四川省泸县第四中学2023-2024学年高一上学期11月期中英语试题(含答案)

这是一份四川省泸县第四中学2023-2024学年高一上学期11月期中英语试题(含答案)，共20页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，七选五，短文填空，书面表达，读后续写等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、阅读理解
It’s nt pssible t stay tgether with lved nes all the time. Smetimes family members have t be far away frm each ther. During that time they might face smething terrible. Althugh we knw what they are suffering, being far away makes it harder t help and cmfrt (安慰) lved nes. There is n use wrrying a lt abut them. Keeping a psitive attitude f supprt is mre helpful than getting int wrrying abut the persn. I think it is what I can d t help my lved nes.
My daughter has been wrking full-time during summer abut 10 hurs a day. She has t study hard fr a big entrance exam. At first, like mst peple, I wanted t try t slve the prblems and analyse (分析) the situatin, Was there a better way f time management? Was there a better way f studying fr this test? Hwever, that was nt always helpful. Smetimes, it even gave mre pressure t her. Smetimes it might sund like there was smething wrng t fix. Hwever, it was just tiring at the end f the day. What wuld be the kind thing t d in this situatin. It was hard t read smene’s mind. I decided t just chat with her nline and t send a hug emji (表情) this time. It seemed mre suitable than talking abut slutins. Giving space can als be an act f help, cmfrt and kindness.
It was a fun and meaningful experiment t actively think abut kind things t d rather than let it happen naturally. I’ve realized it and I’m grateful fr this chance t share nline. Give it a try t and yu’ll enjy sweetness.
1、What can we learn frm the first paragraph?
A.Wrry is the best cmfrt t a lved ne.
B.It is impssible t lve smene arund us.
C.The distance helps yu d mre t lved nes.
D.It’s n use wrrying a lt abut lved nes nt arund us
2、Hw did the authr cmfrt her daughter at last?
A.By talking abut slutins.B.By analysing all prblems.
C.By buying a gift fr her.D.By giving simple emjis nline.
3、Where is the passage prbably taken frm?
A.A website.B.A newspaper.
C.A life jurnal.D.A speech reprt.
Team China’s teenage freeski superstar Gu Ailing had halfpipe gld wrapped up by her secnd run at Genting Snw Park in Zhangjiaku. “I’ve never taken a victry lap befre in my entire life, but this time I felt like I finally deserve it,” Gu tld reprters after becming the first athlete t win Olympic medals in all three freeski events. Her big victry at the 2021 X Games in Aspen, Clrad, where she wn Big Air, halfpipe and slpestyle glds, increased the expectatin level fr her Olympic perfrmance in Beijing.
Brn in Califrnia t a Chinese mther, Gu began cmpeting fr China when she was 15 in 2019, stating her aim t inspire millins f yung peple during the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and prmte the sprt she lves. Since then, the utstanding part-time mdel and grade-A student has been busy gaining recrds, titles and firsts. All the while her superstar status has snwballed, as evidenced by her millins f fllwers n scial media.
The 18-year-ld als clearly feels she has achieved much away frm the sprting arena at Beijing 2022 and she has becme the inspiratin fr many. “After reading hundreds f messages that I get every day frm yung girls saying that they g sking because f me and they want t keep ging r they, yu knw, brke their bundaries in sme ther way and felt inspired by smething that I said, I feel all thse little things are immensely rewarding.”
When asked abut her future plan, she had n idea whether she wuld cntinue t cmpete in freestyle skiing. “I’m ging t d whatever feels right, and hpefully I’ll be able t create sme kind f psitive change ut f any psitin that I'm in,” said Gu.
4、Gu was the first athlete t________.
A.take a victry lap in the Olympics
B.gain three glds at the 2021 X Games
C.win three glds in the Olympic events
D.get Olympic medals in three freeski events
5、What d we knw abut Gu?
A.She was brn in China.
B.She did well in different fields.
C.Her superstar status badly affected her life.
D.Her aim was t prmte the Winter Olympics.
6、What is Paragraph 3 mainly abut?
A.Gu has brken her bundaries.
B.Gu has achieved a lt in sking.
C.Gu has inspired many yung girls.
D.Gu has becme famus wrldwide.
7、What can be the best title fr the text?
