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2022-2023学年度第二学期高一年级期中检测英语试卷
满分：150分 考试时间：100分钟注意事项：
本试卷共分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试用时
100分钟。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
考生注意事项：
1.答题前, 务必在答题卡规定的地方填写自己的班级、姓名、学号。
2.答题时, 每小题选出答案后, 用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
第Ⅰ卷 （满分 120分）
第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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. Why did Lisa go to Auckland?
A. To study. B. To work. C. To travel.
2. What will the man do next?
A. Get on the bus. B. Wait for 30 minutes. C. Walk to the next stop.
3. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In the woman抯 apartment.
B. In a baby care center.
C. In a busy street.
4. What discount（折扣）did David get?
A. 10% B. 20% C. 30%
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. The woman抯 hobby.
B. A professional rider.
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C. A horse farm.
第二节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
听下面几段段对话或独白。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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。
6. What is the weather like recently?
A. Windy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy.
7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Tourist and guide. B. Husband and Wife. C. Classmates.
8. What can children enjoy on the Granville Island?
A. An adventure playground.
B. A free Granville Island museum.
C. A large collection of wild animals.
听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。
9. What does the man want to buy?
A. A bed. B. A table. C. Two chairs.
10. Why doesn抰 the man choose the white one?
A. Its color is not suitable.
B. Its price is a little high.
C. Its material is uncomfortable.
11. How would the man like to pay?
A. In cash. B. By check. C. By credit card.
听下面一段对话，回答第12至第15三个小题。
12. Where did Wife Carrying start?
A. In America. B. In Finland. C. In Britain.
13. What can the winner get?
A. A belt. B. A mobile phone. C. A helmet.
14. When did the North American Championship begin?
A. In 1992. B. In 1995. C. In 1999.
15. What is the rule of the Championship?
A. The male can wear a belt.
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B. Teammates should be legally married.
C. Minimum weight limit is set for the female.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分52.5 分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
16. -Could you do me a favor and take the box up to the six floor?
-________.
A. No wonder B. My pleasure
C. With pleasure D. Not really
17. Your learning ________ needs to be adjusted a little so that you will have some time for your own hobbies.
A. embarrassment B. complexity
C. concern D. strategy
18. What is the most important is the way ________ people have worked with each other to protect the environment.
A. in which B. which
C. where D. how
19. Thanks to the new techniques, our production has increased _______.
A. absolutely B. dramatically
C. fortunately D. originally
20. Is there anything else ________ you'd like to share with me?
A. in particular B. in time
C. in order D. in turn
21. There is a sign over there, saying no person ________ bring food and drinks into the reading room.
A. shall B. should
C. will D. must
22. ________ to pass his driving test, Mike received the training again.
A. Fail B. Failed
C. Having failed D. To fail
23. These new neighbors, ________ I was introduced yesterday, have come here from Singapore.
A. with which B. with whom
C. to which D. to whom
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24. -David, are you listening to me?
-Sorry, sir. I _______ of the lecture I attended yesterday.
A. have thought B. was thinking
C. am thinking D. thought
25. Excuse me, may I have a word with Mr. Jackson?
-I'm afraid he is not ________ now. He is having a meeting upstairs.
A. comfortable B. suitable
C. available D. acceptable
26. They put forward a lot of plans at the meeting, none of ________carried out in their work.
A.which B. that
C.them D. what
27. Jane has made up her mind to ________teaching as her profession after she graduates from college.
A. clean up B. take up
C. pick up D. put up
28. -Are you done with the book I gave you?
-________I'm still reading the last chapter.
A. Hard to say B. Not quite
C. Of course D. It all depends
29. Believe it or not, crying is a way you can imagine ________ pressure.
A. relieving B. relieve
C. relieved D. to relieve
30. In the past few years, great changes ________ in my hometown with the development of tourism under the leadership of the government.
A. took place B. have taken place
C. are taking place D. take place
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Regardless of the weather or the distance, Paul Wilson will make sure low-income students in his neighborhood arrive at their college classes on time.
A retired engineer, 76-year-old Wilson has been 31 free rides to college students for
the past eight years. Since he first started 32 his car to the young people, Wilson has 33
an astonishing 64, 000 miles, and has had countless pleasant and often humorous 34 with
the students he transports to and from school. The students who he's 35 have gone on to
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become physicians, teachers and engineers, but what they've also got out of their time in school
is finding a role model and a friend in Wilson. Some students 36 call him 揋randpa?.
Tina Stern 37 rides from Wilson for all her four years in college, and the trips meant
much more to her than just free 38 . "It's not just a ride; you're not just sitting there in
39 silence or with your headphones on.? Stern said. 揌e asks you questions and actually
40 the answers, so the next time you ride with him, he'll 41 those things."
Wilson first worked as a driver through a student-support programme of the non-profit
organisation, On Point for College. Although the 42 asks the members only to drive
students to and from their classes, Wilson often goes 43 to ensure the welfare and safety of
the students. If they have problems with registration, Wilson is there to 44 them. If they run
out of certain daily necessities, Wilson will drive to the nearest store and purchase what's
needed. If a student gets hungry on the long drives to and from school, Wilson never 45 to
buy them a meal.
For many students, Wilson's help is not only appreciated, it's also entirely 46 for
them to be able to complete their college education. Some students don't have a reliable car,
while others have to 47 vehicles with parents who work six days a week. For them, riding
with Wilson has 48 them to complete their education ? but according to Wilson, he
benefits just as much from the 49 . 揑 just love driving and I love these kids, "Wilson said.
"It's such a(n) 50 to be a part of these kids? lives, even just for a few hours, getting to
know them and hearing their stories."
31. A. linking B. sending C. offering D. adjusting
32. A. donating B. lending C. delivering D. volunteering
33. A. paved B. covered C. measured D. wandered
34. A. arguments B. interviews C. negotiations D. conversations
35. A. met B. driven C. addressed D. greeted
36. A. even B. ever C. once D. already
37. A. earned B. received C. assessed D. demanded
38. A. transportation B. style C. time D. communication
39. A. forced B. awkward C. sensitive D. suspicious
40. A. selects B. extends C. guesses D. remembers
41. A. act on B. settle on C. check on D. agree on
42. A. club B. league C. college D. programme
43. A. far B. around C. beyond D. forwards
44. A. assist B. watch C. urge D. warm
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45. A. expects B. attempts C. manages D. hesitates
46. A. extra B. unusual C. necessary D. adequate
47. A. share B. fuel C. repair D. exchange
48. A. required B. allowed C. reminded D. convinced
49. A. experience B. arrangement C. appreciation D. employment
50. A. effort B. ambition C. pleasure D. convenience
第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
A
My grandmother was from a town in Michigan. Summer after summer, I enjoyed staying with my grandparents as a young child. I was from the city and loved the small town they lived in. People knew everyone, their kids, their pets, their ancestors. The bond (关系) with them continued to grow as I grew and they got older. Grandma was always
using her hands for something exciting. She would make little sandwiches and we'd have
tea parties. She'd make beautiful quilts (被子) for each one. I remember the small thimble (顶针) she would use while doing her needle work.
A few years ago, when grandma left this earth, I bid farewell (告别) to a loving
grandmother. How quickly our lives can change! We had just had tea together a couple of months earlier, on her 91st birthday.
I missed her very much. On one particular birthday, when I was feeling a little low,
something happened to make me feel she was sharing that special day with me. I was arranging some colorfully pillows that she had made, and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow (枕头). It was small and hard. I move it to the seam (接缝) that I carefully
opened, and to my delight out came a tiny silver thimble! How happy I was to find
something that had been a part of her! Instead of thinking that it had fallen off her finger, I pictured her sewing (缝) it in that little pillow that I just happened to place on my
bedspread that day. I carefully laid the thimble alongside the others I've collected over the
years, where I could continue to see the gift God chose to show to me. What a precious (宝 贵的) memory of a very special lady who somehow, I knew, was laughing in delight at
sewing her thimble inside my pillow! I made some tea, using my best china, as Grandma always did, and enjoyed my tea and Grandma' s thimble. What a wonderful birthday that was!
