2022-2023 学年度风采华侨中学第一学期中段考试
高二年级英语
注意：请考生将所有选择题答案填涂在标准化答题卡上,非选择题答案写在答题纸上。
第一部分：语言知识与技能运用 （满分 115 分）
第一节 单项选择题 （共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
1. Mother felt quite worried to see that I had my finger ________.
A. cutting B. cut C. to be cutting D. to cut
2. Soon we lost sight of that famous astronomer ________ LiQiang.
A. called B. calling C. to call D. call
3. The university wants its students to ________a regional language, if time permits
A. take up B. take after C. take on D. take over
4. Generally speaking, when _____ according to the directions, the medicine has no side effect.
A. taken B. taking C. to take D. to be taken
5. _________ confidence, she wasn’t awarded Beauty Queen in the beauty contest.
A. Lacking B. Lacking for C. Lack of D. Lacked
6. From his _______expression, we can guess that the problem maybe was quite _______.
A. puzzled ; puzzling B. puzzling; puzzled
C. puzzled; puzzled D. puzzling; puzzling
7. The orange looks dry, but you may be able to ________ a few drops.
A break out B. squeeze out C. give out D. put out
8. With dinner ________, my mother went on to water her vegetables.
A. had prepared B. prepared C. preparing D. to prepare
9. ________ about the journey, I was unsettled for a few days.
A. Worry B. Worrying C. Worried D. To worried
10. Only when you listen to your teacher carefully ________understand what the teacher says.
A. you could B. could you C. you can D. can you
第二节：完形填空（每小题 1.5 分，共 20 小题，满分 30 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When our first son Brendan was born in Sydney in 1966, we planted a golden elm tree in our front yard.It and Brendan ____11____ together and when we ____12____ the house, eight years later, the tree branched (长出枝条) out over our heads. We were ____13____ we had to leave it behind when we moved to New South Wales.
A young couple bought our home and were ____14____ it.Over the next 37 years, when travelling to Sydney, my family ____15____ couldn’t help stopping to see the tree. With time, the golden elm grew more beautiful.The owners still loved the home and seemed not to ____16____ at all that we didn't completely leave them alone.
Recently on the way to Sydney, my husband ____17____ to see how the house and the owners were getting on. It had been about ten years since we had last ____18____ and the tree had been removed some years earlier.____19____, the owner, Gillian, suggested she would contact (联系) us some time in the future, so my husband gave her our ______20______.
When I heard about her ______21______ message, I wondered what she meant. One day in December, we had a phone call from Gillian. She wanted to drop something in to us for our ______22______. I told Brendan that there was a mysterious gift being ______23______ for him that day, so it was indeed ______24______ when Gillian handed him a package containing two carved wooden bowls. Gillian had asked a local woodworking company to make the ______25______ from a piece of the trunk of the golden elm, which she had ______26______ several years earlier. My husband’s ______27______ had driven her to follow through with her idea.
What a pleasure it was to ______28______ that package. We were ______29______ by her thoughtfulness (体贴), and amazed that her long term plan actually did ______30______.
11.
A. watched B. grew C. played D. worked
12.
A. built B. sold C. found D. entered
13.
A. sorry B. afraid C. angry D. nervous
14.
A. proud of B. polite to C. worried to D. delighted with
15.
A. never B. seldom C. always D. still
16.
A. forget B. believe C. mind D. remember
17.
A. feared B. decided C. agreed D. refused
18.
A. failed B. finished C. lost D. stopped
19.
A. Instead B. Besides C. However D. Therefore
20.
A. tree B. address C. key D. message
21.
A. encouraging B. personal C. important D. secret
22.
A. son B. friend C. parent D. neighbour
23
A. ordered B. bought C. made D. sent
24.
A. strange B. funny C. exciting D. heartbreaking
25.
A. phone B. . bowls C. branches D. package
26.
A. picked B. planted C. stored D. covered
27.
A. dream B. mistake C. visit D. suggestion
28.
A. post B. receive C. offer D. use
29.
A. shocked B. confused C. amused D. touched
30
A. end B. fall through C. form D. come true
第三节 阅读理解（共 10 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 20 分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Do you want a job in the holidays Just go for it. First, you need to know what kind of job is suitable (合适的) for your age and interests.
If you’re 13-15
It seems that you can work almost anywhere, but you’re probably not allowed to clean neighbours’ cars or walk dogs.
There is no lowest wage (工资) for children under 16.
By law, you can’t work more than 35 hours each week in the school holidays.
And you can’t work before 7 am or after 7 pm
If you are 16-17
The lowest wage for 16-17 year old children should not be less than three dollars each hour.
You can’t work in a pub or bar, but you can work anywhere else.
By law, you can’t work more than 40 hours each week.
What jobs are out there
Obviously, your choices are limited by the fact that you can only work in the school days, but the following situations are fine.
At Christmas most shops are short of hands, so you may find something to do there.
In summer there’s always fruit picking. It can be very hand work, but it pays really well.
If you’re mad about football, you could work in a sports shop or help out at a local football club. No matter how much you are paid, you are doing what you like.
31. In the school holidays, 14-year-old kids _________
A. cannot go to work at night
B. can work anywhere they want
C. are not allowed to work alone
D. can work as long as 14 hours a day
32. If you are a 16-year-old kids, you can’t work in_________
A. a pub B. a supermarket C. a farm D. a store
33. According to the text, fruit picking ________
A. is better than other jobs
B. is more attractive to girls
C. is not right for children
D. is tiring but pays well
34. The text is probably taken out of_________
A. a news report B. a travel diary
C. a job guide D. a storybook
B
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the eleventh largest nation in Europe. England, Wales and Scotland make up the island of Great Britain, which takes up most of the Britain Isles. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are mountainous. The highest mountain is Ben Nevis in Scotland. Plains and valleys cover much of England. The British climate is mild.
