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第I卷（选择题）

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一、阅读理解

I’mahappymotheroftwowonderfulkids.MydaughterisBlancaRamirez.She’s14yearsoldrightnow,butattheageof11,shebegantodolong-distancerunning,sheknewshecoulddomorethanjustrun,soshedecidedtorunforacharity.

SheranforOperationSmile.Itisanon-profitorganizationthathelpschildrenworldwidesufferingfromcleftliporcleftpalate（唇腭裂）atnocharge.AtOperationSmiletheybelieveeverysuchchilddeservesexceptionalsurgical（外科的）care.

Mydaughterbelievesthatnochildshouldbewithoutasmile,sotohelpevenmore,shetookherrunningevenfurther.Shewentonajourneyonbecomingtheyoungestfemaleintheworldtorun7marathonson7continentsinthenameofOperationSmile.Shedidsoinordertoraisemoneyandawarenesstothisorganization.Andshecompletedherjourneybyage12onFebruary19,2015.

Butshe’snotdone.Shenowcontinuestohelpinspireothersbyrunning.OnepersonshehasinspiredsomuchisherlittlebrotherJordan.Heis7yearsoldandhasruntothisday,105×

5k’s,11×

10k’s&

4×

halfmarathons.Hewillberunningall7continentstooalongwithBlanca,startinginNovember2017inAustralia.

Whatmakesmeproudisthattheybothplantocontinuetohelpothersinthisway,andmaybeonedaythey’llgetanOlympicmedal.

1．WhydidBlancarunforOperationSmile?

A．Becausehermotheraskedhertodoso.

B．Becausetheorganizationrequiredhertodoso.

C．Becauseherbrotherinvitedhertodoittogether.

D．Becauseshecouldmakecontributionstotheworld.

2．WhatdoesOperationSmiledoforthekidssufferingfromcleftliporcleftpalate?

A．Iteducatesthemforfree.

B．Itoffersthemfoodandclothes.

C．Itlooksafterthematnocharge.

D．Itoperatesonthemfreeofcharge.

3．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeBlanca?

A．Warm-heartedandinspirational.

B．Humorousandclever.

C．Outgoingandhelpful.

D．Gentleandkind.

4．Whydoestheauthortakeprideinhertwochildren?

A．Becausetheyexerciseregularlytokeepfit.

B．Becausetheytrytohelpothersbyrunning.

C．Becausethey’vecompletedfourfullmarathons.

D．Becausethey’llcontinuerunningtowinanOlympicmedal.

Everyspringflowerssuddenlycomeouteverywhereonthesameday,asiftheyhadanagreementwithoneanother.Buthowexactlydoplants“know”whentoflower?

It’saquestionpuzzlingbiologistsforyears.ButaccordingtoScienceDaily,aUSresearchgroupmayhavefinallyansweredit—thesecretliesinaproteincalledFKF1.Thisallowsplantstosensethedifferencesindaylengthssothattheycantelltheseasonsarechanging.

ResearchersfoundtheproteinwhentheywerestudyingaplantcalledArabidopsis.Theyfoundit’saphotoreceptor（感光器）.Thismeansit’ssensitiveto,andcanbeactivated（激活）bysunlight.

Plantsproducetheproteineverydayinthelateafternoonthroughouttheyear.Ifthere’snolightatthistime,forexample,inwinterwhenthesungoesdownearly,itmaynotbeactivated.Butwhenspringcomesandthedaysgetlonger,itcanbeactivatedbydaylightandtheplants“know”it’stimetoflower.

AlthoughresearchershaveonlystudiedhowtheFKFIproteinworksintheArabidopsis,theybelievethattheprocessissimilarinmanyothermorecomplex（复杂）plants,includingcropslikericeandwheat.Thiscouldbeusefultotheagriculturalindustry.

“Ifwecancontrolthetimingofflowering,wemightbeabletoproducemorecropsbyputtingitforwardorputtingitoff,”aleaderofthestudysaid.“Also,ifwecouldcontrolthetimingoffloweringinhorticultural（园艺的）plants,theymaybeworthmoremoney.”

Whatanamazingthingtothinkaboutthis!

5．Howdoplantsknowwhentoflower?

A．Theygetmessagesfromsomeinsects.

B．Theyreceivemessagesfromotherplants.

C．Acertainproteintellsthemthetimetoflower.

D．Sunlightproducesaproteininthemtohelpthemflower.

6．Whatcanwelearnfromthearticle?

A．Thestudymaybenefitagriculturalindustry.

B．Wemayhaveplantsthatflowerallyearround.

C．Plantsdon’tflowerincoldweatherandshortdays.

D．Researchersfoundtheproteinbystudyingriceandwheat.

7．What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsthestudy?

A．Negative.B．Positive.

C．Uncaring.D．Unclear.

YoumightnotregardEngland,whichisfamousforitsalmostyearroundrain,asaplacewithawatershortageproblem.However,JamesBevan,headoftheUKEnvironmentAgency,warnedatarecentconferencethatEnglandwilllackwaterwithin25years.

Amajorreasonfortheshortageisclimatechange.Asrecentlyas2017,Britainsawitsdriest10-monthperiodinover100years.In2018,below-averagerainfallcausedmanyreservoirs（水库）torundangerouslylow.It’spredictedthat,by2040,overhalfofUKsummerswillbehotterthanthesummerof2003,andwatersupplyfromriverscouldfallbybetween50-80percent,accordingtoCNN.In2003,theUKexperiencedoneofthemostsignificantheatwavesinrecordedhistory.

AnothermajorreasonisthattheBritishwastetoomuchwaterindailylife.Onaverageeachpersonusesabout140litersofwaterperdaythroughacombinationofshowers,washingmachinesandgardenhoses,accordingtotheBBC．Bevansaidpeopleshouldtrytosavewaterandthattheycouldcuttheirdailywaterusefrom140to100liters.“Thereresimplestepswecantake...Getalowflushtoilet,Takeshortshowers...”hesaidduringtheconference.

WhileEnglandmaynotbetheonlyplacefacingawatershortage,someotherareashavetakenmeasurestoavoidone.Israel,forexample,recycleswastewater,whichmakesup40%ofthecountry’sagriculturalwater.

Whereveryou’reintheworld,waterisprecious.Ourworldis70%coveredbywater,butonly2.5%ofitisfresh,andonly1%iseasilyaccessible.Solet’strytosavethewaterwe’reluckyenoughtohaveandnotbewasteful.

8．Whatcanbethebestmainideaofthepassage?

A．Englishpeoplearewastingtoomuchwater.

B．Englandmayrunshortofwaterinthenearfuture.

C．ClimatechangecauseswatershortageinEngland.

D．Englishpeopleshouldsolvetheproblemwithwatershortage.

9．What’sthepurposeofwritingthepassage?

A．Tocallonpeopletosavewatertogether.

B．Toeducatepeopleabouttheimportanceofwater.

C．ToinformpeopleofthewaterprobleminEngland.

D．Tointroducewaystosolvethewatershortageproblem.

10．Wherecanyouprobablyfindthearticle?

A．Inatextbook.B．Inaresearchreport.

C．Inatraveljournal.D．Inanewspaper.

二、完形填空

InthedictionaryofJessicaCox,awomanaged36fromTucson,Arizona,thereseemstobenosuchwords—can’torimpossible.Howdoesthat11?

Jessicawasbornwithout12butthathasonly13herdoingonething:

usingtheword“can’t.”Whileshe14prostheticlimbs（义肢）asachild,shefinallygavethemupandusedherfeetto15everydaytasks.“Prostheticlimbscannever16thetactile（触觉的）abilityoffleshandbone—butmyfeethavethatability,”shesaid.

Shehaslivedwithher17sincebirthwithno18astowhyshewasbornwithoutwhatmostofus19asessential（基本的）parts,shehasbeenprovingthatshecando20peoplewitharmscando,21whatmostpeopleareproudof.Withherfeet,shecaneatwithchopsticks,typeonakeyboard,playthepianoandevensurfonthesea.Toour22,shebecamethefirstarmlessblackbeltintheAmericanTaeKwonDoAssocaition.Butwhat23peoplemostisthatin2008,shebecamethefirst24toflyaplanewithherfeet,25heraGuinnessWorldRecord.

NowJessicaandherhusbandareworkingtogethertouringtheworldasJessicagivesencouragingspeeches.“Iwantedto26othersnottoletfearstand27oftheiropportunities.”

So,nexttimeyouare28totellyourself,“Ican’tpossibly...”,rememberthis29womanandchangethevocabularyinyour30.

11．A．takedownB．takeplaceC．takeapartD．takeup

12．A．armsB．legsC．feetD．ears

13．A．keptB．confirmedC．expandedD．stopped

14．A．dressedB．equippedC．woreD．chewed

15．A．performB．operateC．directD．circulate

16．A．reduceB．remindC．replaceD．react

17．A．campaignB．conditionC．commentD．combination

18．A．exhibitionB．existenceC．extinctionD．explanation

19．A．viewB．referC．skimD．observe

20．A．anythingB．nothingC．noneD．neither

21．A．overcomingB．convincingC．achievingD．entertaining

22．A．disappointmentB．regretC．reliefD．amazement

23．A．expressB．impressedC．exploredD．exhausted

24．A．pilotB．physicistC．directorD．driver

25．A．exportingB．exploringC．earningD．amusing

26．A．intendB．supportC．surroundD．inspire

27．A．inawayB．bythewayC．onthewayD．intheway

28．A．willingB．readyC．confusedD．content

29．A．outgoingB．wealthyC．outstandingD．considerate

30．A．bookB．dictionaryC．notebookD．argument

第II卷（非选择题）

三、七选五

Asmostpeopleknow,inthepastChinesewomenhadnorighttoreceiveformaleducation.31．OnepieceofevidenceisNü

shu—literally“femalescript”—awrittenlanguageonlyusedbywomen.

ANü

shumuseumopenedinPuweiIsland,Jiangyongcounty,HunanprovinceinMay2007.ThisbeautifulislandwashometomanyfamousNü

shuauthors.Thisyear,accordingtoXinhua,manytouristsvisitedthemuseumtoappreciatetheuniquecultureofNü

shu.

Knownas“theworld’sonlysurvivingcharacterssimplyforwomen”,thisslimscriptwasdevelopedfromstandardwrittenChinese.Centuriesago,Nü

shuwastaughttogirlsbyelderlywomenintheirhomes.Duringvillagegatherings,womenwouldusethecharacterstowritepoemsorlyrics.32．

Worriedthatthisancientculturewillsoondisappear,