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福州外国语学校2022—2023学年高二下学期
英语学科半期考
(全卷共10页，四个部分，67小题：满分：150分;时间：120分钟)
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必在试题卷、答题卡规定的地方填涂自己的准考证号、姓名。考生要认真核对答题卡上的“准考证号、姓名”与考生本人准考证号、姓名是否一致。
2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。非选择题用0.5毫米黑色签字笔在答题卡上规定的范围内书写作答，请不要错位、越界答题!在试题卷上作答的答案无效。
3.考试结束，考生必须将答题卡交回。
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1 What does the man dislike about the room
A. The wall. B. The painting. C. The carpet.
2. What is the man going to do
A. Go shopping. B. Make cakes. C. Cook lunch.
3. Why does the woman refuse to go dancing tonight
A. She doesn’t like dancing.
B. She plans to get up early tomorrow.
C. She wants to visit her grandma then.
4. What was the woman’s problem
A. She got lost. B. She ran out of oil. C. She spent much on her car repairs.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A city. B. The weather. C. A forecaster.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What did the man do last month
A. He attended a sales meeting.
B. He travelled around Detroit.
C He went to a night school.
7. Where does the conversation take place
A. In a gym. B. In a classroom. C. In an office.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What did the man do before he met the woman
A. He looked for his phone.
B. He focused on his work.
C. He had a drink.
9. What does the woman think of the man’s words
A. Rude. B. Serious. C. Unbelievable.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What did the man order for his mother’s birthday
A. A drink. B. A cake. C. Some chocolate.
11. What could the woman probably be
A. A cook. B. A waitress. C. A manager.
12. What will the man probably do next
A. Have a meal B. Talk to John. C. See the menu.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where are the speakers
A. In a cafe. B. In a classroom. C. In a library.
14. What is the woman’s opinion on her last class
A. Exciting. B. Boring. C. Useless.
15. What is the man’s professor like
A. Talkative. B. Inspiring. C. Thoughtful.
16. What does the woman plan to do
A. Sit in on the man’s class.
B. Have a talk with her professor.
C. Register for World History class.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where is the Photocopy Room
A. Across from the restrooms.
B. Near the Reading Room.
C. To the east of the Circulation Desk.
18. What can listeners do in the study rooms
A. Do research. B. Check out books. C. Perform interactive activities.
19. When was the library built
A. 1 year ago. B. 5 years ago. C. 20 years ago.
20. What is the speaker going to do next
A. Answer the listeners’ questions.
B. Show the listeners around.
C. Present some books.
第二部分阅读(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
A year is divided into 24 solar terms on the traditional Chinese solar calendar. Start of Spring，to be first solar term of the year, lifts the curtain of spring. After that, everything turns green and full of energy. Here are some things you should know about Start of Spring.
1. Start of Spring and Spring Festival
Start of Spring had entered people’s lives in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC). During the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-AD 24), Start of Spring was set as the Spring Festival. Actually, it was not until 1913 that the Spring Festival was celebrated on the first day of the first month of the lunar year as now.
2. Wearing fabric swallows
Wearing fabric swallows, a custom originating during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), is observed in some regions in Shaanxi. Every Start of Spring, people like to wear a swallow made of colorful silk on their chests. The swallow is a sign of spring and a symbol of prosperity(繁荣) and happiness.
3. Welcoming spring
People in China began holding a special ceremony on the first day of Start of Spring about 3.000 years ago. They made sacrifices(祭品) to Gou Mang, the god of Spring, who is in charge of agriculture. By the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), greeting spring had become an important folk activity.
4. Flying a kite
Spring is the best season for kite-flying, a traditional folk activity with a history of more than 2, 000 years. It can help build one’s health and prevent diseases. Besides, a breath of fresh air outside can discharge the bad smell accumulated in winter.
5. Biting the spring
In many parts of China, people observe the custom of “biting the spring” on the first day of Start of Spring. They cat spring pancakes, spring rolls, or a few mouthfuls of carrots.
1. In which year might people celebrate the Spring Festival on Start of Spring
A. In760 BC. B. In 210 BC. C. In 1910. D. In 2023.
2. Which custom first appeared during the Tang Dynasty
A. Flying a kite. B. Biting the spring.
C. Wearing fabric swallows. D. Welcoming spring.
3. In which column will you most probably find the text in a newspaper
A. World. B. Business. C. Lifestyle. D. Culture.
B
The word “art” usually evokes (唤起) images of white-walled galleries, abstract paintings costing millions of dollars and wealthy people, far removed from our everyday experience. Yet, art in 21st century is a different story.
The Internet has weakened the idea that art appreciation is only for the rich, It has enabled more people than ever to have access to izens are not only consumers of art but creators and participants, too. The social media has made it much easier to share unprofessional work with the whole world. An unprofessional artist can now sell work or get advertising money from online videos.
“A picture is worth a thousand words” is the motto of data visualisation (可视化) fans. The amount of information available today can be huge, so some people are working on presenting data using visually appealing diagrams that are easy for the public to understand. Of course, diagrams can also be used by dishonest people to mislead the audience, so we need to take care to interpret them the right way.
Another way that art advances education is by enabling us to understand concepts that are invisible to the naked eye. For most biology students, the names and functions of dozens of proteins go in one ear and out the other, but unforgettable videos like “The Inner Life of the Cell” turn proteins into tiny people with different jobs in a city of large machinery. The same goes for concepts in physics such as black holes- we can understand them better with the help of artists who have backgrounds in both art and science.
Even though most people may not be consciously aware of it, art is all around us. As most of our surrounding environment is man-made, everything in it contains some element of art and can influence our behaviour—telling us where to go or how to interact with objects, feeding us true or false information and controlling our emotions. Art indeed has a greater impact than many would believe it does.
4. What is the second paragraph mainly about
A. How the Internet provides service for the rich.
B. How the Internet brings art closer to everyone.
C. How netizens can contribute to art.
D. How people appreciate and use art.
5. What’s the author s attitude towards using diagrams in paragraph 3
A. Optimistic. B. Disapproving. C. Objective. D. Indifferent.
6. What can be inferred from paragraph 4
A. Videos turn proteins into tiny people.
B. Videos explain concepts better than pictures.
C. Art helps students understand some concepts.
D. Art helps artists have more backgrounds.
7. Which of the following best describes art in the 21st century
A. Accessible and powerful. B. Abstract and graceful.
C. Expensive and digital. D. Traditional and controversial.
C
In the three decades since Darah Lady’s grandmother first arrived in this distant area of northern Brazil, clearing the forest by hand to build a house for her 14 children, the family has pushed deeper and deeper into the Amazon. It has been driven by a saying that good fortune comes when nature gives in to human control.
Yet their growing community there could ruin not only their children’s future but also that of the entire planet. More global pandemics (流行病) are on the way, scientists say, and the next one is likely to crop up from a community like Darah Lady’s, where people are taking up more and more space of the natural world and erasing the buffer zone (缓冲区) between themselves and habitats that existed long. As people cut down forest, they not only speed up the global warming but also greatly increase their risk of exposure to disease.
Scientists also say disease hot zones are expanding from Africa to South America, and that deforestation has already led to a rise in spreading disease. Zoologists have found that a third of all known disease outbreaks around the world were due to rapid land use change.
Darah Lady’s community of Maruaga is filled with risks for the spread of viruses (病毒). Their family has already battled zoonotic illnesses — the term used to describe diseases spread between animalsand humans.
When 40% of a land area has been destroyed, according to Tom Gillespie, a university researcher, the region hits a sort of tipping point: Wild animals are pushed closer to humans for food, and viruses begin to spread.
Darah Lady seemed to notice the slight dfference of deforestation. “I get kind of sad,” Darah Lady said, “Because the forest is something I’ve loved since I was litle. And they are deforesting, right It’s destroying nature.”
8. What do you know about Darah Lady
A. She built a house for her 14 children.
B. She made a big fortune in Amazon.
C. Her family cut down trees for growing crops.
D. Her family lived in Amazon for decades.
9. What led to the spread of zoonotic illnesses
A. The loss of the buffer zone.
B. The effect of global warming.
C. The lack of species variety.
D. The expansion of wildlife habitats.
10. What is paragraph 5 mainly about
A. A possible treatment for diseases.
B. A real example of the prevention of diseases.
C. A further explanation of the spread of diseases.
D. A supporting evidence for the danger of diseases.
11. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear
A. Entertainment. B. Design.
C. Education. D. Environment.
D
Have you ever chatted with a friend about buying a certain item and been targeted with an ad for that same item the next day If so, you may have wondered whether your smartphone was “listening” to you.
We can definitely say that your phone is listening to you via your device s onboard microphone. It always has to listen to you so it can hear your voice command and assist you. Why is my phone listening to me When you ask Siri to find something, this information is used for targeted ads. It’s not different from typing something into Baidu. If you’re looking for car dealerships in your city, related ads will start chasing you across the Internet in a way a virtual assistant is just another search engine.
What’s worse, your device doesn’t need to listen to your conversations. There’s a good chance you’re already giving it all the information it needs. Most of us regularly disclose our information to a wide range of websites and apps. We do this when we grant them certain permissions, or allow “cookies” to track our online activities.
So-called cookies allow websites to “remember” certain details about our interaction with the site. For instance, login cookies let you save your login details so you don’t have to re-enter them each time. The cookie will host marketer’s ads and grant it access to data it collects from you (which you will have given it permission to do—perhaps by clicking on some harmless looking popup).
As such, the advertiser can build a picture of your life: your routines, wants and needs. These companies constantly seek to evaluate the popularity of their products and how this varies based on factors such as a customer’s age, gender, height, weight, job and hobbies.
12. Why does the author mention “Siri” and “Baidu” in paragraph 2
A. To explain a rule. B. To draw a conclusion.
C. To make a prediction. D. To clarify a view.
13. What is the author’s attitude to the personal information being tracked by websites
A. Unfavorable. B. Tolerant. C. Positive. D. Unclear.
14. How can the companies constantly seek to evaluate the popularity of their products
A. By ringing you for your routines, wants and needs.
B. By enquiring your friends about your preferences.
C. By buying your personal information secretly.
D. By collecting your routines, wants and needs.
15. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. Your smart phone is “listening” to you. B. You can’t live without the smart phone.
C. Baidu Search engine is helping you. D. Audio Siri is always helping you.
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。
You will be leaving this school at the end of this year and the unavoidable question many people will ask you is, “So, what do you want to be ” ____16____ But many of you still don’t have a clue! Here are some things you might want to consider.
First, does the career you are considering have staying power Will it be in demand in 20 years Rapid technological change is disruptive (破坏性的). ____17____ While many occupations are being taken over by new technology, jobs that require high-level of critical thinking, emotional intelligence and human interaction, remain in high demand. These jobs are more adaptable and not easily replaced by machines or technology.
Second, choose a career that interests you. Some people might think this is unimportant, but if you are truly passionate about your job then going to work every day won’t seem a chore. It’s also likely that you will stay and grow in this career. Before making a choice, you should examine your values, skills and personality type. ____18____
Third, of course you will want to consider your chosen profession’s earning power! Although high pay plays a part, you should know that a job with a big salary will likely require more time to get to the top, much more effort and a higher level of stress. ____19____ If you have interests outside of work, or are struggling with other demands in your life, you might want to choose a less taxing line of work.
____20____ Let me leave you with an old saying: “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. “
A We need to be forward-looking at our future prospects.
B. Some of you may have already decided on a career path.
C. Trying different work can help you find out your favorite job.
D. This can help you decide if a career path is a good fit for you.
E. Only the truly motivated will likely be able to meet these challenges.
F. People’s wages are lower in industries with slow technological change.
G. Thinking about a life-long career at this stage in your life is surely challenging.
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，满分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。
Every Saturday morning Phoenix Young would take piano lessons with a family friend when he was a child. “At that time we would___21___around and take all morning just to have a lesson,” Phoenix___22___. “And I loved it.”
But when Phoenix was 12, his teacher proposed that he need better___23___.So his mother took him to a music school in the Bronx, and signed him up for classes with a teacher named Bade Simon, experienced bit known for being ___24___.And she quickly lived up to that ___25___.Phoenix found the stressful life was___26___like his lighthearted Saturday mornings with his former teacher, so it wasn’t long before he___27___that he would quit.
One day, however, Bade___28___him and said something surprising: “I have___29___in you. Keep going. Then the reluctant (不情愿的) student did something surprising ____30____: he said, “Okay.”
“It was as if all I wanted was just a____31____from her that she cared about me,” Phoenix said.
That moment____32____their relationship. Within a few weeks, they were having____33____during lessons. And within a few months, she was teaching him things about music that he’d never known before. It was the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship.
“I went into____34____and became a piano teacher, a career I have been doing for 50 years,” Phoenix said. “And I ____35____it all to that precious moment with my unsung hero, Bad c Simon.”
21. A. walk B. joke C. look D. stick
22. A. announced B. sighed C. regretted D. recalled
23. A. instruction B. behaviour C. recognition D. relationship
24. A. sweet B. violent C. tough D. strange
25. A. expectation B. standard C. quality D. reputation
26. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
27. A. pretended B. admitted C. rejected D. decided
28. A. attended to B. turned to C. lied to D. referred to
29. A. courage B. faith C. doubt D. luck
30. A. in return B. in vain C. in time D. in peace
31. A. promise B. sign C. notice D. vision
32. A. recovered B. transformed C. ruined D. clouded
33. A. stress B. patience C. fun D. argument
34. A. acting B. singing C. composition D. music
35. A. leave B. lead C. owe D. add
第二节(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分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。
Stephen Wiltshire, a British architectural artist, is known for his ability ____36____(draw) a landscape from memory after seeing it just once.
