2022-2023学年天津市新华中学高三下学期英语学科统练四含答案

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 天津市新华中学2023届高三第二学期统练四
英语学科
一、单项填空(本大题共15小题，共15分)
1. -- Can you spare me a few minutes now?
-- ______, but I’ll be free this afternoon.
A. I’m afraid not B. I’m not sure
C. Yes, with pleasure D. No, I won’t
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查交际用语。句意：能够耽搁你几分钟吗？--恐怕不行，但是我下午有空。根据后一句but I’ll be free this afternoon.可知，回答者现在没空，故选A。
2. —Did you meet Mr. Smith?
—Yes. When I arrived, he ________ for New York to attend a press conference.
A. was just leaving B. just left
C. just leaves D. had just left
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态语态。句意：——你见到史密斯先生了吗？——是的。当我到的时候，他正要去纽约参加一个记者招待会。根据arrived可知，其主句也应该用过去的某种时态，C项不正确；B项表示过去发生的动作，D项表示过去的过去，这两项均不合句意要求，故被排除；设空处表示过去将来的事情，故答案为A项。
3. Mr. Zhang gave the textbooks to all the pupils except_____ who had already taken them.
A. the ones B. ones C. some D. the others
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查代词。句意：除了那些已经拿过课本的学生外，张老师把课本发给了所有的学生。A. the ones特指上文出现过的复数名词；B. ones泛指上文出现过的复数名词；C. some一些；D. the others特指某一范围内的“其他的人或物”。the ones=the pupils，特指，作定语从句的先行词。some和the others本身并不是一个完整的、特定的名词短语，因此它们不能成为定语从句中先行词，而必须和其他名词一起使用。故选A。
4. Most probably it will be another 7 hours _____ you can have next meal, so you must have your stomach full.
A. since B. when C. after D. before
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查时间状语从句。句意：很可能还需要 7 个小时才能吃下一顿饭，所以你必须吃饱肚子。A. since自从；B. when当……时候；C. after在……之后；D. before在……之前。分析句子结构和选项可知，此处应为从属连词引导的时间状语从句，根据“it will be +时间段+before+从句”表示“一段时间之后才……”可知，此处应使用连词before符合句意。故选D项。
5. ------Mom, is Dad coming to pick us up?
------Yes, I am sure he _________ on the platform when we pull into the station.
A. stands B. stood
C has stood D. will be standing
【答案】D
【解析】
【分析】考查时态。
【详解】句意：——妈妈，爸爸会来接我们吗？——会的，我确信当我们进站时他会正站在站台上。根据句意 when we pull into the station指的是将来的时间，stand则是将来正在进行的动作，要用将来进行时态。故选D。
6. ---Do you have enough to ________ all your daily expense?
---Oh, yes, enough and to spare.
A. cover B. spend
C. fill D. offer
【答案】A
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：——你有足够的钱来支付日常开销吗？——是的，足够还有剩余。A.cover支付；覆盖；B.spend花费；C.fill充满；装满；D.offer提供。cover在此处意为“支付；够……之用”。故选A。
【点睛】
7. In our class, when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book, it was a __________ for everyone to stand up.
A. signal B. chance
C. mark D. measure
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：在我们班上，当铃声响了，老师合上书的时候，这是大家都起立的一个信号。A.signal信号；B.chance机会;C. mark分数，痕迹;D.measure方法，措施。根据“when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book”可知，这是一个信号。故选A项。
8. I regret that I waited in the queue for a long time to buy the ticket this morning. I ______ it online.
A. could buy B. must buy
C. could have bought D. must have bought
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查情态动词。句意：今天早上我排队等了很长时间才买下这张票，我感到很后悔。我本来可以在网上买的。could have done表示过去本来可以有机会选择做某事，但实际上没有那样做，通常译为“本来可以”。故选C。
【点睛】情态动词+have done是我们要学习的情态动词中重要的一个语法项目，有一点是大家必须记住的，那就是——它一定表示“过去的或已经发生的事情”。
下面带大家逐一总结一下其用法：1、must have done对过去的推测，“一定已经，肯定已经…”；2、can’t/couldn’t have done对过去的推测，“不可能做过某事”；3、can/could sb. have done...?对过去的推测，“某人可能做过某事吗？”4、may/might have done对过去的推测，“也许已经，可能做过”；5、needn’t have done“不必做但是做了”；6、could have done(不是can)表示“本来可以做而未做”；7、should/ought to have done表示“过去应该做却没有做”，should/ought not to have done表示“过去不该做但做了”；8、would have done表示“本打算做事实上未做”。
分析本题，抓住两点：第一、分析句意可知，此处的推测为对过去事情的推测，故用完成式，排除答案A、B；第二、再分析must have done和could have done的区别，从而选择出正确的答案。
9. I hope to set up our company in will be a promising land, a place is full of opportunities.
A. where, where B. where, that C. what, where D. what, that
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查宾语从句和定语从句。句意：我希望把公司创办在一个充满希望的地方，一个充满机会的地方。分析句子可知，该句第一空为介词in后接连接代词what引导的的宾语从句，what在从句中作主语成分；该句第二空为关系代词that引导的定语从句，先行词a place，关系代词在从句中作主语成分。故选D项。
10. All color fades, ________ under the impact of direct sunlight.
A. especially B. eventually
C. appropriately D. merely
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：所有的颜色都会褪色，尤其是在阳光的直射下。A. especially特别、尤其；B. eventually最终；C. appropriately适当地；D. merely仅仅。根据“under the impact of direct sunlight.”可知，此处表示“尤其是”，故A项正确。
11. Some experts think _____ genes, intelligence also depend on an adequate diet, a good education and a nice home environment.
