江门一中2023-2024学年度第一学期第2次学段考试
高二级 英语试卷
第一部分 听力(共20小题，满分20分)略
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
A
Horizon Institute: Annual Winter Workshop
Background
Established in 2005, Horizon Institute is committed to bridging the gap between academic theory and real-world application. With over 20,000 alumni worldwide, our focus is on providing hands-on experiences in a wide range of disciplines.
Workshop Details:
Dates: December 5th - December 20th
Courses Available: Advanced Mathematics, Experimental Physics, Digital Art Design, and Leadership Dynamics.
Eligibility: Students aged 12-18 with a keen interest in the chosen subject.
Fee: $350 for a single course. Enroll in two or more courses for a 15% discount on the total fee.
Facilities and Features:
State-of-the-art laboratories and design studios.
Interactive sessions with industry experts.
Dedicated mentorship by experienced professionals.
Access to our extensive library and online resources.
Additional Benefits:
Certification upon course completion.
Opportunities for internships in partner organizations.
Networking events with Horizon alumni and industry leaders.
For More Details:
Visit our campus on November 15th for an open house session.
Contact us via email: contact@horizoninstitute.org or call: (456) 789-0123.
1. What is Horizon Institute’s primary mission
A. Hosting winter workshops every year.
B. Organizing networking events for students.
C. Linking academic teachings to practical experiences.
D. Offering online courses in various disciplines.
2. What can students expect when they join in the workshop
A Free meals throughout the course.
B. Personalized one-on-one teaching sessions.
C. Interaction with professionals from various industries.
D. A chance to study abroad with partner institutions.
3. How can someone gather in-depth information about the workshop
A. By browsing the institute’s online catalog.
B. By attending the open house on November 15th.
C. By waiting for the annual newsletter.
D. By joining the institute’s social media page.
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了地平线研究所年度冬季研讨会的相关信息。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Background部分的“Established in 2005, Horizon Institute is committed to bridging the gap between academic theory and real-world application.(地平线研究所成立于2005年，致力于弥合学术理论与现实应用之间的差距。)”可知，地平线研究所的主要使命是将学术教学与实践经验联系起来。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Facilities and Features部分的“Interactive sessions with industry experts.( 与行业专家的互动会议。)”和“Dedicated mentorship by experienced professionals.(由经验丰富的专业人士提供专业指导。)”可知，学生们可以期待与来自不同行业的专业人士进行互动。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章For More Details部分的“Visit our campus on November 15th for an open house session.(11月15日参观我们的校园，参加开放日活动。)”可知，可以通过参加11月15日的开放日来收集有关研讨会的深入信息。故选B。
B
One Sunday, my family had gathered at my parents’ house to feast upon Mom’s wonderful cooking. During the normal dinner chatter, I noticed that my father was slurring (说话含混) his words. No one mentioned this during dinner, but I felt compelled to discuss it with my mother afterward.
We decided that there was something seriously wrong and that Dad needed to see the doctor.
Mom phoned me two days later. The doctor found a brain tumor (肿瘤). It’s too large at this point to operate. Maybe they can do something then, but the odds are long.
Even with the treatment, my father’s condition worsened, and the doctor finally informed us that this condition was terminal. During one of his stays in the hospital, we brought our baby daughter Chelsey with us when we visited him. By this time he had great difficulty speaking. I finally figured out that he wanted Chelsey to sit on his stomach so he could make faces at her.
Watching the two of them together, I realized I was living an experience that would stay with me forever. Though grateful for the times they could share, I couldn’t shake the feeling of a clock ticking in the background.
On the visit to my parents’ home during what we all know was my father’s last days, my mother took Chelsey from my arms and announced, “Your father would like to see you alone for a minute. ”
I entered the bedroom where my father lay on a rented hospital bed. He appeared even weaker than the day before.
“How are you feeling, Dad ” I asked. “Can I do anything for you ”
He tried to speak, but he couldn’t make out a word.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t understand you,” I said.
With great difficulty he said, “I love you.”
We don’t learn courage from heroes on the evening news. We learn true courage from watching ordinary people rise above hopeless situations. In many ways my father was a strict, uncommunicative man. He found it difficult to show emotion. The bravest thing I ever saw him do was overcome that barrier to open his heart to his son and family at the end of his life.
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE
A. The writer accompanied his father to a medical examination.
B. The writer’s father got worse after the removal of the brain tumor.
C. The writer’s father had known about his illness before the writer discovered it.
D. The writer was quick to notice the strange condition of his father.
5. What does the underlined sentence “the odds are long” mean
A. It takes a long time for Father to recover.
B. There’s little possibility for Father to recover.
C. Father needs love and care from his family.
D. They need a proper time to operate on Father.
6. The father had never said “I love you” to the writer before because______.
A. he was not used to openly showing his emotions
B. he was not so attached to the writer
C. he thought there was no need to tell the writer
D. he believed in strictness and punishment
7. What does the writer attempt to tell us
A. Life is short, so live your life to the fullest.
B. Don’t wait to see a doctor till it is too late.
C. Bravely express your love for your family.
D. We don’t often value health until we lose it.
【答案】4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C
【解析】
【导语】本文一篇夹叙夹议文。文章作者通过父亲患脑瘤，在生命的最后时期告诉我：I love you。这个告诉我们要对我们所爱的人勇敢表达自己的爱，不要等到以后来不及。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“During the normal dinner chatter, I noticed that my father was slurring (说话含混) his words. No one mentioned this during dinner, but I felt compelled to discuss it with my mother afterward.(在正常的晚餐闲聊中，我注意到父亲说话含糊不清。晚餐时没人提起这件事，但我觉得有必要在饭后和母亲讨论一下)”可知，作者很快注意到他父亲的奇怪状况。故选D。
【5题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词上文 “The doctor found a brain tumor (肿瘤). It’s too large at this point to operate. Maybe they can do something then, but(医生发现了一个脑瘤。现在它太大了，无法操作。也许到时候他们能做点什么，但是)”可推知，父亲脑瘤已经是晚期了，虽然医生们能做点什么，但是恢复的可能性很小。由此可知，划线句the odds are long意为“父亲康复的可能性很小”。故选B。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“In many ways my father was a strict, uncommunicative man. He found it difficult to show emotion. The bravest thing I ever saw him do was overcome that barrier to open his heart to his son and family at the end of his life.(在很多方面，我父亲都是一个严厉、沉默寡言的人。他发现很难表达感情。我见过他做过的最勇敢的事，就是在他生命的最后一刻，克服了那个障碍，向他的儿子和家人敞开心扉)”可知，这位父亲以前从未对作者说过“我爱你”，因为他不习惯公开表达自己的情感。故选A。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是倒数第二段“With great difficulty he said, “I love you.”(他好不容易才说：“我爱你。”)”及最后一段中的“In many ways my father was a strict, uncommunicative man. He found it difficult to show emotion. The bravest thing I ever saw him do was overcome that barrier to open his heart to his son and family at the end of his life.(在很多方面，我父亲都是一个严厉、沉默寡言的人。他发现很难表达感情。我见过他做过的最勇敢的事，就是在他生命的最后一刻，克服了那个障碍，向他的儿子和家人敞开心扉)”可知，这位父亲以前从未对作者说过“我爱你”，因为他不习惯公开表达自己的情感，但是在生命的最后时期告诉他“我爱你”。由此推知，作者试图告诉我们勇敢地表达你对家人的爱。故选C。
C
It scarcely seems surprising that learning to underline a modal verb, such as “can”, and “may”, does little to help students use them effectively in their own writing. These words are anyway grasped by tiny children without the need to know what they are called. This may tempt the conclusion that the teaching of grammar should be shelved altogether. But there are reasons to reform it rather than throw it away.
Understanding of language is part of a wider education in what makes human beings human. How concepts are turned into sounds, and how those sounds combine to form commands or questions, are issues that have occupied many language experts. What they reveal about the mind has exercised psychologists and cognitive (认知的) scientists.
There are practical reasons to ask children to work hard at grammar, too. One is that a knowledge of it will make learning a foreign language easier. Even if you did know by nature how to make clauses in your native languages as a child — just without instruction — getting to grips with them in German or Russian in later years is simpler if you know how to define and spot them. As it is, many English-speakers come to understand grammar by studying a foreign language, rather than the other way round.
For grammarians keen on future jobs, the natural-language processing field is booming. After many years of poor results, technological wizards have developed programs for automated translation, speech recognition and other services that are actually usable, if far from perfect. These tools may rely more on knowledge of artificial intelligence than of the subjunctive, but linguistic (语言学的) expertise still matters, and may give beginners an edge over competitors whose best language is Python (编程).
Grammar could still be taught better. One small study showed improvement in some students when concepts are linked concretely to writing tasks. A cook does not need to know chemistry to make a delicious soup. But the science of how words combine to make meaning is fascinating and fundamental.
