2023-2024学年度第一学期
北京育才学校高一英语学科
12月月考试卷
（总分：150分，考试时间：120分钟）
本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：听力理解（共三节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。
1. What did the man think of the play
A. It was boring. B. It was moving. C. It was interesting.
2. Why did the man refuse the job
A. He doesn’t like business trips.
B. He is not interested in it.
C. The company is terrible.
3. How will the woman probably go to the museum
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By subway.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A program. B. A factory. C. A piece of news.
5. What does the man mean
A. He doesn’t like the hats.
B. He wants the woman to buy all the hats.
C. He doesn’t think the woman can afford all the hats.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的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5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is Tom doing now
A. Watching a show. B. Doing his homework. C. Having a bath.
7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Mother and son. B. Customer and salesperson. C. Teacher and student.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why can’t the woman meet the man on Saturday
A. She has another date.
B. She has to go on a trip.
C. She has to pick up her parents.
9. When will the speakers meet on Sunday
A. At 2:00 pm. B. At 2:30 pm. C. At 1:45 pm.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where does this conversation probably take place
A. In a shop. B. At customs. C. At a bus station.
11. Where did the woman buy the bottle of wine
A. In a French wine shop. B. At a market. C. In a jewelry store.
12. What does the man say about the diamond ring
A. It is very expensive. B. It is duty-free. C. There is a duty on it.
听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。
13. How many important things should we think about before we get started on TaiChi
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
14. What kind of clothes should we wear when doing TaiChi
A. Yoga clothes. B. Formal dress. C. An army jacket.
15. What is the third important thing about
A. Choose a quiet place.
B. Be in a good state of mind.
C. Wear something comfortable.
第三节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）
听下面一段对话，完成第16题至第20题五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。
My Experience of Snow
The first time I saw snow I first saw snow here in Dallas, Texas last year, but there was only a little, and it 16 quickly.
The snowfall 17 weeks ago It didn’t last very long.
The first real snow It was the day before 18 . The other day I forgot to turn on the heater, and I felt very 19 when I got up. I was excited to see snow and took a 20 .
第二部分：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1.5分，共22.5分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For much of my childhood, my mother filled the evening hours doing something for someone else. Sometimes she knitted (编织) hats for babies, and at other times she cooked chicken soup for sick neighbors. Therefore, I wasn't ___1___ when one evening my mother announced she'd start a new project.
“I'm going to telephone neighboring ___2___ every night,” said my mother.
“Every night But you don't even ___3___ these people.”
“Doesn't matter” she said. “What's important is that I want to listen.”
I was sixteen years old and couldn't figure out why my mother was willing to spend her evenings talking to strangers. She had friends and my two elder sisters to call ___4___ she felt lonely.
My ___5___ didn't affect my mother's project. That evening after supper, she settled on the sofa with the phone and began making phone calls.
For a while, I listened as she asked the lady on the phone about her day, what she had eaten for dinner, and asked if she had ___6___ that the beautiful roses had come out in a neighboring park. When she finished the call, I said, “What do you ___7___ whether she had cookie or cream pie for dessert ”
My mother replied, “I'm the ___8___ person she talked to today.”
It took me nearly thirty years to understand the ___9___ of what she was doing. Now, as my mother is nearing sixty, I find myself thinking about those nightly ____10____ she used to make.
I am often the only person who telephones my mother, and sometimes I'm the only person she speaks to all day. I ask her what she cooked for dinner, but mostly I just ____11____ as she describes a walk she took, or how her dog Lucky stole a piece of cheese from the kitchen.
I ____12____ that my mother's calls were lifelines (生命之线 ) that kept lonely seniors connected to the world. Somehow, she managed to work full-time and ____13____ a family while improving the lives of others.
That kind of ____14____ needs commitment (奉献，投入) and organizational skills that I do not have. While she freed several seniors from ____15____, I struggle to call just one － my mother.
1.
A. interested B. satisfied C. surprised D. excited
2.
A. teenagers B. children C. juniors D. seniors
3.
A. meet B. know C. pass D. find
4.
A because B. if C. though D. until
5.
A. doubt B. advice C. answer D. praise
6.
A. decided B. felt C. noticed D. imagined
7.
A. hate B. love C. mean D. care
8.
A. only B. early C. first D. last
9.
A. difficulty B. importance C. possibility D. difference
10.
A. visits B. orders C. calls D. cries
11.
A. think B. listen C. talk D. write
12
A. realize B. explain C. express D. recognize
13.
A. protect B. start C. affect D. support
14.
A. service B. experience C. promise D. tradition
15.
A. hopelessness B. illness C. loneliness D. helplessness
第三部分：阅读理解（共2节，20小题，共40分）
第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Whistler Olympic Park, having hosted ski jumping, cross-country skiing and biathlon (冬季两项) for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, remains an active centre for competitors, the local community and visitors. Located a short drive south of Whistler, the park offers activities and programs all year-round.
Winter at Whistler Olympic Park
Discover Whistler Olympic Park through cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, biathlon and more.
Find yourself in the park’s fantastic landscape and discover its Olympic history.
Take a lesson such as ski jumping in the youth program.
Gather around the outdoor open fire or in the warm Day Lodge restaurant after a day out in the snow.
Summer at Whistler Olympic Park
Open daily for tours, self-guided activities and sightseeing from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
There is a small park access fee ($15/vehicle). This fee is for the benefit of local, national and international Nordic athletes for summer and winter training. Free park entry for 2020/2021 season pass holders and non-motorized vehicles.
Tours
Olympic Biathlon Tour
Feel like an Olympian with this hands-on introduction to biathlon! On your walk to the shooting range, learn about the park’s sports and history. It also provides the best angle for taking photos of the Olympic monuments.
Take aim and shoot a real gun! In a mini race, including walking and running, get your heart rate up, stay focused and take aim to hit the targets!
Tour Dates: Daily from June 28 – September 1, 2020
Ages: 8 and up (under 19 with an accompanying adult)
Pricing: Adult $55, Youth $45
E-Bike & Biathlon Adventure Tour
The comfortable electric assist mountain bikes have wide wheels for a smooth ride, and an electric motor to help you climb hills with ease.
Visit the Olympic monuments and enjoy breathtaking viewpoints, such as the Top of the World lookout with views of Black Tusk and surrounding mountain ranges.
Test your skills at the biathlon range, shooting at Olympic targets.
Tour Dates: Daily from June 28 – September 1, 2020
Ages: 10 and up (under 19 with an accompanying adult)
Pricing: $95 per person
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16. If you want to learn ski jumping, you should probably go to _____.
A. Olympic Biathlon Tour B. Winter at Whistler Olympic Park
C. Summer at Whistler Olympic Park D. E-Bike & Biathlon Adventure Tour
17. Which group of visitors can enjoy free park entry
A. Season pass holders. B. Children under age 8.
C. Locals from the community. D. Teenagers with parents.
18. What can you do during the E-bike tour
A. Ride a bike around the lake.
B. Gather around the open fire.
C. Visit the Olympic monuments.
D. Photograph monuments at the best angle.
19. What is the passage mainly about
A. A sports and leisure centre. B. Exciting sports adventures.
C. Year-round training programs. D. History of an Olympic Park.
B
Essentially, everyone has two ages: a chronological(按时间计算的) age, how old the calendar says you are, and a biological age, basically the age at which your body functions as it compares to average fitness or health levels.
