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成都石室中学 2024—2025 学年度下期高 2027 届半期考试 英语试卷 满分 150 分 考试时间：120 分钟 第 I 卷 (95 分) 第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分 30 分) 第一节 (共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分) 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。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 color is Amy’s hair? A. Blonde. B. Brown. C. Black. 2. What is the man’s ethnic group? A. Han. B. Miao. C. Tujia. 3. Why is Jennifer going to the town? A. She wants to visit someone. B. She is curious about its festival. C. She has something to show there. 4. How does Henry find the book? A. Interesting. B. Useful. C. Challenging. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. An Olympic champion. B. An Olympic sports event. C. The origin of Olympic Games. 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. What might help the woman most in speaking English? A. Social clubs. B. Foreign bars. C. Language exchange centers. 7. What is probably the man? A. A tour guide. B. A businessman. C. A teacher. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 8. Why is Jason unable to volunteer for the organization now? A. For his inexperience. B. For his busy schoolwork. C. For his young age. 9. What area is the woman working on? A. Transportation. B. Marketing. C. Social media. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. When were the speakers supposed to meet? A. At 4:00 pm. B. At 4:30 pm. C. At 5:00 pm. 11. What did the man do to help the driver? A He called the police. B. He stopped the driver’s car. C. He took the driver to the hospital. 12. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a bus stop. B. At the woman’s home. C. At a restaurant. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. How old was Natalie when she took the picture? A. In her early 10s. B. In her early 30s. C. In her early 40s. 14. Where does Natalie live now? A. In Jerusalem. B. In Washington D.C. C. In New York City. 15. What caused Natalie to quit her career in modeling? A. Preference for the acting profession. B. Suggestions from her first agent. C. Pressure from her parents. 16. Which movie came out in 1995? A. Léon. B. Heat. C. Mars Attacks. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. Where did the race end? A. In France. B. In the US. C. In Italy. 18. What achievement did Offshore Team Germany make? A. Winning the VO65 class. B. Winning the IMOCA class race. C. Winning second place of the VO65 class. 19. What was life like on the boat? A. It was WiFi-free. B. Enough fresh food was served. C. People couldn’t get enough sleep. 20. Why was data collected? A. To provide information for the next race. B. To help the teams perform better. C. To help scientists do research. 第二部分 阅读理解 (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（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A There are a number of events going on this weekend and in the days ahead at the Cooperage, located at 1030 Main Street in Honesdale. Enjoy! Remember more events can be found on the Calendar of Events or under our Community Link. The Cooperage Maker Fair The Cooperage Maker Fair will be held from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Friday, June 12th on the grounds of the City Museum. The Maker Fair is a place where people show what they are making — a showcase of invention and creativity, and share what they are learning. Anyone interested in presenting their projects, hobbies and experiments should apply to take part at www.cooperagemakerfair.com. Such Sweet Thunder At 7:00 pm on Wednesday, June 17th, there will be a film screening of comedy Twelfth Night as part of the Such Sweet Thunder. Shakespeare’s Plays on Film Series. Dr. Robert Dugan will introduce the play with a brief background and orientation (情况介绍). Admission is free, but due to limited seating, booking is required at www.suchsweetthunder.com. Sounds Like Teen Spirit On Thursday, June 25th, there will be an event called Sounds Like Teen Spirit from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Sounds Like Teen Spirit is designed to provide an opportunity to show the talent of our community’s youth. School-aged students are encouraged to share their performing art on stage at the Cooperage! Great Brazilian Music Tour On Saturday, June 27th, a fantastic opportunity is ready for you to listen to some great Brazilian music by the musical group Minas. It is from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm, and doors open at 2:00 pm. We encourage children and their families to come to learn all about the rhythm, excitement and sound of Brazilian music. The 2-hour performance is sure to be fun for the whole family. The admission charge is $5 for each person, and all the money will go to the local food bank. You can also give away old clothes and money at the entrance. 1. Which event requires people to make a reservation? A. Such Sweet Thunder. B. Sounds Like Teen Spirit. C. The Cooperage Maker Fair. D. Great Brazilian Music Tour. 2. When can kids put on their own performances? A. June 12th. B. June 17th. C. June 25th. D. June 27th. 3. What can you do at Great Brazilian Music Tour? A. Show your gift for invention. B. Make a donation. C. Perform with Minas on stage. D. Learn to make music. B Bertie knew there was something in the wind. His mother had been sad in recent days not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, his head warm on Bertie’s feet, when Father cleared his throat and began, “You’ll soon be eight, Bertie. A boy needs a proper education. We’ve found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England.” His heart filled with a terrible fear, all Bertie could think of was his white lion. “But the lion,” he cried, “What about the lion?” “I’m afraid there’s something else I have to tell you,” his father said. Looking across at Bertie’s mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days. “No! You can’t send him to a circus!” said Bertie. “He’ll be shut up behind bars. I promised him he never would be. And they will come to see him and laugh at him. He’d rather die. Any animal would!” But as he looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up. Bertie felt completely betrayed. He waited until he heard his father’s deep breathing next door. With his white lion at his heels, he crept downstairs in his pyjamas, took down his father’s rifle from the rack and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As the sun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lion’s neck. The time had come. “Be wild now,” he whispered. “You’ve got to be wild. Don’t ever come home. All my life I’ll think of you, I promise I will.” He buried his head in the lion’s neck. Then, Bertie clambered down off the hill and walked away. When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then he stood up, yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked. There was only one thing left to do. Tears filling his eyes and his mouth, he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired over the lion’s head. 4. Bertie’s mother was sad probably because she________. A. had lied about her good health condition B. had decided to send Bertie to a new school C. knew selling the lion would upset Bertie D. knew Bertie would hate to go to England 5. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to________. A. some audience B. other animals C. Bertie’s friends D. circus’s owners 6. In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle at the lion to________. A. kill the lion out of helplessness B. protect himself from being chased C. threaten the lion back to the wild D. show his anger towards his father 7. The passage intends to show that________. A. circuses are the last places for animals to live B. animals belonging to the wild should be set free C. parents are sometimes cruel to their children D. people and animals can be faithful to each other C Jasmine is on my Zoom screen. She is pulling her hair. As she starts talking, the rate of the pulling increases. “My exam is on Friday,” she tells me, “What if I get a question I can’t answer? What if I don’t get a good grade?” Jasmine is just one of the students suffering from test anxiety. The word “anxiety” originates from Latin, meaning narrowing. The “narrowing” describes what’s happening in Jasmine’s nervous system. Basically, the sympathetic (交感神经) branch — fight-or-flight — has switched on, and her muscles have narrowed as if she’s preparing to do battle or run away. Commonly known the “rest and digest” branch, the parasympathetic nervous (副交感神经) system plays an important role in thinking and learning by promoting a state of relaxation and calmness. When the parasympathetic nervous system starts working, it reduces stress and anxiety, improving focus and concentration. There are three simple tools for engaging the parasympathetic branch: breathing, grounding, and sensing. Breathing means a steady flow of breath; grounding means feeling the chair and the floor supporting you; and sensing means turning on one or more of the five senses. In more than 40 years of coaching test-takers, I have observed how often they hold their breath, how nervous and ungrounded they are, and how unaware they are of feeling the touch of clothes on their own bodies. No wonder people are exhausted by the end of a long test! When they use the three calming tools, they create the state necessary for sitting still, thinking, remembering, reasoning, and, finally, answering questions. We all face countless tests in everyday life. Unexpected, unwanted things happen to everyone. Wouldn’t it be a whole lot better if we faced the tests by being calm? In case you’re wondering, the answer is “Yes!” But the real question is: Instead of forcing students to progress through endless comparison and competition, why don’t we teach them how to stay calm? 8. Why does the author mention Jasmine in the first paragraph? A. To show students’ intense emotions. B. To introduce a problem students face. C. To compare different attitudes towards tests. D. To analyse students’ behaviors during video calls. 9. What change would be brought when the parasympathetic nervous system is at work? A. Improved attention. B. Worsened anxiety. C. Tightened muscles. D. Quickened response. 10. From the last paragraph we can infer that the writer thinks it important ________. A. to take some tests to make progress B. to attach importance to comparison and competition C. to learn to avoid unexpected and unwanted things in life D. to prepare students with the ways to keep calm during tests 11. What is the text mainly about? A. What do students face in tests? B. How to deal with test anxiety? C. How to engage the nervous system? D. What should students do to avoid tests? D Energy crops can be used for heat, electricity and even biofuels. They will become more important as the world turns away from fossil fuels, such as oil and coal. In a new study, researchers from the University of Surrey have shown that where you choose to plant energy crops makes a big difference to biodiversity. A detailed analysis has shown that, compared to planting them elsewhere, planting energy crops on existing agricultural land in places like China and Central Europe could diminish harm to biodiversity. Planting in these locations could then allow agricultural land in other places to be restored to natural habitats, maximizing the benefits to biodiversity. The study is published in the Journal of Applied Ecology. Sophie Tudge, who carried out the research at Surrey’s Center for Environment and Sustainability, said, “Our study suggests that, as far as biodiversity is concerned, it is always best to restore farmland to nature rather than re-plant it with energy crops.” “Yet, we are realists. In the future, more fuel will come from crops, and it is far better to plant them on existing farms than to destroy remaining natural habitats. We have shown that where you plant those crops makes a huge difference to how many species continue to grow healthily,” she added. When farmland is restored to nature, it creates new habitats for many species. Using that land to plant energy crops instead can be a missed opportunity to improve biodiversity. Given that energy crops need to be planted somewhere, researchers calculated which locations would have the smallest net impact on biodiversity. They studied which habitats contained the richest mix of species. They then compared that information with maps of land use and information about where energy crops could produce the biggest yields. The researchers found that the harm to biodiversity could be minimized in places like Central Europe and the east coasts of the U. S. and China. However, food security, farmers’ willingness and surrounding energy infrastructure (基础设施) are also important. “After all, we depend on them to grow crops,” she said. 12. What does the underlined word “diminish” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. make something smaller B. increase greatly C. keep unchanged D. get rid of completely 13. Which of the following is right according to this passage? A. For the sake of biodiversity, restore natural habitats instead of planting energy plants. B. With the researchers’ new findings, fossil fuels will have no place to fit in in the future. C. Highest yields are the priority and whether wild species grow healthily makes no difference. D. Careful consideration has been taken by researchers to decide where to grow energy plants. 14. According to the last paragraph, ______ contribute to the successful planting of energy plants. A. the lower cost of seeds and equipment B. modern techniques and better tools C remote location and diverse species D. supportive labour and facilities 15. What can probably be the best title for this passage? A. Farmland belongs to nature, forever B. Energy crops put an end to fossil fuels C. Biodiversity calls for concern D. Where to plant energy crops matters 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。 The less you spend, the more you save. It sounds simple in theory, but in practice, it’s much more complicated. Spending is built into our daily habits, which sometimes can get us addicted to buying stuff. ___16___ It’s kind of like a crash diet, but in a good way! ___17___ Despite the name, a no-spend challenge doesn’t mean you sit on your hands and spend no money whatsoever. After all, you don’t want to fall behind on your bills, and there are some necessities you simply can’t do without. The basic premise (前提) of a no-spend challenge is to cut out non-essential spending for a certain amount of time. It could be for a week, a month or even an entire year. What can you spend money on during a no-spend challenge? If you need to purchase something during your no-spend challenge, it should be something that’s necessary and you absolutely can’t do without. So groceries, yes. Candy bar in the checkout line, no. Also, no new iPhone, even if you’ve been dreaming about an upgrade. No new shoes, even if they’re on a huge sale. This is not the time to make excuses to buy stuff you don’t really need. ___18___ The goal of this challenge isn’t to make life harder on yourself by cutting out spending on essential expenses. The financial benefits of a no-spend challenge ___19___ You can use the extra money you normally would have spent to build up your emergency fund. Or you might want to put the money toward other financial goals, like saving for a new car or an upcoming vacation. While no-spend challenges are designed to be temporary, you can always extend your challenge. ___20___ A. Decide acceptable purchases. B. What is a no-spend challenge? C. There should be no quick-fix approach. D. When will you start your no-spend challenge? E. Why not treat it as more of a lifestyle change? F. Sometimes the best way is to go on a spending freeze. G. A no-spend challenge can be a boost to your financial situation. 第三部分 语言知识运用 (共两节，满分 30 分) 第一节 完形填空 (共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题 卡上将该项涂黑。 I moved to England instead of New Zealand by accident, or rather, because of an accident. One evening in 2008, a group of joyriders stole our van (面包车), named The Colombian, from a street outside Wellington, New Zealand. When my brother Ant ____21____ the van parked on the beach, he called the police, who then gave ____22____ as it drove off. After running a few red ____23____, the joyriders lost ____24____ and smashed into a building, ____25____ the van. One morning, after the accident, we woke to an email from Ant titled “RIP The Colombian”, ____26____ what he’d been through the night before while my husband, Dave, and I had a ____27____ sleep in our flat in Bogotá, Colombia. “No ____28____ were hurt in the making of this drama” were, ____29____, the last words of the email. They were just caught by the police. Two years earlier, Dave, ____30____ my boyfriend, had bought the van before I went to visit him in New Zealand and transformed the back into a mini ____31____, which allowed us to spend the summers of 2006 and 2007 on a road trip around the South and North islands. The Colombian was at the ____32____ of everything. It had such significance to us that we decided to ____33____ it — after all, we would be back in New Zealand in a couple of years. The theft of the van ____34____ changing the course of my life. It’s hard to imagine what my life would have been like in New Zealand had the van not been ____35____. 21. A. bought B. spotted C. broke D. deserted 22. A. chase B. advice C. punishment D. accusation 23. A. sidewalks B. crossroads C. signs D. lights 24. A. interest B. patience C. courage D. control 25. A. losing B. avoiding C. destroying D. striking 26. A. detailing B. registering C. exaggerating D. announcing 27. A. shallow B. disturbed C. sound D. hopeful 28. A. consumers B. runners C. criminals D. professionals 29. A. unfortunately B. thankfully C. desperately D. heartbreakingly 30. A. when B. then C. where D. here 31. A. suitcase B. gym C. office D. home 32. A. center B. cost C. entrance D. exit 33. A. sell B. repair C. switch D. keep 34. A. turned down B. put off C. set about D. ended up 35. A. transformed B. encountered C. chosen D. stolen 第II 卷 (5 5 分) 注意事项： 用 0.5 毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卷上。写在本试卷上无效。 第三部分 语言知识运用 第二节 (共10小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 The giant panda is known as panda bear or simply panda, ____36____ which the home is bamboo forests in the mountains of central China. In the past decades, the giant panda ____37____ (drive) out of the lowland areas where it once lived as a result of farming, deforestation and other development. Wild population estimates ____38____ (variety): one estimate shows that there are about 1,590 individuals ____39____ (live) in the wild while a 2006 study estimated that this figure could reach up to 2,000 to 3,000. Some reports also show that ____40____ number of giant pandas in the wild is on the rise. The West first learned of the giant panda on 11 March 1869, ____41____ the French missionary (传教士) Armand David received a panda skin from a hunter. In 1936, Ruth Harkness became the first Westerner to bring a live giant panda named Su Lin to the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. ____42____ (protect) pandas, in 2012, Earthwatch Institute, a global non-profit organization that teams volunteers with scientists to conduct important ____43____ (science) research, launched a program called “On the Trail of Giant Panda”. This program, based in the Wolong National Nature Reserve, allows ____44____ (voluntary) to work up close with pandas cared for in captivity (圈养), and help them ____45____ (gradual) adapt to life in the wild. 第四部分 任务型阅读 (共两节，满分 20 分) “I…I thought you could use it for something.” Susan’s explanation did nothing to help us understand why a dark blue carpet remnant (零头布料) was being given as a birthday gift. The murmured “thanks” could be barely heard as Susan handed it to Holly. Holly’s feeling didn’t become evident until the following evening. “Well, I guess we know how much my best friend thinks of me, huh, Mom?” she said quietly, with her head down. The next morning, I carried a garbage bag outside. My heart sank as I lifted the lid of the garbage can and saw the gift from Susan lying there. Hesitating only a moment, I picked it up and brought it into the house. “Susan invited you and me to go over to her house after school tomorrow.” One day later, Holly announced as she arrived home from school. Although her voice carried a so-what attitude, I did sense something excited. The next day, we drove to the destination along the winding country road. A tall woman stood in the doorway to greet us as we approached the small farmhouse. The house was shabby but neat, decorated with used furniture. From the chat with the woman, we knew Susan had long been separated from her parents and she was Susan’s foster mother. A warm light shone in her eyes as she explained to me her fondness for Susan. I came to respect this generous-hearted woman who had opened her home to a young girl and attempted to make a difference in her life. As daylight began to fade, we offered our thanks and said goodbye. Holly sat quietly in the car, leaning her body forward with her eyes fixed on the road ahead. 46. 根据文本内容从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填入文本图示中，每词限用一次，有两词为多余选项 Hesitate grow give neat left-behind improve offer low luck dusk present spot Susan ________Holly with a dark blue carpet remnant as her birthday gift. Holly thanked Susan in a________ voice. Holly’s grief ________. The next morning, Susan’s carpet was ________ in the garbage bag. With a moment of ________, I picked the carpet up and brought it into the house. One day later, Susan ________ a visit to her home, Holly and me. Susan lived in a farmhouse, shabby but ________ decorated with used furniture. Susan was a ________ child, living with her foster mother. ________ indeed, Susan’s foster mother treated her quite well. At ________, we left Susan’s home and headed back home. 47. How did Holly feel after receiving Susan’s birthday gift and why? ____________________________________________________________ 48 What was Holly’s reaction towards Susan’s invitation? ____________________________________________________________ 49. What might be Holly’s feeling during her back-home ride? What would Holly possibly do after getting home? ____________________________________________________________ 第五部分 写作 (满分 20 分) 50. 假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Henry最近对中国文学很感兴趣，想让你推荐一本中国文学名著。请你写一封回信，内容包括： 1. 作品简介； 2. 主要人物和情节； 3. 推荐理由。 注意: 1 词数 100 左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Henry, Thank you for your last letter. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 成都石室中学 2024—2025 学年度下期高 2027 届半期考试 英语试卷 满分 150 分 考试时间：120 分钟 第 I 卷 (95 分) 第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分 30 分) 第一节 (共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分) 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。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 color is Amy’s hair? A. Blonde. B. Brown. C. Black. 2. What is the man’s ethnic group? A. Han. B. Miao. C. Tujia. 3. Why is Jennifer going to the town? A. She wants to visit someone. B. She is curious about its festival. C. She has something to show there. 4. How does Henry find the book? A. Interesting. B. Useful. C. Challenging. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. An Olympic champion. B. An Olympic sports event. C. The origin of Olympic Games. 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. What might help the woman most in speaking English? A. Social clubs. B. Foreign bars. C. Language exchange centers. 7. What is probably the man? A. A tour guide. B. A businessman. C. A teacher. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 8. Why is Jason unable to volunteer for the organization now? A. For his inexperience. B. For his busy schoolwork. C. For his young age. 9. What area is the woman working on? A. Transportation. B. Marketing. C. Social media. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. When were the speakers supposed to meet? A. At 4:00 pm. B. At 4:30 pm. C. At 5:00 pm. 11. What did the man do to help the driver? A. He called the police. B. He stopped the driver’s car. C. He took the driver to the hospital. 12. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a bus stop. B. At the woman’s home. C. At a restaurant. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. How old was Natalie when she took the picture? A. In her early 10s. B. In her early 30s. C. In her early 40s. 14. Where does Natalie live now? A. In Jerusalem. B. In Washington D.C. C. In New York City. 15. What caused Natalie to quit her career in modeling? A. Preference for the acting profession. B. Suggestions from her first agent. C. Pressure from her parents. 16. Which movie came out in 1995? A. Léon. B. Heat. C. Mars Attacks. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. Where did the race end? A. In France. B. In the US. C. In Italy. 18. What achievement did Offshore Team Germany make? A. Winning the VO65 class. B. Winning the IMOCA class race. C. Winning second place of the VO65 class. 19. What was life like on the boat? A. It was WiFi-free. B. Enough fresh food was served. C. People couldn’t get enough sleep. 20. Why was data collected? A. To provide information for the next race. B. To help the teams perform better. C. To help scientists do research. 第二部分 阅读理解 (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（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A There are a number of events going on this weekend and in the days ahead at the Cooperage, located at 1030 Main Street in Honesdale. Enjoy! Remember more events can be found on the Calendar of Events or under our Community Link. The Cooperage Maker Fair The Cooperage Maker Fair will be held from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Friday, June 12th on the grounds of the City Museum. The Maker Fair is a place where people show what they are making — a showcase of invention and creativity, and share what they are learning. Anyone interested in presenting their projects, hobbies and experiments should apply to take part at www.cooperagemakerfair.com. Such Sweet Thunder At 7:00 pm on Wednesday, June 17th, there will be a film screening of comedy Twelfth Night as part of the Such Sweet Thunder. Shakespeare’s Plays on Film Series. Dr. Robert Dugan will introduce the play with a brief background and orientation (情况介绍). Admission is free, but due to limited seating, booking is required at www.suchsweetthunder.com. Sounds Like Teen Spirit On Thursday, June 25th, there will be an event called Sounds Like Teen Spirit from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Sounds Like Teen Spirit is designed to provide an opportunity to show the talent of our community’s youth. School-aged students are encouraged to share their performing art on stage at the Cooperage! Great Brazilian Music Tour On Saturday, June 27th, a fantastic opportunity is ready for you to listen to some great Brazilian music by the musical group Minas. It is from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm, and doors open at 2:00 pm. We encourage children and their families to come to learn all about the rhythm, excitement and sound of Brazilian music. The 2-hour performance is sure to be fun for the whole family. The admission charge is $5 for each person, and all the money will go to the local food bank. You can also give away old clothes and money at the entrance. 1. Which event requires people to make a reservation? A. Such Sweet Thunder. B. Sounds Like Teen Spirit. C. The Cooperage Maker Fair. D. Great Brazilian Music Tour. 2. When can kids put on their own performances? A. June 12th. B. June 17th. C. June 25th. D. June 27th. 3. What can you do at Great Brazilian Music Tour? A. Show your gift for invention. B. Make a donation. C. Perform with Minas on stage. D. Learn to make music. 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了位于Honesdale市1030 Main Street的Cooperage中心即将举办的四个活动，包括创客会展、莎士比亚电影放映、青少年表演和巴西音乐会，每个活动时间和介绍都有具体说明。此外，文章还提到可以在Calendar of Events或Community Link中查看更多活动信息。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据Such Sweet Thunder部分中“Admission is free, but due to limited seating, booking is required at www.suchsweetthunder.com.( 免费入场，但由于座位有限，需要在www.suchsweetthunder.com上预订。)”可知，有座位有限，参加该活动需要提前预定。故选A。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Sounds Like Teen Spirit部分中“On Thursday, June 25th, there will be an event called Sounds Like Teen Spirit from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Sounds Like Teen Spirit is designed to provide an opportunity to show the talent of our community’s youth. (6月25日星期四，下午3点到5点会有一场名为“听起来像青少年精神”的活动。《听起来像青少年精神》旨在为我们社区的年轻人提供一个展示才华的机会。)”可知，6月25日星期四，下午3点到5点会有一场名为“听起来像青少年精神”的活动。故选C。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Great Brazilian Music Tour部分中“The admission charge is $5 for each person, and all the money will go to the local food bank. You can also give away old clothes and money at the entrance.(入场费是每人5美元，所有的钱都将捐给当地的食物银行。你也可以在入口处赠送旧衣服和钱。)”可知，在Great Brazilian Music Tour活动中，可以在入口处进行捐赠。故选B。 B Bertie knew there was something in the wind. His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, his head warm on Bertie’s feet, when Father cleared his throat and began, “You’ll soon be eight, Bertie. A boy needs a proper education. We’ve found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England.” His heart filled with a terrible fear, all Bertie could think of was his white lion. “But the lion,” he cried, “What about the lion?” “I’m afraid there’s something else I have to tell you,” his father said. Looking across at Bertie’s mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days. “No! You can’t send him to a circus!” said Bertie. “He’ll be shut up behind bars. I promised him he never would be. And they will come to see him and laugh at him. He’d rather die. Any animal would!” But as he looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up. Bertie felt completely betrayed. He waited until he heard his father’s deep breathing next door. With his white lion at his heels, he crept downstairs in his pyjamas, took down his father’s rifle from the rack and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As the sun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lion’s neck. The time had come. “Be wild now,” he whispered. “You’ve got to be wild. Don’t ever come home. All my life I’ll think of you, I promise I will.” He buried his head in the lion’s neck. Then, Bertie clambered down off the hill and walked away. When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then he stood up, yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked. There was only one thing left to do. Tears filling his eyes and his mouth, he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired over the lion’s head. 4. Bertie’s mother was sad probably because she________. A. had lied about her good health condition B. had decided to send Bertie to a new school C. knew selling the lion would upset Bertie D. knew Bertie would hate to go to England 5. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to________. A. some audience B. other animals C. Bertie’s friends D. circus’s owners 6. In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle at the lion to________. A. kill the lion out of helplessness B. protect himself from being chased C. threaten the lion back to the wild D. show his anger towards his father 7. The passage intends to show that________. A. circuses are the last places for animals to live B. animals belonging to the wild should be set free C. parents are sometimes cruel to their children D. people and animals can be faithful to each other 【答案】4. C 5. A 6. C 7. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了博蒂长大了，父母想让他去上学，因为他养着一头狮子，父母想把它卖给马戏团，可是他不愿意，于是他趁家人不注意，晚上带着枪，把狮子带到了山上想让狮子回归自然，可是狮子对它的主人恋恋不舍，他只好举枪威胁它。故事体现了人和动物是可以忠诚于对方的。 【4题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“A boy needs a proper education. We’ve found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England. (男孩需要适当的教育。我们为你找到了合适的地方，英格兰索尔兹伯里附近的一所学校)”和第三段中的“Looking across at Bertie’s mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days. (他望着伯蒂的母亲，深吸了一口气。然后他告诉伯蒂，他遇到了一个来自法国的马戏团老板，他正在非洲寻找要买的狮子。 过几天他就会到他们的农场来)”可知，博蒂长大了父母想让他去上学，父母想把他养的一头狮子卖给马戏团。由此推知，母亲可能认为把狮子卖了，会让博蒂伤心，所以作为母亲也感到有些难过。故选C。 【5题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词上文““No! You can’t send him to a circus!” said Bertie. (“不！你不能把他送去马戏团！”博蒂说)”及“He’ll be shut up behind bars. I promised him he never would be. (他将被关进笼子里。我向他保证他永远不会)”和下文“will come to see him and laugh at him. (会来看他并嘲笑他)”可推知，划线词they指代那些来看狮子的观众。故选A。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中的““Be wild now,” he whispered. “You’ve got to be wild. Don’t ever come home. All my life I’ll think of you, I promise I will.” He buried his head in the lion’s neck. Then, Bertie clambered down off the hill and walked away. (“野性一点吧，”他低声说。“你必须要野性。永远不要回家。我这一生都会想念你，我保证。”他把头埋在狮子的脖子里。然后，博蒂从山上爬下来，走开了)”及倒数第二段“When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then he stood up, yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked. (当他回头看时，狮子还坐在那里看着他；然后他站了起来，打了个哈欠，伸了个懒腰，跟着他跳了下来。博蒂朝他大喊，但他还是不停地过来。他扔棍子。他扔石头。毫无效果)”可知，博蒂本想把狮子放回大自然，博蒂对他大喊大叫、向他扔木棍、投掷石块，毫无效果，狮子还是跟着他，所以他举起枪想吓唬狮子，让它回到大自然中。故选C。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文叙述了博蒂由于长大了父母想让他去上学，但他养着一头狮子，父母想把它卖给马戏团，可是他不愿意，于是他趁家人不注意，晚上带着枪，把狮子带到了山上想让狮子回归自然，可是狮子对它的主人恋恋不舍，他只好举枪威胁它。由此推知，这篇文章意在表明人和动物可以忠实于对方。故选D。 C Jasmine is on my Zoom screen. She is pulling her hair. As she starts talking, the rate of the pulling increases. “My exam is on Friday,” she tells me, “What if I get a question I can’t answer? What if I don’t get a good grade?” Jasmine is just one of the students suffering from test anxiety. The word “anxiety” originates from Latin, meaning narrowing. The “narrowing” describes what’s happening in Jasmine’s nervous system. Basically, the sympathetic (交感神经) branch — fight-or-flight — has switched on, and her muscles have narrowed as if she’s preparing to do battle or run away. Commonly known the “rest and digest” branch, the parasympathetic nervous (副交感神经) system plays an important role in thinking and learning by promoting a state of relaxation and calmness. When the parasympathetic nervous system starts working, it reduces stress and anxiety, improving focus and concentration. There are three simple tools for engaging the parasympathetic branch: breathing, grounding, and sensing. Breathing means a steady flow of breath; grounding means feeling the chair and the floor supporting you; and sensing means turning on one or more of the five senses. In more than 40 years of coaching test-takers, I have observed how often they hold their breath, how nervous and ungrounded they are, and how unaware they are of feeling the touch of clothes on their own bodies. No wonder people are exhausted by the end of a long test! When they use the three calming tools, they create the state necessary for sitting still, thinking, remembering, reasoning, and, finally, answering questions. We all face countless tests in everyday life. Unexpected, unwanted things happen to everyone. Wouldn’t it be a whole lot better if we faced the tests by being calm? In case you’re wondering, the answer is “Yes!” But the real question is: Instead of forcing students to progress through endless comparison and competition, why don’t we teach them how to stay calm? 8. Why does the author mention Jasmine in the first paragraph? A. To show students’ intense emotions. B. To introduce a problem students face. C. To compare different attitudes towards tests. D. To analyse students’ behaviors during video calls. 9. What change would be brought when the parasympathetic nervous system is at work? A. Improved attention. B. Worsened anxiety. C. Tightened muscles. D. Quickened response. 10. From the last paragraph we can infer that the writer thinks it important ________. A. to take some tests to make progress B. to attach importance to comparison and competition C. to learn to avoid unexpected and unwanted things in life D. to prepare students with the ways to keep calm during tests 11. What is the text mainly about? A. What do students face in tests? B. How to deal with test anxiety? C. How to engage the nervous system? D. What should students do to avoid tests? 【答案】8. B 9. A 10. D 11. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了学生往往有考试焦虑的问题，探讨了副交感神经系统在减轻压力和焦虑中的作用，并提出了通过呼吸、着陆和知觉这三种简单的工具来帮助学生在考试中保持冷静。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Jasmine is on my Zoom screen. She is pulling her hair. As she starts talking, the rate of the pulling increases. “My exam is on Friday,” she tells me, “What if I get a question I can’t answer? What if I don’t get a good grade?” (Jasmine在我的Zoom屏幕上。她在扯她的头发。当她开始说话时，拉扯的速度增加了。“我的考试是在周五，”她告诉我，“如果我遇到一道答不上来的题怎么办？如果我没有取得好成绩怎么办？”)”和第二段中“Jasmine is just one of the students suffering from test anxiety. (Jasmine只是遭受考试焦虑的学生之一)”可知，作者先生动地描述了Jasmine因为考试而焦虑不安的状态，然后指出遭受考试焦虑的学生有很多，后文围绕考试焦虑展开。由此可知，作者提到Jasmine是为了引出学生面临的考试焦虑的问题。故选B项。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“When the parasympathetic nervous system starts working, it reduces stress and anxiety, improving focus and concentration. (当副交感神经系统开始工作时，它会减少压力和焦虑，提高注意力和集中力)”可知，当副交感神经系统在工作时，注意力会得到提高。故选A项。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Wouldn’t it be a whole lot better if we faced the tests by being calm? In case you’re wondering, the answer is “Yes!” But the real question is: Instead of forcing students to progress through endless comparison and competition, why don’t we teach them how to stay calm? (如果我们冷静地面对考试，不是会好得多吗？如果你想知道，答案是“是的！”但真正的问题是：与其强迫学生通过无休止的比较和竞争来进步，我们为什么不教他们如何保持冷静呢)”可知，作者指出冷静地面对考试是更好的方法，而不是让学生陷入比较和竞争。由此可知，作者认为让学生学会在考试中保持冷静是很重要的。故选D项。 11题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是最后一段中“Wouldn’t it be a whole lot better if we faced the tests by being calm? (如果我们冷静地面对考试，不是会好得多吗)”可知，文章围绕学生往往面临的考试焦虑的问题展开，探讨了副交感神经系统在减轻压力和焦虑中的作用，并提出了通过呼吸、着陆和知觉这三种简单的工具来帮助学生在考试中保持冷静。因此，文章主要是关于“如何应对考试焦虑”。故选B项。 D Energy crops can be used for heat, electricity and even biofuels. They will become more important as the world turns away from fossil fuels, such as oil and coal. In a new study, researchers from the University of Surrey have shown that where you choose to plant energy crops makes a big difference to biodiversity. A detailed analysis has shown that, compared to planting them elsewhere, planting energy crops on existing agricultural land in places like China and Central Europe could diminish harm to biodiversity. Planting in these locations could then allow agricultural land in other places to be restored to natural habitats, maximizing the benefits to biodiversity. The study is published in the Journal of Applied Ecology. Sophie Tudge, who carried out the research at Surrey’s Center for Environment and Sustainability, said, “Our study suggests that, as far as biodiversity is concerned, it is always best to restore farmland to nature rather than re-plant it with energy crops.” “Yet, we are realists. In the future, more fuel will come from crops, and it is far better to plant them on existing farms than to destroy remaining natural habitats. We have shown that where you plant those crops makes a huge difference to how many species continue to grow healthily,” she added. When farmland is restored to nature, it creates new habitats for many species. Using that land to plant energy crops instead can be a missed opportunity to improve biodiversity. Given that energy crops need to be planted somewhere, researchers calculated which locations would have the smallest net impact on biodiversity. They studied which habitats contained the richest mix of species. They then compared that information with maps of land use and information about where energy crops could produce the biggest yields. The researchers found that the harm to biodiversity could be minimized in places like Central Europe and the east coasts of the U. S. and China. However, food security, farmers’ willingness and surrounding energy infrastructure (基础设施) are also important. “After all, we depend on them to grow crops,” she said. 12. What does the underlined word “diminish” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. make something smaller B. increase greatly C. keep unchanged D. get rid of completely 13. Which of the following is right according to this passage? A. For the sake of biodiversity, restore natural habitats instead of planting energy plants. B. With the researchers’ new findings, fossil fuels will have no place to fit in in the future. C. Highest yields are the priority and whether wild species grow healthily makes no difference. D. Careful consideration has been taken by researchers to decide where to grow energy plants. 14. According to the last paragraph, ______ contribute to the successful planting of energy plants. A. the lower cost of seeds and equipment B. modern techniques and better tools C. remote location and diverse species D. supportive labour and facilities 15. What can probably be the best title for this passage? A. Farmland belongs to nature, forever B. Energy crops put an end to fossil fuels C. Biodiversity calls for concern D. Where to plant energy crops matters 【答案】12. A 13. D 14. D 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了能源作物种植位置的选择对生物多样性的重要性。 【12题详解】 词句猜测题。根据下文的内容“Planting in these locations could then allow agricultural land in other places to be restored to natural habitats, maximizing the benefits to biodiversity. (在这些地方种植可以使其他地方的农业用地恢复到自然栖息地，最大限度地提高生物多样性的效益。)”可知，在在中国和中欧等地的现有农业用地上种植能源作物可以提高生物多样性的效益，也就是减少对生物多样性的损害。所以，划线单词diminish的意义为“减少；降低”。故选A项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第六段的句子“Given that energy crops need to be planted somewhere, researchers calculated which locations would have the smallest net impact on biodiversity. (考虑到能源作物需要在某个地方种植，研究人员计算出哪些地点对生物多样性的净影响最小。)”和第七段的句子“They studied which habitats contained the richest mix of species. They then compared that information with maps of land use and information about where energy crops could produce the biggest yields. (他们研究了哪种栖息地的物种混合最丰富。然后，他们将这些信息与土地使用地图以及能源作物产量最高的地方的信息进行了比较。)”可知，研究者已仔细权衡种植位置，包括物种多样性、土地利用和现实因素。故选D项。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段的句子“However, food security, farmers’ willingness and surrounding energy infrastructure (基础设施) are also important. “After all, we depend on them to grow crops,” she said. (然而，粮食安全、农民意愿和周边能源基础设施也很重要。她说：“毕竟，我们要靠它们来种庄稼。”)”可知，农民意愿对应“支持性劳动”，基础设施对应“设施”，两者共同促进成功种植。故选D项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。全文核心为在哪里种植能源作物对生物多样性的影响最小，如第一段的句子“In a new study, researchers from the University of Surrey have shown that where you choose to plant energy crops makes a big difference to biodiversity. (在一项新的研究中，萨里大学的研究人员表明，你选择在哪里种植能源作物对生物多样性有很大影响。)”，并通过研究数据强化这一主题。D项“Where to plant energy crops matters (在哪里种植能源作物很重要)”作为本文题目，与文章主题相符合。故选D项。 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。 The less you spend, the more you save. It sounds simple in theory, but in practice, it’s much more complicated. Spending is built into our daily habits, which sometimes can get us addicted to buying stuff. ___16___ It’s kind of like a crash diet, but in a good way! ___17___ Despite the name, a no-spend challenge doesn’t mean you sit on your hands and spend no money whatsoever. After all, you don’t want to fall behind on your bills, and there are some necessities you simply can’t do without. The basic premise (前提) of a no-spend challenge is to cut out non-essential spending for a certain amount of time. It could be for a week, a month or even an entire year. What can you spend money on during a no-spend challenge? If you need to purchase something during your no-spend challenge, it should be something that’s necessary and you absolutely can’t do without. So groceries, yes. Candy bar in the checkout line, no. Also, no new iPhone, even if you’ve been dreaming about an upgrade. No new shoes, even if they’re on a huge sale. This is not the time to make excuses to buy stuff you don’t really need. ___18___ The goal of this challenge isn’t to make life harder on yourself by cutting out spending on essential expenses. The financial benefits of a no-spend challenge ___19___ You can use the extra money you normally would have spent to build up your emergency fund. Or you might want to put the money toward other financial goals like saving for a new car or an upcoming vacation. While no-spend challenges are designed to be temporary, you can always extend your challenge. ___20___ A. Decide acceptable purchases. B. What is a no-spend challenge? C There should be no quick-fix approach. D. When will you start your no-spend challenge? E. Why not treat it as more of a lifestyle change? F. Sometimes the best way is to go on a spending freeze. G. A no-spend challenge can be a boost to your financial situation. 【答案】16. F 17. B 18. A 19. G 20. E 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何通过不花钱的挑战来省钱。 【16题详解】 根据上文“The less you spend, the more you save. It sounds simple in theory, but in practice, it’s much more complicated. Spending is built into our daily habits, which sometimes can get us addicted to buying stuff.(你花的越少，存的就越多。理论上听起来很简单，但实际上要复杂得多。花钱是我们的日常习惯，有时会让我们沉迷于购买东西)”以及下文“It’s kind of like a crash diet, but in a good way! (这有点像速成减肥法，不过是以一种好的方式！)”可知，上文提到了存钱实际上复杂得多，因为花钱是习惯，推测本句主要说明了省钱的另一种方式，故F选项“有时候最好的办法是冻结开支”符合语境，故选F。 【17题详解】 根据本段内容“Despite the name, a no-spend challenge doesn’t mean you sit on your hands and spend no money whatsoever. After all, you don’t want to fall behind on your bills, and there are some necessities you simply can’t do without. The basic premise (前提) of a no-spend challenge is to cut out non-essential spending for a certain amount of time. It could be for a week, a month or even an entire year.(尽管名字叫“不花钱挑战”，但这并不意味着你坐在那里不花钱。毕竟，你不想在账单上落后，而且有些必需品是你不能没有的。不花钱挑战的基本前提是在一定时间内减少不必要的支出。可能是一个星期，一个月，甚至一整年)”可知，本段主要解释了什么是“不花钱挑战”，即“不花钱挑战”的定义。故B选项“什么是不花钱的挑战？”符合语境，故选B。 【18题详解】 根据上文“If you need to purchase something during your no-spend challenge, it should be something that’s necessary and you absolutely can’t do without. So groceries, yes. Candy bar in the checkout line, no. Also, no new iPhone, even if you’ve been dreaming about an upgrade. No new shoes, even if they’re on a huge sale. This is not the time to make excuses to buy stuff you don’t really need.(如果你在“零消费挑战”中需要购买某些东西，那就必须是你必须购买的东西。所以食品杂货，是的。在收银台排队时候买糖果，不行。而且，没有新iPhone，即使你一直梦想着升级。不买新鞋，即使它们在大减价。这不是找借口买你不需要的东西的时候)”以及下文“The goal of this challenge isn’t to make life harder on yourself by cutting out spending on essential expenses.(这个挑战的目标不是通过削减基本开支来让自己的生活变得更艰难)”可知，上文主要说明了基本的开支是可以接受的，但是额外的开支不可以，故A选项“决定可接受的采购”符合语境，故选A。 【19题详解】 根据下文“You can use the extra money you normally would have spent to build up your emergency fund.(你可以用平时会花的额外的钱来建立应急基金)”可知，下文提到了节约下来的钱可以建立应急基金，推测不花钱挑战带来的经济状况的改善。故G选项“不花钱的挑战可以促进你的财务状况。”符合语境，故选G。 【20题详解】 根据上文“While no-spend challenges are designed to be temporary, you can always extend your challenge.( 虽然不花钱的挑战是暂时的，但你可以扩展挑战)”可知，上文说明了不花钱挑战的好处，本句为本段最后一句，推测是建议采取这种生活方式，来进行省钱。故E选项“为什么不把它看作是生活方式的改变呢？”符合语境，故选E。 第三部分 语言知识运用 (共两节，满分 30 分) 第一节 完形填空 (共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题 卡上将该项涂黑。 I moved to England instead of New Zealand by accident, or rather, because of an accident. One evening in 2008, a group of joyriders stole our van (面包车), named The Colombian, from a street outside Wellington, New Zealand. When my brother Ant ____21____ the van parked on the beach, he called the police, who then gave ____22____ as it drove off. After running a few red ____23____, the joyriders lost ____24____ and smashed into a building, ____25____ the van. One morning, after the accident, we woke to an email from Ant titled “RIP The Colombian”, ____26____ what he’d been through the night before while my husband, Dave, and I had a ____27____ sleep in our flat in Bogotá, Colombia. “No ____28____ were hurt in the making of this drama” were, ____29____, the last words of the email. They were just caught by the police. Two years earlier, Dave, ____30____ my boyfriend, had bought the van before I went to visit him in New Zealand and transformed the back into a mini ____31____, which allowed us to spend the summers of 2006 and 2007 on a road trip around the South and North islands. The Colombian was at the ____32____ of everything. It had such significance to us that we decided to ____33____ it — after all, we would be back in New Zealand in a couple of years. The theft of the van ____34____ changing the course of my life. It’s hard to imagine what my life would have been like in New Zealand had the van not been ____35____. 21. A. bought B. spotted C. broke D. deserted 22. A. chase B. advice C. punishment D. accusation 23. A. sidewalks B. crossroads C. signs D. lights 24. A. interest B. patience C. courage D. control 25. A. losing B. avoiding C. destroying D. striking 26. A. detailing B. registering C. exaggerating D. announcing 27. A. shallow B. disturbed C. sound D. hopeful 28. A. consumers B. runners C. criminals D. professionals 29. A. unfortunately B. thankfully C. desperately D. heartbreakingly 30. A. when B. then C. where D. here 31. A. suitcase B. gym C. office D. home 32. A. center B. cost C. entrance D. exit 33. A. sell B. repair C. switch D. keep 34. A. turned down B. put off C. set about D. ended up 35. A. transformed B. encountered C. chosen D. stolen 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. C 29. B 30. B 31. D 32. A 33. D 34. D 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者因面包车被盗而意外搬到英国的经历。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我哥哥安特发现停在海滩上的面包车时，他报了警，警察随后在面包车开走时进行了追捕。A. bought买；B. spotted发现；C. broke打破；D. deserted遗弃。根据下文“he called the police”可知，哥哥发现了停在海滩上的面包车，然后报了警。故选B。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我哥哥安特发现停在海滩上的面包车时，他报了警，警察随后在面包车开走时进行了追捕。A. chase追捕；B. advice建议；C. punishment惩罚；D. accusation指控。根据下文“After running a few red ____ , the joyriders lost ____ and smashed into a building”可知，警察在面包车开走时进行了追捕。故选A。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在闯了几个红灯后，这些偷车贼失去了控制，撞上了一栋建筑，毁坏了面包车。A. sidewalks人行道；B. crossroads十字路口；C. signs标志；D. lights灯。根据上文“running a few red”可知，此处指闯红灯。故选D。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在闯了几个红灯后，这些偷车贼失去了控制，撞上了一栋建筑，毁坏了面包车。A. interest兴趣；B. patience耐心；C. courage勇气；D. control控制。根据下文“smashed into a building”可知，偷车贼失去了控制，撞上了一栋建筑。故选D。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在闯了几个红灯后，这些偷车贼失去了控制，撞上了一栋建筑，毁坏了面包车。A. losing失去；B. avoiding避免；C. destroying毁坏；D. striking打击。根据上文“smashed into a building”可知，偷车贼撞上了一栋建筑，毁坏了面包车。故选C。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：事故发生后的一个早晨，我们醒来时收到了安特发来的一封电子邮件，标题是“安息吧，哥伦比亚号”，详细描述了他前一天晚上的经历，而我和丈夫戴夫在哥伦比亚波哥大的公寓里睡得很香。A. detailing详细描述；B. registering登记；C. exaggerating夸大；D. announcing宣布。根据下文“what he’d been through the night before”可知，邮件详细描述了安特前一天晚上的经历。故选A。 【27题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：事故发生后的一个早晨，我们醒来时收到了安特发来的一封电子邮件，标题是“安息吧，哥伦比亚号”，详细描述了他前一天晚上的经历，而我和丈夫戴夫在哥伦比亚波哥大的公寓里睡得很香。A. shallow浅的；B. disturbed不安的；C. sound酣畅的；D. hopeful有希望的。根据上文“One morning, after the accident, we woke to an email”以及下文“sleep”可知，此处指睡得很香。have a sound sleep为固定搭配，意为“睡得很香”，与哥哥遭遇事故形成对比。故选C。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“在这场戏剧的制作过程中没有罪犯受伤”，谢天谢地，这是那封邮件的最后一句话。A. consumers消费者；B. runners跑步者；C. criminals罪犯；D. professionals专业人士。根据下文“They were just caught by the police.”可知，偷车贼被警察抓住了，此处指罪犯未受伤。故选C。 【29题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：“在这场戏剧的制作过程中没有罪犯受伤”，谢天谢地，这是那封邮件的最后一句话。A. unfortunately不幸地；B. thankfully值得庆幸的是；C. desperately绝望地；D. heartbreakingly令人心碎地。根据上文“No ____ were hurt in the making of this drama”以及下文“They were just caught by the police.”可知，偷车贼被警察抓住了，且没有罪犯受伤，这是值得庆幸的。故选B。 【30题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：两年前，戴夫，那时还是我的男朋友，在我来新西兰看他之前买了这辆面包车，并把后面改造成了一个迷你家，让我们可以在2006年和2007年的夏天环游南北岛。A. when什么时候；B. then那时；C. where哪里；D. here这里。根据下文“my boyfriend”可知，此处指戴夫那时还是作者的男朋友。故选B。 31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：两年前，戴夫，那时还是我的男朋友，在我来新西兰看他之前买了这辆面包车，并把后面改造成了一个迷你家，让我们可以在2006年和2007年的夏天环游南北岛。A. suitcase手提箱；B. gym健身房；C. office办公室；D. home家。根据下文“which allowed us to spend the summers of 2006 and 2007 on a road trip around the South and North islands”可知，改造后的面包车用于居住，所以是戴夫把面包车后面改造成了一个迷你家。故选D。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：哥伦比亚号是所有事情的中心。A. center中心；B. cost成本；C. entrance入口；D. exit出口。根据下文“It had such significance to us”可知，哥伦比亚号对作者和戴夫来说意义重大，是所有事情的中心。故选A。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：它对我们来说意义重大，所以我们决定保留它——毕竟，我们几年后就会回到新西兰。A. sell卖；B. repair修理；C. switch转换；D. keep保留。根据下文“after all, we would be back in New Zealand in a couple of years”可知，作者和戴夫决定保留这辆面包车，因为他们几年后就会回到新西兰。故选D。 【34题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：面包车被盗最终改变了我的人生轨迹。A. turned down拒绝；B. put off推迟；C. set about开始；D. ended up最终。根据下文“changing the course of my life”可知，面包车被盗最终改变了作者的人生轨迹。故选D。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：很难想象如果面包车没有被偷，我在新西兰的生活会是什么样子。A. transformed改变；B. encountered遇到；C. chosen选择；D. stolen偷。根据上文“The theft of the van”可知，此处指面包车被偷。故选D。 第II 卷 (5 5 分) 注意事项： 用 0.5 毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卷上。写在本试卷上无效。 第三部分 语言知识运用 第二节 (共10小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 The giant panda is known as panda bear or simply panda, ____36____ which the home is bamboo forests in the mountains of central China. In the past decades, the giant panda ____37____ (drive) out of the lowland areas where it once lived as a result of farming, deforestation and other development. Wild population estimates ____38____ (variety): one estimate shows that there are about 1,590 individuals ____39____ (live) in the wild while a 2006 study estimated that this figure could reach up to 2,000 to 3,000. Some reports also show that ____40____ number of giant pandas in the wild is on the rise. The West first learned of the giant panda on 11 March 1869, ____41____ the French missionary (传教士) Armand David received a panda skin from a hunter. In 1936, Ruth Harkness became the first Westerner to bring a live giant panda named Su Lin to the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. ____42____ (protect) pandas, in 2012, Earthwatch Institute, a global non-profit organization that teams volunteers with scientists to conduct important ____43____ (science) research, launched a program called “On the Trail of Giant Panda”. This program, based in the Wolong National Nature Reserve, allows ____44____ (voluntary) to work up close with pandas cared for in captivity (圈养), and help them ____45____ (gradual) adapt to life in the wild. 【答案】36. of 37. has been driven 38. vary 39. living 40. the 41. when 42. To protect 43. scientific 44. volunteers 45. gradually 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍大熊猫的生存现状、发现历史及保护措施。 【36题详解】 考查介词。句意：大熊猫被称为熊猫熊或简称熊猫，它的家园是中国中部山区的竹林。此处为“介词+关系代词”引导的非限制性定语从句，先行词为panda，在从句中作定语，修饰home，表示所属关系，所以使用介词of，of which the home相当于whose home，表示“大熊猫的家园”。故填of。 【37题详解】 考查动词时态和语态。句意：在过去的几十年里，由于农业、森林砍伐和其他发展，大熊猫被赶出了曾经居住的低地地区。此处为谓语动词，根据时间状语in the past decades可知，此处使用现在完成时，drive与主语the giant panda之间为被动关系，所以使用现在完成时的被动语态，主语为单数，助动词使用has。故填has been driven。 【38题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：野生大熊猫数量的估计各不相同。此处为谓语动词，variety的动词形式为vary，意为“变化；不同”，此处描述的是客观事实，所以使用一般现在时，主语为复数，所以谓语动词使用原形。故填vary。 【39题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：一项估计显示，野生大熊猫约有1590只，而2006年的一项研究估计，这一数字可能达到2000至3000只。此处为非谓语动词作后置定语，live与所修饰的名词individuals之间为主动关系，所以使用现在分词形式。故填living。 【40题详解】 考查冠词。句意：一些报告还显示，野生大熊猫的数量正在上升。the number of“……的数量”，为固定短语，所以此处使用定冠词the。故填the。 【41题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：西方第一次了解到大熊猫是在1869年3月11日，当时法国传教士阿尔芒·戴维从一个猎人那里得到了一张熊猫皮。此处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为11 March 1869，在从句中作时间状语，所以使用关系副词when。故填when。 【42题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：为了保护大熊猫，2012年，地球观察研究所发起了一个名为“追踪大熊猫”的项目。地球观察研究所是一个全球性的非营利组织，它让志愿者与科学家合作进行重要的科学研究。此处为非谓语动词作目的状语，所以使用不定式形式，且位于句首，首字母需大写。故填To protect。 【43题详解】 考查形容词。句意：同上。此处修饰名词research，应用形容词作定语，science的形容词为scientific，表示“科学的”。故填scientific。 【44题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：这个项目位于卧龙国家级自然保护区，允许志愿者近距离接触圈养的大熊猫，并帮助它们逐渐适应野外生活。此处为名词作宾语，voluntary的名词为volunteer，表示“志愿者”，且为可数名词，前面没有冠词，所以使用复数形式。故填volunteers。 【45题详解】 考查副词。句意：同上。此处修饰动词adapt，应用副词作状语，gradual的副词为gradually，表示“逐渐地”。故填gradually。 第四部分 任务型阅读 (共两节，满分 20 分) “I…I thought you could use it for something.” Susan’s explanation did nothing to help us understand why a dark blue carpet remnant (零头布料) was being given as a birthday gift. The murmured “thanks” could be barely heard as Susan handed it to Holly. Holly’s feeling didn’t become evident until the following evening. “Well, I guess we know how much my best friend thinks of me, huh, Mom?” she said quietly, with her head down. The next morning, I carried a garbage bag outside. My heart sank as I lifted the lid of the garbage can and saw the gift from Susan lying there. Hesitating only a moment, I picked it up and brought it into the house. “Susan invited you and me to go over to her house after school tomorrow.” One day later, Holly announced as she arrived home from school. Although her voice carried a so-what attitude, I did sense something excited. The next day, we drove to the destination along the winding country road. A tall woman stood in the doorway to greet us as we approached the small farmhouse. The house was shabby but neat, decorated with used furniture. From the chat with the woman, we knew Susan had long been separated from her parents and she was Susan’s foster mother. A warm light shone in her eyes as she explained to me her fondness for Susan. I came to respect this generous-hearted woman who had opened her home to a young girl and attempted to make a difference in her life. As daylight began to fade, we offered our thanks and said goodbye. Holly sat quietly in the car, leaning her body forward with her eyes fixed on the road ahead. 46. 根据文本内容从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填入文本图示中，每词限用一次，有两词为多余选项 Hesitate grow give neat left-behind improve offer low luck dusk present spot Susan ________Holly with a dark blue carpet remnant as her birthday gift. Holly thanked Susan in a________ voice. Holly’s grief ________. The next morning, Susan’s carpet was ________ in the garbage bag. With a moment of ________, I picked the carpet up and brought it into the house. One day later, Susan ________ a visit to her home, Holly and me. Susan lived in a farmhouse, shabby but ________ decorated with used furniture. Susan was a ________ child, living with her foster mother. ________ indeed, Susan’s foster mother treated her quite well. At ________, we left Susan’s home and headed back home. 47. How did Holly feel after receiving Susan’s birthday gift and why? ____________________________________________________________ 48. What was Holly’s reaction towards Susan’s invitation? ____________________________________________________________ 49. What might be Holly’s feeling during her back-home ride? What would Holly possibly do after getting home? ____________________________________________________________ 【答案】46. ①. presented ②. low ③. grew ④. spotted ⑤. hesitation ⑥. offered ⑦. neat ⑧. left-behind ⑨. Luckily ⑩. dusk 47. Holly felt disappointed\heart-broken\unhappy\gloomy\sad, because she couldn’t believe her best friend just sent her such shabby gifts. 48. Holly felt excited about\at the invitation, though pretending not to be interested in it. 49. Holly might hold a feeling of relief and regret since she had learnt about the real meaning of Susan’s birthday gift. After getting home, she would possibly rush to the garbage bag and try to find the gift in it. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Holly收到朋友送的生日礼物后从不解到感动的过程。 【46题详解】 ①考查动词。根据第一段中“Susan’s explanation did nothing to help us understand why a dark blue carpet remnant (零头布料) was being given as a birthday gift. (苏珊的解释无助于我们理解为什么要送一块深蓝色的地毯残骸作为生日礼物。)”可知，Susan给了Holly一块深蓝色的地毯残片作为生日礼物，表示“送给，赠送”应用动词present，此处描述过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时。故填presented。 ②考查形容词。根据第一段中“The murmured “thanks” could be barely heard as Susan handed it to Holly. (苏珊把信递给霍莉时，她喃喃地说“谢谢”的声音几乎听不见。)”可知，Holly用很低的声音感谢了Susan，表示“低的”应用形容词low，作定语修饰名词voice。故填low。 ③考查动词。根据第一段中““Well, I guess we know how much my best friend thinks of me, huh, Mom?” she said quietly, with her head down. (“好吧，我想我们知道我最好的朋友有多想念我，嗯，妈妈？”她低着头平静地说。)”可知，Holly的悲伤增长了，表示“增长”应用动词grow，此处描述过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时。故填grew。 ④考查动词。根据第二段中“The next morning, I carried a garbage bag outside. My heart sank as I lifted the lid of the garbage can and saw the gift from Susan lying there. (第二天早上，我把一个垃圾袋带到外面。当我打开垃圾桶的盖子，看到苏珊的礼物躺在那里时，我的心沉了下去。)”可知，第二天早上，作者发现了Holly收到的礼物到了垃圾箱里。spot为动词“发现”，符合语境。此处描述过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时。故填spotted。 ⑤考查名词。根据第二段中“Hesitating only a moment, I picked it up and brought it into the house. (犹豫了一会儿，我把它捡起来，带进屋。)”可知，犹豫了片刻，作者把它捡起来带进了屋里，表示“犹豫”应用名词hesitation，with a moment of hesitation表示“犹豫了片刻”。故填hesitation。 ⑥考查动词。根据第三段中“Susan invited you and me to go over to her house after school tomorrow. (苏珊邀请你和我明天放学后去她家。)”可知，一天后，Susan邀请Holly和作者去她家，表示“邀请”应用动词offer，此处描述过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时。故填offered。 ⑦考查形容词。根据第三段中“The house was shabby but neat, decorated with used furniture. (这房子虽然破旧，但很整洁，装饰着用过的家具。)”可知，Susan住在一个农舍里，破旧但整洁，用旧家具装饰，表示“整洁的”应用形容词neat，作表语。故填neat。 ⑧考查形容词。根据第三段中“From the chat with the woman, we knew Susan had long been separated from her parents and she was Susan’s foster mother. (从与那位女士的交谈中，我们知道苏珊早已与父母分离，她是苏珊的养母。)”可知，Susan是一个留守儿童，和她的养母住在一起，表示“留守的”应用形容词left-behind，作定语修饰名词child。故填left-behind。 ⑨考查副词。根据第三段中“I came to respect this generous-hearted woman who had opened her home to a young girl and attempted to make a difference in her life. (我开始尊重这位慷慨的女性，她向一位年轻女孩敞开了家门，并试图改变她的生活。)”可知，Susan的养母对她很好，Holly觉得Susan很幸运，表示“幸运地”应用副词luckily，作状语。故填Luckily。 ⑩考查名词。根据最后一段中“As daylight began to fade, we offered our thanks and said goodbye. (天色渐渐暗下来，我们表示感谢并道别。)”可知，黄昏时分，我们离开了Susan的家，踏上了回家的路，表示“黄昏”应用名词dusk，at dusk表示“在黄昏时分”。故填dusk。 【47题详解】 考查推理判断。根据第一段中““Well, I guess we know how much my best friend thinks of me, huh, Mom?” she said quietly, with her head down. (“好吧，我想我们知道我最好的朋友有多想念我，嗯，妈妈？”她低着头平静地说。)”可知，Holly收到Susan的生日礼物后感到难过，因为她认为她的好朋友不会送她如此破旧的礼物。故填Holly felt disappointed\heart-broken\unhappy\gloomy\sad, because she couldn’t believe her best friend just sent her such shabby gifts. 【48题详解】 考查细节理解。根据第三段中“Although her voice carried a so-what attitude, I did sense something excited. (虽然她的声音里带着一种什么样的态度，但我确实感觉到了一些兴奋。)”可知，Holly对Susan的邀请表面上显得无所谓，但实际上很兴奋。故填Holly felt excited about\at the invitation, though pretending not to be interested in it. 【49题详解】 开放性试题。本题为开放性试题，答案不唯一，合理即可。Holly可能会感到宽慰和遗憾，因为她已经了解了Susan生日礼物的真正含义。到家后，她可能会急忙冲向垃圾袋，试图在里面找到那份礼物。故答案为Holly might hold a feeling of relief and regret since she had learnt about the real meaning of Susan’s birthday gift. After getting home, she would possibly rush to the garbage bag and try to find the gift in it. 第五部分 写作 (满分 20 分) 50. 假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Henry最近对中国文学很感兴趣，想让你推荐一本中国文学名著。请你写一封回信，内容包括： 1. 作品简介； 2. 主要人物和情节； 3. 推荐理由。 注意: 1. 词数 100 左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Henry, Thank you for your last letter. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Henry, Thank you for your last letter. Knowing your keen interest in Chinese literature, I’m eager to recommend a classic Chinese novel to you. Written by Wu Chengen in the Ming Dynasty, when social conflicts were serious and religious thoughts boomed, Journey to the West is a household name nationwide. It depicts four monks who battle demons and overcome 81 hardships along their adventurous journey to seek truth. The most outstanding character, Monkey King, is a courageous hero, bravely challenging authority and loyally safeguarding his master. The reason for my recommendation is that this novel not only entertains me with its magical plots but also inspires me to stay determined in life’s journey. In short, this novel is really worth reading. You won’t regret if you try. Yours sincerely Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给美国笔友Henry写一封回信，推荐一本中国文学名著，需包含作品简介、主要人物和情节及推荐理由。 【详解】1. 词汇积累 渴望：eager → keen 描绘：depict → portray 忠诚地：loyally → faithfully 激励：inspire → encourage 2. 句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Knowing your keen interest in Chinese literature, I’m eager to recommend a classic Chinese novel to you. 拓展句：Because I know your keen interest in Chinese literature, I’m eager to recommend a classic Chinese novel to you. 【点睛】【高分句型 1】Written by Wu Chengen in the Ming Dynasty, when social conflicts were serious and religious thoughts boomed, Journey to the West is a household name nationwide. (运用了过去分词短语作定语以及when 引导的非限制性定语从句) 【高分句型 2】The reason for my recommendation is that this novel not only entertains me with its magical plots but also encourages me to stay determined in life’s journey. (运用了that引导的表语从句以及“not only...but also...”连接两个并列结构) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $