江西省吉安市吉州区2022-2023学年高二下学期6月期末考试英语试题（含答案，无听力部分）
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吉安市吉州区2022-2023学年高二下学期6月期末考试
英语
第一部分 词语拼写（满分30分）
请根据首字母或汉语意思在横线处拼写出相应单词（共20小题：每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
注：请在答题卡上填写完整单词，否则不给分。
1．We have always been f________ for equality between men and women since the liberation. (根据首字母单词拼写)
2．Mother Theresa’s(特蕾莎修女) c___________ to helping people in need won her the Nobel Peace Prize. (根据首字母单词拼写)
3．They held a meeting to r________ the conflicts and reached an agreement. (根据首字母单词拼写)
4．With great determination and p________, Tu Youyou worked tirelessly to discover a groundbreaking treatment for malaria(疟疾). (根据首字母单词拼写)
5．He was one of the only 14 people selected from 1,500 c________.(根据首字母单词拼写)
6．While the clip might look like part of a new ad campaign, Bridges said the only goal was to show generosity and s________.(根据首字母单词拼写)
7．Just looking at green, growing things can reduce stress, lower blood pressure, and put people into a better m________.(根据首字母单词拼写)
8．And there you have it——a c________, peeled, and sliced apple! (根据首字母单词拼写)
9．He gave her a b________ look as if he had no idea who she was. (根据首字母单词拼写)
10．I believe that only by doing so can we better ourselves in every aspect of our life. Consequently, I’m confident that a bright future is a________ us because technology makes our life rich and colorful. (根据首字母单词拼写)
11．The old tree was once ________(击中) by lightning. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
12．Her contribution to horticulture was ________ (认可) when a new rose was named after her. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
13．Our team was ________ (建立) in 2008,and our aim was to find a cure for the deadly disease. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
14．The driver was ________(困住)in the car and couldn’t move his legs. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
15．All our suggestions were________(拒绝) by the committee. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
16．The incident brought the problem of ______ (暴力) in schools into sharp focus. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
17．The doll room, ________(悬挂) with Christmas lights, twinkles around her merrily. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
18．The president appeared, _________(陪同) by six strong bodyguards. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
19．Who will in charge of the _________(分配) of food and clothing to the flood victims (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
20．______ (位于) in the central district, the Xi’an Hotel offers the best service with the lowest price.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和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
If you were to do a web search for “apps to make you money”, you'd get thousands of results. Many, a majority even, of those results are scams (诈骗). There are some that do reward you for your time, though.
Media Insiders
Media Insiders is a public opinion app that gathers data for its clients using surveys and other methods. Its rules indicate that you must be active at least once a week to earn rewards, which can accumulate (累计) and then be used to exchange prizes.
Checkpoints
CheckPoints is an app that tracks what you do on the Internet, rewarding you for certain things. Are you a movie fan Watching a movie can earn you points. Want to do some shopping at an Internet store You can earn points for that as well. Those points can then be exchanged for rewards such as gift cards at your favorite stores.
Pact
Need some financial motivation to make your plan to keep a healthy diet work Pact is here for you. By pledging (保证) to eat a specific amount of fruits and vegetables or drink a certain amount of water in a day, you can earn money. Be careful, though! It will charge you for failing to fulfill your Pact!
These apps are generally reliable. However, you should be cautious whenever giving your information out through apps or on the Internet. For tax purposes you will have to give your full real name. These apps generally pay you through PayPal or by sending rewards to your address, so it is not recommended that you give out any banking information to the apps.
21．If you like making comments, you may be advised to use ______.
A．Pact B．CheckPoints C．Media Insiders D．all the three apps
22．What's the function of Pact
A．Recording what people have eaten. B．Preventing people from eating meat.
C．Urging people to eat healthily. D．Helping people to make money quickly.
23．What can we know from the last paragraph
A．We had better not give our bank card numbers to these apps.
B．There are still a lot of problems existing in these apps.
C．We need to pay for using these apps.
D．Only a few people use these apps.
B
A new study has shown that people who regularly eat oranges are less likely to develop macular degeneration (黄斑变性)than people who do not eat oranges Researchers at the Westmead Institute interviewed more than 2, 000 Australian adults aged over 50 and followed them over a 15-year period The research showed that people who ate at least one serving of oranges every day had more than a 60% reduced risk of developing late macular degeneration 15 years later Even eating an orange once a week seems to offer significant benefits.
Lead researcher associate professor Gopinath said, “ The data shows that flavonoids (类黄酮) found in oranges appear to have a big role to play in reducing the chance of macular degeneration. Flavonoids can be found in almost all fruits and vegetables and they are useful in reducing inflammation (炎症) and stress within the body ”, “We examined common foods that contain flavonoids such as tea, apples, red wine. Significantly, the data did not show a relationship between other food sources protecting the eyes against the disease.” she said.
Gopinath said that until now most research has focused on the effects of common nutrients such as vitamins C, E and A on the eyes .“Our research is different because we focused on the relationship between flavonoids and macular degeneration.”
Macular degeneration is the name given to a group of eye diseases that cause progressive loss of central sight It is the leading cause of blindness in Australia and affects about one in seven people over the age of 50 There is currently no cure for the disease.
“Our research aims to understand why eye diseases occur, as well as the genetic and environmental conditions that may do harm to eyesight, ”Gopinath concluded.
24．How does the author introduce the research in Paragraph 1
A．By listing the data B．By analyzing causes
C．By following time order. D．By describing the process
25．What might matter most in protecting the eyes against macular degeneration
A．The vitamins in oranges B．The flavonoids in oranges
C．The flavonoids in vegetables. D．The nutrition content in foods.
26．What made Gopinath’s research different from others
A．Study aims. B．Cooperative ways.
C．The age of subjects. D．The focus of research.
27．What’s the best title of the text？
A．Eye diseases catch Australian attention
B．The effects of diet and nutrition on eyes.
C．An orange a day keeps the eye doctor away
D．The leading cause of blindness in Australia
C
Easter Island’s large and mysterious stone statues(雕像)have made it world famous. These statues, whose likenesses look like humans with huge stone cylinders(柱状物) balancing on their heads like hats, have tourists coming from all over the world. The tourists come to see these works of ancient art carved by the early inhabitants of the island. They come to see the mystery that has puzzled historians for decades.
Easter Island is located in a remote part of the South Pacific Ocean about 2,300 miles west of Chile. Easter Island covers just 45 square miles and its Polynesian name is Rapa Nui.
On Easter Sunday 1722, a Dutch explorer named Jacob Roggeveen was the first European to see Easter Island. The early Polynesians carved the statues within the holes of the volcano using only stone tools. Then they moved these huge statues to various destinations throughout the island. These 600 statues range in height from 10 to 40 feet. Some of them weigh as much as 50 tons. How could the early Polynesians lift hundreds of heavy statues out of the volcano How did they move them across the island to their various locations All of these questions, as well as many others, remain unanswered.
The early islanders probably worshiped(崇拜) these eyeless giants until sometime around 1670. In 1680, a war broke out between two groups of islanders. The victors of the war and ancestors of the present inhabitants, broke down many of the statues. In most cases, they broke the necks of the statues.
Now 15 of the statues on Easter Island have been repaired to their original positions on their stone platforms. Even today, using modern tools and machinery, putting up such large statues and balancing cylinders on top of their heads presents a challenging task.
28．What do we know about Easter Island
A．It is a big island of Chile.
B．It is located in North Pacific Ocean
C．It was named after a Dutch explorer
D．Its early inhabitants were Polynesians
29．Scientists are still uncertain about ______
A．why people built the statues
B．where people made the statues
C．how people transported the statues
D．how many statues there are on the island
30．What happened in 1680
A．Many statues were damaged
B．Another 15 statues were put up
C．People began to worship the statues
D．The islanders started a war against outsiders
31．The purpose of the text is to ______
A．entertain B．advertise
C．inform D．persuade
D
Should I stay or should I go An LED device for driverless cars aims to give pedestrians at a crossing the power to communicate with cars, signaling for them to stop or drive on.
Blink, created by researchers at the Royal College of Arts and Imperial College London, turns the awkward dance of eye contact and hand gestures that happens when a car slows down while someone is waiting to cross the road into something driverless cars can understand.
Blink combines an organic light display with the windscreen and windows of a car and uses light signals to show pedestrians when the car is aware of their presence. If the car detects a pedestrian,a figure lights up.
If a pedestrian raises a hand as a stop sign, the figure turns green, directing the pedestrian to cross, and the car is prevented from moving forward. If they place a hand out to the side to signal for the car to go forward, the figure turns red and the car continues.
But George Filip at the University of Nottingham, UK, isn’t certain it is a good idea to give pedestrians control over driverless cars. He says cities could end up crowded because pedestrians keep stopping cars.
“Producers should wait until the novelty of driverless cars has worn off before creating car pedestrian communications systems,” he says.“ We need to learn how people actually communicate with autonomous cars.”
The idea is to help people feel more comfortable around driverless cars, says Blink cocreator Raunaq Bose. “It effectively gives pedestrians the car stopping powers of lollipop men and women.”
