广东省惠州市惠州中学2024-2025学年高一下学期4月期中英语试题

惠州中学2024-2025学年高一年级第二学期期中考试 英 语 本试卷共 8 页, 65 小题, 满分120 分, 考试用时 120 分钟。 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。 2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，不得折叠。 第一部分 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，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Paris has a fantastic collection of Cafés, whether you need a cozy spot or a cup of coffee. Here are some of the best places I discovered when I was sent to the branch in Paris to cover an event. Groundstate Café Sitting in the heart of the city, Groundstate Café is always recommended by news reporters. You can easily enjoy a carefree day with a book and a cup of coffee. Groundstate is a popular spot for artists because of the ancient paintings collected by the shop owner. The waiters are always ready to help you. Le Procope Located on a downtown street, Le Procope is famous for its enthusiastic service and delicious snacks.Office workers always chat with their friends and have fun with their colleagues. You can enjoy the fresh air and sunshine because they only have seats outdoors. As a result, the owner only runs the shop during the warm seasons. Coutume Café Situated in the city centre, Coutume Café is popular among businessmen to meet their clients. The Café promotes a life of luxury with fantastic decoration and comfortable chairs. Waiters who are highly educated and elegant can help visitors choose the right type of coffee. Motors This recently-opened coffee shop is located in the countryside. They sell delicious local desserts. The waitresses there are helpful and friendly. Some of them are college students who take part-time jobs during weekends. It is also a perfect shopping market for people to buy some coffee products and taste some local delicacies. I am sure that I will bring some products to my colleagues when I return. 1 / 8 21. Which place appeals to art lovers? A. Groundstate Café. B. Le Procope. C. Coutume Café. D. Motors. 22. What do Le Procope and Motors have in common? A. They have a long history. B. They are located downtown. C. They both offer nice snacks. D. They are open all year round. 23. What does the writer probably do? A. A famous cook. B. A French artist. C. A news reporter. D. A waitress in Café. B Five-year-old Willard Wigan couldn't tell the difference between an M and a W or a 6 and a 9 because of dyslexia, a learning disability. Usually, his mind drifted — to playing outside, to his dog, or to the ants. Willard was especially curious about those ants. He felt like them, small and insignificant. He noticed the ants were coming and going from a hole in the dirt. Gathering pieces of wood, Willard constructed a little building for ants. At school, Willard still had problems, but he knew he could do something special. Willard created tiny furniture for the ant houses. His artistic skill increased, and a love for little things began to grow. At age nine,Willard began carving(雕刻) faces on toothpicks. When he showed his mother the carved faces, she said, “This is what you do well. You must work hard to be the best.” Years later, Willard carves the tiniest artwork in the world! His sculptures(雕塑作品) are so small that several can fit on a full stop at the end of a sentence. Willard works best at night when there are few disturbances. He often works for months to complete a sculpture. Willard's favorite paintbrush is one hair from the back of a dead fly! To move his sculptures, Willard uses an eyelash (睫毛). But even that can be tough. Once, while moving a microscopic Alice in Wonderland, his cell phone rang. Terrified, Willard took in a quick breath. When he looked back, Alice was gone. After working for weeks to carve her, he'd accidentally breathed her in! Willard sculpts everything from famous people to fictional characters. Because of their beauty and rarity,his sculptures have made Willard a wealthy man. But he says, “Success isn’ t about material things like an expensive watch or a costly ring; it's about persevering and achieving your dreams.” Willard Wigan who felt small as a boy has shown something small can really be big. 24. What can we know about Willard from paragraph 1? A. He was interested in math. B. He had a physical problem. C. He was crazy about building. D. He thought himself unimportant. 