2026-2027学年新高二上学期英语暑期课程练习09

**基本信息** 聚焦语言能力与思维品质，整合阅读、语言运用及写作模块，构建“输入-内化-输出”完整逻辑链的暑期综合训练。 **综合设计** |模块|题量/典例|题型特征|知识逻辑| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |阅读|4篇阅读理解+1篇七选五|涵盖细节理解、词义猜测、推理判断等，话题涉及城市生态、非语言沟通等|从信息获取到逻辑分析，培养跨文化理解与批判性思维| |语言运用|1篇完形填空+1篇语法填空|考查词汇辨析、语法规则及上下文语境理解|强化语言知识内化，提升语境应用能力| |写作|1篇应用文+1篇读后续写|应用文注重信息传递，续写强调情节连贯与情感表达|实现语言输出能力综合提升，涵养人文素养|

新高二英语暑期课程 练习09 第一部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节 (共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) A Urban gardens are valuable assets to communities. They provide green spaces to grow sustainable food, build community unity, make new friends, connect with the earth, and much more. So, let's check out our list of 4 inspiring urban gardens in the US. Gotham Greens Where: New York & Chicago What: Gotham Greens first started in Brooklyn and now has four locations in New York City and Chicago. Their flagship farm in Brooklyn produces over 100,000 pounds of greens per year. But it doesn't just produce healthy local vegetables. It is using high-tech greenhouses with solar panels to make sure the food grown is healthy and sustainable. Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students Where: Baltimore, Maryland What: The Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students (BUGS) program encourages students to get their hands dirty and plant vegetables through their after-school and summer programs. Many of these kids don’t have access to green spaces, and have never had the opportunity to grow food. ReVision Urban Farm Where: Boston, Massachusetts What: ReVision Urban Farm in Boston works in partnership with the ReVision Family Home—a shelter for 22 homeless parents and their kids. The farm provides these families with information on healthy eating, and access to the farm's fresh vegetables. The organization also provides job training to help families escape the cycle of poverty. Swale Where: New York What: Swale, a floating food forest located on a large boat, is an innovative project meant to inspire citizens to rethink the relationship between our cities and our food. This urban garden serves as both a living art exhibit and an educational farm. Food forests are sustainable gardens that include vegetables, fruit, nut trees, bushes, herbs, and vines—each one complementing the other in a symbiotic (共生的) relationship. 1. What is special about Gotham Greens? A. It offers homeless families information on healthy eating. B. It provides job training for students. C. It uses high-tech greenhouses to grow healthy food. D. It creates a sustainable garden on a large boat. 2. Which urban garden offers first-hand farming experience？ A. Gotham Greens. B. Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students C. ReVision Urban Farm. D. Swale. 3. What do these four urban gardens have in common? A. They are inspirational multinational projects. B. They have educational and entertaining purposes. C. They are important for city residents. D. They create job opportunities for farmers. [答案] 1—3 CBC B Body language has always been a hot topic of interesting dinner conversations.It is perhaps one of the most powerful forms of human expression or human communication! Body language is a very important part of communication which can constitute 50% or more of what we are communicating to other persons.If you wish to communicate effectively, besides the words, you can use your body to say what you mean. Body language can be used to discover all sorts of things such as, knowing when someone is attracted to you, finding truth and lies, showing confidence, winning respect in any situation, and you can use body language to make people less nervous, make friends quickly, persuade(说服), and influence. So what is body language? Body language is a term used to describe the method of communication using body movements or gestures instead of, or besides, spoken language or other communication.Body language also includes many movements that most people are not aware of, such as winking(眨眼) and slight movements of the eyebrows and other facial expressions. Body language is one of the easiest ways for you to tell what's really going on in a conversation with another person. The body language that you observe from other people will tell you whether or not those people are telling you the truth, or whether there is something more that’s not being said.Watch, look and observe. Sometimes you can tell more by a person's body language than the words he speaks. 4. What does the underlined word “constitute” in paragraph 2 mean? A. Make up. B. Set up. C. Turn up. D. Put up. 5. From the third paragraph, what can we learn? A. Body language is more important than spoken language. B. How to use body language. C. Body language is very useful. D. Body language is very impressive. 6. What does paragraph 4 mainly tell us? A. The definition(定义) of body language. B. The history of body language. C. The mystery of body language. D. The importance of body language. 