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江西省武宁县第二中学2024-2025学年度上学期开学考 高三英语试卷 时间120分钟 总分150分 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How long will the man stay at home? A. A day. B. A week. C. Three days. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What happened to the man? A. He lost his keys. B. He called the woman. C. He quarrelled with the manager. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where does the conversation take place? A. In a hotel. B. At an airport. C. In the street. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What will Jack do? A. Visit Bill. B. Play tennis. C. Go swimming. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Why does the man live in the countryside? A. It’s near the school. B. His house is too old. C. It’s quiet. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白,每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 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】 6. Who are the speakers? A. Students. B. Teachers. C. Clerks. 7. What are they mainly talking about? A. Noise in the office. B. A new meeting room. C. The story of a workmate. 8. What does Stan suggest they do? A. Talk to Jack openly. B. Move to another office. C. Ask for a meeting room. 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】 9. How long will it take to get to the museum? A. More than 30 minutes. B. Less than 13 minutes. C. At most 30 minutes. 10. What time does the museum close? A. At 4:30 p.m. B. At 5:30 p.m. C. At 6:00 p.m. 11. How does the man describe the restaurant? A. It’s a bit expensive. B. The service is terrible. C. It’s very expensive. 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】 12. What does the girl not want to do? A. Have an English lesson. B. Have a history lesson. C. Have a Chinese lesson. 13. When did they have a test? A. Yesterday. B. Last week. C. Two weeks ago. 14. What does this dialogue infer? A. She likes tests very much. B. She likes English lessons better than English tests. C. She doesn’t like English at all. 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】 15. What do you think Robert is? A. A dancer. B. A singer. C. A student. 16. Where will the group perform? A. At concert halls. B. At restaurants. C. At some parties. 17. Why is Robert not sure of joining the group? A. He doesn’t think he is good enough. B. He doesn’t have time to practice. C. He isn’t interested in joining it. 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】 18. What will the weather be like in England today? A. Quite dry. B. Wet and windy. C. Fine but cool. 19. How will the weather be in the east of Europe tomorrow? A. Fine. B. Windy. C. Rainy. 20. How many days does the forecast mention? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. 第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Welcome This brochure offers a short introduction to St John’s College as you follow the tourist route through the College. A full guide about the College, its buildings and its history, may also be purchased from the Porters’ Lodge. We welcome visitors, but please remember that the College is a place where researchers and students live and work. Please keep to the route marked on the attached map, follow instructions from our staff, and do not go anywhere marked “private”. First Court Much of the College is made up of quadrangles(四方院) or “courts”. There are three running west to east from the Great Gate to the river, known simply as First, Second and Third. First Court was built in 1511 to the south of the old hospital and contained living quarters, the original chapel(小教堂), library, hall and kitchens. The Chapel The 19th century chapel was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, apart from the tower which was an afterthought made possible by a former member of St John’s College called Henry Hoare, who unfortunately died before he could pay for it all! Chapel Court The style of Chapel Court in the south range is Tudor, the west range Victorian and the remainder built by Sir Edward Maufe in 1938-40. Part of the west range was transformed into a new College library in 1994. The arms above the archway in the centre of the north range are those of John Fisher, carved by the famous sculptor, Eric Gill, who favors Catholic methods. 21. When touring in the St John’s College, what should visitors remember? A. Private places are not accessible to tourists. B. Tourists can choose specific routes randomly. C. A full guide of the College is provided for free. D. Researchers and students can be tourists’ guides. 22. What can be inferred about Chapel Court? A. It is primarily a modern structure. B. It integrates the artistic elements from the east. C. It features a mix of different architectural styles. D. It is a single-style building with minor alterations. 23. Where is this text probably taken from? A. A history book. B. A visitor guide. C. An academic paper. D. An architecture magazine. B My wife and I enjoy a well-built home with a large yard. Our electricity comes from a pole in the street, our water from the city water company, and our natural gas from the natural gas supply company. We live in South Texas, the energy center of the world, so what’s there to worry about? That’s what a lot of folks thought until a devastating winter storm hit Texas. Many people were left without water power or gas. Temperatures inside even the best-built homes were dangerously low. Fortunately, our electricity and gas stayed on. Even if they hadn’t, we were prepared for the worst. If we had lost our power and gas, we might have been uncomfortable, but we would have made it through thanks to our proactive preparation and my self- sufficient skill set. My knowledge of getting through that type of situation comes from a lifetime of surviving in difficult environments. I grew up on a farm in rural Arkansas, where my family was almost totally self-sustaining. Later in life, I lived for three years in Fairbanks, Alaska, where living off the grid (电网) was a normal lifestyle and basic survival techniques were a practiced necessity. So, although my wife and I are currently on the grid, I’m familiar with what it takes to live a comfortable lifestyle when the power is cut off. Perhaps the most important thing you can do to ensure your success living off the grid is to develop an energy-conscious mindset. Living off the grid doesn’t have to be a minimalist lifestyle like the kind I lived on the farm, but some of the same principles hold true, such as doing away with a clothes dryer and planning your wash days around the weather. 24. What does the underlined word “devastating” in paragraph 2 mean? A. Demanding. B. Disastrous. C. Delightful. D. Developing. 25. What would the writer do if he lost electricity and gas? A. Generate electricity himself. B. Make proactive preparations. C. Improve self-sufficient skills. D. Lead a relatively normal life. 26. How did the writer know about living through bad situations? A. By growing up on a farm. B. By studying from the books. C. By living a comfortable lifestyle. D. By learning from his experience. 