1、第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、c和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ATheelephantwaslyingheavilyonitsside,fastasleep.Afewdogsstartedbarkingatit.Theelephantwokeupinaterribleanger:itchasedthedogsintothevillagewheretheyranforsafety.Thatdidntstoptheelephant.Itdestroyedadozenhousesandinjuredseveralpeople

2、.Thevillagerswerescaredandangry.ThensomeonesuggestedcallingParbati,theelephantprincess.ParbatiBaruasfatherwasahunteroftigersandanelephanttamer.HetaughtParbatitorideanelephantbeforeshecouldevenwalk.Healsotaughtherthedangerousartoftheelephantround-uphowtocatchwildelephants.Parbatihasntalwayslivedinthe

3、jungle.Afterahappychildhoodhuntingwithherfather,shewassenttoboardingschoolinthecity.ButParbatinevergotusedtobeingthereandmanyyearslatershewentbacktoheroldfife. Lifeinthecityistoodull.Catchingelephantsisanadventureandtheexcitementlastsfordaysafterthechase,shesays.ButParbatidoesntcatchelephantsjustfor

4、fun. Mywork,shesays, istorescuemanfromtheelephants,andtokeeptheelephantssafefromman. AndthisisexactlywhatParbatihasbeendoingformanyyears.Increasingly,theIndianelephantisangry:formanyyears,illegalhuntershaveattackeditanditshomeinthejunglehasbeenreducedtosmallpiecesofland-Itisnowfightingback.Wheneverw

5、ildelephantsenterateagardenoravillage,Parbatiiscalledtoguidetheanimalsbacktothejunglebe-foretheycankill.Theworkofanelephanttameralsoinvolvesloveanddevotion.Agoodelephanttamerwillspendhoursadaysinginglovesongstoanewlycapturedelephant. Eventuallytheygrowtolovetheirtamersandneverforgetthem.Theyarealsom

6、oreloyalthanhumans, shesaid,assheclimbeduponeofherelephantsandsatondiegiant,happyanimal.Anelephantprincessindeed!21.ForParbati,catchingelephantsismainlyto_A.getlonglastingexcitementB.keepbothmanandelephantssafeC.sendthembacktothejungleD.maketheangryelephantstame22.BeforeParbatistudiedinaboardingscho

7、ol,A.shespenthertimehuntingwithherfatherB.shelearnedhowtosinglovesongsC.shehadalreadybeencalledanelephantprincessD.shewastaughthowtohunttigers23.Indianelephantsaregettingincreasinglyangryandtheyrevengebecause_A.theyarecaughtandsentforheavyworkB.illegalhunterscapturethemandkillthemC.theyareattackedan

8、dtheirlandgetslimitedD.dogsoftenbarkatthemandchasethem24.ThepassagestartswithanelephantstoryinordertoexplainthatinIndia_.A.peopleeasilyfallvictimtoelephantsattacksB.theman-elephantrelationshipisgettingworseC.elephanttamersareinshortsupplyD.dogsareaspowerfulaselephantsBBigmessagingappsabroadWhileWeCh

9、atisChinasbiggestmobilemessagingapp(應(yīng)用軟件)therearemanyequivalentappsinothercountriesthatoffersimilarfeatures.WhatsApp(US)Users:morethan300million?Platforms:Android, 10S,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryFeatures.Textchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharingWithmorethan300millionactiveusers,WhatsAppisoneofWe

10、Chatsbiggestcompetitors.Developedbytwoex-Yahoo,employeesin2009,WhatsApporiginallyfocusedontextchat,butonAug6italsostartedpush-to-talkservice.Itsnotedforitsaccessibility,easeofuseandtheabsence(沒有)ofadverts.Theserviceisfreeforthefirstyear,afterwhich$ 0.99 (6. 06yuan)ischargedforaone-yearsubscription.K

11、akaoTalk(SouthKorea)Users-morethan100millionPlatformAndroid,iOS,W.ndo.sPhone.BlackBerryandBada(anoperatesystemdevelopedbySamsung)Features.Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,groupcalls,filesharingWith.orethan100millionusersin.orethan230countries,KakaoTalkisamulti-platform( 多平臺 )textingapplicationthatall

12、owsuserstosendandreceivemessagesfortree.WithKakaoTalk,userschoosefrommorethan250animatedemoticonsandsharethemwithfriends.Line(Japan)Users:morethan200millionPlatforms.Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandPCFeatures.Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing,gaming,stickers.Linnetops

13、thelistofthemostdownloadedfreeappsin52countries.Apartfromtextandvoicemessaging,Lineprovidesitsuserswithmorethan250originalstickersandemoticonstobuyfrom,.ownshop.Inthefirstquarterof2013alone.itmade$ ,7millionjustfromstickers.ThepopularappalsoallowsfriendstobattleeachotherintheLINEGame.25.Thefirstpara

