Ⅰ.单项填空 1．Don’t get worried，because the boss has to pay off the rest of the wages next month.
A．undertaken B．admitted C．refused D．disagreed 答案 A
解析 undertake to do...答应做……，符合题意。
2．We should always bear in mind that accidents from carelessness while driving.
A．arise B．arouse C．begin D．cause 答案 A
解析 句意为：我们应该时刻牢记，开车时粗心大意会引发交通事故。arise from由……引起；因……发生，符合句意。arouse唤起，激起；begin常与with连用；cause引起，为与物动词。 3．We’re having a meeting in half an hour.The decision at the meeting will influence
the future of our company.(2012·重庆，28) A．to be made B．being made C．made D．having been made 答案 A
解析 句意为：我们半小时后将要举行一个会议。会议的决定将影响我们公司的未来。题干中“in half an hour〞和“will influence〞都表示将来，由此可知the decision是将被作出的，to be made正合题意。而being made表“正被作出〞；made和having been made都表“已被作出〞，均不合题意。
4．The exam results will be on Friday afternoon.(2011·辽宁，26) A．put down B．put off C．put up D．put away 答案 C
解析 句意为：这次考试结果将在星期五下午张贴公布。put up举起，抬起，建立，竖起，张贴，投宿，留宿；put down放下，平定，镇压，取缔，记下，写下；put off延期，推迟，拖延；put away收起来，放好，储存，关押。根据句意选C项。 5．—It’s a long time since I saw my sister. — her this weekend?
A．Why not visit B．Why not to visit C．Why not visiting D．Why don’t visit 答案 A
解析 此题考查表示“建议〞的句式：Why not do sth.？为何不做某事呢？相当于Why don’t you do sth.?
6．Is this the second time that you the Summer Palace? A．visit B．are visiting
C．had visited D．have visited 答案 D
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word 解析 考查动词时态。句意为：这是你第二次参观颐和园吗？本句是一个常用句型：this is the＋序数词＋time＋现在完成时态的从句。故答案选D项。
7．—The film star appears very charming in public and talkative. —Oh，yes！ ，he is also rather kind，generous and enthusiastic to his fans. A．In addition B．As a result C．On the contrary D．Not really 答案 A
解析 考查短语辨析。根据答语可知，第二个说话人是在补充第一个人的内容。in addition此外，而且，符合句意。as a result结果；on the contrary相反地；not really不全是。 8．He has made a lot of films，but good ones. A．any B．some C．few D．many 答案 C
解析 句意为：他已经制作了很多部电影，但没有几部佳作。解题的关键在于but一词，but表转折，按行文逻辑其后应为否认意思，应当选few。 9．—It’ll take at least 2 hours to do this! —Oh， ！I could do it in 30 minutes. A．come on B．pardon me
C．you are right D．don’t mention it 答案 A
解析 句意为：——做此事至少要花上两小时。——噢，算了吧。30分钟我就可以做完。come on意为“得了吧，算了吧〞，应当选A项。
10．I can’t understand a decision until it is too late. A．him to postpone to make B．his postpone to make C．him to postpone making D．his postponing making 答案 D
解析 understand后跟doing，postpone后跟doing。应当选D项。 Ⅱ.阅读理解 A
Geniuses amaze us，impress us and make us all a little jealous.How do they differ from the average people？Scientists are working hard to figure out that answer.Tune in to the National Geographic Channel to find out about the discoveries they’re making in the series My Brilliant Brain.
When Marc Yu was only two years old，he began to play the piano.After a year，he started learning pieces by Beethoven.Now he’s a worldfamous concert pianist at age eight.He learns newer and more difficult pieces with ease and can identify any note he hears.He seems to be specially designed for music.In Born Genius，National Geographic looks at the science behind child prodigies(神童) to explain why some children seem to be born without limits.
Genius didn’t come naturally to Tommy McHugh.It came only after he nearly died from bleeding in his brain.After recovering，McHugh’s head was filled with new thoughts and pictures.So，he began to express them in the form of poetry and art.Now，he’s a seemingly unstoppable creative machine.Sufferers of autism(自闭症) and brain
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Can normal people be trained to be geniuses？Susan Polger has shown no signs of extraordinary intelligence.Yet，during her childhood，she studied thousands of chess patterns and learned to recognize them immediately.As a result，she was able to beat skilled adult players by age 10 and can now play up to five games at the same time without even seeing the boards.Make Me a Genius examines what it takes to turn an ordinary brain into that of a genius.
If becoming a genius were easy，we’d all be one.Yet，there is much more to super intelligence than simply being born lucky.Learn more about amazing brains this month on National Geographic’s My Brilliant Brain.
1．The author takes Marc Yu as an example to show that a child prodigy is . A．a child who learns something easily
B．a child who is eager to learn new things C．a pianist who practices an instrument a lot D．a student who works hard to do well in school 答案 A
解析 细节理解题。根据第二段第四句“He learns newer and more difficult pieces with ease...〞可知答案。
2．From the text，we know that .
