第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
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。
What makes people successful? Take a look around and talk to your friends and seniors who are very successfulyou will see all of them have adopted certain values which have proved important for their success.
It is evident that successful people take initiative(主动性)When they find something needs to be done,they never hesitate to do it. 16 .they weigh immediately what has to be done and then do it with pleasure thus strengthening their reputation.
Successful people do things with great enthusiasm,especially when they believe in what they are doing.They are motivated by their own satisfaction and the joy they get from doing their work. 17 .
They do not fear failure.Failures and disappointments in life are unavoidable. 18 .Successful people pick themselves up after a fall and try again with more determination and commitment and learn from each failure.They associate with those they can learn from and enjoy the company of those appreciating their achievement.
Having good IQ often gets a person what he wants but it’s really the EQ that keeps him there and helps him enjoy a high reputation. 19 .By giving respect to others,they command respect for themselves.
20 .It’s better to praise others and win favor with them.So instead of complaining about a situation, successful people always try to solve it.
A.Successful people never complain
B.Successful person don’t make excuses.
C.They work hard even when no one is watching
D.They believe that responsibility is taken,not given
E.it’s failure that teaches us much more than success
F.It’s hard to be successful if you don’t trust the people around you
G.Successful people are polite to everyone and treat others with respect
第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45 分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5 分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When your child is supposed to be doing homeworkare they chatting with their friends on Facebook or playing games?Many studies have shown that multitasking doesn’t 21 , 22 your child is probably proudly claiming they can do ten things 23 ! Many people believe that they can 24 two or more tasks at the same time,but Dr.Edward Hallowell says this is 25 .The reality is that multitasking 26 poor job performance.
New hand-held 27 such as smartphones,iPads,games and social networking sites make it very easy to multitask and “attention 28 ” leading to difficulty focusing on the task 29 ,such as listening in the classroom or doing homework.“ 30 ,the brain actually 31 kids for multitasking even though When your child is supposed to doing homework performance on every task gets worse and worse.Kids don't know that they are doing 32 because they feel better when they multitask,”says Dr Edward Hallowell.
33 the appearance of hand-held devices and social networking sites,teachers have noticed a difference in 34 performance,critical thinking skills and how information is 35 .“Multitasking prevents people from gaining a deep understanding of the information they are trying to learn,”says Dr Edward Hallowell.Kids have a difficult time sticking with a ”difficult to understand" topic and 36 to allow themselves to be distracted(分散的)to tune out and switch 37 to Facebook or using their cell phones 38 working harder at understanding a difficult subject or problem.In the long 39 ,multitasking affects grades.One study showed that kids that use the Internet while in class did 40 on tests resulting in lower grades.
21.A.play B.understand C.use D.work
22.A.only if B.even though C.so that D.no wonder
23.A.at once B.right away C.in no time D.at random
24.A.advocate B.deal C.perform D.prefer
25.A.impossible B.important C.impatient D.impolite
26.A.results in B.results from C.exists in D.exists from
27.A.designs B.discoveries C.equipment D.evidence
28.A.attract B.draw C.pay D.share
29.A.at hand B.on time C.on schedule D.at times
30.A.Uncertainly B.Unfortunately C.Universally D.Undoubtedly
31.A.remains B.rewards C.regards D.reflects
32.A.better B.well C.bad D.worse
33.A.Since B.Before C.When D.While
34.A.accidental B.accurate C.accessible D.academic
35.A.produced B.processed C.possessed D.promoted
36.A.tend B.attend C.intend D.pretend
37.A.out B.on C.off D.over
38.A.except for B.rather than C.more than D.apart from
39.A.run B.walk C.journey D.distance
40.A.hardly B.successfully C.poorly D.mildly
第Ⅱ卷
第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45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。
Mandarin(普通话)Chinese is the most 41 (use) non-European language for children to learnUK parents believe. It will boost (促进) their children’s career prospects (前景)according to 51% of parents,while 56% felt it would open their children’s minds 42 an “exciting and dynamic” culture.Arabic and Japanese,43 were both picked by 14% of parents,were the other key non-European languages.The figures were gained after 1,138 UK adults with children aged under 18 44 (be) questioned in a survey 45 (conduct) by the Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP).
French,Spanish and German were the top choices overall for young people in the UK 46 (learn) after being picked by 57%,54% and 40% of parents respectively.
Mark Herbet,of the British Council,said: “With the global economy 47 (become) more interconnected and the drive to boost exports,language skills are increasingly important for work and life.Mandarin Chinese is one of the 48 (language) that matter most to the UK’s future prosperity (繁荣)If the UK is to remain competitive on the world stage,we need far more of our young people leaving school with a good grasp of Mandarin in order to 49 (success) work abroad or for businesses here in the UK.Learning Mandarin is also a fascinating process that brings50 valuable understanding of Chinese culture.”
The MEP aims to help at least 5,000 young people in England to speak fluent Mandarin Chinese by 2020.
第三部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,下文就是你同桌的一篇作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Now I’d like to share with you a strange experience I had a month before.It may sound funny,and it’s true.After a day’s hard work I went to bed early than usual.It was about two o’clock in the morning,and suddenly I woke up.I heard a noise.I got out of bed and went slow downstairs.I listened carefully.I could heard two men speaking quietly.I believed two thieves had broken into my house and I was really frightened,so I went back to upstairs,and immediately phone the police from my bedroom.The police arrived quickly.They opened front door with a special key and went into the living room.You can imagine what embarrassed I was when they came upstairs and told me we had turned the television off for me and everything was all right.
第二节 书面表达(满分 25 分)
假定你是李华,最近收到了你的英国朋友Jacob的来信,得知他已经考上了一所名牌大学。请你写信向他表示祝贺,并就你在大学专业选择上遇到的困惑征求他的意见。信的内容包括:
1.向 Jacob 表示祝贺;
2.谈谈你在大学专业选择上的困惑;
3.向对方征求意见和建议。
注意:1.词数 100 左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。