高二年级5月月考英语试卷
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
A
The following are reviews of four films.
Happiness (Romance)★★★
Happiness tells the story of two people who work for different advertising companies. They talk on the phone all the time and don’t like each other. But then they correspond by email and fall in love. This movie is very popular with teenagers and people who like romances. It also has beautiful music.
I Scream (Thriller)★★
In I Scream, Paul is a young man who joins a thriller club. Each of the members tries to frighten the others. Paul is told to stay in an old house for the night. Everyone who has tried to stay in the house before has died. This movie is very frightening but also quite silly. It doesn’t make sense for Paul to stay in the house when things start to go wrong. It is only for people who like thrillers.
Paul’s Heroes (Comedy)★★★
This is a very funny war movie set in World WarⅡ. Six soldiers have to get to Italy to take secret messages to the American army there. In the movie, they dress up as women and fight with Italian workers. You can guess the ending, but it’s great fun getting there.
________ (Drama)★★★★
This is a very good drama with Jack Ross, who plays a hard working truck driver. His wife becomes ill and he has to find a doctor who can help her. In his travels he meets Dr Lloyd (Phil Driver) who has found the cure for the illness, but Jack Ross has only twelve hours to get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of America. This is an excellent movie, which is very exciting.
21. Which movie does the reviewer like best
A. No.1. B. No.2. C. No.3. D. No.4.
22. Which of the following is the best title for the fourth film
A. A Hard Working Truck Driver B. Medicine C. Strange Illness D. Twelve Hours
23. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. Happiness tells the story of two people who don’t like each other but fall in love.
B. Thrillers are popular with most people.
C. Paul’s Heroes is not worth seeing at all.
D. It’s easy for Jack Ross’s wife to be saved.
B
Books have tremendous power. Between their pages, readers can be transported to anywhere imaginable and become just about anyone or anything. Unfortunately, many children all over the world don’t have access to books. For several years now, Maria Keller, a 14-year-old girl from Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been changing that fact.
When she was 8 years old, Maria already loved reading. She also noticed that some of her classmates didn’t read as much as she did. When she asked her mother why that could be, her mother said that they might not be able to afford books. Maria had never thought of this. She could not believe that some children might not have bedtime stories read to them. She became determined to change this.
With her mother’s help, Maria created Read Indeed. Read Indeed is a non-profit organization aiming to collect and distribute(分发) books to children in need. During the early stages of Read Indeed, Maria set the goal to collect and distribute 1 million books by the time she was 18. It didn’t take long to reach that goal.
Today, at age 14, she has collected over 1.8 million books and has shipped them to many states and countries around the world. She says, “I cannot live without books. As I continue my mission, I have learned that the number of kids who have no books are in the hundreds of millions. So I just can’t give up, even after reaching my original goal of 1 million books distributed.”
She recently set a new goal: to distribute donations to kids in need in every state in the United States, and every country in the world. She keeps track of her progress on a large map at the warehouse(仓库) where they store and sort books. Maria believes that she can get support from even more people and help kids around the world to become better readers!
24. We can know from Paragraph 2 that ________.
A some of Maria’s classmates had no textbooks
B. some of Maria’s classmates didn’t have money to buy books
C. some of Maria’s classmates didn’t like reading at all
D. some of Maria’s classmates couldn’t afford to go to school
25. According to the passage, which statement about Read Indeed is true
A. It collects and gives out books to poor children.
B. It is an organization which sells books to children around the world.
C. It raises money to buy books for children.
D. It is a campaign which encourages children to read.
26. What can we infer from what Maria says in Paragraph 4
A. She lives on selling books.
B. Her original dream has been achieved.
C. She will give up her mission of distributing books.
D. The number of children who have no books has greatly dropped.
27. Which word can best describe Maria
A. Optimistic. B. Smart. C. Brave. D. Strong-willed.
C
Over the centuries the French have lost a number of famous battles with the British. However, they’ve always felt superior in the kitchen. France has for centuries had a reputation for cooking excellence, and Britain for some of the worst cooking in the world. But according to a recent survey, that reputation may no longer reflect reality.
In the survey, 71% of the Britons said they cook at home every day, while only 59% of the French said they cook daily. British home cooks spend more time cooking each week and also produce a greater variety of dishes than French home cooks.
The reaction in London was predictably enthusiastic. British food has greatly improved since the 1990s. Once upon a time, the menu for many family meals would have been roast beef, potatoes and over-cooked vegetables, but not now. Home cooks are experimenting with the huge range of ingredients now available in British supermarkets and are preparing all kinds of new dishes, using the cookbooks that sell millions of copies every year. As a result, there’s much more diversity in British food now, compared to French food, which tends to be very traditional.
Some French people say that the survey did not show the whole picture. They agree that during the week French women don’t cook as much as they used to because most of them work and don’t have much time. They tend to buy ready-made or frozen dishes, but many of them make up for it on the weekend. There’s also a difference between Paris and the countryside. It’s true that people in Paris don’t cook much, but elsewhere, cooking is still at the heart of daily life.
For many French people, opinions about British food have not changed. When Bernard Blier, the food editor at a magazine, was asked about British food, he replied: “I don’t go out of my way to try it. It is not very refined. You can say that I’m not a fan at all.”
28. According to the passage, nowadays British people ______.
A. cook less at home than the French every day.
B. no longer eat roast beef and over-cooked vegetables.
C. are more willing to try cooking all kinds of new foods.
D. buy more cookbooks than French people do.
29. What can we infer from the fourth paragraph
A. French women cook less often now.
B. The French prefer ready-made dishes.
C. French women seldom cook on the weekend.
D. Cooking is at the heart of people’s life in Paris.
30. What is Bernard’s attitude towards British food
A. He would love to try it. B. He shows no interest in it.
C. He considers it worse than before. D. He considers it better than before.
31. What does the passage mainly talk about
A. The history of British food. B. The history of French food.
C The change in British food. D. The change in French food.
D
Research has found that using wood for construction instead of concrete and steel can reduce emissions. But Tim Searchinger at Princeton University says many of these studies are based on the false foundation that harvesting wood is carbon neutral (碳中和). “Only a small percentage of the wood gets into a timber (木料) product, and a part of that gets into a timber product that can replace concrete and steel in a building,” he says. Efficiencies vary in different countries, but large amounts of a harvested tree are left to be divided into parts, used in short-lived products like paper or burned for energy, all of which generate emissions.
In a report for the World Resources Institute, Searchinger and his colleagues have modelled how using more wood for construction would affect emissions between 2010 and 2050, accounting for the emissions from harvesting the wood. They considered various types of forests and parts of wood going towards construction. They also factored in the emissions savings from replacing concrete and steel.
Under some circumstances, the researchers found significant emissions reductions. But each case required what they considered an unrealistically high portion of the wood going towards construction, as well as rapid growth only seen in warmer places, like Brazil. In general, they found a large increase in global demand for wood would probably lead to rising emissions for decades. Accounting for emissions in this way, the researchers reported in a related paper that increasing forest harvests between 2010 and 2050 would add emissions equal to roughly 10 percent of total annual emissions.
Ali Amiri at Aalto University in Finland says the report’s conclusions about emissions from rising demand are probably correct, but the story is different for wood we already harvest. “Boosting the efficiency of current harvests and using more wood for longer-lived purposes than paper would cut emissions,” he says. “We cannot just say we should stop using wood.”
32. What is wrong with previous researches according to Searchinger
A. They got wrong statistics. B. They used an incorrect concept.
C. They included too many factors. D. They were applied in limited countries.
33. What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about
A. The process of the new research. B. The background of the new study.
C. The challenge of the new research. D. The achievements of the new study.
34. When will the emissions drop off greatly according to the new study
A. When wood grows slowly.
B. When wood is largely used to make paper.
C. When wood is largely used in construction in countries like Brazil.
D When wood is largely harvested in countries like Brazil.
35. What is Ali Amiri’s attitude toward the new result
A. Favorable. B. Doubtful. C. Critical. D. Objective.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
How to make Quick Decisions For Your Life
We make decisions every day. ____36____When it comes to making decisions, choosing the right one can at times be stressful, especially if the decision must be made quickly. Indecision often weighs us down, but there are some useful tips for making quick decisions more easily.
___37___Sometimes the key to making a quick decision comes down to planning ahead of time for just such an occasion. We all know we’re going to come to an important decision-making point sooner or later, so having a plan already in hand can put our mind at ease when that time comes.
Overcome fear. ____38____While it may seem difficult to overcome the fear of making the wrong choice, many experts agree that we shouldn’t be afraid to make the wrong decision, even if it seems important. The vast majority of wrong decisions can be corrected, while delaying decisions can often lead to more problems.
Write down all the advantages and disadvantages of your decision. Even if you don’t have all the information, writing down all the pros and cons (优缺点) is a good starting point for figuring out what to do. In cases where there simply isn’t enough time to write things down, make a mental list in your mind. Thinking of the pros and cons can help you organize your thoughts. ___39___
Determine criteria. Remember that every decision you make should come with a certain list of criteria.___40___But once you know the requirements you’re looking for, making a decision will become easier. Look for the choice that satisfies the list you’ve made, and once that choice is found, you should move ahead with it.
A. Have a plan.
B. The list may be short or quite long.
C. Communicate your decision with others.
D. And this can always lead to a clear answer.
E. So cut out any options that you know you will not choose.
F. Often, one thing that keeps us from making decisions is fear.
G. Some can be very important while others are not serious in the long run.
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)
I was born legally blind. Of all the stories of my early childhood, the one about a ____41____ is my mother’s favorite. I was only two when the ____42____ occurred.We had just arrived home from a trip. Mom lifted me out of the car and ____43____to speak to the driver. I took advantage of my brief ____44____to dash across the lawn (草坪) and hit a large maple tree! I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk and landed on my backside. Mom ____45____me to start crying, but I just sat there for a minute. Then I ____46____myself up and kept right on going.
Mom loves to use this story as an ____47____. It reminds her that children don’t enter life ____48____to take risks or unwilling to ____49____ again when they fall down. She never wanted me to lose that toughness as I grew older. When I ____50____ my major life decisions, I was still that little girl tearing full-speed across the lawn. I studied abroad and later moved away from my parents’ home to look for a ____51____. Through years of ____52____, I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.
We are almost certain to get ____53____ at some point during the process of achieving our goal. When that happens, don’t sit in the grass and ____54____. Just get up and keep on going. It will all be worth it ____55____.
41. A. trip B. race C. tree D. driver
42. A. incident B. change C. illness D. problem
43. A. feared B. refused C. forgot D. turned
44. A. delay B. absence C. freedom D. rest
45. A. promised B. encouraged C. allowed D. expected
46. A. woke B. picked C. warmed D. gave
47. A. answer B. example C. excuse D. order
48. A. afraid B. ashamed C. able D. anxious
49. A. ask B. share C. fear D. try
50. A. regretted B. reviewed C. made D. explained
51. A. job B. friend C. fortune D. house
52. A. memories B. efforts C. research D. experience
53. A. mixed up B. fed up C. knocked down D. settled down
54. A. play B. relax C. dream D. cry
55. A. all at once B. in the end C. in either case D. as a result
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。
In his book, Intentional Living, author John Maxwell shares that back in 1976, he received a gift from one of his ___56___ (assist). As he unwrapped the gift, he saw that it was a book ___57___ (name) The Greatest Story Ever Told. He couldn’t wait ___58___ (read) it.
But when he opened the book he was ___59___ (astonish) to see that the pages were blank. Inside the book was ___60___ note that said, “John, your life is before you. Fill these pages with kind acts and good thoughts of your heart. Write a great story about your life.” The intention of writing the story of his life excited him. Then, he ___61___ (begin) to write his book.
Every day we live out our story through our words, actions and decisions. But we must remember to live with intention to focus on what ___62___ (matter) most in life and to regain that focus when we get changed. Without intention, we can become unfocused in things ___63___ needn’t add to a life of significance and difference in our world.
