2023-2024 学年高一上学期1月试卷
英 语
一、阅读理解
School Activities for Kids and Teens
July is a month of fun-filled activities for kids and teens as long as you know where to find them. When you want some fun activities for July, consider these activities happening this month.
Magic Class Time: Friday, July 7, 10:00 a. m. Cost: Free Booking Phone: 34038470 Address: Centenary Community hub, 171 Dandenong Note: Would you like to be a magician(魔术师) Then join David, the magician, to learn about real magic with playing cards, coins, ring ropes and DIY projects and be able to become the life of the party. Science With Me: Making Your Own Guitar! Time: Saturday, July 8, 3:00 p. m. Cost: Free Booking phone: 34031226 Address: 10, Egginton Closc Note: Do you want to make a guitar with Katy and her mom Science With Me is going to be with you. Please remember to bring a piece of wood, a hammer, some rubber bands and some nails with you.
Secret of the Dragon Time: Monday, July 17, 10:30 a. m. Cost: Adult: $8.40 Children under 15: half Booking Phone: 34032578 Address: Brisbane Botanic Gardens Note: Secret of the Dragon is a magical story about two children who ride a dragon to explore the universe. The Search for Life: Are We Alone Time: Thursday, July 27, 2:00 p. m. Cost: Adult: $14.50 Children under 12: $8.70 Booking Phone: 34037689 Address: Brisbane Botanic Gardens Note: Are we truly alone in space Is there any life out there These questions are asked in this show.
1. Which is the fact about the activity Magic Class
A. Its address is Brisbane Botanic Gardens.
B. The class begins on the afternoons of July 7.
C. David can teach people to perform magic tricks.
D. People should bring some rubber bands and some nails.
2. How can Mia contact someone if she wants to make a kind of music instrument
A. By calling 34038470. B. By calling 34032578.
C. By calling 34031226. D. By calling 34037689.
3. If Peter and his 11-year-old daughter hope to watch the show about space life, how much should they pay
A. $12.60. B. $16.80.
C. $17.40. D. $23.20.
When she was just 9 years old, Hilde Lysiak became famous across the United States for reporting on different news stories.
Hilde Lysiak’s father was a reporter for New York Daily News. When she was young, he often took her to work with him, so she developed a strong interest in news reporting.
At age 8, Hilde Lysiak started her own newspaper, called Orange Street News (OSN). Her family lived on Orange Street at the time. Hilde Lysiak wanted to cover stories important to everyone in her town. Following the rules her father had taught her, she researched and reported stories in her monthly newspaper. She also set up her own website and reported on YouTube.
OSN suddenly became famous when a murder happened in town, and 9-year-old Hilde was the first person to report it. Soon, news organizations around the country were writing and reporting stories about Hilde. However, not everyone was happy about Hilde’s efforts. Some people criticized (批评) her parents for allowing her to report on something as unpleasant as a murder. Others criticized Hilde for “pretending to be a reporter”. Hilde was upset about the complaints (埋怨). She responded with a YouTube video, “I never began my newspaper so that people would think I was cute,” she said. “I want to be taken seriously. I am sure other kids do, too.”
That wasn’t the first time Hilde had found it hard for people to take her seriously, which was mainly because of her age. But she never let that stop her. Hilde continued reporting.
In 2019, Hilde wrote a book for young people, called Hilde Cracks the Case, which is based on stories that Hilde wrote. The book was then turned into a TV show called Home Before Dark. For now, Hilde says she has given up reporting. But her efforts have already inspired people around the world.
4. How did Hilde develop her passion for news reporting
A. By going to work with her father.
B. By reading so many news reports herself.
C. By watching how other reporters perform their jobs.
D. By teaching herself the skills and knowledge about news reporting.
5. What happened first according to the text
A. The murder was first reported.
B. The book Hilde Cracks the Case came out.
C. The TV show Home Before Dark was shot.
D. The newspaper Orange Street News was started.
6. How did Hilde feel as for the complaints according to paragraph 4
A. Upset. B. Calm. C. Pleased. D. Proud.
7. What did Hilde do in the face of others’ critical voices
A. She turned to her father for help and comfort.
B. She posted a YouTube video to express herself.
C. She felt disappointed and gave up reporting immediately.
D. She published an article in New York Daily News to defend herself.
When Alex Lin was 11 years old, he read an alarming article in the newspaper about e-waste. The article said that people were throwing away their e-waste in places it should never go. This was dangerous, the article said, because e-waste contains poisonous chemicals and metals like lead. These harmful substances (物质) can leak into the environment, getting into crops, animals, water supplies—and people.
Alex showed the article to a few of his classmates. They were worried too. But what could they do about this problem with e-waste How would they even start “The first thing we did,” Alex says, “was to learn more about the problem.” Alex and his friends spent several weeks gathering information about the chemicals in e-waste and their effects on humans. They learned how to dispose (处理) of e-waste properly and how it could be recycled. “Then,” he says, “we had to find out what the situation was in our town. So we sent out a survey.”
What they found shocked them: Of the people who answered the survey, only one in eight even knew what e-waste was, let alone how to properly dispose of it. Alex and his friends went into action. They advertised in the local newspaper and distributed notices to students, asking residents to bring their unwanted electronics to the school parking lot. The drive lasted two days, and they collected over 21,000 pounds of e-waste.
The next step was to set up an e-waste drop-off center for the town and to find a responsible company to recycle the waste. That was when Alex and his friends learned another scary fact about e-waste—some irresponsible recycling companies don’t break down the e-waste and dispose of it safely themselves. Instead, they ship it overseas to countries such as China and Nigeria, where local environmental laws are not applied. “We checked carefully online to make sure the company we chose didn’t do this,” Alex says.
Because of the work of people like Alex and his team, more and more people are getting the message about safe disposal of e-waste. As Alex says, “Today’s technology should not become tomorrow’s poisonous trash.”
8. What can we learn about Alex from paragraph 1 and paragraph 2
A. He was curious about chemistry experiments.
B. He possessed a strong sense of responsibility.
C. He set out to solve the problem individually.
D. He formed the habit of reading newspapers.
9. What does the underlined word “drive” mean
A. campaign B. imagination C. performance D. technology
10. Why did some companies transport the e-waste to other countries
A. Lack of available space was the reason for shipping.
B. Recycling was totally banned in their own country.
C. They were running their companies on a tight budget.
D. They were not charged with insecurely disposing it.
11. What’s the suitable title for the text
A. Reusing School Computers B. Recycling Electronic Waste
C. Meeting a challenge D. Doing scientific experiment
Songbirds do have a perfect voice. Every species of bird wakes up at a very particular time in the morning and begins to sing. This is because each species has its own specific waking stimulus (刺激) which is linked to the brightness of the sunlight.
Like human beings have to learn to speak, birds also have to learn how to sing. They do this in several stages. First, they practise voices and sounds, which is comparable to the early stage in human language development. During the second stage, the birds practise their songs for eight to nine months, until memory and practice match up. The singing is strengthened during the final stage.
