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第二部分

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。

A

（刘键）

Metropolis Book Club

Membership:

All

you

need

to

do

is

to

fill

out

the

order

form

at

the

bottom

of

the

page,

select

your first order from our book list and then post the completed form back to us.

Special offers for new members:

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As a special offer, you may choose any reduce-

price books from our new members’

book list, to the value of 100

yuan

in total.

Tick the box on your form to order a free watch.

Join

before

the

end

of

this

month

and

you

receive

another

free

book

carefully

chosen

by our staff.

Order

an

audio- book

from

the

many

on

offer,

at

half

the

recommended

retail

price.

When you’ve joined:

As a member you get around 50% off the publisher’s price of every book you buy,

and what’s more, they come straight to your door. Your free club ma

gazine arrives

once a month to keep you up to date with the latest best-

sellers we’ve added to our

list. On the Internet, you can find all our titles for the year at our exclusive

members’

website.

Our

website

also

has

a

book

swap

service

where

members

can

request

or offer books for exchange.

Being a member:

All you have to do is order four books during your first years. After that, you

can decide on the number of books you wish to take.

In each of your monthly club magazines, our experienced staff choose

a “Book of

the Month” for you, which is offered at an extra

-special price. If you do not want

this book, just say so in the space provided on the form and send it back to us. We

always send the book if we do not receive this form.

Once

we

receive

your

order,

your

books

are

delivered

within

one

week.

And

remember,

you have up to a fortnight to decide if you wish to keep the books you have ordered.

If they aren’t what you expected just send them back!

21. How can you become a member of the Metropolis Book Club

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A. By ordering a watch free of charge

B. By sending the advertisement to the club

C. By choosing books with special prices

D. By returning the completed order form

22. What information does the monthly magazine give members

A. The percentage saved on each book

B. The names of all the books sold by the club

C. The list of the newest books available to buy

D. The books that can be swapped by club members

23. What can we infer from the last part of the passage

A. At least four books should be bought each year

B. Members can look at the books before they buy them

C. Members need to buy the“Book of the Month”

D. The more books bought, the higher the member’s grade

B

（朱丽桦）

Paloma

sat

at

a

computer

in

the

school stared

at

the

blank

screen

and

the

blinking

rummaged around in her backpack for a rubber band,and then she pulled her hair into

a thick porry tail. Paloma looked at the computer was still sighed and flipped

through her notebook to reread the assignment had given the class three weeks was

due in just two days,

and Paloma knew that she couldn’t procrastinate any longer.

Write

a

creative

short

story

using

an

experience

that

you

have

bad

recently,Paloma

read Your story should include two examples of figurative language.

Paloma and her family had recentl

y taken a trip along North Carolina’s had

visited four different lighthouses,and Paloma

wondered what it would be like to

live

in

a knew

that

before

lighthouses

were

automated,they

were

run

by

a

lighthouse

keeper

who lived on the thought she’d love to b

e a lighthouse thinking about it any

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longer,Paloma began to write the story.

I

sat with my cat

Sadie curled

on

my lap

and looked

at

the

window at the

crashing

heavy rain beat against my lighthouse like a thousand footsteps racing up and down

the held Sadie closer,and she let out a small meow of still acting had read that

animals cad sense changes in weather and will seek shelter from a tornado or was

relying on Sadie;s calmness to get me through my first hurricane on the island.

I

knew

that

my

lighthouse

was

sturdily had

survived

more

than

one

hundred

years’

worth

of

hurricanes

and

tropical was

no

reason

to

believe

that

it

couldn’t

survive

another. I looked up at the staircase that spiraled above me and worried as I felt

the tower sway slightly in a gust of wind.

Paloma stopped and reread what she had just smiled to herself in delight,saved

her st

ory,and then settled into her chair to continue wasn’t sure what was going

to happen next,but she knew that if she kept going,the story would continue to tell

itself Paloma couldn’t wait to find out where it would take her.

is Paloma feeling anxious at the beginning of the passage

hasn’t mu

ch time left to do her writing task.

doesn’t know the details of her writing task.

has completely forgotten about her writing task.

doesn’t know what is wrong with her computer.

25. What is the inspiration for Paloma’s story idea

A. Her cat. B. Her teacher. C. Her trip. D. Her dream.

26.

In

Paloma’s

story

how

does

the

lighthouse

keeper

decide

if

the

st

orm

is

dangerous

A. By listening to the weather report.

B. By watching the crashing waves.

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C. By observing the cat’s behaviour.

D. By measuring the movement of the lighthouse.

27. As described in the final paragraph, how does Paloma feel after she has written

the first part of her story

A. Confused. B. Excited. C. Relieved. D. Determined.

C

（朱丽桦）

For many years, Bruce Bexler dreamed of going where no human had gone before. He

wanted to cut a path through unexplored lands and discover rare, exotic species.

