模块综合测评
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
W:How many courses did you take last semester
M:Six.And I will take seven next semester.
1.How many courses will the man take next semester
A.Five. B.Six. C.Seven.
答案C
W:As you see,Jack,this house has three rooms.Those are Tom’s and John’s.
M:So this is mine.I like the color of the bed very much.
2.Where are the speakers standing
A.In Tom’s room.
B.In Jack’s room.
C.In John’s room.
答案B
W:Your son is growing so fast.He must be as tall as three feet.
M:Yes.Many people say he is hard to recognise now.
3.What are the speakers talking about
A.The height of the man’s son.
B.The height of the woman’s son.
C.The height of the man’s daughter.
答案A
M:What a beautiful watch!Is it the one your boyfriend bought on the Internet
W:No,I got it from my brother.He asked my mother to bring it to me on my birthday.
4.Who gave the woman the watch
A.Her brother.
B.Her mother.
C.Her boyfriend.
答案A
W:Do you know that Jimmy came back from abroad yesterday
M:Really How about meeting him tomorrow
W:He often goes to visit his mother on Saturday.We’d better choose another day.
5.What day is today
A.Saturday. B.Thursday. C.Friday.
答案C
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
M:What’s the hurry
W:Oh,Monday is always very busy.Well,we start with a discussion at ten o’clock.Then we have an hour off,to go to the library and catch up on some reading,and at one o’clock we have a lecture on computer drawing.
M:No time for lunch,then!
W:No,exactly!And we finish the day with a lecture on history.
M:Wow!That is a full day.
W:Oh,I have to leave now.It’s ten minutes to ten.
6.How many lectures does the woman have on Monday
A.One. B.Two. C.Three.
答案B
7.What will the woman probably do next
A.Have a discussion.
B.Do some reading.
C.Make a drawing.
答案A
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
W:Why did you come to work today I thought you took a few days off.
M:No,that’s next week.I’m taking two weeks off from work and I can’t wait!
W:Are you going on a tour
M:Not this time.It’s too expensive.But I do have a few different ideas that will keep me busy.
W:What are you planning
M:Well,I have a friend in Paris who I haven’t seen for ages,so I could go there.I’d like to pop up to Berlin to see my sister for a few days.There’s also a sale in Bremen that I’ve seen and...!
W:Wow,that’s a lot!
8.What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A.Couple. B.Friends. C.Colleagues.
答案C
9.Where is the man’s sister probably
A.In Paris. B.In Berlin. C.In Bremen.
答案B
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
W:I’m calling about a suitcase.I lost it yesterday.
M:Well,let’s put the details into the computer.
W:OK,it’s small and it’s black.
M:Were there any items inside it
W:Yes.I had office keys in there.My house keys were in my pocket.Um,there were a lot of documents.But the thing I’m really worried about—I mean,there is a camera I just bought.
M:It was yesterday.So that was on May the 13th.
W:Yes.I was heading to my home.I was very tired when I was in the airport.I think that’s why I just forgot about the case.
M:What kind of transport were you using
W:I thought about getting the train,but that would have meant a bus journey as well,and I couldn’t be bothered so I decided to take a taxi at last.That’s where I must have left it.
M:Well,if someone handed it in,we’ll let you know.
W:Thanks.
10.What is the woman most worried about
A.Her camera.
B.Her documents.
C.Her house keys.
答案A
11.What date is it today
A.May 12th. B.May 13th. C.May 14th.
答案C
12.Where did the woman leave her suitcase
A.On a train. B.In a taxi. C.On a bus.
答案B
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
M:Hi,could I speak to the organiser of the Preston Park Run
W:Yes,that’s me.What would you like to know
M:Where does the run start
W:It starts from the café,goes past the sports centre and the city library then twice around the lake and goes back where it started.
M:How long is the run
W:It used to be three kilometres but most people wanted to do a bit more than that.We now go round the lake twice and that adds an extra two kilometres.
M:So how do I enter
W:I could take your details by phone but if you want to enter it,you’d better use the website.
M:OK.Can you tell me anything about the volunteering My friend Sarah is interested in it.
W:She can help with guiding the runners.We also need someone who can do a report on the race.
M:Well,my friend really likes taking photographs.
W:OK.
13.Where does the run start
A.From the cafe.
B.From the sports center.
C.From the city library.
答案A
14.How long is the run
A.Five kilometres.
B.Three kilometres.
C.Two kilometres.
答案A
15.How does the woman advise the man to enter the race
A.By phone. B.In person. C.By the Internet.
答案C
16.What will Sarah probably help do
A.Take pictures.
B.Report the race.
C.Guide the runners.
答案A
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
Welcome to the new Sea Life Centre.Well,it’s an exciting place.There are so many things to do.It costs ￡3.70 for adults,￡2.50 for children and less for over sixties and school groups.It’s open every day of the year.Special attractions for children include a quiz and hourly feeding times for all the different animals and fish,starting at 9:30.Every morning from 10:00,there are video shows for children in the sea life theatre.If you are in a group of six or more people,they can give you a special guided tour of the centre.The new and modern area at the centre is a big glass bridge you can walk across.You will see lots of fish swimming—sometimes even under your feet.When you get hungry,there is a relaxed family dining area serving snacks,cold drinks and ice creams.Near the main entrance there is an excellent bookshop.If you want to buy some gifts,well,there is...
17.How much do children need to pay for the centre
A.￡3.70. B.￡3.00. C.￡2.50.
答案C
18.Who can get a special guided tour of the centre
A.People who take an undersea voyage.
B.People who are in a group of six or more.
C.People who are over sixty.
答案B
19.What activity is new at the centre
A.To feed different animals.
B.To visit a sea life theatre.
C.To walk across a glass bridge.
答案C
20.What will the speaker talk about next
A.A dining area.
B.A gift shop.
C.A bookstore.
答案B
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
2021 Journalism Workshop
Learn Print,Radio,Television,Digital
High school students in the Washington,DC area are invited to apply to the Washington Association of Black Journalists’ annual Urban Journalism Workshop.WABJ has been guiding the next generation of journalists since 1986 through this programme.UJW was started by long-time Chicago Tribune and St.Louis Times Dispatch reporter George Curry and former Washington Post reporter Athelia Knight.During the workshop,students learn the fundamentals of print,radio,TV and digital journalism.Current and former professional journalists of Washington Post,NPR and other media companies volunteer to teach participants.A scholarship is offered for qualifying seniors.
Sessions are held for eight continuous Saturdays from February 29 to April 18,9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Scholarship criteria include an essay,stories produced in the workshop,class attendance and participation in all eight sessions.
High school students,all classifications,in the greater DC area are encouraged to apply.
Students should contact UJW Coordinator Trina Williams at ujwdc@ for details or check with their high school advisers.
To download an application,read more about available scholarships or learn about the Urban Journalism Workshop,visit www.ujwonline.org,or contact UJW Coordinator Trina Williams at ujwdc@ .Applications and required materials must be received by Friday,January 29.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一个研讨会的相关信息,在研讨会期间,学生们会学习印刷、广播、电视和数字新闻的基础知识。
21.What can be learnt if the students join the workshop
A.The management of the UJW.
B.The basic skills of digital journalism.
C.The classification of electronic devices.
D.The qualities of environmental journalists.
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“During the workshop,students learn the fundamentals of print,radio,TV and digital journalism.”可知,在研讨会期间,学生学习印刷、广播、电视和数字新闻学的基础知识。故选B项。
22.Which date is suitable for participants to attend the workshop
A.Saturday,April 11.
B.Wednesday,March 18.
C.Wednesday,January 29.
D.Saturday,February 22.
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Sessions are held for eight continuous Saturdays from February 29 to April 18”可知,研讨会的时间为2月29日至4月18日,连续八个星期六。结合选项可知,4月11日(星期六)适合参与者参加研讨会。故选A项。
23.In which section of a newspaper may this text appear
A.Sports. B.Education.
C.Science. D.Entertainment.
答案B
解析推理判断题。根据第一段中的“High school students in the Washington,DC area are invited to apply to the Washington Association of Black Journalists’ annual Urban Journalism Workshop.”可知,华盛顿特区的高中生应邀参加华盛顿黑人记者协会的年度城市新闻研讨会。文中还提到了scholarship(奖学金),因此文章的话题与教育有关,应出自报纸的教育栏目。故选B项。
B
At eleven,I decided to learn to swim.There was a pool at the YMCA offering exactly the opportunity.My mother continually warned against it,and kept fresh in my mind the details of each drowning in the river.But the YMCA pool was safe.
I had a childhood fear of water.This started when I was three years old and my father took me to the beach.The huge waves knocked me down and swept over me.
The pool was quiet.I was afraid of going in all alone,so I sat on one side of the pool to wait for others.Then came a big boy.He yelled,“Hi,how’d you like to be ducked ” With that he picked me up and threw me into the deep end.I landed in a sitting position,and swallowed water.But I was not frightened out of my wits—when my feet hit the bottom,I would make a big jump to come out of the surface.It seemed a long way down.I gathered all my strength when I landed and made what I thought was a great spring upwards.Then I opened my eyes and saw nothing but water.I tried to yell but no sound came out.I went down,down,endlessly.
When I came to consciousness,I found myself lying on the bed in the hospital.
I never went back to the pool.I avoided water whenever I could.This misadventure stayed with me as the years rolled by.It deprived(剥夺) me of the joy of boating and swimming.Finally,I decided to get an instructor.Piece by piece,he built a swimmer.Several months later,the instruction was finished,but I was not.Sometimes the terror would return.
This went on until July.I swam across the Lake Wentworth.Only once did the terror return.When I was in the middle of the lake,I put my face under and saw nothing but bottomless water.I laughed and said,“Well,Mr Terror,what do you think you can do to me ”
I had conquered my fear of water.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。三岁时作者随着父亲在海滩玩耍,曾被海浪撞倒过,自此作者对水产生了恐惧;十一岁学习游泳时,作者被一个男孩扔进游泳池,这次经历让作者自此远离了划船和游泳。但作者仍然想享受游泳的乐趣,于是作者请了专业指导老师,指导结束后作者仍然没有克服对水的恐惧。后来在一次游泳中,作者终于克服了对水的恐惧。
24.What was the author’s original fear of water caused by
A.His poor skill in swimming.
B.His mother’s warning of drowning.
C.An outing to the beach with his father.
D.An unpleasant memory of the pool.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据第二段,特别是该段前两句可知,作者对水的恐惧源于三岁的时候被父亲带到海滩,被海浪撞倒的经历,故C项正确。第三段描述了被一个男孩扔进游泳池的经历给作者的影响,但与题干中的original一词不符。
25.Why was the author not scared to death when he was thrown into the water
A.He knew how to swim in the pool.
B.He felt that the YMCA pool was safe.
C.He was waiting for others to save him.
D.He came up with an idea to go upwards.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据第三段中的“But I was not frightened...to come out of the surface”可知,作者并不害怕,因为他认为一旦他的脚能够到池底,他就能猛跃,跳出水面。据此可知,作者并不害怕的原因是他想到了跳出水面的方法,故D项正确。
26.What does the author probably mean by expressing “but I was not” in Paragraph 5
A.He was still a poor swimmer.
B.He had not overcome the fear yet.
C.He was not afraid of drowning any more.
D.He was not satisfied with the swimming training.
答案B
解析句意理解题。根据画线句的后一句“Sometimes the terror would return.”可知,有时恐惧还会卷土重来;据此可以判断,画线句表示作者还没能克服恐惧,故B项正确。
27.Which of the following is the best title for the text
A.Goodbye,Mr Terror
B.Hello,Childhood Fear
C.A Swimming Adventure
D.My Passion for Swimming
答案A
解析主旨大意题。结合全文内容可知,文章主要讲述了作者克服对水的恐惧的过程,故A项最适合作本文的标题。
C
Scientists in Western Australia claim to have made a new discovery—they have found gold in the leaves and twigs of trees.The researchers believe that the trees suck up the gold from deep underground,over 30 metres down.The discovery has been described as the first of its kind in the world.Australian gold exploration companies are pleased because it will make finding gold cheaper.Rather than drilling deep holes to find gold,they have more ways to examine tree leaves and branches.There is only a tiny amount of gold in the leaves.It would take 500 trees to make one gold ring.The gold is found by using a special X-ray machine owned by an Australian government agency.A pure X-ray and a powerful microscope scan the leaves and branches.
The claim that this is the first time that gold particles(微粒) have been found in living material might not be true,though.Pre-Qin Chinese of great wisdom understood the connection between plants and the precious stones and minerals underneath them.They used the plant life to find minerals thousands of years ago.In the Zhou Dynasty,it was written in a book that a certain plant grew only near deposits of gold.Over the next 2,000 years,Chinese people wrote about different plants and how they grew,and showed where minerals and precious stones (such as jade,copper,lead,silver and gold) were.
Even more importantly,in the 11th century,Su Song described how copper,gold,silver,lead and tin were observed and taken from certain plants.These were amazing scientific discoveries.Meanwhile,this knowledge was unknown in the rest of the world until about 1,600.This was when a British man realised that oak trees grew larger and greener where there was alum(明矾) in the ground.Maybe ancient Chinese have more knowledge to teach modern scientists.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。西澳大利亚州的科学家声称他们在树叶和树枝中发现了黄金。这项发现被认为是世界上第一次在生物材料中发现黄金微粒。然而,这种说法可能并不正确,因为早在周朝,中国就已经有了相关记载。
28.What can we know from Paragraph 1
A.500 dead trees can make one gold ring.
B.The trees can absorb gold from deep underground.
C.Scientists have found gold 30 metres below underground.
D.The companies find it hard to find gold.
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“The researchers believe that the trees suck up the gold from deep underground,over 30 metres down.”可知,树木可以从地下吸收黄金,故B项正确。
29.How do scientists find gold in the leaves
A.By observing the leaves carefully.
B.By drilling deep holes.
C.By using a special X-ray machine.
D.By referring to ancient books.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“The gold is found by using a special X-ray machine owned by an Australian government agency.”可知,科学家通过一种特殊的X光机找到树叶里的黄金,故C项正确。
30.Who first discovered that there was a connection between plants and minerals
A.Pre-Qin Chinese people.
B.Su Song.
C.Australian scientists.
D.A British man.
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Pre-Qin Chinese of great wisdom understood the connection between plants and the precious stones and minerals underneath them.”可知,先秦时期的先贤们最早理解植物与它们下面的宝石和矿物之间的联系,故A项正确。
31.What is the purpose of the last paragraph
A.To introduce two great scientists in ancient times.
B.To provide more evidence to support the writer’s opinion.
C.To show how ancient people got gold from certain plants.
D.To prove that ancient Chinese have more knowledge than modern scientists.
答案B
解析推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知,作者认为西澳大利亚州的科学家们在树叶和树枝中发现黄金并不是世界上第一次在生物材料中发现黄金,因为早在周朝,中国就已经有了相关记载;接着最后一段又列举了苏颂在11世纪描述如何在某些植物中观察并提取到铜、金等;大约1600年,一个英国人注意到橡树在有明矾的土里长得更好。由此可知,最后一段的写作目的是提供更多的证据来支持作者的观点,故B项正确。
D
As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information,are people remembering less If you know your computer will save information,why store it in your own personal memory and your brain Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.
In a recent study,Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments.She and her research team wanted to know whether the Internet is changing our memory.In the first experiment,they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer.The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information.The second group understood that the computer would not save it.Later,the second group remembered the information better.People in the first group knew they could find the information again,so they did not try to remember it.
In another experiment,the researchers gave people facts to remember,and told them where to find the information on the Internet.The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹).Surprisingly,people later remember the folder location (位置) better than the facts.When people use the Internet,they do not remember the information.Rather,they remember how to find it.This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)”.
According to Sparrow,we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet.Instead,computer users are developing stronger transactive memories;that is,people are learning how to organise huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date.This doesn’t mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent,but there is no doubt that the way we use our memory is changing.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。随着互联网用户越来越依赖互联网存储信息,人们的记忆是否越来越少 如果你知道你的电脑会保存信息,为什么要把它存储在你自己的个人记忆,你的大脑里呢 本文主要讲述了互联网给人类的记忆带来的影响。
32.Why does the passage begin with two questions
A.To introduce the main topic.
B.To show the author’s attitude.
C.To describe how to use the Internet.
D.To explain how to store information.
答案A
解析推理判断题。第一段中的“Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.(专家们想知道互联网是否正在改变我们的记忆,以及如何改变我们的记忆。)”是本文的中心话题。因此推断,作者使用两个问句是为了引出要讨论的话题。
33.What can we learn about the first experiment
A.Sparrow’s team typed the information into a computer.
B.The two groups remembered the information equally well.
C.The first group did not try to remember the information.
D.The second group did not understand the information.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“People in the first group knew they could find the information again,so they did not try to remember it.”可知,第一组没有尽力记住信息。
34.What do people do in transactive memory
A.To keep the information in mind.
B.To change the quantity of information.
C.To organise information like a computer.
D.To remember how to find the information.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Rather,they remember how to find it.This is called ‘transactive memory(交互记忆)’”.可知,在交互记忆里,人们记得怎样找到信息。
35.What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrow’s research
A.We are using memory differently.
B.We are becoming more intelligent.
C.We have poorer memories than before.
D.We need a better way to access information.
答案A
解析细节理解题。根据最后一段“but there is no doubt that the way we use our memory is changing”可知,互联网对人们的记忆产生的影响是它改变了我们使用记忆力的方式。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满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。
One truth about modern life is that nobody has any time. 36 So let’s try a simple thought experiment.Imagine that you came into possession of a magical new set of technologies that could automate or promote every single part of your job. 37 Maybe you’d pick up a hobby,or have more children,or learn to relax and enjoy yourself in the additional leisure.But what if I told you that you wouldn’t do any of those things:You would just work the exact same amount of time as before.
38 But there are simple reasons for this.Better technology means higher expectations and higher expectations create more work.For most of history,humans were forced to suffer from their own dirty and unpleasant substances.Most families’ clothes were washed twice a year.The fleet of housework technologies that came into the world suddenly between the late-19th and mid-20th century created new norms(标准) of cleanliness—for our floors,our clothes and ourselves.
39 Automatic washers and dryers raised our expectations for clean clothes and encouraged people to go out and buy new shirts and pants;housewives therefore had more loads of laundry to wash,dry,and fold.
In short,technology made it much easier to clean a house to 1890s standards. 40 They wanted a modern home with dustless windowsills(窗台) and shiny floors and this dustless shiny required a 40-to-50-hour workweek,even with the assistance of modern tools.
A.You are wasting your time.
B.This might seem impossible.
C.New norms meant more work.
D.What would you do with the extra time
E.That means you can have more time to relax.
F.Everybody is busy,burned out,overloaded.
G.But by the mid-20th century,Americans didn’t want that old house.
答案与解析
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了为什么科学技术不断发展,人还是越来越忙。
36.F 根据上一句“One truth about modern life is that nobody has any time.”可知,关于现代生活的一个真相是没人有时间。由此可推测,接下来应该讲“为什么没人有时间”。故选F项。
37.D 上文内容“Imagine that you came into possession of a magical new set of technologies that could automate or promote every single part of your job.”的意思是,想象一下你拥有一套神奇的、新的、能够使你的工作自动化或者促进你的工作的技术。下文“Maybe you’d pick up a hobby”的意思是,或许你会开始学习一个爱好。此空应承上启下,故推测此处应询问:你会用这些额外的时间做什么 故选D项。
38.B 上文提到,假设你的工作自动化了或效率提高了,你还会和之前工作的时间一样长。此空应该表达不相信、不合理、不可能发生的意义。故选B项。
39.C 根据下文内容可知,自动洗衣机和甩干机提高了我们清洁衣服的期望,鼓励了人们购买更多的衣服,于是家庭主妇有了更多的衣服要洗,要甩干,要整理。再结合上文提到家务技术创造了新标准,推测此空应说明新的标准带来了更多的工作。故选C项。
40.G 根据上一句可知,科技使清洁房子达到19世纪90年代的标准更容易了;下文介绍了他们想要的房子的样子。再结合文章大意可知,随着科技的进步,标准的提高,人的要求也随之变高。由此推测,此空应讲述20世纪中叶的美国人不想要达到上世纪90年代标准的旧房子。故选G项。
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。
I was walking in a park on a cool autumn morning.The view was charming,and a pleasant breeze (微风) was kissing my face 41 .
Then I saw a mother and her little baby.The mother wore 42 clothes that seemed to be found in a dustbin.How easy it is for fortunate people to 43 away things they don’t need,and they do this 44 thinking of the unfortunate!She was holding her baby,protecting her from the morning 45 and expecting some money from strangers so that she could 46 food for both of them.It was then that I realised how 47 I had been in my whole life for living a rich life.
Then a man 48 some money and food to the mother,and as she took them,her face was 49 as if she had been the happiest person in the world.And why not She could now 50 her baby at least for the day.
Actually happiness doesn’t 51 your luck,your financial or physical conditions,but only on yourself.It is just a 52 in your hands.If you choose to be happy, 53 can stop you from it.
How 54 it is that one observation can change your life!Life has a lot to offer if you observe very closely.One who observes can 55 real happiness.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。幸福是一种选择,与经济状况、身体状况等没有必然的联系。一个善于发现日常生活点点滴滴的人,一定可以发现真正的幸福是什么。
41.A.strongly B.gradually
C.gently D.normally
答案C
解析根据前面的“a pleasant breeze”可知,微风应是轻柔地吹过作者的脸颊。strongly“强壮地”;gradually“逐渐地”;gently“温柔地”;normally“正常地”。故选C项。
42.A.expensive B.wonderful
C.perfect D.dirty
答案D
解析根据后面的“clothes that seemed to be found in a dustbin”可知,这位母亲的衣服似乎是从垃圾桶里捡的,因此衣服是脏的。故选D项。
43.A.move B.push C.throw D.send
答案C
解析根据后面的“things they don’t need”可推断,这里是说把不需要的东西扔掉。
44.A.for B.in C.within D.without
答案D
解析根据上下文可推断出,本句指幸运的人很轻易地把他们不需要的东西扔掉,丝毫没有考虑到不幸的人。
45.A.cold B.light C.sound D.fact
答案A
解析开头提到当时是一个凉爽的秋天的清晨,因此可推断出母亲抱紧孩子是为了不让其受凉。cold“寒冷”;light“光”;sound“声音”;fact“事实”。故选A项。
46.A.save B.buy C.pick D.share
答案B
解析根据上文语境可知,母亲想要钱是为了买吃的。故选B项。
47.A.wealthy B.special
C.successful D.lucky
答案D
解析对比这位母亲的状况,作者感到自己很幸运。上文中的“fortunate people”也是提示。wealthy“富裕的”;special“特殊的”;successful“成功的”;lucky“幸运的”。故选D项。
48.A.donated B.lent
C.promised D.sold
答案A
解析由上文可知,这位母亲在乞讨,所以这位男士应该是捐赠给那位母亲一些钱和食物。故选A项。
49.A.sinking B.shining
C.shaking D.falling
答案B
解析根据下文可知,母亲受到帮助后因为高兴而脸上绽放光彩。故选B项。
50.A.improve B.protect C.deliver D.feed
答案D
解析母亲高兴是因为至少这一天可以有东西喂孩子了。improve“提升”;protect“保护”;deliver“传递”;feed“喂养”,故选D项。
51.A.go on B.come out
C.depend on D.turn out
答案C
解析根据上下文可知,作者受到启发,认为幸福不是取决于你的运气、经济状况或身体状况,而是取决于你自己。depend on意为“取决于”,故选C项。
52.A.symbol B.strength
C.voice D.choice
答案D
解析根据下文中的“If you choose to be happy”可知,作者想表明:幸福是一种选择。symbol“象征”;strength“力量”;voice“声音”;choice“选择”。故选D项。
53.A.nothing B.something
C.anything D.everything
答案A
解析句意:如果你选择快乐,那就没有任何东西能够阻止你感到快乐。故选A项。
54.A.comforting B.amazing
C.disappointing D.satisfying
答案B
解析留意生活中的点点滴滴会改变人的生活,这是令人惊奇的事情。comforting“舒服的”;amazing“令人惊奇的”;disappointing“失望的”;satisfying“满意的”。故选B项。
55.A.invent B.lose C.discover D.ignore
答案C
解析一个善于观察日常生活点点滴滴的人,一定可以发现真正的幸福。invent“发明”;lose“丢失”;discover“发现”;ignore“忽视”。故选C项。
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
China’s first artificial intelligence (AI) textbook for high school students 56. (bring) out in 2018,following a plan by the central government 57. (include) AI courses in primary and secondary school.
The nine-chapter textbook,58. (name) Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence,was written by outstanding 59. (scholar) from well-known schools nationwide,under the joint efforts by the research centre for MOOC at East China Normal University and the AI startup SenseTime.It includes the history of AI and how the technology can be applied in areas such as facial recognition,auto driving and public security.
“The textbook focuses not only on the basics of AI,but on the 60. (practice) use of AI in daily life,” said Chen Yukun,a professor at East China Normal University,61. is also a contributor to the book.
Up till now,about 40 high schools across the country 62. (undertake) the task of being the first group of AI high education pilot program 63. introducing the textbook in the curriculum.“The AI sector is facing a talent shortage 64. (global).The publication of the book is 65. breakthrough as it takes AI technology out of the ‘ivory tower’ and makes it part of high school learning,” said Lin Dahua,a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
答案与解析
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国第一本高中生人工智能教材。这本专门为高中生编写的人工智能教材在2018年出版。本文介绍了与此教材相关的信息。
56.was brought 考查动词时态、语态和主谓一致。bring sth out意为“生产……,出版……”,此处表示书被出版,因此用被动语态;时间状语为in 2018,因此应该使用一般过去时;又因主语China’s first artificial intelligence(AI) textbook为单数,故填was brought。
57.to include 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构并结合语境可知,此处为不定式作定语,修饰名词plan。
58.named 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,此处为分词短语作定语,修饰The nine-chapter textbook,又因name与The nine-chapter textbook为逻辑上的动宾关系,故用其过去分词形式named。
59.scholars 考查名词复数。scholar意为“学者”,为可数名词,其前无限定词修饰,应用其复数形式。
60.practical 考查形容词。分析句子结构可知,此处应为形容词,修饰名词use。
61.who 考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知,此处引导非限制性定语从句,在从句中作主语,先行词指人,故填who。
62.have undertaken 考查动词时态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知,此处应为句子的谓语,由该句中的up till now可判断此处应该为现在完成时;又因主语为复数形式,故用have undertaken。
63.by 考查介词。根据语境可知,此处表示“通过”,表方式,故用by。
64.globally 考查副词。分析句子结构可知,此处作状语,应为副词。
65.a 考查冠词。breakthrough为可数名词,根据语境可知,此处表示“这本书的出版是一次突破”,表泛指,应用不定冠词,又因breakthrough的发音以辅音音素开头,故填a。
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假设你是李华。你在网上看到了杜甫草堂招聘志愿者的启事,对此很感兴趣,请根据如下招聘信息写一封申请邮件。
Volunteers Wanted
A group of middle school students from Australia are going to visit the Du Fu’s Thatched Cottage on January 2nd,2022.We are looking for three senior high school students as voluntary guides.The main responsibilities are to introduce Du Fu to the visitors and show them around the Cottage.
If interested,please send an application email at your earliest convenience to Mr Zhang at zhanghua@ before December 27.
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考范文
Dear Sir,
Knowing that you want voluntary guides for the Australian middle school students on the Internet,I’d like to apply for it.
First,allow me to introduce myself.I’m a high school student who is very interested in English and can speak English fluently.And I won our city’s English speech contest last year,so it’s no problem for me to communicate with foreign friends,especially with my peers.In addition,as a native,I have a good understanding of Du Fu’s Thatched Cottage and visit it on a regular basis with my friends to learn more about our great traditional poems.
I’d appreciate it if I could be given this valuable opportunity.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面短文,根据其内容和所给段落的开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When she was twelve years old,Raha earned a scholarship to study at a boarding school in England.Her father told her to study hard and practice running every day in England.She nodded because that was easier than staying happy in a completely new country.Several days later,she kissed her family and boarded the plane for England.As the plane took off,she looked out of the window at the goats and brown rivers of Kenya.She stared down at the green fields where she used to run like the wind,barefoot(赤脚的).
At school in England,Raha had lots of math problems to solve,essays to write,and books to read.She also joined in the school running team.They were preparing for an important running race,in which runners from different schools took part.In order to practice running,her coach gave her a striped shirt,white shorts,shoes with cleats(防滑钉) and another pair with spongy soles(吸水鞋底) for cross-country.Honestly speaking,she had always run barefoot at home,so the shoes felt tight(紧的).But all the other runners wore shoes and Raha didn’t want to be different.
The team practiced every weekday afternoon.On Saturdays,everyone watched football—everyone but Raha.She would run alone on the country roads barefoot and run over fields thick with mud just as in her hometown.Each day at lunch,she would sit alone in the large dining hall,eating dishes totally strange to her and missing her family.
One Saturday,Raha ran up a hill and found herself in a barnyard(谷仓前的空场地).To her surprise,one of her classmates,Thomas,stood just inside the barn doors.After he greeted her,Raha asked,“Why aren’t you watching football ”“I have to help my father,” said Thomas,“but why aren’t you wearing your shoes ”
注意:续写词数应为150左右。
On hearing this question,Raha felt awkward.
On the day of the race,every runner was dressed in the professional suit and shoes except Raha.
参考范文
On hearing this question,Raha felt awkward.However,she collected her courage to tell him the truth.“You are used to running barefoot That’s amazing,” said Thomas.“But everybody has his way to do something,so just run in your own way.”Then he expressed his admiration and support to her.Raha was moved to tears the instant she heard what Thomas said.She also felt warm and encouraged.From then on,she devoted herself to practicing running every day,barefoot.
On the day of the race,every runner was dressed in the professional suit and shoes except Raha.She stood on the lane,barefoot.However,she was not feeling ashamed because that was her way to run.“Come on,Raha,you can make it!”It was Thomas who was cheering for her.Suddenly,she felt more confident.At last,she won the first prize and brought honour to her school.From then on,she could not only concentrate on studying and running,but she also stayed happy in the new school.Unit 1单元测评
(时间:120分钟 满分:150分)
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
M:You look pretty busy.What’s up
W:We’re putting together an office party this Friday evening.There’ll be about 30 people,and I’m the organiser.
M:Nice!But it’s probably best not to overwork yourself.
1.What is the woman busy doing
A.Working on a paper.
B.Tidying up the office.
C.Organising a party.
答案C
W:I heard you went to the hospital yesterday.Are you sick
M:No,I’m fine.I just go there a few times a year to have a health examination.You know I had an operation two years ago.
2.Why did the man go to the hospital yesterday
A.He was sick.
B.He had a health examination.
C.He had an operation.
答案B
W:Do you work near here
M:Yes,I do.I work at a bank.What about you
W:I teach at the school next to No.1 Hospital.
3.What does the woman do
A.She is a teacher.
B.She is a doctor.
C.She is a bank clerk.
答案A
M:Hi,Maggie.I’m coming,but it’s snowing and the traffic is moving slowly.
W:OK,David.Take your time.We’ll wait for you,so we can have dinner together.
4.Where is the man now
A.On his way.
B.In a restaurant.
C.At home.
答案A
M:Donna,have you booked the flight to London for me
W:Sure,Bill.Do you need a ride to the airport I can do it.
M:No,thanks.I will park my car at the airport.
5.What does Donna offer to do for Bill
A.Book a flight for him.
B.Drive him to the airport.
C.Help him park the car.
答案B
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
W:Hey,Peter,I’m sorry!
M:Hi,Diana,what’s wrong
W:We were going to Hong Kong this weekend,but I’m afraid I can’t go.
M:How come
W:I have a really big geography test and I have to study for it.
M:We can go next week instead.
W:No,I don’t want to ruin your weekend.You go ahead and please take the book I bought to my friend Sally.Tell her I have to study all weekend,because I can’t afford to fail the test.
M:OK,then I’ll go with Dan.But it’s a pity you can’t come.
6.Why does Diana say sorry to Peter
A.She has to give up her travel plan.
B.She wants to visit another city.
C.She needs to put off her test.
答案A
7.What does Diana want Peter to do
A.Help her with her study.
B.Take a book to her friend.
C.Teach a geography lesson.
答案B
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
W:Hi,Mark.I’ve decided to leave the company.I had an amazing time here,but it is time for me to move on.
M:May I ask why,Cathy I do hope that you stay with us here.
W:Well,you know,I’ve got a new job in a big engineering firm.It’s a management position.
M:In that case,I think that I understand your decision,and you have my support.
W:Thanks for understanding.But,I can work here two more weeks.
M:That’s great.Will you be able to finish your present project
W:Sure.And if you hire someone within ten days,I’d be happy to provide training in my areas.
8.Why does Cathy want to quit her job
A.She’ll join another firm.
B.She’ll run her own business.
C.She’s fed up with it.
答案A
9.What is Mark’s attitude towards Cathy’s decision
A.Forgiving. B.Sympathetic. C.Supportive.
答案C
10.What might Cathy do for the present company
A.Apply for a project.
B.Train a new person.
C.Recommend an engineer.
答案B
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
M:Hey,Lucy.Do you have some time to talk about next week’s trip with me
W:Sure,Dave.
M:OK.So,we’re leaving on Monday from Hartsfield International Airport,and returning on Friday.Do we take ourselves to the airport Maybe we need to book a taxi,or just go by bus.
W:No,we don’t have to.The company car will pick us up and take us there.
M:Oh,that’s good.When
W:Our flight leaves at 11:00 a.m.,so they should pick us up between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m.Besides,the company pays for our trip,including hotel and food.
M:How much will that be
W:Well,New York is a pretty expensive city.So,each of us will get $200 a day.
M:Oh,OK.Thanks for telling me that.
W:You’re welcome.
11.How will the speakers go to New York
A.By air. B.By taxi. C.By bus.
答案A
12.Why are the speakers making the trip
A.For business.
B.For shopping.
C.For holiday.
答案A
13.What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A.Driver and passenger.
B.Husband and wife.
C.Fellow workers.
答案C
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
M:Hello.
W:Oh,hello.You must be a new student.Did you find it OK
M:Well,I got a bit lost because I asked a stranger.But I got it eventually.
W:Oh.Dear!Have you come far today
M:Only from Brighton.I was staying with my brother.
W:Oh.Good.How did you get here
M:My brother took me to the railway station.And I got on a bus at this end.
W:Aha.Well,you’d better tell me your name so I can find your form.
M:It’s Mark Bum.
W:Ah,yes.Here is the key to your room.It’s 501.
M:Thanks.How do I get there
W:Go upstairs and it’s on the third floor.
M:Thank you.Oh,here’s a meeting for new students.What time is that
W:It’s 9:10 now.The meeting is to begin in 20 minutes.You’d better hurry.
M:Thanks a lot.Goodbye.
14.What is Mark
A.A new teacher.
B.A new student.
C.A tourist.
答案B
15.How did Mark get there
A.By train and by car.
B.By plane and by car.
C.By train and by bus.
答案C
16.Which one is Mark’s room
A.Room 501 on the third floor.
B.Room 551 on the first floor.
C.Room 501 on the first floor.
答案A
17.When is the meeting to be held
A.9:10. B.9:30. C.9:20.
答案B
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
Hello,I’m Jeff Anderson from Coventry,England.And in today’s program,I’d like to share with you a special kind of English culture—the football.A lot of people in England are crazy about football.During the football season whenever there is a big match,all the flags for local football teams,such as Liverpool and Newcastle,are hung outside every window,or even spread proudly on T-shirts or scarves.There is an atmosphere of excitement in the air.Groups of young men crowd into dark,packed pubs staring at television screens.Of course they are covered head to toe in the colours of their team.They shout and scream in sadness when their team loses a goal,or with joy when there is a moment of success.You do not have to be a fan of football to get caught up in the excitement.As far as victories are concerned,England had its big moment in 1966 in Wembley Stadium.The World Cup victory is in the hearts and minds of all football fans.Now,whenever England is playing a big match,red and white covers every inch of every pub,a symbol of hope—the English flag.While football has never been something I am particularly interested in,for years,I’ve had to pretend excitement and pick a team to support.You cannot say you don’t like or do not follow football in England,as often this would lead to a long dialogue in which someone would begin telling you why you should support their team.
18.Where do young men go to watch big games according to Jeff
A.Pubs.
B.Stadiums.
C.Friends’ homes.
答案A
19.Why does Jeff have to pick a team to support
A.To avoid being bothered.
B.To open a conversation.
C.To earn respect from others.
答案A
20.What does Jeff mainly talk about
A.England’s moment of success.
B.English flag as a symbol of hope.
C.England’s all-time favourite sport.
答案C
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Aaptiv
Download Aaptiv,take a quick fitness quiz about your goals,and get going.The app will set you up with workouts to do on your favourite cardio(有氧的) machine,at home on a yoga mat,or outside.Where this app stands out:It pairs audio instructions from instructors and personal trainers with songs you love—not boring,canned beats—so it’s more engaging than most recorded workouts.It’s basically like your favourite cycling class in the palm of your hands.
MyFitnessPal
Another app that pairs workouts with a nutrition plan.This free app tracks your personal diet and exercise to determine the best calorie intake based on your body type and workouts.It even gives you the ability to scan food bar codes or enter them by hand to get accurate calorie and nutrient counts.
MyFitnessPal is great at helping people become more aware of their eating habits.It may not be the most accurate at times,but just by having people become more conscious of the foods and drinks they’re putting into their body is a huge win.
Amazon Kindle
Kindle offers a wide selection of books,magazines and newspapers,making it one of the most popular e-Book reader apps for smartphones and tablets.You needn’t own a Kindle device to enjoy books through the Kindle app;it’s available on Android and IOS devices too.To increase reading pleasure,Kindle is powered by technology from Amazon that allows you to sync(同步) your last read page,bookmarks,highlights and notes across all devices;it also includes a built-in dictionary that makes it easy to look up new words while reading,and the Kindle app provides access to Google search and Wikipedia as well.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了健身运动、饮食营养、阅读书籍相关的三款应用程序的基本情况。
21.What feature makes Aaptiv most appealing
A.It enables you to exercise as you wish.
