Ⅰ.单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处
As regards learning French. I have____ useful to……little experience.
A.anything B.everything C .something D. nothing

There …… year,____nature wears a more beautiful appearance.
A.in which B. from which C. where D whose

A common…… is when material___ is too difticult or too easy.
A.used B.using C having used D to be using

Mankind must necessarily ……affords and requires such a
___of employments.
A.consistency B.resistance C.security D.multiplicity

The cultural festival…… the aim that art does not___those we can easily overlook.
A.focus on B..hold on to C.leave ou D.attach importance to

Anger is the natura…… threatened or___.
A.impressed B.satisfied C.inclined D.frustrated

Even though there are lots of…… a vague understanding and don't know what ___they are.
A.relevantly
B.exactly
C.significantly
D.necessarily
over time,

It is impractical…… clothing,as lifestyles___over time
inevitably affecting fashion trends.
A.have changed
B.had changed
C.having changed
D.changing

When we read,our eyes do not ……after the other.___，many
words or expressions are simply skipped.
A. In advance
B. On the contrary
C. By default
D. For once

Nowadays,the……for children___not only by parents but also
by governments.
A.are underlined
B.is underlined
C.will underline
D.underlined

--It___be oversleeping……Alice is an early bird.
－Exactly. Her car broke down on the way.
A.should
B.may
C.couldn't
D.needn't

Follow the ……t to___you are trying to reach.
A.what
B.how
C.when
D.why

-The trip to ……our hours.
___It takes less than two hours if you take a high-speed train.
A. Go ahead
B. Take your time
C. It depends
D. You're welcome

The……is composed of___morphemes.
A.one
B.two
C.three
D.four

Among…… works,___was written by Walt Whitman.
A. The Last Leaf
B. The Scarlet Letter
C.The Gift of the Magi
D. Leaves of Grass

Ⅱ.完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
If a cheetah,a wolf,and a well-trained human all entered a marathon, who wouldwin? The cheetah would definitely take an early 16 .The wolf would probably pass the cheetah after a few miles. But at the end of the 26 miles, the human would be the first to cross the 17 line.
Humans have only two legs but a(n) 18 capacity for running. Our powerful lungs give us the stamina needed to run ……we can control our body 19 while we run. Why are we so good at running? Running was necessary for early human 20 .Of course,we don’tCoften need to run for survival these days. All the same, running 21 to play an important role in human cultures all over the world.
Marathon ……human running 22 .That is because it is big business. Millions of people worldwide watch on television as elite runners 23 for millions of dollars. And, of course, businesses 24 products such as athletic shoes during the competition.
How……The 25 runners of Kenya seem to have found the answer. Iten is a small farming town in Kenya’ s western highlands. It is also home to seven of the world’s top ten marathon winners. Most of them are 26 of the Kalenjin tribe.They tend to have 27 bodies for running. Their slim …… 28 where a runner needs it most-the legs. And because Iten is 8,000 feet above sea level, the Kalenjini 29 an enormous lung capacity. They need it to get oxygen out of the thin air. This gives the Kalenjini an important 30 when they compete in races at lower altitude,
A.end B.lead C.start D.jump

A.finish B.parallel C.boundary D.vertical1

A.limited B.reduced C.intellectual D.incredible

A.balance B.performance C.temperature D.guard

A.conflict B.spirit C.prosperity D.survival

A.fails B.ceases C.continues D.declines

A.innovation B.abomination C.speed D.culture

A.pay B.account C.compete D.search

A.promote B.purchase C.confine D.restrict

A.backward B.stubborn C.responsible D.legendary

A.guests B.members C.coaches D.referees

A.ideal B.fragile C.rigid D.transparent

A.attention B.demand C.power D.oxygen

A.impair B.develop C.calculate D.devise

A.edge B.inspiration C.impression D.obstacle

Ⅲ.阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
The next time you sce an ant in your kitchen, think twice before you kill it. why? Scientists believe that ants can help us solve some serious problems.
……What explains ants’success? They have very small brains and no leader. But as a group, they are organized, efficient, and excellent at solving problems. For example, they are always able to find the fastest way to get to food. Thousands of them can travel to the same place at the same time witho……figure out how to do). How can they do these things with such small brains?
The answer is simple. Any one ant doesn’t need to know much; it just needs a few simple rules.When it follows those rules, it becomes one small part of a large group brain. This is called swarm intelligence.
Scientists now hope to imitate ants’ ……help in communication. They are using swarm intelligence to find the fastest way to send messages over the Internet.
Other ……they hope to use these robots to investigate dangerous places. They also think that the cells in our bodies might use swarm intelligence. If so, the lessons learned from ants might one day help us treat a variety of medical conditions.
What can we know from Paragraph 2?
A. There are ants everywhere on the earth.
B. Ants are more successful than 12,500 species.
C. There is a large population of ants in the world.
D. Ants take up one quarter of the weight of the planet.

How do ants become organizationally powerful?
A. By believing in the leader. B. By travelling as a group.
C. By finding food quickly. D. By following simple rules.

Why do scientists study ants?
A. To apply swarm intelligence. B. To copy the cells in our bodies.
C. To investigate medical conditions. D. To strengthen ants’communication.

What can we know about ants from the text?
A. They are excellent at solving problems efficiently as individuals.
B. Their organizational power helps the research on communication.
C. They have helped people to treat a variety of medical conditions.
D. Their intelligence is widely used to investigate dangerous places.
B
I was talking to……ut the Highland Games. I’d never heard of them before, but they sound really interesting. He told me that he’d been a couple of times, and he said that he’d take me there next year. I can’t ……ames.
The Highland Games are an annual competition to celebrate Scottish and Celtic culture and history, especially that of the Scottish Highlands, the northernmost part of Britain. Participants wear traditional Scottish cos……cers perform traditional Highland dances such as the Sword Dance and the Highland Fling, a dance traditionally performed by warriors after victory in battle.
The games started as eraly as the 11th century when King Malcolm of scotland organized a race to find the ……arted in 1894 and attracts over 3,500 competitors from all over the world and about 25,000 spectators.
There are many similar celebrations around the world, with annual games in canada,the USA,and even Switzerland.The games are especially popular in America, which hosts over 50 festivals. My friend told me that he’d been to one in San Francisco, which is even bigger than the Cowal event. The San Francisco games were first held in 1865, making them older than many Scottish events.
The main sporting competitions are called the “heavies”. These involve throwing heavy objects-t……n 9 and 12 kilos. Cultural events include dancing championships and bagpipe competitions.
So, I know where I'm going next August! And my friend said he'd lend me his klt!

What would probably be the reason why King Malcolm held the race?
A. To celerate culture and history.
B. To celebrate the victory in battle,
C. To attract competitorsall around.
D. To select an official messenger

What can we know about the Highland Games?
A. Thousands of dancers give a performance
B. Warriors in traditional costume fight in battle.
C. They are bigger than the San Francisco games.
D. Sports games and cultural events are organized,

The“heavies” are sporting competions_________.
A. where athletes throw the telegraph pole
B. where competitors weigh heavy objects
C. that involve tossing things with heavy weight
D. which originate from the Olympic “shot put”

What is the purpose of the text?
A. To introduce an annual celebration.
B. To talk about a traditional dance.
C. To express love for a popular sport.
D. To bring up a bagpipe competition.

