2023北京八中高一12月月考
英 语
(满分：100分，考试时间：40分钟)
I. Grammar (1’×41)
Directions: Read the sentences and fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
1. It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate what they ______ for me.
A. had done B. did C. would do D. were doing
2. Up to now, the program thousands of children who would otherwise have died.
A. would save B. saves
C. had saved D. has saved
3. ---Peter , where did you guys go for the summer vacation
----We________ busy with our work for months, so we went to the beach to relax ourselves.
A were B. have been C. had been D. will be
4. --I'm sorry, but I don't quite follow you. Did you say you wanted to return on September 20
--Sorry, I__________myself clear. We want to return on October 20.
A. hadn't made B. wouldn't make C. don't make D. haven't made
5. —Were you surprised by the ending of the film
—No, I________ the book, so I already knew the story
A. was reading B. had read C. am reading D. have read
6. I was just going to cut my rose bushes but someone ________ it. Was it you
A. has done B. had done C. would do D. will do
7. When you are home, give a call to let me know you ________ safely.
A. are arriving B. have arrived C. had arrived D. will arrive
8. This coastal area a national wildlife reserve last year.
A. was named B. named C. is named D. names
9. —Why, Jack, you look so tired!
—Well I ________ the house and I must finish the work tomorrow.
A. was painting B. will be painting
C. have painted D. have been painting
10. It’s 7: 30. Hurry up! Your train ________ at 8: 15.
A. leaves B. left C. is leaving D. has left
11. Joseph _____ to evening classes since last month, but he still can’t say “What’s your name ” in Russian.
A. has been going B. went C. goes D. has gone
12. ——Have you finished reading Jane Eyre
一No, I__________my homework all day yesterday.
A. was doing B. would do C. had done D. do
13. The church tower which will be open to tourists soon. The work is almost finished.
A. has restored B. has been restored
C. is restoring D. is being restored
14. “Life is like walking in the snow”, Granny used to say, “because every step .”
A. has shown B. is showing
C. shows D. showed
15. Every few years, the coal workers their lungs X-rayed to ensure their health.
A. are having B. have C. have had D. had had
16. It is reported that many a new house ________ at present in the disaster area.
A are being built B. were being built
C. was being built D. is being built
17. —Guess what, we've got our visas for a short-term visit to the UK this summer.
—How nice! You ________ a different culture then.
A. will be experiencing B. have experienced
C. have been experiencing D. will have experienced
18. The discovery of gold in Australia led thousands to believe that a fortune ________.
A. is made B. would made C. was to be made D. had made
19. I walked slowly through the market, where people all kinds of fruits and vegetables. I studied the prices carefully and bought what I needed.
A. sell B. were selling C. had sold D. have sold
20. ---Joan was badly injured in the accident yesterday and she was sent to hospital.
---Oh, really I______. I ______ visit her.
A. didn’t know; will go to
B. don’t know; will go to
C. didn’t know; am going to
D. haven’t known; am going to
21. Linda make sure the tables________before the guests arrive.
A. be set B. set C. are set D. are setting
22. Excuse me, I________I was blocking your way.
A. didn’t realize B. don’t realize C. haven’t realized D. wasn’t realizing
23. In the spoken English of some areas in the US，the “r”sounds at the end of the words________.
A. are dropped B. drop
C. are being dropped D. have dropped
24. The book has been translated into thirty langungen tince it on the markat in 1973.
A. had come B. has come
C. came D. comes
25. The house ________the capitalist used to live in is now a nursery.
A. that B. where C. what D. when
26. My neighbors used to give me a hand in time of trouble, ________was very kind of them.
A who B. that C. which D. whom
27. Alice received an invitation from her boss, ________ came as a surprise.
A. it B. that C. which D. he
28. It’s helpful to put children in a situation______ they can see themselves differently.
A. when B. which C. that D. where
29. Mr Zhou, ________native language was Chinese, could read and write several foreign languages.
A. whose B. his C. which D. that
30. I took my friend to the Summer Palace, ________we had taken some photos.
A. where B. which C. that D. ／
31. Do you remember the day ________your sister was graduated as a Master of Arts
A. which B. when C. where D. ／
32. We all remember the days ________we spent together at school.
A. in which B. how C. when D. that
33. Do you know the reason ________he didn’t come
A. that B. which C. for D. why
34. He has four dogs, the biggest ________is called Wang Wang.
A. of that B. of them C. of which D. one
35. The old lady had one son and two daughters, ________ treated her well, ________ made her very sad.
A. both of them; which B. none of whom; which
C. both of whom; that D. neither of whom; that
36. Look out! Don’t get too close to the house________ roof is under repair.
A. whose B. which C. of which D. what
37. The railway tunnel, through ________the train goes, will be completed soon．
A. which B. that C. it D. where
38. I’m going to spend my holiday in Beijing, ________live my old parents.
A. which B. that C. where D. there
39. The boy _______ composition won the first prize is the youngest in the group.
A. who B. whose C. that D. which
40. In the dark street, there wasn’t a single person ________ she could turn for help.
A. that B. to whom C. who D. from whom
41. Even though Beecher Prep is just a few blocks from our house, I’ve only been on that block a couple of times before. In general, I try to avoid blocks ________ there are lots of kids roaming around.
A. where B. which C. that D. ／
II. Vocabulary (2’×10)
Directions: Choose the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word underlined in each sentence.
42. Next week I start fifth grade. Since I’ve never been to a real school before, I am pretty much totally and completely petrified.
A. confused B. frightened C. amazed D. impressed
43. I like when mom tells this story because it makes me laugh so much. It’s not funny in the way a joke is funny, but when Mom tells it, Via and I just start cracking up.
A. laughing B. crying C. screaming D. shrugging
44. I’m not exaggerating when I say this, but my heart literally started beating like I’d just run the longest race in the world. The laughter I had inside just poured out of me.
A. whispering B. shuffling C. doodling D. overstating
45. “Only dorks take leadership,” Julian interrupted. “Julian, you’re being so obnoxious!” said Charlotte, which made Julian laugh.
A. unpleasant B. steady C. weird D. guilty
46. Henry kept trying to open his lock but couldn’t do it. He was getting frustrated and kind of cursing under his breath.
