能就解释了为什么每个自拍的人都不感觉自己是自恋的。如果大多数人都这么想，这个世界上充满自拍就不足为奇了。”由此可知答案。

答案：D

C

I was accepted for the International Summer School at Oslo University，Norway.It was midnight when I received the news.I woke up my parents to tell them I would be one of the 500 students visiting this beautiful country on a full scholarship (奖学金)．My parents were delighted.But they were anxious about how I'd manage on my own in a foreign land for the first time.

I left home with excitement and nervousness.I slept through the long flight and woke up to the announcement that we had come to Oslo airport.Now，if I were in India I would have taken a taxi to Oslo University，but my online research had taught me that in Oslo，taking a taxi would be thought of as spendthrift．So I took the low－priced public transportation to the university instead.

Upon reaching there，I was told that my room had been arranged and my roommate had checked in.My roommate was a Chinese boy，who became my first friend.I was to study a course on international development and the class had students from 20 different countries.I worked with my classmates on group projects.Team work brought us closer.We realized that we shared similar dreams about our future.

Oslo is the city that has an excellent public transport system which impressed me most.One can get to a beach or forest within minutes.In our free time，we went hiking and I realized how much I loved being outdoors.I learnt to read maps，and picked up Norwegian.The hardest part，though，was getting used to eating dinner at 5：00 pm.

I came back to India with a lot of happy memories，which of course，include my new friends who helped me and walked with me in this beautiful country.

【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了作者在挪威奥斯陆大学的海外学习经历。

9．Hearing what the author told them，the author's parents were________． A．surprised and delighted B．very happy but worried C．tired but very happy D．excited and very shocked

解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“My parents were delighted.But they were anxious about how I'd manage on my own in a foreign land for the first time.”可知，作者的父母得知这个好消息后非常高兴，但是又对孩子第一次出国感到担心。

答案：B

10．What does the underlined word “spendthrift” in Paragraph 2 mean? A．Pitiful. B．Common. C．Wasteful. D．Popular.

解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段“if I were in India I would have taken a taxi to Oslo University”以及“So I took the low－priced public transportation to the university instead.”可知，如果是在印度，作者就会乘坐出租车去大学了；然而作者最后是乘坐低价的公共交通去的大学。由此可知，在奥斯陆，乘坐出租车被认为是很浪费的。

答案：C

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11．This passage mainly tells about________． A．the author's first overseas study B．how to make many foreign friends C．how to get a full scholarship

D．the author's summer camp travel in China

解析：主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了作者在挪威奥斯陆大学的海外学习经历。 答案：A

D

Raising a baby takes a lot of work, especially when that baby is a king penguin. Now, it looks like climate change will make life even harder for these birds.

Most king penguins live on the Crozet Archipelago, a group of islands in the Indian Ocean, about 1，000 miles north of Antarctica. After the penguin chicks are born in November，which is summer in the Southern Hemisphere，both parents spend 4 months collecting fish to feed their offspring (后代)．

When the fish move to deeper waters in March, the adults swim hundreds of miles south. There, near the Antarctic ice, they spend the winter eating seafood to add to their own energy stores. In October, the parents return to their babies and finish raising them.

Scientists from France have been studying king penguins for a decade. Starting in 1998，Yvon Le Maho and his colleagues put electronic ID tags under the skin of hundreds of penguins. These are the same types of tags you might put in your dog or cat so that you can track them if they're lost. The tags have allowed researchers to get everything about penguins, such as how long they live, whether they return from their winter trips, and if their babies manage to survive the winter.

To see whether water temperatures affect the penguins, Le Maho compared his data with temperature records. Ocean surface temperatures vary from year to year. And previous research had shown that fewer fish and other creatures grow when the water is warmer. Le Maho suspected that this drop would make it harder for adult penguins to survive the hard times ahead. Indeed, his results showed that fewer adults survived during winters when the water was especially warm.

King penguins can live for up to 30 years. And for now, the population still appears healthy. But a warming trend could spell big trouble for a bird that depends on cold and ice.

【语篇解读】 科学家们通过植入企鹅体内的电子标签了解到企鹅的各种信息，从而了解到由于全球变暖，企鹅的生存正面临着巨大威胁。

12．What do adult penguins do in March?

A．They swim south to find food for their offspring. B．They leave their offspring alone for months.

C．They take their offspring elsewhere to search for food. D．They teach their offspring some living skills.

解析：细节理解题。根据第三段可知在三月份，成年企鹅会往南游，在那里度过冬天，为自己储存能量，到10月份它们才回到孩子的身边，履行它们的养育职责，因此正确答案为B项。

答案：B

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13．In the research, electronic ID tags were used to________． A．help penguins recognize each other

B．help researchers tell one penguin from another C．keep track of the details of the penguins D．help researchers find the lost penguins

解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的“The tags have allowed researchers to get everything about penguins...”可知通过把电子标签植入企鹅体内，研究者们可以了解到有关企鹅的各种信息，故选C项。

答案：C

14．What attitude does the author hold towards the future of penguins? A．Worried. B．Optimistic. C．Indifferent. D．Satisfied.

解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中最后一句话可知作者对企鹅的命运感到担忧。 答案：A

15．What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To call on people to fight against global warming. B．To call on people to protect the endangered penguins.

C．To tell global warming is threatening the survival of penguins. D．To explain how global warming affects the life of sea animals.

解析：主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了科学家们发现全球变暖给企鹅的生存带来了隐患。 答案：C

第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Holidays with friends can be great fun and a good way of getting to know each other better.Once you are on holiday，the trip can be full of fantastic memories if it's planned correctly.

·Choose a destination

16____ Going abroad will cost more but be a more exciting experience.Going to a different place in your own country can also be fun and will be cheaper.

·Collect your friends

Find out how much interest there is from people to go on the trip，and work out your maximum and invite those who you get on well with.

·Meet up

Everyone will have their own idea of what the trip is to be like，so meet up at a local café or restaurant，and share your ideas and concerns.____17____ Don't try to overpower others.Once you've all shared ideas you'll have a much better idea of how to start organizing the trip.

·Look for accommodation 18____ When you are searching for a place to stay in，read reviews and ratings(等级)．Book it as soon as possible because leaving it too late is going to make things harder.

·Book transport

Once you have accommodation，you'll know the dates of your stay and be able to

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book transport，coach，bus，airplane，etc.____19____

·Choose things you want to do there

When you are on your trip it will be more relaxing if you have a good idea of what kind of things you want to do.Research the area on the Internet and book some activities you want to join in.____20____ Don't book a load of things which you can't afford.

A．One person will naturally be the leader. B．Check out if your idea is necessary.

C．The first step is to work out where you want to go. D．Match the activities to your budget.

E．Booking transport well in advance lowers the cost greatly，so please do it soon.

F．Make sure that the trip to the foreign country is not too long. G．Find out your hotel near the place you want to visit. 答案：16.C 17.A 18.G 19.E 20.D

第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I take the train to work every morning from a train station near my house.I can get to the station quite __21__ because there is a shortcut(捷径)to the station.But in the summer，it can get quite smelly because of all the __22__．So I always try to __23__ through it.Today I was trying to do so as usual __24__ something made me stop for a moment.I saw the most beautiful __25__ by an old woman walking in front of me with the help of a white __26__．

She was short and __27__ and had white hair.She was walking __28__ as each step took some effort.I hadn't specially noticed her __29__，until she stopped near a rubbish bin.

She slowly placed her walking stick __30__ the rubbish bin.Then she leaned(倚靠)on it with her right hand.She bent down and __31__ the rubbish.She clearly found it __32__ and it took her a while.She __33__ some rubbish with her left hand and slowly straightened(挺直) herself up again.All the while she used the rubbish bin to __34__ herself.She threw the rubbish inside the bin and then __35__ walking.It all took her a great effort.

There's so much rubbish and no one ever does __36__ about it.I was moved to __37__ this old woman make such a great effort to keep even a small part of it __38__！I haven't been able to __39__ thinking about that all day.

I want to follow her example.I've decided to pick up rubbish off the __40__ if I see it from now on.I hope people will do the same as I do.

【语篇解读】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。“我”在上班的路上看见一位老人艰难地捡起垃圾以保持地面干净，“我”被深深地感动了。

21．A.hard B．early C．easily D．late

解析：根据下文中的“because there is a shortcut to the station”可知，“我”

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