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机密★江西省年中等学校招生考试2020英语试题卷说明.全卷满分()分,考试时间分钟
112120.请将答案写在答题卡上,否则不给分2
一、听力测试(分)27现在是试听时间请听一段对话,然后回答问题What is the boygoing tobuyA.Some juice.B.Some oranges.C.Some apples.答案是C)请听下面段对话每段对话后有一小题,从题中所给的、、三个选项中选出最佳选项,A8A B C并在答题卡上将该项涂黑听完每段对话后,你都将有秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一10小题每段对话读两遍(每小题分)1A.He ishaving dinner.B.He ishaving aciass.C.He isplanning hisvacation.
1.What isthe mandoingA.Cool.B.Hot.C.Cold.
2.How isthe weathertodayA.Last night.B.Last week.C.Two daysago.
3.When didthe womango to the newrestaurant
4.Where areToms parents going for the Mid-Autumn FestivalA.To hisbrothers home.B.To hishome.C.To hissisters home.A.He hasa fever.B.He hasa sorethroat.C.He hasa toothache.
5.Whafs wrongwith theman
6.Why willBill go to the party laterA.Because hewalks to the party.B.Because heneeds to pick up Gina.A.The brain.B.Something new.C.A chemical.D.A pleasantfeeling.
69.What doesthe underlinedword“expedition“in Paragraph3meanA.Much money.B.A journeywith aspecial goal.C.A greatidea.D.A planfor adangerous journey.
70.How manykinds ofextreme athletes or explorers are mentionedin the passageA.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.
71.Which of the followingis trueaccording to thepassageA.Mike Fayis aprofessional risk-taker.B.Most peopledont take risks in their daily life.C.Extreme athletesdeal withdanger betterthan others.D.Daron Rahlvestakes risksmainly for change and excitement.DHow do you feelabout natureAfter spendinghours indoors,doyoufeel betterwhen youvisit yourlocalpark Mostpeople thinkthat natureis goodfor ourbodies andbrains.However,humans arespending moretimeinside andless timeoutside.For example,the numberof visitorsto Canadasnational parksis gettinglowerevery year.And incountries such as the USA,only10%of teenagersspend timeoutside everyday.Many doctorsfeel that this is a problemin thetwenty-first century.As aresult,some doctorsare studyingthe connectionbetween natureand health:one example of thisis(心the workof DrMatilda inSweden.The doctorgave peoplea mathstest.During thetest,their heartrates率)(虚拟现实)were fast.After thetest,one group of peoplesat in a3D-virtual-reality roomfor fifteenminuteswith picturesand soundsof nature.Their heartrates wereslower thanpeoples in the othergroup.The virtualtouch withnature helpedthem feel more relaxed.Another goodexampleofhow natureis goodforhealth comesfrom Canada.In Toronto,researchers studied31,000people livingin the city.In general,theyfound thathealthier people lived near parks.Because ofstudies like these,some countriesand citieswant natureto be part of peoples everyday(迪拜),life.In Dubaifor example,there areplans fora newshopping mallwith a large gardenso shopperscanrelax outsidewith trees,plants andwater.In Switzerland,forest schools“are popular.Schoolchildren(韩)study theirsubjects in the forests and do lots ofexercise outside.And SouthKorea Sis anothergoodexample:it hasnew forests near its cities andaround13million peoplevisit theseforests every year.So afterbuildingcities for so long,perhaps ifsnow timeto startrebuilding nature.
72.What doesParagraph1mainlytalk aboutA.Teenagers problemin the21st century.B.How much time we spend outdoors.C.Visiting yourlocal park.D.Feeling aboutnature.
73.Match thecountries orcities with the information and choose the rightanswer.©the USAa.Children studyin theforestsanddolots of activitiesoutside.
②Dubai b.About13million peoplevisit newforestsnearitscitieseveryyear.©Switzerland c.A newshopping mallwith alarge gardenwill bebuilt.
④South KoreaA.
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②-d
③-b
④-c B.
①-d
②-c
③-a@-bd.10%of teenagersspend timeoutside everyday.C.
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③-d@-b D.
