Unit 4 Breaking boundaries 单元过关检测(四)--【优学精讲】2024-2025学年高中英语选择性必修第二册教用Word(外研版)

单元过关检测四第一部分听力。第一节听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。How about the food I ordered? I've been waiting for a long time. I'm very sorry. I'll be back with your order in a minute. I'm so glad we came to this concert. Grandpa tina is enjoying IT too. Still think it's silly to bring a dog to our concert. but grandpa a sena loves music. Look out nicely. She's behaving. Is the customs examination here? That's right. Your passport and health certificate, please. here you are. Did you make the speech at the conference yesterday . why I thought you were present? I like the book that is based on, and I learned about the director in my film class and really enjoyed his work. Well, I hope that meets your expectations. Oh, it's about to start. Let me turn my phone off. 第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听第六段材料，回答第六、七题。May you'll never guess who I met at the cafeteria to one you . mean our former monitor in high school? Yes, how is he doing? I still remember how excEllent SHE was as the chairman of the students union. SHE graduated from food and university and then got her masters degree at stanford university and found a job in an accounting company in new york after graduation. But SHE quit her job several months ago and moved back to shanghai. Oh, why? He said he was bought with working under high pressure and that he wanted to make a contribution to our country. So what is he doing now? He gives art lessons at food and university school, and he ask us to visit her if we . are free. Oh, i'd love . to may. You'll never guess who I met at the cafeteria. two. One. you mean our former monitor in high school? Yes. how is he doing? I still remember how excEllent SHE was as the chairman of the students union. SHE graduated from food and university and then got her masters degree at stanford university and found a job in an accounting company in new york after graduation. But SHE quit her jobs several months ago and moved back to shanghai. Oh, why? He said he was bored with working under high pressure and that he wanted to make a contribution to our country. So what is he doing now? He gives our lessons at food and university old school, and he ask us to visit if . we are free. Oh, i'd love to. 听第七段材料，回答第8至10题。Anna, do you know Susan park? Yeah, I know her. We had a few classes together last semester. Why do you ask? I don't think he likes me. SHE seems kind of proud. He never talks to me. Oh, i'm sure he likes you. I used to think SHE didn't . like me too, really. Yeah, I thought he was stand office, but IT turns out that he is actually just not outgoing. She's on the quiet side, but she's very witty. So what you're saying is that you really like her? Yeah, I do when he felt comfortable with me, SHE opened up. We get along great. Now that's . good to know. I'll try a little harder to talk to her. Anna, do you know Susan park? Yeah, I know her. We had a few classes together last semester. Why do you ask? I don't think he likes me. SHE seems kind of proud. He never talks to me. Oh, i'm sure he likes you. I used to think SHE didn't . like me too, really. Yeah, I thought he was stand office, but IT turns out that he is actually just not outgoing. She's on the quiet side, but she's very witty. So what you're saying is that you really like her? Yeah, I do. When he felt comfortable with me, SHE opened up. We get along great. Now that's . good to know. I'll try a little harder to talk to her. 听第八段材料，回答第11至14题。How are you going to the airport by car or by bus? By car, my brother john is coming with me to the airport to see me off. Where are you going to stay in paris? I hear that the hotels in there are very expensive. I'm going to stay with one of my friends, Linda growth. We were close friends when we were . at college. Linda gross is her brother named Thomas gross. Yes, he was a wonderful basketball player at university. I know them. Small world isn't IT. I was in the same basketball team with Thomas, said, university, please do give them my regards. Of course I will. What time does the plane take off? IT leaves at six thirty P. M. Now i'll be free next friday afternoon. Do you want me to see you off? That's very kind of you, but I think I will be too much trouble for you. nonsense. We are good friends. By the way, how long is the take to get to the airport from here? About forty five minutes. Then on arrival, your house that i've passed for next friday afternoon. See you. Then how are you going to the airport by car or by bus? By car, my brother john is coming with me to the airport to see me off. Where are you going to stay in paris? I hear that the hotels in there are very expensive. I'm going to stay with one of my friends, Linda growth. We were close friends when we were at college. Linda gross is her brother named Thomas gross. Yes, he was a wonderful basketball player at university. I know them. Small world isn't IT. I was in the same basketball team with Thomas, said university, please do give them my regards. Of course I will. What time does the plane take off? IT leaps at six thirty P. M. I'll be free next friday afternoon. Do you want me to see you off? That's very kind of you, but I think I will be too much trouble for you. nonsense. We are good friends. By the way, how long is the take to get to the airport from here? About forty five minutes. Then I arrive at your house at half past for next friday afternoon. See you then. 听第九段材料，回答第15至17题。Welcome to the coffee cafe. How many people are there in your party today? Actually. i'm here for a business meeting, but I can't find the people i'm meeting. Maybe I can help you find the people who you are looking for. That would be great. I know that the man is here with his wife. We have two tables with couples. I called him earlier and he said they were ordered coffee. Though people at both tables have ordered coffee. he also told me that he was wearing a suit and tie. Okay, I know which person you're talking about right this way. Welcome to the coffee cafe. How many people are there in your party today? Actually, i'm here for a business meeting, but I can't find the people i'm meeting. Maybe I can help you find the people who you are . looking for. That would be great. I know that the man is here with his wife. We have two tables with couples. I called him earlier and he said they were ordering coffee. The people at both tables have ordered coffee. He also told me that he was wearing a suit and tie. Okay, I know which person you're talking about right this way. 听第十段材料，回答第18至20题。Before you get off the plane, please take some time to fill out this form. Airport security officials need to know what you're bringing into the country. Anyone bringing items worth more than one hundred dollars must fill out this form also if you have any alcohol, cigarettes or jury that you have purchased in spain, you must fill out this form and list all of your purchases, include the amount you paid on the line next to each item. If you need help with the form, push the button above you that has a picture of a person on IT. An airline worker will be walking up and down the roads ready to help you fill IT out and answer any questions that you may have. This is a very important form. Again, please do your best to give the right information. This could help you go through the customs area of the airport faster when you get off the plane. Before you get off the plane, please take some time to fill out this form. Airport security officials need to know what you're bringing into the country. Anyone bringing items worth more than one hundred dollars must fill out this form. Also, if you have any alcohol, cigarettes or jury that you have purchased in spain, you must fill out this form and list all of your purchases, include the amount you paid on the line next to each them. If you need help with the form, push the button above you that has a picture of a person on IT. An airline worker will be walking up and down the roads, ready to help you fill this out and answer any questions that you may have. This is a very important form. Again, please do your best to give the right information. This could help you go through the customs area of the airport faster when . you get off the plane. 听力部分到此结束。 单元过关检测(四) (时间：120分钟，满分：150分) 第一部分　听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1．Where is the man now? A．At a supermarket. B．At home. C．At a restaurant. 2．What's unusual about the girl? A．She took a dog to a concert. B．She taught a dog to behave well. C．She stopped Grandpa from going to a concert. 3．Who is the woman? A．A passenger. B．A health worker. C．A customs officer. 4．Which of the following is TRUE? A．The man didn't attend the conference. B．The woman did the speech. C．The man wanted to make the speech. 5．Where are the speakers probably? A．In a cinema. B．In a library. C．In a classroom. 第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6．Where is Julia Swan now? A．In Shanghai. B．In New York. C．In California. 7．What did Julia Swan ask the speakers to do? A．Attend her art lessons. B．Work at Fudan University. C．Visit her when they're free. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8．What do we know about Susan? A．She never talks to others. B．She doesn't like the man. C．She is a quiet and witty girl. 9．How is Anna getting along with Susan? A．Very well. B．Very badly.　 C．Just okay. 10．What was the relationship between Anna and Susan? A．Schoolmates. B．Neighbors. C．Co-workers. 听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。 11．How is the woman going to the airport? A．By bus. B．By air. C．By car. 12．How many people will go to see the woman off? A．Four. B．Three. C．Two. 13．What can we conclude from the dialogue? A．The man wants to meet Thomas Gross in Paris. B．The man and Thomas Gross studied in the same university. C．The man doesn't know much about Thomas Gross. 14．How long will the man be with the woman next Friday? A．The whole afternoon. B．More than 45 minutes. C．Less than 45 minutes. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15．