C

You’re lost in the world of dreams and sleep. You roll over, smiling as you come across a swimming pool filled with chocolate. And then, your wonderful dream becomes a nightmare when someone is screaming, “Get up!” It’s just what every teenager goes through each morning!

Now, there seems to be one school that finally understands that requiring teens to show up at 9 am is not just cruel but also harmful to both the kids and the school.

The Monkseaton High School in North Tyneside, Britain, recently decided to experiment to see if there is any difference in student behavior if they just pushed back the start of their day by one hour, from 9 am to 10 am. And the results are surprising.

Since carrying out the later start, Monkseaton has seen a 28% drop in truancy, even hardly any lateness, and best of all, higher test scores. One of the reasons is that the teenagers are much happier to have the extra hour of sleep, but there is also a scientific reason behind why they need the extra sleep.

The school’s decision to push back the time was based on the research done by Oxford Professor Russell Foster, who pointed out that teenagers and adults have different sleep cycles, explaining why teenagers go to bed late and wake up late.

While adults are wide awake and ready at 8 am, teenagers are not fully awake until 10 am, sometimes even noon. Teachers may argue that their students perform better in the morning, but in fact, it is because they are in the zone while their students are still sleepy, making the students easier to control. Memory tests prove that the more difficult classes should be in the afternoon when teenagers are most wide awake.

The Monkseaton school officials are encouraged by the results and plan on voting to make it a permanent change.

36. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “truancy”?

A. grades           B. classes         C. absence          D. practice

37. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Teenagers and adults have the same sleep cycle.

B. Teenagers are fully awake at 10 am as a whole.

C. Teenagers are much happier to sleep than study.

D. Teenagers need the extra sleep also for a scientific reason.

38. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The Monkseaton school is satisfied with the result of experiments.

B. It is cruel for the teenagers to show up in class at 9 am every day.

C. The Monkseaton school plans to change the school time forever.

D. In fact, teenagers perform better in the morning than in the afternoon.

39. To Professor Russel Foster, the reason why the students perform better in the morning is that they are _______.

A. energetic            B. wide awake and active

C. sleepy and passive     D. excited

40. What’s the best title of this passage?

A. Get up early, teenagers!                  B. Finally, a school understands teenagers.

C. Why do teenagers stay up late?            D. Difference between teens and adults.

D

Australian cities can keep their native wildlife — but only if they can kick their habit of urban sprawl (无计划的扩展). That’s the finding of a new study by leading Australian environmental researchers Jessica Sushinsky, Professor Hugh Possingham and Dr Richard Fuller of The University of Queensland.

“While urban development usually reduces the number of birds in a city, building more compact (紧凑的) cities and avoiding urban sprawl can slow these reductions greatly,” says lead author Jessica Sushinsky. “Compact housing development leaves birds’ homes untouched, leading to fewer losses of birds.”

The researchers surveyed native and wild birds in Brisbane’s urban areas, including living and industrial areas, public parks and gardens, major roadways and airports. They then used statistical modeling to find out what will happen to the birds as the city grows. The first setting was compact growth — where multiple homes are built on land that previously had only one house. The second setting was sprawling growth — a familiar pattern where homes are built here and there beyond the city’s current boundaries.

The team’s forecasts showed that a much greater diversity of species was lost over 20 years in the sprawling setting compared to the more compact setting. “Urban sprawl resulted in the disappearance of many urban-sensitive birds — birds that only live in areas where there is native vegetation (植被), such as parklands and woodlands,” Ms Sushinsky says.

“On the other hand, we found the city with the compact development attracted more birds because it kept more of its parks and green areas.”

Now the Queensland Government has adopted the more compact urban growth strategy, which, Dr Richard Fuller says, is good news for Australia’s native birds. These birds are environmental specialists — they need a particular environment to do well. “While compact development means smaller backyards, it can also make our entire cities more biodiverse,” according to Dr Fuller. “The study shows that we should hold on to our green spaces instead of clearing them for sprawling development.”

This is the first time science has modeled the effects of different urban growth strategies on birds, the researchers say. “Statistical models like these are important because they help us to understand the ecological consequences of a particular decision,” says Dr Fuller.

