1、一、阅读理解一、阅读理解 In 2011, during his freshman year at the University of Maryland, Simon was struck by how much food was thrown away in the college cafeteria. I was shocked to see someone buy a full sandwich, eat half of it, and throw the other half out, said Simon. It was not the value I grew up with. F
2、or him, discarded food was a natural goldmine where he could source to do good. Four years later, Simon co-founded Imperfect Produce, a subscription-based home-delivery service for discounted ugly fruits and vegetables that are perfectly good on the inside, but otherwise rejected from the food suppl
3、y chain for their looks. Up to 20% of the fruits and vegetables grown on farms in America are thrown away because the produce doesnt meet grocery stores standards, said Simon. Its often for discoloration, scarring on the surface caused by the fruit rubbing against a tree limb or an atypical shape, h
4、e said. Sometimes its the size. Simon, 29, and Chesler, 27, decided to source this ugly produce directly from farms and deliver it to customers for about 30% less than conventional grocery store prices. The reason why we created Imperfect Produce as a direct-to-consumer business is because grocery s
5、tores didnt want to partner with us, said Simon. So we became our own store. The San Francisco- based service launched in August 2015. Today, Imperfect Produce has more than 200, 000 subscribers in 22 cities. The company sources its produce from 250 growers nationwide, and slightly more than half of
6、 it is organic. To date, Simon said the service has helped recover 40 million pounds of food from going to waste. Simon declined to disclose income but said this years sales are expected to double last years. The business is not yet profitable, but he hopes to expand the service to 40 cities by the
7、end of 2019 and eventually take the company public at some point. 1.Why are many fruits and vegetables wasted? A.They are not tasty. B.They are poorly looking. C.They are not nutritious. D.They are not good inside. 2.What made Simon create Imperfect Produce as a direct-to-consumer business? A.Relati
8、vely high prices offered by him. B.His desire to offer convenient service to others. C.The wish to set up his own business. D.Grocery stores refusal to cooperate with him. 3.What can be inferred about Simon? A.He thinks a lot about the wasted food. B.He wants to help the poor. C.He expects to make p
9、rofits from his business. D.He has expanded his service to 40 cities. Big changes in agriculture are taking place in Singapore. The small, Southeast Asian nation is leading a farming revolution, according to the Reuters news agency. Singapore covers around 720 square kilometers of land and only one
10、percent of that land area is used for agriculture. Food production costs are higher there than the rest of Southeast Asia. As climate change and population growth threaten food supplies, the pressure on new farmers is to answer the governments call to grow more with less. Whenever I talk about food
11、security in Singapore, I tell people not to think about land think about space, because you can go upwards and sideways, said Paul Teng, an agriculture professor at Nanyang Technological University. There are more than 30 vertical(垂直的) farms in Singapore ones that grow up, not across, the land. Sust
12、enir Agriculture is one of these businesses. Its hydroponic(无土栽培的) farm grows non-native foods like cherry tomatoes and strawberries inside buildings under artificial lighting. Then it sells the produce to local supermarkets and online stores. Sustenir raised $ 16 million from investors (投资者) last y
13、ear. The money will be used to expand operations in Singapore. However, not everyone thinks the new technology is best. Egg farmer William Ho says the government should not depend so much on agriculture technology businesses. Many of them have failed. Thats why Im always asking the government why it
14、 doesnt invest in us old-timers. We are more practical, he said. Professor Paul Teng said an issue for urban farmers is that the high cost of the technology makes their products too pricey for many people. 1.What does the second paragraph mainly discuss? A.High food production costs.B.Reasons for ch
15、anges in agriculture. C.Agricultural technology businesses.D.Sale expansion of food markets. 2.Which is the way to achieve food security according to Paul Teng? A.Exploring more space.B.Buying more food. C.Enlarging farmland.D.Investing more money. 3.What do we know about the old-timers? A.They work
16、 on high-tech farms.B.They benefit from pricey products. C.They reduce production costs.D.They need the governments support. 4.Where is this passage probably taken from? A.A guidebook.B.A brochure.C.A newspaper.D.A journal. Sooner or later, most students are to take some form of English examinations
17、. Often the more successful students are better prepared. However, sometimes students who do well have better test-taking skills. These abilities really have nothing to do with understanding English better. They are skills that make taking the test easier, and therefore provide better results. Here
18、are some very important and often ignored guidelines(指导方针) to take a test successfully. Do not insist on completing each question before going to the next. This is extremely important. Remember one question may only be worth one point! You will become nervous when you fail to find out its answer, ma
19、king you lose your concentration and leading to worse results. However, answering the questions you are sure you know results in your being more relaxed and feeling more confident. Go through the test a second time to work out the answers to more difficult questions. Sometimes questions asked are an
20、swered in later questions asking for different things. Usually (but not always) a strong first impulse (冲动) means we know the answer and we dont really have to think about it too much. Going back to think about it usually makes you unsure and often causes a mistake. This is very common, so be very c
21、areful! If you dont know the answer, write something. If you are answering a 4-possibility multiple-choice question you will still have a 25% chance of being correct! Taking a test is as much for you as for your teacher, so never cheat. If you cheat, you wont help yourself in the long run. 1.In the
22、first paragraph, the writer stresses the importance of _. A.better preparations for examsB.better understanding of English C.better skills at taking examsD.better results of taking exams 2.When taking an exam, what are you advised to do? A.To first answer the questions which are easier for you. B.To
23、 rethink about the answers that youve written too much. C.To search the test paper for all the answers to the questions. D.To give up the questions whose answers you dont know. 3.It is common that many students _. A.pay much attention to their test-taking skillsB.often give up a difficult test halfw
24、ay C.often get higher results by cheatingD.dont believe in their first impulse 4.What would be the best title of the passage? A.Effective Studying MethodsB.Effective Test-taking Skills C.Getting Better Exam ResultsD.Being Successful Students Today, the worlds diversity (多样性) of food crops is quickly
25、 decreasing. But scientists around the world are taking action. They are building seed banks. At seed banks, scientists store the seeds of many different crops. There are now about 1,400 seed banks around the world. However, some banks are in warm countries. If the electricity fails, the seeds will
26、get too hot and die. Other seed banks are in countries troubled by war. Sometimes people damage the seed banks. If this happens, valuable seeds can be lost forever! The organisation Global Crop Diversity Trust decided they wanted to deal with this problem. So, they decided to build a global seed ban
27、k. This seed bank would contain a back-up, or extra copy, of all the worlds seeds. Smaller seed banks would still collect and keep local seeds. But they would also send copies of their seeds to the global bank. Scientists from the Global Crop Diversity Trust chose the cold, snowy mountains of Svalba
28、rd, Norway to build the global seed bankthe Svalbard Global Seed Vault (斯瓦尔巴全球种子库). Organisations, farmers, or local seed banks store their extra seeds there. And the people who place their seeds in the vault are the only people who can take them out. They pay to ship their seeds to Norway, but it d
29、oes not cost them any money to store their seeds. The Global Crop Diversity Trust pays for this. Cary Fowler is a scientist who heads the Global Crop Diversity Trust. He said, If the Seed Vault simply supplies seed banks with copies of seeds that those banks lost by accident, the Seed Vault will be
30、worth more than it cost. 1.What is the purpose of building the seed banks? A.To research on seeds.B.To produce new seeds. C.To protect crop diversity.D.To increase the number of seeds. 2.Compared with other seed banks, the global seed bank _. A.was built by the governmentB.is more welcomed by farmer
31、s C.is mainly used by great scientistsD.can provide a good environment for seeds 3.What can we learn about the Svalbard Global Seed Vault? A.It helps to pay the shipping cost.B.No one can take seeds out of there. C.There are no fees to store seeds there.D.It mainly receives seeds from farmers. 4.Wha
32、t is Cary Fowlers attitude towards the Seed Vault? A.He feels it is very important.B.He is surprised at it. C.He thinks it costs too much.D.He is uncertain about it. 二、七选五二、七选五 Overcome Culture Shock in the Classroom Culture shock occurs in a classroom when students are exposed to a new situation. _
33、. However, it can also happen to students moving from a small town to a large city, to home-schooled students starting formal school education or to students progressing from one level of education to another. There are several strategies that teachers can use to help students overcome culture shock
34、. Make group rules Brainstorm (集体讨论) group rules with the class as a whole to create a safe space and good learning environment. _. Rules could include respecting differences, listening when someone is speaking and not teasing, for example. Provide a partner Find a partner for the new student in the
35、 adjustment period. _. A good partner is someone who is friendly, outgoing and patient. The partner should show the new student around the school, spend time with him or her after class and eat lunch with him or her. Know the source of a problem Identify problems early and work with the student and
36、his or her family to deal with them. _. It can also be caused by overseas or home school environment. Students and parents need to be aware of all the rules and customs that apply. _ Create lessons that include information about different countries and traditions. These could include story reading,
37、geography, cultural studies and history. Encourage the student to share some information about himself or herself. A. Create special lessons B. Respect other cultures C. They have lost their own language and culture D. Explain the rules and require everyone to follow them E. A partner can help him o
38、r her quickly adapt to the new environment F. Classroom culture shock is often caused by the very different environment of a classroom G. Typically, this happens when a new immigrant(移民) student arrives in a classroom for the first time 三、完形填空（三、完形填空（15 空）空） When I was a little boy, I would play out
39、side for hours on sunny summer days, and then have a deep and peaceful sleep at night. Sometimes, Id have some vivid dreams, making me1for a moment. I would stare out into the darkness to see if anything was there and then2over and go back to sleep. I can still remember a few times when I woke up,3o
40、ut into the darkness, and actually saw someone there. It was Mom4over me as I slept. Each time she5told me to go back to sleep and I closed my eyes again, feeling6and loved. I never asked Mom why she watched me sleep from time to time, but after seeing my own children7so fast, I think I know why. Sh
41、e wanted to catch a moment in time and8it in her heart forever. I just9that she carried a lot of those moments with her into Heaven when she10at only 55. Last night I was sleeping lightly11I suddenly felt someone near me. I opened my eyes and saw Moms12standing in the room, smiling at me, and then s
42、he was gone. Now some may say that this was just a dream, a wish or part of an old13. To me, though, it was14that Moms loving spirit was still watching over me. To me, it was evidence enough to know that one day I would be15with her and everyone I have ever loved. Trust in their love. Know that your
43、 own life can be full of love, too. Then joyfully go out and live it with a brave heart and a smiling soul. (1).A.excitedB.calmC.worriedD.awake (2).A.takeB.rollC.lookD.climb (3).A.wentB.burstC.lookedD.found (4).A.watchingB.treatingC.helpingD.sitting (5).A.angrilyB.gladlyC.silentlyD.gently (6).A.chea
44、tedB.nervousC.safeD.anxious (7).A.bring upB.raise upC.lift upD.grow up (8).A.holdB.removeC.findD.cover (9).A.decideB.hopeC.wonderD.remember (10).A.ran awayB.put awayC.passed awayD.took away (11).A.whenB.whileC.sinceD.before (12).A.bodyB.figureC.shapeD.appearance (13).A.dreamB.wishC.storyD.memory (14
45、).A.proofB.timeC.chanceD.belief (15).A.reunitedB.buriedC.connectedD.joined 四、语法填空四、语法填空 The Chinese Government recently created the Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival, _(make) it a national festival that _ (set) up for farmers for the first time. This festival will not only celebrate harvests but it w
46、ill also be a reminder that more attention needs to be paid to agriculture and farmers, as well as _ (tradition) culture. Establishing the Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival is helpful to remind the whole society _ the importance of farming and farmers lives. It is necessary to make full use of polici
47、es, capital and good environment to boost agricultural _ (produce) and the rural economy, and to improve farmers living conditions so that they can devote _ (they) to their agricultural work. The founding of this festival will create an atmosphere of respecting and caring about farmers. _ recent yea
48、rs have seen the economic growth in most rural areas, a great increase in farmers income has not occurred. There is still _ large gap between urban and rural areas. This festival will help to increase food output, encouraging fanners _ (grow) more quality food, which is still the focus of Chinas agr
49、icultural work for today and the future. Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival is a festival for farmers, but farmers are not the only participants(参与 者) in it. Only when tourists _ (attract) by the charm of harvest activities will the festival have lasting appeal. 五、书面表达五、书面表达 假设你是高三学生李华。你的英国朋友 Jim 来信说他
50、在英国学校参加了中国书法俱乐部。擅长书 法的你决定写一幅书法作品寄给他,并附上一封信,信的内容包括: 1. 该作品的内容; 2. 送该作品的原因; 3. 表示愿意提供帮助。 注意: 1. 词数 80 左右; 2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 提示词:书法 calligraphy _ _ _ 使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为 150 左右。 Dannis was waiting at the airline ticket counter when he first noticed the young woman with shiny black hair pulled tightly
