15．你市举办机器人大赛.来自育才中学的学生荣获第一名.并将参加全国比赛．此次比赛旨在激发学生们的创造力以及自学能力．比赛中机器人要完成具体任务.然后评委根据任务完成情况评分．假如你是市广播电台英语频——青夏教育精英家教网——

15．你市举办机器人大赛，来自育才中学的学生荣获第一名，并将参加全国比赛．此次比赛旨在激发学生们的创造力以及自学能力．比赛中机器人要完成具体任务，然后评委根据任务完成情况评分．假如你是市广播电台英语频道的记者李华，请根据以上内容写一篇100词左右的口头新闻报道．

14．Today is a perfect day that can leave you with good memories you may someday share with your friends．Here's how：
（71）B You can see or do something a million times，but you can only see or do it for the first time once．As a result，first time experiences usually leave a deep mark in our minds for the rest of our lives．So try to experience something different and you'll have more memories!
Work on something that's great to you．（72）G Life is short．Today is the day to take action．
Smile and notice what's right．Everything that happens in life is neither good nor bad．（73）C And no matter how it turns out，it always ends up just the way it should．Either you succeed or you learn something．
Be true to yourself．The only shoes you can wear are your own．If you aren't being yourself，you aren't truly living．（74）E
Make a new friend．People are interesting creatures （生物），and no two people are exactly alike．（75）D Find out what makes them different．They'll likely open your eyes to wonderful ideas．And you never know，they just might change your life．
Be present．Be here now．Remember，right now is the only dear moment to you．Right now is life．Don't miss it．
A．Learn a new skill．
B．Try something new．
C．It just depends on your opinion．
D．So meet someone new today．
E．And in fact，you're only existing．
F．Pay close attention to what you're doing．
G．Make yourself busy with something meaningful．

13．Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English writing abilities．（26）Compared（compare） with other forms of writing，it is shorter and takes（27）lesstime．It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English．（28）Ifwe persist in this practice，gradually we'll learn how to express ourselves in English．In keeping a diary in English，we certainly run up against many difficulties．In the first place，it often happens（29）thatwe have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind．（30）Secondly（second），there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese．（31）Andit is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly．
As far as I am concerned，my（32）suggestion（suggest） is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach．Whenever something（33）beats（beat） us，we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary．We can also turn to our English teacher for help，if necessary．In short，I believe that it is（34）ofgreat use to keep a diary in English for（35）thedevelopment of our writing skills．

12．假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Franklin在孔子学院学习，他写信咨询你是否赞成"不以规矩，不成方圆"这一说法．请用英语写一封回信，阐述你的观点和看法．
内容要点：1．个人观点；2．分析说明；3．恰当的结尾．
注意：
1．信件开头己写出，不计入总词数；
2．文中不能出现考生个人信息；
3．词数：120左右．
参考词汇：规矩rules and regulations
Dear Franklin，
I am deeply impressed by your love for learning Chinese culture

11．--Why is it so noisy above our classroom？
--Some students are busily setting the tables in the room where a party_____．（　　）

10．The company is making efforts to improve the quality of its products and to ___ its competitive
edge in the global market．（　　）

9．Astronauts in space may suffer motion sickness，muscle loss，tiredness and bone loss due to low or zero gravity and weightlessness．But scientists at the University of Delaware are experimenting with little worms to better understand how space travel affects astronauts．
The millimeter-long worm，called C．elegans，is often used in medical studies because its life is only about two weeks long．Seventy percent of its DNA is the same as human DNA．
Chandran Sabanayagam，a scientist with the University of Delaware，built a microgravity simulator（模拟器）to test how C．elegans would perform in the actual zero gravity of space．
Scientists use a computer to watch the worms as they constantly turn over the simulator．The computer shows the worms as they would look under a microscope．Mr．Sabanayagam says the worms turn around and around in the simulator for about one week before they take them out，looking for changes in the worms'epigenome．The epigenome are chemical markers that relate to microgravity and that tell the DNA in the cells how to perform．They can be changed by the environment．And those changes pass from one generation to the next．
"When the worms are in microgravity environment some epigenomic marks remain even when we put it back into normal ground conditions．So its offspring（后代）keeps this epigenomic memory of the parents'microgravity environment．"
The information gathered suggests that the epigenomic marks appear during the early part of a worm's life．Mr．Sabanayagam says identifying epigenomic marks is important for human studies in the future．
Mr．Sabanayagam thinks scientists can find genes（基因）in the human genome（基因组）similar to those in the worms that responded to microgravity．He says scientists could possibly observe those genes closely when astronauts travel in space．
Chandran Sabanayagam expects C．elegans to visit the International Space Station within two years．He hopes information gathered from the worm studies can be used to develop simple，low-cost and quick tests to measure an astronaut's health．
72．What is the purpose of the research？A
A．To seek a way to solve astronauts'healthy problems resulting from weightlessness．
B．To produce medicines from the C．elegans DNA to prevent astronauts from diseases．
C．To see how much similar the C．elegans DNA is to that of human．
D．To prove the practicability of taking the C．elegans to the outer space．
73．What does the underlined word"They"in the paragraph 4refer to？C
A．Scientists．
B．The worms．
C．The epigenome．
D．Astronauts．
74．What happens to the worms during the experiment？B
A．They are put under a microscope and turned around and around．
B．There are some changes in their epigenome with the microgravity environment．
C．Some of them can't adjust to normal ground conditions after the experiment．
D．Chemical markers in them have changed so that their DNA can't perform well．
75．According to the passage，scientistsB．
A．are having difficulties in identifying epigenomic marks in human genes
B．are still on the way to finding human genes that respond to microgravity
C．have sent C．elegans to the International Space Station for the experiment
D．believe using the worms to measure an astronaut's health is costly and quick．

8．Germans who are very careful and pay a lot of attention to details are often described as being very serious and _______．（　　）

7．Scientists have discovered a special biological behavior in dolphins（海豚） that could lead to a treatment for late-onset diabetes（晚发的糖尿病） in humans．Studies on dolphins found that healthy dolphins switch into a diabetic-like state overnight when they are not feeding，but return to normal when they eat the following morning．
The extraordinary finding has led scientists to suggest that dolphins have"genetic switch"that allows them to imitate diabetes while they arenot feeding for a night，without suffering any ill effect．
If researchers can identify a similar genetic pathway in human，they may be able to develop drugs to effectively switch off diabetes．Some 2.2million people in Britain have type 2（or late-onset） diabetes，a figure that is expected to reach 4million by 2025as a consequence of rising levels of obesity（肥胖）．
The tissuesof people with type 2diabetes have become resistant to insulin（胰岛素）so they lose the ability to control sugar levels in their blood．The condition can damage the heart，eyes，kidneys（肾脏） and nerves and contribute to 5% of all deaths，according to the World Healthy Organisation．
Dolphins appear to imitate diabetes to keep high levels of blood sugar when food is rare．Like humans，dolphins need some sugar in their blood for their brains to function normally．Venn-Watson's team analysed 1，000blood samples（样本） from 52dolphins while theydidn't eat anything overnight and fed in the morning．At night time，the dolphins'metabolism（新陈代谢）changed greatly and showed similar characteristics to that seen in people with type 2diabetes．
"It is our hope that this discovery can lead to new ways to prevent，treat and maybe even cure diabetes in humans，"said Stephanie Venn-Watson，director of clinical research at the National Marine Foundation in San Diego．
72．What's the main idea of the passage？A
A．Humans get some ideaoftreatingdiabetes from dolphins．
B．Dolphins can switch into a diabetic-like state overnight．
C．Humans can suffer the same disease as dolphins．
D．Dolphins should be fed regularly to avoid diabetes．
73．The key to applying the finding to curing human diabetes lies inC．
A．producing insulin in a larger amount
B．developing drugs from healthy dolphins
C．identifying a similar genetic pathway in human
D．analysingmore blood samples from hungrydolphins
74．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？B
A．Scientists have found a similar genetic switch in humans．
B．More British people will suffer type 2diabetes due to obesity．
C.2.2million people with type 2diabetes die in Britain every year．
D．Dolphins imitate diabetes to avoid a high blood sugar level．
75．What will happen to dolphins if not fed for a night according to Venn-Watson？D
A．Their metabolism breaks down．
B．They become resistant to insulin．
C．Their heart and kidneys are damaged．
D．They keep high levels of blood sugar．

6．Each Sunday，people can hear the music of the Mission Dolores Basilica in San Francisco．The Spanish missionaries（传教士）built the church in 1791．It was the start of a special kind of neighborhood：the Mission District．
The area is a place with a long and varied history．One community member says that it's important for people to understand the many levels of history in the neighborhood．He feels that this knowledge is a big part of understanding what it means to be a real San Franciscan．
One of the most interesting parts of the district is its people．Over the years，immigrants have come to the area from Ireland，Germany，and Italy．But the most recent immigrants are mainly from Latin America．It's easy to see the style that these recent additions give to the neighborhood．You can see it in the art on the walls，taste it in the food，and hear it in the music!
Juan Pedro Gaffney，the director of the Spanish Choir（唱诗班）of San Francisco，says that the people there share the pain and the happiness of their friends and family members and that music has always been a basic part of cultural identity in the district．He feels that the music of the district is colorful and lively．
But it isn't just its music that's colorful and lively．Its art is full of life as well．
The local art community stays close to the area's culture and tradition．A local arts organization often leads people on walks through the district．They visit streets like Balmy Alley，which is famous for its murals （壁画）．Even though the meanings behind the murals are always changing，they are still very powerful．One artist explains that they are fighting for fairness in the community and to help the environment through murals．Apparently，they're something the community likes．
Many of these artists feel that the district is a successful neighborhood where new immigrants are welcome．"People see that they're not so different from each other，"says one artist．"There are a lot of things that bind（捆绑）the immigrants through culture and tradition．"
68．The underlined phrase"this knowledge"in Paragraph 2refers toD．
A．having memories of the Spanish missionaries
B．knowing the history of the Mission Dolores Basilica
C．realizing what it means to be a real San Franciscan
D．understanding the many levels of history in the neighborhood
69．The author shows the multi-culture of the Mission District from the aspects ofB．
A．literature and sports
B．music and murals
C．buildings and clothes
D．customs and festivals
70．It can be inferred from the passage that in the Mission DistrictA．
A．immigrants from different cultures live in harmony
B．LatinAmerican music and foods are the most attractive
C．the Spanish Choir stands out in the competition of different cultures
D．new immigrants have to give up their own culture to be welcome
71．What would be the best title for the passage？B
A．The Mission Dolores Basilica
B．A Special Type of Neighborhood
C．Music of the Mission District
D．The Spanish Choir of San Francisco．

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