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高二第一学期第一次联合调研考试(前黄高级中学、溧阳中学)
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。
1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
Where did the boy find the frog?
A. In the park. B. In the house. C. In the garden.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】M: Our son brought a frog home from the park the other day, and now it’s lost somewhere in the house.
W: It’s probably escaped into the garden. Frogs don’t like to be kept indoors. They need water to lay their eggs.
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Who is the man speaking to?
A. A bank clerk. B. A hotel worker. C. A restaurant manager.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: I think there’s a mistake in our bill. We didn’t have dinner here last night.
W: I’m sorry, sir. Here’s the bill from the hotel restaurant. It’s got your signature on it.
M: But that’s not my signature. I’d like to speak to your manager.
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What size shirt should the man currently wear?
A. Small. B. Medium. C. Large.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】M: I’ve gained so much muscle recently that my clothes have become too tight.
W: You used to wear small-sized shirts. Should I buy you medium size now?
M: I haven’t worn small-sized shirts in a long time. Even medium size is too tight.
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What does the woman mainly want to do?
A. Go shopping. B. Save money. C. Buy a new house.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: I have to create a budget for this month. I’m renting a beautiful new apartment, but it’s more expensive than before.
M: If you learn to cook, you can have much cheaper food.
W: I’ve been buying clothes online so much recently. I think that’s been my main issue.
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How do the children feel?
A. Excited. B. Sleepy. C. Bored.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】M: Have the kids gone to sleep?
W: They won’t sleep tonight. They’re still singing and jumping. They know Father Christmas is coming with their presents.
M: Well, I hope they let us get some sleep and don’t wake us too early on Christmas morning.
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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

6. Why does the man want to open a new account?
A. For daily use. B. For saving money. C. For a more expensive purchase.
7. What is the man’s main problem?
A. He doesn’t have the right documents.
B. He doesn’t get enough money.
C. He doesn’t own an ID card.
【答案】6. C 7. A
【解析】
【原文】M: Good afternoon. I’m here to open a new account.
W: We have standard and savings accounts. For larger amounts of money, we also have credit accounts.
M: I have an account for everyday purchases. What is the credit account?
W: People use this account for making bigger purchases, then paying them back over time.
M: That sounds perfect. I wanted to get a new car for my wife.
W: Great. We’ll just need your ID card and some proof of your current address to open the account.
M: Here’s my card. I’m afraid I don’t have anything to prove my address, though.
W: I’m so sorry. We’ll need that to open the account.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

8. What size shoes does the man probably often wear?
A. 42. B. 41. C. 40.
9. What is probably the man’s favorite type of exercise?
A. Running. B. Tennis. C. Hiking.
10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Teammates. B. Husband and wife. C. Salesperson and customer.
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. C
【解析】
【原文】M: Excuse me, Miss. I’ve got an issue with the shoes that my wife bought for me here.
W: What is the issue, sir?
M: I usually don’t wear running shoes, so I don’t know if the sizes are a bit different. These shoes are size 41, but they are still so small.
W: What size shoes do you normally wear? Running shoes shouldn’t be much smaller than other types of shoes.
M: I don’t usually wear size 41 shoes. Normally I wear a size smaller. Anyways, I must return these shoes.
W: Would you like another pair of running shoes, or maybe hiking shoes?
M: All of those activities hurt my knees sometimes. Could I buy some tennis shoes instead?
W: Follow me. I’ll show you to the sports shoe section.
M: Thank you. It’ll be helpful to try on the shoes here to make sure they fit.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

11. Where are the speakers?
A. At a clothing store. B. At their house. C. At a travel agency.
12. How long will the speakers be on the trip?
A. For two days. B. For five days. C. For seven days.
13. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Pack more clothes. B. Wear his jackets. C. Test the suitcase.
【答案】11. B 12. C 13. C
【解析】
【原文】M: Why are you packing all your things this early? There are still five days to go before the travel.
W: I know, but we’re staying there for a whole week. I just want to make sure I pack enough. Last time we went to the Bahamas, I didn’t pack enough. I think I wore the same shirt for two days in a row.
M: Well, it won’t be hot like our normal vacations to the Bahamas or Cabo San Lucas. Since it’s going to be cold in the Swiss Alps, you will have many clothes on. No one will know if you wear the same thing twice.
W: I understand that. I’m just making sure I bring the warmest clothes so I won’t be cold. You should do the same thing. Warm clothes are always larger than you think and they may not fit in your bag.
M: What should I do then?
W: You should pack now to see if you have enough room.
M: If I don’t have enough room for everything, I will just wear all my jackets onto the plane.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

14. What does the man say about his working experience?
A. He has taught Spanish for a couple of years.
B. He worked at a company for several years.
C. He owned a small business years ago.
15. Why does the man want to leave his present job?
A. To get a full-time job. B. To gain higher pay. C. To work close to home.
16. What is the man interested in?
A. Travel. B. Computer games. C. Foreign languages.
17. What question did the man ask the woman?
A. When he is supposed to start work.
B. What responsibilities he would have.
C. When he will be informed about his application.
【答案】14. B 15. A 16. A 17. C
【解析】
【原文】W: Good afternoon, Mr. Jones. I am Teresa Chen, and I’ll be interviewing you. How are you today?
M: I am fine, thank you. And you, Miss Chen?
W: Good, thanks. Can you tell me something about your experience in this kind of work?
M: Well, for several years, I managed a department for the Brownstone Company in Detroit, Michigan. Now I work part time because I also go to school at night. I’m getting a business degree.
W: Oh, how interesting. Tell me, why do you want to leave your present job?
M: I’d like a full-time position with more responsibility.
W: And why would you like to work for our company?
M: Because I know your company’s work and I like it.
W: Could you please tell me about your special skills and interests?
M: Of course, I’m good at computers, and I can speak Spanish. I used to take classes in Spanish at the local college. And I like traveling a lot.
W: Can you give me any references?
M: Certainly. You can talk to Mr. McCaw, my boss at the Brownstone Company. I could also give you the names and numbers of several of my teachers.
