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甘肃省华池县第一中学2023-2024学年度第一学期期中考试
高二英语
注意事项：
1.本试卷分四部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应題目的答案标号涂黑;主观题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
3.本试卷命题范围：北师大版选择性必修第二册Units 4~5。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
How does Cindy know much about animals
A. By having classes.
B. By spending time on the farm.
C. By listening to stories from her father.
2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What painting does the woman like better
A One about the countryside.
B. One with modern style.
C. One with imaginative colors.
3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What is the woman writing about in her report
A. A forest fire. B. A terrible rainstorm. C. Some lovely pet animals.
4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
Who is the woman’s second oldest child in the photo
A. Tom. B. Lily. C. Mike.
5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Host and guest. B. Workmates. C. Customer and repairman.
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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. What does the woman want to buy
A. A toy. B. A sofa. C. A bed.
7. Where are the speakers
A. In a furniture store. B. At a supermarket. C. In a bedding shop.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. Why does the woman take two English classes
A. To graduate early. B. To practise spoken English. C. To finish English homework.
9. What does the woman say about The Grapes of Wrath
A. It is humorous. B. It is hopeful. C. It is sad.
10. What does the man have to finish
A. A research paper. B. A book. C. An English class.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
11. What has made working at home possible
A. Different job opportunities. B. Living far from workplaces. C. Communication industry.
12. What is the advantage of working at home according to the woman
A. Saving a lot of time.
B. Improving family members’ relationship.
C. Offering an environment for free movement.
13. What might happen in the future in the woman’s opinion
A. A company no longer needs workers.
B. All workers will be foreigners in a company.
C. People can work at home for a foreign company.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
14. What’s the woman’s new problem
A. She has a sore throat. B. She has a toothache. C. She has an earache.
15. How often should the woman take the medicine
A. Once a day. B. Twice a day. C. Three times a day.
16 When does the woman need to see the doctor again
A. Next Monday. B. Next Tuesday. C. Next Thursday.
17. What does the doctor suggest the woman do finally
A. Make an appointment. B. Buy medicine outside. C. Write down the date.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
18. What does the speaker think of controlling traffic accidents
A. Difficult. B. Easy C. Uncommon.
19. How many causes of traffic accidents are mentioned
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
20. What can help to make highways much safer
A. Driverless cars. B. Traditional design. C. Improved design.
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
With the new semester about to start, our school is welcoming a group of new international students. We have some apps here with an English version that will make your life easier. We hope you will have a wonderful life here.
★WeChat
WeChat is now the most popular social media app in China. Almost everyone is using WeChat. You can send both text and voice messages on WeChat. You can also make voice and video calls. You can also post texts pictures and video clips. If your friends in your home country have this app, you can also chat with them through voice or video. WeChat is also widely used now as a form of payment which can be used in stores, online, and in other shopping apps.
★Alipay
Alipay is a similar app to PayPal. It was first used on Taobao and now people can use it as a mobile payment option. You can even use mobile payment at street vendors, so if you have this app, you can leave your wallet at home.
★Didi
Now Didi seems to be the smartest way to travel around. With one tap, a car comes directly to you. Didi is a Chinese car-hailing service app. It has a function called “ride sharing”, which saves a lot of money for passengers, but it does not have an English version, so if you want to use it, you will have to learn some Chinese.
★Pleco
This is one of the top Chinese/English dictionary apps and it covers 130,000 Chinese words and includes 20,000 example sentences with pinyin. It is perfect for those who want to learn Chinese, and also for tourists who need to translate words or phrases from English to Chinese.
21. Alipay was originally developed to ________.
A. pay for a car-hailing service
B. compete with WeChat in payments
C. be used on online shopping website Taobao
D. be convenient for people who leave their wallet at home
22. If a foreign friend wants to use Didi he should________
A. learn some Chinese B. know how to use WeChat
C. have a passenger to ride with D. download an English version app
23. Which app is helpful for learning Chinese
A. Didi. B. Pleco. C. WeChat. D. Alipay.
B
When Kyle Jauregui recently went to pick up his younger sister's birthday cake, he met with a bittersweet surprise.
On arriving at the baker's, he learnt that Madison's cake had already been paid for—by a complete stranger. It was a touching act of kindness, but, as it turned out, not a random one. The cake had been paid for by a lady known simply as “McKenna's mum” —as part of a gesture she had been making for a while, and for a heartbreaking reason.
While Madison was set to celebrate turning 11, McKenna Jodell Fox would have turned ten on the same day. McKenna was only nine months old in 2008, when she was crushed by a falling TV set as her family prepared to move house.
It's a painful occasion for her mum, but one she has transformed into something positive. The cake she bought was accompanied by a card which read as follows:
“Dear Birthday Girl Family,
In honour of my daughter's 10th birthday, I have chosen your birthday cake to pay for. Each year I do this random act of kindness because I am unable to buy my daughter a cake of her own. Today is her big double-digit birthday. Please enjoy your day. ”
By Kyle's own admission, the whole family was left speechless. “We just want to say thank you to McKenna's mom,” he wrote,“and wish McKenna a happy birthday. There's still good in this world. ”
24. What do we know about the birthday cake
A. It tasted bittersweet. B. It was paid by McKenna's mum.
C. It made the family heart-broken. D. It was free of charge.
25. Who died according to the passage
A. Kyle Jauregui. B. Madison.
C. McKenna Jodell Fox. D. McKenna's mum.
26. Which of the following can best describe McKenna's mum
A. Warm-hearted and cheerful. B. Strong-willed but depressed.
C. Broken-hearted but generous. D. Kind-hearted and positive.
27. Which of the following would be the best title for the text
A. A Painful Accident B. A Speechless Birthday
C. One Birthday Cake for Two Girls D. World Full of Surprises
C
How clever can a computer be Maybe you can get the answer after reading the following passage about a newly-developed US computer program called Smarter Child.
If you ran into Smarter Child online, you would be surprised at this kid’s huge memory. It can remember many facts. For example, Smarter Child knows every baseball player in every team this season and the weather in every city across the US. He also knows every word in the dictionary. However, if you ask Smarter Child other private questions, you will get strange answers. A question about Smarter Child’s age returns, “I’ll be older than you after further study!”, and asking where he lives, you will get, “In a clean room in a high-tech building in California.”
Smarter Child uses the huge information on the World Wide Web as his memory bank. To answer questions about spelling, for example, Smarter Child goes to www.ahdictionary.com. For the weather, he visits www.. He turns to www.the- for scientists and www. for a fantastic movie.
Some scientists believe that by joining many systems of the Internet, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) with the combined (结合的) knowledge of, say, Albert Einstein, Richard Nixon and Britney Spears could be born. However, Smarter Child has difficulty in discerning whether a behavior is right or wrong, which is obvious to any young child. If he wants to think and learn without any help from the programmers like boy-computer David in the movie Artificial Intelligence (AI), he must solve two problems.
