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19．Malia Obama，the elder daughter of former US President Barack Obama，would postpone enrolling in Harvard．She would take a gap year．
Gap years are so popular in Britain that more than 200，000 students take them every year．However，they are virtually unknown to many students in the US．Only about I percent of graduating seniors，or about 30，000 American students，decide to take a year off between high school and college．
Gap years，as defined by most US colleges，are structured educational periods of travel，volunteering or other kinds of learning through experiences．They usually have to be approved by the colleges which students plan to attend，and more American students，like Malia Obama，have started to take gap years．
According to American Gap Association（AGA）surveys，there was a 22percent increase in students taking gap years in 2015 over the previous year．
While many colleges and particularly public universities don't allow students to postpone enrollment，Florida State Universality has begun encouraging its freshmen to take a year off from their studies in order to get some extra maturity and new experiences．
"We know very clearly now that gap years can be an educational experience that changes you completely，"said Joe O'shea，the president of（AGA），"Gap years help increase students'focus while their identifies and future plans take shape．"
She believes gap years are good ways for young people to get away from their comfortable lives or pressures from society，and to see their lives from a new angle．"It helps you choose your path，instead of letting it choose you．"
Kairs Engle spent a year with a charitable organization in Haiti at age 18．The experience has made her realize that she wants to help others．Now Engle has become the president of the Glades Initiative，a non-profit organization that helps with food security in communities in southern Florida．She said the immersion in a very different culture completely changed her worldview．By the time she entered Bethel College in Kansas a year later，her life had changed．"l felt like I was different from most people there．I knew clearly what I wanted to study，which was international development with an emphasis on social work．"

32．The example of Malia Obama is to showA．
A．some American students begin to take gap years
B．taking gap years is necessary for American students
C．fewer students want to take gap years in America
D．famous persons encourage their children to take gap years
33．From the passage，we can infer thatD．
A．American governments support seniors to take gap years
B．American students taking gap years will have a sharp increase soon
C．students who take gap years needn't apply to college
D．students taking gap years are not just for making money
34．Karis Engle thinksC．
A．taking gap years has influenced her cultural choices
B．taking gap years seldom affects participants'worldview
C．taking gap years is very valuable for her to choose her career
D．taking gap years is helpful for her entry into college
35．What is the main purpose of the passage？B
A．To advertise for taking gap years．
B．To introduce the situation of gap years in the US．
C．To discuss how to take gap years．
D．To share opinions about taking gap year．

18．Some creative people see colors when they hear different sounds．Others hear voices when they see words and numbers．What they experience is called synaesthesia（通感）．
A study at the University of Sussex in the UK is finding out how to use synaesthesia to improve your IQ and memory．The study leaders Daniel Bor has been working on exploring memory for a number of years．Bor says that carrying out these tests has given them the opportunity to find out more about how we use different kinds of memory．
Bor based his latest research on something scientists already know a lot about-"chunks"．He explains that this is a way of parceling out large pieces of information into smaller units（chunks），with certain features or meanings，to make it easier to remember．"When I gave you my phone number，01274737271，you probably remember it as 012-74-73-72-71，or something similar．If you can remember 012 and then 74，you can remember the rest by its features．You can get some amazing benefits from chunks．"
In this way，synaesthesia adds extra meaningful information to things that are difficult to remember，such as letters，numbers，or colors．This helps us remember things better．"All these signs are pointing towards synaesthesia being connected to greater abilities to do certain things，certain jobs，"says Bor．"So，the study began as a way to test that．"
They wanted to see if they could create a way to learn about synaesthesia，and use its benefits to help everyone．In the study，they trained volunteers for 10minutes a day for a week．The results were not huge，but impressive．
They discovered that after training，the volunteers were able to pass the normal synaesthesia tests and their IQ jumped up about 12 points．Although Bor believes they still need to test the increase in IQ with different groups of people，the result is very impressive．"It's very useful to increases people's IQs．Even when the group are already quite clever，like the students who take part in this study．"he said．

28．Which is the best title for this passage？D
A．Synaesthesia，a Common Phenomenon
B．Synaesthesia and Chunks
C．What Synaesthesia Tells Us？
D．Synaesthesia Helps you Improve IQ
29．How does synaesthesia improve memory？A
A．Synaesthesia adds new meanings to memory materials．
B．Synaesthesia is connected to greater abilities to do certain things．
C．Synaesthesia simplifies the memory process．
D．Synaesthesia blends various methods together．
30．What does"parcel out"in paragraph 3mean？C
A．Submit．
B．Enlarge．
C．Break．
D．Arouse．
31．From the passage，Bor feelsC about the result of the test．
A．doubtful
B．worried
C．optimistic
D．uncertain．

17．①If you love basketball，you must know Stephen Curry，an excellent basketball player in the NBA．
②Curry was born on March 14^th，1988 in Ohio，the US．His father and brother were both basketball players．In his childhood，his father often took him and his brother to watch the games and practise basketball after competitions．Influenced by his father，Curry showed the talents in playing basketball when he was young．And he had a perfect balance between athletic skills and performances．However，due to a lack of size and strength at that time，many schools didn't believe in his abilities or skills and rejected him joining their school basketball teams．
③Curry never gave up but removed the doubts with hard training．All his devotion and persistence paid off．He was enrolled at Davidson College where he became a national star．He always got the most points in a game and people could hardly forget his fantastic performances．In 2009，Curry became a member of the GSW（Golden State Warriors）．
④Curry is famous especially for his three-point shoot．He made more than 400three-point shots in the 2016season．Many fans call him the greatest shooter in NBA history．He has won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award twice，and led the GSW to their first championship．
⑤"He is like a great actor on a Broadway stage．"said Coach Steve Kerr．"He sings his best notes and dances his best steps．"28years old，Curry is still young and has a long way to go in NBA．We believe that he will bring us more surprises in the future．

21．Why was Curry rejected by some school teams before he became famous？B
A．Because he lacked athletic skills．
B．Because he was thought to be weak and short．
C．Because he was too young．
D．Because he lacked game experience．
22．Paragraph 3 and 4 mainly tell us thatA．
A．Curry has been very successful
B．Curry is facing many questions
C．Curry works very hard
D．Curry devotes much to the career
23．What is the author's attitude towards Curry？D
A．Pity．
B．Disappointment．
C．Concern．
D．Admiration．

16．Self-talk helps us allTalking Io yourself may seem a little shameful．If you've ever been overheard criticizing yourself for a foolish mistake or practicing a speech，you'll know the social problems it can cause．（36）ATalking to ourselves，whether out loud or silently in our heads，is valuable．Far from being a sign of madness，self-talk allows us to plan what we are going to do，manage our activities and control our emotions．
Psychologists call self-talk private speech-language that is spoken out loud but directed at yourself．We do a lot of it when we are young．As children，we use private speech to control our actions in the same way that we use public speech to control the behavior of others．（37）C
Psychological experiments have shown that this so-called inner speech can improve our performance in tasks like telling what other people are thinking．One recent study suggests that self-talk is the most effective when we talk to ourselves in the second person：as"you"rather than"I"．
We keep the private speech we use as children inside-but we never truly put away the out-loud version．（38）BYou're sure to see an athlete shouting at himself or herself．
（39）G Hearing different points of view means our thoughts can end up in different places，leading to a solution to a problem，just like a regular dialogue，and might turn out to be one of the keys to human creativity．
Both kinds of self-talk-silent and out loud-seem to bring many different benefits to our thinking．（40）E

A．But there's no need for embarrassment．
B．If you want proof，turn on a sports channel．
C．As we grow older，we keep this system inside．
D．Take a trip to any preschool and watch a small child playing with toys．
E．Words to the self，spoken silently or aloud，are so much more than just chatter．
F．According to the well-known saying，talking to yourself is the first sign of madness．
G．Self-talk seems to be a very good way of solving problems and working through ideas．

15．Can you figure out someone's name just by looking at him or hereThe answer may not be a definite"yes"，but a study by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem，Israel，found that you would at least have a clue，since people with certain names tend to share similar facial appearances．
For example，if someone is named Bob，he's likely to have a round and joyful face，while someone named Tim tends to have a narrower face and a more serious look．
People have long been associating names with certain cultural expectations，which may be responsible for the study's results．For example，a woman named Katherine is usually considered to be more reliable than a girl named Bonnie．Previous studies also found that people with traditionally African-American names such as DeShawn and Jamal are more likely to be seen as dangerous and violent by their teachers and are less likely to be hired in jobs．
These stereotypes（固定模式）have become so widespread that they've even affected how people look at themselves．In fact，people tend to subconsciously（下意识地）change their own personalities to fit into these stereotypes-Katherines may try hard to be trustworthy and Bonnies may care less about the mistakes they make．
"We develop the personality that other people expect us to exhibit，"said lead researcher Yonat Zwebner，according to The Telegraph．In other words，it's not that names change people，but people try to live up to their names．
And our faces may even change over time，based on these stereotypes．
"Usually，we think that faces are very fixed but now we show that they're not，"the study's co-author Ruth Mayo told UK's iNews．
According to Mayo，the use of different facial expressions can allow people to develop different looks．"If you smile a lot，you have different wrinkles around your eyes and your mouth from if you frown（皱眉）a lot，"she said．

32．Why did the author use tile names Bob and Tim as an example？D
A．To prove the influence of names on our emotions．
B．To present the cultural expectations of certain names．
C．To show the correct method of guessing someone's name．
D．To explain the possible connections between names and looks．
33．Which of the following are considered cultural stereotypes by the author？C
a．A boy named Tim tends to be cautious．
b．A boy named Jamal tends to be violent．
c．A boy named DeShawn appears dangerous．
d．A girl named Bonnie is likely to be seen as joyful．
e．A gird named Katherine is usually considered trustworthy．
A．abe           B．ade              C．bce              D．bcd
34．Which of the following would Yonat Zwebner probably agree with？B
A．People's faces become fixed as they grow into adults．
B．The way people are looked at changes their personalities．
C．People could change their personalities by using different names．
D．People should focus on sound and meaning when choosing names．
35．What might be the best title for the passage？A
A．Name may make looks
B．Name can change people
C．Appearance may affect jobs
D．Appearance can carry culture．

14．Today，we're sending Sally away for a week of summer camp．She never actually asked to go．It was all my idea to sign（报名）her up．She's nearly 12，and I notice that I'm with my child nearly 24 hours a day．
Living on a farm without any neighbors，I've chosen a life that is quieter than a typical family's．But rather than longing for space away from me，Sally has become increasingly dependent on my presence．
What frightens me most is that she has become a"mini-me"．She pursues my hobbies，my dreams and my opinions．And that's why I pulled her to the summer camp：a nearby wilderness camp called Hawk Circle．
After we ate，we drove to Hawk Circle．Once there，we got a tour of the grounds and were introduced to Sally's fellow campers．Sally stood by the group of children，holding my hand，horror in her eyes，trying to work up the courage to join in a game of soccer．
"I need you for a few more minutes，"she told me，holding my hand tightly．
I pulled away and walked up to one of the camp workers．"Excuse me，"I said loudly．"I'd like to introduce my daughter to you．Maybe you could help her meet a few of these kids．"He came over to talk to Sally，and I kissed on her cheek and then my husband and I disappeared before Sally realized we were gone．
It was not until that drive home that I finally felt it．A piece of my soul had been taken from my body．I began to shake．Tears streamed down my face．It took every bit of my strength to keep driving forward．
When we arrived home，I calmed down and reminded myself why I chose this path．I want Sally to have a chance to find herself out of my shadow．I don't want to see only myself in my child．I want to learn who she is．After 12years of constantly being together，I want to finally meet my daughter for the first time．

28．Why did the author sign her daughter up for the summer camp？D
A．Camp training was something new to her daughter．
B．Her daughter had longed to go to the summer camp．
C．She expected her daughter to make some new friends．
D．She wanted to help build up her daughter's independence．
29．What happened when they arrived at the summer camp？C
A．Sally enjoyed meeting her fellow campers very much．
B．Sally found the other campers were not easy to get along with．
C．Sally felt frightened but her parents left her with a camp worker．
D．Sally gathered the courage to join in a soccer game immediately．
30．How did the author feel after leaving the camp？C
A．She was worried about her daughter's health．
B．She was regretful for sending her daughter away．
C．She was upset but confident of her right decision．
D．She was proud that she had done something correct．
31．What does the author intend to tell us in the passage？B
A．Kids should often be exposed to summer camps．
B．Sometimes parents need to let go of their children．
C．Parents shouldn't influence their children too much．
D．Children are usually a real reflection of their parents．

13．Dear Alcohol，
You've been around forever．I can remember all the pain you've caused me．
Do you remember the night when you almost took my father's life？I do．He loves you．Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me．He's addicted to you，to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them．You just sat back and laughed as his car went turning through the street，crashing into two other cars．He wasn't the only one badly hurt by you that night．
Do you remember the night of my first high school party？My friends were intrigued by you．They treated you as if they were never going to see you again，drinking all of you that they could．I spent two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen head over heels for you．"I'm so embarrassed，"they said as I held their hair back so that they could throw up．"I'm sorry，"they said when I called taxis for them，walking them out and paying the driver in advance．"This won't happen again，"they said as they were sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped．Two 15-year-old girls slept in hospital beds that night due to you．
Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lesson？Do you know how we all felt when he hit another
car head-on and killed two people in the other car？He died the next morning，too．His sister walked home from her dance lesson，and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two blocks away from the dance studio．She didn't realize her brother was among them at all．She never saw him again．And it was all your fault．
I wish you'd walk out of my life forever．I don't want anything to do with you．Look at all the pain you've caused．Sure，you've made people happy too from time to time．But the damage you've caused in the lives of millions is not excusable．Stop attracting the people I love!Stop hurting me，please!
Sincerely，
Me
21．What did Alcohol do to the author's father that night？C
A．It made him drunken and took his life away．
B．It made him kill two other people when driving．
C．It got him into a car accident and badly injured．
D．It got him into trouble and got his stomach pumped．
22．What does the underlined phrase"were intrigued by"probably mean in the letter？A
A．were interested in
  B．were satisfied with
C．were familiar with
D．were disappointed by
23．What is tile author's purpose in writing this letter？B
A．To warn people not to drive after drinking．
B．To persuade people to get away from alcohol．
C．To tell people three sad stories about alcohol．
D．To warn people against the pain caused by alcohol．
24．How was the author feeling while writing this letter？D
A．Shocked．
B．Responsible．
C．Disappointed．
D．Sorrowful．

12．假定你是李华，你收到了你的美国朋友Peter寄来的最新英文小说．请给他回信，告诉他礼物已收到，并回赠他一件礼物以及说明礼物的意义．
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
Dear Peter，
I'm glad to receive the latest English novel I can't thank you enough for such a lovely gift as Ihave been expecting for a long time．This novel gives me some insights into American society anddaily life．
I know you are interested in Chinese festivals．Therefore，I have chosen an album of papercutting for you．Paper cutting is a unique form of Chinesecultural relics，which is often used as adecoration at festivals and on special occasions such as weddings for a joyous atmosphere I hope it will bring you happiness and good luck as it often does in China．
Best wishes!I'm expecting you to come to China and experience the rich culture m person．
Yours，
Li Hua．

11．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Dear Mommy．
Happy Mother's Day!This is a special holiday because that it is a day for you to feel the appreciation for all you have done for Amy and 1．I am most thankful for all the sacrifices you had made in order for us live the most comfortable lives possible．You put yourself in difficulty situations so that we have food to eat，clean clothes to wear and a warm home to sleep in．Thank you for your endless love and hard works．Your efforts are never taking for granted．I really couldn't ask for the better mom．Through you，I am able to understand which true love is：loving someone unconditional for what they were，are and will be．
Love，
Anna．

10．You may use banknotes every day．But did you know that there is a lot of science behind the money？（36）EAustralia was the first country to use polymer（聚合物）banknotes in 1988．（37）D
They can stop water from making them wet．They are also cleaner because bacteria don't grow easily on them．
Now，the Australians have improved their banknotes again by creating a new 5-dollar note．The new one has a clear window in the middle in which there are pictures of an Australian bird and a building．（38）CTilt （倾斜）the note a little and you will see the bird flapping its wings as if trying to fly away．Turn the note from side to side and you will notice the building come to life and spin．While these features are impressive and entertaining，that was not the reason why the Australian Government spent ten years perfecting them．Their primary purpose was to make it impossible to fake a banknote．
（39）FThe new $ 5 bill now has a raised bump alongside the two long edges，enabling the blind or those with limited vision，to quickly determine its value．
The Australian government will give the new 10-dollar note the same features in a year's time．（40）B

A．Note makers still have a long way to go．
B．Other notes will have them in the future．
C．The magic of the new features lies in them．
D．They have many advantages over paper notes．
E．The new Australian 5-dollar note is a good example．
F．The new note is also the first touchable Australian banknote．
G．Their material and pattern set them apart from ordinary banknotes．

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