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74.What dothe resultsof thestudies showA.More andmore Canadianswill livenearparks.B.The mathstest isdifficult and makes peoplenervous.C.Nature canhelp peoplefeelmorerelaxed andbe healthier.D.Peoples heartrates getslower ina3D——virtual——reality room.
75.What canwe inferfrom thelast sentenceof thepassageA.Nature ismore importantthan cities.B.Country lifeis healthierthan citylife.C.People havelived in the citiesforsolong.D.Nature shouldbepartof peoplesdailylife.)请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个还原B到文中,使短文意思通顺、结构完整,并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑一空一句(每小题分)2Do youknow whatyour friendswatched onTV lastnight Do your friendsknow whatyou hadfor(社交媒体)breakfast todayDo you think youare usingsocial mediatoo much76It isreported thataround2,800million peopleoften use social media.Thats almost40percent ofthe worlds population.But howmuchtimedo wereally spendon social media Andwhat exactlydo wespendthat timedoing(普通的)Research showsthat,worldwide,the averageperson spendstwo hours and19minutes on socialmedia eachday.77An averageperson therespends fourhoursand17minutes aday onsocial media.Researchalso showsthat womenusesocialmedia more than men.In the United States,for example,women spendaroundtwo hoursmore a week thanmen onsocialmedia.78In general,it seemswespendmore timelooking atother peoplespages thanadding toourown.According toone survey,the mostcommon socialmedia activitiesare visitingfriends9pages,reading(评论)their news,and commentingon theirposts.79It hasover2,000million users.In secondplace,however,istheChinese siteQzone.In2017,Qzone was Chinas mostpopular socialmedia site,with around600million usersworldwide.Thats morethanTwitter and Instagram.(通道)Social mediacontinues togrow.80And asInternet accessbecomes availableto evenmore peoplearound the world,this growthwont stopanytime soon.A.What domost peopledo onsocial mediaB.Why dopeople communicateonsocialmediaC.People inPhilippines arethe mostactive users.D.The mostpopular socialmedia siteis Facebook.E.On Facebook,people posttheir newsand photos.F.Right now,there are5new Facebookusers everysecond.G.Social mediais nowa partof manypeople9s everydaylives.
五、补全对话(分)5请阅读下面对话,根据对话内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个填入空白处,使对话通顺、合理,意思完整,并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑一空一句(每小题分)1()Mei andJian aretalking in the school.Mei=M Jian-JM:Help me,Jian.I havegot toorganize the school clean-up day,but I don*t knowwhat to do.J:81M:I dontknow.J:Well,Mei.82・Its agood ideato learnwhat thatperson did.M:OK,I willask Ms.Robert.But Ineed to get startedtoday.How shouldI tellother studentsabout theeventJ:83Everyone seesthat.M:Great idea!(垃圾桶)J:84Put signson therubbish binsto remindstudents notto droplitter.I canhelp youwiththat.M:That*s clever.If westart keepingtheschoolclean,therell beless workto doon clean-up day.J:Thats right!And onemore thing,you mighttry talkingto teachers.85M:Good advice,Jian.Thank you!A.You shouldask.B.When isthe clean-up dayC.Who organizedit lastyearD.Some volunteerswill dothe clean-up.E.Youd betterput iton theschool calendar.F.Ask themto telltheir classesabout theday.G.And whydonA youget studentsto cleanbefore theevent
六、书面表达(分)15为了帮助学生迎接中考,在中考前几个月,老师一般都会进行复习教学一家英语教学研究中心()正在对中考英语复习教学现状进行调查请你根据下面提示,写English TeachingResearch Center一篇英语短文,向他们介绍你们班的英语复习课的情况,谈谈你对英语复习课的感受及看法,并提出建议写作要点
1.Your feelingsabout your English revision classes.
