梅河口市第五中学2023届高三上学期2月期末考试英语试卷(含答案)

梅河口市第五中学2023届高三上学期2月期末考试英语试卷
学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、阅读理解
To: “The Shoe People” From: “John Trimbald” jtconstruction@ To Whom it May Concern, I have trusted the Shoe People to protect the feet of my employees for over ten years now. I recently purchased a few pairs of boots from your company for my crew. Though my men were initially satisfied with the boots, the soles(鞋底) began to fall apart on them after just twelve weeks. This was extremely surprising considering they came with a six year warranty(担保). The boots are unsafe to wear because my men are pouring hot concrete. Please respond as soon as possible with instructions on how I can return the boots and receive a refund. Thank you, John Trimbald, Foreman, JT Construction
To: John Trimbald“ From: ”The Shoe People“ ” Dear Mr. Trimbald,Thank you for your e-mail concerning the poor quality of our rubber soled black workboots. A representative will be by your office next week to pick up the damaged boots. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you and your crew. Along with five new pairs of workboots for your crew (we included one extra pair), we have enclosed a free year’s supply of spray(喷雾). In our retail stores, this spray is always recommended to buyers who work on heated floors. This should have been brought to your attention at the time of your initial order (received by telephone on October 12, 2007). Please excuse our oversight. To date we have had no complaints about these workboots from customers who have used the protector spray. However, should you use the spray and find that you are still unsatisfied with the boots, please return the boots and spray for a full refund. Thank you for supporting The Shoe People. Have a Happy New Year. Sincerely, Stan Mason, President
1．The first email is basically an email of ________.
A. apology B. sympathy C. appreciation D. complaint
2．What is the “spray” used for according to the passage
A. To repair the damaged boots. B. To protect the soles from heat.
C. To prevent the crew from danger. D. To protect the boots from concrete.
3．According to the president of The Shoe People, John Trimbald ________.
A. can exchange the damaged boots with new ones at any time
B. must return the damaged boots to any of the retail stores
C. will get new pairs of boots and a free year’s supply of spray
D. can return the damaged boots and spray for a full refund now
Alejandro Buxton’s candle business started with a headache. The 12-year-old’s mom suffers from allergies, and something in their house was causing her head to hurt. After going to the hospital, they discovered the cause of the headache: the candles. His mom had no choice but to get rid of the scented(有香味的) items.
However, he knew his mother really loved candles. To lift her spirits, he set up a lab in the family’s kitchen in the fall of 2019 and made a candle using only natural ingredients, such as soy and coconut waxes (蜡) and essential oils. Chemicals in her old candles were causing the headaches. He named his first product Jurassic Orange, which is similar to the fruit in color and smell. Jurassic Orange was a hit with his mom, whose headaches disappeared. But Alejandro wasn’t done experimenting. Within a few months, he had about six scents, including Chunky Sweaters and Cozy Socks, which smells like a fruit drink mixed with a pine forest.
In September 2020, he put his first collection of candles on Etsy, the online marketplace that specializes in handmade goods. He also sold candles at seasonal markets, such as the one in downtown D. C. where the vice president was shopping for holiday gifts last year. He recommended two candles to the vice president. She took some of his advice.
Jesse Benites, general manager of a big shopping mall, said the vice president’s visit “skyrocketed” Alejandro’s fame. A senior manager contacted Alejandro and invited him to rent one of the 12 retail carts at the mall. On September 1,2022, Smell of Love Candles opened on the second level of the shopping center. Alejandro is the mall’s youngest business owner. Inside the mall, Alejandro turned a large room into his production facility, where he and his staff make 600 to 700 candles a week. There were altogether 25 scents on the shelf. He continued to make new scents and wanted to see all his candles in every single household and love and joy come into the houses.
Alejandro’s candle business makes a good profit, but for him, the money he earned is not just for his own college fund but for local charities.
4．Alejandro started his business because he wanted to________.
A. solve his mother’s problem
B. earn some money for the family
C. make more people love candles
D. change the way candles are made
5．What do we know about Smell of Love Candles
A. It was visited by the vice president.
B. It mainly sells candles on the Internet.
C. It teaches people how to make candles.
D. It will offer new scents of the candles.
6．The money Alejandro made will be used to____.
