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2023-2024-2天津一中高三年级第五次月考
英语试卷
本试卷分为第I卷 (选择题)、和第II卷 (非选择题)两部分，共130分，考试用时100分钟。考生务必将答案填写在答题卡上，答在试卷上的无效。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
祝各位考生考试顺利!
第I卷 (选择题，共95分)
第一部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)
第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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. —Cindy’s new dress looks funny on her.
—______ It looks fine to me.
A. You are telling me. B. I wouldn’t say that.
C. What’s wrong D. Who cares
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查交际用语。——辛迪的新衣服穿在她身上看起来很滑稽。——我不赞同。我看还行。A. You are telling me.这还用你说。/我早知道了。B. I wouldn’t say that.我不赞同。/我不这么认为。C. What’s wrong 怎么了？D. Who cares 谁在乎？根据Cindy’s new dress looks funny on her.和答语It looks fine to me.可知，第二个人不同意第一个人的观点，可以说I wouldn’t say that.我不赞同。故选B。
2. The visit to the art gallery gave the young painter a profound ______ into the use of colors in abstract art, so she decided to experiment with it in her own paintings.
A. understanding B. fascination C. glimpse D. challenge
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：参观美术馆使这位年轻的画家深刻地了解了色彩在抽象艺术中的运用，因此她决定在自己的绘画中进行实验。A. understanding理解；B. fascination入迷，着迷；C. glimpse一瞥，短暂的感受；D. challenge挑战。根据gave the young painter a profound及into the use of colors in abstract art可知，此处表示“对色彩在抽象艺术中的运用有了深刻的理解”，give a glimpse into为固定短语。故选C。
3. With the popularity of self-driving cars many a taxi driver will be ________ at risk of losing their jobs in the long run.
A. deliberately B. regularly C. potentially D. knowingly
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：随着自动驾驶汽车的普及，从长远来看，许多出租车司机可能会面临失业的风险。A. deliberately故意地；B. regularly有规律地；C. potentially可能地，潜在地；D. knowingly故意地。根据“at risk of losing their jobs in the long run.”可知，potentially“可能地”符合句意要求。故选C。
4. _____ to resemble a lotus flower, Singapore’s Art Science Museum appears to float above the water that surrounds it.
A. Being shaped B. To shape C. Shaped D. Shaping
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：新加坡艺术科学博物馆的形状像一朵莲花，似乎漂浮在周围的水面上。句中已有谓语动词，所以用非谓语动词形式。逻辑主语Singapore’s Art Science Museum与shape之间为被动关系，所以用过去分词作状语。故选C。
5. Don’t disturb me. I ______ the letters all morning and ______ ten so far.
A. write; wrote B. am writing; have written
C. was writing; wrote D. have been writing; have written
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态语态。句意：不要打扰我。我整个上午都在写这些信，到目前为止已经写了十封信了。根据句意和all morning可知，空一的动作表示从过去一直到现在的一段时间内一直进行的动作，用现在完成进行时，根据so far可知，空二动作表示过去发生的动作对现在造成的影响和结果，用现在完成时，故选D。
6. _________his knowledge of the mountainous country, John Smith was appointed as our guide.
A. In spite of B. On account of C. Regardless of D. Instead of
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查介词短语的辨析。句意：考虑到他对乡村知识的了解，John被任命为我们的向导。A.In spite of虽然，尽管…；B.On account of考虑到，基于，由于；C.Regardless of不管，不顾；D.Instead of代替，而不是。分析句子可知此处缺少原因状语，“On account of考虑到，基于后”接宾语作原因状语，故选B。
7. －Oh, my English novel is missing.
－I saw Tom leaving with ________, but I’m not sure whether it’s yours.
A. one B. it C. some D. that
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查代词词义辨析。句意：——哦，我的英文小说不见了。——我看见汤姆拿着一本离开，但我不确定是不是你的。A. one一个（泛指）；B. it它；C. some某些；D. that那个（特指）。根据句意可知，空格处意为“一本英文小说”，是同类异物泛指，应用one，相当于“an English novel”，故选A。
8. If the students’ workload increases, they will need to manage their time effectively in order to ______the demands and maintain their academic performance.
A. face up to B. keep pace with C. put up with D. live up to
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果学生的工作量增加，他们将需要有效地管理他们的时间，以跟上需求和保持他们的学业表现。A. face up to勇敢面对；B. keep pace with与……保持同步，赶上；C. put up with忍受；D. live up to达到。根据the demands和maintain their academic performance可知，此处表示跟上需求并维持学业表现。故选B。
9. I was having breakfast this morning ________ a wave of nausea (恶心) ________ me. And then I passed out.
A. before; came over B. when; came over C. before; pulled over D. when; pulled over
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查连词词义和动词短语辨析。句意：今天早上我正在吃早餐，突然开始觉得一阵恶心。然后我就昏了过去。A. before; came over在……之前；开始觉得；B. when; came over当；开始觉得；C. before; pulled over在……之前；靠边停车；D. when; pulled over当；靠边停车。be doing sth. when为固定结构，表示“正在做某事，这时”，所以第一空应用连词when，结合语意，我开始觉得一阵恶心，然后昏了过去，第二空应用短语come over，表示“开始觉得”。故选B项。
10. I know something about Johnson, for he ______ in my sister’s school for three months last year.
A. had worked B. worked C. had been working D. would work
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态。句意：我对约翰逊有些了解，因为他去年在我姐姐的学校工作了三个月。根据for three months last year可知，这是描述过去发生的事情，用一般过去时，动词用过去式。故选B。
11. The witness told the police everything he had seen, being careful not to ________ any details.
A. give out B. leave out C. take out D. figure out
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：目击者把他所看到的一切都告诉了警方，并注意不遗漏任何细节。A. give out分发；B. leave out遗漏；C. take out取出；D. figure out理解。根据前面提到的“将一切告诉警察”可知，他很小心地不遗漏任何细节。故选B项。
12. Stephen Hawking believes that the earth is unlikely to be the only planet ______ life has developed gradually.
A. what B. that C. where D. which
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：史蒂芬·霍金认为，地球不可能是唯一一个生命逐渐发展的星球。句中先行词为planet，关系词在定语从句中作地点状语，所以空处需用关系副词where引导定语从句。故选C。
13. It’s a pity that such a talent as Jerry ______ leave his favourite work in that company.
A. need B. could C. should D. may
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查虚拟语气。句意：像杰瑞这样的人才竟然离开了他最喜欢的工作，真是太遗憾了。“It is a pity+that从句”意为“竟然；居然”时，表示出乎意料的事情，that后的从句要用虚拟语气，即从句谓语用“should+动词原形”。故选C。
14. Given that cleaning up the environment is a collective effort, we will not be able to achieve significant progress ______ everyone takes responsibility for their action.
A. while B. since C. until D. unless
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查连词词义辨析。句意：鉴于清洁环境需要集体努力，除非每个人都对自己的行动负责，否则我们将无法取得重大进展。A. while当……时，尽管；B. since自从，既然；C. until直到；D. unless除非。根据句意可知，everyone takes responsibility for their action为we will not be able to achieve significant progress的条件关系，表示“除非、如果不”，用unless。故选D。
15. These measures sound great, but it remains to be seen they will help improve air quality in our city.
A. whether B. what C. which D. that
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查主语从句。句意：这些措施听起来不错，但它们是否有助于改善我们城市的空气质量还有待观察。分析句子结构可知，此处需用连接词引导主语从句，从句不缺少成分，表示“是否”应用whether。故选A。
第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I was 23 and studying to be a teacher when friends noticed I was slurring (含糊地发音) my speech and losing my balance. My concentration ___16___ and it felt as if my brain was slowing down.
I was ___17___ to find an answer, and after countless tests, I was finally diagnosed (诊断) with multiple sclerosis (多发性硬化症). It was a ___18___, but I was relieved finally to find out what was wrong with me.
Soon after my diagnosis, I decided to ___19___ teaching, the only career I had ever wanted to chase. It was a destructive decision, but I couldn’t see a(n) ___20___. Over the next seven years, my symptoms didn’t ___21___, but they came and went, which is ___22___ of multiple sclerosis. Eventually, I felt well enough to ___23___ a job as a teaching assistant. I was glad to be back in education, but living with the ___24___ meant that I was never going to live my dream of being a teacher.
Then, 13 years after my ____25____ diagnosis, a doctor told me that in fact I did not have multiple sclerosis. I was very ____26____. I pictured all those years bed-bound, the injections (注射), the impact on family and ____27____, and all for what I demanded answers but the doctor’s replies were ____28____. He suggested that my symptoms may have been caused by a lack of vitamin D. And there was no ____29____.
I ____30____ to the hospital, but no action was taken. I went to a lawyer, but because it was a hard case to prove, I couldn’t get ____31____ aid. However, accepting that my life was no longer ____32____ by the illness had the biggest effect on my recovery.
I started the journey back to becoming a ____33____ and completed a four-year Open University degree in two years. I wanted to ____34____ the time I had lost in my 20s. I’ve just started a new job in a large primary school. I try to forget the accident. What ____35____ is who I am now.
16. A. increased B. slipped C. disappeared D. lasted
17. A. worried B. thrilled C. content D. desperate
18. A. shock B. wonder C. dilemma D. mystery
19. A. give up B. focus on C. set about D. stick to
20. A. consequence B. advance C. alternative D. purpose
21. A. occur B. worsen C. continue D. exist
22. A. short B. full C. typical D. worthy
23. A. take off B. take on C. take back D. take in
24 A. mood B. job C. assistant D. condition
25. A. initial B. theoretical C. accurate D. positive
26. A. calm B. angry C. happy D. regretful
27. A. career B. health C. conscience D. marriage
28. A. direct B. negative C. vague D. proper
29. A. excuse B. response C. question D. apology
30. A. catered B. applied C. complained D. appealed
31. A. financial B. medical C. legal D. technical
32. A. defined B. simplified C. pushed D. abandoned
33. A. leader B. teacher C. lawyer D. doctor
34. A. take advantage of B. keep pace with C. run out of D. catch up on
35. A. stresses B. functions C. remains D. counts
【答案】16. B 17. D 18. A 19. A 20. C 21. B 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. C 31. C 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。作者20多岁的时候，被诊断患了多发性硬化症。为此，在13年的时间里，作者的生活深受影响。尤其是作者被迫放弃了自己的梦想—当老师。但是，13年之后，医生却告诉作者他根本没有患多发性硬化症。多方申诉求助无门之后，作者接受现实，重新开始为了梦想而奋斗。
【16题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。increase增加，增长；slip下降；disappear消失；last持续。作者发音含糊，失去平衡，大脑反应变慢，由此可以推断作者的注意力正在下降。B选项正确。
【17题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。worried担心的；thrilled激动的，兴奋的；content满足的，满意的；desperate极度渴望的，不顾一切的。作者特别渴望找到自己这些问题的答案。D选项正确。
【18题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。shock打击，震惊；wonder奇迹；dilemma困境，进退两难；mystery谜，神秘的事物。由后文的but转折可知，患病对作者来说是个打击，但是，作者很欣慰找到了症结所在。A选项正确。
【19题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。give up放弃；focus on致力于，聚焦于；set about着手，开始；stick to坚持。由下文的“destructive decision”可知，作者决定放弃教学，于作者而言，这是一个毁灭性的决定。A选项正确。
【20题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。consequence结果，后果；advance前进，发展；alternative可供选择的事物；purpose目的。尽管这个决定是毁灭性的，但是，作者没有别的选择。C选项正确。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。occur发生；worsen恶化，变得更糟；continue继续；exist存在。由后文的but they came and went可知，作者的症状没有恶化，但是，它们不断的出现消失，消失出现。B选项正确。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。short短的；full满的；typical代表的，典型的；worthy值得的。作者的症状反复的出现消失，这是多发性硬化症的特点。C选项正确。
【23题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。take off起飞；take on从事；take back退回，收回；take in吸收。作者最终感到身体足够好可以从事助教的工作了。B选项正确。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。mood情绪；job工作；assistant助手；condition情况。带着这种情况生活（即作者身患多发性硬化症）意味着作者永远也不可能实现当老师的梦想。D选项正确。
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。initial最初的；theoretical理论上的；accurate精确的；positive积极的，肯定的。在最初被诊断患了多发性硬化症12年之后，医生告诉作者事实上作者没有患多发性硬化症。A选项正确。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。calm平静的；angry生气的；happy高兴的；regretful遗憾的。听了医生的话，作者非常生气。B选项正确。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。career职业，事业；health健康；conscience良知，是非感；marriage婚姻。医生的误诊影响了作者的家人，影响了作者的事业（作者放弃了当老师）。A选项正确。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。direct直接的；negative消极的；vague模糊不清的；proper适当的，恰当的。由下文“my symptoms may have been caused”可知，医生也不确定到底作者的症状是什么引起的，所以他的回答非常含混，不清楚。C选项正确。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。excuse借口；response回答，反应；question问题；apology道歉。医生没有为他们的误诊向作者道歉。D选项正确。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。cater投合，迎合；apply申请；complain抱怨，投诉；appeal对……有吸引力。作者向医院投诉医生的误诊，但是医院没有采取任何行动。C选项正确。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。financial财政的，金融的；medical医学的；legal法律的，合法的；technical技术上的。作者去找律师，但是因为作者的病例很难证明，所以无法得到法律方面的帮助。C选项正确。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。define限定，为……立界限；simplify（使）简化；push推；abandon抛弃，遗弃。疾病无法限定作者的生活，认识到这一点极大的影响了作者的恢复。A选项正确。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。leader领导者；teacher教师；lawyer律师；doctor医生。由第三段第一句可知，作者的梦想是当老师。故B选项正确。作者踏上了成为老师的旅途。
【34题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。take advantage of利用；keep pace with跟上……步伐；run out of用完；catch up on补上。作者想补上失去的时光。D选项正确。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。stress强调；function（器官等）活动，（机器等）运行；remain仍然是；count重要，数。作者努力的忘记“误诊事件”。真正重要的是现在我什么样。过去并不重要。D选项正确。
第二部分 阅读理解 (共20小题：每小题2.5分，满分50分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Heroes Stamp Design Competition
Welcome to the Heroes Stamp Design Competition! Children aged 4-14years are invited to design a stamp. Eight designs will be chosen for this stamp series from the Royal Mail. One of the designs could be yours. There are 120 great prizes on offer for area winners and runners-up. Plus, cash prizes for the winning schools too.
Stamp Designing
The stamp design will be based on your hero or heroes of the coronavirus pandemic. The past year has been very difficult for so many people. There are countless frontline workers and volunteers who have continued to work tirelessly to keep the country moving.
Being a stamp designer is a very skilled job. One of the jobs of a stamp designer is to reduce the size of a picture to fit the stamp. When designing your stamp, have a think about what kind of image of your hero or heroes would make a good miniature (微型的) design for a stamp. The final stamps produced will be about 3.7cm wide×3.5cm high.
Things to consider
Your stamp design must be drawn on the official competition entry form (报名表) which your teacher will give you.
Your design must be your own original work.
Drawings must be flat, so please don’t stick any materials or textures (纹理) to your design.
Please use lots of colour (no black and white images) in your design.
Please avoid using highlighter pens (荧光笔).
