一、單項填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

1. The story rapidly around our small town as everyone shared in the sorrow of the wife and family.

A. circled B. carried

C. cycled D. circulated

2. On the accident spot， my brother recognized what was left of the car as of his friends father and knew the news would have to be conveyed to the family.

A. what B. that

C. one D. which

3. between China and Russia， the president addressed in ShangriLa， has brought Mongolia a great advantage in every aspect.

A. Locating B. Located

C. Being located D. Having located

4. The Atwater system is still the best one when it comes to calculating calories. Though other systems have been proposed， none have .

A. struck B. stricken

C. beaten D. shaken

5. Water inspires us not to become with fear or stick to whats familiar.

A. rigid B. aggressive

C. merciful D. desperate

6. As the 8day National Holiday is approaching， it is recommended for those tourists that they travel insurance policy in case.

A. take out B. account for

C. take away D. build up

7. While walking along the icy river banks， we could see cracks in the ice in all directions.

A. radiating B. dividing

C. splitting D. tearing

8. Everyone has their phones placed in the middle of the table； whoever looks at their device before the check arrives the bill.

A. take up B. pick up

C. split up D. put up

9. Looking at them sometimes， I feel exactly the same emotion I felt when they were walking.

A. simply B. thoroughly

C. merely D. barely

10. We weep at a sad song about children growing up partly because the process us a tragic.

A. challenges B. strikes

C. regards D. describes

11. In the second stage， we will， modernization， work hard for a further 15 years and develop China into a great modern socialist country.

A. building on having basically achieved

B. building on basically achieving

C. build on having basically achieved

D. to build on basically achieving

12. In Britain there is not a great difference between summer and winter. Some tourists actually enjoy the British weather， surprising as it seem.

A. must B. might

C. can D. would

13. The explorer took only such men and things he really needed into the jungle with him.

A. who B. that

C. which D. as

14. prize for the winner of the competition is twoweek holiday in Paris.

A. The； 不填 B. A； 不填

C. A； the D. The； a

15. —David， its Frank. Do you have a few minutes？ I need to see you.

— . But I hope “a few minutes” doesnt turn into an hour.

A. I m afraid not B. It doesnt matter

C. I dont think so D. I guess so

二、完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

Sometimes people around you can change your values. My elder brother Steve， in the 16 of my father who died when I was six， gave me important lessons in 17 that helped me grow into an adult. Once when I returned 18 from a baseball game， it was Steve 19 took the time to ask me what happened. When I explained that my baseball had 20 through Mrs. Holts basement window， breaking the glass， Steve encouraged me to 21 to her. After all， I should have played in the park and not in the path 22 buildings. Although my 23 trembled as I stood explaining， I offered to 24 the window if she would return my ball. I also learned that personal property is a 25 thing.

After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifthgrade classroom. I wanted to keep it， but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else 26 the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of how much Id hate to lose to someone else the small dog my father 27 from a piece of cheap wood. I returned the pen to my teacher， and 28 remembered the smell of her perfume as she patted me on my shoulder. Yet of all the 29 Steve gave me， his respect for life is the most 30 in my mind.

At twelve I killed a sparrow with a gun. Excited with my 31 ， I screamed to Steve to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and 32 the bird on the ground. Then in a dead， quiet voice， he asked， “Did it hurt you first， Mark？” I didnt know what to answer. He continued with his eyes 33 . “The only time you should even think of hurting a living thing is 34 it hurts you first. And then you think a long， long time.” I really felt terrible then， but that moment 35 as the most important lesson my brother has taught me.

16. A. absence B. influence

C. presence D. appearance

17. A. personalities B. beliefs

C. impressions D. values

18. A. in surprise B. in tears

C. at ease D. in vain

19. A. which B. what

C. who D. whom

20. A. dashed B. rocketed

C. swelled D. paced

21. A. admit B. subscribe

C. confess D. appeal

22. A. beneath B. above

C. in D. between

23. A. legs B. hands

C. toes D. back

24. A. pay for B. break down

C. account for D. pull through

25. A. genuine B. sacred

C. magical D. specific

26. A. regardless of B. instead of

C. on account of D. in spite of

27. A. produced B. shaped

C. purchased D. carved

28. A. therefore B. even

C. still D. yet

29. A. gifts B. lessons

C. pens D. sparrows

30. A. vivid B. casual

C. permanent D. valid

31. A. prediction B. intelligence

C. accuracy D. expectation

32. A. stared at B. picked up

C. glared at D. caught sight of

33. A. blank B. shut

C. firm D. wide

34. A. as B. for

C. since D. whether

35. A. passes by B. stands out

C. crowds of D. fades of

三、閱讀理解（共15小題，每題2分，滿分30分）

A

These hotels dont have all the necessary facilities， but each of them offers something different. Dont miss them if you travel to Canada.

