2024年高一第二学期期中测试卷
英语
全卷满分130分，考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2.请按题号顺序在答题卡上各题目的答题区域内作答，写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
3.选择题用2B铅笔在答题卡上把所选答案的标号涂黑；非选择题用黑色签字笔在答题卡上作答；字体工整，笔迹清楚。
4.考试结束后，请将试卷和答题卡一并上交。
5.本卷主要考查内容：必修第二册U3~必修第三册U1。
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
Nature & Outdoor Activities—World
Below are the 2024 Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Nature and Outdoor activities. Think fresh air, new heights, and even a wildlife sighting or two.
Grand Circle Island
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Duration: 9h
Ages 0-99, 10 at most per group
Ideal tor first-time visitors, or those with limited time, this full-day tour takes you all around Oahu, making sure that you don’t miss a thing. You’ll see top attractions including Diamond Head, Hanauma Bay, Halona. Blowhole, the Byodo-In Temple and the surfing beaches of the North.
Ziplining Forest Adventure
Rotorua, New Zealand
Duration: 3h
Ages 6-99, 10 at most per group
This tour takes you flying through a centuries-old forest as you. switch (切换) between the six zipline cables (电缆) 72 feet above the ground. Get a bird’s-eye view as two expert guides suit you up with safety equipment and teach you about the forest environment.
Fairbanks Snowmobile Adventure
North Pole, Alaska
Duration: 1h
Ages 7-85, 4 at most per group
Speed through winter scenery on this snowmobile adventure in North Pole. Follow an expert guide into the Chena Lakes Recreation area on leading you across frozen lakes and rivers, and keep an eye out for wildlife. Then, park the snowmobile and relax yourself with a warm drink, and some snacks.
Epic Canyoning Madeira
Madeira Portugal
Duration: 4.5h
Ages 16-63, 12 at most per group
Reach Madeira, you can’t get to any other way than canyoning (峡谷漂流) with this small group canyoning tour. Journey into the mountain of the island for hours of going down waterfalls, natural water slides, and jumping into pools for a swim.
1. Which of the following best suits the new comers
A. Fairbanks Snowmobile Adventure. B. Epic Canyoning Madeira.
C. Grand Circle Island. D. Zipline Forest Adventure.
2. What can visitors do in Fairbanks Snowmobile Adventure
A. Meet some wild animals. B. Take part in a dinner party.
C Journey in the mountain. D. Have a snowmobile class.
3. If 11 students aged 17 want to take a tour together, they will go to __________.
A. Alaska B. Portugal C. Hawaii D. New Zealand
B
When it was my thirteenth birthday, I was overjoyed that the moment has come for me to become a teenager. I would be given more responsibility and freedom. My writing skills would strengthen and become sharper (鲜明的). To me, the experience of being a teenager excited me. I was so focused on the pleasures that I almost forgot my sister’s warning. I didn’t understand at first, but realized later what she meant.
As a teen, you — and probably many others — love the sweets teenhood brings. You are given more freedom from your parents. You can actually have some privacy with the freedom you have. The talents you have start to strengthen and become sharp. Also, you can get a job and earn your own money. Of course, you have to do so when your parents allow you to.
As I said before, being a teenager isn’t all happy and fun. Adults place higher expectations on you as you get older. The peer pressure starts to kick in. As you start to gain friends, you lose friends as well. The mood swings (情绪波动) come and go. To make matters worse, you receive more homework. That’s terrible!
All in all, teen life can be really stresstul. With so many things going on, a teenager can hardly breathe! I, for one, can tell from experience that teenhood can really be a disappointment, with no fun at all. And then, it can be heaven (天堂). That is just the way life goes.
4. What did the author’s sister probably warn
A. Every coin has two sides.
B. It is never too old to learn.
C. Failure is the mother of success.
D. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
5. What does teenage life mean to the author
A Poorer understanding. B. More friends.
C. Less freedom. D. Sharper talents.
6. What’s the worse thing teenagers will experience according to the text
A. Endless homework. B. Lack of money.
C. High expectations. D. Bad mood.
7. What is the author’s attitude towards teenage life
A. Favourable. B. Relaxed. C. Objective. D. Doubtful.
C
“Award” and “reward” have similar meanings. They both can be different parts of speech-nouns and verbs. They are something you get for your behaviour, but there are major differences. Let’s look more deeply at each word.
“An award” is a noun. It is something valuable that is given, like a prize, to someone for their accomplishments. “Awards” are usually given by someone to someone else. As a verb, “award” means to give someone something, like a prize or money, for an accomplishment. Look at the following sentences: The students received an award from the teacher for not missing any school days. The judges awarded first place to the dance group.
In the area of law, “award” has slightly different meanings. As a verb, “award” means to give an official judgment (判决) of an amount or sum of money. As a noun, “award” is the amount of money the court or judge decides. Look at the following sentences: The judges awarded money to the victims (受害者). The award totaled 2.5 million dollars.
Let’s move on to “reward”. “A reward” is a benefit given to someone in exchange for a certain behaviour or action. “Reward” as a verb means to give someone a prize for their actions or behaviour. Look at the following sentences: The reward for all the students passing the test was an ice cream party. I rewarded my cat with some fish after he did a trick.
Remember, “award” is based on accomplishments. And “reward” is based on behaviours or actions.
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8 What is the text mainly about
A. The development of American English.
B. The differences between two English words.
C. The history of foreign language.
D. The key to telling a noun from a verb.
9. What does the underlined word “accomplishment” in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Success. B. Wealth. C. Friendship. D. Mind.
10. Which of the following people can get “an award”
A. Mark who got the last place in the race.
B. Sara who won a lawsuit (诉讼) over a case.
C. Lily who finished her exciting day.
D. Andrew who helped his friend get a ticket.
11. From which part of a magazine can you probably find the text
A. Science. B. Study. C. Tradition. D. History.
D
Nowadays, students are easier to learn in front of computers. With good reasons, many people question whether the state-of-the-art technology can finally change the way we learn. Others, however, make an argument that the traditional classroom-based learning has its own limitations. Considering both sides, my view is that the new programme can bring far more benefits than the traditional education.
