2022-2023学年福建省莆田第十五中学高二下学期期中测试英语试题含解析

这是一份2022-2023学年福建省莆田第十五中学高二下学期期中测试英语试题含解析，共25页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，七选五，完形填空，用单词的适当形式完成短文，完成句子，推荐信，读后续写等内容，欢迎下载使用。

福建省莆田第十五中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期中测试英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读理解
Eating Out
Are you looking for somewhere special to go this weekend? Do you want to try something new? Check out one of these hot new restaurants.
Musical Chairs
Have you noticed how music makes the taste of your food better? This new restaurant has different types of live music every night except Sundays, and excellent food to go with it. Great fish dishes, beef and pizza. Monday is classic rock night, so see you there.
The Chocolate Box
The owner of this small cafe used to cook all kinds of food. But then she realized she preferred sweets to anything else. If you want meat or fish, don’t come here. They only do desserts! Lots of different kinds of sweets. Chocolate lovers will be excited by the range (范围) of chocolate cakes.
Last Days of the Raj
A centrally-located (位置中心的) Indian restaurant, perfect for eating before or after the cinema or a show. In summer enjoy your meal in the beautiful garden. The most popular dishes are beef and chicken cooked with mild, medium (中等的) or hot spices (调料). For brave customers there is extra hot!
A Tasty of Tuscany
Whether you'd like a great value-for-money lunch or a relaxed evening meal at a fantastic restaurant, this is the place for you. The cooks have all been trained in Italy and they make both traditional and modern dishes. We recommend (推荐) the pasta and seafood.
1．What’s special about Music Chairs?
A．Sunday is classic rock night every week.
B．The chair there can play wonderful music.
C．The restaurant only welcomes music lovers.
D．You can enjoy your meal with live music there.
2．Which of the following does the Chocolate Box serve?
A．Fish. B．Cakes. C．Seafood. D．Chicken.
3．What can people do at A Taste of Tuscany?
A．Enjoy a relaxed breakfast. B．Taste dishes cooked in Italy.
C．Have a value-for-money lunch. D．Learn to cook pasta and seafood.
4．What is recommended in the text?
A．Hot restaurants.
B．Spicy food.
C．Weekend activities.
D．The best places to go.

Many people head to the Takhini Hot Springs in Yukon, Canada to take part in the International Hair Freezing Contest(比赛) in winter. The event usually runs for the whole month of February which is traditionally the coldest time of the year in Yukon. It is below 4℉(-20℃). The purpose of the contest is to create the most creative frozen hairstyle possible.
After checking in, you are led to the natural hot springs, which has a temperature of 104℉(40℃). Thanks to the cold air, only putting the head into the water is enough to freeze hair.
You can also sit in the hot springs and allow the steam to gradually get on your head while the cold air freezes your hair. After the hair is frozen and molded(成型)(when possible), you take pictures. The hot springs officials collect all the pictures during the contest and in mid to late March the top three pictures are chosen.
People must agree to give all rights of their pictures to the hot springs officials. The contest also offers some great prizes.
1st place: $750 and a free 30-time soak(浸泡) membership at the hot springs.
2nd place: $200 and a free 12-time soak pass.
3rd place: $100 and a free 3-day pass.
The contest started in 2011. Now it has become popular and draws lots of people from all over the world.
5．Who will be the winner of the contest?
A．Tom, who swims fastest in the water.
B．Sam, who stays in the cold air for the longest time.
C．Jim, who freezes his hair in the most creative shape.
D．Tim, who takes the strangest photo of the hot springs.
6．Which of the following describes the right order?
a. Put the head into the hot springs.
b. Hand over the photos to the contest.
c. Check in.
d. Make the hair frozen and molded.
A．a—c—b—d B．c—a—d—b
C．d—b—a—c D．d—c—a—b
7．According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?
A．The contest started in 2011 to raise money.
B．Now the contest is less popular than before.
C．The third-place winner will go home with $200.
D．The hot springs officials can put the pictures online.
8．What's the best title for the text?
A．The Coolest Hairstyle in the World
B．The Top Three Pictures of the Contest
C．The Most Famous Hot Springs of Canada
D．The International Hair Freezing Contest in Canada

Today, roller skating (滑旱冰) is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, no one had any idea of roller skating. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin's work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball (化装舞会). He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make an amazing entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was very surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. The mirror fell down, breaking into pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin's amazing entrance for a long time.
9．What is the passage mainly about?
A．A creative violinist. B．An unforgettable party.
C．How roller skating began. D．How Merlin got others'attention.
10．Why did people think Merlin was a dreamer?
A．He liked playing the violin. B．He was full of imagination.
C．He often gave others surprises. D．He invented the roller skates.
11．What did Merlin put wheels under his shoes for?
A．To test his new invention.
B．To arrive at the party sooner.
C．To show his skills in walking on wheels.
D．To impress the guests at the party.
12．What can be learned about Merlin's roller skates at the party?
A．They broke into pieces. B．They needed to be improved.
C．They worked perfectly. D．They didn't interest the guests.
13．What can be inferred (推断) from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
A．Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.
B．Merlin didn't succeed as expected.
C．Merlin was soon forgotten after the party.
D．Merlin amazed people all the time.


二、七选五
Science fiction television has done a lot to shape how we view the meals of the future, from an evening dinner in pill form to machines giving us any meal we desire, on demand. 14 However, while these ideas for food creation are more than fifty years old, the way we produce and consume food has not changed very much. Even though there is enough food available today to feed the world, more than 870 million people do not have enough to eat. 15
With the global population expected to grow to more than nine billion by 2050, demand for food will only increase. No pills or machines have solved our food problems yet.
However, agricultural science has been responsible for saving huge numbers of lives. Science and technology helped us out of starvation during the 1960s and 70s when the world’s population exploded. 16 The result of this panic was the “green revolution”, which saw the introduction to farming of high production grains, improved irrigation systems and hybrid seeds, saving over one billion people from starvation
17 Having enough food is only the first step. There are complications with natural disasters, conflict, poverty and environmental problems. All these can mean that the food supply is put at risk 18 Many people are concerned about “playing around with nature”, adjusting how food looks and tastes and smells, and other human interferences(干预), all of which are widespread.
Anyhow, the world has not been completely saved from starvation, but we are on the way to get there.
A．Agricultural science was quite a success.
B．There are many complexities when dealing with food.
C．Modern science and technology of food contributes a lot.
D．Nobody would ever starve if food were this easy to obtain.
E．And it is unbelievable that hunger kills more people than disease does.
F．Then there are the issues we face when it comes to food experimentation.
G．At that time scientists were genuinely worried that we would run out of food.


三、完形填空
Joao Carlos Martins is a famous pianist and conductor. However, his career has been 19 and his life has taken him in many different 20 .
As a teenager Martins began to perform in concerts. But in his late twenties, he had to 21 after badly breaking his arm. It was really a terrible time. He couldn’t look at a piano or 22 listen to music. 23 , he decided to become the manager of a boxer, who won the world championship later. This 24 Martins to take up the piano and practise much harder. Six years later, he gave his first concert at the Carnegie Hall, which was the most 25 moment of his life. He performed in concerts for years before he had to quit because of the unbearable 26 in his hands caused by too much 27 .
Martins, in his forties, became a politician. However, he couldn’t stand this 28 , so once again, he went back to the piano. All was going well until something unexpected 29 while leaving a concert. He 30 a serious brain injury and lost all the movement in his right hand. Again, with great 31 he played just with his left hand. Years later he lost the use of the left hand and 32 himself a conductor. Now, in his late seventies, Martins is still taking 33 to work and has conducted over a thousand concerts.
19．A．smooth B．tough C．flexible D．interesting
20．A．cultures B．forms C．directions D．levels
21．A．give up B．set out C．turn up D．hold out
22．A．still B．just C．ever D．even
23．A．Generally B．Ultimately C．Occasionally D．Naturally
24．A．forced B．promised C．motivated D．forbade
25．A．realistic B．emotiona1 C．struggling D．striking
26．A．pain B．cuts C．tension D．sensitivities
27．A．conducting B．playing C．instruction D．competition
28．A．career B．popularity C．condition D．behavior
29．A．existed B．remained C．occurred D．continued
30．A．found B．suffered C．cured D．nursed
31．A．patience B．care C．pleasure D．determination
32．A．fancied B．considered C．made D．chose
33．A．measures B．chances C．courage D．trouble


四、用单词的适当形式完成短文
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
How Learning Habits Influence On Learning Results
It’s useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. There is a famous saying “Good habits lead to good endings.”, 34 shows the importance of habits.
“An apple a day keeps doctor away .”also shows how a healthy everyday habit helps to build up our body. 35 , good learning habits can help us gain great learning results 36 (include) high scores and abundant knowledge. At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitudes 37 the content of our learning. Obviously, a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations. 38 we can see, cultivating a good habit is so important 39 I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits — keep a learning diary every day. We can start the habit by 40 write) learning summary and remember to record something impressive and 41 (mean). Keep it in mind, and gradually we can gain this good learning habit and benefit from it.
What’s more, I find out that I still have some bad learning habits as well. I can 42 concentrate on reading for a short time and I 43 (conquer) this problem by spending more effort on concentration practice.
I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.


五、完成句子
44．When the train arrived at the station, they took a taxi to Lake Louise, where the blue water literally____________________ with its exceptional beauty.
火车抵达后,她们乘坐出租车来到路易斯湖，那里湛蓝的湖水异常美丽，令她们惊叹不已。
45．Standing in the distance, they _____________see misty clouds rising from the great Niagara Falls, which is on the south side of the lake.
她们站在远处眺望，看到湖的南边从尼亚加拉大瀑布上升腾而起的水雾，感到非常震撼。
46．Burns are divided into three types, _____________the depth of skin damage.
根据皮肤损伤的深度，烧伤或烫伤可分为三种类型。
47．With choking victims, every minute______________.
对于挽救窒息者而言，每一分钟都非常要紧。
48．How could I ______________there and doing nothing? We are all humans and we all have a responsibility to look after one another's welfare.
我有什么理由坐在那儿什么都不做呢？我们都属于人类大家庭，我们都有责任关心彼此的幸福。

六、推荐信
49．假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Hunter正在学习中文。请你结合以下内容提示，用英语在QQ中给他留言，向他推荐《用英语讲中国故事》这套书，说明推荐理由，并推荐购买网站。
Stories of China Retold in English
书的内容
Chinese customs, festivals, arts, great figures,...
推荐理由
both written in Chinese and English...
推荐网站
www.taobao.com
1.注意词数80词左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Hunter,
Glad to hear that you are learning Chinese and interested in Chinese culture.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua

七、读后续写
50．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Maria and Peter lived in a coastal city. The greatest pleasure in summer for them was to swim at their local beach after school. But one day they started to lose their enthusiasm for swimming in the waters. More often than not, they would find plastic bags thrown on the beach. Worse sill, as they swam in the water, some plastic bags would float around them and even stick to their legs when they walked to the shore.
They were upset and decided something needed to be done to stop the beautiful sea becoming consumed by waste.One weekend,Maria and Peter brought a big bag to the beach and determined to clean it up. Sweat streamed down from their forehead while they bent down and picked up the plastic bags. To their disappointment, after a day’s hard work, there were still many plastic bags lying on the beach or floating in the water. Going home with aching legs and arms, Maria and Peter were almost defeated by a strong sense of failure.
That night over dinner with their parents, the pair ale silently. Noticing their low spirits, Mother asked gently, “You two looked so down. What happened?”Exchanging glances with Peter, Maria replied in a low voice,“It’s those annoying plastic bags. We tried to clean up but it was just impossible.”Understanding the pair’s disappointment, their father patted them on the back and comforted,”Well, it’s really hard for just two of you to fix such a big problem.”“Just two of us.”complained Maria and Peter, looking at each other.Suddenly, an idea lashed through their minds, their eyes shining with excitement.“Yes,that’s the point! We should make more people aware of the problem and encourage them to take action!” the pair said in chorus.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Quickly finishing their dinner, the pair went upstairs and started planning.
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Excited and nervous, they posted the video and article on WeChat.
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参考答案：
1．D 2．B 3．C 4．A

【导语】本文为一篇应用文。文章介绍了四个新开的热门餐厅的特色。
1．细节理解题。根据Music Chairs的“This new restaurant has different types of live music every night except Sundays, and excellent food to go with it. Great fish dishes, beef and pizza. Monday is classic rock night, so see you there. (这家新开的餐馆除了星期天以外，每天晚上都有不同类型的现场音乐表演，还有美味的食物。很棒的鱼、牛肉和披萨。周一是经典的摇滚之夜，我们在那里见。)”可知，在这个餐厅人们可以在现场音乐的伴奏下用餐。故选D项。
2．细节理解题。根据The Chocolate Box的“They only do desserts! Lots of different kinds of sweets. Chocolate lovers will be excited by the range (范围) of chocolate cakes. (他们只做甜点！很多不同种类的糖果。巧克力爱好者们一定会为巧克力蛋糕的种类而兴奋不已。)”可知，这里提供甜点、糖果、各种巧克力蛋糕。故选B项。
3．细节理解题。根据A Taste of Tuscany的“Whether you'd like a great value-for-money lunch or a relaxed evening meal at a fantastic restaurant, this is the place for you. (无论你是想要一顿物有所值的午餐，还是在一家很棒的餐厅享受一顿轻松的晚餐，这里都是你的好去处。)”可知，这里人们可以享受到物有所值的午餐。故选C项。
4．细节理解题。根据第一段“Check out one of these hot new restaurants. (看看这些新开的热门餐厅吧。)”可知，本文推荐的都是热门餐厅。故选A项。
5．C 6．B 7．D 8．D

【导语】本文为一篇应用文。自2011年以来，加拿大育空地区的Takhini温泉组织国际冻发比赛，文章介绍了比赛的目的、流程和前三名的奖项。
5．推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“The purpose of the contest is to create the most creative frozen hairstyle possible. (比赛的目的是创造出最具创意的冷冻发型。)”可知，参赛选手比的是发型，谁的发型最有创意谁得奖，C项“Jim, who freezes his hair in the most creative shape. (吉姆，他把头发冻成最有创意的形状。)”符合题意，故选C项。
6．细节理解题。根据第二段“After checking in, you are led to the natural hot springs, which has a temperature of 104℉(40℃). Thanks to the cold air, only putting the head into the water is enough to freeze hair. (入住后，你会被带到温度为40℃的天然温泉。由于空气很冷，只要把头放进水里就能把头发冻住。)”可知，第一步check in，第二步putting the head into the water，根据第三段“You can also sit in the hot springs and allow the steam to gradually get on your head while the cold air freezes your hair. After the hair is frozen and molded( 成型) (when possible), you take pictures. The hot springs officials collect all the pictures during the contest and in mid to late March the top three pictures are chosen. (你也可以坐在温泉里，让蒸汽慢慢地流到你的头上，而冷空气会冻结你的头发。头发冻好并定型后，如果可能的话，你就可以拍照了。温泉官员在比赛期间收集所有照片，并在3月中下旬选出前三名。)”可知，第三步the hair is frozen and molded，接着take pictures，最后由温泉官员收集所有照片，即自己提交照片，按顺序为c—a—d—b，故选B项。
7．细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“The purpose of the contest is to create the most creative frozen hairstyle possible. (比赛的目的是创造出最具创意的冷冻发型。)”，故该比赛目的不是筹钱，故A项错；最后一段“The contest started in 2011. Now it has become popular and draws lots of people from all over the world. (比赛始于2011年。现在它已经变得很受欢迎，吸引了来自世界各地的许多人。)”可知，该比赛始于2011，且越来越受欢迎，故B项错；根据倒数第二段“3rd place: $100 and a free 3-day pass. (第三名：100美元和3天免费通行证。)”，故C项错。第四段“People must agree to give all rights of their pictures to the hot springs officials. (人们必须同意将照片的所有权利交给温泉管理人员。)”可推知，温泉管理人员有权把照片放到网上，故选D项。
8．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段“Many people head to the Takhini Hot Springs in Yukon, Canada to take part in the International Hair Freezing Contest (比赛) in winter.  (冬天，许多人前往加拿大育空地区的Takhini温泉参加国际冻发比赛。)”可知，文章介绍了加拿大的国际冻发比赛。故选D项。

