江西省宜春市上高县上高中学2022-2023学年高二下学期7月期末考试英语试题（含解析 无听力音频 有听力原文）

上高中学2022-2023学年高二下学期7月期末考试英语
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．When does the performance start
A．At 7 o'clock. B．At 8 o'clock. C．At 6 o'clock.
2．What does the woman want to do with the washing machine
A．Throw it away. B．Have it repaired. C．Sell it to Nelson.
3．Where will the woman go
A．To the shop. B．To the country. C．To Alice’s home.
4．What is the relationship between the speakers
A．Father and daughter. B．Classmates. C．Teacher and student.
5．What does the woman’s brother do
A．A security guard. B．A shop assistant. C．A clothes designer.
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。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．How does the woman feel at the moment
A．Sick. B．Sore. C．Dizzy.
7．What were the speakers most likely doing
A．Riding a roller coaster. B．Riding a bus. C．Riding a boat.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Who is the man
A．The interviewer.
B．The manager.
C．The shop owner.
9．What does the man say about the job
A．It is interesting.
B．It is well paid.
C．It is poorly paid.
10．What do we know about the woman getting the job
A．She will not get the job.
B．She has already got the job.
C．She will probably get the job.
听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。
11．Why does the hotel have the man’s name
A．He has been there before.
B．Someone has booked the hotel for him.
C．He has the same name as someone else,
12．When will the man get to the hotel
A．At 9:15. B．At 10:00. C．At 9:30.
13．Where will the man have dinner tonight
A．In his room. B．On the plane. C．In the hotel restaurant.
14．How will the woman help the man
A．By calling him a taxi.
B．By preparing a sandwich for him.
C．By picking him up from the airport.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15．When did the woman first meet William and Andrew
A．When she did some outdoor activities with some students.
B．When she had a meeting in the Mountain Climbing Club.
C．When she was at Pizza Hut last night.
16．What does the man think of Andrew
A．Quiet. B．Humorous. C．Clever.
17．What are the two speakers mainly talking about
A．Climbing Jade Mountain.
B．The two guys—William and Andrew.
C．William and the woman’s date.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．What was the weather like over the last weekend
A．Rainy. B．Hot. C．Windy.
19．When will the temperature reach 30 degrees today
A．In the morning. B．Around lunch time. C．In the late afternoon.
20．What does the speaker talk about in the end
A．Early warning of fire in the city center.
B．Notes about traveling in the countryside.
C．Bad news for people living in the forest area.
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
Literary festivals across the world
London Book Fair
Time: held annually in April for 3 days
Place: London, UK
The London Book Fair is a part of the London Book & Screen Week. Visitors include anyone who is involved with the creation, distribution, sale or treatment of content. Authors, talent scouts （星探）, editors, designers and digital gurus （领袖人物） all walk the foo meeting, talking, observing, discovering. It’s a great opportunity to meet all kinds of people.
Book Expo America
Time: held annually in May or June for 4 days
Place: various cities in the US
Unlike most book fairs, Book Expo America doesn’t have a base city. It moves to different places every year- mostly big cities such as New York, Washington, Los Angeles and Chicago.
It is the largest gathering in the United States of librarians, booksellers and industry professionals, as well as a great place to discover the latest trends in technology while networking with others in the business. Go to autograph and book signing sessions（签书会）with your favorite authors, and participate in panel discussions with top writers while you enjoy breakfast. With hundreds of participating authors, there’re lots to do, see and read.
Frankfurt Book Fair
Time: held annually in October for a week
Place: Frankfurt, Germany
The Frankfurt Book Fair is the world’s biggest and oldest book event with more than 500 years of history, yet it never stops developing with time.
Thematic tours are provided, during which trade visitors and the general public can learn more about the Frankfurt Book Fair. Led by experts, these topical tours take interested groups to stands and other locations around the fair that are relevant to specific themes, such as education, science and kids. With our Book Fair app, visitors have the possibility to take a time-independent, thematic tour.
Tokyo International Book Fair
Time: held annually in September for 3 days
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Being Asia’s leading book fair, the Tokyo International Book Fair has several sub categories, including the Natural Sciences Book Fair, the Humanities & Social Sciences Book Fair, and the Children’s Books Fair.
One of the highlights （亮点） of the event is the e-books expo, which shines a spotlight on the fact that people’s reading habits are switching from printed books to digital books. Besides book products, the newest e-learning software and digital publishing technologies are also presented.
21．When is the largest and oldest book fair in the world held every year
A．April. B．May or June. C．September. D．October.
22．How is Book Expo America different from the other three book fairs
A．It is held in different cities every year.
B．It attracts many famous writers.
C．It displays the latest trends in technology.
D．It is the longest annual book fair.
23．What do we know about the Tokyo International Book Fair
A．It is the most popular book fair in Asia.
B．It is a great place for e-book lovers.
C．It mainly focuses on natural science books.
D．It mainly displays printed books for schools.
B
Charles Ⅴ (1500-1558), Holy Roman Emperor, once said, “I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men and German to my horse.”
I first heard the Spanish language in 2017 while lining up to ride the London Eye. Two boys were murmuring (嘟囔) something in the sweetest language. I asked them what the language is, and they told me it was Spanish.
In the fall of the same year, I selected Spanish as a compulsory foreign language course throughout the next six years in my junior and senior high schools.
I had a burning desire and persistence to learn Spanish well. My interest and passion helped me succeed.