Life isn’t perfect and it’s always hard, ___64___ we need reminders in our life from a friend, author, blogger, pastor or our inner spirit to re-focus us on the things that matter and make us live ___65___ (positive).
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
66. 假如你是李华，作为交换生在美国一所中学学习。在入学报到当天得到了学校志愿者Jones的帮助。请根据以下要点，写一封感谢信。内容如下：
1.表达感谢；
2.描述至少两个帮助的细节。
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 Jones,
How is everything going
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely
Li Hua
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。
I was born and grew up in a small seaside town. In my childhood, I often played on the beach with my elder sister, chasing (追逐) the waves and enjoying the seaside scenery.
One sunny summer afternoon, my sister and I were playing on a big rock quite a distance from the beach. We were so happy that we didn’t notice the water rising. When we decided to go back, we were shocked to find that the rock had almost been covered by water and there was no way back to the shore. Meanwhile, the wind blew harder and harder. We got into a panic, waving and shouting crazily towards the shore. Suddenly, I slipped (滑) and fell into the sea. My sister stretched out her hand to catch hold of me. However, she could not stay still, and slid off the rock into the sea, too.
“Help! Help!” We cried. I could feel my body tingling (酸麻) as I tried to breathe for air. I attempted to swim back to the rock, but the water was too deep and the waves were too strong. What made things worse was that the rough water made it almost impossible for anyone to hear our cries. Tears mixed with the water as I struggled in the sea. My sister, although using all her strength, wasn’t able to pull me in. Instead, she was being pushed apart from me by the big waves. The two of us, scared to death, kept crying.
Luckily, two boys playing on the beach happened to see us. They quickly found a stick nearby and approached us cautiously, hand in hand. They tried to pull us ashore with the stick. But the stick was too short for us to reach. Worse still, the wind was getting so strong that the two boys were rocked from side to side, unable to stand steadily. Eventually, they had no choice but to go back to the shore to look for other people to help us.
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。
Another huge wave crashed over my head and pulled me under.
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Fortunately, the two boys managed to find a lifeguard.
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第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
A
The following are reviews of four films
Happiness (Romance)★★★
Happiness tells the story of two people who work for different advertising companies. They talk on the phone all the time and don’t like each other. But then they correspond by email and fall in love. This movie is very popular with teenagers and people who like romances. It also has beautiful music.
I Scream (Thriller)★★
In I Scream, Paul is a young man who joins a thriller club. Each of the members tries to frighten the others. Paul is told to stay in an old house for the night. Everyone who has tried to stay in the house before has died. This movie is very frightening but also quite silly. It doesn’t make sense for Paul to stay in the house when things start to go wrong. It is only for people who like thrillers.
Paul’s Heroes (Comedy)★★★
This is a very funny war movie set in World WarⅡ. Six soldiers have to get to Italy to take secret messages to the American army there. In the movie, they dress up as women and fight with Italian workers. You can guess the ending, but it’s great fun getting there.
________ (Drama)★★★★
This is a very good drama with Jack Ross, who plays a hard working truck driver. His wife becomes ill and he has to find a doctor who can help her. In his travels he meets Dr Lloyd (Phil Driver) who has found the cure for the illness, but Jack Ross has only twelve hours to get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of America. This is an excellent movie, which is very exciting.
21. Which movie does the reviewer like best
A. No.1. B. No.2. C. No.3. D. No.4.
22 Which of the following is the best title for the fourth film
A. A Hard Working Truck Driver B. Medicine C. Strange Illness D. Twelve Hours
23. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. Happiness tells the story of two people who don’t like each other but fall in love.
B. Thrillers are popular with most people.
C. Paul’s Heroes is not worth seeing at all.
D. It’s easy for Jack Ross’s wife to be saved.
【答案】21. D 22. D 23. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章是关于几部影片的影评。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“This is an excellent movie, which is very exciting.(这是一部优秀的电影，非常令人兴奋。)”以及本段小标题中的★★★★可知这部电影获得了四颗星的评价，而其他三部分别是两颗星或者三颗星，因此，评论者最喜欢第四部电影。故选D项。
【22题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段中“This is a very good drama with Jack Ross, who plays a hard working truck driver. His wife becomes ill and he has to find a doctor who can help her. In his travels he meets Dr Lloyd(Phil Driver) who has found the cure for the illness, but Jack Ross has only twelve hours to get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of America.(这是一部非常好电视剧，杰克·罗斯扮演一个努力工作的卡车司机。他的妻子病了，他必须找一位能帮助她的医生。在旅途中，他遇到了找到治疗方法的劳埃德医生(菲尔·德赖弗饰)，但杰克·罗斯只有12个小时的时间把药带回美国另一边的妻子身边。)”可知，这部电影主要讲述了主人公需要在12个小时之内把治疗他妻子病的药带给妻子，这是主人公与死亡赛跑的12个小时，D项“12个小时”为最佳标题。故选D项。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“Happiness tells the story of two people who work for different advertising companies. They talk on the phone all the time and don’t like each other. But then they correspond by email and fall in love. This movie is very popular with teenagers and people who like romances.(《幸福》讲述了两个在不同广告公司工作的人的故事。他们一直在打电话，彼此都不喜欢对方。但后来他们通过电子邮件通信并坠入爱河。这部电影很受青少年和喜欢爱情片的人的欢迎。)”可知，《幸福》讲述的是两个彼此不喜欢却相爱的人的故事。故选A项。
B
Books have tremendous power. Between their pages, readers can be transported to anywhere imaginable and become just about anyone or anything. Unfortunately, many children all over the world don’t have access to books. For several years now, Maria Keller, a 14-year-old girl from Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been changing that fact.
When she was 8 years old, Maria already loved reading. She also noticed that some of her classmates didn’t read as much as she did. When she asked her mother why that could be, her mother said that they might not be able to afford books. Maria had never thought of this. She could not believe that some children might not have bedtime stories read to them. She became determined to change this.
