吉林省辽源市田家炳高级中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期中英语试题（Word版附解析）

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第I卷（选择题）
听力（每小题1.5分，共30分）
听下面一段对话，回答第1至第5五个小题。
1. What is the wman ging t d?
A.Wrk in Miami.
B. Take a vacatin.
C. Visit sme friends.
2.Where des the cnversatin take place?
A.In a supermarket. B. At a restaurant. C. At hme.
3. What d we knw abut the last party?
A.It was bring.
B. It was well planned.
C.It was nt well-rganized.
4.Why des the wman want t change her seat?
A. T have a windw seat.
B. T keep her friend cmpany.
C. T sit in the middle part.
5.What will the wman d n Saturday?
A. G swimming. B.Play vlleyball. C. Ride a bicycle.
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A.The man's sn. B. The man's pet. C. The man's neighbr.
7.Hw des the man feel abut having Rubby?
A.Excited. B.Pleased. C.Annyed..
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8.Where are the speakers?
A. At a bkstre. B. At a drugstre. C. At a dctr's ffice.
9.What des the picture remind the man f?
A.His childhd. B.His schl. C.His sn.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10.When will the perfrmance begin?
A. At 2:00 pm. B.At 3:00 pm. C. At 4:00 pm.
11.Why des the man suggest ging t the park?
A.T listen t the cncert.
B. T kill the spare time.
C.T have a picnic.
12.What are the peple ding in the park?
A.Giving a prfessinal perfrmance
B. Playing musical instruments.
C.Walking their dgs.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13.What is the girl prbably ging t d?
A.Take a trip. B. G t university. C.Have an interview.
14. What des the girl like ding?
A.Ging t parties.
B.Playing basketball.
C.Meeting new peple.
15. What's the girl's attitude tward the man?
A.Annyed. B.Pleased. C. Impatient.
16.What can we learn frm the cnversatin?
A.The man treats the girl as an adult.
B.The man is cncerned abut the girl t much.
C. The man has thught carefully abut the girl's future.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17.Where des the speaker cme frm?
A.Japan. B. Israel. C.America.
18.Wh is Susan?
A. The speaker's guide.
B.The speaker's girlfriend.
C. The speaker's wrkmate.
19. What is the speaker's website abut?
A. His traveling plans.
B.Restaurant reviews.
C. His traveling experience.
20.What stpped the speaker traveling?
A. Time. B.Mney. C.Energy.
二、阅读理解(每小题2.5分，共37.5分)
A
Venice
Venice is in the nrtheast f Italy. It was built n small islands in saltwater lakes mre than 1,500 years ag. It is a city with n cars and peple travel by bat. There are 117 waterways and mre than 400 bridges that can guide yu t any place yu want t g.
Ls Angeles
It was funded in 1781. It is nw the secnd largest city in the United States. It is famus fr Hllywd, which is the ldest film industry f the wrld. It is als the hme f Disneyland.
Budapest
The ppulatin f Budapest is abut 1.7 millin and the city is a very ppular place fr turists. Visitrs like t take bat rides alng the Danube (多瑙河). Budapest is knwn fr its exciting nightlife. The best time t visit Budapest is summer.
Singapre City
It is the capital f Singapre. Fr many turists, the city is a wnderful place in Sutheast Asia. It has a night z called “Night Safari”. Peple can watch lins, tigers and fxes there.
21．Hw d peple travel arund in Venice?
A．By bat.B．By car.C．By train.D．By bus.
22．What is the best time t visit Budapest?
A．Spring.B．Summer.C．Autumn.D．Winter.
23．Where can we prbably find the text?
A．A strybk. B．A dictinary.
C．A travel guidebk. D．A bk review.
B
Have yu still remembered what happened when yu went t schl n the first day? I still remember my interesting first day f schl. On that day, I hurried t my science class in the mrning and fund a seat in the back. I waited there fr 15 minutes befre the bell rang. The science teacher tld us abut sme class rules. N ne talked t me; nr did I talk t anyne else. I was ne f thse very shy girls. After the science class, I had an English class. I thught it wuld be bring but it turned ut t be very funny. When the classes f the mrning ended I went t lunch. I sat utside the dining rm with n ne t talk t and n fd because I was t nervus t jin the lunch line. I kept lking arund hping t see smene I knew but I never saw anyne.