7. Which of the following is NOT true about body language? A. It is a part of communication. B. It helps us communicate more effectively. C. It sometimes tells more than spoken language. D. It’s only needed when we have nothing to say. [答案] 4—7 ACAD C Aristotle believed the face was a window onto a person’s mind. Two thousand years on, facial expressions are still commonly thought to be a universally valid way to tell other people’s feelings. A raised eyebrow suggests confusion. A smile means happiness. Or do they? An analysis of hundreds of research papers that examined the relationship between facial expressions and underlying emotions has uncovered a surprising conclusion: there is no good scientific evidence to suggest that there are such things as recognisable facial expressions for basic emotions which are universal across cultures. Lisa Feldman Barrett, one of the authors of the study, says, “We surprised ourselves.” They found that, on average, adults in urban cultures scowled(怒视) when they were angry 30% of the time, which meant that some 70% of the time they did not scowl when angry.People also scowled when they were not angry. Dr. Feldman Barrett says, “They scowl when they’re concentrating; they scowl when someone tells them a bad joke; they scowl for lots of reasons,” A scowl, the researchers concluded, is certainly one expression of anger. But it is not the only way people express that emotion. All this raises questions about the efforts of information-technology companies to develop artificial intelligence algorithms(计算程序) which can recognize facial expressions and work out a Person’s underlying emotional states. Microsoft, for example, claims its “Emotion API” is able to detect what people are feeling by examining videos of them. Alex Martinez, another of the study’s authors, however, expressed scepticism(怀疑态度). Given that people cannot guess each other’ emotional states most of the time, Dr. Martinez sees no reason why computers would be able to. “There are companies claiming to be able to do that and apply this to situations in ways I find really scary and dangerous, such as hiring people,” he says. “Some companies require you to submit a video CV, and then this is analyzed by a machine-learning system. And depending on your facial expressions, they hire you or not, which I think is based on a dangerous hypothesis(假设).” 8. What does the author think of Aristotle's belief about facial expressions? A. It has not been literally challenged so far. B. It was already disproved many years ago. C. It is in line with most common people’s opinions. D. It was faced with great disagreement when first put forward. 9. What's the conclusion of the new analysis? A. Facial expressions are hardly recognizable. B. Underlying emotions aren't easy to express. C. Different cultures tend to express emotions in the same way. D. Facial expressions don't necessarily reflect what is deep down. 10. What did Lisa Feldman Barrett find out about scowls? A. They are not always related to anger. B. They are the strongest expressions of anger. C. They are not frequently used in urban cultures. D. They are used to respond to had jokes most of the time. 11. What might be Alex Martinez's thought on “Emotion API”？ A. It is scientific. B. It is absurd(荒谬的). C. It is progressing well. D. It is scary for job hunters. [答案] 8—11 CDAB D Researchers say they have translated the meaning of gestures that wild chimpanzees(黑猩猩) use to communicate. They say wild chimps communicate 19 specific messages to one another with a “vocabulary” of 66 gestures. The scientists discovered this by following and filming groups of chimps in Uganda and examining more than 5,000 incidents of these meaningful exchanges. Dr Catherine Hobaiter, who led the research, said that this was the only form of intentional communication to be recorded in the animal kingdom. Only humans and chimps, she said, had a system of communication where they deliberately sent a message to another group member. “That’s what’s so amazing about chimp gestures,” she said. “They’re the only thing that looks like human language in that respect.” Although previous research has shown that apes and monkeys can understand complex information from another animal’s call, the animals do not appear to use their voices intentionally to communicate messages. This was a significant difference between calls and gestures, Dr Hobaiter said. Chimps will check to see if they have the attention of the animal with which they wish to communicate. In one case, a mother presents her foot to her crying baby, signaling: “Climb on me.” The youngster immediately jumps on to its mother’s back and they travel off together. “The big message from this study is that there is another species(物种) out there.That is meaningful in its communication, so that's not unique to humans,” said Dr Hobaiter. Dr Susanne Shultz, an evolutionary biologist from the University of Manchester, said the study was praiseworthy in seeking to enrich our knowledge of the evolution of human language. But, she added，the results were “a little disappointing”. “The vagueness(含糊) of the gesture meanings suggests either that the chimps have little to communicate, or we are still missing a lot of the information contained in their gestures and actions,” she said. “Moreover, the meanings seem to not go beyond what other animals convey with non-verbal communication. So, it seems the gulf remains.” 