洮南市第一中学2022-2023学年高二下学期5月月考
英语试卷
（满分150分，时间120分钟）
第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。 每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Who is Jack
A. The man's brother. B. The man's cousin. C. The man's friend.
2.Which performance does the man choose
A. The 2:00 p.m. one. B. The 3:30 p.m. one. C. The 8:30 p.m. one.
3.What does the woman offer to do for the man
A. Take him to the bank. B. Give him a lift. C. Show him the map.
4.What is the woman unsatisfied with about the dress
A. Its size. B. Its price. C. Its pattern.
5.Where does the conversation take place
A. At the doctor's . B. At the hairdresser's. C. At the hotel.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.When did the woman begin working with the man
A. A few weeks ago. B. A few months ago. C. Two years ago.
7. How does the woman describe the manager
A. He is serious. B. He is experienced. C. He is nice.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. Where are the speakers talking most probably
A. At a studio. B. At a shop. C. At a theatre.
9. When will Tommy run the 400-meter race
A. On the first day. B. On the second day. C. On the third day.
10. What would Tommy like to do
A. Take part in more races. B. Write about his competition. C. Become well-known to the public.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.What was Jenny doing this morning
A. Repairing her house. B. Selling some of her books. C. Moving into a new neighborhood.
12.What did Jack advise Jenny to do
A. Call her friends for help B. Find room for her furniture. C. Put an advertisement online.
13.Who will get the table and the cupboard
A. A homeless man. B. A charity. C. Jack.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14.What will the students do on the third morning
A. Have classes. B. Tour around Paris. C. Fly to Avignon.
15. What place will the students visit on the 6th
A. The palace. B. The gallery. C. The university.
16. When will the students go to Monaco
A. On the 5th. B. On the 7th. C. On the 8th.
17. How will the students get back to the UK
A. By train. B. By coach. C. By air.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.Which is the cheapest city to visit when taking typical holiday expenses into consideration
A. Washington D.C. B. Austin. C. Miami.
19.What makes up the biggest part of the costs
A. Meals and sightseeing. B. Accommodation and meals. C. Accommodation and transportation.
20.Why did Andrew Brown advise holiday-makers to do homework before visiting
A. To avoid getting lost. B. To save money. C. To make a fortune.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中， 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
See the Exhibitions on View Just for You
Bernd & Hilla Becher
The famous German couple Bernd and Hilla Becher (1931-2007; 1934-2015) changed the course of late 20th-century photography. Working as a rare like-minded and professional couple, they focused on a single subject: the disappearing industrial architecture of Western Europe and North America that fueled the modern time.
Fictions of Emancipation: Carpeaux Recast
Organized around a single object — the marble sculpture (雕塑) Why Born Enslaved! By French sculptor Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux — Fictions of Emancipation: Carpeaux Recast is the first exhibition in the Metropolitan Museum of Art to examine Western sculpture in relation to the histories of Western slavery, colonialism, and empire.
Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color
Ancient Greek and Roman sculpture was once colorful, vividly painted and richly decorated. Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color tells the colorful backstory of polychromy — meaning “many colors” in Greek — and presents new discoveries of surviving ancient color on artworks in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s world-class collection.
Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina
Focusing on the work of African American potters (陶工) in the 19th-century American South — in dialogue with contemporary artistic responses — the exhibition presents approximately 50 objects from Old Edgefield District, South Carolina, a center of stoneware production in the decades before the Civil War.
21．What were Bernd and Hilla Becher
A．Historians. B．Architects. C．Journalists. D．Photographers.
22．What does Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color focus on
A．Ancient Greek and Roman sculpture’s colors.
B．The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collections.
C．The background of Greek and Roman sculpture.
D．New discoveries about ancient Greek and Roman.
23．Which exhibition has something to do with American South
A．Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color.
B．Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina.
C．Bernd & Hilla Becher.
D．Fictions of Emancipation: Carpeaux Recast.
B
I carried the flame in 1984 in the Torch Relay as it made its way across the country to the Olympics in Los Angeles. I wasn’t an Olympic athlete. My dad did some voluntary work for the Olympics that year, for which I was able to carry the flame. Still it makes me realize that all sorts of honors can come our way unexpectedly.
On one May night, the flame had just begun its journey across America, covering around 15,000 kilometers. It inched its way along the coast from New York, each runner carrying it for a kilometer. Some of the runners were famous and admired. Others were common people like me and supporters of the event.
I had already been sent a uniform and the official torch. I held it as I stood waiting in the dusk for the flame to arrive. Part of me wondered if it would even arrive. Would they ever find enough runners to cover that ambitious distance
All at once it happened. A runner appeared and lit my torch. I was sent on my way. People lined the road, clapping and shouting as I passed, not for me, but for what I represented: the free expression of athletic skills and the celebration of talent, devotion, and discipline. Soon I passed the flame on to the next runner. I think we all have these opportunities to carry the torch of our faith and our values, because we can all be the light of this world. We might wonder if what we have to do or say or show will even matter. But we should step out, lit by our faith and values, and meet people waiting for us all along.