First, it is obvious that, for any people, as long as they have access to Internet, can get the education resources easily. It is especially beneficial to people who live in a faraway area without schools or are short of money to pay for tuition. So, it is truly an easy way for people who are interested in learning.
Moreover, the distance rearning can help itself integrate (融入) its best knowledge materials and let go of them for sharing. For example, in the last 5 years, some famous universities, including Yale, Cambridge and Oxford University, have shared their most famous professors’ courses on the Internet, followed crazily by many students all over the world. If more and more universities take part in the programme, students will be facing a large wide and varied knowledge and the benefits for the whole human beings is huge.
That is not to say that traditional education should be forgotten. Teachers not only can teach knowledge, but also they can correct, encourage and communicate with students in person. But unfortunately it has weaknesses due to its inflexibility (不灵活) and lack of communications with teachers after class.
All in all, we should fully make good use of the modern technology to make the education opportunities available to people; meanwhile, we should not lose sight of the importance of traditional learning. Only by doing so can we bridge the gap between rich and poor, and thus make the whole society more impartial (公正的).
12. What can make getting education resources easily
A. Schools. B. Interest. C. Courses. D. Internet.
13. Why does the author mention the example in Paragraph 3
A. To call on more students to join in the programme.
B. To get more support to spread distance learning.
C. To show benefits of distance learning.
D. To introduce some world-famous universities.
14. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to
A. Modern technology. B. Society.
C. Knowledge. D. Traditional education.
15. What does the author think of the traditional ways of learning
A. It makes the poor poorer. B. It is the key to communication.
C. It will be useless soon. D. It is still important today.
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。
How to Get Your Children to Help with Housework
It’s natural for young children to want to spend time with their parents. But doing housework often causes Mum and Dad to take many hours away from their kids. ____16____ Use this as a chance to get your children to help you out with housework, and find endless ways to stay with them. The following are some simple, basic tips on what to do.
Break down big housework into smaller tasks
___17___. If you expect them to help with a mountain of washed clothes, apply the “divide-and-conquer (征服)”method. Smaller children can help with handkerchiefs, while older kids can be arranged shorts and shirts.
____18____
If a task is too difficult, don’t allow your children to take the easy way out and quit. Instead. make things easier for them by offering help. This will give them the impression that you’re a team and that they can depend on you.
Bargain or negotiate (协商)
This is especially helpful on extremely busy days when your kids don’t have time to help out.____19____
Use repetition
Children learn through continuous reinforcement (强化) so be patient, even if it may take a while for them to do a task properly.____20____. In the case of folding (折叠) towels, you can instruct them that each fold should be one-fourth of the entire towel.
A. So what is the solution
B. Offer a proper cleaning tool
C. Offer a helping hand when needed
D. They can then add up all the points every weekend
E. You can work around a schedule but still keep flexible
F. Use a step-by-step way when explaining what should be done
G. Housework that is easy for adults may seem hard for children
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。
I’m a seventeen-year-old teen, counting down the days till graduation, just like every other senior in the world. I’ve ____21____ a lot in my short seventeen years of life, but I have also made mistakes. I’m not perfect. I’m on the path of self-discovery, which as I’ve come to realize is ____22____.
After many years, I still ____23____ remember the last time I had to ____24____. At that moment, starting a new school wasn’t really that big of a ____25____. I spent the next four and a half years in Mountain Home. I made four amazing friends anyone could ever ask for. However, when I had to leave them, I was ____26____.
I soon ____27____that starting a new high school was different from being the “new girl” in elementary or even middle school. It wasn’t as easy to gain the “approval (认可)” of my ____28____ now as it had been back then. Back in elementary or middle school, although I was a freshman, I had my friends and people I knew. I could very easily ____29____ well over ninety percent of my class. However, at this new school, I ______30______ no one.
I’ve been told over and over by my mum that I’ll ______31______ have to enter the “real” world and that the ______32______ I have over all of these things will soon disappear. What adults ______33______ to realize is that every day in a teenager’s life is a battle (战役). We’re no longer children, but not quite adults. We struggle to ______34______ who we are.
Although I still have about a year and a half left, I honestly believe that being a teenager has been the hardest ______35______ in my life, something I’m sure I’ll carry with me for the rest of my existence.
21. A. dreamed B. missed C. remembered D. achieved
22. A. difficult B. beautiful C. long D. unnecessary
23. A. carefully B. clearly C. slightly D. hardly
24. A. move B. fly C. study D. stay
25. A. chance B. way C. time D. deal
26. A. cool B. sad C. relaxed D. surprised
27. A. wondered B. expected C. realized D. guessed
28. A. parents B. relatives C. neighbours D. classmates
29. A. help B. name C. work D. teach
30 A. met B. visited C. knew D. loved
31. A. surprisingly B. successfully C. finally D. fortunately
32. A. worry B. joy C. hope D. anger
33. A. fail B. prefer C. refuse D. manage
34. A. keep in mind B. find out C. learn from D. make sure
35. A. practice B. memory C. experience D. influence
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Regular physical activity is one of the most ____36____ (importance) things you can do for your health. Everyone can experience some good ____37____ (point) of physical activity-age, ability, shape and size do not matter.
Being physically active can help manage weight. Both eating ____38____ physical habits play a key role ____39____ weight management. You gain weight when you consume (消耗) more calories through eating and drinking than the amount of calories you burn, ____40____ (include) those burned during physical activity.
____41____ (keep) your weight, work your way up to 150 minutes a week of physical activities, ____42____ could contain (包含) dancing or yard work. You could achieve the goal of 150 minutes a week with 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week.
People differ ____43____ (great) in how much physical activity they need for weight management. You may need to be more active than others to reach or keep a healthy weight.
To lose weight and keep ____44____ off, you will need a high amount of physical activity unless you also change your eating patterns and reduce the amount of calories you’re eating and drinking. So getting to a healthy weight _____45_____ (require) regular physical activity and healthy eating at the same time.
第三部分 写作（共三节，满分50分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据汉语句子，完成英语句子，每个空格只准填一个单词。
46. 我们可以从大型数据库获得最新的信息。
We can get the ______ ______information from ______ ______
47. 就像发挑衅帖子者一样，网络恶霸也会写一些刻薄的内容，但通常是针对特定的人。
Like a troll, a cyberbully will also write something mean but it is usually ______ ______ ______ ______.