“Chronological age isn’t how old we really are. It’s merely a number,” said Professor David Sinclair at Harvard University. “It is biological age that determines our health and ultimately our lifespan(寿命). We all age biologically at different rates according to our genes, what we eat, how much we exercise, and what environment we live in. Biological age is the number of candles we really should be blowing out. In the future, with advances in our ability to control biological age, we may have even fewer candles on our birthday cake than the previous one.”
To calculate biological age, Professor Levine at Yale University identified nine bio-markers that seemed to be the most influential on lifespan by a simple blood test. The numbers of those markers, such as blood sugar and immune measures, can be put into the computer, and the algorithm(算法) does the rest.
Perhaps what’s most important here is that these measures can be changed. Doctors can take this information and help patients make changes to lifestyle, and hopefully take steps to improve their biological conditions. “I think the most exciting thing about this research is that these things aren’t set in stone,” Levine said. “People can be given the information earlier and take steps to improve their health before it’s too late.”
Levine even entered her own numbers into the algorithm. She was surprised by the results. “I always considered myself a very healthy person. I’m physically active; I eat what I consider a fairly healthy diet. But I did not find my results to be as good as I had hoped they would be. It was a wake-up call,” she said.
Levine is working with a group to provide access to the algorithm online so that anyone can calculate their biological age, identify potential risks and take steps to improve their own health in the long run. “No one wants to live an extremely long life with a lot of chronic diseases,” Levine said. “By delaying the development of mental and physical functioning problems, people can still be engaged in society in their senior years. That is the ideal we should be pursuing.”
20. Biological age depends on __________.
A. what the calendar says about our age
B. when we start to take outdoor exercise
C. whether we can adapt ourselves to the environment
D. how well our body works compared with our peers’
21. What does the author want to tell us by Levine’s example in Paragraph 5
A. It is necessary to change our diet regularly.
B. The test results may give us wrong information.
C Waking up early in the morning is good for our fitness.
D. The algorithm can reveal our potential health problems.
22. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage
A. Bio-markers Can Make Us Younger
B. Chronological Age and Biological Age
C. Old People can Still be Engaged in Society
D. Biological Age can Lag behind or Exceed Chronological Age
C
If you’re looking for any sort of career advice, it’s likely you’ve heard a certain suggestion before: Pursue your passion! In this economy, you’ll barely make any money no matter what you do, so why not do something you’re passionate about
However, that’s not exactly how the world works. Passion is rarely enough to get you through on its own. Finding a project you love is all well and good on a sunny day when you’re feeling okay. But on those gray days when you’re suffering from the flu or you’re otherwise down, passion is rarely enough to get it done.
I know that feeling. At the most basic level, I spend every day writing. I’m passionate about writing and the topics I cover. But today, it’s too cold outside. I didn’t get enough sleep and all I can think about is crawling into a nice warm bed. Yet, I’m sitting here, typing up a post just for you. How do I keep it up
There’s another route you could go. You could take on anything that pays the bills, then find fun projects you’re passionate about on the side. This is exactly the route I took when I was a freelancer(自由职业者) fresh out of college. That approach, as it happens, leads straight to passion burnout.
The reason I’m still planted firmly at my keyboard on a day when I don’t have an immediate deadline is not just because I’m passionate about writing. I also have a sense of purpose. Besides following your passion, you also need to define your purpose. I write to help businesses with their content because I know my writing makes a difference for them.
My purpose keeps my passion. My work is something I’ll stick to whether or not I feel passionate about writing anything today.
You can find your purpose as well as your passion-and then find a place where both intersect(交叉). It may be easier to find a day job you can tolerate. But the only way to find something that works for you is to get involved with different groups and to explore different purposes you care about. You don’t need an all-consuming cause, but you do need something you care enough about to give up sleeping in on the weekends. Only then will you really be capable of pursuing your passion, and your purpose along with it.
23. Who do you think the passage is written for
A. Writers. B. Job hunters. C. Managers. D. Career planners.
24. Which of the following statements will the author most probably agree with
A. People can work with passion if they earn a lot of money.
B. People work well only on sunny days or when they are well.
C. People need to find as many jobs as possible to discover their interest.
D. People work hard even though they are not passionate about something.
25. What’s the author’s attitude toward his job
A. Doubtful. B. Unconcerned. C. Determined. D. Challenged.
26. What’s the main idea of the passage
A. The difference between passion and purpose and how it affects your job search.
B. The importance of passion and how it gets you through when facing problems.
C. The relationship between passion and purpose and how it improves your life.
D. The importance of purpose and how it helps you keep a job.
D
New Jersey Middle School Makes Students Go Phone-Free
A middle school in Union County, New Jersey, is forcing its students to stay disconnected in class, by prohibiting cellphones. Maxson Middle School Principal Kevin Stansbury put forward the phone ban last week after he noticed some major issues in the school. “Our test scores were down, discipline was up,” he says. According to him, students were too focused on their phones to pay attention to their lessons. So, he purchased Yondr pouches for the school.
Yondr pouch
When students come into class each morning, they place their phones in the pouch, which is then locked up tight. It can only be opened using a special device at the end of the day. The ban on mobile devices applies not just during class time but during breaks, with the only exceptions being in times of emergency or in cases of students who need such devices to help with disabilities.
Eighth-graders who spoke with News 12 New Jersey say that they noticed a change in a matter of hours. “It’s just better for everyone because you’ll understand how it feels to get more work done instead of paying attention to the phone,” says student Charlene V. “I’m usually listening to music, but today I got to communicate with all my friends,” says student Desiree Duncan.
The program was originally met with resistance from students and parents, so the process was not that smooth. But teachers and administrators say that the program will have a major impact. “Students were talking and laughing and there were no cellphones other than being carried in the pouches,” Stansbury says.
Teacher Nia Cummings says she even noticed students bouncing ideas off each other in class. She says students used to give up quickly and just look for answers on their phones. She says they now try to figure it out themselves. “Everyone is socializing and eating lunch together. That’s what I wasn’t seeing enough of when phone usage was at its worst,” she adds.
Maxson Middle School is currently the only one in the district to use these pouches. Kevin Stansbury also called on all the schools in the community that it’s worth paying close attention to cellphone issues at secondary schools and taking actions when necessary.
27. Maxson Middle School put forward the phone ban because students _____.
A. weren’t focused on school work B. were always listening to music
C. used phones to cheat on exams D. stopped talking with others
28. What did the two eighth-graders tell the newspaper
A. Opposition from students. B. Teamwork with friends.
C. Daily routine at school. D. Effect of the program.
29. According to Nia Cummings, what change has the phone ban brought
A. Students discuss more in class. B. Students finish their work on time.
C. Students guess the answers themselves. D. Students check messages during the break.
30. It can be inferred from the passage that the phone ban _____.
A. has brought little change to teaching and learning
B. has gained support from every student and parent
C. might be carried out in other schools in the community
D. might have good influence on students'health conditions
第二节：7选5（共5题；每小题2分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resting your body clock ____31____. Here is how to make one.
____32____ In order to make a change, you need to decide why it’s important. Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise or just be better prepared for your day Once you are clear about your reason, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make.
Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags. ____33____ That’s a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.
Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If you’re tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating (弥补) on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. ____34____.
Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After you’ve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record. ____35____ If not, take another look at other methods you could try.
A Get a sleep specialist.
B. Find the right motivation.
C. A better plan for sleep can help.
D. And consider setting a second alarm.
E. If the steps you take are working, keep it up.
F. Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day it is.
G. Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the cafe to get coffee.
第Ⅱ卷
第一部分：选词填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
用方框中词组的适当形式完成下列句子，每个词组只能用一次。
in case sign up be capable of cheer up put up be fed up with take advantage of sweep away be occupied with fill sb in on
36. You probably won’t need to call—but take my number, just __________.
37. Volunteers have __________ many new streets signs to guide the visitors.
38. Since you are interested in this activity, you should __________ for it.
39. Don’t look so blue and __________.
40. People usually clean house to __________ bad luck.
41. Tom figures that each robot will __________ covering 80 miles of lines twice a year.
42. I _________________ his constant complains now.
43. You shouldn’t ___________________ his kindness by demanding too much.
44. I __________ so ____________ work that I don’t have time for social activities.
45. He didn’t attend the meeting last night, so I need to __________ him __________ what happened.
第二部分：单句语法填空（共15题，每小题1.5分，共22.5分）
46. My father bought me several books, none of___________ was interesting. （用适当的词填空）
47. The scientist and his achievements __________ you told me about are admired by us all. (用适当的词填空)
48. This is one of the most exciting football games _______ I have ever seen. (用适当的词填空)
49. The engineer with________ my father is working has just come from abroad. （用适当的词填空）
50. He failed in the examination, __________ made his father very angry. (用适当的词填空)
51. In ancient China lived an artist ________ paintings were almost lifelike. (用适当的词填空)
52. Understanding her good intentions, I eat all the food ________ is provided by Mom with appreciation. （用适当的词填空）
53. At present, Lily __________ (examine) by the doctor. (所给词的适当形式填空)
54. They reached an island ___________ is famous for a variety of plants.（用适当的词填空）
55. The Beihai park is the place __________ he usually goes for a quick walk. (用适当的词填空)
56. I still remember the days __________ we spent the holidays together. (用适当的词填空)
57. Such warnings __________ (keep) away from fire should be taken seriously. (所给词的适当形式填空)
58. He shut himself in the room so as not __________ (disturb). (所给词的适当形式填空)
59. You'll find the movie very ________ (bore). I nearly fell asleep when I saw it. (所给词的适当形式填空）
60. The young lady is very ________ (please) with her beautiful dress. (所给词的适当形式填空）
第三部分：写作（20分）
61. 假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Tom来信，对你校英语社团开展的主题为“My Sport Story”的活动感兴趣。请你分享你喜爱的一项体育运动给他。请你用英语写一篇回信，内容包括：
1.你是如何开展这项运动的；
2.你在这项运动中所付出的努力；
3.这项运动带给你的变化和好处。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.内容充实，行文流畅；
3.文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数
My Sport Story
Dear Tom,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Lihua2023-2024学年度第一学期
北京育才学校高一英语学科
12月月考试卷
（总分：150分，考试时间：120分钟）
本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：听力理解（共三节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。
1. What did the man think of the play
A. It was boring. B. It was moving. C. It was interesting.
2. Why did the man refuse the job
A. He doesn’t like business trips.
B. He is not interested in it.
C. The company is terrible.
3. How will the woman probably go to the museum
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By subway.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A program. B. A factory. C. A piece of news.
5. What does the man mean
A. He doesn’t like the hats.
B. He wants the woman to buy all the hats.
C. He doesn’t think the woman can afford all the hats.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的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5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is Tom doing now
A. Watching a show. B. Doing his homework. C. Having a bath.
7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Mother and son. B. Customer and salesperson. C. Teacher and student.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why can’t the woman meet the man on Saturday
A. She has another date.
B. She has to go on a trip.
C. She has to pick up her parents.
9. When will the speakers meet on Sunday
A. At 2:00 pm. B. At 2:30 pm. C. At 1:45 pm.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where does this conversation probably take place
A. In a shop. B. At customs. C. At a bus station.
11. Where did the woman buy the bottle of wine
A. In a French wine shop. B. At a market. C. In a jewelry store.
12. What does the man say about the diamond ring
A. It is very expensive. B. It is duty-free. C. There is a duty on it.
听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。
13. How many important things should we think about before we get started on TaiChi
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
14. What kind of clothes should we wear when doing TaiChi
A. Yoga clothes. B. Formal dress. C. An army jacket.
15. What is the third important thing about
A. Choose a quiet place.
B. Be in a good state of mind.
C. Wear something comfortable.
第三节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）
听下面一段对话，完成第16题至第20题五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。
My Experience of Snow
The first time I saw snow I first saw snow here in Dallas, Texas last year, but there was only a little, and it 16 quickly.
The snowfall 17 weeks ago It didn’t last very long.
The first real snow It was the day before 18 . The other day I forgot to turn on the heater, and I felt very 19 when I got up. I was excited to see snow and took a 20 .
第二部分：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1.5分，共22.5分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For much of my childhood, my mother filled the evening hours doing something for someone else. Sometimes she knitted (编织) hats for babies, and at other times she cooked chicken soup for sick neighbors. Therefore, I wasn't ___1___ when one evening my mother announced she'd start a new project.
“I'm going to telephone neighboring ___2___ every night,” said my mother.
“Every night But you don't even ___3___ these people.”
“Doesn't matter,” she said. “What's important is that I want to listen.”
I was sixteen years old and couldn't figure out why my mother was willing to spend her evenings talking to strangers. She had friends and my two elder sisters to call ___4___ she felt lonely.
My ___5___ didn't affect my mother's project. That evening after supper, she settled on the sofa with the phone and began making phone calls.
For a while, I listened as she asked the lady on the phone about her day, what she had eaten for dinner, and asked if she had ___6___ that the beautiful roses had come out in a neighboring park. When she finished the call, I said, “What do you ___7___ whether she had cookie or cream pie for dessert ”
My mother replied, “I'm the ___8___ person she talked to today.”
It took me nearly thirty years to understand the ___9___ of what she was doing. Now, as my mother is nearing sixty, I find myself thinking about those nightly ____10____ she used to make.
I am often the only person who telephones my mother, and sometimes I'm the only person she speaks to all day. I ask her what she cooked for dinner, but mostly I just ____11____ as she describes a walk she took, or how her dog Lucky stole a piece of cheese from the kitchen.
I ____12____ that my mother's calls were lifelines (生命之线 ) that kept lonely seniors connected to the world. Somehow, she managed to work full-time and ____13____ a family while improving the lives of others.
That kind of ____14____ needs commitment (奉献，投入) and organizational skills that I do not have. While she freed several seniors from ____15____, I struggle to call just one － my mother.
1.
A. interested B. satisfied C. surprised D. excited
2.
A. teenagers B. children C. juniors D. seniors
3.
A. meet B. know C. pass D. find
4.
A. because B. if C. though D. until
5.
A. doubt B. advice C. answer D. praise
6.
A. decided B. felt C. noticed D. imagined
7.
A. hate B. love C. mean D. care
8.
A. only B. early C. first D. last
9.
A. difficulty B. importance C. possibility D. difference
10.
A. visits B. orders C. calls D. cries
11.
A. think B. listen C. talk D. write
12.
A. realize B. explain C. express D. recognize
13.
A. protect B. start C. affect D. support
14.
A. service B. experience C. promise D. tradition
15.