The team hasn’t yet tested the device on a driverless car, but Bose says several automotive companies have expressed interest.
32．What do we know about Blink
A．It’s a new car brand. B．It’s a driving aid system.
C．It’s a car producing company. D．It’s already widely known to the public.
33．What will a driverless car do when a pedestrian puts a hand to the side
A．Pick up speed. B．Slow down. C．Come to a stop. D．Keep moving.
34．What’s George Filip’s attitude towards Blink
A．Negative. B．Curious. C．Uninterested. D．Appreciative.
35．What can be inferred from what Bose said
A．There’s a demand for the device. B．The device has an uncertain future.
C．The device is perfect for driverless cars. D．Several companies have begun to use the device.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分）
根据下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Will robots soon be picking soft fruits and salad
It takes a certain skill to pick a strawberry or a salad. While crops like wheat and potatoes have been harvested mechanically for decades, many fruits and vegetables have proved resistant to automation. 36
But recently, technological developments and advances in machine learning have led to successful trials of more sensitive and skilful robots, which use cameras and artificial intelligence to locate ripe fruit and handle it with care and accuracy.
Developed by engineers at the University of Cambridge, the Vegebot is the first robot that can identify and harvest iceberg lettuce (莴苣)，bringing hope to farmers that one of the most demanding crops for human pickers could finally be automated. 37
First, there are more mouths to feed, but less manual labor. With the world’s population expected to climb to 9.7 billion in 2050 from 7.7 billion today, agriculture is under pressure to meet rising demand for food production. On top of this, growers are facing a long-term labor shortage. 38 who suffer from economic losses due to labor shortage.
Second, 39 The problems from climate change ,such as extreme weather, shrinking agricultural lands and the lake of natural resources, make invasion(创新) and efficiency all the more urgent. 40 .The global market for agricultural robots, expected have a higher operating speed and accuracy than traditional agricultural machinery, is projected to grow from $205 billion in 2018 to $23 billion in 2028,according to a report from market intelligence firm BIS Research.
A．This is one reason behind the industry’s drive to develop robotics
B．there is an appeal for innovation and efficiency
C．robots could lead to more advanced farming practices
D．The development of robotics in agriculture could lead to a massive relief to the growers
E．They are too easily bruised (碰伤)，or too hard for heavy farm machinery to locate
F．This breakthrough is significant without doubt
G．This is partly due to a lack of interest from younger generations
第三部分 语言知识运用
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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was recently involved in a bad traffic accident. I was knocked unconscious by the impact so I don’t 41 anything about the accident. My first memory is being given oxygen as the doctors and nurses tried to 42 me back to life.
As I lay in the emergency room, I found myself 43 my life and thanking God that I was still 44 . The good news is that nobody else was 45 .
Since that day, the physical recovery has been 46 but not as tough as the emotional recovery. I've learned a lot about myself and about what really 47 in this world. Things that are really important are not“things”. I’m not invincible(无敌的)and I cannot 48 everything that happens in my life. I need to be better at 49 the things that come into my way that I didn’t plan for. As someone who was always in a 50 ，it taught me to slow down a little. I have learned to live each day honestly and 51 .
52 I continue to heal physically and emotionally，I have a different opinion on 53 . When tragedy strikes，you can either let it 54 your spirit，or use it as an opportunity to grow. I have chosen to 55 from it.
41．A．receive B．remember C．mention D．care
42．A．bring B．hit C．pay D．answer
43．A．sacrificing B．predicting C．analyzing D．mourning
44．A．wealthy B．alive C．optimistic D．healthy
45．A．threatened B．informed C．ignored D．hurt
46．A．difficult B．smooth C．quick D．stable
47．A．works B．happens C．matters D．functions
48．A．understand B．control C．identify D．oversee
49．A．rejecting B．identifying C．improving D．accepting
50．A．hurry B．dilemma C．routine D．mess
51．A．comfortably B．quietly C．fully D．busily
52．A．As B．Before C．Unless D．Although
53．A．love B．future C．work D．1ife
54．A．1ift B．break C．protect D．show
55．A．suffer B．escape C．discover D．learn
第二节：（共10个小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
In northeastern Liaoning Province, winter can be very cold. For months, almost nothing grows on these frozen areas, except for one 56 (surprise) product—grapes, which make something special, ice wine. Ice wine 57 (make) from frozen grapes. The freezing process gives the wine a sweet flavor. It’s so much 58 (strong). It tastes like a raisin (葡萄干).
Here, conditions for making ice wine are so perfect 59 a third of the world’s ice wine is now produced here. Strict rules mean that the temperature must be at least -8℃ for 24 hours. While they wait, the grapes could go bad. So, 60 (prevent) this from happening, they need to be picked as soon as the conditions 61 (be) right.
In the early morning, the villagers are all 62 (die) to help. The grapes planted here are called Vidal. As soon as the grapes are picked, they are transported to the wine company—the largest 63 (produce) in China. Two years later, the wine is ready to be in the bottles, each of 64 contains the juice of a 2.5 kilograms of grapes. These bottles will be 65 the dinner table across China and even the world.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
66．假定你是李华,你的新西兰笔友Fred听说你校开设了“中国传统文化”课程,特发来邮件询问，请你给他回复,内容包括:
1.开课的时间和目的;
2.课程的具体内容;
3.同学们对课程的反响。
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。
Dear Fred,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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。
It was Saturday. Whether it was sunny or cloudy, hot or cold, I cannot remember it was a Saturday because the mall was packed with people. I was with my mom. Mom is short and skinny. It is easy to overlook her in a crowd simply because she is nothing extraordinary to see.
On that day we walked down the road, taking quick looks at window boutiques (精品店) because we both knew we wouldn’t be buying much, like always. I remember I was looking up at the people we passed as we walked. Ladies wore five-inch heels that clicked importantly on the floor and bright, luxury clothing. An uneasy feeling started to settle in my chest. I tried to push it out, but once it took root it refused to go. It got more unbearable with every second until I could deny it no longer; I was ashamed of my mother.
We were in a high-class neighborhood, I knew that. We lived in a small, overpriced apartment building that hung on to the edge of our county that Mom chose to move to because she knew the schools were good. As I looked at the passers-by and then turned accusing (谴责的) eyes on Mom, I realized for the first time that we didn't belong there. I could see the heavy lines around Mom’s eyes and mouth. She wore cheap, old clothes, and shoes with the soles (鞋底) worn down. Her eyes were tired from working long hours to make ends meet and her hair was too gray for her age. I looked at her, and I was ashamed.
