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湖北省新高考联考协作体2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题（含听力）
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、短对话
1. How does the girl want to go to the museum?
A. By subway. B. By bus. C. By car.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】
M: This month, our trip will be to the museum. We will take a school bus to the Colma station. Then we’ll take the subway downtown. Yes, Tammy?
W: Can our parents drive us instead?
M: No, I want us to go as a group.
2. What has the weather been like recently?
A. Really dry. B. Really wet. C. Really cold.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】
W: I heard on the news that we’re finally going to be getting some rain in the next few days.
M: That’s good news. This has been one of the driest months on record, so I’m sure the trees really need it.
3. What does the wedding hall forbid doing?
A. Throwing rice.
B. Throwing the pieces of newspaper.
C. Throwing colored paper.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】
W: What a wonderful wedding that was! It will be a big task to sweep up all that litter.
M: The rules of the wedding hall say throwing colored paper is banned. Throwing rice is OK. And even bits of torn-up newspaper are allowed.
W: That’s crazy!
4. What is the probable occupation of the man?
A. A politician. B. A lawyer. C. A journalist.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】
W: On the front page of yesterday’s newspaper, it says that you have come to an agreement with the Canadian government. Can you tell us more about that?
M: Absolutely. We have agreed to continue working together to improve economic relations between our two countries.
5. How many liters of water did the man drink today?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】
W: Can I have something to drink? My throat is so dry from our workout earlier, and all I had today was about a liter.
M: You need to drink some water then. I drink two liters a day usually, and an extra one when I exercise.
二、长对话
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. How does the man sound at first?
A. Nervous. B. Thrilled. C. Disappointed.
7. What color does the woman think old trains were?
A. Black. B. Green. C. Red.
【答案】6．B
7．A
【解析】
【原文】
M: Let’s visit the steam railway tomorrow. It’s so exciting.
W: You’re like a little boy who wants to see those old trains pumping out smoke and steam.
M: I love the power and the size of them — but most of all I just love the steam. It is great to see them in action and we can ride on one as well.
W: Yes. I like them, too. It is like going back to the old days when all trains were black.
M: Well, tomorrow there will be green ones and red ones, too.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What kind of show does the man want to make?
A. A cooking show. B. A quiz show. C. An interview show.
9. Where does the man want people to watch his show?
A. In their offices. B. In their homes. C. In their cars.
10. What is the woman’s advice?
A. Picking a different goal.
B. Saving up some money.
C. Making his show different from others.
【答案】8．C
9．B
10．C
【解析】
【原文】
W: I understand that you’re looking to start a show within the next two years. Is this true?
M: Yes. I’ve always wanted to be one of the people you see on television talking to guests about their careers.
W: Have you thought about other options? Those types of shows can be on many different types of media. Many hosts start out on the radio, but now the technology is better and you can even make a show on the Internet.
M: I want it to be the show that people watch while they’re eating dinner.
W: That’s a good goal, but it’ll be difficult to get you on television with just that idea. I suggest you come up with something that makes you different from the other similar shows airing now.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Co-workers. B. Doctor and patient. C. Teacher and student.
12. What is the woman planning on doing first?
A. Buying a gift. B. Going to the hospital. C. Picking up name cards.
13. How did the woman feel at Andy’s birthday last year?
A. Angry. B. Confused. C. Satisfied.
【答案】11．A
12．B
13．B
【解析】
【原文】
M: Can you pick up the name cards for the conference?
W: Sure, but I need to stop by the hospital first and drop off the card and gift we got for Andy.
M: Of course! I can’t believe I forgot about that.
W: I hope I bought him the right gift.
M: I’m sure it’s fine.
W: I hope so, because last year I wasn’t sure if he liked the birthday gift I got him. I bought him a Lego Star Wars set, because I overheard him talk about it with Mary. But, when he opened it, he asked me if I thought he was a child.
M: I remember that! That was funny! He was joking but you looked so lost. We just laughed at your reaction.
W: OK, I figured he was joking, but I was not sure.
M: No, no. He appreciated it. How long will he be in hospital, do you know?
W: A few more days. He should be able to get back to work soon.
M: OK, great. Send him my best!
W: Will do!
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. Why is going to the lake a bad idea?
A. It is too small. B. It will be too crowded. C. It is too hot.
15. What does the woman plan to do first?
A. Prepare lunch. B. Pack the luggage. C. Make coffee.
16. Where will the man probably get his drink?
A. At home. B. At the gas station. C. At the beach store.
17. What does the man want to use the towels for?
A. Lying on. B. Drying him off. C. Giving shade.
【答案】14．C
15．B
16．B
17．A
【解析】
【原文】
M: Let’s go for a swim today.
W: How about going to the lake?
M: It’s too hot inland. The temperature is supposed to reach 105 degrees today.
W: Then where should we go?
M: I think the coast is the best place.
W: But the beaches will be too crowded today, won’t they? It’s Saturday, so everyone will have the same idea as we do.
M: I know a place that isn’t as popular. That beach is rather small and rocky, but it will be suitable for swimming.
W: Sounds great! I’ll pack our bags. Can you fix something for lunch? We can eat on the way.
M: Sure. Cheese sandwiches are easy to eat on the road. We can buy cold soda at the gas station.
W: I’d rather take iced coffee.
M: You’ll have to make it, then. I never know how you like it.
W: All right. Do you want me to pack a pair of pants for you?
M: No, I’ll just wear my swimsuit. I can dry off in the sun before we leave the beach.
W: I’ll take extra towels, just in case.
M: That’s good. We can lie on them in the sun.
W: And if there aren’t a lot of trees, we can hang up the towels for some shade.
M: You could do that, but not for me.
三、短文
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. What is the goal of the exercise?
A. To learn how to follow instructions.
B. To learn about the importance of business.
C. To learn about the Industrial Revolution.
19. Which class did business managers belong to according to the speaker?
A. The upper class. B. The middle to lower class. C. The working class.
20. How many students will be needed to be the bank and security officers in total?
A. Four. B. Three. C. Two.
【答案】18．C
19．B
20．A
【解析】
【原文】
In today’s class, we will do a role-playing exercise to better understand what life was like during the Industrial Revolution in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th century. All the information you need is in the instruction sheet in front of you. First, I will need to separate the class into three groups. Each group represents a different class during that time period. The first group will represent the upper class and play the role of owners of businesses in the city. The second group will represent the middle to lower class and play the role of business managers. The third group will represent and play the role of the working class. This last group will consist of different types of working-class families, such as single-parent families and families who lost their parents. In addition to those groups, I will need two students to represent the bank and two to represent security officers.
Each group will have a specific set of goals they must reach by the end of class while trying to follow city rules, like paying taxes and keeping the city at peace. Any questions?
四、阅读理解
This Mother’s Day we asked a handful of children’s book experts and writers which stories and characters come to mind when they think about motherhood.
Runaway Bunny
by Margaret Wise Brown
Since it was first published in 1942, Brown’s Runaway Bunny has never gone out of print. It is pretty much a work of genius! Brown opened the door for parents to feel like they’re reading a story about love and caring about their children while the children are exploring their own individual identity and how close they are or separated they are from the adults in their lives.
Brown Angels: An Album of Pictures and Verse
by Walter Dean Myers
It is a collection of photographs Myers collected over the years. Myers writes, “Seeing their faces scrubbed and beaming and them dressed in their Sunday best makes me think about the hardworking parents and grandparents who have taken time to take care of their children.”
Mommy’s Hometown
by Hope Lim
This story is about a boy and his mother’s trip to her childhood home in Korea. The boy discovers the town is not how he imagined it would be. Mommy’s Hometown starts from the specific lens (镜头) of Korean culture, but has the universal feature of memory and perception.
Happy Dreams, Little Bunny
written and illustrated by Leah Hong
Happy Dreams, Little Bunny is “a next-generation Runaway Bunny.” Through a gentle dialogue, it guides us to find peace in our imagination and to grow in autonomy and independence.
21. Which statement of Runaway Bunny is NOT correct?
A. .It has been published for 80 years.
B. It is appreciated widely.
C. It will separate adults and children.
D. It can help kids to find their individuality.
22. Whose book is the best choice for a photograph fan?
A. Margaret Wise Brown. B. Walter Dean Myers.
C. Leah Hong. D. Hope Lim.
23. What do these books have in common?
A. They all have no pictures.
B. They are all about Korean culture.
C. They all have gentle dialogues.
D. They are all suitable for moms and kids.
【答案】21．C
22．B
23．D
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了四本专家推荐的父母与孩子一起阅读的儿童读物。
21. 细节理解题。根据Runaway Bunny部分中的“while the children are exploring their own individual identity and how close they are or separated they are from the adults in their lives.(布朗为父母们打开了一扇门，让他们感觉自己正在阅读一个关于爱和关心孩子的故事，而孩子们正在探索自己的个人身份，以及他们与自己生活中的成年人有多亲密或有多分离。)”可知，该书对于孩子探索个人特质，理解亲子之间的距离有好处。而C项“It will separate adults and children.(它将把成人和儿童分开。)”与本文内容不符，所以错误。故选C项。
22. 细节理解题。根据Brown Angels: An Album of Pictures and Verse部分中的“It is a collection of photographs Myers collected over the years.(这是迈尔斯多年来收集的摄影集。)”可知，Walter Dean Myers的书是一本摄影集，最适合摄影爱好者。故选B项。
23. 推理判断题。根据本文首句“This Mother’s Day we asked a handful of children’s book experts and writers which stories and characters come to mind when they think about motherhood.(在这个母亲节，我们询问了一些儿童书籍专家和作家，当他们想到母亲身份时，他们会想到哪些故事和人物。)”和四本书的具体介绍可以推断出，这四本书都是适合妈妈和孩子一起阅读的儿童读物。故选D项。
His interest in Chinese language and characters dates from 1972, when Richard Sears, was a 22-year-old physics major at Portland State University in Oregon. To Sears, the characters were complex with many strokes（笔画）and almost no apparent logic. But when he could get an explanation of a Chinese character’s original meaning and an interpretation of its pictographs (象形文字), it would suddenly become apparent how all the strokes had come to be. “I’m a physicist, so I don’t like blind memorization. I knew that Chinese characters came from pictographs and I wanted to know the stories behind the Chinese characters.”
As he studied, Sears found that many of the explanations were conflicting and even the experts were at odds. He decided to computerize the characters, so that he could separate good opinions from bad ones. He scanned about 96,000 ancient characters and established the database of them.
In 2002 he got his website up and named it Chinese Etymology, where visitors can check for free the development of Chinese characters in various forms, from the original pictographs to the modern simplified forms. The clicks to the website went up to 600,000 in one day. Overnight he became American Uncle Hanzi, a nickname（绰号）given by Chinese netizens.
Besides, he has explained the origin of 15,000 modern characters. For example, the character jia (home) has a rooftop and a pig underneath. In southern China where it rains a lot, people put their houses on stilts（木桩）, so if it flooded, the inside of the house would not get wet. So, the pigs live underneath the house.
Last year, Sears set up his studio in Nanjing that focuses on applying AR, animation（动画）and artificial intelligence to tell stories of Chinese culture and character origins. He has made over 60 such videos in English with Chinese subtitles for Bilibili, a video website. “They have both entertainment and educational value,” he says.
In the meantime, Sears has been updating the database. “My philosophy is huo dao lao xue dao lao.”