2.Class activities:a.What didyourEnglish teacher usuallydo in classb.What didyou usuallydo inclass
3.Your adviceon English revision classesto yourEnglishteacher.要求短问应包括提示中所有的写作要点,条理清楚,行文连贯,可适当发挥;
1..短文中不能出现真实的人名和地名;
2.词数不少于短文开头已给出,不计入总词数380,I thinkmy English revision classeswere__________________________________________________机密★江西省年中等学校招生考试2020英语听力材料现在是试听时间请听一段对话,然后回答问题M:Im goingshopping,Mum.Do you need anythingW:Yes,get someapples and some orangesto makejuice with.M:Well,we alreadyhave lotsof oranges.W:OK,just someapples then.答案是C)请听下面段对话每段对话后有一小题,从题中所给的、、三个选项中选出最佳选项,A8A B C并在答题卡上将该项涂黑听完每段对话后,你都将有秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一10小题每段对话读两遍
1.W:Do youwant to have dinnernowM:No,Im planningmy vacation.
2.W:Its cooltoday,isnt itM:Yes!The weatheris differentfrom yesterday.W:Yes.Yesterday wasso hot!M:I know.Very strange!
3.M:We hadsome deliciousfood at the newrestaurant lastnight.W:Really Wewent therelast week.
4.W:Are yourparentsgoing to yourhome for the Mid-Autumn Festival,TomM:Oh,no.They andmy familyare allgoing tomy brothershome.My homeis toosmall.
5.W:Hello,how can I helpyouM:Hello.Tve gota sorethroat.I feelterrible.W:Have youtaken yourtemperatureM:Yes,ifs normal.
6.M:Hi,Lisa.Are yougoingto thepartywith BilltonightW:No,Im not.Tm going with Jenny.Bill isgoing later.He has topickupGinafrom thestation.
7.M:Im raisingmoney forpoor children.W:Cool.Can Igive awaysome moneyHow muchhave youraised so farM:Well,sofarits$
950.So,if yougive away$50,Til reach$1,
000.W:Oh,well done!$50is noproblem.M:Great!Thanks.
8.W:The bookis abouta groupof peoplewho arestuck on an islandtogether.M:It soundscool.Is itany goodW:Yeah,I cantput itdown.B)请听下面5段材料・每段材料后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑听每段材料前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题秒钟;听5完后,各小题给出秒钟的作答时间每段材料读两遍5请听第段材料,回答第、小题1910W:Dad,canIgoto the moviesafter schoolon FridayM:Sure,Nancy.But whoare yougoing withAnd howare yougetting thereW:I am goingwithLily.Is itOK ifwe walkM:Im afraidnot.But I can driveyou there.W:OK,Dad.请听第段材料,回答第、小题21112W:What doyou thinkof thissofa,MikeM:This oneDont youthink the colours are too brightW:No,I lovethecolours.And theshape is perfect forour bedroom.M:I dont think so,and I dont thinkit willlook good with the bed in our bedroom.W:Why notM:Well,Lucy,our bedis brown.W:But thewalls areyellow,M:Yeah,but itsa verylight yellow.请听第段材料,回答第至第小题31315M:Hi Linda.What areyou listening toW:Hi John.Its aband calledThe Sky.Here,listen.M:Hey,theyre prettygood.Tve neverheard of them before.W:Yeah,theyre notvery famous.But theyvemade a lot ofrecords.M:This songsgreat.I lovethis kind of loudmusic.W:Me too.But theyhave afew reallysoft songs,too.Here,listen tothis one.M:Wow!I likeit.Doyou have manyof theirrecordsW:I havethem all.Theyre havinga concerthere inAugust.I cantwait.请听第段材料,回答第至第小题41618W:rd loveto workona plane andtravel aroundthe world.What about you,EricM:Not me.The travellingwould befun,but I think itsreally hardwork.What doyouthink,KateW:Youre right,it mightbe hardwork.But I like visitingnew places.Do youM:Ido,but remember,you haveto takecare ofpeople.Its nota vacation!W:Thats true.But Ilove people,so itsOK.And Ispeak Englishand French.So I can talkto people from lotsofdifferent places.Can youspeak FrenchM:No,I canonly speakEnglish.You know,I thinkril bea travelwriter.In thatway,Icantravel withouttakingcare ofother people!