Three days later,he and other survivors were safe in Glasgow.All 23 with him signed the back of the photograph.
In my room is the book and the photograph. Often, glass in head, I have wondered how I would have dealt with an explosion, a sinking ship, a jump into a vast ocean rind a wait for rescue? Lest(以免)we forget, I have some more whisky and toast the heroes of the war.
61.We can infer that the mother and children went to Swansea______.
A. to meet a friend
B. to see the father off
C.to take a family photo
D.to engoy the sailing of the ship
62.What did the author leam about the father from the telegram?
A.he was still alive.
B.His knee was broken.
C.His ship had been sunk.
D.He had arrived in Glasgow.
63.The underlind word”it” in Paragraph 6 refers to the father’s______.
A.weak heart
B. taking a shore job
C.failure to return to sea
D.Injury caused by a torpedo
64.What can we know about the author’s father after his ship was attacked?
A.He lost his arm
B.He repaired the engines.
C.He managed to take a lifeboat.
D.He was the last to lcave the ship.
65.What is the nassage mainly about?
A.A group of forgotten heroes
B.A book describing a terriying battle.
C.A ship cngineer’s wartime experience.
D.A merchant’s memories of a sea rescue.
C
A rccent study of anclent and modern clcphants has come up with the uncxpeclcd conclusion that the african elcphant is dividcd into two disinct (不同的)species
The discovery was made by researchers at yod and haycard yniwersities when they were examining the genetid relinship between the ancient woolly manmmth and mastodon to modern ckephants ins asoan alepnant a feoan forest elephant and afcican sannna clephant
Once they obfantcd DNA sequences{序列}from two fossils{化石}，mammothd and mastodons the team comparcd them with dna form ，modcrn eleohants they found to their amazement that modern forest and sabanna elephants are as distinct from cach other as asian elephants and manmoths he scientists used detailed genetic anatysis to proce that the african savanna clelhants hace been distinct species for several million years the divcrgonce of the ttwo species took place around the time of the of the dicergcncc of asian clephants and woolly mammoths this result amazed all the scienitsts
There has long been debate in the scientific community that the two might be separespecies but this is the most convincing scientinfic evidence so far that they are anded difforent species
Preci many naluralists believed that afrjcan savanna elephants and airican forest were two plpulations of the same apecies despite the clcphants signigice\ant sizw differences the sac\vanna elelphant has an average shouldcr height of 3.5metres while the forest slsphant has an average shouldcr height of 2.5metres the sacanna laphant welghs belween six anp secedn tons roughly double the weight of the forest elephant but the fact that they look so different does not neccssarily mean they are different species howecer the prooflay in the analysis of th DNA
Alfred roca allisant professor in the dcoamment of animal scienccs at the unicerstiu of said “wu now nave to reat the forest and savanna elephants at two diffcrcnt units for consrrbation pucpooses since 1950 all african ele[hants are two cery distinctice animals the forest ele[hant shoule become a bigger prioity (优先)for conscrvation puruose “
66.one of the fossols studied by the reaearchers if that of ____________
A the asian elephant
B the forest elephant
C the savnna clcphant
D the maslodon elephant
67.the underlined word “divergence”in p[aragraph 4means “____________ ”
A evolution
B e\cxhibition
C separation
D cxamination
68.the resarchcrs conclusion was based on a study of the a frican elephant’s ____________
A DNA
B height
C weight
D populalion
Part Ⅳ Writng(45marks)
Section A(10marks)
Directions:Read the following passage.Fill in the ??mbered blanks by using the infor matlon from the pussage.
Write NO MORE THAN THRER WORDS for each answer.
A person searches various websites for different reasons,such as school,work, or enterainment. For ?cenagers, many informative resources on the Intemet can be used.As a matter of fact, there are educational, music ang art websites that are ??uly helpful to tecnagers, because they can help make one’s life easier.
Educational websites are helpful to a teenager in doing school work and searching for a college.Some can help studying for tests, explainging a lesson, and doing homework. Some can help find the right schools based on one’s interests. And still others have pages ???oted to the secial life at cach of the ??lleges or the specific activilics that occ?? at a certain school.
Some f?ee musec sites enable a teenager to diversify their musical tastes.On these sites, all types of music are available such as pop, cock, jazz, and country.One can type in a song, catcgory or artist and his or her cntire cataolg appears.Then, the listener can make multiple playlists without creating an account(账户)with the sitc.
There are various art websites that can help students to appreciate and create art picces.On these sitse,a student can view numerous photos and art picces from different mediums or crealc an account with the website to upload than art pieces for people to see.In addition,one can enjoy various art projects that people have created on display for the rest of the world.
Truly informative resources are offered on the Intemet,The best suggestion one car receive is to try to look for new websites that can help in the educational, music, or art area so one can become well-rounded and informed
Truly Helprul Websites for Teenagers
Many71re available on various websites
I.Educational sites:helping one 72 and search for a college
Study for tests,explain a lesson, and do homework
Find the right school that one 73
Learn inrormation about college school life and 74
II Free music sltes: 75 to diversify muslcal tastes
Listen to all types of music
Type in a song,category,or arlist to get an entire cataolg
Make multiple playlists 76
III 77 :helping one apiprcciate and crcate works
View photos and works from mediums
78 for others to see
79 on display
Helpful websites can make leenagers 80
Scction B(10 marks)
DDiretions:Read the folloning passage.Answer the questions accoeding to the information givan in the passage.
My First Long Kun
Twaweeks ago, I had a quareel with my husbanf,After he had driven off in anger,I realled that wasn’t going to feel any better just sitting there. Fccling abandincd and guilty,
I put on my gym shoes to get some fresh air.
Our driveway has a slope(斜坡) that is easier just to jig down if you are lazy, taking advantage of gravity. Instcad of stopping at the and of the slope. I decidcd t see if I could just jog to the end of the strcct. I had teicd a few months ago and failed miserbil. Since that firt attmpt I had been jogging regularly and was significantly fittcr, but still vcry lazy. However this time around I Mangaged to reach the stop sign with ease and I figared I would go a little further.
After aboutone kilometer, howcvr, I notieo that my upper body was tense. To make the movement easier Ihad to to relax m body,and tricd to take deep breaths of air.
I kcpt giving myself the escuse to syou. No one wiuld be dilappinted. No one wiuld cvcn know. But I didn’t stlo . I wantcd to stop going harer, bettr, stronger. To my grcat surpise, I can 4.9 km in 31 minutes. When I got back, I had tears in my eyes. I did somcthing I thougt I could necver do.
It was the tong run of my life. Since I have impraved my stride (步幅) and atter every I feel fitter, happier and motivated to keep progcessing. I love the runner’s high, I normally jog beasuse I want look goog. I want to run because it makes me feel goog.
81.why did the author feet guitty?
(No more than 9 words )
82.what did. The author fait to do miserabiy few months ago?
( no more than 11 words) (2 msrks)
83.what excuses did the author keep giving herseif to stop?
(no more than 9 words ) (3 marks)
84.how is running different from jogging t the author?
(no more than 14 words) (3 marks)
Secction C (25 marks)
Directions;write on rnglish composition according to the instruchons given below in chtnese.
假设你参加所在年级的英文写作比赛，请按如下要求完成一篇短文：
1. 简要描述下图内容，并点名主题;
2. 联系实际，表达该图带给你的启示
注意：1.词数不少于120个;
2.不能使用真实姓名和学校名称
