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苏州新草桥中学2019-2020学年第一学期
高三英语10月月考试卷
(试卷总分：120分；考试时间：120分钟)
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)
1. What will the man probably do?
A. Attend a meeting. B. Give Craig a call. C. Wait in the office.
2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Strangers. B. Co-workers. C. Schoolmates.
3. What is David doing this year?
A. Traveling around the world. B. Teaching Chinese at school. C. Learning a foreign language.
4. How does the man want to travel?
A. By car. B. By train. C. By plane.
5. What is the woman going to do tomorrow evening?
A. Visit Bob at his home. B. Go shopping with Bob. C. Expect a call from Bob.
第二节 (共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 分)
听第 6 段材料,回答第 6、7 题。
6. Where does the conversation take place?
A. On the train. B. At the ticket office. C. At the information desk.
7. What time is the train going to arrive in Sydney?
A. At 2:00. B. At 9:28. C. At 11:34.
听第 7 段材料,回答第 8至10题。
8. Where are the speakers?
A. In Manchester. B. In Milan. C. In Florence.
9. What is Martha doing?
A. Having a holiday. B. Entertaining a friend. C. Traveling on business.
10. What does Roger do?
A. He’s a train driver. B. He’s a shop manager. C. He’s a hotel receptionist.
听第 8 段材料,回答第 11 至 13 题。
11. Who are the speakers?
A. A doctor and a patient. B. A teacher and a student. C. A salesman and a customer.
12. What is probably the cause of the man’s problems?
A. He often overeats. B. He works too hard. C. He smokes heavily.
13. What does the woman ask the man to do?
A. Stop working and go on a vacation. B. Give up smoking as soon as possible.
C. Change his diet and get some exercise.
听第 9 段材料,回答第 14至 16 题。
14. Why does Kevin say life on Frenchboro is different?
A. It’s very simple. B. It’s quite exciting. C. It’s rather hopeless.
15. What is the school on Frenchboro like?
A. It has no teachers. B. It has small classes. C. It has fifty students.
16. What will the people on Frenchboro do when they need medical care?
A. They go to the mainland. B. They visit the local hospital. C. They ask the visitors for help.
听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. To whom is the speaker talking?
A. New employees. B. Foreign tourists. C. International students.
18. What are girls advised to do in a café?
A. Take care of their bags. B. Don’t talk to strangers. C. Leave the place quickly.
19. What is the best place to park a car?
A. Beside a house. B. On a quiet road. C. In a public car park.
20. What should one do when walking home alone at night?
A. Stop a police car for help. B. Walk in well-lighted areas. C. Take a knife for self-defense.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共15题：每小题1分，满分15分）
21. The disappearance of dinosaurs is not necessarily caused by astronomical incidents. But ____ explanations are hard to find.
A. alternative B. aggressive C. ambiguous D. apparent
22.I can remember very few occasions he had to ask for leave because of ill health.
A. who B. which C. when D. why
23. around the Water Cube and the Bird’s Nest，the tourists from Taiwan and I wished there _____a joint team for the London Olympics.
A. Having shown；to be B. To be shown；is C. To show；were D. Having been shown；to be
24. The thief was to three years in prison after he admitted into Mrs Robinson’s house that night.
A.caught；to have broken B.caught；breaking C.sentenced；to break D.sentenced；breaking
25. With a gun ，the thief rushed into the bank，his eyes .
A.in hand；exposing B.in the hand；being exposed
C.in his hand；exposed D.in a hand；to expose
26.Under regulations issued in 2009 and 2011，smoking scenes be strictly controlled rather than banned.
A. might B. must C. need D. shall
27. John accepted the championship award the team.
A.in honour of B.in favour of C. on account of D. on behalf of
28. I was given three books on cooking，the first I really enjoyed.
A. of that B. of which C. that D. which
29.—I heard that Linda won first prize in the writing contest.
— She had showed no interest in it at all before.
A.What for? B.Why not? C.How come? D.So what?
30. I met him，he was working as a secretary in a big company.
A.For the first time B.The first time C.The first time when D.When the first time
He had a talent for music and was conductor of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra at the age of 30.
A.assigned B.appointed C.recommended D.honored
32. AIDS-related deaths_______ since their highest in 2005 had the governments and scientists not worked together.
A. had not fallen B. would not fall C. did not fall D. would not have fallen
33.It is important to pay your electricity bill on time , as late payments may affect your ______.
A. condition B. income C. credit D. status
34.Many businesses started up by college students have_____thanks to the comfortable climate for business creation.
A. fallen off B.taken off C. turned off D. left off
—You know that？Joan has got the top scholarship this term.
—Really？But I think Henry is and he always helps Joan with her study.
A.a back-seat driver B.a back-room boy C.an early bird D.a mother hen
第二节: 完形填空 (共 20 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 20 分)
In January 2013，Sam Bloom was on a family holiday with her husband，Cameron and their three young boys.After a morning 36 in the sea they discovered the hotel had a rooftop platform and all went up the 37 to enjoy their surroundings.Suddenly Cameron heard a tremendous crash.He 38 around and Sam was gone—as was the safety rail(栏杆) she had been 39 against.Sam fell into a deep depression after the fall from the roof left her paralyzed(瘫痪的) from the chest down.Doctors said she could never walk again.
Three months later，as they were heading home from Sam’s parents，Noah，her middle son， 40 a baby bird that had fallen to the ground.So they 41 it up and took it home.They called her Penguin because she looked like a penguin.She was just very 42 at two or three weeks old.She would have to be fed every two hours，but they decided rescuing this little bird would be a 43 thing to do together.
Penguin brought joy back to the family.Sam loved having Penguin around because she was like 44 .Penguin would rest on Sam’s lap or on her shoulder，Sam could finally 45 herself without feeling guilty—she would talk to Penguin；she would 46 to her behind Cameron and tell her how she was feeling.Some morning Penguin would just run down the hall and jump up into bed， 47 her way into the quilt and then roll over and sleep.Penguin had some 48 —she was not toilet-trained，and the house got quite messy.As she grew older，Penguin did sleep outside，but at six o’clock in the morning she’d be at the door，with a special 49 that meant，“Let me in！”
As her 50 grew，Penguin stayed away for longer periods.When she was one year old，she disappeared for six weeks.But on the little son’s 13th birthday，Penguin made a 51 visit.A year ago，she left again and hasn’t been seen 52 .The bird has found her freedom and Sam has a freedom of her own.Sam made a new 53 —she took up boating and even made the Australia Para-boating Team.She is out of the 54 and in the water and back in nature.
Over the two years，Cameron took about 14,000 pictures of Penguin，which have been collected in a book called Penguin Bloom.Penguin rescued the family as much as they rescued her.Sam got 55 it，thanks to her family，exercise and yes，the friendship of a bird.Angels come in all shapes and sizes!
16.A.run B.swim C.walk D.thrill
17.A.stairs B.ceiling C.sidewalk D.edge
18.A.got B.gathered C.traveled D.turned
19.A.sitting B.playing C.leaning D.warning
20.A.spotted B.rescued C.shot D.caught
21.A.lifted B.cleaning C.picked D.woke
22.A.unfit B.fragile C.stout D.flexible
23.A.disappointing B.compulsory C.tiring D.great
24.A.company B.assistance C.friendship D.romance
25.A.underline B.unburden C.unlock D.undo
26.A.subscribe B.respond C.complain D.submit
27.A.wind B.follow C.fight D.push
28.A.drawbacks B.strengths C.compromises D.virtues
29.A.sign B.word C.smile D.call
30.A.independence B.perseverance C.tolerance D.performance
31.A.casual B.happy C.surprise D.cautious
32.A.before B.later C.lately D.since
33.A.dream B.start C.liberation D.success
34.A.prison B.way C.border D.wheelchair
35.A.at B.across C.through D.into
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）
A
It was a cold March day in High Point, North Carolina.The girls on the Wesleyan Academy softball team were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice, stamping their feet to stay warm.Eighth-grader Taylor Bisbee shivered(发抖) a little as she watched her teammate Paris White play.The two didn’t know each other well — Taylor had just moved to town a month or so before.
Suddenly, Paris fell to the ground.“Paris’s eyes rolled back,” Taylor says.“She started shaking.I knew it was an emergency.”
It certainly was.Paris had suffered a sudden heart failure.Without immediate medical care, Paris would die.At first,no one moved.The girls were in shock.Then the softball coach shouted out, “Does anyone know CPR?”
CPR is a life-saving technique.To do CPR, you press on the sick person’s chest so that blood moves through the body and takes oxygen to organs.Without oxygen,the brain is damaged quickly.
Amazingly, Taylor had just taken a CPR course the day before.Still, she hesitated.She didn’t think she knew it well enough.But when no one else came forward, Taylor ran to Paris and began doing CPR.“It was scary.I knew it was the difference between life and death,” says Taylor.
Taylor’s swift action helped her teammates calm down.One girl called 911.Two more ran to get the school nurse, who brought a defibrillator, an electronic device(器械) that can shock the heart back into work.Luck stayed with them: Paris’s heartbeat returned.
“I know I was really lucky,” Paris says now.“Most people don’t survive this.My team saved my life.”
Experts say Paris is right: For a sudden heart failure, the single best chance for survival is having someone nearby step in and do CPR quickly.
Today, Paris is back on the softball team.Taylor will apply to college soon.She wants to be a nurse.“I feel more confident in my actions now,” Taylor says.“I know I can act under pressure in a scary situation.”
56.What happened to Paris on a March day?
A.She caught a bad cold. B.She had a sudden heart problem.
C.She was knocked down by a ball. D.She shivered terribly during practice.
57.Why does Paris say she was lucky?
A.She made a worthy friend. B.She recovered from shock.
C.She received immediate CPR. D.She came back on the softball team.
58.Which of the following words can best describe Taylor?
A.Enthusiastic and kind. B.Courageous and calm.
C.Cooperative and generous. D.Ambitious and professional.
