潮州市2023—2024学年度第一学期期末高二级教学质量检测卷
英 语
本试卷共10页;满分150分，完成时间130分钟。
(其中第一部分20分，第二、三、四部分120÷12×13=130分)
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考号填写在答题卡上。
2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案;不能答在试卷上。
3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束，将答题卡交回。
一、听说考试(共两节;满分20分)
做题时先把答案写在试卷上，等听说考试结束后再把答案写在答题卡上。
第一节 角色扮演(共8小题;每小题1分，满分8分)
情景介绍
角色：你是Andy。
任务：(1)与同学Jen谈论做家务的话题;
(2)根据谈话内容回答另一同学的提问。
下面请用英语提出三个问题。每个问题有20秒的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始提问。
Now please ask the speaker three questions. You have twenty seconds to prepare the question. When you hear a beep, begin to ask the question.
1. 你得多久做一次家务
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
2. 你什么时候才能再出去
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. 你妹妹做家务了吗
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
下面听录音提问，用英语回答五个问题。
Now please get ready to answer five questions in English.
4. What did you invite Jen to do tonight
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Who is angry with Jen
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
6. How often does Jen do the gardening
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
7. When does Jen feel so bored
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Where is Jen’s sister going this weekend
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节 故事复述(共8小题;每小题1.5分，满分12分)
请听下面一个故事，然后根据故事意思填空，每空一词，录音读两遍。
In this part, you are required to listen to a story twice, and then retell the story in your own words.
梗概：Claire经常胃不舒服，医生给她开了一张可以吃的食物清单。她在网上找到一个上传菜肴制作的账号，最后发现这个人就是她的丈夫。
关键词：stomach (胃) digest (消化) recipe (食谱) social media (社交媒体) post (上传)
Loving Food
Claire loved to eat lots of different 9 , but she often felt unwell. She visited her doctor and the doctor 10 to her that her stomach was too weak to digest some types of food, which made her feel ill. The doctor then gave Claire a 11 of food that she could eat, which didn’t contain many things she enjoyed. She decided to look online to find recipes for people like her who could only eat 12 things. She found an account on social media that posted pictures of food dishes and showed how to 13 them. Claire was surprised when her husband Adam started making her the same dishes. She discovered that Adam was the one 14 the pictures on social media. He explained he wanted to make her feel better by making tasty dishes, so he had been cooking when she was not home to see which dishes were good enough for her. He posted the best dishes online as he wanted to share his 15 with others who could not eat certain foods like Claire. Claire 16 to surprise Adam by baking him a cake. It was made from foods that Claire could not eat, so Adam got to enjoy it all by himself.
二、阅读(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
The Thing About Yetis
Everyone knows yetis love winter. They love snowball fights and hot chocolate and building snow houses. But even yetis complain about the cold. So here’s a secret about yetis: Sometimes they miss summer. Sometimes, they have to bring a little bit of summer to the coldest of winter days. Those yetis, they’re just full of surprises.
But Excuse Me That Is My Book
Charlie and Lola have already won the hearts of readers in three winning books. And now they’re quickly gathering more fans as an animated series on the Disney Channel.
In this new tale, Lola has become interested in Beetles, Bugs, and Butterflies, the best book in the whole world. It’s funny, it has pictures, and it is “great and very interesting”. It’s the only book she wants to take out of the library. What will she do when she discovers that somebody else has borrowed her book
Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales
Brer Rabbit is causing trouble again — this time it brings together all the stories from the Tales of Uncle Remus series.
The Uncle Remus tales, originally written down by Joel Chandler Harris, were first published over a hundred years ago, and serve as the largest collection of African-American folklore. In this four-book series. Julius Lester makes some changes so the stories will be understood and enjoyed by new generations of readers.
Merry Christmas, Mr. Mouse
A lively story about discovering the joy and meaning of Christmas.
When Mr. Mouse and his family move into a big house, they discover something new and wonderful: an evergreen tree decorated with lights and pleasant smells in the air. They hear about a happy man named Santa who brings gifts to celebrate Jesus’s birth on a day called Christmas. So Mr. and Mrs. Mouse decide that their family should celebrate Christmas, too.
1. What’s a secret about yetis
A. They have snowball fights. B. They love summer as well.
C. They can build snow houses. D. They eat chocolate sometimes.
2. What may be Lola’s problem
A. She couldn’t borrow her favorite book.
B. She couldn’t find a good book.
C. She couldn’t afford to buy her favorite book.
D. She couldn’t find a good library.
3. Which of the following books is rewritten for today’s readers
A The Thing About Yetis. B. But Excuse Me That Is My Book.
C. Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales. D. Merry Christmas, Mr. Mouse.
B
Pearl S. Buck was born in Virginia, the United States in 1892 and her parents were missionaries. When Buck was four months old, her parents took her with them to China.
From childhood, Buck spoke both Chinese and English. She grew up playing with Chinese children. She never developed a feeling of superiority toward the Chinese. Rather, Buck was better equipped to recognize some of the absurdities (荒唐的行为) her parents’ profession.
Buck returned to the United States to attend Randolph-Macon Women’s College. However, the country of her birth was largely unfamiliar to her, so she felt like a foreigner. After graduation, she returned to China to take care of her sick mother. Her first and only biological child, Carol, was born a few years after she got married. Due to a tumor, Buck had to have an operation. Soon afterwards her daughter was severely ill. Almost at the same time, her mother died after her long illness. Despite these misfortunes placed on her life, she refused to be defeated.
The Good Earth, her best-known book, was published in 1931. The novel quickly gained an international reputation. It was cited in the decision to award her the Noble Prize for Literature, “for her rich and truly great descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces” a year later. Pearl Buck’s works after 1938 are too many to mention. Her novels continued to deal with the confrontation (对抗) of East and West, her interest spreading to such countries as India and Korea.
Buck also devoted herself to humanitarian causes. With her husband, she founded an adoption agency for mixed-race Asian and American children. These children were often outcasts in Asian countries because of their mixed blood and because they were often the illegitimate (私生的) children of American servicemen.
Buck spent all her life trying to help people in the USA understand Chinese culture. She wanted to prove to her readers that the universality of mankind can exist if they accept it.
4. What can we know about Buck
A. She couldn’t speak English when she was young.
B. She couldn’t get on with her parents.
C. She was proud of her parents’ profession.
D. She grew up in China.
5. What is The Good Earth mainly about
A. Conflicts in India and Korea. B. What Buck saw in China.
C. Children’s life in an adoption agency. D. Why Buck chose to live in China.
6. What does the underlined word “outcasts” in Paragraph 5 refer to
A. Children whose parents were Asians. B. Children whose parents were busy.
C. Children who were disabled. D. Children who were abandoned.
7 Which of the following can best describe Buck
A. Ambitious and polite. B. Brave and patient.
C. Determined and generous. D. Positive and humorous.
C
The World Health Organisation has produced a report predicting that 9.8 billion of us will be living on this planet by 2050. Of that number,72 percent will be living in urban areas. Presented with this information, governments have a duty to consider how best to meet the needs of city residents.
Take New York City, a place where I frequently meet up with other researchers in my field. Luckily for me, I do not need to navigate the crowded streets. Admittedly my experience of the urban lifestyle here is limited to the hotels I stay in, and the blocks within a three-kilometre walk. But whenever I leave my room in search of a store providing fruit or anything with nutritional value, none can be found. New York has made great advances in redeveloping its museums and arts centres, but authorities must recognise that people’s basic needs must be met first.
Sometimes these basic needs are misunderstood. In some urban areas, new residential developments are provided with security features such as massive metal fences in the belief that these will make residents safer. There is little evidence that such steps make a difference, but we do know they make residents feel unwilling to go outside and walk around their neighbourhood. This adds up to a feeling of being cut off from others.
So where are planners and developers going wrong Inviting a group of locals to attend a consultation event is the conventional method for discovering what a community might want. The issue here is that it often attracts the same few voices with the same few wishes. Successful development is taking place in many urban areas around the world. There is no better way for city planners to do this than to visit these places in person.
8. What are governments expected to do in the near future
A. Plan cities well to benefit their citizens.
B. Lower the population in urban areas.
C. Provide their citizens with more information.
D. Predict the population on earth.
9. What does the writer complain about New York
A. Certain venues cannot be reached on foot.
B. Museums and arts centres are pretty old.
C There are a limited number of hotels.
D. Healthy food is not easy to obtain.
10. What is the writer’s attitude towards the use of security features
A. Doubtful. B. Tolerant. C. Unconcerned. D. Appreciative.
11. Which can be a suitable title for the text
A. The Process of Urbanization B. The Increasing Population on Earth
C. The Management of Cities D. The Work of Developers
D
Can clothes make phone calls, play music, dial your friend’s number, keep you warm during cold weather, or operate your computer
This is not fantasy (幻想). A British company, called Electrotextiles, has created a kind of clothes that have a mind of their own! Scientists have invented a cloth that can be mixed with electronic materials to create intelligent clothing. The result is electronic clothes.
These clothes are wire-free, soft to touch and washable! Like any electronic equipment, these high-tech clothes have to be powered. A small nine-volt (伏特) battery serves the purpose. But the researchers hope that in the near future, the clothes will produce electricity by using body heat.
The Electrotextiles team has also invented the world’s first cloth keyboard. This keyboard can be sewn into your trousers or skirt. To use this equipment, you needn’t buy a computer. All you will do is tap on your lap! The equipment may replace computers in the future!
Another useful cloth is the shirt mobile phone. This invention makes drivers chat comfortably — with both hands on the wheel! Other popular electronic wears include the ordinary jacket and the electronic ski-jacket with a built-in heater. The ski-jacket is also programmed to send signals to a satellite. This technology is known as global positioning (全球定位) and can be used to look for lost skiers. .
Having completed the cloth keyboard, scientists have already started to work on a new project — a necktie that can be used as a computer’s mouse.
12. Why does the author ask the question in paragraph 1
A. To tell us technology is developing fast.
B. To make us have a dream for the future.
C. To get the readers interested in the topic.
D. To make us believe in the author’s idea.
13. What do we know about the high-tech clothes according to the text
A. They feel hard. B. They can be washed.
C. They need wires. D. They don’t need electricity.
14. What can the electronic ski-jacket be used to do in the future
A. Help skiers find their way. B. Produce electricity.
C Replace the computer’s keyboard. D. Work as a computer’s mouse.
15. What is the text intended to tell us
A. The development of electronic clothes.
B. The function of electronic clothes.
C. The fun of wearing electronic clothes.
D. The process of making electronic clothes.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
Today’s Wonder of the Day comes in all shapes and sizes. It can look like a beautiful landscape, a familiar skyline, or even outer space! It comes in boxes labeled with numbers — 300, 500, 1,000, or even 2,500. What are we talking about Jigsaw puzzles (拼图游戏), of course!
Puzzles have been around since at least 1760. Today, though, the process of making jigsaw puzzles has changed quite a bit. ____16____ They used jigsaws to cut each piece out of wood or cardboard. Some specialty puzzle makers still do so today, but it’s far less common. Instead, most puzzles are mass-produced.
How exactly are modern puzzles made It starts with choosing the right picture. ____17____ The most popular puzzles are often full of details. After all, this makes them quite a bit more manageable — imagine working on a puzzle that is just one color or patter!
Once the image is chosen, it’s printed on special paper and pasted to cardboard. Then, they’re left to dry before going through the die cutter. ____18____ The design of the die cutter is unique to each puzzle and is often drawn by hand. Later, they go through a machine that separates them. ____19____
Of course, puzzles aren’t just for fun! They’re good for your brain. Experts say putting together a puzzle has the same effect as trying to solve a mystery. It can stimulate different brain areas. ____20____ It feels great to place that last piece in the right spot. Maybe that’s why puzzles seem to be a timeless source of entertainment.
A. Working on a puzzle can also reduce stress.
B. Decades ago, people made puzzles by hand.
C. Finally, they’re boxed up and made ready for sale.
D. Not every piece of beautiful artwork can make the cut.
E. Puzzles offer an affordable way for people to have fun.
F. No matter your preferences, there’s a puzzle out there for you.
G. You can think of this as a cookie cutter that cuts the puzzle into pieces.
三、英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题，每小题1分，共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。
In the last 100 years, the global temperature has gone up by around 0.75℃. Such a small increase is causing sea levels to rise and ____21____ the habitat of many species of plants and animals. A(n) ____22____ of 2℃ in global temperatures could result in ____23____ of 30% of the world’s land species.
Sea levels in the UK have increased by around 10 cm in the last 100 years and experts ____24____ that global sea levels could rise by up to 59 cm in the near future. ____25____, areas which were land a few hundred years ago are now under water.
As a result of the changing ____26____, the world’s ecosystems are also changing faster than ever before. So what is ____27____ climate change The main cause of climate change is the huge amount of greenhouse gases like CO2 in the atmosphere, but the reason for this is the world’s population — you and me. As the ____28____ increases, more land is needed to provide food, and more energy is ____29____ too. Burning fossil fuels for heating, lighting, transport, or electricity ____30____ CO2. Furthermore, humans breathe out CO2 and trees “breathe in” CO2 and produce oxygen — so by ____31____ trees, we are increasing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and reducing the amount of oxygen. As a result of these ____32____, CO2 levels are now at their highest for 800,000 years.
The biggest ____33____ we all face is to prevent further environmental disasters. We need to _______34_______ burning fossil fuels and start using renewable energy. If we can get enough ____35____ from renewable fuels, we can stop using fossil fuels completely.