12. What do chimps and humans have in common according to Dr Hobaiter? A. Memorizing specific words. B. Understanding complex information. C. Using voices to communicate. D. Communicating messages on purpose. 13. What did Dr Shultz think of the study? A. It was well designed but poorly conducted. B. It was a good try but the findings were limited. C. It was inspiring but the evidence was unreliable. D. It was a failure but the methods deserved praise. 14. What does the underlined word “gulf” in the last paragraph mean? A. Difference. B. Conflict. C. Balance. D. Connection. 15. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Chimpanzee Behaviour Study Achieved a Breakthrough B. Chimpanzees Developed Specific Communication Skills C. Chimpanzees: the Smartest Species in the Animal Kingdom D. Chimpanzee Language: Communication Gestures Translated [答案] 12—15 DBAD 第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) Charisma Are leaders born or made? Many leaders throughout history—such as Gandhi, Churchill, Napoleon, and Martin Luther King—seem to have a special quality that made them powerful and persuasive(有说服力的). We can identify that quality as charisma, but can we explain it? Charisma means a natural ability to attract other people and make them admire you. It is a complex mixture of social and emotional skills. 16 Richard Wiseman, a famous psychologist, points out that there are three key qualities of a charismatic person: They feel their own emotions strongly; they inspire strong emotions in other people; and they are unaffected by the influences of other charismatic people. You needn’t worry if you don't have these qualities. 17 Wiseman says that when you come upon someone who is charismatic, you can copy his or her body language and facial expressions without realizing it. This is called mirroring, and it works partly because people’s behavior influences their emotions. 18 He proves his point by giving the example of smiling back at someone who smiled at you. Your smiling back suggests that you accept the goodwill from the other person and hope to give it back to him. 19 For example, if you stand up straight and raise your chest, you are more likely to feel confident and inspire others to feel confidence in you. Another expert says that the most charismatic people are usually good listeners. They give others the impression of being focused and modest. Charisma plays a large part in success because it is linked to self-confidence. 20 One successful leadership coach points out that you need to come by your skills and techniques naturally. She warns that if the personality you project is not real, you may come across as insincere. A. This type of physical presence can be used to great effect. B. Today there is growing evidence that charisma can be learned. C. Charismatic persons should be active and sensitive to their surroundings. D. It needs to be recognized that charisma is more than just being optimistic. E. It helps to make strong personal connections and communicate effectively with others. F. But it is worth noting that charisma can’t be a pretended ability although it can be learned. G. He adds you're unaware of picking up others’ gestures, but you know it makes you feel good. [答案] 16—20 EBGAF 第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) Chris Emch was a pretty unhappy guy. He 21 years working as a police officer.After a career-ending injury, he’d opened a shop in Thousand Oaks, California, but the 22 was struggling. And only months before a Scuba(潜水)trip, he’d been diagnosed with skin cancer and had endured a 23 divorce. In desperation(绝望), Chris Emch joined in a group Scuba trip to Indonesia. About 11 meters 24 water, he removed a borrowed earplug, causing damage to his ear drum. The injury forced Emch to 25 the Scuba trip. He 26 have packed up and gone home. Instead, the 41-year-old man decided to have a look around the 27 islands. So Emch hired a local 28 named Fritz to show him around.He was attracted by the local attractive sights and unique cultures. But 29 affected Emch most was his conversations with Fritz. Fritz earned about $140 a month, lived in a 30 house and took on odd jobs to provide for his wife and son.But Emch realized that Fritz was 31 . Emch told Fritz that he wanted to see his family, so off they went to Fritz’s home. Emch met Fritz’s family members. He sipped sweet tea and chatted with them. They looked content though they were poor. “I had everything I could ever want and still 32 all the time,” he said. “I realized how happy my life was and how 33 I was to have the life I had been given.” From that point on, Emch had a new 34 on life. “Things taste better and things smell better now,” he said.He always tries to see the good aspect in people and he has become confident and cheerful again. “Travel truly 35 my life,” he said. “Compared to who I was a year ago, some of my closest friends don’t recognize who I am any more.” 21. A. wasted B. paid C. cost D. spent 