Why does the woman come to the café？ A．For a party. B．For a coffee. C．For a business meeting. 16．How many couples are in the café now? A．One. B．Two. C．Three. 17．Who is the woman looking for? A．A man wearing a suit and tie, with his wife, drinking coffee. B．A man wearing a jacket and jeans, with his wife, drinking tea. C．A man wearing a suit and tie, with his secretary, drinking coffee. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18．Who is the speaker most likely to be? A．An air host. B．A security official. C．An airplane passenger. 19．How can people get help? A．By waiting in line. B．By pushing a button. C．By phoning an airline worker. 20．What is the speaker doing? A．Telling people how to go through the Customs. B．Advising people not to bring too much money. C．Making an announcement about how to fill out the form. 答案：1～5.CACAA　6～10.ACCAA 11～15.CCBBC　16～20.BAABC 听力材料 (Text 1) M：How about the food I ordered？① I've been waiting for a long time. W：I'm very sorry. I'll be back with your order in a minute. (Text 2) W：I'm so glad we came to this concert, Grandpa. Athena is enjoying it, too! M：I still think it's silly to bring a dog to a concert！② W：But, Grandpa, Athena loves music. Look how nicely she's behaving. (Text 3) M：Is the customs examination here？③ W：That's right. Your passport and health certificate, please.③ M：Here you are. (Text 4) M：Did you make the speech at the conference yesterday? W：Why？I thought you were present.④ (Text 5) M：I like the book that it's based on. And I learned about the director in my film class and really enjoyed his work.⑤ W：Well, I hope it meets your expectations! Oh，it's about to start.Let me turn my phone off.⑤ (Text 6) M：May, you'll never guess who I met at the cafeteria. Julia Swan. W：You mean our former monitor in high school? M：Yes. W：How is she doing? I still remember how excellent she was as the chairman of the Students' Union. M：She graduated from Fudan University and then got her master's degree at Stanford University and found a job in an accounting company in New York after graduation. But she quit her job several months ago and moved back to Shanghai.⑥ W：Oh, why? M：She said she was bored with working under high pressure and that she wanted to make a contribution to our country. W：So what is she doing now? M：She gives art lessons at Fudan University, her old school. And she asked us to visit her if we are free.⑦ W：Oh, I'd love to. (Text 7) M：Anna, do you know Susan Park？⑩ W：Yeah, I know her. We had a few classes together last semester.⑩ Why do you ask? M：I don't think she likes me. She seems kind of proud. She never talks to me. W：Oh, I'm sure she likes you. I used to think she didn't like me, too. M：Really? W：Yeah. I thought she was stand of fish, but it turns out that she is actually just not outgoing. She's on the quiet side, but she's very witty.⑧ M：So what you're saying is that you really like her. W：Yeah, I do. Once she felt comfortable with me, she opened up. We get along great now.⑨ M：That's good to know. I'll try a little harder to talk to her. (Text 8) M：How are you going to the airport, by car or by bus? W：By car.⑪ My brother John is coming with me to the airport to see me off.⑫ M：Where are you going to stay in Paris? I hear that the hotels in there are very expensive. W：I'm going to stay with one of my friends, Linda Gross. We were close friends when we were at college. M：Linda Gross! Is her brother named Thomas Gross? W：Yes. He was a wonderful basketball player at university. M：I know them. Small world, isn't it? I was in the same basketball team with Thomas at university.⑬ Please do give them my regards. W：Of course I will. M：What time does the plane take off? W：It leaves at 6：30 p．m.⑭ M：I'll be free next Friday afternoon. Do you want me to see you off? W：That's very kind of you. But I think it will be too much trouble for you. M：Nonsense! We are good friends.⑫ By the way, how long does it take to get to the airport from here? W：About forty-five minutes. M：Then I'll arrive at your house at half past four next Friday afternoon. See you then.⑫⑭ (Text 9) M：Welcome to the Cathy Café.How many people are there in your party today? W：Actually, I'm here for a business meeting，⑮ but I can't find the people I'm meeting. M：Maybe I can help you find the people who you're looking for. W：That would be great! I know that the man is here with his wife.⑰ M：We have two tables with couples.⑯ W：I called him earlier, and he said they were ordering coffee.⑰ M：The people at both tables have ordered coffee. W：He also told me that he was wearing a suit and tie.⑰ M：OK.I know which person you're talking about. Right this way. (Text 10) M：Before you get off the plane, please take some time to fill out this form.Airport security officials need to know what you're bringing into the country.⑱⑳ Anyone bringing items worth more than one hundred dollars must fill out this form. Also, if you have any alcohol, cigarettes, or jewellery that you have purchased in Spain, you must fill out this form and list all of your purchases. Include the amount you paid on the line next to each item. If you need help with the form, push the button above you that has a picture of a person on it.⑲ An airline worker will be walking up and down the rows, ready to help you fill it out and answer any questions that you may have. This is a very important form—again, please do your best to give the right information. This could help you go through the Customs area of the airport faster when you get off the plane. 第二部分　阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A If you are interested and ready to become a UN volunteer, you can join a million volunteers to register and become an international volunteer through any of the available opportunities cutting across a wide range of professions.UN volunteer job is available to the volunteers from any part of the globe.You can contribute your time, skills and knowledge through volunteering with the UN.This is an opportunity to create a positive impact and be a significant force for achieving peace and development. What it involves The International UN volunteers promote peace and development in communities around the globe, while supporting the ideals and aspirations (抱负) of the United Nations. Volunteers come from 160 countries, representing many cultures and backgrounds.They bring a wide variety of perspectives (观点) and approaches. As a volunteer, you can learn about different cultures, expand your networks, study foreign languages and gain professional and life experiences. Requirements for becoming a UN volunteer ·25 years old or older (no upper age limit). ·University degree or higher technical diploma (文凭). ·Two years of relevant volunteer experience in a professional background will gain the priority to be employed. ·Good working knowledge of at least one of UNV's three working languages: English, French or Spanish. ·Ability to work in a multicultural environment. ·Willingness to work with people and local organizations to draw upon the synergies (协同作用) between expert solutions and local knowledge. ·Ability to adjust in difficult living conditions and sometimes remote locations. ·Strong interpersonal and organizational skills. 【解题导语】　本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了联合国志愿者项目的具体内容及要求。 21．What benefit can an International UN volunteer enjoy? A．Expanding networks. B．A free high education opportunity. C．Working as a clerk in the UN later. D．Opportunities to travel in more than 160 countries. A　解析：细节理解题。根据What it involves部分中的“As a volunteer...life experiences.”可知，作为一名志愿者，你可以了解不同的文化，拓展你的交际圈，学习外语，获得职业和生活经验。 22．What is required for the applicant? A．Good command of Russian. B．Excellent organizational skills. C．A high school diploma. D．At the age of 18 or older. B　解析：细节理解题。根据Requirements for becoming a UN volunteer中的“Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.”可知，申请人需要有出色的人际交往和组织能力。 23．Who is most likely to get the volunteer opportunity? A．One with technical diploma. B．One with good cooperation ability. C．One with excellent spoken English. D．One with two years of relevant volunteer experience. D　解析：推理判断题。根据Requirements for becoming a UN volunteer中的“Two years of relevant volunteer experience...to be employed.”可知，有两年相关志愿者经验的人更有可能获得成为志愿者的机会。 B Many people around me make a difference to the world on a daily basis—being kind in unexpected ways and sharing the generosity of their lives with others.I, like many of them, volunteer some of my time in order to give back just a little of what I am so blessed to have.I volunteered to go to Guatemala with eyeglass team from International Relief Teams—an organization I have supported in other ways for many years. Our team went to a small town in Guatemala.We set up our tables and packages of pre-made glasses in the dirty courtyard of a clinic, put up the Snellen chart (an eye chart) on a wall, and began our work. Young and old people came from many of the surrounding towns.Most had never received an eye exam before.They waited for hours patiently in the sun，never complaining.If we could help them out，their thankfulness for a simple pair of glasses was overwhelming.Some only left with eye drops or sunglasses，and even these people expressed their gratitude sincerely.All of them were very generous with blessings and smiles.We heard over and over from people who knew their eyes needed help but they had not gone to a doctor because it was too expensive，or had not got the glasses they needed for the same reason. It's so easy to overlook how much difference the volunteers' small actions can make to the lives of people in Guatemala.The glasses in my country are so easily available，but to people in Guatemala，they are not. As those who could give them a hand，we watched their lives change.What a gift sight is—and what a difference being able to see clearly makes！Here, we'd like you to join us and take action to help people in need.And every day，those actions change lives.No action is too small; no action is ever wasted. 【解题导语】　本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者加入了国际救援小组的眼镜队，去危地马拉参加志愿活动，贡献出自己的一份力量，并号召人们在日常生活中做好事的故事。 24．What do we know about the volunteers in the eyeglass team? A．Their working environment is simple and crude. B．They are medical experts nationwide. C．Their initial preparation is inadequate. D．They have served people in Guatemala for years. A　解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“We set up our tables...and began our work.”可知，眼镜队志愿者的工作环境很简陋。 25．Which of the following words can be used to describe most people in Guatemala? A．Kind and helpful. B．Poor but grateful. C．Considerate and patient. D．Knowledgeable but unhealthy. B　解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Some only...their gratitude sincerely.”和“they had not gone...for the same reason”可推知，危地马拉的人很贫困但充满感恩。 26．What can we infer from paragraph 4? A．Rome was not built in a day. B．Actions speak louder than words. C．Don't look down upon those less fortunate. D．Don't take what you have today for granted. D　解析：推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，在作者的国家眼镜很容易买到，但对危地马拉的人来说，情况并非如此。由此可推知，D项符合题意。 27．What is the author's purpose in writing the passage? A．To urge people to protect their eyes. B．To ask people to volunteer in Guatemala. C．To call on people to do good deeds in daily life. D．To show the difficult life of people in Guatemala. C　解析：写作意图题。根据最后一段中的“Here, we'd like you to join us and take action to help people in need.”可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是号召人们在日常生活中做好事。 C A team from the University of Tokyo just published a new study that says that writing on paper is actually the best for your mind.“Paper is more advanced and useful compared to electronic records because paper contains more one-of-a-kind information for stronger memory recall，” said Professor Kuniyoshi L．Sakai, a neuroscientist at the University of Tokyo and author of the study. Most people like smartphones or tablets because they seem to make everyday tasks easier, but after gathering 48 volunteers between the ages of 18 and 29 for the study, the researchers found that those who wrote on paper to finish note-taking tasks completed these about 25 percent faster than people who used smartphones or tablets.What is the reason? The team said that using paper gives the volunteers more of a chance to write in their own form, while digital paper is uniform (一致的), has no fixed position when people are scrolling, and disappears when the app is closed. The researchers divided the volunteers, including college students and office staff, into three groups depending on their memory, preferences for using paper or digital tools, sex and age.In the study, a total of 48 volunteers read a fictional conversation between characters discussing their plans for two months in the near future, including 14 different class times, the deadlines for homework and personal appointments.Volunteers then recorded the fictional schedule using paper, smartphones or tablets.There was no time limit and volunteers were asked to record the fictional events in the same way as they would for their real-life schedules, without spending extra time memorizing the schedule.After one hour, including a break and an interference task to distract them from thinking about the calendar, volunteers answered a range of simple (When is the deadline for homework？) and complex (Which is the earlier deadline for homework？) multiple choice questions to test their memory of the schedule. Those who used paper for note-taking spent only about 11 minutes jotting down their thoughts during the study, while people who used tablets spent 14 minutes and smartphone users spent about 16 minutes writing down their thoughts.As for the accuracy of the answers, those writing on paper seemed to stand out.This suggested that writing on paper benefits their memory. 【解题导语】　本文是一篇说明文。东京大学一个研究小组的一项新研究表明，比起使用数字设备进行记录，在纸上写东西对大脑更有益。 28．Why did the volunteers writing on paper finish note-taking tasks faster? A．Their tasks were less difficult. B．They took notes without any stops. C．Their writing styles were consistent. D．They could write in their unique ways. D　解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The team said that...when the app is closed.”可知，志愿者们在纸上写得更快是因为他们可以用自己的方式写。 29．What were the volunteers required to do in the study？ A．To make up some conversations. B．To raise questions for each other. C．To take notes about a schedule. D．To discuss notes with group members. C　解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“In the study...paper, smartphones or tablets.”可知，志愿者们被要求记录一段对话中提及的日程安排。 30．Why were the volunteers asked to answer questions after an hour? A．To test their memory. B．To ensure the accuracy. C．To keep them energetic. D．To influence their thoughts. A　解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“After one hour...their memory of the schedule.”可知，参与研究的志愿者被要求做完笔记一小时后回答问题，其目的是检测他们的记忆力。 31．What does the underlined words “jotting down” in the last paragraph probably mean? A．Leaving out.　　　 B．Taking down. C．Breaking down. D．Concentrating on. B　解析：词义猜测题。根据最后一段中的“smartphone users spent about 16 minutes writing down their thoughts”可知，使用智能手机的人花了16分钟写下自己的想法。画线词语与writing down相呼应，因此，画线词语意为“匆匆记下”。 D Honeybees can't swim, and when their wings are wet, they can't fly, either.But Chris Roh and other researchers at the California Institute of Technology found that when bees drop into bodies of water, they can use their wings to produce little waves and slide toward land—like surfers who create and then ride their own waves. As with many scientific advances—Isaac Newton's apple or Benjamin Franklin's lightning bolt—Dr.Roh's experiment began with a walk.Passing Caltech's Millikan Pond in 2016, he observed a bee on the water's surface producing waves.He wondered how an insect known for flight could push itself through water. Dr.Roh and his co-worker, Morteza Gharib, used butterfly nets to collect local Pasadena honeybees and observed their surf-like movements.The researchers used a wire to restrict each bee's bodily movement, allowing close examination of their wings.They found that the bee bends its wings at a 30-degree angle, pulling up water and producing a forward force. Bees get trapped on the surface because water is roughly three times heavier than air. But that weight helps to push the bee forward when its wings move quickly up and down.It's a tough exercise for the bees, which the researchers guess could handle about 10 minutes of the activity. The researchers said the surf-like movement hasn't been documented in other insects and most semiaquatic insects use their legs for pushing power, which is known as water-walking.It may have developed in bees, they predicted. Dr. Roh and Dr. Gharib have imagined many practical applications for bees' surfing. One plan is to use their observations to design robots able to travel across sky and sea. “This could be useful for search and rescues, or for getting samples of the surface of the ocean, if you can't send a boat or helicopter，” Dr.Gharib said. 【解题导语】　本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了蜜蜂冲浪这项研究的开展过程以及蜜蜂冲浪行为可以带来的一些实际应用。 32．What does the author intend to show by mentioning Newton and Franklin? A．Roh's admiration for them. B．Their similar achievements in discovery. C．Their outstanding talent for science. D．Roh's chance discovery about bees. D　解析：推理判断题。根据第二段内容可推知，作者提及牛顿和富兰克林是想表明罗关于蜜蜂的偶然发现。 33．What plays the most vital role in a bee's moving forward on water? A．The air weight. B．Its continuous wing beat. C．The water movement. D．Its leg extension. B　解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“But that weight...up and down.”可知，蜜蜂在水中前进的过程中，持续拍打翅膀起着最重要的作用。 34．What's the author's attitude towards using this observation? A．Supportive. B．Uncaring. C．Doubtful. D．Worried. A　解析：观点态度题。根据最后一段内容可推知，作者对利用这个观察持支持态度。 35．What does the passage mainly tell us? A．Bees help scientists make inventions. B．Honeybees can surf to safety. C．Insects can adapt to the environment. D．Nature is a helpful guide for discovery. B　解析：主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段中的“when bees drop into bodies of water...slide toward land”可知，文章主要告诉我们蜜蜂可以冲浪到安全的地方。 第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面的短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 People like to be considered humorous, but few of us actually have the sense of humour we hope to have.36.____ These people, I am afraid, do not know the power of humour. Humour has been a necessary part of human behaviour for thousands of years.There is comedy in ancient Greece.37.____ While these jokes might not be as funny to us as they were then, their writers understood that humour could not only entertain but throw new light on something sensitive. A sense of humour can help you become a successful speaker, and humorous remarks (言论) can make the audience laugh, making your lecture more enjoyable.38.____ If you are humorous, you will always attract a lot of people around you.It can also help to ease the tension between people.When people are about to quarrel, a humorous remark leading to laughter can help settle the problem.But more than just about laughter, humour is a way of life and a tool that can be used to brighten the world. 39．________Being together with someone who is humorous is one way.Reading some books which contain humorous stories is another, but the most important way is that we should try to be optimistic about our life at present and, moreover, our life in the future. As Mark Twain puts it，“Humour is mankind's greatest blessing.” So it's important for us to learn to use humour wisely.40.____ A．It can help you win a lot of friends. B．It brings people laughter and happiness. C．There are many ways to learn how to be humorous. D．Writings of the middle ages are also filled with jokes. E．In this way, we'll overcome every difficulty in daily life. F．Yet some consider a sense of humour greatly important in our life. G．On the other hand，some may wonder why we'd bother to be humorous. 【解题导语】　本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了幽默的重要性以及如何变得幽默的方法。 36．G　解析：根据下文中的“These people, I am afraid, do not know the power of humour.”可知，有一部分人不知道幽默的力量，由此可推知，空处应讲述一些人不知道为何要变得幽默。G项承上启下，符合语境。 37．D　解析：根据上文中的“There is comedy in ancient Greece.”可知，古希腊就有喜剧了；根据下文中的“While these jokes...something sensitive.”可知，这些笑话对于现在的人来说没有那么好笑。由此可推知，空处应该与某个时代的笑话有关。D项符合语境。 38．A　解析：根据下文中的“If you are humorous, you will always attract a lot of people around you.”可知，幽默可以吸引别人，空处应说明幽默的益处。A项符合语境。 39．C　解析：空处为段首句，根据下文中的“one way”“another”和“the most important way”可知，本段主要列举了几种如何变得幽默的方法。C项总结下文，符合语境。 40．E　解析：根据上文中的“As Mark Twain...use humour wisely.”可知，幽默对于人类的生活有积极影响。 E项承接上文，符合语境。 第三部分　语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 After all of these years，I still remember my first moment of kindness. It was the first day of kindergarten. I walked in with my mom and was 41 at all the toys against the wall. I 42 ran over to play. Most of the other kids were doing the same. In the 43 ， though, I saw one girl, sitting by herself. She was small and looked 44 . She was the only one in the class shorter than me.Her 45 eyes looked like she had been crying.None of the other children seemed to 46 her there.After a moment，I 47 two of the toy cars and 48 her.“Do you want to play？” I asked.She smiled and 49 her head. What made me remember that first unselfish act was a 50 that little girl wrote me after we were both grown.She told me how her illness made the other kids 51 her and how that moment of kindness had 52 her life. She had valued the 53 I had offered her and carried it in her heart even after she 54 . I wrote her back and we continued our friendship through the mail for several years before the 55 finally took her life. May your life be full of giving, caring and helping that bring joy to you while you bring joy to others. 【解题导语】　本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者小时候一个小小的举动改变了一个女孩的生活的故事。作者感悟到片刻的善意也可以对另一个人产生重大影响，简单的行为也可以让世界变得更美好。 41．A．disappointed　　　 B．amazed C．bored D．mad B　解析：根据上文中的“It was the first day of kindergarten.”可知，作者第一天去幼儿园，看到靠着墙的所有玩具，感到吃惊(amazed)。 42．A．slowly B．worriedly C．carefully D．immediately D　解析：根据下文中的“ran over to play”可知，作者看到玩具立刻(immediately)跑过去玩。 43．A．corner B．street C．cave D．field A　解析：根据下文中的“I saw one girl, sitting by herself”可知，别的孩子都在玩，这个女孩一个人在角落(corner)里坐着。 44．A．weak B．strict C．tired D．angry A　解析：根据上文中的“She was small”和下文中的“her illness”可知，女孩个子矮小，看上去很虚弱(weak)。 45．A．grey B．black C．bright D．red D　解析：根据下文中的“looked like she had been crying”可知，女孩好像是刚哭过，因此眼睛是红的(red)。 46．A．ignore B．praise C．notice D．forget C　解析：根据上文中的“None of the other children seemed to”可知，其他的孩子都在玩，似乎都没注意到(notice)她在那儿。 47．A．picked up B．lent C．handed out D．bought A　解析：根据下文中的“two of the toy cars”可知，作者捡起(pick up)了两辆玩具车。 48．A．visited B．introduced C．pushed D．approached D　解析：根据下文中的“‘Do you want to play？’ I asked.”可知，作者拿着玩具车靠近(approach)了女孩。 49．A．shook B．held C．turned D．nodded D　解析：根据上文中的“She smiled”可知，女孩笑着点头(nod)，同意和作者一起玩。 50．A．poem B．letter C．note D．message B　解析：根据下文中的“that little girl wrote me”和“I wrote her back”可知，长大后那个小女孩给作者写了一封信(letter)。 51．A．avoid B．beat C．admire D．cheat A　解析：根据上文作者看到女孩独自一人，其他人好像都没有注意到她可知，她的病让其他孩子都避开(avoid)她。 52．A．created B．changed C．enriched D．continued B　解析：根据上文女孩长大了，仍然记得作者的那一次善行，并结合语境可知，作者的善意对女孩的影响很大，也改变(change)了她的生活。 53．A．difference B．appointment C．friendship D．agreement C　解析：根据下文中的“we continued our friendship”可知，女孩珍惜作者给予她的友谊(friendship)。 54．A．moved away B．held back C．checked out D．calmed down A　解析：根据句意并结合语境可知，即使在她搬走(move away)之后，她也一直将作者给予她的友谊铭记在心。 55．A．accident B．disease C．event D．person B　解析：根据下文中的“took her life”可知，在疾病(disease)最终夺走她的生命之前，她与作者通过信件保持了几年的友谊。 第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Abraham Lincoln's position on slavery is one of 56.______ most discussed aspects of his life. 57.______(start) in 1831, a growing group of abolitionists (废除主义者) called for total, immediate abolition of slavery. Lincoln never called for this, and focused instead 58.______ the less politically challenging goal of preventing the 59.______(create) of new slave states.Lincoln's activism on that issue started in reaction to the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act, 60.______(design) by his great rival (对手) Stephen A．Douglas.The act allowed the settlers 61.______(decide) on slavery in their territory. Lincoln, with partial compensation to owners, did end slavery in the District of Columbia in 1862.During 1861-1862, Lincoln tried unsuccessfully to get Kentucky and Maryland to do likewise.He 62.______(repeated)stated that his goal was the preservation (保护) of the Union, not ending slavery in the states 63.______ it existed. In 1862, Lincoln used his role as commander-in-chief to issue The Emancipation Proclamation. It made all 64.______(slave) in Confederate areas forever free under the U．S. law as soon as the U．S.army reached and controlled them—and it controlled all of them by 1865.Final abolition in the border states 65.______(achieve) later that year. 【解题导语】　本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了林肯和废奴运动。 56．the　解析：考查冠词。“one of the＋最高级”表示“最……之一”，为固定搭配。 57．Starting　解析：考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，空处作非谓语动词，start与其逻辑主语之间为主动关系，应用现在分词形式；且单词位于句首，首字母应大写。 58．on/upon　解析：考查介词。focus on/upon意为“集中(注意力、精力等)于”，为固定搭配。 59．creation　解析：考查名词。空处作preventing的宾语，且空前有定冠词the修饰，应用名词形式。 60．designed　解析：考查非谓语动词。空处作后置定语，修饰the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act，且design与the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act之间是逻辑上的被动关系，应用过去分词形式。 61．to decide　解析：考查非谓语动词。allow sb. to do sth.意为“允许某人做某事”，为固定搭配。 62．repeatedly　解析：考查副词。空处修饰动词stated，应用副词作状语。 63．where　解析：考查定语从句。空处引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词the states，在从句中作地点状语，应用where引导。 64．slaves　解析：考查名词复数。slave是可数名词，根据空前的all可知，应用其复数形式。 65．was achieved　解析：考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。根据时间状语later that year可知，应用一般过去时；空处在句中作谓语，主语Final abolition与achieve之间是逻辑上的被动关系，应用被动语态；且主语为单数，be动词应用was。 第四部分　写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 假定你是李华，为了弘扬大国工匠精神，你校将举办一场主题为“工匠精神永流传”的英语演讲比赛。请根据以下要点写一篇演讲稿： 1．你是如何理解工匠精神的； 2．选择一位代表工匠精神的人物(如科学家邓稼先)进行介绍(经历、性格、品质等)； 3．呼吁大家学习“工匠精神”，并付诸于实践。 注意：1.词数80左右； 2．可适当增加细节，使行文连贯； 3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：工匠精神(the spirit of craftsmanship) Dear fellow students， Good morning! _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ That's all.Thank you! One possible version： Dear fellow students， Good morning! It's an honour for me to stand here and present my opinions on the spirit of craftsmanship, which comprises perseverance, devotion, diligence and remarkable skills. The outstanding people with the spirit of craftsmanship have a key role in all kinds of fields.Take Deng Jiaxian for example.After coming back from the U．S., Deng devoted himself wholeheartedly to the development of the “two bombs”．Spending years away from his family and enduring the extreme conditions of the Gobi desert, Deng Jiaxian kept on conducting scientific research and became a leading scientist at the cutting edge of nuclear technology, who led to the breakthrough of the hydrogen bomb. Regardless of harsh conditions and his personal safety, Deng Jiaxian dedicated his entire life to the work, whose spirit inspires us to follow in such artisans' footsteps and make great contributions to our country. That's all.Thank you! 第二节(满分25 分) 阅读下面的材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 My dad got a new job.We had to pack up and move away from everything we were familiar with.There were so many changes.We came from the north, and now we were almost as far south as possible.We landed in South Florida, and we were total strangers.We moved during the summer vacation, so I didn't have to deal with school right away.Summer passed while we unpacked, arranged furniture, found stores we liked, and adapted to the Sunshine State. School was coming, and I was afraid of it.I was not an adventurous person.Being shy and quiet, I read a lot and did not make friends easily.My head was filled with fears and worries.Would I make friends? Would I fit in? Would I survive in this strange new world? Anyway, there I was, attending a new school full of people I didn't know. I had a difficult time adapting to the new school.However, I still loved learning and reading.I even loved homework, and I was good at doing my homework.Loving books and reading helped me to get good grades.Teachers loved that about me.Other kids, though, did not.Although I always answered questions in class, I seldom talked with my classmates.I was unpopular.I felt like a total failure and nobody would like me. Then one day, a tall boy walked over to me after an English class.He introduced himself and told me he was in the school basketball team.I knew him—he was the star player! “Hey，” he said.“You do really well in English class.And you know, my teammates and I spend much time competing and practicing.The subjects, especially English, really bother us.Do you think you could help us？” “Yes.Oh, definitely yes.I could, and I would，” I replied with surprise.We made a deal with an exchange of smiles. 注意：续写词数应为150左右。 Something gradually changed after that.____________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Meanwhile, the basketball players taught me how to play basketball.________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ One possible version： Something gradually changed after that. We got along quite well. In our spare time, we were occupied in studying in the library as a group.I made every effort to help them whenever possible and shared my learning experience with them.I was really excited when I found learning methods were suitable for them.With our joint efforts, their English improved significantly.The basketball players expressed their heartfelt gratitude to me after making great progress. Meanwhile, the basketball players taught me how to play basketball. I learned a variety of basketball skills from them and became better and better at the sport, which made me have the confidence to take part in basketball games with them.Through basketball, I also made more friends.Gradually, I became more outgoing and had the courage to communicate with others actively.Not only did I help the basketball players, but they also changed me for better.I realised that a bold attempt is half success. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $