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2025 学年第一学期金兰教育合作组织期中联考高一年级英语学科试题
考生须知：
1. 本卷共9页满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2. 答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号、座位号及准考证号并填涂相应数字。
3. 所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效。
4. 考试结束后，只需上交答题纸。
选择题部分
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will Karen do?
A. Check the time. B. Stop playing the piano. C. Apologize to her neighbors.
2. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. On a bus. B. In the street. C. At a museum.
3. What does Michelle suggest Mark do?
A. See a doctor. B. Control his diet. C. Try the new ice cream shop.
4. What does the man think of the phone?
A. It is expensive. B. It is outdated. C. It is of poor quality.
5. What does the woman think of the cafeteria food?
A. It’s cheap. B. It’s tasty. C. It’s terrible.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中
选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5秒钟;听完后，各
小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is broken in the sales department?
A. A light. B. A copy machine. C. An air conditioner.
7. What is Max going to do first?
A. Deal with other urgent repairs.B. Serve important customers.
C. Arrange a lunch appointment.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. How many people are expected to attend the party?
A. About 250. B. About 300. C. About 350.
9. Why can’t the party be held in the Pine Room?
A. There’s not enough room. B. The decoration isn’t good. C. It is a little far.
10. What will Dr Darren do next Friday night?
A. Listen to a report. B. Take part in a party. C. Work with his colleague.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why does the man make the call?
A. To order pizzas. B. To make an apology. C. To make a complaint(投诉).
12. How does the woman solve the problem?
A. Return the money.
B. Send the pizzas once more.
C. Take back the delivered pizzas.
13. How many pizzas will the man get in total?
A. 17. B. 30. C. 43.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Brother and sister. C. Teacher and student.
15. Why did Sam miss some classes?
A. He asked for sick leave. B. He took a trip to London. C. He looked after his father.
16. When will the speakers meet in the evening?
A. At 5:00. B. At 6:00. C. At 7:00.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How much is the most popular ticket?
A. 39. B. 43. C. 55.
18. Who started Madame Tussauds Museum?
A. A French king. B. An art teacher. C. A footballer.
19. Where was the second Madame Tussauds Museum opened?
A. In Las Vegas. B. In Washington. C. In Amsterdam.20. What is the speaker about to do?
A. Have a rest in a café.
B. Hand out some guidebooks.
C. Tour around the museum shop.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四
个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Different from a text-heavy novel, coffee table books offer large images and smaller sections of text, allowing
us to easily dive in and explore.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings by Kathryn Calley Galitz
If you’re unable to wander along the corridors of this world-famous museum yourself, don’t worry: this book
offers an impressive insight into some of the masterpieces housed here. Amazing images will attract the casual
reader, while views from Galitz, director of the museum, on different pieces are set to engage art and history lovers
alike.
Destinations of a Lifetime: 225 of the World’s Most Amazing Places by National Geographic
With large, striking photos, a mere glance through this book will fuel the urge to travel. Besides a few of the
hot places, there are plenty of destinations you may not have heard of. Alongside images of dramatic landscapes,
accompanying handy tips on experiencing them like a local.
Secret Gardeners by Victoria Summerley
When thinking of some of Britain’s most famous names, their busy, jet-set lifestyles probably spring to mind.
But, away from the public eye, these individuals are just like us, and love nothing more than spending hours in their
gardens. The pages of this beautiful book share fantastic images from the gardens of 25 well-known personalities.
The Story of Food: An Illustrated History of Everything We Eat by DK
The origins and facts of different ingredients are included in this book, along with explorations into the
development of cooking over the ages. The book is more text-heavy, but don’t let that put you off: there are still
plenty of beautiful photos and vivid illustrations throughout.
1. Which of the following books includes opinions from an expert?
A. Secret Gardeners. B. The Story of Food.
C. Destinations of a Lifetime. D. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
2. What does Victoria write about?A. History of cooking. B. Tips on traveling cheaply.
C. Busy lifestyles of British people. D. Private gardens in Britain.
3. What makes The Story of Food different from the other three?
A. It contains bigger sections of words. B. It provides unfamiliar information.
C. It attracts casual readers and specialists. D. It shares amazing images.
B
Singapore is known as a world’s most highly developed country, with well-equipped apartments. But for one
man, that couldn’t be further from the place he called home — a shelter in one of the country’s forests.
On meeting Oh Go Seng, the first thing that strikes you is the bright light in his eyes. He wears his 79 years
very lightly, looking in far better shape than many people half his age.
Mr. Oh grew up together with his family in Sungei Tengah, a local kampong or village. In the 1980s, however,
these kampongs were knocked down, to make way for new high-rise buildings. Most kampong residents were
offered new homes by the government, but Mr. Oh was unable to get a place of his own. His brother, however, did
get a government flat and Mr. Oh was invited to live there, but he eventually moved out as he said he did not want
to bother the family. So, he headed back to a forest close to where his old home once stood and started to spend
nights in a shelter.