24．What can we infer from the first two paragraphs
A．The Torch Relay begun in Los Angeles.
B．Not all flame carriers are athletes.
C．The author’s experience made him stand out.
D．Great honor came to the author’s father.
25．How did the author feel when waiting for the flame to arrive
A．Excited. B．Proud. C．Worried. D．Panicked.
26．Why did the people on the roadside clap
A．To celebrate the Olympic spirits. B．To encourage the runners.
C．To show their love for sports. D．To praise Olympic athletes.
27．What does the author call on people to do in the end
A．Keep to their values. B．Attend the Olympics.
C．Let their light shine. D．Carry Olympic torches.
C
A lot of people wonder how Chinese parents raise such stereotypically successful kids. They wonder what these parents do to produce so many math whizzes(奇才) and music prodigies(神童), what it’s like inside the family, and whether they could do it too. Well, I can tell them, because I’ve done it. Here are some things my daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were never allowed to do:
attend a sleepover
have a play date
be in a school play
complain about not being in a school play
watch TV or play computer games
choose their own extracurricular activities
get any grade less than an A
not be the No.1 student in every subject except gym and drama
play any instrument other than the piano or violin
not play the piano or violin.
I’m using the term “Chinese mother” loosely. I know some Korean, Indian, Jamaican, Irish and Ghanaian parents who qualify too. Conversely, I know some mothers of Chinese heritage, almost always born in the West, who are not Chinese mothers, by choice or otherwise. I’m also using the term “Western parents” loosely. Western parents come in all varieties. All the same, even when Western parents think they’re being strict, they usually don’t come close to being Chinese mothers. For example, my Western friends who consider themselves strict make their children practice their instruments 30 minutes every day. An hour at most. For a Chinese mother, the first hour is the easy part. It’s hours two and three that get tough.
Despite our squeamishness(神经过敏) about cultural stereotypes, there are tons of studies out there showing marked and quantifiable differences between Chinese and Westerners when it comes to parenting. In one study of 50 Western American mothers and 48 Chinese immigrant mothers, almost 70% of the Western mothers said either that “stressing academic success is not good for children” or that “parents need to foster the idea that learning is fun. ” By contrast, roughly 0% of the Chinese mothers felt the same way. Instead, the vast majority of the Chinese mothers said that they believe their children can be “the best” students, that “academic achievement reflects successful parenting,” and that if children did not excel at school then there was “a problem” and parents “were not doing their job. ” Other studies indicate that compared to Western parents, Chinese parents spend approximately 10 times as long every day drilling academic activities with their children. By contrast, Western kids are more likely to participate in sports teams.
28. Why can Sophia and Louisa become geniuses
A. Because they listen to their mother’s arrangement.
B. Because they are gifted in mathematics and music.
C. Because Chinese parents can always cultivate successful children.
D Because they are restricted to do something.
29. What is the main content of the last but one paragraph about
A. Cultural differences between China and the West.
B. Westerners tend to be more strict with their children.
C. Time for children to learn music.
D. The difference between Chinese mothers and Western mothers.
30. Which of the following is “Chinese mothers” may allow their children to do
A. Participate in extracurricular activities with classmates.
B. Study hard and ignore everything else.
C. Practice your familiar musical instruments.
D. Strike a proper balance between work and rest.
31. In the last paragraph, what does this study show
A. Western mothers feel very different from Chinese mothers.
B. Western mothers have prejudice against Chinese mothers.
C. Western children develop more comprehensively than Chinese children.
D. Chinese mothers put too much pressure on their children to study.
D
English is the language for international communication, especially in areas such as science and technology. Galileo Galilei said, “Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe.” Using numbers and mathematical symbols, one can write “words” and “sentences”. When appropriate, several “sentences” together might form a “mathematical story”. Mathematics has also grammar — the mathematical logic which determines whether statements are valid or not.
A math teacher compares math to English and says, “Math may be viewed as a language — a simpler, more consistent and more regular language than English. Numbers represent nouns, while operational signs (+, －,×, ÷, =) serve as verbs. Both components are governed by rules of syntax. Math facts, such as 2×3=6, may be thought of as math sentences. Students should be encouraged to speak in complete sentences to convey an entire thought. Math at the simple sentence fact level is a much easier language than English. Although math has an infinite number of nouns, it has only five verbs (+, －, ×, ÷, =) associated with four basic operations.”
Nina is an English teacher in elementary school and has 12 years of teaching experience. She has no doubts about the logical connection between English and mathematics. She says, “They are definitely languages. In both languages there are patterns and rules. They are both taught through visualizations and illustrations. Teaching vocabulary is like teaching fractions. You need to illustrate in both languages and practice a lot.”
However, English and mathematics as languages are similar and yet different. The language of mathematics, for example, is precise and less flexible—it cannot afford ambiguity, while natural languages contain constructive ambiguity derived from their cultural and contextual wealth of meanings. Mathematics as well as English as a second language does not develop naturally as a child develops a natural language; they need to be learned.
32．What can be inferred from the first paragraph
A．English grammar can also be used in math.
B．English and math are both general languages.
C．Math is the medium of international communication.
D．Both English and math have logic behind them.
33．What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2
A．Math is much easier than English.
B．Math is the simplest language.
C．Both math and English can convey an entire thought.
D．Math at the simple sentence fact level is much easier than English.
34．What does the underlined word “ambiguity” probably mean
A．Unclarity. B．Evidence. C．Certainty. D．Similarity.
35．What is the author’s purpose in writing the text
A．To explain the logic behind English and math.
B．To argue for the differences between math and English.
C．To compare math and English as languages.
D．To promote the development of science and technology.
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。
In fact, this isn’t a new phenomenon. After all, people have complained about “kids these days” for decades. But is there really any truth in the idea that millennials (千禧一代) and Gen Z are weaker than Boomers or Gen X People have complained about younger generations for thousands of years. 36 .“The tendency for adults to look down upon the character of youth has been happening for centuries,” says Peter O’ Connor, a professor of management.
He points out the fixed concept remains alive and well, with research showing thousands of Americans believe that “kids these days” lack positive qualities that participants associate with older generations. 37 . The researchers argued that this was because we project our current selves onto our past selves.
By doing this, older people are unconsciously comparing who they are today to today’s young people, giving an impression that today’s youth is somehow on the decline, no matter which times we’re living in. 38 . The truth is that older generations have been accusing the young of being lazy and self-obsessed for centuries. 39 Jason Dorsey, president of the Center for Generational Kinetics, believes that there is a way around this—but that general context is key to debunking (揭穿) the persisting weakness myth.
“It’s awareness of what these different generations have gone through, why they are the way they are.” he says.
“ 40 , which simply does not exist right now. Instead of having frank conversations across generations, we always say that younger people are snowflakes and older people are dinosaurs. But the truth is that we’re all human.” he adds.
A．It is actually not the truth
B．We were also judged by the former generations
C．And the old generations are usually too stubborn to change themselves
D．But this isn’t because the youths of today actually do lack these qualities
E．The best way to get the old to stop blaming the young is to create a dialogue
F．We seem almost forced to judge people who grew up in a different time to us
G．In fact, looking down on the generation that comes after you could simply be human nature
第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Amy Jandrisevits knows the value of a good doll. “Dolls have a 41 we don’t completely understand,” she told The Today Show. It’s a 42 she came to while working as a pediatric oncology (儿科肿瘤学) social worker, using dolls to help children adapt to their medical situations. Many of the kids saw themselves in those dolls. 43 , for the kids missing an arm or who had lost their hair, there were none they could relate to.
So, seven years ago, when a friend revealed that her child was transgender (跨性别的), Jandrisevits knew what might help the youth through this 44 period. “It’s hard to tell a kid, ‘You are perfect the way you are,’ but 45 offer them anything that looks like them,” she says.
Jandrisevits 46 changing that. She made a doll by hand that looked like her friend’s child and sent it off. After the friend 47 a photo online of the happy child and the doll, another woman asked Jandrisevits to make a doll for her baby, who was missing a leg.
Word 48 , and soon Jandrisevits was making dolls for children with scars, birthmarks and facial deformities (畸形)— 49 , a doll that looked like them. She 50 her job and started a nonprofit, A Doll Like Me.
Working at home, it takes Jandrisevits 51 seven hours to make each doll. A GoFundMe page helps her 52 the costs. She hasn’t 53 for a doll since she began her nonprofit.
In all, she’s made more than 400 dolls. The waiting list is long, but Jandrisevits is 54 . As she explains on her GoFundMe page, “Every kid, 55 gender, age, or medical issue, should look into the sweet face of a doll and see their own.”
41．A．face B．fate C．power D．quality
42．A．decision B．position C．confusion D．conclusion
43．A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Moreover
44．A．frightening B．touching C．challenging D．astonishing
45．A．sometimes B．never C．always D．occasionally
46．A．went after B．went against C．went about D．went through
47．A．posted B．shot C．downloaded D．selected
48．A．counted B．escaped C．failed D．spread
49．A．by contrast B．in addition C．in short D．after all
50．A．landed B．quit C．sought D．lost
51．A．merely B．exactly C．definitely D．roughly
52．A．cover B．analyze C．calculate D．increase
53．A．charged B．paid C．accounted D．allowed
54．A．tired B．unsatisfied C．defeated D．unbowed
55．A．aside from B．regardless of C．rather than D．due to
第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在答题卡相应位置处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Preserving more habitats for China’s giant pandas is providing a giant payoff. Saving the giant panda from 56 (die) out isn’t just good for the panda, but it’s also good for economy, a new analysis by an international team of 57 (science) shows.