Although nightingales got their name as a result of their singing at night, not all nightingales sing at night. Generally, both males and females sing during the day. The night song is used mainly for seeking partners. After succeeding in attracting a female, the male nightingale falls silent and doesn't start his song again until the early morning.
Birds are seasonal singers. We only hear numerous kinds of bird concerts between spring and high summer. This is the time when birds are looking for partners, and when the males aim to impress the females with their song and mark out their territory at the same time. However, even after they have found a partner, male birds continue to sing, because this is the time when they are showing their offspring (幼崽) how to sing.
Birds don’t all sing as well as others, not even within a species. The song of a bird in London will be quite different from that of a bird in Paris or Berlin. Although the members of each bird species share a vocabulary of sounds, dialect differences are quite common. The individual dialects are not natural but are learnt while the birds are children that adopt the dialect of their parents. The young birds always sing as well or as badly as their teachers, because the adults on whom they model themselves vary in style and talent from region to region.
12. What role does the brightness of sunlight play in birds’ singing
A. It makes them learn songs easily.
B. It affects where they hold concerts.
C. It leads them to find abundant food.
D. It determines when they begin to sing.
13. What’s the reason for male birds continue to sing after finding partners
A. To mark its territory B. To teach its offspring
C. To draw female’s attention D. To drive enemies away
14. When do birds learn individual dialects
A. After they leave their homes B. Before they find partners
C. When they are still young D. When they become grown-up
15. What is the text mainly about
A. The varieties of Birdsong
B. The science of Birds’ singing
C. The living environment of Birds
D. The dialects of Bird Communication
All living things need energy to move and grow. Energy can come in many different forms. ____16____ While energy cannot be created nor destroyed, it can be converted (转换) between different forms.
Where do plants get their energy They get their energy from the sun. Plants absorb sunlight with their leaves. ____17____ This chemical process is called photosynthesis. Photosynthesis means, “making out of light.” The energy from the sun, light energy, is converted into chemical energy through photosynthesis.
Plants are called producers because they produce their own food. Producers form the base of every food chain in an ecosystem. Plants are eaten by animals, which are eaten by larger animals. For example, a plant takes in energy from the sun and turns it into plant food. ____18____ Then, a human eats the rabbit. The energy the human gets from the food was originally energy from the sun!
The food humans eat provides us with energy. When we chew and digest food, a chemical reaction takes place. ____19____ We require energy from food for basic functions, like moving and breathing. Energy from food also helps our body repair itself and stay warm.
____20____ Whole foods (天然食品), like kale, contain lots of important nutrients, such as calcium (钙) and potassium (钾). Sugary foods, like candy, do not contain as many nutrients. Whole foods can provide us with enough energy over long periods of time. So are you more energized throughout the day
A. The energy produced from this reaction fuels our bodies.
B. Eater, that plant might be eaten by a rabbit, giving the rabbit energy.
C. Notice how you feel when you eat whole foods like vegetables and fruits.
D. Through this process, energy from the sun is moved from one living thing to another.
E. They use the sun’s energy to change water and carbon dioxide into plant food and oxygen.
F. The amount of energy we get from food depends on which nutrients are in the food we eat.
G. For example, light energy, heat energy, and chemical energy are all different forms of energy.
二、完形填空
A US bus driver is being praised for the way she helped a passenger get some needed help. On a winter evening, the bus driver Susan started talking with a passenger named Richard. He told her that he had been___21___ for a week, because there was a big fire in the place where he had been living and his house was ___22___
When he asked if he could ___23___ along for the night to stay out of the ___24___, she agreed. “At some point in our lives, everybody needs help.” Susan said, “I want to do what I could to help Richard in some way.” At one point during her shift (换班),she took a ___25___at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and offered to give Richard something to eat. Richard was ___26___. “Now I don’t know what to say but to say thank you,” he said to Susan and promised to ___27___ her back.
She refused, saying, “I want to help you.” But one act of kindness wasn’t ___28___ for Susan. During another break, she turned to a friend for help, who helped to get Richard into temporary (临时的)___29___
Susan and Richard became ___30___ during that six-hour bus ride. Now he has her cellphone number, and they keep in ___31___.
Helping others comes natural for Susan, who has received lots of praise for ___32___service since she worked in the MCTS two years ago. She ___33___takes bread and jelly sandwiches on the bus to share with people in ___34___.
In fact, Susan did what we all need to do to___35___the homeless: to look out for each other, to care for each other and to work together.
21.
A. careless B. homeless C. jobless D. selfless
22.
A backed down B. calmed down C. turned down D. burned down
23.
A. drive B. walk C. ride D. work
24.
A. moon B. sun C. heat D. cold
25.
A. break B. look C. risk D. chance
26.
A. awkward B. concerned C. negative D. moved
27.
A. take B. pay C. call D. turn
28
A. slight B. slim C. right D. enough
29.
A. schools B. platforms C. housing D. cars
30.
A. visitors B. workmates C. friends D. hosts
31.
A. contact B. mind C. check D. line
32.
A. excellent B. interesting C. confident D. peaceful
33.
A. extremely B. usually C. finally D. potentially
34.
A. need B. public C. addition D. memory
35.
A research B. challenge C. help D. attack
三、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In early autumn, pandas in the forests of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in the Wolong National Nature Reserve, in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province, attract many ___36___ (tour).
In March 1999, two pandas, Jia Jia and An An, ___37___ (send) to Hong Kong from Si chuan, settled in the Ocean Park. It was the first time ___38___ Hong Kong had pandas living in ___39___ (it) zoo. In 2007, another pair of giant pandas, Ying Ying and Le Le, also came to Hong Kong from Sichuan ___40___ (join) Jia Jia and An An.
On May 12, 2008, the Wenchuan earthquake ___41___ (cause) huge damage to the center and the buildings were ___42___ (complete) destroyed. During the post-disaster reconstruction (重建), Hong Kong helped by ___43___ (donate) 1.42 billion yuan for more than 23 assistance projects. After more than five years of reconstruction efforts, the new center-the Chinese Giant Panda Park—was successfully opened on May 11, 2016. In the five years since then, more than 120 giant panda cubs have been born at the park.
“Thanks ___44___ the giant pandas, we are establishing more cooperative exchanges with Hong Kong, especially in breeding,” said Li Guo, ___45___ expert at the Center’s management office.
四、书信写作
46. 假如你是高一学生李华，你校英语阅读社 (English Reading Club)正在招募(recruit) 新成员，你非常渴望加入。请你用英语写一封申请信，内容包括：
1. 写信目的；
2. 加入英语阅读社的原因；
3. 希望获准。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按照以下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Sir/ Madam,
My name is Li Hua, a freshman in our school.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
五、书面表达
47. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
In the back of my closet is a small box that has followed me to every new address. It’s the first thing I find a place for as the moving truck pulls away. The only remaining contents in it are dozens of notes in my mother’s tidy writing. My mother, who put her business degree to use running a small company with my father, while raising me, was always prepared and always gave me abundant love. By day she made marketing slogans and distribution strategies. By night: bubble baths and bedtime stories. She and I had the same February birthday. Each year my parents arranged wonderful parties.
When I was 3, she learned she had advanced breast cancer and immediately began to prepare by rescarching every available treatment. Each day, she would sit for hours at our dining table, her straight dark hair tied back, surrounded by piles of paper, studying, technical paragraphs.
When I was 7, the materials on the dining table began to change. Wrapping (包装) paper and ribbons (丝带) took the place of her highlighted pages. Paper creased (折) under her fingers. Knots (蝴蝶结) came together with a tiny creak. She had begun making a gift box for me.
Inside, she packed presents and letters for the milestones of my life she would miss—graduation, wedding, and every birthday until the age of 30. My mother died 10 days before our shared birthday. That morning, when I turned 12 and she would have turned 49, I woke up early and opened the box as my mother had shown me.
Neat rows of brightly wrapped presents glowed like the spring tulips (郁金香) that were just coming up in the front yard. In the package marked “12th Birthday”, I found a little ring with an amethyst (紫水晶) at its center. A white card curling around the present read: “I always wanted a birthstone ring when I was a little girl. I hope you like it, too. Happy birthday, darling girl! Love, your Mommy.”
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。
On the morning of my high school graduation, I walked to the box.
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Today I hit 31, and I sat in my room, holding the nearly empty box.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2023-2024 学年高一上学期1月试卷
英 语
一、阅读理解
School Activities for Kids and Teens
July is a month of fun-filled activities for kids and teens as long as you know where to find them. When you want some fun activities for July, consider these activities happening this month.
Magic Class Time: Friday, July 7, 10:00 a. m. Cost: Free Booking Phone: 34038470 Address: Centenary Community hub, 171 Dandenong Note: Would you like to be a magician(魔术师) Then join David, the magician, to learn about real magic with playing cards, coins, ring ropes and DIY projects and be able to become the life of the party. Science With Me: Making Your Own Guitar! Time: Saturday, July 8, 3:00 p. m. Cost: Free Booking phone: 34031226 Address: 10, Egginton Closc Note: Do you want to make a guitar with Katy and her mom Science With Me is going to be with you. Please remember to bring a piece of wood, a hammer, some rubber bands and some nails with you.
Secret of the Dragon Time: Monday, July 17, 10:30 a. m. Cost: Adult: $8.40 Children under 15: half Booking Phone: 34032578 Address: Brisbane Botanic Gardens Note: Secret of the Dragon is a magical story about two children who ride a dragon to explore the universe. The Search for Life: Are We Alone Time: Thursday, July 27, 2:00 p. m. Cost: Adult: $14.50 Children under 12: $8.70 Booking Phone: 34037689 Address: Brisbane Botanic Gardens Note: Are we truly alone in space Is there any life out there These questions are asked in this show.
1. Which is the fact about the activity Magic Class
A. Its address is Brisbane Botanic Gardens.
B. The class begins on the afternoons of July 7.
C. David can teach people to perform magic tricks.
D. People should bring some rubber bands and some nails.
2. How can Mia contact someone if she wants to make a kind of music instrument
A. By calling 34038470. B. By calling 34032578.
C. By calling 34031226. D. By calling 34037689.
3. If Peter and his 11-year-old daughter hope to watch the show about space life, how much should they pay
A. $12.60. B. $16.80.
C. $17.40. D. $23.20.
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇应用文，介绍了四种面向儿童和青少年的学校活动。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章Magic Class中关键信息“Then join David, the magician, to learn about real magic with playing cards, coins, ring ropes and DIY projects and be able to become the life of the party. (然后加入魔术师大卫的行列，用扑克牌、硬币、环绳和DIY项目来学习真正的魔术，并能成为派对的生命。)”可知，在这项活动中，大卫教人们变魔术。故选C项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章Science With Me: Making Your Own Guitar!中关键句“Do you want to make a guitar with Katy and her mom Science With Me is going to be with you. (你想和凯蒂和她妈妈一起做一把吉他吗 《科学与我》将与你同在。)”可知，如果米娅想制作一种乐器，她可以打电话34031226联系。故选C项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章The Search for Life: Are We Alone 中关键信息“Cost: Adult: $14.50
Children under 12: $8.70 (费用:成人:14.50美元 12岁以下儿童:8.7美元)”和“Are we truly alone in space Is there any life out there These questions are asked in this show.( 我们在太空中真的是孤独的吗 外太空有生命吗 这些问题都是在节目中提出的。)”可知，如果彼得和他11岁的女儿想看关于太空生活的节目，他们应该支付14.5美元+8.7美元，即23.2美元。故选D项。
When she was just 9 years old, Hilde Lysiak became famous across the United States for reporting on different news stories.
Hilde Lysiak’s father was a reporter for New York Daily News. When she was young, he often took her to work with him, so she developed a strong interest in news reporting.
At age 8, Hilde Lysiak started her own newspaper, called Orange Street News (OSN). Her family lived on Orange Street at the time. Hilde Lysiak wanted to cover stories important to everyone in her town. Following the rules her father had taught her, she researched and reported stories in her monthly newspaper. She also set up her own website and reported on YouTube.
OSN suddenly became famous when a murder happened in town, and 9-year-old Hilde was the first person to report it. Soon, news organizations around the country were writing and reporting stories about Hilde. However, not everyone was happy about Hilde’s efforts. Some people criticized (批评) her parents for allowing her to report on something as unpleasant as a murder. Others criticized Hilde for “pretending to be a reporter”. Hilde was upset about the complaints (埋怨). She responded with a YouTube video, “I never began my newspaper so that people would think I was cute,” she said. “I want to be taken seriously. I am sure other kids do, too.”
That wasn’t the first time Hilde had found it hard for people to take her seriously, which was mainly because of her age. But she never let that stop her. Hilde continued reporting.
In 2019, Hilde wrote a book for young people, called Hilde Cracks the Case, which is based on stories that Hilde wrote. The book was then turned into a TV show called Home Before Dark. For now, Hilde says she has given up reporting. But her efforts have already inspired people around the world.
