第二节:读写任务(共1小题;满分25分)

阅读下面的短文,然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Halloween is very popular in western countries. On October 31st, dozens of children dressed in costumes(节日服装)knock on their neighbors' doors and yell "Trick or Treat" when the door opens. Pirates and princesses, ghosts and popular heroes of the day all hold bags open to catch the candy or other goodies that the neighbors drop in. As they give each child a treat the neighbors exclaim over the costumes and try to guess who is under the masks.

Today school dances and neighborhood parties called "block parties" are popular among the young and the old. More and more adults celebrate Halloween. They dress up like historical or political figures and go to masquerade parties(化妆舞会). In larger cities, costumed children and their parents gather at shopping malls early in the evening. Stores and businesses give parties with games and treats for the children. Teenagers enjoy costume dances at their schools and the more outrageous the costume the better!

Certain pranks(恶作剧)such as soaping car windows and tipping over garbage cans are expected. But partying and pranks are not the only things that Halloweeners enjoy doing. Some collect money to buy food and medicine for needy children around the world.

[写作内容]

1. 以约30个词概括短文的要点;

2. 以约120词就“中西节日的不同”为主题写篇短文,并包含以下内容要点:

(1)你还知道哪些西方节日?你印象中的西方节日有哪些特点?

(2)请具体讲述一个你熟悉的中国传统节日;

(3)你更喜欢中国传统节日,还是西方节日?为什么?

[写作要求]           

你可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

[评分标准]           

概括准确、语言规范、内容合适、篇章连贯。

第II卷 非选择题(共45分)

V. Task-based reading 任务型阅读 1’ * 10 = 10’

请认真阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后图表中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意:每空不超过1个单词。

For centuries people dreamed of going into space. This dream began to seem possible when high-flying rockets were built in the early 1900s.

In 1903 a Russian teacher named Konstantin Tsiolkovsky figured out how to use rockets for space travel. His plan was the first one in rocket science to use correct scientific calculation. About 30 years later, a U.S. scientist named Robert Goddard built the first rockets that could reach high altitudes. During World War II, German scientists built large rockets that could travel very far and carry dangerous explosives. After the war, scientists from Germany went to the United States and the Soviet Union to help those countries build space rockets.

These two countries were soon racing to get to space first. Each of these countries wanted to prove that it was stronger and more advanced than the other one. Both countries also had powerful bombs. People in the United States were worried when the Soviets were first to launch a space satellite, which was called Sputnik. The Soviets were also first to send a person into space. Yury Gagarin orbited the earth in the Vostok I spaceship in 1961.

The US government set a goal for its space program to be the first country to put a person on the Moon. The U.S. space program built a series of Apollo spaceship. These vehicles were powered by huge Saturn 5 rockets. In 1969 Apollo II took three men to the moon successfully. Nell Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon.

The Soviets may have lost the race to fly people to the Moon, but they built the first space station in 1971. The United States also built a space station. The space stations allowed people to live and work in space. Then the Soviet Union and the United States cooperated to hook two spaceships together in space. This action ended the "space race". Today a much larger space station, built by several countries together, orbits Earth.

Another new way to go to space is by space shuttle. A space shuttle, first made in the United States in 1981, looks like an airplane. Astronauts who fly spaceships have used shuttles to help put satellites into space.

History of space travel

Time

Events

Information concerned

Early 1900s

High-flying rockets were built.

It made the ancient dream of going to space possible to come 66)  ▲ 

1903

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (67) ▲  out a way to use rockets for space travel.

He planned to put correct scientific calculation to use in rocket science.

Around (68) ▲

Robert Goddard built new rockets.

The rockets could fly very (69) ▲ in the sky.

During and after World War II

German scientists built large rockets that could travel very far and carry dangerous explosives.

Germany was ahead of all the other countries in building space rockets and later it (70)   ▲   the Soviet Union and the United States

The Soviet Union and the United States competed to get to space first.

The Soviet Union became the (71) ▲   of the competition when it launched the first satellite and sent the first astronaut into space.

1969

The United States was (72) ▲  in putting a person on the moon.

In one way, it (73)   ▲   the Soviet Union by becoming the first country to fly people to the moon.

1970s

The Soviets built the first space station and was soon followed by Americans. And they finally ended the  "space race" by (74)  ▲ 

Astronauts can live and work in space stations.

1980s--

Space shuttles are used as new vehicles for space (75) ▲   .

Shuttles are also used to help put satellites into space.

     Science。And technology students in China and the US  have a1ong way to go before they call develop a deep understanding of scientific reasoning,researchers have found.

    As part of a research to compare science education in China and the US,LeiBao,a professor

 from the Departmenr of Physics of the Ohio State University, gave 5,760;freshmen in three US and four Chinese univeristies two tests to evaluate content knowledge  and another to assess scientific reasoning

     Though Chinese students did better than their US counterparts in the first two tests that

Emphasized on learning facts,both groups “scored relatively poorly”on the third test,designed to

 Assess their ability ot systmatically explore a problem , the results showed.

    Lei Bao said that the finding challenges conventional wisdom,which holds that teaching

 science facts will improve students’reasoning ability.“Our study shows that ,contrary to what many  people would expect,even when students are thoroughly taught the facts,they don’t necessarily develop the reasoning skills they need io succeed.’’IBao said:‘“Because students need both knowledge and reasoning,we need to explore teaching methods that target both.”

    ‘The current education systems and asessment of China and the US do not emphasize on deep understanding of scientific reasoning in the disciplines of science;technology,engineering and mathematics(STEM),the study concluded.

    Bao explained that reasoning is good skill for everyone topossess-not just scientists and

 engineers:The general public also need good reasoning skills in order to correctly interpret

 scientific findings and think rationally.STEM students need to excael at scientific reasoning in order to handle open-ended real-world tasks in their future careers in science and engineering.

    How to boost scientific reasoning?The study suggests that educators must go beyond teaching science facts if they hope to boost students’reasoning ability.Bao points to inquiry-based leaming.where students work in groups,question teachers and design their owu investigations.This teaching technique is growing in popularity worldwide.

67.According to the research,we know that              

    A.Chinese students and their US counterparts did poorly in the first two tests

    B.Chinese students did beaer than their US counterparts in alI the three tests

    C.Chinese students did beaer than their US counterparts in the first two tests    ‘

    D.US students did beaer than their Chinese counterparts in the third test

 68.The conventional wisdom holds that           

    A.the more facts~tudents are taught,the more reasoning skills they will acquire

    B.the general public also need reasoning skills to interpret scientific findings

    C.to boost students’reasoning ability,educators must explore teaching methods

    D.the current education Systems are harmful to improve students’reasoning ability

 69.Based on the study,what will be done to improve students’reasoning ability?

    A.To improve teaching techniques.        B.To better students’learning conditions.

    C.To teach students more science facts.    D.To offer students more tests.

70.The underlined phrase“excel at”in Paragraph 6 probably means       

    A.be worse at    B.be beaer at    C.be enthusiastic about D.be inferior to

 71.Which of the following is correct according to the passage?

    A.Little needs to be done to develop students’reasoning ability in the US.

    B.Only scientists and engineers need reasoning abilities.

    C.Two tests were carried out to evaluate students’scientific reasoning.

    D.Inquiry-based learning is a good way to boost students’reasoning ability.

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