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白城市实验高级中学2023-2024学年高一下学期7月期末 英语试题 姓名：__________ 班级：__________ 考号：__________ 第一节 听力部分 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the man think of Mary? A. Hard-working. B. Popular. C. Strong. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How often does the man see his mother? A. Every weekend. B. Every other month. C. Every two weeks. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What has the man bought for his wife? A. Tennis shoes. B. Nothing. C. A piece of art. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does Adam plan to do during his holiday? A. Go climbing. B. Go swimming. C. Go shopping. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How does the man go to work? A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By car. 听下面一段较长对话，完成以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What can we learn about the man? A. He had been ill for some time and was getting better. B. He had already got perfectly well. C. He had just fallen ill. 7. What is the woman’s advice to the man? A. Stop taking the medicine from that day on. B. Continue to take the medicine as before. C Begin taking less of the medicine than before. 听下面一段较长对话，完成以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What does the man offer to do? A. Change the reservation. B. Handle the check-outs. C. Provide a room. 9. What will the woman do next? A. Check into the hotel. B. Stay in the bar. C. Leave with her friends. 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】 10. When will the man’s relatives get here? A. This Friday. B. This Saturday. C. This Sunday. 11. How many relatives are coming? A Seven. B. Eight. C. Nine. 听下面一段独白，完成以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 12. What does the boy look like? A. He has red hair. B. He has blue eyes. C. He is wearing a white T-shirt. 13. What information can the boy give? A. His name. B. His address. C. His mother’s name. 14. Where was the boy found? A. In the toy section. B. In the book section. C. In the clothing section. 15. What does the speaker want the boy’s mother to do? A. Come back to the store. B. Finish her shopping. C. Pick up the boy. 第二节 客观题 二、阅读理解 Sometimes it’s hard to let go. For many British people that can apply to institutions and objects that represent their country’s past-age-old castles, splendid homes… and red phone boxes. Beaten first by the march of technology and lately by the terrible weather in junkyards (废品场), the phone boxes representative of an age are now making something of a comeback. Adapted in imaginative ways, many have reappeared on city streets and village greens housing tiny cafes, cellphone repair shops or even defibrillator machines (除颤器). The original iron boxes with the round roofs first appeared in 1926. They were designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect of the Battersea Power Station in London. After becoming an important part of many British streets, the phone boxes began disappearing in the 1980s, with the rise of the mobile phone sending most of them away to the junkyards. About that time, Tony Inglis’ engineering and transport company got the job to remove phone boxes from the streets and sell them out. But Inglis ended up buying hundreds of them himself, with the idea of repairing and selling them. He said that he had heard the calls to preserve the boxes and had seen how some of them were listed as historic buildings. As Inglis and, later other businessmen, got to work, repurposed phone boxes began reappearing in cities and villages as people found new uses for them. Today, they are once again a familiar sight, playing roles that are often just as important for the community as their original purpose. In rural areas, where ambulances can take a relatively long time to arrive, the phone boxes have taken on a lifesaving role. Local organizations can adopt them for l pound, and install defibrillators to help in emergencies. Others also looked at the phone boxes and saw business opportunities. LoveFone, a company that advocates repairing cellphones rather than abandoning them, opened a mini workshop in a London phone box in 2016. The tiny shops made economic sense according to Robert Kerr, a founder of LoveFone. He said that one of the boxes generated around $13,500 in revenue a month and cost only about $400 to rent. Inglis said phone boxes called to mind an age when things were built to last. “I like what they are to people, and I enjoy bringing things back,” he said. 16. The phone boxes are making a comeback ______. A. to form a beautiful sight of the city B. to improve telecommunications services C. to remind people of a historical period D. to meet the requirement of green economy 17. Why did the phone boxes begin to go out of service in the 1980s? A. They were not well-designed. B. They provided bad services. C. They had too short a history. D. They lost to new technologies. 18. The phone boxes are becoming popular mainly because of ______. A. their new appearance and lower prices B. the push of the local organizations C. their changed roles and functions D. the big funding of the businessmen A “secretive” new species of frog has been discovered on the forest floor in India’s Western Ghat mountain range. Named the starry dwarf frog after the markings on its dark brown back, it is just 2 centimeters long. The frog, whose closest relatives are a group of species native to India and Sri Linka, is the only member of an ancient lineage (血统) dating back to millions of years ago, according to researchers from India and the US. It is unclear whether the species is descended (传下来) from African or Asian frogs. A group of Indian and US researchers first came across the local species hidden in leaf-litter as part of a wider project to look for new frogs, lizards and snakes in the richly biodiverse region and stored it in a jar for later study. Genetic testing and a closer look at its shape, colouring and other features have shown that it doesn’t match any existing species. Kartik Shanker of the Indian Institute of Science, who helped design the study, says while it is common to find new frog in India, this one needs to be noticed. “This particular species not just is a new species, but also belongs to a new genus (属), and that makes it a little more special,” says Shanker. The number of known species of frog identified in India has climbed from around 200 to above 400 over the past two decades. While many species new to science are frequently sorted as endangered at once, it is too early to say whether the starry dwarf frog is threatened. “They are very secretive,” says Shanker, adding that the team didn’t know the size of its population. The frog is active at night and lives near water. Habitat loss is a serious risk to frogs in tropical forests around the world, alongside threats such as a deadly fungus (真菌) that has been killing off amphibians (两栖动物) for the past four decades. But the new species was found in a reserved forest, meaning it will enjoy a degree of protection by Indian government agencies. 19. What can we learn from paragraph 3? A. The species was discovered by tourists. B. The species was found in a rich region. C. The species was further studied. D. The species was finally set free. 20. What can we say about the new frog? A. It is in small quantities. B. It is an endangered species. C. It is well worth attention. D. It is related to African frogs. 21. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. Habitat loss is the chief threat to frogs. B. The new species may face less dangers. C. Tropical forests in India are all under protection. D. The Indian government determines to save frogs. 22. Where is this text probably taken from? A. A pet guide. B. A social website. C. A travel journal. D. A science report. What do the following places have in common: the Serengeti Desert, Edinburgh’s Old Town and the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve? The Serengeti Desert is in Tanzania and Kenya, Africa. It contains thousands of kilometers of dry grasslands and many rare kinds of animals. Edinburgh’s Old Town is in the capital city of Scotland. It has many old buildings and streets. There are very few new buildings in Edinburgh’s Old Town. The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve is near Mexico City in Mexico. It has beautiful flowers and forests. It is also the home of millions of butterflies in the winter. These three places are very different. But they are all under special protection by UNESCO (联合国教科文组织). They are World Heritage Sites. The story of World Heritage Sites begins more than 3,000 years ago. At that time, the great king of Egypt built many temples. But after thousands of years, sand covered them. Stories tell of a young boy named Abu Simbel who found the temples. One day, Abu Simbel saw something under the sand. Soon, the ancient temples of Ramses Ⅱwere officially rediscovered. But they were not safe. The government of Egypt planned to build a dam on the Nile River. It would create a large lake, which would cover the temples in water. Many people did not want the temples destroyed. UNESCO agreed and raised 40 million dollars from around the world to save the temples. From 1964 to 1968, engineers took the temples apart in many pieces and rebuilt them hundreds of meters back from the Nile River. Today, they are called the Abu Simbel Temples, in memory of the young boy who first found them. The effort to save the Abu Simbel Temples was a success. So in 1972, UNESCO formed the World Heritage Committee, which protects places on the earth that are of great cultural or natural value. Any country in the world can ask for protection from UNESCO. The countries send a list of places to the World Heritage Committee. Once a year, the World Heritage Committee meets and votes on which places to protect. When they choose a place, it officially becomes a World Heritage Site. 23. What’s special about Edinburgh’s Old Town? A. It has no new buildings. B. It’s a World Heritage Site. C. It’s in the capital city of Scotland. D. It has the oldest streets in the world. 24. The young boy Abu Simbel . A. grew up to be a great engineer B. took part in building the temples C. lived in Egypt about 3,000 years ago D. was the first to discover the hidden temples 25. The last paragraph mainly deals with . A. how a World Heritage Site is chosen B. why the World Heritage Committee was formed C. how often the World Heritage Committee works D. why countries ask for protection from UNESCO Researchers at Baylor University were curious about whether there was a way to improve student performance. In particular, they wondered whether a technique called “targeted memory reactivation (激活，重启)” (TMR) could be useful for studying. In TMR, certain signals reactivate memories formed during the day while a person is asleep. The researchers focused on music. A few university students took part in the experiment. They were asked to take a class on microeconomics (微观经济学), which they would be tested on the following day. During the lesson, all participants listened to three pieces of classical music. Then they spent the night in the sleep lab and while they were fast asleep, sounds were played in the background. For half of the participants, the sound was white noise, but the other half were played the three pieces they had listened to while studying. The next day they took the test and the test scores showed that the students who had been exposed to the “study music” while sleeping performed better on the test. There were a few reasons the research group selected three classical music pieces as study music. Such music is much less distracting than music with lyrics (歌词). And the researchers also wanted to make sure that the music they played had obvious melodies (旋律), so that the brain could more easily form connections between the music and the study material. The three pieces they chose fit the bill perfectly. Unfortunately, music could improve test scores the next day, but after a few months the music listeners were back to the same level as the students who slept with white noise in the background. Besides, the effect seemed to be more noticeable for female students than it was for men. Either way, listening to music at night is a study trick that could just make the difference between a passing or failing test for some people. 26. What did the Baylor researchers try to find out? A. The benefits of classical music. B. Why TMR is helpful for studying. C. Whether music can improve study. D. Ways to ensure a good night’s sleep. 27. What did the participants do during the experiment? A. They played different music in class. B. They listened to study music while taking the test. C. They put on the music of their choice while sleeping. D. They listened to either white noise or study music at night. 28. Why were these pieces of classical music selected as study music? A. They are related to the study material. B. They have distinct melodies. C. They have memorable lyrics. D. They are familiar to students. 29. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. The effect of music wore off over time. B. The study trick made no difference to tests. C. White noise has the same effect as classical music. D. Male students benefited greatly from the study trick. 三、七选五 Coming face-to-face with your inadequacies (缺点) can be painful, to say the least. ___30___It even makes you question yourself. Your knee-jerk reaction may be to get defensive or even dismiss the critique entirely. But handling negative feedback with grace will not only make you look gracious, but it could ultimately help you grow as a person. Here’s how to do it. 1. Be objective about the criticism Before you jump to conclusions and begin to challenge the other person’s opinion, take a step back and look at it objectively. Next time you get a bad review, don’t immediately allow your emotions to get the better of you, but rather, take a moment to consider whether the criticism is at all accurate. ___31___ 2. Avoid unnecessary conflict If you decide that the point is valid, it may be hard to take. In your discomfort, you may feel the urge to criticize the other person angrily and defend yourself. ___32___ 3. Be open to the idea of change ___33___And it may be because of a concept called “cognitive dissonance” that can prevent us from changing even when that’s what we need most. 4. Ask questions If you’re open to using the criticism as a springboard to improvement, you will likely need more information. ___34___Your emotions will be running high, and you may not be particularly receptive to extra information. However, when you feel ready, it could be worth revisiting the subject with the person who criticized you. Even if you don’t agree with their advice, thank them and promise to consider it. A. Most of us are pretty stubborn. B. There is no doubt that change is necessary. C. But it’s best to avoid getting into an argument. D. Being sensitive to criticism leads you nowhere. E. It challenges the way you believe people see you. F. Give yourself a chance to really take in the information and evaluate it. G. The initial moment you hear it may not be the best time to ask for more details. 四、完形填空 Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience: the iPad. Instead of looking at nature, I ____35____ my e-mail. Instead of paddling an old boat, I followed my Twitter feed (简讯). Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading four ____36____ each morning.  And that was the problem:I was acting ____37____ I were still in the office. My body was on vacation but my head wasn’t.  So this year I made up my mind to try something ____38____: getting away from the Internet. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, since I’m not good at self-control. But I was determined. I started by ____39____ the iPad to my wife. Then, a stroke of luck: The cell phone signal at our cabin (小木屋) was worse than in the past, meaning that I couldn’t cheat. I was ____40____, forced to carry out my plan. Largely cut off from e-mail, Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites, I had little way to connect to the world ____41____ radio—and how much radio can one listen to, really? I had no choice but to do what I had planned to do all along:read books.  This experience has had a ____42____ ending—for now, at least. With determination and the strong support of my wife, I succeeded in my vacation struggle against the Internet. I ____43____ realized that it was me, of course, not the iPad, that was the problem.  I knew I had _____44_____ when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “Don’t need it,” I said._____45_____, as we return to post-vacation situation, a test begins: Can I _____46_____ when I’m back at work? And I don’t plan to _____47_____ my convenience completely. But I hope to resist the temptation (诱惑) to check my e-mail every five minutes,_____48_____ often leads to following my Twitter feed.  A vacation is supposed to help you reset your _____49_____ to become more productive. Here I hope this one worked. 35. A. received B. wrote C. checked D. recognized 36. A. magazines B. newspapers C. journals D. letters 37. A. so that B. as if C. even though D. ever since 38. A. upset B. calm C. crazy D. different 39. A. sending B. handing C. destroying D. burying 40. A. shocked B. trapped C. defeated D. frightened 41. A. more than B. rather than C. instead of D. except for 42. A. meaningless B. hopeful C. happy D. peaceful 43. A. entirely B. frequently C. gradually D. finally 44. A. won B. lost C. suffered D. recovered 45. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Anyway 46. A. stop B. escape C. continue D. change 47. A. give up B. give in C. give off D. give away 48 A. that B. which C. when D. who 49. A. body B. heart C. brain D. thought 五、语法填空 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。 When her car ran out of gas on a highway one night six weeks ago, Kate got into a panic. “I thought I could make it all the way home, but ____50____ (obvious) I was wrong,” Kate recalled. “I drove to the side of the road and got out,____51____ (plan) to walk to the nearest gas station. That’s when I met Johnny, a homeless man sitting nearby. Johnny stopped me. Concerned about my ____52____ (safe), he told me to get back in the car and lock the doors. I obeyed. A few ____53____ (minute) later, he came back with a gas can that he bought with his last $20.”  “It was crazy that he would use all his money on someone he didn’t even know,” Kate added.____54____ (repay) Johnny, Kate returned many times and gave him some money, food and clothes. But she wanted to do more ____55____ this man. “Johnny is generous indeed,” said Kate. “He’s got such positive energy,____56____ he’s in that situation.”  ____57____ (touch) by Johnny’s selflessness, Kate is now raising money online for him. “To my great delight, donations keep pouring in,” said Kate.“ So far, over $100,000 ____58____ (collect).He’s indeed a good guy and deserves everything _____59_____ is coming to him.” 六、作文 60. 研究表明音乐对人们的情绪有着重要的影响，因此人们用不同的音乐来调节心情。请根据下表提示内容，写一篇英语演讲稿。 听音乐前的情绪状态 适用音乐 听音乐后的心情 压力大，过分焦虑 流行音乐 放松 沉迷电脑游戏，兴奋过度 乡村音乐 平静 困倦、疲劳 摇滚音乐 振奋 孤独、悲伤 轻音乐 愉快 要求： 1.词数80个左右； 2.内容必须包括上表中的要点； 3.条理清楚，语句连贯。 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 七、读后续写 61. 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。 My second year in college had started. I hadn’t decided whether to fly home for the new year yet. Although I had missed the holiday the year before, and I didn’t want to miss it two years in a row, I didn’t have the money for the ticket, plus I wasn’t sure I could get enough time off from my job. All that wondering changed when my mom called. She got right to the point: “Your grandmother isn’t doing well. I decided I should fly out there for the new year.” Mom was an only child, so that made sense to me. But I was not ready for what I heard next. “We decided you would want to come along so I covered your ticket.” We arrived as scheduled. Mom was anxious to see her parents, especially her mother, who was really sick. After saying hello to them, we settled in the living room. Grandpa helped Grandma lie down again and told us we would have a big lunch at noon. He went into the kitchen. Mom walked up and down in the living room. Finally, I asked her what the matter was. “He can’t cook,” she said, wondering. “How’s he supposed to fix a holiday meal for us?”I tried to reason with her. “Can’t you smell dinner? It smells good to me. Grandma is upstairs resting. Grandpa is the only one who could be cooking.” But we couldn’t see through the kitchen door. She had an idea. “Let’s go out to the front door and see from outside the window what’s going on inside. Then we will know who is really cooking.” Grandpa was very hard of hearing, so he didn’t hear us leave. It was a crazy plan, but I followed her around the house to the kitchen windows. 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。 There we watched Grandpa fill water glasses, make coffee and do everything skillfully. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Looking at the nice food on the table, Mom asked, “When did you learn to cook?” ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$null 白城市实验高级中学2023-2024学年高一下学期7月期末 英语试题 姓名：__________ 班级：__________ 考号：__________ 第一节 听力部分 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the man think of Mary? A. Hard-working. B. Popular. C. Strong. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: What are Mary’s strengths? M: She’s good at making friends. It seems everyone likes her. W: But she isn’t very good at her studies. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How often does the man see his mother? A. Every weekend. B. Every other month. C. Every two weeks. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: I’ve been in college for two months now, and I really miss my mother. I only get to talk to her on the weekends. M: Me too. But my mom visits every other month. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What has the man bought for his wife? A. Tennis shoes. B. Nothing. C. A piece of art. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: I suppose you have been buying Christmas gifts for your family. M: I bought tennis shoes for my son, but I haven’t decided what to buy for my wife. Probably some clothes or a piece of art. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does Adam plan to do during his holiday? A. Go climbing. B. Go swimming. C. Go shopping. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: What’s your plan for the holiday, Adam? M: My mom wants to go shopping, but my father would rather go climbing. I think going swimming in the ocean would be the most interesting. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How does the man go to work? A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By car. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: If I were you, I’d take the bus to work. Driving in that rush hour, traffic is terrible. M: But you know, by the time the bus gets to my stop, there aren’t any seats left. What’s more, I have to walk for 20 minutes to get to the bus stop. 听下面一段较长对话，完成以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What can we learn about the man? A. He had been ill for some time and was getting better. B. He had already got perfectly well. C. He had just fallen ill. 7. What is the woman’s advice to the man? A. Stop taking the medicine from that day on. B. Continue to take the medicine as before. C. Begin taking less of the medicine than before. 【答案】6. A 7. C 【解析】 【原文】M: I’m feeling much better now，doctor. Can I stop taking the medicine? W: Hm. I’m glad you’re a little better. But you must continue to take the medicine, at least for some time. Starting from today you may take it twice a day instead of three times a day, and then stop it altogether in a week or two. OK? 听下面一段较长对话，完成以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What does the man offer to do? A. Change the reservation. B. Handle the check-outs. C. Provide a room. 9. What will the woman do next? A. Check into the hotel. B. Stay in the bar. C. Leave with her friends. 【答案】8. C 9. B 【解析】 【原文】M: Yes, we have your reservation, but unfortunately your room isn’t ready yet. W: Not ready? Isn’t check-in at noon? It’s three o’clock now. M: I’m really sorry, but there were a lot of late check-outs today. If you’d like, I can give you a room until your room is ready. W: Thanks, anyway. I’m supposed to meet some friends here soon. I’ll just wait in the bar. 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】 10. When will the man’s relatives get here? A. This Friday. B. This Saturday. C. This Sunday. 11. How many relatives are coming? A. Seven. B. Eight. C. Nine. 【答案】10. C 11. A 【解析】 【分析】W:David，do you know when your relatives from Beijing are coming? M:They said they’d come this Friday，but there was a big snowstorm and the airport was closed.So they’ll get here two days after the original date. W:And how many are coming? Did you say about 8? M:Yes，they said 8 at first，but my uncle’s son wanted to go to Australia instead，so he isn’t coming. 【10题详解】 本题为听力题，解析略。 【11题详解】 本题为听力题，解析略。 听下面一段独白，完成以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 12. What does the boy look like? A. He has red hair. B. He has blue eyes. C. He is wearing a white T-shirt. 13. What information can the boy give? A. His name. B. His address. C. His mother’s name. 14. Where was the boy found? A. In the toy section. B. In the book section. C. In the clothing section. 15. What does the speaker want the boy’s mother to do? A. Come back to the store. B. Finish her shopping. C. Pick up the boy. 【答案】12. B 13. A 14. C 15. C 【解析】 【原文】Good afternoon, shoppers. We need your attention. We have a lost boy at the front of the store. He has been in the manager’s office for 10 minutes, and no one has come forward to ask for him. He has light brown hair and blue eyes. He is wearing a red T-shirt and jeans. He has a white T-shirt in his hand. On the back of the T-shirt is the word BOY spelled in big letters. He says his name is Jack. He doesn’t know his mother’s name because he says he calls her “Mom”. He doesn’t know his address because he says his mom always takes him home. He appears to be about six years old. A clerk found him sitting in the toy section drawing in the coloring books there. If his mother is still in the store, we ask that she come by and please pick up her son. 第二节 客观题 二、阅读理解 Sometimes it’s hard to let go. For many British people, that can apply to institutions and objects that represent their country’s past-age-old castles, splendid homes… and red phone boxes. Beaten first by the march of technology and lately by the terrible weather in junkyards (废品场), the phone boxes representative of an age are now making something of a comeback. Adapted in imaginative ways, many have reappeared on city streets and village greens housing tiny cafes, cellphone repair shops or even defibrillator machines (除颤器). The original iron boxes with the round roofs first appeared in 1926. They were designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect of the Battersea Power Station in London. After becoming an important part of many British streets, the phone boxes began disappearing in the 1980s, with the rise of the mobile phone sending most of them away to the junkyards. About that time, Tony Inglis’ engineering and transport company got the job to remove phone boxes from the streets and sell them out. But Inglis ended up buying hundreds of them himself, with the idea of repairing and selling them. He said that he had heard the calls to preserve the boxes and had seen how some of them were listed as historic buildings. As Inglis and, later other businessmen, got to work, repurposed phone boxes began reappearing in cities and villages as people found new uses for them. Today, they are once again a familiar sight, playing roles that are often just as important for the community as their original purpose. In rural areas, where ambulances can take a relatively long time to arrive, the phone boxes have taken on a lifesaving role. Local organizations can adopt them for l pound, and install defibrillators to help in emergencies. Others also looked at the phone boxes and saw business opportunities. LoveFone, a company that advocates repairing cellphones rather than abandoning them, opened a mini workshop in a London phone box in 2016. The tiny shops made economic sense, according to Robert Kerr, a founder of LoveFone. He said that one of the boxes generated around $13,500 in revenue a month and cost only about $400 to rent. Inglis said phone boxes called to mind an age when things were built to last. “I like what they are to people, and I enjoy bringing things back,” he said. 16 The phone boxes are making a comeback ______. A. to form a beautiful sight of the city B. to improve telecommunications services C. to remind people of a historical period D. to meet the requirement of green economy 17. Why did the phone boxes begin to go out of service in the 1980s? A. They were not well-designed. B. They provided bad services. C. They had too short a history. D. They lost to new technologies. 18. The phone boxes are becoming popular mainly because of ______. A. their new appearance and lower prices B. the push of the local organizations C. their changed roles and functions D. the big funding of the businessmen 【答案】16. C 17. D 18. C 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了在英国，电话亭在20世纪80年代开始停止使用。后来，一些商人使电话亭的角色和功能发生了变化，电话亭又变得流行起来。 【16题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段Sometimes it’s hard to let go. For many British people, that can apply to institutions and objects that represent their country’s past-age-old castles, splendid homes.. and red phone boxes.(有时候真的很难放手。对许多英国人来说，这可以适用于代表他们国家过去历史的机构和物品--古老的城堡、辉煌的住宅……还有红色的电话亭)和最后一段Inglis said phone boxes called to mind an age when things were built to last.(英格利斯说，电话亭让人想起了一个东西经久耐用的时代)可知，电话亭正在卷土重来，以提醒人们一个历史时期。故选C。 【17题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段After becoming an important part of many British streets, the phone boxes began disappearing in the 1980s, with the rise of the mobile phone sending most of them away to the junkyards.(在成为英国许多街道的重要组成部分后，电话亭在20世纪80年代开始消失，随着移动电话的兴起，大部分电话亭被扔到了垃圾场)可知，电话亭在20世纪80年代开始停止使用是因为它们输给了新技术。故选D。 【18题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段As Inglis and, later other businessmen, got to work, repurposed phone boxes began reappearing in cities and villages as people found new uses for them. Today, they are once again a familiar sight, playing roles that are often just as important for the community as their original purpose.(随着英格利斯和后来的其他商人开始工作，改装后的电话亭开始在城市和乡村重新出现，人们发现了它们的新用途。今天，它们再次成为人们熟悉的景象，扮演着与它们最初的目的同样重要的角色)和第六段In rural areas, where ambulances can take a relatively long time to arrive, the phone boxes have taken on a lifesaving role.(在农村地区，救护车要花相当长的时间才能到达，电话亭就起到了拯救生命的作用)以及第七段Others also looked at the phone boxes and saw business opportunities.(其他人也在电话亭寻找商机)可推断出，电话亭之所以变得流行，主要是因为它们的角色和功能发生了变化。故选C。 A “secretive” new species of frog has been discovered on the forest floor in India’s Western Ghat mountain range. Named the starry dwarf frog after the markings on its dark brown back, it is just 2 centimeters long. The frog, whose closest relatives are a group of species native to India and Sri Linka, is the only member of an ancient lineage (血统) dating back to millions of years ago, according to researchers from India and the US. It is unclear whether the species is descended (传下来) from African or Asian frogs. A group of Indian and US researchers first came across the local species hidden in leaf-litter as part of a wider project to look for new frogs, lizards and snakes in the richly biodiverse region and stored it in a jar for later study. Genetic testing and a closer look at its shape, colouring and other features have shown that it doesn’t match any existing species. Kartik Shanker of the Indian Institute of Science, who helped design the study, says while it is common to find new frog in India, this one needs to be noticed. “This particular species not just is a new species, but also belongs to a new genus (属), and that makes it a little more special,” says Shanker. The number of known species of frog identified in India has climbed from around 200 to above 400 over the past two decades. While many species new to science are frequently sorted as endangered at once, it is too early to say whether the starry dwarf frog is threatened. “They are very secretive,” says Shanker, adding that the team didn’t know the size of its population. The frog is active at night and lives near water. Habitat loss is a serious risk to frogs in tropical forests around the world, alongside threats such as a deadly fungus (真菌) that has been killing off amphibians (两栖动物) for the past four decades. But the new species was found in a reserved forest, meaning it will enjoy a degree of protection by Indian government agencies. 19. What can we learn from paragraph 3? A. The species was discovered by tourists. B. The species was found in a rich region. C. The species was further studied. D. The species was finally set free. 20. What can we say about the new frog? A. It is in small quantities. B. It is an endangered species. C. It is well worth attention. D. It is related to African frogs. 21. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. Habitat loss is the chief threat to frogs. B. The new species may face less dangers. C. Tropical forests in India are all under protection. D. The Indian government determines to save frogs. 22. Where is this text probably taken from? A. A pet guide. B. A social website. C. A travel journal. D. A science report. 【答案】19. C 20. C 21. B 22. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了在印度发现的不同于现有青蛙种类的新青蛙品种。 【19题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“A group of Indian and US researchers first came across the local species hidden in leaf-litter as part of a wider project to look for new frogs, lizards and snakes in the richly biodiverse region and stored it in a jar for later study. Genetic testing and a closer look at its shape, colouring and other features have shown that it doesn’t match any existing species.(一组印度和美国的研究人员首次发现了隐藏在落叶中的当地物种，这是在生物多样性丰富的地区寻找新的青蛙、蜥蜴和蛇的更广泛项目的一部分，并将其储存在一个罐子中，以备日后研究。基因测试和对其形状、颜色和其他特征的仔细观察表明，它与任何现存物种都不匹配)”可知，新发现的青蛙被装在罐子里，对基因测试、形状、颜色和其他特征进行了进一步研究。故选C项。 【20题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段“While many species new to science are frequently sorted as endangered at once, it is too early to say whether the starry dwarf frog is threatened. “They are very secretive,” says Shanker, adding that the team didn’t know the size of its population. (虽然许多科学界新发现的物种经常同时被列为濒危物种，但现在说星状侏儒蛙是否受到威胁还为时过早。“它们非常隐秘，”Shanker说，并补充说该团队不知道其数量)”可知，新物种常被归类为濒危物种，而且这种新青蛙的数量是未知的，所以它们值得特别关注。故选C项。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“But the new species was found in a reserved forest, meaning it will enjoy a degree of protection by Indian government agencies.(但这种新物种是在一片保护区中发现的，这意味着它将受到印度政府机构的一定程度的保护)”可知，这种新的青蛙物种正在受政府保护，因此它面临的危险可能较小。故选B项。 【22题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“A “secretive” new species of frog has been discovered on the forest floor in India’s Western Ghat mountain range. Named the starry dwarf frog after the markings on its dark brown back, it is just 2 centimeters long.(在印度西高特山脉的森林地面上发现了一种“神秘”的青蛙新物种。这只星状侏儒蛙因其深棕色背部的斑纹而得名，它只有2厘米长)”以及第二段“The frog, whose closest relatives are a group of species native to India and Sri Linka, is the only member of an ancient lineage dating back to millions of years ago, according to researchers from India and the US.(据印度和美国的研究人员称，这种青蛙的近亲是一组原产于印度和斯里兰卡的物种，是数百万年前古老谱系的唯一成员)”可知，本文主要介绍了在印度发现的不同于现有青蛙种类的新青蛙品种，推测文章可能出自一篇科学报告。故选D项。 What do the following places have in common: the Serengeti Desert, Edinburgh’s Old Town and the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve? The Serengeti Desert is in Tanzania and Kenya, Africa. It contains thousands of kilometers of dry grasslands and many rare kinds of animals. Edinburgh’s Old Town is in the capital city of Scotland. It has many old buildings and streets. There are very few new buildings in Edinburgh’s Old Town. The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve is near Mexico City in Mexico. It has beautiful flowers and forests. It is also the home of millions of butterflies in the winter. These three places are very different. But they are all under special protection by UNESCO (联合国教科文组织). They are World Heritage Sites. The story of World Heritage Sites begins more than 3,000 years ago. At that time, the great king of Egypt built many temples. But after thousands of years, sand covered them. Stories tell of a young boy named Abu Simbel who found the temples. One day, Abu Simbel saw something under the sand. Soon, the ancient temples of Ramses Ⅱwere officially rediscovered. But they were not safe. The government of Egypt planned to build a dam on the Nile River. It would create a large lake, which would cover the temples in water. Many people did not want the temples destroyed. UNESCO agreed and raised 40 million dollars from around the world to save the temples. From 1964 to 1968, engineers took the temples apart in many pieces and rebuilt them hundreds of meters back from the Nile River. Today, they are called the Abu Simbel Temples, in memory of the young boy who first found them. The effort to save the Abu Simbel Temples was a success. So in 1972, UNESCO formed the World Heritage Committee, which protects places on the earth that are of great cultural or natural value. Any country in the world can ask for protection from UNESCO. The countries send a list of places to the World Heritage Committee. Once a year, the World Heritage Committee meets and votes on which places to protect. When they choose a place, it officially becomes a World Heritage Site. 23. What’s special about Edinburgh’s Old Town? A. It has no new buildings. B. It’s a World Heritage Site. C. It’s in the capital city of Scotland. D. It has the oldest streets in the world. 24. The young boy Abu Simbel . A. grew up to be a great engineer B. took part in building the temples C. lived in Egypt about 3,000 years ago D. was the first to discover the hidden temples 25. The last paragraph mainly deals with . A. how a World Heritage Site is chosen B. why the World Heritage Committee was formed C. how often the World Heritage Committee works D. why countries ask for protection from UNESCO 【答案】23. C 24. D 25. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章介绍了三处世界遗产以及世界遗产委员会的起源。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“Edinburgh’s Old Town is in the capital city of Scotland.(爱丁堡老城位于苏格兰的首都)”可知，Edinburgh’s Old Town位于苏格兰的首都是它的特别之处。故选C。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第四段中的“Stories tell of a young boy named Abu Simbel who found the temples.(故事讲述的是一个名叫Abu Simbel的小男孩发现了这些神庙)”和倒数第三段中的“Today, they are called the Abu Simbel Temples, in memory of the young boy who first found them.(今天，它们被称为Abu Simbel神庙，以纪念第一个发现它们的小男孩)”可知，Abu Simbel是第一个发现那些寺庙的人。故选D。 【25题详解】 主旨大意题。根据最后一段中“The countries send a list of places to the World Heritage Committee. Once a year, the World Heritage Committee meets and votes on which places to protect. When they choose a place, it officially becomes a World Heritage Site.(这些国家向世界遗产委员会提交了一份遗产地名单。世界遗产委员会每年召开一次会议，投票决定哪些地方需要保护。当他们选择一个地方时，它就正式成为世界遗产)”可知，本段主要讲述了世界遗产地是怎样被选出来的。故选A。 Researchers at Baylor University were curious about whether there was a way to improve student performance. In particular, they wondered whether a technique called “targeted memory reactivation (激活，重启)” (TMR) could be useful for studying. In TMR, certain signals reactivate memories formed during the day while a person is asleep. The researchers focused on music. A few university students took part in the experiment. They were asked to take a class on microeconomics (微观经济学), which they would be tested on the following day. During the lesson, all participants listened to three pieces of classical music. Then they spent the night in the sleep lab and while they were fast asleep, sounds were played in the background. For half of the participants, the sound was white noise, but the other half were played the three pieces they had listened to while studying. The next day they took the test and the test scores showed that the students who had been exposed to the “study music” while sleeping performed better on the test. There were a few reasons the research group selected three classical music pieces as study music. Such music is much less distracting than music with lyrics (歌词). And the researchers also wanted to make sure that the music they played had obvious melodies (旋律), so that the brain could more easily form connections between the music and the study material. The three pieces they chose fit the bill perfectly. Unfortunately, music could improve test scores the next day, but after a few months the music listeners were back to the same level as the students who slept with white noise in the background. Besides, the effect seemed to be more noticeable for female students than it was for men. Either way, listening to music at night is a study trick that could just make the difference between a passing or failing test for some people. 26. What did the Baylor researchers try to find out? A. The benefits of classical music. B. Why TMR is helpful for studying. C. Whether music can improve study. D. Ways to ensure a good night’s sleep. 27. What did the participants do during the experiment? A. They played different music in class. B. They listened to study music while taking the test. C. They put on the music of their choice while sleeping. D. They listened to either white noise or study music at night. 28. Why were these pieces of classical music selected as study music? A. They are related to the study material. B. They have distinct melodies. C. They have memorable lyrics. D. They are familiar to students. 29. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. The effect of music wore off over time. B. The study trick made no difference to tests. C. White noise has the same effect as classical music. D. Male students benefited greatly from the study trick. 【答案】26 C 27. D 28. B 29. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍研究者们利用三首古典音乐来提高学生们的考试成绩的实验。 【26题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Researchers at Baylor University were curious about whether there was a way to improve student performance. In particular, they wondered whether a technique called “targeted memory reactivation(激活，重启)” (TMR) could be useful for studying. In TMR, certain signals reactivate memories formed during the day while a person is asleep. The researchers focused on music.(Baylor大学的研究人员很好奇是否有办法提高学生的成绩。特别是，他们想知道一种名为“定向记忆再激活”（TMR）的技术是否对研究有用。在TMR中，当一个人睡着时，某些信号会重新激活白天形成的记忆。研究人员把精力集中在音乐上。)”可知，Baylor大学的研究员们想弄明白音乐是否会提高学生的成绩。故选C。 【27题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“During the lesson, all participants listened to three pieces of classical music. Then they spent the night in the sleep lab and while they were fast asleep, sounds were played in the background. For half of the participants, the sound was white noise, but the other half were played the three pieces they had listened to while studying.(在课上，所有参与者都听了三首古典音乐。然后他们在睡眠实验室过夜，当他们熟睡时，背景中播放声音。对于一半的参与者来说，声音是白噪音，但另一半的参与者播放他们在学习时听过的三首曲子。)”可知，一半参与者们在睡觉的时候听到的是白噪音，但另一半参与者们听到的是他们在学习时听过的三首曲子。故选D。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“There were a few reasons the research group selected three classical music pieces as study music. Such music is much less distracting than music with lyrics (歌词). And the researchers also wanted to make sure that the music they played had obvious melodies (旋律), so that the brain could more easily form connections between the music and the study material. The three pieces they chose fit the bill perfectly.(研究小组选择三首古典音乐作为研究音乐有几个原因。这样的音乐比有歌词的音乐更不会让人分心。研究人员还希望确保他们演奏的音乐有明显的旋律，这样大脑就更容易在音乐和学习材料之间形成联系。他们选择的三首音乐完美贴合。)”可知，研究人员们之所以选择这三首音乐，是因为它们有独特的旋律，这样的音乐比有歌词的音乐更不会让人分心。故选B。 【29题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Unfortunately, music could improve test scores the next day, but after a few months the music listeners were back to the same level as the students who slept with white noise in the background.(不幸的是，音乐可以提高第二天的考试成绩，但几个月后，音乐听众的水平又回到了与那些在背景中有白噪音的学生相同的水平。)”可知，随着时间的推移，音乐对于提高学生们的考试成绩的影响会逐渐消失。故选A。 三、七选五 Coming face-to-face with your inadequacies (缺点) can be painful, to say the least. ___30___It even makes you question yourself. Your knee-jerk reaction may be to get defensive or even dismiss the critique entirely. But handling negative feedback with grace will not only make you look gracious, but it could ultimately help you grow as a person. Here’s how to do it. 1. Be objective about the criticism Before you jump to conclusions and begin to challenge the other person’s opinion, take a step back and look at it objectively. Next time you get a bad review, don’t immediately allow your emotions to get the better of you, but rather, take a moment to consider whether the criticism is at all accurate. ___31___ 2. Avoid unnecessary conflict If you decide that the point is valid, it may be hard to take. In your discomfort, you may feel the urge to criticize the other person angrily and defend yourself. ___32___ 3. Be open to the idea of change ___33___And it may be because of a concept called “cognitive dissonance” that can prevent us from changing even when that’s what we need most. 4. Ask questions If you’re open to using the criticism as a springboard to improvement, you will likely need more information. ___34___Your emotions will be running high, and you may not be particularly receptive to extra information. However, when you feel ready, it could be worth revisiting the subject with the person who criticized you. Even if you don’t agree with their advice, thank them and promise to consider it. A. Most of us are pretty stubborn. B. There is no doubt that change is necessary. C. But it’s best to avoid getting into an argument. D. Being sensitive to criticism leads you nowhere. E. It challenges the way you believe people see you. F. Give yourself a chance to really take in the information and evaluate it. G. The initial moment you hear it may not be the best time to ask for more details. 【答案】30. E 31. F 32. C 33. A 34. G 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章就如何应对别人的批评给出了一些建议。 30题详解】 上文“Coming face-to-face with your inadequacies (缺点) can be painful, to say the least. (至少可以说，面对自己的不足是痛苦的。)”说明我们不喜欢自己的不足，选项E“它挑战了你相信别人对你的看法。”承接上文，说明自己的不足会引起别人的看法，从而挑战了自己是不是要相信别人对自己的看法，引出下文“It even makes you question yourself. (这甚至会让你质疑自己。)”进一步说明，面对别人的看法，自己会对自己有所质疑。语义通顺，逻辑合理。故选E项。 【31题详解】 上文“Next time you get a bad review, don’t immediately allow your emotions to get the better of you, but rather, take a moment to consider whether the criticism is at all accurate. (下次当你收到不好的评价时，不要马上让自己情绪失控，而是要花点时间考虑一下这些批评是否准确。)”建议要分析考虑这些批评是否准确，选项F“给自己一个机会去真正吸收信息并评估它。”承接上文，建议要正确看待这些批评信息并进行评估。语义一致，逻辑合理。故选F项。 【32题详解】 标题“Avoid unnecessary conflict (避免不必要的冲突)”说明，在对应别人的批评上，要避免冲突，上文“In your discomfort, you may feel the urge to criticize the other person angrily and defend yourself. (当你感到不舒服时，你可能会愤怒地批评别人并为自己辩护。)”说明可以批评反驳，为自己辩护，选项C “但是最好避免陷入争论。”承接上文，转折语义，呼应小标题，强调虽然可以批评反驳，为自己辩护，但要避免陷入争论。语义通顺，逻辑合理。故选C项。 【33题详解】 下文“And it may be because of a concept called ‘cognitive dissonance’ that can prevent us from changing even when that’s what we need most. (这可能是因为一种叫做‘认知失调’的概念，它可以阻止我们改变，即使那是我们最需要的。)”说明有一种情况会阻止我们改变，选项A“我们大多数人都很固执。”说明我们大多数人都很固执，不容易改变。语义通顺，逻辑合理。故选A项。 【34题详解】 下文“Your emotions will be running high, and you may not be particularly receptive to extra information. However, when you feel ready, it could be worth revisiting the subject with the person who criticized you. (你会情绪高涨，可能不会特别容易接受额外的信息。然而，当你准备好了，就值得和批评你的人重新讨论这个话题。)”说明开始的时候，没有准备好，所以不容易接受批评，选项G“最初听到的那一刻可能不是询问更多细节的最佳时机。”说明开始的时候，可能并不是询问这些批评信息的最佳时机。语义一致，逻辑合理。故选G项。 四、完形填空 Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience: the iPad. Instead of looking at nature, I ____35____ my e-mail. Instead of paddling an old boat, I followed my Twitter feed (简讯). Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading four ____36____ each morning.  And that was the problem:I was acting ____37____ I were still in the office. My body was on vacation but my head wasn’t.  So this year I made up my mind to try something ____38____: getting away from the Internet. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, since I’m not good at self-control. But I was determined. I started by ____39____ the iPad to my wife. Then, a stroke of luck: The cell phone signal at our cabin (小木屋) was worse than in the past, meaning that I couldn’t cheat. I was ____40____, forced to carry out my plan. Largely cut off from e-mail, Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites, I had little way to connect to the world ____41____ radio—and how much radio can one listen to, really? I had no choice but to do what I had planned to do all along:read books.  This experience has had a ____42____ ending—for now, at least. With determination and the strong support of my wife, I succeeded in my vacation struggle against the Internet. I ____43____ realized that it was me, of course, not the iPad, that was the problem.  I knew I had _____44_____ when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “Don’t need it,” I said._____45_____, as we return to post-vacation situation, a test begins: Can I _____46_____ when I’m back at work? And I don’t plan to _____47_____ my convenience completely. But I hope to resist the temptation (诱惑) to check my e-mail every five minutes,_____48_____ often leads to following my Twitter feed.  A vacation is supposed to help you reset your _____49_____ to become more productive. Here I hope this one worked. 35. A. received B. wrote C. checked D. recognized 36. A. magazines B. newspapers C. journals D. letters 37. A. so that B. as if C. even though D. ever since 38. A. upset B. calm C. crazy D. different 39. A. sending B. handing C. destroying D. burying 40. A. shocked B. trapped C. defeated D. frightened 41. A. more than B. rather than C. instead of D. except for 42. A. meaningless B. hopeful C. happy D. peaceful 43. A. entirely B. frequently C. gradually D. finally 44. A. won B. lost C. suffered D. recovered 45. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Anyway 46. A. stop B. escape C. continue D. change 47. A. give up B. give in C. give off D. give away 48. A. that B. which C. when D. who 49. A. body B. heart C. brain D. thought 【答案】35. C 36. B 37. B 38. D 39. B 40. B 41. D 42. C 43. D 44. A 45. B 46. C 47. A 48. B 49. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者去年暑假因为带上iPad，导致没有充分享受假期，今年作者决定远离互联网，结果成功地度过了没有网络的假期，并意识到问题出在自己身上，而不是iPad。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我没有去看大自然，而是查看了我的电子邮件。A. received收到；B. wrote写；C. checked检查；D. recognized识别、认出。根据下文的“But I hope to resist the temptation(诱惑) to check my e-mail every five minutes”可知，作者总是不断查看自己的电子邮件。故选C。 【36题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我没有读伟大的小说，而是坚持每天早上读四份报纸。A. magazines杂志；B. newspapers报纸；C. journals日志、期刊；D. letters信件。根据下文“I were still in the office”可知，作者没有读小说，而是每天读报纸。故选B。 【37题详解】 考查短语词义辨析。句意：这就是问题所在：我表现得好像我还在办公室一样。A. so that以至于；B. as if仿佛；C. even though即使；D. ever since自从。这里为状语从句的引导词，意为“仿佛、好像”，用as if引导。故选B。 【38题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：所以今年我决定尝试一些不同的东西：远离互联网。A. upset心烦的；B. calm平静的；C. crazy疯狂的；D. different不同的。根据空后的“getting away from the Internet”可知，作者今年想要尝试一些和去年不一样的东西，作者决定不再沉迷网络。故选D。 【39题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我首先把iPad交给了我妻子。A. sending发送；B. handing给；C. destroying毁灭；D. burying埋葬。根据上文“getting away from the Internet”可知，作者今年打算远离互联网；再根据上文的“since I’m not good at self-control”可知，作者觉得自己缺乏自控力，由此可知，作者是将iPad交给了自己的妻子。故选B。 【40题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我被困住了，被迫执行我的计划。A. shocked震惊的；B. trapped被困住的；C. defeated被击败的；D. frightened害怕的。根据上文“Then, a stroke of luck: The cell phone signal at our cabin (小木屋) was worse than in the past, meaning that I couldn’t cheat.”可知，小屋的信号不好，由此可知，作者是被困在小屋，只能执行计划。故选B。 【41题详解】 考查介词短语辨析。句意：在很大程度上，我与电子邮件、Twitter和我最喜欢的报纸网站隔绝了，除了收音机，我几乎没有什么与世界联系的方式——一个人能听多少收音机呢，真的？A. more than不仅仅；B. rather than而不是；C. instead of替代；D. except for除了。根据下文“how much radio can one listen to”以及上文“Largely cut off from e-mail, Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites”可知，除了收音机，作者没有什么与世界联系的方式。故选D。 【42题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这段经历有了一个圆满的结局——至少现在是这样。A. meaningless无意义的；B. hopeful有希望的；C. happy高兴的、圆满的；D. peaceful和平的。根据下文的“With determination and the strong support of my wife, I succeeded in my vacation struggle against the Internet.”可知，作者成功地没有在假期沉迷于网络，所以作者认为这段经历有个圆满的结局。故选C。 【43题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我终于意识到问题出在我自己，而不是iPad。A. entirely完全地；B. frequently频繁地；C. gradually逐渐地；D. finally最后。根据上文内容可知，作者是在经历了整个假期之后，才有了这样的醒悟。故选D。 【44题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们经过一家星巴克时，我知道我赢了，我妻子问我是否想停下来使用Wi-Fi。A. won赢得；B. lost失去；C. suffered遭受；D. recovered恢复。根据下文“when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi.“Don’t need it,” I said.”可知，作者发现自己克服了对网络的依赖，所以作者认为自己在与互联网的斗争中赢了。故选A。 【45题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，当我们回到休假后的状态时，一个考验开始了：当我回到工作岗位时，我能继续吗？A. Therefore因此；B. However然而；C. Otherwise否则；D. Anyway无论如何。根据上文可知，作者认为自己在与互联网的斗争中赢了。而下文“as we return to post-vacation situation, a test begins: Can I ____12____ when I’m back at work?”与上文存在转折关系。故选B。 【46题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，当我们回到休假后的状态时，一个考验开始了：当我回到工作岗位时，我能继续吗？A. stop停止；B. escape逃避；C. continue持续；D. change改变。根据上文“ With determination and the strong support of my wife, I succeeded in my vacation struggle against the Internet.”结合后面的叙述可知，作者在假期中打赢了与互联网的斗争，而假期结束后，作者需要回归工作，所以作者觉得这是一个考验，考验自己能否在工作中也不沉迷于互联网。故选C。 【47题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我也不打算完全放弃我的便利。A. give up放弃；B. give in屈服；C. give off散发；D. give away赠送。根据下文“But I hope to resist the temptation (诱惑) to check my e-mail every five minutes”可推测，作者不打算完全远离互联网，但是希望能控制不断查看邮件的诱惑。故选A。 【48题详解】 考查关系词词义辨析。句意：但我希望能抵制住每五分钟查看一次电子邮件的诱惑，这通常会导致我关注我的Twitter。A. that那；B. which哪一；C. when何时；D. who谁。考查定语从句的关系词，先行词为“the temptation (诱惑) to check my e-mail every five minutes”，关系词替代先行词在非限制性定语从句中担当主语，用which引导。故选B。 【49题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：假期应该帮助你重置你的大脑，使其变得更有效率。A. body身体；B. heart心脏；C. brain大脑；D. thought想法。根据空后的“to become more productive”以及全文内容可知，假期应该是重置大脑，让大脑变得更高效。故选C。 五、语法填空 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。 When her car ran out of gas on a highway one night six weeks ago, Kate got into a panic. “I thought I could make it all the way home, but ____50____ (obvious) I was wrong,” Kate recalled. “I drove to the side of the road and got out,____51____ (plan) to walk to the nearest gas station. That’s when I met Johnny, a homeless man sitting nearby. Johnny stopped me. Concerned about my ____52____ (safe), he told me to get back in the car and lock the doors. I obeyed. A few ____53____ (minute) later, he came back with a gas can that he bought with his last $20.”  “It was crazy that he would use all his money on someone he didn’t even know,” Kate added.____54____ (repay) Johnny, Kate returned many times and gave him some money, food and clothes. But she wanted to do more ____55____ this man. “Johnny is generous indeed,” said Kate. “He’s got such positive energy,____56____ he’s in that situation.”  ____57____ (touch) by Johnny’s selflessness, Kate is now raising money online for him. “To my great delight, donations keep pouring in,” said Kate.“ So far, over $100,000 ____58____ (collect).He’s indeed a good guy and deserves everything _____59_____ is coming to him.” 【答案】50. obviously 51. planning 52. safety 53. minutes 54. To repay 55. for 56. though##although 57. Touched 58. has been collected 59. that 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了流浪汉Johnny用仅有的20美元帮助了Kate，这让Kate很感动。尽管他处于那样的境况，却拥有强大的正能量。 【50题详解】 考查副词。句意：“我以为我可以一路赶回家，但显然我错了，”凯特回忆说。修饰的是整个句子，用副词obviously。故填obviously。 【51题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：我把车开到路边下了车，打算步行去最近的加油站。此处逻辑主语I与plan之间是主动关系，故用现在分词作状语。故填planning。 【52题详解】 考查名词。句意：考虑到我的安全，他让我回到车里并锁上车门。空格中所填单词在句中作concerned about的宾语，且前面有物主代词my修饰，故用名词safety。故填safety。 【53题详解】 考查名词的数。句意：几分钟后，他带着用最后20美元买的汽油罐回来了。minute可数，且a few后接名词复数形式。故填minutes。 【54题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：为了报答约翰尼，凯特多次回来并给了他一些钱、食物和衣服。作目的状语应用不定式。句首单词首字母大写。故填To repay。 【55题详解】 考查介词。句意：但她想为这个男人做更多。根据句意可知，这里填for表示“为了”。故填for。 【56题详解】 考查状语从句。句意：虽然他处在那种情况下，但他仍有正能量。此处引导让步状语从句，表示“虽然”应用though或although。故填though/although。 【57题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：被约翰尼的无私感动，凯特现在正在网上为他筹款。逻辑主语Kate与分词动作touch之间是被动关系，故用过去分词作状语。句首单词首字母要大写。故填Touched。 【58题详解】 考查时态语态。句意：到目前为止，已经筹集了超过10万美元。so far作状语，句子常用现在完成时；主语$100,000是谓语动词动作collect的承受者，用被动语态。金钱作主语，谓语动词用单数。故填has been collected。 【59题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：他确实是个好人，应该得到他应得的一切。定语从句修饰先行词everything，关系代词在从句中作主语，应用that引导。故填that。 六、作文 60. 研究表明音乐对人们的情绪有着重要的影响，因此人们用不同的音乐来调节心情。请根据下表提示内容，写一篇英语演讲稿。 听音乐前的情绪状态 适用音乐 听音乐后的心情 压力大，过分焦虑 流行音乐 放松 沉迷电脑游戏，兴奋过度 乡村音乐 平静 困倦、疲劳 摇滚音乐 振奋 孤独、悲伤 轻音乐 愉快 要求： 1.词数80个左右； 2.内容必须包括上表中的要点； 3.条理清楚，语句连贯。 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Dear classmates， Thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me this chance to speak to you today Research has shown that music has an important effect on one’s moods. So we can change our moods by listening to different kinds of music. If you have too much pressure, you can listen to pop music to make you relaxed. People who enjoy playing computer games are too excited so they can make themselves calm by listening to country music. And if you feel tired and sleepy, you can listen to rock music so that you will feel excited again. When you feel lonely and sad, you can listen to soft music which always cheers you up. Thanks for your listening. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。研究表明音乐对人们的情绪有着重要的影响，因此人们用不同的音乐来调节心情。要求考生根据表中提示内容，写一篇关于音乐的英语演讲稿。 【详解】1.词汇积累 机会：chance → opportunity 重要的：important → significant 压力：pressure → stress 困倦的：sleepy → drowsy 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me this chance to speak to you today. 拓展句：Thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me this chance, which allows me to speak to you today. 【点睛】[高分句型1] Research has shown that music has an important effect on one’s moods.(运用了连词that引导宾语从句) [高分句型2] If you have too much pressure, you can listen to pop music to make you relaxed.(运用了从属连词if引导条件状语从句) 七、读后续写 61. 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。 My second year in college had started. I hadn’t decided whether to fly home for the new year yet. Although I had missed the holiday the year before, and I didn’t want to miss it two years in a row, I didn’t have the money for the ticket, plus I wasn’t sure I could get enough time off from my job. All that wondering changed when my mom called. She got right to the point: “Your grandmother isn’t doing well. I decided I should fly out there for the new year.” Mom was an only child, so that made sense to me. But I was not ready for what I heard next. “We decided you would want to come along so I covered your ticket.” We arrived as scheduled. Mom was anxious to see her parents, especially her mother, who was really sick. After saying hello to them, we settled in the living room. Grandpa helped Grandma lie down again and told us we would have a big lunch at noon. He went into the kitchen. Mom walked up and down in the living room. Finally, I asked her what the matter was. “He can’t cook,” she said, wondering. “How’s he supposed to fix a holiday meal for us?”I tried to reason with her. “Can’t you smell dinner? It smells good to me. Grandma is upstairs resting. Grandpa is the only one who could be cooking.” But we couldn’t see through the kitchen door. She had an idea. “Let’s go out to the front door and see from outside the window what’s going on inside. Then we will know who is really cooking.” Grandpa was very hard of hearing, so he didn’t hear us leave. It was a crazy plan, but I followed her around the house to the kitchen windows. 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。 There we watched Grandpa fill water glasses, make coffee and do everything skillfully. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Looking at the nice food on the table, Mom asked, “When did you learn to cook?” ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 There we watched Grandpa fill water glasses, make coffee and do everything skillfully. Though he was slow because of old age, he cut, cook and mixed smoothly. He was even cooking a big Turkey in the oven. Mom was surprised to see all these. Then Grandpa brought the water, then the coffee, rolls and individual lettuce salads out to the dinning room. Speaking directly to my mom, he said, “I am going to get your mother up and bring her down to eat with us. You two go sit down at the dining room table.” So we did. Looking at the nice food on the table, Mom asked, “When did you learn to cook?” Grandpa didn’t answer my mother’s question right away. Instead, he smiled and handed out food to each of us. I could tell he was very happy that we were here. Then he said that since Grandma was unable to cook due to health reasons, he began to learn to cook little by little. It made my mother and I feel at ease and less worried about their daily lives. I can’t help but have a kind of admiration for grandpa. Love and responsibility can change people, even in the old age. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开,讲述了作者应妈妈的请求，回家过年并去看望病重的姥姥，在姥姥家里获得了姥爷的丰盛招待，作者和妈妈非常疑惑，不会做饭的姥爷是如何做出这么多菜肴的，最后得知在姥姥生病后，姥爷一点一点学会的，赞美了姥姥和姥爷之间美好的爱情。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“在那里，我们看着姥爷斟水杯，煮咖啡，熟练地做着每一件事。”可知，第一段可描写姥爷做饭的经过。 ②由第二段首句内容“看着桌上美味的食物，妈妈问：“您什么时候学会做饭的？””可知，第二段可描写姥爷回答妈妈的问题及我的感悟。 2.续写线索：回家过年——探望姥姥姥爷——姥爷做饭——疑惑不解——回应疑问——感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①对某人说话：speak to sb/talk to sb ②一起吃饭：eat with sb/have dinner with sb/eat together ③回答：answer/reply 情绪类 ①开心的：happy/delighted/joyful ②敬佩：admiration/appreciation/respect 【点睛】[高分句型1] Though he was slow because of old age, he cut, cook and mixed smoothly.（运用了though引导的让步状语从句） [高分句型2] Then he said that since Grandma was unable to cook due to health reasons, he began to learn to cook little by little.（运用了that引导的宾语从句及since引导的原因状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$