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题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
答案 A C A C B A B A C B
题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
答案 B C A A B C B B C C
题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
答案 C A D A C C B D A B
题号 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
答案 C B A D B G D E C A
题号 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
答案 B D B C A A B D A D
题号 51 52 53 54 55
答案 C D A C B
1．A
【原文】M: Do you still work for the government
W: No, I’m teaching English at a middle school. I like my students a lot.
2．C
【原文】W: Hey, I need to go to the post office. Do you want to come with me
M: I’m afraid I can’t. I’ve got to wash my clothes.
3．A
【原文】W: James didn’t even say hi when he passed by me today. I feel so hurt.
M: I wouldn’t be surprised because maybe he didn’t notice you.
4．C
【原文】W: Could you please go and get the parcel for me I’m going to pick up my son.
M: No problem. By the way, where should I put your parcel
W: You can keep it. I’ll fetch it at your place later.
5．B
【原文】M: Lily, merry Christmas. Here is a little gift for you.
W: Oh, thank you. You are so sweet. I like pink and I also like silk, so this scarf is perfect for me.
6．A 7．B
【原文】M: What did your family do together last weekend, Mary
W: On Saturday afternoon, we went to a movie, and on Sunday afternoon we went to a park and ate some food we brought there. What about you
M: Neither of my parents was in town last weekend. My mother was in China for work and my father was attending a conference in Chicago.
W: So did you spend the whole weekend at home alone
M: No. My uncle’s family lives near my home. I was with them the whole weekend.
8．A 9．C 10．B
【原文】W: Good morning, Los Angeles Sunshine Hotel. How may I help you please
M: Morning. My name is Mark Smith. I booked a single room for two nights at your hotel last week.
W: Let me check. Yes, your name is on the list.
M: Er, can I change it to a double room please My wife is coming with me and we plan to spend a short holiday there after my work in the city.
W: OK, you want a double room for two nights, right
M: Sorry, we want to spend three more nights there.
W: Ok, sir. I’ve changed that for you.
M: Thanks. So what’s the rate for my new room
W: 260 dollars a night, breakfast is included.
M: Well, it’s not very expensive. Thank you.
W: You’re quite welcome, sir, and I hope you and your wife will have a great time in the city. Bye.
11．B 12．C 13．A 14．A
【原文】W: Hey, Steve. I was thinking about getting a dog next month. I want the same type as your dog’s spot. He is such a kind animal.
M: That’s great. Carol, what made you want to get a dog
W: Well, I went to get a dog with my sister yesterday and I realized how much I wanted one after we got to her house and played with it. She got a big dog, but I want a small and kind dog like spot.
M: Spot isn’t small any more. It was a year ago when you last saw him. He has grown a lot since then. He is still kind, but he is also very loud when he’s running around. My downstairs neighbors do not like Spot.
W: I have carpets in my apartment, so I think that would help make it less noisy. You should consider getting carpets to solve that problem.
M: No, I don’t want to get one because my apartment is getting too hot in the summer and Spot will get sick.
15．B 16．C 17．B
【原文】W: Tomorrow we are going on a special trip. Last year in December, we went to an amusement park, but this spring we’re going to help make our town a better place. I’ll tell you our schedule for the day. At nine, we’ll take the school bus to the garden downtown. The nice ladies who are in charge of the garden will teach us how to plant vegetables. People who live in the neighborhoods often use the vegetables in their home cooking, especially those who don’t have a lot of money to buy food in the market. Yes, Daniel
M: Miss green. Will we be able to pick anything tomorrow
W: No. Nothing is ripe yet, but we will go back at the end of the school year in June to see what has happened to our plants. There should be food ready to pick then.
18．B 19．C 20．C
【原文】
W: Florence nightingale was born into a rich family. When she was young. She took lessons in music and drawing and read great books. As a child, she felt that visiting sick people was a duty and a pleasure. She then made up her mind to be a nurse. She went to learn nursing in Germany.
When she returned to England, nightingale starred in a nursing home for women.
During the Crimean war in 1854. She went with a group of 38 nurses to the front hospitals. What they saw there was scary. Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen and smelled. The officer there did not want any women to tell him how to run a hospital either. But the brave nurses stuck to work.
After the war, she was honored for her services by queen Victoria. She raised money to build the nightingale training school in London. Moreover, she wrote a book on public health, which was printed in several countries.
