2. These students were disappointed to find the classrooms were in and than they expected.

   A. poor condition;not better

   B. poor conditions;not better

   C. poor conditions;no better

   D. poor condition;no better

1. She failed in the final exam because of con- centration on computer games these days.

   A. for the first time   B. for the last time

   C. the first time   D. at the first time

第三部分書面表達(30分)

根據(jù)下面表格中的內容，寫一篇關于沙塵暴的文 章。詞數(shù):120左右。

第二節(jié)閱讀表達(共5小題；每小題3分，共15分) (2013 •天津高一檢測)

閱讀下面短文并回答問題，然后將答案寫到題后相應 的位置上(請注意問題后的詞數(shù)要求) 。

    When I was in the third grade,I was picked to be the princess (公主) in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practise my lines. But once on stage,every word disappeared from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator's (解說者的) part for the play,and asked me to change roles. Though I didn't tell my mother what had happened that day,she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.

   It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) popping through the grass in bunches,as if a painter had touched our landscape with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I am going to dig up all these weeds,” she said. “From now on,we’ll have only roses in this garden. ”

    “ But I like dandelions ,” I protested. “ All flowers are beautiful—even dandelions!” My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes. Every flower gives pleasure in its own way,doesn’t it?”she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is true to people,too,” she ad&ed. When I realised that she had guessed my pain,I started to cry and told her the truth. But you will be a beautiful narra-tor,” she said,reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her.

    Over the next few weeks,with her continuous encouragement,I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play,my teacher came over to me. u Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said,handing me a dandelion. After the play,I took home the flower,laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed.

56. Why did not the girl play the role of the princess? (no more than 10 words)

57. How did the writer feel about her narrator's part at the beginning? (no more than 10 words)

58. What does “that” refer to in the passage? (no more than 10 words)

59. Why do you think the writer's mother gave a dandeli-on to her before the play? (no more than 15 words)

60. What have you learned from the story? (no more than 15 words)

      Meredith Marx remembers family game night and how she,her brother and their parents gathered around the dining room table to talk,laugh and move game pieces around the boards. It was a fun way to reconnect and relax.

    Try as she might,it's become much harder for the mum to create similar memories for her 6-year-old twins,Casey and Parker. The kindergartners have been surrounded by technology all of their lives. They bounced to Baby Einstein CDs,learned Spanish from Dora the Explor-er,and are reading at a first-grade level thanks to their Leapster pads. They are good at getting to games on mum's iPhone and grandma's iPad.

    Though she came of age in the “wired” 1990s,Marx worries that all of the electronic things surrounding her daughters are taking them away from precious family time.

UI had video games when I was a kid,and it was fun,but now there's so much more that they completely controls people's time,” says the radio traffic reporter,who is in her early 30s. “ I don't know if kids today would get by without knowing these things. It's becoming all electronic. The only thing electronic I had was the board game—Operation. ”

Marx is not alone in wondering how our increasingly technology-focused world is affecting her children and other “digital natives”. Parenting can seem depressing in the digital era. Smart phones,tablets and serial networking have transformed how people work,play and communicate.

According to a survey released by the Kaiser Family Foundation in 2010,children between the ages of 8 and 18  spent more than 53 hours a week on electronic media. Typically,they devoted seven hours and 38 minutes a day to listening to music,watching TV and movies,playing video games and hanging out online,with many children using two forms of media at once.

Parents who don't keep up with the changes can feel like they are standing at the side of a widening technological gulf. They don5t want to lose their ability to stay dose to their children and guide them to a successful,healthy future. Therefore,how to bridge the digital gap is what they are wondering.

51. By the first two paragraphs,the writer wants to tell us.

   A. Mother's childhood is fun but her children's is not

   B. Mother's childhood isn’t interesting but her children's is

   C. Mother and her children have a similar happy childhood

   D. Mother's childhood is different from her children's 

52. What does Mother think of all of the electronic things surrounding her daughters?

   A. She thinks that all of the electronic things will have a good effect on her daughters.

   B. She worries that all of the electronic things are affecting her daughters.

   C. She thinks that all of the electronic things will make their lives happier and more convenient.

   D. She thinks that all of the electronic things will make her and her daughters much closer.

53. is Mother's electronic game.

   A. Dora the Explorer   B. Leapster pads   C. Baby Einstein CDs   D. Operation

54. Parents feel like they are standing at the side of a widening technological gulf because they.

   A. cannot adapt themselves to the digital era

   B. stay too close to their children

   C. consider it their duty to guide their children to a successful,healthy future

   D. consider it a challenge to force their children not to spend too much time on electronic media

55. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

   A. How to Bridge the Digital Gap

   B. What is the Best Electronic Game

   C. Who is Right,Parents or Children

   D. No Electronic Games,No Fun

   (2014 •�？诟咭粰z測) You’re standing with your classmates. Everyone is talking—except you. Perhaps you’re afraid they will laugh at what you say. Or maybe you just aren’t brave enough to speak.

   I've been there,and so have many other people all over the world. Shyness is like a snake that crawls (爬) into our mouths and stops us speaking. But we shouldn’t let it stay there.

    I am 29 years old. Even today,that snake still sometimes visits me. But when I was in high school,I was so shy that I wouldn't talk to anyone except my parents and best friends. If a stranger asked me the way to a local shop,it was as if Yd forgotten how to talk.

One summer,I got a job in a restaurant and that helped a lot. It meant I had to talk to customers. I had to tell them how much their meal cost. I had to ask them if they wanted to drink Coke or Sprite. I had to tell the people in the kitchen if someone wanted pickle (泡菜 ) on his sandwich.

  This job taught me how to speak with people.

    You may not be old enough to find a part-time job. But you can look for other chances to speak with people. You can offer to help an old woman carry her heavy bag. Or you can go to get a newspaper for your family.

    If you do these things for a while,the “ shyness ” snake will soon begin to leave you alone. It’ll look for another mouth to crawl into.

46. The example in the first paragraph is used to.

   A. show that everyone has the right to speak in class

   B. tell readers that it is not right to laugh at others

   C. introduce the fact that many people have a shyness problem

   D. argue that it is alright to keep silent in public

47. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably means “ ”.

   A. he's been in many situations that make other people feel shy

   B. he is confident that he can find a way to get over shyness

   C. he is sad because he knows he will always be shy

   D. like many other people,he once was troubled by shyness

48. The author's duties in the restaurant included

   A. cooking the meals for customers

   B. taking the customers’ orders

   C. discussing the menu with the manager

   D. helping people in the kitchen

49. Who was the article written for?

   A. Shy teenagers.

   B. College students.

   C. People who work at a restaurant.

   D. People who need a part-time job.

50. What would be the best title of the passage?

   A. I Am Shy

   B. How to Overcome Shyness

   C. What Is Shyness

   D. Everybody Is Shy

 Freezing weather can mean frostbite and hypothermia (體溫過低) unless a person is prepared. The follow-ing is about how to stay warm,dry and safe.

Frostbite is damage that happens when skin is exposed to extreme cold for too long. It mainly happens on the hands,feet,nose and ears.

    People with minor cases of frostbite that affect only the skin may not suffer any permanent damage. But if deeper tissue is affected,a person is likely to feel pain every time the area gets cold.

    If blood vessels are damaged,people can suffer a gangrene   infection. Sometimes the only way doctors can treat an injury like this is to remove frostbitten areas like fingers and toes.

  Hypothermia is a condition that develops when the body cannot produce as much heat as it releases. Signs of hypothermia include uncontrollable shaking,very slow breathing and difficulty thinking clearly. Hypothermia can lead to death if the person does not receive help.

   To avoid cold-related injuries,here is a simple way to remember four basic steps to staying warm. Think of COLD— C. O. L. D.

   The C stands for cover. Wear a hat and a scarf to keep heat from escaping through the head,neck and ears. And wear mittens instead of gloves. In gloves,the fingers are separated,so the hands might not stay as warm as they would in mittens.

     The O stands for overexertion. Avoid activities that will make you sweaty. Wet clothes and cold weather are a dangerous combination.

     L is for layers. Wearing loose,lightweight clothes,one layer on top of another,is better than wearing a single heavy layer of clothing. Make sure outerwear is made of material that is water-resistant and tightly knit.

    D is for dry. In other words,stay as dry as possible. Pay attention to the places where snow can enter clothing. These include the tops of boots,the necks of coats and the wrist areas of mittens or gloves.

     And here are two other things to keep in mind—one for children and the other for adults. Eating snow might be fun but it lowers the body's temperature. And drinking alcohol might make a person feel warm. But what it really does is weaken the body's ability to hold heat.

41. Why does frostbite mainly happen on the hands,feet,nose and ears,according to the passage?

   A. Because these parts cannot produce as much heat as they release.

   B. Because these parts often uncontrollably shake.

   C. Because these parts are usually wet.

   D. Because the skin of these parts is sometimes exposed to extreme cold for too long.

42. Which of following would be the best title of the passage?

   A. How to Stay Warm,Dry and Safe

   B. What Is Frostbite

   C. What Is Hypothermia

   D. Think of COLD— C.O .L.D.

43. What does the underlined word “mittens” in Paragraph 7 mean in this passage?

   A. They are gloves where the fingers are separated.

   B. They are gloves where the fingers are not separated.

   C. They are gloves which are thicker and warmer than ordinary ones.

   D. They are gloves in which one layer is on top of another.

44. Which of the following is NOT a good way to keep warm in freezing weather?

   A. To wear a hat and a scarf.

   B. To wear mittens.

   C. To wear loose,lightweight clothes,one layer on top of another.

   D. To drink alcohol.

45. Eating snow is not what children should do in freezing weather because .

   A. eating snow may make you frostbitten

   B. eating snow may make your clothes wet

   C. eating snow may lead to death if the person does not receive help

   D. eating snow may lower the body's temperature

     A sandstorm refers to a high amount of wind occurring in sandy areas,usually in deserts,where the wind speed is able to lift the top layer of sand from the ground,and push it in every direction. The sand involved in the sandstorm can reach heights of about 3. 05 m—15. 24 m.