Upon getting close to the shelter, you see ashes in the doorway from the open fire that Mr. Oh would cook on.
The garden near his tent is where he would grow his own food. The towering jackfruit tree over his tent, he says,
provided enough shade, and he never felt uncomfortable.
Loneliness was never a problem either, he says. He kept himself busy taking care of his garden, although that,
he adds, was made easy by the good growing conditions. The worst aspect of living in the forest, he says, was the
mice. They would find their way into his shelter and bite holes in his clothes.
In February this year — on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Mr. Oh was given a new home to live in. He
now works as a driver, transporting foreign workers from one job to another, and sometimes does gardening work,
he says.
4. What do we know about Mr. Oh from the first two paragraphs?
A. He lives in a very good apartment.
B He loves his well-equipped shelter
C. He looks young for his age.
D. He is very fond of light clothes.
5. Why were those kampongs removed in the 1980s?A. A new road would be built.
B. They were in bad condition.
C. The villagers wanted new homes.
D. They had to make room for new buildings.
6. Why did Mr. Oh move out of his brother’s flat?
A. He preferred to live alone in nature.
B. He didn’t want to trouble his family.
C. He didn’t want to work with his family.
D. He had an argument with his family.
7. What is Mr. Oh’s attitude towards living in the shelter?
A. Positive. B. Upset. C. Worried. D. Unconcerned
C
In order to help discover spoilage (变质) and reduce food waste for supermarkets and consumers, researchers
have developed new low-cost, smart phone-linked, eco-friendly spoilage sensors for meat and fish packaging.
One in three UK consumers throw away food just because it reaches the use-by date, but 60% (4.2 million
tons) of the £12.5 billion-worth of food we throw away each year is safe to eat.
The researchers, whose findings were published in ACS Sensors, say the sensors could also finally replace the
use-by date, which is now widely used to tell if food is fresh and eatable.
The sensors cost two US cents each to make. Known as “paper-based electrical gas sensors (PEGS)”, they
sense spoilage gases like ammonia (a poisonous gas with a strong unpleasant smell) in meat and fish products. The
information provided by the electronic nose is received by a smart phone, and then you can know whether the food
is fresh and safe to eat.
Lead author Dr. Firat Guder, of Imperial’s Department of Bioengineering, said, “Although they’re designed to
keep us safe, use-by dates can lead to eatable food being thrown away. They don’t always reflect its actual
freshness. In fact, people often get sick from food-borne diseases due to poor storage, even when an item is within
its use-by date.
“These sensors are cheap enough so we hope to see supermarkets using them within three years. Our goal is to
use PEGS in food packaging to reduce unnecessary food waste.”
The authors hope that PEGS could have applications (应用) beyond food processing, like sensing chemicals in
agriculture, air quality, and detecting disease markers in breath.
8. What is the function of PEGS according to the text?A. To improve the service of stores.
B. To help supermarkets store foods.
C. To improve the taste of food products.
D. To help people test food freshness.
9. What role does the smartphone play while PEGS are functioning?
A. It acts as an electronic nose.
B. It reads the information collected by PEGS.
C. It discovers the spoilage gases from foods.
D. It helps print the gas sensors onto paper.
10. What does Dr. Firat Guder say about use-by dates?
A. They are not completely reliable. B. They can help reduce food waste.
C. They are not accepted by consumers. D. They are based on scientific research.
11. What does the author mainly talk about in the text?
A. The process of researching spoilage sensors.
B. A new technology in packaging to reduce food waste.
C. Use-by dates’ influence on supermarkets and consumers.
D. Various applications of the electronic nose in food storage.
D
In 1995, a middle-aged man named McArthur Wheeler robbed two banks in Pittsburgh during the day. He
didn’t wear a mask — he even smiled at the security cameras before leaving each bank. That night, the police
arrested him. When officers showed Wheeler the camera tapes, he looked shocked and said, “But I used the juice!”
Wheeler thought rubbing lemon juice on his skin would make him invisible to the cameras. He knew lemon juice
works as “invisible ink” — you can’t see what’s written with it unless you heat the paper. So he believed he
wouldn’t show up on the tapes if he stayed away from heat.
This strange case got the attention of David Dunning, a psychologist at Cornell University. He asked his
graduate student Justin Kruger to help figure out what was going on. They found that almost everyone thinks their
abilities (like social skills or thinking skills) are good, but some people mistakenly believe their abilities are much
better than they really are. This wrong sense of confidence is now called the “Dunning-Kruger effect.”
To study this, Dunning and Kruger did experiments with college students. In one test, they asked students
questions about grammar, logic and jokes. Then they had the students guess their scores and how they did
compared to others. The students who scored the lowest overestimated their abilities the most. For example, thoseat the bottom thought they did better than two-thirds of the other students!
