1．My wife，daughter，and I moved into our home nine years ago and we spent a lot of time and energy in the yard to get it looking like the way it does today．We live on a corner，higher than street level，and the entire side of the yard is surrounded by a professionally built rock wall．The front of the house though is another story because instead of a wall along the sidewalk，the rocks appear to be just thrown up onto the dirt as if someone were in a hurry to finish．
We did the best we could with what we had to work with and called this area our"rock garden"．Whenever we had leftover flowers or plants，Denise or I would stick them out front，just to bring some color to the area．We would do all of the yard work on our own，even the tiring weed-pulling．
Last summer I had reached the end of the rock garden and found a tiny little plant that I could not immediately identify，I knew I didn't plant it and Denise claimed that she didn't either．We decided to let it continue growing until we could figure out what it was．
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the mystery plant，it appeared to be a Sunflower with a tall skinny stalk（莖，桿） and only one head on it．I decided to baby it along and weed around it．As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds，I noticed something unusual．The Sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk begin．It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the sun．
That's when I realized that if a tiny little Sunflower didn't let a big rock stand in its way of developing，we too have the ability of doing the same thing．Once our environment begins to see that we believe in ourselves like that little Sunflower，we can attain the same nourishment（營養(yǎng)） and growth as well．
Stand tall like the Sunflower and be proud of who and what you are and the environment will begin to support you．You will find a way to go under or around your big obstacle in order to reach your desires．

24．We can know from the first paragraph thatC．
A．the author finished building his home hurriedly
B．the author's home is made of rock walls
C．the author's family have lived in this home for nine years
D．there is a wall along the sidewalk
25．The author found it unusual thatD．
A．the mystery plant turned out to be a Sunflower
B．the Sunflower had a tall stalk and only one head
C．the Sunflower had started where the stalk was seen
D．the Sunflower grew under and around a big rock
26．Which of the following best describes the Sunflower？C
A．Brave and stubborn．
B．Optimistic and modest．
C．Confident and persistent．
D．Mysterious and devoted．
27．What can be inferred from this passage？A
A．We can achieve success as long as we are self-confident．
B．The universal truth made the sunflower survive．
C．A big rock blocked out the sunlight of the sunflower．
D．Human beings are able to remove obstacles．

分析 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀，屬于記敘文，我的妻子、女兒和我九年前搬到我們家，我們花了很多時間和精力在院子里，讓它看起來像個院子，房子前面有許多巖石隨意堆放在那里．本文以此展開，主要講述了一株太陽花從大巖石下生長出來，我產(chǎn)生的感悟．

解答 24．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段My wife，daughter，and I moved into our home nine years ago and we spent a lot of time and energy in the yard to get it looking like the way it does today可知作者的家人已經(jīng)在這里生活了九年了；故選C．
25．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)I noticed something unusual．The Sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk begin．It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the sun．可知，太陽花從一個大巖石下長出來了．故選D．
26．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容描述，尤其是Stand tall like the Sunflower and be proud of who and what you are and the environment will begin to support you．You will find a way to go under or around your big obstacle in order to reach your desires．可知，太陽花是自信的，樂觀的，積極的．故B最恰當(dāng)．故選C．
27．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段Stand tall like the Sunflower and be proud of who and what you are and the environment will begin to support you．You will find a way to go under or around your big obstacle in order to reach your desires可知只要我們有自信，我們就能取得成功；故選A．

點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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B．Annette is in charge of making arrangements for the year-end party．
C．The members can take as many belongings as they can with them．
D．Kype Berwick won't bring guests to the party if he as to pay for the tickets．

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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

13．Cigarette ends are everywhere-littering our streets and beaches-and for decades they've been thought of as"unrecyclable"．But a New Jersey based company，called TerraCycle，has taken on the challenge，and has come up with a way to recycle millions of cigarette ends and turn them into industrial plastic products．Its aim is to recycle things that people normally consider impossible to reuse．
Obviously it would be even better for the environment if everyone just stopped smoking，but the statistics show that although there has been an increase in anti-smoking ads and messaging，between 2000 and 2014，global sales of cigarettes increased by 8 percent，and a whole lot of those cigarette ends are ending up as trash．Since most of our litter eventually ends up in waterways，cigarette ends can surely pollute the surrounding environment．"It only takes a single cigarette end to pollute a liter of water，"TerraCycle founder，Tom Szaky，said．"Animals can also mistake littered cigarette ends for food．"
So how do you go about turning all those poisonous ends into something useful？TerraCycle does this by first breaking them down into separate parts．They mix the remaining materials，such as the tobacco and the paper，with other kinds of rubbish，and use it on non-agricultural land，such as golf courses．The filters （過濾嘴） are a little harder．To recycle these，TerraCycle first makes them clean and cuts them into small pieces，and then combines them with other recycled materials，making them into liquid for industrial plastic products．
They're now also expanding their recycling offerings to the rest of the 80 percent of household waste that currently can't be recycled，such as chocolate packaging，pens，and mobile phones．The goal is to use the latest research to find a way to stop so much waste ending up in landfill （垃圾填埋），and then get companies to provide money for the process．And so far，it's working．

21．What does TerraCycle intend to do？D
A．Search for recyclable materials for use．
B．Deal with as many cigarette ends as possible．
C．Produce new kinds of industrial plastic products．
D．Recycle what used to be considered unrecyclable．
22．The underlined word"trash"in Paragraph 2 probably meansA．
A．rubbish
B．poison 
C．disaster  
D．ruin
23．What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about？B
A．The effective use of cigarette ends．
B．The process of recycling cigarette ends．
C．The difficulty in recycling cigarette ends．
D．The reason for breaking down cigarette ends．

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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：書面表達(dá)

10．請閱讀下面短文，并按照要求用英語寫一篇150詞左右的文章．請閱讀下面短文，并按照要求用英語寫一篇150詞左右的文章．
Our school gets wired
"By next term our school will have Wifi all over，"the teacher announced．We cheered with joy and applause．
Last semester my school embraced （引入） the Internet．We hand in our compositions online so that we can share our ideas and learn from each other．Presenting work over the Net has become quite popular．
However，many parents are worried about students'overusing the Internet on campus．After all，many of us are still deeply immersed （沉浸） in"F5"the Renren．com in class．Some are afraid to miss the latest news； some just want to jump on the bandwagon （潮流）．
To make sure students use the Internet properly，we will be given an account to log onto the Internet．Our online activities will also be monitored by the school．These measures will be effective and helpful to those who lack self-control．
Whether we have noticed or not，the Internet plays an important role in our lives．But we students need to be self-disciplined （自律的） so we can make full use of modern technology．
Opponents of WiFi in schools would have you believe that there is nothing lost by banning WiFi in schools and that the alternative to enable internet access in schools is wired internet connections．While this may sound like a reasonable compromise，it is a major step backwards for our education system．
WiFi restrictions reduce and，in some cases，eliminate access for our children to the largest educational resource ever created-the internet．It imposes limits on the types of tools our teachers can use，and negatively impacts the education of our children．
寫作內(nèi)容 
1．用約30個單詞寫出上文概要；
2．用約120個單詞闡述你對wifi進(jìn)校園的看法，并用2～3個理由或論據(jù)支撐你的看法．
【寫作要求】
1．寫作過程中不能直接引用原文語句；
2．作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實姓名和學(xué)校名稱；
3．不必寫標(biāo)題．【評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)】內(nèi)容完整，語言規(guī)范，語篇連貫，詞數(shù)適當(dāng)．
Today，more and more schools provide Wi-Fi coverage for their students，which is popular with some students，as it is beneficial to their study，but some tend to take the"Against"side．
There is no denying middle school campuses should be covered with Wi-Fi，which will promote the development of web-based education．With the aid of Wi-Fi，teachers would be able to create more interesting and vivid classes and increase their interactions with students．In this way，their teaching would become more effective and students'interest in learning would be aroused．Meanwhile，it would also be helpful for students to develop their independence and creativity．In addition，it would be more convenient for students to surf the internet to acquire the necessary knowledge for their own learning．
Of c ourse，to make sure the internet connection had a positive influence on students'studying，the school could work out technical tools to guide them．．

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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：選擇題

9．In that remote area，the trees _____ by the volunteers are growing well．（　�。�
A．plantedB．plantingC．being plantedD．to plant

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