请听第段材料,回答第至第小题51922Hi,eveiyone.The ArtFestival iscoming.It isfrom9oclock to11oclock onJuly25th.It willbe heldatCenter Park.The ArtFestival isa lotof fun!The topicthis yearis PeopleYou Like.So youcan enjoymany beautifulpaintingsabout differentpeople likedoctors,pianists anddancers there.You canalso tryto createyour ownpaintings.And wewill invitesome famousyoung painters.The bestway toget thereis togo bycar.But youcanget to the festivalby otherkinds oftransportation,too.First,get onthe No.9bus toHill City.It takesabout45minutes.Then,walk halfa mileand youwill gettothepark.)请听下面一段独白,根据独白内容完成下列句子,每个空格不超过个单词将答案填写到答C3题卡的相应位置听独白前你将有秒钟的时间阅读句子内容独白读两遍50Hello,I amMark.Let metell yousomething about the threedifferent countriesI havelived in.I grewup ina smalltown in the north of England.Only about8,000peoplelivethere,so itsa veryquietplace.Icango walkingin thecountryside.But Icould not do muchexcept that.When I was22,1moved to Singapore,which was a hugechange.Singapore isa modemand greatplace tolivein.I metpeoplefromso manydifferent countriesandIhad areally greattime.I livedin Singaporefor tenyears,and thenin2016,1moved to Hangzhou,China,which iswhere I livenow.Hangzhou isa wonderfulplace.Iliveinaquiet neighbourhoodnot toofar from thecity.There are a lotofparks nearwhere Ilive,and itsa prettypeaceful place.Theres somuch todo inHangzhou,soI neverget bored.Ive gotno plansto move again in the future.Tm reallyhappy whereI amnow.江西省年中等学校招生考试2020英语试题参考答案
一、听力测试(共小题,每小题分,共分)271271〜5CABAB6-10BACAC11-15AABBC16〜22AACCBCB
23.a smalltown
24.go walking/walk/take awalk/have awalk()()
25.22years old/twenty-two years old
26.
201627.no plans/no plan
二、单项填空(共小题,每小题分,共分)81828〜31DADD32〜35BCBC
三、完形填空(共小题,每小题分,共分)25125)A36〜40ACDBD41-45BBCCA46-50ADCBD)B
51.cities
52.because
53.brings
54.their
55.even
56.easy
57.repeat
58.goal
59.to make
60.important
四、阅读理解(共小题,每小题分,共分)2024061〜63BAD64-67AADC68-71DBAC72-75BBCD76〜80GCADF
五、补全对话(共小题,每小题分,共分)51581〜85CAEGF
六、书面表达(分)15Possible VersionOne:I thinkmy Englishrevision classeswere boringand tiring.In class,my Englishteacher kepttalking fromthe beginning tothe end,which mademe boredand sleepy.She explainedthe rulesof wordsand grammar.Wedid nothingbut listenand takenotes.She alwaysasked usto memorizeall thewords we had learned.Therewere somany exercisestodoand examsto take,which mademe stressedout.I hopeEnglishrevisionclasses canbe moreinteresting anduseful.Teachers shouldorganize differentkinds of activities to help us practiceEnglish,such asplaying games,role-playing conversations,watchingEnglish videosandsoon.Whats more,I dontlike seriousteachers.I hopethey canbe morefriendly tous.Possible VersionTwo:Ithinkmy Englishrevisionclasseswere usefulbut tiring.In class,my Englishteacher organizeddifferentkindsofactivitiesto helpusreview whatwe hadlearnt.Sometimes sheexplained how to usethe keywords andsentencepatterns.We tooknotes andmade sentences.With theteachers help,we practicedlistening,readingand writinginclass.But weoften didexercises andhad exams,which mademe stressedout.I hopeEnglishrevisionclasses canbe moreenjoyable.We canplay gamesand role-play conversations.Its agood ideatohavediscussions withmy partnersin English.Whats more,Iliketeachers whoare alwayswitha smile.C.Because hehastowait forJenny.A.$
50.B.$
950.C.$1,
000.
7.How muchmoney willthe womangive away
8.What doesthe girlmeanA.The bookis expensive.B.The bookis heavy.C.The bookis interesting.)请听下面段材料每段材料后有几个小题,从题中所给的、、三个选项中选出最佳选B5A BC项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑听每段材料前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题秒钟;听完5后,各小题给出秒钟的作答时间每段材料读两遍(每小题分)请听第段材料,回答511第、小题910A.On Friday.B.On Saturday.C.On Sunday.
