D. after Bengel became world famous, he turned to his sand art 26. Bengel showed a desire for art_______. A. after he visited the Stuttgart art museum B. when he began to create works of sand art C. after he won an art competition in school D. when he could reproduce famous paintings
C
With kids increasingly attached to their iPads, phones, and laptops how can we get them to read more books? It?s easier than you think. In Michigan a barbershop is doing its part to encourage kids to read. Here?s how it works: when a child gets their haircut at The Fuller Cut and reads a book aloud to their barber during their haircut they get a $2 discount on the cut. Yes, it really is that simple: read your book aloud and you get a discount.
Griffin, who has been cutting hair at The Fuller Cut for twenty years, started the Read to Your Barber program. He told the local media that parents love it, while the kids like getting the two dollars back --- and that the two dollars often goes directly into the kids? pockets. Griffin says teachers love the initiative (创意) --- they say that it does so much for the kids during the school year, for The Fuller Cut serves a diverse community the books featuring positive images of African-Americans, which could be an astronaut, an athlete, or a writer.
This isn?t the first barbershop to do this, though; Griffin said that he first read about a similar literacy (识字) program in Harlem. Once he got the ok from his boss, the father of three began bringing his own books into the shop and soon people in the area began donating books. Griffin said, “And that?s just how it started. It wasn?t anything grand. I just wanted to be responsible.”
While the initiative has attracted new costumers to the barbershop, the best part, according to Griffin, is that little kids who don?t know how to read watch the older kids --- and then pick up a book for themselves. “When a kid thinks it?s cool to read, that?s a gift,” says Griffin. “If we can get kids to come back to The Fuller Cut as adults in college and they tell us, ?Because you guys had us read here, it made me want to be a writer or journalist,? that?s really the end goal.” 27. The main purpose of the program by The Fuller Cut is______. A. to clarify the harm of electronic products C. to donate more books to poor children
B. to provide children with discount books D. to arouse children?s desire for reading
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28. We can learn from the text that ______.
A. haircut helps children overcome the addiction to electronic products B. teachers approve of the program because it?s good for kids? growth C. Griffin?s initiative to the literacy program isn?t worth admiring at all D. the end goal of The Fuller Cut is to bring more profits for the shop 29. According to Griffin, the most inspiring part of the initiative is that______. A. more children dream of becoming writers or journalists B. children who go to the barbershop perform well in school C. the number of costumers to the barbershop is increasing D. younger kids begin to follow the older ones? example 30. What?s the text mainly about?
A. A new literacy program is donating books to kids. B. Barbers offer discount to children who read aloud. C. A barbershop provides haircut service at a lower price. D. Griffin opens a discount bookstore for local children.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
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。
How to Spot a Liar
In this world, you need to protect yourself. 31 To help you spot them right away, here is what research experts tell us about how people behave when they lie.
? 32 People who are lying often say little as possible when they are initially questioned.
They keep their stories short, while truthful people give details. The problem with lying is that you have to remember what you said, so less is better.
? They make small gestures frequently. Liars don?t generally seem restless (焦躁不安的)— in
fact, research shows we often stay more physically still when we are being untruthful. 33 According to the CIA, while lying, people are likely to touch their upper bodies often: rubbing hair or eyes, touching the cheek or mouth, scratching, adjusting clothing or glasses. Small, but frequent, movements can be an indicator that the speaker is hiding something.
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? They repeat the questions. Untruthful people are more likely to repeat the question they have
just been asked before they offer an answer. 34 Perhaps they are in the process of convincing themselves that the words they are saying are actually the truth.
? They spend a lot of physical and mental energy on defending themselves. In denying guilt,
responsibility, or blame, people will often give long justifications (辩护) or explanations for their thoughts or choices. They may be working just as hard to convince themselves as they are the listeners. 35
A. They don?t mention specific details voluntarily. B. They avoid eye contact without realizing it. C. You need to tell the truthful from the liars.
D. Actually, their voices and body language will show that effort. E. But, small gestures can still be a telling indicator.
