2023-2024学年度上学期龙西北名校联合体期中考试
高三英语试题
满分150分 考试用时120分钟
第二部分 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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
A subscription to TIME for Kids includes the following:
Key articles available at two reading levels; select articles available at three reading levels;
Accessibility features available through the digital magazine including key articles with full Spanish translation, read-aloud, and embedded vocabulary support;
Lesson plans and teaching resources for each issue, including reading assessments.
2018-2019 Half Year Pricing
Need Help Funding TIME For Kids in your classroom, click here！
Number of Students Half Year Price
1-149 $3.56
150-299 $3.38
300+ $3.20
Prices are per student for half the school year.
Shipping & Handling included in pricing.
Need a custom price quote
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Need to try it
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21. How much should you pay if you are ordering 500 subscriptions for a whole year
A. $1600 B. $1780
C. $3200 D. $ 3560
22. Subscribers of TIME for Kids will get the following EXCEPT______.
A. key and select articles B. teachers' guides
C. digital materials D. school funds
23. This passage is most likely intended for ___________.
A. teachers B. parents
C. students D. children
B
Jo Land was surprised when she realized how much her youngest son’s school uniform cost. “A jumper was￡25. A polo shirt was￡15,” she says. “If it was this expensive for us, how on earth must families with three or four children manage ”
In December 2021, Land put a box outside her house, with a sign reading, “School uniform drop-off”. She set up a Facebook group and asked people to drop good-quality used uniforms into the box. The operation started to grow almost immediately. “Some weeks I give out up to 48 uniforms,“ she says. People drive up and drop the clothing: she sorts through it, keeps it in her “stock room” and posts details about donations on the Facebook group. The first parent to message her gets the items for nothing. Land puts the items in a named bag and then returns it to the box. Recipients (接受者) can come and collect at their leisure.
“Being able to access good-quality preloved school uniforms has been a lifeline,“ says Kristina, a mother of two. ”It’s just amazing.“
“Every child going to school deserves to feel smart and proud,” Land says. “We don’t want children to go to school feeling negative, because that affects their learning. Land has noticed that people rarely take without also giving. Sometimes people leave flowers on the box, or they drop off some outgrown clothes too.
Right now, Land is thinking about all the people in her community who will struggle this winter and she gets so many messages from people who are absolutely desperate, because they cannot afford uniforms for their children. Her determination to ensure children can access the uniforms they deserve grows ever stronger.
24. What inspired Land to set up the free uniform exchange
A. Her personal experience.
B. The appeals on Facebook.
C. Poor families’ complaints.
D. Her youngest son’s request.
25. What does paragraph 2 focus on
A. How the school uniforms are selected.
B. The importance of the Facebook group.
C. The popularity of the exchange project.
D. How the school uniform exchange works.
26. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs
A. School learning is associated with fashion.
B. Recipients are required to give by the project.
C. Many people in Land’s community need uniforms.
D. Land is motivated to design new uniforms for children.
27. Which of the following words can best describe Land
A. Brave and grateful.
B. Honest and energetic.
C. Kind-hearted and creative.
D. Ambitious and humorous.
C
Wang Mengmeng uses volunteers at the Expo 2010 Shanghai as the subject for her third book on the work of volunteers in China. The 27-year-old writer, herself a volunteer, has decided that the last three books will be about those who contribute their time to the Expo. She said she would try to reflect what Expo volunteers had done to boost the image and statue of this world event. “I am deeply moved by what they have done for the event and I have a strong desire to document their work and achievements,” she said. The young writer said she was currently preparing to research the subject and interview Expo volunteers. Wang presented copies of her latest book, Mijiu, to more than 50 Expo volunteers at the Shanghai Book Fair.
Her book looks at the lives and work of volunteers protecting the environment and endangered animal species. “My new book about the Expo volunteers will be my last on volunteers,” she said at a ceremony. “Volunteers can play a big role in making the world harmonious,” she said. “It is my pleasure to present copies of my book to Expo volunteers.” “The theme I express in the book should accord with (与……一致) that of the World Expo, letting people live in a harmonious world.”
Wang has channeled her energy since her graduation from university in 2006 to volunteer work. She started as a volunteer teacher in a poverty-stricken area in Yunnan province. She then volunteered to work at the Natural Protection Zone in Yancheng, Jiangsu province. These volunteer experiences helped her complete the first two books on the work of volunteers.
Her first book describes the happiness and hardships teachers faced when they worked in the poverty-stricken mountainous areas. The second tells a story about two generations of Chinese and foreigners protecting the environment and wildlife in China. She suffered a lot when living and working with locals as a volunteer. But all this provided abundant material for her novels, she said. “Being a volunteer helps me learn a lot from the people. It helps me mature,’’ Wang said.
28. What subject is Mengmeng’s third book about
A. Volunteers in the world. B. Volunteers at the Expo 2010 Shanghai.
C. Volunteers in China. D. Volunteers in remote regions.
29. What can we know from Mengmeng’s experiences
A. She worked as a volunteer teacher.
B. She was a volunteer reporter at the Expo.
C. She became a volunteer before her graduation.
D. She liked to work at the Natural Protection Zone best.
30. How does Wang find the volunteer work
A. Promising. B. Aggressive. C. Exciting. D. Beneficial.
31. What is the best title of the text
A. Volunteer work is a lifelong career
B. Volunteer work earns written praise
C. A volunteer teacher in poverty area
D. Three books about the Expo volunteers
D
A study of more than five million books, both fiction and non-fiction, has found a marked decline in the use of emotional words over time. The researchers form the University of Bristol used Google Ngram Viewer, an online database for finding the frequency of terms in scanned books, to look for more than 600 particular words identified as representing anger, dislike, fear, joy, sadness and surprise.
They found that almost all of the categories showed a drop in these “mood words” over time. Only in the category of fear was there an increase in usage.
“It is a steady and continuous decline,” said Dr Alberto Acerbi. He assumed that the result might be explained by a change in the position occupied by literature, in a crowded media landscape. “One thing could be that in parallel to books the 20th century saw the start of other media. Maybe these media—movies, radio, drama—had more emotional content than books.”
Although both joy and sadness followed the general downwards trend, the research, published in the journal PLOS One, found that they also exhibited another interesting behavior: the ratio (比率) between the two varied greatly, apparently mirroring historical events. During the Roaring Twenties the joy-to-sadness ratio reached its highest point that would not occur again until before the recent financial crash. Then, in 1941, the ratio plunged at the height of World War II.
