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2024-2025 学年高二英语上学期期中模拟卷（天津专用）
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第三部分：写作 (共两节, 满分 35分)
第一节：阅读表达 (共 5小题；每小题 2分, 满分 10分)
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第二节：书面表达 （满分 25分）
Dear Emily,
I am so delighted to hear from you. As for my favorite sport, I’d say______________________________
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Yours,
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{#{QQABaQKUogigQJBAAQhCQwVqCgCQkAAAAagOxBAMsAAByBNABAA=}#}2024-2025学年高二上学期期中模拟卷（天津专用）
英语
（考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：130分）
考生注意：
1. 答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔分别填写在试题卷和答题纸规定的位置上。
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3. 难度系数：0.65。
4. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. —I heard you visited Chengdu during the National Day holidays. What’s it like
—________ I’d like to stay there forever.
A. It’s really fascinating! B. Hard to say.
C. I couldn’t agree more. D. Oh, come on!
2. I bought my mother a present and wished to give her a surprise on her birthday, but my father____the secret.
A. put away B. put off C. gave away D. gave off
3. I felt excited that I was ________ to meet visitors at the airport.
A. assigned B. suspected C. declined D. detected
4. If you have a good sleep at night, you will feel energetic the next morning, which________will be good for your memory.
A. by contrast B. in brief C. by accident D. in turn
5. Everyone knows that success ______ happens overnight. Just as the saying goes, “Rome was not built in a day.”
A. particularly B. fortunately C. rarely D. usually
6. With three children ________ school, the couple have to work throughout the year in the South.
A. attending B. attended
C. being attended D. to be attended
7. He didn’t ________ what I read because his mind was on something else.
A. take up B. take off C. take in D. take on
8. Several species of giant tortoise ______ the Galapago Islands.
A. are native to B. is native to C. is home to D. are home to
9. While I tend to buy a lot of books, these three were given to me as gifts, _______ might add to the meaning I attach to them.
A. which B. that C. whose D. where
10. I’m so ________ to all those volunteers because they helped my terrible day end happily.
A. special B. superior
C. grateful D. attractive
11. Stephen Curry performed beyond everyone's with his accurate shooting and continuous efforts after selected for the NBA.
A. innovations B. motivations C. moods D. expectations
12. Jane has made __________ progress in Chinese with the teacher's help and her own hard work.
A. distant B. abstract C. remarkable D. primitive
13. During his stay in Xi’an, Jerry tried almost all the local foods his friends ________,
A. would recommend B. had recommended
C. have recommended D. were recommending
14. It’s no use ______ about it. You can’t do anything to change it.
A. worried B. to worry C. worrying D. worry
15. —Sorry to say that I can’t play football with you this afternoon, for I’ll have to prepare for the coming examination.
—________.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,
A. We’re all ears B. Don’t be a wet blanket
C. Don’t pull my leg D. It’s not my cup of tea
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A week before Christmas, my grandmother passed away. My boss 16 gave me several days off to go home for the funeral (葬礼) in Nova Scotia. I planned to leave on the 20th so that I could get home 17 to help my mother with both the funeral preparations and the preparations for a very 18 and busy Christmas.
Here, my string (一串) of bad luck began: my plan was 19 by a big storm, and I had to 20 a ferry (渡船) ticket for the 22nd, the last day that the ferry would run. I left as the roads were still 21 , and I was two-thirds of the way through the long drive when my car 22 . I pulled over and found, although I had a 23 tire (轮胎), I didn’t actually know how to 24 it. And it was snowing; I was so anxious that I almost 25 . Just then a car stopped nearby. A lady came out and asked whether I was asking for 26 . I told her I had to go home 27 for my grandmother’s funeral, but I had a flat tire and I would 28 my ferry. After hearing what I said, the lady took out her 29 and quickly helped me put on my tire at no charge! I was filled with 30 . Thanks to her 31 , I was able to catch the very last ferry, 32 me hours of driving.
The woman is a stranger, 33 she tried her best to help me get home — even enough for me to give a hand to my mom and say goodbye to the dead. I’ll never 34 the kind stranger, who made a hard Christmas a lot easier, for both me and my family. I 35 the world is beautiful because there are lots of kind people in it.
16. A. suddenly B. worriedly C. kindly D. proudly
17. A. in peace B. in surprise C. in secret D. in time
18. A. sad B. great C. common D. comfortable
19. A. attracted B. supported C. affected D. recorded
20. A. borrow B. check C. find D. book
21. A. flat B. snowy C. busy D. narrow
22. A. came over B. set out C. broke down D. showed up
23. A. spare B. good C. full D. strong
24. A. pass B. keep C. take D. change
25. A. left B. laughed C. cried D. jumped
26. A. treatment B. help C. time D. money
27. A. hurriedly B. carefully C. quietly D. slowly
28. A. miss B. lose C. build D. notice
29. A. notebook B. bag C. keys D. tools
30. A. confusion B. excitement C. gratitude D. amazement
31. A. happiness B. kindness C. excuse D. answer
32. A. offering B. saving C. promising D. sending
33. A. for B. so C. and D. but
34. A. meet B. forget C. invite D. remember
35. A. believe B. imagine C. decide D. doubt
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50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。
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS 2020 PHOTO COMPETITION!
Woo-hoo! Get your cameras and smartphones at the ready, because it’s time for this year’s NG KIDS photography competition.
What you need to know
Competition is open only to legal residents (居民) of the UK and Ireland who are between the ages of 7 and 14.
We have THREE categories (类别) in the competition — animals, people and environment (a new category started this year). You can enter as many categories as you like but just ONE photo per category, please!
All photos should be sent through our website. If you’ve not already registered, you or your parent will need to do so at /uk/ photocomp — it will only take a minute to do!
You can submit (提交) ONE photo for each of the three categories. Photos should be in JPEG format, between 1MB and 5MB in size. Enter at /uk/photocomp.
Before you submit your photo, make sure you rename it with your full name and the category you are entering. For example, Joe-Bloggs-Animals. jpg.
Don’t forget to tell us your full name, date of birth and the title of your photo!
The prizes
Our Star Prize is a family holiday in Morocco!
And that’s not all! Each category winner will win a number of prizes too, including an amazing Nikon COOLPIX W150 camera, which is built to go anywhere.
The closing date is 23:59 (GMT) on 21 October 2020. Winners will be notified (通知) before 18 November 2020.
36. How is this year’s competition different from that of last year
A. It has a new category.
B. It lasts about one month longer.
C. It is open to kids from around the world.
D. It will give more than one prize to winners.
37. How many photos can be submitted at most by an applicant
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. five.
38. To successfully enter the competition, one must.
A. be 14 years old or older
B. submit their photos on its website
C. get their parents agreement
D. Give their photos an amazing name.
39. Which of the following is true according to the passage
A. The photos can be submitted on 18 November 2020.
B. All the winners can go for a family holiday in UK.
C. It will take a long time to register.
D. One must rename the photo with full name and the category.
40. Where does this text most probably come from
A. A research plan. B. A science report.
C. A nature magazine. D. A tourist guidebook.
B
I remember the day during our first week of class when we were informed about our semester (学期) project of volunteering at a non-profit organization. When the teacher introduced us to the different organizations that needed our help, my last choice was Operation Iraqi Children (OIC). My first impression of the organization was that it was not going to make enough of a difference with the plans I had in mind.
Then, an OIC representative gave us some details, which somewhat interested me. After doing some research, I believed that we could really do something for those kids.When I went online to the OIC website, I saw pictures of the Iraqi children. Their faces were so powerful in sending a message of their despair (绝望) and need that I joined this project without hesitation. We decided to collect as many school supplies as possible, and one kit (一套), one child.
The most rewarding day for our group was project day, when all the efforts we put into collecting the items finally came together. When I saw the various supplies we had collected, it hit me that every kit we were to build that day would eventually be in the hands of an Iraqi child. Over the past four months, I had never imagined how I would feel once our project was completed. While making the kits, I realized that I had lost sight of the true meaning behind it. I had only focused on the fact that it was another school project and one I wanted to get good grade on. When the kits were completed, and ready to be sent overseas, the warm feeling I had was one I would never forget.
In the beginning, I didn’t imagine making a difference in the life of another person. Now that our project is over, I realize that I have affected not only one life, but ten, With our efforts, ten young boys and girls will now be able to further their education.
41. How did the author feel about joining the OIC project in the beginning
A. It would influence his choice.
B. It would not make much difference.
C. It would involve traveling overseas.
D. It would not bring him a good grade.
42. What made the author join the project without hesitation
A. Images of Iraqi children. B. Research by his classmates.
C. A teacher’s introduction. D. A representative's comments.
43. What does the underlined sentence “I realized that I had lost sight of the true meaning behind it.” mean
A. I had lost the chance of joining in the project.
B. I didn’t realize the importance of a good grade.
C. I had lost sight of true rewarding.
D. I didn’t realize the real meaning of the project.
44. The author’s OIC project group would help ten Iraqi children to.
A. become OIC volunteers B. influence other children
C. further their education D. study in foreign countries
45. What can we conclude from this passage
A. One’s potential cannot always be underrated.
B. First impression cannot always be trusted.
C. Actions speak louder than words.
D. He who hesitates is lost.
C
It will come as no comfort to a child shivering (打哆嗦) on a playing field on a cold winter’s day. But regular organized school sport helps children in their academic studies in years to come. The researchers said other “structured” activities such as music or religious activities were not as beneficial for attention as taking part in a games lesson. The difference in academic ability was noticeable even at age ten, with those who had taken in sports since the start of junior school performing better than those who hadn’t.
