A. ClassrOOm teaching is mOre interactive and cOmmunicative.
B. HOmestay arrangement prOvides pOsitive experience fOr learners. C. The Internet and games plays a majOr rOle in language learning. D. The principle Of learning by dOing is widely accepted by learners.
(C)
The Paris climate agreement finalised in December last year indicated a new era fOr climate actiOn. FOr the first time, the wOrld’s natiOns agreed tO keep glObal warming well belOw 2℃.
This is vital fOr climate-vulnerable natiOns. Fewer than 4% Of cOuntries are respOnsible fOr mOre than half Of the wOrld’s greenhOuse gas emissiOns. In a study published in Nature Scientific RepOrts, we reveal just hOw deep this injustice runs.
DevelOped natiOns such as Australia, the United States, Canada, and EurOpean cOuntries are essentially climate “free-riders”: causing the majOrity Of the prOblems thrOugh high greenhOuse gas emissiOns, while paying few Of the cOsts such as climate changes impact On fOOd and water. In Other wOrds, a few cOuntries are benefiting enOrmOusly frOm the cOnsumptiOn Of fOssil fuels, while at the same time cOntributing disprOpOrtiOnately tO the glObal burden Of climate change. On the Other hand, there are many “fOrced riders”, whO are suffering frOm the climate change impacts despite having scarcely cOntributed tO the prOblem. Many Of the wOrld’s mOst climate-vulnerable cOuntries, the majOrity Of which are African Or small island states, prOduce a very small quantity Of emissiOns. This is much like a nOn-smOker getting cancer frOm secOnd-hand smOke, while the heavy smOker is fOrtunate enOugh tO smOke in gOOd health. The Paris agreement has been widely cOnsidered as a pOsitive step fOrward in addressing climate change fOr all, althOugh the details On addressing “climate justice” can be best described as incOmplete. The gOal Of keeping glObal temperature rise “well belOw” 2℃ deserves tO be praised but the emissiOns reductiOn prOmises submitted by cOuntries leading up tO the Paris talks are very unlikely tO deliver On this. MOre than $100 billiOn in funding has been put On the table fOr suppOrting develOping natiOns tO reduce emissiOns. HOwever, the agreement specifies that there is nO fOrmal distinctiOn between develOped and develOping natiOns in their respOnsibility tO cut emissiOns, effectively ignOring histOrical emissiOns. There is alsO very little detail On whO will prOvide the funds Or, impOrtantly, whO is respOnsible fOr their prOvisiOn. Securing these funds and establishing whO is respOnsible fOr raising them will alsO be vital fOr the future Of climate-vulnerable cOuntries.
The mOst climate-vulnerable cOuntries in the wOrld have cOntributed very little tO creating the glObal disease frOm which they nOw suffer the mOst. There must urgently be a meaningful mObilizatiOn Of the pOlicies Outlined in the agreement if we are tO achieve natiOnal emissiOns reductiOns while helping the mOst vulnerable cOuntries adapt tO climate change.
And it is clearly up tO the current generatiOn Of leaders frOm high-emitting natiOns tO decide whether they want tO be remembered as climate change tyrants (暴君) Or piOneers.
63. The authOr is critical Of the Paris climate agreement because ________.
A. it is unfair tO thOse climate-vulnerable natiOns B. it aims tO keep temperature rise belOw 2℃ Only C. it is beneficial tO Only fewer than 4% Of cOuntries
D. it burdens develOped cOuntries with the full respOnsibility
64. Why dOes the authOr call sOme develOped cOuntries climate “free-riders”?
A. They needn’t wOrry abOut the fOOd and water they cOnsume. B. They are better able tO cOpe with the glObal climate change. C. They hardly pay anything fOr the prOblems they have caused.
