辽宁省沈阳市第二中学2021-2022学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题含解析

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沈阳二中2021-2022学年度下学期期中考试
高一（24届）英语试题
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 50分）
第一节：（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The following is a Want ad for a 21st-century father.
Wanted:
A 21st-Century Father Who Can Wear Many Hats
THE LOVING HAT
Responsibilities Include:
Benefits:
Raising children, not yelling, taking mom out to romantic dinners, listening, “being there.”
You’ll be loved right back.
THE MONEY HAT
Responsibilities Include:
Benefits:
Holding down a good job, making enough money to support family and pay for vacations.
Who doesn’t want a good job? Plus, vacations with the family.
THE FUN HAT
Responsibilities Include:
Benefits:
Taking family to baseball games in summer, going sleigh riding in winter, being goofy, dancing.
What good is life if you don’t have any fun? Family outings become memories that last a lifetime.
THE HANDYMAN HAT
Responsibilities Include:
Benefits:
Taking care of the house and yard. Must know basic carpentry, landscaping, plumbing, and electrical work.
You’ll get to have a really cool set of tools, including power tools.

1. The Hats in the ad actually refer to the ______ of a father.
A. life goals B. life experiences
C. desired qualities in personality D. personal interests and in parenting
2. According to the ad, a 21st-century father is expected to do all of the following things EXCEPT ______.
A. keep a good work-life balance. B. be able to work with power tools.
C. help his children with all of their schoolwork. D. pay attention to his children’s and partner’s needs.
3. Which hat suits a 21st-century father who often involves his family in different sports?
A. THE LOVING HAT B. THE FUN HAT
C. THE MONEY HAT D. THE HANDYMAN HAT

If you travel in Athens, against popular belief, I would highly recommend saving the Acropolis for your second day. As attractive as it is to head straight to the most famous building in the city, there are several reasons why you should hold off until later. Sunrise is the best time to see the ruins, and who wants to spend their first day in a new city waking up at 6 a.m.? On top of that, the Acropolis is going to make every other site in Athens less important in comparison, so I recommend not hitting it on your first day.
We got to the southeast gate at 7:30, half an hour before it opened at 8. When the gate opened, we rushed to the hill. Our plan paid off because we had the whole complex to ourselves for five minutes. In this age of overtourism, getting to the greatness of the Acropolis with nobody else around felt special and excited.
The Acropolis is the name given to the complex on top of the hill, and it’s made up of several buildings. There’s the Temple of Athena Nike, the Parthenon, the Old Temple of Athena, the Legendary Olive Tree of the Pandroseion, the Porch of the Caryatids at the Erechtheion... and on your way down, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.
Something that sounds boring but isn’t is the Acropolis Museum, and I recommend spending a couple of hours there. As someone who is a museum-avoider, I listened to the recommendations of everyone who had been, and made myself go inside. And I loved it. The museum houses tons of sculptures unearthed from the Acropolis, and it was interesting to check them out.
Head to Syntagma Square next to watch the changing of the guard. This takes place every hour on the hour, so try to time your visit perfectly. The guards wear fun clothes and make for interesting photos.
4. The author suggests visiting the Acropolis on the second day so that ___________.
A. it can save visitors a lot of time
B. it can save visitors from getting up early
C. it can make for a better travel experience
D. it can give visitors a better understanding of Athens
5. How did the author feel when he ran to the top of the hill?
A. Bored. B. Worried. C. Relaxed. D. Amazed.
6. With what may the author agree about the Acropolis Museum?
A. It is so great that it should be visited last. B. It is enjoyable and worth visiting.
C. It wastes a lot of time. D. It should be avoided.
7. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To provide some advice on visiting the Acropolis.
B. To introduce the history of the Acropolis.
C. To call on people to protect historic sites.
D. To encourage people to travel around.