A. open more chain stores
B. help more people in need
C. invent new scents of the candles
D. promote his candles to more families
7．According to the passage, which words can best describe Alejandro
A. Organized and loving. B. Smart and outgoing.
C. Caring and creative. D. Generous and honest.
Commercial airlines alone contribute around 3 percent of total global carbon emissions. But the industry is actively looking for green solutions in the form of sustainable (可持续发展的) airline fuel, and in one case, that fuel may have had a previous life as your household food waste. In a study released this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers detail a method of transforming food waste into sustainable airline fuel.
Biomass (生物质), such as animal and food waste, can be transformed into biofuels, which are renewable liquid fuels made from organic matter. Derek Vardon, a senior research engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), says that their fuel worked as a mixture of 90 percent conventional petrol airline fuel and 10 percent alternative airline fuel required by the industry currently. They also show they could push it to a 70/30 mixture with more time and testing available.
Major companies are eager to participate in sustainable airline fuel because some sustainable solutions, such as battery-operated commercial planes, just aren’t possible yet with current battery technology. A battery-powered plane would be too heavy to fly long distances, so fuel that works in the same way as the fuel we have is a simpler way to trade out emission-heavy fossil fuels.
Vardon says that because the wet waste used in the process would normally go to a landfill (垃圾填埋场) and break down to release greenhouse gases, the process of making and using sustainable airline fuel could actually have a negative carbon footprint when scaled up.
Commercial airlines are also on board to find an affordable and sustainable solution to the carbon-intensive process of air travel. Airlines are looking to hit aggressive sustainability goals by 2050, including decreasing net carbon dioxide emissions by 50 percent.
8．Which of the following is used for sustainable airline power
A. Biomass. B. Liquid fuel C. Battery power. D. Fossil fuel.
9．Why are commercial planes still fuel-powered
A. Biofuel proves less costly and easier to produce.
B. It’s convenient to create the proper fuel mixture.
C. Biofuel is environmentally friendly and sustainable.
D. Fuel-powered planes are likely to travel lighter and farther.
10．What does the underlined phrase “on board” in the last paragraph refer to
A. Taking off. B. Participating in.
C. Holding a meeting. D. Appearing on stage.
11．Which can be a suitable title for the text
A. Alternative Energy to Fossil Fuel.
B. How to Get Fossil Fuel Sustainable.
C. Changing Food Waste into Airplane Fuel.
D. How to Decrease Carbon Dioxide Emissions.
Research has shown that behavioral signaling is largely universal — not only across cultures, but across species. Based on this knowledge, Cogito Corp has created an artificial intelligence (AI) technology to analyze behavioral and vocal cues to provide in-the-moment guidance during conversations, making individuals more emotionally intelligent.
“Artificial intelligence continues to have a transformational effect across industries. One area we see specific accelerated advancement in with this technology, is machine learning,” said Dr. John Kane of Cogito. “Much of the advancement in machine learning is due to the fact that it’s not far removed from our daily lives. Take Amazon’s Alexa as a household example: Alexa can recognize and respond to whispered speech for voice commands, made possible through machine learning advancement,” Kane continued. He also pointed out that “media has built unrealistic expectations in the minds of the general public when it comes to AI, where in fact, machine learning algorithms are still generally developed for narrowly defined purposes.”
Cogito was founded with the mission of helping humans communicate with more emotional intelligence. Presently, it helps individuals across enterprise-level organizations, mainly in the insurance, healthcare and financial service industries, create stronger customer service outcomes with the help of the Cogito AI coach. “Our goal is to provide in-the-moment guidance to individuals within enterprise call centers so they can adjust their behavior and improve customer experiences,” Kane said.
Cogito’s AI technology aims to offer a win-win-win model for companies — improving agent performance so that employees are more occupied with their work, customers are more satisfied and the company is more productive. Cogito’s in-the-moment guidance identifies patterns and cues that may be easily overlooked, giving consistent recommendations to agents in real time. This focused level of analysis helps managers coach high-performing agents to be more consistent and low-performing agents to identify areas for improvement — positively impacting companies.
Looking to the future, Cogito’s CEO and co-founder, Joshua Feast, sees an opportunity to own the AI coaching space. AI coaches guide humans to improve their individual and team performance, resulting in a more productive, emotionally intelligent and successful workforce.