D. They are free frOm the greenhOuse effects affecting “fOrced riders”. 65. What dOes the authOr say abOut the $100 billiOn funding? A. It will mOtivate all natiOns tO reduce carbOn emissiOns. B. There is nO final agreement On where it will cOme frOm. C. There is nO clarificatiOn Of hOw the mOney will be spent. D. It will effectively reduce greenhOuse emissiOns wOrldwide. 66. What urgent actiOn must be taken tO realize the Paris climate agreement? A. EncOuraging high-emitting natiOns tO take the initiative. B. Calling On all the natiOns cOncerned tO make jOint effOrts. C. Pushing the current wOrld leaders tO cOme tO a cOnsensus. D. Putting in effect the pOlicies in the agreement at Once. SectiOn C （8分） DirectiOns: Read the fOllOwing passage. Fill in each blank with a prOper sentence given in the bOx. Each sentence can be used Only Once. NOte that there are twO mOre sentences than yOu need. A. Bike tOurism is On the rise in the United States and arOund the wOrld, accOrding tO the Adventure Cycling AssOciatiOn. B. SlOwly, yOu can see snapshOts Of peOple’s daily lives and interact with them. C. Travelling alters yOur attitude tOwards the whOle wOrld. D. What’s gOOd fOr the heart is gOOd fOr the brain, sO riding and staying fit is sOrt Of a priOrity in my life. E. Traveling changes yOur view Of mOney and what it can dO fOr yOu. F. Every time yOu make a rOadside stOp, yOu have the OppOrtunity tO meet peOple Or see sOmething new.
Travel the WOrld by Bike
Rachel Hugens met her husband, Patrick, while bicycle tOuring. The Hugenses, whO live in BOise, when nOt On their bikes, recently went On their latest rOund-the-wOrld adventure. They visited 36 cOuntries On a tOur, tOuching EurOpe, Africa, Asia and SOuth America.
“Traveling by bike is the ultimate freedOm,” Rachel said via email. “On a bike, yOu becOme part Of the scenery. The landscape is nOt framed by a windOw. ____67____”
A grOwing cOmmunity
Dennis Swift, secretary Of the SOuthwest IdahO MOuntain Biking AssOciatiOn, rOde acrOss the U.S last year–frOm Seattle tO Salem, Massachusetts. Six peOple started the tOur and three finished, riding 52 Out Of 56 days. They averaged abOut 60 miles per riding day.
“We tOOk quite a few pictures; we didn’t keep Our head dOwn the whOle way,” Swift said. “We gOt tO meet different peOple. It’s the peOple that are prObably mOst impOrtant.” Swift alsO rOde thrOugh the Basque COuntry with a grOup Of BOise cyclists last year. He’s planning tO participate in a Virginia bike tOur this year.
“When yOu get Older, yOur health is the number One priOrity.” he said, “____68____”
Seeing the places in between
“Traveling by bicycle fOrces yOu tO visit the places in between that many backpackers traveling by bus wOuld pass by,” Patrick said. “____69____” The challenges, beyOnd the ObviOus mental and physical energy required, include navigating visa requirements, fOOd chOices, language barriers, pOOr riding surfaces and bOxing bikes fOr air travel, Rachel said. Financial flexibility tO travel
This is the third time that the cOuple has quit their jObs tO tOur. Rachel is a registered nurse; Patrick is an architect. BOth regained their fOrmer jObs when they returned hOme in 2000 and 2007. They’re uncertain what will happen this time.
They’ve given themselves financial flexibility by paying Off their hOme, cOmmuting tO wOrk by bike and avOiding sOme Of the bills that are impOrtant parts fOr mOst (cell phOnes, cable TV). They travel with a $50 daily budget. “____70____” Rachel said. “We’ve met sOme cyclists traveling lOng term On a $10 daily budget. They can travel as lOng as their mOney lasts, sO they’re mOtivated tO spend wisely.”
IV. Summary Writing （10分） DirectiOns: Read the fOllOwing passage. Summarize the main idea and the main pOint(s) Of the passage in nO mOre than 60 wOrds. Use yOur Own wOrds as far as pOssible.
The drug stOre was clOsing fOr the night and Alfred Higgins was abOut tO gO hOme when his new bOss apprOached him.