It’s common for people to overestimate their abilities. But the problem with unskilled people is that they not
only make bad choices — they also can’t tell they’re making mistakes. In a year-long study, good students could
better guess their future exam scores if they got feedback (反馈) on their grades. But poor students still didn’t
realize they were doing badly, even when they got clear, repeated feedback. Instead of thinking about their
mistakes, they insisted they were right. As Charles Darwin wrote in The Descent of Man (1871): “Ignorance more
frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.”
Interestingly, very smart people also can’t assess their abilities accurately. Just as D and F students
overestimate their skills, A students underestimate theirs. The difference is: if given helpful feedback, skilled people
can adjust their self-assessment — but unskilled people can’t.
12. Why did McArthur Wheeler rub lemon juice on his skin before robbing the banks?
A. He wanted to protect his skin from the sun.
B. He thought it would make cameras unable to catch him.
C. He used it to hide the smell of his sweat in the bank.
D. He believed it could help him stay calm during the robbery.
13. Which of the following statements about the Dunning-Kruger effect is TRUE?
A. The effect is true for everyone in daily life.
B. It suggests that most people lack abilities.
C. Some people are overconfident about their abilities.
D. The conclusion is made based on many bank robberies.
14. The underlined word “begets” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “________”.
A. results in B. makes use of C. brings down D. breaks away from
15. What can we infer from the passage?
A. True knowledge means knowing how much you don’t know.
B. It’s impossible for people to judge their real ability level.
C. Wrong confidence is the main reason why people fail.
D. People with great abilities often have a low opinion of themselves.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选
项。
Cold weather is good for youWith winter approaching, people begin to complain about cold weather. ___16___ There’ s plenty to love
about cold weather. And there’ s plenty of evidence that cooler temperatures can be part of a healthy life.
First, cooler temperatures can help you lose weight. It can also help you sleep better. You might feel
uncomfortable at first if you cool your bedroom down. But if you, for example, switch your bedroom temperature
from 72 down to 62 degrees gradually over a few weeks, your body will adjust. ___17___
I have long kept my winter house temperature at 62 degrees. How did I find that number? Well, I
experimented on myself about eight years ago. ___18___ I started at 66 and turned it down one degree every few
days until 60. I found when the temperature was colder than 62, I couldn’t focus. But 62 was perfect. Another
benefit for me was that it also kept me clear-headed while working at home.
Interestingly, science also says 62 degrees is the magic number for brainwork. ___19___ It said 62 degrees
was the temperature at which the schoolboy subjects of the study functioned perfect. And while we’ re speaking of
work and school, other research shows that people study better when the weather outside is “bad”.
___20___ But according to a Harvard Health Letter from 2010, proper cold temperatures could be good for
skin because it trains blood vessels in the skin to be responsive. So, rosy cheeks ! There’ s no reason to be afraid of
winter weather. Hug it and you, too, can enjoy the season.
A. I recently read a 1972 study.
B. And you’ll save money on energy costs as well.
C. Many people like to use cold water to wash their face.
D. At that time, I worked at home and liked warm temperature.
E. Most of us think cold weather leads to dry skin and wrinkling.
F. The reason was that I hated spending money on heating bills.
G. But if you’ re active and healthy, it doesn’t have to be a negative thing.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个
选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
After Maggie Doyne graduated from high school, she decided to take a gap year traveling the world before
starting college. She ____21____ a few of her belongings and set off. The journey changed her life and the lives
of hundreds of orphaned children (孤儿) forever.
In 2006, Doyne took a trip in Nepal, Asia. Having grown up in New Jersey, Doyne was ____22____ to see so
many orphaned children living on the streets. One day, she saw a little girl named Hema carrying ____23____ to
and from the village. She earned two dollars a day to support herself. She later found out that there were 80 millionchildren across the globe living like Hema. She thought to herself, “____24____ the 80 million. What if I start with
Hema?” It was then that she decided to take Hema under her wing and pay for her education.
But helping Hema was not enough for Doyne. Doyne used her ____25____ to buy an acre of land. Then,
she built the kids a home, the Kopila Valley Children’s Home.
Now, the Do Something Foundation is doing something for Doyne. The organization provides resources and
support for teens that want to make a(n) ____26____ in the world. On Thursday night, the foundation
____27____ Doyne the $100,000 prize winner of the 2009 Do Something Award.
The Kopila Valley Children’s Home ____28____ opened its doors in 2008. Doyne, now 22 years old, has
helped more than 700 other orphans find families. She also ____29____ a program that provides scholarships for
____30____families to send their children to school. The children learn basic skills such as sewing and cooking.
They also grow their own food in their garden and raise farm animals.
Doyne ____31____ that she didn’t have it all ____32____ when she first arrived in Nepal. “I just felt that
there was something there for me,” she said. Her parents were ____33____ of her. ____34____ it was a
challenge to persuade other adults that an 18-year-old girl could complete such a big project, Doyne never gave up
on fund raising. In just over a year, she had enough money to build her dream home.
