江西省赣州市大余县部分学校联考2024-2025学年高二下学期4月期中英语试题（解析版）

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第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Have yu heard f the fllwing peple? Maybe yes, maybe n. But they may be an inspiratin fr yu.
The Tree Lady
Kate Sessins was an American btanist and landscape architect clsely assciated with San Dieg, Califrnia. After becming the first wman t graduate frm the University f Califrnia, Berkeley, she tk a jb as a teacher far suth in the dry desert twn f San Dieg. Kate decided that San Dieg needed trees mre than anything else. Therefre, this yung wman single-handedly started a mvement transfrming the twn int the leafy, garden-filled place as it is tday.
The Snwflake(雪花) Man
Wilsn Bentley is ne f the first knwn phtgraphers f snwflakes. His enthusiasm fr taking phts began frm his byhd and was ften misunderstd in his time, but his determinatin revealed tw imprtant truths: n tw snwflakes are alike; and each is surprisingly beautiful. In 1931, he wrked with William J.Humphreys f the U.S. Weather Bureau t publish Snw Crystals, a bk cntaining 2500 phtgraphs.
The Father f His Cuntry
By the late 1760s, Gerge Washingtn had experienced firsthand the effects f rising taxes impsed (征收) n American clnists by the British, and came t believe that it was in the best interests f the clnists t declare independence frm England. During the American War f Independence, he led the clnial frces t victry. In 1878, he was elected president f the Cnventin that wrte the U.S. Cnstitutin. Tw years later, Washingtn became American’s first president. His retirement frm ffice after tw terms established a traditin that lasted until 1940, when Franklin Delan Rsevelt wn a third term. The 22nd Amendment (1951) nw limits the president t tw elected terms.
1. Wh made a great cntributin t beautifying an area?
A. Gerge WashingtnB. Wilsn Bentley
C. Kate SessinsD. William J. Humphreys
2. What is Wilsn Bentley famus fr?
A. His creative ideas t publish bks.
B. His persistence in phtgraphing snwflakes.
C. His curage t fight against prejudice.
D. His devtin t teaching kids scientific truths.
3. What des the authr say abut Gerge Washingtn?
A. He was a natinal her.
B. He was brn int a pr family.
C. He became America’s president in 1787.
D. He served three terms as the President f America.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A
【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了三位鼓舞人心的名人。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的this yung wman single-handedly started a mvement transfrming the twn int the leafy, garden-filled place as it is tday.可知，Kate Sessins在将圣地亚哥的一个荒漠小镇变成宜人的地方方面做出了巨大贡献。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段内容尤其是Wilsn Bentley is ne f the first knwn phtgraphers f snwflakes. His enthusiasm fr taking phts began frm his byhd and was ften misunderstd in his time, but his determinatin revealed tw imprtant truths: n tw snwflakes---，可知，Wilsn Bentley以坚持拍摄雪花而出名。故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中的“--- came t believe that it was in the best interests f the clnists t declare independence frm England. During the American War f Independence, he led the clnial frces t victry.”可知，他开始意识到宣布从英国独立对殖民地定居者最有利。美国独立战争期间，他带领殖民地的武装力量获得了胜利，即美国获得了独立，由此可推知，他是美国的民族英雄。故选A。
B
Jseph Banks was brn n 13 February 1743 in Lndn．His passin fr btany began at schl．Frm 1760 t 1763 he studied at Oxfrd University, during which time he received a great deal f frtune．In 1766 Banks traveled t Newfundland and Labradr, cllecting plant and ther specimens（标本）．The same year he was elected a fellw f the Ryal Sciety．
In 1768 he jined the Sciety's expeditin, led by Captain James Ck, t explre the uncharted lands f the Suth Pacific．The expeditin circumnavigated（环航） the glbe and visited Suth America, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia and Java．Banks cllected a great number f specimens n the way and, n his return, his scientific accunt f the vyage and its discveries sparked cnsiderable interest acrss Eurpe．
Banks was interested in plants that culd be used fr practical purpses and be intrduced int ther cuntries fr pssible cmmercial use．After he became president f the Ryal Sciety in 1778, he prmted the career f many scientists and in his capacity as directr f the Ryal Btanic Gardens at Kew, sent many btanists abrad t find new plants and extend the Gardens' cllectin．
In 1781 Banks was made a barnet （准男爵）, and in 1795 received the rder f Knight Cmmander f the Bath; tw years later he was admitted t the Privy Cuncil（枢密院）．In 1793 his name was given t the Banks Islands, a vlcanic grup f islands near Vanuatu in the Pacific．These were explred and named by Captain Bligh-Banks had helped arrange a previus expeditin f Bligh's．Banks died n 19 June 1820．
4. Please chse the crrect rder abut what happened t Jse Banks．
a．He received the rder f Knight Cmmander f the Bath．
b．He sent many btanists abrad t find new plants．
c．He jined the Sciety's expeditin．
d．He elected a fellw f the Ryal Sciety．
A. c, d, a, bB. d, c, b, aC. d, b, c, aD. c, d, b, a
5. The underlined wrd "sparked" in Paragraph 2 prbably means _______________．
A. shwedB. amusedC. causedD. declared
6. Which f the fllwing best describes Jseph Banks?
A. Adventurus．B. Humrus．C. Demanding．D. Skeptical．
7. Why was his name given t the Banks Islands in 1793?
A. Because he visited the islands．
B. Because he was admitted t the Privy Cuncil．
C. Because he had clse relatinship with Captain Bligh．
D. Because he had helped arrange a previus expeditin f Bligh's．
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. A 7. D
【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。文章简述了Jseph Banks的生平事迹。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“The same year he was elected a fellw f the Ryal Sciety．”（同年，他被选为皇家学会会员。），第二段“In 1768 he jined the Sciety's expeditin, led by Captain James Ck, t explre the uncharted lands f the Suth Pacific．”（1768年，他加入了由詹姆斯·库克船长率领的协会探险队，去探索南太平洋未知的土地。），第三段“After he became president f the Ryal Sciety in 1778, he prmted the career f many scientists and in his capacity as directr f the Ryal Btanic Gardens at Kew, sent many btanists abrad t find new plants and extend the Gardens' cllectin．”（1778年他成为皇家学会主席后，他促进了许多科学家的事业发展。作为位于邱园的皇家植物园主任，他派遣了许多植物学家到国外寻找新植物并扩大花园的收藏。）以及最后一段“In 1781 Banks was made a barnet （准男爵）, and in 1795 received the rder f Knight Cmmander f the Bath; tw years later he was admitted t the Privy Cuncil（枢密院）．”（1781年班克斯被授予准男爵称号，1795年被授予巴斯骑士司令勋章;两年后，他被选入枢密院。）可知，关于Jse Banks的生平的顺序是d→c→b→a。故选B项。
【5题详解】
词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“The expeditin circumnavigated（环航） the glbe and visited Suth America, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia and Java．Banks cllected a great number f specimens n the way”可知，探险队环游全球，访问了南美洲、塔希提岛、新西兰、澳大利亚和爪哇岛。Banks在途中收集了大量标本，回国后他对本次航行以及科学的发现自然会“引起”整个欧洲的兴趣。由此可知画线词词义为“引起”，故选C项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“In 1766 Banks traveled t Newfundland and Labradr, cllecting plant and ther specimens（标本）．”（1766年，Banks前往纽芬兰和拉布拉多采集植物和其他标本。）以及第二段“In 1768 he jined the Sciety's expeditin, led by Captain James Ck, t explre the uncharted lands f the Suth Pacific．The expeditin circumnavigated（环航） the glbe and visited Suth America, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia and Java．Banks cllected a great number f specimens n the way and, n his return, his scientific accunt f the vyage and its discveries sparked cnsiderable interest acrss Eurpe．”（1768年，他加入了由詹姆斯·库克船长率领的协会探险队，探索南太平洋的未知之地。探险队环游全球，访问了南美洲、塔希提岛、新西兰、澳大利亚和爪哇岛。Banks在途中收集了大量标本，回来后，他对这次航行及其发现的科学描述在整个欧洲引起了极大的兴趣。）可知，Jseph Banks极具探险精神。故选A项。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“In 1793 his name was given t the Banks Islands, a vlcanic grup f islands near Vanuatu in the Pacific．These were explred and named by Captain Bligh-Banks had helped arrange a previus expeditin f Bligh's．”（1793年，他的名字被命名为班克斯群岛，这是太平洋瓦努阿图附近的一个火山群，由布莱船长探索并命名，班克斯曾帮助安排布莱的探险队。）可知，Banks曾帮助安排布莱的探险队所以他的名字被命名为班克斯群岛。故选D项。
C
（2022年全国乙卷）
In 1916, tw girls f wealthy families, best friends frm Auburn, N. Y. — Drthy Wdruff and Rsamnd Underwd — traveled t a settlement in the Rcky Muntains t teach in a ne-rm schlhuse. The girls had gne t Smith Cllege. They wre expensive clthes. S fr them t mve t Elkhead, Cl. t instruct the children whse shes were held tgether with string was a surprise. Their stay in Elkhead is the subject f Nthing Daunted: The Unexpected Educatin f Tw Sciety Girls in the West by Drthy Wickenden, wh is a magazine editr and Drthy Wdruff’s granddaughter.
Why did they g then? Well, they wanted t d smething useful. Sn, hwever, they realized what they had undertaken.
They mved in with a lcal family, the Harrisns, and, like them, had little privacy, rare baths, and a blanket f snw n their quilt when they wke up in the mrning. Sme mrnings, Rsamnd and Drthy wuld arrive at the schlhuse t find the children weeping frm the cld. In spring, the snw was replaced by mud ver ice.
In Wickenden’s bk, she expanded n the histry f the West and als n feminism, which f curse influenced the girls’ decisin t g t Elkhead. A hair-raising sectin cncerns the building f the railrads, which entailed (牵涉) drilling thrugh the Rckies, ften in blinding snwstrms. The bk ends with Rsamnd and Drthy’s return t Auburn.
Wickenden is a very gd stryteller. The sweep f the land and the sticism (坚忍) f the peple mve her t sme beautiful writing. Here is a picture f Drthy Wdruff, n her hrse, lking dwn frm a hill tp: “When the sun slipped behind the muntains, it shed a rsy glw all arund them. Then a full mn rse. The snw was marked nly by small animals: fxes, cytes, mice, and varying hares, which turned white in the winter.”
8. Why did Drthy and Rsamnd g t the Rcky Muntains?
A. T teach in a schl.B. T study American histry.
C. T write a bk.D. T d sightseeing.
9. What can we learn abut the girls frm paragraph 3?
A. They enjyed much respect.B. They had a rm with a bathtub.
C. They lived with the lcal kids.D. They suffered severe hardships.
10. Which part f Wickenden’s writing is hair-raising?
A. The extreme climate f Auburn.B. The living cnditins in Elkhead.
C. The railrad building in the Rckies.D. The natural beauty f the West.
11. What is the text?
A. A news reprt.B. A bk review.C. A children’s stry.D. A diary entry.
【答案】8. A 9. D 10. C 11. B
【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章是一则书评，简要介绍了Drthy Wickenden的书籍并对其进行了评价。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“In 1916, tw girls f wealthy families, best friends frm Auburn, Wdruff and Rsamnd Underwd -traveled t a settlement in the Rcky Muntains t teach in a ne-rm schlhuse. (1916年，来自纽约奥本市的两个富裕家庭的女孩——Drthy Wdruff和Rsamnd Underwd——来到落基山脉的一个定居点，在一间只有一个房间的学校教书)”可知，Drthy和Rsamnd去落基山脉是为了去学校里教书。故选A项。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“They mved in with a lcal family, the Harrisns, and like them, had little privacy, rare baths, and a blanket f snw n their quilt when they wke up in the mrning.(他们和一个当地家庭，哈里森一家一起搬进去，和他们一样，几乎没有隐私，很少洗澡，早上醒来时被子上覆盖着一层雪)”以及“In spring, the snw was replaced by mud ver ice.(在春天，雪被泥替代覆盖在冰上)”可推知，女孩们的生活条件非常艰苦，她们的生活饱受磨难。故选D项。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“A hair-raising sectin cncerns the building f the railrads, which entailed drilling thrugh the Rckies, ften in blinding snwstrms.(令人毛骨悚然的一段与铁路建设有关，这涉及到在令人眩目的暴风雪中钻穿落基山脉)”可知，Wickenden的作品中涉及落基山脉的铁路建设这一部分是令人毛骨悚然的。故选C项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“The bk ends with Rsamnd and Drthy’s return t Auburn.(这本书以Rsamnd和Drthy回到奥本结束)”以及最后一段“Wickenden is a very gd stryteller. The sweep f the land and the sticism f the peple mve her t sme beautiful writing.( Wickenden是个很好的讲故事的人。大地的辽阔和人们的坚忍使她创作出了一些美丽的作品)”可知，本文简要介绍了Wickenden的书籍内容，并对其进行了评价，所以文本是一篇书评。故选B项。
D
“Let’s g t grandpa’s rm and see if it still smells funny,” said Tmmy.
“Last time it smelled like cheese...” replied Lil.
Sure, these lines frm “Rugrats”, a cartn senies that aired in the 1990s, were meant t be funny. But they als may have a basis in real life, relating t the widely held view that the elderly send ut a particular and easily recgnizable bdy dr (气味).
The smell has been described as unpleasant, r simply “ld persn”. In ne study, Japanese researchers traced the dr t a chemical cmpund (化合物) called 2-nnenal. The cmpund is a byprduct f ther chemical breakdwns and sends ut a “greasy” r “grassy” dr as the mlecules (分子) exit the skin and are released int the air. Researchers discvered that 2-nnenal was the nly dr cmpund whse presence became strnger with age.
In the study, in which 22 peple aged between 26 and 75 were asked t wear dr-cllecting shirts t bed, researchers analyzed mlecules that stuck t the clth. The amunt f 2-nnenal was three times as much in the ldest subjects as it was in the middle-aged grup. The yungest members f the study prduced the least amunt f 2-nnenal. Researchers assume the increase in 2-nnenal may have a lt t d with the breakdwn f mega-7 unsaturated fatty acids (不饱和脂肪酸), because these mlecules were als present in the shirts wrn by the study’s ldest subjects.
Althugh the bilgical purpse behind “ld persn” smell is still unclear, sme researchers believe it’s cnnected t a built-in age-detecting feature pssessed by humans and animals. Fr instance, sme animals can distinguish between lder and yunger animals by smell alne, and sme animals are driven t mate with lder animals. It’s pssible that the capability t tell the smell f lder animals meant that lng-term survivrs were revealed and these survivrs had a genetic (基因的) advantage that bsted their chances f survival. In truth, the scent called “ld persn” smell culd be an advertisement fr better genetic quality. It gives a whle new meaning t the term “silver fx”.
12. Why des the authr use the lines frm Rugrats?
A. T amuse readers.B. T intrduce the issue.
C. T recmmend a TV series.D. T analyze a phenmenn.
13. What did the Japanese researchers find in the study?
A. 2-nnenal is n the rise with age.
B. Omega-7 gives ut a “greasy” r “grassy” dr.
C. The yungest subjects prduce the mst amunt f 2-nnenal.
D. The rise in 2-nnenal has little t d with the breakdwn f mega-7.
14. What is the new meaning given t the term “silver fx”?
A. Old and smelly.B. Greasy and grassy.
C. Better and advantageus.D. Clever and knwledgeable.
15. What is the purpse f this text?
A. T advcate respecting the elderly.
B. T explain the causes f ld peple’s bdy dr.
C. T prve the advantages f “ld persn” smell.
D. T clarify the bilgical purpse behind “ld persn” smell.
【答案】12. B 13. A 14. C 15. B
【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了老年人所特有的体味及这种体味产生的原因。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段关键句“But they als may have a basis in real life, relating t the widely held view that the elderly send ut a particular and easily recgnizable bdy dr (气味).”（但它们也可能在现实生活中有根据，这与普遍持有的观点有关，即老年人散发出一种特殊且容易辨认的体味。）可知，上文Rugrats中的台词在现实生活中是有根据的，涉及到了老年人特有的体味。接下来，文章就阐述了什么是老年人的体味及其产生的原因。由此可推断出，作者引用Rugrats中的台词的目的是引出文章要介绍的问题。故选B项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段关键句“Researchers discvered that 2-nnenal was the nly dr cmpund whse presence became strnger with age.”（研究人员发现，2-nnenal是唯一一种随着年龄的增长而增强的气味化合物。）可知，日本研究人员在研究中发现了，2-nnenal随着年龄的增长而增强。故选A项。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段关键句“It’s pssible that the capability t tell the smell f lder animals meant that lng-term survivrs were revealed and these survivrs had a genetic (基因的) advantage that bsted their chances f survival.”（有可能的是，辨别更老的动物的气味的能力意味着长期存活的动物会暴露出来，而这些幸存者有一种基因的优势，提高了它们存活的机会。）和“In truth, the scent called “ld persn” smell culd be an advertisement fr better genetic quality. It gives a whle new meaning t the term “silver fx”.”（事实上，这种被称为“老年人”的气味可能是更好的基因质量的广告。它赋予了“silver fx”一词全新的含义。）可知，对于“silver fx”来说，它代表着基因上的优势，有着更好的基因质量。由此可推断出，“银狐”这个词新的含义是更好的和有益的。故选C项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。浏览文章内容可知，文章前三段通过引用Rugrats中的台词介绍了老年人所特有的体味，在第四段和第五段中引用研究结果解释了这种体味产生的原因。在第六段中介绍了这种体味可能暗示着基因上的优势。由此可推断出，本文的主要目的是解释老年人体味产生的原因。故选B项。
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The secret pwers f time
D yu think abut the past? ____16____ Or d yu wrry abut the future? Prfessr Philip Zimbard describes three types (类型) f peple.
● Past types.
Yu smetimes miss “the gd ld days”. ___17___. Yu wrry abut making changes r new things trying Yu spend a lt f time with yur family.
● Present types.
____18____. Yu like ding fun things with fun peple. Yu dn’t have a healthy lifestyle(生活方式). Yu avid ding difficult r bring things.
● ____19____.
Yu spend mst f yur time wrking, saving and planning fr a better future. Yu eat well and exercise regularly. Yu dn’t mind waiting fr the gd things in life. ____20____. But they ften dn’t enjy their free time because they are busy thinking abut the next things.
Accrding t Zimbard’s research, everybdy is smetimes the ther types. Hwever, we shuld try t have an equal balance f all three t be happy and successful.
A. Future types
B. Did yu make friends
C. D yu enjy the present time
D. Yu enjy remembering yur past
E. Many peple dreamed t be teachers
F. The mst imprtant thing is t feel gd at present
G. Future peple are usually mre successful in wrk
【答案】16. C 17. D 18. F 19. A 20. G
【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了过去、现在和将来三种类型的人的特点。
【16题详解】
根据空前“你考虑过去吗？”及空后“或者你担心未来吗？”可推知，空处也是一个问句，与上下文句式保持一致，再结合“the past”“the future”可知，C项“你享受现在的时光吗？”切题，符合时间顺序。故选C项。
【17题详解】
本段主题句是“Past types.(过去类型)”，根据空前“你有时候想念‘过去美好的时光’”可知，D项“你喜欢回忆你的过去”切题，也是说回忆过去，且D项中“past”与主题句中“Past”呼应，故选D项。
【18题详解】
本段主题句是“Present types.(现在类型)”，所以空处是讲述现在类型的人的特点，根据空后“你喜欢和有趣的人做有趣的事。你没有一个健康的生活方式。你避免做困难或者无聊的事”可知，F项“最重要的事就是享受现在”切题，且F项中“at present”与主题句中“Present”呼应。故选F项。
【19题详解】
空处是段落主题句，上文讲到过去类型、现在类型，且本段第一句中提到“fr a better future”，所以本段应是讲述“将来类型”的人，A项“将来类型”切题。故选A项。
【20题详解】
根据空后“但是他们不会享受空闲时间，因为他们忙着考虑接下来的事情”可知，空处与空后是转折关系，所以空处应是讲述将来类型的人的积极方面，G项“将来类型的人通常在工作中更成功”切题，且G项中“Future peple”与本段主题句呼应。故选G项。
第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Turning 50 is challenging enugh. But ___21___ a jb at 50 in the wrld f advertising, well, that was really ___22___ . Fr me, it wasn’t just a jb. It was the ending f a 25-year career. ___23___ I fund a part-time jb f creating advertisements fr sme f the biggest cmpanies in America.
In the firm, I had teams f peple t wrk with. In my new life, it was just Me, Myself and I. And all three f us were ___24___ by the time and the ___25___ that it was t late t start ver. Again and again I’m ___26___ f the imprtance f learning, experiencing and grwing. I was tired but happy.
One day I came hme frm a walk t find a lt f red dragnflies, ___27___ near ur huse. T my ___28___ , they stayed fr fur hurs the first day. And came back three mre days. But why? I ___29___ fr answers.
Dragnflies are brn in the water and _____30_____ mst f their lives crawling arund the bttm f a pnd in a larvae-like (幼虫状) state up t fur years. Then, ne day, the dragnfly crawls up nt a leaf r stem, and ut int the _____31_____ . And that’s when her wings magically pen. Suddenly, I gt it. I’m a dragnfly. And I’m flying _____32_____ in life, t.
And all that sadness and wrries I’ve been _____33_____ have actually been grwing my wings. I nw have the hnur f speaking t all wmen, sharing my _____34_____ art, my heart and the _____35_____ that “it’s never t late t fly”.
21. A. gettingB. lsingC. findingD. leading
22. A. dangerusB. cntentC. curiusD. active
23. A. UsuallyB. LuckilyC. HumruslyD. Slightly
24. A. frcedB. frgttenC. surrundedD. impressed
25. A. delightB. emtinC. fearD. hesitatin
26. A. cnsultedB. remindedC. infrmedD. admitted
27. A. flyingB. livingC. sleepingD. wrking
28. A. satisfactinB. srrwC. amazementD. fright
29. A. askedB. surfedC. appliedD. std
30. A. spendB. stpC. wasteD. pass
31. A. grundB. spaceC. basementD. sunlight
32. A. laterB. earlyC. fastD. slwly
33. A. ging verB. ging byC. ging thrughD. ging fr
34. A. creativeB. bringC. natinalD. brave
35. A. stryB. messageC. secretD. trick
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. A 31. D 32. A 33. C 34. A 35. B
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者50岁失业后重新出发，感悟人生新境界的故事。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是在50岁的时候，在广告界失去一份工作，那真的是很有挑战性。A. getting得到；B. lsing失去；C. finding找到；D. leading领导。根据后文“It was the ending f a 25-year career.”可知，作者在广告界失去了一份工作。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是在50岁的时候，在广告界失去一份工作，那真的是很有挑战性。A. dangerus危险的；B. cntent满足的；C. curius好奇的；D. active积极的。根据前文“Turning 50 is challenging enugh.”可知，50岁在广告界失业是很有挑战性的。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，我找到了一份兼职工作，为美国一些最大的公司制作广告。A. Usually通常；B. Luckily幸运地；C. Humrusly幽默地；D. Slightly轻微地。根据后文“I fund a part-time jb”可知，作者很幸运地找到了一份兼职工作。故选B。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们三个都被时间和那种认为重新开始太晚的恐惧所逼迫。A. frced强迫；B. frgtten忘记；C. surrunded包围；D. impressed使印象深刻。根据前文“But ______ a jb at 50 in the wrld f advertising, well, that was really ______ .”可知，作者在50 岁失去工作后重新开始，感觉时间紧迫，而且担心重新开始太晚，这种时间的压力和内心的恐惧就像在逼迫着自己。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：都被时间和那种认为重新开始太晚的恐惧所逼迫。A. delight高兴；B. emtin情感；C. fear恐惧；D. hesitatin犹豫。根据后文“that it was t late t start ver”可知，作者害怕现在重新开始已经太晚了。故选C。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一次又一次地被提醒着学习、经历和成长的重要性。A. cnsulted咨询；B. reminded提醒；C. infrmed通知；D. admitted承认。根据后文“f the imprtance f learning, experiencing and grwing”可知，作者从自己的经历中不断被提醒这些道理。故选B。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，我散步回家，发现很多红蜻蜓在我们家附近飞。A. flying飞；B. living居住；C. sleeping睡觉；D. wrking工作。根据前文“a lt f red dragnflies”可知，蜻蜓是在空中飞的。故选A。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：令我惊讶的是，它们第一天待了四个小时。A. satisfactin满意；B. srrw悲伤；C. amazement惊讶；D. fright害怕。根据后文“they stayed fr fur hurs the first day”可知，蜻蜓待了四个小时，这让作者很惊讶。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我寻找答案。A. asked问；B. surfed冲浪，浏览；C. applied申请；D. std站立。根据后文“fr answers”可知，作者对蜻蜓的行为感到好奇，所以去搜索答案。surf fr表示“搜索”。故选B。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：蜻蜓在水中出生，以幼虫状态在池塘底部爬行度过它们大部分的生命，长达四年。A. spend度过；B. stp停止；C. waste浪费；D. pass通过。根据后文“mst f their lives crawling arund the bttm f a pnd”可知，蜻蜓以幼虫状态在池塘底部爬行度过它们大部分的生命。spend time ding sth.表示“花费时间做某事”。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后，有一天，蜻蜓爬到一片叶子或茎上，飞到了阳光下。A. grund地面；B. space空间；C. basement地下室；D. sunlight阳光。根据前文“the dragnfly crawls up nt a leaf r stem”可知，蜻蜓从池塘底部爬到叶子或茎上，是来到了有阳光的地方。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我也在人生后期飞翔。A. later后来，较晚；B. early早地；C. fast快地；D. slwly慢慢地。根据前文“Turning 50 is challenging enugh.”可知，作者50岁失去工作，这在一般人看来是比较晚的人生阶段，就像蜻蜓经过长达数年的幼虫状态后才开始飞翔一样，作者意识到自己也是在人生的后期才开始新的“飞翔”，开启新的生活阶段。故选A。
【33题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我所经历的所有悲伤和担忧实际上都在助我成长。A. ging ver复习；B. ging by经过；C. ging thrugh经历；D. ging fr主张。根据前文“all that sadness and wrries”可知，作者经历了悲伤和担忧。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我现在很荣幸能和所有女性分享我的创意艺术、我的心声和“飞翔永远不晚”的信息。A. creative有创造力的；B. bring无聊的；C. natinal国家的；D. brave勇敢的。根据前文“creating advertisements”可知，作者之前是做广告创作工作的，所以这里说分享有创意的艺术。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我现在很荣幸能和所有女性分享我的创意艺术、我的心声和“飞翔永远不晚”的信息。A. stry故事；B. message信息；C. secret秘密；D. trick诡计。根据后文“that “it’s never t late t fly””可知，这是作者想要分享的信息。故选B。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A 90-year-ld has been awarded “Wman Of The Year” fr ____36____ (be)Britain's ldest full-time emplyee-still wrking 40 hurs a week. Nw Irene Astbury wrks frm 9 am t 5 pm daily at the pet shp in Macclesfield，____37____ she pened with her late husband Les. Her years f hard wrk have ____38____(final) been acknwledged after a custmer nminated(提名)her t be Cheshire's Wman Of The Year.
Picking up her “Lifetime Achievement” award，prud Irene ____39____(declare) she had n plans t retire(退休)frm her 36-year-ld business. Irene said，“I dn't see any reasn ____40____ (give) up wrk. I lve cming here and seeing my family and all the friends I ____41____(make) ver the years. I wrk nt because I have t, ____42____ because I want t.”
Granddaughter Gayle Parks，31--wh wrks alngside her in the family business--said it remained unknwn as t wh nminated Irene fr the award. She said，“We dn't have any idea wh put grandma frward. When we gt a call ____43____ (say) she was shrt-listed，we thught it was ____44____ jke. But then we gt an fficial letter and we were blwn away. We are s prud f her. It's _____45_____ (wnder).”
【答案】36. being 37. which 38. finally 39. declared 40. t give 41. have made 42. but 43. saying 44. a 45. wnderful
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了90岁的艾琳·阿斯特伯里（Irene Astbury）被授予“年度最佳女性”称号，因为她是英国最年长的全职员工，每周工作40小时。
【36题详解】
考查动名词。句意：一位90岁的老人被授予“年度女性”，因为她是英国年龄最大的全职员工——仍然每周工作40小时。设空处在介词之后，应用动名词形式，故填being。
【37题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：现在艾琳·阿斯特伯里每天早上9点到下午5点在麦克尔斯菲尔德的宠物店工作，这家店是她和已故丈夫莱斯一起开的。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词pet shp，在从句中作pened的宾语，应用which，故填which。
【38题详解】
考查副词。句意：她多年的辛勤工作终于得到了认可，一位顾客提名她为Cheshire的年度女性。设空处修饰谓语动词，应用副词作状语，故填finally。
【39题详解】
考查时态。句意：在领取“终身成就奖”时，骄傲的艾琳宣布，她不打算从经营了36年的公司退休。设空处为谓语，根据下文的had可知应用一般过去时，故填declared。
【40题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：艾琳说：我认为没有任何理由放弃工作。设空处修饰名词reasn作定语，表将要，应用不定式作定语，故填t give。
【41题详解】
考查动词时态和主谓一致。 句意：我喜欢来到这里，看到我的家人和这些年结交的所有朋友。设空处为从句谓语，根据ver the years，可知应用现在完成时，从句的主语是I，故填have made。
【42题详解】
考查固定句型。 句意：我工作不是因为我必须工作，而是因为我想工作。nt…but…，意为“不是……而是……”,根据句意和语境，故填but。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。 句意：我们接到电话说她被列入候选名单时，我们还以为是在开玩笑。设空处修饰 a call作定语，和名词之间是主动关系，应用现在分词，故填saying。
【44题详解】
考查冠词。 句意：同上。设空处修饰名词jke，jke为可数名词，表泛指，用冠词a修饰，故填a。
【45题详解】
考查形容词。 句意：这太好了。设空处接在be动词之后，应用形容词作表语，故填wnderful。
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
46. 假如你是李华。最近你市电子科技博物馆正在征集我国古代科学家的英文简介，请你写一篇英语短文介绍我国古代科学家郭守敬，内容包括：
1.基本信息：我国古代著名天文学家、数学家和工程师；出生于现在的河北邢台；生于1231年，卒于1316年。
2.主要成就及发明：负责修建大都至通州运河；制订《授时历》，通行360多年，是当时世界上最先进的一种历法；著有十四种天文历法著作。
注意：
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯。
参考词汇：运河canal;《授时历》Shushi Calendar；天文历法astrnmical calendar
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【参考范文】
Gu Shujing, ne f the tp ancient Chinese scientists, was brn in Xingtai, Hebei Prvince in 1231 and passed away in 1316, wh lived in the best years f the Yuan Dynasty.
As an utstanding astrnmer, engineer and mathematician, he greatly influenced the develpment f science in China. He was in charge f building the Dadu-Tngzhu canal f the Yuan Dynasty, which imprved the nrth-suth traffic. At the same time, he invented Shushi Calendar, which was applied t calculating the accurate length f the year. The calendar, used fr mre than 360 years, was cnsidered the mst advanced calendar in the wrld at that time. What’s mre, he created 14 kinds f masterpieces n the astrnmical calendar.
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
47. 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。
“Little by, will yu help an ld man up the hill with his lad?” These wrds were spken by an ld gray-headed man, wh was drawing a hand-cart with a bag f crn in it.
“I can’t. I am in a hurry,” said Hansn, the by addressed, wh was hurrying t get t the schlyard, s that he might play with the bys befre schl began.
The ld man sat dwn n a stne at the ft f the hill, t rest himself and gather strength fr the ascent (上坡). He stared after Hansn, and sighed as he thught f the days f his yuth, nw far back in the past. A tear was beginning t gather in his eye, when anther little by, Jhn Wilsn, came up t him and said, “Shall I help yu up the hill with yur lad?”
The ld man brushed his eyes with the sleeve f his cat, and replied, “I shall be very glad t have yur help.” He then std up, tk the handle f his cart, and pulled with all his strength, while Jhn pushed behind.
When they reached the tp f the hill, Jhn discvered a hle in the bag n the under side, frm which the crn was drpping ut. Putting frth all his strength, he turned the bag, s that there might be n further lss f crn.
“Thank yu very much,” said the ld man, as Jhn set ut upn a run fr his schl-huse; “and may Gd reward yu.” But Jhn was ut f hearing befre the last wrds were spken.
When Jhn reached the schl-huse, he was abut ten minutes late, fr which he received a mark (违纪记录). This was a very unusual thing fr him, as he was remarkable fr never being late. If he had tld the headmaster what had delayed him, he wuld have been excused; but he thught it wuld lk a little like basting t d s. S he tk the mark withut saying a wrd.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
Paragraph 1:
When the schl was ver, Hansn apprached Jhn.
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Paragraph 2:
The next mrning, Jhn set ut early fr the schl-huse as usual.
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【参考范文】
When the schl was ver, Hansn apprached Jhn. Wndering why Jhn was late fr schl, Hansn culdn’t help asking him. When hearing that the reasn fr his being late was helping the ld gray-headed man t push his cart, Hansn was deep in thught, thinking what he had seen this mrning. He shuffled his feet and blushed with shame, with his head lwered. Then he marched int the headmaster’s rm withut thinking twice and tld the headmaster everything. On knwing that, the headmaster decided t award Jhn a medal.
The next mrning, Jhn set ut early fr the schl-huse as usual. When he entered his classrm, he fund there was a bunch f flwers n his desk. After a while, the headmaster came in, shared Jhn’s gd deeds with the whle class and then presented the medal t Jhn. Sn the whle class was ruled by the lasting applause. A sense f pride rse up in Jhn’s heart. He hped that his act f kindness wuld spread amng ther classmates.