博爱县第一中学2023-2024学年高一上学期期中考试英语试卷(含答案)

这是一份博爱县第一中学2023-2024学年高一上学期期中考试英语试卷(含答案)，共19页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，七选五，完形填空，短文填空，书面表达，读后续写等内容，欢迎下载使用。


一、阅读理解
Bk Recmmendafin
Secnd Harvest
Authr: Dn Agey
Like the first installment, Eclectic Harves, this bk includes rhymed pems which emply different petic techniques. If yu are interested in it, buy it at a discunt.
Of Human Nature and Gd Habits
Authr: Prabhash Karar
Research claims that maintaining nly 5 gd habits—eating healthily, exercising, drinking prperly, nt smking and maintaining a healthy bdy weight—can nt nly keep the life in glden years healthy but als extend the lifetime f the ld men and wmen by 12 years and 14 years respectively. The bk illustrates sme aspects f lifestyles. As yu can see, this bk is especially suitable fr peple after retirement.
The Duelling Wizards f Simpletwn
Authr: Whitney Lee Prestn
The Duelling Wizards f Simpletwn is a tale f fantasy invlving tw silly magicians, and a tricky plan by their tw-faced servant. There is n dubt that kids will like it.
Marvlt and Greg Get in Big Truble with a Dinsaur
Authr: Cnnr Anstiss
Marvlt and Greg live next dr t each ther, and are best friends. These tw naughty 8-year-lds seem t get int all srts f trubles. At the z, they have a much different encunter. Will they be kay? Read it and find the answer yurself.
1、Which bk will interest petry lvers mst?
A.Secnd Harvest.
B.Of Human Nature and Gd Habits.
C.The Dueling Wizards f Simpletwn.
D.Marvlt and Greg Get in Big Truble with a Dinsaur.
2、What des Prabhash Karan think enables the aged t live lnger?
A.Eating mre.B.Gaining weight.
C.Keeping a healthy diet.D.Drinking much wine.
3、What’s Marvlt and Greg Get in Big Truble with a Dinsaur abut?
A.A stry f 200 keepers.B.A tale f the animal and children.
C.The experience f tw silly magicians.D.The way t deal with naughty children.
Basketball had always been a huge part f my life ever since I was little, and it had been my favrite sprt until high schl. I was captain f the team in my secnd year f high schl. I felt I had t d very well. The stress I put myself under was unhealthy: I felt as if I culdn’t make mistakes, and that stpped me enjying the game I nce lved. I finished my secnd-year basketball seasn and had n fun at all.
My Spanish teacher came up t me after my secnd-year basketball seasn, asking if I had ever thught abut playing Unified (融合的) Basketball. Unified Sprts jins peple with intellectual r physical disabilities (智力或身体缺陷) (called Athletes), and peple withut disabilities (called Partners), n the same team. The main gal is t build friendships and encurage inclusivity. I had thught abut it befre, but there was a rule that said I culdn’t play Unified if I played basketball fr the schl. S, I finally decided t quit schl basketball.
Quitting basketball was nt easy. I received strng ppsitin frm my parents and the caches as well as my friends wh were n the team. It was nt a ppular r traditinal decisin, but I knew it was the right ne fr me.
Walking int my first Unified practice, I did nt knw what t expect. I awkwardly (尴尬地) intrduced myself t a few f the Unified Athletes, but after the first day, it already seemed like we were becming a family. We wn a lt f games, but we als had the mst fun I’ve ever had. All the stress I used t feel disappeared when I played with them. Seeing the Athletes scre their first pints f the seasn and then dance dwn the whle curt excitedly is ne f my favrite basketball memries.
Unified Sprts pened my eyes t hw much mre there is t sprts than winning and lsing. The Athletes n the team thught that I was there t help them, but they did nt knw hw much they helped me.
4、Hw did the authr find playing basketball in his secnd year f high schl?
A.It did n gd t his physical health.B.It tk up t much f his free time.
C.It needed sme special skills.D.It brught him t much pressure.
5、What was the reactin f the authr’s parents t his decisin t quit basketball?
A.They were against it.
B.They thught it was right fr him.
C.They intrduced anther cach t the authr.
D.They tk the authr t hspital.
6、Hw did the authr feel after taking up Unified Basketball?
A.Awkward and silly.B.Stressed and bred.
C.Safe and cnfident.D.Relaxed and happy.
7、Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the text?
