A卷答案
1．C 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.C 11．A 12.B 13.C 14.C 15.A 16.C 17.A 18.B 19．A 20.B
语篇解读 本文是一篇应用文。文章讲述了伦敦附近可以游览的乡村保护区和国家公园里的各种自然景观。
21．A [细节理解题。根据The Cairngorms部分中的“The biggest is the Cairngorms in northern Scotland，with some of the country’s highest mountains and the best place for skiing.”可知，如果你想滑雪，你可以去凯恩戈姆山脉。故选A。]
22．C [细节理解题。根据The Lake District部分中的“Children’s writers have found inspiration here too，and the mountains make for excellent walking，with breathtaking views.”和Snowdonia部分中的“If mountain climbing is not your thing，try visiting...”可知，这两个地方都可以爬山。故选C。]
23．D [细节理解题。根据The Giant’s Causeway部分中的“For the strangest coastal scenery of all，cross the Irish Sea to the Giant’s Causeway，a set of basalt(玄武岩) columns formed by volcanic activity sixty million years ago...”可知，巨人堤是火山活动形成的。故选D。]
24．D [段落大意题。根据第二段内容可知，第二段主要讲了P.T.Usha的早年生活。故选D。]
25．B [细节理解题。根据第三段第三句可知，OM Nambiar决定训练P.T.Usha是因为他相信她的运动天赋。故选B。]
26．A [细节理解题。根据倒数第二段内容可知，P.T.Usha是有惊人成就的人。故选A。]
27．C [写作手法题。根据第二段中的“She was born in a poor family in Kerala in 1964.”；第三段中的“She received Rs.250 scholarships from the Government of Kerala in 1976...Usha won six medals at the interstate meet for juniors in 1978...Usha had both the best and a little tough time during the 1984 Olympics.”以及倒数第二段中的“Usha won six medals in the 1985 Jakarta Asian Championships...She won four gold medals in the Asian Games in 1986.”可推知，文章是按照时间顺序展开的。故选C。]
语篇解读 这是一篇说明文，主要介绍了格陵兰岛北部连续几天异常温暖的天气导致冰川快速融化，这种温暖令人担忧。
28．B [推理判断题。由第一段的“Temperatures have been running around—12.2 ℃～15.5 ℃.It is warmer than normal for this time of year”可知，作者通过比较来支持第一段的主题，故选B。]
29．B [细节理解题。由第二段前两句可知，Kutalmis的意思是他很担心变暖，故选B。]
30．D [词义猜测题。由第四段画线单词后文“The weather we are seeing right now is too hot for the ski-equipped planes to land”可知，飞机无法降落的原因是天气太热了，故画线单词所在句意为“高温正在破坏着降落地点”，destabilizing意为“破坏”，故选D。]
31．C [推理判断题。文章主要介绍了格陵兰岛北部连续几天异常温暖的天气导致冰川快速融化，这种温暖令人担忧。文章最后一段讲到“气温如此之高的可能性与全球变暖有关”，由此可推知作者在下一段中可能会呼吁人们保护环境，故选C。]
语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一个研究小组开发了一种芯片——光子芯片，该芯片有可能培训机器学习硬件。
32．A [推理判断题。根据第二段中的“However，though they’ve shown improved heart operations in machine intelligence used for data sort，photonic chips have yet to improve the actual front-end learning and machine training process.”可知，光子芯片有待进一步完善。由此可推断，光子芯片仍有缺陷。故选A。]
33．C [细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Now，researchers have made it possible to speed up the training step itself.”可知，现在研究人员已使加快训练步伐本身成为可能。故选C。]
34．B [观点态度题。根据第五段中的“‘It is a major jump forward for AI hardware speeding-up，’ said Volker J．Sorger，founder of a company.”和第六段中的“Our training on photonic chips will help to reduce this spending.”可知，Volker是支持光子芯片的。故选B。]
35．D [标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了一个研究小组开发了一种芯片——光子芯片，该芯片有可能培训机器学习硬件。故选D。]
语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。一项研究的结果显示，高尔夫球运动对改善心理健康有诸多好处，文章具体介绍了这项运动对培养坦然心态、放松身心、对抗焦虑的帮助，以及受伤风险低的特点。
