重庆市凤鸣山中学共同体集团校
2021—2022学年度上期高2019级半期考试
英语试题
注意事项：
1.答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置。
2.答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮
擦擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。
3.答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。
4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有 2 分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂 到答题卡上。
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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19. 15. B. 9. 18. C. 9. 15. 答案是 C。
1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
When did the speakers arrive at the cafe
A. At about 12:00. B. At about 11:00. C. At about 10:00.
2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
Why did the man buy the T-shirt
A. Its color is lovely. B. It has a cool picture on it. C. It is popular this year.
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How does the man spend the day today
A. By reading e-mails. B. By going for a walk. C. By staying in.
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How does the man feel about the news
A. Surprised. B. Uninterested. C. Excited.
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What do we know about the man
A. He is helping the woman. B. He knows the woman. C. He lost his card.
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 班 级 姓 名 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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. Why does the man want to buy a new phone
A He wants to try something new.
B. He dislikes his current phone.
C. His current phone is broken.
7. How much should the man pay
A. $150. B. $130. C. $120.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8 Where will the woman work part-time
A. In a department store. B. In a computer company. C. In an evening school.
9. What is the woman’s first consideration for her new job
A. Working hours. B. High salary. C. Job satisfaction.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
10. What kind of restaurant does the man recommend
A. Greek. B. Bulgarian. C. Turkish.
11. What is the salad made of in the restaurant
A. Vegetables and cheese. B. Vegetables and olive oil. C. Meat and cheese.
12. What does the woman like for dessert
A. Sweets. B. Cakes. C. Cheese.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
13. Why is the man going to Spain
A. To have a holiday. B. To study. C. To do business.
14. What does the woman advise the man to do for the trip to Spain
A. Take some coins. B. Take small bills. C. Take a mixture of coins and bills.
15. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Manager and employee. B. Colleagues. C. Agent and customer.
16. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Money exchange. B. Business trips. C. Holiday arrangement.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
17. What is the speaker mainly talking about
A. Why she admires Leona Lewis.
B. How Leona Lewis influences her.
C. What Leona Lewis has achieved.
18. When did Leona Lewis make her first recording
A. In 1997. B. In 2000. C. In 2006.
19. What was Leona Lewis’s greatest achievement likely to be
A. Winning the British talent show.
B. Writing her first song at the age of twelve.
C. Singing at the Olympic closing ceremony in Beijing.
20. Why does the speaker think Leona Lewis is a brave person
A. She can speak her mind.
B. She challenges other artists.
C. She has such a great ambition.
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
Revolutionary Glasses Make It Safe to Drive at Night
Did you know that more than 40 percent of all deadly car accidents occur at night A recent breakthrough eyeglass technology has made it safe to drive at night. It’s almost like having “X-ray” vision (视力) while driving.
Spend money on your safety and peace of mind behind the wheel with a pair of these cutting-edge night driving glasses. The amount of car accidents that occur at night is mostly the result of poor visibility. Even with 60% less traffic on the road at night, accidents still happen due to blinding light and just overall bad driving visibility.
Imagine being able to clearly see what’s in front of you and what’s approaching, even if it’s very dark and foggy. Once you start wearing ClearView night glasses, you’ll feel much more con dent and safe driving when it’s getting dark. With ClearView you will notice an instant reduction in strong light from oncoming traffic and bright street lights.
This is because the special yellow lens tint (镜片色彩) can block strong blue light, and increase contrast (对比). ClearView passes the global traffic light standard for safer sharper vision at night with ying colors.
You can start using ClearView immediately even if you wear glasses. Simply place ClearView on top of your glasses and be amazed by the difference this technology makes!
Is it worth it Absolutely! Keep a pair in each of your cars to make sure you have your glasses at hand when night comes. If you care about your family’s safety then this is a no-brainer.
21. According to the text, the main cause of unsafe driving at night is________.
A. heavy traffic B. low visibility C. poor eyesight D. bad driving
22. How does ClearView make it safe to drive at night
A. It cures night blindness.
B. It passes the national standard.
C. It provides “X-ray” vision for drivers.
D. It reduces the brightness of strong light.
23. What is the purpose of the last paragraph
A. To inform. B. To explain. C. To promote. D. To entertain.
B
MacArthur’s love for sailing dates back to when she was just four years of age, when she first got the opportunity to have a try. “I’ll never forget that feeling as a kid of setting foot on a boat for the first time,” MacArthur said. “It’s kind of struck me that this boat had everything we needed to take us anywhere in the world. And as a child, that opened up everything,” she explained how it felt like the “greatest sense of freedom”.
This experience lighted a passion within MacArthur. She knew then that she wanted to sail around the world. She had no idea how to achieve it — growing up in the countryside, it wasn’t the most obvious career path — but she knew that was what she wanted to do at some stage. So, she acquired knowledge and saved up for years to seek a career in sailing. She would have potato and beans every day for eight years so that she could save up to buy the right equipment. By reaching certain financial goals and asking technical questions about sailing, MacArthur felt as though she was getting closer to her ambitions.
“When you know where you’re going, you can actually get there — even if it seems impossible. The impossible could be possible and aiming high is not necessarily such a crazy thing to do.” And it seems that MacArthur’s drive to become a sailor went beyond her expectations. At the age of 24, she started to receive media attention after participating in the Vendee Globe, a single-handed non-stop yacht (游艇) race that goes around the world. She came in second place. Some three to four years later, MacArthur chose to sail for 71 days and 14 hours, covering more than 26,000 miles during the course of her journey. This led to MacArthur scoring a new world record in 2005, as the fastest person to sail around the globe single-handedly. While this record has since been surpassed, MacArthur is still considered as Britain’s most successful off shore racer.
24. What happened to MacArthur when she was four
A. She was given a chance to sail. B. She saw a boat for the first time.
C. She sailed around the world. D. She got stuck in a boat.
25. What do we know about MacArthur from paragraph 2
A. She worked as a technician to earn money.
B. She got financial support for her ambitions.
C. She knew clearly about her career path.
D. She prepared herself for her goal.
26. What happened to MacArthur in 2005
A. She became the fastest person to sail around the world alone.
B. She began to gain a lot of media attention.
C. She took second place in a yacht race.
D. She had her record broken.
27. What does the story mainly tell
A. Follow your own course, and let people talk.
B Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
C. Failure is the mother of success.
D. Doing is better than saying.
C
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei officially launched the 2.0 version of its self-developed operating system (OS) on Wednesday night, the HarmonyOS. The move paved the way for the Chinese firm to challenge Google’s and Apple’s role in current and future OS ecosystems.
Among the major strong points, the HarmonyOS, with a highly scalable (可扩展的) platform, can be applied to various devices, including smart phones, computers, and other electronic devices, the company said.
Analysts said the OS will do a lot to promote Huawei’s change into being a software service provider. Huawei’s founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei said that the company was focusing on software because future development in the field was basically “out of US control and we will have greater independence and autonomy (自主权)”. Ren called on the company’s staff to “dare to lead the world” in software.
“The success of a software system will always have to rely on hardware (硬件), but nowadays, Huawei doesn’t have enough hardware to support its software ambitions — that’s the most difficult part,” said Jiang Junmu, chief writer at a news website. Once as the world’s largest smart phone maker, Huawei’s national smart phone market share (份额) has continued to drop in recent months. Liang Zhenpeng, an industry analyst, said that as an OS designed for the Internet of Things(IoT) era, the HarmonyOS may need more time and equipment to test than the OS for smart phones, and that will take at least two to three years.
