江西省宜春市重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题（Word版含解析，含听力原文）
文档属性
| 名称 | 江西省宜春市重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题（Word版含解析，含听力原文） |  | |
| 格式 | docx | ||
| 文件大小 | 45.3KB | ||
| 资源类型 | 教案 | ||
| 版本资源 | 人教版（2019） | ||
| 科目 | 英语 | ||
| 更新时间 | 2023-09-21 22:27:34 | ||
图片预览
文档简介
宜春市重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期开学考试
英语试题
时间：120分钟 分值：150分
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．How many houses does Robert have now
A．1. B．2. C．3.
2．What made the woman surprised
A．The man’s diet. B．The man’s lifestyle. C．The man’s weight loss.
3．Who is the man probably speaking to
A．His manager. B．His colleague. C．His grandmother.
4．What will the woman do next
A．Attend a meeting.
B．Pick up the man’s client.
C．Send the man to his office.
5．What does the man suggest the woman do
A．Go on a trip.
B．Watch something entertaining.
C．Spend some time with her friends.
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．What new thing can the bird do now
A．Sing a song. B．Say “Hello”. C．Dance.
7．What will the man do after school today
A．Watch a video online.
B．Go to the woman’s house.
C．Teach the bird more words.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．What caused Mr. Miller to be late this morning
A．Watching a play on TV last night.
B．Watching a basketball match on TV last night.
C．Watching a football match on TV last night.
9．How did Mr. Miller go to work
A．By cab. B．By train. C．By bus.
10．What happened to Mr. Miller after his explanation
A．He was fired as soon as possible.
B．He was fired at once.
C．He was warned of following the rules for work.
听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。
11．What did the man do in 1960
A．He went to college.
B．He made many friends.
C．He left the northern states.
12．What was life like in the northern states
A．The blacks were treated equally.
B．Most people were not nice to outsiders.
C．People of different races were friendly to each other.
13．When did the man win the Nobel Prize
A．In 1960. B．In 1968. C．In 1986.
14．What did the man do with the prize money
A．He gave it to the college.
B．He gave it to poor children.
C．He gave it to the Freedom Movement.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15．What does the woman want to prepare for her mother
A．A clean house. B．Some nice food. C．A comfortable chair.
16．What does the man suggest the woman do
A．Offer the mouse cheese.
B．Put glue on a mouse trap.
C．Go to a field to find a mouse.
17．What kind of mouse does the woman think is in her house
A．A friendly one. B．A fat one. C．A small one.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．What was the main meal for people in Prussia in the 18th century
A．Rice. B．Potatoes. C．Bread.
19．How did people feel about the potatoes in the palace garden
A．Disappointed. B．Curious. C．Anxious.
20．What can we learn about the king
A．He was very smart.
B．He liked making jokes.
C．He was crazy about potatoes.
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
Throughout the world, museums allow people to explore new cultures and topics through their collections and exhibitions. Check out this comprehensive list of the best museums and galleries throughout the world with one-of-a-kind displays that educate and inspire.
Musée D'Orsay in Paris
The Musée D'Orsay, once a railway station, houses an internationally famous collection of Impressionist art and other Western pieces from 1848 and 1914. Started in 1986, the white limestone walls are now home to some of the most notable artworks in France, like sculptures by Auguste Rodin and paintings by Paul Gauguin.
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town
With the help of design firm Heatherwick Studio, the once century-old grain silo (谷粮仓) in the heart of Cape Town transformed into a museum which hosts international events and exhibitions to provide an intercultural look into the world of African art. Works from revolutionary artists such as Kudzanai Chiurai of Zimbabwe and Wangechi Mutu of Kenya decorate the nine floors of the museum.
Bangkok National Museum
The first national museum in Thailand, whose structures can date back to 1782, when they served as the palace of Prince Wang Na. Nearly 100 years later, the grounds were transformed into a museum with three differently themed galleries: a Thai History Gallery, an Archaeological and Art History collection, and a Decorative Arts and Ethnological Collection.
The National Palace Museum in Taipei
The National Palace Museum included artwork from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The permanent collection features nearly 700,000 pieces of imperial artifacts and includes calligraphic works by Tang Yin.
Click here for more information about this list.
21．If you take interest in Chinese traditional culture, which museum may you visit
A．Musée D'Orsay in Paris. B．Bangkok National Museum.
C．The National Palace Museum in Taipei. D．Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town.
22．What do the first three museums have in common
A．All used to have other uses. B．All are more than 100 years old.
C．All are redesigned by architects. D．All contain works by Western artists.
23．From which is the text probably taken
A．A travel brochure. B．A local newspaper.
C．A cultural website. D．A business magazine.
B
My husband and I both grew up playing sports. So we weren’t surprised when our little daughter, Kennedi showed early athletic promise. She could easily outrun other kids, while playing with them on the playground.
By the time Kennedi started primary school, we signed her up for track training. Slowly but surely, track training took over our lives. We gave up taking vacations so our girl wouldn’t miss any practices. I even stopped Kennedi from swimming with her friends, for I thought she would waste the energy needed for competition. We didn’t ask Kennedi if that was what she wanted. Of course she did! she kept winning, and every kid liked to win.
When Kennedi was 13 years old, at a national sports event, she suddenly fell down and ended up lying on the track, screaming in pain. A doctor said, “She worked out too hard that the thick tissue in her knee was torn. she might not run as fast as before.” The doctor kept talking, but I bad a bard time following the words. My feelings were mixed. Was I too strict with my daughter Was I partly to blame for her injury Then I realized that my kid needed a mom more than a coach.
To our great relief, after a year-long’s strict medical examination, Kennedi almost recovered. She even joined the volleyball team at her high school. And we were gradually back to a busy family schedule. But not everything is the same. We seldom miss vacations anymore, even if that means missing practice. And I’m learning to believe that if my daughter decides not to run track in college, that only means life has something even more wonderful in store.
24．What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 1
A．Kennedi made a promise to be an athlete. B．Kennedi had a gift to be a sports player.
C．Kennedi showed great interest in doing sports. D．Kennedi wanted to be an athlete at her early age.
25．What do we know about Kennedi in Primary school
A．Kennedi studied very bard. B．Kennedi could play with her friends freely.
C．Kennedi was asked to train by a coach. D．Kennedi spent most of her free time in training.
26．What caused Kennedi’s injury, according to the doctor
A．A serious fall B．Hard exercise. C．Carelessness. D．The running speed.
27．How would Kennedi’s mother feel about her giving up running in the future
A．Wonderful. B．Angry. C．Uncomfortable. D．Acceptable.
C
Feeling good and having humor in our lives can do wonders for our position and productivity, which means that there is definitely a place for some humor on the job. Having a smiling face will help your co-workers and supervisors feel better around you, and you may well end up harvesting rewards by laughing more in the workplace. But you need to know how to apply humour to your work environment.
One of the main rules with humour in the workplace is to avoid argument when you are joking on the job. Stay well away from joking about political affairs, race and religion. Never make fun of other people within your organization, as you are trying to win friends with the people you work with, and not set against them. If you can’t help yourself, please be extremely careful.
Making jokes about the ups and downs of your trade is a safe way to the place of work. You will have the benefit of knowing exactly what your co-workers have to face each day, and it’s much better as it helps to let go of tensions and lower stress levels by getting them to chuckle(低声地笑)about the situations they come across frequently.
The very best time for some humor is when you are not working, but still in the region of the people you work with, such as a coffee or lunch break. You can also make an effort to be funny on the job, but when you are working, it’s a good idea to use jokes much more thinly than you would normally do.
In general, humour in the workplace is a superb area to flex your creative muscles and be a great help to your job.
28．Which of the following best describes the function of humor in the workplace
A．Special. B．Convincing. C．Rewarding. D．Ordinary.
29．What topic is safe to joke about at work
A．Politics. B．Work. C．Race. D．Religion.
30．What does the underlined word “thinly” in Paragraph 4 mean
A．Humorously. B．Secretly. C．Directly. D．Infrequently.
31．What is the best title for the text
A．Views on making friends at work
B．Ways of making humour at work
C．Benefits of being humorous at work
D．Attitudes towards making humor at work
D
A Pathway to Meaning in Life
When it comes to a meaningful life, we might think of love, happiness and health. A life filled with meaning is what most of us want for ourselves. Then, what makes a meaningful life
Many researchers agree that a meaningful life comes down to three factors: having long-term goals, believing that one’s life matters, and feeling that one’s life fits together and “makes sense”.
But we believe there is more to consider. Sometimes life enables us to experience small moments of beauty. When people are open to appreciating such experiences, these moments may improve how they see their own life. We call this experiential appreciation (EA). EA is about the person feeling connected to events and being able to appreciate the value within the connection. It shows the discovery of and admiration for life’s beauty.
We recently set out to better understand EA in studies. We were interested in whether EA was also tied to general judgment of meaning in life. If so, it could be a factor for meaningfulness.
In the first study, we had people rate their support for different methods of reducing stress. We found that people who managed stress by focusing on their appreciation for life’s beauty also reported experiencing life as highly meaningful.
In the next study, we asked people to rate the degree to which they agreed with various statements, such as “I appreciate the beauty of life” and “I appreciate little things in life,” as well as other statements that related to the three factors and a general sense of meaning in life. Our results showed that the more people reported that they were “appreciating life” and its many experiences, the more they felt their life was valuable.
In the following studies, we further looked at the connection between EA and meaningfulness. For example, we found that people who were asked to look back on the most meaningful event of the past week generally reported high EA in those moments.
All the results proved our theory true. But putting it into practice can be difficult. Our fast-paced lifestyles fill the day with goals. We try to get the highest output both at work and in spare time. This focus on future outcomes makes it all too easy to miss what is happening right now. We should slow down and let life surprise us.