Nevertheless, the researchers held a reserved opinion about their claim that their result reflected wider social trends. In the paper, they even argue that the opposite could be true. “It has been suggested, for example, that it was the suppression (压抑) of desire in ordinary Elizabethan English life that increased demand for writing ‘filled with romance’… perhaps,” they conclude, “songs and books may not reflect the real population any more than catwalk models reflect the average body.”
32. The study was carried out by way of_________.
A. scanning the books with an online scanner B. counting the number of words in the books
C. searching digitized texts for emotional words D. analyzing different topics of the books
33. Which of the following is one of the research findings
A. Usage decreased in all the categories of mood words.
B. Usage of most mood words kept falling over time.
C. The decline was caused by the rise of other media.
D. The unfavorable position of literature led to the decline.
34. What does the underlined word “plunged” probably mean
A. increased B. changed C. dropped D. twisted
35. The researchers suspect that _______________.
A. their research result reflected wider social trends.
B. their research result was the contrary of social trends.
C. there was a suppression of desire in Elizabethan English life.
D. catwalk models reflect the population better than songs and books.
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。
Four ways to be admired
Gaining admiration requires honesty, hard work, perseverance and some other qualities.____36____
Lead, don’t follow.
People who are admired are unafraid to do something new or different.____37____You can be a leader even among those who have greater official authority than you by convincing others to follow a certain course or act in a certain way. Leadership requires more than speaking and acting in an inspirational and influential way. You must also be willing to take responsibility when something needs doing.
____38____
It means you will stand by the things you believe. Admirable individuals try to keep their personal integrity (诚信) by staying true to who they are even when it is unpopular or questioned. However, standing by your principles (原则) and acting with integrity doesn’t mean that you are unwilling to accept or consider other ideas.
Take a positive attitude.
A positive attitude doesn’t mean pretending that everything is great all the time. That is unrealistic.____39____Try to be positive about some negative situations, and maybe things will get better.
Work hard.
Whether you’re working for minimum wage or managing a large company, you should always take pride in your work. Doing so will show that you are capable of doing your part. Go above and beyond in your workplace by giving your all on the job. If you make pizzas, make the best pizza you can every time.____40____Take pride in your work and doing it will be a pleasure, not a hard job. Keep your office or workspace clean and well-organized.
A. Stick to your principles.
B. Show personal integrity.
C. If you clean the floors, make it perfectly.
D. No matter who you are, earning admiration requires many skills.
E. Being a leader doesn’t necessarily mean you are in a higher position.
F. It is important to push people in the workplace to make them feel relaxed.
G. Instead, recognize when things are bad but look for the good in every situation.
第三部分 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。
Bingley, a Sayre School student from America, decided that he would devote himself to studying the environment to have a broad influence on the community.
To reduce the carbon footprint, Bingley planned to ____41____ enough solar energy to power the school’s science labs. Now his plan is set to happen. To fix 30 solar panels is ____42____ for late November.
As he began his research ____43____ solar energy, he discovered a useful phone app. By entering an address, he could find out how much sunlight the ____44____ receives each day. Based on the data, he found that his school building was the best position. At the suggestion of his science teacher, Debbie Wheeler, he first performed an energy ____45____ of the science lab to see how much energy a typical lab uses per day. Then, he started his research, ____46____ a local company of solar panels to do the job. He lacked money for starting the project, so he ____47____ Sayre’s head to support him after explaining the ____48____ of solar power for the school and community.
Since Sayre provided the ____49____ seed money to provide infrastructure (基础设施) and the purchase of one panel, the project has ____50____ to include a total of 30 panels. They are expected to produce enough energy to ____51____ all the science labs on campus.
“It feels like a dream to think that an idea I had from my AP Environmental class would have this kind of ____52____,” said Bingley, expressing gratitude for Wheeler’s help. Wheeler said the success was due to Bingley’s efforts and ____53____ to follow through on the project from start to finish. “I’ve had other students talk about ____54____ initiatives (倡议) on campus, but Bingley had the persistence and courage to make it happen,” she said.
Bingley said that he would ____55____ like to study environmental engineering at university.
41. A. explore B. invest C. switch D. produce
42. A. defined B. identified C. scheduled D. output
43. A. on B. beyond C. with D. through
44. A. destination B. location C. broadcast D. occasion
45. A. income B. allowance C. budget D. calculation
46. A. contacting B. employing C. protecting D. urging
47. A. demanded B. convinced C. refreshed D. submitted
48. A. causes B. plots C. benefits D. origins
49. A. flexible B. initial C. optional D. sustainable
50. A. grown B. awarded C. rewarded D. sponsored
51. A. run B. furnish C. decorate D. equip
52. A. experience B. measure C. influence D. management
53. A. caution B. encouragement C. willingness D. inspiration
54. A. cultural B. theoretical C. practical D. environmental
55. A. casually B. eventually C. deliberately D. gradually
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。
A new group of free employees have been added to a French workforce. So far, a theme park in western France ____56____ (employ) six birds, more exactly six crows, to collect and deal with garbage—mainly cigarette ends ____57____ other small pieces. The birds take the collected trash to special bins where they can receive bird food in exchange ____58____ putting away the litter.
Park president Nicolas said “The purpose of employing the crows is ____59____ (educate) people to take up their social responsibility. Since the birds are able to do ____60____we are much more able to do than them, should we do this by ourselves ”
Crows have long been observed for their various amazing ____61____ (display) of intelligence. They are one of the ____62____ (smart) groups of animals on earth, with remarkable problem solving, tool making, and deductive (演绎) reasoning skills.
In addition to inspiring humans to pick up trash, the clever crows currently ____63____ (work) at the park are pretty excited to put their wisdom to work.
“It has become____64____ exciting game for them,” Nicolas says. “They pick up the trash on the ground, and every day they____65____ (reward) for what they have done.”
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66. 假如你是李华，你校国际部下周将举办以“校园生活”为主题的绘画比赛，请用英语写一则通知，内容包括：
1. 活动安排；
2. 参赛要求；
3. 表达期待。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Notice
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节（满分25分）
67. 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。
Brodie and his father lived in a caravan (宿营拖车) ever since his mother died and they lost their house. Now they worked for Miss Martha in the garden.
Brodie’s father had been a famous violin player. Brodie loved to watch how his father made the bow dance and glide (滑动) across the strings. When he turned 12, his father taught him how to play the instrument properly. Brodie was a fast learner and soon he could play the violin almost as well as his dad.
One day, Miss Samson, Brodie’s teacher, asked if anyone could play the violin. A talent scout (星探) was coming to school. He was looking for someone to play in the musical Mr Spy.
Hollie Larson’s hand went up fast. “I can play the violin,” she said. “I play in competitions.” Brodie kept quiet, but his friend Cam said, “Brodie has a violin and he can play it too.”
