临沂第十八中学2023级9月份阶段性测试
英语
(满分150分，考试时间120分钟)
第一部分 听力(共两节，每题1. 5分，满分30分)
第一节
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 time is it now
A. 9:30. B. 10:00. C. 10:30.
2. What is the woman going to do
A. Go for a walk. B. Have an interview. C. Buy some milk.
3. Why is Emma tired
A. She has just finished a report. B. She climbed a mountain.
C. She did a lot of housework.
4. Where are the speakers going
A. To a factory. B. To a restaurant. C. To a supermarket.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A trip. B. An umbrella. C. The weather.
第二节
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. Which of the following does the man dislike
A. Eggs. B. Lemons. C. Milk.
7. What will the man do next
A. Complete his work. B. Help prepare lunch. C. Get the woman some water.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. When did the speakers last see their parents
A. A year ago. B. Half a year ago. C. Three months ago.
9. Who will buy a cake
A. Elaine. B. George. C. Selina.
10. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a car. B. At home. C. In a bakery.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What does the woman recommend first
A. A gray silk tie. B. A brown leather wallet. C. A black leather wallet.
12. Why does the boy refuse to buy the brown wallet
A. His father might dislike its design. B. He isn’t fond of its color.
C. It’s too expensive for him.
13. How much will the boy pay
A. $35. B. $40. C. $55.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. When did the man watch the movie Mr. Brown mentioned
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
15. What does the woman think of the movie she saw last week
A. It is fascinating. B. It is boring. C. It is just so-so.
16. What type of movies is the man’s favorite
A. Science fiction movies. B. Action movies. C. Horror movies.
17. Where will the speakers meet first next Sunday
A. At the cafe. B. At the cinema. C. At the man’s house.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. On which floor is the outdoor pool at Hotel Posada Freeman
A. The 12th floor. B. The 11th floor. C. The 1st floor.
19. What do we know about Casa Roxana Bungalows
A. It’s simply furnished but quite clean. B. Each room costs only about $15 a night.
C. It’s across the street from Olas Altas Beach.
20. What is special about Hotel Posada La Mision
A. It is located in the west of Playa Madera. B. It has a big bar on the top floor.
C. It has ancient red wood windows.
第二部分阅读(共两节，每题2. 5分，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
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1. Whose class can help improve your organizing ability
A. Greg Urban. B. Stephen Greenblatt.
C. Maya Adam. D. Xiaoyu Liu.
2. What can we know about Shakespeare’s Life and Work
A. It’s taught through Coursera.
B. It’s given by Stanford University.
C. It offers an online visit to London.
D. It provides skills of filming videos.
3. What does Chinese for Beginners teach
A. The writing of Chinese characters.
B. The advice of daily living in China.
C. The history of Chinese characters.
D. The simple conversations in Chinese.
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是应用文。文章介绍了几所大学提供的免费在线课程。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据课程“The Power of Team Culture”中“In this course, you will learn how to recognize team culture. Knowledge of the ideas and information in this class enables you to be a better team leader.”可知，在这门课程中，你将学习关于团队文化，能让你成为一个更好的团队领导者。根据“Taught by Greg Urban”可知，这门课是Greg Urban教授的。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据课程“Shakespeare's Life and Work”中“London, the lively city where he began as an actor”可知，这门课程会通过短视频，带你去莎士比亚生前生活过的地方，了解莎士比亚的一生和作品。短视频中包括伦敦，因为在那里莎士比亚开始了他的演员生涯。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据课程“Chinese for Beginners”中“learners can have a basic understanding of Chinese Mandarin and make basic conversations of daily living.”可知，这是一门面向初学者的初级汉语课程，通过学习，可以对汉语普通话有一个基本的了解，并能进行基本的日常生活对话。故选D。
B
Late last year, I needed to transport some furniture from our house to my son’s flat in central London. I should have paid a man to do it, but foolishly confident in my driving ability, I decided to hire a lorry and drive it myself.
Moving the lorry backward in my yard, I crashed into a small shed, causing permanent damage. Fortunately, I owned the shed. I loaded up with the furniture and set out. By now it was rush hour. My nerves broke down, as I drove the huge lorry through the streets nervously.
At last I arrived at Charlotte Street and found an available parking space. I moved the lorry into it only to notice three people at a pavement cafe waving to me. I got out, trembling violently, like one who had just finished a stormy Atlantic crossing. “You’ve hit the car parked behind you,” they said. I examined the car. There were white scratches on its front face. It bore a disabled sign. So, now I was a bad driver and a bad man. Under the severe look of the three, I left an apologetic note on the damaged car’s windscreen, giving my phone number.
I unloaded the furniture, dripping the sweat, wanting only to escape from the monster. I drove it back to its base at Edgware. On arrival, the boss told me I must fill it up with petrol before returning it. “Just charge me,” I cried, still shaking with fear. He stared at me with understanding. No doubt he’d witnessed others in this state before. “How about I drive you to a petrol station, you fill up, and I drive it back ” he asked.
He danced the great lorry through the traffic so carefully that it would have shamed me if I had not been so grateful.