21．C 22．A 23．D
【导语】本文是应用文。本文主要介绍了暑假可以选择的三个夏令营。
21．细节理解题。根据Smart Camp 2020部分中的“Smart Camp is exciting with rock climbing, rowing, swimming and other activities.(智能营是令人兴奋的攀岩，划船，游泳和其他活动。)”可知，如果你喜欢运动，你可以参加Smart Camp 2020，故选C。
22．细节理解题。根据Social Skill Camp 2020部分中的“Teach students to master some social skills in groups, such as listening, making and keeping friends, improving self-confidence(自信) and so on.(教导学生掌握一些社交技巧，如倾听、交友、保持朋友、提高自信心等。)”可知，在Social Skill Camp 2020夏令营，你可以学习如何与他人友好相处，故选A。
23．细节理解题。根据Music Camp 2020部分中的“You can take pleasure and learn all kinds of musical knowledge here.(你可以在这里尽情享受，学习各种音乐知识。)”和“Price:$150 each week(价格：每周$150)”可知，在营地学两周音乐要花费$150*2=$300，故选D。
24．A 25．C 26．C 27．B
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者主要讲述了自己最喜欢的老师格林女士。在这位老师的帮助下，作者在新学校生活的很快乐，并且获得了美国总统学术奖。作者感悟到当学生觉得自己很重要或被爱时，他们会做得更好。作者也希望自己将来能成为学生最喜欢的老师。
24．细节理解题。根据第一段Since I was a new student，not only in her class，but at the school，she made my time there much more pleasant. 可知，作者在新学校里很开心，故选A。
25．细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句话I was really proud and so were my parents．"可知，作者是父母的骄傲，故选C。
26．细节理解题。根据文章最后一句话I just hope that there will be students who find me to be their favorite teacher as I found her to be mine. 可知，作者希望将来成为一名教师。故选C。
27．推理判断题。作者刚到新学校时，格林女士让作者成为许多团体项目的领导者，这让作者觉得自己很重要，这也促使作者做得更好，最终获得美国总统学术奖。作者也希望自己将来能成为学生最喜欢的老师，所以可以看出来作者对格林女士的帮助是很感激的（thankful），故选B。
28．D 29．A 30．B 31．C
【分析】试题分析：文章主要讲述了梦想和目标的关系及怎样实现目标的具体办法。
28．D推理判断题。根据第一段A very common attitude among people who are successful is that their success lies in their ability to provide themselves goals that are both numerous and exciting.可知成功的人要有明确的目标，有能力实现。故选D.
29．A细节推理题。根据第三段When you give your dreams a form，they become more concrete，and you can refer to them often and easily. Whenever you read the dreams that you note down，you fill your mind with positive and motivational thoughts.可知把目标写下了会明确知道该做什么，更能为之努力去实现。故选A.
30．B推理判断题。根据最后一段It depends on clear and realistic targets through serious thoughts：concrete actions and perseverance.可知本段主要讲要把目标变成行动是非常重要的，要去实现才是成功。故选B.
31．C主旨大意题。文章主要讲梦想和目标的关系及怎样实现目标。C项能表达此意概括全文，适合作为标题，故选C.
考点：考查社会生活类短文阅读。
【名师点睛】在做阅读理解题过程中，应首先略读一下短文，了解一下短文的大致意思，然后把几个选项含义理解透，尤其注意意思相近，表达有交叉的选项之间的区别。然后再细读短文，把答案填入合适位置。答题时可以把含义相近的几个选项轮流填入同一处位置，反复阅读，反复体会，找出最佳选项，对于实在没有把握的小题可以最后完成。完成短文后，再认真通读一遍全文，看看上下语意是否通顺，是否符合逻辑关系。要看完全文，关键对方反复阅读，才能选对答案。
另外，做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。
32．B 33．A 34．D 35．B
【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了如何提高记忆力。
32．推理判断题。根据第一段中“‘Is there any way to improve memory ’ So, why don’t we look at what memory experts say about this (‘有什么方法可以提高记忆力吗？’所以，为什么我们不看看记忆专家是怎么说的呢？)”以及下文对方法的具体介绍推知，本段用一个问题引出了文章的主题，故选B。
33．细节理解题。根据第二段中“According to experts, we can learn things better if we wait some time before trying to study them again.(根据专家的说法，如果我们等一段时间再学习，我们可以学得更好)”和第三段中“Similarly, studies have shown that taking some time to just do nothing after studying might mean that you can remember things better afterwards.(同样，研究表明，学习后花一些时间什么都不做可能意味着你可以更好地记住事情)”可知，等一段时间再复习能更好地记忆，故选A。
34．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Hancock says that being generally organized makes things easier for your brain.(Hancock说，总体上有条理会让你的大脑更容易做事)”可知，Hancock会建议总体上有条理来提高记忆力，故选D。