4. How did Hilde develop her passion for news reporting
A. By going to work with her father.
B. By reading so many news reports herself.
C. By watching how other reporters perform their jobs.
D. By teaching herself the skills and knowledge about news reporting.
5. What happened first according to the text
A. The murder was first reported.
B. The book Hilde Cracks the Case came out.
C. The TV show Home Before Dark was shot.
D. The newspaper Orange Street News was started.
6. How did Hilde feel as for the complaints according to paragraph 4
A. Upset. B. Calm. C. Pleased. D. Proud.
7. What did Hilde do in the face of others’ critical voices
A. She turned to her father for help and comfort.
B. She posted a YouTube video to express herself.
C. She felt disappointed and gave up reporting immediately.
D. She published an article in New York Daily News to defend herself.
【答案】4. A 5. D 6. A 7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了当时只有9岁的HildeLysiak因报道不同的新闻故事而闻名于美国，虽然因为年龄小受到人们的质疑，但是她没有退缩，如今，希尔德写了一本书，讲述了她自己的故事，并分享了她面临的一些挑战。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Hilde Lysiak’s father was a reporter for New York Daily News. When she was young, he often took her to work with him, so she developed a strong interest in news reporting. (Hilde Lysiak的父亲是《纽约每日新闻》的记者。当她年轻的时候，他经常带她去工作，所以她对新闻报道产生了浓厚的兴趣。)” 可知，希尔德是通过与她的父亲一起工作来培养她对新闻报道的热情的。故选A。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“At age 8, Hilde Lysiak started her own newspaper, called Orange Street News (OSN). (8岁时，Hilde Lysiak创办了自己的报纸，名为Orange Street News (OSN)。)”第四段“OSN suddenly became famous when a murder happened in town, and 9-year-old Hilde was the first person to report it. (OSN突然出名是因为镇上发生了一起谋杀案，9岁的Hilde是第一个报案的人。)”以及文章最后一段“In 2019, Hilde wrote a book for young people, called Hilde Cracks the Case, which is based on stories that Hilde wrote. (2019年，席德为年轻人写了一本名为《席德破案》的书，这本书是根据席德写的故事改编的。)”“The book was then turned into a TV show called Home Before Dark. For now, Hilde says she has given up reporting. (这本书后来被改编成电视剧，名为《天黑前回家》。)”可知，最先发生的是“Hilde Lysiak创办了自己的报纸，名为Orange Street News (OSN)。”故选D。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Hilde was upset about the complaints (埋怨). (席德对这些抱怨感到心烦意乱。)”可知，她对这些抱怨感到心烦意乱。故选A。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Hilde was upset about the complaints (埋怨). She responded with a YouTube video, ‘I never began my newspaper so that people would think I was cute,’ she said. (席德对这些抱怨感到心烦意乱。她在YouTube上发布了一段视频作为回应，“我创办报纸从来不是为了让人们觉得我很可爱，”她说。)”可知，面对别人批评的声音，希尔德在YouTube上发布了一个视频来表达自己。故选B。
When Alex Lin was 11 years old, he read an alarming article in the newspaper about e-waste. The article said that people were throwing away their e-waste in places it should never go. This was dangerous, the article said, because e-waste contains poisonous chemicals and metals like lead. These harmful substances (物质) can leak into the environment, getting into crops, animals, water supplies—and people.
Alex showed the article to a few of his classmates. They were worried too. But what could they do about this problem with e-waste How would they even start “The first thing we did,” Alex says, “was to learn more about the problem.” Alex and his friends spent several weeks gathering information about the chemicals in e-waste and their effects on humans. They learned how to dispose (处理) of e-waste properly and how it could be recycled. “Then,” he says, “we had to find out what the situation was in our town. So we sent out a survey.”
What they found shocked them: Of the people who answered the survey, only one in eight even knew what e-waste was, let alone how to properly dispose of it. Alex and his friends went into action. They advertised in the local newspaper and distributed notices to students, asking residents to bring their unwanted electronics to the school parking lot. The drive lasted two days, and they collected over 21,000 pounds of e-waste.
The next step was to set up an e-waste drop-off center for the town and to find a responsible company to recycle the waste. That was when Alex and his friends learned another scary fact about e-waste—some irresponsible recycling companies don’t break down the e-waste and dispose of it safely themselves. Instead, they ship it overseas to countries such as China and Nigeria, where local environmental laws are not applied. “We checked carefully online to make sure the company we chose didn’t do this,” Alex says.
Because of the work of people like Alex and his team, more and more people are getting the message about safe disposal of e-waste. As Alex says, “Today’s technology should not become tomorrow’s poisonous trash.”
8. What can we learn about Alex from paragraph 1 and paragraph 2
A. He was curious about chemistry experiments.
B. He possessed a strong sense of responsibility.
C. He set out to solve the problem individually.
D. He formed the habit of reading newspapers.
9. What does the underlined word “drive” mean
A. campaign B. imagination C. performance D. technology
10. Why did some companies transport the e-waste to other countries
A. Lack of available space was the reason for shipping.
B. Recycling was totally banned in their own country.
C. They were running their companies on a tight budget.
D. They were not charged with insecurely disposing it.
11. What’s the suitable title for the text
A. Reusing School Computers B. Recycling Electronic Waste
C. Meeting a challenge D. Doing scientific experiment
【答案】8. B 9. A 10. D 11. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是记叙文。讲述了Alex为解决电子垃圾污染问题，所做出的一系列努力。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“When Alex Lin was 11 years old, he read an alarming article in the newspaper about e-waste. The article said that people were throwing away their e-waste in places it should never go. This was dangerous, the article said, because e-waste contains poisonous chemicals and metals like lead. These harmful substances (物质) can leak into the environment, getting into crops, animals, water supplies—and people.(当Alex Lin 11岁的时候，他在报纸上读到一篇关于电子垃圾的令人震惊的文章。这篇文章说，人们把电子垃圾扔到不该去的地方。这篇文章说，这很危险，因为电子垃圾含有有毒化学物质和铅等金属。这些有害物质会泄漏到环境中，进入农作物、动物、供水系统和人体内)”以及第二段“Alex showed the article to a few of his classmates. They were worried too. But what could they do about this problem with e-waste How would they even start “The first thing we did,” Alex says, “was to learn more about the problem.” Alex and his friends spent several weeks gathering information about the chemicals in e-waste and their effects on humans. They learned how to dispose (处理) of e-waste properly and how it could be recycled. “Then,” he says, “we had to find out what the situation was in our town. So we sent out a survey.”(亚历克斯把这篇文章拿给几个同学看。他们也很担心。但是他们能做些什么来解决电子垃圾的问题呢 他们是怎么开始的 “我们做的第一件事，”亚历克斯说，“就是更多地了解这个问题。”亚历克斯和他的朋友们花了几个星期收集有关电子垃圾中的化学物质及其对人类影响的信息。他们学会了如何正确处理电子垃圾以及如何回收利用。“然后，”他说，“我们必须弄清楚我们镇上的情况。所以我们进行了一项调查。”)”可知，Alex了解到电子垃圾中有毒物质会对环境造成危害，因此做了一系列的调研等活动可知，他具有很强的责任感。故选B项。