My mom is nothing extraordinary, yet at that moment she stood out because she was just so plain. Saying I’d meet her at the clothes outlet (专营店) around the corner, I hurried away to the bathroom. I didn’t want to be seen with her, although there was no one important around to see me anyway. When I finally made my way to the outlet with hesitant steps, I found that Mom wasn’t there.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
With no other options, I had to search the other stores in the area for her.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I felt like I’d been dropped into a cold lake, facing Mom’s offer— the beautiful sweater.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【参考答案】
【高二-英语】
1．fighting
解答：考查动词。句意：解放以来，我们一直为男女平等而斗争。根据单词首字母以及句意可知应用动词fight“战斗，斗争”，结合上文have always been可知句子为现在完成进行时，空处应用现在分词。故填fighting。
2．commitment
解答：考查名词。句意：特蕾莎修女致力于帮助有需要的人，这为她赢得了诺贝尔和平奖。根据句意“奉献，投入”和首字母提示可知，此处为名词commitment，作主语，抽象概念，不可数。故填commitment。
3．resolve
解答：考查动词。句意：他们举行了一次会议来解决冲突，并达成了协议。根据首字母提示和句意可知，动词resolve“解决”符合题意，空处填动词原形和to构成不定式，作目的状语。故填resolve。
4．perseverance
解答：考查名词。句意：屠呦呦以极大的决心和毅力不懈地工作，发现了一种突破性的疟疾治疗方法。根据句意和首字母提示可知，名词perseverance“毅力”符合题意，作宾语，抽象概念，不可数。故填perseverance。
5．candidates
解答：考查名词。句意：他是1500名候选人中被选中的仅有的14个人之一。空格处单词作介词宾语，结合句中“selected”和首字母提示可知，用可数名词candidate作宾语，意为“候选人”，由数词“1,500”修饰，用复数。故填candidates。
6．Sympathy
解答：考查名词。句意：虽然这段视频看起来像是新广告活动的一部分，但布里奇斯表示，唯一的目标是表现出慷慨和同情。结合已给单词和首字母可知此处填不可数名词sympathy。generosity and sympathy做动词show的宾语。故填sympathy。
7．mood
解答：考查名词。句意：仅仅看看绿色且生长的东西就可以减轻压力，降低血压，让人们心情更好。根据句意“情绪”和首字母提示可知，空处需填名词mood，表示“心情，情绪”，作宾语，冠词a提示用单数形式。故填mood。
8．cored
解答：考查非谓语动词。句意：真的耶，你看，这是一个皮也削了，核也没了，而且已经切成片了的苹果。分析句子结构可知，此处为非谓语动词作定语修饰apple，根据句意和提示的首字母可知，此处为core意为“给……去核”，与所修饰词apple之间为被动关系，所以使用过去分词形式。故填cored。
9．blank
解答：考查形容词。句意：他茫然地看了她一眼，仿佛不知道她是谁。根据“as if he had no idea who she was”和首字母b可知，此处是指他茫然地看了她一眼，所以应用形容词blank表示“茫然的”作定语。故填blank。
10．awaiting
解答：考查动词和时态。句意：我相信只有这样，我们才能在生活的方方面面都变得更好。因此，我相信光明的未来正在等待着我们，因为科技使我们的生活丰富多彩。根据单词首字母以及句意“等待”可知，空格处涉及单词“await”，意为“等待”，动词词性，根据句意和句中“is”可知，句中动作正在发生，应用现在进行时，空格处应用“await”的现在分词“awaiting”。故填awaiting。
11．struck
解答：考查动词时态语态。句意：这棵老树曾经被闪电击中过。根据汉语提示和句子结构可知，动词strike符合题意，主语和动词之间是被动关系，故空处填动词的过去分词形式和was构成一般过去时的被动语态。故填struck。
12．recognized
解答：考查过去分词。句意：当一种新的玫瑰以她的名字命名时，她对园艺的贡献得到了认可。“认可”译为recognize，为动词，was后搭配过去分词构成一般过去时的被动语态。故填recognized。
13．established
解答：考查动词及语态。句意：我们的团队成立于2008年，我们的目标是找到治疗这种致命疾病的方法。空处在句中为谓语，根据汉语提示可知，空处用动词establish，主语our team与动词establish为动宾关系，结合空前was可知，此处用过去分词established，故填established。
14．trapped
解答：考查动词语态。句意：司机被困在车里，双腿动弹不得。根据汉语意思提示可知，此处为动词trap“困住”，主语driver和trap是被动关系，因此空处填过去分词和was构成一般过去时的被动语态。故填trapped。
15．rejected
解答：考查动词。句意：我们所有的建议都被委员会拒绝了。根据汉语提示“拒绝”可知，此处为动词reject，All our suggestions和reject为被动关系，需用被动语态，已有be动词were，空处需填过去分词形式rejected。故填rejected。
16．violence
解答：考查名词。句意：这一事件使校园暴力问题成为人们关注的焦点。介词后用名词作宾语，根据句意和汉语提示应填violence“暴力”，不可数名词，故填violence。
17．strung
解答：考查动词。句意：挂满了圣诞彩灯的玩具屋，在她周围欢快地闪烁。根据汉语提示可知应用动词string，与逻辑主语room构成被动关系，故用过去分词作定语。故填strung。
18．accompanied
解答：考查非谓语动词。句意：总统在六名强壮的保镖的陪同下出现了。根据中文提示可知，表示“陪同”应用动词accompany，再分析句子可知，此空应填非谓语，The president和accompany为被动关系，由句意可知，这里应用过去分词作状语。故填accompanied。
19．distribution
解答：考查名词。句意：谁来负责给水灾灾民分发食物和衣服？“分配”英文为distribution，在句中作宾语，根据汉语提示及句意，故填distribution。
20．Located
解答：考查非谓语动词。句意：西安饭店位于市中心，以最低的价格提供最好的服务。分析句子可知，空处用非谓语动词作状语，“位于”译为locate，逻辑主语the Xi’an Hotel与locate构成被动关系，用过去分词作状语。放在句首的单词，首字母大写。故填Located。
21．C 22．C 23．A
21．推理判断题。根据第一段的“Media Insiders is a public opinion app that gathers data for its clients using surveys and other methods.（Media Insiders是一款公众意见应用，通过调查和其他方法为客户收集数据。）”可知，如果您喜欢发表评论，建议您使用“Media Insiders”这个软件。故选C。
22．推理判断题。根据Pact部分的“Need some financial motivation to make your plan to keep a healthy diet work Pact is here for you. By pledging (保证) to eat a specific amount of fruits and vegetables or drink a certain amount of water in a day, you can earn money.（需要一些经济动机来制定你的计划来保持健康的饮食 Pact是为你而来。通过保证每天吃一定数量的水果和蔬菜或喝一定数量的水，你可以赚到钱。）”可知，Pact的作用是敦促人们健康饮食。故选C。
23．细节理解题。根据最后一段的“These apps generally pay you through PayPal or by sending rewards to your address, so it is not recommended that you give out any banking information to the apps.（这些应用程序通常通过PayPal或向你的地址发送奖励，所以不建议你向这些应用程序提供任何银行信息。 ）”可知，我们最好不要把我们的银行卡号码给这些应用程序。故选A。
24．A 25．B 26．D 27．C
24．推理判断题。根据文章第一段可知，研究运用了大量的数据说明了每天吃一个橘子可以减少患晚期视网膜黄斑性病变的风险，所以作者运用列数据来介绍研究。故选A。
25．细节理解题。根据文章第二段The data shows that flavonoids (类黄酮) found in oranges appear to have a big role to play in reducing the chance of macular degeneration. 数据表明：发现在减少黄斑变性的机会中，橘子中的类黄酮扮演一个重要角色。故选B。
26．细节理解题。根据文章第三段Our research is different because we focused on the relationship between flavonoids and macular degeneration. 可知，戈皮纳斯的研究与其它不同，因为他们关注的是黄酮类化合物和黄斑变性之间的关系，所以是研究的关注点不同。故选D。
27．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段A new study has shown that people who regularly eat oranges are less likely to develop macular degeneration (黄斑变性)than people who do not eat oranges及全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了一项新的研究表明，每天吃一个橘子可以防止视网膜黄斑性病。
故选C。
28．D 29．C 30．A 31．C
28．D
细节理解题。根据第二段第二句Easter Island covers just 45 square miles and its Polynesian name is Rapa Nui.可知Easter Island早期的居民是Polynesians。
29．C
细节理解题。根据第三段中How could the early Polynesians lift hundreds of heavy statues out of the volcano How did they move them across the island to their various locations All of these questions, as well as many others, remain unanswered.可知科学家们现在仍然不知道雕像是怎样运输的。故选C。
30．A
细节理解题。根据第四段中In 1680, a war broke out between two groups of islanders. The victors of the war and ancestors of the present inhabitants, broke down many of the statues. In most cases, they broke the necks of the statues.在1680年很多雕像被毁。故选A。
31．C
目的意图题。纵观全文，特别是通过第一段Easter Island’s large and mysterious stone statues（雕像） have made it world famous. These statues, whose likenesses look like humans with huge stone cylinders(柱状物) balancing on their heads like hats, have tourists coming from all over the world.可知这篇文章在告诉人们一些Easter Island的有关事宜。由此可知答案为C。
32．B 33．D 34．A 35．A
32．细节理解题。根据第一段中“An LED device for driverless cars aims to give pedestrians at a crossing the power to communicate with cars, signaling for them to stop or drive on.(一款用于无人驾驶汽车的LED设备旨在为十字路口的行人提供与汽车沟通的动力，给他们发出停车或继续行驶的信号)”以及第二段“Blink, created by researchers at the Royal College of Arts and Imperial College London, turns the awkward dance of eye contact and hand gestures that happens when a car slows down while someone is waiting to cross the road into something driverless cars can understand. (由英国皇家艺术学院和伦敦帝国理工学院的研究人员发明的“Blink”，将人们等车过马路时，汽车减速时的眼神交流和手势转换成无人驾驶汽车可以理解的动作)”可知，Blink是一个驾驶辅助系统。故选B。
33．细节理解题。根据第四段中“If they place a hand out to the side to signal for the car to go forward, the figure turns red and the car continues.(如果他们伸出手示意车向前走，这个人就会变成红色，车就会继续前进)”可知，当行人伸出手时，无人驾驶汽车会继续前进。故选D。
34．推理判断题。根据倒数第四段中“But George Filip at the University of Nottingham, UK, isn’t certain it is a good idea to give pedestrians control over driverless cars. He says cities could end up crowded because pedestrians keep stopping cars.(但英国诺丁汉大学的George Filip并不确定让行人控制无人驾驶汽车是个好主意。 他说，城市最终可能会变得拥挤，因为行人不断拦住汽车)”可推知，George Filip对Blink是消极态度。故选A。
