河南省驻马店市驿城区河南省驻马店高级中学2024-2025学年高一下学期4月月考英语试题（原卷版+解析版）

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3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
4.满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟
一、听力选择题(每小题1分，共计20分)
1. Where are the speakers prbably?
A. At hme. B. In a park. C. In a stre.
2. Why des the man speak t the wman?
A. T make an aplgy. B. T cancel a meeting C. T send an invitatin.
3. What are the speakers prbably talking abut?
A. A dream. B. A cncert. C. An illness.
4. What are the speakers ding prbably?
A. Preparing a meal. B. Ding an experiment. C. Taking sme exercise.
5. Which department has an pen psitin currently?
A. The sales department.
B. The finance department.
C. The prductin department.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. When did the wman start the walk?
A. On Friday mrning.
B. On Saturday mrning.
C. On Sunday mrning.
7. What did the man encunter during his trip?
A. Heavy fgs. B. A big strm. C. A severe fld.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What time will the speakers get t Edinburgh?
A. At abut 8 am. B. At abut 9 am. C. At abut 10 am.
9. Which place will the speakers fail t visit?
A. The City Hall. B. The ld castles. C. The Seabird Centre.
10. What can the speakers d in the Ryal Palace?
A. Take pictures. B. Listen t stries. C. Purchase small gifts.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11 Wh is the man prbably?
A. A hst. B. A teacher. C. A bk reviewer
12. What is Lydia’s Wnderland mainly abut?
A. Children’s stries. B. Man and nature. C. The authr’s persnal life.
13. What did Bill d five years ag?
A. He bught a bed. B. He repaired the rf. C. He started t write
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. Why did the man give up his frmer jb?
A. Because f the pay.
B. Because f the mve.
C. Because f his health.
15. Hw did the man feel abut his business in the beginning?
A. It was demanding. B. It was satisfying. C. It was bring.
16. What did the man’s team d fr Mary the Winner?
A. They designed its lighting.
B. They appeared in the film.
C. They built a bridge fr it.
17. What has played a crucial part in the man’s success?
A. The rising market.
B. The family supprt.
C. The internatinal cperatin.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. Wh is the speaker prbably talking t?
A. Animal dctrs. B. News reprters. C. Cllege students.
19. What did the speaker like t d best in the animal center?
A. Walk the dgs. B. Feed the rabbits. C. Clean the cats’ cages
20. Hw did the speaker make Max trust him?
A. By speaking t him.
B. By playing with him.
C. By treating his wunds.
二、阅读理解(每小题2.5分 共计50分)
A
We Are Nw Open Daily thru Clumbus Day
The museum and stre are pen frm 10 a.m. t 5 p.m. thrughut the seasn. Trlley rides start with the first departure at 10:05 a.m. and cntinue until the end f the day with the last ride being at 4:15 p.m.. We are pen Rain r Shine!
Ice Cream & Sunset Trlley Ride Special ( $3.50 per persn )
At 7:30 p.m., every Wednesday and Thursday evening in July and August, jin us fr a special sunset trlley ride with ice-cream included. Bring the whle family!
Regular Fares
Admissin includes unlimited trlley rides, access t the Museum Grunds and Exhibits, and use f ur picnic areas t enjy yur wn picnic lunch.
1. Frm nw n t Clumbus Day, the museum is pen _____.
A. nly n Sundays and SaturdaysB. n sunny days
C. every dayD. all f the abve
2. If a family f 4 persns — ne senir, a cuple and a 12-year-ld by — are taking a sunset trlley ride, hw much is the ttal admissin fee?
A. $18.B. $25.5.C. $33.D. $39.5.
3. Which ne f the fllwing is NOT included in the admissin?
A. Unlimited sunset trlley ride.B. Access t the Museum Grunds.
C A visit t the Museum Exhibits.D. A use f the museum picnic areas.
B
I was 11 years ld when I asked my mm fr pian lessns in 2010. We were in the ecnmic crisis. She said a plite “ n ”.
That didn’t stp me. I ggled the measurements fr a keybard, drew the keys n a piece f paper and stuck it n my desk. I wuld click ntes n an nline keybard and “ play” them back n my paper ne—keeping the sund they made n the cmputer in my head. I spent six mnths playing withut tuching a real pian. Once my mm saw that I was serius, she brrwed mney and bught me 10 lessns.
I still remember the first ne. I was struck by hw real the sund f the pian was. I sat my grade ne after eight lessns. Once I started secndary schl, we culdn’t affrd lessns again. I passed grade three, and then grade five, practicing nly n my piece f paper.
One evening, when I was abut 13, my mm said she had a surprise fr me; it was an electrnic keybard, bught with mre brrwed mney. It was the first time I’d played fr her. She was in shck.
My schl didn’t ffer music A-level. I fund the Purcell Schl fr yung musicians. But I had t pass a difficult test. Sme f the questins invlved an evaluatin f the cmpser r when sme piece was written. I felt stressed. T my amazement, I was ffered a place.
At Purcell, I spent tw years wrking as hard as I culd. I perfrmed t raise mney and save enugh t buy my first pian. When I left Purcell, I was awarded the senir pian prize and senir academic music prize. I am nw at the Guildhall Schl f Music & Drama in Lndn. I feel prud: it’s been 10 years since I drew my paper pian, and I’m at ne f the wrld’s leading music schls.
The irny is that I cntinue t d a lt f my practice away frm the pian---what we call mental practice. The paper pian helped aruse my curisity abut hw music wrks, the building blcks that frm the pieces.
4. Why did the authr’s mm buy him 10 lessns at last?
A. She was shcked by his first perfrmance.
B. She had n dubt abut his talent fr pian.
C. She realized that he meant what he said.
D. She suddenly made a frtune.
5. Which f the fllwing can best describe the authr?
A. Hnest.B. Determined.C. Humrus.D. Optimistic.
6. The underlined wrd “irny” in the last paragraph shws that the authr felt ________.
A. surprisedB. prudC. satisfiedD. disappinted
7. What is the best title f the text?
A. Mental Practice Matters
B. A Surprise frm Mum
C. Learning An Instrument Csts T Much
D. Stick t Yur Dreams
C
Shwing Respect fr Senirs
Dads have Father’s Day. Mms have Mther’s Day. Kids have Children’s Day. But, d ur grandparents have a special hliday? Yes, they d!
The Duble Ninth Festival is a special day fr elderly peple in China. The festival is n the ninth day f the ninth mnth f the lunar calendar. As the Chinese wrd fr nine has the same sund as the wrd fr lng, peple take the Duble Ninth Festival t shw their wishes f lng life fr elderly peple.
There are many traditins fr this festival. On that day, families get tgether and climb muntains fr luck and in the hpe that elderly peple will live much lnger. They als drink chrysanthemum wine (菊花酒) and wear a plant called zhuyu t celebrate it. Bth chrysanthemum and zhuyu are regarded as clean plants that can clean huses and cure diseases.
Respecting elderly peple is shwn nt nly n this special day but als in daily life. Fr example, when an lder persn enters a rm, everyne stands up. When there are several guests at the table, the hst usually intrduces them frm the ldest t the yungest. When a yunger persn is presenting smething t an lder persn, tw hands are used. On a crwded subway r bus, yunger peple always ffer their seats t elderly peple.
It is a traditinal virtue in China t respect elderly peple. That’s because the Chinese knw that elderly peple have knwledge and experience that yung peple can learn frm. S, Chinese peple are prud f being ld. Besides, t respect the elderly peple is t respect yurself tmrrw.
8. Which f the fllwing may NOT be a traditin fr the Duble Ninth Festival?
A. Cleaning huses.B. Wearing the plant zhuyu.
C. Drinking chrysanthemum wine.D. Families climbing muntains tgether.
9. What is Paragraph 4 abut?
A. Why we shuld respect elderly peple.
B. Traditinal ways f celebrating the festival.
C. What yung peple usually d n this festival.
D. Examples f respecting elderly peple in daily life.
10. Which is NOT the crrect way t respect elderly peple?
A. We shuld ffer seats t the ld while taking a bus.
B. We shuld sit straight when the ld cme int a rm.
C. We shuld use duble hands t present things t the ld.
D. We shuld intrduce the ldest persn first while eating at the table.
11. Why are Chinese peple prud f being ld?
A. It means they dn’t have t wrk fr thers.B. It means they have mre virtues than thers.
C. It means they have knwledge and experience.D. It means what they did in the past was meaningful.
D
There is an ancient Chinese stry abut a giant man named Kua Fu wh chases the sun. He drains the Yellw and Wei rivers during his race and finally dies f delydratin（脱水）. His failure has reminded peple f the unstppable pwer f the sun fr centuries. And yet, scientists thrughut histry have tried t better understand the mst imprtant star in ur sky. On Aug 12, NASA launched the Parker Slar Prbe（探测器）, marking the start f its trip t the sun.
The prbe itself is almst as big as a car and needed the help f a pwerful rcket t escape Earth’s rbit change directin and reach the sun. In rder t reach the sun, the prbe must cmplete seven flybys f Venus, using the pwer f the planet’s gravity t change its path, sending it tward the sun. But that’s nt the nly difficult part f the jurney. As the prbe appraches the sun’s crna（日冕）, it will have t bear temperatures reaching 1,400℃, as well as deal with serius radiatin. S hw will the prbe survive?
Accrding t NASA, a special shield has been used, which is a special 11.5 cm-thick carbn-cmpsite shield that will be psitined between the prbe and the sun’s crna. It’s advanced technlgy like this that will make the prbe’s trip t the sun much smther. If everything ges as planned the prbe will reach a speed f 692,018 kilmeters per hur as it mves arund the sun, setting a new recrd fr the fastest man-made bject in histry, NBC nted. It will fly clse t the sun 24 times between 2018 and 2025. NBC added.
12 What is the aim f mentining Kua Fu in the first paragraph?
A. T tell the rigin f Parker Slar Prbe.
B. T lead t the tpic f researching the sun.
C. T shw the achievement f ancient China.
D. T shw the difficulties f studying the sun.
13. Hw many challenges will the prbe meet t reach the sun?
A. One.B. Tw.
C. Three.D. Fur.
14. What is the main idea f the third paragraph?
A. The prbe will reach the sun in 2025.
B. The prbe has been prtected very well.
C. The prbe is the fastest man-made bject.
D. The prbe has been prepared well fr its aim.
15. What may be the best title f the passage?
A. Taking a Clser Lk at the Sun
B. Discvering the Unknwn Puzzles
C. The Stry f Kuafu Chasing the Sun
D. The Scientific Value f Searching the Sun
七选五
Why Can’t Peple Stp Tuching Museum Exhibits (展品)?
When visiting the British Museum yu can see visitrs tuch ancient bwls even thugh the museum rules say n tuching is allwed. Museum guards say it’s impssible t stp peple frm breaking the n-tuch rule. ___16___
Mst museum-ging is still a mainly visual (视觉的) experience fr visitrs t admire the artwrks. ___17___ But ver the past few years, mre and mre museums have been wrking t include additinal senses, like sunds and smells. But tuch, especially, is nly allwed in certain areas, like the Luvre’s Tuch Gallery, r the British Museum’s Hands On Desks.
___18___ Befre there were museums, there were curisity rms filled with a cllectin f interesting bjects frm arund the wrld. When peple visited the cllectin, the bjects were passed arund. Museums cntinued with this spirit f penness at first.
But as museums grew, the spirit n lnger existed. When yu’ve gt 4 millin visitrs a year, yu can hardly have every bdy tuching smething. Peple are awkward and likely t damage the artwrks. S the rule against tuching artwrks makes great sense. Smaller museums still smetimes encurage visitrs t tuch their bjects. ___19___
Why are we s unwilling t keep ur hands t urselves? Sme peple just want t make sure the artwrks are real. But there’s a larger truth. ___20___ Visitrs say that they want t feel hw deep an engraving (雕刻) ges, s as t better understand the artistic skills. In this way, tuching is part f trying t smehw make cntact with the past.
A. Tuch was allwed in museums at first.
B. It helps t shw respect fr the ancient artists.
C. Yu stp 100 peple tuching and there are 200 mre.
D. Visitrs learn mre abut bjects frm reading signs arund.
E. Yu can’t really learn mre abut bjects unless yu tuch them.
F. But the bigger nes prefer t advertise themselves as n tuching.
G. Museums have cme a lng way since the time f the curisity rm.
三、完形填空 (每小题1分 共计15分)
Our family enjyed a beautiful huseplant fr ver thirty years. It had stayed with us thrugh____21____years and gd times, pain and jy. I had never thught f ____22____it.
Hwever, tw weeks ag, we____23____sme changes in its leaves, which began t lse clr. We watered and lked after it____24____. There was n hpe f____25____fr the plant. We finally picked a few almst dead leaves and____26____replanting them in anther small pt.
What____27____us was that these leaves planted in the new place grew strng. In rder t knw the reasn why the huseplant died, we dug the dead plant ut f the pt. Then, it became____28____t us that its rts were in disrder, cmpletely tangling up(缠绕). Our nce-beautiful plant died because it grew ut f its envirnment. We nw realized that it became rt-bund and had n mre rm fr their rts t grw in its pt.
Peple can becme rt-bund, t. Thse wh____29____persnal grwth r develpment ften want t make____30____ that can lead t greater achievements r much mre happiness. Hwever, they mre ften find they utgrw their envirnment and want t____31____. Their view becmes wider and they need____32____ envirnment t live in. They need peple wh will make ____33____ fr their grwth. If they cannt be____34____, sme prblems are sure t appear.
S if yur new-fund grwth causes yu t give up the ld ways, yu may need t ____35____yu are bigger nw, and need t have a bigger stage fr persnal grwth r develpment.
21. A. hardB. pleasantC. busyD. peaceful
22. A. fixingB. lsingC. sellingD. cheating
23. A. madeB. recrdedC. discveredD. cllected
24. A. graduallyB. creativelyC. jyfullyD. carefully
25. A. successB. winningC. survivalD. prgress
26. A. triedB. enjyedC. avidedD. stpped
27. A. bredB. disappintedC. embarrassedD. surprised
28. A. clearB. usefulC. imprtantD. strange
29. A. turn dwnB. lk frC. live ffD. depend n
30. A. changesB. suggestinsC. studiesD. explanatins
31. A. fall dwnB. mve ffC. set upD. calm dwn
32. A. warmerB. saferC. largerD. quieter
33. A. timeB. spaceC. prmisesD. chices
34. A. recgnizedB. preventedC. satisfiedD. prtected
35. A. respectB. prveC. frgetD. realize
四、语法填空(每小题1.5分 共计15分)
语法填空
The Amazn rainfrest crsses int eight cuntries, ____36____ (include) Brazil and Peru, and ne verseas regin f France. With ____37____ area f arund 6 millin square kilmetres, the Amazn rainfrest is mre than half the size f China. The rainfrest gets its name frm the Amazn River, ____38____ is clse t 6, 400 kilmetres in length.
Of the 390, 000 plant species knwn t us, mre than 40, 000 can ____39____ (find) in the Amazn. The frest's different levels supprt an unbelievable ____40____ (varius) f wildlife. At the bttm, there is a system f rts beneath the grund. Abve that is the mass f leaf litter n the dark frest flr. The next level is made up f shrter plants with large ____41____ (leaf). Then there are ____42____ (twer) ancient hardwds, and finally the tps f the tallest trees many metres abve the grund.
Hwever, ver the past 50 years, abut 17 per cent f the rainfrest ____43____ (disappear) due t human activities. As the list f species ____44____ danger f extinctin becmes lnger, we are left with a questin: can we affrd _____45_____ (damage) the“ lungs f the planet”?
五、书信写作(15分)
46. 假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Tm即将作为交换生来你们学校学习。他来信询问你们学校哪些课程有助于他了解中国文化，请你给他写封回信。
内容包括：1. 表示欢迎；2. 介绍相关课程。
注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯。
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六、书面表达(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。
Yesterday I had a taste f being stuck in a desperate situatin where my nly hpe f help wuld have t cme frm a ttal stranger.
I was in a busy shpping mall buying a large piece f luggage. After the purchase in ne f the large and expensive shps, I picked up my phne frm my pcket t call my driver waiting in the parking lt and my phne was dead.
I then requested the shp assistant selling me the luggage, which was nt cheap at all, if she culd ring the number f my driver fr me. She replied, still all smiles, “I’m srry, sir, but it is the shp plicy that we cannt use mbile phnes while wrking in the shp.”
As I was wndering what kind f plicy that was, I saw a nice-lking teenage by cming tward me. Remember my wife’s interesting thery that beautiful peple are mre likely t give yu a hand when yu’re in truble, I thught I might have a chance. But befre I culd say a wrd, he walked past me. It turned ut he simply didn’t see me.
I waited in the mall but it seemed nbdy bthered t lk at me. Disappinted and tired, I gt ut f the shp n t the busy street in frnt. I std there with peple rushing by, lking at their faces t see if they will shw kindness t me. I began wndering hw many times I had reacted t strangers like the shp girl and the teenager.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1：
That was when I saw a yung mther with her tw kids.
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Paragraph 2：
Finally, I was abut t give up when a man wearing a cheap T-shirt seemed t ntice me.
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驻马店市高中高一下期第四次考试英语试题
注意事项：
1.答卷前，请考生务必把自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。
3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
4.满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟
一、听力选择题(每小题1分，共计20分)
1. Where are the speakers prbably?
A. At hme. B. In a park. C. In a stre.
2. Why des the man speak t the wman?
A. T make an aplgy. B. T cancel a meeting C. T send an invitatin.
3. What are the speakers prbably talking abut?
A. A dream. B. A cncert. C. An illness.
4. What are the speakers ding prbably?
A. Preparing a meal. B. Ding an experiment. C. Taking sme exercise.
5. Which department has an pen psitin currently?
A. The sales department.
B. The finance department.
C. The prductin department.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. When did the wman start the walk?
A. On Friday mrning.
B. On Saturday mrning.
C. On Sunday mrning.
7. What did the man encunter during his trip?
A. Heavy fgs. B. A big strm. C. A severe fld.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What time will the speakers get t Edinburgh?
A. At abut 8 am. B. At abut 9 am. C. At abut 10 am.
9. Which place will the speakers fail t visit?
A. The City Hall. B. The ld castles. C. The Seabird Centre.
10. What can the speakers d in the Ryal Palace?
A. Take pictures. B. Listen t stries. C. Purchase small gifts.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. Wh is the man prbably?
A. A hst. B. A teacher. C. A bk reviewer
12. What is Lydia’s Wnderland mainly abut?
A. Children’s stries. B. Man and nature. C. The authr’s persnal life.
13. What did Bill d five years ag?
A. He bught a bed. B. He repaired the rf. C. He started t write
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. Why did the man give up his frmer jb?
A. Because f the pay.
B. Because f the mve.
C. Because f his health.
15. Hw did the man feel abut his business in the beginning?
A. It was demanding. B. It was satisfying. C. It was bring.
16. What did the man’s team d fr Mary the Winner?
A. They designed its lighting.
B They appeared in the film.
C. They built a bridge fr it.
17. What has played a crucial part in the man’s success?
A. The rising market.
B. The family supprt.
C. The internatinal cperatin.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. Wh is the speaker prbably talking t?
A. Animal dctrs. B. News reprters. C. Cllege students.
19. What did the speaker like t d best in the animal center?
A. Walk the dgs. B. Feed the rabbits. C. Clean the cats’ cages
20. Hw did the speaker make Max trust him?
A. By speaking t him.
B. By playing with him.
C. By treating his wunds.
二、阅读理解(每小题2.5分 共计50分)
A
We Are Nw Open Daily thru Clumbus Day
The museum and stre are pen frm 10 a.m. t 5 p.m. thrughut the seasn. Trlley rides start with the first departure at 10:05 a.m. and cntinue until the end f the day with the last ride being at 4:15 p.m.. We are pen Rain r Shine!
Ice Cream & Sunset Trlley Ride Special ( $3.50 per persn )
At 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday and Thursday evening in July and August, jin us fr a special sunset trlley ride with ice-cream included. Bring the whle family!
Regular Fares
Admissin includes unlimited trlley rides, access t the Museum Grunds and Exhibits, and use f ur picnic areas t enjy yur wn picnic lunch.
1. Frm nw n t Clumbus Day, the museum is pen _____.
A. nly n Sundays and SaturdaysB. n sunny days
C. every dayD. all f the abve
2. If a family f 4 persns — ne senir, a cuple and a 12-year-ld by — are taking a sunset trlley ride, hw much is the ttal admissin fee?
A. $18.B. $25.5.C. $33.D. $39.5.
3. Which ne f the fllwing is NOT included in the admissin?
A. Unlimited sunset trlley ride.B. Access t the Museum Grunds.
C. A visit t the Museum Exhibits.D. A use f the museum picnic areas.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了博物馆的开放时间，各种优惠活动，不同人群的票价等。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章标题“We Are Nw Open Daily thru Clumbus Day(我们现在每天开放直到哥伦布日)”可知，从现在起到哥伦布日，博物馆每天开放。故选C项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二个表格中“Senir Citizens: $5.50 Adults: $7.50 Children (Ages 6—16): $5.00 (老年人：5.50美元，成年人：7.50美元，6—16岁的儿童：5.00美元)”可知，一个老年人、一对夫妇和一个12岁的男孩需要付费5.50+7.50+7.50+5.00=25.50美元。故选B项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Ice Cream & Sunset Trlley Ride Special ( $3.50 per persn)(冰淇淋和日落电车特别优惠（每人$3.50）)”以及最后一段“Admissin includes unlimited trlley rides, access t the Museum Grunds and Exhibits, and use f ur picnic areas t enjy yur wn picnic lunch.(门票包括无限制的电车乘车、参观博物馆场地和展品，以及使用我们的野餐区享用您自己的野餐午餐)”可知，无限制的日落电车没有包含在入场费中。故选A项。
B
I was 11 years ld when I asked my mm fr pian lessns in 2010. We were in the ecnmic crisis. She said a plite “ n ”.
That didn’t stp me. I ggled the measurements fr a keybard, drew the keys n a piece f paper and stuck it n my desk. I wuld click ntes n an nline keybard and “ play” them back n my paper ne—keeping the sund they made n the cmputer in my head. I spent six mnths playing withut tuching a real pian. Once my mm saw that I was serius, she brrwed mney and bught me 10 lessns.
I still remember the first ne. I was struck by hw real the sund f the pian was. I sat my grade ne after eight lessns. Once I started secndary schl, we culdn’t affrd lessns again. I passed grade three, and then grade five, practicing nly n my piece f paper.
One evening, when I was abut 13, my mm said she had a surprise fr me; it was an electrnic keybard, bught with mre brrwed mney. It was the first time I’d played fr her. She was in shck.
My schl didn’t ffer music A-level. I fund the Purcell Schl fr yung musicians. But I had t pass a difficult test. Sme f the questins invlved an evaluatin f the cmpser r when sme piece was written. I felt stressed. T my amazement, I was ffered a place.
At Purcell, I spent tw years wrking as hard as I culd. I perfrmed t raise mney and save enugh t buy my first pian. When I left Purcell, I was awarded the senir pian prize and senir academic music prize. I am nw at the Guildhall Schl f Music & Drama in Lndn. I feel prud: it’s been 10 years since I drew my paper pian, and I’m at ne f the wrld’s leading music schls.
The irny is that I cntinue t d a lt f my practice away frm the pian---what we call mental practice. The paper pian helped aruse my curisity abut hw music wrks, the building blcks that frm the pieces.
4. Why did the authr’s mm buy him 10 lessns at last?
A. She was shcked by his first perfrmance.
B. She had n dubt abut his talent fr pian.
C. She realized that he meant what he said.
D. She suddenly made a frtune.
5. Which f the fllwing can best describe the authr?
A. Hnest.B. Determined.C. Humrus.D. Optimistic.
6. The underlined wrd “irny” in the last paragraph shws that the authr felt ________.
A. surprisedB. prudC. satisfiedD. disappinted
7. What is the best title f the text?
A. Mental Practice Matters
B. A Surprise frm Mum
C. Learning An Instrument Csts T Much
D. Stick t Yur Dreams
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. A 7. D
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文，讲述了作者年少时，对钢琴产生了浓厚兴趣，但是家境贫寒，无法供得起钢琴课，她没有放弃梦想，自己画了一个纸钢琴练习钢琴，之后坚持自己梦想，最终进入了世界一流的音乐学校的故事。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Once my mm saw that I was serius, she brrwed mney and bught me 10 lessns.”（当我妈妈看到我是认真的，她借钱给我买了10节课。）可知，妈妈意识到作者说想要上钢琴课是认真的，最后给她买了10节课。故选C项。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“I was 11 years ld when I asked my mm fr pian lessns in 2010. We were in the ecnmic crisis. She said a plite “ n ”.”（2010年，当我11岁的时候，我请求妈妈给我上钢琴课。我们正处于经济危机之中。她礼貌地说“不”。）及第二段“That didn’t stp me.”（那没有阻止我。）及整段内容描写可知，尽管作者想要上钢琴课的要求被妈妈拒绝了，但是她没有气馁，因此，她是有决心的。故选B项。
【6题详解】
词义猜测题。根据文章倒数第二段“I feel prud: it’s been 10 years since I drew my paper pian, and I’m at ne f the wrld’s leading music schls.”（我感到很自豪：我画纸钢琴已经10年了，我现在在世界一流的音乐学校之一里。）及最后一段关键句“that I cntinue t d a lt f my practice away frm the pian---what we call mental practice.”（我继续在没有钢琴的情况下进行大量的练习——我们称之为心理练习。）可知，作者在世界一流的音乐学校之一里，但是仍然在没有钢琴的情况下进行练习，作者觉得这件事是让人意外的、诧异的。故选A项。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章全文内容可知，本文讲述了作者年少时，对钢琴产生了浓厚兴趣，但是家境贫寒，无法供得起钢琴课，她没有放弃梦想，自己画了一个纸钢琴练习钢琴，之后坚持自己的梦想，最终进入了世界一流的音乐学校的故事。“Stick t Yur Dreams”（坚持你的梦想）最适合作为本文标题。故选D项。
C
Shwing Respect fr Senirs
Dads have Father’s Day. Mms have Mther’s Day. Kids have Children’s Day. But, d ur grandparents have a special hliday? Yes, they d!
The Duble Ninth Festival is a special day fr elderly peple in China. The festival is n the ninth day f the ninth mnth f the lunar calendar. As the Chinese wrd fr nine has the same sund as the wrd fr lng, peple take the Duble Ninth Festival t shw their wishes f lng life fr elderly peple.
There are many traditins fr this festival. On that day, families get tgether and climb muntains fr luck and in the hpe that elderly peple will live much lnger. They als drink chrysanthemum wine (菊花酒) and wear a plant called zhuyu t celebrate it. Bth chrysanthemum and zhuyu are regarded as clean plants that can clean huses and cure diseases.
Respecting elderly peple is shwn nt nly n this special day but als in daily life. Fr example, when an lder persn enters a rm, everyne stands up. When there are several guests at the table, the hst usually intrduces them frm the ldest t the yungest. When a yunger persn is presenting smething t an lder persn, tw hands are used. On a crwded subway r bus, yunger peple always ffer their seats t elderly peple.
It is a traditinal virtue in China t respect elderly peple. That’s because the Chinese knw that elderly peple have knwledge and experience that yung peple can learn frm. S, Chinese peple are prud f being ld. Besides, t respect the elderly peple is t respect yurself tmrrw.
8. Which f the fllwing may NOT be a traditin fr the Duble Ninth Festival?
A. Cleaning huses.B. Wearing the plant zhuyu.
C. Drinking chrysanthemum wine.D. Families climbing muntains tgether.
9. What is Paragraph 4 abut?
A. Why we shuld respect elderly peple.
B. Traditinal ways f celebrating the festival.
C. What yung peple usually d n this festival.
D. Examples f respecting elderly peple in daily life.
10. Which is NOT the crrect way t respect elderly peple?
A. We shuld ffer seats t the ld while taking a bus.
B. We shuld sit straight when the ld cme int a rm.
C. We shuld use duble hands t present things t the ld.
D. We shuld intrduce the ldest persn first while eating at the table.
11. Why are Chinese peple prud f being ld?
A. It means they dn’t have t wrk fr thers.B. It means they have mre virtues than thers.
C. It means they have knwledge and experience.D. It means what they did in the past was meaningful.
【答案】8. A 9. D 10. B 11. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了重阳节，列举了一些人们在日常生活中尊重老年人的例子，并讲述了尊重老年人是中华民族的一种传统美德。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“On that day, families get tgether and climb muntains fr luck and in the hpe that elderly peple will live much lnger. They als drink chrysanthemum wine (菊花酒) and wear a plant called zhuyu t celebrate it. (在那一天，家人聚在一起爬山以求好运，并希望老年人能活得更久。他们还喝菊花酒，戴一种叫茱萸的植物来庆祝。)”可知在重阳节这天，家人聚在一起爬山，喝菊花酒并佩戴一种名为“茱萸”的植物，选项A没有提到。故选A。
【9题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段“Respecting elderly peple is shwn nt nly n this special day but als in daily life. Fr example, when an lder persn enters a rm, everyne stands up. When there are several guests at the table, the hst usually intrduces them frm the ldest t the yungest. When a yunger persn is presenting smething t an lder persn, tw hands are used. On a crwded subway r bus, yunger peple always ffer their seats t elderly peple. (尊重老人不仅体现在这个特殊的日子里，也体现在日常生活中。例如，当一位老人进入房间时，每个人都站起来。当餐桌上有几位客人时，主人通常从年长的介绍到最小的。当年轻人向老年人递东西时，要用两只手。在拥挤的地铁或公共汽车上，年轻人总是给老年人让座。)”可知，第四段主要是一些人们在日常生活中尊重老年人的例子。故选D。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“Fr example, when an lder persn enters a rm, everyne stands up. (例如，当一位老人进入房间时，每个人都站起来。)”可知当一个老年人走进房间时，每个人都站起来，选项B“当老人走进房间时，我们应该坐直”表示有误。故选B。
【11题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“That’s because the Chinese knw that elderly peple have knwledge and experience that yung peple can learn frm. S, Chinese peple are prud f being ld. (这是因为中国人知道老年人有知识和经验，年轻人可以学习。所以，中国人以年老而自豪。)”可知，中国人知道老年人有见识与经历，所以，中国人以年老为荣。故选C。
D
There is an ancient Chinese stry abut a giant man named Kua Fu wh chases the sun. He drains the Yellw and Wei rivers during his race and finally dies f delydratin（脱水）. His failure has reminded peple f the unstppable pwer f the sun fr centuries. And yet, scientists thrughut histry have tried t better understand the mst imprtant star in ur sky. On Aug 12, NASA launched the Parker Slar Prbe（探测器）, marking the start f its trip t the sun.
The prbe itself is almst as big as a car and needed the help f a pwerful rcket t escape Earth’s rbit, change directin and reach the sun. In rder t reach the sun, the prbe must cmplete seven flybys f Venus, using the pwer f the planet’s gravity t change its path, sending it tward the sun. But that’s nt the nly difficult part f the jurney. As the prbe appraches the sun’s crna（日冕）, it will have t bear temperatures reaching 1,400℃, as well as deal with serius radiatin. S hw will the prbe survive?
Accrding t NASA, a special shield has been used, which is a special 11.5 cm-thick carbn-cmpsite shield that will be psitined between the prbe and the sun’s crna. It’s advanced technlgy like this that will make the prbe’s trip t the sun much smther. If everything ges as planned the prbe will reach a speed f 692,018 kilmeters per hur as it mves arund the sun, setting a new recrd fr the fastest man-made bject in histry, NBC nted. It will fly clse t the sun 24 times between 2018 and 2025. NBC added.
12. What is the aim f mentining Kua Fu in the first paragraph?
A. T tell the rigin f Parker Slar Prbe.
B. T lead t the tpic f researching the sun.
C. T shw the achievement f ancient China.
D. T shw the difficulties f studying the sun.
13. Hw many challenges will the prbe meet t reach the sun?
A. One.B. Tw.
C. Three.D. Fur.
14. What is the main idea f the third paragraph?
A. The prbe will reach the sun in 2025.
B. The prbe has been prtected very well.
C. The prbe is the fastest man-made bject.
D. The prbe has been prepared well fr its aim.
15. What may be the best title f the passage?
A. Taking a Clser Lk at the Sun
B. Discvering the Unknwn Puzzles
C. The Stry f Kuafu Chasing the Sun
D. The Scientific Value f Searching the Sun
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. D 15. A
【解析】
【分析】本文为说明文。古有“夸父逐日”的故事，从古至今人们对于太阳的探索也从未止步。近日，美国国家航空航天局发射了帕克太阳探测器，开始了长达7年的探日之旅，人类“逐日”梦想终于要实现了。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。文章一开始提出夸父追日失败。接着下文叙述他的失败，警示人们太阳势不可挡的力量。然而，从古至今人们对于太阳的探索也从未止步。8月12日，美国美国国家航空航天局发射了帕克太阳探测器，开启了探日之旅。由此可知，第一段提出夸父追日的目的就是引出研究太阳的话题。分析选项可知B项符合题意，故选B。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“In rder t reach the sun, the prbe must cmplete seven flybys f Venus, using the pwer f the planet’s gravity t change its path, sending it tward the sun. But that’s nt the nly difficult part f the jurney. As the prbe appraches the sun’s crna, it will have t bear temperatures reaching 1,400℃, as well as deal with serius radiatin”可知，为了接近太阳，帕克探测器需要7次飞掠金星，借助金星引力改变飞行轨道，不断靠近太阳。随着探测器不断靠近日冕，它还将面临1400摄氏度的高温和巨大的辐射。由此可知有三个难题。故选C。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。第三段内容“保护罩由厚度为11.5厘米的特殊碳复合材料制成，将探测器和太阳日冕隔开。这项先进技术将会令探测器的探日之旅更为顺利。按照计划，探测器将以每小时692018千米的速度进入太阳轨道，届时将成为迄今为止速度最快的人造物体。在2018-2025年期间，帕克将靠近太阳24次”由此可知，本段主要观点是“为了接近太阳，探测器已准备就绪”，D项符合题意，是正确的。根据内容可知“在2018-2025年期间，帕克将靠近太阳24次”，故A项中的探测器将于2025年到达太阳，故A错误。根据“进入太阳轨道，届时将成为（但现在不是）迄今为止速度最快的人造物体。”而C项“探测器现在是最快的人造物体”故C项错误。本段只是说保护罩的厚度及作用，保护的如何没有提及，故B项（探测器保护得很好）也是错误的。综合分析可知D正确。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文可知，第一段是主旨段，叙述了从古至今人们对于太阳的探索从未止步。近日，美国美国国家航空航天局发射了帕克太阳探测器，开始了长达7年的探日之旅。第二段和第三段主要叙述了在接近太阳时面临的问题，以及解决的方法。文章中的“the start f its trip t the sun.”、“reach the sun”、“appraches the sun’s crna”、“fly clse t the sun”等的意思均为“到达、接近太阳”，这与A项“近距离观察太阳（Taking a Clser Lk at the Sun）”意义一致，故选A。
【点睛】确定最佳标题的方法。在阅读文章时，要注意文章中反复出现的或强调的信息，寻找与文章大多数内容相关的信息。找出覆盖全文的核心词汇，看选项内容是否切中文章的中心论题。也就是要看选项内容与作者的写作目的是否一致。如第4小题，文章中的“the start f its trip t the sun.”、“reach the sun”、“appraches the sun’s crna”、“fly clse t the sun”等的意思均为“到达、接近太阳”，这与A项“近距离观察太阳（Taking a Clser Lk at the Sun）”相照应。
寻找文章的主题句。文章主要论题的关键是找到文章的主题句。主题句通常在文章的首段，也可能在文章的末段，在文章的某一段落，或分散在文章的各个段落中。如果每个段落都有主题句，那么把各段落的主题句的中心集中起来，即为全文的主题句。本题在通读全文可知，第一段是主旨段，叙述了从古至今人们对于太阳的探索从未止步。近日，美国美国国家航空航天局发射了帕克太阳探测器，开始了长达7年的探日之旅。第二段和第三段主要叙述了在接近太阳时面临的问题，以及解决的方法。文章中的“the start f its trip t the sun.”、“reach the sun”、“appraches the sun’s crna”、“fly clse t the sun”等的意思均为“到达、接近太阳”，这与A项“近距离观察太阳（Taking a Clser Lk at the Sun）”意义一致，故选A。
七选五
Why Can’t Peple Stp Tuching Museum Exhibits (展品)?
When visiting the British Museum, yu can see visitrs tuch ancient bwls even thugh the museum rules say n tuching is allwed. Museum guards say it’s impssible t stp peple frm breaking the n-tuch rule. ___16___
Mst museum-ging is still a mainly visual (视觉的) experience fr visitrs t admire the artwrks. ___17___ But ver the past few years, mre and mre museums have been wrking t include additinal senses, like sunds and smells. But tuch, especially, is nly allwed in certain areas, like the Luvre’s Tuch Gallery, r the British Museum’s Hands On Desks.
___18___ Befre there were museums, there were curisity rms filled with a cllectin f interesting bjects frm arund the wrld. When peple visited the cllectin, the bjects were passed arund. Museums cntinued with this spirit f penness at first.
But as museums grew, the spirit n lnger existed. When yu’ve gt 4 millin visitrs a year, yu can hardly have every bdy tuching smething. Peple are awkward and likely t damage the artwrks. S the rule against tuching artwrks makes great sense. Smaller museums still smetimes encurage visitrs t tuch their bjects. ___19___
Why are we s unwilling t keep ur hands t urselves? Sme peple just want t make sure the artwrks are real. But there’s a larger truth. ___20___ Visitrs say that they want t feel hw deep an engraving (雕刻) ges, s as t better understand the artistic skills. In this way, tuching is part f trying t smehw make cntact with the past.
A. Tuch was allwed in museums at first.
B. It helps t shw respect fr the ancient artists.
C. Yu stp 100 peple tuching and there are 200 mre.
D. Visitrs learn mre abut bjects frm reading signs arund.
E. Yu can’t really learn mre abut bjects unless yu tuch them.
F. But the bigger nes prefer t advertise themselves as n tuching.
G. Museums have cme a lng way since the time f the curisity rm.
【答案】16. C 17. D 18. G 19. F 20. E
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论了为什么人们不能停止触摸博物馆的展品？
【16题详解】
上文“Museum guards say it’s impssible t stp peple frm breaking the n-tuch rule.(博物馆的保安说，不可能阻止人们违反禁止接触的规定)”说明要完全地阻止人们不接触展品是不可能的。故可推断空格处内容为解释为什么会是这样的情况。结合C项“Yu stp 100 peple tuching and there are 200 mre.(你阻止了100个人的接触，然后还有200个人)”与该推断一致，为上文的解释。故选C项。
【17题详解】
上文“Mst museum-ging is still a mainly visual (视觉的) experience fr visitrs t admire the artwrks. (大多数参观博物馆的游客仍然主要是通过视觉体验来欣赏艺术品)”以及下文“But ver the past few years, mre and mre museums have been wrking t include additinal senses, like sunds and smells.(但在过去几年里，越来越多的博物馆一直在努力添加额外的感官，比如声音和气味)”中“But”可知，和空格处形成了转折，故可推断空格处内容仍然在强调通过视觉体验，也是对上文的补充说明。结合D项“Visitrs learn mre abut bjects frm reading signs arund.(通过阅读周围的标记，你会对物体有更多的了解)”对上文的补充，以及符合下文的逻辑关系。故选D项。
【18题详解】
下文“Befre there were museums, there were curisity rms filled with a cllectin f interesting bjects frm arund the wrld.(在博物馆出现之前，有一些摆满了来自世界各地的有趣物品的好奇室)”中“curisity rms”为关键词，选项G“Museums have cme a lng way since the time f the curisity rm.(自好奇室时代以来，博物馆已经走过了漫长的道路)”中也提到“curisity rm”，再结合语意下文为空格处的解释说明，语意连贯。故选G项。
【19题详解】
由上文“Smaller museums still smetimes encurage visitrs t tuch their bjects.(较小的博物馆有时仍然鼓励参观者触摸他们的物品)”中“Smaller”，以及句意，可推断空格处为相反意思的表达。F项“But the bigger nes prefer t advertise themselves as n tuching.(但大一点的更喜欢标榜自己“不接触”)”中“bigger”和上文“Smaller”呼应，为一对反义词，以及与上文语意构成转折关系。故选F项。
【20题详解】
由下文“Visitrs say that they want t feel hw deep an engraving (雕刻) ges, s as t better understand the artistic skills. In this way, tuching is part f trying t smehw make cntact with the past.(参观者们说，他们想要感受雕刻的深度，以便更好地了解艺术技巧。通过这种方式，触摸是试图以某种方式与过去联系的一部分)”可推断，空格处内容为“如果你想更好地了解它，应用去触摸它”。E项“Yu can’t really learn mre abut bjects unless yu tuch them.(除非你触摸物体，否则你无法真正了解它们)”与此推断内容一致，为下文意思的总结。故选E项。
三、完形填空 (每小题1分 共计15分)
Our family enjyed a beautiful huseplant fr ver thirty years. It had stayed with us thrugh____21____years and gd times pain and jy. I had never thught f ____22____it.
Hwever, tw weeks ag, we____23____sme changes in its leaves, which began t lse clr. We watered and lked after it____24____. There was n hpe f____25____fr the plant. We finally picked a few almst dead leaves and____26____replanting them in anther small pt.
What____27____us was that these leaves planted in the new place grew strng. In rder t knw the reasn why the huseplant died, we dug the dead plant ut f the pt. Then, it became____28____t us that its rts were in disrder, cmpletely tangling up(缠绕). Our nce-beautiful plant died because it grew ut f its envirnment. We nw realized that it became rt-bund and had n mre rm fr their rts t grw in its pt.
Peple can becme rt-bund, t. Thse wh____29____persnal grwth r develpment ften want t make____30____ that can lead t greater achievements r much mre happiness. Hwever, they mre ften find they utgrw their envirnment and want t____31____. Their view becmes wider and they need____32____ envirnment t live in. They need peple wh will make ____33____ fr their grwth. If they cannt be____34____, sme prblems are sure t appear.
S if yur new-fund grwth causes yu t give up the ld ways, yu may need t ____35____yu are bigger nw, and need t have a bigger stage fr persnal grwth r develpment.
21. A. hardB. pleasantC. busyD. peaceful
22. A. fixingB. lsingC. sellingD. cheating
23. A. madeB. recrdedC. discveredD. cllected
24. A. graduallyB. creativelyC. jyfullyD. carefully
25. A. successB. winningC. survivalD. prgress
26. A. triedB. enjyedC. avidedD. stpped
27. A. bredB. disappintedC. embarrassedD. surprised
28. A. clearB. usefulC. imprtantD. strange
29. A. turn dwnB. lk frC. live ffD. depend n
30. A. changesB. suggestinsC. studiesD. explanatins
31. A. fall dwnB. mve ffC. set upD. calm dwn
32. A. warmerB. saferC. largerD. quieter
33. A. timeB. spaceC. prmisesD. chices
34. A. recgnizedB. preventedC. satisfiedD. prtected
35. A. respectB. prveC. frgetD. realize
【答案】21. A 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. A 31. B 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。讲述了作者家养了许多漂亮的绿植，由于根满盆而逐渐死亡，但是将它的叶子移植到新的盆子里却很好地活了。因此联想到我们的人生，也会经常遇到达到瓶颈的这种状态，这时，我们应该摒弃旧的方向寻求新的发展。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它陪伴着我们度过了艰难的岁月和美好的时光，痛苦和欢乐。A. hard艰难的；B. pleasant高兴的；C. busy忙碌的；D. peaceful安静的。根据下文“pain and jy”可知，此处是指艰难的岁月和美好的时光。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我从没想过要失去它。A. fixing修理；B. lsing失去；C. selling出售；D. cheating欺骗。根据第三段中“Our nce-beautiful plant died”可知，作者的绿植最后死掉了。因此可推断出，我从没想过有一天会失去这颗植物。故选B项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，两周前，我们发现它的叶子发生了一些变化，开始失去颜色。A. made制作；B. recrded记录；C. discvered发现；D. cllected收集。根据句意以及该句中的“which began t lse clr.”可知，此处为两周前，我们发现它的叶子发生了一些变化。故选C。
【24题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们细心地浇水和照顾它，但它就是没有活下来的迹象。A. gradually逐渐地；B. creatively创造地；C. jyfully开心地；D. carefully小心地，细心地。根据上文提到的我们家三十多年来一直喜欢这种美丽的室内植物，以及该句中的“We watered and lked after it”可知，此处为我们细心地浇水和照顾它。故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们细心地浇水和照顾它，但它就是没有活下来的迹象。A. success成功；B. winning胜利；C. survival幸存；D. prgress进步。根据该句中的but转折以及下文“We finally picked a few almst dead leaves”可推知，此处为我们细心地浇水和照顾它，但它就是没有活下来的迹象。故选C项。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们最后摘了几片几乎枯死的叶子，试着把它们重新种在另一个小花盆里。A. tried尝试；B. enjyed喜欢，享受；C. avided避免；D. stpped停止。根据下文“these leaves planted in the new pt grew strng.”以及该句中的“replanting them in anther small pt.”可知，此处为我们最后摘了几片几乎枯死的叶子，试着把它们重新种在另一个小花盆里。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：使我们惊奇的是，这些种在新花盆里的叶子长得很强壮。A. bred无聊；B. disappinted失望；C. embarrassed尴尬；D. surprised使惊讶。根据上文提到的最后摘了几片几乎枯死的叶子，试着把它们重新种在另一个小花盆里，以及该句中的“these leaves planted in the new pt grew strng.”可知，此处为使我们惊奇的是，这些种在新花盆里的叶子长得很强壮。故选D。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后，我们明白了——它的根是混乱的，完全纠缠在一起。A. clear清楚的；B. useful有用的；C. imprtant重要的；D. strange奇怪的。根据下文“its rts were in disrder, cmpletely tangling up.”说明的原因可知，此处指它死的原因变得清楚了。故选A。
【29题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：那些寻求个人成长或发展的人往往希望做出改变，从而获得更大的成就或更多的幸福。A. turn dwn拒绝；B. lk fr寻找；C. live ff靠……生活；D. depend n依靠。根据句意以及该句中的“persnal grwth r develpment”可知，此处为那些寻求个人成长或发展的人往往希望做出改变。故选B。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：那些寻求个人成长或发展的人往往希望做出改变，从而获得更大的成就或更多的幸福。A. changes改变；B. suggestins建议；C. studies学习；D. explanatins解释。根据上文提到的我们把几乎枯死的叶子，试着把它们重新种在另一个小花盆里，为做出的改变，以及该句中的“that can lead t greater achievements r much mre happiness.”可知，此处为那些寻求个人成长或发展的人往往希望做出改变，从而获得更大的成就或更多的幸福。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：然而，他们更多的时候发现自己已经无法适应环境，想要离开。A. fall dwn掉下来；B. mve ff离开；C. set up创办；D. calm dwn冷静。根据该句中的“they mre ften find they utgrw their envirnment”可知，此处为他们更多的时候发现自己已经无法适应环境，想要离开。故选B。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们的视野变得更大，他们需要更大的生活环境。A. warmer更温暖的；B. safer更安全的；C. larger更大的；D. quieter更安静的。根据该句中and连接的“Their view becmes larger”中提到larger可知，此处为也应为他们需要更大的生活环境，与其相呼应。故选C。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们需要有人为他们的成长腾出空间。A. time时间；B. space空间；C. prmises承诺；D. chices选择。根据上文提到的他们需要更大的生活环境，可知，此处为他们需要有人为他们的成长腾出空间。make space fr“为……腾出空间”为固定搭配。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果他们不能被满足，一定会出现一些问题。A. recgnized认出；B. prevented阻止；C. satisfied满足；D. prtected保护。根据上文提出的要求以及该句中的“sme prblems are sure t appear”可推知，此处为如果他们不能满足，一定会出现一些问题。故选C。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，如果你新发现的成长使你放弃了旧的方式，你可能需要意识到你现在更强大了。A. respect尊敬；B. prve证明；C. frget忘记；D. realize意识到。 根据句意以及该句中的“if yur new-fund grwth causes yu t abandn the ld ways,”可知，此处为如果你新发现的成长使你放弃了旧的方式，你可能需要意识到你现在更强大了。故选D。
四、语法填空(每小题1.5分 共计15分)
语法填空
The Amazn rainfrest crsses int eight cuntries, ____36____ (include) Brazil and Peru, and ne verseas regin f France. With ____37____ area f arund 6 millin square kilmetres, the Amazn rainfrest is mre than half the size f China. The rainfrest gets its name frm the Amazn River, ____38____ is clse t 6, 400 kilmetres in length.
Of the 390, 000 plant species knwn t us, mre than 40, 000 can ____39____ (find) in the Amazn. The frest's different levels supprt an unbelievable ____40____ (varius) f wildlife. At the bttm, there is a system f rts beneath the grund. Abve that is the mass f leaf litter n the dark frest flr. The next level is made up f shrter plants with large ____41____ (leaf). Then there are ____42____ (twer) ancient hardwds, and finally the tps f the tallest trees many metres abve the grund.
Hwever, ver the past 50 years, abut 17 per cent f the rainfrest ____43____ (disappear) due t human activities. As the list f species ____44____ danger f extinctin becmes lnger, we are left with a questin: can we affrd _____45_____ (damage) the“ lungs f the planet”?
【答案】36. including
37. an 38. which
39. be fund
40. variety
41. leaves 42. twering
43. has disappeared
44. in 45. t damage
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了亚马逊雨林。它是一个自然宝藏，但在过去的50年里，17%的雨林由于人类活动而消失。
【36题详解】
考查介词。句意：亚马逊雨林横跨巴西和秘鲁等8个国家，以及法国的一个海外地区。此处使用介词including，意为“包括”，故填including。
【37题详解】
考查冠词。句意：亚马逊雨林面积约600万平方公里，面积超过中国的一半。area表示泛指，使用不定冠词，且area以元音音素开头，故填an。
【38题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：热带雨林得名于亚马逊河，它的长度接近6400公里。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是Amazn River，关系词在从句中作主语，使用关系代词which引导，故填which。
【39题详解】
考查被动语态。句意：在我们已知的39万种植物中，有4万多种可以在亚马逊找到。主语mre than 40, 000和动词find之间是被动关系，使用被动语态，情态动词can后接动词原形，故填be fund。
【40题详解】
考查名词。句意：森林的不同层次孕育着种类繁多的野生动物。a variety f“各种各样的”，固定短语，故填variety。
【41题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：下一层是由长着大叶子的矮植物组成的。leaf是可数名词，结合“plants”可知，树叶不止一个，此处使用名词复数形式，故填leaves。
【42题详解】
考查形容词。句意：然后是高耸的古老硬木，最后是最高的树的顶部高出地面许多米。空处使用形容词twering“高耸的”，作定语，修饰名词hardwds，故填twering。
【43题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：然而，在过去的50年里，由于人类活动，大约17%的雨林消失了。根据时间状语“ver the past 50 years”可知句子使用现在完成时，主语abut 17 per cent f the rainfrest表示单数意义，助动词使用has，故填has disappeared。
【44题详解】
考查介词。句意：随着濒临灭绝的物种越来越多，我们面临着一个问题：我们能承受得起破坏“地球之肺”的后果吗？in danger“在危险中”，固定短语，故填in。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：同上。affrd t d sth“承担得起做某事”，故填t damage。
五、书信写作(15分)
46. 假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Tm即将作为交换生来你们学校学习。他来信询问你们学校哪些课程有助于他了解中国文化，请你给他写封回信。
内容包括：1. 表示欢迎；2. 介绍相关课程。
注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯。
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【答案】Dear Tm,
I’m mre than delighted t knw yu’ll study with us. I can’t wait t see yu. Nw let me intrduce sme f ur curses which will surely help deepen yur understanding f Chinese culture.
First f all, I may suggest Chinese calligraphy, fr each character tells a stry with culture. While practicing writing them, yu can nt nly appreciate the beauty f calligraphy but als cultivate yur mind. Anther curse I wuld recmmend t yu is Tang Pems, which can ffer yu an access t Chinese literature and prvide insights int culture, values and beliefs.
Best wishes t yu! Lking frward t yur early arrival.
Yurs,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。英国笔友Tm即将作为交换生来校学习，他来信询问学校哪些课程有助于他了解中国文化。要求考生给他回信表示欢迎并介绍相关课程。
【详解】1.词汇积累
课程：curse → subject
肯定：surely → certainty/definitely
建议：suggest → prpse/advise
提供：ffer → prvide
2.句式拓展
句型转换
原句：First f all, I may suggest Chinese calligraphy, fr each character tells a stry with culture.
拓展句：First f all, I may suggest Chinese calligraphy, because each character tells a stry with culture.
【点睛】[高分句型1] I’m mre than delighted t knw yu’ll study with us.(运用了省略连词that的宾语从句)
[高分句型2] I wuld recmmend t yu is Tang Pems, which can ffer yu an access t Chinese literature and prvide insights int culture, values and beliefs. (运用了关系代词which引导非限制性定语从句)
六、书面表达(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，使之构成一篇完整短文。
Yesterday I had a taste f being stuck in a desperate situatin where my nly hpe f help wuld have t cme frm a ttal stranger.
I was in a busy shpping mall buying a large piece f luggage. After the purchase in ne f the large and expensive shps, I picked up my phne frm my pcket t call my driver waiting in the parking lt and my phne was dead.
I then requested the shp assistant selling me the luggage, which was nt cheap at all, if she culd ring the number f my driver fr me. She replied, still all smiles, “I’m srry, sir, but it is the shp plicy that we cannt use mbile phnes while wrking in the shp.”
As I was wndering what kind f plicy that was, I saw a nice-lking teenage by cming tward me. Remember my wife’s interesting thery that beautiful peple are mre likely t give yu a hand when yu’re in truble, I thught I might have a chance. But befre I culd say a wrd, he walked past me. It turned ut he simply didn’t see me.
I waited in the mall but it seemed nbdy bthered t lk at me. Disappinted and tired, I gt ut f the shp n t the busy street in frnt. I std there with peple rushing by, lking at their faces t see if they will shw kindness t me. I began wndering hw many times I had reacted t strangers like the shp girl and the teenager.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1：
That was when I saw a yung mther with her tw kids.
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Paragraph 2：
Finally, I was abut t give up when a man wearing a cheap T-shirt seemed t ntice me.
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【答案】One pssible versin:
That was when I saw a yung mther with her tw kids. She was talking n the phne, and her vice tld me she was a gentle and patient lady. The tw kids were neatly dressed and waited quietly beside her. This must be a nice family, I thught t myself. Therefre, I apprached t make a request. But as sn as I said, “Excuse me madam,” she grabbed bth her kids and went away. Did I lk like smene trying t hurt peple? I felt my heart sinking hrribly.
Finally, I was abut t give up when a man wearing a cheap T-shirt seemed t ntice me. I didn’t knw why but I just stpped him and made my request. I was expecting him t rush past but he immediately called the number f my driver and waited till my car came t be sure I was picked up, turned arund befre I culd thank him adequately and was gne. Surprised by his kindness, I prmised I wuld d likewise t strangers wh sught my help.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者在购物中心购买了一件大行李后，发现自己的手机没电了，无法联系在停车场等待的司机。他请求商店店员帮忙打电话，但被告知商店规定不允许员工在工作时使用手机。这时他想到妻子提过的“你遇到麻烦时，漂亮的人更有可能帮你一把”的有趣理论，打算向一个看似有希望的英俊少年求助，但少年并没有注意到他。作者试图在繁华的街道上向人求助，但没有人注意到他的困境。
【详解】1. 段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“就在那时，我看到一位年轻的母亲和她的两个孩子”和第二段首句中的“正当我要放弃的时候”可知，第一段可描写作者观察这位母亲和她的孩子，觉得他们很友好，于是上前求助，但不幸被拒绝。
②由第二段首句内容“最后，正当我要放弃的时候，一个穿着廉价T恤的男人似乎注意到了我”可知，第二段可描写作者向这个男人求助，男人提供帮助，以及作者对这次经历的感悟。
2. 续写线索：看到母子三人——观察他们——求助被拒绝——被男人注意到——求助成功——作者感悟
3. 词汇激活
行为类
①走近：apprach/cme near
②提出请求：make a request/ask fr a favr
③伤害：hurt/harm
④走开：g away/walk away
情绪类
①感谢：thank/express gratitude t/say thank yu t
②惊讶的：surprised/astnished
【点睛】[高分句型1] But as sn as I said, “Excuse me madam,” she grabbed bth her kids and went away. (as sn as引导时间状语从句)
[高分句型2] Surprised by his kindness, I prmised I wuld d likewise t strangers wh sught my help. (that引导宾语从句并被省略、wh引导限制性定语从句)
April 30 t May 21
May 28 t Octber 10
Octber 15 t Octber 30
Open Saturdays and Sundays Only
Open Every Day
Open Saturdays and Sundays Only
Senir Citizens:
$5.50
Adults:
$7.50
Children (Ages 6—16):
$5.00
Children 5 and under:
Free
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April 30 t May 21
May 28 t Octber 10
Octber 15 t Octber 30
Open Saturdays and Sundays Only
Open Every Day
Open Saturdays and Sundays Only
Senir Citizens:
$5.50
Adults:
$7.50
Children (Ages 6—16):
$5.00
Children 5 and under:
Free
Discunts are available fr tur grups.