本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共120分，考试用时100分钟。

第Ⅰ卷 选择题

第一部分： 听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）

第二部分：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，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项

A

I received a call today asking if I would be willing to bring food to a family in need. The mother was having a major operation and would be lying down for several weeks. Of course, I responded with an immediate “Yes！”. As I planned the meal in my head, I reflected on how many times over the years I had been asked to prepare food. I have done so countless times with a very open heart.

But the truly amazing thing is that I have received double over the course of my life. When my mother passed away, our house was filled with fresh dinners for weeks. A woman from the church of our community stopped by each evening with some food. The gift of food was her small way of trying to ease our pain.

Later in my life, when I was on bed rest during my pregnancy (怀孕) with twins, women of the church again stepped in to help. They arranged babysitting for my two-year-old daughter, and brought lovely dinners to our house. Even when I was put in the hospital, my husband would bring cooked meals to my hospital room. How we relied on these dinners to feed my tired husband and young daughter.

Food is all about comfort. It feeds our bodies, but it can also feed our souls. When you hear people talking about their favourite holidays, it usually includes their feelings connected with sharing food. I know that I will have many more opportunities in my lifetime to prepare food for others. It is truly a gift I want to prepare and deliver to someone in need.

21. We can learn from the first paragraph that the author________．

A. had to stay in bed for several weeks

B. knew the family in need very well

C. was glad to be able to lend a hand

D. was tired of preparing food

22. Which of the following is TRUE about the author?

A. Her mother died when she was in hospital.

B. She didn't get enough food during her pregnancy.

C. She received food as well as comfort in her hard times.

D. She thinks offering food is the best way to show love.

23. What do we know about the author's family?

A. Her family is too poor to buy enough food.

B. Her family lives not far from a church.

C. Her husband is not good at cooking.

D. She has a babysitter taking care of her twins.

24. According to the passage, which of the following conclusions can we get?

A. A good beginning makes a good ending.

B. One good turn deserves another.

C. Actions speak louder than words.

D. Every man has his faults.

B

Back in 2003 an 86-year-old man drove his car through a crowded farmers’ market. Nine people were killed. More than fifty-four people were hurt, fourteen with serious injuries. When he finally stopped, the 86-year-old man got out of his car and screamed at people to get out of the way. No alcohol was found in his system. Obviously, he was not drunk, just old and confused.

This is a frightening accident, and it is not a rare one. There are many examples of elderly drivers driving into swimming pools, houses, storefronts, or worse.

In our teenage years we all hear “driving is not a right, it’s a privilege(特权).” That is still true, and there comes an age when driving is no longer a privilege that can be allowed. After a certain age, eyesight and dementia(痴呆) are very serious concerns. Undoubtedly, these age-related problems affect some older adults’ driving ability. By the time a person is between eighty-five and ninety years old, his or her driving privileges should be examined.

The thought of an 86-year-old driver with failing eyesight running down the road in a two-ton piece of metal is unsettling to us all. Driving at an advanced age is not only challenging for the elderly drivers, it’s dangerous for the rest of us.

25. The first paragraph is written in order to show_____.

A. the harm of driving at an old age

B. the importance of traffic safety

C. traffic accidents are on the rise

D. many elderly drivers are careless

26. The author suggests that there should be new laws against driving _____.

A. over eighty-five

B. between sunset and dawn

C. with the help of voice warning systems

D. under the influence of prescription drugs

27. The underlined word “unsettling” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _____

A. disappointing B worrying C. touching D. interesting

28. What would be the best title for the text?

A. How to keep old people safe on the road?

B. Are drivers well protected by laws?

C. Should there be an age limit for elderly drivers?

D. Is driving a right or a privilege for an old person?

C

It’s exciting to imagine how future humans will have solved the problems we have now, or what amazing new inventions will make our lives more convenient and interesting. We asked top scientists to share their predictions on what the world will be like in a century. If they‘re right, the year 2114 is going to be really cool.

1 Robots will do your chores and more.

Robots will be doing most of our jobs, from building homes to teaching math .There are already robots that clean floors and pump gas. In the future they will be more complicated and useful. Unfortunately, with robots taking all the jobs, unemployment will be high.