14、graphofthepassageisnsedto.A.introducethemostpopularmobilemessagingappsinChinaB.talkaboutnewfeaturesinthelatestmobilemessagingappsC.drawreadersattentiontovariouspopularmobilemessagingappsD.explainhowmobilemessagingappshavebecomesopopular26.Comparedwiththeothertwoapps,whichofthefollowingfeaturesmakesL

15、inestandout?A.Groupmobilegames.B.Freestickersandemoticons.C.Freedownloadoftheapp.D.Textandgroupchat.27.OneofthepopularfeaturesofWhatsAppisthatusers.A.cansendandreceivemessagesforfreeBcanenjovlivevideochatswithingroupsC.dontneedtoworryaboutunwantedadsD.regularlvsetfreestickersandemoticonsCChinesecons

16、umerscrazyappetiteforluxurygoodsandservicesappearsunstoppable,withjust2percentoftheChinesepopulationresponsibleforone-thirdoftheworldsluxuryitems.AsChinaseconomicmiracledevelops,themarketopportunitiesforallsortsofluxurygoodsandservicesareincreasing.LuxuryconsumptioninChinanowextendswaybeyondwell-kno

17、wncar.Clothingandjewelrybrands.Forexample,theluxuryjetmarket,nChinaisthefastest-growingintheworld,evenoutstrippingthatoftheUnitedStates,withamarketshareof25percent.Thistrendappearstocontinue,with20to30percentgrowthexpectedinChina,comparedwithonly2to3percentintheUS.Butmoreimportant,Chinasluxuryjetmar

18、ketgrowthrepresentsamajordevelopmentintheprivateconsumptionofluxuryitems.Chinashigh-qualityredwinemarketalsoprovidesevidenceofthegrowthinprivateconsumptionofluxurygoods.In2013,Chinabecamethelargestmarketforred?wine?intheworld,evenovertakingtheFrench,with1. 86billionbottlesconsumedinChinalastyear.Ove

19、rthepastfiveyears,Chinasredwineconsumptionhasgrown136percent.AccordingtomyongoingconsumerresearchinthisareawhileworkingattheUniversityofInternationalBusinessandEconomicsinBeijing,publicconsumptionofsuchexpensivegloballuxurybrandssuchasPradaandArmaniiseasilyexplainedbythedesiretogainfaceandpubliclydi

20、splaysocialclimbingthroughmaterialpossesses.Ontheotherhand,itisself-rewardthatliesbehindconsumermotivationinthisareaChineseconsumer,whohaveexperiencedrapidfinancialandeconomicgainsappearparticularlypronetotheneedtorewardthemselvesfortheirsuccess.Butthishaslittletodowithgainingfaceandimpressingothers

21、andmuchmoretodowiththeneedforpersonalcontentment.Finally,thegrowthinprivateluxuryconsumptioninChinaissettocontinueinpartduetothematurityoftheChineseconsumerandadvancementofChineseconsumerculturegenerally.28.Whatdoyouthinktheauthorwouldmostprobablybe?A.Anewsreporter,B.Anaccountant.C.Aprofessor.D.Acon

22、ductor.29.TheunderlinedwordoutstrippinginParagraph2probablymeans_.A.fallingfarbehindofB.goinghandinhandC.goingfaraheadofD.keepingpacewith30.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2and3 ?A.Chinasluxuryjetmarketgrowthisonly2to3%.B.Frenchwasoncethelargestmarketforredwineintheworldbefore2013.C.Theluxuryjetmarketint

23、heUSshares25%ofthejetconsumptionintheworld.D.Chinasredwineconsumptionhasincreasedto1. 86billionbottlessince2013.31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.FuturePrivateLuxuryConsumptioninChinaB.ChineseAppetiteforLuxuryGoodsandServicesC.ThePotentialLuxuryJetMarketinChinaD.TheMaturityoftheChineseConsumer

24、sDEveniftreescannotwalk,theyarestillonthemove.InpartsoftheArctic,entireforestsaremovingnorthward.AcrossAcArctic,temperaturesarerisingfasterthananywhereelseinAcworld.Asthathappens.Tietreelinethatmarkswhereforestsstopandthetreelesstundra（凍土地帶）startshasbeenshiftingnorthward.Treesgrowingalongthetreeline

25、mustprotectthemselvesfromthecoldwind.Todothis,plantstendtogrowhorizontal( 水平的)brancheslowtotheground.Theenergyittake,fortreestogrowthiswaymeanstheydonthaveenoughenergytomakeseeds.ButasEarthsclimatehasbeenwarming,treesnolongerhavetojustgrowhorizontally.Manycanin.Steadgrowup,towardAcsky.Thistakeslesse

