平罗中学2023—2024学年度第二学期期中考试试卷
高 一 英 语
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， 并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 does the man especially like about Chongqing
A. Its climate. B. Its scenery. C. Its food.
2. How will the speakers go to the People’s Park
A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By subway.
3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Schoolmates.
B. Mother and son.
C. Teacher and student.
4. On which floor are children’s toys
A. The 3rd floor. B. The 4th floor. C. The 5th floor.
5. What are the speakers talking about
A. A book. B. A writer. C. An organization.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What happened to the boy
A. He felt a bit sick. B. He was late for school. C. He skipped breakfast.
7. What will the woman do first
A. Cook some noodles. B. Call the doctor. C. Make some tea.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Who is Mike
A. Ann’s husband. B. Ann’s colleague. C. Ann’s roommate.
9. Why does Susan make the call
A. To arrange a meeting.
B. To get some information.
C. To find a part-time job.
10. When will Susan meet the teachers
A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What does the man think of the suite
A. It is beautiful. B. It is expensive. C. It is comfortable.
12. Which is included in the price
A. Breakfast. B. Lunch. C. Supper.
13. How much will the man pay for his room
A. $250. B. $500. C. $750.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What will the woman and her aunt do first during the holiday
A. Travel around Hollywood. B. Go to Palm Springs. C. Visit a friend.
15. Why does the woman want to drive to Palm Springs
A. To save time. B. To carry things easily. C. To enjoy the scenery.
16. What is the man’s plan for the first week
A. Taking a trip.
B. Doing the gardening.
C. Having some classes.
17. How will the man learn swimming
A. Teach himself.
B. Learn from his brother.
C. Hire a swimming instructor.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Where does kiwifruit originally come from
A. America. B. New Zealand. C. China.
19. When was “zipper” trademarked
A. In 1923. B. In 1930. C. In 1959.
20. Which is the largest producer of zippers
A. An American company. B. A Japanese company. C. A France company.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答案卷上将该项涂黑。
A
Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated by all Chinese people. Not everyone celebrates the festival in the same way, with the biggest differences between northern and southern China.
Festival Foods
In the northern cities of China, people generally eat dumplings. They are called jiaozi in Chinese, which means the turn of a lunar new year. Additionally, because they are shaped similarly to a type of ancient money, jiaozi are also regarded as a symbol of wealth.
As compared to the north, people from some southern areas traditionally eat rice cakes (niangao in Chinese), which are made of sticky (黏的) rice flour. Niangao can be interpreted as that people move up to a higher position year after year.
Festival Decorations
It is a common tradition to put up Spring Festival couplets (对联) and “Fu” characters, but some decorations differ a bit between northern and southern China.
In the north, the red “Chinese knot (结)” is also hung, representing happiness. However, in the southern areas, people like to use kumquats, a fruit like a very small orange, for decorations. Due to their yellow colour, they are usually a sign of wealth and harvest.
Red Envelope
In northern China, people usually give red envelopes to the children of their relatives or close friends only. However, people in southern China not only give red envelopes to the children of their relatives and friends, but also to their colleagues and acquaintances. In some southern areas like Guangdong Province, a company manager or a shop owner may also give red envelops to staffs on the first working day of the New Year, wishing for a fortune and giving them a strong sense of team spirit.
1. Why are dumplings seen as a symbol of wealth
A. They look like a type of ancient money.
B. They have the meaning of getting to a higher position.
C. Only rich families could afford them in ancient times.
D. The name for “dumplings” meant money in the past.
2. Which celebration might NOT be practised in southern China
A. Making and eating rice cakes. B. Hanging red Chinese knots in the room.
C. Giving red envelops to colleagues’ children. D. Placing kumquats in the room.
3. Why do company managers in southern area give red envelops to their staffs
A. They want to award their staff for their good performance.
B. They wish to encourage their staffs to work harder.
C. They wish that they all will make a lot of money.
D. They want to show their companies are very rich.
B
I work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley. Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain. However, when it works, it is simply beautiful.
I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl(猫头鹰) on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2-to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.
I examined the chick(雏鸟) and it seemed fine. If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree.
The homeowner was very helpful. A wire basket was found. I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick in the nest and it quickly calmed down.
Now all that was needed were the parents, but they were absent. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. These advertise the presence of chicks to adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well. I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring.
A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active. And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all — LUNCH! The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.
4. What is unavoidable in the author’s rescue work according to paragraph 1
A. Efforts made in vain.
B. Getting injured in his work.
C. Feeling uncertain about his future.
D. Creatures forced out of their homes.
5. Why was the author called to Muttontown
A. To rescue a woman.
B. To take care of a woman.
C. To look at a baby owl.
D. To cure a young owl.
6. What made the chick calm down
A. A new nest.
B. Some food.
C. A recording.
D. Its parents.
7. How would the author feel about the outcome of the event
A. It’s unexpected.
B. It’s beautiful.
C. It’s humorous.
D. It’s discouraging.
Smartphones, tablets and smart watches are banned (禁止) at school for all children under 15 in France. Under the ban students are not able to use their phones at all during school hours, including meal breaks.
“I think it’s a good thing. School is not about being on your phone,” Paris mum Marie-Caroline Madeleine told AFP. “It’s hard with kids. You can’t control what they see and that’s one of the things that worry me as a parent.”
There is no law like this in Australia, but some Australian schools have banned phones.
McKinnon Secondary School in Victoria introduced a total ban in February and Principal Pitsa Binnion said this has been a success.
McKinnon students still have a Chromebook to use in every class for day-to-day learning but they’re not allowed to use social media. Ms Binnion said at first “teachers cheered and students moaned (抱怨) ,” but now they’re seeing the advantages. “They come to school and they’re not allowed to use phones at all during the school day, including lunch breaks,” she said.
