江苏省泰兴、如皋四校2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷含答案

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江苏省泰兴、如皋四校2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、阅读理解
RAMCO TECHNOLOGIES
Where Technology Shapes Tomorrow
Marketing @Ramco.comewww.Ramco.com
TO: Rachel Mohler, Vice President
Harrison Fontentot, Public Relations
FROM: Mike Gonzalez
SUBJECT: Three Ways to Increase Ramco’s Community Involvement
DATE: March 5, 2019
At our planning session in early February, our division managers stressed the need to generate favourable publicity for our new Ramco facility in Mayfield. Knowing that such publicity will highlight Ramco’s visibility in Mayfield, I think the company’s image might be enhanced in the following three ways.
CREATE A SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Ramco would receive favourable publicity by creating a scholarship at Mayfield Community College for any student interested in a career in technology. A one-year scholarship would cost $6,800. The scholarship could be awarded by a committee composed of Ramco executives. Such a scholarship would emphasize Ramco’s enthusiastic support for the latest technical education at a local college.
OFFER SITE TOURS
Guided tours of the Mayfield facility would introduce the community to Ramco’s innovative technology. These tours might be organized for academic, community, and civic groups. Individuals would see the care we take in protecting the environment in our production and equipment choices and the speed with which we ship our products. Of special interest to visitors would be Ramco’s use of industrial robots working alongside our employees. Since these tours would be scheduled in advance, they should not conflict with our production schedules.
PROVIDE GUEST SPEAKERS
Many of our employees would be excellent guest speakers at civic and educational meetings in the Mayfield area. Possible topics include the advances Ramco has made in designing and engineering and how these advances have helped consumers and the local economy.
Thanks for giving me your comments as soon as possible. If we are going to put one or more of these suggestions into practice before the facility opens in mid-April, we’ll need to act before the end of the month.
1.If Ramco establishes a scholarship, it will _____.
A.benefit students at colleges in Mayfield
B.highlight Ramco’s support for the latest technical advances
C.be offered to MCC students interested in a career in technology
D.be jointly awarded by Ramco executives and college professors
2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Site tours of Mayfield facility can be arranged at any time.
B.The three measures are scheduled to be carried out in mid-April.
C.The three measures are sure to create favourable image for Mayfield.
D.Guest speakers will talk about Ramco’s advances in designing and engineering.
3.What type of writing is this passage?
A.A letter of introduction. B.A letter of proposal.
C.A letter of recommendation. D.A letter of complaints.

Some plants get so hungry that they eat flies, spiders, and even small frogs. What’s more amazing is that these plants occur naturally (in special environments) in every state. In fact, they’re found on every continent except Antarctica.
You’ve probably seen a Venus’ flytrap. It’s often sold in museum gift stores, department stores, and even supermarkets. A small plant, it grows 6 to 8 inches tall in a container. At the end of its stalks (茎) are specially modified leaves that act like traps. Inside each trap is a lining of tiny trigger hairs. When an insect lands on them, the trap suddenly shuts. Over the course of a week or so, the plant feeds on its catch.
The Venus flytrap is just one of more than 500 species of meat-eating plants, says Barry Meyers-Rice, the editor of the International carnivorous (食肉的) Plant Society’s Newsletter. Note: Despite any science-fiction stories you might have read, no meat-eating plant does any danger to humans.
Dr. Meyers-Rice says a plant is meat-eating, only if it does all four of the following: “attract, kill, digest, and absorb” some forms of insects, including flies, butterflies, and moths. Meat-eating plants look and act like other green plants — well, most of the time.
All green plants make sugar through a process called photosynthesis (光合作用). Plants use the sugar to make food. What makes “meat-eating” plants different is their bug-catching leaves. They need insects for one reason: nitrogen. Nitrogen is a nutrient that they can’t obtain any other way. While almost all green plants on our planet get nitrogen from the soil, “meat-eating” plants can’t. They live in places where nutrients are hard or almost impossible to get from the soil because of its acidity. So they’ve come to rely on getting nitrogen from insects and small animals. In fact, nutrient-rich soil is poisonous to “meat-eating” plants. Never fertilize them! But don’t worry, either, if they never seem to catch any insects. They can survive, but they’ll grow very slowly.
4.According to the passage, carnivorous plants ________.
A.only grow in wild field B.are rare to see
C.are as common as flies D.cannot grow on Antarctica
5.Venus flytrap preys on insects with ________.
A.its numerous long an thin stalks B.a container where it grows
C.its insect-catching leaves D.the lining of tiny trigger hairs
6.We can conclude from the third paragraph that ________.
A.carnivorous plants are dangerous
B.carnivorous plants are fictional
C.carnivorous plants occasionally eat book
D.carnivorous plants are harmless to humans
7.In the eyes of the author, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Carnivorous plants cannot grow in acid soil
B.Carnivorous plants can grow in nutrient-poor soil
C.Carnivorous plants will die if they cannot catch any insects
D.Carnivorous plants can get nitrogen from nutrient-rich soil

When my mother died a few years ago, we looked through boxes in which she had lovingly stored her children’s lives. Handwritten report cards from grade schoo1. News cuttings about games. Postcards from summer camps. And so many photos: birthdays,, graduations, weddings and trips to wonderful places.
After my father’s death, I found many handwritten pity letters from his friends. Rereading them once a year, I am transported back to the time I miss so much. Of course, I received many emails about Dad as well, but I wouldn’t begin to know how or where to find them. Besides, personal messages are more meaningful when presented in the hand of the sender.
My kids, now in their 20s, have mostly digital keepsakes. Increasingly they rely on Facebook to store memories. Their letters from college, sent by email, are long gone. Many photos, never printed, have disappeared. I really worry that for them.
In Andrew Hoskins’new book Digital Memory Studies, he concludes, “Despite the gradual disappearance of photographs, letters and other objects that are reminders of people and past experiences, their keeping is like holding on to those people and experiences. ” Digital items offer nothing of the kind.
Mark B. McKinley explained that collecting physical memorabilia(值得纪念的事物) can serve as a means of control to bring out a comfort zone in one’s life, calming fears and easing worries. It’s no wonder that children are fond of collecting things — it’s important to their development.
One mother says, “My Son collects pieces of broken stones.” The kid might become a great geologist or a successful businessman. But will his mom print out a photo of that unique collection? Will his degree in geology be memorialized on paper, or will he be given a digital diploma? And will he collect his first paycheck or will he be paid by direct deposit?
8.What can be concluded from the first three paragraphs?
A.People don’t collect physical objects.
B.Hard copies fail to preserve our memory.
C.Physical objects aren’t collected for memory.
D.Memories are stored on the Internet forever.
9.What is Andrew Hoskins’attitude towards digital memory?
A.He is against it.
B.He is hopeful about it.
C.He is confused about it.
D.He doesn’t care about it.
10.What benefit does collecting physical memorabilia bring to children?
A.It cures their illnesses.
B.It makes them feel relaxed.
C.It keeps their life under contro1.
D.It helps them lead a comfortable life.
11.Why does the author raise some questions in the last paragraph?
A.To explain a unique collection.
B.To offer direct support to the boy.
C.To encourage readers to share their ideas.
D.To show her worry about the loss of collecting.

Is Paperless Office Really Paperless?
A rising economy increased paper sales by 6 to 7 percent each year in the early to mid-1990s, and the convenience of desktop printing allowed office workers to indulge anything and everything. In 2004, Ms. Dunn, a communications supplies director, said that plain white office paper would see less than a 4 percent growth rate, a primary reason for which is that some 47 percent of the workforce entered the job market after computers had already been introduced to offices.
For office innovators, the dream of paperless office is an example of high-tech arrogance (傲慢). Today’s office service is overwhelmed by more newspapers than ever before. After decades of development, the American government can finally get rid of the madness on paper. In the past, the demand for paper has been far ahead of growth in the American economy, but the sales have slowed markedly over the past two to three years, despite the good economic conditions.
“Old habits are hard to break,” says Ms. Dunn. “There are some functions that paper serves where a screen display doesn’t work. Those functions are both its strength and its weakness.” Analysts attribute the decline to such factors as advances in digital databases and communication systems. Escaping our craving for paper, however, will be anything but an easy affair.
“We’re finally seeing a reduction in the amount of paper being used per worker in the workplace,” says John Maine, vice president of a paper economic consulting firm. “More information is being transmitted electronically, and an increasing number of people are satisfied that information exists only in electronic form without printing multiple backups.”
To reduce paper use, some companies are working to combine digital and paper capabilities. For example, Xerox is developing electronic paper: thin digital displays that respond to a stylus, like a pen on paper. Marks can be erased or saved digitally. Even with such technological advances, the increasing amounts of electronic data necessarily require more paper.
“The information industry today is composed of a thin paper crust surrounding an electronic core,” Mr. Saffo wrote. The growing paper crust is most noticeable, but the hidden electronic core is far larger and growing more rapidly. The result is that we are becoming paperless, but we hardly notice at all. “That’s one of the greatest ironies of the information age,” Saffo says. “It’s just common sense that the more you talk to someone by phone or computer, it inevitably leads to a face-to-face meeting. The best thing for the aviation industry was the Internet.”
12.Which of the following statements is NOT a reason for the slowdown in American paper sales?
A.Workforce with better computer skills.
B.Slow growth of the U.S. economy.
C.Changing patterns in paper use.
D.Changing employment trends.
13.What does the last sentence in Para 3 mean?
A.We have to look at paper consumption from different angles.
B.There is little chance that paper consumption will fall in the digital age.
C.Paper consumption will be greatly reduced in the digital age.
D.People are no longer so addicted to paper in the digital age.
14.The innovations from Xerox and other companies feature _________.
A.the intergration of digital technology with traditional paper
B.the chance from traditional paper to digital technology
C.the combination of the use of computer screens and cell phones
D.a new type of computer writing and communication
15.What can we draw from the example of the aviation industry in the last paragraph?
A.The dream of the paperless office will be realized some day.
B.People usually prefer to have face-to-face meetings instead of using computers.
C.More digital data use leads to greater paper use in the digital time.
D.Some people are no longer opposed to video-conferencing.

二、七选五
Traffic Regulation and Accident Prevention
We live in a remarkable time, and many of the once fatal diseases can now be cured with modern medicine and surgery. ___16___ Expectations of life have greatly increased. But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the incredible killing of men, women and children on the roads. Man fights against the motor-car. It is a never-ending battle which man is losing. ___17___
Nothing can seriously increase your risk of potentially fatal car accidents other than speeding and failing to pay due attention to weather conditions. ___18___ There is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a man’s very worst qualities. Usually quiet and pleasant people, when they are behind the steering wheel, will become unrecognizable. They are impolite, aggressive, self-willed like two-year-old, completely selfish. All their hidden frustrations, disappointments, and jealousy seem to be caused by driving.
___19___ It’s all for his own convenience. Due to a serious tragedy, the city is almost uninhabitable and the huge parking lot makes the town ugly. The destruction of rural areas and the annual mass killings are just a statistic, easily forgotten. With regard to driving, the laws of some countries are not strict and even the strictest are not strict enough.
Traffic rules are for everyone to follow under any circumstances, and no one can make an exception unless you make a joke of your own life. Universally accepted standards can only have a significant beneficial on the incidence of accidents. Governments should develop safety codes for manufacturers. ___20___ These measures may sound cruel. However, if these measures result in a reduction in the loss of life every year, they should certainly not be considered serious. After all, the world belongs to humans, not cars.
A.There are five reasons for the accident and you are guilty.
B.Every year thousands of people are horribly killed, and we sit still and let it happen.
C.Surprisingly, society should smile at the driver and forgive him.
D.Someone has rightly said that when a person is sitting behind the steering wheel, his car becomes an extension of his personality.
E.All advertisements that emphasize power and performance should be banned.
F.It is time to develop a universal norm to reduce this senseless waste of human life.
G.It is almost certain that one day a cure will be found for the rest of the diseases.

三、完形填空
It was time to start my afternoon run on the school bus. I drove up to the elementary school, parked and opened the doors.
Usually I enjoyed____21____the kids as they climbed aboard. Today I kept my ____22____fixed straight ahead. I’d just come from a(n)____23____family counseling (辅导) session with my oldest son, Shayn. He started consuming alcohol at 17. I felt____24____. How did we ever get here? I thought. Shayn was intelligent and had been a ____25____to raise. The two of us were close.
The kids walked past me onto the bus. One or two said hi. A little girl____26____a small piece of paper on my lap gently. “This is for you!” she said.
I absent-mindedly____27____ the folded paper and looked up just in time to see wisps(缕，束) of long blonde hair ____28____down the aisle(过道).
I’d hoped family counseling would help Shayn quit drinking. ____29____at today’s session, Shayn was angry. He said kids his age drink____30____and that his drinking was under control. What hope did we have____31____Shayn couldn’t see that he needed help?
I moved to throw the note in the rubbish can near the driver’s seat, then ____32____. What if the little girl sees you throw her present away? I thought. So I____33____it. Inside was a four-leaf clover (四叶草), along with a message written in a child’s hand: “This is filled with____34____.”
As I read the note, my whole body ____35____. My thinking changed. I couldn’t control Shayn’s drinking. There was still hope, even when I didn’t know what to do.
I searched my rearview mirror(后视镜) for the child who’d given me the note, but not a single one had long blonde hair.
21.A.pulling B.teaching C.greeting D.separating
22.A.gaze B.thought C.brake D.schedule
23.A.cheap B.expensive C.easy D.difficult
24.A.neglected B.hopeless C.abandoned D.homeless
25.A.struggle B.pleasure C.failure D.success
26.A.laid B.covered C.distributed D.returned
27.A.tore B.cut C.grabbed D.recycled
28.A.grow B.hang C.disappear D.emerge
29.A.For B.And C.Or D.But
30.A.sensitively B.socially C.passively D.politely
31.A.unless B.though C.so D.if
32.A.paused B.refused C.left D.explained
33.A.unlocked B.unpacked C.unfolded D.unwrapped
34.A.confidence B.hope C.patience D.courage
35.A.shook B.ached C.shrank D.relaxed

四、语法填空
The Best Book I’ve Ever Read
Frankly, I have read nearly all of the great works of literature, but no book has ever impressed me as deeply or directly ___36___ Joel Stein’s Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity.
Haven’t we all, on some level, been Jewish boys in New Jersey in the 1970s with only female friends, an Easy-Bake oven and a strong ___37___ (prefer) for show tunes? Haven’t we all had ___38___ panic attack when learning we’re going to have a son, since that means we’re going to have to figure out how to throw footballs, watch other people throw footballs and decide ___39___ to be happy or sad about the results of football throwing? Haven’t we all then tried to correct our lack of maleness by becoming a man, fighting fires with firefighters, ___40___ (drive) a Lamborghini and doing three days of Army training camp? I know I have.
The only parts I didn’t fully enjoy were ones in which the author suffered ___41___ (horrible). After just three hours of training camp, he fainted weakly into the arms of a soldier. The film rights to Man Made have already been sold to Fox, and I hope it gets ___42___ (turn) into a movie with George Clooney playing the Stein role, since they remind me so much of each other.
Although this is only Stein’s first book, I would already consider ___43___ (he) as someone like David Sedaris, Dave Barry, James Thurber, Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln. I ___44___ (recommend) Man Made not just to all my friends and family but also to strangers on Twitter over and over again. My fear is ___45___ after this great achievement, Stein will lose his ability to be a cruel critic of our shallow times.

五、书面表达
假如你是李华，你的学校电视台打算新开播一个英语栏目，请写信告诉你的英国朋友 Jack有关情况并征求他的建议，内容包括：
1. 栏目名称和内容；
2. 播出时段；
3. 征求建议。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jack,
___________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua

六、读后续写
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。
“Sun, sun, sun, here it comes…”
Danny sang while his fingers pressed and pulled skillfully at the guitar strings, delivering a slow and peaceful tune. A circle of audience had formed, nodding and moving slowly to the song.
Lying at the feet of the street performer was his most adoring fan: One-Eyed, a white stray (流浪) dog with pieces of brown. Danny felt the name was suitable considering its physical disability. Usually, One-Eyed would bark loudly as Danny performed. Much to his annoyance, people often mistook the pair as owner and pet. At this time, Danny would reply, “My dog? No!”, eyes rolling at the idea. How he wished the dog would leave him alone instead!
On a snowy night, while Danny was performing, a bird flew downward, landing into the midst of the crowd. It cooed happily as if to harmonize with Danny. Unfortunately, that did not sit well with One-Eyed, which immediately bounced at it and the bird flew away desperately.
The unexpected chaos upturned Danny’s hat, which could have been filled with notes and coins from his appreciative audience, leaving it ignored on the ground. “Argh! The hateful dog!” Danny broke down, thinking to himself, “Either the dog goes or I go!”
On the next night, Danny tried to find a new place and chanced upon the park. For a while his earnings were good unsurprisingly as there was a steady flow of visitors. However, that didn’t last long. One-Eyed came along and appointed itself as Danny’s guardian. “Argh! Here comes the hateful dog again!” That night, Danny hadn't made enough money he should have, all thanks to the troublesome dog.
Danny was almost mad with One-Eyed. “What should I do? Call an animal shelter?” Torn by this problem, he walked aimlessly by the lake of the park. With all his mind focused on how to get rid of the dog, Danny didn’t watch his steps. Suddenly, he slipped and fell into the lake accidentally. Struggling in the icy water, he cried for help desperately, almost choking to death. Sensing the approach of death, Danny got into overwhelming panic.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Just then, a familiar barking was heard in the distance.
___________________________________________________________________________
“My hero! Thank you for saving me,” Danny said gratefully with watery eyes.
___________________________________________________________________________

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阅读理解
【答案】1-3 CDB
【解析】
本文是应用文。主要介绍了一封倡议信，希望为在梅菲尔德的新工厂创造有利的宣传。
1.细节理解题。根据CREATE A SCHOLARSHIP FUND中“Ramco would receive favourable publicity by creating a scholarship at Mayfield Community College for any student interested in a career in technology.”得知拉姆科将通过在梅菲尔德社区学院为任何一个对技术相关的事业感兴趣的学生设立奖学金获得有利的宣传。故选C。
2.细节理解题。根据PROVIDE GUEST SPEAKERS中“Possible topics include the advances Ramco has made in designing and engineering and how these advances have helped consumers and the local economy.”得知演讲主题包括拉姆科在设计和工程方面的进展，可以判断出演讲嘉宾将介绍拉姆科在设计和工程方面的进展。故选D。
3.推理判断题。根据首段的邮箱地址和最后一段“Thanks for giving me your comments as soon as possible.(感谢尽快能收到你们的评论。)”得知，这是一封倡议信，是欢迎大家来提建议以提高Ramco社区参与度。其他选项均不合题意，故选B。

【答案】4-7 DCDB
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章以捕蝇草为例主要介绍了食肉植物的生长地方、捕食猎物的方式以及它们捕捉昆虫的原因。
1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的最后一句“In fact, they’re found on every continent except Antarctica.”可知，除了南极洲，其他大陆都有食肉植物的踪影。故选D项。
2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“At the end of its stalks (茎) are specially modified leaves that act like traps. Inside each trap is a lining of tiny trigger hairs. When an insect lands on them, the trap suddenly shuts. ”可知，捕蝇草茎的末端是经过特殊改造的类似陷阱一样的叶子，每个陷阱里都有一个小小的刺针。当昆虫落在它们身上时，陷阱突然关闭。由此可知，捕蝇草捕食昆虫是用了专门捕虫的叶子。故选C项。
3.推理判断题。根据第三段中的最后一句“Note: Despite any science-fiction stories you might have read, no meat-eating plant does any danger to humans.”可知，食肉植物对人类是没有任何伤害的。故选D项。
4.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“In fact, nutrient-rich soil is poisonous to “meat-eating” plants. Never fertilize them! But don’t worry, either, if they never seem to catch any insects. They can survive, but they’ll grow very slowly.”可知，营养丰富的土壤对食肉植物是有毒的。永远不要给它们施肥！但如果它们不能抓到昆虫的话也别担心。它们是能活下来的，只不过生长得很慢。由此可知，食肉植物可以在贫瘠的土壤中生长。故选B项。

【答案】8-11 CABD
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了随着社会的发展，现在越来越多的人使用电子产品代替传统的物品来保存记忆，这让作者开始担忧起来。
1.推理判断题。根据第一段“When my mother died a few years ago, we looked through boxes in which she had lovingly stored her children’s lives.（几年前，当我母亲去世时，我们翻看了她用爱心储存孩子们生活的盒子。）”；第二段“After my father’s death, I found many handwritten pity letters from his friends.（我父亲去世后，我发现许多他朋友的亲笔书信。）”和第三段“My kids, now in their 20s, have mostly digital keepsakes. Increasingly they rely on Facebook to store memories. Their letters from college, sent by email, are long gone. Many photos, never printed, have disappeared. I really worry that for them.（我的孩子，现在20多岁，大部分都有电子纪念品。他们越来越依赖Facebook来存储记忆。他们通过电子邮件寄来的大学来信早已不见了。许多从未印刷的照片也消失了。我真的为他们担心。）”可推知，实物不是记忆的载体了。故选C。
2.推理判断题。根据第四段“Despite the gradual disappearance of photographs, letters and other objects that are reminders of people and past experiences, their keeping is like holding on to those people and experiences. ”Digital items offer nothing of the kind.（尽管照片、信件和其他能提醒人们及过去经历的物品逐渐消失，但保留它们就像是紧紧抓住那些人和经历。而数码产品则没有这种功能。）”可知，Andrew Hoskins认为电子产品不能像具体的物体那样储存记忆，所以他反对用电子产品储存记忆。故选A。
3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Mark B. McKinley explained that collecting physical memorabilia(值得纪念的事物) can serve as a means of control to bring out a comfort zone in one’s life, calming fears and easing worries.（Mark B. McKinley解释说，收集实物纪念品可以作为一种控制手段，在个人的生活中带来一个舒适区，平静恐惧和缓解担忧。）”可知，收集实物纪念品可以让孩子们感到放松。故选B。
4.推理判断题。根据最后一段“But will his mom print out a photo of that unique collection? Will his degree in geology be memorialized on paper, or will he be given a digital diploma? And will he collect his first paycheck or will he be paid by direct deposit?（但是他的妈妈会打印出一张独一无二的照片吗？他在地质学上的学位会被记录在纸上，还是会被授予一张数字文凭？他会收到他的第一笔薪水还是直接存入银行？）”可知，此处这三个问题与本段前两句对应，作者连续提出这三个问题来表示她对收藏具体物件储存记忆的这种方式消失的担心。故选D。

【答案】12-15 BBAC
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。随着信息化的发展，越来越多的公司实行无纸化办公，但是，无纸化办公真的无纸吗？
1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段“In the past, the demand for paper has been far ahead of growth in the American economy, but the sales have slowed markedly over the past two to three years, despite the good economic conditions.”可知，尽管美国经济状况良好，纸张的销售却显著放缓。所以经济迟缓不是纸张销售缓慢的原因，故选B。
2.词义猜测题。根据文章第三段”Analysts attribute the decline to such factors as advances in digital databases and communication systems. Escaping our craving for paper, however, will be anything but an easy affair.”可知，分析人士认为纸张的下降归因于数字数据库和通信系统的进步等因素。然而，要摆脱对纸张的迫切需要绝非易事。所以这句话可以理解为：在数字时代，纸张消费下降的可能性很小。故选B。
3.细节理解题。根据文章第五段“To reduce paper use, some companies are working to combine digital and paper capabilities.”可知，为了减少纸张的使用，一些公司正在努力将数字化和纸质功能结合起来。故选A。
4.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“The result is that we are becoming paperless, but we hardly notice at all. “That’s one of the greatest ironies of the information age,” Saffo says. “It’s just common sense that the more you talk to someone by phone or computer, it inevitably leads to a face-to-face meeting. The best thing for the aviation industry was the Internet”.可知，信息时代最大的讽刺是我们正在变得无纸化，从而可以推断出在数字时代，更多的数字数据的使用却导致更多纸张的使用。故选C。

七选五
【答案】16-20 GBDCE
【解析】
本文为一篇说明文。人类用现代医学和手术可以使人类延年益寿，但是人们却忽视了每日都有人死于交通事故，作者剖析了事故原因，指出车辆是司机个性的延伸，有人为了自己图个方便，在开车时显露出了自己阴暗的一面，作者认为交通规则再怎么严也不为过，这样才能减少事故的发生。
1.上文“We live in a remarkable time, and many of the once fatal diseases can now be cured with modern medicine and surgery. （我们生活在一个非凡的时代，许多曾经致命的疾病现在可以用现代医学和外科手术治愈。）”，G项“It is almost certain that one day a cure will be found for the rest of the diseases.（几乎可以肯定的是，总有一天会找到治疗其他疾病的方法。）”，上文提到了many of the once fatal diseases，许多曾经致命的疾病现在可以治愈，G项提及the rest of the diseases，其他的一些疾病在未来肯定也可以治愈，故上文与G项语意衔接连贯顺畅。故选G项。
2.上文“every day we witness the incredible killing of men, women and children on the roads. Man fights against the motor-car. It is a never-ending battle which man is losing.（每一天，我们都目睹了男人、女人和儿童在道路上被杀害，令人难以置信。人类与汽车搏斗。这是一场人类正在输掉的永无休止的战斗。）”，B项“Every year thousands of people are horribly killed, and we sit still and let it happen.（每年都有成千上万的人惨死，而我们却坐视不管。）”，上文认为人类处于天天要面对交通问题，且天天有人死于交通事故的状态，B项解释了其中原因，因为即使人们每天面对因交通问题导致的死亡，却没有任何行动，为因果关系。故选B项。
3.D项“Someone has rightly said that when a person is sitting behind the steering wheel, his car becomes an extension of his personality.（有人说得对，当一个人坐在方向盘后面时，他的车就变成了他个性的延伸。）”，下文“There is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a man’s very worst qualities. Usually quiet and pleasant people, when they are behind the steering wheel, will become unrecognizable. They are impolite, aggressive, self-willed like two-year-old, completely selfish. All their hidden frustrations, disappointments, and jealousy seem to be caused by driving.（毫无疑问，汽车常常使人显露出最坏的品质。平时安静愉快的人，当他们坐在方向盘后面时，就会变得无法识别。他们不礼貌，好斗，任性得像两岁的孩子，绝对地自私。他们所有隐藏的沮丧、失望和嫉妒似乎都是由开车引起的。）”，D项表明开车人的个性在他开车的方式上会有所表现，下文是对D项内容的延伸，开车过程中，开车人会呈现出最糟糕的一面，上下文语意连贯顺畅。故选D项。
4.上文“There is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a man’s very worst qualities. Usually quiet and pleasant people, when they are behind the steering wheel, will become unrecognizable. They are impolite, aggressive, self-willed like two-year-old, completely selfish. All their hidden frustrations, disappointments, and jealousy seem to be caused by driving.（毫无疑问，汽车常常使人显露出最坏的品质。平时安静愉快的人，当他们坐在方向盘后面时，就会变得面目全非。他们不礼貌，好斗，任性得像两岁的孩子，完全自私。他们所有隐藏的沮丧、失望和嫉妒似乎都是由开车引起的。）”，C项“Surprisingly, society should smile at the driver and forgive him. （令人惊讶的是，社会应该对司机微笑并原谅他。）”，下文“It’s all for his own convenience.（这都是为了他自己的方便。）”，上文描述了人们一旦操控方向盘，就会展现出他们的糟糕的品行，而C项则说明这种现象在社会上被认为是可以理解的，下文则是进一步解释，出现这种现象，源于开车人发现路况对自己不友好，没有得到自己想要的方便，上下文语意连贯。故选C项。
5.上文“Governments should develop safety codes for manufacturers.（政府应该为制造商制定安全规范）”，E项“All advertisements that emphasize power and performance should be banned.（所有强调权力和表演的广告都应该被禁止。）”，下文“These measures may sound cruel. However, if these measures result in a reduction in the loss of life every year, they should certainly not be considered serious. After all, the world belongs to humans, not cars.（这些措施听起来可能很残酷。然而，如果这些措施导致每年生命损失的减少，它们当然不应该被认为是严重的。毕竟，世界属于人类，而不是汽车。）”，下文中的These measures指代上文中的政府方面的措施，以及E项中提及的广告方面的限制措施，故上下文衔接连贯顺畅。故选E项。

完形填空
【答案】21-25 CADBB 26-30 ACCDB 31-35 DACBD
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了校车司机在和染上不良习惯的大儿子进行了一次艰难的交流后，失去希望，心情沮丧，但在等候学生上车时，有个小女孩送的纸条包着的四叶草让他改变了自己的想法，重新燃起希望。
1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：通常我喜欢在孩子们上车的时候跟他们打招呼。A. pulling 拉；B. teaching 教学；C. greeting 问候；D. separating 分离。根据上文“Usually I enjoyed”和下文“Today I kept my 　　　　 fixed straight ahead.（今天我目不转睛地盯着前方）”可知作者今天的行为与以往不一样，再结合常识可知，作为校车司机，孩子上车时跟他们打招呼是基本的动作。故选C。
2.考查名词词义辨析。句意：今天我目不转睛地盯着前方。A. gaze凝视；B. thought 想法；C. brake 刹车；D. schedule 计划。根据“fixed straight ahead”这一动作和下文“How did we ever get here? I thought.”可知，作者有心事，所以是目不转睛地盯着前方。故选A。
3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我刚和我的大儿子Shayn进行了一次艰难的家庭辅导交流。A. cheap 便宜的；B. expensive 贵的；C. easy 简单的； D. difficult 艰难的。根据下文“He started consuming alcohol at 17.”和“How did we ever get here ? I thought.”可知，儿子行为习惯出现了严重问题，作者无法理解，所以他们的交流不会轻松，是一次困难的沟通。故选D。
4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我感到绝望。A. neglected 被忽视的；B. hopeless 无望的；C. abandoned被遗弃的；D. homeless 无家可归的。根据上文“He started consuming alcohol at 17.”和下文“How did we ever get here ? I thought.”可知，作者无法理解儿子的行为，感到无望。故选B。
5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我觉得Shayn很聪明，抚养他一直是件令人高兴的事。A. struggle挣扎；B. pleasure 令人高兴的事，快乐；C. failure 失败；D. success 成功。根据“Shayn was intelligent”和“The two of us were close”可知，Shayn很聪明，他们父子关系也一直很好，有这样的儿子当然是一件令人高兴的事情。故选B。
6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个小女孩轻轻地把一张小纸条放在我的膝盖上。A. laid 放；B. covered 覆盖；C. distributed 分布，分散；D. returned 归还。根据“small piece of paper on my lap gently”可知，一个小女孩把纸条放在作者的膝盖上。故选A。
7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我心不在焉地抓起那张折叠好的纸，抬起头来，正好看到一束金色长发顺着过道消失了。A. tore 撕；B. cut 切；C. grabbed 抓；D. recycled 回收利用。有人在作者膝盖上放了一张小纸条，根据常识可知作者会看看纸条上有什么，再根据下文“Inside was a four-leaf clover (四叶草), along with a message written in a child’s hand: ‘This is filled with　 　. ’ ”可知，作者确实抓起纸条看了。故选C。
8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我心不在焉地抓起那张折叠好的纸，抬起头来，正好看到一束金色长发顺着过道消失了。A. grow 生长；B. hang 悬挂；C. disappear 消失；D. emerge 出现。根据“down the aisle(过道)”可知，金色长发顺着过道消失了。故选C。
9.考查连词词义辨析。句意：但是在今天的谈话中，Shayn很生气；A. For 因为；B. And 并且；C. Or 或者；D. But 但是。根据上文“I'd hoped family counseling would help Shayn quit drinking.”和下文“Shayn was angry”可知，实际情况与预想不一样，所以用but。故选D。
10.考查副词词义辨析。句意：他说他这个年纪的孩子在社交场合喝酒很正常，而他的饮酒量也在控制之中。A. sensitively 敏感地；B. socially 社交地；C. passively 被动地；D. politely 礼貌地。根据常识可知，青少年在交往中会受同龄人影响，学会一些不良习惯，所有儿子认为在交往中喝酒是正常行为。故选B。
11.考查连词词义辨析。句意：如果Shayn看不出他需要帮助，我们还有什么希望？A. unless除非；B. though 虽然；C. so 所以；D. if 如果。根据上文可知Shayn并没有意识到他的行为存在问题，所以作者觉得，如果Shayn看不出自己需要帮助，别人还有什么希望（去帮助他）呢？故选D。
12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我想把纸条扔进驾驶座附近的垃圾桶里，又停了下来，要是小女孩看见你把她的礼物扔掉怎么办？A. paused 暂停；B. refused 拒绝；C. left离开；D. explained 解释。根据下文“What if the little girl sees you throw her present away?”可知，作者意识到他的行为可能造成不好的影响，所以作者停了下来。故选A。
13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：于是我把它打开了。A. unlocked 开锁；B. unpacked 拆开包装；C. unfolded 打开； D. unwrapped 解开。根据上文“I absent-mindedly 　　　　 the folded paper”和“Inside was a four-leaf clover (四叶草), along with a message written in a child’s hand: ‘This is filled with　 　. ’ ”可知，作者打开了折叠的纸条。故选C。
14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：里面有一颗四叶草，还有一个孩子用手写的信息：“这充满了希望。”A. confidence会议；B. hope 希望；C. patience 耐心；D. courage 勇气。根据下文“My thinking changed. I couldn’t control Shayn’s drinking. There was still hope, even when I didn’t know what to do.”可知，尽管作者之前对儿子喝酒又不听劝阻这件事感到无望，但看到小女孩给的四叶草后，他改变了想法，希望重新燃起，所以小女孩的四叶草带来了希望。故选B。
15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我读着纸条，浑身放松下来。A. shook摇晃；B. ached 疼痛；C. shrank 收缩；D. relaxed 放松。根据下文“My thinking changed.”和“There was still hope even when I didn’t know what to do”可知，作者读完纸条后，沮丧和焦虑消失，希望重新燃起，心情放松了下来。故选D。

语法填空
【答案】
36.as
37.preference
38.a
39.whether
40.driving
41.horribly
42.turned
43.him
44.have recommended
45.that
【解析】本文为一篇说明文。作者推荐了Joel Stein的小说《人类制造：对男子气概的愚蠢追求》，点评了其中的内容，也希望在电影版本上看到George Clooney饰演Stein，同时作者希望Stein能不忘初心，不因为这一次成就而失去对我们浅薄时代进行残酷批判的能力。
1.考查连词。句意 坦率地说，我读过几乎所有伟大的文学作品，但没有一本书像乔尔·斯坦的《人类制造：对男子气概的愚蠢追求》那样直接深刻地给我留下了深刻的印象。根据空前的as deeply or directly可知，此处考查as...as...结构，意为“与……一样……”，设空处应填连词as。故填as。
2.考查名词。句意：在某种程度上，我们不都曾是20世纪70年代新泽西的那些只有女性朋友，有一个简易烤箱，对音乐有强烈的偏好的犹太男孩吗？根据空前a strong可知，设空处应填名词。prefer的名词为preference，意为“偏爱”， a prefrence for...，意为“对……的偏好”。故填preference。
3.考查冠词。句意：当我们得知自己要有儿子时，难道不都有过恐慌吗？因为这意味着我们必须学会如何扔足球，看着别人扔足球，并决定对扔足球的结果该是表达高兴还是悲伤？此处考查名词短语a panic attack，意为“一阵恐慌”，设空处应用不定冠词，表泛指，panic为辅音音素开头，应用冠词a。故填a。
4.考查连词。根据空前的动词decide，与后半句中的连词or，设空处应填连词whether，whether...or...“是……还是……”。故填whether。
5.考查非谓语动词。句意：我们不都曾试图通过成为一个男人、和消防员一起救火、开兰博基尼、参加为期三天的陆军训练营来纠正我们缺乏的男性气概吗？根据设空处前后的非谓语动词becoming，fighting，and doing可知，此处为四个并列的非谓语动词用法，作介词by的宾语，均为动名词；drive的动名词为driving。故填driving。
6.考查副词。句意：我唯一不喜欢的是作者遭受了巨大痛苦的那些部分。根据句意，设空处应用副词，修饰动词suffered。故填horribly。
7.考查过去分词。句意：《人类制造》的电影版权已经卖给了Fox，我希望它能被改编成一部由乔治·克鲁尼扮演斯坦的角色的电影，因为它们让我想起了彼此。根据句子结构和句意，hope后接宾语从句，谓语动词应为get turned into...，get为系动词， turn...into...，意为“使……变成……”，get后应用过去分词，表被动。故填turned。
8.考查代词。句意：虽然这只是斯坦的第一本书，但我已经把他和大卫·塞达里斯、戴夫·巴里、詹姆斯·瑟伯、马克·吐温和亚伯拉罕·林肯相提并论了。根据句意，此处应用代词宾格him，作consider的宾语。故填him。
9.考查时态。句意：我不仅向我所有的朋友和家人推荐《人类制造》，还在推特上一遍又一遍地向陌生人推荐。根据语境，作者向周围人推荐了乔尔·斯坦的《人类制造：对男子气概的愚蠢追求》。根据over and over again，此处表过去的一次次的动作，对现在造成影响，用现在完成时态，主语为I，助动词为have。故填have recommended。
10.考查表语从句的连接词。句意：我担心的是，在取得这一伟大成就之后，斯坦因将失去对我们浅薄时代进行残酷批判的能力。空处引导表语从句，从句成分和意义都完整，应用连接词that引导。故填that。

书面表达
【答案】
Dear Jack,
To arouse students’ interest in learning English and broaden their horizons, our school TV station plans to start a new English program named English around the World. Colorful cultures and lifestyles of different English-speaking countries will be introduced. The program will last from 4:30 pm to 5:00 pm every day, when most students are free. Besides, an English speech competition is to be held each term.
I hope you could give us some advice on how to make the program more popular. Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua

【解析】
本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生写信告诉你的英国朋友Jack你的学校电视台打算新开播的英语栏目的有关情况并征求他的建议。
第一步：审题
体裁：应用文
时态：根据提示，时态应为一般现在时和一般将来时。
结构：总分法
总分法指把主题句作为总说，把支持句作为分说，并以这种方式安排所写内容。
要求：1. 栏目名称和内容。（the name and content of the program ）
2. 播出时段。（the exact time of the program）
3. 征求他的建议。（take his advice）
第二步:列提纲 （重点词组）
arouse students’ interest in; colorful cultures and lifestyles; last from … to…; English speech competition; give us some advice on
第三步：连词成句
1. To arouse students’ interest in learning English and broaden their horizons, our school TV station plans to start a new English program named English around the World.
2. Colorful cultures and lifestyles of different English-speaking countries will be introduced.
3. The program will last from 4: 30 pm to 5: 00 pm every day, when most students are free.
4. Besides, an English speech competition is to be held each term.
5. I hope you could give us some advice on how to make the program more popular.
第四步：连句成篇（衔接词）
1.表文章结构顺序：First of all, Firstly/First, Secondly/Second… And then, Finally, In the end, At last
2.表并列补充关系：What is more, Besides, Moreover, Furthermore, In addition, As well as, not only…but (also), including,
3.表转折对比关系：However, On the contrary, but, Although+clause(从句), In spite of+n/doing, On the one hand…, On the other hand… Some…, while others…, as for, so…that…
4.表因果关系：Because, As, So, Thus, Therefore, As a result
第五步：润色修改
【点睛】
范文内容完整，要点全面，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当，上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系。作者在范文中使用了较多主从复合句， 如：The program will last from 4: 30 pm to 5: 00 pm every day, when most students are free.这句话运用了when引导的非限制性定语从句。使用了一些固定词组，如arouse one’s interest in；give sb. some advice on等。全文中没有中国式英语的句式，显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。另外，文章思路清晰、层次分明，上下句转换自然，为文章增色添彩。

读后续写
【答案】
Just then, a familiar barking was heard in the distance. In a split second, a splash of brown, out of breath, quickly jumped into the lake. It was One-Eyed! It barked, swimming toward Danny with all its might. On spotting One-Eyed, Danny seemed to see a ray of hope, attempting to move towards it instantly. Instinctively, Danny grabbed the tail of One-Eyed. Ultimately, they managed to climb ashore, exhausted. Gazing at One-Eyed in disbelief, Danny patted it tenderly in return. One-Eyed was no longer troublesome; instead, it became a “hero” in his heart.
“My hero! Thank you for saving me,” Danny said gratefully with watery eyes. “You’re my brave guardian angel!” Since that night, “One-Eyed” was nonexistent while “Hero”, as the dog was re-named, became a part of Danny’s performance. So attached were they to each other that they became genuine partners. Danny would include his pet as he engaged the audience. Hero also had its own place to lie on-the feet of Danny. While Danny played guitar, Hero would bark happily to harmonize with his owner. What a perfect match!
【解析】
本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了一只叫“独眼”的流浪狗一直跟着街头表演者Danny，其他人以为他们是主人和宠物的关系，而Danny为此感到很苦恼，不想“独眼”跟着他，Danny一心想着如何摆脱这只狗，却没有注意自己的脚步，他掉进了湖里，极度恐慌。
1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“就在这时，远处传来熟悉的狗叫声。”可知，第一段可描写“独眼”如何救Danny。
②由第二段首句内容“ “我的英雄！谢谢你救了我，”丹尼含泪感激地说。”可知，第二段可描写Danny被“独眼”救起后他们之间关系的改变。
2.续写线索：跳进水里 —— Danny被救起 —— 狗改名 —— 成为伙伴
3.词汇激活
行为类
①跳进：jump into/dive into
②爬上岸：climb ashore/climb up the bank
③改名：re-name/rechristen
情绪类
①筋疲力尽的：exhausted/dog-tired
②高兴地：happily/delightedly
【点睛】
[高分句型1]So attached were they to each other that they became genuine partners.（so位于句首引起的部分倒装句）
[高分句型2]While Danny played guitar, Hero would bark happily to harmonize with his owner.（由while引导的时间状语从句）