一、單項(xiàng)填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

1. New Years Eve saw millions of people enthusiastic about activities they were busy brushing their mobile phones.

A. thatB. which

C. whenD. where

2. The cooker can satisfy a familys need for cooking meals， but the only is that it doesnt work on cloudy days.

A. emergencyB. recreation

C. disabilityD. property

3. —This is our English teacher， and she is getting married next month！

—Congratulations！ .

A. Its up to you

B. Youve got me there

C. You have got a point there

D. It really made my day

4. It is reported that a bus accident last year led to 12 girls in the leading school to hospital for treatment.

A. having sentB. being sent

C. to sendD. to have been sent

5. Everyones life is a tale. If I could sell my experiences for they cost me， I would be a billionaire.

A. whatB. how

C. thatD. which

6. In order to stay in shape， a large number of middleaged people run about 5 miles a day， the weather.

A. wheneverB. wherever

C. whicheverD. whatever

7. The 19yearold Chinese boy， a student born in Jiangsu， himself by winning 2 gold medals at the 2016 Physics Olympic Contests.

A. suspectedB. regulated

C. compromisedD. distinguished

8. —The actors behave very well.

—You can say that again. The performance is excellent and .

A. so the music isB. so is the music

C. such is the musicD. such the music is

9. After the ten of us had enjoyed our feast in the restaurant， I was quite upset when I my wallet and found it wasnt there.

A. bid forB. compensated for

C. reached forD. corresponded with

10. —Why was the boy so upset yesterday？

—He a present from his girl friend， but he didnt receive one.

A. has been expectingB. was to expect

C. will be expectingD. had been expecting

11. The high price of housing has begun to change Chinas preference for sons， resulting in a rise in the number of Chinese parents who say they would prefer a daughter.

A. collectiveB. conventional

C. conscientiousD. economical

12. —I really cant afford any more now. I have to finish my homework by the weekend.

—Sorry， but just one more thing—could you give me a ride to the gym tomorrow morning？

A. distinctionsB. interruptions

C. clarificationD. consciousness

13. —How did you find the film Harry Potter？

—. We cant think too highly of it.

A. Its awfulB. Its up to you

C. It makes no senseD. Its really amazing

14. to our popular belief， new evidence has shown that drinking French wine cant help us to cure heart diseases.

A. But forB. According to

C. Contrary toD. Due to

15. is the basis of an eternal friendship； people who have few chances to talk to each other cant get along well.

A. ConsiderationB. Communication

C. ContributionD. Combination

二、完形填空（共20小題，每小題1分，滿分20分）

February has been a great month for Korean dramas. The three major Kdramas that started back in January—Moorim School， Madame Antoine， and Cheese in the Trap—continued onward with steady ratings（收視率）. Even the 16 receiving much criticism from fans because of its difference from its 17 could not stop the Kdrama success February had overall.

To be frank， the reason why February was such a good month for Kdramas is for two new dramas that showed up that month. The first was Please Come Back， Mister， which 18 the return of Jung Ji Hoon （better known as Rain） to Kdramas. Many fans 19 Rains return because his drama made its appearance with doubledigit ratings for Seoul National Capital Area.

However， it is Descendants of the Sun that really 20 the praise of Kdrama fans. It showed up on February 24， 2016 with an 21 of 13 percent in the Seoul National Capital Area. The next night， ratings went up by two percent. 22， those two episodes set up Descendants of the Sun as it 23 the competition with its third episode. With 24 and Seoul National Capital Area for both TNmS Ratings and AGB Nielson， the Kdrama earned over 20 percent 25 ratings.

For those who do not know what Descendants of the Sun is about， it is a drama about the love of people who get closer as they learn to be 26 of each other in desperate times. It is also about the 27 made by people who throw themselves into natural 28. Captain Yoo Shi Jin （Song Joong Ki） is the team 29 of the Special Warfare Command of the United Nations Peacekeeping Troops. By request of the UN， he is 30 in the wartorn country of Uruk. There he meets Kang Mo Yeon （Song Hye Kyo）， a 31 doctor with Doctors Without Borders. As they work alongside each other， they clash and fall in love.

Viewers love Descendants of the Sun because the ratings 32 by both TNmS Media Korea and AGB Nielson shows the Kdrama earned over 20 percent of all the audiences. Specifically， TNmS was 218 percent nationwide and 227 percent for Seoul， while AGB was 234 percent nationwide and 246 percent for Seoul. All of them came second except for TNmS in Seoul， which 33 first. To put things into perspective， a fifth of South Koreas 34 is 10 million people. Just a little over that number 35 in to watch the third episode of Descendants of the Sun.