About 58 million people live in the United Kingdom. Few other countries are so crowded. Four out of five people live in cities such as Belfast, Glasgow, and London. London is the capital. Great Britain grows half of the food it needs. Its industries help to pay for the food that is bought from abroad. The United Kingdom manufactures a wide range of goods. Service industries, such as tourism, that provide services rather than producing goods, are increasing. Traditional industries, such as coal mining, are declining.
35. There are many mountains in ______________.
A. Northern Ireland, Scotland and England
B. England, Wales and Scotland
C. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
D. Northern Ireland, Wales and England
36. In the United Kingdom, about __________people live in big cities.
A. 58 million B. 48.8 million
C. 38.8 million D. half
37. According to the passage, which of the statements is true
A. Great Britain grows all of the food it needs.
B. The United Kingdom manufactures a narrow range of goods.
C. The speed of tourism in UK is increasing faster than producing goods.
D. The coal mining is also increasing fast.
C
Robert and Peter study in the same university. They do everything together and help each other. But they often play jokes on each other. The school year was over last month and they decided to travel through the country in America. They drove a car and could stop wherever they were interested in and started whenever they wanted. Of course they enjoyed themselves. It was very hot one day and they were both hungry and thirsty. They stopped in front of a restaurant by the road. They came in, sat down at a table and ordered some dishes. Robert looked around and found there was a small bowl on the table. He thought there was some ice cream in it and took a spoonful of it and put it into his mouth. Immediately he knew it was mustard (芥末), but it was too late. Tears ran down his face, but he pretended nothing had happened. The other young man, seeing his friend crying, asked, “What are you crying about, Robert ”
“I’m thinking of my father who was hanged twenty years ago,” was a reply.
After a while Peter made the same mistake. Tears ran down his cheeks too. And his friend asked him why.
“I wonder why your father hadn’t been hanged before he got married!”
38. Robert didn’t tell Peter it was some mustard in the bowl because________.
A. he didn’t know his friend hated it. B. he wanted his friend to repeat the mistake.
C. he thought his friend knew what it was. D. he thought his friend was interested in it.
39. Peter made the same mistake because________.
A. he was too hungry to wait for their dishes. B. he often took some mustard.
C. he was much braver than his friend. D. he wasn’t afraid to be played a joke on.
40. The writer mainly wants to tell us________in this passage.
A. not to trust your friend B. not to mistake mustard for Ice cream
C. it’s wrong to lie to friends D. a joke
D
I travel a lot in my work, and what I dislike about my job is eating alone. It always makes me feel lonely to see others laughing and talking. So, room service for several nights was a better choice for me.
After having room service three nights at a hotel in Houston, however, I needed to get out of my room. Although the restaurant opened at 6:30, I arrived at 6:25. The waiter at the front desk made a comment(评论) about my “being there really early”. I explained my dislike of eating alone in restaurants. He then seated me at a lovely table and asked me whether I would mind if he sat down with me for a while.
I was glad! He sat and talked with me about his career goals and the difficulty of being at work on nights weekends and holidays. He said he hadn’t enough time to be with his family. After 15 minutes, he saw some customers at the front desk and excused himself. I noticed that before he went to the front desk, he stopped in the kitchen for a moment.
Then another waiter came out of the kitchen and had a wonderful chat with me. Before I left that night, some other waiters, even the cook, had come out of the kitchen and sat with me!
When I asked for my bill about one hour later, all the people who had sat down with me came over in a big group to my table, and presented me with a red rose. And I cried! What had begun as a lonely night ended as a beautiful experience.
41. The author asked for room service because _______.
A. a lot of money would be saved in this way
B. he didn’t like to eat with other people around
C. he didn’t wanted to be recognized by the waiters
D. seeing people laughing and talking made him feel bad
42. How did the waiter feel when he saw the author come in at 6:25
A. Dissatisfied. B. Pleased.
C. Surprised. D. Angry.
43. From the third paragraph, we can learn that the waiter at the front desk ______
A. knew how to attract more customers to his restaurant
B. found it hard to balance his work and his family
C. was getting tired of his present job
D. had never had such a chance to talk about his worries
44. The author wants to tell us that ______.
A. people are actually all lonely in their own way
B. restaurants should put the need of customers first
C. the kindness of strangers can make you less lonely
D. restaurants are full of surprises for lonely people
第四节 七选五（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的 A、B、C、D、E、F、G 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。
Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp
Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit- -and that can be a very annoying thing. ___45___Read on for some techniques worth trying.
1. ___46___
People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer’s disease (早老性痴呆症)，according to a recent study. ___47___Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. There’s evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.
2. Go for a walk.
Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain. ___48___
3. Learn something new.
Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time. ___49___Or go dancing with your friends.
A. Focus on the future.
B. This can be especially harmful to the aged.
C. It should be something like learning gardening.
D. So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.
E. But don’t worry if your schedule isn’t filled with life changing events.
F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments
G. In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.
第五节 语法填空（共 10 小题，每题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，在空格处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Nowhere are manners more important than at the table. When the Chinese ask their guests to dinner, even though there are excellent dishes on the table,______50______ host is _____51_____ (like) to say something like “There are no special dishes tonight. Please help yourselves.” The praises of the dishes _____52_____ (leave) to the guest. But this is different in the West. If _____53_____ (ask) a guest to eat at his home, the host may say, “This is the _____54_____ (good) dish my wife cooks.” The seats are arranged in a different way. The hostess or host sits at the head of the table _____55_____ the main guest on his right, the second guests on his left. There are some _____56_____ (different) in offering wine and cigarettes. _____57_____ a Chinese host gives a toast, he usually says “Bottoms up” and drinks up all the wine in the cup. He wants the guests to do the same. But in the West ___58___ is up to the guests to decide how much they drink. Usually the host just leaves the cigarettes on the table, instead of offering them to his (her) _____59_____ (guest) one after another.
