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白城市实验高级中学2023-2024学年高二下学期7月期末英语试卷 第一节 听力(共18小题) 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Who wants to borrow the book? A. David. B. Alice. C. Jane. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the man’s work require him to do? A. Work at night. B. Travel a lot. C. Work on the weekend. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the man do? A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. A student. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 4. Who does James buy a gift for? A. His father. B. His sister. C. His roommate. 5. What does James think of choosing a gift? A. Interesting. B. Difficult. C. Easy. 6. What is the most important for a gift according to Linda? A. Impressive. B. Decorative. C. Practical. 7. How does James choose the colour in Linda’s opinion? A. By referring to the receiver’s last backpack. B. By choosing the most popular colour. C. By asking the receiver’s advice. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. Who is included in the Family Membership? A. Four people of any age. B. Two adults and two children. C. Two adults and any four children. 9. How much does the Family Plus Membership cost per year? A. $120. B. $160. C. $180. 10. Which membership might the man prefer? A. The Basic Membership. B. The Family Membership. C. The Family Plus Membership. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. Why does the woman make the call? A. To order a lunch. B. To report the wrong delivery. C. To know some food information. 12. What did the woman receive? A. The children’s party special. B. The lunch special for ten. C. The adult’s party special. 13. What does the woman want the man to do? A. Change the order. B. Check the order. C. Return her money. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. Where did the man spend his childhood? A. On a farm. B. In a small town. C. In a city. 15. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The man’s life. B. The man’s favorite animals. C. The woman’s future plan. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 16. Why is every customer given a clock? A. To keep time when reading a novel. B. To pay by the minute when leaving. C. To remind himself to make full use of time. 17. What is Meetin’s coffee shop good for? A. Creative inspiration. B. Saving money. C. Socializing. 18. What is the passage mainly about? A. A new type of coffee shops. B. The importance of social media. C. The popularity of coffee shops in Russia. 第二节 阅读理解(共15小题) A “Wow, this carrot is shaped like a spaceship!” As a child, I’d always been drawn to strangely shaped vegetables in the produce aisle: horseshoe eggplants, flat bell peppers, three-legged carrots...but as time passed, TV ads and perfect supermarket displays taught me that tomatoes should always be perfectly round, carrots straight and apples bright red. I was taught that what looked nice must taste nice. Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) acts much like Vogue and Cosmopolitan, setting unrealistic beauty expectations on how produce ought to look, down to the exact color, shape and size. But appearance is a poor indicator of flavor, nutritional value and even freshness. Food stylists in TV ads have conditioned us to see pretty as delicious and nutritious. However, Linda Hagen, a professor of consumer behavior from the University of Southem Califomia, denies the connection between beauty and nutrition, explaining that it is just another marketing strategy used by food companies to increase sales. In the United States alone, an estimated six billion pounds of ugly produce is left unharvested, unsold and uneaten every year. That’s enough food to feed three million people for a whole year! The discarding of imperfect produce is not just wasteful; it also contributes significantly to climate change. Rotting produce creates large amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas 28 times more effective than carbon dioxide. When supermarkets toss away an ill-shaped tomato, they are also tossing away all of the fertilizer, water and energy that went into growing, storing and transporting that tomato. I’ve decided to take this issue into my own hands. Working with local farms, markets, meal centers and food banks, I have rescued over 4, 500 pounds of edible, nutritious, often organic, ugly produce in my city. However, helping can be a lot easier than driving from farm to farm every weekend. 19. How does the writer find the USDA? A. Inactive. B. Invaluable. C Inaccessible. D. Irresponsible. 20. What is Prof. Linda Hagen’s attitude towards the outside beauty of produce？ A. It reflects the inside value of produce. B. It’s a reasonable marketing strategy. C. It’s by no means connected with nutrition. D. It indicates flavor, nutrition and freshness. 21. What will be talked about next? A. Some simple ways to rescue ugly produce. B Some other countries that waste produce. C. Some stories of the writer visiting farms. D. Some new discoveries by food professionals. B Between 1910 and 1970 the Australian government took 100,000 Aboriginal (原住民的) children away from their homes. These children, known as the Stolen Generation,were often under five years of age. They were taken away from their families because the government did not believe in the future of the Aborigines. It was assumed that the Aboriginal way of life would die out in a matter of years and that it would be better to bring the children to white families. Many methods were used to separate Aboriginal babies and children from their families. Children were simply taken away by government officials and later told that they were orphans. Mothers often were given documents to sign. They could not read or write and they were told it was some kind of vaccination (疫苗接种) programme. Others were taken to hospitals and never seen by their families again. In most cases rich white families were given money to bring them up. Some went to orphanages or church missions. In 1995, an investigation was started to bring more truth to the topic. The government, however, did not apologise to the victims. The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was the first Australian politician to make a formal apology to the Aborigines in 2008. However, he also said that the government would not give any money to the victims. He claimed that it was in the interests of government to raise the children in the best way. Up to now only one member of Australia’s Stolen Generation has received money from the government. Bruce Trevorrow was taken to hospital on Christmas Day in 1957. His father never saw him again and the government sent him to a white family. He came back to his mother when he was ten years old. In his further life he suffered from depression and turned to alcohol. In 1998, he went to court and succeeded in getting about 500,000 dollars from the Australian government as a form of compensation (赔偿). There are many others in Australia who have suffered the same fate. Organisations are being set up to work for the rights of the Aborigines and to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again. 22. Why were aboriginal children taken away from their homes? A They were orphans. B. Their family were too poor to support them. C. The government thought the Aboriginal way of life would die out. D. Many white families wanted to give these children better education. 23. What can be inferred according to the text? A. The government cheated the Aboriginal mothers of their children. B. The Aboriginal mothers were willing to let their children go. C. The Aboriginal mothers were also worried about their children’s future. D. All the Aboriginal children were sent to the white families. 24. What can we learn about Kevin Rudd from Paragraph 3? A. He ordered to carry out an investigation into the topic. B. He was the first to give money to the aboriginal victims. C. He didn’t apologise to the Aboriginal victims. D. He tried to defend the decisions of the government. 