Doyne’s story is a good ____35____ that although we cannot solve all the world’s problems on our own, we
can take the first step of solving one problem.
21. A. packed up B. broke up C. built up D. picked up
22. A. alarmed B. excited C. annoyed D. shocked
23. A. messages B. loads C. passengers D. money
24. A. Forget B. Mention C. Require D. Reduce
25. A. belongings B. budgets C. savings D. credits
26. A. plan B. difference C. research D. living
27. A. named B. gave C. offered D. called
28 A. simply B. officially C. frequently D. regularly
29. A. runs B. employs C. accepts D. sets
30. A. wealthy B. important C. great D. needy
31. A. announces B. promises C. admits D. refuses
32. A. put out B. set out C. carried out D. figured out
33. A. doubtful B. satisfied C. confident D. supportive
34. A. Even though B. As long as C. As if D. In case35. A. informer B. predictor C. reminder D. creator
非选择题部分
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
You have heard about tea's health benefits, but not all the news _____36_____（be） good. The latest study,
led by Farhad Islami, from the American Cancer Society, has found that _____37_____（drink）too hot tea may
double your risk of esophagus（食道）cancer.
While previous studies have found a link _____38_____ hot drinks and this type of cancer, this is the first
study to _____39_____（accurate）figure out the temperature at which a hot liquid becomes risky. Dr. Islami and
his colleagues find that the constant damage of stomach _____40_____（cause）by swallowing the hot liquids
may speed up the growth of cancer. While the _____41_____（result）are unsettling, it may help you to know
that out of the more than 49,000 tea drinkers in _____42_____ study, only 317 developed esophagus cancer. In
other words, the overall risk is still small.
The study has also showed that although black and green teas have antioxidants（抗氧化剂）_____43_____
can help reduce cancer risk, there are other unknown compounds（化合物）in the teas that may have a harmful
effect on your body when they _____44_____（make）too hot. Before drinking hot teas, ______45______ is
wise to wait until they cool down.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你校广播电台将增设英语广播栏目，现对播出时段、时长、节目内容向听众征求意见。
请你用英语写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 你的建议；
2. 你 理的由。
注意：词数80左右。
Dear radio station,
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第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was in the 1930s, and things were tough. Mum had a hard time raising us on her own in our small
community of New Westminster, BC. My dad had drowned in Pitt Lake, five years ago.
Looking back, I realize what Mum went through sending us kids to school. Every morning she would put a
new piece of cardboard in our shoes, because the bottom parts were worn out. When we got home, Mum would
have “French toast” ready for us. Constant moving was typical for my family in those times. Rent was 25 dollars a
month, but Mum couldn’t pay it, and we knew we would be evicted right after Christmas on the first of January.
Christmas was approaching, and we were entitled to a twenty-five-dollar Christmas fund from social services.
The inspector came to our house, and searched it from top to bottom to be sure we didn’t have any food hidden
away. When he didn’t find any, he issued the cheque to Mum.
Mum said that instead of buying food, she would use the 25 dollars to pay back rent, assuring all of us a roof
over our heads for a little while longer. She told us then there would be nothing for Christmas.
Unknown to Mum, I had been selling Christmas tree, cleaning snow, and doing part-time jobs to earn enough
money to buy a new pair of boots. Boots that weren’t patched, boots with no cardboard in the soles. I knew exactly
which boots I wanted. They were ten-inch Top Genuine Pierre Paris and they had a price of 23 dollars.
Well, the big day came on the afternoon of Christmas Eve. I was excited, as I hurried up the road to the shoe
store, but on the way I noticed a house with Christmas lights and decorations. It was then I realized at our house,
we had no lights, no decorations, nor any money for Christmas meals. I knew that we would have no turkey or ham
for Christmas, and I felt sad.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150个左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
As I continued walking, I began to reconsider my plan.
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2025 学年第一学期金兰教育合作组织期中联考高一年级英语学科试题
考生须知：
1. 本卷共9页满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2. 答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号、座位号及准考证号并填涂相应数字。
3. 所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效。
4. 考试结束后，只需上交答题纸。
选择题部分
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will Karen do?
A. Check the time. B. Stop playing the piano. C. Apologize to her neighbors.
2. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. On a bus. B. In the street. C. At a museum.
3. What does Michelle suggest Mark do?
A. See a doctor. B. Control his diet. C. Try the new ice cream shop.
4. What does the man think of the phone?
A. It is expensive. B. It is outdated. C. It is of poor quality.
5. What does the woman think of the cafeteria food?
A. It’s cheap. B. It’s tasty. C. It’s terrible.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中
选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5秒钟;听完后，各
小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is broken in the sales department?