Spanish trills were quite difficult for me at the very beginning. I repeatedly tried to figure out where to place my tongue to pronounce perfect trills.
There is no easy short-term solution to master a foreign language. Spanish conjugations (动词变位) are much more complicated than English ones, so I practiced more. The cycle of learning, forgetting and memorizing continued.
Reaching milestones has always been important. I set up several goals for learning Spanish in 12 semesters. For example, I drew up a plan last winter to pass the DELE B2 test before graduating from my high school.
I usually split up my tasks into six sections — vocabulary, grammar, reading, listening, writing and oral practices. I regularly read Spanish books, recited(背诵) words and phrases, and kept on doing grammar exercises. I did listening exercises every day while showering or bathing. I wrote emails or letters to my Spanish friends as practice and took all opportunities to talk with my Spanish teachers and people I met online to enhance my oral Spanish.
I believe that success only comes with practice, patience and persistence. There’s no end to learning!
24．Why did the author begin to learn Spanish
A．He was attracted by the beauty of Spanish. B．His friends encouraged him to learn it.
C．It was a compulsory course at his school. D．He admired Holy Roman Emperor Charles Ⅴ.
25．What was hard for him to learn at the beginning
A．Listening skills. B．Spanish vocabulary. C．Spanish conjugation. D．Spanish trills.
26．What is the second-to-last paragraph mainly about
A．His short-term learning plans. B．His goals for learning Spanish.
C．The ways he practiced Spanish. D．The ways he prepared for the DELE B2 test.
27．Which of the following best describes the author
A．Creative and hardworking. B．Patient and modest.
C．Organized and determined. D．Outgoing and humorous.
C
“I like pigs,” Winston Churchill supposedly once said. “Dogs look up at us, cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals.” Whether Churchill’s contemporary George Orwell also liked pigs is less clear. But he, too, surely saw something in them that was lacking in other domestic beasts, for it was they who ended up running the show in novel Animal Farm. Pigs, then, are intelligent social creatures.
And, like all animals, they sometimes fight. A study just published in Animal Cognition by Ivan Norscia, a biological anthropologist at the University of Turin, in Italy, and his colleagues, looked at how a group of 104 domestic pigs went about resolving such incidents. In total, Dr. Norscia and his team studied the details of 216 pig conflicts over the course of six months.
Some pigs tend to be attackers; others tend to be victims. Who is what depends largely on weight, for, among pigs pounds mean power. The attacker might bite, kick, bump or lift the victim (or string together a sequence of those actions). Most conflicts ended in seconds, but some lasted a minute or two.
In most animal species that would be that. However, many of the pig conflicts Dr. Norscia observed had interested parties beyond the protagonists (主角). He therefore wanted to understand the role of these bystanders in resolving fights —and what this says about pigs’ cognitive (认知) abilities.
Since there was usually not enough time for a bystander pig to intervene during the heat of a conflict (though this did occur), he and his colleagues looked at what happened in the three minutes directly following an aggressive interaction. Sometimes, they found, the protagonists made up on their own —for instance, by touching noses.
On other occasions, though, a third pig stepped in. Sometimes this bystander acted as a peacemaker, engaging with the attacker and reducing the number of subsequent attacks compared with what might otherwise have been expected. Sometimes, by contrast, the bystander engaged with the victim. This appeared to calm the victim down, for it reduced anxiety-related behavior such as shaking and scratching.
28．Why does the author mention Winston Churchill in the first paragraph
A．To prove pigs are clever. B．To show pigs are inspirational.
C．To state Churchill loves pigs. D．To introduce the topic of the text.
29．What probably decides on the pigs’ roles in pig conflict
A．Their ages. B．Their weight.
C．Their safety needs. D．Their cognitive abilities.
30．Why did Ivan Norscia and his colleagues conduct the study
A．To comprehend the role of bystanders in conflict resolution.
B．To figure out the relationship between pigs.
C．To record the details of 216 pig conflicts.
D．To find out the reason for pigs’ conflicts.
31．How will the bystander interact with the victim after a fight
A．By shaking it. B．By touching its nose.
C．By scratching its back. D．By offering comfort to it.
D
It is widely acknowledge that cities with some kind of functioning ecosystems make for better place for humans to live. More plants and animals in cities make for happier, healthier people.
A study conducted on green spaces in Sheffield, England, for instance, revealed that the greater the biodiversity（生物多样性）, the greater the psychological well-being（健康）of the city’s citizens. In Paris, researchers found that getting citizens to take part in day-long activities involving urban wildlife opened their eyes to the natural world for a time, at least.
Few cities have been associated with urban ecology for as Berlin. “Slow economic recovery after the Second World War meant that reconstruction would take a long time. This provide local ecologist with the ideal conditions to develop an ambitious ecological research program in the bombed-out wastelands of West Berlin,” said Jens Lachmund, a sociologist at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands.
The pioneering work in Berlin had several consequences, especially the formation of significant natural spaces within the city, such as the Sudgelande Nature. “Berlin has indeed benefited a lot from being a case study in urban ecology,” said Lachmund.
The recent research conducted by Mark Goddard, a biologist at the University of Leeds, and his colleagues confirmed the important of natural space within an urban setting. Goddard and his team conducted a striking global analysis of bird and plant diversity, quantifying the influence of urbanization on levels of biodiversity around the world. “Functioning urban ecosystems will be extremely important to human health and well-being,” said Goddard.
