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60分钟满分:
100分
Ⅰ.Grammar(24分)
(A)
ThefamousBritishinventorGeorgeStephensonwasbornin1781anddiedin1848.Oneofhismostimportantinventionswasthetrain.Hemadehisfirsttrain____1____hewasforty-fouryearsold.Whenhewasexperimentingwiththesteamengineonthetrain,hemetwithtroublesfromthegovernment,thenewspapersandthegentlemeninthecountry.Theysaidthatnoiseandthesmoke____2____(kill)cows,horsesandsheep,thattheenginewouldburstorthatthehotcoalsfromitwouldsetfire____3____theirhouses.Atthattime,mostpeoplebelieved____4____theysaid.
GeorgeStephensontoldthepeoplethatthetraincouldgoonsmallrails,couldpullcarriagesfullofgoodsandpassengersandtherewasnogreatdangertothem.Itwasaverydifficultmatterforhim____5____(make)thembelieve.However,aftersometime,hewasabletodoit;
andthefirsttrainthat____6____(drive)byStephensonhimselfprovedwhathehadsaid.
Thefirstdaywhenthepeoplealongthewayheardthenoisesofthetraininthedistanceandsawit____7____(run)quicklytothem,theyranbackhomeasquicklyastheycouldandclosedtheirdoorstightly,fortheythoughtitamonster.Theydidnotdaretocomeout____8____ithadpassed.
(B)
Therearemanytypesofreports.Areportissimplyanaccountofsomethingthathashappened.The____9____(common)arenewsreports.Wegettheminthemselves,overradioandontelevision.Sometimescinemasalsoshowusnewsreels(新闻短片).Themainpurposeofanewspaperistoprovidenews.Ifyouexamineanewspaperclosely,you10______________findthattherearealltypesofnews:
accidents,floods,fires,wars,fashions,sports,books,etc.Thenewscoverseverything____11____happenstopeopleandtheirsurroundings.Sometimestherearenewsitemswhichareveryamusing.
Although____12____(compose)ofalotofinformation,anewsreportisusuallyveryshort,exceptwhenitisaboutsomethingveryimportant.Itisalsowritteninshortparagraphs:
thefirstparagraphisinfactasummaryofthenewsitem____13____(give)allthenecessaryinformation,what,when,where,howandwhy.The____14____paragraphsgivefulldetailsofthesubjects.Theremayalsobeinterviewswithpeople.Thewordsactually____15____(speak)bythemarewithininvertedcommas(引号).Oftentherearephotographstogowiththenews____16____(make)itmoreinteresting.
(C)
BagsofLove
Lastyear,Iwasassignedtoworkatanofficenearmymother’shouse,soIstayedwithherforamonth.Duringthattime,Ihelpedoutwiththehouseworkandcontributedtothegroceries.
Afterlessthanaweek,Istartednoticingthatthegrocerieswererunningoutprettyquickly—wewerealwayssuddenlyoutofsomething.(17)______(wonder)howmymumcouldconsumethemsoquickly,Ibeganobservingherdailyroutinefortwoweeks.Tomysurprise,Ifoundthatshewouldpackapaperbagfullofcannedgoodsandheadouteverymorningataboutnine.Eventually,Idecidedtofollowherand(18)_____happenedtrulyamazedme.Shewastakingthefoodtotherefugeecamp,in(19)______shedistributedittochildren.
Iaskedaroundandfoundoutthatmymumwasverywellknowninthearea.Thekidswereveryfriendlywithherandevenlookeduptoherasifsheweretheirownmother.Thenithitme—shywouldshemotwanttotellmeaboutwhatshe(20)_____(do)?
WassheworriedabouthowIwouldreactorthatIwouldstop(21)_____(buy)thegroceriesifIfoundout?
Whenshegothome,Itoldheraboutmydiscovery.(22)_____shecouldreact,Igaveherabighugandtoldhershedidn’tneedtokeepitasecret(23)______me.Shetoldmethatsomeofthechildrenlivedwithanolderladyinashelterwhileotherssleptonthestreets.Foryears,mymumhasbeenhelpingoutbygivingthemwhateverfoodshecouldspare.Iwassoimpressedby(24)_____selflessshewas.
Ⅱ.Vocabulary(20分)
A.instrumentB.meaningC.eventuallyD.determine
E.differentF.seemsG.alphabetsH.matching
I.specificallyJ.appearK.hard
Somepeoplelovetoread.Others,strugglingwithdisorderssuchasdyslexia(诵读困难症),havea____25____timeatit.Eitherway,thebrainplaysabigroleinhowapersonreads.
Anewstudyshowsthatdifferentbrainsappeartohavedifferentproblems,dependingonthelanguageapersonuses.____26____,thebrainsofpeoplewhohavetroublereadingChineseandthebrainsofpeoplewhohavetroublereadingEnglishshow____27____patterns.
Scientistscanlookataperson’sbrainwhileitisdoingthingsandfigureoutwhichpartsofthebrainareworkingatvarioustimes.A(n)____28____calledscannermeasureswherebloodflowsthroughthebrainduringcertaintasks.Themorebloodflowsinanarea,themoreactivitiesthereare.
Inpeoplew