英语高考试卷2017新课标1及英语调研考试卷

　　高考要统筹兼顾，能多得一分就尽量多得一分，高考的一分可以成为压死骆驼的一根毫毛。高考加油!下面是学习啦小编为大家推荐的英语高考试卷2017新课标1，仅供大家参考!

　　英语调研考试卷

　　第I卷(共103分)

　　I. Listening Comprehension

　　Section A(10分)

Directions: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

　　1. A. A teacher. B. A nurse. C. A secretary. D. A saleswoman.

　　2. A. . B. . C. . D. .

　　3. A. It makes the woman homesick. B. It isn’t fun and exciting.

　　C. It’s about the woman’s childhood. D. It won a great award.

　　4. A. She got a ticket for the man. B. She arrived an hour earlier than the man.

　　C. She missed the movie. D. She will treat them to some food and drinks.

　　5. A. He has a bad cough. B. He has a headache.

　　C. He doesn’t feel very well. D. He has a toothache.

　　6. A. Press clothes. B. Wash dishes. C. Clean the house. D. Cook dinner.

　　7. A. The set. B. The suits. C. The actors. D. The plot.

　　8. A. An assistant. B. A teacher. C. An insurance clerk. D. A lawyer.

　　9. A. Go to the beach. B. Go to the forest park.

　　C. Stay at home. D. Climb the mountain.

　　10. A. They will have breakfast together. B. The man’s work time begins at 9:05.

　　C. The man will be late for work. D. The woman doesn’t need to work.

　　Section B

　　Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

　　Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

　　11. A. More than US

　　高考要统筹兼顾，能多得一分就尽量多得一分，高考的一分可以成为压死骆驼的一根毫毛。高考加油!下面是学习啦小编为大家推荐的英语高考试卷2017新课标1，仅供大家参考!

　　英语调研考试卷

　　第I卷(共103分)

　　I. Listening Comprehension

　　Section A(10分)

Directions: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

　　1. A. A teacher. B. A nurse. C. A secretary. D. A saleswoman.

　　2. A. $64. B. $40. C. $32. D. $80.

　　3. A. It makes the woman homesick. B. It isn’t fun and exciting.

　　C. It’s about the woman’s childhood. D. It won a great award.

　　4. A. She got a ticket for the man. B. She arrived an hour earlier than the man.

　　C. She missed the movie. D. She will treat them to some food and drinks.

　　5. A. He has a bad cough. B. He has a headache.

　　C. He doesn’t feel very well. D. He has a toothache.

　　6. A. Press clothes. B. Wash dishes. C. Clean the house. D. Cook dinner.

　　7. A. The set. B. The suits. C. The actors. D. The plot.

　　8. A. An assistant. B. A teacher. C. An insurance clerk. D. A lawyer.

　　9. A. Go to the beach. B. Go to the forest park.

　　C. Stay at home. D. Climb the mountain.

　　10. A. They will have breakfast together. B. The man’s work time begins at 9:05.

　　C. The man will be late for work. D. The woman doesn’t need to work.

　　Section B

　　Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

　　Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

　　11. A. More than US$2 trillion. B. More than US$20 million.

　　C. More than US$2 million. D. More than US$20 trillion.

　　12. A. Cooperation for strong action against climate change.

　　B. The construction of an oil pipeline across the country.

　　C. The creation of 100 million jobs for women.

　　D. The strengthening of American worldwide leadership.

　　13. A. Four. B. Three. C. Two. D. One.

　　Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

　　14. A. Persuading citizens not to buy the latest products.

　　B. Reusing some electronic parts.

　　C. Ending e-waste in remote areas.

　　D. Selling e-waste to China and other Southeast Asia countries.

　　15. A. To save money for the government. B. To produce more profits.

　　C. To save resources. D. To protect the environment.

　　16. A. The rapid update of phones. B. Company marketing strategies.

　　C. Customers wanting a discount. D. Consumer behavior.

　　Section C

　　Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

　　Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

　　Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

　　Looking for a New Job

　　The woman’s situation

　　Having worked in the company for ___17___ years

　　Not being given a (n) ___18___ yet

　　Having an interview tomorrow

　　The man’s suggestions

　　Not being nervous as she has the ___19___

　　Showing that she is ___20___ and can get along well with others

　　Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

　　Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

　　Why hasn’t the woman seen the man in the school library? He ___21___ for a couple of days.

