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Shinshoku model uses different color lights to tell time. It looks more like a fashionable bracelet than a watch.
Whether a watch conveys fashion sense, creative talent or a love of sports, consumers want their watches to stand out. Nowadays, everyone has the same kind of gadget in their bags, so people want to make a statement with what’s on their wrists. Will this interest in wrist fashion last? Only time will tell!
28. What can we know from the first paragraph?
A. As most people see, watches are out of fashion. B. Some people feel that watches have been of no use.
C. The watch industry will close down sooner or later.
D. There are so many choices of watches for teenagers today.
29. According to the passage, what image does a watch convey nowadays?
A. It simply tells time. B. It appeals to many teenagers.
C. It has many complex functions. D. It has an impact on creativity and imagination.
30. Japanese watchmaker Tokyoflash is mentioned in Paragraph 4 to _________. A. show why Shinshoku watches are popular B. advertise Shinshoku watches made by Tokyoflash
C. tell that today’s watches need more imagination D. make a comparison between watches and bracelets
31. What may be the best title for the passage?
A. Watches Tell More Than Time B. Japanese Watches Stand Out C. Watch Industry Is in a Bad Situation D. Watches Are Becoming Less Popular
D
A scientist named Klaus Zuberbuhler claims to have found the first evidence of a common language shared by different animal species.
Zuberbuhler made the discovery after spending months observing the calls of Diana monkeys in the Tai Forest in Ivory Coast, in West Africa. He and his colleagues recorded thousands of monkey calls and spent hundreds of hours listening to the animals’ noises. They noticed that the monkeys adapted their calls to change the meaning to warn one another about different threats or opportunities. For example, the sight of a lion caused a “krack” alarm call. However, when they merely repeated calls made by other monkeys they added an “oo”.
The researchers found that the calls could be understood by other species of monkeys as well as by some birds. “What our discovery showed is that the alarm calls were far more complex than we had thought,” said Zuberbuhler. “They were conveying information that was contextual, self-aware and intelligent. We then tried playing these calls back to other monkeys and they responded in ways that showed they knew the meaning. What’s more, the same calls would be recognized by other species, like Campbell’s monkeys. And since then we have found that hornbill birds can understand these calls and they too can understand all the different meanings.”
Among scientists, the idea that animals and birds might be sentient (能感觉或感知事物的) has been around a long time. Chimpanzees are perhaps the most obvious species for comparisons with humans, but their abilities can still surprise us when researchers at Georgia State University’s language research centre in Atlanta taught some to “speak”. They taught the animals to use voice
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synthesizers (合成器) and a keyboard to hold conversations with humans. One chimp developed a 3,000-word vocabulary.
Perhaps the most surprising signs of intelligence have been found in birds, whose tiny heads and small brains were long assumed to be a complete barrier to sentience. A few years ago, a parrot was taught to recognize and count up to six objects and describe their shapes.
All this is powerful evidence against the idea that people are unique. 32. When do Diana monkeys make the “krack” sound?
A. When they sense danger. B. When they find opportunities.
C. When they meet other monkeys. D. When they respond to other companions.
33. What do the findings about hornbill birds show? A. Birds are smarter than monkeys. B. Birds can convey simple information.
C. Hornbill birds can understand each other. D. Animals can communicate across species.
34. Some chimpanzees were trained to___________. A. talk to humans using instruments B. write down thousands of words
C. make surprising sounds D. repeat what people said
35. What made people think birds are unintelligent? A. Their behavior. B. Their small heads.
C. Their inability to speak D. Their powerlessness to count.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In our lives we may have people who need help one way or another. They could be our friends, our colleagues and even our parents. And, of course, if these people do matter in our lives, we want to try our best to help them. 36 Consider finding someone they look up to. Usually, a proud person thinks highly of themselves, and not too highly of anyone else. 37 Find this person and get him to go up to the proud person and talk about their unwillingness to accept help from others.
Give them advice. By now you may have gotten your proud friend to come to talk to you. Now is the time for giving your proud friend some advice. But how do you give advice to someone who thinks too highly of himself? You can use words like “Don’t you think...” “You told me before...” 38 Improve your approach and strategies as you proceed. Sometimes the proud person may feel angry that you’ve helped them. 39 You might just need to accept their roller coaster (过山车) of emotions about accepting your help and simply not take it personally, ever.