22. A. service B. affair C. business D. matter 23. A. painful B. smooth C. wonderful D. changeable 24. A. beyond B. under C. above D. down 25. A. watch out for B. give in to C. put up with D. drop out of 26. A. could B. should C. shall D. would 27. A. striking B. surrounding C. rising D. dropping 28. A. guard B. fisherman C. sailor D. guide 29. A. that B. which C. how D. what 30. A. fashionable B. big C. shabby D. modern 31. A. happy B. poor C. sad D. friendly 32. A. lied B. chatted C. struggled D. complained 33. A. lucky B. regretful C. sorry D. hopeful 34. A. attitude B. sense C. view D. expression 35. A. changed B. ruined C. enriched D. influenced [答案] 21—25 DCABD 26—30 ABDDC 31—35 ADACA 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) Birds are highly intelligent creatures, with complex and specialized forms of communication. Each species has 36 unique way of using body language and vocalizations(发声) to communicate. However, there are some things 37 birds do in general that you can understand. If you pay attention to your 38 (bird) regular mannerisms(言谈举止), you will be able to identify when they have changed. Also, you need to look at their movements or behaviors in context 39 (understand)them. If you can do this, you 40 (be)closer to understanding what your feathered friend is trying to communicate to you. Birds are 41 (typical) very clean creatures and they spend a lot of time cleaning，preening(刻意打扮) and grooming(梳理) their feathers.This is natural self-care behavior that is important for birds to do.Bathing is an important part of feather maintenance for birds.If your bird stops 42 (bathe)itself, that is a sign that it is no longer taking care of 43 (it). This could signal depression, body pain, or lack of mobility.A bird that is singing or whistling a lot is likely very happy. A bird that is 44 (satisfy)is likely to chatter or talk a lot. In fact, if you spend time 45 them, they are likely to increase this chatter when you come around. [答案]36. a 37. which/that 38. birds’ 39. to understand 40. will be 41. typically 42. bathing 43. itself 44. satisfied 45. with 第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 假定你是李华，你和几位英文爱好者在互联网上建立了一个名叫Easy English的英语学习网站。请你在校英文报上写一篇短文，向你校学生介绍这个网站。要点如下： 1. 创立网站的目的； 2. 网站内容及功能； 3. 号召使用。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80左右； 2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 Easy English Is Waiting for You ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [参考范文] Easy English Is Waiting for You As everyone highlights the importance of English, we have founded this website — www.easyenglish.com—to boost your taste for English learning. Various English materials are available here, like English exercises, English novels, etc. And you can also enjoy chatting in English to improve your oral English. Furthermore, if you'd like to compare notes on your English writings and learning experiences, this website is a good choice. Meanwhile, your English can get improved by corrections from others. Hopefully our website can be beneficial to your English study. Everyone is welcome to our website and your advice for any improvement will be greatly appreciated. 第二节 (满分25分) 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 “I wish my mother had a ring like those the ladies wear at the hotel,” said Hiram Green to himself one day. Hiram was the son of a fisherman, but the fisherman had died when Hiram was a little boy. Hiram's mother took on sewing work to earn money to support herself and her son. He did all he could out of school hours, and during vacation time. He had two uncles who had taught him how to catch shrimps. With the money he earned by selling them he could buy things for his own use or pleasure. He had a “bank” almost full of what he called his “shrimp money.” The sight of the flashing diamonds on the hands of some of the summer visitors at the fishing village in which he lived had added a new article to the list of beautiful things his mother would own someday. He had heard that just one single diamond was sometimes worth five hundred dollars or more. This had discouraged him very much. But one day, he happened to pass a shop in the neighboring town and saw a number of diamond rings displayed in the window. He stopped and pressed his face against the glass eagerly to see if any prices were marked upon them. Imagine his surprise when he saw upon the largest one—a tag marked $4.75. He looked again to see if he had made a mistake. Perhaps it was $475. But no, he knew enough about figures to see that he was right the first time. He went home as fast as he could, and ran up into his bedroom. Then, he opened his “bank” and counted its contents. “Three dollars and twenty-two cents!” he cried. “I’ll have that ring before another week.” Hiram worked early and late for the next few days. He caught more shrimps than he had ever caught in the same length of time, and sold them readily. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 At the end of the week, he had the sum he desired. ____________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Years afterwards, Hiram learned what he had bought was in fact only glass, and he decided to tell his mother. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [参考范文] At the end of the week, he had the sum he desired. Hurrying to the shop where he had seen the ring, before going inside he gave one swift, almost frightened look into the window. Could it be gone? No, there it was flashing and shining as before. That evening, he placed it on his mother's finger.She looked at it in surprise. “It is yours, Mother,” he cried, proudly. “I bought it with my shrimp money.” “My dear boy,” said his mother, while something as bright as the shining stone flashed in her eyes, “not one of those ladies can value their rings as I shall value mine.” Years afterwards, Hiram learned what he had bought was in fact only glass, and he decided to tell his mother. “Did you know it then, Mother?” he asked.His mother nodded. “And you never told me.” “It was brighter to me than any real diamond,” she said. “The brightness I saw flashing in it was the unselfish love of my boy.” Indeed, nothing in the world is more precious than a sincere heart. 1 / 6 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 新高二英语暑期课程 练习09 第一部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节 (共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) A Urban gardens are valuable assets to communities. They provide green spaces to grow sustainable food, build community unity, make new friends, connect with the earth, and much more. So, let's check out our list of 4 inspiring urban gardens in the US. Gotham Greens Where: New York & Chicago What: Gotham Greens first started in Brooklyn and now has four locations in New York City and Chicago. Their flagship farm in Brooklyn produces over 100,000 pounds of greens per year. But it doesn't just produce healthy local vegetables. It is using high-tech greenhouses with solar panels to make sure the food grown is healthy and sustainable. Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students Where: Baltimore, Maryland What: The Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students (BUGS) program encourages students to get their hands dirty and plant vegetables through their after-school and summer programs. Many of these kids don’t have access to green spaces, and have never had the opportunity to grow food. ReVision Urban Farm Where: Boston, Massachusetts What: ReVision Urban Farm in Boston works in partnership with the ReVision Family Home—a shelter for 22 homeless parents and their kids. The farm provides these families with information on healthy eating, and access to the farm's fresh vegetables. The organization also provides job training to help families escape the cycle of poverty. Swale Where: New York What: Swale, a floating food forest located on a large boat, is an innovative project meant to inspire citizens to rethink the relationship between our cities and our food. This urban garden serves as both a living art exhibit and an educational farm. Food forests are sustainable gardens that include vegetables, fruit, nut trees, bushes, herbs, and vines—each one complementing the other in a symbiotic (共生的) relationship. 1. What is special about Gotham Greens? A. It offers homeless families information on healthy eating. B. It provides job training for students. C. It uses high-tech greenhouses to grow healthy food. D. It creates a sustainable garden on a large boat. 2. Which urban garden offers first-hand farming experience？ A. Gotham Greens. B. Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students C. ReVision Urban Farm. D. Swale. 3. What do these four urban gardens have in common? A. They are inspirational multinational projects. B. They have educational and entertaining purposes. C. They are important for city residents. D. They create job opportunities for farmers. B Body language has always been a hot topic of interesting dinner conversations.It is perhaps one of the most powerful forms of human expression or human communication! Body language is a very important part of communication which can constitute 50% or more of what we are communicating to other persons.If you wish to communicate effectively, besides the words, you can use your body to say what you mean. Body language can be used to discover all sorts of things such as, knowing when someone is attracted to you, finding truth and lies, showing confidence, winning respect in any situation, and you can use body language to make people less nervous, make friends quickly, persuade(说服), and influence. So what is body language? Body language is a term used to describe the method of communication using body movements or gestures instead of, or besides, spoken language or other communication.Body language also includes many movements that most people are not aware of, such as winking(眨眼) and slight movements of the eyebrows and other facial expressions. Body language is one of the easiest ways for you to tell what's really going on in a conversation with another person. The body language that you observe from other people will tell you whether or not those people are telling you the truth, or whether there is something more that’s not being said.Watch, look and observe. Sometimes you can tell more by a person's body language than the words he speaks. 