　　What did the man do when he got sick? He had ___22___ on a street corner.

　　What is the woman’s conclusion about the man’s situation? He ate ___23___, and it gave him a cold.

　　What are the man’s symptoms? He has ___24___ and a cough, and basically he feels tired.

　　II. Grammar and Vocabulary

　　Section A(16分)

　　Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

　　(A)

　　The hard lives of aging migrant workers have come to national attention lately. The media have reported that many migrant workers over the age of 50 say they want to save as much money as their body allows them (25) ______ (continue) earning. They have no pensions, which (26) ______ (enjoy) by urban workers, and many are still the chief earners of their families. They keep up their energy by (27) ______ (eat) more meat, and conceal their age by dying their hair.

　　Commentator Cheng Zhenwei writes on rednet.cn that while the physical well-being of these migrant workers is worrisome, (28) ______ conditions of their families and their children are a bigger concern. Many of the migrant workers’ children are also poor, and have little means to support their parents.

　　Worse still, (29) ______ they often don’t have are the stomach and will for hard work and also the lack of education or skills to find better-paying jobs. (30) ______ (face) with their own difficult economic situation, these migrant workers are short of hope and prospect of inherited poverty on the part of their children, (31) ______ is the worst thing for them, according to Cheng.

　　(B)

　　We all know that regular physical exercise is good for a girl’s body, mind, and spirit. Recently, the Women’s Sports Foundation (32) ______ (discover) that sports offer some extra benefits for girls (33) ______ ______ ______ having fun and getting fit.

　　Here are a few:

　　Girls who play sports do better in school. It is believed (34) ______ athletics will take up all their study time. But research shows that girls who play sports do better in school and are (35) ______ (likely) to graduate than those who don’t. Exercise improves learning, memory, and concentration, which can give active girls an advantage when it comes to the classroom.

　　Girls who play sports learn teamwork and goal-setting skills. It is by working with coaches and teammates to win games and meet goals (36) ______ they get great practice for success later in life. Being a team player can make it easier to work with others and solve problems, (37) ______ it is on the field or in the workplace.

　　Sports have hidden health benefits. Girls who play sports are less likely to smoke and have a reduced chance of getting breast cancer later in life. Sure, they (38) ______ get these benefits from any type of exercise. But if they have trouble getting to the gym, there may be more incentive (激励) to show up and play if they know their coaches or teammates depend on them.

　　Playing sports builds self-confidence. Girls involved in athletics feel better about (39) ______, both physically and socially. It helps to build confidence when they see their skills improving and their goals (40) ______ (become) reality.

　　Section B (10分)

　　Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

　　A. primarily B. delayed C. interact D. equivalent E. identified

　　F. intentions G. acquisition H. overwhelming I. permanently J. comparative

　　k. necessity

Quite often, educators tell families of children who are learning English as a second language to speak only English, and not their native language, at home. Although these educators may have good ___41___, their advice to families is misguided, and it arises from misunderstandings about the process of language ___42___. Educators may fear that children hearing two languages will become ___43___ confused and thus their language development will be ___44___. Children are capable of learning more than one language, whether simultaneously (同时地) or sequentially (依次地). In fact, most children outside of the United States are expected to become bilingual or even, in many cases, multilingual. Globally, knowing more than one language is viewed as an asset (资产) and even a ___45___ in many areas.

　　It is also of concern that the misguided advice that students should speak only English is given ___46___ to poor families with limited educational opportunities, not to wealthier families who have many educational advantages. Since children from poor families often are ___47___ as at-risk for academic failure, teachers believe that advising families to speak English only is appropriate. Teachers consider learning two languages to be too ___48___ for children from poor families, believing that the children are already burdened by their home situations.

　　If families do not know English or have limited English skills themselves, how can they communicate in English? Advising non-English-speaking families to speak only English is ___49___ to telling them not to communicate with or ___50___ with their children. Moreover, the underlying message is that the family’s native language is not important or valued.

　　III. Reading Comprehension

　　Section A (15分)

　　Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

　　In the increasingly busier world where productivity is on the minds of many, instead of downloading the latest time management app, or forcing yourself to stay at work for hours on end, is there a(n) ___51___ to being productive?

