fit. He ran his marathons slowly at first. Ten hours a day to begin with and, as he got fitter, he got faster. In the end he was finishing in just over five hours. But fitness alone was not enough. What was more important was the fact that he wanted to make a difference to other people’s lives.
What Eddie Izzard did was so special that the documentary of his run has been made into an inspiring film: Believe! “You’ve got to believe you can be something else,” Eddie says in the film. “I’ve done that a few times. That’s why I keep going.” (Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN THIRTEEN WORDS)
78. How do most people help those in need?
_________________________________________________________________ 79. What did people do to support Eddie?
_________________________________________________________________ 80. What measures did Eddie take to ensure his marathons every day?
_________________________________________________________________ 81. Apart from getting fitter and raising money, Eddie’s run was intended _______________________________________________.
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第II卷 （共47分）
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1. 在这么短的时间内看完一篇5000字的报告是几乎不可能的。（cover） 2. 许多老师通过在微信上分享视频让家长知晓孩子们在 幼儿园的表现。（keep） 3. 虽然他很快恢复了健康，医生还是建议他不要熬夜太晚。（despite） 4. 这家公司不仅为他提供丰厚的薪水，而且给了他许多施展才华的机会。(Not) 5. 在给女儿的信中，扎克伯格(Zuckerberg)宣布他和他的妻子将把99%的公司股
份捐给公益事业。(announcement)
II. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
有的人认为多给予孩子表扬和鼓励有助于他们的成长，有的人则相信及时指出孩子的缺点并适当惩罚能帮助他们改正错误。你支持哪一种教育方式，请谈谈你的看法和理由。
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I. Listening Comprehension Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. W: Listen. Please don’t forget to bring in your money for the school trip. We’re
going to the Natural History Museum.
M: Oh, Miss Jones! Can’t you take us somewhere more exciting? Q: What’s the relationship between the two speakers? (B) 2. W: I don’t like my sister’s boyfriend.
M: If I were you, I wouldn’t say anything. Q: What does the man mean? (C)
3. M: Well, what did you think of the movie?
W: I don’t know why I let you talk me into going. I just don’t like violence. Next
time you’d better choose a comedy or a cartoon. Q: What kind of movie did they watch? (D)
4. W: I appreciate your professional opinion. Do you think I should invest in the
project?
M: Under no circumstances should you do that. Q: What are the two speakers talking about? (B) 5. M: Do I have enough postage on this package?
W: Let me see. You already have two fifteen-cent stamps and two twenty-five-cent stamps on it. You only need one five-cent stamp. Q: How much is the postage supposed to be? (B) 6. W: The 11:30 train is late again.
M: Why did the railway company even bother to print the schedule? Q: What do we learn from the conversation? (A)
7. M: After high school, I’d like to go to college and major in business
administration. I really like power and enjoy telling people what to do.
W: You’re very ambitious. But I’d rather spend my college days finding out what children are interested in. Child psychology is for me. Q: What can we learn from the conversation? (C) 8. M: Hello. Do you have any vacancies here?
W: You arrived at a good time. One reservation has just been canceled. It’s 50
Dollars a day, with color TV and an extra bedroom.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place? (A) 9. W: Rod, I hear you’ll be leaving at the end of this month. Is it true?
M: Yeah. I’ve been offered a much better position with another firm. I’d be a fool
to turn it down.
Q: Why does the man quit his job? (C)
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10. W: I don’t agree with Mr. Johnson on his views about social welfare. He seems to
suggest that the poor are robbing the rich.
M: He could have used better words to express his idea. But I’ve found what he said makes a lot of sense. Q: What does the man mean? (B) Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
Have you ever driven faster than the speed limit, parked in the wrong place or driven through a red traffic light? The answer is probably “yes”. Every year thousands of motorists become “offenders” – they break the rules of the road. But what are the punishments for this offence?
In most countries drivers have to pay a fine, usually $100-$300. But in the USA, Australia and some European countries offenders also get points on their driving licence. After they get a certain number of points, they can’t drive.
Life is difficult when you can’t drive so some states in the USA have introduced a new way to avoid this – Traffic School. Offenders have a choice, they can get points on their licence or they can do a course at Traffic School.
Traffic Schools run “driver improvement courses”. They cost about $100 and take from four to twelve hours. Most people do the course in a classroom, but in some states drivers can do the course online. Motorists learn the rules of the road and they learn how to be better drivers. They don’t have to take a driving test, but at the end of the course they have to pass a written examination. Questions:
11. What is Traffic School? (C)
12. Why do offenders go to Traffic School? (A)
13. What can we learn about the “driver improvement courses”? (D) Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
Rockets, no matter how well-made, have always been sent on one-way missions. They have either been damaged or fallen back to Earth afterward. This is one of the reasons why space exploration has always been very expensive. But now, there seems to be a solution to the problem.
On Nov 16, US private company Blue Origin successfully launched and returned its New Shepard rocket in a test flight in Texas. “The flight could completely change spaceflight”, reported The Christian Science Monitor. “The rocket is reusable, meaning spaceflight could become much more affordable.”
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