南山实验★高考英语
绵阳南山中学实验学校2024届毕业班3月月考试题
英 语
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
(满分150分，考试时间120分钟。)
注意事项：
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3. 交卷时，只上交答题卡。
第Ⅰ卷(满分100分)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What are the speakers probably talking about
A. The bike price. B. A bike race. C. The man’s bike.
2 Why has the woman moved the boy’s seat
A. He talks too much.
B. He as trouble in listening.
C. She wants to see him better.
3. When did the man get his niece’s call
A. At 6:05. B. At 6:00. C. At 5:45.
4. What does the man think is most needed to succeed
A. Effort. B. Luck. C. Talent.
5. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At home. B. In a shop. C. In a restaurant.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What is the man going to do this summer
A. Work at a hotel. B. Repair his house. C. Teach a course.
7 How will the man use the money
A. To hire a gardener. B. To buy some flowers. C. To buy books.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the woman recommending to the man
A. A book. B. A club. C. A course.
9. What is the woman reading now
A. The Beautiful Mind. B. The Kite Runner. C. The Great Gatsby.
10. How much time does the man have to read the book
A. About two weeks. B. About three weeks. C. About one month.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. How did the man learn about the apartment
A. In the newspaper. B. From his friend. C. Through the Internet.
12. What is covered in the rent
A. Gas. B. Electricity. C. Water.
13. When can the man move in
A. On Thursday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Why did the woman fail to catch the bus
A. She was late.
B The bus left earlier than usual.
C. She wanted to walk home.
15. What is the man worried about
A. The woman’s safety.
B. The public transportation.
C. The dangerous neighborhood.
16. What does the woman decide to do in the end
A. Buy a car.
B. Call the newspaper.
C. Complain to the local government.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the speaker mainly talking about
A. Cooling fans. B. Air conditioning. C. Room design.
18. Which country might have invented the first cooling device
A. Egypt. B. Rome. C. China.
19. Which cooling method has the longest history
A. Wet plants. B. Cold water. C. Hand fans.
20. Where is the passage most probably taken from
A. A radio programme. B. A culture magazine. C. A history book.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Four Easy Steps to Go Abroad China
Apply online
Review program info and complete our online application form to get the ball rolling.
Application Assessment
You will have a 15-min Skype interview with your program advisor to discuss your motivation, goals, needs, destination and duration. From this, we can make sure we tailor the right service package for you. We’ll also know if this is the right program for you. Within two to three days after the interview, the advisor will be in touch by email to let you know if your application has been successful. If so, we’ll send you a formal offer.
Confirmation
To confirm your placement in our program, you’ll need to reply to our letter of offer and pay your agreed program deposit. Once this has been done, we’ll send you all the documents you need: your contract and all the required documents for your visa application as well as your pre-departure package via email, which contains all the information you’ll need regarding your trip and stay in China.
Start your wonderful China journey
Once your flights have been booked, let us know your arrival details (date and time, flight number) so that we can organize airport pick-up. we’ll be excited to welcome you to our program in person!
Our support doesn’t end when you arrive. We are as dedicated to ensuring you have around the clock support for the duration of your stay as we do in getting you here. Your journey will include your paid internship, accommodation, language courses, cultural experiences, tours, and networking.
1. When will the application result be informed
A. In 15 minutes after the Skype interview
B. Within two or three days after the interview.
C. As soon as the online application is complete.
D. After the flights have been booked.
2. What is required for the confirmation
A. A face-to-face interview. B. A formal offer.
C. Flight arrival details. D. Program deposit payment.
3. Where is the passage probably taken from
A. A traveling guide. B. A college textbook
C. A movie review. D. A university application form.
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了出国到中国旅游的四个步骤。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Within two to three days after the interview, the advisor will be in touch by email to let you know if your application has been successful.(在面试后的两到三天内，指导老师会通过电子邮件通知你是否申请成功)”可知，在面试后两到三天内可以知道面试的结果，也就是申请是否成功。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“To confirm your placement in our program, you’ll need to reply to our letter of offer and pay your agreed program deposit.(为了确认您在我们项目中的安排，您需要回复我们的通知书并支付您同意的项目押金)”可知，为了确认信息，需要支付项目押金。故选D。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Our support doesn’t end when you arrive. We are as dedicated to ensuring you have around the clock support for the duration of your stay as we do in getting you here. Your journey will include your paid internship, accommodation, language courses, cultural experiences, tours, and networking.(我们的支持不会随着你的到来而结束。我们致力于确保您在入住期间得到24小时的支持，就像我们把您送到这里一样。你的旅程将包括带薪实习、住宿、语言课程、文化体验、旅游和社交)”以及全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了来中国旅游的四个简单的步骤，由此可以判断，本文是来中国的旅游指南。故选A。
B
Sean Elliot Martin and Pancho Timmons are friends on a mission to change the world, one small act of kindness at a time. That’s the subject of their new book, Quick and Easy World Change, which they released as an e-book.
The project is inspired by another kindness-related book Martin worked on years ago. The latest one takes parts of the first book and updates it with more inspiring stories and lists of little things people can do daily to spread goodness wherever they go. “Make a game of giving—you can assign yourself points for different little things,” Martin said. “How many doors can I open each day for someone with their hands full Or how many different ways can I help someone today Or how many good deeds can I think of ” It also addresses the concept of compound kindness—a domino effect of good deeds. “If you compliment one person, they’re likely to compliment two to five people,” Martin said.
Both authors’ lives have been impacted by the kindness of others, they each explained. Quick and Easy World Change is their way to pay those experiences and sentiments forward. For Timmons, a teacher’s compassion in college was a turning point for him. “I did all the things I was supposed to do—worked hard, studied hard—and ended up failing pretty miserably,” he recalled. “But the professor pulled me aside and said, ‘You’re an A student turning in C and D work because you’re clearly dyslexic (读写困难) and not getting the help you need.” “That 5-minute conversation was the difference between dropping out of college and getting two master’s degrees and now running two companies,” Timmons said. “I’ve spent my career trying to pay that forward.”
With the electronic version available, their plan is to follow up with hard copies. The authors hope people will use it like a workbook, a living document they can mark up, reflect on and use to make their lives—and the lives of others—better.
4. What is the book Quick and Easy World Change about
A. Positive effects of kindness. B. Dreams realized by the authors.
C. Ways to feel good every day. D. Random acts of kindness.
5. What does “the concept of compound kindness” mean
A. Being kind is a life-long mission.
B. Helping others will make your day.
C. It is easy to step out of the comfort zone.
D. An act of kindness can set off a chain of events.
6. How was Timmons’ life impacted by others’ kindness
A. His dyslexic was successfully cured.
B. His scores were changed by others.
C. A teacher comforted him with warm words.
D. A professor assisted him in getting master’s degrees.
7. In what form is the book accessible to readers
A. Electronic version. B. Hard copy.
C. School workbook. D. Library document.
【答案】4. A 5. D 6. C 7. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍的是Sean Elliot Martin和Pancho Timmons两位一起出版的新书Quick and Easy World Change。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Sean Elliot Martin and Pancho Timmons are friends on a mission to change the world, one small act of kindness at a time. That’s the subject of their new book, Quick and Easy World Change, which they released as an e-book.(Sean Elliot Martin和Pancho Timmons是朋友，他们的使命是改变世界，一次做一件小小的善举。这就是他们的新书Quick and Easy World Change的主题，这本书以电子书的形式发行。)”可知，Quick and Easy World Change这本书是关于善良的积极影响。故选A。
【5题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段的“If you compliment one person, they’re likely to compliment two to five people(如果你赞美一个人，他们可能会赞美两到五个人)”可知，一个善举会引起其他更多的善举，the concept of compound kindness的意思是“一个善举可以引发一连串的事件”，即An act of kindness can set off a chain of events。故选D。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“For Timmons, a teacher’s compassion in college was a turning point for him. “I did all the things I was supposed to do—worked hard, studied hard—and ended up failing pretty miserably,” he recalled. “But the professor pulled me aside and said, ‘You’re an A student turning in C and D work because you’re clearly dyslexic (读写困难) and not getting the help you need.” “That 5-minute conversation was the difference between dropping out of college and getting two master’s degrees and now running two companies,” Timmons said. “I’ve spent my career trying to pay that forward.”(对Timmons来说，大学里老师的同情是他人生的转折点。“我做了所有我应该做的事情——努力工作，努力学习——结果却惨败，”他回忆道。“但是教授把我拉到一边，说，‘你是一个A的学生，却交出了C和D的作业，因为你明显有阅读障碍，没有得到你需要的帮助’。蒂蒙斯说：“那5分钟的谈话就决定了我从大学退学，拿到两个硕士学位，到现在经营两家公司。”“我的整个职业生涯都在努力传递这种精神。”)”可知，一位老师用热情洋溢的话语安慰他，这种善意影响了他。故选C。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段的“That’s the subject of their new book, Quick and Easy World Change, which they released as an e-book.(这就是他们的新书Quick and Easy World Change的主题，这本书以电子书的形式发行。)”可知，这本书是电子版本的。故选A。
C
Each year, more than 27 million U.S. and Canadian kids get to school by bus. Most of those buses run on diesel (柴油) fuel, which give out pollution that riders can take in. Pollution levels can be several times higher inside a diesel school bus than outside it. Why Pollution can leak in from the floor or blow in through windows.
A U.S. government program started in 2012 offered schools’ money spent on cleaner school buses but not all schools could get it. Five years later, emissions from buses in the winning districts fell. And a year after getting new buses, student attendance had improved in those districts. For an average district of 10, 000 students, about six more students attended ‘school each day’ in the winning districts, compared to the losing districts. Winning schools with higher rates of bus-riding kids had an average of 14 more students in class each day. And winning districts that replaced the oldest school buses They had an average of 45 more students in school each day.
Those numbers may sound small, but they add up. And school attendance matters for student achievement. Almost 3 million U. S. kids ride school buses more than 20 years old. If U. S. school districts had replaced all of those older buses, there would have been 1. 3 million fewer student absences each year.
There might be other reasons for better attendance. For example, maybe kids preferred new buses. However, the most-likely reason for fewer student absences was better health. A study done on adults showed that a brief exposure to diesel emissions reduced “network connectivity” in the brain. In other studies, such network-connectivity changes have been linked to worsened memory and mental tasks. A Washington State program upgraded pollution controls in old diesel buses. Afterward, fewer kids were hospitalized in those districts than in schools without bus upgrades.
Almost all U. S. school districts can apply for the program. But schools in low-income areas, in tribal areas and, in rural areas will get priority. Kids in these areas tend to face the most health risks from older buses.
8. What can we infer about diesel school buses from the first paragraph
A. They have a short service life.
B. They operate cost-effectively.
C They accommodate few passengers.
D. They do much harm to school children.
9. Why is the increase in school attendance small but important
A. It is a long accumulation. B. It is a winning condition.
C. It is a measuring standard. D. It is a student achievement.
10. How does the bus replacement bring better student attendance
A. By reducing the network connectivity.
B. By bettering the health state of students.
C. By improving student satisfaction with schools.
D. By meeting students’ demand for school bus drivers.
11. What does the text mainly talk about
A. The “network connectivity” in the brain.
B. The great work on cleaner school buses.
C. A U. S. government program for education.
D. Better attendance due to new school buses.
【答案】8. D 9. A 10. B 11. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了美国校巴更新计划如何减少柴油污染，提高学生出勤率和健康水平。老旧巴士被指出对学生健康不利，新巴士实施后出勤有所改善。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“U. S. and Canadian kids get to school by bus. Most of those buses run on diesel (柴油) fuel, which give out pollution that riders can take in. Pollution levels can be several times higher inside a diesel school bus than outside it. Why Pollution can leak in from the floor or blow in through windows.”（美国和加拿大的孩子坐公共汽车上学。这些公共汽车大多使用柴油燃料，而柴油所产生的污染会让乘客吸入。柴油校车内的污染水平可能比外面高几倍。为什么？污染可以从（校车）地板漏进来，或者从窗户吹进来。）可知，从第一段我们可以推断出柴油校车对学生有很大的危害。故选D项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Those numbers may sound small, but they add up. And school attendance matters for student achievement. Almost 3 million U. S. kids ride school buses more than 20 years old. If U. S. school districts had replaced all of those older buses, there would have been 1. 3 million fewer student absences each year.”（这些数字听起来可能很小，但积少成多。出勤率对学生的成绩很重要。近300万美国儿童乘坐的校车年龄超过20岁。如果美国的学区更换了所有的旧巴士，那么就只有1辆了。每年减少300万学生缺勤。）可知，学校出勤率的增加很小却很重要是因为这是一个积累的过程。故选A项。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“There might be other reasons for better attendance. For example, maybe kids preferred new buses. However, the most-likely reason for fewer student absences was better health.”（提高出勤率可能还有其他原因。例如，也许孩子们更喜欢新公交车。然而，学生缺勤减少最有可能的原因是健康状况好转。）可知，公交车更换通过改善学生的健康状况来提高学生出勤率。故选B项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。全文主要谈论的是更换新校巴带来的更好的学生出勤率。文中详细说明了美国某些学区采取行动换新巴士后，学生的出勤情况如何改善，以及这一改变如何积极影响到学生的健康和学习成绩。尽管文中也提到了美国政府的项目和对大脑网络连接性的研究，但这些都是为了支持主题。因此D选项“Better attendance due to new school buses”（由于有了新的校车，出勤率提高了。）正确地反映了文本的主旨。故选D项。
D
Many animals and plants are endangered in the world today. These endangered species are threatened with becoming extinct, meaning they will no longer exist on Earth. Examples include the Cuban Macaw and the Sri Lankan Legume Tree. Illegal hunting, and collecting of the Macaw bird for pets, led to its extinction. While the main reason the native Sri Lankan Legume Tree went extinct was due to habitat loss from development in the 20th century. The main cause for animals and plants disappearing is often a damage to the food chain due to hunting, habitat loss or even the introduction of new species.