24. According to Paragraph 1, why did Sears want to know the stories behind the Chinese characters?
A. To make his life in China much easier.
B. To become an expert at Chinese characters.
C. To solve some related problems in physics.
D. To memorize Chinese characters more easily.
25. What does “were at odds” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Held different views. B. Showed no interest.
C. Had no doubt at all. D. Were under attack.
26. What did Sears do to tell the stories behind the Chinese characters?
A. He established a database for all the ancient Chinese characters.
B. He built a website about the development of Chinese characters’ forms.
C. He illustrated the structures of 15,000 modern Chinese characters.
D. He set up a studio to make videos about the stories of Chinese history.
27. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Chinese characters catching the world’s wide attention.
B. A Chinese character website established by an American.
C. American Uncle Hanzi devoted to Chinese characters.
D. The secret to language learning — long-lasting interest.
【答案】24．D
25．A
26．B
27．C
【解析】
【导语】
本文为记叙文，讲述了一位美国人痴迷中国汉字，他建立了古汉字数据库，创立了汉语词源网站，阐释15,000个现代汉字的起源，创办工作室录制中国文化和汉字词源故事的视频。中国的网友们亲切的称呼他为“美国汉字大叔”。
24. 推理判断题。根据第一段中“I’m a physicist, so I don’t like blind memorization. I knew that Chinese characters came from pictographs and I wanted to know the stories behind the Chinese characters.” (我是物理学家，所以我不喜欢盲目记忆。我知道汉字来自象形文字，我想知道汉字背后的故事)可知，作为物理学家，他不喜欢盲目记忆，他知道汉字来自于象形文字，所以他想了解汉字背后的故事。因此，他是为了更容易地记忆汉字，专门去了解它们背后的故事。故选D项。
25. 词义猜测题。根据第二段首句“As he studied, Sears found that many of the explanations were conflicting and even the experts were at odds.” (在他的研究中，Sears发现许多解释是相互矛盾的，甚至专家也意见不一)中的“and”可知，“conflicting” (冲突的，相矛盾的)与“at odds”构成并列关系，由此推知，所猜词的意思是“持有不同的观点”。故选A项。
26. 细节理解题。根据第三段首句“In 2002 he got his website up and named it Chinese Etymology, where visitors can check for free the development of Chinese characters in various forms.”(2002年，他建立了自己的网站，并将其命名为“中国语源学”。在这里，访问者可以免费查看从原始象形文字到现代简体字的各种形式的汉字发展情况)可知，他创办的Chinese Etymology网站可以供访客免费查阅汉字发展的各种不同形式，因此这个网站是关于汉字的各种发展形式的。故选B项。
27. 主旨大意题。通读文章可知，本文主要讲述了一位致力于汉字研究的美国汉字大叔的故事。所以C项“美国叔叔酷爱汉字”是本文主旨大意。故选C项。
BEIJING — China’s education authority will tighten the widely criticized policy of “extra credits” for the national college entrance examination to ensure a fairer chance for all exam-takers.
Under the present policy, high school students who win awards in national Olympic competitions could get “extra credits”, up to 20 points for the national college entrance exam. Students with talent in sports and students who are from ethnic groups can also benefit from this policy. The extra credits have increased these students’ chances of being admitted to famous universities. Some parents were found to have helped their children fabricate (伪造) award experiences or falsify qualifications to get extra credits.
“It has harmed education equality.” the ministry said.
Xiong Bingqi, vice-chief of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, said “the policy is designed to help students who have special talents but may be weak in academic performance to have a chance to receive higher education. It will still be needed but it is time to make the rules fairer,” he said.
The ministry said it would reduce the range of competitions whose winners could get extra credits, and limit the winners’ privileges.
Chen Lei, a mother of a 15-year-old girl, said she welcomed the ministry’s policy adjustment as she did not want her daughter to be an Olympic competition geek.
But not all the Chinese parents welcomed the new policy. “It is like a thunderbolt for me. My 13-year-old son has spent so much time studying Olympic math, and participated in so many technological competitions during vacations. It is useless now,” said Dong Wen, a 43-year-old mother.
A student said, “Many students have changed the current study plan, and they can abandon the competition. I will be interested in learning the courses which can improve my abilities.”
Yuan Guiren, a member of CPPCC, told China Daily that the reform would be an attempt to consider the overall quality of an applicant. “But the country will not stop the national college entrance examination as it is still the most objective way to evaluate talent in China,” he said.
28. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.
A. high school students with talent in sports are weak in academic performance
B. students who win awards in Olympic competitions can’t get extra credits soon
C. the number of competitions whose winners can be awarded extra credits will be smaller
D. the extra credits have reduced students’ chances of being admitted to famous colleges
29. Why did China’s education ministry decide to tighten the policy of “extra credits”?
A. To highlight academic performance.
B. To respond to the criticism from the public.
C. To meet the need of national college entrance exam.
D. To guarantee education equality for all exam-takers.
30. What does the underlined word “geek” probably mean?
A. An addict. B. A smart learner. C. A winner. D. A slow walker.
31. What might be the best title for the text?
A. “Extra Credits” Policy in China to be Adjusted
B. Promotion of National Olympic Competitions
C. Advice on the National College Entrance Exam
D. Chinese Government to Push Education Reform
【答案】28．C
29．D
30．A
31．A
【解析】
【导语】
本文为新闻报道，主要内容为高考加分政策调整的目的和调整范围，以及部分家长和学生的不同反应。
28. 细节理解题。根据文章第五段“The ministry said it would reduce the range of competitions whose winners could get extra credits, and limit the winners’ privileges.(教育部表示，将减少可以获得高考加分的竞赛项目，并限制获奖者的特权)”可知，根据新政策的规定，获奖者可获得高考加分的竞赛项目数量将减少。故选C。
29. 推理判断题。根据首句“China’s education authority will tighten the widely criticized policy of “extra credits” for the national college entrance examination to ensure a fairer chance for all exam-takers.(中国教育部门将收紧广受批评的高考“加分”政策，以确保所有考生都有更公平的机会)”以及第三段教育部长所说“It has harmed education equality.(它损害了教育平等)”可知，高考加分政策需要得到调整，这样对所有考生都更加公平，此举是为了促进教育平等。故选D。
30. 词句猜测题。划线词所在句的前半句“she welcomed the ministry’s policy adjustment(她对教育部这项政策的调整表示欢迎)”说明她支持高考加分政策的调整，即减少通过竞赛项目加分，后半句“as she does not want her daughter to be an Olympic competition geek”是她支持调整的理由，她不想让孩子成为“an Olympic competition geek”，说明她不支持孩子参加奥赛，不希望自己的女儿痴迷于奥赛，在这方面投入过多的时间和精力，由此推知，划线词geek与addict同义，表示“对……入迷的人”。故选A。
31. 主旨大意题。这篇报道主要讲的是为了教育公平，高考加分政策需要进行调整，具体提到了政策实施的时间和范围，以及部分人对这一政策调整的不同反应，结合第一段的文章主旨句“China’s education authority will tighten the widely criticized policy of ‘extra credits’ for the national college entrance examination to ensure a fairer chance for all exam-takers.(中国教育部将收紧广受批评的高考“加分”政策，以确保所有考生都有更加公平的机会)”可知，A项““Extra Credits” Policy in China to be Adjusted(中国高考“加分”政策即将调整)”适合作为文章标题。故选A。
Flowering plants (angiosperms) make up about 90 percent of the Kingdom Plantae. The total number of described species is over 250,000, and many tropical species are as yet unnamed. During the past 130 million years, flowering plants have colonized every possible habitat on earth, from sun-baked deserts and windswept alpine (阿尔卑斯) summits to fertile grasslands and dense forests.
However, hundreds of millions of years ago, the Earth was dominated by ferns and conifers (针叶植物和蕨类植物). Then, how have flowers evolved and spread to all parts of the world, thus changing the landscape from green and brown to a variety of colours?
Actually, why angiosperms are successful and diverse on Earth has been debated for centuries. Even Charles Darwin himself called it a “mystery”, fearing this apparent sudden leap might challenge his theory of evolution.
Now, to this puzzle, some scientists claim they have the answer.
Kevin Simonin, from San Francisco State University in California, US and other researchers wondered if the size of the plant’s genetic material — or genome (基因组) — might be important. They analyzed data held by the Royal Botanic Gardens, on the genome size of thousands of plants, including flowering plants, gymnosperms (a group of plants including conifers) and ferns. They then compared genome size with anatomical (结构上的) features.
This provides “strong evidence”, that the success and rapid spread of flowering plants around the world is due to “genome downsizing.”
By shrinking the size of the genome, which is contained within the nucleus of the cell, plants can build smaller cells. In turn, this allows greater carbon dioxide uptake (摄入) and carbon gain from photosynthesis, the process by which plants use light energy to turn carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen.
The researchers say genome downsizing happens only in the angiosperms, and this was “a necessary condition for rapid growth rates among land plants”.
32. According to this passage, what do we know about angiosperms?
A. They belong to gymnosperms.
B. They add colors to the landscape of the earth.
C. They ruled the earth hundreds of millions of years ago.
D. They make up approximately 90% of the living species on earth.
33. It can be inferred that ____________.
A. Charles Darwin was quite confident of his theory of evolution
B. Kevin Simonin is probably an American biologist
C. Kevin Simonin works in the Royal Botanic Gardens
D. Charles Darwin succeeded in figuring out the flower evolution
34. Which of the following contributes to the success and diversity of angiosperms?
A. Phtotsynthesis. B. The larger nucleus.
C. The smaller genome. D. The stronger cell.
35. What kind of passage is it?
A. a brochure B. a biography
C. a science fiction D. a popular science article
【答案】32．B
33．B
34．C
35．D
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了开花植物或被子植物能够在地球上占有优势的原因。
32. 细节理解题。根据第一段的“Flowering plants (angiosperms) make up about 90 percent of the Kingdom Plantae.(开花植物（被子植物）约占植物王国的90%。)”和第二段的“Then, how have flowers evolved and spread to all parts of the world, thus changing the landscape from green and brown to a variety of colours?(那么，鲜花是如何进化并传播到世界各地的，从而使景观从绿色和棕色变成各种颜色的呢？)”可知，被子植物为地球的风景增添了色彩。故选B。
33. 推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Kevin Simonin, from San Francisco State University in California, US and other researchers wondered if the size of the plant’s genetic material — or genome (基因组) — might be important.(美国加州旧金山州立大学的Kevin Simonin和其他研究人员想知道是否这种植物的遗传物质或基因组的大小可能很重要。)”可推知，Kevin Simonin可能是一位美国生物学家。故选B。
34. 细节理解题。根据第六段中的“This provides “strong evidence”, that the success and rapid spread of flowering plants around the world is due to “genome downsizing.”(这提供了“强有力的证据”，证明开花植物在世界各地的成功和快速传播是由于“基因组缩小”。)”可知，更小的基因组有助于被子植物的成功和多样性。故选C。
35. 推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第一段的“Flowering plants (angiosperms) make up about 90 percent of the Kingdom Plantae. The total number of described species is over 250,000, and many tropical species are as yet unnamed.(开花植物（被子植物）约占植物王国的90%。被描述的物种总数超过25万种，许多热带物种至今仍未命名。)”和第二段的“Then, how have flowers evolved and spread to all parts of the world, thus changing the landscape from green and brown to a variety of colours?(那么，鲜花是如何进化并传播到世界各地的，从而使景观从绿色和棕色变成各种颜色的呢？)”可知，本文主要讲的是开花植物或被子植物能够在地球上占有优势的原因，是科学文章，故选D。
五、七选五
Which is lighter in colour: a grass lawn or a pine tree? The lawn, right? And how did you decide? Almost certainly by “seeing” them both in your mind, and comparing the two shades of green. ___36___ Recent research — using this very question, along with other visualization tests — has unearthed a small but significant set of people who don’t seem to use mental images at all. The condition they have is thought to be shared by between two and five percent of the population: “aphantasia (想象障碍症)”.
