陕西省永寿县中学2022-2023学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题

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永寿县中学2022~2023学年度高二年级第二学期第二次月考
英语试题
全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第一部分 听力（两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15.
答案是C。
1. What will the woman do at 11 o’clock on Saturday morning?
A. See a doctor. B. See a film. C. Have lunch in a restaurant.
2. How is the man feeling now?
A. Angry. B. Anxious. C. Lonely.
3. What can we infer from the conversation?
A. The woman borrowed money from her dad.
B. The woman is asking for her dad’s permission.
C. The father is dissatisfied with his daughter.
4. When did Tom call the woman first?
A. At 10:30. B. At 12:00. C. At 2:00.
5. Where on earth are the passports?
A. On the bed. B. On the kitchen table. C. In a small bag.
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. How long does the woman plan to stay in Nevada?
A. One day. B. Three days. C. Seven days.
7. What will the woman’s friends do while waiting for them?
A. Go camping in Nevada. B. Spend time at the beach. C. Use new fishing equipment.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What will the man buy for his mum?
A. Hair-care products. B. Some pictures. C. Some notebooks.
9. What is the man’s father now?
A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. An artist.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does the man go to Edinburgh for?
A. Attending a meeting. B. Visiting some relatives. C. Just going sightseeing.
11. When will the man drive to Edinburgh?
A. Before Wednesday. B. Before Friday. C. On Sunday.
12. How will the woman go to Glasgow?
A. By car. B. By air. C. By taxi.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What’s relationship between Sam and David?
A. Customer and waiter. B. Owner and babysitter. C. Customer and salesman.
14. Why did David give Sam a strange look?
A. Because he wasn’t satisfied with Sam’s service.
B. Because Sam didn’t give him enough money.
C. Because Sam didn’t give him a tip at all.
15. How did the woman know she should give tips?
A. Someone had told her before.
B. The bathroom worker charged her.
C. She had seen Sam gave a tip.
16. What is the woman’s suggestion?
A. Being kind to David later on.
B. Giving money twice to David.
C. Giving her salary to David.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the text mainly about?
A. Special meanings of some words in English.
B. The real meaning about home for Americans.
C. Different opinions about home in different countries.
18. What is considered first about home for most Americans?
A. Luxury. B. Comfort. C. Warmth.
19. What do Americans like their homes to reflect?
A. Their personal backgrounds.
B. Their personal education.
C. Their personal tastes.
20. What is special about an American house?
A. More sofas. B. More chairs. C. More bathrooms.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
University of Wisconsin—River Falls
Student Custodian (保管人) Position Description
Title: Student Custodian
Department: Facilities Management
Reports to: Custodial Services Chief
Appointment: Academic Year 2022-2023
Payment: $7.50 per hour
Position Summary:
The Facilities Management Student Custodian position is an undergraduate student employee working in the academic buildings of campus to assist permanent staff in providing basic custodial duties. This position requires early morning and midmorning hours starting as early as 6:00 a. m.
Responsibilities:
*Maintain classrooms and labs through cleaning floors, blackboards, erasers; replacing chalks; straightening furniture; removing garbage; cleaning wastebaskets, furniture, glass, doors, walls, and other surfaces.
*Perform minor building and furniture repair.
*Maintain outside entry areas through the removal of snow, litter, leaves, etc.
*Attend meetings, safety training, etc.
Qualifications and Conditions of Employment:
*Must be enrolled (注册) as a full-time student during the period of employment.
*A grade point average (GPA) of 2.25 or higher before and during employment.
*Must possess the physical and mental strength to perform required work including being able to bend, move furniture, and work on one’s feet for long periods of time including frequent lifting of up to 50 pounds or more. (*Must attend custodial staff meetings every two weeks.)
21. Which of the following describes the position rightly?
A. It is a voluntary job. B. It is an assistance job.
C. It is an afternoon job. D. It is provided for a graduate student.
22. What will a Student Custodian do?
A. Purchase new furniture. B. Keep classrooms clean.
C. Assist students to do their studies. D. Provide safety training for students.
23. What is required for an employee?
A. The grade point average should be 2.5 at least.
B. Attending staff meetings weekly.
C. Having enough strength to move furniture.
D. Being enrolled as a full-time teacher.
B
Over the past three decades, an 81-year-old Chinese man has been operating a small zoo. The zoo in Enshi, Hubei Province, is called the “world’s loneliest zoo” because few people visit it. Most of the animals there are unhealthy.
