在今天的考试，阅读听力都比较难，特别是听力出现了地图，但阅读和听力考题都各有命中。作文考到地图题，同时大作文很难按传统讲解形式分类。
 

听力部分

 
SECTION 1
主题： 咨询潜水课程
题型：填空
参考答案：
1. level of the beginning 或 for the beginners
2. the month: July
3. on a Saturday
4. Initially, they will have indoor training
5. they will dive in a lake at a mountain
6. equipment: only need to buy diving mask
7. we also give homework every night.
8. there is a certificate to offer
另一版本为total cost: 375
9. more about health information
另一版本为registration number/name on the form
10. check the website for more information
  
SECTION 2
 
Question 11-16
Choose the correct letter, A,B or C.
Preparing for a trip to an outdoor education center
11. A trip to the outdoor education center will help the children
A. create good relationships
B. manage without adult supervision
C. react positively to new challenges
 
12. To prepare their children for the trip, parents should
A. let them try sleeping in a tent at home
B. make sure they get enough sleep before they leave
C. tell them that they will be in a tent with their friends
 
13. What do parents need to put in their children's backpack?
A. plastic bags
B. snacks and biscuits
C. a small amount of money
 
14. What are children allowed to bring on the trip?
A. electronic games
B. cell phones
C. penknives
 
15. How are parents selected to attend the trip?
A. The first ten parents to sign up will be able to go
B. Parents' name will be chosen from a box
C. Preference will be given to parents with camping skills
 
16. Payment for the trip
A. must be handed to the child's teacher
B. can be left at the school office 
C. should be made directly to the outdoor education center
 
Question 17-20
Label the map below.
Outdoor Education Centre
 
 
17. Woodcarving studio. E
18. Emergency meeting point. A
19. Conservation center. F
20. Arts and crafts room. B
 
SECTION 3
主题：MOA恐鸟
题型：选择+匹配
  
参考答案：
21-26 选择
Questions 21-26
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
 
21 What is the thing that makes the Moa similar to dinosaur?
A Both are of interest to the public.
B Both are extinct at similar time.
C Both left lots of fossil remains.
 
22 What is the difference between Moa and other birds?
A no wing bones
B a long tail
C a smaller head
 
23 What's the special feature of their chicks?
A They never return to the nests.
B Most of them die within two months after birth
C They can find food by themselves.
 
24 What is the tutor's opinion on male hatching the eggs?
A She doubts whether it is true or possible.
B She thinks it may be true.
C She can say with certainty that it is true.
 
25 What is the male student's response after hearing some people see a Moa recently9
A He is surprised.
B He is worried.
C He is amused.
 
26 Why did the Moa become extinct?
A climate change
B human interference
C competitions with other animals
 
27-30 配对
 
A the much taller female
B less fossils left
C the biggest eggs
D feeding at night
E better vocal sound
F poor eyesight
 
27 the North Island Giant Moa A
28 the Crested Moa B
29 the Stout-legged Moa F
30 the Eastern Moa E
 
SECTION 4
主题： 机场建设意见
题型：填空
  
参考答案：
31. outside
32. corridors
33. space
34. shops
35. screens
36. color
37. size
38. glass
39. square
40. N/A
 
词汇补充
场景词
fence, rowing, newbie, wet suit, oxygen tank, boat, swimming,freestyle, butterfly stroke
hiking, first aid kit, can opener, campfire, waterproof matches, sleeping bag,  tent, compass, flashlights, shovel
dinosaur, public, interest, bones, amused, interference, fossil, eyesight, nest, extinct
architecture, construct, material, metal, concrete, cement, clay, city planner, style, modern, skyscraper, facility, suburb
定位词
month, training, diving, equipment, cost, euros, deposit, registration, trip, outdoor, education, children, backpack, payment, dinosaur, birds, chicks, lecturer, extinct, design, roof, architects, zones, signs, material
同义替换词
Initially/primordially最初地
homologous/similar相似的
difference/disparity差别
reduce/lessen/cut down减少
offer/provide/supply/furnish提供
 

阅读部分

 
READING PASSAGE 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.
 

Thomas Young
The Last True Know-It-AU
A
Thomas Young (1773-1829) contributed 63 articles to the Encyclopedia Britannica, including 46 biographical entries (mostly on scientists and classicists) and substantial essays on “Bridge,” “Chromatics,” “Egypt,” “Languages” and “Tides”. Was someone who could write authoritatively about so many subjects a polymath, a genius or a dilettante? In an ambitious new biography, Andrew Robinson argues that Young is a good contender for the epitaph “the last man who knew everything.” Young has competition, however: The phrase, which Robinson takes for his title, also serves as the subtitle of two other recent biographies: Leonard Warren’s 1998 life of paleontologist Joseph Leidy (1823-1891) and Paula Findlen’s 2004 book on Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680), another polymath.
 
B
Young, of course, did more than write encyclopedia entries. He presented his first paper to the Royal Society of London at the age of 20 and was elected a Fellow a week after his 21st birthday. In the paper, Young explained the process of accommodation in the human eye —on how the eye focuses properly on objects at varying distances. Young hypothesized that this was achieved by changes in the shape of the lens. Young also theorized that light traveled in waves and ho believed that, to account for the ability to see in color, there must be three receptors in the eye corresponding to the three “principal colors” to which the retina could respond: red, green, violet. All these hypotheses Were subsequently proved to be correct.
 

 
C
Later in his life, when he was in his forties, Young was instrumental in cracking the code that unlocked the unknown script on the Rosetta Stone, a tablet that was “found” in Egypt by the Napoleonic army in 1799. The stone contains text in three alphabets: Greek, something unrecognizable and Egyptian hieroglyphs. The unrecognizable script is now known as demotic and, as Young deduced, is related directly to hieroglyphic. His initial work on this appeared in his Britannica entry on Egypt. In another entry, he coined the term Indo-European to describe the family of languages spoken throughout most of Europe and northern India. These are the landmark achievements of a man who was a child prodigy and who, unlike many remarkable children, did not disappear into oblivion as an adult.
 
D
Born in 1773 in Somerset in England, Young lived from an early age with his maternal grandfather, eventually leaving to attend boarding school. He had devoured books from the age of two, and through his own initiative, he excelled at Latin, Greek, mathematics and natural philosophy. After leaving school, he was greatly encouraged by his mother’s uncle, Richard Brocklesby, a physician and Fellow of the Royal Society. Following Brocklesby’s lead, Young decided to pursue a career in medicine. He studied in London, following the medical circuit, and then moved on to more formal education in Edinburgh, Gottingen and Cambridge. After completing his medical training at the University of Cambridge in 1808, Young set up practice as a physician in London. He soon became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and a few years later was appointed physician at St. George’s Hospital.
 
E
Young’s skill as a physician, however, did not equal his skill as a scholar of natural philosophy or linguistics. Earlier, in 1801, he had been appointed to a professorship of natural philosophy at the Royal Institution, where he delivered as many as 60 lectures in a year. These were published in two volumes in 1807. In 1804 Young had become secretary to the Royal Society, a post he would hold until his death. His opinions were sought on civic and national matters, such as the introduction of gas lighting to London and methods of ship construction. From 1819 he was superintendent of the Nautical Almanac and secretary to the Board of Longitude. From 1824 to 1829 he was physician to and inspector of calculations for the Palladian Insurance Company. Between 1816 and 1825 he contributed his many and various entries to the Encyclopedia Britannica, and throughout his career, he authored numerous books, essays and papers.
 
F
Young is a perfect subject for a biography — perfect, but daunting. Few men contributed so much to so many technical fields. Robinson’s aim is to introduce non-scientists to Young’s work and life. He succeeds, providing clear expositions of the technical material (especially that on optics and Egyptian hieroglyphs). Some readers of this book will, like Robinson, find Young’s accomplishments impressive; others will see him as some historians have —as a dilettante. Yet despite the rich material presented in this book, readers will not end up knowing Young personally. We catch glimpses of a playful Young, doodling Greek and Latin phrases in his notes on medical lectures and translating the verses that a young lady had written on the walls of a summerhouse into Greek elegiacs. Young was introduced into elite society, attended the theatre and learned to dance and play the flute. In addition, he was an accomplished horseman. However, his personal life looks pale next to his vibrant career and studies.
 
G
Young married Eliza Maxwell in 1804, and according to Robinson, “their marriage was a happy one and she appreciated his work,” Almost all we know about her is that she sustained her husband through some rancorous disputes about optics and that she worried about money when his medical career was slow to take off. Very little evidence survives about the complexities of Young’s relationships with his mother and father. Robinson does not credit them, or anyone else, with shaping Young’s extraordinary mind. Despite the lack of details concerning Young’s relationships, however, anyone interested in what it means to be a genius should read this book.
 
Questions 1-7
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?
In boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet, write TRUE if the statement agrees with the information, write FALSE if the statement contradicts the information, write NOT GIVEN If there is no information on this.
 
1. The last man who knew everything’ has also been claimed to other people.
2. All Young’s articles were published in Encyclopedia Britannica.
3. Like others, Young wasn’t so brilliant when growing up.
4. Young’s talent as a doctor surpassed his other skills.
5. Young’s advice was sought by people responsible for local and national issues.
6. Young took part in various social pastimes.
7. Young suffered from a disease in his later years.
 
Questions 8-13
Answer the questions below.
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer.
 
8. How many life stories did Young write for the Encyclopedia Britannica?
9. What aspect of scientific research did Young focus on in his first academic paper?
10. What name did Young introduce to refer to a group of languages?
11. Who inspired Young to start his medical studis?
12. Where did Young get a teaching position?
13. What contribution did Young make to London?
 
Passage 1
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. NOT GIVEN
5. TRUE
6. TRUE
7. NOT GIVEN
8. 46
9. humaneye/ human eye accommodation
10. Indo-European
11. Richard Brocklesby
12. Royal Institution
13. gas lighting
  
P2 英国羊毛历史与现状
题型：heading+多选+填空
 
P3 制造者与消费者对于商品选择认识的差异
题型：判断+选择+匹配
 

写作部分

 
Task 1 ：地图题
Task 2:：列举题
Today, advanced science and technology have made great changes to people's life, but artists are still valued high such as musicians, painters and writers. What can the arts tell us about life that science and technology cannot?