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1、.單句填空。1.I can d my roommates by their footsteps. 2.After the boats motor failed, they were at the of the weather. 3.This movie takes a brand-new to discussing life and death. 4.Without permission he （莽撞地） rushed into the meeting room, which annoyed the manager.5.We knew that Mary would do well, but

2、she has succeeded beyond e . 6.Police arrested several men, who were later r .7.My passport is v for 10 years.8.He to have discovered a new planet.9.He hates to follow the track in whatever he does and always surprises people with very original creation ideas.10.People always a Hangzhou with the Wes

3、t Lake. .閱讀理解A space ambassador could be appointed by the United Nations to act as the first point of contact for aliens trying to communicate with Earth.Mazlan Othman, a Malaysian astrophysicist(天體物理學(xué)家), is set to be tasked with coordinating（協(xié)調(diào)） humanitys response if and when extraterrestrials（天外來(lái)客

4、） make contact.Aliens who landed on earth and asked: “Take me to your leader” would be directed to Mrs. Othman.She will set out the details of her proposed new role at a Royal Society conference in Buckinghamshire next week.The 58-year-old is expected to tell delegates that the proposal has been pro

5、mpted by the recent discovery of hundreds of planets orbiting other stars, which is thought to make the discovery of extraterrestrial life more probable than ever before.Mrs. Othman is currently head of the UNs little known Office for Outer Space Affairs (Unoosa).In a recent talk to fellow scientist

6、s, she said: “The continued search for extraterrestrial communication, by several institutes, sustains the hope that some day human kind will receive signals from extraterrestrials.”“When we do, we should have in place a coordinated response that takes into account all the sensitivities related to t

7、he subject. The UN is a ready-made mechanism for such coordination.”O(jiān)pinion is divided about how future extraterrestrial visitors should be greeted. Under the Outer Space Treaty on 1967, which Unoosa oversees, UN members agreed to protect Earth against contamination(污染) by alien species by “steriliz

8、ing” them.Mrs. Othman is understood to support a more tolerant approach.But Professor Stephen Hawking has warned that alien interlopers（闖入者） should be treated with caution.He said: “I imagine they might exist in massive ships, having used up all the resources from their home planet. The outcome for

9、us would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in America, which didnt turn out very well for the Native Americans.”1.The United Nations appointed Mazlan Othman as a space ambassador_.A.to talk to fellow scientists receiving signals from extraterrestrialsB.to protect the earth against po

10、llution by alien speciesC.to make contact with aliens trying to communicate with the earthD.to settle UN members argument about signals from extraterrestrials2.The leader whom aliens ask to be taken to will be_.A.Stephen Hawking, a British professorB.Mazlan Othman, head of the Royal SocietyC.BanKiMo

11、on, the general secretary of the UND.Mrs.Othman, head of the UNs Office for Outer Space Affairs3.The underlined words in the ninth paragraph could best be replaced by_.A.making them unable to produce childrenB.keeping them out of touch with the earthC.stopping them away from outer spaceD.making them

12、 unable to explore space4.What Stephen Hawking said suggests that_.A.alien invaders(侵略者) should be attacked fiercelyB.we should greet Future extraterrestrial visitors warmlyC.alien invaders will help humans on earth explore resourcesD.we should take care to treat alien interlopersWhat do you do when

13、 you need to look something up? Go to the library? Open an encyclopedia（百科全書(shū)）? Click onto the Internet? These days, most people go straight to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia. But how reliable is it?There is no denying the popularity and usefulness of Wikipedia. It attracts as many as 78 million

14、visitors every month, and the site is available in more than 270 different languages. Its one of the most comprehensive resources available, which includes almost all details, facts and information that maybe concerned. Its got much more information than an ordinary encyclopedia. The site is updated

15、 on a daily basis by thousands of people around the world. Anyone with an Internet connection can log on and edit the contents or add a new page. And you dont need any formal training.Of course, there are some controls. Wikipedia has a team of more than 1,500 administrators who check for false infor

16、mation. And main targets for harmful comments（such as politicians） are off-limits to public editing. But with more than 16 million articles to keep an eye on, it isnt easy. So, while Wikipedia benefits from being constantly updated with information from all over the world, its also open to “vandals”

17、（破壞他人財(cái)產(chǎn)者）.Some of the damage is easy to notice. One person drew devil horns and a moustache on Microsoft chairman Bill Gates photo, while another edited Greek philosopher Platos biography to say he was a “Hawaiian weather man who is wildly believed to have been a student of Barney the purple Dinosau

18、r and to have been deeply influenced by his dog, Cutie”.But other things are harder to spot. The most common form of vandalism involves adding tiny items of false information into the biography of a famous person. Unbelievably, some of this misinformation has appeared in newspapers, with The Daily M

19、ail, The Guardian and The Independent all having fallen victim to the dirty tricks. For example, in an article about British comedian Sir Norman Wisdom, one newspaper claimed that he co-wrote Dame Vera Lynns wartime hit Therell be bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover. He did no such thing. And i

