湖北省新高考2021-2022学年高三上学期12月质量检测巩固卷
英语
考生注意：
1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
4.本卷命题范围：高考范围。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the man going to do
A. Stay inside. B. Work outside. C. Look for his umbrella.
2. Why is the man calling
A. To make a reservation. B. To change an appointment.
C. To have an emergency meeting.
3. How long might the woman be away
A. For one week. B. For two weeks. C. For three weeks.
4. When will the speakers meet
A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday.
5. How will the woman go home
A. On foot. B. By car. C. By bus.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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 are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A computer. B. An e-mail. C. A mobile phone.
7. What does the woman decide to do
A. Look for her manager. B. Ask someone else for help.
C. Go to another repair shop.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What did the woman do
A. She sent an e-mail to the man.
B. She deleted one of the man’s files.
C. She damaged the man’s computer.
9. How might the man feel at last
A. Relieved. B. Impatient. C. Angry.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does the man ask the woman to do
A. Have lunch together. B. Send him a message.
C. Give him a phone number.
11. Where does the conversation take place
A. On the phone. B. In an office. C. In a restaurant.
12. What’s the probable relationship between the woman and Mr. Smith
A. Husband and wife. B. Boss and secretary. C. Doctor and patient.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where are the woman’s hotels
A. In Italy. B. In Germany. C. In Switzerland.
14. What do the customers think of the fitness equipment in the woman’s hotels
A Disappointing B Satisfying C. Up-to-date.
15. How many hotels are mentioned
A. Three. B. Eight. C. Eleven.
16. What will the speakers talk about next
A. A budget. B. A meeting schedule. C. Equipment choice.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where is the speaker
A. I n a school hall. B. At a health center. C. In a classroom.
18. How can the listeners get the information about the procedures
A. From the speaker. B. From a doctor. C. From a handbook.
19. What does the speaker suggest the listeners do in the end
A. Get some travel medicine.
B. Offer their medical records to the doctor.
C. Make an early appointment with the specialist.
20. Who are the listeners
A. Parents. B. Students. C. Teachers.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Blue waves, yellow beaches and green mountains make the Mediterranean coast the best destination in the world.
Kayak Kornati
Rowing boats along Croatia’s unimaginably blue waters leads wanderers through a delightful network of more than 1,200 islands. A wilder side can be found in Kornati National Park, where campers can bed down on islands used by herders (游牧者) for 2,000 years.
Hike Atlas
For Europeans and North Americans, hiking in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains offers astonishing scenery paired with cultural adventure on the Mediterranean’s northern shores. The dramatic mountains are home to the rich culture of the Berbers, an independent-minded native people who took to the hills during ancient Arab invasions (入侵). Today the Berbers welcome tired walkers with their famous mint tea.
Windsurf Alacati
Turkey’s beautiful coastlines and clear waters draw millions of visitors each year. But those looking for reliable winds tend to go to a sleepy fishing village called Alacati. Between May and October north winds blow reliably here across the Cesme Bay, which is one of the best windsurfing resorts in the world.
Ski Abruzzo
Fun in the Mediterranean sun needn’t always include sand and surf. Snow sports are also available not far from the lapping waves. Italy’s Abruzzo region offers surprisingly reliable snow and picturesque villages. Visitors to Abruzzo will share slopes like Roccaraso and Campo Felice with far more Italians than tourists, who are typically drawn to the more famous Alpine resorts to the north. In addition, visitors can enjoy the quieter corner of Italy at very low prices.
21. What are visitors recommended to do in Kornati National Park
A. Ski with local people. B. Camp on wild islands.
C. Ride with Arab herders. D. Windsurf along coastlines.
22. Which place is known for a kind of special tea
A. Atlas. B. Kornati. C. Alacati. D. Abruzzo.
23. What do the last two attractions have in common
A. The high prices. B. The same sports activities.
C. The cold weather. D. The quiet environments.
B
Like a lot of science fiction fans, I read William Gibson’s novel Neuromancer not long after it came out in 1984 and, for decades, I had been wondering how he was able to imagine the future when the technologies he wrote about had barely been invented, until I eventually had an opportunity to interview him in the fall of 2020.
During the interview, I asked how he could see the future of the Internet in 1984, when no one other than a few geeks (极客) had heard of it and whether he had been to scientific talks.
“I have never read or listened to the tech leaders’ talks about new technologies,” he replied. “I would rather sit in a room full of either artists or criminals. Their talks would be more helpful with my writing.”
As a journalist who has reported on Silicon Valley (硅谷) for 15 years, I found his comment really convincing. I’ve sat through press conferences and interviews with many famous tech leaders—Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Marissa Mayer and many others. I never heard Zuckerberg predict fake (假的) news or Steve Jobs worry about iPhone addiction.
“These men are driven by an ideal of how much their technology will change people’s lives or by promises of a lot of money, or both. But one thing is clear: They usually avoid talking about what might happen when their inventions hit the real world,” Gibson explained. “On the other hand, artists are more about holding a mirror up to society and showing us how we behave with the new tools we are given, while criminals are in effect businessmen without brakes, who will look at whatever the latest technology is and think what they can do with it. Neither of them is bound by social conventions at all.”
Since the interview, I have decided to take a page out of William Gibson’s playbook and will go and find some artists or criminals and see what they are going to do with any new technology as soon as it appears in the news.
24. What is Neuromancer
A. A good handbook for geeks. B. An investigating report.
C. An amazing science fiction. D. A collection of interviews.
25. What did William Gibson say about the tech leaders
A. They are usually narrow-minded.
B. They just want to make more money.
C. They are always blinded by their success.
D. They tend to be too optimistic about their inventions.
26. What does the underlined word “brakes” in paragraph 5 most probably refer to
A. Rules. B. Abilities. C. Hopes. D. Profits.
27. What message does the author seem to convey in the text
A. Don’t trust famous tech leaders at all.
B. Artists and criminals can be more reliable.
C. Take a balanced view toward new technologies.
D. We should let others try the latest technologies first.
C
Claude Monet spent the winters of 1899, 1900 and 1901 freezing on a balcony of London’s Savoy Hotel, painting a series of famous images of Waterloo Bridge and Charing Cross Bridge.
Now, scientists at Birmingham University have used solar geometry and historical weather data to figure out exactly which balcony Monet was standing on, and what time of day he was likely working.
“We know that Monet, in the mornings, used to work on the sun rising over Waterloo Bridge,” John Thornes says. “By midday, the sun would be shining directly along the Thames, and Monet usually moved on to Charing Cross Bridge, before finishing the day watching the sun set over the Houses of Parliament.”
The sun occupies the same position in the sky today as it did in 1900 and 1901, which helped Thornes figure out the time of day. Monet also included another London landmark, the obelisk (方尖纪念碑) known as Cleopatra’s Needle, in some of his paintings of Charing Cross Bridge. Thornes says that examining the position of the needle relative to the bridge helped him determine that Monet stayed in rooms 610 and 611 at the Savoy during the winter of 1899, and one floor down at 510 and 511 a year later.
“The Savoy Hotel actually advertises theMonet Suite, which they sell to the public,” Thornes says. “And they in fact use the suite farther down from where Monet actually was.”
But the hotel is upgrading, and when it reopens, it will have the correct rooms as the Monet Suite —thanks in part to his research.
Monet’s images of London aren’t just great art. Thornes says they also provide an accurate record of the city’s fogs, which were common in the days before clean-air law was passed in the 1950s.
“That’s one of the things we’re very interested in,” he says, “Maybe, the visibility (能见度) in Monet’s painting will help me to study how the air quality has improved since those days.”
28. What has helped the researchers to determine Monet’s rooms
A. The hotel’s historical documents. B. The weather records about London.
C. The signatures in some of the paintings. D. The visibility in Claude Monet’s paintings.
29. Which building is most probably in the image painted in the morning
A. Waterloo Bridge. B. Cleopatra’s Needle.
C. Charing Cross Bridge. D. the Houses of Parliament.
30. What can be inferred about the new Monet Suite
A. It is open for the public now.
B. Claude Monet didn’t stay in it.
C. It consists of more than four rooms.
D. It should be on the sixth or fifth floor.
31. What was the purpose of the research
A. To help the Savoy Hotel redesign the Monet Suite.
B. To study the effects of the clean-air law passed in the 1950s.
C. To find out when and where Claude Monet worked on some of his paintings.
D. To analyze if Claude Monet honestly recorded the air quality in London.
D
World leaders and climate negotiators will gather at the climate meeting in Glasgow, Scotland for two weeks starting on October 31. Their goal is to be carbon neutral (碳中和) by 2050, which means if a country is still emitting (排放) greenhouse gases, they are being absorbed by forests or other means to keep them from entering the atmosphere. But negotiations are expected to be tough. Here are the reasons why.