Cities take up just 3% of the land surface area, yet according to the most recent figure from the United Nations, some 3.6 billion people (just over 50% of the global population) now live in urban areas. By 2050, this figure is expected it rise to 6.3 billion. Without animals and plants to keep us company, it is a dark future.
32．The findings in Paragraph 2 are mentioned to explain the between_____.
A．citizens and their well-being
B．green spaces and urban wildlife
C．Urban ecology and citizens’ well-being
D．Functioning ecosystems and the natural world
33．What would be Goddard’s attitude towards Berlin’s work
A．Cautious. B．Negative.
C．Uncaring. D．Admiring.
34．The author uses figures in the last paragraph to show______.
A．The negative effect of over population.
B．The important of urban ecosystems.
C．The serious problems of city life.
D．The rapid growth of urban areas.
35．Which of the following can be the best text
A．Should more people live in urban areas
B．Should Berlin have more natural spaces
C．Should cities be for animals and plants too
D．Should the global population be controlled now
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。
Developing a positive attitude through positive thinking is good for both your physical and mental health. Understandably, it’s not always possible to keep positive during certain situations, but it is possible to develop the skills to have positive thinking. 36
Surround yourself with positive people
Being around people who always see the bad side of something will only make you feel bad. 37 It’s hard to be negative when everyone around you is positive!
Learn to deal with negative thoughts
38 To become a successful positive thinker you’ll need to learn to know the negative words you tell yourself. Words such as never and always are known to carry a negative mental effect. Instead of telling yourself, “I always make mistakes”, change your words to, “I make mistakes sometimes but I always learn from them.”
Set goals
It’s much easier to be positive when you have set goals in mind. Setting goals will help you to deal with the difficulties.
Take responsibility for your actions
39 They seldom made many complaints when coming across hard times. Accepting responsibility for your actions will help keep you thinking positively and prevent you from accusing others without any reason.
Look for positive information
Reading positive information about being successful in life can help you work towards becoming a positive thinker. 40 It’s a wonderful way to start and finish each day!
Making decisions to change your way of thinking—from negative to positive—is a very effective step to ensuring success in your life. Surround yourself with other like-minded people, and you’ll gain all the rewards of a happy life.
A．Don’t make some complaints.
B．One of the secrets to successful people is that they take responsibility for their behavior.
C．It’s necessary for you to learn how to deal with negative words.
D．By learning how to make positive thinking easy, you’ll benefit a lot!
E．Being around positive people, on the other hand, will affect you in a positive way.
F．Spend a little time every day reading something that encourages you to think positively.
G．It’s hard to become a positive thinker if your mind is always annoyed with negative thoughts.
第三部分 语言知识运用（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 could never imagine myself being in any other profession than teaching.
As a child, I often 41 I was teaching a classroom with my toy animals. However, it wasn't a 42 when I received a phone call about teaching a summer tennis camp to 3- to 5-year-old campers.
The first day of tennis camp arrived. I started the 43 by introducing myself and teaching the kids how to hold their tennis rackets(球拍)．Boom! They all 44 it right away. The next minute they were all doing it the wrong way. “Is this what it's like to be a 45 ”I thought. Instead of getting 46 or giving up, I found myself feeling encouraged to be patient and 47 my students until they understood certain concepts about the game.
The rest of the week reassured(使安心)me of my 48 to teach students the game of tennis and this 49 led me to an “aha” moment. I realized how much I 50 working with younger children. And this is exactly what encouraged me to 51 teaching.
I'm in my fourth year of teaching kindergarten, and I'm often asked about my 52 to be teacher. People would make negative remarks about my 53 . “You know you're not going to make any money, right ” was something I heard often. To me, teaching isn't about the money. It is about making a(n) 54 to the lives of children. I knew I would encounter many challenges, but I also knew the positive would always 55 the challenges I might face.
41．A．wondered B．dreamt C．pretended D．agreed
42．A．game B．chance C．promise D．plan
43．A．class B．show C．interview D．project
44．A．expected B．found C．forgot D．got
45．A．player B．teacher C．student D．monitor
46．A．sick B．sleepy C．upset D．afraid
47．A．respect B．remind C．protect D．accept
48．A．struggle B．turn C．abilities D．rights
49．A．service B．education C．experience D．example
50．A．tried B．regretted C．missed D．enjoyed
51．A．pursue B．practise C．postpone D．promote
52．A．guidance B．inspiration C．assistance D．position
53．A．preparation B．suggestion C．knowledge D．decision
54．A．impression B．influence C．difference D．profit
55．A．help B．outweigh C．enhance D．favour
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。
Chinese-American community groups are preparing to hold their second annual International Confucius Cultural Festival on Sept, 28 in Flushing Queens, New York City’s easternmost borough.
The event serves not only as a spectacular ceremony to memorize the world-famous Chinese 56 (philosophy), but a chance to celebrate Chinese culture together with other local communities, said Wang Lizhi, president of America East Shandong Association( AESA). Co-sponsored by AESA, America East Shandong Chamber of Commerce and Confucius Education Foundation Inc, the festival 57 (feature) recitation of the “Di Zi Gui”, 58 (literal) translated as “Standards for being a Good Pupil and Child”, a book 59 (write) according to Confucius’ teachings that emphasize the 60 (base) necessities for being a good person and guidelines for living in harmony with others, as well as traditional Chinese dances, Shandong folk music and photo 61 (exhibit).
