1、Part 2Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary（第二部分 语音、语法和词汇）II. Choose the best answer （选择最恰当的答案）21. All the neighbors have pity _ the poor boy who lives in the garage.A. inB. onC. atD. for22. The manager changed _ mind because of the unexpected situation.A. heB. himC. hisD. himself23. We have to wait for
2、 _ two hours to get the result of the testing.A. anotherB. otherC. the otherD. others24. Steven looked out of the window and found the rain was much _.A. heavyB. heavierC. heaviestD. the heaviest25. My grandfather enjoys working in the garden by himself and never feels _.A. lonelyB. friendlyC. quiet
3、lyD. unfortunately26. - _ do most of the students spend on their homework every day?- About 90 minutes.A. How manyB. How muchC. How longD. How soon27. Nowadays even a smartphone _ store huge amounts of information.A. mustB. canC. shouldD. need28. We are glad to hear that the Greens _ to a new flan n
4、ext week.A. moveB. movedC. will moveD. have moved29. When my mother knocked at the door, I _ the latest magazine.A. readB. was readingC. had readD. would read30. Taobao shop owners are busy _ clothes for their online customers.A. packB. to packC. packingD. packed31. Bill often pretends _ in class, b
5、ut actually he doesnt at all.A. understandB. understandingC. understoodD. to understand32. Dont be afraid to make mistakes, _ youll never really learn the language.A. andB. orC. soD. but33. Passengers must not leave their seats _ the plane comes to a full stop.A. ifB. sinceC. untilD. because34. Kitt
6、ys dog rarely barks at people, _?A. does itB. doesnt itC. has itD. hasnt it35. _ changeable weather it was in the city last summer!A. HowB. What aC. What anD. WhatIII. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）A. put outB. personal
7、C. methodD. pick outE. productsLike most people, you likely have problems in your life that you need to solve. Maybe youstruggle every year to _36_ a birthday gift for your dad. Maybe you try your best to get toschool on time but still arrive late. And since these matters are _37_, it can be hard to
8、 beobjective （客观的） about them. But what if you step back and think like a scientist? You might besurprised at the solutions you come up with.The Deming CycleIn 1939 Walter A. Shew-hart wrote a book about using the scientific _38_ in business. Hechallenged the idea that progress in creating useful th
9、ings looks like a straight line. He argued thatbusinesses should be improving their _39_ constantly（不断地）. He used a circle, or cycle, torepresent（ 代表 ） this. His student W. Edwards Deming turned Shew-harts thoughts into afour-step cycle. This became the PDSA Cycle - Plan, Do, Study and Act - that is
10、 used by manypeople today.A. insteadB. effectsC. repeatingD. take notesE. alone1. PlanThink about your problem and form a hypothesis（假设）for how to solve it. Lets say youwant to get to school on time. Usually you take the bus. But today, you get up late. So you decideto ask your mom to take you on he
11、r motorbike _40_.2. DoNow its time to put your plan to the test. This is also the time when you start to gather data.Be sure to _41_ of important details such as the time you arrive at school.3. StudyConsider the _42_ of your experiment. Did you get to school on time? What other factorsare there to
12、account for? Maybe riding with your mom was faster but it rained, so you got wet.4. ActNow you put your changes into action and try your new hypothesis again. Perhaps youdetermine that its faster to ride with your mom. But you need to take a rain jacket.Keep _43_ the cycle so that you can constantly
13、 improve.IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）44. This is the _ year that I have studied in this school. (four)45. The club organizes short trips to the mountains, _ museums and so on. (beach)46. Philips interest is in game programming, bu
14、t _ is in playing games. (I)47. Students can take part in _ outdoor activities after school. (variety)48. The wonderful festival will _ lots of people all over the world. (attractive)49. The hardworking man was so _ in business at the age of thirty. (succeed)50. Roads, bridges, and houses were _ dam
15、aged in the earthquake. (serious)51. Its _ to accurately tell what will happen in the future. (possible)V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据要求改写句子）52. Mr. King left for the airport early yesterday morning.（改为否定句）Mr. King _ _ for the airport early yesterday morning.53. The boring movie w
16、ill come to an end in ten minutes.（对划线部分提问）_ _ will the boring movie come to an end?54. The university invited many graduates to celebrate its 100thbirthday.（改为被动语态）Many graduates _ _ by the university to celebrate its 100thbirthday.55. He didnt know what he could say to his parents on the phone.（改为
17、简单句）He didnt know what _ _ to his parents on the phone.56. A British man spent more than two years making a map of the world.（保持句意不变）It _ a British man more than two years to _ a map of the world.57. Is the school library open at he weekend? the visitor asked us.（改为间接引语）The visitor asked us _ the sc