“It’s been wonderful in terms of students communicating with each other at lunchtime and not looking at their screen,” she said.
Ms Binnion also leads by example and doesn’t use her mobile phone in school. “I think anyone can do it if we’ve done it.”
Not everyone agrees with the bans. Western Sydney University technology researcher Dr Joanne Orlando wrote in online magazine The Conversation earlier this year that Australia should not ban phones in schools because it’s important to educate kids to live in the age they are raised in.
“A good education for students today is knowing how to use technology to learn, communicate and work with ideas,” she wrote. “Banning students from using smartphones is a 1950s response to a 2018 state-of-play.”
8. Why did Madeleine welcome the ban
A. School is for studying. B. Kids behave badly nowadays.
C. Teachers find it hard to control kids. D. Her kids depend too much on phones.
9. What can we learn about the ban in McKinnon Secondary School
A. Some teachers were against it at first.
B. Students can now see the good of the ban.
C. Students can use their phones at lunch beaks.
D. Teachers have stopped using phones at school as well.
10. What does the underlined word “Chromebook” in Paragraph 5 probably refer to
A. A book. B. A notebook.
C. A learning website. D. A kind of computer.
11 What does Dr Joanne Orlando think of banning phones in schools
A. It will disconnect parents and kids. B. It will cause kids to communicate less.
C. It will prevent kids being tech-minded. D. It will make education go back 60 years.
D
The village super league, or “Cun Chao” in Chinese, is a soccer game among different villages in Rongjiang county, Guizhou Province, and it is so down-to-earth but popular that it has attracted not only the attention of football legend Michael Owen but also millions of Chinese netizens (网民), who are paying attention to this non-professional football league.
The players come from a variety of backgrounds. They are vendors, drivers, students, carpenters, tilers, former butchers, and brick factory workers. Their ages range from 15 to over 40 years old. At the game site, representatives wearing various traditional national costumes play national musical instruments and enter the field with the players, and perform songs and dances.
“This kind of football game is natural and with ‘pureness’ and it is driven by the love of the ordinary people not the economic benefits. The game is providing not only values of sports, but also a way of socializing with low costs,” an expert noted. This kind of atmosphere is very rarely seen and is treasured, especially for people in urban areas who are getting increasingly busy and under great work pressure, and when they look at the fun, relaxing and down-to-earth way of life in the countryside, they will naturally be interested, experts said. There is at least one good effect brought by the “Cun Chao” to Chinese soccer—to make more people see the pureness of joy and encourage them to play soccer.
Today, more and more grassroots sports events are held in the mountains and are using sports as a medium to showcase the unique charm of the local area, reflecting an energetic lifestyle filled with agricultural activities and rural fun.
12. Why does the author mention Michael Owen in Paragraph 1
A. To show he is a household name in China.
B. To voice his view on modern soccer game.
C. To show the great popularity (流行) of “Cun Chao”.
D. To stress the importance of “Cun Chao”.
13. What do we know about the players of “Cun Chao”
A. They are from all walks of life.
B. Seniors are welcome to join the team.
C. They are able to play national musical instruments.
D They wear traditional costumes on the soccer field.
14. Which of the following best describes “Cun Chao” according to Paragraph 3
A. Slow-paced (慢节奏的). B. Highly stressed.
C. High-cost. D. Nonprofitable.
15. Which is the best title for the text
A. The village super league wins the hearts of Chinese.
B The village super league: From nobody to somebody.
C. The village super league bridges the countryside and the city.
D. The village super league promises the future of Chinese soccer.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出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. ___16___Read on for some techniques worth trying.
1. ___17___
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. ___18___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. ___19___
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. ___20___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.
第三部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Elizabeth lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big ___21___, and quite a few houses were washed away, but Elizabeth’s house was high enough to ___22___ it.
Elizabeth ___23___ one of the families which had lost everything. She shared her home ___24___ the family could build a ___25___ house. Elizabeth’s friends could not understand her since she already had so many children to ___26___.
“Well,” Elizabeth ___27___ to her friends, “At the end of World War II, there was a poor ___28___ in a town in France. Her husband had been ___29___ in the war and she had a lot of children, just like me now. The day before ___30___, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be ___31___ to have much for Christmas. I’m going to get just one ___32___ for us all. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back with a little ___33___ who had no parents.‘Here’s our present.’ She said to her own children. The children were more than ___34___ to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl ___35___ and she grew up as their sister. I was that Christmas present.”
21. A. drought B. flood C. dessert D. snowstorm
22. A. fall B. rise C. escape D. enter
23. A. helped B. refused C. honored D. indicated
24. A. though B. after C. since D. until
25. A. strong B. new C. regular D. fancy
26. A. devote to B. attend to C. bring to D. relate to
27. A. shouted B. cried C. explained D. complained
28. A. boy B. girl C. man D. woman
29. A. killed B. praised C. awarded D. attacked
30. A. New Year B. Thanksgiving C. Christmas D. National Day
31. A. willing B. satisfied C. addicted D. able
32. A. present B. lantern C. token D. riddle
33. A. bird B. girl C. relative D. guy
34 A. astonished B. frightened C. excited D. surprised
35. A. horribly B. slightly C. officially D. warmly
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Peking Opera is _____36_____ form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became _____37_____ (full) developed and recognized by the mid 19th century. The form was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the _____38_____ (culture) treasures of China. Major performance troupes (剧团) _____39_____ (base) in Beijing and Tianjin in the north, and Shanghai in the south. It has also spread to other countries such as the United States and Japan.
Peking Opera comes _____40_____four local operas, Hui Opera in Anhui, Han Opera in Hubei, Kun Opera in Jiangsu and Qingqiang in Shaanxi. It has drawn the merits of these local operas and created its own style.