48. 从那时起，虚拟合唱团已成为一种全球现象。
Since then, the ______ ______ has become a ______ ______.
49. 如今，在一些欧洲国家，人们用鲜花和水果来装饰教堂和市政厅，聚在一起共享大餐，以示庆祝。
Today, in some European countries, people ______ ______ and town halls ______ ______ and fruit, and get together to celebrate over a meal.
50. 像拥有相同的货币和国防一样，他们也使用同一面国旗(称为“英国国旗”)。
They use the same flag, ______ ______ the Union Jack, as well as share the same currency and ______ ______.
第二节（满分15分）
51. 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友 Alice来信跟你谈论音乐话题。请根据以下要求回复邮件，谈谈你的看法，内容包括：
1.你喜欢的音乐类型；
2.音乐的好处。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Alice,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第三节（满分25分）
52. 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。
On November 27th, 2021, I was waiting to check out at a local store. The store is always busy because it is on the main street of our small town. Though I have moved to a house that is a little far from the store, I still come back to this spot for shopping, because everyone knows my face if not my name.
The clerk was very busy because it was Thanksgiving Day. Besides usual snacks and daily necessities, people were buying kinds of food and bunches of flowers. It was about 5 p. m. and still light outside, but people seemed to be hurrying back to their cars. As it was the rush hour, with people anxious to get home from work, few of the people in line responded to the clerk’s greetings. Even fewer people wished the clerk a nice evening.
Surprisingly, one elderly woman who was paying for ice cream and some snacks smiled at the clerk who was taking what seemed to be the woman’s last 20 dollars and 21 cents. The elderly customer nodded in the direction of the flowers and said to the clerk, “I hope someone will bring you a bunch of these flowers tonight.” The clerk smiled, saying a bit regretfully, “That would be nice, but I don’t think it’s likely to happen. My husband and I both have to work till midnight today.”
Hearing that, the customer seemed to be lost in thought. She accepted her plastic bag, thanked the clerk and then headed towards her old and damaged car outside the store. Hearing the dialogue between the woman and clerk, several of us women in line began to talk about when the last time we had gotten flowers was, and finally we all agreed it had been a long time.
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。
Several minutes later, the elderly customer came back with a few coins in her hand.
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The clerk looked at the elderly customer in surprise.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2024年高一第二学期期中测试卷
英语
全卷满分130分，考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2.请按题号顺序在答题卡上各题目的答题区域内作答，写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
3.选择题用2B铅笔在答题卡上把所选答案的标号涂黑；非选择题用黑色签字笔在答题卡上作答；字体工整，笔迹清楚。
4.考试结束后，请将试卷和答题卡一并上交。
5.本卷主要考查内容：必修第二册U3~必修第三册U1。
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
Nature & Outdoor Activities—World
Below are the 2024 Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Nature and Outdoor activities. Think fresh air, new heights, and even a wildlife sighting or two.
Grand Circle Island
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Duration: 9h
Ages 0-99, 10 at most per group
Ideal tor first-time visitors, or those with limited time, this full-day tour takes you all around Oahu, making sure that you don’t miss a thing. You’ll see top attractions including Diamond Head, Hanauma Bay, Halona. Blowhole, the Byodo-In Temple and the surfing beaches of the North.
Ziplining Forest Adventure
Rotorua, New Zealand
Duration: 3h
Ages 6-99, 10 at most per group
This tour takes you flying through a centuries-old forest as you. switch (切换) between the six zipline cables (电缆) 72 feet above the ground. Get a bird’s-eye view as two expert guides suit you up with safety equipment and teach you about the forest environment.
Fairbanks Snowmobile Adventure
North Pole, Alaska
Duration: 1h
Ages 7-85, 4 at most per group
Speed through winter scenery on this snowmobile adventure in North Pole. Follow an expert guide into the Chena Lakes Recreation area on leading you across frozen lakes and rivers, and keep an eye out for wildlife. Then, park the snowmobile and relax yourself with a warm drink, and some snacks.
Epic Canyoning Madeira
Madeira Portugal
Duration: 4.5h
Ages 16-63, 12 at most per group
Reach Madeira, you can’t get to any other way than canyoning (峡谷漂流) with this small group canyoning tour. Journey into the mountain of the island for hours of going down waterfalls, natural water slides, and jumping into pools for a swim.
1. Which of the following best suits the new comers
A. Fairbanks Snowmobile Adventure. B. Epic Canyoning Madeira.
C. Grand Circle Island. D. Zipline Forest Adventure.
2. What can visitors do in Fairbanks Snowmobile Adventure
A. Meet some wild animals. B. Take part in a dinner party.
C. Journey in the mountain. D. Have a snowmobile class.
3. If 11 students aged 17 want to take a tour together, they will go to __________.
A. Alaska B. Portugal C. Hawaii D. New Zealand
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了2024年游客评选的世界最佳自然和户外活动。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Grand Circle Island中“Ideal tor first-time visitors, or those with limited time, this full-day tour takes you all around Oahu, making sure that you don’t miss a thing.(对于初次游客或时间有限的游客来说是理想的选择，这个全日游将带您游览瓦胡岛，确保您不会错过任何事情)”可知，Grand Circle Island最适合新来者。故选C项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Fairbanks Snowmobile Adventure中“Follow an expert guide into the Chena Lakes Recreation area on leading you across frozen lakes and rivers, and keep an eye out for wildlife.(跟随专家导游进入Chena Lakes娱乐区，带领您穿越结冰的湖泊和河流，并留意野生动物)”可知，游客可以在Fairbanks Snowmobile Adventure中可以看到一些野生动物。故选A项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据Epic Canyoning Madeira中“Madeira Portugal(葡萄牙马德拉)”和“Ages 16-63, 12 at most per group (年龄16-63岁，每组最多12人)”并结合其他活动可知，如果11名17岁以上的学生想一起游览，他们可以去Portugal。故选B项。
B
When it was my thirteenth birthday, I was overjoyed that the moment has come for me to become a teenager. I would be given more responsibility and freedom. My writing skills would strengthen and become sharper (鲜明的). To me, the experience of being a teenager excited me. I was so focused on the pleasures that I almost forgot my sister’s warning. I didn’t understand at first, but realized later what she meant.