A.D Whatever Yu Feel Right
B.Skiing Changes Peple’s Lives
C.Gu, an Inspiring Olympic Histry Maker
D.Skiing, the Highlight f the Winter Olympics
When I was yung, I wndered why neighbrhds didn’t plant fruit trees t build cmmunity Later, my husband and I decided the right way t answer this questin was t d it urselves, s we began t fill ur frnt yard with fruit trees, such as strawberries, pmegranates (石榴) and ranges.
Every crp (庄稼) brught us clser t neighbrs and strangers. The fd was an excuse t cmmunicate. Kids in the neighbrhd, including ur sns, learned patience and gentle timing. When we had extra, we’d share it. Then, we received a pwerful lessn:a gift hidden as a lss. Our first-ever crp f pmegranates had ripened (成熟), but at harvest (丰收), they were all gne, stlen in the middle f the night.
We were shcked, sad and angry. One f my friends had fun suggesting we pst a sign t curse (诅咒) thieves wh stle ur fruit.
And suddenly, the lessn was clear. We did need a sign, but ur sign wuld encurage sharing and cmmunity. Last fall, we had a larger crp f pmegranates. We psted a sign that read, “If yu’d like ne, please knck and intrduce yurself and we’d be happy t cut ne ff the tree fr yu. Cutting saves the branches (枝条) and is gd fr future grwth s we can cntinue t share with new friends like yu. Thanks, the Green Family.” Out f eight pieces f fruit, ne pmegranate was taken, and mst thers gifted t new friends.
This year, we planted three new fruit trees — a peach, a pear and a plum. Tday, I am happy t rle mdel genersity (慷慨，大方) fr my yung sns and t have been blessed (祈福) with the chance t prvide an edible (可食的) frnt yard (院子) fr thers.
8、What was the authr and her husband’s decisin?
A.T plant fruit trees in their frnt yard.
B.T invite their neighbrs t share fruits.
C.T help their neighbrs by planting fruit trees.
D.T find the right answer t their neighbr’s questin.
9、In the authr’s pinin, fruit trees in her yard ________.
A.prvided fd fr the whle family
B.satisfied the needs f her neighbrs
C.made her family lead a happier life
D.ffered a chance t get clse t thers
10、We learn frm the furth paragraph that the authr’s sign ________.
A.was made at the request f her friends
B.was quite effective in stpping thieves
C.didn’t bring the authr any new friends
D.cntained infrmatin abut the Green Family
11、What message des the authr want t express by telling the stry?
A.Preventin is better than cure.
B.Learning t share is imprtant.
C.Never judge a bk by its cver.
D.Gd fences make gd neighbrs.
High schl is difficult fr everyne. Yu are ging thrugh an awkward time and yu may either fit in right away r feel like a cmplete utcast. But n matter hw well yu may fit in (r nt), jining a club will be gd fr yu in the shrt term and lng term.
Jining a club is a great way t meet new peple, especially if yu are new t the schl. Jining a club frces yu t cmmunicate with peple wh have similar interests as yu. Even if yu are the shyest and quietest persn, yu are sure t develp a relatinship with at least ne persn in the club that yu decide t jin. Speaking frm persnal experience, I have met sme f my best friends frm my after-schl activities and had many new drs pen t me.
Anther really nice thing abut jining a club is that ding activities lks gd n cllege applicatins (申请). Being knwn as utging is a highly valued trait (特质); it shws that yu are willing t put yurself ut there, be determined (意志坚定的), and best f all try new things. Anther nice thing is that (depending n the activity) it culd help yu develp skills that yu culd use during a cllege interview.
Prductivity is smething that teens seem t cntinuusly have a prblem with. Mst teens g t schl and then cme hme and spend the rest f the day in frnt f the televisin r phne, but activities prhibit (阻止) this. Teens are als very easy t influence and if they fall int the wrng grup f peple they culd fall int cnsequences such as prblems with the law. Clubs are a great place t spend time and be with gd peple wh yu can fall back n if yu need them.
Maybe the mst imprtant reasn why yu shuld jin a club is the lng-term benefit (益处) it brings. The classrm isn’t the nly learning envirnment in a schl. Things such as meeting and speaking t new peple, keeping an eye n the time, and being rganized are things yu will use every single day f yur life.
12、What might the underlined wrd “utcast” in paragraph 1 mean?