Lunch ended and I went t have my art class. I was the first ne there and nt even my teacher was there yet. S I sat at my desk and started drawing sme pictures. I didn’t ntice the rest f the class walking in r the girl that was standing behind me till I was surprised by the vice, “S what are yu drawing?” It was a girl wh had really lng hair. She ended up being my best friend and ne f the kindest and liveliest girls I knw.
In the next class meeting, the teacher asked us t talk abut the past hliday. I was glad t make sme new friends in the class. The first day f high schl was hard fr me but I gt thrugh it.
24．Accrding t the writer, the English class was .
A．bring B．useful
C．hard D．interesting
25．The writer had n lunch because she .
A．was afraid t stand in line
B．frgt the lunchtime
C．wasn’t hungry
D．didn’t like the dining rm
26．In the art class, the writer .
A．met smene she knew befre
B．talked abut her past hliday
C．gt t knw a lively girl
D．drew sme pictures abut her class
27．What d we knw abut the writer’s science class?
A．She was 15 minutes late fr it.
B．She made sme new friends.
C．She learned sme class rules.
D．She sat in the frnt rw.
C
Last February, I went n a trip t Switzerland. What a trip! The first mrning, I gt int a cable car (缆车). I wanted t g t the tp f the muntain and ski (滑雪) dwn. The cable car started up the muntain. Then there was a terrible sund. Sn the car stpped.
It was cld, and it began t snw. I was there fr ne hur, tw hurs. I thught, “They’ve frgtten me!” I waited fr anther hur, and the car started back dwn the muntain very fast. “Srry,” an ld wman said when I climbed ut f the car. “We’ve never had this prblem befre. Please, try again tmrrw.” “I’ve had enugh f cable cars fr a lifetime,” I thught.
—Rbert
Last summer, I went n a trip t Australia. On the first day, I went fishing n a beautiful lake. Unluckily, I didn’t catch any fish, and I gt bred. I decided t g swimming. When I std up, my wallet fell int the water. It had all my mney and my plane ticket. I jumped int the lake t lk fr it, but I didn’t find anything.
The next mrning, I wasn’t able t leave the htel. I had n mney t pay fr anything and n plane ticket t g hme. S what did I d? I called my friend and asked fr sme mney. I have never had such a trip!
—Nick
28．The cable car stpped ________.
A．because f t many riders B．because f the bad weather
C．when it went up the muntain D．when it went dwn the muntain
29．Hw lng did Rbert stay in the cable car?
A．Fr ne hur. B．Fr tw hurs.C．Fr three hurs.D．Fr fur hurs.
30．Nick gt bred with ________.
A．fishing B．swimming
C．staying in the htel D．lking fr his wallet
31．Why did Nick call his friend?
A．T say srry. B．T say thanks.
C．T ask fr help. D．T share his stry.
32．What can we knw abut Rbert and Nick?
A．They were bth careless. B．They bth had a terrible trip.
C．They wn’t take cable cars again.D．They dn’t like travelling by plane.
D
Tw years ag, a small twn in Thailand started t grw a kind f healthy rice. The healthy rice was nt grwn by farmers but by students frm a small schl f nly abut fifty peple.
The idea f grwing rice came frm the schl teachers. When making teaching plans, the teachers decided t teach students t grw healthy rice n schl land. They wanted the students t get clser t the land and learn t help each ther when ding the rice farming utside the classrm.
What’s better, the schl made mney frm selling the rice and giving farming classes t the public. With the mney, the schl culd help students wh wished t travel abrad sme day. Tday the dream is cming true — the students are flying t Japan t share their special farming experiences, and have fun ver there! “We all feel very prud that even students frm a small twn can make themselves seen in the wrld,” said ne f the teachers.
33．Wh gt the idea f grwing healthy rice?
A．The headmaster. B．The students.
C．The teachers. D．The farmers.
34．What des the underlined wrds “the dream” in the last paragraph mean?
A．The teachers’ plan t grw healthy rice.
B．The schl’s aim t make mre mney.
C．The farmers’ hpe t build mre schls.
D．The students’ wish t visit freign cuntries.
35．What is the text mainly abut?
A．A successful schl prject. B．A farming class fr farmers.
C．A new way t make mney. D．An exciting trip t Japan.
三、七选五阅读（每小题2.5分，共12.5分）
If yu begin a new jb, it is imprtant fr yu t make the right impressin frm the very first day. Yu will face new peple. Yu will be in a new place. It may be difficult t knw what t d. 36 .
●First impressins can last frever. 37 . Befre yur first day, find ut if yur new jb
has a rule abut what yu can wear t wrk. If s, be sure t fllw it. N matter what yu wear, always be neat and clean.
● 38 . Give yurself an extra 15 minutes t make sure yu arrive n time.
●Pay attentin t intrductins. One f the first things that yur supervisr (主管) may d is t intrduce yu t c-wrkers. 39 . They are the nes wh will answer yur questins when the bss is nt arund.
●Never be the first ne t leave. Observe what yur c-wrkers d arund quitting time (下班时间). 40 .
If yu fllw the suggestins abve, yu will make it thrugh the first days at a new jb.
A．Get t wrk n time
B．Here are fur suggestins fr yu
C．Yu shuld keep yur prmise
D．Try t wrk harder t have a rise
E．Be sure t make a gd impressin
F．These c-wrkers will be imprtant t yu
G．It desn’t lk gd fr yu t be eager t leave
四、完型填空（每小题1分，共15分）
I was driving in my car the ther day. The sun was ut, the radi was playing, and I was singing alng. The sng was a 41 ne and even my weak vice sunded gd singing it. Then it 42 , hwever. The sweet sund f the music 43 and there came the unpleasant news. Gas prices 44 again. Fans f tw sprts teams gt int fight. I sighed and wndered abut this 45 wrld we live in.
46 , I culd take n mre and turned ff the radi. Silence seemed preferable t listening t 47 else abut the crazy, cmpetitive sciety we live in. I slwed dwn as I entered a twn and 48 the peple as I drve by. A tall man was 49 an elderly lady ut f a car and helping her place her walker s she culd g int stre in her wheelchair. A smiling wman was 50 fd nt the square while a dzen birds flew dwn t enjy the fd being laid ut befre them. A yung man was walking alng, carrying his 51 safely in his arms. When the daughter pulled the hat ff his head, they bth 52 . I laughed t as I lked at all f his 53 . The radi may have been ff in my car, 54 in my heart I was still singing.
In truth, this wrld culd have mre kindness and less 55 . Kindness makes us all winners in this life and ur life will be full f lve and jy.
41．A．lng B．bring C．jyful D．sad
42．A．appearedB．remained C．happened D．stayed
43．A．endedB．cntinued C．jumped D．fell
44．A．cut dwnB．made up C．went dwnD．went up
45．A．excitingB．interesting C．unusual D．crazy
46．A．FinallyB．Generally C．Secretly D．Calmly
47．A．anythingB．everything C．smethingD．nthing
48．A．tuchedB．watched C．avided D．recgnized
49．A．freeingB．prtecting C．helping D．keeping
50．A．cllectingB．mving C．cvering D．thrwing
51．A．daughterB．sn C．dg D．cat
52．A．stppedB．std C．laughed D．shuted
53．A．weaknessB．kindness C．lnelinessD．safeness
54．A．Fr B Or C．And D．But
55．A．silenceB．develpmentC．cmpetitin D．sickness

第II卷（非选择题）
五、语法填空（每空1.5分，共15分）
When I was in primary schl, I disliked ding exercise. I felt tired when I did any kind f exercise. My parents were really 56 (wrry) abut my health. One day, after having supper, my father 57 (cme) and asked me t have a walk with him in the park. I agreed and we went 58 tgether. It was hard fr me t walk fr half an hur. I wanted t give up, 59 my father encuraged me t keep n walking. Frm then n. I was ften asked t walk with my parents. T my surprise, I culd walk fr an hur in the 60 (five) mnth. Hw 61 (pride) I felt! I lved taking exercise gradually. Nw I am 62 excellent runner in my schl. I take part in the schl sprts meeting every year.
During all ur life, we may face a lt f 63 (difficulty). Dn’t be afraid f 64 (they). Please try t face them 65 (brave). After yu vercme what yu used t be afraid f, yu may find hw great yu are!
六.应用文写作（共15分）
假定你是秦皇岛市的一名中学生李华，请根据以下要点向准备来你校当交换生的英国同学Mike写一封信，介绍一下位于秦皇岛的河北海滨国家森林公园。
1．位于秦皇岛市北戴河区，占地1,600多公顷；
2．森林茂密，栖息着多种珍稀动物，有鸟类380余种，占河北省鸟类总数的90％多；
3．欢迎游览。
注意：1．词数80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入、总词数。
参考词汇：公顷 hectare
Dear Mike,
I'm very glad t tell yu smething abut Hebei Castal Natinal Frest Park.
________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Lihua
七.读后续写（共25分）
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。
I've lived in this neighbrhd fr years,but I still remember the first persn I met when I mved here, and she was Linda wh had black wavy hair,big eyes and a smile n her face all the time. I think she was abut ten when I first met her.
She was very fnd f trees and spent all her spare time cllecting leaves and sticking（粘贴） them n a brchure.She remembered exactly when and where she had picked up a particular leaf and whether it was a sunny, windy r rainy day. Because I was interested in seeing what she had cllected, I was her best friend r sister, Belle.
Later, Linda went t a barding schl （寄宿制学校）utside the twn. She wuld cme hme nly during vacatins. That is t say, we culdn't see each ther as ften as we used t. But we wuld make full use f every pprtunity t visit the small frest near ur hme t cllect her favrite leaves, and meanwhile, I culd listen t her wnderful descriptins f the trees.
Yu must be wndering why I am talking abut Linda. Yu see, smething fantastic happened last week. I was standing n the balcny（阳台）lking at the budding blssms f the trees. As usual, I remembered Linda whm I had nt seen fr many years. Tw years ag, I gt sme infrmatin frm an ld neighbr abut Linda.She had settled dwn in France and had a daughter,wh resembles（v.看起来像）her. I wndered whether she still stuck t（坚持） her hbby f cllecting leaves. I was s lst in thught that I did nt hear that the drbell rang at first. Then it rang again and again. Tw shrt rings, ne lng ring and tw shrt rings. Suddenly it dawned n（使开始理解）me that it was hw Linda used t ring the bell. I ran t the dr.
注意：1. 续与词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
I pened the dr and fund “Linda”standing there.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2:
“Hell,Belle!I'm Amy,Linda's daughter.”
高二英语第二次质量检测答案
一、听力 1-5 BBCBB 6-10 BCBAC
11-15 BBBBC 16-20 BCBCB
二、阅读理解 21-23．A B C 24-27. DACC
28-32．C C A C B 33-35.C D A
三、七选五 36-40．B E A F G
四、完形填空 41．C 42．C 43．A 44．D 45．D 46．A 47．A 48．B 49．C 50．D 51．A 52．C 53．B 54．D 55．C
语法填空
56．wrried 57．came 58．ut 59．but 60．fifth 61．prud 62．an 63．difficulties 64．them 65．bravely
六、应用文写作
七、读后续写
参考答案：
21．A 22．B 23．C
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了世界上的四个著名城市。
21．细节理解题。根据Venice部分中“It is a city with n cars and peple travel by bat(这是一个没有汽车的城市，人们乘船旅行)”可知，人们乘船旅行。故选A。
22．细节理解题。根据Budapest部分中“The best time t visit Budapest is summer (去布达佩斯旅游的最佳时间是夏天)”可知，布达佩斯最适合参观的季节是夏天。故选B。
23．推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了威尼斯、洛杉矶、布达佩斯以及新加坡的一些基本情况。由此推知，本文选自于旅游杂志。故选C。
24．D 25．A 26．C 27．C
【导语】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述作者上学第一天经历的事情。
24．细节理解题。根据第一段“After the science class, I had an English class. I thught it wuld be bring but it turned ut t be very funny. (科学课结束后，我上了一堂英语课。我原以为会很无聊，但结果很有趣。)”可知，在作者看来，英语课是很有趣的。故选D。
25．细节理解题。根据第一段“When the classes f the mrning ended I went t lunch. I sat utside the dining rm with n ne t talk t and n fd because I was t nervus t jin the lunch line. (早上的课结束后，我去吃午饭了。我坐在餐厅外面，没有人可以说话，也没有食物，因为我太紧张了，无法加入午餐队伍。)”可知，作者没有吃午饭，因为她太紧张了，无法去排队吃午餐。故选A。
26．细节理解题。根据第二段“I didn’t ntice the rest f the class walking in r the girl that was standing behind me till I was surprised by the vice, “S what are yu drawing?” It was a girl wh had really lng hair. She ended up being my best friend and ne f the kindest and liveliest girls I knw. (我没有注意到班上其他人走进来，也没有注意到站在我身后的女孩，直到我惊讶地听到一个声音：“你在画什么？”那是一个长发女孩。她最终成为了我最好的朋友，也是我认识的最善良、最活泼的女孩之一。)”可知，作者在美术课上认识了一个活泼的女孩。故选C。
27．细节理解题。根据第一段“The science teacher tld us abut sme class rules. (科学老师给我们讲了一些班规。)”可知，科学老师给她们讲了一些班规。故选C。
28．C 29．C 30．A 31．C 32．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文, 主要讲述了两个人各自聊了自己外出旅行的故事。
28．细节理解题。根据第一段的“The cable car started up the muntain. Then there was a terrible sund. Sn the car stpped. (缆车上山了。然后传来一阵可怕的声音。很快，缆车停了下来。)可知，缆车是在上山的时候停下来的，故选C。
29．细节理解题。根据第二段“I was there fr ne hur, tw hurs. I thught, “They’ve frgtten me! ” I waited fr anther hur, and the car started back dwn the muntain very fast. “Srry, ”an ld wman said when I climbed ut f the car. (我在那里呆了一个小时，两个小时。我想，“他们忘了我!” 我又等了一个小时，车子很快就开始下山了。“对不起，” 我从车里爬出来时，一位老妇人说道。)可知，作者在缆车里待了三个小时，故选C。
30．细节理解题。根据第三段“Unluckily, I didn’t catch any fish, and I gt bred. (不幸的是，我没有钓到鱼，我感到很无聊。)可知，尼克对钓鱼感到无聊，故选A。
31．细节理解题。根据最后一段“I called my friend and asked fr sme mney. (我给我朋友打了电话问他们借钱。)可知，尼克给朋友打电话是寻求帮助的，故选C。
32．推理判断题。根据第二段““I’ve had enugh f cable cars fr a lifetime,” I thught.(“我一辈子都受够了缆车，”我想。)”和最后一段的“I have never had such a trip! (我从未有过这样的旅行! )”可知，罗伯特和尼克都有一个糟糕的旅行，故选B。
33．C 34．D 35．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了一所泰国学校推行了一项种植健康水稻的项目并取得了成功。
33．细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“The idea f grwing rice came frm the schl teachers.(种植水稻的想法来自学校老师)”可知，老师们想出要种水稻的主意。故选C。
34．词句猜测题。根据最后一段划线词所在句的前一句“With the mney, the schl culd help students wh wished t travel abrad sme day.(有了这笔钱，学校可以帮助那些希望有朝一日出国旅行的学生)”根据下文“the students are flying t Japan t share their special farming experiences, and have fun ver there!”（学生们将飞往日本分享他们的特殊农业经验，并在那里玩得开心）可知，划线词“the dream”指的是学生们出国旅行的梦想。故选D。
35．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Tw years ag, a small twn in Thailand started t grw a kind f healthy rice. The healthy rice was nt grwn by farmers but by students frm a small schl f nly abut fifty peple.(两年前，泰国的一个小镇开始种植一种健康的水稻。这种健康的水稻不是农民种植的，而是一所只有大约50人的学校的学生种植的)”可知，本文主要讲述的是一所学校推行的种植项目，结合后文内容可知，这一项目取得了成功，因此可知，本文主要是关于“一个成功的学校项目”。故选A。
36．B 37．E 38．A 39．F 40．G
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是在开始一份新工作时怎么给人留下正确的印象。
36．空前说“Yu will face new peple. Yu will be in a new place. It may be difficult t knw what t d.(你将面对新的人。你将在一个新的地方。也许很难知道该怎么办。)”，再根据下文具体的一些建议可知，B选项“Here are fur suggestins fr yu(以下是给你的四条建议)”引出了下文的一些建议，因此B选项引起下文，符合语境，故选B。
37．空前说“First impressins can last frever.(第一印象会持续到永远。)”，因此空格处应说要给人留下很好的第一印象，E选项“Be sure t make a gd impressin(一定要给人留下好印象)”说明了要留下好印象，因此E选项承接上文，符合语境，故选E。
38．空格处是本段的主题句，由空后的“Give yurself an extra 15 minutes t make sure yu arrive n time.(多给自己15分钟，确保准时到达。)”可知，本段主要讲的是要准时上班，A选项“Get t wrk n time(准时上班)”概括了本段内容，可作为小标题，故选A。
39．空前说“One f the first things that yur supervisr (主管) may d is t intrduce yu t c-wrkers.(你的上司可能会做的第一件事就是把你介绍给同事。)”，F选项“These c-wrkers will be imprtant t yu(这些同事对你来说很重要)”说明了同事的重要性，c-wrkers是同义复现，因此F选项承接上文，符合语境，故选F。
40．空前说“Never be the first ne t leave. Observe what yur c-wrkers d arund quitting time (下班时间).(永远不要第一个离开。观察你的同事在下班时间做些什么。)”，G选项“It desn’t lk gd fr yu t be eager t leave(你急着离开可不太好)”和上文的“不要第一个离开”相呼应，因此G选项承接上文，符合语境，故选G。
41．C 42．C 43．A 44．D 45．D 46．A 47．A 48．B 49．C 50．D 51．A 52．C 53．B 54．D 55．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了作者开车路上的所见所闻所感，虽然世界上会有一些不好的事情发生，但世界上的各个角落仍然充满着善良。
41．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这首歌是一首欢快的歌，即使我微弱的声音听起来也很好听。A. lng 长的; B. bring 令人生厌的；C. jyful 令人愉快的；D. sad 悲伤的。根据下文的“even my weak vice sunded gd singing it”（即使我微弱的声音听起来也很好听）及The sweet sund f the music（音乐里甜美的声音）可知，收音机上所播放的音乐非常动听, 与后面的“unpleasant news”（不开心的新闻）形成对比。故选C。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，事情还是发生了。A. appeared出现；B. remained仍然, 依然；C. happened 发生；D. stayed 停留。从后面的收机上播放的新闻可知，作者不想听到的不好的新闻可是还是发生了。故选C。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：悦耳的音乐声结束了，传来了令人不快的消息。A. ended 结束；B. cntinued继续；C. jumped 跳；D. fell 掉落；落下。从“there came the unpleasant news”（传出了不好的新闻）可知，此处动听的音乐结束了，然后传来了不好的新闻。故选A。
54．考查动词词组辨析。句意：汽油价格再次上涨。A. cut dwn 砍倒, 减少；B. made up 组成；化妆；C. went dwn 下降；D. went up上升, 上涨。 从前面的unpleasant news（不好的新闻）及后面的Fans f tw sprts teams gt int fight（两支球队的粉丝打了起来）可知，这些消息都是负面的，由此判断，这里指的是汽油价格上涨的消息。故选D。
45．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我叹了口气，对我们生活的这个疯狂的世界感到疑惑。A. exciting令人兴奋的； B. interesting有趣的；C. unusual不同寻常的；D. crazy 疯狂的。作者在广播中听到的都是那些令人不愉快的消息，因此他叹了一口气，觉得我们所处的世界非常的疯狂，搞不懂所生活的世界为何如此疯狂。故选D。
46．考查副词词义辨析。句意：最后，我再也受不了了，关掉了收音机。A. finally 最后；B. generally 通常, 一般说来；C. secretly 秘密地；D. calmy平静地。后文提到“Silence seemed preferable”（沉默似乎更可取），由此判断，作者受不了收音机里传来的不好的消息，最终关掉了收音机。故选A。
47．考查代词词义辨析。句意：沉默似乎比听有关我们所生活的疯狂竞争的世界的任何东西都更好。A. anything任何事；B. everything每件事；C. smething一些事；D. nthing无关紧要的事。前文提到“Gas prices went up again. Fans f tw sprts teams gt int fight. ”（汽油价格再次上涨。两支运动队的球迷打了起来。）由此判断，这些都有可能是在这个世界上发生的任何事情。故选A。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我进入一个城镇时，我放慢了速度，看着我开车经过的人们。A. tuched触摸；B. watched观察；C. avided避免；D. recgnized辨认, 识别。后文提到“ A tall man was helping an elderly lady ut f a car and helping her place her walker s she culd g int stre in her wheelchair. ”（一个高个子男人正在帮一位老太太从车里出来，帮她放好助行器，这样她就可以坐着轮椅去商店了。）以及后文中提到的场景可知，作者在穿过小镇时看到人们那种友善相处的生活场景，这是作者通过观察看到的情景。故选B。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个高个子男人正在帮一位老太太从车里出来，帮她放好助行器，这样她就可以坐着轮椅去商店了。A. freeing释放，使获得自由；B. prtecting保护；C. helping帮助；D. keeping保持。后文提到“and helping her place her walker s she culd g int stre in her wheelchair. ”（帮她放好助行器，这样她就可以坐着轮椅去商店了）由此判断，这个高个子的男子应该是在帮助一位老妇人从车上下来，这样才能坐上轮椅去商店。故选C。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一位面带微笑的妇女正在向广场上扔食物，十几只鸟儿飞下来享受摆在它们面前的食物。A. cllecting收集，采集；B. mving移动；C. cvering覆盖；D. thrwing投，抛。后文提到“a dzen birds flew dwn t enjy the fd being laid ut befre them. ”（十几只鸟儿飞下来享受摆在它们面前的食物。）由此判断，这位面带微笑的妇女应该是把食物撒出去，这样鸟儿才能吃到这些食物。故选D。
51．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一位年轻的男子走在路上，把他的女儿安全地抱在怀里。A. daughter女儿；B. sn儿子；C. dg狗；D. cat猫。后文提到“When the daughter pulled the hat ff his head”（当他的女儿把他的帽子从头上拉下来时）由此判断，这位年轻男子怀里抱着的是他的女儿。故选A。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他的女儿把他的帽子从头上拉下来时，他们都笑了。A. stpped停止；B. std站立；C. laughed笑；D. shuted喊。后文提到“I laughed t”（我也跟着笑了）由此判断，他们都笑了。故选C。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：看着他的善良，我也笑了。A. weakness弱点,，劣势；B. kindness仁慈，友善的行为； C. lneliness孤独；D. safeness安全。文章最后一段提到“In truth, this wrld culd have mre kindness”（事实上，这个世界还是善良更多一些）由此判断，作者所描述的都是人们非常友善的行为，与疯狂的竞争形成了对比。故选B。
54．考查连词词义辨析。句意：车上的收音机可能已经关闭了, 但在我的心里还在唱歌。A. Fr因为；B. Or或者；C. And和；D. But但是。前文提到“The radi may have been ff in my car”（车里的收音机关掉了）与后文“in my heart I was still singing”（我心里的歌仍然在唱着）形成了对比，表示作者虽然在收音机里听到了一些不好的新闻，但看到充满善意的人和事，心里甜美的音乐仍在播放。故选D。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实上，这个世界可以多一些善良，少一些竞争。A. silence沉默；寂静；缄默；B. develpment发展；C. cmpetitin竞争；D. sickness生病。前文提到“I sighed and wndered abut the crazy, cmpetitive sciety we live in. ”（我叹了口气，对我们生活的这个疯狂的世界感到疑惑。）相照应，后文提到“Kindness makes us all winners in this life and ur life will be full f lve and jy.”（友善使我们在这一生中都成为赢家, 我们的生活也将充满爱和欢乐。）由此判断，作者希望这个社会能多一些友善，少一些竞争。故选C。
56．wrried 57．came 58．ut 59．but 60．fifth 61．prud 62．an 63．difficulties 64．them 65．bravely
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者小学时不喜欢运动，最后正在父亲的鼓励下喜欢上了运动的事情。
56．考查形容词。句意：我的父母非常担心我的健康。作表语，修饰人应用-ed结尾形容词wrried。故填wrried。
57．考查时态。句意：有一天，吃过晚饭后，我的父亲来了，要求我和他在公园散步。根据后文and asked可知应用一般过去时。故填came。
58．考查固定短语。句意：我同意了，我们一起出去了。短语g ut表示“外出”。故填ut。
59．考查连词。句意：我想放弃，但父亲鼓励我继续走下去。结合前后文语境可知为转折关系，应用连词but。故填but。
60．考查数词。句意：让我惊讶的是，第五个月我可以走一个小时。此处表示“第五个月”应用序数词fifth。故填fifth。
61．考查形容词。句意：我感到多么骄傲啊！此处感叹表语，表示“骄傲”应用形容词prud作表语。故填prud。
62．考查冠词。句意：现在我是我学校的一个优秀的跑步者。runner为可数名词，此处表泛指且excellent是发音以元音音素开头的单词。故填an。
63．考查名词的数。句意：在我们的一生中，我们可能会面临很多困难。difficulty为可数名词，由a lt f修饰应用复数形式。故填difficulties。
64．考查代词。句意：别害怕他们。作介词的宾语，应用宾格them。故填them。
65．考查副词。句意：请试着勇敢面对他们。修饰动词face应用副词bravely，作状语。故填bravely。