安庆二中2023-2024学年度第一学期第二次月考
高二英语试题
（满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟）
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。
2.选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。
3.请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。
4.作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。
5.保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
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. What is the possible relationship between the speakers
A. Father and daughter. B. Mother and son. C. Husband and wife.
2. Where does the smell probably come from
A. The kitchen. B. The bedroom. C. The living room.
3. What are the speakers talking about
A. The road conditions. B. A driving experience. C. A car accident.
4. What was damaged in the storm
A. The car. B. The roof. C. A window.
5. Where might the woman be
A. In a car. B. In a boat. C. In a spacecraft.
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。每段对话或独白后有一个小题，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，你将时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is bothering Jamie
A. His clothing. B. His car. C. His sister.
7. What will Jamie do next
A. Go to sleep. B. Drive faster. C. Do some reading.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. Where was the woman on the 19th of November
A. At school. B. At a party. C. At an art show.
9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Friends. B. Parent and child. C. Teacher and student.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What do we know about this manned flight mission
A. It has the longest staying time.
B. It is the hardest to operate.
C. It travels at the fastest speed.
11. What do Taikonauts do to pass the time
A. Play cards. B. Play tennis. C. Play instruments.
12. What does the woman’s final words mean
A. Women are less suitable in this mission.
B. Women are as excellent as men.
C. Women undertake more than men do.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How did the man notice the problem first
A. His bank called him. B. His bill showed him. C. His credit card was stolen.
14. What did the bank do to fix the problem
A. They gave the man his money back at once.
B. They decided to talk to the bank’s owner.
C. They asked the man to provide the evidence.
15. What might have caused the problem according to the man
A. Online shopping. B. Overdue debt. C. Unskilled operation.
16. What do the two speakers mainly talk about
A. Information safety. B. Shopping habits. C. Money management.
听第10段材料，回答第17 至20题。
17. What is the reason for ChatGPT to become popular
A. It is free to use.
B It helps people learn quickly.
C. It answers people in a simple style.
18. When did ChatGPT come out
A. In November 2022. B. In December 2022. C. In February 2023.
19. What has ChatGPT been used to do
A. Find new sources. B. Write films. C. Build machines.
20. Why does ChatGPT need a large amount of data
A. To create better tools. B. To know humans better. C. To replace its old system.
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
The London Book Fair
Time and Location
The London Book Fair will take place 18 — 20 June, 2023, Olympia London.
Children’s & Young Adult
Our Children’s & Young Adult section traditionally welcomes the leading names in the field to exhibit. These companies enjoy noisy passageways full of visitors and benefit from the opportunity to increase brand awareness. However, any children under 16 are not allowed to be at The London Book Fair.
Authors & Self-Publishing
Author HQ, which consists of a theatre and networking area, is one of our most popular features, attracting great interest from the self-publishing community. Meanwhile, our Author of the Day programme helps bring writers face-to-face with bestselling authors who will share their journey to publication during a special series of talks at the fair.
Technology and Publishing Solutions
All the new ways to treat content are found in the Tech area at LBF located in the National Gallery of Olympia. Whether it is an app, game, mobile development or enhanced eBook — or a development not yet launched — the Tech area is its home. To keep the creativity flowing, there is a dedicated Buzz Bar in the heart of the Tech area for those all-important networking meetings.
BA Members
BA Members attend the fair for FREE and receive a number of key benefits, making the fair a more accessible, cost-effective and highly relevant event for booksellers. Simply click here to find out more about becoming a BA member and take advantage of this offer.
If you have any further difficulties, please contact our Customer Services team who will be happy to help.
1. Who will be welcomed by the London Book Fair
A. A mother with a kid. B. A green hand writer.
C. A primary school student. D. A visitor getting to London in July.
2. What should we do to gain more benefits on the fair
A. Apply for BA members. B. Attend networking meetings.
C Increase brand awareness. D. Contact Customer Services team.
3. Where is this text probably taken from
A. A textbook.
B. A newspaper.
C. A website.
D. A fashion magazine.
B
Jim Glaub and Dylan Parker had just been handed the keys to their new Manhattan apartment on 22nd Street when the outgoing tenant (房客) said something curious, “Just so you know, there’s this thing where letters addressed to Santa come to the apartment. The previous tenants received the mail too. It has been coming for years and no one knows why.”
Glaub and Parker settled in to their new home, and for the first two years only a few letters from kids or parents asked “Santa” for gifts they could not otherwise afford. Then in the months leading to Christmas 2010, their mailbox was filled with letters to Santa every day. They responded to as many as they could, writing notes, even buying gifts. Glaub, of course, is not Santa. They could do only so much.
But one night, when he and Parker threw a 1960s — themed Christmas party, a solution appeared. Guests noticed the hundreds of letters they’d yet to act upon and asked about them. Glaub told them the story and his guests were intrigued. “A lot of people were like, ‘I’ll take a letter. I’ll satisfy it.’” And so was born Miracle on 22nd Street.
To spread the word, they started a website, , and a Facebook page. Working with other nonprofits that help those in need, they invited families from around the county to go online and request gifts for their children. Likewise, donors, also known as “elves,” can sign up to buy gifts for a child or family, accompanied by a signed note with Elf before their name, such as Elf Jim or Elf Jody.
Last year, Glaub and Miracle on 22nd Street helped more than 800 families. Glaub no longer wonders why the letters come to the apartment. Putting in the long hours to help the families is what it’s all about for him. “It’s part of Christmas for me,” he says, “It wouldn’t be Christmas without it.”
4. What did the tenant think of receiving the letters in the apartment
A. Odd. B. Exciting. C. Frightening D. Disturbing.
5. What can be implied about the couple in paragraph 2
A. They got really bothered. B. They had tried their best.
C. They overcame the challenge. D. They were content with their new life.
6. What does the underlined word “intrigued” mean in paragraph 3
A. Puzzled. B. Relieved. C. Interested. D. Surprised.
7. What is the text mainly about
A. How a volunteer organization is formed.
B. How Miracle on 22nd Street is operated.
C. How a kind couple deal with letters to Santa.
D. How donors purchase gifts for families in need.
C
I need help! I have to fix a leaking pipe in my bathroom but I'm not sure where to begin. I know I lack the necessary DIY skills but luckily there are numerous books and online videos that will hopefully give me the information I need. Publications that help us to help ourselves are nothing new, but the range of them is increasing with advice being given far beyond practical tasks around the house.
Bookshops these days are full of titles which claim to boost your self-confidence, your wealth, your love life or your career. Some claim to improve your life within seven days! It's big business and it's thought that the self-help industry is worth $10bn in the US alone.
The first self-help book called 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' was published in 1936, and has since sold 30 million copies and is still popular now. It includes guidance on how to make people like you and how to make your life happier. It might seem strange to think that we need a book to tell us how to live our lives but self-help books remain a go to remedy for those of us looking for enlightenment.
There are, of course, trends in what we need help with. Emma Marshall, who works at British bookshop Waterstones, says "at the moment we're in the tidying up, getting rid of things trend... I think the trend right now is about slowing down in your life." It seems there is always something we need help with, and reading about it can be very therapeutic - it makes us feel good, even if we don't do anything about it.
Of course, the internet has become the place to go to for salvation. We've got used to searching for solutions online, and now these solutions even include how to fix or improve our lives. Interestingly, psychologist Caroline Beaton, says people called 'millennials' are self-critical -they are aware of their own faults—which also means they're more likely to spend time and money on self-help. There's also a theory that the self-help industry does well during a recession – people are perhaps even more likely to reach for self-help to improve their situation.