21. A. attacking B. ignoring C. threatening D. discovering
22. A. limitation B. reduction C. increase D. improvement
23. A. extinction B. escape C. change D. development
24. A. argue B. explain C. doubt D. predict
25. A. Surprisingly B. Consequently C. Immediately D. Usually
26. A. climate B. height C. period D. environment
27. A. forcing B. allowing C. causing D. helping
28. A. animal B. species C. plants D. population
29. A. wasted B. needed C. supplied D. stored
30. A. produces B. includes C. requires D. provides
31. A. transporting to B. searching for C. planting in D. cutting down
32. A. questions B. activities C. procedures D. disasters
33. A. challenge B. disadvantage C. adventure D. influence
34. A. consider B. deny C. stop D. hate
35. A. time B. energy C. inspiration D. knowledge
第二节(共10小题，每小题1.5分，共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。
Short and simple as they are, fables teach people important life lessons and reveal the truths hidden in ordinary events. In fact, many parents find ____36____ less laborious and more effective to instill (逐渐灌输) correct concepts into their children by leading them to read interesting and ____37____ (inspire) fables than just through lectures. The following is a good example of how an ancient Chinese fable ____38____ (help) modern readers understand the world. The story goes like this: A man was attempting ____39____ (sell) his horse in the market, where he had stood for three days, but none of the passersby would come to take ____40____ look. So, he turned to Bo Le, a specialist ____41____ (fair) famous for his skill in selecting fine horses, ____42____ help. All the man asked Bo Le to do was to walk around the horse three times and turn his head to look at it several times while ____43____ (leave). Bo Le agreed and did so. In an instant, the man sold the horse at a high price. The moral of the fable is ____44____ people tend to blindly follow others’ or experts’ opinions rather than make their own _____45_____ (judge) . It can’t be more true of modern society.
四、写作(共两节;满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 在学习生活中，同学之间的相处是十分重要的。请你以“How I Get Along With My Classmates”为题，向英语校刊投稿，内容包括：
1. 阐述与同学相处的重要性；2. 谈谈你与同学的相处方式。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯；
3. 短文题目已为你写好，不计入总词数。
How I Get Along With My Classmates
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第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When I was young, I lived in a small village in Melaka. All the people who lived there helped each other. The village had a variety of trades to meet the needs of the villagers. There was a barber, a tailor, a coffee shop owner, a grocer (食品杂货), and so on. All of us were quite poor but we got by. However, one family which was poorer than the others was the Lim family, who lived in the bicycle shop opposite our house.
Mr. Lim, who mended bikes, had many children — six to be exact. My mother was a kind-hearted soul. Often, she would say that Mr. Lim’s children were dressed in poor clothes and looked hungry. My family was one of the richer ones in the village. My parents would take whatever food we could spare to the Lim family.
I remember one particular year when times were very hard. Even my family had to make do with two meals a day, so we stopped the practice of giving food to Mr. Lim. One day, I noticed my mother looking troubled. She had learned that the Lim family had not been eating for the past two days. She decided to give some of our meals to the family, despite the protests from my brothers that were too hungry. Fortunately, the difficult time did not last long, and the children in our family went back to three meals a day.
As time went on, the number of customers at Lim’s shop increased, which was delightful. Business took off like a rocket, as the Chinese bikes he sold were very useful and popular. The family became much better off than before.
It was at this time that my father’s health was worsening. We were confused by the strange illness he was suffering from. Because he was unable to look after his food store, business got worse. My father had to sell our family car to pay off the increasing bills. My brothers and I had to stop going to school because we could not afford the fees.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When Mr. Lim learned of our difficulty, he said it was his turn to help.
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With the help of Mr. Lim, the situation in my family took a turn for the better.
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英 语
本试卷共10页;满分150分，完成时间130分钟。
(其中第一部分20分，第二、三、四部分120÷12×13=130分)
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考号填写在答题卡上。
2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案;不能答在试卷上。
3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4. 考生必须保持答题卡整洁，考试结束，将答题卡交回。
一、听说考试(共两节;满分20分)
做题时先把答案写在试卷上，等听说考试结束后再把答案写在答题卡上。
第一节 角色扮演(共8小题;每小题1分，满分8分)
情景介绍
角色：你是Andy。
任务：(1)与同学Jen谈论做家务的话题;
(2)根据谈话内容回答另一同学的提问。
下面请用英语提出三个问题。每个问题有20秒的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始提问。
Now please ask the speaker three questions. You have twenty seconds to prepare the question. When you hear a beep, begin to ask the question.
1. 你得多久做一次家务
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
2. 你什么时候才能再出去
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. 你妹妹做家务了吗
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
下面听录音提问，用英语回答五个问题。
Now please get ready to answer five questions in English.
4. What did you invite Jen to do tonight
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Who is angry with Jen
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
6. How often does Jen do the gardening
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
7. When does Jen feel so bored
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Where is Jen’s sister going this weekend
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节 故事复述(共8小题;每小题1.5分，满分12分)
请听下面一个故事，然后根据故事意思填空，每空一词，录音读两遍。
In this part, you are required to listen to a story twice, and then retell the story in your own words.
梗概：Claire经常胃不舒服，医生给她开了一张可以吃的食物清单。她在网上找到一个上传菜肴制作的账号，最后发现这个人就是她的丈夫。
关键词：stomach (胃) digest (消化) recipe (食谱) social media (社交媒体) post (上传)
Loving Food
Claire loved to eat lots of different 9 , but she often felt unwell. She visited her doctor and the doctor 10 to her that her stomach was too weak to digest some types of food, which made her feel ill. The doctor then gave Claire a 11 of food that she could eat, which didn’t contain many things she enjoyed. She decided to look online to find recipes for people like her who could only eat 12 things. She found an account on social media that posted pictures of food dishes and showed how to 13 them. Claire was surprised when her husband Adam started making her the same dishes. She discovered that Adam was the one 14 the pictures on social media. He explained he wanted to make her feel better by making tasty dishes, so he had been cooking when she was not home to see which dishes were good enough for her. He posted the best dishes online as he wanted to share his 15 with others who could not eat certain foods like Claire. Claire 16 to surprise Adam by baking him a cake. It was made from foods that Claire could not eat, so Adam got to enjoy it all by himself.
二、阅读(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
The Thing About Yetis
Everyone knows yetis love winter. They love snowball fights and hot chocolate and building snow houses. But even yetis complain about the cold. So here’s a secret about yetis: Sometimes they miss summer. Sometimes, they have to bring a little bit of summer to the coldest of winter days. Those yetis, they’re just full of surprises.
But Excuse Me That Is My Book
Charlie and Lola have already won the hearts of readers in three winning books. And now they’re quickly gathering more fans as an animated series on the Disney Channel.
