B. The development of related technology. C. The competition from private companies. D. The popularity of influential books on Mars. 35. What is the best title for the text? A. Living on Mars: Possible or Not B. Sending People to Mars: Yes or No C. First Ever Showhome: How Is It Made D. Future Home on Mars: What Will It Be Like 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Does the thought of talking in front of people make you embarrassed? 36 Many people in the world suffer from mild to extreme shyness and are struggling to overcome it. Remember that breaking out from that shell doesn’t magically happen overnight. It takes time, effort, and of course, the desire to change. You’re on the right track by just reading this article — now let’s keep going.
Figure out your triggers (诱因).Do you become shy in front of new audiences? Or when surrounded by people you know and admire? Try to find out the thoughts that go through your head right before the shyness hits. 37 . You’re okay being around your family, right? Are they different from the strangers around you? Of course not — you just know them better and what’s more, they know you.
Place your attention on others. For 99% of us, we become shy when we think if we speak up or stand out, we’ll embarrass ourselves, 38 When we stop focusing on ourselves, we stop worrying about our performance.
39 You have gotten used to hearing your own voice! Record yourself pretending to have conversations. Sounds ridiculous, sure, but you’ll notice patterns, when and why you drop off, etc. At the beginning you’ll feel like an actor, but it will become an old habit. Practice makes habits, you know!
Don’t compare yourself to others. The more you compare yourself to others, the more you will feel that you are not able to measure up. There is no use comparing
yourself to anybody else. 40 Everyone else has his own confidence problems, too!
A. If so, you are far from alone. B. Even if you do, do it realistically. C. Practice speaking clearly to yourself. D. Chances are not all situations make you shy. E. That’s why it’s important to focus on others.
F. Practice placing yourself in not-so-comfortable situations.
G. After all, you may never see them again, so who cares what they think about you?
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Last year, I was assigned to work at an office near my mother’s house. 41 , I stayed with1 her for a month. During that time, I helped her out with the housework and contributed to the 42 .
After a week, I started to 43 the groceries were running out pretty quickly. 44 , I began observing my mother’s daily routine for two weeks. To my 45 , I found she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and 46 every morning at about nine. She took the food to the slums (贫民窟) and distributed it to street 47 .
I asked around and 48 my mum was popular in the area. The kids looked up to her as if she were their own mother. Then it hit me — why didn’t she want to tell me about what she’d been doing? Was she 49 that I would stop buying the groceries if I knew the truth?
When she got home, I told her about my discovery and 50 she could react. I gave her a big hug and told her she didn’t need to keep it a 51 from me. She told me that 52 of the children lived with an old lady in a makeshift home while others 53 on the streets. For years, my mum had been helping out by 54 whatever food she could 55 . I was so moved by how 56 she was. She used what was 57 for her to help others in need. And I was so 58 of her.
I 59 to buy groceries for my mum. But now, I always add a(n) 60 bag for
her other children. 41. A. However
Otherwise 42. A. cans
D. bags
43. A. ignore
D. notice
44. A. Confused Annoyed
45. A. delight
D. regret
46. A. work out 47. A. children
D. artists
48. A. made sure
D. found out
49. A. angry
frightened 50. A. once
D. after
51. A. secret reminder 52. A. few 53. A. lay
D. played
54. A. giving
D. selling
55. A. lend
D. bring
56. A. curious B. Moreover
B. groceries
B. understand
B. Embarrassed B. relief B. head out
B. strangers
B. let out B. hopeless B. before B. surprise B. all
B. ate
B. collecting B. spare B. ambitious C. Therefore
C. goods
C. complain
C. Moved C. surprise C. clean up
C. passers-by C. pointed out C. worried C. until C. gift C. any
C. slept
C. receiving C. afford C. faithful
D.
D.
D. get up
D.
D.
D. some
D. selfless
B. cooked
C. borrowed
D.
57. A. meant sold 58. A. tired
D. proud
B. fond C. scared
59. A. refuse agree 60, A. large
D. empty
B. long C. continue D.
B. extra C. beautiful
第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
On August 3rd, 2014, a very 61 (power) earthquake struck Ludian, Yunnan Province. The whole nation was very 62 (surprise) at the news. 63 frightening scenes! In a few seconds, the whole town 64 (lie) in ruins. It seemed as 65 the world was at an end! A great number of houses 66 (destroy). Water and electricity were cut off. Many people were buried under the 67 (ruin)! There were a number of people 68 were trapped waiting for the rescue. 69 (fortunate), not all the people gave 70 hope. They took action right away. Therefore, Ludian gradually returned to normal with the help of people from the whole country.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 单句改错（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）
71. The suffering of the people was extremely because two-thirds of them died or were injured during the earthquake.
72. To climb the mountains was hard work and as we looked around us, we were surprised by the view.
73. Mice ran out of the field looked for places to hide.