Every living thing from one- celled animals to a blue whale needs to eat. Nature is connected and controlled by many weak food chains. A food chain describes who eats whom in a habitat. When one of the links in a food chain is no longer present—for example, a species goes extinct—the food chain breaks and sometimes this can cause other animals to disappear and the whole system can become imbalanced or even collapsed.
Humans can have horrible effects on food chains. When people first explored the world, they took animal and plant species from their home countries to the places they explored and settled in. They did not realize the consequences of introducing invasive species. By doing so, they were damaging the natural food chains of the areas they explored.
Nowadays there are strict rules controlling the movement of animals and plants between countries. But some parts of the world are still experiencing problems with invasive species introduced hundreds of years ago.
With rising awareness of how we affect the natural environment, hopefully we can learn to protect these food chains and help them to thrive. Otherwise the continued loss of species will eventually mean our own extinction.
12. Which is the main reason for Cuban Macaw’s extinction
A. Illegal hunting. B. Food chain damage.
C. Invasive species. D. Habitat loss.
13. What do we know about a food chain in paragraph 2
A. It only affects one-celled animals. B. It decides the balance of the whole system.
C. It is always broken by invasive species. D. It breaks after nearly ten species disappear.
14. How do humans seriously affect food chains
A. By hunting endangered animals. B. By exploring new places.
C. By polluting natural environment. D. By introducing invasive species.
15. Which is the most suitable title for the text
A. Disappearance of Endangered Species B. Effect of Illegal Hunting on a Habitat
C. The Link between Food Chains and Extinction D. Damage of Invasive Species
【答案】12. A 13. B 14. D 15. C
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇说明文。由于狩猎、栖息地丧失甚至是入侵性生物的引入，当今世界上许多动植物濒临灭绝，文章指出：保护食物链的平衡才能保证人类不被自己灭绝。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Examples include the Cuban Macaw and the Sri Lankan Legume Tree. Illegal hunting, and collecting of the Macaw bird for pets, led to its extinction. (例如古巴金刚鹦鹉和斯里兰卡豆科树。非法狩猎和收集金刚鹦鹉作为宠物导致了它的灭绝。)”可知，非法狩猎导致古巴金刚鹦鹉灭绝。故选A。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“Nature is connected and controlled by many fragile food chains. A food chain describes who eats whom in a habitat. When one of the links in a food chain is no longer present — for example, a species goes extinct — the food chain breaks and sometimes this can cause other animals to disappear and the whole system can become imbalanced or even collapsed. (大自然是由许多脆弱的食物链连接和控制的。食物链描述了在栖息地中谁吃谁。当食物链中的一个环节不再存在时，例如，一个物种灭绝，食物链就会断裂，有时这可能导致其他动物消失，整个系统就会变得不平衡甚至崩溃。)”可知，食物链的每个环节都决定着整个系统的平衡，故选B。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“Humans can have disastrous effects on food chains. When people first explored the world, they took animal and plant species from their home countries to the places they explored and settled in. They did not realize the consequences of introducing invasive species. By doing so, they were damaging the natural food chains of the areas they explored. (人类可以对食物链造成灾难性的影响。当人们第一次探索世界时，他们从自己的国家把动物和植物物种带到他们探索和定居的地方。他们没有意识到引入入侵物种的后果。通过这样做，他们正在破坏他们所探索地区的自然食物链。)”可知，因为人们引入入侵物种，给食物链造成灾难性的影响。故选D。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段最后一句“The main cause for animals and plants disappearing is often a damage to the food chain due to hunting, habitat loss or even the introduction of invasive species. (动植物消失的主要原因往往是由于狩猎、栖息地丧失甚至是入侵物种的引入而破坏了食物链。)”，最后一段“With rising awareness of how we affect the natural environment, hopefully we can learn to protect these food chains and help them to thrive. Otherwise the continued loss of species will eventually mean our own extinction. (随着人们对人类如何影响自然环境的认识不断提高，希望我们能够学会保护这些食物链，帮助它们茁壮成长。否则，物种的持续减少最终将意味着我们自己的灭绝。)”可知，文章介绍了生态系统中某一环节的动植物的消失都会破坏食物链，最终影响到人类的生存，C项“The Link between Food Chains and Extinction (食物链与物种灭绝之间的联系)”作为文章标题，比较贴切。故选C。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
根据文章内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的及作选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Forget expensive gym memberships — you don’t need to spend a fortune to exercise. From the best free classes and apps to outdoor gyms, here is how to work out at a minimal(最低的) cost.
In-store exercise classes
In the same way as bookshops double up as coffee shops, activewear shops have learned to multitask as gyms. Outlets from Sweaty Betty(which has branches throughout the UK) to Asics and Nike offer free running clubs: check out their websites to sign up online. ___16___, and some classes are heavily in demand.
Run
I gave up the gym five years ago when I faced the fact that my monthly visit was costing me 80. With the first 80 saved I bought some discounted running shoes. ___17___.
Good Gym
___18___, then Good Gym could supply motivation while doubling the feel good factor. It connects local runners with a range of necessary good deeds from gardening to changing a lightbulb. Some jobs require two runners, others two dozen. The idea is you run to the mission, do the deed, then run back, thereby combining altruism(利他主义), fitness and socializing in one rewarding act.
___19___
You might be surprised to discover how many cheap fitness options lie within a short walk of your doorstep. Many local authorities offer fitness initiatives. Mine (Hackney, in east London) organizes 1 exercise classes from family taekwondo(跆拳道) to chair-based yoga. ___20___. Check your local council’s website. They are also likely to run tennis courts.