A.A persn wh is ppular.B.A persn wh is nt smart.
C.A persn wh is cnfident.D.A persn wh is nt accepted.
13、What d clleges think highly f accrding t the text?
A.The number f clubs yu have jined.
B.The strng relatinships yu have built.
C.The bright persnality yu have develped.
D.The skills yu have learned while frming a club.
14、What benefit f jining a club is talked abut in paragraph 4?
A.Increasing knwledge.B.Learning teamwrking skills.
C.Imprving yur fitness level.D.Making gd use f yur time.
15、What is the best title fr the text?
A.What club shuld yu jin?B.Hw t jin a club yu like?
C.Why shuld yu jin a club?D.Shuld yu jin a secnd club?
Research has shwn that tw-thirds f human cnversatin is taken up nt with discussin f the cultural r plitical prblems f the day, nt heated debates abut films we’ve just seen r bks we’ve just finished reading, but plain and simple 1 .
Language is ur greatest treasure as a species (物种，品种), and what d we 2 d with it? We gssip abut thers’ behavir and private lives, such as wh’s ding what with whm, wh’s in and wh’s ut — and why; hw t deal with difficult 3 situatins invlving children, lvers and clleagues.
S why are we keen n gssiping? Are we just natural 4 f bth time and wrds? Or d we talk a lt abut nthing in particular simply t avid facing up t the really imprtant issues f life? It’s nt the case accrding t Prfessr Rbin Dunbar. In fact, in his latest bk, Grming, Gssip and the Evlutin f Language, the psychlgist says gssip is ne f these really 5 issues.
Dunbar 6 the traditinal view that language was develped by the men at the early stage f scial develpment in rder t rganize their manly hunting activities mre effectively, r even t prmte the exchange f petic stries abut their rigins and the supernatural (超自然现象). Instead he suggests that language evlved amng wmen. We dn’t spend tw-thirds f ur time gssiping just because we can talk, argues Dunbar – 7 , he ges n t say, language evlved specifically t allw us t gssip.
Dunbar arrived at his cheery thery by studying the 8 f the higher primates (灵长类动物) like mnkeys. By means f grming — cleaning the fur by brushing it, mnkeys frm grups with ther individuals n whm they can rely fr supprt in the event f sme kind f cnflict within the grup r 9 frm utside it.
As we human beings evlve frm a particular branch f the primate family, Dunbar 1 that at ne time in ur histry we did much the same. Gruping tgether made sense because the bigger the grup, the greater the 11 it prvided; n the ther hand, the bigger the grup, the greater the stresses f living clse t thers. Grming helped t 12 the pressure and calm everybdy dwn.
But as the grups gt bigger and bigger, the amunt f time spent in grming activities als had t be 13 t maintain its effectiveness. Clearly, a mre 14 kind f grming was needed, and thus language evlved as a kind f vcal (有声的) grming which allwed humans t develp relatinship with ever-larger grups by exchanging infrmatin ver a wider netwrk f individuals than wuld be pssible by ne-t-ne 15 cntact.
16、A.claimB.descriptinC.gssipD.language
17、A.finallyB.habituallyC.dependentlyD.generally
18、A.scialB.pliticalC.histricalD.cultural
19、A.interviewersB.mastersC.usersD.wasters
20、A.imprtantB.effectiveC.limitedD.difficult
21、A.maintainsB.rejectsC.hasD.hlds
22、A.fr exampleB.in additinC.n the cntraryD.as a result
23、A.senseB.appearanceC.emtinD.behavir
24、A.attackB.cntactC.helpD.peace
25、A.cmmitsB.develpsC.cncludesD.benefits
26、A.challengeB.respnsibilityC.leadershipD.prtectin
27、A.measureB.shwC.maintainD.ease
28、A.savedB.extendedC.sharedD.gained
29、A.cmmnB.efficientC.scientificD.thughtful
30、A.indirectB.dailyC.physicalD.secret
二、七选五
31、I have a drawer full f letters t Santa. Each year my children wuld write up their Christmas wish lists. They were plite requests fr the latest game r ty. As the children gt lder, they wuld give Santa sme hints(提示)n where t buy their presents. ①__________
Thse letters taught my children a valuable lessn abut writing: It has a purpse. Smetimes ur purpse is t achieve smething;ther times it may be t entertain, infrm, r persuade. ②__________And when writing desn’t seem t have any purpse r get any kind f meaningful respnse, then it can be hard t get excited abut ding it.