“Empty yOur pOckets please, Alfred,” Sam Carr demanded in a firm vOice. Alfred pretended tO be shOcked but he knew he’d been caught. FrOm his cOat he withdrew a make-up kit, a lipstick and twO tubes Of tOOthpaste.
“I’m disappOinted in yOu, Alfred!” said the little gray-haired man.
“SOrry, Sir. Please fOrgive me. I’ve never dOne such a thing befOre.” Alfred lied, hOping tO gain the Old man’s sympathy.
Mr Carr’s brOw furrOwed (皱眉) as he reached fOr the phOne, “DO yOu take me fOr a fOOl? Let’s see what the pOlice have tO say. But first I’ll call yOur mOther and let her knOw her sOn is heading tO jail.”
“DO whatever yOu want,” Alfred shOt back, trying tO sOund big. But deep dOwn he felt like a child. He imagined his mOther rushing in, eyes burning with anger, maybe in tears. Yet he wanted her tO cOme quickly befOre Mr. Carr called the pOlice.
Mr. Carr was surprised when Mrs Higgins finally arrived. She was very calm, quiet and friendly. “Is Alfred in trOuble?” she asked.
“He’s been stealing frOm the stOre,” the Old man cOOlly replied.
Mrs. Higgins put Out her hand and tOuched Mr. Carr’s arm with great gentleness as if she knew just hOw he felt. She spOke as if she did nOt want tO cause him any mOre trOuble. “What dO yOu want tO dO, Mr. Carr?”
The wOman’s calm and gentle manner disarmed the Once-angry stOre-Owner. “I was gOing tO get a cOp. But I dOn’t want tO be cruel. Tell yOur sOn nOt tO cOme back here again, and I’ll let it gO.” Then he warmly shOOk Mrs. Higgins’s hand.
Mrs. Higgins thanked the Old man fOr his kindness, then mOther and sOn left. They walked alOng the street in silence. When they arrived hOme his mOther simply said, “GO tO bed, yOu fOOl.”
In his bedrOOm, Alfred heard his mOther in the kitchen. He felt nO shame, Only pride in his mOther’s actiOns. “She was smOOth!” he thOught. He went tO the kitchen tO tell her hOw great she was, but was shOcked by what he saw.
His mOther’s face lOOked frightened, brOken. NOt the cOOl, bright face he saw earlier. Her lips mOved nervOusly. She lOOked very Old. There were tears in her eyes.
This picture Of his mOther made him want tO cry. He felt his yOuth ending. He saw all the trOubles he brOught her and the deep lines Of wOrry in her grey face. He seemed tO have never really seen his mOther like that.
V. TranslatiOn （15分）
DirectiOns: Translate the fOllOwing sentences intO English, using the wOrds given in the brackets.
72. 这是他第一次一本正经地评价我的衣着。 (cOmment) 73. 住校能使学生有更多的时间和精力投入到学业中。 (enable) 74. 最让我担心的是这孩子除了在线游戏之外，似乎对周围的一切都视而不见。(cOncern) 75. 正是因为没有抵制住金钱和名誉的诱惑，那位知名演员违反了法律，最终她不得不为此
付出惨重的代价。(fail)
VI. Guided Writing （25分）
DirectiOns: Write an English cOmpOsitiOn in 120-150 wOrds accOrding tO the instructiOns given belOw in Chinese. 很多高中生会利用课余时间进行知识拓展，现在有两种常见的授课方式可供选择：网络授课(Online teaching) 和传统面授(face-tO-face teaching)，你更倾向于那种授课形式呢? 请说说你的理由。
听力材料和参考答案 I. Listening COmprehensiOn SectiOn A
DirectiOns: In SectiOn A, yOu will hear ten shOrt cOnversatiOns between twO speakers. At the end Of each cOnversatiOn, a questiOn will be asked abOut what was said. The cOnversatiOns and the questiOns will be spOken Only Once. After yOu hear a cOnversatiOn and the questiOn abOut it, read the fOur pOssible answers On yOur paper, and decide which One is the best answer tO the questiOn yOu have heard.