The Canadian study looked at children aged six and then ten. Professor Linda Pagani said:“We worked with information provided by parents and teachers to compare kindergarteners’ activities with their classroom activities as they grew up. By the time they reached the fourth grade, kids who played structured sports were clearly better at following instructions and remaining focused in the classroom. There is something special to the sporting environment — perhaps the sense of belonging to a team to a special group with a common goal — that appears to help kids understand the importance of respecting the rules and honoring responsibilities.”
Researchers began studying 2,694 Canadian children around the age of six, with teachers filled in questionnaires about their behavior in school. Meanwhile, the children’s parents were interviewed by phone or in person about their home life. The exercise was the repeated four years later to test what effect the behavior had.
Professor Pagani said: “We found children who had better behavior in the kindergarten class were more likely to be involved in sport by age ten. Nevertheless, we found those children who were specifically involved in team sports at kindergarten scored higher by the time they reached the fourth grade.” The researchers believe sporting activities and attention skills go hand in hand. Professor Pagani added: “The results should be encouraging for schools looking to cut childhood obesity rates and low attainment in schools.”
46. What kinds of children may do better in their academic study according to paragraph one
A. Those who join in structured activities.
B. Those who don’t shiver on a cold winter’s day.
C. Those who don’t like school sports.
D. Those who take part in game lessons.
47. What did the researcher focus on in their research
A. The classroom activities. B. The results of the exams.
C. The performance at kindergarten. D. The time spent in classrooms.
48. In the sporting environment, kids are more likely to ______.
A. understand each other better B. follow the rules
C. respect the teachers D. give up
49. What does the third paragraph mainly tell us
A. How scientists carried out the research.
B. Why parents were interviewed by phone.
C. How kids behaved at home or at school.
D. How many sports kids did at school.
50. What can we infer from Prof. Pagani’s words in the last paragraph
A. The research will be of great benefit.
B. It’s necessary for children go to kindergartens.
C. Childhood obesity rates can lead to low attainment.
D. Team sports will be reduced at kindergartens.
D
In today’s motivational literature, failure is often viewed as something to be celebrated. Inspirational speakers are fond of quoting the words of the novelist Samuel Beckett-“Fail again. Fail better.” It seems that disappointments are an essential stepping stone to success, a turning point in our life story that will ultimately end in victory.
However, psychological researches find most of us struggle to handle failure constructively. In other words, we fail to “fail forward”. We find ways to devalue the task at which we failed, and become less motivated to persevere and reach our goals. This phenomenon is known as the “sour-grape effect”, which was discovered by Professor Hallgeir Sjastad.
Sjastad explains that “sour-grape effect” is a self-protective mechanism. “Most of us picture ourselves as competent people, so when external feedback suggests otherwise, it poses a serious threat to that self-image,” he says. “The easiest way out is to deny or explain away the external signal, so we can reduce the inconsistency and preserve a positive sense of self. We do this even without noticing.”
If you have one bad interview for your dream job, you might convince yourself that you don’t really want it at all, and stop applying for similar positions. The same goes if you fail to impress at a sports trial, or if a publisher rejects the first submission of your manuscript. “We tend to explain away our shortcomings and convince ourselves our ‘Plan C’ is actually our ‘Plan A’,” Sjastad says.
It doesn’t mean we should persevere in goals all the time. It can be healthy to change ambitions if the process is no longer making us happy. But the “sour-grape effect may lead us to come to this decision prematurely, rather than hanging on a little and seeing whether we might learn and improve.
Failures are unavoidable. By learning to face the disappointment instead of devaluing its importance and pretending nothing happened, you may find it easier to achieve your goals.
51. Why does the author mention the speech of inspirational speakers in paragraph 1
A. To offer an example to handle failure.
B. To describe a shallow understanding of failure.
C. To introduce a common attitude towards failure.
D. To emphasize the importance of experiencing failure.
52. What can we learn from the paragraph 3 about the “sour-grape effect”
A. It protects us from false feedback. B. It pictures us as competitive people.
C. It poses a severe threat to self-image. D. It denies negative feedback to ourselves.
53. What is the author’s attitude towards failure
A. Short-sighted. B. Wait-and-see. C. Objective. D. Skeptical.
54. What does the underlined word “prematurely” in paragraph 5mean
A. Unhappily. B. Mistakenly. C. Hurriedly. D. Carelessly.
55. Which statement would the author most probably agree with
A. Don’t escape when our self-image is broken.
B. Don’t quit when goals no longer make you happy.
C. Never hesitate to replace “Plan A” with “Plan C”.
D. Never forget to maintain a positive sense of self.
第三部分:写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节：阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容完成下列各题。
Every child has a dream of what they want to be, right When Renee Butts was little, her dream was to become a volunteer firefighter because her father was one. Sadly, when she was 14, her beloved father passed away and she was unable to do volunteer work with him. However, she was determined and never gave up, which makes for a good firefighter.
Now Renee is a member of the Carmel Fire Department, where she is required to be an Emergency Medical Technician. She should also be ready to deal with any emergency, like fighting a fire, dealing with a car accident or helping someone who’s sick. Sometimes she is in the driver’s seat or using the water pump. Renec works nine to eleven days a month on 24-hour shifts. She also has a family to care for, as her husband is also a busy firefighter. Dealing with housework and working so much can show her great determination.
When I asked Renee what the best part of her job is, she replied, “Helping people and the satisfaction of saving lives.” I think that shows signs of being a true hero. She’s always willing to do anything for anyone in need. Renee says that her job is frightening at times, but extremely exciting. “The worst part of my job is that I see death. Actually, sometimes, people die in the accident, for which I was very sorry,” said Renee.
I was inspired by this because I know I would be very scared to do her job and don’t know if I could handle seeing people die. With 140 people in her station, Renee is one of the only three women, but that doesn’t bother her. She says everyone gets a fair shot and they all do the same jobs.
We would never live without people like her who have the courage to risk their lives. Renee’s determination rubs off on me and helps me believe that I can do anything.
56. What’s Renee’s job in the Carmel Fire Department (No more than 5 words)
57. What makes Renee balance between doing housework and working so much (No more than 5 words)
58. Why does the author-think Renee Butts is a true hero (No more than 15 words)
59. How do you understand the underlined part in Paragraph 4 (No more than 5 words)
60. What do you think of Renee Please give your reasons. (No more than 25 words)
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
61. 假设你叫李华，你的澳大利亚朋友 Emily来信谈论了她最喜爱的体育运动，并希望了解你最喜爱的体育运动。请根据以下提示用英语写一封回信。要点如下：
1. 最喜欢的运动是什么；
2. 为什么喜欢这项运动；
3. 运动给你带来什么好处。
注意：
1. 词数 100 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。
提示词：on a weekly basis 以周为单位，one of the most popular sports 最受欢迎的运动之一，play an important role 在……中扮演重要角色，起重要作用 form the habit of 形成……的习惯，build up your body 强身健体。
Dear Emily,
I am so delighted to hear from you. As for my favorite sport, I’d say_________________________________
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,
Li Hua2024-2025学年高二上学期期中模拟卷（天津专用）
参考答案
（考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：130分）
第一部分：英语知识运用 (共两节, 满分45分)
第一节：单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分)
题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
答案 A C A D C A C A A C
题号 11 12 13 14 15
答案 D C B C B
第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
题号 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
答案 C D A C D B C A D C
题号 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
答案 B A A D C B B D B A
第二部分：阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2.5分, 满分50分)
题号 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
答案 A C B D C B A D C B
题号 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55
答案 D A B A A B D C C A
第三部分：写作 (共两节, 满分35分)
第一节：阅读表达 (共5小题；每小题2分, 满分10分)
56. An Emergency Medical Technician. 57. Her determination. 58. Because Renee regards helping people and the satisfaction of saving lives as her mission. 59. Everyone is equal. 60. I think Renee is a real hero, because she is devoted to helping people and saving lives without being scared.
第二节：书面表达 （满分25分）
【参考范文】
61. Dear Emily,
I am so delighted to hear from you. As for my favorite sport, I’d say it’s swimming, which is also one of the most popular sports in my hometown.
I was often taken to a pool to practice swimming by my mom on a weekly basis when I was younger. She plays an important role in my swimming practice. Whenever I saw my mom dive into the pool, I couldn’t help following her. The reason why I like swimming so much is that it can help build up your body and form the habit of exercising. What’s more, I become stronger and stronger because of the frequent swimming.
In a word, swimming is good for us. We should try swimming together sometime!
Yours,
Li Hua2024-2025学年高二上学期期中模拟卷（天津专用）
英语
（考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：130分）
考生注意：
1. 答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔分别填写在试题卷和答题纸规定的位置上。
2. 答题时，请按照答题纸上“注意事项”的要求，在答题纸相应的位置上规范作答，在本试题卷上的作答一律无效。
3. 难度系数：0.65。
4. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. —I heard you visited Chengdu during the National Day holidays. What’s it like
—________ I’d like to stay there forever.
A. It’s really fascinating! B. Hard to say.
C. I couldn’t agree more. D. Oh, come on!
2. I bought my mother a present and wished to give her a surprise on her birthday, but my father____the secret.
A. put away B. put off C. gave away D. gave off
3. I felt excited that I was ________ to meet visitors at the airport.
A. assigned B. suspected C. declined D. detected
4. If you have a good sleep at night, you will feel energetic the next morning, which________will be good for your memory.
A. by contrast B. in brief C. by accident D. in turn
5. Everyone knows that success ______ happens overnight. Just as the saying goes, “Rome was not built in a day.”
A. particularly B. fortunately C. rarely D. usually
6. With three children ________ school, the couple have to work throughout the year in the South.
A. attending B. attended
C. being attended D. to be attended
7. He didn’t ________ what I read because his mind was on something else.
A. take up B. take off C. take in D. take on
8. Several species of giant tortoise ______ the Galapago Islands.
A. are native to B. is native to C. is home to D. are home to
9. While I tend to buy a lot of books, these three were given to me as gifts, _______ might add to the meaning I attach to them.