As a teen, you — and probably many others — love the sweets teenhood brings. You are given more freedom from your parents. You can actually have some privacy with the freedom you have. The talents you have start to strengthen and become sharp. Also, you can get a job and earn your own money. Of course, you have to do so when your parents allow you to.
As I said before, being a teenager isn’t all happy and fun. Adults place higher expectations on you as you get older. The peer pressure starts to kick in. As you start to gain friends, you lose friends as well. The mood swings (情绪波动) come and go. To make matters worse, you receive more homework. That’s terrible!
All in all, teen life can be really stresstul. With so many things going on, a teenager can hardly breathe! I, for one, can tell from experience that teenhood can really be a disappointment, with no fun at all. And then, it can be heaven (天堂). That is just the way life goes.
4. What did the author’s sister probably warn
A. Every coin has two sides.
B. It is never too old to learn.
C. Failure is the mother of success.
D. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
5. What does teenage life mean to the author
A. Poorer understanding. B. More friends.
C. Less freedom. D. Sharper talents.
6. What’s the worse thing teenagers will experience according to the text
A. Endless homework. B. Lack of money.
C. High expectations. D. Bad mood.
7. What is the author’s attitude towards teenage life
A. Favourable. B. Relaxed. C. Objective. D. Doubtful.
【答案】4. A 5. D 6. A 7. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，主要讲述了作者对于青少年生活的看法和体验，认为青少年生活既有甜蜜的一面，也有压力和困扰。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“To me, the experience of being a teenager excited me. I was so focused on the pleasures that I almost forgot my. sister’s warning. I didn’t understand at first, but realized later what she meant.”（对我来说，青少年时期的经历让我很兴奋。我太专注于享乐了，差点忘了姐姐的警告。起初我不明白，但后来明白了她的意思。）、第二段中的“As a teen, you — and probably many others — love the sweets teenhood brings.”（作为一个十几岁的孩子，你——可能还有其他许多人——喜欢青春期带来的甜蜜。）、第三段中“As I said before, being a teenager isn’t all happy and fun.”（正如我之前所说的，青少年并不总是快乐和有趣的。）以及最后一段中“I, for one, can tell from experience that teenhood can really be a disappointment, with no fun at all. And then, it can be heaven (天堂). That is just the way life goes.”（就我个人而言，我的经验告诉我，青少年生活真的是令人失望的，一点乐趣都没有。然后，它可以是天堂。这就是生活的方式。）可知，作者后来在亲自体验了青少年生活后理解了姐姐的意思——青少年生活既有好处也有坏处——事物都具有两面性。故选A。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The talents you have start to strengthen and become sharp.”（你的才能开始增强并变得更加敏锐。）可推知，对于作者来说，青少年生活意味着才能得到提升和锐化。故选D。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“To make matters worse, you receive more homework. That’s terrible!”（更糟糕的是，你会收到更多的作业。那真是太糟糕了！）可推知，作者认为青少年经历的最糟糕的事情无尽的作业。故选A。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“I, for one, can tell from experience that teenhood can really be a disappointment, with no fun at all. And then, it can be heaven (天堂). That is just the way life goes.”（就我个人而言，我的经验告诉我，青少年生活真的是令人失望的，一点乐趣都没有。然后，它可以是天堂。这就是生活的方式。）可知，作者对青少年生活既有积极的看法，也有消极的看法，因此，作者对青少年生活的态度是客观的。故选C。
C
“Award” and “reward” have similar meanings. They both can be different parts of speech-nouns and verbs. They are something you get for your behaviour, but there are major differences. Let’s look more deeply at each word.
“An award” is a noun. It is something valuable that is given, like a prize, to someone for their accomplishments. “Awards” are usually given by someone to someone else. As a verb, “award” means to give someone something, like a prize or money, for an accomplishment. Look at the following sentences: The students received an award from the teacher for not missing any school days. The judges awarded first place to the dance group.
In the area of law, “award” has slightly different meanings. As a verb, “award” means to give an official judgment (判决) of an amount or sum of money. As a noun, “award” is the amount of money the court or judge decides. Look at the following sentences: The judges awarded money to the victims (受害者). The award totaled 2.5 million dollars.
Let’s move on to “reward”. “A reward” is a benefit given to someone in exchange for a certain behaviour or action. “Reward” as a verb means to give someone a prize for their actions or behaviour. Look at the following sentences: The reward for all the students passing the test was an ice cream party. I rewarded my cat with some fish after he did a trick.
Remember, “award” is based on accomplishments. And “reward” is based on behaviours or actions.
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8. What is the text mainly about
A. The development of American English.
B. The differences between two English words.
C. The history of foreign language.
D. The key to telling a noun from a verb.
9. What does the underlined word “accomplishment” in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Success. B. Wealth. C. Friendship. D. Mind.
10. Which of the following people can get “an award”
A. Mark who got the last place in the race.
B. Sara who won a lawsuit (诉讼) over a case.
C. Lily who finished her exciting day.
D. Andrew who helped his friend get a ticket.
11. From which part of a magazine can you probably find the text
A. Science. B. Study. C. Tradition. D. History.
【答案】8. B 9. A 10. B 11. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了英语中award和reward两个词的含义及其使用情况。
【8题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“‘Award’ and ‘reward’ have similar meanings. They both can be different parts of speech-nouns and verbs. They are something you get for your behaviour, but there are major differences. Let’s look more deeply at each word.”（Award和reward有相似的含义。它们都可以是不同的词性-名词和动词。它们是你因为你的行为而得到的东西，但是有很大的区别。让我们更深入地看看每个词。）可推知，文章主要讲述的是两个英语单词的区别，故选B
【9题详解】
词句猜测题。根据文章第二段“It is something valuable that is given, like a prize,”（它是一种有价值的东西，像奖品一样）可知，奖品是奖励给获得成功的人。可推知，accomplishment在这里意为“成功”，故选A。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The judges awarded money to the victims (受害者). The award totaled 2.5 million dollars.”（法官将钱奖给了受害者。奖金总计250万美元。）可推知，赢得诉讼的人可以得到“award”。故选B。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“‘Award’ and ‘reward’ have similar meanings. They both can be different parts of speech-nouns and verbs. They are something you get for your behaviour, but there are major differences. Let’s look more deeply at each word.”（Award和reward有相似的含义。它们都可以是不同的词性-名词和动词。它们是你因为你的行为而得到的东西，但是有很大的区别。让我们更深入地看看每个词。）可推知，文章主要讲述了英语中award和reward两个词的含义及其使用情况，这是学习英语的一部分，所以这篇文章可能出自杂志的学习部分，故选B。
D
Nowadays, students are easier to learn in front of computers. With good reasons, many people question whether the state-of-the-art technology can finally change the way we learn. Others, however, make an argument that the traditional classroom-based learning has its own limitations. Considering both sides, my view is that the new programme can bring far more benefits than the traditional education.
