时间120分钟 满分150分
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)（见另一页） 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Wildwood Park Day Camps 2015
·Registration & pre-payment required. ·Space is limited. Call to check availability.
·Download registration form at www. wildwoodlake. org or call 221－0292. ·Meet at Wildwood's Olewine Nature Center. ·Bring lunch, water, snack and drink.
Nature Explorers Day Camp (ages 5－6) $40
Young Children explore nature with activities focused on learning about our senses. Discovery walks, stories, crafts and other fun activities will be included.
Saturday, November 21 to Sunday, November 22; 9 am to 12 pm Wildwood Way Day Camp (ages 7－9) $115
Learn about animal adaptations, use telescopes on nature walks, explore a stream and enjoy live animal demonstrations!
NOTE：The second week is a repeat of the first week.
Mon, December 7 to Fri December 11 OR Mon, December 14 to Fri, December 18; 9 am to 3 pm
Junior Naturalist Day Camp (ages 10－11) $115
Explore Wildwood's wildlife while hiking, using telescopes and boating on the lake. Help with scientific studies by distinguishing insects living in water and learn about tortoise tracking.
Mon, December 7 to Fri December 11; 9 am to 3 pm Outdoor Week (ages 12－13) $115
Get into the wild! Discover the natural world while learning skills like building a shelter with leaves, grass and sticks, distinguishing wild edibles, monitoring tortoise populations, fishing and boating on the river.
Monday, December 14 to Friday, December 18; 9 am to 3 pm
21．Where will the campers gather before starting out?
A．At Wildwood Way. B．At Olewine Nature Center.
C．At the registration desk of Wildwood Park. D．At the gate of Wildwood Park.
22．At which camp can you know more about water insects? A．Nature Explorers Day Camp B.Outdoor Week
C．Wildwood Way Day Camp D.Junior Naturalist Day Camp 23．Which of the following is TRUE? A．All the camps last six hours every day. B．Nature Explorers Day Camp is for teenagers. C．None of the camps provides lunches for the campers. D．Wildwood Way Day Camp is a two-week camp for $115.
B
You may think, salt is just a simple cooking element we shake on our food for a little extra taste. But salt is much more than that. Without salt our muscles would not move. Our nervous systems would not operate. Our hearts would not beat.
But do not think rubbing salt in a wound will help. Doing that would be painful and not heal the wound. To rub salt in a wound is an idiom that means to purposefully make a bad situation worse.
Early humans got the salt they needed to stay alive from the animals they killed. But advances in agriculture led to a diet low in salt. So, humans needed to find other sources. Those who lived near the ocean or other natural sources for salt were lucky. Those who did not had to trade for salt. In fact, people used salt as a method of payment in many parts of the ancient world. The word “salary” comes from the word “salt”．
Salt also played an important part in population movement and world exploration. Explorers understood that if they could keep food fresh, they could travel longer distances. So they used salt to preserve food and explored the world.
Salt was so important that, according to food historians, it was traded pound-for-pound for gold. Today, people still use the expressions “to be worth one's salt” or “worth one's weight in salt”. The expressions describe a person of value.
A person might also be called salt of the earth. That description means he or she is dependable and trustworthy. However, when you say “I think we should take what he said with a grain of salt” you mean you accept it but maintain a degree of doubt about its truth.
24．What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A．Salt plays an important part in our life. B．Salt makes food tasty.
C．Salt is considered to be part of our muscles. D．Salt is sure to damage nervous systems.
25．A beggar's bread was stolen last night, which means________. A．salt of the earth C．a diet low in salt
B．rubbing salt in a wound D．worth his salt
26．If you describe a person as a great help, you mean________. A．he is called salt of the earth B．he is often taken as a grain of salt C．he often uses salt to preserve meat D．he is worth his weight in salt
27．Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A．Salt Is More Than a Four-letter Word. B．Salt Is a Basic Element in Cooking. C．Salt Is a Word with a Long History. D．Salt Is Popular with Different Persons.
C
La Gomera is the only place in the world that has a whistle language. We do not know how and why it began because we do not know the complete history of the island. But we can certainly imagine the reasons for the beginning of the whistle language. There are many deep valleys on the island. A person on one side of a valley can not easily shout to a person on the other side. But he can whistle and be heard. Some of the best whistlers can be heard from four miles away and the record is seven miles.
