柳城中学高一年上学期第一次月考试卷
英 语
（满分150分， 考试时间120分钟）
第一部分：听力（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。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. Why is the man’s friend’s English hard to understand
A. She didn’t receive much education.
B She comes from India.
C. She hasn’t learned English long enough.
2. Why doesn’t the woman want to go to work
A. She doesn’t like the job. B. She is ill. C. It’s too cold.
3. What are the two speakers talking about
A. A dictionary. B. A bookshop. C. Their hobbies.
4. What will the man do
A. Turn down the radio. B. Turn off the radio. C. Turn on the radio.
5. What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers
A. Classmates. B. Mother and son. C. Husband and wife.
第二节（共15小题; 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面5段对话或独白, 选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Why is the man still in the office
A. He wants to type a letter.
B. He has to clean the floor.
C. He is waiting for the woman.
7. What will the man do this evening
A. See a film with Mary.
B. Go shopping with Mary.
C. See a play with the woman.
请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What do the two speakers want to do
A. See a film. B. Have supper. C. Go dancing.
9. Why won’t the two speakers go there on foot
A. The man is too tired and hungry.
B. The woman is too tired and hungry.
C. It is too far.
10. How will the two speakers go there in the end
A. By bike. B. By taxi. C. By bus.
请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where does the conversation take place
A. In a shop. B. In a bank. C. In an office.
12. What is the matter with the computer
A. It is broken.
B. It shuts down by itself.
C It is stolen.
13. What does the woman decide to do
A. Repair the computer for the man.
B. Give the money back to the man.
C. Change the computer for another one.
请听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What will Charlie do on his way to school
A. Post a letter.
B Pick up his father.
C. Buy an umbrella.
15. What can we learn from the conversation
A. It is going to rain. B. It is raining. C. It is too hot.
16. How will Charlie go back home
A. By taxi. B. By car. C. By bus.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17 What is the news about
A. A traffic accident. B. The weather. C. A school bus.
18. What happened to the school bus
A. It was burnt. B. It was hit by a truck. C. It didn’t work.
19. How many people got hurt
A. Ten. B. Fifteen. C. Sixteen.
20. What did the police tell drivers to do
A. To be more careful in driving.
B. To drive slowly on the bad roads.
C. To be careful about students.
第二部分：阅读理解（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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A walking tour in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park covers about 41 square miles with dozens of mountain peaks. More than 250 species of birds will delight your senses and more than 900 types of wildflowers will keep you marveling at their beauty.
Your Colorado walking tour officially begins. To ensure that you arrive on time we strongly suggest that you arrive one day before the departure date.
Day 1 The trip begins at 1: 00 p. m.. Travel by bus to Rocky Mountain National Park. Check in our accommodations, enjoy a fresh lunch and head into the park for our first hike.
Day 2 During today’s hike we will cover 3.8 miles. We’ll stop to enjoy both “The Pool” and Fern Falls on our way to Fern Lake. You’ll enjoy every minute of today’s hike and then spend a relaxing evening in the town of Estes Park.
Day 3 Glacier Gorge, the main section of the Park, has some of the most beautiful attractions in the Park. Today we’ll push our boots up the trail to Black Lake, about 4.7 miles. With views of Longs Peak, we’ll hike past a major waterfall and several smaller lakes before arriving at Black Lake.
Day 4 Today we’ll head to Wild Basin, southeast of the main park area, for a hike to Ouzel Lake. Wild Basin traverses (穿过) through Aspen forest past rushing streams, to a high mountain lake where we will enjoy a picnic lunch.
Day 5 The Flat Top Mountain area will delight your senses with thick forests and meadows of abundant wildflowers. Our feet will carry us for about 8.8 miles.
Day 6 Catch the Estes Park Shuttle to Denver International Airport or continue on your own to other adventures!
1. When will people enjoy a picnic lunch
A. Day 1. B. Day 2. C. Day 3. D. Day 4.
2. What makes Day 5 special from other days
A. You can enjoy the waterfall.
B. You can enjoy lots of wildflowers.
C. You can enjoy the rushing streams.
D. You can enjoy beautiful lake scenery.
3. Where does the passage probably come from
A. An advertisement.
B. A tourist schedule.
C. A sports website.
D. A travelling magazine.
B
Growing up, Deka Ismail says she let labels define what she could be. “I was a black girl, from a refugee(难民) family,” Deka said. “It was as if I was only allowed to explore in this predetermined box.”
After a high school chemistry class inspired her to think about a career in science and gave her confidence in the field, Deka learned to live outside labels and began making big plans for her future. Now she is about to begin her freshman year at the University of California, planning to become a professor.
Born and raised in San Diego’s City Heights neighbourhood, Deka is the daughter of a Somali refugee couple. While some might say Deka’s success happened in spite of her background, she would say differently, that her experiences shaped her and inspired her to be the driven, young scientist that she is today.
When Deka was eight years old, her mother got a job by studying hard back in school in order to support the whole family. That made Deka realize that education could make a difference to one’s life. She spent a lot of time in the library reading books, and didn’t do many of the things her peers did, like partying or having romantic relationships.
“I always felt like I had to be the perfect girl for my family,” Deka said. “You have to not even do your best but two times better than everyone else. I felt like the whole world was waiting for me to mess up.”
Deka’s efforts paid off. The summer before her senior year of high school, she was accepted to the American Chemical Society Project SEED Programme. “She brought both enthusiasm and focus,” Botham, a researcher at this research institute, recalled. “She arrived every day ready to work, ready to learn and ready to deal with new challenges regardless of whether or not she had done anything similar.”
When asked what advice she would give to others like her, Deka warned them not to underestimate themselves. “Don’t tell yourself that scholarship is too big or this programme is too competitive or I’ll never get into this school,” she said. “I was not sure whether I could make it until I started seeing the acceptance letters rolling in.”
4. What made Deka ignore labels and dream big for her future
A. Her black skin. B. Her exploration in the box.
C. Her poor family. D. Her chemistry class.
5. When was Deka aware of the significance of education
A. After becoming a professor. B. After reading books in the library.
C. After her mother’s working experience. D. After going to the University of California.
6. What kind of person do you think Deka is
A. Smart and ambitious. B. Hardworking and confident.
C. Considerate and intelligent. D. Warm-hearted and fortunate.
7. What can be inferred from Botham’s words
A. Deka underestimates herself. B. Deka likes doing similar things.
C. Deka enjoys something exciting. D. Deka is always prepared for study and difficulties.
C
In 2006, Chris visited Honduras, a country where more than half the population lives poorly. He returned home with a plan to go back and help. He and his brother, Will, came up with an idea. They would start a business in Honduras to create opportunities for people living there.
But what kind of business would they start They began by looking for a resource the country had naturally. The brothers chose to use wood from Honduras’ thick forests. Next they had to decide what they would build with that wood. Eventually, they found their way into the toy industry.
The brothers decided to make children’s blocks, drawing inspiration from the traditional wooden toys they discovered on a trip to Germany. Will and Chris decided to call their company “Tegu”, short for Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. Then they staffed their factory with Honduran citizens. “We found that our workers in the factory are super proud that the name of their capital city is going out on their product and representing what they’re able to do,” said Will.
In addition to giving Honduran citizens the opportunity to work and learn about running a business, Tegu is partnered with a school that helps educate the children of families that work at the Tegucigalpa trash dump.
But Will and Chris did not feel it was enough to simply help the people of Honduras — they wanted to make sure they took good care of the land, too. They felt it was important to make toys using a natural resource in a way that is sustainable.
In order to do their part for the environment, Tegu works with woodcutting cooperatives and plantation-growers to select trees responsibly. The company also plants one, two, or three trees in place of every toy set that is produced. They’ve already planted more than half a million trees since Tegu was founded.
8. What can we infer about Honduras according to the text
A. It’s short of natural resources. B. It is an underdeveloped country.
C. It is famous for tourism. D. It has lots of foreign businesses.
9. What did Chris and Will decide to do to help Honduran people
A. Donate money to them. B. Set up a school.
C. Sell wood for them. D. Establish a toy company.
10. Who were the staff of Tegu
A. Volunteers. B. Foreigners. C. Local people. D. Poor students.
11. What do we know about Tegu from the last two paragraphs
A. It’s faced with a serious shortage of wood.
B. It pays special attention to sustainable development.
C. It’s making efforts to open its new market in the world.
D. It focuses on protecting the environment rather than making money.
D
Many people believe that language belongs to human beings. However, cats have developed a language not for each other, but for the human beings who have them as pets.
When communicating with each other, cats "talk" with a system of signals. Their tails, rather than any kind of “speech", act as an important way to express themselves. They also touch each other to express their feelings. With other cats, they will use their voice only to express pain. Unbelievably, all of that changes when a human walks into the room. Cats use many different kinds of vocal （声音的）expressions when they communicate with a person. Since these vocal expressions are not used to communicate with other cats, it seems that cats have developed this "language" to communicate with their human owners.
This fact is shown more clearly when researchers are watching rooms that have only one cat and those with several cats. And when there is only one cat in the room, it is usually very vocal, since the only creature around with whom the cat can communicate is its owner. Cats with other cats, though, are much quieter. If they want to have a conversation, they only need go to other cats and communicate in their natural way.
Since cats have learned to meow（ 喵喵叫） for the only purpose of communicating with human owners, their owners should take the time to learn what their different meows mean. If an owner knows, to name just a few examples, which meow means the cat is hungry, which means the cat .wants to be petted, and which means the cat wants to have a little "conversation" , the relationship between cats and owners will be closer.
12. If a cat, together with other cats, finds its body hurts, it may express it with its _______.
A. tail B. eyes
C. head D. voice
13. When a human enters a room with some cats, what will they do
A. Stop making any noise. B. Use their tails to show love.
C. Begin .to use vocal expressions. D. Stop communicating with each other.
14. What are cat owners advised to do
A. Communicate more with cats. B. Learn to meow in different ways.
C. Encourage cats to talk with each other. D. Teach cats to understand human language.
15 What is the text mainly about . .
A. The language of cats. B. Advice on keeping pets.
C. Pets* different expressions. D. Communication among cats.
第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，共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。
Do you remember those times when your mother told you to avoid talking to strangers But now you’re not a child anymore. ____16____
▲.You can meet a really great person.
Talking to a stranger is a good habit because you never know whom you may meet. ____17____You can also meet someone who’ll give you a chance to get your dream job.
▲.____18____
You have some opinion about different subjects and you know your friends’ and relatives’ points of view about them too. But there are millions of other people who think differently and can give you unpredictable yet smart ideas that will broaden your horizons.
▲.You can improve your social skills.
____19____. Asking proper questions and attentive listening are two skills that many don’t have. You can better these skills when talking to a stranger.
▲.You'll feel an increase of confidence.
If you belong to that shy type of people, talking to a stranger may seem to be a real challenge for you. I'm also extremely shy but I realize it's not an issue at all. You can overcome your fear of being judged by others by talking to strangers and become more confident.
▲. You can cheer someone up.
The thing you’ll definitely like about talking to strangers is that you can make someone’s day better. Smile and people will smile in return. Praise people and they’ll think something pleasant about you. ____20____
A. You can widen your world view.
B. Having a sweet short dialogue is one of those perfect chances to make people cheerful.
C. Why not speak to someone until your turn comes
D. You can meet a person who'll become your best friend in future.
E. In fact, there are many advantages of talking to strangers.
F. It may show you the solutions you didn't know about.
G. Whatever social skills you have, you can make them better when talking to strangers.
第三部分 语言运用 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
At 35, Yong Duckworth is the oldest student at Chrisney Elementary School in Chrisney, Indiana. Duckworth attended first grade last September, ____21____ to learn English. Since arriving in the U.S. 13 years ago from Korea, Duckworth had ____22____ private teachers and adult (成人) education classes. Nothing ____23____.
Then Duckworth called Chrisney (校长） Leroy Meyer. “ I could hardly ____24____ her,” says Meyer. “The best I could make out was that she ____25____ someone to help her learn English. She wanted to know the ____26____ by age 40, so she could open her own business.”
After ____27____ to find a private teacher for Duckworth, Meyer suggested that she attend first grade at Chrisney. Duckworth ____28____ at once.
Duckworth studied English in junior high but ____29____ learned to speak fluently. She once opened a clothes shop, but her business failed because of her language problems. “Too much people hurt me because I speak _____30_____ English,” says Duckworth. “In Korea I had many people tell me I smart lady. Here broken English makes me _____31_____.”
These days, her 4-year-old son, Simon, is her main motivation (动机) to learn English. “Duckworth knows she’s going to have a challenge _____32_____
Simon,” says Duckworth’s husband Ben.
“I worry some day he asks me, ‘Mom, what is this ’ If I can’t _____33_____ him, I’m sad,” says Duckworth.
“Duckworth is having a great influence on young students at Chrisney,” Meyer says. “When they see a(n) _____34_____ person going to school, they realize how important _____35_____ is.”
21. A. promising B. refusing C. hating D. hoping
22. A. forgotten B. tried C. noticed D. continued
23. A. appeared B. worked C. mattered D. happened
24. A. understand B. remember C. accept D. believe
25. A. forced B. invited C. wanted D. encouraged
26. A. school B. teachers C. students D. language
27. A. failing B. managing C. deciding D. regretting
28. A. returned B. stopped C. agreed D. doubted
29. A. also B. never C. only D. already
30. A. modern B. same C. simple D. poor
31. A. through B. big C. down D. hot
32. A. raising B. ordering C. changing D. hearing
33. A. train B. see C. tell D. praise
34. A. older B. stricter C. kinder D. funnier
35. A. experience B. money C. time D. education
第二节：语法填空（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。
Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix
In 1969,the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It ____36____（be）unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it ____37____(actual)caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of ____38____most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.
But the river wasn’t changed in a few days ____39____even a few months. It took years of work____40____(reduce ) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is____41____(clean) than ever.
Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you leave a habit ____42____is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation ,don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately
While there are ____43____(amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the____44____(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be _____45_____ (patience).
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：书面表达（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，正在教你的英国朋友Leslie学习汉语。请你写封邮件告知下次上课的计划。内容包括：
（1）时间和地点；
（2）内容：学习唐诗；
（3）课前准备：简要了解唐朝的历史。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面文章，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整短文，续写词数应为150左右。
My great-grandfather, my grandfather and my father are farmers, and so are all my family. My father has a fixed idea that I would become a farmer too. Although I respect him and am indeed skilled at doing some farm work, I don’t agree that I should automatically follow in my father’s footsteps.
When I was a teenager, my father happened to take me to an airport which belonged to one of his friends. It was the first time I had seen an aeroplane in real life. Knowing that I had never been on board, my father’s friend Tom offered me an opportunity to fly with him in his small aeroplane. I quickly accepted his offer! When we took off, I felt nervous but thrilled. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I had ever felt. I was just enjoying it. I assumed being a pilot would be the most awesome thing in the whole world. From that day a thought crept into my mind that I wanted to become a pilot, but I doubted whether my father would support me. After all, it was a totally different path from what he had planned for me. Therefore, I put the thought to the back of my mind, because I knew he would still insist on holding onto his previous idea.
Anyway, besides helping my father on the farm, I would frequently visit Tom’s airport. Gradually, I got familiar with every button and switch on the aircraft and I learned a lot about planes, such as how to fill the plane with fuel, how to check the engines and so on. But what I had learned just left me wanting more, so I decided to go to college to become a professional pilot.
Paragraph 1:
This time I would not hide my desire any more.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
At the graduation ceremony, with my father present, I, as “Best Pilot”, had to deliver a speech.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
听力答案： 1-5 BCABA 6-10 AABBB 11-15 ABCAA 16-20 CABCA2021-2022学年福建省南安市柳城中学高一上学期第一次月考英语试题
（满分150分， 考试时间120分钟）
第一部分：听力（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。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. Why is the man’s friend’s English hard to understand
A. She didn’t receive much education.
B. She comes from India.
C. She hasn’t learned English long enough.
2. Why doesn’t the woman want to go to work
A. She doesn’t like the job. B. She is ill. C. It’s too cold.
3. What are the two speakers talking about
A. A dictionary. B. A bookshop. C. Their hobbies.
4. What will the man do
A. Turn down the radio. B. Turn off the radio. C. Turn on the radio.
5. What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers
A. Classmates. B. Mother and son. C. Husband and wife.
第二节（共15小题; 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面5段对话或独白, 选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Why is the man still in the office
A. He wants to type a letter.
B. He has to clean the floor.
C. He is waiting for the woman.
7. What will the man do this evening
A. See a film with Mary.
B. Go shopping with Mary.
C. See a play with the woman.
请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What do the two speakers want to do
A. See a film. B. Have supper. C. Go dancing.
9. Why won’t the two speakers go there on foot
A. The man is too tired and hungry.
B. The woman is too tired and hungry.
C. It is too far.
10. How will the two speakers go there in the end
A. By bike. B. By taxi. C. By bus.
请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where does the conversation take place
A. In a shop. B. In a bank. C. In an office.
12. What is the matter with the computer
A. It is broken.
B. It shuts down by itself.
C. It is stolen.
13. What does the woman decide to do
A Repair the computer for the man.
B. Give the money back to the man.
C. Change the computer for another one.
请听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What will Charlie do on his way to school
A. Post a letter.
B. Pick up his father.
C. Buy an umbrella.
15. What can we learn from the conversation
A. It is going to rain. B. It is raining. C. It is too hot.
16. How will Charlie go back home
A. By taxi. B. By car. C. By bus.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the news about
A. A traffic accident. B. The weather. C. A school bus.
18. What happened to the school bus
A. It was burnt. B. It was hit by a truck. C. It didn’t work.
19. How many people got hurt
A. Ten. B. Fifteen. C. Sixteen.
20. What did the police tell drivers to do
A. To be more careful in driving.
B. To drive slowly on the bad roads.
C. To be careful about students.
第二部分：阅读理解（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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A walking tour in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park covers about 41 square miles with dozens of mountain peaks. More than 250 species of birds will delight your senses and more than 900 types of wildflowers will keep you marveling at their beauty.
Your Colorado walking tour officially begins. To ensure that you arrive on time we strongly suggest that you arrive one day before the departure date.
Day 1 The trip begins at 1: 00 p. m.. Travel by bus to Rocky Mountain National Park. Check in our accommodations, enjoy a fresh lunch and head into the park for our first hike.
Day 2 During today’s hike we will cover 3.8 miles. We’ll stop to enjoy both “The Pool” and Fern Falls on our way to Fern Lake. You’ll enjoy every minute of today’s hike and then spend a relaxing evening in the town of Estes Park.
Day 3 Glacier Gorge, the main section of the Park, has some of the most beautiful attractions in the Park. Today we’ll push our boots up the trail to Black Lake, about 4.7 miles. With views of Longs Peak, we’ll hike past a major waterfall and several smaller lakes before arriving at Black Lake.
Day 4 Today we’ll head to Wild Basin, southeast of the main park area, for a hike to Ouzel Lake. Wild Basin traverses (穿过) through Aspen forest past rushing streams, to a high mountain lake where we will enjoy a picnic lunch.
Day 5 The Flat Top Mountain area will delight your senses with thick forests and meadows of abundant wildflowers. Our feet will carry us for about 8.8 miles.
Day 6 Catch the Estes Park Shuttle to Denver International Airport or continue on your own to other adventures!
1. When will people enjoy a picnic lunch
A. Day 1. B. Day 2. C. Day 3. D. Day 4.
2. What makes Day 5 special from other days
A. You can enjoy the waterfall.
B. You can enjoy lots of wildflowers.
C. You can enjoy the rushing streams.
D. You can enjoy beautiful lake scenery.
3. Where does the passage probably come from
A. An advertisement.
B. A tourist schedule.
C. A sports website.
D. A travelling magazine.
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了在科罗拉多州的落基山国家公园5天徒步旅行的行程安排。
1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Day 4中最后一句“Wild Basin traverses (穿过) through Aspen forest past rushing streams, to a high mountain lake where we will enjoy a picnic lunch.(Wild Basin穿越Aspen森林，经过湍急的溪流，到达高山湖泊，在那里我们将享受野餐午餐)”可知，人们在第四天可以享受野餐午餐。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Day 5 中“The Flat Top Mountain area will delight your senses with thick forests and meadows of abundant wildflowers.(The Flat Top Mountain地区会用茂密的森林和长满野花的草地来愉悦你的感官)”可知，第五天特别之处在于你可以欣赏到许多野花。故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章的标题“A walking tour in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado(科罗拉多州落基山国家公园徒步旅行)”及第二段“Your Colorado walking tour officially begins. To ensure that you arrive on time we strongly suggest that you arrive one day before the departure date.(科罗拉多徒步旅行正式开始。为了确保您能按时到达，我们强烈建议您在出发日期前一天到达)”可推知，这篇文章是为徒步旅行爱好者而写的。由此可知，这篇文章出自一个旅游计划。故选B。
B
Growing up, Deka Ismail says she let labels define what she could be. “I was a black girl, from a refugee(难民) family,” Deka said. “It was as if I was only allowed to explore in this predetermined box.”
After a high school chemistry class inspired her to think about a career in science and gave her confidence in the field, Deka learned to live outside labels and began making big plans for her future. Now she is about to begin her freshman year at the University of California, planning to become a professor.
Born and raised in San Diego’s City Heights neighbourhood, Deka is the daughter of a Somali refugee couple. While some might say Deka’s success happened in spite of her background, she would say differently, that her experiences shaped her and inspired her to be the driven, young scientist that she is today.
When Deka was eight years old, her mother got a job by studying hard back in school in order to support the whole family. That made Deka realize that education could make a difference to one’s life. She spent a lot of time in the library reading books, and didn’t do many of the things her peers did, like partying or having romantic relationships.
“I always felt like I had to be the perfect girl for my family,” Deka said. “You have to not even do your best but two times better than everyone else. I felt like the whole world was waiting for me to mess up.”
Deka’s efforts paid off. The summer before her senior year of high school, she was accepted to the American Chemical Society Project SEED Programme. “She brought both enthusiasm and focus,” Botham, a researcher at this research institute, recalled. “She arrived every day ready to work, ready to learn and ready to deal with new challenges regardless of whether or not she had done anything similar.”
When asked what advice she would give to others like her, Deka warned them not to underestimate themselves. “Don’t tell yourself that scholarship is too big or this programme is too competitive or I’ll never get into this school,” she said. “I was not sure whether I could make it until I started seeing the acceptance letters rolling in.”
4. What made Deka ignore labels and dream big for her future
A. Her black skin. B. Her exploration in the box.
C. Her poor family. D. Her chemistry class.
5. When was Deka aware of the significance of education
A. After becoming a professor. B. After reading books in the library.
C. After her mother’s working experience. D. After going to the University of California.
6. What kind of person do you think Deka is
A. Smart and ambitious. B. Hardworking and confident.
C. Considerate and intelligent. D. Warm-hearted and fortunate.
7. What can be inferred from Botham’s words
A. Deka underestimates herself. B. Deka likes doing similar things.
C. Deka enjoys something exciting. D. Deka is always prepared for study and difficulties.
【答案】4. D 5. C 6. B 7. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了Deka Ismail是一名来自难民家庭的黑人女孩，但是她通过不懈努力打破了标签，现在她即将开始她在加州大学的一年级，计划成为一名教授。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“After a high school chemistry class inspired her to think about a career in science and gave her confidence in the field, Deka learned to live outside labels and began making big plans for her future.(高中的化学课激发了她对科学职业的思考，并给了她在这一领域的信心，Deka学会了在标签之外生活，并开始为自己的未来制定宏伟的计划)”可知，化学课让Deka忽视标签，对自己的未来充满梦想。故选D。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“When Deka was eight years old, her mother got a job by studying hard back in school in order to support the whole family. That made Deka realize that education could make a difference to one’s life. (Deka 8岁的时候，为了养家糊口，母亲回到学校努力学习，找了一份工作。这让Deka意识到教育可以改变一个人的生活)”可知，Deka从她母亲的经历中意识到教育的重要性。故选C。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中“She spent a lot of time in the library reading books, and didn’t do many of the things her peers did, like partying or having romantic relationships.(她花了很多时间在图书馆读书，不像她的同龄人那样参加聚会或谈恋爱)”以及最后一段“When asked what advice she would give to others like her, Deka warned them not to underestimate themselves. “Don’t tell yourself that scholarship is too big or this programme is too competitive or I’ll never get into this school,” she said. “I was not sure whether I could make it until I started seeing the acceptance letters rolling in.”(当被问及她会给像她一样的人什么建议时，Deka警告他们不要低估自己。她说：“不要告诉自己奖学金太难以实现了，这个项目竞争太激烈，否则我永远进不了这所学校。我不确定我是否能做到，直到我看到录取通知书滚滚而来。”)”可推知，Deka是一个努力且自信的人。故选B。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中““She brought both enthusiasm and focus,” Botham, a researcher at this research institute, recalled. “She arrived every day ready to work, ready to learn and ready to deal with new challenges regardless of whether or not she had done anything similar.”(这家研究所的研究员Botham回忆说：“她带来了热情和专注，她每天都做好了工作、学习和应对新挑战的准备，不管她是否做过类似的事情。”)”可推知，Deka总是为学习和困难做好准备。故选D。
C
In 2006, Chris visited Honduras, a country where more than half the population lives poorly. He returned home with a plan to go back and help. He and his brother, Will, came up with an idea. They would start a business in Honduras to create opportunities for people living there.
But what kind of business would they start They began by looking for a resource the country had naturally. The brothers chose to use wood from Honduras’ thick forests. Next they had to decide what they would build with that wood. Eventually, they found their way into the toy industry.
The brothers decided to make children’s blocks, drawing inspiration from the traditional wooden toys they discovered on a trip to Germany. Will and Chris decided to call their company “Tegu”, short for Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. Then they staffed their factory with Honduran citizens. “We found that our workers in the factory are super proud that the name of their capital city is going out on their product and representing what they’re able to do,” said Will.
In addition to giving Honduran citizens the opportunity to work and learn about running a business, Tegu is partnered with a school that helps educate the children of families that work at the Tegucigalpa trash dump.
But Will and Chris did not feel it was enough to simply help the people of Honduras — they wanted to make sure they took good care of the land, too. They felt it was important to make toys using a natural resource in a way that is sustainable.
In order to do their part for the environment, Tegu works with woodcutting cooperatives and plantation-growers to select trees responsibly. The company also plants one, two, or three trees in place of every toy set that is produced. They’ve already planted more than half a million trees since Tegu was founded.
8. What can we infer about Honduras according to the text
A. It’s short of natural resources. B. It is an underdeveloped country.
C. It is famous for tourism. D. It has lots of foreign businesses.
9. What did Chris and Will decide to do to help Honduran people
A. Donate money to them. B. Set up a school.
C. Sell wood for them. D. Establish a toy company.
10. Who were the staff of Tegu
A. Volunteers. B. Foreigners. C. Local people. D. Poor students.
11 What do we know about Tegu from the last two paragraphs
A. It’s faced with a serious shortage of wood.
B. It pays special attention to sustainable development.
C. It’s making efforts to open its new market in the world.
D. It focuses on protecting the environment rather than making money.
【答案】8. B 9. D 10. C 11. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Chris 和Will两兄弟通过在洪都拉斯建立玩具公司“Tegu”来帮助洪都拉斯人民的事情，除了给洪都拉斯公民工作和学习如何经营企业的机会外，Tegu还与一所学校合作，帮助教育在特古西加尔巴垃圾场工作的家庭的孩子。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“In 2006, Chris visited Honduras, a country where more than half the population lives poorly.( 2006年，Chris访问了洪都拉斯，一个超过一半人口生活贫困的国家)”可推知，洪都拉斯是一个不发达的国家。故选B。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“He returned home with a plan to go back and help. He and his brother, Will, came up with an idea. They would start a business in Honduras to create opportunities for people living there.(他带着一个回去帮忙的计划回到了家。他和他的兄弟Will想出了一个主意。他们将在洪都拉斯创业，为当地居民创造机会)”以及第二段中“Eventually, they found their way into the toy industry.(最终，他们进入了玩具行业)”可知，Chris 和Will决定建立一个玩具公司来帮助洪都拉斯人民。故选D。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“Then they staffed their factory with Honduran citizens.(然后他们在工厂里雇佣洪都拉斯公民)”以及第四段“In addition to giving Honduran citizens the opportunity to work and learn about running a business, Tegu is partnered with a school that helps educate the children of families that work at the Tegucigalpa trash dump.(除了给洪都拉斯公民工作和学习如何经营企业的机会外，Tegu还与一所学校合作，帮助教育在特古西加尔巴垃圾场工作的家庭的孩子)”可知，Tegu的员工是当地人。故选C。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“But Will and Chris did not feel it was enough to simply help the people of Honduras — they wanted to make sure they took good care of the land, too. They felt it was important to make toys using a natural resource in a way that is sustainable.(但是Will和Chris认为仅仅帮助洪都拉斯人民是不够的——他们还想确保他们也能很好地保护这片土地。 他们认为利用自然资源以一种可持续的方式制作玩具是很重要的)”以及最后一段“In order to do their part for the environment, Tegu works with woodcutting cooperatives and plantation-growers to select trees responsibly. The company also plants one, two, or three trees in place of every toy set that is produced. They’ve already planted more than half a million trees since Tegu was founded.(为了为环境尽自己的一份力，Tegu与伐木合作社和种植商合作，负责地选择树木。该公司还在生产的每一套玩具的地方种植一棵、两棵或三棵树。 自从泰古成立以来，他们已经种植了50多万棵树)”可推知，Tegu特别重视可持续发展。故选B。
D
Many people believe that language belongs to human beings. However, cats have developed a language not for each other, but for the human beings who have them as pets.
When communicating with each other, cats "talk" with a system of signals. Their tails, rather than any kind of “speech", act as an important way to express themselves. They also touch each other to express their feelings. With other cats, they will use their voice only to express pain. Unbelievably, all of that changes when a human walks into the room. Cats use many different kinds of vocal （声音的）expressions when they communicate with a person. Since these vocal expressions are not used to communicate with other cats, it seems that cats have developed this "language" to communicate with their human owners.
This fact is shown more clearly when researchers are watching rooms that have only one cat and those with several cats. And when there is only one cat in the room, it is usually very vocal, since the only creature around with whom the cat can communicate is its owner. Cats with other cats, though, are much quieter. If they want to have a conversation, they only need go to other cats and communicate in their natural way.
Since cats have learned to meow（ 喵喵叫） for the only purpose of communicating with human owners, their owners should take the time to learn what their different meows mean. If an owner knows, to name just a few examples, which meow means the cat is hungry, which means the cat .wants to be petted, and which means the cat wants to have a little "conversation" , the relationship between cats and owners will be closer.
12. If a cat, together with other cats, finds its body hurts, it may express it with its _______.
A. tail B. eyes
C. head D. voice
13. When a human enters a room with some cats, what will they do
A. Stop making any noise. B. Use their tails to show love.
C. Begin .to use vocal expressions. D. Stop communicating with each other.
14. What are cat owners advised to do
A. Communicate more with cats. B. Learn to meow in different ways.
C. Encourage cats to talk with each other. D. Teach cats to understand human language.
15. What is the text mainly about . .
A. The language of cats. B. Advice on keeping pets.
C. Pets* different expressions. D. Communication among cats.
【答案】12. D 13. C 14. A 15. A
【解析】
【分析】本文是说明文。许多人认为语言属于人类。然而，宠物猫已经发展出一种语言，不是为了彼此,而是为了与主人交流。猫的主人应花时间了解喵喵叫的含义，多和自己的猫沟通，增加彼此的感情。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段With other cats, they will use their voices only to express pain.（和其他猫在一起时，它们只会用声音来表达痛苦。）可知，如果一只猫，和其他的猫一起，发现自己的身体受伤了，它会用声音来表达。故选D。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段Unbelievable, all of that changes when a human walks into the room. Cats use many different kinds of vocal (声音的) expressions when they communicate with a person.（难以置信，当一个人走进房间，这一切都改变了。当猫与人交流时，它们会用各种不同的声音表达。）可知，当有人进屋时，小猫们就会冲着这个人发出不同的叫声。故选C。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段Since cats learned to meow(喵喵叫)for the only purpose of communicating with human owners should take the time to learn what their different meows mean.（既然猫学喵喵叫的唯一目的是为了和主人交流，那就应该花时间去了解它们不同的叫声意味着什么。）可知作者建议猫的主人应花时间了解喵喵叫的含义，多与自己的猫沟通。故选A。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。第一段However, cats have developed a language not for each other, but for the human beings who have them as pets.（然而，猫已经发展出一种语言，不是为彼此，而是为了养它们当宠物的人类。）是全文的主题句，结合全文内容，可知这篇文章主要讲了宠物猫已经发展出一种与主人交流的语言。故选A。
【点睛】2.C【解题剖析】此题属于细节理解中的（1）一一对应型。答案与题目在表达形式和意义上直接吻合。
【答案定位】根据Unbelievable, all of that changes when a human walks into the room. Cats use many different kinds of vocal (声音的) expressions when they communicate with a person.可知，当有人进屋时，小猫们就会冲着这个人发出不同的叫声。
【推理关系】题干When a human enters a room full of cats, they________. 文章内容Unbelievable, all of that changes when a human walks into the room. Cats use many different kinds of vocal (声音的) expressions when they communicate with a person.可知，当有人进屋时，小猫们就会冲着这个人发出不同的叫声。
【选择】. Cats use many different kinds of vocal (声音的) expressions when they communicate with a person C选项Begin to use vocal expressions。
第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，共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。
Do you remember those times when your mother told you to avoid talking to strangers But now you’re not a child anymore. ____16____
▲.You can meet a really great person.
Talking to a stranger is a good habit because you never know whom you may meet. ____17____You can also meet someone who’ll give you a chance to get your dream job.
▲.____18____
You have some opinion about different subjects and you know your friends’ and relatives’ points of view about them too. But there are millions of other people who think differently and can give you unpredictable yet smart ideas that will broaden your horizons.
▲.You can improve your social skills.
____19____. Asking proper questions and attentive listening are two skills that many don’t have. You can better these skills when talking to a stranger.
▲.You'll feel an increase of confidence.
If you belong to that shy type of people, talking to a stranger may seem to be a real challenge for you. I'm also extremely shy but I realize it's not an issue at all. You can overcome your fear of being judged by others by talking to strangers and become more confident.
▲. You can cheer someone up.
The thing you’ll definitely like about talking to strangers is that you can make someone’s day better. Smile and people will smile in return. Praise people and they’ll think something pleasant about you. ____20____
A. You can widen your world view.
B. Having a sweet short dialogue is one of those perfect chances to make people cheerful.
C. Why not speak to someone until your turn comes
D. You can meet a person who'll become your best friend in future.
E. In fact, there are many advantages of talking to strangers.
F It may show you the solutions you didn't know about.
G. Whatever social skills you have, you can make them better when talking to strangers.
【答案】16. E 17. D 18. A 19. G 20. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇议论文。文章主要论述了和陌生人交流的一些好处。
【16题详解】
根据前句“Do you remember those times when your mother told you to avoid talking to strangers ”（你还记得你的妈妈不让你和陌生人交流的时候吗？）以及下文几个段落讲述了和陌生人交流的一些好处，可知此处应该选择承接上文，引起下文的句子。选项E “In fact, there are many advantages of talking to strangers.”（事实上，和陌生人交流确实有许多好处。）符合题意。故选E。
【17题详解】
根据此段小标题“You can meet a really great person.”（你会碰到一个很棒的人。）以及空格后的句子“You can also meet someone who’ll give you a chance to get your dream job.”（你还能碰到一个可能会给你得到梦想工作机会的人。）中的“can also”，可知此段讲述和陌生人交流也许能让你遇见一个很不错的人；而且空格处选择的句子需要有 “can meet a person” 这样的关键字与“can also meet”形成呼应。D项“You can meet a person who'll become your best friend in future”（你会遇到一个将来有可能成为你最好朋友的人。）符合题意。故选D。
【18题详解】
根据此段第二句话“But there are millions of other people who think differently and can give you unpredictable yet smart ideas that will broaden your horizons.
”（然而，有成千上万的人和你有不同的想法，并且能够给你无法预知的但是明智的想法，这些想法能够开拓你的视野。）中的“broaden your horizons”，可知此段在讲述和陌生人交谈能够开拓眼界。A项“You can widen your world view.”（你能开拓你的视野。）符合段意。故选A。
【19题详解】
根据此段小标题“You can improve your social skills.”（你可以提高你的社交技能。）可知此段讲述和陌生人交流对社交方面的好处。G项“Whatever social skills you have, you can make them better when talking to strangers”（不管你有什么样的社交技能，你都能够通过和陌生人交流来进一步提高它们。）中含有关键词“social skills”且句意符合此段段意。故选G。
【20题详解】
根据此段小标题“You can cheer someone up.”（你可以使人振作起来。）以及此段第一句“The thing you’ll definitely like about talking to strangers is that you can make someone’s day better.”（你会喜欢的和陌生人交谈的一点就是你能让别人的一天更加美好。），可知此段讲述和陌生人聊天也许能够安慰并使人振作起来。B项“Having a sweet short dialogue is one of those perfect chances to make people cheerful.”（拥有一段美好短暂的交流也许是让别人开心振作起来的完美机会之一。）符合段意。故选B。
第三部分 语言运用 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
At 35, Yong Duckworth is the oldest student at Chrisney Elementary School in Chrisney, Indiana. Duckworth attended first grade last September, ____21____ to learn English. Since arriving in the U.S. 13 years ago from Korea, Duckworth had ____22____ private teachers and adult (成人) education classes. Nothing ____23____.
Then Duckworth called Chrisney (校长） Leroy Meyer. “ I could hardly ____24____ her,” says Meyer. “The best I could make out was that she ____25____ someone to help her learn English. She wanted to know the ____26____ by age 40, so she could open her own business.”
After ____27____ to find a private teacher for Duckworth, Meyer suggested that she attend first grade at Chrisney. Duckworth ____28____ at once.
Duckworth studied English in junior high but ____29____ learned to speak fluently. She once opened a clothes shop, but her business failed because of her language problems. “Too much people hurt me because I speak _____30_____ English,” says Duckworth. “In Korea I had many people tell me I smart lady. Here broken English makes me _____31_____.”
These days, her 4-year-old son, Simon, is her main motivation (动机) to learn English. “Duckworth knows she’s going to have a challenge _____32_____
Simon” says Duckworth’s husband Ben.
“I worry some day he asks me, ‘Mom, what is this ’ If I can’t _____33_____ him, I’m sad,” says Duckworth.
“Duckworth is having a great influence on young students at Chrisney,” Meyer says. “When they see a(n) _____34_____ person going to school, they realize how important _____35_____ is.”
21. A. promising B. refusing C. hating D. hoping
22. A. forgotten B. tried C. noticed D. continued
23. A. appeared B. worked C. mattered D. happened
24. A. understand B. remember C. accept D. believe
25. A. forced B. invited C. wanted D. encouraged
26. A. school B. teachers C. students D. language
27. A. failing B. managing C. deciding D. regretting
28. A. returned B. stopped C. agreed D. doubted
29. A. also B. never C. only D. already
30. A. modern B. same C. simple D. poor
31. A. through B. big C. down D. hot
32. A. raising B. ordering C. changing D. hearing
33. A. train B. see C. tell D. praise
34. A. older B. stricter C. kinder D. funnier
35. A. experience B. money C. time D. education
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. D 31. C 32. A 33. C 34. A 35. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了35岁的Duckworth进入小学一年级学习英语的励志故事。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Duckworth 去年九月入学一年级，希望学习英语。A. promising承诺；B. refusing拒绝；C. hating讨厌；D. hoping希望。根据前句“At 35, Yong Duckworth is the oldest student at Chrisney Elementary School in Chrisney, Indiana.”（35岁的Yong Duckworth是印第安纳州Chrisney小学里年龄最大的学生），可知在这么大的年龄进入小学是希望学习知识的。故选D项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：自从13年前从韩国移民到美国，Duckworth 一直在尝试私人教师和成人教育课。A. forgotten忘记；B. tried尝试；C. noticed注意；D. continued继续。根据前文Yong Duckworth13年前就来到了美国，在进入这所小学学习之前一直在尝试各种方法学习。故选B项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：都没有作用。A. appeared出现；B. worked起作用、有效果；C. mattered要紧； D. happened发生。根据前文 “Since arriving in the U.S. 13 years ago from Korea, Duckworth had ____2____ private teachers and adult (成人) education classes.” （自从13年前从韩国移民到美国，Duckworth 一直在尝试私人教师和成人教育课。）以及现在决定要进入小学学习英语，可知这些年的学习方法和模式都没有效果。故选B项。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：校长Meyer 说：我不是很明白她的意思。A. understand理解；B. remember记得；C. accept接受；D. believe相信。根据前文所说35岁的Yong Duckworth进入当地小学学习英语，可知她的英语水平很低，所以和校长交流很困难，校长很难理解她的意思。故选A项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我能明白的是她想有人能帮她学习英语。A. forced强迫；B. invited邀请； C. wanted想要； D. encouraged鼓励。根据前文Yong Duckworth进入当地小学想要学习英语，可知此处是想告诉校长想要找人帮助学习英语。故选C项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她想在40岁前掌握这门语言，这样她就能自己做生意了。 A. school学校；B. teachers老师；C. students学生；D. language语言。根据前文 “Duckworth attended first grade last September, ____1____ to learn English.” （Duckworth九月入学一年级，希望学习英语。），可知她想掌握这门语言。故选D项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在没有给Duckworth 找到合适的私教后，校长Meyer 建议她可以入本校一年级学习。A. failing失败；B. managing设法，管理；C. deciding决定；D. regretting后悔。根据 “Meyer suggested that she attend first grade at Chrisney.” （校长Meyer建议她进入Chrisney一年级学习）可知校长没有帮她找到合适的私教。故选 A项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Duckworth 立即就同意了。A. returned返回；B. stopped停止；C. agreed同意；D. doubted怀疑。根据前文Duckworth很想学习英语，而且时间紧迫，但是又没有找到合适的私教。所以当校长建议她到本校学习时，她立即就同意了。故选C项。
【29题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：Duckworth 初中时曾经学过英语，但是从未学到能够流利沟通。A. also也；B. never从未；永不；C. only仅仅；D. already已经。根据前文Duckworth 现在35岁了还要学习英语，而且是从一年级开始学，可知Duckworth 以往英语学得不好，不能达到流利沟通的程度。故选B项。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：太多人伤害我就因为我英语不好。A. modern现代的；B. same同样的；C. simple简单的；D. poor糟糕的，差的。根据前文 “Duckworth studied English in junior high but ____9____ learned to speak fluently.” （Duckworth 初中时曾经学过英语，但是从未学得能够流利沟通。），可知她的英文水平很低。故选D项。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在这，她蹩脚的英文让她很低落。A. through通过；B. big大的；C. down低落的；D. hot热的。根据前文 “Too much people hurt me because I speak ____10____ English” （太多人伤害我就因为我英语不好。），可知她的英语水平让她很失落难过。故选C项。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的丈夫Ben 说：Duckworth 知道抚养Simon 将会是一个很大的挑战。A. raising抚养；B. ordering命令；C. changing挑战；D. hearing听到。根据前文 “These days, her 4-year-old son, Simon, is her main motivation (动机) to learn English.” （最近，她四岁的儿子Simon是她学习英语的主要动力。），可知Simon是她四岁的儿子，她要抚养儿子。故选A项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我担心有一天，他问我：这是什么？如果我不能告诉他，我会很伤心。A. train训练；B. see看见；C. tell告诉；D. praise表扬。根据前句 “he asks me, ‘Mom, what is this ’” （他问我这是什么），可知Duckworth 担心不能告诉他答案。故选C项。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当他们看见一个年龄这么大的人去上学，他们就会意识到教育是多么重要。A. older年长的；B. stricter较严格的；C. kinder更友好的；D. funnier更搞笑的。根据前文 “At 35, Yong Duckworth is the oldest student at Chrisney Elementary School in Chrisney, Indiana.” （35岁的Yong Duckworth是印第安纳州Chrisney小学的年龄最大的学生），可知她是这所小学里年龄最大的一年级学生。故选A项。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当他们看见一个这么大的人去上学，他们就会意识到教育是多么重要。A. experience经验；B. money钱；C. time时间；D. education教育。根据前文在说35岁的Yong Duckworth为了生活，为了养育孩子，为了做生意，一心想要学英语，可知她认为接受教育很重要。同时，她觉得自己这个年龄入学学习，也能让其他人看到教育的重要性。故选D项。
第二节：语法填空（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。
Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix
In 1969,the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It ____36____（be）unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it ____37____(actual)caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of ____38____most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.
But the river wasn’t changed in a few days ____39____even a few months. It took years of work____40____(reduce ) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is____41____(clean) than ever.
Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you leave a habit ____42____is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation ,don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately
While there are ____43____(amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the____44____(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be _____45_____ (patience).
【答案】36. was
37. actually
38. the 39. or
40. to reduce
41. cleaner
42. that/which
43. amazing
44. changes
45. patient
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过借用凯霍加河在以前污染非常严重，经过多年的努力，艰苦的工作终于有了回报，河水变干净了的事实告诉我们：当你面对看起来不可能解决的事情时，要敢于想办法慢慢解决，不能急躁，因为很多变化都是逐渐发生的，需要很多努力，我们需要耐心一点。
【36题详解】
考查动词过去时态和主谓一致。句意：难以想象它能被清理干净。根据本段第一句In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio.可知本段叙述的是过去发生的事情。the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio在过去被污染地如此地严重，所以说过去没有人能够想象到这条河被清理干净。又主语“It”为第三人称单数形式。故填was。
【37题详解】
考查副词用法。句意：这条河污染严重，甚至起火燃烧。本句中使用副词actually做状语修饰谓语动词caught fire，actual是形容词，不能在句中做状语，通常只做定语或者表语修饰名词。故填actually。
【38题详解】
考查定冠词在最高级中用法。句意：多年后的今天，这条河成为了环境整治最杰出的例子之一。横线后是形容词最高级most outstanding，形容词最高级前要加the。故填the。
【39题详解】
考查连词。句意：但是这条河在几天甚至几个月里都没有改变。从语境可知这条河流的改变不是几天或者几个月的事情。本句中的or“或者”表示选择的意思。故填or。
【40题详解】
考查固定句式。句意：它花了多年的工作来减少工业污染和清洁的水。固定句式：It takes sb some time to do sth某人做某事花了多少时间；句中的不定式to reduce the industrial pollution and clean the water是句子真正的主语，前面的it是形式主语。故填to reduce。
【41题详解】
考查形容词比较级。句意：最后，辛勤的工作得到了回报，现在河里的水比以往任何时候都干净。横线后面有than，说明横线上应该使用比较级的形式。故填cleaner。
【42题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：也许你留下了一个让你的家人抓狂的习惯。本句是一个定语从句，先行词是a habit，定语从句中使用关系代词that/which指代先行词，在句作主语，不能省略。故填which / that。
【43题详解】
考查形容词用法。句意：虽然有瞬间改变的惊人故事，但对我们大多数人来说，这些改变是渐进的，需要大量的努力和工作，就像清理被污染的河流一样。在情感形容词中，凡是－ed结尾的都是形容人的，表示“人感到……”，－ing结尾都是形容物的，表示“令人感到……”。此处修饰“stories 故事”，所以要用amazing。故填amazing。
【44题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：虽然有瞬间改变的惊人故事，但对我们大多数人来说，这些改变是渐进的，需要大量的努力和工作，就像清理被污染的河流一样。横线后面是系动词are，说明横线处主语应该是一个复数形式的名词，所以用changes。change既可以作名词也可以作动词，在此为名词。故填changes。
【45题详解】
考查形容词。句意：只是要有耐心。横线前面有系动词be，说明此处应用形容词，本句是一个祈使句be patient“耐心一点”，用形容词作表语。patient形容词，意为“耐心的”。故填patient。
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：书面表达（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，正在教你的英国朋友Leslie学习汉语。请你写封邮件告知下次上课的计划。内容包括：
（1）时间和地点；
（2）内容：学习唐诗；
（3）课前准备：简要了解唐朝的历史。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
【答案】Dear Leslie,
I am very happy that you have made great progress in learning Chinese and you are interested in Chinese culture. Now I'll tell you the next learning programme. On July 20, we are going to learn poems of the Tang Dynasty which you are interested in in the Lecture Hall. As a foreign learner, it is difficult for you to understand the true meaning and the culture of them. Therefore, before class, you can read some books related to the history of the Tang Dynasty to better appreciate the poems.
Be sure to go to the Lecture Hall on time. You cannot miss the wonderful poems.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求写一封信。
【详解】随着时代的发展，电子邮件越来越受广大中学生的欢迎，所以写电子邮件是中学生经常做的事，这种形式的写作贴近学生生活，使他们感到熟悉。根据提示可知，本篇为一封信件；假定你是李华，正在教你的英国朋友Leslie学习汉语。请你写封邮件告知下次上课的计划。考生成文时应注意：1. 要点要齐全：（1）时间和地点；（2）内容：学习唐诗；（3）课前准备：简要了解唐朝的历史。2. 时态：以一般现在时为主；3. 人称：第二人称为主；4. 注意恰当使用一些连词，使文章自然、流畅。5. 适当使用一些高级句型和词汇以提高作文档次。
【点睛】范文内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。作者在范文中使用了较多高级表达方式，如宾语从句I am very happy that you have made great progress in learning Chinese and you are interested in Chinese culture.定语从句On July 20, we are going to learn poems of the Tang Dynasty which you are interested in in the Lecture Hall.非谓语动词Therefore, before class, you can read some books related to the history of the Tang Dynasty to better appreciate the poems.
全文中没有中国式英语的句式，显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。另外，文章思路清晰、层次分明，上下句转换自然，为文章增色添彩。
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面文章，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整短文，续写词数应为150左右。
My great-grandfather, my grandfather and my father are farmers, and so are all my family. My father has a fixed idea that I would become a farmer too. Although I respect him and am indeed skilled at doing some farm work, I don’t agree that I should automatically follow in my father’s footsteps.
When I was a teenager, my father happened to take me to an airport which belonged to one of his friends. It was the first time I had seen an aeroplane in real life. Knowing that I had never been on board, my father’s friend Tom offered me an opportunity to fly with him in his small aeroplane. I quickly accepted his offer! When we took off, I felt nervous but thrilled. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I had ever felt. I was just enjoying it. I assumed being a pilot would be the most awesome thing in the whole world. From that day a thought crept into my mind that I wanted to become a pilot, but I doubted whether my father would support me. After all, it was a totally different path from what he had planned for me. Therefore, I put the thought to the back of my mind, because I knew he would still insist on holding onto his previous idea.
Anyway, besides helping my father on the farm, I would frequently visit Tom’s airport. Gradually, I got familiar with every button and switch on the aircraft and I learned a lot about planes, such as how to fill the plane with fuel, how to check the engines and so on. But what I had learned just left me wanting more, so I decided to go to college to become a professional pilot.
Paragraph 1:
This time I would not hide my desire any more.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
At the graduation ceremony, with my father present, I, as “Best Pilot”, had to deliver a speech.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】Possible version:
This time I would not hide my desire any more. Determined to follow my heart, I explained to my father how I felt. I told him that I wanted to go to a college to learn to fly instead of being a farmer. After saying this, I waited nervously for his reaction. To my surprise, he approved my request, and he told me he was moved by my perseverance. With his support and my efforts, I was admitted into my ideal college.
At the graduation ceremony, with my father present, I, as “Best Pilot”, had to deliver a speech. In my speech, I shared with the audience my story about how a teenager realized his dream. Faced with difficulties, I took a path that led me do something that needed passion, training and practice. I also owed my success to my father’s support. Without his understanding, I couldn’t have pursued my dream. At the end of my speech, I spotted my father’s watery eyes, and said, “Dad, I made it!” His face lit up with pride.
【解析】
【分析】本篇书面表达是读后续写。文章讲述了作者不想成为农民，而梦想成为一名飞行员的事情。
【详解】本篇书面表达是读后续写。通过阅读所给文章可知，因为家里祖祖辈都是农民，父亲认为子承父业是很自然的事情，但我却不这么认为。一次偶然的机会，爸爸带我去了他朋友汤姆拥有的飞机场，第一次坐上了飞机的我，非常兴奋，并暗下决心成为飞行员。于是，我常到汤姆叔叔的飞机场帮忙。越了解飞机的知识，越想成为专业的飞行员。
续写部分分为两段，第一段开头是：这次我不再掩饰我的渴望了。所以接下来应该围绕我向父亲表达了想成为飞行员的梦想。根据第二段已给信息得知，我说出自己的想法后，父亲应该同意并支持了我。在本段应描写我的心理活动及父亲的做法和状态。第二段开头是：父亲出席了我的毕业典礼，我作为“最佳飞行员”必须发表演讲。本段应围绕我演讲的内容，描述为实现梦想付出的努力。最后可以描述父子之间感情的升华，如父亲为我实现梦想而骄傲等。
最后还要注意所续写短文的词数应为150左右，注意语言通顺，符合逻辑，不要出现单词拼写和语法错误。
【点睛】本文描写详略得当，使用了高级词汇和高级句子。如：approve, instead of, understanding, to one’s surprise等高级词汇；文章恰当的使用了宾语从句，如“I told him that I wanted to go to a college to learn to fly instead of being a farmer.”和“To my surprise, he approved my request, and he told me he was moved by my perseverance.”使文章表达更加地道。
听力答案： 1-5 BCABA 6-10 AABBB 11-15 ABCAA 16-20 CABCA