The groups hosted the first International Confucius Cultural Festival in Flushing on Sept. 28 last year 62 (celebrate) the 2, 568th anniversary of the birth of Confucius (551 BC —479 BC). Confucius was 63 extraordinary educator, the founder of Confucianism. It was he 64 first set up private schools and received students from every walk 65 life without consideration of their social status.
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．为唤起学生节水意识，你校于上周举办了以“珍惜水、爱护水”为主题的系列活动。假定你是李华，请你为校英语报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.活动时间、地点及参加人员；
2.活动内容；
3.活动反响。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Valuing Water
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第二节 读后续写(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。
John’s uncle Tom and his wife had a dog called Oliver with a white spot on his neck. When John stayed with them, he realized that Oliver was unhappy. He was not given his meals on time, nor was he taken for a walk. Oliver was shouted and abused all day.
“Your uncle bought Oliver so that the dog could protect his house from thieves, but actually neither he nor his wife loves him,” the gardener told John one day. John felt sad. At night, he could hear Oliver sobbing in the cold.“ Why don’t you make a coat for Oliver ” John paused and said,“ He feels cold.” His aunt snorted, “I have much better things to do.”
One day, John went out for a walk with Oliver, when the sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds and a fierce storm started raging. People ran here and there for protection, as the rain started falling. John ran to take shelter in a candy shop. It was only after a few minutes that he realized that Oliver was not with him. John searched the entire place after the storm but he couldn’t find him. John’s uncle put an advertisement in the paper. After all, he had spent lots of money buying Oliver and did not want to lose him.
It was a half-hour ride by bus. The house was a beautiful brick-colored structure. The middle-aged lady who greeted Oliver was a kind woman; She and her husband had answered John’s uncle’s advertisement in the paper. Since John’s uncle was out on an official tour, John had been sent to check on the dog
“He is asleep,” the lady said. “Come and have a look.” The small bed on which Oliver slept was covered with a warm quilt. A pot of milk stood in a corner of the room possibly for Oliver’s next feed. “I found him on the back seat of the car. He must have crept in during the storm. The poor dear was shaking with cold when I first noticed him,” the lady said.
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。
John looked at the dog carefully.
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John smiled and said, “I am sorry to have bothered you, but this is not our Oliver.”
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1．A
M: I’m looking forward to your performance tonight. It starts at 8 o'clock, doesn’t it
W: Actually, it starts one hour early.
M: Well, then I’ll leave home at 6 o'clock.
2．B
W: Jim, do you know anyone who can help me with this terrible washing machine
M: USually, I will call the Nelsons' company, but if you want to spend less, you may call the Andersons instead.
3．A
M: Let’s go for a nice walk into the country this afternoon.
W: I certainly could enjoy the exercise, but I’ve agreed to go with Alice to buy some clothes.
4．B
W: I was so lucky to get a ticket to the concert last night. It was great fun. I went with my father.
M: What did you do after the concert
W: I went straight home because I had to finish my homework. OK, Tim. I have to go. See you in class tomorrow.
M: Bye. Anyway, I have to go home and finish my homework.
5．A
W: Did I tell you my brother’s working at Scooter—that new designer clothes place
M: Cool! I’d like to work there as a shop assistant myself.
W: Well, he wanted to do that, but they only needed a security guard. So he was given that job instead.
6．C 7．A
M: Wow! There were a lot of twists and turns on that ride. Are you OK
W: I’m fine. I just need a moment to find my balance.
M: Take your time. Did you see the people sitting in front of us I don’t think that man’s girlfriend liked it very much.
W: No wonder. I heard her say that she often gets carsick before she got on that.
M: That happens to me sometimes when I am on the water.
W: Let’s get something to eat. I could use a break from all the excitement.
M: Good idea. My neck hurts.
8．A 9．B 10．C
M: Hi, Grace. Did you have any trouble getting here today
W: No, I was fine, thank you.
M: Well, we are glad to have you join the team, Grace.
W: Wait. I already have the job
M: Of course not! I was just saying that if we were to hire you, we would be happy that we had. The job pays good money, and you would be lucky if we were to offer it to you. Do you have any questions
W: Um...What exactly would I be doing
M: Anyway, your salary would not depend on your selling things. Anything else
W: Uh, no, I guess not.
M: Well, I suppose we’re done here! I, of course, have to check with the manager, but you seem like the perfect person for the job.
11．A 12．B 13．A 14．B
W: Sunshine Hotel. Good morning. Barbara speaking.
M: Hello. I’d like to make a booking please. I’m on a business trip so I need a single room.
W: OK. Your name please
M: John Griffin. That’s J-O- H- N GR-I- F- F-I- N.
W: OK. I’ve got that down. Wait a minute. We already have your name. You’ve been here before, haven’t you Or it must be someone with the same name.
M: I’ve stayed with you twice before.
W: OK. Let’s see the card and confirm it. Please tell me if I’m wrong. John Griffin, from Sydney. Passport number 87637489. Right
M: That’s right.
W: OK. So what time can we expect you tonight Mr. Griffin
M: The plane lands at 9:15 p. m. No one pick me up and I will take a taxi, so I should be at your place at 10:00. Will the restaurant still open at that time
W: I’m afraid not. The restaurant closes at 9:30. Can I organize some snacks to he left in your room
M: Yes, that would be great. How about a cheese sandwich.
W: No problem, sir. I’ll see to that.
15．A 16．B 17．B
M: Alice, when did you first meet those guys we were talking with last night at Pizza Hut
W: Oh, you mean William and Andrew Once I climbed Jade Mountain with the students in the Mountain Climbing Club, and I met them there.
M: The two guys are very interesting.
W: Yes. William told me that they’re roommates this year.
M: It seemed that you and William are very good friends.
W: I guess you may say so. After coming back from Jade Mountain, we dated several times, but we aren’t going steady or anything like that.
M: Why not He’s kind of handsome and intelligent.
W: We had a great time together, but we can’t talk about anything heavy.
M: It’s a pity. How about Andrew
W: I don’t really know him very well. He seems to be pretty quiet and shy. Why do you ask
M: Because I sat with him on the bus on our way home last night. I was very impressed by his sense of humor.
18．B 19．B 20．C
Good morning, everyone, this is John Simon from the daily radio show Weather of the Week. The heat wave that arrived last weekend is showing no sign of going away this week. According to the forecast, the weather this week will be as hot as it was over the weekend. Today’s weather forecast suggests that the temperature could climb to as high as 36 degrees by the early afternoon. And right now, at only 8:00 in the morning, the temperature here at the city center is already 27 degrees, and there’s no doubt that it will reach 30 degrees around lunch time. But don’t worry too much because there is also good news. There will be some wind coming our way later around 4:00 in the afternoon. Therefore, it should be quite comfortable in the evening today. Unfortunately, there is still no rain in the forecast for the next five days. This can be bad news for those who live in the forest area outside the city, where forest fires are very likely to happen at this time of the year, especially when the weather is dry like this. Okay, that’s it for today’s Weather of the Week. Have a nice day and see you tomorrow!
21．D 22．A 23．B
21．细节理解题。根据小标题Frankfurt Book Fair下的“The Frankfurt Book Fair is the world’s biggest and oldest book event with more than 500 years of history, yet it never stops developing with time.”(法兰克福书展是世界上规模最大、历史最悠久的图书展，已有500多年的历史，但它从未随着时间的推移而停止发展。)可知，法兰克福书展是世界最大最古老的书展；再根据“Time: held annually in October for a week”(时间：每年10月举办，为期一周)可知，书展举办的时间是每年10月。故选D项。
22．细节理解题。根据小标题Book Expo America下的“Unlike most book fairs, Book Expo America doesn’t have a base city. It moves to different places every year- mostly big cities such as New York, Washington, Los Angeles and Chicago.”(与大多数书展不同，美国书展没有基地城市。它每年都会迁移到不同的地方，主要是像纽约、华盛顿、洛杉矶和芝加哥这样的大城市)可知，与其他书展不同的是，美国书展每年在不同的城市举办。故选A项。
23．细节理解题。根据最后一段“One of the highlights （亮点） of the event is the e-books expo, which shines a spotlight on the fact that people’s reading habits are switching from printed books to digital books. Besides book products, the newest e-learning software and digital publishing technologies are also presented.”(此次活动的一大亮点是电子书博览会，它突出了人们的阅读习惯正在从纸质书转向电子书的事实。除了图书产品，还介绍了最新的电子学习软件和数字出版技术)可知，东京书展包含了电子书博览会，所以对于电子书爱好者来说是一个好去处。故选B项。
24．A 25．D 26．C 27．C
24．推理判断题。根据第二段“Two boys were murmuring (嘟囔) something in the sweetest language. I asked them what the language is, and they told me it was Spanish.(两个男孩用最甜美的语言嘟囔着什么。我问他们是什么语言，他们告诉我是西班牙语。)”可知，作者把西班牙语看作是最甜美的语言，由此可推断作者决定学习西班牙语是因为他被西班牙语的甜美所吸引。故选A项。
25．细节理解题。根据第五段第一句话“Spanish trills were quite difficult for me at the very beginning.(西班牙语的颤音一开始对我来说非常困难。)”可知，作者在一开始学习西班牙语时比较困难的是西班牙语中的颤音。故选D项。
26．主旨大意题。根据倒数第二段中的第一句话“I usually split up my tasks into six sections—vocabulary, grammar, reading, listening, writing and oral practices.(我通常将我的任务分为六个部分——词汇，语法，阅读，听力，写作和口语练习。)”可知，这一段主要讲的是作者学习西班牙语的具体方法。故选C项。
27．推理判断题。根据倒数第三段的“Reaching milestones has always been important. I set up several goals for learning Spanish in 12 semesters.(实现里程碑一直很重要。我设定了几个在12个学期学习西班牙语的目标。)”以及倒数第二段中的“I usually split up my tasks into six sections—vocabulary, grammar, reading, listening, writing and oral practices.(我通常将我的任务分为六个部分——词汇，语法，阅读，听力，写作和口语练习。)”可推断作者是一个有组织性的人；再结合最后一段“I believe that success only comes with practice, patience and persistence.(我相信成功需要实践、耐心和毅力。)”可知作者是个有耐心有毅力的人。 故选C项。
28．D 29．B 30．A 31．D
28．推理判断题。根据第一段““I like pigs,” Winston Churchill supposedly once said. “Dogs look up at us, cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals.” Whether Churchill’s contemporary George Orwell also liked pigs is less clear. But he, too, surely saw something in them that was lacking in other domestic beasts, for it was they who ended up running the show in novel Animal Farm. Pigs, then, are intelligent social creatures. ”（据说温斯顿 丘吉尔曾说过：“我喜欢猪。”“狗仰视我们，猫俯视我们，但猪对我们一视同仁。”与丘吉尔同时代的乔治·奥威尔(George Orwell)是否也喜欢猪就不那么清楚了。但他也肯定在它们身上看到了其他家养动物所缺乏的东西，因为在小说《动物庄园》中，最终是它们在表演。因此，猪是一种聪明的群居动物。）可推知，作者在第一段提到温斯顿 丘吉尔是为了引出本文要探讨的话题。故选D项。
29．细节理解题。根据第三段中“Who is what depends largely on weight, for, among pigs pounds mean power.”（谁是什么主要取决于体重，因为对猪来说，体重意味着力量。）可知，它们的体重决定了猪在猪冲突中的角色。故选B项。
30．细节理解题。根据第四段中“He therefore wanted to understand the role of these bystanders in resolving fights —and what this says about pigs’ cognitive abilities.”（因此，他想了解这些旁观者在解决争斗中的作用，以及这对猪的认知能力有何影响。）可知，Ivan Norscia和他的同事进行这项研究是因为想理解旁观者在解决冲突中的作用。故选A项。
31．推理判断有。根据最后一段“On other occasions, though, a third pig stepped in. Sometimes this bystander acted as a peacemaker, engaging with the attacker and reducing the number of subsequent attacks compared with what might otherwise have been expected. Sometimes, by contrast, the bystander engaged with the victim. This appeared to calm the victim down, for it reduced anxiety-related behavior such as shaking and scratching.”（然而，在其他场合，第三只猪介入了。有时，这个旁观者扮演和事佬的角色，与攻击者接触，减少随后的攻击次数，否则可能会发生。相比之下，有时旁观者会与受害者互动。这似乎使受害者平静下来，因为它减少了与焦虑相关的行为，如摇晃和抓挠。）可推知，在一场打斗之后，旁观者通过安慰来与受害者互动。故选D项。
32．C 33．D 34．B 35．C
32．细节理解题。第二段中In Paris, researchers found that getting citizens to take part in day-long activities involving urban wildlife opened their eyes to the natural world for a time, at least.在巴黎， 研究人员发现，让公民参加为期一天的活动涉及城市野生动物，至少使他们睁开了眼睛看自然世界。所以可以这是看出是关于城市生系统与人类行为的发现。故选C。
33．态度题。第四段The pioneering work in Berlin had several consequences, especially the formation of significant natural spaces within the city, 可知柏林建立了自然空间内的城市。第五段The recent research conducted by Mark Goddard, a biologist at the University of Leeds, and his colleagues confirmed the important of natural space within an urban setting. 由Mark Goddard最近的研究中，利兹大学的生物学家和他的同事证实了在城市中的自然空间重要性。后文也说了城市生态系统功能将对人类的健康极其重要。所以可以看出Goddard对Berlin’s work的态度是钦佩，故选D。
34．推理判断题。Cities take up just 3% of the land surface area, yet according to the most recent figure from the United Nations, some 3.6 billion people (just over 50% of the global population) now live in urban areas. By 2050, this figure is expected it rise to 6.3 billion.由此可见城市人口将会越来越多，而城市的占地面积只有百分之三，所以说明了城市生态系统的重要性，故选B
35．主旨大意题。文章最后一段Without animals and plants to keep us company, it is a dark future.没有植物和动物的陪伴，未来将是黑暗的。所以以Should cities be for animals and plants too 为题更合适。而且文章是讲生态系统对人类的重要性，生态系统包括植物和动物，故选C。
36．D 37．E 38．G 39．B 40．F
36．根据上文“Developing a positive attitude through positive thinking is good for both your physical and mental health. Understandably, it’s not always possible to keep positive during certain situations, but it is possible to develop the skills to have positive thinking.(通过积极的思考培养积极的态度对你的身体和心理健康都有好处。可以理解的是，在某些情况下不可能总是保持积极的态度，但培养积极思考的技巧是有可能的)”结合后文介绍了积极思考的方法，故D选项“通过学习如何使积极思考变得容易，你会受益很多！”符合语境，故选D。
37．根据上文“Being around people who always see the bad side of something will only make you feel bad.(和那些总是看到事情不好一面的人在一起只会让你感觉糟糕)”以及后文“It’s hard to be negative when everyone around you is positive!(当你周围的人都是积极的时候，你很难消极！)”可知，上文提到了和消极的人在一起感觉糟糕，后文提到了和积极的人在一起很难消极，可知本句是在说明要和积极的人在一起。故E选项“另一方面，和积极的人在一起，会以积极的方式影响你”符合语境，故选E。
38．根据后文“To become a successful positive thinker you’ll need to learn to know the negative words you tell yourself. Words such as never and always are known to carry a negative mental effect. Instead of telling yourself, “I always make mistakes”, change your words to, “I make mistakes sometimes but I always learn from them.”(要想成为一名成功的积极思考者，你需要知道你对自己说的消极词汇。像“从不”和“总是”这样的词语会对心理产生负面影响。与其告诉自己“我总是犯错误”，不如改成“我有时会犯错误，但我总能从中吸取教训。”)”可知，本段主要说明了要从想法上成为一个积极思考者，G选项中negative thoughts对应标题中negative thoughts。故G选项“如果你的头脑总是被消极的想法所困扰，你就很难成为一个积极的思考者”符合语境，故选G。
39．根据后文“They seldom made many complaints when coming across hard times. Accepting responsibility for your actions will help keep you thinking positively and prevent you from accusing others without any reason.(他们遇到困难时很少抱怨。为自己的行为承担责任会帮助你积极思考，防止你无缘无故地指责别人)”可知，后文主要提到了对自己的行为负责有助于积极思考，B选项中successful people对应后文中they。故B选项“成功人士的秘诀之一是他们为自己的行为负责”符合语境，故选B。
40．根据上文“Reading positive information about being successful in life can help you work towards becoming a positive thinker.(阅读有关成功生活的积极信息可以帮助你成为一个积极的思考者)”可知，本段介绍的方法是通过阅读来成为积极的思考者，F选项中reading对应上文中reading。故F选项“每天花一点时间阅读一些能鼓励你积极思考的东西”符合语境，故选F。
41．C 42．A 43．A 44．D 45．B 46．C 47．B 48．C 49．C 50．D 51．A 52．B 53．D 54．C 55．B
41．考查动词辨析。句意：小时候，我经常假装在教室里教我的玩具动物。A. wondered好奇；B. dreamt 梦见；C. pretended 假装；D. agreed 同意。根据前文“As a child”和下文“teaching a classroom with my toy animals.”可知，我还是孩子时就想成为一名老师，所以我假装教我的玩具动物。故选C。
42．考查名词辨析。句意：然而，当我接到一个关于关于教参加夏季网球夏令营的3至5岁的露营者的电话时，觉得这并不是一场游戏。A. game 游戏；B. chance 机会；C. promise 承诺；D. plan 计划。根据下文“when I received a phone call about teaching a summer tennis camp to 3- to 5-year-old campers”可知，我收到了一个在夏令营教孩子们的电话，所以这已经不再是个游戏了。故选A。
43．考查名词辨析。句意：我通过自我介绍和教孩子们如何握网球拍来开始上课。A.class 课；B. show 表演；C. interview 面试；D. project 项目。根据空后“by introducing myself and teaching the kids how to hold their tennis rackets(球拍)”可知，作为老师，我通过介绍自己和教孩子们如何握网球拍来开始上课。故选A。
44．考查动词辨析。句意：他们立刻就学会了。A. expected 期望；B. found 发现；C. forgot 忘记；D. got 得到，学到。根据下文“The next minute they were all doing it the wrong way.”可知，他们上一分钟学会怎做了，下一分钟就做错了。故选D。
45．考查名词辨析。句意：“这就是当老师的感觉吗？”我心里想。A. player 球员；B. teacher老师；C. student 学生；D. monitor 班长。根据上文可知，我是教孩子们打网球，是一名老师。故选B。
46．考查形容词辨析。句意：我发现自己并没有沮丧或放弃，而是被鼓励耐心地提醒学生，直到他们理解了该运动的某些概念。A. sick 生病；B. sleepy 困倦；C. upset 沮丧的；D. afraid 害怕。根据下文“I found myself feeling encouraged to be patient”可知，我没有沮丧也没有放弃。故选C。
47．考查动词辨析。句意：我发现自己并没有沮丧或放弃，而是被鼓励耐心地提醒学生，直到他们理解了某些概念。A. respect 尊重；B. remind 提醒；C. protect 保护；D. accept 接受。根据下文“until they understood certain concepts about the game”可知，在他们明白一定的概念前，我一直提醒他们。故选B。
48．考查名词辨析。句意：接下来，孩子们学得很好，我不断安慰自己，我还是有能力教好孩子们的。A. struggle 斗争；B. turn 转身；C. abilities 能力；D. rights 权利。根据上文“The rest of the week reassured(使安心)me”可知，接下来的一周我对于我的教学能力很安心。故选C。
49．考查名词辨析。句意：这个教书的体验也让我体会了顿悟的瞬间。A. service 服务；B. education 教育；C. experience 经验，经历，体验；D. example 示例。根据上文我没有因困难沮丧或放弃而更加耐心，以及后文我的教书的看法可知，我的这次教书的体验让我顿悟。故选C。
50．考查动词辨析。句意：我意识到自己是多么喜欢和孩子们在一起相处。A. tried 尝试；B. regretted 后悔；C. missed 错过；D. enjoyed享受。根据下文“ this is exactly what encouraged me ”可推知，我很享受当老师的过程。故选D。
51．考查动词辨析。句意：这个经历让我把教书当做自己的毕生事业去追求。A. pursue 追求；B. practise 练习；C. postpone 推迟；D. promote 提升。根据上文“I realized how much I　　10　　 working with younger children.”可知，通过这次经历，我意识到我喜欢和孩子们相处，所以教书就成为了我毕生追求的事业。故选A。
52．考查名词辨析。句意：经常有人问我，什么东西激励我成为老师。A. guidance 指导；B. inspiration 灵感；C. assistance 协助；D. position 职位。根据上文“I'm in my fourth year of teaching kindergarten”可知，我教书的第四年，经常会被问决定做老师的灵感是什么。故选B。
53．考查名词辨析。句意：对于我成为老师的决定，很多人会做出负面评价。A. preparation 准备；B. suggestion 建议；C. knowledge 知识；D. decision 决定。根据上文“And this is exactly what encouraged me to 　　11　 teaching.”和下文“You know you're not going to make any money, right ”可知，有些人会对当老师的决定作出负面的评价。故选D。