2 / 8 25. What is Willard especially good at? A. Playing word puzzles. B. Observing animals. C. Creating tiny artworks. D. Making furniture. 26. What can we infer from paragraph 3? A. Willard is nervous when working at night. B. Willard uses traditional tools in carving. C. Alice in Wonderland is a huge success. D. Carving takes a lot of time and effort. 27. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. The Big Little Artwork. B. House Building for Ants. C. The True Meaning of Success. D. A Boy with a Disability. C It's a pleasant summer morning. Trees stand in the breeze. Insects fly among the branches. Everything seems calm and peaceful. But don't be fooled. These trees are actually under attack due to hungry insects. The trees can't hide or run away, but they have ways to fight back and even aid each other. As soon as a leaf is chewed(咀嚼), the tree organizes defenses first. It then quickly messages its neighbors and even calls on other insects for help. All of this happens in ways we don't see. But scientists are learning that plants can do many things we associate with thinking. Could these abilities mean plants are intelligent? Researchers are working to get to the root of what's going on when plants act in ways we once thought only animals could. In the 1980s, botanists first found signs that plants communicate with each other. In one early experiment, hurt trees seemed to warn their neighbors of danger. Some people described this as plants “talking” to each other. Since then, scientists have shown this communication can be fairly complex (复杂的). Plants respond better to messages from close relatives than to unrelated ones. It's something Rick Karban has shown. He studies how plants and insects interact. Work by his group shows plants can tell one attacker from another. They send different signals depending on what type of insect is attacking. Plants can even use more than one“language”. A team in Tel Aviv, Israel, recorded clicks and pops made by plants under stress. The sounds varied across plant species and type of stress, such as drought and being cut. Although roughly as loud as human speech, they' re too high for people to hear. Other animals, however, such as bats, mice and insects, might be able to hear them, the researchers note. There's a lot of evidence that plants respond to sounds. Other work suggests that plants can learn and even remember. One famous study used a plant called Mimosa pudica. When the researchers shook the plants, they curled(卷曲) their leaves right away. But when dropped again, they didn't c url them. Researchers concluded that the plant had known that the drop wasn't going to hurt them. 3 / 8 28. What's the first response of the attacked tree? A. Seeking help. B. Safeguarding themselves. C. Hiding its leaves. D. Messaging other trees. 29. What did Rick Karban's team find? A. Trees warn their neighbors of danger. B. Trees avoid talking to distant relatives. C. Trees can use more than one language. D. Trees can make out different attackers. 30. Why is Mimosa pudica mentioned in the last paragraph? A. To prove plants' ability to learn. B. To tell us plants suffer from stress. C. To show plants can produce loud sounds. D. To explain plants react to various attackers. 31. What's the best title of the text? A. Can Plants Defend Themselves? B. Are Plants Intelligent? C. Can Plants Attack Insects? D. Are Insects Harmful to Plants? D A recent study has discovered that gentle sound stimulation, referred to as pink noise, could enhance deep sleep among older adults and strengthen their word recall abilities. Deep sleep is critical for memory consolidation. But beginning in middle age, it decreases considerably,contributing to memory loss in aging. The sound stimulation significantly enhanced deep sleep in participants and their scores on a memory test. This innovative approach offers a simple and safe means to potentially enhance memory among older individuals and mitigate the natural age-related memory decline. A team of researchers from the Northwestern University in the US gathered 13 adults aged 60 and above,monitoring their sleep in a lab for two nights. On both nights, the participants underwent a memory test,went to bed while wearing headphones and a special cap, and took the memory test again in the morning.But without the participants' awareness, researchers only played pink noise into the headphones on one night. More specifically, they timed the sounds to match the participants’ slow-wave oscillations (振荡). During deep sleep, brain waves slow to approximately one oscillation per second, compared to about ten oscillations per second during wakefulness. The system they employed in the study allowed the team to deliver a low burst of pink noise at the“precise moment” when the participants’ slow waves rose—a pattern that is unique to each person. The study found that participants' slow waves increased after the night of sound stimulation, suggesting a potential enhancement in their deep sleep quality. And in the morning after hearing pink noise, they performed three times better on memory tests than they did after sleeping without any sound stimulation. 4 / 8 The study was a relatively small one and Northwestern has taken steps to confirm its findings and to study how longer-term use of pink noise affects sleep. The team aims to develop an affordable device that people can use at home, from the comfort of their beds. 32. What did the study reveal about the impact of pink noise? A. It disturbs overall sleep quality. B. It improves memory performance. C. It increases the length of sleep. D. It weakens word recall abilities. 33. What does the underlined word“mitigate” probably means? A. Worsen. B. Notice. C. Decrease. D. Describe. 34. What can be learned about the new study? A. It adjusted participants' slow-wave oscillations precisely. B. It employed a sound system to match slow-wave oscillations. C. It compared different sound effects on the elderly and the youth. D. It played various sorts of pink noises into participants' headphones. 35. What can be inferred about the approach used in the study? A. It has the potential to be put into practice. B. It is affordable for a small number of people. C. It requires an innovative and affordable device. D. It lacks researchers' interest in confirming findings. 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。 Young people today can download an app on their phone in seconds. They can quickly make things like videos and music. 36 They' re known as digital natives. It is a term for people who have grown up using digital technology. But according to teachers, there's one thing many of them can't do very well: type on a keyboard. The 22-year-old singer Billie Eilish said this year that she never learned to type, and now she regrets it . According to the US Department of Education, there has been a big decrease in the number of courses that teach typing in the classroom. 37 The department said that in 2000,44% of students had taken a typing course before finishing high school. 38 In August, The Wall Street Journal spoke to a number of young adults and teenagers about typing. Many said they have to take their time while typing on a computer keyboard, looking carefully to find the letters they want. 39 It involves using all fingers to type without looking at the keyboard. However, young people today often lack this ability. It's said one of the reasons young people are slower at typing is that they do a lot of their schoolwork on smartphones or tablets. 5 / 8 Some teachers think young people's typing speeds might cause them problems when they' re writing long assignments at university, or working in a job that needs them to type a lot. 40 But experts still say being able to touch type can help people find better job opportunities. A. One thing has changed. B. It might not be needed for all jobs. C. There are some excellent typing programs online. D. They might even be able to create an app themselves! E. However, by 2019, only 2.5% of students had taken such a course. F. That's despite a big increase in the use of technology in classrooms. G. In older generations, touch typing was considered an important skill. 第二部分 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，从每题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 After a recent business trip,I was heading back to my home in Northern California. Since I live a four-hour 41 from the San Francisco airport,I had parked my car there for my trip back. To my frustration,I 42 that the battery was dead when I reached my car. Luckily, an airport parking guide immediately 43 to jump-start(启动) my car, and I was on my way. While driving north on Highway 280 towards San Francisco, I exited(出高速) onto Highway 1 and 44 heavy traffic. Suddenly, my car didn't work 45 -no flashers, lights, or starter-leaving me stuck in the middle lane. Feeling helpless and 46 of being hit,I called 911. A woman on duty took my information and 47 it to the San Francisco police. As I stood there awaiting 48 , a nice gentleman, who had previously experienced a similar 49 himself offered to push my car to the shoulder. After thanking him, I continued to 50 further help. Within ten minutes, a police car arrived to 51 that everything was going smoothly. Shortly after,a tow truck took my car to a nearby 52 , where efficient repairs allowed me to 53 my journey without much delay. On my drive home, I reflected with gratitude on the many acts of 54 I had been granted that day and 55 to extend that warmth to others. 41. A. walk B. ride C. drive D. flight 42. A. suspected B. discovered C. ignored D. imagined 43. A. showed up B. looked up C. checked up D. took up 44. A. directed B. drove C. surveyed D. experienced 45. A. slightly B. frequently C. occasionally D. entirely 46. A. serious B. scared C. unaware D. ashamed 47. A. exposed B. forwarded C. returned D. changed 48. A. assistance B. gratitude C. cooperation D. evidence 49. A. rollover B. pileup C. breakdown D. breakoff6 / 8 50. A. wait for B. cut off C. turn down D. contribute to 51. A. assume B. announce C. promise D. ensure 52. A. airport B. hotel C. garage D. station 53. A. shift B. improve C. continue D. adjust 54. A. concern B. kindness C. sympathy D. donation 55. A. agreed B. hesitated C. begged D. determined 第二节(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Yibin City, in southwest China, has the largest bamboo forest in the world 56 (cover) 27mountains and more than 500 peaks. Hundreds of millions of bamboo s form a“green sea” in the inland area. 57 (locate) in the subtropical monsoon(季风) climate area, the Bamboo Sea in south Sichuan,or Shunan Bamboo Sea, enjoys a sufficient rainfall all year round and has over 400 different kinds of bamboo species, among 58 Nan bamboo is the dominant one in the forest. Nan bamboo, also called tortoise shell bamboo, is the most useful with the greatest economic significance. The Nan bamboo shoots are 59 (taste). Young bamboos can be used 60 (make) paper, and after growing up, the bamboo culms(竹秆) and branches are good materials for furniture and other crafts. Its speed of 61 (grow)is faster than all the other bamboo species in Yibin. In Chinese culture, bamboo is one of 62 most common elements in art and literature. Especially for ancient artists, bamboo was praised in their paintings, calligraphy and poetry 63 a symbol of uprightness, modesty and loyalty. The magnificent bamboo forest in Yibin 64 (be)a popular tourist spot since ancient times. Besides bamboo, 65 (it) mountains and rivers, lakes, countless streams and ancient temples also make it a wonderful travel destination in China. 第三部分 语言基础知识(共两节，满分25分) 第一节 单词拼写(共15小题，满分15分) 66. She was presented with the gift in (感激之情) for her long service. 67. There were confrontations(冲突) between local (居民) and the police. 68. The competition is open to both teams and (个人). 69. The coach's words (鼓舞) us, and we won the game. 70. The hotel offers a friendly (氛围) and personal service. 71 Students admired the delicate (decorate) on the carved wooden door. 72. He spent five years in Paris, with (occasion) visits to Italy. 73. Farmers struggling for survival strip the forests for (agriculture) land. 74. We are not (satisfy) with these results. 75. (concern) about her son's safety, she went back home as soon as possible. 7 / 8 76. (observe) the traffic rules is the responsibility of every person. 77. The poster of the famous singer (stick) on the wall for more than 20 years. 78. Mom, my computer (update). Can I use yours for a while? 79. Their (harmony) relationship resulted from their familiar goals. 80. My parents bought a (privacy) car last month, which brings much convenience. 第二节 完成句子 (共10空，满分10分) 81. It's impolite to (取笑) others’ mistakes. 82. You can (利用) the school library's resources to complete your research paper. 83. The color of that painting slowly (逐渐消失) over time. 84. It would be great if you could get back (状况良好) in time for the World Cup. 第四部分 写作(满分15分) 下个月是你校一年一度的科技节。假如你是学生会主席李华，请你用英文写一篇演讲稿，鼓励全校同学积极参与科技节活动，演讲稿内容包括： (1)科技节的目的及意义； (2)介绍科技节的活动安排； (3)号召大家参与。 注意： (1) 词数100左右; (2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； (3)不得出现真实学校的名称。 参考词汇: 科技节 Science Festival Ladies and gentlemen, 8 / 8 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 惠州中学2024-2025学年高一年级第二学期期中考试 英 语 (参考答案) 阅读理解（每小题2.5分） 21. A 22. C 23. C 24. D 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. B 32 B 33. C 34. B 35. A 七选五（每小题2.5分） 36. D 37. F 38. E 39. G 40. B 完形填空（每小题1分） 41. C 42. B 43. A 44. D 45. D 46. B 47. B 48. A 49. C 50. A 51. D 52. C 53. C 54. B 55. D 语法填空（每小题1.5分） 56. covering 57. Located 58. which 59. tasty 60. to make 61. growth 62. the 63. as 64. has been 65. its 语言基础知识 第一节 单词拼写（每小题1分，满分15分） 66. gratitude | appreciation 67. residents 68. individuals 69. inspired | encouraged 70. atmosphere 71. decoration | decorations 72. occasional 73. agricultural 74. satisfied 75. Concerned 76. Observing 77. has been stuck 78. is being updated 79. harmonious 80. private 第二节 完成句子 （共10空，每空1分，满分10分） 81. make fun of 82. take advantage of | make use of 83. fades away | faded away 84. in shape 写作（满分15分） Ladies and gentlemen，  I would like to share with you a piece of good news that our school will arrange a Science Festival for us students next month.【高分句型一】We are living in a world with the rapid development of science and technology. The festival is designed to demonstrate your potential in science，stimulate your awareness in innovation and enrich your school life.（科技节的目的及意义）  There are science model exhibition areas and technology experience areas. You can present your science projects to other students who share the same interest with you.【高分句型二】What's more, some experts will be invited to deliver lectures to discuss those cutting-edge technologies and innovative thoughts.（介绍科技节的活动安排）  If you take part in the activity, I promise you will have a memorable experience. Please show your ideas and creativity and surprise us.（号召大家参与） 【答案详解】 C篇 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要通过科学家们不同的研究介绍植物是聪明的。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“As soon as a leaf is chewed (咀嚼), the tree organizes defenses first.(一旦叶子被咀嚼，树木就会首先组织防御)”可知，受到攻击的树木的第一反应是进行防御。故选B。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“Work by his group shows plants can tell one attacker from another. They send different signals depending on what type of insect is attacking.(他的团队的研究表明，植物能够区分不同的攻击者。它们会根据攻击它们的昆虫类型发送不同的信号)”可知，Rick Karban的团队发现树木能够分辨出不同的攻击者。因此，选项D“Trees can make out different attackers.(树木能够分辨出不同的攻击者)”符合题意。故选D。 【30题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“Researchers concluded that the plant had known that the drop wasn’t going to hurt them.(研究人员得出结论，这种植物已经知道这种掉落不会伤害它们)”可知，提到含羞草是为了证明植物有学习的能力。故选A。 【31题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第二段中的“Could these abilities mean plants are intelligent?(这些能力是否意味着植物具有智力？)”以及通读全文，本文主要讲述了植物之间能够进行复杂沟通的现象，包括它们能够向邻近植物发送警告信息、区分不同的攻击者以及使用多种“语言”进行沟通。B选项“Are Plants Intelligent?( 植物有智力吗？)”符合文章标题。故选B。 【答案详解】 D篇 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项研究发现，粉红色噪音，即柔和的声音刺激，能改善老年人的深度睡眠，增强他们的记忆能力。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“A recent study has discovered that gentle sound stimulation, referred to as pink noise, could enhance deep sleep among older adults and strengthen their word recall abilities. (最近的一项研究发现，柔和的声音刺激，被称为粉红色噪音，可以改善老年人的深度睡眠，增强他们的单词记忆能力)”可知，该研究显示，粉红色噪音能提高记忆表现。故选B项。 【33题详解】 词句猜测题。根据画线词的上文“This innovative approach offers a simple and safe means to potentially enhance memory among older individuals (这种创新的方法为提高老年人的记忆力提供了一种简单而安全的方法)”可知，这种方法可以帮助提高老年人的记忆力，相应地应该是减轻这一人群与年龄相关的自然记忆衰退，画线词应该是“减轻，缓解”的意思，与Decrease“减少”意思相近。故选C项。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“More specifically, they timed the sounds to match the participants’ slow-wave oscillations. (更具体地说，他们对声音进行计时，以匹配参与者的慢波振荡)”和“The system they employed in the study allowed the team to deliver a low burst of pink noise at the “precise moment” when the participants’ slow waves rose — a pattern that is unique to each person. (他们在研究中使用的系统允许团队在参与者慢波上升的“精确时刻”发出低分贝的粉红色噪音——这种模式对每个人来说都是独一无二的)”可知，研究使用了一个声音系统来匹配参与者的慢波振荡。故选B项。 【35题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“The team aims to develop an affordable device that people can use at home, from the comfort of their beds. (该团队的目标是开发一种人们可以在家里舒适地躺在床上使用的平价设备)”可知，研究中使用的方法将来发展的方向是被开发成方便使用的平价设备。由此可知，该方法有付诸实践的潜力。故选A项 【答案详解】 完形填空 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者出差回家路上，车子坏了，卡在了中间车道上。作者拨打了求救电话，等待期间得到了很多人的帮助，作者决心将这种温暖传递给他人。 【41题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：因为我住的地方离旧金山机场有四个小时的车程，所以我把车停在了那里，准备回程。A. walk散步；B. ride骑车；C. drive驾驶；D. flight航班。根据后文“I had parked my car”可知，作者是开车去的。故选C。 【42题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：令我沮丧的是，当我到达我的车时，我发现电池没电了。A. suspected怀疑；B. discovered发现；C. ignored忽视；D. imagined想象。根据后文“that the battery was dead”指发现电池没电了。故选B。 【43题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：幸运的是，一位机场停车指南立即出现，帮我启动了车，我就上路了。A. showed up出现；B. looked up查阅；C. checked up检查；D. took up从事。根据上文“an airport parking guide immediately”以及后文“to jump-start my car, and I was on my way.”指一位机场停车指南立即出现，帮助作者启动了车上路。故选A。 【44题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我沿着280号高速公路向北驶往旧金山时，我驶上了1号高速公路，经历了交通堵塞。A. directed指导；B. piloted驾驶；C. surveyed调查；D. experienced经历。根据后文“heavy traffic”指高速上经历了交通堵塞。故选D。 【45题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：突然，我的车完全不工作了——没有闪光灯、灯和启动器——把我卡在了中间车道上。A. slightly稍微；B. frequently频繁地；C. occasionally偶尔；D. entirely完全地。根据后文“no flashers, lights, or starter - leaving me stuck in the middle lane”指车子完全不工作了，故选D。 【46题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：感到无助和害怕被撞，我打了911。A. serious严肃的；B. scared害怕的；C. unaware不知道的；D. ashamed羞愧的。根据上文“leaving me stuck in the middle lane”以及后文“of being hit”可知，车停在了路中间，作者害怕被撞。故选B。 【47题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：一位值班的女士记下了我的信息，并把它转发给了旧金山警方。A. exposed暴露；B. forwarded转递；C. returned返回；D. changed改变。根据后文“it to the San Francisco police”指值班女士记下信息，把它转发给了旧金山警方。故选B。 【48题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我站在那里等待救援时，一位和蔼的绅士主动提出把我的车推到路边，他自己以前也经历过类似的故障。A. assistance帮助；B. gratitude感激；C. cooperation合作；D. evidence证据。根据上文“As I stood there awaiting”以及后文“Within ten minutes, a police car arrived”可知，车子坏了，作者在等待救援。故选A。 【49题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我站在那里等待救援时，一位和蔼的绅士主动提出把我的车推到路边，他自己以前也经历过类似的故障。A. rollover翻转；B. pileup堆积；C. breakdown故障；D. breakoff中断。根据上文“no flashers, lights, or starter - leaving me stuck in the middle lane”以及“previously experienced a similar”可知，对方也遭遇过车子出故障的情况。故选C。 【50题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：谢过他之后，我继续等待进一步的帮助。A. wait for等待；B. cut off切断；C. turn down调低；D. contribute to有助于。呼应上文“I stood there awaiting”以及后文“Within ten minutes, a police car arrived”指作者继续等待帮助。故选A。 【51题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：不到十分钟，一辆警车来了，以确保一切顺利。A. assume认为；B. confirm确认；C. promise承诺；D. ensure确保。根据后文“everything was going smoothly”可知，警车确保一切顺利。故选D。 【52题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：不久之后，一辆拖车把我的车拖到了附近的一个修车厂，在那里进行了高效的维修，我没有耽搁太多时间就可以继续上路了。A. airport机场；B. hotel宾馆；C. garage汽车修理厂，车库；D. station车站。根据后文“where efficient repairs allowed me”可知，车子被拖到了汽车修理厂。故选C。 【53题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：不久之后，一辆拖车把我的车拖到了附近的一个修车厂，在那里进行了高效的维修，我没有耽搁太多时间就可以继续上路了。A. shift转换；B. improve改善；C. continue继续；D. adjust调整。根据后文“my journey without much delay”以及“On my drive home”指作者很快继续上路了。故选C。 【54题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在开车回家的路上，我满怀感激地回想起那天我得到的许多善举，并决心将这种温暖传递给他人。A. concern担心；B. kindness善举；C. sympathy同情；D. donation捐赠。根据后文“extend that warmth to others”以及上文可知，作者遇到困难，得到了很多人的善举。故选B。 【55题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在开车回家的路上，我满怀感激地回想起那天我得到的许多善举，并决心将这种温暖传递给他人。A. agreed同意；B. hesitated犹豫；C. begged恳求；D. determined决心。根据后文“to extend that warmth to others”指作者决心传递温暖。故选D。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$