A. A light. B. A copy machine. C. An air conditioner.
7. What is Max going to do first?
A. Deal with other urgent repairs.
B. Serve important customers.
C. Arrange a lunch appointment.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. How many people are expected to attend the party?
A. About 250. B. About 300. C. About 350.
9. Why can’t the party be held in the Pine Room?
A. There’s not enough room. B. The decoration isn’t good. C. It is a little far.
10. What will Dr Darren do next Friday night?
A. Listen to a report. B. Take part in a party. C. Work with his colleague.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why does the man make the call?
A. To order pizzas. B. To make an apology. C. To make a complaint(投诉).12. How does the woman solve the problem?
A. Return the money.
B. Send the pizzas once more.
C. Take back the delivered pizzas.
13. How many pizzas will the man get in total?
A. 17. B. 30. C. 43.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Brother and sister. C. Teacher and student.
15. Why did Sam miss some classes?
A. He asked for sick leave. B. He took a trip to London. C. He looked after his father.
16. When will the speakers meet in the evening?
A. At 5:00. B. At 6:00. C. At 7:00.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How much is the most popular ticket?
A. 39. B. 43. C. 55.
18. Who started Madame Tussauds Museum?
A. A French king. B. An art teacher. C. A footballer.
19. Where was the second Madame Tussauds Museum opened?
A. In Las Vegas. B. In Washington. C. In Amsterdam.
20. What is the speaker about to do?
A. Have a rest in a café.
B. Hand out some guidebooks.
C. Tour around the museum shop.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四
个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Different from a text-heavy novel, coffee table books offer large images and smaller sections of text, allowing
us to easily dive in and explore.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings by Kathryn Calley Galitz
If you’re unable to wander along the corridors of this world-famous museum yourself, don’t worry: this bookoffers an impressive insight into some of the masterpieces housed here. Amazing images will attract the casual
reader, while views from Galitz, director of the museum, on different pieces are set to engage art and history lovers
alike.
Destinations of a Lifetime: 225 of the World’s Most Amazing Places by National Geographic
With large, striking photos, a mere glance through this book will fuel the urge to travel. Besides a few of the
hot places, there are plenty of destinations you may not have heard of. Alongside images of dramatic landscapes,
accompanying handy tips on experiencing them like a local.
Secret Gardeners by Victoria Summerley
When thinking of some of Britain’s most famous names, their busy, jet-set lifestyles probably spring to mind.
But, away from the public eye, these individuals are just like us, and love nothing more than spending hours in their
gardens. The pages of this beautiful book share fantastic images from the gardens of 25 well-known personalities.
The Story of Food: An Illustrated History of Everything We Eat by DK
The origins and facts of different ingredients are included in this book, along with explorations into the
development of cooking over the ages. The book is more text-heavy, but don’t let that put you off: there are still
plenty of beautiful photos and vivid illustrations throughout.
1. Which of the following books includes opinions from an expert?
A. Secret Gardeners. B. The Story of Food.
C. Destinations of a Lifetime. D. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
2. What does Victoria write about?
A. History of cooking. B. Tips on traveling cheaply.
C. Busy lifestyles of British people. D. Private gardens in Britain.
3. What makes The Story of Food different from the other three?
A. It contains bigger sections of words. B. It provides unfamiliar information.
C. It attracts casual readers and specialists. D. It shares amazing images.
【答案】1. D 2. D 3. A
B
Singapore is known as a world’s most highly developed country, with well-equipped apartments. But for one
man, that couldn’t be further from the place he called home — a shelter in one of the country’s forests.
On meeting Oh Go Seng, the first thing that strikes you is the bright light in his eyes. He wears his 79 years
very lightly, looking in far better shape than many people half his age.
Mr. Oh grew up together with his family in Sungei Tengah, a local kampong or village. In the 1980s, however,these kampongs were knocked down, to make way for new high-rise buildings. Most kampong residents were
offered new homes by the government, but Mr. Oh was unable to get a place of his own. His brother, however, did
get a government flat and Mr. Oh was invited to live there, but he eventually moved out as he said he did not want
to bother the family. So, he headed back to a forest close to where his old home once stood and started to spend
nights in a shelter.
Upon getting close to the shelter, you see ashes in the doorway from the open fire that Mr. Oh would cook on.
The garden near his tent is where he would grow his own food. The towering jackfruit tree over his tent, he says,
provided enough shade, and he never felt uncomfortable.
Loneliness was never a problem either, he says. He kept himself busy taking care of his garden, although that,
he adds, was made easy by the good growing conditions. The worst aspect of living in the forest, he says, was the
mice. They would find their way into his shelter and bite holes in his clothes.
In February this year — on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Mr. Oh was given a new home to live in. He
now works as a driver, transporting foreign workers from one job to another, and sometimes does gardening work,
he says.