B.It allows a quick fitness quiz about your goals.
C.It provides classes of running,cycling and yoga.
D.It offers trainer-led workouts with music you love.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据第一段可知,这款应用的突出之处在于:它将教练和私人教练的音频指令与你喜欢的歌曲搭配在一起,而不是枯燥乏味的录制好的歌曲,因此它比大多数录制的健身活动更吸引人。由此可知,Aaptiv最吸引人的地方是它提供以训练者为主导的训练,配上你喜欢的音乐。
22.What do people most probably download MyFitnessPal for
A.Exercising with right diets.
B.Studying eating habits.
C.Tracking calorie consumption.
D.Scanning food bar codes.
答案A
解析细节理解题。根据第二段可知另一款应用程序可以将锻炼和营养计划结合在一起。这个免费的应用程序可以跟踪你的个人饮食和锻炼情况,根据你的体型和锻炼情况来确定最佳卡路里摄入量。它甚至可以让你扫描食品条形码,或者手动输入食品编码,从而获得准确的卡路里和营养数据。由此可知,人们下载MyFitnessPal最可能的目的是为运动搭配正确的饮食。
23.How many advantages does Kindle have for a better reading experience
A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5.
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据最后一段可知为了增加阅读乐趣,Kindle采用了来自亚马逊的技术,允许你在所有设备上同步上一次阅读的页面、书签、亮点和笔记;它还包括一个内置的字典,使人们在阅读时很容易查找新单词,Kindle应用程序还提供了谷歌搜索和维基百科。由此可知,Kindle有3个优点,可以提供更好的阅读体验。
B
My parents owned a neighbourhood bar called the M Ninety-Seven,named after a nearby highway,on the corner of State Fair and Hoover Avenues in Detroit.Built in the 1930s,it had a long wooden bar that was on the right as you walked in.I grew up in the bar.When most kids of my age were at the park playing ball or riding bikes,I was watching old men shoot pool and play shuffleboard (沙壶球).
My father spent his entire life serving drinks and bringing cheer to customers.There were the white-collars who would step in to unwind from the day’s stress.They would bend elbows with the blue-collars and day labourers on either side of them.It always surprised me that they were able to mingle (相交往).I would sit at the last table by the kitchen,sipping Cokes and eating a bag of Better Made potato chips with my twin sister,watching it all.
It was the 1960s version of a reality show.There was Big Bill,the tough talking policeman who stood six and a half feet tall and weighed just shy of the beer truck he drank daily.His views on society could be hard to listen to at times.But one night,he showed that he was all talk.While Bill was on patrol(巡逻),a call came over the radio about an apartment fire.He raced the scout car to the scene,beating even the fire crew.The building was ablaze.He ran up three flights of stairs through smoke and flames to rescue two frightened children.Bill carried them out in his arms like each was a carton of eggs.The man with an explosive mouth but a keg-sized heart saved the day.
Years passed,my father died,and the bar was sold.Like secondhand smoke,the words and the scenes from that bar stayed with me.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。“我”的父母在底特律开了一个酒吧,那里留着“我”童年的记忆。“我”常和妹妹在酒吧里吃着零食,看着酒吧里的一切;“我”还记得警察Bill救火的事迹。后来父亲过世,酒吧易主,但酒吧里的话和场景一直陪伴着“我”。
24.What did the author want to tell us by the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1
A.His family built a wooden bar.
B.He didn’t play with kids at the park.
C.He liked making friends with old men.
D.He was familiar with everything in the bar.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句可知,“我”是在酒吧长大的。当在“我”这个年龄的大多数孩子在公园打球或骑自行车时,“我”却在看老人打台球和玩沙壶球。据此可知,画线句子是为了说明作者对酒吧的一切都很熟悉,故D项正确。
25.What’s the purpose for the white-collars to go to the bar
A.To drink beer. B.To watch others.
C.To communicate. D.To relax themselves.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“There were the white-collars who would step in to unwind from the day’s stress.”可知,白领来酒吧是为了放松,故D项正确。
26.Which of the following can best describe Bill
A.Rude and careless.
B.Tough but a little bit shy.
C.Complaining but responsible.
D.Talkative and narrow-hearted.
答案C
解析推理判断题。根据第三段第三句可知,Bill对社会的看法有时会不好听。根据该段最后三句可知,警察Bill冒着烟和火焰救下了两个孩子,说明他善良,有责任感。据此可以判断,Bill是一个有点抱怨但是有责任感的人,故C项正确。
27.What can we infer from the last paragraph
A.The bar impressed the writer a lot.
B.The father didn’t manage the bar well.
C.Secondhand smoke is similar to the bar.
D.The writer has nothing to do with the bar.
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据本文尾句“Like secondhand smoke,the words and the scenes from that bar stayed with me.”可知,虽然过去多年,但是酒吧里的那些话和场景就像二手烟一样萦绕在“我”身边。据此可以判断,酒吧给作者留下了深刻的印象,故A项正确。
C
China is developing a system that recognises individuals by their body shape and walking movements.Systems that recognise human faces are already being used to identify people in crowds or as a secure way to unlock personal devices.
The new system,known as “gait recognition”,is already on trial by police on the streets of Beijing and Shanghai.The Chinese technology company Watrix developed the system.The company announced last month that it had raised $14.5 million to speed up the development and sale of the technology.
The system works in a similar way to face recognition.Cameras capture video of people in public places.Then,machines powered by artificial intelligence (AI) examine and study the video.
Facial recognition systems identify the shapes and expressions on a person’s face to identify them.Gait recognition uses a person’s body shape and their way of walking to identify them.The system records a person’s shape and movements and then creates a model of the way they walk.
Huang Yongzhen is a former researcher who co-founded Watrix in 2016.He told the Associated Press his system can identify people from up to 50 metres away.It is designed to work even when a person’s face is covered or hidden.Huang says his gait recognition system is correct 94 percent of the time.This is below the success rate of many face recognition systems.But he says the system can still be helpful to police and for other commercial purposes.He also believes the system can be effective when used together with face recognition.
Gait recognition is not new.The technology has been researched by scientists in Japan and Britain and by U.S. defense officials for about 10 years.But attempts to sell the technology have been slow.One of the reasons the technology has not developed further is that the systems are more complex than facial recognition.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了中国正在研发一款步态识别系统,该系统能通过体型和走路姿态来识别身份。
28.What can we learn from the first paragraph
A.A system that can recognise human faces is around the corner.
B.It is tough to accurately follow a person in crowds.
C.A system that can identify a person by walking is being developed.
D.A new system that can check a body shape is underway.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“China is developing a system that recognises individuals by their body shape and walking movements.”可知,目前正在开发一款通过身形和行走来识别身份的系统,所以选C项。
29.What do you know about Watrix mentioned in the passage
A.It has invented a lot of systems adopted by the police.
B.It has earned $14.5 million by inventing the system.
C.It has become famous for the face recognition system.
D.It has got well prepared for the new system.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句“The company announced last month that it had raised $14.5 million to speed up the development and sale of the technology.”可知,该公司已经筹集了1 450万美元,以加快该技术的开发和销售。由此推测,该公司已经为新系统做好充足的准备工作,故选D项。
30.Facial recognition is similar to gait recognition because .
A.cameras catch video of people’s expressions
B.a person’s body shape can be recognised very easily
C.cameras record video of a person in public places
D.a person’s action will be sent to the police
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据第三段的“Cameras capture video of people in public places”可知,两种识别系统的相似之处是:摄像机捕捉公共场所人们的视频。因此C项正确。
31.What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A.Japan and Britain kept a secret about the system.
B.The systems of gait recognition are hard to develop.
C.Gait recognition will suffer a poor market very soon.
D.Almost no one understands how gait recognition runs.
答案B
解析推理判断题。根据最后一段的“the systems are more complex than facial recognition”可知,该系统因为比较复杂而未能深入开发,由此可知B项正确。
D
Want to get your package delivered via robots Now there’s an app for that.If you live in Washington,D.C.,or Redwood,you may have glimpsed a small,boxy robot rolling along a local sidewalk,minding its own business,but attracting the attention of many curious onlookers.
The autonomous machines were part of a pilot program last year by Starship Technologies focusing on delivering meals from local restaurants in dozens of cities around the world.This week,the company unveiled plans to broaden its delivery service beyond food to include packages,a move that led it to declare itself “the world’s first robot package delivery service”.The next time you order food,this cute robot might roll up to deliver it.The package delivery service is not available to everyone yet.
The wheeled robots have a top speed of 4 mph and can detect obstacles from 30 feet away.“The robot can operate through anything,” Nick Handrick,head of operations for Starship’s D.C.office,said,“If you have something in the way—a stick—it’s able to climb over it.”
To sign up for the service,which costs a little more than $ 10 per month,customers need to download the company’s app.Customers then create a “Starship Delivery Address”,a unique address inside a Starship facility,where they can have packages sent from some places.Once a package is delivered to the Starship address,customers receive a text notification that allows them to schedule a home delivery via robots.The robots are opened by customers via a mobile phone code.
Barriers exist for robotic ground delivery,with many states requiring that humans be in control of delivery robots.Those regulations haven’t stopped Starship Technologies from accumulating experience on streets around the globe ahead of the company’s latest launch.The company says its robots have covered more than 125,000 miles in more than 100 cities in 20 countries.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了Starship Technologies公司推出的机器人送包裹这一服务的相关内容。
32.What can we know about the robotic delivery
A.It is part of a trial project by Starship Technologies.
B.The robotic delivery is available to everyone at present.
C.You can use the service free of charge via smart phones.
D.The robots are opened by customers with a text notification.
答案A
解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The autonomous machines were part of a pilot program last year by Starship Technologies”可知,机器人送包裹的服务是Starship Technologies公司试验项目的一部分,故选A项。
33.What does the underlined word “unveiled” in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A.Revised. B.Released.
C.Restored. D.Reset.
答案B
解析词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“plans to broaden...to include packages”并结合选项和语境可知,此处表示,本周该公司透露了他们会把递送服务从食品拓宽到包裹的计划,由此可知画线词unveiled的词义应该为“(首次)透露(新计划)”,故B项Released的词义与其最为接近。
34.What is the last paragraph mainly about
A.The good news of the service.
B.How the robotic delivery works.
C.The disadvantages of the robotic delivery.
D.Robotic delivery develops despite challenges.
答案D
解析段落大意题。通读最后一段可知,本段主要介绍了当前机器人送包裹这一服务仍存在一些障碍,但是该公司的机器人送包裹的服务一直在发展中,故D项正确。
35.What can be the best title for the text
A.A New Robot Was Invented
B.Wheelless Robots Are on the Way
C.How Robots Deliver Packages
D.Packages Will Be Delivered by Robots
答案D
解析主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文主要介绍了Starship Technologies公司推出的机器人送包裹的服务的相关内容,故D项适合作全文的标题。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满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。
In order to make the introduction to robotics as simple as possible for many people,I’ve created a mobile robot kit for experimenters called ARobot.
ARobot comes in kit(装备) form. 36 This allows you to get your robot working in a couple of hours instead of a couple of months or more.
37 One of the first things you get to do is decide on a paint job for your new robot.
ARobot uses the Basic Stamp Ⅱ controller. 38 There is plenty of expansion room on ARobot and an entire set of web pages that show you how to attach a digital compass,sonar range finder,light sensors and other devices at the website.
ARobot is designed to be about the same price as a typical “from scratch” robot but without all the hassle(麻烦).You’ll also find a gallery of images and a frequently-asked-questions section.
ARobot is also the subject of “Robot Building for Dummies” where the reader is shown how to add a temperature sensor,motion detector,video camera,and speech. 39
I hope this article helps you without sounding like a commercial.I’ve been building robots ever since I was a kid and I love helping others do the same. 40
A.You will find it easy to make a robot.
B.I am sure you’re going to LOVE ROBOTICS!
C.It is very popular and very easy to program.
D.In this way,you can get the robot working immediately.
E.However,the circuit board(电路板) and cables are pre-built and tested.
F.You can find it at Amazon and at most bookstores.
G.ARobot is made of metal,not plastic or wood like some of the other robots out there.
答案与解析
【语篇解读】本文主要向机器人爱好者介绍了ARobot的制造过程。
36.E 根据“This allows you to get your robot...”中的“This”可知,所填的句子应该是一种方法且与上文是转折关系,所以填E项。
37.G 根据“你要做的第一件事情就是给新机器人喷漆”可知,G项“Arobot是金属制作的……”是喷漆的原因。
38.C 根据本段第一句中的“Basic Stamp Ⅱ controller”可知,该机器人使用的是非常流行且易于操作的程序,所以选C项。
39.F 前面提到的“Robot Building for Dummies”是一本书,F项“你可以在亚马逊和大部分的书店里找到它”顺接了上文的意思。
40.B 本文主要向机器人爱好者介绍了ARobot的制造过程。所填的句子是文章的结尾句,B项“我相信你们会喜欢机器人学的”可作为文章的结尾。
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。
If your home were on fire,what would you try to save Our area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history.On getting the call to evacuate(疏散),we had to consider what we couldn’t live without, 41 whatever we could save and leaving immediately.
We 42 suitcases with necessary clothes.We took the 43 we worked with.We took financial records—who wants to bother himself with the government over 44 documents Now,what else We seized the valuable family 45 from the walls,which couldn’t be replaced.
Then we took a hard look at all that remained.A lamp that belonged to my great grandmother.A 46 my wife learned to play as a kid.A large tent for which we spent months 47 money for camping.Bedroom furniture we wanted to pass down to our 48 some day.The gifts that decorated our house from our treasured friends.These things 49 our love as a family and friends.It was 50 to move everything from our home.Looking around at all that we might lose,I found it difficult to say goodbye.But 51 ,I felt warm.
We were 52 with memories as we 53 at these items.Each had stories to tell just like the photos.They told about where we’d been,where we 54 were and where we were going.They were 55 of those people we loved and who loved us.Now I didn’t think my “things” meant that much to me.Indeed,the spirit of them was all that truly mattered.
【语篇解读】本文记叙了作者一家的一次疏散经历。由于疏散过程中只能随身携带一些必需物品,对于那些无法带走的回忆,作者很伤感。但这样的经历让作者明白有些东西只是身外之物,生命中有人爱你,你也爱着他们,这才是最重要的。
41.A.covering B.removing
C.collecting D.spotting
答案C
解析根据设空处前的“On getting the call to evacuate,we had to consider what we couldn’t live without”和设空处后的“whatever we could save and leaving immediately”可知,当作者一家接到紧急疏散的通知时,他们必须要考虑清楚哪些是必须带走的,然后整理好(collecting)这些物品并尽快离开。
42.A.carried B.piled C.supplied D.packed
答案D
解析根据空后的“suitcases with necessary clothes”可知,此处是指打包行李。pack意为“把……打包;把……装箱”,符合语境。
43.A.cars B.computers
C.books D.food
答案B
解析根据设空处后的“we worked with”可知,此处是指办公物品。computer意为“电脑”,符合语境。
44.A.extra B.regular C.useless D.missing
答案D
解析根据上下文语境可知,此处的问句“...who wants to bother himself with the government over documents ”是对不带走财务报表的后果的反问,由此可知此处指遗失的(missing)文件。
45.A.pictures B.televisions
C.decorations D.chargers
答案A
解析根据设空处后的“from the walls,which couldn’t be replaced”可知,从墙上取下来的而且是无法替代的应该是珍贵的全家福。
46.A.doll B.radio C.sport D.piano
答案D
解析根据空后的“my wife learned to play as a kid”可知,此处应指作者妻子小时候学习演奏的钢琴(piano)。
47.A.borrowing B.saving
C.paying D.lending
答案B
解析根据此处语境可知,作者无法带走的还有一个大帐篷,这是他们省了几个月的钱买来露营用的。save意为“节省;储蓄”,符合语境。
48.A.children B.friends
C.colleagues D.relatives
答案A
解析根据空前的“pass down”可知,作者是想未来某一天把家具传给自己的后代。children意为“孩子”,符合语境。
49.A.inspired B.measured
C.represented D.expressed
答案C
解析根据上文中的“The gifts that decorated our house from our treasured friends.”可知,作者在本段提到的这些物品,对作者及家人来说有着重要的意义,因为它们代表(represented)着爱。
50.A.unbelievable B.impractical
C.inconvenient D.unnecessary
答案B
解析根据常识可知,在紧急疏散的情况下,带上所有的东西是不可能、不现实的(impractical)。
51.A.roughly B.casually
C.strangely D.curiously
答案C
解析根据上文叙述的内容可知,作者不愿向那些美好的回忆告别,但下文又说自己感觉很温暖,这样的情感有些奇怪(strangely)。
52.A.flooded B.impressed
C.surrounded D.satisfied
答案A
解析根据文章内容可知,作者提到的这些物品都有着特殊的意义,所以会让作者及其家人想到曾经美好的回忆。be flooded with意为“大量涌入”,符合语境。
53.A.wondered B.glanced C.glared D.stared
答案D
解析句意:当我们盯着这些物品时,回忆不断涌入(我们的脑海)。stare at意为“凝视;盯住”,符合语境。
54.A.normally B.frequently
C.suddenly D.presently
答案D
解析空前提到的是过去,空后提到的是未来,因此此处应该描述的是现在(presently)。
55.A.signals B.signs C.symbols D.lessons
答案C
解析根据上文中的“Each had stories to tell just like the photos.”可知,此处指这些物件代表着我们所爱的和爱我们的人,因此它们是爱的体现和象征(symbols)。
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。
The Beijing Daxing International Airport (BDIA) was 56. (formal) opened on Sept.25,2019.Located around 46km south of Tian’anmen Square,it was designed by famed architect Zaha Hadid.BDIA was listed 57. the first of the “seven wonders of the modern world near completion” by the Guardian in 2015.
The new airport complex,consisting of a main terminal,a supporting service building and a parking lot,58. (cover) an area of about 1.4 million square metres.The starfish design is extremely space efficient,with 59. journey of just 600 metres from security to the furthest gate.60. could be the most expected innovation at BDIA is its artificial intelligence.The airport 61. (set) up more than 400 self-service check-in machines already,which can 62. (short) passengers’ waiting time to about 10 minutes.Travellers can be scanned on cameras 63. (use) facial recognition.Counters can be fully automated to capture (抓拍) face photos and relay 64. (they) during each part of the journey through the airport,including security and the departure gate.
The Daxing airport—said to be the world’s largest terminal in a single building—is expected 65. (receive) a large amount of the 170 million passengers by 2025.It will become a new transport hub for the greater Beijing region.
答案与解析
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了北京大兴国际机场的运营以及里面的科技设备——面部识别等信息。
56.formally 考查副词。根据后面的动词opened可知,此处应用副词修饰动词opened,故填formally。
57.as 考查介词。be listed as是固定短语,意为“被列为,被记录”。故填as。
58.covers 考查动词时态和主谓一致。分析句子可知,前面有非谓语动词consisting,该句缺少谓语动词,且主语The new airport complex是单数,所以此处应用covers。
59.a 考查冠词。分析句子可知,此处泛指“一次旅行”,且journey的读音以辅音音素开头,所以用不定冠词a。
60.What 考查主语从句。分析句子可知,该句中谓语动词is前面的部分是主语,所以空处所填的词应该引导主语从句,且在从句中作主语,所以应用what引导。
61.has set 考查动词时态。already是现在完成时的标志,表明某件事情已经完成,且主语是the airport,所以此处应用现在完成时has set。
62.shorten 考查词形转换。助动词can后接动词原形,所以此处应用动词形式,short的动词形式是shorten。
63.using 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,动词use与其逻辑主语Travellers之间是主动关系,应用动词-ing形式。
64.them 考查代词。动词relay后接代词的宾格形式,所以此处用them。
65.to receive 考查动词不定式。expect to do sth是固定搭配,意为“期望做某事”。故填to receive。
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华,你和同学根据英语课文改编了一个短剧。给外教Miss Evans写封邮件,请她帮忙指导。邮件内容包括:
1.剧情简介;
2.指导内容;
3.商定时间地点。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.结束语已为你写好。
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
参考范文
Dear Miss Evans,
I’m writing to ask you to do me a favour.As you know,my classmates and I have adapted the short play Hamlet written by William Shakespeare.It’s one of the most classical things in our textbook.Would you give us some advice about one of the plot That’s about Hamlet’s complex mental mind when his father died and his mother immediately married his uncle.We are in urgent need of your help and guidance.Would you be available on Sunday afternoon My classmates and I will be studying in the classroom then.
I’d appreciate it if you can spare some time and give us some specific guidance.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
(2021·浙江改编)
阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。
My dad,George,only had an eighth grade education.A quiet man,he didn’t understand my world of school activities.From age 14,he worked.And his dad,Albert,took the money my dad earned and used it to pay family expenses.
I didn’t really understand his world either:He was a livestock trucker,and I thought that I would surpass(超过)anything he had accomplished by the time I walked across the stage at high school graduation.
Summers in the mid-70s were spent at home shooting baskets,hitting a baseball,or throwing a football,preparing for my future as a quarterback on a football team.In poor weather,I read about sports or practiced my trombone(长号).
The summer before my eighth grade I was one of a group of boys that a neighbouring farmer hired to work in his field.He explained our basic task,the tractor fired up and we were off,riding down the field looking for weeds to spray with chemicals.After a short way,the farmer stopped and pointed at a weed which we missed.Then we began again.This happened over and over,but we soon learned to identify different grasses like cockleburs,lamb’s-quarters,foxtails,and the king of weeds,the pretty purple thistle.It was tiring work,but I looked forward to the pay,even though I wasn’t sure how much it would amount to.
At home,my dad said,“A job’s a big step to growing up.I’m glad you will be contributing to the household.” My dad’s words made me realise that my earnings might not be mine to do with as I wished.
My labours lasted about two weeks,and the farmer said there might be more work,but I wasn’t interested.I decided it was not fair that I had to contribute my money.
注意:续写词数应为150左右。
The pay arrived at last.
I understood immediately what my parents were worried about.
参考范文
The pay arrived at last.Although the job was very tiring,I was very happy in my heart for I got something from my work.The toil of labour was forgotten for the time being.I thought I should have my own money and planned how to spend it.“How much money have you earned ” Dad asked.I was surprised,reluctant to say my income.The next morning,my dad’s livestock truck started running.I saw my father’s hard-working figure and thought of his words “A job’s a big step to growing up”.
I understood immediately what my parents were worried about.They were worried that I was too selfish to give.I realised that my labour was very hard,but my growth and our whole family had been depending on the hard work of my parents!Dad never complained about unfairness!He even seemed to think that was fair.I thought,“I’ve only worked for two weeks,but how many years my father has worked!” In the evening,Dad came back.I proudly took out my own money and handed it to Dad.Unit 3单元测评
(时间:120分钟 满分:150分)
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
M:Excuse me,you dropped something.It looks like a wallet.
W:Oh It’s my passport!Thank you so much for picking it up!It must have fallen from my bag.
1.What did the woman drop
A.Her wallet.
B.Her bag.
C.Her passport.
答案C
W:Hi,Henry.Did you say you’re going to take a vacation next week
M:Actually,I’m leaving for San Francisco this weekend.
W:Cool.But I can’t get away until the end of August.
2.When will Henry start his vacation
A.This weekend.
B.Next week.
C.At the end of August.
答案A
W:The museum has extra hours on Thursday this week.We could finally go after work.
M:I was planning to play basketball that night,but...I can change it to Friday.
3.What will the speakers do on Thursday
A.Have a day off.
B.Go to the museum.
C.Play basketball.
答案B
M:We haven’t seen snow in three years.Let’s drive to the mountains this winter.
W:We can invite my parents,too.They can play with the kids while we go skiing.
4.Why does the woman want to invite her parents
A.They like skiing.
B.They want to climb mountains.
C.They can look after the children.
答案C
M:Good morning,madam.What can I do for you
W:Well,the sleeves of this jacket are too long.Can you make them shorter
M:Let me take a look.Okay,I can do it for 20 dollars.
5.What does the man do
A.He’s a tailor.
B.He’s a waiter.
C.He’s a shop assistant.
答案A
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
W:The biggest mistake I made,uh...was leaving college in my last year and not completing my education.So,I’m thinking of going back to school.
M:School To study what
W:Ecology.I’m interested in the relationship between humans and nature.
M:Cool.Is it what you studied years ago
W:No,I majored in chemistry then.
6.What does the woman regret
A.Giving up her research.
B.Dropping out of college.
C.Changing her major.
答案B
7.What is the woman interested in studying now
A.Ecology.
B.Education.
C.Chemistry.
答案A
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
W:What are you looking at,Jim
M:I’m reading an article about the world’s homeless population.
W:Homeless population
M:Yes,sociologists define homeless people as those who have no fixed shelter on any given night.These figures show five countries with large homeless population.
W:Wow,that’s amazing.I never realized that there were so many homeless people in Germany and France.
M:You know what Our own country the USA ranks number one among these countries!
W:Surely not!India tops the list with three million homeless people.
M:Well,it depends on how you look at it.Although we have a million fewer homeless people than India,we have the highest percentage of homeless people.
8.How does the man get the information about homeless population
A.From an article.
B.From the radio.
C.From TⅤ.
答案A
9.How does the woman feel about the figures of homeless people
A.Proper. B.Amazed. C.Puzzled.
答案B
10.Which country has the highest percentage of homeless people
A.India. B.The US. C.Germany.
答案B
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
W:Can I help you,sir
M:I’d like to buy a camera.
W:Right.We have ordinary cameras,movie cameras and video cameras.They’re all digital.
M:Well,I am thinking of a video camera.
W:Let’s see.How much do you want to spend,sir
M:Oh,I’m not really sure.What is the price
W:Well,that depends on the model and anything else you want to have with it.
M:I see.
W:How about this one It has one of the new memory sticks,and a protective case for filming underwater so you can take it when you go diving.
M:Does it have auto-focus
W:No,it doesn’t.
M:That’s okay.The underwater filming is important for me,actually.How much is this
W:It costs 650 euros.
M:Oh,that’s a bit expensive for me.Have you got anything similar but less expensive
W:Well,here is the sale of the week.It’s excellent for the price,only 470 euros,and it includes...
11.What kind of camera does the man want
A.A TV camera.
B.A video camera.
C.A movie camera.
答案B
12.Which function is the man most interested in
A.Underwater filming.
B.A large memory.
C.Auto-focus.
答案A
13.How much would the man pay for the second camera
A.950 euros.
B.650 euros.
C.470 euros.
答案C
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
M:Hello.Is that Cathy
W:Yes,speaking.
M:There is a really good film on at the cinema this week.Would you like to see it with me on Friday evening
W:No.I’m afraid I can’t.I’m going to take part in a meeting at Peking University on Friday.
M:What a pity!How long will the meeting last
W:It depends.I’d love to see a science fiction film.
M:I know you like it.Both of us like science fiction films since childhood.
W:I can never forget the first science fiction film we watched together.
M:Yes,Star Wars!It was so exciting!We could not fall asleep after the film although it lasted 2 hours until 11 o’clock.Well,what about Saturday then
W:That would be great.What time does it start
M:At 7:00 p.m.Would you like to go for a drink first
W:Yes,fine.Is six o’clock OK We can meet outside the cinema.
M:OK.
14.Where will the woman go on Friday
A.To Peking University.
B.To the cinema.
C.To the man’s home.
答案A
15.What kind of film does the woman like
A.Action films.
B.Science fiction films.
C.Comedies.
答案B
16.What time did Star Wars start
A.At 11:00 p.m.
B.At 9:00 p.m.
C.At 2:00 p.m.
答案B
17.What will they do first on Saturday evening
A.Buy the tickets.
B.Watch the film.
C.Have a drink.
答案C
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
Hello,everyone.Today I’m going to talk about small talk,that is,short conversations people often have with strangers they meet.Such exchanges occur at bus stops,on buses,while waiting in line,almost anywhere that strangers gather close together.As a matter of fact,these short conversations are a good way for people to say hello and express friendliness.Such conversations usually cover a wide range of topics.The topics may include weather,customer service,movies,TV shows,local sports or latest news.But you should always keep it in your mind that private questions about salaries,family life,religious beliefs and politics should be avoided during these conversations.Besides,it’s better to ask open-ended questions.If you ask visitors,“Do you like our city ” They may say simply,“Yes.” On the other hand,if you ask,“What do you think of our city ” They will have more freedom in answering.This type of question also shows that you are interested in them.If you appear interested in what people are saying,they’d feel more comfortable talking with you.
18.Who would like to make small talk according to the speaker
A.Relatives. B.Strangers. C.Visitors.
答案B
19.Why do people have small talk
A.To express opinions.
B.To avoid arguments.
C.To show friendliness.
答案C
20.What does the speaker recommend at the end of his lecture
A.Asking open-ended questions.
B.Feeling free to change topics.
C.Making small talk interesting.
答案A
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Rainforest Conservation in Peru for Teens
Summer 4 weeks Sunday,August 2nd 2022-Saturday,August 29th 2022
Winter 2 weeks Sunday,December 20th 2022-Saturday,January 2nd 2023
Placement location:Taricaya Lodge
Accommodation:Shared dormitory
Age requirements:15-18 years old
Local languages:Spanish,Quechua
Price:$24,700 for 2 weeks;$37,250 for 4 weeks
For a chance to truly get away from the city,join us in the Peruvian rainforest,located deep in the heart of the Amazon.This project offers a unique opportunity to experience the rainforest environment and participate in important conservation activities.
Upon arrival at our jungle base at the Taricaya Lodge,you will be given a full orientation (情况介绍) and receive an introduction to the project from one of our conservation staff.You will spend two or four weeks working on the same schedule as our regular and more experienced volunteers.Projects currently include wildlife observations from our viewing platform,night observation walks along the extensive network of trails,working on our animal release program,and managing a pilot farm we’ve created.
All volunteers live together in shared rooms or small bungalows.Your weekend trip will either be a camping trip down the river or a visit to Puerto Maldonado where you can relax in more luxurious surroundings and have a fun night out.
For more information about our work at the Taricaya Lodge,check out our Monthly Updates section.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了适合青少年参加的秘鲁雨林环境保护国际志愿者项目。
21.How much does the project starting on August 2nd 2022 charge
A.$18,625. B.$24,700.
C.$37,250. D.$49,400.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据表格中Summer 4 weeks后面的“Sunday,August 2nd 2022-Saturday,August 29th 2022”以及Price部分的“$37,250 for 4 weeks”可知,C项正确。
22.Who will most probably be attracted by the project
A.Teens longing for friends.
B.Teens caring about the jungle.
C.Teens expecting to visit Puerto Maldonado.
D.Teens wanting to learn Spanish and Quechua.
答案B
解析推理判断题。根据正文第一段中的“This project offers a unique opportunity to experience the rainforest environment and participate in important conservation activities.”可知,该项目为青少年提供独特的机会去体验雨林环境和参与重要的雨林保护活动,故可知,关心丛林的青少年最有可能被吸引。
23.What might the volunteers be doing on December 26th
A.Visiting a pilot farm.
B.Having a camping trip.
C.Working on the animal release program.
D.Observing wildlife from the viewing platform.
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据表格中Winter 2 weeks后面的“Sunday,December 20th 2022-Saturday,January 2nd 2023”可知,12月26日在此范围内,且正好是周六;再结合倒数第二段中的“Your weekend trip will either be a camping trip down the river”可知,周六志愿者们可能会沿河露营旅行。
B
The world can be a scary place when you’re young.It can be even scarier when you’re a young little blue penguin(企鹅)—the tiniest of the penguin species.Luckily,there are some humans willing to help.They stepped in to protect Billy,a blue penguin that appeared on a beach in Christchurch,New Zealand.
Spotted on November 29,2019 at the slipway at Moncks Bay,near Sumner,in Christchurch,the little penguin immediately attracted a small crowd.Jeff Mein Smith saw the crowd while he was bicycling that afternoon,and he biked home to get his camera.When he returned to the scene,he found that the penguin had received a little sign,one that read “Hi,I’m waiting for my mum to come back.DOC(Department of Conservation) knows I’m here.Please leave me alone.Keep your dog away.Thanks.Billy—the baby blue penguin.”
Billy didn’t move away from the sign.The DOC arrived later that afternoon to pick up Billy,though they were surprised to see it on the beach.“It’s unusual for a blue penguin to be out in the open on the beach during the day,” Anita Spencer,a DOC senior ranger,told Stuff.
Billy was taken to the Christchurch Penguin Rehabilitation Centre after being retrieved from the beach.Volunteers believe the bird may actually be a female penguin,and is around 2 months old.The chick weighs a mere 550 grams,less than a standard basketball.A blue penguin should weigh around 900 grams at this age.Most little penguins grow up to weigh 1 kilogram.
The centre will help the little penguin gain some weight by feeding it fish juice,before it’s set free into the ocean.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一只小蓝企鹅在人们的帮助下最终得救的故事。
24.Why can the world be frightening to a young penguin
A.It is a rare species.
B.It faces potential danger.
C.It is surrounded by the crowd.
D.It is threatened by dogs.
答案B
解析推理判断题。根据第二段的内容,尤其是“Please leave me alone.Keep your dog away.”可知,当时有人在那只小蓝企鹅旁边竖了一个牌子警示人们不要打扰它,不要让狗靠近它。由此可推知,对于这只小蓝企鹅来讲,这个世界是可怕的,因为它面临着一些潜在的危险。故B项正确。
25.What can be inferred from the text about Billy
A.It is a female penguin.
B.It has expressed its thanks.
C.It weighs less for its age.
D.It prefers living on the beach.
答案C
解析推理判断题。根据第四段中的“The chick weighs a mere 550 grams,less than a standard basketball.A blue penguin should weigh around 900 grams at this age.”可知,这只小蓝企鹅体重只有550克,而处于它这个年龄的小蓝企鹅的体重应达到900克左右。由此可推知,这只小蓝企鹅的体重低于它这个年龄的小蓝企鹅的体重。故C项正确。
26.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “retrieved” in Paragraph 4
A.Ignored. B.Cured.
C.Given away. D.Brought back.
答案D
解析词义猜测题。根据第四段第一句“Billy was taken to the Christchurch Penguin Rehabilitation Centre after being retrieved from the beach.”可知,这只小蓝企鹅是从沙滩上被带到克赖斯特彻奇的一个企鹅康复中心的。由此可推知,画线词与brought back“带回”意思相近。故D项正确。
27.What will happen to Billy in the centre
A.It will be reported to Stuff.
B.It will be visited by the locals.
C.It will be taken good care of.
D.It will be fed with fruit juice.
答案C
解析推理判断题。根据最后一段可知,在这只小蓝企鹅被放回海洋之前,康复中心会帮助它增加一些体重。由此可推知,在企鹅康复中心里,这只小蓝企鹅会得到很好的照顾。故C项正确。
C
Researchers discovered a hidden continent on Earth,but it’s not Atlantis.They found it while reconstructing the evolution of Mediterranean region’s complex geology,which rises with mountain ranges and dips with seas.
The continent is called Greater Adria.It’s the size of Greenland and it broke off from North Africa,only to be buried under Southern Europe about 140 million years ago.And it is possible that you’ve been there without even knowing it.“Forget Atlantis,” said Douwe van Hinsbergen,the study author and professor at Utrecht University.“Without realising it,vast numbers of tourists spend their holiday each year on the lost continent of Greater Adria.” This area is called Adria by geologists,so the researchers for this study refer to the previously undiscovered continent as Greater Adria.
Most of Greater Adria was underwater,covered by shallow seas,coral reefs and sediments(沉淀物).The sediments formed rocks and those rocks became mountain ranges in these areas:the Alps,the Apennines,the Balkans and Greece.The researchers found that Greater Adria started to become its own continent about 240 million years ago.
This isn’t the first time a lost continent has been found.In January 2017,researchers announced the discovery of a lost continent left over from the supercontinent Gondwana,which began breaking apart 200 million years ago.The leftover(剩余的) piece,which was covered in lava(岩浆),is now under Mauritius,an island in the Indian Ocean.And in September 2017,a different research team found the lost continent of Zealandia through ocean drilling in the South Pacific.It’s two-thirds of a mile beneath the sea.
Greater Adria isn’t the first lost continent to be found.But if research in past years shows anything,it likely won’t be the last discovery.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。研究人员在再现地中海区域复杂地质的进化时,意外地发现一块隐藏的大陆,这块大陆被叫作Greater Adria。本文主要介绍了与Greater Adria有关的一些情况。
28.How did the researchers find Greater Adria
A.They found it accidentally.
B.They got inspired by the tales of Atlantis.
C.They discovered it after years of searching.
D.They followed the steps of exploring mountain ranges.
答案A
解析细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“They found it while reconstructing the evolution of Mediterranean region’s complex geology”可知,研究人员是在再现地中海区域复杂地质的进化时,意外地发现这个大陆的。故选A项。
29.What do we know about Greater Adria
A.It is hidden under the sea level.
B.It is much smaller than Greenland.
C.It has existed for about 240 million years.
D.It has been known to many tourists before.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“The researchers found that Greater Adria started to become its own continent about 240 million years ago.”可知,Greater Adria在大约2.4亿年前开始形成自己的大陆。故选C项。根据第三段第一句中的“Most of Greater Adria was underwater”可知,Greater Adria的一大部分是在水下的,而不是全部隐藏在海平面之下,故A项表述错误。
30.Why are the discoveries mentioned in Paragraph 4
A.To describe how the researchers explored continents.
B.To show some other lost continents have been found.
C.To prove they are closely related to Greater Adria.
D.To explain the reason why Greater Adria got buried.
答案B
解析推理判断题。根据第四段第一句“This isn’t the first time a lost continent has been found.”及本段提到的在2017年1月和9月新发现的遗失的大陆可推知,本段提到这些发现,是为了表明一些其他遗失的大陆之前已经被发现。故选B项。
31.What is the main idea of the text
A.Atlantis was discovered finally.
B.The undersea world was explored.
C.A hidden mountain was undiscovered.
D.A lost continent was found under Europe.
