外研版选修6 Module 4 Music单元测试题 2（含答案）
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Module 4 Music
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
BE PART OF A NEW APP!
The Translated Menu
$200-$400 per menu
I have designed an app that is for restaurants where I take their menu and translate it into 15 different languages so their international guests can enjoy the dining experience without having to translate the menu themselves. They simply download (下载) the app from the restaurant’s website which has the menu translated for them in all the 15 languages.
You don’t have to be fluent in any of the languages. Just be good at translating English into other languages with good grammar by whatever translation program you use.
I have a large database in the languages I am using of cooking terms, fruit, vegetables etc. I will present it for you to use and as we go along it will only get larger and make your job much easier. There’ll be a lot of cutting and pasting (粘贴) and then adding grammar. It just has to be written nicely for a restaurant with the descriptions they provide for the dishes.
The restaurants will have the same database so they can cut and paste to change their own menu items (项目) whenever they want.
I hope to get 200 plus restaurants this year, so if you need some money and are reliable, honest and good at what I need, then I need you. A good sense of humour and attitude goes a long way as well.
Come and be part of the new app and the experience.
Pater Coyle
petros13@
21. What can we learn about this app
A. It translates menus for guests.
B. It offers a private eating experience.
C. It aims to develop servers’ language skills.
D. It improves communication between international guests.
22. What is required by the author of the translation program
A. People who can speak fluent English.
B. People who can create a large database.
C. People who can translate the dishes’ descriptions.
D. People who can translate other languages into English.
23. What is the purpose of this text
A. To advertise an app.
B. To offer a job opportunity.
C. To introduce a restaurant.
D. To describe a translated menu.
B
Tom Dreesen’s life has equally contributed to comedy and philanthropy (慈善). He is excellent at both, and has achieved great success in both areas.
Dreesen has made over 500 appearances on national television as a stand-up comedian, including more than 60 appearances on The Tonight Show. He is a favorite guest of David Letterman, and frequently hosts the show in Letterman’s absence. For 13 years he toured across the country, and has appeared countless times in Las Vegas, Reno and Atlantic City. Tom has acted in many television shows — from Columbo to Murder, She Wrote — and appeared in movies including Man on the Moon and Spaceballs. He has starred in his own TV comedy special, Dreesen Street, and hosted a late night talk show in Chicago, Night Time Starring Tom Dreesen.
Dreesen’s comic style is warm. Daily Variety called him “a professional comedian and one of the most respected family comedians of our time.” Larry Wilde, author of The Great Comedians said about Tom’s performances, “Excellent material, perfect timing, Tom Dreesen is the greatest comedian.” Frank Sinatra, who called himself a “pub singer,” described Dreesen as a “pub (酒吧) comedian.” “We’re a couple of neighborhood kind of guys,” said Sinatra.
Dreesen has also made an unbelievable mark with his philanthropic activities. For 30 years he has lent his talent to over 100 charities, and founded a “Day for Darlene” to benefit Multiple Sclerosis (多发性硬化症) Research. He ran 26 miles on three occasions for the event, which is named for his late sister who was suffering from multiple sclerosis.
And he’s still going strong. A proud veteran (老兵) of the United States Navy, he continues to perform for US troops (军队) all over the world. Tom Dreesen’s hometown of Harvey, Illinois named a street after him. He received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2005.
24. In what way did Dreesen help Letterman
A. He tried to invite Letterman’s favorite guests.
B. He appeared 500 times on Letterman’s shows.
C. He talked highly of Letterman’s shows in public.
D. He took Letterman’s place when he was away.
25. What does Larry Wilde think of Dreesen
A. He is a pub comedian.
B. He is quite warm-hearted.
C. He is good at creating excellent ideas.
D. He is the most respected family comedian.
26. What can be learned about “Day for Darlene”
A. It has a history of 30 years.
B. It was named after a person.
C. It is a charity for various diseases.
D. It was founded by Dreesen and his sister.
27. What does Dreesen do for US troops
A. He fights in battles.
B. He helps some veterans.
C. He visits the US Navy often.
D. He brings them entertainment.
C
Deep funding (资金) cuts to public school programs are forcing districts around the US to reduce arts education. The Philadelphia school system is no exception. Its once great music program has been struggling because a large number of the instruments are damaged, with no funds to repair them. Now, thanks to “Symphony for a Broken Orchestra,” a project headed by Temple Contemporary, some of the wounded instruments are being brought back to life.
The idea came about in 2013 when Temple Contemporary Director Richard Blackson was touring one of the 23 Philadelphia schools that had been closed that year. Among the items being combined from all the schools was a room full of broken instruments. Then Blackson carefully examined each wounded instrument and found that 1,000 of them were repairable.
To help raise funds for the project, he reached out to Pulitzer- and Grammy-winning composer David Lang. “I’m completely a product of public schools. So when Blackson told me he had ways to fix these 1,000 instruments, my first thought was that each one of these instruments was an opportunity to change the life of a student,” said Lang. The musician came up with the smart idea of writing a symphony specifically for the damaged instruments.
“Symphony for a Broken Orchestra” took place in Philadelphia on December 3, 2017. Performed by 400 musicians, the melodies proved what broken instruments could do. The performance, which raised much-needed funds, did not end. The “Symphony for a Broken Orchestra” project continues online with a description of all the broken instruments. People can support the program by contributing between $50 and $200 to help get the instruments repaired.
Thanks to this project, which has thus far raised over $237,000, Philadelphia students will find working instruments when they return to school this fall. Hopefully, the success of this unusual attempt will encourage public school districts around the country to come up with creative ways to keep their rapidly-disappearing arts programs alive.
28. What made Blackson create the project
A. A number of damaged instruments at school.
B. The big benefits of repairing instruments.
C. The strong wish to start an orchestra.
D. A couple of closed schools.
29. How did Lang look at Blackson’s project
A. He was surprised by it.
B. He had doubts about it.
C. He strongly supported it.
D. He paid no attention to it.
30. How did the project raise funds
A. By asking 400 musicians to sing together.
B. By selling the damaged instruments online.
C. By holding a concert for broken instruments.
D. By inviting prize-winning composers to write music.
31. What is the achievement of the project
A. It stresses the importance of learning arts.
B. It brings hope to arts programs at school.
C. It provides money for Philadelphia students.
D. It allows poor students to perform inventively.
D
Alexa is a form of artificial (人工的) intelligence, or AI for short. Many people start their mornings by asking Alexa for the weather forecast or the latest news. A device (设备) that houses Alexa can also play music from your favorite playlists, keep a shopping list, order takeout food, answer questions, send voice messages and even run “smart” home controls.
Training AI systems to respond to problems with human-like intelligence — and learn from their mistakes — can take months, or even years. Consider Alexa and similar software, such as Apple’s Siri. To do the tasks its human owners ask, these systems must make sense of and then respond to sentences such as, “Alexa, play my Ed Sheeran playlist” or “Siri, what is the capital of India ”
Computers can’t understand language as it is spoken by people. So AI researchers must find a way to help humans communicate with computers. The technology used to get computers to “understand” human speech or text is known as natural language processing. By natural language, computer scientists refer to the way people naturally talk or write. To teach an AI system a task like comprehending a sentence or responding to a person’s last move in a board game, scientists need to feed it lots of examples.
AlphaGo is an AI system designed by Google that has beaten a human champion, Lee Sedol, at the strategy (策略) board game Go. To train AlphaGo, Google had to show it 30 million Go moves that people had made while playing the game. Then AlphaGo used what it learned to analyze those plays as it played against different versions (版本) of itself. During this practice, the program came up with novel moves — ones never seen in games between people.
Computers, software and devices that are powered by AI can do much more, however, than just play board games and music. And one day they could make our life much easier and much more interesting.