4. The man felt ______ to have delivered the furniture himself.
A. grateful B. regretful
C. proud D. confident
5. The man trembled violently because ______.
A. he caused a terrible traffic accident
B. driving the lorry was too difficult for him
C. he was afraid to see the three people
D. the furniture was too heavy for him
6. The man said he was a bad man most probably because ______.
A. he made the traffic accident on purpose
B. he parked the big lorry on the pavement
C. he shouldn’t have driven the lorry himself
D. he shouldn’t have caused trouble for the disabled
7. The writer intended to suggest that ______.
A. it was exciting to drive a lorry B. it was hard to avoid accidents
C. being too confident is foolish D. the boss was expert in driving
【答案】4. B 5. B 6. D 7. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者要将家具从家里装运到住在伦敦市中心的儿子家，决定自己租一辆卡车装运。在停车的时候，撞上了标有残疾人标志的车子。作者还卡车的时候出租卡车的老板决定送作者回家，作者感到非常感激。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“I should have paid a man to do it, but foolishly confident in my driving ability, I decided to hire a lorry and drive it myself.(我本应雇别人装运家具的，但是出于对自己驾车能力的愚蠢的自信，我决定租一辆卡车自己装运。)”结合下文描述的作者停车时撞上别人的车以及不得已让出租卡车的老板送自己回家可知，作者对决定自己装运家具的事感到后悔。故选B。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“I got out, trembling violently, like one who had just finished a stormy Atlantic crossing. (我下了车，浑身剧烈地颤抖着，像一个刚在暴风雨中横渡大西洋的人。)”再结合第二段最后一句“My nerves broke down, as I drove the huge lorry through the streets nervously.( 当我紧张地驾驶着那辆大卡车穿过街道时，我的神经崩溃了。) ”可知，由于卡车难以驾驶，所以作者十分紧张。故选B。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段中“There were white scratches on its front face. It bore a disabled sign. So, now I was a bad driver and a bad man.(它的正面有白色的划痕。上面有一个残疾人标志。所以,现在我是一个糟糕的司机和一个坏人。)”可知，由于剐坏了带有残疾人标志的车，这可能会给残疾人带来麻烦，因此作者觉得自己是一个坏人，故选D。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。结合全文描述的作者因为对自己的驾驶技术有信心而租用卡车自己装运家具而导致一系列问题可知，本文旨在说明“过分自信是愚蠢的”。故选C。
C
A lot of people feel that it's much harder to learn a foreign language as you grow older—and they're right. A new study found that if you want to achieve the proficiency（精通）of a native speaker, you'd best start when you're 10 years old.
There is a lot of evidence that shows children find it much easier than adults to learn a foreign language, which has made researchers suggest that there is an "important period" for language learning. But until now, no one has really been sure what that age period is. Now. MIT researchers believe they have solved one of those things.
They found that the window starts to close when you're about 10 years old. Although children up to 17 or 18 learn a new language faster than adults, and their ability drops slower than that in adults, it becomes very difficult to reach the proficiency of a native speaker if you start later than age 10.
The findings are based on an analysis of a grammar test taken by nearly 670,000 people. Researchers took snapshots（快照）of thousands of people who were in different stages of learning English. They also used a game called “Which English ” to judge which dialect of English the test-taker speaks. Within hours after being posted on the social media, the 10-minute test "Which English " spread quickly.
Researchers found that the grammar-learning ability remains strong until age 17 or 18, after which it starts to drop—which was rather unexpected. It's not clear why the drop starts to happen. It may either be a cultural reason or a biological one. You shouldn't let this disappoint you. Even if it's a bit harder, you should try it. It's not just the ability to talk to someone from another country. Studies have shown that learning a second or third language does wonders for your brain and mental health.
8. What does the word "window" in Paragraph 3 refer to
A. A good period to learn a foreign language.
B. A better way to solve a problem.
C. The ability to learn a foreign language.
D. A good memory to recite new foreign words.
9. What's the function of "Which English "
A. It is a kind of grammar test.
B. It is a new method of learning English.
C. It helps analyze the way to learn English.
D. It can tell what kind of English people speak.
10. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. Culture affects language learning greatly.
B. Learning a foreign language can be very useful.
C. You had better not learn a new language when old.
D. The author, doesn't think the research is complete.
11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. When is the best time to learn a foreign language
B. What kind of people are fit for learning a foreign language
C. Things we should care for when learning a foreign language
D. Some special ways to learn a foreign language
【答案】8. A 9. D 10. B 11. A
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了研究发现十岁是开始学习外语的最佳时期。
【8题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“Although children up to 17 or 18 learn a new language faster than adults, and their ability drops slower than that in adults, it becomes very difficult to reach the proficiency of a native speaker if you start later than age 10.”可知，尽管17岁或18岁的孩子学习一门新语言的速度比成年人快，而且他们的能力下降比成年人慢，但如果你10岁以后开始学习，就很难达到以英语为母语的人的水平，这说明学习一门外语的最佳时期是10岁，所以"window指的是“学习外语的好时期”。故选A。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“They also used a game called “Which English ” to judge which dialect of English the test-taker speaks. (他们还使用了一个叫做“哪种英语？”的游戏来判断应试者说的是哪种英语方言)”可知，“Which English ”是一种评估测试者说什么英语方言的游戏。故选D。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“It's not just the ability to talk to someone from another country. Studies have shown that learning a second or third language does wonders for your brain and mental health. (这不仅仅是和其他国家的人交谈的能力。研究表明，学习第二或第三种语言对你的大脑和心理健康有奇效)”可知，学习外语对你的大脑和精神健康有很大的帮助。由此可推知，学习外语是有益的。故选B。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍的是研究发现十岁是开始学习外语的最佳时期。因此A项“When is the best time to learn a foreign language ( 学习外语的最佳时间是什么时候 )”最适合作本文的标题。故选A。
D
Smokers who give up smoking and live on a diet high in tomatoes and fruits, especially apples, have better chances of repairing their lung function harmed by smoking, a new study finds. The study, published in the December issue of the European Respiratory Journal, said former smokers who ate more tomatoes and fresh fruits regularly saw a slower natural drop in lung function over a 10-year period.
According to the study, conducted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, adults who on average ate more than two tomatoes or more than three portions of fresh fruits a day had a slower drop in lung function, compared to those who ate less than one tomato or less than one portion of fruits every day.
Lung function starts to drop at around age 30 and poor lung function is related to higher risks of death from all diseases, including heart disease and lung cancer. “A diet rich in fruits can soy down the lung's natural aging process even if you have never smoked,” said Vanessa Garcia Larsen, the study's lead author, who is also an Assistant Professor in Human Nutrition at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Larsen and her team examined diets and lung function of more than 650 adults from Germany. Norway and Britain in 2002 and performed lung function tests on the same group of participants 10 years later. The researchers found a more eye-catching connection between diets and lung function among former smokers, who had a slower drop over the 10-year period because their diets were highly rich in tomatoes and fruits.
Such result suggests that the nutrients（营养物）in their diets are good for repairing the harm to the lung done by smoking.
12. What`s the effect of tomatoes and fruits on former smokers
A. They help smokers repair their lung function.
B. They slow down the aging process little by little.
C They greatly reduce the risk of serious lung diseases.
D. They make smokers less worried about their health.
13. What risk is a 35-year-old man of poor lung function likely to have
A. The acceleration（加速）of the lung's aging process.
B. The heavy dependence on smoking cigarettes.
C. The danger of dying from serious diseases.
D. The faster natural drop in lung function.
14. Why were lung function tests performed on the same group 10 years later
A. To examine if the participants develop the disease.
B To make the readers believe the result of the study.