第六节 单词或词组拼写（共 13 小题，每空 1 分，满分 25 分）
阅读下列句子，请根据中文提示，拼写出适当的单词或词组。把答案写在答题卡上。
60. The driver’s carelessness caused the traffic accident, so he should be to _________for it. (责备) (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
61. What do you ___________ from the facts (推断出） (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
62. He has to ___________ his sick mother after school. (照顾） (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
63. It is a ___________ for us to finish this task in a week.(挑战） (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
64. Our English teacher is ___________ with us. （严格） (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
65. You may be able to _______________writing your novel during the winter holidays.(全神贯注) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
66. England can be ____________ three main areas. (分成) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
67. He __________ a plan at the meeting yesterday. (提出) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
68. I ___________ Wang Ping and got lost.(看不见) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
69. The underground will ___________ of the bus to become the main vehicle for the people in the future. (取代) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
70. I had to walk to school because my bike ____________ yesterday.(损坏) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
71. The scientist has done the experiment ______________.(反复) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
72. Mr. Lee said Tony didn’t go to school because he ___________ last night.(生病）(根据汉语提示完成句子)
第七节 书面表达 （25 分）
73. 假定你是李华，你随父母来到美国已有半个月了，但你感到烦恼。请你根据下面提供的有关信
息，用英语给当地报纸写一封信，请求帮助。内容要点如下：
1.父母忙于工作和学习；
2.单独在家，整天与电视为伴；没有朋友，感到孤独；
3.请求帮助。
注意：（1）信的开头与结尾已给出，不计词数；
（2）词数：100 个左右。
Dear Editor,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua2022-2023 学年度风采华侨中学第一学期中段考试
高二年级英语
注意：请考生将所有选择题答案填涂在标准化答题卡上,非选择题答案写在答题纸上。
第一部分：语言知识与技能运用 （满分 115 分）
第一节 单项选择题 （共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
1. Mother felt quite worried to see that I had my finger ________.
A. cutting B. cut C. to be cutting D. to cut
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：母亲看到我的手指被割伤，感到很担心。A. cutting切，割(现在分词)；B. cut被切，被割(过去分词)；C. to be cutting切，割(不定式的进行式)；D. to cut切，割(不定式的一般式)。分析句子可知，空格处为宾语从句的宾语补足语， 动词cut和宾语my finger之间是逻辑上的被动关系，应使用过去分词，故选B项。
2. Soon we lost sight of that famous astronomer ________ LiQiang.
A. called B. calling C. to call D. call
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查过去分词。句意：很快那个叫李强的著名宇航员就消失在了我们的视线中。先行词为astronomer与LiQiang为被动关系，用过去分词作定语。故选A项。
3. The university wants its students to ________a regional language, if time permits
A. take up B. take after C. take on D. take over
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果时间允许，这所大学希望学生学习一门地方语言。A. take up 从事；开始学；B. take after长得像； C. take on呈现；D. take over接管。根据“a regional language”可知，这所大学希望学生学习一门地方语言。故选A项。
4. Generally speaking, when _____ according to the directions, the medicine has no side effect.
A. taken B. taking C. to take D. to be taken
【答案】A
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查状语从句的省略和过去分词。句意：通常说来，当被按照说明书服用时，这个药没有副作用。题干中when引导一个时间状语从句，句中take与逻辑主语the drug构成动宾关系，要用被动；状语从句中，当主语相同，谓语动词是系动词时，可以省略，省略了the medicine is，故选A。
【点睛】
5. _________ confidence, she wasn’t awarded Beauty Queen in the beauty contest.
A. Lacking B. Lacking for C. Lack of D. Lacked
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：由于缺乏自信，她在选美比赛中没有被授予选美皇后。分析句子结构结合句意可知，空处应用分词形式作状语，动词lack与逻辑主语she之间为主动关系，所以应用现在分词作原因状语，故选A项。
6. From his _______expression, we can guess that the problem maybe was quite _______.
A. puzzled ; puzzling B. puzzling; puzzled
C. puzzled; puzzled D. puzzling; puzzling
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从他困惑的表情中，我们可以猜测这个问题可能相当令人困惑。第一空需填形容词作定语，需用puzzled，表示“感到困惑的”，修饰人或和人有关的表情，眼神等；第二空需填形容词作表语，需用puzzling，表示“令人困惑的”，修饰物。故选A。
7. The orange looks dry, but you may be able to ________ a few drops.
A. break out B. squeeze out C. give out D. put out
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：这个桔子看起来很干，但你也许能挤出几滴汁儿。A. break out爆发；B. squeeze out挤出；C. give out 发出，散发；D. put out扑灭。根据“The orange looks dry”以及“a few drops.”可知，也许能挤出几滴汁儿。故选B项。
8. With dinner ________, my mother went on to water her vegetables.
A. had prepared B. prepared C. preparing D. to prepare
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：晚饭准备好后，妈妈开始给蔬菜浇水。空格处是with复合结构，dinner和prepare之间是逻辑动宾关系，因此空格处用过去分词表被动，此处过去分词既表被动也表完成，故选B。
9. ________ about the journey, I was unsettled for a few days.
A. Worry B. Worrying C. Worried D. To worried
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查过去分词。句意：由于担心旅行，我心神不定了好几天。be worried about“担忧”为固定短语，本句为过去分词作状语。故选C项。
10. Only when you listen to your teacher carefully ________understand what the teacher says.
A. you could B. could you C. you can D. can you
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查倒装和时态。句意：只有当你认真听老师讲课时，你才能理解老师所说话。only+状语，位于句首，句子为部分倒装句。再结合says可知，为一般现在时。故选D项。
第二节：完形填空（每小题 1.5 分，共 20 小题，满分 30 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When our first son Brendan was born in Sydney in 1966, we planted a golden elm tree in our front yard.It and Brendan ____11____ together and when we ____12____ the house, eight years later, the tree branched (长出枝条) out over our heads. We were ____13____ we had to leave it behind when we moved to New South Wales.
A young couple bought our home and were ____14____ it.Over the next 37 years, when travelling to Sydney, my family ____15____ couldn’t help stopping to see the tree. With time, the golden elm grew more beautiful.The owners still loved the home and seemed not to ____16____ at all that we didn't completely leave them alone.
Recently on the way to Sydney, my husband ____17____ to see how the house and the owners were getting on. It had been about ten years since we had last ____18____ and the tree had been removed some years earlier.____19____, the owner, Gillian, suggested she would contact (联系) us some time in the future, so my husband gave her our ______20______.
When I heard about her ______21______ message, I wondered what she meant. One day in December, we had a phone call from Gillian. She wanted to drop something in to us for our ______22______. I told Brendan that there was a mysterious gift being ______23______ for him that day, so it was indeed ______24______ when Gillian handed him a package containing two carved wooden bowls. Gillian had asked a local woodworking company to make the ______25______ from a piece of the trunk of the golden elm, which she had ______26______ several years earlier. My husband’s ______27______ had driven her to follow through with her idea.
What a pleasure it was to ______28______ that package. We were ______29______ by her thoughtfulness (体贴), and amazed that her long term plan actually did ______30______.
11
A. watched B. grew C. played D. worked
12.
A. built B. sold C. found D. entered
13.
A. sorry B. afraid C. angry D. nervous
14.
A. proud of B. polite to C. worried to D. delighted with
15.
A. never B. seldom C. always D. still
16.
A. forget B. believe C. mind D. remember
17.
A. feared B. decided C. agreed D. refused
18.
A. failed B. finished C. lost D. stopped
19.
A. Instead B. Besides C. However D. Therefore
20.
A. tree B. address C. key D. message
21.
A. encouraging B. personal C. important D. secret
22.
A. son B. friend C. parent D. neighbour
23.
A. ordered B. bought C. made D. sent
24.
A. strange B. funny C. exciting D. heartbreaking
25.
A. phone B. . bowls C. branches D. package
26.
A. picked B. planted C. stored D. covered
27.
A. dream B. mistake C. visit D. suggestion
28.
A. post B. receive C. offer D. use
29.
A. shocked B. confused C. amused D. touched
30.
A. end B. fall through C. form D. come true
【答案】11. B 12. B 13. A 14. D 15. C 16. C 17. B 18. D 19. C 20. B 21. D 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者的第一个孩子Brendan出生时，他的教父送了他一棵榆树，作者和家人将他种在院子里，后来作者将房子卖给了Gillian夫妇，接下来的37年，当作者及家人在旅行时都会忍不住开车经过 棵树那里．后来那棵树被移走了，但多年后作者收到了Gillian的朋友送来的礼物，用那棵榆树雕的碗，收到这样的礼物作者感到很开心。
【11题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：它和布兰登一起长大，八年后我们卖掉房子的时候，这棵树在我们头顶上长出了树条。A. watched观看；B. grew成长；C. played玩；D. worked工作。根据“When our first son Brendan was born in Sydney in 1966, we planted a golden elm tree in our front yard”可知，树和布兰登一起长大。 故选B项。
【12题详解】
考动词查词义辨析。句意：它和布兰登一起长大，八年后我们卖掉房子的时候，这棵树在我们头顶上长出了树条。 A. built建造；B. sold卖；C. found发现；D. entered进入。根据下文“A young couple bought our home”可知，八年后我们卖掉了房子。故选B项。
【13题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我们搬到新南威尔士州时，我们很遗憾不得不把它留下。A. sorry抱歉的，遗憾的；B. afraid害怕的；C. angry愤怒的；D. nervous紧张的。根据下文“couldn’t help stopping to see the tree”可知，我们很遗憾不得不把它留下。故选A项。
【14题详解】
考查形容词短语辨析。句意：一对年轻夫妇买了我们的房子，他们很满意。A. proud of以……为自豪；B. polite to对……有礼貌；C. worried about担忧；D. delighted with对……满意。根据下文“With time，the golden elm grew more beautiful.”可知，一对年轻对树很满意。故选D项。
【15题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的37年里，每当去悉尼旅行时，我的家人总是忍不住停下来看看这棵树。A. never决不；B. seldom很少；C. always 一直；D. still仍然。根据上文可知，树和作者的儿子一起成长，卖掉房子时，也很遗憾把树留下，所以家人总是忍不住停下来看看这棵树。故选C项。
【16题详解】
考查动词词义辨析句意：主人仍然喜欢这个家，似乎一点也不介意我们没有完全离开他们。A. forget忘记；B. believe相信；C. mind介意；D. remember记得。根据下文房主送碗可知，主人似乎一点也不介意我们没有完全离开他们。故选C项。
【17题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：最近在去悉尼的路上，我丈夫决定看看房子和房主相处得怎么样。A. feared害怕；B. decided决定；C. agreed同意； D. refused拒绝。根据下文“see how the house and the owners were getting on”可知，我丈夫决定看看房子和房主相处得怎么样。故选B项。
【18题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：离我们上次停下来看它已经有十年了，那棵树几年前就被移走了。A. failed失败；B. finished完成；C. lost丢失；D. stopped停止。根据上文“stopping”可知，离我们上次停下来看它已经有十年了。故选D项。
【19题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，房主吉莉安建议她将来找个时间联系我们，所以我丈夫给了她我们的地址。A. Instead反而；B. Besides此外；C. However 然而；D. Therefore因此。根据句意可知，前后句意为转折关系。故选C项。
【20题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，房主吉莉安建议她将来找个时间联系我们，所以我丈夫给了她我们的地址。 A. tree树；B. address地址；C. key钥匙；D. message信息。根据后文房主莉安的到访可知， 我丈夫给了她我们的地址。故选B项。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我听到她的秘密信息时，我想知道她是什么意思。A. encouraging鼓舞人心的；B. personal个人的；C. important重要的；D. secret秘密的。根据下文“I wondered what she meant.”可知，这个信息是秘密的。故选D项。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她想送点东西给我们的儿子。A. son儿子；B. friend朋友；C. parent父亲（或母亲）；D. neighbour邻居。根据上文“our first son”可知，她想送点东西给我们的儿子。故选A项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我告诉布伦丹，那天有一份神秘的礼物要送给他，所以当吉莉安递给他一个包裹，里面有两个雕刻的木碗时，他确实很兴奋。A. ordered命令；B. bought买；C. made制作；D. sent发送。根据下文“handed him”可知，送给了儿子一个秘密的礼物。故选D项。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我告诉布伦丹，那天有一份神秘的礼物要送给他，所以当吉莉安递给他一个包裹，里面有两个雕刻的木碗时，很是令人兴奋。A. strange陌生的；B. funny滑稽的；C. exciting令人兴奋的；D. heartbreaking令人心碎的。