First, it is obvious that, for any people, as long as they have access to Internet, can get the education resources easily. It is especially beneficial to people who live in a faraway area without schools or are short of money to pay for tuition. So, it is truly an easy way for people who are interested in learning.
Moreover, the distance rearning can help itself integrate (融入) its best knowledge materials and let go of them for sharing. For example, in the last 5 years, some famous universities, including Yale, Cambridge and Oxford University, have shared their most famous professors’ courses on the Internet, followed crazily by many students all over the world. If more and more universities take part in the programme, students will be facing a large wide and varied knowledge and the benefits for the whole human beings is huge.
That is not to say that traditional education should be forgotten. Teachers not only can teach knowledge, but also they can correct, encourage and communicate with students in person. But unfortunately it has weaknesses due to its inflexibility (不灵活) and lack of communications with teachers after class.
All in all, we should fully make good use of the modern technology to make the education opportunities available to people; meanwhile, we should not lose sight of the importance of traditional learning. Only by doing so can we bridge the gap between rich and poor, and thus make the whole society more impartial (公正的).
12. What can make getting education resources easily
A. Schools. B. Interest. C. Courses. D. Internet.
13. Why does the author mention the example in Paragraph 3
A. To call on more students to join in the programme.
B. To get more support to spread distance learning.
C. To show benefits of distance learning.
D. To introduce some world-famous universities.
14. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to
A. Modern technology. B. Society.
C. Knowledge. D. Traditional education.
15. What does the author think of the traditional ways of learning
A. It makes the poor poorer. B. It is the key to communication.
C. It will be useless soon. D. It is still important today.
【答案】12. D 13. C 14. D 15. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讨论了现代技术对教育方式的影响，以及传统教育方式的重要性。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“First, it is obvious that, for any people, as long as they have access to Internet, can get the education resources easily.”（首先，对于任何人来说，只要他们能上网，就能轻易地获取教育资源。）可知，互联网可以使获取教育资源变得容易。故选D。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“Moreover, the distance rearning can help itself integrate its best knowledge materials and let go of them for sharing. For example, in the last 5 years, some famous universities, including Yale, Cambridge and Oxford University, have shared their most famous professors’ courses on the Internet, followed crazily by many students all over the world. If more and more universities take part in the programme, students will be facing a large wide and varied knowledge and the benefits for the whole human beings is huge.”（ 此外，远程学习可以帮助自己整合最好知识材料，并让他们分享。例如，在过去的5年里，一些著名的大学，包括耶鲁、剑桥和牛津大学，在网上分享他们最著名的教授的课程，全世界的许多学生都疯狂地跟随。如果越来越多的大学参加该计划，学生将面临一个广泛而多样的知识和整个人类的利益是巨大的。）可知，第三段提到的例子是为了展示远程学习的好处。故选C。
【14题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第四段“That is not to say that traditional education should be forgotten. Teachers not only can teach knowledge, but also they can correct, encourage and communicate with students in person.”（这并不是说传统教育应该被遗忘。教师不仅可以教授知识，还可以亲自纠正、鼓励和与学生交流。）以及下文“due to its inflexibility and lack of communications with teachers after class.”（由于它的灵活性和课后缺乏与老师的沟通。）可知，传统教育有它的弊端。故it指代的是上文的“传统教育”。故选D项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“All in all, we should fully make good use of the modern technology to make the education opportunities available to people; meanwhile, we should not lose sight of the importance of traditional learning.”（总的来说，我们应该充分利用现代技术使教育机会对人们开放；同时，我们不应忽视传统学习的重要性。）可知，作者认为传统的学习方式在今天仍然很重要。故选D。
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。
How to Get Your Children to Help with Housework
It’s natural for young children to want to spend time with their parents. But doing housework often causes Mum and Dad to take many hours away from their kids. ____16____ Use this as a chance to get your children to help you out with housework, and find endless ways to stay with them. The following are some simple, basic tips on what to do.
Break down big housework into smaller tasks
___17___. If you expect them to help with a mountain of washed clothes, apply the “divide-and-conquer (征服)”method. Smaller children can help with handkerchiefs, while older kids can be arranged shorts and shirts.
____18____
If a task is too difficult, don’t allow your children to take the easy way out and quit. Instead. make things easier for them by offering help. This will give them the impression that you’re a team and that they can depend on you.
Bargain or negotiate (协商)
This is especially helpful on extremely busy days when your kids don’t have time to help out.____19____
Use repetition
Children learn through continuous reinforcement (强化), so be patient, even if it may take a while for them to do a task properly.____20____. In the case of folding (折叠) towels, you can instruct them that each fold should be one-fourth of the entire towel.
A. So what is the solution
B. Offer a proper cleaning tool
C. Offer a helping hand when needed
D. They can then add up all the points every weekend
E. You can work around a schedule but still keep flexible
F. Use a step-by-step way when explaining what should be done
G. Housework that is easy for adults may seem hard for children
【答案】16. A 17. G 18. C 19. E 20. F
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了让孩子帮忙做家务的方法。
【16题详解】
根据上文“But doing housework often causes Mum and Dad to take many hours away from their kids.”（ 但是做家务经常会牺牲爸爸妈妈陪孩子的时间）根据下文“Use this as a chance to get your children to help you out with housework, and find endless ways to stay with them.”（ 利用这个机会让你的孩子帮你做家务，并找到无尽的方法和他们呆在一起）可知，选项承上启下，提出了问题的同时又引出了下文的方法。故A选项“那么解决方案是什么呢 ”切题。故选A项。
【17题详解】
根据上文“Break down big housework into smaller tasks”（把大家务分解成小任务）可知，选项承接上文说明这么做的原因。故G选项“对成年人来说容易的家务对孩子来说可能很难。”切题。故选G项。
【18题详解】
根据下文“If a task is too difficult, don’t allow your children to take the easy way out and quit. Instead. make things easier for them by offering help.”（ 如果一项任务太难，不要让你的孩子采取简单的方式放弃。相反通过提供帮助让事情变得更容易。）可知，本段主要在说孩子需要时伸出援助之手。故C选项“需要时伸出援助之手”为本段的标题。故选C项。
【19题详解】
根据标题“Bargain or negotiate（协商）”以及“This is especially helpful on extremely busy days when your kids don’t have time to help out.”（这在你的孩子没有时间帮忙的非常忙碌的日子里尤其有用）可知，可以与孩子协商做家务的时间，从而做出合理的安排。故E选项“你可以按照时间表工作，但仍然保持灵活性”切题，承接上文。故选E项。
【20题详解】
根据上文“Children learn through continuous reinforcement（强化）, so be patient, even if it may take a while for them to do a task properly. ”（孩子们通过不断的强化来学习，所以要有耐心，即使他们可能需要一段时间才能正确地完成一项任务。）根据下文“In the case of folding（折叠）towels, you can instruct them that each fold should be one-fourth of the entire towel.”（在折叠毛巾的情况下，你可以告诉他们，每次折叠应该是整个毛巾的四分之一。）可知，选项承接上下文说的要用耐心，用一种合适的方法教孩子。故F选项“用循序渐进的方式解释应该做什么”切题。故选F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。
I’m a seventeen-year-old teen, counting down the days till graduation, just like every other senior in the world. I’ve ____21____ a lot in my short seventeen years of life, but I have also made mistakes. I’m not perfect. I’m on the path of self-discovery, which as I’ve come to realize is ____22____.
After many years, I still ____23____ remember the last time I had to ____24____. At that moment, starting a new school wasn’t really that big of a ____25____. I spent the next four and a half years in Mountain Home. I made four amazing friends anyone could ever ask for. However, when I had to leave them, I was ____26____.
I soon ____27____that starting a new high school was different from being the “new girl” in elementary or even middle school. It wasn’t as easy to gain the “approval (认可)” of my ____28____ now as it had been back then. Back in elementary or middle school, although I was a freshman, I had my friends and people I knew. I could very easily ____29____ well over ninety percent of my class. However, at this new school, I ______30______ no one.
I’ve been told over and over by my mum that I’ll ______31______ have to enter the “real” world and that the ______32______ I have over all of these things will soon disappear. What adults ______33______ to realize is that every day in a teenager’s life is a battle (战役). We’re no longer children, but not quite adults. We struggle to ______34______ who we are.
Although I still have about a year and a half left, I honestly believe that being a teenager has been the hardest ______35______ in my life, something I’m sure I’ll carry with me for the rest of my existence.
21. A. dreamed B. missed C. remembered D. achieved
22. A. difficult B. beautiful C. long D. unnecessary
23. A. carefully B. clearly C. slightly D. hardly
24. A. move B. fly C. study D. stay
25. A. chance B. way C. time D. deal
26. A. cool B. sad C. relaxed D. surprised
27. A. wondered B. expected C. realized D. guessed
28. A. parents B. relatives C. neighbours D. classmates
29. A. help B. name C. work D. teach
30. A. met B. visited C. knew D. loved
31. A. surprisingly B. successfully C. finally D. fortunately
32. A. worry B. joy C. hope D. anger
33. A. fail B. prefer C. refuse D. manage
34. A. keep in mind B. find out C. learn from D. make sure
35. A. practice B. memory C. experience D. influence
【答案】21. D 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. C 31. C 32. A 33. A 34. B 35. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了作者因为搬家进入一所新学校带来的苦恼。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我短短的17年的生命中，我取得了很多成就，但我也犯过错误。 A. dreamed梦想；B. missed错过；C. remembered记得；D. achieved实现。根据下文“in my short seventeen years of life”以及对比“but I have also made mistakes.”可知，作者犯过错误，但也取得了很多成就。故选D项。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我正走在自我发现的道路上，我已经意识到这是很困难的。A. difficult困难的；B. beautiful漂亮的；C. long长的；D. unnecessary不必要的。根据上文“but I have also made mistakes. I’m not perfect.”可知，作者犯过错误，明白自己并不完美，作者意识到走在自我发现的道路上并不容易。故选A项。