It is very dangerous to experience sandstorm. Sand can get into the nose,eyes,mouth and lungs. If you happen to be caught in a sandstorm,you must protect yourself by wearing masks,scarves and so on.

If you’re driving when such a storm approaches,it ,s advised that you pull off the road,since it's difficult to continue driving. This is also important since vehicles can fail in during sandstorms and you could end up stuck on the road.

Most sandstorms occur in spring,and during the daytime. Many of the areas around the Persian Gulf and the Sahara Desert are associated with the most serious storms. Since it's a natural phenomenon,it can't be entirely controlled. In areas that are natural desert regions,you can't always prevent a sandstorm. There's much evidence that the planet Mars has dust storms,and clearly,no human intervention (介人) is responsible for such. Though it can move whole sand dunes and destroy crops,a sandstorm is not without benefit (益處) .

36. Which of the following is TRUE for a sandstorm?

   A. It occurs not only in deserts but also on the coast.

   B. It is very strong because it blows in a direction.

   C. The sand in it can be blown up as high as 15 metres.

   D. It can be often seen on the beach.

37. If you’re driving in a sandstorm,you’d better

   A. stop your car in the middle of the road

   B. continue to make your way

   C. stop and ask for help

   D. stop your car on the side of the road

38. When and where are you most likely to see a sandstorm?

   A. In the Sahara Desert in autumn.

   B. In the Sahara Desert in spring.

   C. Around the Persian Gulf in winter.

   D. Around the Persian Gulf in summer.

39. According to the writer,a sandstorm .

   A. is the result of human activities

   B. can be prevented

   C. can't completely disappear on the earth

   D. can't be forecast 

40. The underlined sentence shows that,anyway,sandstorms are .

   A. useful   B. useless

   C. harmful   D. powerful

    For years scientists have been worried about the effects of air pollution on the earth's natural conditions. Some believe the 16 inside many houses may be more dangerous than the air outside. It may be one hundred times 17 Indoor air pollution can 18 a person to feel tired,to suffer eye-pain,headache and other 19 Some pollutants can cause breathing disorders,diseases of blood and 20 cancer. Most scientists agree that every modem house has some kind of 21 pollution.

    People pay more 22 to the problem now. It is true that when builders began making 23 and offices they did not want to waste energy. To do this they built buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside. They also began 24 man-made building materials. These 25 are now known to let out harmful gases. 26 the problem became more serious,scientists began searching for a 27 to deal with it. They discovered a natural pollution control system 28 building—green plants. Scientists don't really know how 29 control air pollution. They believe that a plant's leaves absorb or 30 the pollution. In 31 the plant lets out oxygen through its leaves and tiny organisations on its roots. Scientists 32 that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants inside for every nine square metres of space. 33 of different plants show that each absorbs different chemicals. So the most effective way to 34 the air is to use different kinds of plants. Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and 35 place.

16. A. air   B. light

   C. health   D. atmosphere

17. A. lighter   B. worse   C. thicker   D. heavier

18. A. permit   B. desire

   C. cause   D. persuade

19. A. pollution   B. gases

   C. difficulties   D. problems

20. A. at least   B. hardly

   C. only   D. even

21. A. actual   B. loose

   C. indoor   D. downtown

22. A. fear   B. attention

   C. remark   D. store

23. A. houses   B. preparations

   C. furniture   D. efforts

24. A. using   B. resisting

   C. valuing   D. judging

25. A. materials   B. tables

   C. industries   D. drinks

26. A. If   B. Although

   C. As   D. Unless

27. A. chance   B. instruction

   C. scientist   D. way

28. A. from   B. for

   C. with   D. like

29. A. water   B. plants

   C. products   D. measures

30. A. take in   B. put off

   C. let out   D. give out

31. A. time   B. exchange

   C. order   D. particular

32. A. suggest   B. require

   C. beg   D. order

33. A. Colours   B. Studies

   C. Roots   D. Containers

34. A. share   B. reduce

   C. clean   D. increase

35. A. bigger   B. brighter

   C. better   D. healthier

15. Jenny hopes that Mr Smith will suggest a good way to get her written English in a short period.

   A. improved   B. improving

   C. to improve   D. improve