32．You were most probably in the EA condition when ________.
A．you made a travel plan for the coming holiday
B．you hurried to serve the customers in the store
C．you practiced hard to become the best violinist
D．you stopped to admire the roses by the roadside
33．What can we learn from the studies mentioned in the passage
A．Thinking back to the past weakens our sense of meaning.
B．Enjoying small things can influence our attitude toward life.
C．Proper stress management is the key to living a satisfying life.
D．Good judgment on beauty improves connections among people.
34．What does the last paragraph mainly tell us
A．It is easier for results-driven people to achieve success.
B．We often turn a blind eye to the present moment.
C．A fast-paced lifestyle helps us reach our goals.
D．Future life will bring us many more surprises.
35．What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage
A．To explain how to discover beauty in life.
B．To discuss what the true meaning of life is.
C．To introduce a new factor for a meaningful life.
D．To compare different factors for meaningfulness.
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。
Life can be so difficult these days. It is the time that you all should admit you need help in organizing your lives. Here are some tips that will help you.
Write everything down and do not rely on your memory. 36 If you want to remember things, put them in writing, or in a digital notebook. Keeping your to-do lists and other information written somewhere allows you to look back at them anytime, even when you have hit your head and forgotten your own name.
37 Try this experiment before buying one thing, throw out something old or something you do not use. Or, if you are a really pack rat, just throw out one old thing a day until you can not find any more items to throw.
Recycle and donate. Is your closet full of unopened bags and clothes that still have their tags on Is your bookshelf full of unread books Chances are that if you have not read, worn, or used whatever they are, then you are probably not going to use them at all. 38
Create daily, weekly and monthly timetables for cleaning. Organize your cleaning timetable. 39 Distribute tasks evenly, so for example, dish washing could be done daily; while vacuuming could be done weekly and cleaning the windows done monthly.
Whichever of these tasks you decide to do, remember that you can not completely organize your life in one go. 40 Just decide to get organized now, and then take baby steps. Soon enough, you will be making a habit out of it all.
A．Practice putting things away immediately.
B．Throw one thing before buying something.
C．It is a long and never-ending process, so be patient.
D．Give them to a charity or sell on the Internet.
E．It is extremely exhausting to clean everything all at once.
F．To keep up with tasks, you need to work with your family.
G．We all agree most of us have a tough time remembering things.
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。
A retired engineer, 76-year-old Wilson has been offering free rides to college students for the past eight years. Since he first started 41 his car to the young people, Wilson has 42 an astonishing 64, 000 miles.
Tina Stern 43 rides from Wilson for all her four years in college, and the trips 44 much more to her than just free transportation. “You’re not just sitting there in 45 silence or with your headphones on.” Stern said. “He will often strike up pleasant and often humorous 46 with the students he transports.”
Wilson first worked as a driver through a student-support non-profit programme. Although the programme 47 the members only to drive students to and from their classes, he often goes beyond to 48 the welfare and safety of the students. If they 49 certain daily necessities, Wilson will purchase what’s needed for them. If a student gets 50 on the long drives, Wilson will never 51 to buy him/her a meal.
For many students who don’t have a reliable car, Wilson’s help is not only appreciated, but also is 52 necessary for them to be able to complete their 53 . But according to Wilson, he 54 just as much from the experience. “I just love driving and I love these kids. It’s such a(n) 55 to be a part of these kids’ lives, even just for a few hours.”
41．A．donating B．lending C．delivering D．volunteering
42．A．discovered B．covered C．measured D．wandered
43．A．earned B．received C．assessed D．avoided
44．A．meant B．applied C．involved D．proceeds
45．A．abnormal B．apparent C．awkward D．familiar
46．A．arguments B．interviews C．explanations D．conversations
47．A．forces B．requires C．commands D．persuades
48．A．seek B．urge C．ensure D．deliver
49．A．run out of B．make use of C．suffer D．possess
50．A．tired B．bored C．hungry D．disappointed
51．A．expect B．attempt C．manage D．hesitate
52．A．gradually B．deliberately C．entirely D．hardly
53．A．employment B．schedule C．arrangement D．education
54．A．benefits B．recovers C．suffers D．distinguishes
55．A．priority B．ambition C．blessing D．convenience
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。
Music is in the corners of everyday life. It is said to be beneficial 56 us both physically and mentally.
There are many ways to make music. For example, if you blow into bamboos or shells, 57 ( permit) air to come in, they can produce pleasant music. A recent 58 (discover) suggests that music was played much earlier 59 we think. In 1995, deep in 60 cave in Slovenia 61 was occupied 45,000 years ago by Neanderthals, a leg bone of a bear with four finger holes was found .The finding suggested that flutes(笛子)had come into existence at that time. Later, many other traditional musical instruments like drums 62 (dig) out from under ground. Ancient people even 63 (seek) a way to make music out of a bow(弓) intended for hunting, so we have to admit that they did have a great gift for music. But if 64 (exact) dated, the Neanderthal flute is by far the 65 (early) known example of music.
Now music can be found in every known culture, and even the most distant groups have a certain form of music.
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，你的留学生朋友David对中国书法非常感兴趣。你校书法社团正在招募新的成员，请你写一封信邀请他加入。内容包括：
1.社团活动；
2.报名方式及截止时间。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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。
Sometime in 1957, Annie, my grandma, had both her kids. My mom was her firstborn followed by my uncle soon after. Grandma decided to look for a brave business journey in coffee industry where no women held any position. She didn’t like the fact that Grandpa had to work for some other company to make a living. So she moved 100km away from where Grandpa used to live and bought a piece of land with 2 kids to support to start her own coffee farm.
As my mom and uncle grew and were school going in the nearby village, this brave woman, Annie, worked endlessly in the land planting one coffee plant after another. By the time my mom and uncle were in Grade 2, she had planted about 12 acres of coffee plants all alone.
This journey was not easy; Grandpa was home only on Saturdays and Sundays, when he had leave from work. Grandma barely slept through the nights from 1957 until 1963, guarding her land, her resources and children. At last, Grandpa gave up his job and came to support Grandma both emotionally and physically.
She realized she had created a large farm now and couldn’t just use herself and her kids to work to maintain and grow the land. So, by the time my mom and uncle were in Grade 5, Grandma decided the education in village school wasn’t good enough to her kids and sent them off to Mangalore to study and enjoy a town life with their cousins.
Sometime in 1965, Grandma decided to go shopping for labour. She picked up the workers’ families to work for the farm, often driving the tractor on her own every morning to bring labour to her farm before 7:30 am. As age caught on, it was difficult to pick up and drop workers every morning and every evening.
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。
My grandmother decided to let the workers’ families live around the farm.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Workers’ children needed to be educated.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1．B
M: Julia, have you heard that Robert plans to buy a new house in the downtown area
W: Really He has two big houses in the suburbs already.
2．C
W: Look at you, Mark. How did you make it
M: Well, I used to eat a lot. But now when I eat I use smaller plates, knives, forks and glasses.
W: Don’t you exercise
M: I don’t go to the gym. But I walk a lot.
3．B
M: Hi, Dianna, it’s Scott. Can you tell our manager I won’t be coming in today I have to visit my grandmother in the hospital.
W: No problem. Send your grandmother our best wishes.
4．C
M: Oh dear, I’m late. I have to be in the office by 8:00 am. There is an important meeting with a new client.
W: OK. Wait a minute. I can give you a lift.
5．B
W: What should I do before my new job begins in three weeks I haven’t planned a long trip, and all of my friends will be busy.
M: You could attend the theater, which you normally don’t have time to do.
6．A 7．B
W: Eddie, you’ve got to come over and see my parrot! He’s learning so many words now. M: Really Last time I saw him, all he could say was something that sounded like “Hello”. W: Well, now he can sing a song, too! M: Which song did you teach him W: “Calorie.” You know that popular song by a group of girls, right Actually, I didn’t teach Gobi the words. I was dancing to the song on the radio, and he just picked it up. M: That’s a pretty smart bird! I’ll come over after school today. Let’s take a video of him and put it online.
8．C 9．A 10．C
W: Mr. Miller, you were late for work, weren’t you
M: Yes , I’m very sorry.
W: Why did you get here so late
M:I watched TV till very late last night.
W: What was on
M: It was an exc iting football match. France against Germany. When the France were about to win... So, I got up late and didn’t have breakfast and left home in a hurry.
W: Did you catch the train
M: No, I called for a taxi. There were a lot of cars and buses on the highway. Unfortunately an accident happened. Then, there was a traffic jam. I was very anxious...
W: What happened after that
M: The police came and solved the problem. I waited for a long time. When I got to the office, it was already 10 o'clock.
W:I hope that you won’t be late again. Otherwise I will fire you.
M: Sure, I’ll never be late again.
11．C 12．B 13．C 14．C
W: What was your childhood like
M: As a boy, I enjoyed all the sports and I read a lot. I liked making friends.
W: Where did you study
M: At 17, I won a scholarship to a college in the northern states. Then I left there in1960.
W: What was life in the northern states like Were you accustomed to it
M: People of different colors lived together. The area was not fully developed. The blacks were not equally treated. People of different races were not friendly to each other. And most of them were not very nice to outsiders.
W: I know you won the Nobel Prize. What kind of Nobel Prize did you win
M: Well, I won the Nobel Prize for Peace. That was in 1986.
W: What did you do with the Nobel Prize
M: I gave all the money to the Freedom Movement.
W: It's very nice to talk with you, sir. Do you mind if I take a photo with you
M: Not at all.
15．A 16．B 17．C
M: Did you catch the mouse yet I know you wanted to get rid of it before your mom comes to stay with you.