A. Embrace your community
B. Try to walk faster and further
C. I have been running weekly ever since
D. There is no fee, but you still need to book
E. If you don’t mind your cross trainer sitting on carpets
F. If you are the sort of person who finds it hard to exercise alone
G. Others, such as Kent, have a walking and exercise referral programme
【答案】16. D 17. C 18. F 19. A 20. G
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一些花费较少且适合自己的锻炼方式。
【16题详解】
根据本空后的"and some classes are heavily in demand"可知，一些课程的需求量很大，故D项（尽管是免费的，你仍然需要预订）符合语境。
【17题详解】
本句本空前的“With the first 80 saved I bought some discounted running shoes.”可知，用那80美元我买了一些打折的跑鞋，此处承接上文，讲的是关于跑步的内容，故C项（从那以后，我每周都跑步）符合语境。
【18题详解】
根据本空后的“then Good Gym could supply motivation while doubling the feel good factor.”可知，那么Good Gym可以提供动力，此处需要提到一个条件，故F项（如果你是那种很难独自锻炼的人）符合语境。
【19题详解】
根据本段内容，特别是“You might be surprised to discover how many cheap fitness options lie within a short walk of your doorstep.”可知，在你家门口就有很多便宜的健身选择，本段主要讲的是社区给居民提供的健身选择和活动，故A项（拥抱你的社区）符合语境。
【20题详解】
根据本空前的“Mine (Hackney, in east London) organizes 1 exercise classes from family taekwondo(跆拳道) to chair-based yoga.”可知，伦敦东部的哈克尼组织的跆拳道和瑜伽锻炼项目，此处承接上文，说的是别的地方也要组织锻炼项目，故G项（其他的地方，如肯特郡，有步行和锻炼推荐计划）符合语境。
第三部分 英语知识应用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Not long ago, I was the guide on a wildlife-photography trip to Svalbard near the North Pole. After two days of ____21____, we arrived there and ____22____ several seals resting on the ice. I ____23____ my camera and a motion sensor near the edge of a hole to get a(n) ____24____ of a seal.
The next morning, I was woken up because a polar bear was ____25____ closer. At first the bear walked toward our boat. Then it made a(n) ____26____turn and headed directly for my camera. The motion sensor reacted to the bear’s ____27____, making the camera start taking pictures. The bear circled the ____28____, gently sniffing it. Unexpectedly the camera ____29____ into the hole and disappeared beneath the deep ice.
That was the _____30_____ moment in my photography career. I was so _____31_____ with myself. A year later I obtained _____32_____ to bring a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to find the camera. There was a lot more ice than the _____33_____ trip. As I knew well, polar bears could be nearby. We decided to _____34_____ it. The ice was so thin, and soon we _____35_____ technical difficulties and had to pull the ROV out of the water twice. _____36_____ on the third try the ROV found the camera. We shouted and _____37_____ around on the ice.
I was overjoyed to see all my _____38_____. I saw the polar bear breathing and sniffing the camera. _____39_____ that camera is the most satisfying _____40_____ of my career with the lovely animal and its habitat presented.
21. A. research B. training C. inspection D. adventure
22. A. spotted B. avoided C. imagined D. appreciated
23. A. threw B. buried C. placed D. applied
24. A. character B. image C. acceptance D. description
25. A. pulling B. eating C. drawing D. lying
26. A. terrible B. simple C. abnormal D. sharp
27. A. movement B. situation C. position D. smell
28. A. seal B. ice C. hole D. camera
29. A. dug B. leaked C. slipped D. raced
30. A. luckiest B. worst C. brightest D. wettest
31. A. annoyed B. embarrassed C. bored D. satisfied
32. A. commitment B. recognition C. excuse D. permission
33. A. ordinary B. previous C. precious D. tight
34. A. risk B. consider C. escape D. abandon
35. A. got over B. turned into C. ran into D. turned over
36. A. Obviously B. Fortunately C. Initially D. Apparently
37. A. stepped B. wandered C. floated D. danced
38. A. animals B. facilities C. photos D. friends
39. A. Recovering B. Acquiring C. Repairing D. Exploring
40. A. recommendation B. accomplishment C. discovery D. evolution
【答案】21. D 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. B 34. A 35. C 36. B 37. D 38. C 39. A 40. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在一次拍摄野生动物旅行中，相机被北极熊弄到了冰洞里，后来经过努力成功地将照相机打捞出水，为此作者感到很欣慰。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：经过两天的探险，我们到达了那里，发现了几只海豹在休息。A. research研究；B. training训练；C. inspection检查；D. adventure冒险。根据前文“wildlife-photography trip to Svalbard near the North Pole”可知，作者在北极进行拍摄野生动物的探险之旅。故选D项。
22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：经过两天的探险，我们到达了那里，发现了几只海豹在休息。A. spotted看见；B. avoided避免；C. imagined想象；D. appreciated感激。根据后文“several seals resting on the ice”可知，作者看见冰面上的海豹在休息。故选A项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我把相机和运动传感器放在一个洞的边缘附近，为了拍一张海豹的照片。A. threw扔；B. buried埋藏；C. placed放置；D. applied应用。根据后文“my camera and a motion sensor near the edge of a hole”可知，作者把装备放到了固定的拍摄位置。故选C项。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我把相机和运动传感器放在一个洞的边缘附近，为了拍一张海豹的照片。A. character特点；B. image图象；C. acceptance接受；D. description描述。根据后文“of a seal”可知，作者想拍摄海豹的图片。故选B项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：第二天早上，我被吵醒了，因为一只北极熊正在靠近我。A. pulling拉，拽；B. eating吃；C. drawing（向特定方向）移动；D. lying躺。根据前文“a polar bear”及后文“closer”可知，一只北极熊逐渐靠近。故选C项。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后它来了个急转弯，径直朝我的相机冲过来。A. terrible糟糕的；B. simple简单的；C. abnormal异常的；D. sharp急剧的。根据前文“At first the bear walked toward our boat”及后文“headed directly for my camera”可知，北极熊突然转弯，朝相机的位置冲过来。故选D项。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：运动传感器对熊的动作做出反应，让相机开始拍照。A. movement移动；B. situation情况；C. position位置；D. smell气味。根据前文“headed directly for my camera”可知，运动传感器感应到了北极熊的移动。故选A项。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：熊绕着相机转了一圈，轻轻地嗅了嗅。 A. seal海豹；B. ice冰；C. hole洞；D. camera相机。根据前文“headed directly for my camera”可知，北极熊轻轻地嗅了嗅相机。故选D项。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：出乎意料的是，摄像机滑进了洞里，消失在深深的冰下。A. dug挖；B. leaked泄露；C. slipped溜走，滑落；D. raced赛跑。根据前文“my camera and a motion sensor near the edge of a hole”及后文“into the hole and disappeared beneath the deep ice”可知，相机在洞旁边放着，此时滑进了洞里。故选C项。