___80___, you can use technology to improve your English such as listening to podcasts（播客）of native speakers, reading news in the language you are learning, watching videos etc. Cheer up! You can be a perfect language learner!
75. A. affect B. create C. improve D. follow 76. A. and B. or C. but D. so
77. A. diary B. program C. record D. promise 78. A. serious B. active C. honest D. brave 79. A. accurately B. freely C. completely D. easily
80. A. For these reasons B. In addition C. In other words D. In a word
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（14分）
Cars make our life more convenient. But they can also be a problem, especially fossil fuel（化石燃料）cars, which are a major cause of air pollution.
To improve the environment, many countries are d___81___ electric vehicles（EVs, 电动车）. Among them, China is taking a leading role and has created the world’s largest EV m___82___, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Last year, over 40 percent of the 753,000 EVs sold worldwide were sold in China, more than twice as many as the number sold in the United States, according to the International Energy Agency.
Chinese drivers are already big fans of ECs. Chinese auto companies（汽车公司）i___83___ BYD and BAIC（北汽集团）were among the top in the world in EV sales.
“Charging an electric car is cheaper than filling up a fossil fuel car with gas,”said a customer, who bought an electric car from BAIC this year.
However, there are still some problems. It is h___84___ to find charging piles（充电桩）. The cars can’t go far before they need to be recharged.
S___85___ of these problems are being solved, In 2014, China had 31,000 charging piles, according to Xinhua News Agency. Now China has the world’s largest EV charging network, with more than 167,000 charging piles altogether, according to the Economic Daily.
China is trying to make EVs p___86___ to reduce pressure（压力）on its environment. The government promised to s___87___ increasing carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）.
“As China goes, so will the world’s auto industry,”the Wall Street Journal said.
D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（12分）
Chinese boys are failing to become men according to a new book CALLED Save the Boys. The book says today’s Chinese boys are both physically and emotionally（情感地）weak. It claims, in effect, that boys are becoming more girly!
The writers of the book say modern culture and education system have an effect on this situation. They also say boys’ learning is constricted（受限制的）by having to sit still in class all day. They don’t have good role models in school because most of their teachers are women. On top of that, most men role models in pop-culture, the authors say, are effeminate（女子气的）.
Now, if you are a boy reading this, you shouldn’t get too nervous（you may already be laughing!）, because the book is just talking about social changes that have been happening
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all over the world, not just in China. When the world was becoming richer, the traditional roles of men and women changed a lot. Now we no longer live in old times when men had to defend their families from man-eating tigers. And women are no longer financially（经济地）dependent on men because they have their own jobs and careers.
Becoming a man is a difficult and long process. Your best role model is probably your father. From our fathers we learn that a man is honest and kind. He is responsible and hardworking. He always faces difficulties and doesn’t complain or make excuses. He may not have big muscles, but he does have a big heart. As long as there are good fathers, there is no need to worry about“saving”the boys.
88. What’s today’s Chinese boys’ problem according to a book called Save the Boys? 89. According to the book, what causes the boys’ problem? 90. Why do the boys have no good role models in school?
91. According to the book, social changes are just happening in China, aren’t they? 92. Who can be the boys’ best role model? 93, What can we do to help boys become men?
Ⅶ. Writing（作文）（共20分）
94. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic“I’m looking forward to sth./doing sth.”（以“我期待…”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。） （注意：短文中不得出现真实姓名和校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。）
提示：在你今后的生活和学习中有什么期待？为何有这样的期待？为此你将如何作努力？
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参考答案 听力（略）
26-30 BCBAD 31-35 DBDDC 36-40 CBDBA 41-45 BABBC 46-49 CBDE 50-53 ADEC
54. photos 55. me 56. fifth 57. possibly 58. interested 59. sell 60. changeable 61. conclusion
62. Did, deny 63. How much 64. Why ,did, 65. what, had 66. unless, comes 67. are pushed 68. Ken used clues to help him find the thief. 69-74 BBACBA 75-80 CBCDAB
81. developing 82. market 83. including 84. hard 85. some 86. popular 87. stop 88. Chinese boys are failing to become man, they are both physically and emotionally week. 89. Modern culture and educational system
90. Because most of their teachers are women. And most men role models in pop-culture, the authors say, are effeminate. 91. No, they aren’t 92. Their fathers
93. We can hold some special activities and organize some organizations to help boys become mentally brave and physically strong.
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