A. instead of B. apart from C. except for D. far from
【答案】B
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查固定短语辨析。句意：一些专家认为，除了基因，智力还取决于充足的饮食、良好的教育和良好的家庭环境。A. instead of代替；B. apart from除了；C. except for除了；D. far from远非。根据句意可知，此处表示“除了”，apart from既表示排除意义，又可以表示补充意义；except for侧重于排除在外，从整体里减去。根据句意，表示“除了……（还有）”，所以应该用apart from。故选B项。
12. Medical errors and various infections, if _________, will be the third leading cause of death in the world.
A. being combined B. to combine
C. having combined D. combined
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查状语从句省略。句意：医疗错误和各种感染如果结合在一起就会是世界上死亡的第三大原因。当状语从句主语与主句主语一致，且含有系动词的时候，我们可以把状语从句主语和系动词一起省略，构成省略句。本句在if后省略了medical errors and various infections are，所以D项正确。
13. The athletes, especially the winners, should remain modest ________ rapid progress they have made.
A. whatever B. however
C. how much D. no matter
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查让步状语从句。句意：那些运动员，尤其是获胜者，无论他们取得多么迅速的进步，都应该保持谦逊。此处修饰名词progress，表示“不管什么样的、无论什么”，故A项正确。
14. You can’t predict everything. Often things don’t ______as you expect.
A. run out B. work out C. break out D. put out
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：你不可能能预测一切事情，事情经常不会像你预料的那样发展。A. run out用完；B. work out发展，计算出；C. break out爆发；D. put out熄灭，出版。work out“发展，计算出”符合句意。故选B。
15. — Did you remember to pay the telephone bill?
— The telephone bill? _____.
A. I mean it. B. That isn’t due yet.
C. My telephone is out of order. D. Please remember the amount.
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查情景交际用语。句意：——你记得付电话费了吗? ——电话费?还没到期呢。A. I mean it.我是说真的；B. That isn’t due yet.还没到期呢；C. My telephone is out of order.我的电话坏了；D. Please remember the amount.请记住金额。根据问题“Did you remember to pay the telephone bill?”可知，说话人要说明是否付了电话费，只有C项“That isn’t due yet.”是正确的回答：还没到期，不需要。故选B项。
二、完形填空(本大题共20小题，共30分)
People say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That ____16____ comes to me as I ____17____the house purchased in 1962 by my parents. My mother passed away in 1996. My father left the house ____18____my sister and me when he died a few months ago.
After Dad was____19____, we looked around the____20____house where we grew up and that Dad loved so much. At first we feel so ____21____at all the stuff left. Like so many of their generation, my parents ____22____everything. And like many in my generation, we faced anxious ____23____about what to abandon and what to keep.
As we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from every____24____my parents ever saw, I also_____25_____many hidden treasures. Mom’s pocketbook was in their bedroom closet, which had everything in it, _____26_____ her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here. And Dad, who was a World War II veteran(退伍兵)and a world traveler, _____27_____ everything-from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the_____28_____. The letters he wrote during the war_____29_____his thoughts as a young man. Later, in the basement, I_____30_____our old kitchen table, which brought back _____31_____of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together.
I’m realizing all these things_____32_____my parents’ life journey. Each time I go to the _____33_____, I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents I _____34_____knew._____35_____, from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world.
