信阳市高中2023-2024学年高一下学期开学考试
英语试题
全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟
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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洗面听完每段对话后，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.Where will the man go
A.The gym.
B.His office.
C.A shop.
2.What are the speakers talking about
A.A travel plan.
B.A spelling mistake.
C.The woman's hometown.
3.What do we know about Peter
A.He is very quiet.
B.He studied very hard.
C.He is not a college student.
4.How does the man sometimes attend the business meeting
A.By train.
B.By bus.
C.By car.
5.What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A.Boss and secretary.
B.Teacher and student.
C.Waitress and customer.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.What does the man want to do
A.Book a room.
B.Apply for a job.
C.Interview the woman.
7.When will the man come to the hotel
A.Next Monday.
B.Next Wednesday.
C.Next Friday.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.Why does the woman talk to the man
A.To get a discount.
B.To try on a dress.
C.To ask for his opinion.
9.What color does the woman dislike
A.Yellow.
B.Blue.
C.Red.
10.What is the woman's final decision
A.Take the purple dress.
B.Go to other stores.
C.Wait for a sale.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.Where are the speakers
A.In a restaurant.
B.In a classroom.
C.At a language center.
12.Which course is the woman in
A.The fifth.
B.The fourth.
C.The third.
13.What is the man dissatisfied with concerning the class
A.The teachers.
B.The schedule.
C.The size of the class.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14.Which activity does the woman like most
A.Singing.
B.Hiking.
C.Dancing.
15.What can we say about the woman
A.She dislikes outdoor activities.
B.She enjoys cooking for herself.
C.She can make creative desserts.
16.What does the man want to be
A.A teacher.
B.A host.
C.A sportsman.
17.What does the man say about running
A.It is relaxing.
B.It is challenging.
C.It is tiring.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.What will control the tree house's temperature
A.The roof.
B.The leaves.
C.The root.
19.Why will the cover of the second type of house become dark
A.To take in more sunlight.
B.To protect it from strong heat.
C.To create fresh air for the house.
20.What is special about the third house
A.It has a roof to produce hot water.
B.It has a chimney as the air conditioner.
C.It needs much energy to make it work.
第二部分 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延项。
A
A series of trains between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day add extra fun,especially for families.Here are four holiday trips to celebrate the season.All aboard!
Cascade Canyon Winter Train
This memorable five-hour steam(蒸汽)train ride takes passengers through the snowy ops of the Rockies and remote wilderness of San Juan National Forest.Enjoy a fireside lunch a hike along the picture-like Animus River during your hour-long stop.
Aurora Winter Train
This seasonal train heads north from Anchorage to Denali,America's highest mountain.You can stop after three hours at Talkeetna to ski down the mountain or continue on for another nine hours to Fairbanks for-some breathtaking northern lights viewing.Trains leave every Saturday morning,with return trips every Sunday.
Amtrak California Zephyr
Long-distance train trippers love the Zephyr in any season,but winter adds the attraction of pretty snow outside the window as you go over the Rockies.Departing daily all winter from both Chicago and San Francisco,the 51-hour journey offers hotel-level service in a bedroom with a private bathroom and shower,Or,break up the trip with stops to sleep and ski in Denver or Salt Lake City.
The Polar Express
The Polar Express,a Caldecott Medal-winning children's book and Tom Hanks' movie.is re-created in 40 Polar Express rides in 24 states,putting more than a million annual passengers in train seats.The story is read and performed by onboard actors,while Santa and dancing chefs who serve hot chocolate and treats add to the fun on the way to the"North Pole".Most of the rides will take you to scenic places like the Grand Canyon,Mount Rainier,and the Catskills.
21.How long does Cascade Canyon Winter Train stop at the Animus River
A.One hour.
B.Three hours.
C.Five hours.
D.Nine hours.
22.]Which train runs between Anchorage and Fairbanks
A.The Polar Express.
C.Aurora Winter Train.
B.Amtrak California Zephyr.
D.Cascade Canyon Winter Train.
23.What can passengers do in the Polar Express rides
A.Enjoy a fireside lunch.
C.Cook meals with Santa.
