英語(yǔ)學(xué)科本試卷共8頁(yè)滿分：150分考試用時(shí)：120分鐘第Ⅰ卷（選擇題共100分）第一部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分60分）第一節(jié)：（共15小題、每小題3分、滿分45分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng).AWanttofitthebestofLondoninyourtwoweekvacation?HereisalistofthebestplacesyoumustvisitinLondon.Withoutvisitingthese,atriptothiscityisnomorethanjustinplete.BuckinghamPalacePerhapsthemostfamouspalaceintheworld,BuckinghamPalaceistheofficialLondonresidenceoftheBritishmonarch(君主).StateroomsareopentovisitorsonlyduringthePalace'sSummerOpening,whichtakesplaceinmostofAugustandSeptember.However,ifyouareheadingtothepalaceatadifferenttime,youcanwitness"ChangingoftheGuard”,wheretheguardischangeddailyfromApriltoJuly,andonalternatedaysfromAugusttoMarch.BritishMuseumThismuseumshowcasesworksfromthebirthofhumancivilizationtothemodernage,andhascontributionsfromallcontinentsoftheworld.ThemainattractionsincludethemuchdebatedParthenonMarbles(ElginMarbles),MummyofCleopatrafromThebes,andtheRosettaStone.Entrytothemuseumisfree.LondonEyeThe32capsulesontheLondonEyecarrymanyvisitorseveryday.Duetoits360rotationability,youcanalmostseetheentirecityofLondon,whenyoureachthetop.UntiltheShard'sprivatelyoperateddeckopenedin2013,theLondonEyewasthetallestpublicviewingpoint.LondonZooTheworld'soldestscientificzoo,theLondonZooconsistsofmanydifferenttypesofanimals.Thisisalsooneofthebestplacesforchildren,asyoucanbookaVIPencounterwiththeanimalsforthem.Andwhat'smore?YoucanalsostayovernightatthezooinLookoutLodge.1.WhenshouldyougoifyouwanttovisitastateroomintheBuckinghamPalace?A.InApril.B.InSeptember.C.InJuly.D.InJanuary.2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheBritishMuseum?A.ParthenonMarbles. B.theRosettaStone.C.RoyalCeremonialDressCollection. D.MummyofCleopatrafromThebes.3.Whichstatementwilltheauthordisapproveof?A.YoucanvisittheBritishMuseumfreeofcharge.B.Youcanwitness"ChangingoftheGuard"everyotherdayinDecember.C.YoucanseethealmostentirecityofLondononthetopoftheLondonEye.needn'tbuyaticketforyourkidtoenterLondonZoo.BI'mnotmuchofagardener.IlovehavingbeautifulflowersbutIdon'thaveagoodtrackrecordwhenitestomakingthemgrow.AfewmonthsafteroursonleftfortheMiddleEast,myfriendgiftedmeaboxoftulipbulbs(郁金香球莖).Sheexplainedthatthesebulbswereputintothegroundinthefallandlaysleepingallwinter.Theyhadallthenutrientstheyneededinsidethebulbandwouldeoutinthespring.“Whenyouseetheleavesofthetinyflowerspushingtowardthesun,you'llknowthatit'salmosttimeforyoursontoehome.They'llgiveyouwhatyouneedmost.”Shewalkedmethroughtheprocessofplantingthem.Ithankedhertryingtoshowmygratitudeforhergift..Itwasalongwintercoldanddark.IenduredboththeweatherandthelonelinessandfearIfeltwithmysonaway.Deadleaves,frostandfinallyaheavysnowcoveredtheareawhereI'dplantedthoseflowers,andIsoonforgottheywerethere.Finallytheweatherbegantowarm.Oneday,asIwalkeddownmyfrontsteps,Inoticedanareaofgreen.Ibentdowntoinspectthesituationmoreclearlyandsawthatthosetulipshadbeguntogrow,theirtinyleavesforcingtheirwaytothesun.DayafterdayInotedtheflowers'progress.Anddayafterday,thetimeapproachedwhenmysonwouldfinallybehome.Nowwithspringjustaroundthecorner,nothingcouldkeepeitherofusfrommarchingtowardthelight.Almostallofthosebulbsbloomed.Andwitheachbrightlycoloredflower,Imarkedoffonedayclosertogettingtoholdmysoninmyarmsagain.4.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?A.Sheisaprofessionalgardener.B.Sheisnotgoodatgrowingflowers.C.Sheneverplantsflowersathome.D.Sheoftensendsfriendsflowersasgifts.5.Whydidthewriterforgetthetulipbulbssoon?A.Thebitterwinterremindedherofhersonfaraway.B.Shewasdiscouragedfrommakinganotherattempt.C.Theyfailedtolivethroughthecoldandlongwinter.D.Shehadnohopeforbeautifulflowersindeed.6.Whatwerethoseflowersmentionedinthelastparagraphreferredto?A.Aphysicalrepresentationofthehope.B.Thingsdeepinsideherheartandsoul.C.Alessonshewillneverforgetpletely.D.Thetroubleshehadinmakingthemeout.7.whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Adarkwinterwithhope.B.Plantinghopeinwinter.C.Anareaofgreeninspring.D.Livingachangeablelife.CEverytimeanewyearising,peoplesetouttobetterthemselves.Theypromisetheywillloseweight,findanewjob,ormaybeeventakethatvacationthey’vealwaystalkedabout.Butwhydowemakethesepromisestoourselves,andwheredidthistraditionefrom?Whydoesthistraditionliveonwhensomanypeoplefailtokeeptheresolutions(決定)theymade?Well,wecanstartbyblamingtheancientBabylonians.Around4,000yearsagoinBabylon,theearliestrecordedcelebrationhonoringtheingofanewyearwasheld.Calendarsweren'tastheyaretoday,sotheBabyloniansdiditinlateMarchduringthefirstnewmoonaftertheSpringEquinox(春分).Thefestivitiesweremeantfortherebirthofthesungod,buttheBabyloniansmadepromisesinordertopleasetheirgods.Theyfeltthiswouldhelpthemstartthenewyearoffwell.ResolutionscontinuedonwiththeRomans.WhentheearlyRomancalendarnolongersynced(同步）upwiththesun,JuliusCaesardecidedtomakeachange.HeconsultedwiththebestastronomersanmathematiciansofthetimeandintroducedtheJuliancalendar,whichmorecloselyrepresentsthemoderncalendarweusetoday.CaesardeclaredJanuaryIthefirstdayoftheyeartohonorthegodofnewbeginnings,Janus.TheRomanscelebratedtheNewYearbyofferingsacrificestoJanus.Tothisday,thetraditionsoftheancientBabyloniansandRomanscontinuearoundtheworld.SomuchthatGooglelaunchedaResolutionMapin2013wherepeoplecouldaddresolutionsandseeothersaddingtheirsinrealtime.However,nomatterhowmanypeopleparticipatedinGoogle'sproject,,thenumbersarebleakwhenitestothenumberofpeoplewhomaintaintheirresolutionsonlyeightpercentofpeoplearesuccessfulinstickingthemout.8.WhydidtheancientBabyloniansmakepromisestotheirgods?A.Tohonorthegodofnewbeginnings.B.Toobservetherebirthofthesungodandpleasehim.C.Tohonortheingofanewyearandsatisfytheirgods.D.Topleasetheirgodsandhopeforagoodstartoftheyear.9.WhatcanweknowaboutthetraditionoftheNewYear'sresolutions?A.ThetraditionofmakingNewYearsresolutionswillsoondie.B.Alotofpeopledon'tfeellikemakingNewYear'sresolutions.C.JuliusCaesarmadeJanuary1thefirstdayofayearonhisown.D.ThehistoryofmakingNewYearsresolutionsisnotwellknown.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"bleak"inthelastparagraphmean?A.Large.B.Unpleasant.C.Encouraging.D.Hopeful.11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowmakingNewYear'sresolutionscameintobeing.B.TheancientBabyloniansandtheRomans.C.ThechangeofRomancalendars.D.Howpeoplebetterthemselves.DImagineyourclothingcouldreleaseenoughheattokeepyouwarmandcozy,allowingyoutostayfortableinacoolerroom.Or,pictureacarwindshieldthatstoresthesun'senergyandthenreleasesitasheattomaketheiceonthewindshielddisappear.AccordingtoateamofresearchersatMIT,bothcasesmaybepossiblebeforelong,thankstoanewmaterialthatcanstoresolarenergyduringthedayandreleaseitlaterasheat.Thistransparentpolymerfilmcouldbeappliedtomanydifferentsurfaces,suchaswindowglassorclothing.Solarenergyisonlyavailableabouthalfthetimeweneeditduringdaylight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第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題共50分）第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Despitemanylawsandnationalparkstoprotecttigers,theirhabitatscontinuetobedestroyedandtheyarestillhunted.41(sad),tigersareamongthemostendangeredspeciesintheworldnowadays.Altogether,therearenomorethan5,000tigers42(leave)inthewild.Somethinkthatthetigerisalreadytothepointof43(die)outinthewild.Therearemanyreasons__44___this,likehabitatlossandhunting.Overtheyears,anumberofsteps45(take)tohelppreservethetigerpopulation.TheWildlifeConservationSociety(WCS)protectswildlifeandhabitats.TodayWCSiscarryingoutworkin53nationsacrosstheworld,protecting46greatvarietyofspeciesfrombutterfliestotigers.In2010,WCSstartedTigersForever,47aimwastoincreasethenumber