4. What do we know about Mr. Oh from the first two paragraphs?
A. He lives in a very good apartment.
B He loves his well-equipped shelter
C. He looks young for his age.
D. He is very fond of light clothes.
5. Why were those kampongs removed in the 1980s?
A. A new road would be built.
B. They were in bad condition.
C. The villagers wanted new homes.
D. They had to make room for new buildings.
6. Why did Mr. Oh move out of his brother’s flat?
A. He preferred to live alone in nature.
B. He didn’t want to trouble his family.
C. He didn’t want to work with his family.
D. He had an argument with his family.
7. What is Mr. Oh’s attitude towards living in the shelter?
A. Positive. B. Upset. C. Worried. D. Unconcerned【答案】4. C 5. D 6. B 7. A
C
In order to help discover spoilage (变质) and reduce food waste for supermarkets and consumers, researchers
have developed new low-cost, smart phone-linked, eco-friendly spoilage sensors for meat and fish packaging.
One in three UK consumers throw away food just because it reaches the use-by date, but 60% (4.2 million
tons) of the £12.5 billion-worth of food we throw away each year is safe to eat.
The researchers, whose findings were published in ACS Sensors, say the sensors could also finally replace the
use-by date, which is now widely used to tell if food is fresh and eatable.
The sensors cost two US cents each to make. Known as “paper-based electrical gas sensors (PEGS)”, they
sense spoilage gases like ammonia (a poisonous gas with a strong unpleasant smell) in meat and fish products. The
information provided by the electronic nose is received by a smart phone, and then you can know whether the food
is fresh and safe to eat.
Lead author Dr. Firat Guder, of Imperial’s Department of Bioengineering, said, “Although they’re designed to
keep us safe, use-by dates can lead to eatable food being thrown away. They don’t always reflect its actual
freshness. In fact, people often get sick from food-borne diseases due to poor storage, even when an item is within
its use-by date.
“These sensors are cheap enough so we hope to see supermarkets using them within three years. Our goal is to
use PEGS in food packaging to reduce unnecessary food waste.”
The authors hope that PEGS could have applications (应用) beyond food processing, like sensing chemicals in
agriculture, air quality, and detecting disease markers in breath.
8. What is the function of PEGS according to the text?
A. To improve the service of stores.
B. To help supermarkets store foods.
C. To improve the taste of food products.
D. To help people test food freshness.
9. What role does the smartphone play while PEGS are functioning?
A. It acts as an electronic nose.
B. It reads the information collected by PEGS.
C. It discovers the spoilage gases from foods.
D. It helps print the gas sensors onto paper.
10. What does Dr. Firat Guder say about use-by dates?A. They are not completely reliable. B. They can help reduce food waste.
C. They are not accepted by consumers. D. They are based on scientific research.
11. What does the author mainly talk about in the text?
A. The process of researching spoilage sensors.
B. A new technology in packaging to reduce food waste.
C. Use-by dates’ influence on supermarkets and consumers.
D. Various applications of the electronic nose in food storage.
【答案】8. D 9. B 10. A 11. B
D
In 1995, a middle-aged man named McArthur Wheeler robbed two banks in Pittsburgh during the day. He
didn’t wear a mask — he even smiled at the security cameras before leaving each bank. That night, the police
arrested him. When officers showed Wheeler the camera tapes, he looked shocked and said, “But I used the juice!”
Wheeler thought rubbing lemon juice on his skin would make him invisible to the cameras. He knew lemon juice
works as “invisible ink” — you can’t see what’s written with it unless you heat the paper. So he believed he
wouldn’t show up on the tapes if he stayed away from heat.
This strange case got the attention of David Dunning, a psychologist at Cornell University. He asked his
graduate student Justin Kruger to help figure out what was going on. They found that almost everyone thinks their
abilities (like social skills or thinking skills) are good, but some people mistakenly believe their abilities are much
better than they really are. This wrong sense of confidence is now called the “Dunning-Kruger effect.”
To study this, Dunning and Kruger did experiments with college students. In one test, they asked students
questions about grammar, logic and jokes. Then they had the students guess their scores and how they did
compared to others. The students who scored the lowest overestimated their abilities the most. For example, those
at the bottom thought they did better than two-thirds of the other students!
It’s common for people to overestimate their abilities. But the problem with unskilled people is that they not
only make bad choices — they also can’t tell they’re making mistakes. In a year-long study, good students could
better guess their future exam scores if they got feedback (反馈) on their grades. But poor students still didn’t
realize they were doing badly, even when they got clear, repeated feedback. Instead of thinking about their
mistakes, they insisted they were right. As Charles Darwin wrote in The Descent of Man (1871): “Ignorance more
frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.”
Interestingly, very smart people also can’t assess their abilities accurately. Just as D and F students
overestimate their skills, A students underestimate theirs. The difference is: if given helpful feedback, skilled peoplecan adjust their self-assessment — but unskilled people can’t.