9．C 10．B 11．D 12．B 13．A

【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。文章讲述了1750年，被人称为“梦想家”的Joseph Merlin别出心裁在鞋子下装了轮子，拉着小提琴进入化装舞会，影响轰动，而他设计的这个鞋子就是最早的旱冰鞋，因此以后才有了滑旱冰这项运动。
9．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段“Today, roller skating (滑旱冰) is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, no one had any idea of roller skating. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. (今天，滑旱冰既容易又有趣。但在很久以前，这一点都不容易。在1750年之前，没有人知道轮滑。这一切都因为一个叫约瑟夫·梅林的人而改变了。)”可知，本文将讲述Joseph Merlin为了能在化妆舞会上出其不意，设计出戴轮子的鞋子，成为最早的旱冰鞋，于是有了滑旱冰这项运动。整篇文章主要是在讲滑旱冰是怎样开始的，故选C项。
10．细节理解题。根据第一段“In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer. (梅林是一个充满许多想法和想象的男人。人们都叫他梦想家)”可知，梅林的脑子里总是满是想象，故选B项。
11．细节理解题。根据第二段“As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make an amazing entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room (随着晚会的日子越来越近，梅林开始考虑如何在晚会上出其不意地登场。他有了一个主意。他想如果他能溜进房间就会引起很多注意。)”，以及第三段“Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin. (最后，他决定在每只鞋下装两个轮子。这是最早的旱冰鞋。梅林对他的发明感到非常自豪，他梦想着一边拉着小提琴，一边踩着轮子来到宴会现场。)”可知，梅林在他鞋下设计滑轮是为了滑着进入舞会场地，以这种方式吸引大家的注意，故选D项。
12．推理判断题。根据最后一段“There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. The mirror fell down, breaking into pieces. (只有一个问题。梅林没办法让他的旱冰鞋停下来。他不停地滑啊滑。突然，他撞上了挂在墙上的一面巨大的镜子。镜子掉了下来，摔成了碎片。)”可知，梅林无法使自己停下来，所以这双旱冰鞋还需要进行改进，使它能适时停下来。故选B项。
13．推理判断题。根据最后一段“On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was very surprised to see him. (在晚会的那天晚上，梅林拉着小提琴滑进了房间。每个人看到他都很惊讶。)”，以及“He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. The mirror fell down, breaking into pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin's amazing entrance for a long time. (他不停地滑啊滑。突然，他撞上了挂在墙上的一面巨大的镜子。镜子掉了下来，摔成了碎片。在很长一段时间里，没有人忘记梅林惊人的入场。)”可知，梅林成功地滑进会场并且手上还拉着小提琴，在场的每个人已经很惊讶于他的这种出场方式，后来他竟然撞碎了镜子，这个意外更是令人们长时间的记住了梅林的进场方式，所以梅林出乎意料地成功吸引了大家的注意力。故选A项。
14．D 15．E 16．G 17．B 18．F

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。虽然科幻电视在塑造我们对未来膳食的看法方面做了很多工作，但是世界还没有完全从饥饿中拯救出来。
14．根据下文“However, while these ideas for food creation are more than fifty years old, the way we produce and consume food has not changed very much. (然而，尽管这些创造食物的想法已经有50多年的历史了，但我们生产和消费食物的方式并没有太大变化。)”可知，上下文是转折关系，故空格处在语意上应承接上文。根据上文“Science fiction television has done a lot to shape how we view the meals of the future, from an evening dinner in pill form to machines giving us any meal we desire, on demand. (科幻电视在塑造我们对未来膳食的看法方面做了很多工作，从药丸形式的晚餐到按需为我们提供任何膳食的机器。)”可知，上文讲到科幻电视中对未来膳食的构想，下文说到这种构想可能产生的结果。D项“Nobody would ever starve if food were this easy to obtain. (如果食物这么容易获得，没有人会挨饿。)”承接上文，符合语境。故选D项。
15．根据上文“Even though there is enough food available today to feed the world, more than 870 million people do not have enough to eat. (尽管今天有足够的食物养活全世界，但仍有超过8.7亿人没有足够的食物。)”可知，上文讲到世界上粮食短缺的问题。E项“And it is unbelievable that hunger kills more people than disease does. (令人难以置信的是，饥饿导致的死亡人数超过了疾病造成的死亡人数。)”进一步补充粮食短缺的现状，复合语境。故选E项。
16．根据下文“The result of this panic was the “green revolution”, (这场恐慌的结果是“绿色革命”，)”可知，空格处应说明“这场恐慌”是什么。G项“At that time scientists were genuinely worried that we would run out of food. (当时，科学家们真的很担心我们会耗尽食物。)”说明科学家的担忧，即恐慌，符合语境。故选G项。
17．根据下文“Having enough food is only the first step. There are complications with natural disasters, conflict, poverty and environmental problems. All these can mean that the food supply is put at risk. (有足够的食物只是第一步。自然灾害、冲突、贫困和环境问题也很复杂。)”可知，设空处在段首，应为本段主旨句。B项“There are many complexities when dealing with food. (在处理食物时有很多复杂性。)”能概括本段主旨，complexities与complications相呼应。故选B项。
18．根据下文“Many people are concerned about “playing around with nature”, adjusting how food looks and tastes and smells, and other human interferences(干预), all of which are widespread. (许多人担心“玩弄自然”，调整食物的外观、味道和气味，以及其他人为干扰，这些都是普遍存在的。)”可知此处在讲在食品实验方面面临的问题。F项“Then there are the issues we face when it comes to food experimentation. (然后是我们在食品实验方面面临的问题。)”引出下文，符合语境。故选F项。