W: OK Would you like to ask me any questions?
M: Yes, I wonder when I’ll be informed about my job application.
W: Well, we’ll let you know as soon as possible. Let’s stay in touch. Thank you very much for coming this afternoon.
M: Thank you.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

18. What is the main idea of the talk?
A. Ways to save the planet.
B. New rules around electric cars.
C. The production of plastic bottles.
19. When will the production of petrol cars stop?
A. By 2021. B. By 2025. C. By 2030.
20. What does the speaker suggest as alternatives to current plastic bottles?
A. Glass bottles. B. Metal bottles. C. Wood bottles.
【答案】18. A 19. B 20. A
【解析】
【原文】We stand at a great moment in our history. We have for a long time known of the dangers of global warming, but sadly little action has been taken to respond to it. However, we have listened to our children campaigning all across the world, and we have chosen to listen to them, and make hard choices. We have set a date of 2025 for petrol-based cars to stop production. That gives producers four years to complete the change from polluting vehicles to electric cars which are clean. In addition, our governments will bring in a vehicle exchange system. It will allow drivers to trade in their car for an electric model at no additional cost. We see this as an urgent action that needs to be taken. We cannot put profits ahead of the health of our planet. For too long, the industries that pollute the most have dragged their heels. Well no more! In addition, we will also be banning all plastic bottles by 2030. Unless producers can find a way to make plastic break down, we would suggest a return to glass bottles. They can easily be reused and recycled with no harm to the environment. Plastic has invaded our food supply, and we need to remove it urgently before it destroys our planet’s ecosystem.
第一部分阅读(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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
If you’d like to show off your artistic talents and win awards, here are several art contests to enter. The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Entries usually open in September and close in December or January. The fee for entering is $7 per entry. The art contest is open to students in the US, Canada, or American schools abroad in grades 7-12 who are at least 13 years old.
The winners will receive prizes that include publication, exhibition, and educational scholarships worth up to $10,000.
The Congressional Art Competition
Children in 7th and 8th grade in the US are encouraged to submit paintings, drawings, photographs with any theme. Entries are accepted each spring. There is no fee for entering this art contest.
The winners will have their artwork publicly displayed at the Capitol for a year, and are also honored at an awards show in DC.
Doodle for Google Art Contest
Open to children in grades K-12 in the world, this free annual contest asks kids to send in works that fit a specific theme. It begins at the start of each year and lasts until October 4. Entries will be judged on the basis of creativity and fit to the theme.
The grand prize includes a $30,000 scholarship.
Artists Magazine Annual Art Competition
The contest is open to anyone who is at least 16 years old. Entries must be submitted online, and the deadline each year is in mid-May. The fees are $40 per image. You can save $5 per image by entering early in the competition.
This art contest gives away thousands of dollars in cash prizes, publicity including publication in Artists Magazine, and scholarships to improve your art.
21. How is The Congressional Art Competition special?
A. It is free of charge. B. It takes place every year.
C. It offers the most cash prizes. D. It is only open to American kids.
22. Which contest has a certain theme?
A. Doodle for Google Art Contest. B. The Congressional Art Competition.
C. The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. D. Artists Magazine Annual Art Competition.
23. How does Artists Magazine encourage participating?
A. By giving free awards. B. By reducing the entry fee.
C. By providing one-to-one help. D. By pushing back the deadline.
【答案】21. D 22. A 23. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一些艺术比赛活动，包括举办时间、参赛要求以及奖品等内容。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据The Congressional Art Competition部分“Children in 7th and 8th grade in the US are encouraged to submit paintings, drawings, photographs with any theme.(美国7年级和8年级的孩子被鼓励提交任何主题的绘画、素描和照片)”可知，这项比赛仅仅针对美国儿童。故选D。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据Doodle for Google Art Contest部分“Open to children in grades K-12 in the world, this free annual contest asks kids to send in works that fit a specific theme.(这项免费的年度竞赛面向全球K-12年级的儿童开放，要求孩子们提交符合特定主题的作品)”可知，这项比赛要求发送的作品需符合某一个特定的主题。故选A。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据Artists Magazine Annual Art Competition部分“The fees are $40 per image. You can save $5 per image by entering early in the competition.(每张图片收费40美元。你可以通过尽早参加比赛而使每张图片节省5美元)”可知，这项比赛通过减少报名费而鼓励人们参赛。故选B。
B
Monarch butterflies migrate (迁徙) by the millions each year, making the trip from northern areas of the Continent to California and Mexico and back.
As monarch butterflies are a threatened species with their population numbers in decline, Patrick Guerra, an assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati, and his colleagues wanted to see what types of environmental stress might be linked to their decline.
“We use monarch butterflies as a model system to understand long-distance animal migration. Our goal was to understand how environmental stress, such as different types of stress caused by urbanization, impacts animal migratory phenomena,” Guerra says.
For their study, researchers conducted lab studies where they reproduced the effects of artificial light pollution with butterflies using a flight simulator (模拟器).
Butterflies stayed quiet and unmoving when they were first placed in the flight simulator in the dark. But as soon as scientists turned on the light, they started flying. The light made them believe that night was day and this can cause them to fly longer at night or start flying too early.
The study has found that the internal circadian clock of butterflies functions normally when they are exposed to natural day: night lighting cycles, but artificial light, such as a streetlight, at night can throw off a monarch butterfly’s internal compass. It can affect their circadian rhythms (昼夜节奏), which can make the monarch butterflies get lost when they try to fly the next day. This shows without darkness, the circadian clock of butterflies cannot function properly.
“When exposed to artificial light, the light can perturb the normal functioning of the animal’s circadian clock,” Guerra says. “Light pollution, particularly nighttime light pollution, causes animals to experience light at a time when they are not supposed to, e.g., at night when they are normally in the dark, and are at rest. Exposure to such light can prevent the behavior and microbiological of animals which they rely on or that are regulated by the circadian clock.”
Actually, streetlights and other artificial night lights can do more than mess up the insects’ wake/sleep cycle and migration.