12．What’s the main reason for machine learning’s advancement
A. Its connections with our daily lives.
B. Its being a basic area of AI technology.
C. An increasing demand for the technology.
D. Media’s efforts to promote the technology.
13．What do you know about AI from Kane’s words
A. It has wider uses than expected.
B. What it can do now may be overestimated.
C. It is far from familiar to the public.
D. Most advanced AI technologies remain unknown to the public.
14．Why was Cogito established
A. To bring greater advancement in machine learning.
B. To reveal the behavioral differences between humans.
C. To make humans more emotionally intelligent in conversations.
D. To help companies monitor and measure employees’ work performance.
15．What can be inferred about Cogito’s AI technology
A. It faces a lot of challenges.
B. It seems to have a bright future.
C. It may replace the human workforce sooner or later.
D. It is disadvantageous to low-performing employees.
二、七选五
16． In 2015,the Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warned the world in a TED speech that highly infectious viruses would kill millions of people in the future. It remained unnoticed until recently. The video has been watched over 43 million times online so far. ①________
Based on his beliefs, Gates writes a new book, How to Prevent the Next Pandemic. ②________
③________ He suggests that scientists, data analysts and policy experts across the world work together as a team to prepare for quick response at the future outbreaks of pandemics in different countries and regions. Schedule the arrangements before people shift their attention to other things, he says in the book.
Moreover, research and development should be further strengthened. They are to secure that lifesaving tools, effective vaccines of long-term protection, effective treatments and highly sensitive diagnostic techniques can benefit all people at a faster speed. It requires not only investment but also bigger production capacity. ④________
Lastly, people need to improve health immunization system and early warning systems, especially in low-and-middle-income countries. ⑤________ With early warning systems tracing any outbreak of infectious diseases, people can sequence the genes of viruses as soon as possible to tell how to handle them before they spread.
A.To start with, plans should be made.
B.Routine immunization should be improved.
C.It is about the causes and spread of COVID-19.
D.Firstly, more people are encouraged to watch the speech video.
E.As a consequence, when the next crisis arrives, people can be ready.
F.He believes that people can learn a lot from the COVID-19 pandemic.
G.95 percent viewings happened after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
三、完形填空（15空）
About a month ago I noticed something really amazing, which I must call a garden miracle. It so happened that when I 1 the double doors of a small storage area in the back of my house where I 2 my garden supplies during the long, severe New England winter, I found, in one of the dirt-filled pots, a living, growing plant, topped with two of the most unlikely pink 3 you’ve ever seen.
How was this 4 The unheated space had been closed all winter, and it was still cold outside. Once I caught my breath, I 5 and discovered something approaching a reasonable explanation—there was a small glass window at the top of the double doors, and it was possible that a ray of sun fell directly on that pot, giving the plant just enough light and warmth to 6 it to grow in its own personal greenhouse.
I can’t help feeling 7 at the lessons this wonderful plant has to teach.
For one thing, I am moved by the coincidence of the whole thing. If I had 8 my pot six inches to the left or right of that spot, the plant might not have gotten that 9 ray of light. If I had 10 the roots of the plant in late fall, there would have been nothing but dirt in that pot.
But there’s something else that 11 me about this—just how little light and 12 it took for this plant to grow and flower. I’m not 13 we should be mean with love and kindness and all the other warming things we 14 for others and for ourselves. But isn’t it comforting to think that just a drop of 15 can brighten a day, a place, a life
When it comes to positivity, a little goes a long way. Just ask my little miracle plant.
17．A. approached B. shut C. opened D. knocked
18．A. need B. provide C. receive D. keep
19．A. sticks B. branches C. roots D. flowers
20．A. essential B. possible C. significant D. different
21．A. stepped aside B. stepped away C. looked down D. looked around
22．A. request B. enable C. instruct D. intend
23．A. excited B. puzzled C. amazed D. amused
24．A. put B. found C. measured D. missed
25．A. broad B. soft C. strong D. narrow
26．A. pulled out B. cared for C. thought about D. brought in
27．A. requires B. cheers C. inspires D. changes
28．A. attention B. warmth C. time D. effort
29．A. expecting B. imagining C. doubting D. saying
30．A. experience B. do C. accept D. remember
31．A. water B. encouragement C. sunshine D. support
四、短文填空
32．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。
It's said that the Chinese characters were invented by Cangjie. They were deciphered(破译) in the Song Dynasty ①________ whether these are the correct answers is still debatable.
