英语试卷
一、阅读理解（本大题共田时田园杂兴古诗10小题，共25.0分）
A
A nine-year-old child will become the youngest ever person to complete a university degree．
This December， Laurent Simons will gain his electrical engineering bachelor's degree （学士学位） from Eindhoven University of Technology， a challenging cour even for 18-year-olds我选择． It has taken Laurent only 9 months to complete what should be a four-year cour． Laurent's teacher said， "He is three times smarter than the best student I have met in my long working experiences． He achieves what many adult students never reach．" The young gifted child finished easily the entire primary school cours in only 12 months and then took just 18． months to complete his condary school studies． Laurent comes from a family of doctors， and his parents cannot offer any explanation as t
o why their son is so academically gifted． Every time he can pass every test effortlessly with flying colors．夜壶
While Laurent is clearly able to learn faster than most， his parents are being careful to let him enjoy himlf too．爱世 His father said肘关节疼痛， "We don't want him to get too rious． He does whatever he likes． We need to find a balance between being a child and his talents．" Laurent enjoyed playing with his dog Sammy and playing on his phone， like many young people．追尾责任
1. How many months did Laurent spend completing his cours in primary and condary schools？ ______
A. 18． B. 12． C. 30． D. 9．
主板接口图解2. What do the underlined words "with flying colors" mean in paragraph 2？ ______
A. A little nervously． B. Very hurriedly．
C. Very successfully． D. A little satisfactorily．
3. What can we learn from the last paragraph？ ______
A. Laurent always wants to get too rious in his study．
B. Laurent hardly balances between being a child and his talents．
C. Laurent's parents are careful to let him express himlf．
D. Laurent's parents pay great attention to his growth as a child．
B
Yousuf and his family left their home in eastern Afghanistan eight years ago． They went to the city of Kabul to escape war， but they could not escape sadness． Five of Yousuf's children died in the Afghan capital， not from violence， but from air pollution．
Kabul has become one of the most polluted cities in the world． On many days， a mix of smog and smoke lies over the city． In some cas， families burn whatever they can to keep warm in cold weather． The air in their own homes then poisons them． Many ye
ars of war have worned the damage to Afghanistan's environment． At the local Children's Hospital， doctors say they have en the number of patients with pollution-related health problems increa． Saifullah Abassin， a doctor at the hospital， says his hospital ward（病房） can hold 10 patients but often has three times that number．
"Thirty years ago， it was a wish for people to come to Kabul and breathe its air，" said Ezatullah Sediqi， deputy director for the National Environmental Protection Agency． "But in the wars since， we lost all our urban infrastructure（基础设施） for water， electricity， public transportation， green areas， all the things．"
Kabul's environmental department has started a program to control old vehicles， one major source of pollution． City officials have called on people to u fuel instead of burning garbage for heat． But there are other steps officials need to take， such as passing a plan to stop unplanned development and creating more green spaces．
4. What made Yousuf and his family leave their home？ ______
A. War． B. Sadness．
C. Violence． D. Air pollution．
5. What is NOT the cau of Afghanistan's environment problem？ ______
A. Burning garage洗洗衣机． B. Creating green spaces．
C. Using old vehicles． D. Losing urban infrastructure．
6. In which part of the newspaper may this text appear？ ______
A. Education． B. Environment． C. Science． D. Culture．
C
American actor James Dean has been dead for 64 years． James Dean， who died at the age of 25 in September 1955， starred in just three movies before he died in a car accident． They are Rebel Without a Cau， East of Eden and Giant． Yet， he will star in a new movie about the Vietnam War thanks to digital technology． which generates（产生） images of James Dean by computer．
The idea that one of the movies' most beloved former stars would be recreated digitally for a new film has been met with criticism（批评）． Captain America actor Chris Evans called the plans to u Dean's image in the film disrespectful．