C. To see clear signs of a quick drop in lung function.
D. To see changes in lung function of the same person.
15. What's the main purpose of the text
A. To introduce two kinds of fruits.
B. To describe some research work.
C. To tell people the result of a study.
D. To explain the effect of smoking on people.
【答案】12. A 13. C 14. D 15. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了发表在《欧洲呼吸杂志》上的研究结果：吸烟者戒烟之后和不吸烟的人经常吃西红和新鲜水果，肺功能的自然下降度会变慢。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“The study, published in the December issue of the European Respiratory Journal, said former smokers who ate more tomatoes and fresh fruits regularly saw a slower natural drop in lung function over a 10-year period.(这项发表在《欧洲呼吸学杂志》12月刊上的研究称，经常吃番茄和新鲜水果的前吸烟者在10年里肺功能的自然下降速度要慢一些。)”可知，西红柿和水果可以帮助曾经吸烟的人修复肺功能。故选A。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Lung function starts to drop at around age 30 and poor lung function is related to higher risks of death from all diseases, including heart disease and lung cancer. (肺功能在30岁左右开始下降，而肺功能差与死于各种疾病的高风险有关，包括心脏病和肺癌。)”可知，肺功能在30岁左右开始下降，肺功能不良与高风险的死亡有关。由此可推知，一个35岁肺功能较差的人可能死于严重的疾病。故选C。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Larsen and her team examined diets and lung function of more than 650 adults from Germany. Norway and Britain in 2002 and performed lung function tests on the same group of participants 10 years later. (Larsen和她的团队检查了650多名德国成年人的饮食和肺功能。并在10年后对同一组参与者进行了肺功能测试。)” 可推知，研究小组在10年后对同一组参与人员进行肺功能测试是为了查看同一个人的肺功能变化情况。故选D。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据本文内容可知,本文向读者介绍发表在《欧洲呼吸杂志》上的研究结果：吸烟者戒烟之后和不吸烟的人经常吃西红肺和新鲜水果，肺功能的自然下降速度会变慢。本文的目的是告知读者这项研究结果。故选C。
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In a recent survey of more than 1.300 students, 96% said they feel worried about exams____16____There is no doubt that anyone wants to get high marks in exams, so students should learn to deal with exams as calmly and effectively as possible.
Develop a plan.
___17___However most of the students don't plan how they'll be prepared. They just tell themselves they'll study as much as possible—then they'll "hope for the best". This isn't a wise way. Preparing for an exam is like taking on an important project. It's important to outline a plan for how you'll get ready for an exam.
Change the sleep time early.
Many exams are held in the early morning- a time when students don't usually feel very awake. If you'll be taking a morning exam, start sleeping earlier at least one week before the exam so that your body will have time to adjust（适应）.____18____Besides, it's also a good idea to get eight hours of sleep each night.
___19___
It's common for-students to spend the 10 minutes before an exam doing some last-minute studying. This may provide some comfort, but overall it does more harm than good. The 10 minutes before an exam will make no difference. If you study during this time, you'll become more stressed and worried___20___
A. Study until the last minute
B. Don't do any last-minute studying
C. This high percentage isn't surprising.
D. This will have a bad influence on your performance
E. This will help you become more confident in the exams.
F. If not, your mind won't be in a good state to take the exam
G. It is of great importance for students to make a proper plan before an exam.
【答案】16. C 17. G 18. F 19. B 20. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。考试是对学生的学习效果进行检验的手段，但是大部分学生在考试前会感到焦虑。本文介绍几种方法来帮助学生冷静而有效地面对考试。
【16题详解】
由上文“In a recent survey of more than 1.300 students, 96% said they feel worried about exams.”（在最近对1,300多名学生的调查中，有96％的人表示他们担心考试。）可知，空格处承接上文话题，C选项“This high percentage isn't surprising”（如此高的比例不足为奇）中的This high percentage与上文中96%相照应。故选C项。
【17题详解】
由小标题Develop a plan可知，本段主要讲的是考试前制定计划的重要性。G选项“It is of great importance for students to make a proper plan before an exam”.（对学生来说，在考试前制定适当的计划非常重要）中make a proper plan与上文Develop a plan相一致，且下文也提到don't plan how they'll be prepared。故选G项。
【18题详解】
由上文“If you'll be taking a morning exam, start sleeping earlier at least one week before the exam so that your body will have time to adjust.”可知，如果你要参加早间考试，请至少在考试前一个星期开始早睡，以便身体有时间进行调整。F选项“If not, your mind won't be in a good state to take the exam.”（如果没有，参加考试的状态将不佳）与上文形成对比，说的是考前不及时调整作息时间的不良影响，故选F项。
【19题详解】
此处是小标题。由下文中“This may provide some comfort, but overall it does more harm than good. The 10 minutes before an exam will make no difference.”（这可能会提供一些舒适感，但总的来说，弊大于利。考试前10分钟学与不学没有任何区别）可知，本段主要说的是在考试前最后的时间临时学习是没有必要的。故选B项。
【20题详解】
由上文“If you study during this time, you'll become more stressed and worried.”（如果你在这段时间学习，您会变得更有压力和担心）可知，空处是对上文的总结，即在考试前最后的时间里学习会产生不良影响。D选项“This will have a bad influence on your performance”（这将对你的表现产生不良影响）中This指代上文，这会影响你的发挥。故选D项。
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 morning I was walking with my husband when I noticed an elderly man was unstable(不 稳固的) on his feet. So, he was trying to____21____himself by holding a tree , but then slowly ____22____to the sidewalk. My husband and I ran to his side.____23____ he didn’t hit his head on the sidewalk. A few more of us gathered around, discussing the____24____. I gave my cellphone to my husband to call 911.
It seemed to have happened____25____, but there were at least 4 people by the man’s side. Someone took his pulse; another____26____his own coat under his head to make him more____27____. Several minutes later, his wife____28____— she had been walking their dog in the pet area. But she was too____29____ to do anything.
Once the ambulance got there, I talked to his wife. His medical____30____was very rough. He had had a triple bypass heart operation(三重心脏搭桥手术) and____31____from cancer. Their son had ____32____in the army for many years. This was their last trip here to visit him, who always had no holidays to see them.
Before we all____33____, one young man, who had been so helpful, asked if I was his family. “No.” I said, shrugging, “but then again, aren’t we all____34____ ” He nodded and smiled in____35____.