Brodie slid down in his seat. There was no way he would be good enough to play for an audience. He wasn’t going to make a fool of himself. Hollie Larson was good at everything.
“Bring your instruments tomorrow for a trial run,” the teacher said. “And oh, if you are selected, the pay is good!”
Brodie’s father let him take the violin. “But do take good care of it, Brodie,” he said.
Hollie Larson offered to play first. She was good, really good. Brodie suddenly felt embarrassed. There was no way he could play after her. But Miss Samson’s voice was demanding. “Brodie,” she said. “Your turn!”
Brodie felt his face get hot as he pulled out the violin. But the minute the bow touched the strings, Brodie was transported to a different world. He was back in Martha’s garden listening to his father. The room, was silent as Brodie walked back to his seat. And then came the applause, everyone clapping, except Hollie Larson.
Since the talent scout would come the next morning Brodie decided to put the violin case on a high shelf in the classroom that night. It was the safest place, he thought. But, he was wrong!
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:
The next morning when he arrived, he found the case had fallen.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Suddenly, Hollie Larson walked toward him, holding out her violin—“Use mine,” she said.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2023-2024学年度上学期龙西北名校联合体期中考试
高三英语试题
满分150分 考试用时120分钟
第二部分 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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
A subscription to TIME for Kids includes the following:
Key articles available at two reading levels; select articles available at three reading levels;
Accessibility features available through the digital magazine including key articles with full Spanish translation, read-aloud, and embedded vocabulary support;
Lesson plans and teaching resources for each issue, including reading assessments.
2018-2019 Half Year Pricing
Need Help Funding TIME For Kids in your classroom, click here！
Number of Students Half Year Price
1-149 $3.56
150-299 $3.38
300+ $3.20
Prices are per student for half the school year.
Shipping & Handling included in pricing.
Need a custom price quote
If you are ordering more than 750 subscriptions, we are here to help with a volume plete this form or contact customer service at 1-800-777-8600.
Need to try it
Great news! TIME for Kids student access is free to subscribers! However, for ALL the great functionality of TIME for Kids, subscribe today for full access to new features as they are released.
Need help with funding
If you are interested in purchasing a subscription to TIME for Kids for your students but are struggling with funding, the following resources may help you locate additional funding from government programs and grants.
21. How much should you pay if you are ordering 500 subscriptions for a whole year
A. $1600 B. $1780
C. $3200 D. $ 3560
22. Subscribers of TIME for Kids will get the following EXCEPT______.
A. key and select articles B. teachers' guides
C. digital materials D. school funds
23. This passage is most likely intended for ___________.
A. teachers B. parents
C. students D. children
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了《时代周刊》儿童版的内容、订阅价格以及优惠等。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。从价格表可知，预定价格超过300份的话，半年价格是3.2美元/份，所以预定 500份一年是3200美元。故选C。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据文中第一部分的关键词“Key articles available at two reading levels； the digital magazine； Lesson plans and teaching resources” ，D选项不包括在内，故选D。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一部分第三条“Lesson plans and teaching resources for each issue, including reading assessments.”可知此版本中有课程计划和教学资源，是为教师准备的。另外最后一段“If you are interested in purchasing a subscription to TIME for Kids for your students but are struggling with funding,”中的关键词“your students”可知，此广告是针对教师的，故选A。
B
Jo Land was surprised when she realized how much her youngest son’s school uniform cost. “A jumper was￡25. A polo shirt was￡15,” she says. “If it was this expensive for us, how on earth must families with three or four children manage ”
In December 2021, Land put a box outside her house, with a sign reading, “School uniform drop-off”. She set up a Facebook group and asked people to drop good-quality used uniforms into the box. The operation started to grow almost immediately. “Some weeks I give out up to 48 uniforms,“ she says. People drive up and drop the clothing: she sorts through it, keeps it in her “stock room” and posts details about donations on the Facebook group. The first parent to message her gets the items for nothing. Land puts the items in a named bag and then returns it to the box. Recipients (接受者) can come and collect at their leisure.
“Being able to access good-quality preloved school uniforms has been a lifeline,“ says Kristina, a mother of two. ”It’s just amazing.“
“Every child going to school deserves to feel smart and proud,” Land says. “We don’t want children to go to school feeling negative, because that affects their learning. Land has noticed that people rarely take without also giving. Sometimes people leave flowers on the box, or they drop off some outgrown clothes too.
Right now, Land is thinking about all the people in her community who will struggle this winter and she gets so many messages from people who are absolutely desperate, because they cannot afford uniforms for their children. Her determination to ensure children can access the uniforms they deserve grows ever stronger.
24. What inspired Land to set up the free uniform exchange
A. Her personal experience.
B The appeals on Facebook.
C. Poor families’ complaints.
D. Her youngest son’s request.
25. What does paragraph 2 focus on
A. How the school uniforms are selected.
B. The importance of the Facebook group.
C. The popularity of the exchange project.
D. How the school uniform exchange works.
26. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs
A. School learning is associated with fashion.
B. Recipients are required to give by the project.
C. Many people in Land’s community need uniforms.
D Land is motivated to design new uniforms for children.
27. Which of the following words can best describe Land
A. Brave and grateful.
B. Honest and energetic.
C. Kind-hearted and creative.
D. Ambitious and humorous.
【答案】24. A 25. D 26. C 27. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了主人公兰德为了帮助社区那些买不起校服的家庭，创办了一个免费的校服交换业务，并在Facebook上建立了一个群组，让人们把质量好的二手校服投进箱子里，从而让很多的孩子可以获得他们应得的校服。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Jo Land was surprised when she realized how much her youngest son’s school uniform cost. “A jumper was￡25. A polo shirt was￡15,”he says.“If it was this expensive for us, how on earth must families with three or four children manage ”(当乔·兰德意识到她小儿子的校服要花多少钱时，她感到很惊讶。“一件套头衫要25英镑。一件polo衫15英镑，”她说。“如果对我们来说这么贵，那么有三四个孩子的家庭究竟该怎么办？”)”以及第二段中“In December 2021, Land put a box outside her house, with a sign reading, “School uniform drop-off”. She set up a Facebook group and asked people to drop good-quality used uniforms into the box.(2021年12月，兰德在屋外放了一个箱子，上面写着“校服送过来”。她在Facebook上建立了一个群组，让人们把质量好的二手校服投进箱子里)”可知，是兰德的个人经历促使她建立免费的校服交换。故选A项。
【25题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段“In December 2021, Land put a box outside her house, with a sign reading, “School uniform drop-off”. She set up a Facebook group and asked people to drop good-quality used uniforms into the box. The operation started to grow almost immediately. “Some weeks I give out up to 48 uniforms,“ she says. People drive up and drop the clothing: she sorts through it, keeps it in her “stock room” and posts details about donations on the Facebook group. The first parent to message her gets the items for nothing. Land puts the items in a named bag and then returns it to the box. Recipients can come and collect at their leisure.(2021年12月，兰德在屋外放了一个箱子，上面写着“校服送过来”。她在Facebook上建立了一个群组，让人们把质量好的二手校服投进箱子里。业务几乎立即开始增长。她说：“有些星期我要分发多达48套校服。”人们开车过来，把衣服扔在地上：她把衣服整理好，放在她的“储藏室”里，并在Facebook群里发布捐赠详情。第一个给她发信息的家长可以免费得到这些东西。兰德把这些东西放进一个命名的袋子里，然后放回盒子里。收信人可以在闲暇时来领取)”可知，第二段的重点讲的是校服交换是如何进行的。故选D项。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Right now, Land is thinking about all the people in her community who will struggle this winter and she gets so many messages from people who are absolutely desperate, because they cannot afford uniforms for their children. Her determination to ensure children can access the uniforms they deserve grows ever stronger.(现在，兰德正在考虑她所在社区的所有人，他们将在这个冬天苦苦挣扎，她收到了许多人的信息，他们非常绝望，因为他们买不起孩子的校服。她决心确保孩子们能够获得他们应得的校服，这一决心越来越坚定)”可推知，兰德社区的许多人都需要校服。故选C项。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。通断全文可知，文章主要讲的是主人公兰德为了帮助社区那些买不起校服的家庭，创办了一个免费的校服交换业务，并在Facebook上建立了一个群组，让人们把质量好的二手校服投进箱子里，从而让很多的孩子可以获得他们应得的校服。由此推知，主人公兰德是一个心地善良，富有创造力的人。故选C项。
C
Wang Mengmeng uses volunteers at the Expo 2010 Shanghai as the subject for her third book on the work of volunteers in China. The 27-year-old writer, herself a volunteer, has decided that the last three books will be about those who contribute their time to the Expo. She said she would try to reflect what Expo volunteers had done to boost the image and statue of this world event. “I am deeply moved by what they have done for the event and I have a strong desire to document their work and achievements,” she said. The young writer said she was currently preparing to research the subject and interview Expo volunteers. Wang presented copies of her latest book, Mijiu, to more than 50 Expo volunteers at the Shanghai Book Fair.
Her book looks at the lives and work of volunteers protecting the environment and endangered animal species. “My new book about the Expo volunteers will be my last on volunteers,” she said at a ceremony. “Volunteers can play a big role in making the world harmonious,” she said. “It is my pleasure to present copies of my book to Expo volunteers.” “The theme I express in the book should accord with (与……一致) that of the World Expo, letting people live in a harmonious world.”
Wang has channeled her energy since her graduation from university in 2006 to volunteer work. She started as a volunteer teacher in a poverty-stricken area in Yunnan province. She then volunteered to work at the Natural Protection Zone in Yancheng, Jiangsu province. These volunteer experiences helped her complete the first two books on the work of volunteers.
Her first book describes the happiness and hardships teachers faced when they worked in the poverty-stricken mountainous areas. The second tells a story about two generations of Chinese and foreigners protecting the environment and wildlife in China. She suffered a lot when living and working with locals as a volunteer. But all this provided abundant material for her novels, she said. “Being a volunteer helps me learn a lot from the people. It helps me mature,’’ Wang said.
28. What subject is Mengmeng’s third book about
A. Volunteers in the world. B. Volunteers at the Expo 2010 Shanghai.
C. Volunteers in China. D. Volunteers in remote regions.
29. What can we know from Mengmeng’s experiences
A. She worked as a volunteer teacher.
B. She was a volunteer reporter at the Expo.
C. She became a volunteer before her graduation.
D. She liked to work at the Natural Protection Zone best.
30. How does Wang find the volunteer work
A. Promising. B. Aggressive. C. Exciting. D. Beneficial.
31. What is the best title of the text
A. Volunteer work is a lifelong career
B. Volunteer work earns written praise
C. A volunteer teacher in poverty area
D. Three books about the Expo volunteers
【答案】28. B 29. A 30. D 31. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。短文报道了王梦梦的三本书，其中第三本书是关于2010年上海世博会志愿者的，同时介绍了她做志愿者的经历。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Wang Mengmeng uses volunteers at the Expo 2010 Shanghai as the subject for her third book on the work of volunteers in China.”（王梦梦的第三本关于中国志愿者工作的书以2010年上海世博会的志愿者为主题）由此可知，王梦梦的第三本书是关于2010年上海世博会志愿者。故选B项。
【29题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“She started as a volunteer teacher in a poverty-stricken area in Yunnan province.”（她开始在云南省的一个贫困地区当志愿者教师。）由此可知，她曾经是一名志愿教师。故选A项。
【30题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Being a volunteer helps me learn a lot from the people. It helps me mature”（成为一名志愿者帮助我从人们那里学到很多东西。它帮助我成熟起来）由此可知，王梦梦认为志愿工作是有益的。故选D项。
【31题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段“Her first book describes the happiness and hardships teachers faced when they worked in the poverty-stricken mountainous areas. The second tells a story about two generations of Chinese and foreigners protecting the environment and wildlife in China. She suffered a lot when living and working with locals as a volunteer. But all this provided abundant material for her novels,”（她的第一本书描述了教师在贫困山区工作时所面临的幸福和艰辛。第二本书讲述了两代中国人和外国人在中国保护环境和野生动物的故事。作为一名志愿者，她在与当地人一起生活和工作时遭受了很多罪。但她说，所有这些都为她的小说提供了丰富的素材）再根据第一段“Wang Mengmeng uses volunteers at the Expo 2010 Shanghai as the subject for her third book on the work of volunteers in China. The 27-year-old writer, herself a volunteer, has decided that the last three books will be about those who contribute their time to the Expo.”（王梦梦的第三本关于中国志愿者工作的书以2010年上海世博会的志愿者为主题。这位27岁的作家自己也是一名志愿者，她决定将最后三本书写的是那些为世博会贡献自己时间的人）可知，三本书都是关于志愿者的。所以短文的最佳标题为“志愿活动应得到书面的赞扬”。故选B项。
D
A study of more than five million books, both fiction and non-fiction, has found a marked decline in the use of emotional words over time. The researchers form the University of Bristol used Google Ngram Viewer, an online database for finding the frequency of terms in scanned books, to look for more than 600 particular words identified as representing anger, dislike, fear, joy, sadness and surprise.
They found that almost all of the categories showed a drop in these “mood words” over time. Only in the category of fear was there an increase in usage.
“It is a steady and continuous decline,” said Dr Alberto Acerbi. He assumed that the result might be explained by a change in the position occupied by literature, in a crowded media landscape. “One thing could be that in parallel to books the 20th century saw the start of other media. Maybe these media—movies, radio, drama—had more emotional content than books.”
Although both joy and sadness followed the general downwards trend, the research, published in the journal PLOS One, found that they also exhibited another interesting behavior: the ratio (比率) between the two varied greatly, apparently mirroring historical events. During the Roaring Twenties the joy-to-sadness ratio reached its highest point that would not occur again until before the recent financial crash. Then, in 1941, the ratio plunged at the height of World War II.
Nevertheless, the researchers held a reserved opinion about their claim that their result reflected wider social trends. In the paper, they even argue that the opposite could be true. “It has been suggested, for example, that it was the suppression (压抑) of desire in ordinary Elizabethan English life that increased demand for writing ‘filled with romance’… perhaps,” they conclude, “songs and books may not reflect the real population any more than catwalk models reflect the average body.”
32. The study was carried out by way of_________.
A. scanning the books with an online scanner B. counting the number of words in the books
C. searching digitized texts for emotional words D. analyzing different topics of the books
33. Which of the following is one of the research findings
A. Usage decreased in all the categories of mood words.
B. Usage of most mood words kept falling over time.
C. The decline was caused by the rise of other media.
D. The unfavorable position of literature led to the decline.
34. What does the underlined word “plunged” probably mean
A. increased B. changed C. dropped D. twisted
35. The researchers suspect that _______________.
A. their research result reflected wider social trends.
B. their research result was the contrary of social trends.
C. there was a suppression of desire in Elizabethan English life.
D. catwalk models reflect the population better than songs and books.
【答案】32. C 33. B 34. C 35. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。有研究发现，在各种类型的书籍中，表达情感的词汇用量在下降，单单表达恐惧的词汇用量呈上升趋势，文章分析了造成这种情绪词汇下降的原因，指出表示快乐的词汇用量与表示悲伤的词汇用量这两者的比率，间接反映出历史事件和社会趋势。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“The researchers form the University of Bristol used Google Ngram Viewer, an online database for finding the frequency of terms in scanned books, to look for more than 600 particular words identified as representing anger, dislike, fear, joy, sadness and surprise. (来自布里斯托尔大学的研究人员使用谷歌Ngram Viewer——一个查找扫描书籍中词汇出现频率的在线数据库，寻找了600多个代表愤怒、不喜欢、恐惧、高兴、悲伤和惊讶的特定词汇)”可知，这项研究是通过在数字化文本中搜索情感词汇来进行的。故选C。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“They found that almost all of the categories showed a drop in these ‘mood words’ over time. (他们发现，随着时间的推移，几乎所有类别的“情绪词汇”都有所下降)”可知，B选项“大多数情绪词的使用随着时间的推移而不断下降”是研究发现之一。故选B。
【34题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线词上文“Although both joy and sadness followed the general downwards trend, the research, published in the journal PLOS One, found that they also exhibited another interesting behavior: the ratio (比率) between the two varied greatly, apparently mirroring historical events. During the Roaring Twenties the joy-to-sadness ratio reached its highest point that would not occur again until before the recent financial crash.”可知“欢乐悲伤比率”最高的两个时期分别是“咆哮的二十年代”和金融危机前，其他时期都遵循了普遍的下降趋势，故1941年，在第二次世界大战最激烈的时候，这一比例在下降。画线词意思为“下降”。A. increased增加；B. changed改变；C. dropped下降；D. twisted扭曲。故选C。
【35题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Nevertheless, the researchers held a reserved opinion about their claim that their result reflected wider social trends. In the paper, they even argue that the opposite could be true. (然而，研究人员对他们的结果反映了更广泛的社会趋势的说法持保留意见。在论文中，他们甚至认为，情况可能恰恰相反)”可知，研究人员怀疑他们的研究结果与社会趋势相反。故选B。
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。
Four ways to be admired
Gaining admiration requires honesty, hard work, perseverance and some other qualities.____36____
Lead, don’t follow.
People who are admired are unafraid to do something new or different.____37____You can be a leader even among those who have greater official authority than you by convincing others to follow a certain course or act in a certain way. Leadership requires more than speaking and acting in an inspirational and influential way. You must also be willing to take responsibility when something needs doing.
____38____
It means you will stand by the things you believe. Admirable individuals try to keep their personal integrity (诚信) by staying true to who they are even when it is unpopular or questioned. However, standing by your principles (原则) and acting with integrity doesn’t mean that you are unwilling to accept or consider other ideas.
Take a positive attitude.
A positive attitude doesn’t mean pretending that everything is great all the time. That is unrealistic.____39____Try to be positive about some negative situations, and maybe things will get better.
Work hard.
Whether you’re working for minimum wage or managing a large company, you should always take pride in your work. Doing so will show that you are capable of doing your part. Go above and beyond in your workplace by giving your all on the job. If you make pizzas, make the best pizza you can every time.____40____Take pride in your work and doing it will be a pleasure, not a hard job. Keep your office or workspace clean and well-organized.
A. Stick to your principles.
B. Show personal integrity.
C. If you clean the floors, make it perfectly.
D. No matter who you are, earning admiration requires many skills.
E. Being a leader doesn’t necessarily mean you are in a higher position.
F. It is important to push people in the workplace to make them feel relaxed.
G. Instead, recognize when things are bad but look for the good in every situation.
【答案】36. D 37. E 38. B 39. G 40. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。文章讲述了想要被人赞赏的一些技巧。
【36题详解】
前文“Gaining admiration requires honesty, hard work, perseverance and some other qualities.(获得赞赏需要诚实、勤奋、毅力和其他一些品质。)”说明要想获得赞赏，需要具备一些优秀的品质，下文黑体小标题给出了想要获得赞赏的一些技巧，因此推断空处承上启下，D项“无论你是谁，赢得赞赏需要很多技巧。”符合语境，引出下文内容。故选D。
【37题详解】
根据小标题“Lead, don’t follow.( 领导，不要跟随。)”可知，本段讲述要做领导，不要跟随别人，下文“You can be a leader even among those who have greater official authority than you by convincing others to follow a certain course or act in a certain way.(通过说服他人遵循某种路线或以某种方式行事，你甚至可以在那些比你拥有更大官方权威的人中成为领导者。)”讲述了成为领导者要做的事情，E项中的“Being a leader”与标题相符，呼应下文的“be a leader”，因此推断E项“成为一个领导者并不一定意味着你处于一个更高的位置。”符合语境，上下文是因果关系。故选E。
【38题详解】
空格处是段落标题。根据下文“It means you will stand by the things you believe. Admirable individuals try to keep their personal integrity (诚信) by staying true to who they are even when it is unpopular or questioned. ( 这意味着你会坚持你所相信的事情。令人钦佩的人即使在不受欢迎或受到质疑的情况下，也会努力保持自己的个人诚信。)”可知，本段讲述要坚持诚信，B项“展示个人诚信”为段落标题。故选B。
【39题详解】
前文“A positive attitude doesn’t mean pretending that everything is great all the time. That is unrealistic.(积极的态度并不意味着总是假装一切都很好。这是不现实的。)”说明现实是并不是一切都会很好，下文“Try to be positive about some negative situations, and maybe things will get better.( 试着以积极的态度对待一些消极的情况，也许事情会变得更好。)”说明要积极的心态对待消极的事情，因此可知，上下文是转折关系，因此推断G项“相反，认识到事情不好的时候，但在任何情况下都要看到好的一面。”符合语境，承上启下。与上文是转折关系，与下文是顺承关系。故选G。
【40题详解】
上文“Go above and beyond in your workplace by giving your all on the job. If you make pizzas, make the best pizza you can every time.( 在工作场所，全力以赴超越自己。如果你做披萨，每次都要尽你所能做最好的披萨。)”可知，前文说明要全力以赴做好事情，并列举了做披萨的例子，C项“如果你清洁地板，做完美。”是另一个例子，符合语境。故选C。
第三部分 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。
Bingley a Sayre School student from America, decided that he would devote himself to studying the environment to have a broad influence on the community.
To reduce the carbon footprint, Bingley planned to ____41____ enough solar energy to power the school’s science labs. Now his plan is set to happen. To fix 30 solar panels is ____42____ for late November.
As he began his research ____43____ solar energy, he discovered a useful phone app. By entering an address, he could find out how much sunlight the ____44____ receives each day. Based on the data, he found that his school building was the best position. At the suggestion of his science teacher, Debbie Wheeler, he first performed an energy ____45____ of the science lab to see how much energy a typical lab uses per day. Then, he started his research, ____46____ a local company of solar panels to do the job. He lacked money for starting the project, so he ____47____ Sayre’s head to support him after explaining the ____48____ of solar power for the school and community.
Since Sayre provided the ____49____ seed money to provide infrastructure (基础设施) and the purchase of one panel, the project has ____50____ to include a total of 30 panels. They are expected to produce enough energy to ____51____ all the science labs on campus.
“It feels like a dream to think that an idea I had from my AP Environmental class would have this kind of ____52____,” said Bingley, expressing gratitude for Wheeler’s help. Wheeler said the success was due to Bingley’s efforts and ____53____ to follow through on the project from start to finish. “I’ve had other students talk about ____54____ initiatives (倡议) on campus, but Bingley had the persistence and courage to make it happen,” she said.
Bingley said that he would ____55____ like to study environmental engineering at university.
41. A. explore B. invest C. switch D. produce
42. A. defined B. identified C. scheduled D. output
43. A. on B. beyond C. with D. through
44. A. destination B. location C. broadcast D. occasion
45. A. income B. allowance C. budget D. calculation
46. A. contacting B. employing C. protecting D. urging
47. A. demanded B. convinced C. refreshed D. submitted
48. A. causes B. plots C. benefits D. origins
49. A. flexible B. initial C. optional D. sustainable
50. A. grown B. awarded C. rewarded D. sponsored
51. A. run B. furnish C. decorate D. equip
52. A. experience B. measure C. influence D. management
53. A. caution B. encouragement C. willingness D. inspiration
54. A. cultural B. theoretical C. practical D. environmental
55. A. casually B. eventually C. deliberately D. gradually
【答案】41. D 42. C 43. A 44. B 45. D 46. A 47. B 48. C 49. B 50. A 51. A 52. C 53. C 54. D 55. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了学生Bingley为了减少碳足迹，进行科学研究，在学校的资助下联系太阳能板公司安装太阳能给学校科学实验室提供能量的故事。
41题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了减少碳足迹，Bingley计划生产足够的太阳能来给学校的科学实验室提供能量。A. explore探索；B. invest投资；C. switch转变；D. produce生产。由下文“to power the school’s science labs(给学校的科学实验室提供能量)”可知，要“生产”足够的太阳能来实现该目标，第四段的“They are expected to produce enough energy.(它们预计生产足够的能量来使学校的所有的实验室运行)”也是提示，故选D。
【42题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：计划在11月下旬安装30块太阳能电池板。A. defined定义；B. identified辨认出；C. scheduled安排；D. output输出。由上文的“Now his plan is set to happen. (现在他的计划就要实现了。)”可知，安装30个太阳能板是按照计划进行安排的，故选C。
【43题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意：当他开始关于太阳能的研究时，他发现了一个有用的手机应用软件。A. on关于；B. beyond超过；C. with和；D. through通过。由上文的“Bingley planned to produce enough solar energy to power the school’s science labs.(Bingley计划生产足够的太阳能来给学校的科学实验室提供能量。)”可知，他要进行关于太阳能的研究，故选A。
【44题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：通过输入一个地址，他能发现这个地方一天能照到多少太阳。A. destination目的地；B. location位置，地点；C. broadcast播放；D. occasion场合。由上文的“entering an address(输入一个地址)”和下文的“his school building was the best position(他的校舍是最好的位置)”可知，他在比较每个“位置”能得到多少太阳照射，故选B。
【45题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在他科学老师Debbie Wheeler的建议下，他第一次计算了科学实验室的能量来看一下一个平常的实验室每天能用多少太阳能。A. income收入；B. allowance津贴；C. budget预算；D. calculation计算。由下文“to see how much energy a typical lab uses per day.(来看一下一个平常的实验室每天能用多少太阳能)”可知，为了看实验室要用多少能量，他是需要计算的，故选D。
【46题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，他开始他的研究，他联系当地一个太阳能板公司来做这项工作。A. contacting联系；B. employing雇佣；C. protecting保护；D. urging催促。由下文的“a local company of solar panels to do the job(当地一个太阳能板公司来做这项工作)”可知，他与一家太阳能板公司“联系”后由公司来完成能量的测算工作，与下文的“He lacked money for starting the project, (他缺乏启动这个项目的资金)”衔接通顺，看得出计划在正常推进，故选A。
【47题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他缺乏启动这个项目的资金，因此他解释了太阳能对于学校和社区有好处以此来说服Sayre的上司来支持他。A. demanded要求；B. convinced说服，使相信；C. refreshed使恢复精力；D. submitted上交。由上文的“He lacked money for starting the project(他缺乏启动这个项目的资金)”可知，他需要说服Sayre学校的上司来支持他，故选B。
【48题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他缺乏启动这个项目的资金，因此他解释了太阳能对于学校和社区有好处以此来说服Sayre的上司来支持他。A. causes原因；B. plots情节；C. benefits好处；D. origins起源。由上文的“ he 7 Sayre’s head to support him(他说服Sayre学校的上司来支持他)”可知，他想要得到支持就需要向上司解释清楚太阳能对学校和社区的好处，故选C。
【49题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：自从Sayre提供给他的第一笔种子基金来提供基础设施和购买一个太阳能板，这个项目已经扩大，总共包括30个太阳能板。A. flexible灵活的；B. initial最初的，第一的；C. optional选择的；D. sustainable持续的。由下文的“seed money(种子基金)”可知，这是他得到的第一笔资金支持，故选B。
【50题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：自从Sayre提供给他第一笔种子基金来提供基础设施和购买一个太阳能板，这个项目已经扩大，总共包括30个太阳能板。A. grown成长，逐渐成为；B. awarded授予；C. rewarded酬谢；奖赏；D. sponsored赞助。由上下文的“the purchase of one panel(购买一个太阳能板)”和“include a total of 30 panels(总共包括30个太阳能板)”可知，该项目已经逐渐实现最初的计划，grow为“成长，逐渐变得，逐渐成为”，表示该项目从最初购进一个太阳能板成长壮大，逐步成为拥有30个太阳能板的目标，故选A。
【51题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：它们预计生产足够的能量来使学校的所有的实验室运行。A. run运行；B. furnish提供；C. decorate装饰；D. equip装备。由上文第二段的“To reduce the carbon footprint, Bingley planned to produce enough solar energy to power the school’s science labs. (Bingley计划生产足够的太阳能来给学校的科学实验室提供能量)”可知，太阳能板生产足够的能量，是要使学校实验室能够运行下去，故选A。
【52题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Bingley表达了对Wheeler的感谢，他说，我从AP环境课上想出的主意有这种影响，这就像一个梦。A. experience经验，经历；B. measure措施；C. influence影响；D. management管理。由上文的“produce enough energy to run all the science labs on campus(生产足够的能量来运行学校的实验室)”可知，Bingley上课时产生的主意产生了现实的影响，故选C。
【53题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Wheeler说成功是由于Bingley在进行这项项目时，从始至终都是努力的且乐于坚持做这个项目。A. caution小心；B. encouragement鼓励；C. willingness乐意；D. inspiration灵感。由下文“to follow through on the project from start to finish(自始至终都坚持做这个项目)”可知，Bingley是“乐意”坚持才获得成功的，故选C。
【54题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我已经让其他学生在校园谈论环境倡议，但是Bingley用坚持和勇气来使这件事发生。A. cultural文化的；B. theoretical理论的；C. practical实用的；D. environmental环境的。由第一段的“he would devote himself to studying the environment to have a broad influence on the community(他会致力于研究环境以此来对社区产生广泛影响)”可知，说明老师在此之前发出的倡议是有关环境的，故选D。
【55题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：Bingley说他最终想要在大学学习环境工程。A. casually随便地；B. eventually最后；C. deliberately故意地；D. gradually逐渐。由下文的“like to study environmental engineering at university(他想要在大学学习环境工程)”和第一段的“Bingley, a Sayre School student from America(Bingley，来自美国Sayre学校的学生)”可知，Bingley最终想要到大学去学习环境工程，故选B。
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。
A new group of free employees have been added to a French workforce. So far, a theme park in western France ____56____ (employ) six birds, more exactly six crows, to collect and deal with garbage—mainly cigarette ends ____57____ other small pieces. The birds take the collected trash to special bins where they can receive bird food in exchange ____58____ putting away the litter.
Park president Nicolas said, “The purpose of employing the crows is ____59____ (educate) people to take up their social responsibility. Since the birds are able to do ____60____we are much more able to do than them, should we do this by ourselves ”
Crows have long been observed for their various amazing ____61____ (display) of intelligence. They are one of the ____62____ (smart) groups of animals on earth, with remarkable problem solving, tool making, and deductive (演绎) reasoning skills.
In addition to inspiring humans to pick up trash, the clever crows currently ____63____ (work) at the park are pretty excited to put their wisdom to work.
“It has become____64____ exciting game for them,” Nicolas says. “They pick up the trash on the ground, and every day they____65____ (reward) for what they have done.”
【答案】56. has employed
57. and 58. for
59. to educate
60. what 61. displays
62. smartest
63. working
64. an 65. are rewarded
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了法国西部的一个主题公园雇佣了六只乌鸦来收集和处理垃圾，目的是为了教育人们承担其社会责任。
【56题详解】
考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：到目前为止，法国西部的一个主题公园雇佣了六只鸟，更准确地说是六只乌鸦，来收集和处理垃圾——主要是烟头和其他小碎片。分析句子成分可知，此处缺少谓语动词，根据时间状语so far，可知时态为现在完成时；句子主语a theme park和谓语employ之间是主动关系，且主语是单数名词。故填has employed。
【57题详解】
考查连词。句意：同上。分析句子，设空处使用连词接cigarette ends和other small pieces，此处构成并列关系。故填and。
【58题详解】
考查介词。句意：这些鸟把收集到的垃圾送到专门的箱子里，在那里它们可以得到鸟的食物，作为交换，它们要把垃圾扔掉。根据固定搭配in exchange for意为“作为……的交换”，所以应填介词for。故填for。
【59题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：雇佣乌鸦的目的是教育人们承担起社会责任。句中the purpose is to do sth为固定结构，使用不定式结构作表语，表示“目的是去做某事”。故填to educate。
【60题详解】
考查宾语从句。句意：既然鸟类能做我们比它们更有能力做的事，我们不应该自己做吗 分析句子成分可知，此处do后是一个宾语从句，宾语从句中缺宾语，应用连接代词what，表示“我们比它们更有能力做的事”。故填what。
【61题详解】
考查名词。句意：人们长期以来一直观察到乌鸦表现出各种各样令人惊叹的智慧。分析句子，设空处使用名词作宾语，根据上文their various可知，这里需要填一个可数名词的复数形式。故填displays。
【62题详解】
考查形容词。句意：他们是地球上最聪明的动物之一，有着惊人的解决问题、工具制造、演绎推理技能。根据固定结构“one of +形容词最高级+可数名词复数”意为“最……的……之一”，所以这里应该smart的最高级形式。故填smartest。
【63题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：除了激励人类去捡垃圾外，目前在公园工作的聪明乌鸦也非常兴奋地将它们的智慧用于工作。分析句子成分可知，此空应填非谓语动词；work与逻辑主语crows之间的关系为主动关系，所以这里应用现在分词作后置定语，意为“正在工作的”。故填working。
【64题详解】
考查冠词。句意：“对它们来说，这已经成为一项令人兴奋的游戏”，Nicolas说。game为可数名词，此处表示泛指，exciting发音以元音音素开头，需用不定冠词an限定。故填an。
【65题详解】
考查动词时态和语态。句意：它们捡起地上的垃圾，并且每天都因为他们所做的而得到奖励。分析句子成分可知，此处缺少谓语动词，根据时间状语every day，可知时态为一般现在时；又因句子主语为they和reward之间为被动关系且主语是复数代词。故填are rewarded。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66. 假如你是李华，你校国际部下周将举办以“校园生活”为主题的绘画比赛，请用英语写一则通知，内容包括：
1. 活动安排；
2. 参赛要求；
3. 表达期待。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Notice
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【答案】Notice
Next week, our school will hold a painting competition with the theme of “campus life”. The details are as follows:
The competition will be held on Friday, April 23rd from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the school auditorium. The competition is open to all students in the International Department. The painting should be an original creation and should reflect the theme of “campus life”.