With her mother’s help, Maria created Read Indeed. Read Indeed is a non-profit organization aiming to collect and distribute(分发) books to children in need. During the early stages of Read Indeed, Maria set the goal to collect and distribute 1 million books by the time she was 18. It didn’t take long to reach that goal.
Today, at age 14, she has collected over 1.8 million books and has shipped them to many states and countries around the world. She says, “I cannot live without books. As I continue my mission, I have learned that the number of kids who have no books are in the hundreds of millions. So I just can’t give up, even after reaching my original goal of 1 million books distributed.”
She recently set a new goal: to distribute donations to kids in need in every state in the United States, and every country in the world. She keeps track of her progress on a large map at the warehouse(仓库) where they store and sort books. Maria believes that she can get support from even more people and help kids around the world to become better readers!
24. We can know from Paragraph 2 that ________.
A. some of Maria’s classmates had no textbooks
B. some of Maria’s classmates didn’t have money to buy books
C. some of Maria’s classmates didn’t like reading at all
D. some of Maria’s classmates couldn’t afford to go to school
25. According to the passage, which statement about Read Indeed is true
A. It collects and gives out books to poor children.
B. It is an organization which sells books to children around the world.
C. It raises money to buy books for children.
D. It is a campaign which encourages children to read.
26. What can we infer from what Maria says in Paragraph 4
A. She lives on selling books.
B. Her original dream has been achieved.
C. She will give up her mission of distributing books.
D. The number of children who have no books has greatly dropped.
27. Which word can best describe Maria
A. Optimistic. B. Smart. C. Brave. D. Strong-willed.
【答案】24. B 25. A 26. B 27. D
【解析】
【分析】本文写的是一个叫Maria的一个小女孩从小喜欢看书，但是发现别的孩子不喜欢，于是在妈妈的帮助下建立一个非盈利组织来带动更多的孩子融入知识的海洋。
【24题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段She also noticed that some of her classmates didn’t read as much as she did. When she asked her mother why that could be, her mother said that they might not be able to afford books.可推知，Maria的一些同学可能没钱买书，故选B。
【25题详解】
细节理解题。Read Indeed是一个公益组织，不存在买卖的问题，根据第四段Read Indeed is a non-profit organization aiming to collect and distribute(分发) books to children in need.可知，它是一个收集书并且把书分发给那些需要但买不起的人的组织，故答案为A。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“I cannot live without books. As I continue my mission, I have learned that the number of kids who have no books are in the hundreds of millions. So I just can’t give up, even after reaching my original goal of 1 million books distributed.”可推知，她最初的梦想已经实现了，故选B。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。Maria从小就树立目标，然后通过自己的努力提前4年就实现了最初的目标，而且还会继续做下去，因此她是一个意志坚定的人，故选D。
C
Over the centuries the French have lost a number of famous battles with the British. However, they’ve always felt superior in the kitchen. France has for centuries had a reputation for cooking excellence, and Britain for some of the worst cooking in the world. But according to a recent survey, that reputation may no longer reflect reality.
In the survey, 71% of the Britons said they cook at home every day, while only 59% of the French said they cook daily. British home cooks spend more time cooking each week and also produce a greater variety of dishes than French home cooks.
The reaction in London was predictably enthusiastic. British food has greatly improved since the 1990s. Once upon a time, the menu for many family meals would have been roast beef, potatoes and over-cooked vegetables, but not now. Home cooks are experimenting with the huge range of ingredients now available in British supermarkets and are preparing all kinds of new dishes, using the cookbooks that sell millions of copies every year. As a result, there’s much more diversity in British food now, compared to French food, which tends to be very traditional.
Some French people say that the survey did not show the whole picture. They agree that during the week French women don’t cook as much as they used to because most of them work and don’t have much time. They tend to buy ready-made or frozen dishes but many of them make up for it on the weekend. There’s also a difference between Paris and the countryside. It’s true that people in Paris don’t cook much, but elsewhere, cooking is still at the heart of daily life.
For many French people, opinions about British food have not changed. When Bernard Blier, the food editor at a magazine, was asked about British food, he replied: “I don’t go out of my way to try it. It is not very refined. You can say that I’m not a fan at all.”
28. According to the passage, nowadays British people ______.
A. cook less at home than the French every day.
B. no longer eat roast beef and over-cooked vegetables.
C. are more willing to try cooking all kinds of new foods.
D. buy more cookbooks than French people do.
29. What can we infer from the fourth paragraph
A. French women cook less often now.
B. The French prefer ready-made dishes.
C. French women seldom cook on the weekend.
D. Cooking is at the heart of people’s life in Paris.
30. What is Bernard’s attitude towards British food
A. He would love to try it. B. He shows no interest in it.
C. He considers it worse than before. D. He considers it better than before.
31. What does the passage mainly talk about
A. The history of British food. B. The history of French food.
C. The change in British food. D. The change in French food.
【答案】28. C 29. A 30. B 31. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。几个世纪以来，法国在烹饪方面有着卓越的声誉，英国的烹饪方式则是世界上最糟糕的。但根据最近的一项调查显示，这种声誉可能不再反映现实。在调查中，71%的英国人说他们每天在家做饭，而只有59%的法国人说他们每天都做饭。英国的家庭厨师每周花更多的时间做饭，也比法国的家庭厨师制作更多种类的菜肴。现在英国食物的多样性要比传统的法国食物多得多。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段British home cooks spend more time cooking each week and also produce a greater variety of dishes than French home cooks．可知，英国家庭厨师每周花更多的时间做饭，并且比法国家庭厨师生产更多种类的菜肴，故现如今，英国人更愿意烹饪更多类型的菜肴了。故选C项。
【29题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段They agree that during the week French women don't cook as much as they used to because most of them work and don't have much time．人们认为，在一周里，法国妇女的烹饪世间不如以前，因为她们中的大多数人工作，空闲时间也不多。故选A项。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段he replied: “I don’t go out of my way to try it. It is not very refined. You can say that I’m not a fan at all.” Bernard说：“我不会想方设法去尝试的。它不是很精致。可以说我一点都不喜欢。”可知，Bernard对英国食物并不感兴趣。故选B项。
【31题详解】
主旨大意题。纵观全文，几个世纪以来，法国在烹饪方面有着卓越的声誉，英国的烹饪方式则是世界上最糟糕的。但根据最近的一项调查显示，这种声誉可能不再反映现实。在调查中，71%的英国人说他们每天在家做饭，而只有59%的法国人说他们每天都做饭。英国的家庭厨师每周花更多的时间做饭，也比法国的家庭厨师制作更多种类的菜肴。现在英国食物的多样性要比传统的法国食物多得多。可知本文介绍了英国食物的变化。故选C项。
D
Research has found that using wood for construction instead of concrete and steel can reduce emissions. But Tim Searchinger at Princeton University says many of these studies are based on the false foundation that harvesting wood is carbon neutral (碳中和). “Only a small percentage of the wood gets into a timber (木料) product, and a part of that gets into a timber product that can replace concrete and steel in a building,” he says. Efficiencies vary in different countries, but large amounts of a harvested tree are left to be divided into parts, used in short-lived products like paper or burned for energy, all of which generate emissions.