12. Why did McArthur Wheeler rub lemon juice on his skin before robbing the banks?
A. He wanted to protect his skin from the sun.
B. He thought it would make cameras unable to catch him.
C. He used it to hide the smell of his sweat in the bank.
D. He believed it could help him stay calm during the robbery.
13. Which of the following statements about the Dunning-Kruger effect is TRUE?
A. The effect is true for everyone in daily life.
B. It suggests that most people lack abilities.
C. Some people are overconfident about their abilities.
D. The conclusion is made based on many bank robberies.
14. The underlined word “begets” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “________”.
A. results in B. makes use of C. brings down D. breaks away from
15. What can we infer from the passage?
A. True knowledge means knowing how much you don’t know.
B. It’s impossible for people to judge their real ability level.
C. Wrong confidence is the main reason why people fail.
D. People with great abilities often have a low opinion of themselves.
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. A 15. A
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选
项。
Cold weather is good for you
With winter approaching, people begin to complain about cold weather. ___16___ There’ s plenty to love
about cold weather. And there’ s plenty of evidence that cooler temperatures can be part of a healthy life.
First, cooler temperatures can help you lose weight. It can also help you sleep better. You might feel
uncomfortable at first if you cool your bedroom down. But if you, for example, switch your bedroom temperature
from 72 down to 62 degrees gradually over a few weeks, your body will adjust. ___17___
I have long kept my winter house temperature at 62 degrees. How did I find that number? Well, I
experimented on myself about eight years ago. ___18___ I started at 66 and turned it down one degree every few
days until 60. I found when the temperature was colder than 62, I couldn’t focus. But 62 was perfect. Anotherbenefit for me was that it also kept me clear-headed while working at home.
Interestingly, science also says 62 degrees is the magic number for brainwork. ___19___ It said 62 degrees
was the temperature at which the schoolboy subjects of the study functioned perfect. And while we’ re speaking of
work and school, other research shows that people study better when the weather outside is “bad”.
___20___ But according to a Harvard Health Letter from 2010, proper cold temperatures could be good for
skin because it trains blood vessels in the skin to be responsive. So, rosy cheeks ! There’ s no reason to be afraid of
winter weather. Hug it and you, too, can enjoy the season.
A. I recently read a 1972 study.
B. And you’ll save money on energy costs as well.
C. Many people like to use cold water to wash their face.
D. At that time, I worked at home and liked warm temperature.
E. Most of us think cold weather leads to dry skin and wrinkling.
F. The reason was that I hated spending money on heating bills.
G. But if you’ re active and healthy, it doesn’t have to be a negative thing.
【答案】16. G 17. B 18. F 19. A 20. E
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个
选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
After Maggie Doyne graduated from high school, she decided to take a gap year traveling the world before
starting college. She ____21____ a few of her belongings and set off. The journey changed her life and the lives
of hundreds of orphaned children (孤儿) forever.
In 2006, Doyne took a trip in Nepal, Asia. Having grown up in New Jersey, Doyne was ____22____ to see so
many orphaned children living on the streets. One day, she saw a little girl named Hema carrying ____23____ to
and from the village. She earned two dollars a day to support herself. She later found out that there were 80 million
children across the globe living like Hema. She thought to herself, “____24____ the 80 million. What if I start with
Hema?” It was then that she decided to take Hema under her wing and pay for her education.
But helping Hema was not enough for Doyne. Doyne used her ____25____ to buy an acre of land. Then,
she built the kids a home, the Kopila Valley Children’s Home.
Now, the Do Something Foundation is doing something for Doyne. The organization provides resources and
support for teens that want to make a(n) ____26____ in the world. On Thursday night, the foundation
____27____ Doyne the $100,000 prize winner of the 2009 Do Something Award.The Kopila Valley Children’s Home ____28____ opened its doors in 2008. Doyne, now 22 years old, has
helped more than 700 other orphans find families. She also ____29____ a program that provides scholarships for
____30____families to send their children to school. The children learn basic skills such as sewing and cooking.
They also grow their own food in their garden and raise farm animals.
Doyne ____31____ that she didn’t have it all ____32____ when she first arrived in Nepal. “I just felt that
there was something there for me,” she said. Her parents were ____33____ of her. ____34____ it was a
challenge to persuade other adults that an 18-year-old girl could complete such a big project, Doyne never gave up
on fund raising. In just over a year, she had enough money to build her dream home.
Doyne’s story is a good ____35____ that although we cannot solve all the world’s problems on our own, we
can take the first step of solving one problem.