Whatever the reason for the continued interest in self-help, it's good to know help is at hand when we need it. The alternative to finding a happier life is just to come to terms with yourself as you are - I know, I read about it in a book! Do you believe in self-help books
8. Where else can you get self-help advice apart from books
A. from teachers B. from friends
C. from the Internet D. from parents
9. What do you know about self-books
A. They may offer you some keys to success.
B. They hasn't gained great popularity.
C. All of us enjoy them very much.
D. They can certainly improve your life within seven days.
10. Why do millennials spend more money on self-help books according to Caroline Beaton
A. They are stuck in a recession.
B. They realize they are not perfect.
C. They are more likely to have access to books.
D. They haven't got used to searching for solutions online.
11. What can we infer from the passage
A. People don't have interest in self-help books.
B. Accepting yourself as you are makes you happier.
C. The self-help industry makes little difference during a recession.
D. The current trend in self-help books is about rushing around and taking things easier.
D
Have you ever taken a personality test and found the results to be scarily accurate, checked your horoscope and had everything come true or taken an online quiz that told you precisely what your favorite Disney princess means about you Well, we certainly have done so too many times, so we decided to do a little investigation into how Internet -quizzes, magazines and horoscope books seem to know us so well.
We discovered that we’ve all been falling victim to the Barnum effect. The Barnum Effect is the phenomenon that occurs when individuals believe that personality descriptions apply specifically to them, despite the fact that the description is actually filled with information that applies to everyone. It was named after P. T. Barnum, a famous 19th century showman, who would famously say, “There’s a fool born every minute.”
Indeed, Barnum proved to be right, as pseudoscience —such as astrology and personality tests — remains popular to this day. The Bamum effect explains why extremely general statements, such as the results of your personality test, seem so specific to you. Don’t believe us Well, late psychology professor Bertram Forer offered some proof.
In a historic study, Forer conducted a personality test to his students. Forer copied statements such as “You have a great need for other people to like and admire you.” and “You have a tendency to be critical of yourself.” from the newspaper’s horoscope column and gave a test to every student. Forer asked his students to rate the accuracy of the test from one to five, with “one” being the least accurate and “five” being the most accurate. The average rating was 4.26. The universally high ratings from students on the personality test supported the Barnum effect.
One of the most important factors when reproducing this study is to keep the statements as vague as possible, with a mix of mostly positive and some negative content. For example, using the phrase “at times” makes for a powerful Barnum Effect. See “At times you are outgoing and sociable, while at other times you are shy and reserved” who would not agree with that statement
So, keep in mind that we are not immune to the Barnum effect. Take everything you hear with several grains of salt.
12. What is the purpose of Paragraph 2
A. To present a controversial opinion. B. To provide an example of an idea.
C. To offer a solution to a problem. D. To define the meaning of a term.
13. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about
A. Potential application of the Barnum effect. B. Further explanation of the Barnum effect.
C. Supporting evidence for the Barnum effect. D. A reasonable doubt of the research process.
14. Why do so many people believe the statements in horoscope and personality tests
A. They are so specific. B. They are unclear.
C. They are positive. D. They are believable.
15. How is the passage organized
A Phenomenon—analysis. B. Cause—effect.
C. Problem—solution. D. Claim—counterclaim.
第二节（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。
Ways to Develop Self-discipline
Five years ago, I was the heaviest I’ve weighed in my life. When I would run, I’d immediately get tired. The worst part is that I had no motivation to get healthier—until I threw my back out. ____16____ When I went to physical therapy (治疗), the young woman helping me pointed to my stomach and said, “we need to awaken these muscles.” From that point on, I knew I had to change. I had to think about how to develop self-discipline with eating and working out.
____17____But I eventually lost 30 pounds and have maintained a consistent workout schedule for the past five years. Of course, self-discipline is bigger than just physical health. Having discipline helps us grow, makes us reliable, and strengthens our moral framework. Here’s how to develop self-discipline.
Set clear end goals. ____18____ If we don’t set clear goals, we’ll float around like feathers in the breeze. If you want to be disciplined, set clear and measurable goals. Then display those goals where you’ll see them every day.
Do the small things. We all want big change quickly. It doesn’t happen that way, though. Self-discipline starts by performing small activities consistently. The small things add up to big results. ____19____ Every small act of faithfulness makes your self-discipline stronger.
Keep record of your progress. It’s pointless to have goals if you aren’t measuring whether or not you are moving toward them. When I don’t track my progress, I stop doing things I need to do and become lazy. It’s easy to lack discipline when you lose focus on where you’re going.____20____
A. It did take a lot of work.
B. I decided to take regular exercise.
C. Keeping track helps you stay on point.
D. We have to keep in mind where we want to go.
E. Occasionally, you may get results without effort.
F. I had shooting pains down my legs whenever I got up.
G. It may take time to see those returns, but stick with it.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（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。
This year my husband and I decided to have a quiet, low-key New Year's Eve. We wanted to spend it with our kids and other immediate family and make it a special ___21___ for them, instead of ___22___ a babysitter and going out on our own. The logical way to do this was through ___23___. As we all know, food had a magical way of making a night ___24___, and our New Year's Eve certainly ___25___ that way, thanks to doughnuts (甜甜圈).
I decided to make doughnuts because my cousins had ___26___ a batch (一批) on Halloween and I found it very ___27___. I used a recipe from the 1976 Mennonite cookbook More With Less and it ___28___ a curious ingredient — two cups of mashed potatoes that ___29___ made the texture lighter. The doughnuts were ___30___ and cut from a sheet of dough (生面), then left to rise until ready to fry in hot oil. Then they took several seconds to ___31___, which meant that my enormous batch of 100 doughnuts was ___32___ cooking in a fairly short time. We glazed (浇上浆液) the tops and then ___33___ them for the rest of the evening. The leftovers disappeared at breakfast.
This will become an annual ___34___ , I have no doubt. Whether we host a bigger party or keep it small, there will always be ___35___ doughnuts, because when you have hot homemade doughnuts, you can't help but have the best time.
21. A. challenge B. idea C. occasion D. opportunity
22. A. hiring B. training C. knowing D. interviewing
23. A. time B. food C. money D. fun
24. A. short B. messy C. memorable D. silent
25. A. tested out B. turned out C. moved on D. picked out
26. A. bought B. placed C. made D. brought
27. A. healthy B. expensive C. impressive D. nutritious
28. A. called for B. carried on C. took up D. cut off
29. A. fortunately B. absolutely C. totally D. possibly
30. A. turned down B. taken apart C. sorted out D. rolled out
31. A. cook B. steam C. sink D. float
32. A. practiced B. finished C. considered D. demanded
33. A. prepared B. longed C. waited D. enjoyed
34. A. celebration B. idea C. tradition D. ceremony
35. A. raw B. fresh C. common D. local
第二节（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。
Nobel laureate Mo Yan was sharing his memories of the days when he first picked up his pen, ___36___ 36 grassroots writers from around the country, at a seminar in Beijing on March 22.
Mo Yan believes that every writer, ___37___ influential they are, shares a similar course of growth, starting as a reader and literary ___38___(enthusiasm). They encounter something they are really into and itch ___39___(try) their hand at writing, imitating first, before eventually forming a style of their own, he says.
He recalled his days in the army in Baoding, Hebei province, giving lessons on Marxist philosophy, political economy and scientific socialism during the day, and writing at night. Every day he waited for the sound of the postman’s motorcycle ___40___(hope). His effort paid off when, in May 1981, a local bimonthly literature magazine decided to publish his maiden work. Mo Yan then struggled for a while, before he figured out that his rural hometown in Shandong province and a place he’s most familiar with, would provide ___41___ inexhaustible source of writing material.
