2021-2022学年山西省长治市第二中学校高二上学期期中考试英语试题
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共100分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节 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. How will the woman probably get to Yale University
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By subway.
2. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a library. B. At a book store. C. In a classroom.
3. What does the woman say about the man
A. He is foolish. B. He has no hope of promotion.
C. He behaved well at the office party.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A trip. B. A date. C. Tickets.
5. What does the man want
A. Water. B. Juice. C. Orange soda.
第二节 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 does the man like best
A. Action movies. B. Comedies. C. Dramas.
7. Which movie does the woman like
A. Home Alone. B. Spider-Man. C. Enter the Dragon.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What does the woman ask the man to do
A. Tell her how to write a recommendation. B. Write a recommendation for her.
C. Correct a recommendation for her.
9. Who will send the recommendation
A. The man. B. The woman. C. The woman’s friend.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why can’t the man use the bathroom on the first floor
A. It is under repair. B. It only has cold water. C. It is for the woman’s family.
11. Where is the man’s bedroom
A. On the first floor. B. On the second floor. C. On the third floor.
12. What can the man do with the phone in the living room
A. Dial up the Internet. B. Make calls out. C. Take calls.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does the boy want to celebrate
A. His 18th birthday. B. His 19th birthday. C. His 20th birthday.
14. Where does the boy want to celebrate his birthday
A. In a bar. B. At his home. C. In a restaurant.
15. What does the woman suggest doing
A. Making a salad. B. Buying some flowers. C. Buying some drinks.
16. When will the boy order a birthday cake
A. On Saturday morning. B. On Saturday afternoon. C. On Sunday morning.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where is the speaker’s mother coming from
A. Osaka. B. New York. C. San Francisco.
18. Why will the speaker clean his apartment
A. It is too dirty. B. His girlfriend will visit him.
C. His mother will stay with him.
19. What is the speaker going to do on Saturday
A. Have a party. B. Have dinner with his friends.
C. Show his mother around the city.
20. Who will the speaker and his mother meet on Saturday
A His friends. B. His girlfriend. C. His girlfriend’s parents.
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
Bright Side did some research in many places throughout the world on where you can buy a house for 1 dollar or for free!
Roubaix , France
If you like France, Roubaix located in the north of France is just for you. The local authorities want it to be populated and attractive. You can buy a small house in the industrial district for just $1. The buyer is supposed to live in this house for 3 years.
Buffalo USA
Buffalo offers whoever qualifies to buy a house for $1. All you need is to be a lawful citizen of the city and invest an amount of money into its decoration. Doing this, the authorities are hoping to make the city beautiful again without spending money.
Liverpool, UK
In Liverpool, most of houses were abandoned by the working class during the years of unemployment. The government is trying to sell the houses for just $1. If you want to buy such a house, it has to be your first deal on buying property (不动产).
Candela, Italy
If you still have any doubts about spending $1 on a house, you should know: the government will pay you some money, if you move to Candela. In order to be paid, you need to become a permanent citizen and have an income of $7,500 per year. If moving alone, you will get $800, and if you are going with your family, the pay can be four times as much as only one person .
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1. Why do the authorities of Buffalo provide a house for people with $1
A. To improve the lives of poor people. B. To make the city attractive at no cost.
C. To solve the problems of employment. D. To attract people to the industrial areas.
2. What is required to buy a house for 1 dollar in Liverpool
A. You need to be an unemployed citizen.
B. You should live in the house for 3 years.
C. You must make it the first house purchase.
D. You have to repair and decorate the house.
3. How much money can you get if moving to Candela with a whole family
A. $3,200. B. $1.
C. $800. D. $7,500.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A
【解析】
【分析】本文为一篇应用文，介绍了世界上几处1美元可以购买或者免费可以得到的房子，并提供了需要满足的条件信息。
【详解】1.细节理解题。根据Buffalo, USA中关键句“Doing this, the authorities are hoping to make the city beautiful again without spending money.”（这样做，当局希望不用花钱就能让这座城市再次美丽起来。）可知，水牛城的当局提供人们1美元的房子是因为他们想让这座城市不用花钱变得有吸引力。故选B项。
2.细节理解题。根据Liverpool, UK中关键句“If you want to buy such a house, it has to be your first deal on buying property.”（如果你想买这样的房子，它必须是你购买房产的第一笔交易。）可知，在利物浦购买1美元的房子，你必须是首次购房。故选C项。
3.细节理解题。根据Candela, Italy中关键句“If moving alone, you will get $800, and if you are going with your family, the pay can be four times as much as only one person.”（如果你一个人搬家，你会得到800美元，如果你和家人一起搬家，支付金额会是一个人的四倍。）可知，带着一家人搬到坎德拉去，你会得到800美元的4倍，即，3200美元。故选A项。
B
After college I wanted to make a difference in the world, so I joined a non-profit organization and became a volunteer teacher. I hoped to make a positive impact in Namibia. Honestly, my first choice wasn’ t Africa, but I am extremely grateful that I was sent there.
Various tribes (部落) and racial groups live in Namibia, and a number of languages are spoken. When Namibia gained independence in 1990, English became the official language. Teachers were supposed to teach in English, but many lacked the language skills to do so. My job was to train the teachers. Schools were quite bare. Some classrooms consisted merely of sticks stuck in the sand and a metal roof. Because both boys and girls shaved their heads, I learned to distinguish them by their uniforms: girls wore skirts.
The students had tiring days. They walked miles to get to school, often barefoot. They also did many daily chores. They fetched water, gathered firewood and cooked meals. Even with their mountains of work, few possessions and little opportunity, these children were joyful. I admired that.
This was the first time that I had lived abroad in a different culture and with a host family. Simply getting accustomed to the living conditions was a big adjustment. I had no electricity, running water, phone or Internet. However, I could end each day with a splendid African sunset. And at night, I had an unbelievable, light-pollution-free view of the entire Milky Way. I never thought I would live in such an environment. My experience awakened me to not only the limitations we place on ourselves, but also our amazing ability to adapt.
Travel, step outside of your comfort zone and immerse (使沉浸在) yourself in another culture. You won’t regret it.
4. Why does the author feel grateful
A. He managed to stick to his choice. B. He was exposed to a different culture.
C. He influenced Namibia positively. D. He joined a non-profit organization.
5. What do we know about Namibia
A. English is its only language. B. Its school conditions were tough.
C. All students wore the same uniforms. D. Its teachers lacked teaching skills.
6. How does the author find his life in Africa
A. Dull but delightful. B. Tiring but inspiring.
C. Dangerous but meaningful. D. Inconvenient but rewarding.
7. What is the text mainly about
A. A voluntary experience. B. A country of wonders.
C. An influence on Namibia. D. A big adjustment abroad.
【答案】4. B 5. B 6. D 7. A
【解析】
【分析】本文是记叙文。作者讲述了自己在非洲纳米比亚当志愿者老师的经历，分享了他的见闻和感悟。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Honestly, my first choice wasn’ t Africa, but I am extremely grateful that I was sent there.(老实说，我的第一选择不是非洲，但我非常感激我被派到那里)”和最后一段“Travel, step outside of your comfort zone and immerse (使沉浸在) yourself in another culture. You won’t regret it.(旅行，走出你的舒适区，让自己沉浸在另一种文化中。你不会后悔的)”可推知，虽然非洲不是作者的首选，但他仍为自己接触到另一种不同的文化而心存感激。故选B项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Schools were quite bare. Some classrooms consisted merely of sticks stuck in the sand and a metal roof.(学校里空空如也。有些教室里只有插在沙子里的棍子和金属屋顶)”可知，纳米比亚的学校的条件很艰苦。故选B项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“Simply getting accustomed to the living conditions was a big adjustment. I had no electricity, running water, phone or Internet.(仅仅是适应那里的生活条件就是一个很大的调整。我没有电、自来水、电话和网络)”和“My experience awakened me to not only the limitations we place on ourselves, but also our amazing ability to adapt.(我的经历不仅让我意识到我们自己给自己设定的限制，还有唤醒了我们惊人的适应能力)”可推知，作者认为在纳米比亚的生活非常不便，但也给他带来许多的收获。故选D项。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文可知，作者在文中讲述了自己在非洲纳米比亚当志愿者老师的经历，并分享了他的见闻和感悟，A项“A voluntary experience(一次自愿者经历)”能够概括文章大意。故选A项。
C
Have you ever heard someone say “You totally look like you’re a Jessica” or something similar People seem to think that they know what kind of person a “Jessica” or a “Michael” looks like. Why is this
According to a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, humans tend to associate people’s names with their appearances, and can even guess someone’s name based on how they look.
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, collected thousands of photos of people’s faces. They labeled (贴标签于) each photo with four names. Then, they asked volunteers to guess which of the four names was correct.
The volunteers were able to guess the right name 38% of the time. It seems that certain characteristics of faces give them clues about someone’s name, Reader’s Digest reported.
However, this only worked when the volunteers looked at names from their own culture. In addition, the volunteers were not as good at guessing the real names of people who used nicknames(昵称) more often than their real names. This may show that a person’s appearance is affected by their name only if they use it often.
“This kind of face-name matching happens because of a process of self-fulfilling prophecy(预言), as we become what other people expect us to become,” Ruth Mayo from tile university told science news website EurekAlert.
Earlier studies have shown that gender(性别) and race stereotypes(刻板印象) can affect a person’s appearance. The researchers believe there are also similar stereotypes about names. For example, people tend to think that men named Bob should have rounder faces because the word itself looks round. People may think that women named Rose are beautiful. They expect them to be “delicate” and “female”, just like the flower they are named for.
8. How is this article developed
A. By giving examples. B. By asking questions.
C. By doing an experiment. D. By comparing different cases.
9. What can be inferred from the study
A. Volunteers found it much easier to guess nicknames.
B. Names have different associations in different cultures.
C. Volunteers could guess the characteristics of the interviewees.
D. The people in the photos and volunteers were from the same culture.
10. Why do some people look like their names according to Ruth Mayo
A. They want to please everyone around them.
B. They don’t want to be different from others.
C. They tend to become what others expect them to become.
D. They like to copy famous people who share the same name.
11. What may be the best title for this passage
A. What determines our names B. Why we look like our names
C. How we get rid of our stereotypes D. How stereotypes affect people’s looks
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. C 11. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章通过一项实验证明了一个很有意思的现象：人们倾向于通过相貌可以判断一个人的名字。研究人员认为这一现象主要是由于人们对一些名字形成了刻板的印象，而由于自证预言，我们会变成人们期待我们成为的样子。
【8题详解】
篇章结构题。本文第一段通过疑问句Why is this 引出话题，第二段介绍了研究结果，第三段起开始介绍实验过程及结果。由此可知这篇文章是通过做一项实验来展开的。故选C。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第五段However, this only worked when the volunteers looked at names from their own culture.一句可知，这一实验结果仅对于判断自己文化里的名字有效，因此可知在不同的文化里名字的含义不同。故选B。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第六段This kind of face-name matching happens because of a process of self-fulfilling prophecy(预言), as we become what other people expect us to become一句可知，脸和名字之间的联系是由于自证预言的结果，因为我们会变成人们期待我们成为的样子。故选C。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。本文第一段通过疑问句Why is this 引出话题，文章通过一项实验证明了一个很有意思的现象：人们倾向于通过相貌可以判断一个人的名字。研究人员认为这一现象主要是由于人们对一些名字形成了刻板的印象，而由于自证预言，我们会变成人们期待我们成为的样子。由此可知B选项符合，故选B。
D
Prashant Mandal shares a small hut with his wife and four kids, lives on less than $2 a day and recently suffered medical debts of more than $4,000 after his teenage son got sick last year. Yet, despite Mandal’s modest earnings, he spends 20 percent of his income on solar energy, an expense which is key to drawing in customers and helping his children to study. Across the globe, about 1.2 billion people live without electricity. Such limitations are not only inconvenient, but they put people in low-income countries at a greater risk of developing serious health condition. People living without electricity typically rely on kerosene lamps and other harmful light sources, which can lead to burns, injuries, poisoning and other risks .
Realizing the need for a more efficient energy source, a handful of for-profit companies have developed business models that enable under-served people to purchase (购买) solar energy, and, in turn, protect themselves and the environment in the process. Simpa Networks, which focuses its efforts on rural India, is such a company that has found a way to make solar energy affordable and accessible to people in need. Customers are charged a small down payment. Then, through its “progressive purchase” model, they pay in advance for a designated (指定的) amount of energy consumption. A number of other companies have found ways to get solar energy into the hands, and homes, of people who typically can’t afford electricity. MPOWERD, a New York-based company, invented an inflatable solar light that is powered by the sun, and is also able to store that energy.
The Luci, which can provide light for up to about 12 hours, is marketed in the developed world as an efficient camping light. Those sales allow the company to keep its production costs down so that they’re actually affordable in low-income countries. “Energy poverty is discouraging but solvable if we all work together,” said John Salzinger, MPOWERD’s co-founder. “Every single consumer’s purchase helps us reduce costs, and then we pass those savings on to those who need affordable lights the most.”
12. Why does the text mention Prashant Mandal in Paragraph 1
A. To introduce Prashant Mandal’s family. B. To introduce the topic of the article.
C. To show that the electricity is expensive. D. To state Prashant Mandal’s sufferings.
13. What do the underlined words “under-served people ” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A. Those who live without enough electricity.
B. Those who have enough electricity.
C. Those who can produce their own electricity.
D. Those who are not willing to use electricity.
14. How does Simpa Networks sell its solar energy
A. It is paid step by step. B. It is just paid later.
C. It is fully paid ahead. D. It is sold at a discount.
15. What attitude to energy poverty does John Salzinger hold
A. Unconcerned. B. Hopeless.
C. Disappointed. D. Optimistic.
【答案】12. B 13. A 14. A 15. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是说明文。全球有12亿人缺乏生活用电，文章介绍了Simpa Networks、MPOWERD和Luci等公司创新商业模式，帮助世界各地缺乏生活用电的人们获得太阳能。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。第一段通过讲述Prashant Mandal一家生活的拮据，和为了获得到电源在太阳能上花费大笔费用的故事，来引出“Across the globe, about 1.2 billion people live without electricity. (全球大约有12亿人没有电)”这一话题，而下文就是围绕这一话题展开的。由此推知，第一段提到Prashant Mandal是为了引出本文的话题。故选B 项。
【13题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段“Realizing the need for a more efficient energy source, a handful of for-profit companies have developed business models that enable under-served people to purchase (购买) solar energy, (意识到对更高效能源的需求，一些盈利公司开发了商业模式，让under-served people能够购买太阳能)”中“enable”和“to purchase (购买) solar energy”可知，这些人需要购买太阳能，所以划线词under-served people是指“缺乏生活用电的人”。故选A项。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Customers are charged a small down payment. Then, through its “progressive purchase” model, they pay in advance for a designated (指定的) amount of energy consumption.(客户需要支付一小笔定金。然后，通过渐进式购买模式，他们提前支付指定数量的能耗)”可知，Simpa Networks推行渐进式购买模式，客户可以一点一点地买电，可以一点一点的付费。故选A项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“‘Energy poverty is discouraging but solvable if we all work together, ’said John Salzinger,(“能源匮乏令人沮丧，但如果我们共同努力，是可以解决的，”约翰·萨尔辛格说)”可推知，John Salzinger认 为能源匮乏问题是可以解决的，他对此持乐观态度。故选D项。
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
Strangest ways to be polite in Japan
What may be considered polite in one country could be rude in another, or the other way around.___16___ The following are several strangest ways to be polite in Japan.
While in Japan, make no sounds on some occasions, particularly when it comes to public transportation. Anyone who has been to Japan before has experienced the near-silent trains, sometimes filled with hundreds of people not making a sound.
___17___ They value how other people feel just as much if not more than themselves. So disturbing others by making unnecessary noises is not acceptable.
Meanwhile, be careful not to pour your own drinks when you’re out eating with friends, or you might be thought to be selfish.“But wait,” you might say, “ what do I do if my glass is empty and I want a drink ___18___”
No need to worry, friend! Just fill up some other people’s glasses that are getting a little low. ___19___
Another Japanese strange way to be polite is when you want to express gratitude, you don’ t use the word for “ thank you ”, but instead you use the word for “sorry ”. In situations like when someone does you a favor, or even often when they give you a gift, saying “sorry” in English would just seem awkward. ___20___
A. Just die of thirst
B. Japan is no exception.
C. In Japanese it’s perfectly natural, though.
D. Maybe this one isn’t so strange to some people.
E. Chances are that they’ll fill yours up right away.
F. When you go to a restaurant in Japan, what sound fills the air
G. Japanese people are as a whole quite sensitive to the feelings of others.
【答案】16. B 17. G 18. A 19. E 20. C
【解析】
【分析】本文为一篇说明文，介绍了在日本表示礼貌的几种最奇怪的方式。
【详解】1.根据空前一句“What may be considered polite in one country could be rude in another, or the other way around.（在一个国家被认为是礼貌的行为在另一个国家可能是粗鲁的，反之亦然）”并结合下文描述在日本表现礼貌的几种最奇怪的方式可知，B选项“Japan is no exception.（日本也不例外）”引出日本，符合上下文语境。故选B项。
2.空后一句“They value how other people feel just as much if not more than themselves.（他们对他人感受的重视程度不亚于对自己）”描述日本人重视他人感受，空处为本段的总起句，G选项“Japanese people are as a whole quite sensitive to the feelings of others.（日本人总体上对他人的感情相当敏感）”符合本段主旨。故选G项。
3.观察本段意思可知，日本人在外与朋友吃饭不能自己倒饮料，否则会被认为很自私。根据空前“what do I do if my glass is empty and I want a drink （如果我的杯子空了，我想喝一杯，我该怎么办）”可知，A选项“Just die of thirst （只是渴死吗） ”同为问句，符合此处情景。故选A项。
4.空前一句“No need to worry, friend! Just fill up some other people’s glasses that are getting a little low.（朋友，不用担心! 把其他人有点浅的杯子倒满就行了）”为上文提出的问题的解决办法，E选项“Chances are that they’ll fill yours up right away.（很有可能他们马上就会把你的杯子填满）”为上文行为得到的结果，符合语境。故选E项。
5.本段描述日本人喜欢在表达感谢时说sorry，空前一句“In situations like when someone does you a favor, or even often when they give you a gift, saying “sorry” in English would just seem awkward.（在某些情况下，比如有人帮了你的忙，或者经常给你礼物时，用英语说“对不起”会显得很尴尬。） ”描述说英语国家的人在表达感谢时觉得说sorry很尴尬，C选项“In Japanese it’s perfectly natural, though.（但在日语中，这是非常自然的）”表明日本人的用语习惯，与上句构成对比，符合本段主旨。故选C项。
第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
My friend and I were at a restaurant in Berkeley for an evening meal, when all of a sudden, we decided to do a small act of kindness. We were to use the ___21___card to make someone’s day and hoped that would send more ___22___ out into the world.
Being at a ___23___, we decided to pay for someone else ___24___ and see what would happen. We both got ___25___ with the idea and decided to do that.
We looked around for which ___26___ we should pay for, and then chose one—it seemed like an immigrant (移民) family with a few children, ___27___ their snacks at that time. I could ___28___ a family bond between them and that they were having a nice time together. We called the waitress to ___29___ the idea to her.
We showed her the smile card and told her we wanted to pay for that ___30___. We made sure she knew that we wanted to be anonymous (匿名的). She was ___31___ and got super excited, saying how ___32___ generosity has become in the day-to-day commercial lifestyle, which made us further ___33___.
Soon after, we left—feeling excited and grateful to get an opportunity to ___34___ smiles. It is hard to explain how it felt in the moment, but it ___35___ felt special—not because I was“___36___” someone, but because I felt ___37___ to various people whom I didn’ t even know—the waitress and the family.
I don’t know what ___38___ next, how the family felt and ___39___ or how the waitress experienced the situation— ___40___ I am sure it brought a few smiles to a few people, including myself.
21. A. birthday B. appointment C. invitation D. smile
22. A. confidence B. love C. wisdom D. truth
23. A. restaurant B. hospital C. hotel D. club
24. A. in addition B. in return C. in secret D. in person
25. A. excited B. puzzled C. confused D. ashamed
26. A. shop B. counter C. table D. department
27. A. preparing B. enjoying C. delivering D. selecting
28. A. ignore B. strengthen C. form D. sense
29. A. explain B. prove C. announce D. return
30. A. family B. community C. waitress D. project
31. A. amused B. satisfied C. moved D. shocked
32. A. obvious B. funny C. rare D. reliable
33. A. ambitious B. enthusiastic C. aggressive D. considerate
34. A. exchange B. hide C. wear D. spread
35. A. partly B. unlikely C. normally D. definitely
36. A. defeating B. helping C. admiring D. influencing
37. A. compared B. connected C. accustomed D. responded
38. A. worked B. mattered C. happened D. disappeared
39 A. reacted B. suffered C. improved D. communicated
40. A. and B. or C. then D. but
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. A 31. C 32. C 33. B 34. D 35. D 36. B 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者和朋友在伯克利的一家餐馆为一家人秘密买单，来以此传播微笑，给世界带来更多的爱的故事。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们打算用这张笑脸卡片来让某人度过美好的一天，希望这能给这个世界带来更多的爱。A. birthday生日；B. appointment任命；C. invitation邀请；D. smile微笑。呼应后文“We showed her the smile card”指微笑卡片。故选D。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们打算用这张笑脸卡片来让某人度过美好的一天，希望这能给这个世界带来更多的爱。A. confidence自信；B. love爱；C. wisdom智慧；D. truth真理。结合上文“we decided to do a small act of kindness”可知作者他们实行善举是为了给世界带来更多的爱。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在一家餐馆里，我们决定秘密为他人付钱，看看会发生什么。A. restaurant餐厅；B. hospital医院；C. hotel旅馆；D. club俱乐部。根据上文“My friend and I were at a restaurant in Berkeley for an evening meal”可知他们在餐厅里。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查固定短语辨析。句意：在一家餐馆里，我们决定秘密为他人付钱，看看会发生什么。A. in addition此外；B. in return作为报答；C. in secret秘密地；D. in person亲自。根据后文“we wanted to be anonymous”可知他们决定秘密为他人付钱。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们都对这个想法感到兴奋，并决定这么做。A. excited激动的；B. puzzled困惑的；C. confused困惑的；D. ashamed羞愧的。作者他们要秘密为陌生人付餐费，应当是对这个想法感到兴奋，excited最符合语境。故选A。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们环视四周，看哪张桌子是我们该付钱的，然后选了一张——看起来像是一个带着几个孩子的移民家庭，当时正在享受他们的小吃。A. shop商店；B. counter柜台；C. table桌子；D. department公寓。根据后文“we should pay for, and then chose one”可知作者他们在寻找要为付钱的餐桌。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们环视四周，看哪张桌子是我们该付钱的，然后选了一张——看起来像是一个带着几个孩子的移民家庭，当时正在享受他们的小吃。 A. preparing准备；B. enjoying享受，欣赏；C. delivering发表；D. selecting选择。根据后文“their snacks at that time”可知这家人当时正在吃东西。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我能感觉到他们之间有一种家庭纽带，他们在一起度过了一段美好的时光。A. ignore忽视；B. strengthen加强；C. form形成；D. sense感觉。根据后文“a family bond between them and that they were having a nice time together”可知作者并不认识这家人，但是能感觉到他们之间有一种家庭纽带，他们在一起度过了一段美好的时光。故选D。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们叫来服务员向她解释这个想法。A. explain解释；B. prove证明；C. announce宣布；D. return返回。根据后文“the idea to her”指向服务员解释这个想法。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们给她看微笑卡片，告诉她我们想为这个家庭买单。A. family家庭；B. community社区；C. waitress女服务员；D. project项目。指代上文“it seemed like an immigrant family with a few children”为移民家庭买单。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她很感动，非常兴奋，她说在日常的商业生活中，慷慨是多么罕见，这让我们更加热情。A. amused有趣的；B. satisfied满意的；C. moved感动的；D. shocked震惊的。根据后文“generosity has become in the day-to-day commercial lifestyle”可知服务员为作者他们的慷慨而感动。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她很感动，非常兴奋，她说在日常的商业生活中，慷慨是多么罕见，这让我们更加热情。A. obvious明显的；B. funny有趣的；C. rare少见的；D. reliable可靠的。根据后文“generosity has become in the day-to-day commercial lifestyle”可知服务员之所以感动和兴奋是因为在日常的商业生活中，慷慨为别人买单的行为很罕见，故选C。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她很感动，非常兴奋，她说在日常的商业生活中，慷慨是多么罕见，这让我们更加热情。A. ambitious有抱负的；B. enthusiastic热情的；C. aggressive好斗的；D. considerate体贴的。女服务员说作者他们很慷慨，并为此感动，这让作者他们对自己的行为更加热情了。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：不久之后，我们离开了，感到兴奋和感激有机会传播微笑。A. exchange交换；B. hide隐藏；C. wear穿；D. spread传播。根据后文宾语smiles，指传播微笑，应用spread。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：很难解释那一刻的感觉，但那绝对是特别的，不是因为我在“帮助”某人，而是因为我感觉自己和各种各样的人联系在一起，我甚至不认识这些人——服务员和她的家人。A. partly部分地；B. unlikely不可能的；C. normally正常地；D. definitely肯定地。根据上文“It is hard to explain how it felt in the moment, but it”可知很难解释那一刻的感觉，但那绝对是特别的，故选D。
【36题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：很难解释那一刻的感觉，但那绝对是特别的，不是因为我在“帮助”某人，而是因为我感觉自己和各种各样的人联系在一起，我甚至不认识这些人——服务员和她的家人。A. defeating打败；B. helping帮助；C. admiring钦佩；D. influencing影响。结合上文可知，作者他们为陌生人买单的行为，是一种“帮助”行为。故选B。
【37题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：很难解释那一刻的感觉，但那绝对是特别的，不是因为我在“帮助”某人，而是因为我感觉自己和各种各样的人联系在一起，我甚至不认识这些人——服务员和她的家人。A. compared比较；B. connected连接；C. accustomed习惯；D. responded回答。根据后文“to various people whom I didn’t even know—the waitress and the family”可知作者的行为让自己感觉和各种各样的人联系在一起，甚至是不认识的人。故选B。
【38题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不知道接下来发生了什么，不知道这家人的感受和反应，也不知道女服务员是如何经历这种情况的——但我敢肯定，这件事给一些人带来了微笑，包括我自己。A. worked工作；B. mattered重要；C. happened发生；D. disappeared消失。根据上文“I don’t know what…next”指接下来会发生什么，应用happen。故选C。
【39题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不知道接下来发生了什么，不知道这家人的感受和反应，也不知道女服务员是如何经历这种情况的——但我敢肯定，这件事给一些人带来了微笑，包括我自己。A. reacted反应；B. suffered遭受；C. improved改善；D. communicated交流。结合上文“how the family felt and”指这家人会有何感受，作何反应。故选A。
【40题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：我不知道接下来发生了什么，不知道这家人的感受和反应，也不知道女服务员是如何经历这种情况的——但我敢肯定，这件事给一些人带来了微笑，包括我自己。A. and并且；B. or或者；C. then然后；D. but但是。上文提到作者不知道一些事情，后文则说敢肯定这件事给一些人带来了微笑，包括作者自己，结合前后文语境可知为转折关系，应用but。故选D。
第Ⅱ卷（共50分）
第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
We know that smartphone addiction can affect lives in negative ways. A 2017 University of Texas study claimed that merely ___41___ (place) a smartphone in someone’s line of sight slowed down their productivity and reduced their grades. An ___42___ (early) study from London found students who didn’t use smartphons saw their test scores increase by 6.4 percent.
It is ___43___ (extreme) difficult to break away from smartphone addiction. Some people have even tried punishing ___44___ (they) for using their devices. Now, an APP is being released (发行) in the UK that rewards people for staying away from their smartphones. The APP, called Hold, ___45___ (create) by three Norwegian university students, who found that positive rewarding was the most ___46___(effect) way of conquering smartphone addiction. Hold allows students to collect points for staying away from their devices between the hours of 7 a.m. ___47___ 11p.m.; they get 10 points for every 20 minutes. The points ___48___ (collect) can be used for discounts on everything from cinema tickets to food and drinks. A cinema ticket, for example, costs 60 points, or 2 hours away from a phone.
Over 120,000 people in Norway, of ___49___ 40% are college students, use the app. It’s now available ____50____ students from over 170 universities in the UK.
【答案】41. placing
42. earlier
43. extremely
44. themselves
45. was created
46. effective
47. and 48. collected
49. whom 50. to
【解析】
【分析】本文为一篇说明文。针对手机成瘾带来的消极生活影响，三名挪威大学生设计了一款名叫Hold的应用。该应用通过鼓励人们远离手机获得积分，获得的积分可用于从电影票到食物和饮料的折扣。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：德克萨斯大学2017年的一项研究称，仅仅把智能手机放在某人的视线范围内，就会降低他们的工作效率，降低他们的成绩。分析句子结构可知，宾语从句缺少句子的主语，place放置，动词，空处用动名词作主语。故填：placing。
【42题详解】
考查形容词比较级。句意：伦敦早前的一项研究发现，不使用智能手机的学生考试成绩提高了6.4%。形容词early (早的)，放在study前面作定语，根据句意可知，此处表示“更早的研究”，用形容词比较级。故填：earlier。
【43题详解】
考查副词。句意：摆脱对智能手机的依赖是极其困难的。空处缺少副词作状语，修饰形容词difficult，用extreme的对应副词形式extremely。故填：extremely。
【44题详解】
考查代词。句意：有些人甚至试图因为使用手机而惩罚自己。空处放在punish后面作宾语，they (他们)，人称代词主格，此处表示“惩罚他们自己”，用对应的反身代词themselves。故填：themselves。
【45题详解】
考查时态和语态。句意：这款名为Hold的应用是由三名挪威大学生开发的，他们发现积极奖励是克服智能手机上瘾的最有效的方式。空处缺少句子的谓语，主语The APP与谓语动词create构成逻辑上的被动关系，且事情发生在过去，用一般过去时的被动语态，主语The APP是单数，谓语单数形式。故填：was created。
【46题详解】
考查形容词。句意：这款名为Hold的应用是由三名挪威大学生开发的，他们发现积极奖励是克服智能手机上瘾的最有效的方式。way (方式)，空处缺少形容词作定语，effective有效的，符合题意。故填：effective。
【47题详解】
考查连词。句意：Hold允许学生在早上7点到晚上11点之间远离手机，从而获得积分；每20分钟可以获得10积分。between…and…(在……和……之间)，固定搭配。故填：and。
【48题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：收集到的积分可以用于从电影票到食物和饮料的各种折扣。空处放在points后作定语，collect与points构成逻辑上的动宾关系，此处用过去分词作后置定语。故填：collected。
【49题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：挪威有超过12万人使用这款应用，其中40%是大学生。分析句子结构，非限制性定语从句，先行词people作从句of的宾语，指代人，用whom。故填：whom。
【50题详解】
考查介词。句意：现在，英国超过170所大学的学生都可以使用这项服务。be available to sb.意思为：可被……利用或得到，空处缺少介词to。故填：to。
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文，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。
Dear Li Ming
Glad to have received the letter you sent me two weeks before. I’ve been thinking about the question you asked me. On my opinion, you should return after you finish your study abroad. For one reason, what you are studying is badly needing nowadays in China. It will be quite easily for you to find a good job. In the fact, I know a few big companies in our cities are hoping to hire people like yourself. For another reason, that will be much more convenient for you to look after your parents as they were getting old. So what are you waiting
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】1.before→ago
2.On→In
3.needing→needed
4.easily→easy
5.去掉fact前的the
6.cities→city
7.yourself→you
8.that→it
9.were→are
10.waiting后添加for
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。李华写信给李宁，建议他完成学业后应该回国，并说明了应该回国的两个原因。
【详解】1.考查副词。句意：很高兴收到你两周前寄给我的信。表示“两周前”应用ago，与一般过去时连用；before常与现在完成时连用。故before改为ago。
2.考查介词。句意：在我看来，你在国外完成学业后应该回国。结合句意表示“在我看来”短语为in my opinion。故On改为In。
3.考查语态。句意：一个原因是，你正在学习的东西现在在中国非常需要。此处主语what you are studying与谓语need构成被动关系，结合上文is可知，为现在进行时的被动语态。故needing改为needed。
4.考查形容词。句意：你很容易就能找到一份好工作。此处作表语，应用形容词easy。故easily改为easy。
5.考查固定短语。句意：事实上，我知道我们城市里有几家大公司希望雇用像你这样的人。结合句意表示“事实上”可知，短语为in fact。故去掉fact前的the。
6.考查名词。句意：事实上，我知道我们城市里有几家大公司希望雇用像你这样的人。作者所在的城市是一个，city应用单数形式。故cities改为city。
7.考查代词。句意：事实上，我知道我们城市里有几家大公司希望雇用像你这样的人。表示“像你这样”，应用代词you，故yourself改为you。
8.考查it用法。句意：另一个原因是，那将更方便你照顾你的父母，因为他们正在变老。此处为句型it be adj. for sb. to do sth.，it作形式主语，故that改为it。
9.考查时态。句意：另一个原因是，那将更方便你照顾你的父母，因为他们正在变老。表示现在正在发生应用现在进行时。故were改为are。
10.考查介词。句意：你还在等什么？结合句意表示“等待”可知，短语为wait for。故waiting后添加for。
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
52. 你校《英语报刊》人物专栏正在征稿，请你用英语介绍一位你所敬佩的人物并投稿。要点如下：
1. 对该人物的简单介绍；
2. 敬佩该人物的理由。
注意事项: 字数100左右。
【答案】We have a lot of respectable people around us. They may be our teachers, parents or one of our elders. As for me, my father is the person I respect most. My father is a teacher who loves his work and his students very much. He works very hard every day but he will also spare some time to accompany me and share many funny things with me about his work.
When I come across the problems of learning in my study, my father will listen to me patiently and encourage me to overcome the difficulties bravely. He achieved a lot in his work, respected by his students.
So, in my mind my father is the person I respect most and I love him deeply.
【解析】
【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给《英语报刊》人物专栏投稿，用英语介绍一位自己敬佩的人物。
【详解】1.词汇积累
许多：a lot of→numerous
事情：thing→event
关于：about→concerning
鼓励：encourage→inspire
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：He works very hard every day but he will also spare some time to accompany me and share many funny things with me about his work.
拓展句：Although he works very hard every day, he will still spare some time to accompany me and share many funny things with me about his work.
【点睛】【高分句型1】My father is a teacher who loves his work and his students very much.（运用了who引导的 限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】When I come across the problems of learning in my study, my father will listen to me patiently and encourage me to overcome the difficulties bravely. （运用了when引导的时间状语从句）
听力答案：1-5 CABAB 6-10 CABAC 11-15 BCABC 16-20 AACCB2021—2022学年第一学期高二期中考试英语试题
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共100分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节 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. How will the woman probably get to Yale University
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By subway.
2. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a library. B. At a book store. C. In a classroom.
3. What does the woman say about the man
A. He is foolish. B. He has no hope of promotion.
C. He behaved well at the office party.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A trip. B. A date. C. Tickets.
5. What does the man want
A. Water. B. Juice. C. Orange soda.
第二节 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 does the man like best
A. Action movies. B. Comedies. C. Dramas.
7. Which movie does the woman like
A. Home Alone. B. Spider-Man. C. Enter the Dragon.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What does the woman ask the man to do
A. Tell her how to write a recommendation. B. Write a recommendation for her.
C. Correct a recommendation for her.
9. Who will send the recommendation
A. The man. B. The woman. C. The woman’s friend.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why can’t the man use the bathroom on the first floor
A. It is under repair. B. It only has cold water. C. It is for the woman’s family.
11. Where is the man’s bedroom
A. On the first floor. B. On the second floor. C. On the third floor.
12. What can the man do with the phone in the living room
A. Dial up the Internet. B. Make calls out. C. Take calls.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does the boy want to celebrate
A. His 18th birthday. B. His 19th birthday. C. His 20th birthday.
14. Where does the boy want to celebrate his birthday
A. In a bar. B. At his home. C. In a restaurant.
15. What does the woman suggest doing
A. Making a salad. B. Buying some flowers. C. Buying some drinks.
16. When will the boy order a birthday cake
A. On Saturday morning. B. On Saturday afternoon. C. On Sunday morning.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where is the speaker’s mother coming from
A. Osaka. B. New York. C. San Francisco.
18. Why will the speaker clean his apartment
A. It is too dirty. B. His girlfriend will visit him.
C. His mother will stay with him.
19. What is the speaker going to do on Saturday
A. Have a party. B. Have dinner with his friends.
C. Show his mother around the city.
20. Who will the speaker and his mother meet on Saturday
A. His friends. B. His girlfriend. C. His girlfriend’s parents.
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
Bright Side did some research in many places throughout the world on where you can buy a house for 1 dollar or for free!
Roubaix , France
If you like France, Roubaix located in the north of France is just for you. The local authorities want it to be populated and attractive. You can buy a small house in the industrial district for just $1. The buyer is supposed to live in this house for 3 years.
Buffalo, USA
Buffalo offers whoever qualifies to buy a house for $1. All you need is to be a lawful citizen of the city and invest an amount of money into its decoration. Doing this, the authorities are hoping to make the city beautiful again without spending money.
Liverpool, UK
In Liverpool, most of houses were abandoned by the working class during the years of unemployment. The government is trying to sell the houses for just $1. If you want to buy such a house, it has to be your first deal on buying property (不动产).
Candela, Italy
If you still have any doubts about spending $1 on a house, you should know: the government will pay you some money, if you move to Candela. In order to be paid, you need to become a permanent citizen and have an income of $7,500 per year. If moving alone, you will get $800, and if you are going with your family, the pay can be four times as much as only one person .
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1. Why do the authorities of Buffalo provide a house for people with $1
A. To improve the lives of poor people. B. To make the city attractive at no cost.
C. To solve the problems of employment. D. To attract people to the industrial areas.
2. What is required to buy a house for 1 dollar in Liverpool
A. You need to be an unemployed citizen.
B. You should live in the house for 3 years.
C. You must make it the first house purchase.
D. You have to repair and decorate the house.
3. How much money can you get if moving to Candela with a whole family
A. $3,200. B. $1.
C. $800. D. $7,500.
B
After college I wanted to make a difference in the world, so I joined a non-profit organization and became a volunteer teacher. I hoped to make a positive impact in Namibia. Honestly, my first choice wasn’ t Africa, but I am extremely grateful that I was sent there.
Various tribes (部落) and racial groups live in Namibia, and a number of languages are spoken. When Namibia gained independence in 1990, English became the official language. Teachers were supposed to teach in English, but many lacked the language skills to do so. My job was to train the teachers. Schools were quite bare. Some classrooms consisted merely of sticks stuck in the sand and a metal roof. Because both boys and girls shaved their heads, I learned to distinguish them by their uniforms: girls wore skirts.
The students had tiring days. They walked miles to get to school, often barefoot. They also did many daily chores. They fetched water, gathered firewood and cooked meals. Even with their mountains of work, few possessions and little opportunity, these children were joyful. I admired that.
This was the first time that I had lived abroad in a different culture and with a host family. Simply getting accustomed to the living conditions was a big adjustment. I had no electricity, running water, phone or Internet. However, I could end each day with a splendid African sunset. And at night, I had an unbelievable, light-pollution-free view of the entire Milky Way. I never thought I would live in such an environment. My experience awakened me to not only the limitations we place on ourselves, but also our amazing ability to adapt.
Travel, step outside of your comfort zone and immerse (使沉浸在) yourself in another culture. You won’t regret it.
4. Why does the author feel grateful
A. He managed to stick to his choice. B. He was exposed to a different culture.
C. He influenced Namibia positively. D. He joined a non-profit organization.
5. What do we know about Namibia
A. English is its only language. B. Its school conditions were tough.
C. All students wore the same uniforms. D. Its teachers lacked teaching skills.
6. How does the author find his life in Africa
A. Dull but delightful. B. Tiring but inspiring.
C. Dangerous but meaningful. D. Inconvenient but rewarding.
7. What is the text mainly about
A A voluntary experience. B. A country of wonders.
C. An influence on Namibia. D. A big adjustment abroad.
C
Have you ever heard someone say “You totally look like you’re a Jessica” or something similar People seem to think that they know what kind of person a “Jessica” or a “Michael” looks like. Why is this
According to a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, humans tend to associate people’s names with their appearances, and can even guess someone’s name based on how they look.
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, collected thousands of photos of people’s faces. They labeled (贴标签于) each photo with four names. Then, they asked volunteers to guess which of the four names was correct.
The volunteers were able to guess the right name 38% of the time. It seems that certain characteristics of faces give them clues about someone’s name, Reader’s Digest reported.
However, this only worked when the volunteers looked at names from their own culture. In addition, the volunteers were not as good at guessing the real names of people who used nicknames(昵称) more often than their real names. This may show that a person’s appearance is affected by their name only if they use it often.
“This kind of face-name matching happens because of a process of self-fulfilling prophecy(预言), as we become what other people expect us to become,” Ruth Mayo from tile university told science news website EurekAlert.
Earlier studies have shown that gender(性别) and race stereotypes(刻板印象) can affect a person’s appearance. The researchers believe there are also similar stereotypes about names. For example, people tend to think that men named Bob should have rounder faces because the word itself looks round. People may think that women named Rose are beautiful. They expect them to be “delicate” and “female”, just like the flower they are named for.
8. How is this article developed
A By giving examples. B. By asking questions.
C. By doing an experiment. D. By comparing different cases.
9. What can be inferred from the study
A. Volunteers found it much easier to guess nicknames.
B. Names have different associations in different cultures.
C. Volunteers could guess the characteristics of the interviewees.
D. The people in the photos and volunteers were from the same culture.
10. Why do some people look like their names according to Ruth Mayo
A. They want to please everyone around them.
B. They don’t want to be different from others.
C. They tend to become what others expect them to become.
D. They like to copy famous people who share the same name.
11 What may be the best title for this passage
A. What determines our names B. Why we look like our names
C. How we get rid of our stereotypes D. How stereotypes affect people’s looks
D
Prashant Mandal shares a small hut with his wife and four kids, lives on less than $2 a day and recently suffered medical debts of more than $4,000 after his teenage son got sick last year. Yet, despite Mandal’s modest earnings, he spends 20 percent of his income on solar energy, an expense which is key to drawing in customers and helping his children to study. Across the globe, about 1.2 billion people live without electricity. Such limitations are not only inconvenient, but they put people in low-income countries at a greater risk of developing serious health condition. People living without electricity typically rely on kerosene lamps and other harmful light sources, which can lead to burns, injuries, poisoning and other risks .
Realizing the need for a more efficient energy source, a handful of for-profit companies have developed business models that enable under-served people to purchase (购买) solar energy, and, in turn, protect themselves and the environment in the process. Simpa Networks, which focuses its efforts on rural India, is such a company that has found a way to make solar energy affordable and accessible to people in need. Customers are charged a small down payment. Then, through its “progressive purchase” model, they pay in advance for a designated (指定的) amount of energy consumption. A number of other companies have found ways to get solar energy into the hands, and homes, of people who typically can’t afford electricity. MPOWERD, a New York-based company, invented an inflatable solar light that is powered by the sun, and is also able to store that energy.
The Luci, which can provide light for up to about 12 hours, is marketed in the developed world as an efficient camping light. Those sales allow the company to keep its production costs down so that they’re actually affordable in low-income countries. “Energy poverty is discouraging but solvable if we all work together,” said John Salzinger, MPOWERD’s co-founder. “Every single consumer’s purchase helps us reduce costs, and then we pass those savings on to those who need affordable lights the most.”
12. Why does the text mention Prashant Mandal in Paragraph 1
A. To introduce Prashant Mandal’s family. B. To introduce the topic of the article.
C. To show that the electricity is expensive. D. To state Prashant Mandal’s sufferings.
13. What do the underlined words “under-served people ” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A. Those who live without enough electricity.
B. Those who have enough electricity.
C. Those who can produce their own electricity.
D. Those who are not willing to use electricity.
14. How does Simpa Networks sell its solar energy
A. It is paid step by step. B. It is just paid later.
C. It is fully paid ahead. D. It is sold at a discount.
15. What attitude to energy poverty does John Salzinger hold
A Unconcerned. B. Hopeless.
C. Disappointed. D. Optimistic.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
Strangest ways to be polite in Japan
What may be considered polite in one country could be rude in another, or the other way around.___16___ The following are several strangest ways to be polite in Japan.
While in Japan, make no sounds on some occasions, particularly when it comes to public transportation. Anyone who has been to Japan before has experienced the near-silent trains, sometimes filled with hundreds of people not making a sound.
___17___ They value how other people feel just as much if not more than themselves. So disturbing others by making unnecessary noises is not acceptable.
Meanwhile, be careful not to pour your own drinks when you’re out eating with friends, or you might be thought to be selfish.“But wait,” you might say, “ what do I do if my glass is empty and I want a drink ___18___”
No need to worry, friend! Just fill up some other people’s glasses that are getting a little low. ___19___
Another Japanese strange way to be polite is when you want to express gratitude, you don’ t use the word for “ thank you ”, but instead you use the word for “sorry ”. In situations like when someone does you a favor, or even often when they give you a gift, saying “sorry” in English would just seem awkward. ___20___
A. Just die of thirst
B. Japan is no exception.
C. In Japanese it’s perfectly natural, though.
D. Maybe this one isn’t so strange to some people.
E. Chances are that they’ll fill yours up right away.
F. When you go to a restaurant in Japan what sound fills the air
G. Japanese people are as a whole quite sensitive to the feelings of others.
第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
My friend and I were at a restaurant in Berkeley for an evening meal, when all of a sudden, we decided to do a small act of kindness. We were to use the ___21___card to make someone’s day and hoped that would send more ___22___ out into the world.
Being at a ___23___, we decided to pay for someone else ___24___ and see what would happen. We both got ___25___ with the idea and decided to do that.
We looked around for which ___26___ we should pay for, and then chose one—it seemed like an immigrant (移民) family with a few children, ___27___ their snacks at that time. I could ___28___ a family bond between them and that they were having a nice time together. We called the waitress to ___29___ the idea to her.
We showed her the smile card and told her we wanted to pay for that ___30___. We made sure she knew that we wanted to be anonymous (匿名的). She was ___31___ and got super excited, saying how ___32___ generosity has become in the day-to-day commercial lifestyle, which made us further ___33___.
Soon after, we left—feeling excited and grateful to get an opportunity to ___34___ smiles. It is hard to explain how it felt in the moment, but it ___35___ felt special—not because I was“___36___” someone, but because I felt ___37___ to various people whom I didn’ t even know—the waitress and the family.
I don’t know what ___38___ next, how the family felt and ___39___ or how the waitress experienced the situation— ___40___ I am sure it brought a few smiles to a few people, including myself.
21. A. birthday B. appointment C. invitation D. smile
22. A. confidence B. love C. wisdom D. truth
23. A. restaurant B. hospital C. hotel D. club
24. A. in addition B. in return C. in secret D. in person
25. A. excited B. puzzled C. confused D. ashamed
26. A. shop B. counter C. table D. department
27. A. preparing B. enjoying C. delivering D. selecting
28. A. ignore B. strengthen C. form D. sense
29. A. explain B. prove C. announce D. return
30. A. family B. community C. waitress D. project
31. A. amused B. satisfied C. moved D. shocked
32. A. obvious B. funny C. rare D. reliable
33. A. ambitious B. enthusiastic C. aggressive D. considerate
34. A. exchange B. hide C. wear D. spread
35. A. partly B. unlikely C. normally D. definitely
36. A. defeating B. helping C. admiring D. influencing
37. A. compared B. connected C. accustomed D. responded
38. A. worked B. mattered C. happened D. disappeared
39. A. reacted B. suffered C. improved D. communicated
40. A. and B. or C. then D. but
第Ⅱ卷（共50分）
第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
We know that smartphone addiction can affect lives in negative ways. A 2017 University of Texas study claimed that merely ___41___ (place) a smartphone in someone’s line of sight slowed down their productivity and reduced their grades. An ___42___ (early) study from London found students who didn’t use smartphons saw their test scores increase by 6.4 percent.
It is ___43___ (extreme) difficult to break away from smartphone addiction. Some people have even tried punishing ___44___ (they) for using their devices. Now, an APP is being released (发行) in the UK that rewards people for staying away from their smartphones. The APP, called Hold, ___45___ (create) by three Norwegian university students, who found that positive rewarding was the most ___46___(effect) way of conquering smartphone addiction. Hold allows students to collect points for staying away from their devices between the hours of 7 a.m. ___47___ 11p.m.; they get 10 points for every 20 minutes. The points ___48___ (collect) can be used for discounts on everything from cinema tickets to food and drinks. A cinema ticket, for example, costs 60 points, or 2 hours away from a phone.
Over 120,000 people in Norway, of ___49___ 40% are college students, use the app. It’s now available ____50____ students from over 170 universities in the UK.
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文，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。
Dear Li Ming,
Glad to have received the letter you sent me two weeks before. I’ve been thinking about the question you asked me. On my opinion, you should return after you finish your study abroad. For one reason, what you are studying is badly needing nowadays in China. It will be quite easily for you to find a good job. In the fact, I know a few big companies in our cities are hoping to hire people like yourself. For another reason, that will be much more convenient for you to look after your parents as they were getting old. So what are you waiting
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
52. 你校《英语报刊》人物专栏正在征稿，请你用英语介绍一位你所敬佩的人物并投稿。要点如下：
1. 对该人物的简单介绍；
2. 敬佩该人物的理由。
注意事项: 字数100左右。
听力答案：1-5 CABAB 6-10 CABAC 11-15 BCABC 16-20 AACCB