Developing countries argue that although they hold the top spot for highest emissions currently, but history matters. Once emitted, carbon dioxide can last in the atmosphere for hundreds of years, trapping heat that raises global temperatures. That means emissions from burning fossil (化石) fuels over the past 150 years are responsible for the current global warming. Over that period, developing countries contributed just a small percentage of the emissions. But they’re suffering more from extreme climate change events like rising seas, heavy rain, wildfires, hurricanes, plant and animal extinction.
Another dark reality is that developing nations will not be able to adapt to all the climate-caused disasters without help. For example, sea level rise already threatens to overtake some island nations entirely. Such loss and damage, developing countries say, is not their fault. So they need financial support to help them adjust.
To help them switch from fossil fuels to greener energies and adapt to the effects of climate change, the developed world has promised to provide $ 100 billion every year. The amount is identified as a floor, not a ceiling. So that financial aid will keep going up over time. But only a few rich countries, including France, Japan, Norway, Germany and Sweden, provided a fair share. The United States, Australia and Canada fell far short. A new solution proposed this week is for the payments to average $ 100 billion per year from 2021 to 2025, with the shortfall in earlier years made up for by higher payments later on.
Developing countries also insist that half of the money go to projects aimed at helping them adapt to climate change. At the moment, most of the funding goes toward reducing emissions.
32. What does carbon neutral most probably mean
A. Net zero greenhouse gas emission.
B. No greenhouse gases to be produced.
C. Greenhouse gases absorbed by forests.
D. Zero greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
33. What can be learned about the financial aid
A. All rich countries have paid their share on time.
B. $ 100 billion is payment for island nations’ losses.
C. It is promised that it will keep increasing over time.
D. Most of it will be used on climate-adapting projects.
34. Why are the negotiations in Glasgow expected to be tough
A. Developed countries ignore their historical responsibilities.
B. Developed countries refused to help developing countries.
C. Developed and developing countries have very different interests.
D. Developed and developing countries disagree on all the climate goals.
35. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. Different Climate Challenges Faced by Developed and Developing Nations
B. Global Cooperation Needed Between Developed and Developing Countries
C. Developed Nations’ Failure to Keep Their Promises on Emission Reduction
D. Tensions Between the Developed and Developing Worlds Over Climate Change
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
No one can be free from the sickening stress and anxiety from time to time. Not even that happy-go-lucky guy you see walking down the street whistling “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”, since they are a part of the life. 36 . Listed here are proven ways to control stress and anxiety.
Breathe
Taking a long and deep breath to calm yourself in stressful situations isn’t just one of those old wives’ tales. 37 . Doctors say that slow, deep breathing can effectively cool down the angry blood that’s running around your body, allowing your brain and body to return to their normal functions.
Walk
Many hearsay techniques for dealing with stress often raise a few eyebrows. But a whole host of scientific evidence exists to suggest that walking is one of the best methods available. If you’re ever feeling the tension building up in your brain and body, drop everything and simply go for a walk. 38 . Such a nice walk provides your body with an ideal outlet for the build-up of energy that stress can create.
Laugh
39 . But if you are able to squeeze out even the smallest laugh during your day, you’ll soon begin to find that the effects of stress slowly slip away. When you laugh, the body releases happy hormones that ease tension brought on by stress.
Friends
Surrounding yourself with the people you love can be half the battle to defeating stress. When you are stressed, even sitting at home with a cup of tea with a friend can really help to relieve high levels of stress as it focuses your mind onto something you love. Don’t hesitate to reach for the phone and ring your friends whenever you feel stressed. 40 .
A. After all, that’s what friends are for
B. So your friends will feel relieved soon
C. It’s a medically proven stress-relief technique
D. What can be done is to find ways to deal with them
E. Remind yourself to walk slowly and breathe normally
F. Hearty laughs allow you to feel happy and healthy again
G. If you’re stressed, the last thing you probably feel like doing is laughing
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。
It was still spring. But it was very 41 outside that day when I headed to the store to buy a shirt for my son. Once I got there, the cool air was a 42 from the heat.
After I made my 43 and walked back out into the street, I had to 44 because of the red traffic light. I looked around and saw a butterfly 45 moving its wings up and down to get off the 46 in front of a truck. Without thinking, I held my 47 up so the truck driver wouldn’t move forward, and then I 48 down to look at the butterfly. One of its legs was 49 in what looked like chewing gum (口香糖). I tried to pull out its leg as 50 as I could. Eventually, it was 51 . When I let it go and saw it flew happily in the sunshine, my own heart was filled with 52 .
When I was helping the 53 creature, the truck driver curiously asked me why I would bother to 54 a butterfly in a busy street. I told him that I was just following the 55 of my heart.
41. A. hot B. dark C. cold D. early
42. A. recovery B. relief C. reflection D. problem
43. A. decision B. arrangement C. purchase D. comment
44. A. pack B. check C. pay D. wait
45. A. madly B. calmly C. happily D. wisely
46. A. flower B. cage C. nest D. ground
47. A. foot B. wing C. hand D. ticket
48. A. climbed B. fell C. slowed D. bent
49. A. injured B. stuck C. cut D. surrounded
50. A. violently B. gently C. carelessly D. quietly
51. A. free B. dead C. angry D. anxious
52. A. regret B. hope C. joy D. panic
53. A. dangerous B. little C. shy D. terrible
54. A. catch B. rescue C. study D. watch
55. A. call B. beat C. strength D. emptiness
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Wang Yaping and her fellow astronaut Zhai Zhigang 56 (leave) China’s .space station on Sunday and spent more than six hours installing (安装) equipment and 57 (carry) out tests outside the space station. The spacewalk lasted until early Monday. The third member of the crew, Ye Guangfu, stayed inside the station to provide 58 (assist).
The three 59 (be) the second crew on the permanent station 60 they will stay there for the next six months. The mission that began with their arrival on Octobor 16 61 (schedule) to be the longest stretch of time in space yet for Chinese astronauts.
The Tianhe module (核心舱) of the station will be connected next year to two more sections named Mengtian and Wentian. Three spacewalks are planned to make preparations for the station’s expansion, while the crew will also assess living conditions in the Tianhe module and conduct 62 (experiment) in space medicine and other fields. China plans to send multiple crews to the station over the next two years to make it 63 (full) functional.
Wang Yaping, 64 had traveled to China’s now-retired experimental space station, has become the first Chinese woman to conduct 65 spacewalk, while Zhai conducted China’s first spacewalk 13 years ago.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
为迎接北京2022年冬奥会，你校英文报开设了“我最喜欢的运动员”专栏。请给该报投稿，介绍一位你最喜爱的运动员。内容包括：
1.该运动员的基本信息；
2.你喜欢的理由。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
My Favorite Athlete
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第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
In gift shops, it is likely that many tourists would pass by what may be a symbol of Portugal: swallows made of glass. In Portugal, people gift the birds for weddings, anniversaries, housewarmings and going-away gatherings.
Farewells were on my mind when I met Apolinario in February 2020. At the time I was well aware of my oldest child’s upcoming graduation and departure for university in a city far from home.
Ethan, my oldest child, has been away from me before. There have been camps and school trips, but each time I have rested easy in the knowledge that he would come home. He always comes home.
But this time I feel less certain.
The feeling was at its peak when I entered Apolinario’s gift shop that specialized in Portuguese souvenirs. I was aimlessly walking among the shelves when I noticed the abundance of glass swallows.
“The swallow is connected to a lot of things that are dear to us,’’ explained Apolinario who stood behind me. The birds’ qualities —they mate for life and raise their babies together—make it a nostalgic (怀旧的) symbol. “They don’t leave the nest until all of the babies do and they always return.”
Apolinario also told me that the swallow also marked an important time in the country’s history when the Portuguese sailed around the world. A lot of people missed their homeland and wanted to come back. The swallow represented that there was a nest somewhere in Portugal, although people were living all over the world.
“The concept is best described as the feeling of connection you get when you taste your grandmother’s cooking or a familiar smell that takes you back to your childhood. The swallow is thought to be the embodiment (体现) of that feeling. When you have one in or on your home, it carries those good memories with it,” he added. “When you’re giving this as a gift, you’re basically giving a part of yourself that stays there. You’re creating a connection.”
注意：1.写作词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When Apolinario told me about the bird, I knew I needed one. _________________________________________
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This past September, my husband and I accompanied our son to his university. ____________________________
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2021 2022学年高三新高考12月质量检测巩固卷 英语
参考答案、提示及评分细则
听力部分录音稿
(Text 1)
W: Looks like rain Better look for your umbrella.
M: Yeah, I think it’s definitely going to rain. That’s why I’m not going out.
(Text 2)
M: Sorry for calling so late in the day.
W: That’s OK.
M: Good. I’m actually calling about my visit. I’m afraid I’ve just realized I can’t make the Wednesday. Can we move the meeting to Thursday
W: OK. Yes, the afternoon is free.
(Text 3)
W: I’ve got a two-week break coming up, and I’d like to go somewhere that’s hot and sunny.
M: Hot and sunny So you’re tired of our weather.
(Text 4)
M: So when shall we meet
W: Let’s see. My trip begins on the 30th of January. That’s a Monday. How about Tuesday
M: I’d prefer the Wednesday.
W: OK. That suits me.
(Text 5)
M: Need a ride home
W: Thanks... but... my apartment is just around the corner. Besides, I need the fresh air.
(Text 6)
W: I’m afraid the manager isn’t here at the moment.
M: Oh, that’s a shame, but maybe you could help me. I bought this mobile phone here the other day and I can’t seem to get the e-mail function to work properly. I don’t know if it’s me or the phone that’s at fault.
W: The manager will be back later if you can wait.
M: I’m sorry, but that’s no use tome. I have an urgent appointment to get to this afternoon.
W: Well, if you wait a minute, I’ll see if I can find someone else to help you.
M: OK.
(Text 7)
W: Oh no! I’m so sorry, Bill.
M: What’s the matter
W: I’ve just deleted something by mistake.
M: But why are you using my computer
W: Well, mine is broken and I haven’t taken it to the repair shop. You know I just wanted to send a quick e-mail, so I used yours, and I’m really sorry!
M: What did you delete
W: I don’t know, just a file that was open I thought it was mine. Sorry Bill!
M: Oh, never mind. It wasn’t important. Don’t worry about it.
(Text 8)
W: Hello, Mr Smith’s office.
M: Oh, hello. Could I speak to Mike Smith, please
W: I’m afraid he’s not at his desk at the moment. I think he’s gone out to lunch. He’ll be back in about half an hour. Shall I get him to call you as soon as he comes back Or do you want to leave a message
M: Actually, could you possibly give me his mobile number It’s quite urgent.
W: I’m really sorry, but I am not allowed to.
M: Is there any chance of you ringing him for me and asking him to call me back
W: Certainly, I can do that for you. Could I have your name, please
M: Yes, it’s Sam Dalgamo.
W: OK, Sam. I’ll ring him straight away. Goodbye.
(Text 9)
W: I’m calling for some information I’d like to find out about your services for hotels.
M: OK. Can you tell me a little more What type of hotels
W: Well, a chain of four- and five-star hotels. We’re based in Switzerland, but on your website you don’t have an operator in Switzerland, so I thought Italy was the nearest.
M: That’s right, yes. We are in Florence.
W: Good. Well, we’re interested in updating our current fitness rooms for guests. Our current equipment’s rather out of date and our customers often comment on this.
M: OK. How many hotels are we talking about
W: We currently have eight hotels with fitness equipment, and three others that need it.
M: And what budget do you have for this
W: That’s difficult to say, actually. Would it be possible for someone to come and have a look
M: Yes, of course. Actually, we’re coming to Switzerland next month. We already have a customer in Zurich, Is that near you
W: Not too far. I’m in Bern. It’s only a couple of hours away.
M: Fine. Can we arrange a meeting then
W: Sure. Let’s see...
(Text 10)
M: Hello, there. Good afternoon! Thank you for your finding the time in your busy schedules to come to the international student office’s first meeting for students going abroad —to South America next autumn. By the way, if you haven’t already signed next to your name on our attendance lists—they’re on the table at the entrance to the school hall—be sure to do it on your way out. Remember, this meeting is a must for you, so you need to make sure we know that you’re here. All right, to begin, we’re going to be talking about health and specifically the procedures that you have to go through in order to get your student visas for your host country. For all of you, this will include gathering health information, such as proof from your doctors that you’re not suffering from any serious diseases that may pass to others. All the information that each of you will need can be found in your host country handbook that you received when you were accepted into the program. Also, each one of you is required to meet with a doctor at the student health center who is specialized in travel medicine. The health center can give you information about appointment times, but be sure to book your appointment early, because the specialist is only at the health center at certain times. To have the benefit, you should have your meeting at least 4 6weeks before your trip.
参考答案
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【答案与解析】
本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了地中海沿岸的四处度假胜地。
21. B 细节理解题。根据 Kayak Kornati一节中“A wilder side can be found in Kornati National Park, where campers can bed down on islands used by herders (游牧者) for 2,000 years.”可知，游客被推荐参加该公园的荒岛野营。
22. A 细节理解题。根据 Hike Atlas一节中“Today the Berbers welcome tired walkers with their famous mint tea.”可知答案。
23. D 推理判断题。根据 Windsurf Alacati一节中 “But those looking for reliable winds tend to go to a sleepy fishing village called Alacati.”及Ski Abruzzo一节中“In addition, visitors can enjoy the quieter corner of Italy at very low prices.”可推断，这两处度假地的环境都很安静。
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本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者从一次采访中获得的启示：对于新科技我们既要看到它可能带来的好处，也应看到其潜在的问题。
24. C 细节理解题。根据第一段“Like a lot of science fiction fans，I read William Gibson’s novel Neuromancer not long after it came out in 1984…”可知，这是一本科幻小说。
25. D推理判断题。根据第五段“‘These men are driven by an ideal of how much their technology will change people，s lives or by promises of a lot of money，or both.’”可推断，William Gibson认为科技发明者对自己的技术抱有很高的期望，所以他们的说辞会很理想化。
26. A 词义猜测题。根据画线词后“‘Neither of them is bound by social conventions at all.’”可推断，brakes 是指social conventions，即 Rules。
27. C推理判断题。通读全文，特别是根据最后一段可推断，作者不但希望听到科技发明者的乐观评估，也希望从带有强烈批判思维的艺术家及唯利是图的罪犯那里了解新技术可能被滥用的危险。
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本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了伯明翰大学的研究者是如何通过历史气象资料及对比现实与绘画中的光线角度来确定Claude Monet的一些名画的创作时间及地点的。
28. B 细节理解题。根据第二段“Now，scientists at Birmingham University have used solar geometry and historical weather data to figure out exactly which balcony Monet was standing on，and what time of day he was likely working.”可知答案。
29. A 细节理解题。根据第三段“‘We know that Monet，in the mornings，used to work on the sun rising over Waterloo Bridge，’”可知，画面中有Waterloo Bridge的作品很可能是在早上创作的。
30. D 推理判断题。根据第四段“... Monet stayed in rooms 610 and 611 at the Savoy during the winter of 1899，and one floor down at 510 and 511 a year later.”及第六段“But the hotel is upgrading，and when it reopens，it will have the correct rooms as the Monet Suite—thanks in part to his research”可推断，重新开业后新的Monet Suite会安排在五或六楼。
31. C细节理解题。通读全文，特别是根据第二段可知，该研究的目的是要确定Claude Monet的一些名画的创作时间及地点。
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本文是一篇说明文。文章主要解释了发展中国家与发达国家在Glasgow气候大会上唇枪舌战的原因。
32. A 细节理解题。根据第一段“... which means if a country is still emitting (排放) greenhouse gases，they are being absorbed by forests or other means to keep them from entering the atmosphere.”可知，所谓的碳中和是指净排放量为零，即新排放的温室气体会通过森林或其他方法被吸收，从而保持大气中的温室气体总量不会再增加。
33. C细节理解题。根据第四段“So that financial aid will keep going up over time. ”可知，该资金额度还会逐年增加。
34. C细节理解题。根据第二至第五段可知,发展中国家与发达国家在现实与历史责任、减排及气候变化适应能力、资金安排、项目选择的轻重缓急等方面都存在非常大的利益冲突，所以谈判非常艰难。
30 D标题判断题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段“But negotiations are expected to be tough ”可知，D项最适合作本文的标题。
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本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了四个减压方法。
36. D空前谈到，压力与焦虑是生活中的一部分，谁也难以幸免，故D项“唯一能做的就是设法控制它们”符合。
37. C根据空后的医学解释可知，C项“这是一个在医学上被证明有效的减压方法”符合。
38. E 根据空后“Such a nice walk provides your body with an ideal outlet for the build-up of energy that stress can create. ”可知，空项会谈到如何散步，故E项“散步时记得提醒自己要做到气定神闲”符合。
39. G根据本节小标题，特别是空后的转折关系可知，G项“在你感到压抑的时候，你最不想做的很可能就是笑”符合。
40. A根据空前“Don’t hesitate to...”可知，空项很可能是要解释为什么可以这样贸贸然给朋友打电话的理由：朋友就该是呼之即来的。故A项符合。
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本文是一篇记叙文。文章记述了作者在大热天营救小蝴蝶的经过。
41. A尽管还是春天，但是外面已经非常地热(hot)。
42. B —踏进超市，迎面而来的冷气让作者有一种解脱之感(relief)。
43. C买(purchase)完东西后，作者回到街上。
44. D因为红灯亮了，作者只能在路边等(wait)。
45. A突然作者发现一辆卡车前的地面(ground)上有一只蝴蝶。它拼命地(madly)扇动着翅膀。
46. D见上题解析。
47. C作者抬起手(hand)示意卡车不要动。
48. D作者俯身(bent)一看，发现蝴蝶的一条腿被黏在(stuck)口香糖状的东西上。
49. B见上题解析。
50. B作者轻轻地(gently)帮助蝴蝶挣脱了(free)被黏住的腿。
51. A见上题解析。
52. C看着蝴蝶在春天的阳光中自由地飞翔，作者满心喜悦(joy)。
53. 0在作者帮助小(little)蝴蝶的时候，卡车司机好奇地问作者干嘛为了救(rescue)一只蝴蝶而阻碍交通。
54. B见上题解析。
55. A作者回答说自己是在听从内心的召唤(call)。
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本文是一篇新闻报道。星期天，王亚平成为第一位进行太空行走的中国女航天员。
56. left考查动词时态。根据空后的时间状语on Sunday evening及并列谓语动词spent可知，该句叙述的是过去发生的事，故用所给动词的过去式。
57. carrying考查非谓语动词。spend some time doing sth意为“花时间做某事”，为固定搭配。另外，分析句子成分可知，installing与空项为并列成分，故用所给动词的现在分词carrying。
58. assistance考查词形转换。分析该句成分可知，所填词作动词provide的宾语，故用所给动词的名词形式assistance。
59. are考查动词的时态和主谓一致。分析该句成分可知，所填词的主语为The three (astronauts)；另外，根据下文可知，该句叙述的是中国接下来的航天计划，是一般性事实，故用所给动词的第三人称复数形式are。
60. and考查连词。根据句意“他们仨是第二批人驻该永久性空间站的宇航员。而且他们将在此停留六个月”可知，此处表示并列关系，故用并列连词and。注意：这里不能填where，因为从句中已经有状语there。
61. is scheduled考查动词的时态和语态。分析该句成分可知，The mission与schedule之间是一种动宾关系，又因为该篇文章叙述的是中国未来的航天计划，故该空用所给动词的一般现在时的被动语态形式is scheduled。
62. experiments考查名词复数。experiment为可数名词，根据空后的修饰语“in space medicine and other fields.”可知，此处用所给名词的复数。
63. fully考查词形转换。分析该句成分可知，所填词在此处修饰形容词functional，作状语，故用所给形容词的副词形式fully。
64. who考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，所填词引导的是一个非限制性定语从句，引导词在从句中作主语，且先行词是Wang Yaping，故填关系代词who。
65. a考查冠词。spacewalk为可数名词，又因为该处为泛指，故用不定冠词a。
第一节
One possible version：
My Favorite Athlete
My favorite athlete is Lin Dan, who is better known as “Super Dan”. He is considered to be one of the most outstanding badminton players in the world. When he was young, he showed a strong interest in playing badminton. Then, he made great efforts to play badminton and was admitted to the national team eventually.
But what impresses me most is his wonderful performance in 2012 London Olympics, when he competed with another excellent player. With his skills and strong will, he overcame all the difficulties and finally won the competition, becoming the world champion Super Dan is always an inspiration for me.
第二节
One possible version：
When Apolinario told me about the bird, I knew I needed one. I don’t typically buy souvenirs when I am travelling. But the connection to “the nest”— to a home— really touched my heart. I really wanted to give a part of myself to my son and stay there with him. So I chose a tiny one that could be put on his book shelf.
This past September, my husband and I accompanied our son to his university. When we finally had to say goodbye, I tried to hold back tears and handed him the box with the carefully wrapped swallow inside and a short note telling him that his nest remained with us and that we were waiting for him should he ever need it. As we were on our way back, he sent us a video. “I love it, Mom and Dad,” he said. “I put it on my desk, so I’ll always remember going home.”
