福建省莆田第八中学高一下学期期中考英语试题-A4

这是一份福建省莆田第八中学高一下学期期中考英语试题-A4，共18页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7等内容，欢迎下载使用。
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the weather like nw?
A. Sunny. B. Fggy. C. Rainy.
2. What are the speakers ging t d this Friday?
A. G t a musical. B. Have a barbecue. C. Lk after their nephew.
3. What happened t the wman?
A. She missed an internatinal call. B. She was given the wrng bill. C. She went t the wrng rm.
4. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. At hme. B. In an ffice. C. Over the phne.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. A curse. B. A trip. C. An app.
第二节 （共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Hw many peple will eat tgether?
A.4. B.6. C.8.
7. What d we knw abut Jhn?
A. He desn't eat meat. B. He desn't like spicy fd. C. He desn't drink alchl.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Hw did the man perfrm in his math final?
A. Greatly. B. Terribly. C. Just s-s.
9. Why des the man want t treat the wman t dinner?
A. T ask fr help. B. T express thanks. C. T discuss hliday plans.
10. What des the wman plan t d this hliday?
A. Rest at hme. B. Wrk in a cafe. C. G camping.
听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。
11. What did the man's mther like t d when he was yung?
A. Tell him jkes. B. Play cards with friends. C. Take him t perfrmances.
12. Why did the teachers allw the man t talk at the end f class?
A. T entertain the class. B. T keep him quiet at class. C. T learn abut his prblems.
13. Hw did the man feel when he played in Atlanta?
A. Excited. B. Surprised. C. Nervus.
14. What will the man talk abut next?
A. His future plan. B. His rle in Atlanta. C. His wife.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. Why is Ethan absent frm the get-tgether?
A. He is busy. B. He frgt it. C. He is abrad.
16. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Frmer clleagues. B. Neighbrs. C. Old classmates.
17. What is the man dissatisfied with abut his jb?
A. The lw salary. B. The mean leaders. C. The heavy wrklad.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is the speaker ding?
A. Giving advice. B. Sharing an experience. C. Making an advertisement.
19. What did the speaker use t d befre bed?
A. She visited shpping websites.
B. She calculated her daily spending.
C. She srted ut her clthes.
20. Hw much des the speaker earn each mnth?
A. Abut$1,000. B. Abut$2,000. C. Abut $3,000.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共11小题;每小题2.5分,满分27.5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
Meet Incredible Cnservatin Heres Saving Wildlife frm Extinctin
Anne Savage
Dr. Savage funded a cnservatin prgram t prtect cttn-tp tamarins（棉顶狨猴）.She pineered in the develpment f new technlgies t study the animal in the Clmbian frest. She als helped cnduct a study that fund nly 7,500 individuals remained. As a result, the Internatinal Unin fr Cnservatin f Nature changed the classificatin f cttn-tp tamarins frm Endangered t Critically Endangered, which brught the species t mre peple's ntice.
Elena Bykva
Having majred in bilgy, Bykva has a gd knwledge f the saiga antelpe（赛加羚羊）. As Executive Secretary f the Saiga Cnservatin Alliance, an internatinal rganizatin,Bykva wrks t save the antelpe. Illegal shting is the single biggest threat, and Bykva cncentrates n raising public awareness f the danger, finding alternative livelihd
pprtunities fr lcal cmmunities, and prtecting saiga habitats.
Jeanne Tarrant
Frgs are astnishingly diverse and beautiful fr Dr. Tarrant. Over the years, she has helped put the sptlight n many highly threatened species f frgs that face extinctin due t habitat lss, climate change, and hunts by their animal enemies. N wnder she is called the“Frg Lady” f Suth Africa!
Marilyn Cnnell
Living nly in the Mary River f Queensland, the Mary River turtle（龟） takes in xygen in tw ways. Being hunted by ther wildlife is the Mary River turtle’ s biggest threat. Cnnell and her team investigate the threats t the species and take measures t prtect the eggs and newbrns frm being hunted, ensuring the species has a chance t survive.
21. What made cttn-tp tamarins get mre attentin?
A. Dr. Savage's cnservatin prgram. B. The adjustment t their risk categry.
C. Research int cttn-tp tamarins. D. The develpment f new technlgies.
22. What des Elena Bykva d t prtect the saiga antelpe?
A. She funds an internatinal rganizatin.
B. She chses bilgy as her main subject f study.
C. She prvides ways fr lcals t make a living.
D. She fights against the behavir f illegal shting.
23. What affects the survival f bth frgs and the Mary River turtles?
A. Changes t living habits. B. Threats frm ther species.
C. Lss f their habitat. D. Difficulty in raising newbrns.
B
English playwright Arthur Wing Piner said, “Where there's tea, there's hpe.” Similarly,a Chinese saying ges that “Firewd, rice, cking il, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven necessities t begin a day.”
Tea is, withut dubt, welcmed all ver the wrld. Accrding t Statista, a German nline prtal fr statistics; glbal tea prductin reached apprximately 5.8 millin tns in2018. It has becme the mst cnsumed beverage in the wrld —— after water, f curse.
In rder t celebrate the ppular drink, the United Natins General Assembly has designated May 21 as Internatinal Tea Day. Accrding t the UN, tea is much mre than just a ht drink. It's a big part f many cultures arund the wrld.
Yu prbably knw that peple in China use tp-grade tea t shw respect when receiving imprtant guests. Meanwhile, the British traditin f afternn tea is an imprtant part f that cuntry's identity. Making Malaysia's pulled tea has becme a srt f art frm,where drinkers take pride in its entertainment aspects. As an expressin f Mrccan hspitality and traditin, mint tea — a mix f green tea, spearmint leaves and sugar —— is served during gatherings and negtiatins.