Moreover, Liang noted that an ecosystem will always be the decisive factor for the success of an operating system. “Does the HarmonyOS have enough applications that can attract consumers to update to the OS That’s a question,” Liang said. So far, more than 300 application and service partners, 1000 hardware partners, and 500,000 developers have joined in the set-up of the Harmony ecosystem.
28. What advantage does the HarmonyOS have over other operating systems
A. It provides users with a secure experience.
B. It operates faster than Google system.
C. It works on a wide range of equipment.
D. It has different versions in different countries.
29. What can you infer from Ren Zhengfei’s words
A. Huawei’s change is challenging.
B. Huawei is seeking a new software service provider.
C. The company’s staff need to improve their skills.
D. Huawei will break its dependence on the US.
30. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about
A. The difficulties in promoting the HarmonyOS.
B. The success of developing the HarmonyOS.
C. Smartphone sales in the national market.
D. The future software ambition of Huawei.
31. What does Liang expect partners and developers to do
A. Create enough applications.
B. Update the original devices.
C. Cooperate with experts in various fields.
D. Build the HarmonyOS ecosystem.
D
We often hear about schools cutting back on bus routes to save money, yet plenty of communities have their buses stopping almost as often as the mail truck. While the presence of sidewalks, and the safety of area roads, play a role in who gets house-to-house pickup or end-of-the-street pickup, Peter Mannella, director at the New York Association for Pupil Transportation says community culture can play an even larger role in the transportation situation.
For example: Several years ago, Bethlehem tried spacing out its stops, says Mannella. The parents were unhappy, expressed as much and, within three days, the routes were back to their original frequency. “You can say ‘We are going to save $100,000 by not stopping at every house,’ but parents don’t want their kids walking,” Mannella says. As you’d expect, this is especially true in bad weather or during winter.
As a student in the 1980s, we walked to our stops. The neighborhood wait-spot was a good quarter mile away. Parents didn’t make a fuss (大惊小怪), and no child was injured. In fact, the walking was good — it woke us up each morning. Not to mention, the sense of community that came with hanging out together each morning waiting for bus No. 23 to roll up and take us all to school.
Thing is, a lot has changed since the 1980s. Too many people are texting and driving, making them as dangerous on the roads as drunken drivers. And, with reduced work forces at many companies, parents often work longer hours, meaning they aren’t around to guard their kids to and from stops like many parents did when we were growing up.
So I’ll give them an understanding pass on not wanting their children to walk a mile each way to get to and from school. I can’t agree with the complaints of having kids walk to a community neighborhood stop, though. If you worry they’re going to be cold, get them a hat. If you fear they may miss the bus, send them out the door ve minutes earlier.
32. What do we know about Bethlehem’s plan
A. It ended up in failure.
B. It lasted for a long time.
C. It wasn’t put into practice.
D. It saved a lot of money.
33. What can we learn about students in the 1980s from paragraph 3
A. They woke up early in the morning.
B. They were driven to school by parents.
C. They usually hung out with their neighbors.
D. They bene ted by walking to a neighborhood stop.
34. Why are today’s parents unwilling to let their children walk to a neighborhood stop
A. Drivers do not concentrate on driving.
B. The weather conditions are awful in winter.
C. Children might be late for school.
D. The house-to-house pickup is available.
35. What is the author’s attitude towards children walking to bus stops
A Doubtful. B. Cautious. C. Supportive. D. Critical.
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 .5分，满分 12.5 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The UK is the second most popular destination for international third-level students after the US. Experts suggest that this popularity is because of the good name UK universities have for their excellent teaching methods and learning facilities (设施). ____36____ International students graduating from UK universities are more likely to get better jobs and earn higher salaries than those who studied at home.
But the big question for students thinking about studying in the UK is: how much does it all cost The answer, unfortunately, is: a lot! The average cost of study for international students is just under 12,000 in 2016. ____37____ You also have to add in the cost of living, which is around the same amount again.
The greatest expense is accommodation, with yearly rent at around 5,000. Then there’s food followed by personal items (物品). So it really isn’t hard to see how students find themselves spending approximately 12,000 in total on living costs alone. ____38____ In major cities, it tends to be much more.
____39____This means you are usually paying for three instead of four years’ study — saving one year’s expense.
So, is it worth travelling to the UK for third-level study The short answer is: yes. _____40_____ If you do badly, get poor grades or find life in the UK hard to deal with, your adventure abroad will be a very expensive mistake.
A. It has several advantages.
B. And it doesn’t end there.
C. In fact, this is just the average cost
D. However, it is certainly a big risk.
E. You can enjoy a better quality of life.
F. Another reason is the performance of graduates.
G. On the other hand, most UK degrees are a year shorter than US one
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，从短文后各题所给的 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 a dark night. Thick, dark, gray clouds had made sure that there was no starlight or moonlight to ___41___ me as I walked out on my porch. Still, I kept the porch light off because I didn’t want to be ___42___ by bugs and moths on this ___43___ summer evening. I stood there for a while letting my eyes adjust to the lack of ___44___.
It was then, though, that I saw them. First one blink of light at the far end of the meadow followed by another and then another. I ___45___. I recognized them at once as my firefly(萤火虫) ___46___, my lightning bug buddies who always ___47___ this time of the year.
When I was little I used to sit in the grass and watch them ___48___ fly around blinking on and off. I never ___49___ and put one in a jar as some kids did because I never wanted to hurt these messengers of light. Their time on this earth was so ____50____ as it was. I tried to enjoy them each night they were here. It always ____51____ me when they disappeared in the fall and it always made my heart ____52____ when they reappeared the next summer.
We are like them in a lot of ways. Our ____53____ here on earth is brief. Often our light and love are more like on and off blinks rather than a ____54____ shine. Still, we do our best to share it and take ____55____ in knowing that others will be shining their light long after we are gone.
41. A. shine B. greet C. please D. guide
42. A. frightened B. accompanied C. surrounded D. troubled
43. A. sticky B. dusk C. dark D. warm
44. A. heat B. water C. light D. air
45. A. frowned B. cried C. smiled D. sighed
46 A. lovers B. friends C. partners D. mates
47. A. went out B. gave out C. settled down D. showed up
48. A. fearfully B. cautiously C. nervously D. slowly
49. A. saw B. hit C. caught D. got
50. A. hard B. terrible C. useful D. brief
51. A. depressed B. surprised C. confused D. excited
52. A. beat B. sing C. move D. tremble
53. A. hope B. memory C. mind D. life
54. A. beautiful B. steady C. bright D. clear
55. A. pride B. comfort C. action D. interest
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。
According to a new survey, people who have owned pets may be more professionally___56___ (success), and this is absolutely good news for ambitious pet parents.
The survey____57____(conduct) by Kelton Global Research for Banfield Pet Hospital. The researchers surveyed 857 adults in the United States with ____58____variety of careers. Among the C-suite executives (高 管) surveyed, 93 percent grew with a pet in their home, with 78 percent ____59____(hold) that growing up with a pet helped cause their career success as an adult.
So, how exactly does pet ownership cause career success According to Banfield’s research, executives reported that their pet helped teach them lessons like ____60____(responsible), creativity, sympathy and organization,____61____have all been invaluable in the business world.
“At Banfield Pet Hospital, we’ve long recognized the special bond between people and their pets, as well as the positive effect pets have____62____our society,” Brian Garish said in a statement on Banfield’s website. “From the pet ownership lessons we learned as children, to the ___63___(way) our four-legged friends currently help us progress, connect with others, and stay grounded, our latest research supports the idea we’ve had all along — ____64____ there may be a link between pets and their ability_____65_____ (help) shape us as people.”