【9题详解】
词句猜测题。根据前文“Alex and his friends went into action. They advertised in the local newspaper and distributed notices to students, asking residents to bring their unwanted electronics to the school parking lot.(亚历克斯和他的朋友们开始行动起来。他们在当地报纸上登广告，并向学生分发通知，要求居民把他们不需要的电子产品带到学校的停车场)”可知，他们在当地报纸打广告，并把通知发给学生，要求居民把不要的电子垃圾产品带到学校停车场，所以这是一次运动，推知drive意为“活动，运动”，和A项意思相近。故选A项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“That was when Alex and his friends learned another scary fact about e-waste—some irresponsible recycling companies don’t break down the e-waste and dispose of it safely themselves. Instead, they ship it overseas to countries such as China and Nigeria, where local environmental laws are not applied.(就在那时，亚历克斯和他的朋友们了解到另一个关于电子垃圾的可怕事实——一些不负责任的回收公司不分解电子垃圾，也不自己安全处理。相反，他们将其运往中国和尼日利亚等不适用当地环境法的国家)”可知，一些不负责的公司会将垃圾运到其它国家，是因为这些国家环保法不健全，在这里不安全的处理垃圾并不会被指控。故选D项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“When Alex Lin was 11 years old, he read an alarming article in the newspaper about e-waste. The article said that people were throwing away their e-waste in places it should never go. This was dangerous, the article said, because e-waste contains poisonous chemicals and metals like lead. These harmful substances (物质) can leak into the environment, getting into crops, animals, water supplies—and people.(当Alex Lin 11岁的时候，他在报纸上读到一篇关于电子垃圾的令人震惊的文章。这篇文章说，人们把电子垃圾扔到不该去的地方。这篇文章说，这很危险，因为电子垃圾含有有毒化学物质和铅等金属。这些有害物质会泄漏到环境中，进入农作物、动物、供水系统和人体内)”以及最后一段“Because of the work of people like Alex and his team, more and more people are getting the message about safe disposal of e-waste. As Alex says, “Today’s technology should not become tomorrow’s poisonous trash.”(由于像亚历克斯和他的团队这样的人的工作，越来越多的人得到了安全处理电子垃圾的信息。正如亚历克斯所说，“今天的技术不应该成为明天的有毒垃圾。”)”可知，本文主要讲述了Alex为解决电子垃圾污染问题，所做出的一系列努力，所以B项“Recycling Electronic Waste(回收电子废物)”是本文最好的标题。故选B项。
Songbirds do have a perfect voice. Every species of bird wakes up at a very particular time in the morning and begins to sing. This is because each species has its own specific waking stimulus (刺激), which is linked to the brightness of the sunlight.
Like human beings have to learn to speak, birds also have to learn how to sing. They do this in several stages. First, they practise voices and sounds, which is comparable to the early stage in human language development. During the second stage, the birds practise their songs for eight to nine months, until memory and practice match up. The singing is strengthened during the final stage.
Although nightingales got their name as a result of their singing at night, not all nightingales sing at night. Generally, both males and females sing during the day. The night song is used mainly for seeking partners. After succeeding in attracting a female, the male nightingale falls silent and doesn't start his song again until the early morning.
Birds are seasonal singers. We only hear numerous kinds of bird concerts between spring and high summer. This is the time when birds are looking for partners, and when the males aim to impress the females with their song and mark out their territory at the same time. However, even after they have found a partner, male birds continue to sing, because this is the time when they are showing their offspring (幼崽) how to sing.
Birds don’t all sing as well as others, not even within a species. The song of a bird in London will be quite different from that of a bird in Paris or Berlin. Although the members of each bird species share a vocabulary of sounds, dialect differences are quite common. The individual dialects are not natural but are learnt while the birds are children that adopt the dialect of their parents. The young birds always sing as well or as badly as their teachers, because the adults on whom they model themselves vary in style and talent from region to region.
12. What role does the brightness of sunlight play in birds’ singing
A. It makes them learn songs easily.
B. It affects where they hold concerts.
C. It leads them to find abundant food.
D. It determines when they begin to sing.
13. What’s the reason for male birds continue to sing after finding partners
A. To mark its territory B. To teach its offspring
C. To draw female’s attention D. To drive enemies away
14. When do birds learn individual dialects
A. After they leave their homes B. Before they find partners
C. When they are still young D. When they become grown-up
15. What is the text mainly about
A. The varieties of Birdsong
B. The science of Birds’ singing
C. The living environment of Birds
D. The dialects of Bird Communication
【答案】12. D 13. B 14. C 15. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章对鸣禽的鸣叫特点和动机进行了研究说明。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Songbirds do have a perfect voice. Every species of bird wakes up at a very particular time in the morning and begins to sing. This is because each species has its own specific waking stimulus (刺激), which is linked to the brightness of the sunlight.(鸣禽确实有完美的声音。每一种鸟都在早晨的特定时间醒来并开始歌唱。这是因为每个物种都有自己特定的清醒刺激，这与阳光的亮度有关)”可知，光线的亮度会刺激不同的鸟类在特定的时间醒来，因此阳光的亮度可以决定鸟儿的鸣叫时间。故选D项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“However, even after they have found a partner, male birds continue to sing, because this is the time when they are showing their offspring (幼崽) how to sing.(然而，即使它们找到了伴侣，雄鸟也会继续唱歌，因为这是它们向后代展示如何唱歌的时候)”可知，雄鸟在找到配偶后继续歌唱的原因是教育它的后代。故选B项。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Although the members of each bird species share a vocabulary of sounds, dialect differences are quite common. The individual dialects are not natural but are learnt while the birds are children that adopt the dialect of their parents.(虽然每种鸟类都有相同的发音词汇，但方言的差异是相当普遍的。个体的方言不是天生的，而是后天习得的，而鸟类则是孩子，他们会接受父母的方言)”可知，个体方言并不是天生的，而是幼鸟时期从父母那里学来的。故选C项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Songbirds do have a perfect voice. Every species of bird wakes up at a very particular time in the morning and begins to sing. This is because each species has its own specific waking stimulus (刺激), which is linked to the brightness of the sunlight.(鸣禽确实有完美的声音。每一种鸟都在早晨的特定时间醒来并开始歌唱。这是因为每个物种都有自己特定的清醒刺激，这与阳光的亮度有关)”和第二段“Like human beings have to learn to speak, birds also have to learn how to sing. They do this in several stages. First, they practise voices and sounds, which is comparable to the early stage in human language development. During the second stage, the birds practise their songs for eight to nine months, until memory and practice match up. The singing is strengthened during the final stage.(就像人类要学会说话一样，鸟类也要学会唱歌。他们分几个阶段来做这件事。首先，他们练习声音和发音，这与人类语言发展的早期阶段相当。在第二阶段，鸟儿练习它们的歌曲8到9个月，直到记忆和练习相匹配。歌唱在最后阶段加强)”以及纵观全文可知，文章主要阐述了对鸟儿鸣啼的科学研究成果。故选B项。
All living things need energy to move and grow. Energy can come in many different forms. ____16____ While energy cannot be created nor destroyed, it can be converted (转换) between different forms.
