2017苏锡常镇四市调研联考

2017苏锡常镇四市调研联考
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篇一：高三英语-苏锡常镇四市2015届高三教学情况调研(二) 英语22014——2015学年度苏锡常镇四市高三教学情况调研(二) 英语2015年5月注意：本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。

答案全部做在答题纸上。

总分为120 第一卷(选择题，共85分) 第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

听力录音部分结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。

第一节(共5小题；每小题l分，满分5分) 听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你有l0秒钟的时间来回
答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How does the woman find her class? A. She thinks it suitable to her.
A. Waiter and customer. A. Come back home. C. Miss him more. 4. What do we know about the woman? A. She was absent from school for a week.
B. She will offer the man her physics notes.
C. Physics is one of her worst subjects. 5. What will the man do for the woman? A. Find her wallet. B. Record her report. C. Transfer her call. 第二节(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分) 听下面5段对话或独自。

每段对话或独自后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独自前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What did the man do? A. He left the door open this morning. B. He went in and saw
what was happening. C. He followed the woman’s advice. 7. What would the couple most probably do in the end? A. To ask Mr Robinson to come around. B. To go to the grocery store and call the police.
1 B. She dislikes it. C. She has no feeling for it. 2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? B. Husband and wife. C. Fellow workers. B. Go to visit him in London. 3. What does the man ask the woman to do? C. To go into the house and see what was happening. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Where does this conversation probably take place? A. In a main hall. B. In an administration building. C. On school campus. B. How to register for the course.
9. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. How to reach a place. C. How to read the map. 10. Which route do they take at last? A. Go up the steps and turn left.
B. Go up the steps and turn right.
C. Go
straight and then turn right. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Which of the following is the man interested in? A. Walking along the coast. B. Watching whales. C. Visiting lovely little towns. 12. How long will the man stay in the bus for the whole trip? A. Two days.A. By coach.
B. Four hours. B. By minibus.
C. Eight hours. C. By train. 13. How will the man go for the trip? 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What do we know about the man? A. He wants to change for a new car brand. B. He will go on more long journeys in the future. C. He feels his old car’s engine size a bit small. 15. Which engine does the man want this time? A. A 1.6 litre one.A. Drive in a BYD TANG. B. Show the man a picture of a BYD TANG.
C. Get more detailed information on a BYD TANG. 听第l0段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What’s the report mainly about? A. China’s record levels of air
pollution. B. China’s attitude towards air pollution. C. China’s systems to trade carbon credits. 18. What did China pay more attention to in the past? A. Economic growth. C. Clean technology. 2 B. A 2.0 litre one. C. A 2.4 litre one. 16. What will the woman do next? B. Environmental protection.19. Who will receive carbon credits? A. Officials who hope to control industrial air pollution. B. Companies that increase greenhouse gas production. C. Companies that lower greenhouse gas production. 20. When is a national carbon trading program going to be launched? A. Before 2015. B. Before 2016. C. Before 2017. 第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分) 第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分) 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

21. This course is based on a project, one of________ aims
is to improve the students’comprehensive ability in English. A. whose B. which C. its D. what 22. —Why are you so familiar with my close friend Nipple? —Yeah, I happen, believe it or not,_____him in a packed trip. A. to meet B. to be meeting C. to have met D. to be met 23. — Why do you choose to work in an international travel agency? — Well, you know, English is my____. So it is my best choice. A. talent B. strength C. ability D. skill 24. Local citizens placed flowers at the comer of one street in Hamilton, Canada, _____the Canadian soldier, who was killed by a gunman. A. in favor of B. in memory of room. A. such; is B. so; are C. how; is D. what; are 26. —Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been? —I____in Xinjiang for one year, volunteering services as a doctor. A. have stayed B. stay C. stayed D. am staying 27. Nowadays mobile internet
devices are pushing up demands for online education, which makes people see it as one of the most____new market. A. demanding B. confidential C. promising D. controversial 28. — They are said to have been familiar with each other. —But they_________. They were introduced only hours ago. A. may not have been C. mustn’t have been A. in C. in terms of D. in spite of 25. Look, ________ beautiful flowers ______ the girl carrying that she becomes the focus in the B. couldn’t have been D. needn’t have been C. against D. across 3 29. One well of the oil field was still burning with huge fire twisting crazily____the night sky. B. on 30. She is ______ is known as a nosy person—she is always dying to know what’s going on in others’lives.A. what B. who out. A. would do; knew B. may do; knew C. might do; knows D. should do; had known 32. I felt I would
never____the shock of his being worked to death. A. get off B. get through C. get by D. get over 33. We don’t need magic to change the world____we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: the power to imagine better, said J K Rowling. A. though B. unless C. before D. when 34. That’s all for today’s programme. Please stay ____ to CCTV International’s Chinese Channel this time next week. A. turned at all. A. Do B. Did C. Don’t D. Didn’t 第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

