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天津七中高二年级第一学期期第二次月考试卷 英语学科 第一部分 听力 (1-5题, 每小题1分,6-15题, 每小题1.5分, 总分20分) 第一节 听下面五段对话。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。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Where are the speakers now? A. At home. B. In a restaurant.C. In a supermarket. 2. What time is the next train to Durham? A.2:28 p. m. B.2:14 p. m. C.2:07 p. m. 3. Why are the speakers leaving soon? A. The airport is far away. B. There may be a lot of traffic.C. They'd like to try a new road. 4. What does the man mean? A. He will be free on Saturday. B. He will try to make time on Sunday, C. He will probably have no time on Sunday. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The man's wife. B. The man's child. C. The woman's child. 第二节 听下面几段材料，每段材料后有几个小题，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。每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。 6. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a train station. B. At a bus stop. C. At a hotel. 7. Where does the woman want to go? A. To Main Street Station. B. To Harper Plaza. C. To Columbus Hotel. 8. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Buy a bus ticket. B. Wait patiently on the platform. C. Take a bus from Main Street Station. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。 9. How did the woman know Move House Office? A. From a website. B. From a family member. C. From a friend. 10. What do we know about the apartment the man suggests? A. It charges no extra electricity and gas bills. B. It costs more than the woman's expectation. C. It is not far from the woman's workplace. 11. What will the man do next? A. Go to visit the woman. B. Take the woman to see the apartment. C. Give the woman more information on the apartment. 听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15四个小题。 12. What type of sleep is unnecessary for people. A. Deep sleep. B. Light sleep.C. REM sleep. 13. When do dreams usually occur? A.90 minutes after people fall asleep. B. During Rapid Eye Movement sleep. C. When people are just about to wake up. 14. How many hours' sleep did Napoleon need a night? A.4 or less. B.6 or 7 C. Over 8. 15. What does Dr. Johnson suggest people who can't sleep do? A. Take some medicine. B. Forget their dreams.C. Turn to his book. 第二部分 单项选择(每小题1分，共15小题，总分15分) 1. — Do you feel disappointed about getting a small role in the school drama? —________. It’s better than nothing. A. Not really B. Absolutely C. Don’t mention it D. Of course 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查交际用语。句意：——在学校戏剧表演中只当一个小角色，你会感到失落吗？——并不完全如此，有总比没有好。A. Not really并不完全是；B. Absolutely绝对地，完全地；C. Don’t mention it不用客气（礼貌用语）；D. Of course当然了。根据回答后半句“It’s better than nothing”可知回答着并不失落到了极点，而是有些失落但又处于自我宽慰的状态，只有Not really符合题意，故选A。 2. We want to ________ our children with some special skills, thus, they can live better in the future. A prepare B. equip C. tempt D. distract 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们想让我们的孩子掌握一些特殊的技能，这样他们将来就能生活得更好。A. prepare准备；B. equip配备，使具备；C. tempt引诱；D. distract分心。根据they can live better in the future可知，此处为动词equip“配备，使具备”，满足句意要求。故选B项。 3. Unfortunately, his hearing went into a ________ decline at 26, but he wasn‘t discouraged or depressed. A. subtle B. lifelong C. gradual D. varied 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，他的听力在26岁时逐渐下降，但他并没有因此感到沮丧或失落。A. subtle微妙的；B. lifelong终生的；C. gradual逐渐的；D. varied多样的。听力下降应是一个逐渐变化的过程，因此用gradual更为合适。故选C。 4. One hundred percent ________ to your studies, though it can be lonely and no fun at all, will leave precious marks on your youth. A. preference B. integrity C. approval D. commitment 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：百分之百的投入到学习中去，尽管会既孤独又无趣，它却会给你的青春留下珍贵的印记。A. preference偏爱；B. integrity正直；C. approval赞成；D.commitment承诺、献身。根据后文to your studies指投入到学习中，commitment“承诺、献身”符合句意。故选D。 5. I have forgotten about what you asked to do because I have been so ________ my work. A. absorbed with B. occupied with C. applied to D. devoted on 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：我忘记了你让我做的事情，因为我一直忙于工作。A. absorbed with（搭配错误，通常搭配介词in，absorbed in意为“专心于”）；B. occupied with忙于某事；C. applied to应用于；D. devoted on（搭配错误，正确形式为devoted to，意为“献身于”）。本句用occupied with，此处表示“忙于工作”，符合题意有。故选B。 6. Today the students in the countryside should have easy ________ to computers to keep up with the modern times. A. favour B. bond C. glance D. access 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：今天，农村的学生应该可以很容易地接触到电脑，以跟上现代的步伐。A. favour帮助；B. bond联系；C. glance瞥见；D. access获得。根据后文“to computers to keep up with the modern times”可知为短语have access to表示“有权使用，可以进入……”。故选D。 7. Jimmy’s father coughs frequently ________ smoking. A. as a consequence B. as a consequence of C. for the consequence D. in consequence 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：由于吸烟的缘故，吉米的父亲经常咳嗽。A. as a consequence因此；B. as a consequence of由于，后接宾语；C. for the consequence表达错误；D. in consequence结果；因此。根据上文“Jimmy’s father coughs frequently”可知，经常咳嗽是因为吸烟。故选B。 8. I make it a(n)________ that I should lay aside half an hour every day to write my diary. A. devotion B. virtue C. routine D. evidence 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我把每天留出半小时写日记作为一种惯例。A. devotion奉献；B. virtue美德；C. routine常规，惯例；D. evidence证据。根据后文“I should lay aside half an hour every day to write my diary”指把每天留出半小时写日记作为一种惯例。故选C。 9. The birds ran away in all directions ________ they caught sight of a man coming near. A. as long as B. even though C. the instant D. at the moment 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查连词短语词义辨析。句意：鸟儿一看见有人走近，就四面逃窜。A. as long as只要；B. even though即使；尽管；C. the instant一……就……；D. at the moment此刻；当时，通常用作时间状语，不引导从句。根据“The birds ran away in all directions”可知，鸟儿们一看到有人走近就向四面八方跑开了。故选C。 10. Judith ______ on her new novel which is supposed to come out next month. A. has been working B. had worked C. will be working D. was working 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查时态。句意：朱迪思一直在写她的新小说，这本小说预定下个月出版。根据下文which is supposed to come out next month可知，她的小说还没写完，现在还在写，故排除B、C、D选项；此处表示从过去一直到现在一直在写，可能还会写下去，应使用现在完成进行时。故选A。 11. —Why didn’t you attend the meeting yesterday? —Well I ______ anything about that. A. didn't tell B. haven't told C. hadn't been told D. haven't been told 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查过去完成时态的被动语态。句意：——你昨天为什么没参加会议?——关于那件事我什么也没听说。根据上文可知，会议是昨天举行的，因此推断“没人告诉过我这件事”，是“过去的过去”，且句子主语I和tell之间是一种被动关系，应该用过去完成时态的被动语态。故选C。 12. The colors were so similar that it was difficult to ________ one ________ the other. A. devote... to B. distinguish... from C. protect... from D. contribute... to 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：这些颜色如此相似，以至于很难区分。A. devote... to致力于；奉献给；B. distinguish... from区分……和……；C. protect... from保护……免受……；D. contribute... to为……做贡献；促成。根据“The colors were so similar”可知，这些颜色很相似以至于很难区彼此。故选B。 13. The newly-elected president felt greatly discouraged because he still left the most difficult problems ________ . A. unsolved B. unsolving C. were unsolved D. had been unsolved 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：新当选的总统感到非常沮丧，因为他仍然没有解决最困难的问题。leave + 宾语 + 宾语补足语是一个常用结构，此处 leave 的宾语是the most difficult problems，且unsolve与problems为被动关系，故用过去分词作宾补。故选A。 14. Some educators are ________ distance learning because it provides students the flexibility to complete coursework. A. in memory of B. in place of C. in charge of D. in favour of 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：一些教育工作者赞成远程学习，因为它为学生提供了完成课程的灵活性。A. in memory of纪念；B. in place of代替；C. in charge of主管，掌管；D. in favour of支持，赞成。根据题干中的“it provides students the flexibility to complete coursework”可知，远程学习有其优点，因此一些教育工作者赞成这种学习方式，用in favour of，符合题意。故选D项。 15. Mr. Smith will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because he ________a class then. A. will teach B. is going to teach C. will be teaching D. has been teaching 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查时态。句意：史密斯先生今晚不能参加会议，因为他那时要教课。then指的是“今晚会议举行的那个时间”，所以用将来进行时，表示将来某个时刻正在进行的动作。故选C。 第三部分 完形填空(每小题1.5分，共20小题，总分30分) When I headed into the classroom for my first official day as a teacher, I thought I was prepared. I had written the most ____16____ lesson plan and listed all the activities that may be needed. Actually, I could ____17____ wait to meet the students. One of the ____18____ on the first day was to assign lockers. I had planned to ____19____ fifteen minutes to complete it, and I prepared cute little ____20____ with students’ names and locker numbers on them. But my well-prepared plans____21____ nothing. I had students who couldn’t reach the top lockers and needed to ____22____ theirs with other students’. But some tall students didn’ t want to ____23____ the bottom lockers. The fifteen-minute locker plan developed into an hour. I realized that sometimes you can be too prepared to adapt to new ____24____ quickly. And to survive as a teacher, being adaptable is everything. During the first day of teaching, you will have students who are as nervous as you, ____25____ what the day will be like. You will also have students who ____26____ your nervousness and take advantage of it. In my first class, I ____27____ the students at the door, but it wasn’t the ____28____ and soft voice I usually have. I was quite nervous, which actually ____29____ my students. Then a few of them began to cause trouble in class. So classroom ____30____ is one of the hardest skills to learn as a new teacher. Although I had made ____31____ to make everything go well, the result wasn’t what I had ____32____. Looking back, I don’t know how I ____33____ that first day of teaching, but I was not alone. Many new teachers had the first day very ____34____ to mine. I learned that we should always have a Plan B. and sometimes C and even D. In addition, keep calm and always ____35____ a smile, and then everything will be fine. 16. A. careless B. detailed C. obvious D. famous 17. A. certainly B. possibly C. simply D. hardly 18. A. tasks B. examples C. habits D. chances 19. A. set out B. set aside C. set off D. set about 20. A. books B. stones C. cards D. bikes 21. A. included B. meant C. stopped D. noticed 22. A. discuss B. share C. exchange D. compare 23. A. give up B. hold up C. sell out D. point out 24. A. suggestions B. situations C. thoughts D. achievements 25. A. discovering B. explaining C. understanding D. wondering 26. A. forget B. sense C. overcome D. encourage 27. A. searched B. believed C. greeted D. touched 28. A. cold B. angry C. doubtful D. cheerful 29. A. influenced B. comforted C. cheated D. moved 30. A. behavior B. management C. safety D. environment 31. A. comments B. mistakes C. rules D. reports 32. A. surveyed B. answered C. created D. expected 33. A. devoted B. deserved C. survived D. promoted 34. A. important B. interesting C. similar D. opposite 35. A. seek B. wear C. announce D. admit 【答案】16. B 17. D 18. A 19. B 20. C 21. B 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. A 31. C 32. D 33. C 34. C 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己作为新老师第一天上课的经历，包括遇到的挑战、困难以及自己的感悟。 【16题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我已经写好了最详细的课程计划，并列出了所有可能需要的活动。A. careless粗心的；B. detailed详细的；C. obvious明显的；D. famous著名的。根据后文的“listed all the activities that may be needed”可知，作者已经列出了所有可能需要的活动，说明作者的课程计划很详细。故选B项。 【17题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：实际上，我迫不及待地想见到学生们。A. certainly当然；B. possibly可能；C. simply简直，实在；D. hardly几乎不。根据后文的“to meet the students”可知，作者想见到学生们的心情很迫切，“can hardly wait to do sth.”是固定短语，意为“迫不及待做某事”，符合作者当时期待见到学生的心情。故选D项。 【18题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：第一天的任务之一就是分配储物柜。A. tasks任务；B. examples例子；C. habits习惯；D. chances机会。根据后文的“to assign lockers”可知，这是新学期入学的事宜，任务之一。故选A项。 【19题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我原计划留出十五分钟来完成这件事，并且我准备了上面写有学生名字和储物柜号码的可爱小卡片。A. set out出发；B. set aside留出；C. set off出发，动身；D. set about开始，着手。根据后文的“fifteen minutes to complete it”可知，作者原计划留出15分钟来完成分配储物柜的任务。故选B项。 【20题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我准备了一些带有学生姓名和储物柜号码的可爱的小卡片。A. books书；B. stones石头；C. cards卡片；D. bikes自行车。根据后文的“with students’ names and locker numbers on them”可知，写有学生名字和储物柜号码的应该是学生的名牌卡片。故选C项。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是我精心准备的计划没什么用。A. included包括；B. meant意味着；C. stopped停止；D. noticed注意到。根据后文的“The fifteen-minute locker plan developed into an hour.”可知，作者精心准备的计划因为一些实际情况而没能顺利执行，所以计划没什么用。mean nothing意为“没用，无效”。故选B项。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我有一些学生够不到上面的储物柜，需要和其他学生的交换。A. discuss讨论；B. share分享；C. exchange交换；D. compare比较。根据前文的“I had students who couldn’t reach the top lockers”可知，够不到上面储物柜的学生需要和其他学生交换储物柜。故选C项。 【23题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：但是一些高个子学生不想放弃下面的储物柜。A. give up放弃；B. hold up举起，支撑；C. sell out卖光；D. point out指出。根据前文“I had students who couldn’t reach the top lockers”可知，前文与本句存在转折关系，即有些学生够不到上面的储物柜需要更换，而一些高个子学生，不想放弃下面的储物柜。故选A项。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析句意：我意识到有时候你准备得太充分了，以至于不能快速适应新情况。A. suggestions建议；B. situations情况；C. thoughts想法；D. achievements成就。根据后文“And to survive as a teacher, being adaptable is everything.”可知，适应能力强则可以快速适应各种情况。故选B项。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在教学的第一天，你会有学生像你一样紧张，他们想知道这一天会是什么样子。A. discovering发现；B. explaining解释；C. understanding理解；D. wondering想知道。根据后文的“what the day will be like”可知，学生们在未到校之前是不知道这一天会是什么样子，而是对此感到疑惑想要知道。故选D项。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：你也会遇到一些学生，他们会察觉到你的紧张并利用这一点。A. forget忘记；B. sense感觉到，察觉到；C. overcome克服；D. encourage鼓励。根据后文的“your nervousness and take advantage of it”可知，学生之所以能够利用老师的紧张，前提是他们觉察到老师的紧张。故选B项。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我的第一堂课上，我在门口迎接学生，但那不是我平时那种欢快、柔和的声音。A. searched搜寻；B. believed相信；C. greeted迎接；D. touched触摸。根据后文的“but it wasn’t the ___13__ and soft voice I usually have.”可知，使用声音的情况应该是作者站在门口迎接学生，跟学生打招呼。故选C项。 【28题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在我的第一堂课上，我在门口迎接学生，但那不是我平时那种欢快、柔和的声音。A. cold冷的；B. angry生气的；C. doubtful怀疑的；D. cheerful愉快的。根据后文的“soft voice I usually have”可知，作者平时的声音是柔和的，因此与形容词soft“柔和的”并列的定语应该是褒义的，故cheerful“愉快的”符合语境。故选D项。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我很紧张，这实际上影响了我的学生。A. influenced影响；B. comforted安慰；C. cheated欺骗；D. moved感动。根据后文“Then a few of them began to cause trouble in class.”可知，这些学生之所以捣蛋，是因为他们知道老师很紧张，不能拿他们怎样，故作者的紧张对学生造成了影响，导致他们在课堂上捣乱。故选A项。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，课堂行为是新老师最难学的技能之一。A. behavior行为；B. management管理；C. safety安全；D. environment环境。根据前文“I was quite nervous”可知，情绪会通过行为表现出来。故选A项。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管为了让一切顺利我制定了规则，但结果并不是我所期望的。A. comments评论；B. mistakes错误；C. rules规则；D. reports报告。根据前文的“I had planned to _4__ fifteen minutes to complete it, and I prepared cute little __5__ with students’ names and locker numbers on them.”可知，作者为了顺利开展工作提前制定了计划，规则。故选C项。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管为了让一切顺利我制定了规则，但结果并不是我所期望的。A. surveyed调查；B. answered回答；C. created创造；D. expected预料。根据前文的“The fifteen-minute locker plan developed into an hour.”可知，事情并未如作者预料的顺利进行。故选D项。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：回想起来，我不知道自己是怎么熬过教学的第一天的，但我并不是个例。A. devoted致力于；B. deserved值得；C. survived幸存，熬过；D. promoted提升。根据前文“I was quite nervous”以及“Then a few of them began to cause trouble in class.”可知，作者的教学第一天并不顺利，是熬过来的。故选C项。 【34题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：许多新老师的第一天和我的第一天很相似。A. important重要的；B. interesting有趣的；C. similar相似的；D. opposite相反的。根据上文“ but I was not alone. ”可知，有些新老师和作者的经历相似。故选C项。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：此外，保持冷静，总是面带微笑，然后一切都会好起来的。A. seek寻找；B. wear穿着，带着；C. announce宣布；D. admit承认。根据后文的“a smile”可知，此处说的是面带微笑。wear a smile意为“面带微笑”。故选B项。 第四部分 阅读理解 (共20小题； 每小题2.5分； 满分50分) A I do think that a book can inspire ideas and ways of thinking that have the power to transform our lives. Here are some books to serve the purpose. Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman is a Nobel Prize winner who has written an amazing book that dives into the mysterious world of our conscious and unconscious thinking patterns. By reading this book, you’ ll gain a deeper understanding about how to make decisions and react to the certain things in your life. Yes. This is a super thick book that seems challenging, but somehow the author makes it accessible and really fun to read. The Power of Habit Written by New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg this book is a mix of research, stories, and revelations (启示) about habits: how we form them, how we can change them, and how knowledge about human habits is transforming everything. The Road Less Traveled The first words in this classic and powerful book are: Life is difficult. Without hiding the true realities of life which is filled with conflicts, difficulties, and challenging decisions, M. Scott Peck guides us to a deeper level of self-understanding and creates a path we can follow to a fuller, more peaceful life. The Power of Now The key message of the book is simple and powerful: The way to true happiness is through learning to live in the now, without reliving the past or racing to the future. Eckhart Tolle helps us understand how our thoughts and emotions get in the way and what to do about it. 36. What do we learn about Thinking, Fast and Slow? A. It’s too abstract to understand. B. It enables readers to understand themselves better. C. It divides our thinking patterns into many types. D. It helps readers to gain a deeper understanding about life. 37. Whose book is helpful for a person who wants to quit smoking? A. Daniel Kahneman’s. B. Charles Duhigg’ s. C. M. Scott Peck’ s. D. Eckhart Tolle’s. 38. What is The Road Less Traveled mainly about? A. The challenges of life. B. The best way to settle conflicts. C. A path to a better life. D. The author’ s understanding of humans. 39. Which book tells us the way to achieve true happiness? A. The Power of Now. B. Thinking, Fast and Slow. C. The Power of Habit. D. The Road Less Traveled. 40. What do these books above have in common? A. They are thick and abstract. B. They are adventurous and challenging. C. They are interesting and full of fun. D. They are inspiring and helpful. 【答案】36. B 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇书评。文章主要推荐了几本能够激发思考、改变生活方式的书籍，并对每本书进行了简要的介绍和评价。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章Thinking, Fast and Slow部分中的“Daniel Kahneman is a Nobel Prize winner who has written an amazing book that dives into the mysterious world of our conscious and unconscious thinking patterns. (丹尼尔·卡尼曼是一位诺贝尔奖获得者，他写了一本很棒的书，深入探究了我们有意识和无意识思维模式的神秘世界。)”可知，这本书能让读者更好地理解自己。故选B。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章The Power of Habit部分中的“Written by New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg, this book is a mix of research, stories, and revelations(启示) about habits: how we form them, how we can change them, and how knowledge about human habits is transforming everything.(这本书由《纽约时报》商业记者查尔斯・杜希格所著，它融合了关于习惯的研究、故事以及启示，内容涵盖了我们是如何养成习惯的、我们如何改变习惯，以及关于人类习惯的知识是如何改变一切的。)”可知，对于想要戒烟的人来说，需要了解习惯形成和改变的知识，而《习惯的力量》这本书是关于习惯如何形成、如何改变以及习惯知识如何改变一切的，作者是Charles Duhigg，所以这本书对想戒烟的人有帮助。故选B。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章The Road Less Traveled部分中的“Without hiding the true realities of life which is filled with conflicts, difficulties, and challenging decisions, M. Scott Peck guides us to a deeper level of self-understanding and creates a path we can follow to a fuller, more peaceful life.(M. 斯科特・派克没有隐瞒充满冲突、困难以及艰难抉择的生活的真实面貌，而是引导我们进行更深层次的自我理解，并为我们开辟了一条通往更充实、更平和生活的道路。)”可知，这本书主要是关于通往更好生活的一条路径。故选C。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章The Power of Now部分中的“The key message of the book is simple and powerful: The way to true happiness is through learning to live in the now, without reliving the past or racing to the future.(这本书传达的关键信息简单而有力：通往真正幸福的途径是学会活在当下，而不是沉湎于过去或急于奔赴未来。)”可知，这本书讲述了获得真正幸福的方式。故选A。 【40题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“I do think that a book can inspire ideas and ways of thinking that have the power to transform our lives. Here are some books to serve the purpose.(我确实认为一本书能够激发一些想法以及思维方式，而这些想法和思维方式拥有改变我们生活的力量。以下是一些能起到这种作用的书籍。)”以及全文内容可知，《思考，快与慢》能帮助读者对生活决策等有更深刻理解，《习惯的力量》关于习惯的改变，《少有人走的路》引导人们走向更好生活，《当下的力量》告诉人们通往真正幸福的方式，这些书都能给人启发并且对人们的生活有帮助。故选D。 B A British teacher called Andria Zafirakou won $1 million prize after she was named the World’s Best Teacher. She plans to use the cash to bring inspirational figures into UK schools. Andria, who teaches at a secondary school in North London, said she wanted to bring about a classroom revolution. “We are going to make a change.” she said. “I’ve started a project to promote the teaching of the arts in our schools.” The project results from the difficulties many schools have in getting artists of any sort — whether an up-and-coming local musician or a major movie star— into schools to work with and inspire children. Andria Zafirakou started the project at Alperton Community School where she has worked for 12 years. “I’ ve seen those magic moments when children are talking to someone they are inspired by — their eyes are shining and their faces light up,” she said. “We need artists, more than ever in our schools.” Michael Craig-Martin, an artist, said: “Andria’s brilliant project to bring artists from all fields into direct contact with children is particularly welcome at a time when the arts are being downgraded in schools.” “It was a mistake to see the arts as unnecessary,” he added. Historian Sir Simon Schama is also a supporter of the project. He thinks that arts education in schools is not just an add-on. “It is absolutely necessary. The future depends on creativity and creativity depends on the young. What will remain of us when artificial intelligence takes over will be our creativity, and it is our creative spirit, our visionary sense of freshness, that has been our strength for centuries.” 41. What does Andria Zafirakou plan to do with the $1 million prize money? A. She will invite special figures into UK schools to teach art. B She will donate it to local artists to support their career. C. She will keep the money for herself for travelling. D. She will use it to start an art school to help locals. 42. Where did Andria Zafirakou begin her project? A. At a primary school in North London B. At a community center in London C. At a secondary school in South London D. At Alperton Community School 43. What does Craig-Martin think of the teaching of the arts in UK schools? A. It is particularly welcome at present. B. It is being neglected and needs more attention. C. It is easy for the arts to avoid being downgraded. D. It should be completely replaced with technology-focused teaching. 44. According to Sir Simon Schama, why is arts education important for the future? A. Because it helps students get better grades. B. Because it will help students get jobs in the AI industry. C. Because creativity is essential for the future. D. Because it is an optional extra in the curriculum. 45. What would be an appropriate title for this article? A. Arts Education in Britain B. The World’s Best Arts Teacher C. Bring Artists to Schools D. Revolution in Community Schools 【答案】41. A 42. D 43. B 44. C 45. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了一位名叫Andria Zafirakou的英国老师在被评为世界上最好的老师后获得了100万英镑的奖金。她计划用这笔钱把鼓舞人心的人物带到英国的学校教孩子们艺术以及她这样做的原因。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“She plans to use the cash to bring inspirational figures into UK schools.(她计划用这笔钱把鼓舞人心的人物带到英国的学校)”以及第二段“The project results from the difficulties many schools have in getting artists of any sort — whether an up-and-coming local musician or a major movie star— into schools to work with and inspire children.(这个项目源于许多学校在聘请艺术家方面遇到的困难——无论是一个崭露头角的当地音乐家还是一个主要的电影明星——进入学校与孩子们一起工作并激励他们)”可知，Andria Zafirakou打算用100万美元的奖金邀请一些特殊人物到英国学校教授艺术。故选A。 【42题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“Andria Zafirakou started the project at Alperton Community School where she has worked for 12 years.(Andria Zafirakou在Alperton社区学校开始了这个项目，她在那里工作了12年)”可知，Andria Zafirakou在Alperton社区学校开始了这个项目。故选D。 【43题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段“Michael Craig-Martin, an artist, said: “Andria’s brilliant project to bring artists from all fields into direct contact with children is particularly welcome at a time when the arts are being downgraded in schools.” “It was a mistake to see the arts as unnecessary,” he added.(艺术家迈克尔·克雷格-马丁说：“安德里亚这个让各个领域的艺术家与孩子们直接接触的绝妙项目，在艺术课程在学校被降级的时候特别受欢迎。”“认为艺术是不必要的是错误的，”他补充说)”可知，Craig-Martin认为，英国学校的艺术教学正在被忽视，应该得到更多重视。故选B。 【44题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“Historian Sir Simon Schama is also a supporter of the project. He thinks that arts education in schools is not just an add-on. “It is absolutely necessary. The future depends on creativity and creativity depends on the young. What will remain of us when artificial intelligence takes over will be our creativity, and it is our creative spirit, our visionary sense of freshness, that has been our strength for centuries.””(历史学家西蒙·沙玛爵士也是该项目的支持者。他认为学校的艺术教育不只是一种附加。“这是绝对必要的。未来靠创造力，创造力靠年轻人。当人工智能接管世界时，留给我们的将是我们的创造力，而这正是我们的创造精神，我们对新鲜事物的远见卓识，几个世纪以来一直是我们的力量。”)”可知，西蒙·沙玛爵士认为，艺术教育对未来很重要是因为创造力对未来至关重要。故选C。 【45题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Andria, who teaches at a secondary school in North London, said she wanted to bring about a classroom revolution. “We are going to make a change.” she said. “I’ve started a project to promote the teaching of the arts in our schools.”(安德里亚在伦敦北部的一所中学教书，她说她想带来一场课堂革命。“我们将做出改变。她说。“我已经开始了一个项目，以促进我们学校的艺术教学。”)”可知，文章讲述了Andria Zafirakou用自己的奖金启动了一个项目，将艺术家带进学校，促进艺术教学。C选项“把艺术家带到学校”最符合文章标题。故选C。 C It’s common that a Japanese-American bows on the phone — but only in Japanese. Behaviors and manners can become so routine that they appear even when there’s no need for them. Those who are bilingual (双语的) and bicultural know first-hand that how we behave can depend on what language we are speaking. Scientists have shown that who you are in the moment can depend on the language you are using at that time. This is because when you have an experience, the language you are using becomes associated with it. For bilingual people, this means certain memories are more closely associated with one language than the other — a phenomenon called “language-dependent memory”. For example, a childhood memory is more likely to be remembered when the language spoken during that childhood event is spoken again. How we think and feel can thus change depending on what language we are using. For example, people who are bilingual have an intensified stress response when listening to the words of scolding in a native language. This may be, in part, because our early memories associated with learning a “bad” word or being scolded by our parents happened in our native language. Because emotions play a key role in how we make decisions, people are often more sensible when making choices in the less emotional foreign language. Language can even influence our decisions. When asked whether they would be willing to give one person’s life to save a group, people who speak more than one language are much more likely to say “yes” when answering in a foreign language. The unpleasant feelings that can prevent us from making difficult choices are reduced when we’ re using a non-native language. The language we speak has an influence on how we think, feel, and even behave. In a way, knowing different languages can provide people with a variety of views through which to see the world. 46. Why is the example of the Japanese-American mentioned in Paragraph 1? A. To show Japanese people are polite. B. To show bowing is good manners. C. To show culture affects a person greatly. D. To show language affects a person’s behavior. 47. What can we learn from “language-dependent memory”? A. A childhood memory can be recalled by a foreign language. B. Memories are greatly influenced by a certain language. C. A good memory can help you learn a language well. D. A language can determine a person’s memory. 48. What does the underlined word “intensified” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Increased. B. Abnormal. C. Abstract. D. Limited. 49 When can a person who is bilingual make a sensible decision? A. When speaking a native language. B. When feeling very delighted. C. When making a random choice. D. When speaking a foreign language. 50. What is the best title for the text? A. Language Determines Your Character B. A New Language, A New Self C. You are What You are Speaking D. More Languages, Better Future 【答案】46. D 47. B 48. A 49. D 50. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了语言对人的思维、情感和行为的影响，特别是针对双语者的情况进行了详细阐述。 【46题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“It’s common that a Japanese-American bows on the phone — but only in Japanese. Behaviors and manners can become so routine that they appear even when there’s no need for them. Those who are bilingual(双语的) and bicultural know first-hand that how we behave can depend on what language we are speaking.(日裔美国人在打电话时鞠躬是很常见的现象——但仅在说日语的时候会这样。行为和举止有可能变得非常常规化，以至于即便在没必要这么做的时候也会表现出来。那些掌握双语且熟悉两种文化的人切身体会到，我们的行为方式可能取决于我们正在使用的语言。)”可知，提到日裔美国人的例子是为了引出并说明语言会影响一个人的行为。故选D。 【47题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“This is because when you have an experience, the language you are using becomes associated with it. For bilingual people, this means certain memories are more closely associated with one language than the other — a phenomenon called “language-dependent memory”.(这是因为当你有了一段经历时，你所使用的语言就会与之产生关联。对于双语者来说，这意味着某些记忆与其中一种语言的关联更为紧密——这种现象被称为“语言依赖型记忆”。)”可知，记忆会受到某种特定语言的很大影响。故选B。 【48题详解】 词义猜测题。根据划线单词下文“This may be, in part, because our early memories associated with learning a “bad” word or being scolded by our parents happened in our native language.(这在一定程度上可能是因为我们早期与学习某个 “不好” 的词或者被父母责骂相关的记忆都是用母语发生的。)”以及划线单词所在句“For example, people who are bilingual have an intensified stress response when listening to the words of scolding in a native language.(例如，双语者在听到用母语说出的责骂之词时，会有一个 intensified 应激反应。)”可推测，双语者听到母语的责骂词时的应激反应相比其他情况会更强烈，也就是程度有所增加。选项A“increased”意为“增加的、增强的”符合语境中想要表达的应激反应变强、程度增大的意思。故选A。 【49题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Because emotions play a key role in how we make decisions, people are often more sensible when making choices in the less emotional foreign language.(由于情绪在我们做决策的过程中起着关键作用，所以人们在用不那么带有感情色彩的外语做选择时，往往会更加理智。)”可知，会双语的人在说外语时能做出更明智的决定。故选D。 【50题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，文章开篇通过日裔美国人的行为表现引出话题，接着阐述了“语言依赖型记忆”，说明语言与记忆的关联，又进一步讲到语言对人们思考、感受以及决策等方面的影响，最后总结强调语言会对我们的思维、感受乃至行为产生影响，整体都在表明人们当下的状态、行为等受正在使用的语言影响，也就是“你当下的样子取决于你正在说的语言”。选项C“You are What You are Speaking(你当下的样子取决于你正在说的语言)”能够很好地概括文章核心内容，即语言对人们各方面的影响，符合题意。故选C。 D High-speed Internet access is provided by fiber-optic cables (光纤电缆). In fiber-optic systems, light signals are carried over long distances with fibers covered by cables. They have excellent performance, but they also have their own problems. Many parts of the world — especially underdeveloped areas — are not able to afford to build fiber-optic networks. This prevents millions of people across the world from having access to the Internet. A new system being tested in India and Africa offers a partial solution to this problem. It was developed by Alphabet. Like fiber optics, the system uses light to carry high-speed Internet signals. But the light travels as beams (光束) through the air, without the need for fibers or cables. The beams can transmit (传输) high-speed data between two points with the help of receiving devices attached to structures. The technology is called Free Space Optical Communications (FSOC). The project is called Taara, using an FSOC system to transmit high-speed data signals between two large African cities — Brazzaville and Kinshasa. The two cities are only 4.8 kilometers apart from each other, separated by the Congo River. The transmission of data signals is possible as long as there is a direct line of sight between the system’s receiving devices. The system can be affected by some kinds of weather, like heavy fog, or by birds or other animals getting close to the equipment. But the Taara team says it has already made progress in making the system adjust to such environments to avoid any service outages. After improving its “pointing and tracking” equipment for beam connectivity, Taara said the link provided nearly 700 million bytes (字节) of data in 20 days with 99.9 percent availability. It noted that that amount of data would be equal to that of watching a FIFA World Cup match 270,000 times. Baris Erkmen, the director of engineering for Taara, has reported similar results in tests of the system in India. He said it couldn’t expect to see “perfect reliability” in the system through all kinds of weather and conditions. However, he added, “We believe Taara’s links will continue to deliver similar performance and will play a key role in bringing faster, more affordable connectivity to people living in these cities.” 51. What can we say about fiber-optic systems? A. Safe and adaptable. B. Complex but popular. C. Demanding and reusable. D. Effective but expensive. 52. What’s the main difference between the fiber-optic system and the FSOC system? A. Their signal quality. B. Their coverage area. C. Their transmission speed. D. Their transmission method. 53. What does the underlined word “outages” in Paragraph 4 mean? A. Promotion. B. Updating. C. Failure. D. Exposure. 54. Why does the author present data in the last paragraph? A. To describe the competitive World Cup match. B. To show the successful improvement of Taara. C. To prove the convenience of beam connectivity. D. To introduce the perfect reliability of the system. 55. What is Baris Erkmen’s attitude towards Taara? A. Positive. B. Cautious. C. Doubtful. D. Concerned. 【答案】51. D 52. D 53. C 54. B 55. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了FSOC系统为光纤电缆传输的弊端提供了部分解决方案，该系统利用光束来传输高速互联网信号。 【51题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“In fiber-optic systems, light signals are carried over long distances with fibers covered by cables. They have excellent performance, but they also have their own problems. Many parts of the world — especially underdeveloped areas — are not able to afford to build fiber-optic networks. (在光纤系统中，光信号通过电缆覆盖的光纤进行长距离传输。它们有优秀的表现，但它们也有自己的问题。世界上许多地方——尤其是欠发达地区——没有能力建设光纤网络)”可推知，光纤系统有效但昂贵。故选D。 【52题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段的“In fiber-optic systems, light signals are carried over long distances with fibers covered by cables. (在光纤系统中，光信号通过电缆覆盖的光纤进行长距离传输)”和第二段中“But the light travels as beams (光束) through the air, without the need for fibers or cables. The beams can transmit (传输) high-speed data between two points with the help of receiving devices attached to structures. (但是光以光束的形式在空气中传播，不需要光纤或电缆。在连接在结构上的接收装置的帮助下，这些光束可以在两点之间传输高速数据)”可知，光纤系统和FSOC系统通过不同的方式传播，因此，它们的主要区别是传播介质。故选D。 【53题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第四段中“The system can be affected by some kinds of weather, like heavy fog, or by birds or other animals getting close to the equipment. But the Taara team says it has already made progress in making the system adjust to such environments to avoid (该系统可能会受到某些天气的影响，比如大雾，或者鸟类或其他动物接近设备。但Taara团队表示，他们已经在使系统适应这种环境以避免)”可知，他们已经在使系统适应这种环境以避免任何服务中断方面取得了进展，故可猜测outages的意思是“失败，中断”，与选项C.“Failure(失败，中断)”意思一致。故选C。 【54题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“After improving its “pointing and tracking” equipment for beam connectivity, Taara said the link provided nearly 700 million bytes (字节) of data in 20 days with 99.9 percent availability. It noted that that amount of data would be equal to that of watching a FIFA World Cup match 270,000 times. Baris Erkmen, the director of engineering for Taara, has reported similar results in tests of the system in India. (Taara表示，在改善了“指向和跟踪”设备后，该链路在20天内提供了近700tb的数据，可用性为99.9%。它指出，这一数据量相当于观看27万次国际足联世界杯比赛的数据量。Taara的工程总监Baris Erkmen报告了该系统在印度测试的类似结果)”可推知，作者在最后一段展示数据是为了展示Taara成功的改进。故选B。 【55题详解】 推理判断题。由文章最后一段中“However, he added, “We believe Taara’s links will continue to deliver similar performance and will play a key role in bringing faster, more affordable connectivity to people living in these cities.” (然而，他补充道，“我们相信Taara的连接将继续提供类似的性能，并将在为生活在这些城市的人们带来更快、更实惠的连接方面发挥关键作用。”)”可知，Baris Erkmen对Taara持积极态度。故选A。 第五部分、阅读表达(共5小题； 每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。 Hunter Shamatt lost his wallet while he was on a Frontier Airlines flight from Omaha. Upon realizing that his wallet was lost, he contacted the airline to see if anyone had turned it in, but to no avail. Since the wallet contained his ID, a signed paycheck, his debit card, and $60 in cash, he “feared the worst”. Shortly after the flight, however, Hunter was surprised to receive a package in the mail from an anonymous(匿名的) sender. Inside was his wallet— along with an additional $40 in cash. “I rounded your cash up to an even $100 so you could celebrate getting your wallet back. Have fun!!!”, read a letter that was enclosed with the package. Hunter’s mother, Jeannie, posted a photo of the letter to social media in hopes that they would be able to track down the sender and thank him for his kindness. All they could know was that the sender’s initials were signed: “T.B”. The good sender was later identified as Todd Brown, a father-of-five who was delighted at the chance to “have a little fun” with helping out a hard-working stranger. “I saw he was just a kid, 20 years old, he had a paycheck in there, so I figured, ‘Well, he’s doing his best to make ends meet.’” Brown told Yahoo Lifestyle. “Hunter was very thankful. He told me he has some student loans and a car payment that he needed to make so the timing was right,” Brown added. “They assumed it was gone forever. So when he opened it, he just started screaming, ‘No way! No way!’” Brown says that he often tries to do good deeds without any recognition and that’s why he neglected to sign his full name on the letter, but Jeannie later insisted on praising the sender on social media. “This story is more about restoring faith in people than anything. I personally want to thank Todd Brown for restoring faith that there are amazing people out there and that the world is not as cruel as it’s being made out to be.” she wrote on Facebook. 56. Where did Hunter lose his wallet?（no more than 10 words） 57. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 probably mean?（no more than 5 words） 58. What did Todd Brown do after finding the wallet?（no more than 15 words） 59. Why didn’t Todd Brown sign his full name when returning the wallet?（no more than 15 words） 60. How do you understand “faith” among people? Please explain.（no more than 20 words） 【答案】56. On a Frontier Airlines flight from Omaha. 57. But with little success./ But with no success./But in vain./ But fruitlessly. 58. He not only returned it to the owner, but added some extra cash in it./ He decided to return it with additional $40. 59. Because he wanted to do good deeds without any recognition./ Because he didn’t want to be recognized. 60. Faith is just as important as the air we breathe in. Without it, the world we live in won’t be beautiful./ Faith helps to create a special bond between people , which makes the world more beautiful. 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章通过Brown捡钱包这个事情，让人们相信世界上还有很棒的人，世界并不像人们想象的那么残酷。信仰有助于在人们之间建立一种特殊的纽带，使世界更加美丽。 【56题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Hunter Shamatt lost his wallet while he was on a Frontier Airlines flight from Omaha.“亨特·沙马特在从奥马哈飞往边疆航空公司的航班上丢失了钱包。”由此可知，亨特在从奥马哈起飞的边疆航空公司丢了他的钱包。故答案为On a Frontier Airlines flight from Omaha. 【57题详解】 词义猜测题。根据第一段中Upon realizing that his wallet was lost, he contacted the airline to see if anyone had turned it in,“在意识到钱包丢了之后，他联系了航空公司，看看是否有人归还了钱包，”再根据下文的but“但是”，可知，没有找到钱包。由此推知，划线部分的意思是“徒劳，没有成功”。故答案为But with little success./ But with no success./But in vain./ But fruitlessly. 【58题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段Shortly after the flight, however, Hunter was surprised to receive a package in the mail from an anonymous(匿名的) sender. Inside was his wallet— along with an additional $40 in cash. “I rounded your cash up to an even $100 so you could celebrate getting your wallet back. Have fun!!!”, read a letter that was enclosed with the package. 然而，在飞行后不久，亨特惊讶地收到了一个匿名寄件人寄来的包裹。里面是他的钱包，还有40美元的现金。包裹里的一封信写到，“我把你的现金四舍五入到100美元，这样你就可以庆祝找回钱包了。玩得开心! ! !”。 可知，托德·布朗发现钱包后他不仅把它还给了失主，还加了一些额外的现金在里面。故答案为He not only returned it to the owner, but added some extra cash in it./He decided to return it with additional $40. 【59题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段Brown says that he often tries to do good deeds without any recognition and that’s why he neglected to sign his full name on the letter“布朗说他经常尝试在不被认出的情况下做好事，这就是为什么他在信上没有签自己的全名。”由此可知，托德·布朗在归还钱包时不签上自己的全名是因为“因为他想在不被出的情况下做好事。”故答案为Because he wanted to do good deeds without any recognition./ Because he didn’t want to be recognized. 【60题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“This story is more about restoring faith in people than anything. I personally want to thank Todd Brown for restoring faith that there are amazing people out there and that the world is not as cruel as it’s being made out to be.” “这个故事更多的是为了恢复人们的信心。我个人要感谢托德·布朗(Todd Brown)，他恢复了人们的信心，让人们相信世界上还有很棒的人，世界并不像人们想象的那么残酷。”由此可知，信念和我们呼吸的空气一样重要。没有它，我们生活的世界就不会美丽。/信仰有助于在人们之间建立一种特殊的纽带，使世界更加美丽。故答案为Faith is just as important as the air we breathe in. Without it, the world we live in won’t be beautiful./ Faith helps to create a special bond between people , which makes the world more beautiful. 第六部分、书面表达(满分25分) 61. 假定你是晨光中学的李津，准备参加在你市举办的“一带一路”国际青少年文化节志愿者招聘活动，请你用英文写封自荐信。内容包括： 1. 你的自荐理由； 2.对活动的理解； 3. 希望能录用。 注意：1.词数100左右(文章开头已写，不计入总词数)； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：recruit 招募 the Belt and Road International Youth Culture Festival“一带一路”国际青少年文化节 Dear Sir, I’m Li Jin, a student from Chenguang Middle School. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Jin 【答案】Dear Sir, I’m Li Jin, a student from Chenguang Middle School. I’m writing to apply to be a volunteer for the Belt and Road International Youth Culture Festival. I have several reasons for my application. First of all, I’m fluent in English and have a good understanding of different cultures. Secondly, I’m outgoing and friendly, which enables me to communicate well with others. Also, I have rich experience in volunteer work. I believe this festival is a great opportunity for cultural exchange among young people from different countries. It helps to promote mutual understanding and friendship. I sincerely hope I can be recruited and contribute to the success of this festival. Thank you! Yours, Li Jin 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文写作中的自荐信。要求考生用英文写封自荐信，应聘市举办的“一带一路”国际青少年文化节的志愿者。 【详解】1.词汇积累 使能够：enable→ allow 机会：opportunity→ chance 真诚地：sincerely→ genuinely 做贡献：contribute to→ make contributions to 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：I’m Li Jin, a student from Chenguang Middle School. 拓展句：I’m Li Jin, who is a student from Chenguang Middle School. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Secondly, I’m outgoing and friendly, which enables me to communicate well with others.（运用了which引导的定语从句） 【高分句型2】I believe this festival is a great opportunity for cultural exchange among young people from different countries.（运用了省略that的宾语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 天津七中高二年级第一学期期第二次月考试卷 英语学科 第一部分 听力 (1-5题, 每小题1分,6-15题, 每小题1.5分, 总分20分) 第一节 听下面五段对话。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。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Where are the speakers now? A. At home. B. In a restaurant.C. In a supermarket. 2. What time is the next train to Durham? A.2:28 p. m. B.2:14 p. m. C.2:07 p. m. 3. Why are the speakers leaving soon? A. The airport is far away. B. There may be a lot of traffic.C. They'd like to try a new road. 4. What does the man mean? A. He will be free on Saturday. B. He will try to make time on Sunday, C. He will probably have no time on Sunday. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The man's wife. B. The man's child. C. The woman's child. 第二节 听下面几段材料，每段材料后有几个小题，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。每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。 6. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a train station. B. At a bus stop. C. At a hotel. 7. Where does the woman want to go? A. To Main Street Station. B. To Harper Plaza. C. To Columbus Hotel. 8. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Buy a bus ticket. B. Wait patiently on the platform. C. Take a bus from Main Street Station. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。 9. How did the woman know Move House Office? A. From a website. B. From a family member. C. From a friend. 10. What do we know about the apartment the man suggests? A. It charges no extra electricity and gas bills. B. It costs more than the woman's expectation. C. It is not far from the woman's workplace. 11. What will the man do next? A. Go to visit the woman. B. Take the woman to see the apartment. C. Give the woman more information on the apartment. 听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15四个小题。 12. What type of sleep is unnecessary for people. A. Deep sleep. B. Light sleep.C. REM sleep. 13. When do dreams usually occur? A.90 minutes after people fall asleep. B. During Rapid Eye Movement sleep. C. When people are just about to wake up. 14. How many hours' sleep did Napoleon need a night? A.4 or less. B.6 or 7 C. Over 8. 15. What does Dr. Johnson suggest people who can't sleep do? A. Take some medicine. B. Forget their dreams.C. Turn to his book. 第二部分 单项选择(每小题1分，共15小题，总分15分) 1. — Do you feel disappointed about getting a small role in the school drama? —________. It’s better than nothing. A. Not really B. Absolutely C. Don’t mention it D. Of course 2. We want to ________ our children with some special skills, thus, they can live better in the future. A. prepare B. equip C. tempt D. distract 3. Unfortunately, his hearing went into a ________ decline at 26, but he wasn‘t discouraged or depressed. A. subtle B. lifelong C. gradual D. varied 4. One hundred percent ________ to your studies, though it can be lonely and no fun at all, will leave precious marks on your youth. A. preference B. integrity C. approval D. commitment 5. I have forgotten about what you asked to do because I have been so ________ my work. A. absorbed with B. occupied with C. applied to D. devoted on 6. Today the students in the countryside should have easy ________ to computers to keep up with the modern times. A. favour B. bond C. glance D. access 7. Jimmy’s father coughs frequently ________ smoking. A. as a consequence B. as a consequence of C. for the consequence D. in consequence 8. I make it a(n)________ that I should lay aside half an hour every day to write my diary. A. devotion B. virtue C. routine D. evidence 9. The birds ran away in all directions ________ they caught sight of a man coming near. A. as long as B. even though C. the instant D. at the moment 10. Judith ______ on her new novel which is supposed to come out next month. A. has been working B. had worked C. will be working D. was working 11. —Why didn’t you attend the meeting yesterday? —Well I ______ anything about that. A. didn't tell B. haven't told C. hadn't been told D. haven't been told 12. The colors were so similar that it was difficult to ________ one ________ the other. A. devote... to B. distinguish... from C. protect... from D. contribute... to 13. The newly-elected president felt greatly discouraged because he still left the most difficult problems ________ . A. unsolved B. unsolving C. were unsolved D. had been unsolved 14. Some educators are ________ distance learning because it provides students the flexibility to complete coursework. A. in memory of B. in place of C. in charge of D. in favour of 15. Mr. Smith will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because he ________a class then. A. will teach B. is going to teach C. will be teaching D. has been teaching 第三部分 完形填空(每小题1.5分，共20小题，总分30分) When I headed into the classroom for my first official day as a teacher, I thought I was prepared. I had written the most ____16____ lesson plan and listed all the activities that may be needed. Actually, I could ____17____ wait to meet the students. One of the ____18____ on the first day was to assign lockers. I had planned to ____19____ fifteen minutes to complete it, and I prepared cute little ____20____ with students’ names and locker numbers on them. But my well-prepared plans____21____ nothing. I had students who couldn’t reach the top lockers and needed to ____22____ theirs with other students’. But some tall students didn’ t want to ____23____ the bottom lockers. The fifteen-minute locker plan developed into an hour. I realized that sometimes you can be too prepared to adapt to new ____24____ quickly. And to survive as a teacher, being adaptable is everything. During the first day of teaching, you will have students who are as nervous as you, ____25____ what the day will be like. You will also have students who ____26____ your nervousness and take advantage of it. In my first class, I ____27____ the students at the door, but it wasn’t the ____28____ and soft voice I usually have. I was quite nervous, which actually ____29____ my students. Then a few of them began to cause trouble in class. So classroom ____30____ is one of the hardest skills to learn as a new teacher. Although I had made ____31____ to make everything go well, the result wasn’t what I had ____32____. Looking back, I don’t know how I ____33____ that first day of teaching, but I was not alone. Many new teachers had the first day very ____34____ to mine. I learned that we should always have a Plan B. and sometimes C and even D. In addition, keep calm and always ____35____ a smile, and then everything will be fine. 16. A. careless B. detailed C. obvious D. famous 17. A. certainly B. possibly C. simply D. hardly 18. A. tasks B. examples C. habits D. chances 19. A. set out B. set aside C. set off D. set about 20. A. books B. stones C. cards D. bikes 21. A. included B. meant C. stopped D. noticed 22. A. discuss B. share C. exchange D. compare 23. A. give up B. hold up C. sell out D. point out 24. A. suggestions B. situations C. thoughts D. achievements 25. A. discovering B. explaining C. understanding D. wondering 26. A. forget B. sense C. overcome D. encourage 27. A. searched B. believed C. greeted D. touched 28. A. cold B. angry C. doubtful D. cheerful 29. A. influenced B. comforted C. cheated D. moved 30. A. behavior B. management C. safety D. environment 31. A. comments B. mistakes C. rules D. reports 32. A. surveyed B. answered C. created D. expected 33. A. devoted B. deserved C. survived D. promoted 34. A. important B. interesting C. similar D. opposite 35. A. seek B. wear C. announce D. admit 第四部分 阅读理解 (共20小题； 每小题2.5分； 满分50分) A I do think that a book can inspire ideas and ways of thinking that have the power to transform our lives. Here are some books to serve the purpose. Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman is a Nobel Prize winner who has written an amazing book that dives into the mysterious world of our conscious and unconscious thinking patterns. By reading this book, you’ ll gain a deeper understanding about how to make decisions and react to the certain things in your life. Yes. This is a super thick book that seems challenging, but somehow the author makes it accessible and really fun to read. The Power of Habit Written by New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg, this book is a mix of research, stories, and revelations (启示) about habits: how we form them, how we can change them, and how knowledge about human habits is transforming everything. The Road Less Traveled The first words in this classic and powerful book are: Life is difficult. Without hiding the true realities of life which is filled with conflicts, difficulties, and challenging decisions, M. Scott Peck guides us to a deeper level of self-understanding and creates a path we can follow to a fuller, more peaceful life. The Power of Now The key message of the book is simple and powerful: The way to true happiness is through learning to live in the now, without reliving the past or racing to the future. Eckhart Tolle helps us understand how our thoughts and emotions get in the way and what to do about it. 36. What do we learn about Thinking, Fast and Slow? A. It’s too abstract to understand. B. It enables readers to understand themselves better. C. It divides our thinking patterns into many types. D. It helps readers to gain a deeper understanding about life. 37. Whose book is helpful for a person who wants to quit smoking? A. Daniel Kahneman’s. B. Charles Duhigg’ s. C. M. Scott Peck’ s. D. Eckhart Tolle’s. 38. What is The Road Less Traveled mainly about? A. The challenges of life. B. The best way to settle conflicts. C. A path to a better life. D. The author’ s understanding of humans. 39. Which book tells us the way to achieve true happiness? A. The Power of Now. B. Thinking, Fast and Slow. C. The Power of Habit. D. The Road Less Traveled. 40. What do these books above have in common? A. They are thick and abstract. B. They are adventurous and challenging. C. They are interesting and full of fun. D. They are inspiring and helpful. B A British teacher called Andria Zafirakou won $1 million prize after she was named the World’s Best Teacher. She plans to use the cash to bring inspirational figures into UK schools. Andria, who teaches at a secondary school in North London, said she wanted to bring about a classroom revolution. “We are going to make a change.” she said. “I’ve started a project to promote the teaching of the arts in our schools.” The project results from the difficulties many schools have in getting artists of any sort — whether an up-and-coming local musician or a major movie star— into schools to work with and inspire children. Andria Zafirakou started the project at Alperton Community School where she has worked for 12 years. “I’ ve seen those magic moments when children are talking to someone they are inspired by — their eyes are shining and their faces light up,” she said. “We need artists, more than ever in our schools.” Michael Craig-Martin, an artist, said: “Andria’s brilliant project to bring artists from all fields into direct contact with children is particularly welcome at a time when the arts are being downgraded in schools.” “It was a mistake to see the arts as unnecessary,” he added. Historian Sir Simon Schama is also a supporter of the project. He thinks that arts education in schools is not just an add-on. “It is absolutely necessary. The future depends on creativity and creativity depends on the young. What will remain of us when artificial intelligence takes over will be our creativity, and it is our creative spirit, our visionary sense of freshness, that has been our strength for centuries.” 41. What does Andria Zafirakou plan to do with the $1 million prize money? A. She will invite special figures into UK schools to teach art. B. She will donate it to local artists to support their career. C. She will keep the money for herself for travelling. D. She will use it to start an art school to help locals. 42. Where did Andria Zafirakou begin her project? A. At a primary school in North London B. At a community center in London C. At a secondary school in South London D. At Alperton Community School 43. What does Craig-Martin think of the teaching of the arts in UK schools? A. It is particularly welcome at present. B. It is being neglected and needs more attention. C. It is easy for the arts to avoid being downgraded. D. It should be completely replaced with technology-focused teaching. 44. According to Sir Simon Schama, why is arts education important for the future? A. Because it helps students get better grades. B. Because it will help students get jobs in the AI industry. C. Because creativity is essential for the future. D. Because it is an optional extra in the curriculum. 45. What would be an appropriate title for this article? A. Arts Education in Britain B. The World’s Best Arts Teacher C. Bring Artists to Schools D. Revolution in Community Schools C It’s common that a Japanese-American bows on the phone — but only in Japanese. Behaviors and manners can become so routine that they appear even when there’s no need for them. Those who are bilingual (双语的) and bicultural know first-hand that how we behave can depend on what language we are speaking. Scientists have shown that who you are in the moment can depend on the language you are using at that time. This is because when you have an experience, the language you are using becomes associated with it. For bilingual people, this means certain memories are more closely associated with one language than the other — a phenomenon called “language-dependent memory”. For example, a childhood memory is more likely to be remembered when the language spoken during that childhood event is spoken again. How we think and feel can thus change depending on what language we are using. For example, people who are bilingual have an intensified stress response when listening to the words of scolding in a native language. This may be, in part, because our early memories associated with learning a “bad” word or being scolded by our parents happened in our native language. Because emotions play a key role in how we make decisions, people are often more sensible when making choices in the less emotional foreign language. Language can even influence our decisions. When asked whether they would be willing to give one person’s life to save a group, people who speak more than one language are much more likely to say “yes” when answering in a foreign language. The unpleasant feelings that can prevent us from making difficult choices are reduced when we’ re using a non-native language. The language we speak has an influence on how we think, feel, and even behave. In a way, knowing different languages can provide people with a variety of views through which to see the world. 46. Why is the example of the Japanese-American mentioned in Paragraph 1? A. To show Japanese people are polite. B. To show bowing is good manners. C. To show culture affects a person greatly. D. To show language affects a person’s behavior. 47. What can we learn from “language-dependent memory”? A. A childhood memory can be recalled by a foreign language. B. Memories are greatly influenced by a certain language. C. A good memory can help you learn a language well. D. A language can determine a person’s memory. 48. What does the underlined word “intensified” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Increased. B. Abnormal. C. Abstract. D. Limited. 49. When can a person who is bilingual make a sensible decision? A When speaking a native language. B. When feeling very delighted. C. When making a random choice. D. When speaking a foreign language. 50. What is the best title for the text? A. Language Determines Your Character B. A New Language, A New Self C. You are What You are Speaking D. More Languages, Better Future D High-speed Internet access is provided by fiber-optic cables (光纤电缆). In fiber-optic systems, light signals are carried over long distances with fibers covered by cables. They have excellent performance, but they also have their own problems. Many parts of the world — especially underdeveloped areas — are not able to afford to build fiber-optic networks. This prevents millions of people across the world from having access to the Internet. A new system being tested in India and Africa offers a partial solution to this problem. It was developed by Alphabet. Like fiber optics, the system uses light to carry high-speed Internet signals. But the light travels as beams (光束) through the air, without the need for fibers or cables. The beams can transmit (传输) high-speed data between two points with the help of receiving devices attached to structures. The technology is called Free Space Optical Communications (FSOC). The project is called Taara using an FSOC system to transmit high-speed data signals between two large African cities — Brazzaville and Kinshasa. The two cities are only 4.8 kilometers apart from each other, separated by the Congo River. The transmission of data signals is possible as long as there is a direct line of sight between the system’s receiving devices. The system can be affected by some kinds of weather, like heavy fog, or by birds or other animals getting close to the equipment. But the Taara team says it has already made progress in making the system adjust to such environments to avoid any service outages. After improving its “pointing and tracking” equipment for beam connectivity Taara said the link provided nearly 700 million bytes (字节) of data in 20 days with 99.9 percent availability. It noted that that amount of data would be equal to that of watching a FIFA World Cup match 270,000 times. Baris Erkmen, the director of engineering for Taara, has reported similar results in tests of the system in India. He said it couldn’t expect to see “perfect reliability” in the system through all kinds of weather and conditions. However, he added, “We believe Taara’s links will continue to deliver similar performance and will play a key role in bringing faster, more affordable connectivity to people living in these cities.” 51. What can we say about fiber-optic systems? A. Safe and adaptable. B. Complex but popular. C. Demanding and reusable. D. Effective but expensive. 52. What’s the main difference between the fiber-optic system and the FSOC system? A. Their signal quality. B. Their coverage area. C. Their transmission speed. D. Their transmission method. 53. What does the underlined word “outages” in Paragraph 4 mean? A. Promotion. B. Updating. C. Failure. D. Exposure. 54. Why does the author present data in the last paragraph? A. To describe the competitive World Cup match. B. To show the successful improvement of Taara. C. To prove the convenience of beam connectivity. D. To introduce the perfect reliability of the system. 55. What is Baris Erkmen’s attitude towards Taara? A. Positive. B. Cautious. C. Doubtful. D. Concerned. 第五部分、阅读表达(共5小题； 每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。 Hunter Shamatt lost his wallet while he was on a Frontier Airlines flight from Omaha. Upon realizing that his wallet was lost, he contacted the airline to see if anyone had turned it in, but to no avail. Since the wallet contained his ID, a signed paycheck, his debit card, and $60 in cash, he “feared the worst”. Shortly after the flight, however, Hunter was surprised to receive a package in the mail from an anonymous(匿名的) sender. Inside was his wallet— along with an additional $40 in cash. “I rounded your cash up to an even $100 so you could celebrate getting your wallet back. Have fun!!!”, read a letter that was enclosed with the package. Hunter’s mother, Jeannie, posted a photo of the letter to social media in hopes that they would be able to track down the sender and thank him for his kindness. All they could know was that the sender’s initials were signed: “T.B”. The good sender was later identified as Todd Brown, a father-of-five who was delighted at the chance to “have a little fun” with helping out a hard-working stranger. “I saw he was just a kid, 20 years old, he had a paycheck in there, so I figured, ‘Well, he’s doing his best to make ends meet.’” Brown told Yahoo Lifestyle. “Hunter was very thankful. He told me he has some student loans and a car payment that he needed to make so the timing was right,” Brown added. “They assumed it was gone forever. So when he opened it, he just started screaming, ‘No way! No way!’” Brown says that he often tries to do good deeds without any recognition and that’s why he neglected to sign his full name on the letter, but Jeannie later insisted on praising the sender on social media. “This story is more about restoring faith in people than anything I personally want to thank Todd Brown for restoring faith that there are amazing people out there and that the world is not as cruel as it’s being made out to be.” she wrote on Facebook. 56. Where did Hunter lose his wallet?（no more than 10 words） 57. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 probably mean?（no more than 5 words） 58. What did Todd Brown do after finding the wallet?（no more than 15 words） 59. Why didn’t Todd Brown sign his full name when returning the wallet?（no more than 15 words） 60. How do you understand “faith” among people? Please explain.（no more than 20 words） 第六部分、书面表达(满分25分) 61. 假定你是晨光中学的李津，准备参加在你市举办的“一带一路”国际青少年文化节志愿者招聘活动，请你用英文写封自荐信。内容包括： 1. 你的自荐理由； 2.对活动的理解； 3. 希望能录用。 注意：1.词数100左右(文章开头已写，不计入总词数)； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：recruit 招募 the Belt and Road International Youth Culture Festival“一带一路”国际青少年文化节 Dear Sir, I’m Li Jin, a student from Chenguang Middle School. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours Li Jin 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$