2023-2024学年第二学期高一级期中考
英语
考试时间：120分钟，满分：120分
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把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，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum
Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don’t need to book. They end around 21:00.
November 7th
The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.
December 5th
Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew.
February 6th
An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.
March 6th
Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.
Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book
More into:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson
London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT
www.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobi
Tel:020 77130836
1. When is the talk on James Brindley
A. February 6th. B. December 5th.
C. November 7th. D. March 6th.
2. What is the topic of the talk in February
A. The Canal Pioneers. B. An Update on the Cotsword Canals
C. Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands D. Ice for the Metropolis
3. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames.
A. Miranda Vickers B. Malcolm Tucker
C. Chris Lewis D. Liz Payne
B
There was a man playing the piano in a bar. He was a good piano player and always performed in this bar. People came in just to hear him play. But one night, a customer told him that he didn’t want to hear him just play the piano any more. He wanted him to sing a song.
The man said, “I don’t sing.”
But the customer was persistent. He told the bar manager, “I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want that man to sing!”
The manager shouted across the room, “If you want to get paid, sing a song. Our customers are asking you to sing!”
So he did. He sang a song. A piano player who had never sung in public did so for the first time. And everyone was surprised by his song Mona Lisa. He got lots of applause that night.
He had such a talent for singing, but he just had been sitting on his talent for the past years! If without such an opportunity, he might have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. However, now he has become one of the best known singers in America.
You, too, have skills and abilities. Maybe your “talent” is not as great as the singer’s above, but it may be better than you think! And with effort, most skills can be improved. So, in your life, you should be brave enough to try doing different things and find out what talents you really have!
4. Which would be the best title for the text
A. How to Have Great Ability B. A Nice Song—Mona Lisa
C. A Singer in a No-name Bar D. Find Out Your Real Talent
5. Why did the man start to sing
A. Because he wanted to make more money.
B. Because the bar manager said he liked his song.
C. Because he wanted to show everyone that he had a talent for singing.
D. Because the manager asked him to sing at the request of a customer.
6. What do you think of the bar manager
A. strict. B. kind. C. patient. D. rude.
7. Which of the following is TRUE about the piano player
A. He hated singing in a no-name bar.
B. He didn’t discover his talent before a customer asked him to sing.
C. He became very famous as a pianist and singer in America.
D He lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player.
C
On a Saturday morning in New York, Nina Roedeler walked to Astoria Park. It was a rainy day, and not many people were out. She enjoyed the quiet. But she didn’t stay for a long time. A little before 10 am, she walked over to a van (有篷货车), pulling the doors open and looking at those black boxes, which were the reason why she was there: the dogs.
Nina didn’t have dogs growing up. She had a rabbit for a short time, but that was all her family had room for in their small apartment in Germany. It wasn’t until she moved to New York City that the wish for raising a dog took root. She visited the adoption (收养) website every day after work, looking for a right dog. And soon she adopted a cute one.
Hurricane Sandy hit. Nina was shocked to learn that thousands of dogs had lost their homes. “What should I do ” she said to herself. One day she saw a post on Facebook. A dog needed to be picked up and driven to its new home. “I have a van and I can help,” Nina thought.
The organization she does the pickup for is Friends with Four Paws. It rescues dogs in Oklahoma, takes care of their medical needs, and then places them in homes across the country. Soon she spends her weekends transporting dogs all over New York; at times Nina has as many as five dogs in her van. She began calling herself “the dog transporter”.
She spends most of her time interviewing those families that want dogs and matching dogs with possible owners. Once a month she hosts Transport Day in Astoria Park, where the families can pick up their dogs. “It’s my favorite day of the month,” Nina says. “I feel like Santa Claus!”
8. What was the reason why Nina Roedeler didn’t raise a dog in Germany
A. She preferred a rabbit to a dog.
B. She lived in a small apartment.
C. She had no time raising pets then.
D. She feared dogs as she was young.
9. How does Nina Roedeler do her volunteer work
A. She helps the owners find their lost dogs.
B. She helps organize Friends with Four Paws.
C. She drives her van to transport homeless dogs.
D. She provides homeless dogs with medical help.
10. What can we infer from Nina Roedeler’s words in the last paragraph
A. She likes handing out gifts in the park.
B. She thinks it great to find dogs a home.
C. She thinks it interesting to interview people.
D. She likes helping people deal with problems.
11. Why did Nina Roedeler walk to Astoria Park
A. She enjoyed the quiet there.
B. She used to have a walk there.
C. She hosted Transport Day there.
D. She wanted to get a homeless dog.
D
My phone lights up giving notice of a new message. It is from Athena, an AI chatbot getting to know me through Replika, a virtual companionship app.
Over the course of our text conversations, she asks me about my hobbies and my moods. When knowing that I’m a writer, she tells me she’s “so into character development in books” and wishes to be a lead character in one someday.
“Replika is designed to make people feel better,” said Eugenia Kuyda, the company’s co-founder. “It’s a partner who wants to be your good friend.”
For many, meaningful companionship is hard to find. While social media and mass communication technologies have made connecting with one another easier than ever, loneliness is increasingly being recognized as a serious problem internationally. Along with government, the tech industry is pushing innovation as a way to deal with it.
What makes Replika’s companions so well-received are their surprisingly realistic replies, backed by Open Al’s GPT-2 text-generating AI aystem. “The bot learns from the database about how to express ideas on a topic and gets a wide knowledge of different subjects.” However innovative these technologies are, chatbots have their limitations as tools against loneliness. Without life stories of their own to discuss, their range as a conversationalist is fairly limited.
According to Emily S. Cross, a professor of social robotics, we have a long way to go before we can achieve the levels of meaningful human-computer companionship we see in films like Blade Runner and Ex Machina. What’s missing is the sharing that clearly shows our most important human relationships.
But the fact that an app won’t replace a human friend doesn’t mean they’re good for nothing. Rather than expecting AI bots to be our best friends, Cross suggests looking at them as ways to express feelings and explore our own thoughts. “It’s a lot like diary, in some way.” To better fight loneliness, Cross says, we can use technology as a “bridge” to help people connect with one another.
12. What is Replika
A. A virtual companionship app.
B. A message sender.
C. A text conversation.
D. An AI chatbot.
13 Who is Replika intended for
A. Good friends. B. Lead characters. C. Lonely persons. D. Senior citizens.
14. Which of the following can best describe Replika’s feature
A. Meaningful. B. Human-like. C. Limitless. D. Easy-going.
15. What is the similarity between AI bots and diary
A. Sharing life experience. B. Replacing a human friend.
C. Recording ideas about life. D. Expressing inner voice.
第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Simple Ways to Build Trust
The most valuable thing you can have is trust. When there is no trust, it becomes hard to get anything done.___16___ Then think of another one with very little trust.
Which one do you prefer
We can all be better off with more trust in our lives. And I’m going to show you a few things you can do to build trust.
Be honest. Honesty is the basis of any relationship. Be true to your word and keep your promises.
Share honest information, even if it’s to your disadvantage.
Ask open-ended questions. ___17___ Open-ended questions give your friends chances to tell you about themselves. Ask more questions based on the answers that you get.
Don’t be perfect. There is always something fishy(可疑的) about someone who seems to have everything going for them. ___18___ This sends a message that you’re not hiding anything and that you want to build trust.
Say what you mean.___19___ When you build up a reputation of saying what you mean, people don’t have to second-guess what you’re trying to say. This helps you win trust.
Don’t blame others.___20___ Be brave to take responsibility and then decide what you’re going to do next. Don’t waste the present thinking about the past which can’t be changed. A person that doesn’t blame gets the trust of others quickly.
A. If you think it’s a bad idea, say so.
B. When things go wrong, don’t point the finger at them.
C. Value long-term relationships more than short-term success.
D. Don’t waste your energy hiding your mistakes or weaknesses.
E. Think of one of your relationships where there is a lot of trust.
F. Learn more about your friends and be interested in their answers.
G Trust may be the most important part in successful relationships.
第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Born in Tennessee in 2001, Moziah Bridges has a gift for fashion. When he was very ___21___ he traded bow ties (蝴蝶领结) for candies in the school playground. However, Moziah’s ___22___ fashion sense led him to home in on (集中精力于) his gift for ____23____, and he started his own company at the age of 9. What he ____24____ most were bow ties. But the _____25_____ was that he felt that none of his bow ties attracted young people. Thus, the ____26____ step for Moziah was to ___27___ ties that are suitable for the young. He ____28____ his grandmother to teach him how to sew (缝纫) and worked ____29____ to improve. As a result, Mo’s Bows was given to the world. The colorful, handmade ties quickly achieved _____30_____ on major networks. Moziah said that designing a colorful bow tie was just part of his _____31_____ of making the world a fun and happier place.
Now, the Mo’s Bows website starts to sell other products, such as pocket squares and T-shirts.
Moziah is also best known for having _____32_____ on the NBC reality TV series “Shark Tank” at the age of 11, increasing the _____33_____ and popularity of his products and he has earned over $ 165,000 from his business.
Recently, Moziah sold his Go Mo bow tie and _____34_____ $1,600 to give to Glenview Summer Camp, which was enough to _____35_____ the camp costs for 10 kids. Moziah’s next plan is to help more people in need.
21. A. young B. poor C. thirsty D. busy
22. A. doubtful B. terrible C. strange D. strong
23 A. staying up B. dressing up C. cleaning up D. cheering up
24. A. loved B. needed C. wanted D. feared
25. A. reason B. worry C. problem D. plan
26. A. same B. next C. wrong D. previous
27. A. predict B. collect C. accept D. create
28. A. allowed B. asked C. ordered D. hated
29. A. tirelessly B. carelessly C. helplessly D. hopelessly
30. A. independence B. balance C. popularity D. protection
31. A. story B. research C. dream D. training
32. A. appeared B. served C. grown D. checked
33 A. flow B. quality C. costs D. sales
34. A. borrowed B. raised C. lost D. demanded
35. A. reduce B. change C. cover D. increase
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Johann Strauss was ______36______ Austrian composer of light music，particularly dance music and operettas (轻歌剧). He was born in Vienna in 1825. Although his father didn't want him ______37______ (become) a musician, Strauss studied the violin ______38______ (secret) when he was a child. When his father discovered his son was practicing on a violin one day, he gave him a beating, ______39______ (say) that he was going to beat the music out of the boy. But that didn't prevent the boy from becoming one of the greatest ______40______ (composer) of all time. He wrote his first waltz at six. At the age of 19, he decided to devote himself to ______41______ (write) music. He formed his own orchestra and made a successful tour to Europe and soon became famous. The emperor of Austria was so ______42______ (please) with his music that he appointed him the conductor at the court balls of Vienna. It was for these occasions that he wrote some of his most popular waltzes, among ______43______ was the well known favorite TheBlueDanube. In all，the talented Johann Strauss wrote more than 500 masterpieces. In his lifetime, he was known ______44______ the Waltz King, and was largely responsible for the______45______ (popular) of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century.
第三部分：基础写作（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，你的美国笔友David对中国传统文化非常感兴趣。请你写一篇英语稿件，介绍“春节”及这个节日里的主要活动。写作要点：
1.它是中国的传统节日之一；2. 介绍你们是怎么过春节的；3.邀请他来中国。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear David，
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best regards
Li Hua
第二节（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。
“Go back, Mom! Go back!” shouted my six-year-old daughter, June. I quickly turned around to cast my doubtful eyes on the back seat, worried I had forgotten her younger sister. I was relieved to see the girls safe and sit in their car seats, but June’s expression was one of pure anxiety. “Mom, we have to go back,” she insisted. “Someone needs our help!”
As I looked back from the driver’s seat, I spotted a young man in rags playing his guitar. His skinny, poor-looking dog rested next to his feet near an old, worn cardboard sign that read, “Homeless, please help.”
We’d come across homeless people before and had talked about their needs and struggles. I should seize the chance to set a good example for my daughters to give a helping hand. So I searched for some cash, only to find I had nothing but credit cards. “I’m sorry, sweetheart, but I don’t have any cash,” I said. “I have some, Mom!” June replied. She opened her little pink purse and pulled out a five-dollar bill. “Oh, good. I’ll pay you back when we get home,” I responded with a sigh of relief. “No. Mom.” she insisted, “I want to help him. I don’t want you to pay me back. I want to give him my money.”
As we drove down the crowded rows of the parking lot, I reassured her that we would get to him.
When we got there. I called out, “Excuse me, sir!” He cautiously walked toward our car and answered, “Yes, ma’am ” “Here you go, sir.” June stretched out her entire body to hand him her five-dollar bill through the window and explained, “I want you to have this.” He smiled and hesitatingly asked, “This was your money ” “Yes! I want you to have it,” she proudly answered. “Thank you,” he said, touched by her thoughtfulness.
We exchanged a smile, and as we drove away, my younger daughter Scarlett began to cry. I hadn’t noticed that she had emptied her purse and was holding two quarters in her tiny hands.
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。
Paragraph 1:
“Mom, I wanted to help, too,” she sobbed.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Now with tears in his eyes, he said in disbelief, “You want to help me ”
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2023-2024学年第二学期高一级期中考
英语
考试时间：120分钟，满分：120分
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把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，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum
Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don’t need to book. They end around 21:00.
November 7th
The Canal Pioneers by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.
December 5th
Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew.
February 6th
An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.
March 6th
Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.
Online bookings:wwwcanalmuseum.org.uk/book
More into:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson
London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT
www.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobi
Tel:020 77130836
1. When is the talk on James Brindley
A. February 6th. B. December 5th.
C. November 7th. D. March 6th.
2. What is the topic of the talk in February
A. The Canal Pioneers. B. An Update on the Cotsword Canals
C. Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands D. Ice for the Metropolis
3. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames.
A. Miranda Vickers B. Malcolm Tucker
C. Chris Lewis D. Liz Payne
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了伦敦运河博物馆的每月演讲，演讲内容以及安排。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文中的"November 7th The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. "可知，James Brindley在11月7号演说。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文中的"February 6th An Update on the Cotswold Canals, by Liz Payne. "可知，2月份讲座的主题是关于An Update on the Cotsword Canals。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据文中的"Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them."可知，Miranda Vickers将要在岛上演说。故选A。
【名师点睛】细节事实理解题主要考查考生对文章中某一些特定细节或文章的重要实事的理解能力。它一般包括直接理解题和语义理解题两种。直接理解题的答案与原文直接挂钩，从阅读材料中可以找到。 此外，在阅读中可以使用定位法与跳读法解决细节理解题。定位法即根据题干和选项所提供的信息直接从原文中找到相应的句子(即定位)，然后进行比较和分析(尤其要注意一些同义转换)，从而找出正确答案。跳读法即根据题干和选项所提供的信息跳读原文，并找到相关的句子(有时可能是几个句子)或段落，然后进行分析和推理等，从而找出正确答案。以本文第2题为例，本题运用定位法：我们根据题干中“What is the topic of the talk in February ”， 从而直接定位第四段--根据文中的"February 6th An Update on the Cotswold Canals, by Liz Payne. "可知，可知，2月份讲座的主题是关于An Update on the Cotsword Canals。故选B。
B
There was a man playing the piano in a bar. He was a good piano player and always performed in this bar. People came in just to hear him play. But one night, a customer told him that he didn’t want to hear him just play the piano any more. He wanted him to sing a song.
The man said, “I don’t sing.”
But the customer was persistent. He told the bar manager, “I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want that man to sing!”
The manager shouted across the room, “If you want to get paid, sing a song. Our customers are asking you to sing!”
So he did. He sang a song. A piano player who had never sung in public did so for the first time. And everyone was surprised by his song Mona Lisa. He got lots of applause that night.
He had such a talent for singing, but he just had been sitting on his talent for the past years! If without such an opportunity, he might have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. However, now he has become one of the best known singers in America.
You, too, have skills and abilities. Maybe your “talent” is not as great as the singer’s above, but it may be better than you think! And with effort, most skills can be improved. So, in your life, you should be brave enough to try doing different things and find out what talents you really have!
4. Which would be the best title for the text
A. How to Have Great Ability B. A Nice Song—Mona Lisa
C. A Singer in a No-name Bar D. Find Out Your Real Talent
5. Why did the man start to sing
A. Because he wanted to make more money.
B. Because the bar manager said he liked his song.
C. Because he wanted to show everyone that he had a talent for singing.
D. Because the manager asked him to sing at the request of a customer.
6. What do you think of the bar manager
A. strict. B. kind. C. patient. D. rude.
7. Which of the following is TRUE about the piano player
A. He hated singing in a no-name bar.
B. He didn’t discover his talent before a customer asked him to sing.
C. He became very famous as a pianist and singer in America.
D. He lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player.
【答案】4. D 5. D 6. D 7. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章通过一则歌手的故事，说明每个人都有潜在的能力，生活中应该勇敢地尝试做不同的事情，发现自己所真正拥有的天赋。
【4题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，根据最后一段中“And with effort, most skills can be improved. So, in your life, you should be brave enough to try doing different things and find out what talents you really have! (只要努力，大多数技能都可以提高。所以，在你的生活中，你应该勇敢地尝试做不同的事情，发现你真正拥有的天赋！)”可知，本文通过一则故事，说明每个人都有潜在的能力，生活中应该勇敢地尝试做不同的事情，发现自己所真正拥有的天赋。D“发现你真正的天赋”符合主题，故选D项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“He told the bar manager, ‘I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want that man to sing!’(他对酒吧经理说：‘我听烦了钢琴。我要那个人唱歌！’)”可知，因为经理应一位顾客的要求让他唱歌，所以他只好唱歌。故选D项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中“The manager shouted across the room, ‘If you want to get paid, sing a song. Our customers are asking you to sing!’(经理在房间的另一头喊道：‘如果你想要钱，就唱首歌吧。我们的顾客要你唱歌!’)”可知，酒吧经理很粗鲁。故选D项。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“He had such a talent for singing, but he just had been sitting on his talent for the past years! If without such an opportunity, he might have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. (他很有唱歌的天赋，但过去几年他一直没有发挥自己的才能。如果没有这样的机会，他可能会在一个无名的酒吧里作为一个无名的钢琴手度过余生。)”可知，直到一位顾客请他唱歌，他才发现自己的才华。故选B项。
C
On a Saturday morning in New York, Nina Roedeler walked to Astoria Park. It was a rainy day, and not many people were out. She enjoyed the quiet. But she didn’t stay for a long time. A little before 10 am, she walked over to a van (有篷货车), pulling the doors open and looking at those black boxes, which were the reason why she was there: the dogs.
Nina didn’t have dogs growing up. She had a rabbit for a short time but that was all her family had room for in their small apartment in Germany. It wasn’t until she moved to New York City that the wish for raising a dog took root. She visited the adoption (收养) website every day after work, looking for a right dog. And soon she adopted a cute one.
Hurricane Sandy hit. Nina was shocked to learn that thousands of dogs had lost their homes. “What should I do ” she said to herself. One day she saw a post on Facebook. A dog needed to be picked up and driven to its new home. “I have a van and I can help,” Nina thought.
The organization she does the pickup for is Friends with Four Paws. It rescues dogs in Oklahoma, takes care of their medical needs, and then places them in homes across the country. Soon she spends her weekends transporting dogs all over New York; at times Nina has as many as five dogs in her van. She began calling herself “the dog transporter”.
She spends most of her time interviewing those families that want dogs and matching dogs with possible owners. Once a month she hosts Transport Day in Astoria Park, where the families can pick up their dogs. “It’s my favorite day of the month,” Nina says. “I feel like Santa Claus!”
8. What was the reason why Nina Roedeler didn’t raise a dog in Germany
A. She preferred a rabbit to a dog.
B. She lived in a small apartment.
C. She had no time raising pets then.
D. She feared dogs as she was young.
9. How does Nina Roedeler do her volunteer work
A. She helps the owners find their lost dogs.
B. She helps organize Friends with Four Paws.
C. She drives her van to transport homeless dogs.
D. She provides homeless dogs with medical help.
10. What can we infer from Nina Roedeler’s words in the last paragraph
A. She likes handing out gifts in the park.
B. She thinks it great to find dogs a home.
C. She thinks it interesting to interview people.
D. She likes helping people deal with problems.
11. Why did Nina Roedeler walk to Astoria Park
A. She enjoyed the quiet there.
B. She used to have a walk there.
C. She hosted Transport Day there.
D. She wanted to get a homeless dog.
【答案】8. B 9. C 10. B 11. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了小女孩尼娜在了解到许多小狗因为飓风桑迪无家可归之后，加入公益组织帮助流浪狗寻找新主人的故事。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Nina didn’t have dogs growing up. She had a rabbit for a short time, but that was all her family had room for in their small apartment in Germany. (尼娜从小到大没有养狗。她曾经养过一只兔子，但那是她在德国的小公寓里唯一的空间。)”可知，妮娜·罗德尔在德国不养狗的原因是她住在一个小公寓里。故选B。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段““I have a van and I can help,” Nina thought. (“我有一辆货车，我可以帮忙，”妮娜想。)”和第四段“Soon she spends her weekends transporting dogs all over New York; at times Nina has as many as five dogs in her van. She began calling herself “the dog transporter”. (很快，她就利用周末在纽约各地运送狗狗；有时妮娜的货车里有多达五只狗。她开始称自己为“狗狗搬运工”)”可知，妮娜·罗德尔的志愿者工作是开着货车运送无家可归的狗。故选C。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段““It’s my favorite day of the month,” Nina says. “I feel like Santa Claus!”(“这是一个月里我最喜欢的一天，”尼娜说，“我感觉自己像圣诞老人!”)”可推断，妮娜·罗德尔认为给狗狗找个家很棒。故选B。
【11题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Once a month she hosts Transport Day in Astoria Park, where the families can pick up their dogs. (她每月在阿斯托里亚公园举办一次交通日，在那里，家庭可以接他们狗。)”可知，妮娜·罗德勒步行去阿斯托里亚公园，是因为她在那里举办了交通日活动。故选C。
D
My phone lights up giving notice of a new message. It is from Athena, an AI chatbot getting to know me through Replika, a virtual companionship app.
Over the course of our text conversations, she asks me about my hobbies and my moods. When knowing that I’m a writer, she tells me she’s “so into character development in books” and wishes to be a lead character in one someday.
“Replika is designed to make people feel better,” said Eugenia Kuyda, the company’s co-founder. “It’s a partner who wants to be your good friend.”
For many, meaningful companionship is hard to find. While social media and mass communication technologies have made connecting with one another easier than ever, loneliness is increasingly being recognized as a serious problem internationally. Along with government, the tech industry is pushing innovation as a way to deal with it.
What makes Replika’s companions so well-received are their surprisingly realistic replies, backed by Open Al’s GPT-2 text-generating AI aystem. “The bot learns from the database about how to express ideas on a topic and gets a wide knowledge of different subjects.” However innovative these technologies are, chatbots have their limitations as tools against loneliness. Without life stories of their own to discuss, their range as a conversationalist is fairly limited.