British anthropologists (人类学家) Russell Hill and Robert Barton of the University of Durham, after studying the results of one-on-one boxing, tae kwon do, Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling matches at the Olympic Games, conclude that when two competitors are equally matched in fitness and skill, the athlete wearing red is more likely to win.
Hill and Barton report that when one competitor is much better than the other, colour has no effect on the result. However, when there is only a small difference between them, the effect of colour is enough tip the balance. The anthropologists say that the number of times red wins is not simply by chance, but that these results are statistically significant.
Joanna Setchell, a primate (灵长目动物) researcher at the University of Cambridge, has found similar results in nature. She studies the large African monkeys known as mandrills. Mandrills have bright red noses that stand out against their white faces. Setchell’s work shows that the powerful males — the ones who are more successful with females — have a brighter red nose than other males.
As well as the studies on primates by Setchell, another study shows the effect of red among birds. In an experiment, scientists put red plastic rings on the legs of male zebra finches and this increased the birds’ success with female zebra finches, Zebra finches already have bright red beaks (鸟喙), so this study suggests that, as with Olympic athletes, an extra flash of red is significant. In fact, researchers from the University of Glasgow say that the birds’ brightly coloured beaks are an indicator of health. Jonathan Blount, a biologist, and his colleagues think they have found proof that bright red or orange beaks attract females because they mean that the males are healthier. Nothing in nature is simple, however, because in species such as the blue footed booby, a completely different colour seems to give the male birds the same advantage with females.
Meanwhile, what about those athletes who win in their events while wearing red? Do their clothes give them an unintentional advantage? Robert Barton accepts that “that is the implication” of their findings. Is it time for sports authorities to consider new regulations on sports clothing?
8. According to their research. Hill and Barton conclude that ________.
A. the colour of clothing has an effect on most sport events
B. red should be the choice of colour for clothing in sports
C. red plays a role when competitors are equally capable
D. athletes perform better when surrounded by bright red
9. The underlined word “tip” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. achieve B. advance C. keep D. change
10. The example of the blue footed booby proves that ________.
A. male birds use different body parts to draw attention
B. red is not the only colour to attract female birds
C. blue gives female birds the same advantage
D. blue can indicate how healthy a bird is
11. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The colour red gives male animals the most advantage.
B. Male zebra finches prefer to have red plastic rings on their legs.
C. Rules on sports clothing are going to be changed.
D. Athletes wearing red may have an advantage over their opponents.


Six Neanderthals who lived in what is now France were eaten by their fellow Neanderthals some 100,000 years ago, according to fearful evidence of the cannibalistic (食人的) event discovered by scientists in a cave in the 1990s. Now, researchers may have figured out why the Neanderthals, including two children, became victims of cannibalism: Global warming.
While previous studies have examined Neanderthal remains to find proof of cannibalistic behavior, this is the first study to offer clues as to what may have led Neanderthals to become cannibals. Scientists found that rapid changes in local ecosystems as the planet warmed may have wiped out the animal species that Neanderthals ate, forcing them to look elsewhere to fill their stomachs.
The researchers examined a layer of sediment (沉积物) in a cave known as Baume Moula-Guercy, in southeastern France. In that layer, charcoal (碳) and animal bones were so well-preserved that scientists could reconstruct an environmental picture representing 120,000 to 130,000 years ago. They discovered that the climate in the area was likely even warmer than it is today, and that the change from a cold, dry climate to a warmer one happened quickly. “Maybe within a few generations”, study co-author Emmanuel said. As the animals that once populated the landscape disappeared, some Neanderthals ate what they could find — their neighbors.
Cannibalism is by no means unique to Neanderthals, and has been practiced by humans and their relatives “from the early Palaeolithic to the Bronze Age and beyond,” the study authors reported. The behavior adopted by the starving Neanderthals in the Baume Moula-Guercy should therefore not be viewed as “a mark of bestiality (兽性) or sub-humanity”, but as an emergency adaptation to a period of severe environmental stress, according to the study.
12. What does the study mainly focus on?
A. The social behavior of Neanderthals.
B. The reason for cannibalism among Neanderthals.
C. The climate change in southeastern France.
D. The influence of global warming on ancient animals.
13. What can possibly be used to describe the climate in southeastern France 120,000 to 130,000 years ago?
A. It was no warmer than it is today.
B. It was first warm while later cold and dry.
C. Its change was mild and went through quite a long process.
D. Its change is a chief factor contributing to cannibalism.
14. Which of the following might the study authors agree with?
A. Neanderthals’ cannibalism showed their bestiality.
B. Cannibalism was actually a measure the Neanderthals had to adopt to survive.
C. Neanderthals’ cannibalism guaranteed their rule over other tribes.
D. Only Neanderthals were found to have cannibalism in human history.
15. Where can you most possibly find this passage?
A. In a science journal. B. In a travel brochure.
C. In a history book. D. In a geography book.

