The team's youngest players are in their 20s and they __18__ Sertich.“They're playing hockey with a man who __19__ in World War Ⅱ，” Youngblom says.“It's pretty __20__．He's such a role model to all of us.” 1．A.performances
B．challenges
C．sports
D．adventures
答案 C [除了喜欢冰球以外，Mark Sertich在一生中还尝试了其他的体育运动。下文他在59岁时参加马拉松比赛就是其中的一项体育运动。] 2．A.running
B．dancing
C．singing
D．jumping
答案 A [根据So, when I reached age 59, I ran my first marathon.可知，当Mark Sertich还在上班工作时，开始跑步。] 3．A.So
B．When
C．But
D．Then
答案 D [59岁参加第一次马拉松，Mark Sertich之后完成了5次马拉松比赛。] 4．A.sleep
B．exercise
C．food
D．water
答案 B [因为喜欢锻炼，所以Mark Sertich的体重一直保持未改变。] 5．A.normal
B．standard
C．pleasant D．perfect
答案 D [94岁时，除了有一些听力障碍以外，Mark Sertich非常健康。] 6．A.hockey
B．football
C．basketball D．tennis
答案 A [根据Growing up, he loved hockey以及They're playing hockey with a man可知，Mark Sertich是一位冰球队员。] 7．A.experiences C．injuries
B．excitements D．opinions
答案 C [下文的his right leg was broken说明Mark Sertich作为一名冰球队员，他和其他冰球队员一样会受伤。] 8．A.after
B．before
C．later
D．until
答案 B [根据In three weeks, I was ready to go out there可知，Mark Sertich是在参加比赛前的几个星期受伤的。] 9．A.actor
B．player
C．coach
D．organizer
答案 B [Mark Sertich是与另外一位冰球队员相撞才受伤的。] 10．A.Luckily C．Strangely
B．Unwillingly D．Usually
答案 A [根据I've always been a quick healer可知，很幸运的是，尽管受伤了，但Mark
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Sertich恢复很快。] 11．A.experiment
B．war
C．ceremony
D．match
答案 D [根据the Snoopy's Senior World Hockey Tournament in California可知，他是去California参加比赛。] 12．A.passed over C．passed away
B．gave in D．ran away
答案 C [根据when he misses his dead wife可知选项C正确。] 13．A.delighted
B．worried
C．calm
D．sad
答案 D [想念自己死去的妻子，Mark Sertich有时很悲伤。] 14．A.success
B．inspiration
C．instructor D．cheat
答案 B [根据下文Dane Youngblom所说的话可以推知，Mark Sertich对其他人来说是一个鼓舞。] 15．A.age
B．shape
C．appearance D．courage
答案 A [Mark Sertich在94岁高龄还在打冰球，在他这个年龄他是世界上唯一一个有高水准的冰球运动员。] 16．A.stage
B．ground
C．ice
D．soil
答案 C [根据短文第一段中的has been hitting the ice every other day可知选C。] 17．A.absent－minded C．confident
B．humorous D．quick－minded
答案 D [根据He's agile(敏捷的)以及and quick－handed可知选项D正确。] 18．A.protect
B．understand
C．respect
D．believe
答案 C [年轻的队友对Mark Sertich很尊重。] 19．A.fought C．died
B．disappeared D．escaped
答案 A [根据when he left for the Army—in 1942.可知，Mark Sertich在第二次世界大战中参加过战斗。] 20．A.inspiring C．disappointing
B．unbelievable D．impossible
答案 B [94岁还能参加冰球运动，这让人难以置信。] Ⅱ.阅读理解
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A
体裁：说明文 话题：航天 词数：293 时间：6′
The first living creatures to travel in space were the dogs of the Soviet Unions space program.Beginning in 1951 dogs flew aboard sub－orbital flights to the height of 63 miles and higher.They helped to test the equipment that would later be used by humans.The first pair of dogs to fly, on July 22, 1951, were named Tsygan and Dezik. Space dogs would make history on November 3, 1957.On this date, just one month after the historic launch of the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik, the Soviet Union shocked the world again by launching Sputnik 2.This satellite contained the first living creature to travel in space, a dog named Laika.Laika was to have orbited for a week or more until her food and oxygen ran out.In fact, Laika lasted only hours in orbit before over heating in her capsule(太空舱) took her life.