54．考查名词辨析。句意：但是我觉得做老师可以对孩子们的生活做出积极的影响。A. impression印象；B. influence影响；C. difference差异；D. profit利润。根据上文“To me, teaching isn't about the money. ”可知，我教书并不是为了钱，而是要对孩子们的一生作出积极的影响。make a difference有影响，起作用。故选C。
55．考查动词辨析。句意：但是我知道，做老师的积极的一面总是要超过消极的一面。A. help 帮助；B. outweigh 超过；C. enhance 加强；D. favour 支持。根据转折连词but可知，虽然我面临很多的挑战，但是积极的一面胜过我所面对的挑战。故选B。
56．philosopher 57．features 58．literally 59．written 60．basic 61．exhibitions 62．to celebrate 63．an 64．that/who 65．of
56．考查名词。句意：AESA主席王立志表示，这一活动不仅是纪念这位举世闻名的中国哲学家的盛大仪式，也是与当地其他社区一起庆祝中国文化的机会。分析句子可知，空处应填表示人的名词作宾语，philosopher哲学家，根据句意，此处指孔子这位中国哲学家，用单数。故填philosopher。
57．考查时态和主谓一致。句意：该节日由AESA、美国山东东商会和孔子教育基金会联合主办，特色是诵读“弟子规”，即做一个好学生和好孩子的标准，这本书根据孔子的教诲写成，强调做人的基本要求和与他人和谐相处的指导方针，以及中国传统舞蹈、山东民间音乐和图画展。分析句子可知，空处 是谓语动词，句子是描述一个一般性事实，应用一般现在时，主语the festival是名词单数，谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。故填features。
58．考查副词。句意：该节日由AESA、美国山东东商会和孔子教育基金会联合主办，特色是诵读“弟子规”，即做一个好学生和好孩子的标准，这本书根据孔子的教诲写成，强调做人的基本要求和与他人和谐相处的指导方针，以及中国传统舞蹈、山东民间音乐和图画展。修饰动词translated应用副词形式。故填literally。
59．考查过去分词。句意：该节日由AESA、美国山东东商会和孔子教育基金会联合主办，特色是诵读“弟子规”，即做一个好学生和好孩子的标准，这本书根据孔子的教诲写成，强调做人的基本要求和与他人和谐相处的指导方针，以及中国传统舞蹈、山东民间音乐和图画展。动词write和book之间是动宾关系，应用过去分词作后置定语。故填written。
60．考查形容词。句意：该节日由AESA、美国山东东商会和孔子教育基金会联合主办，特色是诵读“弟子规”，即做一个好学生和好孩子的标准，这本书根据孔子的教诲写成，强调做人的基本要求和与他人和谐相处的指导方针，以及中国传统舞蹈、山东民间音乐和图画展。空处应填形容词作定语，修饰名词necessities，basic基本的。故填basic。
61．考查名词复数。句意：该节日由AESA、美国山东东商会和孔子教育基金会联合主办，特色是诵读“弟子规”，即做一个好学生和好孩子的标准，这本书根据孔子的教诲写成，强调做人的基本要求和与他人和谐相处的指导方针，以及中国传统舞蹈、山东民间音乐和图画展。此处应填名词作宾语，exhibition展览会，用作可数名词，由“music and photo”可知，此处应用复数形式。故填exhibitions。
62．考查动词不定式。句意：去年9月28日，这些团体在法拉盛举办了首届国际孔子文化节，庆祝孔子诞辰2568周年（公元前551年——公元前479年）。结合句意可知，此处表示目的，应用动词不定式作目的状语。故填to celebrate。
63．考查不定冠词。句意：孔子是一位杰出的教育家和哲学家，创立了儒家思想。educator为可数名词，此处表泛指，应用不定冠词，且extraordinary是发音以元音音素开头的单词，应用an。故填an。
64．考查强调句。句意：是他首先开办私立学校，招收各行各业的学生，而不考虑他们的社会地位。去掉It was和空处，剩下的部分可以构成完整的句子，可知此处为强调句“it be+被强调部分+that+其他”，被强调部分为人时，可用who替换that，此处被强调部分为he，可用that或who。故填that/who。
65．考查介词。句意：是他首先开办私立学校，招收各行各业的学生，而不考虑他们的社会地位。every walk of life各行各业。固定短语，故填of。
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Valuing Water
Last week, our school held a series of activities with the theme of “value water and love water” in the hall to arouse students' awareness of water saving. All the students participated in them.
First, carry out water-saving education by giving water-saving lectures, which can publicize the knowledge about water to students. Second, organize the students to watch the propaganda film about the current situation of water resources utilization and water saving in China.
The activities turned out to be a success. Students all realized that they have the responsibility to save water and to propagate the concept of valuing water.
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John looked at the dog carefully. The instant John found the white spot on the neck, he confirmed that it was Oliver. Taking a relieved breath, John was about to claim Oliver when he recalled the miserable scenes. John began to wonder if he should tell the truth. It was at this moment that the lady said, “Upon seeing the advertisement, we were reluctant to contact your uncle because we were attached to the dog. Is this your dog ” Hearing her words, he ultimately made up his mind to tell a lie.
John smiled and said, ”I am sorry to have bothered you, but this is not our Oliver." Hardly had the lady heard the answer when she let out a sigh of relief. It was apparent that she loved the dog very much. Waving goodbye to the lady, John knew he would have to let his uncle down. But from the bottom of his heart, he was convinced that he made a right decision, which could save Oliver from an otherwise life of misery in his uncle’s house. It turned out that sometimes a white lie could have a big impact on other’s life.