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华侨中学2024高三级第二次月考英语试题 本试卷共五大部分，满分150分 一. 完形填空(共15小题，每小题2分，计3 0分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese___1___ at my face, but I pushed them ___2___. My mom believed I would learn ___3___ I was ready. But the ___4___ never came. On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was stare at him, ___5___, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He ___6___ at me, “You can’t even buy a ___7___ in Chinatown.” “Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for ___8___. “Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, ___9___ over a $20 bill. I ___10___ the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown. I found the fish ___11___surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like ___12___ some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fishman. But he ___13___ my English words and turned to serve the next customer. I had to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu, please.” “Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd ___14___ into laughter. My face turned red and I ran back home empty-handed, except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket. Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at ___15___. Instead, I was the joke, a disgrace (丢脸) to the language. 1. A. custom B. games C. stories D. characters 2. A. off B. aside C. along D. in 3. A. before B. and C. when D. for 4. A. time B. study C. success D. attempt 5. A. frightened B. annoyed C. confused D. excited 6. A. shouted B. knocked C. caught D. laughed 7. A. fish B. card C. pen D. book 8. A. decision B. permission C. information D. preparation 9. A. giving B. delivering C. handing D. sending 10. A. repeated B. reviewed C. spelled D. kept 11 A. farm B. pond C. stand D. market 12. A. buy B. buying C. to buy D. bought 13. A. guessed B. ignored C. forget D. doubted 14. A. fell B. turned C. broke D. burst 15. A. service B. home C. risk D. root 【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. A 11. C 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位在美国出生的华裔后代因不熟悉中文而遭遇的尴尬经历。 【1题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我三岁的时候，父母会拿带有汉字的卡片放在我面前，但我总是把它们推开。A. custom风俗，习俗；B. games游戏；C. stories故事；D. characters文字，性格，人物。根据前文“When I was three, my parents flashed cards(当我三岁的时候，我的父母会展示卡片给我看)”并结合常识可知，父母展示的应是写有汉字的卡片，让三岁的“我”认读。故选D项。 【2题详解】 考查副词词义辨析和固定短语辨析。句意：我三岁的时候，父母会拿带有汉字的卡片放在我面前，但我总是把它们推开。A. off离开，取消；B. aside在旁边；C. along沿着；D. in进入。根据后文“never came(从未到来)”可推知，“我”学习汉字的这一天从未到来过，由此可知，“我”排斥学习汉字。“push aside”，固定短语，意为“推到一边”，有“排斥”语气，符合语境。故选B项。 【3题详解】 考查连词词义辨析。句意：我妈妈认为，等我准备好时，我就会学的。A. before在……之前；B. and和，而且；C. when当……时；D. for因为。分析可知，“__3__ I was ready”为时间状语从句，表达“当我准备好的时候”。故选C项。 【4题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但那时刻却从未到来。A. time时间；B. study学习；C. success成功；D. attempt尝试。分析语境可知，“the ___4____”应是指代前文提及的“__3__ I was ready(当我准备好的时候)”的“时机”，用“time”表达。故选A项。 【5题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在除夕夜，我的叔叔用中文跟我说话，但我只能呆呆地望着他，困惑着，挠着头不知所措。A. frightened害怕的；B. annoyed恼怒的；C. confused困惑的；D. excited兴奋的。根据前文提到“我”不学中文以及后文“scratching my head(摸头犯愁)”可知，叔叔用中文和“我”说话，“我”只能盯着他、挠头，这种反应体现“听不懂”的“困惑”。故选C项。 【6题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他嘲笑我说：“在唐人街你连一条鱼都买不到。”A. shouted大声说，叫嚷；B. knocked敲击；C. caught接住，抓住；D. laughed笑，嘲笑。根据前文“Still can’t speak Chinese?(还是不会说中文吗？)”以及后文叔叔的话“You can’t even buy a ___7___ in Chinatown.(在唐人街你甚至连……都买不到。)”可推知，叔叔用玩笑话“嘲笑”了“我”不会说中文。故选D项。 【7题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他嘲笑我说：“在唐人街你连一条鱼都买不到。”A. fish鱼；B. card卡片；C. pen钢笔；D. book书籍。分析语境可知，这里的“a___7____”应是与后文“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu(记得要问店家要新鲜的鱼，Xin Xian Yu)”中的“fish”相呼应。故选A项。 【8题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我回答，然后转向妈妈寻求许可。A. decision决定；B. permission允许，许可；C. information信息；D. preparation准备。根据后文“‘Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,’ she said(‘记得要问店家要新鲜的鱼，Xin Xian Yu。’她说道)”可知，“我”得到了妈妈的“买鱼许可”。故选B项。 【9题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“记得要问店家要新鲜的鱼，Xin Xian Yu。”她说道，并递上一张 20 美元的钞票。A. giving给与；B. delivering投递，运送；C. handing交，递；D. sending发送，邮寄。根据空后的“over”以及宾语“a $20 bill(一张 20 美元的钞票)”可知，妈妈给了“我”钱。“hand over”，意为“递出，交出”。故选C项。 【10题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我重复着这些话，跑下楼，进入唐人街的街道。A. repeated重复；B. reviewed复查，回顾；C. spelled拼读；D. kept保持，保存。根据前文妈妈强调了中文表达“Xin Xian Yu”可推知，“我”要重复这个中文表达以加深记忆。故选A项。 【11题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我发现那家鱼摊周围挤满了顾客。A. farm农场；B. pond池塘；C. stand货摊，售货亭；D. market市场。根据后文“surrounded in a sea of customers(被顾客们围着)”可知，这应该是一个鱼摊。故选C项。 【12题详解】 考查动词不定式。句意：“我想买些新鲜的鱼。”我对着卖鱼的那个人大声说道。A. buy买（动词原形）；B. buying买（动名词/现在分词）；C. to buy去买（动词不定式）；D. bought买（过去式/过去分词）。“would like to do”，固定短语，意为“想要做某事”。故选C项。 【13题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但他没有理会我的英语话语，而是转身去为下一位顾客服务了。A. guessed猜测，估计；B. ignored忽略，不理睬；C. forget忘记，遗忘；D. doubted怀疑。根据后文“turned to serve the next customer(转身去为下一位顾客服务)”可推知，因为“我”说的英文，语言沟通不利，这位摊主没有搭理我而去服务下一位顾客了。故选B项。 【14题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：人群顿时大笑起来。A. fell摔倒，跌落；B. turned转身，使变成；C. broke破坏，毁坏；D. burst突然。“burst into laughter”，固定短语，意为“突然大笑”。故选D项。 【15题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我应该会感到非常自在。A. service服务；B. home家，家乡；C. risk风险，危险；D. root根部，根。根据前文“They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese.(他们是中国人。我是中国人。)”可知，他们是中国人，“我”也是中国人，因此“我”应该感觉自在，但实际却闹了笑话。“feel at home”，意为“感到自在”。故选B项。 二. 语法填空（共10小题；每小题2分， 满分20分） 语法填空 Soapy’s life was fine during spring, summer and autumn, but not so good in the winter. ____16____ November arrived, Soapy always had to find a place ____17____ he could stay in to spend winter, and at least it had three meals a day without paying one cent. The trick was simple: he broke the law. Last autumn, when nights got too cold ____18____ (sleep) in the park, Soapy realized ____19____ he should do was to make arrangements for his annual winter trip. One morning when he walked over to Fifth Avenue around 10 a.m., he sent a stone crashing through a glass window of ____20____ big department store. Then he stood ____21____ (calm) by the window, ____22____ (wait). As he had expected, a policeman came running around the corner. Soapy confessed immediately that he was the one ____23____ had broken the window. Yet the policeman did not believe him. Soapy also failed in his second scheme: the woman he tried to harass (骚扰), much ____24____ his surprise, _____25_____ (thank) him for being the first man ever to say such sweet words to her. 