| A．shallow | B．virtual | C．fancy | D．sensible |
| A．manner | B．behavior | C．action | D．profile |
— OK. Let me check it again.
| A．remove | B．confirm | C．permit | D．attach |
— I won’t speak that much to unfamiliar people any more.
| A．Tick all the right boxes | B．Loose lips sink ships |
| C．Let off steam | D．Pull your weight |
| A．sufficient | B．limited | C．reduced | D．convenient |
6 . One night many years ago when I was on the bridge of a ship that passed one of our large cities on a quiet night, I saw its lights reflected in the sky and heard the rumblings of the city's noises. As I looked to my other side, I could see nothing but open space of darkness and endless water. I realized how small I was and that my own problems of life did not seem great.
I have spent twenty—five years on boats. Now I am a docking pilot. My job is to bring in the large luxury liners and stay with them until they are safely anchored in their berths. Sometimes this requires two tugs(拖船）, sometimes many more, depending on the tide, the weather, and the draft of the vessel.
Most of you no doubt have seen these tugs pushing and pulling at the big liners. What they are doing doesn't seem to make much sense at first, but presently the big boat is alongside her landing stage, her ropes made fast, and the job is done.
These tugs, whether one or ten, move about in accord with whistle signals I send them from the bridge of the big liner. These signals make up a language that is just as dependable as the spoken word; or even more so, because our docking signals are rarely misunderstood. The captain of each tug does his work according to the signals he receives. He never asks questions. He takes everything on faith, and it always works out.
I fell very important the first time I ever docked a big liner, thinking that I was in control of a great ship worth millions of dollars and the owners were depending on me to bring her safely to her berth. After I had docked several of the large liners, I realized I was not important, but simply the quarterback who called the signals.
Working around tugboats has had its effect on what I believe. The great transatlantic liners depend on the help of the little tugs to bring them safely to port, and it is with one's success.
1. According to paragraph 3, originally, the job of a tugboat was .| A．important | B．humble |
| C．tough | D．complex |
| A．To give a detailed description. | B．To display the characteristics. |
| C．To make a comparison. | D．To help reveal the theme. |
| A．diligence | B．mutual assistance |
| C．learning | D．individual excellence |
| A．Tugboats and the Pilot | B．The Significance of Teamwork |
| C．The Workings of Tugboats | D．Philosophy from Tugboats |
7 . Batman may not have any superpowers, but his inspiration certainly does.
More than 1,400 bat species live around the world, except in Antarctica and a few remote islands. Over their 50 million years of evolution, bats have developed clever solutions to life’s challenges, from a built-in sonar (声呐) system for finding food to fast, flexible wings that produce the fastest level-flight speed of any animal on Earth.
“There is still a lot to learn, but it is clear that bats really do have superpowers,” says Rodrigo Medellín, an ecologist. “Bats are showing us how to live a better life, for instance, by serving as models for healthy living and long lives.”
As a general rule in biology, smaller animals have shorter lives than larger ones. But bats are rule breakers: they’re the longest-lived mammals (哺乳动物) relative to their body size. Recently, scientists looked inside bats’ cells for the secrets to their exceptionally long lives. They focused on telomeres (端粒), which are the protective structures found at the ends of chromosomes (染色体). In most animals, telomeres tend to get shorter with age. But the telomeres of the longest-lived group of bats, Myotis, do not appear to shrink (收缩) with age. Understanding why bats live so long may help humans live longer one day.
In addition to living longer, bats remain healthy throughout their lives, with very low risk of developing cancer. Furthermore, bats can carry deadly viruses without getting sick. So further research into their unique immune (免疫的) systems may actually give insight into how people can live with viruses and not get sick.
Beyond their own abilities, bats also support many other parts of their ecosystems. Three out of every four bat species eat insects. Many are pests that cause damage to important agricultural crops, such as cotton. Scientists estimate that insect-eating bats may save U.S. farmers about 1 billion per year. In addition, many bat species help improve plant health and diversity.
“Bats are unsung heroes of biodiversity,” says Medellín. “It’s about time we appreciated them.”
1. What can be learned about bats from the text?| A．They fly the fastest of all land animals. |
| B．They are at low risk of falling sick with a virus. |
| C．They live mainly on the islands of Antarctica. |
| D．They are the longest-lived animals given their size. |
| A．Animals’ telomeres rarely shrink with age. |
| B．Myotis’s telomeres do not shorten as they age. |
| C．Smaller animals usually live shorter lives than larger ones. |
| D．More research into bat telomeres could help people live more healthily. |
| A．To show what bats feed on. |
| B．To call on people to protect bats. |
| C．To explain how bats benefit the farmers. |
| D．To highlight the importance of bats to the ecosystem. |
| A．Bats Offer Clues to Treating Diseases |
| B．How Bats Deal with Life’s Challenges |
| C．Scientists Unlock the Secrets to Long Lives |
| D．Why Bats Are Superheroes of the Animal World |
1. 对她的成就表示祝贺；
2. 作为同龄人她对你的影响和启迪；
3. 表达祝愿。
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1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按以下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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—Wow! That would be exciting ________ challenging. I’m in!
| A．as well as | B．as good as | C．as long as | D．as far as |
| A．process | B．benefit | C．position | D．climate |