　　The first thing we should know is that willpower is a(n) ___52___ source that can be entirely used up. So instead of ___53___ yourself to simply try harder, a more methodical approach is suggested.

　　The first step: Get started! It may seem ___54___ but studies have shown starting a project to be the biggest barrier to productivity. Before starting, our brain visualizes the hardest parts to come, and instead tries to simulate real work by focusing on small mindless tasks.

　　___55___, there’s construct of the mind known as the Zeigernik Effect (蔡格尼克效应), which helps humans to finish a task that they’ve already started. The Zeigernik Effect shows that when we don’t finish a task, we experience ___56___ and intrusive thoughts about it. So get started.

　　Now what about time management? Shockingly, when we look at most of the elite musicians in the world, we find that they aren’t ___57___ practicing more. Instead, they focus their energy on the hardest task. Those musicians have periods of intense work followed by breaks. Not relying on willpower, they rely on their ___58___ and disciplined scheduling. Studies have found that most elite violinists generally follow a 90 minute work rule with a 15 to 20 minute break afterwards every day. But how can you develop the discipline to follow this ___59___?

　　One key point is giving yourself a deadline; write it down; mark it in your calendar. And you’ll be much more likely to complete your task. On top of this, create something called an accountability (问责制) chart to ___60___ your progress. In one column write the time span, and in the other the activities you accomplished during this time, ___61___ those on a diet who record their food intake.

　　Writing down your progress allows you to ___62___ evaluate your work. As opposed to inaccurately assuming what you’ve done, further ___63___ your progress to the end helps to avoid small mindless work.

　　And finally, stop multitasking. Well it may feel like you’re accomplishing more. But actually, studies show that multi-taskers are much less ___64___. Instead, try and make a list at night of what you want to accomplish tomorrow. With your action plan, you ___65___ the idea of trying to complete multiple activities at once.

　　Your brain will find these less challenging. And it will make the starting process easier. With a clear goal and action plan in mind, your productivity levels can soar to new heights.

　　51. A. room B. secret C. attitude D. origin

　　52. A. outstanding B. inevitable C. exhaustible D. essential

　　53. A. convincing B. resisting C. preventing D. discouraging

　　54. A. difficult B. complicated C. obvious D. visible

　　55. A. Generally B. Luckily C. Unfortunately D. Briefly

　　56. A. division B. mission C. interruption D. discomfort

　　57. A. necessarily B. hardly C. efficiently D. purposefully

　　58. A. patience B. habit C. perseverance D. principle

　　59. A. feature B. intention C. guidance D. routine

　　60. A. prove B. influence C. document D. determine

　　61. A. similar to B. related to C. available to D. owing to

　　62. A. rapidly B. desperately C. objectively D. relatively

　　63. A. targeting B. tricking C. timing D. tracking

　　64. A. promising B. productive C. practical D. plentiful

　　65. A. stick to B. face up to C. decide on D. get rid of trillion. B. More than US million.

　　C. More than US

　　高考要统筹兼顾，能多得一分就尽量多得一分，高考的一分可以成为压死骆驼的一根毫毛。高考加油!下面是学习啦小编为大家推荐的英语高考试卷2017新课标1，仅供大家参考!

　　英语调研考试卷

　　第I卷(共103分)

　　I. Listening Comprehension

　　Section A(10分)

