重庆市长寿区2023-2024学年上学期高一年级期末检测卷(B)
英语试题
第一部分 听力(共两节;满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Which language does Ted speak best
A. German. B. French. C. Japanese.
2.When will the man’s flight take off
A. At 11 a.m. B. At 11: 20 a.m. C. At 1 p.m.
3Where are the speakers
A In their home. B. In an office. C. In a café.
4.What will the man do next
A. See the doctor. B. Make an appointment. C. Sit in the waiting room.
5.How many right answers did the girl have
A. 40. B. 50. C. 10.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22. 5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.Who is the man probably
A. The woman’s friend. B. The woman’s father. C. The woman’s brother.
7.What does the man still need
A. Chips. B. Cheese. C. Some wine.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.How long did the woman have her old computer
A. About two years . B. About three years . C. About four years.
9.What does the woman like best about her new computer
A. The screen. B. The battery. C. The weight.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What did the woman say about the handbag
A.It cost her fifty dollars.
B.She paid full price for it last month.
C. She left it somewhere on the fifth floor.
11. What was one of the items in the woman’s handbag
A.Her passport. B. Her car keys. C. Three hundred dollars cash.
12.What did the woman want to buy after she left the cafe
A.Something to read. B. Something to eat. C.Something to listen to.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.What does the man prefer to do to fight off a cold
A. Get a good long sleep. B. Have some hot water.
C. See a doctor.
14.Why can’t the woman have a rest now
A. She is busy cooking.
B. She has to prepare for a meeting.
C. She is waiting to take some medicine.
15.What does the man think of the common cold
A. There is no cure for it.
B. Fit people won’t catch it.
C. It takes about three days to recover from it.
16.What does the woman think she needs in the end
A. Weekly exercise. B. Good medicine. C. Healthy food.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.What do we know about the maths class
A. It is the biggest class.
B. There are exchange students in it.
C. The teacher likes wearing formal clothes.
18.How many students are there in the speaker’s chemistry class
A. 20. B. 23. C. 30.
19.What does the speaker think of speaking English
A. Boring. B. Interesting. C. Hard.
20.What is the speaker’s favourite subject
A. Music. B. Science. C. Physics.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Volunteering is a great way to develop new skills gain experience and connect with others. If you are interested in volunteering, here are some recommended opportunities.
Disabled People’s Buddy
Become a buddy to help young disabled people. You can decide how to spend your time together, whether in an art exhibition or a little concert, but remember to take care of him or her. We hope that you understand the importance of protecting people’s dignity, communicate with them patiently, and devote 3-4 hours every week to the project for at least six months.
App Content Creator
We’re making an app to promote protection of our planet from climate change. We’re looking for someone who cares about the climate crisis and uses online design tools skilfully. If you are admitted, you will work at least 4 hours per week from home to help publicize green living, but you will learn a lot about marketing and brand building.
Volunteer Map Editor
Your primary responsibility is to update structure data for The National Map using our mapping app. Structures include schools, hospitals, police stations, and other important public buildings. Since this is an ongoing remote computer-based activity, you can participate from anywhere you have reliable Internet access if it suits your schedule.
Citizen TV Volunteer
Make a change-making feature documentary with us. You will research, film, and bring to light some inspiring stories over the past 160 years. No prior skills are required, and you will receive professional camera training. You will work from day to night, so please get your body and mind prepared.
1. What should you do as a buddy of disabled people
A. Discover their artistic talents. B. Accompany them with respect.
C. Provide them with medical care. D. Develop their communication skills.
2. How can one benefit from becoming an app content creator
A. Adopt a healthy lifestyle. B. Promote personal brands.
C. Take online design courses. D. Acquire marketing knowledge.
3. Which volunteer opportunity is the most flexible in terms of working time
A. Disabled People’s Buddy. B. App Content Creator.
C. Volunteer Map Editor. D. Citizen TV Volunteer.
B
A young family who has never camped in their life have sold everything they own to start a tour of Europe in a motorhome. Cheryl, 33 and Jason, 28, sold their house, quit their jobs and ditched a normal life for a year on the road.
With their eldest daughter Flora, five, just a year away from starting school, the couple decided it was time to go on a family adventure across the continent. Cheryl teaches Flora while they travel to prepare her for school next year. The family, which also include their four-year-old daughter Elsie, son Archie and dogs Poppy and Angus, have been on the road for a period.
Cheryl said, “nobody would describe us as typical travelers. We’d never even been camping before. We talked for a long time about wanting to see different parts of the world, but we never actually thought we were actually going to. Our eldest child is due to start school this August, so we put it off by one year. We thought, ‘if we don’t do it this year, we may never will.’ My mom and dad died this year and after that I started to feel life is too short. We thought there must be more to life than working, eating and sleeping every day.”
The mom-of-three still can’t quite believe they’re actually doing it. After all, it happened so fast. She said, “We decided it at the end of June, sold our house in July, and then when August came around we bought the motor house and set off.”
Despite being anxious at first, with the family sometimes quarreling, Cheryl thinks the trip has helped strengthen family bonds. She said, “If we have an argument there is nowhere to hide. You can’t go into your room and be angry. It means it has to be dealt with there and then, and its taught us to be more open with each other as a family. Every day is quality family time. We couldn’t get that if we were back home with work, school and nursery.”
4. What does the underlined word “ditched” in Paragraph 1 mean
A. gave up. B. enjoyed. C. experienced. D. got tired of.
5. What does Cheryl think of the travel
A. It is too short. B. It is too expensive.
C. It is filled with quarrels. D. It is worthwhile.
6. What is the purpose of the family trip
A. To honor Cheryl’s parents. B. To experience more about life.
C. To prepare the kids for school. D. To give Jason a break from work.
7. What can we infer about the family
A. They’re actually typical traveler.
B They have spent years preparing for the travel.
C. They become closer as family members.
D. They will hide away from each other when an argument happens.
C
This summer my mom and I did something meaningful and interesting.
Because of the stresses of high school, I felt depressed from time to time. What’s worse, I began to eat many junk foods. As a result, I had gained a lot of weight.
My mom decided to take me to work out, and she cooked delicious but healthy snacks for me. However, I broke my word to my mom not to buy high calorie snacks. My mom found my snack wrappers in the garbage. She got really angry and told me something I will remember forever. She said, “ My dear, I can forget the fact that you cheated, but you shouldn’t. Remember it’s not all about losing weight but about your whole life. If you want to achieve something, take it seriously, and persist（坚持）no matter what happens.”
Since then, we have been out running each morning, and we do some yoga in the evening. We sing and laugh while running along the empty roads. Day by day, I am feeling better. Exercise is helping to strengthen my body and refresh my spirits. At the same time, my mom and I cook different dishes together. Isn’t it amazing that I’m making such tasty-looking foods myself Cooking brings great joy to me.
These times with my mom have changed my whole attitude to life. I have started to learn the importance of sticking to goals and how to relax. As the famous Brazilian soccer player Pele said, “With strong will, the feet are equal to a pair of wings.”
8. Which one is the meaningful thing the writer did this summer
① Learning to make tasty foods.
② Learning to persist.
③ Giving up junk food.
④ Keeping running.
⑤ Playing soccer.
⑥ Joining in a singing competition.
A. ①④ B. ①⑤
C. ③⑤ D. ②⑥
9. What do you think of the mom
A. Modest. B. Humorous.
C. Stubborn. D. Determined.
10. Which sentence has the similar meaning to the underlined sentence
A. Where there is a will there is a way. B. Happiness lies first of all in health.
C. Running is man’s best medicine. D. A close mouth catches no flies.
11. The author mainly intends to tell us .
A. being honest with parents is important B. exercise builds up our bodies
C. parents can have a great effect on children D. cooking brings great joy to me
D
Birthdays often involve surprises. But this year’s surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is surely one of the most dramatic.
On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts discovered that one of the most recognizable portraits of William Shakespeare is a fake. This means that we no longer have a good idea of what Shakespeare looked like. “It’s very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare might be unreliable because many of them are copies of this one,” said an expert from Britain’s National Portrait Gallery.
The discovery comes after four months of testing using X rays, ultraviolet light, microphotography and paint samples. The experts from the gallery say the image commonly known as the “Flower portrait”—was actually painted in the 1800s, about two centuries after Shakespeare’s death. The art experts who work at the gallery say they also used modem chemistry technology to check the paint on the picture. These checks found traces of paint dating from about 1814. Shakespeare died in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.
“We now think the portrait dates back to around 1818 to 1840. This was when there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare’s plays,” Tarnya Cooper, the gallery’s curator (馆长), told the Associated President.
The fake picture has often been used as a cover for collections of his plays. It is called the Flower portrait because one of its owners, Desmond Flower, gave it to the Royal Shakespeare S Company.
“There have always been questions about the painting,” said David Howells, curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company. “Now we know the truth, we can put the image in its proper place in the history of Shakespearean portraiture.”
Two other images of Shakespeare, are also being studied as part of the investigation and the results will come out later this month. .
12. What makes the birthday of Shakespeare dramatic this year
A. It was found that he painted a portrait in 1814 instead of in 1609.
B. The Flower portrait has been found to be a fake.
C. Three portraits of Shakespeare are being tested to identify a real one.
D. It was found that there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare’s plays around 1818 to 1840.
13. How many methods were used to test the portrait
A. Not mentioned. B. Two. C. Three. D. At least four.
14. Which is the best sentence to fill in the blank in the last paragraph
A. Soon we’ll know which portrait is reliable.
B. Maybe we cannot find a real portrait of Shakespeare.
C. If the two portraits are found to be false, they will test more.
D. For now what Shakespeare really looked like will remain a mystery.
15. The best title for this passage is .
A. the surprise on the 441st bithday of Shakespeare B. birthdays often involve surprises
C. one portrait of Shakespeare is a fake D. how can we know Shakespeare’s appearance
第二节 七选五(共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
An earthquake can strike without warning. But many injuries and deaths from this kind of natural disaster can be prevented if people follow these safety tips.
If you’re inside a building, stay there! One of the most dangerous things to do in an earthquake is to try to leave a building. ____16____ Drop down onto the ground. Get under an object that is not easily damaged. Hold on to it until the shaking stops. You can also get to a corner formed by two walls with your arms over your head. If you’re in bed when the quake hits, stay there and protect your head with a pillow.
____17____ Don’t take shelter under trees, streetlights, telegraph poles or tall buildings. If you are driving stop as quickly as possible and stay away from overpasses, buildings, bridges or anything else that might fall or collapse over you. ____18____
If you are trapped in the ruins, cover your mouth with a handkerchief or a piece of clothing. Use your cellphone to call for help if possible. Don’t shout. ____19____ Tap on a pipe or the wall so rescuers can find you.
Be prepared for aftershocks____20____ However, sometimes they even happen months later. Therefore, if you are not in a safe position after the first shock, you should move quickly but carefully to a safer place.
A. Don’t move about or kick up dost.
B. If you’re outside, go to an open space.
C. Shouting can cause you to breathe in dust.
D. Don’t park your car under a tree or any tall object.
E. Take a good hold of your cellphone in the building.
F. They can happen in the first hours after the earthquake.
G. Most injuries happen when people inside buildings try to get out.
第三部分 语言运用(共三节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Should you listen to music when you work
Do you like to listen to music when you work
Ask this question at a party, and you’ll probably get ____21____ responses. Some will say they love it, claiming that it improves their performance; others will say they find it distracting (分散注意力的) and cannot work ____22____ with music playing in the background.
Interestingly enough, our research has found that both of these viewpoints can be true. It just ____23____ on what sort of work you’re doing.
In a recent study, we brought participants into our lab to perform a variety of tasks. They included a(n) ____24____ task-searching through word lists and crossing out words containing the letter “a” and a more difficult task—memorizing word pairs and ____25____ word to its partner. Some participants completed all of the tasks in silence, ____26____ others completed the tasks with instrumental music that was cither loud or soft, and either simple or complex, the latter meaning music with more instruments being played. Several key findings ____27____ from our study.
We found that participants who listened to simple music or no music performed about the same on the easy task. However, participants who listened to ____28____ music performed best on the easy task.
On the contrary, participants performed worse on the more difficult task when they listened to any music, regardless of complexity or volume, compared to those who didn’t listen to any music.
How should we ____29____ these findings
We suggest that people have limited mental resources from which both _____30_____ and tasks can draw. We can become _____31_____ and our minds may wander when these resources are not fully used. But we also can become over-excited and _____32_____ when these resources are used up.
Not surprisingly, we typically need to use fewer of our mental resources when we perform easy tasks, whereas demanding tasks require more brainpower. However, because we might be less _____33_____ during easier tasks, there’s a greater risk of drifting off. Music might give us the extra _____34_____ we need to overcome the monotony (单调). However, difficult tasks already demand lot of our resources. Listening to music can become too much.
So best _____35_____ should appear when we strike “sweet spot,” which may depend on the type of music and the type of task.