20、n another article, it was reported that TV theme tune composer Ronnie Hazlehurst had written the S Club 7 hit Reach. Once again, not true.So, if youre going to use any information from Wikipedia, make sure you double-check it first.語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀：文章介紹維基百科的受歡迎程度，指出了其優(yōu)點(diǎn)，同時(shí)也指出了其有些信息有虛假成分的不足之處。5.Which of the foll

21、owing would the author most probably agree with?A.Before using the information from Wikipedia, one should first check it.B.Though popular and widely used, Wikipedia provides little reliable information.C.It is understandable that some people add false information to Wikipedia.D.Updated on a daily ba

22、sis, any information from Wikipedia is reliable.6.We can learn from the passage that .A.because of its popularity, 78 million people from 270 countries visit Wikipedia monthlyB.Wikipedia is the most comprehensive resource with all information we needC.anyone who has access to the Internet can edit a

23、ny contents of Wikipedia as they likeD.the primary job of the administrators is to make sure true information is conveyed7.What does the underlined part “off-limits” in paragraph 3 mean?A.Not convenient .B.Not welcome.C.Not accessible. D.Not boundless.8.Whats the writers attitude to Wikipedia?A.Nega

24、tive. B.Worried.C.Indifferent. D.Objective.短文改錯(cuò)（2015·遼寧沈陽(yáng)高三教學(xué)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測(cè)）One day I saw an advertisement in a local newspaper. I ring up the company, and I was given the job immediately. They asked me to take a tour around the city next morning. The manager just told me to say anything which I could im

25、agine about the city. My first tour was terribly The old bus was not air-conditioned, but it was in the middle of summer, so that was really uncomfortable to be inside the bus. The tourist soon became very hot and bad-tempered. I had a very hard time calm them down. This was because I stayed there o

26、nly for a few weeks. Then I left and joined in a better company.書(shū)面表達(dá)（2015·遼寧朝陽(yáng)三校協(xié)作體高三下學(xué)期一模）假設(shè)你是李華，你的英國(guó)筆友Bob將于九月到你所在城市的建新華文學(xué)校學(xué)中文，來(lái)信請(qǐng)你在學(xué)校附近為他找一套住房。請(qǐng)根據(jù)圖畫(huà)提供的信息，寫(xiě)信介紹住房的情況，并告知住房面積為25平方米，月租500元。 注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右。 2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。答案：.單句填空【答案】released【答案】valid【答案】claims【答案】beaten【答案】associate【答案】expectati

27、on【答案】abruptly 【答案】approach【答案】mercy【答案】distinguish.閱讀理解A語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀：聯(lián)合國(guó)將任命首位“星際外交官”，代表人類(lèi)與試圖和地球聯(lián)系的外星人進(jìn)行最初接觸。擔(dān)當(dāng)這一重任的是馬來(lái)西亞天體物理學(xué)家馬斯藍(lán)·奧斯瑪，她的職責(zé)是，假設(shè)有外星人接觸地球時(shí)，協(xié)調(diào)人類(lèi)的應(yīng)對(duì)行動(dòng)。1.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“act as the first point of contact for aliens trying to communicate with Earth.”得知選C項(xiàng)。2.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段和第六段得知，而非head of the Roya

28、l Society。3.A詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)上文得知，聯(lián)合國(guó)各成員國(guó)同意保護(hù)地球免遭外來(lái)物種的污染；下文星際外交官?zèng)Q定支持更加寬容的方法，聯(lián)系上下文可推斷出采用“絕育”的方法，使他們失去生育能力，避免地球遭到外來(lái)物種的侵襲。4.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段斯蒂芬·霍金教授已提醒大家，應(yīng)謹(jǐn)慎對(duì)待外星“擅入者”推斷出，答案選D項(xiàng)。B5【解析】推理判斷題。由文中最后一段可知A選項(xiàng)準(zhǔn)確地表達(dá)了作者的建議。B選項(xiàng)表述過(guò)于否定。C選項(xiàng)表述有誤。D選項(xiàng)表述過(guò)于肯定?！敬鸢浮緼6【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段第2句可知，A選項(xiàng)表述有誤。B選項(xiàng)同樣表述與原文不符，原文是“Its one of the mo

29、st comprehensive resources available”。由第三段的 “And main targets for harmful comments（such as politicians） are off-limits to public editing” 可知，C選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。D選項(xiàng)是對(duì)第三段第2句的另一種表述，準(zhǔn)確反映了原文信息?！敬鸢浮緿7【解析】詞義猜測(cè)題?？筛鶕?jù)單詞的組成結(jié)構(gòu)推測(cè)，也可根據(jù)上下文推測(cè)。第三段第1句“Of course, there are some controls” 應(yīng)該與題目所在句的意思相呼應(yīng)，由此可知C選項(xiàng)正確?！敬鸢浮緾8【解析】觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。從全

30、文來(lái)看作者分別介紹了維基百科的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)，客觀地對(duì)其進(jìn)行了評(píng)述?！敬鸢浮緿.短文改錯(cuò)（2015·遼寧沈陽(yáng)高三教學(xué)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測(cè)）One day I saw an advertisement in a local newspaper. I ring up the company, and I was given the job immediately. They asked me to take a tour rangaround the city next morning. The manager just told me to say anything which I could the tha