In a report for the World Resources Institute, Searchinger and his colleagues have modelled how using more wood for construction would affect emissions between 2010 and 2050, accounting for the emissions from harvesting the wood. They considered various types of forests and parts of wood going towards construction. They also factored in the emissions savings from replacing concrete and steel.
Under some circumstances, the researchers found significant emissions reductions. But each case required what they considered an unrealistically high portion of the wood going towards construction, as well as rapid growth only seen in warmer places, like Brazil. In general, they found a large increase in global demand for wood would probably lead to rising emissions for decades. Accounting for emissions in this way, the researchers reported in a related paper that increasing forest harvests between 2010 and 2050 would add emissions equal to roughly 10 percent of total annual emissions.
Ali Amiri at Aalto University in Finland says the report’s conclusions about emissions from rising demand are probably correct, but the story is different for wood we already harvest. “Boosting the efficiency of current harvests and using more wood for longer-lived purposes than paper would cut emissions,” he says. “We cannot just say we should stop using wood.”
32. What is wrong with previous researches according to Searchinger
A. They got wrong statistics. B. They used an incorrect concept.
C. They included too many factors. D. They were applied in limited countries.
33. What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about
A. The process of the new research. B. The background of the new study.
C. The challenge of the new research. D. The achievements of the new study.
34. When will the emissions drop off greatly according to the new study
A. When wood grows slowly.
B. When wood is largely used to make paper.
C. When wood is largely used in construction in countries like Brazil.
D. When wood is largely harvested in countries like Brazil.
35. What is Ali Amiri’s attitude toward the new result
A. Favorable. B. Doubtful. C. Critical. D. Objective.
【答案】32. B 33. A 34. C 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了新的研究表明，用木材建造的建筑可能并不像想象中的那么环保，文章说明了背后的原因以及研究开展的经过和发现。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“But Tim Searchinger at Princeton University says many of these studies are based on the false foundation that harvesting wood is carbon neutral (碳中和).(但是普林斯顿大学的Tim Searchinger说，许多这样的研究都是基于一个错误的基础，即砍伐木材是碳中和的)”可知，Searchinger认为之前的研究使用了一个不正确的概念。故选B。
【33题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段“In a report for the World Resources Institute, Searchinger and his colleagues have modelled how using more wood for construction would affect emissions between 2010 and 2050, accounting for the emissions from harvesting the wood. They considered various types of forests and parts of wood going towards construction. They also factored in the emissions savings from replacing concrete and steel.(在世界资源研究所的一份报告中，Searchinger和他的同事们模拟了2010年至2050年期间，建筑中使用更多木材将如何影响排放，其中包括砍伐木材产生的排放。他们考虑了各种类型的森林和用于建筑的部分木材。他们还考虑了更换混凝土和钢材所节省的排放)”可知，第二段主要介绍新研究的过程。故选A。
【34题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Under some circumstances, the researchers found significant emissions reductions. But each case required what they considered an unrealistically high portion of the wood going towards construction, as well as rapid growth only seen in warmer places, like Brazil.(在某些情况下，研究人员发现排放量显著减少。但他们认为，每一种情况下，用于建筑的木材所占比例都高得不切实际，而且只有在巴西等较温暖的地方才会出现这种快速增长)”可知，根据这项新的研究，当木材在像巴西这样的国家大量用于建筑时，排放量会大幅下降。故选C。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Ali Amiri at Aalto University in Finland says the report’s conclusions about emissions from rising demand are probably correct, but the story is different for wood we already harvest. “Boosting the efficiency of current harvests and using more wood for longer-lived purposes than paper would cut emissions,” he says. “We cannot just say we should stop using wood.”(芬兰阿尔托大学的Ali Amiri表示，报告中关于需求增长导致排放的结论可能是正确的，但对于我们已经收获的木材来说，情况就不同了。他说：“提高当前收成的效率，将更多的木材用于比纸张更长久的用途，将减少排放。我们不能只是说我们应该停止使用木材。”)”可知，Ali Amiri对此研究结果从正反两方面都进行了说明。由此推知，其态度是客观的。故选D。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
How to make Quick Decisions For Your Life
We make decisions every day. ____36____When it comes to making decisions, choosing the right one can at times be stressful, especially if the decision must be made quickly. Indecision often weighs us down, but there are some useful tips for making quick decisions more easily.
___37___Sometimes the key to making a quick decision comes down to planning ahead of time for just such an occasion. We all know we’re going to come to an important decision-making point sooner or later, so having a plan already in hand can put our mind at ease when that time comes.
Overcome fear. ____38____While it may seem difficult to overcome the fear of making the wrong choice, many experts agree that we shouldn’t be afraid to make the wrong decision, even if it seems important. The vast majority of wrong decisions can be corrected, while delaying decisions can often lead to more problems.
Write down all the advantages and disadvantages of your decision. Even if you don’t have all the information, writing down all the pros and cons (优缺点) is a good starting point for figuring out what to do. In cases where there simply isn’t enough time to write things down, make a mental list in your mind. Thinking of the pros and cons can help you organize your thoughts. ___39___
Determine criteria. Remember that every decision you make should come with a certain list of criteria.___40___But once you know the requirements you’re looking for, making a decision will become easier. Look for the choice that satisfies the list you’ve made, and once that choice is found, you should move ahead with it.
A. Have a plan.
B. The list may be short or quite long.
C. Communicate your decision with others.
D. And this can always lead to a clear answer.
E. So cut out any options that you know you will not choose.
F. Often, one thing that keeps us from making decisions is fear.
G. Some can be very important while others are not serious in the long run.
【答案】36. G 37. A 38. F 39. D 40. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述作者就如何快速作出决定给出了自己的一些建议。
【36题详解】
根据“We make decisions every day.(我们每天都在做决定)”以及“When it comes to making decisions, choosing the right one can at times be stressful, especially if the decision must be made quickly.(在做出决定时，选择正确的决定有时会带来压力，尤其是在必须快速做出决定的情况下)”可知，我们每天都在做决定，从长远来看，有些决定会是正确的，有些决定也会是错误的，所以在快速做出决定的时候，做出正确的决定并不是很容易的。由此可知G项“从长远来看，有些是非常重要的，而另一些则不重要。”符合语境，而且some指代前面的decisions。选G。
【37题详解】
根据“Sometimes the key to making a quick decision comes down to planning ahead of time for just such an occasion.(有时，快速做出决定的关键在于提前为这样的场合做好计划)”可知，本段给出快速做出正确决定的建议是提前做好相应的计划。由此可以，A项“制定一个计划。”适合作段首句，plan正好和下文中的planning相呼应。所以选A。
【38题详解】
根据“Overcome fear.(克服恐惧)”以及“While it may seem difficult to overcome the fear of making the wrong choice, many experts agree that we shouldn’t be afraid to make the wrong decision, even if it seems important. (虽然克服对做出错误选择的恐惧似乎很困难，但许多专家同意，我们不应该害怕做出错误的决定，即使这看起来很重要)”可知，本段给出克服恐惧的建议，所以要阐明为什么要克服恐惧的原因。由此可知，F项“通常，有一件事让我们无法做出决定，那就是恐惧。”符合语境，而且F项中的fear呼应段首句中的overcome fear。故选F。
【39题详解】
根据“Thinking of the pros and cons can help you organize your thoughts.( 思考利弊可以帮助你组织你的想法)”可知，这里讲了思考优缺点的好处，就是思考优缺点总是引导我们找出清晰的答案。由此可知，D项“这总能得到一个明确的答案。”符合语境。故选D。
【40题详解】
根据“Remember that every decision you make should come with a certain list of criteria.(记住，你所做的每一个决定都应该有一系列标准)”可知，本段说明做出决定得制定标准，这些标准可能不一样，但你所做的每一个决定都应该有一系列标准。由此可知，B项“列表可能很短，也可能很长。”符合语境，而且B项中的this list和前文中的a certain list相呼应，指的是制定的标准的列表。所以选B。
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)
I was born legally blind. Of all the stories of my early childhood, the one about a ____41____ is my mother’s favorite. I was only two when the ____42____ occurred.We had just arrived home from a trip. Mom lifted me out of the car and ____43____to speak to the driver. I took advantage of my brief ____44____to dash across the lawn (草坪) and hit a large maple tree! I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk and landed on my backside. Mom ____45____me to start crying, but I just sat there for a minute. Then I ____46____myself up and kept right on going.
Mom loves to use this story as an ____47____. It reminds her that children don’t enter life ____48____to take risks or unwilling to ____49____ again when they fall down. She never wanted me to lose that toughness as I grew older. When I ____50____ my major life decisions, I was still that little girl tearing full-speed across the lawn. I studied abroad and later moved away from my parents’ home to look for a ____51____. Through years of ____52____, I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.
We are almost certain to get ____53____ at some point during the process of achieving our goal. When that happens, don’t sit in the grass and ____54____. Just get up and keep on going. It will all be worth it ____55____.
41. A. trip B. race C. tree D. driver
42. A. incident B. change C. illness D. problem
43. A. feared B. refused C. forgot D. turned
44. A. delay B. absence C. freedom D. rest
45. A. promised B. encouraged C. allowed D. expected
46. A. woke B. picked C. warmed D. gave
47. A. answer B. example C. excuse D. order
48. A. afraid B. ashamed C. able D. anxious
49. A. ask B. share C. fear D. try
50. A. regretted B. reviewed C. made D. explained
51. A. job B. friend C. fortune D. house
52. A. memories B. efforts C. research D. experience
53. A. mixed up B. fed up C. knocked down D. settled down
54. A. play B. relax C. dream D. cry
55. A. all at once B. in the end C. in either case D. as a result
【答案】41. C 42. A 43. D 44. C 45. D 46. B 47. B 48. A 49. D 50. C 51. A 52. B 53. C 54. D 55. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述的是作者童年时发生的一件事，这件事让作者明白了不要害怕失败。