Sleep on a train at the Train Station Inn. This hotel is in an old train station in Nova Scotia. The owners， James and Shelley Le Fresne， use the station and the train as rooms. There are seven old cars and there is also a restaurant in the dining car. Prices are from $89 to $169 per room or train car.

Sleep in a jail in the Canadian capital， Ottawa. Here， you can sleep in the old downtown Ottawa Jail Hostel. There are group or private bedrooms. There are still bars on the doors！ Prices are from $25 to $65. Dont worry， there arent any criminals there！

Sleep in a tepee （a tent of the American Indians） at a UNESCO World Heritage site in Alberta. At this hotel， there are guided tours and lessons in local culture. The best part： sleeping in a real tepee outside. The price is around $300， or $620 for a full package.

Sleep in a lighthouse at the Quirpon Lighthouse Inn. This hotel is on Newfoundlands Quirpon Island. There are great views of the ocean from the windows. There are 11 private rooms in total. Prices are from $225 for a single to $350 for a suite. Meals are included in the restaurant. The hotel has the traditional look and feel of the lighthouse， so there is no Internet， TV or telephones in the rooms. There are tours available， and boat tours to the island are included.

36. What can you do if you choose the Train Station Inn？

A. Shop in the old train cars.

B. Learn how to drive the train.

C. Have meals in the dining car.

D. Enjoy a rail tour of Nova Scotia.

37. In what way is staying in a tepee in Alberta special？

A. It serves local food to diners.

B. You can sleep in the open air.

C. You can tour Alberta for free.

D. It offers lessons on making tepees.

38. Which is unavailable at the Quirpon Lighthouse Inn？

A. Private rooms. B. Guided tours.

C. Daily meals. D. The Internet.

39. Youll pay the least if you choose to sleep .

A. in the Ottawa Jail Hostel

B. at the Train Station Inn

C. in a tepee in Alberta

D. at the Quirpon Lighthouse Inn

B

Jason， our son， was born with cerebral palsy. My wife Margaret and I often comforted him as he faced many challenges in his early years.

It was heartbreaking to see him regularly chosen last for breakfast， but he was a happy child and well liked by his peers throughout elementary school. His most difficult time came when he began high school. One afternoon， Jason returned home in tears. He threw his bag on the floor and shouted， “Im never going to school again！” He was covered with food that other kids had thrown at him on the school bus on the way home. Jason later told us what had happened.

A few days earlier， Jason had signed up for the school running team. That day， a few older students made fun of his performance on the track and made him the target of their onesided food fight. I called the principal about the humiliation on the bus， and it never happened again. Jason stayed on the team， even though the harassment （騷擾） continued.

One day in October， we had snow and freezing rain. As the other kids exercised in the gym， they noticed one long runner—Jason—jogging around the snowcovered track.

A few weeks later， Jason had something to tell us. “Mom， Dad， sit down，” he said. I was ready for the worst. He told us that each month， students chose an “athlete of the month”. The coach would list the top athletes， and students voted for the winner. Jasons name had never been listed. But that day， one of the nominees said， “Sir， I would like to nominate Jason for athlete of the month.” The coach looked surprised. “He works harder than any of us， Sir，” the student continued. “We will have to have someone second the nomination，” the coach replied.

A tear formed in Jasons eye as he told us what happened next. “Mom... Dad... everyone in the class put their hands up.” His mother and I， also in tears， looked on as he proudly displayed his certificate.

Whenever I despair， I think of this story.I remind myself that challenges are not overcome by force， but by patience， determination， and faith.

40. Jasons first days at high school didnt go well because .

A. he missed his friends from primary school

B. he was turned down by the schools running team

C. he was suffering from the aftereffects of cerebral palsy

D. he was treated badly by some older students

41. Which of the following could replace the underlined word “humiliation” in Paragraph 3？

A. Defense. B. Shadow.

C. Abuse. D. Panic.

42. It can be concluded from the article that .

A. the coach didnt believe Jason was worthy of the nomination

B. Jasons effects were widely recognized by his fellow students

C. It didnt take long for Jason to be the best runner in the school

D. the “athlete of the month” award was usually given to the best performer

C

Educators across the US are calling for major changes to the admission process in higher education. The National Center for Educational Statistics reported that U.S. colleges and universities received more than 9 million applications between 2013 and 2014. The schools admitted more than 5 million students in that time.

