1、龙涤中学学业水平考试英语试题出题人 ： 审题人：阅读理解 (共两节，满分 40分) 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 A、B、C 和 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASan Francisco Fire Engine ToursSan Francisco Winery TourRunning: February 1st through April 30thThis delicious tour goes through the city on its way to Treasure Island where we will
2、stop at the famous Winery SF. Here you can enjoy 4 pours of some of the best wine San Francisco has to offer.(Included in tickets price)Departing from the Cannery: Tell time upon request.Duration(时长): 2 hoursPrice: $90Back to the Fifties TourRunning: August 16th through August 31stThis tour transpor
3、ts you back in time to one of San Franciscos most fantastic periods, the 1950s! Enjoy fun history as we take you through San Francisco for a free taste of ice cream.Departing form the Cannery: 5:00 pm and 7:00 pmDuration: 2 hoursPrice: $90Spooky Halloween TourRunning: October 10th through October 31
4、stJoin us for a ride through the historical Presidio district .Authentic fire gear (服装) is provided for your warmth as our entertainers take you to some of the most thrilling parts of San Francisco.Departing from the Cannery: 6:30 pm and 8:30 pmDuration: 1 hour and 30 minutesPrice: Available upon re
5、questHoliday Lights TourRunning: December 6th through December 23rdThis attractive tour takes you to some of San Franciss most cheerful holiday scenes. Authentic fire gear is provided for your warmth as you get into the holiday spirit.Departing from the Cannery: 7:00 pm and 9:00 pmDuration: I hour a
6、nd 30 minutesAdvance reservations required.1.Which of the tours is available in March?A.San Francisco Winery Tour.B.Back to the Fifties Tour.C.Spooky Hallowen Tour.D.Holiday Lights Tour.2.What can tourists do on Back to the Fifties Tours?A.Go to Treasure Island.B.Enjoy the holiday scenes.C.Have free
7、 ice cream.D.Visit the Presidio district.3.What are tourists required to do to go on Holiday Lights Tour?A.Take some drinks.B.Set off early in the morning.C.Wear warm clothes.D.Make reservations in advance.BTwo years ago my grandmother was going to turn 75. My family discussed what was the best way
8、to celebrate. Should we throw her a party? Should we take her on a trip? We remembered that she had touched so many people s lives, and there were so many people for her to consider. Then someone got the idea that we should include everyone in the celebration.We secretly sent out letters to the peop
9、le in Grandmothers address book and asked them to send a letter with a memory that they had shared with her. People sent us letters with poems, stories and pictures. The deep feeling that was shared through the response (回应) surprised us. We compiled (编辑) these letters into a memory book and amazed
10、(使惊奇) her with it on the morning of her birthday.The unusual thing about my grandmothers friends was not the number that she had, but the connection they shared. In many ways this book of friendship was the greatest achievement of my grandmothers life.I believe that developing true friendships is on
11、e of the most important things that anyone can do in ones lifetime. It is not a matter of the number of friends one has, but the quality of the bonds. If one has had at least one true friendship before dying, then one can say one has lived a successful life. I have made many friends and I believe I
12、have begun to develop the same types of friendships my grandmother kept up over her lifetime. I only hope that I will-be as successful as she has been.4.How did the authors family celebrate Grandmother s birthday?A.By taking her on a trip across the country.B.By giving her a memory book of friendshi
13、p.C.By inviting all her friends to her birthday party.D.By asking all her friends to send her cards.5.When receiving her birthday gift, the author s grandmother probably felt _.A.disappointed and lonelyB.sorry and sadC.surprised and pleasedD.nervous and excited6.The underlined word “ bonds “ in the
14、last paragraph probably means _.A.relationshipsB.worksC.successesD.celebrations7.According to the passage, the author probably agrees that _.A.the more friends you have, the betterB.friends are more important than familyC.understanding leads to greater successD.true friendship is very important to u
15、s1CStephen Hawking, the brilliant British theoretical physicist who published wildly popular books exploring the mysteries of the universe, has died, according to a family spokesman. He was 76.Considered by many to be the worlds greatest living scientist, Hawking was also a cosmologist, astronomer,