9.When willNancy gotothemoviesA.On foot.B.By bike.C.By car.
10.How willNancy gothere请听第段材料,回答第、小题21112A.Its coloursaretoobright.B.It looksgoodwiththebed.
11.What doesMike thinkof thesofaC.Its shapeisperfectforthebedroom.
12.Which of the followingis trueA.The wallsare lightyellow.B.Lucy likesbrown.C.They havebought thesofa.请听第段材料,回答第至第小题
3131513.What isLinda doingA.She issinging.B.She islisteningtomusic.C.She iswatching TV.A.Soft.B.Loud.C.Sad.
14.How isthe firstsong theytalk about
15.What canwe knowabouttheband TheSkyA.They arevery famous.B.They havemade afew records.C.They willhave aconcert inAugust.请听第段材料,回答第至第小题
4161816.Where doesKate wantto workA.On aplane.B.At school.C.On aship.
17.What languagecan KatespeakA.French andEnglish.B.French and Chinese.C.Chinese andEnglish.
18.What canwe getfrom theconversationA.Kate oftengoes fora vacation.B.Eric lovestaking careofpeople.C.Eric wantsto bea travelwriter.请听第段材料,回答第至第小题
5192219.When isthe Art FestivalA.On June15th.B.On July5th.C.On July25th.
20.Where willthe ArtFestival beheldA.At ArtCenter.B.At CenterPark.C.At HillCity.
21.Who willbe invitedtotheArtFestivalA.Young pianists.B.Young dancers.C.Young painters.
22.What canwe getfrom themonologueA.The festivallasts threehours.B.You canpaint picturesatthefestival.C.The buscan takeyou directlytothefestival.)请听下面一段独白,根据独白内容完成下列句子,C每个空格不超过个单词将答案填写到3答题卡的相应位置听独白前你将有秒钟的时间阅读句子内容独白读两遍(每小题分)
50123.Mark grewup ininthenorthofEngland.
24.In England,he couldnotdomuch butinthecountryside.
25.When he was,he movedtoSingapore.
26.In,he movedtoHangzhou,China.
27.He hasgot tomoveagaininthefuture.
二、单项填空(分)8请阅读下面各小题,从题中所给的、、、四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并A BC D在答题卡上将该项涂黑(每小题分)
128.Tina drivesto work.But todayshe drivesbecause of the rain.A.always B.often C.sometimes D.hardly
29.-The coffeesfinished!-Oh,sorry!I tothe shoptogetsome.A.amgoingB.was goingC.went D.have gone
30.It wasgreat inthe endwehad a terribletime atthebeginning.A.if B.unless C.when D.although
31.Tm prettygood attennis.Actually,Tm probablyinthe club.A.worse B.good C.better D.the best()
32.When yougo rockclimbing,youneedto becareful so that youdont havea n.A.chance B.accident C.secret D.action
33.The performerbecause therewas toomuch noisecoming fromthe crowd.A.continued B.relaxed C.stopped D.won
34.Idontknow thewords to alotof songs,but Ido knowsome folksongs thatmy grandmameat anearly age.A.teaches B.taught C.will teachD.has taught
35.You lunchat school.So youdont haveto bringyour ownfood.A.give B.will giveC.are givenD.have given
二、完形填空(分)25)请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的、、、四个选项中选出可以填入A ABCD相应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑(每小题分)1Cowboys havelived andworked inthe westand south-west oftheUnitedStates forover threecenturiesand theyareafamous symboloftheUSA.When youwatch thoseold Hollywoodcowboy filmsfrom(冒险).the fiftiesand sixties,you seea job.You seea36of freedomand adventureHowever,the realjobof anAmerican cowboyhas alwaysbeen37and sometimesdangerous.It isphysical withlong hoursand lowpay.(草原)Life hasnt38much forcowboys sincethe earlydays.Cows walkacross hugeplains to39thegrass and the cowboyrides onhis horseto bring40home.Like thecowboys ofthe past,a21st centurycowboy41gets upearly onfreezing coldmornings andmakes breakfastover afire.一一So whydoes aman becauseit isusually aman becomea cowboyFor some,it isnta42,becausethey areborn intothe life.They haveworked with43since theywere children.They44the traditionalcowboyculture:Its areal lifeaboutyou,your horseandtheopen45—JSome peoplechoosethejob46in life.Pat hadan officejob withtheUSgovernment withhighpay,47he didntlike citylife andspending allday inside.So oneday,he48his joband movedtoaranch(牧场)in Texas,making muchless money49a cowboy.He wantedjob satisfaction.And fbra cowboyjobsatisfactiondoesnt comefromthemoney ora comfortableoffice.It comesfrom being50to wakeup underthesky andbeing yourown boss.
36.A.life B.place C.way D.day
37.A.interesting B.boring C.hard D.easy
38.A.got B.paid C.done D.changed
39.A.catch B.eat C.touch D.take
40.A.it B.him C.her D.them
41.A.just B.still C.even D.never
42.A.problem B.choice C.plan D.dream
43.A.parents B.brothers C.cows D.sheep
44.A.create B.miss C.love D.refuse
45.A.country B.culture C.mind D.cowboy
46.A.later B.early C.quickly D.suddenly
47.A.so B.andC.since D.but
48.A.looked for B.took upC.gave upD.cared about
49.A.forB.asC.with D.like
50.A.relaxed B.slow C.late D.free)请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后用方框中所给的词的适当形式填空,并将答案填写到答B题卡的相应位置一空一词,每个词限用一次(每小题分)1because bringcity easyeven goalimportant makerepeat they(智利)Chile isa longand beautifulcountry withocean tothe westand mountainstotheeast.Some ofthevillages area verylong wayfrom51and someoftheschools arevery small.It isdifficult forsmall schoolsto teachscience52they donthave enoughteachers orequipment(设备)・This iswhere theScience BusProject canhelp.The bus53special scienceteachers,new ideasand equipmenttoschools indifferent partsofthecountry.Sometimes thechildren goinside the bus for54science lessonsor clubs.(实验).Sometimes theteachers55bring theequipment inside the classroom.The childrendo experimentsThematerials usedinthe experiments are56to find,for examplerecycled plasticbottles,sothatthe classteachercan57theexperimentswiththeclass whenthe bushas gone.The58oftheScience BusProject isto bringscience tochildren allover Chile.Since2012,thebushas visitedlotsofschools inChile,and hundredsof teachershave learnedhow59their scienceclassesfun andexciting.Science is60for allof us,as ithelps usunderstand ourworld andwe canlearn aboutit insideor outsideofthe classroom.
四、阅读理解(分)40)请阅读下面短文,根据短文内容从每小题所给的、、、四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在A ABCD答题卡上将该项涂黑(每小题分)2AJoin usand WINa newcamera!Join ourrunning groupsfor beginners(摄影)The BartonPhotography Clubandfor moreexperienced runners.Itswelcomes newmembers.We area busyclubfiin andthere areno competitions.ItWould youlike towithfamous teachers.Join before1st Marchcosts£3to bea member.get fitandmakenewand enterour summerphotography7p.m.every Wednesday.friendscompetition.First prizeisanew XP8ii camera!(细节)Call Mikefor detailsatYou needto pay£15to join theclub.077-
658945.Visit www.bartonphotoclub.com tojoin.Theatre GroupHavefun witha localtheatre group.We arelooking foractors tobe ina musicalcomedy thissummer.(热)You mustbe availabletwice aweek starting2nd April.Passion1W ismore importantthan talent!Join usfor free.Write toMandy Gileson.
61.What canwe dofor moreinformation aboutthe runninggroupsA.Visit Mike.B.Give Mikea call.C.Write toMike.D.Send Mikean email.