35．推理判断题。根据最后一段“The team hasn’t yet tested the device on a driverless car, but Bose says several automotive companies have expressed interest.(该团队尚未在无人驾驶汽车上测试该设备，但Bose表示，已经有几家汽车公司表达了兴趣)”可推知，Bose的话表明这种设备有市场需求。故选A。
36．E 37．F 38．D 39．B 40．A
36．根据上文提示“虽然像小麦和土豆这样的作物已经机械化收割了几十年，但许多水果和蔬菜已经证明对自动化有抵抗力。”承接上文，E项They are too easily bruised (碰伤)，or too hard for heavy farm machinery to locate（它们太容易碰伤，或者太重，重型农机很难定位）切题。故选E。
37．根据上文提示“由剑桥大学的工程师开发的Vegebot是第一个可以识别和收获卷心莴苣的机器人，它给农民带来了希望，人类采摘的最困难的作物之一终于可以实现自动化了。”承接上文，F项This breakthrough is significant without doubt（这一突破无疑是重大的）切题。该项中的this指的就是上文内容，故选F。
38．根据上文提示“最重要的是，种植者面临着长期的劳动力短缺。”再根据空格后面的下文提示“因劳动力短缺而遭受经济损失的人。”由此可知，D项The development of robotics in agriculture could lead to a massive relief to the growers（农业机器人技术的发展可能会大大减轻种植者的负担）切题。故选D。
39．分析句子结构，这里最有可能是一个小写开头的句子。再根据下文提示“极端天气、农业用地萎缩、自然资源湖泊等气候变化问题，使得入侵和效率问题更加迫切。”。承接下文，B项 there is an appeal for innovation and efficiency（人们呼吁创新和提高效率）切题。故选B。
40．根据上文提示“极端天气、农业用地萎缩、自然资源湖泊等气候变化问题，使得入侵和效率问题更加迫切。”再根据下文提示“据市场情报公司BIS Research的一份报告，全球农业机器人市场预计将从2018年的2050亿美元增长到2028年的230亿美元，预计其运行速度和准确性将高于传统农业机械。”承接上下文，A项This is one reason behind the industry’s drive to develop robotics（这是该行业推动机器人技术发展的原因之一）切题。故选A。
41．B 42．A 43．C 44．B 45．D 46．A 47．C 48．B 49．D 50．A 51．C 52．A 53．D 54．B 55．D
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我被撞得晕过去了，所以我不记得有关事故的任何事情。A. receive收到；B. remember记得；C. mention提及；D. care关心。根据后文“My first memory is being given oxygen”可知作者不记得车祸时的事情了。故选B。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的第一个记忆是当医生和护士们试图把我救活的时候，给我吸氧。A. bring带来；B. hit打击；C. pay支付；D. answer回答。根据后文“me back to life”可知此处为短语bring sb. back to life，指护士和医生试图救活作者。故选A。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我躺在急诊室时，我发现自己在分析自己的生活，感谢上帝我还活着。A. sacrificing牺牲；B. predicting预测；C. analyzing分析；D. mourning哀悼。根据后文“my life”以及后文作者的感悟，可知作者躺在急诊室里分析自己的生活，其他选项不符合语境。故选C。
44．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我躺在急诊室时，我发现自己在分析自己的生活，感谢上帝我还活着。A. wealthy富有的；B. alive活着的；C. optimistic乐观的；D. healthy健康的。根据上文“thanking God that I was still”可知，作者还活着所以感谢上帝。故选B。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：好消息是没有其他人受伤。A. threatened威胁；B. informed通知；C. ignored忽略；D. hurt受伤。根据上文“The good news”可推知事故中没有其他人受伤。故选D。
46．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从那天起，身体的恢复就变得很困难，但不像情绪的恢复那么艰难。A. difficult困难的；B. smooth顺利的；C. quick快速的；D. stable稳定的。结合后文“but not as tough as the emotional recovery”可知作者的身体恢复很困难。故选A。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我对自己有了很多了解，也了解了这个世界上什么才是真正重要的。A. works工作；B. happens发生；C. matters重要；D. functions运行。根据后文“Things that are really important”可知此处指世界上什么才是真正重要的。故选C。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不是不可战胜的，我不能控制生活中发生的每一件事。A. understand理解；B. control控制；C. identify识别；D. oversee监督。结合后文“the things that come into my way that I didn’t plan for”可知此处指作者不能控制生活中发生的每一件事。故选B。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我需要更好地接受那些我没有计划到的事情。A. rejecting拒绝；B. identifying识别；C. improving改善；D. accepting接受。根据后文“the things that come into my way that I didn’t plan for”可知作者无法控制那些意外，因此只能接受这些事情。故选D。
50．考查名词词义辨析。句意：作为一个总是匆匆忙忙的人，它教会了我放慢脚步。A. hurry匆忙；B. dilemma困境；C. routine常规；D. mess混乱。根据后文“it taught me to slow down a little”可推知作者之前是一个总是匆匆忙忙的人。故选A。
51．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我学会了诚实而充实地过好每一天。A. comfortably舒服地；B. quietly安静地；C. fully充实地；D. busily忙碌地。结合上文“I have learned to live each day honestly and”可知作者从车祸中学到了要诚实而充实地过好每一天。故选C。
52．考查连词词义辨析。句意：随着我身体上和情感上的创伤不断愈合，我对生活有了不同的看法。A. As随着；B. Before在……之前；C. Unless除非；D. Although虽然。根据后文“I continue to heal physically and emotionally”可知引导时间状语从句，表示“随着”应用as。故选A。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着我身体上和情感上的创伤不断愈合，我对生活有了不同的看法。A. love爱；B. future未来；C. work工作；D. life生活。根据上文中“everything that happens in my life”可知，指作者对了生活有了不同的看法。故选D。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当悲剧来袭时，你要么让它摧毁你的精神，要么把它当作一个成长的机会。A. lift举起；B. break破坏，打破；C. protect保护；D. show展示。根据上文中“not as tough as the emotional recovery”以及后文“your spirit”可知，此处指悲剧摧毁一个人的精神应用break。故选B。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我选择了从中学习。A. suffer遭受；B. escape逃跑；C. discover发现；D. learn学习。根据上一段中“it taught me to slow down a little. I have learned to live each day honestly and”可知作者从悲剧中学习。故选D。
56．surprising 57．is made 58．stronger 59．that 60．to prevent 61．are 62．dying 63．producer 64．which 65．on
56．考查形容词。该空修饰名词product，用形容词，v+ing修饰物，而v+ed修饰人，这里修饰物，所以填surprising。
57．考查时态和语态。表示经常或反复发生的事情，用一般现在时，“冰葡萄酒”和“制造”之间是被动关系，用被动语态，wine是不可数名词，谓语动词用单数，所以填is made。
58．考查比较级。句意：它更强烈。much修饰比较级，所以填stronger.
59．考查固定句型。句意：在这里，制作冰酒的条件太完美了，以至于现在世界上三分之一的冰酒都是在这里生产的。so…that太…以至于，该句型是固定句型，所以填that。
60．考查不定式。句意：因此，为了防止这种情况的发生，它们需要在条件合适的情况下尽快被采摘。作目的状语，用不定式，所以填to prevent。
61．考查时态。表示经常或反复发生的事情，用一般现在时，conditions是复数，谓语动词用复数，所以填are。
62．考查固定句型。句意：一大早，村民们都迫不及待地想帮忙。be dying to do迫不及待想要做某事，该句型是固定句型，所以填dying。
63．考查名词。句意：葡萄一摘下来，就被运送到葡萄酒公司——中国最大的生产商。这里需要使用名词，所以填producer。
64．考查非限制性定语从句。each of ___9___ contains the juice of a 2.5 kilograms of grapes.是一个非限制性定语从句，the bottles是先行词，关系词在从句中作主语，指物，介词 + 关系代词引导的定语从句，指物，只能用which，所以填which。
65．考查介词。句意：这些瓶子将出现在中国乃至世界的餐桌上。文中表示“在…上”，所以填on。
66．Dear Fred,
Glad to hear from you and I’m writing to tell you about the traditional culture course for teenagers every Friday afternoon in our school lecture hall.
Aimed to enhance our understanding of traditional culture, this course is intended for students of Grade one. We explore the origins of culture and appreciate different traditional art forms, such as Spring Festival couplets and traditional Chinese painting, of which I like paper cutting most. What's more, we will be presented with some related books, pictures and videos. So attractive is this course that all students speak highly of it.
If you are interested, please come and enjoy it. Looking forward to your coming.
Yours,
Li Hua.
67．With no other options, I had to search the other stores in the area for her. I was fearing to return to her side, already feeling the secondhand embarrassment that I'd recently discovered came with being with her. Reluctant and impatient, I was almost running out of my desire to look for her. However, I couldn't have been more wrong. Mom was standing in the middle of a high-end store, holding a sweater that looked much too expensive. She said, “This will look good on you. Do you want it ”And I almost agreed, carelessly, thoughtlessly. Then I took a closer look at the small, weary woman with a big smile stretching across her narrow face and a sweater in her hands, happy to be giving me something so nice, and my words died in my throat.
I felt like I‘d been dropped into a cold lake, facing Mom’s offer--the beautiful sweater. I was stunned as if time froze with tears uncontrollably welling up in my eyes. The expensive sweater on her hands was in marked contrast to the cheap and old clothes on her because she spent her money buying me new ones. She looked so tired and unattractive all the time because she was busy working to provide for me. She had nomake-up on because she was just content with me. What was behind her plain appearance was the unconditional love she had for me. Suddenly, Mom was beautiful and extraordinarily wonderful in my eyes.I was no longer ashamed of her, but of myself."Do you want it " Mom repeated. “No, thanks.”