25. What do we know about Bruce Trevorrow from Paragraph 4? A. He didn’t want to return to his own family. B. He escaped from the white family at the age of ten. C. He has received the government’s compensation. D. He was taken good care of in the white family. C The low percentage of women in science ，technology，engineering，and mathematics(STEM) careers is often attributed (归因于) to men being believed to be better at the sort of thinking those fields require. Though studies have debunked the view,they have largely been based on results acquired from various several standardized tests. Now, researchers from Pennsylvania' S Carnegie Mellon University have found evidence that is hard to overlook; MRI (磁共振成像) proves that young girls and boys use the same mechanisms and networks in the brain to solve math problems. The groundbreaking study to evaluate the biological gender differences in the math talent of young children was led by the university' s professor of neuroscience, Jessica Cantlon. For their study ,the team selected 104 young children, between 3 and 10 years old, divided almost equally by gender. The scientists used a functional MRI to observe their brain activity as they engaged in math tasks. These included watching age appropriate educational videos and doing math exercises such as counting and addition,as well as reading for comparison. “We looked at which areas of the brain respond more strongly to mathematics content in the videos and tasks, compared to non math content like reading or the alphabet, Cantlon said.“When we do that in lite girls, we see a particular network of the brain respond,and when we do that same analysis in boys, we see the exact same regions.” So why do girls and young women tend to avoid math and STEM careers in general? Cantlon thinks it may be rooted in social and cultural conventions. Previous studies have indicated that parents tend to spend more time with young boys in play that inspire spatial cognition (空间认知)-such as toys that involve learning number skills and shapes and solving puzzles. Educators were also observed to spend more time with boys during math class. 26. What does the underlined word“debunked” in paragraph 1 mean? A. Disproved. B. Supported. C. Confirmed. D. Overlooked. 27. What does paragraph 2 mainly focus on? A. The purpose of the research. B. The process of the research. C. The participants of the research. D. The findings of the research. 28. What contributes to the lack of women in STEM careers? A. Mental capacity. B. Gender difference. C. Traditional prejudice. D. Family background. 29. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. MRI- A Great Helper in Research B. Toys- Boosters for STEM Potential C. Boys and Girls: Equally Talented in Math D. STEM Careers: Calling for More w omen D Great whites, the largest predatory(捕食性的)sharks in the world with the most fatal attacks on humans, are tough to imagine as newborn babies. That is partially because no one has seen one in the wild, it seems, until now. Wildlife filmmaker Carlos Gauna and UC Riverside biology doctoral student Phillip Sternes were scanning the waters for sharks on July 9, 2023, near Santa Barbara on California’s central coast. That day, something exciting appeared on the viewfinder of Gauna’s drone camera. It was a shark pup(幼崽)unlike any they’d ever seen. “We enlarged the images, put them in slow motion, and realized the white layer was being shed(脱落)from the body as it was swimming,” Sternes said. “I believe it was a newborn white shark shedding its embryonic layer.” These observations are documented in a new paper in the Environmental Biology of Fishes journal. What Gauna and Sternes observed could help solve the longstanding mystery of great white birthing habits. This may well be the first evidence we have of a pup in the wild. Great whites, referred to only as white sharks by scientists, are gray on the top and white on the bottom. But this roughly 5-foot-long shark was pure white. Though the paper authors acknowledge it is possible that the white layer the shark shed could have been a skin condition, the two believe what they saw was in fact a newborn great white. First, great white females give birth to live pups. A second reason is the presence of large, likely pregnant great whites in this location. Finally, this location off the coast of central California has long been proposed as a birthing location for great whites. Many scholars believe great whites are born farther out at sea. Great whites are listed as an international endangered species. “Further research is needed to confirm these waters are indeed a great white breeding ground. But if it does, we would want lawmakers to step in and protect these waters to help white sharks keep thriving,” Sternes said. 30. What do we know about what appeared on Carlo s Gauna’s camera? A. It is rare in the world. B. It is tough to identify. C. It is not open to the public. D. It is unbelievable to scientists. 31. What does the white shark pup look like? A. Pure gray. B. White only on the bottom. C. Gray on the top. D. Pure white. 32 What is paragraph 5 mainly about? A. How great white females give birth to pups. B. How the authors prove they saw a baby shark. C. Why the authors believe they saw a newborn shark pup. D. Why the authors think the white layer is a skin condition. 33. What does Sternes hope for if their assumption is confirmed? A. Helping white sharks to stop breeding. B. Using laws to protect shark pups and their habitats. C. Listing white sharks as endangered species. D. Further study to confirm white sharks breeding waters. 第三节 七选五(共5小题) A science teacher's job is teaching science to his students. A person who decides to become a science teacher may have many career choices available to him. He may decide to work in a primary to teach a range of subjects, including science. ___34___ Some even choose to earn advanced degrees that allow them to work as college professors. ___35___ They may cover such basic science subjects as biology, chemistry, physics and earth science as well as a full range of other subjects. The subjects a science teacher covers may vary, depending on such factors as where he teaches and the age of the students he's instructing. A person who wants to become a science teacher for primary-aged students may find it necessary to teach other subjects in addition to science. ___36___ In such classroom, one teacher may instruct students not only in science but also math, history, language and other subjects. At the high school level, science teachers usually have the opportunity to focus on their chosen subject. Typically, teachers at this level are required to earn bachelor's degree in the subjects they want to teach in addition to teaching certifications. ___37___ College science teachers usually need more advanced degrees to secure their positions. Typically, a full-time science professor needs a doctoral degree in order to do so. ___38___ That is because colleges typically need teachers in basic and highly-specialized courses. A. Science teachers teach various science concepts. B. Science teachers are good at answering mysterious questions. C. Often, college science teachers have a wide range of subjects choices. D. A deep knowledge in the field of science will help applicants stand out. E. He may also choose to teach a particular science subject in high school. F. For example, a high school chemistry teacher usually needs a chemistry degree. G. Many primary schools hire teachers to teach all the basic subjects in one classroom. 第四节 完形填空(共15小题) I grew up in libraries, or at least it feels that way. I was ____39____ in small town of Cleveland, just a few ____40____ from the public library. I went there several times a week with my mother. She and I would walk in together, but ____41____ we passed through the door, we each headed to our ____42____ section. The library might have been the first place I was ever given ____43____. Even when I was maybe four or five years old, I was ____44____ to head off on my own. Then, after a while, my mother and I would reunite at the checkout counter with our ____45____. Together we’d ____46____ as the librarian pulled out the date card and stamped it with the checkout machine. When I was older, I usually walked to the library by myself, ____47____ back as many books as I could. Sometimes, I did go with my mother, and the trip would be as happy as it had been when I was ____48____. When I ____49____ my mother these days, since she died two years ago, I like to ____50____ us in the car together, going for one more impressive trip to our library. My parents valued books. They believed that you read a book for the ____51____ of reading it. You didn’t read it in order to have a(n) ____52____ that had to be housed and looked after forever. The reading of the book was a journey. There was no need for ____53____. 39. A. handled B. raised C. passed D. moved 40. A. blocks B. areas C. countries D. fields 41. A. as soon as B. as much as C. as far as D. as well as 42. A. limited B. favorite C. appointed D. energetic 43. A. justice B. pride C. freedom D. honesty 44. A. forbidden B. tolerated C. expected D. allowed 45 A. presents B. thoughts C. finds D. stories 46. A. wait B. walk C. wonder D. wave 47. A. paying B. earning C. giving D. carrying 48. A. small B. weak C. useful D. delighted 49. A. follow B. miss C. cure D. guard 50. A. note B. hold C. picture D. invite 51. A. opinion B. education C. experiment D. experience 52. A. candle B. instrument C. object D. paper 53. A. vehicles B. souvenirs C. satisfaction D. pleasure 第五节 语法填空(共10小题) 语法填空 Chinese culture certainly has no shortage of___54___ （symbol）of good fortune，many of them arising from wordplay or riddles. For example，fish in China are considered to be a symbol of luck in several ways. Since the Chinese pronunciation of fish is the same as___55___ of another word meaning surplus，fish are often used as___56___sign of wealth or abundance. During the Spring Festival，a fish___57___ （prepare）to represent the desire to always have something ___58___ （leave）over for the coming year. One can also often see carp（鲤鱼）in Asian artwork. This fish is able to grow very old，therefore ___59___ （serve）as a symbol of longevity. It also represents unity since they often swim together in pairs. This explains ___60___ fish decorations are often given ___61___ a wedding gift to represent a perfect union. ___62___ （final），fish are also a symbol of fertility（生育能力）because of their ___63___ （able）to reproduce rapidly and in large volumes. 第六节 语言运用(共2题) 64. 假定你叫李华，下周六你班要做义卖捐赠活动，请用英语给你的外籍老师Chris写封邮件，邀请他参加。内容包括： 1. 活动目的； 2. 活动安排(时间、地点及内容)； 3. 期待他的参加。 注意：1.词数80左右； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：a charity sale义卖 Dear Chris, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 65. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 There is no school equal to a decent (体面的) home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent. There are two typical examples: Edison’s mother and our mother. As you all know, Thomas Edison is one of the most outstanding scientists and inventors in the world. Unbelievably, young Tom was in school for only three months. It is said that he liked to ask strange questions, many of which have nothing to do with learning. His teacher didn’t understand why he had so many strange questions. He didn’t want to teach Tom any more. He asked Tom’s mother to take the boy home. Tom’s mother taught him to read and write, and she found him to be a very good pupil. He learned very fast and became very interested in science. It was she who played an important role in Edison’s growth. Although we can’t compare with Edison, our mother played a more important role in our growth than his mother. Our dad was an English teacher who taught high school students. For many years, he had been cautious and conscientious (认真的) towards work. Mom stayed home and homeschooled their four children. Three of us had no trouble in learning but my sister Catherine still could not read by fifth grade, and worse still, did not even know the alphabet (字母表). My mother did some research and found that Catherine had some sort of learning disability. She sent Catherine to a public school to get some help. Catherine made many friends at school and amazed everyone with her gift for telling creative stories in class, but she still couldn’t master reading skills. After all the testing was done, the school had my parents come in. They were told that based on the test results, they should just take Catherine home, which was very similar to Edison’s experience. However, the biggest difference is that Edison was not stupid, and my sister really had learning disabilities. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Tears of sadness ran down my dad’s cheeks. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In time, Catherine got it. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 白城市实验高级中学2023-2024学年高二下学期7月期末英语试卷 第一节 听力(共18小题) 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Who wants to borrow the book? A. David. B. Alice. C. Jane. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: Could you lend me the book when you finish reading it, David? M: Sorry Alice. I’d like to, but it’s Jane’s. Maybe you should ask her first. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the man’s work require him to do? A. Work at night. B. Travel a lot. C. Work on the weekend. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】W：So do you have to travel a lot because of your work? M：No. But I’ve to work at night and sleep in the daytime. W：Well, my work often requires me to work on the weekend. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the man do? A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. A student. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W：Can you tell me what you do? M：I’m studying medicine because I want to be a doctor. W：What do your parents do? M：My father is teaching in a college and my mother is a lawyer. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 4. Who does James buy a gift for? A. His father. B. His sister. C. His roommate. 5 What does James think of choosing a gift? A. Interesting. B. Difficult. C. Easy. 6. What is the most important for a gift according to Linda? A. Impressive. B. Decorative. C. Practical. 7. How does James choose the colour in Linda’s opinion? A. By referring to the receiver’s last backpack. B. By choosing the most popular colour. C. By asking the receiver’s advice. 【答案】4. C 5. B 6. C 7. A 【解析】 【原文】M: Hi, Linda. W: Hi, James. What are you doing in the mall? I thought you said you avoid these places and here you are. M: Oh, I still do it but it’s my roommate’s birthday tomorrow and I am looking to get him a present. He’s not exactly the easiest person to find a present for. W: Have you any idea what to get? M: Not really. You know, I hate buying gifts for somebody because it can never be perfect. W: Perhaps you are trying too hard to get something very impressive or decorative. I always think a gift should be practical. Why don’t you think of something he might like or something that he will most likely get soon? M: Oh, I know. His backpack is worn out. Maybe I should get him a backpack instead. W: Here you go. It sounds like a perfect gift. M: Gosh, now I am wondering which colour I should pick. He is really particular about the colour. W: That’s not difficult. What’s the colour of the last one he chose? He obviously chose it for a reason. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. Who is included in the Family Membership? A. Four people of any age. B. Two adults and two children. C. Two adults and any four children. 9. How much does the Family Plus Membership cost per year? A. $120. B. $160. C. $180. 10. Which membership might the man prefer? A. The Basic Membership. B. The Family Membership. C. The Family Plus Membership. 