62.How muchdoes itcost tojoin thephotography clubA,£
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63.Which ofthe followingis trueaccording tothe adsaboveA.You aresure toget acamera tojointhephotography club.B.Talent isthe mostimportant foractors inthe theatregroup.C.The runninggroups haverunning competitionsevery Wednesday.D.Actors musttake partinthetheatre groupsactivities twiceaweek.BIn2007,Barrington Irvingbecame theyoungest personto flyalone aroundthe world.He wasjust23yearsold-and hebuilt theplane himself.How didhe achievethisIrvings interestin flyingstarted whenhe was
15.He wasworking inhis parentsbookstore in Miami,Florida.One ofthe customerswasapilot,Gary Robinson.One day,Robinson askedIrving ifhe wasinterestedin flying.Irving didn*tthinkhewassmart enough.But thenext day,Robinson tookIrving toan airport.He(驾驶舱)showed Irving insidethecockpit ofa Boeing
777.That experiencechanged Irvingslife.Irving reallywanted to fly,but flightschool wasexpensive.To achievehis dream,he workeddifferentjobs.He washedairplanes andcleaned swimmingpools.At home,he practicedflying ona videogame.In theend,he gotenough moneyfor flightschool.At flightschool,Irving achievedhis dreamof learninghowto fly.But hewasnt finished.Next,heplanned tobuild hisown planeand flyalone aroundthe world.Building theplane wasdifficult.Irving askedmorethan50companies forairplane parts.Most saidno,but(顽强地坚持)he persistedin asking.Three yearslater,he hadparts worth$300,
000.Columbia,an airplanecompany,agreed tobuild aplane usingthe parts.Soon,his aiiplanewas readyto fly.On March23,2007,Irving beganhis round-the-world trip.After97days-with145hours inthe air-helanded backinMiami.A cheeringcrowd ofpeople wasthere towelcome him.(影响)Irving sawmany young people inthe crowd,and thishadapowerful effecton him.He wantedtouse hisexperience tohelp otheryoungpeopleachieve theirown dreams.Everyone toldme whatI couldntdo,says Irving.They saidIwastoo young,that Ididnt haveenough(追求)money.But evenif noone believesin yourdream,“he says,“youhaveto pursueit.”
64.Why wasGaryRobinson importantin IrvingslifeA.He gotIrving interestedin flying.B.He sentIrving toa flightschool.C.He helpedIrving buildaplane.D.He taughtIrving howtofly.
65.Put theevents about Irvinginthe correctorder.a.Irving gotthe partsfor hisplane.b.Irving flewaroundtheworld,c.Irving metGary Robinson.d.Irving learnedtofly.A.c-d~a_b B.C.b・c・a・d D.
66.What canwe knowaboutIrvingpersonality accordingtothepassageA.Clever andhonest.B.Humorous andresponsible.C.Polite andpowerful.D.Hard-working andpersistent.
67.What wouldbe thebest titleforthepassageA,Becoming aPilot.B.Life inFlight School.C.Achieving aDream.D.Building YourOwn Plane.C(滑雪)Some peopleski downmountains.Others climbhuge rocksor photographdangerous animals.Why dopeople enjoyrisky activitieslikethese(心理学家)Some peopletake riskssimply becauseit makesthem feelgood.Psychologist Marvinsays(探险者)thatthiskindofexplorersarealways lookingforchangeandexcitement.When peopledo something(化学物质)new orrisky,a chemicalinthebrain createsa pleasantfeeling.They lovethis feelingand wanttoexperience itas oftenas possible.Other peopledont takerisks forthe feelingof excitementbut toachieve agoal.For example,Mike Faywentonadangerous2,000-mile specialjourney incentral Africa.He workedtohelpsave thewildlife there.Fays expeditionshelped create13national parks.(极限运动员),For otherpeople,such asextreme athletestaking risksis partof theirjob.Sportspsychologist Shanesays extremeathletes seetheworlddifferently.In adangerous activity,most peopleprobablydo notfeel in control.Extreme athletesare different:they feelincontrolin dangeroussituations.Thedanger caneven helpthem.For example,skier DaronRahlves saysthat beingafraid makeshim tryharder tosucceed.Most ofus arenot extremeathletesorexplorers.However,we stilltakerisks inourlives.Some ofus takesocialrisks,such asspeaking infront ofalargegroupofpeople.Sometimes,we takefinancial risks,such asbuyinga house.And sometimeswe takecareer risks,suchasleaving ajob orstarting abusiness.Most peopletakerisksinsome areasof life,but notin others.What kindof risk-taker areyou
68.What docsthe underlinedword“it inParagraph2refer to。
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