12. Much of the debate on aging society in China has focused on the extended families ______ the number of "empty-nests" is growing by millions every year.
17. Which of the following refers to the study of meaning in abstraction?
A.Phonetics.
B.Pragmatics.
C.Semantics.
D.Sociolinguistics.
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题考查语言学的知识。句意：以下哪个指的是研究抽象的意义?A项语音学：Phonetics refers as the study of the phonic medium of language, it's concerned with all the sounds that occur in the world's languages；B项语用学：Pragmatics refers to the study of meaning in context of words；C项语义学：Semantics refers to the study of meaning in abstraction；D项社会语言学：Sociolinguistics refers to the study of language with reference to society.所以C项正确。
(二)阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出一个最佳选项。 It's one of our common beliefs that mice are afraid of cats. Scientists have long known that even if a mouse has never seen a cat before, it is still able to detect chemical signals released from it and run away in fear. This has always been thought to be something that is hard-wired into a mouse's brain. But recently Wendy Ingram, a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, has challenged this common belief. She has found a way to "cure" mice of their inborn fear of cats by infecting them with a parasite, reported the science journal Nature. The parasite, called Toxoplasma gondii, might sound unfamiliar to you, but the shocking fact is that up to one-third of people around the world are infected with it. This parasite can cause different diseases among humans, especially pregnant women—it is linked to the blindness and death of unborn babies. However, the parasite's effects on mice are unique. Ingram and her team measured how mice reacted to a cat's urine (尿) before and after it was infected by the parasite. They noted that normal mice stayed far away from the urine while mice that were infected with the parasite walked freely around the test area. But that's not all. The parasite was found to be more powerful than was originally thought—even after researchers cured the mice of the infection, they no longer reacted with fear to a cat's smell, which indicated that the infection has caused a permanent change in mice's brains. Why does a parasite change a mouse's brain instead of making it sick like it does to humans? The answer lies in evolution. Toxoplasma gondii can only reproduce inside a cat. So the parasite had to develop a way of tricking the mice into getting eaten more easily—thus helping itself go inside a cat—by taking away mice's sense of alarm.
1. The passage is mainly about ______.
A.mice's inborn terror of cats
B.the evolution of Toxoplasma gondii
C.a new story about the effects of a parasite on mice
5. The author's attitude towards the experiment is ______.
A.positive
B.subjective
C.negative
D.objective
A B C D
A
[解析] 观点态度题。A项意为“积极的”；B项意为“主观的”；C项意为“消极的”；D项意为“客观的”。根据文章第四段中的“The parasite was found to be more powerful than originally thought”可知，作者对此实验的态度是积极的。所以A项正确。
第二部分 非选择题
二、填空题
(一)短文填空 阅读下面的短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3)语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词。所填单词要求意义准确、形式正确。 Wuhan Railroad Bridge Vocational School offers a one-year training course for college students. For the 45 places, there are often more than 100 1 (申请人). "College graduates who have b 2 experience and unique qualities such as creativity and leadership are always popular among employers." said Zheng Zhiguo, director of the school's admissions and employment office. Studying at a vocational school also g 3 college graduates a second chance to plan their career paths. After graduating 4 Shandong Normal University, Guan Fan, 25, worked as a sports teacher at a vocational school, Seeing many of his students expecting a more promising career than him, he thought of 5 (改变). He quit his job and enrolled in Qingdao Vocational School to study electric automatization. The training was h 6 than he had expected. For a year, he worked in factories, participating in real projects. But it 7 off. After graduating, he landed a job at CSR, Sifang Co., Ltd as a technician, and his salary quadrupled. "Promising as it is, it's not the path that many people, e 8 the student's families, can understand," said Guan. Guan's parents didn't support his 9 of quitting his job and studying at a vocational school. But Guan went ahead with 10 anyway. "It's not a shame for a college graduate to be a skilled worker. Who says we have to work as white collars?" said Guan.
One of the reasons why Bill Gates was so good at programming is that it is mathematical and logical. During his time at Lakeside School, Bill Gates scored a perfect eight hundred on a mathematics test. It was extremely important for him to get this grade, for which he had had to take the test more than once.
四、书面表达
1. Write about the following topic: It is a Chinese virtue that we are ready to help others. What is your opinion about it? Please write a composition with the tide of "Highlight the Spirit of Lei Feng". You are required to write at least 150 words.
One possible version
Highlight the Spirit of Lei Feng
As an English saying goes, "Rose presented, smell remained", which means helping others benefits yourself as well. In China, Lei Feng has become synonymous with helping others. As far as I am concerned, the spirit of Lei Feng is not out of date in modem society. First of all, helping others is one of the Chinese virtues, which is worth carrying forward by all of us. For example, a village teacher named Liu Xintao, who sticks to teaching the village students for up to 24 years, is a type of living Lei Feng. Secondly, helping others would bring us happiness and a sense of achievement. We are happy to see that many people are participating in the activities of charity. Furthermore, helping others is helping ourselves. One of the most beautiful returns in life is that we may get gains at the same time after helping others in good faith. I believe that we all live in the same society, we should give others a hand when they are in need, and we should transmit this kind of virtue. The spirit of Lei Feng will always be the highlight of our lives.
五、案例分析与教学设计 阅读下面材料，根据要求回答问题。 [教学材料]If you say the word "communication", most people think of words and sentences. Although these are very important, we communicate with more than just spoken and written words. Indeed, body positions are part of what we call "body language". We see examples of unconscious body language often, yet there is also "learned" body language, which varies from culture to culture. [教学实录]Step 1 Pre-reading Show some pictures about body language on the screen and then ask the students some questions. T: What do you do when you are introduced to someone? S1: I shake hands and say, "Pleased to meet you". Step 2 While-reading Task 1 Skimming T: Read the passage quickly and choose the best title. A: Saying it Without Words B: When in Rome, Do As the Romans Do C: Greetings. Around the World D: Read My Mind
教学设计 One possible version Task 3 Careful reading Activity-Read the statements and decide whether it is True or False and give the reasons. 1. We communicate with others just by spoken and written languages. (F) 2. Body languages are often unconscious. (T) 3. Body languages have different meanings in different cultures. (T) [设计意图：通过学生的仔细阅读，加深学生对文章内容的理解。通过做题，检验学生对阅读材料细节的理解] Step 3 Post-reading Activity 1 Guessing game: Let one student act out by body language and the other speak out the meaning in English. Activity 2 Role play: Here is one situation: "You are playing with your cell phone in class when the teacher stands by you." In this situation, prepare a role play with your partner. Use both spoken words and body language to express your ideas. [设计意图：教师可以通过学生的“说”来指导学生的口语训练，检查学生对所学知识的实际运用。通过角色表演，考查学生解决实际问题的能力，培养学生的情感文化素养]
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