21. A. fixed B. similar C. various D. positive
22. A. effectively B. immediately C. exactly D. happily
23. A. depends B. focuses C. carries D. takes
24. A. unpleasant B. familiar C. impossible D. easy
25. A. matching B. realizing C. suggesting D. creating
26. A. until B. while C. since D. when
27. A. faded B. appeared C. survived D. responded
28. A. dull B. reliable C. necessary D. complex
29. A. make up for B. make out C. make use of D. make up
30. A. music B. work C. study D. culture
31. A. surprised B. bored C. afraid D. proud
32. A. interested B. distracted C. attracted D. worried
33. A. disgusted B. embarrassed C. frightened D. engaged
34. A. obstacle B. push C. opportunity D. rule
35. A. action B. program C. performance D. problem
第二节 单句填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下列句子，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
36. He got an _________(injure) to his back when he fell off his horse. (所给词的适当形式填空)
37. It is easy _______ (relate) what happened in your childhood to your present state of mind. (所给词的适当形式填空)
38. At the thought of going to my new school, I felt a little _______ (frighten). (所给词的适当形式填空)
39. If my father makes up his mind to do something, nothing can change his mind. He is really a man of ______ (determine). (所给词的适当形式填空)
40. The report shows that the disease causes thousands of _________ (die) a year. (所给词的适当形式填空)
41. When we were children, our parents used to ______ (bury) something in the yard for us to dig up. (所给词的适当形式填空)
42. Sometimes, it can take a long time to find a ______ (solve) to the problem. (所给词的适当形式填空)
43. I failed in an English exam, feeling____(extreme) disappointed．(所给词的适当形式填空)
44. Taylor Swift’s great performance left a deep ________ (impress) on the audience. (所给词的适当形式填空)
45. Although he speaks English fluently, he is not of British or American_______(national). (所给词的适当形式填空)
第三节 语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15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。
South African English has a long history, but there are actually eleven ______46______ (office) languages in South Africa. The English language in South Africa dates from the ______47______ (arrive) of the British at the Cape of Good Hope in 1795. As was the case in most British colonies, English ______48______ (introduce) first by soldiers and administrators, then by missionaries, settlers, and fortune-seekers. English took root during the 19th century ______49______ a southern African language, as a result of the British settlements of 1820 (in the Eastern Cape), 1848～51 (in Natal), and the subsequent(随后的)rushes ______50______ the diamond mines of Kimberley and the gold mines of the Witwatersrand. Modern South African English is part of a complex linguistic and ______51______ (culture) mix. The Constitution of 1994 recognises 11 official languages, ______52______ (name) English, Afrikaans, and the nine major African languages, ______53______ (include) Zulu, Xhosa, Setswana, and Sesotho, as well as ______54______ (addition) community and ________55________ (religion) languages such as Khoisan, Telugu, Hindi, Portuguese, Hebrew, and Arabic.
第四部分 写作(满分25分)
56. 假如你是李华，为了鼓励学生多参与运动，缓解学习压力，要点如下：
1. 你的看法;
2. 你的建议及理由。
注意：1. 词数80左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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英语试题
第一部分 听力(共两节;满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Which language does Ted speak best
A. German. B. French. C. Japanese.
2.When will the man’s flight take off
A At 11 a.m. B. At 11: 20 a.m. C. At 1 p.m.
3.Where are the speakers
A. In their home. B. In an office. C. In a café.
4.What will the man do next
A. See the doctor. B. Make an appointment. C. Sit in the waiting room.
5.How many right answers did the girl have
A. 40. B. 50. C. 10.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22. 5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.Who is the man probably
A. The woman’s friend. B. The woman’s father. C. The woman’s brother.
7.What does the man still need
A. Chips. B. Cheese. C. Some wine.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.How long did the woman have her old computer
A. About two years . B. About three years . C. About four years.
9.What does the woman like best about her new computer
A. The screen. B. The battery. C. The weight.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What did the woman say about the handbag
A.It cost her fifty dollars.
B.She paid full price for it last month.
C. She left it somewhere on the fifth floor.
11. What was one of the items in the woman’s handbag
A.Her passport. B. Her car keys. C. Three hundred dollars cash.
12.What did the woman want to buy after she left the cafe
A.Something to read. B. Something to eat. C.Something to listen to.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.What does the man prefer to do to fight off a cold
A. Get a good long sleep. B. Have some hot water.
C. See a doctor.
14.Why can’t the woman have a rest now
A. She is busy cooking.
B. She has to prepare for a meeting.
C. She is waiting to take some medicine.
15.What does the man think of the common cold
A. There is no cure for it.
B. Fit people won’t catch it.
C. It takes about three days to recover from it.
16.What does the woman think she needs in the end
A. Weekly exercise. B. Good medicine. C. Healthy food.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.What do we know about the maths class
A. It is the biggest class.
B. There are exchange students in it.
C. The teacher likes wearing formal clothes.
18.How many students are there in the speaker’s chemistry class
A. 20. B. 23. C. 30.
19.What does the speaker think of speaking English
A. Boring. B. Interesting. C. Hard.
20.What is the speaker’s favourite subject
A. Music. B. Science. C. Physics.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Volunteering is a great way to develop new skills, gain experience and connect with others. If you are interested in volunteering, here are some recommended opportunities.
Disabled People’s Buddy
Become a buddy to help young disabled people. You can decide how to spend your time together, whether in an art exhibition or a little concert, but remember to take care of him or her. We hope that you understand the importance of protecting people’s dignity, communicate with them patiently, and devote 3-4 hours every week to the project for at least six months.
App Content Creator
We’re making an app to promote protection of our planet from climate change. We’re looking for someone who cares about the climate crisis and uses online design tools skilfully. If you are admitted, you will work at least 4 hours per week from home to help publicize green living, but you will learn a lot about marketing and brand building.
Volunteer Map Editor
Your primary responsibility is to update structure data for The National Map using our mapping app. Structures include schools, hospitals, police stations, and other important public buildings. Since this is an ongoing remote computer-based activity, you can participate from anywhere you have reliable Internet access if it suits your schedule.
Citizen TV Volunteer
Make a change-making feature documentary with us. You will research, film, and bring to light some inspiring stories over the past 160 years. No prior skills are required, and you will receive professional camera training. You will work from day to night, so please get your body and mind prepared.
1. What should you do as a buddy of disabled people
A. Discover their artistic talents. B. Accompany them with respect.
C. Provide them with medical care. D. Develop their communication skills.
2. How can one benefit from becoming an app content creator
A. Adopt a healthy lifestyle. B. Promote personal brands.
C. Take online design courses. D. Acquire marketing knowledge.
3. Which volunteer opportunity is the most flexible in terms of working time
A. Disabled People’s Buddy. B. App Content Creator.
C. Volunteer Map Editor. D. Citizen TV Volunteer.
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要向读者介绍了一些志愿活动项目。
【1题详解】
细节理解题，根据Disabled People’s Buddy中的“We hope that you understand the importance of protecting people’s dignity, communicate with them patiently, and devote 3-4 hours every week to the project for at least six months. (我们希望你能理解保护人的尊严的重要性，耐心地与他们沟通，每周花3-4个小时在这个项目上，至少持续6个月)”可知，作为残疾人的朋友，应该带着尊重陪伴他们。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题，根据App Content Creator中的“If you are admitted, you will work at least 4 hours per week from home to help publicize green living, but you will learn a lot about marketing and brand building. (如果你被录用，你将每周在家工作至少4个小时，以帮助宣传绿色生活，但你将学到很多关于市场营销和品牌建设的知识)”可知，成为应用程序内容创造者可以获得的好处是获取市场营销知识。故选D。
【3题详解】
细节理解题，根据Volunteer Map Editor中的“Since this is an ongoing remote computer-based activity, you can participate from anywhere you have reliable Internet access if it suits your schedule. (由于这是一项基于远程计算机的活动，如果适合你的日程安排，你可以在任何有可靠互联网接入的地方参加)”以及与其他三个志愿活动的比较可知，Volunteer Map Editor志愿者的工作时间是最灵活的。故选 C。
B
A young family who has never camped in their life have sold everything they own to start a tour of Europe in a motorhome. Cheryl, 33 and Jason, 28, sold their house, quit their jobs and ditched a normal life for a year on the road.
With their eldest daughter Flora, five, just a year away from starting school, the couple decided it was time to go on a family adventure across the continent. Cheryl teaches Flora while they travel to prepare her for school next year. The family, which also include their four-year-old daughter Elsie, son Archie and dogs Poppy and Angus, have been on the road for a period.
Cheryl said, “nobody would describe us as typical travelers. We’d never even been camping before. We talked for a long time about wanting to see different parts of the world, but we never actually thought we were actually going to. Our eldest child is due to start school this August, so we put it off by one year. We thought, ‘if we don’t do it this year, we may never will.’ My mom and dad died this year and after that I started to feel life is too short. We thought there must be more to life than working, eating and sleeping every day.”
The mom-of-three still can’t quite believe they’re actually doing it. After all, it happened so fast. She said, “We decided it at the end of June, sold our house in July, and then when August came around we bought the motor house and set off.”
Despite being anxious at first, with the family sometimes quarreling, Cheryl thinks the trip has helped strengthen family bonds. She said, “If we have an argument there is nowhere to hide. You can’t go into your room and be angry. It means it has to be dealt with there and then, and its taught us to be more open with each other as a family. Every day is quality family time. We couldn’t get that if we were back home with work, school and nursery.”
4. What does the underlined word “ditched” in Paragraph 1 mean
A. gave up. B. enjoyed. C. experienced. D. got tired of.
5. What does Cheryl think of the travel
A. It is too short. B. It is too expensive.
C. It is filled with quarrels. D. It is worthwhile.
6. What is the purpose of the family trip
A. To honor Cheryl’s parents. B. To experience more about life.
C. To prepare the kids for school. D. To give Jason a break from work.
7. What can we infer about the family
A. They’re actually typical traveler.
B. They have spent years preparing for the travel.
C. They become closer as family members.
D. They will hide away from each other when an argument happens.
【答案】4. A 5. D 6. B 7. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Cheryl和Jason卖掉房子，辞掉工作，抛弃了自己正常的生活，选择在旅途中度过一年。文章介绍了他们对于这次旅行的目的、准备以及收获等。
【4题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“Cheryl, 33 and Jason, 28, sold their house, quit their jobs and”可知，33岁谢丽尔和28岁的杰森卖掉了房子，辞掉了工作，说明他们放弃了原来的正常生活，故划线词意思是“放弃”。故选A。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“My mom and dad died this year and after that I started to feel life is too short. We thought there must be more to life than working, eating and sleeping every day.(我的父母今年去世了，从那以后，我开始觉得生命太短暂了。我们认为生活中一定有比每天工作、吃饭和睡觉更重要的事情)”可知，谢丽尔觉得这次旅行是值得的。故选D。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“We talked for a long time about wanting to see different parts of the world, but we never actually thought we were actually going to.(我们谈了很长时间，想看看世界上不同的地方，但我们从来没有想过我们真的会去)”可知，家庭旅行的目的是去体验更多的生活。故选B。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Despite being anxious at first, with the family sometimes quarreling, Cheryl thinks the trip has helped strengthen family bonds. (尽管一开始很焦虑，家人有时会争吵，但谢丽尔认为这次旅行有助于加强家庭关系)”可推知，这家人作为家庭成员变得更加亲密。故选C。
C
This summer my mom and I did something meaningful and interesting.
Because of the stresses of high school, I felt depressed from time to time. What’s worse, I began to eat many junk foods. As a result, I had gained a lot of weight.
My mom decided to take me to work out, and she cooked delicious but healthy snacks for me. However, I broke my word to my mom not to buy high calorie snacks. My mom found my snack wrappers in the garbage. She got really angry and told me something I will remember forever. She said, “ My dear, I can forget the fact that you cheated, but you shouldn’t. Remember it’s not all about losing weight but about your whole life. If you want to achieve something, take it seriously, and persist（坚持）no matter what happens.”
Since then, we have been out running each morning, and we do some yoga in the evening. We sing and laugh while running along the empty roads. Day by day, I am feeling better. Exercise is helping to strengthen my body and refresh my spirits. At the same time, my mom and I cook different dishes together. Isn’t it amazing that I’m making such tasty-looking foods myself Cooking brings great joy to me.
These times with my mom have changed my whole attitude to life. I have started to learn the importance of sticking to goals and how to relax. As the famous Brazilian soccer player Pele said, “With strong will, the feet are equal to a pair of wings.”
8. Which one is the meaningful thing the writer did this summer
① Learning to make tasty foods.
② Learning to persist.
③ Giving up junk food.
④ Keeping running.
⑤ Playing soccer.
⑥ Joining in a singing competition.
A. ①④ B. ①⑤
C. ③⑤ D. ②⑥
9. What do you think of the mom
A. Modest. B. Humorous.
C. Stubborn. D. Determined.
10. Which sentence has the similar meaning to the underlined sentence
A. Where there is a will, there is a way. B. Happiness lies first of all in health.
C. Running is man’s best medicine. D. A close mouth catches no flies.
11 The author mainly intends to tell us .
A. being honest with parents is important B. exercise builds up our bodies
C. parents can have a great effect on children D. cooking brings great joy to me
【答案】8. A 9. D 10. A 11. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。主要讲了这个暑假作者和母亲在一起相处，使得作者对生活的态度有了很大的转变。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段的we have been out running each morning,…Exercise is helping to strengthen my body and refresh my spirits. …I m making such tasty-looking foods myself Cooking brings great joy to me….可知作者在这个夏天做的最有意义的事情是做美味食物和坚持跑步。故A项正确。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段妈妈对作者说的话If you want to achieve something, take it seriously, and persist（坚持）no matter what happens.可知作者的妈妈是一个坚定的人，故D项正确。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段的I have started to learn the importance of sticking to goals and how to relax.及文章的主旨可知，划线句子（有了坚强的意志，双脚就等于一双翅膀）与A选项（有志者事竟成）的意思相近。故选择A选项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段的第一句These times with my mom have changed my whole attitude to life.可知作者的母亲改变了他在生活上的态度，故作者想要告诉我们的是“父母对孩子们有很大的影响”故C项正确。
D
Birthdays often involve surprises. But this year’s surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is surely one of the most dramatic.
On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts discovered that one of the most recognizable portraits of William Shakespeare is a fake. This means that we no longer have a good idea of what Shakespeare looked like. “It’s very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare might be unreliable because many of them are copies of this one,” said an expert from Britain’s National Portrait Gallery.
The discovery comes after four months of testing using X rays, ultraviolet light, microphotography and paint samples. The experts from the gallery say the image commonly known as the “Flower portrait”—was actually painted in the 1800s, about two centuries after Shakespeare’s death. The art experts who work at the gallery say they also used modem chemistry technology to check the paint on the picture. These checks found traces of paint dating from about 1814. Shakespeare died in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.
“We now think the portrait dates back to around 1818 to 1840. This was when there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare’s plays,” Tarnya Cooper, the gallery’s curator (馆长), told the Associated President.
The fake picture has often been used as a cover for collections of his plays. It is called the Flower portrait because one of its owners, Desmond Flower, gave it to the Royal Shakespeare S Company.
“There have always been questions about the painting,” said David Howells, curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company. “Now we know the truth, we can put the image in its proper place in the history of Shakespearean portraiture.”
Two other images of Shakespeare, are also being studied as part of the investigation and the results will come out later this month. .
12. What makes the birthday of Shakespeare dramatic this year
A. It was found that he painted a portrait in 1814 instead of in 1609.
B. The Flower portrait has been found to be a fake.
C. Three portraits of Shakespeare are being tested to identify a real one.
D. It was found that there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare’s plays around 1818 to 1840.
13. How many methods were used to test the portrait
A. Not mentioned. B. Two. C. Three. D. At least four.
14. Which is the best sentence to fill in the blank in the last paragraph
A. Soon we’ll know which portrait is reliable.
B. Maybe we cannot find a real portrait of Shakespeare.
C. If the two portraits are found to be false, they will test more.
D. For now what Shakespeare really looked like will remain a mystery.
15. The best title for this passage is .
A. the surprise on the 441st bithday of Shakespeare B. birthdays often involve surprises
C. one portrait of Shakespeare is a fake D. how can we know Shakespeare’s appearance
【答案】12. B 13. D 14. D 15. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了在莎士比亚的第441个周年纪念日中，专家们发现最具认可度的莎士比亚画像原来是假的，并讲述了理由及至少四种测量的方法。现如今，莎士比亚到底什么样子仍然是一个谜。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts discovered that one of the most recognizable portraits of William Shakespeare is a fake.(4月22日，也就是莎士比亚441岁生日的前一天，专家们发现，莎士比亚最知名的肖像之一是假的)”可知，今年莎士比亚的生日戏剧性之处在于他的一幅画像（“花朵肖像”）被发现是赝品。故选B项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“The discovery comes after four months of testing using X rays, ultraviolet light, microphotography and paint samples.(这一发现是在经过四个月的X射线、紫外线、微缩摄影和油漆样品测试后得出的)”可知，经过四个月的 x 射线，紫外线，显微照相和油漆样本测试，这一发现得以证实。由此可知，至少有四种方法来检测这个画像。故选D项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Two other images of Shakespeare, are also being studied as part of the investigation and the results will come out later this month.(作为调查的一部分，另外两幅莎士比亚的画像也正在研究中，结果将于本月晚些时候公布)”可知，此处内容应与莎士比亚的真实长相有关，因此选项D“For now what Shakespeare really looked like will remain a mystery.(但莎士比亚的真实长相至今仍是个谜)”符合句意。故选D项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段中“But this year’s surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is surely one of the most dramatic.(但今年英国伟大剧作家威廉·莎士比亚生日的惊喜无疑是最具戏剧性的之一。)”和第二段中“On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts discovered that one of the most recognizable portraits of William Shakespeare is a fake.(4月22日，也就是威廉·莎士比亚441岁生日的前一天，专家们发现他最容易辨认的肖像之一是一幅赝品。)”可知，本文主要讲述了威廉·莎士比亚在441岁生日的前一天他最容易辨认的肖像之一——花朵肖像——是一幅赝品，因此最佳的标题是选项A“the surprise on the 441st bithday of Shakespeare(莎士比亚441岁生日的惊喜)”。故选A项。
第二节 七选五(共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
An earthquake can strike without warning. But many injuries and deaths from this kind of natural disaster can be prevented if people follow these safety tips.
If you’re inside a building, stay there! One of the most dangerous things to do in an earthquake is to try to leave a building. ____16____ Drop down onto the ground. Get under an object that is not easily damaged. Hold on to it until the shaking stops. You can also get to a corner formed by two walls with your arms over your head. If you’re in bed when the quake hits, stay there and protect your head with a pillow.
____17____ Don’t take shelter under trees, streetlights, telegraph poles or tall buildings. If you are driving stop as quickly as possible and stay away from overpasses, buildings, bridges or anything else that might fall or collapse over you. ____18____
If you are trapped in the ruins, cover your mouth with a handkerchief or a piece of clothing. Use your cellphone to call for help if possible. Don’t shout. ____19____ Tap on a pipe or the wall so rescuers can find you.
Be prepared for aftershocks____20____ However, sometimes they even happen months later. Therefore, if you are not in a safe position after the first shock, you should move quickly but carefully to a safer place.
A. Don’t move about or kick up dost.
B. If you’re outside, go to an open space.
C. Shouting can cause you to breathe in dust.
D. Don’t park your car under a tree or any tall object.
E. Take a good hold of your cellphone in the building.
F. They can happen in the first hours after the earthquake.
G. Most injuries happen when people inside buildings try to get out.
【答案】16. G 17. B 18. D 19. C 20. F
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了在地震中如何防止伤亡的一些安全建议。
【16题详解】
根据上文“One of the most dangerous things to do in an earthquake is to try to leave a building.(地震时最危险的事情之一就是试图离开建筑物。)”可知，空处承接前文，应说明许多的伤害都是发生在建筑物内的人试图离开建筑物的时候。G项中的“when people inside buildings try to get out”与上文中的“try to leave a building”对应。G项：Most injuries happen when people inside buildings try to get out.(大多数伤害发生在建筑物内的人试图出去的时候。)符合语境。故选G。
【17题详解】
根据上文“If you’re inside a building, stay there!(如果你在大楼里，就待在那里！)”和下文“Don’t take shelter under trees, streetlights, telegraph poles or tall buildings. If you are driving stop as quickly as possible and stay away from overpasses, buildings, bridges or anything else that might fall or collapse over you.(不要躲在树下、路灯下、电线杆下或高层建筑下。如果你正在开车，请尽快停车，并远离立交桥、建筑物、桥梁或任何可能倒塌的东西。)”可知，上一段提到的是在室内的安全做法，空后内容给出了一些在户外的安全做法。B项：If you’re outside, go to an open space.(如果你在户外，那就去空旷的地方。)符合语境。故选B。
【18题详解】
根据上文“If you are driving, stop as quickly as possible and stay away from overpasses, buildings, bridges or anything else that might fall or collapse over you.(如果你正在开车，请尽快停车，并远离立交桥、建筑物、桥梁或任何可能倒塌的东西。)”可知，此处应承接前文，指出不要把你的车停在树下或任何高的物体下。D项：Don’t park your car under a tree or any tall object.(不要把你的车停在树下或任何高的物体下。)符合语境。故选D。
【19题详解】
上文提到“Don’t shout.(不要喊叫)”，C项：Shouting can cause you to breathe in dust.(喊叫会使你吸入灰尘。)是喊叫会造成的结果，且C项中的“Shouting”和上文中的“shout”对应，符合语境。故选C。
【20题详解】
根据上文“Be prepared for aftershocks.(为余震做好准备。)”和下文“However, sometimes they even happen months later.(然而，有时余震甚至会在几个月后发生。)”可知，空处和下文形成转折关系，指出余震会发生的时间，F项：They can happen in the first hours after the earthquake.(它们可能发生在地震后的最初几个小时。)中的“They”即指代上文的“aftershocks”，符合语境。故选F。
第三部分 语言运用(共三节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Should you listen to music when you work
Do you like to listen to music when you work
Ask this question at a party, and you’ll probably get ____21____ responses. Some will say they love it, claiming that it improves their performance; others will say they find it distracting (分散注意力的) and cannot work ____22____ with music playing in the background.
Interestingly enough, our research has found that both of these viewpoints can be true. It just ____23____ on what sort of work you’re doing.
In a recent study, we brought participants into our lab to perform a variety of tasks. They included a(n) ____24____ task-searching through word lists and crossing out words containing the letter “a” and a more difficult task—memorizing word pairs and ____25____ word to its partner. Some participants completed all of the tasks in silence, ____26____ others completed the tasks with instrumental music that was cither loud or soft, and either simple or complex, the latter meaning music with more instruments being played. Several key findings ____27____ from our study.
We found that participants who listened to simple music or no music performed about the same on the easy task. However, participants who listened to ____28____ music performed best on the easy task.
On the contrary, participants performed worse on the more difficult task when they listened to any music, regardless of complexity or volume, compared to those who didn’t listen to any music.
How should we ____29____ these findings
We suggest that people have limited mental resources from which both _____30_____ and tasks can draw. We can become _____31_____ and our minds may wander when these resources are not fully used. But we also can become over-excited and _____32_____ when these resources are used up.
Not surprisingly, we typically need to use fewer of our mental resources when we perform easy tasks, whereas demanding tasks require more brainpower. However, because we might be less _____33_____ during easier tasks, there’s a greater risk of drifting off. Music might give us the extra _____34_____ we need to overcome the monotony (单调). However, difficult tasks already demand lot of our resources. Listening to music can become too much.
So best _____35_____ should appear when we strike “sweet spot,” which may depend on the type of music and the type of task.
21. A. fixed B. similar C. various D. positive
22. A. effectively B. immediately C. exactly D. happily
23. A. depends B. focuses C. carries D. takes
24. A. unpleasant B. familiar C. impossible D. easy
25. A. matching B. realizing C. suggesting D. creating
26. A. until B. while C. since D. when
27. A. faded B. appeared C. survived D. responded
28. A. dull B. reliable C. necessary D. complex
29. A. make up for B. make out C. make use of D. make up
30. A. music B. work C. study D. culture
31. A. surprised B. bored C. afraid D. proud
32. A. interested B. distracted C. attracted D. worried
33. A. disgusted B. embarrassed C. frightened D. engaged
34. A. obstacle B. push C. opportunity D. rule
35. A. action B. program C. performance D. problem
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. A 31. B 32. B 33. D 34. B 35. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。通过“你上班时会听音乐吗 ”这一问题展开研究，发现两种完全相反但又真实存在的观点，无论是音乐提高了工作效率还是分散了注意力，这取决于音乐类型和工作类型。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在聚会上问这个问题，大概会得到各种各样的回答。A. fixed固定的：B. similar 相似的；C. various 各种各样的；D. positive积极的。根据下文“Some will say……;others will say……”可以推断出，对于上班是否听音乐，有各种各样的回答。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：其他人会说他们觉得这会分散注意力并且播放背景音乐时无法有效工作。A. effectively 有效地；B. immediately 立刻地；C. exactly 精确地；D. happily快乐地。根据前文“others will say they find it distracting”可知此处指分散注意力，故不能够有效地工作。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这取决于你在做什么工作。A. depends依靠；B. focuses 聚焦；C. carries 携带；D. takes拿；取。根据下文“ depend on the type of music and the type of task.” 可知此处指音乐是否有助于工作取决于你做什么工作。depend on固定短语，意为：依靠；取决于。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在最近的一项研究中，我们将参与者带到实验室来执行各种任务。他们包括一项简单的任务——在单词列表中搜索并划掉包含字母“a”的单词，以及一项更困难的任务——记忆单词对并将其与搭档匹配。A. unpleasant 不快乐的；B. familiar 熟悉的；C. impossible 不可能；D. easy容易的。根据下文“crossing out words containing the letter “a” 划掉包含字母“a”的单词 ”和“a more difficult task”可知他们包括一项简单的任务。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查非谓语动词词词义辨析。句意：在最近的一项研究中，我们将参与者带到实验室来执行各种任务。他们包括一项简单的任务——在单词列表中搜索并划掉包含字母“a”的单词，以及一项更困难的任务——记忆单词对并将其与搭档匹配。A. matching 搭配；B. realizing 意识到；C. suggesting建议；D. creating创造。根据上文“memorizing word pairs”及下文“to its partner”可知此处指单词匹配。故选A。
【26题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：一些参与者在沉默中完成了所有的任务，而另一些参与者则在响亮或柔和、简单或复杂的器乐中完成了任务，后者意味着演奏更多乐器的音乐。 A. until 直到……；B. while然而；和......同时；C. since自从；从那以后；D. when 当…的时候。分析空格前后两句的句意可知两句之间是对比转折关系，while有“然而”这一层意思，可以表对比、转折。故选B。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们的研究中出现了几个关键发现。 A. faded 褪色；B. appeared 出现；C. survived 幸免；D. responded作出反应；响应。根据下文对“We found ”可知，研究中出现了几个关键发现。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，听复杂音乐的参与者在简单的任务中表现最好。 A. dull 乏味的；单调的；呆板的；B. reliable 可依靠的；C. necessary 有必要的；D. complex复杂的。根据上文中的“simple music or no music”以及“However”一词可知此处指复杂的音乐。故选D。
【29题详解】
考查动词短语词义的辨析。句意：我们应该如何理解这些发现？ A. make up for 弥补；补偿；B. make out弄明白，理解；C. make use of利用；D. make up编造；化妆。根据下文“We suggest that ……”以及“and our minds may wander when these resources are not fully used. 而当这些资源未被充分利用时，我们的大脑可能会走神。”可知,下文是对上文“我们如何如何理解这些发现”的解释。故选B。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们认为，人们能够从音乐和任务中汲取灵感的智力资源有限。A. music 音乐；B. work 工作；C. study 学习；研究；D. culture文化。根据前文讨论的听音乐与工作关系的细节描述可知此处人们能够从音乐和任务中汲取灵感的智力资源有限。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当这些资源没有得到充分利用时，我们可能会变得无聊，我们的思想可能会走神。A. surprised 吃惊的；B. bored 无聊的；C. afraid 害怕的；D. proud骄傲的。空格处与下文“our minds may wander我们的大脑可能会走神”是并列关系，结合选项可知B选项bored（无聊的）与下文语义衔接恰当，故选B。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是，当这些资源耗尽时，我们也可能会过度兴奋和分心。A. interested 感兴趣的；B. distracted 分心的；C. attracted 有吸引力的；D. worried 担心的。根据上文“over-excited”可知,当这些资源耗尽时，我们也可能会过度兴奋和分心。故选B。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，因为我们在更简单的任务中可能没那么投入，所以偏离轨道的风险更大。A. disgusted讨厌的；B. embarrassed尴尬的；C. frightened 害怕的；D. engaged 忙的；投入的；已订婚的。根据上文“we typically need to use fewer of our mental resources when we perform easy tasks. 我们完成简单的任务时，我们通常需要使用较少的大脑资源。”可知，我们处理简单的任务时，一般不会特别投入。故选D。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：音乐可能会给予我们克服单调所需的额外动力。A. obstacle障碍；B. push推；奋斗；努力；C. opportunity 机会；D. rule规则。根据下文“we need to overcome the monotony.我们需要克服单调乏味。”及上文描述的音乐的积极作用，可知音乐可以促进我们克服单调。故选B。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以，最佳表现应该出现在我们达到“最佳位置”时，这可能取决于音乐类型和任务类型。A. action 行动；B. program节目；计划；C. performance 表演，表现；D. problem问题。根据上文中“claiming that it improves their performance.”可知此处指工作表现（performance）取决于音乐类型和工作类型。故选C。
第二节 单句填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下列句子，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
36. He got an _________(injure) to his back when he fell off his horse. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】injury
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：他从马上摔下来，背部受伤。分析句子结构可知，冠词an后缺少可数名词单数作宾语，故填injury。
37. It is easy _______ (relate) what happened in your childhood to your present state of mind. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】to relate
【解析】
【详解】考查动词不定式。句意：把童年发生的事和你现在的心境联系起来是很容易的。动词relate意为“联系”，此处it为形式主语，应用to do不定式作真正的主语。故填to relate。
38. At the thought of going to my new school, I felt a little _______ (frighten). (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】frightened
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词句意：一想到要去新学校，我就感到有点害怕。作表语，且修饰人，应用形容词frightened。故填frightened。
39. If my father makes up his mind to do something, nothing can change his mind. He is really a man of ______ (determine). (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】determination
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：如果我父亲决定做某事，什么也不能改变他的想法。他真是一个有决心的人。“of+抽象名词”相当于对应含义的形容词，在介词of后应用名词determination表示“决心”作宾语。故填determination。
40. The report shows that the disease causes thousands of _________ (die) a year. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】deaths
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：报告显示，这种疾病每年导致数千人死亡。空处应用名词作宾语。death意为“死亡人数”，为可数名词。根据空前的thousands of可知，这里应用名词复数。故填deaths。
41. When we were children, our parents used to ______ (bury) something in the yard for us to dig up. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】bury
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：当我们还是孩子的时候，我们的父母经常在院子里埋一些东西让我们去挖。used to do为固定搭配，意为“过去常常做某事”，空格处应填动词原形。故填bury。
42. Sometimes, it can take a long time to find a ______ (solve) to the problem. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】solution
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：有时，它可能需要很长时间才能找到解决问题的方法。根据“to the problem”可知，此处是指找到解决问题的方法，所以应用名词solution表示“解决办法”作宾语。故填solution。
43. I failed in an English exam, feeling____(extreme) disappointed．(所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】extremely
【解析】
【详解】考查副词和词性转换。句意：我英语没考好，感到非常失望。分析句子可知，设空处应填副词修饰形容词disappointed，故填extremely。
44. Taylor Swift’s great performance left a deep ________ (impress) on the audience. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】impression
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：泰勒·斯威夫特的精彩表演给观众留下了深刻的印象。作宾语，结合不定冠词可知应填单数名词impression。故填impression。
45. Although he speaks English fluently, he is not of British or American_______(national). (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】nationality
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：尽管他英语说得很流利，但他不是英国或美国国籍。空处应用名词作介词of的宾语。nationality意为“国籍”，常用于固定短语be of British/American nationality中，意为“是英国/美国国籍”。故填nationality。
第三节 语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15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。
South African English has a long history, but there are actually eleven ______46______ (office) languages in South Africa. The English language in South Africa dates from the ______47______ (arrive) of the British at the Cape of Good Hope in 1795. As was the case in most British colonies, English ______48______ (introduce) first by soldiers and administrators, then by missionaries, settlers, and fortune-seekers. English took root during the 19th century ______49______ a southern African language, as a result of the British settlements of 1820 (in the Eastern Cape), 1848～51 (in Natal), and the subsequent(随后的)rushes ______50______ the diamond mines of Kimberley and the gold mines of the Witwatersrand. Modern South African English is part of a complex linguistic and ______51______ (culture) mix. The Constitution of 1994 recognises 11 official languages, ______52______ (name) English, Afrikaans, and the nine major African languages, ______53______ (include) Zulu, Xhosa, Setswana, and Sesotho, as well as ______54______ (addition) community and ________55________ (religion) languages such as Khoisan, Telugu, Hindi, Portuguese, Hebrew, and Arabic.