32. What does the example of Alexa show
A. AI may replace humans one day.
B. AI is playing a role in our modern life.
C. AI has been widely used around the world.
D. AI has totally changed people’s bad habits.
33. How do scientists train AI systems
A. By testing them thousands of times.
B. By teaching them almost everything.
C. By giving them quite a lot of tasks to do.
D. By providing them with large amounts of data.
34. What can we learn about AlphaGo
A. It has become very skillful and intelligent.
B. It is the most convenient AI system.
C. It avoids making any mistakes.
D. It just follows human orders.
35. What’s the author’s attitude toward AI
A. Unconcerned.
B. Worried.
C. Respectful.
D. Positive.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Volunteering: how helping others helps you
Volunteering has a positive effect on your community — and it’s good for you too. Ben, a college student who did volunteer work, calls it “a win-win situation”.
36 . For example, it can help you learn more about yourself and even put you on a path to your future career. Learn more about the reasons to volunteer below.
Get valuable life experiences and skills
Whether you build houses for the homeless or mail flyers for a local charity, you can experience the real world through hands-on work. 37 .
For example, as a student from a medical school, Gregory spent his summer volunteering at a local hospital. He picked a hospital in an area with a lot of Spanish speakers so he could practice his language skills while observing medical workers. He also found time to ask the doctors questions.
Meet interesting people
38 . No matter what groups of people you’re working with, you’ll find that they have information and ways of looking at the world that can open up your horizons (视野).
Show colleges you’re committed (奉献的)
39 . When you list your volunteer work on your college applications, you show admission officers the value you’ll bring to their college.
40
It’s eye-opening to realize that doing even small things can have a big influence on others. Rhea, a college student, still remembers a visit she made to an elderly man’s home when she was in middle school. “An elderly man in a wheelchair looked up at me and said, ‘You’ve made my day. This means so much,’” she recalls (回忆). “No one had ever thanked me in such a way for doing something so small! ”
A. Make a difference
B. Get respect and love from strangers
C. Your volunteer work represents your interests and character
D. And you can explore your major or career interests at the same time
E. Some colleges offer hands-on learning through service to the community
F. Both the people you are helping and other volunteers can give you new ideas
G. Giving back to your community is valuable, but helping others also offers many advantages
第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Stephen, a 14-year-old boy, was walking alone on the streets. It was almost 10 pm.
This evening, Stephen’s mom asked him about his low grades in the recent 41 . Stephen had a careless attitude and did not 42 in a nice way. She scolded (责备) him, but Stephen quarrelled with her without 43 he was also at fault. The 44 ended so bad that Stephen left their 45 in a storm with his eyes filled with tears (眼泪).
He walked for more than two hours, exhausted and hungry. Suddenly, he was 46 by a sweet smell from a small noodle shop.
He realised there was not even a coin in his pocket. With a(n) 47 face, he decided to leave. The shop owner saw him and 48 him to have some food.
Stephen explained he had no 49 , but the shop owner smiled and said he wouldn’t ask him for any.
He 50 a hot bowl of delicious noodles for Stephen. Stephen 51 him from his heart and promised him that he would return his 52 .
Stephen was in tears when he ate the noodles.
The shop owner asked Stephen what had happened. Stephen told him about the quarrel with his mother.
The shop owner asked Stephen, “Do you 53 you owe (欠) me something ”
Stephen said, “Yes. Of course! This is a great 54 . I was very hungry as I ate 55 from the noon!”
The shop owner smiled, “Good my dear! Now think about your mom. She cooked for you. She played with you. She 56 you with all her heart. She was always there for you when you 57 her. Even now, she has fought with you for your own good. Don’t you feel you owe a lot to her ”
Stephen realised his 58 . He thanked the shop owner and rushed to his home. He saw his mother 59 him on their street with tears in her eyes. He hugged her and begged her 60 .
41. A. exam B. course C. judgement D. competition
42. A. greet B. reply C. show D. start
43. A. insisting B. explaining C. remembering D. understanding
44. A. fight B. discussion C. dinner D. meeting
45. A. city B. house C. school D. community
46. A. affected B. surprised C. attracted D. amused
47. A. sad B. ugly C. strange D. serious
48. A. preferred B. paid C. ordered D. asked
49. A. right B. time C. idea D. money
50. A. bought B. found C. prepared D. collected
51. A. praised B. thanked C. accepted D. congratulated
52. A. enthusiasm B. friendship C. patience D. kindness
53. A. mean B. feel C. believe D. worry
54. A. fun B. deal C. help D. problem
55. A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything
56. A. took hold of B. kept up with C. took care of D. looked forward to
57. A. caught B. visited C. needed D. forgot
58. A. mistake B. dream C. change D. importance
59. A. running after B. watching over C. seeing off D. searching for
60. A. support B. forgiveness C. trust D. permission
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。
Ever since I was a young girl my favourite styles of music have been jazz and blues, but I’m a great fan of other styles, too. The first CD I bought was Chuck Berry’s Greatest Hits when I was 11. I 61. ________ (true) loved it and I always sang along and danced to the music.
As I got older I started to listen to other musicians, such as Elvis Presley. I just loved music 62. ________ made me want to dance. I started to love soul music (灵魂乐) too after a friend bought me a Motown Classics CD for my 15th birthday. I’ve read a lot about these 63. ________ (amaze) artists and performers and still do to this day. As quite 64. ________ shy person, hearing these people perform 65. ________ such confidence and such gifts was a great encouragement to me.
Blues music is rooted in African-American history and developed from the 19th century when African slaves and ex-slaves would sing about 66. ________ (they) experiences. The birthplace of the blues is said 67. ________ (be) the Mississippi Delta near New Orleans in the USA. Although jazz and blues are 68. ________ (difference) genres (流派) of music they have always influenced each other. I think I enjoy music so much because it is a way of escaping from reality. And a study 69. ________ (make) by University of Missouri shows people can become much 70. ________ (energetic) by listening to something upbeat.
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）
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。
I believe the longest lasted friendships are those from our childhood and teenage years. And I’m not saying this without good reason. I’ve made much friends at different stages in my life and I’ll make more as I get older. However, the friends I make when I was a kid are the better ones. I think it’s because these friends were made when we were still kid who only cared about each others. If I got along well another boy, whom I would make friends with him, then that’s all that mattered. It did not matter if he was rich and poor. It did not matter if he got bad grades. What really mattered were that we got along and we were friends. I think these friendships can last the lifetime.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是某国际学校的学生会主席，你们学校将举办一场音乐晚会。请你根据所给提示，代表学生会用英语写一则书面通知。内容包括：
1. 时间和地点； 2. 晚会内容； 3. 注意事项。
注意：词数100左右（标题和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）。
Notice
__________
Student Council
选做题
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
On the day the tornado hit, there was no sign fierce weather was on its way — the sky was blue and the sun had been out. The first warning my husband, Jimmy, 67, and I, 65, got came around 9 p.m., from some text on the TV Jimmy was watching. He ran upstairs to find me in our third-floor bedroom, and we changed the channel from the national television to our local Pensacola, Florida, station.
Soon the tornado was on top of us. It was the loudest thing I have ever heard. The bones of the house shook, and the power went out. And the wind began to roar (咆哮) through the house, most likely through blown-out windows and the door to our garage (车库). Everything was moving. And the back wall of the house came off and flew into the darkness outside. We had three flights of steps to get to the storeroom down there, the relative safety of the first floor.
I didn’t know how or if we would make it down the steps. It felt as if there were no floor underneath me as the wind lifted me off my feet. As we finally reached the last flight of steps, our front door blew out. Suddenly, a three-foot-long tree branch flew over our heads, missing us by inches.