Speech, song, dance and combat _____41_____ (be) the four classic performing arts in Peking Opera, which are also the basic _____42_____ (skill) for performers and is usually trained since the performers are very young. There are many roles in Peking Opera, mainly Sheng, Dan, Jing, and Chou, each of _____43_____ has its own costume and mask paintings. Masks with different colors have different meanings, which is used _____44_____(represent) the character of the roles and illustrate their emotional state.
No China trip is complete without ______45______ (watch) the classic Peking Opera! Enjoy the fantastic Peking Opera!
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 书面表达（满分15分）
46. 假设你是某校学生会主席李华，你发现你校学生平时缺乏体育锻炼。请你代表学生会，围绕“Sweat your way to good health”这一主题，在校英文报上发出倡议。内容如下：
1. 运动的重要性；
2. 具体措施；
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear friends,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Student Union
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Once there lived a girl named Melanie. The little girl was living with a dream. She wanted to be a ballet dancer. Her body was very flexible and she had a strong will power. Melanie’s parents never knew of the great dancing skills their daughter had until one day, they saw the little girl dancing with the beautiful steps of a ballerina.
“Isn’t it strange Melanie is dancing so well without any formal training!” the mother said.
“We must give her ballet lessons to help her improve her skills,” her father said.
The following day, Melanie’s parents took her to a local dance training school. The teacher asked Melanie to dance. The little girl was happy and showed some of her favorite dance steps. However, the teacher didn’t seem interested in her performance.
“That’s OK. You can leave now!”the teacher said.
Melanie was shocked to hear this. So were her parents. They couldn’t believe their ears.
“The girl is common. She does not have the possibility to become a ballerina, ”the dance teacher said. “Don’t let her waste her time dreaming of becoming a dancer.”
Disappointed, Melanie and her parents returned home. Tears rolled down Melanie’s face. Her dreams were broken within a matter of minutes. Without confidence, Melanie never attempted to dance again. She completed her studies and went on to become a teacher in school.Life was good and she kept herself busy with family and work. However, whenever she happened to pass the school’s ballet room, memories of childhood dreams danced before her eyes.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
One day, the ballet teacher in her school was late.
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“What a performance, Melanie! You are a true ballerina!” said the ballet teacher entering the classroom.
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1-5 CABCA 6-10ACBBA 11-15 BACAC 16-20 BBCAB平罗中学2023—2024学年度第二学期期中考试试卷
高 一 英 语
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， 并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 does the man especially like about Chongqing
A. Its climate. B. Its scenery. C. Its food.
2. How will the speakers go to the People’s Park
A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By subway.
3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Schoolmates.
B. Mother and son.
C. Teacher and student.
4. On which floor are children’s toys
A The 3rd floor. B. The 4th floor. C. The 5th floor.
5. What are the speakers talking about
A. A book. B. A writer. C. An organization.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What happened to the boy
A. He felt a bit sick. B. He was late for school. C. He skipped breakfast.
7. What will the woman do first
A. Cook some noodles. B. Call the doctor. C. Make some tea.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Who is Mike
A. Ann’s husband. B. Ann’s colleague. C. Ann’s roommate.
9. Why does Susan make the call
A. To arrange a meeting.
B. To get some information.
C. To find a part-time job.
10. When will Susan meet the teachers
A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What does the man think of the suite
A. It is beautiful. B. It is expensive. C. It is comfortable.
12. Which is included in the price
A. Breakfast. B. Lunch. C. Supper.
13. How much will the man pay for his room
A. $250. B. $500. C. $750.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What will the woman and her aunt do first during the holiday
A. Travel around Hollywood. B. Go to Palm Springs. C. Visit a friend.
15. Why does the woman want to drive to Palm Springs
A. To save time. B. To carry things easily. C. To enjoy the scenery.
16. What is the man’s plan for the first week
A. Taking a trip.
B. Doing the gardening.
C. Having some classes.
17. How will the man learn swimming
A. Teach himself.
B. Learn from his brother.
C. Hire a swimming instructor.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Where does kiwifruit originally come from
A. America. B. New Zealand. C. China.
19. When was “zipper” trademarked
A. In 1923. B. In 1930. C. In 1959.
20. Which is the largest producer of zippers
A. An American company. B. A Japanese company. C. A France company.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答案卷上将该项涂黑。
A
Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated by all Chinese people. Not everyone celebrates the festival in the same way, with the biggest differences between northern and southern China.
Festival Foods
In the northern cities of China, people generally eat dumplings. They are called jiaozi in Chinese, which means the turn of a lunar new year. Additionally, because they are shaped similarly to a type of ancient money, jiaozi are also regarded as a symbol of wealth.
As compared to the north, people from some southern areas traditionally eat rice cakes (niangao in Chinese), which are made of sticky (黏的) rice flour. Niangao can be interpreted as that people move up to a higher position year after year.
Festival Decorations
It is a common tradition to put up Spring Festival couplets (对联) and “Fu” characters, but some decorations differ a bit between northern and southern China.
In the north, the red “Chinese knot (结)” is also hung, representing happiness. However, in the southern areas, people like to use kumquats, a fruit like a very small orange, for decorations. Due to their yellow colour, they are usually a sign of wealth and harvest.
Red Envelope
In northern China, people usually give red envelopes to the children of their relatives or close friends only. However, people in southern China not only give red envelopes to the children of their relatives and friends, but also to their colleagues and acquaintances. In some southern areas like Guangdong Province, a company manager or a shop owner may also give red envelops to staffs on the first working day of the New Year, wishing for a fortune and giving them a strong sense of team spirit.
1. Why are dumplings seen as a symbol of wealth
A. They look like a type of ancient money.
B. They have the meaning of getting to a higher position.
C. Only rich families could afford them in ancient times.
D. The name for “dumplings” meant money in the past.
2. Which celebration might NOT be practised in southern China
A. Making and eating rice cakes. B. Hanging red Chinese knots in the room.
C. Giving red envelops to colleagues’ children. D. Placing kumquats in the room.
3. Why do company managers in southern area give red envelops to their staffs
A. They want to award their staff for their good performance.
B. They wish to encourage their staffs to work harder.
C. They wish that they all will make a lot of money.
D. They want to show their companies are very rich.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国北方和南方庆祝中国新年的不同。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段的“Additionally, because they are shaped similarly to a type of ancient money, jiaozi are also regarded as a symbol of wealth.(此外，因为它们的形状类似于古代的一种钱，饺子也被视为财富的象征。)”可知，饺子被视为财富的象征是因为它们看起来像一种古代货币。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段的“In the north, the red “Chinese knot” is also hung, representing happiness. However, in the southern areas, people like to use kumquats, a fruit like a very small orange, for decorations.(在北方，红色的“中国结”也被挂起来，代表幸福。然而，在南方地区，人们喜欢用金橘，一种像非常小的橘子的水果，作为装饰。) ”可知，在中国南方，房间里是不挂着红色的中国结的。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段的“In some southern areas like Guangdong Province, a company manager or a shop owner may also give red envelops to staffs on the first working day of the New Year, wishing for a fortune and giving them a strong sense of team spirit.(在一些南方地区，如广东省，公司经理或店主也会在新年的第一个工作日给员工发红包，希望他们发财，并给他们强烈的团队精神。)”可知，南方地区的公司经理会给员工发红包是因为经理希望他们都能赚很多钱。故选C。
B
I work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley. Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain. However, when it works, it is simply beautiful.
I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl(猫头鹰) on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2-to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.
I examined the chick(雏鸟) and it seemed fine. If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree.
The homeowner was very helpful. A wire basket was found. I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down.
Now all that was needed were the parents, but they were absent. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. These advertise the presence of chicks to adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well. I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring.
A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active. And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all — LUNCH! The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.
4 What is unavoidable in the author’s rescue work according to paragraph 1
A. Efforts made in vain.
B. Getting injured in his work.
C. Feeling uncertain about his future.
D. Creatures forced out of their homes.
5. Why was the author called to Muttontown
A. To rescue a woman.
B. To take care of a woman.
C. To look at a baby owl.
D. To cure a young owl.
6. What made the chick calm down
A. A new nest.
B. Some food.
C. A recording.
D. Its parents.
7. How would the author feel about the outcome of the event
A. It’s unexpected.
B. It’s beautiful.
C. It’s humorous.
D. It’s discouraging.
【答案】4. A 5. C 6. A 7. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要介绍了作者救助一只小猫头鹰，给它做新的窝，帮助它回到父母身边的故事。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain.可知，救助受伤动物是令人心碎的，因为不知道救助的动物是否能活下去，也就是为救助动物而花费的努力可能会白费，这是不可避免的。故选A。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的She had found a young owl(猫头鹰) on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2-to 3-week-old owl可知，有人给作者打电话是因为有只小猫头鹰掉在地上了，作者赶过去看看情况。文中并没有说小猫头鹰受伤了，作者只是过去看情况，所以D选项错误。故选C。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第四段中的I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down可知，在作者把小猫头鹰放在窝里之后，它很快就安静下来，所以是窝让小猫头鹰安静下来的。故选A。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据前文描述可知，作者为小猫头鹰做了窝，并且帮助它找回了它的父母。小猫头鹰的父母还为它带回了午餐。作者的救助成功了，说明结局是美好的。再结合第一段的However, when it works, it is simply beautiful.可推测，作者感觉很美好。故选B。
Smartphones, tablets and smart watches are banned (禁止) at school for all children under 15 in France. Under the ban students are not able to use their phones at all during school hours, including meal breaks.
“I think it’s a good thing. School is not about being on your phone,” Paris mum Marie-Caroline Madeleine told AFP. “It’s hard with kids. You can’t control what they see and that’s one of the things that worry me as a parent.”
There is no law like this in Australia, but some Australian schools have banned phones.
McKinnon Secondary School in Victoria introduced a total ban in February and Principal Pitsa Binnion said this has been a success.
McKinnon students still have a Chromebook to use in every class for day-to-day learning but they’re not allowed to use social media. Ms Binnion said at first “teachers cheered and students moaned (抱怨) ,” but now they’re seeing the advantages. “They come to school and they’re not allowed to use phones at all during the school day, including lunch breaks,” she said.
“It’s been wonderful in terms of students communicating with each other at lunchtime and not looking at their screen,” she said.
Ms Binnion also leads by example and doesn’t use her mobile phone in school. “I think anyone can do it if we’ve done it.”
Not everyone agrees with the bans. Western Sydney University technology researcher Dr Joanne Orlando wrote in online magazine The Conversation earlier this year that Australia should not ban phones in schools because it’s important to educate kids to live in the age they are raised in.
“A good education for students today is knowing how to use technology to learn, communicate and work with ideas,” she wrote. “Banning students from using smartphones is a 1950s response to a 2018 state-of-play.”
8. Why did Madeleine welcome the ban
A. School is for studying. B. Kids behave badly nowadays.
C. Teachers find it hard to control kids. D. Her kids depend too much on phones.
9. What can we learn about the ban in McKinnon Secondary School
A. Some teachers were against it at first.
B. Students can now see the good of the ban.
C. Students can use their phones at lunch beaks.
D. Teachers have stopped using phones at school as well.
10. What does the underlined word “Chromebook” in Paragraph 5 probably refer to
A. A book. B. A notebook.
C. A learning website. D. A kind of computer.
11. What does Dr Joanne Orlando think of banning phones in schools
A. It will disconnect parents and kids. B. It will cause kids to communicate less.
C. It will prevent kids being tech-minded. D. It will make education go back 60 years.
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. D 11. C
【解析】
【分析】本文为介绍说明文。文章介绍了澳大利亚的一些学校禁止学生在学校使用手机，以及人们对此的不同看法。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中的“I think it’s a good thing. School is not about being on your phone,”可知，Madeleine认为这是件好事，学校不是玩手机的地方，由此推知她认为学校是学习的地方。故A选项正确。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Ms Binnion said at first “teachers cheered and students moaned (抱怨) ,” but now they’re seeing the advantages.”可知，开始的时候老师们欢呼、学生们抱怨，但是现在他们看到了好处。故B选项正确。
【10题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第五段中的“McKinnon students still have a Chromebook to use in every class for day-to-day learning but they’re not allowed to use social media.”可知，麦金农的学生仍然可以在每堂课上使用Chromebook进行日常学习，但他们不允许使用社交媒体，再对比选项可推知Chromebook应该是一种电子设备。故D选项正确。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第一、二段中Dr Joanne Orlando说的话可知，她认为澳大利亚不应该禁止学生在学校使用手机，因为教育孩子生活在他们成长的时代里很重要，而且今天对学生的良好教育是知道如何使用技术学习、交流和处理思想。由此推知，禁止学生在学校使用手机会阻断孩子们与技术的联系。故C选项正确。
【点睛】阅读理解所设试题主要考查细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查选项和原文的异同，常犯错误有：绝对化语言，范围扩大或缩小，以偏概全，张冠李戴等。考生首先要浏览短文后的小题题干，标出关键词（组），带着问题去阅读，能够做到心中有数，目的明确；然后再仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握细节信息，并标出能得出答案的有效信息。如第2小题“What can we learn about the ban in McKinnon Secondary School ”，题干要求回答“关于麦金农中学的禁令我们了解到了什么”，题干关键词为the ban in McKinnon Secondary School，那么我们在第五段中的“Ms Binnion said at first “teachers cheered and students moaned (抱怨), but now they’re seeing the advantages.”能找到对应点，于是我们知道了，现在他们都看到了好处。在这里提醒同学们，在做阅读理解题时，一定要细心，这样才能准确找到正确答案。
D
The village super league, or “Cun Chao” in Chinese, is a soccer game among different villages in Rongjiang county, Guizhou Province, and it is so down-to-earth but popular that it has attracted not only the attention of football legend Michael Owen but also millions of Chinese netizens (网民), who are paying attention to this non-professional football league.
The players come from a variety of backgrounds. They are vendors, drivers, students, carpenters, tilers, former butchers, and brick factory workers. Their ages range from 15 to over 40 years old. At the game site, representatives wearing various traditional national costumes play national musical instruments and enter the field with the players, and perform songs and dances.
“This kind of football game is natural and with ‘pureness’ and it is driven by the love of the ordinary people not the economic benefits. The game is providing not only values of sports, but also a way of socializing with low costs,” an expert noted. This kind of atmosphere is very rarely seen and is treasured, especially for people in urban areas who are getting increasingly busy and under great work pressure, and when they look at the fun, relaxing and down-to-earth way of life in the countryside, they will naturally be interested, experts said. There is at least one good effect brought by the “Cun Chao” to Chinese soccer—to make more people see the pureness of joy and encourage them to play soccer.
Today, more and more grassroots sports events are held in the mountains and are using sports as a medium to showcase the unique charm of the local area, reflecting an energetic lifestyle filled with agricultural activities and rural fun.
12. Why does the author mention Michael Owen in Paragraph 1
A To show he is a household name in China.
B. To voice his view on modern soccer game.
C. To show the great popularity (流行) of “Cun Chao”.
D. To stress the importance of “Cun Chao”.
13. What do we know about the players of “Cun Chao”
A. They are from all walks of life.
B. Seniors are welcome to join the team.
C. They are able to play national musical instruments.
D. They wear traditional costumes on the soccer field.
14. Which of the following best describes “Cun Chao” according to Paragraph 3
A. Slow-paced (慢节奏的). B. Highly stressed.
C. High-cost. D. Nonprofitable.
15. Which is the best title for the text
A. The village super league wins the hearts of Chinese.
B. The village super league: From nobody to somebody.
C. The village super league bridges the countryside and the city.
D. The village super league promises the future of Chinese soccer.
【答案】12. C 13. A 14. D 15. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了“村超”这一地方性的足球比赛，包括参赛者的背景、比赛的特色以及这一活动所带来的社会影响。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“The village super league, or “Cun Chao” in Chinese, is a soccer game among different villages in Rongjiang county, Guizhou Province, and it is so down-to-earth but popular that it has attracted not only the attention of football legend Michael Owen but also millions of Chinese netizens (网民), who are paying attention to this non-professional football league.(“村超”是贵州省榕江县各村庄之间举行的一场足球比赛，它朴实无华但又广受欢迎，不仅吸引了足球传奇人物迈克尔·欧文的注意，还吸引了数百万中国网民的关注，他们都在关注这个非职业足球联赛。)”可知，作者在第一段提到迈克尔·欧文，是为了显示“村超”朴实无华但又广受欢迎，故选C。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The players come from a variety of backgrounds. They are vendors, drivers, students, carpenters, tilers, former butchers, and brick factory workers. (参赛选手来自各行各业，包括商贩、司机、学生、木匠、瓦工、前屠夫和砖厂工人等。)”可知，“村超”的参赛选手来自社会的各行各业。故选A。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段““This kind of football game is natural and with ‘pureness’ and it is driven by the love of the ordinary people not the economic benefits. The game is providing not only values of sports, but also a way of socializing with low costs,” an expert noted. (一位专家指出：“这种足球比赛自然、纯净，是由普通人对足球的热爱而非经济利益驱动的。比赛不仅提供了体育价值，还提供了一种低成本社交的方式。”)”可知，“村超”是由普通人对足球的热爱而非经济利益驱动的，而且是一种低成本的社交方式。故选D。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“The village super league, or “Cun Chao” in Chinese, is a soccer game among different villages in Rongjiang county, Guizhou Province, and it is so down-to-earth but popular that it has attracted not only the attention of football legend Michael Owen but also millions of Chinese netizens (网民), who are paying attention to this non-professional football league.(“村超”是贵州省榕江县各村庄之间举行的一场足球比赛，它朴实无华但又广受欢迎，不仅吸引了足球传奇人物迈克尔·欧文的注意，还吸引了数百万中国网民的关注，他们都在关注这个非职业足球联赛。)”以及全文内容可知，文章主要描述了乡村超级联赛（村超）在贵州省榕江县的盛况，如何吸引众多人包括足球传奇人物迈克尔·欧文的关注，以及这一活动如何成为当地人们社交和娱乐的一种方式。文章还强调了这种活动如何体现了乡村生活的乐趣和纯粹性，并鼓励更多人参与足球运动。因此，文章的核心在于描述乡村超级联赛如何赢得人们的心，特别是那些忙碌、压力大的城市人群。因此推断A项“乡村超级联赛赢得中国人的心”为最佳标题。故选A。
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出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. ___16___Read on for some techniques worth trying.
1. ___17___
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. ___18___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. ___19___
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. ___20___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】16. F 17. A 18. E 19. G 20. 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。
【16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。
【17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。
【18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。
【19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。
【20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。
第三部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Elizabeth lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big ___21___, and quite a few houses were washed away, but Elizabeth’s house was high enough to ___22___ it.
Elizabeth ___23___ one of the families which had lost everything. She shared her home ___24___ the family could build a ___25___ house. Elizabeth’s friends could not understand her since she already had so many children to ___26___.
“Well,” Elizabeth ___27___ to her friends, “At the end of World War II, there was a poor ___28___ in a town in France. Her husband had been ___29___ in the war and she had a lot of children, just like me now. The day before ___30___, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be ___31___ to have much for Christmas. I’m going to get just one ___32___ for us all. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back with a little ___33___ who had no parents.‘Here’s our present.’ She said to her own children. The children were more than ___34___ to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl ___35___ and she grew up as their sister. I was that Christmas present.”
21. A. drought B. flood C. dessert D. snowstorm
22. A. fall B. rise C. escape D. enter
23. A. helped B. refused C. honored D. indicated
24. A. though B. after C. since D. until
25. A. strong B. new C. regular D. fancy
26. A. devote to B. attend to C. bring to D. relate to
27. A. shouted B. cried C. explained D. complained
28. A. boy B. girl C. man D. woman
29 A. killed B. praised C. awarded D. attacked
30. A. New Year B. Thanksgiving C. Christmas D. National Day
31. A. willing B. satisfied C. addicted D. able
32. A. present B. lantern C. token D. riddle
33. A. bird B. girl C. relative D. guy
34. A. astonished B. frightened C. excited D. surprised
35. A. horribly B. slightly C. officially D. warmly
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. D 32. A 33. B 34. C 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述了Elizabeth的家没有被洪水冲走，她在自家条件并不充裕的情况下努力帮助别人，这个善举源自她小时候得到的帮助，她在努力做出回馈的感人故事。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：一年冬天，发生了一场大洪水，不少房子被冲走了，但伊丽莎白的房子足够高，躲过了洪水。A. drought 干旱；B. flood 洪水；C. dessert 甜点；D. snowstorm 暴风雪。根据本句中的“quite a few houses were washed away”可知，发生了一场大洪水。故选B项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一年冬天，发生了一场大洪水，不少房子被冲走了，但伊丽莎白的房子足够高，躲过了洪水。A. fall 下降；B. rise 上升；C. escape 摆脱；D. enter 进入。根据本句中的“quite a few houses were washed away, but Elizabeth’s house was high enough”可知，大洪水冲走了不少房子，而伊丽莎白的房子足够高，因此摆脱了被洪水冲走的命运。故选C项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：伊丽莎白帮助了其中一个失去一切的家庭。A. helped 帮助；B. refused 拒绝；C. honored 表彰；D. indicated 表明。根据下文的“She shared her home”可知，伊丽莎白帮助了一个在洪水中失去一切的家庭。故选A项。
【24题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：她分享了她的房子，直到这个家庭盖好新房子。A. though 虽然；B. after 在……之后；C. since 自从；D. until 直到。根据上文的“Elizabeth...one of the families which had lost everything.”可知，伊丽莎白帮助了一个在洪水中失去一切的家庭，她需要分享自己的住房直到那个家庭重建自己的住房。故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. strong 强壮的；B. new 新的；C. regular 定期的；D. fancy 花哨的。根据上文的“Elizabeth...one of the families which had lost everything.”可知，伊丽莎白帮助了一个在洪水中失去一切的家庭，这个家庭需要重建新的住房。故选B项。
【26题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：伊丽莎白朋友们不能理解她，因为她已经有那么多孩子要照顾了。A. devote to 致力于；B. attend to 照顾；C. bring to 带来； D. relate to 与……有关。根据上文的“Elizabeth lived with her six children in a small house.”可知，伊丽莎白已经有很多孩子要照顾了。故选B项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“嗯。伊丽莎白向她的朋友们解释说：“第二次世界大战结束时，在法国的一个小镇上有一个贫穷的女人。”A. shouted 呼喊；B. cried 哭泣；C. explained 解释；D. complained 抱怨。根据上文的“Elizabeth’s friends could not understand her since she already had so many children to...”可知，伊丽莎白要向她的朋友们解释为什么帮助那个家庭。故选C项。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“嗯。伊丽莎白向她的朋友们解释说：“第二次世界大战结束时，在法国的一个小镇上有一个贫穷的女人。”A. boy 男孩；B. girl 女孩；C. man 男人；D. woman 女人。根据下文的“Her husband”可知，此处指一个女人。故选D项。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的丈夫在战争中死去了，她有很多孩子，就像我现在一样。A. killed 杀死；B. praised 表扬；C. awarded 颁奖；D. attacked 攻击。根据上文的“Elizabeth lived with her six children in a small house.”和本句中的“ in the war and she had a lot of children, just like me now”可知，这个女人就像伊丽莎白一个人一样带着很多孩子，因此可推知这个女人的丈夫是在战争中死去了。故选A项。
【30题详解】
考查名词(短语)辨析。句意：圣诞节的前一天，这位妇女对她的孩子们说，我们圣诞节不会有很多东西了。A. New Year 新年；B. Thanksgiving 感恩节；C. Christmas 圣诞节；D. National Day 国庆节。根据上文的“there was a poor...in a town in France”和本句中的“We won’t be...to have much for Christmas.”可知，这个女人是在圣诞节的前一天对她的孩子们说圣诞节不会有很多东西了。故选C项。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. willing 愿意的；B. satisfied 满意的；C. addicted 上瘾的；D. able 能够的。根据上文的“there was a poor...in a town in France”可知，这位女人是贫穷的，因此她告诉孩子们圣诞节不能有很多东西了，be able to do：能够做某事。故选D项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我要给大家准备一件礼物。A. present 礼物；B. lantern 灯笼；C. token 信物；D. riddle 谜语。根据下文的“Here’s our present.”可知，这个女人要取回一份礼物。故选A项。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她带着一个没有父母的小女孩回来了。A. bird 鸟；B. girl 女孩； C. relative 亲戚；D. guy 人。根据下文的“They welcomed the little girl”可知，她带回来一个小女孩。故选B项。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：孩子们得到这样的礼物非常兴奋。A. astonished 震惊的；B. frightened 害怕的；C. excited 兴奋的；D. surprised 惊讶的。根据下文的“They welcomed the little girl.”可知，他们是希望拥有这个妹妹的，感到很兴奋。故选C项。
【35题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：他们热情地欢迎这个小女孩，小女孩作为他们的妹妹，长大了。A. horribly 可怕地；B. slightly 稍微地；C. officially 正式地；D. warmly 热情地。根据本句中的“ she grew up as their sister”可知，他们对于这个妹妹是热情欢迎的。故选D项。
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Peking Opera is _____36_____ form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became _____37_____ (full) developed and recognized by the mid 19th century. The form was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the _____38_____ (culture) treasures of China. Major performance troupes (剧团) _____39_____ (base) in Beijing and Tianjin in the north, and Shanghai in the south. It has also spread to other countries such as the United States and Japan.
Peking Opera comes _____40_____four local operas, Hui Opera in Anhui, Han Opera in Hubei, Kun Opera in Jiangsu and Qingqiang in Shaanxi. It has drawn the merits of these local operas and created its own style.
Speech, song, dance and combat _____41_____ (be) the four classic performing arts in Peking Opera, which are also the basic _____42_____ (skill) for performers and is usually trained since the performers are very young. There are many roles in Peking Opera, mainly Sheng, Dan, Jing, and Chou, each of _____43_____ has its own costume and mask paintings. Masks with different colors have different meanings, which is used _____44_____(represent) the character of the roles and illustrate their emotional state.
No China trip is complete without ______45______ (watch) the classic Peking Opera! Enjoy the fantastic Peking Opera!
【答案】36. a 37. fully
38. cultural
39. are based
40. from 41. are
42. skills 43. which
44. to represent
45. watching
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文介绍了中国国粹京剧的由来及其艺术价值。
【36题详解】
考查冠词。句意：京剧是中国传统戏剧的一种形式，它结合了音乐、声乐表演、哑剧、舞蹈和杂技。a form of为固定用法，意为“一种……的形式”。故填a。
【37题详解】
考查副词。句意：它兴起于18世纪后期，并在19世纪中期得到充分发展和承认。修饰动词developed和recognized需用副词作状语。故填fully。
【38题详解】
考查形容词。句意：这种形式在清朝宫廷非常流行，已经被视为中国的文化瑰宝之一。修饰名词treasures需用形容词作定语。故填cultural。
【39题详解】
考查固定短语和动词时态。句意：主要的表演团体分布在北方的北京和天津，南方的上海。Be based in为固定用法，意为“驻扎在”，此处陈述客观事实，使用一般现在时，主语为复数名词，be动词用are。故填are based。
【40题详解】
考查固定短语。句意：京剧(Peking Opera)起源于安徽的徽剧(Hui Opera)、湖北的汉剧(Han Opera)、江苏的昆曲(Kun Opera)和陕西的清腔(Qingqiang)四个地方剧种。come from为固定短语，意为“来自”。故填from。
【41题详解】
查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：说、唱、跳、打是京剧的四大经典表演艺术，也是表演者的基本技能，表演者从很小的时候就开始训练。陈述客观事实，使用一般现在时，主语为并列的复数名词，谓语动词使用复数形式。故填are。
【42题详解】
考查名词。句意同上。skill为可数名词，此处表示泛指，且没有冠词限定，需用名词复数形式。故填skills。
【43题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：京剧中有许多角色，主要是生、旦、净、丑，每个角色都有自己的服装和脸谱画。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词roles，指物，在定语从句中作of的宾语，需用关系代词which引导。故填which。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：不同颜色的面具有不同的含义，这是用来代表角色的性格和表达他们的情绪状态。use sth. to do sth.为固定用法。故填to represent。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：没有看经典京剧的中国之行是不完整的!欣赏精彩的京剧吧！without为介词，后面需加动名词作宾语。故填watching。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 书面表达（满分15分）
46. 假设你是某校学生会主席李华，你发现你校学生平时缺乏体育锻炼。请你代表学生会，围绕“Sweat your way to good health”这一主题，在校英文报上发出倡议。内容如下：
1. 运动的重要性；
2. 具体措施；
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear friends,
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Student Union
【答案】Dear friends,
Nowadays, many students pay little attention to physical exercise, which does harm to their health. Doing sports on a regular basis in fact plays an important role in maintaining students’ physical fitness. It can also improve mental well-being by reducing stress and building up confidence.
Given the benefits mentioned above, I strongly recommend everyone to make use of the sports facilities at our school to take an active part in various sports ranging from playing basketball to kicking shuttlecock, which provides opportunities for physical exercise, mental relaxation and personal growth. Also, it will be better if we incorporate physical activity into our daily routines such as going to and from school by bike or on foot.
Even small efforts can make a great difference in improving our overall fitness. Let’s sweat our way to good health and a more vibrant campus community.
Student Union
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇倡议信，要求考生就如何增加体育锻炼提出自己的想法和建议。考生应该添加适当的细节使得文章真实自然。
【详解】1. 词汇积累：
锻炼：physical exercise → workout, training
维持：maintaining → sustaining, upholding
心理健康：mental well-being → psychological health, emotional health
增强：building up → strengthening, enhancing
2. 句型拓展：
简单句变复合句
原句：Doing sports on a regular basis in fact plays an important role in maintaining students’ physical fitness.
拓展句：It in fact plays an important role in maintaining students’ physical fitness that we do sports on a regular basis.
【点睛】【高级句型1】Nowadays, many students pay little attention to physical exercise, which does harm to their health.（which引导的非限定性定语从句）
【高级句型2】Also, it will be better if we incorporate physical activity into our daily routines such as going to and from school by bike or on foot.（if引导的条件状语从句）
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Once there lived a girl named Melanie. The little girl was living with a dream. She wanted to be a ballet dancer. Her body was very flexible and she had a strong will power. Melanie’s parents never knew of the great dancing skills their daughter had until one day, they saw the little girl dancing with the beautiful steps of a ballerina.
“Isn’t it strange Melanie is dancing so well without any formal training!” the mother said.
“We must give her ballet lessons to help her improve her skills,” her father said.
The following day, Melanie’s parents took her to a local dance training school. The teacher asked Melanie to dance. The little girl was happy and showed some of her favorite dance steps. However, the teacher didn’t seem interested in her performance.
“That’s OK. You can leave now!”the teacher said.
Melanie was shocked to hear this. So were her parents. They couldn’t believe their ears.
“The girl is common. She does not have the possibility to become a ballerina, ”the dance teacher said. “Don’t let her waste her time dreaming of becoming a dancer.”
Disappointed, Melanie and her parents returned home. Tears rolled down Melanie’s face. Her dreams were broken within a matter of minutes. Without confidence, Melanie never attempted to dance again. She completed her studies and went on to become a teacher in school.Life was good and she kept herself busy with family and work. However, whenever she happened to pass the school’s ballet room, memories of childhood dreams danced before her eyes.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
One day, the ballet teacher in her school was late.
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“What a performance, Melanie! You are a true ballerina!” said the ballet teacher entering the classroom.
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【答案】范文
One day, the ballet teacher in her school was late. Melanie was asked to keep an eye on the girls so that they would behave themselves. Once inside the ballet room, all her old memories flooded back, She couldn’t control herself anymore. She started of by teaching some steps to the girls and then carried on dancing herself for some time. Unaware of the time and the people around her, Melanie was lost in her own little dancing world.
“What a perfect dance, Melanie! You are a true ballerina!” said the ballet trainer entering the classroom. Hearing her voice, Melanie stopped dancing. She was embarrassed to see the teacher in front of her and was at a loss for words. This was the first time that someone had said she was a wonderful dancer. Then the teacher, who was shocked to see Melanie’s amazing skills, asked Melanie to visit a dance trainer with her. There has been no looking back for Melanie since then. Today, Melanie is a world-famous ballet dancer.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开,讲述了女孩Melanie想成为一名芭蕾舞演员，于是父母带她去了当地的舞蹈培训学校。老师请Melanie跳舞。小女孩很高兴，表演了一些她最喜欢的舞步。然而，老师似乎对她的表演不感兴趣。Melanie很伤心，放弃了她的梦想。直到她长大后，某天Melanie被要求照看一下跳芭蕾舞的姑娘们，好让她们守规矩。Melanie再次跳起了舞，并且得到认可，实现了自己的梦想。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“一天，学校的芭蕾舞老师迟到了。”可知，第一段可描写Melanie照看学舞的女孩以及Melanie自己跳起舞。
②由第二段首句内容“Melanie，这舞跳得真好！你真是个真正的芭蕾舞演员！”可知，第二段可描写Melanie的舞蹈技能得到认可以及Melanie实现梦想。
2.续写线索：照看女孩——跳舞——认可——称赞——实现梦想
3.词汇激活
行为类
注意：keep an eye on /watch over
继续：carry on/continue
拜访：visit / pay a visit
情绪类
尴尬：embarrassed /awkward
出名：world-famous /well-noted
【点睛】[高分句型1] Melanie was asked to keep an eye on the girls so that they would behave themselves. (运用了so that引导的目的状语从句)
[高分句型2] Hearing her voice, Melanie stopped dancing. (运用了现在分词作状语)
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