The people who live on the island usually have good teeth, and this helps them to whistle well. They must also have good ears so that they can hear other whistlers.
We can understand why the whistle language continues. It is very useful on the island, and quite easy to learn. When somebody is hurt or ill, the whistle language takes the place of telephone. If the sick person is quite far away from the town, people pass the message from one to another. A boy guarding cattle on a hillside whistles to a man fishing from his boat. The last one is able to describe the trouble fully and exactly to the doctor in town. People help one another in the same way when a car breaks down or a cow is lost.
The whistle language is hundreds of years old, and probably it will continue to live on for hundreds of years more. Radio and TV often kill the special ways of speaking in different parts of a country. But on La Gomera you are nobody if you cannot whistle. Perhaps soon after TV arrives on the island, people there will be whistling the news and other facts and opinions.
28. If a person on La Gomera is ill, ________.
A．the whistle language will help pass the message to the doctor B．people will take him to town by carriage C．his family will take him to the hospital D．others will phone the doctor in town 29．La Gomera is special because ________. A．we don't know its complete history
B．people have to shout if they want to communicate C．people there have good teeth and ears
D．people there use the whistle language to communicate with each other 30．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．The whistle language has been used for hundreds of years on the island, but will not be used any longer.
B．The whistle language can only be found on La Gomera.
C．It is not easy for a person to live on La Gomera if he cannot whistle.
D．The record shows that one best whistler can be heard by others from seven miles away. 31．Which of the following will be the best title of this passage? A．The Secret Language
B.Do You Know the Whistle Language? C．The Life of Islanders D.La Gomera—a Mystery
D
Speed-reading is a necessary skill in the Internet age. We skim over articles, e-mails and Wechat to try to grasp key words and the essential meaning of a certain text. Surrounded with information from our electronic devices, it would be impossible to cope if we read word by word, line by line. But a new trend calls on people to unplug and enjoy reading slowly, listing benefits beyond the intelligent stimulation.
A recent story from The Wall Street Journal reported on a book club in Wellington, New Zealand, where members meet in a cafe and turn off their smart phones. They sink into cozy chairs and read in silence for an hour. Unlike traditional book clubs, the point of the slow reading club isn't exchanging ideas about a certain book, but to get away from electronic devices and read in a quiet, relaxed environment. According to the Journal, the Wellington book club is just one example of a movement started by book lovers who miss the old-fashioned way of reading before the Internet and smart phones.
Slow readers, such as The Atlantic's Maura Kelly, say a regular reading habit sharpens the mind, improves concentration, reduces stress levels and deepens the ability to sympathize.
Another study published last year in Science showed that reading novels helps people understand others' mental states and beliefs, a fundamental skill in building relationships. Yet technology has made us less attentive readers. Screens have changed our reading patterns from the straight and left-to-right sequence to a wild skimming and skipping pattern as we hunt for important words and information. Reading text punctuated with links leads to weaker comprehension than reading plain text. The Internet may have made us stupider, says Patrick Kingsley from The Guardian. Because of the Internet, he says, we have become very good at collecting a wide range of interesting news, but we are also gradually forgetting how to sit back, reflect, and relate all these facts to each other.
Slow reading means a return to an uninterrupted, straight pattern, in a quiet environment free of distractions. Aim for 30 minutes a day, advises Kelly from The Atlantic. “You can squeeze in that half hour pretty easily if only during your free moments, you pick up a meaningful work of literature，” Kelly said. “Reach for your e-reader, if you like. Kindles make books like War and Peace less heavy, not less substantive, and also ensure you'll never lose your place.”
32．The book club in Wellington mentioned in Paragraph 2 shows ________. A．the decline of electronic devices B．the new trend of slow reading C．the importance of exchanging ideas D．the increasing number of club readers
33．According to Patrick Kingsley, people are stupider partly because of ________. A．a non-stop reading pattern B．the straight, left-to-right screen C．the lack of reflection
D．a wide range of interesting news
34．According to the passage, slow reading ________. A．cures the memory loss of elderly people B．promotes the current technology advances C．provides people with a quiet environment D．contributes to understanding among people 35．What's the best title for the passage? A．Benefit of Reading Clubs. B．Reading of the Internet Age. C．Return of Slow Reading. D．Influence of Speed Reading
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。
__36__What we consider polite at home isn't always accepted outside our borders. Don't be regarded rude or disrespectful on your travels.