William Wordsworth wrote that “the human mind is capable of excitement without the application of violent stimulants(刺激)”. And it appears that simply reading those words proves his . Researchers at the University of Liverpool
found the works of Shakespeare and Wordsworth and had a beneficial effect on the mind. It canthe reader’s attention and trigger moments of self-reflection. Using scanners, they the brain activity of volunteers as they read pieces of classical English literature both in their form and in a modern translation. And, according to the Sunday Telegraph, the experiment showed the more prose and The research also found poetry, , increased activity in the right part of the brain, an area with “autobiographical(自传式的) memory”, which helped the reader to on their own experiences. The academics said this meant the were more useful than self-help books. The brain of 30 volunteers were watched in the first part of the research as they read Shakespeare in different . In one example, volunteers read a line from King Lear, “A father and a gracious aged man: him have you madded”, before
reading the : “A father and a gracious aged man: him you 4 C. whom D. that 31. The measure of a man’s real character is what he ____ if he ____ he would never be found B. tuned C. toned D. tended 35. ____ you believe him when he said he made it to Eason’s concert! He doesn’t like pop musichave eaged”. Shakespeare’s use of “mad” as a(n)caused a higher level of brain activity than the straightforward prose. The next stage of the research was looking at the to which poetry could affect and provide therapeutic(治疗的) benefit. V olunteers’brains were scanned while reading four lines by Wordsworth, and four “translated” lines were also provided. The first version caused more brain activity, not only the left part of the brain connected with language, but also the right part that relates to autobiographical memory and emotion. “Poetry is not just a of style. It is also about deep versions of
experience that the emotional to the cognitive(认知的),” said Prof Davis, who will present the findings at the North of England education conference in Sheffield this week. 36. A. attitude 37. A. the like
38. A. break40. A. original 42. A. setoff
B. pointB. the way
C. mind
D. advice D. the kind D. controlled C. the likely D. fix D. ancient D. emotional D. call off D. in contrast B. focusC. catch 39. A. examined B. monitored B. traditionalB. put off 41.
A. attractive
B. beneficial43. A. for example 45. A. reflect46. A. average 47. A. records 48. A. moods 49. A. shorter 51. A. amount
C. interrupted C. conventional C. challenging C. take off B. on occasion C. in particular
D. conflicted D. take 44. A. concerned B. mixed B. agreeB. modem C. fixedC. depend C. academic C. formsC. better D. classic D. receptions D. deeper D. scale D. types B. recalls B. simpler B.
degree C. responses B. manners 50. A. adjective B. noun52. A. philosophy B. biology 54. A. matter 55. A. cater C. adverb D. verb D. sociology D. making up D. mass C. extension C. psychology C. taking upC. manner C. prefer 53. A. waking up B. raising up B. mark B. add D. refer 第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A The 2014 Ranking of Top Universities in Greater China (RTUGC) is released today by the 5篇二：2015届苏锡常镇四市高三教学情况调研(二)英语2014——2015学年度苏锡常镇四市高三教学情况调研(二) 英语2015年5月注意：本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。

答案全部做在答题纸上。

总分为120 第一卷(选择题，共85分) 第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分) 做题时，先将答案标
在试卷上。

