模块综合检测(一)(时间90分钟，满分120分)
第一部分：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)
A
Do you like spending time on the beach If yes, below are some great beaches in the US that are worth visiting!
Coast Guard Beach
Coast Guard Beach sits in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. You can get to it by bike or bus from the Salt Pond Visitor Center. The old Coast Guard station is very beautiful. From the station, you can get a good view of the places around the beach. During the summer, people who go to the beach love swimming in the ocean as water temperatures only reach 15 to 20℃.
Beachwalker Park
Beachwalker Park is a public beach. It sits on the southern end of Kiawah Island in South Carolina. It is a great place for people who love nature. It is fun to walk or cycle down to Captain Sam's Inlet to see thousands of birds. The seafood there is amazing. If you love going on picnics, it's the perfect place to go. You'll enjoy nice seafood there.
Delnor Wiggins Pass State Park
Delnor Wiggins Pass State Park sits in Naples, Florida. This is a 166 acre beach park. There are a lot of picnic areas. The beach has fine white sand and millions of seashells. A tower in the park allows visitors a good view of this beautiful area. There are bathrooms and showers. Many people go to the beach in summer. The best time to go there in summer is early in the morning or late afternoon.
East Beach
East Beach is in Santa Barbara, California. It sits on the eastern end of the beach parks. There are some volleyball courts, some picnic tables, a playground, some bathhouses with showers, and a full service restaurant.
1．Coast Guard Beach is a good place for people to ________.
A．visit some old stations
B．ride a bike on the beach
C．go on picnics all year round
D．swim in cool water in summer
2．Who would probably go to Captain Sam's Inlet
A．People who love hunting.
B．People who love picnics.
C．People who love watching birds.
D．People who want to try seafood.
3．What do we learn about Delnor Wiggins Pass State Park
A．It's a very popular beach.
B．It's usually crowded in the mornings.
C．It's the largest beach park in the US.
D．It's not a convenient place to take a shower.
B
Just the other day, I was driving my son to the part time job that he had at a workshop for the disabled. The sky was very dark. A cold rain was pouring down. The world seemed silent and sad with both people and animals taking shelter from the storm. I turned on the car radio for music to make me calm. When I did, however, Karen Carpenter's sweet voice came out, singing, “Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.” I turned off the radio. That was not the song I wanted to hear on such a day. Still, the song kept playing in my head as the showers (阵雨) continued throughout the day.
Later that afternoon, I was walking out of the bathroom when I saw my son turn on the television. A classic movie was playing and suddenly I heard these musical tones (曲调) coming from Gene Kelly's voice, “I'm singing in the rain, just singing in the rain. What a glorious feeling. I'm happy again. I'm laughing at clouds, so dark up above. The sun's in my heart and I'm ready for love.”
At that moment I saw that God in his loving kindness had reminded me once again that all of life is a choice to love. Rains and problems will always come. We can let them get us down or we can choose to sing. We_can_let_the_showers_soak_our_souls (灵魂) or we can use them to help our souls grow. We can allow the darkness to make us sad or we can use it to awaken the sunshine and love in our hearts.
What are you going to do when the rains of life fall down upon you I choose to sing. I choose to sing with all the love that God has put in my heart. I choose to share my sunshine even in the darkest days and never let my music die within me. May you do the same.
4．Why does the author mention people and animals taking shelter from the rain
A．To describe the panic that she felt in the rain.
B．To criticize the attitude of escape in front of difficulties.
C．To show the sense of loss the rain arouse in the author.
D．To show how people and animals protected themselves from the rain.
5．Why does Gene Kelly's song impress the author
A．Because it expresses happy feelings.
B．Because it has pleasant musical tones.
C．Because it cheers her up in the bad weather.
D．Because it's totally different from Karen Carpenter's song.
6．What does the writer mean by saying the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3
A．Showers usually make us feel upset and down.
B．Showers can always make our souls totally wet.
C．Our souls need to be showered more often than not.
D．We can choose to let the showers weaken our souls.
7．What is the key message of this passage
A．Music reflects people's choice of life.
B．Choose to walk on the path of love.
C．Rainbows always appear after rain.
D．Accept the imperfect side of life.
C
Is there such a thing as Canadian English If so, what is it The standard among Americans is that Canadians are like Americans, except that they say “eh” a lot and pronounce “out and about” as “oot and aboot”. Many Canadians, on the other hand, may tell you that Canadian English is more like British English.
