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杭州市西湖区学军中学2024-2025学年高一上开学考 英语试卷 第一部分：完形填空（共 40 小题；每小题 1.5 分，计分 60 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项涂黑。 A Do you know insurance(保险)? Buying insurance is a ____1____ by which people can protect themselves ____2____ large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay ____3____ sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only ____4____ will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes out of the sums of money it has ____5____ . The first modern fire insurance company was ____6____ in London, England, in 1666. A great fire had just ____7____ most of the city and people wanted protection against ____8____ losses. The first company ____9____ rapidly. Soon other companies were founded in other areas. Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752. He also _____10_____ a new kind of insurance for _____11_____ . The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops _____12_____ storms. In 1795, Benjamin Franklin helped start _____13_____ new insurance company in America. This company, _____14_____ offered life insurance, collected some money _____15_____ from many different men. _____16_____ a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today this company is _____17_____ in business. Over the years, people have _____18_____ from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from _____19_____ accidents as car and plane crashes. _____20_____ , almost everyone has some kind of insurance. 1. A. way B. firm C. consideration D. means 2. A. from B. off C. with D. beyond 3. A. small B. huge C. much D. little 4. A. many B. quite a few C. few D. a few 5. A. stole B. collected C. lent D. brought 6. A. built B. found C. formed D. organized 7. A. destroyed B. hurt C. harmed D. wounded 8. A. farther B. further C. wider D. longer 9. A. made B. raised C. grew D. turned 10. A. suggested B. determined C. asked D. demanded 11. A. farmers B. workers C. waiters D. doctors 12. A. with B. by C. from D. for 13. A. other B. certain C. another D. some 14. A. where B. which C. whom D. that 15. A. commonly B. usually C. regularly D. ordinarily 16. A. If B. Although C. Unless D. Because 17. A. always B. still C. hardly D. seldom 18. A. paid B. offered C. bought D. benefited 19. A. many B. so C. such D. that 20. A. Today B. Generally C. Lately D. Tomorrow B I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I reached in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had ____21____ their search. I found ____22____and because of my shaking hands, I could ____23____ get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those. I looked ____24____ the bars at my jailer(看守). He did not make eye contact with me. I ____25____ out to him “Have you got a light?” He looked at me, shrugged and came over to light my cigarette. ____26____ he came close and lit the match, his eyes accidentally locked with mine. At that moment, I ____27____. I don’t know why I did that. Perhaps it was ____28____, perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very ____29____ not to smile. In that instant, it was _______30_______ a spark jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn’t want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and generated smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but _______31_______, looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile. I _______32_______ smiling at him, now aware of him as a(n) _______33_______ and not just a jailer. And his looking at me seemed to have a new _______34_______ too. “Do you have kids?” he asked. “Yes, here, here.” I took out my wallet and nervously fumbled for the _______35_______ of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes were filled with tears. I said that I feared that I’d never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up. Tears came to his eyes, too. _______36_______ without another word, he _______37_______ my cell (牢房) and silently led me out. Out of the jail, quietly and by back routes, out of the town. There, at the edge of town, he released me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town. “My life was ______38______ by a smile.” Yes, the smile—the unaffected, unplanned, _______39_______ connection between people. I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could _______40_______ each other, we wouldn't be enemies. We couldn't have hate or envy or fear. 21. A. lost B. given C. escaped D. reached 22 A. them B. it C. that D. one 23. A. barely B. quickly C. possibly D. likely 24. A. on B. through C. at D. up 25. A. whispered B. explained C. called D. repeated 26. A. As B. Before C. After D. Until 27. A. cried B. shook C. refused D. smiled 28 A. anger B. nervousness C. bitterness D. sympathy 29. A. easy B. hard C. glad D. embarrassed 30. A. when B. as well as C. as though D. as long as 31. A. went away B. dropped out C. stayed far D. stayed near 32. A. kept B. stopped C. began D. forgot 33. A. stranger B. enemy C. opponent D. person 34. A. idea B. suggestion C. impression D. solution 35. A. cigarettes B. bags C. pictures D. wallet 36. A. Intentionally B. Unconsciously C. Unwillingly D. Suddenly 37. A. unfolded B. unlocked C. uncontrolled D. undefended 38. A. misled B. destroyed C. saved D. ignored 39. A. surprising B. natural C. different D. frequent 40. A. like B. expect C. notice D. recognize 第二部分：阅读理解（共 16 小题；每小题 2.5 分，计分 40 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Over the years, a lot of people have talked about New York City, including some famous people in all walks of life. Here are some of their ideas about the Big Apple. Andrew WK, musician: I just want to be around people who are completely strange to me. Every person who walks by is, like, the most intense person you’ve ever seen! And you wonder: why did they have to come here and make it here? Patricia Field, designer: We live in a cultural Garden of Eden. You walk down the street and in one block you hear five languages, you have visuals and sounds of all these cultures. It’s educational and inspiring to live in and experience NYC--that’s what keeps me here. Norman Reedus, actor: There’s a kind of openness in New York and New Yorkers in general that I’m really fond of. It’s one of those places where you’re out and about amongst people all day. I’m not complaining about Los Angeles or anything—I do not hate LA; but you know, you’re in a car so much in LA. Here everyone is saying hi to you. Raul, soccer player: You have the best shows in the world here, no? And they love it. The last one I saw with my wife and kids was Matilda. It was very nice for the kids. And we saw Mamma Mia! This is a classic. You know, with five kids, you don’t have a lot of time. But we have to see more shows. We are crazy fans. 41. Who prefers New York City to Los Angeles? A. The soccer player. B. The actor. C. The musician. D. The designer. 