听力录音部分结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。

第一节(共5小题；每小题l 分，满分5分) 听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你有l0秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How does the woman find her class? A. She thinks it suitable to her. A. Waiter and customer. A. Come back home. C. Miss him more. 4. What do we know about the woman? A. She was absent from school for a week. B. She will offer the man her physics notes. C. Physics is one of her worst subjects. 5. What will the man do for the woman? A. Find her wallet. B. Record her report. C. Transfer her call. 第二节(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分) 听下面5段对话或独自。

每段对话或独自后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、
B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独自前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What did the man do? A. He left the door open this morning. B. He went in and saw what was happening. C. He followed the woman’s advice. 7. What would the couple most probably do in the end? A. To ask Mr Robinson to come around. B. To go to the grocery store and call the police.
B. She dislikes it.
C. She has no feeling for it. 2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? B. Husband and wife. C. Fellow workers. B. Go to visit him in London. 3. What does the man ask the woman to do?C. To go into the house and see what was happening. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Where does this conversation probably take place? A. In a
main hall. B. In an administration building. C. On school campus. B. How to register for the course. 9. What are the two speakers talking about? A. How to reach a place. C. How to read the map. 10. Which route do they take at last? A. Go up the steps and turn left. B. Go up the steps and turn right. C. Go straight and then turn right. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Which of the following is the man interested in? A. Walking along the coast.
B. Watching whales.
C. Visiting lovely little towns. 12. How long will the man stay in the bus for the whole trip? A. Two days.A. By coach. B. Four hours. B. By minibus. C. Eight hours. C. By train.
13. How will the man go for the trip? 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What do we know about the man? A. He wants to change for a new car brand. B. He will go on more long journeys in the future.
C. He feels his old car’s engine size a bit
small. 15. Which engine does the man want this time? A. A 1.6 litre one.A. Drive in a BYD TANG. B. Show the man a picture of a BYD TANG. C. Get more detailed information on a BYD TANG. 听第l0段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What’s the report mainly about? A. China’s record levels of air pollution. B. A 2.0 litre one. C. A 2.4 litre one. 16. What will the woman do next? B. China’s attitude towards air pollution. C. China’s systems to trade carbon credits. 18. What did China pay more attention to in the past?
A. Economic growth. C. Clean technology.
B. Environmental protection.19. Who will receive carbon credits? A. Officials who hope to control industrial air pollution. B. Companies that increase greenhouse gas production.
C. Companies that lower greenhouse gas production. 20. When is a national carbon trading program going to be launched? A.
Before 2015. B. Before 2016. C. Before 2017. 第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分) 第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分) 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

21. This course is based on a project, one of________ aims is to improve the students’comprehensive ability in English. A. whose B. which C. its D. what 22. —Why are you so familiar with my close friend Nipple? —Yeah, I happen, believe it or not,_____him in a packed trip. A. to meet B. to be meeting C. to have met D. to be met 23. — Why do you choose to work in an international travel agency? — Well, you know, English is my____. So it is my best choice. A. talent B. strength C. ability D. skill 24. Local citizens placed flowers at the comer of one street in Hamilton, Canada, _____the Canadian
soldier, who was killed by a gunman. A. in favor of B. in memory of room. A. such; is B. so; are C. how; is D. what; are 26. —Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been? —I____in Xinjiang for one year, volunteering services as a doctor. A. have stayed B. stay C. stayed D. am staying 27. Nowadays mobile internet devices are pushing up demands for online education, which makes people see it as one of the most____new market. A. demanding B. confidential C. promising D. controversial 28. — They are said to have been familiar with each other. —But they_________. They were introduced only hours ago. A. may not have been C. mustn’t have been A. in B. on B. couldn’t have been D. needn’t have been C. against D. across C. in terms of D. in spite of 25. Look, ________ beautiful flowers ______ the girl carrying that she becomes the focus in the 29. One well of
the oil field was still burning with huge fire twisting crazily____the night sky.30. She is ______ is known as a nosy person—she is always dying to know what’s going on in others’lives.A. what B. who out. A. would do; knew B. may do; knew C. might do; knows D. should do; had known 32. I felt I would never____the shock of his being worked to death. A. get off B. get through C. get by D. get over 33. We don’t need magic to change the world____we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: the power to imagine better, said J K Rowling. A. though B. unless C. before D. when 34. That’s all for today’s programme. Please stay ____ to CCTV International’s Chinese Channel this time next week. A. turned at all. A. Do B. Did C. Don’t D. Didn’t 第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给
的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

William Wordsworth wrote that “the human mind is capable of excitement without the application of violent stimulants(刺激)”. And it appears that simply reading those words proves his . Researchers at the University of Liverpool found the works of Shakespeare and Wordsworth and had a beneficial effect on the mind. It canthe reader’s attention and trigger moments of self-reflection. Using scanners, they the brain activity of volunteers as they read pieces of classical English literature both in their form and in a modern translation. And, according to the Sunday Telegraph, the experiment showed the more prose and The research also found poetry, area with “autobiographi cal(自传式的) memory”, which helped the reader to on their own experiences. The academics said this
meant the were more useful than self-help books. The brain of 30 volunteers were watched in the first part of the research as they read Shakespeare in different . In one example, volunteers read a line from King Lear, “A father and a gracious aged man: him have you madded”, before reading the : “A father and a gracious aged man: him you B. tuned C. toned D. tended 35. ____ you believe him when he said he made it to Eason’s concert! He doesn’t like pop music C. whom D. that 31. The measure of a man’s real character is what he ____ if he ____ he would never be foundhave eaged”. Shakespeare’s use of “mad” as a(n)caused a higher level of brain activity than the straightforward prose. The next stage of the research was looking at the to which poetry could affect and provide therapeutic(治疗的) benefit. V olunteers’brains were scanned while reading four lines by Wordsworth, and
four “translated” lines were also provided. The first version caused more brain activity, not only the left part of the brain connected with language, but also the right part that relates to autobiographical memory and emotion. “Poetry is not just a of style. It is also about deep versions of experience that the emotional to the cognitive(认知的),” said Prof Davis, who will present the findings at the North of England education conference in Sheffield this week. 36. A. attitude 37. A. the like
38. A. break40. A. original 42. A. setoff
B. pointB. the way
C. mind
D. advice D. the kind D. controlled C. the likely D. fix D. ancient D. emotional D. call off D. in contrast B. focusC. catch 39. A. examined B. monitored B. traditionalB. put off 41.
A. attractive
B. beneficial43. A. for example 45. A. reflect46. A. average 47. A. records 48. A. moods 49. A. shorter 51. A. amount
C. interrupted C.
conventional C. challenging C. take off B. on occasion C. in particular D. conflicted D. take 44. A. concerned B. mixed B. agreeB. modem C. fixedC. depend C. academic C. formsC. better D. classic D. receptions D. deeper D. scale D. types B. recalls B. simpler B. degree C. responses B. manners 50. A. adjective B. noun52. A. philosophy B. biology 54. A. matter 55. A. cater C. adverb D. verb D. sociology D. making up D. mass C. extension C. psychology C. taking upC. manner C. prefer 53. A. waking up B. raising up B. mark B. add D. refer 第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A The 2014 Ranking of Top Universities in Greater China (RTUGC) is released today by the 篇三：2014~2015学年苏锡常镇四市高三
教学情况调研(二)英语word精校版带答案2014-2015学年度苏锡常镇四市高三教学情况调研(二) 英语2015年5月注意：本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。

答案全部做在答题纸上。

总分为120 第一卷(选择题，共85分) 第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

听力录音部分结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。

第一节(共5小题；每小题l分，满分5分) 听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你有l0秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How does the woman find her class? A. She thinks it suitable to her.
B. She dislikes it.
C. She has no feeling for it. 2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Waiter and customer. B. Husband and wife. C.
Fellow workers. 3. What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Come back home.B. Go to visit him in London. C. Miss him more. 4. What do we know about the woman? A. She was absent from school for a week. B. She will offer the man her physics notes. C. Physics is one of her worst subjects. 5. What will the man do for the woman? A. Find her wallet. B. Record her report. C. Transfer her call. 第二节(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分) 听下面5段对话或独自。

每段对话或独自后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独自前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What did the man do? A. He left the door open this morning. B. He went in and saw what was happening. C. He followed the woman’s
advice. 7. What would the couple most probably do in the end? A. To ask Mr Robinson to come around. B. To go to the grocery store and call the police. C. To go into the house and see what was happening. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Where does this conversation probably take place? A. In a main hall. B. In an administration building. C. On school campus. 9. What are the two speakers talking about? A. How to reach a place. B. How to register for the course. C. How to read the map. 10. Which route do they take at last? A. Go up the steps and turn left.
B. Go up the steps and turn right.
C. Go straight and then turn right. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Which of the following is the man interested in? A. Walking along the coast. B. Watching whales. C. Visiting lovely little towns. 12. How long will the man stay in the bus for the whole trip? A. Two days. B. Four hours.
C. Eight hours. 13. How will the man go for the trip? A. By coach. B. By minibus.
C. By train. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What do we know about the man? A. He wants to change for a new car brand. B. He will go on more long journeys in the future. C. He feels his old car’s engine size a bit small. 15. Which engine does the man want this time? A. A
1.6 litre one. B. A
2.0 litre one. C. A
2.4 litre one. 16. What will the woman do next? A. Drive in a BYD TANG. B. Show the man a picture of a BYD TANG. C. Get more detailed information on a BYD TANG. 听第l0段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What’s the report mainly about?
A. China’s record levels of air pollution.
B. China’s attitude towards air pollution.
C. China’s systems to trade carbon credits.
18. What did China pay more attention to in the past? A. Economic growth.B. Environmental protection. C. Clean
technology. 19. Who will receive carbon credits? A. Officials who hope to control industrial air pollution. B. Companies that increase greenhouse gas production. C. Companies that lower greenhouse gas production. 20. When is a national carbon trading program going to be launched? A. Before 2015. B. Before 2016. C. Before 2017.第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分) 第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分) 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

21. This course is based on a project, one of________ aims is to improve the students’comprehensive ability in English. A. whose B. which C. its D. what 22. —Why are you so familiar with my close friend Nipple? —Yeah, I happen, believe it or not,_____him in a packed trip. A. to meet B. to be meeting C. to have met
D. to be met 23. — Why do you choose to work in an international travel agency? —Well, you know, English is my____. So it is my best choice. A. talent B. strength C. ability D. skill 24. Local citizens placed flowers at the comer of one street in Hamilton, Canada, _____the Canadian soldier, who was killed by a gunman. A. in favor of B. in memory of C. in terms of D. in spite of 25. Look, _______ beautiful flowers ______ the girl carrying that she becomes the focus in the room. A. such; is B. so; are C. how; is D. what; are 26. —Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been? —I____in Xinjiang for one year, volunteering services as a doctor. A. have stayed B. stay C. stayed D. am staying 27. Nowadays mobile internet devices are pushing up demands for online education, which makes people see it as one of the most____new market. A. demanding B. confidential C. promising
D. controversial 28. —They are said to have been familiar with each other. — But they_________. They were introduced only hours ago. A. may not have been B. couldn’t have been C. mustn’t have been D. needn’t have been 29. One well of the oil field was still burning with huge fire twisting crazily____the night sky. A. in B. on C. against D. across 30. She is ______ is known as a nosy person—she is always dying to know what’s going on in others’lives. A. what B. who C. whom D. that 31. The measure of a man’s real character is what he ____ if he ____ he would never be found out. A. would do; knew B. may do; knew C. might do; knows D. should do; had known 32. I felt I would never____the shock of his being worked to death. A. get off B. get through C. get by D. get over 33. We don’t need magic to change the world____we carry all the power we need inside ourselves
already: the power to imagine better, said J K Rowling. A. though B. unlessC. before D. when 34. That’s all for today’s programme. Please stay ____ to CCTV International’s Chinese Channel this time next week. A. turned B. tuned C. toned D. tended 35. ____ you believe him when he said he made it to Eason’s concert! He doesn’t like pop music at all. A. Do B. Did C. Don’t D. Didn’t 第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

William Wordsworth wrote that “the human mind is capable of excitement without the application of violent stimulants(刺激)”. And it appears that simply reading those words proves his . Researchers at the University of Liverpool found the works of Shakespeare and Wordsworth andhad a beneficial effect on
the mind. It canthe reader’s attention and trigger moments of self-reflection. Using scanners, they the brain activity of volunteers as they read pieces of classical English literature both in their form and in a modern translation. electrical activity in the brain than the easier versions. The research also found poetry, increased activity in the right part of the brain, an areawith “autobiographical(自传式的) memory”, which helped the reader to on their own experiences. The academics said this meant the were more useful than self-help books. The brainof 30 volunteers were watched in the first part of the research as they read Shakespeare in different . In one example, volunteers read a line from King Lear, “A father and a gracious aged man: him have you madded”, before reading the : “A father and a gracious aged man: him you have eaged”. Sha kespeare’s use of “mad” as a(n)
caused a higher level of brain activity than the straightforward prose. The next stage of the research was looking at the to which poetry could affect and provide therapeutic(治疗的) benefit. V olunteers’brains were scanned while reading four lines by Wordsworth, and four “translated” lines were also provided. The first version caused more brain activity,not only the left part of the brain connected with language, but also the right part that relates to autobiographical memory and emotion. “Poetry is not just a of style. It is also about deep versions of experience that the emotional to the cognitive(认知的),” said Prof Davis, who will present the findings at the North of England education conference in Sheffield this week. 36. A. attitudeB. point C. mindD. advice 37. A. the like B. the way C. the likelyD. the kind
38. A. break B. focus C. catch D. fix
39. A. examined B. monitoredC.
interrupted D. controlled 40. A. original
B. traditional
C. conventional
D. ancient
41. A. attractive B. beneficialC. challenging D. emotional 42. A. setoff B. put off C. take offD. call off 43. A. for example B. on occasion C. in particular D. in contrast 44. A. concerned B. mixed C. fixedD. conflicted 45. A. reflect B. agree C. depend D. take 46.
A. average
B. modem
C. academic
D. classic47. A. recordsB. recallsC. responsesD. receptions 48. A. moodsB. mannersC. formsD. types 49. A. shorterB. simplerC. better D. deeper 50. A. adjective B. nounC. adverb D. verb 51.
A. amount
B. degree
C. extension
D. scale 52. A. philosophy B. biologyC. psychology D. sociology 53. A. waking up B. raising up C. taking upD. making up 54.
A. matter
B. mark
C. manner
D. mass 55. A. cater B. add C. prefer D. refer 第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，
满分30分) 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A The 2014 Ranking of Top Universities in Greater China (RTUGC) is released today by the Center for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. RTUGC was the first attempt to compare top research universities in four regions of Great China, namely Mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Tsinghua University in Beijing remains No. 1 in the ranking. National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan overtakes National Taiwan University as the second. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology climbs to 4th from 7th in 2013. Peking University remains in 5th place as it was in last year. Other Top 10 universities are: The University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Science and
Technology of China, National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan and Zhejiang University. The highest ranked university in Macau is University of Macau (54th). RTUGC provides insight into the features and relative advantages of top universities in each region. Hong Kong and Macau universities show a higher degree of internationalization. The ranking highlights the fact that Mainland universities are stronger in gross(总的) performance while Hong Kong and Taiwan universities are in the lead in per capita(人均) performance. Tsinghua University in Beijing tops the list of annual research income, and The University of Hong Kong and City University of Hong Kong take the first place on research income per academic staff. 56. We can tell from the RTUGC that________ . A. Tsinghua University in Beijing ranked the second place in 2013 B. Taiwan has more。