16、mathematician and author of numerous books including the landmark“A Brief History of Time,” which has sold more than 10 million copies.With fellow physicist Roger Penrose, Hawking combined Einsteins theory of relativity with quantum theory(量子理论) to suggest that space and time would begin with the Bi
17、g Bang and end in black holes. He also discovered that black holes were not completely black but emit(释放) radiation and would likely eventually evaporate(蒸发) and disappear. “It will be difficult enough to avoid disasters on planet Earth in the next 100 years, let alone next thousand, or million. The
18、 human race shouldnt have all its eggs in one basket or on one plant. Lets hope we can avoid dropping the basket until we have spread the load.”Hawking suffered from ALS (amyotrophic latcral sclerosis), a disease which is usually fatal within a few years. He was diagnosed in 1963, when he was 21, an
19、d doctors initially gave him only a few years to live. The disease left Hawking wheelchair-bound and paralyzed. He was able to move only a few fingers on one hand and was completely dependent on others or on technology for everythingbathing, dressing, eating, even speech. “I have been lucky that my
20、condition has progressed more slowly than is often the case. But it shows that one need not lose hope.” Dramatically, he even guest-starred in the “Star Trek”, “The Simpsons” and the 2014movie “The theory of Everything”.Hawking leaves behind three children and three grandchildren. “We are deeply sad
21、dened that our beloved father passed away today,” Hawkings children, Lucy, Robert and Tim, said in a statement. “He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years. His courage and persistence with his brilliance and humor inspired people across the w
22、orld. “We will miss him forever.”8.From the passage, we can learn that _.A.Hawking was diagnosed with the fatal disease since he was born.B.Hawking was once the main character in the movie and TV series.C.Hawking just published one book titled “A Brief History of Time”D.Hawking had to rely on other
23、people and technology to do everything in life.9.Which of the following is NOT believed by Stephen Hawking?A.The space and time would end in black holes.B.Black holes are not exactly black in color.C.The disasters can be avoided in the next thousand or million years.D.Black holes can give off radiat
24、ion and will disappear in the end.10.What does the underlined sentence mean?A.The humans should explore other planets to live.B.The humans should stay together to fight the disasters.C.The earth will be destroyed if humans continue to live hereD.No other planets can replace the earth as the living p
25、lace.11.What would be the best title of the passage?A.A Star Just Went Out in the CosmosB.The Achievements of Stephen HawkingC.Stephen Hawkings Suffering of the DiseaseD.The Predictions of the Great ManDAs Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remember
26、ing less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know
27、the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembe
28、red the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific co
29、mputer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remembered the folder location (位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)“According to Sparrow, we are not becoming peo
30、ple with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesnt mean we are becoming either more or le
31、ss intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.12.The passage begins with two questions to _.A.introduce the main topicB.show the authors altitudeC.describe how to use the InternetD.explain how to store information13.What can we learn about the first experiment?A.The Sp
32、arrows team typed the information into a computer.B.The two groups remembered the information equally well.C.The first group did not try to remember the information.D.The second group did not understand the information.14.In transactive memory, people _.A.keep the information in mindB.change the qua
33、ntity of informationC.organize information like a computerD.remember how to find the information15.What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research?A.We are using memory differently.B.We are becoming more intelligent.C.We have poorer memories than before.D.We need a better way to ac
34、cess information.2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。How to Make PlansMost people get scared when talking about planning or writing plans. 16 . And you need to plan for success as planning really works and inspires you to go straight ahead. However, how to create effe
35、ctive plans is still a problem. Dont worry, and just follow the steps below.Step 1 17 What plans have you had in the past? Probably, in some of your plans, you havent ended up where you thought you were going to end up. Get a good understanding of what you have done and what you havent done in the p
36、ast. It is a primary foundation for your new plan. If having no plan, just take actions and make plans right now.Step 2 Think about the What-IfsWhen you are building your plans, you should consider where you are going and make clear the What-Ifs. Because not everything just goes smoothly as you beli
37、eve. 18 .Step 3 Document the plansWhen starting to make plans, you should try to write them down. It is of key importance for the future. 19 . In addition, make sure you have the plans fully written out with all the key elements concerned, including details.Step 4 Update the plansAccording to your w
38、ritten plans and actual situation, you should check out the plans you have completed and havent completed. 20 . Make sure all the assumptions are there and work out the details. After hanging on for some days, planning will be getting simpler and easier.A. Review historical plansB. Make new plans im
39、mediatelyC. Actually, people are more likely to succeed in a planned wayD. And you need to continue what you havent done and update itE. Not all people can memorize every word they said and thought wellF. And what you should do next is to check your plans monthly or quarterlyG. For your benefits, yo
40、u need to make Plan A and Plan B in case of changes and contingencies (偶发事件)语言知识运用 (共两节，满分 45分) 第一节 完形填空(共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分) 阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Who says people arent honest any more? Last year, my husband and I went to Beach Kayaking on the north shore of
41、 Oahu city for our summer vacation in Hawaii. We left the 21 and were driving when I noticed the truck that was driving behind me stop 22 ! I mentioned it to my husband and I 23 what that was all about, but my husband didnt think it mattered. So we went a few 24 miles. Then we stopped at a 7-11 stor
42、e for a Coke. And that was 25 my husband noticed that he had left his wallet at the beach.We went back there and started to search anxiously, but no 26 . It was lost, or we feared it was 27 since he said he remembered 28 it on a stump (树墩) next to where we 29 ourselves. We drove home in a hurry to 3
43、0 all of our credit cards 31 anything was charged to them by any other shoppers all around the island. We lived on the south shore so it was about a 10-minute 32 .When we got in, there was a 33 from a man who said that he had found the wallet and he left his 34 .We called him at once and he said he
44、was driving behind us when he saw the wallet 35 off the car. This man 36 stopped to pick up the wallet! We went to pick it up that afternoon, very 37 that all the money was 38 and all our credit cards were found. The man wouldnt accept 39 . As he stood with his arm 40 his young son, he replied,“Teac
45、hing my son this good lesson is the payment enough.“We were touched and happy.21.A.beach B.island C.hotel D.city22.A.hurriedly B.immediately C.suddenly D.anxiously23.A.wondered B.considered C.understood D.realized24.A.hotter B.faster C.less D.more25.A.because B.how C.when D.whether26.A.person B.way
46、C.money D.luck27.A.taken B.found C.sold D.returned28.A.throwing B.setting C.keeping D.hiding29.A.reminded B.enjoyed C.helped D.introduced30.A.cancel B.get C.collect D.check31.A.as B.until C.after D.before32.A.walk B.distance C.drive D.flight33.A.letter B.message C.wallet D.card34.A.money B.home C.tr
47、uck D.number35.A.fly B.lie C.break D.turn36.A.finally B.actually C.firstly D.exactly37.A.hopeful B.helpful C.grateful D.careful38.A.safe B.gone C.short D.tidy39.A.thanks B.invitation C.payment D.appreciation40.A.under B.for C.behind D.around第二节 (共 10小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确
48、形式。 Im not sure 41_is more frightened,me or the female gorilla(大猩猩)that suddenly appears out of nowhere. Im walking on a path in the forest in theCentral African Republic. Unexpectedly, Im face-to-face with the gorilla, who begins screaming at 42_ top of her lungs. That makes her baby scream, and then a 400-pound male appears. He screams the 43_(loud) of all. The noise shakes the trees as the male beats his chest and charges toward me. I quickly lower myself, ducking my head to avoid 44_(look) directly into his eyes so he doesnt feel 45_(challenge).My name is Mireya Mayor. Im a 46_