【答案】16. When 17. which 18. to sleep 19. what 20. a 21. calmly 22. waiting 23. who 24. to 25. thanked 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了主人公Soapy两次“故意违法却未达目的”的荒诞经历。 【16题详解】 考查时间状语从句。句意：当十一月来临时，Soapy总是不得不找个地方过冬，至少一天三餐不用付一分钱。此处引导时间状语从句，表示“当……时候”，应用when引导，置于句首，首字母大写。故填When。 【17题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：当十一月来临时，Soapy总是不得不找个地方过冬，至少一天三餐不用付一分钱。此处引导定语从句，先行词是place，关系词在从句中作介词in的宾语，应用关系代词which引导。故填which。 【18题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：去年秋天，当夜晚变得过于寒冷以至于无法在公园里入睡时，Soapy意识到他应该做的是为自己的年度冬游做些安排。固定搭配too…to do sth.“太……而无法做某事”。故填to sleep。 【19题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：去年秋天，当夜晚变得过于寒冷以至于无法在公园里入睡时，Soapy意识到他应该做的是为自己的年度冬游做些安排。此处引导宾语从句，从句中动词do缺少宾语，应用连接代词what引导。故填what。 【20题详解】 考查冠词。句意：一天上午十点左右，当他走到第五大道时，他扔出一块石头，砸破了一家大型百货商店的玻璃窗。此处泛指“一家大型百货商店”，且big以辅音音素开头，应用不定冠词a。故填a。 【21题详解】 考查副词。句意：然后他平静地站在窗边，等着。此处修饰动词stood，应用副词calmly“冷静地，镇静地”，作状语。故填calmly。 【22题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：然后他平静地站在窗边，等着。主语he与动词wait之间为主动关系，应用现在分词，作状语。故填waiting。 【23题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：Soapy马上承认是他打破了窗户。此处引导定语从句，先行词是“(the) one”，指代单数人，且关系词在从句里作主语，只能用who作引导词，不能用 that。故填who。 【24题详解】 考查介词。句意：Soapy的第二个计谋也失败了：他试图骚扰的那个女人，令他大为惊讶的是，竟然感谢他是第一个对她讲这种甜言蜜语的男人。固定短语to one’s surprise“令某人吃惊的是”，to是介词。故填to。 【25题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：Soapy的第二个计谋也失败了：他试图骚扰的那个女人，令他大为惊讶的是，竟然感谢他是第一个对她讲这种甜言蜜语的男人。此处作主句谓语动词，结合语境可知，句子讲述过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时。故填thanked。 三. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A. I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down, I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf (小象) struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away. There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk (象鼻) against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock. Just at this moment she fell back into the river. If she were carried down, it would be certain death. I knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot (地点) where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf. While I was wondering what I could do next, I heard the sound of a mother’s love. Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could, roaring (吼叫) all the time, but to her calf it was music. 26. The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw ________. A. Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water B. Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock C. the calf was washed away by the rising water D. the calf was about to fall into the river 27. How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water? A. By carrying it on her back. B. By pressing it against her body. C. By taking it away with her. D. By putting it on a safe spot. 28. How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring? A. It was a great comfort. B. It was a sign of danger. C. It was a call for help. D. It was a musical note. 29. What can be the best title for the text? A. A Deadly River B. A Brave Act C. A Mother’s Love D. A Matter of Life and Death 30. Where is the text probably taken from？ A. A guidebook. B. A diary collection. C. A science fiction. D. A geography book. 【答案】26. A 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述的是母象Ma Shwe为拯救小象与凶猛的河水进行斗争的故事。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body.(在那里，我看到Ma Shwe和她三个月大的幼崽在快速上涨的水中挣扎，这是一场生死搏斗。她的小象漂浮着，恐惧地尖叫着。Ma Shwe尽可能地靠近对岸，用她的整个身体抵住湍急的水流，让小象紧贴在她巨大的身体上。)”可知，当作者走到河岸，看到Ma Shwe用身体抵挡湍急的河水，护住小象。故选A项。 【27题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk (象鼻) against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.(Ma Shwe迅速转身去够小象，用头部和象鼻将小象紧紧抵在布满岩石的河岸上。随后，它使出全身力气，用象鼻卷起小象，几经努力，终于成功将小象放到了一块狭窄的岩石台面上。)”可知，Ma Shwe是通过把小象放到一个安全的地方来营救小象的。故选D项。 【28题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“While I was wondering what I could do next, I heard the sound of a mother’s love. Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could, roaring (吼叫) all the time, but to her calf it was music.(正当我思考接下来能做些什么时，我仿佛听到了母爱的声音。Ma Shwe已经渡过河，爬上了岸，正拼尽全力往小象的方向赶，一路上不停地吼叫——但对她的小象来说，这吼声却如同天籁。)”可知，当Ma Shwe成功地救了小象后，象妈妈Ma Shwe的吼叫也像是音乐一般，由此可以推断，象妈妈的吼叫声成为对小象的一种抚慰。故选A项。 【29题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body.(在那里，我看到Ma Shwe和她三个月大的小象正在快速上涨的河水中挣扎，那简直是一场生死较量。小象浮在水里，惊恐地尖叫着。Ma Shwe尽可能地靠近对岸，用自己的整个身躯抵挡湍急的河水，同时紧紧将小象护在自己庞大的身体旁。)”、文章第二段中“Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.(随后，它使出全身力气，用象鼻卷起小象，几经努力，终于成功将小象放到了一块狭窄的岩石台面上。)”以及最后一段中的“Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got to the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could, roaring (吼叫) all the time, but to her calf it was music.(Ma Shwe已经渡过了河，到了岸边，她正以最快的速度往回走，一路上一直在咆哮，但对她的小象来说，这是音乐。)”可知，文章主要讲述了母象Ma Shwe在快速上涨的河水中，拼尽全力保护并营救三个月大的小象的感人故事，核心展现了“母爱”的伟大——母象不顾自身安危，多次与湍急的河水对抗，最终成功将小象安置在安全地带，即便自己陷入险境也依然第一时间返回小象身边。C选项“A Mother’s Love(母亲的爱)”精准概括文章主题，且与最后一段中“ I heard the sound of a mother’s love(我听到了母爱的声音)”相呼应。故选C项。 【30题详解】  推理判断题。文章采用第一人称叙述，包含具体的时间顺序，比如第一段中“I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down, I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf (小象) struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle.(我突然听到一头大象在鸣叫，听起来像是受了惊吓。我低头一看，立刻意识到情况不妙，赶忙跑到近岸的岸边。在那里，我看到Ma Shwe正和她三个月大的小象在快速上涨的河水中挣扎，那完全是一场生死较量。)”、第三段首句中“Just at this moment”和第四段首句中“While I was wondering what I could do next(我还在想接下来该怎么办)”作者以第一人称视角阐述即时性的个人观察与感受，这些元素符合日记的个人经历记录的特点，因此，文章最可能选自日记合集，故选B项。 B When people hear a president speak, they seldom think about others helping to shape the presentation(报告). Today, however, presidents depend on writers such as J. Terry Edmonds to help them communicate effectively. Edmonds is the first African American ever to work as a full-time speechwriter for a U. S. president; he is also the first African American to serve as director of speechwriting for the White House. He is an all American story of success. Edmonds grew up in Baltimore, Maryland; his father drove a truck, and his mother worked as a waitress. A great reader, Edmonds showed a gift for writing at his high school, Baltimore City College. After graduating in 1967, Edmonds went on to Morgan State University. Edmonds began his career in business, with jobs in public relations and communications. He joined the world of politics as news secretary for his congressman (国会议员) from Baltimore. During Bill Clinton's presidency, he wrote speeches for Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala and worked in a number of jobs in the White House and in governmental departments. President Clinton then appointed (任命)him to the office of director of speechwriting. Following the 2000 elections, Edmonds returned to Morgan State University as the school's special assistant to the president for 2001－2002. 31. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text? A. Edmonds graduated from Morgan State University in 1967 B. Edmonds proved himself to be good at writing at high school. C. Edmonds was the first full-time speechwriter . D. Edmonds served as the White House after 2000. 32. Edmonds entered the world of politics as_______. A. a speechwriter for president Clinton B. news secretary for a congressman C. news secretary in the White House D. a speechwriter for Secretary Donna Shalala 33. T he text is most likely to be found in a book about _______. A. popular science B. historical events C. political systems D. successful people 34. The first paragraph suggests all the following EXCEPT________. A. there is no full-time speechwriter for the president before J. Terry Edmonds B. J. Terry Edmonds is a successful man in American’s history C. without J. Terry Edmonds’s job the president can’t communicate with others D. there is someone to prepare a speech for the president 35. In fact, J. Terry Edmonds’ job as a speechwriter was connected with _______. A. Bill Clinton B. the White House C. his family D. Africa 【答案】31. B 32. B 33. D 34. C 35. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了美国首位非裔白宫演讲撰稿人J. Terry Edmonds的成功经历。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段的第二句“A great reader, Edmonds showed a gift for writing at his high school(埃德蒙兹是一位伟大的读者，他在高中时展示了写作天赋)”可知，埃德蒙兹在高中时证明了自己擅长写作。故选B。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段的第二句“He joined the world of politics as news secretary for his congressman (国会议员) from Baltimore(他作为巴尔的摩国会议员的新闻秘书加入了政界)”可知，埃德蒙兹作为国会议员的新闻秘书加入了政界，故选B。 【33题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“Edmonds is the first African American ever to work as a full-time speechwriter for a U. S. president; he is also the first African American to serve as director of speechwriting for the White House. (埃德蒙兹是第一位全职为美国总统撰写演讲稿的非裔美国人；他也是第一位担任白宫演讲稿撰写主任的非裔美国人)”，第二段第一句“Edmonds grew up in Baltimore, Maryland(埃德蒙兹在马里兰州巴尔的摩长大)”，第三段第一句“Edmonds began his career in business, with jobs in public relations and communications(埃德蒙兹的职业生涯始于商业，从事公共关系和通信工作)”可知，本文是一篇人物介绍，介绍了一位成功人物Edmonds。由此推知，本文最有可能在一本关于成功人物的书中找到。故选D。 【34题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段第二句“Today, however, presidents depend on writers such as J. Terry Edmonds to help them communicate effectively. (然而在今天，总统们需要依靠像埃德蒙兹这样的撰稿人来帮助他们进行有效沟通。)”可知，总统依赖演讲撰稿人帮助有效沟通，但并未说没有Edmonds总统就无法与他人沟通，故选C。 【35题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“During Bill Clinton's presidency , he wrote speeches for Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala and worked in a number of jobs in the White House and in governmental departments. President Clinton then appointed (任命) him to the office of director of speechwriting (在比尔·克林顿执政期间，他曾为卫生与公众服务部长唐娜·莎拉拉撰写演讲稿，并在白宫及政府各部门担任过数职。克林顿总统随后任命他为演讲撰稿办公室主任。)”可知他的演讲稿撰写工作始于克林顿总统任期内，且由克林顿总统任命为演讲稿撰写主任，核心关联人物是比尔・克林顿。故选A。 C Everywhere man is altering the balance of nature. He is facilitating the spread of plants and animals into new regions, sometimes deliberately, sometimes unconsciously. He is covering huge areas with new kinds of plants, or with houses, factories, slag-heaps and other products of his civilization. He exterminates some species on a large scale, but favors the multiplication of others. In brief, he has done more in five thousand years to alter the biological aspect of the planet than has nature in five million. Many of these changes which he has brought about have had unforeseen consequences. Who would have thought that the throwing away of a piece of Canadian waterweed would have caused half the waterways of Britain to be blocked for a decade, or that the provision of pot cacti for lonely settlers’ wives would have led to Eastern Australian being overrun with forests of Prickly Pear? Who would have prophesied that the cutting down of forests on the Adriatic coasts, or in parts of Central Africa, could have reduced the land to a semi desert, with the very soil washed away from the bare rock? Who would have thought that improved communications would have changed history by the spreading of disease-sleeping sickness into East Africa, measles into Oceania, very possibly malaria into ancient Greece? These are spectacular examples; but examples on a smaller scale are everywhere to be found. We make a nature sanctuary for rare birds, prescribing absolute security for all species; and we may find that some common and hardy kind of bird multiplies beyond measure and ousts the rare kinds in which we were particularly interested. We see, owing to some little change brought about by civilization, the starling spread over the English country-side in hordes. We improve the yielding capacities of our cattle; and find that now they exhaust the pastures which sufficed for less exigent stock. 36. The following examples except ________ reflect man altering the balance of nature. A. man is covering huge areas with new kinds of plants B. man is facilitating the spread of animals into new regions. C. man is getting to know the importance of keeping the balance of nature. D. man is killing some species on a large scale 37. What had a piece of Canadian waterweed cause? A. Half the waterways of Britain blocked for a decade. B. Eastern Australian was overrun with forests. C. In parts of central Africa, the land reduced to a semi desert. D. Disease-sleeping has been caused. 38. What have spread diseases? A. Improved communications. B. Measles. C. Disease-sleeping sickness D. Malaria. 39. We make a nature sanctuary for rare birds but ________. A. no bird multiply B. rare kinds multiply C. all bird multiply D. some common and hardy kind of bird multiplies 40. The main idea of the passage is ________. A. that man is deliberately destroying the balance of nature B that man has foreseen the consequences of altering the balance old nature C. that man is altering the balance of nature D. that improved communications have changed history 【答案】36. C 37. A 38. A 39. D 40. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要阐述了人类在各个方面改变自然的平衡所造成的影响，包括一些大规模的、意想不到的后果，以及一些小规模的、普遍存在的例子。