A. motivated B. fainted C. annoyed D. scared
47. “Okay guys, you can talk about Star Wars stuff at recess,” said Ms. Petosa cheerfully. “But let’s keep going. We haven’t heard from you yet,” she said to Jack. Now it was Jack’s turn to talk, but I admit I didn’t hear a word he said.
A. break B. routine C. attendance D. coincidence
48. Up till a few days before, we still weren’t sure I would be going to school at all. After my tour of the school, Mom and Dad had reversed sides on whether I should go or not. Mom was not the one saying I shouldn’t go and Dad was saying I should.
A. hesitated B. shocked C. exchanged D. paused
49. “That’s not true,” she said. “I can’t believe you would just cut it off like that,” she added snottily, and then practically slammed my bedroom door shut as she left the room.
A. knocked B. switched C. locked D. banged
50. Kids would take the longest way around me to avoid bumping into me in any way, like I had some germ they could catch, like my face was contagious.
A. infectious B. deformed C. brand-new D. relieved
51. Ms. Petosa told us a little about who she was. It was boring stuffy about where she originally came from, and how she always wanted to reach, and she left her job on Wall Street about six years ago to pursue her “dream” and teach kids.
A. especially B. initially C. sarcastically D. giggly
Part III. Reading Comprehension (3’×13)
A
The Party of Their Lives
In Los Angeles’s infamous Skid Row, there are hundreds of children living on the streets or in shelters. It’s a place where dreams go to die. But one couple is determined to use their own experience with loss to foster a sense of hope.
In 2013, Mary Davis and her husband lost their first unborn kid. Refusing to let the heartbreak break them, they became volunteers in a Skid Row homeless shelter. They found that many of the kids there had never had a single birthday party before, so they decided to throw a birthday party for those homeless kids. They took over a room in the Union Rescue Mission and filled it with streamers, gifts and a cake. The kids were so excited that they made their own music — singing and clapping and, of course, laughing.
Since then, the couple have thrown a party each and every month. They routinely attract 250 kids and their parents. An hour before each party, volunteers arrive to set up the decorations and activities: face painting, balloon artists, a DJ, cake, and pizza. There are small presents for the kids celebrating their birthdays, but the Davis make sure there are more than enough to go around.
“I remember a mom came with her kid,” Mary says. “It was their first night at the shelter, and her child had a birthday. We had an extra gift for her — pink headphones. The little girl was so excited. And her mom... she’s crying. ‘I never imagined we would ever need to be in a shelter. I didn’t know what to expect. But I really didn’t expect a birthday party for my child.’ she cried with happiness.”
Doing her best to normalize these kids’ lives is both heartwarming and bittersweet, Mary says. “If you look outside, you see homeless person after homeless person on the street, and it reminds you that these kids don’t get to leave this area after the party.”
It may be why, after throwing 88 parties, she still cries after each one. She credits the kids in the shelter with helping her hold on to hope. “We didn’t realize how much joy they were going to bring us,” she told CBS News. “And it was so healing for both kids and us.”
52. In Skid Row, hundreds of kids ________.
A. were homeless B. lost their parents
C. dropped out of school D. were crazy about parties
53. How did the couple help the kids
A. They raised much money.
B. They rented many houses.
C. They hosted birthday parties.
D. They made birthday presents.
54. According to the passage, which can best describe Mary
A. Honest and generous. B. Caring and generous.
C. Outgoing and caring. D. Outgoing and honest.
55. What does the story intend to tell us
A. Well begun, half done.
B. East or west, home is best.
C. What goes around comes around.
D. Where there is love, there is hope.
B
Bright Nights, Big Problems
Astronomers rate the darkness of our skies on a range of 9 (brightest) to 1 (darkest), and most of us spend our lives in the light of levels 5 to 8. All over the globe our nights are growing brighter, and almost nowhere are they growing darker. Studies increasingly link our overuse of light at night with health concerns such as sleep disorders and diseases. Other studies report the damaging ecological consequences and the big waste of energy. But the steady loss of darkness from our lives is not easily measured, for the true value of darkness is something we are barely aware of.
Since the beginning of time, a sky with stars was part of the common human experience. Everywhere on Earth, on most nights, people came face to face with the universe. This experience influenced their beliefs—their very understanding of their place in the world. Today, many of us live under skies which are polluted by light. We live under a night sky showing much fewer stars. Although our night sky continues to shape us, it is the absence of the universe around us that influences our beliefs to create. We are being shaped by a less experience of darkness, and most of us don’t even know what we are missing.
Our Milky Way galaxy is home to several hundred billion stars, and the universe home to several hundred billion other galaxies. A sky with a large number of stars encourages us to emphasize our importance, to imagine humanity as the center of all things. Face to face with the endless size of the universe, we have the chance to know how insignificant we really are. But we also realize the true largeness of our living on this planet, and realize that we have an enormous responsibility to care, that there is no other place to go, that home is here.
“Everyone needs beauty as well as bread,” wrote John Muir, American naturalist. Lighting designers understand that without darkness, there is no “city of light”, and they work constantly to create their city’s atmospheric beauty by mixing artificial light with darkness. And with night’s moonlit geographies, its smells of desert rain and autumn fires, its insect symphonies interrupted by a bird’s call on a lake, natural darkness has many offerings of its own.
Yet we are completely involved in artificial light. Much of this lighting is wholly unnecessary, born of habit and lack of awareness. So let us become aware: simply by keeping our existing lights we could significantly reduce their negative effects on our body, our mind, our soul. Artificial light at night is a wonder, a quality that enriches our lives. But the same has always been true of darkness, and can be again.
56. The author suggests that because of light pollution we ______.
A. tend to come face to face with the universe
B. need a lot of imagination to understand the universe
C. are considerably less creative than our ancient ancestors were
D. experience the world in a different way to previous generations
57. What does the author think about humans in Paragraph 3
A. We have an over-confident belief in our own value.
B. We behave as if nothing exists apart from ourselves.
C. We ignore the requirement of looking after our planet.
D. We avoid thinking too deeply about our role on Earth.
58. Why does the author include references to rain, fires and wildlife
A. To illustrate the boring life at night without artificial light.
B. To explain why people think lighting is necessary at night.
C. To provide an example of the attractive qualities of night-time.
D. To highlight the differences between urban and natural environments.
59. We can learn from the last paragraph that the author is ______.
A. clear about the reasons why artificial light is essential
B. dissatisfied with people’s lack of interest in artificial light
C. willing to draw comparisons between artificial light and darkness
D. hopeful that people will become aware of the negative impact of lights
C
For hundreds of years, people have been wondering about the strange places that they seem to visit in their sleep. ___60___ However, they have been valued as necessary to a person's health and happiness. Historically people thought dreams contained messages from God. It was only in the twentieth century that people started to study dreams scientifically believing that they tell about a person’s character.___61___ He believed that dreams allow a person to express fantasies or fears, which would be socially unacceptable in real life.
The second theory to become popular was Carl Jung’s compensation theory Jung, a former student of Freud, said that the purpose of a dream is not to hide something, but rather to communicate it to the dreamer.___62___ Thus, people who think too highly of themselves may dream about falling; those who think too little of themselves dream of being heroes.
Using more recent research, William Domhoff from the University of California found that dreaming is a mental skill that needs time to develop in humans.___63___ Until they reach age five, they cannot express very well what their dreams are about. Once people become adults, there is little or no change in their dreams. The dreams of men and women differ. For instance, the characters that appear in the dreams of men are often other men, and often involve physical aggression.
The meaning of dreams continues to be difficult to understand. ___64___ If you dream that a loved one is going to die, do not panic The dream may have meaning, but it does not mean that your loved one is going to die.
A. Dreams make up for what is lacking in waking life.
B. However, people should not take their dreams as reality.
C. They have been considered as meaningless nighttime journeys.
D. It gives scientists chances to better understand human mind.
E. Children do not dream as much as adults.
F. They think their mind is trying to tell them something.
G. First, there was Sigmund Freud’s theory.2023北京八中高一12月月考
英 语
(满分：100分，考试时间：40分钟)
I. Grammar (1’×41)
Directions: Read the sentences and fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
1. It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate what they ______ for me.
A. had done B. did C. would do D. were doing
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】试题分析：考查时态。句意：我花费了很长的时间才能够完全领会他们为我所做的。句中was able to用的是一般过去时，而根据句意他们为我所做的，应该已经做完了，发生在was able to这个动作之前，即过去的过去，用过去完成时，故选A。
考点：时态
点评：动词的时态是学习英语过程中非常重要的知识。而很多的题目，句中并没有像本题一样有明确的时间，很多要通过上下文的判断得知。过去完成时表示动作发生在过去的过去，本题不难，平时加强记忆，理解即可。
2. Up to now, the program thousands of children who would otherwise have died.
A. would save B. saves
C. had saved D. has saved
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态。句意为：截止到现在，这个项目已经挽救了成千上万的本来会死去的孩子的生命。up to now是现在完成时态的标志，所以空格处使用现在完成时态。故选D。
3. ---Peter , where did you guys go for the summer vacation
----We________ busy with our work for months, so we went to the beach to relax ourselves.
A. were B. have been C. had been D. will be
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查过去完成时。句意：---彼得，你们暑假去哪儿了？----几个月来我们一直忙于工作，所以我们去海滩放松了一下。由“so we went to the beach to relax ourselves ”可知，“一直忙于工作”发生在 “went to the beach”之前，所以本句为过去完成时。故选C项。
4. --I'm sorry, but I don't quite follow you. Did you say you wanted to return on September 20
--Sorry, I__________myself clear. We want to return on October 20.
A. hadn't made B. wouldn't make C. don't make D. haven't made
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：——抱歉，我没有听清楚。你是说你们想九月二十号回来吗？——抱歉，我没有表达清楚。我们想10月20号回来。根据句意，对方已经说过了，结果是让人没听清楚。故可用一般过去时或现在完成时态表达。结合选项中没有一般过去时，只有D是现在完成时。故选D。
5. —Were you surprised by the ending of the film
—No, I________ the book, so I already knew the story
A. was reading B. had read C. am reading D. have read
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：—你对电影的结局感到惊讶吗 —不，我读过这本书，所以我已经知道这个故事了。由I already knew the story可知，说话人已经看过那本书，knew是过去式，因此“看书”这个动作发生在过去的过去，时态用过去完成时，即had done，故选B。
6. I was just going to cut my rose bushes but someone ________ it. Was it you
A. has done B. had done C. would do D. will do
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：我正要去剪玫瑰枝，但是有人剪了，是你吗？由was going to可知发生在过去，而某人做这件事发生在此之前，为“过去的过去”，故为过去完成时。故选B。
7. When you are home, give a call to let me know you ________ safely.
A. are arriving B. have arrived C. had arrived D. will arrive
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查时态：句意：当你到家后，给我个电话让我知道你已经到家了。根据句意可知，整句应该用现在范畴时态，“你已经到家”用现在完成时态，强调动作的结果，所以这里应用现在完成时。故选B项。
8. This coastal area a national wildlife reserve last year.
A. was named B. named C. is named D. names
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查时态和语态。句意：这个沿海区去年被命名为国家野生保护区。根据时间状语last year可知，句子应用一般过去时，结合语意，name与主语This coastal area之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，主语This coastal area是单数，be动词应用was。故选A项。
9. —Why, Jack, you look so tired!
—Well, I ________ the house and I must finish the work tomorrow.
A. was painting B. will be painting
C. have painted D. have been painting
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：——怎么啦，杰克，你看起来如此疲惫！——噢，我一直都在粉刷房子，并且我明天必须完成。根据句意可知应采用现在完成进行时态，强调动作一直在延续。C项为现在完成时，表示动作已经完成，不符合句意。故选D。
10. It’s 7: 30. Hurry up! Your train ________ at 8: 15.
A. leaves B. left C. is leaving D. has left
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：现在是7:30。快点！你的火车8点15分开。表示计划好或准备要做的事用现在进行时表将来。故选C。
11. Joseph _____ to evening classes since last month, but he still can’t say “What’s your name ” in Russian.
A. has been going B. went C. goes D. has gone
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：彼得从上个月就开始去上夜课，但是他仍然不能用俄语说“你叫什么名字？”根据语境和since判断此处此处强调动作从过去开始持续到现在，且有可能继续持续，应用现在完成进行时，主语Joseph是第三人称单数，助动词用has。故选A。
12. ——Have you finished reading Jane Eyre
一No, I__________my homework all day yesterday.
A. was doing B. would do C. had done D. do
【答案】A
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：--你读完《简·爱》了吗 一没有,昨天一整天我正在做作业。根据 all day yesterday可知，做作业是过去进行时。故A。
【点睛】
13. The church tower which will be open to tourists soon. The work is almost finished.
A. has restored B. has been restored
C. is restoring D. is being restored
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：正在修建的教堂很快对游客开放，所有的工作其中就绪。根据 will be open to tourists soon. The work is almost finished.可知教堂正在被修建，所以本句为现在进行时的被动语态。故选D项。
14. “Life is like walking in the snow”, Granny used to say, “because every step .”
A. has shown B. is showing
C. shows D. showed
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：奶奶过去常常说：生活就像在雪中行走，因为每一步都看得见。此处是奶奶过去常常说的一句话，是直接引语，句子的内容是生活哲理，所以用一般现在时。主语为step，结合主谓一致。故选C。
15. Every few years, the coal workers their lungs X-rayed to ensure their health.
A. are having B. have C. have had D. had had
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态。句意：每隔几年，煤矿工人都要接受肺部 X 光检查，以确保他们的健康。句子描述一般性事实，应用一般现在时，故选B。
16. It is reported that many a new house ________ at present in the disaster area.
A. are being built B. were being built
C. was being built D. is being built
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查主谓一致和时态与语态的用法。句意：据报道，灾区目前正在建造许多新房子。many a后接单数名词作主语时，谓语动词要用单数形式；house与build之间是被动关系，所以要用被动语态；又根据at present确定应用现在进行时。故选D。
17. —Guess what, we've got our visas for a short-term visit to the UK this summer.
—How nice! You ________ a different culture then.
A. will be experiencing B. have experienced
C. have been experiencing D. will have experienced
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：——猜猜这是什么，我们已经拿到了今年夏天去英国短期访问的签证。——太好了，那时你将体验不同的文化。此处指将来发生的事，所以用一般将来时。D项是将来完成时，表示在将来某一时间以前已经完成或一直持续的动作，很明显不符语境。故选A。
18. The discovery of gold in Australia led thousands to believe that a fortune ________.
A. is made B. would made C. was to be made D. had made
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查时态和语态。句意：在澳大利亚发现的黄金使成千上万的人相信会发财。因为主句为一般过去时，所以从句用过去时态。fortune 这里表示财富，因为在澳大利亚发现金子，所以在那里“将会”发财，所以应用be to do sth.“将要做某事”，表示将来。且fortunate与make构成被动关系，所以用被动语态。故选C。
19. I walked slowly through the market, where people all kinds of fruits and vegetables. I studied the prices carefully and bought what I needed.
A. sell B. were selling C. had sold D. have sold
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：当我慢慢的走过市场时，那儿的人们正在卖各种各样的蔬菜和水果。我仔细研究了价格，买了我需要的东西。设空处为从句谓语，根据句意可知当我走过市场时，那里的人们正在做什么，所以用进行时，再根据主句时态是一般过去时，所以设空处应用过去进行时，从句主语people，助动词用were。故选B。
20. ---Joan was badly injured in the accident yesterday and she was sent to hospital.
---Oh, really I______. I ______ visit her.
A. didn’t know; will go to
B. don’t know; will go to
C. didn’t know; am going to
D. haven’t known; am going to
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态。句意：----昨天Joan在事故中受伤很严重而且她被送到医院去了。---哦，真的吗？我不知道。我会去看望她的。首先，对于过去发生事情的回应，用一般过去时；其次，will 与be going to 都可以表示将来的动作，be going to强调计划，打算，有做准备；而will没有，指客观上未来一段时间会去做。结合语境分析，回答者并没有打算的意思。故选A。
21. Linda make sure the tables________before the guests arrive.
A. be set B. set C. are set D. are setting
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：Linda确保桌子在客人们到达前摆好。设空处为从句谓语，根据主句时态可知应用一般现在时，从句主语the table和谓语动词set之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，主语the tables，谓语复数形式。故选C。
22. Excuse me, I________I was blocking your way.
A. didn’t realize B. don’t realize C. haven’t realized D. wasn’t realizing
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：对不起。我(刚才)没有意识到挡了你的路。根据“I was blocking your way”可知此处叙述的是过去的情况，表示的是说话之前没有意识到挡住了对方的路，所以用一般过去时，故选A。
23. In the spoken English of some areas in the US，the “r”sounds at the end of the words________.
A. are dropped B. drop
C. are being dropped D. have dropped
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态语态。句意：在美国一些地区的英语口语中，单词末尾的“r”音被省掉。此处是指“r”人为地“被省掉”，所以用被动语态，排除B项和D项；陈述客观事实，使用一般现在时。故选A。
24. The book has been translated into thirty langungen tince it on the markat in 1973.
A. had come B. has come
C. came D. comes
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：这本书自1973年上市以来，已被翻译成三十多种文字。since引导的从句作状语时，主句通常用完成时，而从句用一般过去时，所以选C项。
25. The house ________the capitalist used to live in is now a nursery.
A. that B. where C. what D. when
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：资本家过去住的房子现在是一个托儿所。空处引导限制性定语从句，先行词the house，指物，关系词替代先行词在定语从句中作宾语，需用关系代词that引导。故选A。
26. My neighbors used to give me a hand in time of trouble, ________was very kind of them.
A. who B. that C. which D. whom
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：我的邻居们过去常常在我遇到困难的时候帮助我，他们真是太好了。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是前面的句子，关系词在定语从句中作主语，应用关系代词which引导。故选C。
27. Alice received an invitation from her boss, ________ came as a surprise.
A. it B. that C. which D. he
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：爱丽丝收到了老板的邀请，这使她感到吃惊。此为非限定性定语从句，不能用that引导，关系词在从句中作主语，指代前面整句话的内容，应用关系代词which引导。故选C。
28. It’s helpful to put children in a situation______ they can see themselves differently.
A. when B. which C. that D. where
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：把孩子们放在一个他们能以不同的方式看待自己的情形中是有帮助的。本题定语从句的先行词situation属于抽象地点名词，后面定语从句的句子结构很完整，应使用关系副词where在句中做状语。故选D。