The first is that computers find it difficult to read web pages because the files are sorted in different ways. That’s why programmers need to tell Smarter Child where to look for the weather. It would be a much more difficult task to let him find it by himself. Another problem is that while Smarter Child can deal with information more exactly and faster than any human, he needs programmers to make better systems that allow machines to solve problems of common sense, which is a huge challenge.
28. What may be unknown to Smarter Child
A. His age. B. The weather in New York.
C. A word in the dictionary. D. A player’s name of the Boston Redsox.
29. Which website can Smarter Child visit to answer the spelling questions
A. www. B. www.
C. www.the- D. www.ahdictionary.com
30. What does the underlined word “discerning” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Preventing. B. Copying. C. Inventing. D. Telling.
31. How is boy-computer David different from Smarter Child
A. He has a huge memory. B. He can think and learn independently.
C. He can make a weather forecast. D. He deals with information fast.
D
While Ellard Hunting and fellow researchers were out studying the weather at a field station in England, they noticed something unexpected on their instruments. Though there was no storm coming, the scientists’ electric field monitors recorded a strange increase in atmospheric electric charge(电荷) .
Nearby, honeybees that lived in on-site hives were swarming (蜂拥) as they tried to find a new home. When the team took a closer look at their data, they discovered that the swarming honeybees had created an atmospheric electric charge. The researchers shared more details about their findings in the journal Science.
“This is the first report of biology as a source of space charge.” says Hunting, a biophysicist at the University of Bristol in England. Scientists had known that individual bees carry a small charge while flying through the air, caused by the friction of their body parts against the air and each other. It’s similar to how rubbing a balloon on a piece of cloth creates static electricity (静电). Scientists believe a bee’s charge helps pollen (花粉) stick to it and signals to other bees which flowers have already been visited. But until now, researchers had never recorded such a high voltage (电压) among swarming honeybees.
In terms of electricity generation, a bees warm’s charge isn’t so impressive：It would take about 50 billion bees to power an LED light. But compared to the charges produced by common weather events, the bees’ charge density was six times greater than an electrified dust storm and eight times greater than a thunderstorm cloud.
Scientists hope to continue exploring how biology influences physics and are curious to know if something similar is happening with other wildlife, such as birds and bats.
32. What were the researchers doing when something unexpected on their instruments happened
A. Studying weather events. B. Testing their instruments.
C. Recording insects’ behavior. D. Looking for honeybees’ new home.
33. What’s the function of a bee’s charge
A. To help the bee fly fast. B. To signal to other bees.
C. To find pollen more easily. D. To avoid losing their way.
34. What will the scientists continue to study next
A. The wide application of biology. B. Measures to protect birds and bats.
C. The influences of dust storms on wildlife. D. Whether other wildlife can produce electric charge.
35. Where is the text from
A. A novel. B. A fiction. C. A magazine. D. A leaflet.
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。
With smiling eyes, a quick wit and a good sense of humor, Jia Ling has long been a well-known female comedian. ____36____
Jia, 39, starred in and directed the film, Hi, Mom, which by Feb 23rd has earned more than 4 billion yuan. Jia became the top box office grossing female director in China and is on the path to becoming an international name in the filmmaking industry. ____37____
One factor may be her passion for comedy. Jia graduated from Beijing's Central Academy of Drama in 2003. In the last 18 years she has performed crosstalk in various competitions and shows. She has also played comedic roles in many comedies on the big screen, ____38____ Showing her keen sense of comedy, Jia ensured that Hi, Mom hit home for those who needed a laugh. For example, when Shen Guanglin goes on a date with Li Huanying, Shen suffers from a case of diarrhea （腹泻）,leading to an awkward and humorous scene.
____39____ Apart from funny scenes, Hi, Mom focuses on the pure and sincere relationship between mother and daughter. It was regarded as a "heartwanning comedy" by Hollywood Reporter. China's New Year box office tends to reward titles with broad family fun - and sentimentality （多愁善感）rarely hurts. ____40____
A. So what is the secret behind Jia's success
B. Another factor is that the approach to the film also makes Jia's works stand out.
C. which ultimately led to the connection between the stage and film.
D. making her an outstanding comedian welcomed by many viewers.
E. This film truly breaks the happy atmosphere with its sentimentality.
F. But recently, she has gained another title.
G. Hi, Mom appears to have hit all the right notes.
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。
One day a famous painter painted a picture. He put it on exhibition with the title，“Not for ___41___ ”. However，it was so beautiful a painting that whoever ___42___ that exhibition asked the painter to sell that painting for whatever amount he would ___43___ it. But he said，“I'm extremely sorry but I can't sell this for any amount. I will sell it to only that person who will understand its ___44___. ” Then，an old man came over and said，“I want to buy this painting and here is the ___45___ in this small box for it. ” There was a paint brush and colors in it. Then，he gave that painting to the old man.
All the other people asked the painter with ___46___，"Why did you sell it for a paint brush and a few colors to this old man？We were ___47___ you a huge amount for this painting. “ The painter said，” If you ___48___ the painting，there is a man who is teaching a kid to paint with so much ___49___. So，the man in the picture is this old man and that kid is me. He is my teacher who taught me to paint and made me become what I am today just thanks to his devotion and ___50___. And，the real value of this painting is just a paint brush which is ___51___ by my teacher as this paint brush is more ___52___ than your wealth. With this paint brush I can paint many more paintings. ” All people understood and ___53___ the bonding of a teacher and his student.
A teacher always gives his best wealth to his student in the form of knowledge，wisdom and art with a（n）___54___ that his student will ___55___ make use of it.
41. A. show B. sale C. play D. rest
42. A. attended B. held C. organized D. appreciated
43. A. check for B. pay for C. leave for D. charge for
44. A. money B. use C. value D. time
45. A. service B. ticket C. passport D. price
46. A. regret B. surprise C. embarrassment D. anger
47. A. repaying B. offering C. rewarding D. lending
48. A. realized B. caught C. confirmed D. noticed
49. A. determination B. devotion C. attraction D. participation
50. A. desire B. relief C. blessings D. pities
51. A. given B. paid C. lost D. borrowed
52. A. sensitive B. original C. useful D. precious
53. A. respected B. inspected C. reported D. shared
54. A. expectation B. destination C. creation D. position
55. A. essentially B. desperately C. necessarily D. properly
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。
Confucius was born into a middle class family in Lu State, an area with the modem city of Qufu, in China’s Shandong Province. Now, he ____56____ (remember) for his teachings, which, along with the works of his students，formed the rule of Confucianism (儒学) many ____57____ (year) after his passing away.
Confucius also lived ____58____ active political life. From his job as Minister of Crime, he took part in a campaign (运动) to distance Lu from the rule of the state instead of ____59____ (work) for the central government. However, the plan failed. After a short period of being sent to live in another country, Confucius could finally return to Lu state ____60____ (spend) the rest of his life as a teacher of philosophy.