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那是我摄影生涯中最糟糕的时刻。A. luckiest最幸运的；B. worst最糟糕的；C. brightest最明亮的；D. wettest最潮湿的。根据前文“the camera ____9___ into the hole and disappeared beneath the deep ice.”可知，因为相机滑进了洞里，消失在深冰下，这应该是他摄影生涯中最糟糕的时刻。故选B项。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很生自己的气。A. annoyed生气的；B. embarrassed尴尬的；C. bored无聊的；D. satisfied满意的。根据前文“the camera ____9___ into the hole and disappeared beneath the deep ice.”可知，出现这样的失误，作者会对自己感到生气。故选A项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：一年后，我获得许可，带着遥控车辆去寻找相机。A. commitment承诺；B. recognition识别；C. excuse借口；D. permission允许。根据后文“to bring a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to find the camera”可知，一年后，作者获得了带着遥控车辆去寻找相机的许可。故选D项。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：冰比上次多了很多。A. ordinary普通的；B. previous先前的；C. precious珍贵的；D. tight紧凑的。根据前文“There was a lot more ice than”可知，这次的冰比作者上次来时多了很多。故选B项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们决定冒一下险。A. risk冒险；B. consider考虑；C. escape逃离；D. abandon遗弃。根据前文“polar bears could be nearby”可知，虽然冰很多，但由于北极熊可能就在附近，所以作者还是决定冒险寻回相机。故选A项。
35题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：冰很薄，很快我们就遇到了技术困难，不得不两次将遥控车从水中拉出来。A. got over克服；B. turned into变成；C. ran into遇见；D. turned over翻转。根据后文“technical difficulties”可知，他们遇到了很多技术难题。故选C项。
【36题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，在第三次尝试时，遥控车找到了摄像机。A. Obviously显然；B. Fortunately幸运地是；C. Initially最初；D. Apparently显而易见地。根据后文“on the third try the ROV found the camera”可知，遥控车终于找到了摄像机，这是值得庆幸的事。故选B项。
【37题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们在冰面上又喊又跳。A. stepped迈步；B. wandered闲逛；C. floated漂浮；D. danced跳舞。根据前文“on the third try the ROV found the camera”可知，找到了相机，他们开心地手舞足蹈。故选D项。
【38题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：看到我所有的照片，我欣喜若狂。A. animals动物；B. facilities设备；C. photos照片；D. friends朋友。根据前文“on the third try the ROV found the camera”及后文“I saw the polar bear breathing and sniffing the camera”可知，作者看到了相机里的照片。故选C项。
【39题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：找回相机是我职业生涯中最令人满意的成就，里面展示了可爱的动物和它的栖息地。A. Recovering寻回；B. Acquiring获得；C. Repairing修理；D. Exploring探索。根据前文“on the third try the ROV found the camera”可知，找回相机是作者感到非常满意。故选A项。
40题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：找回相机是我职业生涯中最令人满意的成就，里面展示了可爱的动物和它的栖息地。A. recommendation推荐；B. accomplishment成就；C. discovery发现；D. evolution进化。根据前文“___19____ that camera”后文“of my career”可知，作者认为经过努力找回相机，里面拍摄了可爱的动物和它的栖息地的大量照片，这是他摄影生涯最令人满意的成就。故选B项。
第Ⅱ卷(满分50分)
注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
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。
On Sept 7, famous Chinese archaeologist (考古学家) Fan Jinshi, 85, ____41____ (award) by UNESCO for her contribution ____42____ the protection of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang.
____43____ (call) the “daughter of Dunhuang”, she started her story with the cave 60 years ago. In 1963, Fan, then a 25-year-old Peking University graduate, had the chance ____44____ (work) at the Mogao Caves, a place she had wanted to explore for a long time. Back in those days, the Mogao Caves were almost ____45____ (complete) cut off from the world. Fan and her coworkers stayed inside the caves to do research, copy murals (壁画), and do ____46____ they could to protect and restore them. ____47____ time passed, Fan found a serious problem. ____48____ number of tourists visiting Dunhuang was increasing, which might harm the caves, ____49____ (cause) the murals inside to fade. In the late 1980s, Fan stumbled upon computer technology by chance. She realized that this might preserve the Mogao Caves forever.
After over 30 years of _____50_____ (explore), the Dunhuang Academy built a digital database to protect cultural relics there, allowing Dunhuang’s art to live forever and to step out of the caves to meet the world.
【答案】41. was awarded
42. to 43. Called
44. to work
pletely
46. whatever##what
47. As 48. The
49. causing
50. exploration
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。9月7日，联合国教科文组织授予85岁的中国著名考古学家樊进石荣誉称号，以表彰她为保护敦煌莫高窟所做的贡献。
【41题详解】
考查时态语态。句意：9月7日，联合国教科文组织授予85岁的中国著名考古学家樊进石荣誉称号，以表彰她为保护敦煌莫高窟所做的贡献。主语与谓语构成被动关系，根据上文On Sept 7可知为一般现在时的被动语态，主语为famous Chinese archaeologist Fan Jinshi，谓语用单数。故填was awarded。
【42题详解】
考查介词。句意：9月7日，联合国教科文组织授予85岁的中国著名考古学家樊进石荣誉称号，以表彰她为保护敦煌莫高窟所做的贡献。短语contribution to表示“对……的贡献”。故填to。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：被称为“敦煌之女”的她，从60年前的洞穴开始了她的故事。分析句子结构可知call与逻辑主语she构成被动关系，故用过去分词作状语。首字母大写。故填Called。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：1963年，25岁的北京大学毕业生范有机会在莫高窟工作，这是她长期以来一直想去探索的地方。抽象名词chance后跟不定式作后置定语。故填to work。
【45题详解】
考查副词。句意：那时候，莫高窟几乎与外界完全隔绝。修饰动词短语cut off应用副词completely，故填completely。
【46题详解】
考查宾语从句。句意：范和她的同事呆在洞穴里做研究，复制壁画，尽他们所能保护和修复它们。引导宾语从句，从句缺少宾语，表示“无论什么”，指事情可用whatever或what。故填whatever/what。
【47题详解】
考查状语从句。句意：随着时间的流逝，范发现了一个严重的问题。引导时间状语从句，表示“随着”应用as，首字母大写。故填As。
【48题详解】
考查固定短语。句意：参观敦煌的游客越来越多，这可能会损害洞穴，导致里面的壁画褪色。此处表示“……的数量”应用the number of，谓语用单数。首字母大写。故填The。
【49题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：参观敦煌的游客越来越多，这可能会损害洞穴，导致里面的壁画褪色。分析句子结构可知cause与上文句子构成主动关系，故用现在分词作结果状语。故填causing。
【50题详解】
考查名词。句意：经过30多年的探索，敦煌研究院建立了一个数字数据库来保护那里的文物，让敦煌的艺术永世长存，走出洞穴，与世界相遇。作介词的宾语，应用名词exploration，不可数。故填exploration。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
51. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Looking back on my senior school life, I have so many things to share them with you. I still remember I step into my high school with high expectations. Therefore, I felt so frustrated after the first month test. I even began to doubt that I was qualified to be a senior school student. With the helps of friendly classmates and teachers, I picked up my courage and regained the spirits to devote myself to my study, thus do well in some academic performances. Besides, I took active part in colorful after-school activities, on which I benefited a lot. In a word, I am now satisfied with my senior school life which are part of my growth.
