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A huge crowd has gathered to watch China’s new scientific research ship enter the water for the first time. This ship, equipped with on-board labs and the latest scientific kit, will eventually explore the world’s oceans. But it is also going to help China plunge beneath the waves: it will serve as a launch-pad for submarines that can dive to the deepest parts of the ocean. “Humans know much less about the deep oceans than we know about the surface of the Moon and Mars. That’s why I want to develop the facility for ocean scientists to reach the deep seas,” says Prof. Cui Weicheng.

He is the dean of deep sea science at Shanghai Ocean University but he has also set up a private company called Rainbow Fish, which built the new research ship and is busy developing submersibles. One of its unmanned subs reached a depth of 4,000m (13,000ft) in its most recent trial. But Rainbow Fish’s ultimate goal is manned exploration and it plans to take humans to the very bottom of the ocean the Mariana Trench, in the Pacific, at a depth of nearly 11,000m (36,000ft). He shows me around a life-size model of the submarine and explains that there is room inside for a crew of three, who will be protected by a thick metal sphere.”At the moment, we are in the design stage, so we are testing several extremely high-strength materials for it.” It will have to bear immense pressures from the crushing weight of water above. If there are any weaknesses, the submarine will implode. The deepest ocean is a place few people have ever experienced first-hand. The first dive to the Mariana Trench was carried out in 1960 by US Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh and Swiss engineer Jacques Picard. Their vessel, the Bathyscaphe Trieste, creaked and groaned as it made the descent, taking nearly five hours.

The only other manned expedition was carried out by Hollywood director James Cameron, who took a solo plunge in a bright green submarine in 2012. Rainbow Fish wants its sub to be next. The team insists its venture isn’t about politics and that it is looking to collaborate with American, Russian and European scientists. It is, though, a commercial operation. The company plans to charge people to use its research ship and submarines, and is targeting three groups, says managing director Dr. Wu Xin. “The first is definitely the scientists who are interested in studying deep-sea science and technology. The second group is offshore companies and oil companies. The last one is tourists and adventurers [who] want to go down themselves to have a look at what’s going on there,” he says. This kind of entrepreneurial approach may be a new model for science in China. Deep-sea research is a difficult, high-risk activity — and much of the ocean remains unexplored. But Cui, who hopes to be the first Chinese person to reach the Mariana Trench, believes that China could be the nation to truly open up this final frontier.

1．What function does the new scientific research ship serve?

A．As a deep-sea facility for tourist adventures

B．As a supply ship for scientific explorations.

C．As a station for observing giant squid.

D．As a launch-pad for submarines.

2．What is Prof. Cui Weicheng currently doing?

A．Testing high-strength materials for building submarines.

B．Designing a thick metal sphere for bearing space pressure.

C．Charting the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean.

D．Making plans for his dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

3．What does “this kind of entrepreneurial approach” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Prof. Cui doesn’t rely on government funding. Instead he runs a for-profit business.

B．Prof. Cui is bold in his submarine design.

C．Prof. Cui, who started the company, is a professor-turned entrepreneur.

D．Prof. Cui is the first to offer his ship for tourists.

4．Which of the following might be the best title of this passage?

A．Deep-sea science and technology	B．Ocean exploration
C．Race to the deep	D．The rising of Rainbow Fish

假设你是晨光中学学生李津。目前在伦敦做交换生，得知当地美术馆要举办中国画展，请你写一封信申请做志愿者。内容包括：
(1)写信目的；
(2)个人优势；
(3)能做的事情。
注意：（1）词数不少于 100；
（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
（3）开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir or Madam,
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Yours,

Li Jin

假设你是某国际学校校报记者李华。上周五在市体育场举行了市中学生足球赛决赛，你校足球队以1:2的比分惜败于红星中学。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1. 比赛情况；
2. 表达鼓励。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Proud of you!

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It was in the lab __________was in the charge of Professor Smith __________they carried out the experiment.

A．where；that

B．which；where

C．that；where

D．which；that

假设你是李华，你在英语学习中遇到了一些问题，你给英语报社的编辑（Robert）写信，希望得到帮助。你的问题如下：
1.听力时不能听出大意，只听懂几个词；
2.记忆单词有困难；
3.害怕出错误，不敢参加小组讨论。
注意1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段。使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

How many times do we miss blessings because they are not packaged as we expected? Think before you act and do not spoil (损坏) what you have by desiring what you don’t have. What may appear as bad fortune may in fact be the door that is just waiting to be opened.

There was once a young man who was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had wanted a beautiful sports car, and knowing his father had much money, he told him that was all he wanted.

With Graduation Day coming, the young man waited for signs that his father had bought the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his room. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped (包装) gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound (皮革精装的) Bible (圣经), with the young man’s name decorated in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible. He didn’t want to see his father forever.

Paragraph l：

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business.

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Paragrap2:

Deep sadness and regret filled his heart when he went into his father’s house alone.

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阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Mary Lee seemed to have everything. She was very beautiful with a wonderful figure and an attractive face. She was very rich. Her clothes were better than anyone else’s and she had more of them. Her books were always new and expensive as were her pens, school bags and bicycle. She was very clever too and without appearing to do very much work. She was always the first in all the examinations and always answered all the questions, while the rest of the class were still thinking.

With all this, or really because of all this, no one liked Mary Lee. She was too good, too clever and she was also very proud. No one was quite good enough to talk to her or to be seen with her or to be her friend. And so, with all her proud ways and riches and brains, she was lonely but she did not care because she was always the best in everything. She was like a princess in the class. She always thought that the other students kept their distance from her because she was too excellent. “Lions and tigers are always lonely, and only the weak get together,” she told herself.

As the end of term drew near, the pupils including Mary Lee began to think about the most important prize of all. This was the prize, offered by the principal, for the best essay to be written on one of two subjects: Happiness and Friendship. All the teachers and pupils paid close attention to the prize, for it was really a great honor. “I needn’t worry about that,” thought Mary Lee, as the others began to read and to think about the essay. “I shall easily win. After all, my compositions are always better than the other students’.”

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

“Pride goes before a fall,” they say and it certainly did in the case of poor Mary Lee.

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Mary Lee suddenly realized that how silly she had been.

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假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jack对中国的春节很感兴趣，他来信询问有关情况。请你给他回一封信，内容应包括如下要点：
1 .春节简介；
2 .节日习俗；
3 .你的期待。
注意：
1 .词数80左右；
2 .请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Jack,
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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

假如你是某国际学校学生李华，你校校报正在为12月即将举办的科技节征集英文口号，要求主题积极向上，不超过10个英文单词。请你根据该要求投稿，内容包括：
1.介绍你的口号；
2.预祝活动成功。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear editor,
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Yours,

Li Hua

假定你是校学生会主席李华，学校将举行“职业初体验（Experience Your Future Job）”活动，请你写一封邮件邀请留学生Jack参加，要点如下：
1. 活动目的；
2. 活动安排；
3. 其他。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jack,
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Yours,

Li Hua