2021-2022学年广东省清远市华侨中学高二上学期开学考试英语试题
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
A
Covid-19 has brought a great deal of trouble for all of us since March 2020. During this time, mobile phones have been the solution for the boredom and restlessness caused from staying indoors. The most downloaded apps on play store 2020 are;
TikTok
TikTok was the most downloaded app. With over 111.9 million downloads, TikTok has seen a huge growth in 2020, twice more than what it got in 2019. 20% of its total downloads were from India and around 9. 3% of the total downloads were in the US.
Zoom
Zoom was the second most installed app in the overall downloads category. With nearly 94. 6 million installs, Zoom is the most used app for online meetings and virtual classrooms. 17% of its downloads were in the US and India. Offices and educational institutes were shut down and to continue working and studying from home, people relied heavily on Zoom for video conferencing and calling.
WhatsApp
WhatsApp ranked third in overall downloads with more than 100 million downloads. It is one of the most popular and widely used chat applications; WhatsApp also supports communication between international phone networks.
Facebook
It ranked fourth in the overall downloaded list. Facebook is the world’s most popular social networking application. Facebook builds technologies that give people the power to connect with friends and family, find communities and grow businesses.
1. Which app is the best to turn to for online education
A. TikTok. B. Zoom. C. WhatsApp. D. Facebook.
2. What do we know about TikTok
A. It is an India-based app. B. It has most users in America.
C. It is used for growing business. D. It has doubled its download than in 2019.
3. What function does Facebook probably serve
A. Communication. B. Training. C. Teaching. D. Payment
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了2020年应用程序商店下载量最多的四款应用软件的情况。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Zoom部分中“With nearly 94. 6 million installs, Zoom is the most used app for online meetings and virtual classrooms. 17% of its downloads were in the US and India. Offices and educational institutes were shut down and to continue working and studying from home, people relied heavily on Zoom for video conferencing and calling.( Zoom的安装量接近9460万，是在线会议和虚拟教室中使用最多的应用程序。17%的下载量来自美国和印度。办公室和教育机构被关闭，为了继续在家工作和学习，人们严重依赖Zoom进行视频会议和打电话)”可知，Zoom应用程序最适合在线教育。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据TikTok部分中“With over 111.9 million downloads, TikTok has seen a huge growth in 2020, twice more than what it got in 2019.(2020年，TikTok的下载量超过1.119亿次，大幅增长，是2019年的两倍)”可知，TikTok的下载量比2019年翻了一番。故选D。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Facebook builds technologies that give people the power to connect with friends and family, find communities and grow businesses.(Facebook开发的技术让人们能够与朋友和家人联系，找到社区，发展业务)”可知，Facebook可能提供沟通功能。故选A。
B
My First Marathon（马拉松）
A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.
I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P.E. class, the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball. I didn’t do either well. He later informed me that I was ＂not athletic＂.
The idea that I was ＂not athletic＂ stuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of wills!
The night before my marathon, I dreamt that I couldn’t even find the finish line. I woke up sweating and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself.
Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces(鞋带) became untied. So I stopped to readjust. Not the start I wanted!
At mile 3, I passed a sign: ＂GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!＂
By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.
By mile 21, I was starving!
As I approached mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.
I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.
Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels(世俗标签), I can now call myself a ＂marathon winner＂.
4. A month before the marathon, the author ____________.
A. was well trained B. felt scared
C. made up his mind to run D. lost hope
5. Why did the author mention the P.E. class in his 7th year
A. To acknowledge the support of his teacher.
B. To amuse the readers with a funny story.
C. To show he was not talented in sports.
D. To share a precious memory.
6. How was the author’s first marathon
A. He made it. B. He quit halfway.
C. He got the first prize. D. He walked to the end.
7. What does the story mainly tell us
A. A man owes his success to his family support.
B. A winner is one with a great effort of will.
C Failure is the mother of success.
D. One is never too old to learn.
【答案】4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B
【解析】
【分析】本文为一篇记叙文。讲述了自己第一次跑马拉松，凭借自己意志力成功跑完全程的励志故事。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句Yet, I was determined to go ahead.可知，马拉松赛前一个月尽管作者脚踝受伤使得训练时间缩短，但作者仍下定决心参赛。故选C。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段I didn’t do either well. He later informed me that I was ＂not athletic＂可知，作者提到7年级的事情是为了证明自己真的没有运动天赋。故选C。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第10段I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.可知，作者坚持到了最后，而且得到了一块奖牌，虽然不是第一名，由此可见他成功地跑完了马拉松。故选A。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文可知，作者在讲述自己跑马拉松的经历，再根据最后一段Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels(世俗标签), I can now call myself a ＂marathon winner＂.可知，作者成功跑完马拉松源于自己的意志。故选B。
点睛：文章主题和中心思想的阐述往往需要大量细节信息的支持，这些细节对于理解全文内容至关重要，同时也是归纳和概括文章中心思想的基础。命题人往往会要求考生根据不同的要求阅读文章，以获得某些特定的信息，或准确地寻求所需的细节，并对细节进行直接或间接辨认和理解。文章细节的理解可以细化为：（1）一一对应型。（2）语言转述型。（3）语意理解型。（4）是非辨别型。（5）事实排序型。
此题中的前三题为细节理解题。细节理解题首先要根据题干准确定位信息句，其次要对信息句进行准确的理解和判断，如第一题为转述型，I was determined to go ahead即made up his mind to run。第二题为语义理解题。根据文章第二段的信息In my first P.E. class, the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball. I didn’t do either well.可知，作者没有运动天赋。而第三题则为转述型，根据信息句I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.可知，作者跑完了马拉松，正好与made it 意义相同。
C
If our kids don’t fall, they don’t learn to get up. I still remember the day in high school that my mom forgot to pick me up from school. I’m the oldest of four children, and no doubt she’d had a long day with the other kids and it’d slipped her mind. After waiting at school for an hour, I walked the three miles home, and when I got to my house, I shut our front door with anger, stormed into the kitchen and screamed in my mom’s face that she’d forgotten me.
Later that night, my dad told me I no longer had a ride to school the next day. I figured my mom would still take me, but when the morning came, she refused. It was midterm, and as a straight-A student ready to start college applications, being late wasn’t an option (选择). In my mind, missing these tests would have been the end of my academic career. I begged my mom. I told her she was ruining my future and everything I’d worked for. But she held her ground, and that day, I walked to school. And I missed my tests.
My mom didn’t rescue me from failure. She let me suffer from it. She let me figure it out. She let me learn. Now, as a mom myself, I’ve realized that I want my kids to experience failure because failure is how we grow, learn and think outside of ourselves. It’s how we self-educate to learn what’s right and respectable, and what’s not. It’s how we become responsible and enthusiastic. Falling down makes us better because we learn how to get up.
8. What is one of the reasons that the author got angry that day
A. She was tired. B. She failed in a test.
C. She was late for school. D. She had to walk home by herself.
9. How does the author feel about her childhood experience
A. Terrible. B. Meaningful. C. Embarrassing. D. Colorful.
10. The underlined phrase “held her ground” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”.
A. gave in to me B. said yes to me
C. stayed in the place D. kept to her idea
11. What is the best title for the text
A. My Way of Growing B. The Value of Failure
C. My Love for Mother D. Failure in My Life
【答案】8. D 9. B 10. D 11. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过自己童年的亲身经历讲述了让孩子经历失败具有重大的价值。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“After waiting at school for an hour, I walked the three miles home, and when I got to my house, I shut our front door with anger, stormed into the kitchen and screamed in my mom’s face that she’d forgotten me. (在学校等了一个小时后，我走了三英里回家。到家后，我生气地关上前门，冲进厨房，冲着妈妈喊叫，说她把我给忘了。)”可知，作者那天生气的原因之一是她不得不自己走回家。故选D项。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“My mom didn’t rescue me from failure. She let me suffer from it. She let me figure it out. She let me learn. Now, as a mom myself, I’ve realized that I want my kids to experience failure because failure is how we grow, learn and think outside of ourselves. (我妈妈没有把我从失败中拯救出来。她让我受苦。她让我自己想办法。她让我学习。现在，作为一个母亲，我意识到我想让我的孩子经历失败，因为失败是我们成长、学习和思考的方式。)”可知，作者认为她童年的经历是有意义的。故选B项。
【10题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段中“But she held her ground, and that day, I walked to school. And I missed my tests. (但她_______________，那天，我步行去学校。我错过了考试。)”由那天作者自己步行去学校，可知，作者的妈妈坚持没有送作者去学校的立场，因此猜测划线短语held her ground意为“坚持她自己的看法/立场”。故选D项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段中“If our kids don’t fall, they don’t learn to get up. (如果我们的孩子没有摔倒，他们就无法学会爬起来。)”和第三段中“Now, as a mom myself, I’ve realized that I want my kids to experience failure because failure is how we grow, learn and think outside of ourselves. It’s how we self-educate to learn what’s right and respectable, and what’s not. It’s how we become responsible and enthusiastic. Falling down makes us better because we learn how to get up. (现在，作为一个母亲，我意识到我想让我的孩子经历失败，因为失败是我们成长、学习和思考的方式。这是我们自学的方式，让我们知道什么是正确的，什么是值得尊敬的，什么是不值得的。这是我们变得负责任和充满热情的方式。跌倒使我们变得更好，因为我们学会了如何爬起来。)”可知，作者通过自己童年的亲身经历讲述了让孩子经历失败具有重大的价值，因此本文的最佳标题选项B“失败的价值”符合题意。故选B项。
D
One of the most inspiring quotes I ever heard was by Brian Tracy. He said: “The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people fail many more times than unsuccessful people.” I personally experienced the wisdom of that understanding right after my first book was published. Like many authors，I expected hundreds of bookstore customers lining up for me to sign copies for them. I’m afraid to say, it didn’t quite happen like that.
My first signing was arranged at the largest bookstore in the city. Filled with anticipation，I was put into a private signing room in the beautiful store. Despite a nice sign placed outside the room exhibiting images of both me and my book, not a single customer entered the room. As each minute passed, I became increasingly anxious.
Do they not like the title I wondered. Do they not like the book cover
After 90 minutes of this torture, I was absolutely distraught.
For the four years writing the book, I had felt a sense of mission and purpose like never before in my life. Working a full 8-hour day in my clinic, I had to get into bed by 9:30 pm every day, so I could wake up at 5:30 in the morning and have two hours of writing before heading into my clinic. Before I ever began each writing session, I would close my eyes for 10 minutes and then whisper, “Please grant me the words to touch just one person’s life”
Now, sitting there alone at my first book signing，I wondered if my entire life wasn’t just a big joke. At that moment, just when I couldn’t feel any worse, a middle-aged couple walked into the room. I managed to hide my emotions and introduced myself and my book. There was something different about the way they were looking at me that I couldn’t quite identify. But I didn’t know what else to say. The couple turned to each other, and the husband nodded to his wife. She then told me, “I think we’ll get the book.” My heart began to pound. But I realized the woman was trying to say something else.
“The reason we’re buying it，” she said hesitantly, “is because our son committed suicide two years ago. Maybe your story will help us get over it.”
At that moment, I knew if I never sold another copy of the book, my four years of writing it had served its purpose. Although I would have many more challenging years until my book caught on and sold well, this couple’s story was all the motivation I needed at that point to keep me moving ahead. Thanks to them, I would come to the realization that the greatest of lives are made all in the same way: One challenge... one hurdle... one step... and one small victory at a time.
12. The writer quotes Brian Tracy to emphasize the importance of _________.
A. conscience B. success
C. confidence D. perseverance
13. The word “distraught” (paragraph 4) probably means ________.
A. bored and impatient B. cheerful and proud
C. upset and disappointed D. miserable and ashamed
14. What can be inferred from paragraph 5
A. The writer had to quit his job to make time for his writing.
B. The writer was not sure about the purpose of his writing at first.
C. The writing was completed with great self-discipline and efforts.
D. The process of writing the book was full of pains and frustration.
15. By saying “my four years of writing it had served its purpose”, the author probably means that _________.
A. he had succeeded in selling his first book to the couple
B. he had managed to touch someone’s life with his book
C. he was quite satisfied with the feedback of his readers
D. he had found someone who appreciated his writing
【答案】12. D 13. C 14. C 15. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了在作者的新书签售会上，一对失去儿子的中年夫妇让他认识到生活中所有伟大的东西都是以挑战和障碍的方式创造出来的。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中的“One of the most inspiring quotes I ever heard was by Brian Tracy. He said: “The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people fail many more times than unsuccessful people.””可知，布莱恩·特雷西说“成功的人和不成功的人的区别在于，成功的人失败的次数比不成功的人多得多”，言外之意，成功的人即使是失败了很多次仍然会坚持，由此可知，作者引用布莱恩·特雷西说的这句话就是为了强调坚持（对于成功）的重要性，故D项正确。
【13题详解】
词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“Despite a nice sign placed outside the room exhibiting images of both me and my book, not a single customer entered the room. As each minute passed, I became increasingly anxious.”及“Do they not like the title I wondered. Do they not like the book cover ”可知，尽管房间外面挂着一个漂亮的招牌，上面有作者和他的书的照片，但没有一个顾客走进房间，随着时间的流逝，作者变得越来越焦虑，他在想“他们不喜欢这个标题吗？他们不喜欢这本书的封面吗？”，这样胡思乱想了一个半小时，作者一定会感到心烦意乱（既沮丧又失望），由此可知画线词词义为“沮丧和失望”，故C项正确。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段中的“For the four years writing the book, I had felt a sense of mission and purpose like never before in my life. Working a full 8-hour day in my clinic, I had to get into bed by 9:30 pm every day, so I could wake up at 5:30 in the morning and have two hours of writing before heading into my clinic.”可知，在写这本书的四年里，作者感到了一种前所未有的使命感，在诊所工作了整整8个小时后他每天晚上9:30就得上床睡觉，这样就可以在早上5:30醒来，在去诊所之前有两个小时的写作时间，由此可知作者的这本书是在他的自律和努力下完成的，故C项正确。
【15题详解】
词句猜测题。倒数第二段那位女士说他们的儿子两年前自杀了，他觉得作者的书会帮助他们度过这段黑暗期，再结合第五段中的“Before I ever began each writing session, I would close my eyes for 10 minutes and then whisper, “Please grant me the words to touch just one person’s life””可知，每次在开始写作之前，作者都会闭上眼睛10分钟，然后低声说:“请给我一些话，让我触动一个人的生活，因此作者说“花了四年时间写的这本书已经达到了它的目的”的意思就是他设法用他的书来触动某个人（这对中年夫妇）的生活，故B项正确。
【点睛】本篇第2题词义猜测题的难度较大，抓住画线词前作者的反应和心理活动是关键，根据画线词前的“Despite a nice sign placed outside the room exhibiting images of both me and my book, not a single customer entered the room. As each minute passed, I became increasingly anxious.”及“Do they not like the title I wondered. Do they not like the book cover ”可知，尽管房间外面挂着一个漂亮的招牌，上面有作者和他的书的照片，但没有一个顾客走进房间，随着时间的流逝，作者变得越来越焦虑，他在想“他们不喜欢这个标题吗？他们不喜欢这本书的封面吗？”，被这些想法折磨了一个半小时后，作者一定会感到心烦意乱（既沮丧又失望），由此可知画线词词义为“沮丧和失望”，故C项正确。
第二节 （共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
___16___ The legendary volleyball coach Lang Ping gave the answer in the recent documentary (纪录片) The Iron Hammer.
The documentary displays Lang’s inspiring journey from her gold medal victory as a volleyball player in the 1984 Olympics to her amazing career as a successful coach for both Team USA from 2005 to 2008 and China since 2013. She was the first person to win Olympic volleyball gold as a player and coach. Lang Ping revealed the secret to such remarkable achievements in the documentary. As she said, “___17___"
___18___ Troubled by severe injuries to her cervical vertebra, back, waist and knees, caused by intense exercise and hard work, the 60-year-old has undergone more than 10 surgeries. “No parts of my body function well,” she joked.
But illness is certainly not the only difficulty Lang has faced. In 2005, she struggled with balancing raising her daughter Lydia Bai Lang, who lived in the US, and her coaching career. She eventually decided to work for USA Volleyball that year.___19___ “I'm proud of being Chinese.” Lang responded in an interview. Later she returned to head the Chinese women 's volleyball team in 2013, leading the team successfully defending its World Cup crown with a perfect record of 11 straight wins last year.
There is no doubt that Lang is one of the greatest players and coaches in history. As an American athlete commented in the documentary,____20____
A. Who is Lang Ping
B. Lang is the hardest to defeat.
C. I believe volleyball was my life.
D. What makes one a great person
E. Glory and challenges go hand in hand.
F. Lang Ping is like Michael Jordan in our minds.
G. This decision aroused a lot of negative comments in China.
【答案】16. D 17. C 18. E 19. G 20. F
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了著名运动员及教练郎平，详细地介绍了她的职业生涯，对排球和国家的付出与贡献。
【16题详解】
根据下一句“ The legendary volleyball coach Lang Ping gave the answer in the recent documentary (纪录片) The Iron Hammer.(传奇排球教练郎平在最近的纪录片《铁榔头》中给出了答案。)”中的answer(答案)，可知此处应填入一个问题，再根据“The legendary volleyball coach Lang Ping(传奇排球教练郎平)”可推出问题是“是什么让一个人成为伟大的人 ”，故选D项。
【17题详解】
根据第二段“She was the first person to win Olympic volleyball gold as a player and coach. Lang Ping revealed the secret to such remarkable achievements in the documentary. (她是第一位获得奥运会排球金牌的运动员和教练。郎平在纪录片中揭示了取得如此巨大成就的秘密。)”可知郎平在她的排球职业生涯期间获得了巨大的荣耀，做出了巨大的贡献，可推知，她说的话应该是“排球是我的生命。”，故选C项。
【18题详解】
根据上一段提到郎平在排球生涯中取得的成就与做出的贡献结合本段对郎平身体情况的描述“ Troubled by severe injuries to her cervical vertebra, back, waist and knees, caused by intense exercise and hard work, the 60-year-old has undergone more than 10 surgeries. “No parts of my body function well,” she joked.(由于剧烈运动和艰苦工作，她的颈椎、背部、腰部和膝盖严重受伤，60岁的她已经经历了10多次手术。“我身体的任何部位都不能正常工作。”她开玩笑说。)”可知荣耀与挑战是并存的，故选E项。
【19题详解】
根据空前一句“She eventually decided to work for USA Volleyball that year.(那年，她最终决定为美国排球工作。)”结合空后““I'm proud of being Chinese.” Lang responded in an interview. Later she returned to head the Chinese women 's volleyball team in 2013, leading the team successfully defending its World Cup crown with a perfect record of 11 straight wins last year.(“我为自己是中国人而自豪。朗平在一次采访中回应道。2013年，她重返中国女排，带领中国女排在去年以11连胜的完美记录成功卫冕世界杯冠军。)”由此可知郎平又回到了中国国家队，可知郎平决定效力美国排球在中国引发了很多负面评论，G项内容切题，故选G项。
【20题详解】
根据本段第一句“There is no doubt that Lang is one of the greatest players and coaches in history. (毫无疑问，郎平是历史上最伟大的球员和教练之一。)”可推知这名美国运动员对郎平的评价应该是“郎平就像我们心目中的迈克尔·乔丹。”，表示郎平在他们心目中是与迈克尔·乔丹一样伟大的存在。故选F项。
第四部分 语言部分（共两节，满分15分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分30分）
Owura Kwadwo Hottish teaches computer science in a school. It is a normal school except for the fact that it didn’t have ____21____.
Owura became famous after he posted photos of him on the Internet. In the picture, people could see he was teaching his students by ____22____ an entire computer on the blackboard. The photos showed the ____23____ level of education for children in Ghana. People were ____24____ that Owura made sure each button was drawn correctly.
He would come to school half an hour ahead of ____25____ every day. He drew the computer on the blackboard, but at the end of his class, it was ____26____ off to start the next class, so he had to ____27____ it the next day!
Owura’s efforts ____28____ when Microsoft (微软公司) took ____29____ of his act. They first took him to an international educators’ meeting in Singapore. He made a ____30____ about his teaching methods at the meeting and ____31____ a standing ovation (致敬) after the speech.
____32____, Owura got the thing he always wanted for his students—some companies ____33____ computers to the school. Not a single child in the school had seen a real computer in their lives. Thanks to their teacher’s ____34____, the world took notice and responded with ____35____ to them.
21. A. classrooms B. computers C. playgrounds D. tools
22. A. operating B. repairing C. describing D. drawing
23. A. poor B. clear C. ancient D. lucky
24. A. worried B. disappointed C. afraid D. surprised
25. A. line B. culture C. schedule D. school
26. A. rubbed B. called C. cut D. shown
27. A. stress B. improve C. ruin D. repeat
28. A. broke out B. paid off C. came back D. held back
29. A. care B. charge C. place D. notice
30. A. plan B. speech C. decision D. medal
31. A. made B. waited C. received D. carried
32. A. Suddenly B. Importantly C. Hopelessly D. Strangely
33. A. lent B. sold C. donated D. applied
34. A. efforts B. pains C. humor D. doubt
35. A. wisdom B. honesty C. kindness D. pride
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了经过奥武拉老师的努力，全世界都注意到了这个学校，成功帮到了这些孩子。
【21题详解】
考查名词辨析。句意：这是一所普通学校，只是学校没有电脑。A. classrooms 教室；B. computers电脑；C. playgrounds操场；D. tools工具。根据下文的“ he was teaching his students by 2 an entire computer on the blackboard. ”可知这所学校没有电脑。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：在图中，人们可以看到他在黑板上画了一台电脑来教学生。A. operating操作；B. repairing修理；C. describing描述；D. drawing画。根据下文的“He drew the computer on the blackboard”可知，此处用draw“画”符合语境。draw是原词复现。故选D。
【23题详解】
考查形容词辨析。句意：照片显示加纳儿童的教育水平很差。A. poor穷的，差的；B. clear清晰的；C. ancient 古代的；D. lucky幸运的。结合上文老师在黑板上画电脑，可知加纳的教育水平很差。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查形容词辨析。句意：人们惊奇地发现，奥武拉确保每个按钮都画对了。A. worried担心的；B. disappointed失望的；C. afraid害怕的；D. surprised吃惊的。结合常识可知，电脑和键盘上有很多按钮和键，他都画正确了，这是让人吃惊的地方。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查名词辨析。句意：他每天会提前半小时来学校。A. line 线路；B. culture文化；C. schedule时间表；D. school学校。根据下文的“He drew the computer on the blackboard”可知，他要把电脑画在黑板上，由此推知他要比正常上班时间早到。故选C。
【26题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：他把电脑画在黑板上，但下课时，电脑要被擦掉以便开始下一堂课，所以第二天他必须重复一遍！A. rubbed擦；B. called叫，打电话；C. cut 切；D. shown展示。根据下文的“ to start the next class”可知，为了开始下一堂课，画的电脑必须被擦掉。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：他把电脑画在黑板上，但下课时，电脑要被擦掉以便开始下一堂课，所以第二天他必须重复一遍！A. stress强调；B. improve 改善；C. ruin摧毁；D. repeat重复。根据常识可知，上课要用到画的电脑，而其他课开始之前又必须擦掉，故他只能第二天重复画一次。故选D。
【28题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：当微软注意到奥武拉的行为时，他的努力得到了回报。A. broke out爆发；B. paid off回报；C. came back回来；D. held back抑制。根据下文的“They first took him to an international educators’ meeting in Singapore.”和“some companies 13 computers to the school.”可知，不仅微软公司邀请他去参加一个国际教育家会议，而且还有公司给学校送来了电脑，即他的努力得到了回报。故选B。
【29题详解】
考查名词辨析。句意：当微软注意到奥武拉的行为时，他的努力得到了回报。A. care关心；B. charge掌握；C. place地方；D. notice注意。根据下文的“They first took him to an international educators’ meeting in Singapore.”可知，微软公司邀请他去参加一个国际教育家会议，由此推知该公司注意到了他，take notice of“注意到”。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查名词辨析。句意：他在会上就他的教学方法作了发言，演讲结束后，他受到了全场起立鼓掌。A. plan 计划；B. speech发言；C. decision决定；D. medal奖牌。根据下文的“ after the speech.”可知，此处用speech“发言”符合语境，speech是原词复现。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：他在会上就他的教学方法作了发言，演讲结束后，他受到了全场起立鼓掌。A. made制作；B. waited等待；C. received收到；D. carried携带。结合整篇语境和下文的“ a standing ovation (致敬) ”可知，他的发言受到了大家的肯定和致敬。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查副词辨析。句意：重要的是，奥武拉得到了他一直想要的东西，一些公司给学校捐赠了电脑。A. Suddenly突然；B. Importantly重要的是；C. Hopelessly绝望地；D. Strangely奇怪地。结合上下文可知，比起发言受到大家的肯定，对于他来说，更重要的是有人给学校捐赠了电脑。故选B。
【33题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：重要的是，奥武拉得到了他一直想要的东西，一些公司给学校捐赠了电脑。A. lent借出；B. sold卖；C. donated捐赠；D. applied申请，应用。结合上下文可知，此处是指一些公司在了解到他所在学校的困境后，主动捐赠电脑给该学校。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查名词辨析。句意：多亏了老师的努力，全世界都注意到了他们，并对他们报以善意。A. efforts努力；B. pains 痛苦；C. humor 幽默；D. doubt怀疑。上文所讲述的奥武拉在黑板上画电脑教孩子们，以及去发表讲话，都是他的努力。且上文的“Owura’s efforts 8 when Microsoft (微软公司) took 9 of his act. ”也有提示，effort是原词复现。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查名词辨析。句意：多亏了老师的努力，全世界都注意到了他们，并对他们报以善意。A. wisdom智慧；B. honesty诚实；C. kindness善意；D. pride骄傲。根据上文的“some companies 13 computers to the school. ”可知，一些公司给学校捐赠了电脑，这是他们的善意。故选C。
【点睛】
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。
Do you want to learn a foreign language Choose one of the most ____36____(use) languages suggested below to learn.
In most countries all over the world, English is ___37___most widely used second language. Whether a person is traveling to a foreign country or communicating ____38____people from other _____39_____(country) for business purposes, English is one language which will come in handy at every step.
Spanish is the language of business in about twenty countries. There are many jobs in the United States as well as in many other countries, which specially ask for people _____40_____know how to speak and write Spanish.
The Chinese economy is booming! In the future, China ____41____ (become) the economic world leader, which makes it the perfect time to learn Mandarin Chinese, a language _____42_____ (speak) by millions of people.
French ______43______ (recognize) as one of the top languages to learn, ____44____(simple) because it is a chief language in northern and western Africa. Anyone trying to understand European history can benefit a lot from _____45_____ (learn) this language.
【答案】36. useful
37. the 38. with
39. countries
40. who/that
41. will become
42. spoken 43. is recognized
44. simply 45. learning
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要为想要学习外语的人介绍并推荐了几种语言。
【36题详解】
考查形容词。句意：选择下面建议的最有用的语言学习。空处修饰名词languages，需填形容词作定语，根据句意，“有用的”表达为useful。故填useful。
【37题详解】
考查冠词。句意：在世界上大多数国家，英语是使用最广泛的第二语言。根据语境和most widely可知，此处意为“最广泛的”，使用副词最高级需用定冠词the修饰。故填the。
【38题详解】
考查介词。句意：无论一个人是去国外旅行，还是为了商业目的与来自其他国家的人交流，英语都是一种每一步都能派上用场的语言。communicate with sb.为固定短语，意为“与某人交流”。故填with。
【39题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：无论一个人是去国外旅行，还是为了商业目的与来自其他国家的人交流，英语都是一种每一步都能派上用场的语言。country意为“国家”，是可数名词，other后面需加名词复数形式。故填countries。
【40题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：在美国和其他许多国家，有许多工作特别要求会说会写西班牙语的人。空处引导定语从句，先行词people，指人，在定语从句中作主语，需用关系代词who/that引导。故填who/that。
【41题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：在未来，中国将成为世界经济的领导者，这是学习普通话的最佳时机，这种语言有数百万人使用。分析句子可知，此处为主句谓语动词，根据时间状语In the future可知，是发生在将来的事情，用一般将来时。故填will become。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：在未来，中国将成为世界经济的领导者，这是学习普通话的最佳时机，这种语言有数百万人使用。分析句子结构，句子已有谓语动词will become，空处需填非谓语动词作后置定语，修饰名词language，speak和language为逻辑上的动宾关系，需填过去分词形式。故填spoken。
【43题详解】
考查动词时态语态和主谓一致。句意：法语被认为是最值得学习的语言之一，仅仅因为它是北非和西非的主要语言。分析句子结构，空处缺少谓语动词，此处陈述客观事实，使用一般现在时，French和realize为被动关系，需用一般现在时的被动语态。主语French为不可数名词，谓语动词使用第三人称单数形式。故填is realized。
【44题详解】
考查副词。句意：法语被认为是最值得学习的语言之一，仅仅因为它是北非和西非的主要语言。空处修饰整个句子，需用副词作状语。故填simply。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：任何试图了解欧洲历史的人都可以从学习这门语言中获益良多。from为介词，后面需加动名词作宾语。故填learning。
第四部分基础知识运用
第一节 单项选择(每小题1分，总分20分)
46. Once _______ in the forest, we should remain ________ we are and wait for help.
A. losing; there B. losing; where C. lost; there D. lost; where
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查状语从句的省略和名词性从句。句意：一旦在森林里迷路了，我们就应该待在原地，等待救援。Once _______ in the forest是一个条件状语从句，从句主语和主句主语相同，且含有be动词，所以从句主语连同be动词可以一起省略。be lost in在……中迷路，是固定用法。remain是系动词，后接表语从句，从句中缺少地点状语，所以用连接副词where。故选D。
47. ________ that the small village ________ him. He knows almost everything about it.
A. There is no doubt; is familiar with B. There is no doubt; is familiar to
C. It is no doubt; is familiar with D. It is no doubt; is familiar to
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查固定句型和固定搭配。句意：毫无疑问，这个小村庄对他来说很熟悉。他几乎无所不知。首先固定句型“There is no doubt that…”，表示“毫无疑问的是”，所以排除C和D。“be familiar to”意思是“为…所熟悉”，主语通常是物。“be familiar with”意思是“熟悉、精通”，主语是人。在这里表示的是村庄对他来说很熟悉，并且主语是物，所以选择 is familiar to。故此题选B。
48. The number of teenagers who commit crimes _________ 20% over the past years.
A. have been reduced by B. has been reduced by
C. have been reduced to D. has been reduced to
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语。句意：过去这些年，青少年犯罪率减少了20%。be reduced to…是指“降低到……（某个位置、具体数目）”，而be reduced by…则是指“降低了……（by后面跟降低的具体幅度，通常为百分比）”。这里20%是指程度，不是具体数值，所以这里用be reduced by。句子主语为the number of sth，动词用第三人称单数形式has been reduced by。故选B项。
【点睛】
49. Without access to the Internet, they found themselves ______ from the outside world.
A. cut off B. cutting off C. cut up D. cutting up
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查短语辨析和非谓语动词。句意：由于无法上网，他们发现自己与外界隔绝了。“cut off”表示“隔断、隔断”；“cut up”表示“切碎”。根据句意可知，这里是表示“与外界隔断了”，所以用cut off。这里是非谓语动词作宾补，宾语themselves和cut off之间为被动关系，用过去分词作宾补。故此题选A。
50. —Do you know where Tony is
—He _________ in the living room. I saw him there just now.
A. shall be B. should have been C. might have been D. must be
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查情态动词。句意：—你知道Tony在哪里？—他一定在客厅。我刚才看到他在那里。 shall用于第二、第三人称，常表示说话人给对方命令、警告、允诺或威胁；should have been 意思为“本应该做……，但实际上没有做”；might have done 意思为“可能已经……”，表示对过去发生事情可能性的推测。根据语境“I saw him there just now.”可知，说话人是对现在情况作出肯定的猜测；“must+动词原形”可表示对现在情况肯定的猜测，意思为“一定，肯定”。故选D项。
51. This is the last factory ________ he used to work at, many workers of _______ still have a good relationship with him.
A. /; it B. which; whom C. /; which D. which; that
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：这是他过去工作过的工厂，那里的许多工人和他仍保持着良好的关系。这里factory是先行词，the last修饰先行词，故第一空只能用that引导定语从句，因为在定语从句中作介词at的宾语，所以也可以省略；第二空先行词是factory，which在从句中作介词的宾语，引导非限制性定语从句，故选C。
52. The companies are working together to create _________ they hope will be the best means of transport in the 21st century.
A. which B. that C. one D. what
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查宾语从句。句意：两家公司正在共同努力，希望创造出21世纪最好的交通工具。此处是宾语从句，they hope是插入语，连接词在从句中做主语，应使用what引导，指代事物。故选D。
53. The reason ________ he didn’t come to school on time is ________ he had to take care of his sick brother at home.
A. That; because B. that; that C. why; because D. why; that
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句和表语从句。句意：他没有按时上学的原因是他不得不在家照顾生病的弟弟。第一个空是the reason引导的定语从句，在定语从句中，句子缺少原因状语，所以用关系副词why进行引导表示原因。第二个空是跟在is后的表语从句，从句中成分完整不缺其他含义，这里只需要起引导作用，所以用that。故此题选D。
54. Life is like a long race _______ we compete with each other to go beyond ourselves.
A. where B. which C. that D. what
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：生活就像一场长跑，我们彼此竞争，超越自我。空格后的句子是由a long race所引导的定语从句。在定语从句中，缺地点状语，表示在这场长跑中，所以我们用关系副词where进行引导。故此题选A。
55. We should consider students’ suggestion _________ the school library provide more books on popular science.
A. that B. when C. whether D. why
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查同位语从句。句意：我们应该考虑学生的（关于）学校图书馆（应该）提供更多的科普书籍的建议。分析可知，“the school library provide more books on popular science”应是之前名词“students’ suggestion”的同位语从句，解释说明其具体内容。此处suggestion 为“建议”含义，其后的同位语从句应是虚拟语气句式，即：从句中的谓语动词要用“（should+）动词原形”的形式，其中should一词可省略。结合从句句子成分结构完整，句意完整，应用that引导从句。故选A项。
【点睛】同位语从句的引导词的选择
1.如同位语从句意义完整，应用that引导同位语从句。（即that 不充当任何成分，只起连接作用，不可省略）
例：The general gave the order that the soldiers should cross the river at once.将军下达了战士们立即过河的命令。
析：the soldiers should cross the river at once是the order的全部内容，且意义完整，因此应用that引导同位语从句。
2.如同位语从句意义不完整，需增加“是否”的含义，应用whether引导同位语从句。（if不能引导同位语从句）
例：We'll discuss the problem whether the sports meeting will be held on time.我们将讨论运动会是否会如期举行的问题。
析：the sports meeting will be held on time意义不完整，应加“是否”的含义才能表达the problem的全部内容，因此应用whether引导同位语从句。
3.如同位语从句意义不完整，需增加“什么时候”、“什么地点”、“什么方式”等含义，应用when, where, how等词引导同位语从句。
例：I have no idea when he will be back.
析：he will be back意义不完整，应加“什么时候”的含义才能表达idea的全部内容，因此应用when引导同位语从句。
例：I have no impression how he went home, perhaps by bike.
析：he went home意义不完整，应加“如何”含义才能表达impression的全部内容，因此应用how引导同位语从句。
比如本题：
We should consider students’ suggestion _________ the school library provide more books on popular science.
A. that B. when C. whether D. why
本题中可以根据句意分析得知，空后内容应是之前名词的同位语从句，同位语从句意义完整，应用that引导同位语从句，即that 不充当任何成分，只起连接作用，不可省略。因此该题的答案应是A项。
56. Only when he left his home _________ to know how important the family was for him.
A. he began B. did he begin C. had he begun D. he had begun
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查部分倒装。句意：只有当他离开家的时候，他才开始知道家庭对他是多么的重要。“only+状语”位于句首时，其后要用部分倒装。根据主句的谓语动词用的是过去时可知，这里也应该用一般过去时，用助动词did。故选B。
【点睛】当“only＋状语”位于句首时，其后要用部分倒装。其中，only后的状语可以是副词、介词短语、从句等。 需要注意：1、在only后作状语的是从句时，从句不要用倒装，要部分倒装的是主句。2、only+主语，不倒装。本题only后接时间状语when he left his home，所以用部分倒装。
57. The man __________ on the beach is my brother.
A. lay B. lied C. laying D. lying
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：躺在沙滩上的那个人是我哥哥。分析句子可知，句中已有谓语动词，所以只能用非谓语动词。the man与lie(躺)之间为主动关系，所以用现在分词作定语。故选D。
58. It rained heavily in the south, _________ serious flooding in several provinces.
A. caused B. causing C. having caused D. to cause
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：南方下了大雨，在几个省份造成了严重的洪水。这里用现在分词的一般式作结果状语，表示由因rain heavily造成果causing serious flooding，动作同时发生。故选B。
【点睛】不定式和现在分词均可用结果状语，但两者用法有区别：现在分词用作结果状语，通常表示一种自然的结果，即属预料之中的事；不定式用作结果状语，主要表示没有预料到的情况或结果，即属预料之外的事。本题用现在分词作结果状语，表示下大雨自然所带来严重的洪水，从而判断出答案。
59. ________ and out of breath, we reached the top of the mountains and stopped ________ the beautiful scenery.
A. Tiring; to admire B. Tiring; admiring C. Tired; admiring D. Tired;to admire
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词用法和固定词组。句意：累的上气不接下气，我们到达山顶停下来欣赏美丽的风景。第一空 tiring 表示“让人累的”，物做主语，tired 表示“累的”，人做主语。第一空其逻辑主语是 we ，故用 tired。 固定词组 stop to do sth 表示“停下来做另外一件事情”，stop doing sth 表示“停止做某事”。这里指我们到达山顶之后停止爬山去欣赏风景，用 stop to do sth。故选D项。
60. I found it no use _______ to persuade him to give up smoking.
A. Try B. to try C. trying D. having tried
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查动名词及其固定用法。句意：我发现劝他戒烟是没有用的。find it no use doing sth为固定用法，表示“发现做某事没用/只是白费力气”，由此可以排除A和B；这里it做形式宾语，真正的宾语是trying to persuade him to give up smoking这件事情。题目并没有强调try这个动作和主句动作find之间的先后顺序，所以不需要用完成时态，排除D项。故选C项。
61. —I can drive you home.
—________, but are you sure it’s not too much trouble
A. That would be great B. Don’t bother
C. I’m afraid not D. Congratulations
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查交际用语。句意：——我可以开车送你回家。——那太好了，但你确定不会太麻烦吗 A. That would be great那太好了；B. Don’t bother不打扰了；C. I’m afraid not恐怕不行；D. Congratulations祝贺。根据 “but are you sure it’s not too much trouble ”转折可知，那真是太好了，但希望不给对方带来太多的麻烦。故选A。
62. I’ll never forget the persons and places _______ I visited yesterday.
A. that B. which C. where D. as
【答案】A
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：我将永远不会忘记我昨天去拜访的人和参观的地方。分析句子可知，此处是定语从句关系词，先行词the persons and places在从句中充当宾语，应用关系代词，又先行词有人又有物，应用关系代词that，故选A项。
【点睛】本题考查定语从句关系代词。确定定语从句关系代词一般分为三步：找出先行词；分析先行词在从句中充当什么成分；考虑特殊情况。以本题为例：
1.找出先行词：the persons and places
2.分析先行词在从句中充当的成分：先行词the persons and places在从句_______ I visited yesterday.中充当宾语，应用关系代词
3.考虑特殊情况：先行词有人有物时应用关系代词that
故选A项。
63. She brought her three friends to the party, none of ________ I had ever met before.
A. them B. who C. whom D. which
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：她带了她的三个朋友来参加聚会，我以前都没见过他们。此处为非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词friends，且作介词of的宾语，指人，应用关系代词whom。故选C。
64. It was the middle of the night________ my father woke me up and told me to watch the football game
A. that B. as C. which D. when
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：午夜时分，我父亲叫醒我去看足球赛。由于the middle of the night前没有介词in，所以去掉it was和空格后，这不是一个完整的句子，也就不是一个强调句，而是一个定语从句。定语从句中，先行词the middle of the night表示时间，在从句中作时间状语，所以关系词使用关系副词when。故选D。
65. The White Horse Temple, ________ back to the Eastern Han Dynasty, has a history of more than 1,900 years.
A. dates B. dated C. dating D. to date
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词辨析。句意：白马寺始建于东汉，距今已有1900多年的历史。分析句子可知，date在句子中不作谓语，且与其逻辑主语The White Horse Temple是主动关系，所以用现在分词形式作状语。故选C项。
第二节抄写(5分)
This gentle genius was bom in Germany on 14 March 1879. When he was 16, he tried to enter university in Switzerland, but failed due to his low scores in the general part of the entrance despite obtaining exceptional scores in maths and physics
第五部分 第一节基础写作(满分25分)
66. 最近你们班进行了一次班会活动，讨论中学生使用手机的利弊。请你写一篇英文通讯稿给学校英文报刊Opinion专栏。内容包括：同学们的不同观点以及你自己的观点。
一部分同学认为： 另一部分同学认为：
1.方便查阅资料2.… 1容易沉迷手机游戏2.…
你的观点：…
注意：（1）词数120左右；
（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
（3）开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Recently, our class had a heated discussion on the advantages and disadvantages using cell phones among middle school students.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】Recently, our class had a heated discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of using cell phones among middle school students. Their opinions are divided.
Some of my classmates hold the view that with the development of information technology we are enjoying the convenience that cell phones have brought us. First of all, with cell phones, we can surf the Internet whenever we like so as to look up whatever we want. Moreover, it is more convenient for us to keep in touch with our friends and families.
However, other classmates think that cell phones will affect our learning severely because they find their friends addicted to playing online games. What’s worse, some students even bring their cell phones to class secretly, definitely distracting their attention.
As far as I am concerned, schools should make it a rule that students should hand in their cell phones at school since study is our priority.
【解析】
【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生写一篇英文通讯稿给学校英文报刊Opinion专栏，讲述同学们关于中学生使用手机的利弊的不同观点以及自己的观点。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
意见：idea→ view
以便：in order to→ so as to
影响：influence→ affect
查阅：refer to→ look up
2. 句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：What’s worse, some students even bring their cell phones to class secretly, definitely distracting their attention.
拓展句：What’s worse, some students even bring their cell phones to class secretly, which definitely distracts their attention.
【点睛】[高分句型1] Some of my classmates hold the view that with the development of information technology, we are enjoying the convenience that cell phones have brought us. （运用了由that引导的同位语从句）
[高分句型2] However, other classmates think that cell phones will affect our learning severely because they find their friends addicted to playing online games.（运用了由that引导的宾语从句和由because引导的原因状语从句）
[高分句型3] As far as I am concerned, schools should make it a rule that students should hand in their cell phones at school since study is our priority.（运用了由that引导的同位语从句）清远市华侨中学2021-2022学年度第一学期开学考试
高二英语试卷
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
A
Covid-19 has brought a great deal of trouble for all of us since March 2020. During this time, mobile phones have been the solution for the boredom and restlessness caused from staying indoors. The most downloaded apps on play store 2020 are;
TikTok
TikTok was the most downloaded app. With over 111.9 million downloads, TikTok has seen a huge growth in 2020, twice more than what it got in 2019. 20% of its total downloads were from India and around 9. 3% of the total downloads were in the US.
Zoom
Zoom was the second most installed app in the overall downloads category. With nearly 94. 6 million installs, Zoom is the most used app for online meetings and virtual classrooms. 17% of its downloads were in the US and India. Offices and educational institutes were shut down and to continue working and studying from home, people relied heavily on Zoom for video conferencing and calling.
WhatsApp
WhatsApp ranked third in overall downloads with more than 100 million downloads. It is one of the most popular and widely used chat applications; WhatsApp also supports communication between international phone networks.
Facebook
It ranked fourth in the overall downloaded list. Facebook is the world’s most popular social networking application. Facebook builds technologies that give people the power to connect with friends and family, find communities and grow businesses.
1. Which app is the best to turn to for online education
A. TikTok. B. Zoom. C. WhatsApp. D. Facebook.
2. What do we know about TikTok
A. It is an India-based app. B. It has most users in America.
C. It is used for growing business. D. It has doubled its download than in 2019.
3. What function does Facebook probably serve
A. Communication. B. Training. C. Teaching. D. Payment
B
My First Marathon（马拉松）
A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.
I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P.E. class, the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball. I didn’t do either well. He later informed me that I was ＂not athletic＂.
The idea that I was ＂not athletic＂ stuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of wills!
The night before my marathon, I dreamt that I couldn’t even find the finish line. I woke up sweating and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself.
Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces(鞋带) became untied. So I stopped to readjust. Not the start I wanted!
At mile 3, I passed a sign: ＂GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!＂
By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.
By mile 21, I was starving!
As I approached mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.
I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.
Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels(世俗标签), I can now call myself a ＂marathon winner＂.
4. A month before the marathon, the author ____________.
A. was well trained B. felt scared
C. made up his mind to run D. lost hope
5 Why did the author mention the P.E. class in his 7th year
A. To acknowledge the support of his teacher.
B. To amuse the readers with a funny story.
C. To show he was not talented in sports.
D. To share a precious memory.
6. How was the author’s first marathon
A. He made it. B. He quit halfway.
C. He got the first prize. D. He walked to the end.
7. What does the story mainly tell us
A. A man owes his success to his family support.
B. A winner is one with a great effort of will.
C. Failure is the mother of success.
D. One is never too old to learn.
C
If our kids don’t fall, they don’t learn to get up. I still remember the day in high school that my mom forgot to pick me up from school. I’m the oldest of four children, and no doubt she’d had a long day with the other kids and it’d slipped her mind. After waiting at school for an hour, I walked the three miles home, and when I got to my house, I shut our front door with anger, stormed into the kitchen and screamed in my mom’s face that she’d forgotten me.
Later that night, my dad told me I no longer had a ride to school the next day. I figured my mom would still take me, but when the morning came, she refused. It was midterm, and as a straight-A student ready to start college applications, being late wasn’t an option (选择). In my mind, missing these tests would have been the end of my academic career. I begged my mom. I told her she was ruining my future and everything I’d worked for. But she held her ground, and that day, I walked to school. And I missed my tests.
My mom didn’t rescue me from failure. She let me suffer from it. She let me figure it out. She let me learn. Now, as a mom myself, I’ve realized that I want my kids to experience failure because failure is how we grow, learn and think outside of ourselves. It’s how we self-educate to learn what’s right and respectable, and what’s not. It’s how we become responsible and enthusiastic. Falling down makes us better because we learn how to get up.
8. What is one of the reasons that the author got angry that day
A. She was tired. B. She failed in a test.
C. She was late for school. D. She had to walk home by herself.
9. How does the author feel about her childhood experience
A. Terrible. B. Meaningful. C. Embarrassing. D. Colorful.
10. The underlined phrase “held her ground” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”.
A. gave in to me B. said yes to me
C. stayed in the place D. kept to her idea
11 What is the best title for the text
A. My Way of Growing B. The Value of Failure
C. My Love for Mother D. Failure in My Life
D
One of the most inspiring quotes I ever heard was by Brian Tracy. He said: “The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people fail many more times than unsuccessful people.” I personally experienced the wisdom of that understanding right after my first book was published. Like many authors，I expected hundreds of bookstore customers lining up for me to sign copies for them. I’m afraid to say, it didn’t quite happen like that.
My first signing was arranged at the largest bookstore in the city. Filled with anticipation，I was put into a private signing room in the beautiful store. Despite a nice sign placed outside the room exhibiting images of both me and my book, not a single customer entered the room. As each minute passed, I became increasingly anxious.
Do they not like the title I wondered. Do they not like the book cover
After 90 minutes of this torture, I was absolutely distraught.
For the four years writing the book, I had felt a sense of mission and purpose like never before in my life. Working a full 8-hour day in my clinic, I had to get into bed by 9:30 pm every day, so I could wake up at 5:30 in the morning and have two hours of writing before heading into my clinic. Before I ever began each writing session, I would close my eyes for 10 minutes and then whisper, “Please grant me the words to touch just one person’s life”
Now, sitting there alone at my first book signing，I wondered if my entire life wasn’t just a big joke. At that moment, just when I couldn’t feel any worse, a middle-aged couple walked into the room. I managed to hide my emotions and introduced myself and my book. There was something different about the way they were looking at me that I couldn’t quite identify. But I didn’t know what else to say. The couple turned to each other, and the husband nodded to his wife. She then told me, “I think we’ll get the book.” My heart began to pound. But I realized the woman was trying to say something else.
“The reason we’re buying it，” she said hesitantly, “is because our son committed suicide two years ago. Maybe your story will help us get over it.”
At that moment, I knew if I never sold another copy of the book, my four years of writing it had served its purpose. Although I would have many more challenging years until my book caught on and sold well, this couple’s story was all the motivation I needed at that point to keep me moving ahead. Thanks to them, I would come to the realization that the greatest of lives are made all in the same way: One challenge... one hurdle... one step... and one small victory at a time.
12. The writer quotes Brian Tracy to emphasize the importance of _________.
A. conscience B. success
C. confidence D. perseverance
13. The word “distraught” (paragraph 4) probably means ________.
A. bored and impatient B. cheerful and proud
C. upset and disappointed D. miserable and ashamed
14. What can be inferred from paragraph 5
A. The writer had to quit his job to make time for his writing.
B. The writer was not sure about the purpose of his writing at first.
C. The writing was completed with great self-discipline and efforts.
D. The process of writing the book was full of pains and frustration.
15. By saying “my four years of writing it had served its purpose”, the author probably means that _________.
A. he had succeeded in selling his first book to the couple
B. he had managed to touch someone’s life with his book
C. he was quite satisfied with the feedback of his readers
D. he had found someone who appreciated his writing
第二节 （共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
___16___ The legendary volleyball coach Lang Ping gave the answer in the recent documentary (纪录片) The Iron Hammer.
The documentary displays Lang’s inspiring journey from her gold medal victory as a volleyball player in the 1984 Olympics to her amazing career as a successful coach for both Team USA from 2005 to 2008 and China since 2013. She was the first person to win Olympic volleyball gold as a player and coach. Lang Ping revealed the secret to such remarkable achievements in the documentary. As she said, “___17___"
___18___ Troubled by severe injuries to her cervical vertebra, back, waist and knees, caused by intense exercise and hard work, the 60-year-old has undergone more than 10 surgeries. “No parts of my body function well,” she joked.
But illness is certainly not the only difficulty Lang has faced. In 2005, she struggled with balancing raising her daughter Lydia Bai Lang, who lived in the US, and her coaching career. She eventually decided to work for USA Volleyball that year.___19___ “I'm proud of being Chinese.” Lang responded in an interview. Later she returned to head the Chinese women 's volleyball team in 2013, leading the team successfully defending its World Cup crown with a perfect record of 11 straight wins last year.
There is no doubt that Lang is one of the greatest players and coaches in history. As an American athlete commented in the documentary,____20____
A. Who is Lang Ping
B. Lang is the hardest to defeat.
C. I believe volleyball was my life.
D. What makes one a great person
E. Glory and challenges go hand in hand.
F Lang Ping is like Michael Jordan in our minds.
G. This decision aroused a lot of negative comments in China.
第四部分 语言部分（共两节，满分15分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分30分）
Owura Kwadwo Hottish teaches computer science in a school. It is a normal school except for the fact that it didn’t have ____21____.
Owura became famous after he posted photos of him on the Internet. In the picture, people could see he was teaching his students by ____22____ an entire computer on the blackboard. The photos showed the ____23____ level of education for children in Ghana. People were ____24____ that Owura made sure each button was drawn correctly.
He would come to school half an hour ahead of ____25____ every day. He drew the computer on the blackboard, but at the end of his class, it was ____26____ off to start the next class, so he had to ____27____ it the next day!
Owura’s efforts ____28____ when Microsoft (微软公司) took ____29____ of his act. They first took him to an international educators’ meeting in Singapore. He made a ____30____ about his teaching methods at the meeting and ____31____ a standing ovation (致敬) after the speech.
____32____, Owura got the thing he always wanted for his students—some companies ____33____ computers to the school. Not a single child in the school had seen a real computer in their lives. Thanks to their teacher’s ____34____, the world took notice and responded with ____35____ to them.
21. A. classrooms B. computers C. playgrounds D. tools
22. A. operating B. repairing C. describing D. drawing
23. A. poor B. clear C. ancient D. lucky
24. A. worried B. disappointed C. afraid D. surprised
25. A. line B. culture C. schedule D. school
26. A. rubbed B. called C. cut D. shown
27. A. stress B. improve C. ruin D. repeat
28. A. broke out B. paid off C. came back D. held back
29. A. care B. charge C. place D. notice
30. A. plan B. speech C. decision D. medal
31. A. made B. waited C. received D. carried
32. A. Suddenly B. Importantly C. Hopelessly D. Strangely
33. A. lent B. sold C. donated D. applied
34. A. efforts B. pains C. humor D. doubt
35. A. wisdom B. honesty C. kindness D. pride
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。
Do you want to learn a foreign language Choose one of the most ____36____(use) languages suggested below to learn.
In most countries all over the world, English is ___37___most widely used second language. Whether a person is traveling to a foreign country or communicating ____38____people from other _____39_____(country) for business purposes, English is one language which will come in handy at every step.
Spanish is the language of business in about twenty countries. There are many jobs in the United States as well as in many other countries, which specially ask for people _____40_____know how to speak and write Spanish.
The Chinese economy is booming! In the future, China ____41____ (become) the economic world leader, which makes it the perfect time to learn Mandarin Chinese, a language _____42_____ (speak) by millions of people.
French ______43______ (recognize) as one of the top languages to learn, ____44____(simple) because it is a chief language in northern and western Africa. Anyone trying to understand European history can benefit a lot from _____45_____ (learn) this language.
第四部分基础知识运用
第一节 单项选择(每小题1分，总分20分)
46. Once _______ in the forest, we should remain ________ we are and wait for help.
A. losing; there B. losing; where C. lost; there D. lost; where
47. ________ that the small village ________ him. He knows almost everything about it.
A. There is no doubt; is familiar with B. There is no doubt; is familiar to
C. It is no doubt; is familiar with D. It is no doubt; is familiar to
48. The number of teenagers who commit crimes _________ 20% over the past years.
A. have been reduced by B. has been reduced by
C have been reduced to D. has been reduced to
49. Without access to the Internet, they found themselves ______ from the outside world.
A. cut off B. cutting off C. cut up D. cutting up
50. —Do you know where Tony is
—He _________ in the living room. I saw him there just now.
A. shall be B. should have been C. might have been D. must be
51. This is the last factory ________ he used to work at, many workers of _______ still have a good relationship with him.
A. /; it B. which; whom C. /; which D. which; that
52. The companies are working together to create _________ they hope will be the best means of transport in the 21st century.
A. which B. that C. one D. what
53. The reason ________ he didn’t come to school on time is ________ he had to take care of his sick brother at home.
A. That; because B. that; that C. why; because D. why; that
54. Life is like a long race _______ we compete with each other to go beyond ourselves.
A. where B. which C. that D. what
55. We should consider students’ suggestion _________ the school library provide more books on popular science.
A. that B. when C. whether D. why
56. Only when he left his home _________ to know how important the family was for him.
A. he began B. did he begin C. had he begun D. he had begun
57. The man __________ on the beach is my brother.
A. lay B. lied C. laying D. lying
58. It rained heavily in the south, _________ serious flooding in several provinces.
A. caused B. causing C. having caused D. to cause
59. ________ and out of breath, we reached the top of the mountains and stopped ________ the beautiful scenery.
A. Tiring; to admire B. Tiring; admiring C. Tired; admiring D. Tired;to admire
60. I found it no use _______ to persuade him to give up smoking.
A. Try B. to try C. trying D. having tried
61. —I can drive you home.
—________, but are you sure it’s not too much trouble
A. That would be great B. Don’t bother
C. I’m afraid not D. Congratulations
62. I’ll never forget the persons and places _______ I visited yesterday.
A. that B. which C. where D. as
63. She brought her three friends to the party, none of ________ I had ever met before.
A. them B. who C. whom D. which
64. It was the middle of the night________ my father woke me up and told me to watch the football game
A. that B. as C. which D. when
65. The White Horse Temple, ________ back to the Eastern Han Dynasty, has a history of more than 1,900 years.
A. dates B. dated C. dating D. to date
第二节抄写(5分)
This gentle genius was bom in Germany on 14 March 1879. When he was 16, he tried to enter university in Switzerland, but failed due to his low scores in the general part of the entrance despite obtaining exceptional scores in maths and physics
第五部分 第一节基础写作(满分25分)
66. 最近你们班进行了一次班会活动，讨论中学生使用手机的利弊。请你写一篇英文通讯稿给学校英文报刊Opinion专栏。内容包括：同学们的不同观点以及你自己的观点。
一部分同学认为： 另一部分同学认为：
1.方便查阅资料2.… 1.容易沉迷手机游戏2.…
你的观点：…
注意：（1）词数120左右；
（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
（3）开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Recently, our class had a heated discussion on the advantages and disadvantages using cell phones among middle school students.