16. A. thought B. goal C. principle D. coincidence
17. A. looked for B. looked into C. looked through D. looked after
18. A. with B. to C. for D. by
19. A. retired B. ill C. gone D. injured
20. A. clean B. strange C. modern D. empty
21. A. pleased B. familiar C. disappointed D. astonished
22. A. saved B. enjoyed C. purchased D. designed
23. A. decisions B. bargains C. challenges D. responsibilities
24. A. person B. neighbor C. doctor D. child
25. A. bought B. discovered C. buried D. lost
26. A. even B. just C. only D. yet
27. A. liked B. bought C. kept D. lost
28. A. school B. army C. college D. countryside
29. A. receive B. direct C. sense D. describe
30. A. repaired B. cleaned C. spotted D. set
31. A. descriptions B. introductions C. memories D. communications
32. A. recognized B. represented C. instructed D. confirmed
33. A. supermarket B. church C. office D. house
34. A. merely B. always C. really D. never
35. A. Anything B. Nothing C. Everything D. Something
【答案】16. A 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. D 21. D 22. A 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. C 31. C 32. B 33. D 34. D 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。人们说一个人的垃圾是另一个人的财富。作者的故事证明了这一点。文章讲述的是作者的父亲去世，把房子留给了作者和妹妹。作者认为他父亲留下的所有的东西，从破旧的家具到隐藏的宝藏，对他来说比世界上所有的钱都重要。
【16题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我翻看父母1962年购买的房子时，我产生了这个想法。A. thought想法；B. goal目标；C. principle原则；D. coincidence巧合。根据“as I ____2____the house purchased in 1962 by my parents.”可知，作者看房子的时有这个想法的。故选A。
【17题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：当我翻看父母1962年购买的房子时，我产生了这个想法。A. looked for寻找；B. looked into调查；C. looked through浏览；D. looked after照顾。根据“the house purchased in 1962 by my parents.”可知，作者浏览1962年由我父母购买的房子。故选C。
【18题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意：我父亲几个月前去世时，把房子留给了我妹妹和我。A. with带有；B. to到；C. for为了；D. by依靠。我leave sth. to sb.把某物留给某人。根据“when he died a few months ago.”可知，父亲把房子留给了妹妹和作者。故选B。
【19题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：爸爸走后，我们环顾了一下我们长大的空房子，爸爸非常爱它。A. retired退休的；B. ill病的；C. gone离去的，死的；D. injured受伤的。根据“when he died a few months ago.”可知，作者父亲去世了。故选C。
【20题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：爸爸走后，我们环顾了一下我们长大的空房子，爸爸非常爱它。A. clean干净的；B. strange奇怪的；C. modern现代的；D. empty空的。根据“After Dad was ___4___,”可知，父亲去世之后，房子是空荡荡的。故选D。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：起初，我们对剩下的所有东西感到非常惊讶。A. pleased感到高兴的；B. familiar熟悉的；C. disappointed感到失望的；D. astonished感到吃惊的。根据“all the stuff left.”可知，对剩下的东西感到非常惊讶。故选D。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：和他们那一代的许多人一样，我的父母把一切都存起来了。A. saved挽救，保存；B. enjoyed喜爱；C. purchased购置；D. designed设计。根据“Like so many of their generation,”可知，作者的父母保存了一切。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：和我们这一代的许多人一样，我们面临着放弃什么、保留什么的焦虑决定。A. decisions决定；B. bargains交易；C. challenges挑战；D. responsibilities责任。根据“what to abandon and what to keep.”可知，我们面临着关于放弃什么和保留什么的焦虑决定。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我们开始扔掉旧电话簿和我父母看过的每个医生的医疗账单时，我也发现了许多隐藏的宝藏。A. person人；B. neighbor邻居；C. doctor医生；D. child孩子。根据“every medical bill”可知，作者父母保存着看过的每个医生的医疗账单。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们开始扔掉旧电话簿和我父母看过的每个医生的医疗账单时，我也发现了许多隐藏的宝藏。A. bought买；B. discovered发现；C. buried掩埋；D. lost失去。根据“many hidden treasures.”可知，作者发现了许多隐藏的宝藏。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：妈妈的钱包在他们卧室的壁橱里，里面什么都有，甚至连她的梳子都有头发，好像她还在这里。A. even甚至；B. just仅仅；C. only只是；D. yet已经。根据“her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here.”可知，甚至妈妈梳头发的梳子还保存在壁橱里。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：爸爸是一名二战老兵，周游世界，他保存着一切——从世界各地的小勺子到他在军队里写给父母的每一封信。A. liked喜欢；B. bought买；C. kept保存；D. lost失去。根据“from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the 　　13　　.”可知，作者父亲把所有的东西都保存了下来。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：爸爸是一名二战老兵，周游世界，他保存着一切——从世界各地的小勺子到他在军队里写给父母的每一封信。A. school学校；B. army军队；C. college大学；D. countryside农村。根据“And Dad, who was a World War II veteran(退伍兵)and a world traveler,”可知，父亲保存着在军队时写给父母的信。故选B。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他在战争期间写的信描述了他年轻时的想法。A. receive收到；B. direct指导；C. sense感知；D. describe描述。根据“his thoughts as a young man.”可知，父亲在战争期间写的信描述了他年轻时的想法。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，在地下室，我看到了我们厨房的旧桌子，这让我想起了我父母、姐姐和我一起吃早餐的记忆。A. repaired修理；B. cleaned打扫；C. spotted发现；D. set设置。根据“our old kitchen table,”可知，作者发现了小时候使用过的旧餐桌。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：后来，在地下室，我看到了我们厨房的旧桌子，这让我想起了我父母、姐姐和我一起吃早餐的记忆。A. descriptions描述；B. introductions介绍；C. memories记忆；D. communications交流。bring back memories of唤起……回忆，根据“my parents and sister and me having breakfast together.”可知，旧餐桌让作者想起了作者的父母、姐姐和作者一起吃早餐的情景。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我意识到所有这些都代表了我父母的人生历程。A. recognize认识；B. represented代表；C. instructed指示；D. confirmed确认。根据“my parents’ life journey.”可知，所有这些东西代表了作者父母的人生旅程。故选B。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：每次我回家，我都会找到一些让我想起童年的东西，或者教会我一些我从来不知道的关于我父母的事情。A. supermarket超级市场；B. church教堂；C. office办公室；D. house房子。根据“I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents I 　　19　　 knew.”可知，每次作者去那所房子，都会发现一些东西。故选D。
【34题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：每次我回家，我都会找到一些让我想起童年的东西，或者教会我一些我从来不知道的关于我父母的事情。A. merely仅仅，只不过；B. always总是；C. really真正地；D. never从来没有。根据“I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents”可知，这些东西教作者一些关于作者从不知道的父母。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查不定代词词义辨析。句意：一切，从破旧的家具到所有隐藏的宝藏，对我来说比世界上所有的钱都重要。A. Anything任何事情；B. Nothing没有什么；C. Everything每件事情；D. Something某事。根据“from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world.”可知，所有的东西，从破旧的家具到所有隐藏的宝藏，对作者来说比世界上所有的钱都重要。故选C。
三、阅读理解(本大题共20小题，共50分)
A
SIX-WEEK PROGRAM
All 6-week courses offered through Summer College are college-level courses. Students earn up to seven college credits. Courses are offered in many areas of study and in two enrollment types: programs/courses that are only for Summer College students and programs/courses that are open to both Summer College students and students at Syracuse University (SU). Students are enrolled in two courses, with the exception of Architecture, due to the number of study hours. And the second course need to be chosen from the courses with the tag in the following table.