【答案】1. 删除them
2. step→stepped
3. Therefore→However
4. month→monthly
5. that→whether/if
6. helps→help
7. do→doing
8. took后加an
9. on→from/through/by
10. are→is
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者高中生活的回忆，包括初入高中的期待、第一次考试后的挫败感、在同学和老师的帮助下重新找回信心，以及积极参与课外活动等内容。
【详解】1. 考查to do作后置定语。句意：回顾我的高中生活，我有这么多的东西与大家分享。分析句子可知，to do在句子里作后置定语修饰things，share和things构成逻辑上的动宾关系，所以后面的them是多余的，故答案是删掉them。
2. 考查动词时态。句意：我仍然记得我步入高中的时候，满怀期待。“I still remember I step into my high school”中的“step”应使用过去式“stepped”，因为描述的是过去发生的事情。故答案是将step改为stepped。
3. 考查连词。句意：然而，在第一个月的考试后，我感到非常沮丧。原文中的“Therefore”表示因果关系，但根据句意，这里应该使用转折连词“However”，表示考试后的结果与预期相反。故答案是将Therefore改为However。
4. 考查名词的数。句意：在第一个月的考试后。“the first month test”中的“test”应改为“monthly test”，因为这里表示的是“每月一次的考试”，其中monthly是形容词，意思是“每月的”。故答案是将month改为monthly。
5. 考查宾语从句的连词。句意：我甚至开始怀疑我是否有资格成为一名高中生。这个句子是个宾语从句，其中从句“that I was qualified”中的“that”应改为“whether”或“if”，用于引导表示疑问或不确定性的从句。故答案是将that改为whether或if。
6. 考查名词固定用法。句意：在友好的同学和老师的帮助下，我鼓起勇气，重新振作精神，全身心投入到学习中，因此在一些学习成绩上取得了不错的成绩。help是不可数名词，不需要变成复数，应为“with the help of”，意思是“在……的帮助下”。故答案是将helps改为help。
7. 考查动词的非谓语形式。句意：我在友好的同学和老师的帮助下，我鼓起勇气，重新振作精神，全身心投入到学习中，因此在一些学习成绩上取得了不错的成绩。“thus do well”中的“do”应使用非谓语形式，与上句为主动关系，用现在分词。故答案是将do改为doing。
8. 考查冠词。句意：此外，我积极参与了丰富多彩的课外活动，从中受益匪浅。“I took active part in”中的“part”是可数名词，应该在前面添加冠词，根据句意可知，本句并不表示特指，正确表达为“took an active part in”，这也是个固定搭配，意思是“积极参与……”。故答案是took后加an。
9. 考查定语从句中的介词使用。句意：此外，我积极参与了丰富多彩的课外活动，从中受益匪浅。这个句子是个定语从句，先行词是activities，从句中谓语是benefit，固定用法是“benefit from/through/by”，意思是“从……中受益”，所以“on which I benefited a lot”中的“on”应改为“from/through/by”。故答案是on改为将from或through或by。
10. 考查主谓一致。句意：总之，我现在对我的高中生活感到满意，它是我成长的一部分。“which are part of my growth”中的“are”应改为“is”，因为“which”指代的是单数名词“my senior school life”。故答案是将are改为is。
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
52. 假定你叫李华，学校举办了以“我爱中国文化”为主题的英语演讲比赛。期间，你得到了笔友Peter的帮助并在上周六的比赛中荣获一等奖。请用英语给Peter写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 告知消息；
2. 感谢他的帮助；
3. 邀请他来中国。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
How’s everything going
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
【答案】One possible version:
Dear Peter,
How’s everything going I can hardly wait to share with you my highlight time. I won first prize in the English speech contest themed “I love Chinese Culture” held by our school last Saturday. For this, I got a cash bonus of 500 yuan and a new Oxford dictionary. Meanwhile, having heard the applause from my classmates and teachers, I couldn’t feel better.
I’d like to express my deepest gratitude to you. But for your help in correcting and polishing my speech, I’d not have ranked first in the competition. It was your patient instruction that made my speech so appealing. Not only did this speech impress students with the knowledge of Chinese culture but it aroused their interest in learning English.
In addition, the summer vacation is coming. I sincerely invite you to China to experience our diverse Chinese culture. It must be a golden chance for you have a better understanding of Chinese culture in person, which you can’t afford to miss. Please give me the chance to be your guide and I guarantee this journey will not let you down.
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。题目要求学生以李华的身份，给帮助自己在英语演讲比赛中得奖的笔友Peter写一封邮件，需告知他自己得奖的消息，对他表示感谢，并向他发出来中国的邀请。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
表达：express→convey
吸引人的：appealing→engaging, attractive
唤醒：arouse→evoke, awaken
此外：in addition→additionally, moreover
机会：chance→opportunity
保证：guarantee→ensure
2. 句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：But for your help in correcting and polishing my speech, I’d not have ranked first in the competition.
拓展句：Had it not been for your help in correcting and polishing my speech, I’d not have ranked first in the competition.
【点睛】[高分句型1] It was your patient instruction that made my speech so appealing. (运用了强调句型)
[高分句型2] Not only did this speech impress students with the knowledge of Chinese culture but it aroused their interest in learning English. (运用了not only… but (also)…的结构、not only置于句首引起句子部分倒装)
[高分句型3] It must be a golden chance for you have a better understanding of Chinese culture in person, which you can’t afford to miss. (运用了which引导非限制性定语从句)
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本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
(满分150分，考试时间120分钟。)
注意事项：
1. 答题前考生务必将本人姓名、准考证号和座位号填写在答题卡相应位置;
2. 答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号;
3. 交卷时，只上交答题卡。
第Ⅰ卷(满分100分)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What are the speakers probably talking about
A. The bike price. B. A bike race. C. The man’s bike.
2 Why has the woman moved the boy’s seat
A He talks too much.
B. He as trouble in listening.
C. She wants to see him better.
3. When did the man get his niece’s call
A. At 6:05. B. At 6:00. C. At 5:45.
4. What does the man think is most needed to succeed
A. Effort. B. Luck. C. Talent.
5. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At home. B. In a shop. C. In a restaurant.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What is the man going to do this summer
A. Work at a hotel. B. Repair his house. C. Teach a course.
7 How will the man use the money
A. To hire a gardener. B. To buy some flowers. C. To buy books.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the woman recommending to the man
A. A book. B. A club. C. A course.
9. What is the woman reading now
A. The Beautiful Mind. B. The Kite Runner. C. The Great Gatsby.
10. How much time does the man have to read the book
A. About two weeks. B. About three weeks. C. About one month.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. How did the man learn about the apartment
A. In the newspaper. B. From his friend. C. Through the Internet.
12. What is covered in the rent
A. Gas. B. Electricity. C. Water.
13. When can the man move in
A. On Thursday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Why did the woman fail to catch the bus
A. She was late.
B The bus left earlier than usual.