8. Why do some people consider stopping teaching grammar
A. Teachers’ teaching methods are far from satisfactory.
B. It’s unnecessary for small kids to grasp modal verbs.
C. Drawing lines under words fails to be effective in learning.
D. Grammar Learning doesn’t bring obvious effect to writing.
9. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “getting to grips with” in paragraph 3
A. Controlling. B. Mastering.
C. Holding on to. D. Dealing with.
10. When it comes to future jobs, grammarians believe _______.
A. a good command of Python is enough for programmers
B. the field of artificial technology still shows great promise
C. being expert in language means advantages in competition
D. computer geniuses will invent perfect tools to process language
11. What’s the main idea of this passage
A. Grammar teaching shouldn’t be stopped but reformed.
B. Scientific study of human beings benefits from grammar.
C. Grammar helps children to learn foreign languages better.
D. There’s much room for improvement in grammar research.
【答案】8. D 9. B 10. C 11. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了语法教学不应该停止，而应该改革。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“It scarcely seems surprising that learning to underline a modal verb, such as ‘can’, and ‘may’, does little to help students use them effectively in their own writing.”(学习如何区分诸如“can”和“may”等情态动词对学生在自己的写作中有效地使用它们几乎没有帮助，这似乎并不奇怪)可知，有些人考虑停止教授语法是因为学习语法对写作没有明显的效果，故选D。
【9题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词前的“Even if you did know by nature how to make clauses in your native languages as a child — just without instruction(即使你天生就知道如何用你的母语从句——只是在没有任何指导的情况下)”和其后的“if you know how to define and spot them.(如果你知道如何定义和识别它们)”可知，即使你从小就知道如何用母语造句，只是不需要指导，但如果你知道如何定义和识别它们，那么在以后的岁月里用德语或俄语来掌握它们会更简单，由此可知划线词词义为“掌握”，与B项“Mastering(掌握)”意思一样，故选B。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“These tools may rely more on knowledge of artificial intelligence than of the subjunctive, but linguistic expertise still matters, and may give beginners an edge over competitors whose best language is Python.”(这些工具可能更多地依赖于人工智能的知识，而不是虚拟语言的知识，但语言专业知识仍然很重要，可能会让语言初学者比那些精通编程语言的竞争对手更有优势)可知，当谈到未来的工作时，语法学家们相信精通语言意味着在竞争中占有优势，故选C。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段“This may tempt the conclusion that the teaching of grammar should be shelved altogether. But there are reasons to reform it rather than throw it away.”(这可能会得出这样的结论：语法教学应该完全搁置起来。但有理由对其进行改革，而不是将其丢弃)可知，文章主要介绍的是语法教学不应该停止，而应该改革，故选A。
D
Before the corona virus pandemic arrived in Italy, the big worry about tourism was overcrowding, as millions of tourists crowded the country's most popular spots like Florence, Rome and Venice. Then, with the pandemic, tourists disappeared.
According to most estimates, the tourism sector is not expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels until late 2023 or early 2024, but political leaders and many working in the sector are taking steps now to assure that, as the tourism strengthens, it avoids the former overcrowding problems in tourist centers.
“Italy should not emphasize the dependence on big tour buses that all pull into parking lots and overwhelm a small town for a few hours, but promote more high-quality tourism that shows visitors the country wonders beyond the few dozen places everyone knows about," Gianfranco Lorenzo, head of the research department for Florence's Center for Touristic Studies, says. There's no reason people should be lined up to see one famous site when there are many places that are just as important and just as impressive.
Those strategies are already in development. This summer many Italian cities are trying to focus the attention of visitors on outdoor attractions like sprawling gardens and architectural ruins, where visitors can remain spread out to keep corona-virus infection risks low.
Florence's Uffizi Galleries, one of the most visited museums in Italy, has launched the “Uffizi Diffusi” initiative which includes displaying some of its collections in museums in smaller towns to help draw tourists who might otherwise have spent their time in overcrowded Florence.
Lorenzo says reducing the impact of tourists does not mean the country will have to host fewer tourists in the future. “In a few years we could even have more tourists than we had before the pandemic,” he says. “But for that to be sustainable, they just have to be spread out more evenly.”
12. Why do the political leaders in Italy adopt certain strategies in the tourism sector
A. To protect visitors from corona-virus infection.
B. To settle the overcrowding problem in tourist centers.
C. To limit the number of tourists coming to Italy.
D. To host more foreign tourists in the near future.
13. The “Uffizi Diffusi” initiative has been launched to _______.
A. draw more tourists
B. display great works
C. promote tourism industry
D. spread out visitors
14. What is Gianfranco Lorenzo's attitude towards the future of tourism in Italy
A. Optimistic.
B. Ambiguous.
C. Doubtful.
D. Concerned.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. The Problem of Overcrowding in Italy.
B. The Future of the Tourism Industry in Italy.
C. The Reform of the Tourism Industry in Italy.
D. The Impact of Corona-virus Pandemic on Italy.
【答案】12. B 13. D 14. A 15. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了意大利政府和旅游部门采取了一些措施对意大利旅游业进行改革，以期能够解决热门旅游地的拥挤问题。
12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“According to most estimates, the tourism sector is not expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels until late 2023 or early 2024, but political leaders and many working in the sector are taking steps now to assure that, as the tourism strengthens, it avoids the former overcrowding problems in tourist centers.”（根据大多数估计，旅游业要到2023年底或2024年初才能恢复到大流行前的水平，但政治领导人和该行业的许多工作人员现在正在采取措施，以确保随着旅游业的加强，旅游中心避免以前的过度拥挤问题）可知，意大利政府和旅游部分正在采取措施解决旅游中心拥挤的问题。故选B。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段“Florence's Uffizi Galleries, one of the most visited museums in Italy, has launched the “Uffizi Diffusi” initiative which includes displaying some of its collections in museums in smaller towns to help draw tourists who might otherwise have spent their time in overcrowded Florence.”（意大利游客最多的博物馆之一——佛罗伦萨的乌菲齐美术馆日前发起了一项名为“乌菲齐传播”的倡议，该倡议包括在一些小城镇的博物馆里展示其藏品，以吸引那些原本可能会在人满为患的佛罗伦萨逗留的游客）可知“Uffizi Diffusi”initiative是为了把游客分散到不同的地方，避免佛罗伦萨过度拥挤。故选D。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Lorenzo says reducing the impact of tourists does not mean the country will have to host fewer tourists in the future. “In a few years we could even have more tourists than we had before the pandemic,” he says.”（洛伦佐表示，减少游客的影响并不意味着该国未来将不得不接待更少的游客。 他说:“几年后，我们甚至可能迎来比疫情前更多的游客。” ）可知Lorenzo认为疫情之后，意大利能接待比疫情之后更多的游客，可见其对意大利的旅游业持有乐观的态度。故选A。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了意大利政府和旅游部门为了解决热门旅游地的拥堵问题，采取了一些措施来分散游客。C项“意大利旅游业的改革”与文章主要内容相符，最适合作文章标题。故选C。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
Homework
Do arithmetic problems 15 through 25. State the different forms of the verbs on page 50 of your French workbook. Read pages 12 through 20 of the Shakespeare play, and don’t forget to fill in the missing chemical symbols on the worksheet.
Sound like a list of your homework for the next few nights — or maybe even just for tonight _____16_____ , and that is your teachers’ way of evaluating (评估) how much you know what’s going on in class. And it helps strengthen important concepts.
_____17_____ It’s attractive to start with the easy things to get them out of the way. However, you’ll have the most energy and focus when you begin, so it’s best to use this mental power on the subjects that are most challenging. Later, when you’re more tired, you can focus on the simpler things. If you get stuck on a problem, try to figure it out as well as you can — but don’t spend too much time on it because this can mess up your homework schedule for the rest of the night. _____18_____ But don’t pick someone whom you’ll be up all night chatting with, or you’ll never get it done!
Most people’s attention spans aren’t very long, so take some breaks while doing your homework. Sitting for too long without relaxing will make you less productive than if you stop every so often. Taking a 15-minute break every hour is a good idea for most people. _____19_____
Once your homework is done, you can check over it if you have extra time. Be sure to put it safely away in your backpack — there’s nothing worse than having a completed assignment that you can’t find the next morning or that gets ruined by a careless brother or sister. _____20_____ Now you’re free to hang out.