35．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“So, the good news to take from this is that while it may be hard, improving our memory is something we can do.(所以，从中得到的好消息是，虽然这可能很难，但改善我们的记忆力是我们可以做到的)”可知，作者认为提高我们的记忆力是可能的，故选B。
36．G 37．D 38．E 39．C 40．A
【导语】本文是篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何能让自己感到高兴和幸福的方法。
36．第一段“Some people seem to be born happy. Nothing seems to get them down. However, some people seem to have everything going well but they still do not seem to be happy. ”（有些人似乎生来就快乐，似乎没有什么能让他们难过；然而，有些人似乎一切都很顺利，但他们似乎仍然不快乐。）指出了有些人并不快乐，而第二至第五段主要介绍了让人快乐的方法，选项G提到了“做到以下几点，你就能建立快乐”，起到了承上启下的作用，符合语境。故选G。
37．第二段“Light music can help us relax; some pop music can make us feel happy.”提到了“light music”和“pop music”两种音乐种类，选项D指出“有不同的种类”，与下文衔接合理，符合语意。故选D。
38．第三段的关键词为“pet”，选项E中“have pets”与之对应；空处前后两句“ pets are so good at making people happy”（宠物很擅长让人快乐）和“Some pets are lovely and some need exercise, which is helpful to you, too.”（有些宠物很可爱，有些需要锻炼，这对你也有帮助）都说明了宠物对人的好处，解释了人们喜欢养宠物的原因；选项E提到“许多原因能解释人们为什么喜欢养宠物”符合语境，起到衔接作用。故选E。
39．空处前后两句话都提到了关键词“exercise”，选项C中的“Exercise”与之相对应；下一句“The great thing about exercise is that it helps release chemicals and these chemicals make you feel happy!”（运动的好处在于它有助于释放化学物质，这些化学物质会让你感到快乐!）指出了运动使人快乐的原因，对选项C提到的“运动能使你保持快乐”进行了进一步的说明，符合语境。故选C。
40．空处为段落主题句，根据二、三、四段可知，应用祈使句，故答案选自选项A或B；根据最后一段提到的“Being kind and smiling at people in your daily life can make others happy, ”（在日常生活中对人友善和微笑可以让别人快乐）可知，本段主要是讲要善良，微笑待人，与选项A（要善良、微笑）意思相符。故选A。
41．B 42．D 43．B 44．C 45．A 46．A 47．B 48．D 49．A 50．D 51．C 52．D 53．A 54．C 55．B
【导语】本文是新闻报道。文章描述了一位在岛上幼儿园工作了六年的教师吴泉穗的事迹，讲述了她与学生们之间的亲密关系以及岛上学校条件的改善。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的许多学生都叫她“吴妈妈”，她与学生的亲密关系是她在许多同龄人离开后仍留在岛上的主要原因。A. colleagues同事；B. pupils学生；C. fellows同伴；D. neighbors邻居。根据前文“The 29-year-old Wu Quansui has worked in the kindergarten for six years.”可知，吴泉穗在幼儿园工作，所以应是她的学生叫她“吴妈妈”。故选B项。
42．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的许多学生都叫她“吴妈妈”，她与学生的亲密关系是她在许多同龄人离开后仍留在岛上的主要原因。A. farm农场；B. campus校园；C. village村庄；D. island岛屿。根据后文“The conditions were not 3 when she first arrived on the island”可知，她是在一个岛上教学，所以是仍留在岛上。故选D项。
43．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当她刚到岛上时，条件并不好，一艘船每周运送一次生活必需品到这个与世隔绝的社区。A. tough艰难的；B. good好的；C. poor贫穷的；D. familiar熟悉的。根据后文“The condition was so tough”可知，条件很艰苦，并不好。故选B项。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当她刚到岛上时，条件并不好，一艘船每周运送一次生活必需品到这个与世隔绝的社区。A. month月；B. year年；C. week周；D. season季节。根据后文“Now, there are two boats every week and a grocery store has opened.”可知，现在是每周有两艘船，所以之前是一艘船每周运送一次生活必需品。故选C项。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她说，条件非常恶劣，几乎没有肉，老师们主要吃卷心菜和胡萝卜，而且他们也缺乏淡水，他们不得不用海水洗澡。A. little少的；B. enough足够的；C. much多的；D. various各种各样的。根据后文“the teachers mainly ate cabbages and carrots”可知，老师们主要吃卷心菜和胡萝卜，所以是几乎没有肉。故选A项。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她说，条件非常恶劣，几乎没有肉，老师们主要吃卷心菜和胡萝卜，而且他们也缺乏淡水，他们不得不用海水洗澡。A. lacked缺少；B. sold卖；C. applied应用；D. needed需要。根据后文“they had to use seawater in the shower.”可知，用海水洗澡，所以他们也缺乏淡水。故选A项。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们没有太多的事情要做，因为这个小岛上没有太多的娱乐活动，所以学生们吃完晚饭后，他们就会回到学校和我们一起玩。A. development发展；B. entertainment娱乐；C. movement运动；D. apartment公寓。根据后文“so after the students have eaten dinner, they come back to the school”可知，学生们吃完晚饭后，他们就会回到学校，所以小岛上没有太多的娱乐活动。故选B项。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们没有太多的事情要做，因为这个小岛上没有太多的娱乐活动，所以学生们吃完晚饭后，他们就会回到学校和我们一起玩。A. live居住；B. study学习；C. discuss讨论；D. play玩耍。根据前文“We don’t have much to do as there is not much 7 on this small island, so after the students have eaten dinner, they come back to the school”可知，岛上没有太多的娱乐活动，所以学生会回到学校和老师们一起玩。故选D项。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有时候，他们和我们在一起的时间比和父母在一起的时间还多。A. spend花费（时间/金钱）；B. take花费（时间）；C. cost花费（金钱/代价）；D. pay支付。根据前文“they come back to the school and 8 with us”可知，学生们吃完晚饭后，他们就会回到学校和老师们一起玩，所以和老师们在一起的时间比和父母在一起的时间还多。故选A项。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在岛上没有学校的时候，孩子们不得不去很远的地方学习，所以他们一年只能与父母见几次面。A. call呼叫；B. visit看望；C. hear听见；D. meet遇见。根据前文“When there was no school on the island, the children had to go far away to study”可知，如果在岛上没有学校的时候，孩子们不得不去很远的地方学习，以他们一年只能与父母见几次面。故选D项。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们学校为他们提供了与家人在一起的机会，这才是真正鼓励我的地方。A. explores探索；B. bothers打扰；C. encourages鼓励；D. challenges挑战。根据前文“When there was no school on the island, the children had to go far away to study, so they could only 10 their parents a few times a year.”可知，如果在岛上没有学校的时候，孩子们不得不去很远的地方学习，那么他们一年只能去看望父母几次，而学校提供的机会让学生能够与家人团聚，这给了作者很大的鼓舞和动力。故选C项。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这所学校也从一栋两层的建筑扩建成了一栋四层的建筑。A. explained解释；B. exchanged交换；C. expected期望；D. expanded扩展。根据后文“from a two-story building into a four-story one.”可知，学校从一栋两层的建筑扩建成了一栋四层的建筑。故选D项。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她与学校的合同将于明年到期，但她计划续签，并留在岛上，看着更多的孩子在岛上快乐地成长。A. contract合同；B. contact联系；C. context上下文；D. content内容。根据后文“with the school expires (到期) next year”结合选项可知，应是合同到期。故选A项。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她与学校的合同将于明年到期，但她计划续签，并留在岛上，看着更多的孩子在岛上快乐地成长。A. recall回忆；B. leave离开；C. renew更新；D. respond回应。根据后文“stay to see more children 15 on the island happily”可知，她想看着更多的孩子在岛上快乐地成长，所以在合同到期后，会续签。故选C项。
55．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她与学校的合同将于明年到期，但她计划续签，并留在岛上，看着更多的孩子在岛上快乐地成长。A. take off起飞；B. grow up成长；C. break out爆发；D. give in放弃。根据前文“stay to see more children”结合选项，应是“看着更多的孩子在岛上快乐地成长”符合语境。故选B项。
56．applied 57 exciting 57．However 58．smaller 59．dusty 60． more challenging 61．To make 62．to 63．What 64．confident 65．contribution
【导语】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述张天大学毕业后去农村做志愿者老师的事情。
56.考查谓语动词，用过去式applied。
57．考查形容词。句意：他想象着关于独立生活和在乡村教书的各种令人兴奋的事情。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里需要形容词exciting，意为“令人兴奋的”，作定语，修饰后面的名词things。故填exciting。
58．考查副词。句意：然而，并不是所有的事情都达到了他的期望。分析句子结构和意思可知，上下文是转折关系，用副词however，位于句首，首字母大写。故填However。
59．考查形容词。句意：操场刮风的时候尘土飞扬，下雨的时候泥泞不堪。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里需要形容词dusty，意为“满是灰尘的”，作表语。故填dusty。
60．考查形容词比较级。句意：住在村子里也比他想象的要困难。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里需要形容词比较级challenging，意为“有挑战的”，作表语。故填more challenging。
61．考查非谓语动词。句意：为了让学生们的学校生活更健康、更生动，他引入了更多的科目，像音乐、艺术和体育。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里需要动词不定式，作目的状语。故填To make。
62．考查介词。句意：见第6题详解。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里需要介词to。
63．考查主语从句。句意：令他感到满意的是，他的学生能够用英语读、说、写，他们变得更加自信。分析句子结构和意思可知，空格处引导主语从句，从句中缺少主语，指物，用连接词what，位于句首，首字母大写。故填What。
64．考查形容词。句意：见第8题详解。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里需要形容词confident，意为“自信的”，作表语。故填confident。
65．考查名词。句意：除了教书，张天还为村里做出了很大的贡献，因此他在村民中很受欢迎。分析句子结构和意思可知，空格前面有不定冠词a，所以需要用名词单数形式，作宾语。故填contribution。
66．The Internet Has Changed Our Lives
It’s true that the Internet has greatly changed our lives.
First of all, the Internet is a great help to our study. We can search for information, download useful materials on the Internet and take online lessons as well. Secondly, the Internet makes our lives more interesting. We usually listen to music, watch movies and play computer games on it in our spare time. Thirdly, the Internet provides us with quick and convenient means of communication, such as E-mail, QQ and MSN, which make it possible for us to make friends with people from all over the world.
In a word, the Internet has made our lives much more convenient and colourful than before.
【详解】这是一篇提纲类作文，主题是“网络改变了我们的生活”，文章的三大要点已在题目中给出。可以对照要点，写出文章的主要内容。在写作时要注意以下几点：
1、文章讲述的内容是客观现实，因此应用一般现在时。
2、要点要齐全，但不能简单罗列。可用不同的多变句式来表达文章要点，辅以适当的连接词，使上下文流畅。
3、在写作时可按题目提示，分为三大要点来列举网络的优势。分别是，有助于学习、丰富生活、交流便捷。最后简单总结，强调主题：网络对生活的改变。【范文亮点】
范文用了总—分的写法，首先用一句话概括总结，再举例来佐证说明。范文先说“the Internet is a great help to our study”，然后列举了网络帮助我们学习的如下例子，“search for information, download useful materials，take online lessons”。
范文用了较长的非限制性定语从句，并在此句中用了provides sb with sth，such as 的插入语，和make it adv. for sb to do 的用法，踢现了考生对所学语法较强的掌握、应用能力。“the Internet provides us with quick and convenient means of communication, such as E-mail, QQ and MSN, which make it possible for us to make friends with people from all over the world.”
67． However, the fifth period changed everything. I didn’t feel ready after all. My teacher’s name is Mr. Valassidis but he told us to call him Mr. V. Mr V told us that we would have to write 40 essays (文章) and read AP-level books such as The Odyssey this year. I love reading and writing, but come on, 40 ESSAYS AP-level books Now I was afraid. The courses in high school seem like they’re going to get much harder, but they haven’t yet. Even though my classes look hard, they look really exciting too.
The first week passed quickly. Although a lot of things left me at a loss: the size of the campus, the crowds (人群) and the seniors, having a totally different experience than I had ever had before was really exciting. Now, I’m really happy about high school. I have lots of friends in my classes, I really like my teachers and I’m glad to meet new people.
【导语】本文以作者进入高中为线索，讲述了高中第一天作者的激动，并感觉到课程的困难，以及作者一周后对高中的感受。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“然而，第五节课改变了一切。”可知，本段可以写第五节课是作者最喜欢的文学课，但是老师提出本门课程的要求让作者感觉高中学校更加困难，而无法适应，尽管高中课程很难，但是作者觉得这些课程更有趣。
②由第二段首句内容“第一周过得很快。”可知，本段可以写作者对这一周高中生活的感悟，高中不同的学习和生活体验，以及新的老师和朋友让作者感到十分激动和开心。
2，续写线索：第五节课改变了一切→老师提出本门课程的要求→作者感觉高中学校很难→尽管课程很难，但却似乎很有趣→一周过去了，作者感觉很激动和开心。
3.词汇激活：
行为类：
遇到：meet/encounter
改变：change/alter/transform
变得：get/become/turn into
情绪类：
高兴的：happy/glad/pleased/cheerful
害怕的：afraid/fearful/frightened
激动人心的：exciting/thrilling/stirring
【点睛】【高分句型1】
Mr V told us that we would have to write 40 essays (文章) and read AP-level books such as The Odyssey this year.（运用了that引导宾语从句。）
【高分句型2】
Although a lot of things left me at a loss: the size of the campus, the crowds (人群) and the seniors, having a totally different experience than I had ever had before was really exciting.（运用了although引导让步状语从句以及动名词作主语。）
