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When2010arrived,mysonwasonlyayearold—tiny.11，themasterofafewbasicwords,butstillmostlythebabywe'

d12intotheworld.

Nowmybabyhasgrownintoan13—tall,strong,stout,andsmart,a（n）14ofAkiraKurosawasamuraimovies.

A15fromnow,in2030,hewillbeanadult.Iexpectthenext10yearstoflyby,andbefilledwith16.As2020begins.Iamthinkingaboutthekindofworldmysonwill17andexperience.I18forhim,andforalltheyoungpeopleofhisage.SoIhaveseveral19fortheworldmysonandhisgenerationwilllivein：

Ihopewefinallyget20aboutclimatechange.Polariceismelting.Theoceansare21.Thequestionis22whetherwecanstopclimatechange，butwhetherwe‘rewillingandabletodoanythingto23it.

I’mnotsurewhatawarmingplanetwill24formyson'

slife.Isuspectitmeanshewillliveinaworldwherenationsandgroups25limitedresourceslikecleanwaterandfood,whichmeansthatthedangerofclimatechangewon'

tcomejustfromrisingoceans,butfromotherhumanscompetingforcontroloverwhat’s26

Theworldisalwaysgoingtobefullof27abouthowtosolvethechallengesweface.Ihope，too，thatmyson’sgenerationlearnsto28justice—buttodosowithbigheartandhumility，recognizingourcommonhumanity（人性）evenwithpeoplewho29us.

Theworldof2030won’t30itself.Wearecreatingitnow,somyfinalwishisthatwebuildthekindofworldweactuallywantourchildrentolivein.

11．A．specialB．generousC．intelligentD．dependent

12．A．welcomedB．raisedC．grownD．congratulated

13．A．athleteB．adolescentC．artistD．engineer

14．A．directorB．authorC．loverD．reader

15．A．monthB．centuryC．yearD．decade

16．A．questionsB．experienceC．dangerD．change

17．A．createB．noticeC．faceD．shake

18．A．worryB．sacrificeC．provideD．arrange

19．A．plansB．methodsC．hopesD．choices

20．A．particularB．seriousC．optimisticD．enthusiastic

21．A．dryingB．risingC．growingD．cooling

22．A．forsureB．asusualC．nolongerD．tillnow

23．A．slowB．recordC．completeD．oppose

24．A．meanB．obtainC．shareD．seek

25．A．pickupB．fightoverC．turndownD．takepart

26．A．finishedB．continuedC．startedD．left

27．A．aimsB．examplesC．disagreementsD．results

28．A．escapeB．expressC．seekD．affect

29．A．differfromB．agreewithC．refertoD．callfor

30．A．blameB．admireC．proveD．build

三、阅读理解

第一节45分，15题

A

TheMysteryoftheFamousWordCollector

OneofthegreatestcontributorstothefirstOxfordEnglishDictionarywasalsooneofitsmostunusual.In1879,OxfordUniversityinEnglandaskedProf.JamesMurraytoserveaseditorforwhatwastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.ItwouldincludeeveryEnglishwordpossibleandwouldgivenotonlythedefinitionbutalsothehistoryofthewordandquotations（引文）showinghowitwasused.

Thiswasahugetask,soMurrayhadtofindvolunteersfromBritain,theUnitedStates,andtheBritishcoloniestosearcheverynewspaper,magazine,andbookeverwritteninEnglish.Hundredsofvolunteersresponded,includingWilliamChesterMinor.Dr.MinorwasanAmericansurgeonwhohadservedintheCivilWarandwasnowlivinginEngland.Hegavehisaddressas“Broadmoor,Crowthorne,Berkshire,”50milesfromOxford.

MinorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotationstoMurray.Overthenext17years,hebecameoneofthestaff’smostvaluedcontributors.

Buthewasalsoamystery.Inspiteofmanyinvitations,hewouldalwaysdeclinetovisitOxford.Soin1897,MurrayfinallydecidedtotraveltoCrowthornehimself.Whenhearrived,hefoundMinorlockedinabook-linedroomattheBroadmoorAsylum（精神病院）fortheCriminallyInsane.

MurrayandMinorbecamefriends,sharingtheirloveofwords.Minorcontinuedcontributingtothedictionary,sendinginmorethan10,000submissionsin20years.MurraycontinuedtovisitMinorregularly,sometimestakingwalkswithhimaroundtheasylumgrounds.

In1910,MinorleftBroadmoorforanasyluminhisnativeAmerica.Murraywasattheporttowavegoodbyetohisremarkablefriend.

Minordiedin1920,sevenyearsbeforethefirsteditionoftheOxfordE

nglishDictionarywascompleted.The12volumesdefined414,825words,andthousandsofthemwerecontributionsfromaveryscholarlyanddevotedasylumpatient.