Where do plants get their energy They get their energy from the sun. Plants absorb sunlight with their leaves. ____17____ This chemical process is called photosynthesis. Photosynthesis means, “making out of light.” The energy from the sun, light energy, is converted into chemical energy through photosynthesis.
Plants are called producers because they produce their own food. Producers form the base of every food chain in an ecosystem. Plants are eaten by animals, which are eaten by larger animals. For example, a plant takes in energy from the sun and turns it into plant food. ____18____ Then, a human eats the rabbit. The energy the human gets from the food was originally energy from the sun!
The food humans eat provides us with energy. When we chew and digest food, a chemical reaction takes place. ____19____ We require energy from food for basic functions, like moving and breathing. Energy from food also helps our body repair itself and stay warm.
____20____ Whole foods (天然食品), like kale, contain lots of important nutrients, such as calcium (钙) and potassium (钾). Sugary foods, like candy, do not contain as many nutrients. Whole foods can provide us with enough energy over long periods of time. So are you more energized throughout the day
A. The energy produced from this reaction fuels our bodies.
B. Eater, that plant might be eaten by a rabbit, giving the rabbit energy.
C. Notice how you feel when you eat whole foods like vegetables and fruits.
D. Through this process energy from the sun is moved from one living thing to another.
E. They use the sun’s energy to change water and carbon dioxide into plant food and oxygen.
F. The amount of energy we get from food depends on which nutrients are in the food we eat.
G. For example, light energy, heat energy, and chemical energy are all different forms of energy.
【答案】16. G 17. E 18. B 19. A 20. F
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了能量的来源和作用，以及植物、动物和人类如何获取和利用能量。
【16题详解】
上文“Energy can come in many different forms.(能源可以有许多不同的形式。)”提出能源有多种形式，G项“For example, light energy, heat energy, and chemical energy are all different forms of energy.(例如，光能、热能和化学能都是不同形式的能源。)”举例说明能源有哪些形式，上下文语意连贯。故选G项。
【17题详解】
下文“This chemical process is called photosynthesis.(这个化学过程被称为光合作用。)”提出光合作用的概念，根据句中“This chemical process”可知，上文会讲到光合作用。结合常识，E项“They use the sun’s energy to change water and carbon dioxide into plant food and oxygen.(它们利用太阳的能量将水和二氧化碳转化为植物的食物和氧气。)”正是光合作用的过程，且句中“the sun’s energy”照应上文中“Plants absorb sunlight”。故选E项。
【18题详解】
根据下文“Then, a human eats the rabbit.(然后，一个人吃掉这只兔子。)”中“the rabbit”是特指，可推知设空句中会提到兔子，只有B项“Eater, that plant might be eaten by a rabbit, giving the rabbit energy.(这种植物可能会被兔子吃掉，给兔子提供能量。)”中提到下文中出现的兔子，指代关系成立。故选B项。
【19题详解】
下文“We require energy from food for basic functions, like moving and breathing. Energy from food also helps our body repair itself and stay warm.(我们需要从食物中获取能量来维持基本的功能，比如运动和呼吸。食物中的能量也能帮助我们的身体自我修复并保持温暖。)”指出从食物中获取能量的作用，是对A项“The energy produced from this reaction fuels our bodies.(这种反应产生的能量为我们的身体提供能量。)”的解释说明，且句中“this reaction”照应上文中“a chemical reaction takes place”。故选A项。
【20题详解】
下文“Whole foods (天然食品), like kale, contain lots of important nutrients, such as calcium (钙) and potassium (钾). Sugary foods, like candy, do not contain as many nutrients. Whole foods can provide us with enough energy over long periods of time.(像羽衣甘蓝这样天然食物含有很多重要的营养物质，比如钙和钾。含糖的食物，如糖果，没有那么多的营养。天然食品可以长期为我们提供足够的能量。)”举例说明了不同食物中的不同营养物质，是对F项“The amount of energy we get from food depends on which nutrients are in the food we eat.(我们从食物中获得的能量取决于我们吃的食物中含有哪些营养物质。)”的举例说明。故选F项。
二、完形填空
A US bus driver is being praised for the way she helped a passenger get some needed help. On a winter evening, the bus driver Susan started talking with a passenger named Richard. He told her that he had been___21___ for a week, because there was a big fire in the place where he had been living and his house was ___22___
When he asked if he could ___23___ along for the night to stay out of the ___24___, she agreed. “At some point in our lives, everybody needs help.” Susan said, “I want to do what I could to help Richard in some way.” At one point during her shift (换班),she took a ___25___at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and offered to give Richard something to eat. Richard was ___26___. “Now I don’t know what to say but to say thank you,” he said to Susan and promised to ___27___ her back.
She refused, saying, “I want to help you.” But one act of kindness wasn’t ___28___ for Susan. During another break, she turned to a friend for help, who helped to get Richard into temporary (临时的)___29___
Susan and Richard became ___30___ during that six-hour bus ride. Now he has her cellphone number, and they keep in ___31___.
Helping others comes natural for Susan, who has received lots of praise for ___32___service since she worked in the MCTS two years ago. She ___33___takes bread and jelly sandwiches on the bus to share with people in ___34___.
In fact, Susan did what we all need to do to___35___the homeless: to look out for each other, to care for each other and to work together.
21.
A. careless B. homeless C. jobless D. selfless
22.
A. backed down B. calmed down C. turned down D. burned down
23.
A drive B. walk C. ride D. work
24.
A. moon B. sun C. heat D. cold
25.
A. break B. look C. risk D. chance
26.
A. awkward B. concerned C. negative D. moved
27.
A. take B. pay C. call D. turn
28.
A. slight B. slim C. right D. enough
29
A. schools B. platforms C. housing D. cars
30.
A. visitors B. workmates C. friends D. hosts
31.
A. contact B. mind C. check D. line
32.
A. excellent B. interesting C. confident D. peaceful
33.
A. extremely B. usually C. finally D. potentially
34.
A. need B. public C. addition D. memory
35.