A. Homework is a major part of going to school
B. It sounds very horrible
C. If you need to, ask an adult for help or call or email a classmate for advice.
D. And no teacher still believes that “chewed by the dog” line — even when it’s true!
E. When you start your homework, deal with the hardest tasks first.
F. But if you’re really concentrating, wait until it’s a good time to stop.
G. In conclusion, no one is expected to stay long, and people have very different learning styles.
【答案】16. A 17. E 18. C 19. F 20. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。家庭作业是上学的一个主要部分，是老师评估你对课堂内容理解程度的一种方式。它有助于强化概念。文章主要就如何完成作业提出了一些建议。
【16题详解】
根据上文“Sound like a list of your homework for the next few nights — or maybe even just for tonight (听起来像是你接下来几天晚上的作业清单——或者甚至只是今晚的作业？)”以及后文“It’s your teachers’ way of evaluating how much you know what’s going on in class. And it helps strengthen important concepts.(这是老师评估你对课堂内容理解程度的一种方式。它有助于强化概念)”可知，上文提到了家庭作业，后文则在解释家庭作业的作用，可知本句为过渡句，承上启下强调家庭作业的重要性，A选项中Homework与上文homework相对应。A选项“家庭作业是上学的一个主要部分”符合语境，故选A。
【17题详解】
根据后文“It’s attractive to start with the easy things to get them out of the way. However, you’ll have the most energy and focus when you begin, so it’s best to use this mental power on the subjects that are most challenging. Later, when you’re more tired, you can focus on the simpler things.(从简单的事情开始，先把它们完成，这很诱人。然而，当你开始的时候，你会有最多的精力和注意力，所以最好把这种精神力量用在最具挑战性的课题上。之后，当你更累的时候，你可以专注于更简单的事情)”可知，后文提到最开始写作业时，精力和注意力更好，之后，当你更累的时候，你可以专注于更简单的事情，可推知空处作为本段的中心句，是在建议先从最难的作业开始写起。E选项中“the hardest tasks”对应后文中“subjects that are most challenging”。E选项“当你开始做家庭作业时，先处理最难的作业”符合语境，故选E。
【18题详解】
根据上文“If you get stuck on a problem, try to figure it out as well as you can — but don’t spend too much time on it because this can mess up your homework schedule for the rest of the night.(如果你被一个问题困住了，试着尽可能地把它弄清楚——但不要在它上面花太多时间，因为这会打乱你剩下的晚上的家庭作业计划)”以及后文“But don’t pick someone whom you’ll be up all night chatting with, or you’ll never get it done!(但是不要选择一个你会和他整晚聊天的人，否则你永远也不会完成作业！)”可知，上文提到写作业遇到了难题，后文则提到不要选择爱和你聊天的人，可推知本句是在说明向他人求助，后文则提到了求助时的注意事项。C选项“如果你需要的话，可以向成年人寻求帮助，或者打电话或发邮件向同学寻求建议”符合语境，故选C。
【19题详解】
根据上文“Most people’s attention spans aren’t very long, so take some breaks while doing your homework. Sitting for too long without relaxing will make you less productive than if you stop every so often. Taking a 15-minute break every hour is a good idea for most people.(大多数人的注意力持续时间都不长，所以做作业时不妨休息一下。坐太久而不放松会使你的工作效率不如你经常停下来。对大多数人来说，每小时休息15分钟是个不错的主意)”可知，本段主要是在说明写作业时注意力持续时间的问题，F选项中“concentrating”对应上文中“attention spans”。F选项“但是如果你的注意力真的很集中，那就等到合适的时候停下来”符合语境，故选F。
【20题详解】
上文“Be sure to put it safely away in your backpack — there’s nothing worse than having a completed assignment that you can’t find the next morning or that gets ruined by a careless brother or sister.(一定要把它安全地放在背包里——再没有比完成作业第二天找不到或者被粗心的兄弟姐妹毁了更糟糕的事情了)”提到了作业完成后的存放问题，且上文提到了找不到作业，或是作业被毁的情况，D选项“没有一个老师仍然相信‘作业被狗吃了’的谎言——即使它是真的！”符合语境，故选D。
第三部分 语言运用(共六节，满分65分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
I used to think my life was perfect. My mom had her dream job and a beautiful office and I had my own room with a computer and a garden to ____21____. But one Sunday, everything changed. A hurricane ____22____ our neighborhood while we were visiting my grandparents in Raleigh. Our kitchen was destroyed, and our clean and comfortable home was in ruins.
But something ____23____ happened. Our neighbors, the Flores family, came to our aid. They helped clear ____24____ pieces and offered us a place to stay. Their ____25____ was most impressive. We had never____26____ spoken to them before, but they ____27____ their home to us and made us feel like family.
We started a new____28____ of having weekend dinner together. We invited other families from the neighborhood to join us, and our ____29____ were filled with laughter and delicious food. It was a beautiful thing to see our _____30_____ come together in the wake of a disaster.
I _____31_____ knew Rosica, their daughter, before the hurricane. But she quickly became my _____32_____. She had a gift for storytelling and our evenings together were filled with adventure and laughter.
Looking back, I realize that the hurricane_____33_____ unexpected benefit. It brought us closer to our neighbors and _____34_____ our lives in ways we never could have imagined. Sometimes, it takes a(n) _____35_____ to bring out the best in people.
21. A. tend to B. worry about C. dream of D. deal with
22. A. visited B. skipped C. approached D. swept
23. A. invisible B. unexpected C. impossible D. unlucky
24. A. invisible B. hidden C. broken D. useful
25. A. belief B. request C. wealth D. kindness
26. A. really B. carefully C. naturally D. clearly
27. A. sold B. rented C. showed D. opened
28. A. business B. project C. tradition D. life
29. A. reunions B. gatherings C. journeys D. memories
30. A. family B. volunteers C. community D. supporters
31. A. soon B. never C. already D. also
32. A. sister B. friend C. student D. classmate
33. A. brought about B. resulted from C. made up for D. got away with
34. A. saved B. controlled C. enriched D. recorded
35. A. instant B. effort C. party D. disaster
【答案】21. A 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. B 30. C 31. B 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的家被飓风所摧毁，而之前并不熟悉的邻居向作者一家伸出了援手，社区也团结在了一起，作者感悟到一场灾难能激发出人们最好的一面。
【21题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我妈妈有她梦寐以求的工作和一间漂亮的办公室，我有自己的房间，里面有电脑，也有花园可以照料。A. tend to照料；B. worry about担心；C. dream of梦想；D. deal with处理。根据空前“a garden to”可知，此处指的作者有一个花园要进行照料。故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们去罗利看望祖父母时，飓风席卷了我们的社区。A. visited访问；B. skipped跳过；C. approached接近；D. swept(风浪等)席卷。根据下文“Our kitchen was destroyed, and our clean and comfortable home was in ruins”可知，飓风席卷了我们的社区。故选D项。
【23题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但意想不到的事情发生了。A. invisible看不见的；B. unexpected出乎意料的；C. impossible不可能的；D. unlucky不幸的。根据下文“They helped clear broken pieces and offered us a place to stay.”以及后文“We had never ____6____ spoken to them before,”可知，此处指的是作者没有想到几乎从未说过话的邻居会来帮忙，所以是意想不到的事情。故选B项。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们帮我们清理碎片，并给我们提供了一个住宿的地方。A. invisible看不见的；B. hidden隐藏的；C. broken破损的；D. useful有用的。根据上文“Our kitchen was destroyed, and our clean and comfortable home was in ruins.”以及空前“They helped clear”可知，我们的家遭到了破坏，所以邻居们前来清理一些碎片。故选C项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们的善良给人留下了深刻的印象。A. belief信念；B. request请求；C. wealth财富；D. kindness善良。根据上“They helped clear broken pieces and ofered us a place to stay.”可知，看到几乎从未说过话的邻居竟然来帮忙，所以作者说邻居的善良让她印象深刻。故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们以前从未和他们说过话，但他们向我们敞开了家门，让我们感觉像家人一样。A. really真地；B. carefully小心地；C. naturally自然地；D. clearly清楚地。根据后文“spoken to them before, but they ____7____ their home to us and made us feel like family.”可知，此处指作者一家以前从未和邻居真正交谈过。故选A项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们以前从未和他们说过话，但他们向我们敞开了家门，让我们感觉像家人一样。A. sold卖出；B. rented租；C. showed显示；D. opened打开。根据上文“offered us a place to stay”可知，邻居邀请我们去他家，所以是敞开家门。故选D项。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们开始了一起吃周末晚餐的新传统。A. business业务；B. project项目；C. tradition传统；D. life生命。根据空前“We started a new”以及下文“We invited other families from the neighborthood to join us”可知，此处是新传统。故选C项。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们邀请了附近的其他家庭加入我们，我们的聚会充满了笑声和美味的食物。A. reunions团聚；B. gatherings聚会；C. journeys行程；D. memories记忆。根据空前“We started a new____8____of having weekend dinner together. We invited other families from the neighborhood to join us,”可知，此处指的是作者一家和其他家庭在一起的聚会。故选B项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在一场灾难之后，看到我们社区团结在一起是件美好的事情。A. family家庭；B. volunteers志愿者；C. community社区；D. supporters支持者。根据下文“It brought us closer to our neighbors”可知，灾难之后邻居间更团结了。故选C项。
【31题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：在飓风来临之前，我从来不认识他们的女儿罗西卡。A. soon很快；B. never从不；C. already已经；D. also同样。根据下文“knew Rosica, their daughter, before the hurricane. But she quickly became my ____12____ .”可知，作者和邻居的女儿在飓风之前并不认识，but前后语意上为转折关系。故选B项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但她很快就成了我的朋友。A. sister姐妹；B. friend朋友；C. student学生；D. classmate同学。根据上文“I ____11____ knew Rosica, their daughter, before the hurricane. But she quickly became my ____12____ .”可知，此处指的是原本不认识的邻居的女儿在飓风后成为了我的朋友，but前后语意上为转折关系。故选B项。
【33题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：回过头来看，我意识到飓风带来了意想不到的好处。A. brought about带来；B. resulted from由……引起；C. made up for弥补；D. got away with逃避惩罚。根据后文“It brought us closer to our neighbors and ____14____ our lives in ways we never could have imagined.”可知，飓风拉近了我们与邻居的距离，以我们从未想象过的方式丰富了我们的生活，所以作者说飓风带来了意想不到的好处。故选A项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：它拉近了我们与邻居的距离，以我们从未想象过的方式丰富了我们的生活。A. saved挽救；B. controlled控制；C. enriched丰富；D. recorded记录。根据上文“We invited other families from the neighborhood to join us, and our ____9____ were filled with laughter and delicious food.”以及“She had a gift for storytelling and our evenings together were filled with adventure and laughter.”可知，飓风丰富了人们的生活。故选C项。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：有时候，需要一场灾难才能让人们展现出最好的一面。A. instant瞬间；B. effort努力；C. party派对；D. disaster灾难。根据上文“Looking back, I realize that the hurricane ____13____ unexpected benefit.”可知，此处指的是作者的亲身经历让她意识到一场灾难可以让人们展现出最好的一面。故选D项。
第二节 语义匹配(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
语义匹配
John had not much affection for his mother and sisters, and an ____36____ antipathyto me. He bullied and punished me; not two or three times in the week, nor once or twice in the day, but____37____ continually:every nerve I had feared him, and every morsel of flesh in my bones shrank when he came near. There were moments when I was ____38____ bewildered by the terror he inspired, because I had no appeal whatever against either his threat or his inflictions(强加); the servants did not like to offend their young master by ____39____ taking my part against him, and Mrs. Read was blind and deaf on the subject: she never saw him strike or hear him ____40____ abuse me, though he did both now and then in her very presence, more frequently, however, behind her back.