36．E [根据后文“Therefore，golf teaches us to accept victory and failure equally，which is an excellent state of mind to balance ups and downs of life.”可推知，空处会介绍高尔夫球运动中的输赢问题。E项(你要么打得不好，要么打得好，这自然是不可避免的)符合语境，衔接后文中对待胜利和失败的坦然态度。故选E。]
37．A [根据后文“Spending time in green spaces or bringing nature into your life can benefit your well-being.Getting outdoors has been proved to improve mood and reduce stress and anger.”可推知，空处会提到高尔夫球运动和自然环境的关系。A项(高尔夫球是一项露天运动，被自然包围)符合语境，衔接后文中户外运动对心理健康的好处。故选A。]
38．G [根据后文“Golfers can receive this enough nutrient(营养物) in the body through increased exposure(接触) to sunlight.”可推知，空处会提到这种与高尔夫球运动相关的营养物。G项(维生素D对精神和身体健康同样重要)符合语境，其中的“Vitamin D”就是后文所指的“this enough nutrient”。故选G。]
39．B [根据前文“Playing golf enables us to fight anxiety by maintaining your brain in an active problem-solving mode.”可推知，空处会说明这种积极的解决问题的模式。B项(你必须保持专注，计划动作，表现技巧)符合语境，其中的三个动词短语体现了大脑如何积极地解决问题。故选B。]
40．F [根据前文“Golf is widely recognized as a low-risk sport compared to many other sports.”可推知，空处会说明低风险的原因。F项(关节承受的压力更小，因为可以调整挥杆)符合语境，承接前文，呼应后文的“at your own pace”。故选F。]
语篇解读 这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者练习吉他多年，在完成一次独奏之后领悟到了音乐的真谛和魅力的故事。
41．C [get through通过；clean out彻底清理；reflect on反思；struggle for为……而斗争。根据后文“One of the most powerful memories of my youth was the first day when I truly myself through music and played with feeling.”可知，作者在反思音乐对自己的生活的影响。故选C。]
42．B [behave表现；express表达；teach教；admire钦佩。根据后文“played with feeling”可知，作者是带着感情在演奏音乐，说明作者通过音乐来表达自我。故选B。]
43．B [根据后文“holding my guitar”可知，作者一直在弹吉他，guitar为原词复现。故选B。]
44．C [absolutely绝对地；easily容易地；regularly定期地，经常地；immediately立刻。根据后文“I’d practise my skills over and over again”可知，作者反复练习技巧，这说明作者经常练习弹吉他。故选C。]
45．A [根据后文“I’d practise my skills over and over again”可知，作者关注弹琴的技巧，skills为原词复现。故选A。]
46．D [discussion讨论；argument争论；arrangement安排；performance表演。根据后文“I was performing a piece of music in my room”可知，作者在演奏的过程中对音乐添加了新的、令人兴奋的元素。故选D。]
47．A [fluent流畅的；loud大声的；soft柔软的；positive积极的。根据后文“The solo I played sounded better than before.”可知，作者弹奏的音乐比之前听起来好了很多，这说明作者反复练习音乐就是为了让音乐听起来更加流畅。故选A。]
48．D [damage破坏；demand要求；describe描述；notice注意到。根据下文“At some point，a wave came over me where I wasn’t thinking of any skills at all.”可知，作者在演奏中发现了以前没有注意到的东西。故选D。]
49．C [remember记住；quit放弃；practise练习；avoid避免。根据前文“I was performing a piece of music in my room—something I did quite often”可知，作者在弹奏的这首曲子是自己经常用来练习独奏的曲子。故选C。]
50．B [cheat欺骗；guide引导；doubt怀疑；drop丢下。根据后文“let them be expressed through sound”可知，作者通过音乐的引导来表达自己的感受。故选B。]
51．C [根据前文“This solo was my real moment of expressing myself”可知，这首独奏是表达自我的真实瞬间，由此推断出作者的这首独奏是发自内心的表达。故选C。]
52．A [根据常识可知，音乐是由音符连接而成的，note音符，符合句意。故选A。]
53．A [emotion情绪，情感；survival生存；addiction上瘾；language语言。根据后文“It is a communicator of feeling.”可知，音乐是情感的交流者，由此推断出音乐是情绪的表达。故选A。]
54．D [watch观看；break破坏；drive驾驶；flow流动。根据前文“It is a communicator of feeling.”可知，音乐是情感的交流者，说明作者感觉自己的情感从身上涌现出来了。故选D。]
