1 . Dalena worked as a teacher in a small Indian village, where girls attended school only for primary education. Mala was a(n) _______ girl in Dalena’s class, whom Dalena was proud of. Dalena always instructed her girl students about the importance of _______, self-respect, and courage. So, it was surprising when Mala was _______ for more than a week.

Dalena decided to _______ in Mala’s home. Mala’s parents _______ their plan to get Mala married. Greatly _______, Dalena argued, “I don’t believe it! But she is too young to know what _______ means and what the responsibilities are. Mala is not ready physically, _______ or emotionally.” Mala’s father said, “But our family _______ won’t allow girls to continue school, and the seniors of the family may also ________.”

Dalena said, “I do respect your customs, but these are old ________. Nowadays, girls can ________ to great heights because of their education. Please reconsider it.”

In the next two weeks, Dalena visited the family many times. Finally, Mala’s father ________ to let Mala go back to school.

Mala ________ her learning opportunities and rose to be a topper in her school. Years later, with hard work, Mala became a senior Civil Services Officer in her city. Mala proudly said, “It is the ________ of my teacher that has made me what I am today.”

1.

A．unique

B．brilliant

C．strange

D．energetic

2.

A．family

B．health

C．education

D．security

3.

A．absent

B．ill

C．busy

D．lonely

4.

A．turn around

B．come through

C．check up

D．get out

5.

A．doubted

B．abandoned

C．predicted

D．revealed

6.

A．shocked

B．embarrassed

C．excited

D．amused

7.

A．attitude

B．marriage

C．culture

D．fortune

8.

A．economically

B．academically

C．officially

D．mentally

9.

A．customs

B．differences

C．comments

D．changes

10.

A．question

B．object

C．hesitate

D．regret

11.

A．proofs

B．conflicts

C．beliefs

D．methods

12.

A．return

B．adapt

C．attach

D．rise

13.

A．agreed

B．pretended

C．failed

D．afforded

14.

A．switched

B．missed

C．treasured

D．created

15.

A．award

B．support

C．situation

D．link

2 . Change appears to be the only “constant” factor in the educational field. To provide students with the best education possible, policy makers might have to leave behind the practice of cookie-cutter education while hoping for a different result. After all, students’ needs and learning styles vary greatly.

Some students might have a better chance of success with a flexible schedule, especially if they must work a part-time job to help their families financially. For others, a curriculum that includes more of the arts or STEM or other careers might be ideal if the “traditional” class offerings don’t seem to fit their career interests. Providing more choices and changing what the “classroom” looks like won’t necessarily result in confusion if the proper guidance is given by teachers and academic advisors. Instead, students would gain a broader awareness of the opportunities that are available.

Furthermore students are exploring other post-secondary options. By involving more real-world experiences in the learning process, they’ll invest more time and attention into their learning. Many schools at the secondary level are already including more course offerings that give students more of these types of experiences. Some of these situations come in the form of dual (双的) credit where classes count towards both college and high school credit. Others offer working practice with local businesses or agencies where students can try out a particular job or work setting to see if it suits them. In either case, students are gaining the training and experience at an earlier age that will equip them to make important decisions about their future.

As for the teachers in leadership roles, it’s wise to place the decision making in the hands of the teachers. The reasoning behind this idea lies primarily with the fact that they know their students best and are most aware of their needs and those of their families. Furthermore, teachers have a vested (既得) interest in policy making since they are the first ones affected by new curriculum, assessment procedures, and any other factor that comes into play.

1. What does the underlined part “cookie-cutter” in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Spoon-fed.	B．One-size-fits-all.
C．Constant-change.	D．Examination-based.

2. How do the real-world experiences help the students?

A．They devote more to learning.

B．It improves their credit scoring methods.

C．It promotes their physical and mental health.

D．They step into society as soon as possible.

3. Why should teachers be given more opportunities to determine policies?

A．They love carrying out policies.

B．They can better base policies on students.

C．They always put their personal needs first.

D．They are more qualified at composing texts.

4. In which section of a website can the text appear?

A．Travel.

B．Entertainment.

C．Science.

D．Education.

3 . The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the woman to sit on the high court, felt like a personal loss to generations of American women, as well as young girls.

“For women, she was the most important legal advocate in American history. She changed the way the law sees gender,” said Abbe Gluck, a Yale Law School professor and former clerk of Justice Ginsburg. “The United States Supreme Court did not even recognize that the constitution prohibits discrimination based on gender until 1971-and that’s Justice Ginsburg’s case.” Young Ginsburg spoke out loud her dissent (异议) in the face of all the honorable judges in the court, “The court takes away women’s right to make an autonomous choice, even at the expense of their safety. This way of thinking reflects ancient ideas about women’s place in the family and under the constitution.”