A. hopelessness B. illness C. loneliness D. helplessness
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. C 11. B 12. A 13. D 14. A 15. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者小时候，妈妈决定每天晚上给邻居的老人打电话，当时，作者不理解妈妈。当妈妈老了后，作者才理解妈妈那时所做事情的意义：妈妈的那些电话就是那些孤独老人的与世界联系的生命之线。
【1题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因此，当一天晚上我母亲宣布她将开始一个新项目时，我并不感到惊讶。A. interested感兴趣的；B. satisfied感到满意的；C. surprised感到吃惊的；D. excited感到兴奋的。根据上句“For much of my childhood, my mother filled the evening hours doing something for someone else. Sometimes she knitted (编织) hats for babies, and at other times she cooked chicken soup for sick neighbors.”可知，妈妈有时为婴儿编织草帽，有时为生病的邻居做鸡汤。因此，当妈妈向我宣布她将开始一个新项目时，我并不感到惊讶。故选C。
【2题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我每天晚上都会打电话给邻近的老人。A. teenagers青少年；B. children孩子们；C. juniors子弟，年少者；D. seniors较年长者，地位较高的，资历较深的。根据最后一段的“I 12 that my mother's calls were lifelines (生命之线 ) that kept lonely seniors connected to the world.”可知，作者的妈妈是要给邻近的老人打电话。故选D。
【3题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：每天晚上？你甚至不认识这些人。A. meet遇见；B. know熟悉，认识；C. pass传递；D. find找到。根据第五段的句子“I was sixteen years old and couldn't figure out why my mother was willing to spend her evenings talking to strangers.”可知，有些老人，作者的妈妈甚至不认识。故选B。
【4题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：如果她感到孤单，她有朋友，也可以给我两个姐姐打电话。A. because因为；B. if如果；C. though尽管；D. until直到……为止。根据句意可知，空格后的部分是一个条件状语从句。故选B。
【5题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的质疑并没有影响我妈妈的项目。A. doubt怀疑；B. advice建议；C. answer回答；D. praise表扬。根据上文的句子“‘Every night But you don't even 3 these people. ’”和“I was sixteen years old and couldn't figure out why my mother was willing to spend her evenings talking to strangers.”可知，作者怀疑妈妈的做法。故选A。
【6题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：妈妈在电话里问那位女士晚饭吃的什么，是否注意到公园里的玫瑰花已经开了。A. decided决定；B. felt感觉；C. noticed注意到；D. imagined想象。根据空格后的“that the beautiful roses had come out in a neighboring park”可知，应该是看到公园里的玫瑰花已经开了。故选C。
【7题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她打完电话后，我说:“你为什么要关心她的甜点是饼干还是奶油派 ” A. hate厌恶；B. love爱；C. mean意味着；D. care关心。根据上文的“what she had eaten for dinner”可知，妈妈关心那位女士吃的什么。故选D。
【8题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我是今天唯一一个和她谈话的人。A. only唯一的；B. early早的；C. first第一；D. last最后的。根据下文的“I am often the only person who telephones my mother, and sometimes I'm the only person she speaks to all day. ”可知，此处应该用形容词only，下文的only于此处照应。故选A。
【9题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我花费了30年的时间才明白了妈妈所做的一切的重要性。A. difficulty困难；B. importance重要性；C. possibility可能性；D. difference不同。根据下文的句子“I 12 that my mother's calls were lifelines (生命之线 ) that kept lonely seniors connected to the world.”可知，作者明白了妈妈所做的一切的重要性。故选B。
【10题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我发现我一直在想过去妈妈晚上打得那些电话。A. visits访问；B. orders命令；C. calls电话；D. cries哭声。根据上文的“I’m going to telephone neighboring 2 every night”可知，作者一直在想过去妈妈晚上打得那些电话。故选C。
【11题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我问她晚餐做什么，但大多数时候我只是听她描述她的一次散步，或者她的狗Lucky从厨房偷了一块奶酪。A. think认为；B. listen听；C. talk谈论；D. write写。根据上一句“I am often the only person who telephones my mother, and sometimes I'm the only person she speaks to all day.”可知，作者只是想让妈妈有个倾诉的对象。所以是听妈妈说。故选B。
【12题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我意识到我妈妈的那些电话就是那些孤独老人的与世界联系的生命之线。A. realize意识到；B. explain解释；C. express表达；D. recognize辨认。根据空格后的内容“that my mother's calls were lifelines (生命之线 ) that kept lonely seniors connected to the world.”可知，作者意识到妈妈所做事情的意义。故选A。
【13题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：以某种方式，她设法在改善其他人生活的同时，全职工作，支持一个家庭。A. protect保护；B. start开始；C. affect影响；D. support支持，供养。根据空格前的“work full-time”可知，妈妈全职工作肯定是为了养家。故选D。
【14题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：那种服务需要奉献和组织技能，这是我没有的。A. service服务；B. experience经历；C. promise许诺；D. tradition传统。根据上文提到的妈妈给孤独老人打电话和“improving the lives of others”可知，此处指妈妈为他人所做的无私服务和奉献。故选A。
【15题详解】
考查名词。句意：她使几个老年人摆脱了孤独，而我努力去呼唤的只有一个人，我的妈妈。A. hopelessness希望；B. illness疾病；C. loneliness孤独；D. helplessness帮助。根据最后一段第一句“I 12 that my mother's calls were lifelines (生命之线 ) that kept lonely seniors connected to the world.”可知，妈妈给那些老人打电话，使他们摆脱了孤独。故选C。
第三部分：阅读理解（共2节，20小题，共40分）
第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Whistler Olympic Park, having hosted ski jumping, cross-country skiing and biathlon (冬季两项) for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, remains an active centre for competitors, the local community and visitors. Located a short drive south of Whistler, the park offers activities and programs all year-round.
Winter at Whistler Olympic Park
Discover Whistler Olympic Park through cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, biathlon and more.
Find yourself in the park’s fantastic landscape and discover its Olympic history.
Take a lesson such as ski jumping in the youth program.
Gather around the outdoor open fire or in the warm Day Lodge restaurant after a day out in the snow.
Summer at Whistler Olympic Park
Open daily for tours, self-guided activities and sightseeing from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
There is a small park access fee ($15/vehicle). This fee is for the benefit of local, national and international Nordic athletes for summer and winter training. Free park entry for 2020/2021 season pass holders and non-motorized vehicles.
Tours
Olympic Biathlon Tour
Feel like an Olympian with this hands-on introduction to biathlon! On your walk to the shooting range, learn about the park’s sports and history. It also provides the best angle for taking photos of the Olympic monuments.
Take aim and shoot a real gun! In a mini race, including walking and running, get your heart rate up, stay focused and take aim to hit the targets!
Tour Dates: Daily from June 28 – September 1, 2020
Ages: 8 and up (under 19 with an accompanying adult)
Pricing: Adult $55, Youth $45
E-Bike & Biathlon Adventure Tour
The comfortable electric assist mountain bikes have wide wheels for a smooth ride, and an electric motor to help you climb hills with ease.
Visit the Olympic monuments and enjoy breathtaking viewpoints, such as the Top of the World lookout with views of Black Tusk and surrounding mountain ranges.
Test your skills at the biathlon range, shooting at Olympic targets.
Tour Dates: Daily from June 28 – September 1, 2020
Ages: 10 and up (under 19 with an accompanying adult)
Pricing: $95 per person
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16. If you want to learn ski jumping, you should probably go to _____.
A. Olympic Biathlon Tour B. Winter at Whistler Olympic Park
C. Summer at Whistler Olympic Park D. E-Bike & Biathlon Adventure Tour
17. Which group of visitors can enjoy free park entry
A. Season pass holders. B. Children under age 8.
C. Locals from the community. D. Teenagers with parents.
18. What can you do during the E-bike tour
A. Ride a bike around the lake.
B. Gather around the open fire.
C. Visit the Olympic monuments.
D. Photograph monuments at the best angle.
19. What is the passage mainly about
A. A sports and leisure centre. B. Exciting sports adventures.
C. Year-round training programs. D. History of an Olympic Park.
【答案】16. B 17. A 18. C 19. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章是一则广告，主要介绍了一个集运动和休闲为一体的中心——惠斯勒奥林匹克公园。
【16题详解】
细节理解题。根据Winter at Whistler Olympic Park部分的Discover Whistler Olympic Park through cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, biathlon and more.(通过滑雪、雪鞋和冬季两项以及其他更多来了解Whistler冬季奥林匹克公园)可知，在Whistler冬季奥林匹克公园可以学习滑雪。B. Winter at Whistler Olympic Park符合以上说法，故选B项。
【17题详解】
细节理解题。根据Summer at Whistler Olympic Park部分的Free park entry for 2020/2021 season pass holders and non-motorized vehicles.可知2020/2021赛季通行证持有者和非机动车可以免费入园。A. Season pass holders.(赛季通行证持有者)符合以上说法，故选A项。
【18题详解】
细节理解题。根据E-Bike & Biathlon Adventure Tour部分的Visit the Olympic monuments and enjoy breathtaking viewpoints可知，参观奥林匹克纪念碑，欣赏壮观的景色。C. Visit the Olympic monuments.(参观奥林匹克纪念碑)符合以上说法，故选C项。
【19题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段的Whistler Olympic Park, having hosted ski jumping, cross-country skiing and biathlon (冬季两项) for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, remains an active centre for competitors, the local community and visitors.(惠斯勒奥林匹克公园为2010年的温哥华奥运会和冬季残奥会举行过跳台滑雪、越野滑冰和冬季两项，现在对于竞争者、当地社区和游客来说依然是一个活跃的中心)以及下文的提到的Winter at Whistler Olympic Park(惠斯勒冬季奥林匹克公园)，Summer at Whistler Olympic Park(惠斯勒夏季奥林匹克公园)和Tours(游览)可知，本文主要介绍了一个集运动和休闲与一体的中心——惠斯勒奥林匹克公园。A. A sports and leisure centre.(一个运动和休闲中心)符合以上说法，故选A项。
B
Essentially, everyone has two ages: a chronological(按时间计算的) age, how old the calendar says you are, and a biological age, basically the age at which your body functions as it compares to average fitness or health levels.
“Chronological age isn’t how old we really are. It’s merely a number,” said Professor David Sinclair at Harvard University. “It is biological age that determines our health and ultimately our lifespan(寿命). We all age biologically at different rates according to our genes, what we eat, how much we exercise, and what environment we live in. Biological age is the number of candles we really should be blowing out. In the future, with advances in our ability to control biological age, we may have even fewer candles on our birthday cake than the previous one.”
To calculate biological age, Professor Levine at Yale University identified nine bio-markers that seemed to be the most influential on lifespan by a simple blood test. The numbers of those markers, such as blood sugar and immune measures, can be put into the computer, and the algorithm(算法) does the rest.
Perhaps what’s most important here is that these measures can be changed. Doctors can take this information and help patients make changes to lifestyle, and hopefully take steps to improve their biological conditions. “I think the most exciting thing about this research is that these things aren’t set in stone,” Levine said. “People can be given the information earlier and take steps to improve their health before it’s too late.”
Levine even entered her own numbers into the algorithm. She was surprised by the results. “I always considered myself a very healthy person. I’m physically active; I eat what I consider a fairly healthy diet. But I did not find my results to be as good as I had hoped they would be. It was a wake-up call,” she said.
Levine is working with a group to provide access to the algorithm online so that anyone can calculate their biological age, identify potential risks and take steps to improve their own health in the long run. “No one wants to live an extremely long life with a lot of chronic diseases,” Levine said. “By delaying the development of mental and physical functioning problems, people can still be engaged in society in their senior years. That is the ideal we should be pursuing.”
20. Biological age depends on __________.
A. what the calendar says about our age
B. when we start to take outdoor exercise
C whether we can adapt ourselves to the environment
D. how well our body works compared with our peers’
21. What does the author want to tell us by Levine’s example in Paragraph 5
A. It is necessary to change our diet regularly.
B. The test results may give us wrong information.
C. Waking up early in the morning is good for our fitness.
D. The algorithm can reveal our potential health problems.
22. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage
A. Bio-markers Can Make Us Younger
B. Chronological Age and Biological Age
C. Old People can Still be Engaged in Society
D. Biological Age can Lag behind or Exceed Chronological Age
【答案】20. D 21. D 22. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了我们的生理年龄可能会因为基因、饮食、运动量以及所处的环境不同，有可能落后于或者超过实际年龄。
【20题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“a biological age, basically the age at which your body functions as it compares to average fitness or health levels.”（生理年龄，基本上是指你的身体机能与平均健康水平相比的年龄。）可知，生理年龄指的是与同龄人相比，我们的身体机能状况。故选D项。
【21题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段前两句“Levine even entered her own numbers into the algorithm. She was surprised by the results.”（Levine甚至将自己的数字输入到算法中。她对结果感到惊讶。）及最后两句“But I did not find my results to be as good as I had hoped they would be. It was a wake-up call”（但我发现我的结果并没有像我希望的那样好。这是一个警钟。）可知，作者通过Levine的例子告诉我们这个算法可以揭示我们潜在的健康问题。故选D项。
【22题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段第一句“Chronological age isn’t how old we really are. It’s merely a number.”（实际年龄并不是我们真正的年龄。这只是一个数字）和第二段第三句“We all age biologically at different rates according to our genes, what we eat, how much we exercise, and what environment we live in. ”（根据我们的基因、饮食、运动量以及所处的环境，我们的生理衰老速度各不相同。）及第五段前两句“Levine even entered her own numbers into the algorithm. She was surprised by the results.”（Levine甚至将自己的数字输入到算法中。她对结果感到惊讶。）并结合文章内容可知，生理年龄可能会因为基因、饮食、运动量以及所处的环境不同,落后于或者超过实际年龄，研究人员提供的生理年龄的算法可以揭示我们潜在的健康问题，以便延缓心理和生理功能问题的发展。故D项“生理年龄可能落后于或超过实际年龄”可以概括本文内容，故选D项。
C
If you’re looking for any sort of career advice, it’s likely you’ve heard a certain suggestion before: Pursue your passion! In this economy, you’ll barely make any money no matter what you do, so why not do something you’re passionate about
However, that’s not exactly how the world works. Passion is rarely enough to get you through on its own. Finding a project you love is all well and good on a sunny day when you’re feeling okay. But on those gray days when you’re suffering from the flu or you’re otherwise down, passion is rarely enough to get it done.
I know that feeling. At the most basic level, I spend every day writing. I’m passionate about writing and the topics I cover. But today, it’s too cold outside. I didn’t get enough sleep and all I can think about is crawling into a nice warm bed. Yet, I’m sitting here, typing up a post just for you. How do I keep it up
There’s another route you could go. You could take on anything that pays the bills, then find fun projects you’re passionate about on the side. This is exactly the route I took when I was a freelancer(自由职业者) fresh out of college. That approach, as it happens, leads straight to passion burnout.
The reason I’m still planted firmly at my keyboard on a day when I don’t have an immediate deadline is not just because I’m passionate about writing. I also have a sense of purpose. Besides following your passion, you also need to define your purpose. I write to help businesses with their content because I know my writing makes a difference for them.
My purpose keeps my passion. My work is something I’ll stick to whether or not I feel passionate about writing anything today.
You can find your purpose as well as your passion-and then find a place where both intersect(交叉). It may be easier to find a day job you can tolerate. But the only way to find something that works for you is to get involved with different groups and to explore different purposes you care about. You don’t need an all-consuming cause, but you do need something you care enough about to give up sleeping in on the weekends. Only then will you really be capable of pursuing your passion, and your purpose along with it.
23. Who do you think the passage is written for
A. Writers. B. Job hunters. C. Managers. D. Career planners.
24. Which of the following statements will the author most probably agree with
A. People can work with passion if they earn a lot of money.
B. People work well only on sunny days or when they are well.
C. People need to find as many jobs as possible to discover their interest.
D. People work hard even though they are not passionate about something.
25. What’s the author’s attitude toward his job
A Doubtful. B. Unconcerned. C. Determined. D. Challenged.
26. What’s the main idea of the passage
A. The difference between passion and purpose and how it affects your job search.
B. The importance of passion and how it gets you through when facing problems.
C. The relationship between passion and purpose and how it improves your life.
D. The importance of purpose and how it helps you keep a job.
【答案】23. B 24. D 25. C 26. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讨论了追寻激情和目标在职业生涯中的作用。文中指出，激情很少足够支撑你度过困难的时刻，需要有目标来推动自己坚持下去。作者分享了自己作为一名写作者的经历，来说明该道理。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“If you’re looking for any sort of career advice, it’s likely you’ve heard a certain suggestion before: Pursue your passion! In this economy, you’ll barely make any money no matter what you do, so why not do something you’re passionate about (如果你正在寻求职业建议，很可能你以前听过这样的建议：追求你的激情！在目前的经济形势下，无论你做什么都赚不到钱，所以为什么不做一些你热爱的事情呢 )”以及最后一段中“You can find your purpose as well as your passion-and then find a place where both intersect(交叉). (你可以找到你的目标和激情，然后找到两者相交的地方。)”可知，文章指出，在当下的经济情况下，对于正在寻找工作的读者们，作者提出：人们不仅要找到自己的激情，还要去定义自己的目标，以此找到两者的交叉点，从而追寻自己的激情和目标。故推断本文写给找工作的人们。故选B。
【24题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“Passion is rarely enough to get you through on its own.(激情很少能让你独自度过难关。)”以及最后一段中“You can find your purpose as well as your passion-and then find a place where both intersect(交叉). It may be easier to find a day job you can tolerate.(你可以找到你的目标和激情，然后找到两者相交的地方。找到一份你能忍受的日常工作可能会更容易。)”可知，作者认为，在一些情况下完全仅靠激情来支撑工作是不够的，作者建议需要找到目标和激情的交叉处，才能够帮助你在没有激情的时候坚持完成工作，由此推断作者认为人们即使对某件事没有激情也会努力工作。故选D。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段中的 “The reason I’m still planted firmly at my keyboard on a day when I don’t have an immediate deadline is not just because I’m passionate about writing. I also have a sense of purpose. (在没有即时截止日期的日子里，我仍然牢牢地坐在键盘前，这不仅仅是因为我对写作充满热情。我也有使命感。)”可知，作者在没有即时截止日期的日子里，仍然牢牢地坐在键盘前，由此体现出作者对其职业是意志坚定。故选C。
【26题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“ In this economy, you’ll barely make any money no matter what you do, so why not do something you’re passionate about (在目前的经济形势下，无论你做什么都赚不到钱，所以为什么不做一些你热爱的事情呢？)”以及第二段中“However, that’s not exactly how the world works. Passion is rarely enough to get you through on its own. (然而，世界并不完全是这样运作的。激情很少能让你独自度过难关。)”；以及最后一段中“You can find your purpose as well as your passion-and then find a place where both intersect(交叉). It may be easier to find a day job you can tolerate.( 你可以找到你的目标和激情，然后找到两者相交的地方。找到一份你能忍受的日常工作可能会更容易。)”；以及“Only then will you really be capable of pursuing your passion, and your purpose along with it.(只有这样，你才能真正有能力追求你的激情，以及你的目标。)”；以及通读全文可知，文章指出，激情很少足够支撑你度过困难的时刻，需要有目标来推动自己坚持下去。由此，文章建议人们不仅要找到自己的激情，还要去定义自己的目标，以此找到两者的交叉点。通过参与不同的团体和探索自己关心的不同目标，人们可以找到自己真正关心的事情，从而追寻自己的激情和目标。本文A选项“The difference between passion and purpose and how it affects your job search.(激情和目标的区别，以及它如何影响你的求职。)”概括文章主要内容，指出激情和目标的区别，以及二者的交叉点对找工作的影响。故选A。
D
New Jersey Middle School Makes Students Go Phone-Free
A middle school in Union County, New Jersey, is forcing its students to stay disconnected in class, by prohibiting cellphones. Maxson Middle School Principal Kevin Stansbury put forward the phone ban last week after he noticed some major issues in the school. “Our test scores were down, discipline was up,” he says. According to him, students were too focused on their phones to pay attention to their lessons. So, he purchased Yondr pouches for the school.
Yondr pouch
When students come into class each morning, they place their phones in the pouch, which is then locked up tight. It can only be opened using a special device at the end of the day. The ban on mobile devices applies not just during class time but during breaks, with the only exceptions being in times of emergency or in cases of students who need such devices to help with disabilities.
Eighth-graders who spoke with News 12 New Jersey say that they noticed a change in a matter of hours. “It’s just better for everyone because you’ll understand how it feels to get more work done instead of paying attention to the phone,” says student Charlene V. “I’m usually listening to music, but today I got to communicate with all my friends,” says student Desiree Duncan.
The program was originally met with resistance from students and parents, so the process was not that smooth. But teachers and administrators say that the program will have a major impact. “Students were talking and laughing and there were no cellphones other than being carried in the pouches,” Stansbury says.
Teacher Nia Cummings says she even noticed students bouncing ideas off each other in class. She says students used to give up quickly and just look for answers on their phones. She says they now try to figure it out themselves. “Everyone is socializing and eating lunch together. That’s what I wasn’t seeing enough of when phone usage was at its worst,” she adds.
Maxson Middle School is currently the only one in the district to use these pouches. Kevin Stansbury also called on all the schools in the community that it’s worth paying close attention to cellphone issues at secondary schools and taking actions when necessary.
27. Maxson Middle School put forward the phone ban because students _____.
A. weren’t focused on school work B. were always listening to music
C. used phones to cheat on exams D. stopped talking with others
28. What did the two eighth-graders tell the newspaper
A. Opposition from students. B. Teamwork with friends.
C. Daily routine at school. D. Effect of the program.
29. According to Nia Cummings, what change has the phone ban brought
A. Students discuss more in class. B. Students finish their work on time.
C. Students guess the answers themselves. D. Students check messages during the break.
30. It can be inferred from the passage that the phone ban _____.
A. has brought little change to teaching and learning
B. has gained support from every student and parent
C. might be carried out in other schools in the community
D. might have good influence on students'health conditions
【答案】27. A 28. D 29. A 30. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。全文主要讲述了新泽西高中实行“手机禁止”措施，以保证学生们正常的课业学习效率。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“According to him, students were too focused on their phones to pay attention to their lessons.”可知学生们太过于关注手机了以至于上课时无法专注，因此Maxson中学推行手机禁止计划是因为学生们无法专注学业。故选A项。
【28题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“Eighth-graders who spoke with News 12 New Jersey say that they noticed a change in a matter of hours.”可知两位八年级的同学告诉报社说，实施一段时间后他们注意到发生了改变，意在表明两位同学对报社表达了这个项目所带来的影响。故选D项。
【29题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段中“Teacher Nia Cummings says she even noticed students bouncing ideas off each other in class.”可知，Nia Cummings老师甚至留意到了学生们在课堂上互相探讨想法，因此根据Nia Cummings说的，禁止手使用机带来的好处是同学们在课堂上讨论的更多了。故选A项。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Kevin Stansbury also called on all the schools in the community that it’s worth paying close attention to cellphone issues at secondary schools and taking actions when necessary.”可知，Kevin Stansbury号召本社区内的其他学校，手机使用的问题是值得关注的，有必要的时候可以采取措施。意在表明在社区内的其他学校也可能实施手机禁止的办法。故选C项。
第二节：7选5（共5题；每小题2分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resting your body clock ____31____. Here is how to make one.
____32____ In order to make a change, you need to decide why it’s important. Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise or just be better prepared for your day Once you are clear about your reason, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make.
Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags. ____33____ That’s a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.
Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If you’re tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating (弥补) on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. ____34____.
Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After you’ve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record. ____35____ If not, take another look at other methods you could try.
A. Get a sleep specialist.
B. Find the right motivation.
C. A better plan for sleep can help.
D. And consider setting a second alarm.
E. If the steps you take are working, keep it up.
F. Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day it is.
G. Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the cafe to get coffee.
【答案】31. C 32. B 33. G 34. F 35. E
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何帮助人们制定一个计划去调节生物钟，确保起床不再是一件令人头疼的事。
【31题详解】
上文“In fact, the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resting your body clock(事实上，早晨轻松起床的关键在于让你的生物钟休息。)”指出让你的生物钟休息，能帮你早晨轻松起床，空处应该承接上文，指出怎样能让你的生物钟休息，从而实现早上轻松起床，C项“A better plan for sleep can help.(一个更好的睡眠计划会有所帮助。)”符合，引起下文，下文“Here is how to make one.(以下是制作一个睡眠计划的方法。)”中的one代指选项提到的“A better plan”，故选C。
【32题详解】
分析文章结构可知，此处是本段中心句。下文“In order to make a change, you need to decide why it’s important. Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise or just be better prepared for your day Once you are clear about your reason, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make.(为了做出改变，你需要决定为什么它是重要的。你想准时起床和家人一起吃早餐，做些运动或者只是为你的一天做更好的准备吗？一旦你清楚了你的理由，告诉你的家人或室友你想要做的改变。)”可知，本段主要讲要找到自己的动机，B项“Find the right motivation.(找到正确的动机。)”符合，能概括本段内容，故选B。
【33题详解】
下文“That’s a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.(如果你买一个带定时器的咖啡机，你可以多睡一刻钟。)”指出，作者建议买一个带定时器的咖啡机，这样就能节约15分钟喝咖啡的时间，让你多睡15分钟，由此可知，空处应该引起下文，指出你在咖啡馆排队会浪费15分钟时间，所以作者建议买一个带定时器的咖啡机，G项“Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the cafe to get coffee.(重新考虑一下你在咖啡馆排队买咖啡的15分钟。)”符合，其中“the 15 minutes”呼应下文的“a quarter-hour”，故选G。
【34题详解】
根据本段中心句“Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends.(周末保持你的睡眠/起床时间表)”可知，本段主要建议人们在周末也要坚持自己的作息时间，上文“But compensating (弥补) on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found(但最近的一项研究发现，周末的补偿实际上会让你在接下来的一周更加困倦。)”指出如果周末没有保持自己的作息时间，而是多睡觉，这实际上让自己下周更困倦，由此可知，此处强调我们应该要保持自己的作息时间，F项“Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day it is.(不管是哪一天，都要坚持你设定的睡觉时间和起床时间。)”符合，对上文做出总结，故选F。
【35题详解】
上文“After you’ve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record.(在你尝试了一个星期的新方法之后，看看你的记录。)”指出我们在尝试新方法后，要自己做好记录同时进行评估，下文“If not, take another look at other methods you could try.(如果没有，再看看其他你可以尝试的方法。)”指出尝试的新方法如果不起作用，要改变方法，由此可推知，空处应该与下文对应，指出如果方法奏效，要继续使用，E项“If the steps you take are working, keep it up.(如果你采取的措施奏效了，那就坚持下去。)”符合，故选E。
第Ⅱ卷
第一部分：选词填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
用方框中词组的适当形式完成下列句子，每个词组只能用一次。
in case sign up be capable of cheer up put up be fed up with take advantage of sweep away be occupied with fill sb in on