英语
第一部分 词语拼写（满分30分）
请根据首字母或汉语意思在横线处拼写出相应单词（共20小题：每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
注：请在答题卡上填写完整单词，否则不给分。
1．We have always been f________ for equality between men and women since the liberation. (根据首字母单词拼写)
2．Mother Theresa’s(特蕾莎修女) c___________ to helping people in need won her the Nobel Peace Prize. (根据首字母单词拼写)
3．They held a meeting to r________ the conflicts and reached an agreement. (根据首字母单词拼写)
4．With great determination and p________, Tu Youyou worked tirelessly to discover a groundbreaking treatment for malaria(疟疾). (根据首字母单词拼写)
5．He was one of the only 14 people selected from 1,500 c________.(根据首字母单词拼写)
6．While the clip might look like part of a new ad campaign, Bridges said the only goal was to show generosity and s________.(根据首字母单词拼写)
7．Just looking at green, growing things can reduce stress, lower blood pressure, and put people into a better m________.(根据首字母单词拼写)
8．And there you have it——a c________, peeled, and sliced apple! (根据首字母单词拼写)
9．He gave her a b________ look as if he had no idea who she was. (根据首字母单词拼写)
10．I believe that only by doing so can we better ourselves in every aspect of our life. Consequently, I’m confident that a bright future is a________ us because technology makes our life rich and colorful. (根据首字母单词拼写)
11．The old tree was once ________(击中) by lightning. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
12．Her contribution to horticulture was ________ (认可) when a new rose was named after her. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
13．Our team was ________ (建立) in 2008,and our aim was to find a cure for the deadly disease. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
14．The driver was ________(困住)in the car and couldn’t move his legs. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
15．All our suggestions were________(拒绝) by the committee. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
16．The incident brought the problem of ______ (暴力) in schools into sharp focus. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
17．The doll room, ________(悬挂) with Christmas lights, twinkles around her merrily. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
18．The president appeared, _________(陪同) by six strong bodyguards. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
19．Who will in charge of the _________(分配) of food and clothing to the flood victims (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
20．______ (位于) in the central district, the Xi’an Hotel offers the best service with the lowest price.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和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
If you were to do a web search for “apps to make you money”, you'd get thousands of results. Many, a majority even, of those results are scams (诈骗). There are some that do reward you for your time, though.
Media Insiders
Media Insiders is a public opinion app that gathers data for its clients using surveys and other methods. Its rules indicate that you must be active at least once a week to earn rewards, which can accumulate (累计) and then be used to exchange prizes.
Checkpoints
CheckPoints is an app that tracks what you do on the Internet, rewarding you for certain things. Are you a movie fan Watching a movie can earn you points. Want to do some shopping at an Internet store You can earn points for that as well. Those points can then be exchanged for rewards such as gift cards at your favorite stores.
Pact
Need some financial motivation to make your plan to keep a healthy diet work Pact is here for you. By pledging (保证) to eat a specific amount of fruits and vegetables or drink a certain amount of water in a day, you can earn money. Be careful, though! It will charge you for failing to fulfill your Pact!
These apps are generally reliable. However, you should be cautious whenever giving your information out through apps or on the Internet. For tax purposes you will have to give your full real name. These apps generally pay you through PayPal or by sending rewards to your address, so it is not recommended that you give out any banking information to the apps.
21．If you like making comments, you may be advised to use ______.
A．Pact B．CheckPoints C．Media Insiders D．all the three apps
22．What's the function of Pact
A．Recording what people have eaten. B．Preventing people from eating meat.
C．Urging people to eat healthily. D．Helping people to make money quickly.
23．What can we know from the last paragraph
A．We had better not give our bank card numbers to these apps.
B．There are still a lot of problems existing in these apps.
C．We need to pay for using these apps.
D．Only a few people use these apps.
B
A new study has shown that people who regularly eat oranges are less likely to develop macular degeneration (黄斑变性)than people who do not eat oranges Researchers at the Westmead Institute interviewed more than 2, 000 Australian adults aged over 50 and followed them over a 15-year period The research showed that people who ate at least one serving of oranges every day had more than a 60% reduced risk of developing late macular degeneration 15 years later Even eating an orange once a week seems to offer significant benefits.
Lead researcher associate professor Gopinath said, “ The data shows that flavonoids (类黄酮) found in oranges appear to have a big role to play in reducing the chance of macular degeneration. Flavonoids can be found in almost all fruits and vegetables and they are useful in reducing inflammation (炎症) and stress within the body ”, “We examined common foods that contain flavonoids such as tea, apples, red wine. Significantly, the data did not show a relationship between other food sources protecting the eyes against the disease.” she said.
Gopinath said that until now most research has focused on the effects of common nutrients such as vitamins C, E and A on the eyes .“Our research is different because we focused on the relationship between flavonoids and macular degeneration.”
Macular degeneration is the name given to a group of eye diseases that cause progressive loss of central sight It is the leading cause of blindness in Australia and affects about one in seven people over the age of 50 There is currently no cure for the disease.
“Our research aims to understand why eye diseases occur, as well as the genetic and environmental conditions that may do harm to eyesight, ”Gopinath concluded.
24．How does the author introduce the research in Paragraph 1
A．By listing the data B．By analyzing causes
C．By following time order. D．By describing the process
25．What might matter most in protecting the eyes against macular degeneration
A．The vitamins in oranges B．The flavonoids in oranges
C．The flavonoids in vegetables. D．The nutrition content in foods.
26．What made Gopinath’s research different from others
A．Study aims. B．Cooperative ways.
C．The age of subjects. D．The focus of research.
27．What’s the best title of the text？
A．Eye diseases catch Australian attention
B．The effects of diet and nutrition on eyes.
C．An orange a day keeps the eye doctor away
D．The leading cause of blindness in Australia
C
Easter Island’s large and mysterious stone statues(雕像)have made it world famous. These statues, whose likenesses look like humans with huge stone cylinders(柱状物) balancing on their heads like hats, have tourists coming from all over the world. The tourists come to see these works of ancient art carved by the early inhabitants of the island. They come to see the mystery that has puzzled historians for decades.
Easter Island is located in a remote part of the South Pacific Ocean about 2,300 miles west of Chile. Easter Island covers just 45 square miles and its Polynesian name is Rapa Nui.
On Easter Sunday 1722, a Dutch explorer named Jacob Roggeveen was the first European to see Easter Island. The early Polynesians carved the statues within the holes of the volcano using only stone tools. Then they moved these huge statues to various destinations throughout the island. These 600 statues range in height from 10 to 40 feet. Some of them weigh as much as 50 tons. How could the early Polynesians lift hundreds of heavy statues out of the volcano How did they move them across the island to their various locations All of these questions, as well as many others, remain unanswered.
The early islanders probably worshiped(崇拜) these eyeless giants until sometime around 1670. In 1680, a war broke out between two groups of islanders. The victors of the war and ancestors of the present inhabitants, broke down many of the statues. In most cases, they broke the necks of the statues.
Now 15 of the statues on Easter Island have been repaired to their original positions on their stone platforms. Even today, using modern tools and machinery, putting up such large statues and balancing cylinders on top of their heads presents a challenging task.
28．What do we know about Easter Island
A．It is a big island of Chile.
B．It is located in North Pacific Ocean
C．It was named after a Dutch explorer
D．Its early inhabitants were Polynesians
29．Scientists are still uncertain about ______
A．why people built the statues
B．where people made the statues
C．how people transported the statues
D．how many statues there are on the island
30．What happened in 1680
A．Many statues were damaged
B．Another 15 statues were put up
C．People began to worship the statues
D．The islanders started a war against outsiders
31．The purpose of the text is to ______
A．entertain B．advertise
C．inform D．persuade
D
Should I stay or should I go An LED device for driverless cars aims to give pedestrians at a crossing the power to communicate with cars, signaling for them to stop or drive on.
Blink, created by researchers at the Royal College of Arts and Imperial College London, turns the awkward dance of eye contact and hand gestures that happens when a car slows down while someone is waiting to cross the road into something driverless cars can understand.
Blink combines an organic light display with the windscreen and windows of a car and uses light signals to show pedestrians when the car is aware of their presence. If the car detects a pedestrian,a figure lights up.
If a pedestrian raises a hand as a stop sign, the figure turns green, directing the pedestrian to cross, and the car is prevented from moving forward. If they place a hand out to the side to signal for the car to go forward, the figure turns red and the car continues.
But George Filip at the University of Nottingham, UK, isn’t certain it is a good idea to give pedestrians control over driverless cars. He says cities could end up crowded because pedestrians keep stopping cars.
“Producers should wait until the novelty of driverless cars has worn off before creating car pedestrian communications systems,” he says.“ We need to learn how people actually communicate with autonomous cars.”
The idea is to help people feel more comfortable around driverless cars, says Blink cocreator Raunaq Bose. “It effectively gives pedestrians the car stopping powers of lollipop men and women.”
The team hasn’t yet tested the device on a driverless car, but Bose says several automotive companies have expressed interest.
32．What do we know about Blink
A．It’s a new car brand. B．It’s a driving aid system.
C．It’s a car producing company. D．It’s already widely known to the public.
33．What will a driverless car do when a pedestrian puts a hand to the side
A．Pick up speed. B．Slow down. C．Come to a stop. D．Keep moving.
34．What’s George Filip’s attitude towards Blink
A．Negative. B．Curious. C．Uninterested. D．Appreciative.
35．What can be inferred from what Bose said
A．There’s a demand for the device. B．The device has an uncertain future.
C．The device is perfect for driverless cars. D．Several companies have begun to use the device.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分）
根据下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Will robots soon be picking soft fruits and salad
It takes a certain skill to pick a strawberry or a salad. While crops like wheat and potatoes have been harvested mechanically for decades, many fruits and vegetables have proved resistant to automation. 36
But recently, technological developments and advances in machine learning have led to successful trials of more sensitive and skilful robots, which use cameras and artificial intelligence to locate ripe fruit and handle it with care and accuracy.
Developed by engineers at the University of Cambridge, the Vegebot is the first robot that can identify and harvest iceberg lettuce (莴苣)，bringing hope to farmers that one of the most demanding crops for human pickers could finally be automated. 37
First, there are more mouths to feed, but less manual labor. With the world’s population expected to climb to 9.7 billion in 2050 from 7.7 billion today, agriculture is under pressure to meet rising demand for food production. On top of this, growers are facing a long-term labor shortage. 38 who suffer from economic losses due to labor shortage.
Second, 39 The problems from climate change ,such as extreme weather, shrinking agricultural lands and the lake of natural resources, make invasion(创新) and efficiency all the more urgent. 40 .The global market for agricultural robots, expected have a higher operating speed and accuracy than traditional agricultural machinery, is projected to grow from $205 billion in 2018 to $23 billion in 2028,according to a report from market intelligence firm BIS Research.
A．This is one reason behind the industry’s drive to develop robotics
B．there is an appeal for innovation and efficiency
C．robots could lead to more advanced farming practices
D．The development of robotics in agriculture could lead to a massive relief to the growers
E．They are too easily bruised (碰伤)，or too hard for heavy farm machinery to locate
F．This breakthrough is significant without doubt
G．This is partly due to a lack of interest from younger generations
第三部分 语言知识运用
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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was recently involved in a bad traffic accident. I was knocked unconscious by the impact so I don’t 41 anything about the accident. My first memory is being given oxygen as the doctors and nurses tried to 42 me back to life.
As I lay in the emergency room, I found myself 43 my life and thanking God that I was still 44 . The good news is that nobody else was 45 .
Since that day, the physical recovery has been 46 but not as tough as the emotional recovery. I've learned a lot about myself and about what really 47 in this world. Things that are really important are not“things”. I’m not invincible(无敌的)and I cannot 48 everything that happens in my life. I need to be better at 49 the things that come into my way that I didn’t plan for. As someone who was always in a 50 ，it taught me to slow down a little. I have learned to live each day honestly and 51 .
52 I continue to heal physically and emotionally，I have a different opinion on 53 . When tragedy strikes，you can either let it 54 your spirit，or use it as an opportunity to grow. I have chosen to 55 from it.
41．A．receive B．remember C．mention D．care
42．A．bring B．hit C．pay D．answer
43．A．sacrificing B．predicting C．analyzing D．mourning
44．A．wealthy B．alive C．optimistic D．healthy
45．A．threatened B．informed C．ignored D．hurt
46．A．difficult B．smooth C．quick D．stable
47．A．works B．happens C．matters D．functions
48．A．understand B．control C．identify D．oversee
49．A．rejecting B．identifying C．improving D．accepting
50．A．hurry B．dilemma C．routine D．mess
51．A．comfortably B．quietly C．fully D．busily
52．A．As B．Before C．Unless D．Although
53．A．love B．future C．work D．1ife
54．A．1ift B．break C．protect D．show
55．A．suffer B．escape C．discover D．learn
第二节：（共10个小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
In northeastern Liaoning Province, winter can be very cold. For months, almost nothing grows on these frozen areas, except for one 56 (surprise) product—grapes, which make something special, ice wine. Ice wine 57 (make) from frozen grapes. The freezing process gives the wine a sweet flavor. It’s so much 58 (strong). It tastes like a raisin (葡萄干).
Here, conditions for making ice wine are so perfect 59 a third of the world’s ice wine is now produced here. Strict rules mean that the temperature must be at least -8℃ for 24 hours. While they wait, the grapes could go bad. So, 60 (prevent) this from happening, they need to be picked as soon as the conditions 61 (be) right.
In the early morning, the villagers are all 62 (die) to help. The grapes planted here are called Vidal. As soon as the grapes are picked, they are transported to the wine company—the largest 63 (produce) in China. Two years later, the wine is ready to be in the bottles, each of 64 contains the juice of a 2.5 kilograms of grapes. These bottles will be 65 the dinner table across China and even the world.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
66．假定你是李华,你的新西兰笔友Fred听说你校开设了“中国传统文化”课程,特发来邮件询问，请你给他回复,内容包括:
1.开课的时间和目的;
2.课程的具体内容;
3.同学们对课程的反响。
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。
Dear Fred,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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。
It was Saturday. Whether it was sunny or cloudy, hot or cold, I cannot remember it was a Saturday because the mall was packed with people. I was with my mom. Mom is short and skinny. It is easy to overlook her in a crowd simply because she is nothing extraordinary to see.
On that day we walked down the road, taking quick looks at window boutiques (精品店) because we both knew we wouldn’t be buying much, like always. I remember I was looking up at the people we passed as we walked. Ladies wore five-inch heels that clicked importantly on the floor and bright, luxury clothing. An uneasy feeling started to settle in my chest. I tried to push it out, but once it took root it refused to go. It got more unbearable with every second until I could deny it no longer; I was ashamed of my mother.
We were in a high-class neighborhood, I knew that. We lived in a small, overpriced apartment building that hung on to the edge of our county that Mom chose to move to because she knew the schools were good. As I looked at the passers-by and then turned accusing (谴责的) eyes on Mom, I realized for the first time that we didn't belong there. I could see the heavy lines around Mom’s eyes and mouth. She wore cheap, old clothes, and shoes with the soles (鞋底) worn down. Her eyes were tired from working long hours to make ends meet and her hair was too gray for her age. I looked at her, and I was ashamed.
My mom is nothing extraordinary, yet at that moment she stood out because she was just so plain. Saying I’d meet her at the clothes outlet (专营店) around the corner, I hurried away to the bathroom. I didn’t want to be seen with her, although there was no one important around to see me anyway. When I finally made my way to the outlet with hesitant steps, I found that Mom wasn’t there.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
With no other options, I had to search the other stores in the area for her.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I felt like I’d been dropped into a cold lake, facing Mom’s offer— the beautiful sweater.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【参考答案】
【高二-英语】
1．fighting
解答：考查动词。句意：解放以来，我们一直为男女平等而斗争。根据单词首字母以及句意可知应用动词fight“战斗，斗争”，结合上文have always been可知句子为现在完成进行时，空处应用现在分词。故填fighting。
2．commitment
解答：考查名词。句意：特蕾莎修女致力于帮助有需要的人，这为她赢得了诺贝尔和平奖。根据句意“奉献，投入”和首字母提示可知，此处为名词commitment，作主语，抽象概念，不可数。故填commitment。
3．resolve
解答：考查动词。句意：他们举行了一次会议来解决冲突，并达成了协议。根据首字母提示和句意可知，动词resolve“解决”符合题意，空处填动词原形和to构成不定式，作目的状语。故填resolve。
4．perseverance
解答：考查名词。句意：屠呦呦以极大的决心和毅力不懈地工作，发现了一种突破性的疟疾治疗方法。根据句意和首字母提示可知，名词perseverance“毅力”符合题意，作宾语，抽象概念，不可数。故填perseverance。
5．candidates
解答：考查名词。句意：他是1500名候选人中被选中的仅有的14个人之一。空格处单词作介词宾语，结合句中“selected”和首字母提示可知，用可数名词candidate作宾语，意为“候选人”，由数词“1,500”修饰，用复数。故填candidates。
6．Sympathy
解答：考查名词。句意：虽然这段视频看起来像是新广告活动的一部分，但布里奇斯表示，唯一的目标是表现出慷慨和同情。结合已给单词和首字母可知此处填不可数名词sympathy。generosity and sympathy做动词show的宾语。故填sympathy。
7．mood
解答：考查名词。句意：仅仅看看绿色且生长的东西就可以减轻压力，降低血压，让人们心情更好。根据句意“情绪”和首字母提示可知，空处需填名词mood，表示“心情，情绪”，作宾语，冠词a提示用单数形式。故填mood。
8．cored
解答：考查非谓语动词。句意：真的耶，你看，这是一个皮也削了，核也没了，而且已经切成片了的苹果。分析句子结构可知，此处为非谓语动词作定语修饰apple，根据句意和提示的首字母可知，此处为core意为“给……去核”，与所修饰词apple之间为被动关系，所以使用过去分词形式。故填cored。
9．blank
解答：考查形容词。句意：他茫然地看了她一眼，仿佛不知道她是谁。根据“as if he had no idea who she was”和首字母b可知，此处是指他茫然地看了她一眼，所以应用形容词blank表示“茫然的”作定语。故填blank。
10．awaiting
解答：考查动词和时态。句意：我相信只有这样，我们才能在生活的方方面面都变得更好。因此，我相信光明的未来正在等待着我们，因为科技使我们的生活丰富多彩。根据单词首字母以及句意“等待”可知，空格处涉及单词“await”，意为“等待”，动词词性，根据句意和句中“is”可知，句中动作正在发生，应用现在进行时，空格处应用“await”的现在分词“awaiting”。故填awaiting。
11．struck
解答：考查动词时态语态。句意：这棵老树曾经被闪电击中过。根据汉语提示和句子结构可知，动词strike符合题意，主语和动词之间是被动关系，故空处填动词的过去分词形式和was构成一般过去时的被动语态。故填struck。
12．recognized
解答：考查过去分词。句意：当一种新的玫瑰以她的名字命名时，她对园艺的贡献得到了认可。“认可”译为recognize，为动词，was后搭配过去分词构成一般过去时的被动语态。故填recognized。
13．established
解答：考查动词及语态。句意：我们的团队成立于2008年，我们的目标是找到治疗这种致命疾病的方法。空处在句中为谓语，根据汉语提示可知，空处用动词establish，主语our team与动词establish为动宾关系，结合空前was可知，此处用过去分词established，故填established。
14．trapped
解答：考查动词语态。句意：司机被困在车里，双腿动弹不得。根据汉语意思提示可知，此处为动词trap“困住”，主语driver和trap是被动关系，因此空处填过去分词和was构成一般过去时的被动语态。故填trapped。
15．rejected
解答：考查动词。句意：我们所有的建议都被委员会拒绝了。根据汉语提示“拒绝”可知，此处为动词reject，All our suggestions和reject为被动关系，需用被动语态，已有be动词were，空处需填过去分词形式rejected。故填rejected。
16．violence
解答：考查名词。句意：这一事件使校园暴力问题成为人们关注的焦点。介词后用名词作宾语，根据句意和汉语提示应填violence“暴力”，不可数名词，故填violence。
17．strung
解答：考查动词。句意：挂满了圣诞彩灯的玩具屋，在她周围欢快地闪烁。根据汉语提示可知应用动词string，与逻辑主语room构成被动关系，故用过去分词作定语。故填strung。
18．accompanied
解答：考查非谓语动词。句意：总统在六名强壮的保镖的陪同下出现了。根据中文提示可知，表示“陪同”应用动词accompany，再分析句子可知，此空应填非谓语，The president和accompany为被动关系，由句意可知，这里应用过去分词作状语。故填accompanied。
19．distribution
解答：考查名词。句意：谁来负责给水灾灾民分发食物和衣服？“分配”英文为distribution，在句中作宾语，根据汉语提示及句意，故填distribution。
20．Located
解答：考查非谓语动词。句意：西安饭店位于市中心，以最低的价格提供最好的服务。分析句子可知，空处用非谓语动词作状语，“位于”译为locate，逻辑主语the Xi’an Hotel与locate构成被动关系，用过去分词作状语。放在句首的单词，首字母大写。故填Located。
21．C 22．C 23．A
21．推理判断题。根据第一段的“Media Insiders is a public opinion app that gathers data for its clients using surveys and other methods.（Media Insiders是一款公众意见应用，通过调查和其他方法为客户收集数据。）”可知，如果您喜欢发表评论，建议您使用“Media Insiders”这个软件。故选C。
22．推理判断题。根据Pact部分的“Need some financial motivation to make your plan to keep a healthy diet work Pact is here for you. By pledging (保证) to eat a specific amount of fruits and vegetables or drink a certain amount of water in a day, you can earn money.（需要一些经济动机来制定你的计划来保持健康的饮食 Pact是为你而来。通过保证每天吃一定数量的水果和蔬菜或喝一定数量的水，你可以赚到钱。）”可知，Pact的作用是敦促人们健康饮食。故选C。
23．细节理解题。根据最后一段的“These apps generally pay you through PayPal or by sending rewards to your address, so it is not recommended that you give out any banking information to the apps.（这些应用程序通常通过PayPal或向你的地址发送奖励，所以不建议你向这些应用程序提供任何银行信息。 ）”可知，我们最好不要把我们的银行卡号码给这些应用程序。故选A。
24．A 25．B 26．D 27．C
24．推理判断题。根据文章第一段可知，研究运用了大量的数据说明了每天吃一个橘子可以减少患晚期视网膜黄斑性病变的风险，所以作者运用列数据来介绍研究。故选A。
25．细节理解题。根据文章第二段The data shows that flavonoids (类黄酮) found in oranges appear to have a big role to play in reducing the chance of macular degeneration. 数据表明：发现在减少黄斑变性的机会中，橘子中的类黄酮扮演一个重要角色。故选B。
26．细节理解题。根据文章第三段Our research is different because we focused on the relationship between flavonoids and macular degeneration. 可知，戈皮纳斯的研究与其它不同，因为他们关注的是黄酮类化合物和黄斑变性之间的关系，所以是研究的关注点不同。故选D。
27．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段A new study has shown that people who regularly eat oranges are less likely to develop macular degeneration (黄斑变性)than people who do not eat oranges及全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了一项新的研究表明，每天吃一个橘子可以防止视网膜黄斑性病。
故选C。
28．D 29．C 30．A 31．C
28．D
细节理解题。根据第二段第二句Easter Island covers just 45 square miles and its Polynesian name is Rapa Nui.可知Easter Island早期的居民是Polynesians。
29．C
细节理解题。根据第三段中How could the early Polynesians lift hundreds of heavy statues out of the volcano How did they move them across the island to their various locations All of these questions, as well as many others, remain unanswered.可知科学家们现在仍然不知道雕像是怎样运输的。故选C。
30．A
细节理解题。根据第四段中In 1680, a war broke out between two groups of islanders. The victors of the war and ancestors of the present inhabitants, broke down many of the statues. In most cases, they broke the necks of the statues.在1680年很多雕像被毁。故选A。
31．C
目的意图题。纵观全文，特别是通过第一段Easter Island’s large and mysterious stone statues（雕像） have made it world famous. These statues, whose likenesses look like humans with huge stone cylinders(柱状物) balancing on their heads like hats, have tourists coming from all over the world.可知这篇文章在告诉人们一些Easter Island的有关事宜。由此可知答案为C。
32．B 33．D 34．A 35．A
32．细节理解题。根据第一段中“An LED device for driverless cars aims to give pedestrians at a crossing the power to communicate with cars, signaling for them to stop or drive on.(一款用于无人驾驶汽车的LED设备旨在为十字路口的行人提供与汽车沟通的动力，给他们发出停车或继续行驶的信号)”以及第二段“Blink, created by researchers at the Royal College of Arts and Imperial College London, turns the awkward dance of eye contact and hand gestures that happens when a car slows down while someone is waiting to cross the road into something driverless cars can understand. (由英国皇家艺术学院和伦敦帝国理工学院的研究人员发明的“Blink”，将人们等车过马路时，汽车减速时的眼神交流和手势转换成无人驾驶汽车可以理解的动作)”可知，Blink是一个驾驶辅助系统。故选B。
33．细节理解题。根据第四段中“If they place a hand out to the side to signal for the car to go forward, the figure turns red and the car continues.(如果他们伸出手示意车向前走，这个人就会变成红色，车就会继续前进)”可知，当行人伸出手时，无人驾驶汽车会继续前进。故选D。
34．推理判断题。根据倒数第四段中“But George Filip at the University of Nottingham, UK, isn’t certain it is a good idea to give pedestrians control over driverless cars. He says cities could end up crowded because pedestrians keep stopping cars.(但英国诺丁汉大学的George Filip并不确定让行人控制无人驾驶汽车是个好主意。 他说，城市最终可能会变得拥挤，因为行人不断拦住汽车)”可推知，George Filip对Blink是消极态度。故选A。
35．推理判断题。根据最后一段“The team hasn’t yet tested the device on a driverless car, but Bose says several automotive companies have expressed interest.(该团队尚未在无人驾驶汽车上测试该设备，但Bose表示，已经有几家汽车公司表达了兴趣)”可推知，Bose的话表明这种设备有市场需求。故选A。
