B

Elizabeth Bishop, who was famous for the poetry A Prodigal, Filline

Station , Sandpiper, Manuelzinho and so on, was an influential American poet of

the 20th century. Her poetry often shows things that concerned her throughout

her life, such as her search for a sense of home.  Her troubled childhood and

feelings of loneliness from this time affected her character and poetry.

Bishop's painful childhood is apparent in some of her poems. Her father

died when she was eight months old and her mother was mad when she was five.

Bishop was raised firstly by her mother's parents and then by her father's

parents. This experience left her confused about belonging. She had no home

and this was shown in her poetry. In A Prodigal, when the character in the poem

makes up his mind to go home, there is a sense of pessimism for Bishop who has

no home. The lack of a sense of home has contributed to her depression all her

life.

Bishop attempts to make small, everyday experiences extraordinary in her

poems such as Filling Station .In Filling Station , Bishop describes the beauty of a

family filling station. Although it is "dirty" there is order in it. Simple family

life is celebrated in it. She recognizes the value of home and beauty in everyday

life, but she is only an observer of these. Distance remains between her and the

family at the filling station.

Bishop's struggle to locate herself in the world is seen no more clearly than

in Sandpiper. It deals with searching for something in a confusing world. She

uses the metaphor of the bird which is "looking for something". The "something"

isn't specific. It seems as if the bird doesn't know what he wants; the only

certain thing is that he is searching.

Bishop's poems are personal on a more subtle level, especially when her

childhood, travels, etc, are taken into consideration. It is believed that Bishop is

a complex poet who uses her poetry to find this feeling of belonging.

24. What do we know about Elizabeth Bishop's childhood?

A. She lived an unhappy life.

B. She was born poor.

C. Her grandparents treated her badly.

D. Her parents didn't love her.

25. Which of Bishop's poems shows her love for simple family life?

A. Sandpiper.                              B. Filling Station.

C. Manuelzinho.                      D. A Prodigal.

26. When reading Bishop's poems, people can find her search for

A. the feeling of belonging

B. a happy family life

C. parental love

D. the true nature of human being

27. Which of the following words can best describe Bishop?

A. Creative and determined.             B. Clever and strong.

C. Unfortunate but kind.                D. Gifted but pessimistic.

C

Instagram is a fast, beautiful and fun way to share your life with friends and

family. Take a picture or video, choose a filter to transform its look and feel and

then post it to Instagram-it's that easy. You can even share to Facebook,

Twitter and more. It's a new way to see the world. So many photos of food are

contained on Instagram-now a pop-up diner in London is taking advantage of

this new trend by letting people settle the bill for their meals simply by uploading

photos of their dishes to social networks.

I always thought people's taking pictures of their food was kind of silly, but

at this new pop-up restaurant in the UK, I'd probably do it too. "The Picture

House" is the world's first pay-by-photo restaurant-you order, click a photo of

the food, share on Instagram and eat for free!

The restaurant belongs to frozen food giant Birds Eye, who came up with

the idea to cash in on people's addiction with photographing food and sharing

the pictures online. They conducted a survey and found out that more than half

of the British population regularly took pictures of their meals. So they realized

it was a better way to advertise their new dining range.

The pop-up diner was open in Soho, London for three days in May, and is

now moving to other major UK cities. They serve two-course meals that

customers don't have to pay for, if they photo and Instagram it.

The restaurant is a part of Birds Eye's "Food for Life" campaign, a new

marketing project that aims at changing the way people look at frozen food.

"Taking photos of food enables people to show off and to share their mealtime

moments-from the everyday to the special," said marketing director Margaret

Jobling.

The reaction to The Picture House has been great so far. And the pay-by-

picture concept has proven to be an effective way. Alternative payment methods

are actually gaining popularity among a lot of businesses. Last year in a cafe in

Germany customers pay by how much time they spend there, not by what they

eat.

28. Instagram probably is

A. a restaurant free of charge

B. a program used to share photos

C. a campaign of "Food for Life"

D. a new marketing project

29. What's the author's attitude to this new trend?

A. Confused.                      B. Unconcerned.

C. Interested.                      D. Opposed.

30. "The Picture House" encourages sharing photos of its food to

A. raise the price of frozen food

B. create a new social media trend

C. attract more customers

D. reward the regular customers

31. Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage?

A. The Pop-up Diner                     B. Pay by Picture

C. No Need to Pay                       D. Food for Life

D

Mammoths may return

Many of us remember being in awe(敬畏) when we saw cloned dinosaurs

running wild in the film Jurassic Park. And the idea of using technology to revive

(恢复) extinct (绝的) species has long fascinated not only writers and

directors, but scientists as well.

According to  The Telegraph,  woolly mammoths (长毛猛犸象),  which

featured in the popular Ice Age animated movie series, "may walk the earth once

more" now that scientists have taken another step toward realizing a long-held

dream-recreating their DNA.

Mammoths became extinct around 10,000 years ago. However, since the

discovery of near-perfect preserved remains in Arctic permafrost(北极冻土带) in

May 2013, a variety of research studies have been carried out since.

Geneticists from Harvard University analyzed DNA from the remains,

looking for genes which separated mammoths from elephants, such as hairiness

and ear size. They then used the results to reproduce exact copies of 14 mammoth

genes. "It is the first time that mammoth genes have been alive-although so far

it has only been done in the lab," George Church, lead researcher of the project,

told the Sunday Times.

Church then used a new technique which allows scientists to edit DNA

carefully, replacing sections of elephant DNA with the mammoth genes. So "we

now have functioning(正常运行的) elephant cells with mammoth DNA in them,"

he said.

However, Church ruled out the possibility of bringing the mammoths back

to life via cloning from frozen remains. He said he "preferred to focus on

rebuilding the full mammoth genome by analyzing DNA from preserved remains

and putting it into the cells of its closest living relative-the Asian elephant,"

reported The Telegraph.

Church argued that the return of the woolly mammoth-or rather, the

return of something very similar-could help bring back fragile(脆弱的)

ecosystems. However, some scientists believe that bringing back the mammoth

would be unethical.

Professor Alex Greenwood, an expert on ancient DNA, said: "We may face

the extinction of African and Asian elephants. Why bring back another elephant

from extinction when we cannot even keep the ones that are not extinct around?"

he told the Sunday Times. "What is the message? We can be as irresponsible with

the environment as we want. Then we'll just clone things back?"

¨Money would be better spent focusing on conserving what we do have than

spending it on an animal that has been extinct for thousands of years," he said.

32. We can infer from the article that

A. scientific studies on mammoths didn't begin until May 2013

B. the technology to revive mammoth genes is already mature

C. Church and his team managed to list all the genes that separate

mammoths from elephants

D. George Church and his colleagues tried to reproduce mammoth DNA

33. According to Church, what is the significance of his study?

A. It could help prevent the extinction of the Asian elephant.

B. It could help bring back some extinct species and save fragile ecosystems.

C. It could help people better tell elephant DNA from mammoth genes.

D. It could help bring mammoths back to life via cloning from frozen

remains.

34. The underlined word "unethical" in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to

A. impractical    B. illegal    C. unacceptable    D. interesting

35. According to the article, Professor Alex Greenwood believes that

A. there is no need to worry about the extinction of African and Asian

elephants at present

B. it's necessary to bring back species that are beneficial to human beings

from extinction

C. it's more important to protect present species than to bring back extinct

ones

D. the return of the woolly mammoth would help to balance ecosystems

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。

What's Great About School Stores?

We could go on and on regarding the benefits that come from running a

school store. But since you're just starting out, we'll give you 5 top reasons why

school stores are a great fit for so many students and teachers.

●  36

What better place to sell school supplies than in school? Students who come

to class unprepared can purchase needed supplies rather than borrowing them

from other students or the teacher.    37    You're selling something fun that

everyone can use and everyone needs.

●Flexibility

A school store can be shaped to meet the needs of you, your school, and

your student customers. Operate the store only on the days and at the times

necessary. Sell the items your teachers request or survey students to find items

they like. Keep it simple or go big.____    38

●Student Development  It's never too early to start encouraging involvement within students.

Working in the school store can help students to get involved and have an interest

in what is happening in their school.    39

●Education

Extend classroom learning into an interactive environment where students

can apply concepts learning to make change, take inventory(存货清单)，

calculate tax, write a schedule, market a product, and be responsible!

●Efficiency

40    Provide a service that everyone needs while raising money. Or raise

funds while teaching students about how businesses work. Or do all of the above.

A. Service

B. Convenience

C. Many school stores are open before school, after school, and/or at lunch.

D. It's entirely up to you.

E. It's also a great way for students to build teamwork and communication

skills.

F. Teachers who require a particular type of item can be sure that it will be

available for the class to purchase.

G. School stores can quickly be multi-purpose operations.

第三部分英语知识运用(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)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)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。

We were driving home from a last-minute Christmas shopping trip. My

father was    41    making his way through the heavy falling snow. To our

42    ,about a half-mile from our farmhouse-the only one for miles-we

43  a car in the ditch. We  44    to find out. It was____45.The blowing

snow nearly covered the road up to our house. I could see that the lights were on

46    we never left them on.

As we    47    0ur front door, we were__48    by the refugees from the

abandoned car, a family of four going to Minnesota for Christmas. They began

49    being in our house, but Mom just said, "Never mind. You did what you

had to do,"    50    she began preparing hot drinks and food for us all.

It seemed so    51    to expect them to stay the night, so my brother and I

52    began playing games with our new friends.    53    life was lonely for the

two of us, aged eight and ten, so the    54    of other boys was always welcome.

That night the full force of the storm hit. By morning it was    55    that our

guests would not be able to    56    their journey. There was two feet of snow

everywhere. But to four small boys the white blanket of snow was____57  .

Mom just took my brother and me aside and we began to prepare    58    for

our newly formed family. Without us knowing about it, the father had gone back

to their59__to collect their Minnesota presents and was doing the____60    .It

was one of the best Christmases I can remember.

41. A. carefully    B. calmly    C. bravely    D. quickly

42. A. delight    B. surprise    C. disappointment D. embarrassment

43. A. lifted    B. searched    C. noticed    D. damaged

44. A. refused    B. stopped    C. hesitated    D. repeated

45. A. cheap    B. strange    C. useless    D. empty

46. A. so    B. if    C. but    D. for

47. A. entered    B. locked    C. answered    D. closed

48. A. impressed  B. frightened    C. invited    D. greeted

49. A. thinking of B. apologizing for  C. talking about    D. worrying about

50. A. since    B. as    C. though    D. where

51. A. clear    B. curious    C. doubtful    D. natural

52. A. patiently    B. proudly    C. excitedly    D. secretly

53. A. Farm    B. City    C. Town    D. Night

54. A. story    B. kindness    C. company    D. courage

55. A. important  B. interesting    C. obvious    D. fortunate

56. A. break    B. continue    C. change    D. prepare

57. A. trouble    B. prison    C. peace    D. heaven

58. A. drink    B. presents    C. prizes    D. dinner

59. A. street    B. room    C. car    D. house

60. A. same    B. first    C. rest    D. next

第Ⅱ卷

第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形

式。

Having worked as captain of the lifeboat at Portland Bay in the north of

England for over thirty years now, I feel quite proud of my career. In my time,

I've rescued fishermen with broken-down boats, swimmers    61    (sweep) out

to sea and once even a pilot whose helicopter had developed engine    6 2

(fail).

I've always been mad about the sea, and about the lifeboat. Both my father

and grandfather were volunteers on the lifeboat.    63    ,I'm the first one in the

family to be captain. This means that different from my father and grandfather,

I work full-time at the lifeboat station.    64    rest of the crew are volunteers

65    (work) in other jobs locally. When the alarm goes, to signal a call-out,

the crew members must drop whatever they    66    (do) and report for duty

67  (immediate)-we can be out on the water within a few minutes of the

alarm sounding.

The coastline here can be one of the    68  (bad) places in England. When

the wind is in the east, the waves can be huge and there are a lot of rocks just

beneath the surface of the water,  69   makes it  a  dangerous place for

shipping. But the sea feels   70  a home for me-it's where I belong, in spite

of its dangers.

第四部分  写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作

文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增

加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( )，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

One Sunday morning, there were much people in the park. In a shop,  a

woman was buying an ice-cream while a young man behind her took her handbag

away. He shouted, “Stop the thief!  He's robbed me of my bag!" Hearing this, a

few people began to run into him. There was an old man sitting quiet on a bench

nearby, read a newspaper. As the robber was running past him, the old man

quickly picked up his umbrella and put between the robber's legs. The young

man fall down on the ground hard. Soon two policeman came in a police car and

arrested him. The woman thanked for the old man, and the people around

praised the old man for his cleverness.

第二节书面表达(满分25分)

假设你是李华，一名高三学生，在网络上看到一所国外大学的招生信息

( admission information)，该大学对中国学生开设30多个专业，你对此非常感兴

趣，打算用英语撰写一份个人申请，主要内容包括：

1.想申请的专业;

2.个人优势;

3.进入大学后的设想。

注意：1.词数：100左右;

2.书信格式已给出;

3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir or Madam,

Yours，

Li Hua

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