The panel also included Liang Xiaosheng and Liu Zhenyun, whose works ___42___(reach) a multitude of readers at home and abroad so far. Liang’s full-length novel, Renshijian, ___43___ won the Mao Dun Literature Prize, among the field’s most prestigious awards in China, ___44___(adapt) into a hit series and direct heated discussions online last year. Liu stated the importance of characters’ interpersonal relationship and its structure, ____45____(add) that it required wisdom, creativity, and philosophical cognition to achieve that in a literary creation.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是你校英语社社长，请你写一则英文通知，请全校师生来参加关于如何保护野生动物的一场英文报告，内容包括：
1. 报告的时间和地点；
2. 报告主要内容；
3. 欢迎老师同学们来参加。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 通知的首尾已经给出，不计入总词数；
3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Notice
Dear teachers and schoolmates,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The English Club
第二节 书面表达（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。
To act with integrity was a habit with Susan who always follows the Golden Rule: “Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.” But when she thought over her past conduct, a blush of shame crept to her cheeks, as many little acts of selfishness and unkindness came back to her memory. She resolved that for the future, both in great things and small. she would remember and follow the Golden Rule.
It was not long after this that an opportunity occurred, which tried Susan’s principles. One Saturday evening when she went, as usual, to Mr. Thompson’s inn, to receive the money of her mother’s washing for him, which amounted to five dollars, she found Mr. Thompson apparently in a terrible rage with some horse dealers with whom he had been bargaining. He held in his hand an open pocketbook (钱袋子) , full of bills and scarcely noticing Susan as she made her request, except to swear at her for troubling him when he was busy, he handed her a banknote.
Glad to escape so easily, Susan hurried out of the gate. Pausing to put the money safely in her purse, she discovered that he had given her two bills instead of one. She looked around; nobody was near and her first impulse was joy at the unexpected prize.
“It is all mine,” said she to herself. “I will buy my mother a new coat with it, and she can give her old one to my sister Mary, and then Mary can go to the Sunday school with me next winter. I wonder if I can buy a pair of shoes for my brother Tom, too.”
At that moment she remembered that he must have given it to her by mistake. But again the voice of the tempter whispered, “He gave it, and how do you know that he did not intend to make you a present of it Keep it! He will never know it, for he had too many such bills in that great pocketbook.”
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。
This conflict was going on in her mind between good and evil.
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“Sir, you paid me two bills instead of one,” she handed him the extra note.
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1-5 CABCC 6-10 ACBAA 11-15 CBBCA 16-20ACABB安庆二中2023-2024学年度第一学期第二次月考
高二英语试题
（满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟）
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。
2.选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。
3.请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。
4.作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。
5.保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
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. What is the possible relationship between the speakers
A. Father and daughter. B. Mother and son. C. Husband and wife.
2. Where does the smell probably come from
A. The kitchen. B. The bedroom. C. The living room.
3. What are the speakers talking about
A. The road conditions. B. A driving experience. C. A car accident.
4. What was damaged in the storm
A. The car. B. The roof. C. A window.
5. Where might the woman be
A. In a car. B. In a boat. C. In a spacecraft.
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。每段对话或独白后有一个小题，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，你将时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is bothering Jamie
A. His clothing. B. His car. C. His sister.
7 What will Jamie do next
A. Go to sleep. B. Drive faster. C. Do some reading.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. Where was the woman on the 19th of November
A. At school. B. At a party. C. At an art show.
9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Friends. B. Parent and child. C. Teacher and student.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What do we know about this manned flight mission
A. It has the longest staying time.
B. It is the hardest to operate.
C. It travels at the fastest speed.
11. What do Taikonauts do to pass the time
A. Play cards. B. Play tennis. C. Play instruments.
12. What does the woman’s final words mean
A. Women are less suitable in this mission.
B. Women are as excellent as men.
C. Women undertake more than men do.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How did the man notice the problem first
A. His bank called him. B. His bill showed him. C. His credit card was stolen.
14. What did the bank do to fix the problem
A. They gave the man his money back at once.
B. They decided to talk to the bank’s owner.
C. They asked the man to provide the evidence.
15. What might have caused the problem according to the man
A. Online shopping. B. Overdue debt. C. Unskilled operation.
16. What do the two speakers mainly talk about
A. Information safety. B. Shopping habits. C. Money management.
听第10段材料，回答第17 至20题。
17. What is the reason for ChatGPT to become popular
A. It is free to use.
B. It helps people learn quickly.
C. It answers people in a simple style.
18. When did ChatGPT come out
A. In November 2022. B. In December 2022. C. In February 2023.
19. What has ChatGPT been used to do
A. Find new sources. B. Write films. C. Build machines.
20. Why does ChatGPT need a large amount of data
A. To create better tools. B. To know humans better. C. To replace its old system.
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
The London Book Fair
Time and Location
The London Book Fair will take place 18 — 20 June, 2023, Olympia London.
Children’s & Young Adult
Our Children’s & Young Adult section traditionally welcomes the leading names in the field to exhibit. These companies enjoy noisy passageways full of visitors and benefit from the opportunity to increase brand awareness. However, any children under 16 are not allowed to be at The London Book Fair.
Authors & Self-Publishing
Author HQ, which consists of a theatre and networking area, is one of our most popular features, attracting great interest from the self-publishing community. Meanwhile, our Author of the Day programme helps bring writers face-to-face with bestselling authors who will share their journey to publication during a special series of talks at the fair.
Technology and Publishing Solutions
All the new ways to treat content are found in the Tech area at LBF, located in the National Gallery of Olympia. Whether it is an app, game, mobile development or enhanced eBook — or a development not yet launched — the Tech area is its home. To keep the creativity flowing, there is a dedicated Buzz Bar in the heart of the Tech area for those all-important networking meetings.
BA Members
BA Members attend the fair for FREE and receive a number of key benefits, making the fair a more accessible, cost-effective and highly relevant event for booksellers. Simply click here to find out more about becoming a BA member and take advantage of this offer.
If you have any further difficulties, please contact our Customer Services team who will be happy to help.
1. Who will be welcomed by the London Book Fair
A. A mother with a kid. B. A green hand writer.
C. A primary school student. D. A visitor getting to London in July.
2. What should we do to gain more benefits on the fair
A. Apply for BA members. B. Attend networking meetings.
C. Increase brand awareness. D. Contact Customer Services team.
3. Where is this text probably taken from
A A textbook.
B. A newspaper.
C. A website.
D. A fashion magazine.
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了伦敦书展的时间地点、面向对象、技术和出版解决服务等信息。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据Authors & Self-Publishing部分中“Meanwhile, our Author of the Day programme helps bring writers face-to-face with bestselling authors who will share their journey to publication during a special series of talks at the fair.（与此同时，我们的“当天的作者”计划帮助作家们与畅销书作家面对面交流，他们将在展会上的一系列特别讲座中分享他们的出版之旅。）”可知，伦敦书展安排了“当天的作者”计划，给予作家与畅销书作家面对面交流的机会。由此推知，该书展欢迎作家参与，一个新手作家会受到欢迎。故选B项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据BA Members部分中“BA Members attend the fair for FREE and receive a number of key benefits, making the fair a more accessible, cost-effective and highly relevant event for booksellers.（BA会员可免费参加展览会，并可享受多项好处，使展览会成为一个对书商来说更方便、更具成本效益和高度相关的活动。）”可知，申请成为BA会员可以在书展上获得更多好处。故选A项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据BA Members部分中“Simply click here to find out more about becoming a BA member and take advantage of this offer.（只需点击这里了解更多关于成为BA会员的信息，并利用此优惠。）”可知，文章含有可以点击的链接，因此应该出自网页。故选C项。
B
Jim Glaub and Dylan Parker had just been handed the keys to their new Manhattan apartment on 22nd Street when the outgoing tenant (房客) said something curious, “Just so you know, there’s this thing where letters addressed to Santa come to the apartment. The previous tenants received the mail too. It has been coming for years and no one knows why.”
Glaub and Parker settled in to their new home, and for the first two years only a few letters from kids or parents asked “Santa” for gifts they could not otherwise afford. Then in the months leading to Christmas 2010, their mailbox was filled with letters to Santa every day. They responded to as many as they could, writing notes, even buying gifts. Glaub, of course, is not Santa. They could do only so much.
But one night, when he and Parker threw a 1960s — themed Christmas party, a solution appeared. Guests noticed the hundreds of letters they’d yet to act upon and asked about them. Glaub told them the story and his guests were intrigued. “A lot of people were like, ‘I’ll take a letter. I’ll satisfy it.’” And so was born Miracle on 22nd Street.
To spread the word, they started a website, , and a Facebook page. Working with other nonprofits that help those in need, they invited families from around the county to go online and request gifts for their children. Likewise, donors, also known as “elves,” can sign up to buy gifts for a child or family, accompanied by a signed note with Elf before their name, such as Elf Jim or Elf Jody.
Last year, Glaub and Miracle on 22nd Street helped more than 800 families. Glaub no longer wonders why the letters come to the apartment. Putting in the long hours to help the families is what it’s all about for him. “It’s part of Christmas for me,” he says, “It wouldn’t be Christmas without it.”
4. What did the tenant think of receiving the letters in the apartment
A. Odd. B. Exciting. C. Frightening D. Disturbing.
5. What can be implied about the couple in paragraph 2
A. They got really bothered. B. They had tried their best.
C. They overcame the challenge. D. They were content with their new life.
6. What does the underlined word “intrigued” mean in paragraph 3
A. Puzzled. B. Relieved. C. Interested. D. Surprised.
7. What is the text mainly about
A. How a volunteer organization is formed.
B. How Miracle on 22nd Street is operated.
C. How a kind couple deal with letters to Santa.
D. How donors purchase gifts for families in need.
【答案】4. A 5. B 6. C 7. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Jim Glaub和Dylan Parker夫妇通过与其他帮助有需要的人的非营利组织合作，来回复一些家庭写给“圣诞老人”的信，为他们送去礼物。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Jim Glaub and Dylan Parker had just been handed the keys to their new Manhattan apartment on 22nd Street when the outgoing tenant (房客) said something curious, “Just so you know, there’s this thing where letters addressed to Santa come to the apartment. The previous tenants received the mail too. It has been coming for years and no one knows why.”(Jim Glaub和Dylan Parker刚拿到他们在曼哈顿第22街的新公寓的钥匙，那个即将离开的房客说了些奇怪的话：“告诉你们一声，有个地方，给圣诞老人的信会寄到公寓里。之前的房客也收到了邮件。它已经来了很多年，没有人知道为什么。”)”可推知，房客对在公寓里收到这些信感到奇怪。故选A。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段的“They responded to as many as they could, writing notes, even buying gifts. Glaub, of course, is not Santa. They could do only so much.(他们尽可能多地回复，写便条，甚至买礼物。Glaub当然不是圣诞老人。他们能做的也就这么多了)”可推知，这对夫妇已经尽力了。故选B。
【6题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词下文“A lot of people were like, ‘I’ll take a letter. I’ll satisfy it.’(很多人说，‘我要一封信。我会满足它的。’)”可推知，他的客人们都很感兴趣。由此可知，划线词intrigued的意思是“感兴趣的”，和interested意思相近。故选C。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第二段的“Glaub and Parker settled in to their new home, and for the first two years only a few letters from kids or parents asked “Santa” for gifts they could not otherwise afford. Then in the months leading to Christmas 2010, their mailbox was filled with letters to Santa every day. They responded to as many as they could, writing notes, even buying gifts. Glaub, of course, is not Santa. They could do only so much.(Glaub和Parker在新家安顿下来，在头两年里，只有几封来自孩子或父母的来信，要求“圣诞老人”送他们买不起的礼物。在2010年圣诞节前的几个月里，他们的邮箱里每天都塞满了写给圣诞老人的信。他们尽可能多地回复，写便条，甚至买礼物。格劳布当然不是圣诞老人。他们能做的也就这么多了)”和倒数第二段的“To spread the word, they started a website, , and a Facebook page. Working with other nonprofits that help those in need, they invited families from around the county to go online and request gifts for their children. Likewise, donors, also known as “elves,” can sign up to buy gifts for a child or family, accompanied by a signed note with Elf before their name, such as Elf Jim or Elf Jody.(为了传播这个消息，他们建立了一个网站，和一个Facebook页面。他们与其他帮助有需要的人的非营利组织合作，邀请全国各地的家庭上网为他们的孩子索要礼物。同样，捐赠者，也被称为“精灵”，可以注册为孩子或家庭购买礼物，并在他们的名字前附上精灵的签名便条，如精灵Jim或精灵Jody)”可知，本文主要讲的是Jim Glaub和Dylan Parker夫妇通过与其他帮助有需要的人的非营利组织合作，来回复一些家庭写给“圣诞老人”的信，为他们送去礼物，即一对善良的夫妇是如何处理给圣诞老人的信的。故选C。
C
I need help! I have to fix a leaking pipe in my bathroom but I'm not sure where to begin. I know I lack the necessary DIY skills, but luckily there are numerous books and online videos that will hopefully give me the information I need. Publications that help us to help ourselves are nothing new, but the range of them is increasing with advice being given far beyond practical tasks around the house.
Bookshops these days are full of titles which claim to boost your self-confidence, your wealth, your love life or your career. Some claim to improve your life within seven days! It's big business and it's thought that the self-help industry is worth $10bn in the US alone.
The first self-help book called 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' was published in 1936, and has since sold 30 million copies and is still popular now. It includes guidance on how to make people like you and how to make your life happier. It might seem strange to think that we need a book to tell us how to live our lives but self-help books remain a go to remedy for those of us looking for enlightenment.
There are, of course, trends in what we need help with. Emma Marshall, who works at British bookshop Waterstones, says "at the moment we're in the tidying up, getting rid of things trend... I think the trend right now is about slowing down in your life." It seems there is always something we need help with, and reading about it can be very therapeutic - it makes us feel good, even if we don't do anything about it.
Of course, the internet has become the place to go to for salvation. We've got used to searching for solutions online, and now these solutions even include how to fix or improve our lives. Interestingly, psychologist Caroline Beaton, says people called 'millennials' are self-critical -they are aware of their own faults—which also means they're more likely to spend time and money on self-help. There's also a theory that the self-help industry does well during a recession – people are perhaps even more likely to reach for self-help to improve their situation.
Whatever the reason for the continued interest in self-help, it's good to know help is at hand when we need it. The alternative to finding a happier life is just to come to terms with yourself as you are - I know, I read about it in a book! Do you believe in self-help books
8. Where else can you get self-help advice apart from books
A. from teachers B. from friends
C. from the Internet D. from parents
9. What do you know about self-books
A. They may offer you some keys to success.
B. They hasn't gained great popularity.
C. All of us enjoy them very much.
D. They can certainly improve your life within seven days.
10. Why do millennials spend more money on self-help books according to Caroline Beaton
A. They are stuck in a recession.
B. They realize they are not perfect.
C. They are more likely to have access to books.
D. They haven't got used to searching for solutions online.
11. What can we infer from the passage
A. People don't have interest in self-help books.
B. Accepting yourself as you are makes you happier.
C. The self-help industry makes little difference during a recession.
D. The current trend in self-help books is about rushing around and taking things easier.
【答案】8. C 9. A 10. B 11. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了含有自助类内容书籍和其它手段，并肯定了这些媒介在帮助人们认识自我，提升自我方面所起到的积极作用。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句“but luckily there are numerous books and online videos that will hopefully give me the information I need.（但是幸运的是，有很多书和网上视频可以给我提供我需要的信息。）”可知，除了书籍之外，人们还可以从网络上获得自助的建议，故选C。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段前两句“Bookshops these days are full of titles which claim to boost your self-confidence, your wealth, your love life or your career. Some claim to improve your life within seven days!（如今，书店里到处都是声称能提升你的自信，财富，生活或事业的书名。有些声称能在七天内改善你的生活。）”可推断，这些自助书籍有可能会向读者提供一些成功所需的关键因素。本题D项为干扰项，因为这些书只是“声称”能在7天内改善你的生活，但不一定真能改善。故选A项。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第五段第三句“Interestingly, psychologist Caroline Beaton, says people called 'millennials' are self-critical – they are aware of their own faults – which also means they're more likely to spend time and money on self-help.（有趣的是，心理学家比顿卡洛琳说被称为千禧一代的人是自我批评型的，他们能意识到自己的缺点。这就意味着他们可能更可能花费时间和金钱在需求自我提升上。）”可知，因为被称为千禧一代的人意识到了自己的不完美，所以才会在自助书籍上花费更多的钱去提升自己，故选 B项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章一段第二句“The alternative to finding a happier life is just to come to terms with yourself as you are…（找到更幸福生活的一种办法就是忍受并接受现在的你。）”可推断出，接受自己本来的样子会让自己变得更幸福，故选B。
D
Have you ever taken a personality test and found the results to be scarily accurate, checked your horoscope and had everything come true or taken an online quiz that told you precisely what your favorite Disney princess means about you Well, we certainly have done so too many times, so we decided to do a little investigation into how Internet -quizzes, magazines and horoscope books seem to know us so well.
We discovered that we’ve all been falling victim to the Barnum effect. The Barnum Effect is the phenomenon that occurs when individuals believe that personality descriptions apply specifically to them, despite the fact that the description is actually filled with information that applies to everyone. It was named after P. T. Barnum, a famous 19th century showman, who would famously say, “There’s a fool born every minute.”
Indeed, Barnum proved to be right, as pseudoscience —such as astrology and personality tests — remains popular to this day. The Bamum effect explains why extremely general statements, such as the results of your personality test, seem so specific to you. Don’t believe us Well, late psychology professor Bertram Forer offered some proof.
In a historic study, Forer conducted a personality test to his students. Forer copied statements such as “You have a great need for other people to like and admire you.” and “You have a tendency to be critical of yourself.” from the newspaper’s horoscope column and gave a test to every student. Forer asked his students to rate the accuracy of the test from one to five, with “one” being the least accurate and “five” being the most accurate. The average rating was 4.26. The universally high ratings from students on the personality test supported the Barnum effect.
One of the most important factors when reproducing this study is to keep the statements as vague as possible, with a mix of mostly positive and some negative content. For example, using the phrase “at times” makes for a powerful Barnum Effect. See “At times you are outgoing and sociable, while at other times you are shy and reserved” who would not agree with that statement
So, keep in mind that we are not immune to the Barnum effect. Take everything you hear with several grains of salt.
12. What is the purpose of Paragraph 2
A. To present a controversial opinion. B. To provide an example of an idea.
C. To offer a solution to a problem. D. To define the meaning of a term.
13. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about
A. Potential application of the Barnum effect. B. Further explanation of the Barnum effect.
C. Supporting evidence for the Barnum effect. D. A reasonable doubt of the research process.
14. Why do so many people believe the statements in horoscope and personality tests
A. They are so specific. B. They are unclear.
C. They are positive. D. They are believable.
15. How is the passage organized
A. Phenomenon—analysis. B. Cause—effect.
C. Problem—solution. D. Claim—counterclaim.
【答案】12. D 13. C 14. B 15. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章提出了“很多人相信占卜和性格测试等”这一现象并分析了其原因。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段“We discovered that we’ve all been falling victim to the Barnum effect. The Barnum Effect is the phenomenon that occurs when individuals believe that personality descriptions apply specifically to them, despite the fact that the description is actually filled with information that applies to everyone. It was named after P. T. Barnum, a famous 19th century showman, who would famously say, “There’s a fool born every minute.” (我们发现我们都成了巴纳姆效应的受害者。巴纳姆效应是一种现象，当人们认为性格描述只适用于他们时，尽管事实上这些描述中充满了适用于所有人的信息。它是以19世纪著名的表演家P.T.巴纳姆的名字命名的，他有句名言：“每分钟都有一个傻瓜出生。”)”可知，文章第二段主要解释了巴纳姆效应的概念。由此推知，第二段的目的是给“巴纳姆效应”这一专业术语下定义。故选D项。
13题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第三段最后一句“ Don’t believe us Well, late psychology professor Bertram Forer offered some proof. (不相信我们？嗯，已故的心理学教授Bertram Forer提供了一些证据)”和第四段“In a historic study, Forer conducted a personality test to his students. Forer copied statements such as “You have a great need for other people to like and admire you.” and “You have a tendency to be critical of yourself.” from the newspaper’s horoscope column and gave a test to every student. Forer asked his students to rate the accuracy of the test from one to five, with “one” being the least accurate and “five” being the most accurate. The average rating was 4.26. The universally high ratings from students on the personality test supported the Barnum effect. (在一项历史研究中，弗莱尔对他的学生进行了性格测试。永远复制这样的话：“你非常需要别人喜欢和钦佩你。”和“你有挑剔自己的倾向”，然后给每个学生做了一个测试，让他的学生给测试的准确性打分，从1到5，“1”是最不准确的，“5”是最准确的。平均评分为4.26分。学生们在性格测试中普遍获得的高分支持了巴纳姆效应)”可知，文章第四段通过Forer对学生的性格测试，为巴纳姆效应提供论据。故选C项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段中“We discovered that we’ve all been falling victim to the Barnum effect. The Barnum Effect is the phenomenon that occurs when individuals believe that personality descriptions apply specifically to them, despite the fact that the description is actually filled with information that applies to everyone. (我们发现我们都成了巴纳姆效应的受害者。巴纳姆效应是一种现象，当人们认为性格描述只适用于他们时，尽管事实上这些描述中充满了适用于所有人的信息)”以及倒数第二段“One of the most important factors when reproducing this study is to keep the statements as vague as possible, with a mix of mostly positive and some negative content. (在复制这项研究时，最重要的因素之一是让陈述尽可能模糊，主要是积极的内容和一些消极的内容)”可推知，很多人相信占卜和性格描述，是因为这些描述中充满了适用于所有人的信息，也就是说这些描述其实是很模棱两可的。故选B项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。阅读文章可知，文章第一段“Have you ever taken a personality test and found the results to be scarily accurate, checked your horoscope and had everything come true or taken an online quiz that told you precisely what your favorite Disney princess means about you Well, we certainly have done so too many times, so we decided to do a little investigation into how Internet -quizzes, magazines and horoscope books seem to know us so well. (你是否曾经做过性格测试，发现结果非常准确？你是否曾经检查过你的星座，一切都成真了？你是否曾经做过一个在线测验，告诉你你最喜欢的迪士尼公主对你意味着什么？好吧，我们已经这么做过太多次了，所以我们决定做一个小调查，看看网络测验、杂志和占星书是如何如此了解我们的。)”提出了“很多人相信占卜和性格测试等”这一现象，而后面几个段落都在分析其原因。由此可知，本文的篇章结构为“现象——分析”。故选A项。
第二节（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。
Ways to Develop Self-discipline
Five years ago, I was the heaviest I’ve weighed in my life. When I would run, I’d immediately get tired. The worst part is that I had no motivation to get healthier—until I threw my back out. ____16____ When I went to physical therapy (治疗), the young woman helping me pointed to my stomach and said, “we need to awaken these muscles.” From that point on, I knew I had to change. I had to think about how to develop self-discipline with eating and working out.
____17____But I eventually lost 30 pounds and have maintained a consistent workout schedule for the past five years. Of course, self-discipline is bigger than just physical health. Having discipline helps us grow, makes us reliable, and strengthens our moral framework. Here’s how to develop self-discipline.
Set clear end goals. ____18____ If we don’t set clear goals, we’ll float around like feathers in the breeze. If you want to be disciplined, set clear and measurable goals. Then display those goals where you’ll see them every day.
Do the small things. We all want big change quickly. It doesn’t happen that way, though. Self-discipline starts by performing small activities consistently. The small things add up to big results. ____19____ Every small act of faithfulness makes your self-discipline stronger.
Keep record of your progress. It’s pointless to have goals if you aren’t measuring whether or not you are moving toward them. When I don’t track my progress, I stop doing things I need to do and become lazy. It’s easy to lack discipline when you lose focus on where you’re going.____20____
A. It did take a lot of work.
B. I decided to take regular exercise.
C. Keeping track helps you stay on point.
D We have to keep in mind where we want to go.
E. Occasionally, you may get results without effort.
F. I had shooting pains down my legs whenever I got up.
G. It may take time to see those returns, but stick with it.
【答案】16. F 17. A 18. D 19. G 20. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章通过介绍作者自己的经历，说明了锻炼的重要性以及如何在锻炼方面做到更加自律。
【16题详解】
上文“The worst part is that I had no motivation to get healthier—until I threw my back out.(最糟糕的是，我没有动力让自己变得更健康——直到我扭伤了我的腰背。)”说明作者一直没有锻炼的动力，直到腰背部受伤；由下文“When I went to physical therapy (治疗), the young woman helping me pointed to my stomach and said, ‘we need to awaken these muscles.’(当我去做物理治疗时，帮我的年轻女士指着我的肚子说：‘我们需要唤醒这些肌肉。’)”可知作者因为受伤去接受治疗；F选项“I had shooting pains down my legs whenever I got up.(每当我站起来，我的腿就会一阵剧痛。)”描述了作者身体受伤情况，承接上下文，符合语境。故选F。
【17题详解】
由第一段段末“From that point on, I knew I had to change. I had to think about how to develop self-discipline with eating and working out.(从那时起，我知道我必须改变。我不得不思考如何在饮食和锻炼中培养自律。)”可知作者要改变自己，在饮食和锻炼方面保持自律；下文“But I eventually lost 30 pounds and have maintained a consistent workout schedule for the past five years.(但我最终减掉了30磅，并在过去的五年里保持了稳定的锻炼计划。)”可知作者成功减肥，并一直坚持锻炼；A选项“It did take a lot of work.(那确实花了不少功夫。)”中的“It”指代上文“develop self-discipline with eating and working out”，此选项与下文表述内容“I eventually lost 30 pounds and have maintained a consistent workout schedule for the past five years”构成转折，符合语境。故选A。
【18题详解】
由本段主旨句“Set clear end goals.(设定明确的最终目标。)”可知本段的建议是设立最终目标；D选项“We have to keep in mind where we want to go.(我们必须牢记我们要去哪里。)”符合本段主旨，选项中的“where we want to go”与上文中的“end goals”表述的内容一致。故选D。
【19题详解】
上文“We all want big change quickly. It doesn’t happen that way, though. Self-discipline starts by performing small activities consistently. The small things add up to big results.(我们都希望迅速发生巨大变化。但事实并非如此。自律始于持之以恒地做一些小事情。小事积少成多。)”说明不可能很快发生巨大变化，必须要坚持，小事积少成多；下文“Every small act of faithfulness makes your self-discipline stronger.(每一个忠实的小行为都会使你的自律性更强。)”说明只要坚持下去就会看到成绩；G 选项“It may take time to see those returns, but stick with it.(看到这些回报可能需要时间，但要坚持下去。)”符合语境，选项中的“It may take time to see those returns”与上文中“We all want big change quickly. It doesn’t happen that way, though.”表述意义一致，选项中的“stick with it”与上文“performing small activities consistently”表述内容一致。故选G。
【20题详解】
由本段主旨句“Keep record of your progress.(记录下你的进步。)”可知本段建议追踪、记录自己的进步；上文“It’s pointless to have goals if you aren’t measuring whether or not you are moving toward them. When I don’t track my progress, I stop doing things I need to do and become lazy. It’s easy to lack discipline when you lose focus on where you’re going. (如果你不衡量自己是否在朝着目标前进，那么设定目标是毫无意义的。当我不跟踪我的进步时，我就会停止做我需要做的事情，变得懒惰。当你对前进方向失去注意力时，你很容易缺乏自制力。)”阐述了不记录、跟踪所取得的进步的弊端；C选项“Keeping track helps you stay on point.(跟踪可以帮助你有的放矢。)”阐述了跟踪记录的重要性，符合语境。故选C。
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（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。
This year my husband and I decided to have a quiet, low-key New Year's Eve. We wanted to spend it with our kids and other immediate family and make it a special ___21___ for them, instead of ___22___ a babysitter and going out on our own. The logical way to do this was through ___23___. As we all know, food had a magical way of making a night ___24___, and our New Year's Eve certainly ___25___ that way, thanks to doughnuts (甜甜圈).
I decided to make doughnuts because my cousins had ___26___ a batch (一批) on Halloween and I found it very ___27___. I used a recipe from the 1976 Mennonite cookbook More With Less and it ___28___ a curious ingredient — two cups of mashed potatoes that ___29___ made the texture lighter. The doughnuts were ___30___ and cut from a sheet of dough (生面), then left to rise until ready to fry in hot oil. Then they took several seconds to ___31___, which meant that my enormous batch of 100 doughnuts was ___32___ cooking in a fairly short time. We glazed (浇上浆液) the tops and then ___33___ them for the rest of the evening. The leftovers disappeared at breakfast.
This will become an annual ___34___ , I have no doubt. Whether we host a bigger party or keep it small, there will always be ___35___ doughnuts, because when you have hot homemade doughnuts, you can't help but have the best time.
21. A. challenge B. idea C. occasion D. opportunity
22. A. hiring B. training C. knowing D. interviewing
23. A. time B. food C. money D. fun
24. A. short B. messy C. memorable D. silent
25. A. tested out B. turned out C. moved on D. picked out
26. A. bought B. placed C. made D. brought
27. A. healthy B. expensive C. impressive D. nutritious
28. A. called for B. carried on C. took up D. cut off
29. A. fortunately B. absolutely C. totally D. possibly
30. A. turned down B. taken apart C. sorted out D. rolled out
31. A. cook B. steam C. sink D. float
32. A. practiced B. finished C. considered D. demanded
33. A. prepared B. longed C. waited D. enjoyed
34. A. celebration B. idea C. tradition D. ceremony
35. A. raw B. fresh C. common D. local
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. D 31. A 32. B 33. D 34. C 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者在家里自己烹饪甜甜圈，和家人一起庆祝除夕夜的故事。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们想和我们的孩子以及其他直系亲属一起度过这段时光，让这段时光成为他们的一个特殊时刻，而不是雇佣保姆，不是独自外出。A. challenge挑战；B. idea想法；C. occasion时刻；D. opportunity机会。根据上文“We wanted to spend it with our kids and other immediate family”可知，此处表示作者与丈夫想低调的过除夕夜，与家人们一起度过这段时光，让这段时光成为他们的一个特殊时刻。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们想和我们的孩子以及其他直系亲属一起度过这段时光，让这段时光成为他们的一个特殊时刻，而不是雇佣保姆，不是独自外出。A. hiring雇佣；B. training训练；C. knowing了解；D. interviewing采访。根据下文“babysitter”可知，此处表示雇佣保姆。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：做到这一点的合乎逻辑的方法是通过食物。A. time时间；B. food食物；C. money金钱；D. fun乐趣。根据下文“As we all know, food had a magical way of making”可知，此处谈及的话题应是食物。故选B。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们都知道，食物有一种神奇的方式可以让一个夜晚变得难忘，我们的新年之夜就是这样，这要感谢甜甜圈。A. short短的；B.messy杂乱的；C.memorable难忘的；D. silent安静的。根据上文“This year my husband and I decided to have a quiet, low-key New Year's Eve.”可知，我们和亲人一起度过除夕夜，一定是一个难忘的夜晚。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们都知道，食物有一种神奇的方式可以让一个夜晚变得难忘，我们的新年之夜就是这样，这要感谢甜甜圈。A. tested out对……进行彻底检验；B. turned out发生，出现，结果是；C. moved on继续前进；D. picked out挑选出。根据上文“a night memorable”可知，此处表示我们的除夕夜果然以这样的方式出现。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我决定做甜甜圈，因为我的表兄弟们在万圣节做了一批甜甜圈，我觉得它给人们留下了深刻的印象。A. bought买；B. placed放；C. made制作；D. brought带来。根据上文“I decided to make doughnuts because”可知，此处表示我要做甜甜圈是因为我的堂兄在万圣节那天做了一批。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我决定做甜甜圈，因为我的表兄弟们在万圣节做了一批甜甜圈，我觉得它给人们留下了深刻的印象。A.healthy健康的；B.expensive昂贵的；C.impressive给人印象深刻的；D. nutritious营养丰富的。根据上文“I decided to make doughnuts”可知，此处表示我决定制作甜甜圈是因为这个甜甜圈给人们留下了深刻的印象。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我使用了1976年门诺派烹饪书《More With Less》中的一个食谱，它需要一种奇怪的食材——两杯土豆泥，可能会让质地更轻。A.called for需要； B.carried on继续；C.took up占据；D. cut off切断。根据文中“a curious ingredient”可知，此处表示需要一种奇怪的材料。故选A。
【29题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我使用了1976年门诺派烹饪书《More With Less》中的一个食谱，它需要一种奇怪的食材——两杯土豆泥，可能会让质地更轻。A. fortunately幸运地；B.absolutely绝对地；C.totally完全地，全部地；D.possibly可能地。根据下文“made the texture lighter”可知，使质地更轻表示一种可能性。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：把甜甜圈从一张生面团上擀开并切下来，然后让它发酵，再在热油中炸。A.turned down调低，拒绝；B.taken apart拆开；C.sorted out整理；D.rolled out铺开。根据下文“cut from a sheet of dough, then left to rise until ready to fry in hot oil”可知，此处描述的是甜甜圈的制作步骤，第一步是把面饼擀薄。故选D。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后他们花了几秒钟的时间来烹调，这意味着我的一大批大约100个甜甜圈在相当短的时间内就完成了烹饪。A.cook烹饪；B.steam蒸；C.sink下沉；D.float浮动。根据上文“fry in hot oil”可知，接下来只需要几秒钟的时间来烹饪。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后他们花了几秒钟的时间来烹调，这意味着我的一大批大约100个甜甜圈在相当短的时间内就完成了烹饪。A.practiced练习；B.finished完成；C.considered考虑；D.demanded要求。根据下文“in a fairly short time.”可知，此处表示在相当短的时间内完成烹饪。故选B。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们浇上浆液然后在晚上剩下的时间里享用它们。A.prepared准备；B.longed渴望；C.waited等待；D.enjoyed享受。根据下文“The leftovers disappeared at breakfast.”可知，甜甜圈在晚上的时候被吃掉了。故选D。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：毫无疑问，这将成为一年一度的传统。A. celebration庆祝活动；B. idea主意；C.tradition 传统；D.ceremony典礼。根据下文“Whether we host a bigger party or keep it small, there will always be……doughnuts”可知，无论我们是举办大型派对还是举办小型派对，总会有……甜甜圈，可推知，这将成为一年一度的传统。故选C。
【35题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：无论我们举办大型派对还是小型派对，总是会有新鲜的甜甜圈，因为当你有热的自制甜甜圈时，你会情不自禁地享受最好的时光。A.raw生的；B.fresh新鲜的；C.common普通的；D. local当地的。根据下文“hot homemade doughnuts”可知，这里说的是自制热甜甜圈，可推知，总会有新鲜的甜甜圈。故选B。
第二节（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。
Nobel laureate Mo Yan was sharing his memories of the days when he first picked up his pen, ___36___ 36 grassroots writers from around the country, at a seminar in Beijing on March 22.
Mo Yan believes that every writer, ___37___ influential they are, shares a similar course of growth, starting as a reader and literary ___38___(enthusiasm). They encounter something they are really into and itch ___39___(try) their hand at writing, imitating first, before eventually forming a style of their own, he says.
He recalled his days in the army in Baoding, Hebei province, giving lessons on Marxist philosophy, political economy and scientific socialism during the day, and writing at night. Every day he waited for the sound of the postman’s motorcycle ___40___(hope). His effort paid off when, in May 1981, a local bimonthly literature magazine decided to publish his maiden work. Mo Yan then struggled for a while, before he figured out that his rural hometown in Shandong province and a place he’s most familiar with, would provide ___41___ inexhaustible source of writing material.
The panel also included Liang Xiaosheng and Liu Zhenyun, whose works ___42___(reach) a multitude of readers at home and abroad so far. Liang’s full-length novel, Renshijian, ___43___ won the Mao Dun Literature Prize, among the field’s most prestigious awards in China, ___44___(adapt) into a hit series and direct heated discussions online last year. Liu stated the importance of characters’ interpersonal relationship and its structure, ____45____(add) that it required wisdom, creativity, and philosophical cognition to achieve that in a literary creation.
