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第一节(共15小题;
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
MoreThanaNativeSpeaker
DonSnow
InthisnewlyupdatedThirdEdition,learnstep-by-stephowtoeffectivelyteachEnglishinaforeigncountry.Gainvaluabletipsandresourcesforteachinginanunfamiliareducationalsystem,workingwithstudentsofvaryingagesandskilllevels,andadaptingtolifeinadifferentculture.
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SocialJusticeinEnglishLanguageTeaching
ChristopherHastings
ThisinspiringanddiversecollectionofvoicesfromthefieldinESLandEFLcontextspersonalizestheissuesTESOLeducatorsfaceandservesasaresourceforthosewantingtoaddresssocialinjusticesintheirindividualTESOLcontexts.
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BeyondRepeatAfterMe
MarlaTritchYoshida
Thisengagingtextclearlypresentsessentialconceptsthatteachersneedtoguidetheirstudentstowardclearlyintelligiblepronunciationandmoreeffectivecommunicationskills.Basedonasoundtheoreticalbackground,thebookpresentspractical,imaginativewaystoteachandpracticepronunciationthatgobeyondsimple“Repeatafterme”.
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WordlessBooks
GildaMartinez-Alba
Enableyourstudentstobesuccessful,regardlessoftheirliteracylevels.Wordlessbookshelptodeveloporallanguage,listening,vocabulary,andsomuchmore!
Lessonideasinthisground-breakingbookarealignedwiththeCCSSforEnglishLanguageArtsandwiththe
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TESOLPre-K-12EnglishLanguageProficiencyStandards.Samplerubricsareincludedinthebookandonlineaseditabledocuments.
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21.WhichbookissuitableforthosewhointendtoteachEnglishabroad?
A.MoreThanaNativeSpeaker.
B.BeyondRepeatAfterMe.
C.SocialJusticeinEnglishLanguageTeaching.D.WordlessBooks.
22.IfyoubuyoneWordlessBooks,howmuchcanyousave?
A.$11.B.$20.96.C.$9.19.D.$13.
23.Whoarethesebooksintendedfor?
A.Newspapereditors.
B.Englishlearners.
C.Languageteachers.
D.Educatedparents.
B
Aneight-year-oldchildheardherparentstalkingaboutherlittlebrother.Allsheknewwasthathewasverysickandtheyhadnomoney.Onlyaveryexpensiveoperation(手术)couldsavehimnowandtherewasnoonetolendthemthemoney.
Whensheheardherdaddysaytohertearfulmother,“Onlyamiracle(奇迹)cansavehimnow,”thelittlegirlwenttoherbedroomandpulledhermoneyfromitshidingplaceandcounteditcarefully.
Shehurriedtoadrugstore(药店)withthemoneyinherhand.
“Andwhatdoyouwant?
”askedthesalesman.“It’sformylittlebrother,”thegirlanswered.“He’sreally,reallysickandIwanttobuyamiracle.”
“Pardon?
”saidthesalesman.
“MybrotherAndrewhassomethingbadgrowinginsidehisheadandmydaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehim.Sohowmuchdoesamiraclecost?
”“Wedon’tsellamiraclehere,child.I’msorry,”thesalesmansaidwithasmile.
“Listen,ifitisn’tenough,Icantryandgetsomemore.Justtellmehowmuchitcosts.”
Awell-dressedmanhearditandasked,“Whatkindofamiracledoesyourbrotherneed?
”
“Idon’tknow,”sheansweredwithhereyesfulloftears.“He’sreallysickandmumsaysheneedsanoperation.Butmydaddycan’tpayforit,soIhavebroughtallmymoney.”
“Howmuchdoyouhave?
”askedtheman.“$1.11,butIcantryandgetsomemore,”sheanswered.
“Well,whatluck,”smiledtheman.“$1.11,thepriceofamiracleforlittlebrothers.”
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Hetookupthegirl’shandandsaid,“Takemetowhereyoulive.Iwanttoseeyourbrotherandmeetyourparents.Let’sseeifIhavethekindofmiracleyouneed.”
Thatwell-dressedmanwasDr.CarltonArmstrong,afamousdoctor.Theoperationwassuccessfulanditwasn’tlongbeforeAndrewwashomeagain.
Howmuchdidthemiraclecost?
24.Whatwasthetroubleinthelittlegirl’sfamily?
A.Herbrotherwasseriouslyill.
B.Theyhadnomoney.
C.Nothingcouldsaveherbrother.
D.BothAandB.
25.Intheeyeofthelittlegirl,amiraclemightbe_______.
A.somethinginteresting.
B.somethingbeautiful.
C.somewonderfulmedicine.
D.somegoodfood.
26.Whatmadethemiraclehappen?
A.Thegirl’smoney.
B.Thegirl’sloveforherbrother.C.Themedicinefromthedrugstore.D.Nobodycantell.
27.Fromthepassagewecaninfer(推断)that_______.A.Thedoctordidn’taskforanypay.
B.Amiracleissuretohappenifyoukeepon.C.Thelittlegirlislovelybutnotsoclever.D.Andrewwasinfactnotsosickastheyhadthought.
