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I walked into a bank in town a couple of days ago and waited in the queue. I was the second 41 and I couldn’t help overhearing the42 in front of me. The bank clerk must have been having a(an) 43 day and after asking how the 44 was and so on, he began to complain about about our government, 45 them for not doing enough to 46 the coast from storms and floods as this had been much on the news at the time.
He was in 47 spirits and you could tell that he was really 48 about a lot of things going on in the world. going on in the world.
My heart went out to him. I was 49 next and all I could do was 50 . 1didn’have any t words. Afterwards, it 51 to me something that had been running under my own thoughts.
So I left the bank, found a 52 and on it I wrote: Sometimes the bad parts of the world seem so 53 . There are so many sad things going on in the news. They make it hard to see 54 going on around us. But that doesn’ｔ55 life right now can’t be beautiful. All you have to do is open your eyes. It缝隙’) s in the gaps(that beauty is 56 .
I 57 the postcard back into the bank, wandered around and 58 it on a table, 59 that the bank clerk would find it. Whether he did or not, I never found out, but it 60 would do someone some good, which I’m certain of. 41. A. in sight 42. A. story 43. A. perfect 44. A. customer 45. A. praising 46. A. prevent 47. A. low 48. A. excited 49. A. served 50. A. comfort 51. A. seemed 52. A. pen
53. A. disappointing interesting
B. in the way
C. in line
D. in time D. coversation D. unfortunate D. officer
B. noise C. quarrel B. bad C. nervous B. farmer C. thinker
B. blaming C. doubting D. punishing B. remove C. separate D. protect B. high C. good
D. strange
B. trouble C. cautious D. curious B. paid C. refused B. smile C. scream
D. invited D. criticize
B. happened C. came D. looked B. desk C. postcard
D. book
D.
B. encouraging C. delightful
54. A. fight 55. A. tell 56. A. found 57. A. passed 58. A. wrote 59. A. advising 60. A. surely 阅读理解
B. pollution C. luckiness D. beauty B. feel C. mean B. built C. missed B. mailed C. took B. hid C. announced
D. teach D. neglected D. lost D. left
B. hoping C. watching D. guessing B. suddenly C. hardly D. lately
D
An eco-friendly Danish company has come up with a new product—plantable pencils, as a way of highlighting the concept of sustainability(可持续性). The creations made by Danish company Sprout focus on things you can recycle and plant like pencils, cards and stickers.
Their plantable pencils are one of their hot products, As the name suggests, plantable pencils are fitted with a small capsule at the end that contains seeds. Michael Stausholm, Sprout’s chief manager, says once the pencil is too short to use, it can be planted in soil instead of being thrown away. “It shows people—kids, grownups—in a very easy way what sustainability is all about. Donuse things ’t just and throw them away. Use things, and then use them for something else. In this case, we give it new life. ”
The seeds inside the capsules range from flowers to herbs and fruiting plants. The botanist says they are testing out more varieties, especially those difficult to grow in cooler northern European homes to ensure their pencils contain the best possible variety of a particular seed.
Stausholm said, “People seem to really love the eco pencil and the fact that it has so many practical uses. I also think the fact that it is 100 per cent sustainable and is handmade from only natural materials makes it more appealing.
Sprout now sells between 300,000 and 400,000 pencils a month. IKEA, Disney, Pepsi, and Bank of America, as well as public bodies and citizens, are all on Sprout’s customer list.
They are also developing small waterproof boxes called “Tiny Gardens”, targetat people who don’t want to keep soil in the kitchen.
Though some are ignoring their importance when it comes to longer term sustainability, Stausholm says the plantable products can still make an impact. “We don’t think that we save the planet at all, but it’s a small thing, it’s the smthat we do in our everyday lives, step by step. We can all make a difference in the way we think when we consume.”
33. What’s special about the plantable pencil?A. It can grow into different plants. B. It can be made into different seeds. C. It can be planted in special soil.
D. It can be kept in waterproof boxes. 34. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Plantable pencil is the only successful product of Sprout. B. Only handmade products will have sustainability.
C. The plantable pencils have become popular in many countries. D. The eco pencil are refused in northern European countries. 35. The author writes the passage in order to . A. advertise the plantable pencils to the world B. introduce a new and sustainable way of writing C. make a difference in the world step by step D. introduce a new and eco-friendly product
第二节根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
One of the greatest times in my life began in the professional baseball world. My son, Marcus, was seven then. What we had in common is that he and I both enjoyed watching games. 36
We caught games in several cities. 37 There were cheerful audience at the gate and mostly there was the thrill of being close to the action. Seeing this, I got the idea that Marcus and I could have our own baseball season the next summer when my work as a music professor was finished for the year. We could spend a few weeks on the road going to professional games. Furthermore, I might even try to play the national anthem(国歌) at some ballparks(棒球场)
38 That summer I performed the national anthem for several teams as my
son stood next to me. From second year on, Marcus joined me behind the microphone. 39 Some newspapers wrote stories about us, resulting in pleasant meeting with others who came out to hear us play.
Over the course of five summers, we played 70 anthems at 59 baseball parks. We covered 22,000 miles in the car and stayed in 35 states and two Canadian provinces. 40 It was a nickname given by a baseball player. We did enjoy ourselves every summer.
A. And I was deeply attracted by the atmosphere. B. It was the start of a great adventure. C. Marcus and I were in favor of the idea. D. The trips make a good impression on us. E. Marcus and I were called the Anthem Guys.
F. People responded warmly to our father-and-son shows. G. I decided to take him to see some professional teams play. 第二节阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
“Red” Hong Yi: Paint without paintbrush
Malaysian artist Hong Yi, 61 also goes by the nickname of “Red”, has a rare talent for capturing the beauty of the simplest things that she has ever seen.
Her father was born in Shanghai, but her family moved to Malaysia in the 1960s. While 62 (grow) up there, she heard many stories about life in China. Her
grandparents would tell her about China, while her parents made sure she could speak Chinese and 63 (know) about her relatives in China. So she 64 (have) a fascination with Chinese culture ever since she was a little girl. Armed with Architecture and Design degrees, she decided to move to China and settle down in Shanghai.
65 (inspire) by the differences of the human experience, Red tends to make
unusual things out of such small things 66 sunflower seeds, melted candles or chopsticks, because she doesn’t use a paintbrush. She completed her first work, 67 portrait of Ai Weiwei, a Chinese contemporary artist, made 68 (total) out of sunflower seeds. Her latest 69 (project) include mountains, Chinese opera masks and tree paintings.
We hope she will have more works 70 (share) with us. 1____________________ 2____________________ 3____________________ 4___________________5____________________
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7_________8_____________ 9________________10_______________ 第四部分写作(共两节, 满分35分)
The Double Ninth Festival, also known for the Chongyang Festival, fall on September 9 in the lunar calendar. It is one of the most important traditional festival in China, which more and more Chinese people value them.
Double nines mean “forever”Chinese culture, in so the Double Ninth Festival held in honor of the elderly. In a past, people usually got together with their friends on: this day, enjoyed tea while appreciated the beautiful chrysanthemnms(菊花) in full bloom and climbed high mountains. It is real a wonderful time to enjoy being with families and friends.
The Double Ninth Festival is very popular that many poems have been writing about it.
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