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40 Two proud people make for a very uncomfortable relationship. Don’t be too proud to let this person give a hand to you. Indeed, the moment he does, you owe him and can swiftly remind him of the debt being repaid when you offer him help back!
A. Let the proud person help you.
B. Help the proud person in a secret way. C. Other times they realize your help counts. D. Then suddenly they reject whatever you offer.
E. But how do we help them when they’re too proud to seek help? F. However, most people have at least one person that they respect.
G. Try to make it seem like they already have had the solution themselves.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
We talk about the persistence (坚持不懈) needed to make our dream come true today. Just think of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Their 41 certainly didn’t happen overnight!
Wilbur was 12 years old and Orville 8 when their father brought home a 42 . It was a rubber 43 made in France. They 44 it so much that they played with it until it broke. Immediately, they began 45 copies. They were hooked on aviation (飞行器制造)! In 1900, as young men, having built their first glider (滑翔机), they decided to 46 it out at Kitty Hawk on Kill Devil Hills. It 47 consistent strong winds, and the somewhat cushioning effects of sand. That first flight was unsuccessful, 48 it didn’t stop them. After several more tries, on December 17, 1903, with a much 49 plane, they risked their lives to drive it in the wind. They 50 flying the world’s first powered airplane. Beginning at 10:35 a.m. that day, Orville 51 it 120 feet in about 12 seconds! At 12:00, Wilbur flew it 852 feet in 59 seconds! Johnny Moore, one of the five men who 52 them that morning (in charge of dragging the plane across the sand for positioning), ran to the village of Kitty Hawk 53 , “They’ve made it!” This was the 54 of aviation! At this time, Wilbur was 36 and Orville 32. Roughly 24 years had passed 55 their father gave them that toy!
If you have a 56 , work at it. If it doesn’t turn out as 57 , don’t give up! Try again! Who wants to live and say somewhere, “If only” or “What if?” 58 what you want and accomplish it. Don’t ever give up! 59 in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more 60 than unsuccessful men with talent. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts (流浪汉). Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent (无所不能的).
41. A. failure B. accident C. achievement D. change 42. A. toy B. tool C. book D. pet 43. A. car B. bicycle C. helicopter D. ship 44. A. desired B. missed C. needed D. liked 45. A. building 46. A. put 47. A. avoided 48. A. but
B. selling B. try
B. prevented B. and
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C. buying C. pick C. provided C. so D. drawing D. carry D. caught D. or
49. A. ordinary 50. A. took to 51. A. flew 52. A. noticed 53. A. laughing 54. A. result 55. A. since 56. A. reason 57. A. allowed 58. A. Worry about 59. A. Something 60. A. common
B. similar B. kept to B. placed B. met B. adding B. birth B. until B. dream B. decided B. Return to B. Nothing B. active C. organized C. gave up C. dragged C. visited C. crying C. target C. though C. present C. expected C. Forget about C. Anything C. painful D. improved D. ended up D. pulled D. helped D. explaining D. chance D. when D. task D. required D. Stick to D. Everything D. exciting
第II卷 非选择题（共50分）
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
A woman suddenly___61___ (go) blind in one eye after playing a mobile phone game for a whole week in Guangdong province last month. The unnamed woman admitted to regularly playing the game for seven or eight hours without moving and finally lost ___62___ (she) right eyesight.
The game, Arena of Valor, ___63___ (know) as Honour of Kings, has become hugely popular in China and is due to be limited across the US and Europe. Being ___64___world’s most popular online battle game, it already has over 200 million players in China.
The battle game ___65___ (put) together a team of five players who have to fight others in a fantasy land filled___66___characters, and players can buy extra features ___67___ playing. The eye injury follows series of___68___ (incident). In June, a child in Shenzhen stole 30,000 yuan (￡3,450) from his parents to buy add-ons, and a 13-year-old in Hangzhou severely injured his legs after jumping from a five-storey building to escape from his father who was trying to stop him playing.
In a country ___69___ 60 percent of the population has a smart-phone, the game has been highly ___70___ (success), partly because it is free to play.
第四部分 写作（共两节满分35）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。 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。
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