1、 Unit2 Lets Talk Teens （考试时间：120 分钟 试卷满分：150 分） 第一部分第一部分 听力听力（共（共 30 分，略）分，略） 第二部分第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）分） 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Grading Policies for Introduction to Literature Grading Scale 90-100, A; 80-89, B; 70-79, C; 60-69, D; Below 60, E.
2、Essays (60%) Your four major essays will combine to form the main part of the grade for this course: Essay 1 = 10%; Essay 2 = 15%; Essay 3 = 15%; Essay 4 = 20%. Group Assignments (30%) Students will work in groups to complete four assignments (作业) during the course. All the assignments will be submi
3、tted by the assigned date through Blackboard, our online learning and course management system. Daily Work/In-Class Writings and Tests/Group Work/Homework (10%) Class activities will vary from day to day, but students must be ready to complete short in-class writings or tests drawn directly from ass
4、igned readings or notes from the previous class lecture/discussion, so it is important to take careful notes during class. Additionally, from time to time I will assign group work to be completed in class or short assignments to be completed at home, both of which will be graded. Late Work An essay
5、not submitted in class on the due date will lose a letter grade for each class period it is late. If it is not turned in by the 4th day after the due date, it will earn a zero. Daily assignments not completed during class will get a zero. Short writings missed as a result of an excused absence will
6、be accepted. 1Where is this text probably taken from? AA textbook. BAn exam paper. CA course plan. DAn academic article. 2How many parts is a students final grade made up of? ATwo. BThree. CFour. DFive. 3What will happen if you submit an essay one week after the due date? AYou will receive a zero. B
7、You will lose a letter grade. CYou will be given a test. DYou will have to rewrite it. B Most people cant live to 100.Those who do live so long can hardly walk, let alone take part in any activities. A few people, however, take part in dangerous activities even though they are more than 100 years ol
8、dThey keep going and going! There is a great grandmother who likes challenging herself although she is 101 years old this year. Mary Hardison believes that people should always be cheerful and more importantly, take on all kinds of adventures while they physically still can. So, instead of celebrati
9、ng her 101st birthday with a boring party, she decided to go paragliding(滑翔跳伞)an idea she got from her 75yearold son who recently took it up as a hobby. So on her birthday, cheered on by her big family, she tied herself up together with expert instructor Kevin Hintze, and jumped down fearlessly from
10、 the sky near her home in Ogden, Utah. And, it was not just a simple jump either. According to Kevin Hintze, the grandmother encouraged him to turn around, as they made their way down. This is not the first time that Mary has done something “wild” and “crazy”. For her 90th birthday she rode all the
11、adult rides at Disneyland. And, she is not done yetFor her 102nd birthday she hopes to go down the 3,000 feet Alpine Slide at Utahs Park City Mountain Resort! Not surprisingly, this great action has made Mary Hardison very famous and also earned her a place in the Guinness World Records where she br
12、oke a 2007 record set by a 100yearold British woman. What an amazing lady! 4What do we know about Mary Hardison？ AShe took up paragliding as her hobby at the age of 75. BShe is the oldest woman in the Guinness World Records. CShe was recorded in the Guinness World Records in 2007. DShe is a 101yearo
13、ld lady who likes challenging herself. 5From whom did Mary get the idea of going paragliding？ AA 100yearold British woman. BHer 75yearold son. CHer grandson. DKevin Hintze. 6How does the author feel about Marys action？ ADoubtful. BSupportive. CAmazed. DWorried. 7What can be a suitable title for the
14、passage? AA 101-year-old ladys Life Story BParagliding Is Hot CHow to Learn Paragliding DNever too Old to Learn Something New C My home is in Demonton near a river valley. It is a beautiful area that has been made into a park with meters of hiking trails (小路) along the river. One day I discovered a
15、trail I had never seen before. It was extremely steep and very slippery as it was covered with ice. I was alone at the time and even though I was terrified, I still wanted to go for a walk. Just this thought made my heart beat faster. I shook, not from the cold, although it was probably around -15,
16、but from the fear. I knew I had to do it. I moved forward slowly and put one foot on the trail, then the other. Thus I continued, one foot in front of the other I went very slowly down the trail, shaking with every step. I was sweating despite my cold. I had no idea how long it would take me to trav
17、el along the trail, but I didnt care. I just wanted to conquer my fear. At last, I succeeded! At least thats how I felt. I nearly ran down the trail. Well, not exactly ran, but it felt like that compare with my extremely slow speed in the beginning. Maybe you dont think this is much of a story, but
