第一部分 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）

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C 和D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

A

Welcome to SummerCamps.com.Find and book the very best summer camps. Your children are precious，so we offer the highest quality of camps that will meet each child's needs and interests.

Catalina Sea Camp

Sea Camp offers three one-week sessions to boys and girls aged 8 to 13 and two three-week sessions to teens aged 12 to 17. Our handpicked instructors create an atmosphere of fun and excitement while leading campers to a host of ocean adventures,marine（海的）biology,and social summer camp activities.

Address:Toyon Way,San Bruno,California 94066

Phone:800-645-1423

Camp Cayuga

Camp Cayuga is a private summer camp for children aged 6 to 16.The camp is on a 350-acre land in the Pocono Mountains of Northeast Pennsylvania, just outside the village of Honesdale.It's a 3-hour drive from New York City and Philadelphia.

Address:321 Niles Pond Road-Suite ISC,Honesdale,Pennsylvania 18431

Phone:908-470-1224

Camp Rockmont

Camp Rockmont is a Christian summer camp for boys,aged 6 to16,in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.Rockmont's duty of developing boys into healthy young men is accomplished through age-appropriate skills,activities,and challenges that help campers to know themselves better.

Address: 375 Lake Eden Road, Black Mountain,North Carolina 28711

Phone:828-686-3885

Primitive Pursuits Overnight Camps

Primitive Pursuits Overnight Camps offer week-long Summer Adventure Overnight Camps in New York's Lakes to your children aged 11 to 15.Campers experience a week of nature-based skills training, inspiring challenges, and fun activities under the guidance of skilled instructors.

Address:611 County Rd 13,Van Etten,New York 14889

Phone:607-272-2292

21.Where should a girl of 7 go camping?

A.321 Niles Pond Road-Suite ISC,Honesdale.

B.Toyon Way,San Bruno.

C.611 County Rd 13,Van Etten.

D.375 Lake Eden Road,Black Mountain.

22.What is special about Camp Rockmont?

A.It's targeted at older boys.

B.It has something to do with religion.

C.It is located in the mountain.

D.It provides skills training.

23.Who is the text most likely intended for?

A.Campers.

B.Educators.

C.Children.

D.Parents.

B

When I volunteered to spend a summer on a land-based whale-watching project in the west of Scotland,the project secretary warned me,“You have to be able to detect the whales from the shore—it's not as easy as you think.”Although I assumed I was well-qualified for the job, at the start of the project I had a few embarrassing moments screaming “Whale! ”before realizing that what I was pointing out were only waves breaking over underwater rocks,not sea creatures at all! After a while,I trained my eyes to “see”—to distinguish between waves hitting rocks and the rolling movements of whales underwater.

I spent a lot of time just watching the sea through my binoculars （双筒望远镜）,looking actively for anything that indicated sea life below.My binoculars enabled me to spot the fins （鳍）of a dolphin against the darkness of the sea,and without a good pair of binoculars I definitely would have missed out on lots of amazing sea life.

In addition,I eventually realized that the birds provided us with signals that maybe whales and dolphins were in the area.Where there is a group of feeding seabirds such as seagulls or gannets, there is often a whale feeding under them.Gannets are really easy to spot from a distance—they drop out of the sky at speeds of up to 100kph,spearing the surface and sending bursts of water up behind them.

If you want to try this activity,it is worth organizing and planning carefully for whale watching.I recommend having a notebook and pencil nearby to record details of what you've seen and the environmental conditions at the time.This is not only a helpful aid in general,but you can also contribute your sightings to research projects such as the Sea Watch Foundation,which are monitoring the distributions of whales and dolphins.

Despite the early disappointments I had,I think there is undoubtedly something very special about watching whales. Nothing can compare with the secret thrill and peacefulness of seeing a wild animal just doing its own thing.

24.What did the author learn from the embarrassing moments?

A.It was hard to carry out the project.

B.The project secretary was very strict.

C.Whale-watching was not as easy as expected.

D.Most whales were not afraid of humans.

25.Which of the following is mentioned in paragraph 2?

A.The features of the author's binoculars.

B.How the author got a pair of binoculars.

C.How to use binoculars when watching whales.

D.Binoculars'importance for whale-watching.

26.What does the author advise whale watchers to do?

A.To be careful when watching whales.

B.To record whale-watching details.

C.To watch whales from the shore only.

D.To seek help from the Sea Watch Foundation.

27.What would be the best title for the text?

A.The thrill of watching whales

B.Pleasant summer memories

C.Useful whale-watching advice

D.A fantastic world under the water

C

Ants are good navigators（领航员）.They often travel long distances to search for food and carry it back to their nests.But how do they do it?

An international team of scientists,including researchers at the University of Edinburgh,UK,has recently come up with an explanation.According to the findings,ants use visual （视觉的）memories of their environments and the sun's position to find their way home.And they can even do it while traveling backwards.

The researchers studied a group of desert ants in Seville,Spain.The study's purpose was to find out how ants navigate when they carry pieces of food of different sizes.