Even up to the time of Confucius’s ____61____ (die), his teachings were not ____62____ (wide) accepted in China, and most of ____63____ (they) were lost when the emperor Qin ordered the burning of Confucius’s books.
Yet, his philosophical (哲学的) ideas survived during the later Han Dynasty. Emperor Han Wudi,____64____ was inspired by the social and political wisdom of Confucius, accepted Confucianism and applied his systems of morality everywhere from classrooms _____65_____ law courts. The teachings of Confucius still spread far across China and the Far East.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
66. 假定你是某国际学校学生会成员，学生会将于暑期邀请某知名书法家举办汉字书法培训班，请你用英语写一则通知，要点如下：
1.培训班的目的;
2.上课时间和地点：7月21日~8月10日，下午3：00~5：00，201室;
3.欢迎大家跃参加。
注意：1.写作词数应80左右;
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：书法培训班a Chinese Calligraphy course书法家calligrapher
Notice
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第二节(满分25分)
67. 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 middle of winter some 30 years ago. I was a young father with three little children depending on me. My college education, however, wasn’t helping me to find a good job in our depressed area. My work as a teacher had dried up and now I was working in a saw mill (锯木厂) for just above the minimum wage.
As I got ready to go to work I wrapped band-aids (创可贴) around my fingers and put more in my pockets. Cutting and piling wood for 8 hours a day had caused my fingers to split and bleed at their tips in the cold, dry, winter air. Then I walked down to my car in the snow and hoped it would start.
That day at work was harder than normal. The machines kept breaking down. And we had to rush to catch back up as the wood piled up. On top of it all the heaters in the building weren’t working and we could see our breath as we spent hours chopping, piling, carrying, and packaging the hard wood flooring to be shipped out.
When the work day finally ended, I walked tiredly toward the time clock, took off my work gloves and inspected my aching fingers. The splits were worse than ever and I had bled through the band-aids again. I tried to straighten out but my bad back cramped (绞痛) up as I did. I started my car and drove back home. I looked at the snow and blinked back tears. I wondered how long I could keep doing this, if things would ever get any better, and why life was so hard.
I tried to put a smile on my face as I opened my front door, but instead one appeared naturally. My daughter ran up to me, yelling “Daddy”, and wrapped her little arms around my neck. I lifted her up and my heart exploded with love.
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。
My tired body didn’t feel so tired any more.
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“Happy birthday!” my wife greeted me warmly.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________甘肃省华池县第一中学2023-2024学年度第一学期期中考试
高二英语
注意事项：
1.本试卷分四部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应題目的答案标号涂黑;主观题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
3.本试卷命题范围：北师大版选择性必修第二册Units 4~5。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
How does Cindy know much about animals
A. By having classes.
B. By spending time on the farm.
C. By listening to stories from her father.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: Cindy’s father has a farm. Cindy spent the whole summer vacation there.
W: Oh no wonder she knows so much about animals though she isn’t interested in them.
2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What painting does the woman like better
A. One about the countryside.
B. One with modern style.
C. One with imaginative colors.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W：I don’t really like the painting. It’s not my cup of tea. Too modern and unusual.
M：But look at the colors and forms. It’s very imaginative.
W：Maybe. I prefer a paining showing a view of the countryside.
3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What is the woman writing about in her report
A. A forest fire. B. A terrible rainstorm. C. Some lovely pet animals.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】M: Hey, Mary. Have you heard about the forest fire in Australia A large number of animals were killed.
W: Yes. It’s so terrible. I’m writing a report on it.
M: Really I’ll read it as soon as it comes out.
4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
Who is the woman’s second oldest child in the photo
A. Tom. B. Lily. C. Mike.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: Are these your children in this photo
W: Yes. The oldest one is Tom. He is beside my father. This is Lily, the second oldest. This is Mike, the youngest. My husband Rick is behind him.
5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Host and guest. B. Workmates. C. Customer and repairman.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: How long will it take you to fix my laptop I need to use it in my speech class next week.
M: I’m not quite sure. But it shouldn’t take more than three days. By the way, would you mind paying in advance
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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. What does the woman want to buy
A. A toy. B. A sofa. C. A bed.
7. Where are the speakers
A. In a furniture store. B. At a supermarket. C. In a bedding shop.
【答案】6. B 7. C
【解析】
【原文】M：Good morning. May I help you
W：Yes. I’m looking for a yellow sofa which my friend showed to me. I want to buy one for my sister. But it seems not to be here.
M：I think you are in the wrong place. There are no sofas in my shop. You can buy some bed necessaries here.
W：Oh, I’m so sorry.
M：Never mind. Go down this street and turn left when you see a supermarket. Then you will find a furniture store.
You can find sofas there.
W：Thank you.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. Why does the woman take two English classes
A. To graduate early. B. To practise spoken English. C. To finish English homework.
9. What does the woman say about The Grapes of Wrath
A. It is humorous. B. It is hopeful. C. It is sad.
10. What does the man have to finish
A. A research paper. B. A book. C. An English class.
【答案】8 A 9. C 10. A
【解析】
【原文】W: I can’t take it!
M: What’s wrong
W: I have been taking two English classes in order to graduate early. But now, I have two essays to turn in on the same day.
M: Have you started writing either one
W: No. I haven’t even finished the books! One is The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. It’s very sad.
M: I’ve never read it, but I’ve seen it in the library. It’s long!
W: I know. Luckily, the other book I have to read is much shorter. It’s The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.
M: I love that book! Helpfully, you enjoy reading it...Well, I should let you get back to your homework.
W：OK. I hope I can finish.
M：Don’t worry. At least you don’t have to write a research paper like I do!
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
11. What has made working at home possible
A. Different job opportunities. B. Living far from workplaces. C. Communication industry.
12. What is the advantage of working at home according to the woman
A. Saving a lot of time.
B. Improving family members’ relationship.
C. Offering an environment for free movement.
13. What might happen in the future in the woman’s opinion
A. A company no longer needs workers.
B. All workers will be foreigners in a company.
C. People can work at home for a foreign company.
【答案】11. C 12. A 13. C
【解析】
【原文】M: Miss Green, do you think, within a few years, many people could work at home instead of working outside
W: It’s happening now. The communication industry has made much progress in recent years, like the development of
5G smartphones, and AI technology also helps.
M: And how do these people manage to work
W: Well, they have a television set, a computer, a printer and a telephone to connect with other computers.
M: Oh, I see. But surely there’re some advantages in working at home.
W: Yes. People don’t have to spend a lot of time getting to and from their work places. The rush hours are the worst time of day. They may make more money if they apply for more different jobs.