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Everywhere man is altering the balance of nature. He is facilitating the spread of plants and animals into new regions, sometimes deliberately, sometimes unconsciously. He is covering huge areas with new kinds of plants, or with houses, factories, slag-heaps and other products of his civilization. He exterminates some species on a large scale, but favors the multiplication of others. (人类到处都在改变自然的平衡。他正在促进动植物向新地区的传播，有时是故意的，有时是无意识的。他用新的植物种类，或者用房屋、工厂、矿渣堆和他的其他文明产物覆盖了巨大的面积。他大规模地消灭一些物种，但鼓励另一些物种的繁殖。)”可知，人类正在用新的植物覆盖大片土地、促进动物向新地区的传播、大规模地消灭一些物种，这些都是人类改变自然平衡的行为，而C选项“人类开始认识到保持自然平衡的重要性。”在文中未提及，且与人类正在改变自然平衡的行为不符。故选C项。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Who would have thought that the throwing away of a piece of Canadian waterweed would have caused half the waterways of Britain to be blocked for a decade (谁会想到，扔掉一片加拿大水草会导致英国一半的水道被堵塞十年)”可知，一片加拿大水草造成英国一半的水道堵塞十年。故选A项。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Who would have thought that improved communications would have changed history by the spreading of disease-sleeping sickness into East Africa, measles into Oceania, very possibly malaria into ancient Greece? (谁会想到，交通的改善会通过将昏睡病传播到东非、麻疹传播到大洋洲、很有可能将疟疾传播到古希腊而改变历史？)”可知，改善的交通状况传播了疾病。故选A项。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“We make a nature sanctuary for rare birds, prescribing absolute security for all species; and we may find that some common and hardy kind of bird multiplies beyond measure and ousts the rare kinds in which we were particularly interested. (我们为珍稀鸟类建立了一个自然保护区，为所有物种规定绝对的安全；我们可能会发现，一些常见而强壮的鸟类大量繁殖，排挤掉了我们特别感兴趣的珍稀鸟类。)”可知，我们为珍稀鸟类建立了一个自然保护区，但是一些常见且适应性强的鸟类大量繁殖。故选D项。 40题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段“Everywhere man is altering the balance of nature. (人类处处都在改变着自然界的平衡。)”和第二段中“Many of these changes which he has brought about have had unforeseen consequences. (人类带来的许多变化产生了无法预料的后果。)”可知，文章主要讲的是人类正在改变自然的平衡以及产生的影响，故“that man is altering the balance of nature (人类正在改变大自然的平衡)”是文章的主题，符合文章大意。故选C项。 D. So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that “reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible”. 　　Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also public activity. It can be seen and observed. 　　Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny. 　　If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable ,what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest (探索) for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. “Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children.” 　　When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of learning to read by reading. 41. The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that ________. A. too much time is spent in teaching about reading B. students spend endless hours in reading C. reading tasks are assigned with little guidance D. it is one of the most difficult school courses 42. The teaching of reading will be successful if ________. A. teachers can improve conditions at school for the students B. teachers can devise the most efficient system for reading C. teachers can enable students to develop their own way of reading D. teachers can make their teaching activities observable 43. The underlined word “scrutiny” most probably means “________”. A. inquiry B. control C. observation D. suspicion 44. According to the passage learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when ________. A. teacher and learner roles are interchangeable B. children become highly motivated C. teaching helps children in the search for knowledge D. reading enriches children’s experience 45. The main idea of the passage is that ________. A. teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to read B. teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possible C. reading is more complicated than generally believed D. reading ability is something acquired rather than taught 【答案】41. A 42. C 43. C 44. B 45. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要介绍了阅读是自学获得的能力，而非教师直接教授的过程。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading.(这当然不是花在阅读活动上的无尽时间)”可知，阅读课程的问题在于花了太多时间在教学阅读上。故选A。 【42题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read.(教学的功能是创造条件和氛围，使儿童能够设计出最有效的自学阅读系统)”可知，如果老师能够创造条件让学生发展自己的阅读方式，那么阅读教学就可以成功。故选C。 【43题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第三段中“Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny.(学习阅读涉及到每个人为了理解印刷语言的世界所做的一切。几乎所有这些都是私人的，因为学习是一种脑力劳动，而且这个过程不公开接受公众的scrutiny)”可知，学习阅读是个人脑力劳动的过程，这个过程是不公开的，因此推断划线词与observation“观察”意思相近，即学习阅读的过程不受公众观察。故选C。 【44题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of learning to read by reading.(当教师创造一个环境，让孩子们有机会通过阅读来解决学习阅读的问题时，学习阅读就变得更容易了)”可知，当孩子们对学习阅读有很高的积极性时，学习阅读就不再是一件困难的任务。故选B。 【45题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段中“Douglas insists that “reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible”.(道格拉斯坚持认为“阅读不能直接教授，学校应该停止尝试做不可能的事情”)”以及第二段中“The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read.(教学的功能是创造条件和氛围，使儿童能够设计出最有效的自学阅读系统)”以及最后一段中“Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of learning to read by reading.(当教师创造一个环境，让孩子们有机会通过阅读来解决学习阅读的问题时，学习阅读就变得更容易了)”可知，本文主要论述了阅读是自学获得的能力，而不是教师直接教授的，阅读的能力是获得的，而不是被教授的。故选D。 四. 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分） 阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。 请阅读以下游客的信息，然后匹配游客和他/她在The Mercury Hotel居住的房间： The Blue Mercury Hotel has a variety of different hotel rooms for different kinds of people. Book 7 days in advance and you will pay at special rates. The categories are as follows. ____46____ Jane and Jessica, college students on holiday excursion, book the room of the Blue Mercury Hotel a fortnight ahead of time; plan to live in a room with the minimum pay. ____47____ Jim and his newly married bride, arriving tomorrow morning, choose to have a suite with a king-size bed, for which they budget to pay at most $1200 for two of them for one night. ____48____ Two couples on a trip stop at Blue Mercury Hotel. They like the place so much that they agree to stay in the hotel for two nights. Their budget is between $900-700 for each family. ____49____ For Dave and his wife, they would rather book a suite where they can enjoy the ocean view, concerned less about the price of the room. ____50____ Doctor King is having a conference at the Blue Mercury Hotel. He has to write his research paper. He wants to stay in a hotel room which has the suitable facilities. A.Ruby No 1: With a balcony. One single bed and a computer, Internet accessible Max: One person Price: Regular Rate — $490 (per person / per night) With no special rate all year around B.Sapphire No 2: With a balcony. Two double beds (all standard rooms) Max: Four people Price: Regular rate — $220 (per person / per night) Special rate — $190 (per person / per night) C.Emerald No 1: With a balcony. Two double beds or one king-size bed (all standard room) Max: Four people Price: Regular rate — $290 (per person / per night) Special rate — $220 (per person / per night) DRuby No 2: With a balcony. One bed room suite with one king-size bed Max: two people Price: regular rate — $580 (per person / per night) Special rate — $400 (per person / per night) E.Emerald No 3: With a balcony. Two-bed room suite on the top floor of the oceanarium with two king-size beds Max: Four people Price: Regular rate — $900 (per person / per night) Special Rate — $760 (per person / per night) F.Sapphire No 1: With no balcony. Two double beds (smaller space) Max: Two people Price: Regular Rate — $120 (per person / per night) Special Rate —$90 (per person / per night) 【答案】46. F 47. D 48. B 49. E 50. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。根据题目提供的游客信息，然后匹配游客和他/她在The Mercury Hotel居住的房间 【46题详解】 根据“Jane and Jessica, college students on holiday excursion, book the room of the Blue Mercury Hotel a fortnight ahead of time; plan to live in a room with the minimum pay. (简和杰西卡是大学生，准备去度假，她们提前两周预定了蓝水星酒店的房间；计划住在最低付款的房间里。)”可知，简和杰西卡计划住在最低付款的房间里。对比房间价格可知，F选项的房间价格最低，符合她们的要求。故选F。 【47题详解】 根据“Jim and his newly married bride, arriving tomorrow morning, choose to have a suite with a king-size bed, for which they budget to pay at most $1200 for two of them for one night. (吉姆和他的新婚新娘明天早上到达，他们选择了一间有一张特大号床的套房，两人住一晚的预算最多为1200美元。)”可知，吉姆和他的新婚新娘选择了一间有一张特大号床的套房，两人住一晚的预算最多为1200美元。对比选项可知，D选项的房间有一张特大号床，且价格也符合他们的要求。故选D。 【48题详解】 根据“Two couples on a trip stop at Blue Mercury Hotel. They like the place so much that they agree to stay in the hotel for two nights. Their budget is between $900-700 for each family. (两对夫妇在蓝色水星酒店旅行。他们非常喜欢这个地方，所以同意在旅馆住两个晚上。他们每个家庭的预算在900-700美元之间。)”可知，两对夫妇旅行，要住两个晚上，他们每个家庭的预算在900-700美元之间。对比选项可知，B选项的房间有两张双人床，能够住四个人，且价格也符合他们的要求。故选B。 【49题详解】 根据“For Dave and his wife, they would rather book a suite where they can enjoy the ocean view, concerned less about the price of the room. (对于戴夫和他的妻子来说，他们宁愿预订一间可以欣赏海景的套房，而不太关心房间的价格。)”可知，戴夫和他的妻子想预订一间可以欣赏海景的套房。对比选项可知，E选项的房间套房在海洋水族馆的顶层，而且有阳台，能够欣赏到海景，符合他们的要求。故选E。 【50题详解】 根据“Doctor King is having a conference at the Blue Mercury Hotel. He has to write his research paper. He wants to stay in a hotel room which has the suitable facilities. (金博士正在蓝水星酒店开会。他必须写他的研究论文。他想住在一个设备齐全的旅馆房间里。)”可知，金博士在开会，还需要写演讲论文，所以想住在一个设备齐全的旅馆房间里。对比选项可知，A选项的房间带阳台，一张单人床和一台电脑，可上网，属于设备齐全的房间，符合他的要求。故选A。 第一节 基础写作(共1小题，满分20分) 51. 假如你们学校“英语爱好者俱乐部”将对“良好饮食习惯”这一话题进行讨论。请根据下列提示，用英语写一篇发言稿。写作内容： 部分同学的饮食习惯 良好的饮食习惯 个人看法 不吃早餐 爱吃零食 偏食 饮食过量 饮食多样化 饮食定时定量 重要性；有助于身体健康 写作要求：1. 只能用5个句子表达全部内容； 2. 开头已给出，但不计入总句数。 参考词汇：偏食 be particular about food 零食 snack Dear friends, As we all know, we are what we eat. Therefore, it’s very important for us to form healthy eating habits. … ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ That’s all. Thank you! 【答案】One possible version: Dear friends, As we all know, we are what we eat. Therefore, it’s very important for us to form healthy eating habits. However, bad eating habits are still very common among us students. Some of us often go to school without breakfast; some like to have snacks; some others are particular about food; and still some eat or drink too much. All these bad habits will surely do harm to our health. To keep fit, we should have various healthy diets, which generally include proper amounts of fish, meat, vegetables, fruit as well as main food. Besides, we’d better have meals regularly. In my opinion, we should try to develop healthy eating habits to build up a strong body to study better. That’s all. Thank you! 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，假如你们学校“英语爱好者俱乐部”将对“良好饮食习惯”这一话题进行讨论，请根据题目提示，用英语写一篇发言稿。 【详解】1.词汇积累 损害：do harm to→damage 各种各样的：various→a variety of 培养：develop→cultivate 此外：besides =what’s more 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：In my opinion, we should try to develop healthy eating habits to build up a strong body to study better. 拓展句：In my opinion, we should try to develop healthy eating habits, which will help build up a strong body to study better. 【点睛】[高分句型1] To keep fit, we should have various healthy diets, which generally include proper amounts of fish, meat, vegetables, fruit as well as main food. (运用了动词不定式作目的状语和which引导的非限制性定语从句) [高分句型2] In my opinion, we should try to develop healthy eating habits to build up a strong body to study better.(运用了动词不定式作目的状语) 第二节读写任务（共1小题，满分25分） 52. 阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。 A Man had two dogs: a Hound and a Housedog. When the two dogs were still young, the Man gave them different trainings. The Hound was made to run miles to trace animals. It had to fight with big animals. Every day, the Man would lead the Hound out to the forest and hunt in the mountains. These hard experiences helped him build up a strong body and great determination. While the Hound was trained to assist him in his sports, the Housedog was taught to watch the house. The Housedog was told to remain at home. It would bark at those strange visitors. Its task was to protect the possessions. When the Man returned home after a good day’s sport, he always gave the Housedog a large share of his spoil. The Hound, feeling much hurt at this, scolded his companion, saying, “It is very hard to have all this labor, while you, who do not assist in the chase, enjoy the fruits of my hard work.” The Housedog replied, “Do not blame me, my friend, but find fault with the master, who has not taught me to labor, but to depend for subsistence on the labor of others.” Children are not to be blamed for the assignments of their parents. ［写作内容］ 1. 以约30个词概括寓言内容； 2. 以约120个词从“猎犬”或者“家狗”中任选一个角度发表你的看法，并包括如下要点： 1)请你对“猎狗”或“家狗”所受的培训导致的结果进行评价，并说出理由； 2)假如受培训的是你，你愿意接受哪种培训？为什么？ ［写作要求］ 作文中可使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容， 但不得直接引用原文中的句子。 ［评分标准］ 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version： As is described in the story, the hound and the housedog were given different trainings because their master assigned them different tasks. Therefore the two dogs led two kinds of lives. (31 words) It is evident that what the hound gets from its training is of life-long benefit. First, through the hard experience, the hound has gained the ability for survival. Second, the training has cultivated the hound’s independence. Last but not least, a strong character with great determination has been formed, which will help the hound bravely face challenges. If I were to be trained, I would prefer the training the hound has received. Take myself as an example. Having been brought up in a comfortable environment, I was dependent. Then the military training I received when I was in primary school taught me how to shoulder life responsibility. The tight schedule, the strict rules, the serious officers and the hard training made me suddenly realize what life is like. From then on, I became independent and strong-willed. Therefore, I believe we need hard training to upgrade ourselves. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇寓言故事，主要讲述了一个人分别训练猎犬打猎、看家狗看家。打猎归来后，主人给看家狗很多猎物，这让辛苦打猎的猎犬很受伤。看家狗指出是主人的错，没教它劳动。这个故事传达出孩子不应因父母的安排而受责备这一道理。 【详解】1.要点摘录： ①A Man had two dogs: a Hound and a Housedog. ②When the two dogs were still young, the Man gave them different trainings. ③While the Hound was trained to assist him in his sports, the Housedog was taught to watch the house. ④The Housedog was told to remain at home. It would bark at those strange visitors. 2.缜密构思 将第1、2两个要点进行重组，将第3、4两个要点进行整合。 3.遣词造句 As presented in the story, the master assigned distinct tasks to the hound and the housedog, which led to them receiving different trainings. Consequently, the two dogs ended up living two entirely different lives. 【点睛】 [高分句型1] As presented in the story, the master assigned distinct tasks to the hound and the housedog, which led to them receiving different trainings.运用两个复杂的主从复合句对原文第一句和第二句进行了概括。其中as引导的状语从句、which引导的非限制性定语从句等表达高级。 [高分句型2] Consequently, the two dogs ended up living two entirely different lives.用副词作状语，修饰整个句子和动名词作宾语，对第七、八、九句进行了概括，表达非常高级。 2. 在我看来，猎犬从训练中得到的是终身受益的。首先，通过艰苦的经历，猎犬获得了生存的能力。第二，训练培养了猎犬的独立性。第三，一个坚强的性格和巨大的决心已经形成，这将有助于猎犬勇敢地面对挑战。故答案为It is evident that what the hound gets from its training is of life-long benefit. First, through the hard experience, the hound has gained the ability for survival. Second, the training has cultivated the hound’s independence. Last but not least, a strong character with great determination has been formed, which will help the hound bravely face challenges. 3. 如果我要接受训练，我宁愿接受猎犬所接受的训练。以我自己为例。在一个舒适的环境中长大，我很依赖别人。然后，我在小学时接受的军训教会了我如何承担生活的责任。紧凑的日程、严格的规章、严肃的军官和艰苦的训练让我突然意识到生活是什么样子。从那时起，我变得独立和意志坚强。因此，我认为我们需要通过艰苦的训练来提升自己。故答案为If I were to be trained, I would prefer the training the hound has received. Take myself as an example. Having been brought up in a comfortable environment, I was dependent. Then the military training I received when I was in primary school taught me how to shoulder life responsibility. The tight schedule, the strict rules, the serious officers and the hard training made me suddenly realize what life is like. From then on, I became independent and strong-willed. Therefore, I believe we need hard training to upgrade ourselves. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 华侨中学2024高三级第二次月考英语试题 本试卷共五大部分，满分150分 一. 完形填空(共15小题，每小题2分，计3 0分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese___1___ at my face, but I pushed them ___2___. My mom believed I would learn ___3___ I was ready. But the ___4___ never came. On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was stare at him, ___5___, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He ___6___ at me, “You can’t even buy a ___7___ in Chinatown.” “Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for ___8___. “Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, ___9___ over a $20 bill. I ___10___ the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown. I found the fish ___11___surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like ___12___ some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fishman. But he ___13___ my English words and turned to serve the next customer. I had to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu, please.” “Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd ___14___ into laughter. My face turned red and I ran back home empty-handed, except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket. Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at ___15___. Instead, I was the joke, a disgrace (丢脸) to the language. 1. A. custom B. games C. stories D. characters 2. A. off B. aside C. along D. in 3. A. before B. and C. when D. for 4. A. time B. study C. success D. attempt 5. A. frightened B. annoyed C. confused D. excited 6. A. shouted B. knocked C. caught D. laughed 7. A. fish B. card C. pen D. book 8. A. decision B. permission C. information D. preparation 9. A. giving B. delivering C. handing D. sending 10. A. repeated B. reviewed C. spelled D. kept 11. A. farm B. pond C. stand D. market 12. A. buy B. buying C. to buy D. bought 13. A. guessed B. ignored C. forget D. doubted 14. A. fell B. turned C. broke D. burst 15. A. service B. home C. risk D. root 二. 语法填空（共10小题；每小题2分， 满分20分） 语法填空 Soapy’s life was fine during spring, summer and autumn, but not so good in the winter. ____16____ November arrived, Soapy always had to find a place ____17____ he could stay in to spend winter, and at least it had three meals a day without paying one cent. The trick was simple: he broke the law. Last autumn, when nights got too cold ____18____ (sleep) in the park, Soapy realized ____19____ he should do was to make arrangements for his annual winter trip. One morning when he walked over to Fifth Avenue around 10 a.m., he sent a stone crashing through a glass window of ____20____ big department store. Then he stood ____21____ (calm) by the window, ____22____ (wait). As he had expected, a policeman came running around the corner. Soapy confessed immediately that he was the one ____23____ had broken the window. Yet the policeman did not believe him. Soapy also failed in his second scheme: the woman he tried to harass (骚扰), much ____24____ his surprise, _____25_____ (thank) him for being the first man ever to say such sweet words to her. 三. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A. I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down, I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf (小象) struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away. There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk (象鼻) against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock. Just at this moment she fell back into the river. If she were carried down, it would be certain death. I knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot (地点) where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf. While I was wondering what I could do next, I heard the sound of a mother’s love. Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could, roaring (吼叫) all the time, but to her calf it was music. 26. The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw ________. A. Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water B. Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock C. the calf was washed away by the rising water D. the calf was about to fall into the river 27 How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water? A. By carrying it on her back. B. By pressing it against her body. C. By taking it away with her. D. By putting it on a safe spot. 28. How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring? A. It was a great comfort. B. It was a sign of danger. C. It was a call for help. D. It was a musical note. 29. What can be the best title for the text? A. A Deadly River B. A Brave Act C. A Mother’s Love D. A Matter of Life and Death 30. Where is the text probably taken from？ A. A guidebook. B. A diary collection. C. A science fiction. D. A geography book. B When people hear a president speak, they seldom think about others helping to shape the presentation(报告). Today, however, presidents depend on writers such as J. Terry Edmonds to help them communicate effectively. Edmonds is the first African American ever to work as a full-time speechwriter for a U. S. president; he is also the first African American to serve as director of speechwriting for the White House. He is an all American story of success. Edmonds grew up in Baltimore, Maryland; his father drove a truck, and his mother worked as a waitress. A great reader, Edmonds showed a gift for writing at his high school, Baltimore City College. After graduating in 1967, Edmonds went on to Morgan State University. Edmonds began his career in business with jobs in public relations and communications. He joined the world of politics as news secretary for his congressman (国会议员) from Baltimore. During Bill Clinton's presidency, he wrote speeches for Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala and worked in a number of jobs in the White House and in governmental departments. President Clinton then appointed (任命)him to the office of director of speechwriting. Following the 2000 elections, Edmonds returned to Morgan State University as the school's special assistant to the president for 2001－2002. 31. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text? A. Edmonds graduated from Morgan State University in 1967 B. Edmonds proved himself to be good at writing at high school. C. Edmonds was the first full-time speechwriter . D. Edmonds served as the White House after 2000. 32. Edmonds entered the world of politics as_______. A. a speechwriter for president Clinton B. news secretary for a congressman C. news secretary in the White House D. a speechwriter for Secretary Donna Shalala 33. T he text is most likely to be found in a book about _______. A. popular science B. historical events C. political systems D. successful people 34. The first paragraph suggests all the following EXCEPT________. A. there is no full-time speechwriter for the president before J. Terry Edmonds B. J. Terry Edmonds is a successful man in American’s history C. without J. Terry Edmonds’s job the president can’t communicate with others D. there is someone to prepare a speech for the president 35. In fact, J. Terry Edmonds’ job as a speechwriter was connected with _______. A. Bill Clinton B. the White House C. his family D. Africa C Everywhere man is altering the balance of nature. He is facilitating the spread of plants and animals into new regions, sometimes deliberately, sometimes unconsciously. He is covering huge areas with new kinds of plants, or with houses, factories, slag-heaps and other products of his civilization. He exterminates some species on a large scale, but favors the multiplication of others. In brief, he has done more in five thousand years to alter the biological aspect of the planet than has nature in five million. Many of these changes which he has brought about have had unforeseen consequences. Who would have thought that the throwing away of a piece of Canadian waterweed would have caused half the waterways of Britain to be blocked for a decade, or that the provision of pot cacti for lonely settlers’ wives would have led to Eastern Australian being overrun with forests of Prickly Pear? Who would have prophesied that the cutting down of forests on the Adriatic coasts, or in parts of Central Africa, could have reduced the land to a semi desert, with the very soil washed away from the bare rock? Who would have thought that improved communications would have changed history by the spreading of disease-sleeping sickness into East Africa, measles into Oceania, very possibly malaria into ancient Greece? These are spectacular examples; but examples on a smaller scale are everywhere to be found. We make a nature sanctuary for rare birds, prescribing absolute security for all species; and we may find that some common and hardy kind of bird multiplies beyond measure and ousts the rare kinds in which we were particularly interested. We see, owing to some little change brought about by civilization, the starling spread over the English country-side in hordes. We improve the yielding capacities of our cattle; and find that now they exhaust the pastures which sufficed for less exigent stock. 36. The following examples except ________ reflect man altering the balance of nature. A. man is covering huge areas with new kinds of plants B. man is facilitating the spread of animals into new regions. C man is getting to know the importance of keeping the balance of nature. D. man is killing some species on a large scale 37. What had a piece of Canadian waterweed cause? A. Half the waterways of Britain blocked for a decade. B. Eastern Australian was overrun with forests. C. In parts of central Africa, the land reduced to a semi desert. D. Disease-sleeping has been caused. 38. What have spread diseases? A. Improved communications. B. Measles. C. Disease-sleeping sickness D. Malaria. 39. We make a nature sanctuary for rare birds but ________. A. no bird multiply B. rare kinds multiply C. all bird multiply D. some common and hardy kind of bird multiplies 40. The main idea of the passage is ________. A that man is deliberately destroying the balance of nature B. that man has foreseen the consequences of altering the balance old nature C. that man is altering the balance of nature D. that improved communications have changed history D. So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that “reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible”. 　　Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also public activity. It can be seen and observed. 　　Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny. 　　If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable ,what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest (探索) for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. “Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children.” 　　When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of learning to read by reading. 41. The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that ________. A. too much time is spent in teaching about reading B. students spend endless hours in reading C. reading tasks are assigned with little guidance D. it is one of the most difficult school courses 42. The teaching of reading will be successful if ________. A. teachers can improve conditions at school for the students B. teachers can devise the most efficient system for reading C. teachers can enable students to develop their own way of reading D. teachers can make their teaching activities observable 43. The underlined word “scrutiny” most probably means “________”. A. inquiry B. control C. observation D. suspicion 44. According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when ________. A. teacher and learner roles are interchangeable B. children become highly motivated C. teaching helps children in the search for knowledge D. reading enriches children’s experience 45. The main idea of the passage is that ________. A. teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to read B. teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possible C. reading is more complicated than generally believed D. reading ability is something acquired rather than taught 四. 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分） 阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。 请阅读以下游客的信息，然后匹配游客和他/她在The Mercury Hotel居住的房间： The Blue Mercury Hotel has a variety of different hotel rooms for different kinds of people. Book 7 days in advance and you will pay at special rates. The categories are as follows. ____46____ Jane and Jessica, college students on holiday excursion, book the room of the Blue Mercury Hotel a fortnight ahead of time; plan to live in a room with the minimum pay. ____47____ Jim and his newly married bride, arriving tomorrow morning, choose to have a suite with a king-size bed, for which they budget to pay at most $1200 for two of them for one night. ____48____ Two couples on a trip stop at Blue Mercury Hotel. They like the place so much that they agree to stay in the hotel for two nights. Their budget is between $900-700 for each family. ____49____ For Dave and his wife, they would rather book a suite where they can enjoy the ocean view, concerned less about the price of the room. ____50____ Doctor King is having a conference at the Blue Mercury Hotel. He has to write his research paper. He wants to stay in a hotel room which has the suitable facilities. A.Ruby No 1: With a balcony. One single bed and a computer, Internet accessible Max: One person Price: Regular Rate — $490 (per person / per night) With no special rate all year around B.Sapphire No 2: With a balcony. Two double beds (all standard rooms) Max: Four people Price: Regular rate — $220 (per person / per night) Special rate — $190 (per person / per night) C.Emerald No 1: With a balcony. Two double beds or one king-size bed (all standard room) Max: Four people Price: Regular rate — $290 (per person / per night) Special rate — $220 (per person / per night) D.Ruby No 2: With a balcony. One bed room suite with one king-size bed Max: two people Price: regular rate — $580 (per person / per night) Special rate — $400 (per person / per night) E.Emerald No 3: With a balcony. Two-bed room suite on the top floor of the oceanarium with two king-size beds Max: Four people Price: Regular rate — $900 (per person / per night) Special Rate — $760 (per person / per night) F.Sapphire No 1: With no balcony. Two double beds (smaller space) Max: Two people Price: Regular Rate — $120 (per person / per night) Special Rate —$90 (per person / per night) 第一节 基础写作(共1小题，满分20分) 51. 假如你们学校“英语爱好者俱乐部”将对“良好饮食习惯”这一话题进行讨论。请根据下列提示，用英语写一篇发言稿。写作内容： 部分同学的饮食习惯 良好的饮食习惯 个人看法 不吃早餐 爱吃零食 偏食 饮食过量 饮食多样化 饮食定时定量 重要性；有助于身体健康 写作要求：1. 只能用5个句子表达全部内容； 2. 开头已给出，但不计入总句数。 参考词汇：偏食 be particular about food 零食 snack Dear friends, As we all know, we are what we eat. Therefore, it’s very important for us to form healthy eating habits. … ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ That’s all. Thank you! 第二节读写任务（共1小题，满分25分） 52. 阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。 A Man had two dogs: a Hound and a Housedog. When the two dogs were still young the Man gave them different trainings. The Hound was made to run miles to trace animals. It had to fight with big animals. Every day, the Man would lead the Hound out to the forest and hunt in the mountains. These hard experiences helped him build up a strong body and great determination. While the Hound was trained to assist him in his sports, the Housedog was taught to watch the house. The Housedog was told to remain at home. It would bark at those strange visitors. Its task was to protect the possessions. When the Man returned home after a good day’s sport, he always gave the Housedog a large share of his spoil. The Hound, feeling much hurt at this, scolded his companion, saying, “It is very hard to have all this labor, while you, who do not assist in the chase, enjoy the fruits of my hard work.” The Housedog replied, “Do not blame me, my friend, but find fault with the master, who has not taught me to labor, but to depend for subsistence on the labor of others.” Children are not to be blamed for the assignments of their parents. ［写作内容］ 1. 以约30个词概括寓言内容； 2. 以约120个词从“猎犬”或者“家狗”中任选一个角度发表你的看法，并包括如下要点： 1)请你对“猎狗”或“家狗”所受的培训导致的结果进行评价，并说出理由； 2)假如受培训的是你，你愿意接受哪种培训？为什么？ ［写作要求］ 作文中可使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容， 但不得直接引用原文中的句子。 ［评分标准］ 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $