自主“呼吸”，故C项错误；由The outer walls are made up of huge pieces of glass可知墙壁是用玻璃做的，D项错误；故选B。
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Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally about what to believe or what to do. According to a report on the World Economic Forum(2016) , critical thinking, creativity, and their practical application (n.应用) are widely accepted as the top three skills that yooung people need to possess (v.拥有) in their future career.
A good critical thinker usually takes the following steps before he dicides what to do. Whenever he needs to do something, he would, first of all, reason. He checks why he needs to do it and whether he really needs to do it. Then, analyze. He tries to find out what is really is and the best way to do it. After that, evaluate. He makes sure whether he is able to do it and how to do it well. Finally, he makes the decision and takes actions. Take the “Double 11” (a popular online shopping day in China) as an example. A few days before it, he check carefully what he needs and whether he really needs them, and makes a shopping list. He goes to the online shops to compare the quality and the prices of the things that he is going to buy. He compares the shops that sell these things. Then he checks whether he can afford them and in which shops he is going to buy them. Although it takes him some time to make the decisions, he would not regret after the shopping.
Then what would happen if he didn’t think critically before he made the decisions? After the crazy “Double 11”, there were usually a lot of complaints on the Internet. There were regrets about buying more things than they needed. There were complaints about the poor quality and the prices of the things they bought. There were also complaints because they received wrong things or simply received nothing. There were all kinds of regrets and complaints. Why so? They had not thought critically before they made the decisions.
Critical thinking helps you make wiser decisions. It helps you avoid wasting time, money and so on. Therefore, do look before you leap.
33. According to the passage, critical thinking is a thinking skill that ________.
A. helps make better choices B. will appear in the future
C. helps make quick decisions D. makes us spend more money
34. In Paragraph 2, how does the critical thinker analyze the things he may buy?
A. He checks what he needs to buy. B. He studies the quality and the prices. C. He makes a proper shopping list. D. He checks how much money he has. 35. The underlined word “complaint” means that the people ______.
A. are not satisfied B. are not confident C. are not interested D. are not responsible
36. Which of the following examples is the use of “critical thinking”?
A. Daming did a new science experiment before reading instructions. B. Lingling’s parents became very angry when they knew her had marks. C. After looking at the other team’s weak points, the coach made a new plan. D. After hearing the stranger’s words, the girl followed him into a supermarket. 题材：生活技能
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【主旨大意】本文是一篇议论文。阐述了生活中学会批判性思维有助于更好的作出决定的观点。
33. A 【解析】细节理解题。由Critical thinking helps you make wiser decisions可知，批判性思维有助于做出更好的选择。故选A。 34. B 【解析】细节理解题。由第二段可知，在制作了购物清单之后，He goes to the online shops to compare the quality and the prices of the things that he is going to buy. He compares the shops that sell these things. 故选B。 35. A 【解析】细节理解题。由第三段There were complaints about the poor quality and the prices of the things they bought. There were also complaints because they received wrong things or simply received nothing可知，complaints指的是购物者不满意的地方。故选A。
36. C【解析】推理判断题。题意为：以下哪一个例子运用了批判性思维？A项意为“大明在阅读说明之前做一项新的科学实验”；B项意为“玲玲的父母在得知她的糟糕的分数以后很生气”； C项意为“在看到其他队的弱点之后，教练制定了新的计划”；D项意为“听了陌生人的话之后，女孩跟着他进了超市”。属于批判性思维的选项为C。
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Stuffy Peter sat down on a bench in the New York City Park. It was the third bench to the left as you enter the park from the east.
Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years, an Old Gentleman had come to find Stuffy there at one in the afternoon. He led Stuffy to a restaurant and watched him eat a big dinner. He was trying to make it a tradition.
Stuffy had just come from a dinner so big that he had almost no power to move. How he expected that gentleman would not come this year! Then his eyes grew wider and his breath stopped.
The Old Gentleman was thin and tall, dressed all in black. He wore eye-glasses. His hair was whiter and thinner than it was last year. His legs did not seem as strong as they had seemed the year before, but he moved, straight and proud, to Stuffy and toward the tradition that he was building.
“I’m glad to see everything’s fine with you. For that blessing you and I can give thanks on this day of thanksgiving. If you will come with me, my man. I will give you a dinner that will surely make your body feel as thankful as your mind,” said the gentleman. The words themselves were almost a tradition.
Stuffy was very full, but he understood that his desire (n.欲望) for food on Thanksgiving Day was not his own. It belonged to this kind gentleman.
The gentleman led Stuffy to the restaurant and to the same table where they had always gone. He sat at the table, watching.
The turkey and all the other food were gone almost as quickly as they appeared. Stuffy saw the look of happiness on the gentleman’s face. He continued to eat to keep it there. In an hour the battle was finished.
“Thank you for my Thanksgiving dinner,” Stuffy stood up heavily. They said goodbye, as they did each year, at the door.
Stuffy went around the first corner, stood for one minute, and fell. He was picked up and taken to a hospital.
An hour later the Old Gentleman was brought to the same hospital.
“ That nice old gentleman over there,” a doctor was talking to another. “Do you know what’s
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wrong with him? He’s almost dead for the need of food. A very proud old man, I think. He told me he hadn’t eaten anything for three days.”
37. How many Thanksgiving dinners had the Old Gentleman invited Stuffy to have? A. One B. Two C. Nine D. Ten
38. Why did Stuffy’s eyes grow wider and his breath stop when he saw the Old Gentleman coming?
A. He felt awful because he was too full. B. He was afraid to have another big dinner. C. He felt excited to see the gentleman was fine. D. He was surprised to meet the gentleman there.
39. What does the underlined word “it” in the story refer to?
A. The gentleman’s need of food. B. Stuffy’s effort to finish all the food. C. Stuffy’s thanks to the gentleman. D. The happiness on the gentleman’s face.