55．B [gain增加；sense感觉；word消息；pity同情。根据后文“of respect.I finally knew what music was all about”可知，作者领悟到了音乐的真谛，对吉他有一种尊敬感。故选B。]
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。作者在去拜访老朋友的路上，遇到一个汽车电池没电的人，这个人曾请求四个人帮助他，却没成功，最后是作者停车帮助了他，作者因为帮助了这个人而感到高兴。
56．sunny [考查词性转换。分析句子可知，空格处在句中作定语修饰名词afternoon，所以要用形容词sunny。]
57．which [考查定语从句。分析句子可知，此处为非限制性定语从句，the car为先行词，且the car在从句中作主语，指物，因此要用which引导。]
58．but/while [考查连词。分析句子可知，前后两分句是转折关系，故可填but/while。]
59．standing [考查非谓语动词。修饰man，指“站在外面的人”，man和stand之间为主谓关系，故用现在分词表主动。]
60．refused [考查非谓语动词。分析句子可知，此处是非谓语动词。his request和refuse之间是动宾关系，故用过去分词作宾补。]
61．a [考查冠词。do sb. a favour为固定搭配，意为“帮某人一个忙”，故填a。]
62．tools [考查名词的复数。tool为可数名词，根据语境可知，作者没有任何工具，此处表示复数意义，故填tools。]
63．to do [考查非谓语动词。need to do sth.为固定搭配，意为“需要做某事”，因此填to do。]
64．his [考查代词。分析句子可知，空格处在本句中作定语，修饰名词way，所以要用形容词性物主代词his。]
65．simply [考查词性转换。根据句意可知，此处表示“仅仅，只”，修饰动词took，故用副词simply。]
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第二节 参考范文
“Was this for real We need an Aussiedoodle！” I said.After getting Mary’s number，I flew into the house and caught her.On the phone，Mary shared with us how her dog had helped her kids while Andy and I listened with increasingly excitement and hope.Yet I had to ask Mary to keep one dog for us until we got enough money.To our great surprise，Mary offered to give us one for free，saying she knew exactly what the dog meant to us.Her generosity brought tears to our eyes.
Then Andy and I drove to Mary’s home，and picked a dog called Berry.Berry ran around Wesley like an energetic black ball.Wesley was obviously amused when Berry licked his hand friendly.And his eyes lit up when Berry didn’t reject his hug.From that day on，nobody could tear them apart.When they were outdoors，people often came to Wesley with questions about his cute companion.Slowly but surely，I witnessed my boy，who used to shut his door to others，becoming more social and more cheerful.Everyone knew it was Berry who helped open the door.衡阳县四中2025年上学期高一创新实验班期中测试英语卷
时量 120分钟 满分 150分
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What does the man want to know
A．Susan’s plan. B．The Duce’s address. C．A reservation phone number.
2．What will the man do today
A．See a doctor. B．Stay in bed. C．Go to work.
3．Where is Lisa going this afternoon
A．The bookstore. B．The café. C．Her cousin’s home.
4．How long does it usually take John to finish a book
A．A week. B．Two weeks. C．A month.
5．What are the speakers talking about
A．A difficult question. B．A wrong answer. C．An exam.
第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．Why did the Browns come just now
A．To ask about a piano class.
B．To make an invitation.
C．To attend a party.
7．Who is Mrs Johnson probably
A．A neighbor. B．A teacher. C．A doctor.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．What will the weather be like tomorrow
A．Sunny. B．Cloudy. C．Rainy.
9．Where will the speakers take the kids
A．Rock Wall. B．Cliffhanger Climbing. C．Edge Climbing Center.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．When did Christopher get back
A．At around 3：30 pm. B．At around 4：00 pm. C．At around 4：30 pm.
11．How did Christopher help the car owner
A．By fetching his car key.
B．By making a call for him.
C．By lending him his bike.
12．What will Christopher do next
A．Have a rest. B．Take a shower. C．Ride a bike.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．What was Henry doing when the accident happened
A．Playing toys. B．Calling his friend. C．Playing the guitar.
14．When did Henry notice Mike’s situation
A．When Mike was crying.
B．When Mike was turning purple.
C．When Mike was fighting for breath.
15．What did Henry do to save Mike
A．He performed first-aid skills.
B．He went to find his father.
C．He took him to hospital.
16．What’s the most probable relationship between the speakers
A．Classmates. B．Doctor and patient. C．Teacher and student.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What is the dog’s name in the movie
A．Bella. B．Michelle. C．Melissa.
18．Why does the dog run away
A．She cannot live in Denver.
B．She wants to return to Lucas.
C．She is badly treated by Lucas’ girlfriend.
19．When did the speaker watch the movie
A．On January 18th. B．On January 12th. C．On January 10th.
20．What does the speaker think of the movie
A．Dull. B．Great. C．Scary.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
There is a huge variety of landscape a few hours away from London，in anyone of Britain’s largest areas of protected countryside，and its national parks.
The Cairngorms
The biggest is the Cairngorms in northern Scotland，with some of the country’s highest mountains and the best place for skiing.Pony-trekking，climbing and fishing are also popular，along with Scotland’s national game，golf.Wildlife enthusiasts are well rewarded—this is the home of the red deer，red squirrel and golden eagle.
The Lake District
Over the border in England is the Lake District，originally made famous by local Romantic poet William Wordsworth two hundred years ago.People have been traveling here since 1847 when a railway was built to its biggest lake，Windermere.Children’s writers have found inspiration here too，and the mountains make for excellent walking，with breathtaking views.
Snowdonia
Wales also has its fair share of impressive landscape—Snowdonia was one of the first national parks to be created，in 1951.You will find the road signs in two languages and hear Welsh spoken in the local shops.If mountain climbing is not your thing，try visiting a castle built by a 13th-century prince，or check out the nearby beaches.
The Giant’s Causeway
For the strangest coastal scenery of all，cross the Irish Sea to the Giant’s Causeway，a set of basalt(玄武岩) columns formed by volcanic activity sixty million years ago—or，as legend has it，built by warrior giant Finn McCool to walk from Northern Ireland to fight his enemy in Scotland.The stone “steps” are not complete because the giant fell asleep.
21．Of all the places mentioned，where can you go skiing
A．The Cairngorms. B．The Lake District.
C．Snowdonia. D．The Giant’s Causeway.
22．What similarity do the Lake Distrct and Snowdonia share
A．They have old and historic castles.
B．Local poets made them well-known.
C．Travellers can enjoy climbing mountains.
D．Visitors began to travel there in the 19th century.
23．How was The Giant’s Causeway developed
A．By warrior giant Finn McCool. B．By the stone steps.
C．By the Irish people. D．By volcanic activity.
B
P．T.Usha is an Indian athlete.Her success story is an inspiration to women all across the world.
She was born in a poor family in Kerala in 1964.She was unable to enjoy her childhood because of her family’s poverty.Usha was always interested in sports and took part in a variety of contests from a young age.She easily defeated the school champion，who was three years older than her，in a school race.
She received Rs.250 scholarships from the Government of Kerala in 1976.Later coach OM Nambiar gave her an award in a match event.In an interview，he stated that he felt she had the ability to be a great short-distance runner so he began coaching Usha.She won a variety of medals in the sports contests she competed in under his guidance.Usha won six medals at the interstate meet for juniors in 1978.She won 14 medals at the Kerala State College Meet.Usha had both the best and a little tough time during the 1984 Olympics.
