湛江市第二十一中学2023-2024学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试卷(含答案)

这是一份湛江市第二十一中学2023-2024学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试卷(含答案)，共20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
Weight lss desn’t happen just by turning dwn dessert. Here, three wmen share the biggest mtivatrs in their weight-lss jurneys and the simple changes they made t actually achieve their health gals. Alyssa Greene
The stress f starting cllege and cntinuus late nights caused Alyssa Greene t develp an unhealthy relatinship with her bdy. Thugh she exercised, she didn’t pay much attentin t her diet and her verall health until she realized a change had t be made. Over the next 2.5 years, she self-educated abut nutritin and learnt what and hw much t eat t get the results she wanted.
Tday, Greene has lst 50 punds and relies n self-discipline as her key mtivatr. “I d what I want fr me, n ne else,” she says. “Fr peple wh have a hard time making a lifestyle change because f family r friends r a significant ther, it really bils dwn t discipline.”Tanisha Cmmdre
Fr years, Tanisha Cmmdre left n stne unturned when it came t weight lss strategies. After trying cuntless wrkut prgrammes and weight-lss diets, the desperate influencer began entertaining the idea f ging t Mexic fr weight-lss surgery when her friend happened t recmmend a special diet. Over eight mnths, Cmmdre lst 80 punds. “Yu didn’t put it n vernight, s dn’t expect t lse it vernight,” she ntes.Denita Elizabeth
At ne pint, Denita Elizabeth weighed ver 250 punds and culdn’t remember what it felt like t be healthy. Having made up her mind t make a change, Elizabeth signed up fr a SulCycle membership. Tday she’s lst 100 punds. “Nt nly had my strength increased, but my whle bdy cmpsitin changed,” says Elizabeth. “Remember: yu need t develp discipline and cmmitment fr the mments when yu dn’t feel like it.”
1．Hw did Greene lse weight?
A. By wrking ut.B. By changing eating habits.
C. By enhancing mtivatin.D. By ging t bed early.
2．What des Cmmdre suggest peple d?
A. Try different strategies.B. Eat a strict diet.
C. Be patient.D. Get gym membership.
3．What d Greene and Elizabeth have in cmmn?
A. They are cllege students.
B. They are disciplined.
C. They are mtivated by thers.
D. They have achieved their gals quickly.
Brn in the Netherlands in 1853, Van Ggh led a simple life in a small twn until the age f 16. He then left schl and jined a firm f art dealers in the large city f The Hague. He eventually realised that dealing with thers’ artwrk was nt his prfessin. His true lve was t becme an artist himself.
He devted much f his time t learning the fundamentals f drawing. Van Ggh believed that t becme a great painter, ne must first master the ability t draw. It was nly after he was cmfrtable in this area that he began t use il paints. That is when he develped a style and talent fr clur that made him ne f the mst respected artists f all time.
Van Ggh’s paintings are amazing representatins f his view f the wrld. The clurs jump ff the canvas (画布), nt nly because f their brightness but als because f the brush strkes (笔触). Van Ggh avided light, feathery strkes, which wuld prtray (描写) typical subjects. Instead, he used his brush and ils t make layers that built the painting until it was almst three-dimensinal.
Perhaps ne f the mst memrable examples f Van Ggh’s use f clur and brush style is his painting The Starry Night. The sky swirls (打旋) acrss the canvas, while the stars shine with unearthly brightness. Each brushstrke creates the image f mvement. The Starry Night shws Van Ggh’s great ability t create a pwerful image with simple subjects.
Van Ggh spent nly the last ten years f his life painting. He is believed t have sld nly ne f the 900 paintings he created during thse years. Yet tday Van Ggh is cnsidered ne f the greatest artists f all time. His influence is evident; many painters mimic his style and use f clur. His artwrk can be fund in museums all ver the wrld and is valued in millins f dllars, an evidence fr Vincent Van Ggh’s talent.
4．Accrding t the text, Van Ggh learnt hw t paint by
A. acquiring basic drawing techniques
B. clsely bserving the wrld arund him
C. carefully studying the wrks f great artists
D. reading many bks abut art
5．Which f the fllwing des the authr seem t admire mst abut Van Ggh’s paintings?
A. The images.B. The md.
C. The themes.D. The brushwrk.
6．Why des the authr refer t The Starry Night?
A. T praise Van Ggh’s ability.
B. T prve Van Ggh’s respect fr nature.
C. T shw Van Ggh’s style f painting.
D. T indicate Van Ggh’s feelings abut his art.
7．What des the underlined wrd “mimic” in the last paragraph prbably mean?
A. Tlerate.B. Judge.C. Cpy.D. Ntice.
We truly are what we eat-and what ur ancestrs ate. Fd has changed wh we are and hw we develped fr hundreds f thusands f years. Frm prcessing t preserving t cking, what humans did and cntinue t d t fd played a big rle in shaping ur evlutin.
Prcessed fd isn’t just a mdern inventin, created in factries frm artificial ingredients. It is as ld as humanity itself and may have helped create ur species. Prcessing desn’t necessarily mean adding chemicals-it als includes hitting r slicing(切片) r changing the fd in any way befre eating. Cmpared t ur ancestrs, mdern human teeth, jaws and faces have gtten smaller relative t verall skull size because f making fd easier t chew, especially frm cking. Prcessing fd als led t a huge gain in leisure time. The less time peple spent chewing, the mre time they had t develp cmplex ral language.
Cking fd was ne f the biggest changes in human histry. Researchers believe it culd have ccurred between 1.8 millin and 400,000 years ag, Harvard prfessr Richard Wrangham said, accrding t Natinal Gegraphic. Cking increases the energy and nutrients we get frm fd. Withut cking, accrding t the BBC, an average persn wuld have t eat arund 5 kils f raw fd t survive and we’d have t spend mst f the day chewing.
Cking fd als breaks dwn its cells, s ur stmachs need t wrk less t absrb the nutrients ur bdies require. “This,” said Prfessr Peter Wheeler frm Liverpl Jhn Mres University, UK, “freed up energy which culd then be used t pwer a larger brain. The increase in brain-size mirrrs the reductin in the size f the gut(肠道).”
Prcessed fd literally shaped us as a species and made us human-the nly species n Earth wh can ck.
8．What can we knw abut prcessed fd?
A. It is mstly created frm artificial ingredients.
B. It appears at least since the beginning f human beings.
C. It makes fd easier t ck.
D. It changes the way we talk.
9．What is the benefit f cking fd t humans?
A. It practices human chewing skills.B. It saves energy fr humans t develp brains.
C. It reduces fd digestin f humans.D. It csts human mre leisure time.
10．What des the underlined wrd “mirrrs” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Reflects.B. Benefits.C. Influences.D. Functins.
11．What is the main idea f the passage?
A. Humans changes as fd decreases.
B. Prcessing fd makes wh we are tday.
C. Cking fd makes where we are tday.
D. Humans develp gradually as fd changes.
The pssibility f self-driving rbt cars has ften seemed like a futurist’s dream, years away frm cming int reality in the real wrld. Well, the future is apparently nw. The Califrnia Department f Mtr Vehicles began giving permits in April fr cmpanies t test truly self-driving cars n public rads. The state als cleared the way fr cmpanies t sell r rent ut self-driving cars, and fr cmpanies t perate driverless taxi services. Califrnia, it shuld be nted, isn't leading the way here. Cmpanies have been testing their cars in cities acrss the cuntry. It's hard t predict when driverless cars will be everywhere n ur rads. But hwever lng it takes, the technlgy may change ur transprtatin systems and ur cities, fr better r fr wrse, depending n hw the transfrmatin is managed.
While much f the debate s far has been fcused n the safety f driverless cars, plicymakers shuld be talking mre abut hw self-driving cars can help reduce traffic jams, cut emissins (排放) and ffer mre cnvenient and affrdable chices t mve arund. The arrival f driverless cars is a chance t make sure that thse cars are envirnmentally friendly and mre shared.
D we want t cpy r even wrsen the traffic f tday with driverless cars? Imagine a future where mst adults wn their self-driving cars. They accept lng, slw jurneys t and frm wrk n crwded highways because they can wrk, entertain themselves r sleep n the ride. They take their driverless car t a date and set the empty car t circle the building t avid paying fr parking. Instead f walking a few blcks t pick up a child r the dry cleaning, they send the self-driving minibus. The cnvenience even leads fewer peple t take public transprt — an unwelcme side effect researchers have already fund in ride-hailing (网约车) services. Plicymakers shuld start thinking nw abut hw t make sure the appearance f driverless cars desn't wrsen the transprtatin system we have tday. The cming technlgical develpment presents a chance fr cities and states t develp transprtatin systems designed t mve mre peple, and mre affrdably. The car f the future is cming. We just have t plan fr it.
12．What can we learn frm the first paragraph?
A. Self-driving cars are nt allwed in the real wrld.
B. Driverless taxies will be seen everywhere n the rad in a shrt term.
C. Califrnia is nt alne in testing driverless cars.
D. Self-driving technlgy will definitely benefit transprtatin system.
13．Accrding t the authr, plicymakers shuld pay mre attentin t __________.
A. hw driverless cars can help deal with transprtatin-related prblems
B. hw driverless cars can travel safely
C. hw driverless cars can travel faster
D. hw driverless cars can mve mre peple
14．What is a pssible side effect f self-driving cars?
A. Jurneys t and frm wrk becme lnger.
B. Mre and mre peple abandn public transprtatin.
C. There is n place t park them.
D. They may result in traffic jams.
15．What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Preparing Cities fr Rbt CarsB. Future Technlgy Underway
C. Transprtatin System in the FutureD. Rbt Cars n the Rad
二、七选五
16．If yu think yu’re a pessimist and there’s n hpe f ever turning it arund, then think again! Accrding t mental health experts, it is actually very pssible t turn int a glass-half-full kind f persn, and here’s what yu can d t see things in a brighter light.
① _________ Writing dwn yur ideas f an ptimistic tmrrw will make a huge difference when it cmes t yur verall attitude t life. Yu may als want t cnsider a serius challenge yu have in life right nw, and simply sit back and think abut all f the pssible psitive utcmes.
Chse t be ptimistic. Life is all abut chices. Yu can chse t spend the entire day reading r cleaning. Yu can make the call yu’ve been thinking abut fr a while r yu can put it ff fr anther day. What’s mre, yu can als chse t be psitive r yu can chse t simply carry n living as yu are. ② _________ And then carry n that way fr the rest f yur life.
Extend psitiveness t thers. Making thers feel gd abut themselves can have lasting psitive effects n yur wn life. Never frget t admire yur family, friends, and clleagues fr the gd things which they are ding in their lives, even if they dn’t directly affect yu. ③ _________
Recgnize yur negative thught patterns. It’s fine t acknwledge that bad things in life might happen at any time. ④ _________ Yet being verly negative can seriusly ruin yur chances f finding happiness in his life. Reframing yur awkwardly negative thughts int mre realistic patterns may be the key t helping yu maintain ptimism.
Practice gratitude. Spend sme time thinking abut all f the things yu have t be thankful fr. ⑤ _________ Yu culd even chse t keep diaries, where yu can put dwn anything which makes yu smile. If nthing else, take a mment every nce in a while t stp, smile and be thankful fr the psitive things in life.
A. Imagine a psitive future.
B. Frm the habit f keeping diaries.
C. Of curse, it’s als necessary t praise yurself.
D. Ignring reality isn’t the mst helpful methd either.
E. Being ptimistic starts with the decisin t be psitive.
F. It will ften prvide yu with an instant ptimism bst.
G. Take a mment t wrk ut hw realistic yur thughts really are.
三、完形填空（15空）
We never stp learning. The mst imprtant skill I 1 at schl was keeping a rutine (惯例). Rutines allw us t develp a rhythm (节奏) t ur lives, but they als have their 2 .
It can be easy t get s used t yur rutine that yu dn’t 3 yu’re n lnger aware f yur time. This can stp 4 , which means yu start living yur life n autpilt (自动驾驶). Ding the same thing week after week can be bring. If yu make time t try new things and 5 new interests, yu can adjust yur rutine t better fit yur 6 as things change.
When I first came t cllege, I was 7 cuntless times that it’s imprtant yu develp a rutine s yu can 8 things imprtant t yu. But it’s easy t frget the bigger picture. I gt s accustmed t the 9 ld things that I wuld ften 10 abut all f the ther fun and exciting 11 cllege had t ffer.
It wasn’t until my junir year that I really started setting time aside t explre things that were 12 t me. I needed t find a 13 between keeping a structured timetable and finding time t be creative and try 14 things.
Rutines are imprtant, yes, but dn’t frget: it’s nt the rutine that 15 yur life. It’s nly yu wh can determine hw yu spend yur time, s dn’t frget t thrw smething new in there frm time t time. Abve all else, dn’t live yur life n autpilt.
17．A. made upB. picked upC. put ffD. held back
18．A. meaningsB. purpsesC. disadvantagesD. slutins
19．A. realizeB. believeC. desireD. pretend
20．A. serviceB. playC. explanatinD. advance
21．A. explreB. lseC. attractD. exchange
22．A. businessB. researchC. lifestyleD. rganizatin
23．A. frecastB. rderedC. nticedD. tld
24．A. bring dwnB. fcus nC. get acrssD. take away
25．A. simpleB. sameC. gdD. helpful
26．A. askB. talkC. bringD. frget
27．A. chancesB. hlidaysC. mviesD. lectures
28．A. affrdableB. safeC. interestingD. real
29．A. differenceB. balanceC. cmpetitinD. feeling
30．A. certainB. imprtantC. regularD. new
31．A. decidesB. destrysC. risksD. saves
四、短文填空
32．Spring festival cmes t an end. Here ①______ (cme) the lantern festival. The lantern festival can be dated back t Han dynasty. It is ②______ the 15th day f the first lunar muth.
Almst every ③______(traditin) festival in China cmes with ④______(it) wn fd and the lantern festival is n exceptin. It is ppular t have "yuanxia" r "tangyuan". It is a kind f dessert ⑤______（make) frm glutinus rice, filled with black sesame, red bean paste r even meat fillings. In Chinese, tangyuann has a similar prnunciatin with "tuanyuan", ⑥______means reunin. Thus, having tangyuan dentes reunin, harmny and happiness fr the family.
On the Lantern Festival night, the mn illuminates the dark sky while many lanterns shine bright clrs n the earth. Lantern is the mst ntable part f the festival. Chinese craftsmen have made cuntless lanterns in different ⑦______(variety) such as Kngming lanterns, water lanterns. Peple used t jin in lantern fairs in which they can watch lanterns, guess riddles and give their faithful prayers t decedents. In ancient China, unmarried wman culdn't g ut at will. Only at the lantern festival were they allwed ⑧______(g) t the lantern exhibitin. That's why ancient Chinese peple cnsidered the Lantern Festival as ⑨______ccasin t lk fr a match r meet up with the belved. Therefre, the lantern festival was ⑩______ (actual) the real Chinese valentine's day.
五、书面表达
33．假如你是高二学生李华，因为高中学习等方面带来的压力，导致生活方式很不健康的情况，请给你2050年的未来朋友Jhn写一封求助信，期盼他结合未来健康的生活方式给你科学地指导。
要求：
1. 说明写信的目的；
2. 讲述自己的困境及期盼心情；
3. 词数80左右。
Dear Jhn,
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Yurs,
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。
My aunt Sandy is a very kind-hearted wman. She lves animals s much that she fund a jb in an emergency vet clinic（兽医诊所）after graduating frm cllege. There she culd help a lt f injured pets.
One day, a rescue wrker brught in a hmeless cat. The cat had numerus injuries and needed immediate medical aid. N ne in the vet clinic wanted t rescue the cat but Sandy. All the thers didn't think the cat wuld survive. And they suggested putting the cat t death.
But Sandy didn't want t give up. She always believes that every animal deserves a chance. Hlding the cat in her arms, she was determined t rescue her.
Sandy was gd at treating injured animals. Thanks t her, the cat survived. She tk gd care f the cat and she gradually recvered. Hwever, it wasn't the end f the stry. Because f the peratin perfrmed n her face, the cat always wre a sad expressin and lked really ugly. Thse wh came t the clinic t adpt pets didn't want her.
The staff at the vet clinic suggested getting rid f the cat. But Sandy didn't agree. She wanted t adpt the cat herself, but there was a prblem—her husband was allergic（过敏）t cats. S Sandy culdn't take her hme.
Thinking the cat might have t be hmeless, Sandy was very sad. She had tried very hard t rescue her s she didn't want t lse her. She tried t persuade peple arund her t adpt the cat, but they didn't shw any interest in such an ugly cat.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为100左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
One day, a girl abut ten years ld entered the vet clinic and lked arund.
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Hwever, Sandy just didn't understand why the little girl wanted t have the cat.
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参考答案
1．答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“Thugh she exercised, she didn’t pay much attentin t her diet and her verall health until she realized a change had t be made. Over the next 2.5 years, she self-educated abut nutritin and learnt what and hw much t eat t get the results she wanted.(尽管她锻炼，但她并没有太注意自己的饮食和整体健康，直到她意识到她必须做出改变。在接下来的两年半里，她自学了营养知识，学会了吃什么和吃多少才能达到她想要的效果)”可知，格林是通过改变饮食习惯减肥的。故选B。
2．答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段“Over eight mnths, Cmmdre lst 80 punds. “Yu didn’t put it n vernight, s dn’t expect t lse it vernight,” she ntes.(在八个多月的时间里，Cmmdre减掉了80磅。她指出：“你不是在一夜之间增加体重，所以不要指望一夜之间就会减掉它。”)”可知，Cmmdre表示人们不要指望一夜之间减肥，即建议人们要有耐心。故选C。
3．答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段“Tday, Greene has lst 50 punds and relies n self-discipline as her key mtivatr. “I d what I want fr me, n ne else,” she says. “Fr peple wh have a hard time making a lifestyle change because f family r friends r a significant ther, it really bils dwn t discipline.”(如今，格林已经瘦了50磅，依靠自律作为她的主要动力。“我为自己做我想做的事，而不是别人，”她说。“对于那些因为家人、朋友或重要的另一半而难以改变生活方式的人来说，这真的可以归结为自制力。”)”以及最后一段“Remember: yu need t develp discipline and cmmitment fr the mments when yu dn’t feel like it.(记住：当你不喜欢它的时候，你需要培养自制力和承诺)”可知，格林和伊丽莎白的共同点是她们都拥有自制力。故选B。
4．答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Van Ggh believed that t becme a great painter, ne must first master the ability t draw. It was nly after he was cmfrtable in this area that he began t use il paints.(梵高认为，要成为一个伟大的画家，首先要掌握绘画的能力。直到他在这个领域感到舒适之后，他才开始使用油画颜料)”可知，梵高认为要成为伟大的画家，必须先掌握基础的绘画技巧。故选A。
5．答案：D
解析：细节理解题。 根据文章第三段“Van Ggh’s paintings are amazing representatins f his view f the wrld. The clrs jump ff the canvas (画布), nt nly because f their brightness but als because f the brush strkes (笔画).(梵高的画作令人惊叹地表现了他对世界的看法。色彩在画布上跳跃，不仅因为它们的亮度，而且因为笔画)”可知，梵高成为一位受人尊敬的画家的主要原因是他对色彩的把握有自己的风格和天赋。由此可知，作者最欣赏梵高画作的笔法。故选D。
6．答案：C
解析：推理判断题。 根据文章第四段“Perhaps ne f the mst memrable examples f Van Ggh’s use f clr and brush style is his painting The Starry Night. The sky swirls (打旋) acrss the canvas, while the stars shine with unearthly brightness. Each brush strke creates the image f mvement.(也许梵高对色彩和笔法的运用最令人难忘的例子之一是他的《星夜》。天空在画布上旋转，而星星则闪耀着超凡的光芒。每一笔都创造出运动的形象)”可推知，作者提到《星夜》这幅画是为了展示梵高的绘画风格。故选C。
7．答案：C
解析：词句猜测题。根据上句“Yet Van Ggh tday is cnsidered ne f the greatest artists f all time. His influence is bvius (然而，今天的梵高被认为是有史以来最伟大的艺术家之一。他的影响是显而易见的)”以及下文“his style and use f clr(他的风格和色彩的应用)”可知，梵高的作品影响深远，许多人都在模仿他的画风。由此可知，划线处和C项：Cpy.(模仿，效法)含义一致。故选C。
8．答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段 It is as ld as humanity itself and may have helped create ur species. Prcessing desn't necessarily mean adding chemicals—it als includes hitting r slicing(切 片)r changing the fd in any way befre eating.(它与人类本身一样古老，可能帮助创造了我们这个物种。加工并不一定意味着添加化学物质—它也包括在吃之前打或切或以任何方式改变食物。)可知，加工食品至少从人类开始就出现了。 故选B。
9．答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段 The less time peple spent chewing, the mre time they had t develp cmplex ral language (人们花在咀嚼上的时间越少，他们发展复杂口语的时间就越多。)以及第四段 freed up energy which culd then be used t pwer a larger brain. The increase in brain- size mirrrs the reductin in the size f the gut (肠道)，(释放出的能量可以用来驱动更大的大脑。大脑尺寸的增加反映了肠道尺寸的减小。) 可知，烹饪食物对人类的好处是为人类发育大脑节 省能量。故选B。
10．答案：A
解析：词句猜测题。根据划线词上文 ur stmachs need t wrk less t absrb the nutrients ur bdies require.(我们的胃需要更少的工作来吸收我们身体所需的营养。)和后文 freed up energy which culd then be used t pwer a larger brain.(释放出的能量可以用来驱动 更大的大脑。)以及划线词后文 the reductin in the size f the gut (肠道).可知，我们的胃需要更少的工作来吸收我们身体所需的营养，而释放出的能量可以用来驱动更大的大 脑，这说明了大脑大小的增加也反映了肠道大小的 缩小。故划线词意思是"反映"。A. Reflects反映; B. Benefits利益;C.Influences影响; D. Functins函数。故选A。
11．答案：D
解析：主旨大意题。根据第一段 We truly are what we eat- and what ur ancestrs ate. Fd has changed wh we are and hw we develped fr hundred s f thusands f years. Frm prcessing t pre serving t cking, what humans did and cntinue t d t fd played a big rle in shaping ur evlutin.(我们吃什么就是什么，我们的祖先 吃什么就是什么。数十万年来，食物改变了我们的 身份和我们的发展方式。从加工到保存再到烹饪，人类对食物所做和继续做的事情在塑造我们的进化 过程中发挥了重要作用。)结合文章主要说明了食 物与人类进化的关系。可知，这篇文章的主旨是人类随着食物的变化而逐渐发展。故选D。
12．答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Califrnia, it shuld be nted, isn't leading the way here. Cmpanies have been testing their cars in cities acrss the cuntry.(应该指出的是，加利福尼亚在这方面并没有领先。各公司一直在全国各地的城市测试他们的汽车)”可知，加利福尼亚并不是唯一一个测试无人驾驶汽车的州。故选C。
13．答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The cming technlgical develpment presents a chance fr cities and states t develp transprtatin systems designed t mve mre peple, and mre affrdably.(即将到来的技术发展为各个城市和州提供了一个发展交通系统的机会，该系统旨在运送更多的人，以更便宜的价格运送)”可知，作者认为，政策制定者应该更多地关注无人驾驶汽车如何帮助解决与交通相关的问题。故选A。
14．答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The cnvenience even leads fewer peple t take public transprt — an unwelcme side effect researchers have already fund in ride-hailing (网约车) services.(便利甚至导致更少的人乘坐公共交通工具——研究人员已经在网约车服务中发现了一个不受欢迎的副作用)”可知，无人驾驶汽车的便利的一个可能的副作用是越来越多的人放弃公共交通。故选B。
15．答案：A
解析：主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“Califrnia, it shuld be nted, isn't leading the way here. Cmpanies have been testing their cars in cities acrss the cuntry.(应该指出的是，加利福尼亚在这方面并没有领先。各公司一直在全国各地的城市测试他们的汽车)”可知，加利福尼亚州正在进行无人驾驶汽车的测试，而且美国很多城市都进行了类似的测试，文章分析了无人驾驶汽车给交通带来的诸多好处，建议现代城市都要做好准备迎接这一新技术。由此可知，Preparing Cities fr Rbt Cars(为无人驾驶汽车准备城市)适合做本文标题。故选A。
16．答案：①-⑤AECDF
解析：①由上文“here’s what yu can d t see things in a brighter light.”可知，下面要介绍培养积极乐观态度的几种方法。该小题应该选一个祈使句做小标题，也是本段首句兼主题句。下文“Writing dwn yur ideas f an ptimistic tmrrw will make a huge difference when it cmes t yur verall attitude t life.”（ 把你关于一个乐观的明天的所有想法写下了），由此可知，尤其是“tmrrw” 一词与“future”呼应，我们第一步要乐观地畅想美好未来。A项内容符合语境。故选A项。
②该空所在第三段小标题“Chse t be ptimistic.”可知，乐观还是消极悲观是一种选择，我们一定要去选择积极乐观，选择了就做出了一个决定，E选项“Being ptimistic starts with the decisin t be psitive.”乐观的生活态度开始于一个要做一个乐观的人的决心。空后下文“And then carry n that way fr the rest f yur life.”下定决心之后，就在今后去坚持。E选项内容符合语境，尤其“decisin”和“chse”呼应。故选E项。
③上文“Never frget t admire yur family, friends, and clleagues fr the gd things which they are ding in their lives, even if they dn’t directly affect yu.”可知，作者建议欣赏赞美身边家人，朋友，同事，营造积极乐观的大环境。C项“Of curse, it’s als necessary t praise yurself”（ 当然了，赞美自己也是很必要的），很好地承接上文，尤其“als”。故选C项。
④上文“It’s fine t acknwledge that bad things in life might happen at any time.”承认生活中随时可能会发生不好的事情。接受这个现实是有好处的。D选项“Ignring reality isn’t the mst helpful methd ，either.”忽略现实不是最好的办法。符合语境。下文“Yet being verly negative can seriusly ruin yur chances f finding happiness in his life.”然而一直持否定消极态度会严重毁掉你发现幸福的机会。转折含义的副词“yet”之前要接受生活中有些不如意，“yet”后说明不能一直消极，要转换思维方式。故选D项。
⑤由空前“Spend sme time thinking abut all f the things yu have t be thankful fr.”可知，作者建议大家用点时间想一下所有应该感恩的事物。F选项“will ften prvide yu with an instant ptimism bst”（这将经常给你一种乐观的推动力）符合上文语境，主语“It”指代前面整个句子。故选F项。
17．答案：B
解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：我在学校学到的最重要的技能是遵循惯例。A. made up编造；B. picked up学会；C. put ff推迟；D. held back使留在原级。根据前文“We never stp learning. ”可知，此处是指，作者在学校学到的技能。故选B项。
18．答案：C
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：遵循惯例使我们的生活有节奏，但它们也有缺点。A. meanings意义；B. purpses意图；C. disadvantages缺点；D. slutins解决办法。根据前文“Rutines allw us t develp a rhythm (节奏) t ur lives”，以及but表转折可知，前文讲保持规律的好处，空处应是缺点。故选C项。
19．答案：A
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：很容易习惯你的日常生活，以至于你没有意识到你不再意识到你的时间。A. realize认识到；B. believe相信；C. desire渴望；D. pretend假装。根据前文“It can be easy t get s used t yur rutine”可知，很容易习惯你的日常生活，所以不会意识到时间的流逝。故选A项。
20．答案：D
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：这可能会停止前进，这意味着你开始过着自动驾驶的生活。A. service服务；B. play玩耍；C. explanatin解释；D. advance前进。根据下文“which means yu start living yur life n autpilt (自动驾驶). ”可知，这可能会停止前进。故选D项。
21．答案：A
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果你花时间去尝试新事物，探索新的兴趣，你可以调整你的日常生活，以更好地适应你的生活方式。A. explre探索；B. lse丢失；C. attract吸引；D. exchange交换。根据前文“If yu make time t try new things”以及and，可知空处和前文并列，意思相近，所以此处应是探索新的兴趣。故选A项。
22．答案：C
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果你花时间去尝试新事物，探索新的兴趣，你可以调整你的日常生活，以更好地适应你的生活方式。A. business商业；B. research研究；C. lifestyle生活方式；D. rganizatin组织。根据前文“Ding the same thing week after week can be bring.”可知，此处说的是生活方式。故选C项。
23．答案：D
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我第一次来到大学，我被告知无数次，重要的是你建立一个惯例，这样你就可以专注于对你重要的事情。A. frecast预测；B. rdered命令；C. nticed注意到；D. tld告诉。根据后文“cuntless times that it’s imprtant yu develp a rutine”结合选项，此处应是无数次被告诉，符合实际。故选D项。
24．答案：B
解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我第一次来到大学，我被告知无数次，重要的是你建立一个惯例，这样你就可以专注于对你重要的事情。A. bring dwn降低；B. fcus n专注于；C. get acrss被理解；D. take away拿走。根据上文“ it’s imprtant yu develp a rutine”可知，重要的是你建立一个惯例，这样你就可以专注于对你重要的事情。故选B项。
25．答案：B
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我已经习惯了同样的旧事物，以至于我常常会忘记大学所提供的所有其他有趣和令人兴奋的机会。A. simple简单的；B. same相同的；C. gd好的；D. helpful有帮助的。根据前文“It can be easy t get s used t yur rutine”可知，习惯于惯例，也就是同样的旧事物。故选B项。
26．答案：D
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：我已经习惯了同样的旧事物，以至于我常常会忘记大学所提供的所有其他有趣和令人兴奋的机会。A. ask询问；B. talk说话；C. bring带来；D. frget忘记。根据前文“But it’s easy t frget the bigger picture.”可知，是作者养成了惯例，导致他经常忘记其他的事。故选D项。
27．答案：A
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：我已经习惯了同样的旧事物，以至于我常常会忘记大学所提供的所有其他有趣和令人兴奋的机会。A. chances机会；B. hlidays假日；C. mvies电影；D. lectures讲课。根据下文“cllege had t ffer”可知，大学所提供的所有其他有趣和令人兴奋的机会。故选A项。
28．答案：C
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：直到大三，我才真正开始腾出时间去探索我感兴趣的事情。A. affrdable买得起的；B. safe安全的；C. interesting有趣的；D. real真实的。是探索感兴趣的事。故选C项。
29．答案：B
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：我需要在保持一个有组织的时间表和找时间创新和尝试新事物之间找到平衡。A. difference差异；B. balance均衡；C. cmpetitin竞争；D. feeling感觉。应是在循例和尝试新事物之间找到平衡之意。故选B项。
30．答案：D
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我需要在保持一个有组织的时间表和找时间创新和尝试新事物之间找到平衡。A. certain肯定的；B. imprtant重要的；C. regular定期的；D. new新的。根据前文“If yu make time t try new things”可知是尝试新事物。故选D项。
31．答案：A
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：惯例很重要，是的，但不要忘记:不是惯例决定你的生活。A. decides决定；B. destrys摧毁；C. risks冒险做；D. saves挽救。根据后文“It’s nly yu wh can determine hw yu spend yur time”可知，是你自己才能决定自己的生活，而不是惯例。故选A项。
32．答案：cmes；n；traditinal；its；made；which；varieties；t g ；the；actually
解析：①考查时态和主谓一致。句意:元宵节到了。空格处是谓语，本句是全部倒装句，主语是the lantern festival，是单数，句子描述客观事实，时态用一般现在时，因此空格处用第三人称单数cmes, 故填cmes.
②考查介词。句意:它是在农历的第一个月的第十五天。the 15th day f the first lunar muth是具体的某一天，前面要加介词n，故填n。
③考查形容词。句意:在中国，几乎每个传统节日都有自己的美食，元宵节也不例外。空格处用形容词作定语，修饰名词festival, traditin的形容词是traditinal，意为“传统的”。故填traditinal。
④考查物主代词。句意:在中国，几乎每个传统节日都有自己的美食，元宵节也不例外。ne's wn意为“某人自己的”，因此空格处是its。故填its。
⑤考查非谓语动词。句意:这是一种由糯米制成的甜点，里面夹着黑芝麻、红豆沙甚至肉馅。句中谓语是is，空格处用非谓语动词，dessert和make 之间是逻辑动宾关系，因此空格处用过去分词表被 动，故填made。
⑥考查定语从句。句意:在汉语中，汤圆与“团圆”的发音相似，意思是团聚。空格处引导的是非限制性定语从句，从句中缺少主语，先行词"tuanyuan"是"团圆"，因此空格处用关系代词 which引导定语从句，故填which。
⑦考查名词的复数。句意:中国工匠制作了 无数不同品种的灯笼，如孔明灯、水灯等。different 后跟名词的复数varieties，故填varieties。
⑧考查不定式。句意:只有在元宵节的时候，他们才被允许去看灯展。sb. be allwed t d sth.是固定短语，意为“某人被允许做某事”，因此空格处是不定式t g，故填t g。
⑨考查定冠词。句意:这就是为什么古代中国人认为元宵节是一个寻找伴侣或与心爱的人见面的日子。空格处用定冠词the特指寻找伴侣或与心爱的人见面的日子，故填the。
⑩考查副词。句意:因此，元宵节实际上 是真正的中国情人节。空格处要用副词actually作状语，actually意为“实际上”。故填actually。
33．答案：Dear Jhn,
My future friend, hw are yu ging? Recently, I’m encuntering sme trublesme prblems. S I’m writing t ask yu fr help.
First, I have t spend s much time n my hmewrk that I hardly have time t take sprts. Mrever, the high expectatin frm the teachers and my parents makes me extremely stressful because I dn’t want t let them dwn. What trubles me mst is that it’s difficult fr me t fall asleep every night. Faced with all things that lead t unhealthy lifestyle, I’m anxius t get yur help. Culd yu please ffer me sme scientific advice based n a healthy lifestyle in the future?
Lking frward t yur early reply.
Yurs,
Li Hua
解析：1.词汇积累
帮助：help→assistance/aid
此外：mrever→what’s mre
导致：lead t→result in
渴望做：be anxius t→desire t d
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Recently, I’m encuntering sme trublesme prblems.
拓展句：Recently, I’m encuntering sme prblems which truble me a lt.
【高分句型1】What trubles me mst is that it’s difficult fr me t fall asleep every night. (运用了What引导的主语从句和that引导的表语从句)
【高分句型2】Faced with all things that lead t unhealthy lifestyle, I’m anxius t get yur help. (运用了that引导的限制性定语从句)
34．答案： One day, a girl abut ten years ld entered the vet clinic and lked arund. Attracted by the special cat，she held her gently. “D yu like her?” Sandy came up t the girl and asked. T Sandy's surprise, the girl ndded. “Dn't yu think she's ugly? N ne wants t take her hme,” Sandy asked. “I want t take care f her,” the girl respnded firmly.
Hwever, Sandy just didn't understand why the little girl wanted t have the cat. When asked, the girl explained, “My mther tld me never t judge a bk by its cver, s I dn't think we shuld judge a cat by its appearance. Thugh she lks ugly, it desn't mean she desn't deserve ur lve. I'll adpt her.” Sandy was s cheerful t meet such a kind-hearted girl.
解析：1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“一天，一个大约十岁的女孩走进兽医诊所，四处看了看”可知，第一段可描写小女孩很喜欢这只猫。
②由第二段首句内容“然而，桑迪就是不明白为什么小女孩想要这只猫”可知，第二段可描写为什么小女孩想要这只猫。
2.续写线索：女孩走进兽医诊所——要领养这只猫——问清楚原因——作者的姑姑很高兴能遇到这样一个善良的女孩
3.词汇激活
行为类
1.喜欢：like /lve /be fnd f
2.照顾：take care f/lk after/attend n
3.回复：reply/respnd
情绪类
1.快乐的：delighted/plaesed/cheerful
2.坚定地：firmly/ with determinatin
[高分句型1] Thugh she lks ugly, it desn't mean she desn't deserve ur lve. (由thugh引导的让步状语从句)
[高分句型2] My mther tld me never t judge a bk by its cver, s I dn't think we shuld judge a cat by its appearance. (由s引导的并列句和省略that的宾语从句)