题目内容
1.My name is Clara.I still remember that chilly December day,sitting in science class.I'd finished a worksheet early and picked up a TIME for Kids magazine.A piece of news caught my eye:NASA was holding an essay contest to name its Mars rover(火星探测器).Before I even knew anything else about it,a single word flooded my 11-year-old mind,Curiosity.I couldn't want for the bell to ring so I could get started on my essay.That afternoon,I raced home,sat down at the computer,and typed until my fingers ached."Curiosity is an everlasting flame that burns in everyone's mind…"
Five months later,my mom received a phone call,and immediately,a wide smile spread across her face.
On August 5,2012,at 10:31p.m,the rover named Curiosity touched down safely on the surface of Mars,and I was honored to have a front-row seat in NASA.
Curiosity is such an important part of who I am.I have always been fascinated by the stars,the planets,the sky and the universe.I remember as a little girl,my grandmother and I would sit together in the backyard for hours.She'd tell me stories and point out the stars,Grandma lived in China,thousands of miles away from my home in Kansas,but the stars kept us together even when we were apart.They were always there,yet there was so much I didn't know about them.That's what I love so much about space.
People often ask me why we go to faraway places like Mares.My answer is simple because we're curious.We human beings do not just hole up in one place.We are constantly wondering and trying to find out what's over the hill and beyond the horizon.
56.How did Clara get the new about the essay contest?( no more than 10words)
57.Why did Clara have a front-row seat in NASA?( no more than 10words)
58.What does Clara remember about the time spent with Grandma?( no more than 15words)
59.What does the underlined phrase"hole up"mean?(1word)
60.In your opinion,why is curiosity important?( no more than 20words)
分析 本文讲述了作者在十一岁时参加美国国家航空航天局NASA的作文比赛并获得以NASA的前排座位作为奖励的经历.
作者在十一岁时偶然看到《时代》儿童刊物中NASA刊登的征文广告时激动不已,一个主题冲击着作者的大脑--好奇.因此他以"好奇心"为主题写了一篇文章给NASA,并且获得奖励--在NASA的前排座位观看以自己的文章命名的火星探测器"好奇心"顺利在火星降落.
作者认为宇宙如此浩淼,人类不可能禁锢在一个小星球里,人类带着好奇心不断地探索宇宙的奥秘.
解答 56.By reading a Time for Kids magazine Or:From a Time for kids magazine 通过第一段的阅读,可知作者是在《时代》杂志的儿童刊上发现了征文比赛的广告的.
57.She won the essay contest held by NASA.Or:She named the Mars rover"Curiosity"Or:"Curiosity"was chosen as the name of the Mars rover
通过三四段的阅读,妈妈的开心的样子以及我获得了奖励可知"我"投稿后是获奖了,因此答案是因为作者参加NASA举办的作文比赛获奖了.She won the essay contest held by NASA.(答案不唯一)
58.She sat together with Grandma listening to her stories about the stars.
Or:Her grandma told her stories about the stars.Or:They sat together talking about the stars.
由第四段句子可以得知答案:I remember as a little girl,my grandmother and I would sit together in the backyard for hours.She'd tell me stories and point out the stars.答案可以归纳为:Her grandma told her stories about the stars.
59.Stay/Remain/Live/Hide
We human beings do not just hole up in one place.We are constantly wondering and trying to find out what's over the hill and beyond the horizon.
由后面的句子可知是转折,后面句子表达"不断地探索宇宙新的领域",可知作者的态度是,我们不会局限居住在一个地方,推知hole up的同义词为Stay/Remain/Live/Hide.
60.Curiosity is important because it leads to discovery or invention.
Or:With curiosity,we keep asking questions and exploring the world unknown.
Or:Curiosity drives us through our lives so that we never stop wondering about the things beyond our knowledge.
本题为观点题,考生只要在全文主旨下说明自己的观点即可.在文中,作者认为好奇心有着重要的作用,理由是:We human beings do not just hole up in one place.We are constantly wondering and trying to find out what's over the hill and beyond the horizon.可归纳为:好奇心引领我们探索宇宙.
点评 本文为记叙文.考生在作答时需把握中心思想,抓住细节,包括时间,地点,事物发展顺序等等.
-I'm sorry,I didn't know the time or I ______ earlier.( )
A. | will leave | B. | would leave | C. | had left | D. | would have left |
任务要求:
A.阅读公司年会要求和会务设计信息,填写任务单.
Please read the requirements of the annual meeting.
Our company will hold an annual meeting on December 31st,2015.We hope this meeting will be an easy and pleasant one.Everyone will be impressed by it.In the meeting,we will summarize the past and look into the future.There will be nearly 200people attending the meeting and everyone will get a gift.We prefer to hold this meeting in the evening,so there should be some food and drinks available.Our aim is to hold the most wonderful annual meeting with the least money,and the cost had better be about RMB 70,000.
Please read the following information about the three plans.
Plan l
Hello,everyone!We think that holding a wonderful annual meeting needs good ideas.We will rent a forest park to hold the party in the open,which can contain a large number of people.You can communicate with your partners and your friends freely in the natural and fresh air.We'll provide some food and drinks.At the end of the meeting,the manager will hand out gifts to everyone.If needed,we can rent a coach to send you to the park.The total cost is about RMB 100,000 (excluding renting a coach).
Plan 2
Good afternoon,everyone!We will hold a costume ball.If you have a meeting room big enough to hold 300people,we can decorate it.We will send gifts to those who attend the meeting.We can provide some light drinks,like cola and juice,but food is not available at the ball.The expense of the meeting is RMB50,000 (excluding renting a hall and clothes).
Plan 3
Good afternoon,everyone!We will have a buffet dinner party to hold this annual meeting in a five-star hotel which can seat 500 people.During the party,each department should give a performance.At the end of the party,everyone will get a gift.The cost is RMB 75,000 including the transportation fare (excluding renting a coach).
Complete the following worksheet.
Worksheet(任务单)
Expense of the meeting | Places of the meeting | |
Plan l | 46.RMB100,000 | Rent a 47.forest park to hold the party in the open |
plan 2 | RMB 50,000 | Rent a hall to hold a 48.costume ball |
plan 3 | 49.RMB75,000 | have a buffet dinner party in a 50.five-star party |
主要内容包括:
(1)Which plan do you choose for the company's annual meeting?
(2)Why have you chosen the company's annual meeting plan?And please give the reasons why you have chosen this one and haven't chosen the other two.
注意:文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称.词数为80~120.
A. | passed off | B. | passed down | C. | passed by | D. | passed away |
-I __ that the party was great.( )
A. | haven't heard; am saying | B. | don't hear,said | ||
C. | didn't hear; was saying | D. | can't hear; will say |