Stephen Wiltshire was born in London in 1974. Aged three, he was diagnosed with autism (自闭症)．He had no language and lived ____37____(entire) in his own world. Actually, it was not until at the age of nine ____38____ he learned to speak fully. Aged five, Wiltshire was sent to Queensmill School in London, ____39____ he expressed interest in drawing. He communicated ____40____ the world through the language of drawing, first animals, then London buses, and finally buildings.
Wiltshire can look at a subject once and then draw ____41____ accurate and detailed picture of it. He frequently draws entire cities from memory,____42____(base) on single, brief helicopter rides. In May 2005 Wiltshire produced his ____43____(long) ever memory drawing of Tokyo on a 64. 8 foot long canvas (帆布) within seven days following a helicopter ride over the city. Since then he ____44____(draw) Rome, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Madrid, Dubai, London and many other cities.
Today, Stephen Wiltshire’s works have gained worldwide popularity and are held in a number of important ______45______(collect)．
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Terry将去中国朋友家做客，发邮件向你询问有关习俗。请你回复邮件，内容包括：
1.到达时间；
2.合适的礼物；
3.餐桌礼仪。
注意:1词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Terry,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes
Yours
Li Hua
67第二节(满分25分)
47. 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。
Jimmy Gilleece owns a bar in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. He is a person who knew how to lend a hand, but what people around him did not know was that this man was also capable of going the extra mile just to help someone in need.
It was a regular day at his bar, which turned out to be a day that would change his life forever. He found out that one of his customers had lost her wallet at the bar, and inside it was a precious thing: the lady’s wedding ring.
Jimmy instantly recognized the woman’s panic. She wanted to get her wedding ring back. She was crazy, really upset about it. And so, the bar owner made sure to provide whatever help he could to find the woman’s ring. He even made it his mission to find the woman’s wedding ring.
Then Jimmy’s mission began. In order to find out what exactly happened, Jimmy started a thorough scan of the security cameras in his establishment. He watched three hours’ worth of security footage from six cameras, scanning every detail and closely analyzing what happened that led to the loss of the woman’s wallet.
In one of the recorded clips(片段), Jimmy finally saw that the woman lost her wallet on a bench outside the bar, with a suspicious man walking nearby. A few moments later, the man approached the bench and took the woman’s wallet.
So searching for the thief was Jimmy’s next move. It was not enough for Jimmy to find out what happened to the lost wallet. Now that he had an image of the thief, the bar owner made it his next mission to search for the guy and get the wallet back from him.
Jimmy figured out who the guy was and made him admit what he did to the wallet. The thief admitted that he took the cash and dropped the wallet into an ocean channel. At this point, most people would probably stop and regretfully tell the lady that the wallet couldn’t be found anymore.
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。
But Jimmy was not like most people.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
And indeed, Jimmy also extended help not only to the woman but also to the thief who took the wallet.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________福州外国语学校2022—2023学年高二下学期
英语学科半期考
(全卷共10页，四个部分，67小题：满分：150分;时间：120分钟)
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必在试题卷、答题卡规定的地方填涂自己的准考证号、姓名。考生要认真核对答题卡上的“准考证号、姓名”与考生本人准考证号、姓名是否一致。
2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。非选择题用0.5毫米黑色签字笔在答题卡上规定的范围内书写作答，请不要错位、越界答题!在试题卷上作答的答案无效。
3.考试结束，考生必须将答题卡交回。
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man dislike about the room
A. The wall. B. The painting. C. The carpet.
2. What is the man going to do
A. Go shopping. B. Make cakes. C. Cook lunch.
3. Why does the woman refuse to go dancing tonight
A. She doesn’t like dancing.
B. She plans to get up early tomorrow.
C. She wants to visit her grandma then.
4. What was the woman’s problem
A. She got lost. B. She ran out of oil. C. She spent much on her car repairs.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A city. B. The weather. C. A forecaster.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What did the man do last month
A. He attended a sales meeting.
B. He travelled around Detroit.
C. He went to a night school.
7. Where does the conversation take place
A. In a gym. B. In a classroom. C. In an office.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What did the man do before he met the woman
A. He looked for his phone.
B. He focused on his work.
C. He had a drink.
9. What does the woman think of the man’s words
A. Rude. B. Serious. C. Unbelievable.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What did the man order for his mother’s birthday
A. A drink. B. A cake. C. Some chocolate.
11. What could the woman probably be
A. A cook. B. A waitress. C. A manager.
12. What will the man probably do next
A. Have a meal B. Talk to John. C. See the menu.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13 Where are the speakers
A. In a cafe. B. In a classroom. C. In a library.
14. What is the woman’s opinion on her last class
A. Exciting. B. Boring. C. Useless.
15. What is the man’s professor like
A. Talkative. B. Inspiring. C. Thoughtful.
16. What does the woman plan to do
A. Sit in on the man’s class.
B. Have a talk with her professor.
C. Register for World History class.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where is the Photocopy Room
A. Across from the restrooms.
B. Near the Reading Room.
C. To the east of the Circulation Desk.
18. What can listeners do in the study rooms
A. Do research. B. Check out books. C. Perform interactive activities.
19. When was the library built
A. 1 year ago. B. 5 years ago. C. 20 years ago.
20. What is the speaker going to do next
A. Answer the listeners’ questions.
B. Show the listeners around.
C. Present some books.
第二部分阅读(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
A year is divided into 24 solar terms on the traditional Chinese solar calendar. Start of Spring，to be first solar term of the year, lifts the curtain of spring. After that, everything turns green and full of energy. Here are some things you should know about Start of Spring.
1. Start of Spring and Spring Festival
Start of Spring had entered people’s lives in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC). During the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-AD 24), Start of Spring was set as the Spring Festival. Actually, it was not until 1913 that the Spring Festival was celebrated on the first day of the first month of the lunar year as now.
2. Wearing fabric swallows
Wearing fabric swallows, a custom originating during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), is observed in some regions in Shaanxi. Every Start of Spring, people like to wear a swallow made of colorful silk on their chests. The swallow is a sign of spring and a symbol of prosperity(繁荣) and happiness.
3. Welcoming spring
People in China began holding a special ceremony on the first day of Start of Spring about 3.000 years ago. They made sacrifices(祭品) to Gou Mang, the god of Spring, who is in charge of agriculture. By the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), greeting spring had become an important folk activity.
4. Flying a kite
Spring is the best season for kite-flying, a traditional folk activity with a history of more than 2, 000 years. It can help build one’s health and prevent diseases. Besides, a breath of fresh air outside can discharge the bad smell accumulated in winter.
5. Biting the spring
In many parts of China, people observe the custom of “biting the spring” on the first day of Start of Spring. They cat spring pancakes, spring rolls, or a few mouthfuls of carrots.
1. In which year might people celebrate the Spring Festival on Start of Spring
A. In760 BC. B. In 210 BC. C. In 1910. D. In 2023.
2. Which custom first appeared during the Tang Dynasty
A. Flying a kite. B. Biting the spring.
C. Wearing fabric swallows. D. Welcoming spring.
3. In which column will you most probably find the text in a newspaper
A World. B. Business. C. Lifestyle. D. Culture.
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了二十四节气之一的立春及其习俗。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“During the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-AD 24), Start of Spring was set as the Spring Festival. Actually, it was not until 1913 that the Spring Festival was celebrated on the first day of the first month of the lunar year as now.（西汉时期（公元前206年-公元24年），立春被定为春节。事实上，直到1913年，春节才像现在一样在农历正月初一庆祝。）”可知，C项in1910符合题意，故选择C项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“Wearing fabric swallows, a custom originating during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), is observed in some regions in Shaanxi.（在陕西的一些地区，人们看到了一种起源于唐朝（618-907）的风俗——佩燕子。）”可知，佩燕子这一习俗起源于唐朝，故选择C项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。.根据文章所介绍的有关立春习俗，可知这篇文章有可能出现在文化专栏，故选择D项。
B
The word “art” usually evokes (唤起) images of white-walled galleries, abstract paintings costing millions of dollars and wealthy people, far removed from our everyday experience. Yet, art in 21st century is a different story.
The Internet has weakened the idea that art appreciation is only for the rich, It has enabled more people than ever to have access to izens are not only consumers of art but creators and participants, too. The social media has made it much easier to share unprofessional work with the whole world. An unprofessional artist can now sell work or get advertising money from online videos.
“A picture is worth a thousand words” is the motto of data visualisation (可视化) fans. The amount of information available today can be huge, so some people are working on presenting data using visually appealing diagrams that are easy for the public to understand. Of course, diagrams can also be used by dishonest people to mislead the audience, so we need to take care to interpret them the right way.
Another way that art advances education is by enabling us to understand concepts that are invisible to the naked eye. For most biology students, the names and functions of dozens of proteins go in one ear and out the other, but unforgettable videos like “The Inner Life of the Cell” turn proteins into tiny people with different jobs in a city of large machinery. The same goes for concepts in physics such as black holes- we can understand them better with the help of artists who have backgrounds in both art and science.
Even though most people may not be consciously aware of it art is all around us. As most of our surrounding environment is man-made, everything in it contains some element of art and can influence our behaviour—telling us where to go or how to interact with objects, feeding us true or false information and controlling our emotions. Art indeed has a greater impact than many would believe it does.
4. What is the second paragraph mainly about
A. How the Internet provides service for the rich.
B. How the Internet brings art closer to everyone.
C. How netizens can contribute to art.
D. How people appreciate and use art.
5. What’s the author s attitude towards using diagrams in paragraph 3
A. Optimistic. B. Disapproving. C. Objective. D. Indifferent.
6. What can be inferred from paragraph 4
A. Videos turn proteins into tiny people.
B. Videos explain concepts better than pictures.
C. Art helps students understand some concepts.
D. Art helps artists have more backgrounds.
7. Which of the following best describes art in the 21st century
A. Accessible and powerful. B. Abstract and graceful.
C. Expensive and digital. D. Traditional and controversial.
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. C 7. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。介绍了21世纪的艺术的便利性和强大影响力改变了人们对艺术的欣赏，有助于促进教育的发展。
【4题详解】
主旨大意题。文章第二段讲到“The Internet has weakened the idea that art appreciation is only for the rich, It has enabled more people than ever to have access to art. (互联网削弱了艺术欣赏只针对富人的观念，它使更多的人能够接触到艺术)”可知第二段主要讲互联网如何使艺术更接近每个人，故选B。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。文章第三段讲到“Of course, diagrams can also be used by dishonest people to mislead the audience, so we need to take care to interpret them the right way. (当然，图表也可能被不诚实的人用来误导观众，所以我们需要小心以正确的方式解释它们)”可知作者对第三段中使用图表的态度是客观的，故选C。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。文章第四段讲到“Another way that art advances education is by enabling us to understand concepts that are invisible to the naked eye. (艺术促进教育的另一种方式是让我们理解肉眼看不见的概念)”可知从第四段可以推断出艺术帮助学生理解一些概念，故选C。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。文章最后一段讲到“Even though most people may not be consciously aware of it, art is all around us. (尽管大多数人可能没有意识到艺术，但艺术就在我们身边)”说明艺术很方便；以及最后一句“Art indeed has a greater impact than many would believe it does. (艺术的影响确实比许多人想象的要大。)”可知21世纪的艺术的是既方便又强大，故选A。
C
In the three decades since Darah Lady’s grandmother first arrived in this distant area of northern Brazil, clearing the forest by hand to build a house for her 14 children, the family has pushed deeper and deeper into the Amazon. It has been driven by a saying that good fortune comes when nature gives in to human control.
Yet their growing community there could ruin not only their children’s future but also that of the entire planet. More global pandemics (流行病) are on the way, scientists say, and the next one is likely to crop up from a community like Darah Lady’s, where people are taking up more and more space of the natural world and erasing the buffer zone (缓冲区) between themselves and habitats that existed long. As people cut down forest, they not only speed up the global warming but also greatly increase their risk of exposure to disease.
Scientists also say disease hot zones are expanding from Africa to South America, and that deforestation has already led to a rise in spreading disease. Zoologists have found that a third of all known disease outbreaks around the world were due to rapid land use change.
Darah Lady’s community of Maruaga is filled with risks for the spread of viruses (病毒). Their family has already battled zoonotic illnesses — the term used to describe diseases spread between animalsand humans.
When 40% of a land area has been destroyed, according to Tom Gillespie, a university researcher, the region hits a sort of tipping point: Wild animals are pushed closer to humans for food, and viruses begin to spread.
Darah Lady seemed to notice the slight dfference of deforestation. “I get kind of sad,” Darah Lady said, “Because the forest is something I’ve loved since I was litle. And they are deforesting, right It’s destroying nature.”
8. What do you know about Darah Lady
A. She built a house for her 14 children.
B. She made a big fortune in Amazon.
C. Her family cut down trees for growing crops.
D. Her family lived in Amazon for decades.
9. What led to the spread of zoonotic illnesses
A. The loss of the buffer zone.
B. The effect of global warming.
C. The lack of species variety.
D. The expansion of wildlife habitats.
10. What is paragraph 5 mainly about
A. A possible treatment for diseases.
B. A real example of the prevention of diseases.
C. A further explanation of the spread of diseases.
D. A supporting evidence for the danger of diseases.
11. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear
A. Entertainment. B. Design.
C. Education. D. Environment.
【答案】8. D 9. A 10. C 11. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了人类对森林砍伐导致人类与动物栖息地之间的缓冲区的丧失，进而造成人畜共患疾病的传播。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“In the three decades since Darah Lady’s grandmother first arrived in this distant area of northern Brazil, clearing the forest by hand to build a house for her 14 children, the family has pushed deeper and deeper into the Amazon.(自从达拉·莱蒂的祖母第一次来到巴西北部这片遥远的地区，用手工清理森林，为她的14个孩子盖了一所房子，30年来，这家人已经越来越深入亚马逊)”可知，达拉·莱蒂一家已经在亚马逊生活了几十年。故选D项。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“More global pandemics (流行病) are on the way, scientists say, and the next one is likely to crop up from a community like Darah Lady’s, where people are taking up more and more space of the natural world and erasing the buffer zone (缓冲区) between themselves and habitats that existed long. (科学家们说，更多的全球性流行病正在发生，下一个可能会发生在像达拉·莱蒂这样的社区，那里的人们正在占用越来越多的自然世界空间，并抹去他们自己和长期存在的动物栖息地之间的缓冲区)”和第五段中“When 40% of a land area has been destroyed, according to Tom Gillespie, a university researcher, the region hits a sort of tipping point: Wild animals are pushed closer to humans for food, and viruses begin to spread.(根据大学研究员汤姆·吉莱斯皮的说法，当40%的土地面积被破坏时，该地区就达到了某种临界点：野生动物被推到离人类更近的地方觅食，病毒开始传播)”可推知，人类与动物栖息地之间的缓冲区的丧失是导致了人畜共患疾病传播的原因。故选A项。
【10题详解】
主旨大意题。结合第四段最后一句“Zoologists have found that a third of all known disease outbreaks around the world were due to rapid land use change.(动物学家发现，在全球已知的疾病爆发中，有三分之一是由于土地使用的快速变化引起)”和第五段“When 40% of a land area has been destroyed, according to Tom Gillespie, a university researcher, the region hits a sort of tipping point: Wild animals are pushed closer to humans for food, and viruses begin to spread.(根据大学研究员汤姆·吉莱斯皮的说法，当40%的土地面积被破坏时，该地区就达到了某种临界点：野生动物被推到离人类更近的地方觅食，病毒开始传播)”可知，第五段主要是对上文提出的疾病传播原因的进一步解释。故选C项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章通过达拉·莱蒂一家对亚马逊的开垦引入，说明人类对森林砍伐导致人类与动物栖息地之间的缓冲区的丧失，进而造成人畜共患疾病的传播。本文内容与环境有关，所以可能出自报纸中环境专栏。故选D项。
D
Have you ever chatted with a friend about buying a certain item and been targeted with an ad for that same item the next day If so, you may have wondered whether your smartphone was “listening” to you.
We can definitely say that your phone is listening to you via your device s onboard microphone. It always has to listen to you so it can hear your voice command and assist you. Why is my phone listening to me When you ask Siri to find something, this information is used for targeted ads. It’s not different from typing something into Baidu. If you’re looking for car dealerships in your city, related ads will start chasing you across the Internet in a way a virtual assistant is just another search engine.
What’s worse, your device doesn’t need to listen to your conversations. There’s a good chance you’re already giving it all the information it needs. Most of us regularly disclose our information to a wide range of websites and apps. We do this when we grant them certain permissions, or allow “cookies” to track our online activities.
So-called cookies allow websites to “remember” certain details about our interaction with the site. For instance, login cookies let you save your login details so you don’t have to re-enter them each time. The cookie will host marketer’s ads and grant it access to data it collects from you (which you will have given it permission to do—perhaps by clicking on some harmless looking popup).
As such, the advertiser can build a picture of your life: your routines, wants and needs. These companies constantly seek to evaluate the popularity of their products and how this varies based on factors such as a customer’s age, gender, height, weight, job and hobbies.
12. Why does the author mention “Siri” and “Baidu” in paragraph 2
A. To explain a rule. B. To draw a conclusion.
C. To make a prediction. D. To clarify a view.
13. What is the author’s attitude to the personal information being tracked by websites
A. Unfavorable. B. Tolerant. C. Positive. D. Unclear.
14. How can the companies constantly seek to evaluate the popularity of their products
A. By ringing you for your routines, wants and needs.
B. By enquiring your friends about your preferences.
C. By buying your personal information secretly.
D. By collecting your routines, wants and needs.
15. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. Your smart phone is “listening” to you. B. You can’t live without the smart phone.
C. Baidu Search engine is helping you. D. Audio Siri is always helping you.
【答案】12. D 13. A 14. D 15. A
【解析】
【导语】本文为说明文。本文主要介绍你的手机一直在“听”你讲话，并记录你的讲话内容。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“We can definitely say that your phone is listening to you via your device s onboard microphone. It always has to listen to you so it can hear your voice command and assist you.”（我们可以肯定地说，你的手机正在通过设备自带的麦克风听你说话。它必须一直听你说话，这样它才能听到你的声音命令和帮助你。）以及后面提到“Sir”和“Baidu”可知，是为了进一步阐释这个观点。故选D项。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二、三段中“If you’re looking for car dealerships in your city, related ads will start chasing you across the Internet in a way a virtual assistant is just another search engine. What’s worse, your device doesn’t need to listen to your conversations. There’s a good chance you’re already giving it all the information it needs.”（如果你正在你所在的城市寻找汽车经销商，相关广告将开始在互联网上追逐你，就像虚拟助手只是另一个搜索引擎一样。更糟糕的是，你的设备不需要听你的对话。很有可能你已经给了它所需的所有信息。）可推知，作者对网站追踪个人信息的行为持不支持的态度。故选A项。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“As such, the advertiser can build a picture of your life: your routines, wants and needs. These companies constantly seek to evaluate the popularity of their products and how this varies based on factors such as a customer’s age, gender, height, weight, job and hobbies.”（因此，广告商可以为你的生活构建一幅图画:你的日常生活、你的想要和需要。这些公司不断地寻求评估其产品的受欢迎程度，以及根据顾客的年龄、性别、身高、体重、工作和爱好等因素来评估其受欢迎程度的差异。）可知，公司通过收集你的日常生活、想要的和需要来不断地评估其产品的受欢迎程度。故选D项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章大意以及第一段中“If so, you may have wondered whether your smartphone was “listening” to you.”（如果是这样，你可能想知道你的智能手机是否在“听”你说话。）和第二段第一句“We can definitely say that your phone is listening to you via your device s onboard microphone.”（我们可以肯定地说，你的手机正在通过设备自带的麦克风听你说话。）可知，文章最适合的标题为“你的智能手机正在“听”你说话。”故选A项。
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。
You will be leaving this school at the end of this year and the unavoidable question many people will ask you is, “So, what do you want to be ” ____16____ But many of you still don’t have a clue! Here are some things you might want to consider.
First, does the career you are considering have staying power Will it be in demand in 20 years Rapid technological change is disruptive (破坏性的). ____17____ While many occupations are being taken over by new technology, jobs that require high-level of critical thinking, emotional intelligence and human interaction, remain in high demand. These jobs are more adaptable and not easily replaced by machines or technology.
Second, choose a career that interests you. Some people might think this is unimportant, but if you are truly passionate about your job then going to work every day won’t seem a chore. It’s also likely that you will stay and grow in this career. Before making a choice, you should examine your values, skills and personality type. ____18____
Third, of course you will want to consider your chosen profession’s earning power! Although high pay plays a part, you should know that a job with a big salary will likely require more time to get to the top, much more effort and a higher level of stress. ____19____ If you have interests outside of work, or are struggling with other demands in your life, you might want to choose a less taxing line of work.
____20____ Let me leave you with an old saying: “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. “
A. We need to be forward-looking at our future prospects.
B. Some of you may have already decided on a career path.
C. Trying different work can help you find out your favorite job.
D. This can help you decide if a career path is a good fit for you.
E. Only the truly motivated will likely be able to meet these challenges.
F. People’s wages are lower in industries with slow technological change.
G. Thinking about a life-long career at this stage in your life is surely challenging.
【答案】16. B 17. A 18. D 19. E 20. G
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了在选择职业道路的时候你可能需要考虑的事情。
【16题详解】
根据下文“But many of you still don’t have a clue! (但是你们中的很多人还是不知道)”中转折连词But可知，上下文有转折关系，B项“Some of you may have already decided on a career path. (你们中的一些人可能已经决定了职业道路)”讲有些人已经决定了职业道路，与下文“很多人还是不知道”构成转折关系，回答了前文的问题“what do you want to be (你想成为什么 )”。上下文语意连贯。故选B项。
【17题详解】
上文“First, does the career you are considering have staying power Will it be in demand in 20 years Rapid technological change is disruptive (破坏性的). (首先，你考虑的职业有持久力吗 20年后还会有需求吗 快速的技术变革具有破坏性)”提出技术变革会改变职业，要考虑未来可能的变化，A项“We need to be forward-looking at our future prospects.(我们需要展望未来的前景)”承接上文，提出要展望职业前景，句中“future prospects”与上文“in 20 years”相照应。上下文语意连贯。故选A项。
【18题详解】
上文“Before making a choice, you should examine your values, skills and personality type. (在做出选择之前，你应该审视自己的价值观、技能和性格类型)”提出选择职业前要进行自我评估，D项“This can help you decide if a career path is a good fit for you.(这可以帮助你决定一个职业道路是否适合你)”承接上文，说明这样做的作用，句中“This”指代上文中“examine your values, skills and personality type”。上下文语意连贯。故选D项。
【19题详解】
上文“you should know that a job with a big salary will likely require more time to get to the top, much more effort and a higher level of stress.(但你应该知道，高薪的工作可能需要更多的时间才能达到顶峰，需要付出更多的努力和更大的压力)”提出与高薪相伴的是更多的付出与挑战，E项“Only the truly motivated will likely be able to meet these challenges.(只有真正有动力的人才有可能迎接这些挑战)”承接上文，说明什么样的人才能面对这些挑战，句中“these challenges”与上文“require more time to get to the top, much more effort and a higher level of stress”相照应。故选E项。
【20题详解】
设空句是末段首句，是对全文的总结。G项“Thinking about a life-long career at this stage in your life is surely challenging.(在你人生的这个阶段考虑一生的事业无疑是具有挑战性的)”提出考虑一生的事业是具有挑战性的事情，下文“Let me leave you with an old saying: ‘Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.’(让我用一句老话留给你们：“选择一份你喜欢的工作，你一生中一天都不用工作。”)”用一句谚语给出解答，从而实现对全文的总结。故选G项。
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，满分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。
Every Saturday morning Phoenix Young would take piano lessons with a family friend when he was a child. “At that time we would___21___around and take all morning just to have a lesson,” Phoenix___22___. “And I loved it.”
But when Phoenix was 12, his teacher proposed that he need better___23___.So his mother took him to a music school in the Bronx, and signed him up for classes with a teacher named Bade Simon, experienced bit known for being ___24___.And she quickly lived up to that ___25___.Phoenix found the stressful life was___26___like his lighthearted Saturday mornings with his former teacher, so it wasn’t long before he___27___that he would quit.
One day, however, Bade___28___him and said something surprising: “I have___29___in you. Keep going. Then the reluctant (不情愿的) student did something surprising ____30____: he said, “Okay.”
“It was as if all I wanted was just a____31____from her that she cared about me,” Phoenix said.
That moment____32____their relationship. Within a few weeks, they were having____33____during lessons. And within a few months, she was teaching him things about music that he’d never known before. It was the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship.
“I went into____34____and became a piano teacher, a career I have been doing for 50 years,” Phoenix said. “And I ____35____it all to that precious moment with my unsung hero, Bad c Simon.”
21. A. walk B. joke C. look D. stick
22. A. announced B. sighed C. regretted D. recalled
23. A. instruction B. behaviour C. recognition D. relationship
24. A. sweet B. violent C. tough D. strange
25. A. expectation B. standard C. quality D. reputation
26. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
27. A. pretended B. admitted C. rejected D. decided
28. A. attended to B. turned to C. lied to D. referred to
29. A. courage B. faith C. doubt D. luck
30. A. in return B. in vain C. in time D. in peace
31. A. promise B. sign C. notice D. vision
32. A. recovered B. transformed C. ruined D. clouded
33. A. stress B. patience C. fun D. argument
34. A. acting B. singing C. composition D. music
35. A. leave B. lead C. owe D. add
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. C 27. D 28. B 29. B 30. A 31. B 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了 Phoenix在一名叫做Bade Simon的老师那里学习钢琴，他由最开始的不情愿到后来功成名就后，Phoenix感激和Bade Simon度过的那段时光的故事。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：那时，我们会开玩笑，花一上午的时间来上课。A. walk散步；B. joke玩笑；C. look看；D. stick陷住。根据下文“his lighthearted Saturday mornings with his former teacher”可知，Phoenix和之前的钢琴教师过得很轻松，推断出Phoenix和他之前的老师会在上课的时候开玩笑。故选择B项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Phoenix回忆道：“那时，我们会开玩笑，花一上午的时间来上课。”。A. announced宣布；B. sighed叹息；C. regretted后悔；D. recalled回忆起。根据上文“At that time we would___1___around and take all morning just to have a lesson（那时，我们会开玩笑，花一上午的时间来上课。）”可知，这里说的是回忆过去的事情，故选择D项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但当Phoenix 12岁时，他的老师提出他需要更好的指导。A. instruction教授，指导；B. behavior 行为；C. recognition识别；D. relationship关系。根据下文“So his mother took him to a music school in the Bronx, and signed him up for classes with a teacher named Bade Simon（因此，他的母亲带他去了布朗克斯的一所音乐学校，并为他报名参加了一位名叫Bade Simon的老师的课程）”可知，这里说的是以前的老师认为他需要更好的指导，故选择A项。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：于是，他的母亲带他去了布朗克斯的一所音乐学校，并为他报名参加了一位名叫Bade Simon的老师的课程，这位老师以严厉著称。A. sweet甜蜜的；B. violent暴力的；C. tough严厉的；D. strange陌生的。根据下文“the stressful life（紧张的生活）”可知，Bade Simon老师的课程让Phoenix感觉到有压力，说明这位老师非常严厉。故选择C项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她很快证明不负盛名。A. expectation预料；B. standard标准；C. quality质量；D. reputation名声。根据前文“known for being ____4____（以严厉著称）”及后文“so it wasn’t long before he ____7____ that he would quit（所以没过多久，他就决定离开。）”可知，Bade Simon一直有严厉的名声，以至于Phoenix都决定想要离开，推断出她没有辜负她严厉的名声。故选择D项。
【26题详解】
考查不定代词词义辨析。句意：Phoenix发现紧张的生活一点也不像他周六早上和前老师一起轻松愉快，所以没过多久他就决定离开。A. something某事；B. everything每件事；C. nothing没有什么；D. anything任何事情。根据下文“his lighthearted Saturday mornings with his former teacher（他和以前的老师一起轻松愉快的周六早上）”可知，这里说的是一点也不像，故选择C项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：菲尼克斯发现，紧张的生活一点也不像他周六早上和以前老师一起轻松愉快，所以没过多久，他就决定离开。A. pretended假装；B. admitted承认；C. rejected拒绝；D. decided决定。根据前文“Phoenix found the stressful life was ____6____ like his lighthearted Saturday mornings with his former teacher（Phoenix发现，紧张的生活一点也不像他周六早上和以前老师一起轻松愉快）”可推断出他在不久之后决定离开。故选择D项。
【28题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：然而，有一天，Bade转向他，说了一句令人惊讶的话：“我对你有信心。继续努力。”A. attended to照顾；B. turned to转向某人；C. lied to对……撒谎；D. referred to提到。根据后文“said something surprising”可知，Bade转向和Phoenix说话。故选择B项。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我对你有信心。A. courage勇气；B. faith信心；C. doubt怀疑；D. luck好运。根据下文“Keep going.（继续努力。）”可知，这里说的是我对你有信心，故选择B项。
【30题详解】
考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：然后这个不情愿的学生做了一件令人惊讶的事作为回报：他说：“好吧。”A. in return作为交换；B. in vain徒劳；C. in time及时；D. in peace平静地。根据前文“I have ____9____ in you. Keep going.（我对你有信心。继续努力。）”可知，由Bade夸奖了Phoenix，可以推断出这让Phoenix很感动，于是他做了一件令人惊讶的事作为回报。故选择A项。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：就好像我想要的只是她关心我的一个信号。A. promise承诺；B. sign信号；C. notice通知；D. vision视野。根据下文“she cared about me”可知，Bade是一位很严厉的老师，她能说出鼓励的话就已经算是关心Phoenix的一个信号了。故选择B项。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：那一刻改变了他们的关系。A. recovered恢复；B. transformed 改变；C. ruined毁灭；D. clouded使模糊。根据后文“It was the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship.（这是一段长期而富有成果的关系的开始。）”可知，两个人的关系由之前的严厉而有压力的关系转变为一段长期而富有成果的关系。故选择B项。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：不到几个星期，他们就在上课时玩得很开心了。A. stress压力；B. patience耐心；C. fun乐趣；D. argument争论。根据下文“It was the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship（这是一段长期而富有成果的关系的开始）”可知，由两个人相处变好了，可以推断出他们在上课时玩得开心。故选择C项。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Phoenix说：“我进入了音乐界，成为了一名钢琴老师，这一职业我已经做了50年。”。A. acting表演；B. singing唱歌；C. composition作曲；D. music音乐。根据后文“became a piano teacher（成为了一名钢琴老师）”可知，这是和音乐相关的职业。故选择D项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“这一切都归功于与我的无名英雄Bade Simon在一起的那一刻。”A. leave离开；B. lead带领；C. owe把……归功于；D. add增加。根据后文“precious moment with my unsung hero, Bade Simon”可知，我把Bade认作无名英雄，说明我觉得我的成就要归功于和她在一起的那一刻。故选择C项。
第二节(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分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。
Stephen Wiltshire, a British architectural artist, is known for his ability ____36____(draw) a landscape from memory after seeing it just once.
Stephen Wiltshire was born in London in 1974. Aged three, he was diagnosed with autism (自闭症)．He had no language and lived ____37____(entire) in his own world. Actually, it was not until at the age of nine ____38____ he learned to speak fully. Aged five, Wiltshire was sent to Queensmill School in London, ____39____ he expressed interest in drawing. He communicated ____40____ the world through the language of drawing, first animals, then London buses, and finally buildings.
Wiltshire can look at a subject once and then draw ____41____ accurate and detailed picture of it. He frequently draws entire cities from memory,____42____(base) on single, brief helicopter rides. In May 2005 Wiltshire produced his ____43____(long) ever memory drawing of Tokyo on a 64. 8 foot long canvas (帆布) within seven days following a helicopter ride over the city. Since then he ____44____(draw) Rome, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Madrid, Dubai, London and many other cities.
Today, Stephen Wiltshire’s works have gained worldwide popularity and are held in a number of important ______45______(collect)．
【答案】36. to draw
37. entirely
38. that 39. where
40. with 41. an
42. based 43. longest
44. has drawn
45. collections
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文，文章介绍了，有“人肉照相机”之称的英国自闭症天才画家Stephen Wiltshire有一种神奇的本领，他可以乘坐直升机只鸟瞰一次，就能将一座城市的全景展现在一幅画卷上。
【36题详解】
考查动词不定式。句意：英国建筑艺术家Stephen Wiltshire以能在只看过一次风景之后，凭记忆绘制风景而闻名。固定搭配ability to do sth.（做……的能力），此处用动词不定式（to do）形式。故填to draw。
【37题详解】
考查副词。句意：他不说话，完全生活在自己的世界里。此处用副词entirely （完全）作状语，修饰动词lived。故填entirely。
【38题详解】
考查强调句型。句意：事实上，直到九岁时，他才学会了说一口流利英语。强调句型it’s not until +被强调部分+ that…，被强调的是not until引导的时间状语。故填that。
39题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：Wiltshire五岁时被送到伦敦的昆斯米尔学校，在那里他表达了对绘画的兴趣。此处是非限制性定语从句，先行词是Queensmill School in London，在从句中作地点状语，用关系副词where。故填where。
【40题详解】
考查固定搭配。句意：他通过绘画语言与世界交流，首先是动物，然后是伦敦公共汽车，最后是建筑物。固定搭配communicate with…（与……交流）。故填with。
【41题详解】
考查冠词。句意：Wiltshire可以看一眼一个物体，然后画一幅精确而详细的图画。此处泛指“一幅精确而又详细的图画”，因为accurate发音以元音音素开头，用不定冠词an表泛指。故填an。
【42题详解】
考查过去分词。句意：他经常凭借记忆画出整个城市，基于一次短暂的直升机飞行。固定搭配(be) based on…（基于……），这里是过去分词短语作状语。故填based。
【43题详解】
考查最高级。句意：2005年5月，Wiltshire乘坐直升机俯瞰东京七天内，在一幅64.8英尺长的帆布上画出了他有史以来最长的东京记忆画卷。由ever（常与最高级连用）和句意可知，此处指“有史以来最长的东京记忆画卷”，用形容词long的最高级形式。故填longest。
【44题详解】
考查时态。句意：从那时起，他已经画了罗马、香港、法兰克福、马德里、迪拜、伦敦和其他许多城市。此处缺乏谓语，since引导的时间状语常与现在完成时（has/have done）连用，主语he是第三人称，谓语用单数形式。故填has drawn。
【45题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：如今，Stephen Wiltshire的作品在世界范围内广受欢迎，并被收藏在许多重要的收藏品中。a number of +可数名词复数形式，意为“许多……”，此处用名词复数形式。故填collections。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Terry将去中国朋友家做客，发邮件向你询问有关习俗。请你回复邮件，内容包括：
1.到达时间；
2.合适的礼物；
3.餐桌礼仪。
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Terry,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes
Yours.
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Terry,
How are you doing Learning that you are about to pay a visit to a Chinese friend and confused about the Chinese customs, I am writing to put forward some advice.
Firstly, I would like to suggest that you arrive 5 to 10 minutes earlier, which is common in Chinese traditional culture. Secondly, if I were you, I would bring some appropriate gifts with me, such as souvenirs from my own country. Besides, table manners are also what you should pay attention to. For example, you are not supposed to stick your chopsticks into your food. Instead, laying them on your dish is a smart choice.
If you have any other problems, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Terry将去中国朋友家做客，发邮件向你询问有关习俗。请考生回复邮件。
【详解】1.词汇积累
提出：put forward→ propose
建议：advice → suggestion
首先：Firstly→ First of all
注意：pay attention to→ take notice of
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：For example, you are not supposed to stick your chopsticks into your food.
拓展句：For example, you are not supposed to stick your chopsticks into your food because it is impolite.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Firstly, I would like to suggest that you arrive 5 to 10 minutes earlier, which is common in Chinese traditional culture.（运用了that引导的宾语从句和which引导的非限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】Besides, table manners are also what you should pay attention to.（运用了what引导的表语从句）
67第二节(满分25分)
47. 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。
Jimmy Gilleece owns a bar in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. He is a person who knew how to lend a hand, but what people around him did not know was that this man was also capable of going the extra mile just to help someone in need.
It was a regular day at his bar, which turned out to be a day that would change his life forever. He found out that one of his customers had lost her wallet at the bar, and inside it was a precious thing: the lady’s wedding ring.
Jimmy instantly recognized the woman’s panic. She wanted to get her wedding ring back. She was crazy, really upset about it. And so, the bar owner made sure to provide whatever help he could to find the woman’s ring. He even made it his mission to find the woman’s wedding ring.
Then Jimmy’s mission began. In order to find out what exactly happened, Jimmy started a thorough scan of the security cameras in his establishment. He watched three hours’ worth of security footage from six cameras, scanning every detail and closely analyzing what happened that led to the loss of the woman’s wallet.
In one of the recorded clips(片段), Jimmy finally saw that the woman lost her wallet on a bench outside the bar, with a suspicious man walking nearby. A few moments later, the man approached the bench and took the woman’s wallet.
So searching for the thief was Jimmy’s next move. It was not enough for Jimmy to find out what happened to the lost wallet. Now that he had an image of the thief, the bar owner made it his next mission to search for the guy and get the wallet back from him.
Jimmy figured out who the guy was and made him admit what he did to the wallet. The thief admitted that he took the cash and dropped the wallet into an ocean channel. At this point, most people would probably stop and regretfully tell the lady that the wallet couldn’t be found anymore.
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。
But Jimmy was not like most people.
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And indeed, Jimmy also extended help not only to the woman but also to the thief who took the wallet.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】参考范文：
But Jimmy was not like most people. Unbelievable as it may seem, Jimmy went to greater lengths and hired divers to search the waters thoroughly until they found the lost wallet. He was indeed serious about finding the woman’s wallet and making good on his mission to find the ring. Inside it was the wedding ring that she badly wanted to recover. The woman thanked Jimmy greatly. But, the man somehow felt that he still had more to do.
And indeed, Jimmy also extended help not only to the woman but also to the thief who took the wallet. The person who took the wallet was a 17-year-old teenager. The young man was separated from his mother and was living in the woods. He was desperate to survive as a homeless person when he found the wallet that eventually led him to Jimmy. Jimmy didn’t hand him over to the police. Instead, he invited the teen to move in with his family and made him part of his family. The teen was moved and he had nothing but gratitude for the kind man, which inspired him to do better in life.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了主人公吉米·吉利斯是一位酒吧的老板，也是个乐于助人的人。在得知一位女士在酒吧丢失了钱包，而钱包里有很重要的东西——婚戒，吉米决定帮女士找回钱包。原来钱包被一个小偷偷走，并扔掉了，但最终吉米费劲千辛万苦找到了钱包，而且还“救赎”了小偷。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“但是吉米不像大多数人。”可知，第一段可描述吉米并没有放弃寻找女士的钱包，而是想尽办法去找回钱包。
②由第二段首句内容“事实上，吉米不仅帮助了那个女人，也帮助了偷钱包的小偷。”可知，第二段可描述吉米如何地帮助那位“小偷”，让小偷发生转变。
2.续写线索：不像其他人——继续寻找——找到钱包——归还钱包——感谢——帮助“小偷”——感激——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①雇佣：hire/employ
②找到：find/recover
③激励：inspire/encourage/motivate
情绪类
①感谢：thank/be thankful to
②感动的：be moved/be touched
【点睛】[高分句型1] Unbelievable as it may seem, Jimmy went to greater lengths and hired divers to search the waters thoroughly until they found the lost wallet.（由as引导的让步状语从句的倒装结构以及until引导时间状语从句）
[高分句型2] The person who took the wallet was a 17-year-old teenager.（由who引导的定语从句）

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