24. Why did the researchers carry out the study?
A. To look for the reason for butterflies’ migration.
B. To test what action should be taken to protect butterflies.
C. To know about the circadian rhythms of migratory animals.
D. To find out how the environmental stress affects animal migration.
25. What conclusion can be drawn from the experiment?
A. Natural light contributes much to pollution. B. Migratory animals often lose their way.
C. Light pollution is increasingly serious. D. Darkness is vital to migratory animals.
26. What does the underlined word “perturb” in Paragraph 7 probably mean?
A. Stop. B. Disturb. C. Reflect. D. Enhance.
27. What might be talked about in the following paragraph?
A. Other impacts of night light. B. Butterflies’ circadian cycle.
C. The importance of natural light. D. The way to reduce air pollution.
【答案】24. D 25. D 26. B 27. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了人们对帝王蝶进行的一项研究，研究表明光污染对蝴蝶的迁徙有影响，进而影响了整个种群的数量。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段““We use monarch butterflies as a model system to understand long-distance animal migration. Our goal was to understand how environmental stress, such as different types of stress caused by urbanization, impacts animal migratory phenomena,” Guerra says.(“我们用帝王蝶作为模型系统来了解动物的长距离迁徙。我们的目标是了解环境压力，比如城市化造成的不同类型的压力，是如何影响动物迁徙现象的，”Guerra说)”可知，研究人员的试验目的是想了解环境压力是如何影响动物迁徙的。故选D。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第四段“The light made them believe that night was day and this can cause them to fly longer at night or start flying too early.(灯光让它们相信夜晚就是白天，这导致它们在夜间飞行的时间更长，或开始过早地飞行)”可知，晚上的灯光会让蝴蝶以为是白天，从而影响其体内的生物钟；再结合倒数第三段“It can affect their circadian rhythms (昼夜节奏), which can make the monarch butterflies get lost when they try to fly the next day. This shows without darkness, the circadian clock of butterflies cannot function properly.(它会影响它们的昼夜节律，这可能会让黑脉金斑蝶在第二天试图飞行时迷路。这表明，如果没有黑暗，蝴蝶的生物钟就无法正常运转)”可知，没有黑暗，蝴蝶的生物钟无法正常运转。从而推断，黑暗对迁徙的动物至关重要。故选D。
【26题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线词后文“Light pollution, particularly nighttime light pollution, causes animals to experience light at a time when they are not supposed to, e.g., at night when they are normally in the dark, and are at rest. Exposure to such light can prevent the behavior and microbiological of animals which they rely on or that are regulated by the circadian clock.(光污染，特别是夜间光污染，使动物在它们本不应该感受到光的时候感受到光，例如，在夜间它们通常处于黑暗中，处于休息状态。暴露在这样的光下可以阻止动物的行为和微生物，这些行为和微生物是它们所依赖的或受生物钟调节的)”可知，晚上的灯光会打乱动物的昼夜节奏。所以perturb为“打乱”之意，与disturb同义。故选B。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Actually, streetlights and other artificial night lights can do more than mess up the insects’ wake/sleep cycle and migration.( 事实上，街灯和其他人造夜灯不仅扰乱了昆虫的觉醒/睡眠周期和迁徙)”可推断，接下来会介绍这些灯光对蝴蝶产生的其他影响。故选A。
C
It’s likely that you don’t think you have invited a spy into your home when setting up a new TV. But new Samsung, LG and Vizio smart TVs can record and share everything that is viewed, whether it’s a broadcast or something streaming from the Internet. And some smart TVs can even track what DVD you’re watching.
Your viewing habits are valuable information for marketers who might want to use the information to introduce new shows or add extra content about some products to the shows you are already watching. The ads are primarily pop-ups like the ones you see on your computer.
You might not realize that you allowed that data collection when you agreed to the long privacy policy during setup; with Samsung, it is 47 screens of text. LG and Vizio also ask you to sign away your privacy in thousands of words in fine print.
When Consumer Reports sent an email to the manufacturers to ask how they are using the technology, representatives for Samsung and Vizio didn’t make any comment. An LG representative said that the company isn’t using any data to send personalized ads and has no plans to do so. But Consumer Reports said that could change at any time.
You might think, “Well, why don’t I just turn those marketing features off?” It’s not always so easy. To stop manufacturers' tracking, you have to fight your way through menu settings. On an LG set, go to “settings”, then “options”, then “Live plus”, click “off”, and then close. With Vizio, it’s a voyage through three menus to turn off the box “Smart Interactivity”. With Samsung, it’s a similar trip to find the box “SyncPlus and Marketing” to disable it.
Consumer Reports said that disabling the marketing feature may cause you to lose offers of extra scenes which are related to the shows you’re watching. But maybe that's a small price to pay for knowing that what you’re watching remains private.
28. What might the marketers use your viewing habits to do?
A. To improve the quality of smart TVs.
B. To collect some suggestions about shows.
C. To recommend shows or advertise products.
D. To build a strong relationship between produces and customers.
29. How does Consumer Reports find the comment made by an LG representative?
A. Negative. B. Doubtful. C. Reasonable. D. Approving.
30. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 5?
A. How we learn to use TVs’ settings. B. How we can become wise customers.
C. How we send personal information to others. D. How we stop our viewing from being tracked.
31. Which of the following does the author probably agree with?
A. It’s worthwhile to turn marketing features off.
B. People should keep their watching habits a secret.
C. TVs’ marketing features should be further developed.
D. TV producers should apologize to customers for their misbehavior.
【答案】28. C 29. B 30. D 31. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了新款的三星、LG和Vizio智能电视可以记录和分享观看的所有内容，无论是广播节目还是互联网上的流媒体内容。一些智能电视甚至可以跟踪你正在看的DVD。文章说明了用户观看习惯对营销人员的作用，以及如何关闭营销功能。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Your viewing habits are valuable information for marketers who might want to use the information to introduce new shows or add extra content about some products to the shows you are already watching. The ads are primarily pop-ups like the ones you see on your computer.(你的观看习惯对于营销人员来说是很有价值的信息，他们可能想要利用这些信息来介绍新的节目，或者在你已经在观看的节目中添加关于某些产品的额外内容。这些广告主要是弹出式广告，就像你在电脑上看到的那样)”可知，营销人员会利用你的观看习惯推荐节目或宣传产品。故选C。
【29题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“When Consumer Reports sent an email to the manufacturers to ask how they are using the technology, representatives for Samsung and Vizio didn’t make any comment. An LG representative said that the company isn’t using any data to send personalized ads and has no plans to do so. But Consumer Reports said that could change at any time. (当《消费者报告》向制造商发送电子邮件询问他们如何使用这项技术时，三星和Vizio的代表没有发表任何评论。LG的一位代表说，公司没有使用任何数据发送个性化广告，也没有这样做的计划。但《消费者报告》表示，这种情况随时可能改变)”可知，《消费者报告》对LG代表的评论表示怀疑。故选B。
【30题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第五段“You might think, “Well, why don’t I just turn those marketing features off?” It's not always so easy. To stop manufacturers' tracking, you have to fight your way through menu settings. On an LG set, go to “settings”, then “options”, then “Live plus”, click "off”, and then close. With Vizio, it’s a voyage through three menus to turn off the box “Smart Interactivity”. With Samsung, it’s a similar trip to find the box “SyncPlus and Marketing” to disable it.(你可能会想，“为什么我不把那些营销功能关掉呢?”这并不总是那么容易。为了阻止制造商的跟踪，你必须通过菜单设置来争取。在LG手机上，点击“设置”，然后是“选项”，然后是“Live plus”，点击“关闭”，然后关闭。Vizio通过三个菜单来关闭“智能交互”功能。对三星来说，要找到“SyncPlus and Marketing”的盒子来禁用它也需要类似的过程)”可知，第五段的主要思想是我们如何阻止我们的观看被跟踪。故选D。
31题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Consumer Reports said that disabling the marketing feature may cause you to lose offers of extra scenes which are related to the shows you’re watching. But maybe that's a small price to pay for knowing that what you’re watching remains private.(《消费者报告》表示，禁用该营销功能可能会导致你失去与你正在观看的节目相关的额外场景。但也许这是一个小小的代价，因为你知道你所看到的仍然是隐私)”可知，A选项“关掉营销功能是值得的”作者会同意。故选A。
D
The words “caring” and “empathetic”(共情的) aren’t ones normally associated with technology. Yearsley, an Australian enterpriser who is expert in artificial intelligence (AI), is trying to change that.
Yearsley is the founder of Akin, a robotics startup that currently uses a tablet-based system to help users manage the tasks related to homelife, whether that’s planning meals or reminding you to pay your cell phone bill. Current home devices made by Google or Amazon or Apple use predictive AI to track patterns, strengthen behaviors and manipulate (操控) buying decisions, some of which, she assumes, are questionable or just unhealthy.
In contrast, the AI that she is developing will be designed to run the human home, encouraging healthful decisions such as taking a nightly walk, refilling the fridge and supporting social interactions like lunches or birthday celebrations with friends. “It’s the hardest AI I have ever built for it’s a complex system, Yearsley says.
Yearsley began developing the Akin technology in 2017,when she realized the need to better manage the home is hugely ignored.Besides, she realized that women unequally bear the burden of household work. A United Nations report estimates that women do 2.6 times the amount of unpaid care and domestic work that men do,or close to 30 hours per week in the U.S. alone.
Meanwhile, Yearsley, who has a special-needs child and a relative with disability says it makes sense to focus on the disability field because of the extra in-home needs of users and their caregivers. “We have a lot more work load,”she says.“Are we giving time back to caregivers?I am not going to rest until I give you back 10 hours a week.”
While Yearsley pictures an army of robots someday helping with routine homemade tasks, the first display for Akin will take time and money.Akin has received some early seed from a handful of investors, and was recently selected as a finalist for tech giant LG Nova’s Mission for the Future program, an annual challenge that seeks to identify businesses having potential to improve life and lead society into the future.
32. What might the Akin’s Al system suggest?
A. Consuming more drinks to enjoy yourself.
B. Staying up late working to make more money
C. Spending more time staying with your family
D. Purchasing products similar to what you bought.
33. Which is a contributor to Yearsley’s Al system?
A. Lots of financial support from investors
B. The uselessness of current home devices.
C. Akins’ becoming a finalist for a program.
D. Heavy burden of housewives and caregivers.
34. What can be used to describe the Akin’s AI system?
A. Successful and promising B. Stable and practical.
C. Thoughtful and innovative. D. Mature and friendly.
35. What’s the purpose of the text?
A. To call on people to help the disabled. B. To raise money for a tech giant.
C. To compare two companies’ AI systems. D. To introduce a futuristic AI system.
【答案】32. C 33. D 34. C 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。机器人初创公司Akin的创始人Yearsley正在开发的人工智能系统，将给用户带来体贴、人性化的家庭管理服务，让“关心”和“移情”不再与技术无关。
【32题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“In contrast, the AI that she is developing will be designed to run the human home, encouraging healthful decisions such as taking a nightly walk, refilling the fridge and supporting social interactions like lunches or birthday celebrations with friends.( 相比之下，她正在开发的人工智能将被设计为管理人类的家庭，鼓励健康的决定，比如晚上散步，给冰箱加满食物，支持与朋友共进午餐或庆祝生日等社交互动。)”，可知Akin的人工智能系统支持社交等这样的健康的决定，C项“与家人一起度过更多时间”与题意相符。故选C项。
【33题详解】
细节理解体。根据第四段第一句“Yearsley began developing the Akin technology in 2017,when she realized the need to better manage the home is hugely ignored.( Yearsley在2017年开始开发Akin技术，当时她意识到更好地管理家庭的需求被严重忽视。)”，第二句“Besides, she realized that women unequally bear the burden of household work.(此外，她意识到女性承担家务的负担是不平等的。)”和第五段第一句“Meanwhile, Yearsley, who has a special-needs child and a relative with disability says it makes sense to focus on the disability field because of the extra in-home needs of users and their caregivers. (与此同时，Yearsley(她有一个有特殊需求的孩子和一个有残疾的亲戚)说，关注残疾领域是有意义的，因为用户和他们的照顾者有额外的家庭需求。)”可知，Yearsley的AI系统研发的因素之一就是家庭主妇和照顾者的沉重负担。故选D项。
【34题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“The words “caring” and “empathetic” aren’t ones normally associated with technology. Yearsley, an Australian enterpriser who is expert in artificial intelligence (AI), is trying to change that.( “关心”和“移情””这两个词通常与技术无关。澳大利亚企业家耶尔斯利是人工智能(AI)领域的专家，他正试图改变这种状况。)”，第二段第二句“Current home devices made by Google or Amazon or Apple use predictive AI to track patterns, strengthen behaviors and manipulate buying decisions, some of which, she assumes, are questionable or just unhealthy.(目前由谷歌、亚马逊或苹果生产的家用设备使用预测性人工智能来跟踪模式、强化行为并操控购买决策。其中有一些，她认为，是有问题的或者不健康的。)”和“In contrast, the AI that she is developing will be designed to run the human home, encouraging healthful decisions such as taking a nightly walk, refilling the fridge and supporting social interactions like lunches or birthday celebrations with friends. (相比之下，她正在开发的人工智能将被设计为管理人类的家庭，鼓励健康的决定，比如晚上散步，给冰箱加满食物，支持与朋友共进午餐或庆祝生日等社交互动。)”可知，Akin公司的人工智能系统是考虑周到的且新颖的。故选C项。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“Akin has received some early seed from a handful of investors, and was recently selected as a finalist for tech giant LG Nova’s Mission for the Future program, an annual challenge that seeks to identify businesses having potential to improve life and lead society into the future.( Akin已经从一些投资者那里获得了一些早期种子资金，最近还入选了科技巨头LG Nova的“未来使命”项目的决赛名单，该项目是一个年度挑战，旨在寻找有潜力改善生活、引领社会走向未来的企业。)”，结合全文，可知，本文的目的是介绍Akin公司的一套未来人工智能系统。故选D项。
第二节七选五阅读(满分12.5分, 共5题每题2.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。
You might see loneliness as someone old sits alone, staring into the distance or out of a window. However, such images are misleading. ___36___ They are typically surrounded by other people, at school or at work.
Loneliness is a negative feeling about a difference among the friends. ___37___ Although loneliness is often a difficult experience, it can help us to reconnect and to rethink our relationships so that we can seek out the ones that mean the most to us.
___38___ In youth, our friendships are increasingly important in providing us with emotional support. Research indicates that young people have higher demands of their friendships than adults do; they show a preference for larger friend groups, more companionship and higher frequency of contact with friends.
___39___ That often means changes to values or beliefs. It can be challenging when your friends are going through the same process, but might not follow the same path as you. Young people often report feeling lonely at school, while home is a comfortable space. But there are difficulties sometimes at home such as arguments or tension with family members and the departure of supportive family members. ___40___
Even if you find yourself feeling lonely and it seems like nothing is helping, do not give up hope. Start with what you can do on your own and move on to ways to connect with others.
A These can make the feeling of loneliness worse.
B. There are certain features of youth that tend to cause loneliness.
C. Loneliness serves the function of keeping us safe in our social world.
D. Another reason is our developing sense of self-discovering who we are.
E. This means we might feel lonely in the company of others if we don’t fit in.
F. It is most likely that you have not actually found the strategy that works for you.
G. Researchers have found those experiencing loneliness are mostly young people.
【答案】36. G 37. E 38. B 39. D 40. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章指出经历孤独的人大多是年轻人并解释原因。
【36题详解】
根据上句“However, such images are misleading (然而，这样的形象具有误导性)” G项：Researchers have found those experiencing loneliness are mostly young people.( 研究人员发现，那些经历孤独的人大多是年轻人)承接上句，说明这样的形象具有误导性的原因是那些经历孤独的人大多是年轻人而不是老年人。故选G。
【37题详解】
根据上句“Loneliness is a negative feeling about a difference among the friends. (孤独是一种对朋友之间的差异的消极感觉)” E项：This means we might feel lonely in the company of others if we don’t fit in.(这意味着如果我们不合群，我们可能会感到孤独)承接上句，具体说明这种消极的感觉是因为我们不合群，我们可能会感到孤独。故选E。
【38题详解】
设空处概括本段内容，根据后句“Research indicates that young people have higher demands of their friendships than adults do; they show a preference for larger friend groups, more companionship and higher frequency of contact with friends. (研究表明，年轻人对友谊的要求比成年人高；他们更喜欢更大的朋友群，更多的陪伴和与朋友接触的频率更高)”可知，年轻人更喜欢更大的朋友群，更多的陪伴和与朋友接触的频率，年轻人的这些特征是容易引起孤独的。 B项：There are certain features of youth that tend to cause loneliness(青春的某些特征容易引起孤独)合乎题意。故选B。
【39题详解】
根据后句“That often means changes to values or beliefs. It can be challenging when your friends are going through the same process, but might not follow the same path as you. (这通常意味着价值观或信仰的改变。当你的朋友也在经历同样的过程，但可能和你走的路不一样时，这可能是一个挑战)” 可知，自我发现意识意味着价值观或信仰的改变。 D项：Another reason is our developing sense of self-discovering who we are.(另一个原因是我们不断发展的自我发现意识)后句对设空处进一步解释说明，指出自我发现意识意味着价值观或信仰的改变。故选D。
【40题详解】
根据上句“But there are difficulties sometimes at home such as arguments or tension with family members and the departure of supportive family members. (但有时在家里也会遇到困难，比如与家庭成员争吵或关系紧张，以及支持他们的家庭成员离开)”A项：These can make the feeling of loneliness worse.(这些会加重孤独感)承接上句，说明家庭成员争吵或关系紧张，以及支持他们的家庭成员离开会加重孤独感。故选A。
第三部分语言运用(共两节满分 30分)
第一节(共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When the time came to ___41___ for tenth grade, I went to the principal’s office and told the staff my parents couldn’t afford the tuition. Although I was the ___42___ student in my class, I was sent home. It was a heartbreaking experience, as I loved being in school and ___43___ wanted to continue my education.
However, three days later, one of my classmates ___44___. He told me I could go back to school. When I asked him who had paid for me, he said the person wanted to remain anonymous(匿名的). I kept wondering who had given me the opportunity. I begged the principal to ___45___ the benefactor’s name. Upon my insistence, he informed me that was my teacher Olivia.
He explained when Ms. Olivia noticed my desk was empty, she ___46___ why I was not in school. Knowing I was sent home for lack of ___47___, she then told the principal to deduct(扣除) this from her ___48___. The whole year I sat in her class, thinking about her kind ___49___ but unable to express my ____50____.
Years later, I received the master’s ____51____ from Columbia University. I returned to the school to donate $4.5 million. While handing the donation, I advised him never to send any student away for lack of money, ____52____ one never knew what the student might become in the future. He or she could be an established doctor or someone who would make a major donation to the school.
Then I visited Ms Olivia and was able to thank her, but she changed the subject. I offered to assist her in any possible way, including financial help or special ____53____ for her generosity, but she declined all offers.
____54____ her help, I wouldn’t have ended up as the publisher of an English newspaper. While this story is about Ms. Olivia, it is also a living ____55____ that one person can definitely make a difference to others’ lives.
41. A. register B. report C. account D. make
42. A. poor B. average C. towering D. common
43. A. incredibly B. aggressively C. unavoidably D. desperately
44. A. pulled up B. came over C. took off D. got through
45. A. disclose B. resolve C. demonstrate D. announce
46. A. requested B. enquired C. acquired D. required
47. A. quality B. performance C. competence D. funding
48. A. salary B. savings C. bonus D. credit
49. A. loan B. idea C. gesture D. thought
50. A. respect B. appreciation C. expectation D. admiration
51. A. instructions B. evidence C. degree D. feedback
52. A. though B. for C. while D. provided
53. A. recognition B. assumption C. accommodation D. schedule
54. A. Due to B. In spite of C. Regardless of D. But for
55. A. hero B. test C. reminder D. proof
【答案】41. A 42. C 43. D 44. B 45. A 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. C 50. B 51. C 52. B 53. A 54. D 55. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述在作者到了十年级报到的时候，因为家里穷付不起学费，所以被学校撵回家。后来，他的老师奥利维亚女士让学校扣除她的工资来帮助作者继续上学。这证明一个人绝对可以改变他人的人生。
【41题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：到了十年级注册的时候，我去了校长办公室，告诉工作人员我父母付不起学费。A. register注册；B. report报告；C. account解释；D. make做。根据下文“I went to the principal’s office and told the staff my parents couldn’t afford the tuition”可知，作者要上十年级了，所以要去注册报到，交学费。故选A。
【42题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：尽管我是班里的尖子生，我还是被送回了家。A. poor贫穷的；B. average平均的；C. towering高耸的，顶尖的；D. common常见的。根据上文“Although”可知，两个小分句之间是转折关系，所以应该是，虽然作者是成绩拔尖的学生，但学校还是没有给他在学校继续学习的机会，把他送回了家。故选C。
【43题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：这是一次令人心碎的经历，因为我喜欢上学，并且非常想继续我的教育。A. incredibly难以置信地；B. aggressively好斗地；C. unavoidably不可避免地；D. desperately极度地。根据上文“I loved being in school”可知，作者很喜欢上学，所以他极度地想继续他的教育。故选D。
【44题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：然而，3天后，我的一个同班同学来找我了。A. pulled up拉起；B. came over过来；C. took off脱掉；D. got through通过。根据下文“He told me I could go back to school.”可知，这个同学去作者的家找他，告诉他可以回去继续上学。故选B。
【45题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我恳求校长说出恩人的名字。A. disclose披露；B. resolve决定；C. demonstrate证明；D. announce通知。根据上文“I kept wondering who had given me the opportunity.”可知，作者想知道是谁帮助了他，所以想让校长告诉他恩人的名字。故选A。
【46题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他解释说，当奥利维亚女士注意到我的桌子是空的时，她问我为什么不在学校。A. requested请求；B. enquired询问；C. acquired获得；D. required要求。根据下文“why I was not in school”可知，当奥利维亚老师知道作者没有在上课时，她应该是询问别人作者为什么没有上课。故选B。
【47题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：知道我因为缺乏资金而被送回家，她于是告诉校长从她的工资里扣除。A. quality质量；B. performance表现；C. competence竞争力；D. funding资金；基金。根据上文“I went to the principal’s office and told the staff my parents couldn’t afford the tuition.”可知，作者是因为没有钱交学费而辍学在家的。故选D。
【48题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：见第7题详解。A. salary工资；B. savings存款；C. bonus奖金；D. credit贷款。根据上文“Knowing I was sent home for lack of ___7___, she then told the principal to deduct(扣除) this from her”可知，当奥利维亚老师知道作者是因为没有钱交学费时，应该是让学校扣她的工资来帮助作者交学费。故选A。
【49题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：一整年我坐在她的班级里，想着她善良的行为，但是我却不能表达我对她的感激。A. loan贷款；B. idea想法；C. gesture（表明感情或意图的）姿态，表示；D. thought思想。根据上文“Knowing I was sent home for lack of ___7___, she then told the principal to deduct(扣除) this from her ___8___.”可知，这里指奥利维亚老师让学校扣她的工资来帮助作者交学费的善量的举动。故选C。
【50题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：见第9题详解。A. respect尊敬；B. appreciation感激；C. expectation期待；D. admiration钦佩，羡慕。根据下文“Then I visited Ms Olivia and was able to thank her”可知，作者一直对奥利维亚老师心存感激。故选B。
【51题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：几年后，我获得了哥伦比亚大学的硕士学位。A. instructions指导，说明；B. evidence证据；C. degree学位；D. feedback反馈。根据下文“from Columbia University”可知，作者获得了硕士学位。故选C。
【52题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：在捐赠时，我建议他不要因为缺钱而把任何学生送走，因为没有人知道这个学生将来会变成什么样子。A. though尽管；B. for因为；C. while当……时候；D. provided假如。根据这句话上下文意思可知，这是原因状语从句，用连词for引导。故选B。
【53题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我提出要以任何可能的方式帮助她，包括经济上的帮助或对她慷慨的特别认可，但她拒绝了所有的提议。A. recognition认可；B. assumption假设；C. accommodation住宿；D. schedule安排。根据下文“for her generosity”可知，作者想对奥利维亚曾经的慷慨解囊表示认可。故选A。
【54题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：要不是她的帮助，我不会成为一家英文报纸的出版商。A. Due to因为；B. In spite of尽管；C. Regardless of不管；D. But for要不是。根据下文“I wouldn’t have ended up as the publisher of an English newspaper.”可知，这是作者的假设：要不是奥利维亚对他的帮助，作者不会成为一家英文报纸的出版商。故选D。
【55题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然这个故事是关于奥利维亚女士的，但它也是一个活生生的证据，证明一个人绝对可以改变他人的生活。A. hero英雄；B. test测试；C. reminder提醒；D. proof证据。根据下文“that one person can definitely make a difference to others’ lives”可知，作者认为，奥利维亚女士对他的帮助是一个活生生的证据，证明一个人绝对可以改变他人的人生。故选D。
第二节语法填空(满分15分 共10题 每题1.5分)
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空。
The Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area reported a sharp decline in water ___56___(consume) and a great improvement in natural and living environment.
Water use per unit of GDP for the area, also known ___57___ Beijing E-Town, was only one-third of Beijing’s average. The efficiency of water use in the area is among the highest ___58___ (global), said an official at the administrative committee of Bejing E-Town.
In the past decade, Beijing E-Town has further improved ___59___(it) natural and living environment, struggling to become an ideal place to live and work and ___60___ urban area free of “urban diseases”, which refer to problems facing big cities such as traffic jams and environmental pollution.
Now, it has become an ideal habitat for animals. Every year, a large group of birds ___61___ (spot) in the Bejing E-Town section of the Liangshui River, ___62___ was once full of pollution and had an unpleasant smell. After more than 10 years of pollution control and management, it passed the evaluation by the Ministry of Water Resources in 2020, ___63___ (recognize) as one of the first exemplary (典范) rivers in China.
“Bejing E-Town will proceed ___64___(adopt) a people centered approach to development and promote the combination of ____65____ (industry) growth and urban development,” said an official of Beijing E-Town.
【答案】56. consumption
57. as 58. globally
59 its 60. an
61. are spotted
62. which 63. recognized
64. to adopt
65. industrial
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章说明了北京经开区近几年在环保方面做出的努力和取得的成就。
【56题详解】
考查名词。句意：据报道，北京经济技术开发区的用水量大幅下降，自然和生活环境有了很大改善。分析句子可知，设空处在句中作宾语，应用名词；consume的名词形式为consumption，表示“消耗”，此处指耗水量。故填consumption。
【57题详解】
考查固定搭配。句意：该地区也被称为北京经开区，单位GDP用水量仅为北京平均水平的三分之一。known as为固定搭配，表示“被称为……”。故填as。
【58题详解】
考查副词。句意：北京经开区管理委员会的一位官员表示，该地区的用水效率是全球最高的。分析句子可知，设空处在句中修饰前面的形容词highest，应用副词；global的副词形式为globally，表示“全球地、世界上”。故填globally。
【59题详解】
考查代词。句意：在过去的十年里，北京经开区进一步改善了自然环境和生活环境，努力成为一个理想的生活和工作场所，成为一个没有“城市病”的城区。分析句子可知，设空处在句中限定后面的natural and living environment，表示“它的自然环境和生活环境”，应用形容词性物主代词its。故填its。
【60题详解】
考查冠词。句意：在过去的十年里，北京经开区进一步改善了自然环境和生活环境，努力成为一个理想的生活和工作场所，成为一个没有“城市病”的城区。分析句子可知，设空处在句中限定后面的urban area，area为可数名词单数，此处指“一个城区”，表泛指，应用不定冠词；设空处位于urban前，urban属于元音音素开头的词，此处应用an。故填an。
【61题详解】
考查动词时态和语态。句意：每年，在曾经污染严重、气味难闻的凉水河段，都会发现一大群鸟类。分析句子可知，设空处在句中作谓语，应用动词；其主语为a large group of birds，与spot之间为被动关系，应用被动语态be done结构；结合时间状语every year可知，此处表示经常发生的事，用一般现在时的被动语态；主语为复数形式，故谓语也用复数形式。故填are spotted。
【62题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：每年，在曾经污染严重、气味难闻的凉水河段，都会发现一大群鸟类。分析句子可知，设空处在句中引导一个从句，修饰前面的the Liangshui River，主从句之间有逗号隔开，且从句对the Liangshui River起补充说明的作用，这是一个非限制性定语从句，从句中缺少主语，先行词表示物，应用which引导。故填which。
【63题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：经过十余年的污染治理，于2020年通过水利部评价，被认定为中国首批示范河流。分析句子可知，句中已有谓语动词passed，设空处只能填非谓语动词形式，其逻辑主语为it，二者之间为被动关系，应用过去分词recognized。故填recognized。
【64题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：北京经开区将坚持以人民为中心的发展思想，促进产业发展和城市发展相结合。proceed to do sth为固定短语，表示“继续做某事”，此处整个to do不定式作宾语。故填to adopt。
【65题详解】
考查形容词。句意：北京经开区将坚持以人民为中心的发展思想，促进产业发展和城市发展相结合。分析句子可知，设空处在句中作定语，修饰后面的名词growth，应用形容词；industry的形容词形式为industrial，表示“工业的、产业的”。故填industrial。
第一应用文写作(满分15分)
66. 假定你是李华，上周日你校举办了一场师生足球友谊赛，参赛人员为高三学生代表队对战教师代表队。请为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1. 比赛目的；
2. 比赛过程；
3. 活动反响。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A Teacher-Student Football Friendly
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【答案】One possible version:
A Teacher-Student Football Friendly
Last Sunday our school organised a friendly football match between students and teachers, in an effort to enrich students’ school life.
Bathed in sunshine, players from Grade 3 competed against their teachers in the field, with all the rest students watching excitedly in the bleachers. Both teams were playing at their best in high spirits. Although the teachers dominated the game at first, the students did not give up and tried to intercept every pass from their op-ponents. The match was filled with great dynamics and interesting plays, ending in a draw of 2: 2.
The exciting game not only helped relieve the students’ intense pressure caused by heavy workload, but also strengthened their relationship with the teachers.
【解析】
【分析】本书面表达属于应用文。要求考生对学校组织的师生足球友谊赛写一篇英文报道并写一下活动的反响。
【详解】1.词汇积累
组织：organise →hold
最初：at first → in the beginning
充满了：be filled with →be full of
加强：strengthen →build up
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Last Sunday, our school organised a friendly football match between students and teachers, in an effort to enrich students’ school life.
拓展句：Last Sunday, our school organised a friendly football match between students and teachers, which was aimed to enrich students’ school life.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Bathed in sunshine, players from Grade 3 competed against their teachers in the field, with all the rest students watching excitedly in the bleachers.（运用了分词作状语和with的复合结构）
【高分句型2】The exciting game not only helped relieve the students’ intense pressure caused by heavy workload, but also strengthened their relationship with the teachers.（运用了not only…but also…连接并列结构和分词短语作定语）
第二节读后续写(满分25分)
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段话，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
A Change of Heart
It was a cold December and things were tough for my family. Mum had a hard time raising us kids on her own in our small community of New Westminster as dad passed away five years earlier. We relied on social assistance.
Looking back, I realize what Mum went through sending us kids to school. Every morning she would place a new piece of cardboard in our shoes because our soles (鞋底) were worn out. When we got home, Mum would have French toast ready for us. Constant moving was typical for my family in those days, and it didn’t look like we’d be in our current house much longer. Rent was $25 a month, but Mum couldn’t pay it, and we knew we would be forced to leave right after Christmas on the first of January.
The holidays were fast approaching, and we were entitled to $25 for Christmas from social services. Mum said that instead of buying food, she was going to use the money to pay our rent. That way we’d have a roof over our heads for a little while longer. Then she told us that there would be no Christmas gifts.
Unknown to Mum, I had been selling Christmas trees, shoveling (铲) snow and doing odd jobs to earn enough money to buy a new pair of boots. I knew exactly which boots I wanted. They were ten-inch, Top-Genuine, Pierre Paris boots, and they cost $23.
The big day for getting my boots came on Christmas Eve afternoon. I was very excited as I hurried up the road to catch the bus into town. It was only a half-mile walk, but on the way I noticed a house with Christmas lights and decorations. It was then I realized that at our house, we had no lights, no decorations and no turkey or ham for Christmas dinner.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150词左右;2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
As I continued walking, I began to feel a strange sense of guilt.
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Paragraph 2:
The bus drove off without me, and I breathed a sigh of relief.
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【答案】One possible version:
Para. 1:
As I continued walking, I began to feel a strange sense of guilt. Here I was going to buy a new pair of boots, while Mum was probably home in tears, thinking of ways to explain why there were no presents. How was I supposed to be happy if everyone else in the family was not? Thinking of this, the idea of buying the beautiful boots I had wanted for so long didn’t seem as fascinating as before. As I arrived at the bus stop, the driver opened the door, waiting for me to get on. I stood there for what seemed like a century, until eventually the driver asked, “Son, are you getting on this bus or not?” I finally burst out without hesitation, “No thanks, sir. I’ve changed my mind.”
Para. 2:
The bus drove off without me, and I breathed a sigh of relief. Feeling as if a weight had been lifted off my shoulders, I knew what I had to do next. Across the street from the bus stop was a big grocery store. Into the store I went, brimming with happiness and excitement. I bought a turkey, ham, oranges and all the Christmas decorations. I spent every coin of my hard-earned money. Once I arrived home with all those purchases, I knocked on the door. I could hardly wait to see my mother’s face! When Mum opened the door, some of the groceries fell inside onto the floor, and she just stood there, too stunned to speak. Holding back the tears, I exclaimed, “Merry Christmas, Mother! There really is a Santa Claus!” To see my mother’s prayers answered more than made up for the boots I never got. It was a Merry Christmas for us after all!
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者的父亲在五年前去世了，作者的妈妈独自承担家庭的重任，家庭生活困难，主要依靠社会援助生活。作者和家人住的房子的房租是每月25美元，但妈妈却付不起，圣诞节就要到了，妈妈打算从社会服务机构得到的买圣诞礼物的钱来付房租，而不是买食物。妈妈不知道的是作者一直在卖圣诞树，铲雪，打零工来挣足够的钱买一双自己特别喜欢的新靴子。在作者赶公共汽车进城去买靴子时，作者注意到一所挂着圣诞彩灯和装饰的房子。作者意识到自己家没有灯，没有装饰品，也没有火鸡或火腿做圣诞晚餐。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“当我继续走着的时候，我开始有一种奇怪的负罪感。”可知，第一段可描写作者的内心的活动以及作者决定不去买靴子。
②由第二段首句内容“公共汽车没等我就开走了，我松了一口气。”可知，第二段可描写作者没有进城去买靴子，而是决定去买圣诞节礼物回家以及回家后妈妈的反应。
2.续写线索：买靴子——内疚——买圣诞节礼物——回家——妈妈反应——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①.买：buy / purchase
②.回家：go back home/return home/ arrive home
情绪类
①.惊讶：stunned /astonished/surprised
②.快乐的：happy /glad
【点睛】
[高分句型1]. I As I arrived at the bus stop, the driver opened the door, waiting for me to get on（运用了as引导的时间状语从句以及现在分词waiting作状语）
[高分句型2]. Feeling as if a weight had been lifted off my shoulders, I knew what I had to do next.（由关系词what以及 as if引导的宾语从句以及现在分词feeling作状语）