That next step, occurred in August 1960, when the dogs Belka and Strelka made 18 orbits of earth and returned alive.Like Laika before them, they became distinguished，featured in newspapers and magazines around the world.
Six more orbital dog flights over the next eight months further tested the equipment necessary for humans to follow in the dogs' footsteps.That historic event happened on April 12, 1961, when Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel in space. The role of the space dogs had proven important in advancing the exploration of space.But, they would make one final flight.In 1966, traveling aboard the Cosmos 110 satellite, the dogs Ugolek and Veterok spent 22 days in orbit.Once again dogs led the way.Humans would not achieve a space flight that long for eight more years, in Skylab 2.
【语篇解读】 狗也能上太空旅行？是的，狗作为第一位上太空的动物，确实为太空探索起到很大的作用呢。
21．Which of the following dogs first traveled in space? A．Tsygan.
B．Laika.
C．Belka.
D．Ugolek.
答案 B [细节理解题。根据第二段中的This satellite contained the first living creature to travel in space, a dog named Laika.可知，第一个在太空旅行的狗的名字是Laika。]
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22．From the passage we may infer that ________． A．Laika couldn't return to the earth alive
B．Tsygan and Dezik became world famous after they returned to the earth safely C．Laika was not as famous as Belka and Strelka D．man traveled earlier in space than dogs
答案 A [推理判断题。根据第二段中的Laika lasted only hours in orbit before over heating in her capsule(太空舱) took her life.可以推测Laika没能活着回到地球。] 23．The underlined word “distinguished” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________． A．crazy
B．terrified
C．anxious
D．famous
答案 D [词义猜测题。根据画线单词后面的featured in newspapers and magazines around the world可知，画线单词的意思应该是“出名；著名”之意。] 24．According to the passage, space dogs ________． A．played an important part in space exploration
B．were used to walk on the surface of planets instead of man C．did more research work than man when traveling in space D．could stay longer in space than man
答案 A [细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知答案。]
B
体裁：记叙文 话题：人物 词数：305 时间：6′
At 80 years old, scientist Jane Goodall continues to enjoy the joy of discovery.“Trees can communicate with each other，” she said during her Nov.16, 2014 China visit to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the China establishment of her youth organization Roots & Shoots, which has grown to more than 600 branches in the country among 150，000 active groups globally.
Jane Goodall still travels 300 days a year in all around the world and says she absorbs energy from the inspired people she meets in each country.The elderly activist and the youth take inspiration from each other.
On Nov.16, 2014, she visited the project of Roots & Shoots which was set up in Beijing.“She thought our project was great，” says 16－year－old Beijing Experimental High School student Qi Zhengyang, whose group helps protect a wetlands
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in the suburbs of Beijing.“She said we're doing a good job.She paid attention to us.”
Jane Goodall plans to continue to set up Roots & Shoots branches as many as possible throughout the world.“I'll go on as long as I can，” she says.“I hope I maintain physical health as long as possible because there's so much to do.” Her aspiration for the organization in China is to expand in rural areas.Most branches are in big cities as Beijing and Shanghai.
It was publishing her findings about chimpanzees (My Friends the Wild Chimpanzees) more than half a century ago that made Jane Goodall a household name in the world.She was named United Nations Messenger of Peace in 2002.
Some of the members in Roots & Shoots realize Goodall is 80 and has already considered who'll lead the movement once she's gone.“It can be all of us，” she says.“A group is stronger than one person.We can do more working together.” 25．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A．Jane Goodall is still active in her work B．The brief introduction to Jane Goodall C．The great discoveries of Jane Goodall D．The influence of Jane Goodall's works
答案 A [主旨大意题。本文介绍了80高龄的生物学家 Jane Goodall依然积极工作。短文第一句At 80 years old, scientist Jane Goodall continues to enjoy the joy of discovery.以及Jane Goodall still travels 300 days a year in all around the world揭示了文章的主题。故选项A可作文章标题。]
26．Jane Goodall came to China in Nov.2014 mainly for ________． A．travelling C．foreign affairs
B．language learning D．attending a celebration
答案 D [细节理解题。根据she said during her Nov.16, 2014 China visit to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the China establishment of her youth organization Roots & Shoots可知，Jane Goodall 在2014年11月份来中国是参加一项庆祝活动的。] 27．What did Jane Goodall think of the project of Roots & Shoots in Beijing? A．She was unsatisfied with it.
B．She thought highly of it.
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