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
66. 假如你是李华，你校英语戏剧社招聘社长。请你写信应聘，内容包括:
1. 口语能力；
2. 相关经验；
3. 应聘目的
注意：
1.词数80左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 参考词汇：英语戏剧社社长：the chairman of the English drama club
To Whom It May Concern,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分 25 分）
67. 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。
Holidays come and go in our lives. While some of those holidays feel really “special” to us, the others make us feel really “disappointed”. However, today, I would like to talk about one such holiday that I would call the “most frightening” one of my life.
This heart-stopping moment I’ve never experienced happened while I was spending Christmas in Tenerife, the largest of the seven Canary Islands and a great place to travel. My brother Jose was working there and unfortunately, he couldn’t get any time to come home, so I spent the holiday with him.
Of course, I had a lot of fun with my brother. We went to watch movies in the theatre and we ate dinners in many restaurants with specialties. As there were so many wonderful places to visit, we often returned home very late. I didn’t want to miss out on all the fun!
On the last day of my visit, we decided to go up Mt Teide — a volcano in the centre of the island and officially the second largest mountain in Europe. We hired a little car for the day — I couldn’t drive at the time, but my brother could.
We set off in brilliant sunshine, before long it got much colder and by the time we reached there it was snowing. It was freezing outside. What is more, all the restaurants, hotels and petrol stations at the top of the mountain were shut. It was then that we realized that we had almost run out of petrol. That was particularly desperate because I had to catch the plane home that evening, and if not, I would have to pay for a new ticket. So Jose decided to do something extremely dangerous — to switch off the engine of the car and freewheel down the other side of the mountain. He did it for several kilometers, along hairpin bends (急转弯) on dangerous icy roads. I was absolutely scared to death, but for some reason I didn’t tell him to stop.
注意： 1. 续写词数应为 150 左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Para. 1: Then the worst thing happened.
Para. 2: Without saying a word, the three men surrounded our car2022届重庆市重点中学高三上学期半期考试英语试题
注意事项：
1.答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置。
2.答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮
擦擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。
3.答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。
4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有 2 分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂 到答题卡上。
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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19. 15. B. 9. 18. C. 9. 15. 答案是 C。
1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
When did the speakers arrive at the cafe
A. At about 12:00. B. At about 11:00. C. At about 10:00.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: Brad, we’ve been here in the cafe for nearly two hours. I need my book now! No more waiting! M: Let’s wait for Tim a little longer. He’ll be here with your book any minute now.
W: You told me that an hour ago. It’s already noon!
2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
Why did the man buy the T-shirt
A. Its color is lovely. B. It has a cool picture on it. C. It is popular this year.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: Why did you buy this T-shirt I don’t think the color lovely. Is it back in style again this year
M: Well, it’s got this picture on it. It’s cool.
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How does the man spend the day today
A. By reading e-mails. B. By going for a walk. C. By staying in.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: Hi, Mike. How are you
M: Well, a little bored. It’s raining here. I wanted to go out for a walk today, but now I’m just sitting here writing e-mails.
4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
How does the man feel about the news
A. Surprised. B. Uninterested. C. Excited.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: I can’t believe it!
M: What’s the matter
W: Do you remember John Barnes from our college He’s got a new job. Isn’t it surprising
M: Well, I don’t care.
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What do we know about the man
A. He is helping the woman. B. He knows the woman. C. He lost his card.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】M: Hi, Miss! Wait a moment please!
W: Excuse me. Are you talking to me
M: Yeah, here’s your card. It fell out of your pocket just now.
W: Oh, yes, thank you very much.
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 班 级 姓 名 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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. Why does the man want to buy a new phone
A. He wants to try something new.
B. He dislikes his current phone.
C. His current phone is broken.
7. How much should the man pay
A. $150. B. $130. C. $120.
【答案】6. C 7. C
【解析】
【原文】W: Welcome! What can I do for you
M: Um, I’m looking for a new mobile phone. There is something wrong with my current phone and it always shuts down automatically.
W: What kind of phone do you prefer, a touch-screen one or a traditional keypad one
M: I haven’t used a touch-screen one before. I want to try something new. So I’d like to choose a touch screen one.
W: What about this one It is specially designed for the elderly. It’s got Wi-Fi and GPS. And you can also download all kinds of apps. The price is reasonable. Its original price is 150 dollars and I can give you a 20% discount.
M: That sounds good. I’ll take it.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. Where will the woman work part-time
A. In a department store. B. In a computer company. C. In an evening school.
9. What is the woman’s first consideration for her new job
A. Working hours. B. High salary. C. Job satisfaction.
【答案】8. A 9. A
【解析】
【原文】W: Good news! I accepted a part-time position at Hal’s Department Store.
M: But what about that great offer from the computer company — with the great salary
W: Other things are more important to me than money. If I had taken a full-time job, I wouldn’t have had time to tutor the kids in the evenings.
M: But that’s volunteer work. They don’t pay you!
W: I don’t need any more money. I do it because I really love it.
M: Wow! I can’t believe you gave up a job with such a great salary
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
10. What kind of restaurant does the man recommend
A. Greek. B. Bulgarian. C. Turkish.
11. What is the salad made of in the restaurant
A. Vegetables and cheese. B. Vegetables and olive oil. C. Meat and cheese.
12. What does the woman like for dessert
A. Sweets. B. Cakes. C. Cheese.
【答案】10. B 11. A 12. B
【解析】
【原文】W: It’s Michael’s twenty-fifth birthday next week. I’d like to invite him to a restaurant he hasn’t been to yet. Could you recommend anywhere
M: Actually, yes. There is a great Bulgarian restaurant near where I live.
W: Bulgarian I don’t think I’ve ever tried Bulgarian food.
M: Well, it’s really good. It’s a bit like Greek food — lots of vegetables, olive oil, very good cheese. There is also a fantastic salad, which is made of fresh vegetables with a very special kind of cheese.
W: That sounds lovely, but Michael likes meat as well.
M: Oh, they do serve meat too, very good roast meat and fish and for dessert they’ve got cakes that are a bit like Turkish ones.
W: I like Turkish ones!
M: But that’s sweet and rich in fat. I can feel myself putting on weight already.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
13. Why is the man going to Spain
A. To have a holiday. B. To study. C. To do business.
14. What does the woman advise the man to do for the trip to Spain
A. Take some coins. B. Take small bills. C. Take a mixture of coins and bills.
15. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Manager and employee. B. Colleagues. C. Agent and customer.
16. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Money exchange. B. Business trips. C. Holiday arrangement.
【答案】13. A 14. B 15. C 16. A
【解析】
【原文】W: What can I do for you, sir
M: I’d like to exchange some money.
W: Okay.
M: I’m doing two trips. I’m doing a trip to Spain which is for my holiday and then I’m going to America for business. So could I have four hundred pounds for each currency
W: Yeah. If you’re going to America, you need to take U.S. dollars.
M: Right.
W: For four hundred pounds, I can give you about five hundred dollars. And if you are going to Spain, obviously you need to take euros, for which I can give you four hundred and forty euros.
M: That sounds good.
W: Well, we have two hundreds, hundreds, fifties and twenties. And I recommend you to take some small bills, so you can spend them in Spain very easily.
M: Okay, that’s fine.
W: What about U.S. dollars Do you want the same bills as well for that
M: A mixture would be fi ne.
W: We can give you some twenties, tens and even coins …
M: Maybe two one-hundred dollar bills would be great.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
17. What is the speaker mainly talking about
A. Why she admires Leona Lewis.
B. How Leona Lewis influences her.
C. What Leona Lewis has achieved.
18. When did Leona Lewis make her first recording
A. In 1997. B. In 2000. C. In 2006.
19. What was Leona Lewis’s greatest achievement likely to be
A. Winning the British talent show.
B. Writing her first song at the age of twelve.
C. Singing at the Olympic closing ceremony in Beijing.
20. Why does the speaker think Leona Lewis is a brave person
A. She can speak her mind.
B. She challenges other artists.
C. She has such a great ambition.
【答案】17. A 18. B 19. C 20. A
【解析】
【原文】W: My musical inspiration is the English singer, Leona Lewis. One reason I admire her is that she’s got a great voice. She also inspires me because she is so determined and ambitious. Leona was born in London in 1985. She dreamed of a career in music from an early age. She wrote her first song at the age of twelve and made her first recording when she was only fifteen years old. In 2006, she became the first female winner of the British talent show, The X-Factor and she made her first album, Spirit. Probably her greatest achievement was when she sang at the Olympic closing ceremony in Beijing in 2008 in front of a TV audience of three billion people. Another reason I admire her is that she is not only a talented and successful singer, she is also a very brave person. She always speaks her mind on important issues such as cancer awareness and vegetarianism. To sum up, Leona Lewis is my musical inspiration and an inspiration to all young people because she has already achieved so many great things in her career. She has sold millions of albums; she has won many music awards and she has appeared with artists like Take That and Mariah Carey
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
Revolutionary Glasses Make It Safe to Drive at Night
Did you know that more than 40 percent of all deadly car accidents occur at night A recent breakthrough eyeglass technology has made it safe to drive at night. It’s almost like having “X-ray” vision (视力) while driving.
Spend money on your safety and peace of mind behind the wheel with a pair of these cutting-edge night driving glasses. The amount of car accidents that occur at night is mostly the result of poor visibility. Even with 60% less traffic on the road at night, accidents still happen due to blinding light and just overall bad driving visibility.
Imagine being able to clearly see what’s in front of you and what’s approaching, even if it’s very dark and foggy. Once you start wearing ClearView night glasses, you’ll feel much more con dent and safe driving when it’s getting dark. With ClearView you will notice an instant reduction in strong light from oncoming traffic and bright street lights.
This is because the special yellow lens tint (镜片色彩) can block strong blue light, and increase contrast (对比). ClearView passes the global traffic light standard for safer sharper vision at night with ying colors.
You can start using ClearView immediately even if you wear glasses. Simply place ClearView on top of your glasses and be amazed by the difference this technology makes!
Is it worth it Absolutely! Keep a pair in each of your cars to make sure you have your glasses at hand when night comes. If you care about your family’s safety then this is a no-brainer.
21. According to the text, the main cause of unsafe driving at night is________.
A. heavy traffic B. low visibility C. poor eyesight D. bad driving
22. How does ClearView make it safe to drive at night
A. It cures night blindness.
B. It passes the national standard.
C. It provides “X-ray” vision for drivers.
D. It reduces the brightness of strong light.
23. What is the purpose of the last paragraph
A. To inform. B. To explain. C. To promote. D. To entertain.
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是说明文，主要讲述了一项突破性的眼镜技术使夜间驾驶更加安全。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The amount of car accidents that occur at night is mostly the result of poor visibility” 夜间发生的车祸多是由于能见度低造成的。可知，夜晚是交通事故多发时段，造成行车不安全的主要原因是能见度太低。故选B项。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段“This is because the special yellow lens tint can block strong blue light, and increase contrast” 这是因为特殊的黄色镜片可以阻挡强烈的蓝光，增加对比度。可知，该眼镜能够减弱强光和蓝光，增强对比度，从而提高清晰度。故选D项。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Is it worth it Absolutely! Keep a pair in each of your cars to make sure you have your glasses at hand when night comes. If you care about your family’s safety then this is a no-brainer.” 值得吗 绝对的!在你的每辆车里都放一副眼镜，这样当夜晚来临的时候，你就可以把眼镜放在手边了。如果你在乎你家人的安全那么这是显而易见的。可推知，最后一段的主要目的是推销这副眼镜。故选C项。
B
MacArthur’s love for sailing dates back to when she was just four years of age, when she first got the opportunity to have a try. “I’ll never forget that feeling as a kid of setting foot on a boat for the first time,” MacArthur said. “It’s kind of struck me that this boat had everything we needed to take us anywhere in the world. And as a child, that opened up everything,” she explained how it felt like the “greatest sense of freedom”.
This experience lighted a passion within MacArthur. She knew then that she wanted to sail around the world. She had no idea how to achieve it — growing up in the countryside, it wasn’t the most obvious career path — but she knew that was what she wanted to do at some stage. So, she acquired knowledge and saved up for years to seek a career in sailing. She would have potato and beans every day for eight years so that she could save up to buy the right equipment. By reaching certain financial goals and asking technical questions about sailing, MacArthur felt as though she was getting closer to her ambitions.
“When you know where you’re going, you can actually get there — even if it seems impossible. The impossible could be possible and aiming high is not necessarily such a crazy thing to do.” And it seems that MacArthur’s drive to become a sailor went beyond her expectations. At the age of 24, she started to receive media attention after participating in the Vendee Globe, a single-handed non-stop yacht (游艇) race that goes around the world. She came in second place. Some three to four years later, MacArthur chose to sail for 71 days and 14 hours, covering more than 26,000 miles during the course of her journey. This led to MacArthur scoring a new world record in 2005, as the fastest person to sail around the globe single-handedly. While this record has since been surpassed, MacArthur is still considered as Britain’s most successful off shore racer.
24. What happened to MacArthur when she was four
A. She was given a chance to sail. B. She saw a boat for the first time.
C. She sailed around the world. D. She got stuck in a boat.
25. What do we know about MacArthur from paragraph 2
A She worked as a technician to earn money.
B. She got financial support for her ambitions.
C. She knew clearly about her career path.
D. She prepared herself for her goal.
26. What happened to MacArthur in 2005
A. She became the fastest person to sail around the world alone.
B. She began to gain a lot of media attention.
C. She took second place in a yacht race.
D. She had her record broken.
27. What does the story mainly tell
A. Follow your own course, and let people talk.
B. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
C. Failure is the mother of success.
D. Doing is better than saying.
【答案】24. A 25. D 26. A 27. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。主要记叙了MacArthur从小凭借自己坚强的意志力和对航海的热爱，设立目标，逐步实现目标，最终成为独自环球航行最快的人的故事。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段第一句MacArthur’s love for sailing dates back to when she was just four years of age, when she first got the opportunity to have a try.（MacArthur对航海的热爱可以追溯到她四岁的时候，那时她第一次有机会尝试。）可知，MacArthur在她四岁的时候得到了航行的机会。故选A。
【25题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中So, she acquired knowledge and saved up for years to seek a career in sailing. She would have potato and beans every day for eight years so that she could save up to buy the right equipment. By reaching certain financial goals and asking technical questions about sailing, MacArthur felt as though she was getting closer to her ambitions.（因此，她获得了知识，并积蓄多年寻求帆船生涯。她每天吃土豆和豆子，这样就能攒钱买合适的设备，这样持续八年。通过达到一定的财务目标和询问有关航海的技术问题，MacArthur觉得她离自己的理想越来越近了。）可知，从第二段我们了解到MacArthur为她自己的目标做准备。故选D。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中This led to MacArthur scoring a new world record in 2005, as the fastest person to sail around the globe single-handedly.（这使得MacArthur在2005年创造了一项新的世界纪录，成为独自环球航行最快的人。）可知，在2005年，MacArthur成为独自环球航行最快的人。故选A。
【27题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段第一句“When you know where you’re going, you can actually get there — even if it seems impossible. The impossible could be possible and aiming high is not necessarily such a crazy thing to do.”（“当你知道你要去哪里时，你就能真正到达目的地——即使这看起来是不可能的。”不可能的事也可以成为可能，目标高远不一定是一件疯狂的事情。”）以及文章主要描述了MacArthur凭借自己顽强的意志，完成了一个又一个目标可知这个故事主要讲的是“有志者，事竟成”。故选B。
C
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei officially launched the 2.0 version of its self-developed operating system (OS) on Wednesday night, the HarmonyOS. The move paved the way for the Chinese firm to challenge Google’s and Apple’s role in current and future OS ecosystems.