The results 58 (publish) in the magazine Current Biology, stress the economic benefits that go hand in hand with 59 (environment) protection. Giant pandas are one of the 60 (rare) species around the world. But pandas fell on hard times in recent decades, thanks largely to human encroachment (侵入). In 1980 alone, many habitats 61 (destroy) artificially, and in 1990, their habitats covered only 12,340 square kilometers, which is a major threat to the pandas in large part because bamboo, their main food source, is so low in nutrients 62 they must wander a lot of land in order to find and eat enough of it.
Because of this, Chinese officials began making significant efforts 63 (save )the panda from extinction, establishing more reserves and increasing the reserve area three times. Panda numbers gradually began to recover, hitting 1,596 in 2000 and 1,864 in 2010.
“ 64 is clear that society’s investment (投资) 65 (start) to pay off so far in terms of panda population recovery”, the study authors said.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 书面表达（满分15）
你校正在举办题为“The Road to Success”的英文演讲比赛，请你写一篇演讲稿参赛，内容包括：
1. 成功之路上可能面对的困难；
2. 身体对于成功的重要性；
3. 学习对于成功的重要性。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The Road to Success
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第二节、读后续写(共25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
My father asked me to chat with him for a while. Actually, I was unwilling to listen to his talking endlessly as he always did. My father was a lawyer, but I never wanted to go to law school or follow his path through life.
As was expected, he cleared his throat and started to say, “Er... What... What do you really want to do in the gorgeous(灿烂的) future ”
I was silent for a moment playing with the cell phone. I kept thinking, “Should I tell him my true thoughts What if he gets angry What if I let him down ” later I replied, “Well, I want to be a writer.”
I guessed this may be not the answer he would expect. But surprisingly, “Interesting idea!” he answered. I was shocked, speaking in a low voice with hesitation.
“Are you serious, dad ”
“Well, you need confidence and good preparations, and you still have plenty of time. You need to find out what you really enjoy now. Look, it’s late. Let’s take the boat out tomorrow morning, just you and me. Maybe we can catch some crabs (螃蟹) for dinner, and we can talk more.”
Early next morning we packed up the equipment and set off for the coast. We didn’t talk much, but enjoyed the sound of the seabirds and the sight of the coastline.
There were no big waves and blinding sunlight at that time. “Let’s see if we are lucky,” he said, picked up a web basket with a rope tied and threw it into the sea. We waited a while, then my father stood up and said, “Give me a hand with this,” and we pulled up the crab cage onto the deck.
To our joy, the cage was filled with dozens of soft shell crabs. Squatting (蹲) down, we watched them for a moment. At first they fought against each other to climb out hard, trying to escape. Many were pulled back into the cage. Later, some gave up, but there were still some crabs trying to escape again and again.
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。
At that moment, my father pointed to the cage, “Look at that crab, there!”______________________________________________________________________________
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From that day on, I was determined to make my dream come true_________________________________________________________________________________
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洮南市第一中学2022-2023学年高二下学期5月月考
参考答案：
1.听力：1-20 CCACB BAABC ACBAA CCACB
2.阅读：A：21．D 22．A 23．B B：24．B 25．C 26．A 27．C
C: 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. D D: 32．D 33．C 34．A 35．C
七选五：GDACE
3.完型：41．C 42．D 43．B 44．C 45．B 46．C 47．A 48．D 49．C 50．B 51．D 52．A 53．A 54．D 55．B
4.语空：56.dying 57.scientists 58. published 59. environmental 6 0. rarest
61. were destroyed 62.that. 63. to save 64. It 65. has started
5.小作文： The Road to Success
Ladies and gentlemen! It’s my great honor to deliver my speech here.
I believe success is never easy. On the way to success, we’ll come across lots of trouble and setbacks, even failureS, such as failing in exams. In order to succeed, we must build up bodies, because it is health that is the basis of success, which is of great importance on the way to success. What’s more, study makes people progress so it is also a great road to success.
To sum up, if we work hard, we’ll make it sooner or later.
Thank you!
6.续写：At that moment my father pointed to the cage, “Look at that crab, there!” Staring at the crab, I found that every time he wanted to escape, he was pulled back into the cage. However, he didn't give up his fight. Fortunately, he survived from the struggle eventually. Shocked and amazed, I suddenly understood why my father had suggested catching crabs that morning. I thought the future would be filled with many possibilities. Everyone would need to find out what he enjoyed and held on to it.
From that day on, I was determined to make my dream come true. Besides my devotion to school work, I spent all my spare time making full preparations for becoming a writer. Reading, collecting materials and writing made my life busy but fulfilled, which laid a good foundation for me. Meanwhile, I contributed to literature journals. Gradually, some achievements as a writer increased my confidence. I always think of the crab whenever faced with difficulties. What my father said also encouraged me on my way to success. Now I am grateful for sticking to the thing I truly dreamed of.