C. She wanted to walk home.
15. What is the man worried about
A. The woman’s safety.
B. The public transportation.
C. The dangerous neighborhood.
16. What does the woman decide to do in the end
A. Buy a car.
B. Call the newspaper.
C Complain to the local government.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the speaker mainly talking about
A. Cooling fans. B. Air conditioning. C. Room design.
18. Which country might have invented the first cooling device
A. Egypt. B. Rome. C. China.
19. Which cooling method has the longest history
A. Wet plants. B. Cold water. C. Hand fans.
20. Where is the passage most probably taken from
A. A radio programme. B. A culture magazine. C. A history book.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
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To confirm your placement in our program, you’ll need to reply to our letter of offer and pay your agreed program deposit. Once this has been done, we’ll send you all the documents you need: your contract and all the required documents for your visa application as well as your pre-departure package via email, which contains all the information you’ll need regarding your trip and stay in China.
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Once your flights have been booked, let us know your arrival details (date and time, flight number) so that we can organize airport pick-up. we’ll be excited to welcome you to our program in person!
Our support doesn’t end when you arrive. We are as dedicated to ensuring you have around the clock support for the duration of your stay as we do in getting you here. Your journey will include your paid internship, accommodation, language courses, cultural experiences, tours, and networking.
1. When will the application result be informed
A. In 15 minutes after the Skype interview
B. Within two or three days after the interview.
C. As soon as the online application is complete.
D. After the flights have been booked.
2. What is required for the confirmation
A. A face-to-face interview. B. A formal offer.
C. Flight arrival details. D. Program deposit payment.
3. Where is the passage probably taken from
A. A traveling guide. B. A college textbook
C. A movie review. D. A university application form.
B
Sean Elliot Martin and Pancho Timmons are friends on a mission to change the world, one small act of kindness at a time. That’s the subject of their new book, Quick and Easy World Change, which they released as an e-book.
The project is inspired by another kindness-related book Martin worked on years ago. The latest one takes parts of the first book and updates it with more inspiring stories and lists of little things people can do daily to spread goodness wherever they go. “Make a game of giving—you can assign yourself points for different little things,” Martin said. “How many doors can I open each day for someone with their hands full Or how many different ways can I help someone today Or how many good deeds can I think of ” It also addresses the concept of compound kindness—a domino effect of good deeds. “If you compliment one person, they’re likely to compliment two to five people,” Martin said.
Both authors’ lives have been impacted by the kindness of others, they each explained. Quick and Easy World Change is their way to pay those experiences and sentiments forward. For Timmons, a teacher’s compassion in college was a turning point for him. “I did all the things I was supposed to do—worked hard, studied hard—and ended up failing pretty miserably,” he recalled. “But the professor pulled me aside and said, ‘You’re an A student turning in C and D work because you’re clearly dyslexic (读写困难) and not getting the help you need.” “That 5-minute conversation was the difference between dropping out of college and getting two master’s degrees and now running two companies,” Timmons said. “I’ve spent my career trying to pay that forward.”
With the electronic version available, their plan is to follow up with hard copies. The authors hope people will use it like a workbook, a living document they can mark up, reflect on and use to make their lives—and the lives of others—better.
4. What is the book Quick and Easy World Change about
A. Positive effects of kindness. B. Dreams realized by the authors.
C. Ways to feel good every day. D. Random acts of kindness.
5. What does “the concept of compound kindness” mean
A. Being kind is a life-long mission.
B. Helping others will make your day.
C. It is easy to step out of the comfort zone.
D. An act of kindness can set off a chain of events.
6. How was Timmons’ life impacted by others’ kindness
A. His dyslexic was successfully cured.
B. His scores were changed by others.
C. A teacher comforted him with warm words.
D. A professor assisted him in getting master’s degrees.
7. In what form is the book accessible to readers
A. Electronic version. B. Hard copy.
C. School workbook. D. Library document.
C
Each year more than 27 million U.S. and Canadian kids get to school by bus. Most of those buses run on diesel (柴油) fuel, which give out pollution that riders can take in. Pollution levels can be several times higher inside a diesel school bus than outside it. Why Pollution can leak in from the floor or blow in through windows.
A U.S. government program started in 2012 offered schools’ money spent on cleaner school buses but not all schools could get it. Five years later, emissions from buses in the winning districts fell. And a year after getting new buses, student attendance had improved in those districts. For an average district of 10, 000 students, about six more students attended ‘school each day’ in the winning districts, compared to the losing districts. Winning schools with higher rates of bus-riding kids had an average of 14 more students in class each day. And winning districts that replaced the oldest school buses They had an average of 45 more students in school each day.
Those numbers may sound small, but they add up. And school attendance matters for student achievement. Almost 3 million U. S. kids ride school buses more than 20 years old. If U. S. school districts had replaced all of those older buses, there would have been 1. 3 million fewer student absences each year.
There might be other reasons for better attendance. For example, maybe kids preferred new buses. However, the most-likely reason for fewer student absences was better health. A study done on adults showed that a brief exposure to diesel emissions reduced “network connectivity” in the brain. In other studies, such network-connectivity changes have been linked to worsened memory and mental tasks. A Washington State program upgraded pollution controls in old diesel buses. Afterward, fewer kids were hospitalized in those districts than in schools without bus upgrades.
Almost all U. S. school districts can apply for the program. But schools in low-income areas in tribal areas and, in rural areas will get priority. Kids in these areas tend to face the most health risks from older buses.
8. What can we infer about diesel school buses from the first paragraph
A. They have a short service life.
B. They operate cost-effectively.
C. They accommodate few passengers.
D. They do much harm to school children.
9. Why is the increase in school attendance small but important
A. It is a long accumulation. B. It is a winning condition.
C. It is a measuring standard. D. It is a student achievement.
10. How does the bus replacement bring better student attendance
A. By reducing the network connectivity.
B. By bettering the health state of students.
C. By improving student satisfaction with schools.
D. By meeting students’ demand for school bus drivers.
11. What does the text mainly talk about
A. The “network connectivity” in the brain.
B. The great work on cleaner school buses.
C. A U. S. government program for education.
D. Better attendance due to new school buses.
D
Many animals and plants are endangered in the world today. These endangered species are threatened with becoming extinct, meaning they will no longer exist on Earth. Examples include the Cuban Macaw and the Sri Lankan Legume Tree. Illegal hunting, and collecting of the Macaw bird for pets, led to its extinction. While the main reason the native Sri Lankan Legume Tree went extinct was due to habitat loss from development in the 20th century. The main cause for animals and plants disappearing is often a damage to the food chain due to hunting, habitat loss or even the introduction of new species.
Every living thing from one- celled animals to a blue whale needs to eat. Nature is connected and controlled by many weak food chains. A food chain describes who eats whom in a habitat. When one of the links in a food chain is no longer present—for example, a species goes extinct—the food chain breaks and sometimes this can cause other animals to disappear and the whole system can become imbalanced or even collapsed.
Humans can have horrible effects on food chains. When people first explored the world, they took animal and plant species from their home countries to the places they explored and settled in. They did not realize the consequences of introducing invasive species. By doing so, they were damaging the natural food chains of the areas they explored.
Nowadays there are strict rules controlling the movement of animals and plants between countries. But some parts of the world are still experiencing problems with invasive species introduced hundreds of years ago.