4. What does the underlined word “constitute” in paragraph 2 mean? A. Make up. B. Set up. C. Turn up. D. Put up. 5. From the third paragraph, what can we learn? A. Body language is more important than spoken language. B. How to use body language. C. Body language is very useful. D. Body language is very impressive. 6. What does paragraph 4 mainly tell us? A. The definition(定义) of body language. B. The history of body language. C. The mystery of body language. D. The importance of body language. 7. Which of the following is NOT true about body language? A. It is a part of communication. B. It helps us communicate more effectively. C. It sometimes tells more than spoken language. D. It’s only needed when we have nothing to say. C Aristotle believed the face was a window onto a person’s mind. Two thousand years on, facial expressions are still commonly thought to be a universally valid way to tell other people’s feelings. A raised eyebrow suggests confusion. A smile means happiness. Or do they? An analysis of hundreds of research papers that examined the relationship between facial expressions and underlying emotions has uncovered a surprising conclusion: there is no good scientific evidence to suggest that there are such things as recognisable facial expressions for basic emotions which are universal across cultures. Lisa Feldman Barrett, one of the authors of the study, says, “We surprised ourselves.” They found that, on average, adults in urban cultures scowled(怒视) when they were angry 30% of the time，which meant that some 70% of the time they did not scowl when angry.People also scowled when they were not angry. Dr. Feldman Barrett says, “They scowl when they’re concentrating; they scowl when someone tells them a bad joke; they scowl for lots of reasons,” A scowl, the researchers concluded, is certainly one expression of anger. But it is not the only way people express that emotion. All this raises questions about the efforts of information-technology companies to develop artificial intelligence algorithms(计算程序) which can recognize facial expressions and work out a Person’s underlying emotional states. Microsoft, for example, claims its “Emotion API” is able to detect what people are feeling by examining videos of them. Alex Martinez, another of the study’s authors, however, expressed scepticism(怀疑态度). Given that people cannot guess each other’ emotional states most of the time, Dr. Martinez sees no reason why computers would be able to. “There are companies claiming to be able to do that and apply this to situations in ways I find really scary and dangerous, such as hiring people,” he says. “Some companies require you to submit a video CV, and then this is analyzed by a machine-learning system. And depending on your facial expressions, they hire you or not, which I think is based on a dangerous hypothesis(假设).” 8. What does the author think of Aristotle's belief about facial expressions? A. It has not been literally challenged so far. B. It was already disproved many years ago. C. It is in line with most common people’s opinions. D. It was faced with great disagreement when first put forward. 9. What's the conclusion of the new analysis? A. Facial expressions are hardly recognizable. B. Underlying emotions aren't easy to express. C. Different cultures tend to express emotions in the same way. D. Facial expressions don't necessarily reflect what is deep down. 10. What did Lisa Feldman Barrett find out about scowls? A. They are not always related to anger. B. They are the strongest expressions of anger. C. They are not frequently used in urban cultures. D. They are used to respond to had jokes most of the time. 11. What might be Alex Martinez's thought on “Emotion API”？ A. It is scientific. B. It is absurd(荒谬的). C. It is progressing well. D. It is scary for job hunters. D Researchers say they have translated the meaning of gestures that wild chimpanzees(黑猩猩) use to communicate. They say wild chimps communicate 19 specific messages to one another with a “vocabulary” of 66 gestures. The scientists discovered this by following and filming groups of chimps in Uganda and examining more than 5,000 incidents of these meaningful exchanges. Dr Catherine Hobaiter, who led the research, said that this was the only form of intentional communication to be recorded in the animal kingdom. Only humans and chimps, she said, had a system of communication where they deliberately sent a message to another group member. “That’s what’s so amazing about chimp gestures,” she said. “They’re the only thing that looks like human language in that respect.” Although previous research has shown that apes and monkeys can understand complex information from another animal’s call, the animals do not appear to use their voices intentionally to communicate messages. This was a significant difference between calls and gestures, Dr Hobaiter said. Chimps will check to see if they have the attention of the animal with which they wish to communicate. In one case, a mother presents her