While most people use mental imagery to help them remember, aphantasiacs have to use other techniques. ___37___ They can use all these routes to learn, recall, explore and apply the information they need.
Research suggests that the ability to visualize is a sliding scale. ___38___ Explore favorite destinations in your imagination, imagine the faces of loved ones, or recall precious objects with as much clarity as possible. Practice seeing the details as well as the “big picture”.
But it’s also really valuable to explore some of the other strategies used by people with little or no visual imagination:
• Use other senses. Be observant about sounds, textures, tastes, and particularly smells. Practice bringing these to mind, and use them whenever you can to connect with your memories.
• Think logically. Even without visual clues, you might be able to use logic to work out when something happened, where you left a possession, or how you and a friend first met.
• ___39___ Strong feelings help to store long-term memories, so use them to boost recall, too. How did you feel when you visited the place, watched the film, or read the book that you’re trying to recall?
___40___ Actually, we can all learn something from them.
A. Explore your emotions.
B. Explore long-term memory.
C. But not everyone can do that.
D. However, test is not always without wrong.
E. And in doing so they highlight many different routes.
F. You may be able to sharpen your mind’s eye through practice.
G. These are strategies that many people with aphantasia rely on.
【答案】36．C
37．E
38．F
39．A
40．G
【解析】
【导语】
本文为说明文，主要讲述了一群看待事物不同于常人的人，即有想象障碍的人。并且介绍了一些他们大脑识别事物的策略，这些策略有助于我们提高自己思维视力。
36. 根据上文“Which is lighter in colour: a grass lawn or a pine tree? The lawn, right? And how did you decide? Almost certainly by “seeing” them both in your mind, and comparing the two shades of green.(草地和松树，哪个颜色较浅？草坪，对吧？你是怎么决定的？几乎可以肯定的是，你可以在脑海中“看到”它们，并比较这两种绿色)”以及后文“Recent research — using this very question, along with other visualization tests — has unearthed a small but significant set of people who don’t seem to use mental images at all.(最近的研究——利用这个问题，以及其他可视化测试——发现了一小群似乎根本不使用心理图像的人，他们人数不多，但意义重大)”可知，空前是说大部分人用思维视力去判断一块草坪和一棵松树哪个颜色浅，空后说最近有研究表明有的人不能使用该常人所用的判断方法。此空前后所描述的人群想象能力不一样，前后内容相反，应该选择带有转折意味的选项，故C选项“不是每个人都能做到这样的”符合语境。故选C。
37. 根据上文“While most people use mental imagery to help them remember, aphantasiacs have to use other techniques.(虽然大多数人使用心理意象来帮助他们记忆，但想象障碍症患者必须使用其他技巧)”可知，根据上文可知，有想象障碍的人不能够运用常人所用的方式，而是使用其他方式。而这些方式对他们有好处。E项的“in doing so”指的就是运用其他方式，“different routes”和后文“these routes”属于原词复现，故E选项“在这样做的过程中，他们突出了许多不同的路线”符合语境。故选E。
38. 根据上文“Research suggests that the ability to visualize is a sliding scale.(研究表明，可视化的能力是一个浮动的尺度)”以及后文“Explore favorite destinations in your imagination, imagine the faces of loved ones, or recall precious objects with as much clarity as possible. Practice seeing the details as well as the “big picture”.(在你的想象中探索你最喜欢的目的地，想象亲人的面孔，或者尽可能清晰地回忆起珍贵的物品。练习看到细节和“大局”)”可知，根据空前一句可知，可视化能力是可以上下浮动的。而空后所讲细节“在想象中探索最喜欢的目的，想象所爱之人的面孔，或尽可能清晰地回忆起珍贵的物品”属于提高思维视力的锻炼方式，F项中的“practice”和本段最后一句中的“practice”属于原词复现，故F选项“你也许可以通过练习来磨砺你的能力”符合语境。故选F。
39. 根据后文“Strong feelings help to store long-term memories, so use them to boost recall, too. How did you feel when you visited the place, watched the film, or read the book that you’re trying to recall?(强烈的感觉有助于储存长期记忆，所以也可以用它们来促进回忆。当你参观一个地方，看一部电影，或读一本你试图回忆的书时，你有什么感觉？)”可知，该空应填入一个小标题，该段所讲的策略是：强烈的感觉有助于储存长期记忆，因此也可以使用它们来增强回忆。当你参观这个地方、看电影或读你想回忆的书时，你的感觉如何。即感觉是此方法的关键。故A选项“探索你的情绪”符合语境。故选A。
40. 根据后文“Actually, we can all learn something from them.(事实上，我们都可以从他们中学到一些东西)”可知，上文介绍了一些想象障碍者的记忆策略，给人们提供提高思维视力的建议。这和G 项中“These are strategies”的“strategies”对应，也和空后的“learn something from them”的“them”对应，且有总结上文之意，故G选项“这些都是许多想象障碍症患者所依赖的策略”符合语境。故选G。
六、完形填空
Anna was a volunteer teacher in a training program aimed at ___41___ students’ confidence and taking charge of their lives.
As a supervisor, I entered her classroom one day, took a seat in the back of the room and found all the students were working on a task ___42___, completely ignoring my existence.
The student next to me was filling her page with “I can’t.”
“I can’t do long division with more than three numerals.” “I can’t get along well with my brother.” Her page was half full and she showed no ___43___ of stopping.
The activity aroused my ___44___, so I decided to ask the teacher what was going on.___45___, I noticed she too was busy writing. “I can’t get John focused in class. I can’t...”
I felt it best not to ___46___.
After another ten minutes, the students were ___47___ to fold the papers in half and place their “I Can’t” statements into an ___48___ box, which was soon full. Then Anna added hers, put the lid on the box, and headed out with the box. Students followed the teacher. I followed the students. Halfway down the hallway Anna got a ___49___ from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground.
There they began to dig. The box of “I Can’t” was placed at the bottom of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt. After that they formed a circle around the new “grave”. At this point Anna announced, “Boys and girls, please be quiet and ___50___ your heads.”
Anna ___51___ the eulogy (悼词). “Friends, we gathered here today to say goodbye to ‘Mr. I Can’t.’ He will be replaced by his brothers and sisters ‘I Can’, ‘I Will’ and ‘I’m going to.’ ‘May ‘Mr. I Can’t’ rest ___52___ and may everyone present pick up their lives and move forward in his ___53___.”
Then back into the classroom Anna made a large tombstone from paper on which she wrote the words “I Can’t” at the top and the date at the bottom. She hung it in the classroom. On those rare ___54___ when a student forgot and said, “I Can’t,” Anna ___55___ pointed to the paper tombstone.
41. A. promoting B. accelerating C. preserving D. advocating
42. A. awkwardly B. miserably C. attentively D. sincerely
43. A. signatures B. symptoms C. schemes D. signs
44. A. anxiety B. excitement C. curiosity D. anger
45. A. Therefore B. Nevertheless C. Otherwise D. Besides
46. A. complain B. interrupt C. explain D. illustrate
47. A. convinced B. persuaded C. inquired D. instructed
48. A. empty B. precious C. fancy D. mysterious
49. A. hammer B. shovel C. needle D. shelf
50. A. emerge B. revolve C. bow D. raise
51. A. addressed B. delivered C. released D. claimed
52. A. in place B. in relief C. in order D. in peace
53. A. absence B. presence C. company D. sympathy
54. A. ceremonies B. dilemmas C. occasions D. opportunities
55. A. desperately B. humbly C. thoroughly D. simply
【答案】41．A
42．C
43．D
44．C
45．B
46．B
47．D
48．A
49．B
50．C
51．B
52．D
53．A
54．C
55．D
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了安娜老师通过为“我不能先生”举办“葬礼”的方式来让学生忘记它，让学生在课堂上不再说“我不能”。
41. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：安娜是一个培训项目的志愿教师，该项目旨在提高学生的信心，并掌控他们的生活。A. promoting提升；B. accelerating加速；C. preserving保存；D. advocating拥护。根据下文“students’ confidence”和“taking charge of their lives”可推知，安娜老师要通过提升学生信心来让学生学会掌控生活。故选A项。
42. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：作为导师，有一天我走进她的教室，坐在教室后面，发现所有的学生都在专心地完成一项任务，完全忽略了我的存在。A. awkwardly笨拙地；B. miserably可悲地；C. attentively聚精会神地；D. sincerely真诚地。根据下文“completely ignoring my existence”可知，学生全神贯注于自己的任务。故选C项。
43. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的页面已经写满了一半，她没有停下来的迹象。A. signatures签名；B. symptoms症状；C. schemes方案；D. signs迹象。根据上文可知，学生们都在聚精会神地做自己的事情，甚至忽略了作者的存在，由此推知，这位学生也是如此，没有要停下来的迹象。故选D项。
44. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个活动引起了我的好奇心，所以我决定问问老师发生了什么事。A. anxiety焦虑；B. excitement激动；C. curiosity好奇心；D. anger愤怒。根据下文“so I decided to ask the teacher what was going on”可推知，活动激发了作者的好奇心，他想知道他们到底在干什么。故选C项。
45. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，我注意到她也在忙着写作。A. Therefore因此；B. Nevertheless然而；C. Otherwise否则；D. Besides而且。根据上文可知，作者准备问老师发生了什么事，结合下文“she too was busy writing”可知，老师也在忙着写东西，没时间答作者的问题，上下文有转折关系。故选B项。
46. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我觉得最好不要打断。A. complain投诉；B. interrupt打断；C. explain解释；D. illustrate阐明。根据上文“I noticed she too was busy writing.”可知，老师也在忙着写东西，所以作者觉得打断她不太妥当。故选B项。
47. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：再过十分钟，学生们被要求把纸对折，然后把“我不能”放进一个空盒子里，盒子很快就满了。A. convinced使确信；B. persuaded劝说；C. inquired调查；D. instructed指示。根据下文“fold the papers in half and place their ‘I Can’t’ statements into an ____8____ box”可知，学生收到了老师的新指示。故选D项。
48. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：再过十分钟，学生们被要求把纸对折，然后把“我不能”放进一个空盒子里，盒子很快就满了。A. empty空的；B. precious宝贵的；C. fancy时髦的；D. mysterious难以理解的。根据下文“which was soon full”可知，之前盒子是空的。故选A项。
49. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：走到走廊的一半，安娜从工具房拿了把铲子，然后带着学生们走到操场最远的角落。A. hammer锤子；B. shovel铲子；C. needle缝衣针；D. shelf架子。根据下文“the tool house”和“There they began to dig.”可知，老师拿的是挖坑的铲子。故选B项。
50. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：孩子们，请安静，低头。A. emerge出现；B. revolve旋转；C. bow鞠躬；D. raise提升。结合常识和下文“Anna ____11____ the eulogy (悼词).”可推知，老师要开始致“悼词”，所以让学生保持安静并低下头。故选C项。
51. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：安娜致了悼词。A. addressed解决；B. delivered发表；C. released释放；D. claimed声称。根据句中“the eulogy (悼词)”和下文内容可知，安娜老师要埋葬“我不能先生”，并为它致悼词，所以用动词deliver，意为“发表，发布”。故选B项。
52. 考查介词短语辨析。句意：愿“我不能先生”能安息，愿在场的每个人都能在他不在的时候重新开始自己的生活，继续前进。A. in place在适当的地方；B. in relief松了口气；C. in order秩序井然；D. in peace和平地。结合常识可知，悼词中常说“愿……安息”，用may sb. rest in peace表示。故选D项。
53. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：愿“我不能先生”能安息，愿在场的每个人都能在他不在的时候重新开始自己的生活，继续前进。A. absence缺席；B. presence出席；C. company公司；D. sympathy同情。根据上文可知，安娜老师要埋葬“我不能先生”，在以后的日子里，“我不能先生”就不在了，in one’s absence意为“在某人不在的时候”。故选A项。
54. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在极少情况下，当一个学生忘记了，并说“我不能”时，安娜只会指指纸墓碑。A. ceremonies仪式；B. dilemmas困境；C. occasions场合；D. opportunities机会。根据上文可知，安娜老师埋葬了“我不能先生”，并将它的“墓碑”挂在教室，想通过这种方式让学生们忘记它的存在，所以在以后的学习中，学生们在提到“我不能”的场合(occasions)是极少的。故选C项。
55. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：在极少情况下，当一个学生忘记了，并说“我不能”时，安娜只会指指纸墓碑。A. desperately绝望地；B. humbly谦恭地；C. thoroughly完全地；D. simply仅仅。因为“我不能先生”的“墓碑”就挂在教室，所以当有学生提到它时，老师只需要指一指就可以提醒学生“我不能先生”已经不在了。故选D项。
七、用单词的适当形式完成短文
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Close both to the English border and Welsh border, the city Chester ___56___ (found) as a Roman fort back in 79AD. It has an ___57___ (impress) history — the last in Britain ___58___ (fall) to the Norman conquest. The Industrial Revolution shaped the small city enormously and ___59___ (it) traces can still be seen in the railways, canals and architecture from the period.
