【问答题】  牡丹(peony)花色艳丽，形象高雅，象征着和平与繁荣，因而在中国被称为“花中之王”。中国许多地方都培育和种植牡丹。千百年来，创作了许多诗歌和绘画赞美牡丹。唐代时期，牡丹在皇家园林普遍种植并被誉为国花，因而特别风行。十世纪时，洛阳古城成为牡丹栽培中心，而且这一地位一直保持到今天。现在，成千上万的国内外游客蜂拥到洛阳参加一年一度的牡丹节，欣赏洛阳牡丹的独特之美，同时探索九朝古都的历史。

【问答题】 A) Have young people never had it so good? Or do they face more challenges than any previous generation? Our current era in the West is one of high wealth. This means minors enjoy material benefits and legal protections that would have been the envy of those living in the past. But There is an increasing suspicion that all is not well for our youth. And one of the most popular explanations, among some experts and the popular media, is that excessive "screen time" is to blame. (This refers to all the attention young people devote to their phones, tablets and laptops.) However, this is a contentious theory and such claims have been treated skeptically by some scholars based on their reading of the relevant data.

【问答题】 When considering risk factors associated with serious chronic diseases, we often think about health indicators such as cholesterol, blood pressure, and body weight. But poor diet and physical inactivity also each increase the risk of heart disease and have a role to play in the development of some cancers. Perhaps worse, the __26__ effects of an unhealthy diet and insufficient exercise are not limited to your body. Recent research has also shown that __27__ in a high-fat and high-sugar diet may have negative effects on your brain, causing learning and memory __28__.

【问答题】 Here's how the Pacific Northwest is preparing for "The Big One". It's the mother of all disaster drills for what could be the worst disaster in American history. California has spent years preparing for "The Big One" -- the inevitable earthquake that will undoubtedly unleash all kinds of havoc along the famous San Andreas fault (断层). But what if the fault that runs along the Pacific Northwest delivers a gigantic earthquake of its own? If the people of the Cascadia region have anything to do with it, they won't be caught unawares.

【问答题】 "The dangerous thing about lying is people don't understand how the act changes us," says Dan Ariely, behavioral psychologist at Duke University. Psychologists have documented children lying as early as the age of two. Some experts even consider lying a developmental milestone, like crawling and walking, because it requires sophisticated planning, attention and the ability to see a situation from someone else's perspective to manipulate them. But, for most people, lying gets limited as we develop a sense of morality and the ability to self-regulate.

【问答题】 Industrial fishing for krill(磷虾) in the unspoilt waters around Antarctica is threatening the future of one of the world's last great wildernesses, according to a new report.

【问答题】 Last year, a child was born at a hospital in the UK with her heart outside her body. Few babies survive this rare condition, and those who do must endure numerous operations and are likely to have complex needs. When her mother was interviewed, three weeks after her daughter's birth, she was asked if she was prepared for what might be a daunting (令人生畏的) task caring for her. She answered without hesitation that, as far as she was concerned, this would be a "privilege".

【问答题】 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of having a sense of social responsibility. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

【问答题】 梅花(plum blossom)位居中国十大名花之首，源于中国南方，已有三千多年的栽培和种植历史。隆冬时节，五颜六色的梅花不畏严寒，迎着风雪傲然绽放。在中国传统文化中，梅花象征着坚强、纯洁、高雅、激励人们不畏艰难、砥砺前行。自古以来，许多诗人和画家从梅花中获取灵感，创作了无数不朽的作品。普通大众也都喜爱梅花，春节期间常用于家庭装饰。南京市已将梅花定为市花，每年举办梅花节，成千上万的人冒着严寒到梅花山踏雪赏梅。

【问答题】 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of having a sense of family responsibility. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

【问答题】 荷花(lotus flower)是中国的名花之一，深受人们喜爱。中国许多地方的湖泊和池塘都适宜荷花生长。荷花色彩鲜艳，夏日清晨绽放，夜晚闭合，花期长达两三个月，吸引来自各地的游客前往观赏。荷花具有多种功能，既能绿化水面，又能美化庭园，还可净化水质、减少污染、改善环境。荷花迎骄阳而不惧，出污泥而不染，象征纯洁、高雅，常来比喻人的高尚品德，历来是诗人画家创作的重要题材。荷花盛开的地方也是许多摄影爱好者经常光顾之地。

【问答题】 A) The marketing is tempting: Get stronger muscles and healthier bodies with minimal effort by adding protein powder to your morning shake or juice drink. Or grab a protein bar at lunch or for a quick snack. Today, you can find protein supplements everywhere -- online or at the pharmacy, grocery store or health food store. They come in powders, pills and bars. With more than $12 billion in sales this year, the industry is booming and, according to the market research company, Grand View Research, is on track to sell billions more by 2025. But do we really need all this supplemental protein? It depends. There are pros, cons and some other things to consider.

