64. It seldom snows in Shanghai in winter. (改成反意疑问句) It seldom snows in Shanghai in winter, ?
65. The workers will widen some roads in our city next year. (改为被动语态) Some roads will _________ _________ in our city next year.
66. Tim doesn’t like collecting coins. Jack doesn’t like collecting coins, either. (合并为一句) ________ Tim ________ Jack likes collecting coins.
67. “Have you repaired my watch yet, Dad?” Kitty asked her father. (改为宾语从句) Kitty asked her father he already repaired her watch. 68. We, when, Martin’s new house, haven’t decided, to visit (连词成句) .
Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)
VI. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解) (共50分)
A) Choose the best answer. (阅读短文，选择最恰当的答案。) （12分）
Driving in the U.S. can be difficult to understand not just because of all the rules and
laws that drivers must follow, but also because of driving customs. Many people in the U.S. are really dependent on their cars to get to work and school. In fact most American workers spend an hour driving to work each day. In order to drive in the U.S., you have to go to your local Department of Motor Vehicles first, and take a
written test to get your learner’s permit. If you pass this test, you can practice driving so you can pass a road test and get your license. The Department of Motor Vehicles has free booklets you can get to study for your learner's permit. You can also get the information online and even take a practice written exam. To prepare for the road test, you can have a friend teach you to drive or pay to take classes at a driving school. You cannot, however, practice driving by yourself. If you are caught driving with only a learner’s permit, you can get into trouble with the law.
Once (一旦) you get your driver's license in one state, you can use it drive in all of the United States. Wherever you drive, you will see signs posted along the road showing the speed limit. These numbers are not a suggestion. Generally you can drive faster on a highway than on local streets. Local police use special equipment to discover your speed. If they discover you are speeding or driving over the speed limit, police can stop you and give you a ticket. You will have to pay a fine which may be more than $100. The lines painted on the road are not just to keep cars in their lanes. They send a message. For example, a double solid yellow line means that it is against the law to pass another car here.
69. In order to learn driving in the United States, you need . A) to have your own car.
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B) to get a learner's permit D) to get proof of car insurance
C) to have basic knowledge of a car
70. During learning how to drive, you shouldn’t . A) read the booklets DMV provides
C) take classes at a driving school A) your learner's permit C) the law
B) have a friend teach you D) drive alone B) your driver's license D) the car
71. The underlined word “it” refers to .
72. If you are caught driving over the speed limit, .
A) your driver's license will be taken away B) you will be given a warning
C) you will have to pay a fine $100 or more D) you cannot drive your car anymore A) Most Americans go to work in their cars every day.
B) If you only have a learner’s permit, you can’t drive it by yourself. C) When you get your driver’s license, you can’t drive on a high way. D) If you drive your car in the double solid yellow line, you are against the law. 74. The best title of the passage may be “ ”. A) Driving in the U.S.
B) Driving speed
C) Following the traffic rules D) Getting your driver’s license
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.（选择最恰当的单词或短语, 完成短文。） （12分） Alex Winter is a rock climber. He spoke to Craig Jackson from Out and About magazine. Imagine hanging on a rock face, with nothing between you and the ground hundreds of meters 75 . For Alex Winter this is just another normal day. I called him at his home in Fresno, California.
Craig: When did you first become 76 rock climbing?
Alex: Well, Fresno’s not far from Yosemite National Park in California. That’s one of the best places for climbing in the world. Both my parents love rock climbing, and I started learning the basics at a very early age.
Craig: What 77 would you give people who want to start rock climbing?
Alex: The best way to learn how to climb is to do it. You can’t learn climbing just from books. Practice on easy low climbs first, until you know the right moves. You need a good teacher. For me, that was my parents. And always use good quality equipment. Your life 78 it. Probably the most important piece of equipment is the ropes. You really don’t want them to break!
Craig: Have you ever had any 79 ?
Alex: I’ve had a few falls, but the ropes have saved my life every time. If you lose your hold, the ropes are attached to the rock and they take your weight. Craig: For you, what’s the best thing about rock climbing?
Alex: When I’m climbing, I 80 everything else in the world. The only thing that matters is my next move up the rock face.
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73. Which of the following is Not True according to the passage?
75. A) below 76. A) angry with 77. A) gift
78. A) points out 79. A) robberies 80. A) memorize
B) behind B) order B) accidents B) protect
C) beside C) advice C) illnesses
D) above D) interested in D) programme D) takes away D) headache D) forget
B) surprised at B) deals with
C) thankful to C) depends on C) recognize
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的
词,使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词, 首字母已给。) ( 14分)
In 1997, Lottie Williams was walking through a park in Oklahoma, in the US, with her friends. Suddenly something tapped her on the shoulder and fell to the ground. She picked the object up. It was about as heavy as an empty soda can. L 81 scientists told her it
was a piece of a Delta H rocket that had been used to launch a satellite.
Many countries around the world have sent satellites into space. We need satellites to send and receive TV and radio signals, to r 82 the weather and for many other things. But when they become old or they break down or we don’t need them any more, we just leave them there. They become space junk.
Scientists think there are about 16,000 objects larger than 10 centimeters wide flying around the Earth, and tens of millions of smaller objects too. They travel at around 7 kilometers a second. That’s fast! And it’s their speed that makes these pieces of space junk really d 83 . If one small piece of space junk hits something at high speed, it can do a lot of damage. Luckily, there haven’t been many collisions (撞). But in 2009, an old Russian satellite hit and destroyed an American satellite --- and that c 84 2,000 new pieces of space Junk!
Pieces of space junk re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere every day. But Lottie Williams is the o 85 person who has been hit. The piece that hit her was light, and the air in the atmosphere had slowed it down. Most space junk burns up and doesn’t reach the Earth’s s 86 . But in 2011, a metal ball 35 centimeters wide fell to Earth in Namibia, Africa It made a hole in the ground 30 centimeters d 87 and over 3 meters wide. Lottie was lucky she wasn’t hit by that!
D. Read the passage and answer the following questions. (阅读短文，回答问题。)（12分）
Not every parent looks forward to the day when their child goes off to school. In fact some parents are not sending their students to school at all. Instead they are choosing to teach their children at home. This is called homeschooling. Parents educate children individually at
home instead of sending them off to be formally educated in public or private schools. In the U.S. only about three percent of children are homeschooled.
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There are many reasons why some parents choose to homeschool. One reason is that some parents do not feel their children are safe in school because of bullying (恃强凌弱). Other parents want their child's education to be based on their religion or moral beliefs. Yet other parents feel like the education in school is not good enough. Homeschooling is also seen as a choice for families that live in rural areas, and families that travel, like actors.
There are many different ways to homeschool, and homeschooling allows parents to customize (订制) lessons based on their children's needs. Families can buy textbooks to use or write their own materials. Some parents who follow a philosophy (信条) called unschooling, which allows a child to determine when, and how they want to learn based on their natural curiosity (好奇心). Some worry that homeschooling means students won't have opportunities to socialize. To answer this worry, some families have set up cooperatives, where a group of homeschooled students will learn and play together and take part in activities that would normally happen in school like field trips and dance parties.
Being homeschooled doesn't mean a student cannot go to college. Most colleges accept homeschooled students. It is important, however, for parents and students to create a set of things to prove what has been learned.
88. What is homeschooling? （本小题1分） To ______________.
89. How many children are homeschooled in the USA?
90. There are at least three reasons for parents to choose to homeschool, aren’t there? 91. Why have some families set up cooperatives?
92. What must be done for a homeschooled child to enter a college? 93. Do you like homeschooling or not? Why? (本小题3分)
VII. Writing（作文）（共20分）
94. Write at least 60 words with the title “ My opinion on homework”. （以“我对作业的看法”为题写一篇不少于60字的短文。标点符号不占格。）
你每天都要完成学科作业，请你谈谈你对作业的看法及建议。
（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）
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