A. which B. that C. whose D. where
10. I’m so ________ to all those volunteers because they helped my terrible day end happily.
A. special B. superior
C. grateful D. attractive
11. Stephen Curry performed beyond everyone's with his accurate shooting and continuous efforts after selected for the NBA.
A. innovations B. motivations C. moods D. expectations
12. Jane has made __________ progress in Chinese with the teacher's help and her own hard work.
A. distant B. abstract C. remarkable D. primitive
13. During his stay in Xi’an, Jerry tried almost all the local foods his friends ________,
A. would recommend B. had recommended
C. have recommended D. were recommending
14. It’s no use ______ about it. You can’t do anything to change it.
A. worried B. to worry C. worrying D. worry
15. —Sorry to say that I can’t play football with you this afternoon, for I’ll have to prepare for the coming examination.
—________.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,
A. We’re all ears B. Don’t be a wet blanket
C. Don’t pull my leg D. It’s not my cup of tea
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A week before Christmas, my grandmother passed away. My boss 16 gave me several days off to go home for the funeral (葬礼) in Nova Scotia. I planned to leave on the 20th so that I could get home 17 to help my mother with both the funeral preparations and the preparations for a very 18 and busy Christmas.
Here, my string (一串) of bad luck began: my plan was 19 by a big storm, and I had to 20 a ferry (渡船) ticket for the 22nd, the last day that the ferry would run. I left as the roads were still 21 , and I was two-thirds of the way through the long drive when my car 22 . I pulled over and found, although I had a 23 tire (轮胎), I didn’t actually know how to 24 it. And it was snowing; I was so anxious that I almost 25 . Just then a car stopped nearby. A lady came out and asked whether I was asking for 26 . I told her I had to go home 27 for my grandmother’s funeral, but I had a flat tire and I would 28 my ferry. After hearing what I said, the lady took out her 29 and quickly helped me put on my tire at no charge! I was filled with 30 . Thanks to her 31 , I was able to catch the very last ferry, 32 me hours of driving.
The woman is a stranger, 33 she tried her best to help me get home — even enough for me to give a hand to my mom and say goodbye to the dead. I’ll never 34 the kind stranger, who made a hard Christmas a lot easier, for both me and my family. I 35 the world is beautiful because there are lots of kind people in it.
16. A. suddenly B. worriedly C. kindly D. proudly
17. A. in peace B. in surprise C. in secret D. in time
18. A. sad B. great C. common D. comfortable
19. A. attracted B. supported C. affected D. recorded
20. A. borrow B. check C. find D. book
21. A. flat B. snowy C. busy D. narrow
22. A. came over B. set out C. broke down D. showed up
23. A. spare B. good C. full D. strong
24. A. pass B. keep C. take D. change
25. A. left B. laughed C. cried D. jumped
26. A. treatment B. help C. time D. money
27. A. hurriedly B. carefully C. quietly D. slowly
28. A. miss B. lose C. build D. notice
29. A. notebook B. bag C. keys D. tools
30. A. confusion B. excitement C. gratitude D. amazement
31. A. happiness B. kindness C. excuse D. answer
32. A. offering B. saving C. promising D. sending
33. A. for B. so C. and D. but
34. A. meet B. forget C. invite D. remember
35. A. believe B. imagine C. decide D. doubt
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50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
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS 2020 PHOTO COMPETITION!
Woo-hoo! Get your cameras and smartphones at the ready, because it’s time for this year’s NG KIDS photography competition.
What you need to know
Competition is open only to legal residents (居民) of the UK and Ireland who are between the ages of 7 and 14.
We have THREE categories (类别) in the competition — animals, people and environment (a new category started this year). You can enter as many categories as you like but just ONE photo per category, please!
All photos should be sent through our website. If you’ve not already registered, you or your parent will need to do so at /uk/ photocomp — it will only take a minute to do!
You can submit (提交) ONE photo for each of the three categories. Photos should be in JPEG format, between 1MB and 5MB in size. Enter at /uk/photocomp.
Before you submit your photo, make sure you rename it with your full name and the category you are entering. For example, Joe-Bloggs-Animals. jpg.
Don’t forget to tell us your full name, date of birth and the title of your photo!
The prizes
Our Star Prize is a family holiday in Morocco!
And that’s not all! Each category winner will win a number of prizes too, including an amazing Nikon COOLPIX W150 camera, which is built to go anywhere.
The closing date is 23:59 (GMT) on 21 October 2020. Winners will be notified (通知) before 18 November 2020.
36. How is this year’s competition different from that of last year
A. It has a new category.
B. It lasts about one month longer.
C. It is open to kids from around the world.
D. It will give more than one prize to winners.
37. How many photos can be submitted at most by an applicant
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. five.
38. To successfully enter the competition, one must.
A. be 14 years old or older
B. submit their photos on its website
C. get their parents agreement
D. Give their photos an amazing name.
39. Which of the following is true according to the passage
A. The photos can be submitted on 18 November 2020.
B. All the winners can go for a family holiday in UK.
C. It will take a long time to register.
D. One must rename the photo with full name and the category.
40. Where does this text most probably come from
A. A research plan. B. A science report.
C. A nature magazine. D. A tourist guidebook.
B
I remember the day during our first week of class when we were informed about our semester (学期) project of volunteering at a non-profit organization. When the teacher introduced us to the different organizations that needed our help, my last choice was Operation Iraqi Children (OIC). My first impression of the organization was that it was not going to make enough of a difference with the plans I had in mind.
Then, an OIC representative gave us some details, which somewhat interested me. After doing some research, I believed that we could really do something for those kids.When I went online to the OIC website, I saw pictures of the Iraqi children. Their faces were so powerful in sending a message of their despair (绝望) and need that I joined this project without hesitation. We decided to collect as many school supplies as possible, and one kit (一套), one child.
The most rewarding day for our group was project day, when all the efforts we put into collecting the items finally came together. When I saw the various supplies we had collected, it hit me that every kit we were to build that day would eventually be in the hands of an Iraqi child. Over the past four months, I had never imagined how I would feel once our project was completed. While making the kits, I realized that I had lost sight of the true meaning behind it. I had only focused on the fact that it was another school project and one I wanted to get good grade on. When the kits were completed, and ready to be sent overseas, the warm feeling I had was one I would never forget.
In the beginning, I didn’t imagine making a difference in the life of another person. Now that our project is over, I realize that I have affected not only one life, but ten, With our efforts, ten young boys and girls will now be able to further their education.
41. How did the author feel about joining the OIC project in the beginning
A. It would influence his choice.
B. It would not make much difference.
C. It would involve traveling overseas.
D. It would not bring him a good grade.
42. What made the author join the project without hesitation
A. Images of Iraqi children. B. Research by his classmates.
C. A teacher’s introduction. D. A representative's comments.
43. What does the underlined sentence “I realized that I had lost sight of the true meaning behind it.” mean
A. I had lost the chance of joining in the project.
B. I didn’t realize the importance of a good grade.
C. I had lost sight of true rewarding.
D. I didn’t realize the real meaning of the project.
44. The author’s OIC project group would help ten Iraqi children to.
A. become OIC volunteers B. influence other children
C. further their education D. study in foreign countries
45. What can we conclude from this passage
A. One’s potential cannot always be underrated.
B. First impression cannot always be trusted.
C. Actions speak louder than words.
D. He who hesitates is lost.
C
It will come as no comfort to a child shivering (打哆嗦) on a playing field on a cold winter’s day. But regular organized school sport helps children in their academic studies in years to come. The researchers said other “structured” activities such as music or religious activities were not as beneficial for attention as taking part in a games lesson. The difference in academic ability was noticeable even at age ten, with those who had taken in sports since the start of junior school performing better than those who hadn’t.
The Canadian study looked at children aged six and then ten. Professor Linda Pagani said:“We worked with information provided by parents and teachers to compare kindergarteners’ activities with their classroom activities as they grew up. By the time they reached the fourth grade, kids who played structured sports were clearly better at following instructions and remaining focused in the classroom. There is something special to the sporting environment — perhaps the sense of belonging to a team to a special group with a common goal — that appears to help kids understand the importance of respecting the rules and honoring responsibilities.”
Researchers began studying 2,694 Canadian children around the age of six, with teachers filled in questionnaires about their behavior in school. Meanwhile, the children’s parents were interviewed by phone or in person about their home life. The exercise was the repeated four years later to test what effect the behavior had.
Professor Pagani said: “We found children who had better behavior in the kindergarten class were more likely to be involved in sport by age ten. Nevertheless, we found those children who were specifically involved in team sports at kindergarten scored higher by the time they reached the fourth grade.” The researchers believe sporting activities and attention skills go hand in hand. Professor Pagani added: “The results should be encouraging for schools looking to cut childhood obesity rates and low attainment in schools.”
46. What kinds of children may do better in their academic study according to paragraph one
A. Those who join in structured activities.
B. Those who don’t shiver on a cold winter’s day.
C. Those who don’t like school sports.
D. Those who take part in game lessons.
47. What did the researcher focus on in their research
A. The classroom activities. B. The results of the exams.
C. The performance at kindergarten. D. The time spent in classrooms.
48. In the sporting environment, kids are more likely to ______.
A. understand each other better B. follow the rules
C. respect the teachers D. give up
49. What does the third paragraph mainly tell us
A. How scientists carried out the research.
B. Why parents were interviewed by phone.
C. How kids behaved at home or at school.
D. How many sports kids did at school.
50. What can we infer from Prof. Pagani’s words in the last paragraph
A. The research will be of great benefit.
B. It’s necessary for children go to kindergartens.
C. Childhood obesity rates can lead to low attainment.
D. Team sports will be reduced at kindergartens.
D
In today’s motivational literature, failure is often viewed as something to be celebrated. Inspirational speakers are fond of quoting the words of the novelist Samuel Beckett-“Fail again. Fail better.” It seems that disappointments are an essential stepping stone to success, a turning point in our life story that will ultimately end in victory.
However, psychological researches find most of us struggle to handle failure constructively. In other words, we fail to “fail forward”. We find ways to devalue the task at which we failed, and become less motivated to persevere and reach our goals. This phenomenon is known as the “sour-grape effect”, which was discovered by Professor Hallgeir Sjastad.
Sjastad explains that “sour-grape effect” is a self-protective mechanism. “Most of us picture ourselves as competent people, so when external feedback suggests otherwise, it poses a serious threat to that self-image,” he says. “The easiest way out is to deny or explain away the external signal, so we can reduce the inconsistency and preserve a positive sense of self. We do this even without noticing.”
If you have one bad interview for your dream job, you might convince yourself that you don’t really want it at all, and stop applying for similar positions. The same goes if you fail to impress at a sports trial, or if a publisher rejects the first submission of your manuscript. “We tend to explain away our shortcomings and convince ourselves our ‘Plan C’ is actually our ‘Plan A’,” Sjastad says.
It doesn’t mean we should persevere in goals all the time. It can be healthy to change ambitions if the process is no longer making us happy. But the “sour-grape effect may lead us to come to this decision prematurely, rather than hanging on a little and seeing whether we might learn and improve.
Failures are unavoidable. By learning to face the disappointment instead of devaluing its importance and pretending nothing happened, you may find it easier to achieve your goals.
51. Why does the author mention the speech of inspirational speakers in paragraph 1
A. To offer an example to handle failure.
B. To describe a shallow understanding of failure.
C. To introduce a common attitude towards failure.
D. To emphasize the importance of experiencing failure.
52. What can we learn from the paragraph 3 about the “sour-grape effect”
A. It protects us from false feedback. B. It pictures us as competitive people.
C. It poses a severe threat to self-image. D. It denies negative feedback to ourselves.
53. What is the author’s attitude towards failure
A. Short-sighted. B. Wait-and-see. C. Objective. D. Skeptical.
54. What does the underlined word “prematurely” in paragraph 5mean
A. Unhappily. B. Mistakenly. C. Hurriedly. D. Carelessly.
55. Which statement would the author most probably agree with
A. Don’t escape when our self-image is broken.
B. Don’t quit when goals no longer make you happy.
C. Never hesitate to replace “Plan A” with “Plan C”.
D. Never forget to maintain a positive sense of self.
第三部分:写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节：阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容完成下列各题。
Every child has a dream of what they want to be, right When Renee Butts was little, her dream was to become a volunteer firefighter because her father was one. Sadly, when she was 14, her beloved father passed away and she was unable to do volunteer work with him. However, she was determined and never gave up, which makes for a good firefighter.
Now Renee is a member of the Carmel Fire Department, where she is required to be an Emergency Medical Technician. She should also be ready to deal with any emergency, like fighting a fire, dealing with a car accident or helping someone who’s sick. Sometimes she is in the driver’s seat or using the water pump. Renec works nine to eleven days a month on 24-hour shifts. She also has a family to care for, as her husband is also a busy firefighter. Dealing with housework and working so much can show her great determination.
When I asked Renee what the best part of her job is, she replied, “Helping people and the satisfaction of saving lives.” I think that shows signs of being a true hero. She’s always willing to do anything for anyone in need. Renee says that her job is frightening at times, but extremely exciting. “The worst part of my job is that I see death. Actually, sometimes, people die in the accident, for which I was very sorry,” said Renee.
I was inspired by this because I know I would be very scared to do her job and don’t know if I could handle seeing people die. With 140 people in her station, Renee is one of the only three women, but that doesn’t bother her. She says everyone gets a fair shot and they all do the same jobs.
We would never live without people like her who have the courage to risk their lives. Renee’s determination rubs off on me and helps me believe that I can do anything.
56. What’s Renee’s job in the Carmel Fire Department (No more than 5 words)
57. What makes Renee balance between doing housework and working so much (No more than 5 words)
58. Why does the author-think Renee Butts is a true hero (No more than 15 words)
59. How do you understand the underlined part in Paragraph 4 (No more than 5 words)
60. What do you think of Renee Please give your reasons. (No more than 25 words)
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
61. 假设你叫李华，你的澳大利亚朋友 Emily来信谈论了她最喜爱的体育运动，并希望了解你最喜爱的体育运动。请根据以下提示用英语写一封回信。要点如下：
1. 最喜欢的运动是什么；
2. 为什么喜欢这项运动；
3. 运动给你带来什么好处。
注意：
1. 词数 100 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。
提示词：on a weekly basis 以周为单位，one of the most popular sports 最受欢迎的运动之一，play an important role 在……中扮演重要角色，起重要作用 form the habit of 形成……的习惯，build up your body 强身健体。
Dear Emily,
I am so delighted to hear from you. As for my favorite sport, I’d say_________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,
Li Hua2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期中模拟卷（天津专用）
答题卡
姓名：____________________________________________ 准考证号
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非选择题(请在各试题的答题区内作答)2024-2025学年高二上学期期中模拟卷（天津专用）
英语
（考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：130分）
考生注意：
1. 答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔分别填写在试题卷和答题纸规定的位置上。
2. 答题时，请按照答题纸上“注意事项”的要求，在答题纸相应的位置上规范作答，在本试题卷上的作答一律无效。
3. 难度系数：0.65。
4. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. —I heard you visited Chengdu during the National Day holidays. What’s it like
—________ I’d like to stay there forever.
A. It’s really fascinating! B. Hard to say.
C. I couldn’t agree more. D. Oh, come on!
2. I bought my mother a present and wished to give her a surprise on her birthday, but my father____the secret.
A. put away B. put off C. gave away D. gave off
3. I felt excited that I was ________ to meet visitors at the airport.
A. assigned B. suspected C. declined D. detected
4. If you have a good sleep at night, you will feel energetic the next morning, which________will be good for your memory.
A. by contrast B. in brief C. by accident D. in turn
5. Everyone knows that success ______ happens overnight. Just as the saying goes, “Rome was not built in a day.”
A. particularly B. fortunately C. rarely D. usually
6. With three children ________ school, the couple have to work throughout the year in the South.
A. attending B. attended
C. being attended D. to be attended
7. He didn’t ________ what I read because his mind was on something else.
A. take up B. take off C. take in D. take on
8. Several species of giant tortoise ______ the Galapago Islands.
A. are native to B. is native to C. is home to D. are home to
9. While I tend to buy a lot of books, these three were given to me as gifts, _______ might add to the meaning I attach to them.
A. which B. that C. whose D. where
10. I’m so ________ to all those volunteers because they helped my terrible day end happily.
A. special B. superior
C. grateful D. attractive
11. Stephen Curry performed beyond everyone's with his accurate shooting and continuous efforts after selected for the NBA.
A. innovations B. motivations C. moods D. expectations
12. Jane has made __________ progress in Chinese with the teacher's help and her own hard work.
A. distant B. abstract C. remarkable D. primitive
13. During his stay in Xi’an, Jerry tried almost all the local foods his friends ________,
A. would recommend B. had recommended
C. have recommended D. were recommending
14. It’s no use ______ about it. You can’t do anything to change it.
A. worried B. to worry C. worrying D. worry
15. —Sorry to say that I can’t play football with you this afternoon, for I’ll have to prepare for the coming examination.
—________.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,
A. We’re all ears B. Don’t be a wet blanket
C. Don’t pull my leg D. It’s not my cup of tea
1. A
【详解】考查情境交际。句意：——听说你国庆假期去了成都。感觉怎么样 ——那儿很迷人，我真想永远呆在那里。A. It’s really fascinating!很迷人!；B.Hard to say. 很难说；C. I couldn’t agree more.我完全同意；D. Oh, come on!哦,来吧！根据句意可知，“我”对成都之旅印象非常好，故选A。
【点睛】
2. C
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：我给妈妈买了一件礼物，想在她生日时给她一个惊喜，但我爸爸泄露了秘密。A. put away收起来放好；B. put off推迟；C. gave away赠送，泄密；D. gave off发出。根据but前后转折可知，秘密被泄露。故选C项。
3. A
【详解】考查动词词义辨析和被动语态。句意：我被派去机场接客人，感到很兴奋。A. assigned指派，派遣；B. suspected怀疑；C. declined下降，衰退；D. detected查明。根据句意和句中“to meet visitors”可知，我被派去机场接客人，“assign”意为“指派，派遣”，动词词性，符合语境，“I”和“assign”为被动关系，故句子为一般过去时的被动语态，空格处应用“assign”的过去分词“assigned”。故选A项。
4. D
【详解】考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：如果你晚上睡得好，第二天早上你会感到精力充沛，这反过来会对你的记忆力有好处。A. by contrast相反；B. in brief简言之；C. by accident偶然；D. in turn反之。根据“If you have a good sleep at night, you will feel energetic the next morning,”可知，好的睡眠反过来对记忆力有好处。故选D。
5. C
【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：每个人都知道成功很少在一夜之间发生。正如俗话所说：“罗马不是一天建成的。”A. particularly尤其；B. fortunately幸好；C. rarely罕见，很少；D. usually通常。根据后文“happens overnight”指成功很少在一夜之间发生，应用rarely。故选C。
6. A
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：由于三个孩子在上学，这对夫妇不得不在南方工作一年。本句考查with的复合结构，即with+宾语+宾语补足语，此处宾语three children和动词attend之间是主动关系，应用现在分词形式，故选A项。
7. C
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：他没有领会我读的内容，因为他的心思在别的事情上。A. take up拿起；B. take off起飞；C. take in理解，领会；D. take on呈现。根据后文“what I read because his mind was on something else”指领会读的内容，因为他的心思在别的事情上。故选C。
8. A
【详解】考查固定短语。句意：几种巨型龟原产于加拉帕戈群岛。A.are native to原产于（主语为复数）；B.is native to原产于（主语为单数）；C.is home to是......的家园（主语为单数）；D.are home to是......的家园（主语为复数）。根据句意本题选用“原产于”be native to这一短语，分析句子可知，本句的主语是Several species，为复数，所以be动词用are。故选A。
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9. A
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：虽然我倾向于买很多书，但这三本书是作为礼物送给我的，这可能会增加我赋予它们的意义。A.which哪一个，可引导定语从句，指物，作主语或宾语； B.that那，可引导定语从句，指人或物，作主语，宾语或表语； C.whose谁的，可引导定语从句，指人或物，作定语； D.where在哪里，可引导定语从句，指地点，作状语。空格处缺少非限定性定语从句引导词，前面提到的“这三本书是作为礼物送给我的”这件事，在从句中作主语，用which引导。故选A。
10. C
【详解】考查形容词辨析。句意：我非常感激所有的志愿者，因为他们帮我把糟糕的一天变成了愉快的一天。A. special特殊的；B. superior优秀的，比……好的；C. grateful感激的；D. attractive有吸引力的。根据句意可知，根据“they helped...”可知，这里是在向志愿者表达感激之情，故选C。
11. D
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：入选NBA后，斯蒂芬·库里凭借精准的投篮和不断的努力，表现出了超出所有人预期的表现。A. innovations创新；B. motivations动机；C. moods情绪；D. expectations预期。根据“ his accurate shooting and continuous efforts after selected for the NBA.”可知为短语beyond one's expectations，表示“超出预期”。故选D。
12. C
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Jane在老师的帮助和她自己的努力下，中文取得了显著的进步。A. distant 远的；B. abstract 抽象的，深奥的；C. remarkable 显著的，明显的；D. primitive 原始的，粗糙的。由“ with the teacher's help and her own hard work.”可知，在老师的帮助下和自己的努力下，Jane取得的进步应该显著的。故选C项。
13. B
【详解】考查时态。句意：在西安待的那些天，杰瑞几乎尝遍了朋友推荐的所有当地美食。题干中的tried这一动作在过去发生，朋友“推荐”这一动作应该发生在tried之前，即：过去的过去，所以用过去完成时，故选B。
14. C
【详解】考查动词的固定结构。 句意：担心它没用，你做什么多改变不了它。It’s no use doing sth.，意为“做某事没用”。 根据句意，故选C。
15. B
【详解】考查情景交际及习惯表达。句意：——很抱歉，我今天下午不能和你去踢足球了，因为我得准备即将到来的考试。——别扫大家的兴。只工作不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻。A. We’re all ears我们洗耳恭听；B. Don’t be a wet blanket不要扫大家的兴；C. Don’t pull my leg别跟我开玩笑；D. It’s not my cup of tea这不是我的菜。根据“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”可知，后者想让前者一起踢足球，故“不要扫大家的兴”符合语境。故选B。
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A week before Christmas, my grandmother passed away. My boss 16 gave me several days off to go home for the funeral (葬礼) in Nova Scotia. I planned to leave on the 20th so that I could get home 17 to help my mother with both the funeral preparations and the preparations for a very 18 and busy Christmas.
Here, my string (一串) of bad luck began: my plan was 19 by a big storm, and I had to 20 a ferry (渡船) ticket for the 22nd, the last day that the ferry would run. I left as the roads were still 21 , and I was two-thirds of the way through the long drive when my car 22 . I pulled over and found, although I had a 23 tire (轮胎), I didn’t actually know how to 24 it. And it was snowing; I was so anxious that I almost 25 . Just then a car stopped nearby. A lady came out and asked whether I was asking for 26 . I told her I had to go home 27 for my grandmother’s funeral, but I had a flat tire and I would 28 my ferry. After hearing what I said, the lady took out her 29 and quickly helped me put on my tire at no charge! I was filled with 30 . Thanks to her 31 , I was able to catch the very last ferry, 32 me hours of driving.
The woman is a stranger, 33 she tried her best to help me get home — even enough for me to give a hand to my mom and say goodbye to the dead. I’ll never 34 the kind stranger, who made a hard Christmas a lot easier, for both me and my family. I 35 the world is beautiful because there are lots of kind people in it.
16. A. suddenly B. worriedly C. kindly D. proudly
17. A. in peace B. in surprise C. in secret D. in time
18. A. sad B. great C. common D. comfortable
19. A. attracted B. supported C. affected D. recorded
20. A. borrow B. check C. find D. book
21. A. flat B. snowy C. busy D. narrow
22. A. came over B. set out C. broke down D. showed up
23. A. spare B. good C. full D. strong
24. A. pass B. keep C. take D. change
25. A. left B. laughed C. cried D. jumped
26. A. treatment B. help C. time D. money
27. A. hurriedly B. carefully C. quietly D. slowly
28. A. miss B. lose C. build D. notice
29. A. notebook B. bag C. keys D. tools
30. A. confusion B. excitement C. gratitude D. amazement
31. A. happiness B. kindness C. excuse D. answer
32. A. offering B. saving C. promising D. sending
33. A. for B. so C. and D. but
34. A. meet B. forget C. invite D. remember
35. A. believe B. imagine C. decide D. doubt
16. C 17. D 18. A 19. C 20. D 21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. B 32. B 33. D 34. B 35. A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了作者圣诞节前着急回家参加奶奶的葬礼，却在暴风雪的天气里车子抛锚，结果被好心人帮助的故事。
16. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：老板体贴地给了我几天假，让我回家参加在新斯科舍举行的葬礼。A. suddenly突然；B. worriedly忧心忡忡地；C. kindly体贴地；D. proudly骄傲地。根据后文的“gave me several days off to go home for the funeral (葬礼) in Nova Scotia.”可知，老板给了“我”几天假“让”我回家参加葬礼，故老板这种行为很体贴。故选C项。
17. 考查固定短语辨析。句意：我计划在20号离开，这样我就可以及时回家帮助母亲准备葬礼和一个非常悲伤和忙碌的圣诞节。A. in peace和平地；B. in surprise惊讶地；C. in secret秘密地；D. in time及时。根据前文的“gave me several days off to go home for the funeral (葬礼) in Nova Scotia. I planned to leave on the 20th so that I could get home”可知，老板给了我几天假，我需要及时回家帮助母亲准备葬礼。故选D项。
18. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我计划在20号离开，这样我就可以及时回家帮助母亲准备葬礼和一个非常悲伤和忙碌的圣诞节。A. sad悲伤的；B. great伟大的；C. common普通的；D. comfortable舒服的。根据前文的“A week before Christmas, my grandmother passed away.”可知，这是一个非常悲伤和忙碌的圣诞节。故选A项。
19. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这里，我一连串的厄运开始了：我的计划受到了一场大风暴的影响，我不得不预订一张22号的船票，这是渡轮最后一天的运营。A. attracted吸引；B. supported支持；C. affected影响；D. recorded记录。根据前文的“I planned to leave on the 20th”和后文的“by a big storm, and I had to a ferry (渡船) ticket for the 22nd”可知，“我”的计划受到了一场大风暴的影响。故选C项。
20. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这里，我一连串的厄运开始了：我的计划受到了一场大风暴的影响，我不得不预订一张22号的船票，这是渡轮最后一天的运营。A. borrow借款；B. check检查；C. find找到；D. book预订。根据前文的“I planned to leave on the 20th”和后文“a ferry (渡船) ticket for the 22nd”可知，22日还没到，故这是预订的船票。故选D项。
21. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我离开的时候，路还被雪覆盖，我开了很长一段路才走到三分之二的时候，我的车就抛锚了。A. flat平的；B. snowy被雪覆盖的；C. busy忙的；D. narrow狭窄的。根据前文的“Here, my string (一串) of bad luck began: my plan was by a big storm”和后文“And it was snowing”可知，路被雪覆盖。故选B项。
22. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我离开的时候，路上还在下雪，我开了很长一段路才走到三分之二的时候，我的车就抛锚了。A. came over过来；B. set out动身，出发；C. broke down抛锚；D. showed up出现。根据后文的“I pulled over and found, although I had a tire (轮胎), I didn’t actually know how to 9 it.”可知，“我”的车抛锚了。故选C项。
23. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我把车停在路边，发现虽然我有一个备胎，但我不知道怎么换。A. spare备用的；B. good好的；C. full满的；D. strong坚强的。根据后文的“I didn’t actually know how to it. ”和“quickly helped me put on my tire at no charge”可知，“我”不知道怎么换，有人帮忙换了轮胎，所以“我”有一个备胎。故选A项。
24. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我把车停在路边，发现虽然我有一个备胎，但我不知道怎么换。A. pass通过；B. keep保持；C. take拿；D. change改变。根据后文的“the lady took out her and quickly helped me put on my tire at no charge!”可知，有人帮忙换了轮胎，故可知“我”不知道怎么换。故选D项。
25. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：天正在下雪；我急得几乎要哭了。A. left离开；B. laughed笑；C. cried哭；D. jumped跳。根据前文的“I planned to leave on the 20th so that I could get home 2 to help my mother with both the funeral preparations and the preparations for a very and busy Christmas.”和“I was so anxious”可知，“我”需要及时回家帮助母亲准备葬礼和一个非常悲伤和忙碌的圣诞节，而车子抛锚后“我”不会换，可知“我”急得几乎要哭了。故选C项。
26. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：一位女士走了出来，问我是不是在寻求帮助。A. treatment治疗；B. help帮助；C. time时间；D. money钱。根据前文的“I was two-thirds of the way through the long drive when my car 7. I pulled over and found, although I had a tire (轮胎), I didn’t actually know how to 9 it.”和空前的“asking for”可知，这位女士问“我”是不是在寻求帮助。ask for help“寻求帮助”。故选B项。
27. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我告诉她我必须赶紧回家参加我祖母的葬礼，但是我的车胎爆了，我要错过渡船了。A. hurriedly匆忙地；B. carefully小心地；C. quietly安静地；D. slowly慢速地。根据前文的“for my grandmother’s funeral”可知，要回家参加“我”祖母的葬礼，故“我”很匆忙。故选A项。
28. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我告诉她我必须赶紧回家参加我祖母的葬礼，但是我的车胎爆了，我要错过渡船了。A. miss错过；B. lose失去；C. build构建；D. notice注意。根据前文的“I had to a ferry (渡船) ticket for the 22nd, the last day that the ferry would run.”和“but I had a flat tire”可知，“我”的车抛锚，“我”可能错过渡船。故选A项。
29. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：听了我的话，那位女士拿出她的工具，迅速帮我装上轮胎，不收任何费用！A. notebook笔记本；B. bag袋子；C. keys关键；D. tools工具。根据后文的“helped me put on my tire at no charge”可知，换轮胎需要工具，故那位女士拿出她的工具。故选D项。
30. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我心中充满了感激。A. confusion混淆；B. excitement兴奋；C. gratitude感恩；D. amazement惊奇。根据前文的“the lady took out her and quickly helped me put on my tire at no charge!”可知，那位女士免费帮我装上轮胎，不收任何费用，故“我”心中充满了感激。故选C项。
31. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：多亏了她的善良，我才赶上了最后一班渡轮，节省了我开车的几个小时。A. happiness幸福；B. kindness善良；C. excuse借口；D. answer答复。根据前文的“the lady took out her 14 and quickly helped me put on my tire at no charge”可知，那位女士免费帮我装上轮胎，故她很善良。故选B项。
32. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：多亏了她的好意，我才赶上了最后一班渡轮，节省了我开车的几个小时。A. offering提供；B. saving节省；C. promising承诺；D. sending发送。根据前文的“I was able to catch the very last ferry”可知，“我”才赶上了最后一班渡轮，故节省了“我”开车的几个小时。故选B项。
33. 考查连词词义辨析。句意：这个女人是个陌生人，但她尽了最大的努力帮助我回家——甚至足以让我帮助我的妈妈，并向死者告别。A. for为；B. so所以；C. and和；D. but但是。根据前文的“The woman is a stranger”可知，这个女人是个陌生人。根据后文的“she tried her best to help me get home”可知，她尽了最大的努力帮助我回家，故空前的句子和空后的句子为转折关系。故选D项。
34. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我永远不会忘记那个善良的陌生人，她让我和我的家人度过了一个轻松的圣诞节。A. meet满足；B. forget忘记；C. invite邀请；D. remember记得。根据后文的“who made a hard Christmas a lot easier, for both me and my family.”可知，她让我和我的家人度过了一个轻松的圣诞节，故“我”永远不会忘记那个善良的陌生人。故选B项。
35. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我相信世界是美丽的，因为有很多善良的人在（这个世界）。A. believe相信；B. imagine想象；C. decide决定；D. doubt怀疑。根据后文的“because there are lots of kind people in it”可知，因为有很多善良的人在，故“我”相信世界是美丽的。故选A项。
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50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
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS 2020 PHOTO COMPETITION!
Woo-hoo! Get your cameras and smartphones at the ready, because it’s time for this year’s NG KIDS photography competition.
What you need to know
Competition is open only to legal residents (居民) of the UK and Ireland who are between the ages of 7 and 14.
We have THREE categories (类别) in the competition — animals, people and environment (a new category started this year). You can enter as many categories as you like but just ONE photo per category, please!
All photos should be sent through our website. If you’ve not already registered, you or your parent will need to do so at /uk/ photocomp — it will only take a minute to do!
You can submit (提交) ONE photo for each of the three categories. Photos should be in JPEG format, between 1MB and 5MB in size. Enter at /uk/photocomp.
Before you submit your photo, make sure you rename it with your full name and the category you are entering. For example, Joe-Bloggs-Animals. jpg.
Don’t forget to tell us your full name, date of birth and the title of your photo!
The prizes
Our Star Prize is a family holiday in Morocco!
And that’s not all! Each category winner will win a number of prizes too, including an amazing Nikon COOLPIX W150 camera, which is built to go anywhere.
The closing date is 23:59 (GMT) on 21 October 2020. Winners will be notified (通知) before 18 November 2020.
36. How is this year’s competition different from that of last year
A. It has a new category.
B. It lasts about one month longer.
C. It is open to kids from around the world.
D. It will give more than one prize to winners.
37. How many photos can be submitted at most by an applicant
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. five.
38. To successfully enter the competition, one must.
A. be 14 years old or older
B. submit their photos on its website
C. get their parents agreement
D. Give their photos an amazing name.
39. Which of the following is true according to the passage
A. The photos can be submitted on 18 November 2020.
B. All the winners can go for a family holiday in UK.
C. It will take a long time to register.
D. One must rename the photo with full name and the category.
40. Where does this text most probably come from
A. A research plan. B. A science report.
C. A nature magazine. D. A tourist guidebook.
36. A 37. C 38. B 39. D 40. C
【导语】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了2020年国家地理儿童摄影大赛的相关信息。
36. 细节理解题。由What you need to know中第二段的“We have THREE categories (类别) in the competition—animals, people and environment (a new category started this year). (我们在比赛中有三个类别：动物、人和环境，其中环境是今年开始的新类别)”可知，今年大赛与去年不同之处是增加了一个新类别。故选A项。
37. 细节理解题。由What you need to know中第二段的“You can enter as many categories as you like but just ONE photo per category, please! (您可以输入任意多个类别，但每个类别只能输入一张照片！)”和第四段的“You can submit (提交) ONE photo for each of the three categories. (你可以为三个类别中的每一个提交一张照片)”可知，三个类别都可以分别提交一张照片，申请人最多可以提交3张照片。故选C项。
38. 细节理解题。根据What you need to know中第三段的“All photos should be sent through our website. (所有摄影作品都应该通过我们的网站发送)”可知，一个人要想成功参加此次大赛，必须在其网站上提交自己的摄影作品。故选B项。
39. 细节理解题。根据What you need to know中第五段中的“Before you submit your photo, make sure you rename it with your full name and the category you are entering. (在提交照片之前，请确保使用全名和要输入的类别重命名照片)”可知，参赛者必须用全名和类别重命名照片。故选D项。
40. 推理判断题。通读全文，特别是结合文章标题“NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS 2020 PHOTO COMPETITION!”可知，本文主要介绍的是2020 年国家地理儿童摄影大赛的相关信息，而地理属于自然范畴，因此文章最有可能出自于一本自然杂志。故选C项。
B
I remember the day during our first week of class when we were informed about our semester (学期) project of volunteering at a non-profit organization. When the teacher introduced us to the different organizations that needed our help, my last choice was Operation Iraqi Children (OIC). My first impression of the organization was that it was not going to make enough of a difference with the plans I had in mind.
Then, an OIC representative gave us some details, which somewhat interested me. After doing some research, I believed that we could really do something for those kids.When I went online to the OIC website, I saw pictures of the Iraqi children. Their faces were so powerful in sending a message of their despair (绝望) and need that I joined this project without hesitation. We decided to collect as many school supplies as possible, and one kit (一套), one child.
The most rewarding day for our group was project day, when all the efforts we put into collecting the items finally came together. When I saw the various supplies we had collected, it hit me that every kit we were to build that day would eventually be in the hands of an Iraqi child. Over the past four months, I had never imagined how I would feel once our project was completed. While making the kits, I realized that I had lost sight of the true meaning behind it. I had only focused on the fact that it was another school project and one I wanted to get good grade on. When the kits were completed, and ready to be sent overseas, the warm feeling I had was one I would never forget.
In the beginning, I didn’t imagine making a difference in the life of another person. Now that our project is over, I realize that I have affected not only one life, but ten, With our efforts, ten young boys and girls will now be able to further their education.
41. How did the author feel about joining the OIC project in the beginning
A. It would influence his choice.
B. It would not make much difference.
C. It would involve traveling overseas.
D. It would not bring him a good grade.
42. What made the author join the project without hesitation
A. Images of Iraqi children. B. Research by his classmates.
C. A teacher’s introduction. D. A representative's comments.
43. What does the underlined sentence “I realized that I had lost sight of the true meaning behind it.” mean
A. I had lost the chance of joining in the project.
B. I didn’t realize the importance of a good grade.
C. I had lost sight of true rewarding.
D. I didn’t realize the real meaning of the project.
44. The author’s OIC project group would help ten Iraqi children to.
A. become OIC volunteers B. influence other children
C. further their education D. study in foreign countries
45. What can we conclude from this passage
A. One’s potential cannot always be underrated.
B. First impression cannot always be trusted.
C. Actions speak louder than words.
D. He who hesitates is lost.
41. B 42. A 43. D 44. C 45. B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者通过学校的志愿活动帮助了伊拉克的儿童，懂得了志愿活动的真正意义。
41. 细节理解题。根据第一段中“My first impression of the organization was that it was not going to make enough of a difference with the plans I had in mind.”（我对这个组织的第一印象是，它不会对我心中的计划产生足够大的影响。）可知，作者一开始认为加入OIC对生活没有什么影响，故选B。
42. 细节理解题。根据第二段中“When I went online to the OIC website, I saw pictures of the Iraqi children. Their faces were so powerful in sending a message of their despair(绝望) and need that I joined this project without hesitation.”（当我上网访问伊斯兰会议组织的网站时，我看到了伊拉克儿童的照片。他们的表情如此有力地传达出他们的绝望和需要，我毫不犹豫地加入了这个项目。）可知，伊拉克儿童的图片使得作者毫不犹豫地加入了项目，故选A。
43. 词句猜测题。根据第三段中“I had only focused on the fact that it was another school project and one I wanted to get good grade on.”（我只注意到这是学校的另一个项目，我想在这个项目上取得好成绩。）可知，划线句子是“我意识到我已经失去了它背后的真正意义。”，意思为我没有意识到这个项目的真正意义，故选D。
44. 细节理解题。根据第四段中“With our efforts, ten young boys and girls will now be able to further their education.”（在我们的努力下，10名男孩和女孩现在将能够继续接受教育。）可知，作者的伊斯兰会议组织项目小组将帮助10名伊拉克儿童继续学习，故选C。
45. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“In the beginning, I didn’t imagine making a difference in the life of another person. Now that our project is over, I realize that I have affected not only one life, but ten”（一开始，我并没有想过会给另一个人的生活带来改变。现在我们的项目结束了，我意识到我影响的不仅仅是一个人的生命，而是十个。）可知，第一印象不总是可信的，故选B。
C
It will come as no comfort to a child shivering (打哆嗦) on a playing field on a cold winter’s day. But regular organized school sport helps children in their academic studies in years to come. The researchers said other “structured” activities such as music or religious activities were not as beneficial for attention as taking part in a games lesson. The difference in academic ability was noticeable even at age ten, with those who had taken in sports since the start of junior school performing better than those who hadn’t.
The Canadian study looked at children aged six and then ten. Professor Linda Pagani said:“We worked with information provided by parents and teachers to compare kindergarteners’ activities with their classroom activities as they grew up. By the time they reached the fourth grade, kids who played structured sports were clearly better at following instructions and remaining focused in the classroom. There is something special to the sporting environment — perhaps the sense of belonging to a team to a special group with a common goal — that appears to help kids understand the importance of respecting the rules and honoring responsibilities.”
Researchers began studying 2,694 Canadian children around the age of six, with teachers filled in questionnaires about their behavior in school. Meanwhile, the children’s parents were interviewed by phone or in person about their home life. The exercise was the repeated four years later to test what effect the behavior had.
Professor Pagani said: “We found children who had better behavior in the kindergarten class were more likely to be involved in sport by age ten. Nevertheless, we found those children who were specifically involved in team sports at kindergarten scored higher by the time they reached the fourth grade.” The researchers believe sporting activities and attention skills go hand in hand. Professor Pagani added: “The results should be encouraging for schools looking to cut childhood obesity rates and low attainment in schools.”
46. What kinds of children may do better in their academic study according to paragraph one
A. Those who join in structured activities.
B. Those who don’t shiver on a cold winter’s day.
C. Those who don’t like school sports.
D. Those who take part in game lessons.
47. What did the researcher focus on in their research
A. The classroom activities. B. The results of the exams.
C. The performance at kindergarten. D. The time spent in classrooms.
48. In the sporting environment, kids are more likely to ______.
A. understand each other better B. follow the rules
C. respect the teachers D. give up
49. What does the third paragraph mainly tell us
A. How scientists carried out the research.
B. Why parents were interviewed by phone.
C. How kids behaved at home or at school.
D. How many sports kids did at school.
50. What can we infer from Prof. Pagani’s words in the last paragraph
A. The research will be of great benefit.
B. It’s necessary for children go to kindergartens.
C. Childhood obesity rates can lead to low attainment.
D. Team sports will be reduced at kindergartens.
46. D 47. A 48. B 49. A 50. A
【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了研究人员认为体育活动和注意力技巧是密切相关的。参加体育活动的孩子比那些没有参加的孩子表现更好，更善于听从指示，在课堂上保持注意力集中。这似乎有助于孩子们理解遵守规则和履行责任的重要性。
46. 细节理解题。根据第一段“But regular organized school sport helps children in their academic studies in years to come. The researchers said other “structured” activities such as music or religious activities were not as beneficial for attention as taking part in a games lesson.”（但是，定期组织学校体育活动有助于孩子们在未来几年的学业。研究人员称，其他“有组织”的活动，如音乐或宗教活动，对注意力的影响不如上）可知，那些经常参加游戏课的学生，在学术研究上可能做得更好。故选D项。
47. 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Professor Linda Pagani said:“We worked with information provided by parents and teachers to compare kindergarteners’ activities with their classroom activities as they grew up.”（琳达·帕加尼教授说:“我们利用家长和老师提供的信息，将幼儿的活动与他们成长过程中的课堂活动进行了比较。）可知，研究者们在研究中主要是针对成长过程中的课堂活动。故选A项。
48. 细节理解题。根据第二段中“There is something special to the sporting environment—perhaps the sense of belonging to a team to a special group with a common goal—that appears to help kids understand the importance of respecting the rules and honoring responsibilities.”（体育环境中有一些特殊的东西——也许是属于一个具有共同目标的团队或特殊群体的感觉——这似乎有助于孩子们理解遵守规则和履行责任的重要性。）可知，在体育的环境中学生更有可能学会遵守规则。故选B项。
49. 主旨大意题。根据第三段“Researchers began studying 2, 694 Canadian children around the age of six, with teachers filled in questionnaires about their behavior in school. Meanwhile, the children’s parents were interviewed by phone or in person about their home life. The exercise was the repeated four years later to test what effect the behavior had.”（研究人员开始研究2694名6岁左右的加拿大儿童，让老师填写关于他们在学校行为的问卷。与此同时，这些孩子的父母接受了电话或面对面的采访，了解他们的家庭生活。四年后，为了测试这种行为的影响，这个实验又重复了一次。）可知，这段主要讲了研究者们为了获得研究结果，是如何具体开展实施这项研究的。故选A项。
50. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Professor Pagani added: “The results should be encouraging for schools looking to cut childhood obesity rates and low attainment in schools.””（帕加尼教授补充道：“这一结果对那些希望降低儿童肥胖率和低学业成绩的学校来说应该是令人鼓舞的。”）”可知，这项研究非常有益。故选A项。
D
In today’s motivational literature, failure is often viewed as something to be celebrated. Inspirational speakers are fond of quoting the words of the novelist Samuel Beckett-“Fail again. Fail better.” It seems that disappointments are an essential stepping stone to success, a turning point in our life story that will ultimately end in victory.
However, psychological researches find most of us struggle to handle failure constructively. In other words, we fail to “fail forward”. We find ways to devalue the task at which we failed, and become less motivated to persevere and reach our goals. This phenomenon is known as the “sour-grape effect”, which was discovered by Professor Hallgeir Sjastad.
Sjastad explains that “sour-grape effect” is a self-protective mechanism. “Most of us picture ourselves as competent people, so when external feedback suggests otherwise, it poses a serious threat to that self-image,” he says. “The easiest way out is to deny or explain away the external signal, so we can reduce the inconsistency and preserve a positive sense of self. We do this even without noticing.”
If you have one bad interview for your dream job, you might convince yourself that you don’t really want it at all, and stop applying for similar positions. The same goes if you fail to impress at a sports trial, or if a publisher rejects the first submission of your manuscript. “We tend to explain away our shortcomings and convince ourselves our ‘Plan C’ is actually our ‘Plan A’,” Sjastad says.
It doesn’t mean we should persevere in goals all the time. It can be healthy to change ambitions if the process is no longer making us happy. But the “sour-grape effect may lead us to come to this decision prematurely, rather than hanging on a little and seeing whether we might learn and improve.
Failures are unavoidable. By learning to face the disappointment instead of devaluing its importance and pretending nothing happened, you may find it easier to achieve your goals.
51. Why does the author mention the speech of inspirational speakers in paragraph 1
A. To offer an example to handle failure.
B. To describe a shallow understanding of failure.
C. To introduce a common attitude towards failure.
D. To emphasize the importance of experiencing failure.
52. What can we learn from the paragraph 3 about the “sour-grape effect”
A. It protects us from false feedback. B. It pictures us as competitive people.
C. It poses a severe threat to self-image. D. It denies negative feedback to ourselves.
53. What is the author’s attitude towards failure
A. Short-sighted. B. Wait-and-see. C. Objective. D. Skeptical.
54. What does the underlined word “prematurely” in paragraph 5mean
A. Unhappily. B. Mistakenly. C. Hurriedly. D. Carelessly.
55. Which statement would the author most probably agree with
A. Don’t escape when our self-image is broken.
B. Don’t quit when goals no longer make you happy.
C. Never hesitate to replace “Plan A” with “Plan C”.
D. Never forget to maintain a positive sense of self.
51. B 52. D 53. C 54. C 55. A
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章讨论了正确的失败观——失败是不可避免的。作者呼吁大家树立正确的失败观，警惕“酸葡萄效应”，当我们完美的自我形象受到外界负面反馈的影响时，不要逃避，不要贬低自己的价值，要勇敢地面对，从中得到学习和提高。
51. 推理判断题。根据第二段中“However, psychological researches find most of us struggle to handle failure constructively. In other words, we fail to “fail forward”. We find ways to devalue the task at which we failed, and become less motivated to persevere and reach our goals(然而，心理学研究发现，我们大多数人都很难建设性地处理失败。换句话说，我们不能“向前失败”。我们找到了贬低我们失败的任务的方法，变得不那么有动力去坚持和达到我们的目标)”可推知，作者在第一段提出了一个看似正确但实则肤浅的观点，以便后文提出作者自己的见解：仅仅把失败当作一种幸运是肤浅的，而要有建设性地“失败”，从中学习经验，故选B。
52. 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Sjastad explains that “sour-grape effect” is a self-protective mechanism. “Most of us picture ourselves as competent people, so when external feedback suggests otherwise, it poses a serious threat to that self-image,” he says. ( Sjastad 解释说“酸葡萄效应”是一种自我保护机制。“我们大多数人把自己想象成有能力的人，所以当外部反馈表明情况并非如此时，这种自我形象就会受到严重威胁，”他表示。)”可知，“酸葡萄效应”是一种自我保护机制，会否认外界对于我们的负面反馈，故选D。
53. 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“It doesn’t mean we should persevere in goals all the time. It can be healthy to change ambitions if the process is no longer making us happy. (这并不意味着我们应该一直坚持目标。如果这个过程不再让我们感到快乐，那么改变雄心壮志可能是健康的。)”和最后一段“Failures are unavoidable. By learning to face the disappointment instead of devaluing its importance and pretending nothing happened, you may find it easier to achieve your goals.(失败是不可避免的。通过学会面对失望，而不是贬低它的重要性，假装什么都没发生，你可能会发现更容易实现你的目标。)”可知，作者认为失败是不可避免的，有时候我们需要失败，同时要面对失败，由此可推知，作者从正反两方面来对待失败，所以说作者对待失败的态度是客观的，故选C。
54. 词句猜测题。根据划线单词下文“rather than hanging on a little and seeing whether we might learn and improve.(而不是坚持一会儿，看看我们是否可以学习和提高。)”可知，前后是对比关系，即酸葡萄效应可能导致我们过早地做出这个决定，而不是坚持一会儿，看看我们是否可以学习和提高，由此可推知，划线单词prematurely，与hanging on a little意思相反，意为“过早地”，与C项“匆忙地”意思相近，故选C。
55. 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Failures are unavoidable. By learning to face the disappointment instead of devaluing its importance and pretending nothing happened, you may find it easier to achieve your goals.( 失败是不可避免的。通过学会面对失望，而不是贬低它的重要性，假装什么都没发生，你可能会发现更容易实现你的目标。)”可推知，作者通过全文的讨论，呼吁大家树立正确的失败观，警惕“酸葡萄效应”，当我们完美的自我形象受到外界负面反馈的影响时，不要逃避，不要贬低自己的价值，要勇敢地面对，从中得到学习和提高，故作者最有可能同意A项“当我们的自我形象被打破时，不要逃避”，故选A。
第三部分:写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节：阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容完成下列各题。
Every child has a dream of what they want to be, right When Renee Butts was little, her dream was to become a volunteer firefighter because her father was one. Sadly, when she was 14, her beloved father passed away and she was unable to do volunteer work with him. However, she was determined and never gave up, which makes for a good firefighter.
Now Renee is a member of the Carmel Fire Department, where she is required to be an Emergency Medical Technician. She should also be ready to deal with any emergency, like fighting a fire, dealing with a car accident or helping someone who’s sick. Sometimes she is in the driver’s seat or using the water pump. Renec works nine to eleven days a month on 24-hour shifts. She also has a family to care for, as her husband is also a busy firefighter. Dealing with housework and working so much can show her great determination.
When I asked Renee what the best part of her job is, she replied, “Helping people and the satisfaction of saving lives.” I think that shows signs of being a true hero. She’s always willing to do anything for anyone in need. Renee says that her job is frightening at times, but extremely exciting. “The worst part of my job is that I see death. Actually, sometimes, people die in the accident, for which I was very sorry,” said Renee.
I was inspired by this because I know I would be very scared to do her job and don’t know if I could handle seeing people die. With 140 people in her station, Renee is one of the only three women, but that doesn’t bother her. She says everyone gets a fair shot and they all do the same jobs.
We would never live without people like her who have the courage to risk their lives. Renee’s determination rubs off on me and helps me believe that I can do anything.
56. What’s Renee’s job in the Carmel Fire Department (No more than 5 words)
57. What makes Renee balance between doing housework and working so much (No more than 5 words)
58. Why does the author-think Renee Butts is a true hero (No more than 15 words)
59. How do you understand the underlined part in Paragraph 4 (No more than 5 words)
60. What do you think of Renee Please give your reasons. (No more than 25 words)
56. An Emergency Medical Technician. 57. Her determination. 58. Because Renee regards helping people and the satisfaction of saving lives as her mission. 59. Everyone is equal. 60. I think Renee is a real hero, because she is devoted to helping people and saving lives without being scared.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。讲述了一名叫做蕾妮布茨的小女孩，在父亲的影响下而成为一名消防员的故事。
56. 细节理解题。根据第二段“Now Renee is a member of the Carmel Fire Department, where she is required to be an Emergency Medical Technician.（现在蕾妮是卡梅尔消防部门的一员，在那里她被要求成为一名紧急医疗技术员。）”可知，在消防局，蕾妮的职位是一名紧急医疗技术员。故答案为：An Emergency Medical Technician
57. 细节理解题。根据“Dealing with housework and working so much can show her great determination.（处理这么多家务和工作可以显示她的决心。）”可知，是她无比坚定的信心使得她能够很好的处理好工和家庭生活。故答案为：Her determination。
58. 细节理解题。根据“When I asked Renee what the best part of her job is, she replied, “Helping people and the satisfaction of saving lives.” I think that shows signs of being a true hero.（当我问蕾妮她工作中最好的部分是什么时，她回答说:“帮助人们和拯救生命的满足感。”我认为这是成为真正英雄的标志。）”可知，蕾妮对待工作的精神使我觉得她是真正的英雄。故答案为：Because Renee regards helping people and the satisfaction of saving lives as her mission.
59. 词义猜测题。根据“With 140 people in her station, Renee is one of the only three women, but that doesn’t bother her.（在她的职位上有140人，蕾妮是仅有的三个女性之一，但这并不困扰她。）”可知，作为消防员，她的同事大部分都是男性，但在Renee眼里，这份工作没有性别之分。因此她的观点是无论男性女性任何人都是平等的，可以做着同样的工作。故答案为：Everyone is equal.
60. 推理判断题。根据“When I asked Renee what the best part of her job is, she replied, “Helping people and the satisfaction of saving lives.” I think that shows signs of being a true hero. She’s always willing to do anything for anyone in need. Renee says that her job is frightening at times, but extremely exciting. “The worst part of my job is that I see death. Actually, sometimes, people die in the accident, for which I was very sorry,” said Renee.（当我问蕾妮她工作中最好的部分是什么时，她回答说:“帮助人们和拯救生命的满足感。”我认为这是成为真正英雄的标志。她总是愿意为需要帮助的人做任何事。蕾妮说她的工作有时令人害怕，但也非常令人兴奋。“我工作中最糟糕的部分是我能看到死亡。事实上，有时人们会在事故中丧生，对此我非常抱歉。）”以及“（I was inspired by this because I know I would be very scared to do her job and don’t know if I could handle seeing people die.我受到了启发，因为我知道我会非常害怕做她的工作，不知道我是否能承受看着别人死去。）”可知，Renee是一个真正的英雄，把帮助他人为己任，同时她也很勇敢，敢于直面危险和死亡。故答案为：I think Renee is a real hero, because she is devoted to helping people and saving lives without being scared.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
61. 假设你叫李华，你的澳大利亚朋友 Emily来信谈论了她最喜爱的体育运动，并希望了解你最喜爱的体育运动。请根据以下提示用英语写一封回信。要点如下：
1. 最喜欢的运动是什么；
2. 为什么喜欢这项运动；
3. 运动给你带来什么好处。
注意：
1. 词数 100 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。
提示词：on a weekly basis 以周为单位，one of the most popular sports 最受欢迎的运动之一，play an important role 在……中扮演重要角色，起重要作用 form the habit of 形成……的习惯，build up your body 强身健体。
Dear Emily,
I am so delighted to hear from you. As for my favorite sport, I’d say
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,
Li Hua
61. Dear Emily,
I am so delighted to hear from you. As for my favorite sport, I’d say it’s swimming, which is also one of the most popular sports in my hometown.
I was often taken to a pool to practice swimming by my mom on a weekly basis when I was younger. She plays an important role in my swimming practice. Whenever I saw my mom dive into the pool, I couldn’t help following her. The reason why I like swimming so much is that it can help build up your body and form the habit of exercising. What’s more, I become stronger and stronger because of the frequent swimming.
In a word, swimming is good for us. We should try swimming together sometime!
Yours,
Li Hua
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给澳大利亚朋友 Emily写一封回信，介绍自己最喜欢的运动是什么，为什么喜欢这项运动以及运动给自己带来什么好处。
【详解】1.词汇积累
流行的：popular →well-accepted
重要的：important→ significant
形成：form → foster/develop
另外：What’s more → In addition/Besides/ Additionally
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：I was often taken to a pool to practice swimming by my mom on a weekly basis when I was younger. She plays an important role in my swimming practice.
拓展句：I was often taken to a pool to practice swimming by my mom on a weekly basis when I was younger, who plays an important role in my swimming practice.
【点睛】【高分句型1】As for my favorite sport, I’d say it’s swimming, which is also one of the most popular sports in my hometown.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】Whenever I saw my mom dive into the pool, I couldn’t help following her.（运用了Whenever引导时间状语从句）
【高分句型3】The reason why I like swimming so much is that it can help build up your body and form the habit of exercising.（运用了why引导的定语从句和that引导的表语从句）