foot to her crying baby, signaling: “Climb on me.” The youngster immediately jumps on to its mother’s back and they travel off together. “The big message from this study is that there is another species(物种) out there.That is meaningful in its communication, so that's not unique to humans,” said Dr Hobaiter. Dr Susanne Shultz, an evolutionary biologist from the University of Manchester, said the study was praiseworthy in seeking to enrich our knowledge of the evolution of human language. But, she added，the results were “a little disappointing”. “The vagueness(含糊) of the gesture meanings suggests either that the chimps have little to communicate, or we are still missing a lot of the information contained in their gestures and actions,” she said. “Moreover, the meanings seem to not go beyond what other animals convey with non-verbal communication. So, it seems the gulf remains.” 12. What do chimps and humans have in common according to Dr Hobaiter? A. Memorizing specific words. B. Understanding complex information. C. Using voices to communicate. D. Communicating messages on purpose. 13. What did Dr Shultz think of the study? A. It was well designed but poorly conducted. B. It was a good try but the findings were limited. C. It was inspiring but the evidence was unreliable. D. It was a failure but the methods deserved praise. 14. What does the underlined word “gulf” in the last paragraph mean? A. Difference. B. Conflict. C. Balance. D. Connection. 15. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Chimpanzee Behaviour Study Achieved a Breakthrough B. Chimpanzees Developed Specific Communication Skills C. Chimpanzees: the Smartest Species in the Animal Kingdom D. Chimpanzee Language: Communication Gestures Translated 第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) Charisma Are leaders born or made? Many leaders throughout history—such as Gandhi, Churchill, Napoleon, and Martin Luther King—seem to have a special quality that made them powerful and persuasive(有说服力的). We can identify that quality as charisma, but can we explain it? Charisma means a natural ability to attract other people and make them admire you. It is a complex mixture of social and emotional skills. 16 Richard Wiseman, a famous psychologist, points out that there are three key qualities of a charismatic person: They feel their own emotions strongly; they inspire strong emotions in other people; and they are unaffected by the influences of other charismatic people. You needn’t worry if you don't have these qualities. 17 Wiseman says that when you come upon someone who is charismatic, you can copy his or her body language and facial expressions without realizing it. This is called mirroring, and it works partly because people’s behavior influences their emotions. 18 He proves his point by giving the example of smiling back at someone who smiled at you. Your smiling back suggests that you accept the goodwill from the other person and hope to give it back to him. 19 For example, if you stand up straight and raise your chest, you are more likely to feel confident and inspire others to feel confidence in you. Another expert says that the most charismatic people are usually good listeners. They give others the impression of being focused and modest. Charisma plays a large part in success because it is linked to self-confidence. 20 One successful leadership coach points out that you need to come by your skills and techniques naturally. She warns that if the personality you project is not real, you may come across as insincere. A. This type of physical presence can be used to great effect. B. Today there is growing evidence that charisma can be learned. C. Charismatic persons should be active and sensitive to their surroundings. D. It needs to be recognized that charisma is more than just being optimistic. E. It helps to make strong personal connections and communicate effectively with others. F. But it is worth noting that charisma can’t be a pretended ability although it can be learned. G. He adds you're unaware of picking up others’ gestures, but you know it makes you feel good. 第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) Chris Emch was a pretty unhappy guy. He 21 years working as a police officer.After a career-ending injury, he’d opened a shop in Thousand Oaks, California, but the 22 was struggling. And only months before a Scuba(潜水)trip, he’d been diagnosed with skin cancer and had endured a 23 divorce. In desperation(绝望), Chris Emch joined in a group Scuba trip to Indonesia. About 11 meters 24 water, he removed a borrowed earplug, causing damage to his ear drum. The injury forced Emch to 25 the Scuba trip. He 26 have packed up and gone home. Instead, the 41-year-old man decided to have a look around the 27 islands. So Emch hired a local 28 named Fritz to show him around.He was attracted by the local attractive sights and unique cultures. But 29 affected Emch most was his conversations with Fritz. Fritz earned about $140 a month, lived in a 30 house and took on odd jobs to provide for his wife and son.But Emch realized that Fritz was 31 . Emch told Fritz that he wanted to see