26、nergy.Andwithallthatleftoverenergy.thesetreeshavestartedproducingmoreseeds.Thishappensespeciallyinplaceswherethewhitespruce( 白云杉)grows.Whitespruce,whichisaNorthAmericantree,isquiteabletoproducealotofseeds,whichcanmovelongdistancesinthewind.Whenwind-blownseedsenduponthetundrabeyondActreeline,theyeven

27、tuallycansprout( 發(fā)芽)newtrees.Thisexplainshowaforestcanmove.Ofcourse.AcprocesswouldworkonlyifActundrawerewarmenough.Butinrecentyears,Acwholeplanethasbeenwarming.Newtreeswillprovidesheltersforsomesnow.Keepingthesunsraysfrommakingthewhitesurfacedisappear.Instead,thetreesabsorbthesunsheat.Thiswarmsthesu

28、rroundingair.Theextrawarmthencouragesevenmoretreestoproduceseeds.Thatfurtherboostsaforestsabilitytoexpand.Inaddition,moretreeswilltrapmoresnow,preventingmuchofitfrombeingblownaway.Snowcantrapheatinthesoilbelow,whichencouragestreestogrow.Therecentriseoftemperaturehashelpedmoretreesgrow.Therecentriseo

29、ftemperaturehashelpedmoretreesgrowpastthetreeline.Peopleworryaboutimpactsontheanimalsthatdependonfrozenconditionsforfoodandshelter.32.WhatisthemaincauseofthetreesintheArcticmovingnorthward?A.Theshrinkingofnortherntundra.B.Therisingtemperature.C.Thefierceandcoldwind.D.Theabundantresourcesinthenorth.3

30、3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword, this ,inParagraph2mean?A.Toproducemoreseeds.B.TomovenorthwardC.Torespondtotheclimatechange.D.Toprotectthemselvesfromthecoldwind.34.WhatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphA.Newtreescantrapthesnow,whichmaymakethesoilcolder.B.Thetrappedsnowpreventsnewtreesfromproducingmoresee

31、ds.C.Newtreescanmakethesurroundingairwarmer.D.Newtreescanbringmorefoodandshelterforlocalanimals.35.ThepassageismostprobablytakenfromA.asciencereportB.ahealthreportC.afashionmagazineD.achildrensmagazine.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填人空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Parentsareoftenscaredtotalktotheirki

32、dsaboutmoney.Infactkidsneedtounderstandhowtosaveandmanagetheirmoney.Properpreparationofyourchildren,evenatayoungage,canstartthemdownthepathofasuccessfulfinanciallife. 36TalkearlyandoftenChildrenstartlearningaboutmoneylongbeforetheirfirstsavingsaccount,joborcreditcard. 37Avoidingthesubjectuntilyourch

33、ildneedsabankaccountcanmaketheconversationhasty(草率的)andconfusing.38Atriptothegrocerystoryisagoodtimetoexplainpricecomparison,valueandinflation.AnATMstopoffersachancetoexplainthatmoneydoesntactuallycomefromamachine.Youcandiscussbothearnedincome,investmentreturnsandeveninheritance.Openingbillsisachanc

34、etotalkaboutpaymentforservices,creditcarddebtandinterestrates.Childrenneedtobetaughtaboutdebt,specificallyloansandcreditcards.Talkaboutgiving.Childrenshouldlearnthatmoneydoesntalwaysneedtobeusedforthem. 39Dontjustwritethecharitablecheck.Get-thekidsinvolvedintheprocessbyaskingthemtopickandcheck,chari

35、ties.Websiteslikeprovideinformationandratings.40Iftheyopenasavingsaccount,theycanplacetheirsavingsinthebanktoearnasmallamountofinterest.Besides,theycanlearnaboutfees,accountmaintenance( 管理員)andeveninterest.Itcanprovideamotivationforthemtosavemoney.You.ca

36、nofferthemapriseiftheyputthemoneyintosavings.A.Itcanalsoprovideassistanttoothers.%B.Openacheckingandsavingsaccount.C.Childrenareeagertoknowaboutmoney.D.Everydayactivitiesareteachablemoments.E,Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrenknowhowtousemoney.F.Herearesometipsthatmighthelpyouteachkidsaboutmoney.G-Begin

37、theconversationevenbeforetheyreinschoolbytalkingaboutworkandmoney.第三部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、c和D）中，選出可以填人空白處的最佳項選,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑.Readingandlearningnewwordsisaboutfindingtheirmeaningandusewithinapassage.Themeaningofunknownwordswhichyou41inyourreadingsomet

38、imescanbeknownbytheir42 ,thatis,theircontexts.Thecontextofthesentencecantellusthepartofspeech(詞性)ofthe43word.Usingthecontextoftheparagraphtodefineunknownwordscanalsobe44 .Readersoftenhavetroublebecausetheyunderstandthesentencewordbywordbut45meaningofaword,whentheyshouldidentifythewayithasbeenusedint

39、hepassage.Oneconsiderationinusingthecontextistodeterminetheunknownwordspart,ofspeech.Thewordsaroundtheunknownwordcangiveyou46 .Onceyouknowifthewordisanounoranadjective,tisoftenenoughforyout0 47readingwithouthavingtostoptolookupthemeaningoftheword.Aftercomingacrossthewordafewmoretimes,youwillknowitsm

40、eaningmore48thanifyouhadjustlookeditup.Comparisoncluesindicatethattwoormorethingsare49 .Acomparisonispossiblebecausetheknownandunknownwordshave50 .Wordslikewiseshowyouthatcomparisonscanbemade.51cluestellyouthatanexampleofanunknownwordfollows.Examplecluesareusually52bythefollowingwordsandphrases:such

41、as,such,other,forexample,andlike.Tofindmeaningsfromtext-basedclues,youshouldlookforcluesinthesentence.Asecondkindofcluedoesnot53onspecificwordstoindicatemeaning.Thiskindofcontextclueiscalledframe-work-basedclue.Yourknowledgeofthemeaningsofsurroundingwords54youdiscoverthemeaningofawordorsentence.Comm

42、on55andyourknowledgeofthepartsofspeechalsohelpindefiningunknownwords.Forexample:Theangrydrivershoutedvehementlyduringhisfightwiththeotherdriver.Whatdoesvehemently56_?Youknowwhat57means,andyouknowhowpeople58whentheyargue.Fromthis,youcan59outthatvehementlyhassomethingtodowithstrong60orintensefeeling.4

43、1.A.takedownB.lookup.C.comeacrossD.pickout42.A.sentencesB.wordsC.topicsD.surroundings43.A.unknownB.abnormalC.familiarD.negative44.A.uniqueB.naturalC.helpfulD.common45.A.incorrectB.inconvenientC.differentD.satisfactory46.A.casesB.reasonsC.effectsD.clues47.A.translateB.interviewC.continueD.examine48.A

44、.strangelyB.uncertainlyC.potentiallyD.firmly49.A.alikeB.meaningfulC.properD.great50.A.propertiesB.similaritiesC.possibilitiesD.personalities51.A.PopularityB.ConsiderationC.ExampleD.Comparison52.A.affectedB.adjustedC.changedD.introduced53.A.focusB.spendC.carryD.rely54.A.preventsB.helpsC.tellsD.displa

45、ys55.A.pointB.tasteC.awarenessD.sense56.A.meanB.useC.containD.complete57.A.angryB.gratefulC.happyD.anxious58.A.actB.sayC.takeD.think59.A.comeB.figureC.feelD.set60.A.demandB.ambitionC.attitudeD.emotion第卷第三部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第二節(jié)（共10小題；第小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的適當(dāng)形式。LionelMessi, 61pl

46、ayerfromtheSOUTHAmericancountryofArgentina,isthegreatestsoccerplayeralivetoday.Atayoungage,he62 (move)toSpainandnowplays63 (profession)fortheBarcelonasoccerclub.Messistartedplayingsoccerattheageof5forasmallsoccerteam64 (own)byhisfather.Evenasayoungboy,hedidverywell.Butwhenhewas11yearsold,hefoundouth

47、ehadasicknesswhichwouldpreventhimfromgrowingmuch65 (tall).Therewasawaytohelphimgrowmore, 66hisparentsdidnothaveenoughmoneytopayforhismedicalneeds.So,theylookedaroundforasoccerclub67wouldbeabletodothisforthem.TheclubsinArgentinacouldnthelphim,butthefamousBarcelonaclubinSpainoffered68 (accept)Messiont

48、hejuniorteamandpayforthebills.TheMessifamilyhappilytooktheofferandmovedtoSpain.IntheBarcelonasoccerclub,Messiwasoneofthebest69 (play)throughhisteenyears. 70hisincredibletalent,Messihassurprisedtheword.第四部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié) 短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩

49、處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。TmgoingtostudyintheseniormiddleschoolonSeptember.Icanliveeitheratschoolandathome.ButIcantdecidebecausebothhasadvantagesanddisadvantages.Athome,Ihavemyownroom,butIcanhaveagoodsleep.However,Ihavetoshareoneroomwith5 -6s