B.See live performances.
D.Watch Tom Hanks' movies.
B
For most of December,Adele Adkins had the top-selling album in Australia,followed by Ed Sheeran,and then there was a collection of songs that took everyone by surprise.
Songs Of Disappearance is a collection of calls from endangered Australian birds.Last month,it briefly reached No.3 on the country's top 50 albums chart(排行榜)—ahead of Taylor Swift.
Anthony Albrecht,a PhD student at Charles Darwin University,produced the album with Professor Stephen Garnett."I knew it was a crazy thing to suggest,But Stephen's a little bit crazy like me and he let me do it,"Albrecht said.
Songs Of Disappearance was published with a university report which found that 1 in 6Australian bird species are now threatened.The album records 53 of those species.
"Some sing what you might think of as bird songs,but not all of them,"said SeanDooley,who represents the conservation organization Bird life Australia."Songs from the golden bowerbird sound like a death cry from some sci-fi series.And the love songs from Christmas Island frigate bird,which has a piece of skin hanging under its mouth that caninflate(膨胀)like a huge red balloon,sound as bizarre as its unusual looks.”
There's also the Christmas Island pigeon.When people hear that pigeon,they might think that it's a human making silly noises,Dooley added.
The Charles Darwin University and Bird life Australia report does document successes in protecting endangered birds,the hope being that the album will protect more species.
"The increased awareness can make a difference,"Ivoley snid."When we have a community on board,that brings pressure to the government to do the right thing.We know that these conservation actions do work."
24.Whose album reached No.l on the chart in December
A.Taylor Swift's.
C.Ed Sheeran's.
B.Adele Adking
D.Anthony Albrecht's.
25.What can be learned from the university report
A.About 53 bird species are threatened in Australia.
B.It has not found success in protecting endangered birds.
C.One sixth of Australian bird species are now endangered.
D.Music is very powerful in encouraging people to protect birds.
26.Which is closest in meaning to “bizarre”in paragraph 5
A.Strange.
B.Beautiful.
C.Loud.
D.Sharp.
27.What does Sean Dooley think of Anthony Albrecht's project
A.Crazy.
B.Amusing.
C.Uncreative.
D.Helpfkl.
C
The first wave of concerns over artificial intelligence(AI)in 2023 appeared soon after New Year's Day when classrooms reopened and schools from Seattle to Paris started blocking ChatGPT,a powerful software based on AI large language models,because teenagers wereusing it to do their homework.
The AI large language models behind such products as ChatGPT work by repeatedly guessing the next word in a sentence after having“learned”the rules from a huge amount of/human-written works.Although they often get facts wrong,their answers appear so natural that Keven,their inventors begin to worry about their possible use for spreading false information.
People became more worried when various AI products started to create not just texts but novel images,music and human voices,which threatened the livelihoods of anyone who writes,draws or sings for a living.It led to strikes by Hollywood writers and actors and legal Khallenges from artists and bestselling authors.Some of the most respected scientists even warned that the technology's unchecked progress was possibly threatening human existence.“In the longer term,they might manage our attention,”pioneering AI scientist Fei Fei Lisaid.“They would tell us which video to watch,which book to read or whose communication to respond as AI technology's abilities improve rapidly.They could be a very good assistant,but also with really big risks.”
Li hoped that 2023 is going to be a year for people to think about what Al is,how to use it and what the effects are—all the good,the bad and the ugly.
“It's easy to forget that they are not the first wave of AI puter vision techniques developed by Li and other scientists have helped sort through a huge database of photos to recognize objects and individual faces and guide self-driving cars.Speech recognition advances have made voice assistants like Siri and Alexa a normal thing in many people's lives,"said Tom Gruber,co-founder of Siri Inc.
28.Why did schools try to stop their students from using ChatGPT
A.ChatGPT often got facts wrong in the class.
B.Students spent too much time on the software.
C.ChatGPT helped students spread(false information.
D.Students used the software to cheat at their homework.
29.What are the second and third paragraphs mainly about ]
A.AI's training costs.
C.AI's possible threats.
B.ATs amazing bilities.
