In the future, we can imagine our houses will use calm technology to open the curtains for us in the morning, to turn down the heat when we leave, or even to choose the best music for our mood. The minute we walk through the door, our house will respond by turning on the lights and music, and perhaps even starting to prepare our dinner!

68.Which of the following is an example of calm technology?

A computer B. A smart phone C. A smoke alarm D. A radio 69. What does the underlined word” interrupting”mean?

A. Hurting B. Protecting C. Helping D. Troubling 70. What?s the main idea of the third paragraph? A. Calm technology keeps us safe in many ways. B. Calm technology can help you to do housework. C. Calm technology has been used in our daily lives. D. Calm technology plays an important part in schools. 71.What can we infer from the passage?

A.The light won?t go on unless we touch the sensor. B.Calm technology will make our life more convenient. C.People will depend more on smart phones in the future. D.People won?t have to work because of calm technology. 题材：教育科技

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。通过介绍电脑和智能手机一直困扰我们的生活，从而引出平静技术，介绍了平静技术的好处、想象了将来平静技术在生活中的应用。 68. C【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段第三句In his opinion, calm technology works quietly but constantly.可知，平静技术安静但是持续地工作。所以“烟雾报警器”是安静的但是一直在工作。故选C。

69. D【解析】词义猜测题。分析第一段可知，电脑和智能手机时常引起我们的注意，困扰着我们的生活。所以第二段第一句In the future, technology will no longer be interrupting us all the time.承接第一段，意思是“将来，科技将不再一直在困扰我们了。”interrupting的意思是troubling。故选D。

70. C【解析】主旨归纳题。分析第三段内容可知，本段主要介绍了平静技术已经应用于我们的日常生活中，例如：钟表、烟雾报警器等。故选C。本题难度中等。

71. B【解析】推理判断题。分析最后一段可知，平静技术将使我们的生活更便利。故选B。

D 275词数

Being a teenager can be challenging, but is can also be exciting. You?re becoming more independent and making decisions for yourself. You are also learning to take risks and solve problems better. And changes are happening throughout your body, even in your brain.

The changes in your brain are influencing how you develop into an adult. Imagine the structure（结构）of your brain is like a big road map. Lots of roads lead to different destinations(目的地）When you were a child, as you learnt new things, your brain created more and more roads to different destinations. By the time you become a teenager, many different roads lead to the most important places on the map. Now your brain?s job is to make that map more efficient.

As a result, your experiences as a teenager actually influence the way that your brain develops. If you spend hours playing video games, what skills do you use? You learn to see something with your eyes and respond to it with your hands. As you develop those skills, your brain is making sure that the roads leading to them are especially fast and efficient. So, your

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video—game playing could be preparing you for a career such as a pilot.

This is a great time for you to practice new skills and discover what you?re good at and try what you love doing. Go out and try different activities, and stick to them if you think they?ve useful. Remember that with everything you do, you?re shaping your brain for the future. 72. What happens as children learn new things? A. Their brains make the maps more efficient.

B. The structures of their brains are like big road maps. C. Their brains create more roads to different destinations.

D.Many different roads lead to the most important places and stick to the useful activities. 73. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Your brain. B. Something you see. C. Your skill D. Something you learn. 74. What?s the writer?s advice for teenagers?

A. Teenagers should learn to be more independent. B. Teenagers should work harder and more efficiently.

C. Teenagers should play more video games in order to be a pilot. D. Teenagers should experience more and stick to the useful activities. 75.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Making Decisions for Yourself B. Developing Your Brains for the Future. C. Ways of Changing Your Brain. D. Changes Happening in Your Brain. 题材：观点看法

【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。本文告诉我们青少年的身体和大脑都是在变化的，通过简单介绍大脑的结构，告诉我们十几岁时的经历会影响我们大脑的发育，无论我们做什么都是为未来塑造我们的大脑。

72. C【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第三句When you were a child, as you learnt new things, your brain created more and more roads to different destinations.可知，当孩子们学习新东西的时候，大脑创造了越来越多的道路通向不同的目的地。故选C。

73. B【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段第三句You learn to see something with your eyes and respond to it with your hands.可知，你学会用眼睛看东西，用手回应。用手回应眼睛看到的东西，所以it指something you see。故选B。 74. D【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段倒数第二句Go out and try different activities, and stick to them if you think they?ve useful.可知，作者认为青少年应该参与更多，并坚持有用的活动。故选D。

75. B【解析】主旨大意题。分析短文内容可知，本文告诉我们青少年的身体和大脑都是在变化的，通过简单介绍大脑的结构，告诉我们十几岁时的经历会影响我们大脑的发育，无论我们做什么都是为未来塑造我们的大脑。故选B。

B) 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整，并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。（280词数） A problem is only a problem until there is a solution（解决办法）.We find solutions by thinking creatively.___76___ In other words, we think outside the box. Sometimes, thinking outside the box solves not just one, but two problems.

Amsterdam is one of the most crowded cities in Europe. As a

result, housing is very expensive,especially for students. ___77___However, finding this type of apartments was almost impossible until recently.

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While the colleges in Amsterdam were trying to solve the housing problem, thousands of shipping containers(集装箱）were lying quietly in ports（港口）around the world. These huge steel containers carry products from one country to another. The life of each container is about 10 years.___78___Yet they can?t recycle all of them because there are so many.

Back in Amsterdam, a company came up with an amazing idea. Why not reuse these shipping containers as student apartments?___79____ They are all the same size and fit together perfectly. The steel is strong. Moreover, these containers are so widely available that they are quite cheap to buy. For all these reasons, they can be used to build apartments quickly and cheaply. Building began in 2005, and after only a few weeks, hundreds of Amsterdam students had new homes.

When students first heard about this idea,they thought the container apartments would be small, noisy, and cold.__80____ Each container apartment has a kitchen, a bedroom with a study area, and a bathroom. The apartments are warm and quiet. They even have a high-speed Internet connection. Living in a shipping container has become popular. Today, over 3000 Amsterdam students live in the container village. A. Students need low-cost apartments. B. The containers are great for building apartments. C. In fact, these apartments are not in good condition. D. However, they were surprised when they saw them. E. Steel companies recycle some of the old containers. F.Recycling the steel containers has many advantages. G. We use our imagination and come up with creative ideas. 【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文，通过阿姆斯特丹用集装箱为学生建造价格便宜的公寓，告诉我们通过创造性的思考可以帮助找到解决问题的方法。

76. G【解析】根据空前面的句子We find solutions by thinking creatively.（通过创造性思考我们找到解决方案。）可知，此处用句子 We use our imagination and come up with creative ideas.（我们运用我们的想象力和创造性的想法。）故选G。

77. A【解析】根据空前面的句子As a result, housing is very expensive,especially for students.（因此，住房是很昂贵的，特别是对于学生来说。）及空后面的句子However, finding this type of apartments was almost impossible until recently.（然而，直到最近才能找到这种类型的公寓。）可知，此处与学生的住房和公寓有关，用句子Students need low-cost apartments.（学生需要价格便宜的公寓。）故选 A。

78.E【解析】根据空前面的句子The life of each container is about 10 years.（每个集装箱的寿命大约10年。）及空后面的句子Yet they can?t recycle all of them because there are so many.（然而他们不能全部回收它们因为有很多。）可知，此处与集装箱回收有关，因为后句是“不能全部收回集装箱”，且后句的主语they指回收集装箱的公司。所以用句子Steel companies recycle some of the old containers.（钢铁公司回收一些旧的集装箱。）故选E。 79. B 【解析】根据空前面的句子Why not reuse these shipping containers as student apartments?（为什么不把这些集装箱作为学生公寓呢？）及空后面的句子They are all the same size and fit together perfectly.（它们都是同样的尺寸并且完美的契合在一起。）可知，此处与用集装箱建学生的公寓有关，且后句的主语they指集装箱，所以此处句子的主语应为集装箱，用句子The containers are great for building apartments.（这些集装箱对于建造公寓是很好的。），故选B。

80. D【解析】根据空前面的句子When students first heard about this idea,they thought the

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container apartments would be small, noisy, and cold.（当学生们第一次听说这个想法的时候，他们认为集装箱公寓会很小、很吵并且很冷。）及空后面的句子Each container apartment has a kitchen, a bedroom with a study area, and a bathroom.（每个集装箱公寓都有一个厨房、一个有学习区的卧室和一个卫生间。）可知，此句内容与学生认为集装箱不好的想法是转折关系，且与后句集装箱公寓条件好成并列关系。用句子However, they were surprised when they saw them.（然而，当他们看到集装箱公寓时非常惊讶。）故选D。 五、补全对话（5分）

请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容从方框中选择恰当的句子填入空白中，使对话通顺、合理、意思完整，并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。（每空一句，每小题1分） A: Hi, how are you?

B: Not very well, I think I have the flu. A: Oh no! You poor thing.___81_____. B: It might be, I suppose, but it doesn?t feel like it. I?ve had it for a few days now. I just feel really weak and tired all the time.

A:____82___ Maybe you should go home and get some rest. Ｂ：Yes, you are right. A；____83____ B: That?s true.Could you tell Mr Smith I?m sick? A:_____84____ B: And could you give him my homework? A:Sure. B: Thanks.

A；No problem.____85___ B: I ?ll try my best. Thanks. Bye A: Bye, See you. Yes, of course. It doesn?t matter. That sounds terrible. Are you sure it?s not just a cold? How long have you been like this? You take it easy and get well soon. No one will thank you if you stay and spread it. 81. D【解析】根据上句Not very well, I think I have the flu.（不很好，我认为我得了流感。）可知，“我”认为得了流感。根据答语It might be, I suppose, but it doesn?t feel like it. I?ve had it for a few days now. I just feel really weak and tired all the time.（我想可能是这样，但它不像感冒。我已经得病好几天了。我只是一直感到虚弱并且疲倦。）可知，此处通过对自己病情的描述，确定得了流感，所以用句子Are you sure it?s not just a cold?（你确定不仅仅是感冒吗？）故选D。 82. C【解析】根据上句 I?ve had it for a few days now. I just feel really weak and tired all the time.（我已经得病好几天了。我只是一直感到虚弱并且疲倦。）可知，“我”感到很不舒服。根据下句Maybe you should go home and get some rest.（可能你应该回家休息。）可知，此处对方感到得病的人的确很糟糕。用句子That sounds terrible.（那听起来很糟糕。）故选C。 83. G【解析】根据上句Yes, you are right.（是的，你是正确的。）可知，“我”同意回家休息的建议。根据下句That?s true.（没错。）可知，同意对方说的某种情况，用句子No one will thank

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