【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文，介绍了压力对人们有三个方面的好处：使人们高效地工作、保持健康及帮助应对危险，但是太多的压力对身体和精神有害。因此适当的压力会对人们有好处。

51. when【解析】由空格所在句子To begin with, people may feel stressed___51__there is something important to do.可知，此处是含有时间状语从句的复合句，所以引导词用when，句意为：当有一些重要事情要做的时候，开始时，人们可能感到有压力。故填when。

52.nervous【解析】由空格所在句子The stress might make them feel___52___,but it also makes them focused.可知，feel是感官动词，所以用形容词，根据常识可知，“压力会让人紧张。”句意为：压力可能会让他们紧张，但是也让他们集中精力。nervous符合题意。故填nervous。 53. goals【解析】由空格所在句子This type of stress can help people work efficiently（高效地）to meet their____53__.及常识可知，适当的压力可以帮助人们高效地学习来达到他们的目标。their是第三人称复数，所以goal变为复数goals。故填goals。

54. make【解析】由空格所在句子Scientists who study stress learnt a little stress can ___54____the immune system(免疫系统）stronger.可知，研究压力的科学家了解到一点压力可以使免疫系统更强壮。can是情态动词，所以后面用动词原形，且stronger是形容词比较级，所以用make（使；让）。故填make。 55. protect【解析】由空格所在句子When your body learns to respond（反应）to some stress.it?s able to___55__you better from illness.可知，当你的身体学会对一些压力有反应时，它能更好地保护你免受疾病的侵袭。此处是固定搭配protect…from…（保护……免受……），且be able to do sth.（能够做某事），所以用动词原形protect。故填protect。

56. danger【解析】根据空格所在句子的下句If you see a car coming around the corner too fast, you might experience stress.（如果你看到一辆车在拐角处飞奔而来，你可能感到压力。）可知，压力帮助我们应对危险。所以空格所在句子The final way that stress benefits us is by helping us respond to____56___.的意思是“压力使我们受益的最后方法是帮助我们应对危险。”空格前的to是介词，所以此处用名词，danger符合题意。故填danger。

57.to warn【解析】由空格所在句子This stress sends a message___57___your brain of danger可知，压力为了提醒大脑危险而发出信息。所以此处用动词不定式to warn（为了提醒）作目的状语。故填to warn。

58. quickly【解析】由空格所在句子This stress sends a message___57___your brain of danger, allowing your body to respond___58__.可知，压力发出信息提醒大脑危险，因为处于危险中，所以“让身体迅速作出反应”，此处修饰动词respond，所以用副词，quick变为副词quickly。故填quickly。

59. without【解析】由空格所在句子You may not be able to jump out of the car?s way soon enough __59____the stress.及上文可知，压力让身体迅速应对危险，没有压力你可能不能足够快地跳离汽车轨道。此处用without（无；没有）。故填without。

60. harmful【解析】由空格所在句子Of course, too much stress is ___60___to our bodies and minds.可知，此处是固定搭配be harmful to（对……有害）。故填harmful。 四、阅读理解（40分）

请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（每小题2分）

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A Bletchley Park Opening Hours: Every day (Christmas & New Year?s Day) Weekdays 9:30am-5pm, Weekends 10:30am-5pm Price:Adults $10 Children (12-16)$6 Children under 12 Free Tickets bought online 20% off NRM (National Railway Museum) Opening Hours: Weekdays 10:00am-6:00pm Museum Admission(门票)：FREE Tel：08448 153 139 For big trains, bigger stories and the biggest free day out, come to the world?s largest railway museum. Best of all it?s FREE. Yew Tree Farm Add: A 3400 Stratford Road Tel :01564 792 701 Free admission Opening Hours: TUE-SUN 10 am-5pm A modern shopping village made up of sixteen beautiful houses and a coffee shop in a yard offering all kinds of products from around the world.

61.When can we visit National Railway Museum? A.On weekdays B. On Sundays C. On Saturdays D. Every day 62.Where can we shop and enjoy a cup of coffee? A. In Bletchley Park B. On Yew Tree Farm C. At National Railway Museum D. On the big trains in NRM. 63.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Bletchley Park has the longest daily opening hours. B.We can email Yew Tree Farm for more information. C.We can visit National Railway Museum at nine thirty. D.An adult can buy a ticket to Bletchley Park online for $8. 题材：风俗文化

【文章大意】本文是三则广告，介绍了Beltchley Park, NRM及Yew Tree Farm的开放时间、电话、票价及在里面可做的事情等。 61. A【解析】细节理解题。根据第二则广告第二行和第三行开放时间Opening Hours:Weekdays 10:00am-6:00pm可知，National Railway Museum的开放时间是工作日上午十点到下午六点。故选A。

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62. B【解析】细节理解题。根据第三则广告最后一句A modern shopping village made up of sixteen beautiful houses and a coffee shop in a yard offering all kinds of products from around the world.可知，我们可以在Yew Tree Farm购物、享用咖啡。故选B。

63. D【解析】推理判断题。根据三个地方的每日开放时间可知，Bletchley Park工作日每天开放七个半小时，周末开放六个半小时；National Railway Museum工作日每天开放八个小时；Yew Tree Farm星期二到星期天每天开放七个小时，所以National Railway Museum每天开放的时间最长，选项A错误；分析第三则广告可知，没有提到电子邮箱，所以不能发电子邮件，选项B错误；根据National Railway Museum工作日的开放时间为上午十点到下午六点，所以九点半不能参观，选项C错误；分析第一则广告可知，Beltchley Park的成人票价是十美元，网上购票优惠百分之二十，所以网上购成人票仅需八美元，选项D正确。故选D。本题难度中等。

B 325词数

“Color, color, color!” are the words of the artist Eric Carle. Eric i

s like the king in the world of children?s books. He has written over 70 children?s books. His most famous book, The Very Hungry caterpillar, is common on children?s bookshelves all over the world. What most people don?t know is that Eric also makes art for adults, which is called”Art Art”. People didn?t know about it, because he didn?t show it to the public until he was 84 years old!

Like Eric?s children?s books, his “Art Art”is full of bright and clear color. He says that he loves color so much because he missed it during the war in Germany.

Eric was born in New York in 1929, but moved to Germany with his family when he was 6. When he was 10, World War II began. He noticed that all the houses and buildings in his town were painted grey, brown or dark green. It was a sad time, and it seemed like there was no color anywhere.

At the end of the war, “when color came back”, Eric explains,” I just loved it so much. I keep saying that I wish our eyes could see more color. Color is a very important part of my work.”

That?s true. Eric paints bright colors on paper, cuts out shapes, and then glues them onto another piece of paper. This method is called collage. In fact, it is what led Eric to his Art Art”.

Eric?s Art Art”includes large collages as well as paintings, photographs and even costumes. In all these works, he uses all kinds of colors—everything from purple to light green to orange. Now that?s a lot of color!

64. When did Eric show “Art Art”to the public?

A. In 1929 B. In 1993 C. In 1997 D. In 2013 65.Why did Eric feel sad during World War II? A. Because he could hardly see bright color. B. Because he had to join the army to fight.

C. Because he couldn?t draw very good paintings. D. Because he lived a very poor life with his parents.

66.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.Collage plays an important part in Eric?s book “Art Art”. B.Children know little about The Very Hungry Caterpillar. C.Eric has created more books for adults than for children. D.Eric moved to Germany with his family when he was 10. 67.What?s the main idea of this passage?

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A.Eric created collages for his books. B.Eric?s “ Art Art” is popular with people. C.Eric?s love for color led him to success.

D.Eric is the king in the world of children?s books. 题材：人物故事

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。以埃里克对颜色的喜爱为线索，介绍了埃里克创作了七十多本儿童书籍，为儿童创作的书籍远远超过了为成年人创作的书籍，同时介绍了埃里克的作品“Art Art”及其他作品都充满了鲜明的色彩，颜色是埃里克作品一个非常重要的部分，拼贴把埃里克引领到了艺术领域。 64. D【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段第三句Eric was born in New York in 1929, but moved to Germany with his family when he was 6.可知，Eric出生在1929年。根据第二段最后一句People didn?t know about it, because he didn?t show it to the public until he was 84 years old!可知，Eric八十四岁时，他把“Art Art”展示给公众，所以是2013年Eric把”Art Art”展示给公众。故选D。本题难度中等。 65. A【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句和倒数第一句He noticed that all the houses and buildings in his town were painted grey, brown or dark green. It was a sad time, and it seemed like there was no color anywhere.可知，第二次世界大战期间，Eric注意到他城镇上的房子和建筑物都被漆成灰色、棕色或深绿色，似乎到处都没有颜色，所以Eric感到难过。故选A。 66. A【解析】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段倒数第二句和倒数第一句This method is called collage. In fact, it is what led Eric to his Art Art”.可知，拼贴在埃里克的”Art Art”中占有重要地位，所以选项A正确；根据第一段第四句His most famous book, The Very Hungry caterpillar, is common on children?s bookshelves all over the world.可知，《饥饿的卡特彼勒》在全世界孩子们的书架上很普遍，所以选项B错误；根据第一段倒数第二句What most people don?t know is that Eric also makes art for adults, which is called”Art Art”.可知，Eric为成年人创作的作品少，所以选项C错误；根据第二段第三句Eric was born in New York in 1929, but moved to Germany with his family when he was 6.可知，Eric六岁时，和家人搬到德国，所以选项D错误。故选A。

67. C【解析】主旨大意题。分析短文内容可知，本文以埃里克对颜色的喜爱为线索，介绍了埃里克创作了七十多本儿童书籍，为儿童创作的书籍远远超过了为成年人创作的书籍，同时介绍了埃里克的作品“Art Art”及其他作品都充满了鲜明的色彩，颜色是埃里克作品一个非常重要的部分，拼贴把埃里克引领到了艺术领域。故选C。

C 290词数

It seems like technology is everywhere. Computers and smart phones are at the center of almost everything we do. They constantly（持续地）require our attention.We text our friends with them during the day, sleep with them by our beds and check our messages as soon as we wake up. In the future, technology will no longer be interrupting us all the time. Instead, we will use calm technology which was first developed by scientists Mark Weiser in the 1970s. In his opinion, calm technology works quietly but constantly. We know it is there, but we don?t pay much attention to it. According to Mark, the best technology should be invisible（隐形的）and let you live your life.

We already use many different types of calm technology in our everyday lives. Do you have a smoke alarm in your house? That smoke alarm is always there, checking the air for smoke and quietly keeping you safe. It only reminds you it?s there when you?ve burnt your bread! Or there may be lights in your home or school. When somebody passes in front of their sensor（传感器）， the lights turn on. You don?t think about this type of technology until you see the light go on.

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