答案D
解析主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了一片新发现的大陆——Greater Adria的相关情况。由此可知,D项符合题意。
D
(2020·全国卷Ⅱ)
When you were trying to figure out what to buy for the environmentalist on your holiday list,fur probably didn’t cross your mind.But some ecologists and fashion(时装) enthusiasts are trying to bring back the market for fur made from nutria(海狸鼠).
Unusual fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn have showcased nutria fur made into clothes in different styles.“It sounds crazy to talk about guilt-free fur—unless you understand that the nutria are destroying vast wetlands every year,”says Cree McCree,project director of Righteous Fur.
Scientists in Louisiana were so concerned that they decided to pay hunters $5 a tail.Some of the fur ends up in the fashion shows like the one in Brooklyn last month.
Nutria were brought there from Argentina by fur farmers and let go into the wild.“The ecosystem down there can’t handle this non-native species(物种).It’s destroying the environment.It’s them or us,”says Michael Massimi,an expert in this field.
The fur trade kept nutria in check for decades,but when the market for nutria collapsed in the late 1980s,the cat-sized animals multiplied like crazy.
Biologist Edmond Mouton runs the nutria control program for Louisiana.He says it’s not easy to convince people that nutria fur is green,but he has no doubt about it.Hunters bring in more than 300,000 nutria tails a year,so part of Mouton’s job these days is trying to promote fur.
Then there’s Righteous Fur and its unusual fashions.Model Paige Morgan says,“To give people a guilt-free option that they can wear without someone throwing paint on them—I think that’s going to be a massive thing,at least here in New York.”Designer Jennifer Anderson admits it took her a while to come around to the opinion that using nutria fur for her creations is morally acceptable.She’s trying to come up with a label to attach to nutria fashions to show it is eco-friendly.
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。海狸鼠对生态系统造成了严重的破坏,因此科学家们鼓励人们捕猎海狸鼠,并把它们的毛皮制成时装。
32.What is the purpose of the fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn
A.To promote guilt-free fur.
B.To expand the fashion market.
C.To introduce a new brand.
D.To celebrate a winter holiday.
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知,在这两个城市举办的时装展不同寻常,如果了解了背后的原因,人们就不必因为穿着用动物毛皮制作的衣服而感到内疚。由此推断出,时装展的目的是宣传推广用海狸鼠的毛皮制成的时装。故选A项。
33.Why are scientists concerned about nutria
A.Nutria damage the ecosystem seriously.
B.Nutria are an endangered species.
C.Nutria hurt local cat-sized animals.
D.Nutria are illegally hunted.
答案A
解析细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知,科学家们之所以关心海狸鼠,是因为它们严重破坏了当地的生态系统。故选A项。
34.What does the underlined word “collapsed” in Paragraph 5 probably mean
A.Boomed. B.Became mature.
C.Remained stable. D.Crashed.
答案D
解析词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句的句意,尤其是but前面出现的短语keep sth in check“将……控制住”可推断出,该画线词意为“崩溃;暴跌;倒闭”。故选D项。
35.What can we infer about wearing fur in New York according to Morgan
A.It’s formal. B.It’s risky.
C.It’s harmful. D.It’s traditional.
答案B
解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中Morgan所说的话可以推断出,在纽约,穿皮草是一件很冒险的事情,因为可能会有人往你身上泼油漆。故选B项。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Thousands of years ago,people started building boats to help them explore the watery parts of the world.Boats let people find new hunting grounds and discover new lands. 36
The earliest boats were probably logs that people sat on as they floated downstream.Later,people made these logs more useful and comfortable by burning and scraping away the insides to make dugout boats and canoes.
37 They tied logs together to make rafts.They wove reeds and branches to make tidy little boats that are still used in many parts of the world today.They sewed animal skins together and filled them with air—like a float you might use in a swimming pool.They used paddles,poles,and oars to help steer,or to move upstream.
Boats like the Greek trireme(三列桨船) were big and heavy and hard to steer. 38 Soon people figured out how to use sails to catch the wind.Early sailboats might only have one or two sails.But more sails meant more power,and fast tall ships could have dozens.People still use sailboats today,for cruising and racing.
When steam engines were invented,boating became easier than ever. 39 As engines got bigger and better,so did boats.
Over the years,boats have been used for fishing,for fighting,for carrying goods,for fun—even for living on. 40
A.The world is a watery place.
B.It took hundreds of rowers to move a boat like that.
C.People experimented with different kinds of floating boats.
D.Boats have turned the world’s waterways into highways.
E.Until people learned to build boats,all this water was a barrier.
F.They carried people and goods farther than they’ve ever gone before.
G.Ships with steam engines could sail long distances,even if there was no wind.
答案与解析
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了船的产生及其发展过程。船使得世界上的水路变成了高速公路。
36.F 根据上文“Boats let people find new hunting grounds and discover new lands.”可知,所填的句子和上文是并列关系,介绍船的作用,所以选F项。
37.C 由本段中提到的“tied logs together to make rafts”“wove reeds and branches to make tidy little boats”和“sewed animal skins together...”可知,本段的主题句应为人们用许多材料进行试验,所以选C项。
38.B 根据上文“...were big and heavy and hard to steer”可知,B项符合语境。
39.G 根据上一句可知,本段主要讲的是“steam engines”,G项中有“steam engines”,而且语意与文章一致,所以选G项。
40.D 所填的句子是对全文的总结。D项“船使得世界上的水路变成了高速公路”是对文章的概括和总结。
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。
Each year the headmaster of the school where I work asks us to read a book chosen by him.This year’s 41 is The Element:How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Ken Robinson.Robinson uses “the term ‘Element’ to 42 the place where the things we 43 to do and the things we are good at come together”.He goes on to say that he feels it is 44 for each of us to find our Element,not just for our own 45 ,but for the improvement of our world.
How 46 it is to look at those who seem to have found their Element!They are 47 at what they do,and we assume they love to do it because they do what they do so 48 .We assume that they have 49 their Element.But what is important to note,Robinson says,is that each of us has the 50 to find the Element.
In academic settings,there is an effort to help students 51 what talents they have been 52 .The goal then is to help them 53 the most of these talents through experience, 54 ,and individualised attention.But this is only one piece of the puzzle,as 55 by Robinson.The other piece is finding where a person’s talent and the love of exercising that talent intersect (相交).
【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者所在的大学每年都有校长指定的读书计划,作者由今年这本指定的书,想到了自己的教学,想到了应该给予学生的指导和自己及学生的人生。
41.A.article B.book
C.outcome D.theory
答案B
解析根据上一句和本句的表语可知,这是一本“书(book)”。故选B项。
42.A.describe B.circulate
C.discover D.repeat
答案A
解析在这本书中,作者使用了Element这个词,来“描述(describe)”这样的一个场景。故选A项。
43.A.agree B.love
C.decide D.happen
答案B
解析根据下文可知,这些成功的人往往是把“喜欢(love)”做的事和做得好的事完美结合在一起的。故选B项。
44.A.essential B.convenient
C.reasonable D.natural
答案A
解析作者进一步阐述:“至关重要的(essential)”是,每个人都要努力找出自己的这个“要素”,把喜欢做的事和做得好的事完美地结合在一起。故选A项。
45.A.arrangement B.satisfaction
C.achievement D.application
答案C
解析下文中提到“for the improvement of our world”,可见此处表示这么做不仅为了个人有所“成就(achievement)”。故选C项。
46.A.complex B.beneficial
C.normal D.easy
答案D
解析根据下文可知,此处指看看那些找到了自己的要素的人,觉得他们找到自己的这些要素是非常“容易的(easy)”。故选D项。
47.A.satisfied B.anxious
C.great D.quick
答案C
解析根据第一段内容可知,那些做喜欢做的事且又做得好的人,就容易获得成功,也就是“擅长(great)”自己所做的事。be great at擅长于。故选C项。
48.A.often B.soon
C.much D.well
答案D
解析看到别人很容易成功,成了伟大的人物,总觉得别人是在做喜欢做的事,而且,正是因为如此,才做得非常“好(well)”。故选D项。
49.A.offered B.found
C.kept D.suffered
答案B
解析根据第一段最后一句和第二段第一句可知,这些人获得成功,在我们看来,他们一定是“找到了(found)”自己的要素之所在。故选B项。
50.A.right B.patience
C.ability D.chance
答案C
解析此处升华主题。此处原书作者的观点是:实际上,我们每个人都有找到自己的这些要素的“能力(ability)”。故选C项。
51.A.discover B.guess
C.predict D.develop
答案A
解析在学校,老师的作用就在于帮助学生“发现(discover)”各自的天赋。故选A项。
52.A.allowed B.shown
C.taught D.given
答案D
解析由常识可知,天赋是“与生俱来的(given)”。故选D项。
53.A.take B.make
C.set D.put
答案B
解析首先是发现天赋,然后就是“充分利用(make the most of)”,用各种手段来开发这些天赋。故选B项。
54.A.suggestion B.operation
C.education D.reflection
答案C
解析结合首段的第一句及上下文可知,这些手段就包括:经验、“教育(education)”和个性化的关注。故选C项。
55.A.denied B.acknowledged
C.assumed D.stressed
答案D
解析第一段和第二段在引用原书作者的观点时,都用的“say”一词,此处因为其重要性而使用的“强调(stressed)”一词。找到学生的天赋并加以开发是一个方面,另一个方面是发现天赋并让孩子们喜爱上开发这种天赋。故选D项。
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
(2021·新高考全国卷Ⅰ)
Going to Mount Huangshan reminds me of the popular Beatles’ song “The Long and Winding Road”.56. is so breathtaking about the experience is the out-of-this-world scenes.The rolling sea of clouds you see once you are at the top will remind you how tiny we 57. (human) are.
The hot spring at the foot of the mountain is something you must try after the climb.It will 58.(undoubted) help you get refreshed!The amazing thing about the spring is that the colder the temperature gets,the 59. (hot) the spring!Strange,isn’t it But that’s how nature is—always leaving us 60. (astonish).
What comes next is the endless series of steps.You can’t help wondering how hard it 61. (be) for the people then to put all those rocks into place.Though it is the only unnatural thing on your way up the mountain,still it highlights the whole adventure 62. offers a place where you can sit down to rest your 63.(ache) legs.
As the song goes,this long and winding road “will never disappear”,and it will always stick in the visitor’s memory.It sure does in 64. (I).While you’re in China,Mount Huangshan is 65. must to visit!
答案与解析
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了游览黄山的所见所感。
56.What 考查主语从句。分析句子结构可知,本句中的 is so breathtaking about the experience为主语从句,主语从句中缺少主语,故填What。
57.humans 考查名词。句意:当你在山顶时,你看到的滚滚云海会提醒你,我们人类是多么渺小。分析句子结构可知,此处需要用humans做we的同位语。
58.undoubtedly 考查副词。结合句子结构可知,此处应用副词undoubtedly修饰动词help。
59.hotter 考查比较级。句意:温泉的奇妙之处在于,温度越低,泉水越热!此处为“the+比较级...,the+比较级...”结构,表示“越……,越……”。
60.astonished 考查形容词。leave us astonished表示“使我们感到惊讶”,本句中的astonished为形容词做宾语补足语,对us的状态进行解释和说明。
61.was 考查时态和主谓一致。句意:你不禁会想,对当时的人们来说,把那些石头放到适当的位置是多么的困难。根据句意及时间状语then可知,此处应该用一般过去时,且由于主语为it,故填was。
62.and 考查连词。设空处后的offers与前面的highlights并列做谓语,故填and。
63.aching 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,此处应该用aching修饰名词legs,表示“疼痛的腿”。
64.mine 考查代词。句意:正如歌中所唱,这条漫长而曲折的道路“永远不会消失”,它将永远留在游客的记忆中。它也肯定会留在我的记忆里。结合句意可知,此处表示“我的记忆中”,故用名词性物主代词mine,相当于my memory。
65.a 考查冠词。句意:当你在中国的时候,黄山是必到之地!此处在must前加冠词a表示“一件必须做的事”。
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假如你是李华,上周在英语课上,学生们就“人类是否应该继续进行海洋探索”为话题进行了讨论,请你写一篇短文介绍讨论的情况,并说明你自己的观点。
注意:词数80左右。
参考范文
Last week we had a class discussion about whether human beings should continue exploring the ocean.
Some students believe the sea has been seriously polluted because of human activities,which puts some marine animals in danger of extinction.Others hold the idea that sea exploration should be continued,because it can not only help us have a better understanding of the planet we live on,but it can also meet our increasing need for natural resources.
In my opinion,we should not stop exploring the ocean,but we have to keep a balance between ocean exploration and ecological protection.
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇 60词左右的内容概要。
Deep Sea Diving
The small canoe-like boat rocked as the breakers crashed against the shore.I sat in one corner,just a little nervous.After all I was about to go deep sea diving and I was just thirteen.My mouth was dry,my hands shaking.My father smiled at me,and that was more than enough to settle my shaking nerves.The water was cold,my body chilled.I was in the water and now,my oxygen tank had to be put on.It was quite a task to say the least.I was half under the water and strapping up the tank,which was incredibly daunting.Now,I felt as if I was going to throw up.Then it was done,and the tank securely strapped around me.I was ready and the courage had returned.
My instructor and I dipped under the water.An expanse of crystal blue waters enveloped me.I took a deep breath and let it out;an army of bubbles charged out of my mask.I moved my legs up and down.At first it seemed empty.But then a school of fish zoomed past us.I watched in amazement as they swam in unison (一致).I started to descend further into Neptune’s terrain.There was coral,fish and oysters.There was purple;there was green and there was red.I breathed in the oxygen and let it out,watching the bubbles erupt out again and again.I felt free like a fish.We descended further down,the silky white sand of the seabed coming into view.
As we reached the seabed of the Indian Ocean,I noticed all the starfish camouflaged(隐藏) on the coral.We knelt down on the sand,the smooth grains scratching at my bare knees.This is when I noticed the beauty of the sea.The bright rays of the sun had illuminated the whole ocean,the reflections rippling on the sand.My instructor pointed towards an oyster,the tiny white structure opening and closing its mouth to reveal its velvety tongue.I found it the most beautiful of all creatures I had come across in my underwater journey.
Soon it was time to resurface back to our atmospheric terrain.I was sad to say the least.It felt as though I was meant to stay here forever,like a child of the ocean.
参考范文
The story is about the writer’s first experience of deep sea diving.(要点1) At thirteen,the writer went diving for the first time.Without doubt she was nervous about it.As she went into the cold water,she became more frightened.(要点2) What she saw in the water made her relaxed.She was surrounded with all kinds of colourful fish and she swam like a fish,too.(要点3) The beauty of the sea touched the writer,which attracted her to be a child of the sea.(要点4)Section C Using Language & Assessing Your Progress
必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.To hire a car you must produce a passport and a current driving (执照).
答案license
2.Some games are full of (暴力),which will be harmful to your mental health.
答案violence
3.As a science student,I have been studying Chinese,math,English,physics,chemistry and (生物学).
答案biology
4.The iconic Beijing National Stadium,also known as the Bird’s Nest,has a (容量) of 80,000.
答案capacity
5.The government will provide (临时的) accommodation for up to three thousand people.
答案temporary
6.Not only had the poor man been fined,but also he had been sent to (监狱).
答案prison
7.Some mother birds may teach their young to sing even before they (孵化).
答案hatch
8.The map shows the (分布) of this species across the world.
答案distribution
Ⅱ.短语填空
a handful of,come across,make sure,feel like,at birth
1.When we read newspapers,we often such English words as “AIDS” and “PK”.
答案come across
2.The twins were separated and brought up in entirely different environments.
答案at birth
3.He put the medicine in the top drawer to it would not be accessible to the kids.
答案make sure
4.Tom being a cook because he thinks cooking delicious food for others is interesting and happy.
答案feels like
5.She invited many friends to her party,but only them came.
答案a handful of
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.我的朋友们建议我们去附近的名胜古迹。
My friends suggested to places of interest nearby.
答案our/us going
2.直到最近他们才鼓励农村地区发展与旅游相关的活动。
Not until recently the development of tourism-related activities in the rural areas.
答案did they encourage
3.我旅行过得不太愉快,部分是因为天气的缘故。
I didn’t enjoy the trip very much,partly the weather.
答案because of
4.我们班有50名学生,其中许多人英语学得很好。
There are 50 students in our class, are good at English.
答案many of whom
5.如果我能获得足够的钱,我将和约翰一起去欧洲度假。
I’m going to Europe on vacation John if I can get enough money.
答案together with
关键能力提升练
Ⅳ.阅读理解
主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★★☆☆
The Paris museum—the Pompidou Centre—has a secure place in the heart of Paris and in Parisians’ hearts.But it wasn’t always the case.
“When it was first built,the reaction was one of disbelief,” said Serge Lasvignes,president of the Pompidou Centre.“Le Monde newspaper wrote the museum’s construction brought shame on Paris,and city politicians thought their money had been totally wasted,” said Lasvignes.Critics said it looked like an oil refinery (炼油厂).
France’s first museum entirely devoted to contemporary art saw the light of day thanks to the determination of one man—Georges Pompidou,an art lover who served as France’s president from 1969 to 1974.
In 1971,he started an international competition to build the museum,originally known as the Centre Beaubourg.The winning team,which included three young architects from Britain and Italy,was completely unknown at the time.Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers,the two architects who saw the project through,made the plan a reality.
“They didn’t think they had a chance to win.So they thought they might as well do exactly what they wanted,” Lasvignes said.
“The design took everyone by surprise and it was completely different from any other museum.Someone said to Piano,‘Your thing is terrible—with the escalator (自动扶梯) on the outside,it looks like a supermarket!’” Lasvignes added.
Forty years later,the museum still tries to make culture available to everyone,Lasvignes said.He calls the Pompidou Centre a museum like no other.“We are not only a museum,” he said.“We have concerts,debates,performances,a library...and everything flows together.” Pompidou felt putting up walls between different forms of art was harmful.“So we are a house of culture where people return again and again,” Lasvignes said.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了欧洲最大的艺术博物馆——巴黎的蓬皮杜中心。
1.What was people’s attitude to the Pompidou Centre at first
A.They disliked it.
B.They respected it.
C.They were curious about it.
D.They paid little attention to it.
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“...one of disbelief”“brought shame on Paris”“their money had been totally wasted”以及“looked like an oil refinery”可知,一开始人们不喜欢蓬皮杜中心。
2.Who completed the construction of the Paris museum
A.President of the Centre Beaubourg.
B.Three unknown French architects.
C.Georges Pompidou.
D.Piano and Rogers.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers,the two architects who saw the project through,made the plan a reality.”可知,Piano和Rogers负责建设蓬皮杜中心。
3.What was the Pompidou Centre like in Lasvignes’ eyes
A.Very solid.
B.Quite traditional.
C.Entirely original.
D.Extremely simple.
答案C
解析推理判断题。根据第五段中的“they thought they might as well do exactly what they wanted”和第六段中的“it was completely different from any other museum”可知,Lasvignes应该认为蓬皮杜中心的设计别出心裁。
4.Which is a notable feature of the Pompidou Centre
A.It collects great masterpieces.
B.It holds various cultural events.
C.It is the world’s biggest art museum.
D.It is particularly attractive to foreigners.
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据倒数第一段中的“‘We are not only a museum,’ he said.‘We have concerts,debates,performances,a library...and everything flows together.’”可知,蓬皮杜中心的显著特点是,它不仅仅是一家博物馆,同时也举办各种文化活动。
Ⅴ.书面表达
假定你是李华,你的新西兰朋友Noah在给你的邮件中说他对中国古代建筑很感兴趣,并打算利用暑假参观一下。 请你给他回封邮件,内容包括:
1.推荐要参观的建筑;
2.约定参观的时间;
3.提出其他建议。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考范文
Dear Noah,
I’m really glad that you take a great interest in ancient Chinese architecture.
Millions of ancient architectures have survived in China’s history.However,there is no better place to visit than the Forbidden City in Beijing.It served as a royal palace for centuries.Summer is a good time for travelling,so shall we go there on August 1st I believe you’ll have a better experience if you know its history.You’d better do some research online.
Please let me know if you need further information.
Yours,
Li Hua
Ⅵ.读后续写
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。
After 21 years of marriage,my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie.It’s hard to imagine that the other woman was my mother,who has been living alone for 19 years,but I am too busy to visit her often.That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.
“What’s wrong Are you well ” she asked.My mother always doubts that a late night call is a sign of bad news.
“It would be pleasant to spend some time with you,” I responded.
As I drove over to pick her up,I noticed that she seemed to be nervous about our date.But she smiled from a face that was as beautiful as an angel’s.“I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son,and they were impressed,” she said.
We went to a restaurant that was very nice and comfortable.My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady.After we sat down,I had to read the menu.Her eyes could only read large print.I saw my mom sitting there looking at me with a smile on her lips.
“I used to have to read the menu when you were small,” she said.“Then it’s time to let me return the favour,” I responded.
During the dinner,we had an agreeable conversation—nothing special but catching up on recent events.We talked so much that we missed the movie.As we arrived at her house later,she said,“I’ll go out with you again,but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed.
注意:续写词数应为150左右。
When I got home,my wife shared her story about her mom who passed away years ago.
Several days later,I received my mother’s invitation.
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When I got home,my wife shared her story about her mom who passed away years ago. She said when she was young,she was very naughty,and her mother often punished her for her wrong deeds.Later when she grew up she became aware of her mother’s love.But her mother died of lung cancer and she never had a chance to show her gratitude.At that moment I realise the importance of saying “love” to our beloved ones in time.
Several days later,I received my mother’s invitation.We went out for a movie.You can’t imagine how happy we were that day.We discussed the movie,laughed and even planned the next date.On the way home,I held my mother’s hand and said to her gently,“Nothing is more valuable than the love of you in the world.Believe me,your dear son will return the favour.Mom,I love you.” We looked at each other with tears rolling down.Section B Learning About Language
必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.Students are asked to prepare materials in advance of each (每周的) seminar.
答案weekly
2.Have you any idea where the (传言) started
答案rumour
3.The man wanted to go home,but he could barely afford the railway (费用).
答案fare
4.It’s difficult to (计算) what effect all these changes will have on the company.
答案calculate
5.The (女主席) is up against the greatest challenge to her position.
答案chairwoman
6.The government has decided to increase (薪水) for all civil servants.
答案salaries
Ⅱ.单句填空
1.Amy,as well as her brothers, (give) a warm welcome when returning to the village last week.
答案was given
2.My washing machine (repair) now,so I have to wash my clothes by hand.
答案is being repaired
3.Nowadays,cycling,along with jogging and swimming, (regard) as one of the best all-round forms of exercise.
答案is regarded
4.It is reported that a space station (build) on the moon in years to come.
答案will be built
5.He went home in a hurry,never once looking back to see if he (follow).
答案was being followed
6.I was sent to the village last month to see how the development plan (carry) out in the past two years.
答案had been carried
7.It is the first time that he (bite) by a dog.
答案has been bitten
8.Next April you (teach) English for ten years.
答案will have been teaching
Ⅲ.把下列句子变为被动语态
1.The teacher told me the students were carrying out the experiment at that moment.
The teacher told me the experiment at that moment.
答案was being carried out
2.The bad weather made me decide to stay here for another day.
I decide to stay here for another day by the bad weather.
答案was made to
3.People believe that if a book is interesting,it will surely interest the readers.
It that if a book is interesting,it will surely interest the readers.
答案is believed
4.The reporter hurried to the airport,but they told him that the film star had left.
The reporter hurried to the airport,but that the film star had left.
答案was told
5.They are pulling down the building because it was badly damaged in the earthquake.
The building down because it was badly damaged in the earthquake.
答案is being pulled
6.The volunteers have planted thousands of trees in the mountains.
Thousands of trees in the mountains.
答案have been planted
关键能力提升练
Ⅳ.阅读理解
主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:应用文 难度:★★☆☆☆
New York Film Academy (NYFA) Summer Camps for Teens
The New York Film Academy offers various summer camps for teens and camps during the school year designed for high school students who are interested in the performing arts.
Documentary Camp
The four-week Documentary Camp is designed to provide high school students with a hands-on introduction to documentary filmmaking.Students are involved in the creative and technical demands of making a documentary while gaining experience working with industry-standard equipment on original projects that apply what students learn in the camp to the original video content.
Screenwriting Camp
Designed for those creative individuals who prefer to create exciting and new stories through their words,NYFA’s three-week Screenwriting Camp absorbs future screenwriters in scriptwriting,with no previous experience needed.If you’ve ever wanted to see whether you could write your own movie,then this is the camp for you.
Game Design Camp
From popular console games (主机游戏) to the ever-growing mobile game market,video games are everywhere you look.At NYFA’s one-week and four-week Game Design Camps,students work with our staff of professional game designers to learn the base of game design and obtain the skills they require to create their own games.
3D Animation Camp
Whether you’re interested in learning how to create an original 3D animated short film or simulate (模仿) realistic visual effects,NYFA’s three-week and four-week 3D Animation Camps provide students with professional instructions to give them a strong footing in the field.
Students can choose 3D Animation Summer Camps and spend their summer bringing their imagination to life.
Interested in learning more about NYFA’s unique summer camps
Click here for additional information about the application process.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。短文主要介绍了纽约电影学院为对表演艺术感兴趣的高中生提供的各种夏令营活动的相关信息。
1.Which camp can you choose if you want to create stories for films
A.Documentary Camp.
B.Screenwriting Camp.
C.Game Design Camp.
D.3D Animation Camp.
答案B
解析细节理解题。由Screenwriting Camp中的“Designed for those creative individuals who prefer to create exciting and new stories through their words”可知,Screenwriting Camp是为那些喜欢用自己的语言创作激动人心的新故事的人专门设计的。所以要为电影创作故事,你可以选择Screenwriting Camp。
2.What can be learned from the passage
A.Screenwriting Camp requires experienced students.
B.Documentary Camp provides a three-week program.
C.Students in Game Design Camp can learn to play video games.
D.Students in 3D Animation Camp will receive professional instructions.
答案D
解析细节理解题。由3D Animation Camp中的“provide students with professional instructions”可知,3D Animation Camp向学生提供专业的指导。
3.What is the purpose of the passage
A.To provide information.
B.To make comparisons.
C.To give some advice.
D.To express opinions.
答案A
解析推理判断题。由第一段中的“The New York Film Academy offers various summer camps for teens and camps during the school year designed for high school students who are interested in the performing arts.”以及最后一段“Click here for additional information about the application process.”可以判断出,这篇短文的目的就是要提供信息。
Ⅴ.七选五
主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★☆☆☆
Science fiction short stories are a genre of short stories with a plot that deals with science and the latest technology.This type of story is suitable for young people who are excited about learning and exploring new things. 1
Expand your English vocabulary.
As you read a sci-fi story,you will come across words that you don’t understand.Every time you come across a difficult word,you should look it up in the dictionary and find out its meaning. 2
Improve your imagination.
Another benefit is that it can improve your imagination and help you become more creative.There are times when you find your imagination is not creative enough and you get stuck when you are trying to come up with some ideas for a creative project. 3 By improving your imagination,you will be able to create better games,create more creative arts and write better stories of your own.
Spend your free time meaningfully.
4 When you read a sci-fi story,you are learning something instead of wasting time doing things that will not benefit you.Every second of time counts and you don’t want to let it slip away without doing something useful to improve yourself.
5
If you read a lot of sci-fi stories,you will have things to talk to people in conversations.If you have nothing to talk about in conversations,people will find you boring.If you know a lot of stories,you can mention them to a person you have met and this can spark up an interesting conversation.
A.Develop a good reading habit.
B.Give you something to talk about.
C.Making full use of your time can help you to develop a disciplined lifestyle.
D.The following are benefits of reading short stories in the science fiction genre.
E.Regularly reading sci-fi stories allows you to spend your spare time meaningfully.
F.The more science fiction stories you read,the wider your vocabulary will become.
G.As you read through a story’s plots,you will be able to imagine the plots in your mind vividly.
答案与解析
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了阅读科幻短篇小说的益处。
1.D 设空处承上启下。根据下文列举的几大好处可知,D项引出下文,符合此处语境。
2.F 由该段小标题“Expand your English vocabulary.”可知,该段主要介绍了阅读科幻短篇小说能扩大英文词汇量。F项中的vocabulary与小标题中的vocabulary构成原词复现,F项中的wider照应小标题中的expand。
3.G 由该段小标题及多次出现的“improve your imagination”可知,G项“当你通读故事情节时,你能在脑海中生动地想象这些情节”符合此处语境。G项中的imagine与上下文中的imagination为原词复现。
4.E 设空处是该段的主题句。E项中的“spend your spare time meaningfully”呼应本段的小标题“Spend your free time meaningfully”。同时,E项中的“reading sci-fi stories”与下文中的“read a sci-fi story”相呼应。
5.B 设空处是该段的小标题。根据该段中的“you will have things to talk to people in conversations”以及“If you know a lot of stories...this can spark up an interesting conversation.”可知,本段主要讲述了阅读科幻短篇小说会让你有话可谈,B项能很好地概括本段的主旨,适合作本段的小标题。Section C Using Language & Assessing Your Progress
必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.These satellites will be used mainly (relay) television programmes.
答案to relay
2.There are not enough facilities for people with (disability) in the city.
答案disabilities
3.Peace and (stable) in the world need the active involvement of China.
答案stability
4.They adopted the rules this summer after months of (consult) with their lawyers.
答案consultation
5.We have a beautiful city and we pray it stays that way.
答案that
6.Which, any,of the causes do you have a personal connection with
答案if
7.These people are (experience) medical workers who have volunteered to help the sick.
答案experienced
8.These proposals are perfectly in tune our own thoughts on the subject.
答案with
Ⅱ.短语填空
in need of,relay...to,take care of,be opposed to,to be honest,in addition,contribute to,take it for granted
1.Mary was told the news first and then she it her classmates.
答案relayed;to
2.Many Chinese universities provided scholarships for students financial aid.
答案in need of
3.The little girl made the choice to withdraw from college to her sick mother.
答案take care of
4. ,I don’t think we have a chance of winning the match tomorrow.
答案To be honest
5.I that they had arrived at the appointed place already.
答案took it for granted
6. ,when it comes to practicing our musical instruments,I have to practice more than double the time.
答案In addition
7.As far as I am concerned,each of us can the future of the world.
答案contribute to
8.At first he the idea,but later he came around.
答案was opposed to
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.咱们和朋友们去泰山岂不更好
if we pay a visit to Mount Tai with our friends
答案Wouldn’t it be better
2.你的答案是对还是错没关系,把它说出来。
whether your answer is right or wrong,and just speak it out.
答案It doesn’t matter
3.我想建议你还在上学时就参加这个测验。
you take the test when you are still in school.
答案I’d like to suggest
4.你既表达了决心,就应该行动起来。
you have expressed your determination,you should act.
答案Now that
5.由于严重的水灾,这个地区三分之二的建筑需要被修理。
the serious flood,two-thirds of the buildings in the area need repairing.
答案As a result of
关键能力提升练
Ⅳ.阅读理解
主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:记叙文 难度:★★☆☆☆
It was an amazing feeling to be acknowledged for the Pride of Britain Award at No.10 Downing Street.
The last thing you expect when doing something as ordinary as picking your son up from a sleepover is to end up saving three people’s lives in a plane crash—but that’s exactly what happened to me in May this year.
I think I was acting unconsciously.I jumped out,leaving Giacomo in the car.
The plane was upside down and flames were coming out of the driver’s seat and I could hear screaming.I think there must have been roughly half a minute between getting the first and last person out.Then another guy—who turned out to be Joel Snarr—arrived on the scene to help at just the right time.I don’t think I’d have been able to get the pilot out—he was a big guy.There is no way he would have survived if Joel hadn’t been there.I could tell straight away Joel had a military background by how he conducted himself.We’d just got all three of them to a safe place when the aircraft was completely swallowed by the flames.
Giacomo and I stared at each other,almost laughing in relief.
The emergency services arrived pretty quickly,and we were at the scene for a couple of hours while they dealt with the fire and cleared the roads.Afterwards I spoke to the family,and that was the first time the emotion of the whole thing hit me.I kept randomly bursting into tears.
Thankfully,Stuart Moore,the pilot,and his nephew and niece Jack Moore,19,and Billie Manley,16,have all since made a full recovery.Jack and Billie were suffering a lot more than I was.Although they were safe,the memory of being inside that burning plane would have been more of an emotional scar.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在飞机失事后救了三个人的故事。
1.What do we know about the author
A.He prided himself on being helpful.
B.He regretted having saved the family.
C.He was overcome by fear and despair then.
D.He was well equipped with first-aid knowledge.
答案A
解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段,结合下文作者在飞机失事后救了三个人可知,他为自己乐于助人而感到自豪,故A项正确。
2.What is the fourth paragraph mainly about
A.Joel Snarr’s character.
B.The importance of teamwork.
C.The rescue process.
D.An investigation of the air crash.
答案C
解析主旨大意题。根据题目定位到文章第四段,通读该段可知,该段主要讲的是作者和Joel Snarr在飞机失事后救出三个人的过程,故C项正确。
3.Why did the author and Giacomo almost laugh in relief
A.It was a narrow escape.
B.They both appreciated Joel’s help.
C.They both survived the crashing plane.
D.The emergency services arrived in time.
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据题干中的“almost laugh in relief”定位到文章第五段,结合第四段内容可推知,作者刚刚经历了惊心动魄的营救过程,终于在飞机被火焰完全吞噬前救出了全部的人,所以此刻才会和Giacomo 一起几乎如释重负地大笑。“a narrow escape”意为“死里逃生”,故A项正确。
4.What is the best title for the text
A.An Unforgettable Award
B.A Crashing Plane
C.A Thrilling Rescue
D.An Exciting Experience
答案C
解析主旨大意题。文章第一、二段引出主题:作者在飞机失事后救了三个人。其后的段落围绕具体的营救过程和事故的其他方面展开,故C项最适合作为本文的标题。
Ⅴ.书面表达
假定你是李华,暑期在纽约学习,得知当地博物馆要举办中国瓷器(china)展。请写一封信申请做志愿者,内容包括:
1.写信意图;
2.应征目的、优势。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir,
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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Dear Sir,
I am Li Hua,a Chinese student who is taking a summer course in New York now.I have learned from your advertisement that a Chinese china exhibition will be held in the local museum,so I am writing to apply for the position as a volunteer.
I can speak fluent English as well as standard Chinese.Besides,I once learned a lot about china in our school’s china club and have been crazy about collecting varieties of cups made of china.Young and energetic,I’m keen on communicating with foreign friends.Thus,I’m convinced that I’m qualified for the job.
I would be grateful if my application could meet with your approval.I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
Ⅵ.读后续写
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 a volunteer for an organisation at the beginning of this year.The organisation is aimed at helping children who suffer from cancer.One day,we were asked to raise money for cancer research and program funding at an event.
Since my friend Lisa was also a volunteer for the organisation,I went to the event with her.There were many people at the event.After seeing our poster,some people came to us and talked with us.But few people donated money.It was a bit hot that day.Both Lisa and I got really upset.Half an hour later,Lisa started complaining,“I don’t think we can raise much money today.”
“Don’t worry.The event lasts for three hours.There is still a lot of time left,” I said,though I also thought poorly of our plan to raise much money that day.
While Lisa and I were talking,a little boy of about eight years old came to us.He stood in front of our poster and started reading.
After a while,he asked,“What is cancer ”
I explained what cancer is.Then I said,“Many people around the world are suffering from cancer.It can be really dangerous.More research is needed to learn about it so that people with it can suffer less.That’s why we’re collecting money for it.”
“Do children suffer from cancer,too ” asked the boy.
“Yes.Many children suffer from cancer.Some of them may die.They need help,” Lisa said and I nodded.
Hearing that,the boy became sad.Then the boy asked,“How much money have you collected ”
Both Lisa and I were embarrassed to tell him that we didn’t raise much money.At last,we said,“Not much.”
The boy looked into our donation container and only saw a few one-dollar and five-dollar bills.The boy said nothing after seeing that and left.Then some girls came to us and we started talking with them.Neither Lisa nor I thought the boy would return.However,about twenty minutes later,the boy did return.
注意:续写词数应为150左右。
The boy happily ran to us and asked,“Would you take a donation from children ”
Both Lisa and I were deeply touched.
参考范文
The boy happily ran to us and asked,“Would you take a donation from children ” Lisa and I looked at each other.We couldn’t believe such a little boy would care.Though we didn’t believe it,we said “yes”.The boy put his hand in his pocket and took out some five-dollar bills.He said,“I just asked for them from my mother.I really want to help the children suffering from cancer.”
Both Lisa and I were deeply touched.We thanked the boy,but he left soon.Looking at his back,both Lisa and I were greatly encouraged.We wanted to try harder to raise money.So instead of just standing there,we went to people and told them about our program.At the end of the day,we raised over three thousand dollars,a lot more than Lisa and I had expected in the beginning.Unit 2单元测评
(时间:120分钟 满分:150分)
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
W:Oh my!My car broke down,and I have to meet my aunt at the railway station before noon.
M:You’re lucky.I can drop you off on my way.
1.What will the man do for the woman
A.Repair her car.
B.Give her a ride.
C.Pick up her aunt.
答案B
W:What’s wrong with you You are so pale.
M:The bus I took broke down on the halfway,and I had to walk here.
2.What did the man do
A.He took a bus.
B.He walked here.
C.He took a taxi.
答案B
W:Did you hear that Mr Peterson is coming next week,Gordon
M:Yes,so I called all the department heads to my office this morning.We need to give him reports on our program.
3.Who might Mr Peterson be
A.A new professor.
B.A department head.
C.A company director.
答案C
W:I got admitted to Harvard University.
M:I’m very happy for you.Have you told it to our teacher
W:Not yet.I’ll give him a pleasant surprise.
4.What is the relationship between the speakers
A.Teacher and student.
B.Two classmates.
C.Job seeker and interviewer.
答案B
W:Can I help you
M:Yes.I’d like to try this jacket on,please.
W:Okay.The changing rooms are over there.
5.Where are the speakers
A.At a swimming pool.
B.In a clothing shop.
C.At a school lab.
答案B
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
W:So Bill,what do you usually do on the weekend
M:I often go to the movies with friends on Friday night.How about you,Sarah
W:Well,I love seeing musical plays on Broadway with my friends.Have you been to many
M:Not really.I saw one when I moved to New York and another when my parents came to visit,but none ever since.