But a new report says that the problem is not about the number of students that are being admitted， but rather how students are selected. The Harvard School of Graduate Education， along with 80 other schools and organizations， released the report in January 2016， called “Turing the Tide—Making Caring Common”. The report argues that the process schools use to choose students causes major problems.

David Hawkins， the Executive Director for Educational Policy， says that most colleges and universities require many things from students when they apply. Schools usually ask for an essay describing a students interests or why they want to study at that school. The schools also ask for letters from teachers or other responsible adults describing why a student is a good candidate. But， Hawkins says， the area that schools are most concerned with a students high school grades and standardized test results.

The report suggests that paying attention to academic success over other qualities works well for some students but hurts others. In addition， academic success is not the most important quality a student should have. More attention should be paid to showing whether or not a student wants to do good in the world. The report also suggests that schools should ask for evidence that students care about other people. Moving attention away from academic ability will make process less about competition， the report says. Students will feel less stress about meeting higher and higher expectation.

But the report does have its critics. Bob Schaeffer， Public Education Director， said that every few years， someone makes the same argument for change. He said that no real change has happened yet and that even many of the schools that agree with the report still make no changes. “Many of the institutions that have supported the findings in the report are the very institutions that have the most competitive admission processes in the country，” Schaeffer said.

43. What is the problem of the admission process according to the report？

A. The schools ask social responsibilities from the applying students.

B. The schools attach importance to students academic records.

C. The number of students getting admitted is too small.

D. Admission officers only consider personal qualities.

44. Which of the following do colleges ask of applicants except ？

A. their reasons to attend the school.

B. a description of their interests.

C. recommendation letters from adults

D. evidence that students care about others

45. What does the authors attitude to the report of the admission process？

A. Supportive. B. Doubtful.

C. Neutral. D. Negative.

46. The critic， Bob Schaeffer， thinks that .

A. some schools dont do what they believe is right

B. the largest schools are expected to make changes first

C. not enough schools currently agree with the report

D. history has proved that all changes are good

D

There is no denying that some people live to be older than others. Followed are the standard explanations： keeping a moderate diet， engaging in regular exercise， etc. But what effect does your personality have on your longevity？ Are there any kinds of personalities contributing to longer lives？ A new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society looked at these questions by examining the personality characteristics of 246 children of people who had lived to be at least 100.

According to the study， those who live the longest are more outgoing， more active and less neurotic （神經(jīng)質(zhì)的）than other people. Longliving women are also more likely to be sympathetic and cooperative than women with a normal life span. These findings are in agreement with what you I would expect from the evolutionary theory： those who like to make friends and help others can gather enough resources to make it through tough times.

Interestingly， however， other characteristics that you might consider advantageous had no impact on whether study participants were likely to live longer. Those who were more selfdisciplined， for instance， were no more likely to live to be very old. Also， being open to new ideas had no relationship to long life， which might explain all those badtempered old people who are fixed in their way.

Whether you can successfully change your personality as an adult is the subject of a longstanding psychological debate. But the new paper suggests that if you want long life， you should strive to be as outgoing as possible.

Unfortunately， another recent study shows that your mothers personality may also help determine your longevity. That study looked at nearly 28，000 Norwegian mothers and found that those moms who were more anxious， depressed and angry were more likely to feed their kids unhealthy diets. Patterns of childhood eating can be hard to break when were adults， which may mean that kids depressed moms end up dying younger.

Personality isnt destiny， and everyone knows that individuals can learn to change. But both studies show that long life isnt just a matter of your physical health but of your mental health.

47. The purpose of the study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is .

A. to see whether peoples personality affects their life span

B. to find out if ones lifestyle has any effect on their health

C. to investigate the role of exercise in living a long life

D. to examine all the factors contributing to longevity

48. What does the author imply about outgoing and sympathetic people？

A. They have a good understanding of evolution.

B. They are better at negotiating an agreement.

C. They generally appear more resourceful.

D. They are more likely to get over hardship.

49. What finding of the study might prove somewhat out of our expectation？

A. Easygoing people can also live a relatively long life.

B. Advantageous personality characteristics actually vary with times.

C. Such characteristics as selfdiscipline have no effect on longevity.

D. Readiness to accept new ideas helps one enjoy longevity.

50. What is the main idea of this passage？

A. Anxiety and depression cut ones life span short.

B. Longevity results from mental and physical health.

C. Personality plays a decisive role in longevity.

D. Health is in large part related to ones life style.

四、任務型閱讀（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

請認真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個空格只填一個單詞。

The human brain is a fantastic thing， but it sometimes forgets important details like the exact time of an important meeting. At other times， it fails to notice essential things in the world around you， leading to mistakes or poor judgment. You might be inclined to just write off these mistakes as simple errors or blame situational variables. The fact is， however， that your brain has several limitations and patterns that can trip you up in different ways.