42. What is the reason for Patricia Field’s living in New York City? A. To meet the people who are completely strange to her. B. Because there is a kind of openness in New York and New Yorkers. C. In order to look for some famous people. D. For the inspiring and educational experience. 43. What keeps Raul in New York City? A. The crazy fans. B. The cultural Garden of Eden. C. The shows. D. The friendly atmosphere. 44. What can we infer about the famous people mentioned in the text? A. They are well-educated. B. They are creative. C. They like NYC. D. They will leave NYC soon. B Boris, a foreign student at Communication University of China, often shares his experiences of Chinese culture on his vlog(视频博客). In one video, for example, Boris shared how he had learned the Chinese word dongxi. He translated each part separately into “east west”. And he introduced one theory (说法)about how dongxi came to mean “things”. He told people that all marketplaces in ancient Chinese cities were set up along a single road that ran from east to west. So when you would say qu mai dongxi, you’d be saying, “I’m going to buy things.” Some other videos show his reading Chinese poem and performing kung fu in Chinese traditional costume, which are quite welcome among his 40, 000 followers. “Many of my followers are learning Chinese,” Boris said. “But sadly, they know little about Chinese culture and the country.” Like many foreigners, Boris once believed that all Chinese could perform kung fu, flying onto roofs and walking over walls. He thought the country was not that developed. But after he got a scholarship(奖学金)to study in China in 2019, his view changed. “China has entered a new period, but many people’s impressions of China are still stuck in the 1970s,” Boris said. “That’s why I started to shoot vlogs to share Chinese culture in 2019.” Until now, Boris has posted more than 40 Chinese culture vlogs online, but making these vlogs is not easy. Take reading the poem Second Farewell to Cambridge by Xu Zhimo as an example “I can understand and read every word in the poem” Boris said. “But to touch readers, I need to use proper feelings while reading.” So he needed to look for much background information and make his feelings suit each part of the poem. Though shooting these vlogs takes lots of time the young man feels proud that his vlogs have inspired many people. Boris said that he wanted to continue bridging the differences between two cultures. “This goal may not be achieved easily, but I will spare no efforts to do my part.” 45. Through the vlogs, Boris mainly wants to ________. A. teach foreigners Chinese B. introduce a Chinese university C. sell Chinese products D. share his experiences in China 46. Boris learned the Chinese word dongxi by ________. A. translating it as a whole B. knowing its cultural background C. making up some sentences D. comparing it with similar words 47. What inspired Boris to shoot vlogs? A. His hunger for new technology. B. His wish to show the real China. C. His interest in Chinese culture. D. His dream to be a big vlogger. 48. The passage is probably written to ________. A. say yes to Boris’s actions B. build bridges by making vlogs C. call for more help D. achieve a common goal C C Video conferencing has been around for more than 20 years. Until the COVID-19 pandemic, though, you would find that many people needing to attend a meeting remotely would be calling from a real conference room full of their teammates. Today, we’re routinely holding video conferences that are 100% virtual. And this is creating a problem that technology can’t fix. The problem is us, specifically the fact that we haven’t evolved socially to the point where we can bear much separation. So much of our well-being and work productivity is decided on how close we are physically. The removal of that for any period of time can be severely damaging. One surprising victim of social distancing is laughter. Normally people laugh about 18 times per day. And 97% of that time we’re laughing with others — we are 30 times more likely to laugh with others than to laugh alone. Think about it: how often when you and your friends laugh at something that is actually funny? Research shows that 80% of what people laugh at is really not that funny. So why do people laugh? They laugh in order to laugh with others. Just as everyone starts yawning when just one person yawns, most people can’t help but laugh when those around them do. This is why TV comedy shows often use prerecorded laugh tracks. Laughing in response to other people’s laughing is not just a behavioral phenomenon. When we laugh, our body produces two key chemicals: endorphin which helps relieve pain and sets off feelings of pleasure, and dopamine which can improve learning, motivation and attention. In fact, studies show that people can stand 15% more pain simply by laughing for a few minutes beforehand. Laughter is also associated with higher motivation and productivity at work. In today’s home-alone, virtual-team world, this is exactly what you as a team leader should be doing: for your team members to stay healthy and productive, you need to get them to laugh more and stress less. 49. What is the problem mentioned in the first two paragraphs? A. A distant relationship. B. Unexpected social evolution. C. Decreased laughter. D. Removed social distance. 50. What can be inferred from the article? A. Laughing alone is normal. B. Laughing is for fun. C. Laughing starts with yawning. D. Laughing comes more in groups. 51. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about? A. The motivation behind laughter. B. The chemicals regarding laughter. C. The mechanism of laughter. D. The significance of laughter. 52. What would the author most probably discuss next? A. How to boost laughter. B. How to better a team. C. How to reduce stress. D. How to increase productivity. D As a young boy, I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. He was a rural mail carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through the countryside was always an adventure: There were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did. In the spring, Dad delivered boxes full of baby chickens, and when I was a boy it was such fun to stick your fingers through one of the holes of the boxes and let the baby birds peck on your fingers. On Dad’s final day of work, it took him well into the evening to complete his rounds because at least one member from each family was waiting at their mailbox to thank him for his friendship and his years of service. “Two hundred and nineteen mailboxes on my route,” he used to say, “and a story at every one.” One lady had no mailbox, so Dad took the mail in to her every day because she was nearly blind. Once inside, he read her mail and helped her pay her bills. Mailboxes were sometimes used for things other than mail. One note left in a mailbox read, “Nat, take these eggs to Marian; she’s baking a cake and doesn’t have any eggs.” Mailboxes might be buried in the snow, or broken, or lying on the ground, but the mail was always delivered. On cold days Dad might find one of his customers waiting for him with a cup of hot chocolate. A young girl wrote letters but had no stamps, so she left a few buttons on the envelope in the mailbox: Dad paid for the stamps. One businessman used to leave large amounts of cash in his mailbox for Dad to take to the bank. Once, the amount came to $ 32, 000. A dozen years ago, when I traveled back to my hometown on the sad occasion of Dad’s death, the mailboxes along the way reminded me of some of his stories. I thought I knew them all, but that wasn’t the ease. As I drove home, I noticed two lamp poles, one on each side of the street. When my dad was around, those poles supported wooden boxes about four feet off the ground. One box was painted green, and the other was red, and each had a long narrow hole at the top with whit e lettering: SANTA CLAUS, NORTH POLE. For years children had dropped letters to Santa through those holes. I made a turn at the comer and drove past the post office and across the railroad tracks to our house. Mom and I were sitting at the kitchen table when I heard footsteps. There, at the door, stood Frank Townsend, Dad’s postmaster and great friend for many years. So we all sat down at the table and began to tell stories. At one point Frank looked at me with tears in his eyes. “What are we going to do about the letters this Christmas?” he asked. “The letters?” “I guess you never knew.” “Knew what?” “Remember. when you were a kid and you used to put your letters to Santa in those green and red boxes on Main Street? It was your dad who answered all those letters every year. It was your dad who answered all those letters every year.” I just sat there with tears in my eyes. It wasn’t hard for me to imagine Dad sitting at the old oak table in our basement reading those letters and answering each one. I have since spoken with several of the people who received Christmas letters during their childhood, and they told me how amazed they were that Santa h ad known so much about their homes and families. For me, just knowing that story about my father was the gift of a lifetime. 53. It can be inferred from the passage that the writer regarded his travels with Dad as ________. A. great chances to help other people B. happy occasions to play with baby chickens C. exciting experiences with a lot of fun D. good opportunities to enjoy chocolate cookies 54. The writer provides the detail about the businessman to show that ________. A Dad had a strong sense of duty B. Dad was an honest and reliable man C. Dad had a strong sense of honor D. Dad was a kind and generous man 55. The method the writer uses to develop Paragraph 4 is ________. A. offering analyses B. providing explanations C. giving examples D. making comparisons 56. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. The Mail B. Christmas Letters C. Special Mailboxes D. Memorable Travels 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 杭州市西湖区学军中学2024-2025学年高一上开学考 英语试卷 第一部分：完形填空（共 40 小题；每小题 1.5 分，计分 60 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项涂黑。 A Do you know insurance(保险)? Buying insurance is a ____1____ by which people can protect themselves ____2____ large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay ____3____ sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only ____4____ will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes out of the sums of money it has ____5____ . The first modern fire insurance company was ____6____ in London, England, in 1666. A great fire had just ____7____ most of the city and people wanted protection against ____8____ losses. The first company ____9____ rapidly. Soon other companies were founded in other areas. Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752. He also _____10_____ a new kind of insurance for _____11_____ . The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops _____12_____ storms. In 1795, Benjamin Franklin helped start _____13_____ new insurance company in America. This company, _____14_____ offered life insurance, collected some money _____15_____ from many different men. _____16_____ a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today this company is _____17_____ in business. Over the years, people have _____18_____ from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from _____19_____ accidents as car and plane crashes. _____20_____ , almost everyone has some kind of insurance. 1. A. way B. firm C. consideration D. means 2. A. from B. off C. with D. beyond 3. A. small B. huge C. much D. little 4. A. many B. quite a few C. few D. a few 5. A. stole B. collected C. lent D. brought 6. A. built B. found C. formed D. organized 7. A. destroyed B. hurt C. harmed D. wounded 8. A. farther B. further C. wider D. longer 9. A. made B. raised C. grew D. turned 10. A. suggested B. determined C. asked D. demanded 11. A. farmers B. workers C. waiters D. doctors 12. A. with B. by C. from D. for 13. A. other B. certain C. another D. some 14. A. where B. which C. whom D. that 15. A. commonly B. usually C. regularly D. ordinarily 16. A. If B. Although C. Unless D. Because 17. A. always B. still C. hardly D. seldom 18. A. paid B. offered C. bought D. benefited 19. A. many B. so C. such D. that 20. A. Today B. Generally C. Lately D. Tomorrow 【答案】1. D 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. A 11. A 12. B 13. C 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. D 19. C 20. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了保险行业的发展历史进程。 【1题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：购买保险是人们保护自己免受重大损失的一种手段。A. way方式；B. firm公司；C. consideration考虑；D. means手段。根据语境和常识可知，购买保险是人们保护自己免受重大损失的一种手段。means和介词by搭配。故选D项。 【2题详解】 考查介词词义辨析。句意：购买保险是人们保护自己免受重大损失的一种手段。A. from免遭；B. off向下，靠近；C. with和；D. beyond超过。根据句意可知，此处为固定短语protect sb from doing sth/sth“保护某人使其不收到……的伤害”，满足句意要求，即购买保险是人们保护自己免受重大损失的一种手段。故选A项。 【3题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：大量的人向保险公司支付少量的钱。A. small小的，少的；B. huge巨大的；C. much多的；D. little几乎没有。根据句意和常识可知，此处与前文的“Large numbers of people”形成对比，人们付给保险公司的钱只是很少的一部分。故选A项。 【4题详解】 考查形容词（短语）词义辨析。句意：尽管成千上万的人已经购买了火灾保险，但只有少数人会在火灾中失去家园。A. many很多；B. quite a few相当多；C. few几乎没有；D. a few一点点，少量。 根据句意以及该句中的“Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance,”Although表示的转折，说明尽管成千上万的人已经购买了火灾保险，但只有少数人会在火灾中失去家园。故选D项。 【5题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：保险公司将从筹集到的款项中赔偿这些房屋。A. stole偷；B. collected筹集；C. lent借出；D. brought带来。根据上文提到的大量的人向保险公司支付少量的钱，可知，此处为即保险公司的筹集钱的方式。故选B项。 【6题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：第一家现代火灾保险公司于1666年在英国伦敦成立。A. built建造；B. found发现；C. formed形成，创立；D. organized组织。根据句意以及下文“Soon other companies were founded in other areas.”其他地区也成立了其他公司。可知，此处为第一家现代火灾保险公司在英国伦敦成立。故选C项。 【7题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：一场大火刚刚摧毁了城市的大部分地区，人们希望得到保护，避免进一步的损失。A. destroyed摧毁；B. hurt伤害；C. harmed伤害；D. wounded使受伤。根据该句中的“A great fire”以及“and people wanted protection against ____8____ losses.”可知，此处为一场大火刚刚摧毁了城市的大部分地区。故选A项。 【8题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一场大火刚刚摧毁了城市的大部分地区，人们希望得到保护，避免进一步的损失。A. farther更远的；B. further进一步的；C. wider更广泛的；D. longer更长的。根据上文提到的一场大火刚刚摧毁了城市的大部分地区，可知，此处指人们希望得到保护，避免进一步的损失。故选B项。 【9题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：第一家公司发展迅速。A. made制作；B. raised上升；C. grew成长；D. turned转向。根据该句中的rapidly，以及下文“Soon other companies were founded in other areas.”很快，其他地区也成立了其他公司。可推知，此处为第一家公司发展迅速。故选C项。 【10题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他还建议为农民提供一种新的保险。A. suggested建议；B. determined决定；C. asked问；D. demanded要求。根据上文上文“Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752.”本杰明·富兰克林于1752年帮助成立了美国第一家火灾保险公司。以及该句中的also可推知，此处为他还建议为农民提供一种新的保险。故选A项。 【11题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他还建议为农民提供一种新保险。A. farmers农民；B. workers工人；C. waiters服务员；D. doctors医生。根据下文“The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops ____12____ storms.”可推知，此处为他还建议为农民提供一种新的保险。故选A项。 【12题详解】 考查介词词义辨析。句意：新的保险将为暴风雨造成的农作物损失提供保护。A. with和；B. by由，被；C. from从；D. for为了。根据句意以及该句中的storms可知，此处为被暴风雨造成的农作物损失。故选B项。 【13题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在1795年，本杰明·富兰克林帮助在美国创办了另一家新的保险公司。A. other其他的；B. certain肯定的；C. another另一个的；D. some一些。根据该句中的“new insurance company”以及下文对该保险公司的介绍，可知，此处为在1795年，本杰明·富兰克林帮助在美国创办了另一家新的保险公司。故选C项。 【14题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：这家提供人寿保险的公司定期从许多不同的人那里收取一些钱。分析句子可知，此处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词company在从句中作主语成分，应用关系代词which。故选B项。 【15题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：这家提供人寿保险的公司定期从许多不同的人那里收取一些钱。A. commonly通常地；B. usually通常；C. regularly定期的；D. ordinarily普通。根据常识可知，买保险是要定期收费的，所以公司定期向不同的人收费。故选C项。 【16题详解】 考查连词词义辨析。句意：如果一个人死了，他的家人会得到一大笔钱。A. If 如果；B. Although尽管；C. Unless除非；D. Because因为。根据该句中的“his family was given a large sum of money.”可知，这是一个假设的情况，如果一个人死了，他的家人会得到一大笔钱。故选A项。 【17题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：今天这家公司还在营业。A. always总是；B. still仍然；C. hardly几乎不；D. seldom几乎不。根据句意以及该句中的Today，可知，此处为今天这家公司还在营业。故选B项。 【18题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：多年来，人们从许多新型的保险中受益，当他们遭受诸如汽车和飞机失事这样的事故时。A. paid支付；B. offered提供；C. bought买；D. benefited受益。根据上文提到的如果一个人死了，他的家人会得到一大笔钱，再结合该句中的“from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from ____19____ accidents as car and plane crashes.”可推知，此处为多年来，人们从许多新型的保险中受益。故选D项。 【19题详解】 考查代词和副词词义辨析。句意：多年来，当他们遭受诸如汽车和飞机失事这样的事故时，人们从许多新型的保险中受益。A. many很多；B. so所以；C. such这样；D. that那个。根据句意以及该句中的“accidents as car and plane crashes.”可知，此处为诸如汽车和飞机失事这样的事故，举例，实际上是such as的用法。故选C项。 【20题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：如今，几乎每个人都有某种保险。A. Today如今；B. Generally大概；C. Lately最近；D. Tomorrow明天。上文提到了保险业以前的情况，由此推知，此处为如今，几乎每个人都有某种保险。故选A项。 B I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I reached in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes which had ____21____ their search. I found ____22____and because of my shaking hands, I could ____23____ get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those. I looked ____24____ the bars at my jailer(看守). He did not make eye contact with me. I ____25____ out to him “Have you got a light?” He looked at me, shrugged and came over to light my cigarette. ____26____ he came close and lit the match, his eyes accidentally locked with mine. At that moment, I ____27____. I don’t know why I did that. Perhaps it was ____28____, perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very ____29____ not to smile. In that instant, it was _______30_______ a spark jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn’t want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and generated smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but _______31_______, looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile. I _______32_______ smiling at him, now aware of him as a(n) _______33_______ and not just a jailer. And his looking at me seemed to have a new _______34_______ too. “Do you have kids?” he asked. “Yes, here, here.” I took out my wallet and nervously fumbled for the _______35_______ of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes were filled with tears. I said that I feared that I’d never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up. Tears came to his eyes, too. _______36_______ without another word, he _______37_______ my cell (牢房) and silently led me out. Out of the jail, quietly and by back routes, out of the town. There, at the edge of town, he released me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town. “My life was ______38______ by a smile.” Yes, the smile—the unaffected, unplanned, _______39_______ connection between people. I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could _______40_______ each other, we wouldn't be enemies. We couldn't have hate or envy or fear. 21. A. lost B. given C. escaped D. reached 22. A. them B. it C. that D. one 23. A. barely B. quickly C. possibly D. likely 24. A. on B. through C. at D. up 25. A. whispered B. explained C. called D. repeated 26. A. As B. Before C. After D. Until 27. A. cried B. shook C. refused D. smiled 28. A. anger B. nervousness C. bitterness D. sympathy 29. A. easy B. hard C. glad D. embarrassed 30. A. when B. as well as C. as though D. as long as 31. A. went away B. dropped out C. stayed far D. stayed near 32. A. kept B. stopped C. began D. forgot 33. A. stranger B. enemy C. opponent D. person 34. A. idea B. suggestion C. impression D. solution 35. A. cigarettes B. bags C. pictures D. wallet 36. A. Intentionally B. Unconsciously C. Unwillingly D. Suddenly 37. A. unfolded B. unlocked C. uncontrolled D. undefended 38. A. misled B. destroyed C. saved D. ignored 39. A. surprising B. natural C. different D. frequent 40. A. like B. expect C. notice D. recognize 【答案】21. C 22. D 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. B 30. C 31. D 32. A 33. D 34. A 35. C 36. D 37. B 38. C 39. B 40. D 【解析】 【分析】本文是记叙文。作者被关进牢房，知道自己要被处死，感到非常的紧张。他想抽烟，但是没有火柴。于是，他向看守借火。在点烟的过程中，作者微笑着看着看守，这让看守对作者产生了新的想法，他们进行了短暂的交流。最后，看守打开牢门，把作者释放了。作者感触到“如果我们能用心灵去认识彼此，我们不会成为敌人，也不会有仇恨、嫉妒或恐惧。” 【21题详解】 本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：我把手伸进口袋里，想看看有没有逃过了他们搜查的香烟。A. lost丢失；B. given给；C. escaped逃避；D. reached到达。根据下文I found____2____and because of my baking hands, I could____3____get it to my lips.可知，作者找到了香烟，这说明它们逃过了他们的搜查。故选C。 【22题详解】 本题考查词义判断之词义辨析。句意：我找到一支，但因为我的手在发抖，我几乎无法将它送进嘴里。A. them它们；B. it它；C. that那个；D. one一支。根据下文I could____3____get it to my lips.可知，这里表示作者找到了一支香烟。故选D。 【23题详解】 本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：我找到一支，但因为我的手在发抖，我几乎无法将它送进嘴里。A. barely几乎不；B. quickly快速地；C. possibly可能地；D. likely可能地。根据上文I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous.及空前because of my shaking hands可推知，作者几乎无法将香烟送进嘴里。故选A。 【24题详解】 本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：我透过铁栏望着警卫。A. on在……上；B. through通过；C. at在……方面；D. up向上。根据空后the bars可知，作者透过铁栏望着看守。故选B。 【25题详解】 本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意：我对他喊道：“你有火吗?”A. whispered低声说；B. explained解释；C. called喊；D. repeated重复。根据上文He did not make eye contact with me.可知，看守没有看作者，于是作者对他喊道“你有火吗?”故选C。 【26题详解】 本题考查语境判断之逻辑连接词。句意：当他走近点燃火柴时，他的眼睛不知不觉地与我的相接触了。A. As当……的时候；B. Before在……之前；C. After在……之后；D. Until直到。根据语境可知，当他走近点燃火柴时，他的眼睛不知不觉地与作者的相接触了。故选A。 【27题详解】 本题考查语境判断之原词复现。句意：在那一刻，我笑了。A. cried哭；B. shook颤抖；C. refused拒绝；D. smiled微笑。根据下文it is very____9____not to smile.可知，当看守和我有了眼睛接触的时候，作者笑了。故选D。 【28题详解】 本题考查语境判断之同根词复现。句意：也许因为紧张，也许是因为当你和别人靠得很近时，你很难不微笑。A. anger愤怒；B. nervousness紧张；C. bitterness苦难；D. sympathy怜悯。根据上文I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous.可知，作者微笑也许是因为紧张。故选B。 【29题详解】 本题考查语境判断之感情色彩形容词。句意：也许是因为紧张，也许是因为当你和别人靠得很近时，你很难不微笑。A. easy容易的；B. hard难的；C. glad高兴的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。根据上文I don’t know why I did that.可知，不知道为什么，作者笑了，也许是因为当你和别人靠得很近时，你很难不微笑。故选B。 【30题详解】 本题考查语境判断之逻辑连接词。句意：在那一瞬间，在我们的两颗心、我们两个灵魂之间的空隙中，好像闪出了火花。A. when当……的时候；B. as well as和；C. as though好像；D. as long as只要。根据语境可知，在我们的两颗心、我们两个灵魂之间的空隙中，好像闪出了火花。故选C。 【31题详解】 本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：他点燃了我的香烟，但仍待在附近，直视着我的眼睛，继续微笑着。A. went away走开；B. dropped out退出；C. stayed far远离；D. stayed near待在附近。根据下文looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile可知，看守给作者点完烟后，并没有离开，而是待在附近。故选D。 【32题详解】 本题考查语境判断之感情色彩动词。句意：我一直对他微笑，现在我把他当作一个人，而不仅仅是一个看守。A. kept保持；B. stopped停止；C. began开始；D. forgot忘记。根据语境可知，作者一直对他微笑。故选A。 【33题详解】 本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：我一直对他微笑，现在我把他当作一个人，而不仅仅是一个看守。A. stranger陌生人；B. enemy敌人；C. opponent对手；D. person人。根据语境可知，现在作者把他当作一个人，而不仅仅是一个看守。故选D。 【34题详解】 本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：他看着我，似乎也有了新的想法。A. idea想法；B. suggestion建议；C. impression印象；D. solution解决方案。根据下文“Do you have kids?” he asked.可知，看守似乎也有了新的想法。故选A。 【35题详解】 本题考查语境判断之原词复现。句意：我拿出钱包，手忙脚乱地翻出了我的全家福照片。A. cigarettes香烟；B. bags包；C. pictures照片；D. wallet钱包。根据下文He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them.可知，作者翻出了她的全家福照片。故选C。 【36题详解】 本题考查语境判断之感情色彩副词。句意：突然，他二话不说地打开了牢门，一声不响地把我领了出去。A. Intentionally故意地；B. Unconsciously无意识地；C. Unwillingly不情愿地；D. Suddenly突然。根据语境可知，听完作者的话，看守突然二话不说地打开了牢门，一声不响地把作者领了出去。这个动作对作者来说是突然的。故选D。 【37题详解】 本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：A. unfolded展开；B. unlocked打开；C. uncontrolled缺少控制；D. undefended不防备。根据下文and silently led me out可知，看守打开了牢门。故选B。 【38题详解】 本题考查语境判断之感情色彩动词。句意：一个微笑救了我的命。A. misled误导；B. destroyed破坏；C. saved挽救；D. ignored忽视。根据上文可知，一个微笑救了作者的命。故选C。 【39题详解】 本题考查语境判断之感情色彩形容词。句意：是的，微笑是人与人之间最自然真挚的沟通方式。A. surprising令人吃惊的；B. natural自然的；C. different不同的；D. frequent经常的。根据空前the smile—the unaffected, unplanned可知，微笑是人与人之间最自然真挚的沟通方式。故选B。 【40题详解】 本题考查语境判断之感情色彩动词。句意：我真的相信，如果我们能用心灵去认识彼此，我们不会成为敌人。A. like喜欢；B. expect期盼；C. notice注意；D. recognize认识。根据下文We couldn’t have hate or envy or fear.可知，如果我们能用心灵去认识彼此，我们不会成为敌人。故选D。 【易错分析】第2小题，容易受上文I reached in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had____1____their search.中的any cigarettes的影响，而错选A. them它们。然而，我们要根据下文I could____3____get it to my lips.可知，我找到了一支香烟，而不是一些香烟。故选D one一支。 第二部分：阅读理解（共 16 小题；每小题 2.5 分，计分 40 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Over the years, a lot of people have talked about New York City, including some famous people in all walks of life. Here are some of their ideas about the Big Apple. Andrew WK, musician: I just want to be around people who are completely strange to me. Every person who walks by is, like, the most intense person you’ve ever seen! And you wonder: why did they have to come here and make it here? Patricia Field, designer: We live in a cultural Garden of Eden. You walk down the street and in one block you hear five languages, you have visuals and sounds of all these cultures. It’s educational and inspiring to live in and experience NYC--that’s what keeps me here. Norman Reedus, actor: There’s a kind of openness in New York and New Yorkers in general that I’m really fond of. It’s one of those places where you’re out and about amongst people all day. I’m not complaining about Los Angeles or anything—I do not hate LA; but you know, you’re in a car so much in LA. Here everyone is saying hi to you. Raul, soccer player: You have the best shows in the world here, no? And they love it. The last one I saw with my wife and kids was Matilda. It was very nice for the kids. And we saw Mamma Mia! This is a classic. You know, with five kids, you don’t have a lot of time. But we have to see more shows. We are crazy fans. 41. Who prefers New York City to Los Angeles? A. The soccer player. B. The actor. C. The musician. D. The designer. 42. What is the reason for Patricia Field’s living in New York City? A. To meet the people who are completely strange to her. B. Because there is a kind of openness in New York and New Yorkers. C. In order to look for some famous people. D. For the inspiring and educational experience. 43. What keeps Raul in New York City? A. The crazy fans. B. The cultural Garden of Eden. C. The shows. D. The friendly atmosphere. 44. What can we infer about the famous people mentioned in the text? A. They are well-educated. B. They are creative. C. They like NYC. D. They will leave NYC soon. 【答案】41. B 42. D 43. C 44. C 【解析】 【导语】本篇是一篇应用文。主要讲述了一些各行各业的名人对纽约的一些看法。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“There’s a kind of openness in New York and New Yorkers in general that I’m really fond of. It’s one of those places where you’re out and about amongst people all day. I’m not complaining about Los Angeles or anything—I do not hate LA; but you know, you’re in a car so much in LA. Here everyone is saying hi to you.(总的来说，纽约和纽约人有一种开放的心态，我非常喜欢这种心态。这是那种你整天都在外面和人群打交道的地方。我不是在抱怨洛杉矶或其他什么——我不讨厌洛杉矶；但你知道，你在洛杉矶经常开车。在这里大家都跟你打招呼)”这是演员Norman Reedus的看法，他相比洛杉矶更喜欢纽约。故选B项。 【42题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“It’s educational and inspiring to live in and experience NYC--that’s what keeps me here.(在纽约生活和体验是有教育意义的，也是鼓舞人心的——这就是我留在这里的原因)”可知Patricia Field留在纽约的原因是鼓舞人心和教育经验。故选D项。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“You have the best shows in the world here, no? And they love it(你们这里有世界上最好的演出，不是吗?他们很喜欢)”可知Raul留在纽约的原因是这里有最好的表演。故选C项。 【44题详解】 推理判断题。根据Andrew WK的看法“I just want to be around people who are completely strange to me. Every person who walks by is, like, the most intense person you’ve ever seen(我只是想和对我来说完全陌生的人在一起。每个路过的人都是你见过的最热情的人!)”；Patricia Field的看法“It’s educational and inspiring to live in and experience NYC--that’s what keeps me here.(在纽约生活和体验是有教育意义的，也是鼓舞人心的——这就是我留在这里的原因)”；Norman Reedus的看法“There’s a kind of openness in New York and New Yorkers in general that I’m really fond of.(总的来说，纽约和纽约人有一种开放的心态，我非常喜欢这种心态)”以及Raul的看法“You have the best shows in the world here, no?And they love it. The last one I saw with my wife and kids was Matilda. It was very nice for the kids. And we saw Mamma Mia! This is a classic. (你们这里有世界上最好的演出，不是吗?他们很喜欢。我和妻子孩子最后一次见面是玛蒂尔达。这对孩子们来说很好。我们还看了《妈妈咪呀》!这是经典)”推知，他们都喜欢纽约。故选C项。 B Boris, a foreign student at Communication University of China, often shares his experiences of Chinese culture on his vlog(视频博客). In one video, for example, Boris shared how he had learned the Chinese word dongxi. He translated each part separately into “east west”. And he introduced one theory (说法)about how dongxi came to mean “things”. He told people that all marketplaces in ancient Chinese cities were set up along a single road that ran from east to west. So when you would say qu mai dongxi, you’d be saying, “I’m going to buy things.” Some other videos show his reading Chinese poem and performing kung fu in Chinese traditional costume, which are quite welcome among his 40, 000 followers. “Many of my followers are learning Chinese,” Boris said. “But sadly, they know little about Chinese culture and the country.” Like many foreigners, Boris once believed that all Chinese could perform kung fu, flying onto roofs and walking over walls. He thought the country was not that developed. But after he got a scholarship(奖学金)to study in China in 2019, his view changed. “China has entered a new period, but many people’s impressions of China are still stuck in the 1970s,” Boris said. “That’s why I started to shoot vlogs to share Chinese culture in 2019.” Until now, Boris has posted more than 40 Chinese culture vlogs online, but making these vlogs is not easy. Take reading the poem Second Farewell to Cambridge by Xu Zhimo as an example “I can understand and read every word in the poem” Boris said. “But to touch readers, I need to use proper feelings while reading.” So he needed to look for much background information and make his feelings suit each part of the poem. Though shooting these vlogs takes lots of time, the young man feels proud that his vlogs have inspired many people. Boris said that he wanted to continue bridging the differences between two cultures. “This goal may not be achieved easily, but I will spare no efforts to do my part.” 45. Through the vlogs, Boris mainly wants to ________. A. teach foreigners Chinese B. introduce a Chinese university C. sell Chinese products D. share his experiences in China 46. Boris learned the Chinese word dongxi by ________. A. translating it as a whole B. knowing its cultural background C. making up some sentences D. comparing it with similar words 47. What inspired Boris to shoot vlogs? A. His hunger for new technology. B. His wish to show the real China. C. His interest in Chinese culture. D. His dream to be a big vlogger. 48. The passage is probably written to ________. A. say yes to Boris’s actions B. build bridges by making vlogs C. call for more help D. achieve a common goal C 【答案】45. D 46. B 47. B 48. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了一名外国学生分享自己学习中国文化的视频，帮助人们更多的了解中国文化。 【45题详解】 细节理解题。根据首段“Boris, a foreign student at Communication University of China, often shares his experiences of Chinese culture on his vlog(视频博客).( Boris是中国传媒大学的留学生，他经常在自己的视频博客上分享他的中国文化经验。)”可知，Boris在视频博客内分享自己学习中国文化的经历。故选D项。 【46题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“In one video, for example, Boris shared how he had learned the Chinese word dongxi.(例如，在一段视频中，Boris分享了他是如何学习中文单词“东西”的。)”以及“He told people that all marketplaces in ancient Chinese cities were set up along a single road that ran from east to west.(他告诉人们，中国古代城市的所有市场都是沿着一条东西走向的道路建立的。)”可知，Boris分享自己如何学习“dongxi”这个词的，告诉人们古代中国的市场都是建立在东西方向的道路上的，由此可知，他是了解中国的文化背景学习汉字的。故选B项。 【47题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段中的““China has entered a new period, but many people’s impressions of China are still stuck in the 1970s,” Boris said. “That’s why I started to shoot vlogs to share Chinese culture in 2019.”(“中国已经进入一个新时期，但许多人对中国的印象仍然停留在1970年代，”Boris说。“这就是为什么我在2019年开始拍摄视频博客来分享中国文化的原因。”)”可知，他所看到的中国与自己想象的不一样，所以他就开始拍摄视频博客来展示中国的文化，由此可知，是他的这种要展示真正中国的愿望让他拍摄视频博客的。故选B项。 【48题详解】 推理判断题。根据首段“Boris, a foreign student at Communication University of China, often shares his experiences of Chinese culture on his vlog(视频博客).( Boris是中国传媒大学的一名外国学生，他经常在他的vlog（视频博客）上分享他的中国文化经验。)”以及最后一段中的“Boris said that he wanted to continue bridging the differences between two cultures. “This goal may not be achieved easily, but I will spare no efforts to do my part.”(鲍里斯说，他想继续弥合两种文化之间的差异。“这个目标可能实现不容易，但我会不遗余力地尽自己的一份力量。”)”可知，作者介绍Boris拍摄视频博客是分享学习中国文化的经历，让更多的人了解中国的文化，尽管弥合两种文化差异有很多困难，但是他还是坚持去做，结合选项可知，作者很认可Boris宣传中国文化的做法。故选A项。 C Video conferencing has been around for more than 20 years. Until the COVID-19 pandemic, though, you would find that many people needing to attend a meeting remotely would be calling from a real conference room full of their teammates. Today, we’re routinely holding video conferences that are 100% virtual. And this is creating a problem that technology can’t fix. The problem is us, specifically the fact that we haven’t evolved socially to the point where we can bear much separation. So much of our well-being and work productivity is decided on how close we are physically. The removal of that for any period of time can be severely damaging. One surprising victim of social distancing is laughter. Normally people laugh about 18 times per day. And 97% of that time we’re laughing with others — we are 30 times more likely to laugh with others than to laugh alone. Think about it: how often when you and your friends laugh at something that is actually funny? Research shows that 80% of what people laugh at is really not that funny. So why do people laugh? They laugh in order to laugh with others. Just as everyone starts yawning when just one person yawns, most people can’t help but laugh when those around them do. This is why TV comedy shows often use prerecorded laugh tracks. Laughing in response to other people’s laughing is not just a behavioral phenomenon. When we laugh, our body produces two key chemicals: endorphin which helps relieve pain and sets off feelings of pleasure, and dopamine which can improve learning, motivation and attention. In fact, studies show that people can stand 15% more pain simply by laughing for a few minutes beforehand. Laughter is also associated with higher motivation and productivity at work. In today’s home-alone, virtual-team world, this is exactly what you as a team leader should be doing: for your team members to stay healthy and productive, you need to get them to laugh more and stress less. 49. What is the problem mentioned in the first two paragraphs? A. A distant relationship. B. Unexpected social evolution. C. Decreased laughter. D. Removed social distance. 50. What can be inferred from the article? A Laughing alone is normal. B. Laughing is for fun. C. Laughing starts with yawning. D. Laughing comes more in groups. 51. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about? A. The motivation behind laughter. B. The chemicals regarding laughter. C. The mechanism of laughter. D. The significance of laughter. 52. What would the author most probably discuss next? A. How to boost laughter. B. How to better a team. C. How to reduce stress. D. How to increase productivity. 【答案】49. C 50. D 51. D 52. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了笑的重要性。 【49题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段的“Today, we’re routinely holding video conferences that are 100% virtual .And this is creating a problem that technology can’t fix.(今天，我们经常举行100%虚拟的视频会议。这就产生了一个技术无法解决的问题)”和第二段的“The problem is us, specifically the fact that we haven’t evolved socially to the point where we can bear much separation.(问题出在我们自己身上，尤其是我们的社交能力还没有进化到可以承受分离的程度)”和“One surprising victim of social distancing is laughter.(社交距离的一个令人惊讶的受害者是笑声)”可知，前两段提到的问题是笑声减少了。故选C。 【50题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段的“Just as everyone starts yawning when just one person yawns, most people can’t help but laugh when those around them do.(就像当只有一个人打哈欠时，每个人都会打哈欠一样，当周围的人笑时，大多数人都会忍不住笑)”可推断，成群的人笑得更多。故选D。 【51题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第五段的“When we laugh, our body produces two key chemicals: endorphin which helps relieve pain and sets off feelings of pleasure, and dopamine which can improve learning, motivation and attention. In fact, studies show that people can stand 15% more pain simply by laughing for a few minutes beforehand. Laughter is also associated with higher motivation and productivity at work.(当我们笑的时候，我们的身体会产生两种关键的化学物质：内啡肽，它可以帮助缓解疼痛并引发愉悦感，还有多巴胺，它可以提高学习能力、动力和注意力。事实上，研究表明，仅仅提前几分钟笑一下，人们就能多忍受15%)”可知，本段主要介绍是笑声的重要性。故选D。 【52题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“In today’s home-alone, virtual-team world, this is exactly what you as a team leader should be doing: for your team members to stay healthy and productive, you need to get them to laugh more and stress less.(在今天这个独自在家、虚拟团队的世界里，这正是你作为一个团队领导者应该做的：为了让你的团队成员保持健康和高效，你需要让他们多笑，少压力)”可推断，作者接下来最有可能讨论如何增加笑。故选A。 D As a young boy, I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. He was a rural mail carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through the countryside was always an adventure: There were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did. In the spring, Dad delivered boxes full of baby chickens, and when I was a boy it was such fun to stick your fingers through one of the holes of the boxes and let the baby birds peck on your fingers. On Dad’s final day of work, it took him well into the evening to complete his rounds because at least one member from each family was waiting at their mailbox to thank him for his friendship and his years of service. “Two hundred and nineteen mailboxes on my route,” he used to say, “and a story at every one.” One lady had no mailbox, so Dad took the mail in to her every day because she was nearly blind. Once inside, he read her mail and helped her pay her bills. Mailboxes were sometimes used for things other than mail. One note left in a mailbox read, “Nat, take these eggs to Marian; she’s baking a cake and doesn’t have any eggs.” Mailboxes might be buried in the snow, or broken, or lying on the ground, but the mail was always delivered. On cold days Dad might find one of his customers waiting for him with a cup of hot chocolate. A young girl wrote letters but had no stamps, so she left a few buttons on the envelope in the mailbox: Dad paid for the stamps. One businessman used to leave large amounts of cash in his mailbox for Dad to take to the bank. Once, the amount came to $ 32, 000. A dozen years ago, when I traveled back to my hometown on the sad occasion of Dad’s death, the mailboxes along the way reminded me of some of his stories. I thought I knew them all, but that wasn’t the ease. As I drove home, I noticed two lamp poles, one on each side of the street. When my dad was around, those poles supported wooden boxes about four feet off the ground. One box was painted green, and the other was red, and each had a long narrow hole at the top with whit e lettering: SANTA CLAUS, NORTH POLE. For years children had dropped letters to Santa through those holes. I made a turn at the comer and drove past the post office and across the railroad tracks to our house. Mom and I were sitting at the kitchen table when I heard footsteps. There, at the door, stood Frank Townsend, Dad’s postmaster and great friend for many years. So we all sat down at the table and began to tell stories. At one point Frank looked at me with tears in his eyes. “What are we going to do about the letters this Christmas?” he asked. “The letters?” “I guess you never knew.” “Knew what?” “Remember. when you were a kid and you used to put your letters to Santa in those green and red boxes on Main Street? It was your dad who answered all those letters every year. It was your dad who answered all those letters every year.” I just sat there with tears in my eyes. It wasn’t hard for me to imagine Dad sitting at the old oak table in our basement reading those letters and answering each one. I have since spoken with several of the people who received Christmas letters during their childhood, and they told me how amazed they were that Santa h ad known so much about their homes and families. For me, just knowing that story about my father was the gift of a lifetime. 53. It can be inferred from the passage that the writer regarded his travels with Dad as ________. A. great chances to help other people B. happy occasions to play with baby chickens C. exciting experiences with a lot of fun D. good opportunities to enjoy chocolate cookies 54. The writer provides the detail about the businessman to show that ________. A. Dad had a strong sense of duty B. Dad was an honest and reliable man C. Dad had a strong sense of honor D. Dad was a kind and generous man 55. The method the writer uses to develop Paragraph 4 is ________. A. offering analyses B. providing explanations C. giving examples D. making comparisons 56. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. The Mail B. Christmas Letters C. Special Mailboxes D. Memorable Travels 【答案】53. C 54. B 55. C 56. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了邮递员爸爸简单、却充实有趣的邮递员生活。作者没有想到的是父亲多年一直无私地为219有信箱服务，一直到退休。每年圣诞节还扮演圣诞老人的角色，默默回复孩子们写给圣诞老人的信。 【53题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“Driving through the countryside was always an adventure: There were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did.(开车穿越乡村总是一次冒险：有动物可以看，有人可以参观，如果你知道在哪里停下来，还有巧克力饼干，爸爸做到了。)”可知，作者认为与父亲一起去乡下送信是一件惬意的事情，在路上碰到的事情令作者激动不已。故选C。 【54题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中“One businessman used to leave large amounts of cash in his mailbox for Dad to take to the bank. Once, the amount came to $ 32, 000.(一个商人过去常常在他的邮箱里留下大量现金，让爸爸带到银行。有一次，金额达到32,000美元。)”可推知，作者用商人让爸爸帮他带大量现金去银行的事情来表明爸爸是一个诚实的、可信赖的人。故选B。 【55题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，作者在第四段中列举了爸爸帮人送鸡蛋，帮小姑娘付邮票，帮商人去存钱等事例来说明父亲的伟大，所以该段是用举例的方式展开的。故选C。 【56题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了作为邮递员的父亲平凡而又伟大的一生。作者以“邮件”为线索，讲述了父亲与邻里乡亲的关系，讲述了父亲扮演圣诞老人，给每一个孩子回信的感人故事。所以“The Mail”是最佳标题。故选A。 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $