【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Facebook Is a Big Waste

During the first decade of the 21st century, a popular and new word has come into our vocabulary—Facebook. This is the most popular social networking website on the Internet. 1 You can send messages to your friend’s electronic wall, put up a status saying something like ＂Going to the mall, I need to get a new pair of shoes＂ or ＂it’s finally the weekend!:)＂.

In spite of the benefit it does on common people, it is true that this social network is a big waster. There are about 350 million active users on this website and 67% of them are between the ages of 13—25.More than 35 million users update their status every day. 2

The highest age group who use Facebook are teenagers. Most of them keep the website running whenever they are using the computer, if they aren’t in school or when they aren’t asleep. Facebook is just changing the new generation of youngsters unconsciously. The teenage life is one of the most important stages of life, 3 It is a distraction to their mind as well. Nowadays, when all their homework and research are on ICT(信息技术)they would easily switch to Facebook just to check if there was anything updated among their friends.

Facebook is also where people can see the gossip among their friends, virtual arguments, relationship status and updates, who is in whose ＂top friends＂, you can become fan of anything, join groups, post pictures and videos, play childish games, invite friends to parties or events and a lot more. Generally, all these would just disturb people into living life to the fullest. It’s not just teens who become addicted, even grown-ups do. An average person spends about 55 minutes on Facebook. 4 Technology might be taking over people’s life. Furthermore, people who use Facebook through their mobile phones are 50% more active on Facebook than non-mobile phone users. This shows people using Facebook on their phones as well as computers just can’t stand being away from the website. Facebook is like crack to some folk.

5 This would make them think how life is like without saying what’s on their mind to all their friends on the Internet. A break would also make them more active, like socializing in person. This would finally help them focus better in school or in work. Although about 80% of people who take a break would come back to Facebook within days.

A. And 2.5 billion photos are added each month.

B. Wasting it on Facebook is not encouraging in any way.

C. This statistic isn’t that bad but some people spend about 3-5 hours.

D. It is time people should take a break from Facebook once in a while.

E. As a result, the average Facebook users have 130 friends who they share links with.

F. Usually, when people hear the words ＂social networking＂, their brains automatically go to sites such as Twitter or Facebook.

G. The main idea of Facebook is that you can keep in touch with all your /span>friends around the world who have Facebook.

【题目】怒江是中国获准被列入世界遗产名录的“三江并流”中的大河之一。当建设水坝的时代在世界范围内走向终结的时候，中国西部却掀起了修建大坝的浪潮。据悉，国家发展和改革委员会正在研究是否批准在仅存的两条自然生态河流之一——怒江上修筑众多大坝，这引起了社会的广泛关注和争议。据此完成下列问题。

【1】兴起“废坝”运动，是因为修建水坝可能对环境造成许多不利影响，如

①土壤出现盐渍化 ②河口三角洲淤积缓慢 ③使海水倒灌，海岸受侵蚀

④近海鱼类减少 ⑤灌溉 ⑥航运 ⑦养殖

A. ①②③④ B. ①②⑤⑥ C. ③④⑤⑥ D. ②⑤⑥⑦

【2】 在怒江进行水电开发遭到众多反对的主要原因有

①在怒江建坝截流，可能会破坏生态平衡，导致流域生态环境恶化

②落差小，水能不丰富

③怒江的水电开发主要是为了“西电东送”，但由于输电距离远、成本高、沿途损耗大，需要进行认真的经济效益分析

④影响和降低其作为世界自然遗产的地质、地貌、生物多样性、珍稀濒危物种以及自然美好价值

A. ①②③ B. ②③④ C. ①③④ D. ①②③④

【题目】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The British are known for their sense of humour. 1 , it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes. The main thing to remember is that the British like to make fun of 2 (they) as well as others. They also like to make jokes about situations 3 are quite serious. Another key 4 understanding British humour is to know that the British often use understatement(保守的陈述).

Understatement means 5 (say) less than you think or feel. For example, 6 someone gets very wet in a rain shower, he might say, ‘It’s a little wet outside.’ Or, if someone is very rude and 7 (shout) at another person, someone else might say, ‘He isn’t 8 (exact) friendly.’ Understatement plays 9 important part in British humour.

Mr Bean is the character 10 (create) by British actor Rowan Atkinson in 1990. Mr Bean almost never talks, and instead uses his body movements and the expressions on his face to make people laugh.

【题目】完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Ten years ago, a doctor told me something was wrong with my lung and I had to give up work at once and went to bed. I was totally 1 and felt I was suddenly placed under 2 of death with an indefinite reprieve (缓刑). After careful thought, I 3 my affairs; then I went home and got into bed. But 2 years later, I left my bed and 4 the long climb back. It was another year 5 I made it.

I speak of this experience because these past years have 6 me what to value and what to believe. I 7 now that this world is not my oyster(牡蛎)to be opened but my 8 to be grasped.

I’ve also learned that it’s necessary to 9 those little, all-important things I never thought I would 10 before: the music of the wind in my favorite pine tree, the 11 of sunlight on running water. I seem now, with some of the 12 freshness of childhood, to hear and see. How well, 13 , I recall the touch of the earth the day I first stepped upon it after the years in bed. It was like 14 one’s citizenship in a world one had nearly lost.

Frequently, I 15 myself that I need make notes of this 16 I’m living in now, because in it I’m well, 17 , doing what I like best. It won’t always be like this, 18 I’ll make the most of it and be grateful. I 19 all this to that long time spent in bed. Wiser people come to this 20 without having to acquire it the hard way. But I wasn’t wise enough. I’m wiser now, a little, and happier.

【1】A.confused B. shocked C. determined D. annoyed

【2】A.trial B. pressure C. sentence D. control

【3】A.made up B. set up C. took up D. cleared up

【4】A.recalled B. began C. avoided D. accepted

【5】A.when B. after C. since D. before

【6】A.assigned B. taught C. treated D. assured

【7】A.admit B. demand C. expect D. realize

【8】A.knowledge B. opportunity C. attention D. point

【9】A.dismiss B. list C. define D. appreciate

【10】A.notice B. record C. remember D. track

【11】A.shadow B. shake C. play D. feeling

【12】A.damaged B. recovered C. faded D. changed

【13】A.in contrast B.in return C. for instance D.by chance

【14】A.maintaining B. regaining C. discovering D. forgetting

【15】A.remind B. promise C. advise D. convince

【16】A.country B. moment C. memory D. inspiration

【17】A.pleased B. courageous C .confident D. strong

【18】A.meanwhile B. otherwise C. however D. therefore

【19】A.apply B. owe C. contribute D. adapt

【20】A.awareness B. agreement C. comment D. compromise

【题目】读我国北方某地区部分资料统计表（下表），完成下列问题。

【1】在此时期内，导致该地区粮食平均亩产下降的主要原因是

A．退耕还牧的面积增大 B．毁林开荒现象严重

C．气候发生异常，每年出现水旱灾害 D．人口增长过快

【2】目前，该地区主要的生态环境问题是

A．水土流失严重 B．岩层下陷严重 C．风沙危害严重 D．石漠化严重

【题目】陆地环境的地域分异具有明显的规律性。回答下列各题。

【1】北半球中纬度地区在东西方向产生有规律更替的主要原因是

A. 太阳辐射在地表分布不均 B. 距海洋远近不同

C. 地势高低起伏 D. 受寒暖流影响不同

【2】下列体现山地的垂直地域分异规律的是

A. 我国从多雨的东南沿海到干旱的西北内陆,植被有明显的变化

B. 横断山脉“一山有四季，十里不同天”

C. 陇海—兰新铁路沿线自然景观的变化

D. 从智利圣地亚哥到美国洛杉矶沿途自然景观的变化

【题目】

【1】关于东北地区地理环境的叙述，不正确的是

A．东北地区包括黑龙江、吉林、辽宁三省

B．山环水绕、沃野千里是东北地区自然环境的基本特征

C．东北地区自南向北跨暖温带、中温带、寒温带

D．东北地区的降水量自东南向西北递减

【2】东北平原今后农业发展的方向应该是

A．尽快开发未垦荒地，扩大粮食播种面积

B．大规模退耕还湿地，停止粮食生产，建立自然保护区

C．全面退耕还渔，变种植业主导产业为水产业主导产业

D．推进农业向规模化、专业化和生态化方向发展，建设绿色食品基地

【题目】B

My color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes that wouldn’t fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid. The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night. Fortunately, I didn’t get any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.

Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static(静电) noise. For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉) shaking my set.

When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.

【1】 Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?

A. He got an older model than he had expected.

B. He couldn’t return it when it was broken.

C. He could have bought it at a lower price.

D. He failed to find any movie shows on it.

【2】Which of the following can best replace the phrase ＂signed off＂ in Paragraph 1?

A. ended all their programs B. provided fewer channels

C. changed to commercials D. showed all-night movies

【3】How did the author finally get his TV set working again?

A. By shaking and hitting it. B. By turning it on and off.

C. By switching channels. D. By having it repaired.

【4】How does the author sound when telling the story?

A. Curious. B. Anxious.

C. Cautious. D. Humorous.

【题目】据我国国家天文台报道，2014年9月29日至10月5日，在太阳表面观测到12个太阳活动区域，据此回答下列问题。

【1】太阳活动的标志黑子和耀斑分别出现在太阳大气的( )

A.光球层和日冕层 B.色球层和光球层

C.日冕层和色球层 D.光球层和色球层

【2】下列现象与太阳活动有关的是( )

A.地表水体的蒸发 B.两极地区出现的极光

C.石油资源的形成 D.冬季影响我国的寒潮

【题目】书面表达(满分25分)

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