【正文】 As the quality of Risktaking 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 risktaking could get one Killed. A few daring survived, though, along with a few stayinthecave 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. 38 No matter where you are on the riskseeking range, scientists say that your Willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years. 39 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. 40 For the riskseekers a part of the brain related to pleasure bees active, while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear bees active. As experts continue to study the science of riskseeking, 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 wellequipped 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. 第三部分 英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 45 分） 第一節(jié)（共 20 小題；每小題 分，滿分 30 分） 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，選出可以 填入空白處的最佳選項。 Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix? In 1969， the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland， was 61 (imagine) that it could ever be cleaned river was so polluted that it 62 (actual) caught fire Our class came up with the idea to make a better use of used materials. We brought to our classroom old clothes, and empty bottles and turn those into handbags and small vases. Then, we went to a neighborhood and gave them away to the people here, all of them were very happy with those gifts. We did so well until we were invite to share our idea and experience with all the student of our are very proudly of ourselves and believe we can do more for a good world. 第二節(jié) 書面表達（滿分 25 分） and ， years later， this river is 63 cleanup. of the most outstanding examples of environmental 學(xué)校正在組織科技創(chuàng)新大賽，你想為日常生活中某件物品（如：鋼筆、書包、鞋子 ......） 設(shè)計添加新功能來參賽。 But the river wasn39。t know how to control your credit card you face such an impossible situation， don39。 要求： 1. 可適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫； 2. 詞數(shù) 100 左右。 While there are 68 (amaze) stories of instant transformation， for most of us the changes are gradual and require a lot of effort and work， like 69 (clean) up a polluted be 70 (patience). 第四部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分 35 分） 第一節(jié) 短文改錯（共 10 小題；每小題 1 分，滿分 10 分） 假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。 刪除：把多余的詞用 (＼ )劃掉。 注意： 1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞； 2. 只允許修改 10 處，多者（從第 11 處起）不計分。文中共有 10 處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。 增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號 ()，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。 修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。 A week before Earth Day, posters① put up around our school, calling on us to join in the actions for a greener earth. Our class came up with the idea to make ② a better use of used materials. We brought to our classroom old clothes, and empty bottles and ③ turn those into handbags and small vases. Then, we went to a neighborhood and gave them away to the people④ here, all of ⑤ them were very happy with those gifts. We did so well ⑥ until we were⑦ invite to share our idea and experience with all the ⑧ student of our are very ⑨ proudly of ourselves and believe we can do more for a ⑩ good world. ①在 put up 前 加 were ②去掉冠詞 a ③ turn改為 turned ④ here改為 there ⑤ them改為 whom ⑥ until改為 that ⑦ invite 改為 invited ⑧ student 改為 students ⑨ proudly 改為 proud ⑩ good改為 better 第二節(jié) : 書面表達 One possible version: My Magic Water Pen The neutral water pen is widely used in the process of study but we often have trouble using them because of its limited ink and other inconvenience. To deal with these problems, consequently, I have worked heart and soul to create my own magic neutral water pen. The most shining function of this newly designed pen is that it will contain special ink powder which makes it have endless ink. Furthermore, the pen is made of the extremely strong materials, which can protect the pen from the damage when it might fall down onto the ground. Better still, so smoothly does it write that it can contribute to making our handwriting better. Such is my magic neutral water pen. Are you interested in it?Hope it will be of great use for users.