36.
A. dislike B. preference C. delight D. favour
37.
A. occasionally B. rarely C. repeatedly D. regularly
38.
A. surprised B. confused C. distracted D. inspired
39.
A. playing my role B. attending me C. siding with me D. ignoring me
40.
A. comfort B. motivate C. praise D. ill-treat
【答案】36. A 37. C 38. B 39. C 40. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了约翰总是欺负作者，但是仆人和里德太太对此都不闻不问。
【36题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：约翰对他的母亲和姐妹们没有多少感情，而对我却很反感。A. dislike不喜欢；B. preference偏爱；C. delight高兴；D. favour帮助。划线词antipathy与dislike意义相近，故选A。
【37题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：他欺负我，惩罚我；不是一星期两三次，也不是一天一两次，而是不断地。他一走近，我的每一根神经都怕他，骨头里的每一块肉都缩了起来。A. occasionally偶尔；B. rarely很少；C. repeatedly多次，时常；D. regularly定期地。划线词continually与意义相近，故选C。
【38题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：有时，我被他所引起的恐惧弄得手足无措，因为我对他的威胁和折磨毫无抵抗之力；仆人们不愿站在我这边来得罪他们的小主人，里德太太对这件事也充耳不闻。她从来没见过他打我或听他骂我，尽管他不时当着她的面这样做，但更多的时候是背着她。A. surprised使惊讶；B. confused使困惑；C. distracted分心；D. inspired鼓舞。划线词bewildered与confused意义相近，故选B。
【39题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：有时，我被他所引起的恐惧弄得手足无措，因为我对他的威胁和折磨毫无抵抗之力；仆人们不愿站在我这边来得罪他们的小主人，里德太太对这件事也充耳不闻。她从来没见过他打我或听他骂我，尽管他不时当着她的面这样做，但更多的时候是背着她。A. playing my role扮演我的角色；B. attending me照顾我；C. siding with me站在我这边；D. ignoring me忽视我。划线词taking my part与siding with me意义相近，故选C。
【40题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：有时，我被他所引起的恐惧弄得手足无措，因为我对他的威胁和折磨毫无抵抗之力；仆人们不愿站在我这边来得罪他们的小主人，里德太太对这件事也充耳不闻。她从来没见过他打我或听他骂我，尽管他不时当着她的面这样做，但更多的时候是背着她。A. comfort安慰；B. motivate激励；C. praise赞美；D. ill-treat虐待。划线词abuse与ill-treat意义相近。故选D。
第三节 课文填空(共20小题;每小题0.5分，满分10分)
Passage 1
根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。
Through Snow’s ___41___ efforts, water companies began to sell clean water and the threat of cholera around the world saw a ___42___ decrease. However, cholera is still a problem. Each year, millions of people around the world get cholera and many die from it. ___43___, we now know how to prevent cholera, ___44___ to the work of John Snow. Moreover, in his use of maps and statistics, Snow ___45___ the way scientists study diseases. For this reason, Snow is considered the father of modern epidemiology.
【答案】41. tireless
42. substantial
43. Fortunately
44. thanks 45. transformed
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述斯诺被认为是现代流行病学之父的原因。
【41题详解】
考查形容词。句意：通过斯诺的不懈努力，自来水公司开始销售清洁水，霍乱在世界各地的威胁大幅减少。结合课文内容和句意可知，此空应填tireless“不懈的”，作定语，修饰efforts，故填tireless。
【42题详解】
考查名词。句意：通过斯诺的不懈努力，自来水公司开始销售清洁水，霍乱在世界各地的威胁大幅减少。结合课文内容和句意可知，此空应填substantial，表“大量的”，为形容词，在本句中作定语，修饰后面名词。故填substantial。
【43题详解】
考查副词。句意: 幸运的是，由于约翰·斯诺的工作，我们现在知道如何预防霍乱。结合课文内容和句意可知，此空应填fortunately，表示“幸运地”，修饰整个句子作状语，故填Fortunately。
【44题详解】
考查固定短语。句意同上。结合课文内容和句意可知，此空应填thanks，thanks to“多亏；由于”固定短语，故填thanks。
【45题详解】
考查动词。句意：此外，通过使用地图和统计数据，斯诺改变了科学家研究疾病的方式。结合课文内容和句意可知，结合课文内容和句意可知，此空应填transform，表“改变”，为动词，在本句中作谓语，且时态应用一般过去时，描述过去事实。故填transformed。
Passage 2
根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。
Another important factor to consider is the tremendous pressure that ___46___ with studying abroad. Students must learn how to live in an unfamiliar environment with limited language skills. Some may struggle and ___47___ from culture shock when learning how to behave in new ___48___. Other students are not ___49___ enough to handle the challenges by themselves and may become depressed. Some students might even encounter problems with personal safety. In addition, different ___50___ to teaching and learning may come as a shock to many students.
【答案】es
47. suffer 48. surroundings
49. mature 50. approaches
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了出国留学需要考虑到的一些东西。
【46题详解】
考查动词。句意：另一个需要考虑的重要因素是出国留学带来的巨大压力。根据课文内容和句意可知，应填come，分析句式结构可知，that引导定语从句，指代pressure，不可数名词，句子描述一般事实，用一般现在时，that作主语，come与pressure保持人称和数的一致。故填comes。
【47题详解】
考查动词。句意：有些人在学习如何在新环境中表现时，可能会受到文化冲击。分析句式结构可知，根据课文内容和句意可知，应填suffer，表示“遭受”，与struggle作并列谓语，情态动词may后接原形动词，故填suffer。
【48题详解】
考查名词。句意同上，根据课文内容和句意可知，应填surrounding，此处表示环境，用复数形式，故填surroundings。
【49题详解】
考查形容词。句意：其他一些学生不够成熟，无法独自应对挑战，可能会变得抑郁。根据课文内容和句意可知，应填mature，表示“成熟的”，分析句式结构可知，此处应该填形容词作表语，故填mature。
【50题详解】
考查名词。句意：此外，不同的教学方法可能会让许多学生感到震惊。根据课文内容和句意可知，应填approach，表示“方法”，分析句式结构可知，此处用名词作主语，再分析句意，使学生震惊的是不同的教学方法，所以用approach表示“方法”，与后面的to构成固定短语approach to表示“……的方法”，且此处应该用名词复数形式。故填approaches。
Passage 3
根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。
Our travels then took us to South China, and then on to central China. In each place we went, we ___51___ wonderful local dishes, from Guangdong’s ___52___ dim sum — small servings of food in bamboo steamers — to the ___53___ stewed noodles in Henan. Everywhere, the food was as ___54___ as the people. However, one thing is always true: Through food, Chinese people everywhere show friendship and ___55___.
Beyond this, you can keep healthy by ___56___ different categories of fresh foods, especially fruit and vegetables, which are full of vitamins and ___57___, rather than processed foods. Processed foods often contain less nutrition, and have higher ___58___ of sugar, salt, and fat than fresh ingredients. Besides this, it is also important to have some meat, beans, or dairy products in your diet, as they provide the necessary protein for strong bones and muscle growth. As with everything in life, ___59___ is key. The ____60____ diet is a balanced one，without too much or too little of any one thing.
【答案】51. experienced
52. elegant
53. exceptional
54. varied 55. kindness
56. eating 57. fibre
58. quantities
59. moderation
60. balanced
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了吃不同种类的食物的重要性。
【51题详解】
考查动词。句意：在我们去的每一个地方，我们都能品尝到美妙的当地菜肴，从广东优雅的点心(用竹制蒸笼盛的小份食物)到河南独特的炖面。根据课文内容和句意可知，应填experience，表示“体验”，作谓语动词，根据上下文语境，描述过去发生的事情，句子使用一般过去时，故填experienced。
【52题详解】
考查形容词。句意同上。根据课文内容和句意可知，应填elegant，表示“优雅的”，修饰名词用形容词，故填elegant。
【53题详解】
考查形容词。句意：在我们去的每一个地方，我们都能品尝到美妙的当地菜肴，从广东优雅的点心(用竹制蒸笼盛的小份食物)到河南独特的炖面。根据课文内容和句意可知，应填exceptional，表示“独特的”，修饰noodles，用形容词作定语，故填exceptional。
【54题详解】
考查形容词。句意：到处都有各种各样的食物和人。根据课文内容和句意可知，应填varied“不同的”作表语，故填varied。
【55题详解】
考查名词。句意：然而，有一件事是永远正确的：通过食物，各地的中国人都表现出友谊和善良。根据课文内容和句意可知，应填kindness，表示“善良”，与friendship并列作宾语，故填kindness。
【56题详解】
考查主谓一致。句意：除此之外，你可以吃不同种类的新鲜食物来保持健康，尤其是富含维生素和纤维的蔬菜和水果，而不要吃加工过的食物。根据课文内容和句意可知，应填eat“吃”作宾语，介词后用动名词作宾语，故填eating。
【57题详解】
考查名词。句意同上。根据课文内容和句意可知，应填fibre，表示“纤维”作宾语，不可数名词，故填fibre。
【58题详解】
考查名词。句意：加工食物通常含有较少的营养，比新鲜的食材含有更多的糖、盐和脂肪。根据课文内容和句意可知，应填 quantity，表示“数量”，quantities of“许多”是固定短语，故填quantities，
【59题详解】
考查名词。句意：与生活中的一切一样，适度是关键。根据课文内容和句意可知，应填moderation，表示“适度”作主语，不可数名词，故填moderation。
【60题详解】
考查形容词。句意：理想的饮食是平衡的，任何一种东西都不过量或过少。根据课文内容和句意可知，应填balanced，表示“均衡的”，作定语，修饰diet。故填 balanced。
第四节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Reading books gives people the opportunity to explore new worlds and meet new people both real and imagined, thus ____61____ (expand) our knowledge and understanding of the world around us and those far away.
To celebrate the wonderment of books and those that make them come to life, the UNESCO established 23 April ____62____ World Book and Copyright Day in 1995. But it got its start long before that in Spain.
Setting aside a day to celebrate books ____63____ (trace) its beginnings to Spanish writer Vicente Clavel Andres. In 1922 he proposed ____64____ idea as a way to honor fellow countryman author Miguel de Cervantes. In 1995, the UNESCO decided to pay homage to authors and books world-wide as a way of encouraging everyone ____65____ (access) books. Choosing 23 April seemed a logical choice. Besides being the date of Cervante’s death, it also happens to be the date ____66____ William Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega died, among other prominent authors. Additionally, several distinguished authors were born on 23 April, making it a symbolic date in the worldliterature.
____67____(annual) since 2001, one city around the world is chosen to be the UNESCO World Book Capital for a year. The ____68____ (select) city is tasked with carrying out activities to encourage a culture of reading ____69____spread its values in all ages and population groups in and out of the national _____70_____ (border).
【答案】61. expanding
62. as 63. traces
64. the 65. to access
66. when 67. Annually
68. selected
69. and 70. borders
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。自2001年以来，每年都有一个城市被选为联合国教科文组织世界图书之都，为期一年。选定的城市的任务是开展活动，鼓励阅读文化并传播其价值观。
【61题详解】
考查非谓语动词。读书让人们有机会探索新世界，结识真实和想象中的新人，从而扩大我们对周围和远方世界的了解和理解。分析句子结构，空白处在句子中作结果状语，使用非谓语动词，此处表示自然而然的结果，应使用现在分词，故填expanding。
【62题详解】
考查介词。句意：为了庆祝书籍的奇妙之处以及那些使它们栩栩如生的人，联合国教科文组织于1995年将4月23日定为世界图书和版权日。分析句子结构，establish…as，含义为“把……确立为”，符合语境，故填as。
【63题详解】
考查时态。句意：留出一天来庆祝书籍可以追溯到西班牙作家维森特·克拉维尔·安德烈斯。分析句子结构，空白处在句子中作谓语，因句子表达的是一个客观情况，使用一般现在时，因主语为动名词，看成第三人称单数，谓语动词使用单数第三人称形式，故填traces。
【64题详解】
考查冠词。句意：1922年，他提出这个想法是为了纪念同为作家的米格尔·德·塞万提斯。根据上文“Setting aside a day to celebrate books traces its beginnings to Spanish writer Vicente Clavel Andres(留出一天来庆祝书籍可以追溯到西班牙作家维森特·克拉维尔·安德烈斯)”可知，此处表示特指，故填the。
【65题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：1995年，联合国教科文组织决定向世界各地的作家和书籍致敬，以此鼓励每个人接触书籍。分析句子结构，encourage…to do为固定短语，含义为“鼓励某人做某事”，符合句意，故填to access。
【66题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：除了塞万特的逝世日期外，它还恰好是威廉·莎士比亚和印加·加西拉索·德·拉维加以及其他著名作家的逝世日期。分析句子结构，这是一个包含定语从句的复合句，先行词为date，因空白处在定语从句中作状语表示时间，使用关系副词when引导定语从句，故填when。
【67题详解】
考查副词。句意：自2001年以来，每年都有一个城市被选为联合国教科文组织世界图书之都，为期一年。分析句子结构，空白处在句子中作状语使用副词，因空白处在句首，首字母大写，故填Annually。
【68题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：选定城市的任务是开展活动，来鼓励阅读文化，并在国家边界内外的所有年龄段和人口群体中传播其价值观。分析句子结构，空白处在句子中作定语，使用非谓语动词，因与其逻辑主语city之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，使用过去分词，故填selected。
【69题详解】
考查连词。句意：同上。根据上文“to encourage a culture of reading(鼓励阅读文化)”以及下文“spread its values(传播其价值观)”可知，上下文之间为并列关系，使用表示并列关系的连词and，故填and。
【70题详解】
考查名词。句意：同上。分析句子结构，空白处在句子中作宾语，使用名词，根据上文“in and out of(内外)”可知空白处应填名词的复数形式，表示数量不止一个，故填borders。
第五节 单句填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
根据首字母及括号内提示填入正确的单词形式。
71. After the 21-day isolation period, Ebola survivors are no longer considered to be i_______. (感染) (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】infectious
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：21天的隔离期后，埃博拉幸存者不再被视为具有传染性。be动词后跟形容词作表语，根据句意及首字母提示，此处填infectious，故填infectious。
72. People on limited b _______ should avoid travelling during the holiday season if they can.(预算)(根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】budgets##udgets
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：如果可以的话，预算有限的人应该避免在假期旅行。根据首字母及汉语提示可知，此处使用名词budget，作宾语，是可数名词，前无限定词，此处应用复数形式，表示泛指。故填budgets。
73. Tom called us that he had g_______ the scholarship.(获得)(根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】gained##ained
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：汤姆打电话告诉我们他获得了奖学金。根据首字母和汉语提示可知，此处应填动词gain，作从句谓语动词，由句意和空前的had可知，应用过去分词，构成过去完成时。故填gained。
74. Pancake rolls s_______ with sliced Chinese green onions is the most popular and typical street food in Shangdong province.(填满)(根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】stuffed##tuffed
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：煎饼卷大葱是山东最受欢迎、最典型的街头小吃。空处为非谓语动词，Pancake rolls 与stuff之间为被动关系，应用过去分词表示被动，作后置定语，be stuffed with“充满；装满”，根据汉语提示及句意，故填stuffed。
75. C_______ with people from diverse cultural backgrounds helps us view the world from different angles and thus gives us more insight into our own culture. (合作) (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】Cooperating##ooperating
【解析】
【详解】考查动名词。句意：与来自不同文化背景的人交往有助于我们从不同的角度看世界，因此让我们更深入地了解自己的文化。根据句意，“与不同文化背景的人们交往”作句子主语，故用动名词，cooperate的动名词是cooperating，首字母大写。故填Cooperating。
76. I pulled my car into a garage and the young m_______ had it fixed in just a few minutes.(机械修理工)(根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】mechanic##echanic
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：我把车开进车库，那位年轻的机械修理工几分钟就把它修好了。根据句意和首字母以及汉语提示应填mechanic“机械修理工”作主语，根据句意用单数，故填mechanic。
77. The sweat was p_______ down her face by the end of the 1,500 meter race.(倾泻)(根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】pouring##ouring
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态。句意：在1500米赛跑结束时，汗水从她脸上流下来。由句意可知，此处为谓语动词，此处表示过去某个时刻正在发生的动作，应用过去进行时，根据汉语提示及句意，“倾泻”用pouring。故填pouring。
78. My father was a man of honor and c _______ and humor, and he was the parent I truly respected. (能力)(根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】capability##apability
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：我的父亲是一个有荣誉、有能力、幽默的人，他是我真正尊敬的父母。根据首字母及汉语提示可知，此处使用名词capability，作宾语，此处是抽象名词，不可数。故填capability。
79. An aircraft overshot the runway and was s _______ damaged. (严重)(根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】severely##everely
【解析】
【详解】考查副词。句意：一架飞机冲出跑道并严重受损。“严重”为副词severely作状语，修饰动词damaged，故填severely。
80. Hilversum is actually in a hilly area with the soil mostly c _______ of sand.(组成)(根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】consisting##onsisting
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：希尔弗瑟姆实际上位于丘陵地区，土壤主要由沙子组成。“由……组成”为动词短语consist of，the soil与之主动关系，应用现在分词作后置定语，故填consisting。
第六节 完成句子(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
根据中文意思按要求完成下列句子。每空不超过5个词。
81. The chef said that the menu ________(已做调整以迎合)local tastes.(根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】had been adjusted to suit