第二部分 七选五
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。
You are enjoying a nice dream until your alarm suddenly rings. ___16___. Is your clock out of control? No, it’s just winter, making the sun rise later, so it will be twice as hard to crawl out of bed into the cold darkness.
As the days get shorter, our mornings lose that crucial light to wake us up, so waking up gets harder. That means you'll need to put in extra effort to get to work on time. ___17___.
___18___. Summer or winter, you should aim to go to bed at about the same time every evening and wake up at about the same time every morning. Try to give yourself time for eight hours per night.
Avoid strong light near bedtime. So if you like reading before you close your eyes, try an actual book or an E-ink screen like a Kindle, which doesn't emit the harsh light that phones and tablets do.
Buy a wake-up light. If you still have trouble with dark mornings, it might be time to introduce more light into your room. ___19___.
Give yourself something to look forward to. ___20___. Sure, you might have to get up for work, but you'll want to be awake if you are expecting a delicious breakfast, or a workout that is actually fun.
A. But you just don't want to get out of your warm bed.
B. Stick to a regular schedule.
C. Philips makes some popular lamps that produce natural light during gray winter days.
D. Waking up is easier when you have a good reason to be conscious.
E. Too much light can do harm to your eyes.
F. We have a few tips that might help.
G. But when you look out of the window, it's still black outside.


第三部分 完形填空
I have a degree in business. But it was my father’s ____21____ for me to seek a business major. He thought that having a business major would ____22____ me more available choices and make me more competitive in entering a global labor market. I ____23____ his advice. However, even though my college experiences were ____24____, I had no interest in any ____25____ of commerce (商务), let alone (更不用说) having a long-term career (职业) as a businesswoman.
After I graduated, I worked as a marketing planner at a computer company. My ____26____ and working environment were great; yet I ____27____ didn’t feel happy doing something that held little appeal for me. After two months of working there, I made up my mind to ____28____ and decided to do what I love, namely(也就是) ____29____ history. I have now been doing this job for over twenty years. I am fond of being with my students.
If you are in a ______30______ where you don’t love what you are learning or doing, please ask yourself what you are really ______31______ about, and what you truly want for your life. Don’t ______32______ to get yourself a quick answer. Take some time to think about what career could bring ______33______ to you.
I like this motto “Success is not the key to happiness.______34______, happiness is the key to success.” Happiness ______35______ the inside of you, not from the outside. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
21. A. ambition B. commitment C. decision D. response
22. A. guarantee B. save C. leave D. pass
23. A. ignored B. valued C. took D. opposed
24. A. fantastic B. awkward C. painful D. plain
25. A. paper B. field C. college D. job
26. A. future B. dream C. scholarship D. pay
27. A. only B. also C. still D. even
28. A. quit B. continue C. consider D. wait
29. A. promoting B. writing C. teaching D. studying
30. A. firm B. game C. story D. place
31. A. anxious B. optimistic C. enthusiastic D. nervous
32. A. rush B. hesitate C. intend D. stop
33. A. love B. joy C. confidence D. knowledge
34. A. As a result B. On the whole C. In the meanwhile D. On the contrary
35. A. applies to B. spreads to C. differs from D. arises from

第四部分 语法填空
Plenty of kids let go of balloons, ____36____ accidentally or in hope of sending a message and seeing where it ends up. This story begins just like any other, but ends in an ____37____ (astonish) way.
In 2001, a young girl in Staffordshire, England, took a balloon, wrote “Please return to Laura Buxton”, along with her address, on it, ____38____ let it go. The balloon traveled around 1.6 kilometers and ended up on a farm in Wiltshire, ____39____ a farmer found it — and realized the name on the balloon was familiar ____40____ him. One of his neighbors had a daughter named Laura Buxton. He brought the balloon to the Buxton family, and this Laura wrote to the first Laura’s address, which was on the balloon, ____41____ (explain) how she’d ended up with it. The Lauras’ parents eventually arranged for their daughters ____42____ (meet).
And strange discoveries ____43____ (keep) coming. The Lauras discovered that, in addition to their matching names, they were also ____44____ (near) the same age(one was 10, one was about to turn 10) and both had a black labrador, a rabbit and a guinea pig. Seriously! After the girls met, they ended up striking up a ____45____ (friend) and remained friends; they told their story together on a podcast in 2009. Pretty cool, right?


第五部分 书面表达
联合国教科文组织（UNESCO）于1995年宣布每年的4月23日为“世界读书日（World Book Day）”。假设你是校学生会主席，请你写一篇演讲稿予以介绍，要点如下：
1. 简述“世界读书日”（发起时间及目的）；
2. 讲述读书的益处；
3. 呼吁多读书。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。


第六部分 读后续写
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语段续写两段，使之构成一个完整的故事。续写的词数为150左右。
When Bryan Anderson noticed an old lady, caught on the side of the road, he knew she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out with his motor still running.
Even with a big smile on his face, she was worried. He didn’t look safe; he looked poor and hungry. After reading her mind, he introduced himself as Bryan Anderson and began to help her.
Learning that she had a flat tire, without a second thought, Bryan set out to work and took hours to get it right, dirty and tired. She couldn’t thank him enough for coming to her aid.
With everything done, the lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened. Bryan never thought about being paid. This was helping someone in need. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.
Bryan told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person help the way he gave her, and he added, “And think of me to let the chain of love pass on.”
Hearing that she owed him nothing, with tears rolling down her cheeks, the old lady drove off with a deep “Thank you”.
A few miles down the road, the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. In the dirty-looking restaurant, the whole scene was unfamiliar to her; a waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn’t erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. Then she remembered Bryan.