【问答题】 The persistent haze over many of our cities is a reminder of the polluted air that we breathe. Over 80% of the world's urban population is breathing air that fails to meet World Health Organisation guidelines, and an estimated 4.5 million people died __26__ from outdoor air pollution in 2015.

【问答题】 A) Though he didn't come from a farming family, from a young age Tim Joseph was fascinated by the idea of living off the land. Reading magazines like The Stockman Grass Farmer and Graze, he got hooked on the idea of grass-fed agriculture. The idea that all energy and wealth comes from the sun really intrigued him. He thought the shorter the distance between the sun and the end product, the higher the profit to the farmer.

【问答题】 The number of devices you can talk to is multiplying -- first it was your phone, then your cat, and now you can tell your kitchen appliances what to do. But even without gadgets that understand our spoken commands, research suggests that, as bizarre is it sounds, under certain __26__ people regularly ascribe human traits to everyday objects.

【问答题】 Rising temperatures and overfishing in the pristine(未受污染的) waters around the Antarctic could see king penguin populations pushed to the brink of extinction by the end of the century, according to a new study. The study's report states that as global warming transforms the environment in the world's last great wilderness, 70 percent of king penguins could either disappear or be forced to find new breeding grounds.

【问答题】 Schools are not just a microcosm (缩影) of society; they mediate it too. The best seek to alleviate the external pressures on their pupils while equipping them better to understand and handle the world outside -- at once sheltering them and broadening their horizons. This is ambitious in any circumstances, and in a divided and unequal society the two ideals can clash outright(直接地).

【问答题】 [A] Notre Dame Cathedral in the heart of Paris was within “15 to 30 minutes’ of complete destruction as firefighters battled to stop flames reaching its bell towers on Monday evening, French authorities have revealed. A GREater disaster was averted by members of the Paris fire brigade, who risked their lives to remain inside the burning monument to create a wall of water between the raging fire and the two towers on the west of the building.

【问答题】 Nicola Sturgeon's speech last Tuesday setting out the Scottish government's legislativeprogramme for the year ahead confirmed what was already pretty clear. Scottish councils are settobe the first in the UK with the power to levy charges on visitors，with Edinburgh likely to lead theway.

【问答题】 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of having a sense of community respousibility. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

【问答题】 The car has reshaped our cities. It seems to offer autonomy for everyone. There is something almost delightful in the detachment from reality of advertisements showing mass-produced cars, marketed as symbols of individuality and of freedom when most of their lives will be spent making short journeys on choked roads.

【问答题】 in this setion， there is apassage wtih ten banks. You are required to select one words for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choices in the bank is identified by a letter.Plaease mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 

【问答题】 l'm always baffled when I walk into a pharmacy and see shelves bursting withvarious vitamins，extracts and other supplements,all promising to accelerate orpromote weight loss.Aisles of marketing genius belie(掩饰) the fact that,26weight loss is dictated by the laws of arithmetic.Economist Jessica Irvine wrote abook about how she used math to help her lose more than 18 kilograms. If caloriestaken in are less than calories _27_，weight shall be lost，and so it is withmoney.

【问答题】 Humans are fascinated by the source of their failings and virtues. This preoccupationinevitably leads to an old debate: whether nature or nurture noulds us more. A revolution ingenetics has poised this as a moderm politicalquestion about the character of our society: ifpersonalities are hard-wired into our genes, what can governments do to help us? It feels morallyquestionable,yet claims of genetic selection by irntelligence are making headlines.

【问答题】 How Marconi Gave Us the Wireless World

【问答题】 Section B 

【问答题】 Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

【问答题】 We often think of drawing as something that takes inborn talent, but this kind of thinking stemsfrom our misclassification of drawing as, primarily, an art form rather than a tool for learning.

【问答题】 Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C)and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.  

【问答题】 We often think of drawing as something that takes inborntalent, but this kind of thinking stems from our misclassifi-cation of drawing as, primarily, an art form rather than atool for learning.Researchers, teachers, and artists are starting to see howdrawing can positively impact a wide variety of skills anddisciplines.

【问答题】 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 mimites to writean essay based on the chart below.You should start your essaywith a brief description of the chart and comment on China'sachievements in higher education. You should write at least150 words but no more than 200 words.

