Unit 2 Making a Difference 单元检测卷(2)-【步步高】2023-2024学年高一英语必修第三册（外研版2019）

null 单元检测卷(二) 第一部分　听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节　(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1．What day is it today? A．Wednesday. B．Thursday. C．Friday. 2．When does the man start to work? A．At 6：00. B．At 7：00. C．At 8：00. 3．What will the weather be like? A．Cloudy. B．Rainy. C．Sunny. 4．Why does the woman call the man? A．To ask where he is. B．To ask him to leave. C．To ask him to pick her up. 5．What’s the relationship between the speakers? A．Classmates. B．Brother and sister. C．Father and daughter. 第二节　(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6．Where did the man probably work last summer? A．At a school. B．In a restaurant. C．In a hotel. 7．Which job will the man choose? A．A clerk in a hotel. B．An English teacher. C．A babysitter. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8．Where is the man now? A．In China. B．In New York. C．In London. 9．Which part of newspapers does the man like reading first? A．World news. B．Local news. C．Sports news. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10．What does the woman want to do? A．To make an appointment. B．To change an appointment. C．To cancel an appointment. 11．Who has been booked the whole week except tomorrow morning? A．Mr Green. B．Mr James. C．Mrs Brown. 12．When will the woman see Mr Green? A．This afternoon. B．Tomorrow morning. C．Tomorrow afternoon. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13．When will the man go to France? A．June 8th. B．June 9th. C．June 10th. 14．What does the “OK” sign mean in Japan? A．“Zero”. B．“Money”. C．“Something bad”． 15．Why is the man going to France? A．For travel. B．For work. C．For study. 16．How will the man get to the airport? A．By taxi. B．By bus. C．By car. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17．What color is the new bike? A．Blue. B．Gray. C．Black. 18．How much will Mr Green pay for the new bike? A．$100. B．$120. C．$140. 19．How long is the bike shop open every day? A．Seven hours. B．Eight hours. C．Nine hours. 20．Where is the main shop? A．At King Street. B．At Park Street. C．At Yellow Street. 答案　1.A　2.C　3.B　4.C　5.B　6.B　7.C　8．C　9.A　10.B　11.A　12.B　13.C　14.B 15．A　16.C　17.A　18.A　19.B　20.C 听力材料 Text 1 M：Lisa’s birthday is coming up soon，isn’t it？I need to get a gift for her! W：Yes.It’s this Friday，the day after tomorrow. Text 2 W：But why so early？You don’t have to be at work until 8：00. M：After 6：00，the bus will be very crowded，and I won’t get a seat. Text 3 M：Are you going out，Lisa? W：Yes. M：Do you see the sky？It looks very much like rain—I’d suggest taking an umbrella. Text 4 W：Hi，Henry.Are you on your way home? M：No.I’ll leave in about ten minutes. W：Could you come and take me home? M：Sure. Text 5 M：Can you please stop talking on the phone，Jenny？I can’t do my homework. W：Sorry，Tom.I’ll go and talk in the garden. M：Dad is reading a newspaper out there.Why don’t you go upstairs? Text 6 W：Hi，Mike.How are things going with you? M：Not bad，Jenny，though I need a summer job.Do you know of any? W：You know，I was just reading the wanted ads.Here’s two that might suit you：a waiter in a new restaurant or a clerk in a hotel. M：Thanks，but I’m tired of working as a waiter.I did that last summer.I’d really like to try something new. W：Then what about teaching some Chinese kids English or doing some babysitting? M：I think I’d rather do the latter. Text 7 W：Excuse me，sir.I’m doing a survey for a newspaper.Could I ask you some questions? M：Certainly.Go ahead，please. W：Thanks.Can you tell me where you’re from? M：I was born in China but my family moved to New York City when I was just two.I moved here to London for work last year. W：Thank you！So when do you usually read newspapers？And what kind of news do you usually read? M：I read in the early morning.I usually read the world news and then the local news.Sometimes I also read the sports news. Text 8 M：Good morning.General Manager’s office. W：Hello！This is Jennifer Brown.I’m calling about the appointment with Mr Green for this morning.I’m afraid the appointment will have to be rescheduled.I’m very sorry about the change. M：That’s all right. W：Do you think this afternoon would suit him? M：I’m afraid that’s a bit of a problem.In fact，he’s been booked the whole week except tomorrow morning. W：Tomorrow morning？Hmm...you see，I’ve made an appointment with Mr James for tomorrow morning. M：I’m terribly sorry，but Mr Green is really busy this week. W：I totally understand.When do you think I can come and see him tomorrow morning? M：He’ll be free at 10：00.Do you think that will be convenient for you? W：Yes.That’s quite all right for me. Text 9 W：Tom，I heard you’re going to France. M：Yes.I’m going on June 10th，the day after tomorrow.So Lisa，I have a question for you—what does the “OK” sign mean to you? W：It means “OK”，or “good” in English-speaking countries，of course.Why do you ask? M：I just read an article about what the “OK” sign means in different cultures.The French use it to mean “zero” or “useless”，the Japanese use it to mean “money”，and it means something very bad to people who live in the northern part of Greece. W：That’s interesting.I think one can be easily misunderstood when traveling abroad. M：That’s true.That’s why I read the article—I want to learn about gestures in French culture，since I’m traveling there. W：So are you going there for work? M：No.I’m visiting some famous places there. W：Are you taking a taxi or bus to the airport？I’d be happy to give you a ride if you like. M：Thank you very much for the offer，but my brother is already planning to drive me there that morning. Text 10 Good morning，Mr Green.This is the bike shop.You asked us to get a bike from Germany for your son.Well，it just arrived.I’m very sorry to tell you that they don’t make it in the color he asked for—I got that wrong，sorry.I’m looking at it now，and it’s a lovely blue.I’m sure he’ll prefer it to gray or black，anyway.The price I gave you was $120，but it’s now $20 less than that，a very low price for such a good bike.Oh，and I’ve got the bicycle lights you asked for，the best kind for cycling safety at night.I’m sure they are the ones you want.Can you come down later today？We’re open until 5 pm.If you can’t do that，I’ll be here from 9 tomorrow morning.Remember，don’t come to the shop at No.11 King Street or the shop at No.22 Park Street.Please come to the main shop at No.12 Yellow Street，opposite the bookshop.Thanks. 第二部分　阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节　(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Learning two languages is no easy task，especially for kids.Here is a list that contains bilingual books for them.Keep in mind that different kids require different books depending on their own reading level. DANIEL’S MYSTERY EGG This is a book with a simple storyline.After Daniel finds an egg，he is very curious.What could be inside it? It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s probably not the second one! Whatever it is，kids can learn a good amount of vocabulary from this book，especially as it mentions some animals in both languages. I LOVE SATURDAYS Y DOMINGOS This book follows the narrator(叙述者)on her visits to her grandparents.With her grandparents，she speaks English；but with her mother，she speaks Spanish(She is Mexican American)．There we can see the differences both in the languages and in the ways they celebrate her birthday.This is a fun book with beautiful illustrations，which shows the differences between families and the thing they all share：their love for their loved ones. UPSIDE DOWN AND BACKWARDS This short book has six stories that show different plots like strange neighbors and mystical science projects.It turns ordinary situations into unusual adventures that any child will love to read! All stories celebrate strong relationships with people，whether they are friends，family，or teachers.The stories have some illustrations，which help kids form a mental picture of the story. MAXIMILIAN & THE MYSTERY OF THE GUARDIAN ANGEL This book follows an 11-year-old wrestling lover who one day discovers his connection to a famous wrestler called the Guardian Angel.It does have illustrations，but they don’t contribute much to the story.The book is full of action，and it tells a story children can enjoy from beginning to end. 21．What can we say about DANIEL’S MYSTERY EGG? A．It follows the changes of an egg. B．It focuses on kids’ colorful school life. C．It lets children’s imagination run wild. D．It teaches kids to be friendly to animals. 答案　C 解析　推理判断题。根据DANIEL’S MYSTERY EGG部分中的 “What could be inside it? It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s probably not the second one！”可知，这本书可以让孩子充分发挥他们的想象力。 22．What does the narrator show readers through her visits to her grandparents? A．Some cultural differences. B．The difficulty in communication. C．The famous history of her family. D．Her poor relationships with her family. 答案　A 解析　细节理解题。根据I LOVE SATURDAYS Y DOMINGOS部分中的“There we can see the differences both in the languages and in the ways they celebrate her birthday.”可知，叙述者在拜访祖父母的过程中向读者展示了一些文化上的差异。 23．What do the last two books have in common? A．They both use pictures to attract kids. B．They both include adventurous plots. C．They both help improve kids’ science knowledge. D．They both have interesting and talented leading roles. 答案　B 解析　推理判断题。根据UPSIDE DOWN AND BACKWARDS部分中的 “It turns ordinary situations into unusual adventures...”及MAXIMILIAN & THE MYSTERY OF THE GUARDIAN ANGEL部分中的 “The book is full of action...”可知，这两本书的共同点是都包含惊险刺激的情节。 B In the last two school years，I wasn’t really interested in Science Research.I concentrated on my lessons but after class，I forgot everything.I’m surprised that this school year，I’m not like that any more. Science Research Ⅲ is one of the subjects I’m learning while enjoying it.I was scared at first，thinking this would be the hardest subject for me during online class，but it turned out fun and I could study it well.I love the way Madam Ventura uses a whiteboard and I really appreciate her effort in making explanatory videos about our lessons. I have learned a lot in research about types Ⅰ and Ⅱ mistakes，statistic(统计的) tools like z-test.Most importantly，I’ve learned how to write a research paper in IMRaD format with Patricia and Aindrea.Without the research paper writing，we wouldn’t have known each other.Overall，the lessons are challenging.Sometimes I have to watch the videos several times，but it is all worth it because our teacher told us that “Time spent learning is time well spent.” There are still a lot to say about my whole experience in Science Research Ⅲ.Because of the research，I made new friends even if we didn’t see each other like in face-to-face classes.I have found discussions in classes really exciting.I admire that our teacher is always willing to go an extra mile to make sure we will learn.She is always considerate and approachable.Gradually，I changed，no longer just memorizing and forgetting.Science Research made me a true learner.I now learn by heart.I never thought I’d want to be a researcher，but now I am looking forward to future Science Research classes.I will never forget that this year is the time I became interested in Science Research. 语篇解读　本文是一篇记叙文。作者原本对科学研究不太感兴趣，但经过科学研究三课程的学习后开始享受学习科学研究。 24．What does Madam Ventura do? A．A scientist. B．A statistic expert. C．A video maker. D．A teacher. 答案　D 解析　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I love the way Madam Ventura uses a whiteboard and I really appreciate her effort in making explanatory videos about our lessons.”可推知，Madam Ventura是一位老师。故选D。 25．How does the author feel about her research lessons? A．Tiring and puzzling. B．Amazing and creative. C．Tough but worthwhile. D．Strange but rewarding. 答案　C 解析　推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Overall，the lessons are challenging.Sometimes I have to watch the videos several times，but it is all worth it”可推知，科学研究课程虽然很难，但很值得去学习。故选C。 26．What is the author’s attitude to studying future Science Research? A．Doubtful. B．Positive. C．Unclear. D．Indifferent. 答案　B 解析　观点态度题。根据最后一段中的“I never thought I’d want to be a researcher，but now I am looking forward to future Science Research classes.”可知，作者现在期待着未来的科学研究课程。由此推知，作者对这门课程的学习是积极的。故选B。 27．Which of the following may be the best title for the text? A．The Interest in Science Research B．My Review of Studying Science Research C．My Favorite Science Research Teacher D．A True Learner of Science Research 答案　B 解析　标题归纳题。根据第一段内容并结合全文可知，文章主要讲述了作者对科学研究课程的学习回顾：由不太感兴趣到开始享受并成为一名真正的学习者。故选B。 C With low temperatures and a lack of food，winter is a hard season for animals.Many animals enter hibernation to get through it. Hibernation is when an animal goes into a state of continuous inactivity.Animals hide away from natural enemies.Their metabolism(新陈代谢) will slow to less than a quarter of its normal rate.This cools the creature’s body and slows its heartbeat to just a few times per minute，for up to months at a time. But why don’t humans hibernate？Human hibernation doesn’t exist for many reasons.Our body is not designed for hibernation.Our ancestors were tropical animals with no history of hibernating.Humans have only settled in temperate areas and the areas near the North Pole in the last hundred thousand years or so.That’s not quite long enough to evolve all the adaptations we would need to be able to hibernate，according to the BBC Science Focus Magazine. For example，waste management is a huge challenge for human hibernation.Animals that hibernate are able to basically stop their urination(排尿) during hibernation，since animals can reabsorb the waste their bodies produce during hibernation.Unfortunately，humans can’t do this. There are other challenges.Body temperatures below 2.8℃ tend to damage the human digesting organs and may cause pain.Cold temperatures can also destroy the immune system，leaving the body wide open to infections，according to Smithsonian Magazine. In fact，humans don’t need to hibernate through winter.We have discovered fire，clothes，shelter，hunting and agriculture，all of which are much more effective ways of surviving the cold. Could humans hibernate in the future? For long-distance space travel，it’s likely.A journey to Mars would take months with the technology we have mastered.If we hope to visit another star system，even if we could travel at the speed of light，the journey would take years.Being able to hibernate would make such distances considerably less boring for the astronauts and save key resources，according to University of Oxford in the UK. 语篇解读　这是一篇说明文。大自然中许多动物冬眠，人为什么不冬眠呢？文章就人类不冬眠的原因展开了说明。 28．What will happen in animal bodies during hibernation? A．Their metabolism will speed up. B．There will be a drop in body temperature. C．The heart will beat faster. D．Their urination will continue as usual. 答案　B 解析　细节理解题。根据第二段第三、四句可知，动物在冬眠期间新陈代谢速度下降，心跳减慢，体温下降；根据第四段第二句可排除D项。故选B。 29．Which is NOT the reason why humans don’t hibernate according to the passage? A．Humans evolved from tropical animals with no history of hibernating. B．Our body can’t function properly with body temperatures lower than normal. C．Our body can’t manage its waste as animals do during hibernation. D．There is no need for humans to sleep in winter. 答案　D 解析　细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Our ancestors were tropical animals with no history of hibernating.”和第四段中的“Animals that hibernate are able to basically stop their urination(排尿)．..humans can’t do this.”以及第五段中的“Body temperatures below 2.8℃ tend to damage...according to Smithsonian Magazine.”可知，D项“人类没有必要在冬天睡觉”不属于人类不冬眠的原因，故选D。 30．What will most probably be talked about in the next paragraph of the passage? A．Human’s research in making astronauts hibernate for long-distance space travel. B．Human’s future exploration of Mars and other star systems. C．The technology humans have already mastered in long-distance space travel. D．The distance that astronauts will need to travel in future space exploration. 答案　A 解析　推理判断题。文章最后一段提到，在长距离太空旅行中让宇航员冬眠是一个好主意，由此可推知，下一段可能会探讨在太空探索中让宇航员进入冬眠状态的研究。故选A。 31．What is the main idea of the passage? A．Why do animals hibernate? B．How do humans spend winters? C．Why don’t humans hibernate? D．Will humans hibernate in the future? 答案　C 解析　主旨大意题。文章的前两段讲了动物的冬眠，但是第三段一开头就是转折“But why don’t humans hibernate? Human hibernation doesn’t exist for many reasons.”结合下文对人类不冬眠的原因的说明，可知C选项“为什么人类不冬眠？”可概括本文的主旨大意。故选C。 D The plan：turn the Mars into a blue world with streams and green fields，and then fill it with creatures from the earth. This idea may sound like something from science fiction，but it is actually being taken seriously by many researchers. This suggests the future for the “red planet” will be the main topic for discussion at an international conference hosted by NASA this week.Leading researchers as well as science fiction writers will attend the event.It comes as NASA is preparing a multi-billion-dollar Mars research programme. “Turning the Mars into a little earth has long been a topic in science fiction，” said Dr Michael Meyer，NASA’s senior scientist.“Now，with scientists exploring the reality，we can ask what are the real possibilities of changing the Mars.” Most scientists agree that the Mars could be turned into a little earth，although much time and money would be needed to achieve this goal.But many experts are shocked by the idea. “We are destroying our own world at an unbelievable speed and now we are talking about ruining another planet，” said Paul Murdin from the Institute of Astronomy，Cambridge，UK. Over the past months，scientists have become increasingly confident they will find Martian life forms.Europe and America’s robot explorers have found the proof that water，mixed with soil，exists in large amounts on the planet. In addition，two different groups of scientists announced on March 28 that they had found signs of methane(甲烷) in the Martian atmosphere；the gas is a waste product of living creatures and could be produced by microbes(微生物) living in the red planet’s soil.But scientists such as Dr Lisa Pratt，a biologist at Indiana University，say that these microbes will be put in danger by the little earth project. “Before we have even discovered if there is life on the Mars，we are talking about carrying out projects that would destroy all these native life forms，all the strange microbes that we hope to find buried in the soil，” said Dr Pratt. Monica Grady，a planetary scientist at the Natural History Museum，London，shares this view.“We cannot risk starting a global experiment that would wipe out the precious information we are looking for，” she said.“This is just wrong.” 语篇解读　本文是一篇议论文。文章主要阐述了把火星改造成蓝色的“生命天堂”的宏伟规划，综述了科学家对这个火星改造工程所持的不同观点。 32．The passage is about . A．a plan turning the Mars into a little earth B．the necessity of changing the Mars C．finding water on the Mars D．the Mars supporting life 答案　A 解析　主旨大意题。根据全文尤其第一段可知，这篇短文主要讲的是火星改造计划的设想。故选A。 33．Why is Dr Lisa Pratt against the plan? A．Water has been found on the Mars. B．It will cost too much money and work. C．The native life forms on the Mars would be destroyed. D．The earth is being destroyed at an unbelievable speed. 答案　C 解析　细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三段中的“But scientists such as Dr Lisa Pratt，a biologist at Indiana University，say that these microbes will be put in danger by the little earth project.”可知，印第安纳大学的生物学家丽莎•普拉特博士等科学家表示，“小地球”计划将使得火星上原有的生命形式微生物处于危险之中。故选C。 34．What could prove the existence of microbes living in the Mars’ soil? A．Liquid water on the Mars. B．Some creatures on the Mars. C．A lot of good soil on the Mars. D．Signs of methane in the Martian atmosphere. 答案　D 解析　推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段中的“...they had found signs of methane(甲烷) in the Martian atmosphere；the gas is a waste product of living creatures and could be produced by microbes(微生物) living in the red planet’s soil.”可知，火星大气层中存在甲烷的迹象，而甲烷是活着的动物产生的废物，据此科学家推断这可能是生活在火星上的微生物产生的。故选D。 35．We can infer from the passage that . A．water is a key factor for life；without it，living on the Mars would be impossible B．the project won’t affect the native life forms supposed to live on the Mars C．the idea turning the Mars into a little earth is nothing but science fiction D．Monica Grady is in favour of carrying out the little earth project 答案　A 解析　推理判断题。根据文章第七段可知，科学家越来越相信火星上存在生命，因为有证据表明火星土壤中存在大量的水，故可以判定水是生命存在的关键要素。故选A。 第二节　(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 If someone said they’d pay you $1,800 to stay off social media for six years，would you do it? 36 In 2016，Lorna challenged her 12-year-old son Sivert to stay off social media until he was 18.If he completed the challenge，she’d award him the cash on his eighteenth birthday. 37 Sivert said it wasn’t too difficult to live without social media，and he didn’t think about it much during the six years. 38 The only app he once used was Snapchat，which he deleted a day after trying it out. Now $1,800 richer，Sivert told CNN he hasn’t thought about what to buy，but it’ll likely be used for his study at the University of Northwestern St.Paul，which he’ll attend in the fall.But he has already decided on his first use of social media：getting Instagram. After Sivert’s success，Lorna shared the challenge online.She said it was some of the best money she ever spent.Other parents have seemed interested in trying it out too.“ 39 But the question is to use it in a healthy way，” Lorna noted.She added she thought her son now “has a different perspective” on social media than he would have at age 12. Sivert is the youngest of four children. 40 When one of her daughters was 16，Lorna took away her phone.Lorna says her daughter later thanked her for doing so，as it improved her mood. “For some reason，kids and adults feel so comfortable behind a screen，” Lorna mentioned the kinds of comments people post.“I’m so happy Sivert didn’t have to read any of that.” A．Sivert Klefsaas did just that. B．We are certainly not against social media. C．It’s about not letting yourself get addicted to it. D．He said that he wasn’t using social media a lot at 12. E．His three older sisters all used social media growing up. F．Sivert was inspired by a challenge he heard on the radio. G．Six years later，on February 19,2022，Sivert took his prize. 语篇解读　这是一篇记叙文。一位少年接受母亲的挑战——12岁之后的六年内不使用社交媒体。最终，他完成了这一挑战并得到母亲的奖励。 36．答案　A 解析　上文提出一个挑战，结合下文讲述Sivert完成了这个挑战可知，A项“Sivert Klefsaas就做到了那件事”中“did just that”指前文提到的“六年内不用社交媒体”。故选A项。 37．答案　G 解析　上文提到如果Sivert完成了挑战，Lorna就会在他18岁生日时奖励他现金，结合下文可知，Sivert应是在六年后完成了挑战。G项“六年后，也就是2022年2月19日，Sivert获得了他的奖品”符合语境。故选G项。 38．答案　D 解析　结合上下文可知，本段回顾Sivert这六年的经历，因此D项“他说自己12岁时不怎么使用社交媒体”符合语境；D项的“wasn’t using social media a lot”呼应后面的“他曾经使用过的唯一的应用程序是Snapchat”。故选D项。 39．答案　B 解析　根据下文可知，空处与下文是转折关系，由此判断B项“我们当然不反对社交媒体”符合逻辑关系，意为“我们不反对使用社交媒体，但是要健康地使用”。故选B项。 40．答案　E 解析　根据下文可知，Sivert的一个姐姐16岁时被妈妈没收手机，由此推知，他们家的孩子从小就用手机进行社交。因此E项“他的三个姐姐从小到大都使用社交媒体”符合语境。故选E项。 第三部分　语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节　(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 It was a small graduation party.Only Ed，Max，Raul and I were there.All three men，each over the age of fifty，had achieved a 41 in their lives.They could 42 . Overcoming decades of 43 and a lifetime of covering up their illiteracy，these three men had signed up for a free three-month course，taught by me. “I take the bus every day to work，” said Ed.“I have done it for over thirty years.Just yesterday I 44 what the words ‘Emergency Exit’ mean.” Max reported that he was 45 to understand much of Monday’s newspaper sports article on his beloved Dallas Cowboys. 46 ，his break time was spent 47 to read in the hope that his co-workers would never discover his shameful secret.As our final night came to a close，Raul took my hand between his rough ones：“You gave me a 48 .You gave me a new life.” Being so young，I did not grasp the full 49 of his simple statement until my own gray hairs appeared and a(n) 50 downturn robbed me of my work and income security.Now I’m the 51 of my former pupils and my future needs a 52 button.I realize that limiting my destiny(命运) because of my age or my lack of skills is 53 .A future with many wonderful opportunities could belong to me as long as I have the courage to 54 it out and work for it. Like Ed，Max and Raul，I am determined to make a new life for myself.They 55 me well. 语篇解读　本文是一篇记叙文。作者年轻时教会了三个年过五十的人识字，他们说作者给了他们新的生命。作者当时没有完全明白。作者年老时，由于经济衰退失去了工作和收入来源，这时他才明白因为年龄或技能的缺乏而限制自己的命运是愚蠢的，他决心为自己开创新的生活。 41．A.first B．medal C．career D．prize 答案　A 解析　根据第二段内容可知，这三个人克服了几十年的尴尬和掩盖自己的文盲的一生，报名参加了一个由作者教授的为期三个月的免费课程。由此可知，此处是指这三个已年过五十的人都取得了人生中的空前成就。first在此意为“空前的成就”。故选A。 42．A.work B．survive C．read D．drive 答案　C 解析　根据第三、四段内容可知，此处是指他们可以阅读了。故选C。 43．A.sorrow B．depression C．threat D．embarrassment 答案　D 解析　根据下文“a lifetime of covering up their illiteracy”和第四段的“shameful secret”可知，此处是指几十年不识字的尴尬。故选D。 44．A.heard about B．looked through C．put forward D．figured out 答案　D 解析　根据上下文语境可推知，此处是指Ed直到昨天才理解了“紧急出口”是什么意思。故选D。 45．A.likely B．able C．cautious D．eager 答案　B 解析　根据上下文语境可知，此处是指他能够理解周一报纸上关于他心爱的达拉斯牛仔队的体育文章的大部分内容。故选B。 46．A.Ultimately B．Lately C．Previously D．Gradually 答案　C 解析　根据“in the hope that his co-workers would never discover his shameful secret”可知，此处是指之前的情况。故选C。 47．A.learning B．continuing C．managing D．pretending 答案　D 解析　根据“in the hope that his co-workers would never discover his shameful secret”可知，此处是指他的休息时间都用来假装阅读。故选D。 48．A.future B．choice C．break D．lesson 答案　A 解析　根据“You gave me a new life.”可知，此处是指作者给了他一个未来。故选A。 49．A.purpose B．wisdom C．comment D．background 答案　B 解析　根据下文叙述尤其是“A future with many wonderful opportunities could belong to me”可知，此处是指作者直到年老失去工作时才明白他这句简单的话的全部智慧。故选B。 50．A.educational B．scientific C．physical D．economic 答案　D 解析　根据“robbed me of my work and income security”可知，此处是指经济衰退剥夺了作者的工作和收入保障。故选D。 51．A.age B．example C．image D．guide 答案　A 解析　根据“my own gray hairs appeared”可知，此处是指现在作者的年龄和他以前的学生差不多了。故选A。 52．A.new B．restart C．special D．play 答案　B 解析　根据“I am determined to make a new life for myself”可知，此处是指作者的未来需要一个重新开始的按钮。故选B。 53．A.crucial B．reasonable C．foolish D．annoying 答案　C 解析　根据“limiting my destiny(命运) because of my age or my lack of skills”可知，此处是指因为年龄或技能的缺乏而限制自己的命运是愚蠢的。故选C。 54．A.seek B．let C．bring D．carry 答案　A 解析　根据“work for it”可知，此处是指勇于去寻找机会并为之付出努力。故选A。 55．A.trained B．taught C．cloned D．controlled 答案　B 解析　根据“Like Ed，Max and Raul，I am determined to make a new life for myself.”可知，此处是指他们把作者“教”得很好，为作者树立了榜样。故选B。 第二节　(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Sweet Art—Sugar Painting In and around China’s southwestern Sichuan Province，one can often find folk artists producing sugar paintings with liquid sugar along the streets and in the parks. According to some academic studies，sugar painting dates back to the Ming Dynasty when sugar animals and figures 56. (make) in moulds(模具) as part of a sacrifice in religious ceremonies.In the Qing Dynasty，sugar painting gained more 57. (popular)． The production techniques were improved and the patterns became more various，most of 58. stood for good luck such as the fish，dragon and monkey.Afterward，the folk artists in Sichuan 59. (develop) this art by adding techniques of the Chinese shadow puppet and Chinese paper cutting.The moulds were also replaced 60. a small bronze spoon.As time passed by，the contemporary form of sugar painting has 61. (gradual) evolved(演变)． Although the number of sugar painters has decreased，due to its unique charm，a certain number of artists are making efforts 62. (preserve) it by offering classes，holding related 63. (activity) such as sugar painting contests and applying for the National Non-material Cultural Heritage. Nowadays，this art is getting support again from the general public 64. it has already been listed as Provincial Non-Material Culture Heritage by the Sichuan Provincial Government.Moreover，the sugar painting artists have gained 65. (increase) recognition. 56．答案　were made 解析　考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，when引导定语从句，先行词为the Ming Dynasty，从句应用一般过去时；主语sugar animals and figures和动词make之间为被动关系且为复数，所以be动词用were。故填were made。 57．答案　popularity 解析　考查名词。分析句子结构可知，该空作gained的宾语，应用名词形式，popularity为不可数名词。故填popularity。 58．答案　which 解析　考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，此处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为patterns，指物，应用关系代词which。故填which。 59．答案　developed 解析　考查动词的时态。分析句子结构可知，develop在句中作谓语动词。结合Afterward可知，此处讲述过去发生的事，应用一般过去时；主语和谓语动词之间是主动关系。故填developed。 60．答案　with/by 解析　考查介词。固定搭配be replaced with/by sth意为“被某物替代”。故填with/by。 61．答案　gradually 解析　考查副词。分析句子结构可知，空处修饰动词evolved，应用副词作状语。故填gradually。 62．答案　to preserve 解析　考查动词不定式。固定搭配make efforts to do sth意为“努力做某事”。故填to preserve。 63．答案　activities 解析　考查名词复数。activity在此处表示“活动”，是可数名词，根据空后的举例可知，活动不止一个，应用复数形式。故填activities。 64．答案　and 解析　考查连词。分析句子结构及句意可知，前后句之间是并列关系，应用and连接。故填and。 65．答案　increasing 解析　考查形容词。分析句子结构可知，此处修饰后面的名词recognition，应用形容词作定语，形容词increasing意为“越来越多的”。故填increasing。 第四部分　写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节　(满分15分) 根据提示信息，写一篇莫言的人物传记。 姓名：莫言(管谟业) 出生日期：1955年2月17日 出生地：山东省高密一个穷苦人家 兴趣爱好：自幼喜欢阅读、书法(calligraphy) 性格特征：开朗、幽默 教育经历：1986年毕业于解放军艺术学院(PLA Academy of Arts)； 1991年毕业于北京师范大学并获文学硕士学位(master’s degree in arts)。 主要成就：2011年凭借《蛙》获中国最高文学奖——茅盾文学奖； 2012年获诺贝尔文学奖(Nobel Prize in Literature)。 评价：第一位获得诺贝尔文学奖的中国作家，被誉为对中国文学做出巨大贡献的作家之一。 参考范文 Born into a poor family in Gaomi，Shandong Province on February 17,1955，Mo Yan，whose original name is Guan Moye，showed great interest in reading and calligraphy in his early years.What’s more，not only is he outgoing but he also has a strong sense of humor. Having graduated from the PLA Academy of Arts in 1986，Mo Yan went on further education and received a master’s degree in arts from Beijing Normal University five years later.With a talent for literature，he won China’s highest literary prize—Mao Dun Literature Prize by his book Frog in 2011. To all Chinese’s excitement，in 2012 he became the first Chinese writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature，which would certainly make great contributions to the development of Chinese literature. 第二节　(满分25分) 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 One morning on my way to school，I noticed an elderly woman dressed in a yellow vest(马甲) carrying a garbage bag and one of those rubbish claws(爪形器具)．“What’s that lady doing？” I asked Mum.“Vest Lady.She just picks up rubbish around here for fun，” Mum said.“Why would someone think picking up rubbish looking like a construction worker is fun？” I puzzled. For several years I’d witness this mysterious Vest Lady—rain or shine—on my way to school.I had thought she was crazy for picking up rubbish.Eventually I smiled and waved at her each time I saw her.Later，I moved to high school.The time I saw rubbish here and there I felt really annoyed.Then I’d think，“Why isn’t anyone picking up this rubbish? People are so inconsiderate！” However，shortly after，I realized picking up the rubbish was not someone else’s problem. Now I couldn’t walk past litter without feeling guilty.I volunteered to clean up rubbish around our school.Strange as it might sound，picking up litter was kind of a thrill for me! In fact，I was so determined that for my 17th birthday I bought myself a rubbish claw，reusable gloves and a reflective safety yellow vest with my own name on it. During my first attempt in my stylish equipment，I met with unfriendly looks from others as if I were a criminal doing community service.One day，I had an epiphany(顿悟)：“I’m acting just like Vest Lady！” But there was too much rubbish around，cigarette ends littered about，cans rolling on the street，pieces of paper hidden in the grass and plastic.Myself alone was too weak！How would I get more volunteers involved in rubbish removal? A smart idea flashed into my mind. 注意：续写词数应为150左右。 Soon I created my website gopickingup.com. More and more people put on vests with their own names. 参考范文 Soon I created my website gopickingup.com.On the website I launched a rubbish removal campaign.I described my purpose—calling on volunteers to pick up rubbish.I posted pictures of rubbish littered about on the website，which could not only illustrate the severe situation but also show that a large number of volunteers were in great need.Besides，I shared the story of Vest Lady who influenced me so much.Surprisingly，my website gradually became a big hit on the Internet. More and more people put on vests with their own names.Volunteers could be seen picking up rubbish in their spare time.The yellow vests made beautiful scenery in the park or on the street.With our joint efforts，the environment became better and better.What delighted me most was that people’s awareness of environmental protection was improved.The rubbish removal campaign was a big success.Thanks to Vest Lady who rooted the sense of environmental protection in my mind，more people became Vest Lady. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$