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听一篇短文，回答第13~15题，完成信息记录表。 Carol's ways of learning English Watching She watches each English film at least 13 times and thinks about how the characters use English in different scenes. Writing After 14,she always writes some English sentences about it. Speaking She often talks to her 15 in English. 13.A.two B.three C.four 14.A.drawing a picture B.visiting a place C.taking a class 15.A.parrot B.fish C.cat 听第二篇短文，回答第16至20小题。 16.Tina has been in Canberra for A.one month B.more than one year C.two years 17.The weather in the middle of summer is in Canberra. A.wet B.nice C.dry and hot 18.The summer holiday starts A.from December to February B.from December to March C.from March to May 19.Tina's favourite season is A.spring B.summer C.autumn 20.Tina went in the Snowy Mountains yesterday. A.skating B.skiing C.on a picnic 二、单项选择(15分) 21.-Why did John's mother him going out to play?-Because he hasn't finished his homework. A.produce B.prevent C.protect D.promise 22.-The task is too difficult.It is me.-Let's do it together. A.on B.over C.against D.beyond 23.People in the south grow rice while those in the north grow wheat. A.mainly B.hardly C.exactly D.possibly 24.An advertisement in the newspaper says that a new supermarket will open this weekend." Which underlined word has a different way of forming words? A.weekend B.newspaper C.supermarket D.advertisement 25. people,especially the elderly to go up and down easily,our government is putting in lifts in the old buildings of some communities. A.Help B.Helping C.To help D.Helped J. you practise Chinese paper-cutting more,your skill will naturally improve. A.While B.When C.Until D.Since 27.Which of the following has the same sentence structure as"Tom makes some boys laugh"? A.Tom is a kind and energetic boy.B.Tom works hard all the time C.Tome bought his mother a present.D.Tom often watches Mike play the piano. 28.-Do you know how Jack hurt his left leg so badly? -Yes.It was the of a car accident. A.result B.record C.risk D.reserve CS扫描全能王 3亿人都在用的扫描ApP 29.To really grow,we have to. both our good and bad sides. 38.A.look B.break C.flight D.walk A.Clear B.accept C.lose D.trust 39.A.reply B.help C.hope D.harm 30.Which word can we put in the blank in the poem? 40.A.hardly B.ncarly C.properly D.certainly At sunset hillside village still seems far, 41.A.stopped B.accepted C.planned D.covered 42.A.taught B.hid C.hurt D.pulled Cold and lonely the poor houses are. 43.A.as B.unless C.because D.though At wooden gate a dog is heard to bark; 44.A.clever B.kind C.bonest D.gentle With wind and snow I come when night is 45.A.pride B.joy C.hunger D.fear -By Liu Changqing 四、闵读理解（侮题两分，共15题，30分） A.dark B.cool C.long D.deep 31.-I didn't see you at Lily's birthday party yesterday evening. UNDERSTANDINO TYPHOONS What to do after黑typboon -The final exam is coming.I for some information online then. A.searched B.were searching C.would search D.was searching 8078gen9po0 Keep dry ◆Drink bottled to hit Shanghai in 75 years. and warm. tc年 32.-Nowadays some people eat more than needed. _they're getting heavier and ow typhoons come Into belng(形 ◆Do not8t 令Mear enclosed easier to sick. shoes. -To become healthicr,they should control themselves and exercise more. 门nwte Eye A.In fact B.What's more C.Even if D.As a result Where typhoon names come from 33.-Do the dishes on the table taste different from those in the box? -No.The change in the taste may be very I can't notice. b Typhoon names come fro▣ 山。M0(世界气象组织) A.awful B.serious C.sick D.slight (超 over the 34.The fire was spotted at about 3:30 p.m.local time on Tuesday and was three times.But the hours later. middle of the topngm typhoon causes grent damago. A.put in B.put off C.put out D.put up 冰分 Hocm 35.-I think the longer break is good for students. 46.Before a typhoon comes into being,which of the following happen first? Students have more time to exercise than before A.Big thunderstorms take place. B.Moisture turns to heat. A.It's not my cup of tea. B.That's not the point. C.You said it. D.I see. C.More air gets into the middle. D.Winds lift up moisture 三、完形填空（共10题，每题1分，10分） What can we learn from this reading material? One day,a group of wild ducks were looking for food in a river. A.Don't drink bottled water after a typhoon. After a while,a branch (with leaves was moving quickly towards them,the ducks B.Bebinca is the strongest typhoon in China. all flew away36.After circling in the air for a short time,they found37 unusual C.Every typhoon name can be used only once. happened,so they flew down again on their feeding place.Soon another branch came, D.Typhoon eyes are in the middle of the storms. 48.This reading material may come from spinning down among them,and again they took a 38 from the river.But when they found the branch just passed by and there was no 39 to them,they flew down to the A.a travel guide B.a story book C.a weather report D.a geography magazine B water as before.After four or five branches had gone by in this way,the ducks gave little The United Nations decided that 2025 is the year of glacier protection.It set March 21 attention to them.At last,they didn't try to fly out of their way,even when the branches 2025 as the first World Day for Glaciers.This event encouraged people to save glaciers. 40 touched them. What are glaciers? Who had set these branches?What would he do next?An old fox 41 all these You can imagine glaciers as slowly-moving ice and snow on land.Over time,the snow behind a big tree.When the fox saw that the ducks were no longer afraid of the branches,he adds up and tums into glacier ice.Glaciers have shaped mountains over the earth's history. took a much larger branch than any he had ever used,and he 42 himself by lying upon They are still moving and changing land in many places today. it.Then he set it on the river 43 he just did before.But this time was different!When Why are glaclers important? the branch moved right among the ducks,the 44 fox suddenly jumped right and left. Glaciers are not just needed for the land.When glaciers melt,the nutrients from He finally caught two fine young ducks,and floated off with them.The rest of ducks flew the water are good for life in rivers and oceans.In some places,glaciers provide water for away in 45,and did not come back for a long time. people and animals.Glaciers in the world cover 10%of the land.They also hold 70%of the The fox must have had a fine dinner,and the ducks paid a price for their carelessness. earth's fresh water.In areas like the Himalayas,many people need glacier water to live.This 36.A.by accident B.at last C.in order D.at once water fills big rivers,such as the Indus,Ganges and Brahmaputra. 37.A.nothing B.something C.anything D.everything Why are glaclers disappearing CS扫描全能王 3亿人雕在用的日描APP Climate change is leading to scrious problems for glaciers.Many glaciers have walls and the earth and the trees with their new green leaves.In the grass,there were disappeared.The atmosphere (around the earth is like the glass of a grecnhouse, flowers-gold and purple and white.The trees were covered in pink and white flowers.The sun was warm on his face.Mary and Dickon stared at him.He looked different.His face was letting sunlight in and keeping most heat from getting out.This makes the earth warm pink,not white."Mary!Dickon!I'm going to get well!"he cried."And I'm going to live cnough for life.But when we burn wood and coal,we produce a gas called carbon dioxide. forover and ever!" Too much of this gas pollutes the atmosphere and causes it to keep in too much heat.As the -Adapted from the Secret Garden earth's temperature is increasing,glaciers melt faster. The influence of glaciers disappearing 52.How many animals did Dickon take with him? A.3. B.4 c.5. D.6. If glaciers disappear,there will be less water for us to drink and farm,while floods may 53.Which of the following is the correct order according to the passage? happen more often.Mountains with glaciers are home to special ecosystems and a large a.Dickon pushed Colin carefully into the secret garden. number of animals.As temperatures rise and glaciers melt,they are not fit for these living things. b.Colin had a good slecp and dreamt about the secret garden. 49.What can we know about glaciers in Paragraph 2? c.Dickon came to visit Colin with his animals. A.They arc made of icy ocean water. B.They disappear completely in summer. d.Colin looked different as his face was pink instead of being white. C.They move slowly and change the land.D.They are mainly on high mountain tops. A.a-c-b-d. B.b-d-c-a. C.a-b-d-c. D.b-c-a-d. 50.How does the atmosphere deal with sunlight according to the passage? 