19．B 20．C 21．A 22．D 23．B 24．C 25．D 26．A 27．B 28．A 29．C 30．B 31．D 32．C 33．D

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍的是著名的钢琴家和指挥家Joao Carlos Martins在职业生涯中艰苦奋斗的经历。
19．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，他的事业一直很艰难，他的生活把他带向了许多不同的方向。A. smooth光滑的；B. tough艰难的；C. flexible灵活的；D. interesting有趣的。根据however表转折以及下一段“after badly breaking his arm”可知，他的事业一直很艰难。故选B。
20．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，他的事业一直很艰难，他的生活把他带向了许多不同的方向。A. cultures文化；B. forms形式；C. directions方向；D. levels水平。根据下一段“As a teenager Martins began to perform in concerts”，“he decided to become the manager of a boxer”和“Martins to take up the piano and practise much harder”可知，他的生活把他带向了许多不同的方向。故选C。
21．考查动词短语辨析。句意：但在他快30岁的时候，他的手臂严重骨折，不得不放弃。A. give up放弃；B. set out出发；C. turn up出现；D. hold out伸出。根据下文“badly breaking his arm”可知，他的手臂严重骨折，不得不放弃。故选A。
22．考查副词词义辨析。句意：他不能看钢琴，甚至不能听音乐。A. still仍然；B. just只是；C. ever曾经；D. even甚至。根据下文“listen to music”可知，此处是程度上递进关系，即他不能看钢琴，甚至不能听音乐。故选D。
23．考查副词词义辨析。句意：最终，他决定成为一名拳击手经理，并后来获得世界冠军。A. Generally通常，普遍地；B. Ultimately最终；C. Occasionally偶尔；D. Naturally自然而然地。根据下文“he decided to become the manager of a boxer”可知，最终，他决定成为一名拳击手经理。故选B。
24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这激发Martins拿起钢琴，更加努力地练习。A. forced强迫；B. promised答应；C. motivated激发；D. forbade禁止。根据上文“he decided to become the manager of a boxer, who won the world championship later”和下文“to take up the piano and practise much harder”可知，Martins后来获得世界冠军，这激发他拿起钢琴，更加努力地练习。故选C。
25．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：六年后，他在Carnegie Hall举办了自己的第一场音乐会，这是他一生中最引人注目的时刻。A. realistic现实的；B. emotional情绪的；C. struggling艰难奋斗的；D. striking引人注目的。根据上文“he gave his first concert at the Carnegie Hall”可知，他在Carnegie Hall举办了自己的第一场音乐会，这是他一生中最引人注目的时刻。故选D。
26．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他在音乐会上表演了多年，后来因为演奏太多而导致双手难以忍受的疼痛而不得不退出。A. pain疼痛；B. cuts伤口；C. tension紧张；D. sensitivities敏感性。根据上文“he had to quit”和下文“in his hands”可知，他双手疼痛，所以不得不退出。故选A。
27．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他在音乐会上表演了多年，后来因为演奏太多而导致双手难以忍受的疼痛而不得不退出。A. conducting指挥；B. playing演奏；C. instruction指示；D. competition竞争。根据上文“He performed in concerts for years”可知，他因为演奏太多而导致双手难以忍受的疼痛而不得不退出。故选B。
28．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，他无法忍受这个职业，所以，他又一次回到了钢琴。A. career职业生涯；B. popularity欢迎；C. condition条件；D. behavior行为。根据上文“became a politician”可知，他无法忍受政治家这个职业。故选A。
29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一切都很顺利，直到离开音乐会时发生了意想不到的事情。A. existed存在；B. remained保持；C. occurred发生；D. continued继续。根据下文“a serious brain injury and lost all the movement in his right hand”可知，一切都很顺利，直到离开音乐会时发生了意想不到的事情。故选C。
30．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他遭受了严重的脑损伤，右手完全失去了活动能力。A. found发现；B. suffered遭受；C. cured治愈；D. nursed看护，照料。根据下文“a serious brain injury”可知，他遭受了严重的脑损伤。故选B。
31．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他再一次坚决地只用左手演奏。A. patience耐心；B. care关心；C. pleasure快乐；D. determination决心。根据下文“he played just with his left hand”可知，他再一次坚定地只用左手演奏，with determination意为“坚决地”。故选D。
32．考查动词词义辨析。句意：多年后，他不能使用左手，成为了一名指挥。A. fancied想象；B. considered考虑；C. made使成为；D. chose选择。根据下文“a conductor”可知，多年后，他不能使用左手，成为了一名指挥，空格处意为“使成为”。故选C。
33．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如今，年近七旬的Martins仍在努力工作，并指挥了一千多场音乐会。A. measures措施；B. chances机会；C. courage勇气；D. trouble费事，不便。根据上文“in his late seventies”可知，年近七旬的Martins仍在努力工作，take trouble to do意为“不辞辛苦地做……”。故选D。