We hope that all of our students will participate actively in this competition. You can express your understanding and feelings of campus life through your paintings.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。学校国际部下周将举办以“校园生活”为主题的绘画比赛，要求考生用英语写一则通知。
【详解】1.词汇积累
举办：hold→host/launch
主题：theme → topic
比赛：competition→contest
希望：hope→ expect
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Next week, our school will hold a painting competition with the theme of “campus life”.
拓展句：Next week, our school will hold a painting competition whose theme is “campus life”.
【点睛】【高分句型1】The competition will be held on Friday, April 23rd from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the school auditorium.（运用了一般将来时的被动语态结构）
【高分句型2】We hope that all of our students will participate actively in this competition. （运用了that引导宾语从句的结构）
第二节（满分25分）
67. 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。
Brodie and his father lived in a caravan (宿营拖车) ever since his mother died and they lost their house. Now they worked for Miss Martha in the garden.
Brodie’s father had been a famous violin player. Brodie loved to watch how his father made the bow dance and glide (滑动) across the strings. When he turned 12, his father taught him how to play the instrument properly. Brodie was a fast learner and soon he could play the violin almost as well as his dad.
One day, Miss Samson, Brodie’s teacher, asked if anyone could play the violin. A talent scout (星探) was coming to school. He was looking for someone to play in the musical Mr Spy.
Hollie Larson’s hand went up fast. “I can play the violin,” she said. “I play in competitions.” Brodie kept quiet, but his friend Cam said, “Brodie has a violin and he can play it too.”
Brodie slid down in his seat. There was no way he would be good enough to play for an audience. He wasn’t going to make a fool of himself. Hollie Larson was good at everything.
“Bring your instruments tomorrow for a trial run,” the teacher said. “And oh, if you are selected, the pay is good!”
Brodie’s father let him take the violin. “But do take good care of it, Brodie,” he said.
Hollie Larson offered to play first. She was good, really good. Brodie suddenly felt embarrassed. There was no way he could play after her. But Miss Samson’s voice was demanding. “Brodie,” she said. “Your turn!”
Brodie felt his face get hot as he pulled out the violin. But the minute the bow touched the strings, Brodie was transported to a different world. He was back in Martha’s garden listening to his father. The room, was silent as Brodie walked back to his seat. And then came the applause, everyone clapping, except Hollie Larson.
Since the talent scout would come the next morning, Brodie decided to put the violin case on a high shelf in the classroom that night. It was the safest place, he thought. But, he was wrong!
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:
The next morning when he arrived, he found the case had fallen.
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Paragraph 2:
Suddenly, Hollie Larson walked toward him, holding out her violin—“Use mine,” she said.
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【答案】One possible version:
The next morning when he arrived, he found the case had fallen. Brodie could hardly believe his eyes. The neck of the violin was broken. That was when the talent scout came into the room. “Your teacher tells me there is real talent here,” he said, looking around. “I’m looking forward to hearing you.” Again, it was Hollie Larson who played first. Brodie listened but seemed to hear nothing. He saw that the talent scout smiled and whispered something to Miss Samson. When it was Brodie’s turn, Brodie lowered his head and explained his situation, overwhelmed by a wave of sadness.
Suddenly, Hollie Larson walked toward him, holding out her violin—“Use mine,” she said. Brodie was stunned. Hollie really longed to win, but now she was offering him a chance. He had thought it was she who damaged his violin! He shook his head, but she insisted. “If you can’t play, that’s not a real win.” Casting a grateful glance at her, Brodie took over the violin. While playing, he felt his inner world coming back to peace. The talent scout was on his feet, smiling and clapping. So Brodie won the selection and was to play the violin in Mr Spy. Hollie didn’t win, but she and Brodie became true friends.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了Brodie和父亲过着贫穷的生活，但在父亲的影响下，他成为一名优秀的小提琴手。一天，一名星探要选拔一名会拉小提琴的学生，Hollie Larson和Brodie都会拉小提琴，所以他们必须争夺在音乐剧《间谍先生》中演奏的机会，Brodie在前一天演奏得很成功，他专门把小提琴放在高高的架子上，期待着第二天的选拔。但就在第二天，意外发生了。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“第二天早上他到的时候，发现小提琴盒掉了。”可知，第一段可描写在Brodie的小提琴摔坏了以及Brodie在表演之前的崩溃情绪。
②由第二段首句内容“突然，Hollie Larson 向他走来，拿出她的小提琴——‘用我的，’她说。”可知，本段应该写Hollie Larson把自己的小提琴借给了Brodie，后来Brodie被选中并最终和Hollie Larson成为了朋友。
2.续写线索：Brodie的小提琴摔坏——星探到来比赛即将开始——Brodie情绪崩溃不知所措——Hollie Larson借琴给Brodie——Brodie对此感激，开始弹奏——Brodie被选中——Brodie和Hollie Larson成为朋友
3.词汇激活
行为类
①低声说：whisper/murmur
②渴望做：long to do/desire to do/ be eager to do
③提供：offer/supply/provide
情绪类
①震惊的：stunned/surprised/astonished
②感激的：grateful/thankful/appreciative
【点睛】[高分句型1]. He had thought it was she who damaged his violin! （运用了省略that的宾语从句和强调句式）
[高分句型2]. Casting a grateful glance at her, Brodie took over the violin.（运用了现在分词作状语）
[高分句型3]. While playing, he felt his inner world coming back to peace..（运用了状语从句的省略）
