58.In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle to ______.

A.kill the lion out of fear

B.threaten the lion back to the wild

C.protect himself from the lion

D.show his anger towards his father

59.The passage intends to show that ______.

A.animal-hunting is popular in Africa

B.parents are sometimes cruel to their children

C.animals usually lead a miserable life in circuses

D.people and animals can be faithful to each other

60.To find advice on vegetable planting, you can log onto ______.

A.awaytogarden.com      B.slate, com

C.amazon.com       D.overstock, com

61.When you change coins at Coinstar, you ______.

A.may have to pay extra 8% tax

B.shall change at least $ 90 each time

C.can save service charge by choosing a gift card

D.will get gifts as a reward from participating merchants

62.This passage is written to ______.

A.express some opinions              B.provide some information

C.give some suggestions            D.introduce some websites

C

Doctors sometimes prescribe light therapy to treat a form of depression in people who get too little morning sun.But too much light at other times may actually cause such mood disorders. Long-lasting exposure to light at night brings depression, a new study finds, at least in animals.

The new data confirm observations from studies of people who work night shifts, says Richard Stevens of the University of Connecticut Health Center.Mood disorders join a growing list of problems, including cancer, obesity and diabetes梩hat can occur when light throws life out of balance by disturbing the biological clock and its timing of daily rhythms.

In the new study, Tracy Bedrosian and Randy Nelson of Ohio State University exposed mice to normal light and dark cycles for four weeks.For the next four weeks, half of the mice remained on this schedule, and the rest received continuous dim light throughout their night.Compared with mice exposed to normal nighttime darkness, those getting dim light at night lost their strong preference for sweet drinks, " a sign they no longer get pleasure out of activities they once enjoyed," Bedrosian says.

In a second test, mice were clocked on how long they actively tried to escape a pool of water. Those exposed to night lights stopped struggling and just floated in the water, a sign of "behavioral despair" , 10 times as long as the mice that had experienced normal nighttime darkness.All symptoms of depression disappeared within two weeks of the mice returning to a normal light-dark cycle, the researchers report.The scientists also could quash the behavioral symptoms by injecting (注射) the brains of animals with a drug that prohibits the activity of certain molecules linked with human depression.This finding further suggests that light at night may cause something related to depression.

Human studies linking nighttime light and mood disorders are important but can't easily detect molecular underpinnings (分子基础) as animal studies can, says George Brainard of Thomas Jefferson University.The new work, he says, suggests that the change of the biological clock by light at night can be "an extremely powerful force in regulating biology and behavior.

63.After being exposed to continuous nighttime light, the mice ______.

A.changed their preferences            B.escaped from the water more eagerly

C.remained active as before            D.showed less interest in their favorites

64.What does the underlined word "quash" in Para.4 probably mean?

A.study              B.predict

C.ease               D.cause

65.We can leam from the last paragraph that ______.

A.light at night may have practical value

B.the biological clock is beneficial to humans

C.human mood disorders cannot be healed easily

D.human studies are more important than animal studies

66.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Nighttime light may foster depression.

B.A drug has been found to cure mood disorders.

C.The study on animals can be applied to humans.

D.Human biological clock can be controlled by lieht.

D

Why Doesn't Anybody Copy Apple?

Apple’s products are the envy of the world. They have been

spectacularly successful and are widely imitated, if not copied.The

minute Apple crystallizes a product, everyone knows how to compete.

This idea that the basis of competition is set by Apple and then the

race is on to climb the path of improvement is unquestionable.When

Apple releases a product that defines a category or dramatically

changes the structure of an industry, it becomes obvious what needs to be built.But what I wonder is why everyone wants to copy Apple's products but nobody wants to copy being Apple?

I can think of two reasons.Firstly, Apple is not worth copying because it's not successful; secondly, Apple's success cannot be copied because it is a magical process.

There is a great deal of evidence for the first hypothesis.The idea of Apple being successful is not something reflected in its stock price.Being valued lower than the average company in the S&P(标准普尔)500 indicates that to whatever degree Apple was successful in the past, it's not seen by the vast majority of observers as successful in the future.Why should one bother copying Apple if it results in being punished with a low valuation? If one works really hard at innovation and then that innovation becomes commoditized(商品化) very quickly, why should one bother?

When innovation practitioners are asked what makes Apple successful, the answers regarding the cause of this success border on the mythical.The climax of this hypothesis is the " chief-sorcerer" theory of success which places one magician, like Steve Jobs, in charge of casting all the right spells (符咒).

What about Apple's own opinion of what makes it tick? Tim Cook refers to a great team and integration of hardware, software and services as unique Apple advantages.It's a better explanation. Integration is something that can take a long time, but it is possible with great effort.A few companies are starting to make moves in that direction, but efforts are half-hearted.There is no "move the Earth" panic to become an integrated company from Samsung, Google or Microsoft.

My own suspicion is that Apple is more aware of wliat makes it special than it lets out. However, as Tim points out, it's not a formula.It's complex, it's subtle, but it's not magic.It's a process that requires a degree of faith and courage.

67.When a new product of Apple comes out, often it ______.

A.ruins an industry dramatically

B.starts a revolution of an industry

C.puts itself in an unbeatable position

D.is soon overtaken by imitated products

68.According to the passage, other companies don't "copy being Apple" because ______.