Directions: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

　　1. A. A teacher. B. A nurse. C. A secretary. D. A saleswoman.

　　2. A. $64. B. $40. C. $32. D. $80.

　　3. A. It makes the woman homesick. B. It isn’t fun and exciting.

　　C. It’s about the woman’s childhood. D. It won a great award.

　　4. A. She got a ticket for the man. B. She arrived an hour earlier than the man.

　　C. She missed the movie. D. She will treat them to some food and drinks.

　　5. A. He has a bad cough. B. He has a headache.

　　C. He doesn’t feel very well. D. He has a toothache.

　　6. A. Press clothes. B. Wash dishes. C. Clean the house. D. Cook dinner.

　　7. A. The set. B. The suits. C. The actors. D. The plot.

　　8. A. An assistant. B. A teacher. C. An insurance clerk. D. A lawyer.

　　9. A. Go to the beach. B. Go to the forest park.

　　C. Stay at home. D. Climb the mountain.

　　10. A. They will have breakfast together. B. The man’s work time begins at 9:05.

　　C. The man will be late for work. D. The woman doesn’t need to work.

　　Section B

　　Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

　　Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

　　11. A. More than US$2 trillion. B. More than US$20 million.

　　C. More than US$2 million. D. More than US$20 trillion.

　　12. A. Cooperation for strong action against climate change.

　　B. The construction of an oil pipeline across the country.

　　C. The creation of 100 million jobs for women.

　　D. The strengthening of American worldwide leadership.

　　13. A. Four. B. Three. C. Two. D. One.

　　Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

　　14. A. Persuading citizens not to buy the latest products.

　　B. Reusing some electronic parts.

　　C. Ending e-waste in remote areas.

　　D. Selling e-waste to China and other Southeast Asia countries.

　　15. A. To save money for the government. B. To produce more profits.

　　C. To save resources. D. To protect the environment.

　　16. A. The rapid update of phones. B. Company marketing strategies.

　　C. Customers wanting a discount. D. Consumer behavior.

　　Section C

　　Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

　　Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

　　Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

　　Looking for a New Job

　　The woman’s situation

　　Having worked in the company for ___17___ years

　　Not being given a (n) ___18___ yet

　　Having an interview tomorrow

　　The man’s suggestions

　　Not being nervous as she has the ___19___

　　Showing that she is ___20___ and can get along well with others

　　Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

　　Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

　　Why hasn’t the woman seen the man in the school library? He ___21___ for a couple of days.

　　What did the man do when he got sick? He had ___22___ on a street corner.

　　What is the woman’s conclusion about the man’s situation? He ate ___23___, and it gave him a cold.

　　What are the man’s symptoms? He has ___24___ and a cough, and basically he feels tired.

　　II. Grammar and Vocabulary

　　Section A(16分)

　　Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

　　(A)

　　The hard lives of aging migrant workers have come to national attention lately. The media have reported that many migrant workers over the age of 50 say they want to save as much money as their body allows them (25) ______ (continue) earning. They have no pensions, which (26) ______ (enjoy) by urban workers, and many are still the chief earners of their families. They keep up their energy by (27) ______ (eat) more meat, and conceal their age by dying their hair.

　　Commentator Cheng Zhenwei writes on rednet.cn that while the physical well-being of these migrant workers is worrisome, (28) ______ conditions of their families and their children are a bigger concern. Many of the migrant workers’ children are also poor, and have little means to support their parents.

　　Worse still, (29) ______ they often don’t have are the stomach and will for hard work and also the lack of education or skills to find better-paying jobs. (30) ______ (face) with their own difficult economic situation, these migrant workers are short of hope and prospect of inherited poverty on the part of their children, (31) ______ is the worst thing for them, according to Cheng.

　　(B)

　　We all know that regular physical exercise is good for a girl’s body, mind, and spirit. Recently, the Women’s Sports Foundation (32) ______ (discover) that sports offer some extra benefits for girls (33) ______ ______ ______ having fun and getting fit.

　　Here are a few:

　　Girls who play sports do better in school. It is believed (34) ______ athletics will take up all their study time. But research shows that girls who play sports do better in school and are (35) ______ (likely) to graduate than those who don’t. Exercise improves learning, memory, and concentration, which can give active girls an advantage when it comes to the classroom.

　　Girls who play sports learn teamwork and goal-setting skills. It is by working with coaches and teammates to win games and meet goals (36) ______ they get great practice for success later in life. Being a team player can make it easier to work with others and solve problems, (37) ______ it is on the field or in the workplace.

　　Sports have hidden health benefits. Girls who play sports are less likely to smoke and have a reduced chance of getting breast cancer later in life. Sure, they (38) ______ get these benefits from any type of exercise. But if they have trouble getting to the gym, there may be more incentive (激励) to show up and play if they know their coaches or teammates depend on them.

　　Playing sports builds self-confidence. Girls involved in athletics feel better about (39) ______, both physically and socially. It helps to build confidence when they see their skills improving and their goals (40) ______ (become) reality.