According to Emily S. Cross, a professor of social robotics, we have a long way to go before we can achieve the levels of meaningful human-computer companionship we see in films like Blade Runner and Ex Machina. What’s missing is the sharing that clearly shows our most important human relationships.
But the fact that an app won’t replace a human friend doesn’t mean they’re good for nothing. Rather than expecting AI bots to be our best friends, Cross suggests looking at them as ways to express feelings and explore our own thoughts. “It’s a lot like diary, in some way.” To better fight loneliness, Cross says, we can use technology as a “bridge” to help people connect with one another.
12. What is Replika
A. A virtual companionship app.
B. A message sender.
C. A text conversation.
D. An AI chatbot.
13. Who is Replika intended for
A. Good friends. B. Lead characters. C. Lonely persons. D. Senior citizens.
14. Which of the following can best describe Replika’s feature
A. Meaningful. B. Human-like. C. Limitless. D. Easy-going.
15. What is the similarity between AI bots and diary
A. Sharing life experience. B. Replacing a human friend.
C. Recording ideas about life. D. Expressing inner voice.
【答案】12. A 13. C 14. B 15. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了Replika这个虚拟陪伴应用和人工智能聊天机器人。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“It is from Athena, an AI chatbot getting to know me through Replika, a virtual companionship app.(它来自人工智能聊天机器人Athena，它通过虚拟陪伴应用Replika认识了我)”可知，Replika是虚拟伴侣应用程序。故选A项。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中“While social media and mass communication technologies have made connecting with one another easier than ever, loneliness is increasingly being recognized as a serious problem internationally. Along with government, the tech industry is pushing innovation as a way to deal with it.(虽然社交媒体和大众传播技术使人与人之间的联系比以往任何时候都更容易，但孤独在国际上越来越被视为一个严重的问题。与政府一样，科技行业也在推动创新，作为应对这一问题的一种方式)”可知，Replika是为孤独的人设计的。故选C项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“Over the course of our text conversations, she asks me about my hobbies and my moods. When knowing that I’m a writer, she tells me she’s “so into character development in books”and wishes to be a lead character in one someday.(在我们聊天的过程中，她问了我的爱好和情绪。当知道我是个作家时，她告诉我她“非常喜欢书中的人物塑造”并希望有一天能成为一个主角)”和第五段“The bot learms from the database about how to express ideas on a topic and gets a wide knowledge of different subjects.(机器人从数据库中学习如何表达一个主题的想法，并获得不同主题的广泛知识)”可知，Replika可以像人类朋友一样了解人类并自主和人类交流。故选B项。
【15题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Cross suggests looking at them as ways to express feelings and explore our own thoughts. “It’s a lot like diary, in some way.”(Cross建议把它们看作是表达情感和探索自己思想的方式。“在某种程度上，这很像写日记。”)”可知，人工智能聊天机器人和写日记的相似之处是它们都是表达情感和探索自己思想的方式。故选D项。
第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Simple Ways to Build Trust
The most valuable thing you can have is trust. When there is no trust, it becomes hard to get anything done.___16___ Then think of another one with very little trust.
Which one do you prefer
We can all be better off with more trust in our lives. And I’m going to show you a few things you can do to build trust.
Be honest. Honesty is the basis of any relationship. Be true to your word and keep your promises.
Share honest information, even if it’s to your disadvantage.
Ask open-ended questions. ___17___ Open-ended questions give your friends chances to tell you about themselves. Ask more questions based on the answers that you get.
Don’t be perfect. There is always something fishy(可疑的) about someone who seems to have everything going for them. ___18___ This sends a message that you’re not hiding anything and that you want to build trust.
Say what you mean.___19___ When you build up a reputation of saying what you mean, people don’t have to second-guess what you’re trying to say. This helps you win trust.
Don’t blame others.___20___ Be brave to take responsibility and then decide what you’re going to do next. Don’t waste the present thinking about the past which can’t be changed. A person that doesn’t blame gets the trust of others quickly.
A. If you think it’s a bad idea, say so.
B. When things go wrong, don’t point the finger at them.
C. Value long-term relationships more than short-term success.
D. Don’t waste your energy hiding your mistakes or weaknesses.
E. Think of one of your relationships where there is a lot of trust.
F. Learn more about your friends and be interested in their answers.
G. Trust may be the most important part in successful relationships.
【答案】16. E 17. F 18. D 19. A 20. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了建立信任的简单方法。
【16题详解】
根据后文内容“Then think of another one with very little trust.( 然后想想另一个几乎没有信任的人。)”句中含有then(然后，顺序副词)可知，设空句应已经提及了“think of; trust”。选项E“Think of one of your relationships where there is a lot of trust. (想想你的一段信任度比较高的关系)”符合语境分析。故选E项。
【17题详解】
根据空前小标题“Ask open-ended questions(问开放式的问题)”以及后文“Open-ended questions give your friends chances to tell you about themselves. (开放式的问题可以让你的朋友有机会告诉你关于他们自己的事情)”可知本段在讲述用开放式问题来了解朋友，选项F“Learn more about your friends and be interested in their answers. (多了解你的朋友，对他们的回答感兴趣)”贴合主题，符合语境。故选F项。
【18题详解】
根据后文“This sends a message that you’re not hiding anything and that you want to build trust. (这传递了一个信息：你没有隐瞒任何事情，你想要建立信任。)”可知，设空句应提及“hiding”，且对应该句中的主语“this”, 选项D“Don’t waste your energy hiding your mistakes or weaknesses.(不要浪费你的精力去隐藏你的错误和弱点)”出现“hiding”，且整句为“this”指代内容，符合语境分析。故选D项。
【19题详解】
根据小标题“Say what you mean. (说清楚你的意思)”可知，本段主要强调与人交流说话时要直接且真实。选项A“If you think it’s a bad idea, say so. (如果你认为这是个坏主意，那就说出来)”贴合主题，符合语境。故选A项。
【20题详解】
根据小标题“Don’t blame others. (不要责怪别人)”可知，本段主要强调不要把错误指责到其他人身上。选项B“When things go wrong, don’t point the finger at them. (当事情出错时，不要指责他们)”贴合主题，符合语境。故选B项。
第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Born in Tennessee in 2001, Moziah Bridges has a gift for fashion. When he was very ___21___ he traded bow ties (蝴蝶领结) for candies in the school playground. However, Moziah’s ___22___ fashion sense led him to home in on (集中精力于) his gift for ____23____, and he started his own company at the age of 9. What he ____24____ most were bow ties. But the _____25_____ was that he felt that none of his bow ties attracted young people. Thus, the ____26____ step for Moziah was to ___27___ ties that are suitable for the young. He ____28____ his grandmother to teach him how to sew (缝纫) and worked ____29____ to improve. As a result, Mo’s Bows was given to the world. The colorful, handmade ties quickly achieved _____30_____ on major networks. Moziah said that designing a colorful bow tie was just part of his _____31_____ of making the world a fun and happier place.
Now, the Mo’s Bows website starts to sell other products, such as pocket squares and T-shirts.
Moziah is also best known for having _____32_____ on the NBC reality TV series “Shark Tank” at the age of 11, increasing the _____33_____ and popularity of his products and he has earned over $ 165,000 from his business.
Recently, Moziah sold his Go Mo bow tie and _____34_____ $1,600 to give to Glenview Summer Camp, which was enough to _____35_____ the camp costs for 10 kids. Moziah’s next plan is to help more people in need.
21. A. young B. poor C. thirsty D. busy
22. A. doubtful B. terrible C. strange D. strong
23. A. staying up B. dressing up C. cleaning up D. cheering up
24. A. loved B. needed C. wanted D. feared
25. A. reason B. worry C. problem D. plan
26. A. same B. next C. wrong D. previous
27. A. predict B. collect C. accept D. create
28. A. allowed B. asked C. ordered D. hated
29. A. tirelessly B. carelessly C. helplessly D. hopelessly
30. A. independence B. balance C. popularity D. protection
31. A. story B. research C. dream D. training
32. A. appeared B. served C. grown D. checked
33 A. flow B. quality C. costs D. sales
34. A. borrowed B. raised C. lost D. demanded
35. A. reduce B. change C. cover D. increase
【答案】21. A 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. B 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. C 31. C 32. A 33. D 34. B 35. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Moziah Bridges的故事。他在很小的时候就会用领结去交换糖果，后来9岁创立了公司，之后经过自己的努力，公司经营发展的越来越好，而后他用公司经营的钱去做公益。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当他很小的时候，他就在学校操场上用领结换糖果。A. young年轻的；岁数不大的；B. poor贫穷的；C. thirsty口渴的；D. busy繁忙的。根据后文句中的地点状语“in the school playground”意为“在学校操场上”，说明他当时还是学生，很年轻。故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，Moziah强烈的时尚感让他集中精力于自己的穿衣装扮天赋，他在9岁时就开了自己的公司。A. doubtful不确定；怀疑的；B. terrible可怕的；非常严重的；C. strange奇怪的；陌生的；D. strong坚强的；擅长的；突出的。根据前文“Moziah Bridges has a gift for fashion”可知，他在时尚方面有天赋，即，他的时尚感很强烈。故选D项。
【23题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：然而，Moziah强烈的时尚感让他集中精力于自己的穿衣装扮天赋，他在9岁时就开了自己的公司。A. staying up熬夜；B. dressing up盛装打扮；打扮；C. cleaning up清理；D. cheering up使高兴；使振奋。根据前文“When he was very ___1___ he traded bow ties for candies in the school playground.”可知，他在很小的时候就用蝴蝶领结这种装饰物与人换糖，因此应是在“装扮”上有天赋。故选B项。
【24题详解】
考动词词义辨析。句意：他最喜欢的是领结。A. loved热爱；B. needed需要；C. wanted想要；D. feared害怕。后文“But the _____5_____ was that he felt that none of his bow ties attracted young people.”与“What he____4____ most were bow ties.”为转折关系，后文提到他的领结没有一个能吸引年轻人，由此可推知，设空句表达相反含义，应是表达他个人最爱的是领结。故选A项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但问题是，他觉得自己的领结没有一个能吸引年轻人。A. reason原因；B. worry担心；担忧；C. problem问题；D. plan计划。根据后文“he felt that none of his bow ties attracted young people”可知，他的领结没有一个能吸引年轻人，这应该是他遇到的难题。故选C项。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因此，Moziah下一步要做的就是设计适合年轻人的领结。A. same相同的；B. next下一个的；C. wrong错误的；D. previous先前的；以往的。根据前文“none of his bow ties attracted young people”可知，他遇到了难题，因此下一步是解决问题，前后应是因果承接关系，讲述解决问题的步骤，“the next step”，符合句意表达。故选B项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，Moziah下一步要做的就是设计适合年轻人的领结。A. predict预言；预测；B. collect收集；C. accept接受；D. create创造；设计。根据前文“none of his bow ties attracted young people”可知，他的领结没有一个能吸引年轻人，因此需要设计出能够吸引年轻人的领结。故选D项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他让他的祖母教他如何缝纫，并不知疲倦地努力改进。A. allowed允许；B. asked询问；请求；C. ordered命令；D. hated讨厌；憎恨。根据后文宾语“his grandmother”可知，他请求祖母教给他如何制作领结，“ask sb. to do sth”，“请求某人做某事”。故选B项。
【29题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：他让他的祖母教他如何缝纫，并不知疲倦地努力改进。A. tirelessly不知疲倦地；不屈不挠地；B. carelessly粗心地；漫不经心地；C. helplessly无助地；无能为力地；D. hopelessly绝望地。分析可知，所选副词应是修饰动词“worked”，且后文“to improve”为目的状语，为了有所改善或提高，他应是不知疲倦的努力工作。故选A项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这种色彩丰富的手工领带很快在各大网络上流行起来。A. independence独立；B. balance平衡；C. popularity普及；流行；D. protection保护。根据前文“The colorful, handmade ties”可知，“colorful”，“handmade”表示褒义，由此推断，这种领结取得了成功，流行开来。故选C项。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Moziah说，设计一个彩色领结只是他想让世界成为一个有趣和幸福的地方的梦想的一部分。A. story故事；B. research调查；研究；C. dream梦想；D. training训练。根据后文“making the world a fun and happier place”可知，让这个世界变得有趣和幸福是他的梦想。故选C项。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Moziah还因在11岁时出现在美国全国广播公司的真人秀电视连续剧《创智赢家》而闻名，这提高了他的产品的销售和知名度，他从自己的生意中赚了超过16.5万美元。A. appeared出现；显得；B. served提供；服务；C. grown发展；成长；D. checked检查；核对。根据后文“the NBC reality TV series ‘Shark Tank’” 可知，他应是参加了该节目NBC电视真人秀《创智赢家》，即，出现在电视真人秀节目中。故选A项。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Moziah还因在11岁时出现在美国全国广播公司的真人秀电视连续剧《创智赢家》而闻名，这提高了他的产品的销售和知名度，他从自己的生意中赚了超过16.5万美元。A. flow流动；B. quality质量；C. costs费用；D. sales销售；销售量。根据后文“he has earned over $ 165,000 from his business”可知，他从自己的生意中赚了超过16.5万美元，因此应是由于参加真人秀节目，使得产品的销售量和自己的知名度方面有所增加。故选D项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：最近，Moziah卖掉了他的Go Mo领结，筹集了1600美元捐给Glenview夏令营，这些钱足够支付10个孩子的夏令营费用。A. borrowed借；借用；B. raised提升；筹集；增加；C. lost丢失；D. demanded要求。根据后文“Moziah’s next plan is to help more people in need”可知，Moziah的下一个计划是帮助更多有需要的人，因此可推知，将Go Mo 领结卖掉是为了帮助Glenview夏令营筹钱。故选B项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：最近，Moziah卖掉了他的Go Mo领结，筹集了1600美元捐给Glenview夏令营，这些钱足够支付10个孩子的夏令营费用。A. reduce减少；B. change改变；C. cover覆盖；足够支付D. increase增加。根据后文宾语“the camp costs”可知，所选词应表达“足够支付”含义。故选C项。
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Johann Strauss was ______36______ Austrian composer of light music，particularly dance music and operettas (轻歌剧). He was born in Vienna in 1825. Although his father didn't want him ______37______ (become) a musician, Strauss studied the violin ______38______ (secret) when he was a child. When his father discovered his son was practicing on a violin one day, he gave him a beating, ______39______ (say) that he was going to beat the music out of the boy. But that didn't prevent the boy from becoming one of the greatest ______40______ (composer) of all time. He wrote his first waltz at six. At the age of 19, he decided to devote himself to ______41______ (write) music. He formed his own orchestra and made a successful tour to Europe and soon became famous. The emperor of Austria was so ______42______ (please) with his music that he appointed him the conductor at the court balls of Vienna. It was for these occasions that he wrote some of his most popular waltzes, among ______43______ was the well known favorite TheBlueDanube. In all，the talented Johann Strauss wrote more than 500 masterpieces. In his lifetime, he was known ______44______ the Waltz King, and was largely responsible for the______45______ (popular) of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century.
【答案】36. an 37. to become
38. secretly
39. saying posers
41. writing
42. pleased
43. which 44. as
45. popularity
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。介绍了奥地利作曲家Johann Strauss的生平事迹，他的一生中写了超过500首的杰作，他被称为圆舞曲之王，并在很大程度上促进了19世纪维也纳圆舞曲的流行。
【36题详解】
考查不定冠词。composer是可数名词，设空处表示泛指“一名”，且Austrian以元音音素开头，故填an。
【37题详解】
考查不定式。固定短语want sb.to do sth.意为“想要某人做某事”，后跟不定式，故填to become。
【38题详解】
考查副词。设空处修饰动词studied需用副词形式，故填secretly。
【39题详解】
考查非谓语动词。本句已经存在谓语动词且句中没有连词，故say只能做非谓语动词，与逻辑主语he是逻辑上的主谓关系，故用现在分词，故填saying。
【40题详解】
考查名词复数。短语one of后加复数名词，表示“……之一”，故填composers。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。短语devote oneself to doing sth.“全身心投入做某事”，动词-ing作介词to的宾语，故填writing。
【42题详解】
考查形容词。be动词后跟形容词作表语，主语为人，且表示“满意的”，故用-ed结尾形容词，填pleased。
【43题详解】
考查关系代词。设空处为“介词＋which”引导定语从句，指物，故填which。
【44题详解】
考查介词。短语be known as意为“作为……而出名”，故填as。
【45题详解】
考查名词。设空处与后文of the waltz构成无生命的名词所有格，故前面也需要用名词形式，填popularity。
【点睛】one of用法辨析
1.one of＋可数名词复数＋V单数
one of the apples has gone.（主语是one）
2.one of＋可数名词复数＋定语从句＋V复数
She was one of the few girls who have passed the examination.（who后面的从句主语是few girls）
3.the only＋one of＋可数名词复数＋V单数
She was the only one of the few girls who has passed the examinations.（主句主语被the only修饰，只能为单数）
第三部分：基础写作（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，你的美国笔友David对中国传统文化非常感兴趣。请你写一篇英语稿件，介绍“春节”及这个节日里的主要活动。写作要点：
1.它是中国的传统节日之一；2. 介绍你们是怎么过春节的；3.邀请他来中国。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear David，
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best regards
Li Hua
【答案】Hi David,
Hearing that you are eager to experience traditional Chinese culture, I’m writing to introduce Spring Festival to you.
Spring Festival, which is one of the most significant festivals, falls on the first day of the first lunar month. Before the festival, we usually give our house a thorough cleaning and decorate them with red couplets and paper-cuttings. Gathering for the reunion dinner and watching the Spring Festival Gala is a meaningful moment for us Chinese. During the festival, we will visit the elder and relatives to give our best wishes, and usually children will be given lucky money to wish for good luck in the New Year.
To make your experience more meaningful, I plan to invite you to make dumplings, watch beautiful fireworks and dragon dance with us. Time permitting, I’ll show you around some places of interest nearby. Hope you will have a happy Chinese New Year here, what do you think about it
Looking forward to your early arrival.
Best wishes,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给美国笔友David写封信，介绍“春节”及这个节日里的主要活动。
【详解】1.词汇积累
热切的：eager→keen
重要的：significant→essential
彻底的：thorough→complete
装饰：decorate→adorn
2.句式拓展
简单句变强调句式
原句：During the festival, we will visit the elder and relatives to give our best wishes, and usually children will be given lucky money to wish for good luck in the New Year.
拓展句：It is during the festival that we will visit the elder and relatives to give our best wishes, and usually children will be given lucky money to wish for good luck in the New Year.
【点睛】[高分句型1] Spring Festival, which is one of the most significant festivals, falls on the first day of the first lunar month. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2] Time permitting, I’ll show you around some places of interest nearby. (运用了独立主格结构)
第二节（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。
“Go back, Mom! Go back!” shouted my six-year-old daughter, June. I quickly turned around to cast my doubtful eyes on the back seat, worried I had forgotten her younger sister. I was relieved to see the girls safe and sit in their car seats, but June’s expression was one of pure anxiety. “Mom, we have to go back,” she insisted. “Someone needs our help!”
As I looked back from the driver’s seat, I spotted a young man in rags playing his guitar. His skinny, poor-looking dog rested next to his feet near an old, worn cardboard sign that read, “Homeless, please help.”
We’d come across homeless people before and had talked about their needs and struggles. I should seize the chance to set a good example for my daughters to give a helping hand. So I searched for some cash, only to find I had nothing but credit cards. “I’m sorry, sweetheart, but I don’t have any cash,” I said. “I have some, Mom!” June replied. She opened her little pink purse and pulled out a five-dollar bill. “Oh, good. I’ll pay you back when we get home,” I responded with a sigh of relief. “No. Mom.” she insisted, “I want to help him. I don’t want you to pay me back. I want to give him my money.”
As we drove down the crowded rows of the parking lot, I reassured her that we would get to him.
When we got there. I called out, “Excuse me, sir!” He cautiously walked toward our car and answered, “Yes, ma’am ” “Here you go, sir.” June stretched out her entire body to hand him her five-dollar bill through the window and explained, “I want you to have this.” He smiled and hesitatingly asked, “This was your money ” “Yes! I want you to have it,” she proudly answered. “Thank you,” he said, touched by her thoughtfulness.
We exchanged a smile, and as we drove away, my younger daughter Scarlett began to cry. I hadn’t noticed that she had emptied her purse and was holding two quarters in her tiny hands.
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。
Paragraph 1:
“Mom, I wanted to help, too,” she sobbed.
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Paragraph 2:
Now with tears in his eyes, he said in disbelief, “You want to help me ”
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【答案】 “Mom, I wanted to help, too,” she sobbed. I sighed and drove back to where we saw the man. But what could be found was only the guitar leaning against the wall. After 20 minutes’ search, outside a KFC, we spotted the man talking to an old granny with a walking stick. We were so happy that we ran towards him, “ So you are here. I’m looking for you.” said Scarlett.
Now with tears in his eyes, he said in disbelief, “You want to help me ” She said, “Yes, I want to help you as my elder sister did, but I couldn’t find you.” “The old granny wanted to buy food in the KFC, but she had difficulty in walking. So I helped her.” he said. Scarlett said , “You’re so kind. Here is the money that I want to give you.” The man accepted it and said with appreciation, “Thank you. Hope you have a good day.” Then we waved him goodbye and left for home.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者带两个女儿准备开车回家时，六岁的女儿琼看到一个无家可归的年轻人需要帮助，琼用自己的钱帮助了那个无家可归的年轻人，然而小女儿斯佳丽也想帮助他，作者只好再开车回去寻找那个年轻人。最后母女三人找到了年轻人，小女儿终于把两枚硬币交到了年轻人手里。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“斯佳丽哭着说‘妈妈，我也想帮忙。’”可知，第一段可描写作者和女儿寻找年轻人的历程。
②由第二段首句内容“现在他眼里含着泪水，难以置信地说:‘你想帮我吗 ’”可知，第二段可描写作者和女儿找到了年轻人，女儿如愿以偿地帮助了年轻人。
2.续写线索：发现无家可归的年轻人——大女儿帮助他——小女儿也要帮忙——开车寻找年轻人——小女儿如愿以偿帮助了年轻人——告别回家
3.词汇激活
行为类
①发现：spot/find
②寻找：look for/search for
③帮助：help/aid/assist
情绪类
①感激地：with appreciation/with gratitude/gratefully
②高兴的：happy/delighted/pleased
【点睛】
[高分句型1]. We were so happy that we ran towards him. (运用了so…that…引导的结果状语从句)
[高分句型2]. Here is the money that I want to give you. (运用了that引导的限制性定语从句)