Among the major strong points, the HarmonyOS, with a highly scalable (可扩展的) platform, can be applied to various devices, including smart phones, computers, and other electronic devices, the company said.
Analysts said the OS will do a lot to promote Huawei’s change into being a software service provider. Huawei’s founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei said that the company was focusing on software because future development in the field was basically “out of US control and we will have greater independence and autonomy (自主权)”. Ren called on the company’s staff to “dare to lead the world” in software.
“The success of a software system will always have to rely on hardware (硬件), but nowadays, Huawei doesn’t have enough hardware to support its software ambitions — that’s the most difficult part,” said Jiang Junmu, chief writer at a news website. Once as the world’s largest smart phone maker, Huawei’s national smart phone market share (份额) has continued to drop in recent months. Liang Zhenpeng, an industry analyst, said that as an OS designed for the Internet of Things(IoT) era, the HarmonyOS may need more time and equipment to test than the OS for smart phones, and that will take at least two to three years.
Moreover, Liang noted that an ecosystem will always be the decisive factor for the success of an operating system. “Does the HarmonyOS have enough applications that can attract consumers to update to the OS That’s a question,” Liang said. So far, more than 300 application and service partners, 1000 hardware partners, and 500,000 developers have joined in the set-up of the Harmony ecosystem.
28. What advantage does the HarmonyOS have over other operating systems
A. It provides users with a secure experience.
B. It operates faster than Google system.
C. It works on a wide range of equipment.
D. It has different versions in different countries.
29. What can you infer from Ren Zhengfei’s words
A. Huawei’s change is challenging.
B. Huawei is seeking a new software service provider.
C. The company’s staff need to improve their skills.
D. Huawei will break its dependence on the US.
30. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about
A. The difficulties in promoting the HarmonyOS.
B The success of developing the HarmonyOS.
C. Smartphone sales in the national market.
D. The future software ambition of Huawei.
31. What does Liang expect partners and developers to do
A. Create enough applications.
B. Update the original devices.
C. Cooperate with experts in various fields.
D. Build the HarmonyOS ecosystem.
【答案】28. C 29. D 30. A 31. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了华为发布的鸿蒙系统为挑战谷歌和苹果在当前和未来操作系统生态系统中的作用铺平了道路，以及鸿蒙系统发展所面临的的困难和解决办法。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“Among the major advantages, the HarmonyOS, with a highly scalable(可扩展的)distributed platform, can be applied to multiple devices, including smartphones, computers, and other electronic devices, the company said.（该公司表示，在其主要优势中，HarmonyOS具有高度可扩展的分布式平台，可以应用于多种设备，包括智能手机、电脑和其他电子设备。）”可知，鸿蒙系统的优势是它能适用于各种设备。故选C。
【29题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“Huawei's founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei said that the company was focusing on software because future development in the field was fundamentally outside of US control and we will have greater independence and autonomy(自主权)（华为的创始人兼首席执行官任正非说，该公司专注于软件，因为该领域的未来发展从根本上说是不受美国控制的，我们将拥有更大的独立性和自主权）”可知，任正非的话表明了华为将打破对美国的依赖。故选D。
【30题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段中“The success of a software system will always have to rely on hardware(硬件), but currently, Huawei doesn't have enough hardware to support its software ambitions — that's the most difficult part（软件系统的成功总是要依靠硬件，但目前，华为没有足够的硬件来支持其软件的雄心——这是最困难的部分。）”可知，第四段主要讲的是推广HarmonyOS所面临的困难。故选A。
【31题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Moreover, Liang noted that an ecosystem will always be the decisive factor for the success of an operating system.（此外，梁建章指出，一个生态系统将永远是一个操作系统成功的决定性因素。）”以及“ So far, more than 300 application and service partners, 1000 hardware partners, and 500,000 developers have participated in the construction of the Harmony ecosystem.（到目前为止，已经有300多个应用和服务合作伙伴、1000个硬件合作伙伴和50万名开发者参与了Harmony生态系统的建设。）”可推断，梁建章希望合作伙伴和开发者建立一个HarmonyOS的生态系统。故选D。
D
We often hear about schools cutting back on bus routes to save money, yet plenty of communities have their buses stopping almost as often as the mail truck. While the presence of sidewalks, and the safety of area roads, play a role in who gets house-to-house pickup or end-of-the-street pickup, Peter Mannella, director at the New York Association for Pupil Transportation says community culture can play an even larger role in the transportation situation.
For example: Several years ago, Bethlehem tried spacing out its stops, says Mannella. The parents were unhappy, expressed as much and, within three days, the routes were back to their original frequency. “You can say ‘We are going to save $100,000 by not stopping at every house,’ but parents don’t want their kids walking,” Mannella says. As you’d expect, this is especially true in bad weather or during winter.
As a student in the 1980s, we walked to our stops. The neighborhood wait-spot was a good quarter mile away. Parents didn’t make a fuss (大惊小怪), and no child was injured. In fact, the walking was good — it woke us up each morning. Not to mention, the sense of community that came with hanging out together each morning waiting for bus No. 23 to roll up and take us all to school.
Thing is, a lot has changed since the 1980s. Too many people are texting and driving, making them as dangerous on the roads as drunken drivers. And, with reduced work forces at many companies, parents often work longer hours, meaning they aren’t around to guard their kids to and from stops like many parents did when we were growing up.
So I’ll give them an understanding pass on not wanting their children to walk a mile each way to get to and from school. I can’t agree with the complaints of having kids walk to a community neighborhood stop, though. If you worry they’re going to be cold, get them a hat. If you fear they may miss the bus, send them out the door ve minutes earlier.