NAME OF PROGRAMS/COURSES
COURSES
OF CREDIT HOURS
SUMMER COLLEGE STUDENTS ONLY
Architecture
ARC 93
6
Yes
Engineering
(can be 2nd course)
ECS 125
3
3 or 4
Yes
No
Forensic Scinece-1
CHE 133
FSC 200
4
2
No
No
Law
(can be 2nd course)
LGL 100
3
3 or 4
Yes
No
Liberal Arts
30+courses
3 or 4
No
Media Literacy, Popular
Culture & Democracy
(WRT 104 is required)
CFE 200
WRT
104
3
4
Yes
Yes
Public Communications
(can be 2nd course)
COM
107
3
3 or 4
Yes
No
Liberal Art Courses
The liberal arts program gives Summer College students the opportunity to enroll in undergraduate courses (本科课程) at Syracuse University. More than 40 courses are opened to high school students each summer. Opportunities can be found in a variety of departments. Click here for a full listing of the 2014 SU Liberal Arts Courses.
36. If Jack took the course of Architecture, he ________.
A. must be an excellent college student
B. can also choose Forensic Science-1
C. has to choose Liberal Arts at the same time
D. can not choose any other course
37. As a SU student, which of the following can Peter study?
A. Liberal Arts & Forensic Science-1.
B. Engineering & Forensic Science-1.
C. Law & Media Literacy, Popular Culture & Democracy.
D. Liberal Arts & Media Literacy, Popular Culture & Democracy.
38. All the courses offered by the Liberal Arts program ________.
A. are for summer students only
B. are for the postgraduate
C. are not for high school students
D. are undergraduate courses
39 Students studied in the Six-Week program can ________.
A. choose 7 courses at most
B. be admitted to Syracuse University
C. earn up to 7 college credits in all
D. get an academic certificate
40. What does the passage aim at?
A. Introducing the summer courses to students.
B. Explaining the courses of Syracuse University.
C. Telling students how to study more at university.
D. Reminding students what to study at university.
【答案】36 D 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章向学生介绍了介绍一个为期六周的暑期课程。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句中“Students are enrolled in two courses, with the exception of Architecture, due to the number of study hours.（由于学习时数的原因，除了建筑学外，学生们选修两门课程。）”可知，因为时长的原因，选了建筑学就没有时间学习别的课程。如果Jack报了Architecture课程，他就不能再报其他任何课程。故选D。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“Courses are offered in many areas of study and in two enrollment (登记) types: programs/courses that are only for Summer College students and programs/courses that are open to both Summer College students and students at Syracuse University (SU). Students are enrolled in two courses, with the exception of Architecture, due to the number of study hours.（SU大学提供许多领域的课程，有两种招生类型：只对暑期学院学生开放的课程和对暑期学院学生和SU大学学生开放的课程。由于学习时数的原因，除了建筑学外，学生们可选修两门课程。）”可知只允许报两个课程，所以排除C项和D项；再根据Liberal Art Courses中“The Liberal Arts program gives Summer College students the opportunity to enroll in undergraduate courses (本科课程) at Syracuse University.（文科项目为暑期学院的学生提供了在SU大学注册本科课程的机会。）”可知，Liberal Arts的课程主要是给暑期学院的学生安排的，Peter已经是SU大学的学生，所以不用参加Liberal Arts的课程，排除A项。故选B。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据Liberal Art Courses中“The Liberal Arts program gives Summer College students the opportunity to enroll in undergraduate courses (本科课程) at Syracuse University.（文科项目为暑期学院的学生提供了在SU大学注册本科课程的机会。）”可知，the Liberal Arts program提供的所有课程都是本科课程。故选D。
【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段第一、二句“All 6-week courses offered through Summer College are college-level courses. Students earn up to seven college credits (学分)（暑期学院提供的所有六周课程都是大学水平的课程。学生最多可获得7个大学学分）”可知，学生在the Six-Week Program学习可得到七分的学分。故选C。
【40题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段第一句All 6-week courses offered through Summer College are college-level courses.（暑期学院提供的所有六周课程都是大学水平的课程。）最后一段最后一句提到“Click here for a full listing of the 2014 SU Liberal Arts Courses.（点击这里查看2014年州立大学文科课程的完整列表。）”可知，本文目的是向学生介绍暑期课程。故选A。
B
At the age of seven, while his friends were spending their allowances on candy and toys, Jose Adolfo Quisocola, Peru, came up with the creative idea of an eco-bank which allows kids of all ages to become economically independent and financially wise while helping the environment.
Established in 2012, The Bartselana Student Bank is the world’s first cooperative bank for kids. Whoever wants to join has to bring in at least 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of solid waste (paper or plastic) and establish a savings goal. Once accepted, all bank “partners” are required to deposit at least one additional kilogram (2* 2 pounds) of recydables on a monthly basis and obey other requirements, such as attending financial education and environmental management workshops. The waste accumulated is sold to local recycling companies, who, thanks to some clever negotiation by Jose, pay a higher-than-market rate for everything brought in by Bartselana Student Bank members. The funds received are placed in the individual’s account where they collect until his/her savings goal is reached. The account holder can then withdraw his/her money, or choose to leave it and continue to grow for a bigger target.
“At the beginning, my teachers thought I was crazy or that a child could not undertake this type of project,” Jose recalls. “They did not understand that we are not the future of the country but its present. Luckily, I had the support of the school principal and an assistant in my classroom.”
The youngster’s persistence paid off. Today, the eco-bank, which now has the support of several local institutions, has ten educational centers and begins accepting applications from kids all across Peru. On November 20, 2018, the young boy was awarded the famous Children’s Climate Prize (CCP). “Jose’s eco-bank is a brilliant way of linking economy and climate impact, both in thought and practice. The potential impact is amazing”, a judge said.
Hopefully, Jose’s success will inspire more kids and adults to come up with new ideas that create value while helping the environment. As the boy says, “Together we can change the world. we just need an opportunity.”
41. For what purpose was the eco-bank created?
A. To educate children how to spend their allowances.
B. To help children break away from their parents.
C. To raise children’s awareness of money and environment
D. To encourage children to buy whatever they want.
42. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A. The history of the eco-bank
B. The requirements of membership,
C. The wisest way to deal with waste
D. The process of how the eco-bank works.
43. What challenge did Jose meet at the beginning when opening the eco-bank?
A. Lack of enough support. B. Lack of experience.
C. Lack of investment. D. Lack of workers.
44. What can we learn from the last two Paragraphs?
A. The boy’s efforts were made in vain.
B. The eco-bank was highly appreciated.
C. The judge thought poorly of the eco-bank.
D. The boy’s success had no practical values.
45. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Persistence Paid Off
B. Recycling does Count
C. An Opportunity to Change the World.
D. An Eco-bank, Economical and Ecological
【答案】41. C 42. D 43. A 44. B 45. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了12岁的秘鲁男孩成立一家生态银行，让所有年龄的孩子既能在经济上变得独立和明智，也能对环境有所帮助，这家银行得到了人们的高度赞赏。
【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“allows kids of all ages to become economically independent and financially wise while helping the environment.”可知，这家银行让所有年龄的孩子既能在经济上变得独立和明智，也能对环境有所帮助，由此可知，成立生态银行的目的是提高孩子们对金钱和环境的意识，故C项正确。
【42题详解】
主旨大意题。通读第二段内容可知，本段主要介绍了如何成为生态银行的客户、客户需要满足的条件，银行如何让孩子们赚钱、以及如何取款等，也就是主要介绍了生态银行是如何运作的，故D项正确。
【43题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“At the beginning, my teachers thought I was crazy or that a child could not undertake this type of project”可知，最初老师们都认为这是个疯狂的想法，一个小孩做不来的，再结合下文中的只有校长和一个助手支持他可知，建立生态银行之初，Jose面临的最大的挑战是缺少足够的支持，故A项正确。
【44题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Jose’s eco-bank is a brilliant way of linking economy and climate impact，both in thought and practice. The potential impact is amazing”可知，生态银行无论是在想法还是实际上都是一种将经济和气候影响联系起来的杰出方式，它的潜在影响是惊人的；在根据最后一段中的“Hopefully, Jose’s success will inspire more kids and adults to come up with new ideas that create value while helping the environment”可知，Jose的成功有望激励更多的孩子和成人在帮助环境的同时创造价值，由此可知，Jose的生态银行得到了高度的赞赏，故B项正确。
【45题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章内容，特别是第一段中的“came up with the creative idea of an eco-bank which allows kids of all ages to become economically independent and financially wise while helping the environment.”可知，本文主要讲述了12岁的秘鲁男孩成立一家生态银行，这家银行让所有年龄的孩子既能在经济上变得独立和明智，也能对环境有所帮助，由此可知D项（一家经济、生态的银行）最能概括文章内容。
【点睛】文章标题形式的主旨大意题的难度较大，需要短短几个词具有高度的概括性，因此把握主题句的关键词尤为重要，例如本篇第5题，根据第一段中的“came up with the creative idea of an eco-bank which allows kids of all ages to become economically independent and financially wise while helping the environment.”可知，本文主要讲述了12岁的秘鲁男孩成立一家生态银行，这家银行让所有年龄的孩子既能在经济上变得独立和明智，也能对环境有所帮助，因此标题中一定要突出这家银行是经济的和生态的这两个特点，故D项（一家经济、生态的银行）最适合做文章标题。
C
Some hearing loss is a common — and nearly unavoidable — effect of aging. A third of people aged 60 and older have lost some of their ability to hear.
But some research suggests a habit that might help offset the effect of aging on hearing. A study found that among middle-aged adults, being a lifelong musician was connected with better hearing later in life.
“The instrument you play does not seem to be important here,” says Nina Kraus, a biologist. “It is really the act of engagement playing the instrument that matters.”
Participants in the study were between ages 45 and 65. Researchers tested 18 musicians who had been playing an instrument since age nine or younger, and 19 non-musicians who had less than three years of music training.
The musicians had statistically better auditory memory scores and tested better at hearing speech in noisy environments. They also showed better auditory processing abilities, which relate to how people interpret speech sounds.
However, the two groups tied when researchers tested visual working memory skills. “It isn’t as though musical training has a volume knob effect that makes all kinds of sensory processing enhanced in the same manner,” Kraus says. “It focuses on auditory skill.”
The latest findings follow earlier research from Kraus that showed musician in a younger age group had better hearing skills. At the same time, some research has shown that musicians who play in large ensembles (合奏) may face an occupational risk when it comes to their hearing.
Does this effect apply to the guy who plays in a community band one night a week? Kraus says no. To be included in the study, musicians were required to have engaged in musical activities-practicing, teaching or performing-at least three times a week.
“What we do with our time and how we engage our senses and our thinking seems to really shape the people we become in very basic ways — in ways that affect how our series work,” she says.
And, Kraus says, a person doesn’t need to be an Itzhak Perlman or a Yo-Yo Ma to experience the effects. Talent, she says, isn’t a factor.
Kraus says that more research needs to be done to see whether receiving music instruction later in life might have the same benefits.
46. Your hearing will be improved by ________.
A. what kind of instrument you play
B. what sort of music you play
C. whether you involve yourself with playing the instrument
D. how long you have learned music playing
47. A musician is not better than others in ________.
A. getting better auditory memory scored
B. hearing speech in noisy environments
C interpreting speech sounds
D. processing visual work memory
48. The under lined phrase “an occupational risk” may refer to ________.
A. the danger of hearing loss
B. the possibility of losing a job
C. the trouble of playing music
D. the harm of hearing skills
49. It can be inferred Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma are the names of ________.
A. instruments B. musicians C. songs D. music
50. The main idea of the text is about ________.
A. enjoying music will do good to your health
B. learning music may promote your hearing skills
C. playing an instrument may help preserve hearing
D. listening to music can prevent you from aging
【答案】46. C 47. D 48. A 49. B 50. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍研究发现随着年龄的增长，经常播放音乐有助于保护你的听力。从小就听音乐的人在以后的生活中听力会更好。但每周至少练习或表演三次才能受益。
【46题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“But some research suggests a habit that might help offset the effect of aging on hearing. A study found that among middle-aged adults, being a lifelong musician was connected with better hearing later in life.”（但一些研究表明，一种习惯可能有助于抵消衰老对听力的影响。一项研究发现，在中年人中，终身音乐家与晚年听力更好有关）可推知，你是否参加乐器演奏和你的听力提高有关。故选C项。
【47题详解】
推理判断题。根据第六段“However, the two groups tied when researchers tested visual working memory skills. “It isn’t as though musical training has a volume knob effect that makes all kinds of sensory processing enhanced in the same manner,” Kraus says. “It focuses on auditory skill.” ”（然而，当研究人员测试视觉工作记忆技能时，这两组人打成了平手。克劳斯说：“这并不是说音乐训练有音量旋钮效应，可以以同样的方式增强各种感觉处理。”“它专注于听觉技能。”）可知，音乐家在视觉工作记忆的加工方面并不比其他人好。故选D项。
【48题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第七段划线句子“The latest findings follow earlier research from Kraus that showed musician in a younger age group had better hearing skills. At the same time, some research has shown that musicians who play in large ensembles (合奏) may face an occupational risk when it comes to their hearing.”（这一最新发现是在克劳斯早期的研究之后得出的，该研究表明，年轻群体的音乐家有更好的听力技能。与此同时，一些研究表明，在大型合奏团中演奏的音乐家在听力方面可能面临an occupational risk。）可知，年轻的音乐家的听力技能更好好，推测出在大型音乐合奏团的音乐家因为长期使用听力，可能会产生听力损失的风险，an occupational risk和A项“听力损失的危险”同义。故选A项。
【49题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“And, Kraus says, a person doesn’t need to be an Itzhak Perlman or a Yo-Yo Ma to experience the effects. Talent, she says, isn’t a factor.”（克劳斯说，一个人不需要是伊扎克·帕尔曼或马友友就能体验到这种效果。她说，天赋不是一个因素。）可知，本句提到了对音乐的天赋，推断出这里的Itzhak Perlman 或 Yo-Yo Ma是音乐家。故选B项。
【50题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段“But some research suggests a habit that might help offset the effect of aging on hearing. A study found that among middle-aged adults, being a lifelong musician was connected with better hearing later in life. ”（但一些研究表明，一种习惯可能有助于抵消衰老对听力的影响。一项研究发现，在中年人中，成为一名终身音乐家与以后更好的听力有关。”和第三段““The instrument you play does not seem to be important here,” says Nina Kraus, a biologist. “It is really the act of engagement playing the instrument that matters.””（生物学家妮娜·克劳斯说：“你演奏的乐器在这里似乎并不重要。”“真正重要的是参与演奏乐器。”）可知，本文主要讲述了演奏乐器有助于保持听力。故选C项。
D
From now on, never spend your precious time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.
The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the most awesome machine ever created: the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You were born a winner. You were born rich. You can be a success if only you make the right choice.
You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem. Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life. People with low self-esteem are people who do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their lives. They are the perennial (长期的) victims and martyrs. They are leaves tossed (摇摆) by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather.
You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance. Successful people realize that they are responsible.
Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence.
If you associate with positive-thinking people, you are definitely going to achieve success. On the contrary, the opposite happens. We are responsible for finding, planting, and nurturing the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks.
In short, in all areas of your life, whether they be financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible. Once you recognize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, you are on the road to success.
51. People with low self-esteem are compared to leaves because they ______.
A. are ready to change their minds
B. are easily affected by windy weather
C. have the power to face their fate
D. can’t exercise control over themselves
52. Losers would think that ______.
A. success is the result of hard work
B. working hard will lead to success
C. their failure is only because of bad luck
D. they don’t make efforts to succeed
53. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage? ______
A. Whether we will succeed depends on our attitudes.
B. Confidence can contribute to success.
C. Thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mind.
D. Setting our expectations is essential.
54. The last paragraph serves as ______.
A. the proof of the author’s points
B. the conclusion of the argument
C. an introduction to another topic
D. a comparison between two views
55. Which is the best title for the text? ______
A. Success Is a Choice
B. Be Responsible for Our Future
C. Develop Our Confidence
D. Success and Self-esteem
【答案】51. D 52. C 53. C 54. B 55. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇议论文。作者认为成功是一种选择，而不是单纯靠机遇，我们要对自己思考后做出的选择负责，也要对自己生活的方方面面负责任。这样，我们才会离成功更进一步。
【51题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“People with low self-esteem are people who do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their lives. They are leaves tossed by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather.”（低自尊的人是那些不相信自己有任何能力或对自己的生活负责的人。它们是随风飘动的树叶，随着天气的突然变化而随风飘动）可知，把低自尊的人比作树叶是因为他们不相信自己有能力和责任控制自己的人生，就像树叶一样随着机会的改变而随风摇摆。故选D。
【52题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance.”（失败者认为一切都是偶然发生的）可知，失败者认为每件事的发生都是偶然和随机的，因此他们把失败归结于运气不好。故选C。
【53题详解】
细节理解题。第一段提到“Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.”（相反，要意识到成功的种子在你出生的时候就已经种在你的体内了。只有你有能力让这些种子成长。）和第二段提到“Success is a choice and not a chance. You were born a winner. You were born rich. You can be a success if only you make the right choice.”（成功是一种选择，而不是一种机会。你天生就是个赢家。你生而富有。只要你做出正确的选择，你就能成功。）根据这两句可以得出：成功与否是基于人自身的态度，成功的种子已经种植于心，只有自己才能让成功长出果实，A项正确。第五段提到“Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence.”（我们的成功取决于我们的自信程度。）自信也能引导成功，B项正确。倒数第三段提到“We are responsible for setting our expectations.”（我们有责任设定我们的期望。）设置我们的期望也是很有必要的。D项正确。文章中并没有提到想法和信仰与创造性思维之间的关系。C项不正确。故选C。
【54题详解】
推理判断题。最后一段“In short, in all areas of your life, whether they be financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible.”（简而言之，在你生活的方方面面，无论是经济上、身体上、情感上还是精神上，你都有责任）是作者对论点的总结，说明我们要取得成功，就要对生活的各个方面负责。也可从关键词“In short”（总而言之）看出，这一段的作用是总结观点。故选B。
【55题详解】
主旨大意题。通过第一段“Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.”（相反，要意识到成功的种子在你出生的时候就已经在你内心埋下了。只有你有能力让这些种子生长）可以看出，作者认为我们有能力去把握成功。第二段“Success is a choice and not a chance. You were born a winner. You were born rich. You can be a success if only you make the right choice.”（成功是一种选择，而不是一种机会。你是天生的赢家。你生而富有。只要你做出正确的选择，你就能成功）表明作者的观点：成功是一种选择而不是机会，只要做出正确的选择，就可以成功。而下文都是围绕要想成功就要把握机会做出正确的选择而展开。文章结尾也是对这一中心论点的总结。因此标题也要按照“成功是一种选择”这一论点来确定。A项“Success Is a Choice.”（成功是一个选择）该项符合文意。故选A。
四、阅读表达(本大题共1小题，共10分)
阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题.
At the age of forty-five, my usually well-ordered life became full of changes. After twenty-two years of working in a bank, a plan to use less staff led to the unemployment of over one hundred people. Unluckily, I was one of them.
My once secure future became uncertain. However, I was not a single parent, so the family did not depend only on my income and my husband can support the family. My motto has always been, “Change is good; change is progress”, but when it affected my livelihood, I had to change it. “Accept change and make the most of it.” From the beginning, I chose to look at this matter not as bad luck, but as a welcome chance. I refused to become sorry; instead, I actively planned to do something new and different.