16. A. latterB. librarian

C. laneD. league

17. A. substituteB. source

C. symphonyD. storage

18. A. mendsB. mops

C. marksD. melts

19. A. aimedB. admitted

C. abandonedD. anticipated

20. A. enlargesB. exposes

C. earnsD. employs

21. A. applicantB. average

C. accuracyD. accumulation

22. A. ApparentlyB. Abruptly

C. AnnuallyD. Accessibly

23. A. deletedB. discriminated

C. dominatedD. divided

24. A. nobleB. nervous

C. neatD. nationwide

25. A. viewshipB. validity

C. violationD. virtue

26. A. considerateB. consistent

C. conservativeD. contradictory

27. A. surplusB. sacrifices

C. seminarD. stain

28. A. disastersB. dignity

C. diplomasD. distributions

29. A. loadB. ladder

C. leaderD. liberty

30. A. splitB. stationed

C. sharpenedD. swollen

31. A. vitalB. video

C. volunteerD. violent

32. A. prayedB. pirated

C. preferredD. provided

33. A. rankedB. rejected

C. relayedD. resisted

34. A. populationB. patents

C. pedestriansD. phenomena

35. A. twistedB. tuned

C. threatenedD. trapped

三、閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）

A

President Barack Obama has arrived in Cuba for a historic visit to the island and talks with its communist leader. He is the first sitting US president to visit since the 1959 revolution.

Speaking at the reopened US embassy in Havana， he called the visit “historic”. He also spent time in the old city.

Mr Obama will meet President Raul Castro， but not retired revolutionary leader Fidel Castro， and the pair will discuss trade and political reform. The US president emerged smiling from Air Force One with First Lady Michelle and their daughters Sasha and Malia. Holding umbrellas， the party walked in light drizzle along a red carpet to be greeted by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez.

Two hours after landing， Mr Obama greeted staff from the US embassy with the words： “It is wonderful to be here”.

“Back in 1928， President [Calvin] Coolidge came on a battleship. It took him three days to get here， it only took me three hours. For the first time ever， Air Force One has landed in Cuba and this is our very first stop.”

President Obamas visit is the highpoint of a recent easing of ties， which included the opening of embassies last year.

But only hours before his arrival， protesters calling for the release of political prisoners were arrested in the capital， Havana. Police took away dozens of demonstrators from the Ladies in White group， formed of political prisoners wives， from outside a church where they attempt to hold weekly protests.

36. In the third paragraph， “the pair” refers to .

A. Barack and MichelleB. Barack and Raul

C. Raul and FidelD. Fidel and Michelle

37. We can find from the passage that .

A. the protesters action was not a coincidence

B. Coolidge was born and later lived in Cuba

C. Obama is the first sitting US president to visit Cuba

D. Raul met Obama at the airport

B

The global economic slowdown and improved personal incomes at home have led to a decline in the need and supply for Chinese workers overseas.

“We had about 10，000 Chinese workers in Africa from 2011 to 2014， but the number has now declined to around 1，000，” said Cui Hao， deputy general manager of the Overseas Engineering Company of China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group.

Headquartered in Hefei， Anhui province， CTCE Group is a major player in the construction sector overseas， especially in Africa.

Cui said one of the major causes for the drop is the completion of its social welfare housing project in Angola last year. The project， with a contract value of more than $2.1 billion， provided jobs to more than 8，000 Chinese laborers.

“Recently acquired projects on the continent are mainly the construction of roads and railways， which rely more on machines than humans，” said Cui.

The drop in exported labor was also witnessed by Hefeis Feidong county， which has been the largest source of overseas workers in the province for decades.

“In 2012， at the peak， the county saw as many as 15，000 migrant workers overseas， but the number dropped to around 13，000 last year，” said Guan Shaohua， deputy director of the bureau of commerce in Feidong， which has a population of about 1 million.

“About 80 percent of the workers are employed in the construction sector.”

According to Guan， the countys overseas workers earned about 1.5 billion yuan （$229 million） last year， and are one of the major buyers of local apartments.

Cui said the number of CTCE Groups Chinese employees in Africa is the lowest since the companys largescale entry into the continent in 2008.

“Influenced by the global economic slowdown， many countries have been troubled with climbing unemployment rates. As a result， more and more of them have started to limit the employment of Chinese workers， which was not seen years ago，” said Cui.

A work visa for Angola has become harder to get， while Venezuela has ruled that companies need to hire at least nine local workers for each Chinese.

“Similar ratios are also required by some other countries，” said Cui， whose company has been operating mainly in Africa， South America， Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

Li Meis husband has been working for a Chinese construction company in Singapore since 2011.

Though he earns about 100，000 yuan annually， he will come back next month for good.

“Domestic salaries are also climbing. Though he can still earn more overseas， he is just too far away and is not able to take care of me and our daughter，” said Li， a 46yearold resident of Baohe district in Hefei.

Guan of the bureau of commerce said some workers from Feidong are now working in Japan and Singapore， which have better social security conditions， but these countries also tend to hire more workers from places such as Vietnam and Laos， “since people from there are often paid less”.

38. What happened to the workers of China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group？

A. The number of Chinese workers in Africa has decreased abruptly.

B. Ten thousand Chinese workers were in Africa from 2011 to 2014.

C. CTCE Group played a bad role in construction sites in the world.

D. More than 8，000 Chinese laborers were working in Africa last year.

39. According to Guan Shaohua， .

A. the countys workers bought a lot of apartments in Africa

B. Singapore has better social security conditions than China

C. the construction relies more on machines than humans now

D. The salaries in China are climbing at a relatively high speed

40. By mentioning the changes both at home and abroad， the author intends to tell us that .

A. A lot of overseas Chinese workers have come or will come back

B. Venezuela wants its citizens to rise up against foreign workers

C. Workers from Vietnam and Laos get more money than Chinese

D. The companies in Japan want to employ Chinese workers most

41. The best title of the passage may be .

A. Fewer Chinese seek work abroad

B. The global economy is decreasing

C. Li Meis husband will come back

D. Domestic salaries are also climbing

C

For a certain sort of smartphone users， closing apps becomes almost automatic. You doubletap the home button on your iPhone or hit the multitasking key on your Android， and you just start swiping. You close all the apps youve been using. Days， weeks， months worth. Not only is there something deeply cathartic about it， but it feels like a cleansing， a reset. Best of all， with no apps running， your batterys in great shape！ Right？

Right？！

Wrong. In the last week or so， both Apple and Google have confirmed that closing your apps does absolutely nothing to improve your battery life. In fact， says Hiroshi Lockheimer， the VP of Engineering for Android， it might make things worse.

Really thats all you need to know. You can stop here. This isnt even particularly revealing， really； its just nice to hear the people who built the platforms confirm it. Heres the takeaway， once again： Stop closing your apps， because its not doing you any good. But if you want to know why， it helps to have a basic understanding of how multitasking works.

On iOS， for instance， there are five different states an app can be in at any given time. （Androids setup is similar enough that we dont need to go over both.） Background is when the app isnt in front of your face but is working， refreshing your emails or bringing in the latest fire tweets. Not Running is obvious： You havent launched it， its not running. Active is up on the screen and doing stuff. Inactive is a transitional phase， where its on the screen but not doing anything as you switch to something else. Last， theres Suspended， which is when an app is in the background and doing absolutely nothing. It just sits in memory like a bump on a log.

On both Android and iOS， algorithms run memory management. Theyll close apps that need to be closed， typically ones that have been dormant for a while or are using more power or memory than they should. And theyre very good at knowing when youre going to need data， or want a refresh， or open an app again. Apps that are already in memory open quickly， rather than having to fully start again； its like waking your computer from sleep rather than rebooting it completely. Youre far， far better off letting the system work for you rather than forcing it to reopen and restart everything every time. Battery questions aside， it makes your phone slower and less coherent.

If youre into saving battery， there are lots of things you can do. Turn down screen brightness. Turn off background refresh for apps. Use Low Power Mode in iOS， or enable Doze on Android. Turn off location sharing for apps that dont need it （which is a good idea regardless）. Put the whole thing in Airplane Mode， if youre feeling really crazy. But stop swiping your apps out of view， because its not helping. If anything， its making it worse.

42. Why do smartphone users close all the apps that they have been using？

A. Because they want to save battery.

B. Because that becomes automatic.

C. Because the screen is too bright.

D. Because they are accustomed to that.

43. What can we know from the confirmation of Apple and Google？

A. Closing your apps can make your mobile phones better.

B. Closing your apps does not help improve your battery life.

C. You should close your apps when you dont use them.

D. There is nothing you can do to improve your battery life.

44. Which picture shows the relationship of five different states of an app？

45. If youre into saving battery， you can do the following EXCEPT .

A. use Low Power Mode in iOS

B. turn down screen brightness

C. turn off background refresh for apps

D. turn on location sharing for apps

D

Chinas house prices rose at their fastest clip in almost two years in February thanks to redhot demand in big cities， but risks of overheating in some places combined with weak growth in smaller cities threaten to put more stress on an already slowing economy.

Average new house prices in 70 major cities climbed 36 percent in February from a year ago， quickening from Januarys 25 percent rise， according to Reuters calculations based on data released by the National Statistics Bureau （NBS） on Friday.

That was the quickest yearonyear increase since June 2014， and encouragingly， 32 of 70 major cities tracked by the NBS saw annual price gains， up from 25 in January.

Ordinarily， that should be welcome news for policymakers who have rolled out a raft of stimulus measures to support an economy growing at its slowest pace in a quarter of a century.

But the divergence in house prices—surging values in bigger cities and depressed markets in smaller cities plagued by a supply glut—makes Beijings job harder as it looks to reanimate growth without inflating asset bubbles.

“The governments allout encouragement of housing sales seems to be working， but at the cost of surging prices in big cities，” said Rosealea Yao， an economist at Gavekal Dragonomics in Beijing.

“These surges in big cities are not sustainable and would increase uncertainties and instability in the overall housing market.”

The data showed tier 1 cities， including Shenzhen， Shanghai and Beijing， remained the top performers， with prices surging 569 percent， 206 percent and 129 percent respectively.

SMALLER CITIES， BIGGER HEADACHES

“Prices in firsttier cities are very expensive now， its hard for new families to afford a home，” said Tan Huajie， vice president Chinas biggest property firm Vanke.

The trouble is that speculators and ordinary investors， who have been shaken by the summer crash in mainland stock markets， are increasingly ploughing their money into the housing market—most of it going to the frothy sector in big centres.

A slowing economy has also meant most jobs are in the biggest cities， drawing more people into these places and feeding the insatiable demand for homes.

A breakdown of NBS data showed that a slew of government measures and increased lending has failed to arrest persistent softness in property markets in smaller cities where a glut of unsold houses have weighed on prices.

Most thirdtier cities still saw onyear prices drops in February， though the declines eased from the previous month.

POLICY CHALLENGE

With the broader economy decelerating amid weak exports， factory overcapacity， slowing investment and high debt levels， authorities are hoping the property market will help stabilise growth.

But signs that some places may be overheating even as prices remain depressed in smaller cities complicate matters for policymakers.

While fears of a hardlanding for Chinas economy have abated in recent weeks， Beijing cannot afford a housing market crash in the big cities given the real estate industry and related investment activities account for 15 percent of gross domestic product.

Underscoring the importance of the sector to the $10 trillion economy， Fridays home data helped fuel strong gains in steel and iron ore futures in Shanghai.

Senior Chinese officials raised alarm over the countrys overheated housing market during an annual parliament meeting last week.

In an effort to deter speculation， some officials have suggested the release of more public land for sale in areas with the hottest price rises， while others have vowed to crack down on players illegally lending homebuyers to make downpayments.

Chinas housing Minister Chen Zhenggao acknowledged on Tuesday that price divergence in Chinas big and small cities poses a challenge for housing market policy controls.

“Now one important task for us is to stabilise house prices in tier 1 cities and some tier 2 cities，” said Chen.

46. Which of the following is true in China？

A. Chinas house prices are rising in big cities.

B. The economy is growing at its fastest pace.

C. Most thirdtier cities see onyear prices rise.

D. Its easy for new families to afford a home.

47. According to Rosealea Yao， .

A. house prices in thirdtier cities will increase

B. house prices in thirdtier cities will decrease

C. the government is discouraging house sales

D. the government is encouraging house sales

48. Which is one of the factors resulting in high house prices in firsttier cities？

A. A slowing economy means there are few jobs in big cities.

B. Ordinary investors are putting money into house markets.

C. House prices in thirdtier cities are still decreasing.

D. People do not want to buy big houses in big cities.

49. What does the underlined word “abated” refer to？

A. Fell off in number or degree.

B. Advanced in a specified manner.

C. Admitted the existence.

D. Assigned a value to something.

50. Why does the author mention Chen Zhenggao？

A. The author hopes average new house prices in major cities will be higher.

B. The author hopes stock markets will attract more ordinary investors.

C. The author hopes investors should pay more attention to small cities.

D. The author hopes lawmakers can do something to control house prices.

四、任務(wù)型閱讀（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個(gè)空格只填一個(gè)單詞。

Enjoy a great day out Sea Fishing and experience the thrill of the catch. Youll spend a day out on the beautiful water of the Bristol Channel， learning fishing tips and tricks from your expert skipper， and—best of all—you can take home what you catch！

Youll arrive at the Penarth Marina in the morning， to be greeted by your skipper and be taken aboard the fishing boat ‘Chara. You and your group will have a quick safety briefing from the skipper， before departing the marina. After approximately an hours travelling out in the Bristol Channel， the skipper will select a good spot and drop anchor so you can all get on with the fishing！

Youll spend around 6 hours fishing， during which youll have plenty of time to pick up tricks and tips from the expert skipper. Photos will be taken of your catch， and will be posted on the suppliers website as well as being emailed to you so can show off to your friends！ Finally， you will be able to take home anything youve caught！

Minimum age： 16 to take part without an adult. Children under 16 may participate but must be accompanied by a paying parent or guardian.

If you have any disability or illness that may prevent you from taking part in the experience you must discuss this with the centre before booking.

There is no wheelchair access on the boat.

Arrival time will be confirmed by the supplier at the time of booking， however please note that arrival will be early morning.

Please be aware that facilities on board the boat are basic.

All you have to do is pay for the experience you wish to purchase and well send a gift pack to you or directly to the recipient. A voucher and booking information will be included in the pack so you just need to check the info and book your experience.

Sea Fishing

Overview1. Enjoy fishing and experience the 51. catch.

2. Spend a day out on water， learning from experts.

3. Take home anything 52. you catch.

What happens on the day1. Arrive， be greeted by your skipper and taken aboard.

2. Have a quick briefing about how to keep 53..

3. Spend 6 hours fishing.

4. Be photographed so that you can show off.

5. Take home what you have caught.

What you need to know1. 54. if you are over 16 years old can you take part without 55..

2. If you are 56. or sick， discuss this before booking.

3. Wheelchair access is not 57. on the boat.

4. When 58.， you will be informed of the arrival time.

How it works1. Pay for the 59. you want to purchase.

2. Check the voucher and booking 60..

五、書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

61. 閱讀下面短文和圖片，然后按要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語(yǔ)短文。

Do you have an A4 waist？ The topic is trending on the Chinese social media site Weibo， and 110，000 users have posted photos holding pieces of A4 paper， measuring 827 inches wide， up to their waists and tagging “I Have An A4 Waist”. If they can hide their waists behind the paper， they consider themselves “fit.” One user bragged， “Im a size smaller than A4. Im A5.”

Luckily， some sane Weibo users have put the trend under fire. Critics have posted photos holding the paper horizontally， putting it on small pets， or holding up oversize pieces of poster board instead. “So are they insinuating smaller is better？” one Twitter user wrote. “Not cool to offend the girls who dont measure up in this manner.”

While the average healthy waist measurement is 32.5 inches for women and 35 inches for men， the trend doesnt stack up against healthy bodies.

Even some of historys most coveted bodies dont make the cut when an A4size rectangle is put against their bodies to scale. We nominated Gigi Hadid， Kim Kardashian， Marilyn Monroe， and Naomi Campbell to step up to the plate. With their diverse body types ranging from supercurvy to thin and athletic， very petite to statuesque， and with waistlines ranging from 22 to 265 inches， only Marilyn Monroe with her tiny 22inch waist passed the A4 challenge.

【寫作內(nèi)容】

1.以約30個(gè)詞概括上述信息的主要內(nèi)容；

2.結(jié)合上述信息，舉例說(shuō)明眾人對(duì)A4腰熱潮的反應(yīng)；

3.談?wù)勀愕膫€(gè)人看法。

【寫作要求】

1.寫作過(guò)程中不能直接引用原文語(yǔ)句；

2.作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱；

3.不必寫標(biāo)題。

【評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)】

內(nèi)容完整，語(yǔ)言規(guī)范，語(yǔ)篇連貫，詞數(shù)適當(dāng)。

參考答案

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二、16—20 ABCDC21—25 BACDA26—30 ABACB31—40 CDAAB

三、36—40 BAABA41—45 AABAD46—50 ADBAD

四、51. thrilling / exciting52. that53. safe

54. Only55. adults56. disabled57. offered / provided / available / supplied58. booking59. experience60. information

五、One possible version：

The passage and picture tell us that the latest in social media trends is the A4 waist challenge， a “fitness” test for people to judge whether their waists are paperthin.

The A4 waist challenge brings a heated discussion. Seeing some women are still holding A4 papers in front of their waists to show how skinny they are， one journalist says， “In China， having your weight commented on is so common that few think theres anything wrong with it.” My 27yearold cousin said to me， “If youre fat then people around you will just tell you—its very normal， isnt it？”

From my perspective， health and size zero can be so far away from one another. I find it completely stupid. Everyone has a different frame and body shape and using a single size to define all human beings and thinking you have created a new standard is arrogant and foolish.

（作者：李廣洲，儀征市第二中學(xué)）