21. A. calm B. balance C. help D. challenge
22. A. escaped B. turned C. fell D. pointed
23. A. Surprisingly B. Luckily C. Finally D. Actually
24. A. accident B. story C. situation D. news
25. A. all at once B. on time C. in the end D. as usual
26. A. placed B. threw C. wore D. pressed
27. A. healthy B. popular C. comfortable D. important
28. A. rushed over B. came round C. went ahead D. set off
29. A. bored B. embarrassed C. dissatisfied D. concerned
30. A. bill B. history C. license D. study
31. A. learned B. heard C. resulted D. suffered
32. A. joined B. grown C. served D. competed
33. A. parted B. waved C. explored D. communicate
34. A. partners B. families C. friends D. strangers
35. A. excitement B. disappointment C. agreement D. argument
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. A 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. D 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者与丈夫在散步时遇到一位老人病倒并为他提供帮助的故事。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:所以他试图扶着一棵树保持平衡，但慢慢地倒在了人行道上。A. calm使平静；B. balance使保持平衡；C. help帮助；D challenge挑战。根据上 "This morning I was walking with my husband when I noticed an elderly man was unstable(不稳固的) on his feet可知，老人想让自己保持平衡。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:所以他试图扶着一棵树保持平衡，但慢慢地倒在了人行道上。A. escaped逃离；B. turned转身;C. fell跌倒;D. pointed指。根据下文"he didn't' hit his head on the sidewalk.（他头没有撞到人行道上）可知，老人倒在了人行道上，故选C。
【23题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:幸运的是他的头没有撞到人行道上。A Surprisingly出乎意料地；B. Luckily幸运地; Finally最终;D. Actually实际上。根据空后的"he didn’t hit his head on the sidewalk.可知，很幸运的是，老人跌倒没有撞到头部。故选B。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我们周围又聚集了一些人，讨论着情况。A. accident事故；B. story故事；C. situation情况；D. news消息。根据上文"A few more of us gathered around,"（我们中又有几个人聚集在一起）可知，周围聚集了一些路人，讨论着老人的情况。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查固定短语辨析。句意:这一切似乎是突然发生的，但至少有四个人在他身边。A. all at once突然；B. on time准时；C. in the end最后；D. as usual照常。根据下 "but there were at least 4 people by the man 's side.”（ 但至少有4个人在他身边。）可知，老人跌倒这件事发生得很突然。故选A。
26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:另一个则把自己的外套放在头下，让他感觉更舒服。A. placed放置；B. threw扔；C. wore穿；D. pressed按。根据上文"Someone took his pulse;"可知周围的人都忙着帮忙，为了让老人更舒服些，一个人把自己的外套放在他的头下。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:另一个则把自己的外套放在头下，让他感觉更舒服。A. healthy健康的；B. popular受欢迎的；C. comfortable舒服的；D. important重要的。根据上文"another placed his own coat under his head"（一个则把自己的外套放在头下）可知，外套放在老人的头下，为了让老人更舒服些。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:几分钟后，他的老伴冲了过来-她正在宠物区遛狗。A. rushed over匆忙赶到；B. came round苏醒；C.went ahead走到前面；D. set off动身。根据常识可知老人跌倒，他的老伴肯定是急匆匆赶到。故选A。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:但她太担心了，什么也做不了。A. bored厌烦的；B. embarrassed尴尬的；C dissatisfied不满意的；D. concerned担心的。根据空后的"to do anything.”（ 什么也做不了）可知, 老人的妻子太担心了, 以至于什么都做不了。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:他的病史很糟糕。A.bill账单；B. history历史(病史)；C. licence执照；D. study学习。根据下文"He had had triple bypass heart operation…”(他做过三重心脏搭桥手术……)可知，这里指老人的病史。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:他做过三重心脏搭桥手术并患有癌症。A. learned学习；B. heard听说；C. resulted结果；D suffered患(病)，遭受。suffer from患病饱受之苦。这里指老人身患癌症。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:他们的儿子已经在军队里服役多年了。A. joined加入；B. grown成长；C. served服役；D. competed竞争。根据空后的"in the army for many years.”（ 服役多年）可知，他们的儿子在部队服役。故选C。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:在我们分手之前，有一个一直帮着我们的年轻人问我是不是他的家人。A. parted分开；B. waved挥手；C. explored探险；D communicated沟通。根据后文的提问和回答，可知是在分手之前问，故选A。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:不是。我耸耸肩说:“但话又说回来,我们不都是家人吗？” A. partners伙伴；B. families家人；C. friends朋友；D. strangers陌生人。根据上文" Before we all ____13____ , one young man, who had been so helpful, asked if I was his family. "（在我们……之前，有一个一直帮着我们的年轻人问我是不是他的家人。）可知，作者此处是说难道不都是家人吗 故选B。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:他点头微笑表示同意。A. excitement兴奋；B. disappointment失望；C. agreement同意；D. argument争论。根据上文"He nodded and smiled"（点头微笑）可知,年轻人点头笑了笑，表示赞同。故选C。
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。
The Chinese New Year red envelope is one of _____36_____most popular Chinese traditions for children on the Chinese New Year. They are given red envelopes with money inside! Kids _____37_____(usual) learn the words for the red envelope quickly: “hong bao” _____38_____(write) in Chinese.
The red color for the Chinese stand for good fortune, _____39_____ is the lucky color. Traditionally the envelopes _____40_____(decorate) with gold letters and messages of happiness or Chinese lucky _____41_____(symbol) like the Chinese dragon, the phoenix, etc. Nowadays, in keeping up with the times, you can find anything from Mickey Mouse, Pokémon _____42_____Hello Kitty on the red envelopes.
Technically, all unmarried kids get red envelopes during the Chinese New Year from Grandmas, Grandpas, uncles, aunts, Mom and Dad of course. It is also common for close friends and neighbors _____43_____(give) red envelopes to the children during the festival.
Who gives money and how much money is given really depend on the _____44_____(person) relationship and the age of the kids.
So a common Chinese New Year greeting that waits for any adult _______45_______(visit) a family with kids will be "Best wishes for the New Year. May I have my red envelope please "
【答案】36. the
37. usually
38. written
39. which 40. are decorated
41. symbols
42. to 43. to give
44. personal
45. visiting
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国新年期间孩子们收红包的传统习俗。
【36题详解】
考查冠词。句意：中国新年的红包是最受孩子们欢迎的中国新年传统之一。此处是形容词的最高级，应用冠词the。故填the。
【37题详解】
考查副词。句意：小孩子通常很快就能学会用汉语写的“红包”。此处修饰动词learn，应用副词。故填usually。
【38题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意同上。此处与hong bao是逻辑动宾关系，应用过去分词作定语，表被动。故填written。
【39题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：红色代表好运，是幸运的颜色。此处是非限定性定语从句，先行词是The red color，指物，在从句中做主语，应用关系代词which引导。故填which。
【40题详解】
考查动词时态及语态。句意：传统上，红包上装饰有金色的字母和幸福的信息或中国的幸运符号，如中国的龙、凤凰等。此处是谓语动词，与主语the envelopes是被动关系，应用被动语态，文章主时态是一般现在时，主语是复数。故填are decorated。
【41题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：传统上，红包上装饰有金色的字母和幸福的信息或中国的幸运符号，如中国的龙、凤凰等。形容词lucky修饰名词，由like the Chinese dragon, the phoenix, etc可知，应用复数。故填symbols。
【42题详解】
考查介词。句意：如今，为了跟上时代的步伐，你可以在红包上找到从米老鼠到凯蒂猫的任何东西。根据句意可知，此处是固定搭配from…to…“从……到……”。故填to。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词，句意：亲密的朋友和邻居在节日期间给孩子们发红包也是常见的。此处是固定句型：It’s+adj.+for sb. to do sth.“对某人来说做某事是怎么样的”。故填to give。
【44题详解】
考查形容词。句意：谁给钱，给多少钱主要取决于个人关系和孩子的年龄。此处修饰名词relationship，应用形容词作定语。故填personal。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：因此，一个常见的，等待任何拜访有孩子的家庭的成年人的中国新年问候将是“新年好运，有我的红包吗”？此处修饰any adults，adults与visit之间是主动关系，应用现在分词作定语。故填visiting。
第四部分 应用文写作(满分15分)
46. 假设你是李华，你的朋友Tom 是一名来中国学习的交换生。他现在觉得学习汉语有困难，很苦恼。请给他写封信。 内容如下：
1. 安慰他；
2. 给他一些关于汉语学习的建议；
3. 字数：80词左右。
Dear Tom,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Tom,
I’m sorry to hear that you have difficulty in learning Chinese. I can understand your worry but hope you take it easy. My suggestions are as follows.
Personally, I think you’d better pay close attention to the formal use of Chinese words and expressions, which really counts. Meanwhile, you may as well read more Chinese materials as much as you can afford. More importantly, you should learn from the mistakes that you have made. Anyhow, you’ve already made great progress in your learning of Chinese.
Hopefully, my suggestions will be of some help and wish you good luck.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给朋友Tom回信，对他给予安慰并提出一些汉语学习的建议。
【详解】1.词汇积累
就个人而言：personally→as far as I am concerned
重要：count→matter
无论如何：anyhow→in any case
有帮助：be of help→be helpful
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Anyhow, you’ve already made great progress in your learning of Chinese.
拓展句：Anyhow, you’ve already made great progress in your learning of Chinese, which is encouraging.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Personally, I think you’d better pay close attention to the formal use of Chinese words and expressions, which really counts. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句)
【高分句型2】 More importantly, you should learn from the mistakes that you have made. (运用了that引导的限制性定语从句)
第五部分 基础知识(共两节，满分25分)
第一节单词拼写(共10题，每题1分，满分10分)
47. Many parents want to build their kids’ __________________ (自信) by giving them lots of praise. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】confidence
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：许多父母想通过给孩子很多表扬来建立他们的自信。根据汉语提示可知应用名词confidence，作宾语，不可数。故填confidence。
48. It is important for you to leave a good first __________________(印象) when taking an interview(面试). (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】impression
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：在面试时给人留下良好的第一印象是很重要的。根据句意及汉语提示可知，空处应填名词impression“印象”在句中作宾语，leave a...impression“留下……的印象”。故填impression。
49. We were born __________________ (好奇的) and anxious to learn more about the world. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】to be curious
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：我们天生好奇，渴望更多地了解这个世界。根据汉语提示可知应用形容词curious，且上文为短语be born to be。故填to be curious。
50. English is easy to learn if you practise and _________ (复习) it every day. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】revise
【解析】
【详解】考查谓语动词。句意：如果你每天练习并复习，英语学起来是很容易的。根据句子结构和意思可知，这里考查“复习”对应的动词，和“practise”一起并列做谓语。故填revise。
51. His __________________(流利的) French made us shocked. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】fluent
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：他流利的法语让我们大吃一惊。根据句意及汉语提示可知，空处应填形容词fluent“流利的”在句中作定语。故填fluent。
52 The doctor r__________________ that I should quit smoking. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】recommended## ecommended
【解析】
【详解】考查动词、时态。句意：医生建议我应该戒烟。根据下文“I should quit smoking(我应该戒烟)”可推理出空白处应填表示“建议”含义的动词，根据和首字母提示，以字母r开头且表示“建议”含义的动词为：recommend，因句子表示的是过去发生的动作，谓语动词使用一般过去时，故填recommended。
53. As a freshman, he finds it a c__________________ to get used to the life in senior high school. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】challenge##hallenge
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：作为一名新生，他发现适应高中生活是一项挑战。根据句意及首字母提示可知，空处应填名词challenge“挑战”，由a可知，应用单数形式。故填challenge。
54. He made up his mind to find a way to i__________________ his spoke English. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】improve##mprove
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：他下定决心想办法提高英语口语。根据句意及首字母提示可知，空处应填动词improve“提高”，动词不定式符号to后接动词原形。故填improve。
55. The UN is an international o____________that helps countries to solve problems peacefully. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】organisation##rganisation##organization##rganization
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：联合国是一个帮助各国和平解决问题的国际组织。根据常识可知，联合国是一个组织，空格处意为“组织”，international是形容词，修饰名词，由首字母提示o可知，“组织”的名词是organisation/organization，空前有an，空格处用单数。故填organisation/organization。
56. We will invite Mr Wang to give us a speech on sorting rubbish in the l__________________ hall this weekend. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】lecture##ecture
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：这个周末我们将邀请王老师在报告厅给我们做一个关于垃圾分类的演讲。根据单词首字母以及句意可知应用名词lecture，作定语修饰hall。故填lecture。
第二节完成句子(共15题，每题1分，共15分)
57. As students, we should ________________________(集中注意力于) our study. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】concentrate on##focus on
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语。句意：作为学生，我们应该集中精力学习。“集中注意力于”译为concentrate on/或focus on，should后应接动词原形。故填concentrate on/或focus on。
58. Just _____________(别烦我) and stop asking me questions. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】let me alone
【解析】
【详解】考查祈使句和动词短语。句意：别烦我，别再问我问题了。根据汉语提示可知，空出应填短语let sb. alone“不打扰，不惊动”，“我”用me作let的宾语。故填let me alone。
59. There are so many wonderful places _______________(去探索)in the world. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】to explore
【解析】
【详解】考查不定式。句意：世界上有那么多美妙的地方可以探索。explore“探索”，分析句子可知，空处应用动词不定式在句中作定语。故填to explore。
60. By ________________(记笔记), you will have a deeper understanding of the class. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】taking notes
【解析】
【详解】考查名词词组及介词用法。句意：通过记笔记，你可以对课程有更深刻的理解。注意横线前有介词by，所以后面的动词应该填 doing 形式；“记笔记”的英文是“take notes”，结合在一起，故答案填taking notes.