Christmas is a great time f year fr children t cmmunicate with thers thrugh writing. When children write fr real audiences and real purpses, they can learn t chse their wrds accrdingly. ③__________Yu write “Dear Santa” because yu dn’t knw him persnally and yu want t shw him respect.
④__________Texting, nline messaging, live chats while playing vide games all mean that they are cnstantly prducing written messages. Hwever, because they are usually writing t family and friends, they use infrmal language mst f the time.
There is nthing wrng with this kind f writing. It suits the audience and the purpse and gets the jb dne. ⑤__________This type f writing wn’t be rewarded by the schl examiner, nr by a future emplyer r a ptential client. The very best cmmunicatrs are thse wh knw hw t adjust their language t match their audience.
A.It isn’t that these yung peple can’t write.
B.But it is always purpseful-r at least it shuld be.
C.The age f pen-and-paper letter writing may have passed.
D.As a result, each year they received smething they wanted.
E.Yu write “Hi Nanna and Pp” because yu are clse t them.
F.As technlgy develps, yung peple are writing mre than they ever have.
G.But if this is the nly kind f writing yung peple d, it will cause prblems.
三、短文填空
32、I①________(edit) a pht captin when I saw the phrase “Smith said his kids favrite part f the event was the snw cne truck.” I walked ver t②________student phtgrapher wh wrte the captin and asked whether Mr. Smith had ne child r many.
The phtgrapher wanted t knw why. The wrd “kid” needed an apstrphe, I replied, and where I put that punctuatin mark wuld change the size f Mr. Smith’s family.
“Ww,” the phtgrapher said. “One punctuatin mark can make a big③________ (differ).”
This exchange isn’t made up. And the fact that it happened in the same mnth as Natinal Punctuatin Day—which is Sept. 24—④________ (emphasize) the imprtance f prper use f punctuatin.
Fr Natinal Punctuatin Day, my gal is⑤________ (prmte) prper use f cmmas, semiclns and s n⑥________my gd example. I will use punctuatin in all text⑦________ (message), never leaving ut perids n Twitter.
Jeff Rubin, wh funded Natinal Punctuatin Day in 2004, wrte that he started Natinal Punctuatin Day because f cncern abut⑧________ (decline) language skills. He nted that almst 60 percent f incming cllege freshmen needed remedial(补救的) English classes⑨________ (urgent).
Infrmatin like that is⑩________ur anger shuld be fcused. S classrm is a great place t celebrate Natinal Punctuatin Day.
四、书面表达
33、假定你是李华。你校英文报正在招聘校园记者，请写一封信应聘。注意：写作词数应为80左右。
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五、读后续写
34、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。
It was the last day f the mnth-lng summer camp. All the camp leaders and vlunteers were preparing fr the grand wrap-up event that evening. Sme were setting up chairs and tables utside; sme were preparing water ballns fr games we wuld play later; and sme were cutting fruits and veggies fr snacks.
One f the leaders, Gerge, came t me, handed me a small brm and a dustpan, and asked me t sweep the gym. Alne. While the thers were chatting and laughing utside. While the gym was dusty and stuffy (不通风的) after weeks f camp and crafts.
I didn’t have a chice. I was sixteen, and Gerge was my elder. I was a staff member at camp, and Gerge was my emplyer. I put n as cheerful a face as I culd and began t sweep the flr f the gymnasium.
Every time I made a decent (合宜的) pile f dust and scraps (残羹剩饭) t push int the dustpan, I had a nice little part f the gym cleared. But I wuld lk up and see the rest f the gym and realize hw big the jb was. The whle situatin felt s unfair.
I wasn’t really happy then. I’m nt prud f it, but I was angry as well. I culd hear the sunds f peple talking, laughing, and generally having a great time utside. There was silence in the gym, except fr my sweep, sweep, sweep.
During a break between sweeps, I lked up. Gerge was quietly and matter-f-factly mving the speakers and cleaning the stage at the frnt f the gym. I nticed he wrked alne as well. He didn’t seem particularly excited abut what he was ding, but I nted the calmness and jy in his eyes as he went abut his wrk, ding what had t be dne because he was there and he was able t d it.
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。
I watched him silently fr the next ten minutes.
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“Thanks, Laura.” he said and ndded as if acknwledging the small sacrifice I had made.
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参考答案
1、答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据There is n use wrrying a lt abut them. Keeping a psitive attitude f supprt is mre helpful than getting int wrrying abut the persn. I think it is what I can d t help my lved nes.可知，保持一种积极的支持态度比陷入对爱人的担忧更有帮助，为他们担心是没有用的。故选D。
2、答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段I decided t just chat with her nline and t send a hug emji (表情) this time. It seemed mre suitable than talking abut slutins.可知，作者最后通过在网上提供简单的表情符号安慰她的女儿，故选D。
3、答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段. I’ve realized it and I’m grateful fr this chance t share nline可知，作者感激有这个机会在网上分享自己的心得，并鼓励人们尝试，故可推断这篇文章来自网络，故选A。
4、答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中“Gu tld reprters after becming the first athlete t win Olympic medals in all three freeski events.(在成为第一个在三项自由滑雪比赛中都获得奥运奖牌的运动员后，谷爱凌告诉记者)”可知，谷爱凌是第一个在三项自由滑雪项目上获得奥运奖牌的运动员。故选D。
5、答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中“Since then, the utstanding part-time mdel and grade-A student has been busy gaining recrds, titles and firsts. All the while her superstar status has snwballed, as evidenced by her millins f fllwers n scial media.(从那以后，这位优秀的兼职模特和优等生一直在忙于获得记录、头衔和一等奖。与此同时，她的超级巨星地位如滚雪球般增加，她在社交媒体上的数百万粉丝就是明证)”可推知，她在不同的领域做得很好。故选B。
6、答案：C
解析：主旨大意题。根据第三段“The 18-year-ld als clearly feels she has achieved much away frm the sprting arena at Beijing 2022 and she has becme the inspiratin fr many. ‘After reading hundreds f messages that I get every day frm yung girls saying that they g sking because f me and they want t keep ging r they, yu knw, brke their bundaries in sme ther way and felt inspired by smething that I said, I feel all thse little things are immensely rewarding.’(这位18岁的女孩也清楚地感觉到，她在北京2022年的体育赛场之外取得了很多成就，她已经成为许多人的灵感来源。“在阅读了我每天收到的数百条来自年轻女孩的信息后，她们说因为我而去滑冰，她们想继续滑下去，或是她们以其他方式打破了她们的界限，并从我说的一些话中感受到了启发，我觉得所有这些小事都有巨大的回报。”)”可推知，第三段主要讲的是谷爱凌激励了许多年轻女孩。故选C。
7、答案：C
解析：主旨大意题。通读全文并结合第一段中“‘I’ve never taken a victry lap befre in my entire life, but this time I felt like I finally deserve it,’ Gu tld reprters after becming the first athlete t win Olympic medals in all three freeski events.(在成为第一个在三项自由滑雪比赛中都获得奥运奖牌的运动员后，谷爱凌告诉记者：“我这辈子从来没有跑过胜利圈，但这次我觉得我终于值得了。”)”可知，本文主要介绍了谷爱凌成为了第一个在三项自由滑雪项目上获得奥运奖牌的运动员，介绍了她的个人经历以及对年轻女孩的激励。故C选项“谷爱凌——一个鼓舞人心的奥运历史创造者”最符合文章标题。故选C。
8、答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中“we began t fill ur frnt yard with fruit trees, such as strawberries, pmegranates (石榴) and ranges(我们开始在前院种满果树，比如草莓、石榴和橘子。)”可知，作者和丈夫决定在自家的前院种一些果树。故选A。
9、答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的“Every crp brught us clser t neighbrs and strangers. The fd was an excuse t cmmunicate. (每一种农作物都使我们与邻居和陌生人更加亲近，食物是我们交流的借口。)”可知，作者认为每一种果树都能给他们提供与邻居和陌生人更亲近交流的机会。故选D。