6.What does Bill often do on Friday night
A.Go to the movies.
B.Visit his parents.
C.Walk along Broadway.
答案A
7.Who watches musical plays most often
A.Bill’s parents. B.Bill. C.Sarah.
答案C
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
W:Come on,we’re going to be late for school.What are you reading
M:Oh,it’s one of Dad’s business magazines.Have you seen the plan for this Freedom Ship
W:No,what is it
M:Well,it’s just a concept at the moment,but they’re planning to build a huge ship that looks like a floating tower block,with an airport on top.
W:That sounds a bit unstable if you ask me.Let’s have a look.Oh,that’s amazing!It looks like a multi-storey car park.Are they really going to build it
M:Only if it can be profitable,so if you ask me,I’d be surprised.They need billions of dollars to even start,so it may never happen.
8.What are the speakers talking about
A.A ship. B.A tower. C.A car park.
答案A
9.What does the man think of the plan
A.Practical.
B.Reasonable.
C.Impossible.
答案C
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
W:Well done.Congratulations!How are you feeling
M:Tired.I’m just tired.
W:But you did so well to get second place in today’s car race.
M:Well,I came out here aiming for the gold.I got third place last time,and it was not the result I had hoped for.
W:What happened today You were looking extremely good at the start.
M:I blew it!The car was a bit out of control.
W:Some people might have given up at that point.
M:I was determined to do it,to finish the round.
W:So,what now
M:Tomorrow’s going to be tough,much tougher than today.
W:Well,I think you showed great determination today.Good luck for tomorrow,and thanks for speaking to us.
10.How did the man feel about his performance today
A.Greatly encouraged.
B.A bit dissatisfied.
C.Terribly disappointed.
答案B
11.What did the man say helped him overcome the problem
A.Patience. B.Luck. C.Determination.
答案C
12.What is the woman doing
A.Conducting an interview.
B.Holding a press conference.
C.Hosting a ceremony.
答案A
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
M:Hi,Lucy!It’s nice to see you again.
W:You know,Jack,I have been intending to call you for a long time.
M:Me,too.How have you been
W:Pretty good.
M:Last time I saw you,you were planning to go to law school,weren’t you
W:Yes,I was,but as it turned out,I changed my mind.
M:Oh,really What changed your mind
W:Well,the simple reason is that at the moment doctors are badly needed in China,so I’ve decided to go to medical school instead.
M:Medical school That’s very interesting.
W:And how about you Do you still intend to study business
M:No,I have also changed my mind.I’m studying English now.
W:Why
M:If I master the English language well,I’m sure I can do better in the future.
W:Oh,that sounds great!
13.What was the woman planning to learn when they last met
A.Law. B.Business. C.Medicine.
答案A
14.What made the woman change her mind
A.That there are too many lawyers.
B.Learning law can be hard work.
C.The great need for doctors in China.
答案C
15.What language is the man learning
A.Chinese. B.English. C.French.
答案B
16.What’s the possible relationship between the speakers
A.Teacher and student.
B.Mother and son.
C.Friends.
答案C
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
Hello,everyone.In today’s program,I’d like to share a true story of mine.One day,my friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to rain heavily.When it became lighter,I decided to brave the rain to get my car and go home.It was parked three blocks away.My friends argued I shouldn’t go because at that time I was due to give birth in three months.I promised I’d be very careful.One of them wanted to come with me,but I insisted she stay with another friend who needed help with
her baby.When I walked to the first crossroads,a taxi stopped and a passenger came out with an umbrella.Before I knew what was happening,he walked right beside me and told me he would walk with me to where I would go.I refused,but he insisted.During our walk,he kept telling me to walk slowly.When we got to the car park,I thanked him,and we parted ways.I did not get his name and may not even recognize him now.Did he purposely stop for me I’ll never know.
17.What was the weather like that day
A.It was rainy.
B.It was sunny.
C.It was snowy.
答案A
18.What did the speaker decide to do after lunch that day
A.Stay to help her friend.
B.Walk alone to her car.
C.Wait for the rain to stop.
答案B
19.Where did the speaker meet the taxi passenger
A.At a crossroads.
B.In front of a hotel.
C.Beside a car park.
答案A
20.What does the speaker talk about
A.An exciting lunch party.
B.A well-known short story.
C.An unforgettable experience.
答案C
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
(2021·新高考全国Ⅰ卷)
Rome can be pricey for travelers,which is why many choose to stay in a hostel(旅社).The hostels in Rome offer a bed in a dorm room for around $25 a night,and for that,you’ll often get to stay in a central location(位置) with security and comfort.
Yellow Hostel
If I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome,it would be Yellow Hostel.It’s one of the best-rated hostels in the city,and for good reason.It’s affordable,and it’s got a fun atmosphere without being too noisy.As an added bonus,it’s close to the main train station.
Hostel Alessandro Palace
If you love social hostels,this is the best hostel for you in Rome.Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun.Staff members hold plenty of bar events for guests like free shots,bar crawls and karaoke.There’s also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with other travelers during the summer.
Youth Station Hostel
If you’re looking for cleanliness and a modern hostel,look no further than Youth Station.It offers beautiful furnishings and beds.There are plenty of other benefits,too;it doesn’t charge city tax;it has both air conditioning and a heater for the rooms;it also has free Wi-Fi in every room.
Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes
Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city station and it’s close to all of the city’s main attractions.The staff is friendly and helpful,providing you with a map of the city when you arrive,and offering advice if you require some.However,you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了罗马四个旅社的位置、价格和服务等相关信息。
21. What is probably the major concern of travelers who choose to stay in a hostel
A.Comfort. B.Security.
C.Price. D.Location.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Rome can be pricey for travelers,which is why many choose to stay in a hostel.”可知,旅行者们选择住在旅社的原因在于考虑到了价格因素。故选C项。
22.Which hotel best suits people who enjoy an active social life
A.Yellow Hostel.
B.Hostel Alessandro Palace.
C.Youth Station Hostel.
D.Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes.
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据Hostel Alessandro Palace部分的“If you love social hostels...Staff members hold plenty of bar events for guests like free shots,bar crawls and karaoke.”可知,在Hostel Alessandro Palace,工作人员会为客人举办大量的酒吧活动,所以最适合喜欢社交活动的人。故选B项。
23. What is the disadvantage of Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes
A.It gets noisy at night.
B.Its staff is too talkative.
C.It charges for Wi-Fi.
D.It’s inconveniently located.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes部分的“However,you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.”可知,在这家旅社客人每天需要为Wi-Fi支付2欧元。故选C项。
B
The two granite boulders(花岗岩石),known as the Dinnie Stones,together weigh nearly 332.5 kg.Ninety men have lifted them since their rediscovery in 1953.They are named after Donald Dinnie,who carried them across Potarch Bridge in 1860.Just one woman,Jan Todd,lifted them in 1979.Leigh Holland-Keen became only the second woman to do it.She said,“It was fantastic,quite an emotional experience.I felt crazy to be able to do that,and having the crowd being so positive created an amazing atmosphere.”
Holland-Keen,29,who is an Australian nurse,was inspired by her mother and stepfather’s love of weight training,and started going to the gym when she was only about 14.She first attempted to lift the stones last year,while accompanying her mother and stepfather who had come to try it (her stepfather successfully lifted them in 2009).She hadn’t expected to attempt to lift them and hadn’t trained for it,but couldn’t pass the opportunity up.“I tried it and was very close,so I thought maybe I could actually do these within the next couple of years,” she says.“My mum and I made it our goal to train and get these up.”
She also says,“The appeal of weightlifting is in not giving up.It’s good to constantly challenge yourself.If you can’t lift it up the first time you try,it’s something to work towards.You keep persevering and then you can do it.It feels good to achieve it.Training can go so well and then on the day anything can happen.If I did make it,it would be fantastic.If I didn’t,I would just come back next year and try again.”
Holland-Keen borrowed some replica(复制品) Dinnie Stones rings and loaded them with weights and trained in her garage three to four times a week,for up to two hours at a time.She says,“It’s getting better but there is a common myth that if you lift heavy weights,you’re going to look very manly.”
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。Holland-Keen靠着坚强的意志和刻苦的训练,成功举起了两块总重达332.5千克的花岗石。
24.Why are the two granite boulders called the Dinnie Stones
A.Because they are very heavy.
B.Because they are very famous.
C.Because they belong to Donald Dinnie.
D.Because they are named after Donald Dinnie.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“They are named after Donald Dinnie,who carried them across Potarch Bridge in 1860.”可知,人们是根据 Donald Dinnie的名字来给这两块花岗石命名的。
25.Who influenced Holland-Keen in trying to lift the two granite boulders
A.Her mother and stepfather.
B.Her gym coach.
C.Donald Dinnie.
D.Jan Todd.
答案A
解析细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Holland-Keen,29,who is an Australian nurse,was inspired by her mother and stepfather’s love of weight training...”可知,Holland-Keen在这一方面的爱好是受母亲和继父的影响。
26.What made Holland-Keen successfully lift the Dinnie Stones
A.Honesty. B.Inspiration.
C.Perseverance. D.Confidence.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据第三段中Holland-Keen所说的话“You keep persevering and then you can do it.”以及“If I didn’t,I would just come back next year and try again.”可知,正是 Holland-Keen的不懈坚持才使得她成功举起了这两块花岗石。
27.From the passage we can learn that Holland-Keen is .
A.warm-hearted and easy-going
B.strong-willed and hard-working
C.sweet-tempered and good-looking
D.cold-blooded and tired-looking
答案B
解析推理判断题。通读全文可知,Holland-Keen能成功地举起两块总重达332.5千克的花岗石是靠她坚强的意志和刻苦的训练。由此推断,她是一个意志坚强并且努力上进的人。
C
(2021·全国甲卷)
Port Lympne Reserve,which runs a breeding (繁育) programme,has welcomed the arrival of a rare black rhino calf (犀牛幼崽).When the tiny creature arrived on January 31,she became the 40th black rhino to be born at the reserve.And officials at Port Lympne were delighted with the new arrival,especially as black rhinos are known for being difficult to breed in captivity (圈养).
Paul Beer,head of rhino section at Port Lympne,said:“Obviously we’re all absolutely delighted to welcome another calf to our black rhino family.She’s healthy,strong and already eager to play and explore.Her mother,Solio,is a first-time mum and she is doing a fantastic job.It’s still a little too cold for them to go out into the open,but as soon as the weather warms up,I have no doubt that the little one will be out and about exploring and playing every day.”
The adorable female calf is the second black rhino born this year at the reserve,but it is too early to tell if the calves will make good candidates to be returned to protected areas of the wild.The first rhino to be born at Port Lympne arrived on January 5 to first-time mother Kisima and weighed about 32kg.His mother,grandmother and great grandmother were all born at the reserve and still live there.
According to the World Wildlife Fund,the global black rhino population has dropped as low as 5500,giving the rhinos a “critically endangered” status.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了在Port Lympne保护区的部分黑犀牛的现状。
28.Which of the following best describes the breeding programme
A.Costly. B.Controversial.
C.Ambitious. D.Successful.
答案D
解析推理判断题。通过文章第一段“she became the 40th black rhino to be born at the reserve”以及文章倒数第二段“His mother,grandmother and great grandmother were all born at the reserve and still live there.”可知,保护区的繁育计划使很多黑犀牛成功存活,可推知,这计划是成功的。故选D项。
29.What does Paul Beer say about the new-born rhino
A.She loves staying with her mother.
B.She dislikes outdoor activities.
C.She is in good condition.
D.She is sensitive to heat.
答案C
解析细节理解题。通过文章第二段“She’s healthy,strong and already eager to play and explore.”可知,Paul Beer认为新生的犀牛身体状况很好。故选C项。
30.What similar experience do Solio and Kisima have
A.They had their first born in January.
B.They enjoyed exploring new places.
C.They lived with their grandmothers.
D.They were brought to the reserve young.
答案A
解析细节理解题。通过文章第一段“When the tiny creature arrived on January 31,she became the 40th black rhino to be born at the reserve.”以及文章倒数第二段“The first rhino to be born at Port Lympne arrived on January 5 to first-time mother Kisima and weighed about 32kg.”可知,Solio和Kisima的第一个孩子都是在一月份出生的。故选A项。
31.What can be inferred about Porn Lympne Reserve
A.The rhino section will be open to the public.
B.It aims to control the number of the animals.
C.It will continue to work with the World Wildlife Fund.
D.Some of its rhinos may be sent to the protected wild areas.
答案D
解析推理判断题。通过文章倒数第二段“it is too early to tell if the calves will make good candidates to be returned to protected areas of the wild”可推知,Pon Lympne保护区的一些犀牛可能会被送到野生保护区。故选D项。
D
While visiting the North Pole in winter may not be at the top of your bucket list,the ever-changing ICEHOTEL,which opened its doors to visitors on December 14 this year,may change your mind.200 km north of the Arctic Circle in the Swedish village of Jukkasjarvi,the hotel,which is carved entirely from ice,is rebuilt annually.
The 35 rooms,built to accommodate visitors on all kinds of budgets,vary from expensive suites to basic rooms that are furnished with just an icy bed and a reindeer skin.Among the highlights this year is the “Spruce Woods” suite.Sculpted by Christopher Pascoe and Jennie O’Keefe of Canada,it describes a camping scene complete with a classic microbus,a forest,and even an artificial campfire.
There is also the artfully-carved “Living Ocean” suite to remind visitors of the importance of saving our oceans.The room is full of carved sea life that includes coral and a shark “swimming” right over the ice bed.“The suite is inspired by global warming and the overfishing that affects our oceans,” says artist Jonathan Paul Green.“I also think the idea of using frozen water from a river in northern Sweden to create an ocean with shells,fish,and coral is exciting.”
The nearby “Haven” suite is a “magical gate of ice” guarded by two large animals.“We are inspired by the meeting between people and want to create an experience that stimulates curiosity and creativity,” says artist Jonas Johansson.“It feels like a dream to get to work with ice that allows our love for light,shine,and reflection to wander freely from thought to creation.”
Regardless of whether visitors select the carved suites or the basic ice rooms,the temperature is always set to a bone-chilling -5℃! That is why guests are advised to snuggle (蜷伏) up inside sleeping bags and wear gloves and winter hats all night.Not surprisingly,most end up spending just a single night at this unique hotel before moving on to the conventional and warmer hotels nearby.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了北极圈内的一家用冰建成的旅馆。
32.What does the underlined phrase “bucket list” mean in the text
A.A shopping list of buckets.
B.A list of travelling destinations.
C.A list of expensive hotels.
D.A list of exciting ideas.
答案B
解析词义猜测题。根据第一段第一句可知,虽然冬天去北极旅游可能不是你的首选,但这家不断变化的冰旅馆可能会改变你的想法;该旅馆今年于12月14日向游客开放。由该句中的“visiting the North Pole” “the ever-changing ICEHOTEL”“visitors”,并结合语境可推知,画线词意为“旅游目的地的列表”,故B项正确。
33.What can we know about the ice hotel
A.It is rebuilt every year.
B.Its rooms are expensive.
C.It organizes camping activities.
D.It lies in a coastal city.
答案A
解析细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“200 km north of the Arctic Circle in the Swedish village of Jukkasjarvi,the hotel,which is carved entirely from ice,is rebuilt annually.”可知,这家完全由冰雕刻而成的旅馆每年都会重建,故A项正确。
34.Where does the inspiration of “Living Ocean” suite come from
A.Art and literature.
B.Ocean life and voyages.
C.Climate change and human influence.
D.The meeting of people.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据第三段第三句中的“The suite is inspired by global warming and the overfishing that affects our oceans”可知,这间套房的灵感来自全球变暖和影响海洋的过度捕捞,故C项正确。
35.Which of the following is the best title for the text
A.An Adventure to the North Pole
B.An Experience Close to Nature
C.A Taste of Cold:A Night in a Village
D.A Winter Destination:Sweden’s Ice Hotel
答案D
解析主旨大意题。根据全文内容,尤其是第一段第二句“200 km north of the Arctic Circle in the Swedish village of Jukkasjarvi,the hotel,which is carved entirely from ice,is rebuilt annually.”可知,本文主要介绍了一处冬季旅游的好去处:瑞典冰旅馆,故D项最适合作本文标题。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满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。
(2021·新高考全国Ⅰ卷)
My husband and I just spent a week in Paris. 36 So the first thing we did was rent a fantastically expensive sixth-floor apartment the size of a cupboard.It was so tiny that we had to leave our suitcases in the hallway.
The place wasn’t entirely authentic,though.Unlike a normal Parisian apartment,the plumbing(水管) worked. 37 Our building even had a tiny lift with a female voice that said,“Ouverture des portes,” in perfect French.That is the only French phrase I mastered,and it’s a shame I don’t have much use for it.
Parisians are different from you and me.They never look lazy or untidy.As someone noted in this paper a couple of weeks ago,they eat great food and never gain weight. 38 French strawberries do not taste like cardboard.Instead,they explode in your mouth like little flavor bombs.
39 On our first morning in Paris,I went around the corner to the food market to pick up some groceries.I bought a handful of perfectly ripe small strawberries and a little sweet melon.My husband and I agreed they were the best fruit we had ever eaten.But they cost $18!
In France,quality of life is much more important than efficiency(效率).You can tell this by café life.French cafés are always crowded. 40 When do these people work The French take their 35-hour workweek seriously—so seriously that some labor unions recently struck a deal with a group of companies limiting the number of hours that independent contractors can be on call.
A.Not all the customers are tourists.
B.The quality of life in France is equally excellent.
C.There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed.
D.The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers.
E.That’s not the only reason the French eat less than we do.
F.Our aim was to see if we could live,in some way,like real Parisians.
G.The food is so delicious that you don’t need much of it to make you happy.
答案与解析
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了“我”与丈夫在巴黎待着的一周时间内,体会巴黎人的生活方式,感悟巴黎的与众不同之处。
36.F 根据下文“So the first thing we did was rent a fantastically expensive sixth-floor apartment the size of a cupboard.”可知,这里表示所以“我”们做的第一件事就是租了一个非常昂贵的六楼公寓。据此可推测,空格内容与下一句之间构成了因果关系。F项“我们的目的是看看,在某种程度上,我们能否像真正的巴黎人那样生活”与下文能够形成因果关系。
37.C 结合下文“Our building even had a tiny lift with a female voice that said,‘Ouverture des portes,’in perfect French.”可知,本部分是在描述公寓的配套设施等内部情况。C项“有一个漂亮的厨房和一张舒适的床”正是对公寓内部的介绍。
38.G 通读本段可知,本段主要讲述了巴黎的饮食。与之表述在意义和语境上有重叠的是D项、E项和G项。结合空前后出现的关键词great food,French strawberries以及flavor bombs等可知,G项“食物是如此美味,你不需要太多就能使你快乐”符合语境。
39.E 结合上一段内容,再根据本段内容,尤其是最后一句“But they cost $18!”可知,本段主要讲述“巴黎食物的价格较贵”这一点。E项“那并不是法国人吃得比我们少的唯一原因”,既对上一段内容进行了总结,又引出了法国人吃得少的另一个原因。
40.A 结合空前内容“French cafés are always crowded.”及空后的内容“When do these people work ”可知,A项“并不是所有的顾客都是游客”,与上下句表述内容一致,且空后的these people是答题的关键。
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。
The victims were carried in one by one,their paws and fur burned,suffering from dehydration(脱水) and fear.Their caretakers 41 their wounds,and 42 them in baskets with the only thing that was 43 —the leaves of eucalyptus(桉树) trees.As miserable fires have 44 more than 2 million acres in Australia,only dozens of koalas have been 45 from the smoky trees and 46 ground.
Koalas,unlike kangaroos,birds or snakes,do not 47 from fires but instead climb trees to the top,where they can curl themselves into a ball for 48 and wait for the danger to 49 .
But during big fires such as those that have burned in recent weeks,the animals are far less likely to 50 .Even if the fire itself does not reach the tree 51 ,the animals may overheat and fall to the ground,where they can be burned to death.
The tough situation of the koalas has raised 52 among scientists and conservationists(环保主义者).While koalas have developed to exist alongside the wildfires,they are facing new 53 not only from climate change but also from human development,which has dislocated koalas’ populations, 54 their ability to survive fires.
We have these 55 animals not found anywhere else on this planet,and we are killing them.This is a big wake-up call.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。澳大利亚的一场森林大火造成了许多动物受伤,其中考拉伤亡严重。这次火灾警示人类要保护动物。
41.A.touched B.treated
C.ignored D.discovered
答案B
解析根据上文可知,它们被火烧伤了,根据关键词caretakers可知,它们的护理人员治疗它们的伤口。touch触摸;treat治疗;ignore忽视;discover发现。故选B项。
42.A.threw B.locked C.laid D.forced
答案C
解析根据上文可知,医护人员治疗后会把它们小心地放入篮子里。throw扔,抛;lock锁上;lay(尤指轻轻地或小心地)放置,安放;force强迫。故选C项。
43.A.familiar B.plentiful
C.beautiful D.expensive
答案A
解析根据下文可知,考拉对桉树的叶子是熟悉的。familiar熟悉的;plentiful充足的,丰富的;beautiful美丽的;expensive昂贵的。故选A项。
44.A.reached B.left
C.burned D.trapped
答案C
解析根据前面的主语“miserable fires”可知,所缺单词是“燃烧”的意思。reach到达;leave离开;burn燃烧;trap困住。故选C项。
45.A.killed B.recognised
C.hurt D.rescued
答案D
解析根据上文护理人员治疗考拉可知,是考拉被从大火中营救出来。kill杀死;recognise辨别;hurt伤害;rescue营救。故选D项。
46.A.flat B.black C.broad D.safe
答案B
解析由上文可知,火灾十分严重,树木烟雾弥漫,大地被烧焦,因此是黑色的地面。flat平坦的;black黑色的;broad宽阔的;safe安全的。故选B项。
47.A.escape B.die C.suffer D.rise
答案A
解析由下文可知,考拉爬到树顶以保护自己,因此说它们不像袋鼠、鸟类或者蛇那样能从火灾中逃脱。escape逃脱;die死亡;suffer受苦;rise上升。故选A项。
48.A.balance B.protection
C.challenge D.comfort
答案B
解析根据句意可知,在火中,它们爬上树顶,蜷缩成一团是为了保护自己。balance平衡;protection保护;challenge挑战;comfort舒服。故选B项。
49.A.attack B.come C.pass D.avoid
答案C
解析根据上文可知,考拉只能等着危险过去。attack攻击;come来;pass过去;avoid避免。故选C项。
50.A.jump B.climb C.fall D.survive
答案D
解析根据上下文可知,动物存活的可能性很小。jump跳;climb爬;fall落下;survive存活。故选D项。
51.A.top B.leaves C.trunk D.root
答案A
解析由上文可知,考拉会爬到树顶躲避大火。由此推知,此处指树顶。top顶;leaf叶子;trunk树干;root根。故选A项。
52.A.passion B.concern C.fear D.interest
答案B
解析考拉遭遇了火灾,因此科学家和环保主义者应该是担忧的。passion热情;concern担心;fear害怕;interest兴趣。故选B项。
53.A.chances B.choices
C.neighbours D.threats
答案D
解析根据上下文推测,尽管考拉从这场大火中存活下来,它们还将面临新的威胁。chance机会;choice选择;neighbour邻居;threat威胁。故选D项。
54.A.weakening B.developing
C.enriching D.ensuring
答案A
解析由上文可知,人类的发展是考拉面对的新威胁,带来的是不好的影响,因此是削弱了它们的生存能力。weaken减弱;develop发展;enrich使丰富;ensure确保。故选A项。
55.A.lonely B.stupid C.lazy D.unique
答案D
解析由下文“not found anywhere else on this planet”可知,这些动物是独一无二的。lonely孤单的;stupid愚蠢的;lazy懒惰的;unique独一无二的。故选D项。
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
If you 56. (consider) Australia as a travel destination at the moment,please do some research before buying your tickets.
Similar 57. any industry,travelling has its on and off days and seasons.Generally,the weekends 58. (be) the busiest travel days,so airlines can charge high prices from Friday to Sunday.But during other days,airlines are praying for 59. (travel) to board their planes.If you are planning to travel smart,you should keep these little facts in mind when booking a flight.
Australia is very beautiful.While you are in Australia and expect to walk a lot,60. is important to choose pairs of shoes that fit you perfectly and comfortably.What’s more,checking the weather forecast online beforehand will make your packing much 61. (easy) than you expect.
The internet is very 62. (use) when you book and plan your trip.There is so much information on the web.By doing some research,you will become familiar with the local customs and find some great attractions 63. will make your trip more exciting and fun.Use the internet 64. (find) out what restaurants to visit,what activities to do and what kind of landmarks to see.Planning your trip to Australia properly will 65. (final) result in having the best time of you life.
答案与解析
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了去澳大利亚旅游前所要做的准备。
56.are considering 考查动词时态。由at the moment可知,consider所表示的动作正在进行,应用现在进行时,故填are considering。
57.to 考查介词。similar to...意为“与……相似”。
58.are 考查动词时态。由Generally可知,设空处是对一般事实的描述,应用一般现在时,故填are。
59.travellers 考查名词。设空处作宾语表示“旅行者”,且由后面的their planes可知,应用名词复数,故填travellers。
60.it 考查it的用法。设空处作形式主语,真正的主语是后面的不定式短语,故填it。
61.easier 考查形容词比较级。由than可知,此处应用形容词比较级,故填easier。
62.useful 考查形容词。设空处作表语,表示“有用的”,故填useful。
63.that/which 考查关系代词。设空处引导限制性定语从句,修饰先行词attractions,且在从句中作主语,故填that/which。
64.to find 考查非谓语动词。使用网络的目的是找到要去的餐馆、要进行的活动以及要参观的地方,故填to find。
65.finally 考查副词。设空处作状语,修饰result in,表示“最后”,故填finally。
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华。你的美国朋友Carl今年暑假将来四川旅游,现发来邮件向你询问有关情况。请回复邮件,内容包括:
1.四川简介;
2.推荐景点及理由;
3.邀请他到你家做客。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Carl,
Yours,
Li Hua
参考范文
Dear Carl,
I am glad that you are coming to Sichuan this summer vacation.I have told my parents and they are happy about it too.
Located in western China,Sichuan is an important junction of southwest,northwest and central regions.Sichuan has lots of famous places which are well-known around the world,such as,Jiuzhai Valley which is famous for its beautiful lakes.They are colourful with clear water which you can see the bottom.Dujiangyan Irrigation has a history of two thousand years,which is still used now.And the other famous place is Wolong reservation which is famous for pandas.
I sincerely invite you to my home.We will have hot pot together.I am looking forward to seeing you soon.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
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。
A rock as big as a house.That’s how the guide-book described Giant Rock.Dad said it was carried here by a glacier (冰川) millions of years ago.
I was finally going to see it,on snowshoes,with my cousin Andrew,my dad,and my uncle Don.I’d been snowshoeing before,and I liked travelling through deep snow alongside wild animal tracks (足迹).
At the parking area,after putting on our snowshoes,we studied the map.“We start here,” Dad said,“on the red trail (小路).Then we turn left onto the purple trail.That’s where Giant Rock is.”
“Remember to stick together,boys,” Uncle Don said.
The trail ran uphill alongside a stone wall.It was easy to follow because red markers were stuck onto the trees.At the top of the hill,we turned onto the purple trail.Dad and everyone else were in front and I was in the back.My cousin was faster than I was,but I managed to catch up.
The late afternoon sun felt warm,although it was going down.I saw lots of animal tracks — mostly rabbit prints.As we carried on up the trail.Andrew said what I’d been thinking,“Will we ever reach Giant Rock Do you think your dad invented the idea of Giant Rock just to get us away from the TV for a while ”
I laughed.“You never know.”
Finally,we reached the top of a hill and saw the large rock sitting alone in the forest.
“It really is as big as a house!” Andrew said.
Standing in the rock’s long shadow,I noticed the sun had got even lower.
“Let’s head back,” Dad said after a few minutes.
Soon we were on our way home.I was a little behind the group when I noticed a set of animal tracks.They were hard to see among the snowshoe prints,so I followed them off the trail for a closer look.They looked like tiny handprints and footprints.Must be a raccoon (浣熊) I thought,matching them to prints in my guide.
注意:续写词数应为150左右。
When I looked up,I suddenly realised I was totally alone.
Then I came to a crossroads.
参考范文
When I looked up,I suddenly realised I was totally alone.“Hey!” I shouted.“Where is everyone ” Nothing,just the sound of my own breathing.They couldn’t have gone far,I thought,stepping onto the trail.I would catch up with them if I hurried.It seemed to grow darker.I had no flashlight.No phone.My mind started to race.Soon it might be too dark to tell what color the markers were.I couldn’t just follow my own footsteps because there were so many tracks from other travellers.
Then I came to a crossroads. Which way should I turn I pictured the map.To reach Giant Rock we had turned left onto the purple trail.To get back,I needed to do the opposite and turn right onto the red trail.If this didn’t work,I’d stay put and let my group find me.Then I heard someone calling and noticed the stone wall and the trail running alongside it.This had to be right.I went down the hill in large steps.Then I saw the parking area and my family!I shouted as I ran toward them.Unit 5单元测评
(时间:120分钟 满分:150分)
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
W:Two peaches are missing.That’s strange.
M:Don’t worry about that.I ate them when you were cooking in the kitchen.
1.What did the man eat just now
A.An apple.
B.Some chicken.
C.Some peaches.
答案C
W:What is going on It’s May,and we still have to wear warm clothes.
M:Well,there’s some good news on the radio.You probably can wear shorts tomorrow.
2.What are the speakers talking about
A.Weather. B.Clothes. C.News.
答案A
W:Mr Black,could I have a meeting with a student here
M:Sorry,not here,Miss Hopkins.We need a quiet environment to prepare for tomorrow’s lecture.
3.What’s the relationship between the two speakers
A.Classmates.
B.Colleagues.
C.Teacher and student.
答案B
W:Excuse me.Could you tell me what time Flight AF35 gets in
M:Well,it’s due in at 6:20 p.m.But the announcement said just now that it has a 30-minute delay because of the bad weather.
4.When will the flight arrive
A.At 18:20. B.At 18:35. C.At 18:50.
答案C
M:Ms Miller,could you tell me how I can improve this article I got a B plus.
W:It’s quite good,actually.The language is good and the main points are covered.There’s just too much repetition.You could have said everything within two pages.
5.How can the man improve his article
A.By deleting unnecessary words.
B.By adding a couple of points.
C.By correcting grammar mistakes.
答案A
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
W:Hello,Helen Smith speaking.Can I help you
M:Hello,this is David.Could I speak to Mike,please
W:I’m afraid he’s not available at the moment.Would you leave a message
M:Yes.I’m calling to cancel a meeting we scheduled for this afternoon.
W:Okay.Let me take this down.Could I have your name again
M:Certainly.It’s David Stone.
6.Why does David want to speak to Mike
A.To invite him to a party.
B.To discuss a schedule.
C.To call off a meeting.
答案C
7.What do we know about the speakers
A.They are colleagues.
B.They are close friends.
C.They’ve never met before.
答案C
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
W:What do you want to do tonight
M:How about going to the cinema I should be home from work at 5:45.Then we can go out and eat before we see a film.
W:What do you want to see
M:There’s a good art film at the Green House Cinema.
W:Let me see...it starts at 6:15.I don’t think we can get there in time to see the beginning.How about the action film at the New State Cinema It starts at 6:50.Perhaps the 7:00 one at the UME Cinema is even better.It stars Jackie Chan.
M:OK,that’s fine.I like him,too.
8.When will the man be home from work
A.At 5:45. B.At 6:15. C.At 6:50.
答案A
9.Where will they probably go before seeing the film
A.To the supermarket.
B.To the restaurant.
C.To the park.
答案B
10.Where will the speakers go
A.The Green House Cinema.
B.The New State Cinema.
C.The UME Cinema.
答案C
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
M:You look pale,Stephanie!What’s wrong
W:I don’t feel good.I have a bad headache.In fact,I haven’t got much sleep this past week,and I feel really tired.
M:Why don’t you go to see a doctor
W:Yeah,I think I should.But I have a report to do tomorrow.Ms Jenkins needs it for the board meeting next Monday.
M:Well,it’s Wednesday today.Why don’t you talk to Ms Jenkins and ask if you can hand it in on Friday morning
W:Maybe I should try.I guess I just need a good sleep.Thanks,Gorge.
M:If you need any help for the report,just let me know.
11.Where are the speakers
A.In a hospital.
B.In the office.
C.At home.
答案B
12.When is the report due
A.Thursday.
B.Friday.
C.Next Monday.
答案A
13.What does George suggest Stephanie do with the report
A.Improve it.
B.Hand it in later.
C.Leave it with him.
答案B
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
W:So you haven’t been feeling very well recently.Is that right
M:Yeah.It’s my leg,Doctor,my right leg.I keep having this strange pain.
W:How would you describe the pain
M:It’s like boiling water running down my leg.It’s been getting worse recently.I’ve been losing sleep,and actually I had to put off an important appointment this morning because of the pain.
W:So the pain has been keeping you awake
M:Yes,that’s right.Do you think it’s serious,Doctor Do you have any medicine that might help
W:Well,without doing some tests,I can’t be sure whether medicine would help or not.
M:My usual doctor thinks it’s only because I have been working too hard.
W:That could be the reason.Don’t worry.We’ll do a few tests here and see what we find.
M:OK,thank you.Do you mind if I ask how long the tests might take I have an important meeting at 2 p.m. and then a business dinner at 7 p.m.
14.What’s wrong with the man
A.His right leg aches.
B.He can’t sleep.
C.He has a fever.
答案A
15.What does his usual doctor think causes the pain
A.His strange habit.
B.His working too hard.
C.His unhealthy diet.
答案B
16.When will the man have a meeting
A.At 2 p.m.
B.At 5 p.m.
C.At 7 p.m.
答案A
17.What do we know about the man
A.He is healthy.
B.He is lazy.
C.He is busy.
答案C
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
A nickname is the shortened form of a person’s name.It can also be a name for a place or thing.Many American cities have nicknames.Los Angeles is one of them.
Los Angeles is the second largest city in population after New York City.Los Angeles has several nicknames.One is LA.It is also called City of Angels because Los Angeles means “the angels” in Spanish.Los Angeles often has warm,sunny weather.So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine.New York is called the Big Apple.So Los Angeles is sometimes called the Big Orange because of the fruit that grows in that city’s warm climate.
The American motion picture and television industries are based in Los Angeles.So it is not surprising that it is called the Entertainment Capital of the World.Many films are made in the area of Los Angeles called Hollywood.Millions of people visit the area.No trip to Los Angeles is complete without seeing the word “Hollywood” spelled out in huge letters on a hillside.Another nickname for Los Angeles is La-La Land,using the first letters of Los and Angeles.This means a place that is fun and not serious,and may be even out of touch with reality.
Many people,including Randy Newman,who sings about his hometown,love Los Angeles for its warm sunny weather,beautiful mountains and beaches,and movie stars.
18.How many nicknames of Los Angeles are mentioned
A.Four. B.Five. C.Six.
答案C
19.What can be a necessary part of a trip to Los Angeles
A.Watching Randy Newman’s concert.
B.Seeing the performance of movie stars.
C.Seeing the huge letters of “Hollywood” on a hillside.
答案C
20.What does “La-La Land” mean
A.It means a fun place.
B.It means a warm place.
C.It means a place full of sunshine.
答案A
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Housekeeping Services—They are looking for a responsible,professional,detail-oriented,experienced housekeeper to take care of all cleaning details of a local business in Angwin.This person will be needed approximately 2-3 times per week for about 8 hours per day.Please email them for additional information and be ready to provide resume and work history.Driver’s license required and the ability to lift at least 50 pounds.Pay will be $20-$25 per hour.To contact them,email to recruitingangwin@.
Caregiver Position—Looking for a caregiver to help with a 91-year-old woman who lives in Calistoga.She speaks both English and Spanish,but Spanish is her preference.She sleeps quite a bit during the day so there is time to do homework.She cannot be left alone because she is a fall risk.She walks with a walker on her own.Please call 9257858500 if interested.
Worship Music Leader—First Presbyterian Church (FPC) in Napa is looking for someone who will select songs and use media for church services on Sundays.Applicants must be able to commit 8-10 hours per week for service and meetings as well as being available every Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.The pay is about $18 an hour.Detailed job information will be posted on the Payroll Office’s window.Send your cover letter and resume to David Stoker at david@fpcnapa.org if interested.
Catering Company—Oak Avenue is a premier catering company in St.Helena searching for passionate people to join their talented team of chefs and service professionals.Hours are flexible and can work around students’ schedules.Part-time positions available for aspiring (有抱负的) chefs,bakers,service helpers,and captains.Please send a brief cover letter and your resume to us at Maritza@ or call 7079639278 for more information.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了几个兼职工作。
21.To work as a housekeeper,one needs to .
A.be qualified to drive
B.be a local in Angwin
C.work about 8 hours per week
D.be able to speak two languages
答案A
解析细节理解题。由Housekeeping Services部分中的“Driver’s license required”可知,该工作要求申请者有驾驶证。
22.What do we know about the caregiver position
A.The applicant had better speak Spanish.
B.The applicant must speak English very well.
C.The applicant cannot do homework while on duty.
D.The applicant can leave the woman alone occasionally.
答案A
解析细节理解题。由Caregiver Position部分中的“She speaks both English and Spanish,but Spanish is her preference.”可知,申请者最好会说西班牙语。
23.If you want to become a great baker,which should you contact
A.9257858500.
B.7079639278.
C.David@fpcnapa.org.
D.Recruitingangwin@.
答案B
解析细节理解题。由Catering Company部分中的“Part-time positions available for aspiring (有抱负的) chefs,bakers...”及“call 7079639278”可知选B项。
B
(2021·新高考全国Ⅰ卷)
By day,Robert Titterton is a lawyer.In his spare time though he goes on stage beside pianist Maria Raspopova—not as a musician but as her page turner.“I’m not a trained musician,but I’ve learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her performance.”