36．E 37．F 38．D 39．B 40．A
36．根据上文提示“虽然像小麦和土豆这样的作物已经机械化收割了几十年，但许多水果和蔬菜已经证明对自动化有抵抗力。”承接上文，E项They are too easily bruised (碰伤)，or too hard for heavy farm machinery to locate（它们太容易碰伤，或者太重，重型农机很难定位）切题。故选E。
37．根据上文提示“由剑桥大学的工程师开发的Vegebot是第一个可以识别和收获卷心莴苣的机器人，它给农民带来了希望，人类采摘的最困难的作物之一终于可以实现自动化了。”承接上文，F项This breakthrough is significant without doubt（这一突破无疑是重大的）切题。该项中的this指的就是上文内容，故选F。
38．根据上文提示“最重要的是，种植者面临着长期的劳动力短缺。”再根据空格后面的下文提示“因劳动力短缺而遭受经济损失的人。”由此可知，D项The development of robotics in agriculture could lead to a massive relief to the growers（农业机器人技术的发展可能会大大减轻种植者的负担）切题。故选D。
39．分析句子结构，这里最有可能是一个小写开头的句子。再根据下文提示“极端天气、农业用地萎缩、自然资源湖泊等气候变化问题，使得入侵和效率问题更加迫切。”。承接下文，B项 there is an appeal for innovation and efficiency（人们呼吁创新和提高效率）切题。故选B。
40．根据上文提示“极端天气、农业用地萎缩、自然资源湖泊等气候变化问题，使得入侵和效率问题更加迫切。”再根据下文提示“据市场情报公司BIS Research的一份报告，全球农业机器人市场预计将从2018年的2050亿美元增长到2028年的230亿美元，预计其运行速度和准确性将高于传统农业机械。”承接上下文，A项This is one reason behind the industry’s drive to develop robotics（这是该行业推动机器人技术发展的原因之一）切题。故选A。
41．B 42．A 43．C 44．B 45．D 46．A 47．C 48．B 49．D 50．A 51．C 52．A 53．D 54．B 55．D
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我被撞得晕过去了，所以我不记得有关事故的任何事情。A. receive收到；B. remember记得；C. mention提及；D. care关心。根据后文“My first memory is being given oxygen”可知作者不记得车祸时的事情了。故选B。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的第一个记忆是当医生和护士们试图把我救活的时候，给我吸氧。A. bring带来；B. hit打击；C. pay支付；D. answer回答。根据后文“me back to life”可知此处为短语bring sb. back to life，指护士和医生试图救活作者。故选A。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我躺在急诊室时，我发现自己在分析自己的生活，感谢上帝我还活着。A. sacrificing牺牲；B. predicting预测；C. analyzing分析；D. mourning哀悼。根据后文“my life”以及后文作者的感悟，可知作者躺在急诊室里分析自己的生活，其他选项不符合语境。故选C。
44．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我躺在急诊室时，我发现自己在分析自己的生活，感谢上帝我还活着。A. wealthy富有的；B. alive活着的；C. optimistic乐观的；D. healthy健康的。根据上文“thanking God that I was still”可知，作者还活着所以感谢上帝。故选B。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：好消息是没有其他人受伤。A. threatened威胁；B. informed通知；C. ignored忽略；D. hurt受伤。根据上文“The good news”可推知事故中没有其他人受伤。故选D。
46．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从那天起，身体的恢复就变得很困难，但不像情绪的恢复那么艰难。A. difficult困难的；B. smooth顺利的；C. quick快速的；D. stable稳定的。结合后文“but not as tough as the emotional recovery”可知作者的身体恢复很困难。故选A。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我对自己有了很多了解，也了解了这个世界上什么才是真正重要的。A. works工作；B. happens发生；C. matters重要；D. functions运行。根据后文“Things that are really important”可知此处指世界上什么才是真正重要的。故选C。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不是不可战胜的，我不能控制生活中发生的每一件事。A. understand理解；B. control控制；C. identify识别；D. oversee监督。结合后文“the things that come into my way that I didn’t plan for”可知此处指作者不能控制生活中发生的每一件事。故选B。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我需要更好地接受那些我没有计划到的事情。A. rejecting拒绝；B. identifying识别；C. improving改善；D. accepting接受。根据后文“the things that come into my way that I didn’t plan for”可知作者无法控制那些意外，因此只能接受这些事情。故选D。
50．考查名词词义辨析。句意：作为一个总是匆匆忙忙的人，它教会了我放慢脚步。A. hurry匆忙；B. dilemma困境；C. routine常规；D. mess混乱。根据后文“it taught me to slow down a little”可推知作者之前是一个总是匆匆忙忙的人。故选A。
51．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我学会了诚实而充实地过好每一天。A. comfortably舒服地；B. quietly安静地；C. fully充实地；D. busily忙碌地。结合上文“I have learned to live each day honestly and”可知作者从车祸中学到了要诚实而充实地过好每一天。故选C。
52．考查连词词义辨析。句意：随着我身体上和情感上的创伤不断愈合，我对生活有了不同的看法。A. As随着；B. Before在……之前；C. Unless除非；D. Although虽然。根据后文“I continue to heal physically and emotionally”可知引导时间状语从句，表示“随着”应用as。故选A。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着我身体上和情感上的创伤不断愈合，我对生活有了不同的看法。A. love爱；B. future未来；C. work工作；D. life生活。根据上文中“everything that happens in my life”可知，指作者对了生活有了不同的看法。故选D。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当悲剧来袭时，你要么让它摧毁你的精神，要么把它当作一个成长的机会。A. lift举起；B. break破坏，打破；C. protect保护；D. show展示。根据上文中“not as tough as the emotional recovery”以及后文“your spirit”可知，此处指悲剧摧毁一个人的精神应用break。故选B。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我选择了从中学习。A. suffer遭受；B. escape逃跑；C. discover发现；D. learn学习。根据上一段中“it taught me to slow down a little. I have learned to live each day honestly and”可知作者从悲剧中学习。故选D。
56．surprising 57．is made 58．stronger 59．that 60．to prevent 61．are 62．dying 63．producer 64．which 65．on
56．考查形容词。该空修饰名词product，用形容词，v+ing修饰物，而v+ed修饰人，这里修饰物，所以填surprising。
57．考查时态和语态。表示经常或反复发生的事情，用一般现在时，“冰葡萄酒”和“制造”之间是被动关系，用被动语态，wine是不可数名词，谓语动词用单数，所以填is made。
58．考查比较级。句意：它更强烈。much修饰比较级，所以填stronger.
59．考查固定句型。句意：在这里，制作冰酒的条件太完美了，以至于现在世界上三分之一的冰酒都是在这里生产的。so…that太…以至于，该句型是固定句型，所以填that。
60．考查不定式。句意：因此，为了防止这种情况的发生，它们需要在条件合适的情况下尽快被采摘。作目的状语，用不定式，所以填to prevent。
61．考查时态。表示经常或反复发生的事情，用一般现在时，conditions是复数，谓语动词用复数，所以填are。
62．考查固定句型。句意：一大早，村民们都迫不及待地想帮忙。be dying to do迫不及待想要做某事，该句型是固定句型，所以填dying。
63．考查名词。句意：葡萄一摘下来，就被运送到葡萄酒公司——中国最大的生产商。这里需要使用名词，所以填producer。
64．考查非限制性定语从句。each of ___9___ contains the juice of a 2.5 kilograms of grapes.是一个非限制性定语从句，the bottles是先行词，关系词在从句中作主语，指物，介词 + 关系代词引导的定语从句，指物，只能用which，所以填which。
65．考查介词。句意：这些瓶子将出现在中国乃至世界的餐桌上。文中表示“在…上”，所以填on。
66．Dear Fred,
Glad to hear from you and I’m writing to tell you about the traditional culture course for teenagers every Friday afternoon in our school lecture hall.
Aimed to enhance our understanding of traditional culture, this course is intended for students of Grade one. We explore the origins of culture and appreciate different traditional art forms, such as Spring Festival couplets and traditional Chinese painting, of which I like paper cutting most. What's more, we will be presented with some related books, pictures and videos. So attractive is this course that all students speak highly of it.
If you are interested, please come and enjoy it. Looking forward to your coming.
Yours,
Li Hua.
67．With no other options, I had to search the other stores in the area for her. I was fearing to return to her side, already feeling the secondhand embarrassment that I'd recently discovered came with being with her. Reluctant and impatient, I was almost running out of my desire to look for her. However, I couldn't have been more wrong. Mom was standing in the middle of a high-end store, holding a sweater that looked much too expensive. She said, “This will look good on you. Do you want it ”And I almost agreed, carelessly, thoughtlessly. Then I took a closer look at the small, weary woman with a big smile stretching across her narrow face and a sweater in her hands, happy to be giving me something so nice, and my words died in my throat.
I felt like I‘d been dropped into a cold lake, facing Mom’s offer--the beautiful sweater. I was stunned as if time froze with tears uncontrollably welling up in my eyes. The expensive sweater on her hands was in marked contrast to the cheap and old clothes on her because she spent her money buying me new ones. She looked so tired and unattractive all the time because she was busy working to provide for me. She had nomake-up on because she was just content with me. What was behind her plain appearance was the unconditional love she had for me. Suddenly, Mom was beautiful and extraordinarily wonderful in my eyes.I was no longer ashamed of her, but of myself."Do you want it " Mom repeated. “No, thanks.”
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