At the games，she established new Commonwealth marks by running 56.81 seconds in the heats and 55.54 seconds in the semi-finals，and she advanced to the final.She finished fourth in the final with a time of 55.42 seconds.She was just 0.01 second slower than the bronze model.
Usha won six medals in the 1985 Jakarta Asian Championships，five gold and one bronze.She established a record for the most gold medals won at a single event in the championships’ history.She won four gold medals in the Asian Games in 1986.She became the first woman president of Indian Olympic Association.
P．T.Usha’s sporting career and moments of glory are imprinted in the minds of many people.P.T.Usha is still an inspiration to female athletes all over the world.
24．What does the paragraph 2 mainly talk about
A．P.T.Usha’s family. B．P.T.Usha’s success.
C．P.T.Usha’s education. D．P.T.Usha’s early life.
25．Why did OM Nambiar decide to train P．T.Usha
A．He was requested by her. B．He believed her athletic talent.
C．He wanted to achieve his dream. D．He wanted to help her earn money.
26．What kind of person is P．T.Usha
A．A person with amazing achievements.
B．A person who sets an example to males.
C．A person bringing hopes to the world.
D．A person who is very interested in swimming.
27．How is the text developed
A．By following space order. B．By making comparisons.
C．By following time order. D．By listing reasons.
C
Several days of unusual warm weather in northern Greenland have caused rapid melting(融化)．“Temperatures have been running around—12.2 ℃～15.5 ℃.It is warmer than normal for this time of year，” scientists said.The amount of ice that melted in Greenland between July 15 and July 17 alone—6 billion tons of water per day—would be enough to fill 7.2 million Olympic-sized swimming pools，according to the report from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.Put another way，it was enough to cover the whole state of West Virginia with a foot of water.
For the scientists out on the ice sheet(冰盖)，the warmth has been alarming.“It really makes me anxious，” said Kutalmis Saylam，a scientist who is now working in Greenland.“Yesterday，we could hang about in our T-shirts，which was not really expected.Since Greenland holds enough ice，sea level would rise by 7.5 meters around the world if ice all melted.”
In 2020，scientists found that Greenland’s ice sheet had melted beyond the point of no return.“No efforts to prevent global warming can stop it from finally breaking into small parts，” said researchers.
Aslak Grinsted，a climate scientist，said that they were trying to get flights into the camp so they could ship out the ice cores(冰芯) they had recently collected.But the warmth is destabilizing the landing site.“The weather we are seeing right now is too hot for the ski-equipped planes to land，” Grinsted said.“So we store the ice cores in large caves we have made into the snow to protect it from the heat of the summer.” Scientists made use of the abnormal warmth while they were waiting，playing volleyball in their shorts on an ice sheet at the top of the world.
Grinsted referred to the temperatures as a heat wave，and noted that the possibility of temperatures getting this hot was clearly connected to global warming.
28．How does the author support the topic of paragraph 1
A．By exploring reasons. B．By making comparisons.
C．By designing the numbers. D．By doing some experiments.
29．What did Kutalmis mean in paragraph 2
A．He disliked wearing a T-shirt. B．He was worried about the warmth.
C．He was deeply impressed by the ice. D．He was thirsty for enjoying the sea view.
30．What does the underlined word “destabilizing” mean in paragraph 4
A．Quitting. B．Improving. C．Sheltering. D．Destroying.
31．What will the author probably do in the following paragraph
A．Recommend visiting Greenland.
B．Describe how to ship out the ice cores.
C．Call on people to protect the environment.
D．Plan to organize a sports meeting on ice.
D
An optical(光存储的) chip has been developed by a multi-institution research group that has the potential to train machine learning hardware.
Training of modern-day artificial intelligence(AI) systems costs several million dollars in electric power and requires supercomputer-like equipment.This increasing AI desire leaves an ever-widening difference between computer hardware and demand for AI.Simply，photonic chips(光子芯片) have become a possible solution to deliver higher computing performance.However，though they’ve shown improved heart operations in machine intelligence used for data sort，photonic chips have yet to improve the actual front-end learning and machine training process.
Machine learning is a two-step procedure.First，data is used to train the system and then other data is used to test the performance of the AI system.A team of researchers from several universities set out to do just that.After one training step，the team observed a mistake and reset the hardware for a second training cycle followed by additional training cycles until an enough AI performance was reached.Thus far，photonic chips have only shown an ability to sort and conclude information from data.Now，researchers have made it possible to speed up the training step itself.
This added AI ability is part of a larger effort around photonic tensor cores(张量核心) and other electronic-photonic application-specific combined circuits that use photonic chip producing for machine learning and AI applications.
“This novel hardware will speed up the training of machine learning systems and make the best of what both photonics and electronic chips have to offer.It is a major jump forward for AI hardware speeding-up，” said Volker J．Sorger，founder of a company.
“The training of AI systems costs a great deal of energy and carbon footprint.For example，a single AI transformer takes about five times as much CO2 in electricity as a gasoline car spends in its lifetime.Our training on photonic chips will help to reduce this spending.”
32．What can we infer about photonic chips from paragraph 2
A．They still have failings. B．They can soon be widely used.
C．They are beyond spending on AI. D．They can provide more electric power.
33．What do the researchers from several universities suggest
A．Machine learning has two steps.
B．Mistakes are unavoidable in research.
C．Speeding up the training step is possible.
D．Photonic chips cannot sort information.
34．What is Volker’s attitude to photonic chips
A．Careless. B．Favourable. C．Doubtful. D．Negative.
35．What is the best title for the text
A．Slowing up AI’s Training
B．Reducing Machine Learning Spending
C．Photonic Chips to Reduce the Cost of Computers
D．Photonic Chips to Train Machine Learning Hardware
第二节 (共5小题；每小题 2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The relation between golf and improved mental health is strong enough for golf activists to be used as a form of treatment in a 2022 study.The results indicate that mental health benefits from playing the game.
Golf is a difficult sport，with expert timing，flexibility，speed，technique and balance required as you swing a bat around 80—110 mph(miles per hour)． 36 Therefore，golf teaches us to accept victory and failure equally，which is an excellent state of mind to balance ups and downs of life.
37 You can turn off your tech and concentrate on a task.It can provide a sense of calm and clearness.Spending time in green spaces or bringing nature into your life can benefit your well-being.Getting outdoors has been proved to improve mood and reduce stress and anger. 38 Golfers can receive this enough nutrient(营养物) in the body through increased exposure(接触) to sunlight.
Playing golf enables us to fight anxiety by maintaining your brain in an active problem-solving mode. 39 By keeping your brain active and in “thinking” mode，you can focus more on the game and less on the things that may concern you.Playing golf can give off the “feel good” endorphin(内啡肽) that can fight anxiety and low spirits.
Golf is widely recognized as a low-risk sport compared to many other sports. 40 The games can be played at your own pace and for longer periods of time，which is a unique feature of golf.The chances of a sports injury are certainly lower in comparison with other sports like basketball or badminton.
A．Golf is an open-air sport that is surrounded by nature.
B．You’ve to keep focused，plan moves and perform tricks.
C．Golf is shining a light on social impacts and physical health.
D．Playing sports with other people helps improve your social skills.
E．It’s naturally unavoidable that you will hit either poor shots or good.
F．There’s less stress on the joints(关节) as the swings can be adjusted.
G．Vitamin D is equally significant for both mental and physical wellness.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I settled into a new environment in Sydney in 1985.Since then，I’ve been 41 the effect of music on my life.One of the most powerful memories of my youth was the first day when I truly 42 myself through music and played with feeling.
I’d been playing the 43 for years，studying with a man named Rick from my hometown and practising 44 .In those early years，I always focused on 45 and added new，exciting factors to my 46 .I’d practise my skills over and over again until they started to sound 47 .
Then one day，I found something that I didn’t 48 in my musical experience before.I was performing a piece of music in my room—something I did quite often to 49 soloing(独奏)．At some point，a wave came over me where I wasn’t thinking of any skills at all.Instead，I 50 my feelings through the music and let them be expressed through sound.The solo I played sounded better than before.This solo was my real moment of expressing myself from my 51 .
I realized for the first time that music was more than 52 connected together.Music is a channel(渠道) for 53 .It’s a communicator of feeling.I felt my own feelings 54 out of me for the first time.It was pure magic.I remember sitting on the floor after it，holding my guitar with a 55 of respect.I finally knew what music was all about.
41．A.getting through B．cleaning out C．reflecting on D．struggling for
42．A.behaved B．expressed C．taught D．admired
43．A.violin B．guitar C．piano D．drum
44．A.absolutely B．easily C．regularly D．immediately
45．A.skills B．characters C．time D．equipment
46．A.discussion B．argument C．arrangement D．performance
47．A.fluent B．loud C．soft D．positive
48．A.damage B．demand C．describe D．notice
49．A.remember B．quit C．practise D．avoid
50．A.cheated B．guided C．doubted D．dropped
51．A.decision B．smile C．heart D．face
52．A.notes B．styles C．goals D．topics
53．A.emotion B．survival C．addiction D．language
54．A.watch B．break C．drive D．flow
55．A.gain B．sense C．word D．pity
第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
I went to visit an old friend of mine one 56. (sun) afternoon last week.I sat in the car,57. followed long lines of cars.Finally，all cars started moving 58._________ one stayed still.
When I also drove forward，a man 59. (stand) outside the car was talking to each driver as they drove past.With his request 60. (refuse) by these drivers，he kept asking.As I moved on，he also stopped me and asked whether I would do him 61.________ favour to start his car as his battery had died，and he didn’t want to call his wife.
I told the man that I didn’t have any 62. (tool)，but he said he did，and that all I needed 63. (do) was open the hood(引擎盖)．After a few moments he was on 64.________ (he) way again.He thanked me for helping him as he had asked four persons before and they told him no.
It 65. (simple) took a few minutes to help and I was glad that I stopped.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
假定你是李华，你校将举办一场英语演讲比赛，主题为“The Power of Language”。请你写一封电子邮件，邀请你的外教Mr.Smith担任评委。内容包括：
1 介绍比赛相关信息；
2 发出邀请并阐述理由。
注意：
1 写作词数为80个左右；
2 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答
Dear Mr.Smith，
I hope this email finds you well.
Best regards,
LiHua
第二节 (满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I’m a talker—I have a habit of talking to every person I see—but that afternoon in March 2015，I sat beside my husband Andy on the 45-minute drive home from the Marcus Autism Center without saying a word.My two-and-a-half-year-old son Wesley had just been diagnosed(诊断) with autism spectrum disorder(自闭症谱系障碍)．
I’d been given instructions and suggestions and told to sign up for classes，but I knew we could never afford any.Out of everything the specialists had said，the only word I could remember was socialization—key for Wesley to develop social skills.In the car，I tried hard to come up with ways to make his world more social.Then the strangest idea came to mind，so strange that I blurted(脱口而出) it out.“We need a dog！”
Andy looked at me as if I were crazy.“What are you talking about，Rachel You don’t ever really like dogs.” That was true.I had had bad experiences with dogs growing up.“And how are we going to afford a dog right now？” Yes，another big question.But somehow I couldn’t shake the idea.
A couple of weeks later，I was outside playing with Wesley，when a new neighbor walked over with a black curly-coated dog.When we were chatting，her medium-sized dog ran and jumped playfully between the boys.He was so gentle；he didn’t jump on people the way I’d seen a lot of dogs do.I watched，amazed.It was as if he knew exactly how careful to be with each of them.
“What breed(品种) is he？” I asked.“He’s an Aussiedoodle(贵宾澳牧)，” she said proudly.Then she continued，“He was bred(培育) by a woman called Mary，who has three autistic(自闭症的) sons.She found that Aussiedoodles work perfectly as service dogs.I can give you her phone number if you want one.”
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
“Was this for real We need an Aussiedoodle！” I said.
Then Andy and I drove to Mary’s home，and picked a dog called Berry.