【答案】46. official
47. arrival
48. was introduced
49. as 50. to
51. cultural
52. namely 53. including
54. additional
55. religious
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了南非英语的历史。
【46题详解】
考查形容词。句意：南非英语有着悠久的历史，但实际上南非有11种官方语言。空后是名词languages，所以空处填形容词作定语，修饰languages；office的名词形式是official，表示“官方的”。故填official。
【47题详解】
考查名词。句意：南非的英语可以追溯到1795年英国人到达好望角的时候。空前是冠词the，空后是介词of，所以该空填名词，构成“the+名词+of”结构，arrive的名词形式是arrival，表示“到达，抵达”。故填arrival。
【48题详解】
考查时态和语态。句意：与大多数英国殖民地的情况一样，英语首先由士兵和行政人员引入，然后由传教士、定居者和财富寻求者引入。分析句子结构，空处填谓语动词；由从句提示动词was可知时态为一般过去时，English和introduce之间是被动关系，所以空处填一般过去时的被动，即was introduced。故填was introduced。
【49题详解】
考查介词。句意：由于1820年(在东开普省)、1848-51年(在纳塔尔)的英国殖民，以及随后对金伯利钻石矿和威特沃特斯兰德金矿的涌入，英语在19世纪作为南部非洲的一种语言生根发芽。分析句子结构，空后是名词短语“a southern African language”，所以空处填介词；由句意可知，此处表示“作为”的含义，所以填介词as。故填as。
【50题详解】
考查介词。句意：由于1820年(在东开普省)、1848-51年(在纳塔尔)的英国殖民，以及随后对金伯利钻石矿和威特沃特斯兰德金矿的涌入，英语在19世纪作为南部非洲的一种语言生根发芽。根据空前提示rushes，空处填介词to，构成短语rush to，表示“涌入”。故填to。
【51题详解】
考查形容词。句意：现代南非英语是一个复杂的语言和文化混合体的一部分。空后是名词mix，所以空处需要形容词作定语，修饰该名词；culture的形容词是cultural，表示“文化的”。故填cultural。
52题详解】
考查副词。句意：1994年《宪法》承认11种官方语言，即英语、南非荷兰语和9种主要非洲语言，包括祖鲁语、科萨语、塞茨瓦纳语和塞索托语，以及其他社区和宗教语言，如科伊桑语、泰卢固语、印地语、葡萄牙语、希伯来语和阿拉伯语。由句意可知，空后是对空前“11 official languages”的详细展开，所以空处填副词namely，表示“即，也就是”。故填namely。
【53题详解】
考查介词。句意：1994年《宪法》承认11种官方语言，即英语、南非荷兰语和9种主要非洲语言，包括祖鲁语、科萨语、塞茨瓦纳语和塞索托语，以及其他社区和宗教语言，如科伊桑语、泰卢固语、印地语、葡萄牙语、希伯来语和阿拉伯语。分析句子结构，空后是包含的内容，所以空处填介词；include的介词是including，表示“包括，包含”。故填including。
【54题详解】
考查形容词。句意：1994年《宪法》承认11种官方语言，即英语、南非荷兰语和9种主要非洲语言，包括祖鲁语、科萨语、塞茨瓦纳语和塞索托语，以及其他社区和宗教语言，如科伊桑语、泰卢固语、印地语、葡萄牙语、希伯来语和阿拉伯语。空后是名词community，所以该空需要形容词作定语修饰名词，即additional，表示“额外的，附加的”。故填additional。
【55题详解】
考查形容词。句意：1994年《宪法》承认11种官方语言，即英语、南非荷兰语和9种主要非洲语言，包括祖鲁语、科萨语、塞茨瓦纳语和塞索托语，以及其他社区和宗教语言，如科伊桑语、泰卢固语、印地语、葡萄牙语、希伯来语和阿拉伯语。空后是名词languages，所以该空需要形容词作定语修饰名词，即religious，表示“宗教的”。故填religious。
第四部分 写作(满分25分)
56. 假如你是李华，为了鼓励学生多参与运动，缓解学习压力，要点如下：
1. 你的看法;
2. 你的建议及理由。
注意：1. 词数80左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】Dear Mr. Smith，
I’m Li Hua, a student of Senior One. I’d like to share my thoughts and suggestions on improving extra-curricular activities to encourage students to engage in sports and relieve academic stress.
As part of campus life, extra-curricular activities not only contribute to our physical fitness, but also promote our mental well-being and social skills. Additionally, organizing competitions regularly can also motivate more students to participate, benefiting students in teamwork and health.
I hope my suggestions can be helpful to you. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Yours，
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇是应用文写作。要求考生给Mr. Smith写一封信，就鼓励学生多参与运动，缓解学习压力提出建议。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
建议：suggestion→advice
提高：improve→promote
有助于：contribute to→conduce to
此外：additionally→furthermore
2. 句式拓展
简单句：I’d like to share my thoughts and suggestions on improving extra-curricular activities to encourage students to engage in sports and relieve academic stress.
拓展句：I’d like to share my thoughts and suggestions on improving extra-curricular activities, which aim to encourage students to engage in sports and relieve academic stress.
【点睛】[高分句型1]As part of campus life, extra-curricular activities not only contribute to our physical fitness, but also promote our mental well-being and social skills.(not only...but also...句型)
[高分句型2]I hope my suggestions can be helpful to you.(省略that的宾语从句)
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