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湖北省监利市城关中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题（含听力）
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、短对话
1．What is the woman?
A．A student. B．A secretary. C．A teacher.
2．What does the woman say about Tom?
A．He works hard. B．He is clever. C．He is popular.
3．What are the speakers talking about?
A．Where to meet Mr Jackson. B．Whether to call Mr Jackson. C．When to meet Mr Jackson.
4．How will the man go to the airport tomorrow?
A．By bus. B．By taxi. C．By car.
5．Where will the woman go tonight?
A．To a party. B．To a theatre. C．To the man’s home.

二、长对话
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6．What is the boy’s favourite song?
A．My Love. B．Yesterday Once More. C．My Heart Will Go on.
7．What does the boy think of the song My Heart Will Go On?
A．Noisy. B．Boring. C．Great.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8．Where does the man like to go?
A．To an island. B．To the beach. C．To a pub.
9．What does the woman like doing?
A．Being away from the tourists.
B．Meeting people when she is on holiday.
C．Making friends with people who speak Spanish.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10．What was the man doing at noon?
A．Selling tickets of a dancing party.
B．Putting up posters of a dancing party.
C．Handing out leaflets on a dancing party.
11．What does the man think of his work in the Students’ Union?
A．It’s a great honour. B．It’s a waste of time. C．It’s full of useful experience.
12．What relation is the woman to the man?
A．His teacher. B．His mother. C．His classmate.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
13．What does the man say about his new neigbourhood?
A．There is no store nearby. B．There is slight air pollution. C．There is no heavy traffic.
14．How long does it take the man to drive to work?
A．For about 20 minutes. B．For about 30 minutes. C．For about 40 minutes.
15．How does the woman go to work every day?
A．By subway. B．By bus. C．By car.
16．What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A．A couple. B．Neighbours. C．Workmates.


三、短文
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17．Where is the speaker from?
A．India. B．America. C．Venezuela.
18．How old was the speaker when he moved to South America?
A．19. B．20. C．21.
19．What was the speaker’s major in the university?
A．Japanese history. B．English literature. C．Spanish education.
20．What does the speaker like doing in his spare time?
A．Cycling. B．Playing football. C．Listening to music.


四、阅读理解
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21．Which book should you choose to study the expression about trade?
A．Travel English. B．Business English.
C．Idioms-Learn 250 Idioms. D．Practise English Conversations.
22．What is the purpose of the text?
A．To show the content in four books.
B．To introduce the four English books.
C．To stress the importance of English learning.
D．To encourage readers to buy the books.
23．The text is most probably taken from ________.
A．A magazine. B．A website.
C．An essay. D．A textbook.

Spaghetti and meatballs is my favorite food. And reading is my favorite hobby. When you are interested in a book, you stop paying attention to what’s going on around you. People describe it as being “ lost in a book ”. It’s a wonderful feeling, but it can be risky.
One day I was home alone doing two of my favorite things: Eating a huge plate of spaghetti and meatballs and reading. At the time, my family had a pet bird, a big white cockatoo named Luke. He was free to leave his perch(栖木) and fly around inside the house. Luke enjoyed “talking” to people, but he wasn’t trained to use real words.
As I was reading and eating, Luke was talking to me, but I was lost in my book. So Luke decided to get closer. He flew from his perch, and before I knew it, he’d landed right on top of my spaghetti and meatballs!
I was so surprised that I didn’t even have time to think. My reaction was the same as yours would be: I shooed(发出嘘声赶走) him off my food! This wouldn’t have been so bad except for one thing: When Luke had landed on my plate, he had grabbed(抓住) my spaghetti with both feet. So when Luke took off again, the spaghetti—still in his feet—went flying everywhere, landing on my shirt and hitting me in the face. Red sauce splattered(泼溅) up the wall and onto the ceiling. As I pulled noodles out of my hair, Luke flew back to his perch, dropping spaghetti sauce all the way.
He wasn’t hurt, except for his dignity(尊严)—the sauce in his beautiful white feathers turned him orange for several weeks. So next time if you find a spy novel at the library with red spots on two pages near the middle, you’ll know that I’ve read that book , too!
24．What do we know about Luke?
A．He is lost in reading a spy novel. B．He is good at communicating with people.
C．He is permitted to fly freely inside the house. D．He is fond of eating Spaghetti and meatballs.
25．What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?
A．I reacted properly to Luke’s behaviour. B．Luck was attracted by my Spaghetti.
C．I focused on my book. D．Luck made the room in a mess.
26．How does the author sound when telling the story?
A．Humorous. B．Puzzled. C．Anxious. D．Annoyed.
27．What might be a suitable title for the text?
A．Love Me, Love My Dog B．More Food Hurts the Body
C．Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds D．Reading Can Be Dangerous