29. Mr Zhou, ________native language was Chinese, could read and write several foreign languages.
A. whose B. his C. which D. that
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：周先生的母语是汉语，能读写几种外语。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词Mr Zhou，关系词替代先行词在定语从句中作native language的定语，需用关系代词whose引导。故选A。
30. I took my friend to the Summer Palace, ________we had taken some photos.
A. where B. which C. that D. ／
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：我带我的朋友去了颐和园，在那里我们拍了一些照片。分析句子结构可知，本空引导非限定性定语从句，先行词是the Summer Palace，指物，关系词在从句中作地点状语，应用关系副词where引导。故选A。
31. Do you remember the day ________your sister was graduated as a Master of Arts
A. which B. when C. where D. ／
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：你还记得你姐姐获得文学硕士学位的那一天吗？分析句子结构可知，空处引导限定性定语从句，先行词是the day，关系词在定语从句中作时间状语，应用关系副词when引导。故选B。
32. We all remember the days ________we spent together at school.
A. in which B. how C. when D. that
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：我们都记得我们在学校一起度过的日子。空处引导限定性定语从句，先行词是the days，指物，关系词在定语从句中作宾语，应用关系代词that或which引导。故选D。
33. Do you know the reason ________he didn’t come
A. that B. which C. for D. why
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：你知道他不来的原因吗？分析句子结构可知，本空引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词reason，且定语从句缺少原因状语，所以用关系副词why引导定语从句。故选D。
34. He has four dogs, the biggest ________is called Wang Wang.
A. of that B. of them C. of which D. one
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：他有四只狗，其中最大的一只叫望望。分析句子结构可知，逗号后为定语从句，修饰先行词dogs。the biggest of“……中最大的”，故of后用which，代替dogs，作介词of的宾语，引导定语从句。故选C。
35. The old lady had one son and two daughters, ________ treated her well, ________ made her very sad.
A. both of them; which B. none of whom; which
C. both of whom; that D. neither of whom; that
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：老妇人有一个儿子和两个女儿，没有一个对她好，这使她很伤心。第一空“介词+关系代词”引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是one son and two daughters，指人，关系代词用whom，此处为三者用none，both和neither用于二者，可得出需用none of whom引导；第二空引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是前面的句子，关系词在定语从句中作主语，需用关系代词which引导。故选B。
36. Look out! Don’t get too close to the house________ roof is under repair.
A. whose B. which C. of which D. what
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：当心！不要太靠近屋顶正在修理的房子。分析句子可知，先行词the house在从句中作roof的定语成分，关系代词为whose。故选A项。
37. The railway tunnel, through ________the train goes, will be completed soon．
A. which B. that C. it D. where
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：火车所经过的铁路隧道将很快完工。分析可知，设空处是“介词+关系代词”引导的非限制性定语从句，先行词The railway tunnel，关系词替代先行词在从句中作介词through的宾语，应用关系代词which引导，故选A。
38. I’m going to spend my holiday in Beijing, ________live my old parents.
A. which B. that C. where D. there
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：我打算去北京度假，我年迈的父母住在那里。此处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是Beijing，关系词替代先行词在定语从句中作地点状语，应用关系副词where引导。故选C。
39. The boy _______ composition won the first prize is the youngest in the group.
A. who B. whose C. that D. which
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：作文得一等奖的那个男孩是小组中最年轻的。空处引导限制性定语从句，先行词the boy，指人，关系词替代先行词在定语从句中作composition的定语，需用关系代词whose引导。故选B。
40. In the dark street, there wasn’t a single person ________ she could turn for help.
A. that B. to whom C. who D. from whom
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：在黑暗的街道上，没有一个她可以求助的人。分析句子可知，此处是“介词+关系代词”引导的定语从句，先行词是person，指人，turn to sb for help向某人求助，故介词用to，关系词在从句中作介词宾语，应用关系代词whom，故选B。
41. Even though Beecher Prep is just a few blocks from our house, I’ve only been on that block a couple of times before. In general, I try to avoid blocks ________ there are lots of kids roaming around.
A. where B. which C. that D. ／
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：虽然Beecher Prep离我们家只有几个街区，但我以前只来过几次。一般来说，我尽量避开有很多孩子在周围闲逛的街区。空处引导限制性定语从句，先行词blocks，关系词替代先行词在定语从句中作地点状语，需用关系副词where引导。故选A。
II. Vocabulary (2’×10)
Directions: Choose the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word underlined in each sentence.
42. Next week I start fifth grade. Since I’ve never been to a real school before, I am pretty much totally and completely petrified.
A. confused B. frightened C. amazed D. impressed
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：下周我就要上五年级了。因为我以前从来没有上过真正学校，所以我完全被吓呆了。A. confused困惑的；B. frightened惊恐的；C. amazed惊讶的；D. impressed印象深刻的。根据Since I’ve never been to a real school before可知，petrified意为“非常害怕，恐慌的”，结合选项可知，frightened符合题意。故选B。
43. I like when mom tells this story because it makes me laugh so much. It’s not funny in the way a joke is funny, but when Mom tells it, Via and I just start cracking up.
A. laughing B. crying C. screaming D. shrugging
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢妈妈讲这个故事，因为它让我笑得很开心。它不像笑话那样有趣，但当妈妈讲的时候，维娅和我就开始大笑起来。A. laughing笑；B. crying哭泣；C. screaming尖叫；D. shrugging耸肩。根据句中“it makes me laugh so much”可推知，当妈妈讲故事时，我和维娅都笑了，所以划线部分意为“大笑”。故选A项。
44. I’m not exaggerating when I say this, but my heart literally started beating like I’d just run the longest race in the world. The laughter I had inside just poured out of me.
A. whispering B. shuffling C. doodling D. overstating
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我这么说并没有夸张，但我的心真的开始跳动，就像我刚刚跑完世界上最长的比赛一样。我内心的欢笑就这样涌了出来。A. whispering窃窃私语；B. shuffling曳脚而行；C. doodling涂鸦；D. overstating夸大其词。根据when I say this, but my heart literally started beating like I’d just run the longest race in the world可知，exaggerating的意思是“夸大”，结合选项可知，overstating符合题意。故选D。
45. “Only dorks take leadership,” Julian interrupted. “Julian, you’re being so obnoxious!” said Charlotte, which made Julian laugh.
A. unpleasant B. steady C. weird D. guilty
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“只有笨蛋才会当领导。”朱利安插嘴说。“朱利安，你太讨厌了!”夏洛说，这使朱利安哈哈大笑。A. unpleasant令人不愉快的；B. steady稳定的；C. weird怪异的，可怕的；D. guilty感到内疚的。obnoxious意为“不愉快的，令人讨厌的”。故选A。
46 Henry kept trying to open his lock but couldn’t do it. He was getting frustrated and kind of cursing under his breath.
A. motivated B. fainted C. annoyed D. scared
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：亨利一直想打开他的锁，但就是打不开。他变得沮丧起来，好像在低声咒骂。A. motivated有动机的，有积极性的；B. fainted昏眩的；C. annoyed生气的，恼怒的；D. scared害怕的。frustrated意为“沮丧的、懊恼的”，annoyed符合。故选C。
47. “Okay, guys, you can talk about Star Wars stuff at recess,” said Ms. Petosa cheerfully. “But let’s keep going. We haven’t heard from you yet,” she said to Jack. Now it was Jack’s turn to talk, but I admit I didn’t hear a word he said.
A. break B. routine C. attendance D. coincidence
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：“好了，同学们，你们可以在课间休息时谈论星球大战的事情，”佩托萨高兴地说。“但让我们继续前进。我们还没有收到你的消息，”她对杰克说。现在轮到杰克说话了，但我承认他说的话我一个字也没听见。A. break休息；B. routine常规；C. attendance出席，到场；D. coincidence一致，巧合。recess意为“课间休息”，break符合。故选A。
48. Up till a few days before, we still weren’t sure I would be going to school at all. After my tour of the school, Mom and Dad had reversed sides on whether I should go or not. Mom was not the one saying I shouldn’t go and Dad was saying I should.
A. hesitated B. shocked C. exchanged D. paused
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：直到几天前，我们还不确定我是否会去上学。我参观完学校后，爸爸妈妈在我该不该去的问题上意见相左。不是妈妈说我不应该去，就是爸爸说我应该去。A. hesitated犹豫；B. shocked使震惊；C. exchanged交换，交流；D. paused停顿，暂停。reversed意为“彻底转变”，exchanged符合。故选C。
49. “That’s not true” she said. “I can’t believe you would just cut it off like that,” she added snottily, and then practically slammed my bedroom door shut as she left the room.
A. knocked B. switched C. locked D. banged
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：“那不是真的，”她说。“我真不敢相信你会这样剪掉它，”她轻蔑地补充道，然后在离开房间时几乎砰地关上了我卧室的门。A. knocked敲；B. switched交换，转换；C. locked锁上；D. banged把……砰地关上。slammed意为“使砰地关上”，banged符合。故选D。
50. Kids would take the longest way around me to avoid bumping into me in any way, like I had some germ they could catch, like my face was contagious.
A. infectious B. deformed C. brand-new D. relieved
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：孩子们会在我周围走最长的路，以避免以任何方式撞到我，就像我身上有细菌一样，就像我的脸会传染一样。A. infectious有传染性的；B. deformed畸形的，变形的；C. brand-new崭新的；D. relieved感到宽慰的。contagious意为“传染性的”，infectious符合。故选A。
51. Ms. Petosa told us a little about who she was. It was boring stuffy about where she originally came from, and how she always wanted to reach, and she left her job on Wall Street about six years ago to pursue her “dream” and teach kids.
A. especially B. initially C. sarcastically D. giggly
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：佩托萨女士告诉了我们她是谁。关于她最初来自哪里，以及她一直想要达到的目标，这些都是无聊而乏味的。大约六年前，她辞去了华尔街的工作，去追求她的“梦想”——教书。A. especially尤其；B. initially首先；C. sarcastically讽刺地；D. giggly傻笑的。划线词originally与B选项一致，故选B。
Part III. Reading Comprehension (3’×13)
A
The Party of Their Lives
In Los Angeles’s infamous Skid Row, there are hundreds of children living on the streets or in shelters. It’s a place where dreams go to die. But one couple is determined to use their own experience with loss to foster a sense of hope.
In 2013, Mary Davis and her husband lost their first unborn kid. Refusing to let the heartbreak break them, they became volunteers in a Skid Row homeless shelter. They found that many of the kids there had never had a single birthday party before, so they decided to throw a birthday party for those homeless kids. They took over a room in the Union Rescue Mission and filled it with streamers, gifts and a cake. The kids were so excited that they made their own music — singing and clapping and, of course, laughing.
Since then, the couple have thrown a party each and every month. They routinely attract 250 kids and their parents. An hour before each party, volunteers arrive to set up the decorations and activities: face painting, balloon artists, a DJ, cake, and pizza. There are small presents for the kids celebrating their birthdays, but the Davis make sure there are more than enough to go around.
“I remember a mom came with her kid,” Mary says. “It was their first night at the shelter, and her child had a birthday. We had an extra gift for her — pink headphones. The little girl was so excited. And her mom... she’s crying. ‘I never imagined we would ever need to be in a shelter. I didn’t know what to expect. But I really didn’t expect a birthday party for my child.’ she cried with happiness.”
Doing her best to normalize these kids’ lives is both heartwarming and bittersweet, Mary says. “If you look outside, you see homeless person after homeless person on the street, and it reminds you that these kids don’t get to leave this area after the party.”
It may be why, after throwing 88 parties, she still cries after each one. She credits the kids in the shelter with helping her hold on to hope. “We didn’t realize how much joy they were going to bring us,” she told CBS News. “And it was so healing for both kids and us.”
52. In Skid Row, hundreds of kids ________.
A. were homeless B. lost their parents
C. dropped out of school D. were crazy about parties
53. How did the couple help the kids
A. They raised much money.
B. They rented many houses.
C. They hosted birthday parties.
D. They made birthday presents.
54. According to the passage, which can best describe Mary
A. Honest and generous. B. Caring and generous.
C. Outgoing and caring. D. Outgoing and honest.
55. What does the story intend to tell us
A. Well begun, half done.
B. East or west, home is best.
C. What goes around comes around.
D. Where there is love, there is hope.
【答案】52. A 53. C 54. B 55. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了一对夫妻在失去自己的孩子后，决定把对自己孩子的爱转移到帮助其他无家可归的孩子身上。通过他们的行为，尽量让这些孩子们感受到爱和希望。
【52题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“In Los Angeles’s infamous Skid Row, there are hundreds of children living on the streets or in shelters.”可知，在洛杉矶臭名昭著的贫民窟，有数百名儿童流落街头或住在收容所。由此可知，在贫民窟，成百上千的孩子无家可归。故选A项。
【53题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“They found that many of the kids there had never had a single birthday party before, so they decided to throw a birthday party for those homeless kids.”可知，他们发现那里的许多孩子以前从来没有过一个生日派对，所以他们决定为那些无家可归的孩子们举办一个生日派对。由此可知，这对夫妻决定通过举办生日派对的方式来帮助这些孩子们。故选C项。
【54题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第五段“Doing her best to normalize these kids’ lives is both heartwarming and bittersweet, Mary says. (玛丽说，尽她所能让这些孩子的生活正常化，既温暖又苦乐参半)”和最后一段“It may be why, after throwing 88 parties, she still cries after each one. (这也许就是为什么在举办了88场派对之后，她每次都要哭)”可知，Mary是一个乐于助人且慷慨的人。故选B项。
【55题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“In Los Angeles’s infamous Skid Row, there are hundreds of children living on the streets or in shelters. It’s a place where dreams go to die. But one couple is determined to use their own experience with loss to foster a sense of hope.(在洛杉矶臭名昭著的贫民窟，有数百名儿童流落街头或住在收容所。这是一个梦想破灭的地方。但有一对夫妇决心用他们自己的经历来培养希望)”以及后文这对夫妇的做法介绍可知，这对夫妇通过他们的行为，尽量让这些孩子们感受到爱和希望。由此可知，这个故事意在告诉我们“哪里有爱，哪里就有希望”。故选D项。
B
Bright Nights, Big Problems
Astronomers rate the darkness of our skies on a range of 9 (brightest) to 1 (darkest), and most of us spend our lives in the light of levels 5 to 8. All over the globe our nights are growing brighter, and almost nowhere are they growing darker. Studies increasingly link our overuse of light at night with health concerns such as sleep disorders and diseases. Other studies report the damaging ecological consequences and the big waste of energy. But the steady loss of darkness from our lives is not easily measured, for the true value of darkness is something we are barely aware of.
Since the beginning of time, a sky with stars was part of the common human experience. Everywhere on Earth, on most nights, people came face to face with the universe. This experience influenced their beliefs—their very understanding of their place in the world. Today, many of us live under skies which are polluted by light. We live under a night sky showing much fewer stars. Although our night sky continues to shape us, it is the absence of the universe around us that influences our beliefs to create. We are being shaped by a less experience of darkness, and most of us don’t even know what we are missing.
Our Milky Way galaxy is home to several hundred billion stars, and the universe home to several hundred billion other galaxies. A sky with a large number of stars encourages us to emphasize our importance, to imagine humanity as the center of all things. Face to face with the endless size of the universe, we have the chance to know how insignificant we really are. But we also realize the true largeness of our living on this planet, and realize that we have an enormous responsibility to care, that there is no other place to go, that home is here.
“Everyone needs beauty as well as bread,” wrote John Muir, American naturalist. Lighting designers understand that without darkness, there is no “city of light”, and they work constantly to create their city’s atmospheric beauty by mixing artificial light with darkness. And with night’s moonlit geographies, its smells of desert rain and autumn fires, its insect symphonies interrupted by a bird’s call on a lake, natural darkness has many offerings of its own.
Yet we are completely involved in artificial light. Much of this lighting is wholly unnecessary, born of habit and lack of awareness. So let us become aware: simply by keeping our existing lights we could significantly reduce their negative effects on our body, our mind, our soul. Artificial light at night is a wonder, a quality that enriches our lives. But the same has always been true of darkness, and can be again.