Luo Yingjiu began keeping animals at home in the 1980s. After seeing wild animals kept in cages for sale at a market, Luo bought them and took them home to give them medical treatment. He released (释放) those able to live on their own into the wild and continued to raise those that could not live independently. There were so many animals in his house that the local government suggested he open a zoo. With the government’s financial aid, the zoo was opened in 1989, the only one in the city at that time. During its peak time, the zoo had some big animals, including a tiger and a lion. The business later became worse because visitors were not interested in the zoo’s “old, weak, sick and disabled” animals.
Using his pension (退休金) to operate the zoo, Mr. Luo refused to listen to other people’s advice to close it. “It is not just a zoo; it provides the habitat for the animals,” he explained. “If the zoo is closed, where can these animals go? They cannot even survive in the wild.”
As he operates the zoo, he keeps on rescuing animals. A black bear with one paw injured was saved 17 years ago. A dog named Dianzi was saved when its former owner planned to abandon (遗弃) it. A monkey that has been at the zoo for nearly 30 years is almost blind because of camera flashes from visitors who took photos. For those animals that died, Luo buried them on the nearby mountain.
Luo said he remembers every animal’s name. “Animals and humans are born equal,” he said. “We should respect their right to survive.”
24. Why is the zoo called the “world’s loneliest zoo”?
A. There are few animals in the zoo. B. Few people know the old man.
C. There aren’t many people visiting the zoo. D. The gatekeeper lost family members.
25. How did Luo get the animals originally?
A. By buying some animals locked in cages. B. By stealing or hunting some big animals.
C. By finding animals released from other zoos. D. By picking up dying animals in the wild.
26. What was the reason why Luo’s business went worse?
A. Visitors took no interest in the unhealthy animals.
B. Local government refused to offer financial support.
C. He used up all of his pension so that the zoo was closed.
D. Children were frightened by the wild tiger and lion.
27. Which of the following best describes Luo Yingjiu?
A. Adventurous and humorous. B. Warm-hearted and determined.
C. Creative and outgoing. D. Generous and funny.
C
The Hadza hunter-gatherers of Tanzania live a life that has not changed much over ten thousand years. They have no crops, no house animals, no permanent shelters. In spite of long exposure to agriculturalist groups around them, the Hadza have maintained their lifestyle.
The story of the spread of agriculture is the story of growing population density (密度). Villages formed, then cities, then nations. Agriculture’s rise, however, came with a price. It introduced infectious diseases, social inequality, occasional famines (饥荒) and war. Professor Jared Diamond of UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) has called the adoption of agriculture “the worst mistake in human history” —a mistake from which we have never recovered.
Looking at the Hadza, you can see why he came to this conclusion. They do not engage in warfare. They do not live densely (稠密地) enough to be threatened by an infectious outbreak. They have no known history of famine (饥荒). The Hadza diet is more stable (稳定的) and varied than that of most of the world’s citizens. They live almost entirely free of possessions. They enjoy an extraordinary amount of leisure time, “working”—actively pursuing food—only four to six hours a day.
The chief reason the Hadza have been able to maintain their lifestyle so long is that their homeland is not an inviting place. Recently, however, population growth has brought a flood of people into Hadza lands. The region has generally been viewed by outsiders as unused, a place in need of development. The Hadza, who by nature are not a combative (好战的) people, have almost always moved away instead of fighting.
There are many things to envy about the Hadza, mostly what free spirits they appear tobe. Free from schedules, jobs, bosses, bills, traffic, taxes, laws, social duties and money. But who of us could live like them? It’s incredibly risky. Medical help is far away. One bad fall from a tree, one bite from a snake, and you’re dead. The fact is that it’s too late for us to go back to the Hadza lifestyle. Of greater concern is that soon it may be impossible for them to maintain theirs.
28. What does the underlined word “It” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Agriculture’s rise. B. The growth of population.
C. The formation of village. D. The appearance of a city.
29. What’s the characteristic of the Hadza?
A. They are always busy in all seasons. B. They like fighting with the other nations.
C. They are often in hunger because of fight. D. They are always leading a free life without fight.
30. What can be learned from the last paragraph?
A. It’s convenient for the people of Hadza to get medical care.
B. It’s worth visiting the beautiful scenery of the Hadza.
C. Visitors can be welcomed warmly by the people of the Hadza.
D. The author is worried about the current situation of the Hadza.
31. Which is the best title for the text?
A. Agriculture of the Hadza B. The Unique Hadza Lifestyle
C. The Attractive Diet of the Hadza D. The Medical Care of the Hadza
D
Nada Nafisa, Aya Al Zayed and Fatimah Ghazi, all 16, are grade 10 pupils at GEMS Al Khaleej International School. They have created the Eco-current energy production unit that harvests “leftover” electrons to harness (利用) electricity from plants.
Nafisa and her friends came up with the idea of Eco-current for a school competition. They decided to work on clean energy in a creative way. And then they showed Eco-current at Expo 2020 Dubai.
The pupils found research from the Netherlands about producing energy from plants using a run of electrons. This approach towards green energy does not harm the plant. For now, the pupils know that the technology can be used to power phones or smaller devices, using electricity produced from moss (苔藓). With bigger units and more research on the most suitable types of plants, the pupils are sanguine larger machines can be powered—such as washing machines, coffee machines, and even a house.
Fellow (同事的) team member Al Zayed said, “Our school conducts a Steam (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) Exhibition Day every year, where we have to show our proposed solution to different problems. We chose the clean energy category and started researching new technologies that can be used for producing green energy. We found that we can produce energy from plants. A group of scientists that started this idea in the Netherlands inspired us and we thought of improving it.”
Another team member Fatimah Ghazi said, “We definitely hope that we will be able to finish our work and build the final prototype (原型) that will work well and produce enough energy to power a house at an affordable cost.”
Ruba Tarabay, Middle School science lead at GEMS Al Khaleej International School, said, “I was so excited to see that they were able to show their project at Expo and the judges were really impressed with this idea of producing clean energy for our future.”
32. What do the first three paragraphs mainly tell us?
A. Different methods of producing electricity in modern society.
B. The performance of Nada Nafisa and her fellows at Expo 2020 Dubai.
C. The advantages of using “leftover” electronic to produce electricity.
D. How Nada Nafisa and her fellows developed the new energy.
33. Which word can replace the underlined word “sanguine” in paragraph 3?
A. Doubtful. B. Curious. C. Confident. D. Critical.
34. Where did Nada Nafisa and her fellows produce energy from?
A. Solar power. B. Sea. C. Wind. D. Plants.
35. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Nada Nafisa and her fellows are ambitious and creative.
B. It is impossible for plants to provide clean energy.
C. Local government is opposed to the pupils’ plan.
D. The pupils have produced enough energy to power an affordable house.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
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。
Ways to Cheer Up a Colleague (同事)
The difference between success and failure is a great team. 36 What should you do if your colleague is stressing about a deadline, going through a breakup? Try these simple ways to cheer them up in any situation and turn any frown (皱眉) upside down:
Ask open-ended questions and be a good listener.
37 If your colleague can’t share their feelings freely, that makes a situation more complicated. In this case, asking open-ended questions is the way to enable the flow of ideas—you don’t really need to talk a lot, just show your interest and listen carefully.
Share a walk.
Besides numerous health benefits, walking also is a great stress-relieving and meditative activity. 38 Also, consider going to the cinema or theatre, hanging out in the club or eating out in the park, drinking coffee at the café or going shopping—make sure that you choose the activity they enjoy and act.
39
A simple hug and a friendly smile can break the ice and make another feel much better. Hugging is especially helpful when you don’t have the right words. Moreover, a recent research shows that hugging causes the release of oxytocin (催产素), a chemical known as a natural stress reliever.
Motivate them with powerful positive team quotes.
Wise bosses often begin or end a huddle by sharing a working together quotes they know that it’s a very effective way to cheer up their workers. So, just do the same thing: 40
A. Give them a hug.
B. Share an influential quote to inspire your upset colleague.
C. What would you like me to do for you to tackle problems?
D. Make sure that your colleague is ready to accept your help.
E. Sometimes it’s enough just to speak out to feel a huge relief.
F. How can you help deal with others’ bad mood, problems, and bad luck?
G. So, don’t miss this opportunity to cheer up your colleague by sharing a relaxing walk.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。
Have you seen the incredible guitar-playing of man born with no arms? The musician who was born without arms is being 41 for his greatest guitar-playing skills in a short documentary (纪实的) video which shows him playing the instrument with his 42 .
Mark Goffeney, 46, of San Diego, who is 43 as “Big Toe” because of the way he plays the guitar, shows how he became a talented performer despite his 44 in the inspiring video.
“I first 45 the instrument when I was nine, after my father brought home a beat-up 46 with only four strings. My first guitar came from some place like a landfill (垃圾场),” says Mark, who adds that he became “ 47 ” about becoming a musician at age 12.
Mark devoted every waking hour to searching his town and trying to join a 48 , but ran into 49 because of his disability. 50 , he started his own rock band, called Wicked Misfit, and began booking gigs (特约演奏) in California.
Things were 51 professionally for Mark because of his disability. But everything 52 when he started playing music from the heart.
“When I 53 chasing this fantasy dream of being a rock star and just started playing music to make whatever milk money I could to 54 my family, everything started feeling good and 55 out for me,” he shares.
Today, Mark 56 with his band, Big Toe, and also becomes a street- performer in California, where he makes quite good money 57 by passers-by.
In 2000, Mark 58 in Fox Television’s Emmy- nominated commercial “Feet”, in which a man who 59 following sports on Fox’s website is seen doing everything with this feet—including 60 his baby’s diaper (尿布). The amusing ad ran during the Super Bowl in both 2000 and 2001.
41. A. named B. chosen C. congratulated D. recognized
42. A. fingers B. feet C. hands D. arms
43. A. served B. known C. ignored D. treated
44. A. disability B. courage C. belief D. pain
45. A. picked out B. set aside C. took up D. dealt with
46. A. drum B. violin C. piano D. guitar
47. A. serious B. curious C. confident D. particular
48. A. family B. party C. band D. society
49. A. chances B. difficulties C. activities D. comments
50. A. Besides B. However C. Otherwise D. Therefore
51. A. tough B. easy C. interesting D. encouraging
52. A. formed B. happened C. changed D. paused
53. A. finished B. enjoyed C. began D. stopped
54. A. support B. lead C. miss D. amuse
55. A. going B. looking C. working D. spotting
56. A. acts B. performs C. travels D. moves
57. A. raised B. dropped C. thrown D. donated
58. A. starred B. set C. reported D. replied
59. A. hates B. loves C. joins D. watches
60. A. smelling B. making C. changing D. exchanging
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。
In the history of science, there have been big discoveries and little discoveries, fantastic findings and unknown 61 (observe). But here’s a very special case: A professor at Brigham Young University is gaining attention for discovering nothing.
Professor Byron Adams leads a team that found a piece of land with 62 (absolute) no living things and no evidence that anything ever lived there. The “dead zone” is in Antarctica, 63 it’s not on the ice. It’s on the ground. “That’s really 64 (surprise),” Adams said in an interview, “because, you know, in any other place that you go to on Earth you would find microbes (微生物).”
Adams 65 (travel) to Antarctica almost every year for the last 20 years. 66 (he) primary interest is studying soil samples 67 (see) how ecosystems have adapted, over tens of thousands of years, 68 climate. When his research team went into an Antarctic region known as the Dry Valleys, where huge glaciers disappeared thousands of years ago, something completely unexpected 69 (discover). They found, exactly, nothing. “We couldn’t even identify DNA in these samples,” Adams said. He’s not sure 70 big the “dead zone” is. He thinks it’s probably less than 50 square miles. The finding may be of great importance when it comes to the question of whether we will ever find life on the other planet.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I was walking home at one o’clock in the morning after a tired practice at the theatre. About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind him. Honestly, the noise made me nervously, so I started to run. Not until I arrived to my apartment and unlocked the door I realize what the noise had been. It has been my wallet falling to the sidewalk (人行道). I ran back and my wallet was nowhere to be found. Just as I was about to giving up, I heard a garbage (垃圾) truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. The door opened, and out jumped a man, “Is this which you’re looking for?” At that moment, I realized that acts of kindness were existed everywhere.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你的留学生朋友Tom发邮件邀请你本周末和他去参观科技馆，但你需要去医院照看生病的母亲，请你给他回复一封邮件，内容包括：
1.表示歉意；
2.说明理由；
3.表达期望。
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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永寿县中学2022~2023学年度高二年级第二学期第二次月考·英语
参考答案、提示及评分细则
1~5 ABCAC 6~10 CBABA 11~15 BBACA 16~20 ABBCC
【文章大意】本文是一则威斯康星大学河瀑布分校学生监护人职位招聘启事。
21. B 细节理解题。根据“Position Summary”的介绍可知设施管理学生管理员职位是一名在校学生员工，在校园的教学楼工作，协助固定员工提供基本的托管职责。
22. B 细节理解题。根据“Responsibilities”中的“Maintain classrooms and labs through cleaning floors, blackboards, erasers; replacing chalks”可知学生监护人的职责包括保持教室干净,通过清洁地板、黑板、橡皮来维护教室和实验室，还包括更换粉笔。
23. C 细节理解题。根据“Qualifications and Conditions of Employment”的要求中，谈到“being able to bend, move furniture, and work on one’s feet for long periods of time including frequent lifting of up to 50 pounds or more”可知应聘人必须具备执行所需工作的体力和脑力，包括能够弯曲、移动家具和长时间站立工作，包括经常举起50磅或以上的重物。
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。一位耄耋老人罗英玖独自坚守动物园，33年如一日，只为给动物们一个家。
24. C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“The zoo in Enshi, Hubei Province, is called the ‘world’s loneliest zoo’ because few people visit it.”可知湖北省恩施市的这家动物园被称为“世界上最孤独的动物园”，是因为很少有人参观。
25. A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“After seeing wild animals kept in cages for sale at a market, Luo bought them and took them home to give them medical treatment.”可知，在市场上看到关在笼子里待售的野生动物后，罗英玖买下了它们并带回家给它们治病。
26. A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The business later became worse because visitors were not interested in the zoo’s ‘old, weak, sick and disabled’ animals.”可知后来生意变得更糟，是因为游客对动物园的“年老、体弱、生病和残疾”的动物不感兴趣。故选A项。
27. B 推理判断题。本文讲述罗英玖老人在市场上看到关在笼子里待售的野生动物后，买下了它们并带回家给它们治病可知他是一个非常热心肠的人，同时根据第三段第一句话可知罗拒绝听取其他人关闭动物园的建议，可见他是一个意志坚定的人。
【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。主要讲述坦桑尼亚的哈泽人的生活方式。
28. A 代词指代题。上文谈到人口密度不断增加，然后村庄形成了，然后是城市，然后是国家。然而，农业的崛起是有代价的。它带来了传染病、社会不平等。那么这里的“It”指的就是农业兴起。
29. D 细节理解题。根据第三段的介绍“They enjoy an extraordinary amount of leisure time,’ working’—actively pursuing food—only four to six hours a day.”可知他们享受着大量的闲暇时间，“工作”——每天只花4到6个小时来积极地寻找食物。
30. D 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“It’s incredibly risky.”以及“Of greater concern is that soon it may be impossible for them to maintain theirs.”可推知作者对于坦桑尼亚的哈泽人们的目前状况很担忧。
31. B 标题归纳题。根据第一段最后一句以及每段段首句可知本文主要讲述哈泽人独特的生活方式。
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。清洁能源的开发与利用对可持续性发展意义重大，目前常见的清洁能源有太阳能、风能、海洋能、地热能、水能等，你知道植物也有可能提供清洁能源吗？
32. D 主旨大意题。第一段讲到Nada Nafisa和她的同伴创建了生态电流能源生产装置，用于收集“剩余”电子产品发电。第二段讲述Nafisa和她的朋友们提出了在学校比赛中使用生态电流的想法。他们决定创造性地研究清洁能源。第三段讲述学生们发现了荷兰关于用电从植物中生产能源的研究。故前三段主要讲述Nada Nafisa和她的同伴开发新能源的过程。
33. C 词义猜测题。doubtful怀疑的；curious好奇的；confident充满信心的；critical批判的。根据上文的“the pupils know that the technology can be used to power phones or smaller devices, using electricity produced from moss”可知，学生们知道，这项技术，使用苔藓产生电力可以用来为手机或更小的设备供电。从而推测出他们对这项技术能为更大的机器提供动力，例如洗衣机、咖啡机，甚至是房子充满信心。
34. D 细节理解题。根据第四段的“We chose the clean energy category and started researching new technologies that can be used for producing green energy. We found that we can produce energy from plants.”可知他们发现他们能够从植物中产生能源。
35. A 推理判断题。本文讲述Nafisa和她的朋友们提出了在学校比赛中使用生态电流的想法。他们决定创造性地研究清洁能源，同时研究可用于生产绿色能源的新技术。他们发现可以从植物中产生能量。故可推知他们是非常有抱负的，同时也有创造力。
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。成功与失败的区别在于一个伟大的团队。本文主要讲述一些让同事振作起来的简单的方法。
36. F设空处后一句是问句,由其中的“your colleague is stressing about a deadline, going through a breakup（你的同事对最后期限感到压力，或正在经历分手）”可知心情糟糕，故F项“bad mood, problems, and bad luck（坏心情、问题和坏运气）”与其表达意思一致，故选F符合题意。
37. E 根据标题“Ask open-ended questions and be a good listener”可知本段建议“提出开放式问题，做一个好的倾听者”，这需要让同事把心里的事情说出来，故E项“只要说出来就能感到极大的宽慰”符合上下文逻辑。
38. G 本段建议和同事一起散步，故G项的“by sharing a relaxing walk”与标题“Share a walk”一致。
39. A 根据本段内容里反复提及的hug可知答案为A项，hug是再现词，建议给同事们一个拥抱。
40. B 上文谈到老板鼓励员工的激励方式，故本句中的“do the same thing”是关键，建议你也用同样的方式来激励同事，故B项“Share an influential quote to inspire your upset colleague (分享一句有影响力的话来激励你不开心的同事)”，符合题意。
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了美国一位身残志坚的音乐家靠自己的双脚，演奏出动人的音乐，谱写了不平凡的人生。
41. D 考查动词。本句指的是他最擅长的吉他演奏技巧得到认可。recognize意为“公认，认可”，符合题意。
42. B 考查名词。根据上文“of man born with no arms”和最后一段中的“doing everything with this feet”可知本题选择B项，他用脚弹奏乐器。
43. B 考查动词。be known as意为“作为……而出名”，本句指的是他因弹吉他而被称为“大脚趾(Big Toe)”而出名。
44. A 考查名词。根据下文“Things were ______ professionally for Mark because of his disability.”中的disability“残疾”可知答案为A项，他在这段鼓舞人心的视频中展示了尽管他有残疾，但他成了一个有天赋的演奏者。
45. C 考查动词短语。马克第一次拿起乐器是在他九岁的时候。take up“拿起；从事”符合题意。pick out挑选；set aside置……于不顾；deal with处理；应付。
46. D 考查名词。根据第二段中的“because of the way he plays the guitar”可知本空选择guitar“吉他”。
47. A 考查形容词。他是在12岁的时候才认真考虑要成为一名音乐家，故选择serious。curious好奇的；confident自信的；particular挑剔的。在9岁练乐器的时候主人公没有考虑过当音乐家的事情，本句指的是他在12岁的时候认真严肃地考虑这件事，才出现下文的自己成立乐队。
48.C 考查名词。根据下文“Today, Mark ______ with his band, Big Toe”中的band可知答案为C项。
49. B 考查名词。因为马克是残疾人，所以在成立乐队出去演出一定会遇到种种困难。
50. D 考查副词。上文谈到因为他的残疾，他遇到了障碍。因此，他创办了自己的摇滚乐队，名为“Wicked Misfit”，上下文是因果关系。
51. A 考查形容词。由于马克的残疾，他的职业生涯很困难。tough意为“艰难的”，符合答案。easy容易的；interesting有趣的；encouraging鼓舞人心的。
52. C 考查动词。但当他从内心开始演奏音乐时，一切都变了。根据句意答案为C项。
53. D 考查动词。他不再追逐当摇滚明星的梦想，而是开始演奏音乐来赚钱养家糊口，根据句意选择D项。
54. A 考查动词。support one’s family意为“支撑家庭”，本句指的是他不再追逐当摇滚明星的梦想，而是开始演奏音乐来赚钱养家糊口。
55. C 考查动词。这是“我”开始感觉良好一切步入正轨的时候。work out进展顺利。
56. B 考查名词。根据下文“becomes a street-performer in California”可知是成为加利福尼亚一名街道卖艺的人，故选择performs指的是他开始在街上表演。
57. D 考查动词。根据下文“by passers-by”可知是路人的捐款，故选择D项。
58. A 考查动词。本句指的是2000年，马克主演了福克斯电视台艾美奖提名的广告片《脚》，故选择A项。
59. B 考查动词。片中一个喜欢(loves)在福克斯网站上看体育节目的男人用脚做任何事情，包括给他的宝宝换尿布。
60. C 考查动词。change his baby’s diaper给婴儿换尿布，故选择C项。
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。人们一直认为微生物很顽强，它们可以生活在任何地方，但是近年来科学家们反复检验了采集自南极洲的多个土壤样本，第一次在地球上发现了完全没有生命迹象的土地。
61. observations 考查名词。unknown“不知名的”是形容词，后面用名词形式，故用observe的名词observation，同时根据findings可知本空也应该用名词复数形式，故填observations。
62. absolutely 考查副词。本句指的是这块土地绝对没有活着的生物，故用副词absolutely“绝对地”表程度。
63. but/yet 考查连词。根据后面一句“It’s on the ground.”可知，这里表示转折，故用but或者yet。
64. surprising 考查形容词。That’s是That is的缩写，is后面用形容词形式，故填surprising，表示这个发现是令人吃惊的。
65. has travelled 考查时态。本句中for the last 20 years“在过去的20年里”可知用现在完成时，故填has travelled。
66. His 考查代词。his primary interest意为“他最初的兴趣”。
67. to see 考查非谓语动词。句意：他最初的兴趣就是研究土壤标本来看看生态系统在过去的数万年前是如何适应气候的主要变化的。根据句意可知本空用不定式结构作目的状语，填to see。
68. to 考查介词。此处考查adapt to短语，意为“适应”，故填介词to。“over tens of thousands of years”为插入语。
69. was discovered 考查时态和语态。主语something unexpected“一些出乎意料的东西”与discover“发现”之间是被动关系，同时本段以过去时态叙述，故本空填一般过去时的被动语态，something又为不定代词，视为第三人称单数，故填was discovered。
70. how 考查连词。句意：他不确信这个“死亡区域”有多大。修饰形容词big用how, how big“多么大”。
短文改错
I was walking home at one o’clock in the morning after a tired practice at the theatre. About a block from
tiring
my apartment, I heard a sound behind him. Honestly, the noise made me nervously, so I started to run. Not
me nervous
until I arrived to my apartment and unlocked the door ∧I realize what the noise had been. It has been my wallet
at did had
falling to the sidewalk (人行道). I ran back and my wallet was nowhere to be found. Just as I was about to
but
giving up, I heard a garbage (垃圾) truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. The door opened, and out jumped
give
a man, “Is this which you’re looking for?” At that moment, I realized that acts of kindness were existed everywhere.
what
书面表达
One possible version:
Dear Tom,
I am more than delighted to receive your invitation. But it’s a pity that I can’t accompany you to visit the Science and Technology Museum.
My mother was ill in hospital last Wednesday. My father has gone to Shanghai on business and he is so occupied with his work that he can’t spare time to look after my mother. I have no choice but to look after her in the hospital. I express my heartfelt apology to you for it.
I sincerely wish you could have a good time in the museum. And if possible, maybe we could make another appointment next weekend.
Yours,
Li Hua
听力部分录音材料
(Text 1)
M: Would you like to go to the nearest restaurant to have a big lunch after my tennis lesson on Saturday morning? We could then go to the cinema.
W: I’d love to, but I have to see a doctor at 11:00.
(Text 2)
W: Mike, what’s wrong?
M: Bob was injured this morning when playing basketball. Now our team needs one more player, or we can’t continue this game. What should I do?
(Text 3)
M: I think it is obvious that you never listen to a word I say, so what’s the point in discussing it now? You shouldn’t have bought that car. You asked me what I thought and then you took no notice.
W: Sorry, Dad.
(Text 4)
W: Tom, my tennis lesson had just started when you rang at 10:30. Sorry I missed you. I’m so tired now. The lesson didn’t end until 12:00.
M: Have a good rest first. I’ll call you back around 2:00.
(Text 5)
M: Mum, I can’t find our passports! I’ve searched for them on the bed. Did I leave them on the kitchen table?
W: No, I put them in a small bag and I put the bag by the front door so I wouldn’t forget it. That’s where they are!
(Text 6)
M: You want to spend one week in Nevada. But how are we going to make it all the way to California if we do that?
W: Our friends are waiting in California, but I don’t want to hurry through Nevada. I want to get out and camp for a few days.
M: Well, I do want to try out my new fishing equipment.
W: It would allow us to get out of the car for a while. Our friends can spend time at the beach while they wait for us.
(Text 7)
M: Hey, I’m going to buy some pencils and notebooks. Oh, and my mum asked me to get her some hair-care products.
W: Why don’t you get some for your dad, too?
M: He doesn’t have any hair!
W: Oh, yeah.
M: He lost his hair a long time ago, before he started his job at the hospital.
W: He is not as tall and thin as you are. I can’t really picture him as a young man.
M: He once taught in a school, like you. Sometimes he talks about going back to that life.
W: He can have my job if he wants it!
(Text 8)
W: James, have you got a meeting in Edinburgh soon?
M: Yes, I’m going to see some customers on May 20th. Why do you ask that?
W: Oh, because I’m going to visit my relatives in Glasgow on Wednesday, and it’s quite near Edinburgh.
M: Ah... I’m going to drive to Edinburgh before Friday, but I can’t give you a lift. How will you get there?
W: I’ll go by car too, I think. No, I won’t drive. It’s a long way. I’ll fly. Then I can go and come back on the same day.
M: Good idea. I need my car because I want to do some sightseeing.
(Text 9)
M: There’s a person at the gate of that bathroom, Dana! He was all dressed up in a fancy uniform, giving people warm towels!
W: He’s a bathroom worker in the building. He’s named David. Did you give him a tip?
M: A tip? Is that why he gave me a strange look?
W: Yeah, he wanted you to give him some money, Sam.
M: But I only have a twenty-dollar bill with me.
W: You should tip about a dollar.
M: He must have thought I was rude. Now I can never go back here.
W: It’s OK, Sam. He knows you’re not from here.
M: How did you know you were supposed to give the guy money?
W: I had been here five times before, and someone told me.
M: Well, I can just tip him twice the next time I come here.
W: You’ll be coming here every week to get your salary, so just be nice to him.
(Text 10)
W: Home. Few words in the English language have such a special meaning. Home is a place where you can relax, kick back and just be yourself. Just about everyone has a strong opinion of what makes a house a home. And for most people in America, home should be, above all, comfortable. Americans like their homes to reflect their personal tastes. Many do-it-yourselfers enjoy fixing up their house and making it more “livable”. They often try to create a nice atmosphere so that when they’re at home, they’ll really feel “at home”. Sofas and chairs may be heavily filled and arranged in groupings which are helpful for relaxing conversations. The bathroom even receives special attention. Beautiful soaps, colourful wallpaper and decorative curtains decorate the “comfort room” in many homes. And on average, Americans have more bathrooms than any other people in the world.