41. The study deals with the relationship between ______.

A. city development and birds      B. the environment and birds

C. humans and wildlife            D. climate and wildlife

42. Why is compact urban growth better than the sprawling strategy?

A. It makes the cities more beautiful.   B. It gives people larger backyards.

C. It is money-saving.               D. It is bird-friendly.

43. Dr Richard Fuller thinks the Queensland Government’s action ______.

A. is really brave                B. is worth praising

C. has an uncertain future         D. should be performed nationwide

44. What can we learn about the study from the passage?

A. It is based on the statistics in the past.

B. It is strongly against urban development.

C. It criticizes the city environment in Brisbane.

D. It suggests leaving more green spaces for birds.

45. Where does the passage probably come from?

A. A news report. B. A travel guide.  C. A health magazine. D. A history book.

第二节：信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分, 满分10分)

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

下面是一篇有关颜色偏好和性格的关系和如何根据员工性格而促进工作效率的方法

A. GOLD   According to the True Colors system, people who choose GOLD as their primary color like to fit in or belong. They tend to be reliable people who enjoy serving others. They like tradition. Home are very important to them. They need order and structure. They don’t like waste or change .

B. ORANGE   People who choose ORANGE as their primary color need a lot of variety and freedom. They take pride in being highly skilled. They enjoy “hand-on” work and often are good in a crisis. They are risk taker, seek challenges.

C. YELLOW   People who choose ORANGE as their primary color are curious about everything. They are confident and knowledgeable. They love sports very much and they work high efficiently.

D. GREEN   People who choose GREEN as their primary color are competent and want to control the realities of life. They are analytical and enjoy solving problems and developing systems. They love intelligence and logic. They are often critical of themselves and others.

E. BLUE   People who choose BLUE as their primary color enjoy close relationships. Harmony and honesty are very important. These people are often very creative or they enjoy the creative work of others.

F.RED    People who choose RED as their primary color are always full of energy and they tend to be confident all the time. It seems like they are ready to do anything and they will be successful. And they have a strong desire of power.

请阅读以下根据员工性格而促进工作效率的方法的信息，然后匹配上面的信息。

46. Creating a warm and personal working atmosphere; establishing a peaceful working environment and trying to avoid conflict; allowing them the freedom to express their felling; praising their creative approach to the job; praising them with their good jobs.

47.  Assigning work which needs detailed planning; defining the tasks in clear terms; providing a stable work environment and avoiding sudden change; giving standard rules and regulations and set a good examples praising them with their good jobs.

48.  Assigning work which needs analytical thinking and problem-solving; encouraging them to think independently and taking their ideas to the next step; praising them with their good jobs.

49.  Assigning work which are action-packed, provide opportunities to be skillful and adventurous; allowing them the freedom to the job in their own ways; praising them with their good jobs.

50.  Assigning work which needs full energy, providing opportunities for job competition, if he do well, letting him know he is very likely to get promotion, praising them with their good jobs.

第三部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节： 基础写作 (共1小题，满分15分)

以下是网上走红的 “低碳哥”的基本情况.

【写作内容】

根据以上“低碳哥”的基本情况写一篇介绍,内容包括:

1、 “低碳哥”的简要介绍及走红的时间;

2、 他的主要做法及人们的看法

3、你的看法

【写作要求】

只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。

【评分标准】

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

参考词汇: 低碳哥Low-carbon Brother   二氧化碳 carbon dioxide

第二节 读写任务(共1小题，满分25分)

阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Right after the Second World War, Germany was in ruins. Almost all the houses, factories and schools were destroyed. Plenty of people were homeless as well as jobless. Worse still, the supply of water and electricity was often cut off in the city. Two American journalists interviewed a German family living in the basement. The husband was disabled from the war and the wife was just dismissed from a clothing company. Worse still, there were bills for them to pay—four children to care for and food to buy. Life was hard for them at that time.

After the interview, the journalists chatted with each other on the way back to the company.

“Do you think the Germans could rebuild their homeland?”

“Absolutely.”

“But I can’t see any hope for the country at all. How can you be so certain about that?”

“Have you noticed what they put on the table in the basement? There was a vase of flowers. A nation, suffering at such moment, hasn’t forgotten about flowers. It shows that hopes are not lost. They are still able to dream. A nation with hope can create miracles. They are sure to be able to rebuild their homeland.”

【写作内容】

1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容;

2. 以约120个词就梦想改变命运的话题谈谈你的想法，内容包括：

(1) 你赞同文中的观点吗?

(2) 举例证明你赞同或不赞同的原因;

(3) 谈谈你对梦想的看法。

【写作要求】

1. 作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子;

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】   概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。