A. research B. challenge C. help D. attack
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. D 29. C 30. C 31. A 32. A 33. B 34. A 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了一位无家可归的乘客请求待在公交车上躲避车外的寒冷，司机Susan同意了，并且尽最大努力帮助这个无家可归的人。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析，句意：他告诉她，他已经无家可归一个星期了，因为他住的地方发生了一场大火，他的房子被烧毁了。A. careless粗心的；B. homeless无家可归的；C. jobless失业的；D. selfless无私的。根据下文“there was a big fire in the place where he had been living and his house was __2___”可知，因为大火，所以那个人无家可归。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查动词短语辨析，句意：他告诉她，他已经无家可归一个星期了，因为他住的地方发生了一场大火，他的房子被烧毁了。A. backed down退缩，让步；B. calmed down平静下来；C. turned down拒绝；D. burned down烧毁。根据上文“there was a big fire”可知，起火了，他的房子被烧毁了。故选D。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析，句意：当他问他是否可以坐车过夜避寒时，她同意了。A. drive开车；B. walk走路；C. ride乘坐；D. work工作。根据上文“On a winter evening, the bus driver Susan started talking with a passenger named Richard”可知，因为无家可归，Richard想坐公交车过夜来避寒。且下文“during that six-hour bus ride.”也是提示。故选C。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析，句意：当他问他是否可以坐车过夜避寒时，她同意了。A. moon月亮；B. sun太阳；C. heat热量；D. cold寒冷。根据上文“On a winter evening,”可知，冬季的晚上应该是很冷的，所以Richard想坐车避寒。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析，句意：在轮班期间，她在University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee休息了一下，主动提出给理查德吃点东西。A. break休息；B. look表情；C. risk风险；D. chance机会。根据下文“offered to give Richard something to eat”可知，她在University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee休息了一下，给Richard东西吃。且下文“During another break”也是提示。故选A。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析，句意：理查德被感动了。A. awkward尴尬的；B. concerned担忧的；C. negative否定的，消极的；D. moved感动的。根据上文“offered to give Richard something to eat”和下文“ “Now I don’t know what to say but to say thank you,” ”可知，Susan给东西给Richard吃，Richard应该觉得感动。故选D。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析，句意：“现在我不知道该说什么，只能说谢谢你。”他对苏珊说，并答应回报她。A. take拿走；B. pay支付；C. call打电话；D. turn转向。根据上文“offered to give Richard something to eat”可知，Susan给东西给Richard吃，Richard说日后会回报她，pay sb. back意为“回报某人”。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析，句意：但一个善举对苏珊来说还不够。A. slight轻微的；B. slim苗条的；C. right正确的；D. enough足够的。根据下文“During another break, she turned to a friend for help”可知，苏珊还做了另一件好事，所以一个善举对苏珊来说还不够。故选D。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析，句意：另一次休息期间，她向一位朋友寻求帮助，这位朋友帮助理查德住进了临时住所。A. schools学校；B. platforms平台；C. housing房屋，住宅；D. cars汽车。根据上文“He told her that he had been__1__ for a week”可知，Richard无家可归，所以此处是Susan的朋友帮助理查德住进了临时住所，空格处意为“房屋，住宅”。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析，句意：苏珊和理查德在那六个小时的公共汽车上成了朋友。A. visitors游客；B. workmates同事；C. friends朋友；D. hosts主人。根据下文“Now he has her cellphone number”可知，Richard有了苏珊的电话，所以他们是成为了朋友。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析，句意：现在他有了她的手机号码，他们一直保持联系。A. contact联系；B. mind头脑，大脑；C. check检查；D. line线，线条。根据上文“Now he has her cellphone number”可知，Richard有了苏珊的电话，所以他们保持联系。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析，句意：帮助他人对苏珊来说是自然而然的事，自从两年前在MCTS工作以来，她因出色的服务而受到了很多赞扬。A. excellent出色的；B. interesting有趣的；C. confident自信的；D. peaceful平静的。根据上文“who has received lots of praise”可知，服务出色才能得到赞扬。故选A。
【33题详解】
考查副词词义辨析，句意：她常常在公共汽车上带着面包和果冻三明治，与有需要的人分享。A. extremely极度，非常；B. usually通常；C. finally最后；D. potentially可能地，潜在地。根据上文“__12__service”和下文“takes bread and jelly sandwiches on the bus to share with people”可知，她服务很出色，所以经常会带面包和果冻三明治跟他人分享。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析，句意：她通常在公共汽车上带着面包和果冻三明治，与有需要的人分享。A. need需要；B. public群众；C. addition增加物；D. memory记忆。根据上文“takes bread and jelly sandwiches on the bus to share with people”可知，她带面包和果冻三明治肯定是想和有需要的人分享，in need“有需要的”是固定搭配。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析，句意：事实上，苏珊做了我们每个人都需要做的事情来帮助无家可归者:互相照顾，互相关心，共同努力。A. research研究；B. challenge挑战；C. help帮助；D. attack攻击。根据下文“to look out for each other, to care for each other and to work together”可知，苏珊做了我们每个人都需要做的事情来帮助无家可归者。故选C。
三、语法填空
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。
In early autumn, pandas in the forests of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in the Wolong National Nature Reserve, in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province, attract many ___36___ (tour).
In March 1999, two pandas, Jia Jia and An An, ___37___ (send) to Hong Kong from Si chuan, settled in the Ocean Park. It was the first time ___38___ Hong Kong had pandas living in ___39___ (it) zoo. In 2007, another pair of giant pandas, Ying Ying and Le Le, also came to Hong Kong from Sichuan ___40___ (join) Jia Jia and An An.
On May 12, 2008, the Wenchuan earthquake ___41___ (cause) huge damage to the center and the buildings were ___42___ (complete) destroyed. During the post-disaster reconstruction (重建), Hong Kong helped by ___43___ (donate) 1.42 billion yuan for more than 23 assistance projects. After more than five years of reconstruction efforts, the new center-the Chinese Giant Panda Park—was successfully opened on May 11, 2016. In the five years since then, more than 120 giant panda cubs have been born at the park.
“Thanks ___44___ the giant pandas, we are establishing more cooperative exchanges with Hong Kong, especially in breeding,” said Li Guo, ___45___ expert at the Center’s management office.
【答案】36. tourists
37. were sent
38. that 39. its
40. to join
41. caused 42. completely
43. donating
44. to 45. an
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道，主要讲的是大熊猫在促进香港和四川省之间的关系中所起的作用。
【36题详解】
考查名词。句意：初秋，四川汶川卧龙国家级自然保护区中国大熊猫保护研究中心森林里的大熊猫吸引了许多游客。由“pandas...attract many”可知，此处表示“吸引了很多游客”，空格处意为“游客”，是tourist，空前有many，空格处用复数，故填tourists。
【37题详解】
考查时态，语态和主谓一致。句意：1999年3月，两只大熊猫佳佳和安安从四川被送往香港，定居在海洋公园。熊猫是被送到香港，句子用被动语态，由In March 1999可知，句子描述过去的事情，因此空格处用一般过去时的被动语态，主语two pandas, Jia Jia and An An是复数，因此空格处是were sent。故填were sent。
【38题详解】
考查固定句型。句意：这是香港动物园第一次有大熊猫生活。It was the first time that sb. had done sth.是固定句型，意为“这是某人第一次做某事”，因此空格处是that，故填that。
【39题详解】
考查物主代词。句意：这是香港动物园第一次有大熊猫生活。it和zoo之间是所属关系，因此空格处用形容词性物主代词its，故填its。
【40题详解】
考查不定式。句意：2007年，另一对大熊猫盈盈和乐乐也从四川来到香港，加入佳佳和安安的行列。根据语境可知，句子表示“另一对大熊猫盈盈和乐乐也从四川来到香港，加入佳佳和安安的行列”，因此空格处用不定式表目的，故填to join。
【41题详解】
考查时态。句意：2008年5月12日，汶川地震给震中造成巨大破坏，建筑物全部被毁。由On May 12, 2008可知，句子描述过去的事情，时态用一般过去时，空格处用过去式，故填caused。
【42题详解】
考查副词。句意：2008年5月12日，汶川地震给震中造成巨大破坏，建筑物全部被毁。空格处用副词修饰动词destroyed，complete的副词是completely，意为“完全地”，故填completely。
【43题详解】
考查动名词。句意：在灾后重建过程中，香港为23个援助项目捐款14.2亿元人民币。by是介词，其后跟动名词作宾语，故填donating。
【44题详解】
考查介词。句意：“多亏了大熊猫，我们正在与香港建立更多的合作交流，特别是在繁殖方面，”该中心管理办公室的专家Li Guo说。thanks to是固定短语，意为“多亏了”，因此空格处是介词to，故填to。
【45题详解】
考查冠词。句意：“多亏了大熊猫，我们正在与香港建立更多的合作交流，特别是在繁殖方面，”该中心管理办公室的专家Li Guo说。expert是可数名词的单数形式，表泛指，前面要加不定冠词，expert是元音音素开头，因此不定冠词用an，故填an。
四、书信写作
46. 假如你是高一学生李华，你校英语阅读社 (English Reading Club)正在招募(recruit) 新成员，你非常渴望加入。请你用英语写一封申请信，内容包括：
1. 写信目的；
2. 加入英语阅读社的原因；
3. 希望获准。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按照以下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Sir/ Madam,
My name is Li Hua, a freshman in our school.
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Yours
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Sir/ Madam,
I’m Li Hua, a freshman in our school. Learning the English Reading Club is recruiting new members, I am writing to apply to be one of them.
Reading classics can not only give me a deep insight into history and culture, but broaden my horizons. The club, therefore, becomes what I’m eager to join. For one thing, challenging to read books in the original will definitely improve my English level. For another, I can make more like-minded friends, participate in its activities and contribute my ideas. Understanding the responsibilities that come with membership, I assure you of my commitment and active participation.
I would appreciate it if you could consider my application. Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生对于你校英语阅读社 (English Reading Club)正在招募(recruit) 新成员这一情况，你非常渴望加入，用英语写一封申请信。
【详解】1.词汇积累
拓宽：broaden→ widen
渴望做某事：be eager to do→ desire to do
提高，增强：improve→ enhance
参加：participate in→ taking part in
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Learning the English Reading Club is recruiting new members, I am writing to apply to be one of them.
拓展句：Because I learn the English Reading Club is recruiting new members, I am writing to apply to be one of them.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Understanding the responsibilities that come with membership, I assure you of my commitment and active participation.（运用了that引导定语从句和现在分词形式作状语。）
【高分句型2】I would appreciate it if you could consider my application.（运用了连词if引导的条件状语从句。）
五、书面表达
47. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
In the back of my closet is a small box that has followed me to every new address. It’s the first thing I find a place for as the moving truck pulls away. The only remaining contents in it are dozens of notes in my mother’s tidy writing. My mother, who put her business degree to use running a small company with my father, while raising me, was always prepared and always gave me abundant love. By day she made marketing slogans and distribution strategies. By night: bubble baths and bedtime stories. She and I had the same February birthday. Each year my parents arranged wonderful parties.
When I was 3, she learned she had advanced breast cancer and immediately began to prepare by rescarching every available treatment. Each day, she would sit for hours at our dining table, her straight dark hair tied back, surrounded by piles of paper, studying, technical paragraphs.
When I was 7, the materials on the dining table began to change. Wrapping (包装) paper and ribbons (丝带) took the place of her highlighted pages. Paper creased (折) under her fingers. Knots (蝴蝶结) came together with a tiny creak. She had begun making a gift box for me.
Inside, she packed presents and letters for the milestones of my life she would miss—graduation, wedding, and every birthday until the age of 30. My mother died 10 days before our shared birthday. That morning, when I turned 12 and she would have turned 49, I woke up early and opened the box as my mother had shown me.
Neat rows of brightly wrapped presents glowed like the spring tulips (郁金香) that were just coming up in the front yard. In the package marked “12th Birthday”, I found a little ring with an amethyst (紫水晶) at its center. A white card curling around the present read: “I always wanted a birthstone ring when I was a little girl. I hope you like it, too. Happy birthday, darling girl! Love, your Mommy.”
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。
On the morning of my high school graduation, I walked to the box.
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Today I hit 31, and I sat in my room, holding the nearly empty box.
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【答案】On the morning of my high school graduation, I walked to the box. The box sat quietly at the foot of my bed, as if waiting for me. Unexpectedly I found out the package labeled “graduation” and unwrapped it. A string of pearl necklaces caught the eyes. Her note read, “There seemed to be a tradition in my family that when girls graduated from high school, they received a string of pearls. You must be shiny at the ceremony.” As I read, I wanted to fall through the white, lightly textured page and into her arms. Wearing the pearls that afternoon, I accepted my diploma.
Today I hit 31, and I sat in my room, holding the nearly empty box. For 20 years I have pulled love from the box. When I was a child, opening the next package seemed like a treasure hunt. As I grew older, it became something far more fundamental, her messages meeting me like guideposts in a dark forest. There is no gifts left in the box now, but these letters are a constant reminder that I have already been given what every child, what every human, needs. I have been fiercely, extravagantly, wildly loved. The love is powerful enough to help me carve my life in my whole life.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开。讲述了一个关于母爱的故事，作者的母亲很爱作者，每年都会为作者庆祝生日。在作者3岁时，母亲得了癌症，在作者七岁时，母亲开始为作者准备毕业、婚礼，以及30岁之前的每个生日的礼物和信件。作者的母亲去世后，在作者12岁生日时，她打开了母亲送给她的12岁生日礼物，看着母亲精心准备的礼物，作者感受到了母亲的爱。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“高中毕业那天早上，我走到盒子前。”可知，第一段可描写母亲为作者高中毕业准备的礼物及作者的感受。
②由第二段首句内容“今天我31岁了，我坐在房间里，手里拿着一个几乎空了的盒子。”可知，第二段可描写作者回想着母亲送自己的礼物，感受到了母爱的力量。
2.续写线索：打开盒子——看到高中毕业礼物——感受到母爱——回想过去的礼物——礼物对作者的意义——母爱的力量
3.词汇激活
行为类
①打开：unwrapped / opened
②进入视线：caught the eyes / came into my sight
③找到：find out / seek out
情绪类
①出乎意料地：Unexpectedly / Beyond expectation
②被强烈地爱着：be fiercely loved/be strongly loved
【点睛】【高分句型1】Wearing the pearls that afternoon, I accepted my diploma. (使用了现在分词充当伴随状语)
【高分句型2】When I was a child, opening the next package felt like a treasure hunt. (由when引导的时间状语从句)