【41题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在我所有的早期童年故事中，关于一棵树的故事是我妈妈最喜欢的。A. trip旅途；B. race赛跑；C. tree树；D. driver司机。根据下文“I took advantage of my brief 4 to dash across the lawn (草坪) and hit a large maple tree!”可知，此处表示关于一棵树的故事。故选C。
【42题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：事件发生时我只有两岁。A. incident事件；B. change变化；C. illness疾病；D. problem问题。根据上文“Of all the stories of my early childhood, the one about a 1 is my mother’s favorite.”可知，空处指的是作者童年时发生的一件事。故选A。
【43题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：妈妈把我抱出车外，转身对司机说话。A. feared害怕；B. refused拒绝；C. forgot忘记；D. turned转动、转身。根据上文“Mum lifted me out of the car”可知，作者的妈妈把作者抱出车外；而根据下文“I took advantage of my brief 4 to dash across the lawn”可知，作者的妈妈没有注意到作者，由此可判断，妈妈应该是转身和司机说话。故选D。
【44题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我利用我短暂的自由冲过草坪——撞到了一棵大枫树！A. delay耽搁；B. absence缺席；C. freedom自由；D. rest休息。根据上文“Mom lifted me out of the car and 3 to speak to the driver.”可知，作者的妈妈转身和司机说话，没有注意到作者，由此可推断，作者是利用这么短暂的自由冲过了草坪。故选C。
【45题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：妈妈认为我要哭了，但我只是在那里坐了一分钟。A. promised许诺；B. encouraged鼓励；C. allowed允许；D. expected认为。根据“but I just sat there for a minute.”可知，作者没有哭，只是坐了一分钟，是妈妈认为作者会哭，故选D。
【46题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后我爬了起来，继续往前走。A. woke醒来；B. picked挑选；C. warmed温暖；D. gave给。根据下文“kept right on going”可知，作者尽管摔倒了，并没有放弃，反而继续跑。由此推断，作者摔倒后，爬起来继续前行。考查短语：pick oneself up，意为“摔倒后爬起来”。故选B。
【47题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：妈妈喜欢把这个故事当做例子。A. answer回答；B. example例子；C. excuse借口；D. order命令。根据下文“It reminds her that children don’t enter life 8 to take risks or unwilling to 9 again when they fall down.”可知，这件事有教育意义，是妈妈教育孩子的好例子。故选B项。
【48题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它提醒她，孩子进入生活时，不会害怕冒险，也不会在跌倒时不愿再尝试。A. afraid害怕的；B. ashamed羞愧的；C. able能够；D. anxious焦虑的。根据上文作者的故事可推断，此处指孩子刚开始时不怕冒险。故选A。
【49题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：它提醒她，孩子进入生活时，不会害怕冒险，也不会在跌倒时不愿再尝试。A. ask问；B. share分享；C. fear担心；D. try尝试。根据“unwilling to 9 again when they fall down.”可推断，此处指孩子跌倒后不会因怕再次摔倒而不敢再次尝试，故选D。
【50题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我做出人生的重大决定时，我还是那个在草坪上全速奔跑的小女孩。A. regretted遗憾、后悔；B. reviewed复习；C. made制作；D. explained解释。根据“ my major life decisions,”可知，此处表示作者做出人生的重大决定。考查固定短语：make decisions，意为“做决定”。故选C。
【51题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我在国外学习，后来搬离父母家找工作。A. job工作；B. friend朋友；C. fortune财富；D. house房子。根据下文“Through years of 12 , I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.”以及语境可知，此处表示作者离开父母的家去找工作。故选A。
【52题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：经过多年的努力，我已经成为一名受人尊敬的老师，在一所服务于高需求学生的学校。A. memories回忆；B. efforts努力；C. research研究；D. experience经验、经历。根据上文“I studied abroad and later moved away from my parents’ home to look for a 11 .”以及下文“I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.”可推断出，作者是经过多年的努力，终于成为了一名教师。故选B。
【53题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：在实现目标的过程中，我们几乎肯定会在某个时候被击倒。A. mixed up混合、混淆；B. fed up养肥；C. knocked down撞倒、击倒；D. settled down定居。根据上文“I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk and landed on my backside.”可知，作者幼时跑得太快而撞到了树干上。作者这里将幼时的经历比作实现目标的过程，所以空处指的是在实现目标的过程中，我们有时候会被击倒。故选C。
【54题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当这种情况发生时，不要坐在草地上哭泣。A. play玩；B. relax放松；C. dream梦想；D. cry哭泣。根据上文“Mom 5 me to start crying, but I just sat there for a minute.”可知，作者指的是在实现目标的过程中，如果我们被击倒，不要哭泣，要爬起来继续前行。故选D。
【55题详解】
考查短语词义辨析。句意：站起来，继续前进。这一切最终都是值得的。A. all at once突然、同时；B. in the end最终；C. in either case两种状况都；D. as a result。结果根据作者的经历可知，作者认为我们所有付出的努力都会有回报，只要我们继续努力，我们最终就会成功。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。
In his book, Intentional Living, author John Maxwell shares that back in 1976, he received a gift from one of his ___56___ (assist). As he unwrapped the gift, he saw that it was a book ___57___ (name) The Greatest Story Ever Told. He couldn’t wait ___58___ (read) it.
But when he opened the book, he was ___59___ (astonish) to see that the pages were blank. Inside the book was ___60___ note that said, “John, your life is before you. Fill these pages with kind acts and good thoughts of your heart. Write a great story about your life.” The intention of writing the story of his life excited him. Then, he ___61___ (begin) to write his book.
Every day we live out our story through our words, actions and decisions. But we must remember to live with intention to focus on what ___62___ (matter) most in life and to regain that focus when we get changed. Without intention, we can become unfocused in things ___63___ needn’t add to a life of significance and difference in our world.
Life isn’t perfect and it’s always hard, ___64___ we need reminders in our life from a friend, author, blogger, pastor or our inner spirit to re-focus us on the things that matter and make us live ___65___ (positive).
【答案】56. assistants
57. named 58. to read
59. astonished
60. a 61. began
62. matters
63. that/ which
64. so 65. positively
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过John Maxwell收到一本空白页的书，让自己写自己人生的故事，启迪人们：生活并不完美，它总是很艰难，所以我们需要从朋友、作家、博客作者、牧师或我们内心的灵魂那里得到提醒，让我们重新关注那些重要的事情，让我们积极地生活。
【56题详解】
考查名词。作介词from的宾语，是one of句型中要用名词复数形式。根据句意可知，他从助手那里得到一个礼物，故填 assistants。
【57题详解】
考查非谓语动词。书名为 The greatest Story Ever Told，name和book之间是被动关系，故用过去分词形式作book的后置定语。故答案为named。
【58题详解】
考查非谓语动词。to read作wait的宾语，can’t wait to do sth意为“迫不及待地做某事”。故答案为to read。
【59题详解】
考查形容词。句子的主语是人，所以用 astonished表示“感到惊讶的”。故答案为astonished。
【60题详解】
考查冠词。 note 是可数名词单数，根据句意可知，书中有一张纸条。故答案为a。
【61题详解】
考查时态。文章讲的是过去发生的事情，所以用一般过去时。故答案为began。
【62题详解】
考查主谓一致。句子的主语是表示单数概念的what，所以谓语动词也用单数。故答案为matters。
【63题详解】
考查定语从句。定语从句的先行词是things，在定语从句中作主语，用that或 which引导。故答案为that/ which。
【64题详解】
考查连词。根据前后文的语义可知，生活不完美，也不容易，因此我们需要提醒自己的事物来保持专注。表示因果关系故答案为so。
【65题详解】
考查副词。修饰动词live要用副词形式，指积极生活。故答案为positively。
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
66. 假如你是李华，作为交换生在美国一所中学学习。在入学报到当天得到了学校志愿者Jones的帮助。请根据以下要点，写一封感谢信。内容如下：
1.表达感谢；
2.描述至少两个帮助的细节。
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 Jones,
How is everything going
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Yours sincerely
Li Hua
【答案】【参考范文】
Dear Jones,
How is everything going It’s been a while since I started my academic life here as an exchange student, but I’m still in great appreciation of what you have done for me on the very first day of my enrollment.
As a freshman in a totally alien environment, I had to carry luggage loaded with bedding stuff as well as a bag full of daily supplies. Then came your timely assistance, which saved me a lot of energy. What’s more, on the way to the dormitory, but for your accurate guidance and precise introduction to different areas around, I would have already been lost in such a vast campus.
Again, I’d like to extend my heartfelt gratitude for your volunteer work, and desire to treat you to a movie. Hope to receive your reply soon.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生根据要点表达对Jones的感谢以及描述其帮助的细节。
【详解】词汇积累
感激：appreciation → gratitude
开始：start → commence
及时的：timely → prompt
介绍：introduction → presentation
句式拓展
同义句改写
原句：Hope to receive your reply soon.
拓展句：I eagerly anticipate a prompt response from you.
【点睛】【高分句型 1】As a freshman in a totally alien environment, I had to carry luggage loaded with bedding stuff as well as a bag full of daily supplies.（运用了过去分词短语作定语）
【高分句型 2】Then came your timely assistance, which saved me a lot of energy.（运用了关系代词which引导非限制性定语从句）
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。
I was born and grew up in a small seaside town. In my childhood, I often played on the beach with my elder sister, chasing (追逐) the waves and enjoying the seaside scenery.
One sunny summer afternoon, my sister and I were playing on a big rock quite a distance from the beach. We were so happy that we didn’t notice the water rising. When we decided to go back, we were shocked to find that the rock had almost been covered by water and there was no way back to the shore. Meanwhile, the wind blew harder and harder. We got into a panic, waving and shouting crazily towards the shore. Suddenly, I slipped (滑) and fell into the sea. My sister stretched out her hand to catch hold of me. However, she could not stay still, and slid off the rock into the sea, too.
“Help! Help!” We cried. I could feel my body tingling (酸麻) as I tried to breathe for air. I attempted to swim back to the rock, but the water was too deep and the waves were too strong. What made things worse was that the rough water made it almost impossible for anyone to hear our cries. Tears mixed with the water as I struggled in the sea. My sister, although using all her strength, wasn’t able to pull me in. Instead, she was being pushed apart from me by the big waves. The two of us, scared to death, kept crying.
Luckily, two boys playing on the beach happened to see us. They quickly found a stick nearby and approached us cautiously, hand in hand. They tried to pull us ashore with the stick. But the stick was too short for us to reach. Worse still, the wind was getting so strong that the two boys were rocked from side to side, unable to stand steadily. Eventually, they had no choice but to go back to the shore to look for other people to help us.
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。
Another huge wave crashed over my head and pulled me under.
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Fortunately, the two boys managed to find a lifeguard.
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【答案】Another huge wave crashed over my head and pulled me under. I struggled desperately, trying to reach the surface, but couldn’t make it. Seeing this, my sister swam as hard as she could towards me. “Hold on!” She yelled when she grasped my arm and tried to head for the shore with me. But she was soon physically exhausted and looked terribly pale. I felt a sharp pain in my lungs and could barely breathe. Both of us felt hopeless and thought we were not going to survive!
Fortunately, the two boys managed to find a lifeguard. Having learned what was happening, the lifeguard rushed fearlessly against the strong wind and huge waves. Such an experienced swimmer was he that he reached us in no time. He grabbed my arm and quickly carried me to the shore, where he left me taken care of by the two boys. Then, without delay, he returned to save my sister. We were so blessed to be alive and heartily thankful to that courageous lifeguard and the two boys who had saved our lives!
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇读后续写作文。
【详解】通过阅读所给文章可知，文章主要讲述了作者和姐姐在海滩上玩耍时，遇到了涨潮，被困住了。幸运的是，两个在海滩上玩的男孩碰巧看见了他们，想要给予帮助，结果失败了，最后，他们别无选择，只能回到岸上寻找其他人来帮助我们。
续写部分分为两段，第一段开头是：另一个大浪冲过我的头，把我拉到水里。所以后文应该是讲述作者掉进水里，姐姐来救作者的经过，结果姐姐也很快就精疲力竭，脸色惨白。他们俩都感到绝望，觉得自己活不下去了！第二段开头是：幸运的是，两个男孩设法找到了一位救生员。本段应该写救生员救了作者和姐姐的经过，他们衷心感谢那位勇敢的救生员和两个男孩救了他们的命！
最后还要注意所续写短文的词数应为150左右。
【点睛】本文描写详略得当，使用了高级词汇和高级句子。如：desperately, make it, physically exhausted等高级词汇；She yelled when she grasped my arm and tried to head for the shore with me.时间状语从句；We were so blessed to be alive and heartily thankful to that courageous lifeguard and the two boys who had saved our lives!运用了定语从句等高级句式。