根据下文“when Gillian handed him a package containing two carved wooden bowls.”可知，收到了用与他一起成长的树木作成的碗时，很是令人兴奋。故选C项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：吉莉安请当地一家木工公司用一块她几年前储存的金榆树树干制作了这些碗。A. phone 电话；B. bowls碗；C. branches树枝； D. package包裹。根据上文“bowls”可知，用金榆树树干制作了这些碗。故选B项。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：吉莉安请当地一家木工公司用一块她几年前储存的金榆树树干制作了这些碗。A. picked捡起；B. planted种植；C. stored贮存； D. covered。根据上文“removed”可知，树木被移除了，所以树干是被贮存下来的。故选C项。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我丈夫的来访促使她把她的想法贯彻到底。。 A. dream梦想；B. mistake错误；C. visit拜访； D. suggestion建议。根据上文“Recently on the way to Sydney，my husband ____7____ to see how the house and the owners were getting on”可知，丈夫的来访促使她把她的想法贯彻到底。故选C项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：收到那个包裹是件多么愉快的事啊。A. post邮递；B. receive接收；C. offer提供；D. use使用。根据“handed him a package”可知，收到那个包裹。故选B项。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们被她的体贴所感动，也惊讶于她的长期计划真的实现了。A. shocked惊讶的；B. confused困惑的；C.amused愉快的；D. touched感动的。根据上文“when Gillian handed him a package containing two carved wooden bowls.”以及“thoughtfulness”可知，我们被她的深思熟虑所感动。故选D项。
【30题详解】
考查动词以及动词短语辨析。句意：我们被她的体贴所感动，也惊讶于她的长期计划真的实现了。A. end结束；B. fall through失败；C. form形成；D. come true实现。房主吉莉请当地一家木工公司用一块她几年前储存的金榆树树干制作了这些碗，并送给了作者儿子，可见计划实现了。故选D项。
第三节 阅读理解（共 10 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 20 分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Do you want a job in the holidays Just go for it. First, you need to know what kind of job is suitable (合适的) for your age and interests.
If you’re 13-15
It seems that you can work almost anywhere, but you’re probably not allowed to clean neighbours’ cars or walk dogs.
There is no lowest wage (工资) for children under 16.
By law, you can’t work more than 35 hours each week in the school holidays.
And you can’t work before 7 am or after 7 pm
If you are 16-17
The lowest wage for 16-17 year old children should not be less than three dollars each hour.
You can’t work in a pub or bar, but you can work anywhere else.
By law, you can’t work more than 40 hours each week.
What jobs are out there
Obviously, your choices are limited by the fact that you can only work in the school days, but the following situations are fine.
At Christmas most shops are short of hands, so you may find something to do there.
In summer there’s always fruit picking. It can be very hand work, but it pays really well.
If you’re mad about football, you could work in a sports shop or help out at a local football club. No matter how much you are paid, you are doing what you like.
31. In the school holidays, 14-year-old kids _________
A. cannot go to work at night
B. can work anywhere they want
C. are not allowed to work alone
D. can work as long as 14 hours a day
32. If you are a 16-year-old kids, you can’t work in_________
A. a pub B. a supermarket C. a farm D. a store
33. According to the text, fruit picking ________
A. is better than other jobs
B. is more attractive to girls
C. is not right for children
D. is tiring but pays well
34. The text is probably taken out of_________
A. a news report B. a travel diary
C. a job guide D. a storybook
【答案】31. A 32. A 33. D 34. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了适合13至17岁孩子的假期工作，以及工作薪酬等信息。
31题详解】
细节理解题。根据“And you can’t work before 7 am or after 7 pm.(你不能在早上7点之前或晚上7点之后工作)”可知，在学校放假期间，14岁的孩子晚上不能去工作。故选A。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据“You can’t work in a pub or bar, but you can work anywhere else.”（你不能在酒馆或酒吧工作，但你可以在其他任何地方工作）可知，如果你是一个16岁的孩子，你不能工作在酒吧。故选A。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二行“ In the summer, there’s always fruit picking. It can be pretty hard work, but it pays really well.(在夏天，总是有水果采摘。这工作很辛苦，但是报酬很好)”可知，水果采摘工作累人但报酬不错。故选D。
【34题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Do you want a job in the holidays Just go for it. First, you need to know what kind of job is suitable(合适的)for your age and interests.”（你想在假期找份工作吗 只管去做吧。首先，你需要知道什么样的工作适合你的年龄和兴趣。）以及下文对工作的具体介绍可知，短文来自求职指南。故选C。
B
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the eleventh largest nation in Europe. England, Wales and Scotland make up the island of Great Britain, which takes up most of the Britain Isles. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are mountainous. The highest mountain is Ben Nevis in Scotland. Plains and valleys cover much of England. The British climate is mild.
About 58 million people live in the United Kingdom. Few other countries are so crowded. Four out of five people live in cities such as Belfast, Glasgow, and London. London is the capital. Great Britain grows half of the food it needs. Its industries help to pay for the food that is bought from abroad. The United Kingdom manufactures a wide range of goods. Service industries, such as tourism, that provide services rather than producing goods, are increasing. Traditional industries, such as coal mining, are declining.
35. There are many mountains in ______________.
A. Northern Ireland, Scotland and England
B. England, Wales and Scotland
C. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
D. Northern Ireland, Wales and England
36. In the United Kingdom, about __________people live in big cities.
A. 58 million B. 48.8 million
C. 38.8 million D. half
37. According to the passage, which of the statements is true
A. Great Britain grows all of the food it needs.
B. The United Kingdom manufactures a narrow range of goods.
C. The speed of tourism in UK is increasing faster than producing goods.
D. The coal mining is also increasing fast.
【答案】35. C 36. B 37. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章从地形、人口分布和工业等方面大致介绍了英国的概况。
【35题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are mountainous.(北爱尔兰、苏格兰和威尔士是多山的)可知，威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰有许多山脉。故选C。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的About 58 million people live in the United Kingdom. Four out of five people live in cities.(大约有5800万的人住在英国，其中五分之四的人住在大城市)可知，住在大城市的人口为5800万×0.8=460万。故选B。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的Service industries, such as tourism, that provide services rather than producing goods, are increasing.(提供服务而不是生产商品的服务业，如旅游业正在增长)可知，英国旅游业的发展速度比生产商品的速度还要快。故选C。
C
Robert and Peter study in the same university. They do everything together and help each other. But they often play jokes on each other. The school year was over last month and they decided to travel through the country in America. They drove a car and could stop wherever they were interested in and started whenever they wanted. Of course they enjoyed themselves. It was very hot one day and they were both hungry and thirsty. They stopped in front of a restaurant by the road. They came in, sat down at a table and ordered some dishes. Robert looked around and found there was a small bowl on the table. He thought there was some ice cream in it and took a spoonful of it and put it into his mouth. Immediately he knew it was mustard (芥末), but it was too late. Tears ran down his face, but he pretended nothing had happened. The other young man, seeing his friend crying, asked, “What are you crying about, Robert ”
“I’m thinking of my father who was hanged twenty years ago,” was a reply.
After a while Peter made the same mistake. Tears ran down his cheeks ,too. And his friend asked him why.
“I wonder why your father hadn’t been hanged before he got married!”
38. Robert didn’t tell Peter it was some mustard in the bowl because________.
A. he didn’t know his friend hated it. B. he wanted his friend to repeat the mistake.
C. he thought his friend knew what it was. D. he thought his friend was interested in it.
39. Peter made the same mistake because________.
A. he was too hungry to wait for their dishes. B. he often took some mustard.
C. he was much braver than his friend. D. he wasn’t afraid to be played a joke on.
40. The writer mainly wants to tell us________in this passage.
A. not to trust your friend B. not to mistake mustard for Ice cream
C. it’s wrong to lie to friends D. a joke
【答案】38. B 39. A 40. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述的是一对损友之间互相捉弄对方的故事。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Immediately he knew it was mustard( 芥 末 ),but it was too late. Tears ran down his face, but he pretended nothing had happened. The other young man, seeing his friend crying, asked, “What are you crying about, Robert ”“I’m thinking of my father who was hanged twenty years ago,” was a reply.After a while Peter made the same mistake.”（他立刻知道那是芥末，但已经太晚了。眼泪顺着他的脸流下来，但他假装什么也没发生。另一个年轻人看到他的朋友在哭，就问:“罗伯特，你在哭什么 ”“我在想我的父亲，他二十年前被绞死了。”对方回答。过了一会儿，彼得又犯了同样的错误。）可知，罗伯特没有告诉彼得碗里有芥末，因为他想让他的朋友重复这个错误。故选B项。
【39题详解】
推理判断题。根据“It was very hot one day and they were both hungry and thirsty.”（一天天气很热，他们又渴又饿）根据“After a while Peter made the same mistake.”（过了一会儿，彼得又犯了同样的错误）可知，彼得也犯了同样的错误，因为他太饿了，没时间等他们的菜。故选A项。
【40题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Robert and Peter study in the same university. They do everything together and help each other. But they often play jokes on each other.”（罗伯特和彼得在同一所大学学习。他们做任何事都在一起，互相帮助。但是他们经常互相开玩笑。）以及下文对笑话的叙述可知，短文主要告诉我们一个笑话。故选D项。
D
I travel a lot in my work, and what I dislike about my job is eating alone. It always makes me feel lonely to see others laughing and talking. So, room service for several nights was a better choice for me.
After having room service three nights at a hotel in Houston, however, I needed to get out of my room. Although the restaurant opened at 6:30, I arrived at 6:25. The waiter at the front desk made a comment(评论) about my “being there really early”. I explained my dislike of eating alone in restaurants. He then seated me at a lovely table and asked me whether I would mind if he sat down with me for a while.
I was glad! He sat and talked with me about his career goals and the difficulty of being at work on nights, weekends and holidays. He said he hadn’t enough time to be with his family. After 15 minutes, he saw some customers at the front desk and excused himself. I noticed that before he went to the front desk, he stopped in the kitchen for a moment.
Then another waiter came out of the kitchen and had a wonderful chat with me. Before I left that night, some other waiters, even the cook, had come out of the kitchen and sat with me!
When I asked for my bill about one hour later, all the people who had sat down with me came over in a big group to my table, and presented me with a red rose. And I cried! What had begun as a lonely night ended as a beautiful experience.