Though small, the city packs a lot in. For visitors planning ___60___ visit to Chester, the Chester Cathedral ___61___ (date) back to the year 907 must be their first stop. Then, the black and white Tudor style buildings that line the city’s four main streets are ___62___ they can’t afford to miss. Of course, walking along the riverbank on a winter night ___63___ the lamps light up the city is also a good ___64___ (choose).
Recently, the city government has launched a new, free and self-guided online tour which offers an insight ____65____ this fascinating small city. So why wait?
【答案】56．was founded
57．impressive
58．to fall
59．its
60．a
61．dating
62．what
63．when
64．choice
65．into
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了英国小城切斯特的地理位置，历史及旅游热点。
56. 考查动词语态。句意：切斯特市靠近英格兰边境和威尔士边境，早在公元79年作为罗马堡垒被建立。主语Chester和动词found之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，根据时间状语in 79AD可知，时态为一般过去时，此处应用一般过去时的被动语态。故填was founded。
57. 考查形容词。句意：它有着令人印象深刻的历史——它是英国最后一个被诺曼征服的城市。此处修饰名词history，应用形容词，作定语，意为“令人印象深刻的历史”。故填impressive。
58. 考查非谓语动词。句意：它有着令人印象深刻的历史——它是英国最后一个被诺曼征服的城市。当动词修饰序数词时，常用不定式，作后置定语。故填to fall。
59. 考查物主代词。句意：工业革命极大地塑造了这座小城，它的痕迹仍然可以在那个时期的铁路、运河和建筑中看到。此处修饰名词trace，应用形容词性物主代词。故填its。
60. 考查冠词。句意：对于计划参观切斯特的游客来说，可以追溯到907年的切斯特大教堂一定是他们的第一站。此处泛指“一次参观”，应用不定冠词，visit以辅音音素开头，应用a。故填a。
61. 考查非谓语动词。句意：对于计划参观切斯特的游客来说，可以追溯到907年的切斯特大教堂一定是他们的第一站。the Chester Cathedral与date back to是逻辑主谓关系，应用现在分词，表主动，作定语。故填dating。
62. 考查表语从句。句意：此外，四条主要街道两旁的黑白都铎风格建筑是他们不能错过的。此处是表语从句中，从句缺少miss的宾语，应用what引导，指代“他们不能错过的东西”。故填what。
63. 考查定语从句。句意：当然，在灯火通明的冬夜，沿着河岸散步也是不错的选择。此处是限定性定语从句，先行词是a winter night，在从句中作时间状语，应用关系副词when引导。故填when。
64. 考查名词。句意：当然，在灯火通明的冬夜，沿着河岸散步也是不错的选择。此处泛指“一个不错的选择”，应用名词，作表语，由不定冠词a可知，应用名词单数形式。故填choice。
65. 考查介词。句意：最近，市政府推出了一项全新的免费自助网络游，让人们可以深入了解这座迷人的小城。固定搭配an insight into“了解，洞察”。故填into。
八、其他应用文
66．我校英语学习社团(English Club)将举办“读名著，学英语(Read Classics, Learn English)”活动。请你代表该社团写一封倡议书，发表在校报上。要点如下：
1. 活动目的；2. 活动内容；3. 号召同学们积极参与。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear fellow schoolmates,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
English Club
【答案】Dear fellow schoolmates,
Aimed at appreciating the charm of English classics and promoting English learning, our school English Club will launch the “Read Classics, Learn English” activity. This activity will last roughly 2 weeks, scheduled from September 10th to 24th. Various activities have been designed, ranging from attending a lecture on reading tips to recommending the favorite English classics, followed by exchanging reading experiences as well as reading skills. Anyone who has an interest in reading English classics is welcome.
Looking forward to your participation.
English Club
【解析】
【导语】
本篇书面表达属于应用文。学校英语学习社团将举办“读名著，学英语(Read Classics, Learn English)”活动，要求考生代表社团写一封倡议书。
【详解】
1. 词汇积累
开办：launch→ start/set up
大约：roughly → approximately
各种各样的：various→ a variety of
参加：attend→ participate in
简单句变复合句
原句：This activity will last roughly 2 weeks, scheduled from September 10th to 24th.
拓展句：This activity will last roughly 2 weeks, which is scheduled from September 10th to 24th.
【点睛】
【高分句型1】Aimed at appreciating the charm of English classics and promoting English learning, our school English Club will launch the “Read Classics, Learn English” activity. (运用了过去分词Aimed作状语)
【高分句型2】Anyone who has an interest in reading English classics is welcome. (运用了who引导的限制性定语从句)
九、读后续写
67．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was a Friday afternoon. In Brooklyn Junior Middle School, the bell indicating the end of the last class threw the whole classroom into chaos. All the boys and girls started packing their school bags, chattering with each other about their exciting plans for the long-anticipated weekend at the same time.
Miss Helen, the headteacher, stepped into the noisy classroom. She quieted the kids, assigned the homework and added: “The first teacher-parent meeting of this term will take place tomorrow morning. Please...”
Bill’s heart sank.
Bill was a 12-year-old boy in Grade 7. His father was a sailor. He had to work at sea most of the year and did not get home often. However, this didn’t make Bill an eccentric (性格古怪的) and withdrawn boy.
As a matter of fact, at school, Bill was a typical student favored by all the teachers in his class. He was never late for school, always active in class, always polite to the teachers and always friendly and helpful towards his classmates, not to mention his outstanding academic performance.
It was all because of his kind, considerate and devoted mum, a perfect mum in Bill’s eyes, except for one thing: She walked with a pronounced limp (跛行). Bill remembered when young, maybe about 3 or 4 years old, he once asked her mum about it, but his mum just smiled and told him she was born like this. Bill loved his mum very much but he seldom went out with his mum. He just hated it when others eyed, whispered or inquired about that, curiously, kindly or sympathetically.
And now, this would be the first time for his new classmates and teachers to meet his mother and he would be embarrassed by her appearance.
That evening, Bill called his father and complained about his absence and the upcoming meeting.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Para 1:
On the line came his father’s deep voice: “Bill, you are a BIG boy now and I think it’s time to tell you the truth.”
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Para 2:
The next morning, when the first ray of sunshine slipped into his room, Bill woke up.
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【答案】On the line came his father’s deep voice: “Bill, you are a BIG boy now and I think it’s time to tell you the truth.” A moment of silence later, his father continued. “When you were a baby, the building we lived in caught fire. It spread quickly and was soon out of control. While trying to find a safe way out, your mum saw a beam (横梁) coming down. To protect you, she placed herself over you and was knocked down unconscious. But for the fireman...” For a moment, Bill just froze there speechless, as if overwhelmed by what he heard: Mum wasn’t born lame. She got injured to protect me! Picturing the slim but strong figure in the fire, Bill couldn’t contain himself any more, tears rolling down his cheeks.
The next morning, when the first ray of sunshine slipped into his room, Bill woke up. Bill got up and found his mother busily preparing breakfast in the kitchen. He greeted his mum and offered to set the table. Over the meal, Bill gathered enough courage and mentioned the call last night. “Mum, I feel terribly sorry. I owe you so much. I...I shouldn’t...” His mum stopped him and looked into his eyes, saying: “Bill, don’t bother yourself about it. You know, I’ve never regretted doing what I did. I am a MUM! Come on, we couldn’t be late for the parents’ meeting.” “Ok, mum, I’ll introduce you to Miss Helen”. On their way to school, Bill held his mum’s hand tightly, promising to himself: “Thank you mum. I am a BIG boy now, and it’s my turn to shelter you from now on.”
【解析】
【导语】
本文以人物为线索展开，文章讲述了学校要开家长会，这让12岁的比尔感到很为难，因为他的妈妈天生腿有点跛，他不想让妈妈来学校，因为怕看到别人好奇、和善或同情的目光，于是他给长年在外的爸爸打电话，抱怨他的缺席和即将到来的会议。
【详解】
1. 段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“电话那头传来父亲低沉的声音：‘比尔，你现在是个大男孩了，我想是时候告诉你真相了。’”可知，第一段可描写父亲告诉比尔真相，妈妈是因为保护他才落下的残疾。
②由第二段首句内容“第二天早上，当第一缕阳光射进他的房间时，比尔醒了”可知，第二段可描写比尔向妈妈道歉，并与妈妈一起参加家长会。
2. 续写线索：得知真相——感到惭愧——主动道歉——一同参加家长会
3. 词汇激活
行为类
①继续：continue/go on
②克制，抑制：contain/restrain
③鼓足勇气：gather courage/pluck up one's courage
情绪类
①无意识的：unconscious/senseless
②对……感到后悔：regret/feel regretful for
【点睛】
[高分句型1] When you were a baby, the building we lived in caught fire.(运用了when引导时间状语从句和省略关系代词的定语从句)
[高分句型2] The next morning, when the first ray of sunshine slipped into his room, Bill woke up.(运用了when引导时间状语从句)
[高分句型3] You know, I’ve never regretted doing what I did.(运用了what引导的宾语从句)
湖北省新高考联考协作体2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题（含听力）
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、短对话
1. How does the girl want to go to the museum?
A. By subway. B. By bus. C. By car.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】
M: This month, our trip will be to the museum. We will take a school bus to the Colma station. Then we’ll take the subway downtown. Yes, Tammy?
