1、3. 考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)略第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分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 Its time for our annual 100+wordstory Contest again. How do we pick out the winners? Read our final choices last year below. After reading these. head over to Facebook and submit yo
2、ur own story to Readers Digest.1. WINNER: $1000 Lynne Momple South AfricaMavis took one end and I the other and together we carefully moved the old bed through the bedroom door and the open balcony doorsWe lifted it over the balustrade(扶手)into the hands of family members waiting below. Carrying it u
3、nder the low Albizia branches, then past the loses, they gently put it down in the middle of the freshly mown lawn. Chantelle carried out the cotton sheets,the embroidered pillows, and finally the multi-coloured blanket her great-grandmother had knitted for me.Tonight. on her 90th birthday. my mothe
4、r wants to sleep out under the stars.WHAT THE JUDGES SAID: “We thought this story had a strong visual impact thanks to the rich selection of words. It is a deserving winner. ” 2.RUNNER-UP: $250 Ritu Hemnani Hong Kong Cope and Meera played together every day.”Race you to the garden !” Meera won.“Im o
5、ne step ahead! Cope chased Meera around the trees. Then she wept “Were moving away.” Copes heart broke. I will write to you.” For years they remembered. Then life pulled them apart. Yet neither one forgot. “Its time for you to marry. ”Copes father said one day.“I have chosen a girt.”“I hope shes swe
6、et,”Cope prayed. Later,he lifted her veil(面纱).“Meera, its you!” I guess Im still one step ahead!”Meera smiled. WHAT THE JUDGES SAID: “This entry tells a complete story. It conveys a rich tenderness and intimacy that has a lastingimpact on the reader.”21. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To dis
7、play some funny stories. B. To encourage readers to contribute. C. To advertise two awarded stories. D. To promote a story-telling contest22. In the opinion of the judges, the first story has a strong visual impact because of_. A. variety in word B. creativity in style C. humour in language D. flexi
8、bility in expression23. What is the second story about? A. It is a funny joke. B. It is a fairy tale. C. It is a classic comedy. D. It is a romantic story.BThe deadliest mass shooting committed by an individual in the us left 58 people dead and hundreds wounded at a country music festival in Las Veg
9、as on October 1Smith was at the festival to celebrate his brothers 43 rd birthdayWhen the gunshots started,Smith initially thought they were fireworksSoon he got separated from his familyAs he turned back toward the stage to look for them,he saw people crowd behind a car at the northwest edge of the
10、 concert lawnOthers were so frightened that they didnt know what to do“Active shooter,active shooter,lets go! We have to run”he repeatedly shoutedHe grasped people and told them to follow him toward a parking area in the direction of the airport,away from Las Vegas AvenueA few girls werent fully hid
11、denThe copy machine repairman from Orange County,California ,stood up and moved toward them to urge them to get on the groundThats when a bullet(子弹) struck him in the neck Smith believes an off-duty San Diego police officer saved his lifeThe officer came over and tried to stop the bleeding and then
12、signaled passing cars to try to get Smith a rideBy the time Smith got into a vehicle,he was struggling to breatheSurgeons found it too risky to remove the bullet from his neckSmith may have to live with it for the rest of his life His courageous actions helped his photos go viral on Twitter and Redd
13、itA photo of Smith has been shared more than 74,000 times,with 177,000“likes”“I dont see myself that way,”he said“I would want someone to do the same for meNo one deserves to lose a life coming to a country festival” 24Why did Smith go to the music festival?ATo enjoy fireworks BTo gather with his fa
14、milyCTo meet his favourite singers DTo celebrate his brothers birthday25How did Smith save the people behind a car? ABy directing them to the airportBBy blocking bullets with his bodyCBy taking them to a safe parking lotDBy pressing them to lie on the ground26The surgeons didnt remove the bullet in
15、Smiths neck in order to_A1et it fall out naturally Bavoid doing harm to himCmake it stop the bleeding Duse it as a reminder of safety27What do Twitter and Reddit users think of Smith?AHe is a heroic figure BHe is a modest personCHe is an Internet addict DHe is an ambitious dreamerCThe worlds most complex biological computer, made from a group of engineered cells, could one day be implanted into the body to detect diseases and deliver treatmen
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