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1、一、听力 Test 12 (P63)二、单选填空三、完形填空A Leap (跳跃) to HonorLeaping on a narrow balance beam (平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.To perfect her skills, Lola 36 for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16

2、girls.Thats especially impressive, 37 she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and cant 38 how far away things are.When she was little, her mom 39 that even though she couldnt see 40 , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up

3、for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the 41 right away and gymnastics became her favorite.Though learning gymnastics has been more 42 for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesnt let her 43 stop her from doing anything that she wants to. She likes the determinatio

4、n it takes to do the sport. Her biggest 44 is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to 45 your mind that itll take you where you want to go.” says Lola.T

5、o be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most 46 for anyone because its four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didnt fall 47 the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10her highest score yet.Lola doesnt want to be 48 differently from the other girls on her team.

6、 At the competitions, the judges dont know about her vision 49 . She doesnt tell them, because she doesnt think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her 50 attitude.Lola never thinks about 51 . She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her 52 is to reach level 9. Sh

7、e says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what shes learned to other kids 53 she grew up.Lola is 54 of all her hard work and success. She says its helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her 55 for others is “just believe yourself”.36. A. runsB. teachesC. train

8、sD. dances37. A. sinceB. unlessC. afterD. though38. A. tellB. guessC. assumeD. predict39. A. suspectedB rememberedC. imaginedD. noticed40. A. deeplyB. wellC. aheadD. closely41. A. taskB. sportC. eventD. show42. A. unsatisfactoryB. enjoyableC. differentD. boring43. A. talentB. qualityC. natureD. cond

9、ition44. A. doubtB. advantageC. challengeD. program45. A. examineB. expressC. openD. trust46. A. fearfulB. harmfulC. inconvenientD. unfair47. A. toB. onC. offD. against48. A. greetedB. treatedC. servedD. paid49. A. painsB. stressesC. injuriesD. problems50. A. positiveB. friendlyC. flexibleD. caution

10、51. A. defendingB. quittingC. winningD. bargaining52. A. standardB. rangeC. viewD. goal53. A. untilB. asC. whenD. before54. A. proudB. tiredC. ashamedD. confident55. A. responsibilityB. adviceC. rewardD. plan四阅读理解AIt happened to me recently. I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barac

11、k Obamas Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of our President. A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, “a brilliantly (精彩地) written book”. However, he then went on to talk about Mr. Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all.

12、I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.And it seems that my friend is not the only one. Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they havent. In the World Book Days “Report on Guilty Secrets”, Dreams From My Father is at number 9. The report lists ten books, and va

13、rious authors, which people have lied about reading, and as Im not one to lie too often (Id hate to be caught out), Ill admit here and now that I havent read the entire top ten. But I am pleased to say that, unlike 42 percent of people, I have read the book at number one, George Orwells 1984. I thin

14、k its really brilliant.The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it. It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoevsky (I havent read him, but havent lied about it either) and Herman Melville.Asked why they lied, the most co

15、mmon reason was to “impress” someone they were speaking to. This could be tricky if the conversation became more indepth!But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, people named J. K. Rowling, John Grisham, Sophie Kinsella (ah, the big sellers, in other words). Forty-two percent of people aske

16、d admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story (Ill come clean: I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so).56. How did the author find his friend a book liar?A. By judging his manner of speaking.B. By looking into his backgroun

17、d.C. By mentioning a famous name.D. By discussing the book itself.57. Which of the following is a “guilty secret” according to the World Book Day report?A. Charles Dickens is very low on the top-ten list.B. 42% of people pretended to have read 1984.C. The author admitted having read 9 books.D. Dream

18、s From My Father is hardly read.58. By lying about reading, a person hopes to _ .A. control the conversationB. appear knowledgeableC. learn about the bookD. make more friends59. What is the authors attitude to 58% of readers?A. Favorable.B. Uncaring.C. Doubtful.D. Friendly.BGuide to Stockholm Univer

19、sity LibraryOur library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment. ZonesThe library is divided into different zones. The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own computer.

20、The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground floor is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work. Computers You can use your own computer to connect to the wi-fi specially prepared for notebook computers, your can also use library computer

21、s, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor. Group-study placesIf you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floo

22、r. Some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people. All rooms are marked on the library maps. There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website. To book, you need an active University account and a valid University card. You can use a room three hours per da

23、y, nine hours at most per week. Storage of Study MaterialThe library has lockers for students to store course literature. When you have obtained at least 40 credits (学分), you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a years rental period. Rules to be FollowedMobile phone conversations are not permitted

24、 anywhere in the library. Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls. Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you. 60. The librarys upper floor is mainly for students

25、 to _. A. read in a quiet place B. have group discussions C. take comfortable seats D. get their computers fixed61. Library computers on the ground floor _.A. help students with their field experiments B. contain software essential for schoolwork C. are for those who wan to access the wi-fi D. are m

26、ostly used for filling out application forms62. What condition should be met to book a group-study room?A. A group must consist of 8 people. B. Three-hour use per day is the minimum. C. One should first register at the university. D. Applicants must mark the room on the map.63. What should NOT be br

27、ought into the library?A. Mobile phones.B. Orange juiceC. CandyD. SandwichesCWilderness“In wilderness (荒野) is the preservation of the world.” This is a famous saying from a writer regarded as one of the fathers of environmentalism. The frequency with which it is borrowed mirrors a heated debate on e

28、nvironmental protection: whether to place wilderness at the heart of what is to be preserved. As John Sauven of Greenpeace UK points out, there is a strong appeal in images of the wild, the untouched; more than anything else, they speak of the nature that many people value most dearly. The urge to l

29、eave the subject of such images untouched is strong, and the danger exploitation (开发) brings to such landscapes (景观) is real. Some of these wildernesses also perform functions that humans needthe rainforests, for example, store carbon in vast quantities. To Mr. Sauven, these “ecosystem services” far

30、 outweigh the gains from exploitation.Lee Lane, a visiting fellow at the Hudson Institute, takes the opposing view. He acknowledges that wildernesses do provide useful services, such as water conservation. But that is not, he argues, a reason to avoid all human presence, or indeed commercial and ind

31、ustrial exploitation. There are ever more people on the Earth, and they reasonably and rightfully want to have better lives, rather than merely struggle for survival. While the ways of using resources have improved, there is still a growing need for raw materials, and some wildernesses contain them

32、in abundance. If they can be tapped without reducing the services those wildernesses provide, the argument goes, there is no further reason not to do so. Being untouched is not, in itself, a characteristic worth valuing above all others.I look forwards to seeing these views taken further, and to the

33、ir being challenged by the other participants. One challenge that suggests itself to me is that both cases need to take on the question of spiritual value a little more directly. And there is a practical question as to whether wildernesses can be exploited without harm.This is a topic that calls for

34、 not only free expression of feelings, but also the guidance of reason. What position wilderness should enjoy in the preservation of the world obviously deserves much more serious thinking.64. John Sauven holds that _. A. many people value nature too muchB. exploitation of wildernesses is harmful C.

35、 wildernesses provide humans with necessitiesD. the urge to develop the ecosystem services is strong65. What is the main idea of Para3? A. The exploitation is necessary for the poor people. B. Wildernesses cannot guarantee better use of raw materials. C. Useful services of wildernesses are not the r

36、eason for no exploitation. D. All the characteristics concerning the exploitation should be treated equally.66. What is the authors attitude towards this debate? A. Objective.B. Disapproving.C. Skeptical.D. Optimistic.DThe technology is great. Without it we wouldnt have been able to put a man on the

37、 moon, explore the oceans depths or eat microwave sausages. Computers have revolutionized our lives and they have the power to educate and pass on knowledge. But sometimes this power can create more problems than it solves.Every doctor has had to try their best to calm down patients whove come into

38、their surgery waving an Internet print-out, convinced that they have some rare incurable disease, say, throat cancer. The truth is usually far more ordinary, though: they dont have throat cancer, and its just that their throats are swollen. Being a graduate of the Internet “school” of medicine does

39、not guarantee accurate self-health-checks.One day Mrs. Almond came to my hospital after feeling faint at work. While I took her blood sample and tried to find out what was wrong, she said calmly, “I know whats wrong; Ive got throat cancer. I know theres nothing you doctors can do about it and Ive ju

40、st got to wait until the day comes.”As a matter of routine I ordered a chest X-ray. I looked at it and the blood results an hour later. Something wasnt right. “Did your local doctor do an X-ray?” I asked. “Oh, I havent been to the doctor for years,” she replied. “I read about it on a website and the

41、 symptoms fitted, so I knew thats what I had.”However, some of her symptoms, like the severe cough and weight loss, didnt fit with itbut shed just ignored this.I looked at the X-ray again, and more tests confirmed it wasnt the cancer but tuberculosis (肺结核)something that most certainly did need treat

42、ing, and could be deadly. She was lucky we caught it when we did.Mrs. Almond went pale when I explained she would have to be on treatment for the next six months to ensure that she was fully recovered. It was certainly a lesson for her. “Im so embarrassed,” she said, shaking her head, as I explained

