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和平区2023-2024年度高二年级英语期末试卷
卷 Ⅰ (共75分)
温馨提示：本试卷包括第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共 100 分。考试时间 100分钟。(请把答案写在答题纸上)，祝同学们考试顺利!
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分.20.分)
第一节 (共5小题; 每小题1分，满分5分)
听下面五段对话。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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有 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. Where are the speakers
A. At the man’s house.
B. In a grocery.
C. In a restaurant.
2. What will the weather be like tomorrow morning
A. Sunny.
B. Windy.
C. Rainy.
3. What are the speakers going to do next
A. Watch TV,
B. Call their mother.
C. Take the children out.
4. What. does the man mean
A. The physical exercises are too hard.
B. He isn’t interested in physical exercises.
C. Students aren’t in good physical condition.
5. How did the boy get home from school yesterday
A. By car.
B. By bus.
C. By bike.
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分, 满分15分)
听下面几段对话或独白。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，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟; 听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白，读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。
6. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Why Justine should take notes.
B. What Justine can do to improve her grades.
C. How to download materials from the Internet.
7. Why does the man ask Justine to check out his web page
A. To find out the lecture notes.
B. To look for answers to her questions.
C. To download her homework after class.
8. What does the man suggest Justine do
A. Try to make a lecture herself.
B. Answer questions before class.
C. Read the book ahead of time.
听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11 小题。
9. What is the woman’s advice
A. Get cheap chairs at a street market.
B. Buy at least three chairs.
C. Sit on packing cases.
10. What day is it today
A. Friday.
B. Saturday.
C. Sunday.
11. What does the woman want to buy now
A. A case.
B. A guidebook.
C. Curtains.
听下面一段独白，回答第 12 至第 15 小题。
12. Why does the speaker give the talk
A. To persuade listeners to join a club.
B. To tell listeners how to choose a club.
C. To give general introduction to an English club.
13. Whom is the English club aimed at
A. Those who haven’t learned English before.
B. Those who want to improve their oral English.
C. Those who want to make some English friends.
14. What is held each month
A. Singing competitions.
B. English performances.
C. English Comer discussions.
15. What do we know about the English club
A. It offers English films from around the world.
B. Students have to pay to join it.
C. It has its own websites.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节：单项填空(共10 小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. As schools struggle to survive on smaller budgets, the ongoing debate over whether physical education classes should be cut will certainly be ________.
A. fed B. fueled C. hit D. illustrated
2. —I have been working hard at my English in the past two months, but I think I make little progress in it.
________ Emma! Your English will soon be perfect.
A. I can’t help it B. Make it
C. Hang in there D. You really have me there
3. ________her illness leaving her very weak at times, she tries to gain pleasure from life
A. Despite B. However C. Although D. Instead of
4. Consumers think highly of this auto company, ________expense the problem cars under guarantee are repaired.
A. at which B. at whose C. for which D. for whose
5. In China, a man from Jiangsu Province ________ from university at the age of 88, ________him the oldest university graduate in the country.
A. graduated; making B. graduated; to make
C. being graduated; made D. having graduated; made
6. We ________the evening until Frank________to an emergency.
A. enjoyed; had been called B. enjoyed; was calling
C. were enjoying; was called D. had enjoyed; has called
7. ________the very high rents charged, some parents consider buying as a(n)________
A. Faced; solution B. Facing; chance
C. Facing with; option D. Faced with; alternative
8. Listen! The coach ________the strengths of our opponents because our team________against them before.
A. has explained; weren’t playing B. explains; won’t play
C. is explaining; haven’t played D. will explain; hadn’t been playing
9. ________the tourists didn’t want to go to the town where the earthquake had taken place just a few weeks before.
A. Reluctantly B. Approximately
C. Extremely D. Understandably
10. The doctor ordered the woman to be________all solid food for at least twenty four hours.
A. kept out B. kept away C. kept off D. kept up
第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26—45 题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I was living in Cali, Colombia. One day my younger sister decided to visit me for a holiday and I was supposed to go to meet her at the airport. I somehow lost ____11____ of the time and realized that I was ____12____my home much later than I had wanted to. And to make matters ____13____, when I went outside, the rain was pouring from the sky and I couldn’t get a taxi to save my life. I ____14____ jumping on board a public bus to Palmira, where the airport was .
The driver said that I would be dropped ____15____ at a crossroads which was located six kilometers away from the airport. I had no ____16____ but to travel with the bus. The journey took ages, however. When the bus did eventually ____17____ the previously mentioned crossroads, the driver pointed in a given ____18____ and told me that the airport was down that way. By this time, I had descended into tears. My sister would be arriving in twelve minutes, and there was no way I was going to be able to make it ____19____. Beside myself (失去控制) with worry, I ____20____ the driver to drive the six kilometers down to the airport to drop me off. He stood up and took a vote from the other passengers. Fortunately, they all ____21____. Thanks to them, I arrived on time. This was my first encounter with Murphy’s Law (墨菲定律): Whatever can go wrong will go wrong. And the only way to beat this devil is to take ____22____for the outcome of all your actions. I should have made a Plan B by ____23____ the possibility that there would be no taxis available. Of course, some major victories were achieved by the very fact that they did not have a Plan B to ____24____.
However, most of the situations we encounter in our lives are much less dramatic and can often be ____25____ in more ways than one. It is ____26____to have a Plan B because you cannot always guarantee that your original plan is going to work out, and in some cases, your contingency (不测之事) plan might just be even ____27____ than your original one .
Now more than ever, in this rapidly changing world, ____28____ is often the key to success. If you are prepared to bounce back when everyone else ____29____, you will be the winner. Think of your contingency plan as a form of ____30____, one that, if nothing else, can give you the peace of mind you need.
11.
A. heart B. sight C. track D. touch
12.
A. heading B. leaving C. driving D. going
13.
A. better B. easier C. funnier D. worse
14.
A. picked up B. checked up C. ended up D. came up
15.
A. down B. off C. by D. out
16.
A. choice B. evidence C. hope D. reason
17.
A. arrive B. pass C. reach D. return
18.
A. station B. direction C. location D. position
19.
A. in time B. on time C. behind time D. ahead of time
20.
A. allowed B. reminded C. forced D. begged
21.
A. agreed B. appeared C. succeeded D. signed
22.
A. advice B. control C. responsibility D. risk
23.
A. coming into effect B. getting into trouble C. putting into practice D. taking into account
24.
A. approves of B. looks up C. goes after D. turn to
25.
A. accessed B. altered C. approached D. avoided
26.
A. dangerous B. essential C. pointless D. priceless
27.
A. extremer B. faster C. better D. stranger
28
A. capability B. flexibility C. reliability D. stability
29.
A. breaks down B. settles down C. gets over D. carries away
30.
A. assistance B. endurance C. guidance D. insurance
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题; 每小题2分，满分30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
Are you looking for a fun day out in New York at a reasonable price Then look no further than the amusement parks situated at. the historic Coney Island entertainment center in New York City, offering something for the whole family to enjoy here, including games, rides and restaurants. For non-stop entertainment, Coney Island is the place to be!
Astroland Amusement Park Astroland is located on the Coney Island Boardwalk, right beside the beach. There are more than 30 exciting rides to try. Step inside our Haunted House, where ghosts and ghoul s will have a terrifying effect on those brave enough to enter! Experience the wet and wild excitement of our giant Water Flume water slide! Be ready to scream when you ride our Cyclone Roller Coaster! And when it’s time to eat, choose from one of the many restaurants or fast-food outlets situated in the park. You can also bring picnic lunch and eat it in the grounds of Astroland if you wish. Admission and Opening Times Individual tickets for rides: $1.75-$4 Noon to midnight Pay One Price(POP) ticket: $12.99 for unlimited rides Easter to 15th June: weekends only Special group rates also available 16th June to early September daily How do I get there You can drive or take the subway. On-site parking is available.
Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park The Wonder Wheel in Deno’s Park, which was built in 1920, is 45 meters high and has 24 cars. It offers a panoramic (全景的) view of the surrounding area that has delighted and impressed visitors, for more than seven decades. As well as the Wonder Wheel there are another 24 rides in the park, such as the High-Flyer and the Thunderbolt. We also cater for youngsters with our specially created Kiddy Park-the largest children’s park on Coney Island. Admission and Opening Times Entry to the park is free. You pay separately for each ride you take. The park is open from 11 am. until midnight, seven days a week, from the beginning of May to the end of September. In April and October, the park opens at weekends only. How do I get there We are on the boardwalk between the hot dog restaurant and the aquarium (水族馆). If you are driving, we are only minutes away from Manhattan Island. If. you are using New York City’s excellent public transport system, getting to Coney Island is easy with a MetroCard. Your MetroCard is valid for travel on the subway or on any New York City Transit Bus.
31. What do we know about the Astroland’s POP ticket
A. Though expensive, it is more convenient.
B. It can be used for the whole year around.
C. It can be repeatedly used for many times.
D. It can be used for public transport as well.
32. Which Park would a family with younger children probably choose to visit
A. Water Flume slide in Haunted House
B. Astroland Amusement Park
C. Coney Island Boardwalk
D. Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park
33. Which of the following is the passage probably taken from
A. A tour brochure.
B. A safety regulations.
C. A travel journal.
D. A traffic guide.
B
Packing up her bedroom in Virgin a Beach, Douglas had to say goodbye to her family, to her two dogs, and to the beach, where she loved to ride waves on her boogie board. But it was time to take the leap, however, heartbreaking and awkward it would be. Even at 14, Douglas knew that.
So off she went about 1.200 miles to West Des Moines, Iowa, to train with a coach from China and live with a white family she had never been met. When she arrived,\Douglas thought that she must be the only black person in the state.
“I was unpacking and saying, ‘What am I doing ’”said Douglas, who is 16.“it was like:’Where do I put everything Where are the spoons ’ I’d wake up and say, ‘This is my bed, where am I ’”
Liang Chow, who had coached the Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson, transformed Douglas into one of the best gymnasts in the world, helping her skyrocket from an average member of the national team to the top of the sport. And a couple with four young daughters became her second family, nurturing her in low a while her real family|supported her from afar,(遥远地).
That move also was important in Douglas’s making history. By winning the Olympic all-round title, she became the first black woman to do so. She also became the fourth American woman to win the all-round, following Mary Lou Rettonjin 1984, Carly Patternson in 2004 and Nastia Liukin in 2008.
Douglas won, scoring 62.232 points, and led the competition from beginning to end.’Viktoria Komova, who sobbed into her coach’s chest when she learned she had lost, won the silver, with 61.973 points. Aliya Mustafina. the 2010 world all-round champion, won the bronze with 59.566 points. The other American in the competition, Aly Raisman finished fourth after losing a tiebreaker(决胜局) to Mustafina.
Douglas said she had felt confident all along that she would win.“It was just an amazing feeling,”she said,“I was just like, believe, don’t fear, believe.”
34. Douglas left her home at 14 because she
A. didn’t like her dogs
B. needed training to make a difference
C. wanted to live with her second family
D. wanted to become the only black champion in the state
35. When Douglas first arrived at the new home, she felt .
A. uneasy B. excited
C. independent D. tired
36. What can we learn about the competition mention ed in the passage
A. Komova felt stressed during the game and lost her heart.
B. Douglas stayed ahead throughout the whole game.
C. Aliya came from America and won the third place.
D. Most of the competitors were from America.
37. Which of the following statements about|Douglas is TRUE
A. She was the first American woman to win the all-around.
B. She was the only black person in the state of Iowa.
C. Her family didn’t like the idea of her becoming a gymnast.
D. Her move to Iowa brought her the chance to succeed.
C
You sitting in the classroom waiting for the teacher to pass out the tests, the door opened and a man walked in, but he wasn’t the regular teacher. You tried to say that you were in the wrong place, but couldn’t open the mouth. You kept trying but it was useless. Finally, you yelled, “Wait!”. Then you opened the eyes and realized it was only a crazy dream.
What happens to our minds and bodies when we’re asleep To find out, scientists have set up “sleep laboratories.”, where scientists use machines to keep track of people’s heartbeats, watch their muscular (肌肉的) movements and their brainwaves are recorded too.
Scientists believe that people go through five stages of sleep. All five stages are repeated four to six times each night. Stage one is a very light sleep. But stage four is the deepest sleep of all. If you’re very tired, you will spend a lot of time in stage four. Then you pass into the fifth state. Your heart starts beating faster. Your eyes move back and forth very quickly under closed lids. You are dreaming.
The fifth stage is called REM sleep, which stands for Rapid Eye Movement. How do scientists know all this They work with sleep volunteers. If you were a sleep volunteer, this is what scientists would do. Every time you went into REM sleep, they would wake you up. After a few nights, you might start going into REM sleep sooner and more often than usual. The scientists would be kept very busy trying to wake you up. They might think you were trying hard to make up for the lost dream time!
What this may mean is that people need to dream just as they need to sleep. When you’ve been asleep, your mind doesn’t turn off. It keeps on thinking. And your sleeping mind tums your thoughts into a technicolor movie with sound, lights, and a huge cast. Sometimes you may dream you are being chased by something you can’t see. Sometimes you may fall without getting hurt. And in some dreams, your best friend turns into a monster, or your cat talks
Dreams can be scary, funny, or just plain boring. But what do they mean In ancient times, people said dreams told them about the future. Today most experts think that dreams teach people about themselves. You may not understand all your dreams, but at least you can enjoy them. In your dreams, you can discover a whole other world!
38. What is the purpose of setting up sleep laboratories
A. To watch and take care of people while they are asleep.
B To find out what happens to our minds and bodies when we are asleep.
C. To find out the five stages of sleep.
D. To find out what’s REM sleep.
39. From Paragraph 3 we know that
A. the same dream may repeat all the time
B. people dream only when they are tired
C. everyone dreams at night
D. when you dream you are in the deepest sleep
40. According to the passage, why are scientists busy waking up volunteers during the test
A. To disrupt their sleep patterns.
B. To monitor the occurrence of dreaming.
C. To ensure they sleep well enough.
D. To observe their muscular movements.
41. What can be inferred from the last paragraph of the passage
A. Dreams can be mysterious and unpredictable.
B. Dream analysis has been consistent throughout history.
C. Experts believe dreams provide self-insight.
D. People enjoy dreams even if they don’t understand them.
D
Positive psychology is a relatively new sub-field of psychology that focuses on human strengths and the things that make life worth living ——to move beyond surviving to flourishing (昌盛, 茂盛). Theorists and researchers in the field have sought to identify the elements of a good life. They have also proposed and tested practices for improving life satisfaction and well-being. While psychologists have studied topics like happiness, optimism,and other human strengths for decades, positive psychology wasn’t officially identified as a branch of psychology until 1998 when Martin Seligman was elected president of the American Psychological Association (APA). Seligman called for research into what makes normal people’s lives positive and fulfilling. He stated that psychology should be just as concerned with nurturing the good things in life as it was with healing the bad. From these ideas positive psychology was born.
Today positive psychology is sometimes confused with self-help movements. However, positive psychology is a science.Positive psychologists don’t wish to discard the study of human problems. They simply wish to add the study of what’s good in life to the field.
Despite its ongoing popularity, positive psychology has been criticized for a number of different reasons. First, humanistic (人本主义的) psychologists have argued that Seligman is claiming credit for the work previously done in humanistic psychology. Also, some have said that the research produced by the sub-field is invalid or overstated. Similarly, some claim that positive psychology fails to take individual differences into account. Instead presenting findings as it they will work for everyone in the same way.
Finally, some have suggested that positive psychology is limited by cultural bias (偏见). Positive psychology’s findings often come from a middle-class perspective that ignores. issues such as systemic inequality and poverty. Recently, however, attempts have been made to expand the findings in positive psychology to incorporate (合并) perspectives from non-Western countries and a diversity of backgrounds.
42. What can we learn about the Positive psychology from the first paragraph
A. Positive psychology is finding a new way for humans to survive.
B. Psychologists have already studied positive psychology for decades.
C. It was in 1998 that positive psychology became a branch of psychology study.
D. Positive psychology focuses on both human strengths and problems.
43. What. does the underlined word “discard” in Paragraph 3 mean
A. Abandon. B. Explore.
C. Divide. D. Evaluate.
44. How is the future development of positive psychology according to the last paragraph
A. Steady. B. Promising.
C. Uncertain. D. Fruitless.
45. What is the best title of the passage
A. Positive psychology—make life worth/living.
B. Psychology development and culture diversity.
C. Seligman and his lifelong study.
D. Psychology study and daily life.
卷Ⅱ 主观题(共25分)
第一节：阅读表达(共5小题; 每小题2 分，满分10分)
阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
“I never lied to my father. When I was young, my father told me that if I tried to lie to him, he would always know. My body would tell him the truth because the body’s movement never lies.”, said Martha Graham, an influential American dancer and teacher, fascinated with the ideal that “movement never lies”. Martha realized that the body is its own storyteller. She just wanted to find ways to tell those stories through dance.
She began by studying ballet, but soon realized that it wasn’t right to her. From the very beginning of her dancing career, Martha saw dance differently. She was tiny, not tall like ballerinas (芭蕾舞女演员) at that time. But she had a strong, powerful body and dark, soulful (热情的) eyes. So she developed a style of movement different from traditional romantic ballet and called it modern dance. She brought modern dance to a new level of popularity in American culture.
Unlike ballet, which took place in a fairylike world, Martha’s modern dance expressed real emotions. Martha believed that it was important that the audience see themselves within her dances. She created and arranged many dances that showed emotions such as anger, jealousy, love or hate of common people.
Martha loved to wear long, dark, flowing robes when she performed. In the dances she used her robes in many different ways. Martha’s most important prop (支撑物) was the floor. She always danced in her bare feet, and her feet worked hard to tell their stories. The technique catching on, she founded the Dance Repertory Theater, and later, the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance.
Martha Graham died in 1991, just short of 100 years old. During her life she never stopped dancing. A part of Martha Graham lives on in modern dancers everywhere who continue to study the “Graham technique”. They strive for her honesty, always remembering that movement never lies.
46. Why did Martha Graham never lied to her father when she was young (no more than 12words)
__________________________________________________________________
47 What does the underlined word“ideal”mean in paragraph 1 (no more than 2 words)
__________________________________________________________________
48. For what reason did Martha Graham develop modern dance (no more than 15 words)
__________________________________________________________________
49. What is unique of her modern dance (no more than 20 words)
__________________________________________________________________
50. What impresses you most of Graham’s story And why (no more than 20 words)
__________________________________________________________________
第二节书面表达(满分15分)
51. 假设你是晨光中学的李华。校学生会拟开展“释放压力，放飞心灵”的主题活动，现面向全校征集活动设计方案，请给你的英国朋友Jim写信，谈谈你的想法。内容包括：
(1) 介绍你的方案；
(2) 征求他的意见；
(3) 希望Jim分享他们国家的做法。
注意：
(1)·词数不少于 100；
(2) 可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。
参考词汇：
“释放压力, 放飞心灵” Release Stress, Fly Your Mind
Dear Jim,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua和平区2023-2024年度高二年级英语期末试卷
卷 Ⅰ (共75分)
温馨提示：本试卷包括第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共 100 分。考试时间 100分钟。(请把答案写在答题纸上)，祝同学们考试顺利!
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分.20.分)
第一节 (共5小题; 每小题1分，满分5分)
听下面五段对话。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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有 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. Where are the speakers
A. At the man’s house.
B. In a grocery.
C. In a restaurant.
2. What will the weather be like tomorrow morning
A. Sunny.
B. Windy.
C. Rainy.
3. What are the speakers going to do next
A. Watch TV,
B. Call their mother.
C. Take the children out.
4. What. does the man mean
A. The physical exercises are too hard.
B. He isn’t interested in physical exercises.
C. Students aren’t in good physical condition.
5. How did the boy get home from school yesterday
A. By car.
B By bus.
C. By bike.
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分, 满分15分)
听下面几段对话或独白。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，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟; 听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白，读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。
6. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Why Justine should take notes.
B. What Justine can do to improve her grades.
C. How to download materials from the Internet.
7. Why does the man ask Justine to check out his web page
A. To find out the lecture notes.
B. To look for answers to her questions.
C. To download her homework after class.
8. What does the man suggest Justine do
A. Try to make a lecture herself.
B. Answer questions before class.
C. Read the book ahead of time.
听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11 小题。
9. What is the woman’s advice
A. Get cheap chairs at a street market.
B. Buy at least three chairs.
C. Sit on packing cases.
10. What day is it today
A. Friday.
B. Saturday.
C. Sunday.
11. What does the woman want to buy now
A. A case.
B. A guidebook.
C. Curtains.
听下面一段独白，回答第 12 至第 15 小题。
12. Why does the speaker give the talk
A. To persuade listeners to join a club.
B. To tell listeners how to choose a club.
C. To give general introduction to an English club.
13. Whom is the English club aimed at
A. Those who haven’t learned English before.
B. Those who want to improve their oral English.
C. Those who want to make some English friends.
14. What is held each month
A. Singing competitions.
B. English performances.
C. English Comer discussions.
15. What do we know about the English club
A. It offers English films from around the world.
B. Students have to pay to join it.
C. It has its own websites.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节：单项填空(共10 小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. As schools struggle to survive on smaller budgets, the ongoing debate over whether physical education classes should be cut will certainly be ________.
A. fed B. fueled C. hit D. illustrated
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着学校在预算减少的情况下挣扎求生，关于是否应该削减体育课的争论肯定会愈演愈烈。A. fed喂养；B. fueled引发，增强；C. hit打；D. illustrated说明。由“over whether physical education classes should be cut.”可知，学校努力在更少的预算中生存，是否应该削减体育课的争论会增强，故选B项。
2. —I have been working hard at my English in the past two months, but I think I make little progress in it.
________ , Emma! Your English will soon be perfect.
A. I can’t help it B. Make it
C. Hang in there D. You really have me there
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查交际用语。句意：——在过去的两个月里，我一直在努力学习英语，但我觉得我没有取得什么进步。——坚持下去，艾玛！你的英语很快就会完美的。A. I can’t help it情不自禁；B. Make it成功做到；C. Hang in there坚持下去；D. You really have me there你真的难倒我了。根据“Your English will soon be perfect.”可知，此处是在鼓励对方要坚持下去。故选C。
3. ________her illness leaving her very weak at times, she tries to gain pleasure from life
A. Despite B. However C. Although D. Instead of
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查介词或连词词义辨析。句意：尽管她的病有时使她很虚弱，但她试图从生活中获得乐趣。A. Despite尽管，介词；B. However然而，连词；C. Although虽然，连词；D. Instead of而不是，介词短语。根据“her illness leaving her very weak at times”可知，名词her illness前用介词。此处表示转折，指尽管她生病了，但是她还是努力寻找生活中的快乐，故选A。
4. Consumers think highly of this auto company, ________expense the problem cars under guarantee are repaired.
A. at which B. at whose C. for which D. for whose
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：消费者对这一汽车行业的评价很高，在保修期内的问题车都是由他们来修理的。分析句子可知，先行词是auto industry，名词expense前面缺少定语，所以用关系代词whose修饰expense作定语，at one’s expense of是固定短语，意为“由……负担费用”，此处表示由汽车行业来负责维修问题车辆的费用。故选B。
5. In China, a man from Jiangsu Province ________ from university at the age of 88, ________him the oldest university graduate in the country.
A. graduated; making B. graduated; to make
C. being graduated; made D. having graduated; made
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查谓语动词和非谓语动词。句意：在中国，江苏一名男子以88岁高龄从大学毕业，成为中国年龄最大的大学毕业生。分析句子结构可知，第一空为句中谓语动词。陈述过去事情，用一般过去时。第二空为非谓语动词，表示自然而然的结果，所以用现在分词作状语。故选A。
6. We ________the evening until Frank________to an emergency.
A. enjoyed; had been called B. enjoyed; was calling
C. were enjoying; was called D. had enjoyed; has called
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态和语态。句意：我们正在享受这个夜晚，直到弗兰克 被叫去急救。分析句子，第一空中表示动作在过去的某短时间内正在发生，故使用过去进行时。第二空与第一空时态保持一致，使用一般过去时，同时Frank与call之间是被动关系，故使用一般过去时的被动语态即was called。故选C。
7. ________the very high rents charged, some parents consider buying as a(n)________
A. Faced; solution B. Facing; chance
C. Facing with; option D. Faced with; alternative
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词及名词词义辨析。句意：面对高昂的租金，一些家长考虑买房作为替代。A. Faced; solution解决办法；B. Facing; chance机会；C. Facing with; option选择；D. Faced with; alternative替代；备选项。第一空为句子的状语部分，及物动词face表示面对，面临，可使用现在分词做状语与主语some parents为主动关系；过去分词短语faced with something则表示状态（或者说强调的是静态）也可作状语。所以第一空B.D.项正确；第二空需要一个名词，租房成本太高，买房就成为一个替代租房的合适选择，所以B.D.项中，alternative比chance更符合句意。故选D项。
8. Listen! The coach ________the strengths of our opponents because our team________against them before.
A. has explained; weren’t playing B. explains; won’t play
C. is explaining; haven’t played D. will explain; hadn’t been playing
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：听！教练正在解释我们对手的优势，因为我们的球队以前没有和他们打过比赛。根据“Listen”可知，教练正在解释，所以用现在进行时；根据“before”可知，“以前没有打过比赛”对现在造成的影响是“教练正在解释”，所以用现在完成时。故选 C。
9. ________the tourists didn’t want to go to the town where the earthquake had taken place just a few weeks before.
A. Reluctantly B. Approximately
C. Extremely D. Understandably
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：合乎情理，游客们不想去几周前刚刚发生地震的小镇。A.Reluctantly不情愿地；B.Approximately大约；C.Extremely极端地；D.Understandably合乎情理地。根据常识推断，游客不想去刚刚发生地震的小镇是合乎情理的。故选A。
10. The doctor ordered the woman to be________all solid food for at least twenty four hours.
A. kept out B. kept away C. kept off D. kept up
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：医生嘱咐这位妇女至少24小时内不要吃任何固体食物。A. kept out不要进入；B. kept away远离，后常接from；C. kept off(使)不接近；D.kept up坚持。根据句意及常识可知，此处是医生嘱咐这位妇女至少24小时内不要吃任何固体食物。故选C项。
第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26—45 题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I was living in Cali, Colombia. One day my younger sister decided to visit me for a holiday and I was supposed to go to meet her at the airport. I somehow lost ____11____ of the time and realized that I was ____12____my home much later than I had wanted to. And to make matters ____13____, when I went outside, the rain was pouring from the sky and I couldn’t get a taxi to save my life. I ____14____ jumping on board a public bus to Palmira, where the airport was .
The driver said that I would be dropped ____15____ at a crossroads which was located six kilometers away from the airport. I had no ____16____ but to travel with the bus. The journey took ages, however. When the bus did eventually ____17____ the previously mentioned crossroads, the driver pointed in a given ____18____ and told me that the airport was down that way. By this time, I had descended into tears. My sister would be arriving in twelve minutes, and there was no way I was going to be able to make it ____19____. Beside myself (失去控制) with worry, I ____20____ the driver to drive the six kilometers down to the airport to drop me off. He stood up and took a vote from the other passengers. Fortunately, they all ____21____. Thanks to them, I arrived on time. This was my first encounter with Murphy’s Law (墨菲定律): Whatever can go wrong will go wrong. And the only way to beat this devil is to take ____22____for the outcome of all your actions. I should have made a Plan B by ____23____ the possibility that there would be no taxis available. Of course, some major victories were achieved by the very fact that they did not have a Plan B to ____24____.
However, most of the situations we encounter in our lives are much less dramatic and can often be ____25____ in more ways than one. It is ____26____to have a Plan B because you cannot always guarantee that your original plan is going to work out, and in some cases, your contingency (不测之事) plan might just be even ____27____ than your original one .
Now more than ever, in this rapidly changing world, ____28____ is often the key to success. If you are prepared to bounce back when everyone else ____29____, you will be the winner. Think of your contingency plan as a form of ____30____, one that, if nothing else, can give you the peace of mind you need.
11.
A. heart B. sight C. track D. touch
12.
A. heading B. leaving C. driving D. going
13.
A better B. easier C. funnier D. worse
14.
A. picked up B. checked up C. ended up D. came up
15.
A. down B. off C. by D. out
16.
A. choice B. evidence C. hope D. reason
17.
A. arrive B. pass C. reach D. return
18.
A. station B. direction C. location D. position
19.
A. in time B. on time C. behind time D. ahead of time
20.
A. allowed B. reminded C. forced D. begged
21.
A. agreed B. appeared C. succeeded D. signed
22.
A. advice B. control C. responsibility D. risk
23.
A. coming into effect B. getting into trouble C. putting into practice D. taking into account
24.
A. approves of B. looks up C. goes after D. turn to
25.
A. accessed B. altered C. approached D. avoided
26.
A. dangerous B. essential C. pointless D. priceless
27.
A. extremer B. faster C. better D. stranger
28.
A. capability B. flexibility C. reliability D. stability
29.
A. breaks down B. settles down C. gets over D. carries away
30.
A. assistance B. endurance C. guidance D. insurance
【答案】11. C 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. D 21. A 22. C 23. D 24. D 25. B 26. B 27. C 28. C 29. A 30. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了作者去机场接妹妹的路上遇到了一系列糟糕的事情，作者从中感悟到要制定备用计划，它能让你安心。
【11题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：不知怎么的，我忘记了时间，意识到我离开家的时间比我想的要晚得多。A. heart心；B. sight视野；C. track踪迹；D. touch触感。由下文“later than I had wanted to”可知，作者离开家时比预定的时间晚了，这说明作者忘了时间。固定搭配lose track of time，意为“忘了时间”。故选C。
【12题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：不知怎么的，我忘记了时间，意识到我离开家的时间比我想的要晚得多。A. heading前往；B. leaving离开；C. driving开车；D. going去。由上文“I was supposed to go to meet her at the airport”可知，作者要去机场接妹妹，所以要离开家去机场。故选B。
【13题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：更糟糕的是，当我出门时，大雨从天而降，我无法叫到出租车来救我的命。A. better更好的；B. easier更简单的；C. funnier更有趣的；D. worse更糟糕的。上文提到作者忘记了时间，所以接妹妹晚了，结合下文“when I went outside, the rain was pouring from the sky and I couldn’t get a taxi to save my life.”可知，本来接妹妹就晚了，但是更糟糕的是下起了大雨，作者无法叫到出租车。故选D。
【14题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我最终跳上了一辆前往帕尔米拉的公共汽车，那里是机场所在的地方。A. picked up捡起来；B. checked up查看；C. ended up最终落得；D. came up提出。由下文“jumping on board a public bus to Palmira, where the airport was .”和上文提到的作者出门接妹妹时下起了大雨，叫不到出租车，最终坐公共汽车去机场。故选C。
【15题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意：司机说我要在距机场六公里的十字路口下车。A. down向下；B. off从……离开；C. by凭借；D. out从……里面出去。由下文“at a crossroads which was located six kilometers away from the airport”可知，司机告诉作者要在距机场六公里的十字路口下车。固定搭配drop sb. off，意为“让某人下车”。故选B。
【16题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我别无选择，只能继续选择乘这个公共汽车。A. choice选择；B. evidence证据；C. hope希望；D. reason原因。由下文“but to travel with the bus”和上文提到的外面下着大雨可知，虽然司机告诉作者一会要在距机场六公里的十字路口下车，但作者别无选择，只能选择乘坐这个公交。固定搭配have no choice but to do sth.意为“别无选择只能做某事”。故选A。
【17题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当公共汽车最终到达之前提到的十字路口时，司机指着一个特定的方向并告诉我机场就在那个方向。A. arrive到达；B. pass通过；C. reach到达；D. return返回。由上文“The journey took ages, however. When the bus did eventually”和下文“the previously mentioned crossroads”可知，公交开了很长时间，最终达到了之前司机提到的那个十字路口，reach是及物动词，直接加宾语，arrive是不及物动词，后面加介词，然后再加宾语。故选C。
【18题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当公共汽车最终到达之前提到的十字路口时，司机指着一个特定的方向并告诉我机场就在那个方向。A. station车站；B. direction方向；C. location地点；D. position位置。由下文“told me that the airport was down that way. ”可知，司机指着特定的方向告诉作者机场就往那边走。故选B。
【19题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：十二分钟后我妹妹就会到达，而我根本不可能及时赶到。A. in time及时；B. on time准时；C. behind time拖延时间；D. ahead of time提前。上文“The driver said that I would be dropped ____5____ at a crossroads which was located six kilometers away from the airport.”可知，司机告诉作者她要在距机场六公里的十字路口下车，而妹妹十二分钟就到达机场，作者无法在12分钟内及时赶到机场。故选A。
【20题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我焦急万分，恳求司机开车六公里将我送到机场。A. allowed允许；B. reminded提醒；C. forced强迫；D. begged恳求。由下文“the driver to drive the six kilometers down to the airport to drop me off.”和上文提到的如果作者在距机场六公里的十字路口下车，她是无法在12分钟赶到机场可知，作者焦急万分，应该是恳求司机开车送作者到机场。故选D。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，他们都同意了。A. agreed同意；B. appeared出现；C. succeeded成功；D. signed签名。由下文“Thanks to them, I arrived on time”可知，作者准时到达了机场，这说车上的乘客同意了司机开车六公里将作者送到机场。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：打败这个魔鬼的唯一方法就是对你所有行为的结果负责。A. advice建议；B. control控制；C. responsibility责任；D. risk冒险。由下文“for the outcome of all your actions”和“I should have made a Plan B”可知，作者认为自己应该制定备用计划，即对事情承担责任，做到万无一失，这样就能打败墨菲定律，由此可知，作者认为打败墨菲定律的唯一方法就是对你所有行为的结果负责。固定搭配take responsibity for意为“对……负责”。故选C。
【23题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我应该制定一个B计划，即考虑到没有出租车的可能性。A. coming into effect生效；B. getting into trouble陷入困境；C. putting into practice付诸实践；D. taking into account考虑。由上文“I should have made a Plan B”和下文“the possibility that there would be no taxis available”可知，作者认为自己本应该制定一个备用计划——考虑没有打到出租车的可能。故选D。
【24题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：当然，有些重大的胜利是在没有B计划可以求助的情况下获得的。A. approves of赞成；B. looks up查阅；C. goes after追求；D. turn to求助于。由上文“Of course, some major victories were achieved by the very fact that they did not have a Plan B to”可知，有时候没有求助备用计划，也能获得重大的胜利。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，我们在生活中遇到的大多数情况都没有那么戏剧性，并且通常可以通过多种方式来改变。A. accessed进入；B. altered改变；C. approached接近；D. avoided避免。由上文“However, most of the situations we encounter in our lives are much less dramatic and can often be”和下文“in more ways than one”可知，生活中遇到的大多数情况都没有那么戏剧性，并且通常可以通过多种方式来改变。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：制定B计划非常重要，因为你不能总是保证你原来的计划一定会成功，而且在某些情况下，你的应急计划可能会比你原来的计划更好。A. dangerous危险的；B. essential非常重要的；C. pointless无意义的；D. priceless无价的。由下文“because you cannot always guarantee that your original plan is going to work out”可知，你不能总是保证你原来的计划一定会成功，所以制定备用计划是很重要的。故选B。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：制定 B 计划非常重要，因为你不能总是保证你原来的计划一定会成功，而且在某些情况下，你的应急计划可能会比你原来的计划更好。A. extremer更极端的；B. faster更快的；C. better更好的；D. stranger更奇怪的。根据上文“because you cannot always guarantee that your original plan is going to work out, and in some cases, your contingency (不测之事) plan might just be even”可知，制定备用计划是很有必要的，因为在某些情况下，应急计划可能比原来的计划更好。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在，在这个瞬息万变的世界中，可靠性往往比以往任何时候都更成为成功的关键。A. capability能力；B. flexibility灵活；C. reliability可靠性；D. stability稳定。由下文“Think of your contingency plan as a form of____20___, one that, if nothing else, can give you the peace of mind you need.”可知，制定应急计划能给你一种保障，让你安心无忧，让你感到可靠，由此可知，可靠性往往比以往任何时候都更成为成功的关键。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果你准备好在其他人崩溃的时候东山再起，你就会成为赢家。A. breaks down崩溃；B. settles down定居下来；C. gets over克服；D. carries away使激动。由下文“you will be the winner”可知，在别人崩溃的时候你东山再起，那么你就是赢家。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：将你的应急计划视为一种保险，至少可以让你安心无忧。A. assistance帮助；B. endurance忍受；C. guidance指导；D. insurance保险。由下文“one that, if nothing else, can give you the peace of mind you need.”可知，应急计划是一种保险，能让你安心无忧。故选D。
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题; 每小题2分，满分30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
Are you looking for a fun day out in New York at a reasonable price Then look no further than the amusement parks situated at. the historic Coney Island entertainment center in New York City, offering something for the whole family to enjoy here, including games, rides and restaurants. For non-stop entertainment, Coney Island is the place to be!
Astroland Amusement Park Astroland is located on the Coney Island Boardwalk, right beside the beach. There are more than 30 exciting rides to try. Step inside our Haunted House, where ghosts and ghoul s will have a terrifying effect on those brave enough to enter! Experience the wet and wild excitement of our giant Water Flume water slide! Be ready to scream when you ride our Cyclone Roller Coaster! And when it’s time to eat, choose from one of the many restaurants or fast-food outlets situated in the park. You can also bring picnic lunch and eat it in the grounds of Astroland if you wish. Admission and Opening Times Individual tickets for rides: $1.75-$4 Noon to midnight Pay One Price(POP) ticket: $12.99 for unlimited rides Easter to 15th June: weekends only Special group rates also available 16th June to early September daily How do I get there You can drive or take the subway. On-site parking is available.
Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park The Wonder Wheel in Deno’s Park, which was built in 1920, is 45 meters high and has 24 cars. It offers a panoramic (全景的) view of the surrounding area that has delighted and impressed visitors, for more than seven decades. As well as the Wonder Wheel there are another 24 rides in the park, such as the High-Flyer and the Thunderbolt. We also cater for youngsters with our specially created Kiddy Park-the largest children’s park on Coney Island. Admission and Opening Times Entry to the park is free. You pay separately for each ride you take. The park is open from 11 am. until midnight, seven days a week, from the beginning of May to the end of September. In April and October, the park opens at weekends only. How do I get there We are on the boardwalk between the hot dog restaurant and the aquarium (水族馆). If you are driving, we are only minutes away from Manhattan Island. If. you are using New York City’s excellent public transport system, getting to Coney Island is easy with a MetroCard. Your MetroCard is valid for travel on the subway or on any New York City Transit Bus.
31. What do we know about the Astroland’s POP ticket
A. Though expensive, it is more convenient.
B. It can be used for the whole year around.
C It can be repeatedly used for many times.
D. It can be used for public transport as well.
32. Which Park would a family with younger children probably choose to visit
A. Water Flume slide in Haunted House
B. Astroland Amusement Park
C. Coney Island Boardwalk
D. Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park
33. Which of the following is the passage probably taken from
A. A tour brochure.
B A safety regulations.
C. A travel journal.
D. A traffic guide.
【答案】31. C 32. D 33. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章为一篇旅游攻略，介绍纽约市的科尼岛娱乐中心。这里有两家著名的游乐园：Astroland Amusement Park和Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park。
【31题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章“Astroland Amusement Park”部分中的“Pay One Price(POP) ticket:$12.99 for unlimited rides(一次付费(POP)票：12.99美元，无限次乘坐)”可知，Astroland的POP门票可多次使用。故选C。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章“Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park”部分中的“As well as the Wonder Wheel there are another 24 rides in the park, such as the High-Flyer and the Thunderbolt. We also cater for youngsters with our specially created Kiddy Park-the largest children’s park on Coney Island.(除了摩天轮，公园里还有24个游乐设施，比如高空飞行和雷电。我们还专门为孩子们设计了Kiddy公园，这是康尼岛上最大的儿童公园。)”可知，有小孩的家庭可能会选择Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park，因为这个游乐园里有科尼岛上最大的儿童公园。故选D。
【33题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，本文介绍的是纽约市科尼岛的两个游乐园，包括它们的游乐设施、门票价格、开放时间、到达方式等信息，这些内容与旅游指南相关，因此最可能出自旅游手册或导游手册。故选A。
B
Packing up her bedroom in Virgin a Beach, Douglas had to say goodbye to her family, to her two dogs, and to the beach, where she loved to ride waves on her boogie board. But it was time to take the leap, however, heartbreaking and awkward it would be. Even at 14, Douglas knew that.
So off she went about 1.200 miles to West Des Moines, Iowa, to train with a coach from China and live with a white family she had never been met. When she arrived,\Douglas thought that she must be the only black person in the state.
“I was unpacking and saying, ‘What am I doing ’”said Douglas, who is 16.“it was like:’Where do I put everything Where are the spoons ’ I’d wake up and say, ‘This is my bed, where am I ’”
Liang Chow, who had coached the Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson, transformed Douglas into one of the best gymnasts in the world, helping her skyrocket from an average member of the national team to the top of the sport. And a couple with four young daughters became her second family, nurturing her in low a while her real family|supported her from afar,(遥远地).
That move also was important in Douglas’s making history. By winning the Olympic all-round title, she became the first black woman to do so. She also became the fourth American woman to win the all-round, following Mary Lou Rettonjin 1984, Carly Patternson in 2004 and Nastia Liukin in 2008.
Douglas won, scoring 62.232 points, and led the competition from beginning to end.’Viktoria Komova, who sobbed into her coach’s chest when she learned she had lost, won the silver, with 61.973 points. Aliya Mustafina. the 2010 world all-round champion, won the bronze with 59.566 points. The other American in the competition, Aly Raisman finished fourth after losing a tiebreaker(决胜局) to Mustafina.
Douglas said she had felt confident all along that she would win.“It was just an amazing feeling,”she said,“I was just like, believe, don’t fear, believe.”
34. Douglas left her home at 14 because she
A. didn’t like her dogs
B. needed training to make a difference
C. wanted to live with her second family
D. wanted to become the only black champion in the state
35. When Douglas first arrived at the new home, she felt .
A. uneasy B. excited
C. independent D. tired
36. What can we learn about the competition mention ed in the passage
A. Komova felt stressed during the game and lost her heart.
B. Douglas stayed ahead throughout the whole game.
C. Aliya came from America and won the third place.
D. Most of the competitors were from America.
37. Which of the following statements about|Douglas is TRUE
A. She was the first American woman to win the all-around.
B. She was the only black person in the state of Iowa.
C. Her family didn’t like the idea of her becoming a gymnast.
D. Her move to Iowa brought her the chance to succeed.
【答案】34. B 35. A 36. B 37. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇人物传记。文章主要介绍了道格拉斯在2012年伦敦奥运会女子体操全能比赛中夺得金牌的经历。她成为了第一位获得该项赛事冠军的黑人女性，并克服了种种困难和挑战，最终在比赛中表现出色，赢得了裁判和观众的认可。
【34题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“But it was time to take the leap, however, heartbreaking and awkward it would be. Even at 14, Douglas knew that.(这将是令人心碎和尴尬的。即使在14岁的时候，道格拉斯也知道这一点。)”以及第四段“Liang Chow, who had coached the Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson, transformed Douglas into one of the best gymnasts in the world, helping her skyrocket from an average member of the national team to the top of the sport.(奥运会金牌得主Shawn Johnson的教练Liang Chow把道格拉斯变成了世界上最好的体操运动员之一，帮助她从一名普通的国家队队员一跃成为这项运动的顶尖选手。)”可知，道格拉斯14岁离开家是为了接受训练从而有所作为。故选B。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段““I was unpacking and saying, ‘What am I doing ’ ”said Douglas, who is 16.“it was like:’ Where do I put everything Where are the spoons ’ I’d wake up and say, ‘This is my bed, where am I ’”(“我一边打开行李一边问自己，‘我在做什么？’”16岁的道格拉斯说。“这就像是：‘我该把东西放在哪里？勺子在哪里？’我醒来后会说，‘这是我的床，我在哪里？’”)”可知，当道格拉斯来到新家时，感到非常不安，不知所措。故选A。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“Douglas won, scoring 62.232 points, and led the competition from beginning to end.(道格拉斯以62.232分获胜，从比赛开始到结束都处于领先地位。)”可知，道格拉斯在整场比赛中一直领先。故选B。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“So off she went about 1.200 miles to West Des Moines, Iowa, to train with a coach from China and live with a white family she had never been met. (于是，她去了1200英里外的爱荷华州西得梅因，跟随一位来自中国的教练训练，住在一个她从未见过的白人家庭里。)” 以及第四段“Liang Chow, who had coached the Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson, transformed Douglas into one of the best gymnasts in the world, helping her skyrocket from an average member of the national team to the top of the sport.(奥运会金牌得主Shawn Johnson的教练Liang Chow把道格拉斯变成了世界上最好的体操运动员之一，帮助她从一名普通的国家队队员一跃成为这项运动的顶尖选手。)”可知，道格拉斯搬到了爱荷华州，接受了教练Liang Chow的训练，从而成为了顶尖选手。由此可知，她搬到爱荷华州给她带来了成功的机会。故选D。
C
You sitting in the classroom waiting for the teacher to pass out the tests, the door opened and a man walked in, but he wasn’t the regular teacher. You tried to say that you were in the wrong place, but couldn’t open the mouth. You kept trying but it was useless. Finally, you yelled, “Wait!”. Then you opened the eyes and realized it was only a crazy dream.
What happens to our minds and bodies when we’re asleep To find out, scientists have set up “sleep laboratories.”, where scientists use machines to keep track of people’s heartbeats, watch their muscular (肌肉的) movements and their brainwaves are recorded too.
Scientists believe that people go through five stages of sleep. All five stages are repeated four to six times each night. Stage one is a very light sleep. But stage four is the deepest sleep of all. If you’re very tired, you will spend a lot of time in stage four. Then you pass into the fifth state. Your heart starts beating faster. Your eyes move back and forth very quickly under closed lids. You are dreaming.
The fifth stage is called REM sleep, which stands for Rapid Eye Movement. How do scientists know all this They work with sleep volunteers. If you were a sleep volunteer, this is what scientists would do. Every time you went into REM sleep, they would wake you up. After a few nights, you might start going into REM sleep sooner and more often than usual. The scientists would be kept very busy trying to wake you up. They might think you were trying hard to make up for the lost dream time!
What this may mean is that people need to dream just as they need to sleep. When you’ve been asleep, your mind doesn’t turn off. It keeps on thinking. And your sleeping mind tums your thoughts into a technicolor movie with sound, lights, and a huge cast. Sometimes you may dream you are being chased by something you can’t see. Sometimes you may fall without getting hurt. And in some dreams, your best friend turns into a monster, or your cat talks
Dreams can be scary, funny, or just plain boring. But what do they mean In ancient times, people said dreams told them about the future. Today most experts think that dreams teach people about themselves. You may not understand all your dreams, but at least you can enjoy them. In your dreams, you can discover a whole other world!
38. What is the purpose of setting up sleep laboratories
A. To watch and take care of people while they are asleep.
B. To find out what happens to our minds and bodies when we are asleep.
C. To find out the five stages of sleep.
D. To find out what’s REM sleep.
39. From Paragraph 3 we know that
A. the same dream may repeat all the time
B. people dream only when they are tired
C. everyone dreams at night
D when you dream you are in the deepest sleep
40. According to the passage, why are scientists busy waking up volunteers during the test
A. To disrupt their sleep patterns.
B. To monitor the occurrence of dreaming.
C. To ensure they sleep well enough.
D. To observe their muscular movements.
41. What can be inferred from the last paragraph of the passage
A. Dreams can be mysterious and unpredictable.
B. Dream analysis has been consistent throughout history.
C. Experts believe dreams provide self-insight.
D. People enjoy dreams even if they don’t understand them.
【答案】38. B 39. C 40. B 41. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要围绕睡眠和梦境进行描述，介绍了睡眠的五个阶段，并指出睡眠对人类的重要性。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“What happens to our minds and bodies when we’re asleep To find out, scientists have set up “sleep laboratories.”, where scientists use machines to keep track of people’s heartbeats, watch their muscular(肌肉的) movements and their brainwaves are recorded too.(当我们睡着的时候，我们的思想和身体会发生什么变化？为了找到答案，科学家们建立了“睡眠实验室”。在那里，科学家们用机器跟踪人们的心跳，观察他们的肌肉运动，并记录下他们的脑电波。)”可知，科学家们建立“睡眠实验室”是为了了解当我们睡着的时候，我们的思想和身体会发生什么变化。故选B。
【39题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Scientists believe that people go through five stages of sleep. All five stages are repeated four to six times each night.(科学家认为人的睡眠有五个阶段。这五个阶段每晚都要重复四到六次。)”以及“Then you pass into the fifth state. Your heart starts beating faster. Your eyes move back and forth very quickly under closed lids. You are dreaming.(然后进入第五种状态。你的心跳开始加快。你的眼睛在闭着的眼皮下快速地来回移动。你在做梦。)”可推测，我们每个人晚上都会做梦。故选C。
【40题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第四段“The fifth stage is called REM sleep, which stands for Rapid Eye Movement. How do scientists know all this They work with sleep volunteers. If you were a sleep volunteer, this is what scientists would do. Every time you went into REM sleep, they would wake you up. After a few nights, you might start going into REM sleep sooner and more often than usual. The scientists would be kept very busy trying to wake you up. They might think you were trying hard to make up for the lost dream time!(第五个阶段被称为REM睡眠，即快速眼动睡眠。科学家是如何知道这一切的？他们与睡眠志愿者一起工作。如果你是一名睡眠志愿者，这是科学家们会做的。每次你进入快速眼动睡眠，他们就会把你叫醒。几个晚上之后，你可能会比平时更快更频繁地进入快速眼动睡眠。科学家们会忙着把你弄醒。他们可能会认为你在努力弥补失去的做梦时间！)”可知，科学家们在测试中忙着叫醒志愿者是为了监控做梦是否发生。故选B。
【41题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Today most experts think that dreams teach people about themselves. You may not understand all your dreams, but at least you can enjoy them. (今天，大多数专家认为梦教会人们了解自己。你可能不能理解你所有的梦想，但至少你可以享受它们。)”可知，大多数专家认为梦让人们自己了解自己。故选C。
D
Positive psychology is a relatively new sub-field of psychology that focuses on human strengths and the things that make life worth living ——to move beyond surviving to flourishing (昌盛, 茂盛). Theorists and researchers in the field have sought to identify the elements of a good life. They have also proposed and tested practices for improving life satisfaction and well-being. While psychologists have studied topics like happiness, optimism,and other human strengths for decades, positive psychology wasn’t officially identified as a branch of psychology until 1998 when Martin Seligman was elected president of the American Psychological Association (APA). Seligman called for research into what makes normal people’s lives positive and fulfilling. He stated that psychology should be just as concerned with nurturing the good things in life as it was with healing the bad. From these ideas positive psychology was born.
Today, positive psychology is sometimes confused with self-help movements. However, positive psychology is a science.Positive psychologists don’t wish to discard the study of human problems. They simply wish to add the study of what’s good in life to the field.
Despite its ongoing popularity, positive psychology has been criticized for a number of different reasons. First, humanistic (人本主义的) psychologists have argued that Seligman is claiming credit for the work previously done in humanistic psychology. Also, some have said that the research produced by the sub-field is invalid or overstated. Similarly, some claim that positive psychology fails to take individual differences into account. Instead presenting findings as it they will work for everyone in the same way.
Finally, some have suggested that positive psychology is limited by cultural bias (偏见). Positive psychology’s findings often come from a middle-class perspective that ignores. issues such as systemic inequality and poverty. Recently, however, attempts have been made to expand the findings in positive psychology to incorporate (合并) perspectives from non-Western countries and a diversity of backgrounds.
42. What can we learn about the Positive psychology from the first paragraph
A. Positive psychology is finding a new way for humans to survive.
B. Psychologists have already studied positive psychology for decades.
C. It was in 1998 that positive psychology became a branch of psychology study.
D. Positive psychology focuses on both human strengths and problems.
43. What. does the underlined word “discard” in Paragraph 3 mean
A. Abandon. B. Explore.
C. Divide. D. Evaluate.
44. How is the future development of positive psychology according to the last paragraph
A. Steady. B. Promising.
C. Uncertain. D. Fruitless.
45. What is the best title of the passage
A. Positive psychology—make life worth/living.
B. Psychology development and culture diversity.
C. Seligman and his lifelong study.
D. Psychology study and daily life.
【答案】42. C 43. A 44. B 45. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了积极心理学，这是一门专注于人类优势和让生活值得活下去的东西的心理学子领域，并指出虽然积极心理学受到了一些批评，但它仍然在心理学领域中占据着重要的地位。
【42题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“While psychologists have studied topics like happiness, optimism, and other human strengths for decades, positive psychology wasn’t officially identified as a branch of psychology until 1998 when Martin Seligman was elected president of the American Psychological Association (APA).(虽然心理学家研究幸福、乐观和其他人类优势等话题已经有几十年了，但积极心理学直到1998年马丁·塞利格曼当选美国心理协会(APA)主席后才被正式确定为心理学的一个分支。)”可知，直到1998年，积极心理学才成为心理学的一个分支。故选C。
【43题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线单词下一句“They simply wish to add the study of what’s good in life to the field.(他们只是想把对生活中美好事物的研究添加到这个领域。)”可知，积极心理学家不想“放弃”对人类问题的研究。选项A“Abandon (放弃)”；选项B“Explore (探索)”；选项C“Divide (划分)”；选项D“Evaluate (评估)”。故选A。
【44题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Recently, however, attempts have been made to expand the findings in positive psychology to incorporate(合并) perspectives from non-Western countries and a diversity of backgrounds.(然而，最近有人试图扩展积极心理学的研究成果，以纳入来自非西方国家和不同背景的观点。)”可知，作者认为积极心理学是有发展前景的。故选B。
【45题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Positive psychology is a relatively new sub-field of psychology that focuses on human strengths and the things that make life worth living ——to move beyond surviving to flourishing(昌盛, 茂盛). Theorists and researchers in the field have sought to identify the elements of a good life.(积极心理学是一个相对较新的心理学分支，它关注人类的力量和使生命值得活下去的东西——从生存走向繁荣。该领域的理论家和研究人员一直在试图确定美好生活的要素。)”以及全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了积极心理学，这门学科让我们的生命更具价值。故选A。
卷Ⅱ 主观题(共25分)
第一节：阅读表达(共5小题; 每小题2 分，满分10分)
阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
“I never lied to my father. When I was young, my father told me that if I tried to lie to him, he would always know. My body would tell him the truth because the body’s movement never lies.”, said Martha Graham, an influential American dancer and teacher, fascinated with the ideal that “movement never lies”. Martha realized that the body is its own storyteller. She just wanted to find ways to tell those stories through dance.
She began by studying ballet, but soon realized that it wasn’t right to her. From the very beginning of her dancing career, Martha saw dance differently. She was tiny, not tall like ballerinas (芭蕾舞女演员) at that time. But she had a strong, powerful body and dark, soulful (热情的) eyes. So she developed a style of movement different from traditional romantic ballet and called it modern dance. She brought modern dance to a new level of popularity in American culture.
Unlike ballet, which took place in a fairylike world, Martha’s modern dance expressed real emotions. Martha believed that it was important that the audience see themselves within her dances. She created and arranged many dances that showed emotions such as anger, jealousy, love or hate of common people.
Martha loved to wear long, dark, flowing robes when she performed. In the dances she used her robes in many different ways. Martha’s most important prop (支撑物) was the floor. She always danced in her bare feet, and her feet worked hard to tell their stories. The technique catching on, she founded the Dance Repertory Theater, and later, the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance.
Martha Graham died in 1991, just short of 100 years old. During her life she never stopped dancing. A part of Martha Graham lives on in modern dancers everywhere who continue to study the “Graham technique”. They strive for her honesty, always remembering that movement never lies.
46. Why did Martha Graham never lied to her father when she was young (no more than 12words)
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47. What does the underlined word“ideal”mean in paragraph 1 (no more than 2 words)
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48. For what reason did Martha Graham develop modern dance (no more than 15 words)
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49. What is unique of her modern dance (no more than 20 words)
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50. What impresses you most of Graham’s story And why (no more than 20 words)
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【答案】46. Because movement never lies, her body would tell her father the truth.
47. A principle.
48. Her different views on dance and her physical conditions，especially powerful body and soulful eyes.
49. Martha’s modern dance expressed real emotions and showed emotions such as anger, jealousy, love or hate of common people.
50. She developed modern dance. Because her dance expressed real emotions and the audience see themselves within her dances.
【解析】
【导语】本文是记叙文。文章讲述了创办了现代舞蹈的玛莎·格雷厄姆（Martha Graham）的生平。
【46题详解】
考查细节理解。根据第一段的““I never lied to my father. When I was young, my father told me that if I tried to lie to him, he would always know. My body would tell him the truth because the body’s movement never lies.”, said Martha Graham, an influential American dancer and teacher, fascinated with the ideal that “movement never lies”.( “我从未对父亲撒过谎。当我小的时候，我父亲告诉我，如果我试图对他撒谎，他总会知道的。我的身体会告诉他真相，因为身体的动作从不说谎。玛莎·格雷厄姆(Martha Graham)说。她是一位颇有影响力的美国舞蹈家和教师，痴迷于“动作从不说谎”的理念。)”可知，玛莎·格雷厄姆小时候从不对父亲撒谎是因为她认为动作不说谎，身体会告诉父亲真相。故答案为Because movement never lies, her body would tell her the truth.
【47题详解】
考查词义猜测。分析句子可知，that引导同位语，解释说明ideal，由““movement never lies(运动从不说谎)”可推断，ideal指的是“运动从不说谎”这一原则，故ideal意思为an principle。故答案为A principle。
【48题详解】
考查细节理解题。根据第二段的“From the very beginning of her dancing career, Martha saw dance differently. She was tiny, not tall like ballerinas(芭蕾舞女演员) at that time. But she had a strong, powerful body and dark, soulful(热情的) eyes. So she developed a style of movement different from traditional romantic ballet and called it modern dance.(从她舞蹈生涯的一开始，玛莎就对舞蹈有不同的看法。她个子很小，不像当时的芭蕾舞演员那么高。但她有着强壮有力的身体和深情的眼睛。因此，她发展了一种不同于传统浪漫芭蕾的运动风格，并称之为现代舞。)”可知，她发展现代舞是因为她对舞蹈的不同理解和自身身体条件，尤其是有力的身体和深情的眼睛。故答案为Her different views on dance and her physical conditions, especially powerful body and soulful eyes.
【49题详解】
考查细节理解题。根据倒数第三段的“Unlike ballet, which took place in a fairylike world, Martha’s modern dance expressed real emotions. Martha believed that it was important that the audience see themselves within her dances. She created and arranged many dances that showed emotions such as anger, jealousy,love or hate of common people.(与发生在童话世界的芭蕾不同，玛莎的现代舞表达的是真实的情感。玛莎认为，让观众在她的舞蹈中看到自己是很重要的。她创作和编排了许多表现普通人的愤怒、嫉妒、爱或恨等情感的舞蹈。)”可知，玛莎的现代独特之处是表达的事真实的情感，表现了普通人的愤怒、嫉妒、爱或恨等情感。故答案为Martha’s modern dance expressed real emotions and showed emotions such as anger, jealousy, love or hate of common people.
【50题详解】
开放式试题。言之有理即可。例如，印象最深刻的事玛莎开创了现代舞蹈，因为她的现代舞表达真实的情感，观众在她的舞蹈中看到他们自己。故答案为She developed modern dance. Because her dance expressed real emotions and the audience see themselves within her dances.
第二节书面表达(满分15分)
51. 假设你是晨光中学的李华。校学生会拟开展“释放压力，放飞心灵”的主题活动，现面向全校征集活动设计方案，请给你的英国朋友Jim写信，谈谈你的想法。内容包括：
(1) 介绍你的方案；
(2) 征求他的意见；
(3) 希望Jim分享他们国家的做法。
注意：
(1)·词数不少于 100；
(2) 可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。
参考词汇：
“释放压力, 放飞心灵” Release Stress, Fly Your Mind
Dear Jim,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Jim,
I’m writing to share with you my idea for the upcoming “Release Stress, Fly Your Mind” activity designed by the Student Union. In this activity, I propose organizing a one-day outdoors retreat for all students. We will go to a nearby park or nature reserve, where participants can engage in various team-building activities, such as outdoor games and hiking. These activities will not only help students relieve stress but also promote communication and teamwork among them.
What do you think of my idea I value your opinion and would love to hear any suggestions or improvements you may have. Additionally, I’m interested in learning about similar activities in your country. Could you share any experiences or practices from Britain that focus on stress relief and mental well-being
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文写作中的信件。要求考生给自己的英国朋友Jim写信，向其介绍自己就“释放压力，放飞心灵”为主题的活动设计的方案，并征求对方的建议。
【详解】1.词汇积累
建议：propose→ suggest
各种各样的：various → a variety of
重视：value → treasure
此外：additionally→ what’s more/in addition
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：I’m writing to share with you my idea for the upcoming “Release Stress, Fly Your Mind” activity designed by the Student Union.
拓展句：I’m writing to share with you my idea for the upcoming “Release Stress, Fly Your Mind” activity which is designed by the Student Union.
【点睛】【高分句型1】We will go to a nearby park or nature reserve, where participants can engage in various team-building activities, such as outdoor games and hiking.（运用了where引导的非限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】I value your opinion and would love to hear any suggestions or improvements you may have.（运用了省略关系代词that的定语从句）

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