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2024学年封浜高中第一学期高二英语期中考试试卷 满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟 考生注意： 1.本场考试设试卷和答题纸两部分，试卷包括试题与答题要求，所有答题必须涂(选择题)或写(非选择题)在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。 2.答题前，务必在答题纸上填写姓名、学校、考号等信息。 3.答题纸与试卷在试题编号上是一一对应的，答题时应特别注意，不能错位。 I. Listening comprehension(25’) Section A(10’) Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a comversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. Bargaining with a sales girl. B. Shopping with his girl. C. Promoting a new product. D. Choosing a novel for his child. 2.A. Its facilities. B. Its location. C. Its comfort. D. Its price. 3. A. Fashionable pants in bright colours. B. Something to match her brown pants. C. 100% cotton pants in dark blue. D. Grey pants made from pure cotton. 4.A. Listening to some loud music. B. Practicing for a speech contest. C. Preparing for an oral examination. D. Talking loudly on the telephone. 5.A.The man needn’t go shopping every week. B. She can pick the man up at the grocery store. C. She will drive the man to the supermarket. D. The man should buy a car of his own. 6.A.The teacher is just following the regulations. B. The woman should have gone on the field trip. C. He has gone through a similar experience. D. He understands the woman’s feeling. 7.A.Have someone repair the refrigerator. B. Switch off the refrigerator for a while. C. Ask the man to fix the refrigerator. D Buy a refrigerator of better quality. 8 A.She stayed away from work for a few days. B. She is black and blue all over. C. She got hurt in an accident yesterday. D. She has to go to see a doctor. 9.A. Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel. B. The man can stay in her brother’s apartment. C. The man should have booked a less expensive hotel. D. Her brother can find an apartment for the man. 10. A. She is currently caught in a traffic jam. B. She wants to take the most direct way C. She may be late for the football game. D. She is worried about missing her flight. Section B(15’) Directions: In Section B, you wil hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you wil be asked questions on each of them. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11.A. It is a resting place. B. It is a strange place. C. It is a scenic spot. D. It is a famous garden. 12. A. Buildings of different shapes and styles. B. Different kinds of birds of al colours. C. School teachers and the pupils. D. Many kinds of animals in the park. 13. A. For a quarter. B. For less than half an hour. C. For two hours. D. For more than one hour. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14.A. Because both his parents did what they realy didn’t like. B. Because his father couldn’t plant cucumbers any longer. C. Because his mother wouldn’t like to make pickles(泡菜) any longer. D. Because nobody cared for their garden any longer. 15. A. To eat sweet pickles. B.To watch cabbages grow. C. To plant cabbages very much. D. To do all to make his wife happy. 16.A.They led a very hard life. B. They love eating cucumbers. C. They loved each other very much. D. They knew what each other liked doing. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A.Their washing machine. B. The electricity C. The lights. D. The bedroom. 18. A. Doctor and patient. B. Secretary and boss. C. Wife and husband. D. Waitress and customer. 19 A. One hundred dollars. B. Two hundred dollars. C. One thousand dollars. D. One thousand and one hundred dollars. 20. A. Because he wanted to buy a car. B. Because he didn’t have a good job. C. Because their car needed repairing. D. Because they want to repair their house .II. Grammar and Vocabulary(35’) Section A(10’) (A) Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Are you on ____1____ diet? Then maybe you should consider ____2____(sit) by the window the next time you eat out. A new book claims that ____3____ you sit in a restaurant can affect how much you consume. A new research found that people sitting farthest from the front door ate the fewest salads and were 73 percent ____4____(likely) to order dessert. The diners ____5____(seat) at a dark table ate heavier food and ordered more of it ____6____ those sitting at bright bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts. According to the researchers, the darker it is, the more invisible you ____7____ feel, the less easy it is to see how much you’re eating and the less guilty you are when you eat more. In contrast, ____8____(expose) yourself to the sunlight, people or trees outside might make you more aware ____9____ how you look, might make you think about walking or might make you want a green salad. The researchers also noted that slim diners chewed around 15 times per mouthful, three chews more than heavier diners. By eating more slowly, the diner consumes less in the time_____10_____ takes for the brain to register satisfaction. 【答案】1. a 2. sitting 3. where 4. more likely 5. seated 6. while 7. may 8. exposing 9. how 10. it 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。研究发现，吃得多或少和坐的位置、光线明暗等因素有关。 【1题详解】 考查冠词。句意：你在节食吗？表示“节食”短语为be on a diet。故填a。 【2题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：那么下次你出去吃饭的时候，也许你应该考虑坐在窗边。根据consider可知，此处要用动名词做宾语，consider doing sth.“考虑做某事”。故填sitting。 【3题详解】 考查主语从句。句意：一本新书声称，你在餐厅里坐的位置会影响你的消费。引导主语从句，从句中缺少地点状语故用where。故填where。 【4题详解】 考查形容词比较级。句意：一项新的研究发现，坐在离前门最远的人吃的沙拉最少，并且点甜点的几率要高73%。短语be likely to do“很有可能做……”，根据73 percent 可知此处要用形容词的比较级。故填more likely。 【5题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：坐在深色桌子上的食客口味更重，点的也更多，而坐在明亮吧台的食客点的沙拉更多，甜点更少。分析句子结构可知seat在句中应用非谓语动词形式，与逻辑主语diners构成被动关系，故用过去分词作定语。故填seated。 【6题详解】 考查连词。句意：那些坐在深色桌子前的人吃得更重，点的食物也更多，而坐在明亮的吧台前的人点的沙拉更多，甜点更少。此处表示Those seated at a dark table和diners seated at bright bar tables两者的不同，因此用转折连词while“然而”。故填while。 【7题详解】 考查情态动词。句意：根据研究人员的说法，光线越暗，你就越感觉自己看不见，也就越不容易看到自己吃了多少，而且当你吃得更多时，你的负罪感也就越少。根据动词原形feel可知此处要用情态动词，may“能够，可能”符合题意。故填may。 【8题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：相比之下，在阳光下晒太阳，外面的人或树可能会让你更注意自己的样子，可能会让你想要散步，或者可能会让你想要一份蔬菜沙拉。分析句子结构可知expose在句中应用非谓语动词形式，此处作主语，应用动名词形式。故填exposing。 【9题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：相比之下，在阳光下晒太阳，外面的人或树可能会让你更注意自己的样子，可能会让你想要散步，或者可能会让你想要一份蔬菜沙拉。引导宾语从句，从句中缺少方式状语，故用how。故填how。 【10题详解】 考查代词。句意：通过吃得更慢，用餐者在大脑产生满足感所需的时间内消耗得更少。根据the diner consumes less in the time可知此处代词it，指代时间，固定句式it takes (some time) for sb. to do“对某人来说花多长时间做……”。故填it。 Section B(10’) Directions: For each blank in the following questions there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose the best answer to the question. 11. ---Why so serious, dear? ---Nothing. I am just thinking about the problem _______tomorrow. A. discussed B. will be discussed C. to be discussed D. being discussed 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：---为什么这么严肃，亲爱的?---什么都没有。我正在考虑明天要讨论的问题。分析题意，简单句中的动词为am just thinking, 所以此处的备选动词需用非谓语动词。逻辑主语the problem 和discuss之间表被动，且发生于将来时间。综合分析应用to be done表示“将被...”。故选C项。 12. While shopping, people sometimes can’t help _______into buying something they don’t really need. A. to persuade B. persuading C. being persuaded D. be persuaded 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：在购物的时候，人们有时会忍不住被说服买一些他们并不真正需要的东西。can’t help doing“忍不住做”，且persuade和主语people之间是被动关系，此处使用被动语态，故选C。 13. It is the third time that she has won the race, ________ has surprised us all. A. that B. where C. which D. what 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：这是她第三次赢得比赛，这使我们大家都感到惊讶。所填词前有逗号，是非限制性定语从句，先行词是整个主句，关系词在从句中作主语，故选C。 14. I wish to thank Professor Smith, without ________ help I would never have got this far. A. who B. whose C. whom D. which 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：我想要感谢史密斯教授，没有他的帮助我就不会走得这么远。分析句子可知，本句为定语从句，先行词Professor Smith，在后面定语从句中作help的定语，所以关系代词为whose。故选B项。 15. If the population of the Earth goes on increasing at its present rate, by the middle of the 21st century, we _________ all the oil that drives our cars. A. will use up B. will have been using up C. will have used up D. have used up 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词时态。句意：如果地球上的人口继续以目前的速度增长的话，到21世纪中叶，我们将会用完所有的汽车用油。根据上文 by the middle of the 21st century可知，表示在将来某一时间之前已完成的动作，并往往对将来某一时间产生影响，应用将来完成时。故选C。 16. When he was alive, the old scientist used to say that knowledge _____ from practice and he gained his experience by doing a lot of practical work. A. was coming B. had come C. comes D. would come 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词时态。句意：这位老科学家在世时曾说，知识来源于实践，他是通过做大量的实际工作来获得经验的。come是从句谓语动词，结合句意，从句描述的是客观真理，应使用一般现在时，主语knowledge为不可数名词，谓语用第三人称单数形式。故选C项。 17. _____ I always felt I would pass the exam, I never thought I would get an A. A. Although B. Once C. If D. Until 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查让步状语从句。句意：尽管我一直觉得我能通过考试，但我从未想过我会得到A。A. Although尽管；B. Once一旦；C. If如果；D. Until直到。根据“I never thought I would get an A”可知，尽管我觉得能通过考试，但是从未想过会得A，所以此处用although引导让步状语从句。故选A。 18. ________ hard you try, it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat. A. However B. Whatever C. Whichever D. Whenever 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查让步状语从句。句意：不减少进食，无论你怎么努力，要减肥是困难的。however(＝no matter how)无论怎么，引导让步状语从句。故选A。 19. The possibility _____ the majority of the labour force will work at home is often discussed. A. which B. as C. that D. what 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查同位语从句。句意：大多数劳动力将在家工作的可能性经常被讨论。空处引导同位语从句，解释说明possibility的具体内容，在从句中不做成分，仅起连接作用，应用连接词that。故选C。 20. I know nothing about her except _____ you told me. A. what B. that C. how D. where 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查宾语从句。句意：除了你告诉我内容之外，我对她一无所知。分析句子结构可知，此处是一个宾语从句，作介词except的宾语。在这个宾语从句中，told后面缺少直接宾语，也就是需要一个能充当宾语的引导词，所以使用连接代词what，故选A。 Section B(15’) Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. exposed B. containing C. conditions D. based E. style F. data G. enhancing H. resist I. definitely J. frequently K. complete In an experiment that ___21___ healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found that people with a generally sunny temper were less likely to fall ill. The findings were built on evidence that a “positive emotional style” can help to ___22___ the common cold and other illness. Researchers believe the reasons may be both objective as in happiness ___23___ immune function and subjective as in happy people being less disturbed by a sore throat or running nose. “People with a positive emotional style may have active immune responses to the virus,” explained lead study author Dr. Sheldon Cohen of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. “And when they do get a cold, they may interpret their ilness as being less severe.” Actually, ___24___ on the previous study results, Cohen and his colleagues have been ___25___ certain that pleasant people are, for most cases, less likely to catch a cold, but some questions remained as to whether a person’s character itself brings about the effect. For the new study, the researchers had 193 healthy adults ___26___ standard measures of personality tendency, self-conscious health and emotional “style”. Those who tend to be happy, energetic and easy-going were judged as having a positive emotional ___27___ while those who were often unhappy, tense and opposed had a negative style. The researchers gave them nasal (鼻子的) drops ___28___ either a cold virus or a particular flu virus. Over the next six years, the researchers collected ___29___ like daily mucus (唾液) protection. Cohen and his colleagues found that based on objective analysis of nose ___30___, happy people were less likely to develop a cold. 【答案】21. A 22. H 23. G 24. D 25. I 26. K 27. E 28. B 29. F 30. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是研究人员通过一系列实验发现，拥有积极情绪风格（即通常情绪较为阳光、乐观）的人更不容易患上感冒或其他疾病。 【21题详解】 考查时态。句意：在一项让健康志愿者接触感冒或流感病毒的实验中，研究人员发现，脾气开朗的人不太可能生病。由“healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus”可知，句子表示“在一项让健康志愿者接触感冒或流感病毒的实验中，研究人员发现，脾气开朗的人不太可能生病”，空格处意为“使接触”，是expose，句子描述过去的事情，时态用一般过去时，空格处用过去式，故选A。 【22题详解】 考查不定式。句意：这些发现是建立在“积极的情绪风格”有助于抵抗普通感冒和其他疾病的证据基础上的。由“people with a generally sunny temper were less likely to fall ill”可知，句子表示“这些发现是建立在“积极的情绪风格”有助于抵抗普通感冒和其他疾病的证据基础上的”，空格处意为“抵抗”，是resist，help to do是固定短语，意为“帮助做某事”，因此空格处用动词原形，故选H。 【23题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：研究人员认为，原因可能既有客观的，比如快乐能增强免疫功能，也有主观的，比如快乐的人不那么容易受到喉咙痛或流鼻涕的困扰。由上文““positive emotional style” can help to resist the common cold and other illness”可知，句子表示“快乐能增强免疫功能”，空格处意为“增强”，是enhance，may be是谓语，空格处用非谓语动词，happiness和enhance之间是主谓关系，因此空格处用现在分词作后置定语，故选G。 【24题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：事实上，根据之前的研究结果，科恩和他的同事们已经确定，在大多数情况下，随和的人不太容易感冒，但仍然存在一些问题，即一个人的性格本身是否会产生这种影响。由下文“on the previous study results”可知，句子表示“根据之前的研究结果”，空格处意为“以……为基础”，是base，“have been ____”是谓语，空格处用非谓语动词，Cohen and his colleagues和base之间是逻辑动宾关系，因此空格处用过去分词作状语，故选D。 【25题详解】 考查副词。句意：事实上，根据之前的研究结果，科恩和他的同事们已经确定，在大多数情况下，随和的人不太容易感冒，但仍然存在一些问题，即一个人的性格本身是否会产生这种影响。由上文“based on the previous study results”和下文“certain that pleasant people are, for most cases, less likely to catch a cold”可知，句子表示“根据之前的研究结果，科恩和他的同事们已经确定，在大多数情况下，随和的人不太容易感冒”，空格处意为“明确地”，用副词修饰形容词certain，是definitely，故选I。 【26题详解】 考查不带to的不定式。句意：在这项新研究中，研究人员让193名健康的成年人完成了人格倾向、自我意识健康和情感“风格”的标准测试。由“standard measures of personality tendency, self-conscious health and emotional “style””可知，句子表示“研究人员让193名健康的成年人完成了人格倾向、自我意识健康和情感“风格”的标准测试”，空格处意为“完成”，是complete，have sb. do sth.是固定短语，意为“让某人做某事”，因此空格处用动词原形，故选K。 【27题详解】 考查名词。句意：那些快乐、精力充沛、随和的人被认为具有积极的情感风格，而那些经常不快乐、紧张和对立的人则被认为具有消极的情感风格。由前面的“emotional “style””可知，句子表示“那些快乐、精力充沛、随和的人被认为具有积极的情感风格”，空格处意为“风格”，是style，空前有a，空格处用单数名词，故选E。 【28题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：研究人员给他们使用了含有感冒病毒或某种特定流感病毒的鼻滴剂。由第一段“exposed healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus”和下文“either a cold virus or a particular flu virus”可知，句子表示“研究人员给他们使用了含有感冒病毒或某种特定流感病毒的鼻滴剂”，空格处意为“含有”，是contain，句中谓语是gave，空格处用非谓语动词，drops和contain之间是主谓关系，因此空格处用现在分词作后置定语，故选B。 【29题详解】 考查名词。句意：在接下来的六年里，研究人员收集了日常粘液保护等数据。由上文“the researchers collected”可知，句子表示“在接下来的六年里，研究人员收集了日常粘液保护等数据”，空格处意为“数据”，是data，是不可数名词，故选F。 【30题详解】 考查名词。句意：Cohen和他的同事们发现，基于对鼻子状况的客观分析，快乐的人不太可能患感冒。由上文“gave them nasal (鼻子的) drops containing either a cold virus or a particular flu virus. Over the next six years, the researchers collected data like daily mucus (唾液) protection”可知，句子表示“Cohen和他的同事们发现，基于对鼻子状况的客观分析，快乐的人不太可能患感冒”，空格处意为“状况”，是condition，不止一个，因此空格处用复数。故选C。 Il. Reading Comprehension(45’) Section A(15’) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fts the context. Why girls do better at school than boys? For centuries, boys were top of the class. But these days, that’s no longer the case. A new study by the OECD, a club of mostly ___31___ countries in Europe and North America, examined how 15-year-old boys and girls performed at reading, mathematics and science. Boys still get somewhat better ___32___ at maths and physics, and in other science courses the genders are roughly ___33___. But when it comes to the students who really struggle and suffer at school, the difference is ___34___: boys are 50% more likely than girls to fall short of basic standards in all three areas. ___35___, why are girls performing better at school than their male classmates? First, girls read more than boys. Reading proficiency (熟练) is the basis upon which all other learning is built. When boys don’t do well in reading, their ___36___ in other school subjects suffers too. Second, girls spend much more time on their homework and out-of-class learning. ___37___, girls spend five and a half hours per week doing homework while boys spend a little less than four and a half hours. Researchers suggest that doing homework ___38___ by teachers is linked to better accomplishment in maths, reading and science. Boys, it appears, spend more of their free time in the ___39___ world; they are 17% more likely to play cooperative online games than girls every day. They also use the internet more. Third, peer ___40___ plays a role. A lot of boys decide early on that they are just too cool for school. They adopt a so-called concept of masculinity (男子气概) that includes a disregard for ___41___, which means they’re more likely to be rude and noisy in class. Teachers mark them down for this. In anonymous (匿名的) tests, boys perform better. In fact, the gender gap in reading ___42___ by a third when teachers don’t know the gender of the pupil they are marking. So what can be done to close this gap? Getting boys to do more homework and cut down on screen-time would help. And offering boys a ___43___ to read non-fiction would help too: they’re keener on comics and newspapers. But most of all, abandoning gender stereotypes (旧模式) would ___44___all students. Thus, boys in all countries with the best schools read much better than girls. As we know, girls in Shanghai, Singapore and Seoul are good at mathematics, and they ___45___boys from anywhere else in the world. 31. A. awkward B. wealthy C. patriotic D. rotten 32. A. scores B. database C. shelter D. wisdom 33. A. fashionable B. reliable C. relevant D. equal 34. A. stable B. vague C. obvious D. logical 35. A. However B. In addition C. Similarly D. Instead 36. A. intention B. comment C. preparation D. performance 37. A. In brief B. On average C. On the contrary D. In addition 38. A. researched B. designed C. assigned D. assumed 39. A. virtual B. realistic C. reusable D. artificial 40. A. process B. disaster C. responsibility D. pressure 41. A. experts B. authorities C. adults D. peers 42. A. develops B. widens C. narrows D. forms 43. A. chance B. volunteer C. favour D. resource 44. A. melt B. survive C. threaten D. benefit 45. A. purchase B. overtake C. hire D. challenge 【答案】31. B 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. A 36. D 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. D 41. B 42. C 43. A 44. D 45. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是篇议论文。文章主要分析了学校女生比男生表现好的现状和原因，并就如何缩小差距提出了相应的建议。 【31题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一个主要由欧洲和北美富裕国家组成的俱乐部OECD的一项新研究调查了15岁的男孩和女孩在阅读、数学和科学方面的表现。A. awkward令人尴尬的、笨拙的；B. wealthy富有的、富裕的；C. patriotic爱国的；D. rotten腐败的、腐烂的。根据句中“Europe and North America(欧洲和北美洲)”可知，这两大洲的国家都是发达富裕的国家。故选B。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：男生在数学和物理上的分数仍然略高，在其他科学课程上，性别大致相当。A. scores分数；B. database数据库；C. shelter避难所；D. wisdom智慧。根据上句“examined how 15-year-old boys and girls performed at reading, mathematics and science.(研究了15岁的男孩和女孩在阅读、数学和科学方面的表现)”可知，OECD对男女生测试的是他们在阅读、数学和科学方面的学科成绩，即学科分数。故选A。 【33题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：男生在数学和物理上的分数仍然略高，在其他科学课程上，性别大致相当。A. fashionable时尚的；B. reliable可靠的、可信赖的；C. relevant有关的；D. equal平等的、相等的。根据句中“Boys still get somewhat better　2 at maths and physics”可知，在数学和物理上男生成绩略高，在其它科学上课程应该男女生没有明显差异，即大致相等。故选D。 【34题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但对于那些在学校里真正挣扎和痛苦的学生来说，区别是显而易见的。A. stable稳定的；B. vague不明确的、模糊的；C. obvious显而易见的；D. logical合情合理的。根据空处后“boys are 50% more likely than girls to fall short of basic standards in all three areas.(男孩在这三个领域达不到基本标准的可能性比女孩高出50%)”可知，空处后清楚具体地表明了那些学生的区别，说明区别是很显而易见的。故选C。 【35题详解】 考查副词词词义辨析。句意：然而，为什么女生在学校的表现比男生好呢？A. However然而；B. In addition此外；C. Similarly相似地、同样；D. Instead反而。根据文章开头“For centuries, boys were top of the class.(几个世纪以来，男生都是班里的尖子生)”和本句中“why are girls performing better at school than their male classmates?”可知，自古以来人们都认为男生比女生学习好，但是现在女生表现却比男生更好，与前文构成转折关系。故选A。 【36题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当男生在阅读方面表现不好时，他们在学校其他科目上的表现也会受到影响。A. intention意图，目的；B. comment评论；C. preparation准备；D. performance表现。根据第一段“why are girls performing better at school than their male classmates?(为什么女生在学校的表现比男生好？)”和本句中“When boys don’t do well in reading”可知，第二段主要分析了女生在学校表现比男生更好的一个原因是与阅读相关的，男生阅读方面不好的话，就会影响其它学科，其它学科的表现也就不会太好。故选D。 【37题详解】 考查介词短语辨析。句意：通常情况下，女生每周花五个半小时做作业，而男生花不到四个半小时。A. In brief简而言之；B. On average通常情况下；C. On the contrary相反地；D. In addition此外。根据上句“Second, girls spend much more time on their homework and out-of-class learning.(其次，女孩花更多的时间在家庭作业和课外学习上)”和本句对男女生每周做作业时间的具体描述可知，这应该是他们通常情况下所花费的时间，证明了女生花在作业和课外学习上的时间要更多。故选B。 【38题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：研究人员认为，完成老师布置的家庭作业有助于学生在数学、阅读和科学方面取得更好的成绩。A. researched研究；B. designed设计；C. assigned分配，指定；D. assumed假设。根据句中“homework”可知，家庭作业一般都是由老师来指定、布置的。故选C。 【39题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：男生似乎把更多的空闲时间花在了虚拟世界上。A. virtual虚拟的；B. realistic现实的；C. reusable可再利用的；D. artificial人工的。根据文“they are 17% more likely to play cooperative online games than girls every day. They also use the internet more.(他们每天玩合作网络游戏的可能性比女孩高17%，他们也更多地使用互联网)”可知，男生空闲时间更喜欢上网打游戏，把时间花在了虚拟世界上。故选A。 【40题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：第三，同伴压力也是一个重要因素。A. process进程、过程；B. disaster灾难；C. responsibility责任；D. pressure压力。根据下文“A lot of boys decide early on that they are just too cool for school. They adopt a so-called concept of masculinity(男子气概) that includes a disregard for　11　, which means they’re more likely to be rude and noisy in class.很多男孩刚入学时会认为自己很酷，不需要上学。他们采用了一种所谓的男子气概概念，其中包括无视权威，这意味着他们更有可能在课堂上粗鲁和吵闹)”可知，男生们之间会彼此影响，上课吵闹、不爱学习，这种同伴之间的压力会导致他们表现不如女生。故选D。 【41题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们采用了一种所谓的男子气概概念，其中包括无视权威，这意味着他们更有可能在课堂上粗鲁和吵闹。A. experts专家；B. authorities权威人士；C. adults成年人；D. peers同龄人。根据下句“Teachers mark them down for this.(老师会因此给他们打低分)”和“which means they’re more likely to be rude and noisy in class.”可知，在学校对学生而言，老师是有权威的，会因为他们在课堂上不遵守纪律或是吵闹给他们打低分，而这些男生会无视老师的权威，在课堂上吵闹。故选B。 【42题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：事实上，如果老师在改卷过程中不被告知学生的性别，男女生阅读课的成绩差距可能会缩小三分之一。A. develops发展；B. widens扩大；C. narrows缩小、使变窄；D. forms形成。根据上句“In anonymous(匿名的) tests, boys perform better.(在匿名测试中，男生表现更好)”可知，在匿名测试中，老师不知道学生的性别，男生的成绩就会更好一些，这样与女生的成绩差距应该就会缩小了。故选C。 【43题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：给男孩们提供阅读非小说类书籍的机会也会有所帮助。A. chance机会；B. volunteer志愿者；C. favour支持、帮助；D. resource资源。根据上文“So what can be done to close this gap? Getting boys to do more homework and cut down on screen-time would help. ”和下句“they’re keener on comics and newspapers.(他们更喜欢看漫画和报纸)”可知，这里是指要让男生更喜欢看漫画和报纸这类非小说类书籍，应该给他们提供这种阅读的机会，会有所帮助。故选A. 【44题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但最重要的是，摒弃对学生性别的偏见将使所有学生受益。A. melt融化；B. survive存活；C. threaten威胁；D. benefit使受益。根据下句“Thus, boys in all countries with the best schools read much better than girls. As we know, girls in Shanghai, Singapore and Seoul are good at mathematics, and they 　15　boys from anywhere else in the world.(因此，在所有拥有最好学校的国家里，男生的阅读能力都比女孩好得多。正如我们所知，上海、新加坡和首尔的女生擅长数学，她们超过了世界上其他任何地方的男生)”可知，摒弃对学生的性别偏见，可以看到男女生都各自有优秀的表现，说明这对所有学生都是有益处的。故选D。 【45题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：正如我们所知，上海、新加坡和首尔的女生擅长数学，她们超过了世界上其他任何地方的男生。A. purchase购买；B. overtake超过，超越；C. hire雇佣、租用；D. challenge挑战。根据句中“girls in Shanghai, Singapore and Seoul are good at mathematics”和常识可知，上海、新加坡和首尔的女孩擅长数学，比男生优秀，超过了世界上其他任何地方的男生。故选B。 Section B(22’) Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four cholces marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) It was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks in school were miserable and, the thing was, I didn’t know enough to really care. My older brother and I lived with Mom in a humble house in Detroit. We watched TV every night. But one day Mom changed our world forever. She turned off the TV. Our mother had only been able to get through third grade. But, she was much brighter and smarter than we boys know at the time. She had noticed something in the suburban houses she cleaned--books. So she came home one day, snapped off the TV, sat us down and explained that her sons were going to make something of themselves. “You boys are going to read two books every week,” she said. “And you’re going to write a report on what you read.” We complained about how unfair was. Besides, we didn’t have any books in the house other than Mom’s Bible. But she explained that we would go where the books were: “I’ll drive you to the library.” So pretty soon there were these two peevish boys sitting in her car on their way to Detroit Public Library, depressed and restless I wandered reluctantly among the children’s books. I loved animals, so when I saw some books that seemed to be about animals, I started leafing through them. The first book I read clear through was Chip the Dam Builder. It was about beavers. For the first time in my life I was lost in another world. No television program had ever taken me so far away from my surroundings as did this verbal visit to a cold stream in a forest and these animals building a home. It didn’t dawn on me at the time, but the experience was quite different from watching TV. There were images forming in my mind instead of before my eyes. And I could return to them again and again with the flip of a page. Soon I began to look forward to visiting this quiet refuge from my other world. Now my older brother is an engineer and I am a doctor. Sometimes I still can’t believe my life’s journey, from a failing and indifferent student in a Detroit public school to this position, which takes me all over the world to teach and perform critical surgery. But I know when the journey began the day Mom snapped off the TV set and put us in he car for that drive to the library. 46. We can learn from the beginning of the passage that ________. A. the author and his brother had done well in school B. the author had been very concerned about his school work C. the author had spent much time watching TV after school D. the author had realized how important schooling was 47. According to the passage, which of the following words can best describe the author’s mother? A. Tolerant and decisive. B. Aggressive and open. C. Determined and farsighted. D. Persistent and literate. 48. The underlined word “peevish” in the passage can be replaced by ________. A naughty B. bad-tempered C. patient D. obedient 49. The author began to love books for the following EXCEPT that ________. A. he could constantly review the plots in the books B. he could visualize what he read in his mind C. he could get many rewards from his mother D. he realized that books offered him new experience 【答案】46. C 47. C 48. B 49. C 【解析】 【分析】本文属于记叙文，讲述作者小时候成绩很差，看很多电视节目，但是作者母亲关了电视，要求他去图书馆读书，因此作者沉醉于书籍之中，最终改变了作者的人生。 【46题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段My marks in school were miserable and, the thing was, I didn’t know enough to really care. We watched TV every night.可知，作者小时候在学校成绩很糟糕，也没有去关注这个问题，每天晚上看电视，可知，作者看电视时间过多，故选C。 【47题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段So she came home one day, snapped off the TV, sat us down and explained that her sons were going to make something of themselves.可知，母亲关了电视，向我们解释我们需要自己做一些事情，可知，作者的母亲很坚定要孩子做一些事情，以及“You boys are going to read two books every week,” she said. “And you’re going to write a report on what you read.”可知，每周要读两本书，写读书报告，因此可知，作者母亲很有远见，故选C。 【48题详解】 词义猜测题。根据本句后文depressed and restless I wandered reluctantly among the children’s books可知，抑郁的，又不停的，作者不情愿在儿童书籍中间穿行，可知，作者当时是很不情愿去图书馆，故很生气，故选B。 【49题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第四段For the first time in my life I was lost in another world.以及倒数第三段There were images forming in my mind instead of before my eyes. And I could return to them again and again with the flip of a page. Soon I began to look forward to visiting this quiet refuge from my other world.可知，作者第一次沉醉在书籍之中，这种感觉是电视节目无法提供的，因此作者喜欢上了看书籍，文章没有提及母亲的奖励，故选C。 【点睛】词义猜测题做题技巧。关于词义猜测题做题技巧。词义猜测题是阅读理解中常见的一种题型，主要有对生词的词义猜测，熟词新义以及代词的猜测。其关键是根据上下文的逻辑关系，利用已掌握的信息，有必要的时候，借助生活或者文化常识，确定单词的词义。 比如小题3，根据本句后文depressed and restless I wandered reluctantly among the children’s books可知，抑郁的，又不停的，作者不情愿在儿童书籍中间穿行，可知，作者当时是很不情愿去图书馆，故很生气，故选B。 (B) Travelling Brochure Travelling Information in Melbourne, Australia Tour Name: Phillip Island, Penguins, Koalas and Kangaroos Price: Starting from AUD $115 per person Tour Highlights 1.Visit Warrook, a working cattle farm. Enjoy the opportunity to pat and feed kangaroos, wallabies and host of farm animals. 2.Watch koalas in their natural habitat at the Koala Conservation Centre. 3.View impressive coastal scenery at Nobbies. From the walkway, see Australia’s largest population of fur seals living along the southern coastline. 4.Visit the educational and interesting Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre. 5. Viewing Platform Penguin Plus — More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people, providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stand. Additional info 1.This tour must be booked at least 24 hours in advance of your travel date. 2.Confirmation for this product will be received within 24 hours, subject to availability. 3. Please remember to bring warm, waterproof clothing on this tour. You may also wish to bring a towel or a rug to sit on at the Penguin Parade viewing platform. Pricing Policy Children aged between 3 and 14 years inclusive qualify for child rate. Kids aged 2 years and under travel free of charge, providing they are not occupy a coach seat. Phillip Island, Penguins, Konlas and Kangaroos Per person Season Aug.1, 2015 to Mar 31, 2016 Tour Code Days of Week Adult Child Tour only Mon...Sun $115.00 $58.00 Tour including Viewing Platform Penguin Plus Mon...Sun $140.00 $83.00 Travel Voucher (凭据) Please download Travel Voucher from this website. For every confirmed booking you will be required to print a voucher which is presented at the destination. You will receive a link to your voucher by email once your booking is confirmed. 50. The visitor will go to all the following places EXCEPT_______. A. Warrook Cattle farm. B. Australian Eastern coastline. C. Koala Conservation Center. D. Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre. 51. Which of the following group need only pay $58 per person? A. Adult tourists. B. 2-year-old kids C. Kids between 3 and 14. D. Babies in arms 52. Tourists are reminded to bring a towel or a rug because________. A. they will lie on the coast B. they may want to sit on the platform C. it makes them warm D. they will swim during the tour 【答案】50. B 51. C 52. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了旅游线路包含的景点、附加信息、价格政策以及旅行凭据相关内容等，方便游客了解该旅游项目的具体情况。 【50题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Tour Highlights”部分“1.Visit Warrook, a working cattle farm. Enjoy the opportunity to pat and feed kangaroos, wallabies and host of farm animals.( 参观Warrook，这是一个正在运营的牧场。您有机会拍打和喂养袋鼠、小袋鼠和许多农场动物)；2.Watch koalas in their natural habitat at the Koala Conservation Centre.(在考拉保护中心观看它们在自然栖息地的生活)；3.View impressive coastal scenery at Nobbies. From the walkway, see Australia’s largest population of fur seals living along the southern coastline.( 在Nobbies欣赏令人印象深刻的海岸风光。从步道上，您可以见到澳大利亚最大的海豹群生活在南部海岸线上)；4.Visit the educational and interesting Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre.(访问教育和有趣的菲利普岛游客信息中心)；5. Viewing Platform Penguin Plus — More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people, providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stand.( 企鹅加观景平台——为最多130人提供更个性化的野生动物观赏体验，比主观景台更近距离地观看企鹅的到来)”可知，游客会去 Warrook 农场、考拉保护中心以及菲利普岛游客信息中心等地方，文中提到的是在Nobbies观看澳大利亚南部海岸线的海狮，而不是澳大利亚东部海岸线，所以游客不会去的地方是澳大利亚东部海岸线。故选B项。 【51题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Pricing Policy”中“Children aged between 3 and 14 years inclusive qualify for child rate. Kids aged 2 years and under travel free of charge, providing they are not occupy a coach seat.( 3至14岁（含）的儿童可享受儿童票价。2岁及以下的儿童如不占用巴士座位，则可以免费乘车)”可知，3到14岁的儿童可以享受儿童票价，结合表格票价信息可知，儿童每人只需支付58美元。故选C项。 【52题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Additional info”中“Please remember to bring warm, waterproof clothing on this tour. You may also wish to bring a towel or a rug to sit on at the Penguin Parade viewing platform(请记得在这次旅行中带上保暖且防水的衣物。您可能还会想带一条毛巾或一块毯子，以便在企鹅巡游观景台上坐着使用)”可知，提醒游客带毛巾或毯子是因为他们可能想坐在企鹅游行观景台上。故选B项。 (C) Are you worried about money? If so, I have some good news for you. Someone once said, “If all your problems can be solved with money, then you don't have any.” I get the point. Unless you are on the edge of losing everything and living in your car (which is a very sad thing that happens to people every day), your perceptions of your problems may not be serving you well. Let's take a look. Can you pay your living expenses and support your family? If so you are OK. Even if you are a family that just barely breaks even every month, you have to count that as a blessing, Most of us also have those terrible, surprising unexpected bills. But unless you you’re your job or your mind, don't you always find a way to take care of those expenses? PERTINENT(切中要害的) QUESTIONS To see if you worry too much about finances, ask yourself a couple of questions Do you wake up worried about money? Do you check your bank balance and look at upcoming bills more than once every few days or even multiple times a day? If so, then you may have a little financial insecurity going on. Let's look at getting it under control. If it's making you crazy, it can make your family a little crazy too. This type of anxiousness is passed on to others, which is important to remember whenever you have the urge to share your fears. TOO MUCH INFORMATION TMI (too much information) happens because it seems that by releasing Pent-up(压抑的)feelings of anxiety you will feel better and hopefully more supported and that this can happen but not with your loved ones because they will take all your fair and magnify it. Talk instead with your financial advisor, your bank manager or your therapist. Laying your financial fears at the feet of your family is not good for them or for you. Yes, be honest about any problems, but if you get emotional, so will those closest to you POSITIVE ACTION It's hard to be this passionate about money, but honestly, it's really the best way to get this issue solved. You have to look at it from a practical standpoint. Go over your debts, look closely at your assets and determine the best thing for you to do with your time right now. Maybe you need to use this time to get your books and other only your computer or use it to job hunt or to promote your business. Then again you may need to hire an accountant and go on some interviews. The point is simple: the only way to relieve yourself of the uncomfortable feeling of financial pressure is to take some kind of positive action. 53. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Financial problems are not vital ones in everyone's daily life. B. You'd better calm down when you have financial problems. C. You needn't worry about unexpected bills even if you're out of work. D. When you have financial fears, remember to share feelings with others. 54. The passage implies that ______. A. the best way to deal with money problem K to take positive action B. as long as we share feelings with others, money fear will disappear C. we should have an optimistic attitude toward financial fears D. any problem we meet can be solved with the help of money 55. The phrase lay your financial fears at the feet of your family in the sixth paragraph probably means ______. A. to solve financial fears caused by your family B. to help your family smartly avoid financial fears C. to make your family responsible for financial fears D. to encourage your family to face financial fears bravely 56. The best title of the passage is ______. A. Perceptions of money and value B. Passion, money and family C. Keeping balance of psychology D. Dealing with money worries 【答案】53. B 54. C 55. C 56. D 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。作者就当人们面对经济问题时应该采取的态度给出三点建议。 【53题详解】 细节理解题。倒数第三段最后一句“Yes, be honest about any problems, but if you get emotional, so will those closest to you”可知作者提到不管任何问题，如果你情绪化，那么你身边的人也会情绪化。即当你遇到经济问题时，你最好冷静下来。故选B。 【54题详解】 推理判断题。最后一段最后一句“The point is simple: the only way to relieve yourself of the uncomfortable feeling of financial pressure is to take some kind of positive action.”可知问题很简单:唯一能让你从经济压力中解脱出来的方法就是采取一些积极的行动。故文章暗示我们应该对经济问题保持积极的态度。故选C。 【55题详解】 词义猜测题。根据上文“Talk instead with your financial advisor, your bank manager or your therapist.”（而是与你的财务顾问、银行经理或治疗师交谈。）与后文中“is not good for them or for you”（对你或对他们都不好）可知作者不建议让家人为经济担忧负责任，故选C。 【56题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章内容第第一二段提出人们会有面对经济困难的时刻，以后下文中分别用三段内容PERTINENT(切中要害的) QUESTIONS；TOO MUCH INFORMATION和POSITIVE ACTIOn来提出三点建议，故文章是教我们如何处理经济问题，故选D。 【点睛】主旨大意题 概括主旨大意的方法有：A：寻找主题句，有些段落大意在主题句上。主题句有的在句首，有的在段中，有的在段尾。B：寻找关键词，有些段落大意就散落在关键词上。阅读理解的问题也以如下形式出现： What is the best title for/of the passage? 如第四小题询问文章的最佳标题，要根据文章的结构，和各段的主题句进行综合分析可知文章内容主要为当我们面对经济问题时提出的三点建议，故选D。 2. What can be inferred from the passage? 3. What does the author mainly tell us about in the text？ 4. What is mainly discussed in the article/passage/text? 做答这类问题时，将阅读重点放在首尾部分，中间部分则可采用略读或扫读的方式，一则省时间，二则目标明确，正确率自然也相应提高了。 掌握了找主题句的方法，就可以依据主题句归纳主题。但归纳主题容易出现以下三种错误，需要同学们注意。 1．以偏概全。即只抓住了主题的一个侧面就误以为是主题。 2．过于笼统。即归纳的主题太泛，与细节脱节或是没有对细节加以充分论证。 3．把观点强加给作者。读者往往根据自己的常识对文章进行判断而忽视了作者的见解。 Section C(8’) Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. Mentally (精神上) strong people are able to deal with and recover from even the most terrible conditions. To develop your mental strength, here are some suggestions. Believe in yourself You’ve made it this far. ____57____. Hold on to it even one more moment, and you can survive whatever you’re going through. It won’t be easy, so when you feel like you’re about to fall apart, close your eyes, take a deep breath and remind yourself you can do it. Rediscover your interest in life Emotionally strong people view each day as a gift. They try to structure themselves so that the gift is taken advantage of fully. ____58____ — playing with leaves in the fall, drawing a small animal, or eating a sweet. Find that inner child. Be that inner child. Your ability to be mentally and emotionally strong depends on it. ____59____ Does every little thing anger you? ____60____. Try cutting your life down to a few key values that mean the world to you, and don’t worry about anything else. As Sylvia Robinson once said, “Some people think it’s holding on that makes one strong — sometimes it’s letting go.” Reach out to those who mean the most to you Spend time with friends and family, along with others who are supportive and positive. If no one is available, make new friends. And if there are no friends to be found, help others who are in greater need. ____61____. A. Pick your fights wisely B. Be thankful for what you have C. Tell yourself you can make it through just one more day D. You can find strengths in bettering someone else’s life E. Ask yourself why and whether these little things matter F. It’s enough to make you find out how strangely unlucky you are G. Remember when you were a child, you could get excited by the simplest wonders of life 【答案】57. C 58. G 59. A 60. E 61. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了一些可以令人精神强大的建议。 【57题详解】 根据上文“You’ve made it this far. (你已经走到这一步了)”以及下文“Hold on to it even one more moment, and you can survive whatever you’re going through. (哪怕再多坚持一会儿，你就能熬过你正在经历一切。)”可知，此处是说你已经走到这一步了，再坚持一下，就能熬过去，C项“告诉自己再坚持一天就能成功”符合语境，故选C。 【58题详解】 根据下文“playing with leaves in the fall, drawing a small animal, or eating a sweet. Find that inner child. Be that inner child. (在秋天玩树叶，画一只小动物，或者吃一颗糖。找到你内心的孩子。做那个内心的孩子。)”可知，此处是说孩童时代会因一些小事感到快乐，现在找到并在内心做那个孩子，G项“当你还是个孩子的时候，你会对生活中最简单的事感到兴奋。”符合语境，破折号后的“playing with leaves in the fall, drawing a small animal, or eating a sweet”是对G项中“the simplest wonders of life”举例说明，故选G。 【59题详解】 根据本段中“Try cutting your life down to a few key values that mean the world to you, and don’t worry about anything else. As Sylvia Robinson once said, ‘Some people think it’s holding on that makes one strong — sometimes it’s letting go.’ (试着把你的生活精简到几个对你来说最重要的关键价值观，不要担心其他任何事情。正如Sylvia Robinson曾经说过的，‘有些人认为是坚持让一个人变得坚强——有时候是放手。’)”可知，本段主要是说要选择重要的事情，而放手其他的事情，A项“明智地选择困扰你的事情”适合作为小标题，故选A。 【60题详解】 空前“Does every little thing anger you? (每一件小事都让你生气吗？)”提出问题：每一件小事都让你生气吗？E项“问问自己这些小事是否重要”承接上文，符合语境，E项中“these little things”呼应上文“little thing”，故选E。 【61题详解】 上文“And if there are no friends to be found, help others who are in greater need. (如果找不到朋友，那就帮助那些更需要帮助的人。)”提到去帮助别人，D项“你可以在帮改善别人生活的过程中发现优点”符合语境，D项中“bettering someone else’s life ”呼应上文的“help others”，故选D。 V. Translation(15’) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 62. 交友时勿以貌取人。(base) (汉译英) _____________________________________________________________ 【答案】Don’t judge a person based on his appearance when making friends. 【解析】 【详解】考查祈使句、动词短语和状语从句的省略。该句可用祈使句的否定形式Don’t do来表达，“以貌取人”表示“基于外貌来判断一个人”，动词judge表示“判断”，动词短语be based on表示“根据、在……的基础上”，名词appearance意为“外貌、外表”，故“以貌取人”可译为judge a person based on his appearance；动词短语make friends表示“交友”，“交友时”可译为when you are making friends，其主语与主句相同，故可省略主语和be动词，译为when making friends。故全句译为Don’t judge a person based on his appearance when making friends. 63. 玛丽迫不及待地要使用刚下载的软件。(make use of) (汉译英) _____________________________________________________________ 【答案】Mary can’t wait to make use of the software downloaded just now. 【解析】 【详解】考查固定短语和非谓语动词。“迫不及待做某事”常用短语表达为can’t wait to do sth；“使用”对应的短语是make use of；“刚下载的”作后置定语修饰 “软件（software）”，此处用过去分词downloaded来表示被动和完成的含义，just now作时间状语，故翻译为Mary can’t wait to make use of the software downloaded just now.。 64. 这本杂志不仅会影响青少年对时尚的看法，还会开启健康饮食的新潮流。(difference) (汉译英) _____________________________________________________________ 【答案】The magazine will not only make a difference to teenager’s opinions on fashion, but also it will start a new trend towards a healthy diet. 【解析】 【详解】考查名词，固定短语，时态和句子结构。句子主语“这本杂志”译为the magazine，句首单词首字母大写，“不仅……还”可用not only…but also结构连接两个并列的部分，句子表达了对未来将要发生的两个事件的预期，时态为一般将来时，“影响”用动词短语make a difference to，“青少年对时尚的看法”可译为teenager’s opinions on fashion，“开启健康饮食的新潮流”译为“start a new trend towards a healthy diet”。故翻译为The magazine will not only make a difference to teenager’s opinions on fashion, but also it will start a new trend towards a healthy diet. 65. 对志愿者来说，重要的不是能为别人做多少，而是能从中获得帮助他人的快感。(not..but..) (汉译英) _____________________________________________________________ 【答案】What matters to volunteers is not how much they can do for others but that they can gain the joy of helping other people. 【解析】 【详解】考查主语从句，表语从句，时态和固定句型。“对于志愿者来说重要的”应用主语从句what matters to volunteers，描述客观事实用一般现在时，主语是从句，谓语第三人称单数，“（他们）能为别人做多少”是表语从句译为how much they can do for others，“（他们）能从中获得帮助他人的快感”也是表语从句译为they can gain the joy of helping other people，从句成份和意义都完整，用that引导，两个表语从句用not...but...句型连接，故翻译为What matters to volunteers is not how much they can do for others but that they can gain the joy of helping other people. VI. Guided Writing (30’) Directions: Write an English composition in 100-120 words according to the instructions given below inChinese. 66. 假设你是明启中学的高二学生李华。你家所在的社区图书馆正在招募暑期志愿者。你对此很感兴趣，希望能在高二寒假里有一份难忘的经历。写一封申请信给图书馆的负责人，内容包括： 1.你希望申请这份工作： 2.你申请的理由(可以从能力，经验，个性等方面阐述) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Dear Sir/Madam, I am Li Hua, a second-year student at Ming Qi High School. I am writing to apply for the summer volunteer position at our community library, as I am keen on having a memorable experience during my vacation. I believe I am a suitable candidate due to my strong organizational skills and previous volunteer experience. I have worked as a volunteer at a school library, where I enhanced my ability to manage books systematically and assist readers patiently. Additionally, I am enthusiastic about reading and sharing knowledge with others. I would be grateful if you could consider my application. I look forward to contributing positively to the library. Sincerely, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生向社区图书馆的负责人申请暑期志愿者岗位，并阐述申请理由。 【详解】1.词汇积累： 合适的：suitable→appropriate 提高：enhance→improve 系统地：systematically→methodically 感激的：grateful→appreciative 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：I am Li Hua, a second-year student at Ming Qi High School. 拓展句：I am Li Hua, who is a second-year student at Ming Qi High School. 【点睛】【高分句型1】I am writing to apply for the summer volunteer position at our community library, as I am keen on having a memorable experience during my vacation. (运用了as引导的原因状语从句) 【高分句型2】I have worked as a volunteer at a school library, where I enhanced my ability to manage books systematically and assist readers patiently. (运用了where引导非限制性定语从句) 1—5 DBDAC 6—10 DACBD 11—15 CABAD 16—20 CBCCC 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024学年封浜高中第一学期高二英语期中考试试卷 满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟 考生注意： 1.本场考试设试卷和答题纸两部分，试卷包括试题与答题要求，所有答题必须涂(选择题)或写(非选择题)在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。 2.答题前，务必在答题纸上填写姓名、学校、考号等信息。 3.答题纸与试卷在试题编号上是一一对应的，答题时应特别注意，不能错位。 I. Listening comprehension(25’) Section A(10’) Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a comversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. Bargaining with a sales girl. B. Shopping with his girl. C. Promoting a new product. D. Choosing a novel for his child. 2.A. Its facilities. B. Its location. C. Its comfort. D. Its price. 3. A. Fashionable pants in bright colours. B. Something to match her brown pants. C. 100% cotton pants in dark blue. D. Grey pants made from pure cotton. 4.A. Listening to some loud music. B. Practicing for a speech contest. C. Preparing for an oral examination. D. Talking loudly on the telephone. 5.A.The man needn’t go shopping every week. B. She can pick the man up at the grocery store. C. She will drive the man to the supermarket. D. The man should buy a car of his own. 6.A.The teacher is just following the regulations. B. The woman should have gone on the field trip. C. He has gone through a similar experience. D. He understands the woman’s feeling. 7.A.Have someone repair the refrigerator. B. Switch off the refrigerator for a while. C. Ask the man to fix the refrigerator. D Buy a refrigerator of better quality. 8 A.She stayed away from work for a few days. B. She is black and blue all over. C. She got hurt in an accident yesterday. D. She has to go to see a doctor. 9.A. Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel. B. The man can stay in her brother’s apartment. C. The man should have booked a less expensive hotel. D. Her brother can find an apartment for the man. 10. A. She is currently caught in a traffic jam. B. She wants to take the most direct way C. She may be late for the football game. D. She is worried about missing her flight. Section B(15’) Directions: In Section B, you wil hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you wil be asked questions on each of them. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11.A. It is a resting place. B. It is a strange place. C. It is a scenic spot. D. It is a famous garden. 12. A. Buildings of different shapes and styles. B. Different kinds of birds of al colours. C. School teachers and the pupils. D. Many kinds of animals in the park. 13. A. For a quarter. B. For less than half an hour. C. For two hours. D. For more than one hour. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14.A. Because both his parents did what they realy didn’t like. B. Because his father couldn’t plant cucumbers any longer. C. Because his mother wouldn’t like to make pickles(泡菜) any longer. D. Because nobody cared for their garden any longer. 15. A. To eat sweet pickles. B.To watch cabbages grow. C. To plant cabbages very much. D. To do all to make his wife happy. 16.A.They led a very hard life. B. They love eating cucumbers. C. They loved each other very much. D. They knew what each other liked doing. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17 A.Their washing machine. B. The electricity C. The lights. D. The bedroom. 18. A. Doctor and patient. B. Secretary and boss. C. Wife and husband. D. Waitress and customer. 19. A. One hundred dollars. B. Two hundred dollars. C. One thousand dollars. D. One thousand and one hundred dollars. 20. A. Because he wanted to buy a car. B. Because he didn’t have a good job. C Because their car needed repairing. D. Because they want to repair their house .II. Grammar and Vocabulary(35’) Section A(10’) (A) Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Are you on ____1____ diet? Then maybe you should consider ____2____(sit) by the window the next time you eat out. A new book claims that ____3____ you sit in a restaurant can affect how much you consume. A new research found that people sitting farthest from the front door ate the fewest salads and were 73 percent ____4____(likely) to order dessert. The diners ____5____(seat) at a dark table ate heavier food and ordered more of it, ____6____ those sitting at bright bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts. According to the researchers, the darker it is, the more invisible you ____7____ feel, the less easy it is to see how much you’re eating and the less guilty you are when you eat more. In contrast, ____8____(expose) yourself to the sunlight, people or trees outside might make you more aware ____9____ how you look, might make you think about walking or might make you want a green salad. The researchers also noted that slim diners chewed around 15 times per mouthful, three chews more than heavier diners. By eating more slowly, the diner consumes less in the time_____10_____ takes for the brain to register satisfaction. Section B(10’) Directions: For each blank in the following questions there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Choose the best answer to the question. 11. ---Why so serious, dear? ---Nothing. I am just thinking about the problem _______tomorrow. A. discussed B. will be discussed C. to be discussed D. being discussed 12. While shopping, people sometimes can’t help _______into buying something they don’t really need. A. to persuade B. persuading C. being persuaded D. be persuaded 13. It is the third time that she has won the race, ________ has surprised us all. A. that B. where C. which D. what 14. I wish to thank Professor Smith, without ________ help I would never have got this far. A. who B. whose C. whom D. which 15. If the population of the Earth goes on increasing at its present rate, by the middle of the 21st century, we _________ all the oil that drives our cars. A. will use up B. will have been using up C. will have used up D. have used up 16. When he was alive, the old scientist used to say that knowledge _____ from practice and he gained his experience by doing a lot of practical work. A. was coming B. had come C. comes D. would come 17. _____ I always felt I would pass the exam, I never thought I would get an A. A. Although B. Once C. If D. Until 18. ________ hard you try, it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat. A. However B. Whatever C. Whichever D. Whenever 19. The possibility _____ the majority of the labour force will work at home is often discussed. A. which B. as C. that D. what 20. I know nothing about her except _____ you told me. A. what B. that C. how D. where Section B(15’) Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. exposed B. containing C. conditions D. based E. style F. data G. enhancing H. resist I. definitely J. frequently K. complete In an experiment that ___21___ healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found that people with a generally sunny temper were less likely to fall ill. The findings were built on evidence that a “positive emotional style” can help to ___22___ the common cold and other illness. Researchers believe the reasons may be both objective as in happiness ___23___ immune function and subjective as in happy people being less disturbed by a sore throat or running nose. “People with a positive emotional style may have active immune responses to the virus,” explained lead study author Dr. Sheldon Cohen of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. “And when they do get a cold, they may interpret their ilness as being less severe.” Actually, ___24___ on the previous study results, Cohen and his colleagues have been ___25___ certain that pleasant people are, for most cases, less likely to catch a cold, but some questions remained as to whether a person’s character itself brings about the effect. For the new study, the researchers had 193 healthy adults ___26___ standard measures of personality tendency, self-conscious health and emotional “style”. Those who tend to be happy, energetic and easy-going were judged as having a positive emotional ___27___ while those who were often unhappy, tense and opposed had a negative style. The researchers gave them nasal (鼻子的) drops ___28___ either a cold virus or a particular flu virus. Over the next six years, the researchers collected ___29___ like daily mucus (唾液) protection. Cohen and his colleagues found that based on objective analysis of nose ___30___, happy people were less likely to develop a cold. Il. Reading Comprehension(45’) Section A(15’) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fts the context. Why girls do better at school than boys? For centuries, boys were top of the class. But these days, that’s no longer the case. A new study by the OECD, a club of mostly ___31___ countries in Europe and North America, examined how 15-year-old boys and girls performed at reading, mathematics and science. Boys still get somewhat better ___32___ at maths and physics, and in other science courses the genders are roughly ___33___. But when it comes to the students who really struggle and suffer at school, the difference is ___34___: boys are 50% more likely than girls to fall short of basic standards in all three areas. ___35___, why are girls performing better at school than their male classmates? First, girls read more than boys. Reading proficiency (熟练) is the basis upon which all other learning is built. When boys don’t do well in reading, their ___36___ in other school subjects suffers too. Second, girls spend much more time on their homework and out-of-class learning. ___37___, girls spend five and a half hours per week doing homework while boys spend a little less than four and a half hours. Researchers suggest that doing homework ___38___ by teachers is linked to better accomplishment in maths, reading and science. Boys, it appears, spend more of their free time in the ___39___ world; they are 17% more likely to play cooperative online games than girls every day. They also use the internet more. Third, peer ___40___ plays a role. A lot of boys decide early on that they are just too cool for school. They adopt a so-called concept of masculinity (男子气概) that includes a disregard for ___41___, which means they’re more likely to be rude and noisy in class. Teachers mark them down for this. In anonymous (匿名的) tests, boys perform better. In fact, the gender gap in reading ___42___ by a third when teachers don’t know the gender of the pupil they are marking. So what can be done to close this gap? Getting boys to do more homework and cut down on screen-time would help. And offering boys a ___43___ to read non-fiction would help too: they’re keener on comics and newspapers. But most of all, abandoning gender stereotypes (旧模式) would ___44___all students. Thus, boys in all countries with the best schools read much better than girls. As we know, girls in Shanghai, Singapore and Seoul are good at mathematics, and they ___45___boys from anywhere else in the world. 31. A. awkward B. wealthy C. patriotic D. rotten 32. A. scores B. database C. shelter D. wisdom 33. A. fashionable B. reliable C. relevant D. equal 34. A. stable B. vague C. obvious D. logical 35. A. However B. In addition C. Similarly D. Instead 36. A. intention B. comment C. preparation D. performance 37. A. In brief B. On average C. On the contrary D. In addition 38. A. researched B. designed C. assigned D. assumed 39. A. virtual B. realistic C. reusable D. artificial 40. A. process B. disaster C. responsibility D. pressure 41. A. experts B. authorities C. adults D. peers 42. A. develops B. widens C. narrows D. forms 43. A. chance B. volunteer C. favour D. resource 44. A. melt B. survive C. threaten D. benefit 45. A. purchase B. overtake C. hire D. challenge Section B(22’) Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four cholces marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) It was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks in school were miserable and, the thing was, I didn’t know enough to really care. My older brother and I lived with Mom in a humble house in Detroit. We watched TV every night. But one day Mom changed our world forever. She turned off the TV. Our mother had only been able to get through third grade. But, she was much brighter and smarter than we boys know at the time. She had noticed something in the suburban houses she cleaned--books. So she came home one day, snapped off the TV, sat us down and explained that her sons were going to make something of themselves. “You boys are going to read two books every week,” she said. “And you’re going to write a report on what you read.” We complained about how unfair was. Besides, we didn’t have any books in the house other than Mom’s Bible. But she explained that we would go where the books were: “I’ll drive you to the library.” So pretty soon there were these two peevish boys sitting in her car on their way to Detroit Public Library, depressed and restless I wandered reluctantly among the children’s books. I loved animals, so when I saw some books that seemed to be about animals, I started leafing through them. The first book I read clear through was Chip the Dam Builder. It was about beavers. For the first time in my life I was lost in another world. No television program had ever taken me so far away from my surroundings as did this verbal visit to a cold stream in a forest and these animals building a home. It didn’t dawn on me at the time, but the experience was quite different from watching TV. There were images forming in my mind instead of before my eyes. And I could return to them again and again with the flip of a page. Soon I began to look forward to visiting this quiet refuge from my other world. Now my older brother is an engineer and I am a doctor. Sometimes I still can’t believe my life’s journey, from a failing and indifferent student in a Detroit public school to this position, which takes me all over the world to teach and perform critical surgery. But I know when the journey began the day Mom snapped off the TV set and put us in he car for that drive to the library. 46. We can learn from the beginning of the passage that ________. A. the author and his brother had done well in school B. the author had been very concerned about his school work C. the author had spent much time watching TV after school D. the author had realized how important schooling was 47. According to the passage, which of the following words can best describe the author’s mother? A. Tolerant and decisive. B. Aggressive and open. C. Determined and farsighted. D. Persistent and literate. 48. The underlined word “peevish” in the passage can be replaced by ________. A. naughty B. bad-tempered C. patient D. obedient 49. The author began to love books for the following EXCEPT that ________. A. he could constantly review the plots in the books B. he could visualize what he read in his mind C. he could get many rewards from his mother D. he realized that books offered him new experience (B) Travelling Brochure Travelling Information in Melbourne, Australia Tour Name: Phillip Island, Penguins, Koalas and Kangaroos Price: Starting from AUD $115 per person Tour Highlights 1.Visit Warrook, a working cattle farm. Enjoy the opportunity to pat and feed kangaroos, wallabies and host of farm animals. 2.Watch koalas in their natural habitat at the Koala Conservation Centre. 3.View impressive coastal scenery at Nobbies. From the walkway, see Australia’s largest population of fur seals living along the southern coastline. 4.Visit the educational and interesting Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre. 5. Viewing Platform Penguin Plus — More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people, providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stand. Additional info 1.This tour must be booked at least 24 hours in advance of your travel date. 2.Confirmation for this product will be received within 24 hours, subject to availability. 3. Please remember to bring warm, waterproof clothing on this tour. You may also wish to bring a towel or a rug to sit on at the Penguin Parade viewing platform. Pricing Policy Children aged between 3 and 14 years inclusive qualify for child rate. Kids aged 2 years and under travel free of charge, providing they are not occupy a coach seat. Phillip Island, Penguins, Konlas and Kangaroos Per person Season Aug.1, 2015 to Mar 31, 2016 Tour Code Days of Week Adult Child Tour only Mon...Sun $115.00 $58.00 Tour including Viewing Platform Penguin Plus Mon...Sun $140.00 $83.00 Travel Voucher (凭据) Please download Travel Voucher from this website. For every confirmed booking you will be required to print a voucher which is presented at the destination. You will receive a link to your voucher by email once your booking is confirmed. 50. The visitor will go to all the following places EXCEPT_______. A. Warrook Cattle farm. B. Australian Eastern coastline. C. Koala Conservation Center. D. Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre. 51. Which of the following group need only pay $58 per person? A Adult tourists. B. 2-year-old kids C. Kids between 3 and 14. D. Babies in arms 52. Tourists are reminded to bring a towel or a rug because________. A. they will lie on the coast B. they may want to sit on the platform C. it makes them warm D. they will swim during the tour (C) Are you worried about money? If so, I have some good news for you. Someone once said, “If all your problems can be solved with money, then you don't have any.” I get the point. Unless you are on the edge of losing everything and living in your car (which is a very sad thing that happens to people every day), your perceptions of your problems may not be serving you well. Let's take a look. Can you pay your living expenses and support your family? If so you are OK. Even if you are a family that just barely breaks even every month, you have to count that as a blessing, Most of us also have those terrible, surprising unexpected bills. But unless you you’re your job or your mind, don't you always find a way to take care of those expenses? PERTINENT(切中要害) QUESTIONS To see if you worry too much about finances, ask yourself a couple of questions Do you wake up worried about money? Do you check your bank balance and look at upcoming bills more than once every few days or even multiple times a day? If so, then you may have a little financial insecurity going on. Let's look at getting it under control. If it's making you crazy, it can make your family a little crazy too. This type of anxiousness is passed on to others, which is important to remember whenever you have the urge to share your fears. TOO MUCH INFORMATION TMI (too much information) happens because it seems that by releasing Pent-up(压抑的)feelings of anxiety you will feel better and hopefully more supported and that this can happen but not with your loved ones because they will take all your fair and magnify it. Talk instead with your financial advisor, your bank manager or your therapist. Laying your financial fears at the feet of your family is not good for them or for you. Yes, be honest about any problems, but if you get emotional, so will those closest to you POSITIVE ACTION It's hard to be this passionate about money, but honestly, it's really the best way to get this issue solved. You have to look at it from a practical standpoint. Go over your debts, look closely at your assets and determine the best thing for you to do with your time right now. Maybe you need to use this time to get your books and other only your computer or use it to job hunt or to promote your business. Then again you may need to hire an accountant and go on some interviews. The point is simple: the only way to relieve yourself of the uncomfortable feeling of financial pressure is to take some kind of positive action. 53 Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Financial problems are not vital ones in everyone's daily life. B. You'd better calm down when you have financial problems. C. You needn't worry about unexpected bills even if you're out of work. D. When you have financial fears, remember to share feelings with others. 54. The passage implies that ______. A. the best way to deal with money problem K to take positive action B. as long as we share feelings with others, money fear will disappear C. we should have an optimistic attitude toward financial fears D. any problem we meet can be solved with the help of money 55. The phrase lay your financial fears at the feet of your family in the sixth paragraph probably means ______. A. to solve financial fears caused by your family B. to help your family smartly avoid financial fears C. to make your family responsible for financial fears D. to encourage your family to face financial fears bravely 56. The best title of the passage is ______. A. Perceptions of money and value B. Passion, money and family C. Keeping balance of psychology D. Dealing with money worries Section C(8’) Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. Mentally (精神上) strong people are able to deal with and recover from even the most terrible conditions. To develop your mental strength, here are some suggestions. Believe in yourself You’ve made it this far. ____57____. Hold on to it even one more moment, and you can survive whatever you’re going through. It won’t be easy, so when you feel like you’re about to fall apart, close your eyes, take a deep breath and remind yourself you can do it. Rediscover your interest in life Emotionally strong people view each day as a gift. They try to structure themselves so that the gift is taken advantage of fully. ____58____ — playing with leaves in the fall, drawing a small animal, or eating a sweet. Find that inner child. Be that inner child. Your ability to be mentally and emotionally strong depends on it. ____59____ Does every little thing anger you? ____60____. Try cutting your life down to a few key values that mean the world to you, and don’t worry about anything else. As Sylvia Robinson once said, “Some people think it’s holding on that makes one strong — sometimes it’s letting go.” Reach out to those who mean the most to you Spend time with friends and family, along with others who are supportive and positive. If no one is available, make new friends. And if there are no friends to be found, help others who are in greater need. ____61____. A. Pick your fights wisely B. Be thankful for what you have C. Tell yourself you can make it through just one more day D. You can find strengths in bettering someone else’s life E. Ask yourself why and whether these little things matter F. It’s enough to make you find out how strangely unlucky you are G. Remember when you were a child, you could get excited by the simplest wonders of life V. Translation(15’) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 62. 交友时勿以貌取人。(base) (汉译英) _____________________________________________________________ 63. 玛丽迫不及待地要使用刚下载的软件。(make use of) (汉译英) _____________________________________________________________ 64. 这本杂志不仅会影响青少年对时尚的看法，还会开启健康饮食的新潮流。(difference) (汉译英) _____________________________________________________________ 65. 对志愿者来说，重要的不是能为别人做多少，而是能从中获得帮助他人的快感。(not..but..) (汉译英) _____________________________________________________________ VI. Guided Writing (30’) Directions: Write an English composition in 100-120 words according to the instructions given below inChinese. 66. 假设你是明启中学的高二学生李华。你家所在的社区图书馆正在招募暑期志愿者。你对此很感兴趣，希望能在高二寒假里有一份难忘的经历。写一封申请信给图书馆的负责人，内容包括： 1.你希望申请这份工作： 2.你申请的理由(可以从能力，经验，个性等方面阐述) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1—5 DBDAC 6—10 DACBD 11—15 CABAD 16—20 CBCCC 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$