With rising awareness of how we affect the natural environment, hopefully we can learn to protect these food chains and help them to thrive. Otherwise the continued loss of species will eventually mean our own extinction.
12. Which is the main reason for Cuban Macaw’s extinction
A. Illegal hunting. B. Food chain damage.
C. Invasive species. D. Habitat loss.
13. What do we know about a food chain in paragraph 2
A. It only affects one-celled animals. B. It decides the balance of the whole system.
C. It is always broken by invasive species. D. It breaks after nearly ten species disappear.
14. How do humans seriously affect food chains
A. By hunting endangered animals. B. By exploring new places.
C. By polluting natural environment. D. By introducing invasive species.
15. Which is the most suitable title for the text
A. Disappearance of Endangered Species B. Effect of Illegal Hunting on a Habitat
C. The Link between Food Chains and Extinction D. Damage of Invasive Species
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
根据文章内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的及作选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Forget expensive gym memberships — you don’t need to spend a fortune to exercise. From the best free classes and apps to outdoor gyms, here is how to work out at a minimal(最低的) cost.
In-store exercise classes
In the same way as bookshops double up as coffee shops, activewear shops have learned to multitask as gyms. Outlets from Sweaty Betty(which has branches throughout the UK) to Asics and Nike offer free running clubs: check out their websites to sign up online. ___16___, and some classes are heavily in demand.
Run
I gave up the gym five years ago when I faced the fact that my monthly visit was costing me 80. With the first 80 saved I bought some discounted running shoes. ___17___.
Good Gym
___18___, then Good Gym could supply motivation while doubling the feel good factor. It connects local runners with a range of necessary good deeds from gardening to changing a lightbulb. Some jobs require two runners, others two dozen. The idea is you run to the mission, do the deed, then run back, thereby combining altruism(利他主义), fitness and socializing in one rewarding act.
___19___
You might be surprised to discover how many cheap fitness options lie within a short walk of your doorstep. Many local authorities offer fitness initiatives. Mine (Hackney in east London) organizes 1 exercise classes from family taekwondo(跆拳道) to chair-based yoga. ___20___. Check your local council’s website. They are also likely to run tennis courts.
A. Embrace your community
B. Try to walk faster and further
C. I have been running weekly ever since
D. There is no fee, but you still need to book
E. If you don’t mind your cross trainer sitting on carpets
F. If you are the sort of person who finds it hard to exercise alone
G. Others, such as Kent, have a walking and exercise referral programme
第三部分 英语知识应用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Not long ago, I was the guide on a wildlife-photography trip to Svalbard near the North Pole. After two days of ____21____, we arrived there and ____22____ several seals resting on the ice. I ____23____ my camera and a motion sensor near the edge of a hole to get a(n) ____24____ of a seal.
The next morning, I was woken up because a polar bear was ____25____ closer. At first the bear walked toward our boat. Then it made a(n) ____26____turn and headed directly for my camera. The motion sensor reacted to the bear’s ____27____, making the camera start taking pictures. The bear circled the ____28____, gently sniffing it. Unexpectedly the camera ____29____ into the hole and disappeared beneath the deep ice.
That was the _____30_____ moment in my photography career. I was so _____31_____ with myself. A year later I obtained _____32_____ to bring a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to find the camera. There was a lot more ice than the _____33_____ trip. As I knew well, polar bears could be nearby. We decided to _____34_____ it. The ice was so thin, and soon we _____35_____ technical difficulties and had to pull the ROV out of the water twice. _____36_____ on the third try the ROV found the camera. We shouted and _____37_____ around on the ice.
I was overjoyed to see all my _____38_____. I saw the polar bear breathing and sniffing the camera. _____39_____ that camera is the most satisfying _____40_____ of my career with the lovely animal and its habitat presented.
21. A. research B. training C. inspection D. adventure
22. A. spotted B. avoided C. imagined D. appreciated
23. A. threw B. buried C. placed D. applied
24. A. character B. image C. acceptance D. description
25. A. pulling B. eating C. drawing D. lying
26. A. terrible B. simple C. abnormal D. sharp
27. A. movement B. situation C. position D. smell
28. A. seal B. ice C. hole D. camera
29. A. dug B. leaked C. slipped D. raced
30. A. luckiest B. worst C. brightest D. wettest
31. A. annoyed B. embarrassed C. bored D. satisfied
32. A. commitment B. recognition C. excuse D. permission
33. A. ordinary B. previous C. precious D. tight
34. A. risk B. consider C. escape D. abandon
35. A. got over B. turned into C. ran into D. turned over
36. A. Obviously B. Fortunately C. Initially D. Apparently
37. A. stepped B. wandered C. floated D. danced
38. A. animals B. facilities C. photos D. friends
39. A. Recovering B. Acquiring C. Repairing D. Exploring
40. A. recommendation B. accomplishment C. discovery D. evolution
第Ⅱ卷(满分50分)
注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
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。
On Sept 7, famous Chinese archaeologist (考古学家) Fan Jinshi, 85, ____41____ (award) by UNESCO for her contribution ____42____ the protection of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang.
____43____ (call) the “daughter of Dunhuang”, she started her story with the cave 60 years ago. In 1963, Fan, then a 25-year-old Peking University graduate, had the chance ____44____ (work) at the Mogao Caves, a place she had wanted to explore for a long time. Back in those days, the Mogao Caves were almost ____45____ (complete) cut off from the world. Fan and her coworkers stayed inside the caves to do research, copy murals (壁画), and do ____46____ they could to protect and restore them. ____47____ time passed, Fan found a serious problem. ____48____ number of tourists visiting Dunhuang was increasing, which might harm the caves, ____49____ (cause) the murals inside to fade. In the late 1980s, Fan stumbled upon computer technology by chance. She realized that this might preserve the Mogao Caves forever.
After over 30 years of _____50_____ (explore), the Dunhuang Academy built a digital database to protect cultural relics there, allowing Dunhuang’s art to live forever and to step out of the caves to meet the world.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
51. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Looking back on my senior school life, I have so many things to share them with you. I still remember I step into my high school with high expectations. Therefore, I felt so frustrated after the first month test. I even began to doubt that I was qualified to be a senior school student. With the helps of friendly classmates and teachers, I picked up my courage and regained the spirits to devote myself to my study, thus do well in some academic performances. Besides, I took active part in colorful after-school activities, on which I benefited a lot. In a word, I am now satisfied with my senior school life which are part of my growth.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
52. 假定你叫李华，学校举办了以“我爱中国文化”为主题的英语演讲比赛。期间，你得到了笔友Peter的帮助并在上周六的比赛中荣获一等奖。请用英语给Peter写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 告知消息；
2. 感谢他的帮助；
3. 邀请他来中国。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
How’s everything going
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Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
1-5 CACBC 6-10 ACBBA 11-15 BACBA 16-20 CBACA