A.My Lve f Basketball
B.Unified Sprts Changed My Life
C.My Memries f Playing Basketball
D.Sprts Helped Me Make Lasting Friendships
Stan Lee was brn in 1922. When he was just 17, he gt a jb at a cmpany that made cmic bks. Althugh the salary was beynd his imaginatin, Mr Lee gt tired f it. Mst superheres were strng and smart and always knew the right thing t d. Mr Lee wanted t have a chance t create new superheres that had weaknesses. Mr Lee didn’t create the heres by himself. He wrked with artists t cme up with the ideas. Sme peple thught the cmic bks wuld nt sell well and that the readers wuld be unhappy t see superheres lead a nrmal life.
Mr Lee was able t create characters that were different frm anything that had been seen in cmic bks befre. Spider-Man was never sure he was ding the right thing, but he always seemed t have smething funny t say t the bad guys. Mr Lee made it kay fr cmic bk heres t be like cmmn peple. He als had the clever idea f having his cmic bk heres appear in each ther’s stries. Fr example, Spider-Man might shw up in a Fantastic Fur stry. This made readers feel shcked. He als brught them int the real wrld. Batman and Superman lived in made-up cities. But Mr Lee decided that Peter Parker (wh turns int Spider-Man) shuld live in New Yrk City.
In 1980. Mr Lee mved t Califrnia t prmte his mvies. He wanted t try and get his superheres nt TV and int the mvies. He didn’t have t much luck at first, althugh The Incredible Hulk became ppular TV shws. But after the success f The X-Men and Spider-Man mvies in the early 2000s, mvies with Marvel heres began t be favred by millins f fans. Marvel mvies have nw earned ver $ 24 billin. Mr Lee is n lnger with us, but the heres he created live n.
8、Why did Stan Lee get tired f his jb at a cmpany?
A.The pay was pr in the jb.
B.The characters in their cmics were t perfect.
C.The readers didn’t supprt his bks.
D.The artists didn’t cperate with him.
9、What surprised Stan Lee’s readers?
A.The cmmn life the superheres lead.
B.The envirnment the superheres live in.
C.The cnnectin between different superheres.
D.The different kinds f super pwers f superheres.
10、What can we infer frm the last paragraph?
A.Stan Lee mved t Califrnia t direct the films.
B.Spider-Man is favred by few Marvel fans.
C.The Incredible Hulk was nt ppular at first.
D.The Marvel mvies generated huge prfits.
11、Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the text?
A.Stan Lee: The Marvel Superher Creatr
B.Stan Lee: The Best-Selling Authr
C.Why D Peple Lve the Superheres?
D.Why Are Marvel Mvies Ppular?
Singapre uses abut tw billin liters f water every day-a number it expects culd duble in the next fur decades.
That kind f cnsumptin is adding pressure t the Asian city state t address grwing cncerns abut glbal water shrtage. S it's building new technlgy t prepare itself fr a future where btaining clean water will be even mre difficult. "Singapre truly has becme a glbal water center," said Shane Snyder, executive directr f the Nanyang Envirnment & Water Research Institute at Singapre's Nanyang Technlgical University. “But as it stands, it imprts apprximately 40% f its water tday. And with climate change, that water has becme far less dependable.”
Singapre, meanwhile, is hme t mre than five millin peple and is cvered in funtains, reservirs and ther water features-including the wrld's tallest indr waterfall, The Rain Vrtex that pumps abut 45,000 liters f water per minute. But it has n natural water surces f its wn, instead relying heavily n recycled water and imprts frm its neighbrs.
Snyder's research facility is ne f several places develping slutins fr Singapre's water dependency. The hpe is t create prjects that culd be used acrss the city. "What we have becme used t as reliable water may quickly change-s we have t be prepared, and we have t be thinking abut the basic facilities in advance." Snyder said. "There's a big drive t becme water independent-t cntrl ur wn future-and that is largely dependent n the technlgies we're develping. "
Anther cmpany, Wateram, is already taking innvatin frm Singapre t the rest f the regin. Funded in 2014,Wateram says it has develped a lightweight, prtable filtratin（过滤）device that has already prvided clean drinking water t mre than 75,000 peple acrss Sutheast Asia. Wateram CEO David Png said ne f the mst innvative aspects f the prduct is its simplicity. The water filtratin device is n bigger than a bicycle pump,yet it can prvide clean water t villages f 100 peple fr up t tw years.
"We've been very blessed t have access t clean drinking water," Png said. It's necessary t bring the privilege t the rest f the regin, and advcate that clean water is an essential aspect fr life n Earth, accrding t him.