32. What do we know about Bethlehem’s plan
A. It ended up in failure.
B. It lasted for a long time.
C. It wasn’t put into practice.
D. It saved a lot of money.
33. What can we learn about students in the 1980s from paragraph 3
A. They woke up early in the morning.
B. They were driven to school by parents.
C. They usually hung out with their neighbors.
D. They bene ted by walking to a neighborhood stop.
34. Why are today’s parents unwilling to let their children walk to a neighborhood stop
A. Drivers do not concentrate on driving.
B. The weather conditions are awful in winter.
C. Children might be late for school.
D. The house-to-house pickup is available.
35. What is the author’s attitude towards children walking to bus stops
A. Doubtful. B. Cautious. C. Supportive. D. Critical.
【答案】32. A 33. D 34. A 35. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是议论文，作者回忆了上世纪 80 年代学生步行到社区站点乘车的好处，分析了现在的家长们不再愿意那样做的原因，并表达了对学生步行去站点乘车这一做法的支持。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二自然段“The parents were unhappy, expressed as much and, within three days, the routes were back to their original frequency. (家长们很不高兴，并且在三天之内，这些路线又改回到了原来的站点设置)”可知，Bethlehem 新的校车线路实施不到三天，这些路线又改回到了原来的样子，由此可知该计划以失败告终。故选A项。
【33题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三自然段“In fact, the walking was good — it woke us up each morning. Not to mention, the sense of community that came with hanging out together each morning waiting for bus No. 23 to roll up and take us all to school. (事实上，步行去乘车的感觉很好——它每天早上唤醒我们。更不用说，每天早上在一起等23路公交车来送我们去学校带来的那种社区归属感)”可推知，上世纪 80 年代的学生受益于走路去社区校车站。故选D项。
【34题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四自然段“Thing is, a lot has changed since the 1980s. Too many people are texting and driving, making them as dangerous on the roads as drunken drivers. (问题是，20世纪80年代以来发生了很多变化。太多人边开车边发短信，这使得他们在路上和酒后驾车的人一样危险)”可推知，因为现在的司机开车不专注，家长们担心孩子的安全，所以不愿意让孩子们走路去乘车。故选A项。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五自然段“I can’t agree with the complaints of having kids walk to a community neighborhood stop, though. If you worry they’re going to be cold, get them a hat. If you fear they may miss the bus, send them out the door ve minutes earlier. (不过，我不赞同对让孩子步行到社区站乘车的抱怨。如果你担心他们会觉得冷，给他们带顶帽子。如果你担心他们错过公共汽车，让他们提前5分钟出门)”可推知，作者认为让孩子步行到社区站乘车不应该遭到抱怨，他支持让孩子步行到社区站乘车。故选C项。
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 .5分，满分 12.5 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The UK is the second most popular destination for international third-level students after the US. Experts suggest that this popularity is because of the good name UK universities have for their excellent teaching methods and learning facilities (设施). ____36____ International students graduating from UK universities are more likely to get better jobs and earn higher salaries than those who studied at home.
But the big question for students thinking about studying in the UK is: how much does it all cost The answer, unfortunately, is: a lot! The average cost of study for international students is just under 12,000 in 2016. ____37____ You also have to add in the cost of living, which is around the same amount again.
The greatest expense is accommodation, with yearly rent at around 5,000. Then there’s food followed by personal items (物品). So it really isn’t hard to see how students find themselves spending approximately 12,000 in total on living costs alone. ____38____ In major cities, it tends to be much more.
____39____This means you are usually paying for three instead of four years’ study — saving one year’s expense.
So, is it worth travelling to the UK for third-level study The short answer is: yes. _____40_____ If you do badly, get poor grades or find life in the UK hard to deal with, your adventure abroad will be a very expensive mistake.
A. It has several advantages.
B. And it doesn’t end there.
C. In fact, this is just the average cost
D. However, it is certainly a big risk.
E. You can enjoy a better quality of life.
F. Another reason is the performance of graduates.
G. On the other hand, most UK degrees are a year shorter than US one
【答案】36. F 37. B 38. C 39. G 40. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍英国是仅次于美国的第二受欢迎的留学目的地。从英国大学毕业的学生未来的就业很好。但是在英国留学的费用也是很高的。如果成绩不好或难以应付在那儿的生活，去英国留学也要冒很大的风险。
【36题详解】
根据后句“International students graduating from UK universities are more likely to get better jobs and earn higher salaries than those who studied at home.(从英国大学毕业的国际学生比在英国本土学习的学生更有可能找到更好的工作，挣得更高的薪水)”可知，这里介绍毕业生在求职方面有什么样的优势。所以选择项F“Another reason is the performance of graduates.(另一个原因是毕业生的表现)”符合上下文语境。故选F。
【37题详解】
根据前文“The answer, unfortunately, is: a lot! The average cost of study for international students is just under 12,000 in 2016.(不幸的是，答案是：很多! 2016年，国际学生的平均学习成本略低于1.2万英镑)”和后句“You also have to add in the cost of living, which is around the same amount again. (你还必须加上生活成本，这也是大致相同的金额)”可知，费用不仅仅是学习成本。所以选择项B“And it doesn’t end there. (而且还不止于此)”符合上下文语境。故选B。
【38题详解】
根据前句“So it really isn’t hard to see how students find themselves spending approximately 12,000 in total on living costs alone. (所以不难看出，学生们发现自己仅在生活费用上就花费了大约1.2万英镑)”和后句“In major cities, it tends to be much more. (在大城市，往往要高得多)”可知，大约1.2万英镑只是平均成本。所以选择项C“In fact, this is just the average cost (事实上，这只是平均成本)”符合上下文语境。故选C。
【39题详解】
根据后句“This means you are usually paying for three instead of four years’ study — saving one year’s expense. (这意味着你通常要支付三年的学费，而不是四年的学费，这样就省下了一年的费用)”可知，在英国上学比在美国上学时间要短。所以选择项G“On the other hand, most UK degrees are a year shorter than US one (另一方面，大多数英国的学位比美国的短一年)”符合上下文语境。故选G。
【40题详解】
根据后句“If you do badly, get poor grades or find life in the UK hard to deal with, your adventure abroad will be a very expensive mistake. (如果你做得不好，成绩很差，或者发现在英国的生活很难处理，你的海外冒险将是一个非常昂贵的错误)”可知，你的英国求学之路有可能是一次冒险。所以选择项D“However, it is certainly a big risk. (然而，这当然是一个很大的风险)”符合上下文语境。故选D。
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，从短文后各题所给的 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 a dark night. Thick, dark, gray clouds had made sure that there was no starlight or moonlight to ___41___ me as I walked out on my porch. Still, I kept the porch light off because I didn’t want to be ___42___ by bugs and moths on this ___43___ summer evening. I stood there for a while letting my eyes adjust to the lack of ___44___.
It was then, though, that I saw them. First one blink of light at the far end of the meadow followed by another and then another. I ___45___. I recognized them at once as my firefly(萤火虫) ___46___, my lightning bug buddies who always ___47___ this time of the year.
When I was little I used to sit in the grass and watch them ___48___ fly around blinking on and off. I never ___49___ and put one in a jar as some kids did because I never wanted to hurt these messengers of light. Their time on this earth was so ____50____ as it was. I tried to enjoy them each night they were here. It always ____51____ me when they disappeared in the fall and it always made my heart ____52____ when they reappeared the next summer.
We are like them in a lot of ways. Our ____53____ here on earth is brief. Often our light and love are more like on and off blinks rather than a ____54____ shine. Still, we do our best to share it and take ____55____ in knowing that others will be shining their light long after we are gone.