10、答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据第四段的最后一句话“Out f eight pieces f fruit, ne pmegranate was taken, and mst thers gifted t new friends.(在八个水果中，有一个石榴被拿走了，其他的大部分被送给了新朋友。)”可推知，作者的告示牌起到了很好的效果，被偷盗的石榴更少了。故选B。
11、答案：B
解析：推理判断题。通读全文可知，作者种果树，果实被盗，然后挂告示牌告诉大家，如果喜欢就请敲门并作自我介绍，她 非常乐意与朋友们分享。再结合第五段的最后一句话“Tday, I am happy t rle mdel genersity (慷慨，大方) fr my yung sns and t have been blessed (祈福) with the chance t prvide an edible (可食的) frnt yard (院子) fr thers.(今天，我很高兴为我年幼的儿子们树立慷慨的榜样，也很高兴有机会为其他人提供一个可食用的前院。)”可推断出，作者喜欢分享，真诚分享的态度使石榴被盗的 数量大大减少了。因此文章告诉我们：生活中学会分享很重要。故选B。
12、答案：D
解析：词义猜测题。根据文章第一段尾句“But n matter hw well yu may fit in (r nt), jining a club will be gd fr yu in the shrt term and lng term.”（但无论您是否适合（或不适合），加入俱乐部在短期和长期对您都有好处。）可知你可能会适应或者不适应，“yu may fit in”对应上文“fit in right away”，“r nt”对应上文“feel like a cmplete utcast”，可知划线词意思是“不适应、不被接受”。故选D项。
13、答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段关键句“Anther really nice thing abut jining a club is that ding activities lks gd n cllege applicatins. Being knwn as utging is a highly valued trait; it shws that yu are willing t put yurself ut there, be determined, and best f all try new things.”（参加社团的另一个好处是，参加活动在申请大学时看起来很不错。外向是一种很有价值的特质；这表明你愿意把自己放在那里，有决心，最好的是尝试新事物）可知，大学高度重视你所培养出的开朗的个性。故选C项。
14、答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段关键句“Prductivity is smething that teens seem t cntinuusly have a prblem with. Mst teens g t schl and then cme hme and spend the rest f the day in frnt f the televisin r phne, but activities prevent this.”（生产效率是青少年似乎一直存在的问题。大多数青少年上学后回到家，一整天都待在电视机或手机前，但活动却阻止了这一点）可知，第四段谈论了加入俱乐部可以更好利用时间这一好处。故选D项。
15、答案：C
解析：主旨大意题。根据第一段“But n matter hw well yu may fit in (r nt), jining a club will be gd fr yu in the shrt term and lng term.”（但无论您是否适合（或不适合），加入俱乐部在短期和长期对您都有好处。）可知，你应该加入社团/俱乐部，因为这样对你有好处，本文主要讨论了为什么要加入社团/俱乐部。故选C
16、答案：C
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：研究表明，三分之二的人类对话不是讨论当今的文化或政治问题，不是对我们刚看过的电影或刚读完的书的激烈辩论，而是简单浅白的八卦。A. claim声称；B. descriptin描述；C. gssip流言蜚语，闲言碎语，八卦；D. language语言。根据第二段中“We gssip abut thers’ behavir and private lives”第三段中“S why are we keen n gssiping?”可知，人们对话中有许多是八卦。故选C项。
17、答案：B
解析：考查副词词义辨析。句意：语言是人类最宝贵的财富，我们习惯用它来做什么？A. finally最后；B. habitually习惯性地；C. dependently依赖性地；D. generally一般。根据文章大意和后文“We gssip abut thers’ behavir and private lives”可知，本文讨论了人类语言的主要目的，其中八卦语言有重要的作用，此处指人们习惯用语言做什么。故选B项。
18、答案：A
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们八卦别人的行为和私生活，比如谁在和谁一起做什么，谁在和谁没在——以及为什么；如何处理涉及孩子、爱人和同事的困难社交情况。A. scial社会的，社交的；B. plitical政治的；C. histrical历史的；D. cultural文化的。根据语境和后文“invlving children, lvers and clleagues”可知，人们喜欢八卦的内容包括如何处理家人和同事之间的交往情况。故选A项。
19、答案：D
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：难道我们只是浪费时间和文字的人吗？A. interviewers主持面试者，采访者；B. masters主人；C. users用户；D. wasters浪费者，浪费的人。根据语境和前文“tw-thirds f human cnversatin is taken up nt with discussin f the cultural r plitical prblems f the day, nt heated debates abut films we’ve just seen r bks we’ve just finished reading, but plain and simple_____”以及“S why are we keen n gssiping?”可知，人类对话中有相当大一部分是八卦内容，并没有什么实际意义，因此反问，这是不是浪费时间和文字呢？故选D项。