54.Which word is the most suitable for in the last paragraph? A.Nervously B.Angrily C.Excitedly D.Worriedly 55.What can we infer from the passage? A.The lamb lived on the baby bottle. B.Colin felt hopeful about his future. C.Colin's words made the doctor angry.D.Mary liked Dickon's animals very much 0 51.What is the main purpose of the text? “Why is Mandarin(普通话)difficult?"and "Is it hard to leam Mandarin?"are A.To call for actions to protect glaciers. B.To record glacier movement. C.To introduce some facts about glaciers.D.To show how glaciers shaped mountains. common Baidu searches for beginners in the Mandarin language.C56 Here are C some tips for you. That moming,the doctor arrived later than before.He was surprised to see Colin sitting Grammar on the sofa,reading a book and talking to Mary. Compared to languages like French or English,Mandarin grammar is a piece of "So,you were ill last night,Colin,"the doctor said. cake. 57 When speaking in the past tense,a simple "T"will do.A very "I'm better now,"Colin answered."I'm going out in my wheelchair if it is fine." important thing for Mandarin is the sentence structure.Luckily,it is very casy to The doctor left without saying anything else.That night Colin slept welL He dreamt follow:Subject+Time+Place+Verb+Object about the garden again,and Dickon and its animals. Pinyin Pronunciation Early the next moming,Mary ran into his room,"Dickon is here with his animals!"she Pinyin may be a challenge for many,as Mandarin sounds don't often happen within cried. the English language.58.If you're having trouble or are unsure of how to pronounce Just then Martha opened the door."Dickon and his animals are here,sir,"she said,Colin pinyin,there are a lot of pinyin pronunciation websites which are ready to offer help. looked very excited. Understanding the rules of pinyin will also greatly help you learn Mandarin fast. Dickon came in.The new-born lamb (was in his arms and the little red fox walked Tones next to him.A bird sat on his left shoulder and a squirret sat on the other.Another squirrels 59One word in pinyin can be used for different characters,all with very was looking out of his coat pocket.Colin stared as Dickon gave him the new-bor lamb. different meanings.For example,the word si.While si means four,sI means death.If "What does it want?"cried Colin. you're not confident in tones yet,context (can often help you understand the “It wants its mother,”said Dickon,smiling meaning behind. He took a baby's bottle from his pocket and the lamb drank some milk,then it fell In our view,it's about time we stop asking"is it hard to leam Mandarin Chinese". asleep. 60A Not only is it a great exercise for the brain,but it'll open up a new world for you. Colin and Mary asked Dickon questions about flowers'names.He knew exactly which A.Instead,just start leamning. ones were already growing in the secret garden. B.Maybe we should use Mandarin more. "I'm going to sce them,"cried Colin."I can't believe it!" C.How can we learn Mandarin easily and fast? The next day,Dickon pushed Colin's wheelchair slowly and carefully.Mary walked next However,with practice it shouldn't be a problem. to it.They went across the lawn.Then Dickon stopped pushing the chair. EMandarin doesn't have any of those different tenses. "And look!"Mary moved the ivy branch."Here is the door.Dickon,push him in F.They may be one of the most difficult parts in leaming Mandarin. quickly!"When they were inside the garden,Colin looked round and round.A,he saw the G.How can we improve the ability to communicate in Mandarin? CS扫描全能王 3亿人雕在用的日描APP Last November,in Yutian County,Xinjiang,desert workers finished a big job.They 五、词汇运用（共10小恩，每恩1分，10分） planted 100,000 roses along the desert's edge.These roses are like green scarves around the protounce incrtase fng herrry shake desert.It's a new wonder of China's sand control work.Planting roses shows how much the workers care about the desert. mave up quite a few at risk in aH dircctions leud to "People usually think of roses as flowers in vases,but our roses are protectors of the sand hills!"said Maitusun Yibulayimu,a villager from Yutian County.He's right-these 61.Linda his head to show the meaning