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2025-2026学年高二第一学期月考试卷2 一.单项选择（15分） 1. — Do you want to have an Indian or a Chinese meal? — ________. Either is OK for me. A. That’s all right B. That’s not the point C. It’s up to you D. It’s my pleasure 2. The headmaster told the boy ________ the angry teacher, but he refused to. A. to apologize B. apologize to C. to apologize for D. to apologize to 3. I don’t have a steady income, so I ________ still live at home with my parents. A. instantly B. mainly C. gradually D. currently 4. She has a lot of problems but she doesn’t know whom to ______. A. turn to B. search for C. deal with D. up to 5. He ________ late watching TV when he was a student, but now he ________ to bed early. A. used to stay up; is used to going B. was used to staying up; is used to go C. used to stay up; is used to go D. was used to staying up; used to go 6. Doctor Smith ________ in the university for more than 20 years before he retired last month. A. worked B. was working C. has worked D. had worked 7. ________ a new technique, patients can recover from the surgery in only a few days. A. Thanks to B. Instead of C. Apart from D. Except for 8. The books on the desk, covers are shiny, are prizes for us. A. which B. what C. whose D. that 9. Sir, I don’t want to ________ too much of your time, but I do have a few questions. A. take up B. use up C. cut down D. count down 10. —Why did none of you answer the phone? —We ______ badminton outside then. A. had played B. are playing C. were playing D. play 11. ______ on September 30th 2019, the film soon became a great hit. A. Releasing B. Released C. Being Released D. To release 12. My salary is different every month, but ________ I earn 80 dollars a day. A. on purpose B. on average C. in short D. in total 13. Many things in the countryside, like the fresh air and peaceful environment, are ______ people living in big cities can’t enjoy. A. which B. where C. what D. that 14. The rapid development of technology will ________ the way for improving our economy. A. motivate B. compete C. facilitate D. pave 15. My computer couldn’t start this morning. There ________ have been something wrong with it. A. must B. should C. can D. need 二.完形填空（20分） In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be ____16____. Today things are ____17____, the world has become too ____18____. We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are ____19____ our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth will not ____20____. Everyone ____21____ today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing ____22____, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, ____23____ will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we ____24____ to use bigger and more powerful machines to ____25____ more and more trees. We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. ____26____, in most countries wastes are ____27____ put into rivers or into the sea, and there are ____28____ laws to stop this. We know, too, that if the ____29____ of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough ____30____. What can we do to solve these problems? If we eat more vegetables and less ____31____, there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops ____32____ five times more people than land where animals are kept. Our natural resources will ____33____ longer if we learn to recycle them The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth ____34____. Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner ____35____ in the future. 16. A. beautiful B. unlimited C. rare D. valuable 17. A. common B. the same C. changeable D. different 18. A. crowded B. small C. dirty D. busy 19. A. protecting B. saving C. polluting D. fighting 20. A. appear B. survive C. exist D. live 21. A. wonders B. realizes C. considers D. discovers 22. A. poles B. boats C. methods D. ideas 23. A. mountains B. sea C. trees D. forests 24. A. continue B. stop C. start D. go on 25. A. grow B. plant C. save D. cut down 26. A. So B. However C. And D. Therefore 27. A. still B. even C. also D. certainly 28. A. many B. a few C. some D. few 29. A. production B. pollution C. population D. revolution 30. A. houses B. vegetables C. food D. lives 31 A. fruit B. meat C. fish D. grain 32. A. feeds B. increases C. supplies D. helps 33. A. use B. stay C. keep D. last 34. A. control B. born C. plan D. reward 35. A. nature B. air C. planet D. land 三.阅读理解（40分） A Bali adventure travels Elephant ride See the real Bali from high up on a Sumatran elephant! Pass through tropical plantations (种植园) of mangoes, bamboos and coconuts. Look out for birds and monkeys as you pass through the jungle and see how other animals such as pigs, cows, and buffaloes play a part in the daily lives of farmers as you enter the small local village of Buanga. A highlight of the trip is to be invited into the home of a local farmer where you will enjoy a drink of fresh coconut. When you return to the camp, enjoy a delicious Balinese food at the “Trunk & Mahout” valley-view cafe. Cost: $60/Adult $40/Child Jungle trekking (长途跋涉) Trek into the tropical rainforest, near the lake village of Bedugul. Cross the calm lake in a traditional canoe. This 3-hour trek into the heart of Balinese nature offers you outstanding and beautiful scenery. The number of minimum participants: 2 people Cost: $40/person Water rafting (乘木筏) Get up in the morning at 6:00 and go to the scenic Ayung River for an unforgettable water rafting experience. Expert and experienced guides will give you an insight into the river ecology. Discover hidden waterfalls, swim in the clear water and feel the thrills of the paradise river. What to bring: towel, clothes, sunscreen Cost: $30/Adult $23/Child Sunset dinner cruise (乘船巡游) by Bali Hai Cruise There’s no better way to spend a tropical evening than on Bali Hai’s evening dinner cruise. As the sun goes down, we set off on a relaxing cruise around the harbour. Cost: $40/person 36. Which of the following offers you a chance to try real Balinese food? A. Elephant ride. B. Jungle trekking. C Water rafting. D. Sunset dinner cruise by Bali Hai Cruise. 37. If a father and his 10-year-old son want to explore one of the rivers in Bali, they will have to pay ________. A. $30 B. $53 C. $63 D. $73 38. If you go for jungle trekking, you have to ________. A. bring several things B. be under the leadership of experienced guides C. form a team of two or more people D. swim across a lake 39. If you choose water rafting, you can ________. A. get a towel for free B. learn more about Balinese history C. also leave at noon D. have a swim in the river 40. Tourists can have a relaxing tropical evening ________. A. on the back of an elephant B. in a traditional canoe C. on a raft D. on a large ship B There have been many great inventions, things that changed the way we live. The first great invention was one that is still very important today — the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances. For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that had as much influence as the wheel. Then in the early 1800’s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn’t have to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life better. In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big part of our life today. The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions: the helicopter in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, the computer in 1928, and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear. The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live longer lives. By the 1960’s most people could expect to live to be at least 60. By this time most people had a very good life. Of course new inventions went on to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. The world was known to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the USA took a step. And then China has made her steps into space. In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a beginning though. New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never dreamed of. 41. This passage talks mainly about ________. A. why cars were very important B. when electric light was invented C. which country made the first step into space D. how inventions influence people’s lives 42. In 1800’s, people began to work to make ________. A. explorations B. life better C. discoveries D. a trip to space 43. Nylon came out nearly at the same time as ________. A. radios B. cameras C. jet planes D. movies 44. People can live longer lives because ________ to help people cure diseases have worked very well. A. doctors B. new ways C. medicines D. new hospitals 45. Man didn’t have a desire to explore a lot ________. A. at the beginning of the 1800’s B. in the 1960’s C. since the 1900’s D. from the 1800’s to the 1960’s C Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding. We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue(疲惫) and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or too difficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel. Such start-up fatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply: always handle the most difficult job first. Years ago, I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of some famous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them in alphabetical(按字母顺序), never letting myself leave out a tough idea. And I always started the day’s work with the difficult task of essay-writing. Experience proved that the rule works. Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to get started, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so great that, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can-then let the unconscious take over. When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica (《大英百科全书》), I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever been done before, and day after day I kept coming up with solutions, but none of them worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable. One day, mentally exhausted, I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Relived, I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep. An hour later, I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind proved correct at every step. Though I worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing. Human beings, I believe must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired. 46. People with start-up fatigue are most likely to ________. A. delay tasks B. work hard C. seek help D. accept failure 47. What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue? A. Writing essays in strict order. B. Building up physical strength. C. Leaving out the toughest ideas. D. Dealing with the hardest task first. 48. On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue? A. Before starting a difficult task. B. When all the solutions fail. C. If the job is rather boring. D. After finding a way out. 49. According to the author, the unconscious mind may help us ________. A. ignore mental problems B. get some nice sleep C. gain complete relief D. find the right solution 50. What could be the best title for the passage? A. Success Is Built upon Failure B. How to Handle Performance Fatigue C. Getting over Fatigue: A Way to Success D. Fatigue: An Early Sign of Health Problems D As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedrooms drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week. Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long-hours work culture to make more money to buy more things is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or relaxation. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them. Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year. One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs (近郊), leaving their two children with a nanny (保姆). Most evenings Daniel wouldn’t get home until eight or nine o’clock, and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by. Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. “I always wanted to have a farm here,” says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. It’s taken some getting used to, but it’s been worth it. We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think it’s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier.” Liz however, is not quite sure. “I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all.” 51. What do the first two paragraphs tell us? A. People seldom work long hours to make money. B. People hardly buy more things than necessary. C. People are sure everything they own is in the right place. D. People realize there is more to life than just making money. 52. When Daniel was a reporter, he ________. A. lived in central London B. disliked his job C. missed his children D. was well paid 53. Daniel and Liz both agree that the move to the farm ________. A. was easy to organize B. has improved family life C. was extremely expensive D. has been a total success 54. The underlined word “downshifting” in the second paragraph means ________. A. repairing your car by yourself B. spending money carefully C. moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better life D. living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a week 55. What does the underlined “it” in the last paragraph refer to? A. Child-caring. B. Liz’s advice. C. Downshifting. D. Liz’ job. 四.阅读表达（10分） I was still a fresh graduate from high school; I got a chance to work. During my first day of work, I came early. I was the first one to arrive in the office. Perhaps it was due to excitement. I had performed well in my given tasks. Everything went smoothly in my work. The passion when I started was still the same passion I am feeling until now. Furthermore, I didn't forget to do well in my studies. In fact, I still managed to review my notes, to become active in classes and to score high in tests. I had learned new things as I started working there. Dealing and interacting with people were some of the remarkable learning I had. Moreover, it was also very fulfilling when I had helped my parents diminish their finances in my own ways. It is not that easy to study while working. There are truly pressures in between them. Sometimes, deadlines of the school project and errand(差事) from the boss go together. Sometimes, there are misunderstandings between colleagues. There are just some sacrifices and challenges of becoming a working student. Yet, it is my will and I am very happy with it because I am learning and growing. They say, "You can’t serve two masters at a time." It is possible, but it is a challenge. I know that I can balance studies and work. Moreover, I know that I can still keep my relationships with my family, friends and loved ones. I know that I can still share my talents despite my busy life. I just enjoy everything because every moment of being working student is a truly remarkable experience. 56. What did the author learn from work according to the text? (no more than 5 words) 57. What is the meaning of the underlined word “diminish” in paragraph 2? (one word) 58. Why is it not easy for the author to study while working? (no more than 10 words) 59. Why is the author satisfied with his becoming a working student? (no more than 8 words) 60. Would you like to be a working student? Why or why not? (no more than 25 words) 五.单词拼写（10分） 61. It is ________ (合法的) for teenagers to ride bicycles on the road in most countries. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 62. I’ve drew the ________ (结论) that he’s not the right person for the job. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 63. Helen was fully o________ (占用) with business matters, so we didn’t want to bother her. (根据中英文提示单词拼写) 64. Volunteers often help the ________ (年老的) people in the community with their daily life. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 65. Traditional bookstores can’t ________ (竞争) with large bookstore chains. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 66. The researchers o________ (客观地) analyze the data to ensure the accuracy of the results. (根据中英文提示单词拼写) 67. She stayed up late to meet the ________ (截止期限) for her research paper. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 68. Without ________ (接触的机会) to social media, I couldn’t remember where the party was! (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 69. Many families prefer buying ________ (有机的) food because they are healthier. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 70. We can always ________ (依赖) on our parents and friends when we are in trouble. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 六.作文（25分） 71. 5月14日是母亲节，你的美国朋友Catherine问你在这一天有何打算。请你根据以下提示，给她写一封回信，谈谈你做的事情，并简单说明原因。词数不少于100。 1.帮助母亲做家务； 2.送礼物； 3.写贺卡。 4.… Dear Catherine, I’m very glad to receive your letter. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes Yours truly, Wang Ping 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025-2026学年高二第一学期月考试卷2 一.单项选择（15分） 1. — Do you want to have an Indian or a Chinese meal? — ________. Either is OK for me. A. That’s all right B. That’s not the point C. It’s up to you D. It’s my pleasure 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查情景交际。句意：——你想吃印度菜还是中国菜？——由你决定。对我来说哪个都行。A. That’s all right没关系；B. That’s not the point这不是重点；C. It’s up to you由你决定；D. It’s my pleasure这是我的荣幸。根据后文“Either is OK for me.”可知，说话人没有偏好，让对方做决定，C选项符合语境。故选C。 2. The headmaster told the boy ________ the angry teacher, but he refused to. A. to apologize B. apologize to C. to apologize for D. to apologize to 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析、动词不定式。句意：校长让那个男孩向生气的老师道歉，但他拒绝了。apologize to sb.表示“向某人道歉”，为固定搭配；apologize for sth.表示“为某事道歉”，为固定搭配；根据“the angry teacher”可知，此处指向生气的老师道歉，用apologize to，tell sb. to do sth.表示“告诉某人做某事”，所以空格处应填to apologize to，作宾语补足语。故选D。 3. I don’t have a steady income, so I ________ still live at home with my parents. A. instantly B. mainly C. gradually D. currently 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：我没有稳定的收入，所以目前我仍然和父母一起住在家里。A. instantly立即；B. mainly主要地；C. gradually逐渐地；D. currently目前。由语意可知，没有稳定收入是当下和父母同住的原因，currently符合语境。故选D项。 4. She has a lot of problems but she doesn’t know whom to ______. A. turn to B. search for C. deal with D. up to 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：她有很多问题，但她不知道该向谁求助。A. turn to求助于；B. search for寻找；C. deal with处理；D. up to达到，由……决定。根据上文“She has a lot of problems but”可知，她有很多问题，但是不知道向谁求助，turn to符合语境。故选A。 5. He ________ late watching TV when he was a student, but now he ________ to bed early. A. used to stay up; is used to going B. was used to staying up; is used to go C. used to stay up; is used to go D. was used to staying up; used to go 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：他上学时常常熬夜看电视，但现在他习惯早睡了。used to do sth. 表示“过去常常做某事”，be used to doing sth. 表示“习惯做某事”，to为介词，be used to do表示“被用来……”，to后接动词原形；第一空“上学时熬夜”表示过去的习惯性动作，用used to stay up；第二空表示“现在习惯早睡”用is used to going。综上，故选A。 6. Doctor Smith ________ in the university for more than 20 years before he retired last month. A. worked B. was working C. has worked D. had worked 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查过去完成时时态。句意：史密斯博士上个月退休前在这所大学工作了20多年。A. worked 过去式；B.was working 动词的过去进行时；C.has worked 动词的现在完成时；D.had worked 动词的过去完成时。before引导的从句中谓语动词retired是过去时，根据句意可知史密斯博在退休前已经在大学工作了二十多年，主句的谓语动词work发生在从句的动作之前应用过去完成时had worked，故选D项。 7. ________ a new technique, patients can recover from the surgery in only a few days. A. Thanks to B. Instead of C. Apart from D. Except for 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：多亏了一项新技术，病人仅需几天就能从手术中恢复。A. Thanks to多亏，由于；B. Instead of代替，而不是；C. Apart from除了……之外；D. Except for除了……之外。由语意可知，新技术是病人快速恢复的原因，Thanks to符合语境逻辑。故选A项。 8. The books on the desk, covers are shiny, are prizes for us. A. which B. what C. whose D. that 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：桌上的书是给我们的奖励，那些书的封面闪闪发光。分析句子可知，先行词为the books，和covers之间存在所属关系，所以关系代词为whose。故选C项。 9. Sir, I don’t want to ________ too much of your time, but I do have a few questions. A. take up B. use up C. cut down D. count down 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：先生，我不想占用您太多时间，但我确实有几个问题。A. take up占据（时间、空间等），开始从事；B. use up用完，耗尽；C. cut down削减，减少；D. count down倒计时。根据“but I do have a few questions”可知，此处表示不想占用对方太多时间，用动词短语take up，符合语境。故选A。 10. —Why did none of you answer the phone? —We ______ badminton outside then. A. had played B. are playing C. were playing D. play 【答案】C 【解析】 【分析】 【详解】考查动词时态。句意：——为什么你们都不接电话？——我们当时在外面打羽毛球。根据语境后文then可知表示过去某个时刻正在做某事，应用过去进行时。故选C。 11. ______ on September 30th 2019, the film soon became a great hit. A. Releasing B. Released C. Being Released D. To release 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：这部电影于2019年9月30日上映，很快就大获成功。句中已有谓语became，此空应是非谓语。the film与release是动宾关系，且2019年是过去时间，此处需用过去分词Released表被动和完成。故选B。 12. My salary is different every month, but ________ I earn 80 dollars a day. A. on purpose B. on average C. in short D. in total 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：我的工资每个月都不一样，但平均下来我一天赚80美元。A. on purpose故意地；B. on average平均；C. in short总之，简言之；D. in total总共，合计。根据前半句“My salary is different every month”（工资每月不同）可知，后半句是说明平均日收入，on average符合语境。故选B。 13. Many things in the countryside, like the fresh air and peaceful environment, are ______ people living in big cities can’t enjoy. A. which B. where C. what D. that 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查表语从句。句意：乡村的许多事物，比如新鲜的空气和宁静的环境，是生活在大城市里的人们无法享受的。空处引导表语从句，且从句中enjoy缺少宾语，需用连接代词what引导，表示“……的东西”。故选C。 14. The rapid development of technology will ________ the way for improving our economy. A. motivate B. compete C. facilitate D. pave 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：技术的快速发展将为改善我们的经济铺平道路。A. motivate激励；B. compete参加比赛；C. facilitate使便利；D. pave为……铺平道路。固定短语pave the way for，表示“为……铺平道路”，符合句意。故选D。 15. My computer couldn’t start this morning. There ________ have been something wrong with it. A. must B. should C. can D. need 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查情态动词词义辨析。句意：今天早上我的电脑无法启动，它一定是出什么问题了。A. must一定；B. should应该；C. can可能；D. need需要。“must have done”表示对过去情况的肯定推测，意为“一定做了某事”，根据上文“My computer couldn’t start this morning.”可知，电脑无法启动，所以推测它一定是出问题了，A选项符合语境。故选A。 二.完形填空（20分） In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be ____16____. Today things are ____17____, the world has become too ____18____. We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are ____19____ our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth will not ____20____. Everyone ____21____ today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing ____22____, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, ____23____ will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we ____24____ to use bigger and more powerful machines to ____25____ more and more trees. We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. ____26____, in most countries wastes are ____27____ put into rivers or into the sea, and there are ____28____ laws to stop this. We know, too, that if the ____29____ of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough ____30____. What can we do to solve these problems? If we eat more vegetables and less ____31____, there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops ____32____ five times more people than land where animals are kept. Our natural resources will ____33____ longer if we learn to recycle them. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth ____34____. Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner ____35____ in the future. 16. A. beautiful B. unlimited C. rare D. valuable 17. A. common B. the same C. changeable D. different 18. A. crowded B. small C. dirty D. busy 19. A. protecting B. saving C. polluting D. fighting 20. A. appear B. survive C. exist D. live 21. A. wonders B. realizes C. considers D. discovers 22. A. poles B. boats C. methods D. ideas 23. A. mountains B. sea C. trees D. forests 24. A. continue B. stop C. start D. go on 25. A. grow B. plant C. save D. cut down 26. A. So B. However C. And D. Therefore 27. A. still B. even C. also D. certainly 28. A. many B. a few C. some D. few 29. A. production B. pollution C. population D. revolution 30. A. houses B. vegetables C. food D. lives 31. A. fruit B. meat C. fish D. grain 32. A. feeds B. increases C. supplies D. helps 33. A. use B. stay C. keep D. last 34. A. control B. born C. plan D. reward 35. A. nature B. air C. planet D. land 【答案】16. B 17. D 18. A 19. C 20. B 21. B 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. C 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. A 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述了人类活动对环境造成的破坏及应对措施。 【16题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：地球上的人很少，自然资源似乎是无限的。A. beautiful美丽的；B. unlimited无限的；C. rare稀有的；D. valuable有价值的。根据上文“In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be”可知，过去人们不必考虑保护环境，人也少，自然资源给人的感觉是取之不尽的，即自然资源似乎是无限的。故选B。 【17题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：今天情况不同了。A. common常见的；B. the same相同的；C. changeable多变的；D. different不同的。根据上文“ In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment.”、“natural resources seemed to be”和下文“We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are   our environment with dangerous chemicals”可知，上文描述过去的情况，下文讲述现在资源消耗快、环境被污染的现状，可知现在和过去的情况不一样。故选D。 【18题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：世界变得太拥挤了。A. crowded拥挤的；B. small小的；C. dirty脏的；D. busy忙碌的。根据上文“the world has become too”、下文“We are using up our natural resources too quickly”可知，人们正在迅速消耗自然资源，因此可推测世界变得拥挤了。故选A。 【19题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们正在迅速消耗我们的自然资源，同时我们正在用危险的化学物质污染我们的环境。A. protecting保护；B. saving拯救；C. polluting污染；D. fighting斗争。根据下文“our environment with dangerous chemicals”可知，此处是指对环境造成破坏，即人们正在用危险的化学物质污染我们的环境。故选C。 【20题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果我们继续这样做，地球上的人类将无法生存。A. appear出现；B. survive生存；C. exist存在；D. live生活。根据上文“We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are   our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth will not”可知，上文提到资源快速消耗、环境被污染，这种情况下人类面临的是生存危机，如果我们继续破坏环境，地球上的人类将无法生存。故选B。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：今天每个人都意识到，如果从海里捕捞太多鱼，很快就会一条鱼也不剩了。A. wonders想知道；B. realizes意识到；C. considers考虑；D. discovers发现。根据下文“if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left”可知，如果从海里捕捞太多的鱼，很快就会一条鱼也不剩了，这是人们意识到的一个事实。故选B。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，随着现代捕鱼方法的出现，越来越多的鱼被捕捞上来。A. poles杆；B. boats船；C. methods方法；D. ideas想法。根据上文“with modern fishing”和下文“more and more fish are caught”可知，正是因为捕鱼方法先进，才会捕捞更多的鱼。故选C。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们知道，如果砍伐太多的树木，森林就会消失，土地上什么也不会生长。A. mountains山；B. sea海；C. trees树；D. forests森林。根据上文“We know that if too many trees are cut down”和下文“will disappear”可知，树木被大量砍伐的结果是森林消失，而不是单独的树木消失。故选D。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，我们继续使用更大更强大的机器来砍伐越来越多的树木。A. continue继续；B. stop停止；C. start开始；D. go on继续（强调持续）。根据上文“We know that if too many trees are cut down,   will disappear and nothing will grow on the land”和下文“to use bigger and more powerful machines to   more and more trees”和Yet可知，此处表转折，尽管知道砍树的危害，人们还是继续砍伐，continue to do和go on to do都有“继续做某事”的意思，但go on to do强调的是“接着做另一件事”，而continue to do强调的是“持续做同一件事”，此处指持续砍伐树木，用continue。故选A。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，我们继续使用更大更强大的机器来砍伐越来越多的树木。A. grow生长；B. plant种植；C. save拯救；D. cut down砍倒。根据上文“if too many trees are cut down”、“use bigger and more powerful machines to”和下文“more and more trees”可知，此处承接上文，指用机器砍伐更多树木。故选D。 【26题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，在大多数国家，废物仍然被排入河流或海洋，而且几乎没有法律来阻止这种行为。A. So因此；B. However然而；C. And并且；D. Therefore因此。根据上文“We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die.”和下文“ in most countries wastes are   put into rivers or into the sea, and there are   laws to stop this”可知，上文提到我们意识到如果河流被工厂废弃物污染，我们将会死亡，下文却说很多国家依旧排放废弃物，前后是转折关系，应用However。故选B。 【27题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，在大多数国家，废物仍然被排入河流或海洋，而且几乎没有法律来阻止这种行为。A. still仍然；B. even甚至；C. also也；D. certainly当然。根据上文“in most countries wastes are”和下文“put into rivers or into the sea”可知，尽管知道污染的危害，这种行为还是在继续，废物仍然被排入河流或海洋。故选A。 【28题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，在大多数国家，废物仍然被排入河流或海洋，而且几乎没有法律来阻止这种行为。A. many许多；B. a few几个；C. some一些；D. few几乎没有。根据上文“in most countries wastes are   put into rivers or into the sea, and there are”和下文“laws to stop this”可知，在大多数国家，废物仍然被排入河流或海洋，因此可推测几乎没有法律来阻止这种行为。故选D。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们也知道，如果世界人口继续以目前的速度增长，几年后将没有足够的食物。A. production生产；B. pollution污染；C. population人口；D. revolution革命。根据下文“of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough”可知，此处讲述人口快速增长的弊端，如果世界人口继续以目前的速度增长，几年后将没有足够的食物。故选C。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们也知道，如果世界人口继续以目前的速度增长，几年后将没有足够的食物。A. houses房子；B. vegetables蔬菜；C. food食物；D. lives生命。根据上文“if the   of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough”、下文“What can we do to solve these problems?”、“If we eat more vegetables and less   , there will be more food available for everyone.”可知，此处讲述人口快速增长的弊端，如果世界人口继续以目前的速度增长，几年后将没有足够的食物。且下文提问怎么解决这些问题，并且给出针对食物短缺的方案：如果我们多吃蔬菜少吃肉，每个人就会有更多的食物。故选C。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果我们多吃蔬菜少吃肉，每个人就会有更多的食物。A. fruit水果；B. meat肉；C. fish鱼；D. grain谷物。根据上文“If we eat more vegetables and less”和下文“there will be more food available for everyone”和“there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops   five times more people than land where animals are kept.”可知，如果我们多吃蔬菜少吃肉，每个人就会有更多的食物，因为种植作物的土地比饲养动物的土地能养活更多的人。故选B。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：种植作物的土地比饲养动物的土地能养活五倍多的人。A. feeds养活；B. increases增加；C. supplies供应；D. helps帮助。根据上文“Land that is used to grow crops”和下文“five times more people than land where animals are kept”可知，种植作物的土地比饲养动物的土地能养活更多的人。feed people表示 “养活人类”。故选A。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果我们学会回收利用，我们的自然资源将能持续更长时间。A. use使用；B. stay停留；C. keep保持；D. last持续。根据上文“longer if we learn to recycle them”可知，回收利用自然资源能延长自然资源的使用时间，即自然资源将能持续更长时间。故选D。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果人们使用现代的生育控制方法，世界人口不会增长得这么快。A. control控制；B. born出生；C. plan计划；D. reward奖励。根据上文“The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth”可知，让世界人口不会增长得这么快的方法是人们使用现代的生育控制方法。birth control“生育控制”。故选A。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：最后，如果我们教育人们思考这些问题，我们将来就会有一个更好、更清洁星球。A. nature自然；B. air空气；C. planet星球，地球；D. land土地。根据上文“Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner”可知，前文讨论的是地球的资源、环境、人口等全球性问题，planet指代地球，涵盖范围最全面，符合语境，此处表示加强人们保护资源、控制人口等问题的教育，我们将来就会有一个更好、更清洁的星球。故选C。 三.阅读理解（40分） A Bali adventure travels Elephant ride See the real Bali from high up on a Sumatran elephant! Pass through tropical plantations (种植园) of mangoes, bamboos and coconuts. Look out for birds and monkeys as you pass through the jungle and see how other animals such as pigs, cows, and buffaloes play a part in the daily lives of farmers as you enter the small local village of Buanga. A highlight of the trip is to be invited into the home of a local farmer where you will enjoy a drink of fresh coconut. When you return to the camp, enjoy a delicious Balinese food at the “Trunk & Mahout” valley-view cafe. Cost: $60/Adult $40/Child Jungle trekking (长途跋涉) Trek into the tropical rainforest, near the lake village of Bedugul. Cross the calm lake in a traditional canoe. This 3-hour trek into the heart of Balinese nature offers you outstanding and beautiful scenery. The number of minimum participants: 2 people Cost: $40/person Water rafting (乘木筏) Get up in the morning at 6:00 and go to the scenic Ayung River for an unforgettable water rafting experience. Expert and experienced guides will give you an insight into the river ecology. Discover hidden waterfalls, swim in the clear water and feel the thrills of the paradise river. What to bring: towel, clothes, sunscreen Cost: $30/Adult $23/Child Sunset dinner cruise (乘船巡游) by Bali Hai Cruise There’s no better way to spend a tropical evening than on Bali Hai’s evening dinner cruise. As the sun goes down, we set off on a relaxing cruise around the harbour. Cost: $40/person 36. Which of the following offers you a chance to try real Balinese food? A. Elephant ride. B. Jungle trekking. C. Water rafting. D. Sunset dinner cruise by Bali Hai Cruise. 37. If a father and his 10-year-old son want to explore one of the rivers in Bali, they will have to pay ________. A. $30 B. $53 C. $63 D. $73 38. If you go for jungle trekking, you have to ________. A. bring several things B. be under the leadership of experienced guides C. form a team of two or more people D. swim across a lake 39. If you choose water rafting, you can ________. A. get a towel for free B. learn more about Balinese history C. also leave at noon D. have a swim in the river 40. Tourists can have a relaxing tropical evening ________. A. on the back of an elephant B. in a traditional canoe C. on a raft D. on a large ship 【答案】36. A 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了巴厘岛的四个冒险旅游项目（大象骑行、丛林徒步、激流漂流、乘船巡游）及其相关信息。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“When you return to the camp, enjoy a delicious Balinese food at the “Trunk & Mahout” valley-view cafe.(当你回到营地，在“象鼻与驯象人”山谷景观咖啡馆享用美味的巴厘岛食物)”可知，大象骑行项目能提供品尝正宗巴厘岛美食的机会。故选A。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据Water rafting (乘木筏)部分中“Cost: $30/Adult $23/Child(费用：成人30美元，儿童23美元)”可知，如果一个父亲和他10岁的儿子想要探索巴厘岛的一条河流，他们需要支付30+23=53美元。故选B。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据Jungle trekking (长途跋涉)部分中“The number of minimum participants: 2 people (最少参与者人数：2人)”可知，如果你去丛林徒步，你必须组成一个两人或更多人的团队。故选C。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据Water rafting (乘木筏)部分中“Discover hidden waterfalls, swim in the clear water and feel the thrills of the paradise river.(发现隐藏的瀑布，在清澈的水中游泳，感受天堂河流的刺激)”可知，如果你选择water rafting，你可以在河里游泳。故选D。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据Sunset dinner cruise (乘船巡游) by Bali Hai Cruise部分中“There’s no better way to spend a tropical evening than on Bali Hai’s evening dinner cruise.(没有什么比在Bali Hai晚上的晚餐巡游上度过热带夜晚更好的方式了)”可知，游客可以在一艘大船上度过一个轻松的热带夜晚。故选D。 B There have been many great inventions, things that changed the way we live. The first great invention was one that is still very important today — the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances. For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that had as much influence as the wheel. Then in the early 1800’s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn’t have to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life better. In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big part of our life today. The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions: the helicopter in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, the computer in 1928, and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear. The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live longer lives. By the 1960’s most people could expect to live to be at least 60. By this time most people had a very good life. Of course new inventions went on to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. The world was known to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the USA took a step. And then China has made her steps into space. In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a beginning though. New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never dreamed of. 41. This passage talks mainly about ________. A. why cars were very important B. when electric light was invented C. which country made the first step into space D. how inventions influence people’s lives 42. In 1800’s, people began to work to make ________. A. explorations B. life better C. discoveries D. a trip to space 43. Nylon came out nearly at the same time as ________. A. radios B. cameras C. jet planes D. movies 44. People can live longer lives because ________ to help people cure diseases have worked very well. A. doctors B. new ways C. medicines D. new hospitals 45. Man didn’t have a desire to explore a lot ________. A. at the beginning of the 1800’s B. in the 1960’s C. since the 1900’s D. from the 1800’s to the 1960’s 【答案】41. D 42. B 43. C 44. B 45. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了不同历史时期的重大发明，以及这些发明如何改变人们的生活、推动社会发展。 【41题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“There have been many great inventions, things that changed the way we live.(有许多伟大的发明，它们改变了我们的生活方式)”及全文围绕不同时期发明及其对生活的影响展开可知，本文主要讲述发明如何影响人们的生活。故选D项。 【42题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Then in the early 1800’s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn’t have to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life better. (到了19世纪初，世界开始发生变化。地球上几乎已经没有未被发现的土地了。人们不再需要进行大量探索，反而开始努力工作，以求改善生活)”可知，19世纪早期，人们开始努力工作以改善生活。故选B项。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions: the helicopter in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, the computer in 1928, and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935.(20世纪上半叶见证了更多伟大发明的诞生：1909年的直升机、1926年的有声电影、1928年的计算机以及 1930年的喷气式飞机。这一时期也首次出现了一种新型材料 —— 尼龙于1935 年问世)”可知，尼龙与喷气式飞机问世时间相近，均在20世纪30年代。故选C项。 【44题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live longer lives.(20世纪中叶出现了帮助人们克服疾病的新方法。这些方法非常有效。它们使人们更健康，寿命更长)”可知，人们能长寿是因为帮助治愈疾病的新方法效果显著。故选B项。 【45题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Then in the early 1800’s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn’t have to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life better. (到了19世纪初，世界开始发生变化。地球上几乎已经没有未被发现的土地了。人们不再需要进行大量探索，反而开始努力工作，以求改善生活)”及第三段中的“By the 1960’s most people could expect to live to be at least 60. By this time most people had a very good life. Of course new inventions went on to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. (到20世纪60年代，大多数人预计至少可以活到60岁。到这个时候，大多数人都过上了相当优渥的生活。当然，新的发明仍在不断涌现。但人类此时重新燃起了探索的欲望)”可推断，19世纪到20世纪60年代，人类没有强烈的探索欲望。故选D项。 C Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding. We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue(疲惫) and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or too difficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel. Such start-up fatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply: always handle the most difficult job first. Years ago, I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of some famous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them in alphabetical(按字母顺序), never letting myself leave out a tough idea. And I always started the day’s work with the difficult task of essay-writing. Experience proved that the rule works. Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to get started, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so great that, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can-then let the unconscious take over. When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica (《大英百科全书》), I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever been done before, and day after day I kept coming up with solutions, but none of them worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable. One day, mentally exhausted, I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Relived, I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep. An hour later, I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind proved correct at every step. Though I worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing. Human beings, I believe must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired. 46. People with start-up fatigue are most likely to ________. A. delay tasks B. work hard C. seek help D. accept failure 47. What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue? A. Writing essays in strict order. B. Building up physical strength. C Leaving out the toughest ideas. D. Dealing with the hardest task first. 48. On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue? A. Before starting a difficult task. B. When all the solutions fail. C. If the job is rather boring. D. After finding a way out. 49. According to the author, the unconscious mind may help us ________. A. ignore mental problems B. get some nice sleep C. gain complete relief D. find the right solution 50. What could be the best title for the passage? A. Success Is Built upon Failure B. How to Handle Performance Fatigue C. Getting over Fatigue: A Way to Success D. Fatigue: An Early Sign of Health Problems 【答案】46. A 47. D 48. B 49. D 50. C 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要介绍每个人都希望成功，但是人们在实施任务的时候会出现启动疲惫和表现疲惫，这是造成失败的两种原因，文章具体介绍如何克服这两种疲惫。 【46题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段的句子In the former case, we keep putting off a task可知，有启动疲惫的人更可能拖延任务。故选A。 【47题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段的句子The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply:always handle the most difficult job first可知，为了防止启动疲惫作者建议首先处理最难的任务。故选D。 【48题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段的句子Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle…we fail again and again可知，当所有的解决方法都失败的时候，一个人可能会有表现疲惫。故选B。 【49题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句 "An hour later， I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind" 可知，在"我"精疲力竭睡了一觉之后，"我"的脑海里清晰地出现了一个解决方法，因此推断无意识的行为可能帮助我们发现正确的解决方法。故选D。 【50题详解】 主旨大意题。根据全篇文章和最后一段内容“Human beings, I believe must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.”可知，文章主要介绍造成失败的两种疲惫，以及如何克服疲惫。故选C。 D As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedrooms drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week. Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long-hours work culture to make more money to buy more things is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or relaxation. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them. Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year. One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs (近郊), leaving their two children with a nanny (保姆). Most evenings Daniel wouldn’t get home until eight or nine o’clock, and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by. Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. “I always wanted to have a farm here,” says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. It’s taken some getting used to, but it’s been worth it. We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think it’s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier.” Liz, however, is not quite sure. “I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all.” 51. What do the first two paragraphs tell us? A. People seldom work long hours to make money. B. People hardly buy more things than necessary. C. People are sure everything they own is in the right place. D. People realize there is more to life than just making money. 52. When Daniel was a reporter, he ________. A. lived in central London B. disliked his job C. missed his children D. was well paid 53. Daniel and Liz both agree that the move to the farm ________. A. was easy to organize B. has improved family life C. was extremely expensive D. has been a total success 54. The underlined word “downshifting” in the second paragraph means ________. A. repairing your car by yourself B. spending money carefully C. moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better life D. living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a week 55. What does the underlined “it” in the last paragraph refer to? A. Child-caring. B. Liz’s advice. C. Downshifting. D. Liz’ job. 【答案】51. D 52. D 53. B 54. C 55. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。介绍了“downshifting (慢生活)”这一生活方式的兴起背景，以及Daniel和Liz夫妇从城市忙碌生活转向乡村农场生活的具体经历与感受。 【51题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long-hours work culture to make more money to buy more things is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or relaxation. (追求物质成功开始困扰世界上的很多人。他们觉得，为了赚更多钱买更多东西而长时间工作的文化正在吞噬他们的生活，让他们几乎没有时间和精力陪伴家人或放松)”可知，人们逐渐意识到生活不止是赚钱。故选D项。 【52题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. (他曾是一名报社记者，而她曾在一家国际银行工作)”及“They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by. (他们俩都赚了很多钱，但开始觉得生活正在从身边溜走)”可知，Daniel做记者时收入很高。故选D项。 【53题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“However, I think it’s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier. (不过，我觉得这让我们的家庭关系更紧密了，孩子们也开心多了)”及第五段“One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. (不过，有一件事我很喜欢，那就是更多时候我能看到孩子了)”可知，夫妇二人认同搬到农场改善了家庭生活。故选B项。 【54题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第二段“Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them. (很多人开始转向其他生活方式，____就是其中之一)”、第三段“Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year. One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. (去年，英国有6%的员工决定____，丹尼尔Daniel和Liz就是这样的一对夫妇，他们过去在伦敦市中心工作)”及第四段“Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. (如今，他们在威尔士的山区经营着一个农场)”可知，“从伦敦市中心工作”到“在山区经营农场”这种生活方式的转变意味着downshifting是指搬到乡村过更简单美好的生活。故选C项。 【55题详解】 词句猜测题。根据最后一段“Liz, however, is not quite sure. “I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all.” (然而，Liz不太确定。“我以前很喜欢我的工作，尽管工作很辛苦，工作时间也很长。我不是一个真正的乡村女孩，但我想我正在逐渐习惯照顾动物。不过，有一件事我很喜欢，那就是能够更多地看到我的孩子。我对其他想做同样事情的人的建议是，不要想太多，否则你可能根本就不会做。”)”可知，the same指代前文描述的“downshifting (选择慢生活、搬到农场生活)”这一行为，think about it中的it同样指代downshifting这一生活方式转变的决定与行动。故选C项。 四.阅读表达（10分） I was still a fresh graduate from high school; I got a chance to work. During my first day of work, I came early. I was the first one to arrive in the office. Perhaps it was due to excitement. I had performed well in my given tasks. Everything went smoothly in my work. The passion when I started was still the same passion I am feeling until now. Furthermore, I didn't forget to do well in my studies. In fact, I still managed to review my notes, to become active in classes and to score high in tests. I had learned new things as I started working there. Dealing and interacting with people were some of the remarkable learning I had. Moreover, it was also very fulfilling when I had helped my parents diminish their finances in my own ways. It is not that easy to study while working. There are truly pressures in between them. Sometimes, deadlines of the school project and errand(差事) from the boss go together. Sometimes, there are misunderstandings between colleagues. There are just some sacrifices and challenges of becoming a working student. Yet, it is my will and I am very happy with it because I am learning and growing. They say, "You can’t serve two masters at a time." It is possible, but it is a challenge. I know that I can balance studies and work. Moreover, I know that I can still keep my relationships with my family, friends and loved ones. I know that I can still share my talents despite my busy life. I just enjoy everything because every moment of being working student is a truly remarkable experience. 56. What did the author learn from work according to the text? (no more than 5 words) 57. What is the meaning of the underlined word “diminish” in paragraph 2? (one word) 58. Why is it not easy for the author to study while working? (no more than 10 words) 59. Why is the author satisfied with his becoming a working student? (no more than 8 words) 60. Would you like to be a working student? Why or why not? (no more than 25 words) 【答案】56. Dealing and interacting with people. (没有with people扣1分) 57. Reduce/Decrease/Lessen/Decline/Relieve/Moderate(形式错扣1分) 58. Because there are truly pressures between work and study. 59. Because he is learning and growing. (人称错扣1分) 60. (答案不唯一)Yes, I’d like to.（1分） Because it can help me learn to deal and interact with people and accumulate working experience, which does good to my future career. （1分）/No, I’d rather not. （1分） Because as a student, I should concentrate on my study instead of being disturbed by work.（1分） 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章作者讲述了自己是一名学生，同时在做兼职。这对作者来说是一种挑战，让作者学习到很多。 【56题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段Dealing and interacting with people were some of the remarkable learning I had.可以直接得出答案，要注意字数的限制。 【57题详解】 词义推测题。根据文章第二段Moreover, it was also very fulfilling when I had helped my parents diminish their finances in my own ways.可以推测出diminish为“减少”之意，要注意字数的限制。 【58题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段It is not that easy to study while working. There are truly pressures in between them.可以直接得出答案，要注意字数的限制。 【59题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第四段Yet, it is my will and I am very happy with it because I am learning and growing.可以直接得出答案，要注意字数的限制。 【60题详解】 开放题。题干问“你想成为一名做兼职的学生吗？为什么想或为什么不想？”可以根据自己的实际情况来回答，但要注意字数的限制。 五.单词拼写（10分） 61. It is ________ (合法的) for teenagers to ride bicycles on the road in most countries. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】legal 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：在大多数国家，青少年在路上骑自行车是合法的。根据句意和汉语提示可知，空处应填形容词legal“合法的”，在句中作表语。故填legal。 62. I’ve drew the ________ (结论) that he’s not the right person for the job. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】conclusion 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：我得出的结论是，他不是这份工作的合适人选。根据汉语提示“结论”可知，用名词conclusion“结论”，此处为特指他不是这份工作的合适人选这一结论，用单数形式，作宾语。故填conclusion。 63. Helen was fully o________ (占用) with business matters, so we didn’t want to bother her. (根据中英文提示单词拼写) 【答案】occupied##ccupied  【解析】 【详解】考查固定搭配。句意：海伦完全忙于商业事务，所以我们不想打扰她。根据汉语意思“占用”及首字母提示可知，此处是固定搭配be occupied with，意为“忙于；被……占用” ，此空应是occupied。故填occupied。 64. Volunteers often help the ________ (年老的) people in the community with their daily life. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】elderly 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：志愿者经常帮助社区里的老年人日常生活。根据句意和汉语提示可知，空处应填形容词elderly“年老的”，作定语修饰名词people。故填elderly。 65. Traditional bookstores can’t ________ (竞争) with large bookstore chains. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】compete 【解析】 【详解】考查动词。句意：传统书店无法与大型连锁书店竞争。can’t是情态动词，后接动词原形，根据汉语提示“竞争”，可知应填compete，在句中作谓语。故填compete。 66. The researchers o________ (客观地) analyze the data to ensure the accuracy of the results. (根据中英文提示单词拼写) 【答案】objectively##bjectively 【解析】 【详解】考查副词。句意：研究人员客观地分析数据，以确保结果的准确性。根据汉语意思“客观地”、首字母提示及空后动词“analyze”可知，此空是副词objectively，修饰动词作状语。故填objectively。 67. She stayed up late to meet the ________ (截止期限) for her research paper. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】deadline 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：为了赶上研究论文的截止期限，她熬夜到很晚。根据汉语提示“截止期限”及“meet”可知，此空是名词是deadline，作宾语。故填deadline。 68. Without ________ (接触的机会) to social media, I couldn’t remember where the party was! (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】access 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：没有接触社交媒体的机会，我记不起来派对是在哪里举办的了！根据汉语提示“接触的机会”及空前介词“Without”可知，此空是名词access，作宾语。access to是固定短语，表示“接触……的机会”。故填access。 69. Many families prefer buying ________ (有机的) food because they are healthier. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】organic 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：很多家庭更喜欢购买有机食品，因为它们更健康。根据汉语提示“有机的”及空后名词“food”可知，此空是形容词organic，作定语。故填organic。 70. We can always ________ (依赖) on our parents and friends when we are in trouble. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】rely 【解析】 【详解】考查动词。句意：当我们遇到困难时，我们总是可以依靠我们的父母和朋友。根据句意和汉语提示可知，空处应填动词rely“依赖”，情态动词can后接动词原形，rely on“依赖，依靠”为固定短语。故填rely。 六.作文（25分） 71. 5月14日是母亲节，你的美国朋友Catherine问你在这一天有何打算。请你根据以下提示，给她写一封回信，谈谈你做的事情，并简单说明原因。词数不少于100。 1.帮助母亲做家务； 2.送礼物； 3.写贺卡 4.… Dear Catherine, I’m very glad to receive your letter. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes. Yours truly, Wang Ping 【答案】Dear Catherine, I’m very glad to receive your letter. You asked about my plans for Mother’s Day on May 14th. I’ve prepared several things to show my love and thanks to my mother. First, I’ll help her with the housework so she can have a break. Second, I’ve bought a beautiful silk scarf as a gift because she loves soft accessories. Third, I wrote her a heartfelt card telling her how much her care means to me. Besides, I plan to take a walk with her in the park after dinner to spend some quiet time together. I believe these simple acts will make her feel special and loved. What do you usually do for your mom on Mother’s Day? Best wishes. Yours truly, Wang Ping 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给美国朋友Catherine写回信，介绍自己在母亲节当天的计划及原因。 【详解】1.词汇积累 高兴：glad → delighted 礼物：gift → present 真诚的：heartfelt → sincere 共度时光：spend time together → share quality time 2.句式拓展 句型转换 原句： First, I’ll help her with the housework so she can have a break. 拓展句：First, I’ll help my mom with the household chores, which will enable her to take a break from her daily schedule. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Second, I’ve bought a beautiful silk scarf as a gift because she loves soft accessories. (运用了because引导的原因状语从句) 【高分句型2】I believe these simple acts will make her feel special and loved. 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