M: Ah, yes, I see. What do you think about the conditions of homeworkers
W: Let me tell you what might happen. A British company, for example, in London, might employ clerks in Belfast, or a Paris company could have their managers in Spain. They just use a telephone to call around for the employee.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
14. What’s the woman’s new problem
A. She has a sore throat. B. She has a toothache. C. She has an earache.
15. How often should the woman take the medicine
A. Once a day. B. Twice a day. C. Three times a day.
16. When does the woman need to see the doctor again
A. Next Monday. B. Next Tuesday. C. Next Thursday.
17. What does the doctor suggest the woman do finally
A. Make an appointment. B. Buy medicine outside. C. Write down the date.
【答案】14. C 15. B 16. B 17. A
【解析】
【原文】M: Good afternoon, Penny. What’s the problem
W: Well, I don’t feel very well, doctor. After three days of the toothache and sore throat, I’m troubled by a terrible earache now.
M: I can give you a new medicine called No pain which is very useful. You can get it at any medicine shops.
W: No pain
M: Yes. N-O-P-A-I-N. And you have to take the medicine after breakfast and supper. You don’t need to take it after lunch. And remember to take it always after meals. That’s very important.
W: And how long do I have to take it
M: You have to finish this bottle, so that’s five eback and see me then.
W: Next Monday The first of September
M: No, not Monday, Tuesday. That’s the second of September.
W: What time can I see you, doctor
M: You have to make an appointment with the nurse at the reception outside.
W: Thank you very much.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
18. What does the speaker think of controlling traffic accidents
A. Difficult. B. Easy C. Uncommon.
19. How many causes of traffic accidents are mentioned
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
20. What can help to make highways much safer
A. Driverless cars. B. Traditional design. C. Improved design.
【答案】18. A 19. B 20. C
【解析】
【原文】As the car industry develops, traffic accidents have become as familiar as the common cold. Yet their causes and control remain a serious problem that is difficult to solve. Experts have long recognized that this discouraging problem has many causes. At the very least, it is a problem that involves three factors; the driver, the vehicle and the roadway. If all the drivers exercised good judgment at all times, there would be few accidents. Improved design has helped to make highways much safer. But the number of accidents continues to rise because of human failure and an enormous increase in the number of automobiles on the road. Attention is now turning increasingly to the third cause of the accidents：the car itself. People want to know how cars can be built better to protect the drivers. So there are also some new driverless cars on the road. Are they really safe
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
With the new semester about to start, our school is welcoming a group of new international students. We have some apps here with an English version that will make your life easier. We hope you will have a wonderful life here.
★WeChat
WeChat is now the most popular social media app in China. Almost everyone is using WeChat. You can send both text and voice messages on WeChat. You can also make voice and video calls. You can also post texts, pictures and video clips. If your friends in your home country have this app, you can also chat with them through voice or video. WeChat is also widely used now as a form of payment which can be used in stores, online, and in other shopping apps.
★Alipay
Alipay is a similar app to PayPal. It was first used on Taobao and now people can use it as a mobile payment option. You can even use mobile payment at street vendors, so if you have this app, you can leave your wallet at home.
★Didi
Now Didi seems to be the smartest way to travel around. With one tap a car comes directly to you. Didi is a Chinese car-hailing service app. It has a function called “ride sharing”, which saves a lot of money for passengers, but it does not have an English version, so if you want to use it, you will have to learn some Chinese.
★Pleco
This is one of the top Chinese/English dictionary apps and it covers 130,000 Chinese words and includes 20,000 example sentences with pinyin. It is perfect for those who want to learn Chinese, and also for tourists who need to translate words or phrases from English to Chinese.
21. Alipay was originally developed to ________.
A. pay for a car-hailing service
B. compete with WeChat in payments
C. be used on online shopping website Taobao
D. be convenient for people who leave their wallet at home
22. If a foreign friend wants to use Didi, he should________
A. learn some Chinese B. know how to use WeChat
C. have a passenger to ride with D. download an English version app
23. Which app is helpful for learning Chinese
A. Didi. B. Pleco. C. WeChat. D. Alipay.
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个应用程序的情况。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据★Alipay部分中“It was first used on Taobao and now people can use it as a mobile payment option.(它最初在淘宝上使用，现在人们可以把它作为一种移动支付选项)”可知，最初开发支付宝是为了在网上购物网站淘宝上使用。故选C。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据★Didi部分中“It has a function called “ride sharing”, which saves a lot of money for passengers, but it does not have an English version, so if you want to use it, you will have to learn some Chinese.(它有一个叫“拼车”的功能，这为乘客节省了很多钱，但它没有英文版本，所以如果你想使用它，你必须学习一些中文)”可知，如果一个外国朋友想使用滴滴，他应该学习一些汉语。故选A。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据★Pleco部分中“It is perfect for those who want to learn Chinese, and also for tourists who need to translate words or phrases from English to Chinese.(它非常适合那些想学中文的人，也适合那些需要将英语单词或短语翻译成中文的游客)”可知，Pleco对学习中文有帮助。故选B。
B
When Kyle Jauregui recently went to pick up his younger sister's birthday cake, he met with a bittersweet surprise.
On arriving at the baker's, he learnt that Madison's cake had already been paid for—by a complete stranger. It was a touching act of kindness, but, as it turned out, not a random one. The cake had been paid for by a lady known simply as “McKenna's mum” —as part of a gesture she had been making for a while, and for a heartbreaking reason.
While Madison was set to celebrate turning 11, McKenna Jodell Fox would have turned ten on the same day. McKenna was only nine months old in 2008, when she was crushed by a falling TV set as her family prepared to move house.
It's a painful occasion for her mum, but one she has transformed into something positive. The cake she bought was accompanied by a card which read as follows:
“Dear Birthday Girl Family,
In honour of my daughter's 10th birthday, I have chosen your birthday cake to pay for. Each year I do this random act of kindness because I am unable to buy my daughter a cake of her own. Today is her big double-digit birthday. Please enjoy your day. ”
By Kyle's own admission, the whole family was left speechless. “We just want to say thank you to McKenna's mom,” he wrote,“and wish McKenna a happy birthday. There's still good in this world. ”
24. What do we know about the birthday cake
A. It tasted bittersweet. B. It was paid by McKenna's mum.
C. It made the family heart-broken. D. It was free of charge.
25. Who died according to the passage
A. Kyle Jauregui. B. Madison.
C. McKenna Jodell Fox. D. McKenna's mum.
26. Which of the following can best describe McKenna's mum
A. Warm-hearted and cheerful. B. Strong-willed but depressed.
C. Broken-hearted but generous. D. Kind-hearted and positive.
27. Which of the following would be the best title for the text
A. A Painful Accident B. A Speechless Birthday
C. One Birthday Cake for Two Girls D. World Full of Surprises
【答案】24. B 25. C 26. D 27. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一位失去孩子的母亲无偿给与自己女儿同一天生日的女孩买生日蛋糕的故事。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中的“he learnt that Madison's cake had already been paid for—by a complete stranger”(他得知 Madison 的蛋糕已经被一个完全陌生的人买走了)和第二段最后一句中的“The cake had been paid for by a lady known simply as‘McKenna's mum”(蛋糕是由一位名叫Mckenna的妈妈的女士买的),可知，这个生日蛋糕是McKenna的妈妈买的。选项B与文意相符，故选B。
【25题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“McKenna was only nine months old in 2008，when she was crushed by a falling TV set as her family prepared to move house.”（2008年，McKenna只有9个月大，当她的家人准备搬家时，她被掉落的电视机砸死了。）可知，McKenna是在家里准备搬家时不幸被跌落的电视机砸死的，她的全名是McKenna Jodell Fox。选项C与文意相符，故选C。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段第一句“It's a painful occasion for her mum，but one she has transformed into something positive.”（这对她妈妈来说是个痛苦的时刻，但是她已经把痛苦的时刻转变成了积极的东西）可知，McKenna 的妈妈把丧女之痛转变为积极的事情；又根据第六段中的“Each year I do this random act of kindness because I am unable to buy my daughter a cake of her own.”（每年我都做这种随意的善举，因为我不能给我女儿买一个她自己的蛋糕。）可知，McKenna的妈妈很善良。选项D与文意相符，故选D。
【27题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，一位善良的妈妈为纪念自己不幸去世的女儿的生日，无偿给与自己女儿同一天生日的女孩买生日蛋糕。虽然只有一个蛋糕，但却庆祝了两个女孩的生日。选项C与文意切合，故选C。
C
How clever can a computer be Maybe you can get the answer after reading the following passage about a newly-developed US computer program called Smarter Child.
If you ran into Smarter Child online, you would be surprised at this kid’s huge memory. It can remember many facts. For example, Smarter Child knows every baseball player in every team this season and the weather in every city across the US. He also knows every word in the dictionary. However, if you ask Smarter Child other private questions, you will get strange answers. A question about Smarter Child’s age returns, “I’ll be older than you after further study!”, and asking where he lives, you will get, “In a clean room in a high-tech building in California.”
Smarter Child uses the huge information on the World Wide Web as his memory bank. To answer questions about spelling, for example, Smarter Child goes to www.ahdictionary.com. For the weather, he visits www.. He turns to www.the- for scientists and www. for a fantastic movie.
Some scientists believe that by joining many systems of the Internet, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) with the combined (结合的) knowledge of, say, Albert Einstein, Richard Nixon and Britney Spears could be born. However, Smarter Child has difficulty in discerning whether a behavior is right or wrong, which is obvious to any young child. If he wants to think and learn without any help from the programmers like boy-computer David in the movie Artificial Intelligence (AI), he must solve two problems.
The first is that computers find it difficult to read web pages because the files are sorted in different ways. That’s why programmers need to tell Smarter Child where to look for the weather. It would be a much more difficult task to let him find it by himself. Another problem is that while Smarter Child can deal with information more exactly and faster than any human, he needs programmers to make better systems that allow machines to solve problems of common sense, which is a huge challenge.
28. What may be unknown to Smarter Child
A. His age. B. The weather in New York.
C. A word in the dictionary. D. A player’s name of the Boston Redsox.
29. Which website can Smarter Child visit to answer the spelling questions
A. www. B. www.
C. www.the- D. www.ahdictionary.com
30. What does the underlined word “discerning” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Preventing. B. Copying. C. Inventing. D. Telling.
31. How is boy-computer David different from Smarter Child
A. He has a huge memory. B. He can think and learn independently.
C. He can make a weather forecast. D. He deals with information fast.
【答案】28. A 29. D 30. D 31. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是篇说明文。文章介绍了一个美国新开发的、名叫“Smarter Child”的电脑程序，讲述了它强大的功能和存在的问题。
【28题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“A question about Smarter Child’s age returns, “I’ll be older than you after further study!””（一个关于问Smarter Child年龄的问题答复是:“我再学习就会比你大了！”）可知，Smarter Child可能是不知道他的具体年龄，所以无法准确回答。故选A。
【29题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“To answer questions about spelling, for example, Smarter Child goes to www.ahdictionary.com.”（例如，要回答关于拼写的问题，Smarter Child可以访问www.ahdictionary.com。）可知，要回答关于拼写的问题，Smarter Child可以访问www.ahdictionary.com。故选D。
【30题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线词所在句“However, Smarter Child has difficulty in discerning whether a behavior is right or wrong, which is obvious to any young child. ”（然而，聪明的孩子很难辨别一个行为是对还是错，这对任何小孩子来说都是显而易见的。）中的“has difficulty in”和“whether a behavior is right or wrong”可推知，Smarter Child 在分辨一个人的行为对错方面是有困难的，故“discerning”意为：辨别。故选D。
【31题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“If he wants to think and learn without any help from the programmers like boy-computer David in the movie Artificial Intelligence (AI), he must solve two problems.”（如果他想在没有程序员帮助的情况下思考和学习，就像电影《人工智能》中的电脑男孩David一样，他必须解决两个问题。）可知，电脑男孩可以在没有程序员帮助的情况下独立思考和学习，而Smarter Child做不到，这是他们的不同之处。故选B。
D
While Ellard Hunting and fellow researchers were out studying the weather at a field station in England, they noticed something unexpected on their instruments. Though there was no storm coming, the scientists’ electric field monitors recorded a strange increase in atmospheric electric charge(电荷) .
Nearby, honeybees that lived in on-site hives were swarming (蜂拥) as they tried to find a new home. When the team took a closer look at their data, they discovered that the swarming honeybees had created an atmospheric electric charge. The researchers shared more details about their findings in the journal Science.
“This is the first report of biology as a source of space charge.” says Hunting, a biophysicist at the University of Bristol in England. Scientists had known that individual bees carry a small charge while flying through the air, caused by the friction of their body parts against the air and each other. It’s similar to how rubbing a balloon on a piece of cloth creates static electricity (静电). Scientists believe a bee’s charge helps pollen (花粉) stick to it and signals to other bees which flowers have already been visited. But until now, researchers had never recorded such a high voltage (电压) among swarming honeybees.
In terms of electricity generation, a bees warm’s charge isn’t so impressive：It would take about 50 billion bees to power an LED light. But compared to the charges produced by common weather events, the bees’ charge density was six times greater than an electrified dust storm and eight times greater than a thunderstorm cloud.
Scientists hope to continue exploring how biology influences physics and are curious to know if something similar is happening with other wildlife, such as birds and bats.
32. What were the researchers doing when something unexpected on their instruments happened
A. Studying weather events. B. Testing their instruments.
C. Recording insects’ behavior. D. Looking for honeybees’ new home.
33. What’s the function of a bee’s charge
A. To help the bee fly fast. B. To signal to other bees.
C. To find pollen more easily. D. To avoid losing their way.
34. What will the scientists continue to study next
A. The wide application of biology. B. Measures to protect birds and bats.
C. The influences of dust storms on wildlife. D. Whether other wildlife can produce electric charge.
35. Where is the text from
A. A novel. B. A fiction. C. A magazine. D. A leaflet.
【答案】32. A 33. B 34. D 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了科学研究发现，蜂群产生了一种大气电荷。文章解释了研究开展的经过以及未来的方向。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“While Ellard Hunting and fellow researchers were out studying the weather at a field station in England, they noticed something unexpected on their instruments.(当Ellard Hunting和其他研究人员在英国的一个野外站研究天气时，他们在仪器上注意到一些意想不到的事情)”可知，当仪器上发生意想不到的事情时，研究人员在做天气研究。故选A。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Scientists believe a bee’s charge helps pollen (花粉) stick to it and signals to other bees which flowers have already been visited.(科学家们认为，蜜蜂的电荷可以帮助花粉粘附在蜜蜂身上，并向其他蜜蜂发出已经去过花的信号)”可知，蜜蜂的电荷有向其他蜜蜂发出信号的作用。故选B。
【34题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Scientists hope to continue exploring how biology influences physics and are curious to know if something similar is happening with other wildlife, such as birds and bats.(科学家们希望继续探索生物学如何影响物理学，并好奇想知道类似的事情是否也发生在其他野生动物身上，如鸟类和蝙蝠)”可知，科学家接下来会研究其他野生动物大量聚集的时候是否会产生大量静电，比如鸟类和蝙蝠。故选D。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“When the team took a closer look at their data, they discovered that the swarming honeybees had created an atmospheric electric charge. The researchers shared more details about their findings in the journal Science.(当研究小组仔细研究他们的数据时，他们发现蜂群产生了一种大气电荷。研究人员在《科学》杂志上分享了他们研究结果的更多细节)”结合文章主要说明了科学研究发现，蜂群产生了一种大气电荷。文章解释了研究开展的经过以及未来的方向。可推知，文章选自杂志。故选C。
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。
With smiling eyes, a quick wit and a good sense of humor, Jia Ling has long been a well-known female comedian. ____36____
Jia, 39, starred in and directed the film, Hi, Mom, which by Feb 23rd has earned more than 4 billion yuan. Jia became the top box office grossing female director in China and is on the path to becoming an international name in the filmmaking industry. ____37____
One factor may be her passion for comedy. Jia graduated from Beijing's Central Academy of Drama in 2003. In the last 18 years she has performed crosstalk in various competitions and shows. She has also played comedic roles in many comedies on the big screen, ____38____ Showing her keen sense of comedy, Jia ensured that Hi, Mom hit home for those who needed a laugh. For example, when Shen Guanglin goes on a date with Li Huanying, Shen suffers from a case of diarrhea （腹泻）,leading to an awkward and humorous scene.
____39____ Apart from funny scenes, Hi, Mom focuses on the pure and sincere relationship between mother and daughter. It was regarded as a "heartwanning comedy" by Hollywood Reporter. China's New Year box office tends to reward titles with broad family fun - and sentimentality （多愁善感）rarely hurts. ____40____
A. So what is the secret behind Jia's success
B. Another factor is that the approach to the film also makes Jia's works stand out.
C. which ultimately led to the connection between the stage and film.
D. making her an outstanding comedian welcomed by many viewers.
E. This film truly breaks the happy atmosphere with its sentimentality.
F. But recently, she has gained another title.
G. Hi, Mom appears to have hit all the right notes.
【答案】36. F 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. G
【解析】
【分析】本文是说明文。主要介绍了贾玲从著名喜剧演员到知名导演的华丽转变。并着重分析了她取得成功的两个关键因素。
【36题详解】
根据前文“With smiling eyes, a quick wit and a good sense of humor, Jia Ling has long been a well-known female comedian.(有着一双微笑的眼睛，又聪慧又幽默，贾玲是一个很出名的女性喜剧演员)”和后文“Jia became the top box office grossing female director in China and is on the path to becoming an international name in the filmmaking industry.(贾玲成为中国内地票房收入最高的女导演，并且即将成为国际电影行业知名的人物)”可知，除了作为喜剧演员为人们所熟知，贾玲因执导的《你好，李焕英》大卖,成为知名的大导演，点明主题，故选F项。
【37题详解】
根据第三段首句“One factor may be her passion for comedy.(其中一条因素就是她对喜剧的热情)”和第四段段首句“Another factor is that the approach to the film also makes Jia's works stand out.(另一个因素就是，这部电影的拍摄水段令这部作品脱颖而出)”可知，后面两段主要分析了促使贾玲成功的两个关键因素，因此本空引出下文，提出疑问“什么是贾玲成功的秘诀呢？”，故选A项。
【38题详解】
根据前文“In the last 18 years she has performed crosstalk in various competitions and shows. She has also played comedic roles in many comedies on the big screen,(她曾在过去的18年中，在各种比赛中表演相声。她也在银幕上扮演过很多喜剧角色)”可知，正是贾玲在舞台和喜剧电影中跨界的演出经历，使她能够游刃有余地演绎角色。故选C项。
【39题详解】
根据第三段首句“One factor may be her passion for comedy.(其中一条因素就是她对喜剧的热情)”和后文“Apart from funny scenes, Hi, Mom focuses on the pure and sincere relationship between mother and daughter.(除了搞笑的场面，《你好，李焕英》注重母亲与女儿纯粹且真挚的情感)”可知，本段主要介绍了贾玲成功的另一个原因。故选B项。
【40题详解】
根据前文“China's New Year box office tends to reward titles with broad family fun - and sentimentality（多愁善感）rarely hurts.(中国春节档的票房倾向于合家欢电影—催泪煽情也无妨)”可知，《你好，李焕英》正是一部符合上述特点的卖座的春节贺岁档电影。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。
One day a famous painter painted a picture. He put it on exhibition with the title，“Not for ___41___ ”. However，it was so beautiful a painting that whoever ___42___ that exhibition asked the painter to sell that painting for whatever amount he would ___43___ it. But he said，“I'm extremely sorry but I can't sell this for any amount. I will sell it to only that person who will understand its ___44___. ” Then，an old man came over and said，“I want to buy this painting and here is the ___45___ in this small box for it. ” There was a paint brush and colors in it. Then，he gave that painting to the old man.
All the other people asked the painter with ___46___，"Why did you sell it for a paint brush and a few colors to this old man？We were ___47___ you a huge amount for this painting. “ The painter said，” If you ___48___ the painting，there is a man who is teaching a kid to paint with so much ___49___. So，the man in the picture is this old man and that kid is me. He is my teacher who taught me to paint and made me become what I am today just thanks to his devotion and ___50___. And，the real value of this painting is just a paint brush which is ___51___ by my teacher as this paint brush is more ___52___ than your wealth. With this paint brush I can paint many more paintings. ” All people understood and ___53___ the bonding of a teacher and his student.
A teacher always gives his best wealth to his student in the form of knowledge，wisdom and art with a（n）___54___ that his student will ___55___ make use of it.
41. A. show B. sale C. play D. rest
42. A. attended B. held C. organized D. appreciated
43. A. check for B. pay for C. leave for D. charge for
44. A. money B. use C. value D. time
45. A. service B. ticket C. passport D. price
46. A. regret B. surprise C. embarrassment D. anger
47. A. repaying B. offering C. rewarding D. lending
48. A. realized B. caught C. confirmed D. noticed
49. A. determination B. devotion C. attraction D. participation
50. A. desire B. relief C. blessings D. pities
51. A. given B. paid C. lost D. borrowed
52. A. sensitive B. original C. useful D. precious
53. A. respected B. inspected C. reported D. shared
54. A. expectation B. destination C. creation D. position
55. A. essentially B. desperately C. necessarily D. properly
【答案】41. B 42. A 43. D 44. C 45. D 46. B 47. B 48. D 49. B 50. C 51. A 52. D 53. A 54. A 55. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是记叙文。一位著名画家在展会上展示他的作品，很多人想高价购买这幅作品，但画家不卖。一位老人却用一个笔刷和颜料买走作品，原来此人是画家的老师。画中人正是这位老者。所有的人都能理解并且尊重他们之间的师生情谊。
【详解】1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：一天，一位著名画家画了一幅画。他把它放在展览上，题目是“非卖品”。A.show展示；B. sale卖；C. play玩；D. rest休息。此空通过下文“I’m extremely sorry but I can’t sell this for any amount.”（非常抱歉，我不能以任何价格出售这个。）可知应为“非卖品，拒绝出售”。故选B。
2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，这幅画实在是太美了，以至于参加展览的人都要求画家以任意价格出售这幅画。A.attended参加；B. held举办；C.organized组织；D.appreciated欣赏。根据上文“on exhibition”可知这幅画如此美丽以至于参加展览的人都在询问价格。故选A。
3.考查动词短语辨析。句意同上。A.check for检查；B.pay for为……付钱；C.leave for动身去；D.charge for要价。根据前文“asked the painter to sell that painting for whatever amount he would ”可知，这幅画太美了，所以无论他要价多少，他们都想买这幅画。故选D。
4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：非常抱歉，多少钱我都不能出售这个。我要把它卖给那个懂得它价值的人。A.money钱；B.use使用；C.value价值；D.time时间。根据下文“the real value”可知，这个人要把它卖给那个懂得它价值的人。故选C。
5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：此时，有一位老人走上前去，说：“我想买这幅画，这盒子里的东西就是它的价钱”。A.service服务；B.ticket车票；C.passport护照；D.price价格。根据上文“I want to buy this painting ”可知，这盒子里的东西就是它的价钱。故选D。
6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：其他人都惊讶地问画家：“你为什么把它卖给这个老头子换来画笔和一些颜料呢？我们正在给你高额的报价。你疯了吗？”A.regret后悔；B.surprise惊讶；C.embarrassment尴尬；D. anger生气。根据下文“Why did you sell it for a paint brush and a few colors to this old man？”可知，画家不以任何价格卖给任何人，只卖给了一个老人，换的是画笔和一些颜料，所以这令所有人很惊讶地。故选B。
7.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A.repaying偿还；B.offering报价；C.rewarding报答；D.lending借；提供。根据上文“asked the painter to sell that painting for whatever amount he would___3__it”可知，其他人正在给你高额的报价。故选B。
8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：画家说：“如果你注意到这幅画，画中有一个人正在热心地教孩子作画。A.realized意识到；B.caught抓住；C.confirmed确认；D.noticed注意到。根据“there is a man who is teaching a kid to paint with so much___9___”可知，注意到这幅画时，你会注意到画中有一个人正在热心地教孩子作画。故选D。
9.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A.determination决定；B.devotion热心；C.attraction吸引；D.participation参与。根据下文的“thanks to his devotion”，与此相呼应。可知，此处应为画中有一个人正在热心地教孩子作画。故选B。
10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他是我的老师，他教我画画，让我成为今天的我，多亏了他的奉献和祝福。A.desire渴望；B.relief救济；C.blessings祝福；D.pities同情。分析可知，这里表示对老师的赞扬，设空处与devotion 为同一感彩，故祝福符合题意，故选C。
11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：这幅画的真正价值就是老师给的这支笔刷。A.given给予；B.paid支付；C.lost丢失；D.borrowed借给。根据下文“A teacher always gives ”可知，这支笔刷是老师给的，故选A。
12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这个笔刷比你们的所给的报价更珍贵。A.sensitive敏感的；B.original原来的；C.useful有用的；D.precious珍贵的。分析可知，因为是老师教他作画，故老师给的笔比任何价格都珍贵，故选D。
13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：所有的人都能理解并且尊重他们之间的师生情谊。A.respected尊重；B.inspected检查；C.reported报告；D.shared分享。分析可知，设空处与“understood”感彩一致。故尊重他们的师生情谊。故选A。
14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个老师给予他学生最好的财富是以知识，智慧和艺术的形式呈现的，老师期望学生将会恰当地利用老师给予的财富。A.expectation期望；B.destination目的地；C.creation创造；D.position位置。根据“his student will___15__make use of it.”可知，学生合理利用老师给的财富是老师所期望的，故选A。
15.考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A.essentially重要地；B.desperately绝望地；C.necessarily必要地；D.properly恰当地。老师希望学生能够恰当运用老师教给他的东西，符合题意，故选D。
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。
Confucius was born into a middle class family in Lu State, an area with the modem city of Qufu, in China’s Shandong Province. Now, he ____56____ (remember) for his teachings, which, along with the works of his students，formed the rule of Confucianism (儒学) many ____57____ (year) after his passing away.
Confucius also lived ____58____ active political life. From his job as Minister of Crime, he took part in a campaign (运动) to distance Lu from the rule of the state instead of ____59____ (work) for the central government. However, the plan failed. After a short period of being sent to live in another country, Confucius could finally return to Lu state ____60____ (spend) the rest of his life as a teacher of philosophy.
Even up to the time of Confucius’s ____61____ (die), his teachings were not ____62____ (wide) accepted in China, and most of ____63____ (they) were lost when the emperor Qin ordered the burning of Confucius’s books.
Yet, his philosophical (哲学的) ideas survived during the later Han Dynasty. Emperor Han Wudi,____64____ was inspired by the social and political wisdom of Confucius, accepted Confucianism and applied his systems of morality everywhere from classrooms _____65_____ law courts. The teachings of Confucius still spread far across China and the Far East.
【答案】56. is remembered
57. years 58. an
59. working
60. to spend
61. death 62. widely
63. them 64. who
65. to
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了孔子的生平事迹和他的儒家思想产生的深远影响。
【56题详解】
考查动词的时态和被动语态。句意：现在他被人们记住是因为他的教学还有他学生的作品，它们在他去世的许多年后形成了儒学的规则。空格处在句中作谓语，根据时间状语Now可知，应用一般现在时，主语he和动词remember之间是被动关系，应用一般现在时的被动语态，且主语为he，谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。故填is remembered。
【57题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：现在他被人们记住是因为他的教学还有他学生的作品，它们在他去世的许多年后形成了儒学的规则。many修饰可数名词复数，空格处应填名词的复数形式。故填years。
【58题详解】
考查冠词。句意：孔子过着十分活跃的政治生活。live a/an…life为固定搭配，意为“过着……的生活”，active为元音音素开头，需用不定冠词an。故填an。
【59题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：从他作为司法行政部长的工作开始，他参与了一项运动让鲁国远离国家的统治而不为中央政府工作。instead of为固定搭配，意为“而不是”其中of为介词，应用动名词形式作宾语。故填working。
60题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：在被送到另一个国家生活很短一段时间之后，孔子终于可以回到鲁国以哲学老师的身份度过了他的余生。could return为谓语，空格处需填非谓语动词作目的状语，应用动词不定式。故填to spend。
【61题详解】
考查名词。句意：即使到了孔子死后，他的教学仍然在中国没有被广泛接受，当秦始皇下令焚烧孔子的书籍时大部分典籍都丢失了。根据空格前的名词所有格Confucius’s可知，空格处应填名词形式，death为不可数名词。故填death。
【62题详解】
考查副词。句意：即使到了孔子死后，他的教学仍然在中国没有被广泛接受，当秦始皇下令焚烧孔子的书籍时大部分典籍都丢失了。空格处修饰动词accepted，作状语，应用副词形式。故填widely。
【63题详解】
考查代词。句意：即使到了孔子死后，他的教学仍然在中国没有被广泛接受，当秦始皇下令封焚烧孔子的书籍时大部分典籍都丢失了。空格处作介词of的宾语，应用代词的宾格形式。故填them。
【64题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：，汉武帝受到了孔子的社会和政治智慧的启发，接受儒家思想并将他的道德体系从课堂御用到法庭。此处为非限制性定语从句修饰先行词Emperor Han Wudi，先行词在从句中作主语，只能用who引导从句。故填who。
【65题详解】
考查介词。句意：汉武帝受到了孔子的社会和政治智慧的启发，接受儒家思想并将他的道德体系从课堂御用到法庭。from...to…为固定搭配，意为“从……到……”。故填to。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
66. 假定你是某国际学校学生会成员，学生会将于暑期邀请某知名书法家举办汉字书法培训班，请你用英语写一则通知，要点如下：
1.培训班的目的;
2.上课时间和地点：7月21日~8月10日，下午3：00~5：00，201室;
3.欢迎大家跃参加。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：书法培训班a Chinese Calligraphy course书法家calligrapher
Notice
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【答案】 Notice
Good news for you! To help the students write Chinese characters clearly and beautifully, a Chinese calligraphy course will be opened during the summer holiday. A famous calligrapher will introduce students to the idea of calligraphy and help students practice.
The course will be given in Room 201 from 3:00 to 5:00 every afternoon, from July 21 to August 10.
The course will be of great benefit to us. Take the chance and try something new! You might be surprised at how much you will enjoy it!
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生对于学生会将于暑期邀请某知名书法家举办汉字书法培训班这一情况，用英语写一则通知。
【详解】1.词汇积累
课程：course→ curriculum
有名的：famous→ well-known
惊讶的：surprised→ amazed
机会：chance→ opportunity
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：The course will be given in Room 201 from 3:00 to 5:00 every afternoon, from July 21 to August 10.
拓展句：The course will be given in Room 201 from 3:00 to 5:00 every afternoon, which will last from July 21 to August 10.
【点睛】【高分句型1】To help the students write Chinese characters clearly and beautifully, a Chinese calligraphy course will be opened during the summer holiday.（运用了非谓语动词中的动词不定式作目的状语。）
【高分句型2】You might be surprised at how much you will enjoy it!（运用了how much引导的宾语从句。）
第二节(满分25分)
67. 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 middle of winter some 30 years ago. I was a young father with three little children depending on me. My college education, however, wasn’t helping me to find a good job in our depressed area. My work as a teacher had dried up and now I was working in a saw mill (锯木厂) for just above the minimum wage.
As I got ready to go to work I wrapped band-aids (创可贴) around my fingers and put more in my pockets. Cutting and piling wood for 8 hours a day had caused my fingers to split and bleed at their tips in the cold, dry, winter air. Then I walked down to my car in the snow and hoped it would start.
That day at work was harder than normal. The machines kept breaking down. And we had to rush to catch back up as the wood piled up. On top of it all the heaters in the building weren’t working and we could see our breath as we spent hours chopping, piling, carrying, and packaging the hard wood flooring to be shipped out.
When the work day finally ended, I walked tiredly toward the time clock, took off my work gloves and inspected my aching fingers. The splits were worse than ever and I had bled through the band-aids again. I tried to straighten out but my bad back cramped (绞痛) up as I did. I started my car and drove back home. I looked at the snow and blinked back tears. I wondered how long I could keep doing this, if things would ever get any better, and why life was so hard.
I tried to put a smile on my face as I opened my front door, but instead one appeared naturally. My daughter ran up to me, yelling “Daddy”, and wrapped her little arms around my neck. I lifted her up and my heart exploded with love.
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。
My tired body didn’t feel so tired any more.
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“Happy birthday!” my wife greeted me warmly.
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【答案】My tired body didn’t feel so tired any more. My aches and pains disappeared into her hug. And the joy in my heart chased the sadness away. In that moment I knew I could go on and that things would get better. In that second I remembered again that I was here for love. I kissed my little girl’s cheek, held her tight, and thanked God for my life as hard as it was.
“Happy birthday!” my wife greeted me warmly. My wife had prepared a rich meal. My heart was filled with happiness and warmth. I realized that it was worthwhile to work for my family. I think we all have bleeding fingers and band-aid days in our lives here. But with love we can make it through them all. After all, work may give us a living, but it is love that gives us a life.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，主要讲述作者作为一个年轻的父亲，为了养活家人，他到锯木厂去工作，每天繁重的工作都会让他的手指流血，但是当他回到家感受到了家的温馨和幸福时，他觉得工作的辛苦是值得的。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“我疲惫的身体不再感到如此疲惫。”可知，第一段可描写女儿的拥抱让作者感到快乐、不再疲惫，作者觉得生活会变好，作者回应女儿的拥抱并感谢上帝。
②由第二段首句内容“‘生日快乐！’我妻子热情地问候我。”可知，第二段可描写作者妻子给作者准备生日大餐，作者感到幸福和温暖，认为为了家人工作很值得，爱让生活更美好。
2.续写线索：作者不再疲惫——女儿拥抱驱散悲伤、带来快乐——作者回应女儿拥抱并感谢上帝——作者妻子祝作者生日快乐——作者妻子准备大餐——作者幸福——作者对爱的感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①继续：go on/continue on
②意识到：realize/be aware
③认为：think (that)…/hold the belief that…
情绪类
①高兴：joy/pleasure
②悲伤：sadness/sorrow/grief
③感激：thank/appreciate
【点睛】[高分句型1]. In that moment I knew I could go on and that things would get better. (运用了（省略）that引导的宾语从句)
[高分句型2]. After all, work may give us a living, but it is love that gives us a life. (运用了强调句型)

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