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厦门双十中学2020—2021学年第一学期高一年期中考试
英语试题
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第一节（共5小题；每题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What will the man do at 8:00?
A. Work in the office.
B. Have dinner with Mike.
C. Go out with the woman.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W: Hey, Jason, do you want to join Mike and me for dinner? We are going to the Rose Restaurant at 8:00.
M: I have to work till 8:30, but why don’t I meet you afterwards?
2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What does the woman dislike about the shirt?
A. The color. B. The design. C. The price.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: I’d like to buy a shirt. Look, this purple shirt is in an interesting color and the price is reasonable.
W: Yes, but the color is prettier than the design.
3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Gary’s works.
B. Gary’s application.
C. Gary’s list of samples.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: Hi Gary, how is your application going? Have you heard anything yet?
M: It seems that I’m on the short list. Now the selection board wants to see some samples of my published works.
4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What did the man plan to do on March 1st?
A. Attend some classes.
B. Call the travel agent.
C. Go to the mountains.
【答案】C
【解析】
原文】M: I just called the travel agent. It’s all set. On March 1st, I’m heading for the mountains for an entire week.
W: Have you checked the academic calendar because my classes aren’t over till the seventh?
5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
Why does Amy plan to go to Rome?
A. To work. B. To travel. C. To study.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】M: Hi, Amy. What are you reading? Is that an Italian grammar book?
W: Yeah. I’m trying to teach myself some Italian, because I’m going to Rome next semester.
M: What’s the reason for this sudden interest in Italy?
W: Well, actually I was planning to take some courses about medieval(中世纪的) architecture, and it was said that Rome is the best in that field.
第二节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. What course won’t the girl attend?
A African music. B. Business. C. Basic Spanish.
7. On which days does the girl have advanced piano classes?
A. Mondays. B. Tuesdays. C. Thursdays.
【答案】6. B 7. A
【解析】
【原文】M: Hi, Julie. How are you doing?
W: Well, pretty busy.
M: Did you register for the new term?
W: Yeah, I registered this morning.
M: Going to take any business classes?
W: No, I don’t think so. I’m going to take African music. It meets on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday every week.
M: Hmm. Well, any piano classes?
W: Yeah, I’m taking advanced piano. It meets every Monday.
M: How about the basic requirement courses?
W: I’m going to take English composition and basic Spanish.
M: Sounds like a full schedule!
W: Yeah, I’m going to be really busy.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. Who is the man probably?
A. A travel agent. B. The woman’s friend. C. A hotel receptionist.
9. Where will the woman probably go?
A. France. B. Spain. C. Greece.
10. What do we know about The Hotel Playa?
A. It is a five-star hotel. B. It has its own beach. C. It has a swimming pool.
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. C
【解析】
【原文】W: Do you have any family holidays for next week?
M: Let’s see. There is one on the 18th. The 19th is full and the 20th is no good because it’s just for two people.
W: Where are the holidays?
M: France, Spain and Greece. The cheapest holiday is in France but this is in an apartment. If you want to stay in a hotel, it will cost less to go to The Hotel Playa in Spain.
W: OK. What kind of hotel is it?
M: It has three stars. It doesn’t have its own beach but it has its own swimming pool and children’s club.
W: That’s OK.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
11. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a shop. B. At home. C. At a TV station.
12. What does Bob like doing?
A. Playing tennis. B. Taking photos. C. Riding bikes.
13. What did the woman dream of being?
A. A shop owner. B. A bank clerk. C. A tennis player.
【答案】11. A 12. B 13. C
【解析】
【原文】M: Hello, Mary.
W: Come on, Ken. It’s time to go.
M: Wait a moment, please. I just have to close up the shop. By the way, can you give my brother a ride home tonight after the game?
W: Of course. You mean Bob is coming, too?
M: Yeah. He wants to take some pictures. He’s really interested in photography.
W: Oh. Does he want to be a photographer after graduation?
M: Yes, he wants to work for a TV station.
W: That sounds like an interesting job.
M: I guess so. But a lot of people want to be photographers, too. He has to work hard.
W: But it’ll be really nice if he can work at something he’s interested in. I wanted to be a tennis player, but now I work in the bank.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
14. How long has Louise been working at the center?
A. About six months. B. About one year. C. About two years.
15. How did Louise feel when she started working at the center?
A. Excited. B. Nervous. C. Confident.
16. What is the most fruitful part of the job?
A. Seeing children have a lot of fun.
B. Thinking of new things for children to do.
C. Helping the less able children achieve more.
17. What does Louise say about working at night?
A. It’s unfair for her to do it.
B. It’s something that she enjoys.
C. It’s a necessary part of the job.
【答案】14. C 15. B 16. C 17. C
【解析】
【原文】M: I have with me this evening Louise Graham, a group leader at Ravensfield Outdoor Adventure Center for children. Louise, how long have you been there?
W: Well, before I first went there, two years ago, I thought I’d probably only stay for a year, but after six months or so I really started to enjoy the job. So I’ve been there ever since. To be honest, I was lacking in self-confidence, and when I first arrived, I was a bit worried about making mistakes. I was frightened I might put the children in danger because of my inexperience.
M: What’s the best thing about your work?
W: One thing I like is seeing them have so much fun, even if sometimes their behavior isn’t perfect. And I can suggest activities that haven’t been tried before. But there are always some children who haven’t quite got as much ability as others, and for me the most rewarding part of the job is getting them to succeed in things they haven’t managed to do before. It’s hard work though. Sometimes you are on duty at night.
M: Mm…what do you think about that?
W: Well, I can’t say I look forward to starting work at 10:00 pm, but the kids have to be looked after 24 hours so someone has to do it and all the staff take turns.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
18. What organizations used to have a lot of power?
A. Newspapers and publishers.
B. Universities and libraries.
C. Digital companies.
19. Why do many city people prefer e-books?
A. They are cheaper.
B. They are more portable.
C. They are more available.
20. What can we learn about Border’s Group?
A. They were bought by a tech company.
B. They used to have more than 600 stores.
C. They made billions of dollars this year.
【答案】18. A 19. B 20. B
【解析】
【原文】M: Books have always been an important part of people’s lives. Libraries were important parts of both universities and town centers, and many of the first successful companies in modern times made their money by selling books. Like newspapers, publishers used to have a lot of power and influence, but nowadays, the companies that control digital information seem to have taken over. In particular, e-books have replaced traditional books for most modern readers, especially in big cities, for whom everything has to be easy to carry and convenient to use. Tech companies like Amazon and Apple sell “e-readers” that can contain thousands of books, and their online stores list millions of titles, far more than any bookstore could ever hold. As more and more people buy computers, smart phones, and tablets, the market for e-books continues to grow. Many traditional book publishers and bookstores have gone out of business. For example, Border’s Group used to be one of the largest bookstores in the United States, with more than 600 locations and billions of dollars in sales every year. But after e-books appeared, they started losing money and had to close all their stores.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 (共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
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C. $3200 D. $ 3560
22. Subscribers of TIME for Kids will get the following EXCEPT______.
A. key and select articles B. teachers' guides
C. digital materials D. school funds
23. This passage is most likely intended for ___________.
A. teachers B. parents
C. students D. children
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. A
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了《时代周刊》儿童版的内容、订阅价格以及优惠等。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。从价格表可知，预定价格超过300份的话，半年价格是3.2美元/份，所以预定 500份一年是3200美元。故选C。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据文中第一部分的关键词“Key articles available at two reading levels； the digital magazine； Lesson plans and teaching resources” ，D选项不包括在内，故选D。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一部分第三条“Lesson plans and teaching resources for each issue, including reading assessments.”可知此版本中有课程计划和教学资源，是为教师准备的。另外最后一段“If you are interested in purchasing a subscription to TIME for Kids for your students but are struggling with funding,”中的关键词“your students”可知，此广告是针对教师的，故选A。
B
Vegetable gardens may not be as visually pleasing as the variety of flowers, but Floridians looking to save some green by growing their own salad fixings can soon do so without fear. Gov. Ron DeSantis this week signed a law that bans local governments from carrying orders against homeowners from raising veggies in their yards.
The law, which takes effect July 1, puts an end to that particular power of towns and cities across the state to prohibit vegetable gardens for “aesthetic（审美的）purposes”.
The issue became a cause after a couple living in Miami Shores Village opposed the decision of a $ 50 a day fine for growing vegetables in their front yard, as they’d done for years.
Hermine Ricketts and her husband Tom Carroll fought City Hall in a case that wound its way up the state’s court system, with judges consistently ruling against their money-saving and health-conscious project.
After the Florida Supreme Court ruled in favor of Miami Shores’ right to control design and landscaping standards, the couple replaced their vegetables with pink flamingos (红鹳花) .
Their cause was not lost, however. State lawmakers proposed and passed a law that effectively voids the court rulings, with Rob Bradley, who sponsored the bill, reportedly calling the village’s action a “vast overreach”.
The lawmaker noted the difficulty that many families experience getting fresh and affordable food, calling bans against vegetable and fruit gardens ridiculous.
About a third of all households in the U. S. grow some of their own food, according to the National Gardening Association. The group says a 600-square-foot garden that costs around $ 70 a year to keep can grow 300 pounds of fresh produce worth about $ 600 annually.
24. Why will some Floridians plant salad fixings?
A. To protect the environment. B. To beautify their home.
C. To build their own gardens. D. To cut daily expenses.
25. What can be known about the couple from the passage?
A. They started a public health-conscious campaign.
B. They never gave in to the Miami Shores’ demand.
C. They paid a $50 daily fine to Miami Shores Village.
D. They were not backed by the Florida Supreme Court.
26. What does Rob Bradley think of the couple’s action probably?
A. It’s sensible. B. It’s ridiculous.
C. It’s ambitious. D. It’s costly.
【答案】24. D 25. D 26. A
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了佛罗里达州长Ron DeSantis签署了一项禁止地方政府下令禁止房主在自家院子里种植蔬菜的法令一事。文中详细讲述了这项法令颁布前该州一对夫妇由于在自家种植蔬菜水果打官司却败诉的事件，以及这项法令颁布后为该州居民节约生活成本等带来的好处。
【24题详解】
推理判断题。根据第七段中“The lawmaker noted the difficulty that many families experience getting fresh and affordable food”“这位立法者指出，许多家庭在获得新鲜和负担得起的食物方面遇到了困难”以及最后一段“a 600-square-foot garden that costs around $ 70 a year to keep can grow 300 pounds of fresh produce worth about $ 600 annually.”“一个每年花费70美元打理的600平方英尺菜园，每年可种植300磅新鲜农产品，价值约600美元。”可知，蔬菜水果比较贵，自己种比较省钱。因此佛罗里达人要种植沙拉配料是因为可以削减日常开支。故选D项。
【25题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段“After the Florida Supreme Court ruled in favor of Miami Shores’ right to control design and landscaping standards, the couple replaced their vegetables with pink flamingos ”“在佛罗里达州最高法院裁定迈阿密海岸有权控制设计和景观美化标准后，这对夫妇用红鹳花取代了他们的蔬菜”可知，这对夫妇没有得到佛罗里达州最高法院的支持。故选D项。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。根据第六段中“State lawmakers proposed and passed a law that effectively voids the court rulings, with Rob Bradley, who sponsored the bill, reportedly calling the village’s action a ‘vast overreach’”即“州立法者们和提案人Rob Bradley提议并通过了一项法律，该法律实际上使法院的裁决无效，报道称该村的行为是‘严重的过激行为’。”以及第七段中“The lawmaker noted the difficulty that many families experience getting fresh and affordable food, calling bans against vegetable and fruit gardens ridiculous.”“这位立法者指出，许多家庭在获得新鲜和负担得起的食物方面遇到了困难，并称禁止蔬菜和水果园是荒谬的。”可知，Rob Bradley认为这对夫妇在前院种植蔬菜的行为是明智的。故选A项。
C
A study of more than five million books, both fiction and non-fiction, has found a marked decline in the use of emotional words over time. The researchers form the University of Bristol used Google Ngram Viewer, an online database for finding the frequency of terms in scanned books, to look for more than 600 particular words identified as representing anger, dislike, fear, joy, sadness and surprise.
They found that almost all of the categories showed a drop in these “mood words” over time. Only in the category of fear was there an increase in usage.
“It is a steady and continuous decline,” said Dr Alberto Acerbi. He assumed that the result might be explained by a change in the position occupied by literature, in a crowded media landscape. “One thing could be that in parallel to books the 20th century saw the start of other media. Maybe these media—movies, radio, drama—had more emotional content than books.”
Although both joy and sadness followed the general downwards trend, the research, published in the journal PLOS One, found that they also exhibited another interesting behavior: the ratio (比率) between the two varied greatly, apparently mirroring historical events. During the Roaring Twenties the joy-to-sadness ratio reached its highest point that would not occur again until before the recent financial crash. Then, in 1941, the ratio plunged at the height of World War II.
Nevertheless, the researchers held a reserved opinion about their claim that their result reflected wider social trends. In the paper, they even argue that the opposite could be true. “It has been suggested, for example, that it was the suppression (压抑) of desire in ordinary Elizabethan English life that increased demand for writing ‘filled with romance’… perhaps,” they conclude, “songs and books may not reflect the real population any more than catwalk models reflect the average body.”
27. The study was carried out by way of_________.
A. scanning the books with an online scanner B. counting the number of words in the books
C. searching digitized texts for emotional words D. analyzing different topics of the books
28. Which of the following is one of the research findings?
A. Usage decreased in all the categories of mood words.
B. Usage of most mood words kept falling over time.
C. The decline was caused by the rise of other media.
D. The unfavorable position of literature led to the decline.
29. What does the underlined word “plunged” probably mean?
A. increased B. changed C. dropped D. twisted
30. The researchers suspect that _______________.
A. their research result reflected wider social trends.
B their research result was the contrary of social trends.
C. there was a suppression of desire in Elizabethan English life.
D. catwalk models reflect the population better than songs and books.
【答案】27. C 28. B 29. C 30. B
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。有研究发现，在各种类型的书籍中，表达情感的词汇用量在下降，单单表达恐惧的词汇用量呈上升趋势，文章分析了造成这种情绪词汇下降的原因，指出表示快乐的词汇用量与表示悲伤的词汇用量这两者的比率，间接反映出历史事件和社会趋势。
【27题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“The researchers form the University of Bristol used Google Ngram Viewer, an online database for finding the frequency of terms in scanned books, to look for more than 600 particular words identified as representing anger, dislike, fear, joy, sadness and surprise. (来自布里斯托尔大学的研究人员使用谷歌Ngram Viewer——一个查找扫描书籍中词汇出现频率的在线数据库，寻找了600多个代表愤怒、不喜欢、恐惧、高兴、悲伤和惊讶的特定词汇)”可知，这项研究是通过在数字化文本中搜索情感词汇来进行的。故选C。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“They found that almost all of the categories showed a drop in these ‘mood words’ over time. (他们发现，随着时间的推移，几乎所有类别的“情绪词汇”都有所下降)”可知，B选项“大多数情绪词的使用随着时间的推移而不断下降”是研究发现之一。故选B。
【29题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线词上文“Although both joy and sadness followed the general downwards trend, the research, published in the journal PLOS One, found that they also exhibited another interesting behavior: the ratio (比率) between the two varied greatly, apparently mirroring historical events. During the Roaring Twenties the joy-to-sadness ratio reached its highest point that would not occur again until before the recent financial crash.”可知“欢乐悲伤比率”最高的两个时期分别是“咆哮的二十年代”和金融危机前，其他时期都遵循了普遍的下降趋势，故1941年，在第二次世界大战最激烈的时候，这一比例在下降。画线词意思为“下降”。A. increased增加；B. changed改变；C. dropped下降；D. twisted扭曲。故选C。
【30题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Nevertheless, the researchers held a reserved opinion about their claim that their result reflected wider social trends. In the paper, they even argue that the opposite could be true. (然而，研究人员对他们的结果反映了更广泛的社会趋势的说法持保留意见。在论文中，他们甚至认为，情况可能恰恰相反)”可知，研究人员怀疑他们的研究结果与社会趋势相反。故选B。
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
One morning I looked out of my study window and saw it was a fine day: not even a single cloud. But later on, hard at work at my desk, I heard a loud drumming noise. Turning to the window, I saw the sky was now the color of charcoal (木炭). Rain began to fall; two minutes later the rain became hail (冰雹); at some point, the hail became snow.
___31___It’s extremely variable. Go ahead with your picnic in the local park by all means, but don’t assume that because the sun is shining now, it will be when you open your pack of sandwiches.___32___
The weather in Britain is by no means always bad. It can just seem a lot like a person who has a lot of mood swings.
This is one of the biggest reasons why the British talk so often about the weather: it’s handy. Wherever there are strangers standing or sitting close together, and talk cannot be avoided, the conversation focuses on the weather: “_____33_____” or “What shocking weather we’ve been having!” The unreliability of the weather is something that every Brit can agree on. ___34___
Thus, the weather’s unpredictability is actually a plus for the British. Even those with different opinions on everything else in the world, such as the current argument in the UK about membership of the European Union, can talk about the weather without it leading to a shouting match. ___35___
A. Long live rainstorms in mid-July!
B. The English often talks about weather.
C. Yes, the weather has been good, hasn’t it?
D. That makes it a safe topic of conversation.
E. You’d better take an umbrella, just in case.
F. This story will give you some idea about weather in Britain.
G. Strangers will choose to talk about the weather to break the ice.
【答案】31. F 32. E 33. C 34. D 35. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。通过描述一次天气变化介绍了英国天气与英国文化的相关性。
【详解】1.根据第一段“One morning I looked out of my study window and saw it was a fine day: not even a single cloud. But later on, hard at work at my desk, I heard a loud drumming noise. Turning to the window, I saw the sky was now the color of charcoal (木炭). Rain began to fall; two minutes later the rain became hail (冰雹); at some point, the hail became snow.”可知，“我”在一天早上看到天空万里无云，但是后来，在伏案工作了一段时间后，“我”就听见很大的打雷声。“我”看向窗户时，天空变成了木炭的颜色。天空开始下雨，两分钟之后雨水变成了冰雹。在某一刻，冰雹就变成了雪。这一段是在描写天气的多变。F项中的this story对应的是第一段中的“我”经历的事情，weather对应了第一段中多变的天气，起到承上作用。后文“It’s extremely variable.”（它真的很多变。）中的it代指F项中的weather in Britain，F项（这个故事会让你对英国的天气有所了解）起到启下作用。F项符合语境，故选F。
2.前文“Go ahead with your picnic in the local park by all means, but don’t assume that because the sun is shining now, it will be when you open your pack of sandwiches.”（你可以在当地的公园里尽情野餐，但不要以为现在阳光灿烂，当你打开一包三明治时也会如此。）说明在阳光灿烂的时候在公园野餐也要预防多变的天气，所以E项（你最好带一把伞以防万一）呼应前文。故选E。
3.前文“Wherever there are strangers standing or sitting close together, and talk cannot be avoided, the conversation focuses on the weather”（只要有陌生人站在一起或坐得很近，又不能避免交谈，谈话的焦点就集中在天气上）说明空格处要填的是关于天气的讨论，C项（是的，天气一直很好，不是吗?）符合语境，故选C。
4.前文“The unreliability of the weather is something that every Brit can agree on.”（每个英国人都认同天气的不可靠性。）说明天气不可靠是所有英国人都会认同的事，在陌生人的交谈中不会引起分歧，D项（这使得它成为一个安全的话题。）中的that指的就是关于天气的讨论，所以D项符合语境，故选D。
5.前文“Even those with different opinions on everything else in the world, such as the current argument in the UK about membership of the European Union, can talk about the weather without it leading to a shouting match. ”（即使是那些对世界上其他任何事情都有不同看法的人——比如目前英国关于欧盟成员国身份的争论，也可以谈论天气，而不会引发争吵。）说明此处是对英国天气不可预测性的肯定，A项（七月中旬的暴雨万岁!）符合语境，故选A。
第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
“What's all this tree-planting for? " I was asked when I began writing about restoring(修复) a piece of land I had ____36____ in Somerset. The truth is, I just love trees. And I am not ____37____ “As I get older, all I really ____38____ is to plant trees ,” Prince Charles says in a BBC programme in which he is ____39____ in the wood he planted on the day Prince George was born.
We have inherited ____40____ and wonderful trees in our cities and villages. They were planted, or self-sown, years, even centuries ago. We take them for granted, ____41____ the creatures living among them, remain in ignorance of the ____42____ trees are doing us (cleaning the air, for example) and cut them down for ____43____. Yet we keep a feeling of ____44____ for them. This may account for the _____45_____ the government faced in 2010 when it sought to sell off publicly owned woods, and for the wide support the Woodland Trust (a tree-protecting charity) _____46_____.
Trees need _____47_____, which is why I, a city-resident, bought my Somerset woodland in 1999. At that time, climate change was already well proved, _____48_____ my hopes of planting long-lived oaks and pines gradually ____49____ anxiety about their chances. Tree diseases new to the UK, wind, drought and flood were all putting them at _____50_____.
But I did not _____51_____ things to move so fast. The woodland is good, and the new trees are growing like mad, but the creatures are _____52_____. The rabbits have disappeared(due to some disease, perhaps?) and the owl has moved. The bees and butterflies are still there but in smaller ____53____. If this can happen in my wood that is _____54_____ pesticides (杀虫剂)and herbicides (除草剂) , it surely indicates we need to give nature the chance to restore its own ____55____. Meanwhile, I love my wood, and tree-planting has also done wonders for restoring my balance between town and country.
36. A. visited B. purchased C. allocated D. returned
37. A. rich B. ashamed C. alone D. ready
38. A. object to B. give away C. take up D. long for
39. A. filmed B. stuck C. commented D. discovered
40. A. sacred B. delicate C. mature D. fragrant
41. A. raise B. observe C. ignore D. abuse
42. A. honor B. good C. harm D. justice
43. A. development B. entertainment C. protection D. restriction
44. A. trust B. sadness C. betrayal D. affection
45. A. approval B. opposition C. survival D. dilemma
46. A. attracts B. urges C. requires D. lacks
47. A. space B. support C. company D. nutrition
48. A. since B. for C. yet D. so
49. A. caught up with B. gave way to C. broke away from D. got rid of
50. A. risk B. a distance C. ease D. a loss
51. A. pray B. want C. allow D. expect
52. A. in place B. in order C. in decline D. in question
53. A. sizes B. numbers C. places D. spaces
54. A. eager for B. fit for C. free of D. full of
55. A. friction B. virtue C. tension D. balance
【答案】36. B 37. C 38. D 39. A 40. C 41. C 42. B 43. A 44. D 45. B 46. A 47. A 48. D 49. B 50. A 51. D 52. C 53. B 54. C 55. D
【解析】
这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者在萨默塞特郡买下一块土地种树。作者表达了希望通过植树让大自然恢复平衡的观点。
【36题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“种这些树是为什么?”当我开始写关于重建我在萨默塞特郡买的一块土地时，有人问我。A. visited参观；B. purchased购买；C. allocated分配；D. returned返回。根据下文“…which is why I, a city-resident, bought my Somerset woodland in 1999.”可知，作者将萨默塞特郡的一块土地买下了。故选B项。
【37题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不是只有我一个人有这种想法。A. rich富有的；B. ashamed羞愧的；C. alone独自一人；D. ready准备好的。根据下文“‘As I get older, all I really 3 is to plant trees ,’ Prince Charles says…”查尔斯王子在BBC的一档节目中也说喜欢种树。由此可知，作者觉得并不仅仅是他一个人喜欢种树。故选C项。
【38题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：在BBC的一档节目中，查尔斯王子说:“随着年龄的增长，我真正渴望的就是种树。”查尔斯王子在乔治王子出生的那天种下树，该节目就是在那片林地里拍摄的。A. object to反对；B. give away赠送，泄露；C. take up拿起，占据，开始从事；D. long for渴望。根据下文“in the wood he planted…”可知，查尔斯王子渴望种树。故选D项。
【39题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在BBC的一档节目中，查尔斯王子说:“随着年龄的增长，我真正渴望的就是种树。”查尔斯王子在乔治王子出生的那天他种下树，该节目就是在那片林地里拍摄的。A. filmed拍摄；B. stuck被卡住，被困住；C. commented评论；D. discovered发现。根据“in a BBC programme”可知是在那片林地里拍摄节目。故选A项。
【40题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们继承了城市和乡村中成熟而美丽的树木。A. sacred神圣的；B. delicate脆弱的，精致的；C. mature成熟的，长大的；D. fragrant芳香的。根据下文“They were planted, or self-sown, years, even centuries ago.”这些树木是多年前，甚至是几个世纪前种植或天然播种的。由此可知， 这些树木已经长成大树。故选C项。
【41题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们认为它们是理所当然的，忽视了生活在它们之中的生物，也忽视了树木给我们带来的好处(例如，净化空气)，并为了发展而砍伐它们。A. raise提出；B. observe观察；C. ignore忽视；D. abuse虐待。滥用。根据下文“remain in ignorance of …”可知，人类对树木中的生物以及树木的益处视而不见。故选C项。
【42题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们认为它们是理所当然的，忽视了生活在它们之中的生物，也忽视了树木给我们带来的好处(例如，净化空气)，并为了发展而砍伐它们。A. honor荣誉；B. good好处；C. harm害处；D. justice正义。根据“cleaning the air”可知，树木给我们带来了好处。故选B项。
【43题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们认为它们是理所当然的，忽视了生活在它们之中的生物，也忽视了树木给我们带来的好处(例如，净化空气)，并为了发展而砍伐它们。 A. development发展；B. entertainment娱乐；C. protection保护；D. restriction限制。人类常常为了城市的发展而砍伐树木。故选A项。
【44题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，我们对树木保持着一种情感。A. trust信任；B. sadness悲伤；C. betrayal背叛；D. affection情感。下文提到“This may account for the 10 the government faced …, and for the wide support the Woodland Trust (a tree-protecting charity) 11 .”政府试图出售公有森林时遭到反对，Woodland Trust 得到了广泛支持。由此可知，人们对树林还是有很深的情感，希望保护树木。故选D项。
【45题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这也许可以解释为什么2010年政府试图出售公有森林时遭到反对，以及为什么Woodland Trust(一个树木保护慈善机构)吸引了广泛支持。A. approval赞同；B. opposition反对；C. survival生存；D. dilemma进退两难的处境。根据上文“we keep a feeling of 9 for them.”可知，人们对树木保持情感，因此政府试图出售公有森林时遭到了民众的反对。故选B项。
【46题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这也许可以解释为什么2010年政府试图出售公有森林时遭到反对，以及为什么Woodland Trust(一个树木保护慈善机构)吸引了广泛支持。A. attracts吸引；B. urges敦促，强烈要求；C. requires要求；D. lacks缺乏。根据 “the Woodland Trust (a tree-protecting charity)”和背景知识，Woodland Trust是致力于树木保护的慈善机构，因此得到民众的广泛支持。故选A项。
【47题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：树木需要空间，这就是为什么作为一个城市居民，我在1999年买下了我在萨默塞特郡的林地。A. space空间；B. support支持；C. company公司，陪伴；D. nutrition营养。根据 “I, a city-resident, bought my Somerset woodland in 1999.”可知，作者买下了林地，是为了给林木提供生长的空间。故选A项。
【48题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：当时，气候变化已经得到了很好的证明，所以我对种植生长期很长的橡树和松树的希望逐渐替代为对它们生存机会的担忧。A. since自从，既然；B. for因为；C. yet然而；D. so因此。因为气候变化，所以作者担忧树木的生存现状。故选D项。
【49题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：当时，气候变化已经得到了很好的证明，所以我对种植生长期很长的橡树和松树的希望逐渐替代为对它们生存机会的担忧。A. caught up with赶上；B. gave way to让步，为……所替代；C. broke away from脱离；D. got rid of摆脱，除去。作者原本希望种植生长期长的树种，但是因为气候变化，作者的这种希望被担忧所替代。故选B项。
【50题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：树木病害是英国的新事物，风、干旱和洪水都使它们处于危险之中。A. at risk处于危险中；B. at a distance在……距离；C. at ease安逸，自由自在；D. at a loss茫然，不知所措。根据“Tree diseases new to the UK, wind, drought and flood”可知，树木病害，还有大自然的灾难都会让树木的生存处于危险中。故选A项。
【51题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我没料到事情发展得这么快。A. pray祈祷；B. want想要；C. allow允许；D. expect预料，期待。根据下文“The woodland … and the new trees … but the creatures …the rabbits …and the owl …The bees and butterflies…”可知，作者没有预料到这些变化。故选D项。
【52题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：林地很好，新树疯长，但生物却在减少。A. in place在对的地方，适当的；B. in order井然有序；C. in decline下降；D. in question考虑之中的，被谈论的。下文提到“The rabbits have disappeared(due to some disease, perhaps?) and the owl has moved.”，兔子不见了，猫头鹰也搬走了。由此可知，林地中生物在减少。故选C项。
【53题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：蜜蜂和蝴蝶仍然在那里，但数量少了。A. sizes尺寸；B. numbers数量；C. places位置；D. spaces空间。根据上文“but the creatures are 17 . The rabbits have disappeared…and the owl has moved.”可知，林中生物减少，蜜蜂和蝴蝶也会数量变少。故选B项。
【54题详解】
考查短语辨析。句意：如果这发生在我的没有杀虫剂、除草剂的林地里,这肯定暗示着我们需要给大自然恢复自身平衡的机会。A. eager for渴望；B. fit for适合；C. free of免于；D. full of充满。根据下文“… tree-planting has also done wonders for restoring my balance…”可知，作者想通过植树，让大自然恢复生态平衡，因此不会用杀虫剂、除草剂。故选C项。
【55题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果这发生在我的没有杀虫剂、除草剂的林地里,这肯定暗示着我们需要给大自然恢复自身平衡的机会。A. friction摩擦，冲突；B. virtue美德；C. tension紧张；D. balance平衡。根据下文“tree-planting has also done wonders for restoring my balance ….”可知，作者想通过植树来让大自然恢复自身平衡。故选D 项。
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Technological changes brought dramatic new options to Americans living in the 1990s. During this decade new forms of entertainment, commerce, research, and communication _____56_____(become) commonplace in the U. S. The driving force behind much of this change was an innovation ____57____(popular) known as the Internet.
The Internet was developed during the 1970s by the Department of Defense. In the case of an attack, military advisers suggested ___58___ advantage of being able to operate one computer from another terminal. In the early days, the Internet was used mainly by scientists to communicate with other scientists.
One early problem faced by Internet users was speed. Phone ____59____(line) could only transmit information at a limited rate. The development of fiber-optic(光纤) cables allowed billions of bits of information ____60____(receive) every minute. Companies like Intel developed faster microprocessors, so personal computers could process the incoming signals ____61____(rapidly).
In the early 1990s, the World Wide Web was developed, in large part, ___62___ commercial purposes. Corporations created home pages ____63____ they could place text and graphics to sell products. Soon airline tickets, hotel reservations and even cars could be purchased online. Universities posted research data on the Internet, so students could find _____64_____(value) information without leaving their dormitories. Companies soon discovered that work could be done at home and submitted online, so a whole new class of telecommuters began to earn a living from home offices unshaven and ____65____(wear) pajamas(睡衣).
【答案】56. became
57. popularly
58. the 59. lines
60. to be received
61. more rapidly
62. for 63. where
64. valuable
65. wearing
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了20世纪90年代网络发展的过程以及带来的改变。
【56题详解】
考查时态。句意：在这个时代，新形式的娱乐，贸易，研究以及交流在美国成了常见的事。空格是动词作谓语，此句中During this decade指20世纪90年代，为过去的时间状语，故用一般过去时，故填became。
【57题详解】
考查副词。句意：这种改变背后的驱动力是一种通常被称作因特网的发明。此空是修饰非谓语动词known，应该用副词，故填popularly。
【58题详解】
考查冠词。句意：军事顾问建议使用这样的优势，可以从另一个终端操作一台电脑。此空放在名词advantage前，且advantage后有介词短语of being able to operate one computer from another terminal作定语，特指从另一个终端操作一台电脑的优势，应该用定冠词，故填the。
【59题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：电话线只能以有限速率传播信息。phone line“电话线”是可数名词，在句中作主语，泛指一类事物，且前面没有限定词，应该用可数名词复数形式，故填lines。
【60题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：光纤电缆的发展使得每分钟可以接收数十亿比特的消息。此句用到allow sb./sth. to do“允许某人/某物做”，在此句具体是allow billions of bits of information to be received“允许数十亿比特的消息被接收”，information “信息”与receive“接收”之间是被动关系，此处用了to be received，故填to be received。
【61题详解】
考查比较级。句意：像英特尔这样的公司发展了更快的微处理器，所以个人电脑能更快速处理输入信号。此空副词修饰动词process，结合此句中faster microprocessors“更快的微处理器”，所以是“更快速地处理”，所以用比较级，故填more rapidly。
【62题详解】
考查介词。句意：20世纪90年代早期，the World Wide Web公司的发展大部分程度上是为了商业目的。空格前句子完整，空格后出现名词短语，此空需要介词，根据句意是表目的，而for表示目的，故填for。
【63题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：公司设计了主页，他们可以把文本和图像放在上面来销售产品。空格后是定语从句，先行词home pages在定语从句中作地点状语，所以空格用关系副词where引导定语从句，故填where。
【64题详解】
考查形容词。句意：大学把研究数据放到网上，所以学生不需要离开宿舍就能找到有价值的信息。此空修饰名词information，用形容词作定语，表示“有价值的”信息，故填valuable。
【65题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：公司很快发现工作可以在家做，然后网上提交，所以远程工作者这个新阶层开始不刮胡须，穿着睡衣在家办公谋生。分析结构可知，此空出现在完整的一句话中，应该用非谓语动词形式，分析句意可知，wear pajamas在句中作伴随状语，和主语a whole new class of telecommuters之间是主动关系，用现在分词，故填wearing。
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
66. 假定你是李华，英国高中生Peter在中国研学时曾暂住你家。他回国后给你写信感谢你的招待，并在信中委婉表示对你家三世同堂感到惊讶。请你写一封回信，简要介绍中国人三世同堂的现象。
注意：1. 写作词数应为100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
【答案】Dear Peter,
I’m delighted to hear from you and know you are safe back.
You seem to be surprised that my grandparents, my parents and I---all three generations--- live together. Actually this is common practice in China. As the traditional Chinese ethic shows, we Chinese are brought up to “Respect the elderly and care for the young.” Extended families often live together so we can support and take care of each other. This way, family members can develop a sense of belonging, as well as strengthen our family ties.
I would be more than happy to host you in China again. Let’s keep in touch. Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【分析】
本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给英国高中生Peter写封邮件，简要介绍中国人三世同堂的现象。
【详解】第一步：审题
体裁：应用文
时态：根据提示，时态主要为一般现在时。
结构：总分法
总分法指把主题句作为总说，把支持句作为分说，并以这种方式安排所写内容。
要求：
简要介绍中国人三世同堂的现象
第二步:列提纲 （重点词组）
be delighted to do; all three generations; live together; common practice; respect the elderly; care for the young; support and take care of each other; develop a sense of belonging; strengthen our family ties
第三步：连词成句
1. I’m delighted to hear from you and know you are safe back.
2. You seem to be surprised that my grandparents, my parents and I---all three generations--- live together.
3. Actually this is common practice in China.
4. As the traditional Chinese ethic shows, we Chinese are brought up to “Respect the elderly and care for the young.”
5. Extended families often live together so we can support and take care of each other.
6. This way, family members can develop a sense of belonging, as well as strengthen our family ties.
根据提示及关键词（组）进行遣词造句，注意主谓一致和时态问题。
第四步：连句成篇（衔接词）
1.表并列补充关系：As well as
2.表因果关系：So
连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接与过渡，书写一定要规范清晰，
【点睛】[高分句型1].As the traditional Chinese ethic shows, we Chinese are brought up to “Respect the elderly and care for the young.”(as引导的非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2]I’m delighted to hear from you and know you are safe back.（省略that的宾语从句）
第二节 （满分25分）
67. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
The rain came down steady and hard. Jason Storie heard it but was not worried as he prepared for a day of caving with five friends in a remote spot 80 miles northwest of his home in Duncan, on Canada’s Vancouver Island.
It was 6 a.m. on December 5, 2015. As a newcomer to the sport, Jason had gone caving only four times. This would be his toughest outing yet: a cave called Cascade. It was dangerous enough that the entrance was blocked by a locked metal door to keep the casual cavers out. About a mile long and 338 feet deep, Cascade was full of tums and barely passable tight squeezes.
Jason was new among the group, with the least experience and, at 43, older by a decade or more. It was his friend Andrew Munoz, 33, who introduced him to the sport. Unlike Jason, Andrew was an expert caver-a former caving guide, actually.
They hiked a bit before coming to the door, which sat in the ground — you’d miss it if you weren’t looking for it. It was 10 a.m. With their way lighted by headlights, they walked down a narrow passage studded with sharp rocks. The silence was broken by a drip-drip-drip from above. Soon the drip turned into a light but steady flow, and they were wading (蹚，涉) in water up to their ankles, then to their shins (胫).
Two hours later, they approached one of the features that made the cave unique: a narrow passage not big enough to stand up in that led into a short, tight downhill. This had a name: Bastard’s Crawl. Four streams met here, and indeed, the water was flowing more quickly. The sound of the water had turned into a roar. When they finally neared the top of the Crawl, there were barely four inches of air left between the water and the ceiling, not enough for them to keep their heads up to breathe. They came to terrifying realization that they were in danger!
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用关键词语。
Paragraph 1 :
The water kept rising, and there was no hope of rescue.
Paragraph 2 :
Slowly but steadily, the group made their way forward.
【答案】The water kept rising, and there was no hope of rescue. The hours passed. Jason and Andrew didn’t dare to move for fear of slipping. They dozed off and then jerked themselves awake. Every once in a while, one of them turned on his headlight to check the water level. An hour later, the water level went down enough that they could try an escape. Stiff from keeping in one position for 12 hours, they slowly unfolded their bodies. Jason screamed in pain, but he was determined not to let it stop him.
Slowly but steadily, the group made their way forward. Still, each time Jason moved a leg. he cried out. Over the next 90 minutes, they made their way toward the entrance, at times in chest-high water. Now, in a passage that was high enough for them to walk upright, Jason saw something flicker in the distance. “Lights! I see lights!” Jason shouted out. For the first time since entering the cave, over 20 hours earlier, Jason’s emotions got the best of him and tears trickled down his cheeks.
【解析】
【分析】
本篇书面表达是读后续写。
【详解】本篇书面表达是读后续写。通过阅读所给文章可知，杰森•斯托里和他的五个朋友正在加拿大温哥华岛西北80英里的一个偏僻的洞穴进行探险，两个小时后，他们走近了条狭窄的通道，四条溪流在这里汇合，水和天花板之间只剩下四英寸的空气了，不足以让他们抬起头来呼吸。他们可怕地意识到自己处于危险之中！续写部分分为两段，第一段开头是：水不断上涨，救援无望……，所以应该写进不敢动，怕滑倒；每隔一段时间检查水位；后来水位下降，他们慢慢地展开身体开始逃生。第二段开头是：这群人缓慢而稳定地向前走去。本段应该逃生的过程、情绪的变化和最后的成功。续写时要求使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语增加了写作难度，我们要熟悉所给划线词语，恰当的时候加以运用。最后还要注意所续写短文的词数应为150左右；续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。按要求完成写作任务。
【点睛】本文描写详略得当，使用了高级词汇和高级句子。如：for fear of，every once in a while，be determined not to do，jerk等高级词汇和短语；定语从句that was high enough for them to walk upright，并列句 Jason’s emotions got the best of him and tears trickled down his cheeks等高级句式。
英语试题
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第一节（共5小题；每题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What will the man do at 8:00?
A. Work in the office.
B. Have dinner with Mike.
C. Go out with the woman.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W: Hey, Jason, do you want to join Mike and me for dinner? We are going to the Rose Restaurant at 8:00.
M: I have to work till 8:30, but why don’t I meet you afterwards?
2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What does the woman dislike about the shirt?
A. The color. B. The design. C. The price.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: I’d like to buy a shirt. Look, this purple shirt is in an interesting color and the price is reasonable.
W: Yes, but the color is prettier than the design.
3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Gary’s works.
B. Gary’s application.
C. Gary’s list of samples.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: Hi Gary, how is your application going? Have you heard anything yet?
M: It seems that I’m on the short list. Now the selection board wants to see some samples of my published works.
4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What did the man plan to do on March 1st?
A. Attend some classes.
B. Call the travel agent.
C. Go to the mountains.
【答案】C
【解析】
原文】M: I just called the travel agent. It’s all set. On March 1st, I’m heading for the mountains for an entire week.
W: Have you checked the academic calendar because my classes aren’t over till the seventh?
5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
Why does Amy plan to go to Rome?
A. To work. B. To travel. C. To study.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】M: Hi, Amy. What are you reading? Is that an Italian grammar book?
W: Yeah. I’m trying to teach myself some Italian, because I’m going to Rome next semester.
M: What’s the reason for this sudden interest in Italy?
W: Well, actually I was planning to take some courses about medieval(中世纪的) architecture, and it was said that Rome is the best in that field.
第二节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. What course won’t the girl attend?
A African music. B. Business. C. Basic Spanish.
7. On which days does the girl have advanced piano classes?
A. Mondays. B. Tuesdays. C. Thursdays.
【答案】6. B 7. A
【解析】
【原文】M: Hi, Julie. How are you doing?
W: Well, pretty busy.
M: Did you register for the new term?
W: Yeah, I registered this morning.
M: Going to take any business classes?
W: No, I don’t think so. I’m going to take African music. It meets on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday every week.
M: Hmm. Well, any piano classes?
W: Yeah, I’m taking advanced piano. It meets every Monday.
M: How about the basic requirement courses?
W: I’m going to take English composition and basic Spanish.
M: Sounds like a full schedule!
W: Yeah, I’m going to be really busy.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. Who is the man probably?
A. A travel agent. B. The woman’s friend. C. A hotel receptionist.
9. Where will the woman probably go?
A. France. B. Spain. C. Greece.
10. What do we know about The Hotel Playa?
A. It is a five-star hotel. B. It has its own beach. C. It has a swimming pool.
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. C
【解析】
【原文】W: Do you have any family holidays for next week?
M: Let’s see. There is one on the 18th. The 19th is full and the 20th is no good because it’s just for two people.
W: Where are the holidays?
M: France, Spain and Greece. The cheapest holiday is in France but this is in an apartment. If you want to stay in a hotel, it will cost less to go to The Hotel Playa in Spain.
W: OK. What kind of hotel is it?
M: It has three stars. It doesn’t have its own beach but it has its own swimming pool and children’s club.
W: That’s OK.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
11. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a shop. B. At home. C. At a TV station.
12. What does Bob like doing?
A. Playing tennis. B. Taking photos. C. Riding bikes.
13. What did the woman dream of being?
A. A shop owner. B. A bank clerk. C. A tennis player.
【答案】11. A 12. B 13. C
【解析】
【原文】M: Hello, Mary.
W: Come on, Ken. It’s time to go.
M: Wait a moment, please. I just have to close up the shop. By the way, can you give my brother a ride home tonight after the game?
W: Of course. You mean Bob is coming, too?
M: Yeah. He wants to take some pictures. He’s really interested in photography.
W: Oh. Does he want to be a photographer after graduation?
M: Yes, he wants to work for a TV station.
W: That sounds like an interesting job.
M: I guess so. But a lot of people want to be photographers, too. He has to work hard.
W: But it’ll be really nice if he can work at something he’s interested in. I wanted to be a tennis player, but now I work in the bank.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
14. How long has Louise been working at the center?
A. About six months. B. About one year. C. About two years.
15. How did Louise feel when she started working at the center?
A. Excited. B. Nervous. C. Confident.
16. What is the most fruitful part of the job?
A. Seeing children have a lot of fun.
B. Thinking of new things for children to do.
C. Helping the less able children achieve more.
17. What does Louise say about working at night?
A. It’s unfair for her to do it.
B. It’s something that she enjoys.
C. It’s a necessary part of the job.
【答案】14. C 15. B 16. C 17. C
【解析】
【原文】M: I have with me this evening Louise Graham, a group leader at Ravensfield Outdoor Adventure Center for children. Louise, how long have you been there?
W: Well, before I first went there, two years ago, I thought I’d probably only stay for a year, but after six months or so I really started to enjoy the job. So I’ve been there ever since. To be honest, I was lacking in self-confidence, and when I first arrived, I was a bit worried about making mistakes. I was frightened I might put the children in danger because of my inexperience.
M: What’s the best thing about your work?
W: One thing I like is seeing them have so much fun, even if sometimes their behavior isn’t perfect. And I can suggest activities that haven’t been tried before. But there are always some children who haven’t quite got as much ability as others, and for me the most rewarding part of the job is getting them to succeed in things they haven’t managed to do before. It’s hard work though. Sometimes you are on duty at night.
M: Mm…what do you think about that?
W: Well, I can’t say I look forward to starting work at 10:00 pm, but the kids have to be looked after 24 hours so someone has to do it and all the staff take turns.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
18. What organizations used to have a lot of power?
A. Newspapers and publishers.
B. Universities and libraries.
C. Digital companies.
19. Why do many city people prefer e-books?
A. They are cheaper.
B. They are more portable.
C. They are more available.
20. What can we learn about Border’s Group?
A. They were bought by a tech company.
B. They used to have more than 600 stores.
C. They made billions of dollars this year.
【答案】18. A 19. B 20. B
【解析】
【原文】M: Books have always been an important part of people’s lives. Libraries were important parts of both universities and town centers, and many of the first successful companies in modern times made their money by selling books. Like newspapers, publishers used to have a lot of power and influence, but nowadays, the companies that control digital information seem to have taken over. In particular, e-books have replaced traditional books for most modern readers, especially in big cities, for whom everything has to be easy to carry and convenient to use. Tech companies like Amazon and Apple sell “e-readers” that can contain thousands of books, and their online stores list millions of titles, far more than any bookstore could ever hold. As more and more people buy computers, smart phones, and tablets, the market for e-books continues to grow. Many traditional book publishers and bookstores have gone out of business. For example, Border’s Group used to be one of the largest bookstores in the United States, with more than 600 locations and billions of dollars in sales every year. But after e-books appeared, they started losing money and had to close all their stores.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 (共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
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A. key and select articles B. teachers' guides
C. digital materials D. school funds
23. This passage is most likely intended for ___________.
A. teachers B. parents
C. students D. children
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. A
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了《时代周刊》儿童版的内容、订阅价格以及优惠等。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。从价格表可知，预定价格超过300份的话，半年价格是3.2美元/份，所以预定 500份一年是3200美元。故选C。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据文中第一部分的关键词“Key articles available at two reading levels； the digital magazine； Lesson plans and teaching resources” ，D选项不包括在内，故选D。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一部分第三条“Lesson plans and teaching resources for each issue, including reading assessments.”可知此版本中有课程计划和教学资源，是为教师准备的。另外最后一段“If you are interested in purchasing a subscription to TIME for Kids for your students but are struggling with funding,”中的关键词“your students”可知，此广告是针对教师的，故选A。
B
Vegetable gardens may not be as visually pleasing as the variety of flowers, but Floridians looking to save some green by growing their own salad fixings can soon do so without fear. Gov. Ron DeSantis this week signed a law that bans local governments from carrying orders against homeowners from raising veggies in their yards.
The law, which takes effect July 1, puts an end to that particular power of towns and cities across the state to prohibit vegetable gardens for “aesthetic（审美的）purposes”.
The issue became a cause after a couple living in Miami Shores Village opposed the decision of a $ 50 a day fine for growing vegetables in their front yard, as they’d done for years.
Hermine Ricketts and her husband Tom Carroll fought City Hall in a case that wound its way up the state’s court system, with judges consistently ruling against their money-saving and health-conscious project.
After the Florida Supreme Court ruled in favor of Miami Shores’ right to control design and landscaping standards, the couple replaced their vegetables with pink flamingos (红鹳花) .
Their cause was not lost, however. State lawmakers proposed and passed a law that effectively voids the court rulings, with Rob Bradley, who sponsored the bill, reportedly calling the village’s action a “vast overreach”.
The lawmaker noted the difficulty that many families experience getting fresh and affordable food, calling bans against vegetable and fruit gardens ridiculous.
About a third of all households in the U. S. grow some of their own food, according to the National Gardening Association. The group says a 600-square-foot garden that costs around $ 70 a year to keep can grow 300 pounds of fresh produce worth about $ 600 annually.
24. Why will some Floridians plant salad fixings?
A. To protect the environment. B. To beautify their home.
C. To build their own gardens. D. To cut daily expenses.
25. What can be known about the couple from the passage?
A. They started a public health-conscious campaign.
B. They never gave in to the Miami Shores’ demand.
C. They paid a $50 daily fine to Miami Shores Village.
D. They were not backed by the Florida Supreme Court.
26. What does Rob Bradley think of the couple’s action probably?
A. It’s sensible. B. It’s ridiculous.
C. It’s ambitious. D. It’s costly.
【答案】24. D 25. D 26. A
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了佛罗里达州长Ron DeSantis签署了一项禁止地方政府下令禁止房主在自家院子里种植蔬菜的法令一事。文中详细讲述了这项法令颁布前该州一对夫妇由于在自家种植蔬菜水果打官司却败诉的事件，以及这项法令颁布后为该州居民节约生活成本等带来的好处。
【24题详解】
推理判断题。根据第七段中“The lawmaker noted the difficulty that many families experience getting fresh and affordable food”“这位立法者指出，许多家庭在获得新鲜和负担得起的食物方面遇到了困难”以及最后一段“a 600-square-foot garden that costs around $ 70 a year to keep can grow 300 pounds of fresh produce worth about $ 600 annually.”“一个每年花费70美元打理的600平方英尺菜园，每年可种植300磅新鲜农产品，价值约600美元。”可知，蔬菜水果比较贵，自己种比较省钱。因此佛罗里达人要种植沙拉配料是因为可以削减日常开支。故选D项。
【25题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段“After the Florida Supreme Court ruled in favor of Miami Shores’ right to control design and landscaping standards, the couple replaced their vegetables with pink flamingos ”“在佛罗里达州最高法院裁定迈阿密海岸有权控制设计和景观美化标准后，这对夫妇用红鹳花取代了他们的蔬菜”可知，这对夫妇没有得到佛罗里达州最高法院的支持。故选D项。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。根据第六段中“State lawmakers proposed and passed a law that effectively voids the court rulings, with Rob Bradley, who sponsored the bill, reportedly calling the village’s action a ‘vast overreach’”即“州立法者们和提案人Rob Bradley提议并通过了一项法律，该法律实际上使法院的裁决无效，报道称该村的行为是‘严重的过激行为’。”以及第七段中“The lawmaker noted the difficulty that many families experience getting fresh and affordable food, calling bans against vegetable and fruit gardens ridiculous.”“这位立法者指出，许多家庭在获得新鲜和负担得起的食物方面遇到了困难，并称禁止蔬菜和水果园是荒谬的。”可知，Rob Bradley认为这对夫妇在前院种植蔬菜的行为是明智的。故选A项。
C
A study of more than five million books, both fiction and non-fiction, has found a marked decline in the use of emotional words over time. The researchers form the University of Bristol used Google Ngram Viewer, an online database for finding the frequency of terms in scanned books, to look for more than 600 particular words identified as representing anger, dislike, fear, joy, sadness and surprise.
They found that almost all of the categories showed a drop in these “mood words” over time. Only in the category of fear was there an increase in usage.
“It is a steady and continuous decline,” said Dr Alberto Acerbi. He assumed that the result might be explained by a change in the position occupied by literature, in a crowded media landscape. “One thing could be that in parallel to books the 20th century saw the start of other media. Maybe these media—movies, radio, drama—had more emotional content than books.”
Although both joy and sadness followed the general downwards trend, the research, published in the journal PLOS One, found that they also exhibited another interesting behavior: the ratio (比率) between the two varied greatly, apparently mirroring historical events. During the Roaring Twenties the joy-to-sadness ratio reached its highest point that would not occur again until before the recent financial crash. Then, in 1941, the ratio plunged at the height of World War II.
Nevertheless, the researchers held a reserved opinion about their claim that their result reflected wider social trends. In the paper, they even argue that the opposite could be true. “It has been suggested, for example, that it was the suppression (压抑) of desire in ordinary Elizabethan English life that increased demand for writing ‘filled with romance’… perhaps,” they conclude, “songs and books may not reflect the real population any more than catwalk models reflect the average body.”
27. The study was carried out by way of_________.
A. scanning the books with an online scanner B. counting the number of words in the books
C. searching digitized texts for emotional words D. analyzing different topics of the books
28. Which of the following is one of the research findings?
A. Usage decreased in all the categories of mood words.
B. Usage of most mood words kept falling over time.
C. The decline was caused by the rise of other media.
D. The unfavorable position of literature led to the decline.
29. What does the underlined word “plunged” probably mean?
A. increased B. changed C. dropped D. twisted
30. The researchers suspect that _______________.
A. their research result reflected wider social trends.
B their research result was the contrary of social trends.
C. there was a suppression of desire in Elizabethan English life.
D. catwalk models reflect the population better than songs and books.
【答案】27. C 28. B 29. C 30. B
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。有研究发现，在各种类型的书籍中，表达情感的词汇用量在下降，单单表达恐惧的词汇用量呈上升趋势，文章分析了造成这种情绪词汇下降的原因，指出表示快乐的词汇用量与表示悲伤的词汇用量这两者的比率，间接反映出历史事件和社会趋势。
【27题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“The researchers form the University of Bristol used Google Ngram Viewer, an online database for finding the frequency of terms in scanned books, to look for more than 600 particular words identified as representing anger, dislike, fear, joy, sadness and surprise. (来自布里斯托尔大学的研究人员使用谷歌Ngram Viewer——一个查找扫描书籍中词汇出现频率的在线数据库，寻找了600多个代表愤怒、不喜欢、恐惧、高兴、悲伤和惊讶的特定词汇)”可知，这项研究是通过在数字化文本中搜索情感词汇来进行的。故选C。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“They found that almost all of the categories showed a drop in these ‘mood words’ over time. (他们发现，随着时间的推移，几乎所有类别的“情绪词汇”都有所下降)”可知，B选项“大多数情绪词的使用随着时间的推移而不断下降”是研究发现之一。故选B。
【29题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线词上文“Although both joy and sadness followed the general downwards trend, the research, published in the journal PLOS One, found that they also exhibited another interesting behavior: the ratio (比率) between the two varied greatly, apparently mirroring historical events. During the Roaring Twenties the joy-to-sadness ratio reached its highest point that would not occur again until before the recent financial crash.”可知“欢乐悲伤比率”最高的两个时期分别是“咆哮的二十年代”和金融危机前，其他时期都遵循了普遍的下降趋势，故1941年，在第二次世界大战最激烈的时候，这一比例在下降。画线词意思为“下降”。A. increased增加；B. changed改变；C. dropped下降；D. twisted扭曲。故选C。
【30题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Nevertheless, the researchers held a reserved opinion about their claim that their result reflected wider social trends. In the paper, they even argue that the opposite could be true. (然而，研究人员对他们的结果反映了更广泛的社会趋势的说法持保留意见。在论文中，他们甚至认为，情况可能恰恰相反)”可知，研究人员怀疑他们的研究结果与社会趋势相反。故选B。
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
One morning I looked out of my study window and saw it was a fine day: not even a single cloud. But later on, hard at work at my desk, I heard a loud drumming noise. Turning to the window, I saw the sky was now the color of charcoal (木炭). Rain began to fall; two minutes later the rain became hail (冰雹); at some point, the hail became snow.
___31___It’s extremely variable. Go ahead with your picnic in the local park by all means, but don’t assume that because the sun is shining now, it will be when you open your pack of sandwiches.___32___
The weather in Britain is by no means always bad. It can just seem a lot like a person who has a lot of mood swings.
This is one of the biggest reasons why the British talk so often about the weather: it’s handy. Wherever there are strangers standing or sitting close together, and talk cannot be avoided, the conversation focuses on the weather: “_____33_____” or “What shocking weather we’ve been having!” The unreliability of the weather is something that every Brit can agree on. ___34___
Thus, the weather’s unpredictability is actually a plus for the British. Even those with different opinions on everything else in the world, such as the current argument in the UK about membership of the European Union, can talk about the weather without it leading to a shouting match. ___35___
A. Long live rainstorms in mid-July!
B. The English often talks about weather.
C. Yes, the weather has been good, hasn’t it?
D. That makes it a safe topic of conversation.
E. You’d better take an umbrella, just in case.
F. This story will give you some idea about weather in Britain.
G. Strangers will choose to talk about the weather to break the ice.
【答案】31. F 32. E 33. C 34. D 35. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。通过描述一次天气变化介绍了英国天气与英国文化的相关性。
【详解】1.根据第一段“One morning I looked out of my study window and saw it was a fine day: not even a single cloud. But later on, hard at work at my desk, I heard a loud drumming noise. Turning to the window, I saw the sky was now the color of charcoal (木炭). Rain began to fall; two minutes later the rain became hail (冰雹); at some point, the hail became snow.”可知，“我”在一天早上看到天空万里无云，但是后来，在伏案工作了一段时间后，“我”就听见很大的打雷声。“我”看向窗户时，天空变成了木炭的颜色。天空开始下雨，两分钟之后雨水变成了冰雹。在某一刻，冰雹就变成了雪。这一段是在描写天气的多变。F项中的this story对应的是第一段中的“我”经历的事情，weather对应了第一段中多变的天气，起到承上作用。后文“It’s extremely variable.”（它真的很多变。）中的it代指F项中的weather in Britain，F项（这个故事会让你对英国的天气有所了解）起到启下作用。F项符合语境，故选F。
2.前文“Go ahead with your picnic in the local park by all means, but don’t assume that because the sun is shining now, it will be when you open your pack of sandwiches.”（你可以在当地的公园里尽情野餐，但不要以为现在阳光灿烂，当你打开一包三明治时也会如此。）说明在阳光灿烂的时候在公园野餐也要预防多变的天气，所以E项（你最好带一把伞以防万一）呼应前文。故选E。
3.前文“Wherever there are strangers standing or sitting close together, and talk cannot be avoided, the conversation focuses on the weather”（只要有陌生人站在一起或坐得很近，又不能避免交谈，谈话的焦点就集中在天气上）说明空格处要填的是关于天气的讨论，C项（是的，天气一直很好，不是吗?）符合语境，故选C。
4.前文“The unreliability of the weather is something that every Brit can agree on.”（每个英国人都认同天气的不可靠性。）说明天气不可靠是所有英国人都会认同的事，在陌生人的交谈中不会引起分歧，D项（这使得它成为一个安全的话题。）中的that指的就是关于天气的讨论，所以D项符合语境，故选D。
5.前文“Even those with different opinions on everything else in the world, such as the current argument in the UK about membership of the European Union, can talk about the weather without it leading to a shouting match. ”（即使是那些对世界上其他任何事情都有不同看法的人——比如目前英国关于欧盟成员国身份的争论，也可以谈论天气，而不会引发争吵。）说明此处是对英国天气不可预测性的肯定，A项（七月中旬的暴雨万岁!）符合语境，故选A。
第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
“What's all this tree-planting for? " I was asked when I began writing about restoring(修复) a piece of land I had ____36____ in Somerset. The truth is, I just love trees. And I am not ____37____ “As I get older, all I really ____38____ is to plant trees ,” Prince Charles says in a BBC programme in which he is ____39____ in the wood he planted on the day Prince George was born.
We have inherited ____40____ and wonderful trees in our cities and villages. They were planted, or self-sown, years, even centuries ago. We take them for granted, ____41____ the creatures living among them, remain in ignorance of the ____42____ trees are doing us (cleaning the air, for example) and cut them down for ____43____. Yet we keep a feeling of ____44____ for them. This may account for the _____45_____ the government faced in 2010 when it sought to sell off publicly owned woods, and for the wide support the Woodland Trust (a tree-protecting charity) _____46_____.
Trees need _____47_____, which is why I, a city-resident, bought my Somerset woodland in 1999. At that time, climate change was already well proved, _____48_____ my hopes of planting long-lived oaks and pines gradually ____49____ anxiety about their chances. Tree diseases new to the UK, wind, drought and flood were all putting them at _____50_____.
But I did not _____51_____ things to move so fast. The woodland is good, and the new trees are growing like mad, but the creatures are _____52_____. The rabbits have disappeared(due to some disease, perhaps?) and the owl has moved. The bees and butterflies are still there but in smaller ____53____. If this can happen in my wood that is _____54_____ pesticides (杀虫剂)and herbicides (除草剂) , it surely indicates we need to give nature the chance to restore its own ____55____. Meanwhile, I love my wood, and tree-planting has also done wonders for restoring my balance between town and country.
36. A. visited B. purchased C. allocated D. returned
37. A. rich B. ashamed C. alone D. ready
38. A. object to B. give away C. take up D. long for
39. A. filmed B. stuck C. commented D. discovered
40. A. sacred B. delicate C. mature D. fragrant
41. A. raise B. observe C. ignore D. abuse
42. A. honor B. good C. harm D. justice
43. A. development B. entertainment C. protection D. restriction
44. A. trust B. sadness C. betrayal D. affection
45. A. approval B. opposition C. survival D. dilemma
46. A. attracts B. urges C. requires D. lacks
47. A. space B. support C. company D. nutrition
48. A. since B. for C. yet D. so
49. A. caught up with B. gave way to C. broke away from D. got rid of
50. A. risk B. a distance C. ease D. a loss
51. A. pray B. want C. allow D. expect
52. A. in place B. in order C. in decline D. in question
53. A. sizes B. numbers C. places D. spaces
54. A. eager for B. fit for C. free of D. full of
55. A. friction B. virtue C. tension D. balance
【答案】36. B 37. C 38. D 39. A 40. C 41. C 42. B 43. A 44. D 45. B 46. A 47. A 48. D 49. B 50. A 51. D 52. C 53. B 54. C 55. D
【解析】
这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者在萨默塞特郡买下一块土地种树。作者表达了希望通过植树让大自然恢复平衡的观点。
【36题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“种这些树是为什么?”当我开始写关于重建我在萨默塞特郡买的一块土地时，有人问我。A. visited参观；B. purchased购买；C. allocated分配；D. returned返回。根据下文“…which is why I, a city-resident, bought my Somerset woodland in 1999.”可知，作者将萨默塞特郡的一块土地买下了。故选B项。
【37题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不是只有我一个人有这种想法。A. rich富有的；B. ashamed羞愧的；C. alone独自一人；D. ready准备好的。根据下文“‘As I get older, all I really 3 is to plant trees ,’ Prince Charles says…”查尔斯王子在BBC的一档节目中也说喜欢种树。由此可知，作者觉得并不仅仅是他一个人喜欢种树。故选C项。
【38题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：在BBC的一档节目中，查尔斯王子说:“随着年龄的增长，我真正渴望的就是种树。”查尔斯王子在乔治王子出生的那天种下树，该节目就是在那片林地里拍摄的。A. object to反对；B. give away赠送，泄露；C. take up拿起，占据，开始从事；D. long for渴望。根据下文“in the wood he planted…”可知，查尔斯王子渴望种树。故选D项。
【39题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在BBC的一档节目中，查尔斯王子说:“随着年龄的增长，我真正渴望的就是种树。”查尔斯王子在乔治王子出生的那天他种下树，该节目就是在那片林地里拍摄的。A. filmed拍摄；B. stuck被卡住，被困住；C. commented评论；D. discovered发现。根据“in a BBC programme”可知是在那片林地里拍摄节目。故选A项。
【40题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们继承了城市和乡村中成熟而美丽的树木。A. sacred神圣的；B. delicate脆弱的，精致的；C. mature成熟的，长大的；D. fragrant芳香的。根据下文“They were planted, or self-sown, years, even centuries ago.”这些树木是多年前，甚至是几个世纪前种植或天然播种的。由此可知， 这些树木已经长成大树。故选C项。
【41题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们认为它们是理所当然的，忽视了生活在它们之中的生物，也忽视了树木给我们带来的好处(例如，净化空气)，并为了发展而砍伐它们。A. raise提出；B. observe观察；C. ignore忽视；D. abuse虐待。滥用。根据下文“remain in ignorance of …”可知，人类对树木中的生物以及树木的益处视而不见。故选C项。
【42题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们认为它们是理所当然的，忽视了生活在它们之中的生物，也忽视了树木给我们带来的好处(例如，净化空气)，并为了发展而砍伐它们。A. honor荣誉；B. good好处；C. harm害处；D. justice正义。根据“cleaning the air”可知，树木给我们带来了好处。故选B项。
【43题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们认为它们是理所当然的，忽视了生活在它们之中的生物，也忽视了树木给我们带来的好处(例如，净化空气)，并为了发展而砍伐它们。 A. development发展；B. entertainment娱乐；C. protection保护；D. restriction限制。人类常常为了城市的发展而砍伐树木。故选A项。
【44题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，我们对树木保持着一种情感。A. trust信任；B. sadness悲伤；C. betrayal背叛；D. affection情感。下文提到“This may account for the 10 the government faced …, and for the wide support the Woodland Trust (a tree-protecting charity) 11 .”政府试图出售公有森林时遭到反对，Woodland Trust 得到了广泛支持。由此可知，人们对树林还是有很深的情感，希望保护树木。故选D项。
【45题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这也许可以解释为什么2010年政府试图出售公有森林时遭到反对，以及为什么Woodland Trust(一个树木保护慈善机构)吸引了广泛支持。A. approval赞同；B. opposition反对；C. survival生存；D. dilemma进退两难的处境。根据上文“we keep a feeling of 9 for them.”可知，人们对树木保持情感，因此政府试图出售公有森林时遭到了民众的反对。故选B项。
【46题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这也许可以解释为什么2010年政府试图出售公有森林时遭到反对，以及为什么Woodland Trust(一个树木保护慈善机构)吸引了广泛支持。A. attracts吸引；B. urges敦促，强烈要求；C. requires要求；D. lacks缺乏。根据 “the Woodland Trust (a tree-protecting charity)”和背景知识，Woodland Trust是致力于树木保护的慈善机构，因此得到民众的广泛支持。故选A项。
【47题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：树木需要空间，这就是为什么作为一个城市居民，我在1999年买下了我在萨默塞特郡的林地。A. space空间；B. support支持；C. company公司，陪伴；D. nutrition营养。根据 “I, a city-resident, bought my Somerset woodland in 1999.”可知，作者买下了林地，是为了给林木提供生长的空间。故选A项。
【48题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：当时，气候变化已经得到了很好的证明，所以我对种植生长期很长的橡树和松树的希望逐渐替代为对它们生存机会的担忧。A. since自从，既然；B. for因为；C. yet然而；D. so因此。因为气候变化，所以作者担忧树木的生存现状。故选D项。
【49题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：当时，气候变化已经得到了很好的证明，所以我对种植生长期很长的橡树和松树的希望逐渐替代为对它们生存机会的担忧。A. caught up with赶上；B. gave way to让步，为……所替代；C. broke away from脱离；D. got rid of摆脱，除去。作者原本希望种植生长期长的树种，但是因为气候变化，作者的这种希望被担忧所替代。故选B项。
【50题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：树木病害是英国的新事物，风、干旱和洪水都使它们处于危险之中。A. at risk处于危险中；B. at a distance在……距离；C. at ease安逸，自由自在；D. at a loss茫然，不知所措。根据“Tree diseases new to the UK, wind, drought and flood”可知，树木病害，还有大自然的灾难都会让树木的生存处于危险中。故选A项。
【51题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我没料到事情发展得这么快。A. pray祈祷；B. want想要；C. allow允许；D. expect预料，期待。根据下文“The woodland … and the new trees … but the creatures …the rabbits …and the owl …The bees and butterflies…”可知，作者没有预料到这些变化。故选D项。
【52题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：林地很好，新树疯长，但生物却在减少。A. in place在对的地方，适当的；B. in order井然有序；C. in decline下降；D. in question考虑之中的，被谈论的。下文提到“The rabbits have disappeared(due to some disease, perhaps?) and the owl has moved.”，兔子不见了，猫头鹰也搬走了。由此可知，林地中生物在减少。故选C项。
【53题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：蜜蜂和蝴蝶仍然在那里，但数量少了。A. sizes尺寸；B. numbers数量；C. places位置；D. spaces空间。根据上文“but the creatures are 17 . The rabbits have disappeared…and the owl has moved.”可知，林中生物减少，蜜蜂和蝴蝶也会数量变少。故选B项。
【54题详解】
考查短语辨析。句意：如果这发生在我的没有杀虫剂、除草剂的林地里,这肯定暗示着我们需要给大自然恢复自身平衡的机会。A. eager for渴望；B. fit for适合；C. free of免于；D. full of充满。根据下文“… tree-planting has also done wonders for restoring my balance…”可知，作者想通过植树，让大自然恢复生态平衡，因此不会用杀虫剂、除草剂。故选C项。
【55题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果这发生在我的没有杀虫剂、除草剂的林地里,这肯定暗示着我们需要给大自然恢复自身平衡的机会。A. friction摩擦，冲突；B. virtue美德；C. tension紧张；D. balance平衡。根据下文“tree-planting has also done wonders for restoring my balance ….”可知，作者想通过植树来让大自然恢复自身平衡。故选D 项。
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Technological changes brought dramatic new options to Americans living in the 1990s. During this decade new forms of entertainment, commerce, research, and communication _____56_____(become) commonplace in the U. S. The driving force behind much of this change was an innovation ____57____(popular) known as the Internet.
The Internet was developed during the 1970s by the Department of Defense. In the case of an attack, military advisers suggested ___58___ advantage of being able to operate one computer from another terminal. In the early days, the Internet was used mainly by scientists to communicate with other scientists.
One early problem faced by Internet users was speed. Phone ____59____(line) could only transmit information at a limited rate. The development of fiber-optic(光纤) cables allowed billions of bits of information ____60____(receive) every minute. Companies like Intel developed faster microprocessors, so personal computers could process the incoming signals ____61____(rapidly).
In the early 1990s, the World Wide Web was developed, in large part, ___62___ commercial purposes. Corporations created home pages ____63____ they could place text and graphics to sell products. Soon airline tickets, hotel reservations and even cars could be purchased online. Universities posted research data on the Internet, so students could find _____64_____(value) information without leaving their dormitories. Companies soon discovered that work could be done at home and submitted online, so a whole new class of telecommuters began to earn a living from home offices unshaven and ____65____(wear) pajamas(睡衣).
【答案】56. became
57. popularly
58. the 59. lines
60. to be received
61. more rapidly
62. for 63. where
64. valuable
65. wearing
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了20世纪90年代网络发展的过程以及带来的改变。
【56题详解】
考查时态。句意：在这个时代，新形式的娱乐，贸易，研究以及交流在美国成了常见的事。空格是动词作谓语，此句中During this decade指20世纪90年代，为过去的时间状语，故用一般过去时，故填became。
【57题详解】
考查副词。句意：这种改变背后的驱动力是一种通常被称作因特网的发明。此空是修饰非谓语动词known，应该用副词，故填popularly。
【58题详解】
考查冠词。句意：军事顾问建议使用这样的优势，可以从另一个终端操作一台电脑。此空放在名词advantage前，且advantage后有介词短语of being able to operate one computer from another terminal作定语，特指从另一个终端操作一台电脑的优势，应该用定冠词，故填the。
【59题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：电话线只能以有限速率传播信息。phone line“电话线”是可数名词，在句中作主语，泛指一类事物，且前面没有限定词，应该用可数名词复数形式，故填lines。
【60题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：光纤电缆的发展使得每分钟可以接收数十亿比特的消息。此句用到allow sb./sth. to do“允许某人/某物做”，在此句具体是allow billions of bits of information to be received“允许数十亿比特的消息被接收”，information “信息”与receive“接收”之间是被动关系，此处用了to be received，故填to be received。
【61题详解】
考查比较级。句意：像英特尔这样的公司发展了更快的微处理器，所以个人电脑能更快速处理输入信号。此空副词修饰动词process，结合此句中faster microprocessors“更快的微处理器”，所以是“更快速地处理”，所以用比较级，故填more rapidly。
【62题详解】
考查介词。句意：20世纪90年代早期，the World Wide Web公司的发展大部分程度上是为了商业目的。空格前句子完整，空格后出现名词短语，此空需要介词，根据句意是表目的，而for表示目的，故填for。
【63题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：公司设计了主页，他们可以把文本和图像放在上面来销售产品。空格后是定语从句，先行词home pages在定语从句中作地点状语，所以空格用关系副词where引导定语从句，故填where。
【64题详解】
考查形容词。句意：大学把研究数据放到网上，所以学生不需要离开宿舍就能找到有价值的信息。此空修饰名词information，用形容词作定语，表示“有价值的”信息，故填valuable。
【65题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：公司很快发现工作可以在家做，然后网上提交，所以远程工作者这个新阶层开始不刮胡须，穿着睡衣在家办公谋生。分析结构可知，此空出现在完整的一句话中，应该用非谓语动词形式，分析句意可知，wear pajamas在句中作伴随状语，和主语a whole new class of telecommuters之间是主动关系，用现在分词，故填wearing。
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
66. 假定你是李华，英国高中生Peter在中国研学时曾暂住你家。他回国后给你写信感谢你的招待，并在信中委婉表示对你家三世同堂感到惊讶。请你写一封回信，简要介绍中国人三世同堂的现象。
注意：1. 写作词数应为100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
【答案】Dear Peter,
I’m delighted to hear from you and know you are safe back.
You seem to be surprised that my grandparents, my parents and I---all three generations--- live together. Actually this is common practice in China. As the traditional Chinese ethic shows, we Chinese are brought up to “Respect the elderly and care for the young.” Extended families often live together so we can support and take care of each other. This way, family members can develop a sense of belonging, as well as strengthen our family ties.
I would be more than happy to host you in China again. Let’s keep in touch. Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【分析】
本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给英国高中生Peter写封邮件，简要介绍中国人三世同堂的现象。
【详解】第一步：审题
体裁：应用文
时态：根据提示，时态主要为一般现在时。
结构：总分法
总分法指把主题句作为总说，把支持句作为分说，并以这种方式安排所写内容。
要求：
简要介绍中国人三世同堂的现象
第二步:列提纲 （重点词组）
be delighted to do; all three generations; live together; common practice; respect the elderly; care for the young; support and take care of each other; develop a sense of belonging; strengthen our family ties
第三步：连词成句
1. I’m delighted to hear from you and know you are safe back.
2. You seem to be surprised that my grandparents, my parents and I---all three generations--- live together.
3. Actually this is common practice in China.
4. As the traditional Chinese ethic shows, we Chinese are brought up to “Respect the elderly and care for the young.”
5. Extended families often live together so we can support and take care of each other.
6. This way, family members can develop a sense of belonging, as well as strengthen our family ties.
根据提示及关键词（组）进行遣词造句，注意主谓一致和时态问题。
第四步：连句成篇（衔接词）
1.表并列补充关系：As well as
2.表因果关系：So
连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接与过渡，书写一定要规范清晰，
【点睛】[高分句型1].As the traditional Chinese ethic shows, we Chinese are brought up to “Respect the elderly and care for the young.”(as引导的非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2]I’m delighted to hear from you and know you are safe back.（省略that的宾语从句）
第二节 （满分25分）
67. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
The rain came down steady and hard. Jason Storie heard it but was not worried as he prepared for a day of caving with five friends in a remote spot 80 miles northwest of his home in Duncan, on Canada’s Vancouver Island.
It was 6 a.m. on December 5, 2015. As a newcomer to the sport, Jason had gone caving only four times. This would be his toughest outing yet: a cave called Cascade. It was dangerous enough that the entrance was blocked by a locked metal door to keep the casual cavers out. About a mile long and 338 feet deep, Cascade was full of tums and barely passable tight squeezes.
Jason was new among the group, with the least experience and, at 43, older by a decade or more. It was his friend Andrew Munoz, 33, who introduced him to the sport. Unlike Jason, Andrew was an expert caver-a former caving guide, actually.
They hiked a bit before coming to the door, which sat in the ground — you’d miss it if you weren’t looking for it. It was 10 a.m. With their way lighted by headlights, they walked down a narrow passage studded with sharp rocks. The silence was broken by a drip-drip-drip from above. Soon the drip turned into a light but steady flow, and they were wading (蹚，涉) in water up to their ankles, then to their shins (胫).
Two hours later, they approached one of the features that made the cave unique: a narrow passage not big enough to stand up in that led into a short, tight downhill. This had a name: Bastard’s Crawl. Four streams met here, and indeed, the water was flowing more quickly. The sound of the water had turned into a roar. When they finally neared the top of the Crawl, there were barely four inches of air left between the water and the ceiling, not enough for them to keep their heads up to breathe. They came to terrifying realization that they were in danger!
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用关键词语。
Paragraph 1 :
The water kept rising, and there was no hope of rescue.
Paragraph 2 :
Slowly but steadily, the group made their way forward.
【答案】The water kept rising, and there was no hope of rescue. The hours passed. Jason and Andrew didn’t dare to move for fear of slipping. They dozed off and then jerked themselves awake. Every once in a while, one of them turned on his headlight to check the water level. An hour later, the water level went down enough that they could try an escape. Stiff from keeping in one position for 12 hours, they slowly unfolded their bodies. Jason screamed in pain, but he was determined not to let it stop him.
Slowly but steadily, the group made their way forward. Still, each time Jason moved a leg. he cried out. Over the next 90 minutes, they made their way toward the entrance, at times in chest-high water. Now, in a passage that was high enough for them to walk upright, Jason saw something flicker in the distance. “Lights! I see lights!” Jason shouted out. For the first time since entering the cave, over 20 hours earlier, Jason’s emotions got the best of him and tears trickled down his cheeks.
【解析】
【分析】
本篇书面表达是读后续写。
【详解】本篇书面表达是读后续写。通过阅读所给文章可知，杰森•斯托里和他的五个朋友正在加拿大温哥华岛西北80英里的一个偏僻的洞穴进行探险，两个小时后，他们走近了条狭窄的通道，四条溪流在这里汇合，水和天花板之间只剩下四英寸的空气了，不足以让他们抬起头来呼吸。他们可怕地意识到自己处于危险之中！续写部分分为两段，第一段开头是：水不断上涨，救援无望……，所以应该写进不敢动，怕滑倒；每隔一段时间检查水位；后来水位下降，他们慢慢地展开身体开始逃生。第二段开头是：这群人缓慢而稳定地向前走去。本段应该逃生的过程、情绪的变化和最后的成功。续写时要求使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语增加了写作难度，我们要熟悉所给划线词语，恰当的时候加以运用。最后还要注意所续写短文的词数应为150左右；续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。按要求完成写作任务。
【点睛】本文描写详略得当，使用了高级词汇和高级句子。如：for fear of，every once in a while，be determined not to do，jerk等高级词汇和短语；定语从句that was high enough for them to walk upright，并列句 Jason’s emotions got the best of him and tears trickled down his cheeks等高级句式。
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