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51. The author wrote this passage to ________.
A. show she missed living with her grandma.
B. express a desire to lead a simple life.
C. call on people to care for the old.
D. recall her happy childhood.
52. The author liked staying with her grandparents because _______.
A. they often bought her some gifts.
B. she liked the simple and friendly town life there.
C. she could have tea parties and eat sandwiches.
D. she could learn to sew quilts.
53. How did the author feel when she found the silver thimble?
A. Sad. B. Proud.
C. Lucky. D. Cheerful.
54. It can be inferred from the passage that the silver thimble ________.
A. was the item the author has been trying to find.
B. was the most treasured thimble of grandma.
C. was very precious to the author.
D. was a birthday gift grandma had given the author.
55. What is the best title for the passage?
A. A little pillow. B. Grandma's silver thimble.
C. My grandparents. D. My childhood.
B
This month, Germany's transport minister, Alexander Dobrindt, proposed the first set of rules for autonomous vehicles (自动驾驶车辆). They would define the driver's role in such
cars and govern how such cars perform in crashes where lives might be lost.
The proposal attempts to deal with what some call the 揹eath valley? of autonomous vehicles: the grey area between semi-autonomous and fully driverless cars that could delay the driverless future.
Dobrindt wants three things: that a car always chooses property (财产) damage over
personal injury; that it never distinguishes between humans based on age or race; and that if a human removes his/her hands from the driving wheel—to check email, say—the car's maker is
responsible if there is a crash.
揟he change to the road traffic law will permit fully automatic driving,? says Dobrindt. It
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will put fully driverless cars on an equal legal footing to human drivers, he says.
Who is responsible for the operation of such vehicles is not clear among car makers, consumers and lawyers. 揟he liability (责任) issue is the biggest one of them all,? says Natasha
Merat at the University of Leeds, UK.
An assumption behind UK insurance for driverless cars, introduces earlier this year, insists that a human 揵e watchful and monitoring the road? at every moment.
But that is not what many people have in mind when thinking of driverless cars. 揥hen
you say 慸riverless cars?, people expect driverless cars.? Merat says. 揧ou know－no driver.”
Because of the confusion, Merat thinks some car makers will wait until vehicles can be fully automated without operation.
Driverless cars may end up being a form of public transport rather than vehicles you own,
says Ryan Calo at Stanford University, California. That is happening in the UK and Singapore, where government-provided driverless vehicles are being launched.
That would go down poorly in the US, however. 揟he idea that the government would
take over driverless cars and treat them as a public good would get absolutely nowhere here,? says Calo.
56.What does the phrase 揹eath valley? in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. A place where cars often break down.
B. A case where passing a law is impossible.
C. An area where no driving is permitted.
D. A situation where drivers' role is not clear.
57. The proposal put forward by Dobrindt aims to .
A. stop people from breaking traffic rules
B. help promote fully automatic driving
C. protect drivers of all ages and races
D. prevent serious property damage
58. What do consumers think of the operation of driverless cars?
A. It should get the attention of insurance companies.
B. It should be the main concern of law makers.
C. It should not cause deadly traffic accidents.
D. It should involve no human responsibility.
59. Driverless vehicles in public transport see no bright future in .
A. Singapore B. the UK
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C. the US D. Germany
60. What could be the best title for passage?
A. Autonomous Driving: Whose Liability?
B. Fully Automatic Cars: A New Breakthrough
C. Autonomous Vehicles: Driver Removed
D. Driverless Cars: Root of Road Accidents
C
During a visit to the United Arab Emirates, I was invited to speak to college students to learn more about how the country is preparing the next generation for the future. I met with students who were required to present their final projects in a three-minute presentation to members of the ruling family. Now, that is pressure. But learning the art of public speaking is no longer an option to succeed in the 21st century; it is essential.
Educators who I have met across the Middle East, Europe and Asia say that they are
elevating (提升) the art of public speaking to a core requirement along with math and science. Chris Anderson, the curator (负责人) of TED, encourages schools in the United States to make
損resentation literacy? a requirement in elementary schools. There is a wrinkle, however.
According to an article in The Atlantic, some American middle-school and high-school students are calling for the elimination (取消) of mandatory (强制的) in-class presentations.
Their anxiety is real. Psychology professor Matthew Lieberman writes in his book, 揙ur
brains desire for the positive evaluation of others almost to an embarrassing degree.? That's why most of us get anxious about public speaking. Anxiety can turn into full－blown panic
attacks or create lifelong fears.
As an author whose books are used in public speaking classes around the world, I will explain why public speaking skills are more important than ever. Persuasion梠ne person convincing another to change their mind梚s now responsible for 25 percent of Americas total income, according to Deirdre McCloskey at the University of Illinois. The percentage will rise
to 40 percent soon, she assured me. It is a terrible idea to reduce public speaking opportunities
in class at a time when students need the skills it can give them to succeed. Today anyone who is better at presenting their ideas can see a sudden, massive increase in wealth that is unprecedented in human history.
In the age of ideas, public speaking is one of the greatest skills that students need in order
to learn, grow, and inspire the rest of us to dream bigger. If students enjoy the process of building the necessary skill set, they will learn to love public speaking.
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61．What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A．Public speaking is essential in preparing for the future.
B．Students don't have to choose the course of public speaking.
C．The ruling family plays a key role in judging the presentation.
D．College students are under pressure in preparing the introduction.
62．What does the underlined word 搘rinkle? in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．Simple case. B．New idea.
C．Small problem. D．Strong belief.
63．Matthew Lieberman is telling us that ________．
A．we long for the positive judgment terribly
B．good public speaking skills can promote our confidence
C．we feel embarrassed when expecting positive evaluation
D．public speaking can make us feel scared rather than anxious
64．Which of the following is the benefit of public speaking?
A．It can help persuade others to change their mind.
B．Good speakers can see huge rise in their incomes.
C．It will offer students skills to make a great success.
D．It encourages students to live a wealthy life in the future.
65．What is the passage mainly about?
A．It scares students to make a speech publicly.
B．Presentation is a steppingstone for student's future.
C．We can improve speaking skills in many effective ways.
D．Confidence in presentation increases if one is well prepared.
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第Ⅱ卷 （满分30分）第四部分：写作
第一节：阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
I抦 a 34-year-old man, married, lived in a nice house, and have a successful career as an educational consultant. But my life was not always so great. I had a learning disability from an early age. I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra help. Still, I suffered the rest of my school days in public schools.
My life improved remarkably when I discovered art. The art world gave me a chance to
express myself without words. I went to a workshop and gradually got good at making things with clay(黏土). Here I learned my first important lesson: disabled as I was in language, I
could still be smart and well express myself with clay. And my confidence came along.
I got my next lesson from rock climbing. It was a fun thing but I was scared from the start.
I soon noticed it wasn抰 a talent thing; it was practice. So I did it more. After about five years of climbing, I found myself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall. I learned that if you fall in love with something and do it all the time, you will get better at it.
Later I decided to apply my previous experience to learning how to read and write. Every
day I practiced reading and writing, which I used to avoid as much as
possible. After two hard years, I was literate.
Having gone through the long process with art, rock climbing, and reading and writing,
now I抳e got to a point in my life where I know I am smart enough to dive into an area that is totally unknown, hard, but interesting.
66. What made the author抯 school days difficult? (No more than 5 words)
67. Why did art give the author confidence? (No more than 10 words)
68. What lesson did the author learn from rock climbing? (No more than 15 words)
69. What is the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 4? (No more than 5 words)
70. How does the author抯 story inspire you to overcome difficulties in life? Put it in your own words. (No more than 20 words)
第二节：书面表达（满分20分）
假定你是李津，你的英国笔友Chris最近来中国某中学交换学习，他来信告诉你他不知道 如何学好中文，请你给他回一封信，内容包括以下要点：
1. 写信的目的;
2. 具体建议：多用中文交流，大量阅读等;
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3. 表达个人期待
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好。
Dear Chris,
2022-2023学年度第二学期高一年级期中检测英语试卷
满分：150分 考试时间：100分钟注意事项：
本试卷共分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试用时
100分钟。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
考生注意事项：
1.答题前, 务必在答题卡规定的地方填写自己的班级、姓名、学号。
2.答题时, 每小题选出答案后, 用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
第Ⅰ卷 （满分 120分）
第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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. Why did Lisa go to Auckland?
A. To study. B. To work. C. To travel.
2. What will the man do next?
A. Get on the bus. B. Wait for 30 minutes. C. Walk to the next stop.
3. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In the woman抯 apartment.
B. In a baby care center.
C. In a busy street.
4. What discount（折扣）did David get?
A. 10% B. 20% C. 30%
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. The woman抯 hobby.
B. A professional rider.
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C. A horse farm.
第二节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
听下面几段段对话或独白。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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。
6. What is the weather like recently?
A. Windy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy.
7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Tourist and guide. B. Husband and Wife. C. Classmates.
8. What can children enjoy on the Granville Island?
A. An adventure playground.
B. A free Granville Island museum.
C. A large collection of wild animals.
听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。
9. What does the man want to buy?
A. A bed. B. A table. C. Two chairs.
10. Why doesn抰 the man choose the white one?
A. Its color is not suitable.
B. Its price is a little high.
C. Its material is uncomfortable.
11. How would the man like to pay?
A. In cash. B. By check. C. By credit card.
听下面一段对话，回答第12至第15三个小题。
12. Where did Wife Carrying start?
A. In America. B. In Finland. C. In Britain.
13. What can the winner get?
A. A belt. B. A mobile phone. C. A helmet.
14. When did the North American Championship begin?
A. In 1992. B. In 1995. C. In 1999.
15. What is the rule of the Championship?
A. The male can wear a belt.
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B. Teammates should be legally married.
C. Minimum weight limit is set for the female.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分52.5 分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
16. -Could you do me a favor and take the box up to the six floor?
-________.
A. No wonder B. My pleasure
C. With pleasure D. Not really
17. Your learning ________ needs to be adjusted a little so that you will have some time for your own hobbies.
A. embarrassment B. complexity
C. concern D. strategy
18. What is the most important is the way ________ people have worked with each other to protect the environment.
A. in which B. which
C. where D. how
19. Thanks to the new techniques, our production has increased _______.
A. absolutely B. dramatically
C. fortunately D. originally
20. Is there anything else ________ you'd like to share with me?
A. in particular B. in time
C. in order D. in turn
21. There is a sign over there, saying no person ________ bring food and drinks into the reading room.
A. shall B. should
C. will D. must
22. ________ to pass his driving test, Mike received the training again.
A. Fail B. Failed
C. Having failed D. To fail
23. These new neighbors, ________ I was introduced yesterday, have come here from Singapore.
A. with which B. with whom
C. to which D. to whom
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24. -David, are you listening to me?
-Sorry, sir. I _______ of the lecture I attended yesterday.
A. have thought B. was thinking
C. am thinking D. thought
25. Excuse me, may I have a word with Mr. Jackson?
-I'm afraid he is not ________ now. He is having a meeting upstairs.
A. comfortable B. suitable
C. available D. acceptable
26. They put forward a lot of plans at the meeting, none of ________carried out in their work.
A.which B. that
C.them D. what
27. Jane has made up her mind to ________teaching as her profession after she graduates from college.
A. clean up B. take up
C. pick up D. put up
28. -Are you done with the book I gave you?
-________I'm still reading the last chapter.
A. Hard to say B. Not quite
C. Of course D. It all depends
29. Believe it or not, crying is a way you can imagine ________ pressure.
A. relieving B. relieve
C. relieved D. to relieve
30. In the past few years, great changes ________ in my hometown with the development of tourism under the leadership of the government.
A. took place B. have taken place
C. are taking place D. take place
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Regardless of the weather or the distance, Paul Wilson will make sure low-income students in his neighborhood arrive at their college classes on time.
A retired engineer, 76-year-old Wilson has been 31 free rides to college students for
the past eight years. Since he first started 32 his car to the young people, Wilson has 33
an astonishing 64, 000 miles, and has had countless pleasant and often humorous 34 with
the students he transports to and from school. The students who he's 35 have gone on to
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become physicians, teachers and engineers, but what they've also got out of their time in school
is finding a role model and a friend in Wilson. Some students 36 call him 揋randpa?.
Tina Stern 37 rides from Wilson for all her four years in college, and the trips meant
much more to her than just free 38 . "It's not just a ride; you're not just sitting there in
39 silence or with your headphones on.? Stern said. 揌e asks you questions and actually
40 the answers, so the next time you ride with him, he'll 41 those things."
Wilson first worked as a driver through a student-support programme of the non-profit
organisation, On Point for College. Although the 42 asks the members only to drive
students to and from their classes, Wilson often goes 43 to ensure the welfare and safety of
the students. If they have problems with registration, Wilson is there to 44 them. If they run
out of certain daily necessities, Wilson will drive to the nearest store and purchase what's
needed. If a student gets hungry on the long drives to and from school, Wilson never 45 to
buy them a meal.
For many students, Wilson's help is not only appreciated, it's also entirely 46 for
them to be able to complete their college education. Some students don't have a reliable car,
while others have to 47 vehicles with parents who work six days a week. For them, riding
with Wilson has 48 them to complete their education ? but according to Wilson, he
benefits just as much from the 49 . 揑 just love driving and I love these kids, "Wilson said.
"It's such a(n) 50 to be a part of these kids? lives, even just for a few hours, getting to
know them and hearing their stories."
31. A. linking B. sending C. offering D. adjusting
32. A. donating B. lending C. delivering D. volunteering
33. A. paved B. covered C. measured D. wandered
34. A. arguments B. interviews C. negotiations D. conversations
35. A. met B. driven C. addressed D. greeted
36. A. even B. ever C. once D. already
37. A. earned B. received C. assessed D. demanded
38. A. transportation B. style C. time D. communication
39. A. forced B. awkward C. sensitive D. suspicious
40. A. selects B. extends C. guesses D. remembers
41. A. act on B. settle on C. check on D. agree on
42. A. club B. league C. college D. programme
43. A. far B. around C. beyond D. forwards
44. A. assist B. watch C. urge D. warm
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45. A. expects B. attempts C. manages D. hesitates
46. A. extra B. unusual C. necessary D. adequate
47. A. share B. fuel C. repair D. exchange
48. A. required B. allowed C. reminded D. convinced
49. A. experience B. arrangement C. appreciation D. employment
50. A. effort B. ambition C. pleasure D. convenience
第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
A
My grandmother was from a town in Michigan. Summer after summer, I enjoyed staying with my grandparents as a young child. I was from the city and loved the small town they lived in. People knew everyone, their kids, their pets, their ancestors. The bond (关系) with them continued to grow as I grew and they got older. Grandma was always
using her hands for something exciting. She would make little sandwiches and we'd have
tea parties. She'd make beautiful quilts (被子) for each one. I remember the small thimble (顶针) she would use while doing her needle work.
A few years ago, when grandma left this earth, I bid farewell (告别) to a loving
grandmother. How quickly our lives can change! We had just had tea together a couple of months earlier, on her 91st birthday.
I missed her very much. On one particular birthday, when I was feeling a little low,
something happened to make me feel she was sharing that special day with me. I was arranging some colorfully pillows that she had made, and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow (枕头). It was small and hard. I move it to the seam (接缝) that I carefully
opened, and to my delight out came a tiny silver thimble! How happy I was to find
something that had been a part of her! Instead of thinking that it had fallen off her finger, I pictured her sewing (缝) it in that little pillow that I just happened to place on my
bedspread that day. I carefully laid the thimble alongside the others I've collected over the
years, where I could continue to see the gift God chose to show to me. What a precious (宝 贵的) memory of a very special lady who somehow, I knew, was laughing in delight at
sewing her thimble inside my pillow! I made some tea, using my best china, as Grandma always did, and enjoyed my tea and Grandma' s thimble. What a wonderful birthday that was!
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51. The author wrote this passage to ________.
A. show she missed living with her grandma.
B. express a desire to lead a simple life.
C. call on people to care for the old.
D. recall her happy childhood.
52. The author liked staying with her grandparents because _______.
A. they often bought her some gifts.
B. she liked the simple and friendly town life there.
C. she could have tea parties and eat sandwiches.
D. she could learn to sew quilts.
53. How did the author feel when she found the silver thimble?
A. Sad. B. Proud.
C. Lucky. D. Cheerful.
54. It can be inferred from the passage that the silver thimble ________.
A. was the item the author has been trying to find.
B. was the most treasured thimble of grandma.
C. was very precious to the author.
D. was a birthday gift grandma had given the author.
55. What is the best title for the passage?
A. A little pillow. B. Grandma's silver thimble.
C. My grandparents. D. My childhood.
B
This month, Germany's transport minister, Alexander Dobrindt, proposed the first set of rules for autonomous vehicles (自动驾驶车辆). They would define the driver's role in such
cars and govern how such cars perform in crashes where lives might be lost.
The proposal attempts to deal with what some call the 揹eath valley? of autonomous vehicles: the grey area between semi-autonomous and fully driverless cars that could delay the driverless future.
Dobrindt wants three things: that a car always chooses property (财产) damage over
personal injury; that it never distinguishes between humans based on age or race; and that if a human removes his/her hands from the driving wheel—to check email, say—the car's maker is
responsible if there is a crash.
揟he change to the road traffic law will permit fully automatic driving,? says Dobrindt. It
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will put fully driverless cars on an equal legal footing to human drivers, he says.
Who is responsible for the operation of such vehicles is not clear among car makers, consumers and lawyers. 揟he liability (责任) issue is the biggest one of them all,? says Natasha
Merat at the University of Leeds, UK.
An assumption behind UK insurance for driverless cars, introduces earlier this year, insists that a human 揵e watchful and monitoring the road? at every moment.
But that is not what many people have in mind when thinking of driverless cars. 揥hen
you say 慸riverless cars?, people expect driverless cars.? Merat says. 揧ou know－no driver.”
Because of the confusion, Merat thinks some car makers will wait until vehicles can be fully automated without operation.
Driverless cars may end up being a form of public transport rather than vehicles you own,
says Ryan Calo at Stanford University, California. That is happening in the UK and Singapore, where government-provided driverless vehicles are being launched.
That would go down poorly in the US, however. 揟he idea that the government would
take over driverless cars and treat them as a public good would get absolutely nowhere here,? says Calo.
56.What does the phrase 揹eath valley? in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. A place where cars often break down.
B. A case where passing a law is impossible.
C. An area where no driving is permitted.
D. A situation where drivers' role is not clear.
57. The proposal put forward by Dobrindt aims to .
A. stop people from breaking traffic rules
B. help promote fully automatic driving
C. protect drivers of all ages and races
D. prevent serious property damage
58. What do consumers think of the operation of driverless cars?
A. It should get the attention of insurance companies.
B. It should be the main concern of law makers.
C. It should not cause deadly traffic accidents.
D. It should involve no human responsibility.
59. Driverless vehicles in public transport see no bright future in .
A. Singapore B. the UK
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C. the US D. Germany
60. What could be the best title for passage?
A. Autonomous Driving: Whose Liability?
B. Fully Automatic Cars: A New Breakthrough
C. Autonomous Vehicles: Driver Removed
D. Driverless Cars: Root of Road Accidents
C
During a visit to the United Arab Emirates, I was invited to speak to college students to learn more about how the country is preparing the next generation for the future. I met with students who were required to present their final projects in a three-minute presentation to members of the ruling family. Now, that is pressure. But learning the art of public speaking is no longer an option to succeed in the 21st century; it is essential.
Educators who I have met across the Middle East, Europe and Asia say that they are
elevating (提升) the art of public speaking to a core requirement along with math and science. Chris Anderson, the curator (负责人) of TED, encourages schools in the United States to make
損resentation literacy? a requirement in elementary schools. There is a wrinkle, however.
According to an article in The Atlantic, some American middle-school and high-school students are calling for the elimination (取消) of mandatory (强制的) in-class presentations.
Their anxiety is real. Psychology professor Matthew Lieberman writes in his book, 揙ur
brains desire for the positive evaluation of others almost to an embarrassing degree.? That's why most of us get anxious about public speaking. Anxiety can turn into full－blown panic
attacks or create lifelong fears.
As an author whose books are used in public speaking classes around the world, I will explain why public speaking skills are more important than ever. Persuasion梠ne person convincing another to change their mind梚s now responsible for 25 percent of Americas total income, according to Deirdre McCloskey at the University of Illinois. The percentage will rise
to 40 percent soon, she assured me. It is a terrible idea to reduce public speaking opportunities
in class at a time when students need the skills it can give them to succeed. Today anyone who is better at presenting their ideas can see a sudden, massive increase in wealth that is unprecedented in human history.
In the age of ideas, public speaking is one of the greatest skills that students need in order
to learn, grow, and inspire the rest of us to dream bigger. If students enjoy the process of building the necessary skill set, they will learn to love public speaking.
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61．What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A．Public speaking is essential in preparing for the future.
B．Students don't have to choose the course of public speaking.
C．The ruling family plays a key role in judging the presentation.
D．College students are under pressure in preparing the introduction.
62．What does the underlined word 搘rinkle? in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．Simple case. B．New idea.
C．Small problem. D．Strong belief.
63．Matthew Lieberman is telling us that ________．
A．we long for the positive judgment terribly
B．good public speaking skills can promote our confidence
C．we feel embarrassed when expecting positive evaluation
D．public speaking can make us feel scared rather than anxious
64．Which of the following is the benefit of public speaking?
A．It can help persuade others to change their mind.
B．Good speakers can see huge rise in their incomes.
C．It will offer students skills to make a great success.
D．It encourages students to live a wealthy life in the future.
65．What is the passage mainly about?
A．It scares students to make a speech publicly.
B．Presentation is a steppingstone for student's future.
C．We can improve speaking skills in many effective ways.
D．Confidence in presentation increases if one is well prepared.
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第Ⅱ卷 （满分30分）第四部分：写作
第一节：阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
I抦 a 34-year-old man, married, lived in a nice house, and have a successful career as an educational consultant. But my life was not always so great. I had a learning disability from an early age. I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra help. Still, I suffered the rest of my school days in public schools.
My life improved remarkably when I discovered art. The art world gave me a chance to
express myself without words. I went to a workshop and gradually got good at making things with clay(黏土). Here I learned my first important lesson: disabled as I was in language, I
could still be smart and well express myself with clay. And my confidence came along.
I got my next lesson from rock climbing. It was a fun thing but I was scared from the start.
I soon noticed it wasn抰 a talent thing; it was practice. So I did it more. After about five years of climbing, I found myself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall. I learned that if you fall in love with something and do it all the time, you will get better at it.
Later I decided to apply my previous experience to learning how to read and write. Every
day I practiced reading and writing, which I used to avoid as much as
possible. After two hard years, I was literate.
Having gone through the long process with art, rock climbing, and reading and writing,
now I抳e got to a point in my life where I know I am smart enough to dive into an area that is totally unknown, hard, but interesting.
66. What made the author抯 school days difficult? (No more than 5 words)
67. Why did art give the author confidence? (No more than 10 words)
68. What lesson did the author learn from rock climbing? (No more than 15 words)
69. What is the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 4? (No more than 5 words)
70. How does the author抯 story inspire you to overcome difficulties in life? Put it in your own words. (No more than 20 words)
第二节：书面表达（满分20分）
假定你是李津，你的英国笔友Chris最近来中国某中学交换学习，他来信告诉你他不知道 如何学好中文，请你给他回一封信，内容包括以下要点：
1. 写信的目的;
2. 具体建议：多用中文交流，大量阅读等;
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3. 表达个人期待
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好。
Dear Chris,
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