吉安一中2021—2022学年度上学期开学考试
高二英语试卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题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. What will the woman do on Sunday
A. Go to Canada. B. Eat out with the man. C. Head to the man’s house.
2. What’s the relationship between the speakers
A. Driver and passenger. B. Neighbors. C. Mover and customer.
3. What is the woman trying to express
A. Sympathy. B. Concern. C. Appreciation.
4. What are the speakers doing
A. Sitting by the river. B. Boating in the river. C. Swimming in the river.
5. What’s wrong with the woman’s car
A. It’s out of gas. B. It’s under repair. C. The battery is dead.
第二节 （共15题；每小题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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What did the man like about the movie
A. The scenery. B. The acting. C. The length.
7. What did the woman think of the movie
A. Its scenery was beautiful. B. It was too short. C. It was boring.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where does the girl want to go
A. Japan. B. Germany. C. France.
9. How long is the student exchange program
A. One year. B. Two years. C. Three years.
10. Why did Tim like the program
A. He ate great food. B. He met nice people. C. He loved the culture.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why is the woman upset
A. She failed her exam. B. She has no money. C. She feels a great pain.
12. How much does a student pay for the clinic
A. $ 0. B. $ 90. C. $ 100.
13. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The high cost of university.
B. The woman’s physical pain.
C. The difficulty of schoolwork.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Where does the conversation take place
A. At a stadium. B. On a college campus. C. In the man’s neighborhood.
15. What does the captain do well
A. Make plays for himself. B. Play defense. C. Score goals.
16. What will the woman do first
A. Get some food. B. Contact the man’s boss. C. Find a restroom.
17. How will the speakers get into the VIP club
A. By paying some money.
B. By showing their tickets.
C. By showing a yellow arm band.
听第l0段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Why were no people injured
A. The buildings weren’t damaged.
B. The people escaped from the buildings.
C. The earthquake hit the countryside.
19. How large is the disaster area
A. Twenty miles. B. Fifty miles. C. One hundred miles.
20. What advice does the speaker give
A. Contacting people there you know.
B. Taking cover in buildings.
C. Paying attention to small quakes.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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
USA TODAY 10Best's Readers Choice Awards are currently on hold.We asked our readers to vote for the top events across six categories:music,general food,specialty food,film,cultural and emerging industries(founded in the past five years).These are some of the winners:
Kutztown Folk Festival
The nine-day Kutztown Folk Festival is the nation's oldest continuously operated folk life festival,drawing visitors from around the globe.A celebration of Pennsylvania Dutch culture and heritage,the event includes America's largest quilt sale,200 craftsmen and folk artists,local food and family friendly entertainment.
Water Lantern Festival
The Water Lantern Festival is all about connections.Magical nights in cities across the US include food,live music and the beauty of thousands of lanterns decorated with letters of love, hope and dreams floating on the water.
Carnaval of Quebec
The Quebec Carnaval is a 10-day festival of winter,the world's largest,complete with nighl parades(庆祝游行），ice skating,snow sculptures and a towering ice palace.Other highlighls include ice canoe racing,a sugar shack and iconic Caribou drinks.
San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade
San Francisco has celebrated its Chinese heritage during its annual Chinese New Year Festival&Parade since just after the Gold Rush.The parade ranks among the best in the world, with 100 units,fancy costumes,fireworks and a 268-foot Golden Dragon,which takes a team of 100 men and women to march through the streets.It has become one of the largest events of its kind in the world,drawing some three million spectators and television viewers.
1. What can you see during Kutztown Folk Festival
A. Modern arts.
B. Quilts for sale.
C. Traditional weddings.
D. Shows on stage.
2. Which festival is meant to promote interpersonal relationships
A. Kutztown Folk Festival.
B. Carnaval of Quebec.
C. Water Lantern Festival.
D. San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade.
3. Carnaval of Quebec and San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade both...
A. include special food
B. relate to parades
C. take place only at nights
D. have sculpture exhibitions
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了《今日美国》评选的十佳读者选择奖，列举了几个榜上有名的重大事件和活动。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“A celebration of Pennsylvania Dutch culture and heritage,the event includes America's largest quilt sale,200 craftsmen and folk artists,local food and family friendly entertainment.”可知，在这一节庆活动中包括全美最大型的被子展销。故选B项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“The Water Lantern Festival is all about connections.Magical nights in cities across the US include food,live music and the beauty of thousands of lanterns decorated with letters of love, hope and dreams floating on the water.”可知，这一节庆活动中，人们可以通过灯笼来传达各种感情，借此增进人与人之间的联系。故选C项。
3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“the world's largest,complete with nighl parades(庆祝游行）”和第五段中“San Francisco has celebrated its Chinese heritage during its annual Chinese New Year Festival&Parade”可知，两个事件中都有游行活动。故选B项。
B
For six hours we shot through the landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks and sand and baking sun. Knowing our journey was ending, Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen and done. He used a camera. I used words. I had already finished three notebooks and was into the fourth, a beautiful leather notebook I’d bought in a market in Mozambique.
Southern Africa was full of stories. And visions. We were almost drunk on sensations. The roaring of the water at Victoria Falls, the impossible silence of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. And then the other things: dogs in the streets, whole families in Soweto living in one room, a kilometre from clean water.
As we drove towards the setting sun, a quietness fell over us. The road was empty—we hadn’t seen another car for hours. And as I drove, something caught my eye, something moving next to me. I glanced in the mirror of the car; I glanced sideways to the right, and that was when I saw them. Next to us, by the side of the road, thirty, forty wild horses were racing the car, a cloud of dust rising behind them—brown, muscular horses almost close enough to touch them, to smell their hot breath. I didn’t know how long they had been there next to us.
I shouted to Dan: “Look!”, but he was in a deep sleep, his camera lying useless by his feet. They raced the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us, a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape. When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.
“Wild horses ” he said. “Why didn’t you wake me up ”
“I tried. But they were gone after a few seconds.”
“Are you sure you didn’t dream it ”
“You were the one who was sleeping!”
“Typical,” he said. “The best photos are the ones we never take.”
We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead.
4. During their journey in Africa, the two travelers ________.
A. made friends with local residents
B. complained about the poor living conditions
C. enjoyed the sunset in the Karoo desert most
D. recorded their experiences in different ways
5. What does the phrase “heroic forms” in Paragraph 4 refer to
A. Racing cars.
B. Wild horses.
C. Eye-catching locals.
D. Running dogs.
6. What did Daniel think when he woke up and was told what had happened
A. He always missed out on the best thing.
B. He had already taken beautiful pictures.
C. A sound sleep was more important.
D. The next trip would be better.
7. What is the passage mainly about
A. How to view wildlife in Africa.
B. Running into wildlife in Africa.
C. Tourist attractions in southern Africa.
D. Possible dangers of travelling in Africa.
【答案】4. D 5. B 6. A 7. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是记叙文。讲述了作者用文字和丹尼尔用相机记录下的非洲之旅，有一晚被一群野马追逐的景观。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen and done．He used a camera．I used words．”（丹尼尔和我只是想记住我们所看到和做过的一切。他用的是照相机。我使用单词。）可知，在非洲的旅途中，这两位旅行者用不同的方式记录他们的经历。 故选D。
【5题详解】
词句猜测题。根据“ They raced the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us, a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape. When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.‘Wild horses ’ he said. ”（它们和汽车赛跑跑了几秒钟，然后就远远地消失在我们身后，成为红色风景中英雄形象的记忆。一个小时后丹尼尔醒来，我告诉他发生了什么事。“野马 ’他说。”）可知 “heroic forms”应该指追汽车的野马。故选B。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“The best photos are the ones we never take．”（最好的照片就是那些我们没有拍到的照片。）可知，当丹尼尔醒来被告知发生了什么事时他在想他总是错过最好的东西。故选A。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段“I shouted to Dan: “Look!”, but he was in a deep sleep, his camera lying useless by his feet. They raced the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us, a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape. When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.”（我对丹喊道:“看!，但他已经睡得很熟了，他的相机就放在脚边，毫无用处。它们和汽车赛跑跑了几秒钟，然后就远远地消失在我们身后，成为红色风景中英雄形象的记忆。一个小时后丹尼尔醒来，我告诉他发生了什么事。）可知，文章主要叙述了我们在晚上被一群野马追逐的景观，所以文章的大意是Running into wildlife in Africa。故选B。
【点睛】
C
A team of engineers at Harvard University has been inspired by Nature to create the first robotic fly. The mechanical fly has become a platform for a series of new high-tech integrated systems. Designed to do what a fly does naturally, the tiny machine is the size of a fat housefly. Its mini wings allow it to stay in the air and perform controlled flight tasks.
“It’s extremely important for us to think about this as a whole system and not just the sum of a bunch of individual components,” said Robert Wood, the Harvard engineering professor who has been working on the robotic fly project for over a decade. A few years ago, his team got the go-ahead to start piecing together the components. “The added difficulty with a project like this is that actually none of those components are off the shelf and so we have to develop them all on our own,” he said.
They engineered a series of systems to start and drive the robotic fly. “The seemingly simple system which just moves the wings has a number of interdependencies on the individual components, each of which individually has to perform well, but then has to be matched well to everything it’s connected to,” said Wood. The flight device was built into a set of power, computation, sensing and control systems. Wood says the success of the project proves that the flying robot with these tiny components can be built and manufactured.
While this first robotic flyer is linked to a small, off-board power source, the goal is eventually to equip it with a built-in power source, so that it might someday perform data-gathering work at rescue sites, in farmers’ fields or on the battlefield. “Basically, it should be able to take off, land and fly around,” he said.
Wood says the design offers a new way to study flight mechanics and control at insect-scale. Yet, the power, sensing and computation technologies on board could have much broader applications. “You can start thinking about using them to answer open scientific questions, you know, to study biology in ways that would be difficult with the animals, but using these robots instead,” he said. “So there are a lot of technologies and open interesting scientific questions that are really what drives us on a day to day basis.”
8. Which of the following statements was the difficulty engineers met while making the robotic fly
A. They did not have sufficient fund.
B. No ready-made components were available.
C. There was no model in their mind.
D. It was hard for them to assemble the components.
9. What can be inferred from paragraphs 3 and 4
A. The robotic fly has been put into wide application.
B. The robotic fly consists of a flight device and a control system.
C. Information from many sources can be collected by the robotic fly.
D. The robotic fly can just fly in limited areas at present.
10. Which of the following can be learned from the passage
A Wood’s design can replace animals in some experiments.
B. Animals are not allowed in biological experiments.
C. The robotic flyer is designed to learn about insects.
D. There used to be few ways to study how insects fly.
11. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage
A. The Development of Robotic Fly
B. Robotic Fly Promotes Engineering Science
C. Harvard’s Efforts in Making Robotic Fly
D. Robotic Fly Imitates Real Life Insect
【答案】8. B 9. D 10. A 11. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。主要说明了哈佛大学的一组工程师受到大自然的启发，创造了第一只机器苍蝇。文章还说明了设计这种机械苍蝇遇到的困难和该飞行装置的应用区域，这种设计为研究飞行力学和昆虫控制提供了一种新方法
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中. “The added difficulty with a project like this is that actually none of those components are off the shelf and so we have to develop them all on our own,” he said.（他说:“像这样的项目还有一个额外的困难，那就是这些组件都不是现成的，所以我们必须自己开发。”）可知工程师们在让机器人飞行时遇到的困难是没有现成的组件。故选B。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中While this first robotic flyer is linked to a small, off-board power source, the goal is eventually to equip it with a built-in power source, so that it might someday perform data-gathering work at rescue sites, in farmers’ fields or on the battlefield.（当这第一个机器人飞行器连接到一个小型的，外置的电源时，它的目标是最终给它配备一个内置的电源，这样它可能有一天在救援地点，在农民的田地或战场上执行数据收集工作。）可推知机器苍蝇目前只能在有限的区域飞行。故选D。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“You can start thinking about using them to answer open scientific questions, you know, to study biology in ways that would be difficult with the animals, but using these robots instead,” he said.（“你可以开始考虑用它们来回答开放式的科学问题，你知道，用动物很难做到的方式来研究生物学，但可以用这些机器人来代替，”他说。）可知伍德的设计可以在某些实验中代替动物。故选A。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段中A team of engineers at Harvard University has been inspired by Nature to create the first robotic fly. The mechanical fly has become a platform for a series of new high-tech integrated systems. Designed to do what a fly does naturally, the tiny machine is the size of a fat housefly.（哈佛大学的一组工程师受到大自然的启发，创造了第一只机器苍蝇。机械苍蝇已经成为一系列高新技术集成系统的平台。这台小型机器的设计初衷是让苍蝇能很自然地做它们该做的事情，但它的体积只有一只家蝇那么大。）以及文章主要内容围绕着机械苍蝇能够模仿真实的昆虫来进行数据收集工作，故D选项符合文章标题。故选D。
D
Popularization has in some cases changed the original meaning of emotional (情感的) intelligence. Many people now misunderstand emotional intelligence as almost everything desirable in a person's makeup that cannot be measured by an IQ test, such as character, motivation, confidence, mental stability, optimism and “people skills.” Research has shown that emotional skills may contribute to some of these qualities, but most of them move far beyond skill-based emotional intelligence.
We prefer to describe emotional intelligence as a specific set of skills that can be used for either good or bad purposes. The ability to accurately understand how others are feeling may be used by a doctor to find how best to help her patients, while a cheater might use it to control potential victims. Being emotionally intelligent does not necessarily make one a moral person.
Although popular beliefs regarding emotional intelligence run far ahead of what research can reasonably support, the overall effects of the publicity have been more beneficial than harmful. The most positive aspect of this popularization is a new and much needed emphasis (重视) on emotion by employers, educators and others interested in promoting social well-being. The popularization of emotional intelligence has helped both the public and researchers re-evaluate the functionality of emotions and how they serve people adaptively in everyday life.
Although the continuing popular appeal of emotional intelligence is desirable, we hope that such attention will excite a greater interest in the scientific and scholarly study of emotion. It is our hope that in coming decades, advances in science will offer new perspectives (视角) from which to study how people manage their lives. Emotional intelligence, with its focus on both head and heart, may serve to point us in the right direction.
12. What is a common misunderstanding of emotional intelligence
A. It can be measured by an IQ test. B. It helps to exercise a person’s mind.
C. It includes a set of emotional skills. D. It refers to a person’s positive qualities.
13. Why does the author mention “doctor” and “cheater” in paragraph 2
A. To explain a rule. B. To clarify a concept.
C. To present a fact. D. To make a prediction.
14. What is the author’s attitude to the popularization of emotional intelligence
A. Favorable. B. Intolerant.
C. Doubtful. D. Unclear.
15. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about concerning emotional intelligence
A. Its appeal to the public. B. Expectations for future studies.
C. Its practical application. D. Scientists with new perspectives.
【答案】12. D 13. B 14. A 15. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了情商的定义以及对有关于情商未来研究的期望。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。通过文章第一段“Research has shown that emotional skills may contribute to some of these qualities (研究表明，情商技巧可能有助于这些品质的形成)”可知，情商指的并不是一个人的积极品质。故选D项。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。通过文章第二段“The ability to accurately understand how others are feeling may be used by a doctor to find how best to help her patients, while a cheater might use it to control potential victims. (医生可能利用这种准确理解他人感受的能力来找到最好的帮助病人的方法，而骗子可能利用这种能力来控制潜在的受害者)”可推知，作者在文章第二段中提到“医生”和“骗子”是举例子来阐明下文的观点——情商高并不一定能使一个人成为有道德的人。故选B项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。通过文章第三段“the overall effects of the publicity have been more beneficial than harmful. …The popularization of emotional intelligence has helped both the public and researchers (宣传的总体效果一直是利大于弊。这种普及最积极的方面是雇主、教育者和其他对促进社会福利感兴趣的人对情感进行了新的、迫切需要的强调。情商的普及帮助了公众和研究人员)”可推知，作者认为情商普及是对人们有利的。故选A项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。通过文章最后一段“we hope that such attention will excite a greater interest in the scientific and scholarly study of emotion. It is our hope that in coming decades, advances in science will offer new perspectives from which to study how people manage their lives. (我们希望这种关注将激发人们对情感科学和学术研究的更大兴趣。我们希望在未来的几十年里，科学的进步将为研究人们如何管理自己的生活提供新的视角)”可推知，本段主要谈了对未来关于情商研究的期望。故选B项。
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
You've got mail…and it's a postcard
Paulo Magalhaes, a 34-year-old Portuguese computer engineer, loves to open his mailbox and find a brightly colored picture of Rome's Colosseum. Or Africa's Victoria Falls. Or China's Great Wall. ___16___
"I often send postcards to family and friends." he says to China Daily, "but you can imagine that after a while, you never receive as many as you send, and you realize that not everyone is into it ___17___ ” Seeking other like-minded souls, however, Paulo started looking in a somewhat unlikely place: online. Many would say the Internet is a place for people who have given up on the traditional postal service, but Paulo's hunch（直觉）paid off.
Today his hobby has developed into the website , a social network that has grown to 575,217 registered users in 214 countries and regions since he started it 10 years ago. ___18___ Running the website has almost turned into a full-time job.
Language is certainly a harrier for many people. For postcrossing to work worldwide, a common communication language is needed so that everyone can understand each other. As cool as it may be to receive a postcard written in Chinese, the concept doesn't work if one doesn't understand it. ___19___ So a common language is required and in postcrossing that's English since it's widely spoken.
"Many people in China have limited exposure to English. ___20___ That said, we know of many postcrossing members, including Chinese, who have actually improved their English skills through their use of postcrossing," Paulo says.
A. And that's totally fine
B. That makes it extra hard to learn and practice it
C. He likes to think of sending postcards as a family-friendly hobby
D. Many love to make a connection with someone from across the world.
E. On August 5, the number of postcards exchanged by members topped 31 million.
F. Similarly, if you speak only Chinese, receiving a card in Swedish takes part of the fun away.
G. In short, he loves postcards, and the excitement of getting a hand-written note from someone far away.
【答案】16. G 17. A 18. E 19. F 20. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了Paulo Magalhaes创建的过程及其现状。Paulo Magalhaes非常喜欢明信片但是苦于身边没有与他志趣相投的人，于是他开始从网上寻求志同道合的人，因而创立了。随着公司在全球不断壮大，语言成为沟通的主要障碍，后来英语被选为共同语言方便大家交流。
【16题详解】
上文“Paulo Magalhaes, a 34-year-old Portuguese computer engineer, loves to open his mailbox and find a brightly colored image of Rome's Colosseum. Or Africa's Victoria Falls. Or China’s Great Wall.( 34岁的葡萄牙电脑工程师Paulo Magalhaes喜欢打开他的邮箱，然后发现一个色彩鲜艳的罗马斗牛场图像。或者非洲的维多利亚瀑布。或者是中国的长城)”介绍了Paulo喜欢明信片的个人爱好。下文“... and you realize that not everyone is into it.”说明他身边缺少与他志趣相投的人。选项G“In short, he loves postcards, and the excitement of getting a scribbled note from someone far away.(简而言之，他喜欢明信片，也喜欢收到远方某人潦草的便条时的那种兴奋)”起到承上启下的作用，总结了上文Paulo喜欢明信片，也引出下文关于他的喜好得不到回应的问题。故选G项。
【17题详解】
上文““I often send postcards to family and friends." he says to China Daily, “but you can imagine that after a while, you never receive as many as you send, and you realize that not everyone is into it(“我经常给家人和朋友寄明信片， ”他说，“但你可以想象，过一段时间，你收到的明信片不会像你寄的那么多，而且你意识到并不是每个人都喜欢这样。”)”说明Paulo意识到身边的亲人和朋友不是都和他有相同的爱好，因此他也很坦然接受这个事实，因此选项A“那完全没问题”符合语境。故选A项。
【18题详解】
上文“Today his hobby has evolved into the website , a social network that has grown to 575,217 registered users in 214 countries and regions since he launched it 10 years ago.(如今，他的这个爱好已经发展成了这个社交网站。自从10年前他创建这个网站以来，已经有来自214个国家和地区的575217名注册用户)”是在介绍目前网站的发展状况，因此符合文意的只有E选项“8月5日，会员互赠的明信片数量达到3100万张”是在介绍该网站相关的数据。故选E项。
【19题详解】
上文“As cool as it may be to receive a postcard written in Chinese, the concept doesn't work if one doesn't understand it.(收到一张用中文写的明信片可能很酷，但如果你不理解它，这个概念就行不通)”是举例说明他国人收到中文明信片时的问题。选项F“Similarly, if you speak only Chinese, receiving a card written in Swedish takes part of the fun away.(同样地，如果你只会说中文，收到瑞典语的卡片也会夺走一部分乐趣)”是举例说明中国人收到他国语言明信片时也会遇到相同的问题。两句相结合，符合结论句的语义要求，故选F项。
【20题详解】
上文“Many people in China have limited exposure to English.(许多中国人很少能接触到英语)”说明对某些人来说学习英语的门槛较高。结合下文“... who actually improved their English skills through their use of postcrossing.(他们实际上通过使用明信片来提高他们的英语技能)”可知，写明信片成为一种练习英语的渠道。因此选项B “这使得学习和练习它变得格外困难 ”符合语境要求，说明对一些人来说学习和练习英语的难度较高，因为渠道较少。故选B项。
第三部分 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）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
My mother is 92. Unless I have to be out of town, each week I take my mother to do her ___21___ and visit the doctor, providing ___22___ and transportation. During the week, however, she likes to go to a nearby store to ___23___ some small things she needs.
Last week she walked up to the store, but when she went to pay for her groceries, she was ___24___ about three dollars. The only ___25___ to pay for the groceries was to take off the ___26___ she could do without: a bottle of rubbing alcohol（医用酒精）and a bar of soup. By taking of these, she was able to ___27___ the new total to the amount of cash she had with her.
At this store, people ___28___ and then go off to the side to ___29___ their own groceries. My mother was putting her groceries into shopping bags when a ___30___ came up to her and said, "Here are the things that you ___31___ ." handing her the rubbing alcohol and the ___32___ . My mother, who is never speechless, was speechless. She ___33___ for the woman's name and address so that she could ___34___ her. The woman told her it was her ___35___ .
My mother was so ___36___ by her gesture that she decided to go back to the store and give the cashier（收银员）a five-dollar bill to keep on hand ___37___ the same happened to someone else if they didn't have enough ___38___ for all of their groceries.
So, whoever you are, thank you for the random act of ___39___ that not only helped my mother out, but ___40___ too.
21. A. exercise B. housework C. cooking D. shopping
22. A. reward B. medicine C. company D. shelter
23. A. return B. collet C. order D. buy
24. A. short B. cautious C. wrong D. concerned
25. A. aim B. way C. advice D. reason
26. A. weight B. things C. mask D. glasses
27. A. raise B. add C. bring D. switch
28. A. show up B. call in C. check out D. sit down
29. A. store B. select C. deliver D. bag
30. A. stranger B. cashier C. friend D. doctor
31. A. looked for B. talked about C. threw away D. put back
32. A. receipt B. soap C. cash D. bottle
33. A. asked B. waited C. cared D. searched
34. A. repay B. trust C. recognize D. help
35. A. luck B. chance C. gift D. turn
36. A. surprised B. amused C. touched D. convinced
37. A. in case B. even if C. as though D. so that
38. A. energy B. money C. space D. time
39. A. faith B. courage C. kindness D. honor
40. A. made her day B. changed her mind C. caught her eye D. met her demand
【答案】21. D 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. B 27. C 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. D 32. B 33. A 34. A 35. C 36. C 37. A 38. B 39. C 40. A
【解析】
【详解】【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了在商店购物时，作者的母亲带的钱不够，不得不将一些东西又放回去。一位陌生女人为作者母亲买下了这些东西。陌生人的行为感动了作者的母亲，她决定将这份善意传递下去。【小题1详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：每周，我带母亲去购物，看医生。exercise锻炼；housework家务活；cooking烹饪；shopping购物。根据上文中的“My mother is 92”和下一句中的“go to a nearby store”可知，作者母亲年纪大，每周作者带着母亲去“购物”。故选D。【小题2详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：每周，我都带母亲去购物，看医生，提供陪伴和交通工具。reward报酬，酬谢；medicine药；company陪伴；shelter遮蔽，庇护。根据前文“My mother is 92…I take my mother to do her shopping and visit the doctor”可知，作者“陪同”上了年纪的母亲去购物，看医生。故选C。【小题3详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是，在这一周里，母亲喜欢去附近的一个商店买她需要的一些小东西。return返回；collect收集；order订购；buy买。根据下文中的“small things she needs”可知，作者母亲去一家附近的商店去“买”她所需要的一些小东西。故选D。【小题4详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当她去付款的时候，她缺了大约3美元。short缺少的；cautious谨慎的；wrong错误的；concerned关心的。根据下文中的“The only way to pay for the groceries was to take off the 39 she could do without…”可知，作者的母亲想要支付这些东西的唯一方式就是把可以不买的医用酒精和肥皂放下。由此推知，作者的母亲带的现金不够。故选A。【小题5详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：支付这些东西的唯一“方式”把可以不买的医用酒精和肥皂放下。aim目标；way方法，方式；advice建议；reason原因。结合上题解析可知，作者的母亲带的现金不够，所以把可以不买的医用酒精和肥皂放下是她能够支付这些东西的唯一“方式”。故选B。【小题6详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：支付这些东西的唯一“方式”把可以不买的医用酒精和肥皂放下。weight重量；things东西；mask口罩；glasses眼镜。根据下文中的“a bottle of rubbing alcohol and a bar of soap”可知，医用酒精和肥皂是作者母亲暂时可以不买的“东西”。故选B。【小题7详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：通过拿掉这些东西，她最终能够使现在的商品总值达到了她所带的现金金额范围。raise提高；add添加；bring使……处于某种状况，使……到某地；switch转变。根据上文可知，母亲拿掉了一些东西才能够使得现在的商品总值达到了她所带的现金金额。bring sth. to sth.表示“使……处于某种状况”，符合语境。该处指“使商品总值达到母亲所带金额范围之内”。故选C。【小题8详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：在这家商店里，人们先结账，然后到一边去把他们买的东西装到袋子里。show up出现，露面；call in叫……来，拜访；check out结账离开；sit down坐下。根据空后的“then go off to the side”可知，在这家商店里，人们先结账，然后到一边去。故选C。【小题9详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这家商店里，人们先结账，然后到一边去把他们买的东西装到袋子里。store贮藏；select挑选；deliver递送；bag把……装进袋子。根据下一句中的“putting her groceries into shopping bags”可知，在这间店里，人们结完账之后，然后走到一边，将所购之物装进购物袋。故选D。【小题10详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的母亲正在把买的东西放进袋子里，这时候突然一个陌生人走过来，说……。stranger陌生人；cashier收银员；friend朋友；doctor医生。根据下文中的“She ___ for the woman’s name and address”可知，这个女人对作者的母亲而言是个陌生人，所以作者母亲要她的姓名和地址。故选A。【小题11详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：这是你放回去的东西。look for寻找；talk about谈论；throw away扔掉；put back放回。根据上一段的“…take off the ___ she could do without：a bottle of rubbing alcohol and a bar of soap. By taking off these…”可知，由于缺大约3美元，作者母亲将医用酒精和肥皂拿出来，放回到货架上。故选D。【小题12详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：…递给她医用酒精和肥皂。receipt收据；soap肥皂；cash现金；bottle瓶子。根据上文中的“…take off the 41 she could do without：a bottle of rubbing alcohol and a bar of soap. By taking off these…”可知，作者母亲放回去的有医用酒精和一块肥皂。现在陌生人帮作者母亲又把这些东西买了下来。故选B。【小题13详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她要这个女人的姓名和地址。ask询问；wait等待；care在乎；search搜索。根据上文可知，陌生女人帮助了作者母亲，所以作者母亲想要对方的姓名和住址以便报答对方的帮助。故选A。【小题14详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她要这个女人的姓名和地址以便她可以报答她。repay报答；trust信任；recognize认出；help帮助。根据上文可知，陌生女人帮助了作者母亲，所以作者母亲询问对方的姓名和住址，这样就可以报答对方了。故选A。【小题15详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个女人告诉她这是她的礼物。luck运气；chance机会；gift礼物；turn（依次轮到的）机会。根据下一句中的“She was so ___ by her gesture that …”可知，这个女人并没有告诉作者母亲她的姓名地址，并不期望作者母亲的报答。所以这是她给母亲的“礼物”。故选C。【小题16详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的母亲如此感动以至于她决定回到那家商店给收银员5美元的钞票。surprised惊讶的；amused被逗乐的；touched受到触动的，感动的；convinced相信的。陌生女人的无私帮助感动了母亲。故选C。【小题17详解】 考查短语辨析。句意：她决定回到商店，给收银员一张5美元的钞票，以防同样的事情（即：没有足够的钱支付所购买的东西）发生在其他人身上。in case以防，万一；even if即使；as though尽管；so that以便，结果……。如果其他人遇到没有足够的钱支付所购买的东西时，母亲的五美元钞票可以提供一些帮助。所以母亲给收银员一张5美元的钞票，就是以防同样情况的发生。故选A。【小题18详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她决定回到商店，给收银员一张5美元的钞票，以防同样的事情（即：没有足够的钱支付所购买的东西）发生在其他人身上。energy能量，精力；money钱；space地方，空间；time时间。根据上文中的“a five-dollar bill”可知，作者母亲给收银员一张5美元的钞票，以防有人没有足够的“钱”来支付他们所购买的东西。故选B。【小题19详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：不管你是谁，都要谢谢你善意的行为。faith信任，信念；courage勇气；kindness善良；honor荣誉。陌生女人帮助母亲，这是一种“善意的”行为。故选C。【小题20详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：谢谢你善意的行为，这种行为不经帮助了我的母亲，而且使她很开心。make one’s day使某人开心；change one’s mind改变主意；catch one’s eye吸引某人的注意力；meet one’s demand满足某人的要求。得到帮助，作者母亲心情愉悦，十分开心。故选A。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Xi’an City Wall is the most complete city wall that has survived China’s long history. It ____41____ (build) originally to protect the city ____42____ the Tang dynasty and has now been completely restored (修复). It is possible ____43____(walk) or bike the entire 14 kilometers.
We accessed the wall through the South Gate. The wall is 12 meters high and from here you can see streams of people moving inside and outside the City Wall.
After spending some time looking at all the defensive ____44____ (equip) at the wall, we decided it was time for some action and what ____45____ (good) than to ride on a piece of history!
We ____46____ (hire) our bikes from the rental place at the South Gate. My bike was old and shaky ____47____ did the job. It took us about 3 hours to go all ____48____ way around the Xi’an City Wall. Supposedly you can do it in two hours, but we stopped at the different gates and ____49____ (watchtower) to take pictures or just to watch the local people going about their ______50______ (day) routines.
【答案】41. was built
42. in 43. to walk
44 equipment
45. better 46. hired
47. but 48. the
49. watchtowers
50. daily
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在西安城墙旅游的经历。
【41题详解】
考查动词时态语态。句意：它最初是在唐代修建的，用来保护这座城市，现在已经完全修复了。此处陈述过去发生的事情，使用一般过去时，主语it和build为被动关系，应用一般过去时的被动语态，主语为it，谓语动词使用第三人称单数形式。故填was built。
【42题详解】
考查介词。句意同上。表示“在某个朝代”需用介词in。故填in。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：步行或骑车全程14公里都是可能的。It is adj. to do为固定句型，it为形式主语，空处需填动词不定式作主语。故填to walk。
【44题详解】
考查名词。句意：在花了一些时间查看了长城上所有的防御设备后，我们决定是时候采取一些行动了，还有什么比骑在历史上更好的呢！defensive为形容词，修饰名词，空处需填equipment，是不可数名词。故填equipment。
【45题详解】
考查比较级。句意同上。根据空后的“than”可知，此处用比较级。故填better。
【46题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：我们在南门的租车处租了自行车。此处陈述过去发生的事情，使用一般过去时。故填hired。
【47题详解】
考查连词。句意：我的自行车又旧又摇摇晃晃，但还行。上下文之间是转折关系，需用连词but连接。故填but。
【48题详解】
考查冠词。句意：我们花了大约3个小时绕了一圈西安城墙。all the way固定短语，意为“一路上”。故填the。
【49题详解】
考查名词。句意：假设你可以在两个小时内完成，但我们在不同的大门和瞭望塔前停下来拍照，或者只是看看当地人的日常生活。空处和“gates”并列，需填名词复数形式。故填watchtowers。
【50题详解】
考查形容词。句意同上。修饰名词routines需填形容词作定语。故填daily。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分；满分10分）
51. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作业，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last week our teacher asked us to fill in a questionnaire. One of the questions are：Who will you go in times of trouble Here are the results. Many students say they will talk to their friend or classmates because they're of the same age and can understand each other. Some will turn out to their parents or teachers for help. Only a little choose to deal with the problems on our own. Their answers also show that they dislike talk to others. They kept very much to themselves. In my opinion, where in trouble, we should seek help from those we trust mostly.
【答案】1.are→is
2.go后加to
3.friend→friends
4.删除turn后的out
5.little→few
6.our→their
7.talk→talking
8.kept→keep
9.where→when/whenever
10.mostly→most
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了关于学生在碰到问题后的解决方式的问卷调查结果。
【详解】1.考查主谓一致。句意：其中的一个问题是：你遇到麻烦时会去找谁？one of the +名词复数，意为“……之一”，为单数含义，所以其后的系动词应用单数。结合句意，此处指问卷调查中的一个问题，所以为客观事实，时态用一般现在时。故are改为is。
2.考查固定结构。句意同上。短语go to sb.“求助于某人”相当于短语turn to sb. for help。故go后加to。
3.考查名词复数。句意：许多同学说他们会和他们朋友说或同学讲，因为他们是同龄人，能彼此理解。friend“朋友”为可数名词，结合句中their，所以此处要用复数。故friend改为friends。
4.考查固定短语。句意：一些说他们会向他们的父母或老师求助。固定短语turn to sb. for help，意为“向某人求助”，所以此处删除介词out。故删除turn后的out。
5.考查代词。句意：只有一些人选择自己解决问题。结合上文“Many students say...”及“Some will turn...”可知，此处指一些学生。student为可数名词，应用a few代指。a little通常代指不可数名词。故little改为few。
6.考查代词。句意同上。短语on one’s own，意为“独自”，结合句意可知，此处指学生们独自完成，所以要用代词their。故our改为their。
7.考查非谓语动词。句意：他们的答案也表明他们不喜欢和其他人说。固定短语dislike doing sth.，意为“不喜欢做某事”，doing为动名词作宾语。故talk改为talking。
8.考查时态。句意：他们很自闭。结合前文可知，文章的时态用一般现在时。所以此处的kept改为keep。故kept改为keep。
9.考查连词。句意：在我看来，当我们有麻烦时（无论什么时候我们有麻烦时），我们应该从我们最相信的人们那里寻求帮助。分析可知，本句为含有状语从句的复合句。主句为we should seek help...，从句表示的含义为无论什么时候我们有麻烦或者当我们有麻烦时，所以应用when/whenever引导。故where改为when/whenever。
10.考查副词。句意同上。副词mostly，意为“大多数”；most意为“最”，此处指最相信的人，指程度。故mostly改为most。
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
52. 假定你是李华，自制了一些中国结（Chinese knot）。给开网店的美国朋友Tom写封信，请他代卖，要点包括：1.外观（尺寸、颜色、材料）
2.象征意义
3.价格
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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【答案】DearTom,
How are you doing I wonder if you could sell some Chinese knots for me.I made them myself with red sil threads, cloth and oth而materials.They look really beautiful in the shape of ａdiamond about 5 inches long and 4 inches wide.In China,these knots stand for friendship,love and good luck.People can either give them as gifts to friends or hang them in their houses,They are only 12.99 US dollars each,If anyone want stoknow more about the knots,let them write to me.Also，do let me know if you need further information Thank you!
LiHua
【解析】
【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求写一封信。信中请朋友Tom替自己卖中国结。全文可分为三段：第一段表达问候和写信的目的;第二段介绍产品包括外观象征意义和价格;第三段表达盼望并附上祝福。
【详解】表达写信目的可用I am writing to…;表达问候可以用 How is everything going Long time no see! How are you doing 代表可用stand for;表达盼望可用 （I'm ）looking forward to your reply.；I hope you reply to me soon.,；thank you!表达祝福可用 Hope you enjoy your every day!连句成文时，在连句成文时要注意主谓一致和时态问题，同时还要注意使用恰当的连词，进行句子之间的衔接与过渡，另外，要注意用非谓语动词可使文章精练，用非限制性定语从句可使文章丰满。书写一定要规范清晰，保持卷面干净整洁。
【点睛】考生在写本篇书面表达时，文章中的介绍尺寸、颜色、材料；象征意义；价格等要点都要涉及到不能漏掉。另外一定要列提纲，打草稿，注意用词，最后誊写到试卷上。吉安一中2021—2022学年度上学期开学考试
高二英语试卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题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. What will the woman do on Sunday
A. Go to Canada. B. Eat out with the man. C. Head to the man’s house.
2. What’s the relationship between the speakers
A. Driver and passenger. B. Neighbors. C. Mover and customer.
3. What is the woman trying to express
A. Sympathy. B. Concern. C. Appreciation.
4. What are the speakers doing
A. Sitting by the river. B. Boating in the river. C. Swimming in the river.
5. What’s wrong with the woman’s car
A. It’s out of gas. B. It’s under repair. C. The battery is dead.
第二节 （共15题；每小题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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What did the man like about the movie
A. The scenery. B. The acting. C. The length.
7. What did the woman think of the movie
A. Its scenery was beautiful. B. It was too short. C. It was boring.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where does the girl want to go
A. Japan. B. Germany. C. France.
9. How long is the student exchange program
A. One year. B. Two years. C. Three years.
10. Why did Tim like the program
A. He ate great food. B. He met nice people. C. He loved the culture.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why is the woman upset
A. She failed her exam. B. She has no money. C. She feels a great pain.
12. How much does a student pay for the clinic
A. $ 0. B. $ 90. C. $ 100.
13. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The high cost of university.
B. The woman’s physical pain.
C. The difficulty of schoolwork.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Where does the conversation take place
A. At a stadium. B. On a college campus. C. In the man’s neighborhood.
15. What does the captain do well
A. Make plays for himself. B. Play defense. C. Score goals.
16. What will the woman do first
A. Get some food. B. Contact the man’s boss. C. Find a restroom.
17. How will the speakers get into the VIP club
A. By paying some money.
B. By showing their tickets.
C. By showing a yellow arm band.
听第l0段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Why were no people injured
A. The buildings weren’t damaged.
B. The people escaped from the buildings.
C. The earthquake hit the countryside.
19. How large is the disaster area
A. Twenty miles. B. Fifty miles. C. One hundred miles.
20. What advice does the speaker give
A. Contacting people there you know.
B. Taking cover in buildings.
C. Paying attention to small quakes.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。
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USA TODAY 10Best's Readers Choice Awards are currently on hold.We asked our readers to vote for the top events across six categories:musicgeneral food,specialty food,film,cultural and emerging industries(founded in the past five years).These are some of the winners:
Kutztown Folk Festival
The nine-day Kutztown Folk Festival is the nation's oldest continuously operated folk life festival,drawing visitors from around the globe.A celebration of Pennsylvania Dutch culture and heritage,the event includes America's largest quilt sale,200 craftsmen and folk artists,local food and family friendly entertainment.
Water Lantern Festival
The Water Lantern Festival is all about connections.Magical nights in cities across the US include food,live music and the beauty of thousands of lanterns decorated with letters of love, hope and dreams floating on the water.
Carnaval of Quebec
The Quebec Carnaval is a 10-day festival of winter,the world's largest,complete with nighl parades(庆祝游行），ice skating,snow sculptures and a towering ice palace.Other highlighls include ice canoe racing,a sugar shack and iconic Caribou drinks.
San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade
San Francisco has celebrated its Chinese heritage during its annual Chinese New Year Festival&Parade since just after the Gold Rush.The parade ranks among the best in the world, with 100 units,fancy costumes,fireworks and a 268-foot Golden Dragon,which takes a team of 100 men and women to march through the streets.It has become one of the largest events of its kind in the world,drawing some three million spectators and television viewers.
1. What can you see during Kutztown Folk Festival
A. Modern arts.
B. Quilts for sale.
C. Traditional weddings.
D. Shows on stage.
2. Which festival is meant to promote interpersonal relationships
A. Kutztown Folk Festival.
B. Carnaval of Quebec.
C. Water Lantern Festival.
D. San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade.
3. Carnaval of Quebec and San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade both...
A. include special food
B. relate to parades
C. take place only at nights
D. have sculpture exhibitions
B
For six hours we shot through the landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks and sand and baking sun. Knowing our journey was ending, Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen and done. He used a camera. I used words. I had already finished three notebooks and was into the fourth, a beautiful leather notebook I’d bought in a market in Mozambique.
Southern Africa was full of stories. And visions. We were almost drunk on sensations. The roaring of the water at Victoria Falls, the impossible silence of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. And then the other things: dogs in the streets, whole families in Soweto living in one room, a kilometre from clean water.
As we drove towards the setting sun, a quietness fell over us. The road was empty—we hadn’t seen another car for hours. And as I drove, something caught my eye, something moving next to me. I glanced in the mirror of the car; I glanced sideways to the right, and that was when I saw them. Next to us, by the side of the road, thirty, forty wild horses were racing the car, a cloud of dust rising behind them—brown, muscular horses almost close enough to touch them, to smell their hot breath. I didn’t know how long they had been there next to us.
I shouted to Dan: “Look!”, but he was in a deep sleep, his camera lying useless by his feet. They raced the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us, a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape. When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.
“Wild horses ” he said. “Why didn’t you wake me up ”
“I tried. But they were gone after a few seconds.”
“Are you sure you didn’t dream it ”
“You were the one who was sleeping!”
“Typical,” he said. “The best photos are the ones we never take.”
We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead.
4. During their journey in Africa, the two travelers ________.
A. made friends with local residents
B. complained about the poor living conditions
C. enjoyed the sunset in the Karoo desert most
D. recorded their experiences in different ways
5. What does the phrase “heroic forms” in Paragraph 4 refer to
A. Racing cars.
B. Wild horses.
C. Eye-catching locals.
D. Running dogs.
6. What did Daniel think when he woke up and was told what had happened
A. He always missed out on the best thing.
B. He had already taken beautiful pictures.
C. A sound sleep was more important.
D. The next trip would be better.
7 What is the passage mainly about
A. How to view wildlife in Africa.
B. Running into wildlife in Africa.
C. Tourist attractions in southern Africa.
D. Possible dangers of travelling in Africa.
C
A team of engineers at Harvard University has been inspired by Nature to create the first robotic fly. The mechanical fly has become a platform for a series of new high-tech integrated systems. Designed to do what a fly does naturally, the tiny machine is the size of a fat housefly. Its mini wings allow it to stay in the air and perform controlled flight tasks.
“It’s extremely important for us to think about this as a whole system and not just the sum of a bunch of individual components,” said Robert Wood, the Harvard engineering professor who has been working on the robotic fly project for over a decade. A few years ago, his team got the go-ahead to start piecing together the components. “The added difficulty with a project like this is that actually none of those components are off the shelf and so we have to develop them all on our own,” he said.
They engineered a series of systems to start and drive the robotic fly. “The seemingly simple system which just moves the wings has a number of interdependencies on the individual components, each of which individually has to perform well, but then has to be matched well to everything it’s connected to,” said Wood. The flight device was built into a set of power, computation, sensing and control systems. Wood says the success of the project proves that the flying robot with these tiny components can be built and manufactured.
While this first robotic flyer is linked to a small, off-board power source, the goal is eventually to equip it with a built-in power source, so that it might someday perform data-gathering work at rescue sites, in farmers’ fields or on the battlefield. “Basically, it should be able to take off, land and fly around,” he said.
Wood says the design offers a new way to study flight mechanics and control at insect-scale. Yet, the power, sensing and computation technologies on board could have much broader applications. “You can start thinking about using them to answer open scientific questions, you know, to study biology in ways that would be difficult with the animals, but using these robots instead,” he said. “So there are a lot of technologies and open interesting scientific questions that are really what drives us on a day to day basis.”
8. Which of the following statements was the difficulty engineers met while making the robotic fly
A. They did not have sufficient fund.
B. No ready-made components were available.
C. There was no model in their mind.
D. It was hard for them to assemble the components.
9. What can be inferred from paragraphs 3 and 4
A. The robotic fly has been put into wide application.
B. The robotic fly consists of a flight device and a control system.
C. Information from many sources can be collected by the robotic fly.
D. The robotic fly can just fly in limited areas at present.
10. Which of the following can be learned from the passage
A. Wood’s design can replace animals in some experiments.
B. Animals are not allowed in biological experiments.
C The robotic flyer is designed to learn about insects.
D. There used to be few ways to study how insects fly.
11. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage
A. The Development of Robotic Fly
B. Robotic Fly Promotes Engineering Science
C. Harvard’s Efforts in Making Robotic Fly
D. Robotic Fly Imitates Real Life Insect
D
Popularization has in some cases changed the original meaning of emotional (情感的) intelligence. Many people now misunderstand emotional intelligence as almost everything desirable in a person's makeup that cannot be measured by an IQ test, such as character, motivation, confidence, mental stability, optimism and “people skills.” Research has shown that emotional skills may contribute to some of these qualities, but most of them move far beyond skill-based emotional intelligence.
We prefer to describe emotional intelligence as a specific set of skills that can be used for either good or bad purposes. The ability to accurately understand how others are feeling may be used by a doctor to find how best to help her patients, while a cheater might use it to control potential victims. Being emotionally intelligent does not necessarily make one a moral person.
Although popular beliefs regarding emotional intelligence run far ahead of what research can reasonably support, the overall effects of the publicity have been more beneficial than harmful. The most positive aspect of this popularization is a new and much needed emphasis (重视) on emotion by employers, educators and others interested in promoting social well-being. The popularization of emotional intelligence has helped both the public and researchers re-evaluate the functionality of emotions and how they serve people adaptively in everyday life.
Although the continuing popular appeal of emotional intelligence is desirable, we hope that such attention will excite a greater interest in the scientific and scholarly study of emotion. It is our hope that in coming decades, advances in science will offer new perspectives (视角) from which to study how people manage their lives. Emotional intelligence, with its focus on both head and heart, may serve to point us in the right direction.
12. What is a common misunderstanding of emotional intelligence
A. It can be measured by an IQ test. B. It helps to exercise a person’s mind.
C. It includes a set of emotional skills. D. It refers to a person’s positive qualities.
13. Why does the author mention “doctor” and “cheater” in paragraph 2
A. To explain a rule. B. To clarify a concept.
C. To present a fact. D. To make a prediction.
14. What is the author’s attitude to the popularization of emotional intelligence
A. Favorable. B. Intolerant.
C. Doubtful. D. Unclear.
15. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about concerning emotional intelligence
A. Its appeal to the public. B. Expectations for future studies.
C. Its practical application. D. Scientists with new perspectives.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
You've got mail…and it's a postcard
Paulo Magalhaes, a 34-year-old Portuguese computer engineer, loves to open his mailbox and find a brightly colored picture of Rome's Colosseum. Or Africa's Victoria Falls. Or China's Great Wall. ___16___
"I often send postcards to family and friends." he says to China Daily, "but you can imagine that after a while, you never receive as many as you send, and you realize that not everyone is into it ___17___ ” Seeking other like-minded souls, however, Paulo started looking in a somewhat unlikely place: online. Many would say the Internet is a place for people who have given up on the traditional postal service, but Paulo's hunch（直觉）paid off.
Today his hobby has developed into the website , a social network that has grown to 575,217 registered users in 214 countries and regions since he started it 10 years ago. ___18___ Running the website has almost turned into a full-time job.
Language is certainly a harrier for many people. For postcrossing to work worldwide, a common communication language is needed so that everyone can understand each other. As cool as it may be to receive a postcard written in Chinese, the concept doesn't work if one doesn't understand it. ___19___ So a common language is required and in postcrossing that's English since it's widely spoken.
"Many people in China have limited exposure to English. ___20___ That said, we know of many postcrossing members, including Chinese, who have actually improved their English skills through their use of postcrossing," Paulo says.
A. And that's totally fine
B. That makes it extra hard to learn and practice it
C. He likes to think of sending postcards as a family-friendly hobby
D. Many love to make a connection with someone from across the world.
E. On August 5, the number of postcards exchanged by members topped 31 million.
F. Similarly, if you speak only Chinese, receiving a card in Swedish takes part of the fun away.
G. In short, he loves postcards, and the excitement of getting a hand-written note from someone far away.
第三部分 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）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
My mother is 92. Unless I have to be out of town each week I take my mother to do her ___21___ and visit the doctor, providing ___22___ and transportation. During the week, however, she likes to go to a nearby store to ___23___ some small things she needs.
Last week she walked up to the store, but when she went to pay for her groceries, she was ___24___ about three dollars. The only ___25___ to pay for the groceries was to take off the ___26___ she could do without: a bottle of rubbing alcohol（医用酒精）and a bar of soup. By taking of these, she was able to ___27___ the new total to the amount of cash she had with her.
At this store, people ___28___ and then go off to the side to ___29___ their own groceries. My mother was putting her groceries into shopping bags when a ___30___ came up to her and said, "Here are the things that you ___31___ ." handing her the rubbing alcohol and the ___32___ . My mother, who is never speechless, was speechless. She ___33___ for the woman's name and address so that she could ___34___ her. The woman told her it was her ___35___ .
My mother was so ___36___ by her gesture that she decided to go back to the store and give the cashier（收银员）a five-dollar bill to keep on hand ___37___ the same happened to someone else if they didn't have enough ___38___ for all of their groceries.
So, whoever you are, thank you for the random act of ___39___ that not only helped my mother out, but ___40___ too.
21. A. exercise B. housework C. cooking D. shopping
22. A. reward B. medicine C. company D. shelter
23. A. return B. collet C. order D. buy
24. A. short B. cautious C. wrong D. concerned
25. A. aim B. way C. advice D. reason
26. A. weight B. things C. mask D. glasses
27. A. raise B. add C. bring D. switch
28. A. show up B. call in C. check out D. sit down
29. A. store B. select C. deliver D. bag
30. A. stranger B. cashier C. friend D. doctor
31. A. looked for B. talked about C. threw away D. put back
32. A. receipt B. soap C. cash D. bottle
33. A. asked B. waited C. cared D. searched
34. A. repay B. trust C. recognize D. help
35. A. luck B. chance C. gift D. turn
36. A. surprised B. amused C. touched D. convinced
37. A. in case B. even if C. as though D. so that
38. A. energy B. money C. space D. time
39. A. faith B. courage C. kindness D. honor
40. A. made her day B. changed her mind C. caught her eye D. met her demand
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Xi’an City Wall is the most complete city wall that has survived China’s long history. It ____41____ (build) originally to protect the city ____42____ the Tang dynasty and has now been completely restored (修复). It is possible ____43____(walk) or bike the entire 14 kilometers.
We accessed the wall through the South Gate. The wall is 12 meters high and from here you can see streams of people moving inside and outside the City Wall.
After spending some time looking at all the defensive ____44____ (equip) at the wall we decided it was time for some action and what ____45____ (good) than to ride on a piece of history!
We ____46____ (hire) our bikes from the rental place at the South Gate. My bike was old and shaky ____47____ did the job. It took us about 3 hours to go all ____48____ way around the Xi’an City Wall. Supposedly you can do it in two hours, but we stopped at the different gates and ____49____ (watchtower) to take pictures or just to watch the local people going about their ______50______ (day) routines.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分；满分10分）
51. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作业，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last week our teacher asked us to fill in a questionnaire. One of the questions are：Who will you go in times of trouble Here are the results. Many students say they will talk to their friend or classmates because they're of the same age and can understand each other. Some will turn out to their parents or teachers for help. Only a little choose to deal with the problems on our own. Their answers also show that they dislike talk to others. They kept very much to themselves. In my opinion, where in trouble, we should seek help from those we trust mostly.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
52. 假定你是李华，自制了一些中国结（Chinese knot）。给开网店的美国朋友Tom写封信，请他代卖，要点包括：1.外观（尺寸、颜色、材料）
2.象征意义
3.价格
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
