1 . As a biologist and photographer, I always take my camera everywhere to take pictures of wild animals. One day, I was standing on a boat when a very large female leopard seal(海豹) swam by. I put on my diving equipment and grabbed my _________. I was frightened because she was so big. My mouth was dry, and I couldn’t even _________. But I knew it was time to _________ this mysterious creature.

I jumped into the freezing water. Immediately, the seal swam towards me. Then she put my entire camera and much of my head into her mouth. Thinking this must be a sign of _________, I decided to stay very calm. Although the seal was showing me her teeth, I tried not to _________ any fear. She did it a few more times, and then swam away. To my _________, she came back with a live penguin. And she even showed me how to eat it. Then she pushed the penguin into my camera—she thought the camera was my mouth!

Being a biologist, I understood that she was trying to _________ me. But I thought that she was really trying to communicate with me. At this point, she didn’t seem very _________. She stayed by me and took care of me for four days.

I got many amazing pictures during those four days. And, more importantly, I’ve learned that animals do not always behave the way we _________. I believe the __________ experience I had with this powerful and intelligent animal will stay with me forever.

1.

A．knife

B．bag

C．camera

D．gun

2.

A．escape

B．make

C．move

D．fight

3.

A．approach

B．adopt

C．imagine

D．rescue

4.

A．respect

B．sympathy

C．reward

D．threat

5.

A．confirm

B．expose

C．overcome

D．reduce

6.

A．satisfaction

B．regret

C．surprise

D．sorrow

7.

A．feed

B．comfort

C．attack

D．assess

8.

A．reliable

B．dangerous

C．sensitive

D．ambitious

9.

A．admire

B．promise

C．demand

D．expect

10.

A．confusing

B．similar

C．incredible

D．bitter

2 . Although it is not unusual for species to die out naturally, the rate at which this is now happening is cause for concern. (英译汉)

3 . 用所给词或词组正确形式完成下列句子(每空一词，每词只能用一次。)

apart from,     get stuck,     rely on,     achieve one’s goal stressed out,     contribute to,     set out,

1. His legs ______ in the hole. He couldn’t move.
2. We gathered at the foot of the hill and ______ to the peak.
3. When we’re tired or ______, home is always a shelter for us to have a rest.
4. Students prefer to ______ peers to relieve stress and anxiety.
5. Arts ______ cultural development when people gather together to share their experience.
6. It is obvious to everybody that the only way to ______ is to work hard.
7. ______ their house in London, they also have a castle in Spain.

4 . 假设你是红星中学高一学生李华。在寒假即将到来之际，你的英国笔友Tom来信询问你的假期计划，请你给他回信，根据以下要点介绍你所规划的假期生活。
form a good living habit     arrange time properly     develop interests and hobbies
注意：1.词数80左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,

How are you? The winter holiday is coming.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Yours truly,

Li Hua

5 . The dinner party is disappearing according to an article in The New York Times. “How can this be?” You might wonder. Don’t we meet with friends to taste food in the hottest restaurants? Aren’t we invited by friends to enjoy home-cooked meals? And we throw parties for friends on special occasions, don’t we?

    1    It is more formal and usually hosted in one’s home. Invitations are sent out ahead and hosts prepare food with great care. A beautiful tablecloth is spread out on the dinner table, which is then set with expensive cutlery (餐具). Guests dress up for the occasion and are expected to carry on a conversation at the table.    2    

Is it because people are too busy to cook for others and then invite them to the table? Perhaps, but there are many food lovers nowadays, and TV programs teaching people how to cook are very popular.    3    According to Judith Martin, a US writer, people have been brought up to express themselves rather than to exchange ideas. They don’t know how to share their experiences and feelings with others in a proper way.    4    

In her opinion, its influence has been harmful to human communication. “People don’t even respond to dinner invitation anymore,” she said. “Not only do they cancel at the last minute, they do it by text message.”

Things have changed a lot today. Perhaps the dinner party has just become a different kind of thing. However, it needs only be more than some food, a table and a location.    5     Even if we are using ordinary plates and are not wearing party dresses, we can still enjoy food and share our ideas of life, love and culture, can’t we?

A．The age of great hosts is dead with the change of people’s lifestyles.

B．In fact the dinner party the writer worries about disappearing is another kind.

C．The real problem is that people don’t know how to make conversation anymore.

D．They know exactly which guests to invite so that they can share their favourite food.

E．The culture of the dinner party is not necessarily based on money and social influence.

F．Yet nowadays, people prefer to eat takeout food on sofa while playing on mobile phones.

G．She also expresses dissatisfaction with electronic equipment.

6 . Do Dogs Dream?

Unlike cartoon images, real dogs don’t speak and describe their sleep. So you may wonder: do dogs dream like their owners?