In this new tale, Lola has become interested in Beetles, Bugs, and Butterflies, the best book in the whole world. It’s funny, it has pictures, and it is “great and very interesting”. It’s the only book she wants to take out of the library. What will she do when she discovers that somebody else has borrowed her book
Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales
Brer Rabbit is causing trouble again — this time it brings together all the stories from the Tales of Uncle Remus series.
The Uncle Remus tales, originally written down by Joel Chandler Harris, were first published over a hundred years ago, and serve as the largest collection of African-American folklore. In this four-book series. Julius Lester makes some changes so the stories will be understood and enjoyed by new generations of readers.
Merry Christmas, Mr. Mouse
A lively story about discovering the joy and meaning of Christmas.
When Mr. Mouse and his family move into a big house, they discover something new and wonderful: an evergreen tree decorated with lights and pleasant smells in the air. They hear about a happy man named Santa who brings gifts to celebrate Jesus’s birth on a day called Christmas. So Mr. and Mrs. Mouse decide that their family should celebrate Christmas, too.
1. What’s a secret about yetis
A. They have snowball fights. B. They love summer as well.
C. They can build snow houses. D. They eat chocolate sometimes.
2. What may be Lola’s problem
A. She couldn’t borrow her favorite book.
B. She couldn’t find a good book.
C. She couldn’t afford to buy her favorite book.
D. She couldn’t find a good library.
3. Which of the following books is rewritten for today’s readers
A. The Thing About Yetis. B. But Excuse Me That Is My Book.
C. Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales. D. Merry Christmas, Mr. Mouse.
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四本英文故事书。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据The Thing About Yetis标题下的“So here’s a secret about yetis: Sometimes they miss summer.”（这是雪人的一个秘密:它们有时会想念夏天。）可知，雪人的一个秘密是它们有时候会想念夏天，它们也爱夏天。故选B项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据But Excuse Me That Is My Book标题下“It’s the only book she wants to take out of the library. What will she do when she discovers that somebody else has borrowed her book ”（这是她唯一想从图书馆借出去的书。当她发现别人借了她的书时，她会怎么办 ）可知，萝拉面对的问题是图书馆里她最喜欢的书可能被别人借走了。故选A项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales标题下“Julius Lester makes some changes so the stories will be understood and enjoyed by new generations of readers.”（朱利叶斯·莱斯特做了一些改变，这样新一代的读者就能理解和享受这些故事。）可知，该系列丛书被作者改写了。故选C项。
B
Pearl S. Buck was born in Virginia, the United States in 1892 and her parents were missionaries. When Buck was four months old, her parents took her with them to China.
From childhood, Buck spoke both Chinese and English. She grew up playing with Chinese children. She never developed a feeling of superiority toward the Chinese. Rather, Buck was better equipped to recognize some of the absurdities (荒唐的行为) her parents’ profession.
Buck returned to the United States to attend Randolph-Macon Women’s College. However, the country of her birth was largely unfamiliar to her, so she felt like a foreigner. After graduation, she returned to China to take care of her sick mother. Her first and only biological child, Carol, was born a few years after she got married. Due to a tumor, Buck had to have an operation. Soon afterwards her daughter was severely ill. Almost at the same time, her mother died after her long illness. Despite these misfortunes placed on her life, she refused to be defeated.
The Good Earth, her best-known book, was published in 1931. The novel quickly gained an international reputation. It was cited in the decision to award her the Noble Prize for Literature, “for her rich and truly great descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces” a year later. Pearl Buck’s works after 1938 are too many to mention. Her novels continued to deal with the confrontation (对抗) of East and West, her interest spreading to such countries as India and Korea.
Buck also devoted herself to humanitarian causes. With her husband, she founded an adoption agency for mixed-race Asian and American children. These children were often outcasts in Asian countries because of their mixed blood and because they were often the illegitimate (私生的) children of American servicemen.
Buck spent all her life trying to help people in the USA understand Chinese culture. She wanted to prove to her readers that the universality of mankind can exist if they accept it.
4. What can we know about Buck
A. She couldn’t speak English when she was young.
B. She couldn’t get on with her parents.
C. She was proud of her parents’ profession.
D. She grew up in China.
5. What is The Good Earth mainly about
A. Conflicts in India and Korea. B. What Buck saw in China.
C. Children’s life in an adoption agency. D. Why Buck chose to live in China.
6. What does the underlined word “outcasts” in Paragraph 5 refer to
A. Children whose parents were Asians. B. Children whose parents were busy.
C. Children who were disabled. D. Children who were abandoned.
7. Which of the following can best describe Buck
A. Ambitious and polite. B. Brave and patient.
C. Determined and generous. D. Positive and humorous.
【答案】4. D 5. B 6. D 7. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了诺贝尔文学奖获得者Pearl S. Buck。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“When Buck was four months old, her parents took her with them to China.(当Buck四个月大的时候，她的父母带她去了中国)”和第二段中“She grew up playing with Chinese children.(她是和中国孩子一起长大的)”可知，Buck是在中国长大的。故选D。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中“It was cited in the decision to award her the Noble Prize for Literature, ‘for her rich and truly great descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces’ a year later.(一年后，决定授予她诺贝尔文学奖的理由是，‘因为她对中国农民生活的丰富而真正伟大的描述，以及她的传记杰作’)”可推知，《大地》讲述的是Buck在中国看到的景象。故选B。
【6题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词前面的“she founded an adoption agency(她成立了一家领养机构)”和划线词后面的“because they were often the illegitimate (私生的) children of American servicemen(因为他们通常是美国军人的私生子)”可以推知，这些孩子都是“被抛弃的，不被接受的”，outcasts意为“被抛弃者”，故选D。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段的“Despite these misfortunes placed on her life, she refused to be defeated.(尽管这些不幸降临在她的生活上，她仍然拒绝被打败)”和第五段中“Buck also devoted herself to humanitarian causes. With her husband, she founded an adoption agency for mixed-race Asian and American children.(Buck还致力于人道主义事业。她和丈夫一起创办了一家收养亚洲和美国混血儿童的机构)”讲述她帮助弃婴的事迹可以推知，Buck不仅是坚强的，同时也是慷慨无私的。故选C。
C
The World Health Organisation has produced a report predicting that 9.8 billion of us will be living on this planet by 2050. Of that number,72 percent will be living in urban areas. Presented with this information, governments have a duty to consider how best to meet the needs of city residents.
Take New York City, a place where I frequently meet up with other researchers in my field. Luckily for me, I do not need to navigate the crowded streets. Admittedly my experience of the urban lifestyle here is limited to the hotels I stay in, and the blocks within a three-kilometre walk. But whenever I leave my room in search of a store providing fruit or anything with nutritional value, none can be found. New York has made great advances in redeveloping its museums and arts centres, but authorities must recognise that people’s basic needs must be met first.
Sometimes these basic needs are misunderstood. In some urban areas, new residential developments are provided with security features such as massive metal fences in the belief that these will make residents safer. There is little evidence that such steps make a difference, but we do know they make residents feel unwilling to go outside and walk around their neighbourhood. This adds up to a feeling of being cut off from others.
So where are planners and developers going wrong Inviting a group of locals to attend a consultation event is the conventional method for discovering what a community might want. The issue here is that it often attracts the same few voices with the same few wishes. Successful development is taking place in many urban areas around the world. There is no better way for city planners to do this than to visit these places in person.
8 What are governments expected to do in the near future
A. Plan cities well to benefit their citizens.
B. Lower the population in urban areas.
C. Provide their citizens with more information.
D. Predict the population on earth.
9. What does the writer complain about New York
A. Certain venues cannot be reached on foot.
B. Museums and arts centres are pretty old.
C. There are a limited number of hotels.
D. Healthy food is not easy to obtain.
10. What is the writer’s attitude towards the use of security features
A. Doubtful. B. Tolerant. C. Unconcerned. D. Appreciative.
11. Which can be a suitable title for the text
A. The Process of Urbanization B. The Increasing Population on Earth
C. The Management of Cities D. The Work of Developers
【答案】8. A 9. D 10. A 11. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。作者认为未来政府有责任要考虑如何最好地满足城市居民的需求，做好城市的管理工作。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Presented with this information, governments have a duty to consider how best to meet the needs of city residents.”（有了这些信息，政府有责任考虑如何最好地满足城市居民的需求。）可知，政府在不久的将来应该规划好城市，造福市民。故选A项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“But whenever I leave my room in search of a store providing fruit or anything with nutritional value, none can be found.”（但是，每当我离开房间去寻找提供水果或任何有营养价值的东西的商店时，都找不到。）可知，作者抱怨纽约健康的食物不容易获得。故选D项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“There is little evidence that such steps make a difference, but we do know they make residents feel unwilling to go outside and walk around their neighbourhood. This adds up to a feeling of being cut off from others.”（几乎没有证据表明这些措施会产生影响，但我们确实知道，它们会让居民不愿意出门在社区里走走。这就形成了一种与他人隔绝的感觉。）可知，作者对安全特性的使用持有怀疑的态度。故选A项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Presented with this information, governments have a duty to consider how best to meet the needs of city residents.”（有了这些信息，政府有责任考虑如何最好地满足城市居民的需求。）及最后一段“Successful development is taking place in many urban areas around the world. There is no better way for city planners to do this than to visit these places in person.”（世界上许多城市地区正在取得成功的发展。对于城市规划者来说，没有比亲自参观这些地方更好的方法了。）可知，本文主要是介绍了城市规划者和政府需要为城市的管理做出努力，C项“城市的管理”符合题意。故选C项。
D
Can clothes make phone calls, play music, dial your friend’s number, keep you warm during cold weather, or operate your computer
This is not fantasy (幻想). A British company, called Electrotextiles, has created a kind of clothes that have a mind of their own! Scientists have invented a cloth that can be mixed with electronic materials to create intelligent clothing. The result is electronic clothes.
These clothes are wire-free, soft to touch and washable! Like any electronic equipment, these high-tech clothes have to be powered. A small nine-volt (伏特) battery serves the purpose. But the researchers hope that in the near future, the clothes will produce electricity by using body heat.
The Electrotextiles team has also invented the world’s first cloth keyboard. This keyboard can be sewn into your trousers or skirt. To use this equipment, you needn’t buy a computer. All you will do is tap on your lap! The equipment may replace computers in the future!
Another useful cloth is the shirt mobile phone. This invention makes drivers chat comfortably — with both hands on the wheel! Other popular electronic wears include the ordinary jacket and the electronic ski-jacket with a built-in heater. The ski-jacket is also programmed to send signals to a satellite. This technology is known as global positioning (全球定位) and can be used to look for lost skiers. .
Having completed the cloth keyboard, scientists have already started to work on a new project — a necktie that can be used as a computer’s mouse.
12. Why does the author ask the question in paragraph 1
A. To tell us technology is developing fast.
B. To make us have a dream for the future.
C. To get the readers interested in the topic.
D. To make us believe in the author’s idea.
13. What do we know about the high-tech clothes according to the text
A. They feel hard. B. They can be washed.
C. They need wires. D. They don’t need electricity.
14. What can the electronic ski-jacket be used to do in the future
A. Help skiers find their way. B. Produce electricity.
C. Replace the computer’s keyboard. D. Work as a computer’s mouse.
15. What is the text intended to tell us
A. The development of electronic clothes.
B. The function of electronic clothes.
C. The fun of wearing electronic clothes.
D. The process of making electronic clothes.
【答案】12. C 13. B 14. A 15. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一家名为Electrotextiles的英国公司利用一种新型布料发明的电子衣服及其功能。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Can clothes make phone calls, play music, dial your friend’s number, keep you warm during cold weather, or operate your computer (衣服能打电话、播放音乐、给朋友打电话、在寒冷的天气里给你保暖或操作电脑吗？)”可知，第一段主要是描述了一些匪夷所思的衣服的功能；而根据文章第二段“This is not fantasy (幻想). A British company, called Electrotextiles, has created a kind of clothes that have a mind of their own!(这不是幻想。一家名为Electrotextiles的英国公司发明了一种有自己思想的衣服！)”可知，在第一段中，作者问问题的目的就是引起读者对本文主题（用新型布料发明科技产品）的兴趣。故选C。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“These clothes are wire-free, soft to touch and washable!(这些衣服是没有电线的，摸起来柔软，可洗！)”可知，这些衣服是可以洗的。故选B。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“Other popular electronic wears include the ordinary jacket and the electronic ski-jacket with a built-in heater. The ski-jacket is also programmed to send signals to a satellite. This technology is known as global positioning(全球定位) and can be used to look for lost skiers.(其他流行的电子服装包括普通夹克和内置加热器的电子滑雪服。这款滑雪服还可以向卫星发送信号。这项技术被称为全球定位，可以用来寻找失踪的滑雪者。)”可知，电子滑雪服可以用来帮助滑雪者找到路。故选A。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段“A British company, called Electrotextiles, has created a kind of clothes that have a mind of their own! Scientists have invented a cloth that can be mixed with electronic materials to create intelligent clothing. The result is electronic clothes.(一家名为Electrotextiles的英国公司发明了一种有自己思想的衣服!科学家们发明了一种布料，可以与电子材料混合，制成智能服装。结果就是电子服装。)”、第四段“The Electrotextiles team has also invented the world’s first cloth keyboard.(Electrotextiles团队还发明了世界上第一个布键盘。)”、第五段“Another useful cloth is the shirt mobile phone.(另一种有用的布料是衬衫手机。)”以及“Other popular electronic wears include the ordinary jacket and the electronic ski-jacket with a built-in heater. The ski-jacket is also programmed to send signals to a satellite. (其他流行的电子服装包括普通夹克和内置加热器的电子滑雪服。这款滑雪服还可以向卫星发送信号。)”可知，这篇文章主要介绍了电子衣服的功能，由此可推知，本文的目的是介绍电子衣服的功能。故选B。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
Today’s Wonder of the Day comes in all shapes and sizes. It can look like a beautiful landscape, a familiar skyline, or even outer space! It comes in boxes labeled with numbers — 300, 500, 1,000, or even 2,500. What are we talking about Jigsaw puzzles (拼图游戏), of course!
Puzzles have been around since at least 1760. Today, though, the process of making jigsaw puzzles has changed quite a bit. ____16____ They used jigsaws to cut each piece out of wood or cardboard. Some specialty puzzle makers still do so today, but it’s far less common. Instead, most puzzles are mass-produced.
How exactly are modern puzzles made It starts with choosing the right picture. ____17____ The most popular puzzles are often full of details. After all, this makes them quite a bit more manageable — imagine working on a puzzle that is just one color or patter!
Once the image is chosen, it’s printed on special paper and pasted to cardboard. Then, they’re left to dry before going through the die cutter. ____18____ The design of the die cutter is unique to each puzzle and is often drawn by hand. Later, they go through a machine that separates them. ____19____
Of course, puzzles aren’t just for fun! They’re good for your brain. Experts say putting together a puzzle has the same effect as trying to solve a mystery. It can stimulate different brain areas. ____20____ It feels great to place that last piece in the right spot. Maybe that’s why puzzles seem to be a timeless source of entertainment.
A. Working on a puzzle can also reduce stress.
B. Decades ago, people made puzzles by hand.
C. Finally, they’re boxed up and made ready for sale.
D Not every piece of beautiful artwork can make the cut.
E. Puzzles offer an affordable way for people to have fun.
F. No matter your preferences, there’s a puzzle out there for you.
G. You can think of this as a cookie cutter that cuts the puzzle into pieces.
【答案】16. B 17. D 18. G 19. C 20. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了拼图的制作程序以及好处。
【16题详解】
根据上文“Puzzles have been around since at least 1760. Today, though, the process of making jigsaw puzzles has changed quite a bit.(拼图至少在1760年就出现了。然而今天，制作拼图的过程已经发生了很大的变化)”以及后文“They used jigsaws to cut each piece out of wood or cardboard. Some specialty puzzle makers still do so today, but it’s far less common. Instead, most puzzles are mass-produced.(他们用拼图把每块木头或纸板锯下来。今天仍有一些专业益智游戏开发商这么做，但已经不那么常见了。相反，大多数拼图都是批量生产的)”可知，后文提到某种做法如今已经不那么常见了，可知本句是在说明以前制作拼图的方法，故B选项“几十年前，人们手工制作拼图”符合语境，故选B。
【17题详解】
根据上文“How exactly are modem puzzles made It starts with choosing the right picture.(现代拼图究竟是如何制作的？首先要选择正确的图片)”以及后文“The most popular puzzles are often full of details. After all, this makes them quite a bit more manageable — imagine working on a puzzle that is just one color or patter!(最受欢迎的拼图往往充满了细节。毕竟，这让他们更容易管理——想象一下，在一个只有一种颜色或图案的谜题上工作！)”可知，后文提到了受欢迎的拼图的特点，可知本句与拼图的图案有关。故D选项“不是每一件漂亮的艺术品都能成功”符合语境，故选D。
【18题详解】
根据上文“Once the image is chosen, it’s printed on special paper and pasted to cardboard. Then, they’re left to dry before going through the die cutter.(一旦选定图像，它就会被打印在特殊的纸上，并粘贴到硬纸板上。然后，在经过模切机之前，将它们晾干)”可知，后文提到了模切机，后文cutter可对应到G选项cutter。故G选项“你可以把它想象成把拼图切成小块的饼干切割机”符合语境，故选G。
【19题详解】
根据上文“ Later, they go through a machine that separates them.(之后，它们通过一台机器将它们分离)”中的later和上文的then可知，本句应是制作拼图的最后一步，故C选项“最后，它们被装箱准备出售”符合语境，故选C。
【20题详解】
根据上文“Of course, puzzles aren’t just for fun! They’re good for your brain. Experts say putting together a puzzle has the same effect as trying to solve a mystery. It can stimulate different brain areas.(当然，拼图不只是为了好玩！它们对大脑有好处。专家表示，拼出一个拼图和试图解开一个谜题的效果是一样的。它可以刺激不同的大脑区域)”以及后文“It feels great to place that last piece in the right spot. Maybe that’s why puzzles seem to be a timeless source of entertainment.(把最后一块放在正确的位置感觉很棒。也许这就是为什么谜题似乎是一种永恒的娱乐来源)”可知，本句主要是在说明拼图的好处，故A选项“拼图也可以减轻压力”符合语境，故选A。
三、英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题，每小题1分，共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。
In the last 100 years the global temperature has gone up by around 0.75℃. Such a small increase is causing sea levels to rise and ____21____ the habitat of many species of plants and animals. A(n) ____22____ of 2℃ in global temperatures could result in ____23____ of 30% of the world’s land species.
Sea levels in the UK have increased by around 10 cm in the last 100 years and experts ____24____ that global sea levels could rise by up to 59 cm in the near future. ____25____, areas which were land a few hundred years ago are now under water.
As a result of the changing ____26____, the world’s ecosystems are also changing faster than ever before. So what is ____27____ climate change The main cause of climate change is the huge amount of greenhouse gases like CO2 in the atmosphere, but the reason for this is the world’s population — you and me. As the ____28____ increases, more land is needed to provide food, and more energy is ____29____ too. Burning fossil fuels for heating, lighting, transport, or electricity ____30____ CO2. Furthermore, humans breathe out CO2 and trees “breathe in” CO2 and produce oxygen — so by ____31____ trees, we are increasing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and reducing the amount of oxygen. As a result of these ____32____, CO2 levels are now at their highest for 800,000 years.
The biggest ____33____ we all face is to prevent further environmental disasters. We need to _______34_______ burning fossil fuels and start using renewable energy. If we can get enough ____35____ from renewable fuels, we can stop using fossil fuels completely.
21. A. attacking B. ignoring C. threatening D. discovering
22. A. limitation B. reduction C. increase D. improvement
23. A. extinction B. escape C. change D. development
24. A. argue B. explain C. doubt D. predict
25. A. Surprisingly B. Consequently C. Immediately D. Usually
26. A. climate B. height C. period D. environment
27. A. forcing B. allowing C. causing D. helping
28. A. animal B. species C. plants D. population
29. A. wasted B. needed C. supplied D. stored
30. A. produces B. includes C. requires D. provides
31. A. transporting to B. searching for C. planting in D. cutting down
32. A. questions B. activities C. procedures D. disasters
33. A. challenge B. disadvantage C. adventure D. influence
34. A. consider B. deny C. stop D. hate
35. A. time B. energy C. inspiration D. knowledge
【答案】21. C 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. A 31. D 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了气候变化对全球生态系统的影响和引起气候变化的原因。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：如此微小的上升正在导致海平面上升，并威胁到许多动植物的栖息地。A. attacking攻击；B. ignoring忽视；C. threatening威胁；D. discovering发现。根据上文“causing sea levels to rise and”可知，海平面上升威胁到了许多动植物的栖息地。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：全球气温每升高2℃，就可能导致世界上30%的陆地物种灭绝。A. limitation限制；B. reduction减少；C. increase升高；D. improvement改善。根据上文“In the last 100 years, the global temperature has gone up by around 0.75℃.(在过去的100年里，全球气温上升了大约0.75℃)”可知，此处指全球气温升高的影响。故选C。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：全球气温每升高2℃，就可能导致世界上30%的陆地物种灭绝。A. extinction灭绝；B. escape逃走；C. change改变；D. development发展。根据上文“the habitat of many species of plants and animals.”提到了海平面上升威胁到许多动植物的栖息地，由此可知，气温升高会导致物种灭绝。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在过去的100年里，英国的海平面上升了大约10厘米，专家们预测，在不久的将来，全球海平面可能会上升59厘米。A. argue争论；B. explain解释；C. doubt怀疑；D. predict预测。根据后文“that global sea levels could rise by up to 59 cm in the near future”可知，此处是专家的预测：在不久的将来，全球海平面可能会上升59厘米。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：结果，几百年前还是陆地的地区现在都被水淹没了。A. Surprisingly惊人地；B. Consequently结果；C. Immediately立即；D. Usually通常。上文“Sea levels in the UK have increased by around 10 cm in the last 100 years”提到在过去的100年里，英国的海平面上升了大约10厘米，因此结果就是几百年前还是陆地的地区现在都被水淹没了。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于气候变化，世界生态系统的变化也比以往任何时候都要快。A. climate气候；B. height高度；C. period时期；D. environment环境。根据后文“the world’s ecosystems are also changing faster than ever before”可知，生态系统变化是因为气候在发生变化，后文“climate change”也给出了提示。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：那么是什么导致了气候变化呢？A. forcing迫使；B. allowing允许；C. causing导致；D. helping帮助。根据后文“The main cause of climate change”可知，此处问的是：是什么导致了气候变化。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着人口的增长，需要更多的土地来提供食物，同时也需要更多的能源。A. animal动物；B. species物种；C. plants植物；D. population人口。根据上文“The main cause of climate change is the huge amount of greenhouse gases like CO2 in the atmosphere, but the reason for this is the world’s population — you and me.(气候变化的主要原因是大气中大量的二氧化碳等温室气体，但其原因是世界人口——你和我)”可知，此处指人口的增长。故选D。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着人口的增长，需要更多的土地来提供食物，同时也需要更多的能源。A. wasted浪费；B. needed需要；C. supplied供应；D. stored储存。根据上文“more land is needed to provide food, and more energy is”可知，随着人口的增长，需要更多的土地来提供食物，同时也需要更多的能源。故选B。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：燃烧化石燃料取暖、照明、运输或发电会产生二氧化碳。A. produces产生；B. includes包含；C. requires需要；D. provides提供。根据上文“Burning fossil fuels for heating, lighting, transport, or electricity”以及常识，燃烧化石燃料会产生二氧化碳。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：此外，人类呼出二氧化碳，树木“吸入”二氧化碳并产生氧气——因此，通过砍伐树木，我们增加了大气中的二氧化碳含量，减少了氧气含量。A. transporting to运送到；B. searching for寻找；C. planting in种植；D. cutting down砍伐。根据后文“trees, we are increasing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and reducing the amount of oxygen.”可知，我们增加了大气中的二氧化碳含量，是因为砍伐森林。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：作为这些活动的结果，二氧化碳水平现在达到了80万年来的最高水平。A. questions问题；B. activities活动；C. procedures程序；D. disasters灾难。根据语境可知，上文主要列举了人口增加、燃烧化石燃料、砍伐森林等人类的一系列活动，导致了二氧化碳增加。故选B。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们所有人面临的最大挑战是防止进一步的环境灾难。A. challenge挑战；B. disadvantage缺点；C. adventure冒险；D. influence影响。根据后文“we all face is to prevent further environmental disasters”可知，防止进一步的环境灾难是人们面临的最大挑战。故选A。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们需要停止燃烧化石燃料，开始使用可再生能源。A. consider考虑；B. deny否认；C. stop停止；D. hate讨厌。根据后文“we can stop using fossil fuels completely”指需要停止燃烧化石燃料，开始使用可再生能源。故选C。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果我们能从可再生燃料中获得足够的能量，我们就能完全停止使用化石燃料。A. time时间；B. energy能量；C. inspiration鼓舞；D. knowledge知识。根据后文“from renewable fuels”可知，从燃料中获得的是能量。故选B。
第二节(共10小题，每小题1.5分，共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。
Short and simple as they are, fables teach people important life lessons and reveal the truths hidden in ordinary events. In fact, many parents find ____36____ less laborious and more effective to instill (逐渐灌输) correct concepts into their children by leading them to read interesting and ____37____ (inspire) fables than just through lectures. The following is a good example of how an ancient Chinese fable ____38____ (help) modern readers understand the world. The story goes like this: A man was attempting ____39____ (sell) his horse in the market, where he had stood for three days, but none of the passersby would come to take ____40____ look. So, he turned to Bo Le, a specialist ____41____ (fair) famous for his skill in selecting fine horses, ____42____ help. All the man asked Bo Le to do was to walk around the horse three times and turn his head to look at it several times while ____43____ (leave). Bo Le agreed and did so. In an instant, the man sold the horse at a high price. The moral of the fable is ____44____ people tend to blindly follow others’ or experts’ opinions rather than make their own _____45_____ (judge) . It can’t be more true of modern society.
【答案】36. it 37. inspiring
38. helps 39. to sell
40. a 41. fairly
42. for 43. leaving
44. that 45. judgement
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个伯乐选马的寓言故事告诉我们人们往往会盲目地听从别人或专家的意见，而不是做出自己的判断。现代社会更是如此。
【36题详解】
考查it用法。句意：事实上，许多家长发现，通过引导孩子阅读有趣和鼓舞人心的寓言来灌输正确的观念比仅仅通过讲座更省力，也更有效。此处为固定句型：find it adj. to do sth.“发现做某事是……的”，it作形式宾语，真正的宾语是不定式。故填it。
【37题详解】
考查形容词。句意：事实上，许多家长发现，通过引导孩子阅读有趣和鼓舞人心的寓言来灌输正确的观念比仅仅通过讲座更省力，也更有效。修饰名词fables应用形容词inspiring，故填inspiring。
【38题详解】
考查时态。句意：下面是一个很好的例子，说明中国古代寓言如何帮助现代读者了解世界。陈述事实用一般现在时，主语为an ancient Chinese fable，谓语用三单形式。故填helps。
【39题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：故事是这样的：一个人想在市场上卖掉他的马，他在那里站了三天，但是没有一个路人来看。短语attempt to do sth.表示“尝试做某事”。故填to sell。
【40题详解】
考查冠词。句意：故事是这样的：一个人想在市场上卖掉他的马，他在那里站了三天，但是没有一个路人来看。短语take a look表示“看一看”。故填a。
【41题详解】
考查副词。句意：于是，他向伯乐求助，伯乐是一位以选马而闻名的专家。修饰形容词famous应用副词fairly，故填fairly。
【42题详解】
考查介词。句意：于是，他向伯乐求助，伯乐是一位以选马而闻名的专家。短语turn to sb. for help表示“向某人求助”。故填for。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：这个人只让伯乐绕着马走了三圈，离开的时候转过头来看了几次。分析句子结构可知leave与逻辑主语man构成主动关系，故用现在分词和while构成时间状语，故填leaving。
【44题详解】
考查表语从句。句意：这个寓言的寓意是，人们往往会盲目地听从别人或专家的意见，而不是做出自己的判断。引导表语从句，从句不缺少成分，句意完整，故用that引导。故填that。
【45题详解】
考查名词。句意：这个寓言的寓意是，人们往往会盲目地听从别人或专家的意见，而不是做出自己的判断。作宾语，应用名词judgement，不可数。故填judgement。
四、写作(共两节;满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 在学习生活中，同学之间的相处是十分重要的。请你以“How I Get Along With My Classmates”为题，向英语校刊投稿，内容包括：
1. 阐述与同学相处的重要性；2. 谈谈你与同学的相处方式。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯；
3. 短文题目已为你写好，不计入总词数。
How I Get Along With My Classmates
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【答案】One possible version:
How I Get Along With My Classmates
In our daily study and life, it is our classmates that keep us company, so we should attach great significance to the relationship with other classmates. Here is how I get along with my classmates.
Firstly, I think it important to understand each other. Consequently, whenever something unhappy happens among us, I’ll be in others’ shoes. Besides, I always spare no effort to help my classmates if they need help. Moreover, I enjoy activities which can promote relations with other classmates.
In short, getting along with classmates is important.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于说明文，要求考生向英语校刊投稿，内容包括：1. 阐述与同学相处的重要性；2. 谈谈你与同学的相处方式。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
重要性：significance→importance
重要的：important→vital
因此：consequently→hence
此外：besides→moreover
2 句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：In short, getting along with classmates is important.
拓展句：In short, it is important that we should get along with classmates.
【点睛】[高分句型1]Consequently, whenever something unhappy happens among us, I’ll be in others’ shoes.(运用了whenever引导的时间状语从句)
[高分句型2]Moreover, I enjoy activities which can promote relations with other classmates.(运用了which引导的定语从句)
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When I was young, I lived in a small village in Melaka. All the people who lived there helped each other. The village had a variety of trades to meet the needs of the villagers. There was a barber, a tailor, a coffee shop owner, a grocer (食品杂货), and so on. All of us were quite poor but we got by. However, one family which was poorer than the others was the Lim family, who lived in the bicycle shop opposite our house.
Mr. Lim, who mended bikes, had many children — six to be exact. My mother was a kind-hearted soul. Often, she would say that Mr. Lim’s children were dressed in poor clothes and looked hungry. My family was one of the richer ones in the village. My parents would take whatever food we could spare to the Lim family.
I remember one particular year when times were very hard. Even my family had to make do with two meals a day, so we stopped the practice of giving food to Mr. Lim. One day, I noticed my mother looking troubled. She had learned that the Lim family had not been eating for the past two days. She decided to give some of our meals to the family, despite the protests from my brothers that were too hungry. Fortunately, the difficult time did not last long, and the children in our family went back to three meals a day.
As time went on, the number of customers at Lim’s shop increased, which was delightful. Business took off like a rocket, as the Chinese bikes he sold were very useful and popular. The family became much better off than before.
It was at this time that my father’s health was worsening. We were confused by the strange illness he was suffering from. Because he was unable to look after his food store, business got worse. My father had to sell our family car to pay off the increasing bills. My brothers and I had to stop going to school because we could not afford the fees.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When Mr. Lim learned of our difficulty, he said it was his turn to help.
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With the help of Mr. Lim, the situation in my family took a turn for the better.
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【答案】范文
When Mr. Lim learned of our difficulty, he said it was his turn to help. He stated simply that it was his turn to repay the kindness that my parents had shown to him in the past. Through his connections, Mr. Lim arranged for my father to consult a famous doctor. Not only was this doctor’s diagnosis of my father’s medical condition accurate, but he was also able to cure my father. He also told my brothers and I that we should not give up our education. He then arranged to finance our education as long as we needed it.
With the help of Mr. Lim, the situation in my family took a turn for the better. My father recovered from his illness gradually and his business recovered the next year. My father is now the proud owner of the village mini-market. Mr. Lim has expanded his business, too. My brothers and I are among the top students in the school. Whenever my parents meet up with Mr. Lim, they always thank him for his past help. The children in both families have brotherly friendship now.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者家当时开一间小卖部，生活条件好一些。妈妈就经常救济家对面的一家卖自行车的铺子那一大家子人。即使在一天只能吃两顿饭的生活困难时期，妈妈仍然没有忘记去分一部分食物给他们。但是后来作者的爸爸生病了，家里情况每况愈下，甚至连家里的汽车都卖了，就为了给爸爸买药。还因为交不起学费，作者和兄弟们也都退学了。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“当Lim先生得知我们的困难时，他说该轮到他帮忙了”可知，第一段可描写Lim先生逐步帮助作者家摆脱困境。
②由第二段首句内容“在Lim先生的帮助下，我家的情况有了好转”可知，第二段可描写作者家情况好转，两家人关系亲密。
2.续写线索：帮助爸爸联系有名的医生——资助兄弟们上学——爸爸病好——爸爸生意恢复——两家人亲如一家
3.词汇激活
行为类
①说：state/declare
②资助：finance/ subsidize
③放弃：give up/ quit
情绪类
①感谢：thank/be grateful for
②善良：kindness/ goodness
【点睛】[高分句型1] He also told my brothers and I that we should not give up our education.(运用了that引导宾语从句)
[高分句型2] Not only was this doctor’s diagnosis of my father’s medical condition accurate, but he was also able to cure my father. (运用了倒装句)
