第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。

Amazon’s Top 100 book list changes hourly, but two coloring books for grownups are mainstays right now.

An artist named Johanna Basford pretty much owns two slots of the top seven books on Amazon, next to household names like Erik Larson and Dr. Phil. But Basford’s books aren’t novels ?

they’re collections of black-and-white drawings. The artist, who graduated from design school in 2005 and lives in Scotland, has turned her lovely ink drawings into coloring books “for grownups.” And they’re wildly popular, selling millions of copies.

What is it about these books that has made them so popular with adults? Basford told me that when she first suggested to publishers the idea of a grownup coloring book four years ago, “colouring for adults wasn’t the trend it is now. You can imagine how quiet they went after I suggested it.”

But the book she ended up drawing has become a phenomenon: 2013’s Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Coloring Book is currently #2 on Amazon’s Top 100 and has sold 1.4 million copies. The followup, Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest & Coloring Book, is #6 right now. Why is coloring suddenly a craze amongst grownups?

Basford pointed to some reasons — first, that coloring books are a way for adults who don’t normally draw or paint to be creative. “A blank sheet of paper can be discouraging, but a colouring book acts as a bit of a buffer(缓冲) in this situation,” she says.

Second, coloring books don’t require anywhere near as much logical thought as, say, drawing a portrait. There are psychological benefits, too:

“I’ve heard from so many people ranging from lawyers, financial advisers, business owners and busy mums, all say the same thing: that colouring helps them relax. Then there’re people who are recovering from illness or dealing with a difficult time in their lives, they too find the calming effects of colouring is beneficial to them.”

What’s so striking about Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest is that they’ve managed to stay at the top of Amazon’s best seller list as physical books, alongside those that can be instantly downloaded and read. Basford hears that too: She points out that her books are an activity that can be done without the help of your wifi router. “It’s a chance to unplug, look away from the screens and do something fun,” she says. Maybe Basford has plugged into a vast and unacknowledged desire to really, actually do nothing --- to let the brain take over, without the technology.

Secret Garden & Enchanted Forest

Author Johnna Basford ● She is an artist graduating from design school and 71 now in Scotland.

● She 72 third on Amazon behind Erik Larson and Dr. Phil.

● With all the publishers’ 73 , she still stuck to her idea to draw. About thebooks ● They are coloring books, many black-and-white drawings 74 .

● 75 are their target readers.

● They have become extremely successful, with millions of copies sold.

● Strikingly, as physical books, they top Amazon’s best seller list along with 76 . Reasons why the books have become such a(n) 77 ● 78 _____ with a blank sheet of paper, it can encourage people to be creative in drawing or painting.

● They can bring inner 79 to patients and stress-out adults with different occupations.

● They allows people the 80 to have entertainment without technology.

第五部分：书面表达(满分25分)

81. 请阅读下面文字,并按照要求用英语写一篇150 词左右的文章。Life is a matter of choice. Seemingly, it means a choice of concrete (具体的) things. But in fact, it means choosing a way of life. Life is to be lived and enjoyed, not to be wasted or complained about.

Hardly can we forget the time when our society faced the threat from the life-and death disease --- SARS. Yet, even during those dreadful times, some suffering people remained optimistic. Instead of wearing white masks, some people turned to colorful ones, and thus displayed a happy mood. And some creative people dubbed SARS to mean “SMILE AND REMAIN SMILING.” People who survive these kinds of circumstances decide in their minds to carry on in spite of the hardships.

Although we cannot choose our appearance, inborn gifts and even avoid unexpected disasters and adversities (逆境), we do have the right to choose to live optimistically, to love our lives, to have dreams, and to cherish hopes.

Every morning when we get up, we have a choice of how we want to approach life that day.

【写作内容】

用约30个单词写出上文的概要;

用约120个词就“Our Life Rests on Our Choice” 谈谈你的看法和感受，内容包括：

(1)简要叙述你对“Our Life Rests on Our Choice”的理解;

(2)请举例说明你会选择怎样的人生态度;

(3)简要叙述你这样选择的理由。(至少2点)

【写作要求】

阐述观点或提供论据时，不能直接饮用原文语句;

作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

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参考答案

单选选择：

21-25 BDBCB 26-30 CCAAB 31-35 ACBDD

完型填空：

36-40 CABBD 41-45 CDACB 46-50 DACCA 51-55 DADBC

阅读理解：

56-57 DB 58-60 CCB 61-64 ABDC 65-70 CACDAB

任务型阅读：

71. living / working 72. ranks / comes 73. disapproval / disagreement(s) / objection(s)

74. contained 75. Adults / Grownups 76. e-books 77. hit / success 78. Compared 79. calmness / peace / relaxation 80. chance / possibility

书面表达：

Our Life Rests on Our Choice

Faced with disasters and adversities, some people choose to stay optimistic and determine to carry on regardless of the hardships. Life, to some extent, rests on our choice.

Life is full of ups and downs. When the time comes for us to make choices, we should be aware of the importance of a positive attitude. A positive attitude somehow resembles the sail of a ship, which offers us the right direction.

As a teenager, it is of great significance to take a positive attitude towards life. To stay energetic, I will stick to an exercise schedule. I will also keep myself informed of the current events and communicate more with others, becoming socially connected.

All these mentioned above will be beneficial for me to grow into an optimistic and confident young man. Only by doing so can I adjust myself to society more easily and stay motivated towards a better life. (150 words)

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