A．more and more scientists are studying the brain B．geniuses mostly are born with great wits C．there’s no such person as a true genius D．there are many factors in being a genius 答案 D
解析 推理判断题。根据第二至第四段的不同事例可知，成为天才的情况有很多种。 3．The author develops the text mainly by . A．providing typical examples
B．following the natural time order
C．presenting a cause and analyzing its effects D．comparing opinions from different scientists 答案 A
解析 逻辑结构题。文章主体局部列举了三个天才的不同事例，因此作者组织文章的方式是列举典型事例。
4．My Brilliant Brain is most probably from . A．a website B．a TV channel C．a magazine D．a newspaper 答案 B
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Tune in to the National Geographic Channel...〞可知答案。 B The space shuttle Discovery has had a long and busy career.For 27 years，it has worked for NASA，carrying astronauts to space and back on 39 missions.On March 9,2011，after returning from its final voyage，the world’s most traveled spaceship was
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A crowd of shuttle workers，reporters and schoolchildren waited to greet Discovery at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral，Florida.Three minutes before noon，they watched as the shuttle appeared in the sky and made one last touchdown.“For the final time：wheels stop，〞 Discovery’s commander Steven Lindsey said when the shuttle rolled to a stop.
Discovery’s final trip was to the International Space Station (ISS)，a giant space lab in the sky.Since 1998,16 nations have been working together to build the space base 220 miles above Earth.Discovery’s crew took care of the last U．S. construction project at ISS.They delivered 10 tons of supplies for the ISS.
The sixperson crew also dropped off an unusual companion for ISS’s researchers：a humanoid，or humanlike，robot named Robonaut 2.Astronauts will assemble (组装) R2 at the ISS over several months.R2 was specifically designed to help astronauts perform basic tasks in space.
Including the 13day final mission，Discovery has spent a total of 365 days in space and has traveled a whopping 148 million miles since 1984.“It came back as perfect on its final flight as it did on its first flight，〞Lindsey said.
After 30 years，NASA is winding down its shuttle program.NASA is to begin work on new spaceships that can travel longer distances.Discovery’s retirement is the first of three.Endeavor，another shuttle，is scheduled to make its final voyage soon.And Atlantis’s last trip is planned for the end of June.
Museums across the country have requested the retired shuttles.The Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum，in Washington，D.C.，may be the lucky recipient(接收者) of Discovery.Congress has already passed a bill to help the museum cover the cost of preparing the shuttle for display—a fee of more than $28 million! Where will the other shuttles go？You’ll have to wait to find out.NASA will announce its decision on April 12，the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle launching.Stay tuned!
5．As part of the final mission，Discover’s crew . A．carried researchers to space B．went on a spacewalk
C．brought supplies to the ISS
D．assembled the Robonaut 2 at the ISS 答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“They delivered 10 tons of supplies for the ISS.〞可知“发现〞号航天飞机在执行最后一次任务时为国际空间站送去补给。
6．The underlined phrase “winding down〞 in Paragraph 6 probably means . A．improving B．ending C．changing D．testing 答案 B
解析 词义猜测题。根据本段最后三句“Discovery’s retirement is the first of three.Endeavor，another shuttle，is scheduled to make its final voyage soon.And Atlantis’s last trip is planned for the end of June.〞可知，NASA即将完毕航天飞机计划。
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7．What can we infer from the text?
A．Discovery completed 39 missions during its two decades of space travel. B．The ISS is a big project and six researchers live on the station. C．American space exploration will focus on longer missions.
D．The shuttles Endeavor and Atlantis will make their last missions next month. 答案 C
解析 推理判断题。根据第六段第二句“NASA is to begin work on new spaceships that can travel longer distances.〞可知，NASA将致力于研究能够飞行更远距离的宇宙飞船。由此可推断，美国将把精力集中在更远距离的太空探索上。 8．According to the text，we can learn about . A．people’s opinions of Discovery’s retirement
B．the government’s concern about the shuttles’ future C．the shuttles’ final homes after retirement
D．museums’ great interest in the retired shuttles 答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段首句“Museums across the country have requested the retired shuttles.〞可知，许多博物馆对退役的航天飞机表现出极大的兴趣。 Ⅲ.书面表达
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
The First Lesson of the New Term，a TV program about how to protect oneself in times of emergency，is meant to provide school students with the knowledge on selfprotection.It will help students in case of natural disasters such as earthquakes，fires，snowstorms or floods.Many examples show that enough knowledge about selfprotection along with enough courage and willpower can help many survive. The most recent example is from the earthquake in Sichuan Province in May of 2008.While thousands of school kids were killed by collapsed school buildings，all students from a middle school survived even without a single one being hurt.That’s because of their timely and orderly evacuations (撤离)，which they had been drilled in every term.
It’s good to see this program as the most important activity of a national campaign to make students be aware of personal safety.Chinese Education Ministry has called on all schools nationwide to give lessons on selfprotection knowledge in times of emergency every term. 写作内容
1．以约30词概括以上短文内容。
2．然后以约120词谈谈你的观点，并包括以下要点： (1)安全教育的重要性；
(2)举例说明中学生在日常安全方面应该注意的事项； (3)呼吁中学生提高安全意识。 写作要求
1．在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。 评分标准
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概括准确，语言规范，内容适宜，篇章连贯。 参考范文 The author introduces a TV program which is concerned with selfprotection and takes the earthquake in Sichuan as an example to convey the significance of giving lessons on selfprotection to students.
In common with the author，I believe that strengthening the consciousness of selfprotection is a must for the students.Since the students are the future builders of a country，it’s vital for schools to equip them with the capability of protecting themselves. To heighten students’awareness of selfprotection in the daily life，there are many aspects to be paid attention to.Firstly，children can’t press the electrical button with wet hands.What’s more，kids are not allowed to swim in the stormy days.Thirdly，take caution when crossing the street.Wait until the light turns green.
On the whole，we can’t emphasize the importance of selfprotection too much.Only when we have a good command of selfprotection skills，can we have a safe life and enjoy the brilliant future.
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