Canadian English does exist as a separate variety (变体) of English, with different features of pronunciation and vocabulary. It has its own dictionaries, and the Canadian Press has its own style guide; the central part of Canadian English is full of ambivalence (矛盾)．
Canadian history helps to explain this. In the beginning, there were the indigenous (本土的) peoples, with far more variety in language and culture than Europe. The American Revolution changed that. The founding English speaking people of Canada were United Empire Loyalists (反对独立者) — people who ran away from American independence and were rewarded with land in Canada. Thus Canadian English was, from its very beginning, both American, because its speakers came from America, and not American, because they disliked the newly independent nation.
The loyalists tried to remain more like England. These were people whose variety of English was already different from the British. When people of London began to change some of their vowels (元音), people in certain parts of the United States took some of these changes, but Canadians did not.
Canadian English changes only a little across most of the country. The west of Canada was not much settled by Europeans until the late 1800s when some land was given to Anglo Canadians from Ontario and to immigrants (移民) from Britain and some other countries. There are more differences in the Atlantic coast provinces, but especially in Newfoundland, which had been settled by Irish English speakers and was not officially a province of Canada until 1949.
8．Canadian English differs itself in that ________.
A．it's similar neither to American nor to British English
B．it remains to be what British English was like many years ago
C．Canadian newspapers have their own standard for writing
D．special pronunciation and vocabulary are taught in schools
9．The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refers to “________”．
A．a separate variety of English
B．the ambivalence in Canadian English
C．the special guide of the Canadian Press
D．the special pronunciation of Canadian English
10．What do we know about loyalists
A．They ran away from America but still spoke American English.
B．They broke away from American English totally.
C．They left an American mark in Canadian English.
D．They kept up with the pace of British English.
11．What is the last paragraph mainly about
A．There are various accents in Canadian English.
B．How varieties of Canadian English came into being.
C．Britain didn't have a big effect on Canadian English.
D．Why Canadian English wasn't much affected by other cultures.
D
I have lived in America's countryside for nine years, first in Michigan, where I was getting my university degree; then in central Illinois; and now in Indiana, where I am a university teacher. There were a few things I enjoyed complaining (抱怨) about in my living area. I'm a vegetarian (素食者), so there's nowhere to go out for a nice dinner without taking a 50 mile drive. I'm black, so there's nowhere to get my hair done without another 50 mile drive.
I repeated these complaints to my parents and my friends. Sometimes it seemed like complaints were the common language in my circle. We all were dissatisfied with something. Back in Illinois, my friends complained about the train to Chicago and how it's never on time; my friends in bigger cities complained about the expensive rent and strange smells on the subway.
Complaining allows us to accept the imperfect without having to take action. We all have great ideas about what life would be like if only we had this, or did that, or lived there. Perhaps complaining helps bridge the large space between these perfect selves and reality.
There's also this: I really didn't want to change most of the things I complained plaining was helpful on those days when happiness required too much energy. But it also made me lose sight of something. I was born and grew up in Nebraska and have lived most of my life in one of the plains states. When I went to the coasts, I was surprised by how unattractive big city living can be.
Complaining may offer relief, but so does acceptance. There is no perfect place. There is no perfect life. There will always be something to complain about. By focusing on (关注) my complaints, I risked missing out on important moments of happiness. Now, I look up into the night sky and see all the stars. And I know that I have nothing to complain about.
12.What do we know about the author
A．She likes driving in the countryside.
B．She is very picky about her hair.
C．She is a well educated woman.
D．She often goes out for dinner.
13．After complaining, the author probably ________.
A．had a deeper understanding of reality
B．tried to make herself more perfect
C．got sadder about her situation
D．remained unchanged
14．What does the underlined word “something” in Paragraph 4 refer to
A．The fact that the author liked the countryside.
B．The difference between small and big cities.
C．The difficulty in finding happiness.
D．The purpose of the author's life.
15．The author writes the text mainly to ________.
A．make her complaints
B．tell us to stop complaining
C．compare different lifestyles
D．tell us life is the same anywhere
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。
Do you often let your phone ring, only to text the caller pretending you missed his call If you do, then you may have phone anxiety (焦虑). What can you do about your phone anxiety
__16__. Phone anxiety is very common, so the chances are pretty high that the person on the other end could also be feeling anxious about talking to you! Think about how you can help the other person through his phone anxiety. And it might even help you forget about your own.
__17__ Sometimes the root (根源) of the problem has nothing to do with the problem itself. For example, you might have suffered rejection (拒绝) over the phone earlier in life, and what you are really afraid of is experiencing that rejection again, not actually speaking on the phone！__18__
Take baby steps. If you have a problem, it can take a while to fully deal with it.__19__Baby steps are still steps in the right direction, so don't look down upon small beginnings! Start slow, and work your way up.
Change the way you think. Someone wise once said, “If your way of thinking has brought you to a place you don't like, then have another thought! Think again！” Changing the way you think seems to be a hard task, but it is possible.__20__ Avoid associating (联系) this activity with fear and anxiety. And the only way to do this is to face your fear.
A．Many people find that they prefer texting and emailing.
B．Figure out why talking on the phone makes you anxious.
C．Remember you are not the only one having phone anxiety.
D．Deal with the root of the problem, and then the problem will go away.
E．You have to believe that talking on the phone is a normal thing to do.
F．Don't get upset if you can't seem to deal with your phone anxiety right away.
G．Once you don't feel nervous, you can move on to more serious phone calls.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Max loves to read during his free time. His friends once__21__ him because he would rather read than play video games, but his parents are proud of him. They say reading is__22__， and it is a good__23__ to read as often as possible.
One day Max was reading a __24__ magazine about volcanoes (火山). He told his friends all about volcanoes. The very next week, his class was __25__ to do a project (项目) about volcanoes. Guess who everyone wanted__26__ in their project group Of course, it was Max. He__27__ being in a group with Liz, Anna and Josh. The__28__ was to create a poster (海报) board with information about volcanoes and to build a volcano model.
Max__29__ the magazine with his project partners so that they could read about them__30__. They also went to the __31__ to look for more information about volcanoes. The group__32__ at Anna's house that night to organize the information and__33__ what they wanted to put on the poster board.
The next night they__34__ their volcano at Josh's house. They used cardboard and modeling clay (黏土). First they__35__ a volcano shape with the cardboard, and then they covered the shape in brown and__36__ clay, which meant that lava (岩浆) was coming out of the volcano. They also put some clay on the __37__ of the volcano to make it look like it was breaking out.
The volcano looked__38__. The children were very proud of their hard work.__39__ they turned in their project, their teacher was also proud.__40__ Max's good habit, they earned A＋ on both parts of the project.
21．A.made fun of B．took care of
C．paid attention to D．caught up with
22．A.boring B．different
C．impossible D．important
23．A.plan B．habit
C．choice D．excuse
24．A.music B．travel
C．nature D．history
25．A.asked B．ordered
C．invited D．allowed
26．A.hardly B．clearly
C．badly D．nearly
27．A.forgot B．avoided
C．insisted on D．ended up
28．A.task B．tool
C．reason D．result
29．A.read B．shared
C．burned D．bought
30．A.again B．yet
C．too D．instead
31．A.hotel B．hospital
C．company D．library
32．A.played B．met
C．trained D．practiced
33．A.decide B．explain
C．realize D．understand
34．A.lost B．broke
C．built D．found
35．A.saw B．made
C．drew D．changed
36．A.blue B．green
C．white D．red
37．A.top B．back
C．front D．side
38．A.funny B．strange
C．great D．terrible
39．A.Before B．When
C．Since D．Although
40．A.Among B．Under
C．According to D．Because of
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。
Gandhi，__41__Indian national hero, was honored as the father of the Indian nation. He has been respected and beloved by the Indians.
He was born in India in 1869. Following the local custom, he got__42__(marry) at the age of 13. In 1888 he sailed to England, where he__43__(study) law for three years and became a lawyer. On his return to India, he__44__(send) to South Africa to work on a law case. In South Africa he was surprised to find that the problem of__45__(race) discrimination (歧视) was serious. There he formed an organization and started a magazine to fight__46__equal rights.
Gandhi returned to India in 1915，__47__ India was controlled by the British. He led the Indians to fight for an end to the British rule and__48__ (depend) for his country. In the political movement many Indians including Gandhi were put in prison.__49__， the struggles never stopped. The British government had to give in and India won its independence in 1947.__50__(fortunate), Gandhi was shot by an Indian who opposed his views and died on January 30th, 1948.
第三部分：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)
As is known by all, the Internet is playing a more and more important part on our daily life. On the Internet, we can not only read news at home or abroad but also get much information as possible. For an example, we often send e mails and make telephone call to our families and friends. What's more, they can go to school on the Internet, read different kinds of books and even teaches ourselves English. We can also listen to music, watching sports and play computer games. We can even do shopping without left our houses.
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
假设你是李华。你的英国朋友Jack不久前参加了他们学校的汉语学习小组，由于感觉学习起来困难很大，他打算退出。请你根据以下要点用英语给他写一封信。内容包括：
1.劝他不要放弃；
2．就学习汉语给他一些建议。
注意：1.词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数)；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jack，
I'm glad to hear that you have joined the Chinese Learning Group in your school.
Best wishes，
Li Hua模块综合检测(一)(时间90分钟，满分120分)
第一部分：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)
A
Do you like spending time on the beach If yes, below are some great beaches in the US that are worth visiting!
Coast Guard Beach
Coast Guard Beach sits in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. You can get to it by bike or bus from the Salt Pond Visitor Center. The old Coast Guard station is very beautiful. From the station, you can get a good view of the places around the beach. During the summer, people who go to the beach love swimming in the ocean as water temperatures only reach 15 to 20℃.
Beachwalker Park
Beachwalker Park is a public beach. It sits on the southern end of Kiawah Island in South Carolina. It is a great place for people who love nature. It is fun to walk or cycle down to Captain Sam's Inlet to see thousands of birds. The seafood there is amazing. If you love going on picnics, it's the perfect place to go. You'll enjoy nice seafood there.
Delnor Wiggins Pass State Park
Delnor Wiggins Pass State Park sits in Naples, Florida. This is a 166 acre beach park. There are a lot of picnic areas. The beach has fine white sand and millions of seashells. A tower in the park allows visitors a good view of this beautiful area. There are bathrooms and showers. Many people go to the beach in summer. The best time to go there in summer is early in the morning or late afternoon.
East Beach
East Beach is in Santa Barbara, California. It sits on the eastern end of the beach parks. There are some volleyball courts, some picnic tables, a playground, some bathhouses with showers, and a full service restaurant.
1．Coast Guard Beach is a good place for people to ________.
A．visit some old stations
B．ride a bike on the beach
C．go on picnics all year round
D．swim in cool water in summer
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第二段的“During the summer, people ... temperatures only reach 15 to 20℃.”可知，Coast Guard Beach 夏天的时候海水很凉，适合游泳。
2．Who would probably go to Captain Sam's Inlet
A．People who love hunting.
B．People who love picnics.
C．People who love watching birds.
D．People who want to try seafood.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第三段的“It is fun to walk or cycle down to Captain Sam's Inlet to see thousands of birds.”可知，喜欢看鸟的人会去那里。
3．What do we learn about Delnor Wiggins Pass State Park
A．It's a very popular beach.
B．It's usually crowded in the mornings.
C．It's the largest beach park in the US.
D．It's not a convenient place to take a shower.
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第四段的“Many people go to the beach ... morning or late afternoon.”可知，这个海滩很受欢迎。
B
Just the other day, I was driving my son to the part time job that he had at a workshop for the disabled. The sky was very dark. A cold rain was pouring down. The world seemed silent and sad with both people and animals taking shelter from the storm. I turned on the car radio for music to make me calm. When I did, however, Karen Carpenter's sweet voice came out, singing, “Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.” I turned off the radio. That was not the song I wanted to hear on such a day. Still, the song kept playing in my head as the showers (阵雨) continued throughout the day.
Later that afternoon, I was walking out of the bathroom when I saw my son turn on the television. A classic movie was playing and suddenly I heard these musical tones (曲调) coming from Gene Kelly's voice, “I'm singing in the rain, just singing in the rain. What a glorious feeling. I'm happy again. I'm laughing at clouds, so dark up above. The sun's in my heart and I'm ready for love.”
At that moment I saw that God in his loving kindness had reminded me once again that all of life is a choice to love. Rains and problems will always come. We can let them get us down or we can choose to sing. We_can_let_the_showers_soak_our_souls (灵魂) or we can use them to help our souls grow. We can allow the darkness to make us sad or we can use it to awaken the sunshine and love in our hearts.
What are you going to do when the rains of life fall down upon you I choose to sing. I choose to sing with all the love that God has put in my heart. I choose to share my sunshine even in the darkest days and never let my music die within me. May you do the same.
语篇解读：虽然我们无法选择天气，但我们可以选择用怎样的心情去面对糟糕的天气。只要心中有爱，我们的内心时刻都可以晴空万里。
4．Why does the author mention people and animals taking shelter from the rain
A．To describe the panic that she felt in the rain.
B．To criticize the attitude of escape in front of difficulties.
C．To show the sense of loss the rain arouse in the author.
D．To show how people and animals protected themselves from the rain.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第一段的“The world seemed silent and sad with both people and animals taking shelter from the storm.”以及文中对作者情绪的描述可知，作者描写雨中的人和动物都在四处躲藏是为了烘托大雨给人带来的失落感。
5．Why does Gene Kelly's song impress the author
A．Because it expresses happy feelings.
B．Because it has pleasant musical tones.
C．Because it cheers her up in the bad weather.
D．Because it's totally different from Karen Carpenter's song.
解析：选C 推理判断题。由第二段吉恩·凯利的歌词可知，这首歌表达了在雨中寻找快乐的情绪，从而给作者传递了积极的正能量，让作者也从消极情绪中振作起来。
6．What does the writer mean by saying the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3
A．Showers usually make us feel upset and down.
B．Showers can always make our souls totally wet.
C．Our souls need to be showered more often than not.
D．We can choose to let the showers weaken our souls.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据画线句后面的“or we can use them to help our souls to grow”可知，这句话的意思是：我们可以让阵雨浸透我们的心灵，也可以让阵雨帮助我们的心灵成长，关键在于我们自己的选择。因此选D项。
7．What is the key message of this passage
A．Music reflects people's choice of life.
B．Choose to walk on the path of love.
C．Rainbows always appear after rain.
D．Accept the imperfect side of life.
解析：选B 主旨大意题。根据全文作者对于两段不同音乐的感受，以及最后一段中作者对生活态度的选择来看，本文是激励读者在生活中不囿于环境的不利影响，要主动去寻找爱，选择走自己的爱之旅。
C
Is there such a thing as Canadian English If so, what is it The standard among Americans is that Canadians are like Americans, except that they say “eh” a lot and pronounce “out and about” as “oot and aboot”. Many Canadians, on the other hand, may tell you that Canadian English is more like British English.
Canadian English does exist as a separate variety (变体) of English, with different features of pronunciation and vocabulary. It has its own dictionaries, and the Canadian Press has its own style guide; the central part of Canadian English is full of ambivalence (矛盾)．
Canadian history helps to explain this. In the beginning, there were the indigenous (本土的) peoples, with far more variety in language and culture than Europe. The American Revolution changed that. The founding English speaking people of Canada were United Empire Loyalists (反对独立者) — people who ran away from American independence and were rewarded with land in Canada. Thus Canadian English was, from its very beginning, both American, because its speakers came from America, and not American, because they disliked the newly independent nation.
The loyalists tried to remain more like England. These were people whose variety of English was already different from the British. When people of London began to change some of their vowels (元音), people in certain parts of the United States took some of these changes, but Canadians did not.
Canadian English changes only a little across most of the country. The west of Canada was not much settled by Europeans until the late 1800s when some land was given to Anglo Canadians from Ontario and to immigrants (移民) from Britain and some other countries. There are more differences in the Atlantic coast provinces, but especially in Newfoundland, which had been settled by Irish English speakers and was not officially a province of Canada until 1949.
语篇解读：加拿大是讲法语和英语的双语国家，但又带了本国的一些特色，这是为什么呢？
8．Canadian English differs itself in that ________.
A．it's similar neither to American nor to British English
B．it remains to be what British English was like many years ago
C．Canadian newspapers have their own standard for writing
D．special pronunciation and vocabulary are taught in schools
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第二段的“It has its own dictionaries, and the Canadian Press has its own style guide”可知C项正确。
9．The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refers to “________”．
A．a separate variety of English
B．the ambivalence in Canadian English
C．the special guide of the Canadian Press
D．the special pronunciation of Canadian English
解析：选B 代词指代题。第三段解释了由于美国独立战争的胜利， the loyalists逃离美国来到加拿大，这批人讨厌美国的独立但本身又具有美国文化的背景，这就使加拿大英语从一开始就带有矛盾的元素。因此本段开头的this应该指“the ambivalence in Canadian English”。
10．What do we know about loyalists
A．They ran away from America but still spoke American English.
B．They broke away from American English totally.
C．They left an American mark in Canadian English.
D．They kept up with the pace of British English.
解析：选C 推理判断题。综合文中第三、四段的内容可推断，the loyalists虽然讨厌美国独立而逃离到加拿大，但他们仍为加拿大英语留下了美国的印记。
11．What is the last paragraph mainly about
A．There are various accents in Canadian English.
B．How varieties of Canadian English came into being.
C．Britain didn't have a big effect on Canadian English.
D．Why Canadian English wasn't much affected by other cultures.
解析：选D 主旨大意题。最后一段的第一句“Canadian English changes only a little across most of the country.”总结了本段的意思，即：加拿大英语因为很少受到外来文化的影响，所以多年来变化不多。
D
I have lived in America's countryside for nine years, first in Michigan, where I was getting my university degree; then in central Illinois; and now in Indiana, where I am a university teacher. There were a few things I enjoyed complaining (抱怨) about in my living area. I'm a vegetarian (素食者), so there's nowhere to go out for a nice dinner without taking a 50 mile drive. I'm black, so there's nowhere to get my hair done without another 50 mile drive.
I repeated these complaints to my parents and my friends. Sometimes it seemed like complaints were the common language in my circle. We all were dissatisfied with something. Back in Illinois, my friends complained about the train to Chicago and how it's never on time; my friends in bigger cities complained about the expensive rent and strange smells on the subway.
Complaining allows us to accept the imperfect without having to take action. We all have great ideas about what life would be like if only we had this, or did that, or lived there. Perhaps complaining helps bridge the large space between these perfect selves and reality.
There's also this: I really didn't want to change most of the things I complained plaining was helpful on those days when happiness required too much energy. But it also made me lose sight of something. I was born and grew up in Nebraska and have lived most of my life in one of the plains states. When I went to the coasts, I was surprised by how unattractive big city living can be.
Complaining may offer relief, but so does acceptance. There is no perfect place. There is no perfect life. There will always be something to complain about. By focusing on (关注) my complaints, I risked missing out on important moments of happiness. Now, I look up into the night sky and see all the stars. And I know that I have nothing to complain about.
语篇解读：本文是议论文。作者曾是一个爱抱怨的人，然而她最终意识到抱怨不会带来任何改变还会使她错过许多美好的时刻。
12.What do we know about the author
A．She likes driving in the countryside.
B．She is very picky about her hair.
C．She is a well educated woman.
D．She often goes out for dinner.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I was getting my university degree”和“I am a university teacher”可知，作者是一个受过良好教育的人。
13．After complaining, the author probably ________.
A．had a deeper understanding of reality
B．tried to make herself more perfect
C．got sadder about her situation
D．remained unchanged
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Complaining allows us to accept the imperfect without having to take action.”和第四段中的“I really didn't want to change most of the things I complained about”可推测，作者抱怨过后基本不做出任何改变。
14．What does the underlined word “something” in Paragraph 4 refer to
A．The fact that the author liked the countryside.
B．The difference between small and big cities.
C．The difficulty in finding happiness.
D．The purpose of the author's life.
解析：选A 代词指代题。画线词something指的是后面的两句“I was born and ... living can be.”。由此可知，作者想表达她所忽略的事情是：她生养于有着大片平原的内布拉斯加，并且一点儿都不羡慕大城市的生活，即：她曾经非常喜爱乡村生活的事实。
15．The author writes the text mainly to ________.
A．make her complaints
B．tell us to stop complaining
C．compare different lifestyles
D．tell us life is the same anywhere
解析：选B 写作意图题。根据最后一段特别是最后一句“I know that I have nothing to complain about”可知，作者写作此文旨在告诉我们应该停止抱怨生活，并且希望我们可以更多地关注生活中的美好。
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。
Do you often let your phone ring, only to text the caller pretending you missed his call If you do, then you may have phone anxiety (焦虑). What can you do about your phone anxiety
__16__. Phone anxiety is very common, so the chances are pretty high that the person on the other end could also be feeling anxious about talking to you! Think about how you can help the other person through his phone anxiety. And it might even help you forget about your own.
__17__ Sometimes the root (根源) of the problem has nothing to do with the problem itself. For example, you might have suffered rejection (拒绝) over the phone earlier in life, and what you are really afraid of is experiencing that rejection again, not actually speaking on the phone！__18__
Take baby steps. If you have a problem, it can take a while to fully deal with it.__19__Baby steps are still steps in the right direction, so don't look down upon small beginnings! Start slow, and work your way up.
Change the way you think. Someone wise once said, “If your way of thinking has brought you to a place you don't like, then have another thought! Think again！” Changing the way you think seems to be a hard task, but it is possible.__20__ Avoid associating (联系) this activity with fear and anxiety. And the only way to do this is to face your fear.
A．Many people find that they prefer texting and emailing.
B．Figure out why talking on the phone makes you anxious.
C．Remember you are not the only one having phone anxiety.
D．Deal with the root of the problem, and then the problem will go away.
E．You have to believe that talking on the phone is a normal thing to do.
F．Don't get upset if you can't seem to deal with your phone anxiety right away.
G．Once you don't feel nervous, you can move on to more serious phone calls.
语篇解读：本文是说明文。现实生活中，很多人都有电话焦虑症，那么怎样缓解这种电话焦虑症呢？
16．选C 根据空后的“Phone anxiety is very common, so the chances are pretty high that the person on the other end could also be feeling anxious about talking to you！”可知，你要记住并不是只有你有电话焦虑症。
17．选B 根据空后的“Sometimes the root (根源) of the problem has nothing to do with the problem itself.”可知，你要弄明白打电话为什么会让你焦虑。
18．选D 根据上文内容可知，找出你焦虑的原因然后处理好这个原因，你的问题也就迎刃而解了。
19．选F 根据空后的“Baby steps are still steps in the right direction ...”可知，如果你看起来不能立马解决你的焦虑问题，你也不要难过。
20．选E 根据上文“Changing the way you think seems to be a hard task, but it is possible.”可知，你必须相信打电话是一件很正常的事情。
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Max loves to read during his free time. His friends once__21__ him because he would rather read than play video games, but his parents are proud of him. They say reading is__22__， and it is a good__23__ to read as often as possible.
One day Max was reading a __24__ magazine about volcanoes (火山). He told his friends all about volcanoes. The very next week, his class was __25__ to do a project (项目) about volcanoes. Guess who everyone wanted__26__ in their project group Of course, it was Max. He__27__ being in a group with Liz, Anna and Josh. The__28__ was to create a poster (海报) board with information about volcanoes and to build a volcano model.
Max__29__ the magazine with his project partners so that they could read about them__30__. They also went to the __31__ to look for more information about volcanoes. The group__32__ at Anna's house that night to organize the information and__33__ what they wanted to put on the poster board.
The next night they__34__ their volcano at Josh's house. They used cardboard and modeling clay (黏土). First they__35__ a volcano shape with the cardboard, and then they covered the shape in brown and__36__ clay, which meant that lava (岩浆) was coming out of the volcano. They also put some clay on the __37__ of the volcano to make it look like it was breaking out.
The volcano looked__38__. The children were very proud of their hard work.__39__ they turned in their project, their teacher was also proud.__40__ Max's good habit, they earned A＋ on both parts of the project.
21．A.made fun of B．took care of
C．paid attention to D．caught up with
解析：选A 由该空后的“because he would rather read than play video games”可知，他宁愿看书也不愿意玩视频游戏，因此遭到朋友们的“取笑(made fun of)”。
22．A.boring B．different
C．impossible D．important
解析：选D 由该空前的“his parents are proud of him”可知，他的父母认为读书很“重要(important)”，经常读书是一种好“习惯(habit)”。
23．A.plan B．habit
C．choice D．excuse
解析：选B 参见上题解析。
24．A.music B．travel
C．nature D．history
解析：选C 由该空后的“volcanoes(火山)”可知，这是一本关于“自然(nature)”的杂志。
25．A.asked B．ordered
C．invited D．allowed
解析：选A 由该句中的“his class”和“a project(项目)”可知，老师“要求(asked)”他们班做一项关于火山的学习活动。
26．A.hardly B．clearly
C．badly D．nearly
解析：选C 猜一猜每一个项目组最想要的是谁？badly通常与need，want等连用表示程度。
27．A.forgot B．avoided
C．insisted on D．ended up
解析：选D 他最终同Liz, Anna和Josh成了一个组。end up“最后成为……”。
28．A.task B．tool
C．reason D．result
解析：选A 由该空后的“to create a poster (海报) board ... and to build a volcano model”可知，“任务(task)”是制作一个关于火山的海报和火山模型。
29．A.read B．shared
C．burned D．bought
解析：选B 由下文中的“so that they could read about them”可知，Max和他的搭档们“分享(shared)”了这本杂志以便他们“也(too)”能读一读。
30．A.again B．yet
C．too D．instead
解析：选C 参见上题解析。
31．A.hotel B．hospital
C．company D．library
解析：选D 由该空后的“to look for more information about volcanoes”可知，他们也去“图书馆(library)”查找资料了。
32．A.played B．met
C．trained D．practiced
解析：选B 由该空后的“to organize the information”可知，那天晚上他们在Anna家里“会面(met)”。
33．A.decide B．explain
C．realize D．understand
解析：选A 他们一起整理资料并“决定(decide)”在海报上放什么。
34．A.lost B．broke
C．built D．found
解析：选C 由本段中的“They used cardboard and modeling clay(黏土)．”等信息可知，第二天晚上他们在Josh家里“制作(built)”了火山模型。
35．A.saw B．made
C．drew D．changed
解析：选B 由该空后的“with the cardboard”可知，他们用硬纸板“做(made)”了一个火山的形状。
36．A.blue B．green
C．white D．red
解析：选D 由该空后的“which meant that lava (岩浆) was coming out of the volcano”可知，他们用棕色和“红色(red)”的黏土来代表流出来的岩浆。
37．A.top B．back
C．front D．side
解析：选A 由该空后的“to make it look like it was breaking out”可知，他们将一些黏土涂在火山模型的“顶端(top)”让它看起来就像是正在喷发的样子。
38．A.funny B．strange
C．great D．terrible
解析：选C 由该空后的“The children were very proud of their hard work.”可知，他们制作的火山模型看起来“很棒(great)”。
39．A.Before B．When
C．Since D．Although
解析：选B 由该空后的“their teacher was also proud”可知，“当(When)”他们把作业交给老师时，老师也为他们感到自豪。
40．A.Among B．Under
C．According to D．Because of
解析：选D “由于(Because of)”Max的好习惯，他们作业的这两部分都获得了A＋。
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。
Gandhi，__41__Indian national hero, was honored as the father of the Indian nation. He has been respected and beloved by the Indians.
He was born in India in 1869. Following the local custom, he got__42__(marry) at the age of 13. In 1888 he sailed to England, where he__43__(study) law for three years and became a lawyer. On his return to India, he__44__(send) to South Africa to work on a law case. In South Africa he was surprised to find that the problem of__45__(race) discrimination (歧视) was serious. There he formed an organization and started a magazine to fight__46__equal rights.
Gandhi returned to India in 1915，__47__ India was controlled by the British. He led the Indians to fight for an end to the British rule and__48__ (depend) for his country. In the political movement many Indians including Gandhi were put in prison.__49__， the struggles never stopped. The British government had to give in and India won its independence in 1947.__50__(fortunate), Gandhi was shot by an Indian who opposed his views and died on January 30th, 1948.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了印度国父甘地的一生。甘地年轻时求学英国，回国之后带领印度人民为独立而战，受到印度人民的热爱，最终却被反对者射杀。
41．an 句意：甘地，一位印度民族英雄，被誉为印度国父。根据句意可知，此处表泛指，同时名词hero前有以元音音素开头的形容词修饰，故填不定冠词an。
42．married 句意：遵循当地风俗，他十三岁时就结婚了。动词get后接动词的过去分词形式，表状态。故填过去分词married。
43．studied 句意：1888年，他乘船去了英国并在那里学了三年法律，后来成了一名律师。根据In 1888可知，事情发生在过去，故用动词study的过去式。
44．was sent 句意：一回到印度，他就被派到南非去处理一个法律案件。根据句意可知，动词send与主语之间为被动关系，故填was sent。
45．racial 句意：在南非，他惊讶地发现种族歧视问题很严重。修饰名词用形容词形式，故填名词race的形容词形式racial。
46．for 句意：他在那里成立了一个组织并创办了一份杂志，为平等的权利而斗争。fight for为固定搭配，意为“为了……而斗争”。
47．when 句意：甘地在1915年回到印度，当时印度被英国统治。分析句子结构可知，设空处引导定语从句修饰先行词1915，并在定语从句中作时间状语，故填when。
48．independence 句意：他带领印度人民为结束英国统治、获得国家独立而斗争。并列连词and连接两个相同的成分，其前是名词，故设空处也用名词形式。根据句意可知应填independence，意为“独立”。
49．However 句意：在这场政治运动中，包括甘地在内的很多印度人都被关进了监狱。然而，斗争远远没有结束。根据句意可知，此句与上句之间为转折关系，且设空处后有逗号，故填However。
50．Unfortunately 句意：不幸的是，甘地被一个反对他观点的印度人射杀，于1948年1月30日去世。评注性状语用副词形式，根据句意可知应填形容词fortunate的副词形式Unfortunately。
第三部分：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)
As is known by all, the Internet is playing a more and more important part on our daily life. On the Internet, we can not only read news at home or abroad but also get much information as possible. For an example, we often send e mails and make telephone call to our families and friends. What's more, they can go to school on the Internet, read different kinds of books and even teaches ourselves English. We can also listen to music, watching sports and play computer games. We can even do shopping without left our houses.
答案：第一句：by→to; on→in
第二句：or→and; get后加as
第三句：去掉an; call→calls
第四句：they→we; teaches→teach
第五句：watching→watch
第六句：left→leaving
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
假设你是李华。你的英国朋友Jack不久前参加了他们学校的汉语学习小组，由于感觉学习起来困难很大，他打算退出。请你根据以下要点用英语给他写一封信。内容包括：
1.劝他不要放弃；
2．就学习汉语给他一些建议。
注意：1.词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数)；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jack，
I'm glad to hear that you have joined the Chinese Learning Group in your school.
Best wishes，
Li Hua
参考范文：
Dear Jack，
I'm glad to hear that you have joined the Chinese Learning Group in your school. It is normal that you'll have difficulty learning Chinese at first. I hope you won't give up.
Learning Chinese well will be very important and useful for you. It can help you learn more about Chinese history and culture. Moreover, it can help you communicate with Chinese people better. To learn Chinese well, you need to practice speaking it as often as possible, especially with native speakers. In addition, listening to Chinese songs or learning to sing them is a good way to memorize Chinese words. Why not have a try If there is anything I can do to help you, do tell me.
Best wishes，
Li Hua
