C

The days of the hunter are almost over in India. This is partly because there is practically nothing left to kill, and partly because some steps have been taken, mainly by banning tiger-shooting, to protect those animals which still survive.

Some people say that Man is naturally a hunter. I disagree with this view. Surely our earliest forefathers, who at first possessed no weapons, spent their time digging for roots, and were no doubt themselves often hunted by meat-eating animals.

I believe the main reason why the modern hunter kills is that he thinks people will admire his courage in overpowering dangerous animals. Of course, there are some who truly believe that the killing is not really the important thing, and that the chief pleasure lies in the joy of the hunt and the beauties of the wild countryside. There are also those for whom hunting in fact offers a chance to prove themselves and risk death by design; these men go out after dangerous animals like tigers, even if they say they only do it to rid the countryside of a threat. I can respect reasons like these, but they are clearly different from the need to strengthen your high opinion of yourself.

The greatest big-game hunters expressed in their writings something of these finer motives. One of them wrote:

“You must properly respect what you are after and shoot it cle anly and on the animal’s own territory. You must fix forever in your mind all the wonders of that particular day. This is bett er than letting him grow a few years older to be attacked and wounded by his own son and eventually eaten, half alive, by other animals. Hunting is not a cruel and senseless killing — not if you respect the thing you kill, not if you kill to enrich your memories, not if you kill to feed your people.”

I can understand such beliefs, and can compare these hunters with those who hunted lions with spears and bravely caught them by the tail. But this is very different from many tiger-shoots I have seen, in which modern weapons were used. The so-called hunters fired from tall trees or from the backs of trained elephants. Such methods made tigers seem no more dangerous than rabbits.

28. There is no more hunting in India now partly because ________.

A. there are few animals left to hunt

B. hunting is already out of date

C. hunters want to protect animals

D. it is dangerous to hunt there

29. The author thinks modern hunters kill mainly ________.

A. to make the countryside safe

B. to earn people’s admiration

C. to gain power and influence

D. to improve their health

30. What do we learn about the big-game hunters?

A. They hunt old animals.

B. They mistreat animals.

C. They hunt for food.

D. They hunt for money.

31. What is the author’s view on the tiger-shoots he has seen?

A. Modern hunters lack the courage to hunt face-to-face.

B. Modern hunters should use more advanced weapons.

C. Modern hunters like to hunt rabbits instead of tigers.

D. Modern hunters should put their safety first.

D

A child who has once been pleased with a tale likes, as a rule, to have it retold in almost the same words, but this should not lead parents to treat printed fairy stories as formal texts. It is always much better to tell a story than read it out of a book, and, if a parent can produce what, in the actual circumstances of the time and the individual child, is an improvement on the printed text, that’s much better.

A charge made against fairy tales is that they harm the child by frightening him or making him sad thinking. To prove the latter, one would have to show in a controlled experiment that children who have read fairy stories were more often guilty of cruelty than those who had not. As to fears, there are, I think, some cases of children being dangerously terrified by some fairy story. Often, however, this arises from the child who has heard the story once. Familiarity with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear into the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered.

There are also people who are opposed to fairy stories in that they are not true, that giants, witches, two-headed dragons, magic carpets, etc. do not exist; and that, instead of being fond of the strange side in fairy tales, the child should be taught how to adapt to reality by studying history and mechanics. I find such people, I must say so strange that I do not know how to argue with them. If their cases were sound, the world should be full of mad men attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a stick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was their beloved girlfriend.

No fairy story has ever claimed to be description of the real world and no clever child has ever believed that it was.

32. The author considered that a fairy story is more effective _______.

A. when a story is repeated without any change

B. when we treat a story as a joke

C. when the parent makes some changes about a story

D. when the story is set in the present time

33. According to the passage, when can great fear take place in a child?

A. When a story is in a realistic setting.

B. When a story is heard for the first time.

C. When a story is repeated too often.

D. When a story is told in a different way.

34. What is the advantage claimed for repeating fairy stories to young children?

A. Encouraging them not to have strange beliefs..

B. Developing their power of memory.

C. Making them believe there is nothing to be afraid of.

D. Making them less fearful

35. The author’s mention of sticks and telephones is meant to suggest that _____.

A. fairy stories are still being made up

B. there is some misunderstanding about fairy tales

C. people try to update old fairy stories

D. there is more concern for children’s fears nowadays

第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从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。

Annoying Mobile Phone Users

What really annoys me most about modern life is the way some  people use their mobile phones. 36____However, there are some people out there who just don’t care about other people’s feeling when they use a phone. These mobile phone users make life painful for the rest of us. Let’s divide these users into groups.

The first group are those people who shout on the phone, especially in enclosed places like trains or lifts. 37_ It isn’t necessary.

38 Some ringtones are truly unpleasant--- a loud, electronic version of Beethoven with a hip hop beat, for example. This is especially annoying in the cinema.

The third group of people who annoy me are those who have to walk around while they speak. 39.

Finally, the worst group are people who take a phone call while you are in a conversation with them. This is extremely rude in my opinion.

I would like to end with a message to all the above mobile phone users: You think you look cool and important talking on your mobile all the time. 40_

A But believe me---- you don’t!

B Next are those with annoying ringtones.

C I don’t know why they have to talk so loudly.

D This group of people keep talking on the phone.

E I have no idea where they get the noisy ringtones

F They stand in the way just when you want to get past.

G The mobile phone is an important part of life for most of us.

第三部分 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)

My Emotional (感人的) Experience in Jaipur

I came to India in February 2012 to complete a volunteer practicum(实习课) requirement with some friends. It was really an unforgettable experience!

Before we set off, I thought it would be a hard job, 　41　that I could not adapt to the poor living conditions. After arriving in Jaipur, we went straight to the hotel that the Center had 　42　for us; a relief to us as we were tired from the 　43　. During the following days we were 　44　to the city and had Hindi lessons with our guide Ravi.

On our fourth day in Jaipur we were taken to the head office. There we were 　45　for the Child Development Program and over the course we 　46　two studies related to child work and child rights. We focused on the experiences of the children who were working and the 　47　that pushed them into work. The experience was entirely new for me and I learned so much t hrough the 　4  8　. The best part of the work, however, was 　49 　being in the communities and interacting with the children and their parents. I was 　50　to a way of life completely different from my own. In spite of the poor living situations, people in Jaipur were 　5 1　. We found that the parents communicated openly with each other and they were always 　52　to share their own thoughts and feelings with their children. I could 　53　that people in Jaipur have positive relationships with their family and community members. Talking with the people there and hearing their stories was something that had a strong effect on my worldview, continuing to 　54　how I understand everything around me now. I have been 　55　by the people that I met through this experience.

On the weekends I spent time in Jaipur, 　56　the city and shopping. We were 　57　enough to be there during Holi, an exciting and colorful celebration in February end or early March in India! We really 　58　every minute of the life in Jaipur!

Generally, my practicum experience with Volunteering India was extremely 　59　. I kno w that I will be thinking about everything that I saw, learned and 　60　in India and look forward to the day that I can return to this amazing country.

41. A.expecting B.worrying C.determining D.promising

42. A. reported B.covered C. booked D.designed

43. A.distance B.program C.movement D.journey

44. A.limited B.arranged C.introduced D.pointed

45. A available. B. responsible C.famous D.powerful

46. A.described B.conducted C.exchanged D.benefited

47. A.standards B.chances C.fears D.causes

48. A.adventure B.memory C.process D.discovery

49. A.really B.simply C.properly D.generally

50. A.exposed B.selected C.compared D.delivered

51. A.independent B.attractive C.comfortable D.cheerful

52. A.careful B.willing C.upset D.ashamed

53. A. sense  B.advise C. predict D.wonder

54. A.influence B.reflect C.analyze D.test

55. A.reminded B.witnessed C.admitted D.inspired

56. A.identifying B.exploring C.representing D.charging

57. A.curious B.energetic C. generous D. lucky

58. A.valued B.delayed C.confirmed D.permitted

59. A.complex B.reasonable C.reliable D.positive

60. A.declared B. experienced  C. imagined D.promoted

第II卷

第三部分  英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分1 5分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Good computer skills 61________ (be) desirable in today’s digital age, and playing computer games can help children practice those skills. But 62_____ ___ new study warns that too much time 63__________(spend) playing computer games can affect a child’s performance at school. The British study involved 600 teenagers over a period of two years and 64__________(find) that those who played computer gam es less than once a week achieved 65_________(good) grades at school than those who played them twice a day or more often.

“ It was clear that social media didn’t have any impact. I think that’s more____ 66          social media is part of every child’s life. It’s the way they communicate,” said one of the research members.

Parents 67         (increasing) complain of having difficulty getting their children away from computer games. Some even seek help for their teenagers _____68      they say are addicted to them. The study did not look into 69               (addict), but suggested computer games can cause children to stay up late in the evenings, 70            (make) them tired and less able to focus at school the next day.

第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用()划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Last year, we went on exchange programme to England to make our English

improved. The plane took off on time but we arrived smoothly. Before I went, I was

quite proud of their English , but everyone in England spoke very fast that I couldn’t

make out what they were saying. I wasn’t even sure of whether the plane had really

landed in the right country! I was in fears and wanted to go straight back home.

However, things soon get better and better. The host family was very kind, and,

fortunate, the boy that I was staying with was keen on football. We had fun played

together. I got used to living in England in the help of my host family.

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

假设你是李华，你校学生会将于下周一下午在学校操场举行以书易书的图书交换活动，请你代表学生会用英语写一份书面通知，内容如下：

1 活动内容：根据个人需要，互换图书

2 参与人员：全校师生

3 活动意义：提倡节约，支持环保，促进分享等

4 发布通知日期： 2015年12月14日

参考词汇：以书易书：Books for Books

注意：1 词数100左右

2 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