18、I just want to tell you that we never know whats around the corner. If you compare this story to life, youll see that we have no idea where life is going to take us, or how many easy or difficult trails there are to choose from until we make a choice! The point is: we have the freedom to choose! 8Wh
19、ich of the following words can best describe the trail the author discovered? ASteep and muddy. BIcy and slippery. CRough and wide. DNarrow and wet. 9What do we know about the author? AHe liked taking adventures. BHe covered the trail with fear. CHe ran quickly along the trail. DHe went down the tra
20、il with his friend. 10We can infer from the passage that _. Ait was very warm that day Bthe trail was not far from the river Cthe trail was far from the authors home Dthe author had walked along the trail before 11By talking about his experience, the author mainly wants to tell us that _. ARome was
21、not built in a day Bthings may not seem so dangerous in the end Cits worth challenging our fears and pushing on Dwe dont have the freedom to do anything we like D On January 22, 2022, the British-Belgian 19-year-old, Rutherford, successfully landed her microlight aircraft back at the Airport, from w
22、here she had departed 155 days ago, fulfilling her dream to be the youngest woman to fly around the world solo. “I feel excited not only to break the Guinness World Record, but also to diminish the gender gap by 11 years between the current youngest man record holder, 18 at the time of his record, a
23、nd the previous woman record holder, who was 30 when she completed her Dreams Soar around- the-world flight.” Rutherford wrote on her blog. Rutherfords journey crossing five continents and 52 countries began on August 18, 2021. She met many unexpected delays along the way. They included an unschedul
24、ed stop in California, due to the fierce wildfires and a stop in Alaska, to renew her visa. She also faced several challenges in the air. Despite the severe difficulties, the determined young pilot never gave up on her dream. Rutherford grew up around airplanes. Her British father flies commercially
25、, while her Belgian mother is also a pilot. The young girl began learning how to fly at age 14 and got her fight license in 2020. With her goal of flying around the world completed, Rutherford now has her sights set even higher. She wants to become an astronaut and explore space. She hopes that her
26、journey will encourage more young women to pursue careers in flight. Currently the number of women pilots is just 5 percent. Rutherford says, “Its an easy thing to say, but just go for it. If you dont try and see how high you can fly, then youll never know.” 12What does the underlined word “diminish
27、” in paragraph 2 probably mean? ANarrow. BDivide. CFill. DCause. 13Why did Rutherford have to stop in California? AThe wildfires were too fierce. BHer visa was due. CThe weather was too severe. DHer engine broke down. 14Whats the purpose of paragraph 3? ATo tum to a new topic. BTo state her admirabl
28、e talents. CTo summarize her achievements. DTo add some background information. 15What does the passage try to convey? ADream big, aim high. BLife is not all roses. CNot to advance is to go back. DThe greatest talkers, the least doers. 第二节（共第二节（共 5 小小题；题；每小题每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 12.5 分）分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中
29、选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 When you were a kid, did you ever dream about getting locked somewhere overnight? Maybe it was a store dressing room, a train station, or a corner of a museum. When youre young, theres something romantic about being alone and awake as the rest of the world sleeps. _16_. I
30、 got to spend an entire night by myself at OHare International Airport. On the night of December 4, I missed my 7 pm flight from Chicago to my home in Baltimore. _17_. So I decided to draw on my “extra vacation time” and make my own adventure. I passed through the Rotunda Building, which I had rushe
31、d through many times. This time, however, I found myself attracted by the beauty of is lights and ceiling .Carrying on my trip, I was greeted with a full size copy of a dinosaur skeleton housed at Chicagos Field Museum _18_. But with airport-quality bones, you can get up close and personal. _19_. I
32、thought little of them when my fight took off at 7 a.m. By the time my plane touched down in Baltimore, they were going viral. When I realized my experience was resonating (产生共鸣) with thousands of people, I actually felt sad. Was it really that unusual for someone to walk around an airport to see th
33、e sights? _20_. There is always magic to be found in the wake of missed flights. The night is still, the crowds are gone and the world belongs to you. AAt age 41, I finally got to live my childhood dream BI waved to security cameras, hoping someone was watching CMy journey began as the final arrival
34、s of the day touched down DThe next plane wouldnt be arriving until early the next morning EIt seems that everyone has grown blind to the beauty all around us FArriving at my gate, I posted some of my airport adventures online GAt museums, you are forced to keep your distance from dinosaur bones 第三部
35、分第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）分） 第一节第一节 （共（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 15 分）分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I was required to read one of Bernie Siegels books in college and was hooked on his positivity from that moment on. The stories of his unconventional (新奇的)_21_and the except
36、ional patients he wrote about were so_22_to me and had such a big_23_on how I saw life from then on. Who knew that so many years later I would look to Dr. Bernie and his CDs again to_24_my own cancer experience? Im an ambitious writer, and when I started going through chemo (化疗), even though Im a ve
37、ry positive person, I lost my drive to write. I was just too tired and not in the_25_. One day, while waiting to go in for_26_, I had one of Dr. Bernies books in my hand. Another patient noticed what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me_27_he had one of his books with him as well. It_2
38、8_that among other things, he was an eighty-year-old writer. He was actually a published author, and he was currently_29_on a new book. We would see each other at various times and_30_friends. Sometimes he wore a duck hat, and I would tell myself, he was definitely a(n)_31_of Dr. Bernie. He really p
39、ut a smile on my face. He unfortunately_32_last year due to his cancer,_33_he left a deep impression on me and gave me the_34_to pick up my pen again. I_35_to myself, “If he can do it, then so can I. ” 21Atastes Bideas Cnotes Dmemories 22Aamazing Bshocking Camusing Dstrange 23Astrike Bpush Cchalleng
40、e Dimpact 24Alearn from Bgo over Cget through Drefer to 25Amood Bposition Cstate Dway 26Aadvice Breference Cprotection Dtreatment 27Awhile Bbecause Calthough Dproviding 28Acame out Bworked out Cproved out Dturned out 29Adeciding Binvesting Cworking Drelying 30Abecame Bhelped Cmissed Dvisited 31Apati
41、ent Boperator Cfan Dpublisher 32Ashowed up Bset off Cfell down Dpassed away 33Asince Bbut Cso Dfor 34Aguidance Btrust Copportunity Dinspiration 35Apromised Bswore Cthought Dreplied 第二节（共第二节（共 10 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1. 5 分分, 满分满分 15 分）分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 When Jane was nine, she had a big a
42、ccident. She gets scared even now _36_ she thinks about it. There were many people _37_(skate) in the lake near her house, and seeing her skate so wonderfully, she couldnt wait to have a try. “ Just a piece of cake,” she thought. Then she went with _38_ classmate who was very experienced. He spent m
43、uch time teaching her how to skate, but she still didnt learn much, which made_39_ very angry. Finally, he left her and skated all around. She had to skate alone and soon got bored because she kept falling down, so she took off her skates and just walked around _40_the ice. It was cold and her feet_
44、41_(freeze). Suddenly, she stepped on something _42_ wasnt hard. Actually it was the _43_(weak) place. When she stepped there, she _44_(sink) under the ice. Thinking she was going to die, she tried to grab the edge of the ice, and cried out. Fortunately, her classmate _45_(hurry) by and helped her o
45、ut! 第四部分第四部分 写作（共两节写作（共两节, 满分满分 40 分）分） 第一节（满分 15 分） 46假定你是李华，你邻居的女儿每天中午都在家弹钢琴，给你的网课学习和生活带来了很大的困扰。请你给邻居 Mrs. Li 写一封投诉信，内容要点包括： 1.说明困扰你的问题； 2. 投诉的原因；3. 解决问题的建议。 注意： 1.词数 80 字左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 _ 第二节（满分 25 分） 47阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Edward walked slowly past the school blacktop wher
46、e his older brother, Leon, was playing basketball with his friends. Leon didnt notice Edward until he turned to shoot the ball. Leon really loved basketball and was good at it. But Edward was another story. Edward would beg to play with them but Leons friends complained a lot. For some reason, in th
47、at last game, Edwards playing was worse than ever. He couldnt do anything right. He was completely unable to keep possession of the ball. He missed even the easy rebounds. His dribbling was useless, and none of his throws were anywhere near the basket. Leon had to turn his brother away. Edward was a
48、lways a whiz at math. He was so advanced that he already knew how to solve long division problems before he was taught in school. Word problems, even the complicated ones with several steps, were no problem. One day, Leons math teacher, pulled him aside. “ You need to do better, a lot better, or you
49、re not going to pass this class. Theres a big test coming up. ” Leons heart sank. When he got home, he talked with Edward about it. The boys agreed that over the next two weeks they intended to spend an hour each day after school working on math problems and then an hour playing basketball. “Here is
50、 a good one,” Edward said and pointed to a word problem. “ Why dont you read it?” Leon looked at the book for several seconds. “ Im dizzy already!” He exclaimed. “Do you know what the first step is?” asked Edward, “The first step is to stay cool and focused.” Edward talked Leon through the problem.