27. What is the best way to live off the grid? A. To be aware of saving energy. B. To adopt a minimalist lifestyle. C. To wash clothes on a rainy day. D. To buy a high-quality clothes dryer. C Thailand uses the phrase “land of smiles” to describe itself in tourist brochures and advertising campaigns, and rightly so. Visitors to Thailand can expect to be greeted with a smile when they leave the airport, get into a taxi or rental car and again when they enter a hotel. What makes it so easy for Thai people to smile at their visitors? The head of Thailand’s tourist bureau says that it is “in the nature of the people”. “The Thais are naturally happy,” he says with a smile, and they are glad to share that happiness with others. This attitude seems to be very much appreciated by the more than five million tourists who visit Thailand each year. The country ranks high on the list of places to which visitors want to return. The reason most often stated is that the people are friendly and courteous (有礼貌的). Some other Asian destinations are not as well received. Bali in Indonesia ranks high on the list. These reports raise the question of whether certain nationalities are naturally more courteous than others. People may experience more friendliness in Thailand than in other countries. This may have more to do with the place than the people. Travel writers point out that cities are always stressful, hurried places, with little to offer in the ways of smiles and welcome. Bangkok is not as friendly as other places in the surrounding Thai countryside. Remote (遥远的) towns and villages in China, for example, offer visitors a warm welcome, with smiles from children. Perhaps it should also be pointed out that polite, patient, smiling visitors will most be greeted similarly, no matter which country they are in. 28. What does the underlined phrase “land of smiles” mean from the passage? A. Thailand is a funny country. B. Thai people are kind and friendly. C. The tourists must smile all the time in Thailand. D. There is a piece of land in Thailand where smiling is common. 29. What will you find when you visit Thailand? A. You can see smiles everywhere. B. You have to smile to rent a car. C. Everybody in the streets will smile at you. D. When you step into the country, you can’t leave it. 30. What can we know about the tourists returning from Thailand? A. They are thirsty to leave it. B. They will never visit it again. C. They are willing to visit it a second time. D. They aren’t allowed to visit it some time later. 31. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Stressful places need fewer smiles. B. People in remote areas seem friendlier than those in the cities. C. It’s the people rather than the place that make you experience more friendliness. D. Visitors to Bangkok are not as polite as visitors to any other city in the world. D If the crust (外壳) of the earth were not pretty solid (坚固的), it would be shaking about and moving up and down frequently. However, there are places in the rocks of the earth’s crust where it isn’t strongly held together — where faults exist. Along the faults, one rock might push against another with great force. The energy is changed to vibration in the rocks, so they begin to shake and we have an earthquake! The most famous one in North America was the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. Seven hundred people died and property (财产) damage amounted to about $425,000,000. The greatest destruction came from the fires that followed the quake. One of the most famous earthquakes in Europe took place in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1755. The city was destroyed and at least thirty thousand people were killed. In 1908, in Calabria and Sicily, a quake killed about seventy-five thousand people. In 1915, in central Italy, hundreds of towns and villages were damaged and thirty thousand people were killed. Two great earthquakes that caused great damage in Asia took place in Tokyo, Japan, and in Gansu Province in China. The Tokyo quake of 1923 killed more than one hundred thousand people and destroyed the city and the city of Yokohama, too. The Chinese quake in 1920 covered more than three hundred square miles and killed about two hundred thousand people. 32. The underlined word “vibration” in the first paragraph probably means “________”. A. shaking B. force C. energy D. losing 33. Which of the following is the correct order of the years when the earthquakes happened? ①the San Francisco Earthquake ②the earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal ③the earthquake in Calabria and Sicily ④the earthquake in central Italy ⑤the earthquake in Gansu Province ⑥the Tokyo quake A. ③④⑤⑥②① B. ⑤⑥②①③④ C. ②①③④⑤⑥ D. ①③④②⑤⑥ 34. According to the passage, the earthquake that killed the most people happened in ________. A. Portugal B. Italy C. Japan D. China 35. We can infer from the passage that ________. A. the earth’s crust in Europe is weaker than that in other places B. the fires following the San Francisco Earthquake caused more damage than the earthquake did C. there were 75,000 people killed in the San Francisco earthquake D. the city of Yokohama was not greatly influenced by the Tokyo quake 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Are there life lessons in swimming? Swimming is so much more than just about the stroke or a good kick. ___36___ What might it say then? •Be patient with the things you want to learn. Swimming is very technical and requires lots of practice of drills and skills. This requires patience and no matter how talented you are, you won’t master swimming within a week. Regardless of your swimming proficiency (熟练), you will always have something to learn. This makes swimming amazing yet disappointing. There is always the next step, just like in life. ___37___ •You learn how to deal with failure and setbacks. It’s not always going to be fair. And things won’t always go our way. There will be times when no matter how hard we work the results don’t match our effort in practice. These moments hurt, and they make you realise you are not as good as you think you are. ___38___ To overcome. And to be humble. •___39___ Ever wonder why so many swimmers seem to have superhuman speed when it comes to relay legs? I’ve seen it so many times, from my own swimming, dropping nearly a second on my best time in the 50 m freestyle, to Jason Lezak and his otherworldly 46.0 at the Beijing Olympics—there is something that happens when you race for something besides just yourself. •Losing is as important as winning. Winning is great while losing is terrible. We can agree to that. ___40___ You will lose many times during your swimming career, but being able to lean across the lane line and shake the winner’s hand means that you conquered (战胜) yourself. Similarly, being a champion is more than just being the first swimmer to the wall—it’s being humble in victory, and setting an example for those to come. Swimming is not only a sport; it is a lifestyle. The lessons that you learn from swimming will follow you through life. A. Being a team makes everyone better. B. You do not always get what you want. C. It can also speak meaningfully into our lives. D. But they also teach you how to be mentally tough. E. It teaches you to be mindful of the process and not to rush things. F But I believe that how we do both matters more than the outcome. G. You need to adopt the daily routines and habits that will get you there. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Forty-odd years ago, I sat in my first-grade classroom. The classroom’s speaker suddenly rang out,____41____ me to the office of Ms. Susan, my art teacher. I was a ____42____ kid. I hated to be noticed or singled out. For me, going to a teacher’s office was my worst nightmare. I ____43____ open the heavy door. Seated in front of Ms. Susan’s desk were my parents. My father held a pile of my ____44____. “Why do you only use a black crayon when you draw?” he asked. I couldn’t ____45____. All I could do was stand still. “Show me your desk,” said my father. We ____46____ to my classroom. I pointed to my desk ____47____ .My father pulled out my crayon box. He emptied the box and a single piece of a crayon ____48____ in his hand—it was black. Puzzled, my father asked, “Where are the rest of your crayons?” I quietly ____49____ that I’d given all the other crayons to friends. My father let out a deep breath in relief, “You were _____50_____.” I nodded my head. I looked at Ms. Susan—her face was _____51_____. I learned years later that Ms. Susan who was always a caring person,_____52_____ that I might have _____53_____ issues. To her my crayon choice _____54_____ my “depressed nature”. She had called my parents in to discuss “my problem”. Because I didn’t _____55_____ myself, others misunderstood me. 41 A. calling B. taking C. guiding D. forcing 42. A. selfish B. humble C. shy D. careless 43. A. burst B. knocked C. threw D. pushed 44. A. crayons B. books C. boxes D. drawings 45. A. understand B. speak C. decline D. complain 46. A. marched B. headed C. raced D. escaped 47. A. nervously B. curiously C. proudly D. angrily 48. A. rose B. stuck C. rested D. survived 49. A. repeated B. declared C. admitted D. explained 50. A. lying B. sharing C. hiding D. joking 51. A. pale B. serious C. red D. sad 52. A. supposed B. predicted C. claimed D. concluded 53. A. moral B. emotional C. educational D. social 54. A. clarified B. confirmed C. reflected D. matched 55. A. stand up for B. keep pace with C. think highly of D. look up to 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 We use both words and body language to express ___56___ (we) thoughts and opinions in interactions with other people. Just like spoken language, body language ___57___ (vary) from culture to culture. For example, making eye contact — looking into someone’s eyes — in some countries is a way ___58___ (display) interest. In other countries, eye contact is not always approved ___59___. For example, in many Middle Eastern countries, men and women are not ___60___ (social) permitted to make eye contact. In Japan, it may demonstrate respect to look down when talking to ___61___ old. The gesture for “OK” has different ___62___ (meaning) in different cultures. In Japan, someone ___63___ witnesses another person employing the gesture might think it means money. However, you should avoid making this gesture in Brazil and Germany. Even the gestures we use for “yes” and “no” differ around the world. In many countries, ___64___ (shake) one’s head means “no”, and nodding means “yes”. By ____65____ (compare), in Bulgaria and southern Albania, the gestures have the opposite meaning. 第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 应用文写作(满分15分) 66. 假定你是李华。外教Hans即将回国，你要为他设计举办欢送会，请写邮件咨询外国好友Jack，内容包括： 1. 你的设想； 2. 寻求帮助。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Jack, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I’m smaller than everyone else my age. When I walk in the halls at school, I have to squeeze in between the bigger kids to get by. At the playground, sometimes even little kids try to boss me around. Mia, my best friend, is so tall that when she walks, I have to jog to keep up with her. I used to try to make myself taller whenever I could, but I was the same height every time. Frustrating! “Don’t worry,” Mum always said. “Being small has its advantages.” “Really? I could never notice any.” One day, Mrs. Alvarez announced to the class that we’d be putting on a spring play. I practiced all the lines. But at the audition, when I walked up to the stage, Mrs. Alvarez cried, “You’ll be perfect as the elf! You’re just the right size for the costume.” I never even got a chance to deliver the lines I’d practiced. Back home I grumbled (咕哝) to Mum that I had been made an elf. But she bet I would be the best elf. To please her, I went to rehearsals, though I only had two lines. Mia got the lead role — a girl wandering through a magical fairy forest in search of her lost dog. In the last scene, she finds a box under a giant mushroom, and when she opens it, her dog jumps out. Mrs. Alvarez’s dog, Prince, played the dog role. She brought him to all the rehearsals, and when he wasn’t onstage, we got to play with him, but he seemed to like me best. The night of the show, my first line came early. Since my only other line was toward the end, I waited offstage, playing with Prince. Finally, the grand end came, and Prince was brought onstage inside the box. But the box was found empty. Mrs. Alvarez said, “A burst of noise frightened him away. I see him under the stage!” 注意：1.续写词数应为150字左右；2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 “How can we get Prince out from beneath the stage?” Mrs. Alvarez asked. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Having no other ideas, Mrs. Alvarez nodded to me. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 江西省武宁县第二中学2024-2025学年度上学期开学考 高三英语试卷 时间120分钟 总分150分 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How long will the man stay at home? A. A day. B. A week. C. Three days. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: How long will I have to stay out of school? W: About a week.You still have a fever. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What happened to the man? A. He lost his keys. B. He called the woman. C. He quarrelled with the manager. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: I have to call the apartment manager. W: Lost your keys again, huh? M: Yeah. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where does the conversation take place? A. In a hotel. B. At an airport. C. In the street. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: Is the flight from New York on time? M: Yes, it is.It should be arriving in 30 minutes at Gate 7. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What will Jack do? A. Visit Bill. B. Play tennis. C. Go swimming. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: Jack, are you going to play tennis with us today? M: I promised Bill I’d go swimming with him. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Why does the man live in the countryside? A. It’s near the school. B. His house is too old. C. It’s quiet. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】W: Did you move? I went over to your old house, but it was empty. M: I’m living in the countryside now. The air is cleaner, and I’m closer to the school. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白,每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 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】 6 Who are the speakers? A. Students. B. Teachers. C. Clerks. 7. What are they mainly talking about? A. Noise in the office. B. A new meeting room. C. The story of a workmate. 8. What does Stan suggest they do? A. Talk to Jack openly. B. Move to another office. C. Ask for a meeting room. 【答案】6. B 7. A 8. C 【解析】 【原文】W: Stan, do you have a minute? M: Oh hi, Cathy. Sure. What’s up? W: Well, I’ve been meaning to talk to you about the situation in the office. M: I’m not in there very often. It’s so noisy that I can’t work. W: That’s exactly what I’m getting at. We’re supposed to be able to do our preparation in that office, but have you noticed Jack constantly has students coming in to get help with his course? M: We can’t really ask him to stop having students come in for help, can we? W: No, of course not. But I’m not able to do my work and neither are you. I imagine it’s the same for the others in the office. M: Hmmm, could we ask for a kind of meeting room? When we have to talk to students, we could go to the meeting room. W: Good idea. 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】 9. How long will it take to get to the museum? A. More than 30 minutes. B. Less than 13 minutes. C. At most 30 minutes. 10. What time does the museum close? A. At 4:30 p.m. B. At 5:30 p.m. C. At 6:00 p.m. 11 How does the man describe the restaurant? A. It’s a bit expensive. B. The service is terrible. C. It’s very expensive. 【答案】9. C 10. C 11. A 【解析】 【原文】W: Hey Taxi! Ah…Thanks for stopping. M: Where are you going? W: Well, I’m going to the National Museum of History, and… M: Sure. No problem. W: Uh. Excuse me, how long does it take to get there? M: Well, that all depends on the traffic, but it shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes. W: Oh, by the way, do you know what time the museum closes? M: Well. I would guess around six o’clock. W: Uh, do you have the time? M: Yeah. It’s half past four. W: Thanks. M: Uh, this is your first time to Beijing city, right? W: Yeah. Do you know any good restaurants that offer meals at a reasonable price? M: Umm…Well, the Friendship restaurant. It’s not as inexpensive as other places I know, but the service is better. W: Sounds great! How do I get there from the museum? M: Well, there are buses that run that way. 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】 12. What does the girl not want to do? A. Have an English lesson. B. Have a history lesson. C. Have a Chinese lesson. 13. When did they have a test? A. Yesterday. B. Last week. C. Two weeks ago. 14. What does this dialogue infer? A. She likes tests very much. B. She likes English lessons better than English tests. C. She doesn’t like English at all. 【答案】12. A 13. B 14. B 【解析】 【原文】W: I’m not looking forward to the English lesson tomorrow. M: Why not? W: Because the teacher has said that we’re going to have a test. M: But you had a test last week, didn’t you? W: Yes, we did. That’s why I don’t want another one tomorrow. 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】 15. What do you think Robert is? A. A dancer. B. A singer. C. A student. 16. Where will the group perform? A. At concert halls. B. At restaurants. C. At some parties. 17. Why is Robert not sure of joining the group? A. He doesn’t think he is good enough. B. He doesn’t have time to practice. C. He isn’t interested in joining it. 【答案】15. C 16. C 17. A 【解析】 【原文】W: Robert, you play the guitar, don’t you? M: I used to. But I haven’t played it for quite some time. I don’t really have time these days with all my studies. Why do you ask? W: I’m trying to organize a group to play at some parties on weekends.We still need a guitar player. M: Well, I don’t know. But your idea sounds fun to me. W: Oh it will be. I’m more or less in charge of things, so if you want to give it a try, you’re in. It’s as easy as that. Besides, it’s a great chance to get out and meet people. M: But I told you I haven’t practiced for a long time. I don’t know if I remember any songs I used to play. W: Don’t worry about it. I just thought I’d ask you to try and join us sometime when we were practicing. We’ll be practicing for a few months before we give performances. M: OK, I’ll have a try. W: I’m sure you can do it.And it will be fun, too. 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】 18. What will the weather be like in England today? A. Quite dry. B. Wet and windy. C. Fine but cool. 19. How will the weather be in the east of Europe tomorrow? A. Fine. B. Windy. C. Rainy. 20. How many days does the forecast mention? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. 【答案】18. B 19. A 20. B 【解析】 【原文】Well, a mixed picture over the next few days. Today in Britain, very wet and windy. You can see from the satellite picture that the highest temperatures, as they so often are in the southern parts of Europe, where it is also quite dry. It’s going to be quite cold over northwestern parts of Europe. It will be rainy but in the south there will be the best of the sunshine. And pretty good but cool in the eastern parts of Europe, too. Now let’s look at tomorrow’s weather. It will be very much the same in the south except that the rain is starting to push up into the northern parts. It will stay fine in Eastern Europe. But still wet and windy in many northwestern parts, and a bit cool, too. 第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Welcome This brochure offers a short introduction to St John’s College as you follow the tourist route through the College. A full guide about the College, its buildings and its history, may also be purchased from the Porters’ Lodge. We welcome visitors, but please remember that the College is a place where researchers and students live and work. Please keep to the route marked on the attached map, follow instructions from our staff, and do not go anywhere marked “private”. First Court Much of the College is made up of quadrangles(四方院) or “courts”. There are three running west to east from the Great Gate to the river, known simply as First, Second and Third. First Court was built in 1511 to the south of the old hospital and contained living quarters, the original chapel(小教堂), library, hall and kitchens. The Chapel The 19th century chapel was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, apart from the tower which was an afterthought made possible by a former member of St John’s College called Henry Hoare, who unfortunately died before he could pay for it all! Chapel Court The style of Chapel Court in the south range is Tudor, the west range Victorian and the remainder built by Sir Edward Maufe in 1938-40. Part of the west range was transformed into a new College library in 1994. The arms above the archway in the centre of the north range are those of John Fisher, carved by the famous sculptor, Eric Gill, who favors Catholic methods. 21. When touring in the St John’s College, what should visitors remember? A. Private places are not accessible to tourists. B. Tourists can choose specific routes randomly. C. A full guide of the College is provided for free. D. Researchers and students can be tourists’ guides. 22. What can be inferred about Chapel Court? A. It is primarily a modern structure. B. It integrates the artistic elements from the east. C. It features a mix of different architectural styles. D. It is a single-style building with minor alterations. 23. Where is this text probably taken from? A. A history book. B. A visitor guide. C. An academic paper. D. An architecture magazine. 【答案】21. A 22. C 23. B 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇应用文，是剑桥大学圣约翰学院的游客指南简介，文章介绍了该学院的基本情况，包括其历史，建筑和参观须知。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据Welcome部分“Please keep to the route marked on the attached map, follow instructions from our staff, and do not go anywhere marked “private”.(请遵守所附地图上的路线，听从我们工作人员的指示，切勿前往标有“私人”字样的地方)”可知，参观圣约翰学院时，游客应该记住不宜进入私人地域。故选A。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据Chapel Court部分“The style of Chapel Court in the south range is Tudor, the west range Victorian and the remainder built by Sir Edward Maufe in 1938-40. Part of the west range was transformed into a new College library in 1994. The arms above the archway in the centre of the north range are those of John Fisher, carved by the famous sculptor, Eric Gill, who favors Catholic methods.(南山脉的教堂庭院风格是都铎式的，西山脉是维多利亚式的，其余部分由爱德华·莫夫爵士(Sir Edward Maufe)于1938-40年建造。西部山脉的一部分在1994年被改造成一个新的学院图书馆。在北山脉中心的拱门上方的扶手是约翰·费雪的，由著名的雕塑家埃里克·吉尔雕刻的，他支持天主教的方法)”可知，Chapel Court是一个融合了多种建筑风格的建筑群。故选C。 【23题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“This brochure offers a short introduction to St John’s College as you follow the tourist route through the College. A full guide about the College, its buildings and its history, may also be purchased from the Porters’ Lodge. (当您沿着圣约翰学院的旅游路线游览时，这本小册子提供了圣约翰学院的简介。你也可以从波特旅馆购买关于学院、它的建筑和历史的完整指南)”可知，该文章是在介绍游客参观圣约翰学院的注意事项和具体的景点介绍，所以是游客指南。故选B。 B My wife and I enjoy a well-built home with a large yard. Our electricity comes from a pole in the street, our water from the city water company, and our natural gas from the natural gas supply company. We live in South Texas, the energy center of the world, so what’s there to worry about? That’s what a lot of folks thought until a devastating winter storm hit Texas. Many people were left without water, power or gas. Temperatures inside even the best-built homes were dangerously low. Fortunately, our electricity and gas stayed on. Even if they hadn’t, we were prepared for the worst. If we had lost our power and gas, we might have been uncomfortable, but we would have made it through thanks to our proactive preparation and my self- sufficient skill set. My knowledge of getting through that type of situation comes from a lifetime of surviving in difficult environments. I grew up on a farm in rural Arkansas, where my family was almost totally self-sustaining. Later in life, I lived for three years in Fairbanks, Alaska, where living off the grid (电网) was a normal lifestyle and basic survival techniques were a practiced necessity. So, although my wife and I are currently on the grid, I’m familiar with what it takes to live a comfortable lifestyle when the power is cut off. Perhaps the most important thing you can do to ensure your success living off the grid is to develop an energy-conscious mindset. Living off the grid doesn’t have to be a minimalist lifestyle like the kind I lived on the farm, but some of the same principles hold true, such as doing away with a clothes dryer and planning your wash days around the weather. 24. What does the underlined word “devastating” in paragraph 2 mean? A. Demanding. B. Disastrous. C. Delightful. D. Developing. 25. What would the writer do if he lost electricity and gas? A. Generate electricity himself. B. Make proactive preparations. C. Improve self-sufficient skills. D. Lead a relatively normal life. 26. How did the writer know about living through bad situations? A. By growing up on a farm. B. By studying from the books. C. By living a comfortable lifestyle. D. By learning from his experience. 27. What is the best way to live off the grid? A. To be aware of saving energy. B. To adopt a minimalist lifestyle. C. To wash clothes on a rainy day. D. To buy a high-quality clothes dryer. 【答案】24. B 25. D 26. D 27. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。作者就德克萨斯州暴雪断电情况发表自己感想：要防患于未然，形成即使脱离电网也能正常生活的能力。 【24题详解】 词句猜测题。由文章第二段“Many people were left without water, power or gas. Temperatures inside even the best-built homes were dangerously low. (许多人没有水、电和煤气。即使是建造得最好的房子里的温度也低得危险。)”可知，这是一场“灾难性的”冬季风暴。所以猜测devastating表“灾难性的”意思。故选B项。 【25题详解】 推理判断题。由文章第二段“If we had lost our power and gas, we might have been uncomfortable, but we would have made it through thanks to our proactive preparation and my self- sufficient skill set.(如果我们失去了电和汽油，我们可能会感到不舒服，但多亏了我们积极的准备和我自给自足的技能，我们会挺过来的。)”可知，如果作者失去了电和煤气，他也将过上相对正常的生活。故选D项。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。由文章第三段“My knowledge of getting through that type of situation comes from a lifetime of surviving in difficult environments. I grew up on a farm in rural Arkansas, where my family was almost totally self-sustaining. Later in life, I lived for three years in Fairbanks, Alaska, where living off the grid (电网) was a normal lifestyle and basic survival techniques were a practiced necessity. (我对度过这种情况的了解来自于我一生在艰难环境中的生存。我在阿肯色州农村的一个农场长大，在那里我的家庭几乎完全自给自足。后来，我在阿拉斯加的费尔班克斯住了三年，在那里，脱离电网生活是一种正常的生活方式，基本的生存技术是一种实践的必需品。 )”可知，作者通过从自己的经历中学习了解如何度过困难时期。故选D项。 【27题详解】 细节理解题。由文章最后一段“Perhaps the most important thing you can do to ensure your success living off the grid is to develop an energy-conscious mindset. (也许你能做的最重要的事情是培养一种有能量意识的心态，以确保你在脱离电网的生活中取得成功。)”可知，意识到节约能源是脱离电网生活的最佳方式。故选A项。 C Thailand uses the phrase “land of smiles” to describe itself in tourist brochures and advertising campaigns, and rightly so. Visitors to Thailand can expect to be greeted with a smile when they leave the airport, get into a taxi or rental car and again when they enter a hotel. What makes it so easy for Thai people to smile at their visitors? The head of Thailand’s tourist bureau says that it is “in the nature of the people”. “The Thais are naturally happy,” he says with a smile, and they are glad to share that happiness with others. This attitude seems to be very much appreciated by the more than five million tourists who visit Thailand each year. The country ranks high on the list of places to which visitors want to return. The reason most often stated is that the people are friendly and courteous (有礼貌的). Some other Asian destinations are not as well received. Bali in Indonesia ranks high on the list. These reports raise the question of whether certain nationalities are naturally more courteous than others. People may experience more friendliness in Thailand than in other countries. This may have more to do with the place than the people. Travel writers point out that cities are always stressful, hurried places, with little to offer in the ways of smiles and welcome. Bangkok is not as friendly as other places in the surrounding Thai countryside. Remote (遥远的) towns and villages in China, for example, offer visitors a warm welcome, with smiles from children. Perhaps it should also be pointed out that polite, patient, smiling visitors will most be greeted similarly, no matter which country they are in. 28. What does the underlined phrase “land of smiles” mean from the passage? A. Thailand is a funny country. B. Thai people are kind and friendly. C. The tourists must smile all the time in Thailand. D. There is a piece of land in Thailand where smiling is common. 29. What will you find when you visit Thailand? A. You can see smiles everywhere. B. You have to smile to rent a car. C. Everybody in the streets will smile at you. D. When you step into the country, you can’t leave it. 30. What can we know about the tourists returning from Thailand? A. They are thirsty to leave it. B. They will never visit it again. C. They are willing to visit it a second time. D. They aren’t allowed to visit it some time later. 31. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Stressful places need fewer smiles. B. People in remote areas seem friendlier than those in the cities. C. It’s the people rather than the place that make you experience more friendliness. D. Visitors to Bangkok are not as polite as visitors to any other city in the world. 【答案】28. B 29. A 30. C 31. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章阐述了泰国作为“微笑之国”的美誉，强调了泰国人的天性乐观和乐于分享的特质，这是吸引游客反复来访的主要原因。同时，文章对比了不同国家和地区间的友好度差异，指出环境因素如城市压力可能影响人们的友好表现，最后提及了礼貌、耐心的游客无论在哪都能收获同样的友好回应。 【28题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第一段“Thailand uses the phrase “land of smiles” to describe itself in tourist brochures and advertising campaigns, and rightly so. Visitors to Thailand can expect to be greeted with a smile when they leave the airport, get into a taxi or rental car and again when they enter a hotel.(泰国在旅游手册和广告宣传中使用“微笑之国”这个词来形容自己，这是正确的。到泰国旅游的游客在离开机场、乘坐出租车或租车以及入住酒店时都会受到微笑的欢迎。)”可知游客随处都可以受到微笑的欢迎。所以，“land of smiles”意味着：Thai people are kind and friendly.（泰国人民善良友好。）。故选B。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Visitors to Thailand can expect to be greeted with a smile when they leave the airport, get into a taxi or rental car and again when they enter a hotel. What makes it so easy for Thai people to smile at their visitors? The head of Thailand’s tourist bureau says that it is “in the nature of the people”. “The Thais are naturally happy,” he says with a smile, and they are glad to share that happiness with others.(到泰国旅游的游客在离开机场、乘坐出租车或租车以及入住酒店时都会受到微笑的欢迎。是什么让泰国人这么容易对游客微笑呢?泰国旅游局局长表示，这是“人们的天性”。“泰国人天生快乐，”他笑着说，他们也乐于与他人分享这种快乐。)”可知你去泰国会发现：你可以看到到处都是微笑。故选A。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“This attitude seems to be very much appreciated by the more than five million tourists who visit Thailand each year. The country ranks high on the list of places to which visitors want to return.(这种态度似乎得到了每年来泰国旅游的500多万游客的赞赏。这个国家在游客想要再去的地方名单上名列前茅。)”可知从泰国回来的游客愿意再来造访。故选C。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“These reports raise the question of whether certain nationalities are naturally more courteous than others. People may experience more friendliness in Thailand than in other countries. This may have more to do with the place than the people. Travel writers point out that cities are always stressful, hurried places, with little to offer in the ways of smiles and welcome. Bangkok is not as friendly as other places in the surrounding Thai countryside. Remote (遥远的) towns and villages in China, for example, offer visitors a warm welcome, with smiles from children.(这些报告提出了一个问题，即某些民族是否天生比其他民族更有礼貌。人们在泰国可能比在其他国家更友好。这可能更多地与地点有关，而不是与人有关。旅游作家指出，城市总是充满压力和匆忙的地方，几乎没有微笑和欢迎的方式。曼谷不像泰国周边乡村的其他地方那么友好。例如，在中国偏远的城镇和村庄，孩子们微笑着热情欢迎游客。)”可知B选项“偏远地区的人似乎比城市里的人更友好”是正确的。故选B。 D If the crust (外壳) of the earth were not pretty solid (坚固的), it would be shaking about and moving up and down frequently. However, there are places in the rocks of the earth’s crust where it isn’t strongly held together — where faults exist. Along the faults, one rock might push against another with great force. The energy is changed to vibration in the rocks, so they begin to shake and we have an earthquake! The most famous one in North America was the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. Seven hundred people died and property (财产) damage amounted to about $425,000,000. The greatest destruction came from the fires that followed the quake. One of the most famous earthquakes in Europe took place in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1755. The city was destroyed and at least thirty thousand people were killed. In 1908, in Calabria and Sicily, a quake killed about seventy-five thousand people. In 1915, in central Italy, hundreds of towns and villages were damaged and thirty thousand people were killed. Two great earthquakes that caused great damage in Asia took place in Tokyo, Japan, and in Gansu Province in China. The Tokyo quake of 1923 killed more than one hundred thousand people and destroyed the city and the city of Yokohama, too. The Chinese quake in 1920 covered more than three hundred square miles and killed about two hundred thousand people. 32. The underlined word “vibration” in the first paragraph probably means “________”. A. shaking B. force C. energy D. losing 33. Which of the following is the correct order of the years when the earthquakes happened? ①the San Francisco Earthquake ②the earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal ③the earthquake in Calabria and Sicily ④the earthquake in central Italy ⑤the earthquake in Gansu Province ⑥the Tokyo quake A. ③④⑤⑥②① B. ⑤⑥②①③④ C. ②①③④⑤⑥ D. ①③④②⑤⑥ 34. According to the passage, the earthquake that killed the most people happened in ________. A. Portugal B. Italy C. Japan D. China 35. We can infer from the passage that ________. A. the earth’s crust in Europe is weaker than that in other places B. the fires following the San Francisco Earthquake caused more damage than the earthquake did C. there were 75,000 people killed in the San Francisco earthquake D. the city of Yokohama was not greatly influenced by the Tokyo quake 【答案】32. A 33. C 34. D 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了地震是怎么发生的，以及国内外发生的地震。 【32题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第一段“However, there are places in the rocks of the earth’s crust where it isn’t strongly held together — where faults exist. Along the faults, one rock might push against another with great force. The energy is changed to vibration in the rocks, so they begin to shake and we have an earthquake!(然而，地壳岩石中有一些地方没有牢固地结合在一起——那里存在断层。沿着断层，一块岩石可能会用力推压另一块岩石。能量在岩石中转化为vibration，所以它们开始摇晃，我们发生了地震！)”可知，岩石推压另一块岩石，产生的能量会转化为震动，所以岩石开始摇晃，推测划线单词表示“震动，颤抖”，与shaking意义相近。故选A。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“The most famous one in North America was the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906.(北美最著名的地震是1906年旧金山大地震)”、“One of the most famous earthquakes in Europe took place in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1755.(1755年，葡萄牙里斯本发生了欧洲最著名的地震之一)”、“In 1908, in Calabria and Sicily, a quake killed about seventy-five thousand people. In 1915, in central Italy, hundreds of towns and villages were damaged and thirty thousand people were killed.(1908年，在卡拉布里亚和西西里岛，一场地震造成约7.5万人死亡。1915年，在意大利中部，数百个城镇和村庄遭到破坏，3万人死亡)”以及第三段“Two great earthquakes that caused great damage in Asia took place in Tokyo, Japan, and in Gansu Province in China. The Tokyo quake of 1923 killed more than one hundred thousand people and destroyed the city and the city of Yokohama, too. The Chinese quake in 1920 covered more than three hundred square miles and killed about two hundred thousand people.(日本东京和中国甘肃省发生了两次在亚洲造成巨大破坏的大地震。1923年的东京地震造成10多万人死亡，并摧毁了这座城市和横滨市。1920年的中国地震覆盖了300多平方英里，造成约20万人死亡)”可知，旧金山地震发生在1906年，葡萄牙里斯本地震发生在1755年，卡拉布里亚和西西里岛地震发生在1908年，意大利中部地震发生在1915年，甘肃地震发生在1920年，东京地震发生在1923年，按照地震发生年份排序为②①③④⑤⑥。故选C。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“One of the most famous earthquakes in Europe took place in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1755. The city was destroyed and at least thirty thousand people were killed. In 1908, in Calabria and Sicily, a quake killed about seventy-five thousand people. In 1915, in central Italy, hundreds of towns and villages were damaged and thirty thousand people were killed.(1755年，葡萄牙里斯本发生了欧洲最著名的地震之一。这座城市被摧毁，至少有三万人死亡。1908年，在卡拉布里亚和西西里岛，一场地震造成约7.5万人死亡。1915年，在意大利中部，数百个城镇和村庄遭到破坏，3万人死亡)”以及第三段“Two great earthquakes that caused great damage in Asia took place in Tokyo, Japan, and in Gansu Province in China. The Tokyo quake of 1923 killed more than one hundred thousand people and destroyed the city and the city of Yokohama, too. The Chinese quake in 1920 covered more than three hundred square miles and killed about two hundred thousand people.(日本东京和中国甘肃省发生了两次在亚洲造成巨大破坏的大地震。1923年的东京地震造成10多万人死亡，并摧毁了这座城市和横滨市。1920年的中国地震覆盖了300多平方英里，造成约20万人死亡)”可知，造成最多人死亡的地震发生在中国甘肃。故选D。 【35题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“The most famous one in North America was the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. Seven hundred people died and property (财产) damage amounted to about $425,000,000. The greatest destruction came from the fires that followed the quake.(北美最著名的地震是1906年旧金山大地震。700人死亡，财产损失约4.25亿美元。地震后的大火造成了最大的破坏)”可知，旧金山地震后的大火造成的损失比地震造成的损失更大。故选B。 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Are there life lessons in swimming? Swimming is so much more than just about the stroke or a good kick. ___36___ What might it say then? •Be patient with the things you want to learn. Swimming is very technical and requires lots of practice of drills and skills. This requires patience and no matter how talented you are, you won’t master swimming within a week. Regardless of your swimming proficiency (熟练), you will always have something to learn. This makes swimming amazing yet disappointing. There is always the next step, just like in life. ___37___ •You learn how to deal with failure and setbacks. It’s not always going to be fair. And things won’t always go our way. There will be times when no matter how hard we work, the results don’t match our effort in practice. These moments hurt, and they make you realise you are not as good as you think you are. ___38___ To overcome. And to be humble. •___39___ Ever wonder why so many swimmers seem to have superhuman speed when it comes to relay legs? I’ve seen it so many times, from my own swimming, dropping nearly a second on my best time in the 50 m freestyle, to Jason Lezak and his otherworldly 46.0 at the Beijing Olympics—there is something that happens when you race for something besides just yourself. •Losing is as important as winning. Winning is great while losing is terrible. We can agree to that. ___40___ You will lose many times during your swimming career, but being able to lean across the lane line and shake the winner’s hand means that you conquered (战胜) yourself. Similarly, being a champion is more than just being the first swimmer to the wall—it’s being humble in victory, and setting an example for those to come. Swimming is not only a sport; it is a lifestyle. The lessons that you learn from swimming will follow you through life. A. Being a team makes everyone better. B. You do not always get what you want. C. It can also speak meaningfully into our lives. D. But they also teach you how to be mentally tough. E. It teaches you to be mindful of the process and not to rush things. F. But I believe that how we do both matters more than the outcome. G. You need to adopt the daily routines and habits that will get you there. 【答案】36 C 37. E 38. D 39. A 40. F 【解析】 【导语】本文说明文。文章介绍了游泳不仅仅是关于划水或良好的踢腿技巧，它还蕴含着丰富的生活教训。文章通过几个方面来阐述游泳如何影响并教导我们在生活中的态度和技能。 【36题详解】 由上文“Swimming is so much more than just about the stroke or a good kick. (游泳不仅仅是划水或踢腿那么简单。)”可知，此处应表示游泳的技术和动作之外所涵盖的内容。选项C“It can also speak meaningfully into our lives. (它还可以对我们的生活产生有意义的影响。)”能承接上文，符合题意。故选C。 【37题详解】 由上文“This requires patience and no matter how talented you are, you won’t master swimming within a week. Regardless of your swimming proficiency (熟练), you will always have something to learn. This makes swimming amazing yet disappointing. There is always the next step, just like in life. (这需要耐心，无论你多么有天赋，你都不可能在一周内掌握游泳。不管你的游泳水平如何，你总有东西要学。这使得游泳既神奇又令人失望。就像在生活中一样，总会有下一步。)”可知，游泳需要耐心，总有东西要学，本空应继续讨论在游泳中要学会的耐心技能，E选项“It teaches you to be mindful of the process and not to rush things. (它教会你关注过程，不要急于求成。)”能承接上文，符合题意。故选E。 【38题详解】 由上文“You learn how to deal with failure and setbacks. It’s not always going to be fair. And things won’t always go our way. There will be times when no matter how hard we work, the results don’t match our effort in practice. These moments hurt, and they make you realise you are not as good as you think you are. (你学会了如何处理失败和挫折。这并不总是公平的。事情并不总是如我们所愿。有时候，无论我们多么努力，结果与我们在实践中的努力并不匹配。这些时刻让人心痛，它们让你意识到你并没有自己想象的那么好。要克服。要谦虚。)”可知，本空谈论游泳带来的精神层面的好处，而D选项“But they also teach you how to be mentally tough. (但它们也教会你如何在精神上变得坚韧。)”能承接上文，符合语境。故选D。 【39题详解】 由下文“Ever wonder why so many swimmers seem to have superhuman speed when it comes to relay legs? I’ve seen it so many times, from my own swimming, dropping nearly a second on my best time in the 50 m freestyle, to Jason Lezak and his otherworldly 46.0 at the Beijing Olympics—there is something that happens when you race for something besides just yourself. (有没有想过为什么那么多游泳运动员在接力赛中似乎有超人的速度？从我自己在50米自由泳的最佳成绩上落后近一秒，到Jason Lezak在北京奥运会上超凡脱俗的46秒，我已经见过很多次了——当你为别的东西而比赛时，会发生一些事情，而不仅仅是你自己。)”可知，本段主要讨论了接力赛中游泳者展现出超乎寻常的速度，以及团队合作对于提升表现的重要性，A选项“Being a team makes everyone better. (作为一个团队使每个人都变得更好。)”能概括本段主旨，作为小标题最恰当。故选A。 【40题详解】 由上文“Losing is as important as winning. Winning is great while losing is terrible. We can agree to that. (输和赢一样重要。赢是伟大的，输是可怕的。我们可以同意。)”和下文“You will lose many times during your swimming career, but being able to lean across the lane line and shake the winner’s hand means that you conquered (战胜) yourself. Similarly, being a champion is more than just being the first swimmer to the wall—it’s being humble in victory, and setting an example for those to come. (在你的游泳生涯中，你会输很多次，但是能够越过泳道线和胜利者握手意味着你战胜了自己。同样，成为一名冠军也不仅仅是成为第一个到达终点的游泳运动员，而是在胜利时保持谦逊，为后来者树立榜样。)”可知，上文提到胜利固然美妙，失败则令人沮丧，而下文紧接着说在游泳生涯中你会多次失败，但能从失败中站起来才是关键，说明如何对待胜负很重要。F选项“But I believe that how we do both matters more than the outcome. (但我认为我们如何应对这两者比结果更重要)”能承上启下，符合语境。故选F。 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Forty-odd years ago, I sat in my first-grade classroom. The classroom’s speaker suddenly rang out,____41____ me to the office of Ms. Susan, my art teacher. I was a ____42____ kid. I hated to be noticed or singled out. For me, going to a teacher’s office was my worst nightmare. I ____43____ open the heavy door. Seated in front of Ms. Susan’s desk were my parents. My father held a pile of my ____44____. “Why do you only use a black crayon when you draw?” he asked. I couldn’t ____45____. All I could do was stand still. “Show me your desk,” said my father. We ____46____ to my classroom. I pointed to my desk ____47____ .My father pulled out my crayon box. He emptied the box and a single piece of a crayon ____48____ in his hand—it was black. Puzzled, my father asked, “Where are the rest of your crayons?” I quietly ____49____ that I’d given all the other crayons to friends. My father let out a deep breath in relief, “You were _____50_____.” I nodded my head. I looked at Ms. Susan—her face was _____51_____. I learned years later that Ms. Susan, who was always a caring person,_____52_____ that I might have _____53_____ issues. To her my crayon choice _____54_____ my “depressed nature”. She had called my parents in to discuss “my problem”. Because I didn’t _____55_____ myself, others misunderstood me. 41. A. calling B. taking C. guiding D. forcing 42. A. selfish B. humble C. shy D. careless 43. A. burst B. knocked C. threw D. pushed 44. A. crayons B. books C. boxes D. drawings 45. A. understand B. speak C. decline D. complain 46. A. marched B. headed C. raced D. escaped 47. A. nervously B. curiously C. proudly D. angrily 48. A. rose B. stuck C. rested D. survived 49. A. repeated B. declared C. admitted D. explained 50. A. lying B. sharing C. hiding D. joking 51. A. pale B. serious C. red D. sad 52. A. supposed B. predicted C. claimed D. concluded 53. A. moral B. emotional C. educational D. social 54. A. clarified B. confirmed C. reflected D. matched 55. A. stand up for B. keep pace with C. think highly of D. look up to 【答案】41. A 42. C 43. D 44. D 45. B 46. B 47. A 48. C 49. D 50. B 51. C 52. A 53. B 54. C 55. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了因为作者害羞而被老师误会的故事。 【41题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：教室里的广播突然响了起来，叫我去我的美术老师苏珊女士的办公室。A. calling呼叫；B. taking拿；C. guiding指导；D. forcing强迫。根据上文“The classroom’s speaker suddenly rang out”可知，广播突然响了起来，叫作者去作者的美术老师苏珊女士的办公室。故选A项。 【42题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我是一个害羞的孩子。A. selfish自私的；B. humble谦卑的；C. shy害羞的；D. careless粗心的。根据下文“I hated to be noticed or singled out.”可知，作者是一个害羞的孩子。故选C项。 【43题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我推开沉重的门。A. burst爆炸，爆裂；B. knocked敲；C. threw扔；D. pushed推。根据下文“open the heavy door”以及常识可知，门是需要推开的。故选D项。 【44题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：父亲拿着一堆我的画。A. crayons蜡笔；B. books 书籍；C. boxes盒子 D. drawings绘画。根据下文“Why do you only use a black crayon when you draw?”可知，父亲拿着一堆作者的画。故选D项。 【45题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我说不出话。A. understand理解；B. speak说；C. decline拒绝； D. complain抱怨。根据下文“All I could do was stand still.”可知，作者没有说话。故选B项。 46题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们朝我的教室走去。A. marched行军；B. headed使…朝某个方向走；C. raced比赛；D. escaped逃跑。根据上文“Show me your desk”可知，爸爸要看作者桌子，所以朝教室走去。故选B项。 【47题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我紧张地指着我的桌子。A. nervously紧张地；B. curiously好奇地；C. proudly自豪地；D. angrily愤怒。根据上文“I was a ____2____ kid”可知，作者是一个害羞的孩子，所以很紧张地指着自己的桌子。故选A项。 【48题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他把盒子倒空，手里只拿着一支蜡笔——是黑色的。A. rose起立；起身；B. stuck困住；C. rested在于，存放于；D. survived幸存。根据下文“in his hand”可知，笔在爸爸的手中。故选C项。 【49题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我平静地解释说，我把其他的蜡笔都送给朋友了。A. repeated重复；B. declared宣称；C. admitted承认；D. explained解释。根据下文“I’d given all the other crayons to friends.”可知，这是作者的解释。故选D项。 【50题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：父亲松了一口气，“你是在分享”。A. lying撒谎；B. sharing分享；C. hiding躲藏；D. joking开玩笑。根据上文“I’d given all the other crayons to friends.”可知，父亲认为作者在于他人分享。故选B项。 【51题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我看着苏珊女士——她的脸涨得通红。 A. pale浅的；淡的；苍白的；B. serious严肃的；C. red红的；D. sad悲伤的。根据下文“To her my crayon choice ____14____ my “depressed nature”. She had called my parents in to discuss “my problem”. ”可知，老师把父亲找到学校是认为作者有情感方面的问题，因为黑色的蜡笔反应了作者“抑郁的天性”，但结果却不是这样的，所以老师尴尬的脸红了。故选C项。 【52题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：多年后我才知道，苏珊女士一直都很关心我，她认为我可能有情感问题。A. supposed.料想，猜想；B. predicted预测；C. claimed声称；D. concluded得出结论。根据下文“To her my crayon choice ____14____ my “depressed nature”. ”可知，老师认为作者可能有情感问题。故选A项。 【53题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：多年后我才知道，苏珊女士一直都很关心我，她认为我可能有情感问题。A. moral道德上的；B. emotional感情的；C. educational起教育作用的；D. social社会的。根据下文“depressed nature ”可知，老师认为作者可能有情感问题。故选B项。 【54题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：对她来说，我对蜡笔的选择反映了我“抑郁的天性”。A. clarified澄清；B. confirmed确认；C. reflected反应；D. matched匹配。作者使用的是黑色的蜡笔，所以老师认为蜡笔反映了作者“抑郁的天性”。故选C项。 【55题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：因为我没有为自己挺身而出，所以别人误解了我。A. stand up for支持；B. keep pace with同步；C. think highly of高度评价；D. look up to尊重。根据上文作者是一个害羞的孩子以及下文“others misunderstood me”作者并没有为自己挺身而出。故选A项。 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 We use both words and body language to express ___56___ (we) thoughts and opinions in interactions with other people. Just like spoken language, body language ___57___ (vary) from culture to culture. For example, making eye contact — looking into someone’s eyes — in some countries is a way ___58___ (display) interest. In other countries, eye contact is not always approved ___59___. For example, in many Middle Eastern countries, men and women are not ___60___ (social) permitted to make eye contact. In Japan, it may demonstrate respect to look down when talking to ___61___ old. The gesture for “OK” has different ___62___ (meaning) in different cultures. In Japan, someone ___63___ witnesses another person employing the gesture might think it means money. However, you should avoid making this gesture in Brazil and Germany. Even the gestures we use for “yes” and “no” differ around the world. In many countries, ___64___ (shake) one’s head means “no”, and nodding means “yes”. By ____65____ (compare), in Bulgaria and southern Albania, the gestures have the opposite meaning. 【答案】56. our 57. varies 58. to display 59. of 60. socially 61. the 62. meanings 63. who##that 64. shaking 65. comparison 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章指出同一肢体语言在不同的国家或文化背景下可能有不同的意义，我们要学会正确地使用肢体语言。 【56题详解】 考查代词。句意：在与他人交往时，我们既使用语言也使用肢体语言来表达我们的思想和观点。根据句意，提示词修饰名词词组thoughts and opinions，用形容词性物主代our作定语。故填our。 【57题详解】 考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：就像语言一样，肢体语言也因文化而异。vary(呈现差异)是句中谓语动词，与主语body language之间是主动关系，描述客观事实应使用一般现在时态，又因主语是 body language，谓语动词应使用单数形式。故填varies。 【58题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：例如，在一些国家，眼神交流——看着别人的眼睛——是一种表达兴趣的方式。名词way意为“方式”，其后常用不定式作后置定语；a way to display interest“一种表达兴趣的方式”。故填to display。 【59题详解】 考查介词。句意：在其他国家，眼神交流并不总是被认可的。approve of是固定短语，表示“赞成、认可”，句中使用了其被动语态。故填of。 【60题详解】 考查副词。句意：例如，在许多中东国家，男性和女性在社会上不被允许进行眼神交流。提示词修饰动词permitted，作副词socially作状语，意为“在社会上；在社交方面”。故填socially。 【61题详解】 考查冠词。句意：在日本，与老人交谈时低头可能表示尊重。“定冠词the+形容词”是固定结构，用于特指某一类人或物；句中the old意为“老人”，作宾语。故填the。 【62题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：“OK”的手势在不同的文化中有不同的含义。可数名词meaning作宾语，意为“意思，意义”，有形容词different(不同的)修饰，用复数形式。故填meanings。 【63题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：在日本，有人看到另一个人使用这个手势可能会认为它意味着钱。空格处单词引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词someone，指人，关系词代替先行词在定语从句中作主语，应使用关系代词who或者that引导该从句。故填who/that。 【64题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：在许多国家，摇头表示“不”，点头表示“是”。“(shake) one’s head”作主语，用动名词形式shaking。故填shaking。 【65题详解】 考查名词。句意：相比之下，在保加利亚和阿尔巴尼亚南部，这些手势的意思正好相反。介词后用名词作宾语；by comparison“相比之下；比较起来”。故填comparison。 第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 应用文写作(满分15分) 66. 假定你是李华。外教Hans即将回国，你要为他设计举办欢送会，请写邮件咨询外国好友Jack，内容包括： 1. 你的设想； 2. 寻求帮助。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Jack, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Jack, Hans is going back to his country soon. I want to hold a farewell party for him. I plan to invite some of his friends and make some delicious food. I also want to prepare some gifts for him. However, I’m not sure what kind of gifts to choose. Can you give me some suggestions? I hope the party will be a great success and leave a good memory for Hans. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给外国好友Jack写一封邮件，咨询他关于为即将回国的外教Hans举办欢送会的建议和帮助。 【详解】1. 词汇积累 邀请：invite→ask 准备：prepare→ready 举办：hold→organize 建议：suggestion→advice 2. 句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：I plan to invite some of his friends and make some delicious food. 拓展句：I plan to invite some of his friends who he has known for a long time and make some delicious food that they will enjoy. 【点睛】[高分句型1]I plan to invite some of his friends and make some delicious food.(不定式作宾语) [高分句型2]I hope the party will be a great success and leave a good memory for Hans.(省略that的宾语从句) 第二节(满分25分) 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I’m smaller than everyone else my age. When I walk in the halls at school, I have to squeeze in between the bigger kids to get by. At the playground, sometimes even little kids try to boss me around. Mia, my best friend, is so tall that when she walks, I have to jog to keep up with her. I used to try to make myself taller whenever I could, but I was the same height every time. Frustrating! “Don’t worry,” Mum always said. “Being small has its advantages.” “Really? I could never notice any.” One day, Mrs. Alvarez announced to the class that we’d be putting on a spring play. I practiced all the lines. But at the audition, when I walked up to the stage, Mrs. Alvarez cried, “You’ll be perfect as the elf! You’re just the right size for the costume.” I never even got a chance to deliver the lines I’d practiced. Back home I grumbled (咕哝) to Mum that I had been made an elf. But she bet I would be the best elf. To please her, I went to rehearsals, though I only had two lines. Mia got the lead role — a girl wandering through a magical fairy forest in search of her lost dog. In the last scene, she finds a box under a giant mushroom, and when she opens it, her dog jumps out. Mrs. Alvarez’s dog, Prince, played the dog role. She brought him to all the rehearsals, and when he wasn’t onstage, we got to play with him, but he seemed to like me best. The night of the show, my first line came early. Since my only other line was toward the end, I waited offstage, playing with Prince. Finally, the grand end came, and Prince was brought onstage inside the box. But the box was found empty. Mrs. Alvarez said, “A burst of noise frightened him away. I see him under the stage!” 注意：1.续写词数应为150字左右；2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 “How can we get Prince out from beneath the stage?” Mrs. Alvarez asked. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Having no other ideas, Mrs. Alvarez nodded to me. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】“How can we get Prince out from beneath the stage?” Mrs. Alvarez asked. Meanwhile, the audience began to whisper and someone even stretched their necks. Mrs. Alvarez and some girls tried to call Prince’s name, but there was no response. Worried about my little friend and our performance, I visually measured the room under the stage and thought of my size. “Maybe I can get him out. I’m small enough.” My words suddenly cut through the constant calling of “Prince”. Having no other ideas, Mrs. Alvarez nodded to me. So I crawled inch by inch until I found Prince curled up like a ball. I raised my hand, saying, “It s me, Prince. Come here.” Luckily, Prince recognized me and nuzzled my fingers. When we came out, I knew it was time to say my last line, “Yes, I am the small elf who can bring good luck!” With thunderous applause hovering over the hall, I saw Mum in the audience, my eyes beaming with joy. She winked at me as if to say, “Look, being small has its advantage, right?” 【解析】 【导语】本文以事件发展为线索展开，讲述了作者身材矮小，在学校常被忽视，在参与春季戏剧表演时被安排演小精灵，而在表演时狗演员Prince躲到了舞台下，故事在此处留下悬念。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句““我们怎样才能把Prince从舞台下面弄出来？”阿尔瓦雷斯太太问道。”可知，第一段应描述大家对于如何让Prince从舞台下出来焦急和困惑，以及作者提出自己因身材矮小可以尝试的想法。 ②由第二段首句“阿尔瓦雷斯夫人没有别的主意，于是向我点了点头。”可知，第二段应描述作者成功将 Prince带出来，完成表演，并得到大家的认可。 2.续写线索：众人焦急——作者提议——老师同意——作者行动——成功带出——完成表演——获得掌声 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①蜷缩：curl up / huddle up ②轻推：nuzzle / push gently ③眨眼：wink / blink 情绪类 ①焦急：anxious / worried ②幸运地：luckily / fortunately ③高兴：beaming with joy / be full of happiness 【点睛】[高分句型1] Worried about my little friend and our performance, I visually measured the room under the stage and thought of my size.（使用了过去分词作状语） [高分句型2] With thunderous applause hovering over the hall, I saw Mum in the audience, my eyes beaming with joy. （使用了with复合结构） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$null