61. He is considering _______________ (报名参加) advanced literature. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】signing up for
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语、非谓语动词。句意：他正在考虑报名参加高级文学课程。根据汉语提示，表示“报名参加”含义的动词短语为：sign up for，分析句子结构，空白处在句子中作动词consider的宾语，使用动名词，故填signing up for。
62. Tom is _______________(盼望收到) your letter. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】looing forward to receiving
【解析】
【详解】考查动词词组及介词搭配。句意：Tom 正在盼望收到你的来信。“盼望做”的英文是“look forward to doing”，“收到”的英文是“receive”，结合起来，就是look forward to receiving；横线前有is，说明整句时态是现在进行时，look 也需要变成 doing 形式，故答案填looking forward to receiving。
63. He is ______________(负责)the job. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】responsible for
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词短语。句意：他负责这项工作。be responsible for“对……负责”为固定短语。故填responsible for。
64. He is_____________ (玩电脑游戏上瘾) computer games. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】addicted to playing
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语和非谓语动词。“对……上瘾”应该使用词组“be addicted to doing"；“玩电脑游戏”应该使用词组“play computer games”，play 需要动名词形式，故答案填addicted to playing。
65. The informal dress is not ______________(合适)the meeting. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】suitable for
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词短语。句意：这种非正式的服装不适合开会。be suitable for“适合”为固定短语。故填suitable for。
66. She ___________ dancing ___________(喜欢……多于……)singing when she was young. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】 ①. preferred ②. to
【解析】
【详解】考查时态和动词短语。句意：她年轻时喜欢跳舞多于唱歌。根据when she was young可知，句子应用一般过去时，“喜欢……多于……”译为prefer... to...，prefer要用过去式。故填①preferred；②to。
67. After the exam, students wait for the result with ___________(anxious). (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】anxiety
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：考试结束后，学生们焦急地等待着结果。介词with后应接名词作宾语，anxious的名词形式为anxiety。故填anxiety。
68. Seeing the snake, Lucy showed a ___________ (frighten) expression on her face. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】frightened
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：露西看到那条蛇，脸上露出了惊恐的表情。分析句子可知，空处应填形容词frightened“受惊的，害怕的”在句中作定语，修饰名词expression。故填frightened。
69. The expert will share some learning ___________ (strategy) with us. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】strategies
【解析】
【详解】考查名词的数。句意：专家会和我们分享一些学习策略。strategy为可数名词，根据上文some可知应用复数。故填strategies。
70. ___________( actual), the earth is a flat ball. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】Actually
【解析】
【详解】考查副词。句意：事实上，地球是一个扁球。分析句子可知，空处应填副词修饰整个句子，位于句首，首字母大写。故填Actually。
71. As ___________ (schedule), an English debate will be held by our school next Monday. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】scheduled
【解析】
【详解】考查状语从句省略。句意：按计划，我们学校下周一将举行一场英语辩论。当状语从句中主语和主语一致，且从句中含有be动词时，可以把从句中主语和be动词省略，在as引导的方式状语从句中，动词schedule与句子主语an English debate构成逻辑上的被动关系，完整的方式状语从句为As it is scheduled，it指代an English debate，故可以将it is省略。故填scheduled。临沂第十八中学2023级9月份阶段性测试
英语
(满分150分，考试时间120分钟)
第一部分 听力(共两节，每题1. 5分，满分30分)
第一节
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 time is it now
A. 9:30. B. 10:00. C. 10:30.
2. What is the woman going to do
A. Go for a walk. B. Have an interview. C. Buy some milk.
3. Why is Emma tired
A. She has just finished a report. B. She climbed a mountain.
C. She did a lot of housework.
4. Where are the speakers going
A. To a factory. B. To a restaurant. C. To a supermarket.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A trip. B. An umbrella. C. The weather.
第二节
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. Which of the following does the man dislike
A. Eggs. B. Lemons. C. Milk.
7. What will the man do next
A. Complete his work. B. Help prepare lunch. C. Get the woman some water.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. When did the speakers last see their parents
A. A year ago. B. Half a year ago. C. Three months ago.
9. Who will buy a cake
A. Elaine. B. George. C. Selina.
10. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a car. B. At home. C. In a bakery.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What does the woman recommend first
A. A gray silk tie. B. A brown leather wallet. C. A black leather wallet.
12. Why does the boy refuse to buy the brown wallet
A. His father might dislike its design. B. He isn’t fond of its color.
C. It’s too expensive for him.
13. How much will the boy pay
A. $35. B. $40. C. $55.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. When did the man watch the movie Mr. Brown mentioned
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
15. What does the woman think of the movie she saw last week
A. It is fascinating. B. It is boring. C. It is just so-so.
16. What type of movies is the man’s favorite
A. Science fiction movies. B. Action movies. C. Horror movies.
17. Where will the speakers meet first next Sunday
A. At the cafe. B. At the cinema. C. At the man’s house.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. On which floor is the outdoor pool at Hotel Posada Freeman
A. The 12th floor. B. The 11th floor. C. The 1st floor.
19. What do we know about Casa Roxana Bungalows
A. It’s simply furnished but quite clean. B. Each room costs only about $15 a night.
C. It’s across the street from Olas Altas Beach.
20. What is special about Hotel Posada La Mision
A. It is located in the west of Playa Madera. B. It has a big bar on the top floor.
C. It has ancient red wood windows.
第二部分阅读(共两节，每题2. 5分，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
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1. Whose class can help improve your organizing ability
A. Greg Urban. B. Stephen Greenblatt.
C. Maya Adam. D. Xiaoyu Liu.
2. What can we know about Shakespeare’s Life and Work
A. It’s taught through Coursera.
B. It’s given by Stanford University.
C. It offers an online visit to London.
D. It provides skills of filming videos.
3. What does Chinese for Beginners teach
A. The writing of Chinese characters.
B. The advice of daily living in China.
C. The history of Chinese characters.
D. The simple conversations in Chinese.
B
Late last year, I needed to transport some furniture from our house to my son’s flat in central London. I should have paid a man to do it, but foolishly confident in my driving ability, I decided to hire a lorry and drive it myself.
Moving the lorry backward in my yard, I crashed into a small shed, causing permanent damage. Fortunately, I owned the shed. I loaded up with the furniture and set out. By now it was rush hour. My nerves broke down, as I drove the huge lorry through the streets nervously.
At last I arrived at Charlotte Street and found an available parking space. I moved the lorry into it only to notice three people at a pavement cafe waving to me. I got out, trembling violently, like one who had just finished a stormy Atlantic crossing. “You’ve hit the car parked behind you,” they said. I examined the car. There were white scratches on its front face. It bore a disabled sign. So, now I was a bad driver and a bad man. Under the severe look of the three, I left an apologetic note on the damaged car’s windscreen, giving my phone number.
I unloaded the furniture, dripping the sweat, wanting only to escape from the monster. I drove it back to its base at Edgware. On arrival, the boss told me I must fill it up with petrol before returning it. “Just charge me,” I cried, still shaking with fear. He stared at me with understanding. No doubt he’d witnessed others in this state before. “How about I drive you to a petrol station, you fill up, and I drive it back ” he asked.
He danced the great lorry through the traffic so carefully that it would have shamed me if I had not been so grateful.
4. The man felt ______ to have delivered the furniture himself.
A. grateful B. regretful
C. proud D. confident
5. The man trembled violently because ______.
A. he caused a terrible traffic accident
B. driving the lorry was too difficult for him
C. he was afraid to see the three people
D. the furniture was too heavy for him
6. The man said he was a bad man most probably because ______.
A. he made the traffic accident on purpose
B. he parked the big lorry on the pavement
C. he shouldn’t have driven the lorry himself
D. he shouldn’t have caused trouble for the disabled
7. The writer intended to suggest that ______.
A. it was exciting to drive a lorry B. it was hard to avoid accidents
C. being too confident is foolish D. the boss was expert in driving
C
A lot of people feel that it's much harder to learn a foreign language as you grow older—and they're right. A new study found that if you want to achieve the proficiency（精通）of a native speaker, you'd best start when you're 10 years old.
There is a lot of evidence that shows children find it much easier than adults to learn a foreign language, which has made researchers suggest that there is an "important period" for language learning. But until now, no one has really been sure what that age period is. Now. MIT researchers believe they have solved one of those things.
They found that the window starts to close when you're about 10 years old. Although children up to 17 or 18 learn a new language faster than adults, and their ability drops slower than that in adults, it becomes very difficult to reach the proficiency of a native speaker if you start later than age 10.
The findings are based on an analysis of a grammar test taken by nearly 670,000 people. Researchers took snapshots（快照）of thousands of people who were in different stages of learning English. They also used a game called “Which English ” to judge which dialect of English the test-taker speaks. Within hours after being posted on the social media, the 10-minute test "Which English " spread quickly.
Researchers found that the grammar-learning ability remains strong until age 17 or 18, after which it starts to drop—which was rather unexpected. It's not clear why the drop starts to happen. It may either be a cultural reason or a biological one. You shouldn't let this disappoint you. Even if it's a bit harder, you should try it. It's not just the ability to talk to someone from another country. Studies have shown that learning a second or third language does wonders for your brain and mental health.
8. What does the word "window" in Paragraph 3 refer to
A. A good period to learn a foreign language.
B. A better way to solve a problem.
C. The ability to learn a foreign language.
D. A good memory to recite new foreign words.
9. What's the function of "Which English "
A. It is a kind of grammar test.
B. It is a new method of learning English.
C. It helps analyze the way to learn English.
D. It can tell what kind of English people speak.
10. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. Culture affects language learning greatly.
B. Learning a foreign language can be very useful.
C. You had better not learn a new language when old.
D. The author, doesn't think the research is complete.
11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. When is the best time to learn a foreign language
B. What kind of people are fit for learning a foreign language
C. Things we should care for when learning a foreign language
D. Some special ways to learn a foreign language
D
Smokers who give up smoking and live on a diet high in tomatoes and fruits, especially apples, have better chances of repairing their lung function harmed by smoking, a new study finds. The study, published in the December issue of the European Respiratory Journal, said former smokers who ate more tomatoes and fresh fruits regularly saw a slower natural drop in lung function over a 10-year period.
According to the study, conducted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, adults who on average ate more than two tomatoes or more than three portions of fresh fruits a day had a slower drop in lung function, compared to those who ate less than one tomato or less than one portion of fruits every day.
Lung function starts to drop at around age 30 and poor lung function is related to higher risks of death from all diseases, including heart disease and lung cancer. “A diet rich in fruits can soy down the lung's natural aging process even if you have never smoked,” said Vanessa Garcia Larsen, the study's lead author, who is also an Assistant Professor in Human Nutrition at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Larsen and her team examined diets and lung function of more than 650 adults from Germany. Norway and Britain in 2002 and performed lung function tests on the same group of participants 10 years later. The researchers found a more eye-catching connection between diets and lung function among former smokers, who had a slower drop over the 10-year period because their diets were highly rich in tomatoes and fruits.
Such result suggests that the nutrients（营养物）in their diets are good for repairing the harm to the lung done by smoking.
12. What`s the effect of tomatoes and fruits on former smokers
A. They help smokers repair their lung function.
B. They slow down the aging process little by little.
C. They greatly reduce the risk of serious lung diseases.
D. They make smokers less worried about their health.
13. What risk is a 35-year-old man of poor lung function likely to have
A. The acceleration（加速）of the lung's aging process.
B. The heavy dependence on smoking cigarettes.
C. The danger of dying from serious diseases.
D. The faster natural drop in lung function.
14. Why were lung function tests performed on the same group 10 years later
A. To examine if the participants develop the disease.
B. To make the readers believe the result of the study.
C. To see clear signs of a quick drop in lung function.
D. To see changes in lung function of the same person.
15. What's the main purpose of the text
A. To introduce two kinds of fruits.
B. To describe some research work.
C. To tell people the result of a study.
D. To explain the effect of smoking on people.
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In a recent survey of more than 1.300 students, 96% said they feel worried about exams____16____There is no doubt that anyone wants to get high marks in exams, so students should learn to deal with exams as calmly and effectively as possible.
Develop a plan.
___17___However most of the students don't plan how they'll be prepared They just tell themselves they'll study as much as possible—then they'll "hope for the best". This isn't a wise way. Preparing for an exam is like taking on an important project. It's important to outline a plan for how you'll get ready for an exam.
Change the sleep time early.
Many exams are held in the early morning- a time when students don't usually feel very awake. If you'll be taking a morning exam, start sleeping earlier at least one week before the exam so that your body will have time to adjust（适应）.____18____Besides, it's also a good idea to get eight hours of sleep each night.
___19___
It's common for-students to spend the 10 minutes before an exam doing some last-minute studying. This may provide some comfort, but overall it does more harm than good. The 10 minutes before an exam will make no difference. If you study during this time, you'll become more stressed and worried___20___
A. Study until the last minute
B. Don't do any last-minute studying
C. This high percentage isn't surprising.
D. This will have a bad influence on your performance
E. This will help you become more confident in the exams.
F. If not, your mind won't be in a good state to take the exam
G. It is of great importance for students to make a proper plan before an exam.
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 morning I was walking with my husband when I noticed an elderly man was unstable(不 稳固的) on his feet. So, he was trying to____21____himself by holding a tree , but then slowly ____22____to the sidewalk. My husband and I ran to his side.____23____ he didn’t hit his head on the sidewalk. A few more of us gathered around, discussing the____24____. I gave my cellphone to my husband to call 911.
It seemed to have happened____25____, but there were at least 4 people by the man’s side. Someone took his pulse; another____26____his own coat under his head to make him more____27____. Several minutes later, his wife____28____— she had been walking their dog in the pet area. But she was too____29____ to do anything.
Once the ambulance got there, I talked to his wife. His medical____30____was very rough. He had had a triple bypass heart operation(三重心脏搭桥手术) and____31____from cancer. Their son had ____32____in the army for many years. This was their last trip here to visit him, who always had no holidays to see them.
Before we all____33____, one young man, who had been so helpful, asked if I was his family. “No.” I said, shrugging, “but then again, aren’t we all____34____ ” He nodded and smiled in____35____.
21. A. calm B. balance C. help D. challenge
22. A. escaped B. turned C. fell D. pointed
23. A. Surprisingly B. Luckily C. Finally D. Actually
24 A. accident B. story C. situation D. news
25. A. all at once B. on time C. in the end D. as usual
26. A. placed B. threw C. wore D. pressed
27. A. healthy B. popular C. comfortable D. important
28. A. rushed over B. came round C. went ahead D. set off
29. A. bored B. embarrassed C. dissatisfied D. concerned
30. A. bill B. history C. license D. study
31. A. learned B. heard C. resulted D. suffered
32. A. joined B. grown C. served D. competed
33. A. parted B. waved C. explored D. communicate
34. A. partners B. families C. friends D. strangers
35. A. excitement B. disappointment C. agreement D. argument
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。
The Chinese New Year red envelope is one of _____36_____most popular Chinese traditions for children on the Chinese New Year. They are given red envelopes with money inside! Kids _____37_____(usual) learn the words for the red envelope quickly: “hong bao” _____38_____(write) in Chinese.
The red color for the Chinese stand for good fortune, _____39_____ is the lucky color. Traditionally the envelopes _____40_____(decorate) with gold letters and messages of happiness or Chinese lucky _____41_____(symbol) like the Chinese dragon, the phoenix, etc. Nowadays, in keeping up with the times, you can find anything from Mickey Mouse, Pokémon _____42_____Hello Kitty on the red envelopes.
Technically, all unmarried kids get red envelopes during the Chinese New Year from Grandmas, Grandpas, uncles, aunts, Mom and Dad of course. It is also common for close friends and neighbors _____43_____(give) red envelopes to the children during the festival.
Who gives money and how much money is given really depend on the _____44_____(person) relationship and the age of the kids.
So a common Chinese New Year greeting that waits for any adult _______45_______(visit) a family with kids will be "Best wishes for the New Year May I have my red envelope please "
第四部分 应用文写作(满分15分)
46. 假设你是李华，你的朋友Tom 是一名来中国学习的交换生。他现在觉得学习汉语有困难，很苦恼。请给他写封信。 内容如下：
1. 安慰他；
2. 给他一些关于汉语学习建议；
3. 字数：80词左右。
Dear Tom,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours
Li Hua
第五部分 基础知识(共两节，满分25分)
第一节单词拼写(共10题，每题1分，满分10分)
47. Many parents want to build their kids’ __________________ (自信) by giving them lots of praise. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
48. It is important for you to leave a good first __________________(印象) when taking an interview(面试). (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
49. We were born __________________ (好奇的) and anxious to learn more about the world. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
50. English is easy to learn if you practise and _________ (复习) it every day. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
51. His __________________(流利的) French made us shocked. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
52. The doctor r__________________ that I should quit smoking. (根据首字母单词拼写)
53. As a freshman, he finds it a c__________________ to get used to the life in senior high school. (根据首字母单词拼写)
54. He made up his mind to find a way to i__________________ his spoke English. (根据首字母单词拼写)
55. The UN is an international o____________that helps countries to solve problems peacefully. (根据首字母单词拼写)
56. We will invite Mr Wang to give us a speech on sorting rubbish in the l__________________ hall this weekend. (根据首字母单词拼写)
第二节完成句子(共15题，每题1分，共15分)
57. As students, we should ________________________(集中注意力于) our study. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
58. Just _____________(别烦我) and stop asking me questions. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
59. There are so many wonderful places _______________(去探索)in the world. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
60. By ________________(记笔记), you will have a deeper understanding of the class. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
61. He is considering _______________ (报名参加) advanced literature. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
62. Tom is _______________(盼望收到) your letter. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
63. He is ______________(负责)the job. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
64. He is_____________ (玩电脑游戏上瘾) computer games. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
65. The informal dress is not ______________(合适)the meeting. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
66. She ___________ dancing ___________(喜欢……多于……)singing when she was young. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
67. After the exam, students wait for the result with ___________(anxious). (所给词的适当形式填空)
68. Seeing the snake, Lucy showed a ___________ (frighten) expression on her face. (所给词的适当形式填空)
69. The expert will share some learning ___________ (strategy) with us. (所给词的适当形式填空)
70. ___________( actual), the earth is a flat ball. (所给词的适当形式填空)
71. As ___________ (schedule), an English debate will be held by our school next Monday. (所给词的适当形式填空)