Mr Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the group’s official page turner for the past four years.His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesn’t have to break the flow of sound by doing it themselves.He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.
“A lot of skills are needed for the job.You have to make sure you don’t turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.” Mr Titterton explained.
Being a page turner requires plenty of practice.Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes and require up to 50 page turns,including back turns for repeat passages.Silent onstage communication is key,and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner.
But like all performances,there are moments when things go wrong.“I was turning the page to get ready for the next page,but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the stand,”Mr Titterton said,“Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”
Most page turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists,although Ms Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.
“My husband is the worst page turner,”she laughed.“He’s interested in the music,feeling every note,and I have to say:‘Turn,turn!’ Robert is the best page turner I’ve had in my entire life.”
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。Robert Titterton是一位律师,但他很喜欢音乐,业余时间他在舞台上为钢琴家Maria Raspopova翻乐谱。翻乐谱这份工作看似简单,其实要求很高。
24.What should Titterton be able to do to be a page turner
A.Read music. B.Play the piano.
C.Sing songs. D.Fix the instruments.
答案A
解析细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句中的“but I’ve learnt to read music so I can help Maria”可知,要想为钢琴家翻乐谱,必须能够识谱。故选A项。
25.Which of the following best describes Titterton’s job on stage
A.Boring. B.Well-paid.
C.Demanding. D.Dangerous.
答案C
解析推理判断题。根据第三段和第四段内容可推断,在台上为钢琴家翻乐谱这项工作看似简单,实则不然,是一份要求高的工作。故选C项。
26.What does Titterton need to practise
A.Counting the pages.
B.Recognizing the “nodding”.
C.Catching falling objects.
D.Performing in his own style.
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句可知,舞台上的无声交流是很关键的,每位钢琴家都有属于自己风格的点头示意的方式,翻乐谱的人必须学会察言观色,才能与演奏者高度默契,而这需要双方经过大量的练习才能实现。故选B项。
27.Why is Ms Raspopova’s husband “the worst page turner”
A.He has very poor eyesight.
B.He ignores the audience.
C.He has no interest in music.
D.He forgets to do his job.
答案D
解析推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可推断,Raspopova的丈夫其实很喜欢音乐,但是他在舞台上只顾欣赏每一个音符,忘记了自己的本职工作,所以妻子才不断提醒他,并称其“the worst page turner”。故选D项。
C
Owning a smartphone may not be as smart as you think.It may let you surf the Internet,listen to music and snap photos wherever you are...but it also turns you into a workaholic,it seems.
A study suggests that,by giving you access to emails at all times,the all-singing,all-dancing mobile phone adds as much as two hours to your working day.Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles.
The study by technology retailer Pixmania reveals the average working day in the UK is between 9 and 10 hours,but a further two hours is spent responding to or sending work emails,or making work calls.More than 90 percent of office workers have email-enabled phones,with a third accessing them more than 20 times a day.Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails.Some workers confess(承认) they are on call almost 24 hours a day,with nine out of ten saying they make work emails and calls outside their normal working hours.The average time for first checking emails is between 6 a.m.and 7 a.m.,with more than a third checking their first emails in this period,and a quarter checking them between 11 p.m.and midnight.
Ghadi Hobeika,marketing director of Pixmania,said,“The ability to access literally millions of apps,keep in contact via social networks and take photos and video as well as text and call has made smartphones invaluable for many people.However,there are drawbacks.Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day,seven days a week,and smartphones mean that people literally cannot get away from work.The more constantly in contact we become,the more is expected of us in a work capacity.”
【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。使用智能手机也许并不像你想的那样明智。使用智能手机可以让你随时随地上网、听音乐、拍照片,但也可能让你变成工作狂。最新调查显示,智能手机能让你随时查收邮件,因此这种花哨的手机会让你每天的工作时间延长多达两个小时。
28.What can we conclude from the text
A.All that glitters is not gold.
B.It never rains but pours.
C.Every coin has two sides.
D.It’s no good crying over spilt milk.
答案C
解析推理判断题。根据第一段中的“It may let you surf the Internet,listen to music and snap photos wherever you are...but it also turns you into a workaholic,it seems.”可知,文章主要介绍了使用智能手机不好的方面,虽然可以给人们提供很多方便,但是也会无形中延长人们的工作时间,由此可知,凡事都有两面。故选C项。
29.What does the underlined word “accessing” in the third paragraph mean
A.Calling. B.Reaching.
C.Getting. D.Using.
答案D
解析词义猜测题。本段介绍人们对手机的使用情况,由此判断画线词的意思是“使用”。根据文章第二段首句“A study suggests that,by giving you access to emails at all times,the all-singing,all-dancing mobile phone adds as much as two hours to your working day.”可知,一项研究表明,在任何时候都可以访问电子邮件,让你的工作日增加了两个小时。access的词义也可由此进行推断,故选D项。
30.Which of the following is true according to the text
A.The average UK working time is between nine and twelve hours.
B.Nine-tenths spent over three hours checking work emails.
C.One-fourth check their first mails between 11 p.m.and midnight.
D.The average time for first checking emails is between 6 a.m.and 8 a.m.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“...and a quarter checking them between 11 p.m.and midnight.”可知,四分之一的人在晚上11点和午夜之间检查他们的邮件。故选C项。
31.What’s the main idea of the text
A.Workaholics like smartphones.
B.Smartphones bring about extra work.
C.Smartphones make our life easier.
D.Employers don’t like smartphones.
答案B
解析主旨大意题。文章首段提出“...but it also turns you into a workaholic,it seems.(……但它似乎也会让你变成一个工作狂。)”然后在下文进行了详细的介绍,由此判断文章中心内容是讲述智能手机无形中延长了工作时间,故选B项。
D
Going to college was not optional.In my family,it was just another step toward the American dream.As soon as I graduated,I enrolled(入学) in the English Department of Colorado State University.I went on to earn two scholarships,and membership in the National Honour Society.I truly believed the hard work was worth it.
It wasn’t until a few months ago that I realised how clueless I was.I had been combing through the classifieds when my eyes fell upon my dream job:National College Magazine looking for writers.
Thrilled,I spent the weekend composing a resume.Needless to say,I was stunned when the interviewer barely took one glance before throwing it aside.
“No experience,” he said flatly.
I felt like screaming,“What do you mean,no experience Look at these grades.”
I was left to absorb the shock of rejection,thinking that nobody ever told me that a 4.0 student would be turned down for a job.
Didn’t all of my hard work count for anything
I see plenty of demands for two years of experience at a print publication,but none requiring extensive knowledge of how to write academic papers.Yet 95% of my energy in school went toward the latter,leaving me little time to devote to anything else.If career preparation is supposed to be the point of college,then why isn’t it the focus
Has a college degree just become another societal status symbol like fancy cars or designer clothes
Given my experience,I feel that a college degree would be a lot more valuable if students were required to get some outside experience to supplement their in-class knowledge.Instead of requiring four science classes,why not three science classes and an internship In my college career,I took one class that taught me how to write and submit essays for publication.This ever-so-brief taste of the real world was like holding an ice cream sundae in front of a child and only giving her a small bite.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。为了进一步实现他们家庭的美国梦,作者努力学习,考上了大学,获得了两项奖学金。他坚信努力学习就有回报。但是在经过找工作屡次碰壁之后,他才明白真正的社会经验也很重要。
32.Why did the author study so hard at college
A.To maintain a family tradition.
B.To find an ideal job.
C.To fulfill parents’ expectations.
D.To win scholarships for the tuition.
答案B
解析推理判断题。根据第一段中的“I went on to earn two scholarships,and membership in the National Honour Society.I truly believed the hard work was worth it.”以及下文的经历可知,作者在大学努力学习就是为了毕业后找个好工作。
33.What accounted for the author’s failure in job hunting
A.His dull resume.
B.His misjudgment in high scores.
C.His lack of experience.
D.His poor performance in the interview.
答案C
解析推理判断题。根据第四段中的“No experience”可知,作者找工作失败的原因是他没有工作经验。
34.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph imply
A.Academic writing is a small part of college life.
B.College education always covers unimportant things.
C.Competition in college is not as fierce as that in the real world.
D.The author feels held back by his lack of real-world experience.
答案C
解析句意理解题。画线部分的字面意思是“这种对现实世界的短暂品味就像在孩子面前拿着圣代冰激凌,却只给她一小口。”言外之意,现实世界的竞争要比大学更激烈。
35.What does the author want to tell us by writing this article
A.Get a college degree and you will go far.
B.College students should make the best of their time.
C.Career preparation is a necessity for college education.
D.Landing a successful career is better than a college degree.
答案C
解析推理判断题。根据全文内容可知,作者写这篇文章的目的是告诉我们对于大学教育来说,职业生涯准备是必要的部分。
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。
Thinking about a summer job after graduation As more people compete for fewer openings,you’ll need to do your research,write a great resume and get ready for the interview.
To find a job,it’s right for you to make a list of your interests and strengths,as well as your dislikes,and keep them in mind as you look for a job.For example,if you love books or writing,a job in a bookstore or library might be perfect for you. 36 You might not know details about the position,but you can prepare by researching the company itself.
37 Regardless of the type of the job you’re applying for,a great resume really makes you stand out.Most importantly,present the strengths in it.It is an effective way to highlight your strongest skills and encourage the hiring manager to read more.Having a job experience in your resume increases the possibility to land a job too.If not,don’t worry—there are plenty of other things,extra-curricular or voluntary activities you can do to improve your job applications.Make sure the email address and phone number included on your application. 38
What do job interviewers look for 39 Interviewers want to hire candidates who are smart,who think quickly and clearly,and who can express themselves and communicate well.Dress properly—your appearance also affects your chances of getting the job. 40 That means no sandals or jeans.Even if you’ll be scooping ice cream behind a counter,it helps to look professional for the interview.
A.Babysitting is in great need nowadays.
B.A good resume is your best job-hunting tool.
C.These details will be used to contact you about interviews.
D.A precise description of hobbies in your resume is crucial.
E.It’s not just the previous work history or unique skills that matter.
F.When you head out for your interview,avoid looking too casual.
G.But if little kids drive you crazy,a babysitting job may not be ideal.
答案与解析
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了找工作需要注意的几个事项:提前研究、写好简历、为面试做好准备。
36.G 空前一句提到,如果你热爱阅读或写作,那么书店或图书馆的工作对你来说是完美的,这个例子说明找工作的时候你得明白自己的喜恶和优劣势。空后一句提到,你可能对于岗位的具体细节知之甚少,但是你可以通过研究公司本身做好准备。因此空处应该还是说明找工作时,你得明白自己的喜恶和优劣势,故G项符合语境。
37.B 根据第一段中的“you’ll need to do your research,write a great resume and get ready for the interview”和文章结构可知,本段讲到的是“write a great resume”,再结合段落大意可知,B项适合作本段的主旨句。
38.C 空前一句提到,要记得把邮件地址和电话号码写进你的申请信里,由此可知,C项“这些细节将会被用于联系你面试”符合语境。
39.E 空前一句是一个问句,而空后一句是对该问题的正面回答,据此可知,空处讲到的应该也是对该问题的回答,综合选项可知,E项符合语境。
40.F 空前一句讲到了要着装得体——你的外表也会影响你得到工作的机会;而空后一句“这就意味着不要穿拖鞋或牛仔裤”是对空前一句的具体阐释,因此空处讲到的应该是着装不要随意,故F 项符合语境。
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。
My teacher Mr Bush is the most positive person I’ve ever met.He has the ability to 41 positiveness to young students.
He always smiles and never gets 42 at students.Once I met some 43 because I felt overshadowed by my brother,who seemed to be doing great in every way.Hopelessness 44 me whenever I was in the classroom.But that all 45 when I met my teacher for life,Mr Bush.Having found out about my problems,he just kept 46 me.Because of Mr Bush,my world was filled with 47 and power.
A few weeks ago,everyone in my class was feeling a bit 48 because of a bad day at school.But things got 49 after a close of Mr Bush’s class.He drew a picture on the whiteboard that 50 a half-full glass of water.He then said,“Class,the point of view in which you look at things will 51 your feelings.Like this glass of water;some people see it and think,‘What!Only half a glass of water.How 52 I am.’However,other people think,‘Wow,I’m so thirsty.Great!Half a glass of water for me!’It all is in the 53 you think.”
Mr Bush’s 54 way of thinking always makes me feel glad and 55 .I will always remember him.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者的老师是一个极其乐观的人,他有能力把积极的一面传递给年轻学生,他乐观的思维方式总是让作者感到高兴和充满希望。
41.A.pass on B.apply for
C.consist of D.give up
答案A
解析pass on“传递”;apply for“申请”;consist of“组成”;give up“放弃”。分析下文可知,Mr Bush总是会让沮丧的学生高兴起来,故此处应该指的是他有能力把积极的一面传递给年轻学生。
42.A.strict B.patient
C.mad D.curious
答案C
解析strict“严格的”;patient“耐心的”;mad“生气的”;curious“好奇的”。根据上文“He always smiles and never gets...”可知,Mr Bush总是微笑,从不会生学生的气。
43.A.friends B.needs
C.realities D.difficulties
答案D
解析friend“朋友”;needs“基本的必需品”;reality“现实”;difficulty“困难”。根据下文“because I felt overshadowed by my brother,who seemed to be doing great in every way”可知,作者遇到了一些困难。
44.A.drowned B.resisted
C.cured D.relaxed
答案A
解析drown“淹没”;resist“抵抗”;cure“治愈”;relax“使放松”。根据上文可知,作者一直活在兄弟的阴影之下,故此处应指绝望淹没了作者。
45.A.happened B.changed
C.solved D.included
答案B
解析happen“发生”;change“改变”;solve“解决”;include“包括”。根据下文Mr Bush鼓励作者及最后作者振作了起来可知,当见到Mr Bush时,一切都变了。
46.A.forgiving B.calming
C.encouraging D.calling
答案C
解析forgive“原谅”;calm“使平静”;encourage“鼓励”;call“呼叫”。根据下文“Because of Mr Bush,my world was filled with and power.”可知,此处指Mr Bush的鼓励。
47.A.sunshine B.fear
C.surprise D.disappointment
答案A
解析sunshine“阳光”;fear“害怕”;surprise“惊讶”;disappointment“失望”。根据下文的“and power”可知,此处所填的词与power并列,应为正面感彩的词,故选A项。
48.A.cheerful B.down
C.eager D.afraid
答案B
解析cheerful“高兴的”;down“沮丧的”;eager“渴望的”;afraid“害怕的”。根据下文“because of a bad day at school”可知,此处指大家在学校度过了糟糕的一天,因此感到沮丧。
49.A.warmer B.higher
C.better D.happier
答案C
解析warmer“更温暖的”;higher“更高的”;better“更好的”;happier“更高兴的”。下文提到Mr Bush画了一张半杯水的图,告诉同学们思维方式不一样,看问题的角度就不一样,同学们又都高兴起来,由此可知,Mr Bush的课结束后,情况又好起来了。故选C项。
50.A.served B.filled
C.bought D.showed
答案D
解析serve“服务”;fill“装满”;buy“买”;show“显示”。根据语境可知,Mr Bush的画上显示的是半杯水。
51.A.hurt B.care about
C.give away D.affect
答案D
解析hurt“伤害”;care about“关心”;give away“分发”;affect“影响”。根据下文的“It all is in the you think.”可知,Mr Bush想要告诉同学们:你看事情的角度会影响你的感受。
52.A.pleased B.unfortunate
C.bright D.perfect
答案B
解析pleased“高兴的”;unfortunate“不幸的”;bright“明亮的”;perfect“完美的”。根据下文的“However,other people think,‘Wow,I’m so thirsty.Great!Half a glass of water for me!’”可知,此处表示一个对比,有的人认为只有半杯水是不幸的。
53.A.way B.direction
C.end D.past
答案A
解析way“方式”;direction“方向”;end“结束”;past“过去”。分析上下文可知,Mr Bush给同学们画了一幅半杯水的图,告诉他们有的人对此持积极的态度,有的人对此持消极的态度。由此推测,Mr Bush应是想告诉同学们:你看事情的方式会影响你的感受,一切都取决于你怎么想。
54.A.different B.optimistic
C.special D.important
答案B
解析different“不同的”;optimistic“乐观的”;special“特殊的”;important“重要的”。根据第一段首句“My teacher Mr Bush is the most positive person I’ve ever met.”可知,Mr Bush是一个乐观的人,因此他乐观的思维方式总是让作者感到高兴。
55.A.proud B.careful
C.lonely D.hopeful
答案D
解析proud“骄傲的”;careful“小心的”;lonely“孤独的”;hopeful“充满希望的”。分析上下文可知,Mr Bush总是用他积极的思维方式影响着作者,让作者感到高兴和充满希望。
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。
(2021·全国乙卷)
Ecotourism is commonly regarded as low impact(影响) travel to undisturbed places.It is different from traditional tourism because it allows the traveler to become 56. (educate) about the areas — both in terms of geographical conditions and cultural characteristics,and often provides money for conservation and benefits the 57.(develop) of the local areas.
Ecotourism has 58. (it) origin with the environmental movement of the 1970s.It was not widely accepted as a travel concept 59. the late 1980s.During that time,increasing environmental awareness made it desirable.
Due to 60. growing popularity of environmentally-related and adventure travel,various types 61. trips are now being classified as ecotourism.Actually,a true eco-friendly trip must meet the following principles:
Minimize the impact of 62. (visit) the place.
Build respect for and awareness of the environment and cultural practices.
Provide 63. (finance) aid and other benefits for local peoples.
Make sure that the tourism provides positive experiences for both the visitors and the hosts.
Komodo National Park,officially recognized in 1980,is popular for ecotourism because of its unique biodiversity.64. (activity) there range from whale watching to hiking (远足) and accommodations aim 65. (have) a low impact on the natural environment.
答案与解析
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了生态旅游和传统旅游的区别以及生态旅游需要遵循的原则。
56.educated 考查非谓语动词。分析句子成分可知,所填的词做表语。由于educate和the traveler之间存在逻辑上的动宾关系,故用动词-ed形式。
57.development 考查名词。根据空格前面的定冠词the可知,所填的词是名词形式,故用development。
58.its 考查代词。分析句子成分可知,所填的词修饰名词origin做定语,故用形容词性物主代词。
59.until 考查连词。分析句子结构并结合前面的not可知,本句是not...until...结构。
60.the 考查冠词。所填的词位于名词的前面,且名词后有of短语做定语,因此该名词是特指,故用定冠词。
61.of 考查介词。various types of...各种各样的……。
62.visiting 考查非谓语动词。所给的词是动词且位于介词后,故用动词-ing形式。
63.financial 考查形容词。所填的词修饰名词aid,故用financial。
64.Activities 考查名词单复数。所给单词是名词,结合句子的谓语动词range可知,该名词要用其复数形式。
65.to have 考查非谓语动词。aim to do sth旨在做某事,故填to have。
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假设你是李华,即将高中毕业,对如何选择大学专业比较困惑,请给曾经做过职业生涯规划师的前外教 Mr Joyce 写封信,介绍你本人在学习、个性等方面的长处以及你的职业愿景,并请他为你在选择大学专业方面提出一些建议。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数;
3.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr Joyce,
I am looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
参考范文
Dear Mr Joyce,
I am Li Hua.I will graduate from senior high school soon,yet I am quite confused about what I should choose to major in the university.Since you once worked as a career planner,I am writing to consult you,hoping to get some valuable advice with regard to major application.
I am good at mathematics and physics.Besides,my interest also goes to music,and I have been active in the school’s orchestra.As for my job in the future,I want to be a scientist who will help make the world a better place.
I am looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
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。
There was a rich couple who was throwing a big New Year party at their house.So they went shopping at the market where everything was of high cost and fixed price.They wanted to maintain their level of standard so they didn’t mind paying for it.After purchasing all they needed,they called a porter to carry everything and drop it at their home.The porter who came was of an old age,and looked very unhealthy,and his clothes were torn,and he looked as if he wasn’t even able to meet his daily needs.
They asked the porter about the charges for delivering their goods to their home.The old porter quoted just $20,well below the market price.Yet,the couple argued and bargained with the porter and finally settled for $15.The porter was struggling to make even one time’s meal so he needed anything he could earn.
The couple was very happy thinking how well they bargained with the poor porter and paid him $15 in advance and left after giving the porter their address for delivery.They reached their home and one hour passed,and two hours passed,but the porter still didn’t deliver their stuff.
The wife started to get angry at her husband,“I always tell you not to trust such person,but you never listen to me.I am sure instead of delivering the goods to our home,he must have disappeared with everything.We must immediately go back to the market to inquire and then to the police station to file the complaint against him.”
They both left towards the market.On their way near the market,they saw another porter.They stopped him to inquire about the old porter and noticed that he was carrying their goods in his cart!The angry wife asked him,“Where is that old thief This is our goods and he was supposed to deliver them.It seems you poor thieves are stealing our goods and going to sell them.”
注意:续写词数应为150左右。
When the porter heard the angry wife’s asking,he turned back.
Upon hearing this,the husband had tears in his eyes,
参考范文
When the porter heard the angry wife’s asking,he turned back.The porter replied,“Madam,please calm down.I’m not a thief.That poor old man was sick since last month.He couldn’t earn enough to even have a single meal of the day.Therefore,he fell down and handed me $15,saying,‘I have taken an advance for this delivery,and you deliver the goods to the couple’s home.’ Madam,he is poor and hungry,but he is an honest man.I am just on the way to complete the old man’s last delivery to your home.”
Upon hearing this,the husband had tears in his eyes,and the wife felt so ashamed that she had no courage to look her husband in the eyes.Suddenly she rushed to the market.Half an hour later,the wife came back with some food in her hand.She passed the food on to the porter,and said sorry to the porter,saying that she shouldn’t suspect them,and took them as thieves.At last,the porter took the goods to their house,and the rich couple changed their attitude to the man like the porter.Section C Using Language & Assessing Your Progress
必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.Mary was chosen for the job because she was the (占优势的) candidate.
答案superior
2. (劳动者) shortages have forced the Japanese into making heavy use of industrial robots.
答案Labour
3.The differences between art and life seem to have become (模糊不清的).
答案blurred
4.If you are wrong,admit it.You won’t lose (尊严),but will gain respect.
答案dignity
5.There is a (冲突) between what they are doing and what you want.
答案conflict
6.They waved hats and (手帕) to welcome the returning hero.
答案handkerchiefs
7.The wind was so strong that it pushed me a few steps (向后).
答案backwards
8.The little boy reached for the (灯),which stood in the middle of the table.
答案lamp
Ⅱ.短语填空
by the way,conflict with,take over,be adapted into,remind...of,due to,on the other hand,turn out,pros and cons,superior to
1.Was it in 1948 that the government the railways in Great Britain
答案took over
2.They sat for hours debating the of setting up their own firm.
答案pros and cons
3.It cannot be questioned that the new method is the old one.
答案superior to
4.The novel a TV series and became a national hot topic for quite some time.
答案was adapted into
5. ,how long have you been a cameraman
答案By the way
6.These results earlier findings.
答案conflict with
7.She simply welcomed him and him the last time they had met.
答案reminded;of
8.On the one hand,we should develop our economy; ,we should protect the environment.
答案on the other hand
9.The town was cut off from the rest of the world the heavy snow.
答案due to
10.The chances are that this book may to be the bestseller of our time.
答案turn out
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.我一切都明白,只是不理解你为什么要放弃学业。
I understand everything you gave up your studies.
答案except why
2.我本来想今年度个假,但我没法离开。
I take a holiday this year but I wasn’t able to get away.
答案had hoped to
3.这一款式在技术上超过了与之竞争的产品。
This model is technically its competitors.
答案superior to
4.现在你要保持安静,最重要的是,不要说话。
Now keep quiet,and, ,don’t talk.
答案above all
5.她认定我是接管这项工作的最佳人选。
She decided that I was the ideal person to the job.
答案take over
6.你离开家走上社会的日子不远了。
It will not be you leave home to make your way in the world.
答案long before
7.只要你能直接掌控自己的目标,你成功的机会就会大得多。
you have direct control over your goal,you will have a much higher chance of success.
答案As/So long as
8.看上去好像除了我之外每个人都知道此事。
It seems everybody else knew about it except me.
答案as if/though
9.正是上述优势能让我胜任这份工作。
those advantages above make me qualified for the position.
答案It is;that
10.我很高兴听到铃声响起,我们的老师宣布:“下课了。”
I was the bell ring and our teacher announced,“Class is over.”
答案so pleased to hear
关键能力提升练
Ⅳ.完形填空
主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:记叙文 难度:★★☆☆☆
I was an obsessive(痴迷的) lover of books,who was 1 at two and polishing off chapter books by kindergarten.In grammar school I worked my way through the library,gradually getting less picky as the options 2 .However,what I wanted to read was science fiction.It was 3 to find.A sixth-grade teacher lent me a copy of Watership Down,a(n) 4 experience.
I am sick.My symptoms(症状) are odd,and no one really knows what my 5 is.I grew weaker and more isolated,but I got a ride to the library once a week and 6 all the novels I could carry.I kept reading 7 my disability.
Later,I met a technical nonfiction writer,who explained to me how to make a living 8 for magazines.At last,something I could 9 !I subscribed to Writer’s Digest but wrote a fantasy novel instead.
After 10 that first novel,I made writer friends online.I thought my life 11 at last.Here was a career path where all my reading would 12 and where my disability wouldn’t shut me out.I wrote two science fiction novels,which later got published.
It turns out that in writing science fiction being unique can be a 13 .Practice eventually works,and persistence(坚持不懈) is really what matters.Without 14 ,I wouldn’t have had anything to aspire to,and I would never have 15 something I could share with the world.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者从热爱阅读科幻小说到创作出版了两部科幻小说的故事。科幻小说拯教了作者,让她在身患残疾时找到了生命的意义。
1.A.sleeping B.reading
C.thinking D.playing
答案B
解析由上文中的“I was an obsessive lover of books”以及该空后的“polishing off chapter books by kindergarten”可知,“我”是一个痴迷阅读的人,两岁就在“阅读(reading)”,到幼儿园已经能快速阅读儿童中级读物。该句中polish off意为“(飞快地)完成”。
2.A.increased B.remained
C.appeared D.thinned
答案D
解析由该空前的“gradually getting less picky”以及该空后的“However,what I wanted to read was science fiction.”可知,读小学时,“我”也一直坚持在图书馆阅读,因为可选择的读物“变少了(thinned)”,“我”逐渐地对书没那么挑剔了。
3.A.quick B.good
C.hard D.popular
答案C
解析由上文中的“However,what I wanted to read was science fiction.”所表达的强烈的转折可知,科幻小说很“难(hard)”找到。
4.A.transformative B.disappointing
C.informative D.embarrassing
答案A
解析由上文中的“what I wanted to read was science fiction”以及下文中作者写科幻小说的描述可知,一位六年级老师借给“我”《沃特希普荒原》,这对于“我”来说是一次“带来改变的(transformative)”经历。
5.A possibility B.occupation
C.operation D.disability
答案D
解析由上文中的“I am sick.My symptoms are odd”以及下文中的“I kept reading...my disability”可知,没有人真正知道“我”的“残疾(disability)”是什么。
6.A.kept back B.gave away
C.checked out D.turned down
答案C
解析由下文中的“I kept reading”可知,就在“我”变得更虚弱时,“我”依然坚持每周去一次图书馆,把“我”能拿的小说都“借出来(checked out)”。
7.A.without B.beyond
C.within D.despite
答案D
解析由“I kept reading...my disability”以及上文的描述可知,“尽管(despite)”身患残疾,但“我”依然坚持阅读。
8.A.writing B.drawing
C.editing D.recording
答案A
解析由下文中的“but wrote a fantasy novel instead”可知,“我”遇到一位非小说作家,他教“我”如何以为杂志“写作(writing)”来谋生。
9.A.find B.do
C.promise D.change
答案B
解析由下文中的“but wrote a fantasy novel instead”可知,此处是说这是“我”能“做(do)”的事情。
10.A finishing B.adapting
C.translating D.reviewing
答案A
解析由文中的描述可知,在“完成(finishing)”了第一本小说之后,“我”在网上交了很多作家朋友。
11.A.settled down B.fell apart
C.moved on D.made sense
答案D
解析由该空后的“at last”以及下文中的“Here was a career path where all my reading...where my disability wouldn’t shut me out”可知,“我”觉得“我”的生活终于“变得有意义(made sense)”了。
12.A.pay off B.come back
C.run out D.take off
答案A
解析由下文中的“where my disability wouldn’t shut me out”可知,此处指“我”之前的阅读终于“有了回报(pay off)”。
13.A.nature B.challenge
C.benefit D.restriction
答案C
解析由上文对作者成功发表科幻小说的描述以及该空前的“being unique can be”可知,此处是指在写科幻小说的时候,“我”的与众不同也可能是一种“优势(benefit)”。
14.A.disease B.science fiction
C.encouragement D.business success
答案B
解析由第一段中的“what I wanted to read was science fiction”以及第四段中“I wrote two science fiction novels which later got published.”可知,作者喜爱读科幻小说,也创作了两部科幻小说,所以此处是指如果没有“科幻小说(science fiction)”,“我”就不会有任何渴望做的事,也永远不会“创作(created)”。
15.A.expressed B.learned
C.created D.accepted
答案C
解析解析见上题。
Ⅴ.语法填空
主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★☆☆☆
If a little human-like robot begged you not to shut it off,would you show sympathy
In an experiment 1. (intend) to find out how people treat robots when they act like humans,many participants struggled to power down a begging robot named Nao.2. experiment was conducted by researchers in Germany,whose findings 3. (publish)in the scientific journal PLOS ONE.
The robot Nao,4. was designed to beg about half of the participants not to switch it off but not the other half,was used 5. (measure) if his begging affected how people reacted.
In one previous experiment,researchers found that people preferred communicating with robots with complementary (互补的) personality characteristics to their own.And since robots can exhibit social characteristics either 6. (speak) with human voices or taking the shape of a human body,the research 7. (suggest)that people tend to react “8. (especial) social to them”.
The researchers said a possible 9. (explain) for their results was that people regarded Nao’s begging 10. “a sign of making its own decision”.
答案与解析
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。如果一个人形机器人请求你不要关掉它,你会表示同情吗 文章介绍了被称作Nao的乞讨机器人。
1.intended 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,此处应用非谓语动词;experiment与intend构成逻辑上的被动关系,用过去分词作后置定语;be intended to...表示“旨在……”,故填intended。
2.The 考查冠词。根据语境可知,此处特指“上文提到的实验”,且此处位于句首要大写首字母,故填定冠词The。
3.were published 考查动词时态和语态。根据主句中的was conducted可知,此处时态应用一般过去时,表示过去发生的事情;复数名词findings与publish构成被动关系,故填were published。
4.which 考查非限制性定语从句。分析句子结构可知,此处引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词The robot,指物,从句中缺主语,故填which。
5.to measure 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,此处应用非谓语动词;be used to do sth表示“被用来做某事”,动词不定式作目的状语,故填to measure。
6.speaking 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,此处应用非谓语动词;根据or taking 以及either...or...结构连接两个相同的成分可知,应填speaking。
7.suggests 考查动词时态。根据语境可知,此处应用一般现在时陈述客观事实,故填suggests,表示“表明,暗示”。
8.especially 考查副词。此处应该用副词修饰形容词social,故填副词especially。
9.explanation 考查名词。根据不定冠词a以及形容词possible可知,此处应用名词单数形式,故填explanation。
10.as 考查介词。regard...as...为固定词组,表示“把……视作……”,故填介词as。
Ⅵ.读后续写
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。
Dream for Future
People were busy in their own laboratories in the Mars.Turtex told me,“Let us go to the Earth to have a cup of coffee.”
I laughed for such a childish joke and I also jokingly asked him,“Is there no coffee shop on Mars ”
He replied,“It has but they can’t prepare coffee as tasty as that on the Earth.”
However,for a while I thought it would be better to take a cup of tasty coffee from Ramu’s Coffee Shop located at our village,Kushmandi.
Turtex told me to enter a room near his laboratory.We entered there and found that the room was internally coated with some materials like sponge.Turtex closed the door of the room with a clap.I saw some colourful buttons inside the room.After a few seconds I heard another clap and noticed that the door opened.
Turtex said,“Come with me.”
I asked,“Where ”
He replied,“Now we are at Kushmandi.”
I shouted,“What ”
We came out of the room and I astonishingly viewed the sky-scrapers around me.Turtex said loudly,“What’s wrong with you Come with me.”
Eventually we entered a coffee club designed like a Five Star Restaurant.Suddenly I noticed a display board with an electronic text on,“Welcome to Kushmandi.Now you are in famous Ramu’s Coffee Shop.Enjoy the taste of the best coffee on the Earth.”
Suddenly many hazy and crazy questions came to my mind.
“What was the nearby room of the lab How was it possible to travel an enormous distance from Mars to Earth Is it like opening my favourite TV channel with a remote How the poor coffee stall of our village turned into a Five Star Coffee Club In which century were we ”
注意:续写词数应为150左右。
Thinking such hazy things,I followed Turtex into the coffee club.
The waiter brought us two cups of coffee and left.
参考范文
Thinking such hazy things,I followed Turtex into the coffee club.The delicious smell of coffee rushed into my nose.Oh,my loveable tasty coffee.How eager I was to have a cup of it at once!“Come here,” Turtex said.Still absorbed in those hazy questions,I followed Turtex and sat beside a table,which was coated with strange materials,waiting to enjoy the best coffee on the Earth.
The waiter brought us two cups of coffee and left. Impatiently I took it and took a sip.“Oh.My gosh.” It was so hot that it seemed that my mouth got burnt.But then I heard a hair-cutting sound.I slowly opened my eyes and found that a nurse was cutting my hair and putting them into a tray beside my bed and telling me,“Nothing serious.It needs just two stitches on your forehead and you will be OK within a week.” I finally realised that it was our village hospital at Kushmandi that I was in,not at the coffee club.Unit 4单元测评
(时间:120分钟 满分:150分)
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
W:Do you really think that Tina is in debt,John
M:No,not at all.I think that she’s lying.
W:But I heard the same thing from both Linda and Lisa.
1.Who does the man think is lying
A.Tina. B.Linda. C.Lisa.
答案A
M:Excuse me.How can I get to the nearest supermarket
W:It’s on Pennings Road.Go past the post office and it’s on your left.
2.Where does the conversation probably take place
A.In a supermarket.
B.In the post office.
C.In the street.
答案C
W:Can I come to see you at ten o’clock,Mr.Jones
M:I’m sorry,Mary,but I’ll still be meeting with my students then.Why not come twenty minutes after that
3.When will the speakers meet
A.9:40. B.10:00. C.10:20.
答案C
W:Tom,your music is too loud.
M:Our band is practicing for the show,Mom.
W:But it’s already the middle of night.
M:Okay,we’ll cut it off right away.
4.What will Tom do next
A.Turn down the music.
B.Postpone the show.
C.Stop practicing.
答案C
W:I haven’t seen you for a long time.Where have you been
M:Oh,many places.I’ve been looking for a job.But it’s been very hard to find one.
W:If you have both knowledge and experience,it will be easier.Do you know my brother He finished his studies,and he’s got a job in a big company now.
M:Really That’s wonderful.
5.What are the speakers talking about
A.Finishing studies.
B.Finding a job.
C.Working in a company.
答案B
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
W:Excuse me.Could you help me
M:Certainly.What can I do for you
W:We’re looking for a girl’s ski jacket.I like this style.Do you have it in size 10
M:Let me see...Size 4,6,8...Here you are.Size 10.
W:Oh.My daughter doesn’t like yellow.What other colours does it come in
M:It comes in red,pink,light blue,and black.
W:The pink is nice.How much is it
M:It’s $160.
W:Oh,well,it’s a bit too dear.We’ll have to think about it.
6.For whom does the woman probably want to buy a jacket
A.Her husband.
B.Her son.
C.Her daughter.
答案C
7.Why doesn’t the woman buy the jacket
A.It’s too expensive.
B.It’s too big.
C.She doesn’t like the colours.
答案A
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
W:Hello,Dr Baker’s office.
M:Hello,this is Tom Keller.I’d like to make an appointment to see the doctor as soon as possible.
W:Is it an emergency
M:Well,I’ve been suffering a lot from very bad stomach pain for two days now.At first,I thought it would go away quickly.But now I don’t think I can wait for another day.
W:You are one of Dr Baker’s regular patients,aren’t you
M:Yes,I am.
W:In that case,the doctor might be able to fit you in between appointments.Why don’t you come in this afternoon
M:Thank you very much.
W:You are welcome.
8.Where does the conversation take place
A.In a waiting room.
B.In the doctor’s office.
C.Over the phone.
答案C
9.What’s wrong with the man
A.He has a stomachache.
B.He has a toothache.
C.He has a headache.
答案A
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
W:So,what is your new apartment like,Terry
M:Oh,it’s great.There are two bedrooms,a nice kitchen,and a living room.
W:Sounds nice.
M:Yeah.And there is a grocery store next to the apartment building.And there is a laundry and a fast food restaurant across the street.So it is a quick way to get a meal.
W:That’s good.How much do you pay in rent
M:Well,I have a roommate,so I pay half the rent.That is $275 a month with gas,water,and electricity included.And the Internet and satellite TV are separate.
W:That’s really a wonderful price.How on earth did you find a place like this
M:I just found it online.
W:Great!
10.What is next to the apartment building
A.A restaurant.
B.A laundry.
C.A grocery store.
答案C
11.Which is included in the rent
A.Electricity.
B.The Internet.
C.Satellite TV.
答案A
12.What does the woman think of the apartment
A.It’s quite large.
B.It’s well furnished.
C.It’s worth the money.
答案C
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
M:Look at the map.This is the route I thought we could take on our hike.
W:How long is it altogether
M:It’s about three miles.
W:That sounds OK.So we start here at the car park and walk along the path to the waterfall.
M:Right Then we turn left and walk up this small hill.The view from the top of the hill is worth the climb.We can eat a snack there.
W:Then we will follow this path down to the foot of the hill.We can see an old church there.
M:We can stay there for about two hours.Then we walk along this path,turn south,and come back to the car park.
W:How long do you think it will take us to complete the walk altogether
M:I think it will take about four hours,including breaks.
W:That’s fine.Are there road signs along the way in case we get lost
M:Yes,there are.They tell us which way to go and how far we have to walk.
13.What are the speakers looking at
A.A map. B.A park. C.A waterfall.
答案A
14.Where will the speakers have a snack
A.Outside the church.
B.On the top of the hill.
C.At the car park.
答案B
15.Where is the old church
A.Near the waterfall.
B.At the foot of the hill.
C.Behind the park.
答案B
16.How long will the speakers spend hiking in total
A.About two hours.
B.About three hours.
C.About four hours.
答案C
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
Welcome to Windsor Castle,one of the world’s oldest and largest castles.Windsor is one of the official houses of the Queen,who sometimes stays here.
We offer free tours for blind and poor-sighted visitors.We also provide guided tours.Visitors can explore the history of the castle with an expert guide.For those visiting with children,a special family tour and various safe activities are offered during school holidays and at weekends.
Tours start throughout the day from the Courtyard and finish at the entrance to the State Apartments.However,visitors arriving at the castle after 3:00 p.m.from March to October are advised to visit St.George’s Chapel first before it closes.
Shops offer many kinds of souvenirs,including books,postcards,jewelry and children’s toys.Please ask at the Middle Ward shops about our home delivery service.Bottled water can be bought from the Courtyard and Middle Ward shops.From April to September,ice cream is also available.
17.What do we know about Windsor Castle
A.It is where the king lives at times.
B.It is where the queen lives at times.
C.It is where the officials work at times.
答案B
18.Who can go on a free tour in Windsor Castle
A.The blind. B.The poor. C.The old.
答案A
19.What are especially offered to those visiting with children
A.Expert guides.
B.A special family tour.
C.Some adventurous activities.
答案B
20.Where do the tours end
A.At the Courtyard.
B.At St.George’s Chapel.
C.At the entrance to the State Apartments.
答案C
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers are a vital part of our mission of providing high-quality environmental educational programmes for the local youth,Hudson River research,and community events.We currently seeking volunteers for the following positions:
Education Assistant—Assist education staff with everyday school work,after-school environmental clubs and community group visits every Wednesday afternoon.
Marsh(沼泽) Assistant—Help maintain riverfront marsh on Thursdays and Saturdays.Work on occasional repairs including the removal of foreign species of plants and the clean-up of rubbish.(Seasonal)
Research Assistant—Participate in water quality monitoring,the sea life study,and other projects as they are developed.Eight hours each week on workdays.
Aquaria(水族馆) Assistant—Provide care for the centres of aquatic wildlife including tank maintenance and animal feeding at the weekend.
Volunteer positions are available throughout the year!Previous experience is not required.
Training will be provided upon the start of volunteer service.For more information about our volunteer programs as well as single-day volunteer events,visit www.centerfortheurbanriver.org.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了几个志愿者工作——教育助理、沼泽助理、研究助理和水族馆助理。
21.What does the Education Assistant need to do
A.Help with the school routine.
B.Give lectures after school.
C.Coach students in sports clubs.
D.Visit poor students’ communities.
答案A
解析细节理解题。根据Education Assistant部分中的“Assist education staff with everyday school work”可知,教育助理需要协助教职工做好学校的日常工作,故A项正确。
22.If you are busy on weekdays,which volunteer position is probably suitable for you
A.Education Assistant. B.Marsh Assistant.
C.Research Assistant. D.Aquaria Assistant.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据Aquaria(水族馆) Assistant部分中的“Provide care for...at the weekend”可知,水族馆助理需要在周末上班,故适合工作日较忙的人,所以D项正确。
23.What’s required to be one of the volunteers
A.Working experience.
B.Academic training.
C.Concern for the environment.
D.Around-the-clock availability.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Volunteers are a vital part of our mission of providing high-quality environmental educational programmes”可知,志愿者需要关爱环境,故C项正确。
B
When I was five or six years old,I remember watching TV and seeing other children suffer in other parts of the world.I would say to myself,“When I grow up,when I can get rich,I will save kids all over the world.”
At 17,I started my career here in America,and by the age of 18,I started my first charity organisation.I went on to team up with other organisations in the following years,and met,helped,and even lost some of the most beautiful souls,from six-year-old Jasmina Anema who passed away in 2010 from leukemia (白血病) and whose story inspired thousands to volunteer as donors,to my grandmother who lost her battle with cancer in 2012,which is the very reason and the driving force behind the Clara Lionel Foundation(CLF).We’re all human.And we all just want a chance:a chance at life,a chance in education,a chance at a future,really.And at CLF,our mission is to impact as many lives as possible,but it starts with just one.
People make it seem too hard to do charity work.The truth is that you don’t have to be rich to help others.You don’t need to be famous.You don’t even have to be college-educated.But it starts with your neighbour,the person right next to you,the person sitting next to you in class,the kid down the block in your neighbourhood.You just do whatever you can to help in any way that you can.And today,I want to challenge each of you to make a commitment to help one person,one organisation,one situation that touches your heart.My grandmother always used to say,“If you’ve got a dollar,there’s plenty to share.”
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。慈善无关贫富,无关名誉,无关教育背景;从帮助身边的人做起,成就自己的事业。
24.What did the author want to do at a young age
A.Watch TV. B.Grow up quickly.
C.Become wealthy. D.Help other children.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的第二句“I would say to myself,‘When I grow up,when I can get rich,I will save kids all over the world.’”并结合第一段内容可知,作者小时候在电视中看到受苦的孩子,想要在长大后帮助他们,故选D项。
25.What directly caused the author to create and develop the CLF
A.A six-year-old kid’s request.
B.Her grandmother’s death of cancer.
C.Many volunteers’ inspiration.
D.Other organisations’ encouragement.
答案B
解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“to my grandmother who lost her battle with cancer in 2012,which is the very reason and the driving force behind the Clara Lionel Foundation(CLF)”可知,在2012年,祖母因病去世,这促使作者成立了克拉拉·莱昂纳尔基金会(CLF)。
26.What does the underlined word “one” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A.A chance. B.A task.
C.A life. D.An organisation.
答案C
解析代词指代题。根据第二段的最后一句“And at CLF,our mission is to impact as many lives as possible,but it starts with just one.”可知,在克拉拉·莱昂纳尔基金会中作者的任务是尽可能影响更多的生命,但这个任务从影响一个人的生命开始。根据该句中的“as many lives as possible”,结合“but... just one”可知,画线词one指代“a life”。
27.What does the author suggest people do in the last paragraph
A.Do little things to help those around them.
B.Work hard to get a college education.
C.Challenge their friends to offer help.
D.Do charity work whatever you are.
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据第三段中的“But it starts with your neighbour,the person right next to you,the person sitting next to you in class,the kid down the block in your neighbourhood”可知, 作者建议慈善从帮助身边的人做起。
C
A dance held last Saturday in Central High School’s gym raised $ 2,348 to help rebuild the home of freshman Keisha Kandun and her family.
Admission to“Rock the House” was $10;all money went to the Kandun Family Fund.Volunteers also walked around the dance floor with donation boxes to collect more money.
The Kanduns are living with Keisha’s grandparents until they can move into their new house.The whole family attended the dance,then they went on stage to thank the crowd.Rebuilding has already begun,and the family hopes to move back in time for the holidays.
“We appreciate the help so much that I cannot even put it into words,” said Mary Kandun,Keisha’s mother.“We have always loved the school,but we never expected this kind of generosity.You should all be proud of your school for showing so much kindness.”
The Kanduns’ four-bedroom home was empty on August 14 when it caught on fire after being struck by lightning.Sadly,the family did not have enough insurance to pay for the cost of rebuilding.
Central High School Student Council organised the event with the help of the advisor and English teacher Lois Conrad and the principal David Cordero.The student council also plans to hold a bake sale and a car wash,sponsored by Speedy Clean Inc.to raise more money.
The dance featured the music of the Harlequins.The four members of the band,seniors at Central,donated their time to perform.
“It’s cool to be able to play for your fellow classmates,” said Adam Flynn,who plays the guitar for the band.“We want to help out Keisha and her family,too.”
“The band was awesome,” said senior Neil Lukowski,who went to the dance with several friends.“It was a fun night for a good cause.”
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。Central高中学生会组织舞会筹集资金,为高一新生一家重建住所,帮助她全家渡过难关。这一善举得到了乐队成员、老师、校长及舞会参与者的大力支持。
28.What do we know about the Kandun family
A.They set up the Kandun Family Fund.
B.They hadn’t expected such help from the school.
C.They couldn’t pay for their insurance.
D.They played the music of the Harlequins.
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据第四段中的“but we never expected this kind of generosity”可知,Kandun一家没有想到会得到学校如此慷慨的帮助,故B项正确。
29.What can we can learn from the text about the dance
A.It raised more money than needed.
B.It featured parents’ participation.
C.It got support from teachers as well.
D.It was free of charge for the seniors.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Central High School Student Council organised the event with the help of the advisor and English teacher Lois Conrad and the principal David Cordero.”可知,舞会得到了老师的支持,故C项正确。
30.Who organised the dance
A.The Kanduns. B.The student council.
C.Speedy Clean Inc. D.A school band.
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Central High School Student Council organised the event”可知,Central髙中学生会组织了这次舞会,故B项正确。
31.What can be the best title for the text
A.A Fund-Raising Dance Raises the House
B.“Rock the House” Counts a Lot
C.A Successful Dance Requires Donation
D.Sponsors Rebuild Home for a Freshman
答案A
解析主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了Central高中学生会组织舞会筹集资金,帮助高一新生一家重建住所的故事。故A项正确。
D
Britain’s got talent—but we’re still wasting it.That’s the main finding of a new report by researchers from Oxford University.Children of the similar cognitive (认知的) ability have very different chances of educational success;it still depends on their parents’ economic,sociocultural and educational resources.This contradicts a commonly held view that our education system has developed enough to give everyone a fighting chance.The researchers looked at the data from groups of children born in three decades:1950s,1970s and 1990s.
They found significant evidence of a wastage of talent.Individuals with high levels of the cognitive ability but with disadvantages in their social origins are unable to translate their ability into educational achievements to the same extent as their more advantaged counterparts (对照组).The research,funded by the Nuffield Foundation,found that only about half of the difference in educational achievement between children from advantaged and disadvantaged parental backgrounds is due to differences in their cognitive ability.The other half is due to other factors associated with their backgrounds.
“If we compare the educational achievement of children born in the 1990s to those in the late 1950s and early 1970s,we see that parents’ economic resources have become a less important factor,but their sociocultural and educational resources have grown in significance,” says Dr Bukodi.“That means that your parents’ sociocultural context and their own level of education still play a big part in how well you may do.”
These experts are now calling for policy-makers to acknowledge that formal qualifications are only one channel for upward mobility for high-ability individuals of disadvantaged backgrounds.Dr Bukodi says,“These findings show that there are limits to how far inequalities of opportunities can be reduced through the educational policy alone.Changes in the educational policy aren’t having the powerful effect we want.”
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。牛津大学的研究人员发表的一份新报告发现:认知能力相似的儿童获得教育成功的可能性却不同;这取决于他们父母的经济资源、社会文化资源和教育资源。
32.What is the main finding of the research
A.We’re wasting talent due to the education system.
B.Children of the similar cognitive ability have different chances of educational success.
C.Children’s cognitive ability depends on different educational resources.
D.The education system has developed enough to give children a fighting chance.
答案B
解析细节理解题。由第一段“Children of the similar cognitive (认知的) ability have very different chances of educational success;it still depends on their parents’ economic,sociocultural and educational resources.”可知,研究的主要发现是相同认知能力的孩子获得学业成功的可能性不同。
33.How does the author mainly develop the text
A.By making comparisons.
B.By discussing a result.
C.By giving examples.
D.By presenting reasons.
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“The researchers looked at the data from groups of children born in three decades:1950s,1970s and 1990s.”以及第三段第一句“If we compare the educational achievement of children born in the 1990s to those in the late 1950s and early 1970s,we see that...”可知,本文采用了对比的方法来组织文章。
34.According to Dr Bukodi,what affects children’s educational achievements greatly
A.Children’s cognitive ability.
B.Parents’ economic resources.
C.The educational policy.
D.Parents’ sociocultural and educational backgrounds.
答案D
解析细节理解题。由题干中的Dr Bukodi可将本题答案定位在第三段。由“That means that your parents’ sociocultural context and their own level of education still play a big part in how well you may do.”可知,父母的社会文化和教育背景依然在孩子的学业成就中起着重要作用。
35.What is the author’s attitude towards the finding of the new report
A.Favourable. B.Objective.
C.Doubtful. D.Negative.
答案B
解析推理判断题。由最后一段的内容可知,作者对新报告中的发现的态度是很客观的。favourable“赞许的,赞同的”;objective“客观的”;doubtful“怀疑的”;negative“否认的”。故选B项。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Is there a link between social media and depression Do social media have a negative impact on your mental health It’s complicated.
In a recent study,the investigators compared the use of social media and depression between teens.
36 Specifically,if one teen spent more time on social media than her peers,she likely had a higher depression score.
A different study identified five distinct types of social media users.The finding was that“problematic social media use” was one of the main themes for people whose mental health was affected by social media.You can have alcohol in your life without it being a problem,or your alcohol use may become problematic. 37 There’s one important thing to remember about the survey research—when two things happen together,it’s not necessarily true that one causes the other. 38 For all we know,it could be that people who are already more depressed choose to spend more time on social media.
39 If you think that we shouldn’t paint social media with one broad brush,you’re on the right track.On the one hand,participants often described social media as a valuable way to cope with stress.On the other hand,cyberbullying via social media was also a common experience for participants.Some also said that constantly checking their own social media profile was stressful.
It’s certainly possible that experiences like cyberbullying,comparing yourself to idealised images,and constantly monitoring your profile,are bad for your mood.It’s also true for many that social media offer community support and positive messages.Given the inconclusive research,it’s safe to say that at least we shouldn’t write off social media altogether. 40 Anyway,you cannot use them as a crutch for coping with other stressors and mental health problems.
A.It’s the same with social media.
B.Social media can be a double-edged sword.
C.People get more opinionated about the potential problems of social media.
D.They found that those who used social media more had higher depression scores.
E.They reviewed all existing research and found that there were both benefits and drawbacks.
F.The key to benefiting from social media may lie in using them in moderation and staying socially connected.
G.For example,the fact that higher social media use co-occurs with higher levels of depression doesn’t mean that social media use causes depression.
答案与解析
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。社交媒体是一把双刃剑,人们应该适度使用社交媒体并保持正常的社交联系。
36.D 由下一句可知,青少年每天花在社交媒体上的时间比同龄人多,那么她的抑郁得分就可能更高。D项“他们发现使用社交媒体越多的人抑郁得分越高”引出下文,符合语境;D项中的“higher depression scores”对应下文中的“a higher depression score”。
37.A 由空格前的“You can have alcohol in your life without it being a problem,or your alcohol use may become problematic.”可知,A项“社交媒体也是如此”承接上文,符合语境。
38.G 上句提到,关于调查研究要记住一件重要的事情,当两件事同时发生时,未必就表明一件事导致另一件事发生。G项是对上文“it’s not necessarily true that one causes the other”的举例说明,承接上文,符合语境。
39.B 下文提到,一方面,参与者经常将社交媒体描述为应对压力的一种有用的方式,另一方面,社交媒体上的网络霸凌也是参与者的常见经历。B项中的“a double-edged sword”对应下文提及的社交媒体的好坏两方面,故选B项。
40.F 由空格后的“Anyway,you cannot use them as a crutch for coping with other stressors and mental health problems.”可知,F项中的“using them in moderation and staying socially connected”与之对应,故选F项。
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。
Life can give you so many choices and opportunities,but in the end it is up to us to take the first step.It’s 41 to turn your back on the rest of the world after experiencing a lot of pain.
Before becoming involved with Hestia (a charity founded in 1970),I often felt that I just wanted to be left 42 .I then volunteered to help distribute Hestia’s newsletter.I was 43 a small amount for my involvement and it was a great financial help at the time.During this time I met some wonderful people—staff and other service users within Hestia and it 44 that I actually had a good time.I felt respected and appreciated for my 45 .If I had not decided to help out,I wouldn’t have realised the benefit that I gained both financially and 46 .
I was still unwilling to become more 47 though.However,when I realised that sitting within the four walls of my room wouldn’t help much,I knew I had to 48 myself.By helping other service users I started feeling 49 about myself and throughout it all I have 50 my confidence and created good and lasting 51 with other people.This has encouraged me and given me strength to take on other 52 within Hestia.
I later learned about other volunteering opportunities at Hestia and 53 in the reception area gave me a sense of belonging.After a while I joined the finance department where I was part of a team and where I was shown 54 —something I was not 55 to.For the first time I felt I could be “Me”.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过参加慈善活动重新感受到自我存在的价值。
41.A.hard B.easy
C.impossible D.necessary
答案B
解析根据下文的“after experiencing a lot of pain”可知,在经历了很多痛苦之后,很容易(easy)背弃整个世界。
42.A.out B.lonely C.alone D.aside
答案C
解析作者常常觉得自己宁愿独自一人(alone)。
43.A.paid B.saved C.received D.charged
答案A
解析根据下文的“it was a great financial help”可知,作者的志愿工作给她带来了一小笔收入。
44.A.figured out B.made out
C.took out D.turned out
答案D
解析结果是(turned out)作者过得很愉快。
45.A.help B.efforts
C.expertise D.skills
答案A
解析根据上文的“involved with Hestia”可知,作者所做的帮助(help)得到了肯定和赞赏。
46.A.physically B.emotionally
C.literally D.morally
答案B
解析作者在经济上和情感上(emotionally)获得了好处。
47.A.addicted B.linked
C.involved D.satisfied
答案C
解析根据下文的“However,when I realised that sitting within the four walls of my room wouldn’t help much”可知,作者仍然不愿意过多涉入(involved)这些活动。
48.A.remind B.stop C.lose D.push
答案D
解析根据上题解析可知,作者想要推动(push)自己参加更多的活动。
49.A.better B.horrible
C.different D.funny
答案A
解析作者在帮助别人时自己感觉越来越好(better),并且树立了自信心。
50.A.heard B.made C.formed D.built
答案D
解析此处指作者树立了(built)自信心。
51.A.impressions B.relationships
C.connections D.championships
答案B
解析作者与他人在帮助的过程中建立起了良好和长久的关系(relationships)。
52.A.challenges B.projects
C.opportunities D.tasks
答案C
解析根据下文的 “I later learned about other volunteering opportunities at Hestia”可知,这次的经历给了作者去抓住Hestia中其他志愿机会(opportunities)的勇气。
53.A.seeing B.displaying
C.working D.achieving
答案C
解析根据下文的“gave me a sense of belonging”可知,在前台工作(working)给作者带来了一种归属感。
54.A.death B.respect C.mercy D.support
答案B
解析根据下文的“For the first time I felt I could be ‘Me’.”可知,作者被给予了尊重(respect)。
55.A.used B.supposed C.expected D.meant
答案A
解析根据第二段中的“I often felt that I just wanted to be left...”可知,作者在之前是没有经历过被给予尊重这种事的,所以这是作者不习惯的。be used to sth习惯/适应某事。
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。
(2021·全国甲卷)
The Xi’an City Wall is the most complete city wall that has survived China’s long history.It 56. (build) originally to protect the city 57. the Tang dynasty and has now been completely restored (修复).It is possible 58. (walk) or bike the entire 14 kilometers.
We accessed the wall through the South Gate.The wall is 12 meters high and from here you can see streams of people moving inside and outside the City Wall.
After 59. (spend) some time looking at all the defensive equipment at the wall,we decided it was time for some action and what 60. (good) than to ride on a piece of history!
We 61. (hire) our bikes from the rental place at the South Gate.My bike was old and shaky 62. did the job.It took us about 3 hours to go all 63. way around the Xi’an City Wall.Supposedly you can do it in two hours,but we stopped at the different gates and 64. (watchtower) to take pictures or just to watch the local people going about their 65. (day) routines.
答案与解析
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了作者游览西安长城的活动。
56.was built 考查动词的时态和语态。分析句子可知,空格处为谓语,动词build和主语之间是被动关系,应用被动语态;根据句意和时间状语“the Tang dynasty”可知,谓语动词用一般过去式,故填was built。
57.in 考查介词。句意:它最初是为了保护唐代的城市而建造的,现在已经完全修复了。根据句意可知,表示“在某个朝代”应用介词in。
58.to walk 考查非谓语动词。分析句子可知,此处为句型“it +be+adj.+to do sth”,it为形式主语,动词walk的不定式短语作真正主语。故填to walk。
59.spending 考查非谓语动词。After为介词,故spend应用其动词-ing形式作介词宾语。故填spending。
60.better 考查形容词比较级。根据后文的“than”可知,此处应用形容词good的比较级。故填better。
61.hired 考查动词时态。分析句子可知,此处为谓语动词;根据上下文可知,此处描述过去发生的事情,用一般过去时。故填hired。
62.but 考查连词。句意:我的自行车又旧又摇摇晃晃,但还可以骑。后文“did the job”和前文“My bike was old and shaky”之间存在转折关系,故用表示转折的连词but连接。
63.the 考查冠词。句意:我们绕着西安城墙一路走了大约3个小时。all the way是固定短语,意为“一路上”。
64.watchtowers 考查名词复数。根据句意以及前文形容词“different”可知,此处可数名词watchtower是复数概念,应用其复数形式watchtowers。
65.daily 考查形容词。此处修饰后文名词routines,故应用day的形容词daily,作定语。故填daily。
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假设你是红星中学校学生会主席李华,校运会将于下周五举行,学生会需要向全校招募30名志愿者来全程服务校运会。请你根据以下内容向你校国际部留学生发出口头通知,内容包括:
1.对志愿者的要求;
2.报名时间和地点。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Good afternoon,everyone.May I have your attention,please
Thank you for your listening.
参考范文
Good afternoon,everyone.May I have your attention,please
Our school will be holding the annual sports meeting next Friday.Now we are in need of 30 volunteers.If you work well with others and have a strong sense of responsibility,you are welcome to join us.No prior experience is required of volunteers,but you should have enough time in your schedule.
If you are interested,please sign up at the student union office from 12:30 to 13:30 this Friday.
Thank you for your listening.
第二节(满分25分)
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。
It was only a dollar.Dylan Belscher noticed it on the floor as he sat at the back of his English class.When the school day ended,Belscher wandered back to the classroom.The wrinkled old bill was still there.He could easily have pocketed it without thinking twice.Instead,he picked it up and brought it to his English teacher,Katie Mattison.
“It wasn’t my money,” Belscher said,which he saw as an ample explanation.Mattison,54,was a little surprised that he’d turn the dollar in,knowing a lot of people would have just kept it.She suggested that Belscher tape (粘贴) it to the whiteboard at the front of the classroom,where she always puts lost things.Maybe the dollar was lunch money or bus fare for the student who dropped it.“You can always tell when someone is looking for something,” Mattison said.
A day or two later,the school shut down for Easter break.Neither the teacher nor her student thought twice about the dollar.“Taping it up was just good karma,” said Belscher.
Hunter Rose,then a senior,was in English class after the break when he spotted the dollar on the whiteboard.“There was a mystery to it,” Rose said.After class,he asked Mattison why it was there.She was still waiting for the original owner to claim it,so she replied,“I don’t know.”
Rose took the tape from Mattison’s desk and taped a second dollar to the board.That got it rolling.The sight of the two dollar bills,side by side,stimulated something in Mattison’s students.They started asking about the purpose of the money,to which Mattison always gave the same answer:She didn’t know.At that point,it was absolutely true.
More students,excited,taped up single dollar bills.Mattison—an experienced teacher who recognised a phenomenon in the making—wrote the initials of each student on each specific bill,and she started to leave the tape on the tray of the whiteboard.
注意:续写词数应为150左右。
The effort snowballed and many students wanted to be part of whatever this was.
That left Mattison to decide upon the best resolution.
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The effort snowballed and many students wanted to be part of whatever this was.Jake Braniecki,another senior,said everyone understood that the eventual plan for the dollars would be for “something good”.He taped a $20 bill and a $10 bill to the whiteboard.Megan Makowski dug into her Christmas and birthday savings and taped up another $20.The amount continued to grow over several weeks,until it reached $175.76.As for the original dollar,the person who lost it never came looking for it.
That left Mattison to decide upon the best resolution.She thought of her brother Jack Hain.Eight years earlier,Jack had died of a rare and devastating neurological disease—ALS.Mattison told that story to all her classes.She asked the teens whether they minded if she donated the dollars in their names to ALS Institute established to seek a cure for the disease.Their answer was to tape enough money to the whiteboard to push the amount and make the donation.Mattison choked back tears at this.Unit 4SHARING
Section A Reading and Thinking
必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.Poor h and family stress can affect both physical and mental health.
答案housing
2.My brother dreams of being a chemist.You can find him always surrounded by many test t .
答案tubes
3.One in four pupils leaving (中学的) school can’t read or write properly.
答案secondary
4.Because it was very warm,David wore only a white (棉布) shirt.
答案cotton
5.It is required that every student should wear the school (制服) while at school.
答案uniform
6.The whole town turned out to see the (马戏团表演).
答案circus
7.He wiped away the beads of sweat on his (额头).
答案forehead
8.The train was about to leave and I was not even on the (站台).
答案platform
Ⅱ.短语填空
the other day,a chorus of,adapt to,to be honest,make a difference,not to mention,come across,participate in
1. ,it took me more than a month to adjust to the different culture.
答案To be honest
2.I ran across one of my old friends when I was walking in the street .
答案the other day
3.Who do you know I happened to during my stay in Spain
答案come across
4.She didn’t the discussion.
答案participate in
5.By staying connected,we can all no matter where we are in the world.
答案make a difference
6.As a marine biologist,he must the life at sea.
答案adapt to
7.Pollution has a negative effect on the health of everyone, the damage to the environment.
答案not to mention
8.To his surprise,his proposal was greeted with laughter.
答案a chorus of
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.他们花了大约三个小时才爬到泰山顶上。
about 3 hours to climb up to the top of Mount Tai.(it作形式主语)
答案It took them
2.我刚想打个电话给你,你就敲门了。
I you when you knocked on the door.(be about to do)
答案was about to phone
3.即使他非常生气,他的声音仍保持稳定。
he got angry,his voice remained level.
答案Even though
4.那些孩子们没有是非的概念。
The kids right and wrong.
答案have no concept of
5.毫无疑问,你会找到幸福和成功,如果你坚持不懈。
that you will find happiness and success if you persevere.
答案There is no doubt
关键能力提升练
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★☆☆☆
As a volunteer,you will discover the unique opportunity of visiting the real world beyond the tourist window and become immersed (沉浸) in the cultures you visit.For many travellers,this time spent working on meaningful projects and getting to know the local area and its people is often regarded as their most memorable,enjoyable and fulfilling experience.
Who can volunteer
Kaya volunteers are 18-80 years old people with an adventurous spirit.Whether you have time for a 2-week trip or a 6-month break,travelling on your own,with a group or with your family,or you are a student,taking a break from your study or have even retired,they will find a project that can use your help.
What type of work can you do
Kaya’s project advisers work with you to decide which project is best for you and what type of work you like to do.You can work in the following fields:
*Environmental preservation—From the Ecuadorian rainforest to the jungle of Thailand,repair the damage done to some of the most beautiful and diverse places on Earth.
*Work with children—They have over 40 projects working with children across the world in orphanages,schools and shelters for the abused,and the disabled.
*Sports—Through sports their projects can provide opportunities for health education and the development of life skills such as teamwork,communication,discipline and self-confidence.
*Education—From English teaching to education programs for special needs and minority groups,give greater opportunities to the disadvantaged through education.
All projects include airport pickups and dropoffs,accommodation,orientation and 24-hour support.Many of their placements also include all meals and some language classes so that you can get even more involved.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了参加Kaya志愿者项目的条件以及项目的类型等相关信息。
1.What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage
A.To inspire people to volunteer.
B.To show the advantage of volunteers.
C.To call on volunteers to take part in certain projects.
D.To explain different projects to volunteers.
答案C
解析推理判断题。根据第一段第一句及“For many travellers,this time spent working on meaningful projects”可知,作者写这篇文章的目的是呼吁志愿者参与某些项目。
2.What can a volunteer do while doing the advertised voluntary work
A.Receive some extra pay for their work.
B.Travel around for free.
C.Help the local people with their work.
D.Visit the local places of interest.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据What type of work can you do 部分中的“From the Ecuadorian rainforest to the jungle of Thailand,repair the damage done to some of the most beautiful and diverse places on Earth.”可知,志愿者在做志愿工作的时候能够参观当地的一些名胜古迹。
3.What can we infer from the second part of this passage
A.Few people are willing to do the voluntary work.
B.There are almost no restrictions set on volunteers.
C.People without voluntary experiences are not welcome.
D.Junior school students can participate in the project.
答案B
解析推理判断题。根据Who can volunteer 部分中的描述可知,参加Kaya志愿者项目除了有年龄的要求外几乎没有任何限制。
B
主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:记叙文 难度:★★☆☆☆
A group of volunteers joined forces to form a human chain to free four dolphins which had been stranded (搁浅)in a canal for four days.The four dolphins were seen in the water near the Fossil Park neighbourhood in St.Petersburg,Florida,US,on Sunday.Experts from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission(FWC) had monitored the dolphins’ activities in the last few days and hoped that they would swim out with the tide.
But when the dolphins struggled to leave the canal,the brave volunteers joined members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Clearwater Marine Aquariumto form a rescue team to free them.Dozens of people gathered to take videos and pictures of the kind act.A team of 14 volunteers held hands to act as a block to guide the dolphins out of the narrow channel.They shouted and patted the water with their hands to direct the dolphins to vast expanses of Riviera Bay.Dolphins find their way in the water through echolocation (回声定位).That means that they can recognise the echoes of sound waves that bounce off objects to find their way around.
Andy Garrett,a biologist of the FWC,said,“We were able to keep that chain together.The dolphins were interested.They actually came over right away.” He added that when the team reached a bridge,the dolphins appeared a bit nervous and started doing some spins.“They made one real hard pass at our team and then went under the bridge and took off,” Garrett said.The operation lasted about 45 minutes and the rescue team did not use nets or any items that could stress the dolphins.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了志愿者帮助解救被困在运河里的四只海豚的故事。
4.What can we know about the dolphins from Paragraph 1
A.They formed a chain to protect themselves.
B.They lived in the water near the Fossil Park.
C.They were observed in secret by volunteers.
D.They were forced to stay in a canal for four days.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“four dolphins which had been stranded(搁浅) in a canal for four days”可知,D项正确。
5.Why did volunteers shout and pat the water
A.To make sounds to attract some people.
B.To guide the dolphins out to Riviera Bay.
C.To celebrate the success of saving dolphins.
D.To test the different reactions of the dolphins.
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“They shouted and patted the water with their hands to direct the dolphins to vast expanses of Riviera Bay.”可知,志愿者们喊叫并拍打水面是为了引导海豚前往里维埃拉湾,故B项正确。
6.What words could best describe the volunteers
A.Brave and caring.
B.Cautious and humorous.
C.Smart and ambitious.
D.Optimistic and energetic.
答案A
解析细节理解题。根据第二段第一句话中的“the brave volunteers”并结合文章讲述的志愿者帮助解救被困海豚的故事可知,志愿者们是勇敢且乐于助人的,故A项正确。
7.What’s the main idea of the text
A.Dolphins swam to the canal to hunt for food.
B.Rescuers formed a human chain to save dolphins.
C.Volunteers helped four dolphins escape from nets.
D.Experts studied the ways of dolphins finding directions.
答案B
解析主旨大意题。本文讲述了志愿者帮助解救被困在运河里的四只海豚的故事,故B项正确。Section C Using Language & Assessing Your Progress
必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.Before they went abroad,they gave away their (possess) to their neighbours.
答案possessions
2.The teacher as well as his students (be) going to take part in this activity.
答案is
3.I remembered a particular story about a postman who was a (murder).
答案murderer
4. (understand) more about the sea will also help us manage its resources better.
答案Understanding
5.He feels that his skills have never been fully appreciated or (exploit).
答案exploited
6.He is working in a post office,and the meanwhile he is a writer,too.
答案in
7.With the development of global warming, (migrate) patterns of some birds have changed.
答案migration
8.I’ve displayed a few of the most important files and (directory) in the code.
答案directories
Ⅱ.短语填空
take place,take action,tell...apart,head to,come up with,put into operation,all of a sudden,amounts of
1.The experiment shows that proper exercise,if carried out regularly,can improve our health.
答案amounts of
2.The toys look so much alike that we can hardly them .
答案tell;apart
3.The leaders must now to promote equal opportunities for all.
答案take action
4.She and her child boarded a plane which where her family lived.
答案headed to
5.Do you think it necessary to ask for official permission for the event to
答案take place
6.Cheaper energy conservation techniques have been in the developed world.
答案put into operation
7.Our class the idea to make better use of used materials.
答案came up with
8.I was riding along the street and ,a car cut in and knocked me down.
答案all of a sudden
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.你最好每天抽出一些时间做运动,这样你就可以保持精力充沛。(so as to)
You had better set aside some time every day for sports yourself energetic.
答案so as to keep
2.虽然当时我年幼,不理解这部电影的含义,但我记得我的家人都感动得落泪了。(too...to...结构)
Although I was then the meaning of the film,I remember my family were moved to tears.
答案too young to understand
3.他把精力全部集中在学习上,因此,他的成绩将会提高。(problem相关短语)
He focuses on studying,so he will improving his grades.
答案have no problem in
4.我们能否得到公众的足够支持还有待观察。 (it作形式主语)
whether we can get enough support from the general public.
答案It remains to be seen
5.我们认为有必要让人们充分认识违反交通规则的危害。(it作形式宾语)
We to make people fully aware of the danger of breaking the traffic rules.
答案think it necessary
6.人生在世总是有苦有甜。
You will always have the bad in the world.
答案as well as the good
关键能力提升练
Ⅳ.阅读理解
主题语境:人与自然 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★★☆☆
Jellyfish are a species of sea animal that are named because of their bodies.Despite the name,they are not fish.A jellyfish has no head,brain,heart,eyes,or ears.
Fossil evidence of these creatures dates back to over 650 million years ago,perhaps earlier than dinosaurs.With so many kinds of jellyfish floating about,there must be variety in the appearance of their body parts.However,the typical body is made up of the bell,the oral arms and the tentacles(触手).
The bell of the jellyfish is the smooth umbrella-shaped body that is designed to pump.Inside the bell are the mouth and stomach.The digestive system(消化系统) is very simple.The stomach,which can be considered the jellyfish’s “inside”,is lined with cells.We can easily see their “inside” because water takes up the major part of their bodies,the percentage of which is over 95%.
The jellyfish has no brain,but it does have a simple nervous system called a nerve net,which spreads throughout the outside layer of the animal’s skin.When the jellyfish comes in contact with potential danger,the cells of the nerve net respond by shooting out many tentacles.
Although the jellyfish does not have sensory organs,it does possess tiny simple sensory structures.Their special structures in the body can react to light.Thus the jellyfish,though lacking a brain and eyes,can respond to sunlight shining through the water.It should be noted that,although it can perceive light,without eyes it cannot see images.
Jellyfish,because of their stinging(蜇人的) tentacles,can be dangerous to humans.Of the more than 2,000 species,roughly 70 are thought to be potentially dangerous to humans.The stings of some of these can even be deadly to humans,and may leave permanent scars on any victim who is lucky enough to survive.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。水母是生活在海洋里的一种无脊椎生物,最早可追溯到六亿五千万年前,甚至比恐龙还早。
1.What can be found in each jellyfish’s body
A.A head. B.A heart.
C.A digestive system. D.Sensory organs.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“A jellyfish has no head,brain,heart,eyes,or ears.”和第三段中的“The digestive system is very simple.”以及倒数第二段第一句可知答案。
2.Why can the “inside” of jellyfish be easily seen
A.Their bodies are umbrella-shaped.
B.They have fewer cells.
C.Their bodies mainly consist of water.
D.They have very thin skin.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“We can easily see their ‘inside’ because water takes up the major part of their bodies,the percentage of which is over 95%.”可知,我们能够很容易看到水母的内脏,是因为水母身体的主要成分是水。
3.The underlined word “perceive” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “ ”.
A.absorb B.sense
C.recognise D.judge
答案B
解析词义猜测题。根据本段前文中的“...can respond to sunlight shining through the water”可知,尽管水母没有大脑和眼睛,但是它们仍然能够感觉到水里的光线,所以选B项。
4.What can be inferred from the passage
A.Jellyfish’s digestive system is complex.
B.Jellyfish share the same body appearance.
C.Jellyfish protect themselves with their tentacles.
D.Jellyfish’s attack makes people die immediately.
答案C
解析推理判断题。从第四段最后一句“When the jellyfish comes in contact with potential danger,the cells of the nerve net respond by shooting out many tentacles.”可知,当遇到危险时,水母就会伸出触手来保护自己。
Ⅴ.书面表达
假设你是李华,你们学校计划组织学生去大运河进行“我爱大运河”的宣传活动,请你给你们班的交换生James写一封邮件,邀请他参加。内容包括:
1.集合时间及地点;
2.活动安排:捡拾景点乱扔的垃圾,宣传文明旅游,爱护文化遗产;
3.注意事项。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数;
3.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear James,
I’m Li Hua.Our school is planning an activity to call on people to love the Great Canal.
Yours,
Li Hua
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Dear James,
I’m Li Hua.Our school is planning an activity to call on people to love the Great Canal.I’m writing to invite you to take part in it.
We are to meet at the school gate at 7 o’clock this Saturday morning and then go to the Great Canal by bus.After arriving there,we’ll pick up the litter beside the Great Canal.A speech about the importance of protecting cultural relics will also be given.
Since the activity will last till 3 o’clock in the afternoon,you’d better wear comfortable shoes.Besides,everyone is expected to bring their lunch and share it.
Would you like to join us Hope to see you then.
Yours,
Li Hua
Ⅵ.读后续写
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。
Nicole Moore was walking around in waist-deep water at a beach in Cancún,Mexico.It was the last day of January 2011,and the 39-year-old nurse was vacationing with friends from her exercise group from Orangeville,Ontario,a small town north of Toronto.
But at that moment,she was alone.She’d just finished playing beach volleyball,and while the other guests headed back up to the hotel for lunch,she enjoyed the warm water and splashed the sand from her body,the result of some dramatic volleyball saves.She didn’t realise it,but this simple action was creating a disturbance in the sea.
Nicole looked up and glimpsed two people on Jet Skis waving at her and yelling in Spanish.She waved back and laughed,thinking they were having fun.
What she didn’t know was that they were calling for her to get out of the water.They’d seen two bull sharks,and they were trying to warn her while attempting to scare the sharks back into the deep.One shark did leave,but the other proved more persistent.Instead of turning out to the boundless ocean,it veered in toward the shore.
The Jet Skiers yelled once again to Nicole.Only then did she realise something was wrong.
Nicole pivoted toward the beach and began to wade in.She felt a bump.What was that Before she could react,the shark ripped into her left thigh,its barbed teeth tearing into her flesh,down to the bone.The shark yanked away more than a foot of skin and muscle from Nicole’s leg.The water was instantly ablaze with billowing,bright red blood.
Though Nicole felt no pain,she knew how much trouble she was in.She needed to get out of the water.But the shark had destroyed her left leg,leaving it useless.She started using her arms to propel herself to the shore,struggling to move forward in the water.
As she did so,the shark circled her,and then lunged,clenching her left arm in its jaws.“No!” she screamed.
注意:续写词数应为150左右。
The shark had her entire arm locked in its mouth,and
it started to pull her underwater.
One of the Jet Skiers accelerated toward Nicole,who was close to slipping beneath the waves.
参考范文
The shark had her entire arm locked in its mouth,and it started to pull her underwater.Realising it is the last chance to survive,she had to take action at once.Gathering whatever strength she had left,she hit the shark on the nose.The shark let go and swam away,leaving Nicole Moore floating there in a sea of blood.
One of the Jet Skiers accelerated toward Nicole,who was close to slipping beneath the waves.Grasping her right hand,he sent her to the shore,where a group of people gathered and offered their hands.Luckily,two more Americans were among the guests on the beach,who did first aid immediately,trying to help keep her awake by talking to her constantly.For a while,Nicole was in a coma,when she doubted whether her kids could see their mom and her husband,her parents would lose their beloved one.In no time,an ambulance came,sending Nicole Moore to the nearby hospital.She survived at last.Section C Using Language & Assessing Your Progress
必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.Some of the countries in Africa have no access to (finance) aid.
答案financial
2.It is a wise choice for you to prepare yourself good education.
答案for
3. (work) hard right now will prepare you well for your life in the future.
答案Working
4.It doesn’t matter it will rain or be fine.
答案whether
5.I think I have got to stop or I might turn a machine.
答案into
6.The robots have been used as voice (assist) who can read news,play music and even make jokes for their users.
答案assistants
7.He is keen (point) out the benefits which the family network can provide.
答案to point
8.Any discovery that we may make,however small,will remain (acquire) knowledge.
答案acquired
Ⅱ.短语填空
come true,take on,apply for,depend on,refer to,make sure,be popular with,attend to
1.If you are to more responsibilities at work,it is likely you will be promoted.
答案take on
2.Whether life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will whether this problem can be solved.
答案depend on
3.The other day I came across an old friend of mine when I was going to the library to some books.
答案refer to
4.The exams are likely to work out as expected and my dream to be admitted into my favourite university will .
答案come true
5.I suggest that you Peking University,where you can gain access to the best Chinese culture.
答案(should) apply for
6.At present,her teaching people from different countries.
答案is popular with
7.I can’t go out with you tonight because I have an urgent thing to .
答案attend to
8.Seeing a child exhibit respectful behaviour, he knows how proud you are of him.
答案make sure
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.和他争吵这个问题一点意义也没有。
quarrelling with him about it.
答案There is no point
2.现在是你做出重要决定的时候了。
It is time for you to .
答案make an important decision
3.如果你想成功,你应该做好面对最坏的状况的准备。
If you want to be successful,you should the worst.
答案prepare yourself for
4.为了确保成功,我们必须有一个完整详细的计划。
success we must have a complete and thorough plan.
答案In order to ensure
5.我希望尽快收到你的回复。
I look forward to receiving your reply .
答案as soon as possible
关键能力提升练
Ⅳ.阅读理解
主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★★☆☆
Nowadays,more and more employers and employees work online either full-time or part-time,and that number is continuing growing.It’s believed that flying around the world for face-to-face company meetings is a waste of time and money.An effective choice to get rid of it is to use web meetings.
A large number of group presentations,training classes and meetings are done online without losing the face-to-face experience.Web meetings are online meetings where an organiser invites attendees to listen to or watch an online presentation by presenters.Besides,web meetings can be recorded for later use.
Presenters can take real-time surveys to study how to hold a successful meeting.Some web meeting software programmes can monitor the users’ desktop behaviour to see if they become distracted from the presentation and begin working on other documents.If so,the programme can tell presenters when the listeners lose their attention,and how long the distraction lasts.In this way,the presenters will know which parts of their meetings need improving.
Web meetings can work well because they’re hosted on a server (服务器).Images from the presenter’s desktop are taken,uploaded to a server and then downloaded by people who have access to the server.Web meetings require a powerful server to deal with several images every second and “serve” them back to thousands of users at the same time.
Companies have two choices when it comes to these servers.They can either buy a special web meeting server to host their meetings on-site,or they can pay for a web meeting service every time and let the off-site provider worry about hosting the meetings.The choice depends on how frequently the company holds web meetings,the average number of people attending the meetings,and the quality of engineering and information technology.
Web meetings are an excellent example of how technology is changing the way we do business.With all the technologies today,the traditional office might soon be a thing of the past.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。随着当今科学技术的发展,传统的办公室可能很快就会成为过去,网络会议在商务办公方面取代了传统的办公模式,被广泛应用。
1.In what way do some web meeting software programmes help improve the meetings
A.By tracking the users’ state.
B.By giving useful suggestions.
C.By sharing detailed technical data.
D.By providing other presenters’ videos.
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Some web meeting software programmes can monitor the users’ desktop behaviour to see if they become distracted from the presentation and begin working on other documents.”可知,网络会议的软件程序通过监测用户的状态来知道会议的哪一部分需要改进。故选A项。
2.It is better for a company to buy a web meeting server if it .
A.relies little on the quality of IT
B.holds web meetings frequently
C.doesn’t have so many employees
D.has branches in the same city or province
答案B
解析推理判断题。根据第五段的内容可知,公司可以选择购买一个特殊的网络会议服务器,也可以选择每次支付网络会议服务的费用。而影响这一选择的因素之一是举行网络会议的频率。由此判断出,如果公司频繁举行网络会议,那么购买一个网络会议服务器会比较划算。故选B项。
3.What can we infer about web meetings
A.Web meetings help presenters stay focused.
B.Web meetings work without the help of a server.
C.Web meetings determine the quality of engineering.
D.Web meetings are likely to be widely used.
答案D
解析推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“An effective choice to get rid of it is to use web meetings.”和最后一段中的“With all the technologies today,the traditional office might soon be a thing of the past.”可知,网络会议可以代替传统办公模式。随着当今科学技术的发展,传统的办公室可能很快就会成为过去,因此可以推断出,网络会议可能会得到广泛应用。故选D项。
4.The purpose of this passage is .
A.to advertise servers used in web meetings
B.to persuade companies to hold web meetings
C.to introduce the benefits of using web meetings
D.to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of web meetings
答案C
解析推理判断题。纵观全文可知,本文主要介绍了网络会议正在改变我们的商务方式,能避免浪费时间和金钱。由此判断本文的目的是介绍使用网络会议的好处。故选C项。
Ⅴ.书面表达
假定你是高三学生李华,从网上获悉一家国际青少年志愿者组织正在全球招募暑期志愿者。请根据以下要点提示写一封电子邮件申请参加:
1.写信目的;
2.自我介绍;
3.希望获准。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数;
3.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir or Madam,
I’m writing to apply for the job as a volunteer that you have advertised on the Internet.
With all my best regards.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
参考范文
Dear Sir or Madam,
I’m writing to apply for the job as a volunteer that you have advertised on the Internet.In my opinion,volunteer work not only can help me enrich my knowledge and experience,but also can help those in need live better and become more confident.
I will graduate from senior high school in June.In the past,I took part in many social activities in which I performed well and gained rich experience.My interest and skill in English,communication and teamwork contribute to my application for the job.
I would appreciate an interview at your convenience.I’m looking forward to hearing from you in the future.
With all my best regards.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
Ⅵ.读后续写
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。
One spring morning many years ago,I had been prospecting for gold along Coho Creek.As I emerged from a forest,I froze in my tracks.No more than 20 paces away in the bog(泥塘) was a huge Alaskan timber wolf—caught in one of Trapper George’s traps.
Old George had died the previous week of a heart attack,so the wolf was lucky.Confused and frightened at my approach,the wolf backed away,pulling hard on the trap chain.Then I noticed something else:It was a female,and her teats(奶头) were full of milk.Somewhere there was a den(窝) of hungry pups waiting for their mother.
From her appearance,I guessed that she had been trapped only a few days.That meant her pups were probably still alive.But I suspected that if I tried to release the wolf,she would turn aggressive and try to tear me to pieces.
So I decided to search for her pups instead and began to look for incoming tracks that might lead me to her den.Fortunately,there were still a few remaining patches of snow.
The tracks led a half mile through the forest,and I finally spotted the den.There wasn’t a sound inside.Wolf pups are shy and cautious,and I didn’t have much hope of tricking them outside.But I had to try.So I began copying the squeak(吱吱声) of a mother wolf calling her young.No response.A few moments later,after I tried again,four tiny pups appeared.I extended my hands,and they tentatively(试探性地) suckled at my fingers.Perhaps hunger had helped overcome their natural fear.Then,one by one,I placed them in a bag and headed back.
When the mother wolf spotted me,she stood straight.Possibly picking up the scent(气味) of her young,she let out a sorrow-stricken crying.I released the pups,and they raced to her.Within seconds,they were slurping(啜食) at her belly.
注意:续写词数应为150左右。
What next I wondered.
Four years later,I returned to Coho Creek.
参考范文
What next I wondered.So tender were the pups that it was impossible for them to resist danger without mother’s protection.Hence,I made up my mind to release her.But how A good idea occurred to me.I went back to my truck and fetched an iron bar.Using a rock as the supporting point,I unlocked the chain and set the wolf free.Realising my rescue,the wolf kept still to cooperate.After gaining freedom,she howled at me with her head low,showing her gratitude.Then,the mother wolf led her pups to go forward,disappearing in the forest.
Four years later,I returned to Coho Creek.The previous gold searching spot had been transformed into a natural wildlife reserve.As I paced,the sound of my footsteps was accompanied only by the gracefully waving leaves.All of a sudden,a beautiful mid-sized pool came into my sight,with a group of wolves scattered around,licking water or lying on the grass leisurely.Noticing my approaching,the wolves gathered.I was seized by a strong sense of horror,my palms sweating.Meanwhile,a leading wolf came forwards,howling at me with her head low.The memory crossed my mind.It was the wolf that I saved years ago.Before long,she turned back,leading her offspring to the forest.How amazing to see them again!Unit 5LAUNCHING YOUR CAREER
Section A Reading and Thinking
必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.My brother wanted to become a (law),but he was advised to be a teacher.
答案lawyer
2.Jenny and Mary have always been active (participate) in the discussion.
答案participants
3. (detect) stories are popular with young people because they are very interesting and attractive.
答案Detective
4.She works as an (account) in a big company.
答案accountant
5.Tang poems are very nice.That’s more and more people are interested in the Tang Dynasty.
答案why
6.As Mrs Brown is heavily debt,she has to work day and night to pay off it.
答案in
Ⅱ.短语填空
make choices,suit to,be useful for,focus on,provide with,a variety of,divide up,in conclusion
1.By saving water and electricity,we are playing a part in cutting down on waste.
答案focusing on
2.Students are learning materials throughout their course and there will never be more than 15 participants in each class.
答案provided with
3.You can seek advice,learn about the options and that are right for you.
答案make choices
4. ,the environment is so valuable because it can’t be replaced,keeps us alive,and serves as a great educational tool.
答案In conclusion
5.Their shows are a bit more mature for younger kids and better kids aged 5 and up.
答案suited to
6.Now that the work has been ,let each one get on with his own job.
答案divided up
7.Professor Smith has a large amount of information that our research.
答案is useful for
8.Most people learn best using methods,but traditional classes are an ideal start for many people.
答案a variety of
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.在这个特殊时刻,我是多么希望能和你说一说心里话。
On this special occasion,how I wish I a heart-to-heart talk with you.
答案could have
2.那就是我一直在这里等他到来的原因。
I am here waiting for his coming.
答案That is why
3.爬黄山的时候,所有游客都被它的美景所打动。
Mount Huangshan,all the tourists were struck by its beauty.
答案When climbing
4.和许多应届毕业生一样,我离开大学时对未来充满了希望,但对我想做的事情一无所知。
Like many new graduates,I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of .
答案what I wanted to do
5.我想要成为这次国际网球比赛的志愿者,因为我真的酷爱网球。
I want to serve as a volunteer of this international tennis competition,because I’m really tennis.
答案passionate about
关键能力提升练
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:应用文 难度:★★☆☆☆
Nurses are required in all areas of the medical field from hospitals and nursing homes to schools and the armed forces,leading to a great need of certified nurses.Here are some best universities for a degree in nursing.
Simmons College
Simmons College is a private women’s college founded in Boston in 1899.Nursing is the top-ranked major at the school as well as the most popular.The nursing graduates from Simmons make about $58,000 every year.
Villanova University
Villanova University is a research university located in Radnor Township,Pennsylvania.Named after Saint Thomas of Villanova.The school is the oldest Catholic university in Pennsylvania.Nursing is a popular major and is offered as an online degree as well.The nursing graduates from Villanova make about $63,000 every year.
University of California,Los Angeles
The UCLA School of Nursing is known for its excellent education provided by a group of leaders in the medical field.The four-year programme allows students to be qualified nurses through classroom learning and clinical training.A nursing degree from UCLA leads to positions in many hospitals and clinics,with a yearly income of about $84,000.
New York University
New York University attaches great importance to real-world experience.Along with taking classes in school,students mainly work in the health care environment receiving technical training.Additionally,NYU College of Nursing students have the chance to study in Abu Dhabi,China and other countries in Africa,Asia,Europe and South America.The education from NYU will prepare students to help doctors treat patients,earning a yearly income of about $86,000.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。从医院和疗养院到学校和军队,所有的医疗领域都需要护士,这就导致合格护士的需求巨大。文章介绍了一些提供护理学位最好的大学。
1.If Nora has to look after her children at home,which university can she choose to get a nursing degree
A.Simmons College.
B.Villanova University.
C.University of California,Los Angeles.
D.New York University.
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据Villanova University中的“Nursing is a popular major and is offered as an online degree as well.”可知,该校提供在线学位。如果Nora在家照顾孩子,她可以选择Villanova University大学获得护理学位。
2.What makes the UCLA School of Nursing famous
A.Its high-quality teaching.
B.Its four-year programme.
C.The clinical training it offers.
D.The yearly income of graduates.
答案A
解析细节理解题。根据University of California,Los Angeles中的“The UCLA School of Nursing is known for its excellent education provided by a group of leaders in the medical field.”可知,该校以其高质量的教学而闻名。
3.NYU College of Nursing focuses more attention on students’ .
A.future income
B.learning environment
C.practical training
D.chance to study abroad
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据New York University中的“New York University attaches great importance to real-world experience.”可知,纽约大学护理学院更加注重学生的实践训练。
B
主题语境:人与自我 语篇类型:议论文 难度:★★★☆☆
Workers are returning to their careers,or starting new ones,after age 65.
More than ever,work is where many of us derive our sense of purpose.That doesn’t end at age 65.After being retired for only three months,Sue Ellen King returned to work at the University of Florida Health in Jacksonville,Florida,where she had been a care nurse and nursing educator for 38 years.She is now working part-time in a position created just for her.“It’s perfect,” she told The New York Times.“I get the satisfaction of having people appreciate what I do.” With the average life span for those who reach age 64 now stretching all the way to 84 years old,those who reach retirement age still have many potential years of work to go.
Job sites geared toward part-timers,temporary positions,and gig work(零工) can also provide opportunities that may lead to longer-term work.Fred Dodd tried a part-time job after his unemployment as a risk analyst for large banks at age 63.He’d thought about retiring then.“But part of me just wanted to keep working—partly for the money,but more just because I felt I wanted to do more in my career,” he said.
The retired have the advantage of not needing to focus on the earnings potential of whatever jobs they take on,so these older workers are attracted to more meaningful work.And since they are voluntarily putting their skills and experience to good use,they may well have more flexibility than their mid-career colleagues.Two-thirds of retirees who’d come back to the work world were doing meaningful work they enjoyed.Legal work and community service were popular choices,as was teaching—all areas in which older workers might have an opportunity to make their own schedules.
Earning more money rarely seems like a bad idea,but it can cause issues for retirees,including effects when they claim Social Security(社会保障) benefits early.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。文章首先讲述了许多退休者喜欢重新走向工作岗位的现象,然后分析了其中的原因。
4.How does Sue Ellen King like her work
A.Interesting. B.Satisfying.
C.Boring. D.Encouraging.
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“It’s perfect”和“I get the satisfaction”可知,Sue Ellen King对自己的工作非常满意。
5.What does the second paragraph mainly tell us
A.Why many retirees return to work.
B.Why Sue Ellen King found a nursing job.
C.What real purpose our work has.
D.What the average life span is.
答案A
解析主旨大意题。第二段主要讲述了许多退休的人又重新找工作的原因,因此A项是最佳选项。
6.Why did Fred have another job
A.He was out of work.
B.Job sites helped him.
C.He has financial difficulty.
D.He likes continuing working.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“but more just because I felt I wanted to do more in my career”可知,喜欢在职业中做更多的事情是Fred在自己63岁时重新找工作的原因。
7.Why do the retired like meaningful jobs
A.These jobs have more flexibility.
B.These jobs have lots of potential.
C.The retired don’t care much for salary.
D.The unretired can’t do very hard jobs.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据文章第四段第一句的“The retired have the advantage of not needing to focus on the earnings potential”可知,退休的人不太注重工作收入是他们喜欢做有意义工作的主要原因。Section B Learning About Language
必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.The interviews were given to a random (抽样) of students.
答案sample
2.A series of (箭头) points the way to the wooden temple.
答案arrows
3.Today we have the (自由) to decide our own future.
答案freedom
4.The care of older people is being placed firmly within the (范围) of the family.
答案domain
5.Although many of the stones have fallen out,the (纪念碑) remains very well preserved.
答案monument
Ⅱ.单句填空
1.I have read a book (entitle) Phrasal Verbs in Conversation by Colin Mortimer.
答案entitled
2.Listening is thus an active,not a passive,behaviour (consist) of hearing,understanding and remembering.
答案consisting
3.He took a deep breath and dived the water.
答案into
4.The lecture (sponsor) by the college drew a large number of students.
答案sponsored
5.The organisation was set up to preserve (endanger) species from extinction.
答案endangered
Ⅲ.用过去分词完成句子
1.The Town Hall (在1800年建成的) was the most distinguished building at that time.
答案completed in 1800
2.Playing computer games is a way of relaxation,but if we (对……上瘾) them,we must step away from the screen.
答案become addicted to
3.Jenny hopes that Mr Smith will suggest a good way to (让她的英语提高) in a short period.
答案have her English improved
4.John received an invitation to dinner,and (工作完成了),he gladly accepted it.
答案with the work finished
5. (被……所吸引) the beauty of Mount Tai,the students decided to spend another two days on it.
答案Attracted by
6. (因……受到责备) not having locked the computer room,Alice was in low spirits.
答案Blamed for
7. (写得很清晰),the book inspires confidence in students who wish to seek their own answers.
答案Clearly written
8.The producer comes regularly to collect the cameras (退回的) our shop for quality problems.
答案returned to
Ⅳ.用过去分词改写下列句子
1.Though it is still practised today,the tea ceremony may not be as popular as it used to be.
→ today,the tea ceremony may not be as popular as it used to be.
答案Though still practised
2.No matter how frequently it is shown,the TV series Prison Break still attracts people all over the world.
→No matter ,the TV series Prison Break still attracts people all over the world.
答案how frequently shown
3.As he was inspired by what he had seen,he made up his mind to stand on his own feet again.
→ what he had seen,he made up his mind to stand on his own feet again.
答案Inspired by
4.Because she was greatly touched by his words,she exploded with tears.
by his words,she exploded with tears.
答案Greatly touched
5.The manager was satisfied to see many new products which had been developed after great effort.
→The manager was satisfied to see many new products after great effort.
答案developed
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Ⅳ.阅读理解
主题语境:人与自然 语篇类型:记叙文 难度:★★★☆☆
For many years,Bruce Bexler dreamed of going where no human had gone before.He wanted to cut a path through unexplored lands and discover rare,exotic species.
That might sound like an impossible dream,but Bexler turned it into a reality.
In December 2015,he and a team of Australian and American scientists ventured into an isolated tropical rain forest on the island of New Guinea.They were the first people ever to enter the mist-covered region.“As time was limited,we were dropped in by helicopter.Once we were on the ground,there were no trails anywhere;it was really hard to get around,” Bexler says.
Within minutes of landing,the team spotted a black chicken-like bird with strange orange skin hanging from its neck.The scientists soon determined that the unusual creature was a type of honeyeaters — the first new bird species to be sighted on New Guinea in 60 years.
The honeyeater wasn’t the only surprise for the scientists.They discovered more than 40 previously unknown plant and animal species—13 birds of paradise,20 frogs,four butterflies,and five palms.“We were like kids in a candy store,” Bexler recalls.“Everywhere we looked,we saw amazing things we had never seen before.”
The newfound species didn’t shy away from the scientists.Two long-nosed echidnas—primitive egg-laying mammals—let the visitors pick them up and take them back to camp to study them.An echidna looks like a hedgehog and is also called a spiny anteater.
Bexler thinks the animals weren’t scared because they had never seen humans before.“In almost all parts of New Guinea,animals are hunted for food,and because of this,they are very cautious of people,” he explains.“This area gives scientists a place where they can go to study the behaviours of animals that have not yet learned to be afraid of people.”
Scientists believe the area is probably the largest untouched forest in Asia.Local people called Kwerba hunt and collect plants from the outer-edges of the forest but told Bexler that not even their ancestors had gone so far into the woods.The wooded area is approximately a 10-day walk from the nearest village.
Bexler and his team did not have enough time during the expedition to study the area completely.They hope to return and expect to record many more undiscovered species.“We just scratched the surface,” Bexler says.“Anyone who goes there will come back with a mystery.”
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。Bruce Bexler梦想去人类从未到过的地方,后来他与澳大利亚和美国的科学家在新几内亚岛发现了一些新物种。
1.Which word best describes Bruce Bexler
A.Adventurous. B.Cautious.
C.Optimistic. D.Careful.
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据第一段可知,Bruce Bexler梦想去人类从未到过的地方,开辟一条未经探索的路并且发现罕见的奇异物种。因此可以推断Bruce Bexler是一个具有冒险精神的人,故选A项。
2.What does Bruce Bexler mean by saying “We were like kids in a candy store”
A.They didn’t have enough food and were hungry.
B.They were very excited about what they saw.
C.They were misbehaving like naughty children.
D.They knew that if they kept searching,they’d find sugar in the forest.
答案B
解析句意理解题。根据第五段中的“Everywhere we looked,we saw amazing things we had never seen before.”可知,他们对之前从未见过的事物感到惊奇。因此“We were like kids in a candy store”指的是Bruce Bexler在这个杳无人烟的地方因为发现了许多未曾见过的新物种而非常兴奋,就像糖果店里的孩子一样。
3.Why did some of the animals allow the scientists to pick them up
A.The scientists seemed to be very friendly.
B.The scientists were skilled in handling animals.
C.The animals had been well-trained by the local people.
D.The animals had no experience or fear of people.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据第七段中的“Bexler thinks the animals weren’t scared because they had never seen humans before.”可知,一些动物允许科学家把它们抱起来是因为它们之前没有见过人类,它们不害怕人类。
4.What can we conclude about the area Bruce Bexler explored
A.The best way to explore the area is by helicopter.
B.The locals live in the centre of the forest.
C.The area still contains many plants and animals unknown to science.
D.The locals are unwilling to allow the scientists to enter the deep woods.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“They hope to return and expect to record many more undiscovered species.”可知,他们希望还能回到这个地区并期待记录更多未被发现的物种。故选C项“这个地区仍然有很多科学上未知的动植物”。
Ⅴ.七选五
主题语境:人与自然 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★☆☆☆
It’s in Your Hands
Feeding bread to the ducks is a fond pastime for many of us,reminding us of happy childhood trips to the local park. 1 Eating it can cause our feathered friends to develop a condition called Angel Wing,which is when too much bread makes birds’ feathers grow too quickly.This additional weight puts a strain on their muscles,causing their wings to twist and drop open.
“Angel Wing can be cured if we reach birds before it has developed too severely,” says Caroline Simpson,a trustee of UK Charity Swan Lifeline.“ 2 ” Over the last 20 years UK Charity Swan Lifeline has rescued and treated more than 30,000 birds.Adult swans can develop heart disease by eating much bread,so it’s important we do our best to prevent this by feeding them the right kind of food.
3 Rotten bread at the bottom of rivers and lakes allows bacteria to breed,spreading disease and attracting rats and other pests to our waterways,which can result in the presence of a mould (霉菌) called Aspergillus.It has the potential to kill waterfowl and other wildlife if it gets into their lungs.
4 Definitely not.Wild Things Swan & Duck Food has launched the “Better than Bread” Campaign to highlight the risk of a calorific diet to water birds.The campaign advises that there are much healthier alternatives to bread,such as specially developed feeds.They can float on the water surface,so birds can enjoy every last bit. 5
A.So we must stop feeding the ducks.
B.But did you know that bread actually puts birds in danger
C.Does this mean we have to stop fun trips to feed the ducks
D.Bread can also cause harmful changes to the natural ecosystem.
E.What a scene it is to watch ducks eating bread floating on the river!
F.Otherwise the consequences can be serious—such as the loss of the wing.
G.Next time take a healthier alternative and do your bit to protect our precious wildlife.
答案与解析
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。给鸭子喂面包是许多人喜欢的消遣,这让我们想起童年时去公园的快乐时光。但你知道这会让它们陷入危险吗 它们可能会因此失去翅膀。作者建议用更健康的食物代替面包,尽我们所能保护珍贵的野生动物。
1.B 根据下文可知,吃太多面包会使它们的羽毛长得太快,这些额外的重量会对肌肉造成压力,是一种危险。B项“但是你知道那些面包会让鸟类陷入危险吗 ”符合语境,能够承上启下。故选B项。
2.F 根据上文的“Angel Wing can be cured if we reach birds before it has developed too severely”可知,如果我们在天使翅膀这一现象变得太严重之前接触到它们,它就可以被治愈。F项“否则后果可能很严重,比如失去翅膀。”是对上文的补充,并由此引出了下文治愈成功的案例。故选F项。
3.D 根据下文可知,本段讲述的是面包对河流和湖泊等自然系统造成的危害。D项“面包也会对自然生态系统造成有害的变化。”符合语境,是本段的主旨句。故选D项。
4.C 本段讲述的是可以用特别开发的饲料代替面包喂鸭子。C项“这是否意味着我们必须停止有趣的喂鸭子的旅行 ”符合语境,而且与下文“Definitely not.”相呼应。故选C项。
5.G 根据上文可知,此段建议人类用更健康的食物喂鸭子,这样做的目的是保护它们。G项“下一次,选择一个更健康的替代品,尽你所能保护我们珍贵的野生动物。”符合语境,承接上文,故选G项。Section B Learning About Language
必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.My friend is determined to major in (政治) at the college.
答案politics
2.He worked his way to the top of his (职业).
答案profession
3.What delighted the fans was that Tom performed well in the table tennis (锦标赛).
答案tournament
4.The (混合物) of flour,water and yeast is then left in a warm place for four hours.
答案mixture
5.I love my (笔记本电脑),as it holds all of my writing and thoughts.
答案laptop
6.My grandma likes magazines with extensive (覆盖范围) of diet and health topics.
答案coverage
7.Persons present stood to (鼓掌) his unforgettable act of courage.
答案applaud
8.It is said that Manhattan has the highest (税收) in the United States.
答案tax
Ⅱ.短语填空
in return,make plans for,come true,in one’s opinion,participate in,be related to,proud of,except for
1.Exam results student’s hard work.
答案are related to
2.As long as you are confident,I believe your dream is sure to .
答案come true
3.The little boy started to his next summer vacation.
答案make plans for
4.Last spring,I was fortunate to be chosen to an exchange study programme.
答案participate in
5. her illnesses,she had a particularly happy childhood.
答案Except for
6.We were all deeply moved and having such a responsible teacher.
答案proud of
7.Can I buy you lunch for your help
答案in return
8. ,whatever we do,we should never abandon hope for success.
答案In my opinion
Ⅲ.单句语法填空
1.I am very busy because I have a lot of readings (complete) before the end of this term.
答案to complete
2.The candidate reached the company,only (find) the interview over.
答案to find
3.I didn’t mean (eat) anything but the ice cream looked so good that I couldn’t help trying it.
答案to eat
4.During the Mid-Autumn Festival,family members often gather together (share) a meal,admire the moon and enjoy moon cakes.
答案to share
5.I was watching the clock all through the meeting,as I had a train (catch).
答案to catch
6.If they win the final tonight,the team are going to tour around the city (cheer) by their enthusiastic supporters.
答案to be cheered
7.Harrison Ford is thought to be one of the few movie stars (work) as a carpenter before.
答案to have worked
8.The boy pretended (read) when his teacher came into the classroom.
答案to be reading
9.Many airlines now allow passengers to print their boarding passes online (save) their valuable time.
答案to save
10. (learn) more about Chinese culture,Jack has decided to take Chinese folk music as an elective course.
答案To learn
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Ⅳ.阅读理解
主题语境:人与自然 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★★☆☆
The Underwater Photographer of the Year,which originated from 1965,is a yearly contest based in the United Kingdom.As you might expect,the focus is on photos taken under water,whether in the ocean,in lakes or rivers,or even swimming pools.
The pictures are judged in several different categories.The contest in 2019 had over 5,500 entries from 70 different countries.
The grand prize winner was “Frozen Mobile Home” by French photographer Greg Lecoeur.The photo shows seals swimming around a small iceberg.To get the picture,Mr Lecoeur travelled to Antarctica in a small boat and spent time tracking the life around floating icebergs.
The photo “Last Dawn,Last Gasp” by Pasquale Vassallo of Italy won the award for Ocean Protection Photographer of the Year.Mr Vassallo said that he went diving early in the morning to take this picture of a tuna (金枪鱼) trapped as fishermen pulled their nets in.
Mr Vassallo also took “Octopus Training”,a picture that won in the category of “Behaviour”.He says that when he came up after a dive,he noticed a soccer ball floating on the surface.When he went to check it out,he saw that there was an octopus hanging from the ball.Mr Vassallo says he doesn’t understand what the octopus was doing,but wonders if it was training for the World Cup.
Though Rooman Luc of Belgium didn’t win the “Portrait” category,his photo,titled “Angry Seahorse”,is quite striking.The close-up shot of a seahorse staring strictly into the camera was named runner-up (second place).He said he spent nearly an hour standing in knee-high water being bitten by mosquitos in order to get the picture.
The contest has many more amazing photos that can be viewed on the site,along with the stories behind them.There is even a book with all of the contents that can be downloaded for free.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了2019年在英国举办的“年度水下摄影大师”大赛部分令人惊奇的获奖代表作品。
1.Which isn’t suitable to enter the Underwater Photographer of the Year contest
A.The crying dolphin.
B.Saving the elephant.
C.The dancing lemon shark.
D.Kissing the whale.
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“As you might expect,the focus is on photos taken under water,whether in the ocean,in lakes or rivers,or even swimming pools.”可知,重点是在水下拍摄的照片,无论是在海洋、湖泊或河流,甚至是游泳池。B项是在陆地,所以选B项。
2.In which section of a website can we read the text
A.Arts. B.Literature.
C.Documentary. D.Education.
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据文章的主旨大意可知,年度水下摄影大师大赛的获奖摄影作品当然属于艺术,所以选A项。
3.What is the photo “Last Dawn,Last Gasp” aimed to tell us
A.A tuna is hard to shoot.
B.We should protect ocean animals.
C.Diving early in the morning is painful.
D.There are too many fishing nets in the sea.
答案B
解析推理判断题。第四段第一句和第二句提道:意大利的帕斯夸尔·瓦萨洛拍摄的《最后的黎明,最后的喘息》获得年度海洋保护摄影师奖。瓦萨洛先生说,他一大早就去潜水,拍下了一条金枪鱼被困的照片,当时渔民正在把渔网拉进去。由关键词“the award for Ocean Protection Photographer of the Year(年度海洋保护摄影师奖)”和“a tuna trapped (一条金枪鱼被困)”可知,我们应该保护海洋动物。
4.What can we learn from the photo of “Octopus Training”
A.The octopus is endangered.
B.Photo-taking should be serious.
C.The photographer has a sense of humour.
D.The photographer is concerned about the octopus.
答案C
解析推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句“Mr Vassallo says he doesn’t understand what the octopus was doing,but wonders if it was training for the World Cup.”可知, 瓦萨洛不明白章鱼在做什么,但想知道章鱼是不是在为世界杯训练。由此可感受到摄影师的幽默风趣。
Ⅴ.七选五
主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★☆☆☆
When writing the story of your life,don’t let someone else hold the pen. 1 Here are some ideas for writing a life story.
Live happily in your own way.You are not in this world to live up to the expectations of others,nor should you feel that others are here to live up to yours.What success means to each of us is totally different.Success to others may mean being a good parent.Success is only about spending your life happily in your own way.
2 There are thousands of possible paths up the mountain of life,so it really doesn’t matter which path you start off on.The only mistake is by wasting time running around at the base of the mountain,telling everyone that your life path is wrong.
Embrace (乐意采纳) new ideas,lessons,and challenges.Sometimes growing up means growing apart from old habits,relationships,and situations,and finding something new that truly moves you. 3 You should look very clearly into the unknown and enjoy it.Because when you come in contact with things that you don’t know,that’s when you’re learning,growing,and truly living.
Live honourably through kindness.If you live honourably,no matter how old you get,you’ll never lose your beauty. 4
Spend quality time with people you love. 5 People don’t live forever.Appreciate what you have,who loves you and who cares for you.You’ll never know how much they mean until the day when they are no longer beside you.Someday you will either regret not doing so,or you will say,“I’m glad I did.”
A.Lost time is never found again.
B.Appreciate the little things in life that mean a lot.
C.Change your path when you must,but keep moving forward.
D.There is nothing more wonderful than seeing life as an adventure.
E.For others,it may mean to simply be happy or it can be all of the above.
F.And remember,there is no better thing than reaching out and holding the hand of someone in need.
G.Make wise choices every day because the way you live each day is a sentence in the story of your life.
答案与解析
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。通往人生这座高山有很多路可以走,走哪条并不重要。文章主要向读者介绍了让生活更精彩、让人生更有意义的几条建议。
1.G 由上下文“When writing the story of your life,don’t let someone else hold the pen. Here are some ideas for writing a life story.”可知,写自己人生篇章的时候,不要把笔交给别人。以下是书写人生篇章的一些建议。所以设空处起到承上启下的作用。故G项“每天都要做出明智的选择,因为你每天的生活方式就是你人生篇章中的一句话”符合题意。
2.C 由下文“There are thousands of possible paths up the mountain of life,so it really doesn’t matter which path you start off on.The only mistake is by wasting time running around at the base of the mountain,telling everyone that your life path is wrong.”可知,本段主要告诉读者当你必须改变自己所走的路时,你可以改变,但不能停留,要继续前行。
3.D 由上下文“Sometimes growing up means growing apart from old habits,relationships,and situations,and finding something new that truly moves you. You should look very clearly into the unknown and enjoy it.”可知,有时候,成长意味着远离陈旧的习惯、人际关系和环境,去发现一些真正打动你的新东西。你应该非常清楚地看到未知的事物并去享受它。所以设空处与前后句在一同说明小标题的内容。故D项“没有什么比把生活看成一场冒险更奇妙的了”符合句意。
4.F 由“If you live honourably,no matter how old you get,you’ll never lose your beauty.”可知,如果你活得体面,无论你多大,你永远不会失去你的美。所以设空处要说明本段主题句中的“kindness”。故F项“记住,没有什么比向有需要的人伸出援助之手并握住他的手更好的了”符合句意。
5.A 由小标题“Spend quality time with people you love”以及“People don’t live forever.”可知设空处是说明要珍惜时间,与下一句一同来说明小标题的内容。故A选项“光阴一去不复返”符合句意。Section B Learning About Language
必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.I used to go around and take every (插头) out at night.
答案plug
2.Our school accepts all (残疾的) students,regardless of the educational level and background.
答案disabled
3.Li Hua (辞职) from the company in order to go abroad for further study.
答案resigned
4.It is my dearest hope that one day she will find the happiness she truly (值得).
答案deserves
5.The concert was so wonderful that the boys and girls couldn’t (拖) themselves away.
答案drag
6.If plastic and (橡胶) are burnt,they’ll give off poisonous gases.
答案rubber
Ⅱ.短语填空
a large amount of,depend on,keep...out,lead sb to,stand upside down,be involved in,care about,be responsible for
1.Mother asked little Tom to shut the front door to the dog .
答案keep;out
2.They only wanted to meet their own needs and didn’t the feelings of other people.
答案care about
3.I had barely said my name before he had the interview room.
答案led me to
4.In life,you must your own decisions.