40. Why did the Old Gentleman still offer Stuffy the big dinner after he had been hungry for three days?
______________________________ 题材：人物故事
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。一位好心的老绅士连续十年以来在感恩节这一天为Stuffy提供一顿大餐，即使自己并不富有。而同样好心的Stuffy为了使老绅士享受到助人的快乐，冒着撑破肚皮的危险依然来享受这顿大餐。结果两人都住进了医院。
37. D 【解析】细节理解题。由第二段Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years可知是九次，加上今年感恩节的一次，总共是十次。故选D。 38. B 【解析】 细节理解题。由第三段How he expected that gentleman would not come this year!可知，Stuffy希望那位绅士今年不来是因为他已经吃的很饱了，再也吃不下了，所以很害怕再吃一顿。故选B。
39. D 【解析】细节理解题。由第八段可知，Stuffy继续吃的目的是为了使这位老绅士开心（Stuffy saw the look of happiness on the gentleman’s face. He continued to eat to keep it there），故it 代指happiness on the gentleman’s face。
40. He was a proud Old Gentleman and was always ready to help the poor though he was no longer rich. He didn’t want to break his “promise” which he had kept for nine years. More importantly, he wanted to build the tradition to offer every American a chance to feel tankful.
四、词汇运用（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分） A. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。 arrive glove probably small beside (2017温州) 41. The more I use the eraser, the _______ it gets. (2017温州) 42. Hurry up, Tom. Grandma _______ in half an hour.
(2017温州) 43. The boy felt really excited to sit ________ his favourite writer. (2017温州) 44. Anna secretly put a pair of blue ________ under the Christmas tree.
(2017温州) 45. You’ve _______ heard Li Yundi will have a concert in Wenzhou, but it’s not true.
41. smaller 【解析】考查形容词的比较等级。the+比较级，the+比较级意为“越….，越…..”，故填比较级smaller.
42. will arrive/is arriving 【解析】考查动词的时态。由in half an hour可知应填一般将来时。
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43. beside【解析】考查介词。beside意为“在…旁边”。
44. gloves【解析】考查名词。a pair of blue gloves 意为“一副蓝色的手套”。
45. probably【解析】考查副词。句意为：你可能已经听说李云迪将要在温州举办音乐会，但这不是真实的。
B. 根据短文内容和所给中文提示，用单词的正确形式完成以下短文。 Why are some animals pets and others’ lunch?
In some countries, dogs and cats are commonly considered as pets, while chicken, ducks, and 46 (猪) are food. However, in some other countries dogs and cats are food, and the food animals are pets.
People 47 (分开，将…分成) animals into several kinds to their own needs. For example, you may have 48 (朋友) who keep rabbits as pets. Some people 49 (烹饪) rabbits as dishes. People treat a rabbit as a pet because it 50 (带来) them pleasure. They eat it, for they think it is a kind of meat. They kill it because they believe it is 51 (有害的) to plants or people.
People also treat animals differently based on their own cultures. Most of us have dogs as pets. Dogs live in our house, like a 52 (成员) of the family. However, in some cultures, dogs are considered unclean. People 53 (几乎不) ever keep them as pets. In some parts of Southeast Asia, dogs are on the menu. 54 (百万) of dogs are killed every year. What’s 55 (正确的) and wrong in the way we treat animals? 题材：风俗文化
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。介绍了在不同的国家，人们因为文化背景的差异对待动物的方式也不相同。
46. pigs 【解析】考查名词。pig为可数名词，故用复数形式pigs。
47. divide 【解析】考查动词短语。divide… into…意为“分开，将…分成”。 48. friends 【解析】考查名词。friend为可数名词，故用复数形式friends. 49.cook 【解析】考查动词。句子为一般现在时，故填动词原形cook.
50. brings 【解析】考查动词。句中主语it为第三人称单数，故用三单式brings. 51. harmful 【解析】考查形容词。be harmful to意为“对….有害的”。 52. member 【解析】考查名词。be a member of意为“是….的一员”。 53. hardly 【解析】考查副词。hardly为频度副词，意为“几乎不”。
54. Millions 【解析】考查数词。millions of意为“数以百万计的”，故填millions. 55. right/correct 【解析】考查形容词。right或correct意为“正确的”。 五、书面表达（本题有1小题，共20分）
56. 假如你是李华，就读于Wenzhou Tanghe Middle School. 你想去美国的Washington International School (WIS) 读高中。现在你需要给对方学校写一封简明扼要，有说服力的自荐信，争取让学校录取你。 参考要点： ·个人信息 ·学习成绩 ·爱好，能力 ·……
要求：(1) 不能出现真实的个人身份信息；
（2）词数：110词左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Sir/Madam,
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_______________________________________________________________________________ I am looking forward to your kind replay.
Yours sincerely, Li Hua 话题分类：人物介绍
(2017温州) 56. Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Li Hua from Wenzhou Ttanghe Middle School. I wish to get an opportunity to study at WIS.
Like many other boys, I enjoys doing sports, but maths and science are my favourite. I like Chinese, English and music as well. I have won several prizes in various competitions, including a second prize in an international maths competition.
I have joined in three one-month-tour-study programs in the US, learnt a lot about American culture and made many friends there. So WIS is my first choice to study abroad.
Although I am not the best now, I will make every effort to become a top student and I believe you will be proud of me.
I am looking forward to your kind replay.
Yours sincerely, Li Hua 小词典 application n.应用 array n. （太阳能）板 blossom v. 开花 breathe v.呼吸 championship n.锦标赛 desire n. 欲望 outhouse n.屋外厕所 permission n. 许可 possess v. 拥有 psychologist n. 心理学家 ventilated adj. 通风的
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