阅读答案详解
A阅读【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了美国大都会艺术博物馆的四个展览。
21．推理判断题。根据Bernd & Hilla Becher中“The famous German couple Bernd and Hilla Becher (1931-2007; 1934-2015) changed the course of late 20th-century photography.(德国著名夫妇Bernd和Hilla Becher (1931-2007；1934-2015)改变了20世纪晚期摄影的进程。)”可推知，Bernd和Hilla Becher夫妇是摄影师。故选D项。
22．细节理解题。根据Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color中“Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color tells the colorful backstory of polychromy — meaning ‘many colors’ in Greek — and presents new discoveries of surviving ancient color on artworks in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s world-class collection.”（《色彩：古代彩色雕塑》讲述了多色(在希腊语中是“许多颜色”的意思)的丰富背景故事，并在大都会艺术博物馆世界级收藏的艺术品中展示了幸存的古代色彩的新发现。）可知，Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color聚焦于古罗马和古希腊的雕塑的色彩。故选A项。
23．细节理解题。根据Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolin中“Focusing on the work of African American potters (陶工) in the 19th-century American South”（该展览聚焦于19世纪美国南部非裔美国陶艺家的作品）可知，Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina展览与19世纪美国南部有关。故选B项。
B阅读B：24．B 25．C 26．A 27．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己传递奥运火炬的难忘经历，他认为我们都有机会传递我们的信仰和价值观，因为我们都可以成为这个世界的光明。
24．推理判断题。根据第一段中的“I wasn’t an Olympic athlete. My dad did some voluntary work for the Olympics that year, for which I was able to carry the flame.(我不是奥运会运动员。那年，我爸爸为奥运会做了一些志愿工作，我也参加了传递圣火的活动)”和第二段中的“Some of the runners were famous and admired. Others were common people like me and supporters of the event.(有些运动员很有名，很受人尊敬。其他人是像我一样的普通人和活动的支持者)”可知，作者不是运动员，因为作者的父亲，作者获得了传递奥运火炬的机会。由此推知，传递火炬的人并不是都是运动员。故选B。
25．推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Part of me wondered if it would even arrive. Would they ever find enough runners to cover that ambitious distance (我有点怀疑它到底能不能到。他们能找到足够多的选手跑完这个雄心勃勃的距离吗？)”可推知，当作者在等待时，他是有点担心、不确定的。故选C。
26．细节理解题。根据第四段中的“People lined the road, clapping and shouting as I passed, not for me, but for what I represented: the free expression of athletic skills and the celebration of talent, devotion, and discipline.(人们在道路两旁，当我经过时鼓掌欢呼，不是为了我，而是为了我所代表的东西：运动技能的自由表达，对天赋、奉献和纪律的颂扬)”可知，路边的人们鼓掌颂扬奥林匹克精神。故选A。
27．推理判断题。根据最后一段“I think we all have these opportunities to carry the torch of our faith and our values, because we can all be the light of this world. We might wonder if what we have to do or say or show will even matter. But we should step out, lit by our faith and values, and meet people waiting for us all along.(我认为我们都有机会传递我们的信仰和价值观，因为我们都可以成为这个世界的光明。我们可能会想，我们所做的、所说的或展示的是否重要。但我们应该走出去，被我们的信仰和价值观照亮，去见见一直在等着我们的人)”可推知，作者最后呼吁人们点亮自己信念和价值观的“火炬”，发光发热。故选C。
c【答案】28. A 29. D 30. C 31. D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文通过介绍作者是如何培养她的小孩的来说明中国家庭与西方家庭在教育孩子方面的差异。
【28题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段的“They wonder what these parents do to produce so many math whizzes(奇才) and music prodigies(神童), what it’s like inside the family, and whether they could do it too. Well, I can tell them, because I’ve done it. Here are some things my daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were never allowed to do:(他们想知道这些父母是如何培养出这么多数学天才和音乐天才的，家庭内部是什么样的，他们是否也能做到。我可以告诉他们，因为我已经做到了。以下是我的女儿索菲亚和路易莎从来不被允许做的事情：)”以及下文作者所列举不允许她的小孩所做的事可知，作者给她的小孩制定了严格的规则，她的小孩知道什么事情是不能做的，什么是必须做的，而作者的小孩也在遵守着这些规定，所以作者的小孩之所以能成为天才，是因为他们听妈妈的安排。故选A项。
【29题详解】
主旨大意题。根据倒数第二段“All the same, even when Western parents think they’re being strict, they usually don’t come close to being Chinese mothers. For example, my Western friends who consider themselves strict make their children practice their instruments 30 minutes every day. An hour at most. For a Chinese mother, the first hour is the easy part. It’s hours two and three that get tough. (尽管如此，即使西方的父母认为他们很严格，他们通常也不像中国母亲。比如我那些自认为很严格的西方朋友，让孩子每天练30分钟乐器。最多一个小时。对于一个中国母亲来说，第一个小时是最容易的。第二和第三个小时变得艰难。)”可知，西方的父母认为自己很严格，其实和中国父母相比，西方的父母显得不严格，因此可知本段在讲中西方父母的差异。故选D项。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段作者所列举不允许她孩子所做的“play any instrument other than the piano or violin(演奏除钢琴或小提琴以外的任何乐器)”以及倒数第二段的“For example, my Western friends who consider themselves strict make their children practice their instruments 30 minutes every day. An hour at most. For a Chinese mother, the first hour is the easy part. It’s hours two and three that get tough.(比如我那些自认为很严格的西方朋友，让孩子每天练30分钟乐器。最多一个小时。对于一个中国母亲来说，第一个小时是最容易的。第二和第三个小时变得艰难。)”可知，典型的中国父母要求他们的小孩要练习乐器，而且通常都是要练一个小时以上的，因此可知，中国父母可能会允许小孩练习他们熟悉的乐器。故选C项。
【31题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段的“In one study of 50 Western American mothers and 48 Chinese immigrant mothers, almost 70% of the Western mothers said either that “stressing academic success is not good for children” or that “parents need to foster the idea that learning is fun. ” By contrast, roughly 0% of the Chinese mothers felt the same way. Instead, the vast majority of the Chinese mothers said that they believe their children can be “the best” students, that “academic achievement reflects successful parenting,” and that if children did not excel at school then there was “a problem” and parents “were not doing their job. ”(在一项对50名美国西部母亲和48名中国移民母亲的研究中，近70%的西方母亲要么说“强调学习成绩对孩子不好”，要么说“父母需要培养学习是乐趣的观念。”相比之下，大约0%的中国母亲有同样的感觉。相反，绝大多数中国母亲表示，她们认为自己的孩子可以成为“最好的”学生，“学业成绩反映了成功的养育”，如果孩子在学校表现不佳，那么就“有问题”，父母“没有尽到自己的职责。”)”可知，西方的妈妈认为学习应是快乐的学习，他们不是很在于小孩学习成绩不好，但是中国的妈妈认为小孩在学校一定要学习好，学得不好就是存在问题，他们没有尽到责任，因此可知，中国的父母给他们的孩子施加太大的学习压力。故选D项。
D阅读：32．D 33．C 34．A 35．C
本文是一篇说明文。文章从比较数学和英语作为语言的角度，发现数学也有语法——决定陈述是否有效的数学逻辑。英语和数学作为语言有相似之处，也有不同之处。数学和英语作为第二语言的发展并不像儿童发展自然语言那样自然；它们需要学习。
32．推理判断题。根据第一段“English is the language for international communication, especially in areas such as science and technology. Galileo Galilei said, “Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe.” Using numbers and mathematical symbols, one can write “words” and “sentences”. When appropriate, several “sentences” together might form a “mathematical story”. Mathematics has also grammar—the mathematical logic which determines whether statements are valid or not.(英语是国际交流的语言，尤其是在科学和技术领域。伽利略曾说：“数学是上帝书写宇宙的语言。”使用数字和数学符号，人们可以写出“词”和“句子”。在适当的时候，几个“句子”放在一起可以形成一个“数学故事”。数学也有语法——决定陈述是否有效的数学逻辑)”可推知，英语和数学背后都有逻辑。故选D。
33．主旨大意题。根据第二段“A math teacher compares math to English and says, “Math may be viewed as a language — a simpler, more consistent and more regular language than English. Numbers represent nouns, while operational signs (+, －,×, ÷, =) serve as verbs. Both components are governed by rules of syntax. Math facts, such as 2×3=6, may be thought of as math sentences. Students should be encouraged to speak in complete sentences to convey an entire thought. Math at the simple sentence fact level is a much easier language than English. Although math has an infinite number of nouns, it has only five verbs (+, －, ×, ÷, =) associated with four basic operations.”(一个数学老师比较数学和英语说：“数学可以被看作是一种语言——一种比英语更简单、更一致、更规范的语言。数字代表名词，运算符号(+，-，×， ÷， =)作为动词。这两个组件都由语法规则管理。数学事实，如2×3=6，可以看作是数学句子。应该鼓励学生用完整的句子来表达整个思想。简单句子层面的数学比英语简单得多。虽然数学有无数个名词，但它只有五个动词(+，-，×， ÷， =)与四种基本运算有关。”)”可知，第2段主要讨论了数学和英语都可以传达一个完整的思想。故选C。
34．词句猜测题。根据最后一段“However, English and mathematics as languages are similar and yet different. The language of mathematics, for example, is precise and less flexible — it cannot afford ambiguity, while natural languages contain constructive ambiguity derived from their cultural and contextual wealth of meanings.(然而，英语和数学作为语言有相似之处，也有不同之处。例如，数学语言是精确而不灵活的——它不能产生ambiguity，而自然语言包含了来自其文化和上下文丰富意义的建设性歧义)”其中“precise and less flexible”可推断，数学语言精确不能有歧义。由此可知，划线词ambiguity与unclarity(不清楚)意思相近。故选A。
35．推理判断题。根据第一段中的“English is the language for international communication, especially in areas such as science and technology. Galileo Galilei said, “Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe.” (英语是国际交流的语言，尤其是在科学和技术领域。伽利略曾说：“数学是上帝书写宇宙的语言。”)”及第二段中的“Math may be viewed as a language — a simpler, more consistent and more regular language than English. (数学可以被看作是一种语言——一种比英语更简单、更一致、更规范的语言)”可推知，本文写作的目的是把数学和英语作为语言进行比较。故选C。
七选五36．G 37．D 38．A 39．C 40．E
【导语】本文是说明文。几千年来，人们一直在抱怨年轻一代。但是，千禧一代和Z一代比婴儿潮一代或X一代更弱的观点真的有道理吗 文章针对“一代不如一代”的现象进行分析。
36．根据空前“People have complained about younger generations for thousands of years.（几千年来，人们一直在抱怨年轻一代。）”可知，人们对年轻一代有不满情绪。以及空后“‘The tendency for adults to look down upon the character of youth has been happening for centuries,’ says Peter O’ Connor, a professor of management.（管理学教授彼得 奥康纳(Peter O’Connor)说，成年人轻视年轻人品格的倾向已经存在了几个世纪。）”可知，几千年和几个世纪都反映出这是人类的天性。G项“In fact, looking down on the generation that comes after you could simply be human nature.（事实上，看不起你的下一代可能只是人类的天性）”，符合语境，这里的轻视和选项G中一致。故选G。
37．根据空前“He points out the fixed concept remains alive and well, with research showing thousands of Americans believe that “kids these days” lack positive qualities that participants associate with older generations. （他指出，固定观念仍然存在，研究显示，成千上万的美国人认为“现在的孩子”缺乏与老一辈人联系在一起的积极品质。）”可知，人们认为现在孩子缺乏积极品质。以及空后“ The researchers argued that this was because we project our current selves onto our past selves.（研究人员认为，这是因为我们把当前的自我投射到过去的自我上。）”可知，这里在反对前面的看法。空格和前面构成转折关系，this isn’s because 和this was because呼应，D项“But this isn’t because the youths of today actually do lack these qualities（但这并不是因为现在的年轻人确实缺乏这些品质）”，符合语境，前后文是转折关系。故选D。
38．根据空前“By doing this, older people are unconsciously comparing who they are today to today’s young people, giving an impression that today’s youth is somehow on the decline, no matter which times we’re living in. （通过这样做，老年人会不自觉地将今天的自己与今天的年轻人进行比较，给人的印象是，无论我们生活在哪个时代，今天的年轻人都在某种程度上下降。）”可知，老人们认为年轻一代在某种程度上不优秀。以及空后“The truth is that older generations have been accusing the young of being lazy and self-obsessed for centuries.（事实是，几个世纪以来，老一辈人一直在指责年轻人懒惰和自恋。）”可知，这里解释了事实不是年轻人不如以前。A项“It is actually not the truth（这其实不是事实）”，符合语境，truth这里的轻视和选项G中一致。故选A。
39．根据空前“The truth is that older generations have been accusing the young of being lazy and self-obsessed for centuries.（事实是，几个世纪以来，老一辈人一直在指责年轻人懒惰和自恋。）”可知，这里从老一辈情况分析。C项“And the old generations are usually too stubborn to change themselves（老一代通常太固执，不愿意改变自己）”，符合语境，前后都在说the old generations。故选C。
40．根据空后“‘ which simply does not exist right now. Instead of having frank conversations across generations, we always say that younger people are snowflakes and older people are dinosaurs.（现在根本不存在。我们总是说年轻人是雪花，老年人是恐龙，而不是世代之间的坦率对话。）”可知，本段建议两代人要对话，这是现在不存在的现象。E项“The best way to get the old to stop blaming the young is to create a dialogue（让老年人停止指责年轻人的最好方法是建立对话）”，符合语境。故选E。
完型：【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了Jandrisevits专做“有缺陷”的玩具娃娃，给无数有缺陷的孩子带去温暖。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“玩具娃娃有一种我们不完全理解的力量，”她告诉《今日秀》。A. face脸；B. fate命运；C. power力量；D. quality质量。根据下文“we don’t completely understand”可知，玩具娃娃有一种我们不完全理解的力量。故选C项。
42．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是她在担任儿科肿瘤社会工作者时得出的结论，她使用玩具娃娃帮助孩子适应他们的医疗状况。A. decision决定；B. position位置；C. confusion困惑；D. conclusion结论。come to a conclusion得出结论。根据上文“Dolls have a 1 we don’t completely understand”可知，Jandrisevits在做儿科肿瘤社工时得出这样的结论——玩具娃娃有一种我们不完全理解的力量。故选D项。
43．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，对于那些失去一只胳膊或失去头发的孩子来说，它们没有任何关系。A. Therefore因此；B. However然而；C. Besides此外；D. Moreover此外。结合上文“Many of the kids saw themselves in those dolls”（许多孩子在那些洋娃娃身上看到自己）可知，此处前后为转折关系，故选B项。
44．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因此，七年前，当一位朋友透露她的孩子是跨性别者时，Jandrisevits知道什么可以帮助这个年轻人度过这个充满挑战的时期。A. frightening恐怖的；B. touching感人的；C. challenging挑战性的；D. astonishing令人惊讶的。结合上文“when a friend revealed that her child was transgender”可知，孩子是跨性别者，这对孩子来说是有挑战性的，故选C项。
45．考查副词词义辨析。句意：“很难告诉一个孩子，‘你现在这样就很完美’，但从不给他们任何看起来像他们的东西，”她说。 A. sometimes有时；B. never从不；C. always总是；D. occasionally偶尔。根据上文“You are perfect the way you are”和“but”表转折可知，此处表示“从不”，即很难在从不给他们任何看起来像他们的东西的前提下，告诉他们是完美的。故选B项。
46．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：Jandrisevits试图改变这一点。A. went after追赶；B. went against反对；C. went about着手；D. went through经历。结合下文“She made a doll by hand that looked like her friend’s child and sent it off”（她亲手做了一个娃娃，看起来像她朋友的孩子，然后把它送了出去）可知，Jandrisevits在着手改变，故选C项。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在Jandrisevits的朋友在网上发布了一张快乐的孩子和可爱的玩具娃娃的照片后，另一个女人让Jandrisevits做一个看起来像她的孩子的玩具娃娃，她的孩子刚刚失去了一条腿。A. posted发布；B. shot射击；C. downloaded下载；D. selected选择。根据后文“a photo online”可知，将照片发布到网上。故选A项。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：消息传开了，很快她就开始为有伤疤、胎记和面部障碍的孩子制作娃娃——简而言之，就是一个看起来像他们的玩具娃娃。A. counted数数；B. escaped逃跑；C. failed失败；D. spread传播。结合下文“soon Jandrisevits was making dolls for children with scars, birthmarks and facial deformities”可知，此处表示消息传开，很多人找Jandrisevits做像自己孩子的玩具娃娃。故选D项。
49．考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：消息传开了，很快她就开始为有伤疤、胎记和面部障碍的孩子制作娃娃——简而言之，就是一个看起来像他们的玩具娃娃。A. by contrast对比；B. in addition另外；C. in short总之、简而言之；D. after all毕竟。根据上文“and soon she was making dolls for children with scars, birthmarks, facial disorders”和下文“a doll that looked like them”可知，后句是对前句总结。故选C项。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她辞掉工作，成立了一个“像我一样的玩具娃娃”非营利组织。A. landed着陆；B. quit放弃、离开（工作职位、学校等）；C. sought寻找；D. lost失去。根据下文“and started a nonprofit, A Doll Like Me”可知，她辞掉手头上的工作去创办帮助有缺陷孩子的非营利组织。故选B项。
51．考查副词词义辨析。句意：在家工作，Jandrisevits制作每个娃娃大约需要七个小时。A. merely仅仅；B. exactly确切地；C. definitely明确地；D. roughly大致；大约。结合语境可知，此处表示制作每个娃娃大约需要七个小时，故选D项。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个GoFundMe网页帮助她支付费用。A. cover足以支付；B. analyze分析；C. calculate计算；D. increase增加。结合上文“started a nonprofit”可知，她没有收入，可推测网页帮助她支付费用，故选A项。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：自从她开始这个非营利组织以来，她还没有对一个玩具娃娃收费。A. charged要价；收费；B. paid支付；C. accounted解释；D. allowed允许。结合上文“a nonprofit”和“A GoFundMe page helps her 12 the costs”可知，她创办的是非营利组织，GoFundMe网页帮助她支付费用，可得出她没有对玩具洋娃娃收取费用，故选A项。
54．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：等待的名单很长，但Jandrisevits不放弃。A. tired疲惫的；B. unsatisfied不满意的；C. defeated打败的；D. unbowed不屈服的。结合上文“The waiting list is long”和“but”可知，单子虽然很长，但她并没有屈服，故选D项。
55．考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：正如她在她的GoFundMe页面上解释的那样，“每个孩子，无论种族、年龄、医疗问题或体型，都应该看着玩具娃娃甜美的脸，看到自己的笑脸。”A. aside from除……之外；B. regardless of不管，无论；C. rather than而不是；D. due to由于。结合语境和“Every kid”可知，此处表示“无论种族、年龄、医疗问题或体型”，故选B项。