36. You probably won’t need to call—but take my number, just __________.
37 Volunteers have __________ many new streets signs to guide the visitors.
38. Since you are interested in this activity, you should __________ for it.
39. Don’t look so blue and __________.
40. People usually clean house to __________ bad luck.
41. Tom figures that each robot will __________ covering 80 miles of lines twice a year.
42. I _________________ his constant complains now.
43. You shouldn’t ___________________ his kindness by demanding too much.
44. I __________ so ____________ work that I don’t have time for social activities.
45. He didn’t attend the meeting last night so I need to __________ him __________ what happened.
【答案】36. in case
37. put up 38. sign up
39. cheer up
40. weep away
41. be capable of
42. am fed up with
43. take advantage of
44. ①. have been ②. occupied with
45. ①. fill ②. in on
【解析】
【36题详解】
考查介词短语。句意：你可能不需要打电话给我，但记下我的号码，以防万一。根据句意可知，此处为介词短语in case“以防万一”，满足句意要求。故填in case。
【37题详解】
考查动词短语和时态。句意：志愿者们贴了许多新的路标来引导游客。根据句意可知，此处为动词短语put up“张贴”，满足句意要求，结合空前have可知，此处应为现在完成时。故填put up。
【38题详解】
考查动词短语。句意：既然你对这个活动感兴趣，你应该报名参加。根据句意可知，此处为动词短语sign up for“报名参加”，满足句意要求，结合空前should情态动词可知，为动词原形。故填sign up。
【39题详解】
考查动词短语。句意：别闷闷不乐的，高兴点。根据句意可知，此处为动词短语cheer up“振作起来，变得更加快乐”，满足句意要求，结合该句为祈使句可知，此处为动词原形。故填cheer up。
【40题详解】
考查动词短语。句意：人们通常打扫房子以扫除坏运气。根据句意可知，此处为动词短语sweep away“扫除”，满足句意要求，结合空前to不定式可知，为动词原形。故填sweep away。
【41题详解】
考查动词短语。句意：汤姆估计，每个机器人将能够每年两次覆盖80英里的线路。根据句意可知，此处为动词短语be capable of doing“有能力做某事”，满足句意要求，结合空前will情态动词可知，为动词原形。故填be capable of。
【42题详解】
考查动词短语和时态。句意：我对他没完没了的抱怨感到厌烦。根据句意可知，此处为动词短语be fed up with“对……感到厌烦”，满足句意要求，结合句意可知，该句应为一般现在时。故填am fed up with。
【43题详解】
考查动词短语。句意：你不应该利用他的好意，要求太多。根据句意可知，此处为动词短语take advantage of“利用”，满足句意要求，结合空前shouldn’t为情态动词可知，为动词原形。故填take advantage of。
【44题详解】
考查动词短语和时态。句意：我一直忙于工作，没有时间参加社交活动。根据句意可知，此处为动词短语be occupied with“忙于做”，满足句意要求，结合句意可知，此处应为现在完成时。故分别填have been；occupied with。
【45题详解】
考查动词短语。句意：他昨晚没有参加会议，所以我得告诉他发生了什么事。根据句意可知，此处为动词短语fill sb in on“向某人介绍情况”，满足句意要求，结合空前to不定式可知，为动词原形。故分别填fill；in on。
第二部分：单句语法填空（共15题，每小题1.5分，共22.5分）
46. My father bought me several books, none of___________ was interesting. （用适当的词填空）
【答案】which
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：我父亲给我买了几本书，没有一本是有趣的。分析句子可知，该空为非限制性定语从句引导词，在从句中做主语，修饰先行词books，应用which。故填which。
47. The scientist and his achievements __________ you told me about are admired by us all. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】that
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：你告诉我的那位科学家和他的成就是我们大家都钦佩的。分析句子可知，此处是限定性定语从句，先行词是The scientist and his achievements，既有人又有物，关系词替代先行词在从句中作宾语，只能使用关系代词that引导。故填that。
48. This is one of the most exciting football games _______ I have ever seen. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】that
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：这是我见过的最激动人心的足球比赛之一。分析可知，空格处引导的是定语从句，从句中缺少宾语，先行词football games是物，空格处用关系代词，先行词被最高级most exciting修饰，先行词被形容词最高级修饰时关系代词只能用that不能用which。故填that。
49. The engineer with________ my father is working has just come from abroad. （用适当的词填空）
【答案】whom
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：我父亲一起工作的工程师来自国外。分析句子可知，空格处引导限定性定语从句，先行词是The engineer，从句中作介词宾语，指人，应用关系代词whom引导。故填whom。
50. He failed in the examination, __________ made his father very angry. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】which
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：他考试不及格，这使他父亲非常生气。分析句子，设空处引导的是非限制性定语从句，引导词在从句中作主语，指代前文的事实，为物，故使用which。故填which。
51. In ancient China lived an artist ________ paintings were almost lifelike. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】whose
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：中国古代有一位画家，他的画几乎栩栩如生。此处为定语从句修饰先行词artist，且先行词在从句中作定语，故应用关系代词whose。故填whose。
52. Understanding her good intentions, I eat all the food ________ is provided by Mom with appreciation. （用适当的词填空）
【答案】that
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：理解了她的良苦用心，我感激地吃了由妈妈做的所有食物。空格处引导定语从句，先行词是food且被all, every, any, much, little(少), few, no等修饰时，关系代词只能用that。故填that。
53. At present, Lily __________ (examine) by the doctor. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】is being examined
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态和语态。句意：现在，莉莉正在接受医生的检查。分析句子可知，此处为谓语动词的填入，由该句At present可知，此处应为现在进行时，Lily和动词examine为被动关系，所以为现在进行时的被动语态结构。故填is being examined。
54. They reached an island ___________ is famous for a variety of plants.（用适当的词填空）
【答案】which/that
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：他们到达了一个以各种植物而闻名的岛屿。分析句子结构， ① is famous for a variety of plants.是一个定语从句，an island是先行词，指物，关系词在定语从句中作主语，所以由关系代词which/that引导定语从句。故填which/that。
55. The Beihai park is the place __________ he usually goes for a quick walk. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】where
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：北海公园是他经常去快速散步的地方。分析句子，设空处引导的是定语从句，引导词在从句中作地点状语，表示“在这个地方”用where。故填where。
56. I still remember the days __________ we spent the holidays together. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】when
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：我仍然记得我们一起过节的日子。分析句子可知，空格后的部分是定语从句，对先行词the days进行限定说明，先行词the days在从句中作时间状语成分，所以应该用关系副词when引导定语从句。故填when。
57. Such warnings __________ (keep) away from fire should be taken seriously. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】to keep
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：这种远离火灾的警告应该认真对待。分析句子，句中should be taken为谓语动词，设空处使用非谓语动词，此处使用不定式结构作定语。故填to keep。
58. He shut himself in the room so as not __________ (disturb). (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】to be disturbed
【解析】
【详解】考查动词不定式的被动语态结构。句意：为了不被打扰，他把自己关在房间里。分析句子可，此处为固定短语so as to do…表示“为了……”作目的状语；主语He与disturb之间是被动关系，所以此处为动词不定式的被动语态结构。故填to be disturbed。
59. You'll find the movie very ________ (bore). I nearly fell asleep when I saw it. (所给词的适当形式填空）
【答案】boring
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：你会发现这部电影非常无聊。看到时候我几乎要睡着了。分析句子成分可知，空格处应填形容词作宾语补足语，the movie是让人感觉无聊的，所以应用boring。故填boring。
60. The young lady is very ________ (please) with her beautiful dress. (所给词的适当形式填空）
【答案】pleased
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：那位年轻的女士对自己漂亮的衣服很满意。be pleased with“ 对.......感到满意”为固定短语。故填pleased。
第三部分：写作（20分）
61. 假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Tom来信，对你校英语社团开展的主题为“My Sport Story”的活动感兴趣。请你分享你喜爱的一项体育运动给他。请你用英语写一篇回信，内容包括：
1.你是如何开展这项运动的；
2.你在这项运动中所付出的努力；
3.这项运动带给你的变化和好处。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.内容充实，行文流畅；
3.文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数
My Sport Story
Dear Tom,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Lihua
【答案】My Sport Story
Dear Tom,
I hope this letter finds you well. I am thrilled to hear that you are interested in our English club's activity called “My Sport Story”. I would be delighted to share with you my favorite sports story.
I have always been passionate about basketball. Last year I joined the school basketball team. Starting from scratch, I dedicated myself to practicing every day, honing my skills, and learning new techniques from my coaches and teammates. Finally, the hard work paid off. My team won the champion of our school.
In conclusion, my basketball journey has taught me determination, teamwork, discipline, and has helped me grow personally and physically. I highly encourage you to participate in our club's activity and share your own amazing sport story.
Yours,
Lihua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给英国笔友Tom回信，分享自己喜爱的一项体育运动给他。
【详解】1.词汇积累
希望：hope→expect
激动的：thrilled→ excited
愉快的：delighted→pleased
最终地：finally→eventually
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句： I highly encourage you to participate in our club's activity and share your own amazing sport story.
拓展句： I highly encourage you to participate in our club's activity and share your own amazing sport story, which will be bound to leave you with precious memories.
【点睛】【高分句型1】I am thrilled to hear that you are interested in our English club's activity called “My Sport Story”. （运用了that引导宾语从句）
【高分句型2】 Starting from scratch, I dedicated myself to practicing every day, honing my skills, and learning new techniques from my coaches and teammates. （运用了现在分词作状语）