【问答题】 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 mimites to writean essay based on the chart below.You should start your essaywith a brief description of the chart and comment on China'sachievements in poverty alleviation. You should write at least150 words but no more than 20o words.

【问答题】 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 mimites to writean essay based on the graph below. You should start youressay with a brief description of the graph and comment onChina's achievements in urbanization. You should write atleast 150 words but no more than 200 words.

【问答题】 海南是仅次于台湾的中国第二大岛，是位于中国最南端的省份。海南岛风景秀丽，气候宜人，阳光充足，生物多样，温泉密布，海水清澈，大部分海滩几乎全年都是游泳和日光浴的理想场所，因而被誉为中国的四季花园和度假胜地，每年都吸引了大批中外游客。海南1988年建省以来，旅游业、服务业、高新技术产业飞速发展，是中国唯一的省级经济特区。在中央政府和全国人民的大力支持下，海南将建成中国最大的自由贸易试验区。

【问答题】 云南是位于中国西南的一个省，平均海拔1500米。云南历史悠久，风景秀丽，气候宜人。云南生态环境优越，生物多种多样，被誉为野生动植物的天堂。云南还有多种矿藏和充足的水资源，为全省经济的可持续发展提供了有利条件。 云南居住着25个少数民族，他们大多有自己的语言习俗和宗教。云南独特的自然景色和丰富的民族文化使其成为中国最受欢迎的旅游目的地之一，每年都吸引着大批国内外游客前往观光旅游。

【问答题】 青海是中国西北部的一个省份，平均海拔3千米以上，大部分地区为高山和高原。青海省得名于全国最大的咸水湖青海湖。青海湖被誉为“中国最美的湖泊”，是最受欢迎的旅游景点之一，也是摄影师和艺术家的天堂。青海山川壮丽，地大物博。石油和天然气储量丰富，省内许多城市的经济在石油和天然气工业带动下得到了长足发展。青海尤以水资源丰富而闻名，是中国三大河流长江、黄河和澜沧江的发源地，在中国的水生态中发挥着重要作用。

【选择题】 依次填入下面横线处的句子，顺序最恰当的一项是（ ）

【选择题】 丈夫给她的零用，每次从不超过六法郎。这一天，葛朗台掏出了做零用、买针线、付女儿衣着的六法郎月钱，把钱袋扣上之后，总不忘了向他女人问一声：

【选择题】 现代人的麻烦，是他一直在试图使自己同自然相分离。他高高地坐在一堆聚合物、玻璃和钢铁的屋顶上，悠晃着两腿，遥看这行星上翻滚扭动的生命。人类早就在杜撰一种幻觉，认为自己高于其他生命。几千年来，人就这么绞尽脑汁，用心独专地想象着。近年来的生物科学，一直在使人根植于自然之中这一点成为必须正视的事实。人们越来越强烈地意识到，人与自然是多么密切地连在一起。我们大多数人过去牢牢抱有的旧观念，就是认为我们享有主宰万物的特权这种想法正在从根本上动摇。

【问答题】 绝句二首（其二）

【问答题】 燕赵古称多感慨悲歌之士。董生举进士，连不得志于有司①，怀抱利器②，郁郁适兹土，吾知其必有合③也。董生勉乎哉!

【选择题】 我的树

【问答题】 阅读下面的文字，按照要求作文。

【选择题】 材料一:

【选择题】 下列语句排序正确的一-项是

【选择题】 下列句子表述有误的一项是

【选择题】 下列词语中加粗字的读音和书写完全正确的一项是

【选择题】 下面画线句中，有语病的一处是()(3分)

【选择题】 下列句子没有语病的一项是

【选择题】 下列句子中加点成语使用错误的一项是

【选择题】 下列说法有误的一项是()

根据下表中的提示，写出最恰当的古诗文名句（连续的两句）

【选择题】 下列句中加点词语使用不当的一项是(   )(3分)

【选择题】 下列加点字注音全部正确的一项是(   )(3 分)

元元：廊桥是木与水的守望。过路人在此歇脚，常见“⑥          ，飞鸟相与还”(陶渊明《饮酒》)的美景：老人孩子在此休闲，再现“⑦        ，⑧          ”(陶渊明《桃花源记))的桃源景象，

青青：石雕是石与刀的琢磨。刀在石上游走，石在刀下重生。一方石头，包罗万象，有的刻着“树木丛生，⑤       ”的自然山水，有的刻着“稻花香里说丰年”的农家作物。

用课文原句填空。(8分)

阅读下面的文段，根据拼音书写汉字。(3分)

【问答题】 材料一：

【问答题】 春走老山界谭谈