C
Weallhaveourownideaofwhattheperfectsmileshouldlooklike,whetherweshowamouthfulofwhitesorkeepourlipsclosedandturnedupatthecorners.Whenwethinkoftheperfectsmile,weoftenpicturesomeonegrinning,withallofourteethshowing,butbasedonnewfindings,lessisactuallymore.NathanielHelwigandhiscolleaguesattheUniversityofMinnesotadiscoveredthatasuccessful,genuinesmileactuallyrestslessonshowingteethandmoreonfacialbalanceandsymmetry(对称).
Forthestudy,researcherslookedat3Dcomputer-animatedfacialmodelsofmorethan800participants.Thecomputer-animatedfacialmodelswentthroughaseriesoffacialtransformations,withresearcherschangingthemouthangle,thenumberofteethshown,andthedegreeofthesmile.Participantswerethenaskedtoratethemodels’smilesbasedoneffectiveness,genuinenessandpleasantness.
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Theresultsofthestudyfoundthatthemostsuccessfulsmilehadaperfectbalanceofteeth,anidealmouthangle,andasmilelengththatextendedtowhatwascalledthe“sweetspot.”Smilesthatshowedaquicksync(同步)oftheleftandrightsideofthefaceduringsmilingwerealsomorehighlyrated.
Smilingmakesupagoodpartofournonverbal(非语言的)communication,makingiteasiertodrawpeopletoyouandalsoseemsincere.It’salsoworthnotingthataperfectsmilecouldhelpimproveyourhealthtoo.
28.Whatisthepossiblemeaningoftheunderlinedword“grinning”inthefirstparagraph?
A.Talkingsoftly.B.Smilingwidely.
C.Chattingcheerfully.D.Eatinghealthily.
29.Whichaspectshouldbeconsideredwhenratingthesmilesinthestudy?
A.Howpleasantitmakespeoplefeel.
B.Whetheritimproveshealth.
C.Howsuccessfulsmilingpeopleare.
D.Whetheritlastslongenough.
30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothestudy?
A.Aperfectsmilehasapositiveeffectonyourhealth.
B.Aperfectsmilemeansshowingallyourteeth.
C.Thelessyousmile,themoreyoucanshow.
D.Aperfectsmileinvolvesonlyabalanceofteeth.
31.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?
A.Abookreview.B.Asciencereport.
C.Abiography.D.Atravellingguide.
D
ThesixthmassextinctionoflifeonEarthisunfoldingmorequicklythanfeared,scientistshavewarned.Morethan30percentofanimalswithabackbone--fish,birds,amphibians(两栖动物),reptilesandmammals--aredeclininginbothrangeandpopulation,accordingtothefirstcomprehensiveanalysisofthesetrends.
Aroundadecadeago,expertsfearedthatanewrangewipeoutofspecieswasappearing.Today,mostagreethatitisunderway--butthenewstudysuggeststhatthedie-outisalreadygrowingfast.
Thelossofbiodiversityhasrecentlyaccelerated.Severalspeciesofmammalsthatwererelativelysafeoneortwodecadesagoarenowendangered,includingcheetahs(猎豹),lionsandgiraffes,thestudyshowed.
Thereisnomysteryastowhy:
ourownever-expandingspecies--whichhasmorethandoubledinnumbersince1960to7.4billion--iseating,crowdingandpollutingitsplanetarycohabitantsoutofexistence.Bycomparison,thereareasfewas20,000lionsleftinthewild,lessthan7,000cheetahs,500to1,000giantpandas.
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Themaindriversofwildlifedeclinearehabitatloss,overconsumption,pollution,otherspecies,disease,aswellashuntinginthecaseoftigers,elephants,rhinosandotherlargeanimalsprizedfortheirbodyparts.
Climatechangeisthoughttobecomeamajorthreatinthecomingdecades,withsomeanimals--mostfamouslypolarbears--alreadyindeclineduetorisingtemperaturesandchangingweatherpatterns.
32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accelerated”inParagraph3mean?
A.Madeup.B.Putup.C.Spedup.D.Usedup.
33.Whyhasthelossofbiodiversityspedup?
A.Theairpollutionistoosevere.
B.Themankind’spopulationisgrowingfast.
C.Therearefewerspeciesinlargerareas.
D.Mancauseswiderwaterpollution.
34.Howisthefutureofpolarbears?
A.Uncertain.B.Hopeful.C.Doubtful.D.Worrying.
35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Allmammalsarenowendangered.
B.Wildlifehabitatlossistooserious.
C.Thewildlifeextinctionisspeedingup.
D.Backboneanimalsaredecreasingslowly.
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。
Healthcareisregardedasanimportantwaytoimprovethehealthandwell-beingofpeoplearoundtheworld.Inmanycountriesoftheworld,freehealthcareisprovidedbythegovernment.36.______
Clearly,weallhavetopayforthisservicethroughourtaxes.
37.______Theysaythatpeoplewhotakeunnecessaryrisksshouldnotreceivethisfreehealthcare.Forexample,peoplewhojoininriskyactivitiessuchasskiingarcmorelikelytohaveanaccident.Ithasbeensuggestedthatthesepeopleshouldpayforanymedicaltreatmenttheyrequire.
38.______Firstly,it’sdifficulttosayexactlywhatisr