3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Which country is Stephen from?

A．The United States.

B．Mexico.

C．Australia.

2. According to some people, what influenced Stephen’s writing?

A．His family.

B．The books he read.

C．His friend’s death.

3. When did Stephen graduate from college?

A．In 1970.

B．In 1972.

C．In 1974.

4. What is surprising about the novel Carrie?

A．Stephen didn’t make money from it.

B．Stephen almost gave it up.

C．Stephen didn’t finish it.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where does Peter get travel tips?

A．On the Internet.

B．From the magazines.

C．Through travel guide books.

2. How does Peter find the tips?

A．Impractical.

B．Just so-so.

C．Useful.

3. How many cities will Peter travel?

A．3.

B．4.

C．5.

6 . Efforts to restore forests have often focused on trees, but a new study in the journal Philosophical Transactions finds that animals play a key role in the recovery of tree species by carrying a wide variety of seeds into previously deforested areas.

Sergio Estrada-Villegas, a professor at the Yale School of the Environment, led the study with Liza Comita, a professor of tropical forest ecology. The project examines a series of regenerating forests in central Panama spanning 20 to 100 years post-abandonment. “When we talk about forest restoration, people typically think about going out and digging holes and planting seedlings,” Comita says. “That’s actually not a very cost-effective or efficient way to restore natural forests. If you have a nearby preserved intact (完整的) forest, plus you have your animal seed dispersers around, you can get natural regeneration, which is a less costly and labor-intensive approach.”

The research team analyzed a unique, long-term data set from the forest in Panama, to compare what proportion of tree species in forests were spread by animals or other methods, like wind or gravity, and how that changes over time as the forest ages. It proves that in tropical forests, more than 80% of tree species can be spread by animals.

The researchers say the findings can serve as a road map for natural regeneration of forests that preserve biodiversity and capture and store carbon at a time when the UN Decade on Restoration is highlighting the need for land conservation, and the world is working to mitigate climate change stemming from fossil fuel emissions. Forests absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in biomass and soils. Tropical forests, in particular, play an important role in regulating global climate and supporting high plant and animal diversity, the researchers note.

Estrada-Villegas, says the study highlights how crucial animals are to healthy forests. “In these tropical environments, animals are very important to a speedy recovery of forests,” says Estrada-Villegas.

1. What does the study in the journal emphasize according to paragraph 1?

A．Soil conservation techniques.	B．Animal involvement in spreading seed.
C．Artificial methods of capturing carbon.	D．Planting a diverse range of tree species.

2. What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?

A．The author’s research methods and tools

B．The frequency of spreading seeds by animals.

C．The long-term data analysis by the research team.

D．The crucial role of animals in tropical forest recovery.

3. What does the underlined word “mitigate” mean in paragraph 4?

A．Reduce.

B．Increase.

C．Complicate.

D．Ignore.

4. What’s Estrada-Villegas’s attitude towards using natural regeneration methods?

A．Critical.

B．Indifferent.

C．Supportive.

D．Ambiguous.

7 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Last year around Halloween, I was invited to participate in a carnival for Tuesday’s Child, an organization that helps children with cancer. I was asked to attend because I’m on a television show; I went because I care. I don’t think that most of the kids recognized me as a celebrity. They just thought of me as a big kid who came to play with them for the day. I think I liked it better that way.

At the carnival they had all kinds of stands. I was drawn to one in particular because of all the children that had gathered there. At this stand, anyone who wanted to could paint a square. Later that square was going to be sewn together with the others, to make a quilt. The quilt would be presented to a man who had dedicated much of his life to this organization and would soon be retiring.

They gave everyone fabric paints in bright beautiful colors and asked the kids to paint something that would make the quilt beautiful. As I looked around at all the squares, I saw pink hearts and bright blue clouds, beautiful orange sunrises and green and purple flowers. The pictures were all bright, positive and uplifting. All except for one.

The boy sitting next to me was painting a heart, but it was dark, empty and lifeless. It lacked the bright brilliant colors that his fellow artists had used.

At first I thought maybe he took the only paint that was left and it just happened to be dark. But when I asked him about it, he said his heart was that color because not only was he very sick, but his mom was very sick. He said, “There is nothing anyone can do that will help.”

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
P1: After hearing the boy’s story, I felt a deep sadness.
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P2: The boy looked at me with tears in his eyes, but there was also a glimmer of hope.
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8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Large components of traditional Chinese wooden architecture,     1    (include)columns, beams and purlins are often pieced together using sunmao structures. The sun(tenon joint)and the mao(mortise), when interlocked, both support and contain the adjoining parts. This augments stability, and also adds flexibility     2     the architecture. Craftsmen can make and process the     3    (component)in advance and assemble them quickly on site,     4     is simple and efficient. Stability is the most important characteristic of sunmao. Sunmao is the “joint” of a building that absorbs some of the seismic wave by deforming     5    (it), markedly raising earthquake resistance of the entire structure.     6    (similar), sunmao plays its “stabilizer” role to the maximum in furniture. The seat part of a chair     7    (support)by its four legs as well as the cheng under its surface, a smaller supportive upper stick that transforms part of the weight to the downer legs. In this way, the seat could sit in higher weight     8     the entire chair can work longer. Even though every component of the sunmao structure is thin, they can take massive weight by supporting each other. Sunmao is     9     extremely skillful, delicate, and sophisticated invention. This connection method of components     10    (make)ancient Chinese wooden architecture a special flexible structure that surpasses contemporary architectural bents, frames or steel frames.

9 . When I was growing up in Auckland, my relationship with clothing was all about utility (实用). Clothes needed to be __________ and keep me at the right temperature. I had a very clear picture about myself: Someone who didn’t __________ clothes. Naturally, I came to __________ the act of shopping, an activity where __________ were largely unavoidable.

But it all began to __________. My first day out in London was unexpectedly cold. Jetlagged (时差) and overwhelmed (不知所措的), I walked into a department store. That’s when it __________ me; I think: It was the __________ procedure that was important, the weighing up of __________, the imaginative projection of the person you might be in this scarf, versus that one. This was the important bit, far more than the __________ act of choice. And it was not __________ at all.

Over the remaining two years in London I began thinking about what I liked, what my __________ was—whether a style, a fabric, a color. I began to see that shopping didn’t __________ need to involve a purchase. The world opened up. I stopped avoiding my own reflection. I still wear items of clothing that I __________ during my stay in London, 20 years ago now. More than this, I __________ people differently. I try to look with care and __________ at how they present themselves to the world, and the stories and messages these choices send.

1.

A．expensive

B．traditional

C．fashionable

D．comfortable

2.

A．care about

B．take off

C．put away

D．look for

3.

A．enjoy

B．allow

C．hate

D．accept

4.

A．rulers

B．mirrors

C．knives

D．scissors

5.

A．change

B．exist

C．appear

D．close

6.

A．knocked

B．beat

C．hit

D．shook

7.

A．wondering

B．arguing

C．bargaining

D．deciding

8.

A．numbers

B．options

C．prices

D．colors

9.

A．first

B．final

C．slow

D．easy

10.

A．funny

B．tiring

C．amusing

D．boring

11.

A．interest

B．weight

C．height

D．advantage

12.

A．hardly

B．just

C．rarely

D．even

13.

A．bought

B．found

C．sold

D．made

14.

A．guide

B．observe

C．remind

D．inform

15.

A．anger

B．sadness

C．patience

D．courage

10 . Islands not only have served as the settings for exotic holidays but also act as a dream for directors to use as a canvas for their stories. These are some of the most exciting film and TV locations you can visit today.

Death in Paradise (2011)

Guadeloupe, French Caribbean

The location: Guadeloupe’s landscapes are strikingly varied, ranging from the pearly white sand and deep blue waters of beaches to the volcanic, lunar-like interior.

While you’re there: Explore Deshaies, a town home to several Death in Paradise filming locations.

How to do it: Seven nights at Club Med La Caravelle from £2, 305 per person, all-inclusive, includes flights from Heathrow to Pointe-a-Pitrevia Paris.

Eat, Pray, Love (2010)

Bali, Indonesia

The location: Ubud, a town in the center of Bali, means “medicine” in Balinese, so locals have leng regarded it as a place for healing. That’s what it is most famous for. It impresses audience with stunning jungle scenery and a thriving arts scene.

While you’re there: Dive into Ubud’s rich cultural history on a walking tour, enjoying some of the region’s most striking architecture and history.

How to do it: A nine-day tour of Bali-including Ubud, Lombok and Seminyak-costs £5,300 per person. It includes flights, transfers, accommodation and excursions (游览).

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Skellig Michael, County Kerry, Ireland

The location: Eight miles off the Irish coast, Skellig Michael is now better known as the hideout of Luke Skywalker.

While you’re there: Look out for the colony of puffins that nest on the island in the summer. The birds were digitally designed as a cute fictional species called porgs in a later sequel (续集).

How to do it: Tour Radar’s seven-day Hiking & Island Hopping-Cork and Kerry costs from £2,101 per person, which covers accommodation, meals and excursions.

1. Ubud is best noted for __________ according to the passage.

A．its amazing scenery	B．its magic medicine
C．its friendly locals	D．its spiritual significance

2. Where can you go if you are fond of science fiction films?

A．Guadeloupe.

B．Deshaies.

C．Bali.

D．Skellig Michael.

3. What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To tell three stories in brief.	B．To share three popular movies.
C．To introduce three destinations from the screen.	D．To offer some islands only for directors.