第一學期高三級英語期中考試

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　　描述高三英語上學期期中試卷

　　第一部分：閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

　　第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)

　　閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

　　A

　　Walk For Charity

　　Dear friends,

　　Please join us for our annual Walk For Charity. Starting in Weldown, you and your friends can choose a delightful 10, 20 or 30 kilometers’ route.

　　The money raised will provide support to help people all over the world. Start collecting your sponsors now and then simply come along on the day. Please read the instructions below carefully, especially if you require transport to and from Weldown.

　　See you on Sunday 15 April.

　　V Jessop: Walk coordinator

　　PS. Well done to last year’s walkers for helping

　　to raise a grand total of ￡21,000. The money

　　has already been used to build a children’s playground.

　　START TIME:

　　10 km: 8-10 am 20 km: 8-10:30 am 30 km: 8-11:30 am

　　The organizers reserve the right to refuse late-comers.

　　CLOTHING should be suitable for the weather. If rain is forecast, bring some protection and be prepared for all possibilities. It is better to wear shoes that have been worn in, rather than ones that are new.

　　ROUTE MAPS will be available from the registration point. The route will be sign-posted and arranged. Where the route runs along the road, walkers should keep to one side in single file, facing oncoming traffic at all times. If you need help along the route, please inform one of the staff.

　　Free car parking is available in car parks and on streets in Weldown.

　　BUSES:

　　For the 10 and 20 kilometers’ routes, a bus will be waiting at Fenton to take walkers back to Weldown. The bus will leave every half hour starting at midday. The service is free and there is no need to book.

　　1. When may a walker be forbidden to join in the walk?

　　A. Parking a car on the streets. B. Being late for the walk.

　　C. Choosing the shortest route. D. Bringing no clothes for the weather.

　　2. What are the walkers advised to do?

　　A. To prepare new shoes for the walk. B. To book the bus ahead of time.

　　C. To care about their own safety. D. To donate at the registration point.

　　3. When will the first bus leave?

　　A. 11:30 am B. 12:30 pm C. 13:20 pm D. 14:40 pm

　　B

　　German carmaker Audi equipped some of its 2017 models in the United States with a new technology. The technology is known as V-to-I. Drivers will see a countdown on the car’s instrument panel (儀表板) to show when the traffic signal will turn green or red. The equipment was included on Audi’s Q7, A4 and A4 “Allroad” models built after June 1, 2016.

　　The service began in 2016 in at least five “smart” American cities. The information comes from government agencies that collect data to predict traffic flow. A private company partners with government officials to send the data to cars.

　　The countdown message goes away a few seconds before the light changes for safety. Pom Malhotra is the general manager of Audi’s connected cars division. He said the system was designed to provide drivers with a sense of ease and convenience. “A better informed driver means a less stressed driver,” an announcer said in an Audi video explaining the technology.

　　The company said the idea was to let drivers know exactly the time left before a signal changes. It suggested they use the time to make sure other passengers are fine or monitor car operations.

　　The technology raises the possibility that some drivers may use the vehicle’s countdown to talk on the telephone or send text messages. But Audi said it would never tell drivers to text while driving -- an activity that is illegal in almost all 50 states.

　　The goal was to integrate traffic infrastructure (基礎設施) with cars on many city roads. This would let traffic signals use the vehicle data to regulate traffic, suggest better driving paths, or suggest speeds needed to hit all green lights.

　　4. What function does the new technology add to the car?

　　A. Reminding drivers to monitor car operations.

　　B. Preventing drivers phoning when driving.

　　C. Providing information on traffic signals.

　　D. Reporting traffic flow to government officials.

　　5. Why does the countdown message disappear before the light changes?

　　A. To avoid misleading drivers. B. To help drivers hit green lights.

　　C. To provide the newest information. D. To make sure drivers focus on driving.

　　6. How does the new system benefit drivers?

　　A. Making driving safe. B. Making driving fun.

　　C. Making drivers relaxed when driving. D. Making drivers have more spare time.

　　7. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “integrate” in the last paragraph?

　　A. Combine. B. Compare. C. Equip. D. Replace.

　　C

　　“Shake a leg” and “show a leg” are usually discussed together, but it isn’t at all clear how they are connected. Both phrases have more than one meaning.

　　“Shake a leg” means “hurry up” according to the definition in the New York Magazine in 1904. Before that, “shake a leg” had another meaning, which was “to dance”. There are several quotations from all kinds of American and British sources from the mid-19th century that are related to dancing. For example, the Dubuque Democratic Herald, October 1863, in an advertisement for a local ball: “Nearly every man in town able to shake a leg has purchased a ticket.”

　　“Show a leg” means either “make an appearance”, or it means “hurry up”. The second meaning isn’t commonly used, nor is it old. Whatever the source, it isn’t the original meaning of “show a leg”. Most commentators report that the phrase derives from the Royal Navy and that this was the order given to sailors to put a foot from their hammocks (吊床) and get up.

　　The use of “show a leg” as a wake-up call is well documented. John Masefield (Poet Laureate from 1930 to 1967) was a trainee mariner on HMS Conway until 1891. He reported the full version of the morning call as: “Heave out, heave out, heave out, heave out! Away! Come all you sleepers, Hey! Show a leg.” That’s the earliest quotation of the naval call I can find, although it may have been used well before 1891.

　　An alternative version comes from the fact that women were allowed on board Royal Navy ships in the 19th century and that they were allowed to stay asleep after the sailors had been woken. In the morning the bosun’s mates (水手長助手) had to check whoever was still asleep and did so by requiring them to show a leg over the side of the hammock. If a leg was hairy, it was probably male and its owner was ordered to get up and begin work. Believe that if you will; personally, I don’t.

　　All in all, although both of the two English slangs are sometimes used to mean “hurry up”, they are two independent phrases that were coined with different meanings.

　　8. How many ways does the slang “show a leg” come from?

　　A. 1. B. 2. C. 3. D. 4.

　　9. In which sentence does “shake a leg” have a different meaning?

　　A. I will shake a leg with him at the next ball with great pleasure.

　　B. Nearly every man in town able to shake a leg has purchased a ticket.

　　C. They wanted to shake a leg on a TV show.

　　D. You must shake a leg to catch the last bus.

　　10. What is the author’s attitude to the version mentioned in Paragraph 5?

　　A. Doubtful. B. Supportive. C. Indifferent. D. Neutral.

　　11. What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?

　　A. To persuade readers to learn slangs seriously.

　　B. To describe “shake a leg” and “show a leg”.

　　C. To distinguish “shake a leg” and “show a leg”.

　　D. To remark on “shake a leg” and “show a leg”.

　　D

　　About a month after I joined Facebook, I got a call from Lori Goler, a highly regarded senior director of marketing at eBay. She made it clear that this was a business call. “I want to apply to work with you at Facebook,” she said. “Instead of recommending myself, I want to ask you: What is your biggest problem, and how can I solve it?”

　　My jaw hit the floor. I had hired thousands of people over the previous decade and no one had ever said anything remotely like that. People usually focus on finding the right role for themselves, with the implication that their skills will help the company. Lori put Facebook’s needs front and center. It was a killer approach. I responded, “Recruiting is my biggest problem. And, yes, you can solve it.”

　　Lori never dreamed she would work in recruiting, but she jumped in. She even agreed to trade earnings for acquiring new skills in a new field. Lori did a great job running recruiting and within months was promoted to her current job, leading People@Facebook.

　　The most common metaphor for careers is a ladder, but this concept no longer applies to most workers. As of 2010, the average American had eleven jobs from the ages of eighteen to forty-six alone. Lori often quotes Pattie Sellers, who came up with a much better metaphor: “Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.”

　　As Lori describes it, there’s only one way to get to the top of a ladder, but there are many ways to get to the top of a jungle gym. The jungle gym model benefits everyone, but especially women who might be starting careers, switching careers, getting blocked by external barriers, or reentering the workforce after taking time off. The ability to create a unique path with occasional dips, detours (彎路), and even dead ends presents great views of many people, not just those at the top. On a ladder, most climbers are stuck staring at the butt of the person above.

　　12. Why did Lori make the call?

　　A. She helped Facebook to solve the biggest problem.

　　B. She wanted to make a business deal with Facebook.

　　C. She tried to ask for a pay rise in Facebook.

　　D. She wanted to become an employee in Facebook.

　　13. What impressed “me” most?

　　A. Lori was good at running recruiting.

　　B. Lori attached great importance to Facebook’s needs.

　　C. Lori jumped in Facebook with no adequate experience.

　　D. Lori was skilled in marketing at eBay.

　　14. What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

　　A. Now all people don’t tend to climb the ladder.

　　B. None on the ladder can enjoy the great views.

　　C. Jungle gyms offer limited exploration for employees.

　　D. A pregnant woman, jobless, benefits little from the jungle gyms.

　　15. What is the best title of the passage?

　　A. How to get promoted at work. B. Facebook’s Biggest Problem.

　　C. Applying for a Job in Facebook. D. It’s a Jungle Gym, not a Ladder.

　　第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分)

　　根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。

　　Four Steps to Begin Your Path to Greatness

　　Feeling stuck is quite common. Many times, we have thoughts and dreams of what we want in life. 16Our thinking pattern holds us back from going forward. The good news is that at any moment in time, we have the ability to start taking action toward creating the life we want. Here are four steps to get started：

　　Celebrate Your Success.

　　Write down all the success you’ve already achieved and tell yourself how awesome you are today. 17And once you’re in that positive routine with your thoughts, it will lead you to make better choices and take better actions toward your greatness.

　　Create Your True Vision.

　　Many times we live based on others’ expectations or we stay stuck in a particular place because it’s our safety zone. Own your path. It can be hard to do, but allow yourself to get out of your head(or stop listening to what others want for you)and focus on your heart and what it’s telling you. 18

　　19

　　If you want to start going to the gym, going from 0 day a week to 5 days a week right away is extreme, and setting yourself up by biting more than you can chew typically doesn’t result in success, but failure.Instead，start slow and go once or twice a week.After you do that for a while and get into a nice routine, up it to more days. Over time, you will build toward your goal by taking realistic, smaller steps to get there.

　　Have the Right Support.

　　20 Find the right support to cheer you on in the process. It could be a friend, a family member, or significant others who you trust. Whoever it may be, having someone on your journey will be just what you need to keep you on track and celebrate with you as you work toward the life you dream of.

　　A.Don’t do it alone.

　　B.Be realistic about your goals.

　　C.Be kind to yourself and accept the moment.

　　D.Your failure can lead you to another success.

　　E.This practice will direct your thinking to a positive place.

　　F. Sadly, they only stay as thoughts and dreams inside of us.

　　G.Look within yourself deeply and decide what you want and what’s true for you.

　　第二部分：語言知識及應用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)

　　第一節(jié)完形填空 (共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分)

　　閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

　　I had just arrived in this Asian country for a one-year teaching position. One day, I took the subway to visit some ancient palaces and temples in the downtown. The following account of what happened to me has taught me much about culture 21 .

　　Since all the 22 were taken, I stood. Suddenly, I felt someone pulling on my bag. 23 I probably was in someone’s way, I moved over slightly. But in one quick motion (動作), I felt my bag removed from my back, and in a flash it was 24 . I turned around to see who the thief was. I looked at the people standing behind me, but didn’t see my bag or any 25 . My heart sank and I began to 26 .

　　I glanced around the car only to find directly across from me was an elderly lady, and sitting on her lap was my 27 . I tried to get it back from her lap. But as I began to 28 it up, she quickly grabbed (抓住) it back and held onto it. I looked around at the people standing beside me, and those sitting beside her, but no one took any 29 of the situation. Trying not to cause a(an) 30 , I tried to negotiate through gestures. I used my hands as best as I could, but she 31 my requests for my bag and pointed to my back. She picked up my bag, showing how 32 it was. I finally began to understand. She was holding my bag to 33 me.

　　At the next stop, a middle-aged woman got on the crowded subway. Another elderly woman sitting down took her bag, 34 it on her lap. They didn’t talk; 35 this older woman was more than pleased to sit with this stranger’s bag on her lap throughout her journey.

　　As the subway pulled into the main downtown station and I was getting ready to get off, the woman 36 handed me back my bag. But 37 I had a chance to thank her, she had disappeared into the crowd.

　　Sadly, this considerate custom was more 38 to me than if I had been robbed. Everyone back home had heard of being robbed—that was 39 city behavior—but having a stranger hold onto someone’s bag out of 40 , in a city of twelve million people—that was truly unusual.

　　21. A. loss B. aim C. cause D. difference

　　22. A. cars B. seats C. buses D. stations

　　23. A. Deciding B. Assuming C. Admitting D. Expecting

　　24. A. broken B. emptied C. opened D. gone

　　25. A. victim B. criminal C. suspect D. passenger

　　26. A. panic B. scream C. leave D. regret

　　27. A. book B. bag C. money D. map

　　28. A. pull B. bring C. check D. wrap

　　29. A. advantage B. charge C. notice D. photo

　　30. A. attack B. scene C. accident D. change

　　31. A. received B. handled C. considered D. ignored

　　32. A. heavy B. small C. useful D. special

　　33. A. remind B. tease C. help D. warn

　　34. A. dropping B. tapping C. closing D. setting

　　35. A. yet B. so C. or D. because

　　36. A. angrily B. gratefully C. anxiously D. gently

　　37. A. until B. once C. before D. while

　　38. A. amusing B. surprising C. annoying D. disappointing

　　39. A. usual B. harmful C. practical D. suitable

　　40. A. curiosity B. pity C. kindness D. desperation

　　第二節(jié)語法填空(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

　　閱讀下面材料，在空格處填入適當的內容(1個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。

　　Felicity Miller, a 32-year-old British woman, 41 has a Chinese husband, still remembers the 42 (excite) when she first learned to use the “red packet” function on WeChat in 2015. She sent and grabbed some red packets in her Chinese family’s group. The rule in her family was that the person who grabbed the 43 (high) amount sent the next.

　　Attracted by the unique way of communicating, many foreigners 44 (join) in sending and grabbing red packets so far. Usually, the money in each packet is random. Thus the amount of money one can grab 45 (large) depends on his or her luck, from 0.01 yuan to less than 200 yuan. Many foreigners get more familiar 46 Chinese culture through “red packets”. Two years ago, when Felicity Miller was sent 5.20 or 8.88 yuan red packets, she had no clue about the 47 (hide) meanings. Now, she has not only known about 48 , but also has sent a few.

　　However, the popularity of virtual red packets doesn’t stop people sending paper red packets 49 (contain) real cash during the Spring Festival. It is called lucky money. In Chinese tradition, people take giving children lucky money as 50 blessing.

　　第三部分：寫作(共兩節(jié);滿分35分)

　　第一節(jié) 短文改錯 (共10小題;每小題l分，滿分10分)

　　假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

　　增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

　　刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

　　修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

　　注意：

　　1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;

　　2. 只允許修改l0處，多者 (從第11處起) 不計分。

　　Dear Li Mei,

　　With the midterm exam come, you must get prepared for it. In my opinion, that you need is a right study method. As we all know, there are three stage in study —preview, study in class and review, among them review is the most important. You should first make review plan, and then stick to it.

　　I follow my review plan strictly and had made progress. It turns out to be well enough. Of course, there are many ways to review. So long as you review regular, I’m sure that I can find more ways to study well.

　　If you have any questions, you may ask me and I’m glad to help you. We can meet in our school library in every Friday afternoon.

　　Best regards.

　　Yours,

　　Li Hua

　　第二節(jié) 書面表達(滿分25分)

　　假定你是李華。今天是外教Smith先生回國前最后一次給你班上課?，F(xiàn)在，請你代表全班發(fā)言，內容包括：

　　1. 表達感激之情;

　　2. 回憶各種收獲;

　　3. 表達不舍與祝福。

　　注意：

　　1.詞數100左右;

　　2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

　　3.短文中，不得以任何形式透露地區(qū)、學校、同學姓名等真實信息。

　　Dear Mr. Smith,

　　____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

　　答案

　　第一部分：閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

　　第一節(jié) (共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)

　　1-3 BCB 4-7 CDCA 8-11 BDAC 12-15 DBAD

　　第二節(jié) (共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分)

　　16-20 FEGBA

　　第二部分：語言知識及應用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)

　　第一節(jié) 完形填空 (共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分)

　　21-25 DBBDC 26-30 ABACB 31-35 DACDA 36-40 DCBAC

　　第二節(jié) 語法填空(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

　　41. who 42. excitement 43. highest 44. have joined 45. largely

　　46. with 47. hidden 48. them 49. containing 50. a

　　第三部分：寫作 (共兩節(jié);滿分35分)

　　第一節(jié) 短文改錯 (共10小題;每小題l分，滿分10分)

　　Dear Li Mei,

　　With the midterm exam come, you must get prepared for it. In my opinion, that you need is a

　　coming what

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　　review, among them review is the most important. You should first make ^ review plan, and then

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　　stick to it.

　　I follow my review plan strictly and had made progress. It turns out to be well enough. Of

　　have good

　　course, there are many ways to review. So long as you review regular, I’m sure that I can find

　　regularly you

　　more ways to study well.

　　If you have any questions, you may ask me and I’m glad to help you. We can meet in our

　　school library in every Friday afternoon.

　　Best regards.

　　Yours,

　　Li Hua

　　第二節(jié) 書面表達 (滿分25分)參考范文：

　　Dear Mr. Smith,

　　I am Li Hua. At this moment, I’m honored to express our sincere thanks to you on behalf of my classmates.

　　We do appreciate everything that you have done for us. We have been very lucky to have you as our English teacher in the past years. With your help, everyone has made progress in both English learning and school life. We have enjoyed your teaching and guidance a lot. Your humorous stories, big smiles and encouraging words have already rooted in our memories.

　　Since you will leave soon, we wish you a pleasant journey back home and a happy life there. We will miss you. Thanks again, Mr. Smith.

　　關于高三英語上學期期中試卷

　　第一部分 聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分20分)

　　第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1分，滿分5分)

　　聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

　　1. Where does the man want to go?

　　A. A railway station. B. A post office. C. The seaside.

　　2. What happened to the woman?

　　A. She woke up late.

　　B. She got to work late.

　　C. She went to sleep late.

　　3. What is the woman doing now?

　　A. Baking cookies. B. Making a list. C. Shopping for groceries.

　　4. How does the woman feel about the zoo?

　　A. Sad. B. Impressed. C. Disappointed.

　　5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

　　A. Young people lose their jobs easily.

　　B. Young people are too quick in making decisions.

　　C. Young people seldom stay long in the same job.

　　第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)

　　聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

　　聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

　　6. When will the man start his new job?

　　A. Tomorrow. B. Next week. C. Next month.

　　7. Why is the man paying for the woman’s lunch?

　　A. She helped him a lot.

　　B. It is his turn to pay.

　　C. He wants to congratulate her.

　　聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

　　8. What is Anna’s chemistry grade now?

　　A. B. B. B+. C. D.

　　9. When does Anna’s study group meet?

　　A. After school.

　　B. On the weekends.

　　C. During lunch hour.

　　10. Who is Anna speaking to?

　　A. A study group member.

　　B. Her teacher.

　　C. Her father.

　　聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

　　11. How old was Jonathan’s mother when she started doing laundry?

　　A. 8 years old. B. 10 years old. C. 16 years old.

　　12. Which temperature will Jonathan use for now?

　　A. Hot. B. Cold. C. Warm.

　　13. What is the “light” spin cycle used for?

　　A. Jeans and towels.

　　B. Most of Jonathan’s clothes.

　　C. Sheets and pillow cases.

　　聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

　　14. Which decorations are on the sofa?

　　A. The Christmas ones.

　　B. The Halloween ones.

　　C. The Thanksgiving ones.

　　15. What did the man use to get the box out?

　　A. A pole. B. A chair. C. A ladder.

　　16. Where might the conversation take place?

　　A. In the basement.

　　B. In the bedroom.

　　C. In the living room.

　　聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

　　17. What does the Golden Rule ask people to do?

　　A. Develop personal rules.

　　B. Respect their families and ancestors.

　　C. Treat others as they wish to be treated.

　　18. Which is a teaching of Confucius?

　　A. Governments should be moral.

　　B. Husbands should respect wives.

　　C. People should memorize rules of behavior.

　　19. How did Confucius teach lessons?

　　A. Through arguments.

　　B. Through reasoning.

　　C. Through personal examples.

　　20. What does the speaker say about Confucius’ influence?

　　A. He used to be even more important.

　　B. He has influenced many cultures.

　　C. He has little effect on people today.

　　第二部分 閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)sdzxlm

　　第一節(jié) (共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)

　　閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　A

　　Rain beat against the window, matching my mood. I should have known that my new job at the hospital was too good to be true. Throughout the day, rumors (傳言) warned that the newest employee from each department would be laid off. I was the newest one in the training department.

　　My boss appeared. “You probably know we’re cutting back,” he said. “Administration wants us to offer outplacement classes to help those employees find other jobs, showing them how to act in an interview, for example.” “Fine,” I answered unwillingly, not knowing what else to say.

　　I decided to go home early that day. In the hall, I met the lady who brought us cookies every Friday. She was a little woman with gray hair. Only her head and the top of her green apron were visible over the cart (小車) loaded with cleaning supplies. At least she had a job!

　　At the final meeting, laid-off workers formed a line at the door. A colleague whispered, “I can’t believe our Cookie Lady is being laid off. We’ll miss her as much as we’ll miss her cookies.” When the colleague spoke to her in Spanish, I knew my classes would be useless for her and I realized how much better off was than this poor woman.

　　I decided to do something for her. I wrote to a newspaper expressing how I felt about the unselfishness of the Cookie Lady who needed a job. A few days later, my article appeared in the newspaper and the Cookie Lady was allowed to stay in her position. On the same day, I received a letter, which seemed so unlikely that I read it twice. “An editor of a local magazine likes your piece and wants you to call her next time you’re looking for work …”

　　1. How did the author feel on that rainy day?

　　A. Nervous. B. Excited.

　　C. Awkward. D. Proud.

　　2. What was the author asked to do?

　　A. Take care of patients. B. Leave earlier that day.

　　C. Resign from the hospital. D. Help the laid-off workers.

　　3. How did the author help the Cookie Lady?

　　A. He offered her a high-paid job.

　　B. He gave her advice on job hunting.

　　C. He made her story known to others.

　　D. He taught her how to pass an interview.

　　4. What does the story tell us?

　　A. Good deeds have their rewards.

　　B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

　　C. Little people can make a big difference.

　　D. Love brings more joy to people than work does.

　　【答案】1. A 2. D 3. C 4. A

　　【解析】

　　本文為故事類。作者作為新人，面臨著公司的裁員，作者因為寫了關于一個需要一份工作來養(yǎng)家糊口的女士的事故，讓其得到工作，而自己的文章也得到了本地雜志的邀請信。作者在的經歷告訴我們：善行總歸有好報的。

　　【1題詳解】

　　推理判斷題。根據文章第一段最后一句Throughout the day, rumors (傳言) warned that the newest employee from each department would be laid off. I was the newest one in the training department.可知，在這個雨天，因為作者的單位正在減員，“謠傳每個部門的最新雇員將被解雇。我是培訓部最新的一個作者也是其中之一”，所以作者的心里應當是很緊張的，分析選可知A正確 。

　　【2題詳解】

　　細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段老板的話Administration wants us to offer outplacement classes to help those employees find other jobs, showing them how to act in an interview, for example可知，老板想請他給下崗工人上課，告訴他們在面試中如何做，即幫助那些下崗工作找到新工作，分析選項可知D項符合題意，故選D項。

　　【3題詳解】

　　細節(jié)理解題。根據第五段首句“.I decided to do something for her. I wrote to a newspaper expressing how I felt about the unselfishness of the Cookie Lady who needed a job”可知作者寫信給一家報紙，寫了有關這位女士的故事，分析選項可知C項正確。

　　【4題詳解】

　　推理判斷題。本文作者面臨著公司對新人的裁員，作者因為寫了關于一個需要一份工作來養(yǎng)家糊口的女士的事故，讓其得到工作，而自己的文章也得到了本地雜志的邀請信。這說明了善行總歸有好報的。分析選項，A. Good deeds have their rewards. 善行必有回報。B. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難朋友才是真朋友。C. Little people can make a big difference.小人物大作為。D. Love brings more joy to people than work does. 愛帶給人們更多的快樂，而不是工作?？芍狝符合題意。

　　B

　　At your next meeting, wait for a pause in conversation and try to measure how long it lasts.

　　Among English speakers, chances are that it will be a second or two at most. But while this pattern may be universal, our awareness of silence differs dramatically across cultures.

　　What one culture considers a confusing or awkward pause may be seen by others as a valuable moment of reflection and sign of respect for what the last speaker has said. Research in Dutch and also in English found that when a silence in conversation stretches to four seconds, people start to feel uneasy. In contrast, a separate study of business meetings found that Japanese people are happy with silences of 8.2 seconds — nearly twice as long as in Americans’ meetings.

　　In Japan, it is recognized that the best communication is when you don’t speak at all. It’s already a failure to understand each other by speaking because you’re repairing that failure by using words.

　　In the US, it may originate from the history of colonial (殖民地) America as a crossroads of many different races. When you have a complex of difference, it’s hard to establish common understanding unless you talk and there’s understandably a kind of anxiety unless people are verbally engaged to establish a common life. This applies also to some extent to London.

　　In contrast, when there’s more homogeneity, perhaps it’s easier for some kinds of silence to appear. For example, among your closest friends and family it’s easier to sit in silence than with people you’re less well acquainted with.

　　5. Which of the following people might have the longest silence in conversation?

　　A. The Dutch. B. Americans.

　　C. The English. D. The Japanese.

　　6. What might the Japanese agree with in a conversation?

　　A. Speaking more gives the upper hand.

　　B. Speak out what you have in your mind.

　　C. Great minds think alike without words.

　　D. The shorter talking silence, the better.

　　7. What can we learn from the text?

　　A. A four second silence in conversation is universal.

　　B. It’s hard for Americans to reach a common agreement.

　　C. English speakers are more talkative than Japanese speakers.

　　D. The closer we and our family are, the easier the silence appears.

　　8. What does the underlined word “homogeneity” in the last paragraph mean?

　　A. Similarity. B. Contradiction.

　　C. Diversity. D. Misunderstanding.

　　【答案】5. D 6. C 7. D 8. A

　　【解析】

　　試題分析：本文主要講述了談話中的沉默文化。盡管交談中出現(xiàn)停頓是普遍存在的，但我們對沉默的認識在不同的文化中有著巨大的差異。不同的文化中沉默時間不同，對于沉默的看法也不同。相比而言，親密的朋友和家人之間更容易出現(xiàn)沉默。

　　【5題詳解】

　　細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段首句“Among English speakers, chances are that it will be a second or two at most.”第三段最后兩句“Research in Dutch (荷蘭語)and also in English found that when a silence in conversation stretches to four seconds, people start to feel uneasy. In contrast, a separate study of business meetings found that Japanese people are happy with silences of 8.2 seconds---nearly twice as long as in Americans’ meetings.”可知，日本人可能在談話中有最長沉默。故選D。

　　【6題詳解】

　　推理判斷題。根據第四段首句“In Japan, it is recognized that the best communication is when you don’t speak at all.”可知，在日本，一般認為最好的交流是一句話不說的時候。因此推斷日本人認為“偉大的心靈，無言而思”。故選C。

　　【7題詳解】

　　推理判斷題。根據文章最后一句“For example, among your closest friends and family it’s easier to sit in silence than with people you’re less well acquainted with.”可知，親密的人之間更容易出現(xiàn)沉默，因此我們和家人越親密，沉默越容易出現(xiàn)。故選D。

　　【8題詳解】

　　詞句猜測題。根據下文的舉例可知，越親密的人，越容易出現(xiàn)沉默，因此推斷畫線句句意是：相比而言，當有更多相似時，也許沉默更容易出現(xiàn)。故畫線詞意思與similarlity意義相近。故選A。

　　【名師點睛】

　　推理判斷試題屬于高層次閱讀理解題。這種題型包括判斷題和推理題。推理題要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基礎上，作出一定判斷和推論，從而得到文章的隱含意義和深層意義。推理題所涉及的內容可能是文中某一句話，也可是某幾句話，但做題的指導思想都是以文字信息為依據，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根據的推理，也不能根據表面文字信息做多步推理。也就是說，要做到判斷有據, 推論有理, 忠實原文。切忌用自己的觀點代替作者的本意，切忌片面思考，得出片面結論。例如小題3：

　　【解題剖析】此題屬于推理判斷題，推斷合理信息。答案需要從文章的最后一句“For example, among your closest friends and family it’s easier to sit in silence than with people you’re less well acquainted with.”進行推斷。

　　【答案定位】根據文章最后一句“For example, among your closest friends and family it’s easier to sit in silence than with people you’re less well acquainted with.”親密的人之間更容易出現(xiàn)沉默，因此推斷我們和家人越親密，沉默越容易出現(xiàn)。

　　【推理關系】題干What can we learn from the text?☞文章內容among your closest friends and family it’s easier to sit in silence than with people you’re less well acquainted with.

　　【答案】☞D選項The closer we and our family are, the easier the silence appears。

　　C

　　Next month, I’m traveling to a remote area of Central Africa and my aim is to know enough Lingala — one of the local languages — to have a conversation. I wasn’t sure how I was going to manage this — until I discovered a way to learn all the vocabulary I’m going to need. Thanks to Memrise, the app I’m using. It feels just like a game.

　　“People often stop learning things because they feel they’re not making progress or because it all feels like too much hard work,” says Ed Cooke, one of the people who created Memrise. “We’re trying to create a form of learning experience that is fun and is something you’d want to do instead of watching TV.”

　　Memrise gives you a few new words to learn and these are “seeds” which you plant in your “greenhouse”. When you practice the words, you “water your plants”. When the app believes that you have really remembered a word, it moves the word to your “garden”. And if you forget to log on (登錄)，the app sends you emails that remind you to “water your plants”.

　　The app uses two principles about learning. The first is that people remember things better when they link them to a picture in their mind. Memrise translates words into your own language, but it also encourages you to use “mems”. For example, I memorized motele, the Lingala word for “engine”, using a mem I created — I imagined an old engine in a motel (汽車旅館) room.

　　The second principle is that we need to stop after studying words and then repeat them again

　　later, leaving time between study sessions. Memrise helps you with this, because it’s the kind of app you only use for five or ten minutes a day.

　　I’ve learnt hundreds of Lingala words with Memrise. I know this won’t make me a fluent speaker, but I hope I’ll be able to do more than just smile when I meet people in Congo. Now, I need to go and water my Vocabulary!

　　9. What does Ed Cooke make an effort to do with Memrise?

　　A. Create memorable experiences.

　　B. Make progress with hard work.

　　C. Master languages through games.

　　D. Combine study with entertainment.

　　10. What do the underlined words “water your plants” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

　　A. Learning new words.

　　B. Being a Memrise user.

　　C. Logging on to the app.

　　D. Taking care of your garden.

　　11. How does Memrise work?

　　A. By linking different mems together.

　　B. By putting knowledge into practice.

　　C. By offering human translation services.

　　D. By applying an associative memory approach.

　　12. What is the author’s attitude towards Memrise?

　　A. Positive. B. Doubtful.

　　C. Uncaring. D. Disapproving.

　　【答案】9. D 10. A 11. D 12. A

　　【解析】

　　【分析】

　　本文為應用說明文。作者介紹了一種學習應用程序Memrise，這是一種寓教于樂的學習單詞的方法，主要運用聯(lián)想記憶，通過游戲的方式來完成的。

　　【9題詳解】

　　推理判斷題。根據文章第一段Thanks to Memrise, the app I’m using. It feels just like a game.可知，Memrise我正在使用的應用程序。感覺就像是一場游戲。第二和第三段敘述Memrise是一種有趣的學習體驗，即把娛樂和想要學習的東西結合在一起的體驗，以及它是如何操作。分析選項可知D項符合題意。

　　【10題詳解】

　　猜測詞意題。根據第三段的內容可知，MeMeLead給你一些新單詞來學習，這些是你在“溫室”中種植的“種子”。當你練習單詞時，你就是在“澆灌你的植物”。由此可知，練習單詞，“就是澆灌你的植物” ，由引可推斷出“water your plants”即在學習新單詞，故選A。

　　【11題詳解】

　　推理判斷題。根據第五段的The app uses two principles about learning. The first is that people remember things better when they link them to a picture in their mind…For example, I memorized motele, the Lingala word for “engine”, using a mem I created — I imagined an old engine in a motel (汽車旅館) room.. 句意“應用程序使用兩個關于學習的原則。首先，運用聯(lián)想記憶，他們會記得更好…例如，我記住了motele，Lingala的“引擎”一詞，使用我創(chuàng)建的一個mem——我想象著汽車旅館(汽車旅館)房間里的一個舊引擎 ”。由此可知Memrise是通過運用聯(lián)想記憶的方法來進行學習的。分析選項可知D項符合題意。

　　【12題詳解】

　　推理判斷題。根據最后一段可知，作者敘述了自己運用Memrise應用程序學習好幾百的林加拉語，希望自己與當地人相遇時可以用當地語言來交流?，F(xiàn)在要去用Memrise來學習單詞。由此可推斷出作者認為這個程序對自己有益，所以對此抱積極的態(tài)度。分析選項可知A正確。

　　【點睛】在閱讀中我們經常會遇到許多生詞。這時許多同學立即翻閱詞典，查找詞義。這樣做不但費時費力，而且影響閱讀速度、影響對語篇的整體把握。事實上，閱讀材料中的每個詞與它前后的詞語或句子甚至段落都有聯(lián)系。我們可以利用語境(各種已知信息)推測、判斷某些生詞的詞義。例如第2小題詞意猜測題。根據第三段的內容可知，MeMeLead給你一些新單詞來學習，這些是你在“溫室”中種植的“種子”。當你練習單詞時，你就是在“澆灌你的植物”。由此可知，練習單詞，“就是澆灌你的植物” ，由引可推斷出“water your plants”即在學習新單詞，故選A。

　　D

　　Shopping for and choosing clothes is challenging enough. But imagine if you were unable to use your arms to do anything, or used a wheelchair.

　　The conditions are reality for four people who became the “customers” of 15 students at Parsons School of Design at the New School this year. The students spent their spring term creating clothing to fit their customers’ unique requirements as part of a class run by Open Style Lab, a nonprofit organization whose aim is to design functional and fashionable clothing for people with disabilities.

　　“Disability overlaps (關聯(lián)、一致) with aging and universal design,” said Grace Jun, the director of the program. “We need to see it as part of our life cycle. It’s something that we need to not only see from a human rights standpoint but also for its economic value.”

　　“I’m always looking at me being the problem and the clothing as being OK,” said Kieran Kern, who gets around in a wheelchair. When Ms. Kern approached Open Style Lab, she was looking for a coat that would be easy to put on with the limitations of a weaker body. Her team came up with a design with a circular rod (桿) that runs through the collar and allows Ms. Kern to swing the coat across her back with one hand.

　　“The idea of having a coat that sees the parts that make me as just parts and not as a problem that I need to solve was really liberating in an identity sense,” Ms. Kern said. “Because generally, when you have a different body, you don’t really see yourself.”

　　“I think the challenges the students faced throughout the course had a lot to do with the exchange of ideas,” Ms. Jun said. “They were able to understand that no two people with a disability are alike. Being able to design uniquely means you have to have a collaborative (合作) process. We’re designing with each other, not for.”

　　13. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

　　A. Aging. B. Disability.

　　C. Design. D. The program.

　　14. What did the students find challenging according to Ms. Jun?

　　A. Creativity in fashion design.

　　B. Interpersonal communication.

　　C. Making clothing part of a wearer.

　　D. Meeting the needs of the disabled.

　　15. What would be the best title for the text?

　　A. Open Style Lab

　　B. A new fashion industry

　　C. Disability is no longer a problem

　　D. Designs that do more than meet the eye

　　【答案】13. B 14. B 15. D

　　【解析】

　　【分析】

　　本文為應用說明文。主要敘述了帕森斯設計學院在新學校開設了一門課程，在春季學期創(chuàng)作出符合顧客獨特要求的服裝，并介紹了在設計過程中出現(xiàn)的問題。

　　【13題詳解】

　　猜測詞義題。根據第三段的前部分Disability overlaps (關聯(lián)、一致) with aging and universal design,” said Grace Jun, the director of the program. “We need to see it as part of our life cycle. 本句指“殘疾與老化和通用設計有聯(lián)系”，該項目的負責人Grace Jun說。“我們需要把它看作是我們生命周期的一部分|”。為了避免重復，我們常常把上文提過的事用代詞來代替。本句中上文說殘疾是與老化及通用設計有關，所以下文提到時便用it 來替代它，因此選B項。

　　【14題詳解】

　　細節(jié)理解題。根據第六段前兩句.“I think the challenges the students faced throughout the course had a lot to do with the exchange of ideas,” Ms. Jun said. “They were able to understand that no two people with a disability are alike.可知，Jun女士說：“我認為學生在整個課程中所面臨的挑戰(zhàn)與思想交流有很大關系。”“他們能夠理解，沒有兩個殘疾的人是一樣的”。由此可知，學生面臨的挑戰(zhàn)就是交流問題。分析選項可知B項符合題意。

　　【15題詳解】

　　主旨大意題。通讀本文可知，本文介紹帕森斯設計學院在新學校開設了一門課程，在春季學期創(chuàng)造出符合顧客獨特要求的服裝。文中以給Kern女士設計衣服為例，說明設計的衣服要適合具體的殘疾人，因為每個殘疾人都是不同的(They were able to understand that no two people with a disability are alike. Being able to design uniquely means you have to have a collaborative (合作) process.)。所以要設計出獨一無二的實用的衣服。本文中多處出現(xiàn)設計衣服(designs)。故選D項。

　　【點睛】選擇標題在英語閱讀理解中屬于主旨大意題，是一種深層理解題。要求考生在通讀全文的基礎上，認真分析文章大意及作者的寫作意圖。通常情況下，標題要有根據性，針對性和醒目性的特點。所謂概括性，就是指標題應最大程度上覆蓋全文，囊括文章的主要內容，體現(xiàn)文章的主題。針對性就是對標題外延的一種界定，標題要直接指向文章的主要特點。而醒目性是為了吸引了讀者的注意，喚起讀者對文章閱讀的興趣。

　　確定最佳標題的方法。在閱讀文章時，要注意文章中反復出現(xiàn)的或強調的信息，尋找與文章大多數內容相關的信息。找出覆蓋全文的核心詞匯，看選項內容是否切中文章的中心論題。也就是要看選項內容與作者的寫作目的是否一致。如第3小題，文章反復出現(xiàn)的單詞是design，這與選項D中的designs相照應。

　　尋找文章的主題句。文章主要論題的關鍵是找到文章的主題句。主題句通常在文章的首段，也可能在文章的末段，在文章的某一段落，或分散在文章的各個段落中。如果每個段落都有主題句，那么把各段落的主題句的中心集中起來，即為全文的主題句。本文的中心句在最后一段 “They were able to understand that no two people with a disability are alike. Being able to design uniquely means you have to have a collaborative (合作) process.”可知，答案是D項。

　　第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分)

　　根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。

　　Spreading smiles at Birchwood

　　When Ava McCarver was in kindergarten, her class visited a nursing home (療養(yǎng)院). Ava learned that many of the residents (住戶) there receive few visitors. ___16___ “I asked my mom if I could visit them,” she says. Soon, Ava and her mom became volunteers at Birchwood Health Care Center.

　　That was six years ago. ___17___ She enjoys hanging out with Mary, Shirley and other residents during her twice-monthly visits. “I paint their nails, and I talk to a lot of them,” she says. Sometimes she helps lead craft (手工藝) projects. Other times they play card games. “It’s good for the residents to see little kids,” Ava says. “That makes them really happy.”

　　___18___ She has raised money for the nursing home by making refrigerator decorations and selling them at a craft fair. She has also collected used puzzles from garage sales and donated them to Birchwood.

　　Ava wrote a book called The Squirrel Family. In the book, two squirrels raise a family and eventually move into a place called Birchwood where they live happily. ___19___ Ten stores in her city agreed to display the books, along with a can to collect money. Ava’s project raised about $750. Birchwood used that money to buy furniture for the residents.

　　Ava says she enjoyed the look of “pure joy” on a resident’s face after a hug from her. That’s why she started visiting Birchwood — to bring happiness to others. ___20___ “It’s really fun,” she says. “They have good stories, and I enjoy my time there.”

　　A. She decided to take action.

　　B. But she has gained happiness for herself, too.

　　C. Since then, Ava has made many friends at Birchwood.

　　D. Ava used her book to raise money for the nursing home.

　　E. Birchwood needs more volunteers for its craft project.

　　F. Ava has found some creative ways to help her friends at Birchwood.

　　G. Ava’s book has achieved a great success and earned a large amount of money for her.

　　【答案】16. A 17. C

　　18. F 19. D

　　20. B

　　【解析】

　　【分析】

　　本文為故事類。文中講述了Ava因為在幼兒園參觀了伯奇伍德養(yǎng)老院后萌發(fā)了去那兒看望老人。一直堅持去那兒，與那兒的人們交朋友，為它們籌集資金，幫助他們。她這樣不僅給養(yǎng)老院的人們帶來快樂，也給自己帶來幸福。

　　【16題詳解】

　　考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。根據本空后的內容“Ava問媽媽能不能去拜訪伯奇伍德養(yǎng)老院的老人們。不久，Ava和她的媽媽成為了伯奇伍德保健中心的志愿者。”由此可知那時她就決定行動。分析選項可知A項(她決定采取行動)符合題意，故選A項。

　　【17題詳解】

　　考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。根據第二段的內容可知，從六年前，Ava去養(yǎng)老院內看望人們，與他們玩紙牌等，可知，這都像是朋友一起做的事。分析選項可知，C項(從那時起，阿瓦就在伯奇伍德交了很多朋友)符合題意，故選C項。

　　【18題詳解】

　　考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。根據空后的內容，Ava用了許多的方法來幫助他們，如通過制作冰箱裝飾品并在工藝品展覽會上出售來為朋友們籌集資金，為他們搜集拼圖等，由此可知Ava找到了許多方法來幫助朋友。分析選項可知F項(Ava找到了一些創(chuàng)造性的方式來幫助她在Birchwoo的朋友們。)符合題意，故選F項。

　　【19題詳解】

　　考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。本段的中心詞就是Ava的書。主要敘述Ava寫了一本書，通過銷售她的書的同時為養(yǎng)老院募捐。分析選項可知D項(娃用她的書為養(yǎng)老院募捐)符合題意，并且本選項與本段中有許多詞的復現(xiàn)，如book等，且意義復現(xiàn)有多處。故選D項。

　　【20題詳解】

　　考查對上下文的理解及推理判斷能力。根據上文“這就是為什么她開始拜訪伯奇伍德，因為這給別人帶來快樂”，及下文說這種做法也讓自己很快樂。由此可知，拜訪伯奇伍德不僅給他人快樂，也給自己帶來快樂。分析選項可知B項(但她也為自己贏得了快樂)符合題意。故選B項。

　　【點睛】七選五題型看似簡單，實際上有時完全作對并不容易，需要方法和分析能力及足夠的耐力，有必要進行專門練習。

　　(1)快速瀏覽一遍七個備選答案，先確定哪個選項適合放在文章的什么位置。

　　(2)看首段，跳過空格快速通讀全篇，了解文章大意。

　　(3)精讀空格前后兩句，利用各種銜接手段選擇正確的選項填入空格。七選五空出的是整個句子，而這些句子與句子之間，必然有一種聯(lián)系，因此我們可以通過選項中某個名詞或動詞跟空前或空后的一致性或者相關性來確定這兩個句子之間有一種關聯(lián)性，從而選擇正確的答案。如第1小題根據本空后的內容“Ava問媽媽能不能去拜訪伯奇伍德養(yǎng)老院的老人們。不久，Ava和她的媽媽成為了伯奇伍德保健中心的志愿者。”由此可知那時她決定行動。分析選項可知A項(她決定采取行動)符合題意。

　　(4)看選項，找出與空前空后句中心詞同義，近義或相關性的詞語。實現(xiàn)關鍵詞的對接，先易后難，各個突破。此外要通過句子的邏輯關系或句子的標點來判斷該句在文章的位置。通過閱讀選項，有可能根據選項中的關鍵詞找出正確選項。如第4小題所在的段的中心詞就是Ava的書。主要敘述Ava寫了一本書，通過銷售她的書的同時為養(yǎng)老院募捐。分析選項可知D項(娃用她的書為養(yǎng)老院募捐)符合題意，并且本選項與本段中有許多詞的復現(xiàn)，如book等，且意義復現(xiàn)有多處。故選D項。

　　第三部分 語言知識運用(共三節(jié)，滿分55分)

　　第一節(jié)(共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分)

　　閱讀下面的短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

　　Draper, the owner of a secondhand bookstore, was sorting through a pile of old books when an envelope fell from one. Inside was an undated ___21___ and a faded photo of a woman holding a little girl on her lap. The letter said if Bethany was ___22___ it, it meant the author had died.

　　Tears were welling up in Draper’s eyes. These were a ___23___ woman’s last words to her child. He had to ___24___ Bethany. “Whoever it is will ___25___ this,” he thought. “You wouldn’t ___26___ a letter like that.”

　　He supposed if the ___27___ ended up in his shop then Bethany was likely from around Bishop Auckland. And he thought he ___28___ recognized the little girl’s face. Even if she’d since left the area, there might be someone in town who would recognize the ___29___.

　　He started with the local newspaper. The Northern Echo ran the story of the ___30___ letter.

　　___31___, Bethany Gash, now 21 and a(n) ___32___ herself, was on Facebook about 10 miles away when a close friend messaged her to check out the ___33___. As she read her mother’s ___34___, words she thought had been lost forever, she said she thought she must be ___35___.

　　Gash was only 4 when her mother ___36___. Five years later, her family moved to a new home and the letter, put away in the pages of a book for safe keeping, was unintentionally ___37___.

　　She remembers unpacking and looking for the letter, and then ___38___ searching through everything in hopes that it was there. “That’s when I realized it was ___39___ gone by now and I’d never see it again,” she said.

　　Draper ___40___ the letter in person. He also brought her a children’s book for her son. Gash was greatly moved to have the letter back, and also touched by the stranger’s kindness.

　　21. A. message B. email C. postcard D. letter

　　22. A. reading B. destroying C. forgetting D. copying

　　23. A. determined B. kind C. selfish D. dying

　　24. A. find B. introduce C. phone D. comfort

　　25. A. enjoy B. avoid C. want D. like

　　26. A. tear open B. cut up C. throw away D. pull out

　　27. A. girl B. book C. reporter D. news

　　28. A. hardly B. actually C. unfortunately D. accidentally

　　29. A. author B. teacher C. picture D. stranger

　　30. A. lost B. valuable C. wet D. broken

　　31. A. Meanwhile B. Therefore C. However D. Eventually

　　32. A. editor B. mother C. daughter D. assistant

　　33. A. ticket B. magazine C. article D. homework

　　34. A. vocabularies B. terms C. languages D. words

　　35. A. writing B. joking C. playing D. dreaming

　　36. A. came back B. passed away C. died out D. calmed down

　　37. A. donated B. burned C. dirtied D. robbed

　　38. A. secretly B. suddenly C. madly D. regularly

　　39. A. almost B. never C. still D. long

　　40. A. kept B. delivered C. composed D. published

　　【答案】21. D 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. C 27. B 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. A 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. D 36. B 37. A 38. C 39. D 40. B

　　【解析】

　　這篇短文介紹Draper意外地得到一封去世母親臨終前給女兒留的信，經過報紙的報道找到了女兒，并還給了她。

　　【21題詳解】

　　考查名詞辨析及上下文推理。句意：里面是一個無日期的信,一個褪色的照片,一個女人拿著一個小女孩在她的大腿上。A. message信息;B. email電子郵件;C. postcard明信片;D. letter書信。根據下文的“The letter said”可知，此處應該是一封信。故選D.

　　【22題詳解】

　　考查動詞辨析。句意：信中說當Bethany讀這封信的時候，這意味著作者去世了。A. reading讀書;B. destroying破壞;C. forgetting忘記;D. copying復制。根據上文是信，所以此處應該是讀信。故選A.

　　【23題詳解】

　　考查形容詞辨析及上下文推理。句意：這些是一個將死的女人留給她的孩子的最后的話。A. determined堅決的;B. kind善良的;C. selfish自私的;D. dying臨終的。根據上文“it meant the author had died.”可知，這是一位將死的女人留下的。故選D.

　　【24題詳解】

　　考查動詞辨析。句意：他必須找到Bethany。A. find找到;B. introduce介紹;C. phone打電話;D. comfort安慰。根據上文提到是Draper意外得到這封信，推知她要找到這個Bethany.故選A.

　　【25題詳解】

　　考查動詞辨析。句意：“無論是誰需要這個,”他想，“你都不會扔掉這樣一封信”。A. understand理解;B. avoid避免;C. want想要;D. like喜歡。根據句意可知此處表示“需要，想要”。故選C.

　　【26題詳解】

　　考查動詞短語辨析。句意：“你都不會扔掉這樣一封信。” A. tear open拆開;B. cut up切碎;C. throw away扔掉;D. pull out離開，撤離。根據語境推理，這樣一封信，誰得到也不會扔掉。故選C.

　　【27題詳解】

　　考查名詞辨析。句意：他認為如果這本書出現(xiàn)在他的商店，那么Bethany很可能來自奧克蘭畢肖普。A. girl女孩;B. book書;C. reporter記者;D. news新聞。根據上文提到Draper一家書店的老板，整理舊書時從一本書中發(fā)現(xiàn)的這封信。推知此處表示“這本書”如果在他家書店的話。故選B.

　　【28題詳解】

　　考查副詞辨析。句意：實際上,他認為他應該認得這個小女孩的臉。A. hardly幾乎不;B. actually實際上;C. unfortunately不幸地;D. accidentally意外地。根據句意可知，此處表示實際上作者可能認得小女孩。故選B.

　　【29題詳解】

　　考查名詞辨析。句意：即使她離開了該地區(qū), 在城里可能有人誰會認識到圖片。A. author作者;B. teacher老師;C. picture圖片;D. stranger陌生人。根據上文可推知信里有照片，此處表示可能會有人認得照片。故選C.

　　【30題詳解】

　　考查形容詞辨析。句意：The Northern Echo開始跑這封丟失的信的消息。A. lost丟失的;B. valuable有價值的;C. wet潮濕的;D. broken破碎的。根據上文可知，這封信是丟失的。故選A.

　　【31題詳解】

　　考查副詞辨析。句意：與此同時，21歲的Bethany Gash現(xiàn)在自己也是一位母親，在10英里外的Facebook，一個親密的朋友給她發(fā)了一份信息，讓她去看這篇文章。A. Meanwhile同時;B. Therefore因此;C. However但是，然而;D. Eventually最后。上文提到Draper正在通過報紙尋找信的主人Bethany Gash，推知下文介紹“在此同時”Bethany Gash的情況。故選A.

　　【32題詳解】

　　考查名詞辨析。句意：與此同時，21歲的Bethany Gash現(xiàn)在自己也是一位母親，在10英里外的Facebook，一個親密的朋友給她發(fā)了一份信息，讓她去看這篇文章。A. editor編輯;B. mother母親;C. daughter女兒;D. assistant助手。根據文中最后“brought her a children’s book for her son”可知，Bethany Gash現(xiàn)在是一位母親。故選B.

　　【33題詳解】

　　考查名詞辨析。句意：與此同時，21歲的Bethany Gash現(xiàn)在自己也是一位母親，在10英里外的Facebook，一個親密的朋友給她發(fā)了一份信息，讓她去看這篇文章。A. ticket票;B. magazine雜志;C. article文章;D. homework作業(yè)。根據上文提到報紙上報道這封信的事情，所以推知此處表示朋友讓Bethany Gash看報紙上的文章。故選C.

　　【34題詳解】

　　考查名詞辨析。句意：她讀她的母親的話,她以為已經永遠失去了,她說,她認為她一定是在做夢。A. vocabularies詞匯;B. terms條款;C. languages語言;D. words言語。此處表示她讀到了母親留給自己的話。故選A.

　　【35題詳解】

　　考查動詞辨析。句意：她讀她的母親的話,她以為已經永遠失去了,她說,她認為她一定是在做夢。A. writing寫;B. joking開玩笑;C. playing玩;D. dreaming做夢。根據上半句她以為她將永遠失去了可知覺得自己像做夢一樣。故選D.

　　【36題詳解】

　　考查動詞短語辨析。句意：當她的母親去世時Gash只有4歲。A. came back回來;B. passed away去世;C. died out滅絕;D. calmed down冷靜下來。根據句意可知Gash的母親“去世”時只有4歲。故選B.

　　【37題詳解】

　　考查動詞辨析。句意：五年后,她的家人搬到一個新家,這封信放在一本書的頁里面保存,是無意中被捐贈。A. donated捐贈;B. burned燒傷;C. dirtied弄臟;D. robbed搶劫。根據上文介紹這本書現(xiàn)在在Draper手里，應該是被捐贈的。故選A.

　　【38題詳解】

　　考查副詞辨析。句意：她記得開箱尋找這封信,然后瘋狂地搜索,希望信還在那里。A. secretly秘密地;B. suddenly突然;C. madly瘋狂地;D. regularly有規(guī)律地。根據語境可知這封信對Bethany Gash很重要，推知她會瘋狂的尋找這封信。故選C.

　　【39題詳解】

　　考查固定搭配。句意：“我意識到這是一去不復返了,我再也見不到它了,”她說。A. almost幾乎，差不多;B. never決不，從不;C. still仍然;D. long長期地。根據語境可知，Bethany Gash認為這封信一去不復返。be long gone表示已成過去。故選D.

　　【40題詳解】

　　考查動詞辨析。句意：Draper把這封信寄送給了Bethany Gash。A. kept保持;B. delivered遞送;C. composed組成;D. published出版，發(fā)表。根據下句他還給她的孩子一本書，可知他把信送還給Bethany Gash.故選B.

　　【名師點睛】

　　完形填空題的命題特點及答題方法：

　　1.側重基礎知識，考查學生語言知識的能力

　　完形填空以文入手，結合文章的內容考查學生的基礎知識，主要是詞語搭配、固定句型、近義詞辨析、辨析句子結構、掌握語法規(guī)則的能力，其中考查實詞居多。

　　2.上下文對照，考查學生捕捉關鍵詞的能力

　　解完形填空題時，單獨看一句話是找不到正確答案的，需要注意句子間的關系及句子與段落的關系。所謂上下對照，即在上文和下文中找到與正確答案相同的關鍵詞。因此，在做題時要邊讀邊在大腦中儲存上下文信息的能力，捕捉關鍵詞。

　　如小題1，根據下文的“The letter said”，得到一個關鍵詞“the letter”，從而得出答案。

　　3.設置語境，考查學生的分析推理能力

　　旨在考查學生在選項都符合語法及句子結構的情況下能否利用前后語境去推斷出正確答案。

　　如小題12，本題從上文讀下來無法得到答案，讀到文中最后“brought her a children’s book for her son”可推知，Bethany Gash現(xiàn)在是一位母親，得出答案。

　　4.結合生活，考查學生利用常識題的能力

　　目的考查學生的生活常識，看看學生是否善于觀察生活，積累生活常識，能否利用常識去做恰當的選擇。

　　5.關注連詞，考查學生對行文邏輯、句子關聯(lián)的理解能力

　　此項用來考查學生在缺少連詞的情況想，通過閱讀能否理解句子的與句子的關系，是否了解行文邏輯的要求，能否掌握表示因果、轉折、并列、條件、讓步等的連詞的用法。

　　第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

　　閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

　　Baidu is not a doctor

　　When people ___41___ (face) with health or nutrition questions, it is ___42___ (increasing) common to go online and diagnose themselves. But the Internet is full of conflicting health warnings with no regulation to get rid of the wrong advice, some of which ___43___ (be) extremely dangerous! Also, search engines rank results by ___44___ (popular) rather than accuracy, so solid facts can be tricky to find. It is worth ___45___ (check) if the writer of an online piece is properly qualified as an expert. Anyone can call ___46___ (they) a “diet expert”, “nutritionist” and even a “doctor” — given it could refer to qualifications like a PhD. But remember, only officially ___47___ (recognize) practicing doctors as well as dietitians have degrees in giving medical ___48___ (suggest). So if you are unsure and still wondering ___49___ the chocolate diet really does work or not, then it pays to make ___50___ appointment with your dietician or doctor. The truth is out there, and you just need to look in the right place!

　　【答案】41. are faced

　　42. increasingly

　　43. is 44. popularity

　　45. checking

　　46. themselves

　　47. recognized/recognised

　　48. suggestions

　　49. whether

　　50. an

　　【解析】

　　本文為說明文。當很多人有健康或營養(yǎng)方面的問題時，他們會直接去百度搜索，自我診斷。這其實是不科學的，因為搜索引擎的結果是按照受歡迎的程度而不是按照準確性來排序的。因此百度不是醫(yī)生，遇到問題，最好和醫(yī)生預約，去應該去的地方。

　　【41題詳解】

　　考查固定搭配和動詞的時態(tài)。句意：當人們面對健康或營養(yǎng)問題時，上網和自我診斷越來越普遍。be faced with…為固定搭配，意為“面對…..”.本句的主語是people是集合名詞，所以謂語動詞要用復數，又因本文時態(tài)為一般現(xiàn)在時，因此填are faced。

　　【42題詳解】

　　考查詞性轉換。此處應用increasing的副詞形式修飾形容詞common，因此填increasingly。

　　【43題詳解】

　　考查主謂一致。分析句子結構可知，本句的主語是“some of which”，which指代前面的不可數名詞advice，因此本小題要用單數形式，故be動詞要用is。

　　【44題詳解】

　　考查名詞形式。句意：此外，搜索引擎排名的結果受歡迎，而不是準確性，本空是后面的名詞accuracy進行對比，所以要用popular的名詞形式popularity。

　　【45題詳解】

　　考查固定句式。sth. be worth doing為固定搭配，意為“值得做某事”，所以本空要用動詞的ing形式，故填checking。

　　【46題詳解】

　　考查反身代詞。句意：任何人都可以稱自己為“飲食專家”。Call oneself 可譯為“自稱…”，因此本空填themselves 。

　　【47題詳解】

　　考查非謂語。此處表示官方認可的，邏輯主語是doctors，它和謂語動詞recognise二間是被動關系，故用其過去分詞recognized/recognised。

　　【48題詳解】

　　考查詞性轉換和名詞的復數?？崭裉幾鞣侵^語wondering 的賓語，作賓語應用名詞形式，指只有被官方認可的醫(yī)生才有資格給出醫(yī)學建議，故填suggestions。

　　【49題詳解】

　　考查賓語從句。句意：如果你確定，仍然想知道巧克力飲食是否會起作用…..，賓語從句成分完整，在wondering后面表示不確定應用whether，意為“是否“，因此填whether。

　　【50題詳解】

　　考查固定搭配。make an appointment為固定搭配，意為“與某人有約定，與某人有約會”、此處表示和醫(yī)生預約，是泛指概念。因此填an。

　　第三節(jié) 詞匯運用(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)

　　請根據語境用括號內單詞的正確形式或根據漢語意思填空，每空一詞。

　　51. His family then moved to a __________(稍微) larger house.

　　52. An earthquake __________(測量) 6.1 on the Richter Scale struck California yesterday.

　　53. How you greet a customer can leave a lasting __________(印象).

　　54. King was a great speaker and an __________(inspire) leader.

　　55. Winston is not someone who accepts __________(失敗) easily.

　　【答案】51. slightly

　　52. measuring

　　53. impression

　　54. inspiring

　　55. failure

　　【解析】

　　本題為拼寫單詞。這種題型要注意在拼寫單詞時不僅詞意要與句子的語境一致，還要考慮到具體語境中所作的成分，其正確的時態(tài)及語態(tài)，同時還要注意其固定用法或搭配，才能選出正確的詞形

　　【51題詳解】

　　考查副詞修飾形容詞。句意：然后他家搬到了一個稍微大一些的房子。本空修飾形容詞larger，修飾形容詞一般用副詞，故填副詞 slightly。

　　【52題詳解】

　　考查非謂語。句意：昨天加利福尼亞發(fā)生了6.1級地震。分析句子可知，本句中的主語An earthquake，謂語動詞是struck，而主語與不及物動詞“measure(測量) ”二者主動關系，所以要用動詞的ing形式 measuring。

　　【53題詳解】

　　考查名詞作賓語。本空被形容詞lasting修飾，形容詞一般修飾名詞，所以本空要填名詞。二者一起做動詞leave的賓語，所以要用名詞。因此填名詞“印象(impression )。

　　【54題詳解】

　　考查形容詞作定語修飾名詞。分析句子可知leader為名詞，所以本空應當是用形容詞來修飾名詞，因此要用動詞 inspire的名詞形式。本空是修飾物的，所以要填inspiring。

　　【55題詳解】

　　考查名詞作賓語。句意：溫斯頓不是容易接受失敗的人。分析句子可知，accept為及物動詞，后面必須有賓語，所以要用名詞“失敗(failure)”，因此本空填 failure 。

　　根據所學語法知識和所學短語填空，每空一詞。

　　56. _________ _________ _________(令我滿意的是), he passed the exam.

　　57. He gave the speech without _________ _________(參考) his notes.

　　58. He had to make a decision _________ _________ _________(當場).

　　59. _________ _________(撫養(yǎng)) in the city, he doesn’t know how to farm.

　　60. _________(taste) nice, the food was all eaten up soon.

　　【答案】56. (1). To (2). my (3). satisfaction

　　57. (1). referring (2). to

　　58. (1). on (2). the (3). spot

　　59. (1). Brought (2). up

　　60. Tasting

　　【解析】

　　本大題為根據所給的漢語完成句子。做這種練習時首先分析每個句子，根據具體的語境來判斷缺少的部分在句子中所作的成分，再找到正確的短語后根據其在句子所做的成份確定其時態(tài)及語態(tài)，是謂語還是非謂語。更要注意的是有些是固定搭配和習慣用法，從而正確地完成本題。

　　【56題詳解】

　　考查固定搭配。句意：令我滿意的是，他通過了考試。短語to one’s satisfaction 為固定搭配，意為“令某人滿意的是”。本空“令我滿意的是”可譯為(1). To (2). my (3). Satisfaction。

　　【57題詳解】

　　考查固定搭配及非謂語。句意：他發(fā)表了演說時沒有參考筆記。分析句子可知，本句的without 為介詞，后面要用動詞的ing形式。因此本句的參考要用 (1). referring (2). to。

　　【58題詳解】

　　考查固定搭配。句意：他必須當場做出決定。On the pot為固定搭配，意為“當場”，因此本小題的答案為(1). on (2). the (3). Spot。

　　【59題詳解】

　　考查固定搭配及非謂語。句意：他在城里長大，不知道怎樣種田。分析句子可知，本句為省略句。因為主從句的主語一致，省略了從句的主語he, he與動詞bring up(撫養(yǎng))二者是被動關系，他是被撫養(yǎng)，因此要用過去分詞，所以本小題的答案為： (1). Brought (2). Up。

　　【60題詳解】

　　考查省略句。句意：這促食物嘗起來味道很好，所以很快就吃完了。本句為省略句。因為主從句的主語一致，省略了從句的主語the food，與從句的系動詞taste是主動關系，要用動詞的ing形式，因此填 Tasting。

　　第四部分 寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)

　　第一節(jié) 短文改錯(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)

　　61.假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

　　增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

　　刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

　　修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

　　注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;

　　2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。

　　I will share one experience with you. With the College Entrance Examination draw near, I was filled with great anxiety. However, I couldn’t be absorbed in study, resulting from my failing in the examination. I got very discouraging. Just then, my teacher, Miss Zhang, approach me and said, “In life we all have moment when we can’t achieve what we want it. It is natural. Don’t allow those moments to weaken you, and turn them into motivation to inspire you.” Her words were a reminder which provided myself with constant encouragement to smile at life. Consequently, I gained what I deserved.

　　So it is an optimistic attitude which matters most of all. It gives you the confidence to deal with difficulties and to achieve what you want in your life.

　　【答案】

　　【解析】

　　1.draw改成drawing考查非謂語動詞。句意：隨著高考臨近，我心中充滿了焦慮。本句是介詞with的復合結構，其中with的賓語the college Entrance Examination與動詞draw構成主動關系，所以使用現(xiàn)在分詞短語在句中做賓語補足語。故將draw改為drawing。

　　2.However改為Therefore考查副詞。正因為我很焦慮，所以我才無法集中注意力于學習，導致我在考試中失敗。上下文之間是因果關系，所以使用副詞therefore表示因果關系。故將However改為Therefore。

　　3.from改為in考查動詞短語。短語result in導致;result from因為，由于。正是因為我很焦慮，所以我才無法集中注意力于學習，導致我在考試中失敗。根據句意可知應該使用短語result in“導致”，故將from改為in。

　　4.discouraging改為discouraged考查形容詞。形容詞discouraged感到泄氣，該詞通常修飾人;形容詞discouraging令人失望的，該詞經常修飾事物。本句中使用discouraged修飾主語I，故將discouraging改為discouraged。

　　5.approach改為approached考查時態(tài)。由時間狀語just then可知用一般過去時態(tài)，故將approach改為approached。

　　6.moment改為moments考查名詞單復數。句意：在生命里，我們都會有無法得到我們想要的東西的時刻。都會有的時刻，要用復數形式，故將moment改為moments。

　　7.it去掉考查代詞。句意：在生命里，我們都會有無法得到我們想要的東西的時刻。What引導賓語從句作want的賓語，it多余應該去掉，故將it去掉。

　　8.and改為but考查連詞。句意：不要讓這些消極時刻消弱我們，而是要把它們當成激勵自己是動機。上下文之間為轉折關系，所以使用but表示轉折，故將and改為but。

　　9.myself改為me考查連詞。句意：不要讓這些消極時刻消弱我們，而是要把它們當成激勵自己是動機。不要本句中賓語me作動詞inspire的賓語。

　　10.which改為that考查固定句型。句意：所以最重要的是樂觀的態(tài)度，它讓你有信心去面對困難，實現(xiàn)你生活中想要的。It is + 被強調部分+that+句子其他部分，是強調句型結構，故將which改為that。

　　第二節(jié) 書面表達(滿分25分)

　　62.假如你是李華，衡水中學學生會主席( Chairman of the Student Union)，近日你校收到美 國友好交流學校 Roger Manverz School學生會主席John的郵件，希望你校捐贈一批傳統(tǒng)文化書籍，供該校對此有興趣的同學閱讀，請你代表學校給John回復一封郵件，郵件中需要包含以下內容：

　　1.自我介紹;

　　2.捐贈圖書的具體信息;

　　3.詢問對方的收件地址和聯(lián)系信息。

　　注意：1. 詞數100左右;

　　2. 可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

　　Dear John,

　　_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

　　Yours faithfully,

　　Li Hua

　　【答案】Dear John,

　　I am Li Hua, chairman of the Student Union of Hengshui High School. I am writing this letter on behalf of our school that we are more than glad to donate to your school some books on Chinese traditional culture.

　　After discussion, we plan to donate about a hundred books, whose topics vary from Chinese ancient philosophy, Chinese traditional painting and calligraphy to Chinese classical literature.

　　We plan to wrap them in a big parcel and post to your school. So I hope you can offer me the accurate address of your school as well as the name of the person in charge of receiving the parcel.

　　Looking forward to your reply.

　　Yours faithfully,

　　Li Hua

　　【解析】

　　【分析】

　　本文為材料作文。針對文中的內容回復一封郵件。寫回信時應特別注意正確理解寫信人的意圖、所提問題、必須對寫信人的問題給予明確的答復。這種文章在寫作時注意：1.首先要審題，確定文章的中心思想、主題，并圍繞中心思想組織材料。2.進行構思，列出簡單的提綱，打造文章之骨架。安排好層次段落，鋪設好過渡，處理好開頭和結尾。3.擴展成文。擴展的內容一定要緊扣主題，綜合考慮各個段落的內容安排，用好連接詞。靈活運用各種句式，如倒裝句、強調句、省略句、主從復合句、對比句、分詞短語、介詞短語等，從而增加文章的可讀性。

　　【詳解】本文要點完整，層次分明。文中運用了許多高級詞匯，如：on behalf of…, more than glad…, donate to…, vary from…, as well as…., in charge of.…等。句式相對比較靈活。文中運用了

　　名詞從句：I am writing this letter on behalf of our school that we are more than glad to donate to your school some books on Chinese traditional culture.;定語從句：we plan to donate about a hundred books, whose topics vary from Chinese ancient philosophy, ...和由so引導的狀語從句：We plan to wrap them in a big parcel and post to your school. So I hope you can offer me the accurate address of your school …

　　高三英語上學期期中試題帶答案

　　第一部分 聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)

　　第一節(jié)：(共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)

　　聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

　　1、What does the man think the woman should do?

　　A、Talk to her husband. B、Get an eye operation. C、Buy a new pair of glasses.

　　2、What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

　　A、Family members. B、Classmates. C、Co-workers.

　　3、Where does the conversation take place?

　　A、In the kitchen. B、In the bedroom. C、Outside the house.

　　4、What are the speakers talking about?

　　A、Moving to New York. B、Holiday plans. C、The weather.

　　5、What does the man think of the movie?

　　A、Exciting. B、Boring. C、Just so-so.

　　第二節(jié)：(共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)

　　聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

　　聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

　　6、Who will pay for the lunch?

　　A、The man. B、The woman. C、The man’s boss.

　　7、How will the speakers go for the lunch?

　　A、On foot. B、By car. C、By taxi.

　　聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

　　8、How long will the trip take?

　　A、Four days. B、Five days. C、Nine days.

　　9、What is the woman especially interested in about Thailand?

　　A、The national park. B、The climate. C、The food.

　　聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

　　10、How does the woman feel about going back to school?

　　A、Nervous. B、Happy. C、Excited.

　　11、What did the school do over the summer?

　　A、They bought new computers.

　　B、They improved the playground.

　　C、They built a swimming pool.

　　12、What course will the woman probably choose?

　　A、Drawing. B、Dancing. C、Acting.

　　聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

　　13、What will the woman do when the summer vacation starts?

　　A、Go on a trip. B、Work. C、 Buy a truck.

　　14、How long will the speakers stay at college?

　　A、One year. B、Two years. C、Three years.

　　15、What can the woman enjoy in July?

　　A、A comedy show. B、A sports match. C、A concert.

　　16、Where did the woman get her tickets from?

　　A、A radio show. B、The ticket office. C、A friend.

　　聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

　　17、How did the speaker feel at the first interview?

　　A、Too confident. B、Very nervous. C、A little impolite.

　　18、When did the speaker get his first job?

　　A、In middle school. B、In high school. C、In college.

　　19、What made the speaker want to be an engineer?

　　A、Helping at McDonald’s.

　　B、Serving at a coffee shop.

　　C、Working at a building company.

　　20、What is the speaker’s secret to success?

　　A、He studied hard. B、He met lots of people. C、He had work experience.

　　第二部分 閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

　　第一節(jié) ：(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)

　　A

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　　B、It can be used to book a five-star hotel room.

　　C、It can be used as a personal safety device.

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　　D、People will live a healthier life with the help of Jitterbug Smart

　　B

　　When he was young, Louis Armstrong was taking what was called Creole jazz, which was also called dance music, and combining it with trumpeter (小號手) Buddy Bolden, to create what would eventually become today's jazz.

　　Armstrong accomplished this with almost no formal training. What little training he did have began when he was placed in the New Orleans Colored Waif's Home at the age of 12, after a run-in with the police. The punishment tuned out to be a mixed blessing, for he also had the opportunity to play in a real band.

　　While at the Waif’s Home, Armstrong also got the chance to hear some of the city’s finest musicians. Cornetist Freddie Keppard performed in a nearby club. So did trumpeter and bandleader King Joe Oliver, who took the boy under his wing and taught him how to read music and work on his playing technique.

　　When Oliver left for Chicago, Armstrong chose to stay in New Orleans and work with some of the other top musicians of the day. Some years later in Chicago, King Oliver offered him a place in his band in 1922. It became Armstrong’s biggest challenge yet --- the band had no parts written for trumpet, so he was forced to listen to King Oliver and improvise ( 即興創(chuàng)作 ).

　　Soon, Armstrong’s undeniable talent was getting notice.

　　Lil Hardin, the band’s piano player and the future Mrs. Armstrong, explains that Oliver kept Armstrong in the second trumpet-chair so that Oliver would still be “King”. Hardin convinced him to leave the band.

　　Armstrong recorded his first composition, Cornet Chop Suey, one of the most copied jazz solos of all time. This monumental 1928 recording mixes artistry, endurance and showmanship that has rarely, if ever, been matched in jazz.

　　24、What does the underlined word “run-in” mean in the second paragraph?

　　A、campaign B、tension C、exploration D、conflict

　　25、 Who played a fundamental part in Armstrong’s achievements in music?

　　A、Buddy Bolden. B、Lil Hardin.

　　C、King Joe Oliver D、Cornetist Freddie Keppard.

　　26、 Why did Louis Armstrong leave King Oliver’ s band?

　　A、Because he wanted to get married in New York.

　　B、Because his talent could not develop completely.

　　C、Because he got a better opportunity in New York.

　　D、Because the man forced him to leave the band.

　　27、What's the main idea of the passage?

　　A、It asks readers to know more about modern jazz.

　　B、It introduces one of the greatest jazz musicians.

　　C、It introduces the development of jazz.

　　D、It describes the importance of talent in playing jazz.

　　C

　　You may think that sailing is a difficult sport, but it is really not hard to learn it. You do not need to be strong. But you need to be quick. And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind.

　　First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?” You must think about this all the time on the boat. The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail.

　　Let’s start with the wind blowing from the behind. This means the wind and the boat are going in the same direction. Then you must always keep the sail outside the boat. It should be at a 90° angle to the boat. Then it will catch the wind best.

　　If the wind is blowing from the side, it is blowing across the boat. In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat. It should be at a 45° angle to the boat. It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind, but it shouldn’t flap (擺動). It shouldn’t look like on a flagpole. If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down.

　　Sailing into the wind is not possible. If you try, the sail will flap and the boat will stop. You may want to go in that direction. It is possible, but you can’t go in a straight line. You must go first in one direction and then in another. This is called tacking. When you are tacking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat.

　　28、What should you do when you are learning to sail ?

　　A、Tell wind directions. B、Know wave levels.

　　C、Consider the size of sails D、Know the position of your boat

　　29、What does the word “It” underlined in Paragraph 4 refer to?

　　A、The boat. B、The wind. C、The angle. D、The sail.

　　30、According to the passage, which of the following is right?

　　A、Keep the sail inside when sailing with the wind blowing from the behind.

　　B、Allow the sail to flap when sailing with the wind blowing from the side.

　　C、Tack the boat when trying to sail against the wind.

　　D、 Move in a straight line when sailing against the wind.

　　31、Where can you probably find the text?

　　A、 In a physics textbook. B、In a tourist guidebook.

　　C、 In an official report. D、In an entertainment magazine.

　　D

　　Have you ever looked at a fashionable item of clothing and felt confused? If so, your confusion may have made sense.

　　Several months ago, high fashion brand Balenciaga released a "T-shirt shirt”, which is a shirt sewn on the front of a T-shirt. The unusual design has certainly confused a lot of people.

　　But the “double shirt” isn’t fighting alone on the frontier of strange fashion. Ever since US shoe manufacturer Crocs released its famous hole-filled foam shoes, so-called “ ugly fashion” hasn’t showed any signs of slowing down, the Business of Fashion Website noted.

　　British designer Paul Surridge believes that the rise of ugly fashion is a sign that people are bored of looking perfect all the time. “(Fashion) thrives on novelty”, he told the Financial Times.

　　Indeed, fashion is all about changes. Something that’s considered uncool one minute can then turn out to be the latest must-have fashion item the next.

　　And in the eyes of US fashion writer Megan Collins, ugly doesn’t necessarily mean the design of the item is ugly. After all, ugly is something subjective. “Ugly fashion means ‘not the mainstream’---- it’s not what everyone’s wearing; it’s not what the general population considers as ‘in’ right now,” she told style news site Fashionista.

　　But throughout the history of fashion, when any new trend appears, most people tend to hate it, before it eventually becomes loved. As Italian designer Miuccia Prada told The New York Times, “ Maybe because it is newer, ugly is attractive. Ugly is exciting.”

　　Meanwhile, popular social media fashion bloggers also help people to pick up new ugly fashion trends. These bloggers express themselves through their clothes, showing their unique personalities and making statements with their wardrobe choices. However, as Clever-ish Magazine noted, just being comfortable in your own skin could actually be "the best look”.

　　“I personally love having a unique expression, because without ugly fashion and diversity, we'd all look the same,” Australian fashion influencer and model Zanita Whittington told Fahionista, “ I appreciate anything that’s out of the norm.”

　　32、How does the author lead to the topic of the passage?

　　A、By telling a funny story.

　　B、By asking and answering questions

　　C、By asking questions and giving examples

　　D、By giving different remarks from different people.

　　33.、What can we know from the writer Megan Collins?

　　A、Ugly fashion has a standard criterion B、Ugly fashion varies from person to person

　　C、Most people like ugly fashion D、Ugly fashion can be easily predicted

　　34、What will some social media fashion bloggers do to show their personalities?

　　A、They will dress themselves to look perfect.

　　B、They will try some new and exciting clothes.

　　C、They will make statements with others’ clothes choices.

　　D、They will express themselves by wearing ugly clothes.

　　35、Which may be the best title?

　　A、Ugly fashion --- accept it or hate it B、Ugly fashion --- defend it or ban it

　　C、Ugly fashion means a public trend D、Ugly fashion means a sign for perfection

　　第二節(jié)：七選五(共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分)

　　根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

　　Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 36 Sleeping at 4 am and waking up at noon was a part of me. But after reading a subject on waking up early, I‘ve found that people waking up earlier are more productive and live happier. 37 I used to be a night owl, but now become the most productive person I've ever been. Would you like to become a morning person yourself ? Here are my tips.

　　38 If you always wake up at 10 to 11 am., it isn’t too realistic to expect that you will immediately wake up at 5 am the next day. But you can try 9:45 first and, slowly build it up to your desired time. The gradual method might work much better for sleeping patterns are difficult to change. That goes for eating or exercise habits as well. Just make a change from advancing your waking time with 15 minutes each day. 39__

　　Then sleep earlier. You can’t just wake up early and not sleep early. Staying up late and getting up early will eventually break you down. So if you’re setting your alarm 15 minutes earlier than usual, make sure to sleep 15 minutes sooner as well.

　　40 To wake up early, you need to have a strong motivation first. Once there's a forceful reason to do something the next morning, you will jump out of bed however sleepy you might be. For example, an extremely important and urgent task will wake you up early.

　　Maybe, almost all attempts to wake up early will fail, but please don’t give up. So keep trying, and you’ll be a morning person.

　　A、Have a compulsory reason.

　　B、I’ d never been a morning person.

　　C、Be possessed of strong determination.

　　D、In this way, your goal will be reached in time.

　　E、So I’ve started experimenting and received good results.

　　F、In order to make a change, you need to make arrangements beforehand.

　　G、The best method for changing your waking-up time is to do it gradually.

　　第三部分 語言知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)

　　第一節(jié):完形填空(共20小題;每小題l.5分.滿分30分)

　　閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并標在答題卷的相應位置。

　　Bill Gates lives in an equal household. When it 41 parenting his three children, the billionaire admits his wife has done more than her 42 of the work raising the kids.

　　Gates spent two years taking math and computer science courses, 43 never finishes his degree. " My eldest daughter graduates from Stanford in June, so I'm 44 she won't fall into my footsteps," Gates joked.

　　Mr. and Mrs. Gates have been cautious about the model they've used to 45 their children. The couple 46 a 1970s " Love and Logic" parenting model. The philosophy(哲學) centers on the idea that taking emotional control, essentially 47 emotional reactions like shouting or blaming kids, is 48 for parents.

　　"One of the greatest 49 of applying Love and Logic is that it helps us learn how to keep a tighter control on our emotions and on our 50 ," Gates said.

　　Gates admits he and his wife haven't been perfect at 51 the approach.

　　" Can you get rid of the emotion? You can't 52 do it," he said.

　　Besides, the Love and Logic model 53 the importance of not relying on rewards for kids, but showing unconditional love and praising kid 54 who they are, not what they do; furthermore, we are not supposed to scold kids just because of what they do (or don't) 55 , like a poor test score or a bad grade.

　　"Actually many highly successful people 56 with grades when they were children," Gates said. " What's most important is that our children develop good character, curiosity, and problem-solving 57 . "

　　The 58 is a bit like the Socratic (蘇格拉底) method, 59 it pushes parents to focus on asking questions of their kids and getting them to think about how to solve their own problems, instead of 60 them answers.

　　41、 A、comes to B、sticks to C、devotes to D、leads to

　　42、 A、share B、sight C、reach D、power

　　43、 A、however B、but C、so D、or

　　44、 A、ashamed B、pessimistic C、optimistic D、curious

　　45、 A、adopt B、support C、supply D、raise

　　46、 A、evaluated B、followed C、generated D、adapted

　　47、 A、shrinking B、snatching C、improving D、reducing

　　48、 A、worthy B、immoral C、useful D、noble

　　49、 A、motivations B、benefits C、regrets D、targets

　　50、 A、tongues B、minds C、hands D、brains

　　51、 A、believing in B、studying in C、carrying out D、working on

　　52、 A、totally B、extremely C、roughly D、gradually

　　53、 A、attracts B、stresses C、owes D、hides

　　54、 A、about B、in C、for D、over

　　55、 A、earn B、love C、overlook D、accomplish

　　56、 A、smiled B、cried C、lunged D、struggled

　　57、 A、intelligence B、suggestion C、reflection D、skills

　　58、 A、opinion B、way C、model D、means

　　59、 A、which B、where C、how D、when

　　60、 A. feeding B、forgetting C、cheating D、treating

　　第二節(jié)：語法填空(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

　　閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入 1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

　　A video online showed that a Zhou 61 (occupy) a window seat on a train traveling from Hunan province to Shenzhen on Wednesday, when she should have sat by the aisle(過道). The woman 62 seat was near the window later boarded the train and found her seat 63 (take). She asked Zhou to move but Zhou refused, making a complaint to train attendants. Zhou occupied the window seat 64 she got off the train at Guangzhou station. On Thursday, the police in Hunan fined Zhou 200 yuan, and the Guangzhou rail authority make a statement saying that Zhou had been banned 65 taking trains in China for 180 days. Zhou was the second person in a month punished for such 66 (behave).

　　Chinese netizens seem to have little patience for train passengers who take seats that don’t belong to them and then 67 (stubborn) refuse to admit they’re wrong. A Beijing News report suggests the punishment should come in time to prevent such incidents 68__ (happen) again. The railway police should take some 69 (effect) measures to deal with the passengers who disobey the order. After all, 70 is good virtues that better our society.

　　61.__________62.____________63.___________64.__________65.__________

　　66.__________67.___________ 68.___________ 69.__________70.__________

　　第四部分 寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)

　　第一節(jié)：短文改錯(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)

　　假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

　　增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫上該加的詞。

　　刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

　　修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。

　　注意：1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞。

　　2. 只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分

　　This summer I took part in an really interesting project called One-Day Clean-up. Its aim is to rid the world’s natural environment rubbish. I heard of its work from my neighbors whom would take part some years before. I thought it would be fun and persuaded a couple of my cousin to come along with me. We had to pick up all the rubbish were found on the seaside. It had made me realize however important it is for everyone to be aware of the environment. I am determine now to get my family to recycle as many as possible.

　　第二節(jié)：書面表達(滿分25分)

　　假如你是李華，當地時間2018年8月20日在雅加達(Djakarta)觀看亞運會(Asian Games) 時遺失了一臺相機，請你給雅加達體育館管理部門寫一封信，請他們幫你尋找遺失的相機，要點如下：

　　1、寫信目的;

　　2、簡要描述相機的特征和相機對你的重要性;

　　3、期待回復并表示感謝。

　　注意：1.詞數100左右; 2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

　　Dear Sir/Madam,

　　I’m Li Hua from China._________________________________________________

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　Yours truly,

　　Li Hu

　　英語科參考答案

　　第一部分 聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分 30 分)

　　1～5 BCBBC; 6～10 AACAA; 11～15 BCBAC; 16～20 AABCC

　　第二部分 閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

　　第一節(jié) (共15小題：每小題2分，滿分30分)

　　21-23CAC 24-27 DCBB 28-31 ADCD 32-35 CBDA

　　第二節(jié) (共 5 小題，每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分)

　　36-40 BEGDA

　　第三部分 英語知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)

　　第一節(jié) 完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分)

　　41-45AABCD 46-50 BDCBA 51-55 CABCD 56-60 DDCBA

　　第二節(jié) 語法填空(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

　　61.was occupying 62.whose 63.(had been)taken 64.until 65. from 66. behavio(u)r 67.stubbornly 68.happening 69.effective 70. it

　　第四部分 寫作(共兩節(jié)滿分35分)

　　第一節(jié) 短文改錯(10分)

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　　第二節(jié) 書面表達(滿分25分)【參考范文】

　　Dear Sir/Madam,

　　I’m Li Hua from China. I watched the18th Asian Games at the Stadium on August 20th, 2018. But when I came back to my hotel, I found my camera left in the stadium. I am writing to see if it is possible for you to help me find it .

　　My camera is a black Canon digital camera, whose model is 700D. It is really important for me, because I have come all along to Djakarta to watch the Asian Games and all the pictures I took were stored in it. More importantly, it’s a birthday present from my father this year.

　　I would really appreciate it if you can help me. I’m looking forward to receiving your earliest reply.

　　Yours truly,

　　Li Hua.

　　(118words)

　　聽力材料：

　　Text 1

　　W: Who’s there? I can’t see anything without my glasses.

　　M: It’s me, your husband. You should consider getting an eye operation, because you always put your glasses in a wrong place!

　　Text 2

　　W: Where have you been recently? I remember I met you at the managers’ meeting last month. Have you been away on business?

　　M: No, I’ve been away on holiday. I visited my grandma in the countryside.

　　Text 3

　　W: If your back is painful, maybe you shouldn’t get out of bed, dear. Don’t go to the kitchen. I’ll bring breakfast here.

　　M: No, no. My back feels worse lying down. Help me get dressed, please. Then I’ll walk outside a little.

　　Text 4

　　M: Are you going anywhere for the Chinese New Year?

　　W: I thought about going to visit my aunt in New York. How about you?

　　M: I’ll probably just stay at home since it is not warm those days.

　　Text 5

　　W: How did you like the movie, John? Tom said it was boring. But I know you were excited to see it.

　　M: I can’t decide. Some parts were all right, and others not so good.

　　Text 6

　　M: Do you want to get some lunch with me?

　　W: Sure. You mean from the coffee shop in the mall?

　　M: I eat there every day. Let’s eat somewhere else for a change. I was thinking of Romano’s. And don’t worry. Today it’s on me. I got a reward from my boss for my good work.

　　W: Great. That’s very kind of you. We’ll take my car or at least let me pay for the taxi.

　　M: There is no need. They just opened up a new one a couple of blocks away. I could use the fresh air, anyway.

　　W: Sounds good.

　　Text 7

　　M: It’s our 10th anniversary. Where would you like to go this time? I can take five days off work. That will give us nine days in total, including the weekends before and after.

　　W: Somewhere warm and full of sunshine. How about Bali?

　　M: It’s close — only a two-hour flight from here. But that place is too expensive.

　　W: Hmm… then how about Fiji?

　　M: I don’t like long flights. It’s 12 hours from Beijing… What about Thailand? Six hours on the plane to Phuket isn’t that bad. And I always love Thai food.

　　W: That would be a great place! Since we have so much time, maybe we can take a day trip to the Similan Islands. I’ve been wanting to visit that national park. The pictures look wonderful!

　　Text 8

　　M: Can you believe the school year is almost here?

　　W: I know. Every time I walk by our new school, I get a little anxious.

　　M: Why? Everything is going to be so much better.

　　W: Really? I heard it is a lot of extra work…

　　M: Relax. We’ll get used to it. Apparently there is a huge computer room we can study in. Also, they have just finished building a new running track and put in artificial grass.

　　W: Cool. We’ll have lots of fun on the playground.

　　M: You think that’s cool? There are two gyms and an indoor swimming pool! Anyway, we have to choose two arts courses this year. Any thoughts?

　　W: At first I thought about dance and music, but I changed my mind. I think I’m going to try acting instead. And since I’m joining the school newspaper, I’ll take something related to that.

　　M: Good for you. I’m going to improve my drawing, and learn how to play the drums.

　　W: Hey, maybe if you become a famous musician, I can interview you!

　　Text 9

　　M: School is finally out! Do you have any plans this summer, Kate?

　　W: Yes. In August I’m going on a two-week vacation to the Bahamas.

　　M: Awesome! How much is that going to cost you?

　　W: Don’t ask. I have to work every single day this month just to be able to pay for the vacation.

　　M: I know what you mean. I’ve been saving up to buy a truck. I want to have one for the start of my last year of college.

　　W: That would be nice.

　　M: Well, it’s too bad you won’t be around in August. There’s a famous English soccer team coming to town.

　　W: I heard. At least I’ll be able to see the Backstreet Boys in July. It’s my favorite band. They’re playing at the Victoria Theater.

　　M: I’ve been there. I saw the Jim Jefferies comedy show there once.

　　W: You saw that? How did you get tickets? I heard they were hard to get.

　　M: My friend works at the ticket office. Do you want me to see if he can get you tickets as well?

　　W: No need. I won mine on a radio show. I had to answer three questions about the band, and I got them all correct.

　　M: A true fan! You deserve to go!

　　Text 10

　　When I showed up at my first job interview, it was my last year of middle school. I thought I knew everything back then. All my friends said how nervous they were for their interviews. I thought to myself, “If you look scared, it is a sign of weakness.” When I went to McDonald’s for the interview, I thought it would be a piece of cake. But my answer to every question was “I don’t know”. Not surprisingly, I didn’t get that part-time job. My parents weren’t happy at all. The following year I had a second chance at a gas station. This time I showed up in a nice shirt with a tie and answered every question politely. And you know what? I got the job. I learned how to deal with money, how to fix cars, and how to deal with people. Most importantly, I had learned a life skill. When I graduated from high school, and my friends were still working at coffee shops, I was working for a building company. I helped build the Westin Hotel and the Ocean View Apartments. It inspired me to become an engineer, and now I design and build airplanes. So how did I get to where I am? My teachers would say it sure wasn’t my study habits. In my case, I learned with my hands.

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