Gift giving should be a happy, positive experience. __37__ Giving sharp, pointy objects as gifts is considered unlucky. Be careful when presenting flowers in Russia. Yellow flowers suggest cheat or a relationship breakup. __38__ Writing cards or notes while visiting South Korea, be mindful of your pen's ink color. Writing a person's name in red ink traditionally suggests that the person has passed away.
__39__ If you are invited over to someone's home for a meal, it's recommended that you arrive 10 to 15 minutes later than the requested time.When having a meal in Egypt, don't use the saltshaker (调味瓶)．Spreading salt on your food means you find the meal terrible.Japan is a very polite nation, and their politeness extends to the mealtime use of chopsticks.It's considered ill-mannered to point or play with food with chopsticks.__40__ Using the end that touches your mouth is extremely offensive (冒犯的), not to mention unhygienic (不卫生的)．
A．When selecting a present in the Netherlands, don't buy kitchen knives or scissors. B．Punctuality is considered to be good manners all over the world.
C．When traveling, it's important to learn about the customs of the global village. D．Red carnations(康乃馨)are usually presented to Mothers.
E．While eating, use the opposite end of your chopsticks to secure food from a shared plate. F．Being early or on time is viewed as being rude in Venezuela. G．Traditionally, red carnations are placed on the tombs of the dead. 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。
Minnie was very popular with her friends.Every year, her classmates voted her as their favorite student and she was always __41__ of having so many friends. One day the 10-year-old girl was caught talking and __42__ in class and was ordered to stay back after school as a punishment.She had to help in the school __43__ for at least one hour.It is also a rule that once in a month the one getting __44__ could ask a friend to do that for him if he is busy.And of course, he had to __45__ the favor within the same month. It was the last day of that month and Minnie had promised to go to the airport and see her uncle Tom from New York while he was waiting for his connecting __46__ to Florida.She was sure someone would stand in for her out of __47__. She turned to Peres, her best friend.But Peres said she had to coach her brother for his
__48__ test.“The kid can't even calculate __49__ without my help.” She spent a lot of time talking about her brother's learning __50__. “Morris, could you take my __51__ this afternoon？” Minnie asked another friend, who often stayed __52__ at school.“To help the librarian? I have to __53__ my cousin's birthday with her family.” and then Morris __54__. By now, Minnie began to __55__ if even one of her friends would agree to stay.She tried three more but all of them __56__.No one said “no” __57__， but everyone was giving his or her reason why they couldn't stay back for her.
Finally, Minnie stayed to help the librarian, Mr.King.When he found her unhappy about being unable to keep her __58__ with her uncle, he allowed Minnie to __59__， which turned her tears into a big smile.“You seem to have a lot of friends，” Mr.King said, “But you should __60__ that a friend in need is a friend indeed.”
第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)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。
Ireland，Japan，China scientists share the 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine.William Campbell，Satoshi Omura and Tu Youyou jointly won the prize __61__ their work against diseases，the award-giving body said on Monday.
Campbell __62__(bear)in Ireland and Japanese Omura won half of the prize for a new drug, __63__ has helped the battle against river blindness，as well as showing __64__(power)effect against other diseases.
The Chinese scientist Tu Youyou also discovered artemisinin(青蒿素)，a drug that has __65__(sharp)reduced the death rates for patients __66__(suffer)from malaria(疟疾)．She is also the first Chinese citizen __67__(win)the Nobel Prize for medicine.The prize winning is __68__ honor for China's science cause and traditional Chinese medicine.
“These two __69__(discover)provide humankind with a new way to fight these diseases that affect hundreds of millions of people annually.The award for Tu Youyou is the result of a major change in the way China performs scientific research.China 70__(spend)a lot of money on such research over the past years，”a member of the Nobel committee said.
第四部分 写作(共两节， 满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)（见答题卡）
第二节 作文：（25分）假定你是李华，你们班代表学校参加了全市的英语剧大赛并获得第一名，请写一封E-mail给外教Tracy。
内容应包括： 1．介绍比赛情况； 2．感谢她的指导； 3．邀她参加班级庆祝派对。 注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
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