Good Luck
The closing date for the competition is 28th May. Please ask your teacher, or parent, for one of the official entry forms. You’re then ready to start designing! We can’t wait to see all of the amazing designs from gifted children across the country.
Good Luck!
36. Who would probably take part in the competition
A. Students. B. Doctors.
C. School teachers. D. Professional designers.
37. What do we know about the competition
A. It will begin on 28th May.
B. It is for a series of four stamps.
C. It asks competitors to honour heroes on their stamps.
D. It will provide each competing school with cash prizes.
38. What’s the requirement for the size of your stamps
A. About 3.5cm wide×3.5cm high. B. About 3.7cm wide×3.7cm high.
C. About 3.5cm wide×3.7cm high. D. About 3.7cm wide×3.5cm high.
39. What is a requirement for the stamp design
A. It should be black and white.
B. It should be drawn with highlighter pens.
C. It should be flat with textures.
D. It should be drawn on a given form.
40. The author writes the text mainly to .
A. advertise for some newly issued stamps B. send a notice about designing stamps
C. call on people to respect modern heroes D. encourage people to be frontline workers
【答案】36. A 37. C 38. D 39. D 40. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是应用文。文章是一则通知。介绍了面向4到14岁孩子的邮票设计大赛。
【36题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段的“Welcome to the Heroes Stamp Design Competition! Children aged 4-14years are invited to design a stamp.( 欢迎参加英雄邮票设计大赛！我们邀请4-14岁的儿童来设计一张邮票)”可知，4到14岁的孩子应是以学生居多，因此推断学生们很可能参加这场比赛。故选A。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段的“The stamp design will be based on your hero or heroes of the coronavirus pandemic. ( 邮票的设计将基于你的一个英雄或多个冠状病毒大流行期间的英雄。)”可知，比赛要求参与者在邮票上纪念英雄。故选C。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段的“The final stamps produced will be about 3.7cm wide×3.5cm high.( 最后发行的邮票宽约3.7厘米，高约3.5厘米。)”可知，邮票的尺寸要求为3.7*3.5。故选D。
【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据部分的“Your stamp design must be drawn on the official competition entry form (报名表) which your teacher will give you. (你的邮票设计必须画在你的老师发给你的正式比赛参赛表格上。)”可知，邮票应该画在给予的表格上。故选D。
【40题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段的“Welcome to the Heroes Stamp Design Competition! Children aged 4-14years are invited to design a stamp. Eight designs will be chosen for this stamp series from the Royal Mail. One of the designs could be yours. There are 120 great prizes on offer for area winners and runners-up. Plus, cash prizes for the winning schools too.(欢迎参加英雄邮票设计比赛!邀请4-14岁的小朋友设计邮票。英国皇家邮政将为这套邮票挑选八款设计。其中一个设计可能是你的。有120个伟大的奖品提供给地区冠军和亚军。此外，获奖学校也会获得现金奖励。)”可推断，文章讲述的是一次邮票设计大赛的相关事宜，因此推断作者的目的是发送关于邮票设计的通知。故选B。
B
We were designing a wheelchair for a college engineering course. My classmates were certain that we needed to use steel and they felt only steel would be strong enough. I thought steel would be too heavy and aluminum would be a better option. But the student who strongly advocated steel worked at a bike shop. A few days later, when the big and heavy steel arm kept dropping down, I wished I had shown more determination to defend my position.
I enjoyed doing handiwork and my parents would come home and see artworks I had finished that day—painting, clay sculpting, sewing stuffed animals, etc. But when I studied engineering in college, these pursuits were deep-sixed. Not only was I stretched for time, but I didn’t think they were relevant to my academic work. I hesitated to highlight my female crafting (手工艺) interests in the male-dominated engineering environment where I already felt like an outsider.
When I went on to pursue a Ph.D. — early in the pandemic, I felt anxious and turned to crafting. One day I was making a set of dice as a gift for a friend. While putting the liquid resin (树脂) into the silicone mold (硅胶模具), I made a joke to my partner that I was “injection molding” — a standard engineering manufacturing process. I suddenly realized that although resin art is not injection molding in the technical sense, it shares the spirit and probably some skills.
Soon I saw connections between engineering and crafting that I had previously overlooked. When working on the wheelchair project, I used my sewing skills to create cushioned grips for the handles. I saw how crafting taught me to persevere when my product didn’t match my initial vision and to consider the failed creation a learning experience, just as an engineer must.
Since then, I’ve built crafting back into my free time. I’ve also stopped hiding it from my colleagues. I mentioned my dice-making experience at a robotics conference and explained in a team meeting how we could gain inspiration from art experiences. I was glad that the responses were positive — not rude or dismissive, as I used to fear.
41. What can we know about the author and her classmates
A. They had a sort of love-hate relationship.
B. They worked part-time at a local bike shop.
C. They had disagreements when creating a wheelchair.
D. They knew nothing about the structure of wheelchairs.
42. What does the underlined word “deep-sixed” in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Put aside. B. Backed up. C. Followed through D. Dug out.
43. How did the author feel about the engineering environment in the past
A. It helped show off her talent. B. It was unfriendly to females.
C. It helped promote cooperation. D. It was beyond all her expectations.
44. What did the author realize after making a gift for a friend
A. She should take up more hobbies. B. Crafting needs great practical skills.
C. She should become more determined. D. Crafting can help make her a better engineer.
45. Which of the following words can best describe the author
A. Creative but sensitive. B. Confident but stubborn.
C. Ambitious and strong-willed. D. Emotional and straightforward.
【答案】41. C 42. A 43. B 44. D 45. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者喜欢手工，但在大学学习工程学时，这项爱好被搁置了。直到作者有一次给朋友做礼物发现了手工艺和工程学之间的联系，于是重拾了自己的爱好。
【41题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“My classmates were certain that we needed to use steel and they felt only steel would be strong enough. I thought steel would be too heavy and aluminum would be a better option.(我的同学确信我们需要使用钢，他们觉得只有钢才足够坚固。我认为钢太重了，铝是更好的选择)”可知，作者和她的同学在制造轮椅的时候有分歧。故选C。
【42题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段中“Not only was I stretched for time, but I didn’t think they were relevant to my academic work. I hesitated to highlight my female crafting (手工艺) interests in the male-dominated engineering environment where I already felt like an outsider.”以及画线词上文“But when I studied engineering in college, these pursuits were”可知，作者在大学学习工程学时，不仅时间紧张，而且认为手工与自己的学术工作无关，并且在男性主导的工程环境中，作者已经感觉自己像个局外人，因此推断作者犹豫要不要突出对手工的兴趣。由此可知，作者上了大学把手工艺搁置在一边了。故画线词意思是“搁置”。故选A。
【43题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“I hesitated to highlight my female crafting (手工艺) interests in the male-dominated engineering environment where I already felt like an outsider.(在男性主导的工程环境中，我已经感觉自己像个局外人，我犹豫着要不要突出我女性手工艺的兴趣)”可知，作者认为过去的工程环境对女性不友好。故选B。
【44题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Soon I saw connections between engineering and crafting that I had previously overlooked.When working on the wheelchair project, I used my sewing skills to create cushioned grips for the handles.When working on the wheelchair project, I used my sewing skills to create cushioned grips for the handles. I saw how crafting taught me to persevere when my product didn’t match my initial vision and to consider the failed creation a learning experience, just as an engineer must.(很快我就发现了我之前忽视的工程和手工艺之间的联系。在做轮椅项目的时候，我用我的缝纫技巧为轮椅的把手制作了软垫把手。当我的产品不符合我最初的设想时，我看到了手工制作如何教会我坚持下去，并将失败的创作视为一次学习经验，就像工程师必须做的那样)”可推断，给朋友做礼物后，作者体会到了手工制作可以帮助她成为一个更好的工程师。故选D。
【45题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“When working on the wheelchair project, I used my sewing skills to create cushioned grips for the handles. I saw how crafting taught me to persevere when my product didn’t match my initial vision and to consider the failed creation a learning experience, just as an engineer must.(在做轮椅项目的时候，我用我的缝纫技巧为轮椅的把手制作了软垫把手。当我的产品不符合我最初的设想时，我看到了手工制作如何教会我坚持下去，并将失败的创作视为一次学习经验，就像工程师必须做的那样)”以及最后一段“I was glad that the responses were positive — not rude or dismissive, as I used to fear.(我很高兴他们的反应是积极的，而不是像我以前担心的那样粗鲁或轻蔑)”可推知，作者有创意但敏感。故选A。
C
What makes babies laugh It sounds like one of the most fun questions a researcher could investigate, but there’s a serious scientific reason why Caspar Addyman wants to find out.
He’s not the first to ask this question. The great psychologist(心理学家) of human development, Jean Piaget, thought that babies laughter could be used to see into their minds. Studying when babies laugh might therefore be a great way of gaining insight into how they understand the world, he reasoned. But although he suggested this in the 1940s, this idea remains to be properly tested. Despite the fact that some very famous investigators have studied the topic, it hasn’t been given enough attention by modern psychology.
Addyman, of Birkbeck, University of London, is out to change that. He believes we can use laughter to get at exactly how babies understand the world. He’s completed the world’s largest and most comprehensive survey of what makes babies laugh, presenting his initial results at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Berlin, last year. Via his website he surveyed more than 1,000 parents from around the world, asking them questions about when, where and why their babies laugh.
The results are heart-warming. A baby’s first smile comes at about six weeks, their first laugh at about three and a half months. Peekaboo(躲猫猫) is a sure-fire favourite for making babies laugh, but tickling(挠痒痒) is the single most reported reason why babies laugh.
Importantly, from the very first chuckle(低声轻笑), the survey responses show that babies are laughing with other people, and at what they do. The mere physical sensation of something being ticklish isn’t enough. Nor is it enough to see something disappear or appear suddenly. It’s only funny when an adult makes these things happen for the baby. This shows that way before babies walk, or talk, they – and their laughter – are social. If you tickle a baby they apparently laugh because you are tickling them, not just because they are tickled.
What’s more, babies don’t tend to laugh at people falling over. They are far more likely to laugh when they fall over, rather than someone else, or when other people are happy, rather than when they are sad or unpleasantly surprised. Although parents report that boy babies laugh slightly more than girl babies, both genders (性别) find mummy and daddy equally funny.
In spite of the scientific potential, baby laughter is “strangely ignored”, according to Addyman. Part of the reason is the difficulty of making babies laugh reliably in the lab, although he plans to deal with this in the next stage of the project. But partly the topic has been ignored, he says, because it isn’t viewed as a subject for “proper” science to look into. This is a prejudice Addyman hopes to overturn – for him, the study of laughter is certainly no joke.
46. The psychologist Jean Piaget held the belief that ________.
A. even a good joke could not be got across to babies
B. his theory about laughter would be proved in the end
C. studying babies’ laughter helped to know how they understand the world
D. babies’ laughter could be used to find out whether their brains functioned well
47. The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.
A. the present situation of Birkbeck B. the study conducted by Jean Padget
C. thinking little of modern psychology D. ignoring the research into babies’ laughter
48. The result of the survey undertaken by Addyman show that ________.
A. babies are likely to laugh at people falling over
B. babies are very fond of being tickled
C. babies’ first laugh comes at six weeks
D. babies and their laughter are social in a way
49. From the last paragraph, it can be concluded that for Addyman, __________.
A. babies’ laughter is well worth studying
B. nobody should play jokes on babies
C. babies’ laughter is not a real science subject
D. scientists can get reliable information only in the lab
50. Which best describe the writer’s attitude to the study of babies’ laughter
A. Admiring B. Fact-based
C. Doubtful D. One-sided
【答案】46. C 47. D 48. D 49. A 50. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了对于“婴儿为什么会笑”这一受到忽视的课题，科学家Addyman进行了研究，发现婴儿的笑，是带有一定社会性的行为，并且最后强调对于这一现象的研究是值得的。
【46题详解】
本题属于细节理解题。根据关键词Jean Piaget，hold the belief定位文章第二段第2句: The great psychologist(心理学家) of human development, Jean Piaget, thought that babies laughter could be used to see into their minds.( 伟大的人类发展心理学家皮亚杰认为婴儿笑声可以看到他们的想法。)故选C项。
【47题详解】
本题属于词义猜测题之代词指代题。根据题干定位到文章第三段段首句: Addyman, of Birkbeck, University of London, is out to change that.可知指示代词that所指应是前文内容，即第二段末尾句: Despite the fact that some very famous investigators have studied the topic, it hasn’t been given enough attention by modern psychology.( 尽管一些非常著名的研究者研究过这一课题，但它并没有得到现代心理学的足够重视。) 那么可以推理出“that”所指为婴儿的笑，这一现象并没有得到现代心理学的足够重视。故选D项。
【48题详解】
本题属于细节理解题。根据题干定位到文章第五段第5句: This shows that way before babies walk, or talk, they – and their laughter – are social.( 这表明，在婴儿走路或说话之前，他们以及他们的笑声是社会性的。) 故选D项。
【49题详解】
本题属于推理判断题。根据题干定位到文章最后一段最后一句: This is a prejudice Addyman hopes to overturn – for him, the study of laughter is certainly no joke.( 这是Addyman想要推翻的偏见，对他来说，对笑的研究绝不是笑话。) 可知，对于他来说，研究婴儿的笑这一现象是值得的。故选A项。
【50题详解】
本题属于推理判断题。根据文章中第三段，第四段，第五段可以知道作者引用了大量的研究结果进行论证描述。比如,第三段提及：via his website he surveyed more than 1,000 parents from around the world, asking them questions about when, where and why their babies laugh；第四段提及：the results are heart-warming. A baby’s first smile comes at about six weeks, their first laugh at about three and a half months. Peekaboo(躲猫猫) is a sure-fire favourite for making babies laugh, but tickling(挠痒痒) is the single most reported reason why babies laugh；第五段提及importantly, from the very first chuckle(低声轻笑), the survey responses show that babies are laughing with other people, and at what they do.可知，作者对此的态度是以事实为依据的。故选B项。
【点睛】易错分析：
3 The result of the survey undertaken by Addyman show that ________.
A. babies are likely to laugh at people falling over
B. babies are very fond of being tickled
C. babies’ first laugh comes at six weeks
D. babies and their laughter are social in a way
本题涉及的段落为四，五，六三段，内容较多较复杂，在做题时易主观判断而误选A项。需将每一个选项回原文进行对比分析，从而得出正确答案。
A. babies are likely to laugh at people falling over 定位回原文第六段第1句: What’s more, babies don’t tend to laugh at people falling over.( 更重要的是，婴儿不会嘲笑摔倒的人。)可知A项属于完全相反错误。
B. babies are very fond of being tickled定位回原文第六段末尾句: If you tickle a baby they apparently laugh because you are tickling them, not just because they are tickled.( 如果你胳肢婴儿，他们显然是在笑，因为你在胳肢他们，而不是因为他们被胳肢了。)只能理解出婴儿喜欢被胳肢的互动而不是被胳肢。故选项B属于望文生义错误。
C. babies’ first laugh comes at six weeks定位回原文第五段第2句: A baby’s first smile comes at about six weeks, their first laugh at about three and a half months（婴儿的第一个微笑出现在大约六周的时候，他们的第一个笑声出现在大约三个半月的时候），可知婴儿的第一次笑声出现在大约三个半月的时候。故C项属于张冠李戴错误。
D. babies and their laughter are social in a way与原文第五段第5句: This shows that way before babies walk, or talk, they – and their laughter – are social.( 这表明，在婴儿走路或说话之前，他们以及他们的笑声是社会性的。) 表述一致。因此D项正确。
D
In today’s motivational literature, failure is often viewed as something to be celebrated. Inspirational speakers are fond of quoting the words of the novelist Samuel Beckett-“Fail again. Fail better.” It seems that disappointments are an essential stepping stone to success, a turning point in our life story that will ultimately end in victory.
However, psychological researches find most of us struggle to handle failure constructively. In other words, we fail to “fail forward”. We find ways to devalue the task at which we failed, and become less motivated to persevere and reach our goals. This phenomenon is known as the “sour-grape effect”, which was discovered by Professor Hallgeir Sjastad.
Sjastad explains that “sour-grape effect” is a self-protective mechanism. “Most of us picture ourselves as competent people, so when external feedback suggests otherwise, it poses a serious threat to that self-image,” he says. “The easiest way out is to deny or explain away the external signal, so we can reduce the inconsistency and preserve a positive sense of self. We do this even without noticing.”
If you have one bad interview for your dream job, you might convince yourself that you don’t really want it at all, and stop applying for similar positions. The same goes if you fail to impress at a sports trial, or if a publisher rejects the first submission of your manuscript. “We tend to explain away our shortcomings and convince ourselves our ‘Plan C’ is actually our ‘Plan A’,” Sjastad says.
It doesn’t mean we should persevere in goals all the time. It can be healthy to change ambitions if the process is no longer making us happy. But the “sour-grape effect may lead us to come to this decision prematurely, rather than hanging on a little and seeing whether we might learn and improve.
Failures are unavoidable. By learning to face the disappointment instead of devaluing its importance and pretending nothing happened, you may find it easier to achieve your goals.
51. Why does the author mention the speech of inspirational speakers in paragraph 1
A. To offer an example to handle failure.
B. To describe a shallow understanding of failure.
C. To introduce a common attitude towards failure.
D. To emphasize the importance of experiencing failure.
52. What can we learn from the paragraph 3 about the “sour-grape effect”
A. It protects us from false feedback. B. It pictures us as competitive people.
C. It poses a severe threat to self-image. D. It denies negative feedback to ourselves.
53. What is the author’s attitude towards failure
A. Short-sighted. B. Wait-and-see. C. Objective. D. Skeptical.
54. What does the underlined word “prematurely” in paragraph 5mean
A. Unhappily. B. Mistakenly. C. Hurriedly. D. Carelessly.
55. Which statement would the author most probably agree with
A. Don’t escape when our self-image is broken.
B. Don’t quit when goals no longer make you happy.
C. Never hesitate to replace “Plan A” with “Plan C”.
D. Never forget to maintain a positive sense of self.
【答案】51. B 52. D 53. C 54. C 55. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章讨论了正确的失败观——失败是不可避免的。作者呼吁大家树立正确的失败观，警惕“酸葡萄效应”，当我们完美的自我形象受到外界负面反馈的影响时，不要逃避，不要贬低自己的价值，要勇敢地面对，从中得到学习和提高。
【51题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“However, psychological researches find most of us struggle to handle failure constructively. In other words, we fail to “fail forward”. We find ways to devalue the task at which we failed, and become less motivated to persevere and reach our goals(然而，心理学研究发现，我们大多数人都很难建设性地处理失败。换句话说，我们不能“向前失败”。我们找到了贬低我们失败的任务的方法，变得不那么有动力去坚持和达到我们的目标)”可推知，作者在第一段提出了一个看似正确但实则肤浅的观点，以便后文提出作者自己的见解：仅仅把失败当作一种幸运是肤浅的，而要有建设性地“失败”，从中学习经验，故选B。
【52题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“Sjastad explains that “sour-grape effect” is a self-protective mechanism. “Most of us picture ourselves as competent people, so when external feedback suggests otherwise, it poses a serious threat to that self-image,” he says. ( Sjastad 解释说“酸葡萄效应”是一种自我保护机制。“我们大多数人把自己想象成有能力的人，所以当外部反馈表明情况并非如此时，这种自我形象就会受到严重威胁，”他表示。)”可知，“酸葡萄效应”是一种自我保护机制，会否认外界对于我们的负面反馈，故选D。
【53题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“It doesn’t mean we should persevere in goals all the time. It can be healthy to change ambitions if the process is no longer making us happy. (这并不意味着我们应该一直坚持目标。如果这个过程不再让我们感到快乐，那么改变雄心壮志可能是健康的。)”和最后一段“Failures are unavoidable. By learning to face the disappointment instead of devaluing its importance and pretending nothing happened, you may find it easier to achieve your goals.(失败是不可避免的。通过学会面对失望，而不是贬低它的重要性，假装什么都没发生，你可能会发现更容易实现你的目标。)”可知，作者认为失败是不可避免的，有时候我们需要失败，同时要面对失败，由此可推知，作者从正反两方面来对待失败，所以说作者对待失败的态度是客观的，故选C。
【54题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线单词下文“rather than hanging on a little and seeing whether we might learn and improve.(而不是坚持一会儿，看看我们是否可以学习和提高。)”可知，前后是对比关系，即酸葡萄效应可能导致我们过早地做出这个决定，而不是坚持一会儿，看看我们是否可以学习和提高，由此可推知，划线单词prematurely，与hanging on a little意思相反，意为“过早地”，与C项“匆忙地”意思相近，故选C。
【55题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Failures are unavoidable. By learning to face the disappointment instead of devaluing its importance and pretending nothing happened, you may find it easier to achieve your goals.( 失败是不可避免的。通过学会面对失望，而不是贬低它的重要性，假装什么都没发生，你可能会发现更容易实现你的目标。)”可推知，作者通过全文的讨论，呼吁大家树立正确的失败观，警惕“酸葡萄效应”，当我们完美的自我形象受到外界负面反馈的影响时，不要逃避，不要贬低自己的价值，要勇敢地面对，从中得到学习和提高，故作者最有可能同意A项“当我们的自我形象被打破时，不要逃避”，故选A。
第II卷 (非选择题，共35分)
第三部分：写作
第一节：阅读表达 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容完成下列各题。
Meet Mahdi Gilbert, the 25-year-old Canadian magician making waves in the world of magic. He practices card manipulation (握牌手法) and sleight of hand (敏捷手法), a common skill set for a magician, but what makes him different is his lack of hands.
Standing at four feet and six inches, Gilbert’s left arm stops at the elbow, and he has an appendage (附肢) on his right arm. Gilbert was forced to reinvent magic for himself, individually recreating all of the techniques used in his mind. Despite his lack of access to information about magic, having never visited any magic stores, or read any magic books, Gilbert confidently told his high school guidance teacher. “I’m going to be a magician.” She asked, “Do you do magic now ” to which he replied “Not yet. But I will.”
Mahdi began seeking out magicians online and on television as a teenager, and soon became a follower of David Blaine. When he was sixteen, Gilbert decided to move away from mental based magic toward more magical tricks. He bought a deck of cards and a book on card manipulation, but he didn’t tell anyone what he was doing. Eventually, he mastered shuffling (洗牌) and then began to master different magical tricks in more complex ways.
He began to make connections with other magicians through magic shops and his reputation began to mount. In March, Gilbert attended Magic-Con, a magic conference in San Diego, where many famous magicians were in attendance, including David Blaine. Gilbert quickly became the talk of the conference, and his reputation took off. In the seven years since that Magic-Con. Gilbert has gone on to appear on television shows and has traveled to and performed in 18 countries.
56. As a magician, what makes Gilbert different from others (no more than 5 words)
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57. How did Gilbert learn magical skills (no more than 5 words)
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58. As a teenager, how did Gilbert feel about his dream (no more than 10 words)
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59. What does the underlined word in the fourth paragraph mean (1 word)
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60. What can you learn from Gilbert’s story Put it in your own words. (no more than 20 words)
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【答案】56. His lack of hands. /That he has no hands.
57. He taught himself.
58. He confidently thought he would realize his dream.
59. Grow. 60. We should have dreams, and hold fast to our dreams, no matter how big or small they are.
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。讲述了没有双手的著名魔术师Mahdi Gilbert的成名史。
【56题详解】
考查细节理解。根据文章第一段“He practices card manipulation (握牌手法) and sleight of hand (敏捷手法), a common skill set for a magician, but what makes him different is his lack of hands.(他练习握牌手法和敏捷手法，这是魔术师的一种常见技能，但让他与众不同的是，他没有双手。)”可知，让Gilbert与众不同的是，他没有手，故答案为His lack of hands. /That he has no hands。
【57题详解】
考查细节理解。根据文章第二段“Gilbert was forced to reinvent magic for himself, individually recreating all of the techniques used in his mind.( Gilbert被迫为自己重新发明魔法，独自重新创造他脑海中的使用的所有技巧。)”可知，Gilbert是通过自己教自己而学会的魔法技巧，故答案为He taught himself。
【58题详解】
考查细节理解。根据文章第二段“Despite his lack of access to information about magic, having never visited any magic stores, or read any magic books, Gilbert confidently told his high school guidance teacher. “I’m going to be a magician.”(尽管无法获得有关魔法的信息，也从未去过任何魔法商店，也没度过任何魔法书，但他自信地告诉他的高中老师，‘我要成为一名魔法师。’)”可知，Gilbert自信地认为他可以成为一名魔法师，故答案为He confidently thought he would realize his dream.。
【59题详解】
考查词义猜测。根据划线词mount后文的内容“In March, Gilbert attended Magic-Con, a magic conference in San Diego, where many famous magicians were in attendance, including David Blaine. Gilbert quickly became the talk of the conference, and his reputation took off.(3月，Gilbert出席了圣地亚哥举行的魔术师大会，许多著名的魔术师都出席了此会议，其中包括David Blaine。Gilbert很快就成了大会上的讨论，他的名声也随之而起。)”可知，此处的划线词mount意为“提升”，故答案为Grow。
【60题详解】
考查推理判断。根据文章第一段“Meet Mahdi Gilbert, the 25-year-old Canadian magician making waves in the world of magic. He practices card manipulation (握牌手法) and sleight of hand (敏捷手法), a common skill set for a magician, but what makes him different is his lack of hands.( 他练习握牌手法和敏捷手法，这是魔术师的一种常见技能，但让他与众不同的是，他没有双手。)”可知，本篇文章主要讲述了没有双手Mahdi Gilbert的是如何通过自己的努力和坚持成为一个著名的魔术师，如何将不可能实现的梦想变成现实的，因此从他的故事中我们了解到，我们应该要有梦想，不论梦想是大还是小，我们都应该坚持实现它，故答案为We should have dreams, and hold fast to our dreams, no matter how big or small they are.。
第二节：书面表达 (满分25分)
61. 假设你是天津中学学生李津。你的加拿大朋友 Chris 得知你被滑铁卢大学(University of Waterloo) 录取，写信向你表示祝贺。请按以下提示写封回信：
1) 对 Chris 的关心和祝贺表示感谢；
2) 告知报考的专业及原因， 谈谈大学毕业后的打算；
3) 希望 Chris 针对加拿大的大学生活提一些建议。
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。
Dear Chris,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Jin
【答案】Dear Chris
How is everything going I’m glad to receive your letter and know you’ve been admitted to the University of Waterloo. I’m writing to offer my warmest congratulations.
I have decided to major in computer science. There are some reasons why I made such a decision. Firstly, with the development of society, computers are playing an important role in many aspects of our life. Secondly, browsing the Internet is one of my hobbies, so I think I can study computer science well. Last but not least, being good at computer science may help me find a good job after graduating from college.
What interests me is whether you have adapted to the university life. I would appreciate it if you could share some suggestions on the university life with me.
Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Jin
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给英国朋友Chris写封电子邮件，对他被滑铁卢大学录取一事表示祝贺，并就大学生活向他征求意见。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
重要的：important→significant
擅长：be good at→do well in
适应：adapt to→adjust to
建议：suggestion→recommendation
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Firstly, with the development of society, computers are playing an important role in many aspects of our life.
拓展句：Firstly, as society is developing, computers are playing an important role in many aspects of our life.
【点睛】【高分句型1】There are some reasons why I made such a decision.（运用了why引导定语从句）
【高分句型2】Last but not least, being good at computer science may help me find a good job after graduating from college. （运用了动名词作主语，不定式作宾语补足语，动名词作宾语）
【高分句型3】What interests me is whether you have adapted to the university life.（运用了what引导的主语从句和whether引导的表语从句）2023-2024-2天津一中高三年级第五次月考
英语试卷
本试卷分为第I卷 (选择题)、和第II卷 (非选择题)两部分，共130分，考试用时100分钟。考生务必将答案填写在答题卡上，答在试卷上的无效。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
祝各位考生考试顺利!
第I卷 (选择题，共95分)
第一部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)
第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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. —Cindy’s new dress looks funny on her.
—______ It looks fine to me.
A. You are telling me. B. I wouldn’t say that.
C. What’s wrong D. Who cares
2. The visit to the art gallery gave the young painter a profound ______ into the use of colors in abstract art, so she decided to experiment with it in her own paintings.
A. understanding B. fascination C. glimpse D. challenge
3. With the popularity of self-driving cars, many a taxi driver will be ________ at risk of losing their jobs in the long run.
A. deliberately B. regularly C. potentially D. knowingly
4. _____ to resemble a lotus flower, Singapore’s Art Science Museum appears to float above the water that surrounds it.
A. Being shaped B. To shape C. Shaped D. Shaping
5. Don’t disturb me. I ______ the letters all morning and ______ ten so far.
A. write; wrote B. am writing; have written
C. was writing; wrote D. have been writing; have written
6. _________his knowledge of the mountainous country, John Smith was appointed as our guide.
A. In spite of B. On account of C. Regardless of D. Instead of
7. －Oh, my English novel is missing.
－I saw Tom leaving with ________, but I’m not sure whether it’s yours.
A. one B. it C. some D. that
8. If the students’ workload increases, they will need to manage their time effectively in order to ______the demands and maintain their academic performance.
A. face up to B. keep pace with C. put up with D. live up to
9. I was having breakfast this morning ________ a wave of nausea (恶心) ________ me. And then I passed out.
A. before; came over B. when; came over C. before; pulled over D. when; pulled over
10. I know something about Johnson, for he ______ in my sister’s school for three months last year.
A. had worked B. worked C. had been working D. would work
11. The witness told the police everything he had seen, being careful not to ________ any details.
A. give out B. leave out C. take out D. figure out
12. Stephen Hawking believes that the earth is unlikely to be the only planet ______ life has developed gradually.
A. what B. that C. where D. which
13. It’s a pity that such a talent as Jerry ______ leave his favourite work in that company.
A. need B. could C. should D. may
14. Given that cleaning up the environment is a collective effort, we will not be able to achieve significant progress ______ everyone takes responsibility for their action.
A. while B. since C. until D. unless
15. These measures sound great, but it remains to be seen they will help improve air quality in our city.
A. whether B. what C. which D. that
第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I was 23 and studying to be a teacher when friends noticed I was slurring (含糊地发音) my speech and losing my balance My concentration ___16___ and it felt as if my brain was slowing down.
I was ___17___ to find an answer, and after countless tests, I was finally diagnosed (诊断) with multiple sclerosis (多发性硬化症). It was a ___18___, but I was relieved finally to find out what was wrong with me.
Soon after my diagnosis, I decided to ___19___ teaching, the only career I had ever wanted to chase. It was a destructive decision, but I couldn’t see a(n) ___20___. Over the next seven years, my symptoms didn’t ___21___, but they came and went, which is ___22___ of multiple sclerosis. Eventually, I felt well enough to ___23___ a job as a teaching assistant. I was glad to be back in education, but living with the ___24___ meant that I was never going to live my dream of being a teacher.
Then, 13 years after my ____25____ diagnosis, a doctor told me that in fact I did not have multiple sclerosis. I was very ____26____. I pictured all those years bed-bound, the injections (注射), the impact on family and ____27____, and all for what I demanded answers but the doctor’s replies were ____28____. He suggested that my symptoms may have been caused by a lack of vitamin D. And there was no ____29____.
I ____30____ to the hospital, but no action was taken. I went to a lawyer, but because it was a hard case to prove, I couldn’t get ____31____ aid. However, accepting that my life was no longer ____32____ by the illness had the biggest effect on my recovery.
I started the journey back to becoming a ____33____ and completed a four-year Open University degree in two years. I wanted to ____34____ the time I had lost in my 20s. I’ve just started a new job in a large primary school. I try to forget the accident. What ____35____ is who I am now.
16. A. increased B. slipped C. disappeared D. lasted
17. A. worried B. thrilled C. content D. desperate
18. A. shock B. wonder C. dilemma D. mystery
19. A. give up B. focus on C. set about D. stick to
20. A. consequence B. advance C. alternative D. purpose
21. A. occur B. worsen C. continue D. exist
22. A. short B. full C. typical D. worthy
23. A. take off B. take on C. take back D. take in
24. A. mood B. job C. assistant D. condition
25. A. initial B. theoretical C. accurate D. positive
26 A. calm B. angry C. happy D. regretful
27. A. career B. health C. conscience D. marriage
28. A. direct B. negative C. vague D. proper
29. A. excuse B. response C. question D. apology
30. A. catered B. applied C. complained D. appealed
31. A. financial B. medical C. legal D. technical
32. A. defined B. simplified C. pushed D. abandoned
33 A. leader B. teacher C. lawyer D. doctor
34. A. take advantage of B. keep pace with C. run out of D. catch up on
35. A. stresses B. functions C. remains D. counts
第二部分 阅读理解 (共20小题：每小题2.5分，满分50分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Heroes Stamp Design Competition
Welcome to the Heroes Stamp Design Competition! Children aged 4-14years are invited to design a stamp. Eight designs will be chosen for this stamp series from the Royal Mail. One of the designs could be yours. There are 120 great prizes on offer for area winners and runners-up. Plus, cash prizes for the winning schools too.
Stamp Designing
The stamp design will be based on your hero or heroes of the coronavirus pandemic. The past year has been very difficult for so many people. There are countless frontline workers and volunteers who have continued to work tirelessly to keep the country moving.
Being a stamp designer is a very skilled job. One of the jobs of a stamp designer is to reduce the size of a picture to fit the stamp. When designing your stamp, have a think about what kind of image of your hero or heroes would make a good miniature (微型的) design for a stamp. The final stamps produced will be about 3.7cm wide×3.5cm high.
Things to consider
Your stamp design must be drawn on the official competition entry form (报名表) which your teacher will give you.
Your design must be your own original work.
Drawings must be flat, so please don’t stick any materials or textures (纹理) to your design.
Please use lots of colour (no black and white images) in your design.
Please avoid using highlighter pens (荧光笔).
Good Luck
The closing date for the competition is 28th May. Please ask your teacher, or parent, for one of the official entry forms. You’re then ready to start designing! We can’t wait to see all of the amazing designs from gifted children across the country.
Good Luck!
36. Who would probably take part in the competition
A. Students. B. Doctors.
C School teachers. D. Professional designers.
37. What do we know about the competition
A. It will begin on 28th May.
B. It is for a series of four stamps.
C. It asks competitors to honour heroes on their stamps.
D. It will provide each competing school with cash prizes.
38. What’s the requirement for the size of your stamps
A. About 3.5cm wide×3.5cm high. B. About 3.7cm wide×3.7cm high.
C. About 3.5cm wide×3.7cm high. D. About 3.7cm wide×3.5cm high.
39. What is a requirement for the stamp design
A. It should be black and white.
B. It should be drawn with highlighter pens.
C. It should be flat with textures.
D. It should be drawn on a given form.
40. The author writes the text mainly to .
A. advertise for some newly issued stamps B. send a notice about designing stamps
C call on people to respect modern heroes D. encourage people to be frontline workers
B
We were designing a wheelchair for a college engineering course. My classmates were certain that we needed to use steel and they felt only steel would be strong enough. I thought steel would be too heavy and aluminum would be a better option. But the student who strongly advocated steel worked at a bike shop. A few days later, when the big and heavy steel arm kept dropping down, I wished I had shown more determination to defend my position.
I enjoyed doing handiwork and my parents would come home and see artworks I had finished that day—painting, clay sculpting, sewing stuffed animals, etc. But when I studied engineering in college, these pursuits were deep-sixed. Not only was I stretched for time, but I didn’t think they were relevant to my academic work. I hesitated to highlight my female crafting (手工艺) interests in the male-dominated engineering environment where I already felt like an outsider.
When I went on to pursue a Ph.D. — early in the pandemic, I felt anxious and turned to crafting. One day I was making a set of dice as a gift for a friend. While putting the liquid resin (树脂) into the silicone mold (硅胶模具), I made a joke to my partner that I was “injection molding” — a standard engineering manufacturing process. I suddenly realized that although resin art is not injection molding in the technical sense, it shares the spirit and probably some skills.
Soon I saw connections between engineering and crafting that I had previously overlooked. When working on the wheelchair project, I used my sewing skills to create cushioned grips for the handles. I saw how crafting taught me to persevere when my product didn’t match my initial vision and to consider the failed creation a learning experience, just as an engineer must.
Since then, I’ve built crafting back into my free time. I’ve also stopped hiding it from my colleagues. I mentioned my dice-making experience at a robotics conference and explained in a team meeting how we could gain inspiration from art experiences. I was glad that the responses were positive — not rude or dismissive, as I used to fear.
41. What can we know about the author and her classmates
A. They had a sort of love-hate relationship.
B. They worked part-time at a local bike shop.
C. They had disagreements when creating a wheelchair.
D. They knew nothing about the structure of wheelchairs.
42. What does the underlined word “deep-sixed” in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Put aside. B. Backed up. C. Followed through D. Dug out.
43. How did the author feel about the engineering environment in the past
A. It helped show off her talent. B. It was unfriendly to females.
C. It helped promote cooperation. D. It was beyond all her expectations.
44. What did the author realize after making a gift for a friend
A. She should take up more hobbies. B. Crafting needs great practical skills.
C. She should become more determined. D. Crafting can help make her a better engineer.
45. Which of the following words can best describe the author
A. Creative but sensitive. B. Confident but stubborn.
C. Ambitious and strong-willed. D. Emotional and straightforward.
C
What makes babies laugh It sounds like one of the most fun questions a researcher could investigate, but there’s a serious scientific reason why Caspar Addyman wants to find out.
He’s not the first to ask this question. The great psychologist(心理学家) of human development, Jean Piaget, thought that babies laughter could be used to see into their minds. Studying when babies laugh might therefore be a great way of gaining insight into how they understand the world, he reasoned. But although he suggested this in the 1940s, this idea remains to be properly tested. Despite the fact that some very famous investigators have studied the topic, it hasn’t been given enough attention by modern psychology.
Addyman, of Birkbeck, University of London, is out to change that. He believes we can use laughter to get at exactly how babies understand the world. He’s completed the world’s largest and most comprehensive survey of what makes babies laugh, presenting his initial results at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Berlin, last year. Via his website he surveyed more than 1,000 parents from around the world, asking them questions about when, where and why their babies laugh.
The results are heart-warming. A baby’s first smile comes at about six weeks, their first laugh at about three and a half months. Peekaboo(躲猫猫) is a sure-fire favourite for making babies laugh, but tickling(挠痒痒) is the single most reported reason why babies laugh.
Importantly, from the very first chuckle(低声轻笑), the survey responses show that babies are laughing with other people, and at what they do. The mere physical sensation of something being ticklish isn’t enough. Nor is it enough to see something disappear or appear suddenly. It’s only funny when an adult makes these things happen for the baby. This shows that way before babies walk, or talk, they – and their laughter – are social. If you tickle a baby they apparently laugh because you are tickling them, not just because they are tickled.
What’s more, babies don’t tend to laugh at people falling over. They are far more likely to laugh when they fall over, rather than someone else, or when other people are happy, rather than when they are sad or unpleasantly surprised. Although parents report that boy babies laugh slightly more than girl babies, both genders (性别) find mummy and daddy equally funny.
In spite of the scientific potential, baby laughter is “strangely ignored”, according to Addyman. Part of the reason is the difficulty of making babies laugh reliably in the lab, although he plans to deal with this in the next stage of the project. But partly the topic has been ignored, he says, because it isn’t viewed as a subject for “proper” science to look into. This is a prejudice Addyman hopes to overturn – for him, the study of laughter is certainly no joke.
46. The psychologist Jean Piaget held the belief that ________.
A. even a good joke could not be got across to babies
B. his theory about laughter would be proved in the end
C. studying babies’ laughter helped to know how they understand the world
D. babies’ laughter could be used to find out whether their brains functioned well
47. The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.
A. the present situation of Birkbeck B. the study conducted by Jean Padget
C. thinking little of modern psychology D. ignoring the research into babies’ laughter
48. The result of the survey undertaken by Addyman show that ________.
A. babies are likely to laugh at people falling over
B. babies are very fond of being tickled
C. babies’ first laugh comes at six weeks
D. babies and their laughter are social in a way
49. From the last paragraph, it can be concluded that for Addyman, __________.
A. babies’ laughter is well worth studying
B. nobody should play jokes on babies
C. babies’ laughter is not a real science subject
D. scientists can get reliable information only in the lab
50. Which best describe the writer’s attitude to the study of babies’ laughter
A. Admiring B. Fact-based
C. Doubtful D. One-sided
D
In today’s motivational literature, failure is often viewed as something to be celebrated. Inspirational speakers are fond of quoting the words of the novelist Samuel Beckett-“Fail again. Fail better.” It seems that disappointments are an essential stepping stone to success, a turning point in our life story that will ultimately end in victory.
However, psychological researches find most of us struggle to handle failure constructively. In other words, we fail to “fail forward”. We find ways to devalue the task at which we failed, and become less motivated to persevere and reach our goals. This phenomenon is known as the “sour-grape effect”, which was discovered by Professor Hallgeir Sjastad.
Sjastad explains that “sour-grape effect” is a self-protective mechanism. “Most of us picture ourselves as competent people, so when external feedback suggests otherwise, it poses a serious threat to that self-image,” he says. “The easiest way out is to deny or explain away the external signal, so we can reduce the inconsistency and preserve a positive sense of self. We do this even without noticing.”
If you have one bad interview for your dream job, you might convince yourself that you don’t really want it at all, and stop applying for similar positions. The same goes if you fail to impress at a sports trial, or if a publisher rejects the first submission of your manuscript. “We tend to explain away our shortcomings and convince ourselves our ‘Plan C’ is actually our ‘Plan A’,” Sjastad says.
It doesn’t mean we should persevere in goals all the time. It can be healthy to change ambitions if the process is no longer making us happy. But the “sour-grape effect may lead us to come to this decision prematurely, rather than hanging on a little and seeing whether we might learn and improve.
Failures are unavoidable. By learning to face the disappointment instead of devaluing its importance and pretending nothing happened, you may find it easier to achieve your goals.
51. Why does the author mention the speech of inspirational speakers in paragraph 1
A. To offer an example to handle failure.
B. To describe a shallow understanding of failure.
C. To introduce a common attitude towards failure.
D. To emphasize the importance of experiencing failure.
52. What can we learn from the paragraph 3 about the “sour-grape effect”
A. It protects us from false feedback. B. It pictures us as competitive people.
C. It poses a severe threat to self-image. D. It denies negative feedback to ourselves.
53. What is the author’s attitude towards failure
A. Short-sighted. B. Wait-and-see. C. Objective. D. Skeptical.
54. What does the underlined word “prematurely” in paragraph 5mean
A. Unhappily. B. Mistakenly. C. Hurriedly. D. Carelessly.
55. Which statement would the author most probably agree with
A. Don’t escape when our self-image is broken.
B. Don’t quit when goals no longer make you happy.
C. Never hesitate to replace “Plan A” with “Plan C”.
D. Never forget to maintain a positive sense of self.
第II卷 (非选择题，共35分)
第三部分：写作
第一节：阅读表达 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容完成下列各题。
Meet Mahdi Gilbert, the 25-year-old Canadian magician making waves in the world of magic. He practices card manipulation (握牌手法) and sleight of hand (敏捷手法), a common skill set for a magician, but what makes him different is his lack of hands.
Standing at four feet and six inches, Gilbert’s left arm stops at the elbow, and he has an appendage (附肢) on his right arm. Gilbert was forced to reinvent magic for himself, individually recreating all of the techniques used in his mind. Despite his lack of access to information about magic, having never visited any magic stores, or read any magic books, Gilbert confidently told his high school guidance teacher. “I’m going to be a magician.” She asked, “Do you do magic now ” to which he replied “Not yet. But I will.”
Mahdi began seeking out magicians online and on television as a teenager, and soon became a follower of David Blaine. When he was sixteen, Gilbert decided to move away from mental based magic toward more magical tricks. He bought a deck of cards and a book on card manipulation, but he didn’t tell anyone what he was doing. Eventually, he mastered shuffling (洗牌) and then began to master different magical tricks in more complex ways.
He began to make connections with other magicians through magic shops and his reputation began to mount. In March, Gilbert attended Magic-Con, a magic conference in San Diego, where many famous magicians were in attendance, including David Blaine. Gilbert quickly became the talk of the conference, and his reputation took off. In the seven years since that Magic-Con. Gilbert has gone on to appear on television shows and has traveled to and performed in 18 countries.
56. As a magician, what makes Gilbert different from others (no more than 5 words)
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57. How did Gilbert learn magical skills (no more than 5 words)
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58. As a teenager, how did Gilbert feel about his dream (no more than 10 words)
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59. What does the underlined word in the fourth paragraph mean (1 word)
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60. What can you learn from Gilbert’s story Put it in your own words. (no more than 20 words)
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第二节：书面表达 (满分25分)
61. 假设你是天津中学学生李津。你的加拿大朋友 Chris 得知你被滑铁卢大学(University of Waterloo) 录取，写信向你表示祝贺。请按以下提示写封回信：
1) 对 Chris 的关心和祝贺表示感谢；
2) 告知报考的专业及原因， 谈谈大学毕业后的打算；
3) 希望 Chris 针对加拿大的大学生活提一些建议。
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。
Dear Chris,
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Yours,
Li Jin

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