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Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below. fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Teachers always have found that teaching and learning become 21________ (enjoyable) when students are actively involved in the lesson. Their active engagement, however, does not come automatically. In most cases, teachers have to find ways to get them 22 ________ (involve).
Hai K. P. Huynh, 23________ English teacher at American - Vietnamese International English Centre demonstrates how teachers can get students more actively engaged in the learning process and take charge of their learning by giving them the opportunities to find and correct mistakes by 24________.
The effective way is to prepare an activity 25 ________ students take over the role of correcting mistakes, which is normally done by the teacher. The teacher purposefully becomes the ‘mistake maker’.
This technique definitely brings forth several benefits. For instance, by switching the role of the ‘mistake corrector’, the teacher can often observe that students get excited. The degree of excitement is increased when the class 26________ (divide) into two teams to compete with each other in finding and correcting the mistakes.
Another benefit is 27 ________ they have the opportunity to identify the possible mistakes on their own instead of the teacher’s 28________ (tell) them what the mistakes are. This technique also helps the teacher check his or her student’s understanding of a grammar point or comprehension of a reading task. It 29________ be used to reinforce and improve their production skills such as writing and pronunciation.
30________ the activity is a simple technique, it is very effective in getting students’ attention and participation. It can easily be developed to satisfy teachers’ needs.
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
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A. process B. stimulate C. consequences D. cultivate E. solution F. especially G. present H. total I. initially J. associate K. address |
Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in home is significant of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have far more material than we need, we are dealing with the 31 ________ of that over-consumption. It would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home 32________.
Statistics have shown that the 33________ amount of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. A large number of companies believe that they can attract customers’ attention and 34________ their purchasing desire by over-packaging their goods, thus gaining more profits.
Without doubt, too much packaging is doing damage to the environment. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which may cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the 35________ itself uses energy. Therefore, the 36________ is not to produce such items in the first place.
Food waste is another serious issue we need to 37________ immediately. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. Fortunately, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example. But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have always learned to 38 ________ packaging with quality, which is especially true when it comes to food. But it also applies to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary.
Luckily, there are signs of hope at 39 ________. As more and more people come to recycle, we are beginning to realize just how much unnecessary materials are being collected. However, despite the ongoing campaigns to 40 ________ consumers’ green awareness, we still have a long way to go.
Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the world or phrase that best fits the context.
A driving goal for most websites is for that site to be easily found by people looking for the products or services. One of the ways people may find these sites is via a search engine. With this in mind, companies obviously want their websites to 41 ________ search engines as well.
First of all, website content should be unique and timely. Only quality content ensures that customers will frequent your website and also 42________ it to friends via links of through social channels. This act of sharing not only gives your site more chances of public 43________ but is also helps to push up your search engine rankings, which extends huge psychological implication to other engine users as people tend to 44 ________.
Now famous search engines such as Google use mobile friendliness as a ranking signal in their ranking algorithm（算法）. Therefore, if your site is not 45 ________ for mobile devices, you are offering a less than ideal experience to some users and in result search engines will take the disadvantage into 46. ________
Another key ranking signal that Google and other search engines 47 ________ heavily is page speed and overall site performance. If your site is loaded with too many high-resolution images and videos or other elements, much viewing time will be caused. These will make sluggish, slow loading that frustrates and often drives away visitors. It’s time to 48 ________ the page size as all the visitors appreciate faster download. Some are even willing to trade better visual experiences for high viewing 49. ________. As user preference stands on top of any search engine’s list of priority, search engines will look favour-ably upon the speed improvements of the websites.
50 ________, for a hot website, appropriate update frequency is also vital. Although the content is current and up to date when it is first launched, it will soon lose its 51 ________ with the explosion of other various online resources. If the 52 ________ on your websites has appeared on other sites before, your website is sooner or later to be deserted because of humans’ nature of having a low boredom threshold（门槛）. In turn, your website’s search ranking will 53 ________ drastically.
Finally, don’t look down on customer experience. Too often people ignore the benefits of creating a viewing experience that is enjoyable. when 54 ________ your websites user friendliness, understand that ease of use comes first, but do not discount the benefits of adding a bit of 55 ________ into that experience as well.
41. A. remind of B. agree with C. appeal to D. take in
42. A. establish B. recommend C. adjust D. evaluate
43. A. feature B. comment C. exposure D. strength
44. A. calm down B. make progress C. watch out D. follow suit
45. A. applicable B. superior C. positive D. realistic
46. A. assumption B. account C. guidance D. obligation
47. A. weigh B. reserve C. represent D. revise
48. A. decorate B. reduce C. increase D. eliminate
49. A. aspect B. device C. speed D. scene
50. A. In addition B. Nevertheless C. In a word D. For example
51. A. sense B. wisdom C. freshness D. feature
52. A. identity B. instruction C. context D. content
53. A. rise B. drop C. lift D. restore
54. A. assessing B. accessing C. referring D. pointing
55. A. sadness B. anxiety C. delight D. sympathy
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several question or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
A Beach in Bod-rum, Turkey, saw the horror of a human tragedy on Sept 2. A little boy, dressed in a red shirt and blue shorts, lay face down in the sand. Sadly, 3-year-old Alan Kurdi would never wake up again.
Alan drowned along with at least 12 Syrians, including his 5-year-old brother and mother. They were on a journey from Turkey to Greece. Trying to make their simple but dangerous dream of a safe home a reality, they paid with their lives. The tragic photographs of Alan’s lifeless body shocked the world. “What has drowned in the Mediterranean（地中海）is not only the refugees, but humanity,” said Turkish President.
Refugees, according to the UN, are people escaping war or persecution. Their situation is often so dangerous that they cross national borders to look for safety in nearby countries. The Kurdis wanted to head of Europe by crossing to the Greek island of Kos from Bodrum by boat.
The Kurdis’ tragedy was just one story from over 1,800 people who have died in the first six months of this year while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, according to statistics released by the United Nations. Migrants, however, are not necessarily refugees. A migrant may leave his or her country for many reasons apart from war, terrorism, and persecution. They may seek employment, life with their family, or study in another country.
European countries have taken different approaches to the crisis. Germany and France are opening their doors to more asylum（避难）seekers, those who say they are refugees but the status has not been decided by the UNHCR or a government. Other countries, such as Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, have been unwilling to take a large number of refugees for various reasons including economic problems and safety concerns.
56. What happened to the Syrian family in this article?
A. A 3-year-old boy was killed in the war.
B. Three of the family members died.
C. 12 people were drowned in the Mediterranean Sea.
D. They reached the Greek beach successfully.
57. The underlined word “persecution” in paragraph 3 most probably means________.
A. treating someone cruelly or unfairly over a long period of time
B. beating someone without any reason
C. cheating someone purposefully
D. saying or thinking bad things about someone or something frequently
58. Which of the following statement is false according to the article?
A. Migrants refer to people who leave their motherland for various reasons.
B. The Kurdis left their motherland in order to get security in a new country.
C. Throughout the world, over 1,800 refugees died in the first half of the year.
D. Some countries are reluctant to accept refugees for their own reasons
59. Which word may best describe the world’s feeling when they saw the picture of the dead boy?
A. Delighted B. Indifferent C. Intolerable . D., Astonished
(B)
Read t he following two advertisements and answer the questions below:
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60. What’s the best time for drivers to get gas filled?
A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. Thursday
61. We can get all kinds of services from Paiges Basic except _______.
A. giving advice for free. B. changing pets’ bad behavior.
C. going to hosts’ home for training. D. curing Pets’ disease.
62. Of these two advertisements, which one doesn’t provide the address?
A. The first one. B. The second one
C. Neither one. D. We have no idea.
(C)
Exciting concertos（协奏曲）from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons can boost mental alertness, according to research from North-umbria University. The findings, which are published in Experimental Psychology, show that the exciting first movement（乐章）, in particular, is capable of enhancing attention and memory.
In the experiment a group of 14 young adults were given a mental concentration task to perform. They were asked to press the space bar on a keyboard when a green square appeared on screen and ignore different colored circles and squares that appeared at intervals. The participants carried out this task both in silence and while listening to each of the four concertos while their brain activity was measured using EEG（脑电图扫描）brain imaging.
Results showed that participants responded correctly faster when listening to the exciting Spring concerto. When listening to the concerto, the average response time in performing the task was 393.8 milliseconds（毫秒）as opposed to 408.1 milliseconds when the task was carried out in silence. This response time rose to 413.3 milliseconds when they listened to the slower and sadder Autumn music, therefore showing a decrease in mental capacity.
Psychologist Dr. Leigh Riby said, “The Spring movement enhanced overall activity within the brain but had an exaggerated effect on the area of the brain that’s important for emotional processing. It seemed to give rise to particular imagery in the brain and evoke positive, contented feelings which translated into higher levels of cognitive functioning.”
Dr. Riby suggests that the Spring movement is particularly special and be used in therapy and is, in fact, quite a familiar piece to most people as it has been used successfully in marketing to induce mood and influence behavior. He also found that the key in which the music was written had no impact on brain performance. While the Spring concerto, which is written in a major key, did not. He added, “This experiment shows that cognitive capacity is enhanced when pleasant and arousing stimuli are introduced.”
63. What do we know about the research from Northumbria University?
A. It was conducted in four different seasons of a year.
B. It showed sad and slow music can boost mental alertness.
C. The results of the research have been published.
D. It was done by a group of 14 young adults.
64. Under what circumstance did participants respond correctly faster according to the passage?
A. When they were in complete silence.
B. When they were listening to slow and sad music.
C. When they were listening to the Autumn concerto.
D. When they were listening to the Spring concerto.
65. The underlined word “evoke” in Paragraph 5 most probably means “_______”.
A. arouse B. command C. require D. deserve
66. This passage is more likely to be seen in _______.
A. an official document B. a science journal
C. a society section of a newspaper D. a guidebook
Section C
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
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A. When a particular drug is taken by millions, some people may not respond in a predictable way B. This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. C. Tolerance may lead to addiction. D. However, no substance that has the power to do this is completely safe. E. Side-effects of drugs are usually provided when patients are advised by doctors to take them. |
Undesired side-effects and toxicities of drugs, especially in the area of new-drug development are unpredictable and often disastrous. ____67______ . These drugs are either over-the-counter medicine or health nutritional supplements. Patients are convinced that the pills will work wonders inside their bodies. That’s way they usually buy them and take them blindly.
In order for a chemical to be considered a safe drug, it must prove safe and its benefits outweigh the risks through experiments. ____68_____. Drugs are approved only after tests have demonstrated that they are relatively safe when used as directed. Thus some very dangerous drugs are approved because they are necessary to treat serious illnesses.
Many people suffer ill effects from drugs called side effects, even though they take the drug exactly as directed. The human population contains a great variety of genetic variation, but drugs are tested on just a few thousand people. ____69_____.
Even though the drug has been tested. A patient may also acquire a tolerance for a certain drug, which means the patient has to take even larger doses to produce the desired effect. ____70____. Thus the person becomes so dependent on the drug that he or she will have severe psychological and physical disturbances when the drug is taken away. This will cause great trouble to the patient.
Ⅳ. Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
71 Are you working with your computer routinely either as an office employee or a game lover? Are your eyes dry, watery, blurry, seeing double or sensitive to light? If your answer is a “yes”, you are likely one of many people today who suffer from digital eyestrain, also called computer-vision syndrome（综合症）. What on earth is this syndrome coming from? What can we do to deal with this problem?
Eyestrain is often related to the amount of exposure to screens, the distance from eyes to screens and the use of multiple screens simultaneously（同时）. However, studies have also shown that the blue light produced by digital devices today reaches further into the eyes than other kinds of light. This light actually assists attention during the day but can result in interrupted sleep patterns at night.
Years of scientific researches indicate that eyestrain isn’t necessarily an unavoidable problem for those who deal with computer work in the daily base. There are ways you can adopt which can overcome the problem considerably. To begin with, your computer screen should be high-resolution（高分辨率）, at least 50 centimeters wide diagonally and may require a screen filter to decrease reflections. Also, be aware that “computer glasses”, which cut down glare and blue light, are available.
Besides, to reduce your risk for computer-vision syndrome, take frequent breaks during your computer workday. Many workers take only two 15-minute breaks from their computer throughout their day. According to a recent study, eyestrain are significantly reduced when computer workers take four additional five-minute “mini-breaks” throughout their workday.
Finally, many of us fall into bad habits while using digital screens, which only worsen the effects of eyestrain. While viewing digital screens, many people blink（眨眼）one third less often than they usually do. Place a reminder on your computer to “blink” so that your eyes don’t dry out.
Ⅴ. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72. 一般来说，掌握好英语对你成为一个合格的英语老师有帮助。(command)
73. 尽管有语言障碍，她还是能够尽快适应了当地的文化。(manage)
74. 虽然他很卖力，但他的画被形容为没有灵魂的作品。(as)
75. 这个新软件之所以很受大众欢迎是因为它把便捷操作和强大功能结合起来了。(combine)
76. 消息传来他在演讲比赛中得了一等奖，因此他的同事们纷纷为他的成功向他道喜。(congratulate)
Ⅵ. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 100-120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
77. 网络时代，人们越来越依赖手机，因为手机的功能应有尽有，使人们的生活十分便利。但是，有些学校规定学生到了教室就要上交手机，因为老师认为手机会让学生分心，不利于学生的学习，关于此项规定，请谈谈你的想法。
参考答案：
语法填空
21. more enjoyable 22. involved 23. an 24. themselves 25. where
26. divided 27. that 28. told 29. must 30. Although
十一选十
31. C 32. I 33. H 34. B 35. A 36. E
37. K 38. J 39. G 40. D
完型填空
41-45 ABABA
46-50 BDCBB
51-55 ACDAA
阅读理解
56. B 57. A 58. D 59.D
60. C 61. D 62. B
63. D 64. D 65. A 66. B
67. E 68. D 69. A 70. C
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