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B . satellite data C . the black box D . A, B and C
（3）The underlined word \ A . 悲痛 B . 思考 C . 恐惧 D . 反省
（4）According to the passage, what was China's attitude(态度) to the missing flight? A . China urged Malaysia to search for the missing flight by themselves. B . China hoped the families of the passengers could wait for good news. C . China would continue searching the flight with other countries. D . China had accepted the conclusion. （5）The passage is probably a ________. A . novel B . fiction C . news report D . story
五、 阅读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。 (共2题；共10分)
15. （5分）阅读理解
In 2015，on a TV show I Am a Singer 3, Li Jian became the most popular one, because he has great singing ability and sense of humor. Li has a smooth voice. His songs can really touch the listeners. “ Poetic Musician” because of his poetic lyrics. (富有诗意的歌词)Li was born in Harbin in 1974. He showed great talent for himself. Later, he became a good guitarist and won the first prize in a national competition. “In my younger days, the guitar was like my best friend,” Li said. Then in March 2001, Li formed a group called Shuimu Nianhua with his friend. Later, Li didn't agree to change their musical style. So the pair went their separate (分离) ways next year.
Unlike some other musicians, Li does very few interviews or concerts. He spends more time writing songs. “ Writing songs is like collecting water in a cup. When the cup is full, the water will come out naturally,” he said.
阅读短文，选出最佳答案
（1）Li Jian gets the nickname “ Poetic Musician” because of ____________.
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A . his poetic lyrics B . his singing ability C . his smooth voice D . his sense of humor
（2）Li Jian was good at _________ when he was young. A . playing the violin B . playing the guitar C . singing Beijing Opera D . making model planes
（3）Li jian formed Shuimu Nianhua at the age of _________. A . 27 B . 28 C . 40 D . 41
（4）Li Jian left Shuimu Nianhua because___________. A . he would form a new band
B . he had few chances to give concerts C . he had too much pressure in university D . he refused to change their musical style
（5）The underlined part in Paragraph 4 suggests (暗示) that ___________。 A . Li Jian is tired of writing songs B . Li Jian likes collecting water in a cup
C . Li Jian spends more time writing heartfelt music
D . Li Jian will give more interviews or concerts in the future 16. （5分）根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
For ten weeks, in a great house on the island of St Thomas, Dr John C. Lilly tried to teach a six-year-old dolphin to speak English. Margaret Howe, an experiment(实验) helper, would live day and night with Peter, a dolphin. And they would eat, bathe, sleep and play together from Sunday to Friday, with only Saturdays off for Margaret. She lived her life in swimming clothes—with a coat on colder evenings —and cut her hair short so that she could get on with Peter more easily.
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After a few days, Peter was becoming more and more interested in winning her attentions. He threw a ball against her shower towel to get her to play. As time went by, he only wanted to play ball with her and not on his own.
The problem was that, just at the time Peter and Margaret began to get on well just as two best friends, the experiment ended and the lab was closed. After a few weeks, Margaret received the sad news that Peter had killed himself by refusing to breathe (呼吸), and sinking to the bottom of his pool.
Dolphins may not speak English, but just like humans, they know all about broken hearts. （1）Peter is the name of _________. A . a doctor B . a dolphin C . a scientist
D . an experiment helper
（2）Margaret worked ________ days a week during the experiment. A . four B . five C . six D . seven
（3）To live with the dolphin, Margaret couldn't _________. A . cut her hair short
B . have a common life like others C . wear swimming clothes
D . eat, bathe and play together with him （4）The ending of the story was that_________. A . Margaret didn't leave the lab
B . the lab was closed and the dolphin died C . the dolphin could speak English at last D . Dr John
（5）From this passage, we can learn that _________. A . dolphins aren't worth studying B . dolphins can't be humans' good friends
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C . dolphins can't communicate with humans D . dolphins may have feelings just like humans
六、 根据首字母填词，请在答题卡上写出完整单词。 (共5题；共5分)
17. （1分）My favourite subject is________([d??'?ɡr?f?]) because I like travelling. 18. （1分）I have four l________ in the morning.
19. （1分）His great ________ (成就)is to be a volunteer. 20. （1分）He is often________(打扰)by the noise.
21. （1分）When Linda was about to pay for her new dress, she found her wallet s________. Poor Linda!
七、 完成对话在空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。一空一词(含 (共1题；共1分)
22. （1分）根据对话内容从方框巾选择能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话，其中两项是多余的． A：Hi，Tom．________．
B：I watcher a movie with my brother． A：________． B：It's about Mars． A：________．
B：It's very interesting and I love it． A：Can you tell me something about the movie?
B：________．The movie tells that astronauts have been to Mars and they have found life there． A：Really?What else?
B：Do you really want to know more about the movie? A：Yes．I do． B：________．
A：You're right．I'll watch it this evening． A．Of course． B．What is the movie about? C．When will the movie begin? D．What do you think of the movie?
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