doing so, we lose the real purpose of life — to be a valuable and happy person. To enjoy just how great it is to be alive, we have to put down our books and pens and look around us. Students, take some exercise to improve your health, talk with your parents and friends for understanding and walk around outside to refresh your body and mind.
Going out and enjoying the beautiful countryside often helps our creativity in our work. Chinese craftsman, Lu Ban, created a saw to help woodworkers. But if he hadn’t walked outside, he would not have been inspired by a kind of toothed grass. We could also suppose if Newton hadn’t rested under that apple tree, then he wouldn’t have been hit by an apple, and his classic theories would not have come out.
Going out is not only a break from hard work, but a chance to add to life experience. So come on, give your brain a good rest. Step out of the books and get your bag ready for an autumn outing. We are sure you will get much more than knowledge from the exciting journey. 25. In which paragraph does the writer make a summary about his opinion? A. Paragraph 1. C. Paragraph 5.
B. Paragraph 2. D. Paragraph 4.
26. Why is going out a dream for many high school students? A. They are unhappy to do so.
B. Their parents don’t allow them to do so.
C. They think study is the most important thing for them.
D. They have too much work to do for getting high marks in the exams. 27. The passage is developed mainly by . A. making predictions
B. reasoning and giving examples
C. describing the beautiful scenery in Autumn
D. pointing out the present situation of high school students 28. What message can you get from the passage? A. Nature is power.
B. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. C. The author isn’t happy with our education at all. D. Going out can make high school students get more.
C
Sixty-four-year-old Pierre Deom has spent his entire life close to the woods and fields that he loves. Twice a year, his magazine, La Hulotte, focuses on an animal or plant native to the French countryside.
The 100th edition was published in November. The magazine counts more than 150, 000 subscribers in many countries, and is doing very well financially. Deom says it all began in January 1972, when he was teaching science in a one-room schoolhouse here. “It upset me how the forests and swamps were beginning to be ruined. The word ‘ecology’ (生态学) didn’t really exist yet. Some friends and I wanted to call attention to the issue. So we said, let’s educate the kids. They’re ready to hear our message.” So he took a step into the unknown, planning to publish his nature journal.
Deom does all the research and writing and the illustrations (插图) of the magazine by hand. He combines science and humor in his writing and drawing to describe the daily life and sufferings of his creatures. Animals you might overlook or consider dull are magically and vividly brought to life in La Hulotte. “I try to write about animals and plants that are easy to find because I want kids to put on boots, take a magnifying glass, go to the woods and fields to observe and be amazed by what they find,” Deom says.
And it seems to work. Biologist Jerome Fournier began subscribing to La Hulotte when he was just eight years old. “For me it was the first contact with nature when I was a child. And maybe it’s the beginning for my life of scientist. I think so.”
What’s amazing is its approach. The magazine has realistic drawings and also a little cast of cartoon creatures who comment on things and give a different views. You can read it as an adult or a child; it can be understood on two different levels. So scientists, regular people and children all get something out of it. “It’s extraordinary.” Fournier says, who works at the Museum of Natural History in Paris, where he says La Hulotte has a crazy following.
29. What does the underlined word “subscribers” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Readers.
B. Editors.
C. Sellers.
D. Collectors.
30. What’s the purpose of creating the magazine? A. To make a lot of money. B. To finish the task of teaching.
C. To enlarge the areas of forests.
D. To promote people’s awareness of ecology.
31. Which words can best describe the magazine La Hulotte? A. Scientific and interesting. C. Vivid and unreal.
B. Magical and dull.
D. Hard to understand.
32. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. The magazine is a cartoon one. B. Adults find the magazine too easy.
C. Many scientists are the fans of the magazine. D. The magazine is not fit for regular people to read.
D
If some parts of a body are very sick or damaged, then doctors might need to remove them. Another way doctors can help is to grow new tissue to replace what is sick or damaged. This is called regenerative medicine (再生医学).