【答案】36. with
37. however
38. enthusiast
39. to try 40. hopefully
41. an 42. have reached
43. which 44. was adapted
45. adding
【解析】
【导语】本文是新闻报道。文章主要介绍莫言分享的他第一次拿起笔的记忆。
【36题详解】
考查介词。句意：3月22日，诺贝尔奖获得者莫言在北京的一个研讨会上与来自全国各地的36位草根作家分享了他第一次拿起笔的记忆。分析句子结构和意思可知，share sth. with sb. (与某人分享某物)，这里需要介词with，意为“和”。故填with。
【37题详解】
考查连词。句意：莫言认为，每一位作家，无论他们有多大的影响力，都有着相似的成长历程，从读者和文学爱好者开始。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里需要连词，引导让步状语从句，修饰后面的形容词influential，用连词however。故填however。
【38题详解】
考查名词。句意：见第2题详解。分析句子结构和意思可知，结合不定冠词a，这里需要名词单数形式，作宾语，意为“爱好者”enthusiast。故填enthusiast。
【39题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：他说，他们遇到了自己真正喜欢的东西，渴望尝试写作，先模仿，然后最终形成自己的风格。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里考查动词短语itch to do sth.，意为“渴望做某事”。故填to try。
【40题详解】
考查副词。句意：他每天都满怀希望地等待邮差摩托车的声音。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里需要副词，作状语，修饰动词短语wait for。故填hopefully。
【41题详解】
考查冠词。句意：莫言挣扎了一段时间，才发现自己在山东省的农村老家，也是他最熟悉的地方，将提供取之不尽用之不竭的写作素材。分析句子结构和意思可知，source是可数名词，表示泛指，“一个”的意思，用不定冠词修饰，inexhaustible的第一个因素是元音因素，用an。故填an。
【42题详解】
考查时态。句意：小组成员还包括梁晓声和刘震云，他们的作品至今已在国内外读者中广为传播。分析句子结构和意思可知，定语从句有so far作时间状语，从句谓语用现在完成时，从句主语复数，从句谓语复数形式。故填have reached。
【43题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：梁晓声的长篇小说《人世间》获得了中国最负盛名的茅盾文学奖，并于去年被改编成热门系列，在网上引发热议。分析句子结构和意思可知，空格处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词Renshijian，指物，关系词在从句中作主语，用关系代词which引导。故填which。
【44题详解】
考查时态语态。句意：见第8题详解。分析句子结构和last year可知，这句话描述的是过去的事情，主语novel和谓语动词adapt是被动关系，谓语用一般过去时的被动语态结构，be动词用was。故填was adapted。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：刘震云阐述了人物人际关系及其结构的重要性，并补充说，在文学创作中要做到这一点，需要智慧、创造力和哲学认知。分析句子结构和意思可知，非谓语动词add是句子主语Liu主动发出的动作，表示主动，用现在分词形式作状语。故填adding。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是你校英语社社长，请你写一则英文通知，请全校师生来参加关于如何保护野生动物的一场英文报告，内容包括：
1. 报告的时间和地点；
2. 报告主要内容；
3. 欢迎老师同学们来参加。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 通知的首尾已经给出，不计入总词数；
3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Notice
Dear teachers and schoolmates,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The English Club
【答案】Notice
Dear teachers and schoolmates,
To raise the awareness of protecting wild animals, the English Club will hold a lecture in the school auditorium from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday.
The lecture will first revolve around some typical cases of endangered wild animals being killed without mercy. It aims to deliver the message to the students and teachers present that destroying them means destroying us human beings because they are an indispensable part of our ecosystem and play an irreplaceable role in the balance of nature. Then, some effective measures taken by the government and individuals will be introduced with the purpose of appealing for everyone’s active participation in protecting wild animals. Last, there will be an interactive session right after the lecture.
Whoever shows interest is welcome to attend it. Hopefully, you can take an active part in the lecture and give some valuable advice on wildlife protection as well. For any inquiries, please feel free to contact us.
The English Club
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。假定你是你校英语社社长，请你写一则英文通知，请全校师生来参加关于如何保护野生动物的一场英文报告。
【详解】1.词汇积累
提高：promote→raise
演讲：speech→lecture
传达：convey→deliver
措施：method→measure
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：To raise the awareness of protecting wild animals, the English Club will hold a lecture in the school auditorium from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday.
拓展句：The English Club will hold a lecture in the school auditorium from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, whose aim is to raise the awareness of protecting wild animals.
【点睛】[高分句型1] To raise the awareness of protecting wild animals, the English Club will hold a lecture in the school auditorium from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. (运用了不定式作目的状语)
[高分句型2] Whoever shows interest is welcome to attend it. (运用了whoever引导主语从句)
第二节 书面表达（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。
To act with integrity was a habit with Susan who always follows the Golden Rule: “Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.” But when she thought over her past conduct, a blush of shame crept to her cheeks, as many little acts of selfishness and unkindness came back to her memory. She resolved that for the future, both in great things and small. she would remember and follow the Golden Rule.
It was not long after this that an opportunity occurred, which tried Susan’s principles. One Saturday evening when she went, as usual, to Mr. Thompson’s inn, to receive the money of her mother’s washing for him, which amounted to five dollars, she found Mr. Thompson apparently in a terrible rage with some horse dealers with whom he had been bargaining. He held in his hand an open pocketbook (钱袋子) , full of bills and scarcely noticing Susan as she made her request, except to swear at her for troubling him when he was busy, he handed her a banknote.
Glad to escape so easily, Susan hurried out of the gate. Pausing to put the money safely in her purse, she discovered that he had given her two bills instead of one. She looked around; nobody was near and her first impulse was joy at the unexpected prize.
“It is all mine,” said she to herself. “I will buy my mother a new coat with it, and she can give her old one to my sister Mary, and then Mary can go to the Sunday school with me next winter. I wonder if I can buy a pair of shoes for my brother Tom, too.”
At that moment she remembered that he must have given it to her by mistake. But again the voice of the tempter whispered, “He gave it, and how do you know that he did not intend to make you a present of it Keep it! He will never know it, for he had too many such bills in that great pocketbook.”
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。
This conflict was going on in her mind between good and evil.
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“Sir, you paid me two bills instead of one,” she handed him the extra note.
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【答案】 This conflict was going on in her mind between good and evil. she was hurrying home as fast as possible. However, before she got home, the Golden Rule sounded in her ears. Suddenly she turned around and rushed along the road with breathless speed. A few minutes later, she found herself at Mr. Thompson’s inn. He was very surprised to see her.
“Sir, you paid me two bills instead of one,” she handed him the extra note. Moved by the little girl’s honesty, Mr. Thompson pulled out a shilling and offered it to her. Susan refused the money for she didn’t want to be paid for doing right -- she only wished he wouldn’t think her dishonest. Desperate to tell her mother what she had done, Susan waved goodbye to Mr. Thompson and returned to her humble home with a lightened heart. Never would she forget this day through the course of her whole life.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开。文章讲述了Susan在帮妈妈向 Mr. Thompson索要洗衣费的时候，收到了两张纸币，其中一张是 Mr. Thompson不小心多拿出的，在是否将这张多余的纸币据为己有的矛盾中，Susan最终选择了将其还给 Mr. Thompson。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“善与恶的矛盾在她的头脑中不断地进行着”可知，第一段可描写Susan内心的斗争，以及选择将多余的钱还给Mr. Thompson。
②由第二段首句内容““先生，你付了我两张而不是一张”她把那张多余的钞票递给他。”可知，第二段可描写Susan将钱还给Mr. Thompson以及Mr. Thompson的回应和Susan内心的感悟。
2.续写线索：回家——内心挣扎——决定归还多余的钱——Mr. Thompson回应及赞扬——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①提供：offer/give/provide
②.回家：go back home/return home/get home
③.拒绝：shake his head/decline/refuse
情绪类
①.吃惊的：surprised /astonished
②.感动的：moved/touched
【点睛】[高分句型1]. However, before she got home, the Golden Rule sounded in her ears.（由连词before引导的时间状语从句）
[高分句型2]. Susan refused the money for she didn’t want to be paid for doing right -- she only wished he wouldn’t think her dishonest.（for引导的原因状语从句以及省略that的宾语从句）
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