53. Why did Renatha play poorly?

A. Because she was thinking about her mistakes. B. Because she was made fun of during the match. C. Because she was overtired after the hard training.

D. Because she cared too much about others' comments.

54. What does the underlined part \

A. care for

B. wait for

C. are ready for

D. are sorry for

55. What is probably the best title of the passage?

A. Out of Control, out of Date C. The Circle of No Control

B. We Can Control Only One Thing D. We Must Learn How to Control

五、短文7选5(5选5等)（共5小题；共10分）

Water is wonderful. 56. We drink it, cook with it, wash with it, and swim in it. We use it to grow food and to flush(冲洗) the toilet. It's easy to get water and we never think about where we get it. We simply turn on the water and it's there. But for many people in the world, it's a different story.

More than one billion people (that's about one in six of all the people living on Earth) are not able to get clean water. And over 2.4 billion people don't have flush toilets. 57. Because of the polluted water, six thousand children die every day.

Surprisingly, only 2.5% of all the water on Earth is freshwater, in rivers, lakes and underground. 58. And almost more than half of the freshwater is frozen in ice at the north and south poles. So, as less than 1% of the world's freshwater is usable for us, it's really important that we take care of it!

59. So it made 2003 the International Year of Freshwater. It asked countries around the world to work together that year, and beyond, to make sure there is enough freshwater for everyone on the planet. But it's not only the government that can make a difference. We all can, by remembering to use water wisely. 60. Do your part to help the United Nations achieve its goal!

A. We use it every day. B. Give it a try, everybody! C. The rest 97.5% of it is salty, in the sea. D. Many of the world's rivers and lakes are polluted.

E. The United Nations decided to help take care of our water.

六、阅读与表达(问答式)（共5小题；共10分）

When people speak about the Chinese women's volleyball team, they don't just talk about a sporting group. The term has come to mean an amazing team spirit.

The team won its fourth World Cup victory by beating team Japan 3-1 on Sept 6, 2015. This has been its first world title(冠军) in 11 years since it won at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. What has the team gone through, and what has helped it rise again?

Once a world superpower in women's volleyball, China was almost unbeatable between 1981 and 1986. During that time, the team won two world championships, two World Cups, and one Olympics.

But the retirement(退役) of the players who won in Athens led to a time of difficulty. The newcomers didn't perform well enough and coaches changed too often.

After the team finished fifth at the 2012 London Games, Lang Ping took over as head coach the next year. She had led the Chinese to the 1981 and 1985 World Cup titles as a player. As head coach, she \young players\

But things never go exactly as planned. Before going to Japan, some key players were injured. Lang had to find replacements quickly from her two years of buildup.

There were more things to do. She had to calm down her girls. Assistant coach Lai Yawen knew all about the effort(努力) made by 54-year-old Lang, who slept less than four hours every day during the World Cup. \the videos showing the other countries' players' movements and skills every night.\

Her girls fought just as hard as she did. Zhu Ting, 20, asked to return to a game after South Korea took the lead. She had left because of an injury.

She said the injury was \\脚踝) were really in pain, but I hid it and finished the game. Meanwhile, we worked as a team, that's the point.\ The title didn't come easy but the team made it. \61. Did the team win the Athens Olympic Games in 2004?

62. What did the team win between 1981 and 1986?

63. Who became the head coach in the year 2013?

64. What happened to the team before going to Japan?

65. What made the team win the World Cup in 2015?

七、作文（共1小题；共25分）

66. 根据中文和英文提示，用英文写一篇意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的短文。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

为了提高青少年的环保意识，让更多的同学参与到环保活动中来，《21世纪英文报》正在开展以“环保”为主题的征文大赛。请你写篇征文，谈谈环境保护的重要性，你在日常生活中的做法，并给身边的人提些建议。 1. Is it important for us to protect the environment?

2. What do you do to protect the environment in your daily life? 3. What advice can you give to the people around you? 参考词汇：important, turn off, reuse, recycle

一、听力 1. C 2. A 6. A 7. C 11. C

12. C

16. Lester 17. July 18. Two/2 19. Sea 20. morning

二、单项选择 21. B 22. C 26. D 27. A

三、完形填空 31. B 32. A 36. A 37. D

四、阅读理解 41. D 42. C 46. B

47. B

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3. C 4. B 5. B 8. B 9. A 10. B 13. B

14. A

15. C

23. B 24. A 25. B 28. C

29. D

30. C

33. D 34. C 35. B 38. B

39. D

40. C

43. C 44. A 45. C 48. D

49. C

50. D

51. A

52. B 53. D 54. C 55. B

五、短文7选5(5选5等) 56. A

六、阅读与表达(问答式) 61. Yes.

62. The team won two world championships, two World Cups, and one Olympics. 63. Langping.

64. Some key players were injured.

65. Hard work of the coach and the team spirit. / Team work and perseverance of the players. 七、作文

66. One possible version:

As everyone wants to live in a green and pleasant world, it is important for us to take action in protecting the

environment. In daily life, a student should always care for the details in the environment around him or her. What I usually do is taking bus and subway instead of going to school in a car. I often turn off the lights and computers when I don't need them. Besides the small actions that I take, there are other things that people can do to protect the environment, such as using recycled paper and china cups. It's also a good idea to use cloth bags when shopping. Remember: every little bit helps. Even the simplest activities can make a real difference.

57. D

58. C

59. E

60. B

听力原文

一、听对话，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中选择与对话内容相符的图片。每段对话你将听两遍。 1. M: What did you buy yesterday? W: A computer.

2. M: Lisa, where did you go on your last vacation? W: I went to China and visited the Great Wall. 3. M: How do you go to school every day?