2016年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（北京卷）英语
第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45
分）
第一节单项填空（共
从每题所给的 ABCD 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21.Jack ______in the lab when the power cut occurred.
A.works
B.has worked
C.was working
D.would work
解析：题目考查时态。句意：突然断电时，杰克正在实验室里工作。根据occurred可知，这里指过去发生的事情，断电时，杰克正在工作，综合用过去进行时，故选C。答案：C
22.I
live next door to a couple ______children often make a lot of noise.
A.whose
B.why
C.where
D.which
答案：A
23.—Excuse
me, which movie are you waiting for?
—The
new Star
Wars.
We ______here for more than two hours.
A.waited
B.wait
C.would
be waiting
D.have
been waiting
答案：D
24.Your
support is important to our work. ______you can do helps.
A.However
B.Whoever
C.Whatever
D.Wherever
答案：C
25.I
______half of the English novel, and I’ll try to finish it at the
weekend.
A.read
B.have
read
C.am
reading
D.will
read
答案：B
26.
______it easier to get in touch with us, you’d better keep this
card at hand.
A.
Made
B.
Make
C.
Making
D.
To make
答案：D
27.My
grandfather still plays tennis now and then, ______he’s in his
nineties.
A.as
long as
B.as
if
C.
even though
D.in
case
解析：题目考查状语从句。句意：即使是九十多岁了，我的爷爷仍然可以时不时地打打网球。A.
as long as只要，引导条件句；B.
as if似乎，引导方式状语从句；C.
even though即使，引导让步状语从句；D.
in case以防，引导目的状语从句。这里是转折关系，故选C。
28.______
over a week ago, the books are expected to arrive any time now.
A.
Ordering
B.
To order
C.
Having ordered
D.
Ordered
答案：D
29.The
most pleasant thing of the rainy season is _____ one can be entirely
free from dust.
A.
what
B.
that
C.
whether
D.
why
答案：B
30.The
students have been working hard on their lessons and their
efforts______ success in the end.
A.
rewarded
B.
were rewarded
C.
will reward
D.
will be rewarded
解析：题目考查时态和语态。句意：学生们一直在刻苦学习功课，他们的努力(将来)一定会得到回报。句意可知，回报是将来要发生的事情，应该用将来时；efforts和reward是被动关系，应该使用被动语态，故选D。
31.I
love the weekend,because I_____ get up early on Saturdays and
Sundays.
A.
needn’t
B.
mustn’t
C.
wouldn’t
D.
shouldn’t
答案：A
32.Newly-built
wooden cottages line the street, _______ the old town into a
dreamland.
A.
turn
B.
turning
C.
to turn
D.
turned
答案：B
33.I
really enjoy listening to music ___ it helps me relax and takes my
mind away from other cares of the day.
A.
because
B.before
C.
unless
D.
until
答案：A
34.Why
didn’t you tell me about your trouble last week? If you ___ me, I
could have helped.
A.
told
B.
had told
C.
were to tell
D.
would tell
解析：题目考查虚拟语气。句意：你上周为什么没有吿诉我你遇到的麻烦？如果你吉诉我的话，我就可以帮你了。根据第一句可知，这里是对过去发生的事情进行虚拟，if条件句的时态应该用过去完成时，故选B。
35.I
am not afraid of tomorrow, ______ I have seen yesterday and I love
today.
A.
so
B.
and
C.
for
D.
but
答案：C
第二节完形填空（共
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A Race Against Death
It was a cold January in 1925 in North Alaska. The town was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.
On the 20th of that month, Dr. Welch 36 a Sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious(传染的)disease mainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be 37 if it struck the town. Dr. Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. 38 , the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.
How could the medicine get to Nome? The town`s 39 was already full of ice, so it couldn`t come by ship. Cars and horses couldn’t travel on the 40 roads. Jet airplanes and big trucks didn’t exist yet.
41 January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were 42 . Nome`s town officials came up with a(n) 43 . They would have the medicine sent by 44 from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogeled(狗拉雪橇)drivers—known as “mushers”—would 45 it to Nome in a relay(接力).
The race began on January 27. The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night. 46 he handed the medicine to the next musher, Shannon`s face was black from the extreme cold.
On January 31,a musher named Seppala had to 47 a frozen body of water called Norton Sound .It was the most 48 part of the journey. Norton Sound was covered with ice, which could sometimes break up without warning. If that happened, Seppala might fall into the icy water below.He would 49 ,and so would the sick children of Nome. But Seppala made it across.
A huge snowstorm hit on February 1. Amusher named Kaasen had to brave this storm. At one point, huge piles of snow blocked his 50 .He had to leave the trail (雪橇痕迹)to get around them. Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to 51 the trail again. The only hope was Balto, Kaasen’s lead dog, Balto put his nose to the ground, 52 to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail. If Balto failed, it would mean disaster for Nome. The minutes passed by. Suddenly, Balto began to 53 .He had found the trail.
At 5:30 am on February 2, Kaasen and his dog 54 in Nome. Within minutes, Dr. Welch had the medicine. He quickly gave it to the sick children. All of them recovered.
Nome had been 55 .
36.
A.examined
B.warned
C.interviewed
D.cured
解析：考查动词辨析。A. examined检査；B. warned警告；C. interviewed采访，面试；D. cured治愈。医生检查了一个生病的孩子，知道他患上了白喉，故选A。
答案：A
37.
A.harmless
B.helpless
C.
fearless
D.careless
答案：B
38.
A.Moreover
B.Therefore
C.Otherwise
D.However
答案：D
39.
A.airport
B.station
C.
harbor
D.border
解析：考查名词辨析。A.airport机场；
B.station车站；C.
harbor 港口；D.border边境。根据“so
it couldn’t come by ship”可知，这里指港口结冰，故选C。
答案：C
40.
A.narrow
B. snowy
C.busy
D.dirty
解析：考查形容词辨析。A.narrow狭窄的；B. snowy被雪覆盖的；C.busy繁忙的；D.dirty脏的。根据第一段可知，大雪覆盖了道路，汽车和马都不能通行，故选B。
答案：B
41.
A.From
B.On
C.By
D.After
解析：考查介词辨析。A.From从，自；B.On在......上面；C.By通过，在......之前；D.After在......之后。By+时间，与完成时连用，后跟过去的时间，用过去完成时；跟将来的时间，用将来完成时，故选C。
答案：C
42.
A.tired
B.upset
C. pale
D.sick
解析：考查形容词辨析。A.tired劳累的；B.upset难过的；C. pale苍白的；D.sick生病的。四个孩子相继去世，还有20几个患病，故选D。
答案：D
43.
A.plan
B.excuse
C.message
D.topic
解析：考查名词辨析。A.plan计划；B.excuse借口；C.message信息；D.topic话题。当地的官员想到了一个计划，故选A。
答案：A
44.
A.air
B.rail
C. sea
D.road
解析：考查名词辨析。A.air空气；B.rail栏杆，铁轨；C. sea海洋；D.road道路。根据下一段“from the train at Nenana”可知，药物被用火车运到Nenana，故选B。
答案：B
45.
A.carry
B.return
C. mail
D.give
解析：考查动词辨析。A.carry运送，携带；B.return返回，归还；C. mail邮寄；D.give给。然后再由乘坐狗拉的雪橇的人把药物接力送到诺姆，故选A。
答案：A
46.
A.Though
B.Since
C. When
D.If
解析：考查时间状语从句。A.Though虽然；B.Since因为，自从；C. When当；D.If如果。当他把药物交给下一个人时，他的脸已经被冻得乌青，故选C。
答案：C
47.
A.enter
B.move
C. visit
D.cross
解析：考查动词辨析。A.enter进入；B.move移动；C. visit拜访；D.cross穿过。根据“Norton Sound was covered with ice”可知，Norton Sound是一片冰冻的水域，Seppala必须穿过这片水域，故选D。
答案：D
48.
A.shameful
B.boring
C.dangerous
D.foolish
解析：考查形容词辨析。A.shameful惭愧的；B.boring令人厌烦的；C.dangerous危险的；D.foolish愚蠢的。根据“which could sometimes break up without warning”可知，这是旅途最难的一部分，故选C。
答案：C
49.
A.escape
B.bleed
C. swim
D.die
解析：考查动词辨析。A. escape逃跑；B. bleed流血；C. swim游泳；D.die死亡。如果掉进寒冷的水中， Seppala会被冻死，诺姆的病童们也会去世，故选D。
答案：D
50.
A.memory
B.exit
C.way
D.destination
答案：C
51.
A.find
B.fix
C.
pass
D.change
答案：A
52.
A.pretending
B.trying
C.
asking
D.learning
解析：考查动词辨析。A.pretending假装；B.trying努力；C.
asking问，要求；D.learning学会。Seppala的雪橇狗努力嗅着其它狗的味道，故选B。
答案：B
53.
A.run
B.leave
C. bite
D.play
解析：考查动词辨析。A.run跑；B.leave离开；C. bite咬；D.play玩耍。Seppala的雪橇狗找到了轨道，开始奔跑起来，故选A。
答案：A
54.
A.gathered
B.stayed
C. camped
D.arrived
解析：考查动词辨析。A.gathered聚集；B.stayed保持；C. camped露营，借住；D.arrived到达。arrive in sp到达某地，这里指终于到达诺姆，故选D。
答案：D
55.
A.controlled
B.saved
C.founded
D.developed
解析：考查动词辨析。A.controlled控制；B.saved拯救；C.founded建立；D.developed发展。所有的孩子得到了救治，诺姆活了下来，故选B。
答案：B
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，20
分）
第一节（共
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
Dear Alfred,
I want to tell you how important your help is to my life.
Growing up, I had people telling me I was too slow, though, with an IQ of 150 at 17, I’m anything but stupid. The fact was that I was found to have ADIID(注意力缺陷多动障碍). Anxious all the time, I was unable to keep focused for more than an hour at a time.
However, when something did interest me, I could become absorbed. In high school, I became curious about the computer, and built my first website. Moreover, I completed the senior course of Computer Basics, plus five relevant pre-college courses.
While I was exploring my curiosity, my disease got worse. I wanted to go to college after high school, but couldn’t . So, I was killing my time at home until June 2012 when I discovered the online computer courses of your training center.
Since then, I have taken courses like Data Science and Advanced Mathematics. Currently, I’m learning your Probability course. I have hundreds of printer paper, covered in self-written notes from your video. This has given me a purpose.
Last year, I spent all my time looking for a job where, without dealing with the public , I could work alone, but still have a team to talk to. Luckily, I discovered the job—Data Analyst—this month and have been going full steam ahead. I want to prove that I can teach myself a respectful profession, without going to college, and be just as good as, if not better than, my competitors.
Thank you. You’ve given me hope that I can follow my heart. For the first time, I feel good about myself because I’m doing something, not because someone told me I was doing good. I feel whole.
This is why you’re saving my life.
Yours,
Tanis
56. Why didn’t Tanis go to college after high school?
A. She had learned enough about computer science
B. She had more difficulty keeping focused
C. She preferred taking online courses
D. She was too slow to learn
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段 “my disease got worse. I wanted to go to college after high school, but couldn’t”可知，“我”的多动症加重了，无法上大学，故选B。
答案：B
57.AS for the working environment, Tains prefers____.
A .working by herself
B. dealing with the public
C. competing against others
D. staying with ADHD students
解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第三段 “without dealing with the public” 排除 B;根据 “I could work alone, but still have a team to talk to. ”可知，“我”不想处理复杂的人际关系，想单独工作，故选A。
答案：A
58.
Tanis wrote this letter in order to_____.
A.
explain why she was interested in the computer
B.
share the ideas she had for her profession
C
.show how grateful she was to the center
D.
describe the courses she had taken so far
解析：写作意图题。根据倒数第二段
“Thank
you. You’ve given me hope that I can follow my heart. For the
first time, I feel good about myself”可知，作者写信的目的是表达感谢，故选C。
答案：C
B
Surviving Hurricane Sandy(飓风桑迪)
Natalie Doan,14, has always felt lucky to live in Rockaway, New York. Living just a few blocks from the beach, Natalie can see the ocean and hear the wave from her house. “It’s the ocean that makes Rockaway so special,” she says.
On October 29, 2012, that ocean turned fierce. That night, Hurricane Sandy attacked the East Coast, and Rockaway was hit especially hard. Fortunately, Natalie’s family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the city’s bridge closed.
When they returned to Rockaway the next day, they found their neighborhood in ruins. Many of Natalie’s friends had lost their homes and were living far away. All around her, people were suffering, especially the elderly. Natalie’s school was so damaged that she had to temporarily attend a school in Brooklyn.
In the following few days, the men and women helping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie. Volunteers came with carloads of donated clothing and toys. Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild. Teenagers climbed dozens of flights of stairs to deliver water and food to elderly people trapped in powerless high-rise buildings.
“My mom tells me that I can’t control what happens to me,” Natalie says. “but I can always choose how I deal with it.”
Natalie’s choice was to help.
She created a website page matching survivors in need with donors who wanted to help. Natalie posted introduction about a boy named Patrick, who lost his baseball card collecting when his house burned down. Within days, Patrick’s collection was replaced.
In the coming months, her website page helped lots of kids: Christopher, who received a new basketball; Charlie, who got a new keyboard. Natalie also worked with other organizations to bring much-need supplies to Rockaway. Her efforts made her a famous person. Last April, she was invited to the White House and honored as a Hurricane Sandy Champion of Change.
Today, the scars(创痕)of destruction are still seen in Rockaway, but hope is in the air. The streets are clear, and many homes have been rebuilt. “I can’t imagine living anywhere but Rockaway,” Natalie declares. “My neighborhood will be back, even stronger than before.”
59.When Natalie returned to Rockaway after the hurricane ,she found______.
A.some friends had lost their lives
B.her neighborhood was destroyed
C.her school had moved to Brooklyn
D.the elderly were free from suffering
解析：段落大意题。A项未提及；根据第三段“Natalie’s school was so damaged that she had to temporarily attend a school in Brooklyn”可知，学校没有搬走，而是暂时去Brooklyn上学，排除C；根据“people were suffering, especially the elderly”排除D；根据“When they returned to Rockaway the next day, they found their neighborhood in ruins.”可知，他们的街区被飓风毁了，故选B。
答案：B
60.According
to paragraph4,who inspired Natalie most?
A.The
people helping Rockaway rebuild
B.The
people trapped in high_rise building
C.The
volunteers donating money to survivors
D.Local
teenagers bringing clothing to elderly people
答案：A
61.How
did Natalie help the survivors?
A.She
gave her toys to the kids
B.She
took care of younger children
C.She
called on the White House to help
D.She
built an information sharing platform
答案：D
62.What
does the story intend to tell us?
A.Little
people can make a big difference
B.A
friend in need is a friend indeed
C.East
or West,home is best
D.Technology
is power
解析：写作意图题。根据倒数第二段“Her
efforts made her a famous person. Last April, she was invited to the
White House and honored as a Hurricane Sandy Champion of
Change.”可知，Natalie的助人行为得到了社会的认可和赞扬，说明小人物也可以有大作为，故选A。
答案：A
C
California Condor’s Shocking Recovery
C
alifornia
condors are North America’s largest birds, with wing-length of up
to 3 meters. In the 1980s, electrical lines and lead poisoning(铅中毒)
nearly drove them to dying out. Now, electric shock training and
medical treatment are helping to rescue these big birds.
In the late 1980s, the last few condors were taken from the wild, and there are now more than 150 flying over California and nearby Arizona, Utah and Baja in Mexico.
Electrical lines have been killing them off. “As they go in to rest for the night, they just don’t see the power lines,” says Bruce Rideout of San Diego Zoo. Their wings can bridge the gap between lines, resulting in electrocution(电死) if they touch two lines at once.
So scientists have come up with a shocking idea. Tall poles, placed in large training areas, teach the birds to stay clear of electrical lines by giving them a painful but unreadily electric shock. Before the training was introduced, 66% of set-freed condors died of electrocution. This has now dropped to 18%.
Lead poisonous has proved more difficult to deal with. When condors eat dead bodies of other animals containing lead, they absorb large quantities of lead. This affects their nervous systems and ability to produce baby birds, and can lead to kidney(肾) failures and death. So condors with high levels of lead are sent to Los Angeles Zoo, where they are treated with calcium EDTA, a chemical that removes lead from the blood over several days. This work is starting to pay off. The annual death rate for adult condors has dropped from 38% in 2000 to 5.4% in 2011.
Rideout’s team thinks that the California condors’ average survival time in the wild is now just under eight years. “Although these measures are not effective forever, they are vital for now,” he says. “They are truly good birds that are worth every effort we put into recovering them. ”
63.California condors attract researchers’ interest because they________ .
A.are active at night
B.had to be bred in the wild
C.are found on in California
D.almost died out in the 1980s
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段 “As they go in to rest for the night”排除A；根据第二段 “In the late 1980s, the last few condors were taken from the wil” 可知，condors—直生活在野外，排除 B;根据第二段 “more than 150 flying over California and nearby Arizona, Utah and Baja in Mexico” 可知，不止加利福尼亚有 condors,排除C,故选D。
答案：D
64.Researchers
have found electrical lines are________.
A.blocking
condors’ journey home
B.
big killers of Califorbnia condoras
C.
rest places for condors at night
D.
used to keep condors away
答案：B
65.According
to Paraghaph 5 ,lead poisoning________.
A.
makes condors too nervous to fly
B.
has little effect on condors’ kidneys
C.
can hardly be gotten rid of form condors’ blood
D.
makes it different for condors to produce baby birds
答案：D
66.The
passage shows that ________.
A.the
average survival time of condors is satisfactory
B.Rideout’s
research interest lies in electric engineering
C.the
efforts to protect condors have brought good results
D.researchers
have found the final answers to the problem
答案：C
D
Why
College Is Not Home
The
college years are supposed to be a time for important growth in
autonomy(自主性)
and the development of adult identity. However, now they are
becoming an extended period of adolescence, during which many of
today’s students and are not shouldered with adult
responsibilities.
For
previous generations, college was decisive break from parental
control; guidance and support needed help from people of the same
age and from within. In the past two decades, however, continued
connection with and dependence on family, thanks to cellphones,
email and social media, have increased significantly. Some parents
go so far as to help with coursework. Instead of promoting the idea
of college as a passage
from
the shelter of the family to autonomy and adult responsibility,
universities have given in to the idea that they should provide the
same environment as that of the home.
To
prepare for increased autonomy and responsibility, college needs to
be a time of exploration and experimentation. This process involves
“trying on ” new ways of thinking about oneself both
intellectually(在思维方面)
and personally. While we should provide “safe spaces” within
colleges, we must also make it safe to express opinions and
challenge majority views. Intellectual growth and flexibility are
fostered on debate and questioning.
Learning
to deal with the social world is equally important. Because a
college community(群体)
differs from the family, many students will struggle to find a sense
of belonging. If students rely on administrators to regulate their
social behavior and thinking pattern, they are not facing the
challenge of finding an identity within a larger and complex
community.
Moreover,
the tendency for universities to monitor and shape student behavior
runs up against another characteristic of young adults: the response
to being controlled by their elders. If acceptable social behavior
is too strictly defined(规定)
and controlled, the insensitive or aggressive behavior that
administrators are seeking to minimize may actually be encouraged.
It
is not surprising that young people are likely to burst out,
particularly when there are reasons to do so. Our generation once
joined hands and stood firm at times of national emergency. What is
lacking today is the conflict between adolescent’s desire for
autonomy and their understanding of an unsafe world. Therefore,
there is the desire for their dorms to be replacement homes and not
places to experience intellectual growth.
Every
college discussion about community values, social climate and
behavior should include recognition of the developmental importance
of student autonomy and self-regulation, of the necessary tension
between safety and self-discovery.
67.What’s
the author’s attitude toward continued parental guidance to
college students?
A.Sympathetic
B.Disapproving
C.Supportive
D.Neutral
答案：B
68.The
underlined word “passage” in Paragraph 2 means.
A.change
B.choice
C.text
D.extension
答案：A
69.According
to the author,what role should college play?
A.to
develop a shared identity among students
B.to
define and regulate students’ social behavior
C.To
provide a safe world without tension for students
D.To
foster students’ intellectual and personal development
答案：D
70.Which
of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage?
A.
B.
C.
D.
答案：C
第二节（共
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出正确的填入空白处。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The Science of Risk-Seeking
Sometimes We decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth taking. 71 Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us. Why? Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work.
The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans. Risk-takers were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring. 72 As the quality of Risk-taking was passed from on ration to the next, humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk.
So why aren’t we all jumping out of airplanes then? Well, even 200,000 years ago, too much risk-taking could get one Killed. A few daring survived, though, along with a few stay-in-the-cave types. As a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exists today. So maybe you love car racing, or maybe you hate it. 73
No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range, scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years. 74 To help you do that, your brain increases your hunger for new experiences. New experiences often mean taking some risks, so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well.
Mean taking some risks, so your brain raisers your tolerance for risk as well.
75 For the risk-seekers a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.
As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, we’ll continue to hit the mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool.
A. It all depends on your character.
B. Those are the risks you should jump to take.
C. Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.
D. Thus, these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest.
E. This is when you start to move away from your family and into the bigger world.
F. However, we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards.
G. New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation.
解析：71. 考查上下文串联。前一句提到了 “weigh the risk and the reward”，F项“然而，并不是所有人都使用同 样的参考标准来权衡风险和回拫”符合语境，故选F。
72. 考查上下文串联。hunting, fighting, or exploring狩猎、战斗和探素等活动是生存的必要条件，C项中的 those是对这些活动的指代，故选C.
73. 考查上下文串联。根据“humans developed a range of character types…”可知，人们形成的不同类型的性格如今仍然存在，正是不同的性格类型才导致了我们对冒险行为采取不同的态度，故选A。
74. 考查上下文串联。E 项中的 when 与 “your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years” 中的teenage years对应，故选E。
75. 考查上下文串联。根据“a part of the brain…while for the rest of us...”可知，本段讲的是冒险行为与大脑的关系，故选G。
答案：
71.F
72.C
73.A
74.E
75.G
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35
分）
第一节（15分）
76.假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim
在给你的邮件中提到他对中国历史很感兴趣，并请你介绍一位你喜欢的中国历史人物。请你给Jim回信，内容包括：
1.
该人物是谁；
2.
该人物的主要贡献；
3.
该人物对你的影响。
注意：
1.
词数不少于50；
2.
开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear
Jim,
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Yours,
Li
Hua
題材偏向于信息介绍类的开放式写作，对于应用文格式的要求并不高，但对于语言组织和词汇积累的要求极高。本次应用文并没有限定考生必须写某一位历史人物，但是谈及人物的贡献和对自己的影响时，考生有可能会遇到大量的词障碍，故难度较去年明显提升。
亮点说明：范文使用了词组hear from, As for, In fact和搭配inspire sb to do sth等，丰富了作文内容；范文 注意上下文的语意连贯。
答案：
Dear Jim,
It’s great to hear from you. I feel proud knowing your interest in Chinese history.
As for my favourite figure in Chinese history, it must be Wei Yuan, a great thinker in the late Qing Dynasty. He, in his book, Haiguo Tuzhi (Mps and Records of the World), introduced modern technologies and ideas to China. That opened our eyes to the world. In fact, he inspires me to major in English in college to be a bridge between China and the world.
Interested in knowing more? I can find you some books! Just let me know.
Cheers!
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（
20
分）
77.假设你是红星中学高三一班的学生李华。你班同学参加了学校的“地球日”系列活动。请按照以下四幅图的先后顺序，以“Actions
for a Greener Earth”为题，给校刊“英语角”写一篇英文稿件，介绍活动的全过程。
注意：词数不少于60。
提示词：地球日Earth
Day
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解析：话题比较常规，整体难度适中。“地球日”系列活动厲于保护环境的体钱内容，考生并不陌生。 内容主要包括：公吿栏了解活动、分工制作、变废为宝的宣传活动、主题讲座等。题目要求按照四幅图的 先后顺序，以“Actions for a Greener Earth”为题，给校刊“英语角” 写一篇英文稿件，介绍活动的全过程。词数不少于60词，参考词汇必须使用。使用一般过去时和第一人称进行写作。
亮点说明：范文使用了非谓语动词calling upon us to join in the actions和so...that句型与宾语从句we can do more for a better world 等，句式多样•’ 还使用了固定词组 call sb to do sth, join in, come up with. Make use of, turn… into, give away，be proud of 等，使作文内容变得丰富。
答案：
Actions for a Greener Earth
A week before Earth Day, posters were put up around our school, calling upon us to join in the actions for a greener earth.
Our class came up with the idea to make better use of used materials. We brought to our classroom worn-out clothes, pieces of cardboard and empty plastic bottles and turned those into dolls, handbags, tissue boxes and small vases. That weekend, we went to a nearby neighborhood and gave them away to the people there. All were very happy with those unexpected gifts, especially little kids and elderly people. We did so well that we were invited to share our idea and experience with all the students of our school.
We are very proud of ourselves and believe we can do more for a better world.