18、hool library _ open at the weekend.58. personal abilities, a great way, is, to develop, volunteering （连词成句）_.Part 3Reading and Writing （第三部分阅读和写话）VI. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）A. Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）Discussion topic Is the Clean Hong Kong campaign（运动）working?LittleBug 88:My dad had to p
19、ay a $1500 fine today for throwing a cigarette butt on theground. An officer caught him and gave him a ticket. Thats just bad!MsNeat99:Littering is against the law. If you break that law, youre a littler bug, andhave to pay the fine. You bring that onto yourself! The law is there to. deterpeople fro
20、m littering and to keep our environment clean.LittleBug 88:Well, Im against this whole Clean Hong Kong campaign as it just doesntwork! Theres still litter everywhere!TidyBunny:Whats the Clean Hong Kong campaign?MsNeat99:The government started it to make Hong Kong cleaner. Its now illegal tolitter or
21、 spit in public places. The campaign includes posters and televisionadvertisements to educate people about the law and encourage them to keepHong Kong clean.TidyBunny:I think the campaign is a great idea. I always pick up after myself and try tokeep all public places clean.MsNeat99:I really support
22、this campaign too. Its important to keep our public spacesclean, otherwise diseases can spread quickly, and we can get very sick.LittleBug 88:I know a clean environment is important, but the campaign just isnteffective. After all, people still litter and spit in public spaces.TidyBunny:If you arent
23、worried about the fine, then youll litter. But as long as somepeople are worried about the fine, they wont litter. The fine works if itprevents some people from making public spaces dirty.MsNeat99:I agree! The campaign works if it helps keep public spaces cleaner. HongKong would be much dirtier with
24、out the campaign!TidyBunny:People need to know its important to keep Hong Kong clean.LittleBug88:But what can I do? I cant clean up Hong Kong clean!TidyBunny:Everyone needs to do their part. If everyone cleaned up after themselves, theenvironment would be a lot cleaner.LittleBug88:Yes, but many peop
25、le still think its harmless if they just throw small thingson the ground. Ive seen people drop sweet wrappers on the ground whenthey tink no one is looking.MsNeat99:We need to be aware that small things add up to big things when manypeople do it! Keeping public spaces clean benefits everyone.TidyBun
26、ny:Maybe the fine will help some people see that littering or spitting isnt soharmless!LittleBug88:Its helped my dad to see that. He will definitely think twice before litteringagain. A $1500 fine isnt harmless!59. At first, _ is (are) against the Clean Hong Kong campaign.A. LittleBug 88B. MsNeat99C
27、. TidyBunny and LittleBug88D. MsNeat99 and TidyBunny60. The underlined word deter in Line 6 means _.A. learnB. saveC. tellD. stop61. MsNeat99 thinks its important to keep public spaces clean because _.A. cleaner spaces are nicer to live inB. you might be fined $1500C. diseases spread quickly in dirt
28、y placesD. it can help protect planet62. TidyBunny thinks _.A. LittleBug88s father is worried about the fineB. the television advertisements of the Clean Hong Kong campaign are interestingC. the Clean Hong Kong campaign may help make the environment cleanerD. littering in public is harmless63. The u
29、nderlined word He in Line 37 refers to _.A. LittleBug88s fatherB. LittleBug88C. A littler bugD. Every man64. Which of the following sentences about the Clean Hong Kong campaign is NOT true?A. It is a government campaign.B. It awards money to people who clean public places.C. It educates people about
30、 keeping public places clean.D. It consists of television advertisement and posters.B. Choose the words and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词，完成短文）Its been said that fashion is a language all its own. If thats true, then some of the mosteffective communicators today are fashion vloggers. In the past, fa
31、shion magazines were a greatsource of information. Today, however, news and information about the latest styles can be easilyfound on the Internet. Fashion vloggers _65_ exciting new ways to learn about trends（潮流）and other topics. They make and post videos that show them using different types of fas
32、hion items.Many vloggers work hard to be connected to their viewers. _66_, the viewers are loyal（忠诚的）to their favorite vloggers.What makes vloggers so popular? They typically dont start out being famous. More often,they are one of us: _67_ people who love fashion and want to share ideas. Their follo
33、werssimply have faith in them and often buy the items they feature.Vloggers often create demonstration videos. How to tie a scarf and how to apply makeup aretwo popular themes. Outfit ideas are another popular topic for videos. For example, a vloggermight show the _68_ how to match certain clothing
34、items.Korean-American Chriselle Lim is one of the most famous fashion vloggers. The videos onher YouTube channel have received almost 29 million views. Lims original goal was to share herown style with anyone who might be _69_. Today she uses her videos to educate and inspiremore than half a million
35、 people.Vietnamese - American Wendy Nguyen is another favorite fashion vlogger and a true _70_story. She took her love for fashion and created Wendys Look book. Her YouTube video, 25Ways to Wear a Scarf in 4.5 Minutes has had about 45 million views! Both women have millionsof loyal followers who tru
36、st their advice on a number of topics. Its hard to deny the important rolevloggers play in todays fashion and beauty industry.65. A. compareB. manageC. refuseD. provide66. A. With great careB. In returnC. For the first timeD. At present67. A. seriousB. confidentC. averageD. traditional68. A. audienc
37、eB. citizensC. staffD. guests69. A. interestedB. thankfulC. humorousD. familiar70. A. loveB. funC. successD. lifeC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，是其内容通顺，每空格限填一次，首字母已给）Good things often come in small packages. This is e_ true in the case of miniatureart（微型艺术）
38、, where, upon close observation, great things are often revealed. The NationalGallery of London describes an artist who paints in great details on a very small scale as aminiaturist. The pieces that miniaturists create are called miniature art. E_ examplescan be dated back to centuries ago in many p
39、laces around the world. In India, tiny drawings werepainted on to palm leaves 7.62 centimeters wide. A 12.5-millimeter-tall carving of a bird,d_ in Lingjing, China, has been called Chinas oldest work of art. The carving, about13,500 years old, might be one of the worlds oldest pieces of miniature ar
40、t.Over the years, miniaturists have used many different m_, from paper to plantseeds, to create tiny paintings, sculptures and engravings of people, animals and scenery.Two things are required of each artist: plenty of time and being p_ to createminiature art. The pieces are so tiny that they need t
41、o be worked on carefully and slowly.Though small, the pieces must be perfectly formed. Someone o_ said, Aminiature must always be designed for close observation. It is meant to be held in the hand,watched closely and even to be looked at with a magnifying glass. Tiny miniature paintings mustbe accom
42、plished with such fine strokes （笔划） that when the piece is magnified, its amazing detailis enhanced. The same is true for miniature sculptures and all other forms of miniature art.Miniature art began to _ its attraction in the 19th century when photography appeared.Over the last 30 years, though, mi
43、niatures have been made popular again. It is unlikely thatminiature art will ever go away as long as people remain fascinated by tiny masterpieces.D. Read the passage below and answer the following questions（根据文章内容回答下列问题）The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind驭风男孩tells the true story of William Kamkwamba.He
44、grew up in a small village in Malawi, Africa. He and his friends Geoffrey and Gilbert madewhat toys they had from trash. They attended Wimbe Primary School and helped their families inthe fields. William and Geoffrey had interest in radios and took them apart to understand themachinery inside. Willi
45、am looked forward to secondary school and talking science classes. InDecember 2000, heavy rains made it too hard for farmers to plant their corn. Although worriedabout a terrible harvest, William began trying to understand how bicycle dynamos （发电机） work.They could light a bulb using the electricity
46、produced by someone pedaling. He dreamed of howhis familys life would improve with electric power.By Deceber 2001, the corn supply in his village was nearly running out, and families werestarving. William learned that he had been accepted into secondary school, which would give hima chance to achiev
47、e his goals. But soon after classes began, William was forced to leave schoolbecause there was no money for his school tuition.Finally in March 2002, there was corn, and families could eat again. William started thinkingabout school and visited the library at Wimbe Primary School to keep his mind ac
48、tive. There, hefound books on physics and engineering. From the pictures and diagrams in the book explainingPhysics, William got the idea to build a wind mill to produce electricity. He began spending hisdays looking for old machinery parts. To the people in his village, William seemed to have gonec
49、razy. But William, with the help of Gilbert and Geoffrey, built the wind mill. It worked! Hewired a system of lights for his house and also figured out how to charge cell phones. When someofficials visited Wimbe Primary School, they noticed Williams wind mill. One helped spread thestory of the boy w
50、ith the talent for science across Malawi and the world. William went to a TEDConference in Tanzania. Then he got the chance to attend the African Leadership Academy inSouth Africa where he met other young inventors and scientists. They all wanted to make Africasfuture brighter.Williams true story te