B
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C
As we all know，every sentence we speak reflects something about who we are as humans.Even people speaking the same language have distinct dialects(方言) that are rooted in their history and culture，so whether you say “soda” or “pop” may intimate what country and what region you are from.What you call the night before Halloween may be tied to your religious beliefs.What kind of slang you use may come from the habits of the community you grew up in.
Language also throws light on connections between us and our natural environment.Plants and animals that are given names in any language are generally those that are relevant to people who are speaking the language.The relevance comes from the way that the people have interacted with the animals and plants，in some cases over the centuries.
While we might think of language as having a fixed set of words and rules that we learn in school，in fact language is always evolving.New words begin to emerge while others fall out of use and pronunciation changes over time.There is no doubt that the meaning of words is also changing a great deal.People also borrow words from languages other than their own to expand their own lexicon(词汇).Our ability to learn language develops when we are young.Sounds heard as babies set the stage for language learning later.Baby cooing is the result of babies’ analysis of the languages spoken to them.Babies are practicing the pronunciation and recognition of sounds that they need for communication.Children exposed to different languages early in life and growing up with various kinds of languages around them always develop better cognitive(认知的) functions，such as the ability to focus and ignore distractions.
Languages are as diverse as the communities that speak them and each of the about 7,000 world languages is a piece of evidence of a community’s unique human experience.Yet，many languages all over the world are endangered.It is reported that as many as half of the world’s languages could go silent by the end of this century.The reasons are that the speakers always receive social inequalities and disrespect from others.If the speakers themselves are treated unfairly and disrespected by others，what will happen to their surroundings，let alone their language?
63.What does the underlined word mean in the passage?
A.Reveal. B.Translate. C.Influence. D.Misunderstand.
64.What does the author seem to agree with?
A.Babies tend to be sensitive to various sounds.
B.Babies have a strong language analytical ability.
C.Early exposure to various languages benefits children.
D.Babies’ cognitive ability is generally better than adults’.
65.Why will many languages in the world go silent in the author’s opinion?
A.They have lost their original fascination. B.Their pronunciations are usually hard to learn.
C.The official languages are strongly advocated.
D.The speakers’ social positions change for the worse.
66.What is the best title of this passage?
A.Languages Have Different Functions B.Language Is Changing Constantly
C.The Environment Shapes Us D.Our Language Is Ourselves
D
Hollywood’s theory that machines with evil(邪恶的) minds will drive armies of killer robots is just silly.The real problem relates to the possibility that artificial intelligence(AI) may become extremely good at achieving something other than what we really want.In 1960 a well-known mathematician Norbert Wiener, who founded the field of cybernetics(控制论), put it this way: “If we use, to achieve our purposes, a mechanical agency with whose operation we cannot effectively interfere(干预), we had better be quite sure that the purpose put into the machine is the purpose which we really desire.”
A machine with a specific purpose has another quality, one that we usually associate with living things: a wish to preserve its own existence.For the machine, this quality is not in-born, nor is it something introduced by humans; it is a logical consequence of the simple fact that the machine cannot achieve its original purpose if it is dead.So if we send out a robot with the single instruction of fetching coffee, it will have a strong desire to secure success by disabling its own off switch or even killing anyone who might interfere with its task.If we are not careful, then, we could face a kind of global chess match against very determined, super intelligent machines whose objectives conflict with our own, with the real world as the chessboard.
The possibility of entering into and losing such a match should concentrate the minds of computer scientists.Some researchers argue that we can seal the machines inside a kind of firewall, using them to answer difficult questions but never allowing them to affect the real world.Unfortunately, that plan seems unlikely to work: we have yet to invent a firewall that is secure against ordinary humans, let alone super intelligent machines.
Solving the safety problem well enough to move forward in AI seems to be possible but not easy.There are probably decades in which to plan for the arrival of super intelligent machines.But the problem should not be dismissed out of hand, as it has been by some AI researchers.Some argue that humans and machines can coexist as long as they work in teams—yet that is not possible unless machines share the goals of humans.Others say we can just “switch them off” as if super intelligent machines are too stupid to think of that possibility.Still others think that super intelligent AI will never happen.On September 11, 1933, famous physicist Ernest Rutherford stated, with confidence, “Anyone who expects a source of power in the transformation of these atoms is talking moonshine.” However, on September 12, 1933, physicist Leo Szilard invented the neutron-induced(中子诱导) nuclear chain reaction.
67.Paragraph 1 mainly tells us that artificial intelligence may 　　　.?
A.run out of human control B.satisfy human’s real desires
C.command armies of killer robots D.work faster than a mathematician
68. Machines with specific purposes are associated with living things partly because they might be able to 　　　.?
A.prevent themselves from being destroyed B achieve their original goals independently
C.do anything successfully with given orders D.beat humans in international chess matches
69.According to some researchers, we can use firewalls to 　　　.?
A.help super intelligent machines work better B.be secure against evil human beings
C.keep machines from being harmed D.avoid robots’ affecting the world
70.What does the author think of the safety problem of super intelligent machines?
A.It will disappear with the development of AI. B.It will get worse with human interference.
C.It will be solved but with difficulty. D.It will stay for a decade.