A scientific research conducted at MIT found that during sleep, brains of humans and dogs function in a similar manner. When you or your dog first falls asleep, you experience SWS—slow wave sleep—when the brain waves are slow but muscles are still active. Later, a deeper stage of sleep occurs. This stage is called REM sleep—rapid eye movements sleep. During REM, muscles are more relaxed but the mind is more active. It was proved that both humans and dogs experience these two stages of the sleep cycle. Since we know that humans dream, it is safe to conclude that dogs dream too.

Scientists found that as a dog falls asleep, his breathing becomes deeper and more regular.After about 20 minutes in REM sleep, dreams usually begin for average dogs. While dreaming, the dog’s breathing may become shallow and irregular, and his eyes move about behind the closed lids(眼睑) as if the dog is looking at something. By comparing brain wave patterns, researchers suggested that during REM, dogs are visualizing (呈现) dream images much like humans do during this stage of sleep.

Besides, it’s also found that during REM, the sleeping brain functions much like it does when awake, so both man and dogs dream about things that happen during their waking hours. Information gathered during the day is processed at night and may be relived in dreams. So your dog may “sleep run” as he runs after a cat or fetches a ball.

Studies also show that some dogs dream more than others, and the frequency and length of dreams are different according to the age and sizes of dogs. Young puppies usually experience more dreams than adult dogs. One possible reason is that puppies acquire huge amounts of new information daily and have much to process at night. Among dogs of the same age, smaller dogs seem to have more dreams than their bigger friends, but their dreams may last shorter. Dream length and frequency are also related to the amount of sleep required. A dog that has an active day outside may sleep more soundly than usual and experience longer periods of REM sleep, giving him more time to dream.

1. What happens to dogs during REM sleep?

A．Their dreams take place.	B．Their brain waves are slow.
C．Their muscles stay active.	D．Their mind is more relaxed.

2. While dreaming, the dog ________.

A．breathes regularly	B．visualizes images
C．opens the lids	D．gathers information

3. What does the underlined word “relived” probably mean?

A．Removed.

B．Repaired.

C．Reviewed.

D．Reduced.

4. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．Why dogs dream like humans.

B．What bigger dogs dream about.

C．Why young puppies have more dreams.

D．What causes the differences of dogs’ dreams.

7 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

A few weeks after that Christmas, Granny passed away. I think of her often though,     1     (especial) of Christmas. Each year, I take out the music box she gave me. Inside I keep Granny’s paper hat and the letter she helped me write that Christmas. Mum gave the letter back     2     me some years ago when I no longer believed in Father Christmas. When I think about     3     makes Christmas so magical, it’s not just gifts and Father Christmas that come to mind. It’s also my memory of Granny. Now I’m the one who makes sugar     4     (biscuit) each year, and I always make one in a G-shape—G for Granny.

8 . 阅读下面句子，根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的词组并用其正确形式填空。

1. He ________ all his spare time to study English in the past few years.
2. ________in English, he kept on practicing speaking English.
3. The monster Nian ________ when people let off fireworks.
4. The driver________ the accident, and he paid for the damage.
5. Most Internet users ________ advertising.
6. A beautiful statue immediately ________ when I entered the hall of the museum.

9 . 阅读下面句子，根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的词组填空，不用改变形式。

1. Families in China usually ________ on this day to celebrate the festival.
2. A lot of students ________ exam nerves.
3. Women ________ live longer than men.
4. I hope that I can get a satisfying job with a good salary after I________ college.
5. Please remind me of my promise________ I forget.
6. The flight has been delayed one hour ________ the heavy snow.

10 . 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。

There is a saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Although eating properly is important, being kind to others is also good for your health. Recent studies show that people who do kind acts are more relaxed, happier, and healthier than other people.

In one study at Arizona State University, researchers found that many volunteers experienced a sudden feeling of joy, followed by a long period of calmness, after doing a kind act. This feeling, called “a helper’s high”, may actually help reduce stress as the body produces natural painkillers.

Stress can cause serious health problems. It can lead to high blood pressure and heart disease, and it can also lead to overeating and sleeping problems. However, the study found that volunteers had fewer stress-related health problems when they did helpful things for other people.

The study also found that people who did nice things for others felt better about themselves as well. They had higher self-respect, and were happier. Many believe this is because volunteers spend more of their time with other people. People who are more outgoing are often healthier.

Another study at the University of Michigan’s Survey Research Center confirmed the health benefits of volunteering. A ten-year study of 2,700 men in Michigan showed that people who volunteered lived longer than those who didn’t. Although you shouldn’t need a reason to be helpful, it is nice to know that kindness may help you live longer.

1. According to Paragraph 1, what do recent studies show?
__________________________________________________________
2. According to the passage, what serious health problems can stress cause?
__________________________________________________________
3. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
>When volunteers did helpful things for other people, they had fewer stress-related health problems, felt better about others and respected others more.
__________________________________________________________
4. Besides the benefits mentioned in this passage, what do you think are some other benefits of volunteering? Why? (In about 40 words)
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