43、 that all the people she had come into close contact with would have to be found out and tested. She listed up to about 20, and then I went to my office to type up my notes. Unexpectedly, the computer was not working, so I had to wait until someone from the IT department came to fix it. Typical. May

44、be I should have a microwave sausage while I waited?67. Mrs. Almond talked about her illness calmly because _. A. she thought she knew it wellB. she had purchased medicine online C. she graduated from a medical schoolD. she had been treated by local doctors68. It was lucky for Mrs. Almond _. A. to h

45、ave contacted many friends B. to have recovered in a short time C. to have her assumption confirmedD. to have her disease identified in time69. Mrs. Almond said “Im so embarrassed” (Para. 7) because _. A. she had distrusted her close friendsB. she had caused unnecessary trouble C. she had to refuse

46、the doctors adviceD. she had to tell the truth to the doctor70. By mentioning the breakdown of the computer, the author probably wants to prove _. A. its a must to take a break at workB. its vital to believe in IT professionals C. its unwise to simply rely on technologyD. its a danger to work long h

47、ours on computers五、任务型阅读 Ambition is a necessary quality in life. It is the force which drives us on to use whatever talent we have got. If we havent got some degree of ambition, these talents will not be used for our own and others benefit. We must continually want to be better than we are. Without

48、 ambition we are just jellyfish that flop through life. We only react to events; we dont try to control them.Ambition, however, can have several defects.First of all it can be unrealistic. We may not be able to see the limits of our own abilities, so we do ambitious things that are completely beyond

49、 us. Our career masters can see our good qualities and our limitations objectively. They may tell us that we havent the ability to deal with people and would make good businessmen. We refuse to take their evaluation. We keep on trying. Many years and many disappointments later we are forced to accep

50、t their judgment. But what a waste of time our ill-founded ambition has caused us!Secondly, our ambition can be too concentrated. We devote our attention to one narrow aim, such as getting distinctions in our science subjects. Everything that may draw us away from this aim is cut out of our lives. I

51、n the end we get our distinctions. But what damage we have caused ourselves in the process! We are isolated beings who only care about a particular examination. And we probably wont make good scientists. We lack the breadth of view necessary for success in higher studies.Thirdly, our ambition may be

52、 self-centered. Instead of directing some of our ambition towards community improvement we may exploit members of the community in the interests of self-advancements. In later life we may be ambitious for the success of our children but we regard this success as only a further mark of our own succes

53、s.Fourthly, our ambition can be limited to lifeless objectives. We want to gain money, or power, or membership of some circles. Persons who feel inferior try to make up by seeking the respect of others through possessions of these artificial signs of worth.Ambition is necessary in the lives of indiv

54、iduals-necessary for their own improvement and for the improvement of the community in which they live. But, like all blind forces, it must be directed if it is not to cause disaster. It must be tightly controlled by the head and the heart. Otherwise ambition may demand too high a price in terms of

55、human qualities.TitleHow Do We Count 71. _AdvantageWith an ambition in our heart, were always trying our best to use our talent to become better than we are, thus 72. _ ourselves and others.Imperfection73. _ ambition may fail us in seeing the limits of our own abilities.Too 74. _ ambition may cause

56、us to devote our attention to one narrow aim, lacking the breadth of view necessary for 75. _ success.Our ambition may make us among those 76. _ people who gain their interests by sacrificing others.Our ambition can be 77. _ to lifeless aims, which lead us to the way to build up our 78. _ through po

57、ssessions of artificial signs of worth.79. _Ambition is a good servant but a bad master. Therefore, we must try to 80. _ it in a proper way.六、书面表达To many people even the word “work” sounds unpleasant, not necessarily because they are lazy. The same man, who dislikes his job in the factory or even in

58、 the office, may work hard at the weekend, painting the house or digging the garden.What is the reason, then? In most cases, it is because these people simply do not enjoy the job they are doing. It does not give them any real satisfaction. It may be quite easy, like making up wooden boxes, but it i

59、s very boring. Very often they are doing a job which is just a small part of a much larger one, such as attaching a door handle to a car. But the part they play in actually making the car is so small that they can never say: I have made something!Yet in modern society somebody has to do ordinary job

60、s such as cleaning streets because this is the way society is organized. No matter how ordinary a job is, it plays a part in society and therefore deserves our due respect. Society cannot function a single day without the “dull and boring” jobs.写作内容1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。2. 以约120个词谈谈你对平凡工作的想法，内容包括：（1）描述清洁工工作的艰辛；（2）假如没有清洁工，环境会变得如何？（3）你对平凡工作者的看法。写作要求1. 作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，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. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。评分标准概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 六、书面表达 _