Paragraph 1:
After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a $100 bill.
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Paragraph 2:
That night when she got home from work, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written.
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阅读理解
【答案】1-3 CCB
【解析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了21世纪的父亲所应该具有的各种品质。
1. 推理判断题。根据各个HAT部分中关于21世纪父亲的责任描述分别为：“抚养孩子，而不是大喊大叫，带妈妈出去吃浪漫的晚餐，倾听，‘在场’”；“有一份好工作，赚足够的钱养家和度假”；“夏天带家人去看棒球比赛，冬天去坐雪橇，表现得傻乎乎以及跳舞”以及“必须了解基本的木工，园林绿化，管道和电气工作”，可推知，广告中的“帽子”实际上指的是人们期望父亲所具有的品质。故选C。
2. 细节理解题。根据THE LOVING HAT部分中“Raising children, not yelling, taking mom out to romantic dinners, listening, ‘being there.’(抚养孩子，而不是大喊大叫，带妈妈出去吃浪漫的晚餐，倾听，‘在场’)”；THE MONEY HAT部分中“Holding down a good job, making enough money to support family and pay for vacations.(有一份好工作，赚足够的钱养家和度假。)”；以及THE HANDYMAN HAT部分中“Must know basic carpentry, landscaping, plumbing, and electrical work.(必须了解基本的木工，园林绿化，管道和电气工作。)”可知，21世纪的父亲需要在工作与生活之间保持良好的平衡、能够使用电动工具工作以及注意他的孩子和伴侣的需要，除了C选项“帮助他的孩子做所有的功课”文章没有提到。故选C。
3. 细节理解题。根据THE FUN HAT部分中“Taking family to baseball games in summer, going sleigh riding in winter, being goofy, dancing.(夏天带家人去看棒球比赛，冬天去坐雪橇，表现得傻乎乎以及跳舞。)”可知，一位经常让家人参加不同运动的21世纪父亲最合适THE FUN HAT。故选B。

【答案】4-7 CDBA
【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者以自己的雅典卫城旅游经历给读者卫城旅游提建议。
1. 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Sunrise is the best time to see the ruins, and who wants to spend their first day in a new city waking up at 6 a.m.? On top of that, the Acropolis is going to make every other site in Athens less important in comparison, so I recommend not hitting it on your first day.(日出时分是参观废墟的最佳时间，谁愿意在新城市的第一天早上6点醒来？最重要的是，相比之下，雅典卫城会让雅典的其他景点变得不那么重要，所以我建议你第一天不要去那里。)”可知，作者建议第二天去雅典卫城，这样可以有更好的旅行体验。故选C。
2. 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Our plan paid off because we had the whole complex to ourselves for five minutes. In this age of overtourism, getting to the greatness of the Acropolis with nobody else around felt special and excited.(我们的计划得到了回报，因为我们在五分钟内独享了整个建筑群。在这个过度旅游的时代，独自前往伟大的卫城会让人感到特别和兴奋。)”可知，当作者跑到山顶时，他感觉令人惊叹。选D。
3. 推理判断题。根据第四段中“Something that sounds boring but isn’t is the Acropolis Museum, and I recommend spending a couple of hours there. As someone who is a museum-avoider, I listened to the recommendations of everyone who had been, and made myself go inside. And I loved it. The museum houses tons of sculptures unearthed from the Acropolis, and it was interesting to check them out.(卫城博物馆听起来很无聊，但其实不然。我建议你花几个小时去那里看看。作为一个回避博物馆的人，我听取了所有去过博物馆的人的建议，让自己进去参观。我很喜欢。博物馆收藏了大量从卫城出土的雕塑，一探究竟是件有趣的事。)”可推知，卫城博物馆听起来无聊，但实则很有趣，连作者这样很少进博物馆的人都被迷住了，故选B。
4. 写作意图题。根据第一段中“If you travel in Athens, against popular belief, I would highly recommend saving the Acropolis for your second day.(如果你去雅典旅行，我强烈建议你把卫城留到第二天去。)”以及第四段中“Something that sounds boring but isn’t is the Acropolis Museum, and I recommend spending a couple of hours there.(卫城博物馆听起来很无聊，但其实不然。我建议你花几个小时去那里看看。)”并结合文章多次出现“I recommend”可见，作者的写作目的是给游客的卫城旅行提建议。故选A。

【答案】8-11 CDBD
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了两位人类学家的研究成果，那就是当竞争对手的能力相当时，红色对胜利起了作用。红色对鸟类、对运动员的成功都起着重要作用。
1. 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“when two competitors are equally matched in fitness and skill, the athlete wearing red is more likely to win(当两名运动员的身体素质和技术水平相等时，穿红衣服的运动员更有可能获胜)”可知，Hill和Barton通过研究得出结论：当竞争对手的能力相当时，红色对胜利起了作用。故选C。
2. 词义猜测题。根据划线词上文“when there is only a small difference between them(当它们之间只有很小的差别时)”以及划线词下文“The anthropologists say that the number of times red wins is not simply by chance, but that these results are statistically significant.(人类学家说，红队获胜的次数并不仅仅是偶然的，而且这些结果在统计学上是显著的。)”可推知，此处指当竞争对手的能力相当时，红色能够帮助取胜，改变原来的平衡。由此可知，划线词“tip”意为“改变”。故选D。
3. 推理判断题。根据文章第四段“In fact, researchers from the University of Glasgow say that the birds’ brightly coloured beaks are an indicator of health. Jonathan Blount, a biologist, and his colleagues think they have found proof that bright red or orange beaks attract females because they mean that the males are healthier(事实上，Glasgow大学的研究人员说，这些鸟鲜艳的喙是健康的标志。生物学家Jonathan Blount和他的同事们认为他们已经发现，鲜红色或橙色的喙吸引雌性是因为这意味着雄性更健康)”可推知，蓝脚鲣鸟的例子证明了，红色不是吸引雌鸟的唯一颜色，只要是鲜艳颜色的喙都可以吸引雌鸟。故选B。
4. 推理判断题。通读全文，再根据文章第一段“when two competitors are equally matched in fitness and skill, the athlete wearing red is more likely to win(当两名运动员的身体素质和技术水平相等时，穿红衣服的运动员更有可能获胜)”以及文章最后一段“Meanwhile, what about those athletes who win in their events while wearing red? Do their clothes give them an unintentional advantage?(那么，那些穿着红色衣服在比赛中获胜的运动员呢？他们的衣服给了他们一种无意识的优势？)”可推知，文章认为穿红色衣服的运动员可能比他们的对手有优势。故选D。

【答案】12-15 BDBA
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了研究发现，尼安德特人的食人行为是气候变化引发的悲剧。
1. 细节理解题。通过文章第一段“researchers may have figured out why the Neanderthals, including two children, became victims of cannibalism(研究人员可能已经弄明白了为什么尼安德特人，包括两个孩子成为食人族的受害者)”以及第二段“this is the first study to offer clues as to what may have led Neanderthals to become cannibals. (这是第一次提供线索的研究，说明了是什么原因导致尼安德特人成为食人族。)”可知，此次研究主要聚焦于尼安德特人食人的原因。故选B。
2. 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“They discovered that the climate in the area was likely even warmer than it is today, and that the change from a cold, dry climate to a warmer one happened quickly.(他们发现，该地区的气候可能比今天更温暖，而且从寒冷干燥的气候到温暖的气候变化很快就发生了。)”以及“As the animals that once populated the landscape disappeared, some Neanderthals ate what they could find(随着曾经居住在这片土地上的动物消失，一些尼安德特人吃他们能找到的东西)”可推知，12至13万年前的法国东南部的气候状况使该地区动物逐渐消失，从而导致了食人现象的发生。故选D。
3. 推理判断题。通过文章第四段“The behavior adopted by the starving Neanderthals in the Baume Moula-Guercy should therefore not be viewed as “a mark of bestiality or sub-humanity”, but as an emergency adaptation to a period of severe environmental stress(因此，在Baume Moula-Guercy，饥饿的尼安德特人所采取的行为不应被视为“兽性或亚人类的标志”，这是一种对严重环境压力时期的紧急适应)”可推知，作者认为食人族的行为不过是一种适应环境的无奈的选择。故选B。
4. 文章来源题。通读全文，再根据文章第一段“Now, researchers may have figured out why the Neanderthals, including two children, became victims of cannibalism: Global warming.(现在，研究人员可能已经弄明白了为什么尼安德特人，包括两个孩子成为食人族的受害者：因为全球变暖。)”可推知，文章主要介绍了科学家对于尼安德特人食人现象的研究，出处可能是科学期刊。故选A。

七选五
【答案】16. G 17. F 18. B 19. C 20. D
【解析】本文为说明文。文章给读者提出了几条如何在冬日里按时起床的建议。
1. 根据下文“No, it’s just winter, making the sun rise later, so it will be twice as hard to crawl out of bed into the cold darkness.(不，现在只是冬天，太阳升起得比较晚，所以从床上爬起来进入寒冷黑暗的环境要困难两倍。)”可知，G项“但是当你往窗外看时，外面还是黑的”符合此处语境。故选G。
2. 根据上文“that means you’ll need to put in extra effort to get to work on time.(这意味着你需要付出额外的努力才能准时上班。)”及下文对如何按时起床的建议描述可知，F项“我们有一些建议可能会有帮助”符合此处语境。故选F。
3. 根据下文“Summer or winter, you should aim to go to bed at about the same time every evening and wake up at about the same time every morning.(无论是夏天还是冬天，你应该每天晚上在同一时间睡觉，每天早上在同一时间醒来)”可知，B项“坚持有规律的时间表”符合此处语境。故选B。
4. 根据上文“If you still have trouble with dark mornings, it might be time to introduce more light into your room.(如果你仍然对黑暗的早晨感到困扰，也许是时候给你的房间引入更多的光线了。)”可知，C项“飞利浦公司制造了一些流行的灯具，在灰色的冬天产生自然光”符合此处语境。故选C。
5. 根据上文“Give yourself something to look forward to.(给自己一些期待。)”及下文“but you’ll want to be awake if you are expecting a delicious breakfast, or a workout that is actually fun.(但是如果你想要一顿美味的早餐，或者一场真正有趣的锻炼，你就会想要保持清醒。)”可知，D项“当你有充分的理由保持清醒时，醒来会更容易”符合此处语境。故选D。


完形填空
【答案】 21. C 22. A 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. C 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. C 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. D
【解析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者的父亲帮她做出了攻读商科专业的决定，但她始终对商科不感兴趣；工作后，从商优厚的薪水并没有让作者开心。作者最终决定辞职去做自己感兴趣的教学工作。
1. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但我父亲决定让我攻读商科专业。A. ambition野心；B. commitment承诺；C. decision决定；D. response反应。从下文“He thought that having a business major would ______ me more available choices and make me more competitive in entering a global labor market.”可知，作者的父亲认为主修商科可以保证作者将来进入劳动力市场时候，有更多的选择和更有竞争力，因此，攻读商科是父亲的决定。故选C。
2. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他认为主修商科可以保障我有更多的选择，并使我在进入全球劳动力市场时更有竞争力。A. guarantee保障；B. save保存；C. leave离开；D. pass通过。根据“more available choices and make me more competitive in entering a global labor market.”可知，有更多的选择和更有竞争力是就业的保障，因此，作者父亲认为主修商科能够保障作者未来的就业。故选A。
3. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我采取了他的建议。A. ignored忽视；B. valued重视；C. took取；D. opposed反对。根据下文“After I graduated, I worked as a marketing planner at a computer company. ”可知，作者采取了父亲的建议，攻读商科。take one’s advice“采取某人的建议”。故选C。
4. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，尽管我的大学经历非常棒，但我对任何商业领域都不感兴趣，更不用说做一个长期的女商人了。A. fantastic很棒的；B. awkward尴尬的；C. painful痛苦的；D. plain清楚的，朴素的。根据句中出现“even though”及“I had no interest in any ______ of commerce”可知，句意出现了转折，因此推断出，作者大学里学的商科，成绩很棒，但是她对商科不敢兴趣。故选A。
5. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，尽管我的大学经历非常棒，但我对商业任何领域都不感兴趣，更不用说做一个长期的女商人了。A. paper纸；B. field领域；C. college大学；D. job工作。根据下文“yet I ______ didn't feel happy doing something that held little appeal for me.”可知，作者在做市场营销类工作，每天做自己不喜欢的事情，很不快乐，市场营销类属于商业领域。由此可推知，她对从事有关商业的任何领域都不感兴趣。故选B。
6. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的薪水和工作环境都很好，但做一些对我没有吸引力的事情，我还是不开心。A. future未来；B. dream梦想；C. scholarship奖学金；D. pay薪水。根据“and working environment were great”可知，该空与“工作环境”构成并列，由此可推知，作者的薪水和工作环境都很棒。故选D。
7. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我的薪水和工作环境都很好，但做一些对我没有吸引力的事情，我还是不开心。A. only仅仅；B. also还，也；C. still仍然；D. even甚至。根据“I made up my mind to ______ and decided to do what I love, namely teaching history.”可知，作者后来决心作自己喜欢的事情，当了一名历史老师。因此，尽管薪水和工作环境很好，她仍然不满意，才下决心做出改变。故选C。
8. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在那里工作了两个月后，我决定辞职，决定做我喜欢的事，即教历史。A. quit离职，辞职；B. continue继续；C. consider考虑；D. wait等。根据“namely teaching history”可知，作者辞职以后，当了一名历史老师。故选A。
9. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在那里工作了两个月后，我决定辞职，决定做我喜欢的事，即教历史。A. promoting促进；B. writing写；C. teaching教；D. studying学习。根据下文“I am fond of being with my students.”可知，作者成为了一名教历史的老师。故选C。
10. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果你在一个地方，你不喜欢学你正在学的东西或不喜欢做的事情，请扪心自问你真正热衷于什么。A. firm公司；B. game游戏；C. story故事；D. place地方。分析句子结构可知，这是一个定语从句，从句“where you don’t love what you are learning or doing”修饰的先行词指的是在一个你不喜欢学或者不喜欢做事情的地方。故选D。
11. 考查形容词词义辨析。A. anxious焦虑的；B. optimistic乐观的；C. enthusiastic热衷，热情的；D. nervous紧张的。根据下一句“Take some time to think about what career could bring _____ to you.”可知，作者建议如果你不喜欢学你正在学的东西或做的事情，就要考虑换一个职业，而且换职业要根据自己的爱好，看看自己热衷于什么。故选C。
12. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：不要急于给自己一个答案。A. rush冲，匆忙行事；B. hesitate犹豫；C. intend 打算；D. stop停止。根据下文“a quick answer”和“Take some time to think about”可知，作者建议我们不要急于给自己一个答案。rush to do sth.“忙着做某事”。故选A。
13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：花点时间想想什么样的职业能给你带来快乐。A. love爱；B. joy快乐；C. confidence信心；D. knowledge知识。根据上一句“If you are in a ______ where you don’t love what you are learning or doing, please ask yourself what you are really ______ about.”可知，作者建议如果你不喜欢学你正在学的东西或做的事情，就要考虑换一个职业，而且，换职业要根据自己的爱好，看看哪种职业能够给自己带来快乐。故选B。
14. 考查介词短语辨析。句意：我喜欢这句箴言“成功不是幸福的关键。相反，幸福是成功的关键。”A. As a result结果；B. On the whole总的来说；C. In the meanwhile同时；D. On the contrary相反地。根据 “happiness is the key to success”可知，幸福是成功的关键，与上一句“Success is not the key to happiness.”构成相反关系。故选D。
15. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：幸福来自于你的内心，而不是外在。A. applies to适用于；B. spreads to扩散到；C. differs from不同于；D. arises from由……产生。结合上文故事以及“not from the outside.”可知，幸福来自于我们的内心。故选D。

语法填空
【答案】
36. either 37. astonishing 38. and 39. where 40. to
41. explaining 42. to meet 43. kept 44. nearly 45. friendship
【解析】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了一个名叫Laura的女孩在气球上写下自己的地址放飞气球，希望气球回到自己手里。后来气球到了一个和她同名的女孩手里，他们见了面，成了朋友。
1. 考查固定搭配。句意：很多孩子放飞气球，或者是不小心放走了，或者是希望传递一个信息，看看气球最终会落在哪里。either...or...“或者……或者……”，表示两者中的选择，符合句意，故填either。
2. 考查形容词。句意：这个故事的开头和其他故事一样，但结尾却出乎意料。此空形容词修饰名词way，形容词astonishing“令人惊讶的”，符合句意，故填astonishing。
3. 考查连词。句意：2001年，英国斯塔福德郡的一个小女孩拿着一个气球，上面写着“请回到Laura Buxton身边”，还有她的地址，然后放了它。此空连接并列的谓语动词took，wrote和let，且这三个动作是连续发生，所以用and连接，故填and。
4. 考查定语从句。句意：气球飞行了大约1.6公里，最后到达威尔特郡的一个农场，一个农民在那里发现了它，他发现他很熟悉气球上的名字。分析句子结构和句意可知，此空引导非限定性定语从句，关系词指代先行词a farm在从句中作地点状语，故填where。
5. 考查固定搭配。固定搭配be familiar to“为……所熟悉”，符合句意，故填to。
6. 考查非谓语动词。句意：他把气球带到Buxton家，Laura按照气球上的地址写信给第一个Laura，解释气球是怎么到她手里的。分析句子结构可知，and后句子已有谓语wrote，此空应用非谓语，且此动词和逻辑主语Laura之间是主动关系，所以用现在分词作状语，故填explaining。
7. 考查非谓语动词。句意：两个Laura的父母最终安排了他们的女儿见面。根据固定搭配arrange for sb. to do sth.“安排某人做某事”，可知此处用动词不定式，故填to meet。
8. 考查时态。句意：奇怪的发现不断出现。陈述的是过去的事情，用一般过去时，故填kept。
9. 考查副词。句意：两个Laura发现，除了名字相同外，他们的年龄也差不多（一个10岁，一个即将满10岁），而且都有一只黑色拉布拉多、一只兔子和一只豚鼠。根据句意，程度副词nearly“几乎，将近”符合题意，表示她俩年龄相仿，故填nearly。
10. 考查名词。句意：两个女孩相识后，结下了友谊，成了朋友；2009年，他们在播客上一起讲述了自己的故事。此空前有不定冠词a，所以此空用名词单数形式，且根据句意，此处表示“一段友谊”，是可数名词，故填friendship。

书面表达
【答案】
Dear fellow students,
I’m honored to introduce World Book Day here. Set up by the UNESCO in 1995, it falls on April 23rd every year, aimed at encouraging people to enjoy the pleasure of reading.
As we all know, reading enriches our mind and broadens our vision, making us more knowledgeable. Besides, it helps cultivate our taste and brings us relaxation and joy. As Francis Bacon said, reading makes a full man. Therefore, I call on us to form the habit of reading more books. I am sure we will benefit a lot.
Thanks for your listening.
【解析】
本篇书面表达属于应用文。联合国教科文组织（UNESCO）于1995年宣布每年的4月23日为“世界读书日（World Book Day）”。假设你是校学生会主席，请你写一篇演讲稿予以介绍，要点如下：1. 简述“世界读书日”（发起时间及目的）；2. 讲述读书的益处；3. 呼吁多读书。
【详解】1.词汇积累
目的是：aimed at → with the purpose of
培养：cultivate → develop/foster
此外：besides → /furthermore/ additionally/what’s more
呼吁：call on sb. to do → appeal to sb. to do
2.句式拓展
合并简单句
原句：Therefore, I call on us to form the habit of reading more books. I am sure we will benefit a lot.
拓展句：Therefore, I call on us to form the habit of reading more books, from which I believe we will benefit a lot.
【点睛】
[高分句型1] As we all know, reading enriches our mind and broadens our vision, making us more knowledgeable. （运用了as引导的非限制性定语从句。）
[高分句型2] As Francis Bacon said, reading makes a full man.（运用了as引导的非限制性定语从句。）
[高分句型3]Set up by the UNESCO in 1995, it falls on April 23rd every year, aimed at encouraging people to enjoy the pleasure of reading.（运用了过去分词短语作状语。）

读后续写
【答案】
Paragraph 1:
After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a $100 bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her $100 bill, but the old lady had driven off. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on a napkin. There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: You don’t owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: do not let this chain of love end with you. Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.
Paragraph 2:
That night when she got home from work, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. She was wondering how the lady knew how much she and her husband were in need. With the baby to be born next month, it was going to be hard. She knew how worried her husband Bryan Anderson was, but now everything is going to be all right.
【解析】本篇书面表达是读后续写。
通过阅读所给文章可知，一位老太太因为车胎没气了，车坏在路边；当老太太无助时，Bryan Anderson帮助了她，但并没有要老太太的报酬，而是希望她能将爱心传递下去；之后老太太去餐馆吃饭遇到了一个怀孕仍认真为她服务的服务员。
续写部分分为两段，第一段开头是：那位女士（老太太）吃完饭后，付了100美元。所以这里应该写老太太留下钱离开了，没有要找回的零钱，希望零钱能帮到服务员，并留下纸条，希望服务员也能将爱心传递下去。
第二段开头是：那天晚上，当她（服务员）下班回家时，她在想钱和那位女士（老太太）写的东西。本段应该写服务员现在的生活困境，她和丈夫Bryan Anderson需要帮助，在此侧面表明她的丈夫就是帮助老太太的人，所以当你帮助别人时，爱心传递下去，自己也会得到回报。
续写时要求词数应为150左右，续写内容要紧密联系已知内容。