To make it work,the scientists first trained the ants to follow a particular path back home,including a challenging 90-degree turn.Then the ants were given either a small or a large piece of food to test their navigational skills.

Ants with small pieces of food walked forward and cleared the 90-degree turn just fine.However,those with larger pieces sometimes had to turn backwards to drag them.Generally,these ants would set off in the correct direction.But if they stayed too long in the backward position,they would miss the correct turn to reach the nest.

Interestingly,not all of the backward-walking ants were that stubborn.Some would drop the food occasionally（偶尔）to check their surroundings.So after turning back to pick up their food,the ants would find themselves back on the right path.

Barbara Webb,a professor from the University of Edinburgh's School of Informatics,said the findings could help people make smarter robots in the future.

“Understanding their behavior gives us new insights into brain function and has inspired us to build robot systems that mimic（模仿）their functions,”she told the BBC.

Scientists have been able to copy the neural（神经的）network in the ant's brain.The hope is to invent robots that can explore by themselves in natural areas such as forests.

28.According to the new study,ants.

A.mainly depend on local landmarks to guide them home

B.cannot navigate well when they are carrying food with them

C.prefer to travel in groups to avoid being lost on long-distance journeys

D.use the sun's position and visual memories of their surroundings to navigate

29.Why do the researchers study desert ants?

A.To find out how ants find their way home.

B.To find out how ants carry pieces of food.

C.To study whether ants travel backward.

D.To study whether ants use sense of sight.

30.What inspiration do the researchers get from their findings?

A.Robots can be used to explore the forest.

B.Ants'neural network can be moved into robots.

C.Findings help understand humans'brain function better.

D.People can make cleverer robots imitating ants'brain functions.

31.What is the best title of the passage?

A.Ants'navigational skills and their possible application

B.Ants'traveling habits and brain functions

C.How ants carry food pieces of various sizes

D.How scientists test ants'skills

D

Lucy,whose skeleton （骨骼）was discovered in Ethiopia in 1974,died shortly after she fell out of a tree,according to a new study published on Monday in the British journal Nature.

For their research,Kappelman and Dr.Richard Ketcham used a CT scanner to create more than 35,000 “slices”of Lucy's skeleton.Scientists named Lucy from The Beatles'song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,which was played at the camp the night of her discovery.

The following analysis of the slices showed sharp,clean breaks seen at the end of Lucy's right humerus（肱骨）are similar to bone breaks seen in victims of falls.

The researchers concluded that these and other breaks in her skeleton showed that Lucy,who was believed to have stood about 3 feet 6 inches and weighed about 60 pounds,fell feet first and used her arms to support herself—but that the injury was too severe to have been survivable.

The researchers estimated that Lucy was going about 35 miles an hour when she hit the ground after falling from a height of roughly 40 feet,according to the statement.

That soundsplausible.But other scientists are doubtful. “There are countless explanations for bone breaks,”Dr.Donald C.Johanson,director of the Institute of Human Origins and one of the scientists who discovered Lucy,said. “The suggestion that she fell out of a tree is largely a just-so story and therefore unprovable.”Johanson said it was more likely that Lucy's breaks occurred long after she died,saying that elephant bones appear to have the same kind of breaks.It's unlikely that they fell out of a tree.

But the new research focused on “a small number of breaks”that are consistent with“highenergy bone-to-bone influences”and which differ from the sorts of breaks commonly seen in other collected bones.Kappelman responded in an email, “These appear to have occurred at or near the time of death.”

32.What can we know about Lucy from Kappelman and Dr.Richard Ketcham's research?

A.She got her name from a song.

B.She had more than 35,000 slices.

C.She couldn't use her arms properly.

D.She made an effort to save herself.

33.What does the underlined word“plausible”in paragraph 6 probably mean?

A.Reasonable.

B.Creative.

C.Surprising.

D.Unbelievable.

34.Which of the following would Johanson probably agree?

A.Elephants are likely to die from falling.

B.Lucy got breaks at or near the time of death.

C.Other reasons for the breaks should be considered.

D.Lucy's bone breaks differ from other bone breaks.

35.What conclusion can we draw from the passage?

A.Lucy didn't die from falling out of a tree.

B.The newly published study was meaningless.

C.The argument on how Lucy died will continue.

D.Scientists will find another way to solve the problem.

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。

A dog is known as man's best friend because it can enrich its owner's life in many ways.36Many teenagers suffer from periods of no self-confidence as they try to deal with adolescence （青春期）.

A teenager without self-confidence may be unable to tell his parents about problems.With a dog around,it can be a huge comfort.A dog offers its unconditional love.37All dogs need exercise,so taking his dog for a walk is the perfect opportunity for a teenager to get outdoors and enjoy fresh air and physical activity.Exercise allows people to take control of their bodies,which is good for their life.38Exercise releases chemicals which improve self-confidence.

Dogs can help teenagers make new friends.39A dog is a great ice-breaker,making the teenager feel comfortable with people he meets.The more confident they become when out and about with their dogs，the more their self-confidence will improve.

40If a teenager is developing dangerous habits such as drinking,more action may be required.In these cases professional help should be sought.Parents should ask a health professional（专业人士）for advice if they believe there's a sign of a far more serious problem.

A.Pets offer an unconditional love that can be very helpful.

B.You don't have to worry about hurting your pet's feelings.

C.It simply accepts its owner for who he is and doesn't judge or question.

D.Particularly,someone without self-confidence may find a pet dog helpful.

E.A teen may meet someone of the same age while walking his dog in the park.

F.In some cases,having a dog will not help improve a teenager's self-confidence.

G.Many forms of exercise besides walking can be enjoyed with a dog,such as cycling.

第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45 分）

第一节 （共20 小题；每题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 have received many gifts in my life.I've never been the kind of person to say “it's the thought that41”when it comes to gifts.That was until a couple of weeks ago,when my kids gave me a present that42me away.

For years,I've been wanting to43our house,the place where my husband and I44our kids.But to me,this house is much45just a building.In the front room,there's a46that has hundreds of pencil lines,marking the47of my children's growth.Every growth stage is marked in grey,with each child's name and the date when they were48.Over the years,I've talked about how much I would49leaving that wall behind when I moved,even though the50marks were made 10 years ago when my kids stopped growing.

So one day,while I was at work,my children51a professional photographer whose work is about52the beautiful things in life,from clear lakes and skies to diamonds and ball gowns.She came to our house and over several hours,took photos of the hundreds of drawings,53and little grey fingerprints.Somehow,she54to photograph all those years of memories55.Afterwards,she put all the56together into one image,transforming them into a beautiful57of my family.

Three weeks later,my children's58gift made its way to me—a life-size photo of the pencil lines and fingerprints that59entire lifetimes of all my family members,especially of my children's love and60.

41.A.helps B.troubles C.counts D.improves

42.A.sent B.blew C.gave D.put

43.A.sell B.build C.afford D.return

44.A.fed B.comforted C.educated D.raised

45.A.less than B.more than C.better than D.worse than

46.A.board B.door C.wall D.window

47.A.memory B.progress C.influence D.story

48.A.described B.told C.found D.measured

49.A.imagine B.hate C.keep D.miss

50.A.last B.early C.unforgettable D.grey

51.A.found B.became C.hired D.went

52.A.taking B.covering C.enjoying D.recording

53.A.spots B.circles C.prints D.lines

54.A.managed B.meant C.remembered D.intended

55.A.happily B.fortunately C.eagerly D.perfectly

56.A.fingerprints B.marks C.photos D.drawings

57.A.history B.future C.difference D.experience

58.A.powerful B.encouraging C.wonderful D.hopeful

59.A.offers B.represents C.brings D.leaves

60.A.growth B.courage C.excitement D.need

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。

The world's longest sea bridge has opened.It links Hong Kong and Macau 61.mainland China.The bridge 62.(call)the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and is 55 kilometres long.The bridge took over a decade 63.（construct）.Builders had to make some islands in the Pearl River Delta to provide the supports for the bridge.There is also 64.6.7-kilometre underwater tunnel in the middle of the bridge.This is to allow ships to sail through the Delta.The bridge will 65.（great）cut the time 66.takes to travel from mainland China to Hong Kong and Macau.The journey time to Macau has been cut from over three hours to just 30 minutes, 67.（make）the cities in the Pearl River Delta into a whole.A trade and tourism expert said, “This makes Hong Kong a lot 68.（convenience）for goods,passengers and trade, 69.is a benefit from the motherland.”The bridge will be open to tourists to drive across it.However,car owners will not be able to cross the bridge unless officially 70.（approve）.Most drivers will take a shuttle bus to make the journey.

第三部分 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.每处错误及修改仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10 处,多者(从第11 处起)不计分。

I'm sorry to hear that you are having trouble fit in at your new school.Such problems are quite normal. Perhaps the following suggestion may be helpful. Firstly, I thought you may need to communicate with your classmates as much as possibly.With this way,you will get to know each other better.Secondly,it might be an good idea for you to take part in more activities,that usually involve team-work and interactions with other students and are therefore good for developing friendly relationships.Lastly,facing with some tough problems,you might consider asking your teachers for some help.I hope my advice will be of some helpful to you.If there is anything more I can do help,please let me know.

第二节 书面表达(满分25 分）

假定你是李华，是外语学校的学生。最近，某国际友好学校的代表团将来你校参观，学校将选拔25 名形象大使参与接待工作。你希望成为一名形象大使，请根据下面的提纲写一封申请信：

1.写信的目的；

2.陈述你的优势；

3.你对这次活动的看法。

注意：

1.词数100 左右,开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：形象大使an image ambassador

Dear Sir or Madam，

My name is Li Hua.

I will appreciate it if you would give me such an opportunity.

Yours,

Li Hua