第Ⅱ卷（共35分）
单词拼写 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
71 . —Johnson is feeling a bit f after last night’s get-together.
—Well，he must have drunk himself stupid during it and he should have a rest.
—Did you stay at the party until the very end last night?
—No，I left as early as it was c___________ with politeness.
73. His health is improving day by day. It is quite a that the medicine has a good effect on his disease.
74. According to the government report，now more and more chances are being given to those who dream big but
have difficulty in achieving their a___________ .
Be ready and willing to make c___________ between your needs and those of your partner.
任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Zebras Have Their Own Bug Repellent(驱虫剂)?
Er... bugs！They are so annoying！We humans are lucky that we can apply repellents to avoid nasty bites.But what’s an animal to do？They have no choice but to spend their days shooing them off with their tails，unless，of course，they are zebras，who apparently have their own automatic repellent—their striped skin!
Scientists had originally thought that the reason why the animal had developed the black and white lines was to help protect itself from predators(食肉动物) in the African Savannah(大草原)，because the stripes make it difficult to single out one zebra that is traveling with a herd.While that may be true，the theory has never been tested or proven.Now the experts have another—that the stripes have evolved to repel the annoying horseflies that not only feed off their blood，but also，transmit dangerous germs into the bodies of these innocent animals.
The study was performed by a team of Swedish scientists.One of the clues that got them thinking along these lines was the fact that darker horses got bitten more often than light-colored or white ones.
The fact that zebras are born black and only develop stripes as they grow older made the scientists theorize that the stripes may be something the animals have developed to make themselves less attractive to flies.
To test if this may be the case，they painted some boards at a horse-infested horse farm in Budapest with patterns of black and white stripes of varying widths and applied a layer of glue on them.What they noticed was that the places where the black and white stripes were at their narrowest(similar to what zebras have) attracted the fewest flies.They achieved similar results when they painted horses with black and white zebra-like stripes.
While the research are not sure why this may be the case，they believe it may be something to do with the way insects operate—horseflies are attracted to horizontally polarized light(偏振光)；since white does not reflect it，white horses are luckier than black ones.But zebras seem to be the luckiest of all.When the researchers measured the polarized light reflected from real zebra skins，they found that it matched light patterns that were the least attractive to horseflies.
While this theory does make logical sense，nobody is 100 percent sure that it is really true，given that it has never been tested on a real zebra.If it is true，it does raise the question of why a horse，a close relative of the zebra has failed to develop stripes.The researchers believe that this could be because there are more horseflies in Africa，where zebras reside，than anywhere else in the world.
Title：Zebras Have Their Own Bug Repellent？
Reasons why zebras develop their strips
Original belief
With the black and white lines，one zebra is difficult to single out while traveling with a herd，thus 76. it from its enemies.
New theory
Zebras，residing in Africa where there are most horseflies in the world have developed strips to 77. being attacked.
A study
Researchers
A team of scientists from 78. .
79.
To test if strips are developed to make zebras less attractive to flies.
Clues
*White or light-colored horses are less80. to get bitten than dark ones.
*Zebras develop strips as they grow older though born black.
Method
*Some boards at a horse farm are painted with patterns of black and white stripes of various 81. ，a layer of glue applied on them.
*Measured the polarized light reflected from real zebra skins.
82._______
*The places where the black and white stripes at the narrowest were similar to the 83. zebras have attracted the fewest flies.
*Strips of zebras matched light patterns that were the least attractive to horseflies.
Principle of zebras’ black and white strips repelling the flies
Horizontally polarized light，which white does not reflect,84. to horseflies.
Conclusion
85. tested on real zebras，the theory isn’t definitely true.
第六部分: 书面表达 (满分 20 分)
请阅读下面文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇 150 词左右的文章。
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire.He told his employer of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life.He would miss the paycheck，but he needed to retire.They could get by.
The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor.The carpenter said yes，but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work.He resorted to shoddy(卑劣的) workmanship and used inferior(低劣的) materials.
It was an unfortunate way to end his career.When the carpenter finished his work and the boss came to inspect the house，then he handed the front door key to the carpenter.“This is your house，” he said，“my gift to you.”
What a shock！What a shame！If he had only known he was building his own house，he would have done it all so differently.Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.
写作内容
1.用约30个单词概述上面短文的主要内容；
2.描述你读完故事后的心理感受；
3.简述实际生活中有哪些类似现象？ 你有何建议？
写作要求
1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3.不必写标题。
评分标准
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
















苏州新草桥中学2019-2020学年第一学期
高三英语10月月考试卷
听力 1-5 BABCA 6-10 CCBAB 11-15 ABCAB 16-20 ACACB
单选 21-25 ACDDC 26-30 DDBCB 31-35 BDCBB
完形 36-40 BADCA 41-45 CBDAB 46-50 CDADA 51-55 CDBDC
阅读 56-58 BCB 59-62 DBDB 63-66 ACDD 67-70AADC
单词拼写
71.fragile 72. consistent 73. apparent 74. ambitions 75. compromises
任务型阅读
76.protecting 77.avoid 78.Sweden 79.Purpose 80.likely
81.widths 82.Findings 83.ones 84.appeals 85.Unless
书面表达
参考范文
An old carpenter constructed a low-quality house before retirement.Beyond his expectation，the house was sent by the employer to him as a farewell gift.
Upon finishing the story，I am occupied by mixed feelings.I am definitely angry with the carpenter，who obviously lacked a sense of responsibility.Meanwhile，I feel quite regretful for him as well，as his good reputation collapsed due to his last stupid action.
As a matter of fact，stories of this kind frequently occur in modern society.For instance，some students cheat in exams；some businessmen sell pirated products for big profits；some public officials go corrupt regardless of their fame.All these disgraceful acts have disturbed the orders of society.We know society is based on criteria，laws and regulations，without which trouble or even catastrophes will come to us.It must be kept in mind that harm set，harm get.Whatever we do and whenever we conduct it，honesty as well as responsibility should be our ultimate pursuit.
答案详解
二、单项选择
21. A
【解析】考查形容词的辨析。A. alternative可供替代的；B. aggressive好斗的，有进取心；C. ambiguous有野心的，耗时的；D. apparent显而易见的。句意：恐龙的消失未必是由天体灾害引起的，但是也很难找到其它的解释。故选A。
C
解析　当定语从句的先行词为occasion(某个时刻)，stay(逗留的一段时间)等时，用when引导定语从句，when在从句中作状语。
D
解析　考查非谓语动词。从句意可以看出，句子的逻辑主语是the tourists from Taiwan and I，与show之间构成被动关系，同时动作发生在谓语动词wish之前，所以第一空用Having been shown；而第二空是there be的变体结构形式。
24. D
解析　句意为：小偷在承认那天晚上闯入了Mrs.Robinson的家之后，被判处坐牢三年。sentence sb.to...判处某人……；admit后跟动名词作宾语。
25. C
解析　考查独立主格结构。句意为：手里拿了把枪，窃贼冲进银行，只有眼睛露在外面。第一空with a gun in his hand手里拿着一把枪，为介词with的复合结构，作独立主格结构，表伴随；第二空也考查独立主格结构，eyes与expose之间存在被动关系，用过去分词，
D
解析　句意为：依据2009年和2011年颁布的规定，吸烟场所将会受到严格控制而不是禁止。在法律、条约、协定等文件中，shall表示义务、规定等。
27. D
解析　句意为：约翰代表球队接受了冠军奖励。on behalf of代表，符合句意。in honour of为了纪念；in favour of支持；on account of因为，由于。
B
解析　此处是一个非限制性定语从句，喜欢的是“书”，故用which作关系代词作介词of 的宾语。
C
解析　句意为：——我听说Linda赢得了写作比赛的一等奖。——怎么会呢？她之前对此根本不感兴趣。根据题干中的“She had showed no interest in it at all before.”可知，空处表示的应是吃惊的语气，故how come“怎么会”符合语境。what for为什么；why not为什么不呢；so what那又怎样。
B
解析　句意为：我第一次遇见他的时候，他在一家大公司当秘书。the first time是一个名词性短语作连词，引导时间状语从句。
B
解析　句意为：他有音乐天分，并且在30岁时被任命为上海乐团管弦乐队的指挥家。assign分配，分派；appoint任命；recommend推荐；honour授予荣誉。
32. D
【解析】考查虚拟语气。句意：如果政府和科学家不共同努力，艾滋病相关的死亡就不会从2005年的最高点下降。使用虚拟语气，if条件句用的had done, 而且省略it,将had提前，主句用would have done表示对过去情况的虚拟。故选D。
33.C
【解析】考查名词辨析。句意：准时付电费很重要，因为付晚了会影响你的信用。condition 条件；income收入；credit学分，信用（卡）。 根据句意故选C。
B
【解析】考查动词短语辨析。短语fall off跌落，下降；take off起飞，成功，受欢迎；turn off 关闭；leave off停止，中断；句意：由于良好的创业环境，很多大学生创办的生意都很成功。根据句意可知B正确。　
35.　B
解析　句意为：——你知道吗？琼这个学期得到了头等奖学金。——真的吗？但是我觉得亨利才是幕后英雄，他总是帮助琼学习。a back-seat driver企图越权者；a back-room boy幕后英雄，无名功臣；an early bird早起的人；a mother hen爱操心的女人。根据句意可知，应选B。
三、完形 36-40 BADCA 41-45 CBDAB 46-50 CDADA 51-55 CDBDC
语篇解读　本文讲述了一只叫“小企鹅”的小鸟拯救了瘫痪的Sam的精神世界的故事。
36.答案　B
解析　依据本空后的“in the sea”可知在海里只能是“游泳(swim)”。故B项正确。
37.答案　A
解析　stairs楼梯；ceiling天花板；sidewalk人行道；edge边缘，优势。依据上下文可知是“沿楼梯上屋顶平台去欣赏周围的景色”。故A项正确。
38.答案　D
解析　依据上下文可知，此处与后面的around构成短语“turn around”表示“转身”，符合此处的语境。故选D。
39.答案　C
解析　sit坐；play玩；lean倚靠；warn警告。依据上下文可知是“Sam和她所倚靠的栏杆一起掉了下去”。故C项正确。
40.答案　A
解析　spot看见，发现，注意到；rescue营救；shoot射击；catch抓住。依据上下文可知，此处表示的是“Noah看见了路上有一只小幼鸟”。故A项正确。
41.答案　C
解析　lift up举起；clean up清理；pick up捡起；wake up醒来。依据上下文可知“他们把小鸟捡起来并带回家”。故C项正确。
42.答案　B
解析　unfit不适合的；fragile脆弱的；stout结实的；flexible灵活的。依据上下文可知“小鸟只有两到三个星期大”即小鸟是很“脆弱的”。故B项正确。
43.答案　D
解析　disappointing令人失望的；compulsory强制的；tiring令人厌烦的；great极好的，了不起的。依据上下文可知“在照顾鸟的问题上，大家认为一起照顾才好”。故D项正确。
44.答案　A
解析　company陪伴；assistance帮助；friendship友谊；romance浪漫。依据上下文可知Sam喜欢小鸟是因为这样一来她就有了陪伴。故A项正确。
45.答案　B
解析　依据上下文可知，此处表示“Sam有了小鸟以后可以毫无负担地向小鸟吐露心声”，此处用unburden oneself表示“吐露心声”之意。故选B。
46.答案　C
解析　subscribe同意，订阅；respond反映；complain抱怨；submit提交，屈服。依据上下文可知，此处表示的是Sam可以背着Cameron向小鸟报怨。故C项正确。
47.答案　D
解析　wind缠绕；follow跟随，遵循；fight战斗，斗争；push推，挤。依据上下文可知，此处表示的是“小鸟钻进被窝里”即“把它自己挤进去”。故D项正确。
48.答案　A
解析　drawback缺点；strength优势；compromise妥协，折衷，让步；virtue美德。依据上下文可知，“小鸟也有缺点，比如她没有上卫生间的习惯，弄得家里一团糟等等”。
49.答案　D
解析　sign标志，标记；word单词，消息；smile微笑；call呼叫。依据上下文可知，此处表示的是“小鸟叫着要开门进来”。故D项正确。
50.答案　A
解析　independence独立；perseverance坚持不懈；tolerance容忍；performance表现。依据上下文可知“随着小鸟长大它越来越独立”。故A项正确。
51.答案　C
解析　casual随意的；happy开心的；surprise意想不到的事；cautious谨慎的。依据上下文可知“小鸟越长大出去的时间越长，但在儿子13岁生日时却意外地回来了”。故C项正确。
52.答案　D
解析　依据上下文和时态可知“小鸟在一年前离开后就再也没有出现过了”，此处since自……以来，自……以后，符合语境。故选D。
53.答案　B
解析　dream梦想；start开始；liberation解放；success成功。依据上下文可知“自从小鸟走后，Sam也开始了她的新生活”。故B项正确。
54.答案　D
解析　prison监狱；way方式；border边界；wheelchair轮椅。依据上下文可知“Sam最终恢复了健康，不再使用轮椅了”。故D项正确。
55.案　C
解析　get at到达；get across(使)理解；get through度过，熬过；get into进入。依据上下文可知“Sam最终熬过了那段最艰难的日子得以康复”。故C项正确。
四、阅读 56-58 BCB 59-62 DBDB 63-66 ACDD 67-70AADC
A篇【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了在寒冷的三月的一天,垒球队的姑娘们在训练时发生的惊心动魄的一慕——Paris突发心力衰竭,生死关头,队友Taylor勇敢地站出来,对她进行心肺复苏,最终使她平安脱险。
56.B　细节理解题。由第三段第二句“Paris had suffered a sudden heart failure.”可知,Paris突发心脏病,故选B项。是对首段中Taylor Bisbee shivered(发抖)a little的曲解。
57.C　细节理解题。由倒数第三段Paris和experts的话可知,这种情况下,多数人都很难存活,她是非常幸运的,是团队救了她,她得到了即时的心肺复苏术。
58.B　推理判断题。由第五段可知,Taylor虽然对自己的技术不太自信,但在没有其他人站出来的情况下,仍然跑向Paris并开始做心肺复苏术,她心里清楚,这是生与死的区别,由此可以推测Taylor是非常勇敢而且冷静的,故选B项。A项“热情且善良的”,C项“善于合作且慷慨的”,D项“有野心且专业的”。
B篇 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了一份针对儿童的出版物——TOKNOW Magazine的特点、内容、定价及退订政策等相关信息。
59.D　细节理解题。由第二段左框中的TOKNOW makes complex ideas attractive可知,这份杂志的特殊之处在于它能把复杂的概念变得很吸引人,即D项“它把娱乐和复杂的概念结合起来了”。
60.B　细节理解题。由第二段右框中...a fresh new topic with articles...可知,该杂志每月提出一个新话题,并配以文章、实验和创新的东西,故选B项“关于新话题的文章”。
61.D　细节理解题。由题干中的几个关键点12-month(即annual“一年的”)、with gift pack及from China(即Rest of World)可锁定价格为70英镑,故选D项。
62.B　细节理解题。由文章最后一句的退订政策可知,订阅者在28天内可退订并收回全款,故选B项。A项“免费的生日礼物”,易误选。仔细阅读Happy Birthday All Year!下的文字可知,这个礼物并不一定是生日礼物,只是每个月都会投递到邮箱的礼品,让你感觉像过生日一样快乐。
C篇【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，告诉我们：语言其实就是我们自身的间接反映。
63.答案　A
解析　词义猜测题。根据第一段第一句中的“every sentence we speak reflects something about who we are as humans”可知，作者认为我们所说的语言反映了我们自身的信息，接着下文阐述了“What you call the night before Halloween may be tied to your religious beliefs.What kind of slang you use may come from the habits of the community you grew up in.”这两个例子，故画线词所在句表示的是无论你说的是“soda”还是“pop”，这都可能透露出你来自哪个国家、哪个地区。intimate意为“透露，暗示”，同A项reveal的含义相近。
64.答案　C
解析　细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“Children exposed to different languages early in life and growing up with various kinds of languages around them always develop better cognitive(认知的) functions，such as the ability to focus and ignore distractions.”可知，孩子们在早期生活中接触不同语言有助于更好地培养他们诸如集中精力、不分心等的认知能力，故选C项。
65.答案　D
解析　细节理解题。根据最后一段最后两句“The reasons are that the speakers always receive social inequalities and disrespect from others...let alone their language？”可知，作者认为许多语言消失的原因是其使用者受到了不公正的对待，即使用者的社会地位变糟了，故选D项。
66.答案　D
解析　标题归纳题。通读全文，尤其是第一段第一句“As we all know，every sentence we speak reflects something about who we are as humans.”及下文所举的种种例子可知，本文主要讲的是语言是我们人类自身的间接反映，故D项“我们的语言就是我们自己”作本文标题最佳。
D篇
【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。文章讨论了人工智能随着科技的发展可能超出人类的控制以及人类应如何应对此类安全问题。
67.A　细节理解题。由第一段中的artificial intelligence(AI)may become ex-tremely good at achieving something other than what we really want“人工智能可能会变得极度善于达成某事而不是我们真正想要的那样”可知,人工智能可能会超出人类控制,故选A项。
68.A　细节理解题。由题干中的machines with specific purposes可定位到第二段第一句“A machine with a specific purpose has another quality,one that we usually associate with living things:a wish to preserve its own existence.”,由此可知,机器人要保证自己的存在,即A项“避免它们自己被消灭掉”。B项“独立达到它们的初始目标”。C项“按照既有指令成功地完成任何事”,D项“在国际象棋比赛中击败人类 ”,均答非所问。
69.D　细节理解题。由第三段中的“Some researchers argue that we can seal the machines inside a kind of firewall,using them to answer difficult questions but never allowing them to affect the real world.”可知,一些研究者认为,我们可以用防火墙让机器人回答难题,但从不允许它们影响真实世界,故选D项“避免机器人影响世界”。
70.C　观点态度题。由最后一段首句“Solving the safety problem well enough to move forward in AI seems to be possible but not easy.”可知,作者认为,解决超级智能机器的安全问题是可能的,但并非易事,故选C项。
五、单词拼写
71.fragile 72. consistent 73. apparent 74. ambitions 75. compromises
六、任务型阅读
语篇解读　人类可以利用各种方法抵御蚊虫的叮咬，那么动物怎么做呢？科学家发现斑马的黑白条纹可能是它们用来抵御蚊虫叮咬的方法。
76.答案　protecting
解析　根据第二段的句子“to help protect itself from predators(食肉动物) in the African savannah(大草原)，because the stripes make it difficult to single out one zebra that is traveling with a herd”可知科学家原来认为斑马长着黑白相间的条纹是为了保护自己免受敌人的进攻，此处用protecting作伴随状语。
77.答案　avoid
解析　根据第二段的句子“Now the experts have another—that the stripes have evolved to repel the annoying horseflies”可知科学家现在又发现斑马长着黑白相间的条纹是为了保护自己免受叮咬或进攻，故填avoid。
78.答案　Sweden
解析　根据第三段的句子“The study was performed by a team of Swedish scientists.”可知研究人员来自瑞典(Sweden)。
79.答案　Purpose
解析　根据右边的内容“To test if strips are developed to make zebras less attractive to flies.”可知这是这项调查的目的(Purpose)。
80.答案　likely
解析　根据第三段的句子“One of the clues that got them thinking along these lines was the fact that darker horses got bitten more often than light-colored or white ones.”可知白色或浅色的马比黑色的马被咬的可能性要小，所以填likely。
81.答案　widths
解析　根据第五段的“with patterns of black and white stripes of varying widths”可知科学家在板上画了不同宽度的黑白条纹，故填widths。
82.答案　Findings
解析　右边的内容是这次调查的结果，填Findings。
83.答案　ones
解析　根据第五段倒数第二句可知这里用ones代替stripes。
84.答案　appeals
解析　根据倒数第二段的句子“horseflies are attracted to horizontally polarized light(偏振光)；since white does not reflect it”可知attracts替换为同义短语appeals to。
85.答案　Unless
解析　根据最后一段的句子“While this theory does make logical sense，nobody is 100 percent sure that it is really true，given that it has never been tested on a real zebra.”可知如果不在真的斑马身上做实验，人们就不能绝对肯定这个结果是真实的，故填Unless。
录音原文：
Text 1
M: Susan, is Craig in the office? I must ask him about these numbers today.
W: Oh, he is out for a meeting. But you can reach him on his mobile phone.
Text 2
M: Nice to meet you. Where do you work, if I may ask?
W: Oh, I work at the University of San Diego.
M: I’m from Saint Louis. How’s the weather in San Diego?
W: It’s warm most of the time.
Text 3
W: David, are you still teaching Chinese?
M: Yes, and I have an especially interesting class this year. I have eighteen students from different countries.
W: How are they doing?
M: Very well. They are learning a lot, and so am I.
Text 4
M: Where shall we go on holiday this year?
W: Why don’t we take a train down to the seaside? Or we could borrow my dad’s car.
M: Going to the seaside is a great idea, but I’d like to fly there to save time.
Text 5
W: Bob, can I come to see you at your home tomorrow evening?
M: Sure, but Vicky and I have decided to go shopping tomorrow afternoon. So, call me before you come. Okay?
W: Alright.
Text 6
W: Excuse me, sir. Do I take the train for Sydney there?
M: Uh… when does it leave?
W: At 9:28. Here’s my ticket.
M: Oh, let me have a look. Um… yes. Platform Two.
W: Thank you. By the way, what time does it reach Sydney?
M: You should be there at 11:34.
W: Must I change?
M: No. It’s a through train.
W: Thank you.
M: You’re welcome. Have a nice trip.
Text 7
M: Martha!
W: Roger!
M: What are you doing here? You live in Manchester, don’t you?
W: Yes, that’s right. I do. But I’m having a week’s holiday here.
M: What?! Here in Milan?
W: Yes. I’m visiting a friend. What about you? What are you doing here? Having a holiday as well?
M: No, not me. I’m working. I’m looking for some new shoe designs for the shop.
W: Oh yes. You are the manager of the shoe shop now, aren’t you?
M: Yes, that’s right. And it’s doing quite well.
W: Which hotel are you staying at, by the way?
M: Well, I’m not staying in Milan anymore. I’m catching the train to Florence in half an hour. In fact I must go now. Have a nice holiday.
W: Thanks. Bye Roger.
Text 8
W: How can I help you, Mr. Daniels?
M: Well, I started having headaches a couple of weeks ago and they’re getting worse. I can’t sleep properly. I feel tired all the time. And the worst thing is my hair is going grey and I’m only 30.
W: I see. Let me ask you some questions. Do you smoke?
M: No. I gave up a month ago.
W: Right. I see you’re a salesman. How many hours a week do you work?
M: Normally, I do eight hours a day. But at the moment I’m working at least 10 hours and some Saturdays.
W: That’s a lot. What do you do when you want to have a rest?
M: Well, I usually sit in front of the TV with a sandwich and a few beers.
W: Hmm. Do you do any exercise at the moment?
M: Not really. But I’m losing a lot of weight and I don’t know why.
W: I think you are suffering from overwork. I want you to eat a wider variety of food and do some exercise. Come back and see me in four weeks and I’ll give you a check-up.
Text 9
W: Good evening. In today’s program we’ll learn about a small island off the coast of Maine from the people living on it. Let’s welcome our guest, Mr. Kevin Baldwin. So Kevin, what is it like to live on Frenchboro?
M: Well, life on Frenchboro is different from the way most people are living. There are no movie theatres, clothing stores or restaurants. What we do have is the most beautiful, peaceful island anyone could wish for. There are about fifty people living on it where everyone knows everyone else.
W: Where do children go to school?
M: We have a school where the students have small classes, five or six students with a teacher in a class. Each child is well cared for.
W: Where do you get medical care?
M: There are no medical services on the island. We take care of ourselves and each other to the best of our abilities, and head to the mainland for medical attention. Visitors are expected to keep themselves healthy and bring with them enough medicine during their stay on the island.
Text 10
M: Hello everybody. My name is David Anderson. I’m glad to be invited by the International Student Centre to give you a talk on how to protect yourselves and avoid losses, both on and off campus. First, if you, especially the girls, are in a café or restaurant, make sure that your bag is where you can keep an eye on it. If you want to leave for a while, don’t ask a stranger to take care of it. Just take it with you. Second, if you drive, park in a public car park, or at least in a well-lighted area if it’s at night. Avoid the quiet dark roads, and don’t leave your passport, laptop, or cash in the car. Third, if you have to walk home alone late at night, stick to well-lighted areas. If you really think someone is going to hurt you, go to the nearest house and ask for help. If a car stops to ask for information, just keep well clear of the door. At last, I just want to say that in this country, it is not allowed to carry a knife, or anything that can be used as a weapon, even if it’s for self-defense. Actually, this isn’t a dangerous town if you’re careful enough.

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