福建省厦门市湖滨中学2020届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

厦门市湖滨中学2019--2020学年第一学期期中考
高三英语试卷
注意事项：
1．答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
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第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
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 will the man do next?
A. Turn off the TV. B. Study with the woman. C. Watch a movie.
2. How old is the woman now?
A. 20 years old. B. 45 years old. C. 65 years old.
3. What is small for the woman?
A. The T-shirt. B. The hat. C. The skirt.
4. What does the man mean?
A. The film is terrible.
B. The film can be seen online.
C. The film is worth the money.
5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. At home. B. At a hospital. C. At a drug store.
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。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 .What does the man like about his hometown?
A. It’s really very big. B. It has colorful nightlife. C. It’s not expensive to live there.
7. What is the weather like in the fall in the man’s hometown?
A. Sunny. B. Cold. C. Wet.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. What time was the plane originally scheduled to leave?
A. At 3:00. B. At 4:00. C. At 5:00.
9. Why is the woman worried?
A. The weather is bad.
B. The report is not finished.
C. An appointment will be delayed.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. Why does the man’s brother go to the man’s place?
A. To study. B. To work. C. To travel.
11. Where does the man work in the morning?
A. At a university. B. At a restaurant. C. At a bookstore.
12. What language is the woman starting?
A. French. B. Spanish. C. Japanese.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. What job to do in the future.
B. Which professor to follow.
C. What abilities to possess.
14. What subject does the man probably prefer?
A. History. B. Politics. C. Art.
15. What do the woman’s parents expect her to be?
A. A restaurant manager. B. A politician. C. A teacher.
16. What is the woman good at doing?
A. Dealing with people. B. Working with kids. C. Painting pictures.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. How did the servants deal with their earnings in Victorian times?
A. They paid for the housing.
B. They bought food and clothes.
C. They sent them to their families.
18. What was a nurse’s main duty?
A. Cooking meals. B. Looking after children. C. Educating children.
19. How did the Victorian upper class parents treat their children actually?
A. Cruelly. B. Kindly. C. Strictly.
20. What will the speaker talk about next?
A. Lower class families.
B. Upper class children’s situation.
C. Comparisons between upper and lower classes.

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Leila’ s Hair Museum
Before the invention of photography, people kept memories of loved ones by creating mementos(纪念物) using human hair. In 1986, Leila Cohoon opened a museum in Independence, Missouri, to show her collection of more than 2, 000 pieces of hair-based art collected over 30 years. Built as the only hair museum in the world, it includes more than 400 braided hair wreaths(花环) and 2,000 pieces of jewellery dating back to the mid-1600s. “My museum is filled with other people’s families,” Leila says. “It tells a story. ”
International UFO Museum and Research Center
On July 7, 1947, a farmer discovered mysterious metallic debris(金属碎片) in his farm outside Roswell, New Mexico. Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF) originally said it recovered a flying disc. The next day, RAAF changed its words: The object was a weather balloon. Stories of a UFO and a government cover-up spread. Each year, 180,000 people check out the dirt from the UFO crash site, photos, and reports about the Roswell incident.
Museum of Bad Art
Not all art is created equal. After finding an oil painting in the rubbish in 1993—the now classic Lucy in the Field with Flowers—Scott Wilson started collecting bad art. Before long, he showed his finds at the Somerville movie theater. The Museum of Bad Art (MOBA) gives the public a firsthand look at some of the world’s worst “disaster-pieces”. Popular paintings include Mona Lisa, Hollywood Lips, and Drilling for Eggs. “MOBA is always on the lookout for the best of the worst,” said co-founder Marie Jackson. “But what an artist considers to be bad doesn’t always meet our low standards. ”
Mutter Museum
Welcome to the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—home to more than 5,000 brains, bones, and dead bodies! In 1858, Dr. Thomas Dent Mutter gave his collection of preserved body parts, and bones to the College of Physicians to improve medical education, which led to the museum’s creation in 1863. Today, Mutter is the most famous medical museum in America, housing a wall of bones, and pieces of Albert Einstein’ s brain.
21. What is special about Leila’s Hair Museum?
A. It is full of family stories.
B. It houses the world’s greatest photos.
C. It holds collections from around the globe.
D. It was opened to remember Leila’s loved ones.
22. What can you find in the Mutter Museum?
A. Photos about the Roswell incident. B. Some of Albert Einstein’s brain.
C. 2,000 pieces of jewellery. D. Mona Lisa.
23. What do the four museums have in common?
A. They are newly-founded museums. B. They are art-centered.
C. They are unpopular among visitors. D. They are quite unusual.

B
When Randy Heiss went hiking behind his Patagonia, Ariz. farm, the last thing he expected to find was a Christmas list from a little girl across the US-Mexico border. “I found this balloon on my morning walk near Patagonia on Sunday. Attached to it was a piece of paper with the Christmas wishes from a little girl,” Heiss wrote on his Facebook page.
When he brought the list home to his wife, who speaks fluent Spanish, they determined that the little girl had asked for Enchantimals toys, clothes, art supplies and various other gifts. That's when Heiss set out to make the little girl's Christmas dreams come true. Heiss said he had attempted to send Christmas letters to Santa Claus via balloon when he was a kid but never received a response.