his family, so off they went to Fritz’s home. Emch met Fritz’s family members. He sipped sweet tea and chatted with them. They looked content though they were poor. “I had everything I could ever want and still 32 all the time,” he said. “I realized how happy my life was and how 33 I was to have the life I had been given.” From that point on, Emch had a new 34 on life. “Things taste better and things smell better now,” he said.He always tries to see the good aspect in people and he has become confident and cheerful again. “Travel truly 35 my life,” he said. “Compared to who I was a year ago, some of my closest friends don’t recognize who I am any more.” 21. A. wasted B. paid C. cost D. spent 22. A. service B. affair C. business D. matter 23. A. painful B. smooth C. wonderful D. changeable 24. A. beyond B. under C. above D. down 25. A. watch out for B. give in to C. put up with D. drop out of 26. A. could B. should C. shall D. would 27. A. striking B. surrounding C. rising D. dropping 28. A. guard B. fisherman C. sailor D. guide 29. A. that B. which C. how D. what 30. A. fashionable B. big C. shabby D. modern 31. A. happy B. poor C. sad D. friendly 32. A. lied B. chatted C. struggled D. complained 33. A. lucky B. regretful C. sorry D. hopeful 34. A. attitude B. sense C. view D. expression 35. A. changed B. ruined C. enriched D. influenced 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) Birds are highly intelligent creatures, with complex and specialized forms of communication. Each species has 36 unique way of using body language and vocalizations(发声) to communicate. However, there are some things 37 birds do in general that you can understand. If you pay attention to your 38 (bird) regular mannerisms(言谈举止), you will be able to identify when they have changed. Also, you need to look at their movements or behaviors in context 39 (understand)them. If you can do this, you 40 (be)closer to understanding what your feathered friend is trying to communicate to you. Birds are 41 (typical) very clean creatures and they spend a lot of time cleaning，preening(刻意打扮) and grooming(梳理) their feathers.This is natural self-care behavior that is important for birds to do.Bathing is an important part of feather maintenance for birds.If your bird stops 42 (bathe)itself, that is a sign that it is no longer taking care of 43 (it). This could signal depression, body pain, or lack of mobility.A bird that is singing or whistling a lot is likely very happy. A bird that is 44 (satisfy)is likely to chatter or talk a lot. In fact, if you spend time 45 them, they are likely to increase this chatter when you come around. 第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 假定你是李华，你和几位英文爱好者在互联网上建立了一个名叫Easy English的英语学习网站。请你在校英文报上写一篇短文，向你校学生介绍这个网站。要点如下： 1. 创立网站的目的； 2. 网站内容及功能； 3. 号召使用。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80左右； 2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 Easy English Is Waiting for You ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 (满分25分) 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 “I wish my mother had a ring like those the ladies wear at the hotel,” said Hiram Green to himself one day. Hiram was the son of a fisherman, but the fisherman had died when Hiram was a little boy. Hiram's mother took on sewing work to earn money to support herself and her son. He did all he could out of school hours, and during vacation time. He had two uncles who had taught him how to catch shrimps. With the money he earned by selling them he could buy things for his own use or pleasure. He had a “bank” almost full of what he called his “shrimp money.” The sight of the flashing diamonds on the hands of some of the summer visitors at the fishing village in which he lived had added a new article to the list of beautiful things his mother would own someday. He had heard that just one single diamond was sometimes worth five hundred dollars or more. This had discouraged him very much. But one day, he happened to pass a shop in the neighboring town and saw a number of diamond rings displayed in the window. He stopped and pressed his face against the glass eagerly to see if any prices were marked upon them. Imagine his surprise when he saw upon the largest one—a tag marked $4.75. He looked again to see if he had made a mistake. Perhaps it was $475. But no, he knew enough about figures to see that he was right the first time. He went home as fast as he could, and ran up into his bedroom. Then, he opened his “bank” and counted its contents. “Three dollars and twenty-two cents!” he cried. “I’ll have that ring before another week.” Hiram worked early and late for the next few days. He caught more shrimps than he had ever caught in the same length of time, and sold them readily. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 At the end of the week, he had the sum he desired. ____________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Years afterwards, Hiram learned what he had bought was in fact only glass, and he decided to tell his mother. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 / 6 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $