1、Unit 1 Living well第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分40分）第一節（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。AGloveliesUsing a phone or palmtop computer with touch screens while wearing gloves has always been difficult. Well, with Glovelies, you no longer have to write text messages with frozen fingers. Glovelies

2、 are stylish gloves with special pads (墊塊) in the fingertips to help you type or scroll (滾屏) without difficulty. They come in a range of sizes and colors. Price: 15.00Mini VaxIt is a tiny cleaner that you plug into (插入) your computers USB port. Although its small enough to fit into your pocket, the

3、Mini Vax is very powerful and youll be amazed at how much dust and dirt it manages to suck up (吸取) from your computer keyboard. Your Mini Vax comes with three attachments of different sizes to help you reach all those difficult places. Color: gray / black. Price: 8.00Cheeky ClockCheeky Clock might l

4、ook like a normal digital alarm clock, but the difference is that Cheeky Clock is a clock with wheels. When the alarm goes off in the morning, Cheeky Clock jumps down from your bedside table and starts running around the floor looking for a place to hide. The alarm wont stop until you find your Chee

5、ky Clock and switch it off. By this point, youll be wide awake. It needs three AAA batteries (not included). Price: 40.00Piano MagicHave you ever wanted to learn to play the piano but thought that pianos were too expensive and took up too much room? Then Piano Magic is for you. Piano Magic is a real

6、 four-octave (八度) (forty-nine-key) keyboard which runs from the USB port on your computer. It sounds as good as a real piano and yet fits into a small backpack. It comes with a free “Master The Piano” program which teaches you the piano as you play along. Price: 60.0021. How can you properly use Glo

7、velies?A. By wearing them.B. By knocking on them slightly.C. By touching the screens on them.D. By connecting them with your computer.22. What is Mini Vax used to do?A. To help edit text messages.B. To improve computing speed.C. To provide power for computers.D. To clean up computer keyboards.23. Wh

8、ich of the following can best describe Cheeky Clock?A. Annoying but effective.B. Fashionable but inaccurate.C. Fast-moving and power-saving.D. Clock-shaped and solar-powered.24. Whats the characteristic of Piano Magic?A. It runs on batteries.B. It is convenient to carry.C. It looks like a real piano

9、.D. It can be played without a keyboard.BBack in middle school, I went to live with my mother for two years on her farm. Whenever people hear that I lived on a farm, they immediately have an imageof dairy cows, tractors, hay, and overalls. Nothing could be further from the truth.I wasnt on the kind

10、of farm everyone imagines. I didnt feed cowsor pigs;I didnt grow corn or wheat. I helped my mother raise llamas (羊駝). It is strange that such non-traditional livestock should be raised on a long-established farm such as ours, which has been in the family for generations. Our family did indeed raise

11、traditional livestock for many decades. Then, fifty years ago, my great-grandfather decided to buy a llama. He must have learned that wool from llamas was more profitable than wool from sheep. The llama wool business turned out to be so successful, in fact, that my great-grandfather changed the fami

12、ly business to a completely-developed llama farm.Before Ibegan to liveon the farm, I had many illusions (錯誤的觀念) about rural life. What could possibly be easier than feeding and grooming (照看) some animals?After Ihad settled into my new home, however, I realized that farm work was much more involved t

13、han I had expected.Collecting manure (肥料), for example, doesnt seem so bad when someone else does it on TV, but I had to get up before dawn every day to finish that chore before catching the bus to school.I dont mean to say that my life on the farm was a bad experience. I learned a lot about myself:

14、 for example, Im not a morning person. I also learned aboutllamas habits,such as spitting (吐唾沫) when they are unhappy. Most importantly, my mother and I got to spend a lot of time together during those years. Although I doubt Ill have acareer infarming, I look forward to returning to the family farm

15、 for short visits.25. Why did the authors great-grandfather want to raise llamas?A. To please his grandchildren.B. To learn about their habits.C. To make more money.D. To save their lives.26. What did the author imagine rural life would be like?A. It would be boring and tiring.B. It would involve lo

16、ts of laborers.C. It would be very easy and relaxing.D. It would be the same as what was shown on TV.27. How did the author feel about his life on his mothers farm?A. He was bored.B. He was grateful.C. He was excited.D. He was disappointed.28. What would be the best title for the text?A. Returning t

17、o a familyB. Living in a big familyC. Growing up on a farmD. Working on a traditional farmCGoing for walks with my two-year-old son, I meet many nice people who ask what my job is. When I say that I teach at Swarthmore College, their faces light up, and the next question is, “What do you teach?” As

18、they hear my answer “linguistics (the scientific study of language)”, they look confused. The smile on their faces tells me that they dont know what to make of my answer. If they are brave enough, they will ask, “So, what kinds of classes do you teach then?” Good question.I have long been teaching p

19、ragmatics (語用學), abranchoflinguistics. It is primarily concerned with how the context (上下文) in which a sentence is said influences its meaning. What“Id love a glass of water”means largely depends on where and when it is said. In a restaurant, it will probably be understood as a request directed towa

20、rd the waiter. Somewhere out in a desert, however, the same sentence is more likely to be interpreted as an impossible wish. Thus, although the literal (照字面本義的) meanings of two sentences could be exactly the same, their communicative meanings could be very different.Interestingly, in pragmatics you

21、will discover a message can be well communicated though not literally expressed. This takes place when the speaker and the listener share common ground.If you see a car stopped on the side of the road, and you have the following exchange with the driver, you both know youve said enough to get your p

22、oints across:Driver: Hi. I ran out of gas.You: Theres a Shell just down the road.Obviously, the driver is really asking something like, “Could you tell me what to do?” Your reply implies that there is a place nearby where the driver can get gas. No further explanation is needed because Shell, the na

23、me of a gas station, is part of their common ground.29. What do we know about the people in Paragraph 1?A. They are familiar with the author.B. They know little about linguistics.C. They work at Swarthmore College.D. They hope to attend the authors class.30. Why does the author say the underlined se

24、ntence has different communicative meanings?A. Because their wishes are different.B. Because their contexts are different.C. Because their speakers are different.D. Because their literal meanings are different.31. Why did the car mentioned in the text stop?A. To wait for someone.B. To take a short r

25、est.C. To buy some gas.D. To ask for help.32. How does the author mainly explain pragmatics?A. By presenting research findings. B. By analyzing major causes.C. By making comparisons.D. By using examples.DMore than an hour before the Denver Nuggets tip off against the Golden State Warriors, Denvers a

26、rena (賽場) is already filling up. Fans watch as Stephen Curry floats shot after shot from the farthest reaches of the three-point line. His shots easily find the basket. Curry then steps near half-court, almost 40 feet from the basket, and starts again.“I have not seen him miss one!”says Ty Hansen, a

27、 Denver Nuggets fan whose love for his team seems to fade (逐漸消退) with every move.This kind of excitement has been on display in arenas across the nation lately. And thats just on the court. Sales of Currys jerseys are up 500% this season, according to online retailer Fanatics. Industry experts credi

28、t Currys $130 sneakers with almost single-handedly doubling Under Armours basketball-footwear sales. “Stephs the face of the NBA,” says Currys Warriors teammate Draymond Green.Its exciting stuff for a guy who, next to most NBA players, seems very thin. Curry is six feet three inches tall. Hes 27 but

29、 looks much younger. Thats why major colleges ignored him out of high school. Curry ended up at Davidson, a small college near Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2009, he joined the Golden State Warriors.Lately, the strategy for success in the NBA is to play fast and shoot more. That is, take lots of lon

30、g-distance shots instead of carefully working the ball toward the big guys under the basket. As a result, teams today are taking and making more three-pointers per game than at any other time in NBA history. The game is moving faster than it has in more than 20 seasons.These trends are a perfect mat

31、ch for Currys skills. This season, he is making more than five three-pointers a game, more than the average for an entire NBA team 15 years ago. If he keeps it up, hell break his own record for three-point shots made in a single season, which he set a year ago. “Hes going to create a whole new brand

32、 of basketball player,” says Jerry West, a Warriors executive board member and Hall of Fame player.33. What kind of feeling does Ty Hansen express in his words?A. Worry.B. Admiration.C. Satisfaction.D. Disappointment.34. What does Paragraph 2 mainly want to tell us?A. Curry has thrown himself into b

33、usiness.B. Curry designed his own sneakers.C. Curry will play for the NBA.D. Curry is very popular now.35. What can we infer about Currys future?A. Its hard to guess.B. It seems uncertain.C. It looks very bright.D. Itll be decided by Jerry West.第二節（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩

34、項為多余選項。This spring, kids in the US will head outside to get active.TFKspoke to Nick Caringi, who is responsible for the training and education of volunteers for Little League International,the largest youth sports organization in the world. He offered some tips forkids playing on a sports team.36“Ma

35、ke sure that you have fun first,” Caringi says. “Go in with the intention of having some fun, and know that youre not going to be a major league player from the minute you start. Your goal is to go out, have fun, and make friends. This is an experience thatyou willcarry with you throughout life.”Mak

36、e the most out of practice: Stayactive!“We put an extra emphasis (強調) on activity, on running, on station work, and on funfun being the first priority (優先考慮的事).37”Work hard to prevent injuries.“Most sports injuries occur because you do not properly warm up before you play.38In the major league, we f

37、ound that avoiding overuse of arms and teaching the proper mechanics go hand-in-hand in helping to prevent injuries.”Focus on your attitude.“Understand that you can only control two things as a player: your attitude and your effort how much effort you put toward trying to be a better player and team

38、mate.39”40“Go play other sports. Its interesting and fun to experience other sports, not only for the benefit of relationships and fitness, but to cross train different muscle groups as you get older. That makes you a better athlete.”A. Always warm up.B. Dont stop moving in the off-season.C. Have a

39、positive attitude when you join a team.D. Its also because the techniques arent taught correctly.E. You should build up your strength because the game itself is changing.F. Everything elsewillimprove if you concentrate on those two things first.G. Parents want their kids to come home from practice t

40、ired and a little sweaty.第三部分：英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分45分）第一節：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Each fall my wife and I go to visit our children. It isnt that they dont like us41their lifestyles and their work have42them to the far corners of North America and we dont get t

41、o see them very43. For several reasons it is44for us to visit them than for them to visit us so we get to45. Usually trip number one for the46is the annual journey to Los Angeles to visit our younger son.Last fall, when we47Los Angeles, our son took us to a holiday center in Indio, about a two-hour

42、drive east of the city. It was hot there and we spent most of our48in the swimming pool. I liked warm weather but none of us liked it that49. The local people are convinced that the late fall50is cool because it doesnt get much over 33 degrees. But it was51over 40 degrees when we stayed there.After

43、a week in Indio, we returned to Los Angeles to52the heat. As we drove and looked west across the city, we could53a layer of dirty brown haze (霧霾) trapped above the downtown area. Thats what we would be54for the next few days.I dont55Los Angeles. In fact, I wouldnt want to live anywhere in the US and

44、 Los Angeles, in particular, is not the place I would56even if I had to live in the US. To be fair there are many57in Los Angeles such as Hollywood, Long Beach and some good restaurants.58, having air you can almost taste and traffic jams that can make the simplest trips a nightmare (噩夢) does not, f

45、or me, make a59atmosphere in which I would want to spend my time. Nevertheless, because my son loves it, well still be60next year.41. A. and B. butC. if D. so42. A. invited B. toldC. taken D. welcomed43. A. well B. oftenC. actively D. happily44. A. earlier B. easierC. faster D. worse45. A. walk B. s

46、wimC. travel D. work46. A. fall B. memoryC. state D. reason47. A. left B. passedC. called D. reached48. A. effort B. timeC. money D. courage49. A. mild B. coolC. hot D. dry50. A. weather B. waterC. holiday D. air51. A. finally B. luckilyC. naturally D. obviously52. A. detect B. avoidC. follow D. ima

47、gine53. A. see B. holdC. hear D. touch54. A. testing B. collectingC. breathing D. enjoying55. A. forget B. recognizeC. like D. understand56. A. give up B. settle inC. look for D. turn up57. A. lifestyles B. attitudesC. customs D. attractions58. A. Besides B. HoweverC. Therefore D. Anyhow59. A. free

48、B. heavyC. tense D. nice60. A. ahead B. outC. back D. around第卷第三部分：英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分45分）第二節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容（1個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。The Paralympics are 61. _ greatest sporting event for disabled athletes in the world. Athletes from several different disability groups take part during the

49、 eleven days of competition. However, both the organizers 62. _ the athletes stress that the sporting performance is whats important, rather than the participants disabilities. The Paralympics 63. _ (come) a long way since 1948, 64. _ a sports competition was first arranged in England for disabled W

50、orld War II soldiers. Competitors from Holland joined a few years later, and in Rome in 1960 the more official, Olympic-style Paralympics 65. _ (organise). The Paralympics include both Summer and Winter Games and now take place alongside the Olympics at the same place in the same year. Events such a

51、s wheelchair rugby are very popular 66. _ the audience and require great skill. Another favourite is three-track skiing. Here disabled competitors ski on one leg while 67. _ (support) themselves on two crutches (拐杖) which also have small skis 68. _ (attach) to them. In recent years the Paralympics h

52、ave grown 69. _ (rapid) in popularity and in the number of athletes taking part. This 70. _ (grow) will continue in the future as more and more countries send representatives to the Games.第四部分：寫作（共兩節，滿分35分）第一節：短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞

53、的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Last Sunday, we went to the amusement park near our home to celebrating my brothers birthday. The traffic was so bad that it took us nearly two hour to get there. The park wa

54、s so crowding that we could no hardly move. My brother wanted to go on the roller coaster, so we joined the queue and wait for our turn. By the time we got to the front of the queue, my sister said she was to afraid to go on the ride, and even my brother looked a bit nervously. Just then a man annou

55、nced that there were a technical problem and the ride was close. With sigh of relief, we went to get something to eat, played some other games, and then went home.第二節：書面表達（滿分25分）假定你是某國際學校高中生李華，最近你發現你校圖書館閱覽室中存在高聲喧嘩和亂丟垃圾的現象。請用英語給館長Mr. Smith寫一封信，要點如下：1.說明寫信目的；2.提出合理建議。注意：1.詞數100左右；2.可適當增加細節，以使行文連貫；3.信的開頭和結尾已給出，但不計入總詞數。Dear Mr. Smith,I am Li Hua, a student from Class Five, Senior Two. _ Thank you for your consideration.Yours s