Apart frm its cultural significance, tea is als a medicine, used frm ancient times t mdern day. “Tea is cld and lwers the fire,” Chinese Ming Dynasty herbalist Li Shizhen nce said. The health benefits f tea are still being discvered tday: preventing heart disease,besity and cancer have all been linked t drinking green tea, accrding t the Natinal Center fr Bitechnlgy Infrmatin in the US. The mania fr healthy tea prducts cntinues int a new decade as it's used in misturizers, lip balms and ther beauty prducts.
Ht r cld, bagged r lse-leaf, tea is mre than a drink —— it's a scial custm and als a magic medicine, a link t the past and a way f life.
24. Why did the authr mentin the tw qutatins in the first paragraph?
A. Fr they are famus. B. T shw the significance f tea.
C. Fr enriching the readers' knwledge. D. T shw tea has a lng histry.
25. Accrding t the passage, peple cnsume mst in the wrld.
A. tea B. cffee C. water D. wine
26. What des the underlined wrd“misturizers” mean in the fifth paragraph?
A. medicine. B. drinks. C. art frm. D. cream.
27. What is the main idea f the whle passage?
A. Tea has a lng histry in China.
B. Tea has many health benefits.
C. Tea is a big part f many cultures arund the wrld.
D. May 21 is celebrated as Internatinal Tea Day.
C
On the streets f Sydney, Australia,a yung Chinese wman, wearing elegant hanfu, the traditinal clthing f China, gracefully hlds a dizi, the bamb flute f China, fascinating passersby with the meldies f traditinal Chinese music. The perfrmer is Dng Min, a talented musician brn in 1990.
After graduating frm Minzu University f China with a majr in Chinese bamb flute,Dng registered at the University f New Suth Wales in Australia in 2015 t study curating（策展） and cultural leadership. Dng quickly fund like-minded friends passinate abut Chinese traditinal instruments. Then, she funded the Sydney Meya Cnservatry （音乐学院） f Chinese Music.
Dng nticed a lack f awareness f Chinese traditinal music in Australia. S, inspired by lcal perfrmers using Western instruments fr street perfrmances, she started street perfrmances with her cnservatry members, shwing traditinal Chinese instruments in Sydney's Chinatwn in 2016.
“Street perfrmances ffer a direct and visual way fr peple t experience Chinese music. By bringing it t the streets, we make it accessible t everyne,” she said.
As Dng's perfrmances grew in ppularity, snippets（片段） f her shws spread acrss scial media, drawing in a larger audience. With ver 1 millin fllwers nline, including nearly 150,000 frm internatinal platfrms, Dng's influence cntinues t grw.
Apart frm her cnservatry, Dng als ffers nline dizi lessns t a glbal audience and rganizes nline exchange cncerts fr her students wrldwide. “I hpe t create a platfrm fr music enthusiasts t cnnect and build friendships thrugh their shared lve fr music,” she said.
Ever since she arrived in Australia, Dng has nticed a grwing interest in Chinese traditinal music amng lcal peple. Many music schls nw ffer curses n Chinese instruments. “This demnstrates that traditinal Chinese music is thriving（兴旺） nt nly in frmal cncert halls but als n the streets and within cmmunities,” she said.
28. What can we learn abut Dng frm the first tw paragraphs?
A. She has a desire t be a leader. B. She has a gift fr Chinese music.
C. She majred in curating in China. D. She held a fashin shw in Sydney.
29. Why did Dng perfrm n streets?
A. T raise funds fr her study. B. T prmte Chinese traditinal music.
C. T pursue a gd reputatin. D. T cmpete with Western perfrmers.
30. What can we learn abut traditinal Chinese music frm the last paragraph?
A. It has gained increasing ppularity. B. It used t be taught in lcal schls.
C. It has changed t cater t lcal tastes. D. It used t be perfrmed in cmmunities.
31. Which f the fllwing wrds best describe Dng?
A. Ambitius and passinate. B. Mdest and utging.
C. Diligent and straightfrward. D. Generus and adaptable.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Quick tips fr better time management
Are yu a gd time manager? If yur answer is“n”, here are sme tips n hw t be a better time manager:
Create a daily plan. Plan yur day befre it starts. The plan gives yu a gd descriptin f hw the day will g n. That way, yu will be ready t deal with mst f the things yu meet. 32 .
Fcus. Are yu multi-tasking s much that yu' re just nt getting anything dne? 33 Only fcus n what yu're ding. Yu'll be mre efficient that way.
Stay away frm yur time wasters. What takes yur time away frm yur wrk? QQ?Email checking? 34 One thing yu can d is make it hard t check them— remve them frm yur brwser quick links. 35
Dn't take n mre than yu can deal with. Fr the distractins that cme in when yu're ding ther things, give a firm n. Or d it later.
Decide t be early. When yu prepare t be n time, yu'll either be n time r late. 36 Hwever, if yu decide t be early, yu'll mst likely t be n time. Fr appintments,try t be early. Fr yur deadlines, meet them earlier than required.
A. Learn t say “N”.
B. Mst f the time yu'll be late.
C. Great ways t knw yur time spent.
D. Cut ff when yu need t.
E. Stp checking them s ften.
F. Yur jb fr the day is t fllw the plan as best as pssible.
G. If s, fcus n just ne key task at ne time
第三部分 语言运用 （共三节，满分40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四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Mst yung peple are always n their phnes, which may upset many peple. 37 , a grup called Girl Scuts are receiving 38 fr setting up their first walk-in clinic fr elderly peple, wh have difficulty understanding hw t 39 the secrets f their smart phnes.
Each teen spent at least an hur f ne-n-ne time with their ldsters. Based n their 40 knwledge, each Girl Scut was assigned t 41 different aspects f Andrid and Apple phnes.
Sme f the ldsters actually wanted t take part in e-cmmerce（电子商务）, and needed help t 42 a payment accunt n their smart phnes while thers simply had 43 when learning hw t send messages t their family members. “I was teaching this lder wman hw t 44 , and the first thing she did was t send a message t her daughter,” ne f the Scuts said. “Hw 45 it was! It just made me feel really,really happy.”
In additin t arranging grup lessns fr all f the senirs t 46 tgether at the end f the clinic, the yungsters even printed ut brchures and guides fr the senirs t take hme in case 47 senirs wuld encunter prblems with their smart phnes in the future.
The eighth graders earned their “Silver Award fr their jb”. After experiencing the 48 f their prject, the girls hpe t rganize mre 49 in the near future. “Thse girls were just great,” said Nancy, a great-grandmther wh nce 50 the clinic. “They were ready fr us and had a very mature attitude twards answering ur questins, and they 51 the praise.
37. A. Otherwise B. Therefre C. Hwever D. Besides
38. A. service B. praise C. invitatin D. dnatin
39. A. keep B. untie C. share D. unlck
40. A. technlgical B. medical C. psychlgical D. physical
41. A. recrd B. teach C. recall D. investigate
42. A. get back B. set up C. check ut D. pay ff
43. A. patience B. luck C. fun D. truble
44. A. write B. phne C. text D. read
45. A. sweet B. simple C. rare D. cmmn
46. A. play B. live C. talk D. review
47. A. amazed B. experienced C. cnfused D. respected
48. A. success B. arrangement C. change D. pressure
49. A. perfrmances B. clinics C. clubs D. cmpetitins
50. A. rganized B. managed C. visited D. funded
51. A. needed B. refused C. enjyed D. deserved
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。
The United Kingdm, Great Britain, Britain, England— many peple are cnfused by 52._______ these different names mean. In the 16th century, the nearby cuntry f Wales 53.______________（jin） t the Kingdm f England. In the 19th century, the Kingdm f Ireland was added t create the United Kingdm f Great Britain and Ireland. Finally, the suthern part f Ireland 54._________（break） away frm the UK, which resulted in the full name we have tday. Hwever, mst peple just use the 55.______________（shrten） name:the UK. The fur cuntries 56._________ belng t the United Kingdm wrk tgether in sme areas. There were fur sets f invaders and the last grup were the Nrmans. They had castles 57._____________（build） all arund England and made changes 58.________ the legal system. Studying the histry f the cuntry will make yur visit much mre 59.______________（enjy）. The capital city Lndn is 60. ______ ancient prt city that has a histry 61. ____________（date） back t Rman times.
第三节 课文填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
62. They use the same flag, knwn as the Unin Jack, ______________________ share the same currency and military defence.
像拥有同样的货币和国防一样，他们也使用同一面国旗。
63. The peaceful landscape f the “Emerald Isle” and its many green cunties is ___________________________________ the eyes, with its rlling green hills dtted with sheep and cattle.
“绿宝石（爱尔兰岛）”风光宁静秀美，郡县草木葱茏，青山连绵起伏，牛羊点缀其中，堪称一场名副其实的视觉盛宴。
__________________this music, he said, “It was like seeing clr fr the first time.”
他被这段音乐打动了，他说：“那种（兴奋的）感觉就如同是第一次看见色彩一样。
65. He ___________ _________ university in 1995, and then received a master's degree in musical cmpsitin frm the Juilliard Schl in New Yrk in 1997.
他1995年大学毕业，随后于 1997年获纽约茱莉亚音乐学院音乐创作硕士学位。
66. Whitacre's next effrt was the Virtual Yuth Chir fr UNICEF, which was first seen ____________ n 23 July 2014 in the UK.
惠塔克的第二个壮举是打造联合国儿童基金会“虚拟青年合唱团”，该团于2014年7月23日在英国首次登台演出。
67. ___________________________, 2,292 yung peple frm 80 cuntries jined in t sing Whitacre's sng “ What if”.
总共有来自80个国家的2292名青年参与演唱惠塔克的歌曲《What If》。
68. It's an hnur t be here and t share with yu the stry f hw music my life.
非常荣幸来到这里与大家分享音乐是如何影响了我的人生的。
It spke wrds f encuragement t the deepest part f my ___________.
它（音乐）使我的内心深受鼓舞。
Tmrrw the sun will __________________________________ again fr a new day!
明天，太阳又会让我们重振精神，迎接新的一天！
71. Dwn by the sea, the rar f the cean waves and cries f the birds _______ _______ the music f the cast.
海边波浪咆哮，海鸟鸣叫，奏响了海岸交响乐。
第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
72.假定你是某高中学生李华。上周五你们学校举办了“中国传统民间音乐进入校园”的活动。你打算为你市英文网站报道此事，内容包括：
1.举办意图；2.活动时间、地点和内容；3.有何评价。
注意：1.词数100左右，题目已为你写好，不计入总词数；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Traditinal Chinese flk music int campus
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第二节（满分 25 分）
73.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。
Catherine had stayed at hme all her life t lk after her three children, but nw,she, wh lst her husband in a car accident, had t step ut and earn mney t make ends meet. With zer wrk experience and n prfessinal degree, her chances f getting hired fr a well-paid jb were next t zer.
One day, after drpping her children at schl, Catherine sptted a cnstructin site. " I think I can wrk here, " she thught and apprached the manager.
" Hi, are yu hiring?" she asked. " Yes, we are, " the manager lked at Catherine frm head t te. " Are yu sure yu can wrk here? This jb requires a lt f hard wrk. " "I'm ready fr it, " she tld the manager and signed a cntract t wrk a 12-hur shift. Hwever, Catherine kept her new jb a secret frm her children. She thught they wuld feel embarrassed after learning their mther wrked at a cnstructin site.
Every mrning, after drpping her children t schl, she wuld g t the cnstructin site and wrk until her shift ended. She wuld pick up heavy bricks n her shulder t transprt them frm ne part f the site t the ther. One evening,Catherine's sn, Peter, tld her abut an upcming cntest in schl that required
mthers t participate. In the cmpetitin, students wuld wear blindflds（眼罩） and have t recgnize their mthers withut lking at them. " That sunds like such a cl event, Peter!" Catherine said excitedly. "I can't wait fr it!"“I wn't g there with yu,mm, " Peter replied. " But why?" What her sn said next was smething Catherine wasn't prepared t hear.
" Mm, I wuld have t tuch yur hands t recgnize yu, and everyne wuld lk at them, " Peter explained. " Yur hands are s ugly. They' re s hard and rugh, " he added. "I will feel s embarrassed when my classmates lk at yur hands, " the by said."I wn't attend the event. " Catherine felt terrible but culdn't say anything in her defense
（1）续写词数应为150个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paral : A few weeks later, Peter was walking hme when smething unexpected caught his attentin..
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Para 2: On his way back hme, he kept thinking abut hw he wuld aplgize t his mther.
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2024-2025八中高一下学期期中考试卷（B2U4-B2U5）
参考答案
第一部分 听力
1-5 B A B C C 6-10 B A A B C 11-15 B B C A C 16-20 A C B A C
1【答案】B
【原文】M: Srry. I’m late. It’s s thick that I culd hardly see thrugh it, s I drve very slwly.
W: It’s OK. N ne expected such a heavy fg tday. After all, the frecast said it wuld be fine tday.
2【答案】A
【原文】M: Wuld yu like t g t the musical The Other Side? It’s n this Thursday and Friday.
W: This Thursday is Children’s Day. I’ve prmised t take my nephew t a barbecue. But I can make it the next day.
M: OK.
3【答案】B
【原文】W: Hell, there. I want t check ut. My rm number is 809.
M: OK. Here’s yur bill.
W: $30 fr internatinal calls, but I didn’t make any internatinal calls. M: Oh, srry. That bill is fr 908. Wait a mment. I’ll get yu the right ne.
4【答案】C
【原文】W: Hey, hney. Are yu ff wrk yet?
M: Npe, why? Are yu hme already?
W: Yes, I’m at the dr, but I left my keys at the ffice.
5【答案】C
【原文】W: Hey, Lee. I heard yu’re learning English thrugh an app. Is it easy t fllw?
M: Yes, and the lessns are pretty interesting t. Right nw I’m taking a travel curse n it.
6 【答案】B
7【答案】A
【原文】W: Sam, ur guests are running late. They want us t rder fr the table.
M: Ww, the pressure is n. Well, we have 6 peple. Hw abut 4 cld dishes and 4 main dishes, plus sme ndles r rice?
W: Sunds gd. Jhn is vegetarian, s we shuld get things he can eat t.
M: Of curse. Let’s rder sme vegetables and tfu dishes. OK, s far s gd.
W: D yu think they can handle spicy fd?
M: Maybe a bit. But let’s just d mild spicy. And we’ll make sure t get lts f cld beer.
W: Great.
8 【答案】A
9 【答案】B
10.【答案】C
【原文】W: Barry, hw’s yur math final?
M: Yu knw, I never gt an A befre in math tests. But this time I gt ne. It’s unbelievable.
W: Ww, cngratulatins!
M: Ha ha. Thanks. Wuld yu like t have dinner tgether tnight? It’s my treat!
W: Oh, yu dn’t have t.
M: Cme n. It is all because f yur help and supprt. Let’s g straight t the nearby café.
W: OK then. By the way, d yu have any plans fr the hliday?
M: I decided t have a gd rest. I wuld like t find myself sme TV series. And yu?
W: I’ve signed up fr an verseas camp. I’ll be explring in a frest.
M: Sunds interesting.
11 【答案】B
12 【答案】B
13 【答案】C
14 【答案】A
【原文】W: Hw did yu get yur start as a cmic, Thmas?
M: When I was yunger, my mm and her friends liked t play cards and she wuld ask me t tell them jkes. S I’d be perfrming in ur living rm. That happened fr years. When I gt t middle schl, teachers literally wuld bargain with me that if I wuld be quiet in class, they wuld let me talk fr 15 minutes at the end f class. That became a gd deal, t.
W: That’s really helpful. And what d yu remember frm yur experience playing Bibby in Atlanta?
M: There was fear every day at every mment. I remember asking my wife the night befre n the phne, and I said, “I dn’t even knw hw lud I’m suppsed t talk.”
W: It turned ut t be particularly belved. Yu perfrmed greatly in it. And what can audiences expect frm yu next?
M: Well …
15 【答案】C
16 【答案】A
17【答案】C
【原文】W: Rnny, s gd t see yu again! It’s been way t lng. Yu lk great by the way.
M: Right back at yu, Janet! This get-tgether is great. Thanks fr arranging it.
W: It’s t bad that Ethan culdn’t jin us. He mved t China last mnth.
M: Yeah. Nw that I’ve wrked at ther places, I have t say ur ld team was the best.
W: Agreed. We just really wrked well with each ther. Speaking f these “ther places”, hw’s yur new jb?
M: Nt bad. It’s a new industry. I make gd mney, and the leaders are nice. But I always have t wrk vertime t deal with all the tasks.
W: Well, every place has its pluses and minuses. Anyway, enugh abut wrk. Shuld we get sme drinks?
M: Nw yu’re talking. I’m in the md fr sme cffee.
18 【答案】B
19 【答案】A
20【答案】C
【原文】I decided t stp shpping nline fr tw mnths t see hw it wuld affect my persnal spending. In the first week, I fund it really hard t refuse the temptatin frm emails and nline phts f new prducts frm sme f my favrite shps. Every time I saw smething I wanted, I said t myself: Is this smething yu abslutely need in life? And withut a dubt, the answer was always n. Once I brke my habit f spending 30 minutes r an hur each night befre bed seeing what was fr sale nline, I was able t fcus n activities that were meaningful and didn’t cst me a penny. And nce I stpped shpping nline, I realized way t much mney was ging twards clthing and shes. Fr example, last mnth I spent nearly $1,000 n clthing and shes, and that’s almst ne third f my mnthly salary! I feel better knwing nt nly where my mney is ging, but als that I’m nt filling my hme with items I dn’t need.
第二部分 阅读
A 【答案】 21. B 22. C 23. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四位野生动物保护主义者为保护一些高度濒危的物种所作的努力。
【详解】21. 细节理解题。根据对Anne Savage的介绍中的“As a result, the Internatinal Unin fr Cnservatin f Nature changed the classificatin f cttn-tp tamarins frm Endangered t Critically Endangered, which brught the species t mre peple’s ntice.（因此，国际自然保护联盟将棉顶狨猴的分类从濒危物种转变为极度濒危物种，这使该物种引起了更多的人的注意。）”可知，世界自然保护联盟把棉顶狨猴的濒危等级从濒危改为极度濒危，因此可知，濒危等级的改变引起了更多人对它们的关注。故选B。
22.细节理解题。根据对Elena Bykva的介绍中的“As Executive Secretary f the Saiga Cnservatin Alliance, an internatinal rganizatin, Bykva wrks t save the antelpe. Illegal shting is the single biggest threat, and Bykva cncentrates n raising public awareness f the danger, finding alternative livelihd pprtunities fr lcal cmmunities, and prtecting saiga habitats.（作为国际组织赛加羚羊保护联盟的执行秘书，贝科娃致力于拯救羚羊。非法狩猎是最大的威胁，贝科娃专注于提高公众对危险的认识，为当地社区寻找替代性生计机会，并保护赛加羚羊的栖息地。）”可知，Bykva为当地居民寻找其他谋生机会，以防止他们非法狩猎赛加羚羊。故选C。
23. 细节理解题。根据对Jeanne Tarrant介绍中的“Frgs are astnishingly diverse and beautiful fr Dr. Tarrant. Over the years, she has helped put the sptlight n many highly threatened species f frgs that face extinctin due t habitat lss, climate change, and hunts by their animal enemies. （在塔伦特博士看来，青蛙的多样性和美丽程度令人惊讶。多年来，她帮助人们关注了许多高度濒危的青蛙物种，由于栖息地丧失、气候变化和它们的动物敌人的捕猎，这些青蛙面临灭绝。）”可知，动物天敌的猎食对一些濒危蛙类造成了巨大威胁；根据对Marilyn Cnnell的介绍中的“Being hunted by ther wildlife is the Mary River turtle’s biggest threat. （被其他野生动物猎杀是玛丽河龟最大的威胁。）”可知，其他野生动物的捕猎是玛丽河龟面临的最大威胁。因此可知，蛙类和玛丽河龟受到其它物种的影响。故选B。
B【答案】 24. B 25. C 26. D 27. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了茶在世界各地都很受欢迎以及不同国家的饮茶文化，和茶的一些其他功能。
【24题详解】
推理判断题。文章开篇点题，引用这两句话“Where there is tea, there's hpe.”（有茶的地方就有希望）和“Firewd, rice, cking il, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven necessities t begin a day.”（柴、米、食用油、盐、酱料、醋和茶是开始一天的七大必需品。）是为了表明茶叶在人们生活中的有着重要地位。故选B。
【25题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段这句话“It has becme the mst cnsumed beverage in the wrld - after water, f curse.”（茶已经成为世界上消耗最多的饮料，当然除了水以外）可知水是世界上消耗最大的。故选C.
【26题详解】
词义猜测题。根据画线词所在这一句 “it’s used in misturizers, lip balms and ther beauty prducts.”中的beauty prducts可推出画线这个词和lip balms等一样都属于护肤品。misturizers意为“润肤霜”。故选D。
【27题详解】
主旨大意题。本文以与茶有关的谚语开篇点题，接着又分别介绍了茶在世界各地都很受欢迎以及不同国家的饮茶文化，和茶的其他功能，比如做药，做护肤产品。最后总结。A，B，D三个选项文中虽都有提及，但只是涉及本文的一个方面，不能作为主旨。因此，本篇文章的主题是茶世界各地许多文化中的重要组成部分。故选C。
C【答案】28．B 29．B 30．A 31．A
【解析】【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了一位才华横溢的中国音乐家董敏在悉尼街头表演中国传统乐器笛子，吸引很多人驻足，她还创办机构教授中国各种各样的中国传统乐器，促进了文化交流和音乐教育。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“The perfrmer is Dng Min, a talented musician brn in 1990.（表演者是董敏，一位出生于1990年的天才音乐家。）”和第二段第一句“After graduating frm Minzu University f China with a majr in Chinese bamb flute, Dng registered at the University f New Suth Wales in Australia in 2015 t study curating （策展） and cultural leadership.（从中央民族大学中国竹笛专业毕业后，董于2015年在澳大利亚新南威尔士大学注册学习策展和文化领导。）”可知，董对中国音乐很有天赋。故选B。
2．细节理解题。根据第三段“Dng nticed a lack f awareness f Chinese traditinal music in Australia. S, inspired by lcal perfrmers using Western instruments fr street perfrmances, she started street perfrmances with her cnservatry members, shwing traditinal Chinese instruments in Sydney’s Chinatwn in 2016.（董注意到澳大利亚缺乏对中国传统音乐的认识。因此，受到当地表演者使用西方乐器进行街头表演的启发，她与音乐学院成员一起开始了街头表演，并于2016年在悉尼唐人街展示了传统的中国乐器。）”可知，董在街头表演是为了推广中国传统音乐。故选B。
3．细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Ever since she arrived in Australia, Dng has nticed a grwing interest in Chinese traditinal music amng lcal peple.（自从来到澳大利亚，董就注意到当地人对中国传统音乐的兴趣越来越浓厚。）”可知，中国传统音乐越来越受欢迎。故选A。
4．推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句“Dng quickly fund like-minded friends passinate abut Chinese traditinal instruments. Then, she funded the Sydney Meya Cnservatry （音乐学院） f Chinese Music.（董很快就找到了对中国传统乐器充满热情的志同道合的朋友。随后，她创办了悉尼梅亚中国音乐学院。）”以及第三段中“S, inspired by lcal perfrmers using Western instruments fr street perfrmances, she started street perfrmances with her cnservatry members, shwing traditinal Chinese instruments in Sydney’s Chinatwn in 2016.（因此，受到当地表演者使用西方乐器进行街头表演的启发，她与音乐学院成员一起开始了街头表演，并于2016年在悉尼唐人街展示了传统的中国乐器。）”可知，董对笛子充满热情；根据倒数第二段最后一句““I hpe t create a platfrm fr music enthusiasts t cnnect and build friendships thrugh their shared lve fr music,” she said.（她说：‘我希望为音乐爱好者创造一个平台，让他们通过对音乐的共同热爱来建立联系和友谊。’）”可知，董是一个很有抱负的人。故选A。
七选五 【答案】32．F 33．G 34．E 35．A 36．B
【解析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了管理好时间的几点建议。
1．F考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段讲要制定计划，根据本段中的“Create a daily plan…”可知F项的plan与之对应，说的是按计划进行一天的工作，F项与之一致,故选F.
2．G考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据本空前的“Are yu multi-tasking s much that yu’re just nt getting anything dne?”及本空后的“Only fcus n what yu’re ding.”可知此处是说如果那样的话，你不妨一次只专注于一个关键的任务，G项与之一致，故选G.
3．E考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据本段中的“Stay away frm yur time wasters…QQ? Email checking?”可知，此处是说不要把时间浪费在查看QQ和电子邮件等事情上，E项与之一致，故选E.
4．A考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据本段中的“…give a firm n. ”可知本段讲的是要学会拒绝，A项与之一致，故选A.
5．B考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据本空前的“When yu prepare t be n time, yu’ll either be n time r late.”可知此处承接上文，指当你准备准时时，大多数时候你会迟到，故选B.
第三部分 语言运用
完形
【答案】
C 38．B 39．D 40．A 41．B
B 43．D 44．C 45．A 46．D
47．C 48．A 49．B 50．C 51．D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个名为女童子军的组织教授老年人使用智能手机并受到了老年人的欢迎和赞扬。
37．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，一个名为女童子军的组织因首次为不懂如何解锁智能手机的老年人设立了免预约诊所而受到赞扬。A. Otherwise否则；B. Therefre因此；C. Hwever然而；D. Besides此外。根据前文“Mst yung peple are always n their phnes, which may upset many peple.”及后文“a grup called Girl Scuts are receiving 2 fr setting up their first walk-in clinic fr elderly peple”可知，两句话之间存在转折关系，所以要用hwever来表示这种关系。故选C项。
38．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，一个名为女童子军的组织因首次为不懂如何解锁智能手机的老年人设立了免预约诊所而受到赞扬。A. service服务；B. praise赞美；C. invitatin邀请；D. dnatin捐款。根据下文这个女童子军组织为不懂如何解锁智能手机的老年人设立了免预约诊所，所有应该受到老年人的赞美。故选B项。
39．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，一个名为女童子军的组织因首次为不懂如何解锁智能手机的老年人设立了免预约诊所而受到赞扬。A. keep保持；B. untie解开；C. share分享；D. unlck解锁。根据下文“the secrets f their smart phnes.”可知，这群女童子军组织为老年人解锁智能手机。故选D项。
40．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：基于她们的技术知识，每个女童子军被分配教不同方面的安卓和苹果手机。A. technlgical技术 上的；B. medical医疗的；C. psychlgical心理上的；D. physical物理的。根据下文“each Girl Scut was assigned t 5 different aspects f Andrid and Apple phnes.”可知，每个女童子军被分配教不同方面的安卓和苹果手机，所以是根据她们技术上的知识进行分工的。故选A项。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：基于她们的技术知识，每个女童子军被分配教不同方面的安卓和苹果手机。A. recrd记录；B. teach教；C. recall回忆；D. investigate调查。根据下文“Sme f the ldsters actually wanted t take part in e-cmmerce （电子商务）, and needed help t 6 a payment accunt n their smart phnes while thers simply had 7 when learning hw t send messages t their family members.”可知，每个女童子军被分配去教老年人使用智能手机。故选B项。
42．考查动词短语辨析。句意：一些老人真正想参加电子商务，他们需要帮助在他们的智能手机上建立一个支付账户；而另一些老年人仅仅是在学习如何给他们的家人发送消息方面有困难。A. get back回来；B. set up建立；C. check ut查看；D. pay ff偿还。根据下文“a payment accunt n their smart phnes”可知，这些老人需要在他们手机上建立支付账户。故选B项。
43．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一些老人真正想参加电子商务，他们需要帮助在他们的智能手机上建立一个支付账户；而另一些老年人仅仅是在学习如何给他们的家人发送消息方面有困难。A. patience耐心；B. luck运气；C. fun有趣；D. truble麻烦，困难。根据前文的语境可知，这些女童子军在帮助老人们使用智能手机，只有老人在使用智能手机有困难时才需要帮助。故选D项。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一名童子军成员说“我教一位年长的妇女如何发短信，她做的第一件事就是给女儿发信息。这多么甜蜜啊!这让我感到非常非常开心。”A. write写；B. phne打电话；C. text发信息；D. read读。根据下文“and the first thing she did was t send a message t her daughter”可知，这名童子军成员是在教一位年长的妇女如何发短信。故选C项。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一名童子军成员说“我教一位年长的妇女如何发短信，她做的第一件事就是给女儿发信息。这多么甜蜜啊!这让我感到非常非常开心。”A. sweet甜蜜的；B. simple简单的；C. rare罕见的；D. cmmn常见的。根据后文“It just made me feel really, really happy.”可知，教年长的妇女如何发信息使这名童子军成员很甜蜜。故选A项。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意：除了在诊所结束时为所有的老年人安排集体课程一起复习外，年轻人甚至打印了一些小册子和指南，让老年人带回家，以防困惑的老年人在未来遇到智能手机的问题。A. play玩；B. live住；C. talk说话；D. review复习。结合语境可知，这群童子军成员在活动结束时为所有的老年人安排集体课程一起复习他们所学到的手机使用技能。故选D项。
47．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：除了在诊所结束时为所有的老年人安排集体课程一起复习外，年轻人甚至打印了一些小册子和指南，让老年人带回家，以防困惑的老年人在未来遇到智能手机的问题。A. amazed惊讶的；B. experienced有经验的；C. cnfused困惑的；D. respected受尊重的。根据后文“wuld encunter prblems with their smart phnes in the future.”可知，在未来遇到智能手机的问题的老年人，所以应该是感到困惑的老年人。故选C项。
48．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在经历了项目的成功后，女孩们希望在不久的将来组织更多的诊所。A. success成功；B. arrangement安排；C. change改变；D. pressure压力。根据后文“the girls hpe t rganize mre 13 in the near future.”可知，女孩们希望在不久的将来组织更多的诊所，所以该项目获得了成功。故选A项。
49．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在经历了项目的成功后，女孩们希望在不久的将来组织更多的诊所。A. perfrmances表演；B. clinics诊所；C. clubs俱乐部；D. cmpetitins比赛。根据前文“setting up their first walk-in clinic fr elderly peple.”可知，女孩们希望在不久的将来组织更多的诊所。故选B项。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：曾来过这家诊所的曾祖母南希说：“那些女孩太棒了，她们为我们做好了准备，在回答我们的问题时态度非常成熟，她们值得称赞。”。A. rganized组织；B. managed管理；C. visited访问；D. funded资助。根据后文“They were ready fr us and had a very mature attitude abut answering ur questins”可知，曾祖母南希曾经到访过这家诊所。故选C项。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：曾来过这家诊所的曾祖母南希说：“那些女孩太棒了，她们为我们做好了准备，在回答我们的问题时态度非常成熟，她们值得称赞。”A. needed需要；B. refused拒绝；C. enjyed享受；D. deserved应得的。根据前文“They were ready fr us and had a very mature attitude abut answering ur questins”可知，这群女孩们用非常成熟态度回答南希们的问题，所以这些女孩应值得称赞。故选D项。
语法填空
52 what 53 was jined 54 brke 55 shrtened 56 that
57 built 58 t 59 enjyable 60 an 61 dating
第四节 课文填空
62 as well as 63 a true feast fr 64 Mved by 65 graduated frm 66 n stage
67 Altgether 68 has had an impact n 69 being 70 set us n fire 71 make up
第四部分 写作
第一节
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生用英文报道学校举办的“中国传统民间音乐进入校园”的活动。
【详解】1.词汇积累
机会：chance→pprtunity
提高：enhance → imprve
最后：at last→ in the end
有意义的：f significance→significant
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：The audience, including students and teachers, shwed great interest in it.
拓展句：The audience, which includes students and teachers, shwed great interest in it.
【点睛】[高分句型1]The activity f traditinal Chinese flk music int campus tk place in ur campus last Friday, which was intended t give a chance fr us students t experience traditinal Chinese flk music and flk sngs（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句）
[高分句型2]In the schl hall, an artist played traditinal Chinese music by using erhu—a traditinal Chinese musical instrument.（运用了同位语简单解释二胡的属性）
【范文】
Traditinal Chinese flk music int campus
The activity f traditinal Chinese flk music int campus tk place in ur campus last Friday, which was intended t give a chance fr us students t experience traditinal Chinese flk music and flk sngs.
A grup f lcal prfessinal artists were invited here. In the schl hall, an artist played traditinal Chinese music by using erhu—a traditinal Chinese musical instrument. Sme thers played guzheng r dizi. At last, sme artists sang sme traditinal Chinese flk sngs.
The activity was a great success. The audience, including students and teachers, shwed great interest in it. They thught it was f great significance t enrich ur schl life and enhance ur lve fr traditinal Chinese flk music.
第二节 读后续写
一、文本分析
Catherine在丈夫车祸去世后，为了养家糊口，不得不外出工作。她找到了一份建筑工地的工作，但为了不让孩子们感到尴尬，她隐瞒了这份工作。她的儿子Peter因为不想在一次学校活动中让别人看到他妈妈粗糙的手而感到尴尬，拒绝让她参加。后来，Peter意识到了母亲的辛苦和牺牲，感到内疚，并决定向她道歉。这个故事展示了母爱的伟大和孩子们对母亲牺牲的认识与感激。
二、读原文 理解基本要素和2情线
Characters:Peter, his mther Catherine
When: A few weeks later
Where: at a cnstructin site、at hme
What: Peter didn't want his mther t attend the schl cmpetitin fr he was afraid that his classmates wuld laugh at his mther's rugh hands.
2情线
情节线：Catherine一边照顾家庭，一边在工地搬砖→Peter告诉妈妈学校的活动，但不愿妈妈参加→Catherine忍着悲伤，没有跟儿子Peter道实情→（续写段1）几个星期后，Peter正走路回家，这时意想不到的事情引起他的注意。→（续写段2）在回家的路上，他想着如何跟妈妈道歉。
情感线：Catherine：excited→upset→mved/relieved/warm...
Peter: surprised→guilty/ashamed→grateful...
三、思续写情节
衔接1：根据句1 A few weeks later, Peter was walking hme when smething unexpected caught his attentin. 可知，第一段接下来可描述什么引起了Peter的注意？他看到什么？他的妈妈？在做啥？
衔接2：根据句2 On his way back hme, he kept thinking abut hw he wuld aplgize t his mther.可知，段一应提到Peter知道了妈妈在工地干活养家糊口的事情，并且应描述妈妈干活的场景。
衔接3：根据句2的On his way back hme, he kept thinking abut hw he wuld aplgize t his mther.可知，第二段接下来描述Peter内心的情绪，以及他将如何和妈妈道歉，并母子俩打开心结。
衔接4：尾句：衔接原文One evening, Catherine's sn, Peter, tld her abut an upcming cntest in schl that required mthers t participate. In the cmpetitin, students wuld wear blindflds（眼罩） and have t recgnize their mthers withut lking at them.及Yur hands are s ugly. They're s hard and rugh," he added.可描述Peter与妈妈一同参与学校活动，并自豪地向同学们展现妈妈的双手。在他眼里，这是双手世界最美的手。
四、思伏笔巧协同
五、范文赏析
A few weeks later, Peter was walking hme when smething unexpected caught his attentin. In the near distance, a familiar figure in wrn-ut clthes came int sight. Rubbing his eyes in disbelief, he was struck by shck that it was nne ther than his mther, Catherine, dirty and sweaty, piling up heavy bricks ,lifting and transprting them with her hard and rugh （weathered） hands at the dusty and nisy cnstructin site baked by the scrching sun. Such a labrius（繁重的）and impssible task did she undertake（承担） that she almst stumbled（跌倒） in her every heavy step. Hwever, she still hurried back and frth, wrking tirelessly. As a witness t all unflding befre him, Peter std rted, unable t utter a single wrd. It was at that mment that a pang（刺痛） f guilt and regret flded ver him. Hw he wished he hadn’t said such hurtful wrds t his mm.
On his way back hme, he kept thinking abut hw he wuld aplgize t his mther. His merciless wrds twards his mther weighed heavily n his mind, piercing thrugh his heart like bullets. He knew it was time t make things right and make sincere aplgies t her face t face. The mment Catherine stepped int the huse frm wrk with exhaustin, Peter rushed up t her, gently tk her hands in his and held them tightly. “Mm, I’m srry”he murmured in sbs, tears welling up in his eyes, “I didn’t understand then, but nw I see hw hard yu wrk fr us. Yur hands may be rugh, but they are the mst beautiful hands in the wrld.”At that, tears streamed dwn her face as she embraced her sn, a wave f happiness and relief washing ver her. Frm that day n, Peter nt nly attended the schl event with his mther but als std by her side, hlding her hands with pride.
原文伏笔
情节协同
Para.2 One day, after drpping her children at schl, Catherine sptted a cnstructin site.
第一段：可协同写：Peter注意到（spt）一个熟悉的身影，不是别人正是他的妈妈。
Para.4 What her sn said next was smething Catherine wasn't prepared t hear.

第一段：可协同写：接下来，Peter所看到的是他始料未及的场景。
Para.3She wuld pick up heavy bricks n her shulder t transprt them frm ne part f the site t the ther.

第一段：可协同写：Peter目睹了妈妈的辛苦，不停地将沉重的钻块从一个地方运到另一个地方。
Para.2Catherine kept her new jb a secret frm her children.
Para.5"Yur hands are s ugly.
They're s hard and rugh," he
added.
第一段：可协同写：Peter终于知道了妈妈对他们保守的秘密，也终于知道妈妈的手为何如此的“丑”与“粗糙”
Para.2She thught they wuld feel embarrassed after learning their mther wrked at a cnstructin site.

第一段：可协同写：Peter为自己的言行表示惭愧、内疚
Para.5"I will feel s embarrassed when my classmates lk at yur hands," the by said.
Para.1 t step ut and earn mney t make ends meet.
第二段：可协同写：Peter跟妈妈道歉，为自己说的话感到羞愧，并对妈妈为了养家糊口（make ends meet）而表示感激
Para.4 One evening, Catherine's sn, Peter, tld her abut an upcming cntest in schl that required mthers t participate. In the cmpetitin, students wuld wear blindflds（眼罩） and have t recgnize their mthers withut lking at them.
第二段：可协同写：Peter决定邀请妈妈参加学校的活动，并在比赛中自豪认出妈妈的双手，而且宣称“这是最美的手”
Para.5 "Yur hands are s ugly.
They're s hard and rugh," he
added.
第二段：可协同写：这双手虽然粗糙，但是它象征了妈妈的爱与付出。