2022-2023学年湖北省荆州市沙市中学高一上学期12月月考英语试卷

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2022-2023学年湖北省荆州市沙市中学高一上学期12月月考英语试卷
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。
例: How much is the shirt?
A. £ 19. 15. B. £ 9.18. C. £ 9.15.
答案C
1. What is the woman going to do?
A. Help the man. B. Take a bus. C. Get a camera.
2. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Nurse and patient. C. Boss and employee.
3. What time is it now?
A. 10: 12. B. 10: 20. C. 10: 32.
4. What are the speakers most probably talking about?
A. A book. B. An actor. C. A film.
5. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In the classroom. B. In the dormitory. C. In the library.
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. Where will the woman go?
A. To the school. B. To her office. C. To the airport.
7. What does the woman ask the man to do?
A. Take care of a baby. B. Meet her boss. C. Look for some toys.
听第7段材料，回答第8至第9题。
8. Why does Diana say sorry to Peter?
A. She needs to put off her test.
B. She wants to visit another city.
C. She has to give up her travel plan.
9. What does Diana want Peter to do?
A. Help her with her study. B. Take a book to her friend. C. Teach a geography lesson.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. How does Joanna feel?
A. Tired. B. Happy. C. Anxious.
11. Why does Joanna want to make breakfast?
A. To practise cooking. B. To pay back her mum. C. To look after her sick mum.
12. What can we know about Joanna?
A. She has got married.
B. She can get up early every day.
C. She loves her father more than her mother.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13 What is the man?
A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A host.
14. What is the conversation mainly about?
A. How to save money.
B. How to spend money.
C. How to be a good housewife.
15. Where does the woman like shopping?
A. In supermarkets. B. In outdoor markets. C. In department stores.
16. What does the woman highly recommend?
A. Fixing things by ourselves.
B. Hiring someone to repair things.
C. Asking friends to help with the repairs.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Which school is the university most famous for?
A. Social Science. B. Law. C. Medicine.
18. Who will say something more about the courses?
A. The visitors. B. The receptionists. C. The lecturers.
19. What is required for degree courses?
A. A long essay. B. One group discussion. C. Informal lectures.
20. Who is the speech most probably given for?
A. Teachers at high school.
B. Students at high school.
C. Teachers at university.
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2.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Which country can you travel to in 2020 that will allow you to go for longer, enjoy a higher standard, and save more money? The following destinations offer accommodation, transportation, and food for less.
Kyrgyzstan, $25/day
Kyrgyzstan is the choice for most travelers interested in trying out Central Asia, and most well-suited to travelers of all budgets. Food is cheap, so is getting around using the minibuses. You can find hostels and local home stays for less than $10. Meals cost $4 – $8 per day.
Romania, $33/day
If you are planning a European trip that’s affordable and a little bit off the beaten path, Romania is perfect for you. Unlike other popular places, many charming towns here remain unknown to most foreigners. You can also take free walking tours in the numerous historical sites. Hostels run $10 – $15 per night, food is hearty and delicious, and the public transportation is reliable and affordable. Meals cost $10 – $15 per day.
Arizona & Utah, $55/day
For an American Southwest road trip, you’ll spend an average of $110/day when you are solo. If you have just one other person, you’d be able to split the costs almost perfectly in half. If you have two other people along, take it down to one third and so on. The more the merrier.
South Africa, $40/day
Any hostels in South Africa are in beautiful settings and each has a unique personality, and affordable too. Food can get expensive. To save money, cook your own food. Grocery stores are plentiful and have reasonable prices. By at least cooking your own breakfast, you can save a lot of money. The best (and possibly cheapest) way to get around the country is to rent a car and share with 3 other people. Meals cost $12 – $15 per day.
1. What makes Romania different from the other places?
A. Nice hostels.
B. Delicious food.
C. Less-visited towns.
D. Cheap transportation.
2. What may the author recommend for travelling in South Africa?
A. Drive your own cars.
B. Cook your own lunches.
C. Stay in excellent hotels.
D. Find unique travel partners.
3. What feature do the four destinations share?
A. They’re famous for historical places.
B. They’re the best places for travelling.
C. They have convenient public transportation.
D. They’re good travel choices for saving money.
B
Standing on the edge of the plane, my tandem skydiving (双人跳伞) instructor, Bill, asked “Do you have any last words?” “Yes,” I said, joking. “I hope my parachute opens.”
I’d never felt more alive as Bill and I stepped out and started our freefall. Those first few seconds were amazing. As we reached 4,000 feet, I felt a parachute open above us. This, I was told , would slow us down for a smooth descent (下降). So why were we still traveling so fast? I looked up: The parachute was flopping unopened in the wind. I started to freak out. I could hear Bill swearing as he tried to fix whatever had gone wrong. Seconds passed, which felt like forever, until finally our emergency parachute opened. Except it got caught in the first one, making both parachutes useless. I asked Bill, “Are we going to die?” He said he didn’t know. At that moment, I just felt guilty. I’d brought my family along for the day. I’d invited them along to watch me die.
We hit the ground. I was immediately breathless, and an unimaginable pain shot up my back as we bounced into a lake on a golf course. Gathering all my strength, I turned to face Bill. He started screaming. We were found by some golfers. My mother and sister cried uncontrollably as Bill was put into a helicopter, and I was placed into an ambulance. The next four or five months were intense. I had broken my back. After being discharged (出院) from the hospital, I locked myself in my bedroom and took painkillers. I became terrified of the outside world.
After years of therapy(治疗) and hard work, the deep physical and mental pain is healing. I heard that Bill made a full recovery and returned to skydiving. I was always terrified of being myself and doing the things I wanted. Now I’ve learned that I need to be fearless. There’s nothing like falling from 15,000 feet without a parachute and surviving to force you to make the most of every day.
4. How did the author feel before skydiving?
A. Worried B. Excited
C. Terrified D. Guilty
5. What happened during the tandem skydiving?
A. Bill didn’t open the parachute in time.
B. The author stayed calm the whole time.
C. Something went wrong with the parachutes.
D. The author couldn’t breathe during the freefall.
6. How did the accident affect the author?
A. He had constant pain in his head.
B. He became crazy about extreme sports.
C. He was sick both physically and mentally.
D. He became more confident in himself.
7. What did the author eventually realize?
A. Safety first. B. Fear can lead to failure.
C. Cooperation matters. D. Seize and cherish every day.
C
In an industrial area close to Egypt’s northern coast, colored lights and nine huge shining artworks made of factory waste materials by seven recycling artists brightened the night.
The artworks, mostly made of wastes of iron, plastic and wood, are on display at the first edition of the Alamein Art Festival. The festival being held at an industrial park owned by Industrial Development Group (IDG) in the Mediterranean resort city of New Alamein was organized by Art D’Egypte, an Egyptian platform for art and heritage.
“The one-month festival, which kicked off on Thursday, seeks to promote the concept of environmental sustainability (持续性) through art,” said Nadine Abdel-Ghaffar, founder of Art D’Egypte and chief organizer of the festival. “Through their eco-friendly art installations (装置), Egyptian contemporary artists call on people to be aware of protecting the environment and the climate.”
One of the artworks on display features two large leaves standing side by side inside two opposing metal frames, looking like two pages of an open book. “It sends a message to factories that the materials they regard as wastes can be used for good purposes by artists in creating artworks, which can make a place more beautiful, “said experienced Egyptian sculptor Omar Tossoun and explained how he created his sculpture A Leaf.
In the center of the open-air exhibition area, visitors’ attention is drawn to a colorful 6-meter-tallshining object that looks like a jellyfish. It took two months for Marwa Magdy to finish the artwork called Jellyfish, which took half a ton of wasted iron.
Visitors have been impressed by the concept of recycling waste materials into artworks. “If you look around, the artists have really done very nice works. It is such a brilliant idea to use something that otherwise would be discarded and make it into a beautiful piece of art,” said Yehia Hamad, one of the visitors.
8. What can we know about the Alamein Art Festival?
A. It lasts about two months.
B. It isn’t popular with visitors.
C. Its artworks were created by 9 artists.
D. Its artworks were made of factory waste materials.
9. Who organized the festival?
A. Nadine Abdel-Ghaffar. B. Omar Tossoun.
C. Marwa Magdy. D. Yehia Hamad.
10. What does the underlined word “discarded” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Recycled. B. Thrown away. C. Bought. D. Fixed up.
11. What’s the best title of the text?
A. Omar Tossoun: An Experienced Artist
B. Alamein Art Festival: An Important Festival
C. Recycling Artists Turn Factory Waste into Artworks
D. Huge Shining Artworks Attract World’s Attention
D
For those who get angry when they miss out on lunch, it may be the perfect excuse: researchers have confirmed that a lack of food makes otherwise bearable people “angry”.
In one of the first studies to explore how hunger affects emotions (情绪) as people go about their daily lives, psychologists found that the more hungry people felt, the more angry - or hangry-they became.
The study came about after Prof. Viren Swami, a social psychologist at Anglia Ruskin University, was told - on more than one occasion - that he was hangry and should do something about it. The challenge left him wondering if being hangry was a real phenomenon (现象).
Working with researchers in Austria and Malaysia Swami recruited (招募) 64 adults aged 18 to 60 to record their emotions and feelings of hunger five times a day for three weeks. While the relationship between hunger and emotions has been studied in labs, the volunteers monitored their feelings as they went about their daily routines. Swami found being hangry is a real thing.
The study does not propose any solutions, but Swami believes that being able to recognize and label the emotion can itself be of help. “A lot of the time, we might be aware of what we are feeling but not understand the cause of it. If we can label it, we are better able to do something about it,” he said.
Researchers have a number of guesses that aim to explain why hunger can take charge of our emotions. One is based on studies that suggest low blood sugar increases impulsivity (冲动), anger and aggression. But it is not clear whether such loss of self-control can arise from small drops in blood sugar. Another proposes that when people are hungry, they are more likely to see the world through angry eyes.
Regardless of the mechanism, Swami believes the study raises a serious point: children who go hungry to school are less likely to learn effectively, and more likely to have behavioral problems, so ensuring pupils are properly fed must be a priority. “It’s really important to be able to identify emotions like being hangry so we can reduce the negative effects,” he said.
12. What caused Prof. Viren Swami to do the study?
A. His competition with his colleagues.
B. His academic and research pursuits.
C. The biggest challenge in psychology.
D. The fact that he might suffer from hangry.
13. What can we know about the study?
A. Its importance is beyond doubt.
B. It put forward some practical solutions.
C. Its participants included children and adults.
D. It explained why people could control their emotions.
14. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. We’d better encourage children to stay positive.
B. It’s important to help children get rid of negative emotions.
C. Children going hungry to school are more likely to get low scores.
D. Educators should pay more attention to children’s learning methods.
15. Where can you read the text probably?
A. In a diary. B. In a biology book
C. In a novel. D. In a science magazine.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5 分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The word addiction usually makes you think of alcohol(酒精) or drugs. ____16____ Some people are compulsive (难以自制的) shoppers. Others find it impossible to pull themselves away from their work. Still others spend countless hours watching TV or playing computer games.
____17____ Many people enjoy going to malls or stores more and more every day, but it’s more than a common hobby for some of them. They have turned into shopaholics. They are people who simply enjoy shopping and walking around spending money without being able to stop doing it. They are hooked on shopping and usually buy things that they don’t need. Even though they don’t have enough money, they buy everything they want.
The question is: why do they have this addiction? There isn’t a specific answer. Some people go shopping when they are sad, worried, upset or lonely and they want to feel better. They use this activity as a way to forget their problems. Shopaholics say that they feel more important and better after they buy something. ____18____
Shopaholism seems to be a harmless addiction, but it can bring out problems. Some of them can be psychological(心理的). If this is the case, people addicted to shopping should go to a support group to help them break this habit. However, the process, like for most addictions, is long, and they suffer a lot. ____19____ They just think about satisfying their feelings, so they spend money they don’t have. ____20____
A. Once you are addicted to alcohol or drugs, it is difficult to get rid of.
B. Over the years, shopping has become a very common activity.
C. They also tend to have this addiction when they feel guilty(内疚).
D. However in modern-day society we are seeing some new kinds of addictions.
E. People addicted to computer games consider the games as great ways to enjoy themselves.
F. They get deep in debt, and they can even go bankrupt(破产) and get sent to prison.
G. It can also cause financial(财务的) problems.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共四节，满分50分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸/卡上将该项涂黑。
“Don’t worry. Those are just age spots(老年斑),” the doctor said. “Are you ____21____ that these are age spots?” I questioned, pointing to the dark spots on my hands. Angie, the doctor, smiled warmly and ____22____, “I’m 100% sure.”
I let out a scream of ____23____. “You’ve no idea how long I’ve waited for these to ____24____,” I said. Angie looked slightly ____25____, and I realized there was no possible way I could explain my excitement. What Angie didn’t know was that I shouldn’t have ____26____ to see age spots! At age forty, there was not much hope that I would live long enough to see any signs of ____27____. I was in the battle of my life — fighting lung cancer.
After the five-year mark of being cancer free, I started to have hope. When I got my first white hair, I quickly pointed to my husband, “look, honey, a white hair.”
____28____ I was taking a trip down the memory path, Angie ____29____ my thoughts. “Here’s the fade cream(增白霜) that you can _____30_____ your hands twice a week before going to bed,” she reminded. And then she mentioned another _____31_____, “of course, you can always have the spots removed with lasers(激光).”
“Remove them?” I questioned. “_____32_____ would anyone want to do that?” Angie stared at me, not understanding the meaning of those words, while I explained, “I’d like to _____33_____ them.” As I walked out of the hospital, I was _____34_____ that I had such wonderful age spots!
Later that year, I celebrated two milestones(里程碑)— my sixtieth birthday and twenty years of being _____35_____ from cancer. I’m excited to be growing older with white hairs, wrinkles(皱纹) and now age spots. And I can see the beauty in all of them!
21. A. right B. worried C. certain D. afraid
22. A. admitted B. replied C. explained D. admired
23. A. joy B. surprise C. pain D. sadness
24. A. recover B. appear C. increase D. disappear
25. A. disappointed B. angry C. nervous D. surprised
26. A. lived B. left C. returned D. changed
27. A. success B. growth C. aging D. progress
28. A. Although B. While C. Because D. Unless
29. A. collected B. expressed C. controlled D. interrupted
30 A. clean up B. put on C. carry on D. cheer up
31. A. example B. answer C. choice D. duty
32. A. When B. Where C. Why D. How
33. A. keep B. ignore C. gather D. recover
34. A. thankful B. frightened C. stressed D. concerned
35. A. different B. safe C. tired D. free
第二节：语法填空 (共10题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容( 1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Over the past few days, a number of forest fires____36____ (break) out in Chongqing and its surrounding areas due to the extremely dry and hot weather. Many rescue personnel and volunteers participated in the rescue overnight, ____37____ moved people across the country. The mountain fires in several____38____ (region) in Chongqing have been____39____ (entire) put out. No deaths have been reported.
Chongqing motorcyclists are admired____40____ heroes for volunteering during the disaster to transport much-needed supplies to the fire and save workers____41____(fight) the wildfires caused by prolonged heat and drought across multiple districts in the municipality (自治市).
The heroic action inspired more volunteers with related skills and experience____42____ (join) the firefighting and the motorcyclists who have played____43____important role in the fighting won widespread praise. The team members, with an average age of 29, took turns to transport materials , equipment and a____44____ (various) of necessities to firefighters .
As images (影像) can be reflected in the mirror, good qualities will_____45_____(show)in a tough situation. Brave, courageous and devoted, the firefighters and volunteers are the real heroes.
第四部分 写作(共三节，满分40分)
第一节：根据首字母和汉语提示写出正确的单词形式。(满分10分)
46. They had the power to a ________ (帮助) him in/with his design.(根据中英文提示填空)
47. They managed to repair the houses that were badly d ________ (损坏) in the earthquake. (根据中英文提示填空)
48. I’m looking forward to having a talk with the man full of w ________ (智慧). (根据中英文提示填空)
49. While playing soccer, he c ________ (撞上) into another competitor and they both landed on the ground. (根据中英文提示填空)
50. The government built s ________ (避难所) for homeless people who had to beg for a living. (根据中英文提示填空)
51. D ________ (尽管)the fact that a terrible landslide struck the city，all the citizens didn’t lose hope. (根据中英文提示填空)
52. Can you give me some s________ (具体的) information about the accident?(根据中英文提示填空)
53. Ancient Chinese people recorded some important things by m ________ (方式) of carving symbols on bones or shells. (根据中英文提示填空)
54. I greatly a ________ (感激) being given such a great chance to serve the students. (根据中英文提示填空)
55. It was your bad a ________ (态度) towards your studies that made your parents boil with anger. (根据中英文提示填空)
第二节：根据英汉提示用短语完成句子。(满分15分)
56. If I am accepted as your teaching assistant I will ________ to perform my duties.(effort)
如我被接受为您的助教，我将不遗余力履行我的职责。
57. The guy was determined not to ________ his father’s wishes.(go)
这个小伙子决心不违背他父亲的愿望了。
58. I sincerely hope that the measures can ________ as soon as possible.(effect)
我真诚地希望这些措施可以尽快生效。
59. ________ Chinese writing system, we thought it of great importance. (regard)
关于中文书写系统，我们认为它非常重要。
60. ________ that I can work out with other athletes in the stadium.
我突然想起我可以在体育馆和其他运动员一起锻炼。
61. The official ________ the firefighters several times at the meeting.(refer)
这名官员在会议上几次提到消防人员。
62. ________ a true story, the film moved its audience to tears.(base)
建立在真实故事的基础上，这部电影使观众感动得落泪。
63. Chinese tea-drinking culture has a long history which ________ more than 1,000 years ago. (date)
中国饮茶文化源远流长，可以追溯到1000多年前。
64. As soon as their parents came in,the twin sisters ________. (calm)
她们的父母一进来，这对双胞胎姐妹就安静了下来。
65. I ________ calligraphy when I was in the university，so I am confident that I can be a qualified volunteer.(major)
我在大学主修书法，因此，我相信我能够成为一名合格的志愿者。
第三节： 应用文写作(满分15分)
66. 假如你是小明，你的英国朋友Paul来信跟你抱怨中文语言难学，他觉得学习精力投入很多，但进展缓慢，收效甚微，所以心情沮丧。请你给他回信，帮他解决困惑。
内容包括：1.表示理解并安慰；2.提出有效的建议；3.表达祝福与期盼。
注意：1、字数80词左右；
2、开头和结尾已经给出不计入总词数。
Dear Paul,
Nice to have received your letter.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Xiao Ming



2022—2023学年度上学期2022级
十二月月考英语试卷
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。
例: How much is the shirt?
A. £ 19. 15. B. £ 9.18. C. £ 9.15.
答案是C
1. What is the woman going to do?
A Help the man. B. Take a bus. C. Get a camera.
2. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Nurse and patient. C. Boss and employee.
3. What time is it now?
A. 10: 12. B. 10: 20. C. 10: 32.
4. What are the speakers most probably talking about?
A. A book. B. An actor. C. A film.
5. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In the classroom. B. In the dormitory. C. In the library.
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. Where will the woman go?
A. To the school. B. To her office. C. To the airport.
7. What does the woman ask the man to do?
A. Take care of a baby. B. Meet her boss. C. Look for some toys.
听第7段材料，回答第8至第9题。
8. Why does Diana say sorry to Peter?
A. She needs to put off her test.
B. She wants to visit another city.
C. She has to give up her travel plan.
9. What does Diana want Peter to do?
A. Help her with her study. B. Take a book to her friend. C. Teach a geography lesson.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. How does Joanna feel?
A. Tired. B. Happy. C. Anxious.
11. Why does Joanna want to make breakfast?
A. To practise cooking. B. To pay back her mum. C. To look after her sick mum.
12. What can we know about Joanna?
A. She has got married.
B. She can get up early every day.
C. She loves her father more than her mother.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the man?
A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A host.
14. What is the conversation mainly about?
A. How to save money.
B. How to spend money.
C. How to be a good housewife.
15. Where does the woman like shopping?
A. In supermarkets. B. In outdoor markets. C. In department stores.
16. What does the woman highly recommend?
A. Fixing things by ourselves.
B. Hiring someone to repair things.
C. Asking friends to help with the repairs.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Which school is the university most famous for?
A. Social Science. B. Law. C. Medicine.
18. Who will say something more about the courses?
A. The visitors. B. The receptionists. C. The lecturers.
19. What is required for degree courses?
A. A long essay. B. One group discussion. C. Informal lectures.
20. Who is the speech most probably given for?
A. Teachers at high school.
B. Students at high school.
C. Teachers at university.
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2.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Which country can you travel to in 2020 that will allow you to go for longer, enjoy a higher standard, and save more money? The following destinations offer accommodation, transportation, and food for less.
Kyrgyzstan, $25/day
Kyrgyzstan is the choice for most travelers interested in trying out Central Asia, and most well-suited to travelers of all budgets. Food is cheap, so is getting around using the minibuses. You can find hostels and local home stays for less than $10. Meals cost $4 – $8 per day.
Romania, $33/day
If you are planning a European trip that’s affordable and a little bit off the beaten path, Romania is perfect for you. Unlike other popular places, many charming towns here remain unknown to most foreigners. You can also take free walking tours in the numerous historical sites. Hostels run $10 – $15 per night, food is hearty and delicious, and the public transportation is reliable and affordable. Meals cost $10 – $15 per day.
Arizona & Utah, $55/day
For an American Southwest road trip you’ll spend an average of $110/day when you are solo. If you have just one other person, you’d be able to split the costs almost perfectly in half. If you have two other people along, take it down to one third and so on. The more the merrier.
South Africa, $40/day
Any hostels in South Africa are in beautiful settings and each has a unique personality, and affordable too. Food can get expensive. To save money, cook your own food. Grocery stores are plentiful and have reasonable prices. By at least cooking your own breakfast, you can save a lot of money. The best (and possibly cheapest) way to get around the country is to rent a car and share with 3 other people. Meals cost $12 – $15 per day.
1. What makes Romania different from the other places?
A. Nice hostels.
B. Delicious food.
C. Less-visited towns.
D. Cheap transportation.
2. What may the author recommend for travelling in South Africa?
A. Drive your own cars.
B. Cook your own lunches.
C. Stay in excellent hotels.
D. Find unique travel partners.
3. What feature do the four destinations share?
A. They’re famous for historical places.
B. They’re the best places for travelling.
C. They have convenient public transportation.
D. They’re good travel choices for saving money.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是说明文。介绍了四个经济实惠的旅游目的地。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Romania部分的Unlike other popular places, many charming towns here remain unknown to most foreigners.可知与其他受欢迎的地方不同，罗马尼亚的许多迷人城镇对大多数外国人来说仍然是陌生的。这里有许多较少访问的城镇，故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据South Africa部分的To save money, cook your own food. Grocery stores are plentiful and have reasonable prices. By at least cooking your own breakfast, you can save a lot of money.可知在南非为了省钱，可以自己做饭。杂货店供应充足，价格合理，自己做饭可以省下一大笔钱。故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。第一段提到……will allow you to go for longer, enjoy a higher standard, save more money? The following destinations offer accommodation, transportation, and food for less.可知本文介绍的是几个省钱的旅游目的地。再根据Kyrgyzstan中的most well-suited to travelers of all budgets，Romania中的affordable，Arizona & Utah中的split the costs almost perfectly in half，South Africa中的affordable too等信息可以得知文章介绍的四个旅游目的地都是省钱的好选择，故选D。
B
Standing on the edge of the plane, my tandem skydiving (双人跳伞) instructor, Bill, asked “Do you have any last words?” “Yes,” I said, joking. “I hope my parachute opens.”
I’d never felt more alive as Bill and I stepped out and started our freefall. Those first few seconds were amazing. As we reached 4,000 feet, I felt a parachute open above us. This, I was told , would slow us down for a smooth descent (下降). So why were we still traveling so fast? I looked up: The parachute was flopping unopened in the wind. I started to freak out. I could hear Bill swearing as he tried to fix whatever had gone wrong. Seconds passed, which felt like forever, until finally our emergency parachute opened. Except it got caught in the first one, making both parachutes useless. I asked Bill, “Are we going to die?” He said he didn’t know. At that moment, I just felt guilty. I’d brought my family along for the day. I’d invited them along to watch me die.
We hit the ground. I was immediately breathless, and an unimaginable pain shot up my back as we bounced into a lake on a golf course. Gathering all my strength, I turned to face Bill. He started screaming. We were found by some golfers. My mother and sister cried uncontrollably as Bill was put into a helicopter, and I was placed into an ambulance. The next four or five months were intense. I had broken my back. After being discharged (出院) from the hospital, I locked myself in my bedroom and took painkillers. I became terrified of the outside world.
After years of therapy(治疗) and hard work, the deep physical and mental pain is healing. I heard that Bill made a full recovery and returned to skydiving. I was always terrified of being myself and doing the things I wanted. Now I’ve learned that I need to be fearless. There’s nothing like falling from 15,000 feet without a parachute and surviving to force you to make the most of every day.
4. How did the author feel before skydiving?
A. Worried B. Excited
C. Terrified D. Guilty
5. What happened during the tandem skydiving?
A. Bill didn’t open the parachute in time.
B. The author stayed calm the whole time.
C. Something went wrong with the parachutes.
D. The author couldn’t breathe during the freefall.
6. How did the accident affect the author?
A. He had constant pain in his head.
B. He became crazy about extreme sports.
C. He was sick both physically and mentally.
D. He became more confident in himself.
7. What did the author eventually realize?
A. Safety first. B. Fear can lead to failure.
C. Cooperation matters. D. Seize and cherish every day.
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. C 7. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者和朋友进行双人跳伞发生了事故，受到严重伤害，康复后作者意识到要充分利用每一天。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“I’d never felt more alive as Bill and I stepped out and started our freefall. (当比尔和我走出去，开始自由落体时，我从未感到如此有活力。)”可知，作者在跳伞之前感到很兴奋。故选B项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“I looked up: The parachute was flopping unopened in the wind. I started to freak out. I could hear Bill swearing as he tried to fix whatever had gone wrong. Seconds passed, which felt like forever, until finally our emergency parachute opened. Except it got caught in the first one, making both parachutes useless. (我抬头一看：降落伞没打开在风中扑腾着。我开始抓狂了。我能听到比尔一面咒骂一面试图解决什么问题。几秒钟过去了，感觉就像永久一样，直到最后我们的紧急降落伞打开了。但它被第一个降落伞卡住了，两个降落伞都没用了。)”可知，双人跳伞时降落伞出了问题。故选C项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“I had broken my back. After being discharged (出院) from the hospital, I locked myself in my bedroom and took painkillers. I became terrified of the outside world. (我摔断了背。出院后，我把自己锁在卧室里吃止痛药。我开始害怕外面的世界。)”可知，事故使作者身体上和精神上都出现了问题。故选C项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“There’s nothing like falling from 15,000 feet without a parachute and surviving to force you to make the most of every day. (没有什么比不带降落伞从一万五千英尺高空坠落并幸存下来更能迫使你充分利用每一天了。)”可知，作者最终意识到要把握并珍惜每一天。故选D项。
C
In an industrial area close to Egypt’s northern coast, colored lights and nine huge shining artworks made of factory waste materials by seven recycling artists brightened the night.
The artworks, mostly made of wastes of iron, plastic and wood, are on display at the first edition of the Alamein Art Festival. The festival being held at an industrial park owned by Industrial Development Group (IDG) in the Mediterranean resort city of New Alamein was organized by Art D’Egypte, an Egyptian platform for art and heritage.
“The one-month festival, which kicked off on Thursday, seeks to promote the concept of environmental sustainability (持续性) through art,” said Nadine Abdel-Ghaffar, founder of Art D’Egypte and chief organizer of the festival. “Through their eco-friendly art installations (装置), Egyptian contemporary artists call on people to be aware of protecting the environment and the climate.”
One of the artworks on display features two large leaves standing side by side inside two opposing metal frames, looking like two pages of an open book. “It sends a message to factories that the materials they regard as wastes can be used for good purposes by artists in creating artworks, which can make a place more beautiful, “said experienced Egyptian sculptor Omar Tossoun and explained how he created his sculpture A Leaf.
In the center of the open-air exhibition area, visitors’ attention is drawn to a colorful 6-meter-tallshining object that looks like a jellyfish. It took two months for Marwa Magdy to finish the artwork called Jellyfish, which took half a ton of wasted iron.
Visitors have been impressed by the concept of recycling waste materials into artworks. “If you look around, the artists have really done very nice works. It is such a brilliant idea to use something that otherwise would be discarded and make it into a beautiful piece of art,” said Yehia Hamad, one of the visitors.
8. What can we know about the Alamein Art Festival?
A. It lasts about two months.
B. It isn’t popular with visitors.
C. Its artworks were created by 9 artists.
D. Its artworks were made of factory waste materials.
9. Who organized the festival?
A. Nadine Abdel-Ghaffar. B. Omar Tossoun.
C. Marwa Magdy. D. Yehia Hamad.
10. What does the underlined word “discarded” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Recycled. B. Thrown away. C. Bought. D. Fixed up.
11. What’s the best title of the text?
A. Omar Tossoun: An Experienced Artist
B. Alamein Art Festival: An Important Festival
C. Recycling Artists Turn Factory Waste into Artworks
D. Huge Shining Artworks Attract World’s Attention
【答案】8. D 9. A 10. B 11. C
【解析】
【导语】本篇是一篇说明文。文章说的是人们回收利用材料去制造出很多有用而且美好的事物。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据题目关键词Alamein Art Festival定位在第二自然段，第二自然段谈到的artworks（艺术品）在第一自然段也提到了，根据第一段“In an industrial area close to Egypt’s northern coast, colored lights and nine huge shining artworks made of factory waste materials by seven recycling artists brightened the night.”（在靠近埃及北部海岸的一个工业区，七位回收艺术家用工厂废料制作的彩色灯光和九个巨大的闪亮艺术品点亮了夜晚。）可知这些艺术品是由工厂废弃材料制作的，故选D。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三自然段中““The one-month festival, which kicked off on Thursday, seeks to promote the concept of environmental sustainability (持续性) through art,” said Nadine Abdel-Ghaffar, founder of Art D’Egypte and chief organizer of the festival.”（这个为期一个月的节日于周四开幕，旨在推广环境可持续性的概念“埃及艺术”的创始人、艺术节的主要组织者纳丁阿卜杜勒加法尔。）可知，这个节日的组织者是纳丁阿卜杜勒加法尔，故选A。
【10题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线所在句“It is such a brilliant idea to use something that otherwise would be discarded and make it into a beautiful piece of art”（把原本会被丢弃的东西变成一件美丽的艺术品，这真是一个绝妙的主意）可知，otherwise（否则）表达转折意思，前面的词语use something（使用一些事情）跟后面的应该是相反的，那么就是不用，thrown away（扔掉）和表达的意思一致，故选B。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一自然段“In an industrial area close to Egypt’s northern coast, colored lights and nine huge shining artworks made of factory waste materials by seven recycling artists brightened the night.”（在靠近埃及北部海岸的一个工业区，七位回收艺术家用工厂废料制作的彩色灯光和九个巨大的闪亮艺术品点亮了夜晚。）以及最后一段“Visitors have been impressed by the concept of recycling waste materials into artworks. “If you look around, the artists have really done very nice works. It is such a brilliant idea to use something that otherwise would be discarded and make it into a beautiful piece of art,” said Yehia Hamad, one of the visitors”（参观者对回收废旧材料制成艺术品的概念印象深刻。“如果你环顾四周，就会发现艺术家们的作品真的很好。把原本会被丢弃的东西变成一件美丽的艺术品，这真是一个绝妙的主意，”游客之一叶海亚哈马德说）可知，文章所要表达的就是艺术家们利用废弃材料做成艺术品，以及人们的赞扬，故选C。
D
For those who get angry when they miss out on lunch, it may be the perfect excuse: researchers have confirmed that a lack of food makes otherwise bearable people “angry”.
In one of the first studies to explore how hunger affects emotions (情绪) as people go about their daily lives, psychologists found that the more hungry people felt, the more angry - or hangry-they became.
The study came about after Prof. Viren Swami, a social psychologist at Anglia Ruskin University, was told - on more than one occasion - that he was hangry and should do something about it. The challenge left him wondering if being hangry was a real phenomenon (现象).
Working with researchers in Austria and Malaysia, Swami recruited (招募) 64 adults aged 18 to 60 to record their emotions and feelings of hunger five times a day for three weeks. While the relationship between hunger and emotions has been studied in labs, the volunteers monitored their feelings as they went about their daily routines. Swami found being hangry is a real thing.
The study does not propose any solutions, but Swami believes that being able to recognize and label the emotion can itself be of help. “A lot of the time, we might be aware of what we are feeling but not understand the cause of it. If we can label it, we are better able to do something about it,” he said.
Researchers have a number of guesses that aim to explain why hunger can take charge of our emotions. One is based on studies that suggest low blood sugar increases impulsivity (冲动), anger and aggression. But it is not clear whether such loss of self-control can arise from small drops in blood sugar. Another proposes that when people are hungry, they are more likely to see the world through angry eyes.
Regardless of the mechanism, Swami believes the study raises a serious point: children who go hungry to school are less likely to learn effectively, and more likely to have behavioral problems, so ensuring pupils are properly fed must be a priority. “It’s really important to be able to identify emotions like being hangry so we can reduce the negative effects,” he said.
12. What caused Prof. Viren Swami to do the study?
A. His competition with his colleagues.
B. His academic and research pursuits.
C. The biggest challenge in psychology.
D. The fact that he might suffer from hangry.
13. What can we know about the study?
A. Its importance is beyond doubt.
B. It put forward some practical solutions.
C. Its participants included children and adults.
D. It explained why people could control their emotions.
14. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. We’d better encourage children to stay positive.
B. It’s important to help children get rid of negative emotions.
C. Children going hungry to school are more likely to get low scores.
D. Educators should pay more attention to children’s learning methods.
15. Where can you read the text probably?
A. In a diary. B. In a biology book
C. In a novel. D. In a science magazine.
【答案】12. D 13. A 14. C 15. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要讲述一项研究表明，饥饿会让人容易生气。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“The study came about after Prof. Viren Swami, a social psychologist at Anglia Ruskin University, was told - on more than one occasion - that he was hangry and should do something about it. The challenge left him wondering if being hangry was a real phenomenon (现象).”(这项研究是在安格利亚·罗斯金大学社会心理学家维伦·斯瓦米教授不止一次被告知他发饿怒症了，应该为此做些什么之后进行的。这一挑战让他怀疑饿怒症是否是一种真正的现象。)可知，社会心理学家维伦·斯瓦米教授做这项研究是因为他觉得这一挑战让他怀疑饿怒症是否是一种真正的现象。故选D。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段“The study does not propose any solutions, but Swami believes that being able to recognize and label the emotion can itself be of help. “A lot of the time, we might be aware of what we are feeling but not understand the cause of it. If we can label it, we are better able to do something about it,” he said.”(这项研究没有提出任何解决方案，但斯瓦米认为，能够识别和标记这种情绪本身就有帮助。他说：“很多时候，我们可能意识到自己的感受，但不了解其原因。如果我们能给它贴上标签，我们就能更好地对此采取行动。”)和最后一段“It’s really important to be able to identify emotions like being hangry so we can reduce the negative effects”(能够识别饿怒症等情绪非常重要，这样我们才能减少负面影响)可知，这项研究的重要性是毋庸置疑的。故选A。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Regardless of the mechanism, Swami believes the study raises a serious point: children who go hungry to school are less likely to learn effectively, and more likely to have behavioral problems, so ensuring pupils are properly fed must be a priority. “It’s really important to be able to identify emotions like being hangry so we can reduce the negative effects,” he said.”(无论机制如何，斯瓦米认为这项研究提出了一个严肃的观点：饥饿上学的孩子不太可能有效地学习，更可能出现行为问题，因此确保学生得到适当的喂养必须是当务之急。他说：“能够识别饿怒症等情绪非常重要，这样我们就能减少负面影响。”)可知，挨饿去上学的孩子很可能成绩不好。故选C。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“In one of the first studies to explore how hunger affects emotions (情绪) as people go about their daily lives, psychologists found that the more hungry people felt, the more angry - or hangry-they became.”(在最早研究饥饿如何影响人们日常生活中的情绪的一项研究中，心理学家发现，人们越感到饥饿，他们就越生气，或者说越表现出饿怒症。)可知，这篇文章是讲述一项有关于饥饿和情绪的科学研究，所以应该是出现在科学杂志上。故选D。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5 分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The word addiction usually makes you think of alcohol(酒精) or drugs. ____16____ Some people are compulsive (难以自制的) shoppers. Others find it impossible to pull themselves away from their work. Still others spend countless hours watching TV or playing computer games.
____17____ Many people enjoy going to malls or stores more and more every day, but it’s more than a common hobby for some of them. They have turned into shopaholics. They are people who simply enjoy shopping and walking around spending money without being able to stop doing it. They are hooked on shopping and usually buy things that they don’t need. Even though they don’t have enough money, they buy everything they want.
The question is: why do they have this addiction? There isn’t a specific answer. Some people go shopping when they are sad, worried, upset or lonely and they want to feel better. They use this activity as a way to forget their problems. Shopaholics say that they feel more important and better after they buy something. ____18____
Shopaholism seems to be a harmless addiction, but it can bring out problems. Some of them can be psychological(心理的). If this is the case, people addicted to shopping should go to a support group to help them break this habit. However, the process, like for most addictions, is long, and they suffer a lot. ____19____ They just think about satisfying their feelings, so they spend money they don’t have. ____20____
A. Once you are addicted to alcohol or drugs, it is difficult to get rid of.
B. Over the years, shopping has become a very common activity.
C. They also tend to have this addiction when they feel guilty(内疚).
D. However in modern-day society we are seeing some new kinds of addictions.
E. People addicted to computer games consider the games as great ways to enjoy themselves.
F. They get deep in debt, and they can even go bankrupt(破产) and get sent to prison.
G. It can also cause financial(财务的) problems.
【答案】16. D 17. B 18. C 19. G 20. F
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。讲述了有些人购物成瘾的现象，并分析了其形成原因及不良后果。
【16题详解】
上文“The word addiction usually makes you think of alcohol or drugs. (上瘾这个词通常会让你想到酒精或毒品。)”说明“上瘾”一词通常使人联想到酒精或毒品，选项D “然而，在现代社会，我们看到了一些新的成瘾。”承接上文，转折语义，说明还有一些新的成瘾的现象，引出下文“Some people are compulsive shoppers. (有些人是难以自制的购物者。)”具体说明这些新的成瘾的现象。选项中addictions和上文中addiction词汇重叠，语义相关。故选D项。
【17题详解】
下文“Many people enjoy going to malls or stores more and more every day, but it’s more than a common hobby for some of them. They have turned into shopaholics. (许多人越来越喜欢每天去购物中心或商店，但对他们中的一些人来说，这不仅仅是一个普通的爱好。它们已经变成了购物狂。)”提到许多人喜欢购物，选项B“多年来，购物已经成为一种非常普遍的活动。”概括后文语义，说明购物已成为非常普遍的活动。选项中shopping和下文中going to malls or stores以及shopaholics语义相关。故选B项。
【18题详解】
段首“The question is: why do they have this addiction? (问题是：他们为什么会上瘾？)”说明本段讲述造成上瘾的原因。上文“Some people go shopping when they are sad, worried, upset or lonely and they want to feel better. They use this activity as a way to forget their problems. Shopaholics say that they feel more important and better after they buy something. (有些人在伤心、担心、沮丧或孤独的时候去购物，他们想要感觉好一点。他们用这个活动来忘记他们的问题。购物狂表示他们买了东西后感觉更重要、更好。)”讲述了有些人购物成瘾的原因，选项C“当他们感到内疚时，他们也倾向于上瘾。”承接上文，讲述了造成上瘾的另一种原因。故选C项。
【19题详解】
上文“However, the process, like for most addictions, is long, and they suffer a lot. (然而，就像大多数上瘾一样，这个过程是漫长的，他们会遭受很多痛苦。)”说明上瘾的人会遭受很多痛苦，选项G“它也会导致财务问题。”承接上文，说明痛苦之一就是导致财务问题。语义通顺，逻辑合理。故选G项。
【20题详解】
上文“They just think about satisfying their feelings, so they spend money they don’t have. (他们只想满足自己的感受，所以他们会花自己并不拥有的钱。)”，选项F“他们负债累累，甚至会破产，锒铛入狱。”承接上文，说明花了自己并不拥有的钱，就会负债累累，或造成更糟糕的结果。选项中in debt和上文中spend money they don’t have语义相关，通顺合理。故选F项。
第三部分 语言知识运用(共四节，满分50分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸/卡上将该项涂黑。
“Don’t worry. Those are just age spots(老年斑),” the doctor said. “Are you ____21____ that these are age spots?” I questioned, pointing to the dark spots on my hands. Angie, the doctor, smiled warmly and ____22____, “I’m 100% sure.”
I let out a scream of ____23____. “You’ve no idea how long I’ve waited for these to ____24____,” I said. Angie looked slightly ____25____, and I realized there was no possible way I could explain my excitement. What Angie didn’t know was that I shouldn’t have ____26____ to see age spots! At age forty, there was not much hope that I would live long enough to see any signs of ____27____. I was in the battle of my life — fighting lung cancer.
After the five-year mark of being cancer free, I started to have hope. When I got my first white hair, I quickly pointed to my husband, “look, honey, a white hair.”
____28____ I was taking a trip down the memory path, Angie ____29____ my thoughts. “Here’s the fade cream(增白霜) that you can _____30_____ your hands twice a week before going to bed,” she reminded. And then she mentioned another _____31_____, “of course, you can always have the spots removed with lasers(激光).”
“Remove them?” I questioned. “_____32_____ would anyone want to do that?” Angie stared at me, not understanding the meaning of those words, while I explained, “I’d like to _____33_____ them.” As I walked out of the hospital, I was _____34_____ that I had such wonderful age spots!
Later that year, I celebrated two milestones(里程碑)— my sixtieth birthday and twenty years of being _____35_____ from cancer. I’m excited to be growing older with white hairs, wrinkles(皱纹) and now age spots. And I can see the beauty in all of them!
21. A. right B. worried C. certain D. afraid
22. A. admitted B. replied C. explained D. admired
23. A. joy B. surprise C. pain D. sadness
24. A. recover B. appear C. increase D. disappear
25. A. disappointed B. angry C. nervous D. surprised
26. A. lived B. left C. returned D. changed
27. A. success B. growth C. aging D. progress
28 A. Although B. While C. Because D. Unless
29. A. collected B. expressed C. controlled D. interrupted
30. A. clean up B. put on C. carry on D. cheer up
31. A. example B. answer C. choice D. duty
32. A. When B. Where C. Why D. How
33. A. keep B. ignore C. gather D. recover
34. A. thankful B. frightened C. stressed D. concerned
35. A. different B. safe C. tired D. free
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. C 33. A 34. A 35. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己去看医生确定自己手上的是老年斑后很欣喜，因为作者在四十岁时就开始与肺癌作斗争，从没想过自己能有希望活到看到衰老的迹象。作者六十岁时庆祝了两个里程碑，很高兴自己能慢慢变老，有白头发、皱纹，还有老年斑。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“你确定这些是老年斑吗?”我指着手上的黑点问。A. right正确的；B. worried担心的；C. certain无疑的，确信；D. afraid害怕的。根据下文““I’m 100% sure.””可知作者问医生是否确定这些是老年斑。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：医生Angie热情地笑着回答说“我百分之百确定。”A. admitted承认；B. replied回答；C. explained解释；D. admired赞赏。根据““I’m 100% sure.””可知这是医生的回答。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我发出一声快乐的尖叫。A. joy快乐，欢乐；B. surprise惊喜；C. pain疼痛；D. sadness悲伤。根据下文“and I realized there was no possible way I could explain my excitement”可知作者发出一声快乐的尖叫。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“你不知道我等这些东西出现等了多久，”我说。A. recover恢复，重新获得；B. appear出现；C. increase增加；D. disappear消失。根据下文“At age forty, there was not much hope that I would live long enough to see any signs…”可知作者说自己等这些老年斑的出现等了很久。故选B。
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Angie看起来有点惊讶，我意识到我无法解释我的兴奋。A. disappointed失望的，沮丧的；B. angry生气的；C. nervous紧张不安的；D. surprised感到惊讶的。根据下文“You’ve no idea how long I’ve waited for these…”和下文“What Angie didn’t know was that…”可知听到作者这样说，Angie看起来有点惊讶。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Angie不知道的是，我本不该活着看到老年斑!A. lived活着，居住；B. left留下，离开；C. returned返回；D. changed改变。根据下文“I would live long enough to see any signs”可知作者说Angie不知道自己本不该活着看到老年斑。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在我四十岁的时候，我没有多少希望能活到看到任何衰老的迹象。A. success成功；B. growth发展，生长；C. aging衰老，老化；D. progress进步，发展。根据上文“to see age spots”和下文“I was in the battle of my life — fighting lung cancer.”可知作者在四十岁的时候，认为自己没有多少希望能活到看到任何衰老的迹象。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：当我在回忆往事时，Angie 打断了我的思绪。A. Although尽管，即使；B. While然而，当…时；C. Because因为；D. Unless除非，若非。根据“I was taking a trip down the memory path”可知当作者在回忆往事时。故选B。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我在回忆往事时，Angie 打断了我的思绪。A. collected收藏，收集；B. expressed表达；C. controlled控制；D. interrupted打断。根据下文“… she reminded”可知Angie 打断了作者的思绪。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：“这是一种褪色增白霜，你可以在睡觉前每周涂两次在手上，”她提醒道。A. clean up清理；B. put on涂上，穿上；C. carry on实施；D. cheer up使振奋，高兴起来。根据“Here’s the fade cream(增白霜)”可知Angie 让作者在睡觉前每周涂两次褪色增白霜在手上。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后她提到了另一种选择，“当然，你可以用激光去除这些斑点。”A. example例子，榜样；B. answer答案；C. choice选择；D. duty责任。根据“of course, you can always have the spots removed with lasers(激光).”可知这是另一种选择。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：“去除它们?”我质疑道。“为什么会有人想这么做?”A. When在…时候；B. Where在…的地方；C. Why为什么；D. How如何，怎样。根据““Remove them?” I questioned. ”可知作者问为什么会有人想去除老年斑。故选C。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我解释道：“我想留着它们。”A. keep保留，保持；B. ignore忽视，不理睬；C. gather聚集；D. recover恢复，弥补。根据上文“　12　would anyone want to do that?”可知作者想留着这些老年斑。故选A。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我走出医院的时候，我很感激自己有这么好的老年斑!A. thankful感谢的；B. frightened害怕的，吃惊的；C. stressed紧张的；D. concerned关心的，有心的。根据“ I had such wonderful age spots!”可知作者很感激自己有这么好的老年斑。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那年晚些时候，我庆祝了两个里程碑——我的60岁生日和远离癌症20周年。A. different不同的；B. safe安全的；C. tired疲惫的；D. free自由的，免费的。短语free from “远离，摆脱，免于”，根据“my sixtieth birthday ”和上文“At age forty, there was not much hope that I would live long enough …”可知作者庆祝了两个里程碑——60岁生日和远离癌症20周年。故选D。
第二节：语法填空 (共10题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容( 1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Over the past few days, a number of forest fires____36____ (break) out in Chongqing and its surrounding areas due to the extremely dry and hot weather. Many rescue personnel and volunteers participated in the rescue overnight, ____37____ moved people across the country. The mountain fires in several____38____ (region) in Chongqing have been____39____ (entire) put out. No deaths have been reported.
Chongqing motorcyclists are admired____40____ heroes for volunteering during the disaster to transport much-needed supplies to the fire and save workers____41____(fight) the wildfires caused by prolonged heat and drought across multiple districts in the municipality (自治市).
The heroic action inspired more volunteers with related skills and experience____42____ (join) the firefighting and the motorcyclists who have played____43____important role in the fighting won widespread praise. The team members, with an average age of 29, took turns to transport materials , equipment and a____44____ (various) of necessities to firefighters .
As images (影像) can be reflected in the mirror, good qualities will_____45_____(show)in a tough situation. Brave, courageous and devoted, the firefighters and volunteers are the real heroes.
【答案】36. have broken
37. which 38. regions
39. entirely
40. as 41. fighting
42. to join
43. an 44. variety
45. be shown
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了重庆发生多起森林大火时，救援人员和志愿者的英勇事迹，歌颂了他们的勇敢和奉献精神。
【36题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：在过去的几天里，重庆及其周边地区发生了多起森林火灾，是由于极端干燥炎热的天气引起的。根据时间状语Over the past few days可知，此处使用现在完成时，主语为forest fires是名词的复数形式。故填have broken。
【37题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：许多救援人员和志愿者连夜参与救援，这感动了全国人民。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为Many rescue personnel and volunteers participated in the rescue overnight，关系词在从句中作主语，只能用which引导。故填which。
【38题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：重庆多个地区的山火已被完全扑灭。根据介词in可知，空处需用名词作宾语，且several需要修饰名词的复数。故填regions。
39题详解】
考查副词。句意：重庆多个地区的山火已被完全扑灭。空处修饰动词短语put out，需用副词形式。故填entirely。
【40题详解】
考查介词。句意：重庆摩托车手们在灾难期间自愿为救灾运送急需的物资，并拯救因高温和干旱导致的火灾中的工作人员，因此他们被誉为英雄。be admired as为固定短语，意为“被人们所钦佩”。故填as。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：重庆摩托车手们在灾难期间自愿为救灾运送急需的物资，并拯救因高温和干旱导致的火灾中的工作人员，因此他们被誉为英雄。分析句子结构，save为并列结构中的谓语动词，空处需填非谓语动词作后置定语，workers和fight之间为主谓关系，需用现在分词形式。故填fighting。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：这一英勇的行动激励了更多具有相关技能和经验的志愿者加入灭火，在战斗中发挥重要作用的摩托车手们赢得了广泛赞誉。inspire sb. to do sth.为固定搭配，意为“激励某人做某事”。故填to join。
【43题详解】
考查冠词。句意：这一英勇的行动激励了更多具有相关技能和经验的志愿者加入灭火，在战斗中发挥重要作用的摩托车手们赢得了广泛赞誉。play an important role in为固定搭配，意为“起到重要作用”，且important发音以元音音素开头，需用不定冠词an。故填an。
【44题详解】
考查名词。句意：队员们平均年龄29岁，他们轮流为消防员搬运物资和设备和各种必需品。根据不定冠词a可知空处填名词，a variety of为固定搭配，意为“各式各样”。故填variety。
【45题详解】
考查被动语态。句意：正如影像可以在镜中反射一样，在困难的情况之下良好的品质将得到展现。主语 good qualities和谓语动词show构成被动关系，结合空格前的will可知，空处需要填be shown和will构成一般将来时的被动语态。故填be shown。
第四部分 写作(共三节，满分40分)
第一节：根据首字母和汉语提示写出正确的单词形式。(满分10分)
46. They had the power to a ________ (帮助) him in/with his design.(根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】aid##id##assist##ssist
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：他们有能力帮助他完成他的设计。aid/assist sb. in/with sth.帮助某人某事。have the power to do sth.有能力做某事，不定式to后接动词原形。根据中英文提示及句意，故填aid/assist。
47. They managed to repair the houses that were badly d ________ (损坏) in the earthquake. (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】damaged##amaged
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。根据首字母及汉语提示词可知，此处使用动词damage表，再分析句意和空格前的were可知，此处应该用动词的过去分词形式damaged与were构成被动语态。故填damaged。
48. I’m looking forward to having a talk with the man full of w ________ (智慧). (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】wisdom##isdom
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：我期待着与这位充满智慧的人交谈。介词of后接名词形式，在句中作宾语。根据中英文提示及句意，故填wisdom。
49. While playing soccer, he c ________ (撞上) into another competitor and they both landed on the ground. (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】crashed##rashed
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：在踢足球时，他撞上了另一名竞争对手，两人都摔在了地上。crash into撞到。根据句中时态可知，用一般过去时。根据中英文提示及句意，故填crashed。
50. The government built s ________ (避难所) for homeless people who had to beg for a living. (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】shelters##helters
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：政府为那些不得不乞讨为生的无家可归的人建造了避难所。动词built后接名词作宾语。结合句意，用名词的复数形式，根据中英文提示及句意，故填shelters。
51. D ________ (尽管)the fact that a terrible landslide struck the city，all the citizens didn’t lose hope. (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】Despite##espite
【解析】
【详解】考查介词。句意：尽管这座城市发生了可怕的山体滑坡，但所有的市民都没有失去希望。名词the fact前用介词形式。根据中英文提示及句意，故填Despite。
52. Can you give me some s________ (具体的) information about the accident?(根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】specific##pecific
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：你能给我一些事故的具体情况吗？根据单词首字母和句意“具体的”可知，此处应用形容词specific修饰名词information，作定语。故填specific。
53. Ancient Chinese people recorded some important things by m ________ (方式) of carving symbols on bones or shells. (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】means##eans
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：中国古人用刻在骨头或贝壳上的符号来记录一些重要的事情。by means of用……的方法，凭借……。根据中英文提示及句意，故填means。
54. I greatly a ________ (感激) being given such a great chance to serve the students. (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】appreciate##ppreciate
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：我非常感激能有这样一个为学生服务的机会。分析句意可知，本句是描述的是一般情况，所以时态用一般现在时；再根据汉语提示和首字母提示，此处用动词appreciate表示“感激”作谓语，符合语境。故填appreciate。
55. It was your bad a ________ (态度) towards your studies that made your parents boil with anger. (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】attitude##ttitude
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：是你对学习的坏态度使你父母勃然大怒。形容词bad后接名词形式。根据中英文提示及句意，故填attitude。
第二节：根据英汉提示用短语完成句子。(满分15分)
56. If I am accepted as your teaching assistant, I will ________ to perform my duties.(effort)
如我被接受为您的助教，我将不遗余力履行我的职责。
【答案】spare no effort
【解析】
【详解】考查短语。spare no effort不遗余力。will后接动词原形。根据句意，故填spare no effort。
57. The guy was determined not to ________ his father’s wishes.(go)
这个小伙子决心不违背他父亲的愿望了。
【答案】go against
【解析】
【详解】考查短语。go against违背。be determined to do sth.决心做某事，不定式to后接动词原形。根据句意，故填go against。
58. I sincerely hope that the measures can ________ as soon as possible.(effect)
我真诚地希望这些措施可以尽快生效。
【答案】take effect
【解析】
【详解】考查短语。take effect生效。情态动词can后接动词原形。根据句意，故填take effect。
59. ________ Chinese writing system, we thought it of great importance. (regard)
关于中文书写系统，我们认为它非常重要。
【答案】With regard to
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语。根据汉语和英语提示，表示“关于”且与regard相关的短语为with regard to，介词短语位于句首，后面为名词短语作宾语。故填With regard to。
60. ________ that I can work out with other athletes in the stadium.
我突然想起我可以在体育馆和其他运动员一起锻炼。
【答案】It occurs to me
【解析】
【详解】考查固定句型和时态。It occurs to sb that ……某人突然想起……，句型中的it是形式主语，真正的主语是that从句。根据从句的时态可知，应用一般现在时,结合主谓一致。故填It occurs to me。
61. The official ________ the firefighters several times at the meeting.(refer)
这名官员在会议上几次提到消防人员。
【答案】referred to
【解析】
【详解】考查短语和时态。refer to提及。陈述过去事情，用一般过去时。根据句意，故填referred to。
62. ________ a true story, the film moved its audience to tears.(base)
建立在真实故事的基础上，这部电影使观众感动得落泪。
【答案】Based on
【解析】
【详解】考查短语和非谓语动词。be based on 根据； 以……为基准，在句中作状语，所以用过去分词形式。根据句意，故填Based on。
63. Chinese tea-drinking culture has a long history which ________ more than 1,000 years ago. (date)
中国饮茶文化源远流长，可以追溯到1000多年前。
【答案】dates back to
【解析】
【详解】考查谓语动词。根据句意可知，表示“追溯到”的短语为date back to，分析句子结构可知，此处为谓语动词形式，句子主语which指代的是先行词history为单数，date back to无被动，主句为一般现在时态，从句时态与主句保持一致。故填dates back to。
64. As soon as their parents came in,the twin sisters ________. (calm)
她们的父母一进来，这对双胞胎姐妹就安静了下来。
【答案】calmed down
【解析】
【详解】考查谓语动词。根据汉语和英语单词提示，表示“安静下来”的英语短语为calm down，分析句子结构可知，此处应作谓语，按照时态一致原则，从句中的谓语came是动词过去式，所以calm也使用一般过去时态，且主语与calm down为主动关系。故填calmed down。
65. I ________ calligraphy when I was in the university，so I am confident that I can be a qualified volunteer.(major)
我在大学主修书法，因此，我相信我能够成为一名合格的志愿者。
【答案】majored in
【解析】
【详解】考查短语和时态。major in主修。根据句中时态可知，用一般过去时。结合句意，故填majored in。
第三节： 应用文写作(满分15分)
66. 假如你是小明，你的英国朋友Paul来信跟你抱怨中文语言难学，他觉得学习精力投入很多，但进展缓慢，收效甚微，所以心情沮丧。请你给他回信，帮他解决困惑。
内容包括：1.表示理解并安慰；2.提出有效的建议；3.表达祝福与期盼。
注意：1、字数80词左右；
2、开头和结尾已经给出不计入总词数。
Dear Paul,
Nice to have received your letter.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Xiao Ming
【答案】Dear Paul,
Nice to have received your letter. I quite sympathize with you and understand the great trouble you are suffering from.
I suggest you communicate your trouble to your teachers and classmates so as to get help from them. You are not supposed to think about the difficulties you have had in learning Chinese all the time, which only makes you more stressed out. Instead, you should think about the progress you have made, which will surely increase your own confidence. In addition, I advise you to do more exercise orally in your spare time, which will be good for enhancing your language sense.
I hope you will get out of your trouble sooner and live happily.
Yours,
Xiao Ming
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给英国朋友Paul回信，帮他解决因为学习中文太难而产生的困惑。
【详解】1.词汇积累
为了：so as to →in order to
有压力的：be stressed out → be stressful
此外：in addition →besides
空闲时间：spare time→ free time
2.句式拓展
句型转换
原句：I suggest you communicate your trouble to your teachers and classmates so as to get help from them.
拓展句：I suggest you communicate your trouble to your teachers and classmates so that you can get help from them.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Instead, you should think about the progress you have made in your study, which will surely increase your own confidence.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】I hope you will get out of your trouble sooner and live happily.（运用了宾语从句）