21. A. packed up B. broke up C. built up D. picked up
22. A. alarmed B. excited C. annoyed D. shocked
23. A. messages B. loads C. passengers D. money
24. A. Forget B. Mention C. Require D. Reduce
25. A. belongings B. budgets C. savings D. credits
26. A. plan B. difference C. research D. living
27. A. named B. gave C. offered D. called
28 A. simply B. officially C. frequently D. regularly
29. A. runs B. employs C. accepts D. sets
30. A. wealthy B. important C. great D. needy
31. A. announces B. promises C. admits D. refuses
32. A. put out B. set out C. carried out D. figured out
33. A. doubtful B. satisfied C. confident D. supportive
34. A. Even though B. As long as C. As if D. In case
35. A. informer B. predictor C. reminder D. creator
【答案】21. A 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. C 32. D 33. D
34. A 35. C
非选择题部分
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
You have heard about tea's health benefits, but not all the news _____36_____（be） good. The latest study,led by Farhad Islami, from the American Cancer Society, has found that _____37_____（drink）too hot tea may
double your risk of esophagus（食道）cancer.
While previous studies have found a link _____38_____ hot drinks and this type of cancer, this is the first
study to _____39_____（accurate）figure out the temperature at which a hot liquid becomes risky. Dr. Islami and
his colleagues find that the constant damage of stomach _____40_____（cause）by swallowing the hot liquids
may speed up the growth of cancer. While the _____41_____（result）are unsettling, it may help you to know
that out of the more than 49,000 tea drinkers in _____42_____ study, only 317 developed esophagus cancer. In
other words, the overall risk is still small.
The study has also showed that although black and green teas have antioxidants（抗氧化剂）_____43_____
can help reduce cancer risk, there are other unknown compounds（化合物）in the teas that may have a harmful
effect on your body when they _____44_____（make）too hot. Before drinking hot teas, ______45______ is
wise to wait until they cool down.
【答案】36. is 37. drinking
38. between
39. accurately
40. caused 41. results
42. the 43. that/which
44. are made
45. it
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你校广播电台将增设英语广播栏目，现对播出时段、时长、节目内容向听众征求意见。
请你用英语写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 你的建议；
2. 你 理的由。
注意：词数80左右。
Dear radio station,
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【答案】Dear radio station,
Knowing that you will adjust the broadcast time slot, length and column, I am writing to give my suggestions.
First of all, I think a 20-minute news summary can be played before the morning reading class, which will
help students get to know national events and stimulate their listening ability. Secondly, English pop songs can be
played for ten minutes after school at noon, which can relieve students’ study pressure. Finally, during the afternoon
break, some excellent sample essays published by students can be played.
Hoping my suggestions can be helpful.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was in the 1930s, and things were tough. Mum had a hard time raising us on her own in our small
community of New Westminster, BC. My dad had drowned in Pitt Lake, five years ago.
Looking back, I realize what Mum went through sending us kids to school. Every morning she would put a
new piece of cardboard in our shoes, because the bottom parts were worn out. When we got home, Mum would
have “French toast” ready for us. Constant moving was typical for my family in those times. Rent was 25 dollars a
month, but Mum couldn’t pay it, and we knew we would be evicted right after Christmas on the first of January.
Christmas was approaching, and we were entitled to a twenty-five-dollar Christmas fund from social services.
The inspector came to our house, and searched it from top to bottom to be sure we didn’t have any food hidden
away. When he didn’t find any, he issued the cheque to Mum.
Mum said that instead of buying food, she would use the 25 dollars to pay back rent, assuring all of us a roof
over our heads for a little while longer. She told us then there would be nothing for Christmas.
Unknown to Mum, I had been selling Christmas tree, cleaning snow, and doing part-time jobs to earn enough
money to buy a new pair of boots. Boots that weren’t patched, boots with no cardboard in the soles. I knew exactly
which boots I wanted. They were ten-inch Top Genuine Pierre Paris and they had a price of 23 dollars.
Well, the big day came on the afternoon of Christmas Eve. I was excited, as I hurried up the road to the shoe
store, but on the way I noticed a house with Christmas lights and decorations. It was then I realized at our house,
we had no lights, no decorations, nor any money for Christmas meals. I knew that we would have no turkey or hamfor Christmas, and I felt sad.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150个左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
As I continued walking, I began to reconsider my plan.
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With great excitement and tears, I knocked on the door of our house.
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【答案】As I continued walking, I began to reconsider my plan. At one moment, the boots I had been longing for
flashed through my head. And then my Mum’s face appeared, drowned in sorrow, trying in vain to explain to us all
why we should celebrate Christmas with no presents, no decorations or no turkey. At exactly that moment, it came
to my awareness how selfish I was. Feeling the money in my sweaty hand, I made a big decision and stepped into
the grocery store. Having finished shopping, I made my way home, excited and proud of my choice.
With great excitement and tears in my eyes, I knocked on the door. I could hardly wait to see my mother’s
face! No sooner had I opened the door than some of the Christmas goodies fell inside onto the floor. She just stood
there, dumbfounded. Holding back the tears, I said, “Merry Christmas!” Next moment, I was welcomed by the
most passionate hugs and kisses from my beloved Mum.