In the 1950s, Ginsburg went to Harvard Law School, where she was one of nine women in a class of 500 students. There she became the first female member of the Harvard Law Review. Despite finishing top of her class when she graduated, she struggled to find employment. Eventually, in 1963, she became a law professor at Rutgers Law School, where she turned her attention to gender discrimination.

In the 1970s, the young Ginsburg convinced the entire nation, through her arguments at the Supreme Court, to adopt the view of gender equality where equal means the same--not special accommodations for either gender. She argued six cases before the Supreme Court as a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union, winning five.

Gluck said, “Ginsburg cared deeply about our work lives and our personal lives. She got to know our children. She taught me what it means to lead a life committed to the causes of social justice. She demanded a lot from us, but she demands more from herself. I think it is absolutely extraordinary that Justice Ginsburg was both a hero to the women of the 1970s and then an icon to the little girls of today.”

1. What probably turned Ginsburg’s focus to unfair gender treatment?

A．Her own experience in seeking a job.

B．Her knowledge acquired in law classes.

C．Her work as a lawyer in Supreme Court.

D．Her struggle in learning in Harvard Law School.

2. What did Ginsburg voice fur in the 1970s?

A．Social stability.

B．Gender difference.

C．Better quality of life.

D．Equal rights for women.

3. Which of the following can best describe Ginsburg?

A．Generous and modest.

B．Brave and demanding.

C．Ambitious and tolerant.

D．Considerate and humorous.

4. What is the suitable title for the text?

A．The Most Important Legal Advocate

B．Ruth Bader Ginsburg: An Influential Figure

C．Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Hero for Gender Equality

D．An Outstanding Graduate From Harvard Law School

4 . 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。

NASA is planning its first ever mission to bring dirt and rocks from Mars back to Earth, but before that historical event happens, the space agency has to figure out     1     (exact) how to protect our home planet from any alien microbes (微生物) that might come along.

This week, the agency is holding public meetings and looking for feedback on its plan     2     (land) a spacecraft carrying Martian specimens at a U.S. Air Force testing range in Utah in the early 2030s.

“Maybe this is the most important environmental     3     (assess) that humans have ever done,” says Peter Doran, a geologist at Louisiana State University who studies life in extreme environments. Having a rock sample from Mars here on Earth would let researchers run detailed lab tests to look for evidence of     4     this cold, harsh, rocky world was once habitable (可居住的) or maybe even inhabited.

For researchers, this is     5     long-held dream. Discussion about such a mission     6     (go) on for decades, and it will cost billions of dollars to accomplish. Until recently, there hasn’t been a lot of focus on the details of the sample return facility because     7     (science) didn’t think it was going to happen.

NASA officials are working out a plan to safely collect the samples: A spacecraft would land on Mars and launch a container full of the previously     8     (collect) rock samples into orbit around the planet. Once in orbit, this container could be swallowed by another container—    9     a big fish eating a little fish—to keep anything that had touched Mars inside and then it would     10     (seal).

5 . In stressful times, the art of making people laugh could help to relieve pressure. We all know that laughter is the best medicine.     1     It creates physical changes in your body that accelerate healing and protect you from harm. Scientists tell us that people who can laugh at their own misfortunes bounce back faster and stronger.

If you have trouble seeing the funny side of your own failures, then you might find some useful advice in the story of a friend of mine, who developed an unpleasant reaction to garlic for which his doctor prescribed (开处方) a short course of ointment (药膏) and suppositories (栓剂).

    2     After a few minutes, the chemist, standing at the far back of the shop, shouted at the top of her voice, “I’ve got your ointment, but I’ll have to order your suppositories!”

Following a short yet strongly uncomfortable silence, she came forwards to the counter and said, “    3    ” “Yes, you did,” was my friend’s quiet reply. I asked him how he was able to see the funny side of such an embarrassing incident and he said, “If I was standing in the shop and this had happened to someone else, it would have been funny.     4    ”

Laughing at yourself doesn’t make you a fool. It makes you strong, confident and self-assured. We all make mistakes; we all forget, trip, take wrong turns.     5     They cannot learn and will repeat the same mistakes, over and over again.

A．Sorry, I shouted that, didn’t I?

B．Sorry, you didn’t hear what I shouted, did you?

C．So it’s no less funny, just because it happened to me.

D．When someone denies a mistake, they become proud.

E．He took the prescription to the drug store and waited patiently.

F．The feeling you get when you feel bad about a mistake is embarrassment.

G．There is much scientific research proving that laughter does more than cheer you up.

6 . Good Morning Britain (GMB) launches special “listening benches” in order to solve loneliness. EastEnders star Maisie Smith joined Susanna and Martin in the studio to talk about her involvement in a special part of the 1 Million Minutes campaign — GMB’s special “listening benches” across the country.

Six special “listening benches” have been designed by six celebrities, and can be found in six cities across the UK — and they’re in place to encourage people to strike up a conversation. Maisie joined the show to share why the campaign is important to her.

“I’m always very open about mental health,” Maisie explained. “It doesn’t matter who you are, where you’re from, what you have — everyone is going through something and I just think the world would be a kinder place if everyone understood that.”

“I think especially growing up in the limelight (引人注目) as a teenager, you’re very judgemental of yourself when you do see comments of other people judging you. It can add to the stress of the things you re already going through. I think people do think I’m confident because I cover my nerves with a big smile and that’s what I’ve been doing in my whole life.”

Susanna asked Maisie if she had a technique for dealing with her nerves. “It depends on what it is,” said Maisie. “A lot of the time — and it’s going to sound really stupid — but I write a script. I write down all of the questions that I could be asked and try to come up with something so that my brain won’t go blank when I’m under pressure.

1. What is the theme of “listening benches”?

A．Caring for oneself.	B．Changing the world.
C．Dealing with loneliness.	D．Protecting the environment.

2. Why did Maisie Smith join the studio?

A．To let people know about her life.	B．To share her feelings of the campaign.
C．To set up a model for other celebrities.	D．To ask more people to express their mind.

3. What is Maisie’s attitude toward her mental health?

A．Protective.	B．Private.
C．Serious.	D．Outspoken.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．A programme on mental health.	B．GMB interviewing celebrities.
C．Techniques for responding to nerves.	D．Preparations before being interviewed.

7 . Many people try to make society change for the better. The real challenge is how to get good solutions to scale up(按比例放大)for major change. New research suggests that social change may depend on the relationship between beneficial behaviors and policies.

The research, conducted by the University of Maine, University of Vermont and Université Laval in Quebec, Canada, attempted to understand how society can accomplish major, transformative social change, particularly the kind of social change necessary to solve the growing problem of climate change.

The researchers studied a behavior that benefits groups, but does not spread without pol- icy support, such as a costly measure to relieve the effects of climate change. They created a mathematical model, which simulates (模拟) a society where agents live in groups and adopt the beneficial behavior of peers. That behavior, given the right conditions, can spread like viral, but not if the institutional costs are too high.

“Large-scale social change is not just policy or behavior, but the emergence of a new self- reinforcing (自我强化)system that combines both. This allows us to ask new questions, such as “how would a new pattern of behavior and policy spread?’” says Laurent Hébert-Dufresne, lead author on the study.

The results showed that both behavioral change and policy change are required to achieve large-scale social change-and that they need to happen together. Though neither can get the job done on its own, policy change is especially critical. They found that sometimes the beneficial behavior can spread too far. In some cases, the spread of behavior beyond groups with supporting policy can reduce its perceived success and slow the spread of the policy, thereby limiting beneficial social change overall.

In future research, the team aims to apply these types of models to all sorts of beneficial social change, particularly the challenge of tackling climate change.

1. What factor may determine social change according to the research?

A．Beneficial behavior.

B．Good policies.

C．Public awareness.

D．Rules and beneficial action.

2. What is the purpose of the research?

A．To understand what social change is.

B．To figure out the way society changes.

C．To accomplish trans-formative social changes.

D．To tackle the growing problem of climate change.

3. What will the researchers do next?

A．Put theory into practice.

B．Write essays about their study.

C．Take challenges of climate change.

D．Do surveys on their research subject.

4. In which section may the text appear in a newspaper?

A．Travel.

B．Amusement.

C．Society.

D．Economy.

8 . 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。

When I was eight, my mom was very sick and very sad, and there was nothing my dad could do to cheer her up. I made her a get-well-soon card, but that didn’t work either. All she said was, “There are no roses...”

I knew what she was talking about. Not long ago, we lived in a much bigger house, with a large garden full of roses, roses everywhere. Mom loved roses very much. We lived in that house all my life, then when I was six, things went very wrong. Dad’s business crashed, and even though he managed to save the company, he had to fire two-thirds of his staff, and we had to sell the big house.

We moved into a smaller house in front of which the earth was dry. The minute she saw it, Mom hated it. “It will be great,” Dad comforted her cheerfully. “I’ll paint the house on the weekends, and you’ll plant your roses!” “Yes,” Mom said, forcing a smile. But we could see she was not a bit excited.

“Oh, look. Mom! The neighbor has roses!” I screamed, pointing to the garden next door with thousands of flowers. “That means you can grow roses too!” But Mom wasn’t feeling well, and she didn’t have the energy to start a new garden.

I sat in our new yard and stared at the neighbor’s garden. My neighbor, a kind granny, was out among the roses, wearing a huge hat. She saw me and asked, “What are you doing, looking at my roses?”

“I was just looking,” I replied, “They’re really beautiful! My mom used to have roses. But my mom is seriously ill now, and she is very sad because she misses her roses.”

“I am so sorry to hear that. But I know you are a good boy. You can pick as many as possible if the flowers can offer your mom some relief.” I hugged granny for her generosity.

The next morning, when the sun rose, everything was ready. I sat on the floor in a corner of my mom’s bedroom and waited for her to wake up.

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。

My mom opened her eyes and sat up slowly and laboriously.

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After that, I often assisted my neighbor with her garden.

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9 . One day, I came cross an old lady who looked worried on my way back home from running a special assignment. She stopped me on the sidewalk, ________ asking for directions. I gave her the right directions, ________ the way she needed to go. But she looked ________ and started to tear up, like she had been lost for a while and wasn’t ________ with the area. And the fact was like that.

It was dark and cold, so I offered to walk with her, ________ her it was only a 5-minute walk. I saw her ________ to walk and keep up the pace, so I ________ down and carried her bags for her.

I ________ with her during the whole time, getting to know her. I found out she lived outside of the country and came here temporarily to ________ a sick family member. From what she said, I found she was incredibly ________ and kind.

When we got to her ________ , she cried, gave me a big hug and showed me great ________for helping her. With a smile on my face, I let her know I was ________ she was safe. Meanwhile, I ________ myself being lost in an unfamiliar place. And I hoped I’d receive similar ________ in that situation.

1.

A．anxiously

B．casually

C．unexpectedly

D．temporarily

2.

A．tracking

B．exploring

C．pointing

D．quoting

3.

A．guilty

B．upset

C．ashamed

D．amazed

4.

A．familiar

B．bored

C．disappointed

D．satisfied

5.

A．calling

B．convincing

C．recognizing

D．comforting

6.

A．refuse

B．pretend

C．hesitate

D．struggle

7.

A．settled

B．cast

C．slowed

D．calmed

8.

A．competed

B．chatted

C．compared

D．conflicted

9.

A．take care of

B．take control of

C．take advantage of

D．take possession of

10.

A．mean

B．professional

C．creative

D．sweet

11.

A．position

B．office

C．academy

D．grocery

12.

A．progress

B．impression

C．gratitude

D．interest

13.

A．scary

B．delighted

C．embarrassed

D．shocked

14.

A．admitted

B．denied

C．imagined

D．enjoyed

15.

A．confidence

B．kindness

C．courage

D．loneliness

10 . The National Health Service (NHS) in England is to pay for 10 people, to whom a “bionic eye” will be implanted (植入). It is a pioneering technology that can help those who have been blind for years to gain some sight.

Only a small number of people have received surgery in trials so far to equip them to use Argus Ⅱ, which uses a camera fixed in a pair of glasses and a tiny computer to send signals directly to the nerves (神经) controlling sight. Those who will get the equipment can currently see nothing more than the difference between daylight and darkness. The system allows the brain to decode (解读) flashes of light, so that they can learn to see movement.

One of three patients who have had the implant into the retina (视网膜) in trails at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital is Keith Hayman, 68, from Lancashire, who has five grandchildren. He was blind in his 20s. The disease causes cells in the retina gradually to stop working and die. Hayman was forced to give up his work. “Having spent half my life in darkness, I can now tell when my grandchildren run towards me and make out lights,” he said. “I would be talking to a friend, who might have walked off and I couldn’t tell and kept talking to myself. This doesn’t happen anymore, because I can tell when they have gone. They may seem like little things, but they make all the difference to me.”

After the surgery, 10 patients will be carefully followed, to gather data on their progress and assess how much the bionic eye improves their daily lives. If the results are good, more patients will be likely to receive the treatment in the future. The “bionic eye” treatment, including surgery, follow-up, equipment and recovery, costs £150,000.

1. What is Argus Ⅱ mainly made up of?

A．A camera, a pair of glasses and a bionic eye.

B．The nerves, a pair of glasses and some signals.

C．A camera, a pair of glasses and a tiny computer.

D．A new retina, a flash light and a tiny computer.

2. What does the author want to show by using the example of Hayman?

A．Hayman has become a normal person.

B．The retina is necessary for one to see well.

C．Blind people are eager to have a bionic eye.

D．The technology is of great importance to blind people.

3. Why will the 10 blind patients be carefully followed?

A．They will be in very poor health after the surgery.

B．They won’t be used to the bionic eye for some time.

C．The exact result of the treatment needs to be known.

D．The bionic eye will be improved according to the data.

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．A Failure in Treating the Blind People

B．10 Blind Patients Will Be Fitted with a Bionic Eye

C．Blind People’s Daily Lives Improved with a Bionic Eye

D．The NHS in England Cares Much about the Blind People