41. The author asked for room service because _______.
A. a lot of money would be saved in this way
B. he didn’t like to eat with other people around
C. he didn’t wanted to be recognized by the waiters
D. seeing people laughing and talking made him feel bad
42. How did the waiter feel when he saw the author come in at 6:25
A. Dissatisfied. B. Pleased.
C. Surprised. D. Angry.
43. From the third paragraph, we can learn that the waiter at the front desk ______
A. knew how to attract more customers to his restaurant
B. found it hard to balance his work and his family
C. was getting tired of his present job
D. had never had such a chance to talk about his worries
44. The author wants to tell us that ______.
A. people are actually all lonely in their own way
B. restaurants should put the need of customers first
C. the kindness of strangers can make you less lonely
D. restaurants are full of surprises for lonely people
【答案】41. D 42. C 43. B 44. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。作者因工作的需要多数在外旅行，身在异地感到孤单。通过服务员和其他人跟他的聊天，最终把一个孤独的夜晚变成了一次美好的经历。
【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“It always makes me feel lonely to see others laughing and talking. ”（看到别人有说有笑总是让我感到孤独。），作者是因为看到人们大笑和大声谈论使自己感到心情不好，因此要求room service,故选D。
【42题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段第三句The waiter at the front desk made a comment (评论) about my “being there really early”.（服务员在前台对我“真的很早”做了一个评论）得知，服务员看到作者6:25到，感觉真的很早，所以是感到吃惊。故选C。
【43题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“He sat and talked with me about his career goals and the difficulty of being at work on nights, weekends and holidays. He said he hadn’t enough time to be with his family.”（他坐下来和我谈论他的职业目标，以及在晚上、周末和假期工作的困难。他说他没有足够的时间和家人在一起。）得知，很难兼顾工作和家庭。故选B。
【44题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段“What had begun as a lonely night ended as a beautiful experience.”（一开始是一个孤独的夜晚，后来却变成了一段美好的经历。）得知，当你身在异地，陌生人的善良会使你减少孤独。故选C。
第四节 七选五（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的 A、B、C、D、E、F、G 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。
Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp
Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit- -and that can be a very annoying thing. ___45___Read on for some techniques worth trying.
1. ___46___
People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer’s disease (早老性痴呆症)，according to a recent study. ___47___Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. There’s evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.
2. Go for a walk.
Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain. ___48___
3. Learn something new.
Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time. ___49___Or go dancing with your friends.
A. Focus on the future.
B. This can be especially harmful to the aged.
C. It should be something like learning gardening.
D. So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.
E. But don’t worry if your schedule isn’t filled with life changing events.
F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments
G. In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.
【答案】45. F 46. A 47. E 48. G 49. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了几种方法来让你的大脑保持敏捷灵活。
【45题详解】
考查上下文的语境理解能力。空前一句的意思是：每个人都很健忘，但是随着我们慢慢变老，我们开始感觉大脑好像很迟缓了，并且这样的情况很让人心烦？空后一句的意思是：看看下面这些值得一时的建议吧。所以选F，这里这是一个过渡句，承上启下（幸运的是，研究表明你可以做很多事来预防这样的时刻。）承上启下，与前后一致。
【46题详解】
考查上下文的语境理解能力。根据本段的叙述我们可以看出，这里是在说有目标，向未来看的人对于预防老年痴呆是很有好处的。再结合本段的最后一句话“In other words, keep your brain looking forward” 可知，这里是在建议我们向前看。所以选择答案A，聚焦未来，与文意相符。
【47题详解】
考查上下文的语境理解能力。空前提到研究表明有计划可以降低一般得老年痴呆症的几率，空后提到：一些类似于和朋友约每周喝咖啡这样的小事儿就可以。所以选E项（如果你的计划里没有改变生活的事情也别担心。）与后文的叙述一致。故选E。
【48题详解】
考查上下文的语境理解能力。空前提到，身体锻炼能够产生对大脑好的化学物质。所以选G（换句话说，当你照顾身体的时候，你就是在照顾你的大脑。）前后意思一致。
【49题详解】
考查上下文的语境理解能力。根据本段的中心内容，和空前提到：对于大脑最好的就是你学一些新的东西并且同时身体保持活跃。空后提到：和朋友学习园艺。可知，选C（可以是想跳舞这样的事情。）与前后文意思一致。
第五节 语法填空（共 10 小题，每题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，在空格处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Nowhere are manners more important than at the table. When the Chinese ask their guests to dinner, even though there are excellent dishes on the table,______50______ host is _____51_____ (like) to say something like “There are no special dishes tonight. Please help yourselves.” The praises of the dishes _____52_____ (leave) to the guest. But this is different in the West. If _____53_____ (ask) a guest to eat at his home, the host may say, “This is the _____54_____ (good) dish my wife cooks.” The seats are arranged in a different way. The hostess or host sits at the head of the table _____55_____ the main guest on his right, the second guests on his left. There are some _____56_____ (different) in offering wine and cigarettes. _____57_____ a Chinese host gives a toast, he usually says “Bottoms up” and drinks up all the wine in the cup. He wants the guests to do the same. But in the West ___58___ is up to the guests to decide how much they drink. Usually the host just leaves the cigarettes on the table, instead of offering them to his (her) _____59_____ (guest) one after another.
【答案】50. the
51. likely 52. are left
53. asking 54. best
55. with 56. differences
57. When 58. it
59. guests
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一些中国和西方的餐桌文化。
【50题详解】
考查定冠词。句意：当中国人请客人吃饭时，即使桌上有很好的菜，主人也可能会说“今晚没有特别的菜。请大家自便。”此处用定冠词the特指请吃饭的主人，故填the。
【51题详解】
考查形容词。句意：当中国人请客人吃饭时，即使桌上有很好的菜，主人也可能会说“今晚没有特别的菜。请大家自便。”空格处用形容词作表语，like的形容词是likely，意为“可能的”，故填likely。
【52题详解】
考查时态，语态和主谓一致。句意：对菜肴的评价留给客人。praises和leave之间是逻辑动宾关系，因此句子用被动语态，句子描述客观事实，时态是一般现在时，因此空格处是一般现在时的被动语态，主语The praises of the dishes是复数，因此空格处是are left。故填are left。
【53题详解】
考查时态，主谓一致和省略。句意：如果邀请客人去他家吃饭，主人可能会说：“这是我妻子做的最好的菜。”if引导的从句表示“如果主人邀请客人去他家吃饭”，是if the host is asking a guest to eat at his home，if引导的是条件状语从句，从句中主语和主句主语一致，且从句中有be动词时，可省略从句中的主语和be动词，因此空格处是asking。故填asking。
