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平冈高级中学校2021-2022学年高二下学期期中考试
英语答案详解 （供教师参考）
第二部分：阅读理解
第一节
A篇【答案】21．B22．D23．C
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了Old Trafford球场招募工作人员的相关信息。
21．细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Manchester United is currently recruiting(招募)individuals to join our Matchday Operations team for the football season to enhance the matchday experience for the 76,000 fans and guests we entertain at Old Trafford for every home game.(曼联目前正在招募个人加入我们足球赛季的比赛日运营团队，为每一场主场比赛在老特拉福德招待的76000名球迷和客人提升比赛日体验)”可知，这个招募是为了招聘能于比赛日在老特拉福德球场为球迷服务的工作人员，可推知：这项工作肯定是在体育场进行的。故选B项。
22．推理判断题。根据第四段“Please note:You should only submit one application as all opportunities will be discussed at the interview. The exact copies of application will be disregarded and you will be out.(请注意:你只需要提交一份申请，因为所有的机会都会在面试中讨论。申请表的副本会被忽视，你将被开除)”可知，每个申请者只能提交一张申请表，否则将被淘汰。故对候选人来说：他们申请的独特性很是重要。故选D项。
23．细节理解题。根据最后一段“Thank you for your application! For any question, please email the recruitment team at recruitment@manutd.co.uk.(感谢您的申请！如有任何问题，请发送电子邮件至recruitment@manutd.co.uk)”可知，申请者可以通过发邮件的方式和招慕团队取得联系。故选C项。
B 篇【答案】24．C 25．D 26．A 27．B
【解析】本文是记叙文。文章讲述了21岁的Ashley Lawrence为有听力障碍需要通过唇语交流的聋人制作了特殊口罩来帮助他们的故事。
24．细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句的“Since the world has been struggling to cope with N95 face mask shortages, 21 -year-old Ashley Lawrence has been troubled by how the face masks might prevent people with hearing disabilities from communicating.( 自从世界一直在努力应对N95口罩短缺以来，21岁的阿什利·劳伦斯一直对口罩如何阻止听力障碍人士的交流感到困扰)”可知，普通的口罩会影响有听力障碍的人交流，因此这位大学生制作了专门的口罩来帮助他们。故选C。
25．细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中的“Because American Sign Language ( ASL) speakers rely heavily on lip-reading for grammar, face masks could obscure (隐藏) up to half of a person's message.( 因为由于语法使用美国手语的人严重依赖唇读，口罩隐藏一个人多达一半的信息)”可知，如果使用普通的口罩，那么使用手语的人的信息有一半就不能完整地传递出去。故选D。
26．细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句中的“She launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for shipping, handling, and materials, but she stopped the crowdfunding (众筹) page after she reached her goal of $ 3,300 in just two days.( 她发起了一项GoFundMe活动，为运输、处理和材料筹集资金，在短短两天内就实现了$3300美元的目标后，她停止了众筹页面。)”，可知，她发起GoFundMe是为了募集资金，从而更好地实施她的计划。故选A。
27．推理判断题。通过本文特别是第二段的“so she resolved to use her free time to make face masks for sign language speakers. (所以她决定利用空闲时间为说手语的人制作口罩。)”以及第三段内容我们可以了解到Lawrence不辞辛苦帮助听力有问题的人，这说明她是一位关爱他人的学生，同时在面对资金等问题时，她并没有放弃而是想方设法来实施自己的助人计划，这体现了她的意志坚定的品质。故选B。
C篇【答案】28．B29．A 30．C 31．D
【解析】
【导语】
这是一篇说明文。主要讲述了日本汽车制造公司丰田计划和日本航天局合作研发一款月球探测车。
28．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“He told The Associated Press the vehicle is based on the idea that people eat, work, sleep and communicate with others safely in cars. He hopes theLunar Cruiser can serve the same purpose in space.”（他对美联社表示，这种车的设计理念是，人们在车里安全吃饭、工作、睡觉和与他人交流。 他希望月球巡洋舰能在太空中发挥同样的作用。）可知，月球巡洋舰项目的目的是改善人们的生活。故选B项。
29．主旨大意题。根据第四段第一句“Interest in space has been growing in Japan in recent years.”（近年来，日本对太空的兴趣一直在增长。）可知，该段主要在说明日本对航天科技的兴趣。故选A项。
30．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Toyota engineer Shinichiro Noda said he thinks the lunar project can extend the company’s tradition of serving customers to a place beyond Earth.”（丰田工程师Shinichiro Noda说，他认为月球项目可以将公司服务客户的传统延伸到地球以外的地方。）可知，Shinichiro Noda对于该项目的态度是很积极的。故选C项。
31．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Japanese automaker Toyota says it will team up with the country’s space agency to develop a vehicle called the Lunar Cruiser to explore the moon.”（日本汽车制造商丰田公司表示，将与日本航天局合作开发一种名为“月球巡洋舰”的航天器，以探索月球。）以及后文主要在详细说明该项目的各项情况及专业人士对待该项目的态度等，所以该篇文章主要在讲述丰田公司计划研发月球探测车。故选D项。
D篇 32．D 33．B 34．A 35．C
【文章大意】这是一篇议论文。文章主要谈论了儿童保育的职业化推高了它的价格。
32．细节理解题。根据第一段中“Mindful that a poor start can spoil a person’s chances of success later in life, the state has intervened ever more closely in how babies and toddlers are looked after. Inspectors call not only at nurseries but also at homes where youngsters are minded; three-year-olds follow the national curriculum. Child care has increasingly become a profession.(考虑到糟糕的开端可能会破坏一个人以后成功的机会，国家对婴儿和幼儿的照顾方式进行了越来越密切的干预。检查人员会去那些照看小孩的托儿所和家中去检查；三岁的孩子遵循国家课程安排。幼儿看护越来越成为一种职业。)”可知，国家的监督使儿童保育变得职业化了，选项D是正确的。故选D项。
33．细节理解题。根据第三段中“Nurseries staffed by university graduates tend to be rated highest by inspectors, increasing their appeal to the pickiest parents. As a result, more graduates are being recruited.(由大学毕业生组成的托儿所往往被检查人员评为最高等级，这增加了它们对最挑剔的父母的吸引力。因此，更多的毕业生正在被录用。)”可知，越来越多的人认识到这一点，鼓励了更多的毕业生从事儿童保育员的工作。故选B项。
34．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“The price of child care is not only eye-watering, but has also become a barrier to work. Soon after it took power the coalition government pledged to ensure that people are better off in work than on benefits, but a recent survey by Save the Children, a charity, found that the high cost of day care prevented a quarter of low-paid workers from returning to their jobs once they had started a family. (托儿费用不仅高得吓人，而且已经成为工作的障碍。上台后不久，联合政府就承诺要确保人们有工作比依靠福利过得更好，但慈善机构Save the Children最近的一项调查发现，高昂的日托费用使得四分之一的低收入工人在成家后无法重返工作岗位。)”可知，高昂的儿童保育费用阻止了部分母亲的就业。故选A项。
35．主旨大意题。通读全文，根据第一段中“Child care has increasingly become a profession. (儿童保育越来越成为一种职业。)”和第四段中“But professionalization has also pushed up the price of child care, defying even the economic depression. (但职业化也推高了儿童保育的费用，甚至在经济萧条时期也不起作用。)”可知，本文主要谈论了儿童保育的职业化推高了它的价格。选项C符合主题。故选C项。
【答案】36．A37．F38．E39．C40．B
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。生活总是充满挑战。在任何时候，任何人都可能在他们的生活中面对困难。当你遇到困难时，有人支持你度过难关总是很有帮助的。本文介绍了帮助家人渡过难关的几个办法。
36．根据上文“Life offers its fair share of challenges. At any given time, anyone can face difficult sea- sons in their life. It is true for you. When you're experiencing difficulty, it's always helpful to have a support system to get through it.(生活总是充满挑战。在任何时候，任何人都可能在他们的生活中面对困难。这对你来说是真的。当你遇到困难时，有人支持你度过难关总是很有帮助的)”讲到任何人都有遇到困难的时刻。A项字面意思为“没有人是一座孤岛”，深层含义为我们都是有亲人朋友的，都要互相帮助的，也呼应上文的support，还能引出下文，要学会一些帮助亲人度过难关的方法，符合语境。故选A项。
37．根据上文“Offer legal resources. If you have family members who are in trouble with the law, you can offer assistance by pointing in the direction of various legal resources, You can even decide to cover a part of their legal fees in court.( 提供法律资源。如果你的家庭成员在法律上遇到了麻烦，你可以通过指向各种法律资源的方向来提供帮助，你甚至可以决定在法庭上为他们支付一部分法律费用。如何帮助他们全由你决定)”举例了帮助遇到法律问题的家人的两个办法。F项内容：到底采取哪种方法去帮助他们是由你决定的，符合语境。故选F项。
38．本空位于段末，上文“Provide encouragement. When people are down on their luck, it's really easy for them to get discouraged and give up. Instead, it's a wise move to offer words of encouragement to the person. Always remind them that they're strong, capable and more powerful than they realize.（提供鼓励。当人们运气不好的时候，他们很容易气馁和放弃。相反，给对方一些鼓励的话是一个明智的举动。总是提醒他们，他们比自己意识到的更强大、更有能力）”表示，遇到困难的人都需要鼓励，E项内容：告诉他们能一定能渡过难关，这也是鼓励的话，承接上文。故选E项。
39．本空前一句“Sometimes, people struggle because they don't feel any love or support from anyone around them.（做一个安全的所在。有时人们过得很艰难，因为他们感受不到周围人的爱和支持）”。C项：事实上，他们被压力包围，这是又列举一个他们遇到的困境，空后开始建议怎么帮忙。C项承接上文。故选C项。
40．该空为段首句，应概括全段，下文“You never want to make a person feel like they can't make it without you in their life. …Make sure that they develop a plan, time line and measured action steps that can help them get back on their feet.( 你永远不想让一个人觉得没有你他们就活不下去。…确保他们制定一个计划，时间安排和有节制的行动步骤，以帮助他们重新站起来)”家人遇到困难，你帮他，但不是替他生活，最终还是要鼓励处于困境中的家人学会重新站起来，get back on their feet呼应B项independence,所以B项是最符合段落主旨的选项。故选B项。
第三部分语言运用
第一节
【答案】41．C42．B43．B44．D45．C46．A47．B48．D49．C50．A51．D52．A53．C54．A55．D
【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者讲述了自己家的窗户被打破后，没有及时修理，但这个问题困扰他多年，最后发现只需要12美元就可以解决这个问题，因此告诫人们要及时修补生活中的漏洞，否则会干扰你的生活。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于经济原因，我用木板堵住被打破的窗户，打算以后再修。A. tore撕碎；B. made制作；C. boarded用木板盖上；D. packed打包。根据上句“a neighbor kid kicked a football and broke a basement window of my house. Due to financial problems(一个邻居孩子踢球，打破了我家地下室的窗户。由于经济原因)”和下文“So I pulled off the boards(所以我拆下板子)”可知，窗户被打破了，由于经济原因，作者只好先用木板堵住。故选C。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是由于窗框生锈了，牢固地卡在地基里。无论谁做都必须用手将其凿出来。A. lost失去；B. stuck卡住；C. buried埋葬；D. mixed混合的。根据下文“whoever did it would need to chisel (凿) it out by hand”可知由于窗框生锈了，牢固地卡在地基里，必须用手凿出来。故选B。
43．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那将是一个费力的过程，因为房子里总共有6个那样的窗户。A. brain-burning烧脑的；B. labor-consuming费力的；C. energy-wasting浪费能量的；D. risk-taking冒险的。根据上文“whoever did it would need to chisel (凿) it out by hand”可知，6个窗户要用手凿出来，这将是一个费力的工作。故选B。
44．考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：那样的预算我是够不着的。A. in a mess一团糟；B. beyond control失控；C. at hand在手边；D. out of reach够不着。根据上文“The cost was estimated at $15,000.”可知，作者由于经济原因，那样的预算太高，他够不着。故选D。
45．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：坦率地讲，窗户的问题困扰了我多年。A. went against 违背；B. relied on依靠；C. ate at困扰；D. appealed to吸引，呼吁。根据下句“I knew I needed to fix it, but I had built up the 　　46　　 so much in my mind that I put it off again and again.”和下文“but I let it bother me for five years!”可知，作者知道要修窗户，但是觉得困难重重，一拖再拖。因此这个问题一直困扰着他。故选C。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我知道要修窗户，但是觉得困难重重，一拖再拖。A. difficulty困难；B. confidence信心；C. confusion迷惑；D. harm危害。根据下文“I put it off again and again”可知，作者觉得困难重重，因此一直没有修。故选A。
47．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是，如果窗户破着，找到买主是不可能的。A. shameful可耻的；B. impossible不可能的；C. pointless无意义的；D. unfair不公平的。根据上文“Then I had a job change and needed to sell the house before moving away.”可知，由于工作改变，作者需要卖房。但是如果窗户破着，找到买主是不可能的。故选B。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我抓了一些除锈的东西，散布到窗户的框架上，用力一拉。A. blew吹；B. turned转向；C. passed通过；D. spread散布，传播。根据上文“I grabbed some rust remover”和下文“around the frame of the window”可知，是将除锈的东西，散布到窗户的框架上。故选D。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：令我惊奇的是，窗户的框架很容易被移动。A. broke打破；B. fell倒下；C. moved移动；D. missed错过。根据下文“I took the window downtown.”可知，我将拆下的窗户拉到市区。因此窗户的框架很容易被移动。故选C。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我本应该当问题出现的时候就去解决，但是我却延误了5年。A. addressed设法解决；B. ignored忽略；C. delayed延误；D. considered考虑。根据下文“but I let it bother me for five years!”可知，我让问题延误了5年，才去设法解决。故选A。
51．考查副词词义辨析。句意：实际上，这不仅仅是我的窗户问题。A. Luckily幸运地；B. Consequently因此；C. Unexpectedly没有料到；D. Actually事实上。根据下句“Many of us live with broken windows of one type or another.”可知，我们许多人都忍受着不同类型的破窗户问题。由此可知，实际上，这不仅仅是一个窗户问题。故选D。
52．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那些是影响我们生活质量问题的事情。A. quality质量；B. pace速率；C. way路，方法；D. meaning含义。根据上句“Many of us live with broken windows of one type or another.”可知，我们许多人都忍受着不同类型的破窗户问题。而这些问题影响我们生活质量。故选A。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果你认识到你的窗户破了，要毫不犹豫地去修理。A. attempt尝试；B. guarantee保证；C. hesitate犹豫；D. pretend假装。根据上文“If you recognize your broken window”可知，如果你认识到你的窗户破了，要毫不犹豫地去修理。故选C。
54．考查形容词比较级词义辨析。句意：（及时修理的话）结果比预料的要容易。A. easier更容易的；B. tougher更困难的；C. rarer更稀有的；D. worse更糟糕的。根据上文语境可知，作者一开始由于经济原因不修理破窗，后来更是总想着修窗的困难重重，因此一直没有修，五年后发现12美元就可以解决破窗问题，所以说问题出现时赶紧解决，结果比预料的要容易。故选A。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：通常情况下，我们在想象中受到的苦要比现实中的要多。A. practice练习；B. memory记忆；C. principle原则；D. imagination想象。根据上文语境可知，作者一开始由于经济原因不修理破窗，后来更是总想着修窗的困难重重，因此一直没有修，五年后发现12美元就可以解决破窗问题，结合“than in reality”可知，这里将想象中受到的苦和现实中的苦进行比较。故选D。
第二节
【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了奥运五环的来历和选择蓝、黄、黑、绿、红和白六种颜色的原因。
56．考查名词。句意：但你知道它们的含义和它们诞生背后的故事吗？作宾语，表示“诞生”应用名词creation，不可数。故填creation。
57．考查宾语从句。句意：1912年在瑞典举行的奥运会，是第一次有来自当时被认为是五大洲：非洲、亚洲、欧洲、大洋洲和美洲的运动员参加的奥运会。引导宾语从句，从句中缺少主语，指物应用what。故填what。
58．考查非谓语动词。句意：受这一真正的全球盛会的启发，顾拜旦设计了奥运会的标志：奥林匹克五环。分析句子结构可知inspire在句中应用非谓语动词形式，与逻辑主语构成被动关系，故用过去分词作状语。句首单词首字母要大写。故填Inspired。
59．考查副词。句意：受这一真正的全球盛会的启发，顾拜旦设计了奥运会的标志：奥林匹克五环。修饰形容词global应用副词truly，作状语，故填truly。
60．考查时态语态。句意：从1920年开始，奥林匹克五环开始在每年的夏季和冬季奥运会上使用。主语与谓语构成被动关系，根据上文Since 1920可知用现在完成时的被动语态，主语为the Olympic rings，助动词用have。故填have been used。
61．考查名词的数。句意：鉴于我们对颜色及其许多象征意义的了解，似乎可以有把握地假设，奥运五环中的每一种颜色都代表着特定的东西，比如一块大陆。meaning为可数名词，由many修饰应用复数形式。故填meanings。
62．考查介词。句意：鉴于我们对颜色及其许多象征意义的了解，似乎可以有把握地假设，奥运五环中的每一种颜色都代表着特定的东西，比如一块大陆。结合句意表示“代表”可知短语为stand for。故填for。
63．考查连词。句意：但在现实中，情况并非如此。结合前后文语境可知为转折关系，应用连词but，句首单词首字母要大写。故填But。
64．考查时态。句意：顾拜旦选择了六种正式的奥林匹克标志颜色——蓝、黄、黑、绿、红和白（作为背景颜色），因为当他在1913年引入奥林匹克标志时，每一面参加奥运会的国家的国旗都可以用这六种颜色来重现奥林匹克标志。根据后文when he introduced the symbol in 1913可知用一般过去时。故填chose。
65．考查非谓语动词。句意：顾拜旦选择了六种正式的奥林匹克标志颜色——蓝、黄、黑、绿、红和白（作为背景颜色），因为当他在1913年引入奥林匹克标志时，每一面参加奥运会的国家的国旗都可以用这六种颜色来重现奥林匹克标志。分析句子结构可知participate应用非谓语动词形式，与逻辑主语nations构成主动关系，故用现在分词作定语。故填participating。平冈高级中学校2021-2022学年高二下学期期中考试
英语答案
第二部分 阅读理解 (每小题2.5分，满分50分）
第一节 21-23 BDC 24-27 CDAB 28-31 BACD 32-35DBAC
第二节 36-40 AFECB
第三部分 语言运用 （共两小节，满分30分）
第一节（每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45 CBBDC 46-50 ABDCA 51-55DACAD
第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）
creation 57．what 58．Inspired 59．truly 60．have been used
61．meanings 62．for 63．But 64．chose 65．participating
第四部分 写作（共两小节，满分35分）
应用文写作 （满分15分）
A Possible Version
Good morning, everyone,
Nowadays, with the growth of the Internet, many teenagers get addicted to online games. They usually spend long hours in front of computers in their spare time. The long-term use of computers causes many students to suffer loss of memory, whose interest in studying also drops greatly.
How can we get teenagers back to a normal life I think it a good idea to help them form the habit of reading. On the one hand, reading can broaden teenagers’ horizons. On the other hand, reading can deepen their understanding of the events happening at home and abroad. Besides, they will get good grades in their exams.
Let’s pick up a book and read!Thank you.
第二节 （满分25分）
A possible version:
At last he came up to a cave at the edge of the bush. It seemed that they could have a rest there. But Tom hesitated, for fear of something dangerous in it. Looking around, he saw black smoke and blazing fire from the distance looming like monsters, which drove him to make a quick decision-carry his sister in. Dark and humid the place scared the little girl to cry. Tom settled his sister on a rock and armed her, tapping her on the back gently. Gradually she calmed down, peeping at the surroundings curiously. Later she even started to sing a nursery rhyme to encourage her brother.
Meanwhile, Mr. Carr got the news from his wife that the children were lost. So worried were the couple that they immediately set off in search of the children. Yelling and praying, they followed the footprints and swept a road through the bushes. Suddenly they heard the familiar sweet voice. It was Dot! Overjoyed with tears, they rushed towards their kids. Tom briefed his story, and was praised repeatedly. Over the distant horizon. the black smoke was fading away. With the brave boy on Mr. Carr's shoulders and the little girl in mom's arms, the four headed to their home joyfully.平冈高级中学校2021-2022学年高二下学期期中考试
英语试卷
（满分120分 考试时间 120分钟）
注意事项：
答题前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。并用2B铅笔将对应的信息点涂黑，不按要求填涂的，答卷无效
选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。
非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，只需将答题卡交回。
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Have you got the skills required for one of our exciting matchday roles at Manchester United Manchester United is currently recruiting (招募) individuals to join our Matchday Operations team for the football season to enhance the matchday experience for the 76,000 fans and guests we entertain at Old Trafford for every home game.
There are approximately 35 matches during the season, which kicks off in August, and successful candidates for our matchday roles will be expected to be available for our key home games held throughout the season.
If you believe you have the skills required to deliver our outstanding matchday experience and have what it takes to join one of the world's biggest football clubs, please see our current vacancies listed below and complete an application form.
Please note: You should only submit one application as all opportunities will be discussed at the interview. The exact copies of application will be disregarded and you will be out.
Previous applicants need not apply. If you have previously been unsuccessful at an interview for a Catering Matchday role, we are not in a position to review another application for a minimum of six months.
Current Vacancies:
Role Location Salary
Culinary Team Manchester Not disclosed
Matchday Hospitality Manchester Not disclosed
Matchday Steward Manchester Not disclosed
Thank you for your application! For any question, please email the recruitment team at recruitment@manutd.co.uk.
21．Where will the job be performed
A．At a cinema. B．At a stadium. C．In a hospital. D．In the street.
22．Which one is the most important for the candidates
A．Their love for football. B．Their educational level.
C．Their past experience. D．Their application's uniqueness.
23．How can the candidates ask for more information
A．By phone. B．By letter. C．By email. D．By text message.
B
A college student has been going above and beyond the call of duty to protect people who are deaf or hard of hearing from risking exposure to COVID-19. Since the world has been struggling to cope with N95 face mask shortages, 21 -year-old Ashley Lawrence has been troubled by how the face masks might prevent people with hearing disabilities from communicating.
Because American Sign Language ( ASL) speakers rely heavily on lip-reading for grammar, face masks could obscure (隐藏) up to half of a person's message. Lawrence, who studies education for the deaf and hard of hearing at Eastern Kentucky University , has been conducting her schooling at home due to the novel coronavirus outbreaks - so she resolved to use her free time to make face masks for sign language speakers.
With the help of her mother, Lawrence began sewing face masks with plastic windows over the wearer's mouth so that ASL speakers could still use lip-reading for communication. Over the course of the last few weeks，Lawrence has been shipping the masks to dozens of hospitals and deaf individuals for free. She launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for shipping, handling, and materials, but she stopped the crowdfunding (众筹) page after she reached her goal of $ 3,300 in just two days.
Although Lawrence had originally recruited a team of volunteers to make the masks for deaf people in her home community of Woodford County, Kentucky, the determined college student is now working to launch an official Facebook page and website for her newly-built DHH Mask Project as a means of meeting demand for the masks. Furthermore, Lawrence plans on posting a YouTube DIY instructional video for making the masks by the end of this week. Until then, people can request a set of free masks from Lawrence, by emailing her at dhhmaskproject@.
24．Who were the special face masks made for
A．Common people. B．Students studying at school.
C．People with hearing disabilities. D．People infected with COVID-19.
25．What may happen when people with hearing disabilities use common face masks
A．Their disabilities will become worse. B．All of their message will be prevented.
C．They needn't rely so heavily on lip-reading. D．Nearly half of what they express can't be received.
26．Why did Lawrence launch a GoFundMe camipaign
A．To collect enough money for her plan. B．To meet people's demand for the masks.
C．To ask for ideas about the special masks. D．To help people learn more about the masks.
27．What can we infer about Lawrence from the text
A．She is hearing disabled. B．She is determined and caring.
C．She made the masks by herself. D．She sold all the masks on the Internet.
C
Japanese automaker Toyota says it will team up with the country’s space agency to develop a vehicle called the Lunar Cruiser to explore the moon. The name comes from a popular Toyota vehicle called the Land Cruiser. The company said it plans to launch the vehicle in the late 2020s. After that, Toyota said the vehicle could assist people living on the moon by 2040 and could possibly be sent to Mars as well.
Takao Sato heads the company’s Lunar Cruiser project. He told The Associated Press the vehicle is based on the idea that people eat, work, sleep and communicate with others safely in cars. He hopes the Lunar Cruiser can serve the same purpose in space. “We see space as an area for our once-in-a-century transformation, ” Sato said, “By going to space, we may be able to develop telecommunications and other technology that will prove valuable to human life. ”
Another company, Gitai Japan Inc., is partnering with Toyota to develop a robotic arm for the Lunar Cruiser. It will be designed to perform jobs such as carrying out inspections and maintaining the vehicle. The company said the arm will be built to work with different tools. These tools could be used to study the moon’s surface more closely.
Interest in space has been growing in Japan in recent years. Japanese space exploration company iSpace announced last April that it would transport an explorer belonging to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the moon in 2022. Japan’s iSpace will provide the lander to carry the UAE’s rover(探测器).
The company plans to launch the lander on a Falcon 9 rocket built by American company SpaceX. Japanese citizens followed the trip to space last year of billionaire Yusaku Maezawa. He spent 12 days aboard the International Space Station. Maezawa also plans in the future to orbit around the moon on a SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft.
Toyota engineer Shinichiro Noda said he thinks the lunar project can extend the company’s tradition of serving customers to a place beyond Earth. He said Toyota currently has vehicles almost everywhere. “But this is about taking our cars to somewhere we have never been, ” Noda said.
28．What’s the ultimate purpose of the Lunar Cruiser project
A．To make safe vehicles. B．To better human life.
C．To prove the previous idea. D．To transform communication.
29．What’s Paragraph 4 mainly about
A．Japan’s enthusiasm in space. B．Japan’s achievements in space.
C．Japan’s potential in space travel. D．Japan’s ambition to explore space.
30．What’s Shinichiro Noda’s attitude towards the lunar project
A．Negative. B．Doubtful.
C．Positive. D．Cautious.
31．Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A．Japanese Curiosity in Moon Travel Generated.
B．Great Contribution Made in Exploring Mars.
C．Rover Built by Toyota to Be Landed on Mars.
D．Toyota to Help Develop Vehicle to Explore Moon.
D
Gone are the days when a mother’s place was in the home: in Britain women with children are now as likely to be in paid work as their unburdened sisters. Many put their little darlings in day care long before they start school. Mindful that a poor start can spoil a person’s chances of success later in life, the state has intervened ever more closely in how babies and toddlers are looked after. Inspectors call not only at nurseries but also at homes where youngsters are minded; three-year-olds follow the national curriculum. Child care has increasingly become a profession.
For years after the government first began in 2001 to twist the arms of anyone who looked after an unrelated child to register with the schools, the numbers so doing fell. Kind but clueless neighbours stopped looking after little ones, who were instead herded into formal nurseries or handed over to one of the ever-fewer registered child-minders. The decline in the number of people taking in children now appears to have halted. According to data released by the Office for Standards in Education on October 27th, the number of registered child-minders reached its lowest point in September 2010 and has since recovered slightly.
The new lot are certainly better qualified. In 2010 fully 82% of nursery workers held diplomas notionally equivalent to A-levels, the university-entrance exams taken mostly by 18-year-olds, up from 56% seven years earlier, says Anand Shukla of the Daycare Trust, a charity. Nurseries staffed by university graduates tend to be rated highest by inspectors, increasing their appeal to the pickiest parents. As a result, more graduates are being recruited.
But professionalization has also pushed up the price of child care, defying even the economic depression. A survey by the Daycare Trust finds that a full-time nursery place in England for a child aged under two, who must be intensively supervised, costs 194 ($310) per week, on average. Prices in London and the south-east are far higher. Parents in Britain spend more on child care than anywhere else in the world, according to the OECD, a think-tank. Some 68% of a typical second earner's net income is spent on freeing her to work, compared with an OECD average of 52%.
The price of child care is not only eye-watering, but has also become a barrier to work. Soon after it took power the coalition government pledged to ensure that people are better off in work than on benefits, but a recent survey by Save the Children, a charity, found that the high cost of day care prevented a quarter of low-paid workers from returning to their jobs once they had started a family. The government pays for free part-time nursery places for three-and four-year-olds, and contributes towards day-care costs for younger children from poor areas. Alas, extending such an aid during stressful economic times would appear to be anything but child’s play.
32．Which of the following is true according to the first paragraph
A．Nursery education plays a leading role in one’s personal growth.
B．Pregnant women have to work to lighten families’ economic burden.
C．Children in nursery have to take uniform nation courses.
D．The supervision of the state makes child care professional.
33．It can be learned from Paragraph 2 and 3 that ___________.
A．the registered child-minders are required to take the university-entrance exams
B．the growing recognition encourages more graduates to work as child-minders
C．anyone who looks after children at home must register with the schools
D．the number of registered child-minders has been declining since 2001
34．The high price of child care __________.
A．prevents mothers from getting employed
B．may further depress the national economy
C．makes many families live on benefits
D．is far more than parents can afford
35．Which of the following would be the subject of the text
A．The employment of more graduates makes nurseries more popular.
B．The high cost of child nursing makes many mothers give up their jobs.
C．The professionalization of child care has pushed up its price.
D．Parents in Britain pay most for child nursing throughout the world.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Life offers its fair share of challenges. At any given time, anyone can face difficult seasons in their life. It is true for you. When you're experiencing difficulty, it's always helpful to have a support system to get through it. ____36____ Knowing this, there are a few ways you can become supportive of a family member who is in the midst of a struggle.
Offer legal resources. If you have family members who are in trouble with the law, you can offer assistance by pointing in the direction of various legal resources, You can even decide to cover a part of their legal fees in court. ____37____
Provide encouragement. When people are down on their luck, it's really easy for them to get discouraged and give up. Instead, it's a wise move to offer words of encouragement to the person. Always remind them that they're strong, capable and more powerful than they realize. ____38____
Be a safe place. Sometimes, people struggle because they don't feel any love or support from anyone around them. ____39____ Be their light in the dark places. This can do so much for someone who is carrying a lot on the inside.
____40____ You never want to make a person feel like they can't make it without you in their life. If you're allowing the family member to live with you for a certain period of time, be strict about what needs to happen during that time. Make sure that they develop a plan, time line and measured action steps that can help them get back on their feet.
A．No man is an island.
B．Encourage independence.
C．In fact, they are surrounded by pressure.
D．Always compete with your family members.
E．Tell them that they will get through this situation.
F．It's all up to you to decide how you can help them.
G．However, you know that there's nothing you can do.
第三部分语言运用 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Several years ago, a neighbor kid kicked a football and broke a basement window of my house. Due to financial problems, I ___41___ it up, thinking I’d get to it someday.
Over the years, I had planned to upgrade to energy-efficient windows. But with the frame (窗框) rusted (锈) and firmly ___42___ in the foundation, whoever did it would need to chisel (凿) it out by hand. It would be a ___43___ process and there were six of those windows in the house. The cost was estimated at $15,000. It was simply ___44___.
Honestly, the thought of that window ___45___ me for years. I knew I needed to fix it, but I had built up the ___46___ so much in my mind that I put it off again and again.
Then I had a job change and needed to sell the house before moving away. But it was almost ___47___ to find a buyer if there was a broken window. So I pulled off the boards to face this thing head-on. I grabbed some rust remover, ___48___ it around the frame of the window, and gave it a pull. To my astonishment, it easily ___49___. I took the window downtown. It only cost me $12. I could have ___50___ the problem for only $12 when it occurred, but I let it bother me for five years!
___51___, this isn’t just about my window. Many of us live with broken windows of one type or another. They are things that seriously affect our ___52___ of life. If you recognize your broken window, don’t ___53___ to mend it. It may turn out to be ___54___ than expected. Usually we suffer more in___55___ than in reality.
41．A．tore B．made C．boarded D．packed
42．A．lost B．stuck C．buried D．mixed
43．A．brain-burning B．labor-consuming C．energy-wasting D．risk-taking
44．A．in a mess B．beyond control C．at hand D．out of reach
45．A．went against B．relied on C．ate at D．appealed to
46．A．difficulty B．confidence C．confusion D．harm
47．A．shameful B．impossible C．pointless D．unfair
48．A．blew B．turned C．passed D．spread
49．A．broke B．fell C．moved D．missed
50．A．addressed B．ignored C．delayed D．considered
51．A．Luckily B．Consequently C．Unexpectedly D．Actually
52．A．quality B．pace C．way D．meaning
53．A．attempt B．guarantee C．hesitate D．pretend
54．A．easier B．tougher C．rarer D．worse
55．A．practice B．memory C．principle D．imagination
第二节 （共10 小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The five interlocked Olympic rings have become fairly familiar at this point. But do you know what they mean and the story behind their ____56____ (create)
The 1912 Olympic Games, held in Sweden, were the first to include athletes from ____57____ were then considered the five continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and America.____58____ (inspire) by what had become a ____59____ (true) global event, Coubertin designed the symbol of the Games: the Olympic rings. Since 1920, the Olympic rings ____60____ (use) in every summer and winter Games.
Given what we know about colors and their many symbolic ____61____ (meaning), it seems like it’d be safe to assume that each color featured in the Olympic rings would stand ____62____ something specific, like a continent.____63____ in reality, that's not the case at all. Coubertin ____64____ (choose) the six official Olympic colors—blue, yellow, black, green, red, and white (featured in the background) —because when he introduced the symbol in 1913, every single flag of the nations ____65___ (participate) in the games could be reproduced using the colors in the Olympic symbol. Or, in his own words: “The six colors thus combined reproduce those of all nations without exception.”
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作 （满分15分）
假设你是新华中学的学生李华，将参加主题为Let’s pick up a book and read 的英语演讲比赛。请你撰写一份演讲稿，主要内容包括：
1. 很多学生不爱阅读的原因及后果；
2. 阅读的益处。
注意：写作词数应为100词左右。
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第二节（满分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，使之构成一个完整的故事。
One very hot morning, Mrs. Carr was occupied in doing housework in the kitchen, with her two kids Tom Carr and his sister Dot playing in the yard. Tom was nine years old, but Dot was only three, and Tom took very great care of his little sister.
Suddenly a man rushed hurriedly into the yard. It was Mr. May, who lived at the next station, which is a big farm in Australia. “Fire!” he cried, “Fire! One of the worst fires I ever saw in my e along, Carr, and bring all your hands,” Mr. Carr called his men out, and away they all rode. “Stay behind, sweeties!” warned Mrs. Carr from the window of the kitchen, continuing with her work
“Look there, Dot,” said Tom, “the brown calf (小牛) has got out of the yard!” In the hurry of the men riding off to fight the fire, the gate had not been closed again and the brown calf was running away. Tom ran at once to bring the calf back. and Dot ran after him, About half a mile from the farm yard the open land came to an end, and the bush began. The calf ran among the trees, and the children followed.
The trees were not thick at first, and it was very easy to follow the brown calf through the bushes. But soon the calf ran into a deep valley, where Tom couldn't follow it. “Oh, what a pity. Dot,” he said. “The calf is lost now; it will get away into the bush. But give me your hand. We must go home!”
Tom began to feel very afraid. If the fire came through the bush and caught them, he and his little sister could be burned to death. He tried to get on faster, but he could not find the way out of the bush. Tom took his little sister on his back, and carried her for a long way, tired and thirsty.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
At last he came up to a cave at the edge of the bush._____________________________________
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Meanwhile, Mr. Carr got the news from his wife that the children were lost. __________________
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