of disagreement just now roses are beautiful,and their strong roots also hold the sand in place,stopping it from 62.When the wind comes in autumn,leaves begin to fall and fly 63.We can avoid the word incorrectly by listening to the video and practising blowing away. For over ten years,people in Qiemo County,another place in Xinjiang that sits along the reading it every da. desert's edge,have also been working hard.They have built 93,700 mu(about 8,700 football 64.I have made .mistakes in my homework,so I need to review it carefull 65.Short videos are so welcome that the number of the watchers rast now. alds)of grass grids(草方格)in the desert. 66.Last term,she played with her mobile phone for several hours and it his poor Planting roses along the descrt's edge is not the end.The real goal is to stop the sand eyesight. from sprcading forever.Once it was"sand coming.people leaving.Now it's green coming, 67.The radio says it will be even this weekend,so you'd better be more careful sand leaving"-and soon,people and sand will live together happily.Each generation works while driving a car to build a"Green Great Wall".These blooming roses show that with hard work,even the 68.She drove safely and arrived at school on time this morning though it snowed desert can become a place of life. 69.The brainM 2%of our body weight but uses about a fifth of the energy we get 81.How many roses did workers plant in the Taklimakan Desert? from food. 70.The habit of using earphones to listen to musle may put your hearing. .So 82.What do the roses look like around the desert? remember not to do that for a long time. 六、首字母填空（供10小题：每空1分，满分10分）海空，词。 83.Do the roses only make the desert beautiful? Major Cold,the last solar term of the year,marks the end of 24 solar terms.It f 71 84.How did people in Qiemo County work to stop the desert from spreading? on 20thJanuary this year.During this time,the temperature drops greatly,and there may be morc snow.Farmers welcome the snow,beceuse when fields are c72in snow,the snow 85.What do you think will happen to the desert in the future? acts like a blanket that traps warmth in the soil.As a result,h73 is less likely to be lost.In this way,crops are protected from cold frost.Even if the snow melts,it can also provide enough water for the growth of some winter crops in spring. 八、书面表达（共1题：满分15分） The snowy season is also perfect for sports like skiing or skating.There are many such 当今社会，地球正面临者严峻的问愿。许多野生动物处于危险境地，自然环境也受 places for natural snow and ice in the northem part of China.For example,Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces often have heavy snow in December,leaving rivers and lakes f 74,which 到破坏。随之而来的自然灾害对人们的生活产生了极大的影响。请你给学校英语网站 makes ice sports common.The red plum blossoms (witha white snowy world is very 以Protecting Our Home一Earth"写一篇文章，要点如下： beautiful and helps c 75 many great poems. 1.What problems are wild animals facing?living spaces,food.: Though we have much fun in playing with snow,we should pay attention to 2.What problems are ecosystems facing?(wetlands,forests...: respiratory()i 76.When it's Major Cold,,the cold and dry weather will does h 3.How can we stay safe when facing natural disasters?(flood,carthquake ... 77to the balance of one's body,so people should drink more hot water or hot soup with 要求： ginger()and Chinese dates()to fight a 78 the cold. 1所写内容必须包括题目要求的所有信息，可适当发挥： Solar terms are usually c79 with a certain food.People in southem China make 2词数不少于90词，开头已给出，不计入总词数： sausages a80 the Major Cold,an important part of preparation for the Spring 3不得使用真实处名、校名和地名等信息。 Festival.People in Chongqing like to have potted lamb soup with their families and friends. Protecting Our Home-Earth People in Nanjing like to stew lamb with some plants to make it more nutritious(有营养的). At present,our home-Earth is facing so many serious problems Wish you to be surrounded by a life full of warmth during the Major Cold. 七、阅读短文回答问愿（共5小题：每空2分，满分10分）每题答案不超过8个词。 When you think of a desert,what comes to your mind first?Maybe a huge sea of golden sand,where the wind blows and nothing grows.But guess what?Recently,something amazing has happened in the Taklimakan Desert.It has a new colour-pink-100,000 rose plants are blooming(开花there,turning the“golden giant'”into a beautiful painting CS扫描全能王 3亿人雕在用的日描APP