A.Apple is not a successful company

B.they have no access to relevant resources

C.it's hard to find a magician like Steve Jobs

D.being Apple takes more than time and efforts

69.We can infer from Para.5 that ______.

A.other companies are dedicated to integration

B.Apple itself is fully aware of its unique advantages

C.Apple will hold the leading position in this industry

D.other companies don't have a great team as Apple does

70.What does the author think of Tim Cook's statement?

A.Convincing.       B.Disappointing.

C.Unquestionable.    D.Acceptable.

第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，共10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。

Apathy

Apathy is a stale of lacking interest, enthusiasm or concern.      71      They may also exhibit unfeelingness.Christians have condemned apathy as a lack of love and devotion to God and His works.

72     Also meaning "absence of passion" in Greek, the term "apatheia" was used by the Stoics (禁欲主义者) to show a desirable state of indifference towards events and things which lie outside one's control.

The modern concept of apathy became well known after World War I, when it was called " shell shock." Soldiers, living in the trenches among the bombing and gun fires, saw the battlefields filled with dead and wounded companions.    73     In 1950, US novelist Passes wrote "Apathy is one of the characteristic responses of any living being when it is subjected to something too tense or too complicated to deal with." US philosopher Robert M.Hutchins summarizes the concerns about political indifference.He claims that the death of democracy is not likely to be a sudden murder from ambush (埋伏).     74

There may be other things contributing to a person's apathy.Activist Dave Meslin argues that apathy is often the result of social systems actively blocking engagement and involvement.He describes various barriers that prevent people from knowing how or why they might get involved in something.      75       These include: political media that make it difficult for potentially interested people to find relevant information, and media descriptions of heroes as " chosen" by outside forces rather than self-motivated.He suggests that we redefine social apathy as a result of poorly designed systems that fail to invite others to participate.

A.It will be a slow process of fading away from apathy and indifference.

B.Apathetic people may lack a sense of purpose or meaning in their life.

C.He focuses on designed choices that deliberately or indeliberately exclude people.

D.The word "dispassion" is used for "apatheia" , so as not to confuse it with apathy.

E.So they gradually developed a sense of disconnected numbness to normal social interaction.

F.Although the word "apathy" originates from "apatheia" , it is important not to confuse the two terms.

G.Author John McManamy argues apathy is a psychological problem for some depressed people, in which they get a sense that "nothing matters".

第四部分：书面表达(共两节，35分)

第一节情景作文(20分)

假设你是红星中学高三(1)班的学生李华。下面四幅图描述了上周六你陪外教Tim去公园的经历。请根据图片的先后顺序，将这件事以日记形式记述下来，向校报投稿。

注意：1.日记的开头已为你写好。

2.词数不少于60。

提示词：发票invoice

Saturday, March 30   Fine

This morning，

第二节开放作文(15分)

根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

You are discussing the following picture with your English friend Jim.Now you are telling him how you understand the picture and what makes you think so.

参考答案

第一部分：听力理解(共三节，30分)

第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，共7.5分)

1. C   2. A  3. B  4. C  5. B

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分)

6. C  7. A  8. A  9. B    10. B  11. C    12. A  13. B  14. A  15. C

第三节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，共7.5分)

★每小题超过一个词不计分; ★拼写错误不计分; ★星期、语种首字母必需大写，否则不计分，其余单词大小写错误扣0.5分。

16. 29      17. Public     18. secretary     19. Italian     20. Wednesday

第二部分：知识运用(共两节，45分)

第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，共15分)

21. A  22. B  23. D  24. D  25. C  26. B  27. C  28. B  29. B 30. C

31. D  32. A  33. A  34. C  35. D

第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，共30分)

36. C  37. B  38. D  39. A  40. B  41. D  42. D  43. A 44. B  45. C

46. B  47. A  48. C  49. D 50. A  51. D  52. A  53. B  54. C  55. C

第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，40分)

第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分，共30分)

56. C   57. A  58. B 59. D  60. A  61. C  62. B    63. D    64. C   65. A

66. A   67. B     68. D  69. C  70. D

第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，共10分)

71. B  72. F  73. E  74. A  75. C

第四部分：书面表达(共两节，35分)

第一节 情景作文(20分)

一、评分原则：

1.本题总分为20分，按5个档次给分。

2.评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言质量初步确定其档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡  量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。

3.评分时应考虑：内容要点的完整性、上下文的连贯、词汇和句式的多样性及语言的准确性。

4.拼写、标点符号或书写影响内容表达时，应视其影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。

5.词数少于60，从总分中减去1分

二、内容要点：

1.打车出行     2. 发现相机丢失     3. 打电话联系      4.司机送来相机

三、各档次的给分范围和要求：

第一档 完全完成了试题规定的任务。

•覆盖了所有内容要点;

•运用了多样的句式和丰富的词汇;

•语法或用词方面有个别错误，但为尽可能表达丰富的内容所致;体现了较强的语言运用能力;

•有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，所写内容连贯、结构紧凑。

完全达到了预期的写作目的。

18分-20分

第二档 完全完成了试题规定的任务。

•覆盖了所有内容要点;

•运用的句式和词汇能满足任务要求;

•语法和用词基本准确，少许错误主要为尽可能表达丰富的内容所致;

•使用了简单的语句间连接成分，所写内容连贯。

达到了预期的写作目的。

(13—16分)

15分-17分