34．which 35．Thus/Therefore 36．including 37．towards/to 38．As 39．that 40．writing 41．meaningful 42．just/only 43．will conquer

【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章论述了学习习惯如何影响学习效果。
34．考查定语从句。句意：有句名言“好习惯带来好结局”，这说明了习惯的重要性。此处是非限定性定语从句，先行词是a famous saying “Good habits lead to good endings.”，关系词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词which引导。故填which。
35．考查副词。句意：“一天一个苹果，医生远离我，”也说明了健康的日常习惯是如何帮助我们强健身体的。因此，良好的学习习惯可以帮助我们获得很好的学习成果，包括高分和丰富的知识。前后句意是因果关系，且空后有逗号，应用副词thus或therefore。故填或Therefore
36．考查介词。句意：“一天一个苹果，医生远离我，”也说明了健康的日常习惯是如何帮助我们强健身体的。因此，良好的学习习惯可以帮助我们获得很好的学习成果，包括高分和丰富的知识。此处表示“包括”，应用介词including。故填including。
37．考查介词。句意：首先，学习习惯形成了我们的思维方式和对学习内容的态度。固定搭配attitude towards/to“对……的态度”。故填towards或to。
38．考查定语从句。句意：正如我们所看到的，培养一个好习惯是如此重要，所以我想介绍一种好的学习习惯——每天写学习日记。此处引导非限定性定语从句，关系词指代后面的一句话，作宾语，应用关系代词as“正如”引导。故填As。
39．考查固定句型。句意：正如我们所看到的，培养一个好习惯是如此重要，所以我想介绍一种好的学习习惯——每天写学习日记。此处是固定句型so...that...“如此……以至于……”，that引导结果状语从句。故填that。
40．考查非谓语动词。句意：我们可以从写学习总结开始养成这个习惯，记住记录一些令人印象深刻和有意义的事情。介词后用动名词形式，作宾语。故填writing。
41．考查形容词。句意：我们可以从写学习总结开始养成这个习惯，记住记录一些令人印象深刻和有意义的事情。此处与impressive是并列成分，应用形容词meaningful，作something的后置定语。故填meaningful。
42．考查副词。句意：我只能在短时间内集中注意力阅读，我将通过花更多的精力进行集中练习来克服这个问题。根据下文“I　　10　　 (conquer) this problem by spending more effort on concentration practice.”可知，自己还有一些坏习惯，就是阅读时只能注意力集中一会儿。应用副词just或only。故填just或only。
43．考查动词时态。句意：我只能在短时间内集中注意力阅读，我将通过花更多的精力进行集中练习来克服这个问题。此处表示将来发生的动作，应用一般将来时。故填will conquer。
44．took their breath away
【详解】考查动词短语、时态。根据汉语提示和句意，设空处为“令她们惊叹不已”，表达为动词短语take their breath away，设空处在定语从句中，主句为一般过去时，从句也用一般过去时，陈述过去发生的动作，故填took their breath away。
45．were astonished to
【详解】考查形容词短语、时态。根据汉语提示和句意，设空处为“（看到……）感到非常震撼”，表达为形容词短语be astonished to (see)，作主句谓语动词，陈述过去的动作应用一般过去时，主语为they，be动词用were，形容词作表语，不定式作原因状语。故填were astonished to。
46．depending on
【详解】考查固定短语。对比中英文句子可知，空格处意为“根据”，是固定短语depend on，本句为现在分词作状语。故填depending on。
47．counts
【详解】考查动词。根据汉语提示和句意，设空处为“非常要紧”，表达为动词count，陈述客观事实用一般现在时，主语为every minute，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，故填counts。
48．justify sitting
【详解】考查动词短语、情态动词+动词原形。根据汉语提示和句意，设空处为“有理由坐在那里”，此处考查动词短语justify doing，意为“证明做某事是正确有理的”，justify后接动名词短语sitting there，动名词作宾语，空前有情态动词could，后接动词原形justify。结合句子其他成分，故填：justify sitting。
49．Dear Hunter,
Glad to hear that you are learning Chinese and interested in Chinese culture. If you want to learn more about Chinese customs, festivals, arts and great figures, I strongly recommend you a set of books called Stories of China Retold in English.
The books provide both Chinese and English versions of the stories and are perfect for language learners. I have read them myself and found them very helpful. If you are interested in purchasing this set of books, you can visit www.taobao.com. It is a popular online shopping website in China where you can find a variety of goods with reasonable prices. I believe you will enjoy reading the books and gain a better understanding of our culture.
Best regards,
Li Hua
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给正在学习中文的英国笔友Hunter用英语在QQ中留言，向他推荐《用英语讲中国故事》这套书，说明推荐理由，并推荐购买网站。
【详解】1.词汇积累
高兴的：glad→delighted
想要做：want to do→feel like doing
有帮助的：helpful→beneficial
各种各样的：a variety of→varieties of
买：purchase → buy
2.句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：It is a popular online shopping website in China where you can find a variety of goods with reasonable prices.
拓展句：It is a popular online shopping website in China, on which a variety of goods with reasonable prices are available.
【点睛】【高分句型1】If you want to learn more about Chinese customs, festivals, arts and great figures, I strongly recommend you a set of books called Stories of China Retold in English.（运用了if引导的条件状语从句，过去分词作后置定语）
【高分句型2】I believe you will enjoy reading the books and gain a better understanding of our culture.（运用了省略引导词that的宾语从句，动名词作宾语）
50．Quickly finishing their dinner, the pair went upstairs and started planning. Maria and Peter decided to take advantage of the Internet. “Maybe we can write an article to arouse people's awareness.” Maria proposed. “Good idea! We can also make a video!" Peter added. The next few hours witnessed their heated discussion and growing confidence in a clean and beautiful coast. The next day, they went to the beach and filmed a short video showing plastic bags lying on the beach and floating in the sea. Peter, who was good at writing, wrote an article talking about the present situation of the beach and asking people to take part in the clean-up.
Excited and nervous, they posted the video and article on WeChat. To their amazement, their post went viral online immediately. Countless comments flooded in saying how heartbroken they were when looking at the polluted beach and ocean. What amazed Maria and Peter more was that numerous people in their community, encouraged by their efforts, offered to join in their clean-up. More and more people came to the beach to collect plastic bags and they also appealed to others to avoid throwing or using plastic bags. A year later, with their joint and continuous effort, the coast regained its beauty and Maria and Peter regained their long-awaited pleasure.
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了住在沿海城市的玛丽亚和彼得发现塑料袋被扔在海滩上，对此很苦恼，决定要做点什么来阻止美丽的大海被浪费掉。于是他们决定通过在网上制作视频、写文章来呼吁大家一起爱护环境。视频和文章得到了人们积极响应。在大家的共同和持续努力下，海岸恢复了美丽。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“两人很快吃完晚饭，上楼开始计划。”可知，第一段可描写Maria and Peter商量对策，决定在网上制作视频、写文章来呼吁大家一起爱护环境。
②由第二段首句内容“他们既兴奋又紧张，在微信上发布了这段视频和文章。”可知，第二段可描写视频和文章在网上发布后得到的反应以及大家的行动和结果。
2.续写线索：商量——做视频——呼吁——反应——行动——沙滩变美
3.词汇激活
行为类
①利用：take advantage of /make use of
②建议：propose/suggest /advise
③鼓舞：encourage/inspire
情绪类
①惊讶：amazement /surprise
②伤心：heartbroken /broken-hearted/sad
【点睛】[高分句型1]. Peter, who was good at writing, wrote an article talking about the present situation of the beach and asking people to take part in the clean-up.（运用了关系代词who引导的非限定性定语从句）
[高分句型2]. Countless comments flooded in saying how heartbroken they were when looking at the polluted beach and ocean.（由连接词how引导的宾语从句作saying的宾语）
[高分句型3]. What amazed Maria and Peter more was that numerous people in their community, encouraged by their efforts, offered to join in their clean-up.（由连接代词what引导的主语从句和that引导的表语从句）