W: I didn’t. Two weeks of planning, and nothing. My mom always wants the house to be clean. I don’t want her to know I had a mouse here. She would be so uncomfortable.
M: Well, the traps usually work if you put peanut butter in them. You can take the mouse out to a field and let it go.
W: I bought some of those and tried the peanut butter, but it didn’t really work. The mouse sure did love that peanut butter, though.
M: Well, how about a trap that has glue on it You could still let it go later.
W: I tried that, too, but I think this is a very small mouse. It didn’t weigh enough to get stuck.
M: What are you going to do
W: Well, I have one day to catch it. If not, I’ll have to think of a story to tell mom. She’s only here for seven days. Maybe I can start talking about how I lost my little pet mouse.
18．C 19．B 20．A
M: OK! So my talk tonight is called Psychology in Advertising, but I’m going to start with a little story. In the 18th century, hardly anyone in Prussia ate potatoes or rice, because the main meal for almost everyone was bread. But there was a problem with bread. In those days, sometimes the wheat didn’t grow very well, people, especially poor people, would have nothing to eat.
So when the king called Frederick heard about the potato, he immediately ordered everyone in the country to start growing potatoes. But to his surprise, they refused. Frederick was a very clever man, and although there were no psychologists in 1774, he certainly had a talent for understanding the psychology of his people. So he soon came up with a very interesting plan. First, he planted potatoes in his palace garden. Next, he sent soldiers to guard it. As soon as people saw the garden and the soldiers, they showed great curiosity, asking each other, “What could be in that field that is worth so much ” And of course, as soon as they found out that the field was full of potatoes, they all wanted some. You see, once people believed they were not allowed to eat potatoes, they immediately wanted to have them. And that’s a wise try.
21．C 22．A 23．C
21．细节理解题。根据小标题The National Palace Museum in Taipei中的内容“The National Palace Museum included artwork from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The permanent collection features nearly 700,000 pieces of imperial artifacts and includes calligraphic works by Tang Yin.(故宫博物院收藏了明清两代的艺术品。这批永久藏品包括近70万件皇家文物，包括唐寅的书法作品)”可知，故宫博物馆里主要展出了中国古代的艺术品。由此可知，如果对中国传统文化感兴趣，可以参观故宫博物馆。故选C。
22．细节理解题。根据第一个小标题下的首句“The Musée D'Orsay, once a railway station, houses an internationally famous collection of Impressionist art and other Western pieces from 1848 and 1914.(Musée D'Orsay，曾经是一个火车站，收藏着来自1848年和1914年的国际著名的印象派艺术和其他西方作品)”可知，The Musée D'Orsay曾经是一个火车站；根据第二个小标题下的首句“With the help of design firm Heatherwick Studio, the once century-old grain silo (谷粮仓) in the heart of Cape Town transformed into a museum which hosts international events and exhibitions to provide an intercultural look into the world of African art.(在设计公司Heatherwick Studio的帮助下，这个位于开普敦中心的曾经有一个世纪历史的粮仓变成了一个博物馆，举办国际活动和展览，为非洲艺术世界提供跨文化的视角)”可知，开普敦的非洲蔡茨当代艺术博物馆曾经是一个粮仓；根据第三个小标题下的首句“The first national museum in Thailand, whose structures can date back to 1782, when they served as the palace of Prince Wang Na.(泰国第一个国家博物馆，其建筑可以追溯到1782年，当时是王纳王子的宫殿)”可知，泰国国家博物馆曾经是太子的宫殿。由此可知，文章中前三个博物馆的共同之处是都曾经另作他用。故选A。
23．推理判断题。根据文章的首段“Throughout the world, museums allow people to explore new cultures and topics through their collections and exhibitions. Check out this comprehensive list of the best museums and galleries throughout the world with one-of-a-kind displays that educate and inspire.(在世界各地，博物馆通过收藏和展览让人们探索新的文化和主题。看看这个世界上最好的博物馆和画廊的综合列表，其中有独一无二的展览，具有教育和启发意义)”可知，本文主要接受几个世界著名的博物馆，内容与文化相关；根据最后一句“Click here for more information about this list.(有关此列表的更多信息，请单击此处)”可知，本文是来自于文化相关的网站。故选C。
24．B 25．D 26．B 27．D
24．句意猜测题。根据第一段中“She could easily outrun other kids, while playing with them on the playground.”可知，当肯尼迪和其他孩子在操场上玩耍时，她可以轻松地超过他们，说明肯尼迪有成为一名体育运动员的潜力。划线句子意思是“肯尼迪有成为一名体育运动员的潜力”，故选B。
25．细节理解题。根据第二段中“By the time Kennedi started primary school, we signed her up for track training. Slowly but surely, track training took over our lives. We gave up taking vacations so our girl wouldn’t miss any practices. I even stopped Kennedi from swimming with her friends, for I thought she would waste the energy needed for competition.(肯尼迪上小学的时候，我们为她报名参加田径训练。缓慢而坚定地，田径训练占据了我们的生活。我们放弃了度假，这样我们的女儿就不会错过任何训练。我甚至阻止了肯尼迪和她的朋友们一起游泳，因为我认为她会浪费比赛所需的精力)”可知，肯尼迪把她大部分的空闲时间都花在了训练上。故选D。
26．细节理解题。根据第三段中“A doctor said, “She worked out too hard that the thick tissue in her knee was torn. she might not run as fast as before.”(一名医生说：“她太辛苦了，膝盖上厚厚的组织都撕裂了。她可能跑得不如以前快了。”)”可知，根据医生的说法，是艰苦训练导致了肯尼迪的受伤。故选B。
27．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“And I’m learning to believe that if my daughter decides not to run track in college, that only means life has something even more wonderful in store.(我开始相信，如果我的女儿决定不在大学里参加田径比赛，那只意味着生活中会有更美好的事情等着她)”可推知，肯尼迪的母亲接受她在未来放弃跑步。故选D。
28．C 29．B 30．D 31．B
28．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Having a smiling face will help your co-workers and supervisors feel better around you, and you may well end up harvesting rewards by laughing more in the workplace.”（拥有一张微笑的脸会让你的同事和主管在你身边感觉更好，你也可能因为在职场中笑得更多而获得奖励。）可知，在工作场合保持幽默是有值得的并且有意义的。故选C项。
29．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Stay well away from joking about political affairs, race and religion.”（不要拿政治、种族和宗教开玩笑。）可知，在工作中是不能拿政治，种族和宗教开玩笑的，而work（工作）是可以开玩笑的对象。故选B项。
30．词义猜测题。根据划线词前文“The very best time for some humor is when you are not working, but still in the region of the people you work with, such as a coffee or lunch break.”（说点幽默的最佳时间是在你不工作的时候，但仍然和你的同事在一起的时候，比如喝咖啡或午休的时候。）及“You can also make an effort to be funny on the job, but when you are working, it’s a good idea to use jokes much more thinly than you would normally do.”（你也可以努力让自己在工作中变得有趣，但当你在工作时，比平时____说点笑话是个好主意。）可知，开玩笑的时候应在休息时，而非工作中，因此，工作时应比平时少说笑话，Infrequently意思为：稀少地，与thinly为近义词。故选D项。
31．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“But you need to know how to apply humour to your work environment.”（但是你需要知道如何将幽默运用到你的工作环境中。）及下文内容可知，本文介绍了在工作中制造幽默的方法，“Ways of making humour at work”（在工作中制造幽默的方法）适合作为最佳标题。故选B项。
32．D 33．B 34．B 35．C
32．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“EA is about the person feeling connected to events and being able to appreciate the value within the connection. It shows the discovery of and admiration for life’s beauty.( EA是关于让人感受到与事件的联系，并能够欣赏这种联系中的价值。它显示了对生命之美的发现和赞美。)”可知，EA是指去欣赏生命之美，所以“你停下来欣赏路边的玫瑰”属于EA，故选D项。
33．推理判断题。根据文章第六段“Our results showed that the more people reported that they were “appreciating life” and its many experiences, the more they felt their life was valuable.( 我们的研究结果显示，人们越“感激生活”和生活中的许多经历，他们就越觉得自己的生活是有价值的。)”可知，学会欣赏生活中的小事，会影响我们对生活的态度。故选B项。
34．主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“We try to get the highest output both at work and in spare time. This focus on future outcomes makes it all too easy to miss what is happening right now.( 我们努力在工作和业余时间都获得最高的产出。这种对未来结果的关注很容易让人忽略当下正在发生的事情。)”可知，我们常常会对当下视而不见。故选B项。
35．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“But we believe there is more to consider. Sometimes life enables us to experience small moments of beauty. When people are open to appreciating such experiences, these moments may improve how they see their own life. We call this experiential appreciation.(但我们认为还有更多的问题需要考虑。有时候，生活能让我们体验到美好的瞬间。当人们乐于欣赏这样的经历时，这些时刻可能会改善他们对自己生活的看法。我们称之为体验式欣赏。)”可知，此处提出了一个影响人生意义的新的因素，且作者在下文用三个研究证明了该理论。所以作者写这篇文章的目的是向读者介绍这一新的影响因素。故选C项。
36．G 37．B 38．D 39．E 40．C
36．根据上文“Write everything down and do not rely on your memory.(把一切都写下来，不要依赖记忆)”可知，提到了与记忆力有关的内容，让我们不要依赖记忆，因为记不住，要写下来；推知空处讲述的是与记不住事情有关的内容；选项G.“We all agree most of us have a tough time remembering things.(我们都同意大多数人都很难记住事情)”承接了上文所述的不要依赖于记忆，同时表明了我们大多数人都很难记住事情这样一个现象，符合题意，故选G项。
37．根据后文“Try this experiment before buying one thing, throw out something old or something you do not use.(在买东西之前试试这个实验，扔掉一些旧的或者你不用的东西)”可知这个生活建议是买东西之前要扔掉一些旧的或不常用的东西；空处是本段的主旨句，B项“Throw one thing before buying something(再买某个东西之前先扔掉一个)”讲述的就是与扔东西有关的内容，与下文所述的扔掉东西的内容相吻合。故选B项。
38．前文“Recycle and donate. Is your closet full of unopened bags and clothes that still have their tags on Is your bookshelf full of unread books Chances are that if you have not read, worn, or used whatever they are, then you are probably not going to use them at all.(回收和捐赠。你的衣柜里是不是装满了没有打开的袋子和衣服，而它们的标签还在？你的书架上全是未读的书吗？如果你没有读过、穿过或使用过它们，那么你可能根本就不会使用它们)”可知此段讲的是循环利用和捐赠自己不用东西，不穿的衣服和不读的书。选项D.“Give them to a charity or sell on the Internet. (把它们捐给慈善机构或在网上卖掉)”讲述的是捐赠和处理这些不用的东西，与前文所述的内容正好衔接，符合题意。故选D项。
39．前文“Create daily, weekly and monthly timetables for cleaning.(制定每日、每周和每月的清洁时间表)”可知，本句提到了按照制定的清洁表计划一点点的去清洁；选E项“It is extremely exhausting to clean everything all at once.(一下子把所有东西都清理干净是非常累人的)”讲的是不能一次洗完，因为这样会很累，这一点与前文所述的按照计划一点点清洁相呼应，是对上文内容的一个解释。故选E项。
40．前文“Whichever of these tasks you decide to do, remember that you can not completely organize your life in one go.(无论你决定做这些任务中的哪一项，请记住，你不可能一次性完全组织好你的生活)”可知在告知人们这个不是一天两天就完成的，是个过程；下文“Just decide to get organized now, and then take baby steps. Soon enough, you will be making a habit out of it all.(现在就决定整理一下，然后慢慢来。很快，你就会习惯这一切)”可知这里提到了慢慢来，慢慢就习惯了；选项C中的“It is a long and never-ending process, so be patient.(这是一个漫长而永无止境的过程，所以要有耐心)”承接了上文所述的不可能一次性完成组织好你的生活，表明了这是一个漫长的过程，要有耐心，引出了下文所述的慢慢来，慢慢习惯这一切，符合题意。故选C项。
41．D 42．B 43．B 44．A 45．C 46．D 47．B 48．C 49．A 50．C 51．D 52．C 53．D 54．A 55．C
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：自从Wilson第一次主动为年轻人提供汽车服务以来，他已经行驶了令人吃惊的6.4万英里。 A. donating捐赠；B. lending借出；C. delivering发送；D. volunteering自愿做。根据前文“ Wilson has been offering free rides to college students for the past eight years”可知， Wilson免费送大学生，可知 Wilson是自愿用他的车去接送年轻人。故选D。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. discovered发现； B. covered行驶（一段路程）； C. measured测量；D. wandered漫游。根据本句空后“an astonishing 64000 miles'”可知Wilson是驱车行驶了令人吃惊的64，000英里，此处cover表示行驶一段路程。故选B。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Tina Stern在她的四年大学生活中，一直接受Wilson的接送，而这些旅行对她来说不仅仅是免费的交通工具。A. earned赢得；B. received受到；C. assessed评估；D. avoided避免。根据空后“and the trips 4 much more to her than just free transportation.” 可知“在大学四年间Tina Stern受到来自 Wilson的接送”。故选B。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. meant意味着；B. applied申请；C. involved涉及； D. proceeds前进。根据后文“He will often strike up pleasant and often humorous 6 with the students he transports.”可知，此处指因为Wilson经常和学生们聊天，所以这些旅行对她来说不仅仅是免费的交通工具。故选A。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：你不会只是尴尬地沉默坐在那里或者戴着耳机。A. abnormal非正常的；B. apparent明显的；C. awkward尴尬的；D. familiar熟悉的。根据后文因为Wilson会和学生们聊天，所以此处指学生们不会尴尬地坐在那里。故选C。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他会经常与他接送的学生进行愉快而幽默的谈话。A. arguments争论；B. interviews采访；C. explanations解释；D. conversations对话。前文Stern说，学生们不会尴尬地坐在Wilson的车子里，由此可知，此处指Wilson会和学生们进行交谈。故选D。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管该项目只要求会员开车接送学生上下课，但他经常会超越这一要求，以确保学生的福利和安全。A. forces强迫；B. requires要求；C. commands命令； D. persuades说服。根据前文“a student-support non-profit programme.”可知，因为是为一个非盈利机构工作，所以此处指该项目只要求会员开车接送学生上下课。故选B。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. seek寻找；B. urge敦促；C. ensure确保；D. deliver运送。根据前文“Although”和空后“the welfare and safety of the students”可知， Wilson经常会超越这一要求，以确保学生的福利和安全。故选C。
49．考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果他们的某些生活必需品用完了，Wilson会为他们购买所需的东西。A. run out of用完；B. make use of利用；C. suffer遭受；D. possess拥有。根据空后“Wilson will purchase what’s needed for them.”因为Wilson会为他们购买某些生活必需品，所以此处表示这些生活必需品用完了。故选A。
50．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果一个学生在长途旅途中饿了，Wilson会毫不犹豫地给他/她买一顿饭。A. tired累的；B. bored无聊的；C. hungry饿的；D. disappointed失望的。根据空后“ buy him/her a meal.”可知，因为饿了才去买饭。故选C。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. expect期待；B. attempt尝试；C. manage设法； D. hesitate犹豫。根据前文Wilson先生给学生们买生活必需品可知，此处指学生们饿了，Wilson先生会毫不犹豫地给学生们买食物。故选D。
52．考查副词词义辨析。句意：对于许多没有可靠的汽车的学生来说，Wilson的帮助不仅值得感激，而且对于他们完成学业来说也是完全必要的。A. gradually逐渐地； B. deliberately故意地；C. entirely完全地；D. hardly几乎不。根据前文“Wilson’s help is not only appreciated”可知，Wilson的帮助对孩子们完成学业是完全有必要的。故选C。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. employment雇佣；B. schedule日程安排；C. arrangement安排；D. education教育，学业。因为Wilson送的都是学生，所以此处指学生完成学业。故选D。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但Wilson表示，他也从这段经历中受益良多。A. benefits使受益；B. recovers恢复；C. suffers遭受；D. distinguishes区分。根据后文“It’s such a(n) 15 to be a part of these kids’ lives, even just for a few hours.”可知，此处Wilson从这段经历中受益良多。故选A。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：能成为这些孩子生活中的一部分真是一种福气，哪怕只是几个小时。 A. priority优先权；B. ambition野心；C. blessing福气，好事；D. convenience便利。根据前文“I just love driving and I love these kids.”可知，因为Wilson喜欢开车，喜欢这些孩子们，所以跟孩子们在一起是一种福气。故选C。
56．to 57．permitting 58．discovery 59．than 60．a 61．that/which 62．were dug 63．sought 64．exactly 65．earliest
56．考查固定短语。句意：据说它对我们的身体和精神都有好处。be beneficial to对……有益，故填to。
57．考查非谓语动词。句意：例如，如果你吹竹子或贝壳，让空气进入，它们可以产生令人愉快的音乐。此处为非谓语动词作状语，you 与permit之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，用现在分词表主动，故填permitting。
58．考查名词。句意：最近的一项发现表明，制作音乐比我们想象的要早得多。A 表明此处需用可数名词单数作主语，故填discovery。
59．考查介词。句意同上，根据空前的“much earlier”可知此处用比较级的标志词than来表示“比”，故填than。
60．考查冠词。句意：1995年，在一个四万五千年前被尼安德特人占领的斯洛文尼亚洞穴深处发现了一个有四个手指孔的腿骨。cave是发音以辅音音素开头的可数名词，此处泛指一个洞穴，故填a。
61．考查定语从句。句意同上，关系词指代指物的先行词a cave并在从句中作主语，故填that/which。
62．考查时态语态。句意：后来，许多其他传统乐器，如鼓被从地下挖掘出来。instruments与dig之间是被动关系，且动作发生在过去，所以用一般过去时的被动语态，故填were dug。
63．考查时态。句意：古人甚至想用打猎用的弓来制作音乐，所以我们不得不承认，他们确实有很好的音乐天赋。陈述的是古代的事情，用一般过去时，故填sought。
64．考查副词。句意：但如果确切地说，尼安德特人的长笛是迄今为止已知的最早的音乐例子。修饰动词dated用副词作状语，故填exactly。
65．考察最高级。句意同上，根据“by far ”可知此处是最高级含义，表示“迄今为止最早的”，故填earliest。
66．Dear David,
Learning that you are fond of Chinese calligraphy, I’m writing to invite you to join the Chinese calligraphy club in our school.
A variety of activities are organized for its members. Initially, the club holds theme lectures by masters, which equip us with the relevant calligraphy skills. Also, it offers some visits to galleries to appreciate some masterpieces, helping us gain a deeper insight into the Chinese calligraphy. If interested, you can visit our school website and sign up online before Feb.19th.
Looking forward to your joining.（87 words）
Yours,
Li Hua
67．My grandmother decided to let the worhers’ families live around the farm. She had dozens of houses built and then asked the workers and their family members to move into the new houses. The workers were so grateful that they worked hard on the farm in return for her kindness. My grandmother was also very kind to the workers and cared about their lives. Grandma tried her best to provide them with good working and living conditions. As a result, my grandmother’s coffee farm grew better and better.
Workers’ children needed to be educated. The number of workers was increasing, and so was that of their children. Grandma began to solve the problem of schooling for the workers’ children. It was a big challenge because there were no schools around the farm. Therefore, Grandma set up a primary school of her own and hired several teachers. Grandpa managed the school and taught classes, too. Gradually, as more and more workers were coming to work, my grandma’s coffee farm grew into a small town.
英语试题
时间：120分钟 分值：150分
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．How many houses does Robert have now
A．1. B．2. C．3.
2．What made the woman surprised
A．The man’s diet. B．The man’s lifestyle. C．The man’s weight loss.
3．Who is the man probably speaking to
A．His manager. B．His colleague. C．His grandmother.
4．What will the woman do next
A．Attend a meeting.
B．Pick up the man’s client.
C．Send the man to his office.
5．What does the man suggest the woman do
A．Go on a trip.
B．Watch something entertaining.
C．Spend some time with her friends.
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．What new thing can the bird do now
A．Sing a song. B．Say “Hello”. C．Dance.
7．What will the man do after school today
A．Watch a video online.
B．Go to the woman’s house.
C．Teach the bird more words.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．What caused Mr. Miller to be late this morning
A．Watching a play on TV last night.
B．Watching a basketball match on TV last night.
C．Watching a football match on TV last night.
9．How did Mr. Miller go to work
A．By cab. B．By train. C．By bus.
10．What happened to Mr. Miller after his explanation
A．He was fired as soon as possible.
B．He was fired at once.
C．He was warned of following the rules for work.
听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。
11．What did the man do in 1960
A．He went to college.
B．He made many friends.
C．He left the northern states.
12．What was life like in the northern states
A．The blacks were treated equally.
B．Most people were not nice to outsiders.
C．People of different races were friendly to each other.
13．When did the man win the Nobel Prize
A．In 1960. B．In 1968. C．In 1986.
14．What did the man do with the prize money
A．He gave it to the college.
B．He gave it to poor children.
C．He gave it to the Freedom Movement.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15．What does the woman want to prepare for her mother
A．A clean house. B．Some nice food. C．A comfortable chair.
16．What does the man suggest the woman do
A．Offer the mouse cheese.
B．Put glue on a mouse trap.
C．Go to a field to find a mouse.
17．What kind of mouse does the woman think is in her house
A．A friendly one. B．A fat one. C．A small one.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．What was the main meal for people in Prussia in the 18th century
A．Rice. B．Potatoes. C．Bread.
19．How did people feel about the potatoes in the palace garden
A．Disappointed. B．Curious. C．Anxious.
20．What can we learn about the king
A．He was very smart.
B．He liked making jokes.
C．He was crazy about potatoes.
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
Throughout the world, museums allow people to explore new cultures and topics through their collections and exhibitions. Check out this comprehensive list of the best museums and galleries throughout the world with one-of-a-kind displays that educate and inspire.
Musée D'Orsay in Paris
The Musée D'Orsay, once a railway station, houses an internationally famous collection of Impressionist art and other Western pieces from 1848 and 1914. Started in 1986, the white limestone walls are now home to some of the most notable artworks in France, like sculptures by Auguste Rodin and paintings by Paul Gauguin.
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town
With the help of design firm Heatherwick Studio, the once century-old grain silo (谷粮仓) in the heart of Cape Town transformed into a museum which hosts international events and exhibitions to provide an intercultural look into the world of African art. Works from revolutionary artists such as Kudzanai Chiurai of Zimbabwe and Wangechi Mutu of Kenya decorate the nine floors of the museum.
Bangkok National Museum
The first national museum in Thailand, whose structures can date back to 1782, when they served as the palace of Prince Wang Na. Nearly 100 years later, the grounds were transformed into a museum with three differently themed galleries: a Thai History Gallery, an Archaeological and Art History collection, and a Decorative Arts and Ethnological Collection.
The National Palace Museum in Taipei
The National Palace Museum included artwork from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The permanent collection features nearly 700,000 pieces of imperial artifacts and includes calligraphic works by Tang Yin.
Click here for more information about this list.
21．If you take interest in Chinese traditional culture, which museum may you visit
A．Musée D'Orsay in Paris. B．Bangkok National Museum.
C．The National Palace Museum in Taipei. D．Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town.
22．What do the first three museums have in common
A．All used to have other uses. B．All are more than 100 years old.
C．All are redesigned by architects. D．All contain works by Western artists.
23．From which is the text probably taken
A．A travel brochure. B．A local newspaper.
C．A cultural website. D．A business magazine.
B
My husband and I both grew up playing sports. So we weren’t surprised when our little daughter, Kennedi showed early athletic promise. She could easily outrun other kids, while playing with them on the playground.
By the time Kennedi started primary school, we signed her up for track training. Slowly but surely, track training took over our lives. We gave up taking vacations so our girl wouldn’t miss any practices. I even stopped Kennedi from swimming with her friends, for I thought she would waste the energy needed for competition. We didn’t ask Kennedi if that was what she wanted. Of course she did! she kept winning, and every kid liked to win.
When Kennedi was 13 years old, at a national sports event, she suddenly fell down and ended up lying on the track, screaming in pain. A doctor said, “She worked out too hard that the thick tissue in her knee was torn. she might not run as fast as before.” The doctor kept talking, but I bad a bard time following the words. My feelings were mixed. Was I too strict with my daughter Was I partly to blame for her injury Then I realized that my kid needed a mom more than a coach.
To our great relief, after a year-long’s strict medical examination, Kennedi almost recovered. She even joined the volleyball team at her high school. And we were gradually back to a busy family schedule. But not everything is the same. We seldom miss vacations anymore, even if that means missing practice. And I’m learning to believe that if my daughter decides not to run track in college, that only means life has something even more wonderful in store.
24．What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 1
A．Kennedi made a promise to be an athlete. B．Kennedi had a gift to be a sports player.
C．Kennedi showed great interest in doing sports. D．Kennedi wanted to be an athlete at her early age.
25．What do we know about Kennedi in Primary school
A．Kennedi studied very bard. B．Kennedi could play with her friends freely.
C．Kennedi was asked to train by a coach. D．Kennedi spent most of her free time in training.
26．What caused Kennedi’s injury, according to the doctor
A．A serious fall B．Hard exercise. C．Carelessness. D．The running speed.
27．How would Kennedi’s mother feel about her giving up running in the future
A．Wonderful. B．Angry. C．Uncomfortable. D．Acceptable.
C
Feeling good and having humor in our lives can do wonders for our position and productivity, which means that there is definitely a place for some humor on the job. Having a smiling face will help your co-workers and supervisors feel better around you, and you may well end up harvesting rewards by laughing more in the workplace. But you need to know how to apply humour to your work environment.
One of the main rules with humour in the workplace is to avoid argument when you are joking on the job. Stay well away from joking about political affairs, race and religion. Never make fun of other people within your organization, as you are trying to win friends with the people you work with, and not set against them. If you can’t help yourself, please be extremely careful.
Making jokes about the ups and downs of your trade is a safe way to the place of work. You will have the benefit of knowing exactly what your co-workers have to face each day, and it’s much better as it helps to let go of tensions and lower stress levels by getting them to chuckle(低声地笑)about the situations they come across frequently.
The very best time for some humor is when you are not working, but still in the region of the people you work with, such as a coffee or lunch break. You can also make an effort to be funny on the job, but when you are working, it’s a good idea to use jokes much more thinly than you would normally do.
In general, humour in the workplace is a superb area to flex your creative muscles and be a great help to your job.
28．Which of the following best describes the function of humor in the workplace
A．Special. B．Convincing. C．Rewarding. D．Ordinary.
29．What topic is safe to joke about at work
A．Politics. B．Work. C．Race. D．Religion.
30．What does the underlined word “thinly” in Paragraph 4 mean
A．Humorously. B．Secretly. C．Directly. D．Infrequently.
31．What is the best title for the text
A．Views on making friends at work
B．Ways of making humour at work
C．Benefits of being humorous at work
D．Attitudes towards making humor at work
D
A Pathway to Meaning in Life
When it comes to a meaningful life, we might think of love, happiness and health. A life filled with meaning is what most of us want for ourselves. Then, what makes a meaningful life
Many researchers agree that a meaningful life comes down to three factors: having long-term goals, believing that one’s life matters, and feeling that one’s life fits together and “makes sense”.
But we believe there is more to consider. Sometimes life enables us to experience small moments of beauty. When people are open to appreciating such experiences, these moments may improve how they see their own life. We call this experiential appreciation (EA). EA is about the person feeling connected to events and being able to appreciate the value within the connection. It shows the discovery of and admiration for life’s beauty.
We recently set out to better understand EA in studies. We were interested in whether EA was also tied to general judgment of meaning in life. If so, it could be a factor for meaningfulness.
In the first study, we had people rate their support for different methods of reducing stress. We found that people who managed stress by focusing on their appreciation for life’s beauty also reported experiencing life as highly meaningful.
In the next study, we asked people to rate the degree to which they agreed with various statements, such as “I appreciate the beauty of life” and “I appreciate little things in life,” as well as other statements that related to the three factors and a general sense of meaning in life. Our results showed that the more people reported that they were “appreciating life” and its many experiences, the more they felt their life was valuable.
In the following studies, we further looked at the connection between EA and meaningfulness. For example, we found that people who were asked to look back on the most meaningful event of the past week generally reported high EA in those moments.
All the results proved our theory true. But putting it into practice can be difficult. Our fast-paced lifestyles fill the day with goals. We try to get the highest output both at work and in spare time. This focus on future outcomes makes it all too easy to miss what is happening right now. We should slow down and let life surprise us.
32．You were most probably in the EA condition when ________.
A．you made a travel plan for the coming holiday
B．you hurried to serve the customers in the store
C．you practiced hard to become the best violinist
D．you stopped to admire the roses by the roadside
33．What can we learn from the studies mentioned in the passage
A．Thinking back to the past weakens our sense of meaning.
B．Enjoying small things can influence our attitude toward life.
C．Proper stress management is the key to living a satisfying life.
D．Good judgment on beauty improves connections among people.
34．What does the last paragraph mainly tell us
A．It is easier for results-driven people to achieve success.
B．We often turn a blind eye to the present moment.
C．A fast-paced lifestyle helps us reach our goals.
D．Future life will bring us many more surprises.
35．What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage
A．To explain how to discover beauty in life.
B．To discuss what the true meaning of life is.
C．To introduce a new factor for a meaningful life.
D．To compare different factors for meaningfulness.
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。
Life can be so difficult these days. It is the time that you all should admit you need help in organizing your lives. Here are some tips that will help you.
Write everything down and do not rely on your memory. 36 If you want to remember things, put them in writing, or in a digital notebook. Keeping your to-do lists and other information written somewhere allows you to look back at them anytime, even when you have hit your head and forgotten your own name.
37 Try this experiment before buying one thing, throw out something old or something you do not use. Or, if you are a really pack rat, just throw out one old thing a day until you can not find any more items to throw.
Recycle and donate. Is your closet full of unopened bags and clothes that still have their tags on Is your bookshelf full of unread books Chances are that if you have not read, worn, or used whatever they are, then you are probably not going to use them at all. 38
Create daily, weekly and monthly timetables for cleaning. Organize your cleaning timetable. 39 Distribute tasks evenly, so for example, dish washing could be done daily; while vacuuming could be done weekly and cleaning the windows done monthly.
Whichever of these tasks you decide to do, remember that you can not completely organize your life in one go. 40 Just decide to get organized now, and then take baby steps. Soon enough, you will be making a habit out of it all.
A．Practice putting things away immediately.
B．Throw one thing before buying something.
C．It is a long and never-ending process, so be patient.
D．Give them to a charity or sell on the Internet.
E．It is extremely exhausting to clean everything all at once.
F．To keep up with tasks, you need to work with your family.
G．We all agree most of us have a tough time remembering things.
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。
A retired engineer, 76-year-old Wilson has been offering free rides to college students for the past eight years. Since he first started 41 his car to the young people, Wilson has 42 an astonishing 64, 000 miles.
Tina Stern 43 rides from Wilson for all her four years in college, and the trips 44 much more to her than just free transportation. “You’re not just sitting there in 45 silence or with your headphones on.” Stern said. “He will often strike up pleasant and often humorous 46 with the students he transports.”
Wilson first worked as a driver through a student-support non-profit programme. Although the programme 47 the members only to drive students to and from their classes, he often goes beyond to 48 the welfare and safety of the students. If they 49 certain daily necessities, Wilson will purchase what’s needed for them. If a student gets 50 on the long drives, Wilson will never 51 to buy him/her a meal.
For many students who don’t have a reliable car, Wilson’s help is not only appreciated, but also is 52 necessary for them to be able to complete their 53 . But according to Wilson, he 54 just as much from the experience. “I just love driving and I love these kids. It’s such a(n) 55 to be a part of these kids’ lives, even just for a few hours.”
41．A．donating B．lending C．delivering D．volunteering
42．A．discovered B．covered C．measured D．wandered
43．A．earned B．received C．assessed D．avoided
44．A．meant B．applied C．involved D．proceeds
45．A．abnormal B．apparent C．awkward D．familiar
46．A．arguments B．interviews C．explanations D．conversations
47．A．forces B．requires C．commands D．persuades
48．A．seek B．urge C．ensure D．deliver
49．A．run out of B．make use of C．suffer D．possess
50．A．tired B．bored C．hungry D．disappointed
51．A．expect B．attempt C．manage D．hesitate
52．A．gradually B．deliberately C．entirely D．hardly
53．A．employment B．schedule C．arrangement D．education
54．A．benefits B．recovers C．suffers D．distinguishes
55．A．priority B．ambition C．blessing D．convenience
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。
Music is in the corners of everyday life. It is said to be beneficial 56 us both physically and mentally.
There are many ways to make music. For example, if you blow into bamboos or shells, 57 ( permit) air to come in, they can produce pleasant music. A recent 58 (discover) suggests that music was played much earlier 59 we think. In 1995, deep in 60 cave in Slovenia 61 was occupied 45,000 years ago by Neanderthals, a leg bone of a bear with four finger holes was found .The finding suggested that flutes(笛子)had come into existence at that time. Later, many other traditional musical instruments like drums 62 (dig) out from under ground. Ancient people even 63 (seek) a way to make music out of a bow(弓) intended for hunting, so we have to admit that they did have a great gift for music. But if 64 (exact) dated, the Neanderthal flute is by far the 65 (early) known example of music.
Now music can be found in every known culture, and even the most distant groups have a certain form of music.
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，你的留学生朋友David对中国书法非常感兴趣。你校书法社团正在招募新的成员，请你写一封信邀请他加入。内容包括：
1.社团活动；
2.报名方式及截止时间。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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。
Sometime in 1957, Annie, my grandma, had both her kids. My mom was her firstborn followed by my uncle soon after. Grandma decided to look for a brave business journey in coffee industry where no women held any position. She didn’t like the fact that Grandpa had to work for some other company to make a living. So she moved 100km away from where Grandpa used to live and bought a piece of land with 2 kids to support to start her own coffee farm.
As my mom and uncle grew and were school going in the nearby village, this brave woman, Annie, worked endlessly in the land planting one coffee plant after another. By the time my mom and uncle were in Grade 2, she had planted about 12 acres of coffee plants all alone.
This journey was not easy; Grandpa was home only on Saturdays and Sundays, when he had leave from work. Grandma barely slept through the nights from 1957 until 1963, guarding her land, her resources and children. At last, Grandpa gave up his job and came to support Grandma both emotionally and physically.
She realized she had created a large farm now and couldn’t just use herself and her kids to work to maintain and grow the land. So, by the time my mom and uncle were in Grade 5, Grandma decided the education in village school wasn’t good enough to her kids and sent them off to Mangalore to study and enjoy a town life with their cousins.
Sometime in 1965, Grandma decided to go shopping for labour. She picked up the workers’ families to work for the farm, often driving the tractor on her own every morning to bring labour to her farm before 7:30 am. As age caught on, it was difficult to pick up and drop workers every morning and every evening.
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。
My grandmother decided to let the workers’ families live around the farm.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Workers’ children needed to be educated.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1．B
M: Julia, have you heard that Robert plans to buy a new house in the downtown area
W: Really He has two big houses in the suburbs already.
2．C
W: Look at you, Mark. How did you make it
M: Well, I used to eat a lot. But now when I eat I use smaller plates, knives, forks and glasses.
W: Don’t you exercise
M: I don’t go to the gym. But I walk a lot.
3．B
M: Hi, Dianna, it’s Scott. Can you tell our manager I won’t be coming in today I have to visit my grandmother in the hospital.
W: No problem. Send your grandmother our best wishes.
4．C
M: Oh dear, I’m late. I have to be in the office by 8:00 am. There is an important meeting with a new client.
W: OK. Wait a minute. I can give you a lift.
5．B
W: What should I do before my new job begins in three weeks I haven’t planned a long trip, and all of my friends will be busy.
M: You could attend the theater, which you normally don’t have time to do.
6．A 7．B
W: Eddie, you’ve got to come over and see my parrot! He’s learning so many words now. M: Really Last time I saw him, all he could say was something that sounded like “Hello”. W: Well, now he can sing a song, too! M: Which song did you teach him W: “Calorie.” You know that popular song by a group of girls, right Actually, I didn’t teach Gobi the words. I was dancing to the song on the radio, and he just picked it up. M: That’s a pretty smart bird! I’ll come over after school today. Let’s take a video of him and put it online.
8．C 9．A 10．C
W: Mr. Miller, you were late for work, weren’t you
M: Yes , I’m very sorry.
W: Why did you get here so late
M:I watched TV till very late last night.
W: What was on
M: It was an exc iting football match. France against Germany. When the France were about to win... So, I got up late and didn’t have breakfast and left home in a hurry.
W: Did you catch the train
M: No, I called for a taxi. There were a lot of cars and buses on the highway. Unfortunately an accident happened. Then, there was a traffic jam. I was very anxious...
W: What happened after that
M: The police came and solved the problem. I waited for a long time. When I got to the office, it was already 10 o'clock.
W:I hope that you won’t be late again. Otherwise I will fire you.
M: Sure, I’ll never be late again.
11．C 12．B 13．C 14．C
W: What was your childhood like
M: As a boy, I enjoyed all the sports and I read a lot. I liked making friends.
W: Where did you study
M: At 17, I won a scholarship to a college in the northern states. Then I left there in1960.
W: What was life in the northern states like Were you accustomed to it
M: People of different colors lived together. The area was not fully developed. The blacks were not equally treated. People of different races were not friendly to each other. And most of them were not very nice to outsiders.
W: I know you won the Nobel Prize. What kind of Nobel Prize did you win
M: Well, I won the Nobel Prize for Peace. That was in 1986.
W: What did you do with the Nobel Prize
M: I gave all the money to the Freedom Movement.
W: It's very nice to talk with you, sir. Do you mind if I take a photo with you
M: Not at all.
15．A 16．B 17．C
M: Did you catch the mouse yet I know you wanted to get rid of it before your mom comes to stay with you.
W: I didn’t. Two weeks of planning, and nothing. My mom always wants the house to be clean. I don’t want her to know I had a mouse here. She would be so uncomfortable.
M: Well, the traps usually work if you put peanut butter in them. You can take the mouse out to a field and let it go.
W: I bought some of those and tried the peanut butter, but it didn’t really work. The mouse sure did love that peanut butter, though.
M: Well, how about a trap that has glue on it You could still let it go later.
W: I tried that, too, but I think this is a very small mouse. It didn’t weigh enough to get stuck.
M: What are you going to do
W: Well, I have one day to catch it. If not, I’ll have to think of a story to tell mom. She’s only here for seven days. Maybe I can start talking about how I lost my little pet mouse.
18．C 19．B 20．A
M: OK! So my talk tonight is called Psychology in Advertising, but I’m going to start with a little story. In the 18th century, hardly anyone in Prussia ate potatoes or rice, because the main meal for almost everyone was bread. But there was a problem with bread. In those days, sometimes the wheat didn’t grow very well, people, especially poor people, would have nothing to eat.
So when the king called Frederick heard about the potato, he immediately ordered everyone in the country to start growing potatoes. But to his surprise, they refused. Frederick was a very clever man, and although there were no psychologists in 1774, he certainly had a talent for understanding the psychology of his people. So he soon came up with a very interesting plan. First, he planted potatoes in his palace garden. Next, he sent soldiers to guard it. As soon as people saw the garden and the soldiers, they showed great curiosity, asking each other, “What could be in that field that is worth so much ” And of course, as soon as they found out that the field was full of potatoes, they all wanted some. You see, once people believed they were not allowed to eat potatoes, they immediately wanted to have them. And that’s a wise try.
21．C 22．A 23．C
21．细节理解题。根据小标题The National Palace Museum in Taipei中的内容“The National Palace Museum included artwork from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The permanent collection features nearly 700,000 pieces of imperial artifacts and includes calligraphic works by Tang Yin.(故宫博物院收藏了明清两代的艺术品。这批永久藏品包括近70万件皇家文物，包括唐寅的书法作品)”可知，故宫博物馆里主要展出了中国古代的艺术品。由此可知，如果对中国传统文化感兴趣，可以参观故宫博物馆。故选C。
22．细节理解题。根据第一个小标题下的首句“The Musée D'Orsay, once a railway station, houses an internationally famous collection of Impressionist art and other Western pieces from 1848 and 1914.(Musée D'Orsay，曾经是一个火车站，收藏着来自1848年和1914年的国际著名的印象派艺术和其他西方作品)”可知，The Musée D'Orsay曾经是一个火车站；根据第二个小标题下的首句“With the help of design firm Heatherwick Studio, the once century-old grain silo (谷粮仓) in the heart of Cape Town transformed into a museum which hosts international events and exhibitions to provide an intercultural look into the world of African art.(在设计公司Heatherwick Studio的帮助下，这个位于开普敦中心的曾经有一个世纪历史的粮仓变成了一个博物馆，举办国际活动和展览，为非洲艺术世界提供跨文化的视角)”可知，开普敦的非洲蔡茨当代艺术博物馆曾经是一个粮仓；根据第三个小标题下的首句“The first national museum in Thailand, whose structures can date back to 1782, when they served as the palace of Prince Wang Na.(泰国第一个国家博物馆，其建筑可以追溯到1782年，当时是王纳王子的宫殿)”可知，泰国国家博物馆曾经是太子的宫殿。由此可知，文章中前三个博物馆的共同之处是都曾经另作他用。故选A。
23．推理判断题。根据文章的首段“Throughout the world, museums allow people to explore new cultures and topics through their collections and exhibitions. Check out this comprehensive list of the best museums and galleries throughout the world with one-of-a-kind displays that educate and inspire.(在世界各地，博物馆通过收藏和展览让人们探索新的文化和主题。看看这个世界上最好的博物馆和画廊的综合列表，其中有独一无二的展览，具有教育和启发意义)”可知，本文主要接受几个世界著名的博物馆，内容与文化相关；根据最后一句“Click here for more information about this list.(有关此列表的更多信息，请单击此处)”可知，本文是来自于文化相关的网站。故选C。
24．B 25．D 26．B 27．D
24．句意猜测题。根据第一段中“She could easily outrun other kids, while playing with them on the playground.”可知，当肯尼迪和其他孩子在操场上玩耍时，她可以轻松地超过他们，说明肯尼迪有成为一名体育运动员的潜力。划线句子意思是“肯尼迪有成为一名体育运动员的潜力”，故选B。
25．细节理解题。根据第二段中“By the time Kennedi started primary school, we signed her up for track training. Slowly but surely, track training took over our lives. We gave up taking vacations so our girl wouldn’t miss any practices. I even stopped Kennedi from swimming with her friends, for I thought she would waste the energy needed for competition.(肯尼迪上小学的时候，我们为她报名参加田径训练。缓慢而坚定地，田径训练占据了我们的生活。我们放弃了度假，这样我们的女儿就不会错过任何训练。我甚至阻止了肯尼迪和她的朋友们一起游泳，因为我认为她会浪费比赛所需的精力)”可知，肯尼迪把她大部分的空闲时间都花在了训练上。故选D。
26．细节理解题。根据第三段中“A doctor said, “She worked out too hard that the thick tissue in her knee was torn. she might not run as fast as before.”(一名医生说：“她太辛苦了，膝盖上厚厚的组织都撕裂了。她可能跑得不如以前快了。”)”可知，根据医生的说法，是艰苦训练导致了肯尼迪的受伤。故选B。
27．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“And I’m learning to believe that if my daughter decides not to run track in college, that only means life has something even more wonderful in store.(我开始相信，如果我的女儿决定不在大学里参加田径比赛，那只意味着生活中会有更美好的事情等着她)”可推知，肯尼迪的母亲接受她在未来放弃跑步。故选D。
28．C 29．B 30．D 31．B
28．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Having a smiling face will help your co-workers and supervisors feel better around you, and you may well end up harvesting rewards by laughing more in the workplace.”（拥有一张微笑的脸会让你的同事和主管在你身边感觉更好，你也可能因为在职场中笑得更多而获得奖励。）可知，在工作场合保持幽默是有值得的并且有意义的。故选C项。
29．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Stay well away from joking about political affairs, race and religion.”（不要拿政治、种族和宗教开玩笑。）可知，在工作中是不能拿政治，种族和宗教开玩笑的，而work（工作）是可以开玩笑的对象。故选B项。
30．词义猜测题。根据划线词前文“The very best time for some humor is when you are not working, but still in the region of the people you work with, such as a coffee or lunch break.”（说点幽默的最佳时间是在你不工作的时候，但仍然和你的同事在一起的时候，比如喝咖啡或午休的时候。）及“You can also make an effort to be funny on the job, but when you are working, it’s a good idea to use jokes much more thinly than you would normally do.”（你也可以努力让自己在工作中变得有趣，但当你在工作时，比平时____说点笑话是个好主意。）可知，开玩笑的时候应在休息时，而非工作中，因此，工作时应比平时少说笑话，Infrequently意思为：稀少地，与thinly为近义词。故选D项。
31．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“But you need to know how to apply humour to your work environment.”（但是你需要知道如何将幽默运用到你的工作环境中。）及下文内容可知，本文介绍了在工作中制造幽默的方法，“Ways of making humour at work”（在工作中制造幽默的方法）适合作为最佳标题。故选B项。
32．D 33．B 34．B 35．C
32．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“EA is about the person feeling connected to events and being able to appreciate the value within the connection. It shows the discovery of and admiration for life’s beauty.( EA是关于让人感受到与事件的联系，并能够欣赏这种联系中的价值。它显示了对生命之美的发现和赞美。)”可知，EA是指去欣赏生命之美，所以“你停下来欣赏路边的玫瑰”属于EA，故选D项。
33．推理判断题。根据文章第六段“Our results showed that the more people reported that they were “appreciating life” and its many experiences, the more they felt their life was valuable.( 我们的研究结果显示，人们越“感激生活”和生活中的许多经历，他们就越觉得自己的生活是有价值的。)”可知，学会欣赏生活中的小事，会影响我们对生活的态度。故选B项。
34．主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“We try to get the highest output both at work and in spare time. This focus on future outcomes makes it all too easy to miss what is happening right now.( 我们努力在工作和业余时间都获得最高的产出。这种对未来结果的关注很容易让人忽略当下正在发生的事情。)”可知，我们常常会对当下视而不见。故选B项。
35．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“But we believe there is more to consider. Sometimes life enables us to experience small moments of beauty. When people are open to appreciating such experiences, these moments may improve how they see their own life. We call this experiential appreciation.(但我们认为还有更多的问题需要考虑。有时候，生活能让我们体验到美好的瞬间。当人们乐于欣赏这样的经历时，这些时刻可能会改善他们对自己生活的看法。我们称之为体验式欣赏。)”可知，此处提出了一个影响人生意义的新的因素，且作者在下文用三个研究证明了该理论。所以作者写这篇文章的目的是向读者介绍这一新的影响因素。故选C项。
36．G 37．B 38．D 39．E 40．C
36．根据上文“Write everything down and do not rely on your memory.(把一切都写下来，不要依赖记忆)”可知，提到了与记忆力有关的内容，让我们不要依赖记忆，因为记不住，要写下来；推知空处讲述的是与记不住事情有关的内容；选项G.“We all agree most of us have a tough time remembering things.(我们都同意大多数人都很难记住事情)”承接了上文所述的不要依赖于记忆，同时表明了我们大多数人都很难记住事情这样一个现象，符合题意，故选G项。
37．根据后文“Try this experiment before buying one thing, throw out something old or something you do not use.(在买东西之前试试这个实验，扔掉一些旧的或者你不用的东西)”可知这个生活建议是买东西之前要扔掉一些旧的或不常用的东西；空处是本段的主旨句，B项“Throw one thing before buying something(再买某个东西之前先扔掉一个)”讲述的就是与扔东西有关的内容，与下文所述的扔掉东西的内容相吻合。故选B项。
38．前文“Recycle and donate. Is your closet full of unopened bags and clothes that still have their tags on Is your bookshelf full of unread books Chances are that if you have not read, worn, or used whatever they are, then you are probably not going to use them at all.(回收和捐赠。你的衣柜里是不是装满了没有打开的袋子和衣服，而它们的标签还在？你的书架上全是未读的书吗？如果你没有读过、穿过或使用过它们，那么你可能根本就不会使用它们)”可知此段讲的是循环利用和捐赠自己不用东西，不穿的衣服和不读的书。选项D.“Give them to a charity or sell on the Internet. (把它们捐给慈善机构或在网上卖掉)”讲述的是捐赠和处理这些不用的东西，与前文所述的内容正好衔接，符合题意。故选D项。
39．前文“Create daily, weekly and monthly timetables for cleaning.(制定每日、每周和每月的清洁时间表)”可知，本句提到了按照制定的清洁表计划一点点的去清洁；选E项“It is extremely exhausting to clean everything all at once.(一下子把所有东西都清理干净是非常累人的)”讲的是不能一次洗完，因为这样会很累，这一点与前文所述的按照计划一点点清洁相呼应，是对上文内容的一个解释。故选E项。
40．前文“Whichever of these tasks you decide to do, remember that you can not completely organize your life in one go.(无论你决定做这些任务中的哪一项，请记住，你不可能一次性完全组织好你的生活)”可知在告知人们这个不是一天两天就完成的，是个过程；下文“Just decide to get organized now, and then take baby steps. Soon enough, you will be making a habit out of it all.(现在就决定整理一下，然后慢慢来。很快，你就会习惯这一切)”可知这里提到了慢慢来，慢慢就习惯了；选项C中的“It is a long and never-ending process, so be patient.(这是一个漫长而永无止境的过程，所以要有耐心)”承接了上文所述的不可能一次性完成组织好你的生活，表明了这是一个漫长的过程，要有耐心，引出了下文所述的慢慢来，慢慢习惯这一切，符合题意。故选C项。
41．D 42．B 43．B 44．A 45．C 46．D 47．B 48．C 49．A 50．C 51．D 52．C 53．D 54．A 55．C
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：自从Wilson第一次主动为年轻人提供汽车服务以来，他已经行驶了令人吃惊的6.4万英里。 A. donating捐赠；B. lending借出；C. delivering发送；D. volunteering自愿做。根据前文“ Wilson has been offering free rides to college students for the past eight years”可知， Wilson免费送大学生，可知 Wilson是自愿用他的车去接送年轻人。故选D。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. discovered发现； B. covered行驶（一段路程）； C. measured测量；D. wandered漫游。根据本句空后“an astonishing 64000 miles'”可知Wilson是驱车行驶了令人吃惊的64，000英里，此处cover表示行驶一段路程。故选B。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Tina Stern在她的四年大学生活中，一直接受Wilson的接送，而这些旅行对她来说不仅仅是免费的交通工具。A. earned赢得；B. received受到；C. assessed评估；D. avoided避免。根据空后“and the trips 4 much more to her than just free transportation.” 可知“在大学四年间Tina Stern受到来自 Wilson的接送”。故选B。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. meant意味着；B. applied申请；C. involved涉及； D. proceeds前进。根据后文“He will often strike up pleasant and often humorous 6 with the students he transports.”可知，此处指因为Wilson经常和学生们聊天，所以这些旅行对她来说不仅仅是免费的交通工具。故选A。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：你不会只是尴尬地沉默坐在那里或者戴着耳机。A. abnormal非正常的；B. apparent明显的；C. awkward尴尬的；D. familiar熟悉的。根据后文因为Wilson会和学生们聊天，所以此处指学生们不会尴尬地坐在那里。故选C。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他会经常与他接送的学生进行愉快而幽默的谈话。A. arguments争论；B. interviews采访；C. explanations解释；D. conversations对话。前文Stern说，学生们不会尴尬地坐在Wilson的车子里，由此可知，此处指Wilson会和学生们进行交谈。故选D。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管该项目只要求会员开车接送学生上下课，但他经常会超越这一要求，以确保学生的福利和安全。A. forces强迫；B. requires要求；C. commands命令； D. persuades说服。根据前文“a student-support non-profit programme.”可知，因为是为一个非盈利机构工作，所以此处指该项目只要求会员开车接送学生上下课。故选B。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. seek寻找；B. urge敦促；C. ensure确保；D. deliver运送。根据前文“Although”和空后“the welfare and safety of the students”可知， Wilson经常会超越这一要求，以确保学生的福利和安全。故选C。
49．考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果他们的某些生活必需品用完了，Wilson会为他们购买所需的东西。A. run out of用完；B. make use of利用；C. suffer遭受；D. possess拥有。根据空后“Wilson will purchase what’s needed for them.”因为Wilson会为他们购买某些生活必需品，所以此处表示这些生活必需品用完了。故选A。
50．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果一个学生在长途旅途中饿了，Wilson会毫不犹豫地给他/她买一顿饭。A. tired累的；B. bored无聊的；C. hungry饿的；D. disappointed失望的。根据空后“ buy him/her a meal.”可知，因为饿了才去买饭。故选C。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. expect期待；B. attempt尝试；C. manage设法； D. hesitate犹豫。根据前文Wilson先生给学生们买生活必需品可知，此处指学生们饿了，Wilson先生会毫不犹豫地给学生们买食物。故选D。
52．考查副词词义辨析。句意：对于许多没有可靠的汽车的学生来说，Wilson的帮助不仅值得感激，而且对于他们完成学业来说也是完全必要的。A. gradually逐渐地； B. deliberately故意地；C. entirely完全地；D. hardly几乎不。根据前文“Wilson’s help is not only appreciated”可知，Wilson的帮助对孩子们完成学业是完全有必要的。故选C。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. employment雇佣；B. schedule日程安排；C. arrangement安排；D. education教育，学业。因为Wilson送的都是学生，所以此处指学生完成学业。故选D。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但Wilson表示，他也从这段经历中受益良多。A. benefits使受益；B. recovers恢复；C. suffers遭受；D. distinguishes区分。根据后文“It’s such a(n) 15 to be a part of these kids’ lives, even just for a few hours.”可知，此处Wilson从这段经历中受益良多。故选A。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：能成为这些孩子生活中的一部分真是一种福气，哪怕只是几个小时。 A. priority优先权；B. ambition野心；C. blessing福气，好事；D. convenience便利。根据前文“I just love driving and I love these kids.”可知，因为Wilson喜欢开车，喜欢这些孩子们，所以跟孩子们在一起是一种福气。故选C。
56．to 57．permitting 58．discovery 59．than 60．a 61．that/which 62．were dug 63．sought 64．exactly 65．earliest
56．考查固定短语。句意：据说它对我们的身体和精神都有好处。be beneficial to对……有益，故填to。
57．考查非谓语动词。句意：例如，如果你吹竹子或贝壳，让空气进入，它们可以产生令人愉快的音乐。此处为非谓语动词作状语，you 与permit之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，用现在分词表主动，故填permitting。
58．考查名词。句意：最近的一项发现表明，制作音乐比我们想象的要早得多。A 表明此处需用可数名词单数作主语，故填discovery。
59．考查介词。句意同上，根据空前的“much earlier”可知此处用比较级的标志词than来表示“比”，故填than。
60．考查冠词。句意：1995年，在一个四万五千年前被尼安德特人占领的斯洛文尼亚洞穴深处发现了一个有四个手指孔的腿骨。cave是发音以辅音音素开头的可数名词，此处泛指一个洞穴，故填a。
61．考查定语从句。句意同上，关系词指代指物的先行词a cave并在从句中作主语，故填that/which。
62．考查时态语态。句意：后来，许多其他传统乐器，如鼓被从地下挖掘出来。instruments与dig之间是被动关系，且动作发生在过去，所以用一般过去时的被动语态，故填were dug。
63．考查时态。句意：古人甚至想用打猎用的弓来制作音乐，所以我们不得不承认，他们确实有很好的音乐天赋。陈述的是古代的事情，用一般过去时，故填sought。
64．考查副词。句意：但如果确切地说，尼安德特人的长笛是迄今为止已知的最早的音乐例子。修饰动词dated用副词作状语，故填exactly。
65．考察最高级。句意同上，根据“by far ”可知此处是最高级含义，表示“迄今为止最早的”，故填earliest。
66．Dear David,
Learning that you are fond of Chinese calligraphy, I’m writing to invite you to join the Chinese calligraphy club in our school.
A variety of activities are organized for its members. Initially, the club holds theme lectures by masters, which equip us with the relevant calligraphy skills. Also, it offers some visits to galleries to appreciate some masterpieces, helping us gain a deeper insight into the Chinese calligraphy. If interested, you can visit our school website and sign up online before Feb.19th.
Looking forward to your joining.（87 words）
Yours,
Li Hua
67．My grandmother decided to let the worhers’ families live around the farm. She had dozens of houses built and then asked the workers and their family members to move into the new houses. The workers were so grateful that they worked hard on the farm in return for her kindness. My grandmother was also very kind to the workers and cared about their lives. Grandma tried her best to provide them with good working and living conditions. As a result, my grandmother’s coffee farm grew better and better.
Workers’ children needed to be educated. The number of workers was increasing, and so was that of their children. Grandma began to solve the problem of schooling for the workers’ children. It was a big challenge because there were no schools around the farm. Therefore, Grandma set up a primary school of her own and hired several teachers. Grandpa managed the school and taught classes, too. Gradually, as more and more workers were coming to work, my grandma’s coffee farm grew into a small town.
同课章节目录