Regenerative medicine sounds like something from a science fiction movie but it is not a new idea. Inside our bones, we have something called ‘marrow’, which makes our blood and keeps us healthy. Doctors have been giving sick people the bone marrow from other healthy people for the last 30 or 40 years, and this is a kind of regenerative medicine.
Newer developments in regenerative medicine include growing new skin in a laboratory and using it to help people who have been hurt in fires or accidents. Another example of regenerative medicine is a technique developed from studying frogs and mice. When cells are old, like in adults, they can’t change what they do in our bodies. For example, a skin cell can’t change into an eye cell. But when cells are very young, they can become any cell type. These young cells are called stem cells, and doctors can use them to grow any type of tissue, such as skin, heart or eye. John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka won the 2012 Nobel Prize for their studies in this area.
Professor Fiona Watt, from the Centre of Regenerative Medicine at King’s College, London, believes that regenerative medicine is so exciting because many different kinds of experts need to work together. 3D printers may be used to print new bones by experts, who need to work closely with university scientists and the surgeons who do the operations in hospitals.
We can not yet grow new arms or legs for people, but the science fiction dream of
regenerative medicine may be closer than we think. Perhaps in the future, doctors will be able to grow whole new bodies for us.
33. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. How to help very sick or damaged people. B. Regenerative medicine and science fiction. C. We can grow our new bodies in the future. D. Regenerative medicine and its development.
34. Which of the following is right according to this passage? A. Marrow can help grow new bones.
B. Stem cell can be used to grow any type of tissue. C. Surgeons now use 3D printers to print new bones. D. Regenerative medicine is a new science in medicine.
35. What’s the writer’s attitude to the development in regenerative medicine? A. Pessimistic. Indifferent.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。
What will man be like in 5,000 or even 50,000 yearfrom now on? We can only make a guess, of course. However,we can be sure that he will greatly differ from what he is today. 36 Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. 37 Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we can imagine that man will continue to grow taller. Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man’s eyes will grow stronger.
On the other hand, we make less use of out* arms and legs. 38 We can’t walk farther. At the same time, however,our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modem life. What about our brain? As time goes on, we shall have to use our brains more and more and eventually we shall need larger ones! 39 Our head, in particular the forehead, will larger.
B. Optimistic.
C. Doubtful.
D.
Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at! This may be true. 40 He will still be a human being with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.
A. For man is slowly changing all the time. B. As a result, these are likely to grow weaker. C. Man will live in the earth for a long time. D. Now on average, man is about three inches taller. E. This is likely to bring about a physical change, too. F. What9s more, man is likely to have a wonderful life. G. All in all, in spite of all these changes, future men will still have a lot in common with us.
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：完形填空(共20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四个选项 (A、B、C和D)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。
On a recent trip to California, I was introduced to Smile Cards. I promised myself to 41 an act of kindness before I felt California. I 42 thinking about it but I didn’t know what to do.
I reached the airport and the 43 was about to begin when I saw an ice-cream store. I went in and told the guy at the store that I 44 to do an act of kindness. The guy, named Jose, looked confused. 45 I explained I had just attended a conference, where I was told Smile Cards and 46 to do an act of kindness. Jose showed 47 . I told Jose, “Whoever is your next 48 , treat them to some ice-cream and then give them this Smile Card.” Jose 49 read the card and agreed with a smile that was both grateful and 50 at the same time.
Since this was my first time, I wanted to know the 51 of the receiver. “Jose, I have to catch a 52 , but here is my cell phone number. Would you be 53 enough to call me and tell me the person’s reaction?” He 54 .
I went to my gate, and as I was about to board, Jose 55 . “I did the act of kindness. The person was very 56 , and asked me to express thanks to the person who paid for them!” I again thanked Jose and boarded the flight feeling 57 . I really want to 58 this practice of kindness. I am a professor and I love my work 59 it