1、绝密启用前英 语注意事项：1、答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2、回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3、考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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上。听完每段对
2、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. How does the man like to begin his lecture?A. With an introductionB. With a smile.C. With a funny story.2. What will the woman probably do?A. Wait for the airport bus.B. Go to the airport by taxi.C. Take a taxi and go home.3. When will the man have a meeting?A
3、. In a minute.B. Tomorrow.C. In a couple of hours.4. What is the man doing?A. Making a phone call.B. Making a visit.C. Making an appointment.5. What might have happened?A. An earthquake.B. A fire.C. A gas accident.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。听每段对话或独白前，你将
4、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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Where does the man most probably live?A. In the countryside.B. In a big city.C. In America.7. Why does the woman think that New York is the only place to live in?A. It has a large population.B. It offers a colorful and exciting life.C.
5、 Its not only interesting but also quiet.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Where will the woman have her sailing holiday?A. In Italy.B. In Sweden.C. In Norway.9. How much will the woman pay for her sailing holiday?A. 450.B. 380.C. 370.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Air pollution.B.
6、Transportation.C. Road connection.11. Why does the man think laws of car use will be made?A. Because road traffic has to be controlled.B. Because therell be new ways of travelling.C. Because too many people enjoy air travel.12. What does the woman think of travelling by train under the ocean?A. It i
7、s exciting.B. It is frightening.C. It is unimaginable.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the man probably do?A. A ticket collector.B. A jeweler.C. A policeman.14. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. On a train.B. In the street.C. At the mans office.15. Why does the man stop the woman
8、?A. She stole something.B. She was too rude to him.C. She smoked in public places.16. Where will the speakers probably go?A. The police station.B. The train station.C. The womans office听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How long is the English Coffee Shop open to customers a day?A. For 24 hours.B. For 8 hours.C.
9、 For 12 hours.18. What can we learn about the radio station?A. It is owned by the English Coffee Shop.B. It is on Montana at Seventh Street in Santa Monica.C. It sells advertising time.19. What is the weather like in the morning?A. Cloudy.B. Cold.C. Fine.20. What can we learn about Santa Monica Beac
10、h?A. Its used for parking cars.B. Its a good place for surfing.C. Its a good place for skating.第二部分 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。AEcole College Park SchoolFall Welcome BackTuesday, September 5thDear Families,Our first(half) day of school for the 2017/2018 sch
11、ool year is Tuesday, September 5th. This is a very important day; we welcome students and parents back to another school year and confirm the students who will be attending Ecole College Park School. Please note that students in Grade 1-8 should be prepared to stay for the entire morning. Kindergart
12、en students will only stay for an hour.Tuesday Attendance Information:Kindergarten students/parents go to their regular classroom(downstairs, on left) for one hour only. Parents please stay for the full hour.Grade 1-8 students will meet outside(weather permitting) or in the gym to find their grade s
13、igns and then will move to classrooms.Busing Information:Changes to the 20172018 school year bus service will begin on September 5th.Busing starts for Kindergarten students on September 11th and continues from September 11th onward.Please do not park in our school bus zone as parking tickets are iss
14、ued.Fees to Be Paid in Office Area First Week of School:Ecole College Park School covers the $28 cost of all students fees. Additional request for money may be needed to support field trips of special projects.Grade 1-8 students pay a $6 Student Planner fee.Band Fee is $25 and is paid to the band te
15、acher.On Wednesday, September 6th, students should be at school by 8:50am and meet in the classroom they were in on Tuesday. This will be a full day of classes for students.21. How long will a Grade 7 student stay at school on Tuesday, September 5th?A. An afternoon. B. An hour. C. Half a day. D. A f
16、ull day.22. How much does one need to pay to join the band?A. Six dollars. B. Twenty-five dollars.C. Twenty-eight dollars. D. Fifty-five dollars.23. What will students do on Wednesday, September 6th?A. Meet outside or in the gym. B. Move to a new classroom for a day.C. Start to take the school bus t
17、o go to school. D. Begin to have lessons as normal.BThe eyeliner makes the dark circles less pronounced. The lipstick hides the trembling. The ponytail(马尾辫) masks missing patches of hair. I might look a bit thinner, but everyone will ask about my new diet. One hour of preparation and I look like mys
18、elf. One hour out of 24. Sometimes I wonder if its worth itwasting a twenty-fourth of my day on a lie. Checking my makeup one last time, I slip on a cute pair of flatsheels are too dangerous with shaky legsand grab my Hollister bag. Walking downstairs, I breathe in the sweet smell of waffles and jui
19、ce.“Morning, Mom,” I call.“Morning, baby,” she sings. “Did you sleep well?”“Better than I have been.”She sighs, and her eyes look a hundred years old for a minute. “Any improvement is good,” she says halfheartedly.“Of course.”“I made waffles.”“Thanks, Mom. Smells delicious.”I sit at the table and sh
20、e hands me a plate. The thought of all that food turns my stomach, but I force a smile and thank my mother again. She busies herself at the sink and fills the silence with chatter. When she turns around, she takes in the waffles still on my plate, only missing a few bites. I smile apologetically.“Im
21、 not very hungry this morning.”“Youll need your strength for this afternoon. Morrison will wait for you.” She bites her lip.“I packed your lunch.”“Im 18, Mom. I can pack my own lunch. You have more important things to do.”She reaches for the paper bag. “But now I know youll have something to eat. An
22、d you need to eat, okay? You have to keep your strength up.”Sighing, I take the bag. I know this peanut butter and jelly sandwich wont be eaten, not any more than the one yesterday or the day before. And even if I do eat it, Ill just throw it up later.“Honey, have you thought about what I said the o
23、ther day?” she asks.I remain silent.“Sweetheart, you cant hide the secret forever. Eventually youre going to miss school and people will start asking questions.”“Mom, I have two months left of high school. I can make it till then. Im class president. I was voted Most popular, Best smile and Most lik
24、ely to succeed. Im the girl whos got it all together. People dont want to know that the girl whos got it all together doesnt have it all together. People dont want to know that girl is to be parted!”“Honey, dont say that. Youre not.”“Yes, I am. You heard Dr. Morrison. I have maybe a year left. But t
25、hat means I can graduate and then never see those people again. Ill depart and theyll feel sorry for me, but at least I wont have to tolerate their pity.”“But.” she tries to interrupt.“Mom, listen to me. I dont want to be the girl everyone looks at and whispers, Look at her. Poor thing. She has canc
26、er. I cant handle that. I want to be normal. Just for these last two months.”“Okay,” she whispers. “Okay. Just remember, its okay if you dont have it all together. Sometimes things just fall apart and theres nothing we can do.”“Thanks, Mom.” I grab bag and lunch and kiss her on the cheek. “ ”“ ” she
27、 replies. This exchange, once taken for granted, is now a vital part of every morning, every afternoon, and every night. Three little words, followed by four more, have come to mean more than an entire conversation. They bridge all gaps and disagreements, because we both know there is now a restrict
28、ed number left.Keys in hand, I open the door and blink(眨眼) in the early morning sun. Perfect.24. The underlined word “halfheartedly” implies .A. the mom is worried about her daughters moodB. the mom believes her daughter slept well last nightC. the mom is too busy doing her housework at that timeD.
29、the mom knows there is no improvement in her daughters health25. What is the main reason the girl keeps her secret?A. She doesnt want to die so soon.B. She doesnt want her mom to be sad.C. She doesnt want people to have pity on her.D. She doesnt want to lose her popularity at school.26. What sentenc
30、es can be appropriate for and ?A. “See you, Mom.”; “Have a good day.”B. “Take care, Mom.”; “You too, my angel.”C. “I love you.”; “I love you, too.”D. “Ill miss you.”; “Ill miss you, too.”27. What is the best title for the passage?A. NORMAL B. PERFECT C. HOPEFUL D. HEALTHYCSocieties all over the worl
31、d name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other
32、by the government. As in many areas, old habits die hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.Many roads and places in Singapore(新加坡) are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamf
33、ord Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countriesin both the West and the East.Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there we
34、re originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circusobviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.Some places were named after t
35、he activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, “Base Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay(马来语). Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road”? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.A few roa
36、ds in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is “Circular Road” for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like “Paya Lebar Crescent”. This road is called a crescent(月牙) because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road aga
37、in.28. What does the underlined phrase “die hard” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. Change suddenly. B. Change significantly.C. Disappear mysteriously. D. Disappear very slowly.29. Which of the following places is named after a person?A. Raffles Place. B. Selector Airbase.C. Piccadilly Circus.D. Paya
38、Lebar Crescent.30. Bras Basah Road is named _.A. after a person B. after a place C. after an activity D. by its shape31. We learn from Paragraph 1 that _.A. the government is usually the first to name a placeB. many places tend to have more than one nameC. a ceremony will be held when a place is nam
39、edD. people prefer the place names given by the governmentDWhen we go out traveling, we need either a map or GPS to point us in the right direction. But bumblebees(大黄蜂) have neither of these things, yet they still know the best route. Why is that?It turns out that these hard-working little bees try
40、many possible passages before picking out the best one and remembering it the next time they journey out. They learn from “trial and error”, according to a study by scientists from the University of London.We use it all the time in our daily livestrial and error is a helpful problem-solving method.
41、It is the basic concept of “learning from your mistakes”. Most of the time, we fail on our first try, so we analyze the failure, make adjustments and try again. After repeating this a few times, we finally get things right.This might sound a bit tiring, but its certainly effective and it works for b
42、umblebees.In the study, scientists set up five artificial flowers in a field. Each one of them was fitted with motion-triggered(运动触发的) cameras and had landing platforms with drops of sugar in the middle to attract the bees.At first, scientists noticed the bees flying routes were long and complex. Bu
43、t after they gained enough experience, they gradually got to their destination quicker. Every time a bee tried a new route that was shorter than the route it had tried before, it was likely to use it again. Otherwise the new route would simply be given up and another one was tested.“The speed at whi
44、ch they learn through trial and error is quite extraordinary for bumblebees, as this complex behavior was thought to be one that only larger-brained animals have,” Professor Lars Chittka, leader of the study, told S.In fact, the smart bumblebees dont try every possible route. Normally, they would on
45、ly try about 20 out of the 120 possible routes to visit the flowers.More interestingly, scientists found that if they removed a flower, bees would continue looking at that location, even if it has been empty for a long time. “It seems bees dont easily forget a fruitful flower,”Chittka said.32. The b
46、umblebees are good at finding the best route because _.A. they have relatively smaller brainsB. their body parts function like GPSC. they try out different routes and remember the best onesD. they take the trouble of testing every possible route33. The author explains the bumblebees behavior of tria
47、l and error by _.A. using numbers B. making a metaphor (比喻)C. making comparisons D. talking about human behavior34. The study led by professor Lars Chittka suggests that _.A. bumblebees try to keep their flying routes long and complexB. every new route the bumblebees take is shorter than the one they take beforeC. bumblebees are familiar with every flying route they have taken beforeD. scientists find it unbelievable