41. A. shine B. greet C. please D. guide
42. A. frightened B. accompanied C. surrounded D. troubled
43. A. sticky B. dusk C. dark D. warm
44. A. heat B. water C. light D. air
45. A. frowned B. cried C. smiled D. sighed
46. A. lovers B. friends C. partners D. mates
47. A. went out B. gave out C. settled down D. showed up
48. A. fearfully B. cautiously C. nervously D. slowly
49. A. saw B. hit C. caught D. got
50. A. hard B. terrible C. useful D. brief
51. A. depressed B. surprised C. confused D. excited
52. A. beat B. sing C. move D. tremble
53. A. hope B. memory C. mind D. life
54. A. beautiful B. steady C. bright D. clear
55. A. pride B. comfort C. action D. interest
【答案】41. B 42. D 43. A 44. C 45. C 46. B 47. D 48. D 49. C 50. D 51. A 52. B 53. D 54. B 55. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。讲述了作者晚上到院子里，遇到喜爱的萤火虫，并且认为人类和萤火虫一样，在这个星球上，生命短暂，但即便如此，我们也要努力地用微光照亮世界。
【41题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：当我走出门廊时，厚厚的乌云证实没有星光或月光迎接我。A. shine照射，发光；B. greet问候，欢迎；C. please使高兴，取悦；D. guide引导，指导。根据前面的“there was no starlight or moonlight to”和后面的me as I walked out on my porch”可知，作者走出来的时候，因为漆黑一片，因此没有月光和星光来迎接他。故选B。
【42题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：不过，我还是关了门廊的灯，因为我不想在这个闷热的夏夜被虫子和飞蛾打扰。A. frightened害怕；B. accompanied伴随，陪伴；C. surrounded包围；D. troubled使烦恼，打扰。根据后面的“bugs and moths”可知，作者不喜欢被虫子和飞蛾等袭扰，而把灯关掉。故选D。
【43题详解】
考查形容词辨析。句意：不过，我还是关了门廊的灯，因为我不想在这个闷热的夏夜被虫子和飞蛾打扰。A. sticky粘的；B. dusk微暗的；C. dark黑暗的；D. warm温暖的。结合后面的“summer evening”和常识可知，夏季的夜晚由于炎热，给人的感觉应该是黏糊糊的，故选A。
44题详解】
考查名词辨析。句意：我在那里站了一会儿，让我的眼睛适应光线不足。A. heat高温，热度；B. water水；C. light光，光线；D. air空气。根据上文的“there was no starlight or moonlight”和“I kept the porch light off”可知当时没有光，作者在那里站了一会儿，是为了让眼睛适应光线不足的情况。故选C。
【45题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：我微笑了。A. frowned皱眉；B. cried哭喊；C. smiled微笑；D. sighed叹气。据下文的“I recognized them at once as my firefly…”可知，作者看到了自己的萤火虫朋友，应该是微笑了。故选C。
【46题详解】
考查名词辨析。句意：我立刻认出他们是我的萤火虫朋友，我的闪电虫伙伴，它们每年这个时候都会出现。A. lovers情人；B. friends朋友；C. partners伙伴；D. mates伙伴。根据后面的“my lighting bug buddies”可知，作者把萤火虫看作是自己的朋友。故选B。
【47题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我立刻认出他们是我的萤火虫朋友，我的闪电虫伙伴，它们每年这个时候都会出现。A. went out出去，熄灭；B. gave out分发，公布；C. settled down定居，专心于；D. showed up露面，揭露。根据常识可知，萤火虫总是在每年的夏季晚上出现。故选D。
【48题详解】
考查副词辨析。句意：当我小的时候，我常常坐在草地上，看着它们忽明忽暗慢慢地飞来飞去。A. fearfully可怕地；B. cautiously谨慎地；C. nervously紧张地，焦急地；D. slowly缓慢地。根据常识和下文“put one in a jar as some kids did”可知，孩子们能逮住萤火虫说明它飞得慢。故选D。
【49题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：我从来没有像一些孩子那样抓住它们并放进罐子里，因为我从来不想伤害这些光的使者。A. saw看见；B. hit打击，袭击；C. caught捕捉；D. got得到，明白。根据后面的“ put one in a jar as some kids did”可知，只有逮住萤火虫才能放进罐子里。故选C。
【50题详解】
考查形容词辨析。句意：它们在这个世界上的时间是如此的短暂。A. hard努力的，困难的；B. terrible可怕的；C. useful有用的；D. brief短暂的，简短的。与最后一段的“Our…here on earth is brief”呼应，作者认为萤火虫在地球上的时间很短暂，不想伤害这些光明的使者。故选D。
【51题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：每当秋天它们消失时候，我总是感到沮丧；每当第二年夏天它们再次出现的时候，我的心就在歌唱。A. depressed压抑，使沮丧；B. surprised使惊奇；C. confused使混乱，使困惑；D. excited激动，使兴奋。作者把萤火虫当作朋友，所以当它们在秋天消失时，总是让作者感到沮丧。故选A。
【52题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：每当秋天它们消失的时候，我总是感到沮丧；每当第二年夏天它们再次出现的时候，我的心就在歌唱。A. beat打，打败；B. sing歌唱；C. move移动，改变；D. tremble发抖，战栗。根据后面的“when they reappeared the next summer”可知，作者喜欢萤火虫，把它们当朋友，所以它们在第二年夏天再次出现时，作者很开心。这里用心在唱歌形容作者高兴的心情。故选B。
【53题详解】
考查名词辨析。句意：我们和他们有很多相似之处。我们在地球上的生命是短暂的。A. hope希望；B. memory记忆，记忆力；C. mind智力；D. life生活，生命。此处指人的生命短暂，根据前面的“We are like them in a lot of ways.”和后面的“here on earth is brief”可知，作者感慨人类和这些萤火虫一样，人生短暂。故选D。
【54题详解】
考查形容词辨析。句意：通常，我们的光和爱更像是忽明忽暗的闪烁，而不是稳定的光芒。A. beautiful美丽的；B. steady稳定的，稳固的；C. bright明亮的；D. clear清楚的。与前面“on and off blinks”对比，指稳定的闪耀。故选B。
【55题详解】
考查名词辨析。句意：尽管如此，我们还是尽最大努力去分享它，因为我们知道在我们死后，其他人也会继续释放他们的光芒而感到安慰。A. pride自豪，骄傲；B. comfort安慰，舒适；C. action行动，活动；D. interest兴趣，爱好。take comfort in“感到宽慰”，此处指虽然人生短暂，但我们仍要尽力发光，就算我们离去，也会有别人闪耀着他们的光芒，我们也就能够释怀了。故选B。
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。
According to a new survey, people who have owned pets may be more professionally___56___ (success), and this is absolutely good news for ambitious pet parents.
The survey____57____(conduct) by Kelton Global Research for Banfield Pet Hospital. The researchers surveyed 857 adults in the United States with ____58____variety of careers. Among the C-suite executives (高 管) surveyed, 93 percent grew with a pet in their home, with 78 percent ____59____(hold) that growing up with a pet helped cause their career success as an adult.
So, how exactly does pet ownership cause career success According to Banfield’s research, executives reported that their pet helped teach them lessons like ____60____(responsible), creativity, sympathy and organization,____61____have all been invaluable in the business world.
“At Banfield Pet Hospital, we’ve long recognized the special bond between people and their pets, as well as the positive effect pets have____62____our society,” Brian Garish said in a statement on Banfield’s website. “From the pet ownership lessons we learned as children, to the ___63___(way) our four-legged friends currently help us progress, connect with others, and stay grounded, our latest research supports the idea we’ve had all along — ____64____ there may be a link between pets and their ability_____65_____ (help) shape us as people.”
【答案】56. successful
57. was constructed
58. a 59. holding
60. responsibility
61. which 62. on##upon
63. ways 64. that
65. to help
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项新的调查，养宠物的人可能在职业上更成功，这对雄心勃勃的宠物父母来说绝对是个好消息。同时说明了研究过程以及养宠物究竟是如何促进事业成功的。
【56题详解】
考查形容词。句意：根据一项新的调查，养宠物的人可能在职业上更成功，这对雄心勃勃的宠物父母来说绝对是个好消息。副词professionally后接形容词作表语，表示“成功的”。故填successful。
【57题详解】
考查动词时态语态。句意：这项调查是由Kelton Global Research为Banfield宠物医院进行的。本句中主语survey与谓语动词perform构成被动关系，应该用被动语态，此处描述过去发生的动作应用一般过去时。主语为survey，谓语动词应用单数。故填was performed。
【58题详解】
考查固定短语。句意：研究人员调查了美国857名从事不同职业的成年人。表示“各种各样的”短语为a variety of，所以这里填入不定冠词a构成固定搭配。故填a。
【59题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：在接受调查的企业高管中，93%的人在养宠物的家中长大，78%的人认为，与宠物一起长大有助于他们成年后事业上的成功。此处为with的复合结构，且hold与逻辑主语78 percent是逻辑上的主谓关系，所以用现在分词表示主动。故填holding。
【60题详解】
考查名词。句意：根据Banfield的研究，高管们报告说，他们的宠物帮助他们学习责任、创造力、同情心和组织能力，这些在商界都是无价的。结合下文creativity, sympathy and organization可知，应填不可数名词作介词like的宾语。故填responsibility。
【61题详解】
考查定语从句。句意同上。本句为非限制性定语从句，关系词指代先行词responsibility, creativity, sympathy and organization并在从句中作主语，that不能引导非限制性定语从句，所以应用关系代词which。故填which。
【62题详解】
考查介词。句意：Brian Garish在Banfield宠物医院网站的一份声明中说：在Banfield宠物医院，我们早就认识到人们和宠物之间的特殊纽带，以及宠物对我们社会的积极影响。结合句意表示“对……有……样的影响”短语为have a(n)...effect on/upon。故填on/upon。
【63题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：从我们小时候学到的养宠物的经验，到我们四条腿的朋友目前帮助我们进步、与他人联系和保持脚踏实地的方式，我们最新的研究支持了这样一个观点：宠物和它们帮助塑造我们的能力之间可能存在联系。way为可数名词，根据上文From the pet ownership lessons we learned as children中lessons为复数形式，可知此处也应用复数形式。故填ways。
【64题详解】
考查同位语从句。句意：我们最新的研究支持了我们一直以来的观点，即宠物和它们帮助我们塑造人类形象的能力之间可能存在联系。本句为同位语从句，是对idea的解释说明。从句中不缺少成分，只起引导作用，故应用that。故填that。
【65题详解】
考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知help在句中应用非谓语动词，且此处作后置定语修饰名词ability。应用不定式，表示“有做某事的能力”为ability to do sth.。故填to help。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
66. 假如你是李华，你校英语戏剧社招聘社长。请你写信应聘，内容包括:
1. 口语能力；
2. 相关经验；
3. 应聘目的
注意：
1.词数80左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 参考词汇：英语戏剧社社长：the chairman of the English drama club
To Whom It May Concern,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】To Whom It May Concern,
My name is Li Hua, and I’m writing to recommend myself as a candidate for the chairman of the English drama club.
First, equipped with fluent English and a good knowledge of drama from my previous experience as an actor, I have no difficulty in communicating with others in English, and I know exactly what is expected as a leader of the club. Second, I’ve been working in student organizations, and as a result, I’m quite familiar with the daily routines, and experienced in coordinating and organizing. Last but not least, I’m enthusiastic about drama and eager to take responsibility as a reliable chairman, contributing to the development of English drama. Should I have the opportunity to serve the club, I will lead it to the best of my ability.
I would appreciate it if you could take my application into consideration, and I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours
Li Hua
【解析】
【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生写信应聘你校英语戏剧社社长。
【详解】1.词汇积累
推荐：recommend →commend
困难：difficulty →trouble
机会：opportunity →chance
期望：look forward to →expect
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Last but not least, I’m enthusiastic about drama and eager to take responsibility as a reliable chairman, contributing to the development of English drama.
拓展句：Last but not least, I’m enthusiastic about drama and eager to take responsibility as a reliable chairman, which contributes to the development of English drama.
【点睛】[高分句型1] I know exactly what is expected as a leader of the club. (运用了what引导宾语从句)
[高分句型2] Last but not least, I’m enthusiastic about drama and eager to take responsibility as a reliable chairman, contributing to the development of English drama. (运用了现在分词作状语)
第二节（满分 25 分）
67. 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。
Holidays come and go in our lives. While some of those holidays feel really “special” to us, the others make us feel really “disappointed”. However, today, I would like to talk about one such holiday that I would call the “most frightening” one of my life.
This heart-stopping moment I’ve never experienced happened while I was spending Christmas in Tenerife, the largest of the seven Canary Islands and a great place to travel. My brother Jose was working there and unfortunately, he couldn’t get any time to come home, so I spent the holiday with him.
Of course, I had a lot of fun with my brother. We went to watch movies in the theatre and we ate dinners in many restaurants with specialties. As there were so many wonderful places to visit, we often returned home very late. I didn’t want to miss out on all the fun!
On the last day of my visit, we decided to go up Mt Teide — a volcano in the centre of the island and officially the second largest mountain in Europe. We hired a little car for the day — I couldn’t drive at the time, but my brother could.
We set off in brilliant sunshine, before long it got much colder and by the time we reached there it was snowing. It was freezing outside. What is more, all the restaurants, hotels and petrol stations at the top of the mountain were shut. It was then that we realized that we had almost run out of petrol. That was particularly desperate because I had to catch the plane home that evening, and if not, I would have to pay for a new ticket. So Jose decided to do something extremely dangerous — to switch off the engine of the car and freewheel down the other side of the mountain. He did it for several kilometers, along hairpin bends (急转弯) on dangerous icy roads. I was absolutely scared to death, but for some reason I didn’t tell him to stop.
注意： 1. 续写词数应为 150 左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Para. 1: Then the worst thing happened.
Para. 2: Without saying a word, the three men surrounded our car
【答案】 Then the worst thing happened. The car slipped on the slippery and icy road, and the two front wheels went over the edge. At the very moment, we were seized with panic. I sat upright, my body rigid with fear. I was aware that Jose was trembling. Thankfully, we were very lucky that the rest of the car didn’t go over the edge. We sat in the car for about half an hour, not daring to move and freezing cold. No other cars even passed by, until suddenly a car came round the corner and out jumped three strong men.
Without saying a word, the three men surrounded our car. To our amazement, they lifted the car back on the road. When we got out to thank them, they just repeated “My pleasure” several times, then got back into their car and drove off . We got back into our car and continued down the side of Mt Teide. I have never felt so relieved in my life as I felt when we reached the town — and the petrol station — at the bottom. We were so grateful to those kind people for their help.
【解析】
【分析】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了因为工作原因，作者哥哥不能回家过圣诞节，所以作者决定去哥哥所在特内里费岛一起过圣诞节，结果两个人过了一个惊心动魄的圣诞节的故事。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“然后最糟糕的事情发生了。”可知，第一段可描写糟糕的事情发生的经过。
②由第二段首句内容“那三个人一句话也没说就把我们的车包围了。”可知，第二段可描写作者和哥哥得到了三个人的帮助。
2.续写线索：恐慌——幸运——包围——感谢——继续前行
3.词汇激活
行为类
①坐直：sit upright /sit straight
②经过：pass by/go by
③开走：drive off /drive away
情绪类
①恐慌：panic/scare
②感激的：grateful/appreciative
【点睛】[高分句型1]. I was aware that Jose was trembling. (运用连接词that引导的宾语从句)
[高分句型2]. We sat in the car for about half an hour, not daring to move and freezing cold. (运用现在分词作状语)