By the time I reached the storeroom, the tornado had been over us for about a minute. Jimmy pushed me down to the storeroom floor, but he couldn’t get inside himself because of the wind. I held Jimmy’s arm as the tornado blew the door open. My knees were full of glass, but I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown right out the back of the house.
All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet. I thought he was gone. And then everything stopped. He landed on his feet. In those first quiet moments, I couldn’t believe it was over. Our neighbor says the storm lasted four minutes. In that time, four of the twelve town houses in our unit were completely destroyed. Amazingly, none of us were seriously injured.
1. Where did the couple learn about the coming fierce weather
A. From the dark sky.
B. From the national station.
C. From the local news report.
D. From the text sent by their neighbors.
2. What can we infer from Paragraph 2 about the couple
A. They were hit by a tree branch.
B. They tried to get out of the house.
C. Their garage was blown to pieces.
D. Their house was badly destroyed.
3. What do we know about Jimmy when the author reached the storeroom
A. He was in great danger.
B. He flew out of the house.
C. He was seriously injured.
D. He got inside the storeroom.
4. What’s the best title for the text
A. I survived a tornado
B. I saved my husband
C. A disaster ruined my life
D. Finding some relief in a tornado
B
Red squirrels eat a lot of maple syrup (槭糖浆). In fact, one old Native American story says people learned how to make syrup by watching squirrels.
Red squirrels are one of the few creatures besides humans to make maple syrup. For humans, the sweet-tasting liquid is a treat and should be eaten in small amounts, for health reasons. But for red squirrels, maple syrup appears to be part of a survival plan. Red squirrels do not spend the winter sleeping. Instead, they live on nuts they stored in the fall. By late winter, the stored-up food is almost gone, and spring has not arrived with its growth of new foods. That’s when the sap (树液) begins to run, giving squirrels needed energy.
Dr. Heinrich spent a whole winter observing how the North American red squirrel makes, and then enjoys maple syrup. In a scientific paper, Dr. Heinrich described the actions of the squirrels when the sap starts to flow. First, using their two big front teeth, they bite into the branches of older trees, making two holes. Then they do their business for the rest of the day. This gives the watery sap time to drop out and spread across the outer covering of a tree. As the day passes, the water in the sap evaporates (蒸发), leaving behind sweet maple syrup. Early the next morning, the squirrels return for their reward. They eat up all the sugar. Finally, before leaving, they tap new holes for the next day.
This is similar to the way early Native Americans first made syrup! But large amounts of sap can take days to evaporate. This is not practical if you want to make a lot of syrup, so the Native Americans came up with a better way. Instead of waiting for the water to evaporate, they boiled the sap in wooden pots (锅). After several hours, the water would cook off, leaving behind maple syrup. Then they used the syrup to sweeten everything from corn to water.
So had it not been for the busy red squirrel and the careful observations of Native Americans, this sweet taste might still be untapped.
5. For red squirrels, maple syrup _____.
A. is their favorite new food
B. is what they live on every day
C. helps them survive the winter
D. makes up their stored food in the fall
6. What do red squirrels do right after they bite into maple trees
A. Tap new holes right away.
B. Freeze old syrup overnight.
C. Enjoy their sweet treat at once.
D. Leave the watery sap to evaporate.
7. What can we infer from Paragraph 4 about the Native Americans
A. They regarded syrup as their main food.
B. They learned to make syrup from squirrels.
C. They found an effective way to make syrup.
D. They created a different method to cool syrup.
8. What does the text mainly talk about
A. The influence of squirrels on the Native Americans.
B. The problem of getting a lot of syrup easily.
C. The importance of syrup to squirrels.
D. The way to turn sap into syrup.
参考答案
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21-25 ACBDC 26-30 BDACC 31-35 BBDAD 36-40 GDFCA
41-45 ABDAB 46-50 CADDC 51-55 BDBCA 56-60 CCADB
61. truly 62. that / which 63. amazing 64. a
65. with 66. their 67. to be 68. different
69. made 70. more energetic
短文改错
71. ... longest lasted friendships ... lasted → lasting
72. ... made much friends ... much → many
73. ... friends I make ... make → made
74. ... were still kid ... kid → kids
75. ... each others. others → other
76. ... got along well ... well后加with
77. ... make friends with him ... 去掉him
78. ... rich and poor. and → or
79. ... really mattered were ... were → was
80. ... last the lifetime. the → a
One possible version:
Notice
To make our school life more colourful, our school will hold a music party.
The party will be held this Friday afternoon from 17:00 to 19:30 in the school music hall. Many interesting activities will take place, including instrumental performances of great masterpieces, singing and English short plays. What’s more, some local famous folk musicians will be invited to perform at the party. Please remember to come to the music hall on time. In addition, all of you can take one or two friends with you.
All are welcome to take part in the activity and we’re sure you will enjoy a nice evening.
Student Council
部分解析
阅读理解
第一节
A篇
主题语境：人与社会——人际沟通
本文是应用文。文章是一则招聘软件翻译人员的广告。
21. A。细节理解题。根据第一段中的I have designed an app ... having to translate the menu themselves可知，这款软件可以帮助世界各地的顾客在点餐时翻译菜单。
22. C。细节理解题。根据第三段中的It just has to be written nicely for a restaurant with the descriptions they provide for the dishes可知，翻译工作需要对菜单中菜品的介绍进行精准到位的翻译。
23. B。推理判断题。根据文中对翻译工作的描述以及翻译人员的要求和第五、六两段的内容可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是招聘一名软件翻译人员。
B篇
主题语境：人与社会——艺术
本文是记叙文。文章讲述了喜剧表演家Tom Dreesen的个人成就。
24. D。细节理解题。根据第二段中的He is a favorite guest of David Letterman, and frequently hosts the show in Letterman’s absence可知， Letterman不在的时候Dreesen会代替他主持节目。
25. C。推理判断题。根据第三段中的Larry Wilde, author of The Great Comedians said about Tom’s performances, “Excellent material, perfect timing, Tom Dreesen is the greatest comedian.”可知，Larry Wilde认为Dreesen能想出绝佳的喜剧段子。