Having a positive attitude made all the difference in the way I pursued the future. First, I decided to return to college and graduate many years later than I should have. Doing this at my age took more than a little courage. Not being a graduate had never held me back in my career in the bank, but now it’s a personal goal I longed to achieve. With a lot of determination, I went to evening classes and became an adult student. In the class, I became more and more confident. During this time, I realized that no matter what life throws in our way, nothing can hinder our personal growth.
The second thing I did to improve my inner self was to reevaluate my past life. It used to be filled with endless, and sometimes meaningless events. But now, my heart and life are completely around people I care for.
The loss of my job led to some positive changes in my life. Revisiting the past made room for the future. I realize that I have accepted the change, and am making the most of it.
56. What made the author lose her job? (no more than 10 words)
57. What did the author do after the unemployment? (no more than 15 words)
58. How do you understand the underlined word in Paragraph 3? (no more than 3 words)
59. How would you describe the author in terms of personalities? (no more than 5 words)
60. What’s your attitude towards the “changes” in your life? Please explain. (no more than 20 words)
【答案】56. The bank’s plan to use less staff. Or: Less staff in the bank
57. Return to college and reevaluate her past life.
Or: Return to college and devote more time to her beloved people.
58. stop/ prevent; prohibit /forbid
59. She is optimistic and determined.
Or: She is active and adaptable.
60. I will accept the changes and try my best to live a positive life.
Or: I will make use of every chance to be successful in my life.
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。生活中充满了变数，作者用自己的经历告诉我们要接受并善于利用这些改变。
【56题详解】
根据第一段中的“a plan to use less staff led to the unemployment of over one hundred people. Unluckily，was one of them.”可知，银行的裁员计划让作者失业了，故填The bank’s plan to use less staff. /Less staff in the bank.
【57题详解】
根据第三段中的“First, I decided to return to college”及第四段中的“The second thing I did to improve my inner self was to reevaluate my past life.”可知，失业后，作者回到大学并重新评估自己过去的生活，故填Return to college and reevaluate her past life。/Return to college and devote more time to her beloved people.
【58题详解】
根据画线词后的“our personal growth”可知，无论生活给我们带来了什么（变化），没有什么能阻碍我们的个人成长，由此可知画线词词义为“阻碍”，故填stop/ prevent; prohibit /forbid
【59题详解】
根据第二段中的“I chose to look at this matter not as bad luck, but as a welcome chance. I refused to become sorry; instead, I actively planned to do something new and different.”可知，作者把失业看作一个好机会而不是坏运气，拒绝难过，积极地去做一些新的、不同的事情，下文又说作者回到大学并重新评估过去的生活，由此可见，作者积极、乐观、有决心并且适应能力强，故填She is optimistic and determined./She is active and adaptable.
【60题详解】
根据最后一段中的“The loss of my job led to some positive changes in my life.”及“I have accepted the change, and am making the most of it.”可知，我会接受生活中的变化并积极地生活，故填I will accept the changes and try my best to live a positive life./I will make use of every chance to be successful in my life.
五、书面表达(本大题共1小题，共25分)
61. 假设你叫李津，你的英国朋友Chris所在的学校要组织来中国进行主题夏令营活动，每个学生可以从以下三个主题营中选择一个参加：1.唐诗学习夏令营;2.乒乓球训练营;3.剪纸学习夏令营。Chris来信希望你能给他推荐一个。请你给他回信，内容包括：
(1)对Chris的来访表示欢迎;
(2)你推荐的课程及推荐理由;
(3)对这次学访提一些生活方面的建议。
注意：(1)词数不少于100词;
(2)可以适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯;
(3)文章的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：唐诗(Tang poems);剪纸(paper-cutting)
Dear Chris,
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Yours,
Li Jin
【答案】Dear Chris,
I am glad that you are going to join in summer camps in China. Of the three themes, I suggest that you should choose to learn to play table tennis. My reasons are as follows.
In the beginning, it is easy to learn table tennis. Table tennis can help you build up your strength and make you become more energetic. Besides, table tennis is popular among Chinese people. By participating in this table tennis training class, not only can you make some friends with the same interest but also you can get some professional guidance and improve your skills. By the way, you can visit some tourist attractions in your free time to experience local conditions and customs.
I hope you will enjoy your summer camp. I am looking forward to meeting you in China.
Yours, Li Jin
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给要来中国参加主题夏令营活动的英国朋友Chris写信，向他推荐三个主题营中的一个活动，内容包括：1.对Chris的来访表示欢迎；2.你推荐的课程及推荐理由；3.对这次学访提一些生活方面的建议。
【详解】1.词汇积累
高兴的：glad→delighted
参加：join in→take part in
此外：besides→what’s more
游玩：visit→pay a visit to
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Table tennis can help you build up your strength and make you become more energetic.
拓展句：Table tennis is a good sport, which can help you build up your strength and make you become more energetic.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Of the three themes, I suggest that you should choose to learn to play table tennis. (运用了that引导的宾语从句)
【高分句型2】By participating in this table tennis training class, not only can you make some friends with the same interest but also you can get some professional guidance and improve your skills. (运用了部分倒装结构)