2. You will read minds.

Speaking of being social, we will communicate in an entirely different way. Forget texts and emails. Mind-reading technology will allow us to send thoughts to each other without speaking a word. We will also be able to send thoughts to objects around us.(Instead of pressing “start” on the microwave, you could just think “start”) Meanwhile, chips implanted(植入) in our brains will improve memory and intelligence.

3.Your car will drive you。

Today, around 30,000 Americans die in car accidents each year. One hundred years from now, accidents will be a thing of the past. According to Mark Safford, a consultant for the U.S. Department of Transportation, future cars will drive themselves. These electric cars will communicate with other cars on the road to travel safely in close formation at high speeds.

4. You will eat fake meat.

Raising animals is not an efficient way to produce food, and it harms the environment: Cows, chickens, and pigs eat a lot, and then we have to deal with all that poop(粪便). What’s more, that poop can end up poisoning lakes, rivers, and streams. Today, scientists can “grow” meat in a lab from animal cells, but it’s expensive and not very delicious. In the future, they will have perfected the process. You’ll order hamburgers that come from factories, not cows. Scientists may even find ways to make lab-grown meat tastier and healthier than the real thing.

29. According to the text, what is likely to happen when robots become more common in the future?

A. People will be much lazier.

B. More people will lose their jobs.

C. People may become physically weaker.

D. More people may become less intelligent.

30. Mind-reading technology will help people to_________

A. have a good memory

B talk to other creatures

C read books efficiently

D convey messages silently

31. According to the text, in the future cars will be___________

A less popular

B more expensive

C much easier to operate

D much smaller and lighter

32. Future meat will be___________

A much more affordable

B less tasty but more healthy

C more organic and delicious

D more environmentally friendly

D

For years, Kyle Hargreaves, 13， had a secret fear. It wasn’t of snakes or spiders or flying on an airplane. Kyle was afraid of mascots. Mascots caused Kyle to experience true terror. His heart would pound. Sweat would pour down his face. He would have trouble breathing. He tried to control his fear, but he couldn’t.

Kyle suffered form a condition called mask-lophobia(吉祥物恐惧症). More than 19 million American adults suffer from some kind of phobia.

Fear response is very important to us n order to keep safe. In fact, all creatures are programmed to recognize and avoided threats in their environment. But being afraid of something dangerous is very different from having a phobia. With phobias, the fear response is caused by something that isn’t threatening(or isn’t as threatening as the person feels it is), and then those feelings of terror don’t go away.

Given the intensity of their terror, it’s understandable that people with phobias go to extreme lengths to avoid the object of their fear. But avoidance makes phobias worse, says Amit Etkin, a professor at Stanford University. If you don’t interact with the thing that scares you, the brain will never accept that it’s not harmful, and scary fantasies can become more exaggerated(夸大的).

Kyle’s dad took him to a hospital. There, Kyle was treated with a technique called exposure. Kyle’s treatment began when he was greeted by a man carrying a rabbit costume. Kyle started to panic but didn’t run away. He knew he needed to face his fear. Once Kyle felt calm, the man put on the costume except for the head. Kyle again became anxious, but eventually he relaxed. Then the two played basketball. After a while, the man put on the head and other mascots joined the game.

By the end of the day though, Kyle’s fear had disappeared. That evening, he and his dad went to an annual event at Virginia Tech called “Gobblerfest,” where they interacted with many mascots. Kyle felt no trepidation at all. To celebrate Kyle’ new fear-free relationship to mascots, his family decided t take a trip, Where did they go? Disney World, of course!

33. Which of the following is a symptom of having a phobia?

A. boy is afraid of snakes.

B. Seeing a big fire, a man is scared.

C.A girl seeing a toy bear is terrified.

D. Seeing blood on the floor, a lady runs away.

34. For phobia sufferers, avoiding the object of their fear can_____.

A. lead to other problems

B. solve their problems gradually

C. do good to them in some ways

D. only make their problems worse

35. The underlined word “trepidation” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “_________”.

A. regret