12、What wrsens the water shrtage prblem in Singapre?
A.Mre water imprts.B.The lack f technlgy.
C.The increasing ppulatin.D.Duble water cnsumptin.
13、Hw can water crisis in Singapre be eased?
A.Searching fr natural water surces.
B.Cntrlling the increase f ppulatin.
C.Imprting water frm mre neighbrs.
D.Using technlgies t prvide clean water.
14、What d we knw abut the filtratin device frm Paragraph 5?
A.It is easy t carry and use.
B.It is larger than a bicycle pump.
C.It has already been used acrss Asia.
D.It has already been in use fr tw years.
15、What is the main idea f the text?
A.Clean water is an essential aspect fr life n Earth.
B.Technlgy can help Singapre ut with its water shrtage.
C.The increasing water cnsumptin is adding pressure t Singapre.
D.Singapre's filtratin device has prvided many peple with clean water.
二、七选五
16、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。
Hw t Say Anything
Culd yu use sme advice? Or has smething big happened? Our tips can help yu say anything t yur parents.
Pick the right time. Yu need yur parents’ full attentin in rder t have a gd talk. Try nt t bring up smething when it’s past yur bedtime r when yur parent is in a rush. ① Yur parents want t knw what’s n yur mind, s ask them t make time fr yu.
G slwly. What yu need t say prbably isn’t simple, s dn’t try t get it all ut in ne breath. Give yur parents the details they need t make a decisin befre yu start trying t bargain with them. Besides, anther thing is als f great imprtance. ② Listen t them, and they’ll listen t yu.
Be hnest. Yur parents will respnd better if yu believe that yu’re telling the truth and nt trying t avid blame. Take respnsibility fr yur part in getting int truble r earning a bad grade. ③ Things get wrse the lnger yu wait.
Try, try again. When yu fly ff the handle, yur parents have a hard time seeing yur pint f view. If yu’re angry r frustrated, take a break frm the cnversatin. Excuse yurself, and g smewhere t cl ff. ④
Be brave. ⑤ But yur parents almst always can help yu slve a prblem r answer a big questin, and yu’ll almst always feel better afterward. Talk t yur parents. Yu’ll be glad yu did.
A. If yu’ve dne smething wrng, admit it.
B. After all, details determine success r failure.
C. Remember that cnversatin is abut give and take.
D. If yur parents are ccupied, make an “appintment”.
E. Yur cnversatin will be reduced t a terrible quarrel.
F. Gather yur thughts and try talking t yur parents again.
G. Yu might have a questin fr lng befre yu get up the curage t let it ut.
三、完形填空（15空）
My husband, ur children and I have had wnderful camping experiences ver the past ten years.
Sme f ur 1 are funny, especially frm the early years when ur children were little. Once, we 2 alng Chalk Creek. I was 3 that ur 15-mnth-ld by wuld fall int the creek(小溪). I tied a rpe arund his waist t keep him near t ur spt. That lasted abut ten minutes. He was 4 ,and his crying let the whle campgrund knw it. S 5 tying him up, I just kept a clse eye n him. It 6 —he didn’t end up in the creek. My three-year-ld, hwever, did.
Anther time, we rented a bat in Vallecit Lake. The sky was clear when we 7 , but strms mve in fast in the muntains, and this ne quickly 8 ur peaceful mrning trip. The 9 picked up and thunder rlled. My husband stpped fishing t 10 the mtr. Nthing. He tried again. N 11 .We were stuck in the middle f the lake with a dead mtr. As we all sat there 12 , a fisherman pulled up, threw us a rpe and twed(拖) us back. We were 13 .
Nw, every year when my husband pulls ur camper ut f the garage, we are filled with a sense f 14 , wndering what camping fun and 15 we will experience next.
17、A.ideasB.jkesC.memriesD.discveries
18、A.campedB.drveC.walkedD.cycled
19、A.annyedB.surprisedC.disappintedD.wrried
20、A.unhurtB.unfrtunateC.uncmfrtableD.unafraid
21、A.due tB.instead fC.apart frmD.as fr
22、A.wrkedB.happenedC.matteredD.changed
23、A.signed upB.calmed dwnC.checked utD.headed ff
24、A.arrangedB.interruptedC.cmpletedD.recrded
25、A.windB.niseC.temperatureD.speed
26、A.findB.hideC.startD.fix
27、A.luckB.answerC.wnderD.signal
28、A.patientlyB.tirelesslyC.dubtfullyD.helplessly
29、A.srryB.braveC.safeD.right
30、A.reliefB.dutyC.prideD.excitement
31、A.failureB.adventureC.perfrmanceD.cnflict
四、短文填空
32、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。
At my ld schl in Trnt, I was n the ftball and vlleyball teams, s I was very ppular and ① (have) lts f friends. Everything changed when I was 16 years ld because my parents decided t mve t Flrida. The first few ② (day) in my new schl were very difficult. The class timetable was different, and the teachers were ③ (strict) than thse in my ld schl. Each teacher gave us a lt f hmewrk every night. As ④ result, my free time became limited (有限的). My hmewrk kept me ⑤ busy that I culd nly watch TV n Saturday nights. All the students were dressed in shrts and T­shirts instead f schl unifrms. Sme kids tried t be nice ⑥ me, but I did nt want t talk t ⑦ (they). T me, they lked and acted funny! After a few weeks, n ne even tried t talk t me anymre. I began t feel lnely. Tw mnths passed befre I gt the curage ⑧ (talk) t sme classmates. ⑨ (final), I fund they were nrmal (正常的) peple, just like me. I began t develp sme relatinships and even gd friendships. I learned a valuable lessn abut ⑩ (make) friends that year.
五、书面表达
33、假设你是某报社编辑，最近收到读者李华的一封来信，信中李华提到自己在学习英语的过程中遇到了困难, 这让他很苦恼。请根据以上提示，写一篇回给李华的关于英语学习方法的建议信，帮他解决困难，促进学习。
注意：
词数100左右；
可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯；
开头已为你写出。
Dear Li Hua,
I’m srry t hear that yu have met sme challenges in learning English.
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Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
六、读后续写
34、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。
One Saturday mrning, Jeremy wke up t a quiet huse. Usually Mm was awake making breakfast and cleaning the kitchen, but nt tday. At the sund f his mm cughing, Jeremy kncked n her bedrm dr and asked with great cncern, “Mm, are yu k?” “Hney,” Mm said weakly. “I have a terrible cld. Yu can have cereal (燕麦) fr breakfast and watch cartns. I’m ging t stay in bed.”
Jeremy pured sme cereal int a bwl and ate the pieces dry. Mm must feel very bad if she was staying in bed all day. Hw culd Jeremy help? First, he wiped up the crumbs f cereal he left n the kitchen cunter. He als put away the cereal bx neatly, s the kitchen lked just as it did when he wke up. But what else culd he d? Jeremy thught. Saturday was the day when mm did laundry.
Jeremy lved t watch the clthes spinning in the machine. That shuld be fun! He ran t his rm t get the laundry basket, inside which there was his mther’s favrite white dress, amng ther clthes and a pair f red scks. Jeremy pened the dr t the washer and put the clthing inside. He had watched Mm d laundry lts f times, s he knew where t find the washing pwder and hw t pur it int the machine. Finally, he clsed the dr and pressed the big buttn that said “START.”
Jeremy lked thrugh the rund glass windw. Water was puring in, and the machine was starting t spin, making his clthing tumble arund. That was easy! Jeremy watched cartns until he heard the washing machine beep. That meant the washing was dne. Jeremy pened the dr t take ut the damp clthes. He tk ut a few at a time and mved them int the dryer. Everything seemed clean, and Jeremy felt prud. Then he pulled ut a pink dress.
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。
But he remembered there was n pink dress in the laundry basket.
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Hlding the neatly flded pink dress, Jeremy nervusly kncked at his mm’s bedrm dr again.
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参考答案
1、答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据“Secnd Harvest”部分关键句“Like the first installment, Eclectic Harves, this bk includes rhymed pems which emply different petic techniques.”（像第一部Eclectic Harves一样，这本书包括运用不同诗歌技巧的押韵诗。）可知，Secnd Harvest这本书中包括运用不同诗歌技巧的押韵诗，由此可推断出，诗歌爱好者最感兴趣的应该是Secnd Harvest。故选A项。
2、答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据“Of Human Nature and Gd Habits”部分关键句“Research claims that maintaining nly 5 gd habits—eating healthily, exercising, drinking prperly, nt smking and maintaining a healthy bdy weight—can nt nly keep the life in glden years healthy but als extend the lifetime f the ld men and wmen by 12 years and 14 years respectively.”（研究表明，保持健康饮食、锻炼、适当饮酒、不吸烟和保持健康体重这5个良好习惯不仅能让生命在黄金岁月里保持健康，而且可以让老年男性和女性的寿命分别延长了12年和14年。）可知，Of Human Nature and Gd Habits这本书介绍说保持健康饮食、锻炼、适当饮酒、不吸烟和保持健康体重这5个良好习惯可以延长老年人的寿命，Prabhash Karar是这本书的作者，再结合选项内容可知，Prabhash Karar认为保持健康的饮食能让老年人活得更长久，“ABD”三项与书中的描述不一致。故选C项。
3、答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据“Marvlt and Greg Get in Big Truble with a Dinsaur”部分关键句“These tw naughty 8-year-lds seem t get int all srts f trubles. At the z, they have a much different encunter. Will they be kay? Read it and find the answer yurself.”（这两个调皮的8岁孩子似乎陷入了各种各样的麻烦之中。在动物园里，他们的遭遇大不相同。他们没事吧？阅读它，自己找到答案。）可知，Marvlt and Greg Get in Big Truble with a Dinsaur这本书讲述的是两个调皮的8岁孩子在动物园里的遭遇，由此可推断出，这本书讲述的是关于动物和儿童的故事。故选B项。
4、答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的“The stress I put myself under was unhealthy: I felt as if I culdn’t make mistakes, and that stpped me enjying the game I nce lved. I finished my secnd-year basketball seasn and had n fun at all.(我给自己施加的压力是不健康的：我觉得自己不能犯错，这让我无法享受我曾经热爱的比赛。我结束了第二年的篮球赛季，感觉一点乐趣都没有)”可知，在高二时作者感觉打篮球给了他很大的压力。故选D。
5、答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“Quitting basketball was nt easy. I received strng ppsitin frm my parents and the caches as well as my friends wh were n the team. (放弃篮球并不容易。我遭到了父母、教练和我在队里的朋友的强烈反对)”可知，作者放弃篮球的决定遭到了父母的反对。故选A。
6、答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“I awkwardly (尴尬地) intrduced myself t a few f the Unified Athletes, but after the first day, it already seemed like we were becming a family. We wn a lt f games, but we als had the mst fun I’ve ever had. All the stress I used t feel disappeared when I played with them. Seeing the Athletes scre their first pints f the seasn and then dance dwn the whle curt excitedly is ne f my favrite basketball memries.(我尴尬地把自己介绍给了联合运动员协会的几个成员，但在第一天之后，我们似乎已经成为了一家人。我们赢了很多比赛，但我们也有我有过的最有趣的。当我和他们一起打篮球的时候，我曾经感到的所有压力都消失了。看到运动员们拿到赛季的第一分，然后兴奋地在整个球场跳舞，这是我最喜欢的篮球记忆之一)”可推知，加入Unified Basketball后作者感到放松、开心。故选D。
7、答案：B
解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述作者因为成为篮球队的队长给自己很大压力，导致放弃篮球，后来在老师的推荐下加入 Unified Basketball。在这个过程中，作者变得放松，并重新获得了打篮球的乐趣。他在帮助别人的时候，自己也得到了救赎。结合倒数第二段的“I awkwardly (尴尬地) intrduced myself t a few f the Unified Athletes, but after the first day, it already seemed like we were becming a family. We wn a lt f games, but we als had the mst fun I’ve ever had. All the stress I used t feel disappeared when I played with them. Seeing the Athletes scre their first pints f the seasn and then dance dwn the whle curt excitedly is ne f my favrite basketball memries.(我尴尬地把自己介绍给了联合运动员协会的几个成员，但在第一天之后，我们似乎已经成为了一家人。我们赢了很多比赛，但我们也有我有过的最有趣的。当我和他们一起玩的时候，我曾经感到的所有压力都消失了。看到运动员们拿到赛季的第一分，然后兴奋地在整个球场跳舞，这是我最喜欢的篮球记忆之一)”和最后一段“Unified Sprts pened my eyes t hw much mre there is t sprts than winning and lsing. The Athletes n the team thught that I was there t help them, but they did nt knw hw much they helped me.(让我看到了体育不仅仅是输赢。队里的运动员以为我是来帮助他们的，但他们不知道他们帮了我多大的忙)”可知，是 Unified Basketball改变了作者的生活。因此B项“Unified Basketball改变了我的人生”可以作为本文的最佳标题。故选B。
8、答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中“Althugh the salary was beynd his imaginatin, Mr Lee gt tired f it. Mst superheres were strng and smart and always knew the right thing t d. Mr Lee wanted t have a chance t create new superheres that had weaknesses. (尽管薪水超出了他的想象，李先生还是厌倦了。大部分超级英雄都强壮且聪明，并且总是知道做什么是正确的。李先生希望有机会创造出新的有弱点的超级英雄。)”可知，Stan Lee厌烦他在公司的工作是因为他们漫画里的人物太完美了。故选B。
9、答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中“He als had the clever idea f having his cmic bk heres appear in each ther’s stries. Fr example, Spider-Man might shw up in a Fantastic Fur stry. This made readers feel shcked.(他还有一个聪明的主意，让他的漫画英雄们出现在彼此的故事里。例如，蜘蛛侠可能会出现在神奇四侠的故事里。这让读者感到震惊。)”可知，不同超级英雄出现在彼此的故事里，这种联系让读者感到震惊，故选C。
10、答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中“But after the success f The X-Men and Spider-Man mvies in the early 2000s, mvies with Marvel heres began t be favred by millins f fans. Marvel mvies have nw earned ver $ 24 billin. (但是在21世纪初《 X 战警》和《蜘蛛侠》电影大获成功之后，以漫威英雄为主角的电影开始受到数百万影迷的青睐。漫威电影现在已经赚了超过240亿美元。)”可推知，漫威电影产生了巨大的利润，故选D。
11、答案：A
解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，第一段介绍了Stan Lee产生了创造漫威这些超级英雄的想法；第二段介绍了他是怎么做的；第三段介绍了他参与到推动漫威电影的发展中。由此可知，A项“Stan Lee：漫威超级英雄创造者”最适合做文章标题，故选A。
12、答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“Singapre uses abut tw billin liters f water every day-a number it expects culd duble in the next fur decades.（新加坡每天用水约20亿公升，预计这一数字在未来40年内可能翻一番。）”以及第二段“That kind f cnsumptin is adding pressure t the Asian city state t address grwing cncerns abut glbal water shrtage.（这种消费给这个亚洲城市国家增加了压力，要求它解决对全球水资源短缺日益增长的担忧。）”可知，耗水量加倍使新加坡的缺水问题恶化了。故选D项。
13、答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段“S it's building new technlgy t prepare itself fr a future where btaining clean water will be even mre difficult.（因此，它正在开发新的技术，为将来获得清洁的水变得更加困难做好准备。）”可知，可利用技术提供清洁用水缓解新加坡的水危机。故选D项。
14、答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据第五段“Anther cmpany, Wateram, is already taking innvatin frm Singapre t the rest f the regin. Funded in 2014, Watera m says it has develped a lightweight, prtable filtratin(过滤器) device that has already prvided clean drinking water t mre than 75, 000 peple acrss Sutheast Asia. Wateram CEO David Png said ne f the mst innvative aspects f the prduct is its simplicity. The water filtratin device is n bigger than a bicycle pump yet it can prvide clean water t villages f 100 peple fr up t tw years.（另一家公司Wateram 已经将创新从新加坡带到了该地区的其他地方。Wateream成立于2014年，公司表示已经开发出一种轻便的便携式过滤设备，已经为东南亚超过75000人提供了清洁的饮用水。Wateream公司首席执行官David Png说，该产品最具创新性的一个方面是它的简单性。水过滤装置只有自行车打气筒那么大，但它可以为100个村民提供清洁水，持续时间长达两年。）”可知，第5段中的过滤装置便于携带和使用。故选A项。
15、答案：B
解析：主旨大意题。阅读全文以及根据第一、二段“Singapre uses abut tw billin liters f water every day- a number it expects culd duble in the next fur decades. That kind f cnsumptin is adding pressure t the Asian city state t address grwing cncerns abut glbal water shrtage. S it's building new technlgy t prepare itself fr a future where btaining clean water will be even mre difficult.（新加坡每天用水量约为20亿公升，预计未来40年这一数字可能翻一番。这种消费给这个亚洲城市国家增加了压力，要求它解决对全球水资源短缺日益增长的担忧。因此，它正在开发新的技术，为将来获得清洁的水变得更加困难做好准备。）”可知，本文主要讲述了科技可以帮助新加坡解决缺水问题。故选B项。
16、答案：DCAFG
解析：①上文Try nt t bring up smething when it’s past yur bedtime r when yur parent is in a rush.说明找到合适的谈话时间。下文Yur parents want t knw what’s n yur mind, s ask them t make time fr yu.提到请求父母给出时间。故可推断空格处内容为如果父母忙的话，就提前约定时间。结合选项D项If yur parents are ccupied, make an “appintment”.（如果你的父母都很忙，那就“预约”一下。）符合此推断，上下文语意连贯，起着承上启下作用。故选D项。
②根据下文Listen t them, and they’ll listen t yu.说明和父母谈话是相互的。结合选项C项Remember that cnversatin is abut give and take.（记住，对话是关于给予和索取的。）和上文内容相关，是上文内容的递进。故选C项。
③根据该段标题Be hnest.（要诚实。）以及上文Take respnsibility fr yur part in getting int truble r earning a bad grade.可知，讲的是关于诚实的问题，要正视自己的错误。下文Things get wrse the lnger yu wait.故可推断空格处内容为如果做错了什么就及时地承认。结合选项A项If yu’ve dne smething wrng, admit it.（如果你做错了什么，就承认吧。）符合此推断，承上启下，上下文语意连贯。故选A项。
④由该题位于此段的句尾，可知为总结该段内容或与上文内容相关。上文When yu fly ff the handle, yur parents have a hard time seeing yur pint f view. If yu’re angry r frustrated, take a break frm the cnversatin. Excuse yurself, and g smewhere t cl ff.可知，讲的是调整好自己的情绪。结合选项F项Gather yur thughts and try talking t yur parents again.（整理一下思绪，再试着和你的父母谈谈。）意思一致，为该段内容的总结。故选F项。
⑤根据该段标题Be brave.（要勇敢。）提到勇气。以及下文But yur parents almst always can help yu slve a prblem r answer a big questin, and yu’ll almst always feel better afterward.讲的是父母可以帮助你解决问题。结合选项G项Yu might have a questin fr lng befre yu get up the curage t let it ut.（在你鼓起勇气说出来之前，你可能会有一个问题想了很久。）为上下文语意的衔接，起到承上启下作用，上下文语意连贯。故选G项。
17、答案：C
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们的一些记忆很有趣，尤其是在早些年我们的孩子很小的时候。A. ideas想法；B. jkes笑话；C. memries记忆；D. discveries发现。根据上文“have had wnderful camping experiences ver the past ten years”以及下文“especially frm the early years when ur children were little”可知，作者在讲述以前一些经历，这些经历回想起来很有趣，因此作者认为自己与家人一起冒险的一些记忆是有趣的。故选C项。
18、答案：A
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一次，我们沿着白垩溪露营。A. camped露营；B. drve开车；C. walked散步；D. cycled骑自行车。根据上文“My husband, ur children and I have had wnderful camping experiences ver the past ten years.”可知，作者与家人在过去的十年来有着美妙的露营经历，而此处作者讲述的是其中的一次经历，他们一起在溪边露营。故选A项。
19、答案：D
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我担心我们15个月大的孩子会掉进小溪里。A. annyed恼怒的；B. surprised惊讶的C. disappinted失望的；D. wrried担心的。根据下文“I tied a rpe arund his waist t keep him near t ur spt.”可知，作者把一根绳子系在儿子的腰上就是怕自己的孩子会掉进小溪里，所以可知作者对此是很担心的。故选D项。
20、答案：C
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他很不舒服，他的哭声让整个营地都知道了这一点。A. unhurt未受伤的；B. unfrtunate不幸的；C. uncmfrtable不舒服的；D. unafraid无所畏惧的。根据上文“I tied a rpe arund his waist t keep him near t ur spt.”以及下文“his crying let the whle campgrund knw it”可知，孩子之所以哭是因为身上被绑绳子而感觉不舒服。故选C项。
21、答案：B
解析：考查介词短语辨析。句意：所以我没有把他绑起来，而是密切关注着他。A. due t由于；B. instead f代替，而不是；C. apart frm除了；D. as fr至于。根据上文“He was ______ , and his crying let the whle campgrund knw it.”以及下文“I just kept a clse eye n him”可知，因为孩子身上被绑绳子后感觉不舒服，所以作者换了另一种方式，选择密切关注他，而不是在他身上绑绳子。故选B项。
22、答案：A
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：它起作用了，他最终没有掉进小溪里。A. wrked起作用；B. happened发生；C. mattered事关紧要；D. changed改变。根据下文“he didn’t end up in the creek.”可知，孩子没有掉进小溪里是因为作者在密切关注着他，以防他掉下去，因此可知作者采取的这种关注小孩而不是用绳子把他绑起来的方式起作用了。故选A项。
23、答案：D
解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们出发时，天空很晴朗，但山中风暴来势汹汹，风暴很快中断了我们平静的晨间旅行。A. signed up注册，报名；B. calmed dwn冷静下来；C. checked ut退房，结账离开；D. headed ff启程，出发。根据上文“The sky was clear”以及下文“but strms mve in fast in the muntains”可知，天气突然变化，出发时还天气晴朗。故选D项。
24、答案：B
解析：根据上文的strms mve in fast in the muntains可知,作者一家人的美好行程由于暴风雨中断(interrupted)了。arrange“安排”;cmplete“完成”;recrd“记录”。
25、答案：A
解析：根据语境和常识可知,此处为环境描写,暴风雨来临之前,肯定是风(wind)起雷鸣。nise“响声,吵闹声”;temperature“气温”;speed“速度”。
26、答案：C
解析：根据常识并结合下文出现的dead mtr可知,作者的丈夫一看天气突变,立刻去发动(start)马达。find“发现”;hide“躲藏”;fix“修理”。
27、答案：A
解析：根据下文的“We were stuck in the middle f the lake with a dead mtr.”可知,运气(luck)不佳,作者一家被困在湖中,马达坏了。answer“答案”;wnder“惊讶,惊奇”;signal“信号”。
28、答案：D
解析：根据上文内容并结合常识可知,作者一家在暴风雨中被困,此时一定感到非常无助(helplessly)。patiently“耐心地”;tirelessly“不知疲倦地”;dubtfully“怀疑地”。
29、答案：C
解析：根据上文内容可知,这时一个渔民出现了,他帮助作者一家人摆脱了困境,转危为安(safe)。srry“遗憾的”;brave“勇敢的”;right“正确的”。
30、答案：D
解析：根据第一段出现的wnderful camping experiences和空后的wndering what camping fun可知,作者一家人对未知的旅行充满了兴奋(excitement)感。relief“宽慰”;duty“责任,义务”;pride“自豪,骄傲”。
31、答案：B
解析：根据上文列举的两个例子可知,作者一家人的旅行充满了快乐,但也有一些冒险(adventure)的经历。failure“失败”;perfrmance“表演,表现”;cnflict“矛盾,冲突”。
32、答案：had；days；stricter；a；s；t；them；t talk；Finally ；making
解析：①考查谓语动词。句意：在我多伦多的母校，我参加了足球队和排球队，所以我很受欢迎，有很多朋友。设空处与was并列作谓语，表示过去的状态，应用一般过去时。故填had。
②考查名词的数。句意：我在新学校的头几天是非常难熬的。设空处作主语，表示“日子”，因为day是可数名词，且由设空处前的few以及系动词were可知。故填days。
③考查形容词比较级。句意：班级的时间表是不同的，老师比我以前学校的老师要更加严格。由than thse in my ld schl可知，设空处应填strict的比较级stricter。故填stricter。
④考查固定搭配。句意：结果，我的空闲时间变得有限。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里考查固定搭配as a result，“结果”的意思。故填a。
⑤考查连词。句意：我的家庭作业让我如此的忙，以至于只能在星期六晚上看电视。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里考查连词固定搭配，“如此……以至于……”的意思。故填s。
⑥考查介词。句意：有些同学想对我好一点，但我不想和他们说话。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里考查介词t，表示方向。固定搭配be nice t sb.，“对某人友好”的意思。故填t。
⑦考查代词。句意：同上。分析句子结构和意思可知，设空处作宾语，指代sme kids，表示“他们”的意思。故填them。
⑧考查非谓语动词。句意：两个月过去了，我才鼓起勇气和一些同学交谈。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里考查动词不定式，固定搭配get the curage t d sth. “鼓足勇气做某事”的意思。故填t talk。
⑨考查副词。句意：最后，我发现他们是正常人，就像我一样。分析句子结构和意思可知，设空处需要副词作状语，表示“最终”的意思。故填Finally。
⑩考查非谓语动词。句意：那一年，我学到了有关交朋友的宝贵一课。分析句子结构和意思可知，设空处作介词abut的宾语，所以用动名词形式。故填making。
33、答案：
Dear Li Hua,
I’m srry t hear that yu have met sme challenges in learning English. Hwever, the situatin is easy t change if yu take my advice. My suggestins are as fllws.
Firstly, yu shuld listen t the teachers carefully in the class. Secndly, the best way t learn English is reading it well and knwing the meanings f it. Thirdly, yu can speak English with yur classmates and teachers, which can imprve yur listening and speaking abilities. What’s mre, the mst imprtant advice is reading English bks befre the class and after the class.
I hpe my suggestins will be helpful fr yu.
Yurs,
Editr Jim
34、答案：
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