长春外国语学校2023-2024学年第一学期高三年级第一次月考
英语试卷
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分,共12页。考试结束后,将答题卡交回。
注意事项：
1. 答题前,考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚,将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。
2. 选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写,字体工整、笔迹清楚。
3. 请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答,超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。
4. 作图可先使用铅笔画出,确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。
5. 保持卡面清洁,不要折叠,不要弄破、弄皱,不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题部分,共95分）
第一部分: 听力（共20小题,满分 30 分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What’s probably the weather like now
A. Windy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy.
2. Where are probably the speakers
A. At the post office. B. At the market. C. On the street.
3. When will Lucy probably set out for the train station
A. At around 9:00 p.m. B. At around 9:30 p.m. C. At around 11:00 p.m.
4. What might the man think of the woman
A. Honest. B. Outspoken. C. Easy-going.
5. What does the man advise the woman to do
A. Buy a new TV.
B. Donate the used things.
C. Ask someone else for help.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟：听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. What does Mark say about the musical instruments
A. They’re rare. B. They’re strange. C. They’re affordable.
7. Why is Emma mentioned
A. She’s free this weekend.
B. She’s interested in culture relics.
C. She’s a worker of the British Museum.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. Why does Gina make the call
A. To invite Bob to see a film.
B. To cancel an appointment.
C. To talk about her mother’s illness.
9. What’s the doctor’s suggestion for Gina’s mother
A. Having a good rest. B. Keeping a healthy diet. C. Taking more exercise.
10. When will Gina go hiking with Bob
A. This Thursday. B. This Friday. C. This Saturday.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11. What can we know about the Blenheim Palace from Mark
A. It is one of England’s largest houses.
B. It was built by Winston Churchill.
C. It attracts many tourists every year.
12. What makes the oak trees special in Susan’s opinion
A. Their large size. B. Their long history. C. Their special location.
13. What is probably Mark
A. A student. B. A teacher. C. A historian.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14. Why did Mary go to New York
A. To learn English. B. To go sightseeing. C. To visit relatives.
15. What will Mary do with the money
A. Pay for her school fee. B. Buy a motorbike. C. Travel around Tibet.
16. What is probably the relationship between the speakers
A. Classmates. B. Colleagues. C. Brother and sister.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. Why did Mike’s family move to China
A. His father worked there.
B. They loved Chinese culture.
C. They did research there.
18. What did Mike like most during the Chinese New Year
A. Receiving New Year’s gifts.
B. Listening to interesting stories about the festival.
C. Making delicious food with his father.
19. What did Mike’s family do before enjoying the feast on New Year’s Eve
A. They set off fireworks.
B. They visited some local friends.
C. They expressed their New Year’s wishes.
20. What does Mike mainly talk about
A. The popularity of the Chinese New Year in Jamaica.
B. The Chinese New Year in his memory.
C The history of the Chinese New Year.
第二部分: 阅读理解（共2节,满分50分）
第一节 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最佳选项。（共15小题；每小题2.5分,满分37.5分）
A
Use this list of winter festivals to plan your trip or plan around them, as many of these festivals will tie up transport and accommodations and drive up prices. It’s all up to you: either plan your travel dates around them, or arrive early enough to jump into the festive atmosphere!
Lighting Festival
A day-trip away from South Korea’s capital Seoul, the Garden of Morning Calm is a must-see during the Festival. The lights there cover an area of some 330,000 square meters, using 30,000 colorful LED lights hanging from the trees. Wander around the fairy-like wonderland created by the lights-through such fields like Bonsai Garden, Moonlight Garden, and the Garden of Eden.
·Where: Gapyeong County, South Korea
·When: December-Mid-March
Harbin Ice Festival
Millions of tourists visit this icy festival every year, drawn by the massive ice sculptures that decorate the fairgrounds next to Songhua River. The sculptures, ice palaces, mazes and slides are simply massive in scale, constructed from some 260,000 cubic yards of ice blocks harvested from the river. They range in size from life-scale carvings of animals and fantastic creatures, to massive 250-foot structures that tower over the crowds.
·Where: Harbin, China
·When: January 5-February 5
Sapporo Snow Festival
Japan’s biggest winter festival has expanded in size and scope since its first celebration in 1950.The Festival covers two main sites in Sapporo. The centerpiece Odori Park site features some 100 ice sculptures dazzlingly lit up after dark. The Susukino district site features a smaller scale of ice sculptures decorating the district. The sculptures cover animals both real and fantastic, including anime-based creatures like Pokemon. Visitors can also enjoy snow mazes, street food, musical performances and skating on the ice rink near Odori Park.
·Where: Sapporo, Japan
·When: February 4-11
Sky Lantern Festival
The Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in Taiwan, China is Taiwan’s most visited lantern festival, lighting the skies with floating lanterns bearing messages for the gods. Its counterpart in the Yangshui District favors a noisier kind of illumination-the Tainan Yanshui Fireworks Display takes place at Tainan’s Wumiao Temple, where locals dare to be hit by small fireworks as a test of their strength and to ward off evil.
·Where: Pingxi and Yangshui, Taiwan, China
·When: February
1 Which winter festival has the longest duration
A. Lighting Festival. B. Harbin Ice Festival.
C. Sapporo Snow Festival. D. Sky Lantern Festival.
2. Which of the following statements is true
A. All of the sculptures in Harbin are massive in size.
B. Sapporo Snow Festival has a history of over 70 years.
C. The sculptures in Sapporo are smaller than those in Harbin.
D. Visitors can enjoy colorful lights in Seoul during Lighting Festival.
3. What is the purpose of the passage
A. To encourage visitors to experience winter festivals.
B. To popularize well-planned visits to potential customers.
C. To promote a better understanding of winter festivals among the public.
D. To offer information to help winter festival enthusiasts make good plans.
B
Margie wrote about it that night in her diary, “Today Tommy found a real book!”
It was a very old book. Margie’s grandfather once said that when he was a little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories were printed on paper. They turned the pages, which were yellow and crinkly (皱巴巴的), and it was awfully funny to read words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed to — on a screen.
“What’s it about ”
“School.”
Margie was scornful. “School What’s there to write about school ” Margie was always fed up with school. The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test in geography. So she said to Tommy, “Why would anyone write about school ”
Tommy looked at her with very superior eyes, “Because it’s not our kind of school, stupid. This is the old kind of school that they had centuries ago.”
She read the book over his shoulder for a while, then said, “Anyway, they had a teacher.”
“Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.”
“A man isn’t smart enough.” She added, “I wouldn’t want a strange man in my house to teach me.”
Tommy screamed with laughter. “You don’t know much, Margie. They had a special building and all the kids of the same age went there, learning the same thing from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.
They weren’t even half-finished when Margie’s mother called, “Margie! School!” Margie looked up. “Not yet, Mamma.” “Now!” said Mrs. Jones.
Actually the mechanical teacher was on and waiting for her. It was always on at the same time every day except Saturday and Sunday, because her mother said little girls learned better if they learned at regular time.
The large screen was lit up. “Today’s math lesson is on the addition of proper fractions (分数). Please insert yesterday’s homework in the proper slot (插槽).” Margie did so with a sigh. She was thinking about how the kids must have loved it in the old days. All the kids from the whole neighborhood came, sitting together in the schoolroom, going home together at the end of the day. And the teachers were people. She was thinking about the fun they had.
4. What does the underlined word “scornful” in Para.5 mean
A. Interested. B. Amazed.
C. Doubtful. D. Disrespectful.
5. Where is Margie’s schoolroom
A. Inside her house. B. In a special building.
C. On a large screen. D. Around her neighborhood.
6. What is the similarity between the school in the book and the one Margie attended
A. Teachers of great wisdom. B. Classmates of the same age.
C. Regular schooling hours. D. Advanced learning equipment.
7. Which of the following may Margie agree with
A. Doing math homework is more than funny.
B. The school life in the old days is much more appealing.
C. Mechanical teachers are more suitable in teaching for her.
D. Reading on a screen is more convenient than reading a real book.
C
Past surveys have shown that more than 80% of dog owners report observing jealous behavior from their dogs—vocalizations, disturbed behavior, pulling on a leash (绳子)—when they give attention to other dogs. New research published in the journal Psychological Science supports these observations and finds that dogs also exhibit jealous behavior when they merely imagine that their owner is interacting with a potential opponent, in this case, a highly realistic artificial dog.
Dogs appear to be one of the few species that might display jealous behavior in ways similar to a human child showing jealousy when their mother gives affection to another child. In humans, jealousy is closely linked with self-awareness, which is one reason animal-cognition researchers are so interested in studying jealousy and other secondary emotions in animals.
To test how and when dogs display jealous behavior, the researchers presented 18 dogs with situations where they could imagine a social interaction between their human companion and either a realistic fake dog or a wool cylinder (圆柱). The fake dog served as a potential opponent for attention while the cylinder served as a control. In the experiment, the dogs observed the fake-dog opponent positioned next to their owner. A barrier was then placed between the dog and the potential opponent stopping them from view. Despite blocking the line of sight. the dogs forcefully attempted to reach their owners when they appeared to stroke the fake dog behind the barrier. In a repeat experiment using a fleece cylinder rather than a fake dog, the dogs pulled on the leash with far less force.
Through their study, the researchers found that dogs showed three human-like features of jealous behavior. This behavior emerged only when their owner interacted with a noticed social opponent and not a lifeless object; occurred as a consequence of that interaction and not due to a potential opponent’s mere presence; and emerged even for an out-of-sight interaction between their owner and a social opponent.
“These results support claims that dogs display jealous behavior. They also provide the first evidence that dogs can mentally represent jealousy-causing social interactions,” said the researchers. “But there is still plenty of work to do to establish the extent of the similarities between the minds of humans and other animals, especially in terms of understanding the nature of nonhuman animals’ emotional experiences. It is too early to say whether dogs experience jealousy as we do, but it is now clear that they react to jealousy-causing situations, even if these occur out of sight.”
8. Why does the author mention the new research in Psychological Science
A. To make comparison. B. To make a prediction.
C. To provide example. D. To introduce the topic.
9. Why was a barrier used in the experiment
A. To distract dogs’ attention.
B. To block the sight of the dog.
C. To serve as a potential competitor.
D. To protect the fake dog from attack.
10. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. Dogs can experience jealousy as humans do.
B. Dogs make reactions based on their imagination.
C. More research is needed to study emotions of animals.
D. It is the first time that dogs have represented jealous behavior mentally.
11. Which of the following is the suitable title for the text
A. Are dogs jealous as humans？
B. Dogs, faithful friends of humans!
C. Be careful about the jealous dogs!
D. Are dogs the most clever animals
D
Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy with their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. When connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.
People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to the tablet and similar devices. One study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol.
The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease. Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.
What is a healthy use of technology devices That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology.
Mae West is famous for the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful”. But it’s time to discover that it does not work for technology. Richard Fernandez, an executive coach acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies”. To break the grand digital connection, people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without today’s overused technology.
12. What is the probable meaning of the underlined word “allure” in paragraph 2
A Advantage. B. Attraction. C. Adaption. D. Attempt.
13. What is the aim of technology companies according to the text
A. To attract people to buy their products. B. To provide the latest information.
C. To improve people’s quality of life. D. To deal with cultural diseases.
14. It can be inferred from this text that people ________.
A. consider too much technology wonderful
B. have realized the harm of high-tech devices
C. can regain freedom with high-tech devices
D. may enjoy life better without overused technology
15. What’s the author’s attitude towards the overuse of high-tech devices
A. Neutral. B. Skeptical. C. Disapproving. D. Sympathetic.
第二节 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2.5分,满分12.5分）
Even in difficult times, there is opportunity. ____16____. It can be a challenging time for parents, involving emotional and practical changes, but while the empty nest syndrome（综合征）is a particular type of loss, it is also the start of a new chapter of your life. If you approach it in the right way, it can be just as much a time for self-discovery as it is a challenge.
Remember: you’re much more than just a parent
No one is defined by only one role. This includes parents-even if they sometimes feel that they are.____17____. You could reinvest in relationships, refocus on your career or become more active in any community involvements you have.
Remember what your kids want: your happiness
Leaving home is an exciting part of your children’s lives, but it’s unlikely that they’d want it to come at the expense of your happiness. ____18____. The more you can find the positives in the situation, the more you’ll be able to be there for them.
____19____
Big changes are often easier to deal with if you tackle them slowly rather than try to tackle a huge complex situation in one go. The same is true of dealing with the loneliness of an empty home. A lot of people instantly cram(塞满)their diaries and think, “Oh, I’ll keep really, really busy.” But that can mean you’re not allowing yourself time to reflect on what’s going on.
When your children leave home, it isn’t the end of your relationship with them. It’s the beginning of phase two of your bond, which will most likely last far, far longer even than the years when you lived together. ____20____. Your relationship with your children hasn’t gone anywhere. It’s going to be a source of great joy for years to come.
A. Whenever your child leaves home, take it seriously
B. Remember to take the long view
C. What’s more, they still need your support
D. Remember to take it a step at a time
E. Far from an ending, it’s a new beginning
F. The same is true of children leaving home
G. Having children leave home is a good opportunity to recognize all the other crucial roles you play
第三部分 语言运用（共2节,满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Lately, I’ve been starting to feel as though my friends are so much farther ahead of me in life. Some of them got engaged and all of them have responsibilities while I’m still single. I see my friends a lot more ___21___ than I used to — everyone’s so busy with their work now. When we do get together, it’s a lot harder to ___22___. The only thing my friends want to talk about is their ___23___.
Actually, I’m ___24___ for them and I want what they have. Every time I see one of them ___25___ a new baby photo, I ask myself, “When is it going to be my ___26___ ” But my body somehow has repeatedly ___27___ the idea. Meanwhile I’m still ___28___ dates!
How do I stop ___29___ myself with others when their lives look so amazing My roommate, Harper, ____30____ about a big promotion at work on Twitter. And all I could do was comment, “You go, girlboss!” while sending out yet another job ____31____.
I know life isn’t linear, and I shouldn’t compare my ____32____ with anyone else’s. We’re just in different places in our lives. At the end of the day, ____33____ we are in our journeys, I know that my friends love me.
So, for now, I’m just going to focus on myself, maybe by ____34____ or taking a pottery (陶艺) class, to really use the time I have out here in the woods alone for some ____35____. I know that someday I will find my person, and see that the long journey is all worth it!
21. A. infrequently B. inaccessibly C. inaccurately D. impossibly
22. A. speak B. relate C. care D. worry
23. A. idols B. secrets C. kids D. failures
24. A. delighted B. sorrowful C. guilty D. apologetic
25. A. putting off B. showing off C. calling off D. working off
26. A. family B. baby C. turn D. success
27. A. preferred B. generated C. accepted D. rejected
28. A. going on B. depending on C. getting on D. taking on
29. A. confusing B. connecting C. combining D. comparing
30. A. replied B. commented C. posted D. wrote
31. A. paper B. interview C. application D. offer
32. A. study B. health C. treasure D. path
33. A. whenever B. wherever C. whatever D. whoever
34. A. sleeping B. eating C. drinking D. travelling
35. A. self-discovery B. self-discipline C. self-study D. self-respect
第II卷（非选择题部分,共55分）
第三部分 语言运用（共2节,满分30分）
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Human activity is ____36____(true) altering the distances the world’s animals need to move to live, hunt and search ____37____ food, according to a study that examined the impact on more than 160 species throughout six continents.
All activities changed the behavior of animals, but the study found ____38____ (destroy) activities such as urbanization and cutting down trees affected the movement of animals less than occasional endeavors such as using aircraft, hunting and recreation.
As well as having a profound impact on the animals-like reducing their ability to feed and breed—the changes point to a global restructuring of animal movement ____39____ could have profound knock-on effects, says the study ____40____(publish) today in the Nature Ecology and Evolution journal.
Dr. Tim Doherty a wildlife ecologist at the University of Sydney, said it was already well known that humans affected the movement of animals, with thousands of studies ____41____(tend) to focus on single species or activities, but the information was not enough.
When human activities forced animals to move further, for instance, when animals ____42____(flee) hunters or had to negotiate roads or avoid skiers or campers, they moved an average of 70 percent further in ____43____ (respond). The research says, “Even ____44____ small change in movement can have big impacts on an individual, and when these costs accumulate across an entire population, reproductive rates and population viability (生存能力) may _____45_____ (compromise).”
第四部分 语言运用（共2节,满分40分）
第一节 （共1小题；每小题15分,满分15分）
46. 假如你是李华。现在在英国伦敦做交换生。你所在城市的多元文化博物馆将开展“Cultural China”主题交流活动。请你给负责人Mr. Smith写一封信，申请做志愿者。内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.个人优势；
3.期待回复。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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第二节 （共1小题；每小题25分,满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Mary led a fairly sheltered life and was quite shy. In every social occasion, her outgoing husband took the lead, striking up conversations with strangers. In October 2015, Mary and her husband retired and moved to the beautiful seaside city, Nanaimo, where Mary was looking forward to some quiet, creative activities. One day, they heard about an upcoming storytelling event near their neighborhood and decided to take part in it.
As the storytellers told stories on stage, the audience laughed, cried and sang. Like everyone else, Mary was also attracted by their performance. Somewhere in the middle of the storytelling, Mary suddenly had an exciting idea. She whispered to herself, “I love stories! I want to be a storyteller!”
Mary knew that storytelling requires getting up on a stage under bright lights and addressing strangers. Besides, storytelling requires self-confidence and memory. She thought, “I’m a shy person and public speaking is my greatest fear. I’m already sixty years old and my memory isn’t that great. What if I get up there and forget my story Where am I going to get the talent, memory, and courage needed to become a storyteller ” But she had never felt so alive before and she wanted to be a storyteller so much that she decided to challenge herself.
So when the storytellers finished their storytelling and said there would be storytelling training courses the next month, Mary registered and asked her husband to sign up as well. She needed his support, as she was too shy to stay with a roomful of strangers by herself.
The courses were given in a library near their neighborhood. It would train learners to tell stories fluently and confidently. Mary and her husband arrived early before the first course began. They found there were about thirty learners, including the young and the old. Mary was quite nervous, beginning regretting her decision.
注意:
1．续写词数应为150个左右;
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When the course began, Mary found a young, smiling teacher came in.
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After all the courses finished, Mary signed up to tell a story on stage.
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听力1-5 ACBCA 6-10 ABBAC 11-15 ABBCA 16-20 AACCB长春外国语学校2023-2024学年第一学期高三年级第一次月考
英语试卷
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分,共12页。考试结束后,将答题卡交回。
注意事项：
1. 答题前,考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚,将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。
2. 选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写,字体工整、笔迹清楚。
3. 请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答,超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。
4. 作图可先使用铅笔画出,确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。
5. 保持卡面清洁,不要折叠,不要弄破、弄皱,不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题部分,共95分）
第一部分: 听力（共20小题,满分 30 分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What’s probably the weather like now
A. Windy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy.
2. Where are probably the speakers
A. At the post office. B. At the market. C. On the street.
3. When will Lucy probably set out for the train station
A. At around 9:00 p.m. B. At around 9:30 p.m. C. At around 11:00 p.m.
4. What might the man think of the woman
A. Honest. B. Outspoken. C. Easy-going.
5. What does the man advise the woman to do
A. Buy a new TV.
B. Donate the used things.
C. Ask someone else for help.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟：听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. What does Mark say about the musical instruments
A. They’re rare. B. They’re strange. C. They’re affordable.
7. Why is Emma mentioned
A She’s free this weekend.
B. She’s interested in culture relics.
C. She’s a worker of the British Museum.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. Why does Gina make the call
A. To invite Bob to see a film.
B. To cancel an appointment.
C. To talk about her mother’s illness.
9. What’s the doctor’s suggestion for Gina’s mother
A. Having a good rest. B. Keeping a healthy diet. C. Taking more exercise.
10. When will Gina go hiking with Bob
A. This Thursday. B. This Friday. C. This Saturday.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11. What can we know about the Blenheim Palace from Mark
A. It is one of England’s largest houses.
B. It was built by Winston Churchill.
C. It attracts many tourists every year.
12. What makes the oak trees special in Susan’s opinion
A. Their large size. B. Their long history. C. Their special location.
13. What is probably Mark
A. A student. B. A teacher. C. A historian.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14. Why did Mary go to New York
A. To learn English. B. To go sightseeing. C. To visit relatives.
15. What will Mary do with the money
A. Pay for her school fee. B. Buy a motorbike. C. Travel around Tibet.
16. What is probably the relationship between the speakers
A Classmates. B. Colleagues. C. Brother and sister.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. Why did Mike’s family move to China
A. His father worked there.
B. They loved Chinese culture.
C. They did research there.
18. What did Mike like most during the Chinese New Year
A. Receiving New Year’s gifts.
B. Listening to interesting stories about the festival.
C. Making delicious food with his father.
19. What did Mike’s family do before enjoying the feast on New Year’s Eve
A. They set off fireworks.
B. They visited some local friends.
C. They expressed their New Year’s wishes.
20. What does Mike mainly talk about
A. The popularity of the Chinese New Year in Jamaica.
B. The Chinese New Year in his memory.
C. The history of the Chinese New Year.
第二部分: 阅读理解（共2节,满分50分）
第一节 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最佳选项。（共15小题；每小题2.5分,满分37.5分）
A
Use this list of winter festivals to plan your trip or plan around them, as many of these festivals will tie up transport and accommodations and drive up prices. It’s all up to you: either plan your travel dates around them, or arrive early enough to jump into the festive atmosphere!
Lighting Festival
A day-trip away from South Korea’s capital Seoul, the Garden of Morning Calm is a must-see during the Festival. The lights there cover an area of some 330,000 square meters, using 30,000 colorful LED lights hanging from the trees. Wander around the fairy-like wonderland created by the lights-through such fields like Bonsai Garden, Moonlight Garden, and the Garden of Eden.
·Where: Gapyeong County, South Korea
·When: December-Mid-March
Harbin Ice Festival
Millions of tourists visit this icy festival every year, drawn by the massive ice sculptures that decorate the fairgrounds next to Songhua River. The sculptures, ice palaces, mazes and slides are simply massive in scale, constructed from some 260,000 cubic yards of ice blocks harvested from the river. They range in size from life-scale carvings of animals and fantastic creatures, to massive 250-foot structures that tower over the crowds.
·Where: Harbin, China
·When: January 5-February 5
Sapporo Snow Festival
Japan’s biggest winter festival has expanded in size and scope since its first celebration in 1950.The Festival covers two main sites in Sapporo. The centerpiece Odori Park site features some 100 ice sculptures dazzlingly lit up after dark. The Susukino district site features a smaller scale of ice sculptures decorating the district. The sculptures cover animals both real and fantastic, including anime-based creatures like Pokemon. Visitors can also enjoy snow mazes, street food, musical performances and skating on the ice rink near Odori Park.
·Where: Sapporo, Japan
·When: February 4-11
Sky Lantern Festival
The Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in Taiwan, China is Taiwan’s most visited lantern festival, lighting the skies with floating lanterns bearing messages for the gods. Its counterpart in the Yangshui District favors a noisier kind of illumination-the Tainan Yanshui Fireworks Display takes place at Tainan’s Wumiao Temple, where locals dare to be hit by small fireworks as a test of their strength and to ward off evil.
·Where: Pingxi and Yangshui, Taiwan, China
·When: February
1. Which winter festival has the longest duration
A. Lighting Festival. B. Harbin Ice Festival.
C. Sapporo Snow Festival. D. Sky Lantern Festival.
2. Which of the following statements is true
A. All of the sculptures in Harbin are massive in size.
B. Sapporo Snow Festival has a history of over 70 years.
C. The sculptures in Sapporo are smaller than those in Harbin.
D. Visitors can enjoy colorful lights in Seoul during Lighting Festival.
3. What is the purpose of the passage
A. To encourage visitors to experience winter festivals.
B. To popularize well-planned visits to potential customers.
C. To promote a better understanding of winter festivals among the public.
D. To offer information to help winter festival enthusiasts make good plans.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇说明文。文章介绍了几个不同主题的，在冬天举行的节日。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Lighting Festival中“When: December-Mid-March.(灯光节是十二月到三月中旬)”，共4个半月。根据Harbin Ice Festival中“When:January5-February5(哈尔滨冰雪节是1月5号到2月5号)”，共1个月。根据Sapporo Snow Festival中“When:February4-11(时间是2月4号到11号)”，共8天。及Sky Lantem Festival中“When: February(时间是2月。)”可知，时间持续最长的是灯光节。故选A项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Sapporo Snow Festival中“Japan's biggest winter festival has expanded in size and scope since its first celebration in 1950(自1950年首次庆祝以来，日本最大的冬季节日在规模和范围上都有所扩大。)”可知，Sapporo Snow Festival首次举行是1950年，据今天大约有70年左右的历史了。故选B项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Use this list of winter festivals to plan your trip or plan around themas many of these festivals will tie up transport and accommodations and drive up prices. It's all up to you either plan your travel dates around themor arrive early enough to jump into the festive atmosphere!(使用这个冬季节日列表来计划您的旅行或围绕这些节日进行计划，因为许多这些节日将占用交通和住宿，并推高价格。这一切都取决于你，要么围绕着它们计划你的旅行日期，要么早点到达，跳进节日的气氛中!)”可知，作者写作本文是介绍了一些冬天的节日，以提供信息帮助冬季节日爱好者做好计划。故选D项。
B
Margie wrote about it that night in her diary, “Today Tommy found a real book!”
It was a very old book. Margie’s grandfather once said that when he was a little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories were printed on paper. They turned the pages, which were yellow and crinkly (皱巴巴的), and it was awfully funny to read words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed to — on a screen.
“What’s it about ”
“School.”
Margie was scornful. “School What’s there to write about school ” Margie was always fed up with school. The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test in geography. So she said to Tommy, “Why would anyone write about school ”
Tommy looked at her with very superior eyes, “Because it’s not our kind of school, stupid. This is the old kind of school that they had centuries ago.”
She read the book over his shoulder for a while, then said, “Anyway, they had a teacher.”
“Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.”
“A man isn’t smart enough.” She added, “I wouldn’t want a strange man in my house to teach me.”
Tommy screamed with laughter. “You don’t know much, Margie. They had a special building and all the kids of the same age went there, learning the same thing from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.
They weren’t even half-finished when Margie’s mother called, “Margie! School!” Margie looked up. “Not yet, Mamma.” “Now!” said Mrs. Jones.
Actually the mechanical teacher was on and waiting for her. It was always on at the same time every day except Saturday and Sunday, because her mother said little girls learned better if they learned at regular time.
The large screen was lit up. “Today’s math lesson is on the addition of proper fractions (分数). Please insert yesterday’s homework in the proper slot (插槽).” Margie did so with a sigh. She was thinking about how the kids must have loved it in the old days. All the kids from the whole neighborhood came, sitting together in the schoolroom, going home together at the end of the day. And the teachers were people. She was thinking about the fun they had.
4. What does the underlined word “scornful” in Para.5 mean
A. Interested. B. Amazed.
C. Doubtful. D. Disrespectful.
5. Where is Margie’s schoolroom
A. Inside her house. B. In a special building.
C. On a large screen. D. Around her neighborhood.
6. What is the similarity between the school in the book and the one Margie attended
A. Teachers of great wisdom. B. Classmates of the same age.
C. Regular schooling hours. D. Advanced learning equipment.
7. Which of the following may Margie agree with
A. Doing math homework is more than funny.
B. The school life in the old days is much more appealing.
C. Mechanical teachers are more suitable in teaching for her.
D. Reading on a screen is more convenient than reading a real book.
【答案】4 D 5. A 6. C 7. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了玛吉从汤米读的一本书中发现了过去的学校生活比现在的学习方式更吸引人。
【4题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第五段划线词后“School What’s there to write about school ” Margie was always fed up with school.”（学校吗 学校有什么好写的 ”玛吉总是对学校感到厌倦。）可知，玛吉是感到不耐烦的，故可推知scornful一词在此处表示“轻蔑的，不尊重的”。结合选项D Disrespectful“不尊重的”意思保持一致。故选D项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第九段中“She added, “I wouldn’t want a strange man in my house to teach me.””（她还说，“我可不想让一个陌生人来我家教我。）可知，玛吉的教室是在她的家中。故选A项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第十段中“They had a special building and all the kids of the same age went there, learning the same thing from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.”（他们有一个特殊的建筑，所有同龄的孩子都去那里，在工作日的早上8点到下午5点学习同样的东西。）以及第十二段中“It was always on at the same time every day except Saturday and Sunday, because her mother said little girls learned better if they learned at regular time.”（除了星期六和星期天，她每天都在同一个时间上课，因为她妈妈说，如果小女孩能按时学习，她们会学得更好。）可知，书中的学校和玛吉上过的学校有着相似的固定上课时间。故选C项。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Margie did so with a sigh. She was thinking about how the kids must have loved it in the old days. All the kids from the whole neighborhood came, sitting together in the schoolroom, going home together at the end of the day.”（玛吉叹了口气。她在想以前的孩子们一定很喜欢。所有邻居的孩子都来了，一起坐在教室里，放学后一起回家。）可知，玛吉赞同过去的学校生活更吸引人。故选B项。
C
Past surveys have shown that more than 80% of dog owners report observing jealous behavior from their dogs—vocalizations, disturbed behavior, pulling on a leash (绳子)—when they give attention to other dogs. New research published in the journal Psychological Science supports these observations and finds that dogs also exhibit jealous behavior when they merely imagine that their owner is interacting with a potential opponent, in this case, a highly realistic artificial dog.
Dogs appear to be one of the few species that might display jealous behavior in ways similar to a human child showing jealousy when their mother gives affection to another child. In humans, jealousy is closely linked with self-awareness, which is one reason animal-cognition researchers are so interested in studying jealousy and other secondary emotions in animals.
To test how and when dogs display jealous behavior, the researchers presented 18 dogs with situations where they could imagine a social interaction between their human companion and either a realistic fake dog or a wool cylinder (圆柱). The fake dog served as a potential opponent for attention while the cylinder served as a control. In the experiment, the dogs observed the fake-dog opponent positioned next to their owner. A barrier was then placed between the dog and the potential opponent stopping them from view. Despite blocking the line of sight. the dogs forcefully attempted to reach their owners when they appeared to stroke the fake dog behind the barrier. In a repeat experiment using a fleece cylinder rather than a fake dog, the dogs pulled on the leash with far less force.
Through their study, the researchers found that dogs showed three human-like features of jealous behavior. This behavior emerged only when their owner interacted with a noticed social opponent and not a lifeless object; occurred as a consequence of that interaction and not due to a potential opponent’s mere presence; and emerged even for an out-of-sight interaction between their owner and a social opponent.
“These results support claims that dogs display jealous behavior. They also provide the first evidence that dogs can mentally represent jealousy-causing social interactions,” said the researchers. “But there is still plenty of work to do to establish the extent of the similarities between the minds of humans and other animals, especially in terms of understanding the nature of nonhuman animals’ emotional experiences. It is too early to say whether dogs experience jealousy as we do, but it is now clear that they react to jealousy-causing situations, even if these occur out of sight.”
8. Why does the author mention the new research in Psychological Science
A. To make comparison. B. To make a prediction.
C. To provide example. D. To introduce the topic.
9. Why was a barrier used in the experiment
A. To distract dogs’ attention.
B. To block the sight of the dog.
C. To serve as a potential competitor.
D. To protect the fake dog from attack.
10. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. Dogs can experience jealousy as humans do.
B. Dogs make reactions based on their imagination.
C. More research is needed to study emotions of animals.
D. It is the first time that dogs have represented jealous behavior mentally.
11. Which of the following is the suitable title for the text
A. Are dogs jealous as humans？
B. Dogs, faithful friends of humans!
C. Be careful about the jealous dogs!
D. Are dogs the most clever animals
【答案】8. D 9. B 10. C 11. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。新的研究表明，狗是有嫉妒情感和行为的，但要判断狗狗们的嫉妒体验是否和我们人类一样为时尚早。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“New research published in the journal Psychological Science supports these observations and finds that dogs also exhibit jealous behavior when they merely imagine that their owner is interacting with a potential opponent, in this case, a highly realistic artificial dog.”（发表在《心理科学》杂志上的一项新研究支持了这些观察结果，并发现，当狗仅仅想象它们的主人在与潜在对手互动时，它们也会表现出嫉妒的行为，在这种情况下，潜在对手是一只高度逼真的人造狗。）和文章第二段“Dogs appear to be one of the few species that might display jealous behavior in ways similar to a human child showing jealousy when their mother gives affection to another child.”（狗似乎是少数几种可能表现出嫉妒行为的物种之一，就像人类的孩子在母亲给另一个孩子关爱时表现出的嫉妒一样。）”可知，作者在《心理科学》上提到了这项新研究是为了介绍主题——狗是有嫉妒情感和行为的。故选D。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“A barrier was then placed between the dog and the potential opponent stopping them from view.”（然后在狗和潜在对手之间设置了屏障，阻止它们的视线。）可知，在实验中使用了障碍物是为了阻挡狗的视线。故选B。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段““But there is still plenty of work to do to establish the extent of the similarities between the minds of humans and other animals, especially in terms of understanding the nature of nonhuman animals' emotional experiences. It is too early to say whether dogs experience jealousy as we do, but it is now clear that they react to jealousy-causing situations, even if these occur out of sight. ””（ “但仍有大量工作要做，以建立人类和其他动物的思维之间的相似性，尤其是在理解非人类动物的情感体验的本质方面。现在说狗是否也像我们一样嫉妒还为时尚早，但现在很清楚的是，它们会对引起嫉妒的情况做出反应，即使这些情况发生在看不到的地方。”）可推知，还需要更多的研究来研究动物的情绪。故选C。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第二段“Dogs appear to be one of the few species that might display jealous behavior in ways similar to a human child showing jealousy when their mother gives affection to another child.”（狗似乎是少数几种可能表现出嫉妒行为的物种之一，就像人类的孩子在母亲给另一个孩子关爱时表现出的嫉妒一样。）和文章最后一段““But there is still plenty of work to do to establish the extent of the similarities between the minds of humans and other animals, especially in terms of understanding the nature of nonhuman animals' emotional experiences. It is too early to say whether dogs experience jealousy as we do, but it is now clear that they react to jealousy-causing situations, even if these occur out of sight. ””（ “但仍有大量工作要做，以建立人类和其他动物的思维之间的相似性，尤其是在理解非人类动物的情感体验的本质方面。现在说狗是否也像我们一样嫉妒还为时尚早，但现在很清楚的是，它们会对引起嫉妒的情况做出反应，即使这些情况发生在看不到的地方。”）可知，新的研究表明，狗是有嫉妒情感和行为的，但要判断狗狗们的嫉妒体验是否和我们人类一样为时尚早，A项“狗和人类一样嫉妒吗”符合文意。故选A。
D
Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy with their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. When connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.
People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to the tablet and similar devices. One study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol.
The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease. Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.
What is a healthy use of technology devices That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology.
Mae West is famous for the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful”. But it’s time to discover that it does not work for technology. Richard Fernandez, an executive coach acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies”. To break the grand digital connection, people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without today’s overused technology.
12. What is the probable meaning of the underlined word “allure” in paragraph 2
A. Advantage. B. Attraction. C. Adaption. D. Attempt.
13. What is the aim of technology companies according to the text
A. To attract people to buy their products. B. To provide the latest information.
C. To improve people’s quality of life. D. To deal with cultural diseases.
14. It can be inferred from this text that people ________.
A. consider too much technology wonderful
B. have realized the harm of high-tech devices
C. can regain freedom with high-tech devices
D. may enjoy life better without overused technology
15. What’s the author’s attitude towards the overuse of high-tech devices
A. Neutral. B. Skeptical. C. Disapproving. D. Sympathetic.
【答案】12. B 13. A 14. D 15. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要就人们过度使用高科技设备展开论述，作者认为人们受到影响而对科技上瘾，应该成为技术的主人。
【12题详解】
词句猜测题。根据画线词上文“One survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to the tablet and similar devices. (一项调查显示，人们最常用“上瘾”这个词来描述他们与平板电脑和类似设备的关系。)”以及后文“of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol(比睡眠、香烟和酒精对社交媒体的影响更大)”可知，一项调查显示，人们最常用“上瘾”这个词来形容自己与iPad和类似设备的关系。一项研究发现，与睡眠、香烟和酒精相比，人们更难抵制社交媒体的allure。两项研究都是说明科技上瘾，故画线词意思是“吸引力”。故选B。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life.(科技公司的主要目标是让人们花更多的钱和时间在他们的产品上，而不是真正提高我们的生活质量)”可知，科技公司的目标是吸引人们购买他们的产品。故选A。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology.(当我们能够在一天或一周内不使用如此多的技术而快乐地生活，那么我们就可以重新获得控制权和个人自由，成为技术的主人，并发现没有技术的生活有什么可享受的。)”可推知，没有过度使用科技，人们可以更好地享受生活。故选D。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology.(当我们能够在一天或一周内不使用如此多的技术而快乐地生活，那么我们就可以重新获得控制权和个人自由，成为技术的主人，并发现没有技术的生活有什么可享受的。)”和倒数第一段的“To break the grand digital connection, people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without today’s overused technology.( 为了打破庞大的数字连接，人们必须考虑，如果没有今天被过度使用的技术，很久以前的生活将是多么美好。)”可推知，作者对过度使用高科技设备持反对态度。故选C。
第二节 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2.5分,满分12.5分）
Even in difficult times, there is opportunity. ____16____. It can be a challenging time for parents, involving emotional and practical changes, but while the empty nest syndrome（综合征）is a particular type of loss, it is also the start of a new chapter of your life. If you approach it in the right way, it can be just as much a time for self-discovery as it is a challenge.
Remember: you’re much more than just a parent
No one is defined by only one role. This includes parents-even if they sometimes feel that they are.____17____. You could reinvest in relationships, refocus on your career or become more active in any community involvements you have.
Remember what your kids want: your happiness
Leaving home is an exciting part of your children’s lives, but it’s unlikely that they’d want it to come at the expense of your happiness. ____18____. The more you can find the positives in the situation, the more you’ll be able to be there for them.
____19____
Big changes are often easier to deal with if you tackle them slowly rather than try to tackle a huge, complex situation in one go. The same is true of dealing with the loneliness of an empty home. A lot of people instantly cram(塞满)their diaries and think, “Oh, I’ll keep really, really busy.” But that can mean you’re not allowing yourself time to reflect on what’s going on.
When your children leave home, it isn’t the end of your relationship with them. It’s the beginning of phase two of your bond, which will most likely last far, far longer even than the years when you lived together. ____20____. Your relationship with your children hasn’t gone anywhere. It’s going to be a source of great joy for years to come.
A. Whenever your child leaves home, take it seriously
B. Remember to take the long view
C. What’s more, they still need your support
D. Remember to take it a step at a time
E. Far from an ending, it’s a new beginning
F. The same is true of children leaving home
G. Having children leave home is a good opportunity to recognize all the other crucial roles you play
【答案】16. F 17. G 18. C 19. D 20. E
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。文章为空巢老人解决空巢综合征提供了一些有效的生活建议。
【16题详解】
前文“Even in difficult times, there is opportunity.(即使在困难时期，也有机会。)”说明机会总是有的，后文“It can be a challenging time for parents, involving emotional and practical changes, but while the empty nest syndrome(综合征)is a particular type of loss, it is also the start of a new chapter of your life.(对于父母来说，这可能是一个充满挑战的时期，涉及情感和实际的变化，但尽管空巢综合症是一种特殊的损失，但它也是你生活新篇章的开始。)”提到了空巢综合征是一种损失，也是新生活的开始，是新的机会，F项“The same is true of children leaving home”符合语境，呈上启下，“children leaving home”呼应下文的“the empty nest syndrome”。故选F。
【17题详解】
根据标题“Remember: you’re much more than just a parent(记住:你不仅仅是一个家长)”可知，本段阐述你不仅仅是一个家长，你还有其他角色，结合空格下文“You could reinvest in relationships, refocus on your career or become more active in any community involvements you have.(你可以重新投资于人际关系，重新专注于你的事业，或者在你所拥有的任何社区参与中变得更加活跃。)”可推断，孩子离开是你认识自己的其他角色的好机会，因此推断G项“孩子离开家是一个很好的机会，让你认识到你所扮演的其他重要角色”符合语境，下文是重新定位自己的角色具体要做的事情的解释。故选G。
【18题详解】
前文“Leaving home is an exciting part of your children’s lives, but it’s unlikely that they’d want it to come at the expense of your happiness.( 离开家是孩子们生活中令人兴奋的一部分，但他们不太可能希望以牺牲你的幸福为代价。)”说明孩子们也不希望你不幸福，下文“The more you can find the positives in the situation, the more you’ll be able to be there for them.(你越能在这种情况下找到积极的一面，你就越能帮助他们。)”说明你的积对孩子是一种帮助，因此推断C项“What’s more, they still need your support(更重要的是，他们仍然需要你的支持)”符合语境，与前文是递进关系，承接下文，support呼应下文的be there for them。故选C。
【19题详解】
空处为段落小标题。根据下文“Big changes are often easier to deal with if you tackle them slowly rather than try to tackle a huge, complex situation in one go.( 如果你慢慢处理，而不是试图一次性处理一个巨大而复杂的情况，那么大的变化往往更容易处理。)”可知，本段建议不要一次性解决一个复杂巨大的情况，要慢慢来，因此推断D项“记住一步一步来”为段落小标题。故选D。
【20题详解】
前文“When your children leave home, it isn’t the end of your relationship with them. It’s the beginning of phase two of your bond, which will most likely last far, far longer even than the years when you lived together.( 当你的孩子离开家，并不是你和他们关系的结束。这是你们关系第二阶段的开始，它很可能会比你们在一起生活的时间长得多。)”陈述孩子离开家是亲子关系新的开始，而不是结束，E项“这绝不是一个结束，而是一个新的开始”符合语境，故选E。
第三部分 语言运用（共2节,满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Lately, I’ve been starting to feel as though my friends are so much farther ahead of me in life. Some of them got engaged and all of them have responsibilities while I’m still single. I see my friends a lot more ___21___ than I used to — everyone’s so busy with their work now. When we do get together, it’s a lot harder to ___22___. The only thing my friends want to talk about is their ___23___.
Actually, I’m ___24___ for them and I want what they have. Every time I see one of them ___25___ a new baby photo, I ask myself, “When is it going to be my ___26___ ” But my body somehow has repeatedly ___27___ the idea. Meanwhile I’m still ___28___ dates!
How do I stop ___29___ myself with others when their lives look so amazing My roommate, Harper, ____30____ about a big promotion at work on Twitter. And all I could do was comment, “You go, girlboss!” while sending out yet another job ____31____.
I know life isn’t linear, and I shouldn’t compare my ____32____ with anyone else’s. We’re just in different places in our lives. At the end of the day, ____33____ we are in our journeys, I know that my friends love me.
So, for now, I’m just going to focus on myself, maybe by ____34____ or taking a pottery (陶艺) class, to really use the time I have out here in the woods alone for some ____35____. I know that someday I will find my person, and see that the long journey is all worth it!
21. A. infrequently B. inaccessibly C. inaccurately D. impossibly
22. A. speak B. relate C. care D. worry
23. A. idols B. secrets C. kids D. failures
24. A. delighted B. sorrowful C. guilty D. apologetic
25. A. putting off B. showing off C. calling off D. working off
26. A. family B. baby C. turn D. success
27. A. preferred B. generated C. accepted D. rejected
28. A. going on B. depending on C. getting on D. taking on
29. A. confusing B. connecting C. combining D. comparing
30. A. replied B. commented C. posted D. wrote
31. A. paper B. interview C. application D. offer
32. A. study B. health C. treasure D. path
33. A. whenever B. wherever C. whatever D. whoever
34. A. sleeping B. eating C. drinking D. travelling
35. A. self-discovery B. self-discipline C. self-study D. self-respect
【答案】21. A 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. C 32. D 33. B 34. D 35. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者通过和朋友的生活对比来思考自己的人生道路。
【21题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我和朋友见面的次数比以前少多了——现在每个人都忙于自己的工作。A. infrequently不经常；B. inaccessibly难接近地；C. inaccurately不准确地；D. impossibly不可能地。根据下文的“everyone’s so busy with their work now”可知，因为都忙于工作，所以作者和朋友见面的次数比以前少了。故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们在一起的时候，就很难联系起来了。A. speak说话；B. relate联系；C. care关心；D. worry担心。根据下文的“The only thing my friends want to talk about is their ___3___.”可知，作者和朋友的共同语言少了，难联系起来了。故选B项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的朋友们唯一想聊的就是他们的孩子。A. idols偶像；B. secrets秘密；C. kids小孩；D. failures失败。根据下文的“Every time I see one of them ___5___ a new baby photo”可知，作者的朋友总是想谈论他们的孩子。故选C项。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：事实上，我为他们感到高兴，我想要他们所拥有的。A. delighted高兴的；B. sorrowful悲伤的；C. guilty有罪的；D. apologetic道歉的。根据下文的“I want what they have”可知，作者肯定为朋友们所拥有的东西感到高兴。故选A项。
【25题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：每次我看到他们中的一个炫耀婴儿的新照片，我就问自己：“什么时候轮到我？”A. putting off推迟；B. showing off炫耀；C. calling off取消；D. working off发泄。根据空格后的“a new baby photo”可知，作者的朋友肯定是拿婴儿的照片炫耀。故选B项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：每次我看到他们中的一个炫耀婴儿的新照片，我就问自己：“什么时候轮到我？”A. family家庭；B. baby婴儿；C. turn（依次轮到的）机会；D. success成功。根据上文的“I want what they have. Every time I see one of them ___5___ a new baby photo, I ask myself”可知，作者也想拥有朋友们所拥有的，所以作者问自己“什么时候轮到自己炫耀婴儿的照片”。故选C项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但不知为何，我的身体一再拒绝这个想法。A. preferred更喜爱；B. generated生成；C. accepted接受；D. rejected拒绝。上文提到作者想和朋友们一样拥有家庭和孩子，由句中的but可知，作者的身体又拒绝这一想法。故选D项。
【28题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：与此同时，我还在约会！A. going on进行；B. depending on取决于；C. getting on上车；D. taking on承担。根据句意和空格后的dates可知，此处是考查固定搭配go on dates“约会”。故选A项。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当别人的生活看起来如此美好的时候，我怎么能停止拿自己和别人比较呢？A. confusing混淆；B. connecting连接；C. combining合并；D. comparing比较。根据下文的“I know life isn’t linear, and I shouldn’t compare my ___12___ with anyone else’s.”可知，作者总是拿自己和别人比较。故选D项。
30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的室友哈珀在推特上发布了一个大升职的消息。A. replied回复；B. commented评论；C. posted（在互联网上）发帖子；D. wrote写。根据下文的“on Twitter”可知，作者的朋友是在推特上发帖子。故选C项。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我所能做的就是评论：“你去吧，女老板！”，同时又发出了一份工作申请。A. paper论文；B. interview面试；C. application申请；D. offer报价。根据上文的“Lately, I’ve been starting to feel as though my friends are so much farther ahead of me in life.”和空格前的job可知，作者觉得自己的生活落后于朋友们，因此对应室友哈珀的升职消息，作者发出的肯定是工作申请。故选C项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我知道生活不是线性的，我不应该拿自己的道路和别人比较。A. study学习；B. health保健；C. treasure宝藏；D. path路径。根据上文的“I know life isn’t linear”可知，此处指的是作者的“生活路径”。故选D项。
【33题详解】
考查连接副词辨析。句意：在一天结束的时候，无论我们在旅途中走到哪里，我知道我的朋友们都爱我。A. whenever每当；B. wherever无论在哪里；C. whatever无论什么；D. whoever无论谁。根据空格后的“in our journey”可知，此处指的是“无论是在旅途中的哪个地方”。故选B项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以，现在，我只想专注于我自己，也许通过旅行或者参加陶艺课程，真正利用我在树林里独自一人的时间来发现自我。A. sleeping睡觉；B. eating吃；C. drinking喝；D. travelling旅行。根据上文的“in our journey”和下文的“out there in the woods”可知，作者想通过旅行中独自一人的时间来发现自我。故选D项。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以，现在，我只想专注于我自己，也许通过旅行或者参加陶艺课程，真正利用我在树林里独自一人的时间来发现自我。A. self-discovery自我发现；B. self-discipline自律；C. self-study自学；D. self-respect自尊。根据空格前的“out there in the woods alone”可知，作者想利用在树林里独自一人的时间来发现自我。故选A项。
第II卷（非选择题部分,共55分）
第三部分 语言运用（共2节,满分30分）
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Human activity is ____36____(true) altering the distances the world’s animals need to move to live, hunt and search ____37____ food, according to a study that examined the impact on more than 160 species throughout six continents.
All activities changed the behavior of animals, but the study found ____38____ (destroy) activities such as urbanization and cutting down trees affected the movement of animals less than occasional endeavors such as using aircraft, hunting and recreation.
As well as having a profound impact on the animals-like reducing their ability to feed and breed—the changes point to a global restructuring of animal movement ____39____ could have profound knock-on effects, says the study ____40____(publish) today in the Nature Ecology and Evolution journal.
Dr. Tim Doherty, a wildlife ecologist at the University of Sydney, said it was already well known that humans affected the movement of animals, with thousands of studies ____41____(tend) to focus on single species or activities, but the information was not enough.
When human activities forced animals to move further, for instance, when animals ____42____(flee) hunters or had to negotiate roads or avoid skiers or campers, they moved an average of 70 percent further in ____43____ (respond). The research says, “Even ____44____ small change in movement can have big impacts on an individual, and when these costs accumulate across an entire population, reproductive rates and population viability (生存能力) may _____45_____ (compromise).”
【答案】36. truly
37. for 38. destructive
39. that##which
40. published
41. tending
42. fled 43. response
44. a 45. be compromised
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。文章讲述研究调查表明人类活动正在从根本上改变世界上动物为了生活、狩猎和觅食需要迁徙的距离，这会对动物造成很大危害。
【36题详解】
考查副词。句意：根据一项检测了人类活动对六大洲160多个物种的影响的研究显示，人类活动正在真正地改变世界上动物为了生活、狩猎和觅食需要迁徙的距离。修饰谓语动词用副词作状语，故填truly。
【37题详解】
考查介词。句意：根据一项检测了人类活动对六大洲160多个物种的影响的研究显示，人类活动正在真正地改变世界上动物为了生活、狩猎和觅食需要迁徙的距离。search for“寻找”，固定短语，符合句意。故填for。
【38题详解】
考查形容词。句意：所有活动都改变了动物的行为，但研究发现，城市化和伐木等破坏性活动对动物活动的影响小于使用飞机、狩猎和娱乐等零星活动。修饰名词activities用形容词作定语，故填destructive。
【39题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：今天发表在《自然生态与进化》杂志上的一项研究指出，这些变化不仅降低了动物的进食和繁殖等能力，对动物产生了深远的影响，而且“重构了全球动物迁徙方式”，可能产生深远的连锁反应。分析句子可知，空处引导定语从句，修饰movement，从句中作主语，指物，用关系代词that或者which，故填that/which。
【40题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意同上。分析句子可知，publish作定语，修饰the study，二者之间是动宾关系，用过去分词作定语，故填published。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：悉尼大学野生动物生态学家蒂姆·多尔蒂博士说，人类会影响动物活动这一点是众所周知的，数千项研究倾向于关注单个物种或行为，但这些信息是不够的。分析句子可知，“(tend) to focus on single species or activities”作定语修饰studies，studies和tend是主动关系，用现在分词作定语，故填tending。
【42题详解】
考查时态。句意：当人类活动迫使动物进一步迁移时，例如当动物逃避猎人追捕或不得不穿越马路或避开滑雪者或露营者时，作为回应它们平均移动距离增加了70%。根据前后文的forced，moved可知，句子陈述过去发生的事情用一般过去时，故填fled。
【43题详解】
考查名词。句意：当人类活动迫使动物进一步迁移时，例如当动物逃避猎人追捕或不得不穿越马路或避开滑雪者或露营者时，作回应它们平均移动距离增加了70%。介词后接名词，作宾语，in response“作为回应”，故填response。
【44题详解】
考查冠词。句意：研究称：“即使是很小的迁移变化也会对个体产生很大的影响，当这些代价积累在整个种群内时，会危害种群的繁殖率和生存能力。”change是可数名词，此处泛指“一个小变化”，故填a。
【45题详解】
考查被动语态。句意：研究称：“即使是很小的迁移变化也会对个体产生很大的影响，当这些代价积累在整个种群内时，会危害种群的繁殖率和生存能力。”分析句子可知，compromise是谓语动词，与主语“reproductive rates and population viability (生存能力)”是被动关系，情态动词may后接be done构成被动语态，故填be compromised。
第四部分 语言运用（共2节,满分40分）
第一节 （共1小题；每小题15分,满分15分）
46. 假如你是李华。现在在英国伦敦做交换生。你所在城市的多元文化博物馆将开展“Cultural China”主题交流活动。请你给负责人Mr. Smith写一封信，申请做志愿者。内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.个人优势；
3.期待回复。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】Dear Mr. Smith,
I’m Li Hua, an exchange student from China. Hearing you’re recruiting volunteers for the activity about Chinese culture, I’m writing to apply for the position.
Firstly, I have a good command of English so that I can communicate well with those attending the activity. Better yet, I have been keen on Chinese culture and gained in-depth knowledge about it, which enables me to give people new insights into it. Furthermore, my previous volunteer experience helps qualify me for the position.
Thank you for considering my application, and I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。假如你是李华。现在在英国伦敦做交换生。你所在城市的多元文化博物馆将开展“Cultural China”主题交流活动。请你给负责人Mr. Smith写一封信，申请做志愿者。
【详解】1.词汇积累
精通：have a good command of→have a good knowledge of
参加：attend→participate in
喜欢：be keen on→be crazy about
此外：furthermore→moreover
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：I’m Li Hua, an exchange student from China.
拓展句：I’m Li Hua, who is an exchange student from China.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Hearing you’re recruiting volunteers for the activity about Chinese culture, I’m writing to apply for the position.（运用了现在分词作状语）
【高分句型2】Better yet, I have been keen on Chinese culture and gained in-depth knowledge about it, which enables me to give people new insights into it.（运用了which引导非限制性定语从句）
第二节 （共1小题；每小题25分,满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Mary led a fairly sheltered life and was quite shy. In every social occasion, her outgoing husband took the lead, striking up conversations with strangers. In October 2015, Mary and her husband retired and moved to the beautiful seaside city, Nanaimo, where Mary was looking forward to some quiet, creative activities. One day, they heard about an upcoming storytelling event near their neighborhood and decided to take part in it.
As the storytellers told stories on stage, the audience laughed, cried and sang. Like everyone else, Mary was also attracted by their performance. Somewhere in the middle of the storytelling, Mary suddenly had an exciting idea. She whispered to herself, “I love stories! I want to be a storyteller!”
Mary knew that storytelling requires getting up on a stage under bright lights and addressing strangers. Besides, storytelling requires self-confidence and memory. She thought, “I’m a shy person and public speaking is my greatest fear. I’m already sixty years old and my memory isn’t that great. What if I get up there and forget my story Where am I going to get the talent, memory, and courage needed to become a storyteller ” But she had never felt so alive before and she wanted to be a storyteller so much that she decided to challenge herself.
So when the storytellers finished their storytelling and said there would be storytelling training courses the next month, Mary registered and asked her husband to sign up as well. She needed his support, as she was too shy to stay with a roomful of strangers by herself.
The courses were given in a library near their neighborhood. It would train learners to tell stories fluently and confidently. Mary and her husband arrived early before the first course began. They found there were about thirty learners, including the young and the old. Mary was quite nervous, beginning regretting her decision.
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When the course began, Mary found a young, smiling teacher came in.
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After all the courses finished, Mary signed up to tell a story on stage.
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【答案】范文
When the course began, Mary found a young, smiling teacher came in. The teacher introduced herself and then asked everyone to introduce themselves, which made Mary more anxious. With the encouragement of her husband, she introduced herself anyway. Later, the teacher explained some storytelling skills, including how to use body language. During the second course, learners were asked to tell short stories in front of others using the skills. Mary found learners there friendly and humorous. Days later, she became good at storytelling and made many new friends.
After all the courses finished, Mary signed up to tell a story on stage. After selecting a story, she made an effort to memorize it and practise telling it. In addition, she often turned to her new friends when she had problems. They helped each other to improve their storytelling skills. Finally, Mary stood up on stage, performing excellently. After that, Mary's confidence continued to grow and her shyness just faded away. She also realised one was never too old to challenge oneself and learn new things.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开。玛丽十分害羞，但一次偶然的机会她发现自己喜欢听故事，想成为一个讲故事的人。于是她和丈夫报名了讲故事的培训课程，经过学习，几天后，她变得善于讲故事，交了很多新朋友。她还意识到，一个人挑战自我、学习新事物永远不会嫌老。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“当课程开始时，玛丽发现一位年轻、面带微笑的老师走了进来”可知，第一段可描写玛丽在班上的表现以及进步。
②由第二段首句内容“所有课程结束后，玛丽报名上台讲一个故事”可知，第二段可描写玛丽和朋友互相帮助，提高讲故事的技巧。最后，玛丽站在舞台上，表演得非常出色。
2.续写线索：课程开始——自我介绍——学习技巧——发生改变——讲故事——互相帮助——玛丽感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
解释：explain/illustrate
擅长：become good at/excel in
记住：memorize /remember
情绪类
担忧：anxious /concerned
出色：excellently /nicely
【点睛】[高分句型1] The teacher introduced herself and then asked everyone to introduce themselves, which made Mary more anxious. (运用了which引导非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2] In addition, she often turned to her new friends when she had problems. (运用了when引导时间状语从句)
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