26. B。细节理解题。根据第四段中的He ran 26 miles on three occasions for the event, which is named for his late sister可知，这个项目是以Dreesen妹妹的名字命名的。
27. D。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的he continues to perform for US troops all over the world可知，Dreesen为美国部队进行表演。
C篇
主题语境：人与社会——社会服务
本文是说明文。文章介绍了一个为保护学校的受损乐器能得到及时修复并重放光彩的项目。
28. A。细节理解题。根据第二段中的Among the items being ... 1,000 of them were repairable可知，当Blackson在学校发现许多受损乐器不能被及时修复而被遗弃的时候，他想到一个帮助这些受损乐器的计划。
29. C。推理判断题。根据第三段中的So when Blackson told me ... change the life of a student及Lang为这些受损乐器作曲的描述可知，Lang认为这些乐器在修复好之后会对学生产生意想不到的影响，所以他很支持这个项目。
30. C。细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Symphony for a Broken Orchestra” took place ... what broken instruments could do和The performance, which raised much-needed funds可知，为了筹集资金，Blackson他们办了一场由400人参与弹奏受损乐器的音乐会。
31. B。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Hopefully, the success of this unusual attempt ... keep their rapidly-disappearing arts programs alive可知，“Symphony for a Broken Orchestra”这一项目给学校的艺术项目带来希望，鼓励他们找到别出心裁的办法来拯救日渐消失的艺术。
D篇
主题语境：人与社会——科学与技术
本文是说明文。人工智能已经进入我们的日常生活，但是训练一个人工智能系统并不是一件容易的事。
32. B。推理判断题。根据第一段中的Many people start their mornings by asking Alexa for the weather forecast ... home controls可知，人工智能已经成为我们现代生活的一部分。
33. D。细节理解题。根据第三段的To teach an AI system a task like comprehending a sentence or responding to a person’s last move in a board game, scientists need to feed it lots of examples可知，研究者通过向人工智能系统注入大量的数据和例子来训练它们。
34. A。推理判断题。根据第四段中的AlphaGo is an AI system designed by Google that has beaten a human champion, Lee Sedol, at the strategy board game Go及During this practice, the program came up with novel moves — ones never seen in games between people可知，AlphaGo的行为表明人工智能经过训练后能变得非常有技巧并且很聪明。
35. D。推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，作者认为人工智能会给我们的生活带来便捷和乐趣，所以他对人工智能持肯定的态度。
第二节
主题语境：人与社会——社会服务
本文是说明文。文章介绍了志愿者服务是一项利人利己的双赢活动。
36. G。根据下文中的it can help you learn more about yourself and even put you on a path to your future career可知，做志愿者服务益处多。G项与下文构成例证关系。
37. D。根据下文给出的Gregory的例子可知，在做志愿者服务的同时还可以提升自己的专业技能和知识。D项与下文构成例证关系。
38. F。根据下文中的No matter what groups of people you’re working with, you’ll find that they have information and ways of looking at the world that can open up your horizons可知，在做志愿者服务的同时，你还可以从周围人身上学到看待世界的新思想，这能够拓宽你的视野。F项与下文是解释关系。
39. C。根据该段小标题Show colleges you’re committed及下文中的内容可知，你的志愿者活动可以彰显你的兴趣和性格，这将在你申请大学时起到积极的作用。C项是对下文的总结。
40. A。根据下文中的It’s eye-opening to realize that doing even small things can have a big influence on others及下文给出的例子可知，你的一个小小的举动会给他人带来很大的影响。故A项是该段的主旨。
语言知识运用
第一节
主题语境：人与自我——做人与做事
本文是记叙文。作者主要讲述了一个男孩和母亲争吵后离家出走，后来，他在一位面馆老板的帮助下认识到自己的错误，最后回家与母亲和好的故事。
41. A。根据上文的his low grades可知，Stephen的妈妈询问他近期“考试（exam）”分数低的事。
42. B。根据上文的a careless attitude可知，Stephen并没有好好“回答（reply）”妈妈的询问。
43. D。根据文中的Stephen quarrelled with her及he was also at fault可知，Stephen并没有“认识到（understanding）”自己也有错。
44. A。根据文中对Stephen与妈妈争吵的描述可知，这场“争吵（fight）”很激烈。
45. B。根据第一段中的Stephen, a 14-year-old boy, was walking alone on the streets可知，Stephen和妈妈争吵后离“家（house）”出走了。
46. C。根据本段中的He walked for more than two hours, exhausted and hungry及by a sweet smell from a small noodle shop可知，Stephen走得累了，饿了，突然被一阵从面馆飘出的香味所“吸引（attracted）”。
47. A。48. D。49. D。根据文中的He realised there was not even a coin in his pocket及the shop owner smiled and said he wouldn’t ask him for any可知，Stephen很“难过（sad）”，准备离开。面馆老板看见了他，“叫（asked）”他进店吃点东西。Stephen就解释他没有“钱（money）”，但是面馆老板却笑着说他不要钱。
50. C。51. B。52. D。根据对面馆老板邀请Stephen吃面的描述可知，面馆老板为Stephen“准备（prepared）”了一碗热气腾腾的美味面条。Stephen很“感谢（thanked）”他，而且承诺会回报他的“善行（kindness）”。
53. B。根据对面馆老板邀请Stephen吃面的描述及文中的promised him that he would return可知，面馆老板问Stephen是否“觉得（feel）”自己对他有所亏欠。
54. C。55. A。根据本段中的Yes. Of course可知，Stephen觉得面馆老板“帮（help）”了自己一个大忙。他很饿，因为他从中午开始就“什么都没（nothing）”吃。
56. C。57. C。根据本段中的She cooked for you，She played with you可知，Stephen的妈妈全心全意地“照顾（took care of）”他。而且在Stephen“需要（needed）”她的时候，她永远都在。
58. A。根据上一段面馆老板对Stephen的劝说可知，Stephen终于认识到了自己的“错误（mistake）”。
59. D。根据下文的on their street with tears in her eyes可知，Stephen看到他的妈妈正眼含泪水，在街上“找（searching for）”他。
60. B。根据上文的begged可知，Stephen拥抱了妈妈，祈求她的“原谅（forgiveness）”。
第二节
61. truly。考查副词。设空处修饰loved，表示“真心地”，故填truly。
62. that / which。考查关系代词。设空处引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词music，且在从句中作主语，故填that / which。
63. amazing。考查动词-ing形式作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰artists and performers，意为“令人惊叹的”，故填amazing。
64. a。考查不定冠词。“quite + a(n) + adj. +名词单数形式”表示“一个非常……的人”。
65. with。考查介词。设空处在此引导状语，表示“有”，故填with。
66. their。考查代词。设空处在此表示所属（他们的），故填their。
67. to be。考查不定式的用法。be said to be ...意为“据说……是……”。
68. different。考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰genres，意为“不同的”，故填different。
69. made。考查过去分词作定语的用法。study后跟定语，又因为make与study之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，且make所表示的动作已完成，故填made。
70. more energetic。考查形容词比较级。由前面的much可知，应用形容词比较级，故填more energetic。
选做题参考答案及解析
参考答案
1-4 CDAA 5-8 CDCD
解析
A篇
主题语境：人与自我——生活
本文是记叙文。作者讲述了自己与丈夫在一场龙卷风中幸存的故事。
1. C。细节理解题。根据第一段中的The first warning my husband, Jimmy ... changed the channel from the national television to our local Pensacola, Florida, station可知，作者夫妇俩在当地电视台的新闻报道中得知恶劣天气来袭。
2. D。推理判断题。根据第二段中The bones of the house shook ... came off and flew into the darkness outside可知，夫妇俩的房屋被龙卷风袭击后遭到严重破坏。
3. A。推理判断题。根据第四段中的Jimmy pushed me down to the storeroom floor ... Jimmy would have flown right out the back of the house及最后一段中的All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet. I thought he was gone可知，Jimmy没能躲进储藏室，而且即将被龙卷风卷走，就在这千钧一发的时刻，龙卷风停了，由此可知Jimmy当时的处境很危险。
4. A。标题归纳题。根据最后一段中的Amazingly, none of us were seriously injured及上文作者对自己和丈夫所遭遇的龙卷风袭击的描述可知，作者有幸躲过一劫，在这场龙卷风袭击中幸存下来。
B篇
主题语境：人与自然——自然生态
本文是说明文。文章介绍了红松鼠及美国土著人如何把糖槭树干引流出的汁液变成槭糖浆。
5. C。细节理解题。根据第二段中的By late winter, the stored-up food is almost gone ... giving squirrels needed energy可知，槭糖浆为红松鼠在冬天提供能量，让它们能够安全过冬。
6. D。细节理解题。根据第三段中的First, using their two big front teeth ... leaving behind sweet maple syrup可知，红松鼠在树干上咬下洞后就去做别的事情了，留下糖槭树干流出的汁液慢慢蒸发变成槭糖浆。
7. C。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的But large amounts of sap can take days to evaporate ... the water would cook off, leaving behind maple syrup可知，美国土著人想到一个更高效的方法来制作槭糖浆，他们用锅煮汁液，这样可以加快汁液的蒸发。
8. D。主旨大意题。根据文中对红松鼠及美国土著人把糖槭树干引流出的汁液变成槭糖浆的描述可知，D项符合主旨大意。
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
BE PART OF A NEW APP!
The Translated Menu
$200-$400 per menu
I have designed an app that is for restaurants where I take their menu and translate it into 15 different languages so their international guests can enjoy the dining experience without having to translate the menu themselves. They simply download (下载) the app from the restaurant’s website which has the menu translated for them in all the 15 languages.
You don’t have to be fluent in any of the languages. Just be good at translating English into other languages with good grammar by whatever translation program you use.
I have a large database in the languages I am using of cooking terms, fruit, vegetables etc. I will present it for you to use and as we go along it will only get larger and make your job much easier. There’ll be a lot of cutting and pasting (粘贴) and then adding grammar. It just has to be written nicely for a restaurant with the descriptions they provide for the dishes.
The restaurants will have the same database so they can cut and paste to change their own menu items (项目) whenever they want.
I hope to get 200 plus restaurants this year, so if you need some money and are reliable, honest and good at what I need, then I need you. A good sense of humour and attitude goes a long way as well.
Come and be part of the new app and the experience.
Pater Coyle
petros13@
21. What can we learn about this app
A. It translates menus for guests.
B. It offers a private eating experience.
C. It aims to develop servers’ language skills.
D. It improves communication between international guests.
22. What is required by the author of the translation program
A. People who can speak fluent English.
B. People who can create a large database.
C. People who can translate the dishes’ descriptions.
D. People who can translate other languages into English.
23. What is the purpose of this text
A. To advertise an app.
B. To offer a job opportunity.
C. To introduce a restaurant.
D. To describe a translated menu.
B
Tom Dreesen’s life has equally contributed to comedy and philanthropy (慈善). He is excellent at both, and has achieved great success in both areas.
Dreesen has made over 500 appearances on national television as a stand-up comedian, including more than 60 appearances on The Tonight Show. He is a favorite guest of David Letterman, and frequently hosts the show in Letterman’s absence. For 13 years he toured across the country, and has appeared countless times in Las Vegas, Reno and Atlantic City. Tom has acted in many television shows — from Columbo to Murder, She Wrote — and appeared in movies including Man on the Moon and Spaceballs. He has starred in his own TV comedy special, Dreesen Street, and hosted a late night talk show in Chicago, Night Time Starring Tom Dreesen.
Dreesen’s comic style is warm. Daily Variety called him “a professional comedian and one of the most respected family comedians of our time.” Larry Wilde, author of The Great Comedians said about Tom’s performances, “Excellent material, perfect timing, Tom Dreesen is the greatest comedian.” Frank Sinatra, who called himself a “pub singer,” described Dreesen as a “pub (酒吧) comedian.” “We’re a couple of neighborhood kind of guys,” said Sinatra.
Dreesen has also made an unbelievable mark with his philanthropic activities. For 30 years he has lent his talent to over 100 charities, and founded a “Day for Darlene” to benefit Multiple Sclerosis (多发性硬化症) Research. He ran 26 miles on three occasions for the event, which is named for his late sister who was suffering from multiple sclerosis.
And he’s still going strong. A proud veteran (老兵) of the United States Navy, he continues to perform for US troops (军队) all over the world. Tom Dreesen’s hometown of Harvey, Illinois named a street after him. He received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2005.
24. In what way did Dreesen help Letterman
A. He tried to invite Letterman’s favorite guests.
B. He appeared 500 times on Letterman’s shows.
C. He talked highly of Letterman’s shows in public.
D. He took Letterman’s place when he was away.
25. What does Larry Wilde think of Dreesen
A. He is a pub comedian.
B. He is quite warm-hearted.
C. He is good at creating excellent ideas.
D. He is the most respected family comedian.
26. What can be learned about “Day for Darlene”
A. It has a history of 30 years.
B. It was named after a person.
C. It is a charity for various diseases.
D. It was founded by Dreesen and his sister.
27. What does Dreesen do for US troops
A. He fights in battles.
B. He helps some veterans.
C. He visits the US Navy often.
D. He brings them entertainment.
C
Deep funding (资金) cuts to public school programs are forcing districts around the US to reduce arts education. The Philadelphia school system is no exception. Its once great music program has been struggling because a large number of the instruments are damaged, with no funds to repair them. Now, thanks to “Symphony for a Broken Orchestra,” a project headed by Temple Contemporary, some of the wounded instruments are being brought back to life.
The idea came about in 2013 when Temple Contemporary Director Richard Blackson was touring one of the 23 Philadelphia schools that had been closed that year. Among the items being combined from all the schools was a room full of broken instruments. Then Blackson carefully examined each wounded instrument and found that 1,000 of them were repairable.
To help raise funds for the project, he reached out to Pulitzer- and Grammy-winning composer David Lang. “I’m completely a product of public schools. So when Blackson told me he had ways to fix these 1,000 instruments, my first thought was that each one of these instruments was an opportunity to change the life of a student,” said Lang. The musician came up with the smart idea of writing a symphony specifically for the damaged instruments.
“Symphony for a Broken Orchestra” took place in Philadelphia on December 3, 2017. Performed by 400 musicians, the melodies proved what broken instruments could do. The performance, which raised much-needed funds, did not end. The “Symphony for a Broken Orchestra” project continues online with a description of all the broken instruments. People can support the program by contributing between $50 and $200 to help get the instruments repaired.
Thanks to this project, which has thus far raised over $237,000, Philadelphia students will find working instruments when they return to school this fall. Hopefully, the success of this unusual attempt will encourage public school districts around the country to come up with creative ways to keep their rapidly-disappearing arts programs alive.
28. What made Blackson create the project
A. A number of damaged instruments at school.
B. The big benefits of repairing instruments.
C. The strong wish to start an orchestra.
D. A couple of closed schools.
29. How did Lang look at Blackson’s project
A. He was surprised by it.
B. He had doubts about it.
C. He strongly supported it.
D. He paid no attention to it.
30. How did the project raise funds
A. By asking 400 musicians to sing together.
B. By selling the damaged instruments online.
C. By holding a concert for broken instruments.
D. By inviting prize-winning composers to write music.
31. What is the achievement of the project
A. It stresses the importance of learning arts.
B. It brings hope to arts programs at school.
C. It provides money for Philadelphia students.
D. It allows poor students to perform inventively.
D
Alexa is a form of artificial (人工的) intelligence, or AI for short. Many people start their mornings by asking Alexa for the weather forecast or the latest news. A device (设备) that houses Alexa can also play music from your favorite playlists, keep a shopping list, order takeout food, answer questions, send voice messages and even run “smart” home controls.
Training AI systems to respond to problems with human-like intelligence — and learn from their mistakes — can take months, or even years. Consider Alexa and similar software, such as Apple’s Siri. To do the tasks its human owners ask, these systems must make sense of and then respond to sentences such as, “Alexa, play my Ed Sheeran playlist” or “Siri, what is the capital of India ”
Computers can’t understand language as it is spoken by people. So AI researchers must find a way to help humans communicate with computers. The technology used to get computers to “understand” human speech or text is known as natural language processing. By natural language, computer scientists refer to the way people naturally talk or write. To teach an AI system a task like comprehending a sentence or responding to a person’s last move in a board game, scientists need to feed it lots of examples.
AlphaGo is an AI system designed by Google that has beaten a human champion, Lee Sedol, at the strategy (策略) board game Go. To train AlphaGo, Google had to show it 30 million Go moves that people had made while playing the game. Then AlphaGo used what it learned to analyze those plays as it played against different versions (版本) of itself. During this practice, the program came up with novel moves — ones never seen in games between people.
Computers, software and devices that are powered by AI can do much more, however, than just play board games and music. And one day they could make our life much easier and much more interesting.
32. What does the example of Alexa show
A. AI may replace humans one day.
B. AI is playing a role in our modern life.
C. AI has been widely used around the world.
D. AI has totally changed people’s bad habits.
33. How do scientists train AI systems
A. By testing them thousands of times.
B. By teaching them almost everything.
C. By giving them quite a lot of tasks to do.
D. By providing them with large amounts of data.
34. What can we learn about AlphaGo
A. It has become very skillful and intelligent.
B. It is the most convenient AI system.
C. It avoids making any mistakes.
D. It just follows human orders.
35. What’s the author’s attitude toward AI
A. Unconcerned.
B. Worried.
C. Respectful.
D. Positive.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Volunteering: how helping others helps you
Volunteering has a positive effect on your community — and it’s good for you too. Ben, a college student who did volunteer work, calls it “a win-win situation”.
36 . For example, it can help you learn more about yourself and even put you on a path to your future career. Learn more about the reasons to volunteer below.
Get valuable life experiences and skills
Whether you build houses for the homeless or mail flyers for a local charity, you can experience the real world through hands-on work. 37 .
For example, as a student from a medical school, Gregory spent his summer volunteering at a local hospital. He picked a hospital in an area with a lot of Spanish speakers so he could practice his language skills while observing medical workers. He also found time to ask the doctors questions.
Meet interesting people
38 . No matter what groups of people you’re working with, you’ll find that they have information and ways of looking at the world that can open up your horizons (视野).
Show colleges you’re committed (奉献的)
39 . When you list your volunteer work on your college applications, you show admission officers the value you’ll bring to their college.
40
It’s eye-opening to realize that doing even small things can have a big influence on others. Rhea, a college student, still remembers a visit she made to an elderly man’s home when she was in middle school. “An elderly man in a wheelchair looked up at me and said, ‘You’ve made my day. This means so much,’” she recalls (回忆). “No one had ever thanked me in such a way for doing something so small! ”
A. Make a difference
B. Get respect and love from strangers
C. Your volunteer work represents your interests and character
D. And you can explore your major or career interests at the same time
E. Some colleges offer hands-on learning through service to the community
F. Both the people you are helping and other volunteers can give you new ideas
G. Giving back to your community is valuable, but helping others also offers many advantages
第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Stephen, a 14-year-old boy, was walking alone on the streets. It was almost 10 pm.
This evening, Stephen’s mom asked him about his low grades in the recent 41 . Stephen had a careless attitude and did not 42 in a nice way. She scolded (责备) him, but Stephen quarrelled with her without 43 he was also at fault. The 44 ended so bad that Stephen left their 45 in a storm with his eyes filled with tears (眼泪).
He walked for more than two hours, exhausted and hungry. Suddenly, he was 46 by a sweet smell from a small noodle shop.
He realised there was not even a coin in his pocket. With a(n) 47 face, he decided to leave. The shop owner saw him and 48 him to have some food.
Stephen explained he had no 49 , but the shop owner smiled and said he wouldn’t ask him for any.
He 50 a hot bowl of delicious noodles for Stephen. Stephen 51 him from his heart and promised him that he would return his 52 .
Stephen was in tears when he ate the noodles.
The shop owner asked Stephen what had happened. Stephen told him about the quarrel with his mother.
The shop owner asked Stephen, “Do you 53 you owe (欠) me something ”
Stephen said, “Yes. Of course! This is a great 54 . I was very hungry as I ate 55 from the noon!”
The shop owner smiled, “Good my dear! Now think about your mom. She cooked for you. She played with you. She 56 you with all her heart. She was always there for you when you 57 her. Even now, she has fought with you for your own good. Don’t you feel you owe a lot to her ”
Stephen realised his 58 . He thanked the shop owner and rushed to his home. He saw his mother 59 him on their street with tears in her eyes. He hugged her and begged her 60 .
41. A. exam B. course C. judgement D. competition
42. A. greet B. reply C. show D. start
43. A. insisting B. explaining C. remembering D. understanding
44. A. fight B. discussion C. dinner D. meeting
45. A. city B. house C. school D. community
46. A. affected B. surprised C. attracted D. amused
47. A. sad B. ugly C. strange D. serious
48. A. preferred B. paid C. ordered D. asked
49. A. right B. time C. idea D. money
50. A. bought B. found C. prepared D. collected
51. A. praised B. thanked C. accepted D. congratulated
52. A. enthusiasm B. friendship C. patience D. kindness
53. A. mean B. feel C. believe D. worry
54. A. fun B. deal C. help D. problem
55. A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything
56. A. took hold of B. kept up with C. took care of D. looked forward to
57. A. caught B. visited C. needed D. forgot
58. A. mistake B. dream C. change D. importance
59. A. running after B. watching over C. seeing off D. searching for
60. A. support B. forgiveness C. trust D. permission
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。
Ever since I was a young girl my favourite styles of music have been jazz and blues, but I’m a great fan of other styles, too. The first CD I bought was Chuck Berry’s Greatest Hits when I was 11. I 61. ________ (true) loved it and I always sang along and danced to the music.
As I got older I started to listen to other musicians, such as Elvis Presley. I just loved music 62. ________ made me want to dance. I started to love soul music (灵魂乐) too after a friend bought me a Motown Classics CD for my 15th birthday. I’ve read a lot about these 63. ________ (amaze) artists and performers and still do to this day. As quite 64. ________ shy person, hearing these people perform 65. ________ such confidence and such gifts was a great encouragement to me.
Blues music is rooted in African-American history and developed from the 19th century when African slaves and ex-slaves would sing about 66. ________ (they) experiences. The birthplace of the blues is said 67. ________ (be) the Mississippi Delta near New Orleans in the USA. Although jazz and blues are 68. ________ (difference) genres (流派) of music they have always influenced each other. I think I enjoy music so much because it is a way of escaping from reality. And a study 69. ________ (make) by University of Missouri shows people can become much 70. ________ (energetic) by listening to something upbeat.
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）
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。
I believe the longest lasted friendships are those from our childhood and teenage years. And I’m not saying this without good reason. I’ve made much friends at different stages in my life and I’ll make more as I get older. However, the friends I make when I was a kid are the better ones. I think it’s because these friends were made when we were still kid who only cared about each others. If I got along well another boy, whom I would make friends with him, then that’s all that mattered. It did not matter if he was rich and poor. It did not matter if he got bad grades. What really mattered were that we got along and we were friends. I think these friendships can last the lifetime.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是某国际学校的学生会主席，你们学校将举办一场音乐晚会。请你根据所给提示，代表学生会用英语写一则书面通知。内容包括：
1. 时间和地点； 2. 晚会内容； 3. 注意事项。
注意：词数100左右（标题和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）。
Notice
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Student Council
选做题
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
On the day the tornado hit, there was no sign fierce weather was on its way — the sky was blue and the sun had been out. The first warning my husband, Jimmy, 67, and I, 65, got came around 9 p.m., from some text on the TV Jimmy was watching. He ran upstairs to find me in our third-floor bedroom, and we changed the channel from the national television to our local Pensacola, Florida, station.
Soon the tornado was on top of us. It was the loudest thing I have ever heard. The bones of the house shook, and the power went out. And the wind began to roar (咆哮) through the house, most likely through blown-out windows and the door to our garage (车库). Everything was moving. And the back wall of the house came off and flew into the darkness outside. We had three flights of steps to get to the storeroom down there, the relative safety of the first floor.
I didn’t know how or if we would make it down the steps. It felt as if there were no floor underneath me as the wind lifted me off my feet. As we finally reached the last flight of steps, our front door blew out. Suddenly, a three-foot-long tree branch flew over our heads, missing us by inches.
By the time I reached the storeroom, the tornado had been over us for about a minute. Jimmy pushed me down to the storeroom floor, but he couldn’t get inside himself because of the wind. I held Jimmy’s arm as the tornado blew the door open. My knees were full of glass, but I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown right out the back of the house.
All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet. I thought he was gone. And then everything stopped. He landed on his feet. In those first quiet moments, I couldn’t believe it was over. Our neighbor says the storm lasted four minutes. In that time, four of the twelve town houses in our unit were completely destroyed. Amazingly, none of us were seriously injured.
1. Where did the couple learn about the coming fierce weather
A. From the dark sky.
B. From the national station.
C. From the local news report.
D. From the text sent by their neighbors.
2. What can we infer from Paragraph 2 about the couple
A. They were hit by a tree branch.
B. They tried to get out of the house.
C. Their garage was blown to pieces.
D. Their house was badly destroyed.
3. What do we know about Jimmy when the author reached the storeroom
A. He was in great danger.
B. He flew out of the house.
C. He was seriously injured.
D. He got inside the storeroom.
4. What’s the best title for the text
A. I survived a tornado
B. I saved my husband
C. A disaster ruined my life
D. Finding some relief in a tornado
B
Red squirrels eat a lot of maple syrup (槭糖浆). In fact, one old Native American story says people learned how to make syrup by watching squirrels.
Red squirrels are one of the few creatures besides humans to make maple syrup. For humans, the sweet-tasting liquid is a treat and should be eaten in small amounts, for health reasons. But for red squirrels, maple syrup appears to be part of a survival plan. Red squirrels do not spend the winter sleeping. Instead, they live on nuts they stored in the fall. By late winter, the stored-up food is almost gone, and spring has not arrived with its growth of new foods. That’s when the sap (树液) begins to run, giving squirrels needed energy.
Dr. Heinrich spent a whole winter observing how the North American red squirrel makes, and then enjoys maple syrup. In a scientific paper, Dr. Heinrich described the actions of the squirrels when the sap starts to flow. First, using their two big front teeth, they bite into the branches of older trees, making two holes. Then they do their business for the rest of the day. This gives the watery sap time to drop out and spread across the outer covering of a tree. As the day passes, the water in the sap evaporates (蒸发), leaving behind sweet maple syrup. Early the next morning, the squirrels return for their reward. They eat up all the sugar. Finally, before leaving, they tap new holes for the next day.
This is similar to the way early Native Americans first made syrup! But large amounts of sap can take days to evaporate. This is not practical if you want to make a lot of syrup, so the Native Americans came up with a better way. Instead of waiting for the water to evaporate, they boiled the sap in wooden pots (锅). After several hours, the water would cook off, leaving behind maple syrup. Then they used the syrup to sweeten everything from corn to water.
So had it not been for the busy red squirrel and the careful observations of Native Americans, this sweet taste might still be untapped.
5. For red squirrels, maple syrup _____.
A. is their favorite new food
B. is what they live on every day
C. helps them survive the winter
D. makes up their stored food in the fall
6. What do red squirrels do right after they bite into maple trees
A. Tap new holes right away.
B. Freeze old syrup overnight.
C. Enjoy their sweet treat at once.
D. Leave the watery sap to evaporate.
7. What can we infer from Paragraph 4 about the Native Americans
A. They regarded syrup as their main food.
B. They learned to make syrup from squirrels.
C. They found an effective way to make syrup.
D. They created a different method to cool syrup.
8. What does the text mainly talk about
A. The influence of squirrels on the Native Americans.
B. The problem of getting a lot of syrup easily.
C. The importance of syrup to squirrels.
D. The way to turn sap into syrup.
参考答案
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21-25 ACBDC 26-30 BDACC 31-35 BBDAD 36-40 GDFCA
41-45 ABDAB 46-50 CADDC 51-55 BDBCA 56-60 CCADB
61. truly 62. that / which 63. amazing 64. a
65. with 66. their 67. to be 68. different
69. made 70. more energetic
短文改错
71. ... longest lasted friendships ... lasted → lasting
72. ... made much friends ... much → many
73. ... friends I make ... make → made
74. ... were still kid ... kid → kids
75. ... each others. others → other
76. ... got along well ... well后加with
77. ... make friends with him ... 去掉him
78. ... rich and poor. and → or
79. ... really mattered were ... were → was
80. ... last the lifetime. the → a
One possible version:
Notice
To make our school life more colourful, our school will hold a music party.
The party will be held this Friday afternoon from 17:00 to 19:30 in the school music hall. Many interesting activities will take place, including instrumental performances of great masterpieces, singing and English short plays. What’s more, some local famous folk musicians will be invited to perform at the party. Please remember to come to the music hall on time. In addition, all of you can take one or two friends with you.
All are welcome to take part in the activity and we’re sure you will enjoy a nice evening.
Student Council
部分解析
阅读理解
第一节
A篇
主题语境：人与社会——人际沟通
本文是应用文。文章是一则招聘软件翻译人员的广告。
21. A。细节理解题。根据第一段中的I have designed an app ... having to translate the menu themselves可知，这款软件可以帮助世界各地的顾客在点餐时翻译菜单。
22. C。细节理解题。根据第三段中的It just has to be written nicely for a restaurant with the descriptions they provide for the dishes可知，翻译工作需要对菜单中菜品的介绍进行精准到位的翻译。
23. B。推理判断题。根据文中对翻译工作的描述以及翻译人员的要求和第五、六两段的内容可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是招聘一名软件翻译人员。
B篇
主题语境：人与社会——艺术
本文是记叙文。文章讲述了喜剧表演家Tom Dreesen的个人成就。
24. D。细节理解题。根据第二段中的He is a favorite guest of David Letterman, and frequently hosts the show in Letterman’s absence可知， Letterman不在的时候Dreesen会代替他主持节目。
25. C。推理判断题。根据第三段中的Larry Wilde, author of The Great Comedians said about Tom’s performances, “Excellent material, perfect timing, Tom Dreesen is the greatest comedian.”可知，Larry Wilde认为Dreesen能想出绝佳的喜剧段子。
26. B。细节理解题。根据第四段中的He ran 26 miles on three occasions for the event, which is named for his late sister可知，这个项目是以Dreesen妹妹的名字命名的。
27. D。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的he continues to perform for US troops all over the world可知，Dreesen为美国部队进行表演。
C篇
主题语境：人与社会——社会服务
本文是说明文。文章介绍了一个为保护学校的受损乐器能得到及时修复并重放光彩的项目。
28. A。细节理解题。根据第二段中的Among the items being ... 1,000 of them were repairable可知，当Blackson在学校发现许多受损乐器不能被及时修复而被遗弃的时候，他想到一个帮助这些受损乐器的计划。
29. C。推理判断题。根据第三段中的So when Blackson told me ... change the life of a student及Lang为这些受损乐器作曲的描述可知，Lang认为这些乐器在修复好之后会对学生产生意想不到的影响，所以他很支持这个项目。
30. C。细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Symphony for a Broken Orchestra” took place ... what broken instruments could do和The performance, which raised much-needed funds可知，为了筹集资金，Blackson他们办了一场由400人参与弹奏受损乐器的音乐会。
31. B。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Hopefully, the success of this unusual attempt ... keep their rapidly-disappearing arts programs alive可知，“Symphony for a Broken Orchestra”这一项目给学校的艺术项目带来希望，鼓励他们找到别出心裁的办法来拯救日渐消失的艺术。
D篇
主题语境：人与社会——科学与技术
本文是说明文。人工智能已经进入我们的日常生活，但是训练一个人工智能系统并不是一件容易的事。
32. B。推理判断题。根据第一段中的Many people start their mornings by asking Alexa for the weather forecast ... home controls可知，人工智能已经成为我们现代生活的一部分。
33. D。细节理解题。根据第三段的To teach an AI system a task like comprehending a sentence or responding to a person’s last move in a board game, scientists need to feed it lots of examples可知，研究者通过向人工智能系统注入大量的数据和例子来训练它们。
34. A。推理判断题。根据第四段中的AlphaGo is an AI system designed by Google that has beaten a human champion, Lee Sedol, at the strategy board game Go及During this practice, the program came up with novel moves — ones never seen in games between people可知，AlphaGo的行为表明人工智能经过训练后能变得非常有技巧并且很聪明。
35. D。推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，作者认为人工智能会给我们的生活带来便捷和乐趣，所以他对人工智能持肯定的态度。
第二节
主题语境：人与社会——社会服务
本文是说明文。文章介绍了志愿者服务是一项利人利己的双赢活动。
36. G。根据下文中的it can help you learn more about yourself and even put you on a path to your future career可知，做志愿者服务益处多。G项与下文构成例证关系。
37. D。根据下文给出的Gregory的例子可知，在做志愿者服务的同时还可以提升自己的专业技能和知识。D项与下文构成例证关系。
38. F。根据下文中的No matter what groups of people you’re working with, you’ll find that they have information and ways of looking at the world that can open up your horizons可知，在做志愿者服务的同时，你还可以从周围人身上学到看待世界的新思想，这能够拓宽你的视野。F项与下文是解释关系。
39. C。根据该段小标题Show colleges you’re committed及下文中的内容可知，你的志愿者活动可以彰显你的兴趣和性格，这将在你申请大学时起到积极的作用。C项是对下文的总结。
40. A。根据下文中的It’s eye-opening to realize that doing even small things can have a big influence on others及下文给出的例子可知，你的一个小小的举动会给他人带来很大的影响。故A项是该段的主旨。
语言知识运用
第一节
主题语境：人与自我——做人与做事
本文是记叙文。作者主要讲述了一个男孩和母亲争吵后离家出走，后来，他在一位面馆老板的帮助下认识到自己的错误，最后回家与母亲和好的故事。
41. A。根据上文的his low grades可知，Stephen的妈妈询问他近期“考试（exam）”分数低的事。
42. B。根据上文的a careless attitude可知，Stephen并没有好好“回答（reply）”妈妈的询问。
43. D。根据文中的Stephen quarrelled with her及he was also at fault可知，Stephen并没有“认识到（understanding）”自己也有错。
44. A。根据文中对Stephen与妈妈争吵的描述可知，这场“争吵（fight）”很激烈。
45. B。根据第一段中的Stephen, a 14-year-old boy, was walking alone on the streets可知，Stephen和妈妈争吵后离“家（house）”出走了。
46. C。根据本段中的He walked for more than two hours, exhausted and hungry及by a sweet smell from a small noodle shop可知，Stephen走得累了，饿了，突然被一阵从面馆飘出的香味所“吸引（attracted）”。
47. A。48. D。49. D。根据文中的He realised there was not even a coin in his pocket及the shop owner smiled and said he wouldn’t ask him for any可知，Stephen很“难过（sad）”，准备离开。面馆老板看见了他，“叫（asked）”他进店吃点东西。Stephen就解释他没有“钱（money）”，但是面馆老板却笑着说他不要钱。
50. C。51. B。52. D。根据对面馆老板邀请Stephen吃面的描述可知，面馆老板为Stephen“准备（prepared）”了一碗热气腾腾的美味面条。Stephen很“感谢（thanked）”他，而且承诺会回报他的“善行（kindness）”。
53. B。根据对面馆老板邀请Stephen吃面的描述及文中的promised him that he would return可知，面馆老板问Stephen是否“觉得（feel）”自己对他有所亏欠。
54. C。55. A。根据本段中的Yes. Of course可知，Stephen觉得面馆老板“帮（help）”了自己一个大忙。他很饿，因为他从中午开始就“什么都没（nothing）”吃。
56. C。57. C。根据本段中的She cooked for you，She played with you可知，Stephen的妈妈全心全意地“照顾（took care of）”他。而且在Stephen“需要（needed）”她的时候，她永远都在。
58. A。根据上一段面馆老板对Stephen的劝说可知，Stephen终于认识到了自己的“错误（mistake）”。
59. D。根据下文的on their street with tears in her eyes可知，Stephen看到他的妈妈正眼含泪水，在街上“找（searching for）”他。
60. B。根据上文的begged可知，Stephen拥抱了妈妈，祈求她的“原谅（forgiveness）”。
第二节
61. truly。考查副词。设空处修饰loved，表示“真心地”，故填truly。
62. that / which。考查关系代词。设空处引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词music，且在从句中作主语，故填that / which。
63. amazing。考查动词-ing形式作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰artists and performers，意为“令人惊叹的”，故填amazing。
64. a。考查不定冠词。“quite + a(n) + adj. +名词单数形式”表示“一个非常……的人”。
65. with。考查介词。设空处在此引导状语，表示“有”，故填with。
66. their。考查代词。设空处在此表示所属（他们的），故填their。
67. to be。考查不定式的用法。be said to be ...意为“据说……是……”。
68. different。考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰genres，意为“不同的”，故填different。
69. made。考查过去分词作定语的用法。study后跟定语，又因为make与study之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，且make所表示的动作已完成，故填made。
70. more energetic。考查形容词比较级。由前面的much可知，应用形容词比较级，故填more energetic。
选做题参考答案及解析
参考答案
1-4 CDAA 5-8 CDCD
解析
A篇
主题语境：人与自我——生活
本文是记叙文。作者讲述了自己与丈夫在一场龙卷风中幸存的故事。
1. C。细节理解题。根据第一段中的The first warning my husband, Jimmy ... changed the channel from the national television to our local Pensacola, Florida, station可知，作者夫妇俩在当地电视台的新闻报道中得知恶劣天气来袭。
2. D。推理判断题。根据第二段中The bones of the house shook ... came off and flew into the darkness outside可知，夫妇俩的房屋被龙卷风袭击后遭到严重破坏。
3. A。推理判断题。根据第四段中的Jimmy pushed me down to the storeroom floor ... Jimmy would have flown right out the back of the house及最后一段中的All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet. I thought he was gone可知，Jimmy没能躲进储藏室，而且即将被龙卷风卷走，就在这千钧一发的时刻，龙卷风停了，由此可知Jimmy当时的处境很危险。
4. A。标题归纳题。根据最后一段中的Amazingly, none of us were seriously injured及上文作者对自己和丈夫所遭遇的龙卷风袭击的描述可知，作者有幸躲过一劫，在这场龙卷风袭击中幸存下来。
B篇
主题语境：人与自然——自然生态
本文是说明文。文章介绍了红松鼠及美国土著人如何把糖槭树干引流出的汁液变成槭糖浆。
5. C。细节理解题。根据第二段中的By late winter, the stored-up food is almost gone ... giving squirrels needed energy可知，槭糖浆为红松鼠在冬天提供能量，让它们能够安全过冬。
6. D。细节理解题。根据第三段中的First, using their two big front teeth ... leaving behind sweet maple syrup可知，红松鼠在树干上咬下洞后就去做别的事情了，留下糖槭树干流出的汁液慢慢蒸发变成槭糖浆。
7. C。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的But large amounts of sap can take days to evaporate ... the water would cook off, leaving behind maple syrup可知，美国土著人想到一个更高效的方法来制作槭糖浆，他们用锅煮汁液，这样可以加快汁液的蒸发。
8. D。主旨大意题。根据文中对红松鼠及美国土著人把糖槭树干引流出的汁液变成槭糖浆的描述可知，D项符合主旨大意。