In his life Cangjie observed mountains and rivers, footprints of birds and beasts, as well as shapes of plants and objects. Inspired by these, Cangjie invented various symbols②______ (base) on the shapes and ③_______ (appear) of different things and named them zi (character). These most ancient Chinese pictographs(象形文字) have ended the time ④_______ people tied knots to record their lives.
According to the Han Dynasty's Chinese dictionary Shuo Wen Jie Zi, Cangjie wrote two scrolls, which ⑤_______ (lose) during wars in the Sui Dynasty.
Scholars in contemporary times tend ⑥______ (believe) it is probably a beautiful tale that Cangjie invented the Chinese characters alone. Many Chinese characters actually came into being before Cangjie. He is more like the one who ⑦______ (collect) Chinese characters. Chinese ancestors accumulated and developed the Chinese characters, updating them through hundreds of years, during which time the Chinese characters evolved from oracle bone script ⑧_______ bronze script, seal script, clerical script, and ⑨_______ (final) to standard script. Nowadays Chinese people commonly use the standard script, whose ⑩________ (tradition) version was gradually simplified and modernized.
五、书面表达
33．假定你校正在举办主题为“文明习惯满校园”的倡议书征文活动，请你写一份倡议书投稿，内容包括：
1. 发出倡议的背景；
2. 倡议内容与理由。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear schoolmates,
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六、读后续写
34．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。
“Yeah, a BATTLE!” said William, pulling my arm. “You see that, John ”
I looked up from my desk to see Ms. Chow writing on the board, “Battle of the Books!” She smiled and then said, “Are you ready to go into the battle Get prepared for it next week!”
“Is it a reading contest ” I was so excited that I forgot to raise my hand first.
“Good question, John!” said Ms. Chow. “It is not a race and you are not going to beat each other. We are not going to see who can read the fastest or the most books, but you are going to form a team of three and then set a reading goal for your team. If your team meet your goal by the end of this month, you will get a prize!”
Even though the prize was something silly, that still sounded pretty good to me. I turned towards William immediately, saying, “Shall we be teammates ”
“Yes, for sure!” he said. William and I liked a lot of the same books, so we could set a goal together.
The bell rang before Ms. Chow could explain any more rules. William and I were about to begin our discussion when Lily passed my desk and said “Teammates ” to William and me. Lily was a girl from Spain and she could read super-fast in both English and Spanish! If we set a goal like reading books by authors from different countries, she could help the team for sure.
“Yeah, of course!” William and I nodded. I had my team! The three of us settled down and started a discussion immediately, trying to figure out what we needed to do to get the prize. Just then, I saw my best friend Tom running towards my desk. I could clearly see the expectation shining in his eyes.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150 左右;
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
“John, let’s be teammates!” Tom said to me excitedly.
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Hearing what Lily said, we agreed with her suggestion.
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参考答案
1．答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据第一封邮件的最后一句话“Please respond as soon as possible with instructions on how I can return the boots and receive a refund. (请尽快回复，说明如何退还靴子并获得退款。)”可知，这是封投诉信。故选D。
2．答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据第二封邮件“In our retail stores, this spray is always recommended to buyers who work on heated floors. (在我们的零售店，这种喷雾总是推荐给在加热地板上工作的买家。)”可知，spray 的用途是保护鞋底不受热。故选B。
3．答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第二封邮件的第二段“Along with five new pairs of workboots for your crew (we included one extra pair), we have enclosed a free year's supply of sole protector spray. (随函附上五双新的工作鞋（我们额外增加了一双），我们还提供了一年免费的鞋底保护喷雾。)”可知，John Trimbald 将会得到五双新的工作鞋和一年免费的鞋底保护喷雾。故选C。
4．答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段前两句“However, he knew his mother really loved candles. To lift her spirits, he set up a lab in the family’s kitchen in the fall of 2019 and made a candle using only natural ingredients, such as soy and coconut waxes (蜡) and essential oils.（然而，他知道他的母亲真的很喜欢蜡烛。为了让她振作起来，2019 年秋天，他在家里的厨房里建立了一个实验室，只用大豆、椰子蜡和精油等天然原料制作了一支蜡烛。）”可知，亚历杭德罗开始做蜡烛生意是因为他想解决他妈妈的问题。故选A 项。
5．答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段最后两句“There were altogether 25 scents on the shelf. He continued to make new scents and wanted to see all his candles in every single household and love and joy come into the houses.（架子上总共有25 种香味。他继续制作新的香味，并希望看到他所有的蜡烛进入每一个家庭，爱和喜悦进入每一个家庭。）”结合上文可知，Smell of Love Candles 将提供新的蜡烛香味。故选D 项。
6．答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Alejandro’s candle business makes a good profit, but for him, the money he earned is not just for his own college fund but for local charities.（亚历杭德罗的蜡烛生意利润颇丰，但对他来说，他赚的钱不仅用于自己的大学基金，还用于当地的慈善机构。）”可知，亚历杭德罗赚的钱会被用来帮助更多需要帮助的人。故选B 项。
7．答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二段的最后一句“Within a few months, he had about six scents, including Chunky Sweaters and Cozy Socks, which smells like a fruit drink mixed with a pine forest.（几个月内，他就有了大约六种气味，包括厚实的毛衣和舒适的袜子，闻起来像混合了松林的水果饮料。）”结合上文可推知，亚历杭德罗是一个极具创造力的人。再根据文章最后一段“Alejandro’s candle business makes a good profit, but for him, the money he earned is not just for his own college fund but for local charities.（亚历杭德罗的蜡烛生意利润颇丰，但对他来说，他赚的钱不仅用于自己的大学基金，还用于当地的慈善机构。）”可推知，他还是一个有爱心的人。故选C 项。
8．答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“In a study released this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers detail a method of transforming food waste into sustainable airline fuel.( 在本周发表在《美国国家科学院院刊》上的一项研究中，研究人员详细介绍了一种将食物垃圾转化为可持续航空燃料的方法。)”和第二段第一句“Biomass(生物质), such as animal and food waste, can be transformed into biofuels, which are renewable liquid fuels made from organic matter. (生物质，如动物和食物垃圾，可以转化为生物燃料，这是一种由有机物制成的可再生液体燃料。)”可知，生物质可以被转化为航空燃料。故选A项。
9．答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“A battery-powered plane would be too heavy to fly long distances, so fuel that works in the same way as the fuel we have is a simpler way to trade out emission-heavy fossil fuels.( 电池驱动的飞机太重，无法飞很远的距离，因此，与我们现有的燃料工作原理相同的燃料，是一种更简单的方式，可以取代高排放的化石燃料。)”可知目前飞机仍然是燃料驱动的原因是，与电池驱动相比，燃料驱动的飞机更加轻便、飞得更远。故选D项。
10．答案：B
解析：词义猜测题。根据最后一段最后一句“ Airlines are looking to hit aggressive sustainability goals by 2050, including decreasing net carbon dioxide emissions by 50 percent.(航空公司希望在2050年前达到积极的可持续发展目标，包括将二氧化碳净排放量减少50%。)”可知划线单词意为“（商业航空公司也）参与（寻找一种负担得起的持续的解决方案）”，on board意为“参与”。故选B项。
11．答案：C
解析：主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句“In a study released this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers detail a method of transforming food waste into sustainable airline fuel.(在本周发表在《美国国家科学院院刊》上的一项研究中，研究人员详细介绍了一种将食物垃圾转化为可持续航空燃料的方法。)”结合全文可知，文章主要讲述了研究人员正在努力将食物垃圾转化为可持续的航空燃料。所以C项“Changing Food Waste into Airplane Fuel.(把食物垃圾变成飞机燃料)”作标题能概括全文主旨。故选C项。
12．答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中“Much of the advancement in machine learning is due to the fact that it’s not far removed from our daily lives.”（机器学习的进步很大程度上是因为它离我们的日常生活不远。）可知，机器 学习进步的主要原因是它与我们日常生活的联系紧密。故选A 项。
13．答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中“He also pointed out that “media has built unrealistic expectations in the minds of the general public when it comes to AI, where in fact, machine learning algorithms are still generally developed for narrowly defined purposes.””（他还指出，“在谈到人工智能时，媒体在公众心中建立了不切实际的期望，事实上，机器学习算法通常仍是为狭隘的目的而开发的。”）可知，从凯恩的话中，人工智能现在的能力可能被高估了。故选B项。
14．答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中“Cogito was founded with the mission of helping humans communicate with more emotional intelligence.”（Cogito 成立的宗旨是帮助人们以更高的情商交流。）可知，Cogito 成立是为了让人类在对话中更有情商。故选C 项。
15．答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段“Looking to the future, Cogito’s CEO and co-founder, Joshua Feast, sees an opportunity to own the AI coaching space. AI coaches guide humans to improve their individual and team performance, resulting in a more productive, emotionally intelligent and successful workforce.”（展望未来，Cogito 的首席执行官兼联合创始人Joshua·Feast看到了拥有人工智能教练领域的机会。人工智能教练指导人类提高个人和团队表现，从而形成更高效、情商更高、更成功的员工队伍。）可知，关于Cogito的人工智能技术，我们可以推断出它似乎有一个光明的未来。故选B项。
16．答案：①-⑤GFAEB
解析：①根据该段讲述的为Bill Gates在TED演讲中的关于高传染性病毒的相关情况，所以该空内容依旧是围绕该主题论述。G选项“95 percent viewings happened after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.(95%的观看发生在COVID-19大流行爆发之后。)”的内容中的viewing和上一句video, watched为同范畴词呼应。故选G项。
②分析文章结构可知，此处的内容与接下来的三段内容是“总一分”关系。所以该空应该是起到一个承上启下的作用，F选项“He believes that people can learn a lot from the COVID-19 pandemic.(他认为人们可以从COVID-19大流行中学到很多东西。)”中的learn a lot from the COVID-19 pandemic.与下文三段内容相符。故选F项。
③根据空格所处的位置可知，此空为段落的中心句，且为Bill Gates在新书中所提到的第一个建议，A选项“To start with, plans should be made.(首先，应该制定计划。)”中的To start with与第四段中Moreover的和第五段Lastly衔接合理。故选A项。
④根据空格位于段尾可知，很可能对该段的内容进行概括总结。E选项“As a consequence, when the next crisis arrives, people can be ready.(因此，当下一次危机到来时，人们可以做好准备。)”中的As a consequence可知，此选项对该段进行了总结，结合本段的主题句“Moreover, research and development should be further strengthened.(此外，应进一步加强研究和开发。)”可知，E选项与该内容吻合。故选E项。
⑤根据最后一段中的主题句“Lastly, people need to improve health immunization system and early warning systems, especially in low-and-middle-income countries.(最后，人们需要改善卫生免疫系统和预警系统，特别是在低收入和中等收入国家。)”可知，该空讲述的内容是改善卫生免疫系统，B选项“Routine immunization should be improved.(应改进常规免疫接种。)”的Routine immunization和前文immunization关键词呼应。故选B项。
17．答案：C
解析：考查动词及语境理解。A.approached靠近;B.shut关闭;C.opened打开;D.knocked撞。根据下文the double doors of a small storage area in the back of my house where I 2 my garden supplies during the long, 可知,作者是打开储物间的双扇门后发现了正在生长的植物,上面有两朵你从未见过的粉红色花朵。故选C。
18．答案：D
解析：考查动词及语境理解。A.need需要;B.provide提供;C.receive收到;D.keep保存。根据下文my garden supplies during the long, severe New England winter,可知,在新英格兰漫长而严酷的冬天,作者把自己的园艺用品放在那里。故选D。
19．答案：D
解析：考查名词及语境理解。A.sticks技条;B.branches树枝;C.roots树根;D.flowers花。根据上文I found, in one of the dirt-filled pots, a living, growing plant, topped with two of the most unlikely pink 3 you've ever seen.可知,植物开放出粉红色花朵。故选D。
20．答案：B
解析：考查形容词及语境理解。A.essential重要的;B.possible可能的;C.significant有意义的;D.different不同的。根据下文The unheated space had been closed all winter, and it was still cold outside.可知,作者认为这种植物在寒冷的冬天生长并开花是不可能的。故选B。
21．答案：D
解析：考查动词短语及语境理解。A.stepped aside让开点;B.stepped away走开;C.looked down俯视;D.looked around向四周看,根据下文and discovered something approaching a reasonable explanation—there was a small glass window at the top of the double doors可知,作者环顾四周,发现了双层门的顶部有个小玻璃窗。故选D。
22．答案：B
解析：考查动词及语境理解。A.request请求;B.enable使能够;C.instruct指导;D.intend打算。根据下文it to grow in its own personal greenhouse.可知,给了植物足够的光和温暖,使它能够在自己的温室里生长。故选B。
23．答案：C
解析：考查形容词及语境理解。A.excited激动的;B.puzzled困惑的;C.amazed惊讶的;D.amused愉快的。根据下文at the lessons this wonderful plant has to teach.可知,作者不禁对这种奇妙的植物所传授的知识感到惊讶。故选C。
24．答案：A
解析：考查动词及语境理解。A.put放置;B.found发现;C.measured衡量;D.missed错过。根据下文my pot six inches to the left or right of that spot, the plant might not have gotten that 9 ray of light,可知,这里指我把花盆放置的位置,植物得不到光线。故选A。
25．答案：D
解析：考查形容词及语境理解。A.broad宽的;B.soft柔软的;C.strong强壮的;D.narrow狭窄的。narrow may of light微弱的光线。根据上文and it was possible that a ray of sun fell directly on that pot. If I had 8 my pot six inches to the left or right of that spot,可知,微弱的光线照射到植物上。故选D。
26．答案：A
解析：考查动词短语及语境理解。A.pulled out拔出;B.cared for照顾;C.thought about考虑;D.brought in引进。根据下文the roots of the plant in late fall, there would have been nothing but dirt in that pot.可知,如果拔出植物的根,花盆里就只剩下泥土了。故选A。
27．答案：C
解析：考查动词及语境理解。A.requires要求;B.cheers欢呼;C.inspires启发;D.changes改变。根据下文just how little light and 12 it took for this plant to grow and flower.可知,这里指这启发了作者的思考,激发了作者的灵感。故选C。
28．答案：B
解析：考查名词及语境理解。A.attention关注;B.warmth温暖;C.time时间;D.effort努力。根据上文and it was possible that a ray of sun fell directly on that pot, giving the plant just enough light and warmth 可知,作者在思考这株植物生长需要的温暖很少。warmth在此处指阳光的温暖。故选B。
29．答案：D
解析：考查动词及语境理解。A.expecting期望;B.imagining想象;C.doubting怀疑;D.saying说。根据下文we should be mean with love and kindness and all the other warming things we 14 for others and for ourselves.可知,动词say后接宾语从句时可以用来表达观点和见解,故选D。
30．答案：B
解析：考查动词及语境理解。A.experience经历;B.do做;C.accept接受;D.remember记得。根据下文for others and for ourselves. But isn't it comforting to think that just a drop of.可知,此处表示我们为别人和自己所做的其他所有暖心的事情。故选B。
31．答案：C
解析：考查名词及语境理解。A.water水;B.encouragement鼓励;C.sunshine阳光;D.support支持。根据上文just how little light and 12 it took for this plant to grow and flower.可知,一缕阳光,就可以让人一天心花怒放,就可以维持生命的存在。故选C。
32．答案：but/yet ； based ；appearances ；when ；were lost ； to believe ；collects/has collected ；to ； finally ；traditional
解析：本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要介绍了仓颉造字的传说以及相关研究。
①考查连词。句意为：这些汉字已在宋代被破译出来，但是正确与否依然存在争议。分析句子结构可知，前后两个并列句之间存在转折关系，应填表示转折的连词but/yet。故填but/yet。
②考查非谓语动词。句意为：仓颉受到这些观察的启发，发明了基于不同事物的形状和外观的各种符号，并把它们命名为"字"。分析句子结构可知，设空处作symbols的后置定语，且与symbols之间为逻辑上的被动关系，应用过去分词。故填based。
③考查名词。句意：同上。根据上文中的shapes和下文中的of different things可知，此处与shapes并列，应用名词复数形式appearances作宾语。故填appearances。
④考查定语从句。句意为：这些最古老的中国象形文字结束了人们结绳记事的时代。分析句子成分可知，设空处引导定语从句，先行词为time，且从句中缺少时间状语，应用when引导定语从句。故填when。
⑤考查动词。句意为：根据汉代的语文辞书《说文解字》所述，仓颉写了两卷(汉字)，这两卷都在隋朝的战乱中丢失了。分析句子结构可知，设空处作which引导的定语从句的谓语，事件发生在过去，且which指代先行词two scrolls，和lose之间是被动关系，应用一般过去时的被动语态;定语从句的主语which为复数概念，从句谓语应用复数形式。故填were lost。
⑥考查非谓语动词。句意为：现代学者往往会相信仓颉独自造字的故事可能是一个美丽的传说。tend to do sth. 为固定搭配，意为"往往会做某事"。故填to believe。
⑦考查动词。句意为：仓颉更像是把汉字收集起来的那个人。根据句意可知，此处是当代学者对仓颉在汉字传承中所扮演的角色的客观描述，应用一般现在时；此处也可用现在完成时，强调动作的完成;分析句子结构可知，who引导的定语从句中缺少谓语，关系代词指代先行词the one，为单数概念，谓语应用第三人称单数。故填collects/has collected。
⑧考查介词。句意为：中国的祖先们积累并发展了汉字，并于数百年间不断更新这些汉字，其间汉字由甲骨文逐步发展成金文、篆书、隶书，最后发展成标准汉字。from... to... 是固定搭配，意为"从……到……"。故填to。
⑨考查副词。句意：同上。分析句子结构可知，设空处作状语，应用final的副词finally，意为"最终地"。故填finally。
⑩考查形容词。句意为：如今中国人普遍使用标准汉字，这些字的传统版本已经逐渐简化和现代化。分析句子结构可知，设空处后的version为whose引导的定语从句的主语，为名词，需要用形容词修饰。故填traditional。
33．答案：
Dear schoolmates,
We can’t deny that it is common to see some uncivilized practices in our school, like people speaking loudly in a library or a classroom and wasting food without restraint.
Therefore, I would like to advocate a campaign against such behavior. Tougher regulations on public areas may help students behave themselves. Besides, it would also be sensible to put up more banners of encouragement to act good deeds, which can arouse students’ awareness to spread the beneficial habits.
As a teenager of the new era, let’s act jointly to make the glory of civilization shine in every corner of our school.
解析：本篇书面表达属于应用文。假定你校正在举办主题为“文明习惯满校园”的倡议书征文活动，请你写一份倡议书投稿，内容包括：1. 发出倡议的背景；2. 倡议内容与理由。
1.词汇积累
普遍：common→general
因此：therefore→thus
此外：besides→in addition
有益的：beneficial→helpful
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Therefore, I would like to advocate a campaign against such behavior. Tougher regulations on public areas may help students behave themselves.
拓展句：Therefore, I would like to advocate a campaign against such behavior because tougher regulations on public areas may help students behave themselves.
[高分句型1] We can’t deny that it is common to see some uncivilized practices in our school, like people speaking loudly in a library or a classroom and wasting food without restraint. (运用了that引导宾语从句)
[高分句型2] Besides, it would also be sensible to put up more banners of encouragement to act good deeds, which can arouse students’ awareness to spread the beneficial habits. (运用了which引导非限制性定语从句)
34．答案：
“John, let’s be teammates!” Tom said to me excitedly. Hearing what Tom said, I bowed my head in embarrassment, not daring to meet his eyes because I didn’t know how to refuse him politely. He was my best friend and I didn’t want to ruin our friendship. William and Lily also fell into silence and had no idea how to deal with it. Suddenly, Lily said happily, “we can turn to Ms. Chow for help. If we really want to be a team, maybe she will grant our request. ”
Hearing what Lily said, we agreed with her suggestion. So we approached Ms. Chow who was getting ready to leave the classroom. After hearing what we said, she finally agreed, but with one condition that we must set a higher reading goal for our team since we had four. We agreed happily. Finally, the problem was solved perfectly and nobody was heart-broken. I was firmly sure that we would complete our reading goal and win the prize.
解析：本文以读书比赛的活动线索展开，讲述了作者和两个小伙伴组队参加老师组织的读书比赛的活动，这时他最好的朋友也想加入他的队伍，但老师要求只能三人一组。就在作者为难之际，同伴提出了建议，最终完美地解决了组队的问题。
1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“‘约翰，我们做队友吧。’汤姆激动地对我说”可知，第一段可描写作者的尴尬和不知所措及女同学提出的建议。
②由第二段首句内容“听完莉莉的话，我们同意了她的建议。”可知，第二段可描写我们采取的行动及最终解决了组队问题。
2.续写线索：组队友——问题——不知所措——提建议——解决问题——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①.低头：bow my head/lower my head
②.破坏： ruin/destroy
③.拒绝：refuse politely/decline
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情绪类
①.开心地：happily/joyfully/delightfully
②.伤心的：heart-broken/grieved
【高分句型1】So we approached Ms. Chow who was getting ready to leave the classroom.（运用了who引导的定语从句。）
【高分句型2】After hearing what we said, she finally agreed, but with one condition that we must set a higher reading goal for our team since we had four. （运用了that 引导的同位语从句。）