That might sound like an impossible dream, but Bexler turned it into a reality.

In December 2015, he and a team of Australian and American scientists ventured

into

an

isolated

tropical

rain

forest

on

the

island

of

New

Guinea.

They

were

the

first

people ever to enter the mist-

covered region. “As time was limited, we were dropped

in by helicopter. Once we were on the ground, there were no trails anywhere; it was

really hard to get around,” Bexler says.

Within

minutes

of

leading,

the

team

spotted

a

black

chicken-like

bird

with

strange

orange skin hanging from its neck. The scientists soon determined that the unusual

creature was a type of honeyeater--the first new bird species to be sighted on New

Guinea in 60 years.

The

honeyeater

wasn’t

the

only

surprise

for

the

scientists.

They

discovered

more

than 40 previously unknown plant

and

animal species

—

13 birds of paradise, 20 frogs,

four

butterflies,

and

five

palms.

“

We

were

like

kids

in

a

candy

store

,”

Bexler

recalls.

“Everywhere we looked, we saw amazing things we had never seen before.”

The

newfound

species

didn’t

shy

away

from

the

scientists.

Two

long

-nosed

echidn as

—

primitive egg-laying mammals

—

let the visitors pick them up and take them

back

to

camp

to

study

them.

An

echidna

looks

like

a

hedgehog

and

it

also

called

a

spiny

anteater.

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Bexler

thinks

the

animals

weren’t

scared

because

they

had

never

seen

humans

before.

“In

almost

all

parts

of

New

Guinea,

animals

are

hunted

for

food,

and

because

of

this,

they

are

very

cautious

of

people,”

he

explains.

“T

his

area

gives

scientists

a

place

where they can go to study the behaviours of animals that have not yet learned to be

afraid of people.”

Scientists

believe

the

area

is

probably

the

largest

untouched

forest

in

Asia.

Local

people called Kwerba hunt and collect plants from the outer-edges of the forest but

told Bexler that not even their ancestors had gone so far into the woods. The wooded

area is approximately a 10-day walk from the nearest village.

Bexler and his team did not have enough time during the expedition to study the

area completely. They hope to return and expect to record many more undiscovered

species.

“We

just

scratched

the

surface,”

Bexler

says.

“Anyone

who

goes

there

will

come back with a mystery.”

28. Which word best describes Bruce Bexler

A. Adventurous. B. Cautious. C. Optimistic. D. Thorough.

29.

What

does

Bruce

Bexler

mean

in

paragraph

5

when

he

says

the

scientists

“were

like

kids in a candy store”

A. They didn’t have enough food and were hungry.

B. They were very excited about what they saw.

C. They were misbehaving like naughty children.

D. They knew that if they kept searching, they’d find sugar.

30. Why did some of the animals allow the scientists to pick them up

A. The scientists seemed to be very friendly.

B. The scientists were skilled in handing animals.

C. The animals had been well-trained by the local people.

D. The animals had no experience or fear of people.

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31. What can we conclude about the area Bruce Bexler explored

A. The best way to explore the area is by helicopter.

B. The area has not been visited by scientists for many years.

C. The area still contains many plants and animals unknown to science.

D. The locals are unwilling to allow the scientists to enter the deep woods.

D

（郑滋雅）

Petrol and diesel cars may still dominate our roads,but their days are recent

university study found that current electric cars could be used for 87 per cent of

daily car journey in the figure culd rise to 98 per cent by 2020.

One

hurdle

to

the

widespread

adoption

of

electric

cars

has

been

“range

anxie ty”

-----

drivers’

concerns

about

running

out

of

juice

on

a petrol

stations

are

conveniently located across national road systems,the necessary network of electric

charging stations is still being said,charging points are becoming increasingly

common throughout the USA.

Attitudes

towards

electric

vehicles

have

changed

quite

considerably

over

the

last

few that long ago,electric cars were met with distrust,and their large price tags

drove customers to improvements in battery capacity,recharging times,performance

and

price,the

current

generation

of

electric

cars

are

starting

o

persuade cars

will

soon give internal combustion engine models a run for their money.

As well as advancements on the road,electric vehicles are taking to the seas and

boats

are

among

the

oldest

methods

of

electric

travel,having

enjoyed

several

decades

of

popularity

from

the

late

19

th

to

the

early

20

th

century

before

petrol-powered

outboard

motors

took

,the

global

derve

for

renewable

energy

sources

is

bringing

electric

boats

towards

electric

air

travel

are

also

being

made,with

Airbus

and

NASA

among

the

organisations developing and testing battery powered experiments could soon make

commercial electric flight a reality.

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