56. The author suggests that because of light pollution we ______.
A. tend to come face to face with the universe
B. need a lot of imagination to understand the universe
C. are considerably less creative than our ancient ancestors were
D. experience the world in a different way to previous generations
57. What does the author think about humans in Paragraph 3
A. We have an over-confident belief in our own value.
B. We behave as if nothing exists apart from ourselves.
C. We ignore the requirement of looking after our planet.
D. We avoid thinking too deeply about our role on Earth.
58. Why does the author include references to rain, fires and wildlife
A. To illustrate the boring life at night without artificial light.
B. To explain why people think lighting is necessary at night.
C. To provide an example of the attractive qualities of night-time.
D. To highlight the differences between urban and natural environments.
59. We can learn from the last paragraph that the author is ______.
A clear about the reasons why artificial light is essential
B. dissatisfied with people’s lack of interest in artificial light
C. willing to draw comparisons between artificial light and darkness
D. hopeful that people will become aware of the negative impact of lights
【答案】56. D 57. A 58. C 59. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇议论文。越来越多的研究表明，我们在晚上过度使用灯光与睡眠障碍和疾病等健康问题有关。但是，我们生活中黑暗的稳定消失并不容易衡量，因为黑暗的真正价值是我们几乎没有意识到的东西。文中作者通过将人造光和自然的黑暗相对比，告诉我们应当肩负起保护星球家园的责任。
【56题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“Since the beginning of time, a sky with stars was part of the common human experience. Everywhere on Earth, on most nights, people came face to face with the universe. This experience influenced their beliefs—their very understanding of their place in the world. Today, many of us live under skies which are polluted by light. We live under a night sky showing much fewer stars. Although our night sky continues to shape us, it is the absence of the universe around us that influences our beliefs to create. We are being shaped by a less experience of darkness, and most of us don’t even know what we are missing.(从一开始，满天繁星是人类共同经历的一部分。在地球上的每一个地方，在大多数夜晚，人们都与宇宙面对面。这种经历影响了他们的信仰——他们对自己在世界上地位的理解。今天，我们许多人生活在被光污染的天空下。我们生活在星星少得多的夜空下。虽然我们的夜空继续塑造着我们，但正是我们周围宇宙的缺失影响了我们创造的信念。我们被较少的黑暗经历所塑造，我们大多数人甚至不知道我们错过了什么)”可知，作者认为，由于光污染，我们体验世界的方式与前几代人不同。故选D。
【57题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“Our Milky Way galaxy is home to several hundred billion stars, and the universe home to several hundred billion other galaxies. A sky with a large number of stars encourages us to emphasize our importance, to imagine humanity as the center of all things. Face to face with the endless size of the universe, we have the chance to know how insignificant we really are.(我们的银河系是几千亿颗恒星的家园，而宇宙是几千亿其他星系的家园。一个有大量星星的天空鼓励我们强调我们的重要性，想象人类是一切事物的中心。面对浩瀚无垠的宇宙，我们才有机会知道自己有多渺小)”可知，作者认为人类对自己的价值过于自信。故选A。
【58题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中““Everyone needs beauty as well as bread,” wrote John Muir, American naturalist. Lighting designers understand that without darkness, there is no “city of light”, and they work constantly to create their city’s atmospheric beauty by mixing artificial light with darkness. And with night’s moonlit geographies, its smells of desert rain and autumn fires, its insect symphonies interrupted by a bird’s call on a lake, natural darkness has many offerings of its own.( 美国博物学家John Muir写道：“人人都需要面包，也需要美丽”。灯光设计师明白，没有黑暗，就没有“光之城”，他们不断地工作，通过人造光与黑暗的混合来创造他们城市的氛围之美。夜晚的月光照耀着大地，沙漠之雨和秋天之火的气息，昆虫发出的交响乐被湖中鸟儿的鸣叫打断，自然的黑暗也有它自己的许多贡献)”可知，作者提到雨、火和野生动物，是为了给夜晚迷人的魅力提供一个例子。故选C。
【59题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“So let us become aware: simply by keeping our existing lights we could significantly reduce their negative effects on our body, our mind, our soul. Artificial light at night is a wonder, a quality that enriches our lives. But the same has always been true of darkness, and can be again.(所以，我们要意识到：只要保持现有的灯光，我们就可以显著减少它们对我们身体、思想和灵魂的负面影响。夜晚的人造光是一个奇迹，一种丰富我们生活的品质。但是，黑暗一直以来都是如此，也可以再次如此)”可知，作者乐于将人工光与黑暗进行比较。故选C。
C
For hundreds of years, people have been wondering about the strange places that they seem to visit in their sleep. ___60___ However, they have been valued as necessary to a person's health and happiness. Historically people thought dreams contained messages from God. It was only in the twentieth century that people started to study dreams scientifically believing that they tell about a person’s character.___61___ He believed that dreams allow a person to express fantasies or fears, which would be socially unacceptable in real life.
The second theory to become popular was Carl Jung’s compensation theory Jung, a former student of Freud, said that the purpose of a dream is not to hide something, but rather to communicate it to the dreamer.___62___ Thus, people who think too highly of themselves may dream about falling; those who think too little of themselves dream of being heroes.
Using more recent research, William Domhoff from the University of California found that dreaming is a mental skill that needs time to develop in humans.___63___ Until they reach age five, they cannot express very well what their dreams are about. Once people become adults, there is little or no change in their dreams. The dreams of men and women differ. For instance, the characters that appear in the dreams of men are often other men, and often involve physical aggression.
The meaning of dreams continues to be difficult to understand. ___64___ If you dream that a loved one is going to die, do not panic The dream may have meaning, but it does not mean that your loved one is going to die.
A. Dreams make up for what is lacking in waking life.
B. However, people should not take their dreams as reality.
C. They have been considered as meaningless nighttime journeys.
D. It gives scientists chances to better understand human mind.
E. Children do not dream as much as adults.
F. They think their mind is trying to tell them something.
G. First, there was Sigmund Freud’s theory.
【答案】60. C 61. G 62. A 63. E 64. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了研究人员对于做梦的一些理论。
【60题详解】
上文“For hundreds of years, people have been wondering about the strange places that they seem to visit in their sleep.(数百年来，人们一直在想他们在睡梦中会去哪些奇怪的地方)”说明人们对于梦一直在进行相关的思考，以及下文“However, they have been valued as necessary to a person's health and happiness.(然而，它们被认为是一个人健康和幸福的必要条件)”说明梦被认为是人健康和幸福的必要条件，C项“它们被认为是毫无意义的夜间旅行。”承接上文，说明了人们对梦的看法，符合题意。故选C。
【61题详解】
上文“It was only in the twentieth century that people started to study dreams scientifically believing that they tell about a person’s character.(直到二十世纪，人们才开始科学地研究梦，认为梦能反映一个人的性格)”说明二十世纪，人们开始科学地研究梦，G项“首先是西格蒙德·弗洛伊德的理论。”说明西格蒙德·弗洛伊德首先提出理论，下文“He believed that dreams allow a person to express fantasies or fears, which would be socially unacceptable in real life.(他认为，梦允许一个人表达幻想或恐惧，这在现实生活中是社会无法接受的)”具体说明西格蒙德·弗洛伊德的理论，G项承上启下，符合题意。故选G。
【62题详解】
下文“Thus, people who think too highly of themselves may dream about falling; those who think too little of themselves dream of being heroes.(因此，那些对自己评价过高人可能会梦见跌倒；那些对自己评价过低的人梦想成为英雄)”说明人们会梦见生活中没有的一些方面，A项“梦弥补了清醒生活中的不足。”引出下文，符合题意。故选A。
【63题详解】
上文“Using more recent research, William Domhoff from the University of California found that dreaming is a mental skill that needs time to develop in humans.(加利福尼亚大学的威廉·多姆霍夫通过最近的研究发现，做梦是一种需要时间在人类身上发展的心智技能)”说明做梦是随着年龄增长发展的，以及下文“Until they reach age five, they cannot express very well what their dreams are about.(直到他们到五岁，他们才能很好地表达他们的梦)”说明孩子到五岁才能很好地表达梦，E项“孩子们做梦不像成年人那么多。”承上启下，符合题意。故选E。
【64题详解】
下文“If you dream that a loved one is going to die, do not panic. The dream may have meaning, but it does not mean that your loved one is going to die.(如果你梦见所爱的人即将死去，不要惊慌。这个梦可能有意义，但它并不意味着你所爱的人即将死去)”说明梦可能有意义，但是并不意味着梦会变成现实，B项“然而，人们不应该把梦想当成现实。”引出下文，符合题意。故选B。