W: Can our parents drive us instead?
M: No, I want us to go as a group.
2. What has the weather been like recently?
A. Really dry. B. Really wet. C. Really cold.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】
W: I heard on the news that we’re finally going to be getting some rain in the next few days.
M: That’s good news. This has been one of the driest months on record, so I’m sure the trees really need it.
3. What does the wedding hall forbid doing?
A. Throwing rice.
B. Throwing the pieces of newspaper.
C. Throwing colored paper.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】
W: What a wonderful wedding that was! It will be a big task to sweep up all that litter.
M: The rules of the wedding hall say throwing colored paper is banned. Throwing rice is OK. And even bits of torn-up newspaper are allowed.
W: That’s crazy!
4. What is the probable occupation of the man?
A. A politician. B. A lawyer. C. A journalist.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】
W: On the front page of yesterday’s newspaper, it says that you have come to an agreement with the Canadian government. Can you tell us more about that?
M: Absolutely. We have agreed to continue working together to improve economic relations between our two countries.
5. How many liters of water did the man drink today?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】
W: Can I have something to drink? My throat is so dry from our workout earlier, and all I had today was about a liter.
M: You need to drink some water then. I drink two liters a day usually, and an extra one when I exercise.
二、长对话
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. How does the man sound at first?
A. Nervous. B. Thrilled. C. Disappointed.
7. What color does the woman think old trains were?
A. Black. B. Green. C. Red.
【答案】6．B
7．A
【解析】
【原文】
M: Let’s visit the steam railway tomorrow. It’s so exciting.
W: You’re like a little boy who wants to see those old trains pumping out smoke and steam.
M: I love the power and the size of them — but most of all I just love the steam. It is great to see them in action and we can ride on one as well.
W: Yes. I like them, too. It is like going back to the old days when all trains were black.
M: Well, tomorrow there will be green ones and red ones, too.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What kind of show does the man want to make?
A. A cooking show. B. A quiz show. C. An interview show.
9. Where does the man want people to watch his show?
A. In their offices. B. In their homes. C. In their cars.
10. What is the woman’s advice?
A. Picking a different goal.
B. Saving up some money.
C. Making his show different from others.
【答案】8．C
9．B
10．C
【解析】
【原文】
W: I understand that you’re looking to start a show within the next two years. Is this true?
M: Yes. I’ve always wanted to be one of the people you see on television talking to guests about their careers.
W: Have you thought about other options? Those types of shows can be on many different types of media. Many hosts start out on the radio, but now the technology is better and you can even make a show on the Internet.
M: I want it to be the show that people watch while they’re eating dinner.
W: That’s a good goal, but it’ll be difficult to get you on television with just that idea. I suggest you come up with something that makes you different from the other similar shows airing now.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Co-workers. B. Doctor and patient. C. Teacher and student.
12. What is the woman planning on doing first?
A. Buying a gift. B. Going to the hospital. C. Picking up name cards.
13. How did the woman feel at Andy’s birthday last year?
A. Angry. B. Confused. C. Satisfied.
【答案】11．A
12．B
13．B
【解析】
【原文】
M: Can you pick up the name cards for the conference?
W: Sure, but I need to stop by the hospital first and drop off the card and gift we got for Andy.
M: Of course! I can’t believe I forgot about that.
W: I hope I bought him the right gift.
M: I’m sure it’s fine.
W: I hope so, because last year I wasn’t sure if he liked the birthday gift I got him. I bought him a Lego Star Wars set, because I overheard him talk about it with Mary. But, when he opened it, he asked me if I thought he was a child.
M: I remember that! That was funny! He was joking but you looked so lost. We just laughed at your reaction.
W: OK, I figured he was joking, but I was not sure.
M: No, no. He appreciated it. How long will he be in hospital, do you know?
W: A few more days. He should be able to get back to work soon.
M: OK, great. Send him my best!
W: Will do!
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. Why is going to the lake a bad idea?
A. It is too small. B. It will be too crowded. C. It is too hot.
15. What does the woman plan to do first?
A. Prepare lunch. B. Pack the luggage. C. Make coffee.
16. Where will the man probably get his drink?
A. At home. B. At the gas station. C. At the beach store.
17. What does the man want to use the towels for?
A. Lying on. B. Drying him off. C. Giving shade.
【答案】14．C
15．B
16．B
17．A
【解析】
【原文】
M: Let’s go for a swim today.
W: How about going to the lake?
M: It’s too hot inland. The temperature is supposed to reach 105 degrees today.
W: Then where should we go?
M: I think the coast is the best place.
W: But the beaches will be too crowded today, won’t they? It’s Saturday, so everyone will have the same idea as we do.
M: I know a place that isn’t as popular. That beach is rather small and rocky, but it will be suitable for swimming.
W: Sounds great! I’ll pack our bags. Can you fix something for lunch? We can eat on the way.
M: Sure. Cheese sandwiches are easy to eat on the road. We can buy cold soda at the gas station.
W: I’d rather take iced coffee.
M: You’ll have to make it, then. I never know how you like it.
W: All right. Do you want me to pack a pair of pants for you?
M: No, I’ll just wear my swimsuit. I can dry off in the sun before we leave the beach.
W: I’ll take extra towels, just in case.
M: That’s good. We can lie on them in the sun.
W: And if there aren’t a lot of trees, we can hang up the towels for some shade.
M: You could do that, but not for me.
三、短文
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. What is the goal of the exercise?
A. To learn how to follow instructions.
B. To learn about the importance of business.
C. To learn about the Industrial Revolution.
19. Which class did business managers belong to according to the speaker?
A. The upper class. B. The middle to lower class. C. The working class.
20. How many students will be needed to be the bank and security officers in total?
A. Four. B. Three. C. Two.
【答案】18．C
19．B
20．A
【解析】
【原文】
In today’s class, we will do a role-playing exercise to better understand what life was like during the Industrial Revolution in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th century. All the information you need is in the instruction sheet in front of you. First, I will need to separate the class into three groups. Each group represents a different class during that time period. The first group will represent the upper class and play the role of owners of businesses in the city. The second group will represent the middle to lower class and play the role of business managers. The third group will represent and play the role of the working class. This last group will consist of different types of working-class families, such as single-parent families and families who lost their parents. In addition to those groups, I will need two students to represent the bank and two to represent security officers.
Each group will have a specific set of goals they must reach by the end of class while trying to follow city rules, like paying taxes and keeping the city at peace. Any questions?
四、阅读理解
This Mother’s Day we asked a handful of children’s book experts and writers which stories and characters come to mind when they think about motherhood.
Runaway Bunny
by Margaret Wise Brown
Since it was first published in 1942, Brown’s Runaway Bunny has never gone out of print. It is pretty much a work of genius! Brown opened the door for parents to feel like they’re reading a story about love and caring about their children while the children are exploring their own individual identity and how close they are or separated they are from the adults in their lives.
Brown Angels: An Album of Pictures and Verse
by Walter Dean Myers
It is a collection of photographs Myers collected over the years. Myers writes, “Seeing their faces scrubbed and beaming and them dressed in their Sunday best makes me think about the hardworking parents and grandparents who have taken time to take care of their children.”
Mommy’s Hometown
by Hope Lim
This story is about a boy and his mother’s trip to her childhood home in Korea. The boy discovers the town is not how he imagined it would be. Mommy’s Hometown starts from the specific lens (镜头) of Korean culture, but has the universal feature of memory and perception.
Happy Dreams, Little Bunny
written and illustrated by Leah Hong
Happy Dreams, Little Bunny is “a next-generation Runaway Bunny.” Through a gentle dialogue, it guides us to find peace in our imagination and to grow in autonomy and independence.
21. Which statement of Runaway Bunny is NOT correct?
A. .It has been published for 80 years.
B. It is appreciated widely.
C. It will separate adults and children.
D. It can help kids to find their individuality.
22. Whose book is the best choice for a photograph fan?
A. Margaret Wise Brown. B. Walter Dean Myers.
C. Leah Hong. D. Hope Lim.
23. What do these books have in common?
A. They all have no pictures.
B. They are all about Korean culture.
C. They all have gentle dialogues.
D. They are all suitable for moms and kids.
【答案】21．C
22．B
23．D
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了四本专家推荐的父母与孩子一起阅读的儿童读物。
21. 细节理解题。根据Runaway Bunny部分中的“while the children are exploring their own individual identity and how close they are or separated they are from the adults in their lives.(布朗为父母们打开了一扇门，让他们感觉自己正在阅读一个关于爱和关心孩子的故事，而孩子们正在探索自己的个人身份，以及他们与自己生活中的成年人有多亲密或有多分离。)”可知，该书对于孩子探索个人特质，理解亲子之间的距离有好处。而C项“It will separate adults and children.(它将把成人和儿童分开。)”与本文内容不符，所以错误。故选C项。
22. 细节理解题。根据Brown Angels: An Album of Pictures and Verse部分中的“It is a collection of photographs Myers collected over the years.(这是迈尔斯多年来收集的摄影集。)”可知，Walter Dean Myers的书是一本摄影集，最适合摄影爱好者。故选B项。
23. 推理判断题。根据本文首句“This Mother’s Day we asked a handful of children’s book experts and writers which stories and characters come to mind when they think about motherhood.(在这个母亲节，我们询问了一些儿童书籍专家和作家，当他们想到母亲身份时，他们会想到哪些故事和人物。)”和四本书的具体介绍可以推断出，这四本书都是适合妈妈和孩子一起阅读的儿童读物。故选D项。
His interest in Chinese language and characters dates from 1972, when Richard Sears, was a 22-year-old physics major at Portland State University in Oregon. To Sears, the characters were complex with many strokes（笔画）and almost no apparent logic. But when he could get an explanation of a Chinese character’s original meaning and an interpretation of its pictographs (象形文字), it would suddenly become apparent how all the strokes had come to be. “I’m a physicist, so I don’t like blind memorization. I knew that Chinese characters came from pictographs and I wanted to know the stories behind the Chinese characters.”
As he studied, Sears found that many of the explanations were conflicting and even the experts were at odds. He decided to computerize the characters, so that he could separate good opinions from bad ones. He scanned about 96,000 ancient characters and established the database of them.
In 2002 he got his website up and named it Chinese Etymology, where visitors can check for free the development of Chinese characters in various forms, from the original pictographs to the modern simplified forms. The clicks to the website went up to 600,000 in one day. Overnight he became American Uncle Hanzi, a nickname（绰号）given by Chinese netizens.
Besides, he has explained the origin of 15,000 modern characters. For example, the character jia (home) has a rooftop and a pig underneath. In southern China where it rains a lot, people put their houses on stilts（木桩）, so if it flooded, the inside of the house would not get wet. So, the pigs live underneath the house.
Last year, Sears set up his studio in Nanjing that focuses on applying AR, animation（动画）and artificial intelligence to tell stories of Chinese culture and character origins. He has made over 60 such videos in English with Chinese subtitles for Bilibili, a video website. “They have both entertainment and educational value,” he says.
In the meantime, Sears has been updating the database. “My philosophy is huo dao lao xue dao lao.”
24. According to Paragraph 1, why did Sears want to know the stories behind the Chinese characters?
A. To make his life in China much easier.
B. To become an expert at Chinese characters.
C. To solve some related problems in physics.
D. To memorize Chinese characters more easily.
25. What does “were at odds” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Held different views. B. Showed no interest.
C. Had no doubt at all. D. Were under attack.
26. What did Sears do to tell the stories behind the Chinese characters?
A. He established a database for all the ancient Chinese characters.
B. He built a website about the development of Chinese characters’ forms.
C. He illustrated the structures of 15,000 modern Chinese characters.
D. He set up a studio to make videos about the stories of Chinese history.
27. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Chinese characters catching the world’s wide attention.
B. A Chinese character website established by an American.
C. American Uncle Hanzi devoted to Chinese characters.
D. The secret to language learning — long-lasting interest.
【答案】24．D
25．A
26．B
27．C
【解析】
【导语】
本文为记叙文，讲述了一位美国人痴迷中国汉字，他建立了古汉字数据库，创立了汉语词源网站，阐释15,000个现代汉字的起源，创办工作室录制中国文化和汉字词源故事的视频。中国的网友们亲切的称呼他为“美国汉字大叔”。
24. 推理判断题。根据第一段中“I’m a physicist, so I don’t like blind memorization. I knew that Chinese characters came from pictographs and I wanted to know the stories behind the Chinese characters.” (我是物理学家，所以我不喜欢盲目记忆。我知道汉字来自象形文字，我想知道汉字背后的故事)可知，作为物理学家，他不喜欢盲目记忆，他知道汉字来自于象形文字，所以他想了解汉字背后的故事。因此，他是为了更容易地记忆汉字，专门去了解它们背后的故事。故选D项。
25. 词义猜测题。根据第二段首句“As he studied, Sears found that many of the explanations were conflicting and even the experts were at odds.” (在他的研究中，Sears发现许多解释是相互矛盾的，甚至专家也意见不一)中的“and”可知，“conflicting” (冲突的，相矛盾的)与“at odds”构成并列关系，由此推知，所猜词的意思是“持有不同的观点”。故选A项。
26. 细节理解题。根据第三段首句“In 2002 he got his website up and named it Chinese Etymology, where visitors can check for free the development of Chinese characters in various forms.”(2002年，他建立了自己的网站，并将其命名为“中国语源学”。在这里，访问者可以免费查看从原始象形文字到现代简体字的各种形式的汉字发展情况)可知，他创办的Chinese Etymology网站可以供访客免费查阅汉字发展的各种不同形式，因此这个网站是关于汉字的各种发展形式的。故选B项。
27. 主旨大意题。通读文章可知，本文主要讲述了一位致力于汉字研究的美国汉字大叔的故事。所以C项“美国叔叔酷爱汉字”是本文主旨大意。故选C项。
BEIJING — China’s education authority will tighten the widely criticized policy of “extra credits” for the national college entrance examination to ensure a fairer chance for all exam-takers.
Under the present policy, high school students who win awards in national Olympic competitions could get “extra credits”, up to 20 points for the national college entrance exam. Students with talent in sports and students who are from ethnic groups can also benefit from this policy. The extra credits have increased these students’ chances of being admitted to famous universities. Some parents were found to have helped their children fabricate (伪造) award experiences or falsify qualifications to get extra credits.
“It has harmed education equality.” the ministry said.
Xiong Bingqi, vice-chief of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, said “the policy is designed to help students who have special talents but may be weak in academic performance to have a chance to receive higher education. It will still be needed but it is time to make the rules fairer,” he said.
The ministry said it would reduce the range of competitions whose winners could get extra credits, and limit the winners’ privileges.
Chen Lei, a mother of a 15-year-old girl, said she welcomed the ministry’s policy adjustment as she did not want her daughter to be an Olympic competition geek.
But not all the Chinese parents welcomed the new policy. “It is like a thunderbolt for me. My 13-year-old son has spent so much time studying Olympic math, and participated in so many technological competitions during vacations. It is useless now,” said Dong Wen, a 43-year-old mother.
A student said, “Many students have changed the current study plan, and they can abandon the competition. I will be interested in learning the courses which can improve my abilities.”
Yuan Guiren, a member of CPPCC, told China Daily that the reform would be an attempt to consider the overall quality of an applicant. “But the country will not stop the national college entrance examination as it is still the most objective way to evaluate talent in China,” he said.
28. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.
A. high school students with talent in sports are weak in academic performance
B. students who win awards in Olympic competitions can’t get extra credits soon
C. the number of competitions whose winners can be awarded extra credits will be smaller
D. the extra credits have reduced students’ chances of being admitted to famous colleges
29. Why did China’s education ministry decide to tighten the policy of “extra credits”?
A. To highlight academic performance.
B. To respond to the criticism from the public.
C. To meet the need of national college entrance exam.
D. To guarantee education equality for all exam-takers.
30. What does the underlined word “geek” probably mean?
A. An addict. B. A smart learner. C. A winner. D. A slow walker.
31. What might be the best title for the text?
A. “Extra Credits” Policy in China to be Adjusted
B. Promotion of National Olympic Competitions
C. Advice on the National College Entrance Exam
D. Chinese Government to Push Education Reform
【答案】28．C
29．D
30．A
31．A
【解析】
【导语】
本文为新闻报道，主要内容为高考加分政策调整的目的和调整范围，以及部分家长和学生的不同反应。
28. 细节理解题。根据文章第五段“The ministry said it would reduce the range of competitions whose winners could get extra credits, and limit the winners’ privileges.(教育部表示，将减少可以获得高考加分的竞赛项目，并限制获奖者的特权)”可知，根据新政策的规定，获奖者可获得高考加分的竞赛项目数量将减少。故选C。
29. 推理判断题。根据首句“China’s education authority will tighten the widely criticized policy of “extra credits” for the national college entrance examination to ensure a fairer chance for all exam-takers.(中国教育部门将收紧广受批评的高考“加分”政策，以确保所有考生都有更公平的机会)”以及第三段教育部长所说“It has harmed education equality.(它损害了教育平等)”可知，高考加分政策需要得到调整，这样对所有考生都更加公平，此举是为了促进教育平等。故选D。
30. 词句猜测题。划线词所在句的前半句“she welcomed the ministry’s policy adjustment(她对教育部这项政策的调整表示欢迎)”说明她支持高考加分政策的调整，即减少通过竞赛项目加分，后半句“as she does not want her daughter to be an Olympic competition geek”是她支持调整的理由，她不想让孩子成为“an Olympic competition geek”，说明她不支持孩子参加奥赛，不希望自己的女儿痴迷于奥赛，在这方面投入过多的时间和精力，由此推知，划线词geek与addict同义，表示“对……入迷的人”。故选A。
31. 主旨大意题。这篇报道主要讲的是为了教育公平，高考加分政策需要进行调整，具体提到了政策实施的时间和范围，以及部分人对这一政策调整的不同反应，结合第一段的文章主旨句“China’s education authority will tighten the widely criticized policy of ‘extra credits’ for the national college entrance examination to ensure a fairer chance for all exam-takers.(中国教育部将收紧广受批评的高考“加分”政策，以确保所有考生都有更加公平的机会)”可知，A项““Extra Credits” Policy in China to be Adjusted(中国高考“加分”政策即将调整)”适合作为文章标题。故选A。
Flowering plants (angiosperms) make up about 90 percent of the Kingdom Plantae. The total number of described species is over 250,000, and many tropical species are as yet unnamed. During the past 130 million years, flowering plants have colonized every possible habitat on earth, from sun-baked deserts and windswept alpine (阿尔卑斯) summits to fertile grasslands and dense forests.
However, hundreds of millions of years ago, the Earth was dominated by ferns and conifers (针叶植物和蕨类植物). Then, how have flowers evolved and spread to all parts of the world, thus changing the landscape from green and brown to a variety of colours?
Actually, why angiosperms are successful and diverse on Earth has been debated for centuries. Even Charles Darwin himself called it a “mystery”, fearing this apparent sudden leap might challenge his theory of evolution.
Now, to this puzzle, some scientists claim they have the answer.
Kevin Simonin, from San Francisco State University in California, US and other researchers wondered if the size of the plant’s genetic material — or genome (基因组) — might be important. They analyzed data held by the Royal Botanic Gardens, on the genome size of thousands of plants, including flowering plants, gymnosperms (a group of plants including conifers) and ferns. They then compared genome size with anatomical (结构上的) features.
This provides “strong evidence”, that the success and rapid spread of flowering plants around the world is due to “genome downsizing.”
By shrinking the size of the genome, which is contained within the nucleus of the cell, plants can build smaller cells. In turn, this allows greater carbon dioxide uptake (摄入) and carbon gain from photosynthesis, the process by which plants use light energy to turn carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen.
The researchers say genome downsizing happens only in the angiosperms, and this was “a necessary condition for rapid growth rates among land plants”.
32. According to this passage, what do we know about angiosperms?
A. They belong to gymnosperms.
B. They add colors to the landscape of the earth.
C. They ruled the earth hundreds of millions of years ago.
D. They make up approximately 90% of the living species on earth.
33. It can be inferred that ____________.
A. Charles Darwin was quite confident of his theory of evolution
B. Kevin Simonin is probably an American biologist
C. Kevin Simonin works in the Royal Botanic Gardens
D. Charles Darwin succeeded in figuring out the flower evolution
34. Which of the following contributes to the success and diversity of angiosperms?
A. Phtotsynthesis. B. The larger nucleus.
C. The smaller genome. D. The stronger cell.
35. What kind of passage is it?
A. a brochure B. a biography
C. a science fiction D. a popular science article
【答案】32．B
33．B
34．C
35．D
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了开花植物或被子植物能够在地球上占有优势的原因。
32. 细节理解题。根据第一段的“Flowering plants (angiosperms) make up about 90 percent of the Kingdom Plantae.(开花植物（被子植物）约占植物王国的90%。)”和第二段的“Then, how have flowers evolved and spread to all parts of the world, thus changing the landscape from green and brown to a variety of colours?(那么，鲜花是如何进化并传播到世界各地的，从而使景观从绿色和棕色变成各种颜色的呢？)”可知，被子植物为地球的风景增添了色彩。故选B。
33. 推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Kevin Simonin, from San Francisco State University in California, US and other researchers wondered if the size of the plant’s genetic material — or genome (基因组) — might be important.(美国加州旧金山州立大学的Kevin Simonin和其他研究人员想知道是否这种植物的遗传物质或基因组的大小可能很重要。)”可推知，Kevin Simonin可能是一位美国生物学家。故选B。
34. 细节理解题。根据第六段中的“This provides “strong evidence”, that the success and rapid spread of flowering plants around the world is due to “genome downsizing.”(这提供了“强有力的证据”，证明开花植物在世界各地的成功和快速传播是由于“基因组缩小”。)”可知，更小的基因组有助于被子植物的成功和多样性。故选C。
35. 推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第一段的“Flowering plants (angiosperms) make up about 90 percent of the Kingdom Plantae. The total number of described species is over 250,000, and many tropical species are as yet unnamed.(开花植物（被子植物）约占植物王国的90%。被描述的物种总数超过25万种，许多热带物种至今仍未命名。)”和第二段的“Then, how have flowers evolved and spread to all parts of the world, thus changing the landscape from green and brown to a variety of colours?(那么，鲜花是如何进化并传播到世界各地的，从而使景观从绿色和棕色变成各种颜色的呢？)”可知，本文主要讲的是开花植物或被子植物能够在地球上占有优势的原因，是科学文章，故选D。
五、七选五
Which is lighter in colour: a grass lawn or a pine tree? The lawn, right? And how did you decide? Almost certainly by “seeing” them both in your mind, and comparing the two shades of green. ___36___ Recent research — using this very question, along with other visualization tests — has unearthed a small but significant set of people who don’t seem to use mental images at all. The condition they have is thought to be shared by between two and five percent of the population: “aphantasia (想象障碍症)”.