Have you ever run into a careless cell phone user on the street? Perhaps they were busy talking, texting or checking updates on WeChat without looking at what was going on around them. As the number of this new “species” of human has kept rising, they have been given a new name — phubbers (低头族).
Recently, a cartoon made by students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts put this group of people under the spotlight. In the short film, phubbers with various social identities (身份) are buried in their phones. A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die, a pretty woman takes selfie (自拍照) in front of a car accident site, and a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. A chain of similar events eventually destroys the world.
Although the ending sounds overstated (夸大), the damage phubbing can bring is real. Your health is the first to bear the effect and result of it. “Continuously stretching (伸展) your head to check your cell phone could damage your neck,” Guangming Daily quoted doctors as saying. “The neck is like a rope that breaks after long-term stretching.” Also, staring at cell phones for long periods of time will damage your eyesight gradually, according to the report.
But that’s not all. Being a phubber could also damage your social skills and drive you away from your friends and family. At reunions with family or friends, many people stick to their cell phones while others are chatting happily with each other and this creates a strange atmosphere, Qilu Evening News reported.
It can also cost you your life. There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death, suffered accidents, and were robbed (抢劫) of their cell phones in broad daylight.
28．The author gives the example of a cartoon in Paragraph 2 ________.
A．to inform people of the bad effects of phubbing.
B．to advertise the cartoon made by students.
C．to show the world will finally be destroyed by phubbers.
D．to warn doctors against using cell phones while treating patients.
29．Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “be buried in” ?
A．Hide. B．Use. C．Pay all attention to. D．Cover.
30．A phubber may have all the possible problems except that________.
A．his social skills could be affected
B．his neck and eyesight will be gradually harmed
C．he might get separated from his friends and family
D．he will cause the destruction of the world
31．The author’s attitude towards phubbing is ________.
A．supportive B．negative C．positive D．objective

Adults understand what it feels like to be flooded with objects. Why do we often assume that more is more when it comes to kids and their belongings? The good news is that I can help my own kids learn earlier than I did how to live more with less.
I found the pre-holidays a good time to encourage young children to donate less-used things, and it worked. Because of our efforts, our daughter Georgia did decide to donate a large bag of toys to a little girl whose mother was unable to pay for her holiday due to illness. She chose to sell a few larger objects that were less often used when we promised to put the money into her school fund(基金)(our kindergarten daughter is serious about becoming a doctor)
For weeks, I've been thinking of bigger, deeper questions: How do we make it a habit for them? And how do we train ourselves to help them live with, need, and use less? Yesterday, I sat with my son, Shepherd, determined to test my own theory on this. I decided to play with him with only one toy for as long as it would keep his interest. I expected that one toy would keep his attention for about five minutes, ten minutes, max. I chose a red rubber ball-simple, universally available. We passed it, he tried to put it in his mouth, he tried bouncing it, rolling it, sitting on it, throwing it. It was totally, completely enough for him. Before I knew it an hour had passed and it was time to move on to lunch.
We both became absorbed in the simplicity of playing together. He had my full attention and I had his. My little experiment to find joy in a single object worked for both of us.
32．What do the words “more is more” in paragraph 1 probably mean?
A．The more, the better. B．Enough is enough.
C．More money, more worries. D．Earn more and spend more.
33．What made Georgia agree to sell some of her objects?
A．Saving up for her holiday B．Raising money for a poor girl
C．Adding the money to her fund D．Giving the money to a sick mother
34．Why did the author play the ball with Shepherd?
A．To try out an idea
B．To show a parent’s love
C．To train his attention
D．To help him start a hobby
35．What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．Take It or Leave It B．A Lesson from Kids
C．Live More with Less D．The Pleasure of Giving


五、七选五
Five Steps to Better Handwriting
Some kids love handwriting, but others hate when it’s time to put their pen to paper. Maybe they are worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them? 36 Here are five steps that really work!
Get a great grasp
Try this — hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. Pretty hard? But when you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. 37 Hold it in place with your thumb, and your index (食指) and middle fingers.
Let the lines be your guide
Lined paper is your friend! Those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion (均衡). 38 Also be sure to fill up the lined space completely. Those capital letters should be from the bottom line to the top one.
Slow down
If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. If you rush, it’s hard to control where you stop and start your letters.
Lower the pressure
39 That makes it harder to make the smooth lines. Try easing up and don’t hold the pencil too tightly.
40
Lots of games require you to write or draw pictures. So even though it’s not schoolwork, you’re still using the skills you need to control your pen better.
A．Play games
B．Ask for more advice
C．So “a” should be half the height of a capital “A”．
D．You’ve been writing since you were a little kid.
E．Some kids press down really hard when they write.
F．The good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting.
G．The best way to hold a pen or pencil is to let it rest next to the base of your thumb.


六、完形填空
When she was 16, Joanne learned that she was adopted (收养的) and that her birth mother was a woman named Lillian and that she had died days after giving birth to her. Feeling hurt and confused, Joanne spent many nights crying, 41 what her birth mother had been like. And yet, some part of her believed her mother was still 42 .
The doubts 43 Joanne for years. In 2017, when Joanne was already 79 years old, her daughter-in-law, Shelley, suggested her taking a DNA 44 . Shelley thought learning something about her 45 family might give Joanne some 46 .
So Joanne took the test, and about a year later Shelley received a(n) message on ancestry.com from a man named Sam, whose genetic report had 47 him with Joanne.
Shelley immediately wrote back to Sam, asking 48 he knew a Lillian. Yes, Sam said, that was his mother’s name. Almost 49 , an even bigger shock came that Lillian was alive, at age 100.
The families quickly planned a(n) 50 where Lillian lived. A month later, Joanne found herself sitting across from the mother she had 51 in her whole life, looking at Lillian, who suffered from dementia (痴呆症) and used a wheelchair.
“I don’t know if she recognizes me,” Joanne said.
She  told Lillian  that she  had been 52 in 1940 and that she’d been told  her birth  mother  had 53 . No response. Joanne started to cry. At that point, her mother 54 , as if she had started to understand. Joanne excitedly continued telling Lillian all about her children and grandchildren. Lillian smiled. Then she said the words Joanne had waited more than 60 years to hear: “This is my 55 .”
41．A．drawing B．hoping C．wondering D．forgetting
42．A．young B．ill C．pretty D．alive
43．A．bothered B．inspired C．exchanged D．changed
44．A．exam B．test C．course D．training
45．A．current B．realistic C．effective D．biological
46．A．peace B．advice C．worry D．mind
47．A．provided B．replaced C．matched D．equipped
48．A．why B．how C．when D．whether
49．A．immediately B．unbelievably C．naturally D．fortunately
50．A．reunion B．speech C．party D．operation
51．A．found out B．gone through C．depended on D．searched for
52．A．caught B．beaten C．adopted D．cheated
53．A．given up B．run away C．passed away D．turned up
54．A．slept in B．looked up C．came out D．took off
55．A．mother B．daughter C．name D．life


七、用单词的适当形式完成短文
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式(不多于3个单词)。
Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes 56 (little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how 57 (express) ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many 58 (difficult). In the first place, it often happens that we have trouble in 59 (find) appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there 60 (be) many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English 61 (proper).
As far as I am 62 (concern), my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also ask our English teacher 63 help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is of great use 64 (keep) a diary in English for the 65 (develop) of our writing skills.


八、申请信
66．假定你是李华，你从报纸上看到，某旅游区寒假拟招聘一名英语导游(English guide)，请你根据以下要点写一封申请信，介绍自己的情况。要点如下：
1.写信目的；
2.自荐理由 (了解当地风俗文化;擅长英语;性格特点等)；
3.希望获准。
注意： 1.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；2.词数：80左右。
Dear Sir or Madam，
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours，
Li Hua

九、读后续写
67．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。续写词数应为150左右。
There was an unlucky person named Bob May, whose 4­year­old daughter Barbara sobbed quietly on his lap. Bob’s wife, Evelyn, was dying of cancer. Little Barbara couldn’t understand why her mum could never come home. Barbara looked up into her dad’s eyes asking, “Why isn’t Mommy just like everybody else’s Mommy? “. Her question made Bob’s eyes filled with tears, which had been the story of Bob’s life. Life always had to be different for Bob.
As a kid, he was too little at the time to compete in sports. Besides, from childhood he was often called names he’d rather not remember. However, Bob did complete college, married his loving wife and was grateful to get his job as a copywriter at Montgomery Ward during the Great Depression.
Then he was blessed with his little girl. But unfortunately, Evelyn’s cancer cost them all their savings and now Bob and his daughter were forced to live in a two­room apartment in the Chicago slums(贫民窟). Evelyn died just days before Christmas.
Bob struggled to give hope to his child, for whom he couldn’t even afford to buy a Christmas gift. But if he couldn’t buy a gift, he was determined to make one — a storybook! Bob had created an animal character in his own mind and told the animal’s story to little Barbara to give her comfort and hope.
Again and again Bob told the story, which was his own autobiography(自传) in fable form.The character he created had the same experience as Bob had.The character was a little reindeer named Rudolph, with a big shiny nose. Bob finished the book just in time to give it to his little girl on Christmas Day.
The general manager of Montgomery Ward heard of the little storybook and offered Bob May a fee to purchase the rights to print the book. Wards went on to print the book and distribute it to children visiting Santa Claus in their stores.
Paragraph 1：
The book became a best seller.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Bob May learned some lessons from this experience.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案：
1．C
【原文】M: I’ve heard that this is your last lecture here.
W: Yes, I’ve accepted a better teaching position elsewhere.
2．A
【原文】W: Tom seems like a good student.
M: He is certainly not so intelligent as George, but his grades are better than his.
W: Yeah, he works much harder.
3．B
【原文】M: You have arranged to meet Mr Jackson on Friday. So I don’t have to call him, do I?
W: Yeah, there’s no need to call him.
4．C
【原文】M: So my flight is tomorrow at 2:40.
W: How will you get to the airport? Will you go by bus, or do you need a taxi?
M: I’ll just take the company car this time.
5．A
【原文】M: Would you like to go to the theatre tonight? I’ve got some tickets.
W: I’m sorry. I’ve arranged a party to meet some old friends tonight.
M: No problem. Maybe next time you’ll come.
W: Yes. That would be nice.
6．A 7．B

【原文】W: That music is terrible! Turn it off!
M: But, Mum, this is Westlife’s song My Love! It’s great.
W: Nonsense. It’s just noise to me. I can’t put up with it anymore.
M: It’s my favourite music. But if you hate it so much, I’ll play something you like. What would you like to listen to?
W: What about some old songs of the 1990s? My Heart Will Go On?
M: Ha—ha—ha—ha. It’s not fashionable any longer. I’ll be bored to death.
8．A 9．B

【原文】M: I can’t stand places where you have to share the beach with thousands of other people and everyone speaks English.
W: Oh, I don’t mind that.
M: Oh, I do. I never go to places like that. I like to get right away from all the tourists, go somewhere that’s really quiet and peaceful, like an island or something, where no one speaks English.
W: What’s wrong with people speaking English? I like meeting people when I’m on holiday. I like places with a good night life, and plenty of people around and ... well, you know, where you can have a good time.
10．C 11．B 12．C

【原文】W: You don’t look very well.
M: Yes, I was so busy handing out leaflets at noon that I didn’t have time to have lunch. And I’m tired out now.
W: Why do you have to do such things?
M: I do it for the Students’ Union. We’re going to hold a dancing party next week and we need to make it known by handing out leaflets. To tell the truth, I’m fed up with it. I want to quit.
W: Why? Isn’t it a great honour to be in the Students’ Union?
M: But I really don’t like wasting time in pointless exercises like this. You know we have lots of exams this term.
W: That’s true. And our teachers are strict with our homework. Anyway, there are many interesting things in the Students’ Union. It gives you a chance to make friends and do something useful for society.
13．C 14．B 15．A 16．C

【原文】W: Good morning, Eric. Did you move into your new house?
M: Yes. I moved in last weekend. It’s a townhouse in the suburbs.
W: Oh, great. So how is your neighbourhood?
M: I guess it’s not bad. The air is fresh. There is no heavy traffic even in the rush hours.
W: Good place. Are there any convenience stores nearby?
M: Yes, there are. There is also a supermarket nearby.
W: That’s good for you. And is there any public transportation near your home?
M: Well, there is no bus at the moment. I could take our company’s bus, but I never do that. I prefer to drive myself. About 30 minutes. What about you?
W: I take the subway. Oh, it’s time to work. Nice talking to you. Have a nice day.
M: Thanks. You, too.
17．B 18．A 19．C 20．A

【原文】
M: Hi, everyone. I thought I would introduce myself as part of this site, and at the same time, make this introduction into a listening quiz. As you know, my name’s Randall Davis, and I’m originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States. When I was 19 years old, I moved to Venezuela in South America, and later returned to the United States in 1993. I entered Brigham Young University from 1993 to 1999, and I majored in Spanish education and Teaching English as a Second Language. After graduating from university, I moved to Tokyo, Japan, in the spring of 1999. Then, in 2006, I moved to Nagoya, Japan, where I currently live and teach. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, bike riding, playing basketball, and hearing from students from around the world.
21．B 22．D 23．B

【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一些不同种类的英语学习书籍。
21．细节理解题。根据Business English部分的“Learn over 500 words and expressions to improve your business English! This eBook comes with audio files and videos so you can learn the language you need to do business in English.（学习超过500个单词和表达，以提高您的商务英语！这本电子书配有音频文件和视频，这样你就可以学会用英语做生意所需要的语言。）”可知，在Business English这本书上可以学到有关商业贸易的英语表达。故选B项。
22．推理判断题。根据第一段“You might not understand everything you read. But reading one from cover to cover will give you a real sense of achievement. The key is to find the right book. Let’s take a look at these.（你可能读不懂所有的东西。但是从头到尾读一本会给你一种真正的成就感。关键是找到合适的书。我们来看看这些。）”和下文每本书推荐下的“Click here to buy!（点击这里购买！）”可知，文章主要介绍了一些不同种类的英语学习书籍，并且提供了购买链接，所以可以推断，这篇文章的目的是让人们去买这些书。故选D项。
23．推理判断题。根据每本书推荐下的“Click here to buy!（点击这里购买！）”可知，每本书下面都有图书购买链接可以，所以可以推知，这篇文章最可能来自于网络。故选B项。
24．C 25．D 26．A 27．D

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者边吃意大利面和肉丸、边专心致志地读书的时候，家里的鹦鹉把现场弄得一团糟。
24．细节理解题。根据第二段中的“He was free to leave his perch(栖木) and fly around inside the house.(他可以自由地离开栖木，在屋里飞来飞去。)”可知，Luke被允许在房子里自由地飞。故选C。
25．主旨大意题。通读第四段，并根据第四段中的“he had grabbed(抓住) my spaghetti with both feet(他用双脚抓住了我的意大利面)”“the spaghetti—still in his feet—went flying everywhere(他脚里的意大利面飞得到处都是)”可知，本段具体描述了Luke将食物抓起来撒得到处都是的细节，所以D项“Luke把房间弄得一团糟”符合题意。故选D。
26．推理判断题。根据最后一段“He wasn’t hurt, except for his dignity(尊严)—the sauce in his beautiful white feathers turned him orange for several weeks. So next time if you find a spy novel at the library with red spots on two pages near the middle, you’ll know that I’ve read that book , too!(他没有受伤，除了他的尊严——他美丽的白色羽毛上的酱汁让他几个星期都变成了橙色。所以下次如果你在图书馆发现一本间谍小说，中间有两页有红色斑点，你就会知道我也读过那本书！)”可知，作者在说这件事的时候用了一种轻松幽默的口吻。故选A。
27．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了作者生活中的一个趣事，他在边吃意大利面和肉丸、边专心致志地读书的时候，家里的鹦鹉把现场弄得一团糟。其中第一段中的“It’s a wonderful feeling, but it can be risky.(沉浸在书中是一种美妙的感觉，但也可能有风险。)”巧妙地概括了故事的内容。故D项“阅读可能有危险”最适合做本文标题。故选D。
28．A 29．C 30．D 31．B

【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章论述了低头族过度使用手机带来的危害，提醒我们恰当使用手机。
28．推理判断题。根据第二段中的“In the short film, phubbers with various social identities (身份) are buried in their phones. A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die, a pretty woman takes selfie (自拍照) in front of a car accident site, and a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. A chain of similar events eventually destroys the world. (在短片中，有着各种社会身份的低头族都埋头于手机中。医生一边玩手机一边让病人死去，美女在车祸现场自拍，父亲在使用手机时失去了自己的孩子。一连串类似的事件最终毁灭了世界)”可知，短片讲述了低头看手机的危害。由此推知，作者用动画短片想告诉人们低头的不良影响。故选A。
29．词句猜测题。根据划线词下文“A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die, a pretty woman takes selfie (自拍照) in front of a car accident site, and a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. (医生一边玩手机一边让病人死去，美女在车祸现场自拍，父亲在使用手机时失去了自己的孩子。一连串类似的事件最终毁灭了世界)”可知，这些不同身份的人都全神贯注于手机，所以导致了病人死亡、车祸现场前自拍和丢孩子这些不好的事情。由此推知，划线词组be buried in与pay all attention to(全神贯注于)意思一致。故选C。
30．细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的““Continuously stretching (伸展) your head to check your cell phone could damage your neck,” Guangming Daily quoted doctors as saying. “The neck is like a rope that breaks after long-term stretching.” Also, staring at cell phones for long periods of time will damage your eyesight gradually, according to the report. (《光明日报》援引医生的话称：“不断伸头看手机可能会损害脖子。”“脖子就像一根绳子，长期拉伸后就断了。”此外，报告称，长时间盯着手机会逐渐损害你的视力)”和倒数第二段中的“Being a phubber could also damage your social skills and drive you away from your friends and family. (做一个低头族也会损害你的社交能力，让你远离你的朋友和家人)”可知，低头族的脖子和视力会逐渐受损、社交能力还会受到影响，D项“他会造成世界的毁灭”未提及。故选D。
31．推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Although the ending sounds overstated (夸大), the damage phubbing can bring is real. (虽然结尾听起来有些夸张，但低头带来的伤害却是真实的)”和最后一段“It can also cost you your life. There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death, suffered accidents, and were robbed (抢劫) of their cell phones in broad daylight. (它也会让你付出生命的代价。有很多关于低头族在光天化日之下摔死、遭遇事故、手机被抢的报道)”可知，作者认为低头有危害，不赞同低头。由此推知，作者对低头持消极态度。故选B。
32．A 33．C 34．A 35．C

【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述作者引导孩子主动捐献玩具，并从玩耍简单玩具中获得快乐的做法。
32．词义猜测题。根据文章第一段最后一句…I can help my own kids learn earlier than I did how to live more with less可以推断出，人们通常认为越多越好。故选A。
33．细节理解题。根据文章第二段中She chose to sell a few larger objects that were less often used when we promised to put the money into her school fund(基金)可知，当我们承诺给她把卖玩具的钱放到她的教育基金里时，她同意卖玩具。故选C。
34．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后一句My little experiment to find joy in a single object worked for both of us.表明，跟Shepherd玩球是为了测试自己的一种想法是否可行。故选A。
35．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段可知，作者想要教会孩子how to live more with less，而二三段是作者的尝试，故C作标题适合。
【点睛】 高考中词义推断可以是一个单词的意义推断，也可以是一个短语或句子的意义推断，既可以是生词意义，也可以是熟词新意；还可以是对替代词所替代内容的判断。在阅读理解题中，所考查的词或短语的意义往往不停留在字面上，要根据短文提供的语境，通过阅读上下文，根据已知的信息或常识来推测尚不熟悉的词或词组的含义。词义猜测主要的解题策略有：语境猜词、语法猜词和常识猜词。
语境既上下文。由于上下文中的生词不是孤立存在的，其词义与句中其它词的词义或具体的语境有着密切的联系。因此在阅读过程中，许多生词的词义可以充分利用上下文中相关的词汇，短语并结合具体的语境来推测。此题中第一题为词义猜测题。根据文章第一段的第三句the good news is that I can …可以推断出，前后语义相反，后句中是live more with less，所以前句应该是“越多越好”的意思。
36．F 37．G 38．C 39．E 40．A

【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章主要论述了改进书写的一些行之有效的方法。
36．由上文“Some kids love handwriting, but others hate when it’s time to put their pen to paper. Maybe they are worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them? (有些孩子喜欢手写，但另一些孩子讨厌该把笔写在纸上的时候。也许他们担心自己的笔迹。你是他们中的一员吗？)”可知，有些孩子因为担心自己的书写而讨厌写字；下文“Here are five steps that really work!(以下是五个真正有效的步骤！)”说明了有一些行之有效的步骤；F选项The good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting.(好消息是，几乎每个人都能提高自己的书写水平)提出了书写水平是能够提高的，对于不喜欢书写的孩子而言是好消息，承接了上文，而且也引出了下文改善书写的步骤，符合题意。故选F项。
37．由本段的小标题“Get a great grasp(好好把握)”可知，本段主要论述的是掌握好抓握；上文“Try this — hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. Pretty hard? But when you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier.(试试这个——把你的铅笔放在顶端，试着写下你的名字。很难吗？但是，当你正确地拿着铅笔时，写作就容易多了)”说明了抓握方法不当会导致书写困难，但是正确的抓握会使得书写变简单；后文“Hold it in place with your thumb, and your index (食指) and middle fingers.(用拇指、食指和中指将其固定到位)”说明了抓握的正确姿势；G选项The best way to hold a pen or pencil is to let it rest next to the base of your thumb.(拿铅笔最好的方法是把它放在大拇指的根部)承接上文说明了正确的抓握是什么样的，同时引起下文对于抓握的进一步论述，符合题意。故选G项。
38．由上文“Lined paper is your friend! Those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion (均衡).(线条纸是你的朋友！这些线条可以帮助你创建正确大小和比例的字母) ”论述了线条对于保证书写的大小和比例是有帮助的；下文“Also be sure to fill up the lined space completely. Those capital letters should be from the bottom line to the top one.(此外，一定要将排列好的空间完全填满。这些大写字母应该从最下面的一行到最上面的一行)”说明了在具体书写时候的要求；C选项So “a” should be half the height of a capital “A”.(所以a应该是大写a的一半高)中的so承接上文，具体说明了书写的大小和比例要求，同时与下文的also形成并列关系，符合题意。故选C项。
39．由下文“ That makes it harder to make the smooth lines. (这使得制作平滑的线条变得更加困难)”说明了有一种方式会很难画出流畅线条；E选项Some kids press down really hard when they write.(有些孩子写字时压得很重)就是会导致难以画出流畅线条的方式，后文的that就是指E选项的press down really hard，且E选项中的really hard与后文too hard对应，所以E选项符合题意。故选E项。
40．设空处位于小标题处，参考前文三个小标题可知，要用祈使句形式，所以设空处要选择一个能概括下文所有内容的祈使句；下文“Lots of games need you to write or draw pictures. So even though it’s not schoolwork, you’re still using the skills you need to control your pencil better.(很多游戏都需要你写字或画画。所以，即使这不是作业，你仍然在使用你需要的技能来更好地控制你的铅笔)”说明了在游戏中通过写和画可以练习控制铅笔的技能，A选项Play games(玩游戏)为祈使句且概括了下文的内容，符合题意。故选A项。

41．C 42．D 43．A 44．B 45．D 46．A 47．C 48．D 49．B 50．A 51．D 52．C 53．C 54．B 55．B

【分析】这是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了Joanne从小被收养，在她的儿媳Shelley的帮助下最终和自己的亲生母亲Lillian相认的故事。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Joanne感到被伤害和困惑，她哭了好几个晚上，想知道她的生母是什么样的。A. drawing画，吸引；B. hoping希望；C. wondering想知道；D. forgetting忘记。根据下一段第一句“The doubts ____3____ Joanne for years.”及下文她寻找亲生母亲可知，此处指想知道亲生母亲长什么样。故选C项。
42．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：可是，她有点相信她的母亲还活着。A. young年轻的；B. ill生病的；C. pretty漂亮的；D. alive活着的。根据上文“she had died days after giving birth to her”可知，有人告诉Joanne她的亲生母亲在生下她几天后就死了，结合本句中的转折词“yet”可知，但她相信亲生母亲还活着，第四段最后一句“Lillian was alive”也是提示。故选D项。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这些疑虑困扰了Joanne多年。A. bothered使(某人)烦恼(或担忧、不安) ；B. inspired激发，鼓舞；C. exchanged交换；D. changed改变。由空前名词doubts和后文寻找亲生母亲可知，关于亲生母亲的疑虑困扰了Joanne多年。故选A项。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在2017年，当Joanne已经79岁时，她的儿媳Shelley建议她进行DNA检测。A. exam考试，测验；B. test测验，检测，化验；C. course课程；D. training训练。结合前的DNA和下文“So Joanne took the test”可知，此处指DNA检测。故选B项。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Shelley认为了解她的亲生家庭可能会给Joanne带来一些平静。A. current当前的；B. realistic现实的；C. effective有效的；D. biological生物学的。由上文可知，Shelley建议Joanne做DNA检测，目的是寻找Joanne的亲生母亲和家庭。故选D项。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：Shelley认为了解一下她的亲生家庭可能会给Joanne带来一些平静。A. peace平静；B. advice建议；C. worry担心；D. mind思维，大脑。由前文可知，想知道自己的亲生母亲是否还活着的疑惑困扰了Joanne多年，所以此处指了解她的亲生家庭可能会给Joanne带来一些平静。故选A项。
47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此Joanne接受了检测，大约一年后Shelley 收到ancestry. com网站上一个名叫 Sam的男人的信息，他的基因报告显示他和Joanne的基因匹配。A. provided提供；B. replaced代替；C. matched匹配；D. equipped装备。由下文“Yes, Sam said, that was his mother’s name.”可知，Joanne的母亲Lillian 也是Sam的母亲，所以Sam与Joanne的基因匹配。故选C项。
48．考查连词词义辨析。句意：Shelley立刻回信给 Sam，问他是否认识一个叫Lillian的人。A. why为什么；B. how如何；C. when何时；D. whether是否。由下文“Yes, Sam said, that was his mother’s name.”可知，此处需用连接词whether“是否”引导宾语从句。故选D项。
49．考查副词词义辨析。句意：几乎令人难以置信，甚至更令人震惊的是，100岁的Lillian还活着。A. immediately立即；B. unbelievably难以置信地；C. naturally自然地；D. fortunately幸运地。根据“an even bigger shock came that Lillian was alive, at age 100”可知，Lillian100岁了，还活着，所以此处指令人难以置信地。故选B项。
50．考查名词词义辨析。句意：家人很快计划在Lillian住的地方团聚。A. reunion团聚；B. speech演讲；C. party聚会；D. operation手术。由前文可知，Joanne的生母还活着，结合下一句“Joanne found herself sitting across from the mother she had ____11____ in her whole life”可知， Joanne的家人给她们安排了一次团聚。故选A项。
51．考查动词短语辨析。句意：一个月后，Joanne发现自己坐在她一生都在寻找的母亲对面，看着Lillian，她患了痴呆症，坐在轮椅上。A. found out查清，弄明白；B. gone through经历；C. depended on依靠；D. searched for寻找。由前文描述可知，Joanne16岁时想知道自己的亲生母亲长什么样，在年事已高时做DNA检测，都是想寻找自己的亲生母亲。故选D项。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她告诉Lillian，她是在1940年被人收养的，别人告诉她，她的亲生母亲已经去世了。A. caught抓住；B. beaten打，打败；C. adopted收养；D. cheated欺骗。根据文章第一句“When she was 16, Joanne learned that she was adopted”可知，Joanne被别人收养。故选C项。
53．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她告诉Lillian，她是在1940年被人收养的，别人告诉她，她的亲生母亲已经去世了。A. given up放弃；B. run away逃跑；C. passed away去世；D. turned up出现，调高。根据第一段中“…that her birth mother was a woman named Lillian and that she had died days after giving birth to her.”可知，此处指人们告诉Joanne，她的生母去世了。故选C项。
54．考查动词短语辨析。句意：这时，她母亲抬起头来，好像已经开始明白了。A. slept in睡过头；B. looked up向上看；C. came out出版；D. took off脱下，起飞。由“as if she had started to understand”及下文“Lillian smiled”可知，此处表示Lillian抬起了头，好像听懂了Joanne说的话。故选B项。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是我的女儿。A. mother妈妈；B. daughter女儿；C. name名字；D. life生活。上文提到Lillian好像开始听懂了Joanne说的话，结合“Joanne had waited more than 60 years to hear”可知，Lillian说的是Joanne60年来最想听见的话，即母亲说，这是我的女儿。故选B项。
【点睛】

56．less 57．to express 58．difficulties 59．finding 60．are 61．properly 62．concerned 63．for 64．to keep 65．development

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了用英文写日记的利弊，并提出了一些建议。
56．考查比较级。句意：与其他写作形式相比，它更短，花费的时间也很短。根据and前的shorter和句中的“Compared with other forms of writing”，这里是进行比较，空处应用比较级。little的比较级是less。故填less。
57．考查不定式。句意：如果我们坚持这种做法，我们将逐渐学会如何用英语表达自己。分析句子结构，这里是“how+不定式”结构作learn的宾语，所以空处应用不定式。故填to express。
58．考查名词的数。句意：在用英语写日记时，我们肯定会遇到很多困难。根据空前的many，这里应用名词的复数形式。difficulty意为“困难”，可作可数名词。故填difficulties。
59．考查动名词。句意：首先，我们经常很难找到合适的单词和短语来表达我们的想法。have trouble in doing sth.为固定结构，意为“在做某事上有困难”，其中动名词作宾语。故填finding。
60．考查时态和主谓一致。句意：其次，汉语中有许多惯用的说话方式。结合上下文，这里陈述的是一般情况，所以应用一般现在时。分析句子结构，这里是there be结构，句子的主语是many idiomatic ways of saying things，所以应用be的复数形式are。故填are。
61．考查副词。句意：而且我们很难把它们恰当地译成英语。这里应用副词修饰动词put。properly意为“适当地”。故填properly。
62．考查过去分词。句意：就我而言，我的建议是，我们应该总是有一个笔记本和一本汉英词典，放在触手可及的地方。as far as I’m concerned为固定搭配，意为“就我而言”。故填concerned。
63．考查介词。句意：如有必要，我们也可以向英语老师寻求帮助。ask sb. for help为固定搭配，意为“向某人寻求帮助”。故填for。
64．考查不定式。句意：简言之，我认为用英语写日记对培养我们的写作能力非常有用。it is of great use to do sth.为固定句型，意为“做某事很有用”，其中it作形式主语，不定式是真正主语。故填to keep。
65．考查名词。句意参考上题。根据空前的the，空处应用名词作宾语。development意为“发展，发育”。故填development。
66．One possible version:
Dear Sir or Madam，
I am Li Hua, a student in No.1 middle school. From the advertisement, I know an English guide is wanted in summer. So I’m writing the letter to introduce myself.
I’m eighteen, and a local as well. Thus, I have a good knowledge of local customs and cultures. In addition, I’m good at communicating with others in English and have taken part in many national English contests, which also proved my ability. Now I would like to put what I have learned into practice. Moreover, I am very interested in English, so I firmly believe that I am quite suitable for the post.
I’d appreciate it if you would give me the chance to work as a guide this summer. Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。假定你是李华，你从报纸上看到，某旅游区寒假拟招聘一名英语导游(English guide)，请你根据以下要点写一封申请信，介绍自己的情况。
【详解】1.词汇积累
感兴趣：be interested in→take interest in
招聘：want→recruit
此外：in addition/moreover→besides
机会：chance→opportunity
2.句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：I’m eighteen, and a local as well. Thus, I have a good knowledge of local customs and cultures.
拓展句：Since I’m eighteen, and a local as well, I have a good knowledge of local customs and cultures.
【点睛】[高分句型1] In addition, I’m good at communicating with others in English and have taken part in many national English contests, which also proved my ability. (运用了which引导非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2] Moreover, I am very interested in English, so I firmly believe that I am quite suitable for the post. (运用了that引导宾语从句)
67．One possible version:
The book became a best seller. By the end of the year, Wards had printed more than six million copies of the book and distributed them to many children. It is clear that Bob May became wealthy because of the story he created to comfort his sad daughter. His daughter lived happily with him and received good education. Besides, the book has a big influence on all the children in the world.
Bob May learned some lessons from this experience. First of all, no matter how unlucky you are, never lose heart to life. What’s more, love your family. The gift of love that Bob May created for his daughter so long ago kept on returning back to reward him again and again. Last but not least, being different isn’t so bad. In fact, being different can be a blessing.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。Bob May有一个不幸的童年，幸运的是后来有了爱他的妻子和可爱的女儿，但最终病魔夺走了妻子的生命，这耗完了他们的积蓄。由于买不起圣诞礼物，他决定自己写一本故事书送给女儿，故事的内容来自他的亲身经历。后来这本书的版权被人购买。
【详解】1. 段落续写：
由第一段首句内容“这本书成了畅销书。”可知，第一段可以讲述这本书印刷了很多本，影响了全世界的孩子，Bob May也变得富有起来。
由第二段首句内容“Bob May从这次经历中吸取了一些教训。”可知，第二段可以讲述Bob May从这件事中学到的教训。
2.续写线索：故事书畅销——印刷了很多册并分发给孩子——Bob May变得富有——女儿过上幸福生活，得到良好教育——影响全世界孩子——Bob May从中学到的事情
3.词汇激活
动作类
①分发：distribute/give out
②编造：create/make up
③安慰：comfort/give sb. comfort/console
④对……影响巨大：have a big influence on/affect greatly/have a great impact on
情绪类
①幸福地：happily/pleasantly/blessedly
②丧失信心：lose heart/lose confidence/ be discouraged
【点睛】【高分句型1】It is clear that Bob May became wealthy because of the story he created to comfort his sad daughter.(使用了It is+adj.+that…句型、省略关系词that/which的定语从句和不定式作目的状语)
【高分句型2】First of all, no matter how unlucky you are, never lose heart to life.(使用了no matter how引导让步状语从句和祈使句)