C
Many people think of virtua…… important tools. In fact, VR has become as important to some professionals as a stethoscope is to a doctor or scissors are to a hairdresser.
Let's start wit……it on their real patients.
VR also has important uses in the business world Several European automakers, including the makers of Jaguar Formula One racing cars, use VR to design their vehicles. Mercedes-Benz uses its VR center in St……might not see in a real crash test.
Scientists use VR in a variety of ways.Meteorologists use VR to enter hurricanes Chemists and drug designers use VR to look at the shape of complex molecules and build new ones
Paleontologists use VR to travel back in time.Entomologists use VR to create life-size models
Of creatures such as grasshoppers.
Of course,none of these……y to come down. And for many professionals,the expense is small when
Compare to the benefits. The popularity of VR today,both as a toy and a tool ,makes it clear
That it is here to Stay.In the future,we might be spending more time working and playing in the virtual world than we do in the real one.

What is applied to emphasize the importance of n the last sentence of Paragraph 1?
A. Antithesis.
B. Analogy.
C. Parallelism.
D. Personification.

Who does the underlined word "Meteorologists" in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The scientists who study insects.
B. The scientists who study tourism.
C. The scientists who study weather and climate.
D. The scientists who study ancient forms of life.

According to the text,which of the following is true?
A. Automakers can virtually design and test their vehicles.
B. Scientists can use VR to destroy some ancient creatures.
C. Doctors can use VR to perform real operations on patients.
D.Businessmen can virtually carry on the crash-tests of bank.

Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Virtual Reality: A Creative Toy
B. Virtual Reality: A Powerful Tool
C. Virtual Reality: A Cute Invention
D. Virtual Reality: A Popular Profession

Ⅳ.翻译（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
讲短文中划线的句子译成中文
Some second language learners do better than others because they are better motivated.43The child learning a first language ca…… superfluous for many classroom learners, who can already communicate with people and use language for thinking. Their mental and social life has been formed through their first language.
45. The usual meaning of motivation for the teacher is probably the interest that something generates in the students. 46. A p……e class, to the teacher's delight. Of course obvious enjoyment by the students is not necessarily a sign that learning is taking place-people probably enjoy eating ice-cream more than carrots but which has the better long-term effects? 47.Motivation in this sense is a short-term affair from moment to moment in the class.

V.书面表达(满分20分)
According to Jim Scrivener, ……do you see yourself as being in the future? And why? Write a composition of no less than 150 words. Do not reveal any personal information.

Ⅵ.教学设计(满分20分)
请根据下面初中八年级……教学设计任务(设计意图可用中文表述),内容包括:
1.确定教学目标(3分)
2设计教学活动(14分)
(1) 设计一个……活动并写出活动的主要步骤(3分)
(2) 设计两个不同层次的口头语言输出活动并说明设计意图(8分)
(3) 设计一个书面……并说明设计意图(3分)
3.布置课后作业并说明设计意图(3分)
教学材料:

Ⅶ.教学案例分析(满分16分)
下面是一篇高一年级……请用中文从以下两个方面进行评析。
1.读前活动的设计意图(4分)
2.英语学习活动观……实践英语学习活动观的?(12分)
教学材料
Pre-reading
Activty 1 Anwer the questions:
· What is your senior high school life like?
· What do you know about school life in the UK?
Activity 2 Predict what aspects might included in the text.
While-reading
Activity 1
1. Go through the text quickly and answer the question:
·What is the genre of the text?
2. List the key elements of a narration, and find the answers to the questions:
· What topic does the author talk about?
· Who is the narrator of the text?
· Where did he study?
· When did he study there?
Activity 2
1. Answer the question:
· What is the structure of a narration?
2. Read and find the answers to the questions:
· How many parts can we divide the text into?
· What's the main idea of each part?
Activity 3 Read and answer the questions:
· What aspects of school life in the UK are included in the text?
· What challenges was he confronted with? How did he overcome them?
· What are the similarities and differences between the school syststems in the UK and in China?

Post-reading
Activity 1
1. Answer the question and list the words or expressions in the text to support your idea..
· What's the author's attitude towards his school life in the UK?
2. Discuss in groups and conclude the overt plot and the covert plot of the text.
Activity 2 Write a narration about your dream school life including at least 3 aspects.