第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
At the middle school level, there are many academic clubs in which students can participate. Students can choose clubs that focus on an area of interest.
Mathcounts
Mathcounts tries to increase excitement towards mathematical achievements. Schools select individuals and teams to participate in competitions. Local competitions are held in February with winners progressing to state competitions and then to the national level.
Envirothon
The Envirothon program focuses on natural resources knowledge. The environmental science competition for five-member middle school teams covers wildlife, soils, forestry, current environmental issues and aquatic ecology(水生生态学). Students work and learn in middle school clubs and can compete at the local and state level.
Future Problem Solvers
Future Problem Solvers is an academic club that uses a six-step process to solve problems that may happen in the future. Students who are in the talented and gifted program, who like to "think out
of the box", or who enjoy thinking about futuristic problems may like this club. Teams that score high enough can go to state competitions and then to international competitions.
Builders Club
Builders Club is open to any middle school student who wishes to perform community service. The members learn by doing, and they learn organization, teamwork, and leadership. Builders Club can provide a recycling collection point, organize canned food and clothing drives to support local shelters, care for the elderly at local nursing homes, etc.
1. The students who are not interested in competitions would like to choose .
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A. Mathcounts
B. Envirothon
C. Future Problem Solvers
D. Builders Club
2. What do the four clubs have in common? ()
A. Competitions.
B. Problem-solving.
C. Scientific researches.
D. Teamwork.
3. What does the passage mainly focus on? ()
A. The state academic competitions.
B. Middle school clubs.
C. Extra-curricular activities.
D. The gifted students.
B
Year-12 student Noah Little has already sat his first Chinese oral exam and said it was "the easiest exam I've ever done". That view is not surprising given that the Wagga Wagga High School student loves language—so much that he has built a Chinese translation app.
Noah said his love of language was encouraged by his community. "Wagga Wagga is a place full of people from different cultures, and sometimes when I meet new people who have trouble speaking English, I like to talk to them in their own language," he said. "I also have a few Chinese friends so I think it will be cool to talk to them in their language."
The 17-year-old started teaching himself Chinese around five years ago, before taking distance education courses at the start of Year 11. His language ability was also useful in his part-time job at a local Chinese restaurant, where he translated orders for the cooks and customers.
Noah said he also had a basic knowledge of seven other languages. It was while teaching himself the languages that Noah got the idea for the translation tool. "I decided to make my own app because there weren't many around—all the other apps were full of advertisements and the translation feature (功能) wasn't powerful enough," he said.
His app also includes a word-of-the-day feature, lessons on how to write Chinese characters(汉字) and a news feed of important Chinese news.
He said learning computer programming to build the app had been like studying another language. With the end of school around the corner, Noah said he would like to pursue (追求) both his interest in computer programming and languages. "I'm planning to work for a year and save money so that I can go on to university as I really want to make a career (事业) out of one of these two topics."
4. What do we know about Noah? ()
A. He began to learn Chinese at 11.
B. He failed his first Chinese exam.
C. He likes teaching Chinese to people.
D. He gets a lot from learning Chinese.
5. What are included in Noah's app? ()
A. Advertisements.
B. Pieces of world news.
C. Suggestions for memorizing words.
D. Ways of writing Chinese characters.
6. What has Noah decided to do shortly after high school graduation? ()
A. Look for a job.
B. Attend university.
C. Develop a new app.
D. Learn more languages.
7. Which of the following can best describe Noah? ()
A. Curious and creative.
B. Humorous and honest.
C. Courageous and caring.
D. Outgoing and outspoken.
While most people are inspired by the motto (座右铭), "You're never too old to learn something new," Kimeila Campbell has proven that a person is never too young to bring about change. Born in Jamaica and later moving to the United States, Kimeila grew up watching her entrepreneur (企业家) mother run an event space.
"Seeing her go through ups and downs made me want to be an entrepreneur too," said Kimeila, who sometimes helped her mom at Glitz Elite Events Studio. "I thought for my age, maybe I'm too young. But my mom said it could help other kids and teen entrepreneurs instead of just making money for myself."
With this goal, she started her own monthly magazine when she celebrated her 14th birthday. Her YNTY Magazine—which stands for You're Never Too Young—aims to inspire young and upcoming entrepreneurs and public figures. It is to inspire people younger than 18 to follow their dreams whatever their age.
"Nowadays, teenagers look up to rich women and men on social media and dream to be like them, without any idea of the price they had to pay to get to where they are now," Kimeila said. "Consider your choices carefully and make goals for where you want to be in the future."
In the magazine, Kimeila shows hot topics, daily sayings, as well as suggestions from professionals and those who have made it in their industries. Meanwhile, the YNTY Magazine also
includes a special part in which necessary steps are given to parents of young entrepreneurs to help and guide their children. "One thing I'd like my readers to know is that ... if you believe you can do it, YNTY Magazine is where you can come to find a community of comfort and confidence to support your dreams."
Kimeila refused to wait until she's older to make a difference in the world. In the next five years, the young girl wants to make the YNTY Magazine become available on newsstands (报摊) around the world, in various languages; become a household name and the resource kidpreneurs go to for advice and inspiration whenever they feel discouraged or overwhelmed (不知所措的).
8. What does the article tell us about Campbell? ()
A. She was born and raised in the US.
B. Her mom inspired her to be an entrepreneur.
C. Her motto is "You're never too old".
D. She wants to run her own events studio in the future.
9. Why does Campbell have the goal of starting her YNTY Magazine? ()
A. To get to know more public figures.
B. To earn herself money and fame.
C. To inspire young entrepreneurs.
D. To promote her mom's event space.
10. What can readers expect to read in YNTY Magazine? ()
A. Popular fashion topics.
B. Suggestions from parents.
C. Daily jokes about business.
D. Tips for parents of young entrepreneurs.
11. Which of the following can best describe Campbell? ()
A. Helpful and ambitious.
B. Organized and modest.
C. Creative and careful.
D. Brave and emotional.
D

语篇解读 本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个适合中学生的俱乐部，包括它们的设立目的、主要活动及适合的学生群体。
1. D 细节理解题。根据 Builders Club 部分中的“Builders Club is open to any middle school student who wishes to perform community service.”以及下文内容可知，Builders Club 面向希望从事社区服务的学生，另外三个俱乐部都包含参加比赛，所以对比赛不感兴趣的学生会选择它。故选 D。
2. D 细节理解题。根据 Mathcounts 部分中的“Schools select individuals and teams to participate in competitions.”，Envirothon 部分中的“The environmental science competition for five-member middle school teams ...”，Future Problem Solvers 部分中的“Teams that score high enough can go to state competitions and then to international competitions.”以及 Builders Club 部分中的“The members learn by doing, and they learn organization, teamwork, and leadership.”可知，这四个俱乐部的共同之处是团队合作。故选 D。
3. B 主旨大意题。根据第一段内容以及后文中出现的 middle school 可知，本文主要介绍了在中学阶段学生可以参加的四个俱乐部。故选 B。
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了高中生诺亚学习汉语的经历，这段经历使他受益良多，他还结合这段经历开发了一款翻译应用程序。
4. D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“His language ability was also useful in his part-time job at a local Chinese restaurant ...”可知，学习汉语使诺亚在兼职的餐厅更好地为客人服务，因此学习汉语让诺亚获益良多。故选 D。
5. D 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段内容可知，诺亚的应用程序包括每日一词、教授如何写汉字的课程以及中国重要新闻的推送。故选 D。
6. A 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“I'm planning to work for a year and save money so that I can go on to university as I really want to make a career(事业) out of one of these two topics.”可知，诺亚即将毕业，他计划先工作一年攒钱，然后再上大学。故选 A。
7. A 推理判断题。通读全文可知，诺亚自学了汉语并掌握了其他七种语言的基本知识，还结合自己自学语言的经历设计了一款翻译应用程序。由此可知，诺亚不仅求知欲强，而且很有创造力。故选 A。
语篇解读 本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了凯米拉·坎贝尔受妈妈的影响，创办了自己的杂志，成为一名青少年企业家的故事。
8. B 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Born in Jamaica and later moving to the United States, Kimeila grew up watching her entrepreneur(企业家) mother run an event space.”和第二段内容可知，坎贝尔的妈妈激励她成为一名企业家。故选 B。
9. C 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Her YNTY Magazine ... aims to inspire young and upcoming entrepreneurs and public figures. It is to inspire people younger than 18 to follow their dreams whatever their age.”可知，坎贝尔创立《YNTY 杂志》是为了激励年青企业家。故选 C。
10. D 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“a special part in which necessary steps are given to parents of young entrepreneurs to help and guide their children”可知，《YNTY 杂志》为年青企业家的父母提供必要的指导措施，以帮助和指导他们的孩子。故选 D。
11. A 推理判断题。根据第三段中她创立《YNTY 杂志》是为了激励 18 岁以下的人追求自己的梦想，表明她乐于助人；坎贝尔在 14 岁就创办了自己的杂志，立志在自己年少的时候就对世界产生影响，表明她是一个有雄心的人。故选 A。