31.Accordingtothetext,thefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary________．

A.cameoutbeforeMinordied

B.waseditedbyanAmericanvolunteer

C.includedtheEnglishwordsinventedbyMurray

D.wasintendedtobethemostambitiousEnglishdictionary

32.HowdidDr.Minorcontributetothedictionary?

A.HewenttoEnglandtoworkwithMurray.

B.HehelpedMurraytofindhundredsofvolunteers.

C.Hesentnewspapers,magazinesandbookstoMurray.

D.Heprovidedagreatnumberofwordsandquotations.

33.Prof.MurrayandDr.Minorbecamefriendsmainlybecause________．

A.theybothservedintheCivilWar

B.theyhadacommoninterestinwords

C.MinorrecoveredwiththehelpofMurray

D.MurraywenttoAmericaregularlytovisitMinor

TheWake-upCall

“What’sthat?

”myten-year-olddaughter,Genie,asked.She’dcaughtmelaughingatapieceofmailI’djustopened.“Wake-upservice;

$2.50percall.”Atthebottomwasaphonenumberandadrawingofarotaryphone,liketheonemygreat-auntSarahadowned40yearsago.

“Isthatmailfunny?

”Genieasked.

“Notreally,”Iadmitted.“It’sjustoutdated.”

“What’sawake-upcall？

”Shefrowned.Iexplainedhow,beforesmart-phones,peoplesometimespaidsomeonetowakethemwithacall.

“Whosentthisflyer?

”shepressed.

“Probablysomeoneolder,”Isaid,“andcouldusesomemoney.”

Hereyeslitup.“Canweorderawake-up?

”sheasked.

“Wedon’tneedit.”Ipickeditupandheadedfortherecyclingbin.

“Wait!

”sheshrieked.

“Ifeelsorryforthewake-upman,ifheneedssomemoney,”shesaid,tearingup.“Can’tweorder?

”

Ilookedattheflyerwithitsdrawingofarotaryphone.Iremembered,again,mygreat-auntSaraandherrotaryphone.Asakid,I’dvisitedheroverLaborDay,whenJerryLewiswouldhosthischarityeventforthedisabledkids.AuntSarawouldsqueezemyhand,thenreachfortherotaryphone,dialingthenumberonthescreen.Holdingthereceiverbetweenus,we’dannouncetotheoperator,“We’dliketohelpthosekids.”

Nowherewasmyownchild,showingthesamebigheartI’doncebeenencouragedtohave,andhowcouldIignoreher?

IGoogledtheflyer’sreturnaddress.TheaddressbelongedtoamancalledRaymond.Hewasinhismid-60s.Wecalledhimand,holdingthereceiverbetweenus,thewayAuntSaraandIusedto,toldhimweneededhisservices.“Great!

”Raymondsaidinashakybutfriendlyvoice,clearlyamazedatreceivinganorderfromachild.WhenIaskedhowtopaythe$2.50,heanswered,“Mailacheck.”

Geniewashappyallweek.Fridaynight,IputthephonebyherpillowsoshecouldanswerRaymond’scall.Sheboundedtomybedroomtotellmeallabouthowhe’dwi

shedheragoodmorningandtoldhertohaveagreatday,whichshedid.

Technologyhasmadesomethingsoutdated.Buttherearestillotherthingstheworldwillalwaysrequire.Intherushandhustleofmydailylife,I’dtemporarilyforgottenthat.IguessIjustneededawake-upcall.

34.Theauthorlaughedatthemailbecause________.

A.itwasprintedroughly

B.thedrawinginitwaspoor

C.thewake-upcallcosttoomuch

D.theserviceitofferedwasoutdated

35.Whatdidtheauthorwanttodowiththeflyeratfirst?

A.Throwitaway.B.LetGeniereadit.

C.Findoutwhosentit.D.KeepitawayfromGenie.

36.Whatmadetheauthorfinallydecidetoorderawake-upcall?

A.Herownchildhoodexperience.

B.Thelessfortunatewake-upman.

C.Genie’scuriosityabouttheservice.

D.TheinformationshefoundonGoogle.

37.Whatmight“otherthings”

inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Braveryandcuriosity.B.Confidenceandpatience.

C.Honestyandhumor.D.Generosityandkindness.

AGoodNight'

sSteep

Sleepplaysavitalroleingoodhealthandwell-beingthroughoutyourlife.

Whileyou'

resleeping,yourbrainisformingnewpathwaystohelpyoulearn

andrememberinformation.Althoughweallknowtheimportanceofgettinga

goodnight'

ssleep,notallofusknowthebestwayofgettingit.Asleepexpert,

PhilAtherton,gavesometoptipsforgettingthemostoutofthenight,which

willleaveyoureadyforactioninthemorning.

AccordingtoPhilAtherton,noteatingalargemealbeforebedtimeis

importantforgett