【答案】8. B 9. C 10. C 【解析】 【原文】W: What can I do for you, sir? M: I want to become a member of this science museum. W: Certainly, sir! We have three different levels of membership. Our Basic Membership covers two people of any age, and the Family Membership covers two adults and up to two children. The Family Plus Membership includes up to four adults and four children. M: Well, my daughter Jessica here has a little brother who just turned two. And I’m sure my wife would want to come with us. W: It sounds like you’ll want at least the Family Membership. M: What’s the price difference between the two family membership? We may want to add Jessica’s grandparents. W: The Family Membership is $120 per year, and the Family Plus Membership is $60 more. The other good thing about the Family Plus Membership is that four of the members can be unnamed. This means that as long as at least one of the adults on the membership is present, you can bring whoever you want, up to four people. M: That’s a pretty good deal. Here’s my credit card. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. Why does the woman make the call? A. To order a lunch. B. To report the wrong delivery. C. To know some food information. 12. What did the woman receive? A. The children’s party special. B. The lunch special for ten. C. The adult’s party special. 13. What does the woman want the man to do? A. Change the order. B. Check the order. C. Return her money. 【答案】11. B 12. A 13. C 【解析】 【原文】M: Benji’s Catering, can I help you? W: Yeah, this is Jasmine Goodman from Lowis Engineering. I’m calling about an order for food I made for today. M: Yes? W: There’s a problem with the lunchtime special menu for ten I ordered. You sent the wrong delivery. M: What did you receive? W: Er, let me see the delivery note. Ah yes, the children’s party special. M: Ah, I see. W: Could you pick it up from our office? M: Yes, of course. W: And can I have my money back please? We really don’t need the lunch special now. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. Where did the man spend his childhood? A. On a farm. B. In a small town. C. In a city. 15. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The man’s life. B. The man’s favorite animals. C. The woman’s future plan. 【答案】14. A 15. A 【解析】 【原文】W: What did you want to be when you were little? M: I wanted to be an animal doctor. W: I didn’t know you liked animals so much. M: Oh, yes. When I lived on a farm, I used to take care of all the farm animals. W: So, do you miss living on a farm? M: Sometimes I do. W: Do you like living in the big city? M: It’s not as peaceful as the countryside, but it is more convenient. W: Do you ever want to move back to the countryside? M: Maybe when I’m retired. But my wife wants to live in a small town. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 16. Why is every customer given a clock? A. To keep time when reading a novel. B. To pay by the minute when leaving. C. To remind himself to make full use of time. 17. What is Meetin’s coffee shop good for? A. Creative inspiration. B. Saving money. C. Socializing. 18. What is the passage mainly about? A. A new type of coffee shops. B. The importance of social media. C. The popularity of coffee shops in Russia. 【答案】16. B 17. C 18. A 【解析】 【原文】W：What’s the attraction of coffee shops? It’s been said that J, K.Rowling wrote the Harry Potter books sitting in one in Edinburgh. But you’re spending all day buying one expensive coffee after another and haven’t sold your first novel yet;the cost can really add up. For those who work outside of a traditional office or just want to take time out, there’s a new alternative in London: a pay-per-minute cafe. You’ll be given a clock when you come in to keep time. When you leave, you return the item and pay the bill. The cost of hanging out, eating, working and meeting new people in the place is 3 pennies per minute or ￡1.80 an hour. Customers help themselves to coffee and cookies. They can also bring their own food to eat while accessing the Internet through Wi-Fi. The new coffee shop’s atmosphere is relaxing. The shop’s owner, Ivan Meetin,believes his coffee shop is a bit like “social media”, but with a face. Like-minded people go there to socialize. Some feel so much at home that they wash the dishes. The concept of coffee shops, where you pay for the time but not for the cup, has proved popular in Russia. Only time will tell if the British will warm to the idea. 第二节 阅读理解(共15小题) A “Wow, this carrot is shaped like a spaceship!” As a child, I’d always been drawn to strangely shaped vegetables in the produce aisle: horseshoe eggplants, flat bell peppers, three-legged carrots...but as time passed, TV ads and perfect supermarket displays taught me that tomatoes should always be perfectly round, carrots straight and apples bright red. I was taught that what looked nice must taste nice. Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) acts much like Vogue and Cosmopolitan, setting unrealistic beauty expectations on how produce ought to look, down to the exact color, shape and size. But appearance is a poor indicator of flavor, nutritional value and even freshness. Food stylists in TV ads have conditioned us to see pretty as delicious and nutritious. However, Linda Hagen, a professor of consumer behavior from the University of Southem Califomia, denies the connection between beauty and nutrition, explaining that it is just another marketing strategy used by food companies to increase sales. In the United States alone, an estimated six billion pounds of ugly produce is left unharvested, unsold and uneaten every year. That’s enough food to feed three million people for a whole year! The discarding of imperfect produce is not just wasteful; it also contributes significantly to climate change. Rotting produce creates large amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas 28 times more effective than carbon dioxide. When supermarkets toss away an ill-shaped tomato, they are also tossing away all of the fertilizer, water and energy that went into growing, storing and transporting that tomato. I’ve decided to take this issue into my own hands. Working with local farms, markets, meal centers and food banks, I have rescued over 4, 500 pounds of edible, nutritious, often organic, ugly produce in my city. However, helping can be a lot easier than driving from farm to farm every weekend. 19. How does the writer find the USDA? A. Inactive. B. Invaluable. C. Inaccessible. D. Irresponsible. 20. What is Prof. Linda Hagen’s attitude towards the outside beauty of produce？ A. It reflects the inside value of produce. B. It’s a reasonable marketing strategy. C. It’s by no means connected with nutrition. D. It indicates flavor, nutrition and freshness. 21. What will be talked about next? A. Some simple ways to rescue ugly produce. B. Some other countries that waste produce. C. Some stories of the writer visiting farms. D. Some new discoveries by food professionals. 【答案】19. D 20. C 21. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了美国农业部(USDA)对农产品的外观设定了不切实际的美丽预期，从而导致大量丑陋农产品的浪费，作者认为外观并不能很好地反映风味、营养价值甚至新鲜度，决定采取行动拯救丑陋农产品。 【19题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) acts much like Vogue and Cosmopolitan, setting unrealistic beauty expectations on how produce ought to look, down to the exact color, shape and size. But appearance is a poor indicator of flavor, nutritional value and even freshness.( 如今，美国农业部(USDA)的行为很像《Vogue》和《Cosmopolitan》杂志，对农产品的外观设定了不切实际的美丽预期，甚至包括确切的颜色、形状和大小。但外观并不能很好地反映风味、营养价值甚至新鲜度。)”可知，作者认为USDA对农产品的外观设定了不切实际的美丽预期，而外观并不能很好地反映风味、营养价值甚至新鲜度，这是不负责任的。故选D。 【20题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“However, Linda Hagen, a professor of consumer behavior from the University of Southem Califomia, denies the connection between beauty and nutrition, explaining that it is just another marketing strategy used by food companies to increase sales.( 然而，南加州大学的消费者行为学教授琳达·哈根否认了美丽和营养之间的联系，解释说这只是食品公司用来增加销售的另一种营销策略。)”可知，Linda Hagen教授对农产品外在美的态度是它与营养毫无关系。故选C。 【21题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段“In the United States alone, an estimated six billion pounds of ugly produce is left unharvested, unsold and uneaten every year. That’s enough food to feed three million people for a whole year!( 据估计，仅在美国，每年就有60亿磅丑陋的农产品没有收获，没有出售，没有食用。这些食物足够三百万人吃一整年！)”和文章最后一段“I’ve decided to take this issue into my own hands. Working with local farms, markets, meal centers and food banks, I have rescued over 4, 500 pounds of edible, nutritious, often organic, ugly produce in my city. However, helping can be a lot easier than driving from farm to farm every weekend.( 我决定自己解决这个问题。我与当地的农场、市场、餐饮中心和食品银行合作，在我的城市里拯救了超过4500磅的可食用、营养丰富、通常是有机的、丑陋的农产品。然而，帮忙要比每个周末开车从一个农场到另一个农场容易得多。)”可知，美国存在丑陋农产品浪费的问题，作者想着手解决这个问题，由此可推知，文章接下来可能讨论拯救丑陋农产品的简单方法。故选A。 B Between 1910 and 1970 the Australian government took 100,000 Aboriginal (原住民的) children away from their homes. These children, known as the Stolen Generation,were often under five years of age. They were taken away from their families because the government did not believe in the future of the Aborigines. It was assumed that the Aboriginal way of life would die out in a matter of years and that it would be better to bring the children to white families. Many methods were used to separate Aboriginal babies and children from their families. Children were simply taken away by government officials and later told that they were orphans. Mothers often were given documents to sign. They could not read or write and they were told it was some kind of vaccination (疫苗接种) programme. Others were taken to hospitals and never seen by their families again. In most cases rich white families were given money to bring them up. Some went to orphanages or church missions. In 1995, an investigation was started to bring more truth to the topic. The government, however, did not apologise to the victims. The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was the first Australian politician to make a formal apology to the Aborigines in 2008. However, he also said that the government would not give any money to the victims. He claimed that it was in the interests of government to raise the children in the best way. Up to now only one member of Australia’s Stolen Generation has received money from the government. Bruce Trevorrow was taken to hospital on Christmas Day in 1957. His father never saw him again and the government sent him to a white family. He came back to his mother when he was ten years old. In his further life he suffered from depression and turned to alcohol. In 1998 he went to court and succeeded in getting about 500,000 dollars from the Australian government as a form of compensation (赔偿). There are many others in Australia who have suffered the same fate. Organisations are being set up to work for the rights of the Aborigines and to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again. 22. Why were aboriginal children taken away from their homes? A. They were orphans. B. Their family were too poor to support them. C. The government thought the Aboriginal way of life would die out. D. Many white families wanted to give these children better education. 23. What can be inferred according to the text? A. The government cheated the Aboriginal mothers of their children. B. The Aboriginal mothers were willing to let their children go. C. The Aboriginal mothers were also worried about their children’s future. D. All the Aboriginal children were sent to the white families. 24. What can we learn about Kevin Rudd from Paragraph 3? A. He ordered to carry out an investigation into the topic. B. He was the first to give money to the aboriginal victims. C. He didn’t apologise to the Aboriginal victims. D. He tried to defend the decisions of the government. 25. What do we know about Bruce Trevorrow from Paragraph 4? A. He didn’t want to return to his own family. B. He escaped from the white family at the age of ten. C. He has received the government’s compensation. D. He was taken good care of in the white family. 【答案】22. C 23. A 24. D 25. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了澳大利亚政府在1910至1970年之间曾把很多原住民家庭的孩子骗走，教给白人家庭抚养。现在此事已公开，政府也已道歉。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“They were taken away from their families because the government did not believe in the future of the Aborigines. It was assumed that the Aboriginal way of life would die out in a matter of years and that it would be better to bring the children to white families.(他们被从家人身边带走，因为政府不相信原住民的未来。人们认为土著居民的生活方式将在几年内消失，最好把孩子带到白人家庭)”可知，政府认为原住民会消失。这些孩子不是孤儿，A项不对； B和 D项文章没有提到。故选C项。 【23题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Many methods were used to separate Aboriginal babies and children from their families. Children were simply taken away by government officials and later told that they were orphans. Mothers often were given documents to sign. They could not read or write and they were told it was some kind of vaccination(疫苗接种) programme. (许多方法被用来将土著婴儿和儿童与他们家人分开。孩子们只是被政府官员带走，他们后来被告知是孤儿。母亲们通常会拿到需要签署的文件。他们不会读也不会写，他们被告知这是某种疫苗接种计划)”可知，政府为了把原著居民孩子带走，打着“接种疫苗项目”的幌子，欺骗孩子的母亲，这些母亲不识字。故选A项。 【24题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“However, he also said that the government would not give any money to the victims. He claimed that it was in the interests of government to raise the children in the best way.(然而，他也表示，政府不会向受害者提供任何资金。他声称以最好的方式培养孩子符合政府的利益)”可知，他试图证明政府当时的做法是对的，在维护政府的决定。故选D项。 【25题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段末句“In 1998, he went to court and succeeded in getting about 500,000 dollars from the Australian government as a form of compensation(1998年，他向法院提起诉讼，成功地从澳大利亚政府那里获得了大约50万美元的赔偿)”可知，Bruce Trevorrow成功地从澳大利亚政府那里获得了大约50万美元的赔偿。故选C项。 C The low percentage of women in science ，technology，engineering，and mathematics(STEM) careers is often attributed (归因于) to men being believed to be better at the sort of thinking those fields require. Though studies have debunked the view,they have largely been based on results acquired from various several standardized tests. Now, researchers from Pennsylvania' S Carnegie Mellon University have found evidence that is hard to overlook; MRI (磁共振成像) proves that young girls and boys use the same mechanisms and networks in the brain to solve math problems. The groundbreaking study to evaluate the biological gender differences in the math talent of young children was led by the university' s professor of neuroscience, Jessica Cantlon. For their study ,the team selected 104 young children, between 3 and 10 years old, divided almost equally by gender. The scientists used a functional MRI to observe their brain activity as they engaged in math tasks. These included watching age appropriate educational videos and doing math exercises such as counting and addition,as well as reading for comparison. “We looked at which areas of the brain respond more strongly to mathematics content in the videos and tasks, compared to non math content like reading or the alphabet, Cantlon said.“When we do that in lite girls, we see a particular network of the brain respond,and when we do that same analysis in boys, we see the exact same regions.” So why do girls and young women tend to avoid math and STEM careers in general? Cantlon thinks it may be rooted in social and cultural conventions. Previous studies have indicated that parents tend to spend more time with young boys in play that inspire spatial cognition (空间认知)-such as toys that involve learning number skills and shapes and solving puzzles. Educators were also observed to spend more time with boys during math class. 26. What does the underlined word“debunked” in paragraph 1 mean? A. Disproved. B. Supported. C. Confirmed. D. Overlooked. 27. What does paragraph 2 mainly focus on? A. The purpose of the research. B. The process of the research. C. The participants of the research. D. The findings of the research. 28. What contributes to the lack of women in STEM careers? A. Mental capacity. B. Gender difference. C. Traditional prejudice. D. Family background. 29. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. MRI- A Great Helper in Research B. Toys- Boosters for STEM Potential C. Boys and Girls: Equally Talented in Math D. STEM Careers: Calling for More w omen 【答案】26. A 27. B 28. C 29. C 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。研究表明，年轻男孩和女孩大脑中使用相同的机制和网络来解决数学问题。并介绍了研究的过程以及解释了女孩和年轻女性一般都倾向于避开数学和STEM职业的原因。 【26题详解】 词义猜测题。第一段中的“The low percentage of women in science ，technology，engineering，and mathematics(STEM) careers is often attributed (归因于) to men being believed to be better at the sort of thinking those fields require.”女性在科学、技术、工程和数学职业上的低比例往往归因于男性被认为更擅长这些领域需要的思考方式。“young girls and boys use the same mechanisms and networks in the brain to solve math problems.”年轻男孩和女孩大脑中使用相同的机制和网络来解决数学问题。根据句意，并且though表示转折，可以推断出前后观点不一致，所以，研究结果驳斥了前面的观点。由此可知“debunked”的意思是反驳，故选A项。 【27题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第二段的内容“the team selected 104 young children, between 3 and 10 years old, divided almost equally by gender. The scientists used a functional MRI to observe their brain activity …”在他们的研究中，研究小组选择了104名年龄在3到10岁之间的儿童，他们的性别几乎相同。科学家们使用功能性核磁共振成像来观察……可知，第二段讲述了研究对象，观察的方法，研究的内容等，所以第二段关注了研究的过程。故选B项。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段的内容“it may be rooted in social and cultural conventions. Previous studies have indicated that parents tend to spend more time with young boys in play that inspire spatial cognition (空间认知)—such as toys that involve learning number skills and shapes and solving puzzles. Educators were also observed to spend more time with boys during math class.” Cantlon认为这可能根植于社会和文化习俗。之前的研究表明，父母倾向于花更多的时间和小男孩一起玩能激发他们空间认知能力的游戏，比如学习数字技能、形状和解决谜题的玩具。研究还发现，教育工作者在数学课上花更多的时间和男孩在一起。可知，传统的偏见导致了STEM职业中缺少女性。故选C项。 【29题详解】 主旨大意题。文章第一段中的“young girls and boys use the same mechanisms and networks in the brain to solve math problems”（年轻男孩和女孩大脑中使用相同的机制和网络来解决数学问题。）是全文的主题句，后文解释了研究的过程以及女孩和年轻女性一般都倾向于避开数学和STEM职业的原因。可知，所以这篇文章最合适的题目是“男孩和女孩:在数学方面同样有天赋”，故选C项。 【点睛】概括主旨的方法是：先看首尾或各段开头再看全文找主题句，若无明显主题句，就通过关键词句来概括(如议论文中寻找表达作者观点态度的词句，记叙文寻找概括情节和中心的动词或反映人物特点的形容词)。文中出现两种或两种以上的不同观点时，务必牢记作者的观点才是体现全文中心的。该文是介绍一个研究结果的，该类文章的中心一般就在第一段。因此，考生直接抓住第一段中的“young girls and boys use the same mechanisms and networks in the brain to solve math problems”即可找到文章中心。 D Great whites, the largest predatory(捕食性的)sharks in the world with the most fatal attacks on humans, are tough to imagine as newborn babies. That is partially because no one has seen one in the wild, it seems, until now. Wildlife filmmaker Carlos Gauna and UC Riverside biology doctoral student Phillip Sternes were scanning the waters for sharks on July 9, 2023, near Santa Barbara on California’s central coast. That day, something exciting appeared on the viewfinder of Gauna’s drone camera. It was a shark pup(幼崽)unlike any they’d ever seen. “We enlarged the images, put them in slow motion, and realized the white layer was being shed(脱落)from the body as it was swimming,” Sternes said. “I believe it was a newborn white shark shedding its embryonic layer.” These observations are documented in a new paper in the Environmental Biology of Fishes journal. What Gauna and Sternes observed could help solve the longstanding mystery of great white birthing habits. This may well be the first evidence we have of a pup in the wild. Great whites, referred to only as white sharks by scientists, are gray on the top and white on the bottom. But this roughly 5-foot-long shark was pure white. Though the paper authors acknowledge it is possible that the white layer the shark shed could have been a skin condition, the two believe what they saw was in fact a newborn great white. First, great white females give birth to live pups. A second reason is the presence of large, likely pregnant great whites in this location. Finally, this location off the coast of central California has long been proposed as a birthing location for great whites. Many scholars believe great whites are born farther out at sea. Great whites are listed as an international endangered species. “Further research is needed to confirm these waters are indeed a great white breeding ground. But if it does, we would want lawmakers to step in and protect these waters to help white sharks keep thriving,” Sternes said. 30. What do we know about what appeared on Carlo s Gauna’s camera? A. It is rare in the world. B. It is tough to identify. C. It is not open to the public. D. It is unbelievable to scientists. 31. What does the white shark pup look like? A. Pure gray. B. White only on the bottom. C. Gray on the top. D. Pure white. 32. What is paragraph 5 mainly about? A. How great white females give birth to pups. B. How the authors prove they saw a baby shark. C. Why the authors believe they saw a newborn shark pup. D. Why the authors think the white layer is a skin condition. 33. What does Sternes hope for if their assumption is confirmed? A. Helping white sharks to stop breeding. B. Using laws to protect shark pups and their habitats. C. Listing white sharks as endangered species. D. Further study to confirm white sharks breeding waters. 【答案】30. A 31. D 32. C 33. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了野生动物电影制片人Carlos Gauna和生物学家Phillip Sternes在加州海岸首次拍摄到疑似新生大白鲨脱去胚胎层的珍贵画面，这一发现可能揭示了大白鲨繁殖习惯的奥秘，为长期以来关于大白鲨出生地的推测提供了首个野外证据。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“That is partially because no one has seen one in the wild, it seems, until now.(这在一定程度上是因为到目前为止，似乎还没有人在野外见过这种动物)”及第二段“That day, something exciting appeared on the viewfinder of Gauna’s drone camera. It was a shark pup unlike any they’d ever seen.(那天，Gauna的无人机摄像机取景器中出现了令人兴奋的一幕。那是一条他们从未见过的鲨鱼幼崽)”可知，镜头中出现的鲨鱼幼崽在世界上是罕见的。故选A。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第四段“But this roughly 5-foot-long shark was pure white.(但这只约5英尺长的鲨鱼全身纯白)”可知，白鲨幼崽看起来像纯白的。故选D。 【32题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第五段“Though the paper authors acknowledge it is possible that the white layer the shark shed could have been a skin condition, the two believe what they saw was in fact a newborn great white. First, great white females give birth to live pups. A second reason is the presence of large, likely pregnant great whites in this location. Finally, this location off the coast of central California has long been proposed as a birthing location for great whites. Many scholars believe great whites are born farther out at sea.(尽管论文作者承认鲨鱼脱落的白色层可能是皮肤状况造成的，但两人认为他们看到的实际上是一只新生的大白鲨。首先，大白雌性产下活的幼崽。第二个原因是这个地方有可能怀孕的大白鲨。最后，这个位于加利福尼亚州中部海岸的地方长期以来一直被认为是大白鲨的出生地。许多学者认为大白鲨出生在更远的海域)”可知，这一段主要讲述为什么作者认为他们看到了一只新生的鲨鱼幼崽。故选C。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段““Further research is needed to confirm these waters are indeed a great white breeding ground. But if it does, we would want lawmakers to step in and protect these waters to help white sharks keep thriving,” Sternes said.(“需要进一步的研究来确认这些水域确实为大白鲨的繁殖地。但如果确定是，我们将希望立法者介入保护这些水域，帮助大白鲨继续繁盛。”Sternes说道)”可知，如果他们的假设得到证实，Sternes希望利用法律保护鲨鱼幼崽及其栖息地。故选B。 第三节 七选五(共5小题) A science teacher's job is teaching science to his students. A person who decides to become a science teacher may have many career choices available to him. He may decide to work in a primary to teach a range of subjects, including science. ___34___ Some even choose to earn advanced degrees that allow them to work as college professors. ___35___ They may cover such basic science subjects as biology, chemistry, physics and earth science as well as a full range of other subjects. The subjects a science teacher covers may vary, depending on such factors as where he teaches and the age of the students he's instructing. A person who wants to become a science teacher for primary-aged students may find it necessary to teach other subjects in addition to science. ___36___ In such classroom, one teacher may instruct students not only in science but also math, history, language and other subjects. At the high school level, science teachers usually have the opportunity to focus on their chosen subject. Typically, teachers at this level are required to earn bachelor's degree in the subjects they want to teach in addition to teaching certifications. ___37___ College science teachers usually need more advanced degrees to secure their positions. Typically, a full-time science professor needs a doctoral degree in order to do so. ___38___ That is because colleges typically need teachers in basic and highly-specialized courses. A. Science teachers teach various science concepts. B. Science teachers are good at answering mysterious questions. C. Often, college science teachers have a wide range of subjects choices. D. A deep knowledge in the field of science will help applicants stand out. E. He may also choose to teach a particular science subject in high school. F. For example, a high school chemistry teacher usually needs a chemistry degree. G. Many primary schools hire teachers to teach all the basic subjects in one classroom. 【答案】34. E 35. A 36. G 37. F 38. C 【解析】 【分析】本文是说明文。文章介绍了不同层次的学校对于教师的资质有不同的要求，不同层次的学校中的老师的工作范畴也有所区别。 【34题详解】 考查段中句。根据空前“He may decide to work in a primary to teach a range of subjects, including science.（他可能决定在小学工作，教授一系列学科，包括理科。）”和空后“Some even choose to earn advanced degrees that allow them to work as college professors.（有些人甚至选择获得高级学位，这样他们可以担任大学教授。）”可知，E项(他还可以选择在高中教授特定的课程。）能够承接上文并且与下文连接通顺，选项中的He和上一句话中的He是同词复现。选项中的choose和下一句话中的choose是同词复现。故选E项。 【35题详解】 考查段首句。根据空后“They may cover such basic science subjects as biology, chemistry, physics and earth science as well as a full range of other subjects. (它们可能涵盖生物学，化学，物理学和地球科学等基础学科，以及其他一系列学科。）”可知， A项(理科老师教各种学科。）能够与下文连接通顺，空后的they指代选项中的various science concepts。故选A项。 【36题详解】 考查段中句。根据空前“A person who wants to become a science teacher for primary-aged students may find it necessary to teach other subjects in addition to science. (想要成为小学老师人可能会发现除了教授理科之外还需要教其他学科。)”和空后“In such classroom, one teacher may instruct students not only in science　but also math, history, language and other subjects. (在这样的教室里，一位老师不仅可以指导学生的理科课程，还可以指导学生数学，历史，语言和其他学科。）”可知，G项(许多小学雇用老师在一个教室里教授所有基础课。)能够承接上文并且与下文连接通顺，空后的science，math， history， language是对选项中的all the basic subjects的具体举例，空后的classroom和选项中的classroom是同词复现。故选G项。 【37题详解】 考查段尾句。根据空前“Typically, teachers at this level are required to earn bachelor’s degree in the subjects they want to teach in addition to teaching certifications. (通常，此级别的教师除需要获得教学证书外，还需要获得他们想教的科目的学士学位。）”可知，F项(例如，高中化学老师通常需要具有化学学位。)能够承接上文，这是在为空前的描述举例说明。故选F项。 【38题详解】 考查段中句。根据空后“That is because colleges typically need teachers in basic and highly-specialized courses. (这是因为大学通常需要基础课程和高度专业化课程的老师。)”可知，C项（通常，大学理科老师有多种学科选择。) 能够与下文连接通顺，空后在解释大学理科老师有多种学科选择的原因。故选C项。 【点睛】七选五的解题技巧之一是根据上下文词汇来锁定线索。即：要关注空白前后的名词和动词，然后在选项中查找它们的近义词、反义词、同义词、同类词等，看是否有同词复现。其次是一些专有名词，数词、代词、时间、年代、地点/名称等。在本文中，第1小题：选项中的He和上一句话中的He是同词复现。选项中的choose和下一句话中的choose是同词复现；第2小题：空后的they指代选项中的various science concepts。因此，关注同词复现和代词的指代是很有效的做法。 第四节 完形填空(共15小题) I grew up in libraries, or at least it feels that way. I was ____39____ in small town of Cleveland, just a few ____40____ from the public library. I went there several times a week with my mother. She and I would walk in together, but ____41____ we passed through the door, we each headed to our ____42____ section. The library might have been the first place I was ever given ____43____. Even when I was maybe four or five years old, I was ____44____ to head off on my own. Then, after a while, my mother and I would reunite at the checkout counter with our ____45____. Together we’d ____46____ as the librarian pulled out the date card and stamped it with the checkout machine. When I was older, I usually walked to the library by myself, ____47____ back as many books as I could. Sometimes, I did go with my mother, and the trip would be as happy as it had been when I was ____48____. When I ____49____ my mother these days, since she died two years ago, I like to ____50____ us in the car together, going for one more impressive trip to our library. My parents valued books. They believed that you read a book for the ____51____ of reading it. You didn’t read it in order to have a(n) ____52____ that had to be housed and looked after forever. The reading of the book was a journey. There was no need for ____53____. 39. A. handled B. raised C. passed D. moved 40. A. blocks B. areas C. countries D. fields 41. A. as soon as B. as much as C. as far as D. as well as 42. A. limited B. favorite C. appointed D. energetic 43. A. justice B. pride C. freedom D. honesty 44. A. forbidden B. tolerated C. expected D. allowed 45. A. presents B. thoughts C. finds D. stories 46. A. wait B. walk C. wonder D. wave 47. A. paying B. earning C. giving D. carrying 48. A. small B. weak C. useful D. delighted 49. A. follow B. miss C. cure D. guard 50. A. note B. hold C. picture D. invite 51. A. opinion B. education C. experiment D. experience 52. A. candle B. instrument C. object D. paper 53. A. vehicles B. souvenirs C. satisfaction D. pleasure 【答案】39. B 40. A 41. A 42. B 43. C 44. D 45. C 46. A 47. D 48. A 49. B 50. C 51. D 52. C 53. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。“我”从小在图书馆附近长大，经常跟妈妈一起去图书馆，养成了热爱阅读的好习惯，“我”的父母很珍爱图书，认为阅读的目的应该是获得阅读的体验，这是一场旅程，而不应该仅仅是收藏图书。 【39题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我是在克利夫兰的一个小镇上长大的，离公共图书馆只有几个街区。A. handled解决；B. raised抚养；C. passed通过；D. moved移动。根据前文“I grew up in libraries, or at least it feels that way.(我是在图书馆里长大的，至少感觉是这样的。)”可知，此处是指“我”是在克利夫兰的一个小镇上长大的。故选B。 【40题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我是在克利夫兰的一个小镇上长大的，离公共图书馆只有几个街区。A. blocks街区；B. areas区域；C. countries国家；D. fields领域。根据“I grew up in libraries, or at least it feels that way.”以及“ I went there several times a week with my mother.”可知，此处是指“我”住得离图书馆很近，只有几个街区。故选A。 【41题详解】 考查短语词义辨析。句意：她和我一起走进来，但一进门，我们就各自奔向自己最喜欢的区域。A. as soon as一……就……；B. as much as和......一样多；C. as far as就……而言；D. as well as也。根据“we each headed to”可知，此处是指一进门。故选A。 【42题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她和我一起走进来，但一进门，我们就各自奔向自己最喜欢的区域。A. limited有限的；B. favorite最爱的；C. appointed指定的；D. energetic精力充沛的。根据“we each headed to”可知，此处是指各自奔向自己最喜欢的区域。故选B。 【43题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：图书馆可能是我第一个获得自由的地方。A. justice公平；B. pride骄傲；C. freedom自由；D. honesty诚实。根据句意可知，此处是指第一个获得自由的地方。故选C。 【44题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：甚至在我四五岁的时候，我就被允许独立行动了。A. forbidden禁止；B. tolerated忍受；C. expected期待；D. allowed允许。根据后文“head off on my own”可知，此处是指“我”被允许独立行动了。故选D。 【45题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后，过了一段时间，我和妈妈就会在收银台重逢，拿着我们发现的好书。A. presents礼物；B. thoughts想法；C. finds发现的人或物；D. stories故事。根据“we each headed to our ______section.”可知，此处是指拿着发现的好书。故选C。 【46题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们一起等待图书管理员拿出日期卡，用收银机在上面盖章。A. wait等待；B. walk散步；C. wonder想知道；D. wave摇摆。根据“as the librarian pulled out the date card and stamped it with the checkout machine”可知，此处是指等待图书管理员在日期卡上盖章。故选A。 【47题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我长大一些的时候，我通常自己走着去图书馆，尽可能多地背书回来。A. paying支付；B. earning赚得；C. giving给；D. carrying携带。根据“back as many books as I could”可知，此处是指尽可能多地背书回来。故选D。 【48题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有时，我确实和妈妈一起去，这样的旅程会像我小时候一样快乐。A. small小的；B. weak虚弱的；C. useful有用的；D. delighted高兴的。根据“as it had been”可知，此处是指这样的旅程会像小时候一样快乐。故选A。 【49题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：自从母亲两年前去世以来，这些天当我想念她时，我喜欢想象我们一起坐在车里，去我们的图书馆进行一次令人印象深刻的旅行。A. follow跟随；B. miss思念；C. cure治愈；D. guard保卫。根据“since she died two years ago”可知，此处是指“我”很思念妈妈。故选B。 【50题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：自从母亲两年前去世以来，这些天当我想念她时，我喜欢想象我们一起坐在车里，去我们的图书馆进行一次令人印象深刻的旅行。A. note注意；B. hold托住；C. picture想象；D. invite邀请。根据“since she died two years ago”可知，此处是指想象和妈妈一起坐在车里。故选C。 【51题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们认为人们读书是为了获得阅读的体验。A. opinion观点；B. education教育；C. experiment实验；D. experience体验。根据后文“The reading of the book was a journey.(读书是一次旅行。)”可知，此处是指人们读书是为了获得阅读的体验。故选D。 【52题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：你读这本书并不是为了拥有一个需要永远保存和照顾的对象。A. candle蜡烛；B. instrument乐器；C. object对象；D. paper纸。根据“that had to be housed and looked after forever”可知，此处是指一个需要永远保存和照顾的对象。故选C。 【53题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：没有必要买纪念品。A. vehicles交通工具；B. souvenirs纪念品；C. satisfaction满意；D. pleasure快乐。根据“You didn’t read it in order to have an object that had to be housed and looked after forever.”可知，此处是指没有必要买纪念品,要去读书，而不是把书当做纪念品。故选B。 第五节 语法填空(共10小题) 语法填空 Chinese culture certainly has no shortage of___54___ （symbol）of good fortune，many of them arising from wordplay or riddles. For example，fish in China are considered to be a symbol of luck in several ways. Since the Chinese pronunciation of fish is the same as___55___ of another word meaning surplus，fish are often used as___56___sign of wealth or abundance. During the Spring Festival，a fish___57___ （prepare）to represent the desire to always have something ___58___ （leave）over for the coming year. One can also often see carp（鲤鱼）in Asian artwork. This fish is able to grow very old，therefore ___59___ （serve）as a symbol of longevity. It also represents unity since they often swim together in pairs. This explains ___60___ fish decorations are often given ___61___ a wedding gift to represent a perfect union. ___62___ （final），fish are also a symbol of fertility（生育能力）because of their ___63___ （able）to reproduce rapidly and in large volumes. 【答案】54. symbols 55. that 56. a 57. is prepared 58. left 59. serving 60. why 61. as 62 Finally 63. ability 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。本文介绍了代表好运的中国文字“鱼”的几种意义和原因。 【54题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：中国文化不乏好运的象征，它们中很多来自双关语或谜语。symbol为可数名词，其前没有限定词，故应用其复数形式，故填symbols。 【55题详解】 考查代词。句意：因为鱼的中文发音和另一个词的意思一样，是多余的。分析句子结构可知，空处填代词，根据句意可知，为了避免重复，因此用代词that指代pronunciation，故填that。 【56题详解】 考查冠词。分析句子结构可知，此处sign为可数名词，表示泛指，要用不定冠词，且sign的发音以辅音音素开头，故填a。a sign of……的象征”。 【57题详解】 考查动词的时态和语态。分析句子结构可知，空处填谓语动词，fish与prepare之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，且全文时态都以陈述事实的一般现在时为主，故填is prepared。 【58题详解】 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，句子有谓语，空处是非谓语动词，leave与something之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故用动词-ed形式作宾补，故填left。 【59题详解】 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，句子有谓语，空处是非谓语动词，This fish和 serve之间是主动关系，要用动词-ing形式作状语，故填serving。 【60题详解】 考查连词。句意：这就解释了为什么鱼饰常常作为结婚礼物来代表完美的结合。分析句子结构可知，空处引导宾语从句，根据语境可知，空处在从句中作原因状语，故填why。 【61题详解】 考查介词。句意：这就解释了为什么鱼饰常常作为结婚礼物来代表完美的结合。分析句子结构可知，空处填介词，再根据语境可知，此处表示“作为”，故填as。 【62题详解】 考查词形转换。分析句子结构可知，空处修饰后面的句子，表示“最后”，故填Finally。 【63题详解】 考查词形转换。句意：最后，鱼也是生育能力的象征，因为它们有快速并大量繁殖的能力。空处作because of的宾语，所以空处填名词，故填 ability。 第六节 语言运用(共2题) 64. 假定你叫李华，下周六你班要做义卖捐赠活动，请用英语给你的外籍老师Chris写封邮件，邀请他参加。内容包括： 1. 活动目的； 2. 活动安排(时间、地点及内容)； 3. 期待他的参加。 注意：1.词数80左右； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：a charity sale义卖 Dear Chris, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Chris, I’m writing to invite you to participate in a charity sale in our school. With the purpose of helping children in remote mountainous areas, we plan to launch a charity sale. The charity sale is scheduled on our school playground next Saturday from 8: 00 am to 11: 00 am. Our classmates intend to sell some used clothes and shoes on that day. After the sale, we’ll give away the money to the children for different school supplies, which include books, stationery and learning materials. Knowing that you are a warm-hearted person, passionate about helping others, I think it is a good chance to show your love and affection. Our classmates will be in great delight if you can join us. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给外籍老师Chris写封邮件，邀请他参加下周六你班要做的义卖捐赠活动。 【详解】1.词汇积累 参加：participate in→take part in 目的：purpose→aim 各种的：different→various 机会：chance→opportunity 2.句式拓展 合并句子 原句：The charity sale is scheduled on our school playground next Saturday from 8: 00 am to 11: 00 am. Our classmates intend to sell some used clothes and shoes on that day. 拓展句：The charity sale is scheduled on our school playground next Saturday from 8: 00 am to 11: 00 am, when our classmates intend to sell some used clothes and shoes. 【点睛】【高分句型1】After the sale, we’ll give away the money to the children for different school supplies, which include books, stationery and learning materials.(运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句) 【高分句型2】Our classmates will be in great delight if you can join us.(运用了if引导的条件状语从句) 65. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 There is no school equal to a decent (体面的) home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent. There are two typical examples: Edison’s mother and our mother. As you all know, Thomas Edison is one of the most outstanding scientists and inventors in the world. Unbelievably, young Tom was in school for only three months. It is said that he liked to ask strange questions, many of which have nothing to do with learning. His teacher didn’t understand why he had so many strange questions. He didn’t want to teach Tom any more. He asked Tom’s mother to take the boy home. Tom’s mother taught him to read and write, and she found him to be a very good pupil. He learned very fast and became very interested in science. It was she who played an important role in Edison’s growth. Although we can’t compare with Edison, our mother played a more important role in our growth than his mother. Our dad was an English teacher who taught high school students. For many years, he had been cautious and conscientious (认真的) towards work. Mom stayed home and homeschooled their four children. Three of us had no trouble in learning but my sister Catherine still could not read by fifth grade, and worse still, did not even know the alphabet (字母表). My mother did some research and found that Catherine had some sort of learning disability. She sent Catherine to a public school to get some help. Catherine made many friends at school and amazed everyone with her gift for telling creative stories in class, but she still couldn’t master reading skills. After all the testing was done, the school had my parents come in. They were told that based on the test results, they should just take Catherine home, which was very similar to Edison’s experience. However, the biggest difference is that Edison was not stupid, and my sister really had learning disabilities. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Tears of sadness ran down my dad’s cheeks. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In time, Catherine got it. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version： Tears of sadness ran down my dad’s cheeks. However, my mom’s jaw was set in quiet determination. As they walked back to the car, she turned to him and said, “I know she’s not stupid. Soon after, my mom discovered a learning system that focused heavily on lesson repetition and building slowly on the previous exercises. She worked with Catherine for four hours every morning while the rest of us studied on our own. It was hard for both of them, but she often told crying Catherine, “Failure is not an option. You are going to learn to read, and we’ll both try! You have to learn to read! You will learn to read.” In time, Catherine got it. By the time she graduated from eighth grade, she was reading almost at grade level. She continued improving and was reading above grade level when she graduated from high school. Catherine came to love reading and writing. She became a very famous writer. A number of wonderful novels were published all over the country. Many of her major works were popular with the public and some books were translated into other languages. All of this was because of a wonderfully devoted mother who was absolutely the best teacher ever—for all four of us. 【解析】 【分析】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者母亲在家里教育四个孩子，但是作者的妹妹Catherine 到五年级还是不识字，更糟糕的是，甚至连字母都不知道。然后作者的母亲就下决心帮助和鼓励她，妹妹长大后成了一位非常有名的作家的故事。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“悲伤的泪水顺着爸爸的脸颊流下来。”可知，第一段可描写作者的妈妈暗自下决心，帮助和鼓励Catherine 学习。 ②由第二段首句内容“很快，凯瑟琳得到了它。”可知，第二段可描写Catherine 通过努力阅读能力得到了提高，之后成了一个非常有名的作家，所有这一切的成功都感谢她有一位尽职尽责的母亲。 2.续写线索：伤心——母亲下决心帮助鼓励Catherine ——阅读能力得到提高——成为著名的作家——感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①下决心：set in quiet determination/make a decision ②学习：learn/study ③继续：continue/keep up/go on 情绪类 哭泣的：crying/weeping 【点睛】[高分句型1]. She continued improving and was reading above grade level when she graduated from high school. (运用了连接词when引导的时间状语从句) [高分句型2]. All of this was because of a wonderfully devoted mother who was absolutely the best teacher ever—for all four of us. (由关系代词who引导的定语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$null