Were susceptible （易受影響的） to many cognitive biases （認知偏差）， one of which is known as the confirmation bias. Lets suppose you have a friend who doesnt believe in global warming. She gives stronger credit to news stories that support her beliefs while discounting evidence in support of the existence of global warming. The confirmation bias causes us to seek out things that confirm what we have already believed， but to ignore or discount anything that opposes our existing ideas. As a result， it can prevent us looking at situations objectively and can lead to bad or faulty choices.

When something bad happens， its only natural that we look for an underlying cause to blame. The problem is that we often place the blame on the wrong person， event， or object and frequently distort （歪曲） reality to protect our own selfesteem. Imagine for a moment that you just bombed an important test in your psychology class. Whos responsible for your failure？ You might explain away your poor performance by blaming situational factors or your instructor. However， if a classmate fails the test， youre likely to believe its because he didnt study， that he is lazy， or that hes just plain stupid. In psychology， this is whats known as the actorobserver bias. In daily life， the bias often leads to misunderstandings and even arguments.

There is simply so much going on in the world around us at any given moment that our brains cannot attend to every detail. As a result， we can sometimes completely miss major chances that happen right in front of our eyes. This is described as change blindness. Researchers suggest several different factors probably play a role in it. First， we have to deal with the limited resources available to us. If were busy concentrating on one thing， we simply have to tune out huge amounts of other information our brains cannot deal with. Second， our expectations play an important role. Would you expect a person to suddenly transform into somebody else while you were talking to him？ Of course not. Because of this， our brains simply arent accustomed to noticing such a strange shift.

Overall， your brain is capable of remarkable things， from remembering conversation you had with a dear friend to solving complex mathematical problems. But as youve seen it certainly isnt perfect. So what can you do？ Theres no way to avoid all of these potential problems， but being aware of some of the biases， perceptual （感知上的） shortcomings， and memory tricks that your brain is susceptible to can help.

Ways your brain plays tricks on you

A fact about the human brainThe human brain is fantastic but 51 . For example， it can makes us forget things sometimes or become 52 to something important around us.

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The confirmation bias is a type of cognitive bias that involves 54 information that confirms existing beliefs.

The bias can cause us to look at things 55 and even damage our ability to make right choices.

The actorobserver bias makes a person 56 his own actions to external causes but other peoples behaviors to internal causes.

It can make two sides 57 or even fall into arguments.

Change blindness refers to the failure to detect changes in 58 scenes.

Its occurrence is linked to different things including our expectations and our 59 to focus on many things.

Conclusion Though there exist some possible problems with our brains， having a（n） 60 of the limitations and patterns of our brains is helpful.

五、書面表達（滿分25分）

請閱讀下面文字及圖表，并按照要求用英語寫一篇150詞左右的文章。

AI （artificial intelligence） has raised a widespread concern that it is making machines more powerful and efficient， shortening the list of current jobs that only a human can do. At the same time， some people are getting more optimistic about the outlook of having a robot at home to help share the burden， such as washing and cleaning. When it comes to do housework， most of Americans would like it better if someone else just did it for them.

[寫作內(nèi)容]

1. 用30詞概述文字的主要內(nèi)容；

2. 用約120詞闡述你對人工智能進入人類生活的看法，并用2～3個理由支撐你的看法。

[寫作要求]

1. 寫作過程中不能直接引用原文語句；

2. 作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實姓名和學校名稱。

參考答案

一、1—5 DBCAA 6—10 ACBDB 11—15 BBDDD

二、16—20 ADBCB 21—25 CDAAB26—30 DDCBA 31—35 CACDB

三、36—40 CBDAD 41—45 CBBDC46—50 AADCB

四、51. imperfect 52. blind 53. factors 54. favoring 55. subjectively

56. owe 57. misunderstood 58. present / visual 59. inability / failure 60. knowledge

五、One possible version：

With the development of technology， AI like robots are coming for our current jobs. While some people show their concern about the issue， others consider it normal to have a robot in their homes.

Im totally in favor of owning robots in our daily life. First of all， they can perform tasks faster than humans with more accuracy. Whats more， they do not care about the comfort and security of their environment， therefore saving workers from boring and even dangerous tasks. Last but not least， they can work at a constant speed with no breaks and perform assignments at a steady high level.

To be honest， what we should really worry about is not the presence of robots themselves but the absence of necessary knowledge about them. Therefore， it is definitely wiser for people to become more familiar with our future helper rather than consider it a question of robots winning and humans losing. （154 words）

（作者：石勇，江蘇省沭陽如東中學）