1 . 上周末你参加了校学生会组织的“认识我们身边的植物”活动。请为校英文报写篇报道，内容包括：
1. 活动的过程；
2. 收获与感想。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

Getting to Know the Plants Around Us

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3 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线 (\) 划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词：
2. 只允许修改10处，多者 (从第11处起)不计分。

Last Friday my mom decided to color his hair. She studied with all the hair products at the drugstore. The color she choose came in a box which had a picture of a woman that hair color looked just perfect. Mom was sure same color would look great on her. She put the new color on her hair or sat still for 30 minutes, just as the directions saying. However, instead of the brownish red hair she had hoped for, she final got purple hair. She went right into the shower to washing it, but it was no use. At least one thing proved truth: the color wouldn’t wash out.

5 . As Ginni Bazlinton reached Antarctica, she found herself greeted by a group of little Gentoo penguins (企鹅) longing to say hello. These gentle, lovely gatekeepers welcomed her and kick-started what was to be a trip Ginni would never forget.

Ever since her childhood, Ginni, now 71, has had a deep love for travel. Throughout her career (职业) as a professional dancer, she toured in the UK, but always longed to explore further. When she retired from dancing and her sons eventually flew the nest, she decided it was time to take the plunge.

After taking a degree at Chichester University in Related Arts, Ginni began to travel the world, eventually getting work teaching English in Japan and Chile. And it was in Chile she discovered she could get last-minute cheap deals on ships going to Antarctica from the islands off Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip of the South American mainland. “I just decided I wanted to go,” she says. “I had no idea about what I’d find there and I wasn’t nervous, I just wanted to do it. And I wanted to do it alone as I always prefer it that way.”

In March 2008, Ginni boarded a ship with 48 passengers she’d never met before, to begin the journey towards Antarctica. “From seeing the wildlife to witnessing sunrises, the whole experience was amazing. Antarctica left an impression on me that no other place has,” Ginni says. “I remember the first time I saw a humpback whale; it just rose out of the water like some prehistoric creature and I thought it was smiling at us. You could still hear the operatic sounds it was making underwater.”

The realization that this is a precious land, to be respected by humans, was one of the biggest things that hit home to Ginni.

1. Which of the following best explains “take the plunge” underlined in paragraph 2?

A．Try challenging things.	B．Take a degree.
C．Bring back lost memories.	D．Stick to a promise.

2. What made Ginni decide on the trip to Antarctica?

A．Lovely penguins.	B．Beautiful scenery.
C．A discount fare.	D．A friend’s invitation.

3. What does Ginni think about Antarctica after the journey?

A．It could be a home for her.	B．It should be easily accessible.
C．It should be well preserved.	D．It needs to be fully introduced.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．A childhood dream.	B．An unforgettable experience.
C．Sailing around the world.	D．Meeting animals in Antarctica.

6 . The Government’s sugar tax on soft drinks has brought in half as much money as Ministers first predicted it would generate, the first official data on the policy has shown.

First announced in April, 2016, the tax which applies to soft drinks containing more than 5g of sugar per 100ml, was introduced to help reduce childhood obesity (肥胖). It is believed that today’s children and teenagers are consuming three times the recommended level of sugar, putting them at a higher risk of the disease.

Initially the sugar tax was expected to make £520m a year for the Treasury. However, data of the first six months showed it would make less than half this amount. At present it is expected to generate £240m for the year ending in April 2019, which will go to school sports.

It comes after more than half of soft drinks sold in shops have had their sugar levels cut by manufacturers (制造商) so they can avoid paying the tax. Drinks now contain 45 million fewer kilos of sugar as a result of manufacturers’ efforts to avoid the charge, according to Treasury figures. Since April drinks companies have been forced to pay between 18p and 24p for every litre of sugary drink they produce or import, depending on the sugar content.

However, some high sugar brands, like Classic Coca Cola, have accepted the sugar tax and are refusing to change for fear of upsetting consumers. Fruit juices, milk-based drinks and most alcoholic drinks are free of the tax, as are small companies manufacturing fewer than 1m litres per year.

Today’s figures, according to one government official, show the positive influence the sugar tax is having by raising millions of pounds for sports facilities (设施) and healthier eating in schools. Helping the next generation to have a healthy and active childhood is of great importance, and the industry is playing its part.

1. Why was the sugar tax introduced?

A．To collect money for schools.	B．To improve the quality of drinks.
C．To protect children’s health.	D．To encourage research in education.

2. How did some drinks companies respond to the sugar tax?

A．They turned to overseas markets.	B．They raised the prices of their products.
C．They cut down on their production.	D．They reduced their products’ sugar content.

3. From which of the following is the sugar tax collected?

A．Most alcoholic drinks.

B．Milk-based drinks.

C．Fruit juices.

D．Classic Coke.

4. What can be inferred about the adoption of the sugar tax policy?

A．It is a short-sighted decision.	B．It is a success story.
C．It benefits manufacturers.	D．It upsets customers.

8 . 你校英文报Youth正在庆祝创刊十周年。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1. 读报的经历；2. 喜爱的栏目；3. 期望和祝福。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式写字答题卡的相应位置作答。

Youth and Me

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10 . Young children across the globe enjoy playing games of hide and seek. For them, there’s something highly exciting about _______ someone else’s glance and making oneself unable to be seen.

However, we all witness that preschool children are remarkably _______ at hiding. They often cover only their eyes with their hands, leaving the rest of their bodies _______.

For a long time, this ineffective hiding method was _______ as evidence that children are hopelessly “egocentric” (自我中心的) creatures. But our _______ research results in child developmental psychology _______ that idea.

We brought young children aged 2-4 into our Minds in Development Lab at USC. Each _______ sat down with an adult who covered her own eyes or _______. We then asked the child if she could _______ or hear the adult. Surprisingly, children replied that they couldn’t. The same __________ happened when the adult covered her own mouth: __________ children said that they couldn’t __________ to her.

A number of __________ ruled out that the children misunderstood what they were being asked. The results were clear: Our young subjects __________ the questions and knew __________ what was asked of them. Their __________ to the questions reflected their true __________ that “I can see you only if you can see me, too.” They simply __________ mutual (相互的) recognition and regard. Our __________ suggest when a child “hides” by putting a blanket over her head, it is not a result of egocentrism. In fact, children consider this method __________ when others use it.

1.

A．following

B．taking

C．escaping

D．directing

2.

A．clever

B．bad

C．scared

D．quick

3.

A．exposed

B．examined

C．untouched

D．imbalanced

4.

A．supported

B．guaranteed

C．imagined

D．interpreted

5.

A．disappointing

B．mixed

C．surprising

D．desired

6.

A．explained

B．confirmed

C．contradicted

D．tested

7.

A．parent

B．child

C．researcher

D．doctor

8.

A．feet

B．nose

C．hands

D．ears

9.

A．see

B．help

C．reach

D．fool

10.

A．event

B．thing

C．action

D．accident

11.

A．Yet

B．Now

C．Soon

D．Once

12.

A．speak

B．listen

C．turn

D．wave

13.

A．instructions

B．descriptions

C．experiments

D．assumptions

14.

A．comprehended

B．predicted

C．explored

D．ignored

15.

A．partly

B．honestly

C．vaguely

D．exactly

16.

A．responses

B．approaches

C．contribution

D．sensitivity

17.

A．ability

B．belief

C．identity

D．purpose

18.

A．hold back

B．relate to

C．insist on

D．make up

19.

A．limitations

B．requirements

C．theories

D．findings

20.

A．tentative

B．impressive

C．creative

D．effective