　　Section B (10分)

　　Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

　　A. primarily B. delayed C. interact D. equivalent E. identified

　　F. intentions G. acquisition H. overwhelming I. permanently J. comparative

　　k. necessity

Quite often, educators tell families of children who are learning English as a second language to speak only English, and not their native language, at home. Although these educators may have good ___41___, their advice to families is misguided, and it arises from misunderstandings about the process of language ___42___. Educators may fear that children hearing two languages will become ___43___ confused and thus their language development will be ___44___. Children are capable of learning more than one language, whether simultaneously (同时地) or sequentially (依次地). In fact, most children outside of the United States are expected to become bilingual or even, in many cases, multilingual. Globally, knowing more than one language is viewed as an asset (资产) and even a ___45___ in many areas.

　　It is also of concern that the misguided advice that students should speak only English is given ___46___ to poor families with limited educational opportunities, not to wealthier families who have many educational advantages. Since children from poor families often are ___47___ as at-risk for academic failure, teachers believe that advising families to speak English only is appropriate. Teachers consider learning two languages to be too ___48___ for children from poor families, believing that the children are already burdened by their home situations.

　　If families do not know English or have limited English skills themselves, how can they communicate in English? Advising non-English-speaking families to speak only English is ___49___ to telling them not to communicate with or ___50___ with their children. Moreover, the underlying message is that the family’s native language is not important or valued.

　　III. Reading Comprehension

　　Section A (15分)

　　Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

　　In the increasingly busier world where productivity is on the minds of many, instead of downloading the latest time management app, or forcing yourself to stay at work for hours on end, is there a(n) ___51___ to being productive?

　　The first thing we should know is that willpower is a(n) ___52___ source that can be entirely used up. So instead of ___53___ yourself to simply try harder, a more methodical approach is suggested.

　　The first step: Get started! It may seem ___54___ but studies have shown starting a project to be the biggest barrier to productivity. Before starting, our brain visualizes the hardest parts to come, and instead tries to simulate real work by focusing on small mindless tasks.

　　___55___, there’s construct of the mind known as the Zeigernik Effect (蔡格尼克效应), which helps humans to finish a task that they’ve already started. The Zeigernik Effect shows that when we don’t finish a task, we experience ___56___ and intrusive thoughts about it. So get started.

　　Now what about time management? Shockingly, when we look at most of the elite musicians in the world, we find that they aren’t ___57___ practicing more. Instead, they focus their energy on the hardest task. Those musicians have periods of intense work followed by breaks. Not relying on willpower, they rely on their ___58___ and disciplined scheduling. Studies have found that most elite violinists generally follow a 90 minute work rule with a 15 to 20 minute break afterwards every day. But how can you develop the discipline to follow this ___59___?

　　One key point is giving yourself a deadline; write it down; mark it in your calendar. And you’ll be much more likely to complete your task. On top of this, create something called an accountability (问责制) chart to ___60___ your progress. In one column write the time span, and in the other the activities you accomplished during this time, ___61___ those on a diet who record their food intake.

　　Writing down your progress allows you to ___62___ evaluate your work. As opposed to inaccurately assuming what you’ve done, further ___63___ your progress to the end helps to avoid small mindless work.

　　And finally, stop multitasking. Well it may feel like you’re accomplishing more. But actually, studies show that multi-taskers are much less ___64___. Instead, try and make a list at night of what you want to accomplish tomorrow. With your action plan, you ___65___ the idea of trying to complete multiple activities at once.

　　Your brain will find these less challenging. And it will make the starting process easier. With a clear goal and action plan in mind, your productivity levels can soar to new heights.

　　51. A. room B. secret C. attitude D. origin

　　52. A. outstanding B. inevitable C. exhaustible D. essential

　　53. A. convincing B. resisting C. preventing D. discouraging

　　54. A. difficult B. complicated C. obvious D. visible

　　55. A. Generally B. Luckily C. Unfortunately D. Briefly

　　56. A. division B. mission C. interruption D. discomfort

　　57. A. necessarily B. hardly C. efficiently D. purposefully

　　58. A. patience B. habit C. perseverance D. principle

　　59. A. feature B. intention C. guidance D. routine

　　60. A. prove B. influence C. document D. determine

　　61. A. similar to B. related to C. available to D. owing to

　　62. A. rapidly B. desperately C. objectively D. relatively

　　63. A. targeting B. tricking C. timing D. tracking

　　64. A. promising B. productive C. practical D. plentiful

　　65. A. stick to B. face up to C. decide on D. get rid of million. D. More than US trillion.

　　12. A. Cooperation for strong action against climate change.

　　B. The construction of an oil pipeline across the country.

　　C. The creation of 100 million jobs for women.

　　D. The strengthening of American worldwide leadership.

　　13. A. Four. B. Three. C. Two. D. One.

　　Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

　　14. A. Persuading citizens not to buy the latest products.

　　B. Reusing some electronic parts.

　　C. Ending e-waste in remote areas.

　　D. Selling e-waste to China and other Southeast Asia countries.

　　15. A. To save money for the government. B. To produce more profits.

　　C. To save resources. D. To protect the environment.

　　16. A. The rapid update of phones. B. Company marketing strategies.

　　C. Customers wanting a discount. D. Consumer behavior.

　　Section C

　　Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

　　Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

　　Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

　　Looking for a New Job

　　The woman’s situation

　　Having worked in the company for ___17___ years

　　Not being given a (n) ___18___ yet

　　Having an interview tomorrow

　　The man’s suggestions

　　Not being nervous as she has the ___19___

　　Showing that she is ___20___ and can get along well with others

　　Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

　　Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

　　Why hasn’t the woman seen the man in the school library? He ___21___ for a couple of days.

　　What did the man do when he got sick? He had ___22___ on a street corner.

　　What is the woman’s conclusion about the man’s situation? He ate ___23___, and it gave him a cold.

　　What are the man’s symptoms? He has ___24___ and a cough, and basically he feels tired.

　　II. Grammar and Vocabulary

　　Section A(16分)

　　Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

　　(A)

　　The hard lives of aging migrant workers have come to national attention lately. The media have reported that many migrant workers over the age of 50 say they want to save as much money as their body allows them (25) ______ (continue) earning. They have no pensions, which (26) ______ (enjoy) by urban workers, and many are still the chief earners of their families. They keep up their energy by (27) ______ (eat) more meat, and conceal their age by dying their hair.

　　Commentator Cheng Zhenwei writes on rednet.cn that while the physical well-being of these migrant workers is worrisome, (28) ______ conditions of their families and their children are a bigger concern. Many of the migrant workers’ children are also poor, and have little means to support their parents.

　　Worse still, (29) ______ they often don’t have are the stomach and will for hard work and also the lack of education or skills to find better-paying jobs. (30) ______ (face) with their own difficult economic situation, these migrant workers are short of hope and prospect of inherited poverty on the part of their children, (31) ______ is the worst thing for them, according to Cheng.

　　(B)

　　We all know that regular physical exercise is good for a girl’s body, mind, and spirit. Recently, the Women’s Sports Foundation (32) ______ (discover) that sports offer some extra benefits for girls (33) ______ ______ ______ having fun and getting fit.

　　Here are a few:

　　Girls who play sports do better in school. It is believed (34) ______ athletics will take up all their study time. But research shows that girls who play sports do better in school and are (35) ______ (likely) to graduate than those who don’t. Exercise improves learning, memory, and concentration, which can give active girls an advantage when it comes to the classroom.

　　Girls who play sports learn teamwork and goal-setting skills. It is by working with coaches and teammates to win games and meet goals (36) ______ they get great practice for success later in life. Being a team player can make it easier to work with others and solve problems, (37) ______ it is on the field or in the workplace.

　　Sports have hidden health benefits. Girls who play sports are less likely to smoke and have a reduced chance of getting breast cancer later in life. Sure, they (38) ______ get these benefits from any type of exercise. But if they have trouble getting to the gym, there may be more incentive (激励) to show up and play if they know their coaches or teammates depend on them.

　　Playing sports builds self-confidence. Girls involved in athletics feel better about (39) ______, both physically and socially. It helps to build confidence when they see their skills improving and their goals (40) ______ (become) reality.

　　Section B (10分)

　　Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

　　A. primarily B. delayed C. interact D. equivalent E. identified

　　F. intentions G. acquisition H. overwhelming I. permanently J. comparative

　　k. necessity

Quite often, educators tell families of children who are learning English as a second language to speak only English, and not their native language, at home. Although these educators may have good ___41___, their advice to families is misguided, and it arises from misunderstandings about the process of language ___42___. Educators may fear that children hearing two languages will become ___43___ confused and thus their language development will be ___44___. Children are capable of learning more than one language, whether simultaneously (同时地) or sequentially (依次地). In fact, most children outside of the United States are expected to become bilingual or even, in many cases, multilingual. Globally, knowing more than one language is viewed as an asset (资产) and even a ___45___ in many areas.

　　It is also of concern that the misguided advice that students should speak only English is given ___46___ to poor families with limited educational opportunities, not to wealthier families who have many educational advantages. Since children from poor families often are ___47___ as at-risk for academic failure, teachers believe that advising families to speak English only is appropriate. Teachers consider learning two languages to be too ___48___ for children from poor families, believing that the children are already burdened by their home situations.

　　If families do not know English or have limited English skills themselves, how can they communicate in English? Advising non-English-speaking families to speak only English is ___49___ to telling them not to communicate with or ___50___ with their children. Moreover, the underlying message is that the family’s native language is not important or valued.

　　III. Reading Comprehension

　　Section A (15分)

　　Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

　　In the increasingly busier world where productivity is on the minds of many, instead of downloading the latest time management app, or forcing yourself to stay at work for hours on end, is there a(n) ___51___ to being productive?

　　The first thing we should know is that willpower is a(n) ___52___ source that can be entirely used up. So instead of ___53___ yourself to simply try harder, a more methodical approach is suggested.

　　The first step: Get started! It may seem ___54___ but studies have shown starting a project to be the biggest barrier to productivity. Before starting, our brain visualizes the hardest parts to come, and instead tries to simulate real work by focusing on small mindless tasks.

　　___55___, there’s construct of the mind known as the Zeigernik Effect (蔡格尼克效应), which helps humans to finish a task that they’ve already started. The Zeigernik Effect shows that when we don’t finish a task, we experience ___56___ and intrusive thoughts about it. So get started.

　　Now what about time management? Shockingly, when we look at most of the elite musicians in the world, we find that they aren’t ___57___ practicing more. Instead, they focus their energy on the hardest task. Those musicians have periods of intense work followed by breaks. Not relying on willpower, they rely on their ___58___ and disciplined scheduling. Studies have found that most elite violinists generally follow a 90 minute work rule with a 15 to 20 minute break afterwards every day. But how can you develop the discipline to follow this ___59___?

　　One key point is giving yourself a deadline; write it down; mark it in your calendar. And you’ll be much more likely to complete your task. On top of this, create something called an accountability (问责制) chart to ___60___ your progress. In one column write the time span, and in the other the activities you accomplished during this time, ___61___ those on a diet who record their food intake.

　　Writing down your progress allows you to ___62___ evaluate your work. As opposed to inaccurately assuming what you’ve done, further ___63___ your progress to the end helps to avoid small mindless work.

　　And finally, stop multitasking. Well it may feel like you’re accomplishing more. But actually, studies show that multi-taskers are much less ___64___. Instead, try and make a list at night of what you want to accomplish tomorrow. With your action plan, you ___65___ the idea of trying to complete multiple activities at once.

　　Your brain will find these less challenging. And it will make the starting process easier. With a clear goal and action plan in mind, your productivity levels can soar to new heights.

　　51. A. room B. secret C. attitude D. origin

　　52. A. outstanding B. inevitable C. exhaustible D. essential

　　53. A. convincing B. resisting C. preventing D. discouraging

　　54. A. difficult B. complicated C. obvious D. visible

　　55. A. Generally B. Luckily C. Unfortunately D. Briefly

　　56. A. division B. mission C. interruption D. discomfort

　　57. A. necessarily B. hardly C. efficiently D. purposefully

　　58. A. patience B. habit C. perseverance D. principle

　　59. A. feature B. intention C. guidance D. routine

　　60. A. prove B. influence C. document D. determine

　　61. A. similar to B. related to C. available to D. owing to

　　62. A. rapidly B. desperately C. objectively D. relatively

　　63. A. targeting B. tricking C. timing D. tracking

　　64. A. promising B. productive C. practical D. plentiful

　　65. A. stick to B. face up to C. decide on D. get rid of