20、答案：A
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：事实上，这位心理学家在他的新书《修饰、八卦和语言的进化》中表示，八卦是这些语言中非常重要的问题之一。A. imprtant重要的；B. effective有效的；C. limited有限的；D. difficult困难的。根据前文“Or d we talk a lt abut nthing in particular simply t avid facing up t the really imprtant issues f life? It’s nt the case accrding t Prfessr Rbin Dunbar.”可知，这位作家并不认为八卦语言是不重要的，他认为这些八卦语言是非常重要的。故选A项。
21、答案：B
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：Dunbar反对传统观点认为语言是由男性在社会发展的早期发展起来的为了更有效地组织他们的男性狩猎活动，甚至是为了促进诗歌故事的交流关于他们的起源和超自然现象。A. maintains维持，维修；B. rejects拒绝接受，不同意；C. has拥有；D. hlds拿着。根据后文“Instead he suggests that language evlved amng wmen.”可知，Dunbar不同意语言是由男性发展起来的。故选B项。
22、答案：C
解析：考查介词短语辨析。句意：我们花三分之二的时间八卦并不是因为我们会说话，Dunbar说，相反，他继续说，语言的进化就是为了让我们能八卦。A. fr example例如；B. in additin此外；C. n the cntrary相反；D. as a result结果。后文“language evlved specifically t allw us t gssip”和前文“We dn’t spend tw-thirds f ur time gssiping just because we can talk”意义相反。故选C项。
23、答案：D
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：Dunbar通过研究猴子等高级灵长类动物的行为得出了他的开心的理论。A. sense感觉；B. appearance外表；C. emtin情绪；D. behavir行为。根据后文“By means f grming — cleaning the fur by brushing it, mnkeys frm grups with ther individuals n whm they can rely fr supprt in the event f sme kind f cnflict within the grup r ______ frm utside it.”可知，Dunbar通过研究猴子的行为得出的理论。故选D项。
24、答案：A
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：通过梳理皮毛——通过刷毛来清洁皮毛，猴子与其他个体形成群体，在群体内部发生冲突或受到外部攻击时，它们可以依靠这些个体获得支持。A. attack攻击；B. cntact联系；C. help帮助；D. peace和平。根据前文“mnkeys frm grups with ther individuals n whm they can rely fr supprt in the event f sme kind f cnflict within the grup”可知，猴子在遭遇内部冲突或外部攻击时，依靠其他个体的支持，此处“外部攻击”和前文“内部冲突”语义一致。故选A项。
25、答案：C
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们人类从灵长类家族的一个特殊分支进化而来时，Dunbar得出结论，在我们的历史上，我们曾经做过同样的事情。A. cmmits承诺；B. develps发展；C. cncludes总结；D. benefits使受益。根据后文“at ne time in ur histry we did much the same”可知，这是Dunbar通过研究得出的结论。故选C项。
26、答案：D
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：组织在一起是有意义的，因为组织越大，它提供的保护就越大；另一方面，群体越大，与他人生活在一起的压力就越大。A. challenge挑战；B. respnsibility责任；C. leadership领导力；D. prtectin保护。根据前文“mnkeys frm grups with ther individuals n whm they can rely fr supprt in the event f sme kind f cnflict within the grup r ________ frm utside it”可知，猴子与其他个体形成群体，在发生冲突和受到攻击时，寻求这些个体的支持，人类也是这样，组织在一起，组织越大，支持的人就越多，它提供的保护就越大。故选D项。
27、答案：D
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：梳理皮毛有助于缓解压力，使大家冷静下来。A. measure测量；B. shw显示；C. maintain维持，维修；D. ease缓解。根据前文“the bigger the grup, the greater the stresses f living clse t thers”及后文“calm everybdy dwn”可知，梳理皮毛有助于缓解压力。故选D项。
28、答案：B
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：但随着群体的规模越来越大，花在梳理皮毛上的时间也必须延长，以保持其有效性。A. saved拯救，节省；B. extended扩展，延长；C. shared分享；D. gained获得。根据常识和前文“But as the grups gt bigger and bigger”及后文“t maintain its effectiveness”可知，群体规模越大，需要梳理皮毛寻求支持所花费的时间越长。故选B项。
29、答案：B
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：显然，需要一种更有效的梳理方式，因此语言进化成了一种声音梳理方式，这使得人类能够通过更广泛的个人网络交换信息，而不是通过一对一的身体接触，与更大的群体发展关系。A. cmmn普通的；B. efficient高效的；C. scientific科学的；D. thughtful深思熟虑的。根据前文“But as the grups gt bigger and bigger, the amunt f time spent in grming activities als had t be ________ t maintain its effectiveness.”可知，此处指需要一种更有效的梳理皮毛寻求支持的方式。故选B项。
30、答案：C
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：显然，需要一种更有效的梳理方式，因此语言进化成了一种声音梳理方式，这使得人类能够通过更广泛的个人网络交换信息，而不是通过一对一的身体接触，与更大的群体发展关系。A. indirect间接的；B. daily每日的；C. physical身体的，物理的；D. secret秘密的。根据语境和前文“exchanging infrmatin ver a wider netwrk f individuals”可知，通过个人网络交换信息，不需要身体接触。故选C项。
31、答案：①-⑤DBEFG
解析：①根据空前“As the children gt lder, they wuld give Santa sme hints(提示)n where t buy their presents. (随着孩子们逐渐长大，他们会给圣诞老人一些提示，告诉他去哪里买礼物。)”可知，孩子们给圣诞老人提示去哪买礼物。结合选项可知，D项“As a result, each year they received smething they wanted. (结果，他们每年都会收到他们想要的东西。)”为孩子们提示的结果：收到心仪的礼物。前后为明显的因果关系。故选D项。
②根据空前“Smetimes ur purpse is t achieve smething;ther times t may be t entertain, infrm, r persuade. (有时我们的目的是为了获得东西，有时可能是为了娱乐、告知或说服。)”可知，我们写作都是带着目的的。结合选项B“But it is always purpseful-r at least it shuld be. (但它总是有目的的——或者至少应该是这样。)”可知，前后语意一致，说明写作是带有目的的。故选B项。
③根据空前“When children write fr real audiences and real purpses, they can learn t chse their wrds accrdingly. (当孩子们为真正的读者和真正的目的写作时，他们就能学会相应地选择用词。)”以及空后“Yu write “Dear Santa” because yu dn’t knw him persnally and yu want t shw him respect. (你写“亲爱的圣诞老人”是因为你不认识他，你想表达对他的尊重。)”可知，空后句和空前句之间是“理论——实践”的关系，由此可推知，空处也应为具体的实践。结合选项E“Yu write “Hi Nanna and Pp” because yu are clse t them. (你写“嗨，奶奶和爸爸”，因为你和他们很亲近。)”可知，符合这一逻辑。而且和空后结构一致。故选E项。
④根据空后“Texting, nline messaging, live chats while playing vide games all mean that they are cnstantly prducing written messages. (在玩电子游戏时发短信、在线消息、实时聊天都意味着他们在不断地产生书面信息。 )”可知，科技的发展让人们的写作变得更普遍。结合选项F“As technlgy develps, yung peple are writing mre than they ever have. (随着科技的发展，年轻人写的东西比以前更多了。)”可知，前后语意一致，符合语境。故选F项。
⑤根据空前“There is nthing wrng with this kind f writing. It suits the audience and the purpse and gets the jb dne. (这种写作方式并没有错。它迎合了观众和目的，完成了任务。)”可知，作者在评价这种科技影响下的写作方式。结合选项G“But if this is the nly kind f writing yung peple d, it will cause prblems. (但如果这是年轻人唯一的写作方式，那就会造成问题。)”可知，前后语意一致，从正反两方面评价科技带来的写作。故选G项。
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33、答案：
Dear editr,
I am Li Hua, a student in Class 2, Grade 3. Having heard that the schl’s English newspaper is recruiting reprters, I’m writing t apply fr the psitin.
I am equipped with sufficient skills t d this jb well. First, I am interested in reading English news in my spare time. Mrever, I am gd at English writing. As fr the tpic f news, I wuld like t cver news abut campus sprts as I’m a crazy fan f ftball. I hpe that I culd win the chance t be a reprter.
Lking frward t yur reply.
Yurs,
Li Hua
34、答案：
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