【54题详解】
考查最高级。句意：如果邀请客人去他家吃饭，主人可能会说：“这是我妻子做的最好的菜。”空前有the，空格处用最高级best。故填best。
【55题详解】
考查介词。句意：女主人或男主人坐在餐桌的首位，主客在他的右边，次客在他的左边。根据语境可知，句子表示“女主人或男主人坐在餐桌的首位，主客在他的右边，次客在他的左边”，空格处用with表伴随，故填with。
【56题详解】
考查名词。句意：在提供酒和香烟方面有一些不同。some后跟名词的复数，different的名词是difference，意为“不同之处”，复数是differences。故填differences。
【57题详解】
考查时间状语从句。句意：当中国主人敬酒时，他通常会说“干杯”，然后把杯子里的酒喝光。根据语境可知，句子表示“当中国主人敬酒时，他通常会说“干杯”，然后把杯子里的酒喝光”，空格处意为“当……的时候”，用when引导时间状语从句，位于句首，首字母大写，故填When。
【58题详解】
考查代词。句意：但在西方，喝多少由客人决定。it is up to sb. to do sth.是固定句型，意为“由某人决定做某事”，其中it是形式主语，真正的主语是不定式，因此空格处是it，故填it。
【59题详解】
考查名词的复数。句意：通常主人只是把香烟放在桌子上，而不是把香烟一个接一个地递给客人。guest是可数名词，不止一个，因此空格处用复数，故填guests。
第六节 单词或词组拼写（共 13 小题，每空 1 分，满分 25 分）
阅读下列句子，请根据中文提示，拼写出适当的单词或词组。把答案写在答题卡上。
60. The driver’s carelessness caused the traffic accident, so he should be to _________for it. (责备) (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】blame
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语。句意：司机的粗心造成了交通事故，所以他应该受到责备。“责备”是blame，sb. be to blame for sth.是固定短语，意为“某人应为某事受责备”，此处是不定式的主动表被动，因此空格处是blame，故填blame。
61. What do you ___________ from the facts (推断出） (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】infer
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：从事实中推断出什么了？根据汉语提示可知，推断出为“infer”，infer from“从......推断出”。本句为特殊疑问句，动词用原形。故填infer。
62. He has to ___________ his sick mother after school. (照顾） (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】look after##take care of
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语。句意：放学后他得照顾生病的母亲。have to do sth，照顾为look after或者take care of。故填look after/take care of。
63. It is a ___________ for us to finish this task in a week.(挑战） (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】challenge
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：要在一周内完成这项任务，对我们来说是个挑战。根据汉语提示“挑战”可知，此处使用名词challenge，结合空前的a可知，应用名词单数形式，作表语。故填challenge。
64. Our English teacher is ___________ with us. （严格） (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】strict
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：我们的英语老师对我们要求很严格。根据汉语提示“严格”可知，此处使用形容词，作表语。故填strict。
65. You may be able to _______________writing your novel during the winter holidays.(全神贯注) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】concentrate##focus on
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语和不定式。句意：寒假期间你也许能集中精力写小说。由空后的writing可知，“全神贯注”是concentrate/focus on，be able to do是固定短语，意为“能够做某事”，因此空格处动词用原形，故填concentrate/focus on。
66. England can be ____________ three main areas. (分成) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】divided into
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语和被动语态。句意：英国可分为三个主要地区。“分成”是divide into，英国是被分成三个主要地区，句子用被动语态，空前有be，因此空格处是divided into。故填divided into。
67. He __________ a plan at the meeting yesterday. (提出) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】put forward##came up with
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：他在昨天的会议上提出了一个计划。“提出”为put forward/come up with，作谓语。根据时间状语yesterday可知，为一般过去时。故填put forward/came up with。
68. I ___________ Wang Ping and got lost.(看不见) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】lost sight of
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语和时态。句意：我看不见王平，迷路了。“看不见”是固定短语lose sight of，由got可知，时态是一般过去时，空格处用过去式，故填lost sight of。
69. The underground will ___________ of the bus to become the main vehicle for the people in the future. (取代) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】take the place
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语。句意：地铁将取代公共汽车成为未来人们出行的主要交通工具。由空后的of可知，“取代”是固定短语take the place of，will是情态动词，其后跟动词原形，因此空格处是take the place。故填take the place。
70. I had to walk to school because my bike ____________ yesterday.(损坏) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】was broken
【解析】
【详解】考查时态，语态和主谓一致。句意：昨天我的自行车坏了，我只好走路去上学。“损坏”是break，bike和break之间是逻辑动宾关系，因此句子用被动语态，由yesterday可知，时态用一般过去时，因此空格处是一般过去时的被动语态，主语bike是单数，因此空格处是was broken。故填was broken。
71. The scientist has done the experiment ______________.(反复) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】over and over again
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语。句意：这位科学家反复地做这个实验。“反复”是固定短语over and over again。故填over and over again。
72. Mr. Lee said Tony didn’t go to school because he ___________ last night.(生病）(根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】fell ill
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语。句意：李先生说托尼没有去上学，因为他昨晚生病了。生病为“fall ill”，根据last night可知，本句为一般过去时。故填fell ill。
第七节 书面表达 （25 分）
73. 假定你是李华，你随父母来到美国已有半个月了，但你感到烦恼。请你根据下面提供的有关信
息，用英语给当地报纸写一封信，请求帮助。内容要点如下：
1.父母忙于工作和学习；
2.单独在家，整天与电视伴；没有朋友，感到孤独；
3.请求帮助。
注意：（1）信的开头与结尾已给出，不计词数；
（2）词数：100 个左右。
Dear Editor,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Editor,
I am writing to you for help. I am the only child in my family. I came to America half a month ago. My parents are always busy with their work and they have to go to evening classes to learn English. When they are out, I have to stay at home alone, doing nothing but watching TV all day. Though the programs are interesting, I still feel lonely because I haven’t got any friends here now. I don’t know what to do. Could you give me some advice
Best wishes,
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生用英语给当地报纸写一封信，寻求帮助。
【详解】1.词汇积累
帮助：help→assistance
学习：learn→study
有趣的：interesting→amusing
建议：advice→suggestion
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：I don’t know what to do.
拓展句：I don’t know what I should do.
【点睛】[高分句型1] When they are out, I have to stay at home alone, doing nothing but watching TV all day. (运用了when引导的时间状语从句和现在分词作状语)
[高分句型2] Though the programs are interesting, I still feel lonely because I haven’t got any friends here now. (运用了though引导的让步状语从句和because引导的原因状语从句)