【23题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：多年以后，我仍然清楚地记得我最后一次搬家的情景。A. carefully仔细地；B. clearly清晰地；C. slightly轻微地；D. hardly几乎不。根据上文“After many years”可知，多年之后还清晰的记得搬家的场景。故选B项。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：多年以后，我仍然清楚地记得我最后一次搬家的情景。A. move移动，搬家；B. fly飞；C. study学习；D. stay待着。根据下文“However, when I had to leave them”可知，搬家的情景历历在目。故选A项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在那一刻，开始去一所新学校并不是什么大不了的事。A. chance机会；B. way方式；C. time时间；D. deal交易，协议。根据本处语境可知，对于作者来说去一所新学校并不是什么大不了的事。故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，当我不得不离开他们时，我很伤心。A. cool凉爽的；B. sad悲伤的；C. relaxed放松的；D. surprised惊讶的。根据上文“I had to leave them”可知，离别是伤心的。故选B项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我很快意识到，开始在一所新高中与在小学甚至初中成为“新女孩”是不同的。A. wondered想知道；B. expected期望；C. realized意识到；D. guessed猜测。根据下文“starting a new high school was different from being the “new girl” in elementary or even middle school.”可知，这是作者意识到的事情。故选C项。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在要得到同学们的“认可”可不像当年那么容易了。A. parents父母；B. relatives亲戚；C. neighbours邻居；D. classmates同学。根据下文“my class”可知，作者是学生，自然得到的事同学们的认可。故选D项。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我能很容易地说出班上90%以上学生的名字。A. help帮助；B. name说出……的名称；C. work工作；D. teach教。根据上文“ Back in elementary or middle school, although I was a freshman, I had my friends and people I knew. (回到小学或中学，虽然我是一名新生，但我有我的朋友和我认识的人)”可知，那时作者能容易地说出班上90%以上学生的名字。故选B项。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，在这所新学校，我一个人也不认识。A. met遇到；B. visited拜访；C. knew知道，认识；D. loved爱。根据上文“at this new school”可知，作者是新人，所以一个人也不认识。故选C项。
【31题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我妈妈一遍又一遍地告诉我，我终于要进入“真实”的世界了，我对所有这些事情的担忧很快就会消失。 A. surprisingly令人惊讶地；B. successfully成功地；C. finally最后地；D. fortunately幸运地。根据下文“have to enter the “real” world”可知，作者终于要进入“真实”的世界了。故选C项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我妈妈一遍又一遍地告诉我，我终于要进入“真实”的世界了，我对所有这些事情的担忧很快就会消失。A. worry担忧；B. joy快乐；C. hope希望；D. anger愤怒。根据上文“However, at this new school, I _____10_____ no one.”可知，作者是担忧的，但这种情绪很快就会消失。故选A项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：成年人没有意识到的是，青少年生活中的每一天都是一场战斗。A. fail失败；B. prefer更喜欢；C. refuse拒绝；D. manage管理。成年人和青少年站的角度不同，所以他们意识不到青少年的生活，fail to do sth. (未能做某事)。故选A项。
34题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我们努力寻找自己是谁。A. keep in mind记住；B. find out找出；C. learn from从……学习；D. make sure确保。根据上文“We’re no longer children, but not quite adults.”可知，既不是孩子，也不是成年人青少年努力寻找自己是谁。故选B项。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然我还剩下一年半的时间，但说实话，我相信作为一个青少年是我生命中最艰难的经历，我确信这将伴随我的余生。A. practice实践；B. memory记忆；C. experience经历；D. influence影响。青少年是人成长必须要经历的经历，对于作者也是如此，再结合第一段讲作者意识到走在自我发现的道路上并不容易，所以作者认为作为一个青少年是自己生命中最艰难的经历。故选C项。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Regular physical activity is one of the most ____36____ (importance) things you can do for your health. Everyone can experience some good ____37____ (point) of physical activity-age, ability, shape and size do not matter.
Being physically active can help manage weight. Both eating ____38____ physical habits play a key role ____39____ weight management. You gain weight when you consume (消耗) more calories through eating and drinking than the amount of calories you burn, ____40____ (include) those burned during physical activity.
____41____ (keep) your weight, work your way up to 150 minutes a week of physical activities, ____42____ could contain (包含) dancing or yard work. You could achieve the goal of 150 minutes a week with 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week.
People differ ____43____ (great) in how much physical activity they need for weight management. You may need to be more active than others to reach or keep a healthy weight.
To lose weight and keep ____44____ off, you will need a high amount of physical activity unless you also change your eating patterns and reduce the amount of calories you’re eating and drinking. So getting to a healthy weight _____45_____ (require) regular physical activity and healthy eating at the same time.
【答案】36. important
37. points 38. and
39. in 40. including
41. To keep
42. which 43. greatly
44. it 45. requires
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了体育锻炼和健康饮食与体重的关系，建议进行定期的体育锻炼和健康的饮食以保持健康体重。
【36题详解】
考查形容词。句意：有规律的体育活动是你能为你的健康做的最重要的事情之一。修饰名词things应用其形容词形式important。故填important。
37题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：每个人都可以体验到一些体育活动的优点——年龄、能力、体型和大小都无关紧要。根据前文some可知，可数名词point应用其复数作宾语。故填points。
【38题详解】
考查连词。句意：饮食习惯和身体习惯在体重管理中都起着关键作用。both…and意为“……和……都”，是固定搭配。故填and。
【39题详解】
考查介词。句意：同上。play a role in sth意为“在某事中其作用”，是固定搭配。故填in。
【40题详解】
考查介词。句意：当你通过饮食摄入的卡路里超过你燃烧的卡路里时，包括在体育活动中燃烧的卡路里在内，你的体重就会增加。结合语意可知，此处表示在体育活动中燃烧的卡路里，空处应用including构成介词短语，作后置定语。故填including。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：为了保持你的体重，每周锻炼150分钟，可以包括跳舞或在院子里干活。根据句意可知，此处应用动词不定式作目的状语，表示“为了”，句首单词首字母大写。故填To keep。
【42题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：同上。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为physical activities，指物，关系词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词which引导从句。故填which。
【43题详解】
考查副词。句意：人们需要多少体力活动来控制体重，差异很大。修饰动词differ应用副词greatly。故填greatly。
【44题详解】
考查代词。句意：为了减肥和保持体重，你需要大量的体育活动，除非你也改变你的饮食模式，减少你吃和喝的卡路里量。根据句意可知，此处应用代词it指代前文不可数名词weight。故填it。
【45题详解】
考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：因此，要达到健康的体重，需要定期的体育锻炼和健康的饮食。句子描述现实状况，用一般现在时，动名词作主语，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故填requires。
第三部分 写作（共三节，满分50分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据汉语句子，完成英语句子，每个空格只准填一个单词。
46. 我们可以从大型数据库获得最新的信息。
We can get the ______ ______information from ______ ______
【答案】 ①. most ②. updated ③. large ④. databases
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词最高级和名词短语。表示“最新的”可用过去分词转化的形容词updated的最高级the most updated，作定语修饰名词information；表示“大型数据库”为名词短语large database，作宾语，零冠词可数名词复数表泛指，database“数据库”是可数名词用复数。故填①most；②updated；③large；④databases。
47. 就像发挑衅帖子者一样，网络恶霸也会写一些刻薄的内容，但通常是针对特定的人。
Like a troll, a cyberbully will also write something mean but it is usually ______ ______ ______ ______.
【答案】 ①. directed ②. at ③. particular ④. people
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语。表示“针对”短语为be directed at；表示“特定的人”翻译为particular people。故填directed at particular people。
48. 从那时起，虚拟合唱团已成为一种全球现象。
Since then, the ______ ______ has become a ______ ______.
【答案】 ①. virtual ②. choir ③. worldwide ④. phenomenon
【解析】
【详解】考查名词和形容词。虚拟合唱团为“virtual choir”，作主语，其中形容词作定语。根据has可知，用单数形式。全球现象为worldwide phenomenon,作表语。其中形容词作定语。a后接单数名词。故填virtual choir ；worldwide phenomenon。
49. 如今，在一些欧洲国家，人们用鲜花和水果来装饰教堂和市政厅，聚在一起共享大餐，以示庆祝。
Today, in some European countries, people ______ ______ and town halls ______ ______ and fruit, and get together to celebrate over a meal.
【答案】 ①. decorate ②. churches ③. with ④. flowers
【解析】
【详解】考查动词和名词。根据句意及所给句子可知，第一二空缺意为“装饰”和“教堂”的表达，故用动词decorate表示“装饰”，且作谓语动词，因表示的是现在的一般动作，应用一般现在时，且主语为复数，故使用动词原形；第三四空缺意为“用鲜花”，故用可数名词flower表示“鲜花”，且为复数形式，且动词decorate的搭配为decorate with“用……装饰……”。故填①decorate；②churches；③with；④flowers。
50. 像拥有相同的货币和国防一样，他们也使用同一面国旗(称为“英国国旗”)。
They use the same flag, ______ ______ the Union Jack, as well as share the same currency and ______ ______.
【答案】 ①. known ②. as ③. military ④. defence
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词和名词短语。称为为“be known as”，本句为形容词作定语，国防为military defence，作宾语，defence不可数。故填known as；military defence。
第二节（满分15分）
51. 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友 Alice来信跟你谈论音乐话题。请根据以下要求回复邮件，谈谈你的看法，内容包括：
1.你喜欢的音乐类型；
2.音乐的好处。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Alice,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Alice,
With regard to your enquiry, I’d like to share my idea of music with you. There are different styles of music. For me, I often listen to classical music. A Beethoven symphony may bring me peace in mind and give me a chance to relax when I am in an upset mood. I’m also fond of pop music, just as most teenagers do. lt brings me not only excitement but motivation in life, and popular singers are usuallv idols for us.
There is no doubt that music benefits people both intelligently and emotionally. Listening to music helps reduce stress and keep one high in spirit. I believe a world without music would be boring and colorless. What’s your opinion about music Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给英国朋友 Alice回信谈论一下有关音乐的话题。
【详解】1.词汇积累
就……而言：with regard to→in terms of
平静：peace→calmness
机会：chance→opportunity
情感地：emotionally→affectively
2.句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：With regard to your enquiry, I’d like to share my idea of music with you.
同义句：In terms of your inquiry, I would like to share my views on music with you.
【点睛】【高分句型1】There is no doubt that music benefits people both intelligently and emotionally.(运用了that引导的同位语从句)
【高分句型2】Listening to music helps reduce stress and keep one high in spirit.(运用了动名词作主语)
第三节（满分25分）
52. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整短文。
On November 27th, 2021, I was waiting to check out at a local store. The store is always busy because it is on the main street of our small town. Though I have moved to a house that is a little far from the store, I still come back to this spot for shopping, because everyone knows my face if not my name.
The clerk was very busy because it was Thanksgiving Day. Besides usual snacks and daily necessities, people were buying kinds of food and bunches of flowers. It was about 5 p. m. and still light outside, but people seemed to be hurrying back to their cars. As it was the rush hour, with people anxious to get home from work, few of the people in line responded to the clerk’s greetings. Even fewer people wished the clerk a nice evening.
Surprisingly, one elderly woman who was paying for ice cream and some snacks smiled at the clerk who was taking what seemed to be the woman’s last 20 dollars and 21 cents. The elderly customer nodded in the direction of the flowers and said to the clerk, “I hope someone will bring you a bunch of these flowers tonight.” The clerk smiled, saying a bit regretfully, “That would be nice, but I don’t think it’s likely to happen. My husband and I both have to work till midnight today.”
Hearing that, the customer seemed to be lost in thought. She accepted her plastic bag, thanked the clerk and then headed towards her old and damaged car outside the store. Hearing the dialogue between the woman and clerk, several of us women in line began to talk about when the last time we had gotten flowers was, and finally we all agreed it had been a long time.
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。
Several minutes later, the elderly customer came back with a few coins in her hand.
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The clerk looked at the elderly customer in surprise.
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【答案】范文
Several minutes later, the elderly customer came back with a few coins in her hand. My guess is that they were “turnpike money” from her beat-up car. She looked at the bunches of six roses. The sign said the price was $9.99. “Can’t do it,” she said, shaking her head sadly. Then she picked out a single, gorgeous orange-red rose, looking grateful and relieved. She thanked us for letting her buy the rose and walked to the clerk with a smile on her face, then handed the flower to the clerk.
The clerk looked at the elderly customer in surprise. She rang it up and started to hand it back. The customer shook her head. “No,” she said. “I hope you have something to put it in, because it’s for you all. I think clerks in convenience stores have one of the most thankless jobs in the world.” She smiled at them all. “Happy Thanksgiving Day!” Then she rushed for her car and chugged away. The three clerks were almost in tears. What a lift that unassuming woman gave to them — and to everyone privileged enough to watch.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者感恩节这天在商店购物，意外在商店里听到一对老夫妇和收银员的对话，在得知店员要工作到半夜，收不到花以后，老顾客于是给店员买了一朵玫瑰花。店员也十分感动。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“几分钟后，老顾客手里拿着几枚硬币回来了”可知，第一段可描写老顾客买花的经过。
②由第二段首句内容“店员惊奇地看着这位老顾客”可知，第二段可描写老顾客送给店员花的经过以及店员的反应。
2.续写线索：拿着硬币回来——买花——送花——店员惊讶——店员微笑——店员感动
3.词汇激活
行为类
冲向：rush/hurry
买：buy /purchase
看着：look at/stare at
情绪类
感谢：grateful /thank/show gratitude to
惊讶：surprise /astonishment
【点睛】[高分句型1] Then she picked out a single, gorgeous orange-red rose, looking grateful and relieved. (运用了现在分词作状语)
[高分句型2] My guess is that they were “turnpike money” from her beat-up car.(运用了that引导表语从句)