D.AI's fast developments.
30.What would Tom Gruber most probably suggest people do
A.Think carefully about AI's impact.
C.Do use ChatGPT more carefully.
B.Welcome AI technology
D.Upgrade ChatGPT in time.
31.Where is the text most probably taken from
A.A news report.
C.A product review.
B.A glide book to a software.
D.An introduction to a person.
D
A study published Tuesday in the journal Psychonomic Bulletin &Review found that words expressing angry feelings sound alike in several unrelated languages.They’re less likely than other words to include the sounds L,R,W or Y.And more friendly versions of such words often have these sounds added.The finding suggests that certain rules may link the world's languages,no matter how different they are.
Ryan McKay,co-author of the paper,happened to discover that some of the English curses(诅咒语)seem to have something in common;They're often short and include the sounds B,P,T or K.Then Dr.McKay teamed up with his colleague Shiri Lev-Ari to learn whether these rules went beyond English.
During the experiment,they asked fluent speakers of Arabic,Korean,German and Spanish to list the worst words they could think of.Once they'd made a list of each language's most commonly used curses,the researchers compared these with neutral(中性的)words from the same language.To their surprise,the rules still apply.
Next,the scientists asked the same people to listen to pairs of invented words,such as “yog”and"tsog"and guess which word in each pair was a curse.The subjects were more likely to guess that words without L,R.W and Y,such as "tsog",were curses.Finally,the researchers looked-threugh the dictionary for English curses and their cleaned-up versions.Once again,the cleaned-up versions included more of the sounds L,R,W and Y.
"Most 20th-century language scientists keld that any word could have any meaning,"said Dr.McKay."With curses,though,the sounds themselves seem to carry meaning.This can shape and change our understanding of how languages are formed."
“It is the first time for researchers to study curses across tanguages and the finding is very interesting,"said Benjamin Bergen,a-lamguage scientist at the University of California,who was not involved in the study.But it is just another case of what's called sound symbolism in the language study:A word sounds like what it means"
32.Which word is most probably en am leaned-up curse according to the text
A.Rucy.
B.Buk
C.Yayad.
D.Walawah.
33.What did the researchers do in theig last step
A.Applying their study to more unrelated languages.
B.Studying the neutral words and curses side by side.
C.Asking people to listen to pairs of non-existing words.
D.Comparing English curses with their friendly versions.
34.What did Benjamin Bergen mean
A.The study method is really unscientific.
B.It will change our understanding in a way.
C.It is not a totally new discovery at all.
D.The selected languages are too limited.
35 What is the author's purpose in writing the text
A.To introduce a newly published study.
B.To prove the unique rules in English.
C.To tell another way of memorizing words.
D.To show how to use more friendly curses.
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人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项
Today,we have some tips to help English learners gain confidence in their English-speaking ability.
Use positive self-talk
Believe it or not,the most important person you talk to every day is yourself.In other words,your own thoughts matter, 36 Be sure to replace unhelpful thoughts or ideas with better one.
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Those who are not confident enough usually speak so softly and fast that they have to repeat themselves several times.To sound more confident,try to slow down your speech and speak loudly enough that anyone in the same room can easily hear you.Many English learners worry that speaking too slowly will make them sound inexperienced. 38 .So avoid worrying that you are speaking too slowly for the people around you.
Speak in full sentences
If you are not confident in a language,you will likely try to say as little as possible when 39 you speak.This is a common problem for language learners.Using complete sentences shows listeners that you are not Afraid to speak English.
Don't worry too much
One of the biggest problems in speaking a second language is worrying too much about making mistakes. 40 You can also tell your sell that the purpose of speaking a language is to communicate and That/many English learners who can communicate very well make mistakes,too.
A.Read out aloud
B.Speak more loudly and slowly
C.So pay attention to what you tell yourself
D.But speaking too fast may cause more mistakes
E.As your skills grow,your confidence will grow,too
F.Our tip is to speak in complete sentences and give longer responses when possible
G.You should keep in mind that making mistakes is a natural part of the learning process
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人空白处的最佳选项。
I never planned to move back to my hometown in Ohio when I came home from Califomia!I thought I would 41 there for a few weeks and then I could leave as soon as my dad 42 .But one of his doctors told me that he couldn't live alone anymore and suggested that I take him with me.
"Two big 43 ,”I said to my dad one night.“Stay in Ohio alone Or go to California with me It's like choosing your own adventure."
My dad 44 for a second and replied,“Based on my 45 and age,I don't think I can do either one.”
My dad had lived in Ohio for the past 54 years.And then at 75,I asked him to leave all his life behind and come to live with me,his 31-year-old 46 and trust me to take care of him,something I had never done before.To be honest,I was 47 ,too.I had to 48 apart of my life as well.But I'd rather have us be terrified together.
After sitting in silence for a few seconds,I added,"If I said you had to 49 California and live with me,how would you feel about that "
I was 50 shocked bv his answer:“Oh,great.but..”
I didn't even let him 51 his but.It was decided.In less than a month.I cheerfully 52 his apartment up,and bought him a ticket to California.
At first,people kept asking me,"Are you ready to take on this responsibility "
My 53 was always the same:“I'm his daughter and no one is going to 54 him as much as I do.”
Now,he is living happily with me and I'm 55 that I have done what I had to do.
41. A. work
42. A. recovered
43. A. schedules
44. A. slept
45. A. health
46. A. son
47. A. annoyed
48. A. break into
B. stay
B. left
B. places
B. tried
B. income
B. daughter
B. curious
B. go through
C. study
C. refused
C. questions
C. argued
C. job
C. brother
C. terrified now
C. adapt to
D. play
D. agreed
D. surprises
D. thought
D. experience
D. sister
D. comfortable
D. give up
49. A. lead
50. A. always
51. A. write
52. A. packed
53. A. price
54. A. teach
55. A. glad
B. move
B. hardly
B. see
B. set
B. answer
B. attract
B. regretful
C. drive now
C. awkwardly
C. finish 1iserod
C. broke
C. house
C. understand
C. certain
D. struggle
D. happily
D. want
D. dried
D. worry
D. love
D. unaware
上节从共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。
Some people might be of the opinion that heritages 56 (be)not necessary in the modern world.Maybe for some people they aren't,but for most of us,being able to explore our heritages gives us many 57 (benefit).
Personal heritages can serve as connection with our past.For example,we might have some of the toys that belonged 58 our ancestors As a part of our families' heritages.They are important because they tell us where we come from.
It is true that knowing our personal heritage doesn't 59 (full)define us.However,it can help us find our starting point in life.It can even help us find out the direction in which we wish to go.For example,if we happen to have people in our families 60 have done great things,we might find that we want to further 61 (they)achievements.
Understanding the cultural heritages,such as homegrown music styles，widely 62 (celebrate)festivals and unique cooking methods,allows us 63 (identify)with other communities that have a similar background.Cultural heritages can actually provide us with a sense of belonging and unity within a group.In a sense,the more globalized the world becomes, 64 more important it is not to lose forever these 65 (tradition)roots(根)。
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
你校英语报正在以“My Favorite Teacher”为题征稿。请你写一篇短文投稿。内容包括：
1.老师简介；
2.你喜欢的原因。
注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
My Favorite Teacher
第二节(满分25分)
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。
Jane was still sleeping when the phone rang in the living room.She opened her sleepy eyes and looked at the clock on the table.It was already nine o'clock!Although Jane was still very sleepy,she knew she had to get up because her mother was working in her office and she couldn't expect her younger brother Tom,who was sleeping like a pig,to answer the Phone.She quickly put on a coat and ran to the living room.When she picked up the receiver,on the other end came the warm greeting,“Good morning!”
It was from her father,who was a seaman and rarely came back.Suddenly,Jane's sleepiness disappeared.
Born in a not-so-rich family,Jane and Tom felt the stress of life,but they were happy to enjoy the family atmosphere.At school,they were straight-A students and took part in various after-school activities.They were the pride of the family.
“Good morning,Dad.Why do you call us so early on the weekend ”Jane said and pretended to be annoyed.“Tom and I have been very nice recently.”“My dear,today is your mother's birthday,and I have ordered a cake online and it will be sent to our home late in the afternoon.Do remember to take the cake.It is my surprise for your mother.”
Hearing he~father's words,Jane felt a little ashamed.How could she forget her mother's birthday !
While she was chatting with her father,Jane looked around the room and saw a lot of dirty clothes on the sofa,The floor hadn't been cleaned for a few days since her mother had to work all this week.
She looked at the clock again and was sure that she still had enough time to prepare a surprise for her mother.
“Well,Dad,now I'm going to wake Tom up.We will give Mum a surprise,too!”Jane said and hung up the telephone.
注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Jane hurried to Tom's room and shared her plan with him.
“Happy birthday,Mum!”Jane and Tom shouted when their mother opened the door.信阳市高中2023-2024学年高一下学期开学考试
英语答案
听力部分录音稿
(Text 1)
W:Can you give me a lift My car's in the garage and I'll be late for workl
M:Sure.Ill drop you off on my way to the gym.
(Text 2)
W:I'm from Danzhou.It's a city far to the south.
M:I've never heard of that place.Could you spell "Danzhou"for me
(Text 3)
M:I think one can't achieve anything just by sitting there and talking about it.
W:I can't agree with you more.That's why Peter failed to get into college.
M:Yes,Peter is talkative and he should be more hard-working.
(Text 4)
W:Hi,Ken.Do you fly quite often for your job
M:No,I go to work by bus and drive to different business appointments,but sometimes I take the train to go to the business conferences in other cities or things like that.
(Text 5)
M:When are you going to give me the schedule
W:I apologize for the delay,Mr.Parker.Arranging this meeting has taken me a long time.I’ll finish everything by next week.
M:All right.But I hope it won't take any longer than that.
W:I won't,Mr.Parker.I appreciate your understanding.
(Text 6)
W:Hello,Casablanca Hotel.Can I help you
M:Yes.I'm interested in a job your hotel posted on the Internet last Monday.
W:We posted several positions.Which position are you looking for
M:It is a position in your H&R Department.Is it available
W:Yes.Applications will be accepted for this position until next Friday.
M:I have no experience but I'm interested in it.
W:All right.If you're interested in this position,please come to our hotel and have an interview next Wednesday morning.
M:Fine.Thank you.
(Text 7)
W:Excuse me,sir
M:Yes
W:Can I ask for your opinion on something
M:Sure,what can I help you with
W:Do you think I would look better in the blue or the red dress
M:I don't think either one is good on you.I think you should try on the yellow dress.
W:But I hate the color yellow.
M:Then maybe the purple dress would look nice,too.And it's on sale now,so you can get a big discount.
W:I don't like purple,either.
M:Then I don't know how to help you.
W:Okay,thank you all the same.I'll shop around somewhere else.
(Text 8)
W:The service is really slow here.I've been trying to get the water's attention for ten minutes.
M:I hope he can serve us soon.I'm starving,and I have a class at two o'clock.
W:Me,too.I recognize that you are holding an English book.You must be a student at the English Language Center.
M:Yeah,I'm in the fourth course.Are you studying there,too W:Yes,I'm in the fifth course.I took the fourth course last month.
M:I just came here two weeks ago.Do you like the institute
W:It's pretty good.I think I’ve made great progress so far.
M:Yeah.I only wish the classes were a little smaller because we don't get enough chance to talk,l like my teachers a lot.
(Text 9)
M:Meg,what activity is in your blood
W:Hmm,I would say I like anything with nature,like camping or especially hiking and it's hard for me to resist if I'm in a place with beautiful nature.I need to go outside.
M:So what about baking Isn't baking sort of just natural for you
W:I do also love to bake,especially when I can make very creative desserts to share with people,but I don't like to bake for myself.Do you have any activities or things that are in your blood
M:Well,I think one is just teaching.I love teaching.I just want to teach all the time.Even if I won the lottery,I would be a teacher.And another thing is jogging,even though most people are surprised because I'm a little fat.I'm about 20 pounds overweight,but I run almost every day.It's the most relaxing thing for me.
(Text 10)
W:We won't know what the future house will look like,but we can imagine three kinds of houses.The first one is the tree house.Like a leaf,the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day.The energy can be used to heat water,produce electricity and even create fresh air for the home.The root of the house is deep under the ground.It uses the soil to control the home's temperature.The second one is the lizard home.Like a lizard,changing colors with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house.When it's in the bright sun,the cover of the house will turn dark to protect it from strong heat.During the dark days,it turns white and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy.The last one is the chimney house.In such a house,a chimney can be a useful air conditioner because it is easier for hot air to flow out of the chimney.
参考答案
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21.A细节理解题。根据Cascade Canyon Winter Train一节中“Enjoy a fireside lunch or a hike along the picture like Animus River during your hour-long stop.”可知，火车在Animus River站会停留一小时。
22.C细节理解题。根据Aurora Winter Train一节中“This seasonal train heads north from Anchorage to Denali,.You can stop after three hours at Talkeetna to ski down the mountain or continue on for another nine hours to Fairbanks...”可知，在Anchorage与Fairbanks之间运营的是Aurora Winter Train。
23.B细节理解题。根据The Polar Express一节中“The story is read and performed by onboard actors,.,”可知，游客能在车上欣赏现场演出。
24.B细节理解题根据第一段“For most of December,Adele Adkins had the top-selling album in Australia.….”可知答案。
25.C细节理解题。根据第四段“Songs Of Disap prarance was published with a university report which found that l in 6 Australian bird species are now threatened."可知，在澳大利亚有六分之一的鸟类变到生在成脑
26.A词义猜测题。根据画线词后“·as its unusual looks“可推断，bizarre与strange回义。
27.D观点态度题。根据最后一段“The increased awareness can make a difference. Dooley said.“可推断Scan Dooley认为这个制作唱片项目有助于保护更多的鸟类
第二节
28.D细节理解题。根据第一段“schools from Seattle to Paris started blocking ChatGPT because teenagers were using it to do their homework."可知.学校愁用ChatGPT是因为学生利用该软性作弊
29.C段落大意题。根据第二段“…their answers appear so natural that even their inventors begin to worry about their possible use for spreading false information.“及第三段“Pcople became mote worried when various Al products started to create not just texts but novel images,music and human voices..Some of the most respected scientists even warned that the technology's unchecked progress was possibly threatening human existence.”可知，这两段主要是介绍A1所构成的威胁。
30.B推理判断题。根据Tom Gruber在最后一段所列出的好处可推断，他可能会建议大家放心拥抱AI技术
31.A文章出处题。文章主要介绍了各方对AI产品所带来的不确定性的不同反应，因此很可能是选自新的报道。
32.B推理判断题。根据第一段“They're less likely than other words to include the sounds L..R.W orY.及第二段“They're often short and include the sounds B,P,T or K.”可推断，Buk最有可能是表示愤怒的词。
33.D细节理解题。根据第五段“Finally,the researchers looked through the dictionary for English curses and their cleaned-up versions.”可知答案。
34.C推理判断题。根据最后一段“‘But it is just another case of what's called sound symbolism in the language study:A word sounds like what it means.’”可推断，Benjamin Bergen并不认为这是一个理论突破。
35.A写作意图题。通读全文，特别是第一段“A stuly published Tuesday in the journal Psychonwmic Bulletin &Reirafound that words expressing angry feelings sound alike in several unrelated languages.”可知，作者只是在介绍一个刚刚发表的研究成果。
36.C根据空前“In other words,your own thoughts matter,”可知，C项“因此，要注意自己对自己说的话”符合。
37.B根据“To sound more confident,try to slow down your speech and speak loud enough that anyone in the same room can easily hear you,”及其他细节可知，B项“说话的声音大些，速度慢些”符合。
38.D根据空前“Many English learners worry that speaking too slowly will make them sound inexperienced.”及空后“So avoid worrying that you are speaking too slowly for the people around you.”可知，D项“但是，讲得太快会犯更多的错误”符合。
39.F 根据空后“Using complete sentences shows listeners that you are not afraid to speak English.”可知，F项“我们的建议是尽量用完整的长句”符合。
40.G根据空后“You can also tell yourself that,.”可知，G项“你应该记住犯错是学习过程中不可避免的一部分”符合。
41.B作者回来看望父亲时，本来只计划在老家待(stay)几周。
42.A她打算等到父亲一康复(recovered)就独自回加州。
43.C根据空后“Stay in Ohio alone Or go to California with me ”可知，她是要父亲回答两个问题(questions)。
44.D父亲沉思了(thought)片刻才回答。
45.A他说基于自己的健康(health)状况和年龄，他既不能独自留在老家，也不想去加州。
46.B根据下文“I'm his daughter...’”可知，他们是父女(daughter)关系。
47.C根据下文“But Id rather have us be terrified together.”可知，作者做出这个决定时，心里也很害怕(terrified)。
48.D因为这也意味着她不得不放奔(give up)部分自己的生活。
49.B听到父亲回答后，作者换了个说法：如果他没有选择，只能搬到(move)加州去，他会怎么想
50.D根据下文“In less than a month,I cheerfully his apartment up..”可知，一方面，作者很吃惊父亲能这么快改变主意。另一方面，她也确实高兴(happily),否则她真的不知道该怎么办。
51.C于是，她还没等父亲说完(finish)随她去加州的顾虑，就当场拍板了。
52.A不到一个月，他们就打包(packed)去加州了。
53.B针对别人的疑问，作者的回答(answer)始终如一：还有谁能比她更爱(love)她的父亲呢
54.D见上题解析。
55.A根据空前“Now,he is living happily with me..”可知，作者也为当初的决定感到高兴(glad)
56.are考查动词的时态和主谓一致。分析该句成分可知，所填词的主语是第三人称复数，且该句表示的是一般性假设，故用are.
57.benefits考查名词复数。根据空前的限定词many及下文具体的好处可知，此处用所给名词的复数形式。
58.to考查介词。belong to意为“属于”,为固定短语。
59.fully考查词形转换。分析该句成分可知，所填词在此处修饰动词deline,作状语，故用所给形容词的副词形式fully。
60.who/that考查定语从句。分析该句结构可知，所填词引导的是一个限制性定语从句，在定语从句中作主语，且先行词为people,故填关系代词who或that。
61.their考查代词。此处用形容词性物主代词修饰后面的achievements。
62.celebrated考查非谓语动词。分析该句成分可知，所填词在此处作定语，修饰festivals。而且celebrate与festivals之间存在逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词celebrated。
63.to identify考查非谓语动词。allow sb to do sth意为“允许某人做某事”,为固定搭配。
64.the考查冠词。the+比较级..,the+比较级….,意为“越……越……”,为固定句式。
65,traditional考查词形转换。分析该句成分可知，所填词在此处作roots的定语，故用所给名词的形容词形式
第一节
One possible version：
My Favorite Teacher
My favorite teacher is Ms.Palmer.She is a very patient and experienced teacher.During her class,she walks around to each of us and gives us timely help.Most importantly,she can tell us exactly what has to be done.Ms,Palmer is a very kind person,too.For example,the classroom can be cold late in the autumn when the heating is not turned on yet.On a cold morning,we were surprised to find that she had put a cup of hot drink on cash desk.Iis warmth still remains in my heart.
第二节
One possible version:
Jane hurried to Tom's room and shared her plan with him,Having learned about the details,Tom volunteered to clean the floor.It took him more than two hours to clean every corner in the house.For the first time,Tom realized how hard it had been for his mother and sister to keep the house clean.While Tom was working,Jane washed the dirty clothes and decorated the room with colorful balloons.When the cake arrived,everything was ready for the big moment.
"Happy birthday,Mum!"Jane and Tom shouted when their mother opened the door.Seeing the beautifully decorated room and the big cake on the table,their mother seemed to be very confused and surprised.After Tom and lane told her what had happened,she could hardly hide her excitement and hugged them tightly."It is the best birthday gift I have ever had!"said their mother,who then took out her smartphone and made a video."We should share this surprise with your father!"