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语和时态语态。句意：该厨师表示菜单已做调整以迎合当地的口味。动词adjust表示“调整”，根据提示及“The chef said”可知，“adjust”发生在“said”之前，过去的过去用过去完成时，“the menu”和“adjust”之间是被动关系，故用过去完成时的被动语态had been done的形式，“迎合”用动词suit表示，调整菜单的目的是为了迎合当地的口味，故用动词不定式表示。故填had been adjusted to suit。
82. Generally speaking, ________(多接触) the rest of the world will help you see things from different angles. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】a greater exposure to
【解析】
【详解】考查名词和形容词。句意：一般来说，更多地接触世界其他地方会帮助你从不同的角度看待事物。根据句意及汉语提示，可知“接触”为名词exposure to，为名词在句中作主语，表示“多”应用形容词的比较级greater，不定冠词修饰单数可数名词。故填a greater exposure to。
83. ________ (让我惊讶的是) gunpowder was originally used for making fireworks. (用主语从句) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】What surprises me is that
【解析】
【详解】考查主语从句、表语从句和时态。句意：让我惊讶的是，火药最初是用来制造烟花的。“让我惊讶的是”作主语，可以写成主语从句，句子描述一般性事实，应用一般现在时。“惊讶”为从句谓语动词surprise，连接词在主语从句中作主语，指事物，应用连接代词what引导主语从句，谓语动词surprise应用三单形式，“我”为me作宾语。整个句子是主系表结构，主语从句看成第三人称单数，be动词应用is，gunpowder was originally used for making fireworks是表语从句，从句句意完整不缺少任何成分，应用无任何意义只起连接作用的that引导，句首单词首字母大写，故填What surprises me is that。
84. My friend came round for a cup of tea and we ________ (后来却吃了) a big meal together. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】ended up having
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语和时态。句意：我的朋友过来喝茶，结果我们却一起吃了一顿大餐。“后来”此处理解为“结果是……”为固定搭配end up doing，由came可知，句子描述过去发生的事，应用一般过去时，end应用过去式，“吃饭”为固定搭配have a meal，此处have应用动名词作宾语，故填ended up having。
85. Anybody is welcome to have a try, ________(不分年龄和性别). (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】regardless of age and gender
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语。句意：任何人都可以试一试，不分年龄和性别。表示“不管；不顾”应用固定短语regardless of，表示“性别和年龄”应用gender and age，作宾语。故答案为regardless of age and gender。
第四部分 写作(共一节，满分25分)
86. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
After working many years in a large hospital, my work as head nurse in a small local hospital turned out frustrating. Occasionally we lacked supplies or equipment and sometimes the food was less than desirable. The biggest problem was the lack of qualified help. Still, everyone working there had a genuine love for the patients, and did their best to care for them.
Alice, a tiny, elderly lady with bright blue, twinkling eyes, was everyone’s favorite. Her only living relative was her son Jack, a large, tough man. Tattoos (纹身) covered his arms and an untidy beard grew wildly on his chin. No matter how cold the weather was, he always wore a tank top shirt so the snake artwork could be admired by all. He wore faded jeans, so stiff with thick dirt that they could have stood alone. His loud and rude manner frightened most of the staff.
But this large man loved his tiny mother. Every day, he roared up to the hospital entrance on his old motorcycle, pushed open the front door, and walked with heavy steps down the hall to her room, his loud boot heels announcing his arrival. He visited at unpredictable hours so he could surprise anyone who suspected him of not taking proper care of his mother. Yet, his gentleness with her amazed me.
I made friends with Jack, figuring I’d rather be a friend with a man like him, than an enemy. And I, like everyone else, truly loved his mother.
One particularly bad evening at the hospital, three nurses called in sick, the food carts came late and cold, and one of the patients fell and broke his hip. Jack came in at suppertime to help his mother with her meal. He stood and looked at me in surprise as I busily tried to do the work of three nurses. Exhausted, and near to tears, I avoided his stare.
After the patients were finally fed, bathed, and put to bed, I sat at the desk and put my head down on my arms for a few moments’ relaxation before the night shift arrived.
Paragraph 1:
Suddenly, the front door burst open.
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Putting down the rose on my desk, he turned around and left.
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【答案】Suddenly, the front door burst open. Startled, I thought. Oh no! Here comes Jack, who were thought of far from gentleness, checking up on us again! As he came to the desk, however, I looked up to see his big hand gripping a pickle jar with a bit of colored yarn tied in a bow around the neck. And in the jar was the loveliest, long-stemmed red rose I’d ever seen. Jack handed it to me and said, “I noticed what a bad time you were having tonight. This is for you, from me and my mother.”
Putting down the rose on my desk, he turned around and left. Before I could say something, he marched back out the door, and with a roar from his motorcycle, rode out into the darkness. I was near to tears again, overwhelmed by the genuine love from this seemingly loud and rude but actually loving and gentle man. I’d received many gifts and cards from many grateful patients and their families, but they never touched me more than the red rose in the pickle jar given to me that night.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了Jack是个长相凶狠，言行粗鲁的人，他的母亲在作者工作的医院住院，他很爱他的母亲，经常来医院照看他的母亲。一天，医院里三名护士请病假，人手短缺，作者做了请假护士的工作，精疲力竭。Jack看到了作者很疲惫，随后给作者送了一朵玫瑰，作者对此很感动。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“突然，前门突然打开了。”可知，第一段可描写Jack走进办公室，作者以为他是来找茬的，结果他给作者送了一朵玫瑰花，说他看到作者今天晚上过得很糟糕。
②由第二段首句内容“他把玫瑰放在我桌上，转身就走。”可知，第二段可描写他放下玫瑰花后就走开了，作者对他的这种行为很感动。
2.续写线索：走进办公室——作者以为他是找茬——给作者玫瑰花——放下玫瑰后走开了——作者感动
3.词汇激活行为类
①递给：hand/deliver
②注意到：notice/take notice of
③前行：march/head
情绪类
①惊讶的：startled/surprised
②感恩的：grateful/thankful
【点睛】[高分句型1] Here comes Jack, who were thought of far from gentleness, checking up on us again!（运用了全部倒装句和who引导的非限制性定语从句）
[高分句型2]As he came to the desk, however, I looked up to see his big hand gripping a pickle jar with a bit of colored yarn tied in a bow around the neck. （由as引导的时间状语从句）
[高分句型3]Before I could say something, he marched back out the door, and with a roar from his motorcycle, rode out into the darkness. （由before引导的时间状语从句）江门一中2023-2024学年度第一学期第2次学段考试
高二级 英语试卷
第一部分 听力(共20小题，满分20分)略
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
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Workshop Details:
Dates: December 5th - December 20th
Courses Available: Advanced Mathematics, Experimental Physics, Digital Art Design, and Leadership Dynamics.
Eligibility: Students aged 12-18 with a keen interest in the chosen subject.
Fee: $350 for a single course. Enroll in two or more courses for a 15% discount on the total fee.
Facilities and Features:
State-of-the-art laboratories and design studios.
Interactive sessions with industry experts.
Dedicated mentorship by experienced professionals.
Access to our extensive library and online resources.
Additional Benefits:
Certification upon course completion.
Opportunities for internships in partner organizations.
Networking events with Horizon alumni and industry leaders.
For More Details:
Visit our campus on November 15th for an open house session.
Contact us via email: contact@horizoninstitute.org or call: (456) 789-0123.
1. What is Horizon Institute’s primary mission
A. Hosting winter workshops every year.
B. Organizing networking events for students.
C. Linking academic teachings to practical experiences.
D. Offering online courses in various disciplines.
2. What can students expect when they join in the workshop
A. Free meals throughout the course.
B. Personalized one-on-one teaching sessions.
C. Interaction with professionals from various industries.
D. A chance to study abroad with partner institutions.
3. How can someone gather in-depth information about the workshop
A. By browsing the institute’s online catalog.
B. By attending the open house on November 15th.
C. By waiting for the annual newsletter.
D. By joining the institute’s social media page.
B
One Sunday, my family had gathered at my parents’ house to feast upon Mom’s wonderful cooking. During the normal dinner chatter, I noticed that my father was slurring (说话含混) his words. No one mentioned this during dinner, but I felt compelled to discuss it with my mother afterward.
We decided that there was something seriously wrong and that Dad needed to see the doctor.
Mom phoned me two days later. The doctor found a brain tumor (肿瘤). It’s too large at this point to operate. Maybe they can do something then, but the odds are long.
Even with the treatment, my father’s condition worsened, and the doctor finally informed us that this condition was terminal. During one of his stays in the hospital, we brought our baby daughter Chelsey with us when we visited him. By this time he had great difficulty speaking. I finally figured out that he wanted Chelsey to sit on his stomach so he could make faces at her.
Watching the two of them together, I realized I was living an experience that would stay with me forever. Though grateful for the times they could share, I couldn’t shake the feeling of a clock ticking in the background.
On the visit to my parents’ home during what we all know was my father’s last days, my mother took Chelsey from my arms and announced, “Your father would like to see you alone for a minute. ”
I entered the bedroom where my father lay on a rented hospital bed. He appeared even weaker than the day before.
“How are you feeling, Dad ” I asked. “Can I do anything for you ”
He tried to speak, but he couldn’t make out a word.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t understand you,” I said.
With great difficulty he said, “I love you.”
We don’t learn courage from heroes on the evening news. We learn true courage from watching ordinary people rise above hopeless situations. In many ways my father was a strict, uncommunicative man. He found it difficult to show emotion. The bravest thing I ever saw him do was overcome that barrier to open his heart to his son and family at the end of his life.
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE
A. The writer accompanied his father to a medical examination.
B. The writer’s father got worse after the removal of the brain tumor.
C. The writer’s father had known about his illness before the writer discovered it.
D. The writer was quick to notice the strange condition of his father.
5. What does the underlined sentence “the odds are long” mean
A. It takes a long time for Father to recover.
B. There’s little possibility for Father to recover.
C. Father needs love and care from his family.
D. They need a proper time to operate on Father.
6. The father had never said “I love you” to the writer before because______.
A. he was not used to openly showing his emotions
B. he was not so attached to the writer
C. he thought there was no need to tell the writer
D. he believed in strictness and punishment
7. What does the writer attempt to tell us
A. Life is short, so live your life to the fullest.
B. Don’t wait to see a doctor till it is too late.
C. Bravely express your love for your family.
D. We don’t often value health until we lose it.
C
It scarcely seems surprising that learning to underline a modal verb, such as “can”, and “may”, does little to help students use them effectively in their own writing. These words are anyway grasped by tiny children without the need to know what they are called. This may tempt the conclusion that the teaching of grammar should be shelved altogether. But there are reasons to reform it rather than throw it away.
Understanding of language is part of a wider education in what makes human beings human. How concepts are turned into sounds, and how those sounds combine to form commands or questions, are issues that have occupied many language experts. What they reveal about the mind has exercised psychologists and cognitive (认知的) scientists.
There are practical reasons to ask children to work hard at grammar, too. One is that a knowledge of it will make learning a foreign language easier. Even if you did know by nature how to make clauses in your native languages as a child — just without instruction — getting to grips with them in German or Russian in later years is simpler if you know how to define and spot them. As it is, many English-speakers come to understand grammar by studying a foreign language, rather than the other way round.
For grammarians keen on future jobs, the natural-language processing field is booming. After many years of poor results, technological wizards have developed programs for automated translation, speech recognition and other services that are actually usable, if far from perfect. These tools may rely more on knowledge of artificial intelligence than of the subjunctive, but linguistic (语言学的) expertise still matters, and may give beginners an edge over competitors whose best language is Python (编程).
Grammar could still be taught better. One small study showed improvement in some students when concepts are linked concretely to writing tasks. A cook does not need to know chemistry to make a delicious soup. But the science of how words combine to make meaning is fascinating and fundamental.
8 Why do some people consider stopping teaching grammar
A. Teachers’ teaching methods are far from satisfactory.
B. It’s unnecessary for small kids to grasp modal verbs.
C. Drawing lines under words fails to be effective in learning.
D. Grammar Learning doesn’t bring obvious effect to writing.
9. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “getting to grips with” in paragraph 3
A. Controlling. B. Mastering.
C. Holding on to. D. Dealing with.
10. When it comes to future jobs, grammarians believe _______.
A. a good command of Python is enough for programmers
B. the field of artificial technology still shows great promise
C. being expert in language means advantages in competition
D. computer geniuses will invent perfect tools to process language
11. What’s the main idea of this passage
A. Grammar teaching shouldn’t be stopped but reformed.
B. Scientific study of human beings benefits from grammar.
C Grammar helps children to learn foreign languages better.
D. There’s much room for improvement in grammar research.
D
Before the corona virus pandemic arrived in Italy, the big worry about tourism was overcrowding, as millions of tourists crowded the country's most popular spots like Florence, Rome and Venice. Then, with the pandemic, tourists disappeared.
According to most estimates, the tourism sector is not expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels until late 2023 or early 2024, but political leaders and many working in the sector are taking steps now to assure that, as the tourism strengthens, it avoids the former overcrowding problems in tourist centers.
“Italy should not emphasize the dependence on big tour buses that all pull into parking lots and overwhelm a small town for a few hours, but promote more high-quality tourism that shows visitors the country wonders beyond the few dozen places everyone knows about," Gianfranco Lorenzo, head of the research department for Florence's Center for Touristic Studies, says. There's no reason people should be lined up to see one famous site when there are many places that are just as important and just as impressive.
Those strategies are already in development. This summer many Italian cities are trying to focus the attention of visitors on outdoor attractions like sprawling gardens and architectural ruins, where visitors can remain spread out to keep corona-virus infection risks low.
Florence's Uffizi Galleries, one of the most visited museums in Italy, has launched the “Uffizi Diffusi” initiative which includes displaying some of its collections in museums in smaller towns to help draw tourists who might otherwise have spent their time in overcrowded Florence.
Lorenzo says reducing the impact of tourists does not mean the country will have to host fewer tourists in the future. “In a few years we could even have more tourists than we had before the pandemic,” he says. “But for that to be sustainable, they just have to be spread out more evenly.”
12. Why do the political leaders in Italy adopt certain strategies in the tourism sector
A. To protect visitors from corona-virus infection.
B. To settle the overcrowding problem in tourist centers.
C. To limit the number of tourists coming to Italy.
D. To host more foreign tourists in the near future.
13. The “Uffizi Diffusi” initiative has been launched to _______.
A. draw more tourists
B. display great works
C. promote tourism industry
D. spread out visitors
14. What is Gianfranco Lorenzo's attitude towards the future of tourism in Italy
A. Optimistic.
B. Ambiguous.
C. Doubtful.
D. Concerned.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. The Problem of Overcrowding in Italy.
B. The Future of the Tourism Industry in Italy.
C. The Reform of the Tourism Industry in Italy.
D. The Impact of Corona-virus Pandemic on Italy.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
Homework
Do arithmetic problems 15 through 25. State the different forms of the verbs on page 50 of your French workbook. Read pages 12 through 20 of the Shakespeare play, and don’t forget to fill in the missing chemical symbols on the worksheet.
Sound like a list of your homework for the next few nights — or maybe even just for tonight _____16_____ , and that is your teachers’ way of evaluating (评估) how much you know what’s going on in class. And it helps strengthen important concepts.
_____17_____ It’s attractive to start with the easy things to get them out of the way. However, you’ll have the most energy and focus when you begin, so it’s best to use this mental power on the subjects that are most challenging. Later, when you’re more tired, you can focus on the simpler things. If you get stuck on a problem, try to figure it out as well as you can — but don’t spend too much time on it because this can mess up your homework schedule for the rest of the night. _____18_____ But don’t pick someone whom you’ll be up all night chatting with, or you’ll never get it done!
Most people’s attention spans aren’t very long, so take some breaks while doing your homework. Sitting for too long without relaxing will make you less productive than if you stop every so often. Taking a 15-minute break every hour is a good idea for most people. _____19_____
Once your homework is done, you can check over it if you have extra time. Be sure to put it safely away in your backpack — there’s nothing worse than having a completed assignment that you can’t find the next morning or that gets ruined by a careless brother or sister. _____20_____ Now you’re free to hang out.
A. Homework is a major part of going to school
B. It sounds very horrible
C. If you need to, ask an adult for help or call or email a classmate for advice.
D. And no teacher still believes that “chewed by the dog” line — even when it’s true!
E. When you start your homework, deal with the hardest tasks first.
F. But if you’re really concentrating, wait until it’s a good time to stop.
G. In conclusion, no one is expected to stay long, and people have very different learning styles.
第三部分 语言运用(共六节，满分65分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
I used to think my life was perfect. My mom had her dream job and a beautiful office and I had my own room with a computer and a garden to ____21____. But one Sunday, everything changed. A hurricane ____22____ our neighborhood while we were visiting my grandparents in Raleigh. Our kitchen was destroyed, and our clean and comfortable home was in ruins.
But something ____23____ happened. Our neighbors, the Flores family, came to our aid. They helped clear ____24____ pieces and offered us a place to stay. Their ____25____ was most impressive. We had never____26____ spoken to them before, but they ____27____ their home to us and made us feel like family.
We started a new____28____ of having weekend dinner together. We invited other families from the neighborhood to join us, and our ____29____ were filled with laughter and delicious food. It was a beautiful thing to see our _____30_____ come together in the wake of a disaster.
I _____31_____ knew Rosica, their daughter, before the hurricane. But she quickly became my _____32_____. She had a gift for storytelling and our evenings together were filled with adventure and laughter.
Looking back, I realize that the hurricane_____33_____ unexpected benefit. It brought us closer to our neighbors and _____34_____ our lives in ways we never could have imagined. Sometimes, it takes a(n) _____35_____ to bring out the best in people.
21. A. tend to B. worry about C. dream of D. deal with
22. A. visited B. skipped C. approached D. swept
23. A. invisible B. unexpected C. impossible D. unlucky
24. A. invisible B. hidden C. broken D. useful
25. A. belief B. request C. wealth D. kindness
26. A. really B. carefully C. naturally D. clearly
27. A. sold B. rented C. showed D. opened
28. A. business B. project C. tradition D. life
29. A. reunions B. gatherings C. journeys D. memories
30. A. family B. volunteers C. community D. supporters
31 A. soon B. never C. already D. also
32. A. sister B. friend C. student D. classmate
33. A. brought about B. resulted from C. made up for D. got away with
34. A. saved B. controlled C. enriched D. recorded
35. A. instant B. effort C. party D. disaster
第二节 语义匹配(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
语义匹配
John had not much affection for his mother and sisters, and an ____36____ antipathyto me. He bullied and punished me; not two or three times in the week, nor once or twice in the day, but____37____ continually:every nerve I had feared him, and every morsel of flesh in my bones shrank when he came near. There were moments when I was ____38____ bewildered by the terror he inspired, because I had no appeal whatever against either his threat or his inflictions(强加); the servants did not like to offend their young master by ____39____ taking my part against him, and Mrs. Read was blind and deaf on the subject: she never saw him strike or hear him ____40____ abuse me, though he did both now and then in her very presence, more frequently, however, behind her back.
36.
A. dislike B. preference C. delight D. favour
37.
A. occasionally B. rarely C. repeatedly D. regularly
38.
A. surprised B. confused C. distracted D. inspired
39.
A. playing my role B. attending me C. siding with me D. ignoring me
40.
A. comfort B. motivate C. praise D. ill-treat
第三节 课文填空(共20小题;每小题0.5分，满分10分)
Passage 1
根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。
Through Snow’s ___41___ efforts, water companies began to sell clean water and the threat of cholera around the world saw a ___42___ decrease. However, cholera is still a problem. Each year, millions of people around the world get cholera and many die from it. ___43___, we now know how to prevent cholera, ___44___ to the work of John Snow. Moreover, in his use of maps and statistics, Snow ___45___ the way scientists study diseases. For this reason, Snow is considered the father of modern epidemiology.
Passage 2
根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。
Another important factor to consider is the tremendous pressure that ___46___ with studying abroad. Students must learn how to live in an unfamiliar environment with limited language skills. Some may struggle and ___47___ from culture shock when learning how to behave in new ___48___. Other students are not ___49___ enough to handle the challenges by themselves and may become depressed. Some students might even encounter problems with personal safety. In addition, different ___50___ to teaching and learning may come as a shock to many students.
Passage 3
根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。
Our travels then took us to South China, and then on to central China. In each place we went, we ___51___ wonderful local dishes, from Guangdong’s ___52___ dim sum — small servings of food in bamboo steamers — to the ___53___ stewed noodles in Henan. Everywhere, the food was as ___54___ as the people. However, one thing is always true: Through food, Chinese people everywhere show friendship and ___55___.
Beyond this, you can keep healthy by ___56___ different categories of fresh foods, especially fruit and vegetables, which are full of vitamins and ___57___, rather than processed foods. Processed foods often contain less nutrition, and have higher ___58___ of sugar, salt, and fat than fresh ingredients. Besides this, it is also important to have some meat, beans, or dairy products in your diet, as they provide the necessary protein for strong bones and muscle growth. As with everything in life, ___59___ is key. The ____60____ diet is a balanced one，without too much or too little of any one thing.
第四节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Reading books gives people the opportunity to explore new worlds and meet new people both real and imagined, thus ____61____ (expand) our knowledge and understanding of the world around us and those far away.
To celebrate the wonderment of books and those that make them come to life, the UNESCO established 23 April ____62____ World Book and Copyright Day in 1995. But it got its start long before that in Spain.
Setting aside a day to celebrate books ____63____ (trace) its beginnings to Spanish writer Vicente Clavel Andres. In 1922 he proposed ____64____ idea as a way to honor fellow countryman author Miguel de Cervantes. In 1995, the UNESCO decided to pay homage to authors and books world-wide as a way of encouraging everyone ____65____ (access) books. Choosing 23 April seemed a logical choice. Besides being the date of Cervante’s death, it also happens to be the date ____66____ William Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega died, among other prominent authors. Additionally, several distinguished authors were born on 23 April, making it a symbolic date in the worldliterature.
____67____(annual) since 2001, one city around the world is chosen to be the UNESCO World Book Capital for a year. The ____68____ (select) city is tasked with carrying out activities to encourage a culture of reading ____69____spread its values in all ages and population groups in and out of the national _____70_____ (border).
第五节 单句填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
根据首字母及括号内提示填入正确的单词形式。
71. After the 21-day isolation period, Ebola survivors are no longer considered to be i_______. (感染) (根据中英文提示填空)
72. People on limited b _______ should avoid travelling during the holiday season if they can.(预算)(根据中英文提示填空)
73. Tom called us that he had g_______ the scholarship.(获得)(根据中英文提示填空)
74. Pancake rolls s_______ with sliced Chinese green onions is the most popular and typical street food in Shangdong province.(填满)(根据中英文提示填空)
75 C_______ with people from diverse cultural backgrounds helps us view the world from different angles and thus gives us more insight into our own culture. (合作) (根据中英文提示填空)
76. I pulled my car into a garage, and the young m_______ had it fixed in just a few minutes.(机械修理工)(根据中英文提示填空)
77. The sweat was p_______ down her face by the end of the 1,500 meter race.(倾泻)(根据中英文提示填空)
78. My father was a man of honor and c _______ and humor, and he was the parent I truly respected. (能力)(根据中英文提示填空)
79. An aircraft overshot the runway and was s _______ damaged. (严重)(根据中英文提示填空)
80. Hilversum is actually in a hilly area with the soil mostly c _______ of sand.(组成)(根据中英文提示填空)
第六节 完成句子(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
根据中文意思按要求完成下列句子。每空不超过5个词。
81. The chef said that the menu ________(已做调整以迎合)local tastes.(根据汉语提示完成句子)
82. Generally speaking, ________(多接触) the rest of the world will help you see things from different angles. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
83. ________ (让我惊讶的是) gunpowder was originally used for making fireworks. (用主语从句) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
84. My friend came round for a cup of tea and we ________ (后来却吃了) a big meal together. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
85. Anybody is welcome to have a try, ________(不分年龄和性别). (根据汉语提示完成句子)
第四部分 写作(共一节，满分25分)
86. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
After working many years in a large hospital, my work as head nurse in a small local hospital turned out frustrating. Occasionally we lacked supplies or equipment and sometimes the food was less than desirable. The biggest problem was the lack of qualified help. Still, everyone working there had a genuine love for the patients, and did their best to care for them.
Alice, a tiny, elderly lady with bright blue, twinkling eyes, was everyone’s favorite. Her only living relative was her son Jack, a large, tough man. Tattoos (纹身) covered his arms and an untidy beard grew wildly on his chin. No matter how cold the weather was, he always wore a tank top shirt so the snake artwork could be admired by all. He wore faded jeans, so stiff with thick dirt that they could have stood alone. His loud and rude manner frightened most of the staff.
But this large man loved his tiny mother. Every day, he roared up to the hospital entrance on his old motorcycle, pushed open the front door, and walked with heavy steps down the hall to her room, his loud boot heels announcing his arrival. He visited at unpredictable hours so he could surprise anyone who suspected him of not taking proper care of his mother. Yet, his gentleness with her amazed me.
I made friends with Jack figuring I’d rather be a friend with a man like him, than an enemy. And I, like everyone else, truly loved his mother.
One particularly bad evening at the hospital, three nurses called in sick, the food carts came late and cold, and one of the patients fell and broke his hip. Jack came in at suppertime to help his mother with her meal. He stood and looked at me in surprise as I busily tried to do the work of three nurses. Exhausted, and near to tears, I avoided his stare.
After the patients were finally fed, bathed, and put to bed, I sat at the desk and put my head down on my arms for a few moments’ relaxation before the night shift arrived.
Paragraph 1:
Suddenly, the front door burst open.
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Paragraph 2:
Putting down the rose on my desk, he turned around and left.
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