答案be responsible for
5. to observe the world,you will find it is very different.
答案Stand upside down
6.The government will invest money in building a museum.
答案a large amount of
7.We used to the newspapers for information about what was happening.
答案depend on
8.She many New Age activities such as yoga and healing.
答案is involved in
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.父母应该积极鼓励孩子抓住机会参加体育活动。
Parents should actively urge their children to the opportunity to join sports activities.
答案take advantage of/make use of
2.由于良好的创业环境,很多大学生创业都很成功。
Many businesses started up by college students have thanks to the comfortable climate for business creation.
答案taken off
3.毫无疑问,这位候选人的优势在于他能够用英语和外国人交流。
There is no doubt that this candidate’s advantage his ability to communicate with foreigners in English.
答案lies in
4.汤姆不得不拒绝上周末的宴会邀请,因为他太忙了。
Tom had to the invitation to the party last weekend because he was too busy.
答案turn down
5.我不后悔把我的想法告诉了她,即使这让她感到烦恼。
I don’t what I thought,even if it upset her.
答案regret telling her
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Ⅳ.阅读理解
主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:记叙文 难度:★★★☆☆
In summer 2007,I joined the British Red Cross at 15.After several days of training,I was attending my first event as a fully qualified Red Cross volunteer.Our team was providing medical cover for a large martial arts grading event.
Although I’d passed my first aid course with flying colours,I was nervous before the event began.There’s quite a difference between the classroom and the real thing!Two experienced adult volunteers would be working with me for the day.
Rosie was taking part in the under-16s event.This was supposed to be non-contact,and she was wearing full protective clothing just in case.All these precautions (预防措施) didn’t help however,when her competitor misjudged a move and delivered a violent blow to her head.
“Guys,we need some help over here!” Over we went,all three of us carrying various bits of kit (工具箱).Rosie was lying on the ground.As we approached we could see she was conscious.Brian,my colleague took the lead.
“Hey there,stay nice and still for me.Chris here is just going to hold your head.Don’t worry;it’s just a precaution.”
I helped,painfully aware that hundreds of sets of eyes were following our every move.However I soon forgot all about this as I focused on the task at hand.
Rosie was complaining of the pain in her neck.These are all classic signs of a possible spinal injury.Quickly,Brian found there were no other injuries and an ambulance was called.I was still holding her head and doing my best to comfort her.
The doctors arrived and we put Rosie carefully into the ambulance for a trip to hospital.Then we went back to the first aid post quickly.
Over the past ten years,I’ve met many more people like Rosie—in need of help.I’ve moved on from a trainee to a trainer.When on when a call comes in,that slight feeling of nervousness is still there.However,so is the feeling of making a difference,being there during a painful moment in someone’s life.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者做急救志愿者的经历。
1.What does the underlined part “with flying colours” in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A.Slowly. B.Carefully.
C.Poorly. D.Successfully.
答案D
解析词义猜测题。由第一段中的“I was attending my first event as a fully qualified Red Cross volunteer”可知,作者很出色地通过了急救课程考核,成为了一名合格的红十字会志愿者。
2.How was Rosie injured
A.She was hit by mistake.
B.She made a wrong move.
C.She didn’t take precautions.
D.She was not herself and fell.
答案A
解析细节理解题。由第三段中的“her competitor misjudged a move and delivered a violent blow to her head”可知,Rosie的对手做出误判,给了她头部狠狠一击。
3.How did the author help Rosie
A.She took her to hospital.
B.She checked her injuries.
C.She did something for her pain.
D.She held her head and calmed her.
答案D
解析细节理解题。由第七段中的“I was still holding her head and doing my best to comfort her.”可知,作者托住Rosie的头部,并不断安抚她。
4.What do we know about the author now
A.She often receives first aid training.
B.She’s working as a professional doctor.
C.She feels a sense of achievement about her work.
D.She’s no longer nervous when performing first aid.
答案C
解析推理判断题。由最后一段中的“so is the feeling of making a difference,being there during a painful moment in someone’s life”可知,作者在急救工作中感受到了一种帮助别人的成就感。
Ⅴ.七选五
主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★★☆☆
How do you pick the right volunteer experience for you Ask yourself the following questions to determine which experience best fits your goals.
What cause is important to you
Identify your greatest passions (酷爱).What is a problem you want to solve Who are people you want to connect with 1 .If you don’t have answers to those questions,don’t worry.That’s where you just have to try and learn more about the cause,and see if it attracts you.
2
The nonprofit sector grows quickly.Understanding the organisational structure is important for a positive volunteer experience.Would you like to work in a larger organisation that might have more resources but is more rigid(严格的) Or a smaller organisation that has less financial support but more opportunities to serve
You also need to consider the leadership structure.Are they friendly,open,willing to give you opportunities Do you see yourself enjoying your day working with them If you answer yes,then most likely you will have a positive relationship.They will want to see you grow and develop,and you will want to help them. 3 .
How much time can you put
4 .Often,volunteers comment that they benefit from giving a lot of their time and becoming a part of the “nonprofit family”.
However,you may only have time to help on weekends every now and then.That’s great,too. 5 .
You’ve got a heart to give.Now,take the time to think about how you want to volunteer.By being thoughtful,you’ll use your time well and get the most out of your experience.
A.What is the organisation like
B.It’s a “win-win” for everyone
C.It’s just a different kind of experience
D.Sometimes you know,and sometimes you don’t
E.What companies are there in your neighbourhood
F.Try to meet with the leader to make sure it’s a good fit
G.Be realistic about the amount of time you can spend volunteering
答案与解析
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章就如何选择适合自己的志愿者工作提了几条建议。
1.D 该空前是几个问题,该空后为“If you don’t have answers to those questions”,故D项(有的时候你知道答案,有的时候你不知道)符合此处语境,起到承上启下的作用。
2.A 根据下文的“Understanding the organisational structure”可知,此段是讲应该对不同机构的特点有所了解。
3.B 根据该空前的“you will have a positive relationship.They will want to see you grow and develop,and you will want to help them”可知,这是一个双赢的结果。故B项符合此处语境。
4.G 该段小标题中和该空后出现的time是提示。
5.C 根据该空前的“That’s great,too.”可知,即便是只能在周末做志愿者工作也不错,C项(这也是一种不同的体验)承接上文,符合语境。Unit 3SEA EXPLORATION
Section A Reading and Thinking
必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.It is reported that the exhibition has been (延长) for another month.
答案extended
2.My friend told his (故事) with simple words anybody could understand.
答案tale
3.The publishing house had just begun to (谈判) for her next books.
答案negotiate
4.As is reported in the newspaper,their football team is the best in the (联赛).
答案league
5.The former (皇家的) palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction.
答案royal
6.To her disappointment,her knee injury forced her to (退出) from the competition.
答案withdraw
7.There has been a great increase in TV (频道) in the past few years.
答案channels
8.The agreement strengthened the (纽带) between the two countries.
答案bond(s)
Ⅱ.短语填空
set sail,in a league of,develop relations with,withdraw from,in hand,become known as,search for,for the benefit of
1.While passengers love to complain about taxi drivers,the drivers of New York are their own.
答案in a league of
2.It took me great efforts to get these books .
答案in hand
3.Christopher Columbus for the New World.
答案set sail
4.Dogs have a very good sense of smell and are often used to survivors in an earthquake.
答案search for
5.The company has decided to some of its sports sponsorship.
答案withdraw from
6.You need people working the community.
答案for the benefit of
7.These Chinese immigrants settled in an area that later Chinatown.
答案became known as
8.We will continue to improve and the developed countries.
答案develop relations with
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.要想利用先进技术,他们必须先对计算机有个基本的了解。
They have to have a basic understanding of computers the advanced technology.
答案in order to use
2.经过几个月的航行,他们终于到达了我们现在称之为加利福尼亚的地方。
After several months’ voyage,they finally reached California.
答案what we now call
3.众所周知,皮鞋比布鞋耐穿。
,leather shoes last longer than cloth shoes.
答案As is known to all
4.这个来自伦敦的女孩被大自然的美丽所吸引,决定再在农场待两天。
the beauty of nature,the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.
答案Attracted by
5.我妹妹在舞台上感到有点紧张,因为有那么多人在看她。
My sister felt a little nervous on the stage with so many people her.
答案looking at
关键能力提升练
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
主题语境:人与自然 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★☆☆☆
Coral reefs are a necessary part of sea life and support it by providing shelter and habitat to various organisms.They also supply and recycle nutrients as well as enable a fish population to boom,along with other species,for a healthy and diverse ecosystem.
However,the rise in average water temperature due to climate change has resulted in more frequent and extended “coral bleaching(珊瑚白化)”events that damage their health,causing fish and other sea species to abandon them.
In order to repair this delicate ecosystem,scientists from the UK and Australia conducted a study that involved using speakers underwater near damaged coral reefs to make them sound healthy and attract fish,potentially starting the natural recovery process of coral reefs and their dependent life forms.
The location of this experiment was the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea,found alongside the east coast of Queensland,Australia,which is famous for having the largest coral reef system in the world that’s 2,300 kilometers long and covers an area of nearly 344,400 square kilometers.By using loudspeakers to reproduce such sounds,areas of dead coral reefs were found to attract twice as many fish,compared to places where no sounds were played.These returning fish could help in the recovery of this ecosystem by giving those areas of coral a chance of a new life.
“Fish are important for coral reefs to function as healthy ecosystems.Increasing fish populations in this way could help to start the natural recovery process,reducing the damage we’re seeing on many coral reefs around the world.Of course,attracting fish to a dead coral reef won’t bring it back to life automatically,but the recovery process relies on fish that clean the coral reef to make space for coral to regrow,” said Mark Meekan.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。珊瑚礁是海洋生物的必要组成部分。然而,气候变化造成了珊瑚白化,损害了它们的健康,导致鱼类和其他海洋物种离开它们。科学家们为修复这一脆弱的生态系统进行了研究,在水下使用扬声器来吸引鱼群,以帮助恢复受损的珊瑚礁。
1.What is the first paragraph mainly about
A.The importance of coral reefs.
B.The influence of climate change.
C.The perfect place for sea species.
D.The ecosystem’s diversity and complexity.
答案A
解析段落大意题。第一段讲的内容是:珊瑚礁是海洋生物的必要组成部分,不但为各种海洋生物提供住所和栖息地,还提供和回收利用营养物,使鱼类种群与其他物种一起繁荣发展,形成一个健康和多样化的生态系统。故选A项。
2.What’s the purpose of using speakers underwater
A.To make fish more active.
B.To test damaged coral reefs.
C.To help recover the ecosystem.
D.To help speed the growth of coral reefs.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知,为了修复脆弱的生态系统,科学家们在水下使用了扬声器,故选C项。
3.Which of the following is true about the experiment
A.It wasn’t carried out in the largest coral reef system.
B.It drew much public attention.
C.It has brought dead coral reefs back to life.
D.The loudspeakers were helpful in attracting fish.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据第四段中的“By using loudspeakers...where no sounds were played.”可知,与未播放声音的地方相比,该实验中用扬声器产生的声音为死去的珊瑚礁吸引了两倍多的鱼,故D项正确。
4.What is Mark Meekan’s attitude towards the use of speakers
A.Doubtful. B.Positive.
C.Disappointed. D.Indifferent.
答案B
解析推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知,扬声器可以吸引鱼群,鱼群虽然不会使死珊瑚礁自动复活,但其恢复过程依赖鱼清洁珊瑚礁,以给珊瑚重新生长的空间,故可知Mark Meekan对使用扬声器持肯定的态度。
B
主题语境:人与自然 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★★☆☆
Like colourful corals,they rocked gently in the ocean current.Only these were not beautiful natural reefs grown over centuries.They were plastic bags,stuck to the Aegean Sea floor since a waste site slid into the water eight years ago.
A team of divers and environmentalists pulled thousands of plastic bags from the water near Greece’s Andros Island this month.The workers described what they found as a “gulf full of plastic corals”.
Seas polluted with plastic have become one of the most shocking signs of human damage to the planet.“It was a very scary thing to see,” said Arabella Ross,a volunteer diver with Aegean Rebreath.The group carries out underwater and coastal clean-ups.“It really shook me and I think it really shook everyone who saw it,” she added.
The Mediterranean is among the seas with the highest levels of plastic pollution in the world,the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a report in June.Greece produces about 700,000 tons of plastic waste a year,or about 68 kilos per person.About 11,500 tons enter its seas every year.Almost 70% of that returns to the Greek coast,one of the longest in the world.The sea pollution off Andros is thought to date back to 2011,when heavy rain caused a waste site to collapse.Most of the waste fell into the sea.
Aegean Rebreath divers removed blue,black and yellow plastic bags caught between reefs and among fish.It was “like the paradise of the Caribbean Sea,where you find coral reefs everywhere of every colour.It was the exact same thing,but instead of corals it was bags,” the diver Arabella Ross said.
The team managed to remove only a small part of the plastic waste they found.They also pulled up 300 kilograms of old fishing traps—known as “ghost nets”—from Andros.In a separate operation in June off Salamina,a small island near Athens,they removed two tons.
“If people are wondering where their rubbish ends up,we see it each time we go into the water,” Ross said.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。日前,有人发现在希腊安德罗斯岛附近的爱琴海海域积累了大量的塑料垃圾。从远处望去,潜水员仿佛看到了一个色彩缤纷并随着洋流缓缓流动的海底世界。它们是数万吨的塑料废物,在这里堆积如山,形成了一种“珊瑚礁”。
5.What does the underlined word “it”(Para.3) most probably refer to
A.The Aegean Sea. B.Plastic pollution.
C.The volunteer group. D.The waste site.
答案B
解析代词指代题。根据上文的“Seas polluted with plastic have become one of the most shocking signs of human damage to the planet.”可知,此处的it指的是上文提到的塑料污染。
6.What is believed to be the start of the pollution off Andros
A.Collapse of a waste site.
B.Extremely bad weather.
C.Waste thrown away by tourists.
D.Plastic waste produced by the Greeks.
答案A
解析细节理解题。根据第四段最后两句“The sea pollution off Andros is thought to date back to 2011,when heavy rain caused a waste site to collapse.Most of the waste fell into the sea.”可知,污染的开始是垃圾场的坍塌。
7.Where does the rubbish finally end up according to Ross
A.The oceans.
B.In the fields.
C.In the rubbish sites.
D.The waste treatment factories.
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据最后一段Ross所说的话“If people are wondering where their rubbish ends up,we see it each time we go into the water”可知,垃圾最终进入了海里。
8.What could be the best title for the passage
A.Gulf of Plastic Corals’ Found in Aegean Sea
B.The Paradise Lies in the Caribbean Sea
C.Coral Reefs Are Full of Every Colour
D.Water Pollution Is Very Serious
答案A
解析主旨大意题。通读全文可知,潜水员在希腊安德罗斯岛的水下仿佛看到了一个色彩缤纷并随着洋流缓缓流动的海底世界。那是数万吨的塑料废物,在这里堆积如山,形成了一种“珊瑚礁”。由此可知,A项可作为本文的标题。Section B Learning About Language
必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.The company wanted to hire someone with experience,someone who knows about real (房地产).
答案estate
2.Tom looked embarrassed,as if he were a (间谍) whose cover had been blown.
答案spy
3.I forgot to include my experience as an (会计) in my resume.
答案accountant
4.A (贪婪的) young man in his neighbourhood heard the news and went into the cave himself.
答案greedy
5.We are a minority and must win people round to the (正义) of our cause.
答案justice
6.He was (指控) of robbing a bank and was sentenced to ten years in prison.
答案accused
7.China is a (社会主义的) country,and a developing country as well.
答案socialist
Ⅱ.短语填空
make great contributions to,come to a conclusion,of great importance,be accused of,be devoted to,in spite of,along with,make the most of
1.I will then based on what I have learnt.
答案come to a conclusion
2.We all hope to make the acquaintance of more people,which is to us.
答案of great importance
3.With our knowledge based on practice,we can our society.
答案make great contributions to
4.This company using misleading advertisements in its promotion of the diet pills last year.
答案was accused of
5.Only when we realise the importance of helping each other can we building a harmonious society.
答案be devoted to
6.You had better your intelligence to serve the people.
答案make the most of
7. the large-scale construction of roads and highways,there is still much room for improvement.
答案In spite of
8.She lost her job when the factory closed, hundreds of others.
答案along with
Ⅲ.写出画线部分的句子成分并翻译下列长句
1.This book can give you the answers to the questions most often asked by parents,teachers and students themselves.
答案过去分词短语作定语。句意:这本书可以给你父母、老师和学生自己最常问的问题的答案。
2.Walking together,my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences.
答案定语从句。句意:曾经我父亲和我走在一起时有很多对话,通过这些对话,我从他的经历中吸取了教训。
3.The engineers are so busy that they have zero time for outdoor sports activities,even if they have the interest.
答案让步状语从句。句意:工程师们非常繁忙,以至于他们即使有兴趣,也没有时间去进行户外体育活动。
4.When a person from one of these cultures is speaking and suddenly stops,what may be implied is that the person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing.
答案时间状语从句。句意:当一个来自这些文化群体之一的人在讲话的时候突然停住了,可能那个人想要在继续(讲话)之前让听众去思考之前说了什么。
5.We should respect food and think about the people who don’t have what we have here and treat food nicely.
答案宾语从句。句意:我们应该尊重食物,想想那些没有我们这里所拥有的东西的人,好好对待食物。
6.John’s success has nothing to do with good luck.It is years of hard work that has made him what he is today.
答案强调句。句意:约翰的成功与好运无关。正是多年的努力工作使他成就了今天的自己。
7.No matter how carefully you plan your finances,no one can predict when the unexpected will happen.
答案宾语从句。句意:无论你对自己的财务计划得多么仔细,也没有人能预测意外什么时候会发生。
8.Suppose you’re in a rush,feeling tired,not paying attention to your computer screen,and you send an e-mail that could get you in trouble.
答案定语从句。句意:假设你很忙,感到疲劳,注意力不在你的电脑屏幕上,然后你发了一封可能会使你陷入麻烦的电子邮件。
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Ⅳ.阅读理解
主题语境:人与自我 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★☆☆☆
When John was growing up,other kids felt sorry for him.His parents always had him weeding the garden,carrying out the garbage and delivering newspapers.But when John reached adulthood,he was better off than his childhood playmates.He had more job satisfaction and a better marriage,and he was healthier.Most of all,he was happier.Far happier.
These are the findings of a 40-year study that followed the lives of 456 teenage boys from Boston.The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those who had not.“Boys who worked in the home or community gained competence and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society,” said George Vaillant,the psychologist who made the discovery.“And because they felt good about themselves,others felt good about them.”
Vaillant’s study followed these males in great detail.Interviews were repeated at ages 25,31 and 47.Under Vaillant,the researchers compared the men’s mental-health scores with their boyhood-activity scores.Points were awarded for part-time jobs,housework,effort in school,and ability to deal with problems.
The link between what the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharp.Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have good relations with a wide variety of people,five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed.The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in how the boys turned out.
Working—at any age—is important.Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility,independence,confidence and competence—the underpinnings (基础) of emotional health.They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward common goals.The most competent adults are those who know how to do this.Yet work isn’t everything.As Tolstoy once said,“One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love,to work for the person one loves and to love one’s work.”
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。研究表明,那些小时候工作过的人比那些没有工作过的人生活得更快乐、更富有成效。
1.What do we know about John
A.He enjoyed his career and marriage.
B.He had few childhood playmates.
C.He received little love from his family.
D.He was envied by others in his childhood.
答案A
解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“He had more job satisfaction and a better marriage,and he was healthier.(他对工作更满意,婚姻更美满,身体更健康。)”可知,约翰喜欢他的事业和婚姻。
2.What do Vaillant’s words in Paragraph 2 serve as
A.A description of personal values and social values.
B.An analysis of how work was related to competence.
C.An example for parents’ expectations of their children.
D.An explanation why some boys grew into happy men.
答案D
解析推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“And because they felt good about themselves,others felt good about them.(而且因为他们对自己感觉良好,其他人也对他们感觉良好。)”可以推断出,Vaillant在第二段的话解释了为什么一些男孩成长为快乐的人。
3.What does the underlined word “sharp” probably mean in Paragraph 4
A.Quick to react.
B.Having a thin edge.
C.Clear and definite.
D.Sudden and rapid.
答案C
解析词义猜测题。根据下文“Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have good relations with a wide variety of people,five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed.(那些在童年时期参加活动最多的人,与各种各样的人保持良好关系的可能性是其他人的两倍,获得高薪的可能性是其他人的五倍,较不可能失业的可能性是其他人的16倍。)”可推断出,这些男性在孩童时期的行为和成年后的表现之间的联系惊人地明确。sharp的意思是“明确的”。
4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A.Competent adults know more about love than work.
B.Emotional health is essential to a wonderful adult life.
C.Love brings more joy to people than work does.
D.Independence is the key to one’s success.
答案B
解析推理判断题。根据最后一段推断出,情感健康对美好的成年人生活至关重要。
Ⅴ.七选五
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Want to Be Happy at Work Care Less About It
A friend recently told me that she was ready to quit her job,explaining to me that there were big changes at her workplace and no way she could perform all her tasks on time. 1
For many of us introverts(内向的人),our professional efforts and results are a reflection of ourselves and our dedication to our employer.Because we aren’t the social butterflies of the office.We feel a need to prove to our superiors that we are smart,hard-working,and dependable.For people like me and my close-to-quitting friend,the concept of giving anything less than our best doesn’t cross our mind.
2 We are disappointed and frustrated when we can’t always achieve those standards.
It’s great to make a difference at work,but you have to take care of yourself first.Putting in slightly less effort in times of high stress doesn’t mean you don’t care about your job. 3 Consider this saying:The perfect is the enemy of the good.When you reduce the pressure on yourself to attain perfection,you can flow more quickly and easily through your tasks. 4
Here is my advice for you when you find yourself in the midst of panic.
First,ask yourself:what’s the worst that will happen if I miss a deadline by one day
5 Write down the specific tasks that are causing the feelings of stress.Talk it out with a friend or family member.You might discover that the situation isn’t as horrible as you thought.By approaching your tasks one at a time you can make real progress.
A.We set high standards for ourselves.
B.It means you care about yourself more.
C.The pressure on yourself shouldn’t be ignored.
D.You might achieve more when you care less.
E.As her friend who’d been in a similar situation,I wanted to help.
F.Next,slow down and analyse what,precisely,is stressing you out.
G.Freedom from the weight of perfection can be creatively liberating.
答案与解析
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。作者劝解要辞职的朋友,工作中要想快乐,就要少一些担心,不考虑太多,不要太过于追求工作中的完美。
1.E 文章首段叙述作者的一个朋友准备辞职和辞职的原因,故E项 (作为以前也有过类似处境的朋友,我想帮帮她。)符合语境。
2.A 下文写到“当我们不能总是达到那些标准时,我们会感到失望和沮丧”。A项(我们为自己设定了很高的标准。)符合行文逻辑。
3.B 上句表示“在压力很大的时候,减少一点点努力并不意味着你不关心你的工作”,故B项(这意味着你更关心自己。)衔接上文。
4.G 根据上文中的信息词 perfect以及 perfection可知,G项符合语境。
5.F 上文介绍了作者的第一条建议,故F项(下一步,放慢速度,分析一下确切来说是什么使你非常紧张。)符合行文逻辑。Unit 1SCIENCE FICTION
Section A Reading and Thinking
必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单句填空
1.The (saleswoman) at the supermarket were trying to keep up with the demand.
答案saleswomen
2.My sister (suspend) from her job shortly after the incident.
答案was suspended
3.Why do we need to issue a (declare) from this summit
答案declaration
4.Students are allowed (take) European history and American history.
答案to take
5.Mr Smith made an (appoint) for his son to see the doctor.
答案appointment
6.The parents felt ashamed for their son when he (dismiss) by the boss.
答案was dismissed
7.He could not, all,stop all the evil in the world.
答案after
8.The publishers planned to produce the journal a weekly basis.
答案on
Ⅱ.短语填空
test out,more like,similar to,the same as,experiment on,in comparison with,conflict with,or rather
1.Let us suppose another planet with conditions those on the earth.
答案similar to
2.I met him very late on Friday night, ,early Saturday morning.
答案or rather
3.Scientists rats and discovered some facts about human behaviour.
答案experimented on
4.The students their cost-cutting ideas in several companies last year.
答案tested out
5.Engineers expect robots will be home helpers,and able to follow high-level commands.
答案more like
6.If two sides have each other again,we will be unsuccessful in building a smart city.
答案conflicted with
7.The tallest buildings here are small those in New York.
答案in comparison with
8.I had to remind myself that being confident is not being perfect!
答案the same as
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.海伦总是帮她妈妈忙,即使上学占据了她一天中的大部分时间。
Helen always helps her mother going to school takes up most of her day.
答案even though/if
2.你可以帮我把这些家具运送到我家吗
Will you and convey the furniture to my home
答案do me a favour
3.我想建议你在上学的时候就参加这个考试。
I’d like to suggest you when you are still at school.
答案take the test
4.听说你打算离开公司,我很担心。
I to hear you are planning to leave the company.
答案am rather alarmed
5.妈妈要我陪同她去超市。
Mom asked me to the supermarket.
答案accompany her to
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Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
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The 3 Best Marvel Films-Ranked!
It seems that ranking films well is always a tough task.In the hearts of millions of fans,everyone has his own choice.Superhero films are even more so.Recently,The Guardian (卫报) has selected three of the most popular Marvel films.
No.3 Blade Ⅱ
This film continues the story of an earlier 1998’s Blade and is directed by Guillermo.The story once again concerns the mysterious daywalker,played by Wesley Snipes.It is an action film full of high technology and the fighting scenes Guillermo expresses are horribly exciting.Not a typical superhero film,in many ways,but a great one.
No.2 Black Panther
This superb film is an entertaining adventure,with a richer component of fantasy than the other Marvel films.The character of Black Panther is established as one of Marvel’s greatest heroes.It is a big hit across the board.It also employs Rachel Morrison who is MCU’s first woman cinematographer,a photographer who operates a movie camera.Marvel Studios’ president,Kevin Feige,has promised to get more women writers and directors on board.So far,the only Marvel female writer is Nicole Perlman for Guardians of the Galaxy.
No.1 Thor:Ragnarok
It is smart,visually exciting and perhaps above all,funny.And it’s funny in a way that only Marvel films can be.It suggests that to some degree comedy can be an important part of the drama.Taika Waititi was an inspired choice as director.Hemsworth plays the role of Thor and Cate Blanchett plays Hela,the goddess of death who also happens to be Thor’s half-sister.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了《卫报》选出的三部最受欢迎的漫威电影。
1.According to The Guardian,which film ranks first
A.Blade Ⅱ.
B.Black Panther.
C.Guardians of the Galaxy.
D.Thor:Ragnarok.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句“Recently,The Guardian has selected three of the most popular Marvel films.”以及“No.1 Thor:Ragnarok”可知,《卫报》选出了三部最受欢迎的漫威电影,Thor:Ragnarok排名第一。
2.What do we know from the passage
A.Ranking superhero films is easy.
B.Blade Ⅱ is a typical superhero film.
C.Nicole Perlman is the only Marvel female writer so far.
D.Taika Waititi,Hemsworth and Cate Blanchett act in one film.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据No.2 Black Panther部分中的“So far,the only Marvel female writer is Nicole Perlman for Guardians of the Galaxy.”可知,Nicole Perlman是漫威迄今为止唯一的女作家。
3.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage
A.To introduce some superhero films.
B.To advertise for some superhero films.
C.To comment on the Marvel’s history.
D.To advise people to learn from heroes.
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Superhero films are even more so.Recently,The Guardian has selected three of the most popular Marvel films.”以及下文对三部电影的介绍可知,作者写这篇文章的目的是介绍一些超级英雄电影。
B
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A computer program has been used to predict how people are feeling when they type.
In a study participants were asked to type a particular phrase and the program then estimated if they were happy,sad and so on.Surprisingly it was correct 70 per cent of the time,and the findings could lead to smarter artificial intelligence in the future.
The study published in the journal Behavior and Information Technology was carried out by researchers in a university in Bangladesh,reports Live Science.
In the research 25 people ranging from 15 to 40 years old were asked to retype two paragraphs from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland written by Lewis Carroll.They also had to enter their emotional states every 30 minutes while doing their regular activities on the computer.This allowed the program an opportunity to understand how their emotions changed their typing style.
Moods tested were joy,fear,anger,sadness,hate,and shame.The result was that the program could identify(识别) a person’s mood correctly 70 per cent of the time.It was most successful in identifying joyfulness with an 87 per cent success ratio,while sadness was the least successful at 60 per cent.The researchers found that the participants were less likely to input data when they were in a bad mood,which may explain the inexactness of the second result.
However,the findings could have great importance to artificial intelligence,and it may allow computers to get along with us in a friendlier manner.“If we could build any system that is intelligent enough to communicate with humans—that is,it can identify users’ emotions and change its behavior accordingly—then using machines could be more effective and friendly,” the researchers wrote.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一个可用于预测计算机使用者情绪的新程序,此项研究成果有助于未来更智能的人工智能的研究。
4.Who conducted the study
A.Lewis Carroll.
B.Researchers in a university in Bangladesh.
C.Live Science.
D.Behavior and Information Technology.
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“The study...was carried out by researchers in a university in Bangladesh”可知,这个研究是由孟加拉国一所大学的研究人员进行的,故选B项。
5.What were participants asked to do during the research
A.Input words and emotional states.
B.Change their typing styles.
C.Change their feelings frequently.
D.Show their natural feelings.
答案A
解析细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“were asked to retype two paragraphs”及“They also had to enter their emotional states every 30 minutes”可知,在实验过程中,参与实验的人需要输入文本及录入自己的情感状态,故选A项。
6.Why is the result about sadness not so correct
A.Because people usually hide their unhappy feelings.
B.Because the program cannot recognize sadness clearly.
C.Because the program cannot calculate the data correctly.
D.Because it’s more difficult to collect data when people are sad.
答案D
解析推理判断题。根据文章第五段中的“The researchers found that the participants were less likely to input data when they were in a bad mood,which may explain the inexactness of the second result”可知,当参与者处于情绪不佳的状态时,他们不能有效地输入数据,导致对关于悲伤情绪时的相关数据的识别成功率低,影响了实验数据的准确性,故选D项。
7.What’s the importance of the research result
A.It helps people develop smarter machines.
B.It helps people speed up their typing speed.
C.It will inspire similar studies on people’s mood.
D.It clearly explains the relationship between moods and typing.
答案A
解析推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“it can identify users’ emotions and change its behavior accordingly—then using machines could be more effective and friendly”可知,该研究结果对于人工智能的研究有着重要的意义,智能系统可以通过识别使用者的情绪调整它自己的行为,进而更好地、更有效地为人们服务,故选A项。Unit 2ICONIC ATTRACTIONS
Section A Reading and Thinking
必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.The report was a (共同的) effort.
答案joint
2.Singapore is near the (赤道).
答案equator
3.Let’s go to the supermarket to buy the food and drinks for the (烧烤).
答案barbecue
4.As you can see,the first question he asked me was quite (简单的).
答案straightforward
5.As we passed by,a smell of bread drifted from some distant (面包店).
答案bakery
6.You have read that sound makes air (振动),thus making sound waves.
答案vibrate
Ⅱ.短语填空
refer to,major in,in contact with,agree with,make up,play an important part in,feel at home,do some research
1.When I study English,I like to put my dictionary within my reach so that I can it when necessary.
答案refer to
2.In the next part,the author would most probably discuss with you how to for the lost time.
答案make up
3.Have you been your friends in the last few weeks
答案in contact with
4.It is universally acknowledged that reading learning English.
答案plays an important part in
5.I always when I am with you.
答案feel at home
6. science or engineering,you’ll have no trouble finding work after graduation.
答案Majoring in
7.We can on the Internet to learn more about the topic.
答案do some research
8.We should analyse what they said and not just everything.
答案agree with
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.据说,这个故事被翻译成了20多种语言。
the story has been translated into over 20 languages.
答案It is said that
2.参观艺术展览时,我们讨论了伟大艺术家的作品。
the art exhibition,we discussed the great artists’ works.
答案While visiting
3.父亲节是子女表达他们对父亲的爱和尊重的节日。
Father’s Day is a festival sons and daughters will show their love and respect to their father.
答案on which
4.我家有个花瓶,据说是从明代传下来的。
My family has a vase,which is said to the Ming Dynasty.
答案date back to
5.土著人必须与大自然密切接触,这样他们才能在这片广阔的土地上生存。
The Aborigines had to be in close contact with nature survive in this vast land.
答案so as to
关键能力提升练
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
主题语境:人与自然 语篇类型:应用文 难度:★★☆☆☆
If you’d like to go sightseeing,the following World Heritage Sites may be your best choices.
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Jiuzhaigou Valley,which lies in the northern part of Sichuan Province,China,reaches a height of more than 4,800 m,with a series of different forest ecosystems(生态系统).It’s particularly famous for its excellent waterfalls.About 140 kinds of birds live in the valley,as well as a number of endangered plants and animals,including the giant panda.Jiuzhaigou Valley was recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1992.
Khami Ruins National Monument
The city of Khami,which developed after the capital of Great Zimbabwe had been given up in the mid-16th century,is of great archaeological(考古的) interest.The discovery of objects from Europe and China shows that Khami was a major centre for trade over a long period of time.It joined the World Heritage List in 1986.
Henderson Island
Henderson Island,which lies in the eastern South Pacific,is one of the few atolls(环礁) in the world whose ecology has been untouched by humans.It’s particularly famous for the 10 plants and 4 birds that can only be seen on the island.It was recorded in the World Heritage List in 1988.
The Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and the finest example of the late style of Indian architecture.It was built by the emperor Shah Jehan,who ruled India in the 17th century.It was in memory of his favourite wife who died in 1631.The architecture was given a World Heritage Status in 1983.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四处世界遗产遗址供游客选择。
1.Which of the following can be found in Jiuzhaigou Valley
A.Wonderful waterfalls.
B.Ancient objects.
C.Beautiful buildings.
D.Untouched ecology.
答案A
解析细节理解题。由第二段中“It’s particularly famous for its excellent waterfalls.”可知,在九寨沟能够观赏到瀑布。
2.What can we learn about the Taj Mahal
A.It doesn’t exist now.
B.It was built by an emperor’s wife.
C.It has become a place of interest.
D.It looks more beautiful than other buildings.
答案C
解析细节理解题。由最后一段中“The architecture was given a World Heritage Status in 1983.”可知,泰姬陵已经成为一处旅游胜地。
3.In which part of a newspaper can we read the text
A.Industry. B.Travel.
C.Science. D.Business.
答案B
解析推理判断题。通读全文可知,这篇文章介绍了四个世界遗产遗址,最有可能出现在报纸的旅游专栏中。
B
主题语境:人与社会 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★☆☆☆
When visitors to the Palace Museum feel a need to sit down for a cup of tea or find a bathroom without a long line,they soon will be able to turn to their smart phones for the information they need.
This modern-day solution comes thanks to an agreement signed on Friday by the museum and Huawei Technologies Co.,the telecommunication giant,to build a “smart network” using 5G technology.Under the agreement,5G Wi-Fi signals will cover the Palace Museum,China’s imperial palace from 1420 to 1924,and the branch museum of the institution under construction in northwestern Beijing.
“It’s essential to always stay close to the latest technology to better serve the public,” said Shan Jixiang,former curator (馆长) of the Palace Museum.Shan said there is still much room for improvement in the handling of a huge number of cultural relics,such as when the priceless painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival is exhibited again in the future.When it was last exhibited in 2015,visitors stood in long lines until 3 am to get a glimpse.The museum ended up preparing instant noodles to serve the hungry visitors.“I don’t want that scenario to reoccur,” Shan said.“Our operation can be done in a more scientific way.”
The new system will also make use of the closed-circuit television cameras that are set up all over the Palace Museum to safeguard the museum’s precious relics.More than 1.86 million of them are housed at the museum,which recorded nearly 20 million visits from the public last year,topping all museums worldwide.“How can we make sure no single visitor who might have evil ideas threatens these treasures ” Shan said.“After adopting the Internet of things,we can instantly detect any motion involving the artifacts to prevent such threats.”
The 5G network also will be used to improve remote consultation through webcams,which will facilitate conversations with overseas scholars to jointly find the best answers to restoration and preservation issues.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了故宫博物院与华为公司合作,意在应用5G最新技术提升故宫博物院管理水平的相关情况。
4.What do we know about the Palace Museum
A.Its visitors won’t have to queue up for the bathroom.
B.It served as China’s imperial palace for over 600 years.
C.It will cooperate with Huawei Technologies Co.to promote its management.
D.It will set up advanced television cameras for the purpose of safety.
答案C
解析细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“thanks to an agreement...to build a ‘smart network’ using 5G technology”及第三段中的“Shan said there is still much room for improvement in the handling of a huge number of cultural relics”可知故宫博物院与华为公司合作是为了提升其管理水平,故选C项。
5.What does the underlined word “scenario” in Paragraph 3 mean
A.Disaster. B.Situation.
C.Operation. D.Exhibition.
答案B
解析词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句可知,画线词指第三段中的“The museum ended up preparing instant noodles to serve the hungry visitors.”所描述的情况,因此画线词与B项的含义最为接近。
6.What are the figures in Paragraph 4 intended to show about the Palace Museum
A.It is better than any other museums.
B.It has a rich collection of cultural relics.
C.It enjoys great popularity all over the world.
D.It faces a tough challenge of protecting relics.
答案D
解析推理判断题。根据文章第四段中的“More than 1.86...worldwide”及“How can we make sure no single visitor who might have evil ideas threatens these treasures ”可知,数字说明了文物保护的艰难。
7.What can be a suitable title for the text
A.A Feast for Museum Visitors
B.A Revolution in Exhibition
C.A Protector of Cultural Relics
D.A Connection Between Old and New
答案D
解析主旨大意题。通读文章可知,本文讲述了故宫博物院与华为公司合作,应用5G技术提升故宫博物院管理水平的相关情况,这是有着悠久历史的故宫与先进技术的结合,故选D项。