Heiss sent a Facebook message on Wednesday to XENY, a radio station in Nogales, to see if it could help him track down the girl or her family. He later received a response from the station, which had determined the author of the letter was an 8-year-old girl named Dayami, and the station wanted to set up a meeting between the two on Thursday. “It just changed my entire day,” Heiss told the Washington Post. “Instead of going back to my office in Bisbee, I went with my wife to Walmart. “
The couple bought almost everything on Dayami's list. They also brought a few gifts for Dayami's little sister, Ximena. They told the children they were “ ayudantes de Santa,” or Santa's helpers.
Heiss,60, said the experience was very healing for him and his wife. Nine years ago,the couple's only son died. “ Being around children at Christmas time has been absent in our lives,” Heiss said. We now have friends for life. For a day, that border fence with its concertina wire melted away.
24. How did Dayami send out her Christmas wishes?
A. By calling Heiss. B. By attaching them to a balloon.
C. By writing to a radio station. D. By sending a Facebook message.
25. When did Heiss know what the girl exactly wanted?
A. After the help of his wife. B. When he found the balloon.
C. After their meeting in America. D. When he got a response from the radio station.
26. What might make Heiss decide to fulfill the little girl's Christmas wishes?
A. His son's will. B. The girls request for help.
C. His similar unsuccessful experience. D. His desire to make friends with the girl.
27. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. The couple got out of the pain completely.
B. The experience was a great relief to the couple.
C. The couple would help more children from Mexico.
D. There will be no border between countries one day.

C
When people argue about whether coffee is good for health, they’re usually thinking of the health of the coffee drinker. Is it good for your heart? Does it increase blood pressure? Does it help you concentrate? However, coffee affects the health of the human population in other ways, too.
Traditionally, coffee bushes are planted under the canopy (树荫）of taller trees. However， more and more farmers in Latin America are deforesting the land to grow full-sun coffee. At first, this increases production because more coffee bushes can be planted if there aren’t any trees. With increased production come increased profits.
Unfortunately, deforesting for coffee production immediately decreases the local wildlife habitat, because native birds nest and hide from predators(捕食者）on the tall trees and migrating birds rest there.
Furthermore, in the long term, the full-sun method also damages the ecosystem because more chemical fertilizers and pesticides(杀虫剂) are needed to grow the coffee. The fertilizers and pesticides kill insects that eat coffee plants, and then the birds eat the poisoned insects and also die. The chemicals kill or sicken other animals as well, and can even enter the water that people will eventually drink.
Fortunately, farmers in Central and South America are beginning to grow more coffee bushes in the shade. We can support these farmers by buying coffee with such labels as “shade-grown” and ‘"bird-friendly”. Sure, these varieties might cost a little more. But we’re paying for the health of the birds, the land, ourselves, and the planet. I think it’s worth it.
28. How do farmers get more land to grow full-sun coffee?
A. They move to other countries. B. They cut down trees.
C. They turn grassland into farmland. D. They buy more land from other farmers
29. Compared with the traditional method, what advantage does the full-sun method have?
A. It can increase the production of coffee. B. It can promote peopled health.
C. It can provide more nests for birds. D. It can protect the ecosystem.
30. Which opinion does the author agree with?
A. People should buy full-sun coffee.
B. Farmers should change the places to grow coffee.
C. Shade-grown coffee should be supported.
D. Pesticides should be forbidden in coffee planting.
31. What can we learn from the passage?
A. It is quite worthwhile to buy shade-grown coffee at any cost.
B. Farmers all have realized the importance of protecting the environment now.
C. The full-sun method does good to the health of human beings in the long run.
D. South American farmers are taking action to plant coffee bushes in the traditional way.
D
Scientists have identified the order of the gene of the giraffe for the first time to help explain how the tallest animals on earth developed their remarkably long necks.
Being a giraffe is not easy. To pump blood two meters up from the chest to the brain calls for a powerful heart and twice the blood pressure of other mammals. Giraffes also need special safety system to let them bend down for a drink and raise their heads again without feeling dizzy.
The animals’ unique body structure has long been a puzzle for biologists, including Charles Darwin. Now, by comparing the gene of the giraffe with its closest relative, the short-necked okapi, scientists have solved part of the puzzle by studying changes in a small number of genes responsible both for regulating body shape and circulation. This suggests that the development of a long neck and a powerful heart went hand in hand, driven by a relatively small number of genetic changes.
The interpretation of the genetic factors behind the giraffe's remarkable heart system could also be instructive for human health, since the animals appear to avoid the kind of organ damage often found in people with high blood pressure.
The more fundamental question of why giraffes developed their long necks remains open, however. The apparently self-evident idea that it was to reach ever-higher food supplies has been challenged in the past 20 years by a competing belief that it is actually due to competition among fighting males for females.
Unlike long-necked birds, which have additional vertebrae (椎骨)，giraffes have the same seven vertebrae found in all mammals, although theirs are greatly extended.
32. A strong heart is very important for a giraffe because it________________________.
A. keeps the giraffe safe in different environments.
B. pumps blood to the brain high above its body.
C. helps the giraffe find a drink at lower places.
D. keeps the blood pressure at a normal level.
33. Scientists compare the gene of the giraffe and the short-necked okapi because the latter_____.
A. has a quite special body structure.
B. has gone through few genetic changes.
C. is a puzzle worth further study.
D. is in the same family as the giraffe.
34. Which possibly caused the giraffe to develop a long neck?
A. Its attempts to attract females. B. Its favorite food at high places.
C. Its need to avoid organ damage. D. Its greatly-extended vertebrae.
35. What’s the author’s purpose of writing this passage?
A. To describe giraffes body structure. B. To explain genetic changes in animals.
C. To introduce a new finding of science. D. To challenge a belief of twenty years.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。
Travel is one of the activities people carry out most often during their spare time. Although travel may cost a lot of money, most people like to travel. Maybe, for them, to broaden their horizons and to be happy and healthy, are more important than money. ___36___ The following tips on travel may help you if you plan to travel later on.
___37___ If you want to enjoy a wonderful trip, you should think carefully about where to go. Before making a decision, you should seek others advice and try to know more about the place that you are going to, including how to get there, the cost, the sights you plan to visit, and so on.
You should consider travel insurance. ___38___ Once such injury or accident happens to you, you may not have to suffer both physically and financially as long as you have travel insurance.
___39___ Here’s an example: Nine friends ate at a restaurant when on a school trip overseas, eight had diarrhea(腹泻)the next day. The one who didn’t get sick was the only one who had ordered a dish that didn’t need to be touched by human hands right before serving.
Mind your basic safety. It’s easy to let your guard down when you travel. After all, you’re more relaxed and there are so many new sights to focus on. ___40___ So, watch out for your personal safety at all times.
A. Know more about the place you plan to visit.
B. However, nothing is more important than your life.
C. You may easily get into trouble if you don’t obey the rules.
D. Make sure to take things that you need during the travel.
E. Travel can be a wonderful experience and a sweet memory.
F. Be careful about what to eat when you are far away from home.
G. Especially if you plan to take part in adventure activities, you may get injured.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45)
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Chris is a columnist (专栏作家) at citypages.com whose life turned upside down in 2017. Chris was willing to share his story but his own print deadlines made it a(n) ___41___ task for this time. In 2017 Chris found out his ___42___ condition left much to be desired and that he needed a kidney transplant (移植). Any person would have been lost in such a situation but Chris tuned to the place where he felt most comfortable——Twitter.
The whole operation thing takes lots of efforts on a donor’s (捐赠者) side and Chris continued ___43___ all the details on his blog and Facebook account. In the meantime, he was ___44___ a tiresome process of hemodialysis (血液透析) __45___ waste and water removal from his blood and it generally takes 4 hours.
___46___, 19 people replied to Chris’s tweet (推特信息)! They were his lawyers or just people he met at some party months ago and even complete ___47___. None of them was his family, relative or just a ___48___ friend. Just imagine all these people accepting medical checks, ___49___ their blood types and stuff of the kind to make a great __50___ to a person they hardly knew! One person ___51___ ideally---Scott. Strangely enough Scott and Chris never met in person before the ___52___ and really saw each other for the first time on a thanksgiving evening. Both men felt that it was somewhat easier for them to let their communication flow on Social Media ___53___ a certain point of time. Scott sent Chris a ___54___ tweet even after the successful operation. When seeing Scott for the first time on a family dinner Chris couldn’t say all he wanted at first and his writing talent ___55___ at one time.
Social Media ___56___ worked! Chris has a healthy kidney now thanks to Scott, Twitter, Facebook, and the inventor of the web. For some people, ___57___ networks are pure evil or just time consuming black holes, but Social Media was once a ___58___ for Chris. It isn’t just a place where people ___59___ their time on lonely evenings. For some of us it is also one of few paths that can lead to a certain kind of ___60___.
41. A. important B. impossible C. practical D. official
42. A. mental B. academic C. medical D. economic
43. A. sharing B. settling C. changing D. taking
44. A. going through B. picking up C. resulting from D. looking through
45. A. encouraging B. involving C. supporting D. contacting
46. A. Obviously B. Normally C. Carefully D. Surprisingly
47. A. strangers B. foreigners C. newcomers D. outsiders
48. A. popular B. bright C. lost D. close
49. A. sorting B. determining C. mixing D. designing
50. A. fortune B. collection C. sacrifice D. research
51. A. equaled B. touched C. matched D. approached
52. A. party B. operation C. interview D. conference
53. A. till B. after C. at D. through
54. A. formal B. funny C. shocking D. cheering
55. A. recovered B. fell C. relaxed D. failed
56. A. policy B. tricks C. magic D. tasks
57. A. social B. connected C. special D. separate
58. A. approval B. honor C. memory D. blessing
59. A. spare B. kill C. save D. take
60. A. welfare B. promotion C. survival D. revolution
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Chinese invented block printing more than 1,400 years ago. The original characters were carved on wood and ink was then applied. Block printing is time consuming and 61 (cost) a lot of manpower and materials. Misprinted characters cannot be 62 ( easy) corrected. These shortcomings were only overcome after the appearance of movable type printing, 63 greatly improved the speed and quality of printing.
Bi Sheng of the Northern Song Dynasty invented the movable type printing. He carved the Chinese characters on small 64 (cube) of sticky clay. He baked them in the fire until they became hard and movable. In the course of presswork, the movable characters were placed into an iron frame until it was full. He then took 65 smooth board and pressed it over the surface so that the block of type became even: Then ink was applied and it was ready 66_____ printing. To be more 67 (efficiency), he prepared two iron boards. When one was being used for printing, the other could be used 68 (put) characters in order for the next page. The two boards were used alternately.
Although what Bi Sheng invented was simple when 69 (compare) to today's letterpress printing; it already had the main traits of modern printing. So Bi Sheng's 70_________ (contribute) to printing cannot be overstated.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
下面是一段短文，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Our school sports meeting finally came to an end last Friday. Tiring but cheerful, we made it a success. I can say it's best one I have ever been taken part in. The opening ceremony was a feast for the eyes. To begin with, the headmaster makes a speech. Then came various performance, including singing, dancing and kung fu. Besides, students dressed up as dolls, and that they wanted to show was confident and talent. When the teachers’ shows began, the students were crazily. As a class photographer, I took pictures of such many brilliant moments, which, with doubt, meant a lot to all of us.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华, 想邀请外教Henry一起参观图片展览（photo exhibition）--------"腾飞的中国(Decades of making progress)”。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 展览时间（11月11日）和地点（市图书馆一楼）；
2. 展览内容与意义。
注意：
1. 词数100个左右（开头已写好，不计入总词数）;
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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2020届湖滨中学高三上英语期中试卷答案
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. C
11. B 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. A
21. A 22. B 23. D 24. B 5. A 26. C 27. B 28. B 29. A 30. C
31. D 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. C
36. E 37. A 38. G 39. F 40. B
41. B 42. C 43. A 44. A 45. B 46. D 47. A 48. D 49. B 50. C 51. C 52. B 53. A 54. D 55. D 56. C 57. A 58. D 59. B 60. C
61. costs 62. easily 63. which 64. cubes 65. a
66. for 67. efficient 68. to put 69. compared 70. contribution
短文改错第一处： Tiring→Tired
第二处：it’s best中间加the
第三处：ever been taken中间的been去掉
第四处： makes→made
第五处： performance→performances
第六处： that→what
第七处： confident→confidence
第八处：crazily→crazy
第九处： such→so
第十处： with→without
Dear Henry,
Knowing that you are interested in the development of our country, I am writing to invite you to join us in the photo exhibition, themed “Decades of Making Progress”. It is scheduled for November 11 on the first floor of the city library.
It is the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Great changes have taken place in China since it gained independence. The photo exhibition covers the progress made in science, economy, living condition and culture etc, through which visitors will have a better understanding of our country and honor those who have contributed to it as well.
I would appreciate it if you could come. Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
详解
听力
(Text 1)
W: Could you turn the TV down? I’m trying to study, and the noise is bothering me.
M: I’m sorry. I’ll watch this movie later.
(Text 2)
W: When I’m 65 I will get Social Security payments from the government.
M: That means you have twenty years to go and then you can quit your job.
(Text 3)
W: The T-shirt from Grandma looks nice on me. But the skirt she gave me isn’t big enough.
M: What about the hat Grandma gave you?
W: It’s quite large, but I like it.
(Text 4)
W: How did you like the film?
M: Well, I walked out after half an hour. I’ve never seen such bad acting. I think I’m going to read film reviews online before going to the cinema next time, so I won’t waste my money.
(Text 5)
M: Excuse me, I’m looking for something for a stomachache.
W: I see, sir. How long have you had this problem?
M: For a few days.
W: You could try this medicine. It may help. But I think you should see a doctor.
第一节到此结束。
第二节
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。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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。
(Text 6)
W: Where in Canada are you from, Ken?
M: I’m from Toronto.
W: Oh, I’ve never been there. What’s it like?
M: It’s a big city, but it’s not too big. The nightlife is colorful. I enjoy it.
W: Is it expensive there?
M: Yeah, a little bit.
W: And what’s the weather like in Toronto?
M: Well, it’s pretty cold in the winter, and very hot and wet in the summer. It’s nice in the spring and fall, though. You can always see the clear sky then.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。
(Text 7)
M: Sophia, I’ve just confirmed our flight online, and it looks like we’ll be delayed by an hour. The flight is now scheduled to leave at 4:00 due to the heavy wind.
W: Then we’re in trouble. We won’t be able to get to Chicago by 6:00 for the dinner with Mr. O’Neil.
M: Don’t worry. I’ll talk to him. I’m going to call him to speak about our report.
W: Don’t forget to apologize to him about being late.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
(Text 8)
W: Are you staying by yourself again this summer vacation?
M: No, I’m not. My brother and sister are staying with me right now.
W: Really? What are they doing this summer?
M: Well, my brother is on vacation now. He always wants to come and visit the city.
W: What about your sister?
M: She has a part-time job at the university.
W: And do you have anything special to do?
M: Nothing special. I work as a waiter in the morning. And in the afternoon, I read books bought from a bookstore days ago. What about you, June? Are you in school this summer?
W: Yes, I am.
M: Oh, are you taking French and Spanish again?
W: Well, I’m not taking them, but I’m starting Japanese.
M: Really? That’s exciting.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。现在，你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。
(Text 9)
M: My history professor says I should think about a job in politics. But I don’t think I’d make a good politician.
W: Why not?
M: You know me. I’m not good at dealing with people. And politicians have to work with people all the time.
W: That’s true. So what do you think you want to do?
M: I think I will be a good artist. I love painting pictures.
W: That reminds me of a problem I’m having. You know my parents have a restaurant, right? They want me to be the manager.
M: And you want to?
W: No way. A restaurant manager has to manage other people. It’d be terrible. I’m too disorganized. Honestly, I want to be a teacher because I like working with kids, and I’m good at it.
M: That’s true.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。现在，你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。
(Text 10)
W: Good morning, everyone. Today we’re going to look at the wide differences in family life between the rich and the poor in Victorian times. Let’s begin with the upper classes. In Victorian times, the upper classes made up less than 3% of the population, yet held more than 90% of the country’s wealth. Most of their servants were very poorly paid, but were always living in the homes of upper-class Victorian families, so they didn’t have to pay for housing, food and clothing. The money which they did earn, they sent to their families. Many servants came from the countryside. Among them were cooks, cleaners, gardeners and so on. The family would also employ a child’s nurse whose main role was to care for the children. She was responsible for teaching the children how to behave and taking care of them when they were ill. Nurses did not, however, educate the children. Generally, children from wealthy families didn’t attend school outside the family home. Tutors would come to the house to do this. Now, the Victorian upper classes have the reputation of being quite cruel; but this wasn’t always the case. They were also quite generous. Some schools were set up with money from the upper classes so that poor children could have some form of education. Additionally, most Victorian parents were very proud of their children. This goes against the common idea that parents were very strict with their children. In fact, the opposite was generally the rule. However, the situation for lower class families was very different. Let’s have a look.
听力部分到此结束。
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. C
11. B 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. A


【答案】21. A 22. B 23. D
【解析】
这是一篇广告布告类阅读。文章介绍了美国四个最奇怪的博物馆。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据Leila’s Hair Museum部分的“My museum is filled with other people’s families,” Leila says. “It tells a story. ” 可知，在Leila’s Hair Museum，很多艺术品背后都饱含着一个家庭的故事，故选A。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据Mutter Museum部分的Today, Mutter is the most famous medical museum in America, housing a wall of bones, and pieces of Albert Einstein’ s brain.可知，美国Mutter Museum博物馆是一家医学博物馆，其中藏有一部分爱因斯坦的脑组织，故选B。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。根据这四个博物馆所收藏的物品：糟糕艺术品、头发、飞碟的有关信息及头骨、尸体可知，它们的藏品非常独特，故选D。

【答案】24. B 25. A 26. C 27. B
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。记叙了Randy Heiss在亚利桑那州巴塔哥尼亚徒步旅行时。在农场，他意外收到了来自美墨边境的一个小女孩的圣诞礼物清单。女孩通过气球来发送圣诞愿望。在妻子的帮助下，他们开始帮助女孩实现愿望。这次经历对这对九年前失去了唯一的儿子的夫妻也说也是很大的安慰。
【24题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段I found this balloon on my morning walk near Patagonia on Sunday. Attached to it was a piece of paper with the Christmas wishes from a little girl.根据下文可知小女孩就是Dayami，她是通过把愿望绑在气球上发送圣诞愿望的。故选B。
【25题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段第一句When he brought the list home to his wife, who speaks fluent Spanish, they determined that the little girl had asked for Enchantimals toys, clothes, art supplies and various other gifts.可知当他把单子带回家给能说一口流利西班牙语的妻子时，他们断定小女孩想要的是魔法师的玩具、衣服、美术用品和其他各种各样的礼物。即他是通过妻子的帮助知道女孩到底想要什么的。故选A。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句Heiss said he had attempted to send Christmas letters to Santa Claus via balloon when he was a kid but never received a response.可知当他还是个孩子的时候，他曾试图通过气球给圣诞老人寄圣诞信，但从未收到任何回复。可知他有和女孩相似的但不成功的经历，因此他决定帮助女孩实现愿望。故选C。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。最后一段第一句Heiss,60, said the experience was very healing for him and his wife.可知这段经历Heiss说对他和他的妻子来说是非常治愈的。因为他们九年前失去了唯一的儿子，因此这次经历对他们来说是一种很大的安慰。故选B。

【答案】28. B 29. A 30. C 31. D
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了农民们为了获得更多的土地来种植全日照咖啡，他们砍伐树木。与传统的方法相比较，全日照咖啡种植的优点是咖啡的产量会增加，但是会严重地破坏自然环境和动物们的栖息地。作者认为为了鸟类、土地、我们自己以及星球的健康，树荫下咖啡种植应该被支持。
28题详解】
细节理解题。答案定位在第三段However， more and more farmers in Latin America are deforesting the land to grow full-sun coffee.可知农民们为了获得更多的土地来种植全日照咖啡，他们砍伐树木，故选B。
【29题详解】
细节理解题。答案定位在第三段At first, this increases production because more coffee bushes can be planted if there aren’t any trees.可知与传统的方法相比较，全日照咖啡种植的优点是咖啡的产量会增加，故选A。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。答案定位在最后一段Fortunately, farmers in Central and South America are beginning to grow more coffee bushes in the shade. We can support these farmers by buying coffee with such labels as “shade-grown” and ‘"bird-friendly”. 说幸运的是，一些农民开始种植更多的树荫咖啡，我们可以以一些方式支持这些农民，由此推断出作者同意这样的观念，树荫下咖啡应该被支持，故选C。
【31题详解】
细节理解题。答案定位在最后一段Fortunately, farmers in Central and South America are beginning to grow more coffee bushes in the shade.可知南美洲的农民开始采取行动，用传统的方法来种植树荫下咖啡，故选D。
【点睛】推断题属于主观性较强的高层次阅读理解题，做这类题目时，同学们要严格依据作者所陈述的细节、事实以及作者的措词、态度和语气，找出能够表露作者思想倾向和感情色彩的词句，然后利用自己已获得的相关知识进行推理判断，从而得出符合逻辑的结论。例如小题3，根据最后一段Fortunately, farmers in Central and South America are beginning to grow more coffee bushes in the shade. We can support these farmers by buying coffee with such labels as “shade-grown” and ‘"bird-friendly”.说幸运的是，一些农民开始种植更多的树荫咖啡，我们可以以一些方式支持这些农民，由此推知作者同意这样的观念，树荫下咖啡应该被支持，故选C。

【答案】32. B 33. D 34. A 35. C
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇科学研究类报告。文章主要讲了科学家首次识别出了长颈鹿的基因排列顺序，帮助解释了地球上最高的动物怎样形成了它们引人注目的长脖子。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。答案定位在第二段To pump blood two meters up from the chest to the brain calls for a powerful heart and twice the blood pressure of other mammals.可知一个强壮的心脏对长颈鹿非常重要是因为要把血液运送到身体上方很高处的大脑，故选B。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。答案定位在第三段Now, by comparing the gene of the giraffe with its closest relative,其中找到线索词closest relative，可知科学家比较长颈鹿的基因和短颈鹿是因为后者和长颈鹿是同一家族，故选D。
【34题详解】
细节理解题。答案定位在倒数第二段The apparently self-evident idea that it was to reach ever-higher food supplies has been challenged in the past 20 years by a competing belief that it is actually due to competition among fighting males for females.可知在时光的变迁中，长颈鹿为了吸引雌性，长成了长脖子，故选A。
【35题详解】
写作意图题。答案定位在第一段Scientists have identified the order of the gene of the giraffe for the first time to help explain how the tallest animals on earth developed their remarkably long necks.这是文章的主题句，可知这篇文章主要讲了科学家首次识别出了长颈鹿的基因排列顺序，帮助解释了地球上最高的动物怎样形成了它们引人注目的长脖子。所以作者写这篇文章的目的是介绍一种新的科学发现，故选C。
【点睛】文章内容较为简单，文章考查到细节理解题，对此类题型，考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别。如小题2中需要根据文中第三段Now, by comparing the gene of the giraffe with its closest relative中的线索词closest relative，可知短薄鹿是长颈鹿的近亲，故选D。

【答案】36. E 37. A 38. G 39. F 40. B
【解析】
这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲了旅游是人们业余时间最常进行的活动，虽然旅游可能会花很多钱，但可以开阔人的眼界，使人开心健康。作者就外出旅游，给出了一些建议。
【36题详解】
上一句提到旅游的好处:可以开人的眼界，并使人开心健康。E项谈到旅可以是一次美妙的经历和一个甜美的回忆，也是一个好处，顺承上一句意思，故选E。
【37题详解】
本段及下面三段的结构都是“主题向＋解释说明内容”。本段缺少主题句。通读本段内容可知本段主要表达的是要想旅游好，需提前想好要去的地方，并多了解一些这个地方的相关情况。A项很好地概括了这一内容，故选A。
【38题详解】
下一句的 such injury是关键信息，表明空格中的内容要提到受伤。选项中只有G项话题相关，其中的 get injured和下一句的such injury相呼应，故选G。
【39题详解】
根据本段所举的例子可知，本段主要表达的是旅行时的饮食问题。F项谈到当你离家很远时要注惑饮食，很好地概括了本段主题，故选F。
【40题详解】
根据下一句开头的So可知，空格中的内容是下一句内容的原因，那么为什么要一直注意你的人身安全呢？上文提到旅游时很容易放松警惕，B项谈到但是没有什么比你的生命更重要，这就是原因，故选B。

完型填空
【答案】41. B 42. C 43. A 44. A 45. B 46. D 47. A 48. D 49. B 50. C 51. C 52. B 53. A 54. D 55. D 56. C 57. A 58. D 59. B 60. C
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了克里斯是一位专栏作家，但在2017年的时候，他发现他的身体状况很不好,他需要做肾脏移植手术。所以他在Twitter发布了自己的详细信息，来寻找能捐献给他肾脏的人，信息一发出，很多的人愿意帮助他。在众多的人中，一个叫斯科特的人是最合适捐献肾脏的人选。最终手术非常成功，克里斯无法表达对斯科特的感激之情。社交媒体在此次爱心救援中，发挥了积极的作用。短文告诉我们，社交媒体虽有诸多的缺点，但是它也是为数不多的能够通向某种生存的途径之一。
【21题详解】
考查形容词辨析。A. important重要的；B. impossible不可能的；C. practical实践的；D. official官方的。句意：克里斯愿意分享他的故事，但他手头稿件的截止日期使它成为一个不可能完成的任务。由“ print deadlines”可知，克里斯手头稿件的截止日期使他很忙，所以在这段时间内，分享他的故事是不可能的。故B选项切题。
【22题详解】
考查形容词辨析。A. mental精神上的；B. academic学术的；C. medical医疗的；D. economic经济的。句意：2017年克里斯发现他的身体状况很不好,他需要做肾脏移植手术。由“he needed a kidney transplant (移植)”可知，他需要肾脏移植。所以判断出,克里斯身体状况很不好。medical condition “身体状况”符合句意。C选项切题。
【23题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. sharing分享；B. settling解决；C. changing改变；D. taking。句意：整个手术需要寻找一位肾脏捐赠者，克里斯在他的博客上以及Facebook账户上分享了所有相关的细节。由下文“19 people replied to Chris’s tweet ”可知，有19个人回复了克里斯的推特信息。所以克里斯是在网上分享了他的相关信息，其他人才能回复他。故A选项切题。
【24题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。A. going through经历；B. picking up拾起；C. resulting from由……导致；D. looking through浏览。句意：与此同时，他正在经历令人厌倦的血液透析过程，这个过程包括排除血液中的溶质和水，通常需要4个小时。血液透析要排除血液中的溶质和水，而且整个过程需要4个小时，所以整个过程很痛苦和煎熬。going through“经历”符合句意。故A选项切题。
【25题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. encouraging鼓励；B. involving涉及，包括；C. supporting支持；D. contacting联系。句意：与此同时，他正在经历一个令人厌倦的血液透析过程，这个过程包括排除血液中的溶质和水，通常需要4个小时。分析句子可知，本句在说明血液透析的过程和时间。所以involving“涉及，包括”符合句意。故B选项切题。
【26题详解】
考查副词辨析。A. Obviously明显地；B. Normally正常地；C. Carefully小心地；D. Surprisingly令人惊讶地。句意：令人惊讶的是，有19个人回复了克里斯的Twitter信息。本句表示出人意料的结果。surprisingly“令人惊讶地”符合句意。故D选项切题。
【27题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. strangers陌生人；B. foreigners外国人；C. newcomers 新来者；D. outsiders 外来人。句意：他们要么是他的律师，要么只是几个月前在某个聚会上认识的人，甚至是完全陌生的人，他们都不是他的家人、亲戚，也不是他亲密的朋友。even表示递进关系，表示作者没想到素不相识的人，都给他发来信息，表示愿意帮助他。故A选项切题。
【28题详解】
考查形容词辨析。A. popular流行的；B. bright 明亮的；C. lost迷失的；D. close亲密的。句意：他们要么是他的律师，要么只是几个月前在某个聚会上认识的人，甚至是完全陌生的人，他们都不是他的家人、亲戚，也不是他亲密的朋友。none表示全部否定，表示向他伸出援助之手的人，都不是作者身边的人，都不是作者最亲密的人。故D选项切题。
【29题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. sorting分类；B. determining测定，决定；C. mixing混合；D. designing设计。句意：想象一下，这些人接受医疗检查，测定自己的血型和类似的检查指标是否符合，为一个他们素不相识的人做出了巨大的牺牲。根据常识判断，肾脏手术之前，要检查捐赠者和病人的血型是否相匹配。故B选项切题。
【30题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. fortune运气；B. collection收藏； C. sacrifice牺牲；D. research研究。句意：想象一下，这些人接受医疗检查，确定自己的血型和类似的检查指标是否符合，为一个他们素不相识的人做出了巨大的牺牲。由“all these people accepting medical checks”可知，这些人接受医疗检查，测定自己的血型和类似的检查指标。所以他们为一个他们素不相识的人做出了巨大的牺牲。故C选项切题。
【31题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. equaled与...平等；B. touched触摸；C. matched 和…相配；D. approached接近。句意：其中的一个人最适合---斯科特。医疗检查的目的就是要找出哪个人能够匹配上克里斯的病情指标，并为克里斯捐献器官。故C选项切题。
【32题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. party聚会；B. operation手术；C. interview采访；D. conference回忆。句意：奇怪的是，斯科特和克里斯在手术前从未见过面，他们第一次真正见面是在一个感恩节的晚上。由“after the successful operation”可知，本句在说斯科特和克里斯在手术前从未见过面。故B选项切题。
【33题详解】
考查介词辨析。 A. till直到......；B. after在......之后；C. at 在……（里）；D. through通过。句意：两个人都觉得他们能很容易地把社交媒体上的交流和沟通继续下去。由下文可知，斯科特甚至在手术成功后给克里斯发了一条表达祝贺的Twitter信息。所以Twitter成为了斯科特和克里斯沟通交流的平台，交流会一直继续下去。所以till“直到......”符合句意。故A选项切题。
【34题详解】
考查形容词辨析。A. formal正式的；B. funny滑稽的；C. shocking令人震惊的；D. cheering 令人高兴的。句意：斯科特甚至在手术成功后给克里斯发了一条表达祝贺的Twitter信息。由“successful operation”可知，斯科特甚至在手术成功后给克里斯发了一条表达祝贺的Twitter信息。故D选项切题。
【35题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. recovered回复；B. fell残忍的；C. relaxed放松的；D. failed失败的。句意：当克里斯第一次在家庭聚餐上见到斯科特时，他起初无法表达出他想要说的一切，他的写作天赋也不能帮助他表达出他想要说的一切。本句表达作者无法表达出他的感激之情，即使自己是作家，此时词穷墨尽。故D选项切题。
【36题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. policy政策；B. tricks诡计；C. magic魔力；D. tasks任务。句意：社交媒体的魔力发挥了作用。由前文可知，通过社交媒体竟然间接救了一个人的性命。所以是社交媒体的魔力发挥了作用。故C选项切题。
【37题详解】
考查形容词辨析。A. social 社交的；B. connected 有关系的；C. special特别的；D. separate 分开的。句意：对一些人来说，社交网络纯粹是邪恶的，或者只是浪费时间的黑洞，但社交媒体对于克里斯来说却是他的福音。由“Scott, Twitter, Facebook”可知，它们都是社交媒体。所以 social“社交的”符合句意。故A选项切题。
【38题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. approval同意；B. honor荣耀；C. memory记忆；D. blessing祝福。句意：对一些人来说，社交网络纯粹是邪恶的，或者只是浪费时间的黑洞，但社交媒体对于克里斯来说，这是他的福音。社交媒体间接救了克里斯的性命，所以社交媒体对于克里斯来说，这是他的福音。故D选项切题。
【39题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. spare 抽出；B. kill 消磨（时光）；C. save挽救；D. take拿。句意：它不仅仅是人们在孤独的夜晚消磨时间的地方。由“ lonely evenings”可知，它不仅仅是人们在孤独的夜晚消磨时间的地方。故B选项切题。
【40题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. welfare 福 祉；B. promotion提升；C. survival幸存；D. revolution革命。句意：对我们中的一些人来说，这也是为数不多的能够通向生存的途径之一。本句是对社交媒间接救了克里斯的性命这个故事的总结。所以作者认为对我们中的一些人来说，这也是为数不多的能够通向生存的途径之一。故C选项切题。


【答案】61. costs 62. easily 63. which 64. cubes 65. a 66. for
67. efficient 68. to put 69. compared
70. contribution
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了毕生发明活字印刷术的经过，以及其工作原理和这一发明的重要意义。
【61题详解】
考查主谓一致。句意：雕版印刷费时费力，耗费大量人力物力。根据上文谓语动词is由and连接构成并列谓语可知应填一般现在时的三人称单数形式costs。
【62题详解】
考查副词。句意：印刷错误的字符不能轻易纠正。correct为动词，需要副词修饰，故填easily。
【63题详解】
考查定语从句连接词。句意：这些缺点只有在活字印刷出现后才得以克服，这大大提高了印刷速度和质量。本句为非限定性定语从句修饰上文整个句子，故连接词应用which。故填which。
【64题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：他把汉字刻在粘性粘土的小方块上。cube为可数名词，前面没有冠词，故应用复数形式cubes。
【65题详解】
考查冠词。take a smooth board
66题详解】
考查介词。短语be ready for sth.“为……做准备”，故填for。
【67题详解】
考查形容词。根据上文be可知应填形容词作表语，故填efficient。
【68题详解】
考查非谓语动词。短语be used to do sth.“被用来做某事”后跟不定式，故填to put。
【69题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：虽然毕升的发明与今天的凸版印刷相比很简单。本句已经存在谓语动词且句中没有连词，故compare只能做非谓语动词与逻辑主语构成被动关系，用过去分词，故填compared。
【70题详解】
考查名词。根据上文Bi Sheng's为名词所有格，故应填名词contribution。

改错
【答案】第一处： want→wants
第二处： advices→advice
第三处： balance→balanced
第四处： for→with
第五处： regular→regularly
第六处： of→in
第七处： hear→heard
第八处：去掉better之后的to
第九处： much→more
第十处： best前面加上the
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇议论文。文章作者对于如何保持健康，给出了一些建议。
【详解】第一处：考查主谓一致。句意：每个人都想拥有健康的身体，这是真的。在一般现在时中，主语是不定代词，谓语动词用单数，所以want改成wants。
第二处：考查名词。句意：我很高兴能给你一些关于如何保持健康的建议。advice是不可数名词，所以advices改成advice。
第三处：考查形容词。句意：首先，我们需要保持健康和平衡的饮食。修饰名词diet，用形容词，所以balance改成balanced。
第四处：考查固定用法。句意：各种各样的食物可以提供我们身体需要的不同的营养。provide sb. with sth.给某人提供某物，该用法是固定用法，所以for改成with。
第五处：考查副词。句意：其次，我们也应该经常锻炼。修饰动词短语take exercise，用副词，所以regular改成regularly。
第六处：考查固定短语。句意：俗话说，生命在于运动。lie in在于，该短语是固定短语，所以of改成in。
第七处：考查时态。句意：你听说过早睡早起使人健康、富有和聪明吗? 在现在完成时中，用过去分词，所以hear改成heard。
第八处：考查常见用法。句意：最后但并非最不重要的，我们最好保持一个健康的头脑。had better之后，接动词原形，所以去掉better之后的to。
第九处：考查比较级。句意：别忘了多笑少哭。根据and cry less，可知这里意思是“多笑少哭”，暗含比较含义，用比较级，所以much改成more。
第十处：考查最高级。句意：你知道，笑是最好的药。最高级前面，用定冠词，所以best前面加上the。