F. However, most untruth starts with a lie people tell themselves.
G. They may be buying time to create a story or recall the details they?ve already given.
第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20个小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，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。
After a chance encounter with a stranger at the grocery store, Sullivan, mom of three, shared a very 36 lesson with her fellow parents. She wrote a Facebook post about finding a positive view about the chaos of 37 . In the post, Sullivan explained after 38 to keep her two youngest children calm in a grocery store, she was 39 that day.
“Max, Charlie and I walked in, and 40 they saw flowers, then balloons, then free samples,” she recalled. “Here is where I lost control, my system 41 ― they were dizzy, touching everything, and not at all using their inside 42 . Meanwhile, I had never shopped in the store, so I was 43 and I couldn?t find anything.
After repeatedly asking her kids to quiet down and 44 themselves, she started to feel extremely 45 . “I was physically and emotionally exhausted,” Sullivan wrote.
That?s when an elderly woman shopping in the store reached out to 46 her. “She looked at
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my babies, laughing and 47 balloons and said... ?It?s just a matter of what we?re 48 of. I?m tired of silence. For me this 49 is nice. My husband is gone, my children are grown and most days I don?t 50 so well. While you still can, 51 it,?” Sullivan wrote.
The mom thanked the kind stranger and 52 her day. “I felt incredibly thankful that she felt a call towards the human 53 and acted on it.” she wrote. Sullivan?s post received over 10.000 54 by Tuesday, and the comments section is filled with positive responses. “Enjoy the 55 ,” wrote one commenter. “The days are long but the years are short.” 36. A. bitter 37. A. shopping 38. A. struggling 39. A. content
B. important B. schedule
C. tough
D. amusing D. parenting D. arranging D. bored D. anxiously D. breaking down D. emotions D. trapped D. relax D. nervous D. comfort D. picking D. confident D. company D. remember D. enjoy D. made up for D. behavior D. offers D. chaos
C. housework C. failing
B. determining B. inspired
C. exhausted C. gradually C. taking off C. thoughts C. lost
40. A. unwillingly 41. A. improving 42. A. voices 43. A. annoyed 44. A. enjoy 45. A. defeated 46. A. lecture
B. immediately B. functioning B. motivations B. embarrassed B. behave
C. help C. guilty C. blame
B. confused B. persuade
47. A. blowing up 48. A. tired
B. fastening B. proud B. noise B. adjust B. make
C. running after C. ashamed
49. A. quietness 50. A. feel
C. suggestion C. hear C. forgive
51. A. ignore
52. A. carried on with 53. A. weakness 54. A. orders 55. A. lesson
B. put up with B. connection B. calls B. trip
C. took advantage of C. knowledge C. likes
C. memories
第II卷
第二节（10个小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Red Nose Day
In 1985 there was a terrible famine (饥荒) in the African country of Sudan. Richard Curtis, a British comedy writer, and his friend Alexander Mendis saw the news reports and wanted to make a difference. 56 began a charity called Comic Relief, with the help of charity worker Jane Tewson.
In 1988, the charity had the idea of selling red plastic noses 57 (raise) money. It was a huge success, and selling red noses 58 (become) a regular part of the charity?s fundraising efforts. They also encouraged people around Britain to organise sponsored events --- the 59 (funny) the better. The money helped projects all over Africa and in the UK, 60 . In 1997, BBC television supported Comic Relief 61 a whole afternoon and evening of special TV programmes, calling it Red Nose Day. People around Britain organised fundraising 62 (event) around the same time and sent their money to Red Nose Day. In total, the event raised over ￡27 million for charity.
63 it began, Comic Relief has raised more than ￡600 million, thanks to the generosity of the British public and the help of the celebrities (名人) 64 take part. The charity produces books, CDs and other items to help raise money. In 2001, JK Rowling wrote two books for Comic Relief 65 (base) on her famous Harry Potter novels, and all the money from the sales went to the charity.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
假定你是李华。请你就本校图书馆的服务状况给校长写一封信，指出不足之处，内容包括：
1. 表明写信目的；
2. 指出图书馆在英语书籍藏书状况、设施等方面存在的问题； 3. 期待改进。 注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯。
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