While most people use mental imagery to help them remember, aphantasiacs have to use other techniques. ___37___ They can use all these routes to learn, recall, explore and apply the information they need.
Research suggests that the ability to visualize is a sliding scale. ___38___ Explore favorite destinations in your imagination, imagine the faces of loved ones, or recall precious objects with as much clarity as possible. Practice seeing the details as well as the “big picture”.
But it’s also really valuable to explore some of the other strategies used by people with little or no visual imagination:
• Use other senses. Be observant about sounds, textures, tastes, and particularly smells. Practice bringing these to mind, and use them whenever you can to connect with your memories.
• Think logically. Even without visual clues, you might be able to use logic to work out when something happened, where you left a possession, or how you and a friend first met.
• ___39___ Strong feelings help to store long-term memories, so use them to boost recall, too. How did you feel when you visited the place, watched the film, or read the book that you’re trying to recall?
___40___ Actually, we can all learn something from them.
A. Explore your emotions.
B. Explore long-term memory.
C. But not everyone can do that.
D. However, test is not always without wrong.
E. And in doing so they highlight many different routes.
F. You may be able to sharpen your mind’s eye through practice.
G. These are strategies that many people with aphantasia rely on.
【答案】36．C
37．E
38．F
39．A
40．G
【解析】
【导语】
本文为说明文，主要讲述了一群看待事物不同于常人的人，即有想象障碍的人。并且介绍了一些他们大脑识别事物的策略，这些策略有助于我们提高自己思维视力。
36. 根据上文“Which is lighter in colour: a grass lawn or a pine tree? The lawn, right? And how did you decide? Almost certainly by “seeing” them both in your mind, and comparing the two shades of green.(草地和松树，哪个颜色较浅？草坪，对吧？你是怎么决定的？几乎可以肯定的是，你可以在脑海中“看到”它们，并比较这两种绿色)”以及后文“Recent research — using this very question, along with other visualization tests — has unearthed a small but significant set of people who don’t seem to use mental images at all.(最近的研究——利用这个问题，以及其他可视化测试——发现了一小群似乎根本不使用心理图像的人，他们人数不多，但意义重大)”可知，空前是说大部分人用思维视力去判断一块草坪和一棵松树哪个颜色浅，空后说最近有研究表明有的人不能使用该常人所用的判断方法。此空前后所描述的人群想象能力不一样，前后内容相反，应该选择带有转折意味的选项，故C选项“不是每个人都能做到这样的”符合语境。故选C。
37. 根据上文“While most people use mental imagery to help them remember, aphantasiacs have to use other techniques.(虽然大多数人使用心理意象来帮助他们记忆，但想象障碍症患者必须使用其他技巧)”可知，根据上文可知，有想象障碍的人不能够运用常人所用的方式，而是使用其他方式。而这些方式对他们有好处。E项的“in doing so”指的就是运用其他方式，“different routes”和后文“these routes”属于原词复现，故E选项“在这样做的过程中，他们突出了许多不同的路线”符合语境。故选E。
38. 根据上文“Research suggests that the ability to visualize is a sliding scale.(研究表明，可视化的能力是一个浮动的尺度)”以及后文“Explore favorite destinations in your imagination, imagine the faces of loved ones, or recall precious objects with as much clarity as possible. Practice seeing the details as well as the “big picture”.(在你的想象中探索你最喜欢的目的地，想象亲人的面孔，或者尽可能清晰地回忆起珍贵的物品。练习看到细节和“大局”)”可知，根据空前一句可知，可视化能力是可以上下浮动的。而空后所讲细节“在想象中探索最喜欢的目的，想象所爱之人的面孔，或尽可能清晰地回忆起珍贵的物品”属于提高思维视力的锻炼方式，F项中的“practice”和本段最后一句中的“practice”属于原词复现，故F选项“你也许可以通过练习来磨砺你的能力”符合语境。故选F。
39. 根据后文“Strong feelings help to store long-term memories, so use them to boost recall, too. How did you feel when you visited the place, watched the film, or read the book that you’re trying to recall?(强烈的感觉有助于储存长期记忆，所以也可以用它们来促进回忆。当你参观一个地方，看一部电影，或读一本你试图回忆的书时，你有什么感觉？)”可知，该空应填入一个小标题，该段所讲的策略是：强烈的感觉有助于储存长期记忆，因此也可以使用它们来增强回忆。当你参观这个地方、看电影或读你想回忆的书时，你的感觉如何。即感觉是此方法的关键。故A选项“探索你的情绪”符合语境。故选A。
40. 根据后文“Actually, we can all learn something from them.(事实上，我们都可以从他们中学到一些东西)”可知，上文介绍了一些想象障碍者的记忆策略，给人们提供提高思维视力的建议。这和G 项中“These are strategies”的“strategies”对应，也和空后的“learn something from them”的“them”对应，且有总结上文之意，故G选项“这些都是许多想象障碍症患者所依赖的策略”符合语境。故选G。
六、完形填空
Anna was a volunteer teacher in a training program aimed at ___41___ students’ confidence and taking charge of their lives.
As a supervisor, I entered her classroom one day, took a seat in the back of the room and found all the students were working on a task ___42___, completely ignoring my existence.
The student next to me was filling her page with “I can’t.”
“I can’t do long division with more than three numerals.” “I can’t get along well with my brother.” Her page was half full and she showed no ___43___ of stopping.
The activity aroused my ___44___, so I decided to ask the teacher what was going on.___45___, I noticed she too was busy writing. “I can’t get John focused in class. I can’t...”
I felt it best not to ___46___.
After another ten minutes, the students were ___47___ to fold the papers in half and place their “I Can’t” statements into an ___48___ box, which was soon full. Then Anna added hers, put the lid on the box, and headed out with the box. Students followed the teacher. I followed the students. Halfway down the hallway Anna got a ___49___ from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground.
There they began to dig. The box of “I Can’t” was placed at the bottom of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt. After that they formed a circle around the new “grave”. At this point Anna announced, “Boys and girls, please be quiet and ___50___ your heads.”
Anna ___51___ the eulogy (悼词). “Friends, we gathered here today to say goodbye to ‘Mr. I Can’t.’ He will be replaced by his brothers and sisters ‘I Can’, ‘I Will’ and ‘I’m going to.’ ‘May ‘Mr. I Can’t’ rest ___52___ and may everyone present pick up their lives and move forward in his ___53___.”
Then back into the classroom Anna made a large tombstone from paper on which she wrote the words “I Can’t” at the top and the date at the bottom. She hung it in the classroom. On those rare ___54___ when a student forgot and said, “I Can’t,” Anna ___55___ pointed to the paper tombstone.
41. A. promoting B. accelerating C. preserving D. advocating
42. A. awkwardly B. miserably C. attentively D. sincerely
43. A. signatures B. symptoms C. schemes D. signs
44. A. anxiety B. excitement C. curiosity D. anger
45. A. Therefore B. Nevertheless C. Otherwise D. Besides
46. A. complain B. interrupt C. explain D. illustrate
47. A. convinced B. persuaded C. inquired D. instructed
48. A. empty B. precious C. fancy D. mysterious
49. A. hammer B. shovel C. needle D. shelf
50. A. emerge B. revolve C. bow D. raise
51. A. addressed B. delivered C. released D. claimed
52. A. in place B. in relief C. in order D. in peace
53. A. absence B. presence C. company D. sympathy
54. A. ceremonies B. dilemmas C. occasions D. opportunities
55. A. desperately B. humbly C. thoroughly D. simply
【答案】41．A
42．C
43．D
44．C
45．B
46．B
47．D
48．A
49．B
50．C
51．B
52．D
53．A
54．C
55．D
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了安娜老师通过为“我不能先生”举办“葬礼”的方式来让学生忘记它，让学生在课堂上不再说“我不能”。
41. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：安娜是一个培训项目的志愿教师，该项目旨在提高学生的信心，并掌控他们的生活。A. promoting提升；B. accelerating加速；C. preserving保存；D. advocating拥护。根据下文“students’ confidence”和“taking charge of their lives”可推知，安娜老师要通过提升学生信心来让学生学会掌控生活。故选A项。
42. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：作为导师，有一天我走进她的教室，坐在教室后面，发现所有的学生都在专心地完成一项任务，完全忽略了我的存在。A. awkwardly笨拙地；B. miserably可悲地；C. attentively聚精会神地；D. sincerely真诚地。根据下文“completely ignoring my existence”可知，学生全神贯注于自己的任务。故选C项。
43. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的页面已经写满了一半，她没有停下来的迹象。A. signatures签名；B. symptoms症状；C. schemes方案；D. signs迹象。根据上文可知，学生们都在聚精会神地做自己的事情，甚至忽略了作者的存在，由此推知，这位学生也是如此，没有要停下来的迹象。故选D项。
44. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个活动引起了我的好奇心，所以我决定问问老师发生了什么事。A. anxiety焦虑；B. excitement激动；C. curiosity好奇心；D. anger愤怒。根据下文“so I decided to ask the teacher what was going on”可推知，活动激发了作者的好奇心，他想知道他们到底在干什么。故选C项。
45. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，我注意到她也在忙着写作。A. Therefore因此；B. Nevertheless然而；C. Otherwise否则；D. Besides而且。根据上文可知，作者准备问老师发生了什么事，结合下文“she too was busy writing”可知，老师也在忙着写东西，没时间答作者的问题，上下文有转折关系。故选B项。
46. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我觉得最好不要打断。A. complain投诉；B. interrupt打断；C. explain解释；D. illustrate阐明。根据上文“I noticed she too was busy writing.”可知，老师也在忙着写东西，所以作者觉得打断她不太妥当。故选B项。
47. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：再过十分钟，学生们被要求把纸对折，然后把“我不能”放进一个空盒子里，盒子很快就满了。A. convinced使确信；B. persuaded劝说；C. inquired调查；D. instructed指示。根据下文“fold the papers in half and place their ‘I Can’t’ statements into an ____8____ box”可知，学生收到了老师的新指示。故选D项。
48. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：再过十分钟，学生们被要求把纸对折，然后把“我不能”放进一个空盒子里，盒子很快就满了。A. empty空的；B. precious宝贵的；C. fancy时髦的；D. mysterious难以理解的。根据下文“which was soon full”可知，之前盒子是空的。故选A项。
49. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：走到走廊的一半，安娜从工具房拿了把铲子，然后带着学生们走到操场最远的角落。A. hammer锤子；B. shovel铲子；C. needle缝衣针；D. shelf架子。根据下文“the tool house”和“There they began to dig.”可知，老师拿的是挖坑的铲子。故选B项。
50. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：孩子们，请安静，低头。A. emerge出现；B. revolve旋转；C. bow鞠躬；D. raise提升。结合常识和下文“Anna ____11____ the eulogy (悼词).”可推知，老师要开始致“悼词”，所以让学生保持安静并低下头。故选C项。
51. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：安娜致了悼词。A. addressed解决；B. delivered发表；C. released释放；D. claimed声称。根据句中“the eulogy (悼词)”和下文内容可知，安娜老师要埋葬“我不能先生”，并为它致悼词，所以用动词deliver，意为“发表，发布”。故选B项。
52. 考查介词短语辨析。句意：愿“我不能先生”能安息，愿在场的每个人都能在他不在的时候重新开始自己的生活，继续前进。A. in place在适当的地方；B. in relief松了口气；C. in order秩序井然；D. in peace和平地。结合常识可知，悼词中常说“愿……安息”，用may sb. rest in peace表示。故选D项。
53. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：愿“我不能先生”能安息，愿在场的每个人都能在他不在的时候重新开始自己的生活，继续前进。A. absence缺席；B. presence出席；C. company公司；D. sympathy同情。根据上文可知，安娜老师要埋葬“我不能先生”，在以后的日子里，“我不能先生”就不在了，in one’s absence意为“在某人不在的时候”。故选A项。
54. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在极少情况下，当一个学生忘记了，并说“我不能”时，安娜只会指指纸墓碑。A. ceremonies仪式；B. dilemmas困境；C. occasions场合；D. opportunities机会。根据上文可知，安娜老师埋葬了“我不能先生”，并将它的“墓碑”挂在教室，想通过这种方式让学生们忘记它的存在，所以在以后的学习中，学生们在提到“我不能”的场合(occasions)是极少的。故选C项。
55. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：在极少情况下，当一个学生忘记了，并说“我不能”时，安娜只会指指纸墓碑。A. desperately绝望地；B. humbly谦恭地；C. thoroughly完全地；D. simply仅仅。因为“我不能先生”的“墓碑”就挂在教室，所以当有学生提到它时，老师只需要指一指就可以提醒学生“我不能先生”已经不在了。故选D项。
七、用单词的适当形式完成短文
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Close both to the English border and Welsh border, the city Chester ___56___ (found) as a Roman fort back in 79AD. It has an ___57___ (impress) history — the last in Britain ___58___ (fall) to the Norman conquest. The Industrial Revolution shaped the small city enormously and ___59___ (it) traces can still be seen in the railways, canals and architecture from the period.
Though small, the city packs a lot in. For visitors planning ___60___ visit to Chester, the Chester Cathedral ___61___ (date) back to the year 907 must be their first stop. Then, the black and white Tudor style buildings that line the city’s four main streets are ___62___ they can’t afford to miss. Of course, walking along the riverbank on a winter night ___63___ the lamps light up the city is also a good ___64___ (choose).
Recently, the city government has launched a new, free and self-guided online tour which offers an insight ____65____ this fascinating small city. So why wait?
【答案】56．was founded
57．impressive
58．to fall
59．its
60．a
61．dating
62．what
63．when
64．choice
65．into
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了英国小城切斯特的地理位置，历史及旅游热点。
56. 考查动词语态。句意：切斯特市靠近英格兰边境和威尔士边境，早在公元79年作为罗马堡垒被建立。主语Chester和动词found之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，根据时间状语in 79AD可知，时态为一般过去时，此处应用一般过去时的被动语态。故填was founded。
57. 考查形容词。句意：它有着令人印象深刻的历史——它是英国最后一个被诺曼征服的城市。此处修饰名词history，应用形容词，作定语，意为“令人印象深刻的历史”。故填impressive。
58. 考查非谓语动词。句意：它有着令人印象深刻的历史——它是英国最后一个被诺曼征服的城市。当动词修饰序数词时，常用不定式，作后置定语。故填to fall。
59. 考查物主代词。句意：工业革命极大地塑造了这座小城，它的痕迹仍然可以在那个时期的铁路、运河和建筑中看到。此处修饰名词trace，应用形容词性物主代词。故填its。
60. 考查冠词。句意：对于计划参观切斯特的游客来说，可以追溯到907年的切斯特大教堂一定是他们的第一站。此处泛指“一次参观”，应用不定冠词，visit以辅音音素开头，应用a。故填a。
61. 考查非谓语动词。句意：对于计划参观切斯特的游客来说，可以追溯到907年的切斯特大教堂一定是他们的第一站。the Chester Cathedral与date back to是逻辑主谓关系，应用现在分词，表主动，作定语。故填dating。
62. 考查表语从句。句意：此外，四条主要街道两旁的黑白都铎风格建筑是他们不能错过的。此处是表语从句中，从句缺少miss的宾语，应用what引导，指代“他们不能错过的东西”。故填what。
63. 考查定语从句。句意：当然，在灯火通明的冬夜，沿着河岸散步也是不错的选择。此处是限定性定语从句，先行词是a winter night，在从句中作时间状语，应用关系副词when引导。故填when。
64. 考查名词。句意：当然，在灯火通明的冬夜，沿着河岸散步也是不错的选择。此处泛指“一个不错的选择”，应用名词，作表语，由不定冠词a可知，应用名词单数形式。故填choice。
65. 考查介词。句意：最近，市政府推出了一项全新的免费自助网络游，让人们可以深入了解这座迷人的小城。固定搭配an insight into“了解，洞察”。故填into。
八、其他应用文
66．我校英语学习社团(English Club)将举办“读名著，学英语(Read Classics, Learn English)”活动。请你代表该社团写一封倡议书，发表在校报上。要点如下：
1. 活动目的；2. 活动内容；3. 号召同学们积极参与。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear fellow schoolmates,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
English Club
【答案】Dear fellow schoolmates,
Aimed at appreciating the charm of English classics and promoting English learning, our school English Club will launch the “Read Classics, Learn English” activity. This activity will last roughly 2 weeks, scheduled from September 10th to 24th. Various activities have been designed, ranging from attending a lecture on reading tips to recommending the favorite English classics, followed by exchanging reading experiences as well as reading skills. Anyone who has an interest in reading English classics is welcome.
Looking forward to your participation.
English Club
【解析】
【导语】
本篇书面表达属于应用文。学校英语学习社团将举办“读名著，学英语(Read Classics, Learn English)”活动，要求考生代表社团写一封倡议书。
【详解】
1. 词汇积累
开办：launch→ start/set up
大约：roughly → approximately
各种各样的：various→ a variety of
参加：attend→ participate in
简单句变复合句
原句：This activity will last roughly 2 weeks, scheduled from September 10th to 24th.
拓展句：This activity will last roughly 2 weeks, which is scheduled from September 10th to 24th.
【点睛】
【高分句型1】Aimed at appreciating the charm of English classics and promoting English learning, our school English Club will launch the “Read Classics, Learn English” activity. (运用了过去分词Aimed作状语)
【高分句型2】Anyone who has an interest in reading English classics is welcome. (运用了who引导的限制性定语从句)
九、读后续写
67．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was a Friday afternoon. In Brooklyn Junior Middle School, the bell indicating the end of the last class threw the whole classroom into chaos. All the boys and girls started packing their school bags, chattering with each other about their exciting plans for the long-anticipated weekend at the same time.
Miss Helen, the headteacher, stepped into the noisy classroom. She quieted the kids, assigned the homework and added: “The first teacher-parent meeting of this term will take place tomorrow morning. Please...”
Bill’s heart sank.
Bill was a 12-year-old boy in Grade 7. His father was a sailor. He had to work at sea most of the year and did not get home often. However, this didn’t make Bill an eccentric (性格古怪的) and withdrawn boy.
As a matter of fact, at school, Bill was a typical student favored by all the teachers in his class. He was never late for school, always active in class, always polite to the teachers and always friendly and helpful towards his classmates, not to mention his outstanding academic performance.
It was all because of his kind, considerate and devoted mum, a perfect mum in Bill’s eyes, except for one thing: She walked with a pronounced limp (跛行). Bill remembered when young, maybe about 3 or 4 years old, he once asked her mum about it, but his mum just smiled and told him she was born like this. Bill loved his mum very much but he seldom went out with his mum. He just hated it when others eyed, whispered or inquired about that, curiously, kindly or sympathetically.
And now, this would be the first time for his new classmates and teachers to meet his mother and he would be embarrassed by her appearance.
That evening, Bill called his father and complained about his absence and the upcoming meeting.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Para 1:
On the line came his father’s deep voice: “Bill, you are a BIG boy now and I think it’s time to tell you the truth.”
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Para 2:
The next morning, when the first ray of sunshine slipped into his room, Bill woke up.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】On the line came his father’s deep voice: “Bill, you are a BIG boy now and I think it’s time to tell you the truth.” A moment of silence later, his father continued. “When you were a baby, the building we lived in caught fire. It spread quickly and was soon out of control. While trying to find a safe way out, your mum saw a beam (横梁) coming down. To protect you, she placed herself over you and was knocked down unconscious. But for the fireman...” For a moment, Bill just froze there speechless, as if overwhelmed by what he heard: Mum wasn’t born lame. She got injured to protect me! Picturing the slim but strong figure in the fire, Bill couldn’t contain himself any more, tears rolling down his cheeks.
The next morning, when the first ray of sunshine slipped into his room, Bill woke up. Bill got up and found his mother busily preparing breakfast in the kitchen. He greeted his mum and offered to set the table. Over the meal, Bill gathered enough courage and mentioned the call last night. “Mum, I feel terribly sorry. I owe you so much. I...I shouldn’t...” His mum stopped him and looked into his eyes, saying: “Bill, don’t bother yourself about it. You know, I’ve never regretted doing what I did. I am a MUM! Come on, we couldn’t be late for the parents’ meeting.” “Ok, mum, I’ll introduce you to Miss Helen”. On their way to school, Bill held his mum’s hand tightly, promising to himself: “Thank you mum. I am a BIG boy now, and it’s my turn to shelter you from now on.”
【解析】
【导语】
本文以人物为线索展开，文章讲述了学校要开家长会，这让12岁的比尔感到很为难，因为他的妈妈天生腿有点跛，他不想让妈妈来学校，因为怕看到别人好奇、和善或同情的目光，于是他给长年在外的爸爸打电话，抱怨他的缺席和即将到来的会议。
【详解】
1. 段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“电话那头传来父亲低沉的声音：‘比尔，你现在是个大男孩了，我想是时候告诉你真相了。’”可知，第一段可描写父亲告诉比尔真相，妈妈是因为保护他才落下的残疾。
②由第二段首句内容“第二天早上，当第一缕阳光射进他的房间时，比尔醒了”可知，第二段可描写比尔向妈妈道歉，并与妈妈一起参加家长会。
2. 续写线索：得知真相——感到惭愧——主动道歉——一同参加家长会
3. 词汇激活
行为类
①继续：continue/go on
②克制，抑制：contain/restrain
③鼓足勇气：gather courage/pluck up one's courage
情绪类
①无意识的：unconscious/senseless
②对……感到后悔：regret/feel regretful for
【点睛】
[高分句型1] When you were a baby, the building we lived in caught fire.(运用了when引导时间状语从句和省略关系代词的定语从句)
[高分句型2] The next morning, when the first ray of sunshine slipped into his room, Bill woke up.(运用了when引导时间状语从句)
[高分句型3] You know, I’ve never regretted doing what I did.(运用了what引导的宾语从句)
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