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浑源七中2020－2021学年度下学期高二年级期中考试
英语科试题
考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分
第I卷
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分60分)
第一节：（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Smith, Williams, Brown are common surnames that you will meet in Britain. However, you may come across some strange English surnames. The following surnames are rare, but they are real.
Gotobed
You are not going to meet many people with the surname “Go-to-bed”. The first recorded person to have this surname was John Gotobed of Cambridge in 1269. Professor Reaney, an authority on English surnames, explains the surname originated from people who had a bed, which was rare back in the 12th century. People were proud that they could afford to have a bed, thus adding it to their name. Strange but true!
Onions
This surname, which was first popular in France and Ireland before coming over to the UK, dates back to l279 and identified（显示）a person’s job. He was either a seller or a grower of the vegetable.
Nutter
Nutter means a crazy or silly person in spoken English. You wouldn’t usually call yourself a nutter, but it’s genuinely a surname that originates from Yorkshire and Lancashire. It’s a variation of the old English surnames “Notere ”, which means a clerk, and “Nothard”, which means a person that keeps oxen.
Hardmeat
You might have guessed that “Hardmeat” must have something to do with a family of butchers. In fact, it might just have been a misspelling of the village that the name came from, which was “Hardmead” in England. Wish they had a spellchecker back then!
1. Which of the following surnames can tell a family’s wealth?
A. Nutter. B. Onions. C. Gotobed. D. Hardmeat.
2. What do Onions and Nutter have in common?
A. They originated in the UK. B. They mean silly people.
C. They date from the l3th century. D. They show the jobs.
3. Where does the surname of Hardmeat come from?
A. An incorrectly-spelt village name. B. A place famous for hard meat.
C. A village without a spellchecker. D. A family of butchers.
B
The 2020 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to former U. S. Poet Laureate（桂冠诗人） Louise Gluck. The prize committee stressed “her unmistakable poetic voice that with plain beauty makes individual existence universal”. Gluck is the first American woman to win the award since Toni Morrison in 1993. Gluck, 77, joins a list of literary giants and previous Nobel Prize winners, including, in this century, Canadian short-story master Alice Munro, Chinese magical-realist Mo Yan, etc.
Gluck’s work includes 12 collections of poetry and a couple of volumes of essays on literary writing. “ All are characterized by striving for（力求）clearness. Childhood and family life, the close relationship with families is a theme that has remained central to her, ” Anders Olsson, the chairman of the Nobel Committee for Literature, said. “ She seeks the universal, and in this she takes inspiration from myths（神话）and classical themes, ” Olsson added, citing her 2006 collection Averno, which the committee described as “ masterly ” for its “ visionary interpretation of the myth of Persephone’s fall into hell in the captivity（囚禁）of Hades, the god of death ”
Gluck is a professor at Yale and a resident of Cambridge, and she also served as U. S. Poet Laureate from 2003 to 2004 and is no stranger to awards. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for her collection of poems titled The Wild Iris, in which “she describes the miraculous return of life after winter”, the Nobel Literature Committee said on Thursday. She also won the 2014 National Book Award for poetry for Faithful and Virtuous Night . In 2016, President Obama awarded the National Humanities Medal to Gluck in a White House ceremony.
Being publicly shy, Gluck did not immediately give any comment about the latest honor for her body of work, which spans more than half a century. In a 2012 interview, she acknowledged that prizes can make “ existence in the world easier ” but did not mean the immortality（不朽）of a true artist.
4. What makes Gluck’s works popular according to the prize committee in Paragraph 1?
A. Magical realism. B. The clue of the novel. C. Simple beauty. D. Fictional structure.
5. Which of the following is the main theme Gluck uses in her works?
A. Thought about classic myths. B. Life of childhood and family.
C. Experience of personal life. D. Reflection on modern works.
6. What do the collections of poems Averno and The Wild Iris have in common?
A. They won the same book awards. B. They have become best-sellers.
C. They gave rise to Gluck’s fame. D. They talk about life and death.
7. What does Gluck imply in the last paragraph?
A. Being famous is important to a struggling writer. B. Being rewarded is not that vital to a true artist.
C. Being popular is not necessary for the writing. D. Being shy is not a weakness for a famous writer.
C
The remains of an ancient ape (猿) found in a Bavarian clay site recently caught people’s eye. According to scientists，they may renew people’s opinion on when humans' ancestors began standing upright.
An international team of researchers said the fossilized skeleton of a male ape that lived in the humid forests of what is now southern Germany bore a striking resemblance (相似之处) to modern human bones. In a paper published by the journal Nature，they concluded that the previously unknown species — named Danuvius guggenmosi — could walk on two legs but also climb like an ape.
The findings“raise fundamental questions about our previous understanding of the evolution of the great apes and humans,”said Madelaine Boehme，who led the research.
The question of when apes could walk on two legs has fascinated scientists since Charles Darwin first argued that they were the ancestors of humans. Previous fossil records of apes with an upright move — found in Crete and Kenya — dated only as far back as 6 million years.These apes are called Toumai.
Boehme，along with researchers from Bulgaria，Canada and the United States，examined more than 15,000 bones recovered from the archaeological remains.Among the remains they were able to piece together primate (灵长目动物) fossils belonging to four individuals that lived 11.62 million years ago.The most complete，an adult male，likely stood about 1 meter tall，weighed 31 kilograms and looked similar to modernday bonobos，a species of the chimpanzee.
Like humans，Danuvius had an Sshaped backbone to hold its body upright while standing.Unlike humans，though，it had a powerful big toe that would have allowed it to grab branches with its foot easily.
Fred Spoor, a paleontologist at the Natural History Museum in London,called the fossil finds “fantastic”but said they would likely be denied or suspected by others，not least because they could challenge many existing ideas about evolution.
8．Where did the scientists find the bones?
A．Germany. B．Bulgaria. C．Kenya. D．Brazil.
9．What can we infer about Danuvius?
A．It could make Sshaped tools. B．It was a species of the chimpanzee.
C．It lived in Crete and Kenya. D．It existed much earlier than Toumai.
10．How does Spoor feel about the finding?
A．It offers further support for the theory of evolution. B．It may cause much debate.
C．It is a fantastic finding. D．It denies the previous ideas.
11．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A．The Secrets Revealed from Fossils
B．Legend of Humans' Ancestors
C．Findings Against the Theory of Evolution
D．The Oldest Example of Upright Ape Found in a Bavarian Clay Site
D
Life will probably be very different in 2050. First of all，it seems that TV channels will have vanished by 2050. Instead, people will choose a programme from a “menu” and a computer will send the programme directly to the television. By 2050, music, films, programmes, newspapers and books will come to us in the similar way.
In many places，agriculture is developing quickly and people are growing fruit and vegetables for export. This uses a lot of water.Therefore，there could be serious shortages of water.Some scientists predict that water could be the cause of wars if we don't act now.
In the future，cars will run on new，clean fuels and they will go very fast.Cars will have computers to control the speed and there won’t be any accidents.Today，many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050，the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination.Also，by 2050，space planes will fly people from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours.
Some big companies now prefer to use robots that do not ask for pay rises or go on strike，and work 24 hours a day.They are also easy to control. And they never argue with people.They can be easily used in a variety of places—factories，schools，offices，hospitals，shops and homes. Scientists will have discovered how to control genes.
Scientists have already produced clones of animals.By 2050，scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look and how they behave.Scientists will be able to do these things，but should they?
12. Which of the following best explains “vanished” underlined in Paragraph 1?
A． Settled. B．Decreased. C.Disappeared. D．Spread.
13. What does Paragraph 4 intend to show?
A． Robots have many advantages. B．Robots have much to be improved.
B． C．Robots work for humans for free. D．Robots can work in different places.
14. What does the author want to express in the last paragraph?
A． He is looking forward to using cloning technology.
B． He probably disagrees with the idea of human cloning.
C． The scientists have already discovered how to control genes.
D． The scientists will face many difficulties of controlling genes.
15. What is the best title for the text?
A． High-tech Cars B．Is Cloning Really Good?
C．Life in the Future D．Are You Ready for the Future?
第二节 (共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Many international students choose an English name when they go to the UK. Some of them might have difficulty in picking their English names. Adopting an English name shows a willingness to integrate into British life. However, the process of choosing a name is open to unintended consequences which can result in involuntarily funny names. 16
Do not name yourself after food items.
Even if you really love food, the name like “Pizza” or “Cheese” are totally inappropriate, not least because your taste in food may change as you get older! Sugar-sounding names such as “Candy” or “Sweetie” are most likely chosen because they sound cute. 17 Because they are quite suggestive names in the UK, often connected to the “Ladies of the night”.
Do not choose an old name.
Many students choose old-fashioned, unusual names which they may have read in an old book or seen in an old film. 18 So if you choose a name which is not commonly used today, it will sound strange and out of place. For English people, the names “Norman” (most popular in 1931) and “Clyde” (most popular in 1904) suggest old men with walking sticks and flat caps.
19
Though the idea is nice in theory, “Dumbledore” is not a common name in Britain. By calling yourself “Dumbledore” people may assume that you are associated with the magical. But names like “Harry” from Harry Potter is fine because it is a common English name. 20
A. Trends in names change over time.
B. The trend of choosing an English name is nothing new.
C. But choosing these sweet names has associated risks.
D. Be cautious when naming yourself after a fictional character.
E. So you should never choose the name of a fictional character.
F. Here are tips on how to avoid misunderstanding when choosing English names.
G.Therefore, just check whether it is a commonly used English name before using.
第二部分 英语知识运用 （共两节,满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。
Last year, I was assigned to work at an office near my mother’s house. 21 , I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped her out with the housework and contributed to the 22 .
After a week, I started to 23 the groceries were running out pretty quickly. 24 , I began observing my mother’s daily routine for two weeks. To my 25 , I found she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and 26 every morning at about nine. She took the food to the slums(贫民窟)and distributed it to street 27 .
I asked around and 28 my mum was popular in the area. The kids looked up to her as if she were their own mother. Then it hit me—why didn’t she want to tell me about what she’d been doing? Was she
29 that I would stop buying the groceries if I knew the truth?
When she got home, I told her about my discovery and 30 she could react, I gave her a big hug and told her she didn’t need to keep it a 31 from me. She told me that 32 of the children lived with an old lady in a makeshift home while others 33 on the streets. For years, my mum had been helping out by 34 whatever food she could 35 . I was so moved by how 36 she was. She used what was
37 for her to help others in need. And I was so 38 of her.
I 39 to buy groceries for my mum. But now, I always add a(n) 40 bag for her other children.
21. A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Otherwise
22. A. cans B. groceries C. goods D. bags
23. A. ignore B. understand C. complain D. notice
24. A. Confused B. Embarrassed C. Moved D. Annoyed
25. A. delight B. relief C. surprise D. regret
26. A. work out B. head out C. clean up D. get up
27. A. children B. strangers C. passers-by D. artists
28. A. made sure B. let out C. pointed out D. found out
29. A. angry B. hopeless C. worried D. frightened
30. A. once B. before C. until D. after
31. A. secret B. surprise C. gift D. reminder
32. A. few B. all C. any D. some
33. A. lay B. ate C. slept D. played
34. A. giving B. collecting C. receiving D. selling
35. A. lend B. spare C. afford D. bring
36. A. curious B. ambitious C. faithful D. selfless
37. A. meant B. cooked C. borrowed D. sold
38. A. tired B. fond C. scared D. proud
39. A. refuse B. long C. continue D. agree
40. A. large B. extra C. beautiful D. empty
第II卷
注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分55分)
第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Cave No.12 of the Yungang Grottoes (石窟)，the 1,500-year-oId masterpieces of Chinese Buddhist art, has been recently “moved“ to the Zhejiang University Museum of Art and Archaeology by 3D printing technology, 41 (bring) the grottoes to the wider world.
Cave No.12, 14 meters deep, 11 meters wide and 9 meters high, also known 42 the Music Cave, was carved with rich images of heavenly figures and 43 (music) instruments from home and abroad. These figures represented the 44 (early) royal symphony orchestra (乐团)in ancient China.
The researchers 45 (overcome) many difficulties since August 2016. First, the project team spent three months laser-scanning（激光扫描）the cave and took 55, 680 46 （photo）of it. 47 （ensure）successful printing, a special 3D printer was tailored for the project. Then, 48 came after 3D printing was the coloring process, during which the images in the cave 49 (expect)to be covered with proper materials and colors. After eight months of coloring, the staff finally completed the replica cave. Experts believe that the completion of the project marked technical breakthroughs and 50 very important step forward in digital protection and inheritance of cultural heritages.
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意： 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My classmates and I were to graduate the next month. They were determined to do something. After a heating discussion, we decided on making a video to record our experience at school.
It took us a whole week to collect materials, during that time we interviewed our teachers and took photos of every aspect of school life. The editing part before that was tough. We discussed what to put it into the video. Some compromises are unavoidable, but the video turned out perfectly. Several days later, when the video was playing on the graduation ceremony, it was well received. The teachers and students shared great time. That surely gave us a great sense of achievement.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如英语课上, 老师让你用以下信息写一篇关于藏族的英语短文, 介绍他们的民族特色, 主要内容如下:
1. 人口: 640, 000左右;
2. 地理位置: 雅鲁藏布江中游两岸;
3. 主要饮食: 糌粑, 牛羊肉, 青稞酒, 酥油茶;
4. 民族建筑: 石木结构的碉房;
5. 民族服饰: 长袖, 宽腰, 以珠宝金玉作为配饰;
6. 才能: 能歌善舞。
注意: 1. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯;
2. 词数100个左右。
参考词汇: 雅鲁藏布江Yarlung Zangbo River; 糌粑zanba; 青稞酒barley wine; 酥油茶buttered tea; 碉房blockhouse
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浑源七中2020－2021学年度下学期高二年级期中考试
英语科试题答案
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分60分)
第一节：（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）
1-3 CDA 4-7 CBDB 8-11 ADBD 12-15 CABC
第二节 (共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)
15-20 FCADG
第二部分 英语知识运用 （共两节,满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分）
21--25.CBDAC 26--30. BADCB 31--35 ADCAB 36--40 DADCB
第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分55分)
第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
41. bringing 42. as 43. musical 44. earliest 45. have overcome
46. photos 47. To ensure 48. what 49. were expected 50. a
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
My classmates and I were to graduate the next month. were determined to do something. After a discussion, we decided on making a video to record our at school.
It took us a whole week to collect materials, during time we interviewed our teachers and took photos of every aspect of school life. The editing part that was tough. We discussed what to put into the video. Some compromises unavoidable, but the video turned out . Several days later, when the video was on the graduation ceremony, it was well received. The teachers and students shared great time. That surely gave us a great sense of achievement.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
One possible version:
The Tibetan ethnic group used to be in the middle part of Yarlung Zangbo River area and the population now is around 640, 000.
You may have heard about the staple food there like zanba, barley wine and buttered tea. Another interesting thing is that they usually only eat beef and mutton because of their customs and habits.
You can see many blockhouses made of stones and wood in Tibetan area. Besides, the colourful jacket with jewellery and long sleeves is also one of Tibetan costume’ s features.
We all know that people there are good at singing and dancing, but the most admirable thing is that their music styles and the content of lyrics are also various.
阅读理解、完形填空详解
I.阅读理解（60分）
A [语篇类型] 应用文
[文章大意]本文介绍了英国几个不同寻常的姓氏以及它们的特定背景和来源。
【核心素养】语篇通过介绍英国的几个不同寻常的姓氏，帮助考生了解英国的姓氏起源, 开阔考生的文化视野, 促进考生文化意识的提升。
【背景知识】英国人在历史上很长一段时间里只有名字而没有姓氏，直到16世纪, 姓氏的使用才广泛流行开来。英国的姓氏来源有很多，主要与居性地、职业或身份、动植物、个人特征有关，如Sharp夏普(精明的), 还有些姓民与地理、地貌或环境特征有关，如Field菲尔德(原野)。最常见的英国人的姓氏有Jones, Smith, Brown, Wilson, Taylor, Williams等。
1. C 细节理解。根据Gotobed 部分中的"the surname originated from people who had a bed, which was rare back in the l2th century. People were proud that they could afford to have a bed, thus adding it to their name"可知, Gotobed这个姓氏起源于有床的人, 在12世时, 床在英国还是奢侈品, 人们为能够买得起床而自豪. 所以就把它加到名字里了, 因此Gotobed这个姓氏可以最示出一个家庭的富裕。故C。
2. D细节理解。根据题干信息把解题线索定位到Onions 和 Nutter部分。根据Onions部分中的"identified a person's job. He was either a seller or a grower of the vegetable 可知, Onions这个姓氏说明这个人要么是卖洋葱的人, 要么是种洋范的人;Nutter部分的最后一句提到Nutter是"Notere"和"Nothard"的变体, 两者分别表示职员和养公牛的人。由此可知, 两个姓氏的共同点在于它们都表明职业情况。故选D
3. A 细节理解。根据Hardmeat部分中的"In fact，it might just have been a misspelling of the village that the name came from, which was 'Hardmead' in England"可知，Hardmeat是英国一乡村Hardmead名字的误拼。故选A。
B [文章大意]本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了2020年诺贝尔文学奖获得者Louise Gluck的个人创作历程以及她的主要作品。
4. C细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“The prize committee stressed her unmistakable poetic voice that with plain beauty makes individual existence universal’. "可知, 评奖委员会强调“她充满诗意的、具有朴素美的话语使个人的存在具有普遍性”, 即评奖委员会认为, 是(作品所体现出的)简单的美使Gluck的作品如此受欢迎。故选C。
5. B细节理解题。根据第二段第三句中的“Childhood and family life, the close relationship with families is a theme that has remained central to her”可知, 童年和家庭生活、与家人的亲密关系一直是她在作品中使用的中心主题。故选B。
6. D细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中的““visionary interpretation of the myth of Persephone's fall into hell in the captivity(因禁)of Hades, the god of death’”以及第三段第二句中的“'she describes the miraculous return of life after winter in the poem Snowdrops’”可知, 这两本诗集均谈论了生命与死亡。故选D。
7. B推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句中的“that prizes can make ‘existence in the world easier’ but did not amount to the immortality(不朽)of a true artist”可知，Gluck认为奖项可以让“在这个世界上的生存变得更容易”, 但这并不意味着一位真正的艺术家的不朽。由此可推知, Gluck暗示了获奖对一位真正的艺术家来说并不是很重要。故选B。
C 【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了科学家新发现的古猿遗骨的相关情况，并指出这可能会刷新人们关于何时人类的祖先开始直立的观点。
8．A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the fossilized skeleton of a male ape that lived in the humid forests of what is now southern Germany”可知，科学家在德国发现了古猿遗骨，故选A。]
9．D推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Previous fossil records of apes with an upright move—found in Crete and Kenya—dated only as far back as 6 million years.These apes are called Toumai”和第五段中的“Among the remains they were able to piece together primate(灵长目动物)fossils belonging to four individuals that lived 11．62 million years ago”可推知，Danuvius生活的时期比Toumai早得多，故选D。
10．B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“they would likely be denied or suspected by others”可推知，Spoor认为这项发现可能会引起很多争议，故选B。
11．D标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了一项考古发现，通读全文内容可知，第一段概括了全文的主要内容，由此可知，D项最适合作本篇文章的标题。
D
12-15 BABC
七选五
16．F 17．C 18．A 19．D 20．G
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了给自己起英文名时需要注意的事项。
16．F根据上文“However, the process of choosing a name is open to unintended consequences which can result in involuntarily funny names.”（然而，选择名字的过程可能会导致意想不到的后果，这可能导致无意识的滑稽名字）可知，英文名字没选好有时会闹出一些笑话。再结合下文给出的几个关于取英文名字的建议可推知，设空处提出有避免英文名字被误解的方法。F项“下面是一些在选择英文名字时避免误解的小技巧”符合文意，起到了承上启下的作用。故选F。
17．C根据上文“Sugar-sounding names such as “Candy” or “Sweetie” are most likely chosen because they sound cute.”（听起来像糖果一样的名字更容易被选择，因为它们听起来很可爱，例如Candy或者Sweetie）和下文的“Because they are quite suggestive names in the UK, often connected to the “Ladies of the night”.（因为在英国它们是很有暗示性的名字，通常和夜店女郎联系在一起）可推知，设空处指出虽然这些名字好听，但取这样的名字也会有风险。C项“但是，选择这些好听的名字也有相应的风险”符合语境，下文是对选项的解释，上文的“Sugar-sounding names”呼应选项中的“these sweet names”。故选C。
18．A根据上文“Many students choose old-fashioned, unusual names which they may have read in an old book or seen in an old film.”（许多学生选择的是他们可能在以前的书中读过或在老电影中看过的老式的、不寻常的名字）和下文“So if you choose a name which is not commonly used today, it will sound strange and out of place.”（因此如果你选择一个如今不常用的名字，听起来会很奇怪，很不合适）可知，时代不同，所选的名字也应该不同。由此推知，设空处应讲述英文名字的流行趋势会随着时间而改变。A项“名字的趋势会随着时间而改变”符合语境。故选A。
19．D分析段落结构可知，设空处为本段小标题。根据下文“Though the idea is nice in theory, “Dumbledore” is not a common name in Britain. By calling yourself “Dumbledore” people may assume that you are associated with the magical. But names like “Harry” from Harry Potter is fine because it is a common English name.”（尽管这个想法在理论上不错，但“邓布利多”这个名字在英国并不常见，如果你给自己起名叫“邓布利多”，人们可能会认为你与魔法有关。但是像《哈利波特》里的“哈利”这样的名字很好，因为它是一个常用的英文名）可知，本段主要讲述如果要以小说中虚构人物的名字给自己取英文名一定要注意。D项“以虚构人物给自己起名时要小心”可以作为本段小标题。故选D。
20．G根据上文“By calling yourself “Dumbledore” people may assume that you are associated with the magical. But names like “Harry” from Harry Potter is fine because it is a common English name.”（如果你给自己起名叫“邓布利多”，人们可能会认为你与魔法有关。但是像《哈利波特》里的“哈利”这样的名字很好，因为它是一个常用的英文名）可知，此处总结上文，讲的是在以虚构人物给自己起名前要检查一下这个名字是否常用，G项“因此，在使用之前，只需检查它是否是一个常用的英文名”符合语境，上文的common对应选项中的commonly。故选G。
II.完形填空（40分）
【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。主要讲述作者无意中发现自己的母亲总是把买来的杂货送给贫民窟的孩子们, 在被母亲无私行为感动的同时, 自己也加入其中。
21. C。逻辑推理题。根据上文的“去年我被安排在靠近我妈妈家附近的一个办公室上班”可推知上下文是因果关系, “因此, 我和妈妈一起待了一个月的时间”, 故选C。
22. B。词语复现题。根据下文the groceries were running out pretty quickly可知此处填groceries“杂货”。
23. D。逻辑推理题。根据下文“I began observing my mother’s daily routine for two weeks”可知, “我”注意到了杂货用得很快。notice 注意到。故选D。
24. A。逻辑推理题。 结合上文“一周后, 我开始注意到家里的杂货用得非常快。”可推知作者应该感到confused困惑的, 才会出现下文作者开始观察。故选A。
25. C。逻辑推理题。根据下文作者的观察“我发现母亲会打包一纸袋罐装食品”, 这是令“我”惊奇的事情, surprise诧异。故选C。
26. B。逻辑推理题。根据下文谈到她带着食物去了贫民窟可知, 此句指的是妈妈每天早晨大约9点钟(带着食物)出发。head out出发, 离开。故选B。
27. A。逻辑推理题。根据下一段第二句中的The kids looked up to her. . . 可知她把食品分给了孩子们。故选A。
28. D。词语辨析题。根据句意“我询问了一下周围的人, 发现我妈妈在这个地区是很受欢迎的”, make sure确保; let out泄露; point out指出; find out发现。故选D。
29. C。逻辑推理题。 根据上文她没有对“我”说起此事, 作者就推理: 她是担心如果“我”知道事情的真相就会停止买杂货品吗? 故选C。
30. B。逻辑推理题。句意: 在她还没有做出反应之前我给了她一个拥抱。before意为“在……之前”符合题意, 故选B。
31. A。习语搭配题。 secret秘密; surprise吃惊; gift礼物; reminder提醒物。keep it a secret from me向我保密, 故选A。
32. D。逻辑推理题。根据下文“while others ______on the streets”可知, 一些孩子和一位老人住在临时搭建的屋子里, 而其他的孩子睡在大街上, 故选D。
33. C。逻辑推理题。根据上文的lived with an old lady in a makeshift home可推知只有用slept“睡觉”才符合题意, 表示这些孩子的困境, 故选C。
34. A。词语复现题。根据第二段最后一句中的distributed“分发”可知此处用其同义词give。故选A。
35. B。词语辨析题。根据上文语境, 妈妈尽量将食物节省下来, 尽其所能给他们提供帮助。spare 节省, 符合句意, 故选B。
36. D。逻辑推理题。上文讲到妈妈把自己节省下来的杂货品给了贫民窟的孩子们, 应该是很无私的, selfless无私的, 所以答案为D项。
37. A。考查动词辨析。句意: 她用本来打算给她的东西去帮助需要帮助的那些人。be meant for sb. 意为“打算给某人”。故选A。
38. D。习语搭配题。作者对于妈妈无私地给贫民窟的孩子捐赠东西感到非常的骄傲和自豪, proud骄傲的。故选D。
39. C。逻辑推理题。此句表示作者的决心, 他将继续为妈妈买杂货品, continue继续。故选C。
40. B。逻辑推理题。根据句意“但是现在我总是添加额外的一袋给她的其他孩子吃”以及本句中的other children“其他的孩子, 可知选择extra”额外的"符合题意。故选B。
浑源七中2020－2021学年度下学期高二年级期中考试
英语科试题
考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分
第I卷
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分60分)
第一节：（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Smith, Williams, Brown are common surnames that you will meet in Britain. However, you may come across some strange English surnames. The following surnames are rare, but they are real.
Gotobed
You are not going to meet many people with the surname “Go-to-bed”. The first recorded person to have this surname was John Gotobed of Cambridge in 1269. Professor Reaney, an authority on English surnames, explains the surname originated from people who had a bed, which was rare back in the 12th century. People were proud that they could afford to have a bed, thus adding it to their name. Strange but true!
Onions
This surname, which was first popular in France and Ireland before coming over to the UK, dates back to l279 and identified（显示）a person’s job. He was either a seller or a grower of the vegetable.
Nutter
Nutter means a crazy or silly person in spoken English. You wouldn’t usually call yourself a nutter, but it’s genuinely a surname that originates from Yorkshire and Lancashire. It’s a variation of the old English surnames “Notere ”, which means a clerk, and “Nothard”, which means a person that keeps oxen.
Hardmeat
You might have guessed that “Hardmeat” must have something to do with a family of butchers. In fact, it might just have been a misspelling of the village that the name came from, which was “Hardmead” in England. Wish they had a spellchecker back then!
1. Which of the following surnames can tell a family’s wealth?
A. Nutter. B. Onions. C. Gotobed. D. Hardmeat.
2. What do Onions and Nutter have in common?
A. They originated in the UK. B. They mean silly people.
C. They date from the l3th century. D. They show the jobs.
3. Where does the surname of Hardmeat come from?
A. An incorrectly-spelt village name. B. A place famous for hard meat.
C. A village without a spellchecker. D. A family of butchers.
B
The 2020 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to former U. S. Poet Laureate（桂冠诗人） Louise Gluck. The prize committee stressed “her unmistakable poetic voice that with plain beauty makes individual existence universal”. Gluck is the first American woman to win the award since Toni Morrison in 1993. Gluck, 77, joins a list of literary giants and previous Nobel Prize winners, including, in this century, Canadian short-story master Alice Munro, Chinese magical-realist Mo Yan, etc.
Gluck’s work includes 12 collections of poetry and a couple of volumes of essays on literary writing. “ All are characterized by striving for（力求）clearness. Childhood and family life, the close relationship with families is a theme that has remained central to her, ” Anders Olsson, the chairman of the Nobel Committee for Literature, said. “ She seeks the universal, and in this she takes inspiration from myths（神话）and classical themes, ” Olsson added, citing her 2006 collection Averno, which the committee described as “ masterly ” for its “ visionary interpretation of the myth of Persephone’s fall into hell in the captivity（囚禁）of Hades, the god of death ”
Gluck is a professor at Yale and a resident of Cambridge, and she also served as U. S. Poet Laureate from 2003 to 2004 and is no stranger to awards. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for her collection of poems titled The Wild Iris, in which “she describes the miraculous return of life after winter”, the Nobel Literature Committee said on Thursday. She also won the 2014 National Book Award for poetry for Faithful and Virtuous Night . In 2016, President Obama awarded the National Humanities Medal to Gluck in a White House ceremony.
Being publicly shy, Gluck did not immediately give any comment about the latest honor for her body of work, which spans more than half a century. In a 2012 interview, she acknowledged that prizes can make “ existence in the world easier ” but did not mean the immortality（不朽）of a true artist.
4. What makes Gluck’s works popular according to the prize committee in Paragraph 1?
A. Magical realism. B. The clue of the novel. C. Simple beauty. D. Fictional structure.
5. Which of the following is the main theme Gluck uses in her works?
A. Thought about classic myths. B. Life of childhood and family.
C. Experience of personal life. D. Reflection on modern works.
6. What do the collections of poems Averno and The Wild Iris have in common?
A. They won the same book awards. B. They have become best-sellers.
C. They gave rise to Gluck’s fame. D. They talk about life and death.
7. What does Gluck imply in the last paragraph?
A. Being famous is important to a struggling writer. B. Being rewarded is not that vital to a true artist.
C. Being popular is not necessary for the writing. D. Being shy is not a weakness for a famous writer.
C
The remains of an ancient ape (猿) found in a Bavarian clay site recently caught people’s eye. According to scientists，they may renew people’s opinion on when humans' ancestors began standing upright.
An international team of researchers said the fossilized skeleton of a male ape that lived in the humid forests of what is now southern Germany bore a striking resemblance (相似之处) to modern human bones. In a paper published by the journal Nature，they concluded that the previously unknown species — named Danuvius guggenmosi — could walk on two legs but also climb like an ape.
The findings“raise fundamental questions about our previous understanding of the evolution of the great apes and humans,”said Madelaine Boehme，who led the research.
The question of when apes could walk on two legs has fascinated scientists since Charles Darwin first argued that they were the ancestors of humans. Previous fossil records of apes with an upright move — found in Crete and Kenya — dated only as far back as 6 million years.These apes are called Toumai.
Boehme，along with researchers from Bulgaria，Canada and the United States，examined more than 15,000 bones recovered from the archaeological remains.Among the remains they were able to piece together primate (灵长目动物) fossils belonging to four individuals that lived 11.62 million years ago.The most complete，an adult male，likely stood about 1 meter tall，weighed 31 kilograms and looked similar to modernday bonobos，a species of the chimpanzee.
Like humans，Danuvius had an Sshaped backbone to hold its body upright while standing.Unlike humans，though，it had a powerful big toe that would have allowed it to grab branches with its foot easily.
Fred Spoor, a paleontologist at the Natural History Museum in London,called the fossil finds “fantastic”but said they would likely be denied or suspected by others，not least because they could challenge many existing ideas about evolution.
8．Where did the scientists find the bones?
A．Germany. B．Bulgaria. C．Kenya. D．Brazil.
9．What can we infer about Danuvius?
A．It could make Sshaped tools. B．It was a species of the chimpanzee.
C．It lived in Crete and Kenya. D．It existed much earlier than Toumai.
10．How does Spoor feel about the finding?
A．It offers further support for the theory of evolution. B．It may cause much debate.
C．It is a fantastic finding. D．It denies the previous ideas.
11．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A．The Secrets Revealed from Fossils
B．Legend of Humans' Ancestors
C．Findings Against the Theory of Evolution
D．The Oldest Example of Upright Ape Found in a Bavarian Clay Site
D
Life will probably be very different in 2050. First of all，it seems that TV channels will have vanished by 2050. Instead, people will choose a programme from a “menu” and a computer will send the programme directly to the television. By 2050, music, films, programmes, newspapers and books will come to us in the similar way.
In many places，agriculture is developing quickly and people are growing fruit and vegetables for export. This uses a lot of water.Therefore，there could be serious shortages of water.Some scientists predict that water could be the cause of wars if we don't act now.
In the future，cars will run on new，clean fuels and they will go very fast.Cars will have computers to control the speed and there won’t be any accidents.Today，many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050，the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination.Also，by 2050，space planes will fly people from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours.
Some big companies now prefer to use robots that do not ask for pay rises or go on strike，and work 24 hours a day.They are also easy to control. And they never argue with people.They can be easily used in a variety of places—factories，schools，offices，hospitals，shops and homes. Scientists will have discovered how to control genes.
Scientists have already produced clones of animals.By 2050，scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look and how they behave.Scientists will be able to do these things，but should they?
12. Which of the following best explains “vanished” underlined in Paragraph 1?
A． Settled. B．Decreased. C.Disappeared. D．Spread.
13. What does Paragraph 4 intend to show?
A． Robots have many advantages. B．Robots have much to be improved.
B． C．Robots work for humans for free. D．Robots can work in different places.
14. What does the author want to express in the last paragraph?
A． He is looking forward to using cloning technology.
B． He probably disagrees with the idea of human cloning.
C． The scientists have already discovered how to control genes.
D． The scientists will face many difficulties of controlling genes.
15. What is the best title for the text?
A． High-tech Cars B．Is Cloning Really Good?
C．Life in the Future D．Are You Ready for the Future?
第二节 (共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Many international students choose an English name when they go to the UK. Some of them might have difficulty in picking their English names. Adopting an English name shows a willingness to integrate into British life. However, the process of choosing a name is open to unintended consequences which can result in involuntarily funny names. 16
Do not name yourself after food items.
Even if you really love food, the name like “Pizza” or “Cheese” are totally inappropriate, not least because your taste in food may change as you get older! Sugar-sounding names such as “Candy” or “Sweetie” are most likely chosen because they sound cute. 17 Because they are quite suggestive names in the UK, often connected to the “Ladies of the night”.
Do not choose an old name.
Many students choose old-fashioned, unusual names which they may have read in an old book or seen in an old film. 18 So if you choose a name which is not commonly used today, it will sound strange and out of place. For English people, the names “Norman” (most popular in 1931) and “Clyde” (most popular in 1904) suggest old men with walking sticks and flat caps.
19
Though the idea is nice in theory, “Dumbledore” is not a common name in Britain. By calling yourself “Dumbledore” people may assume that you are associated with the magical. But names like “Harry” from Harry Potter is fine because it is a common English name. 20
A. Trends in names change over time.
B. The trend of choosing an English name is nothing new.
C. But choosing these sweet names has associated risks.
D. Be cautious when naming yourself after a fictional character.
E. So you should never choose the name of a fictional character.
F. Here are tips on how to avoid misunderstanding when choosing English names.
G.Therefore, just check whether it is a commonly used English name before using.
第二部分 英语知识运用 （共两节,满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。
Last year, I was assigned to work at an office near my mother’s house. 21 , I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped her out with the housework and contributed to the 22 .
After a week, I started to 23 the groceries were running out pretty quickly. 24 , I began observing my mother’s daily routine for two weeks. To my 25 , I found she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and 26 every morning at about nine. She took the food to the slums(贫民窟)and distributed it to street 27 .
I asked around and 28 my mum was popular in the area. The kids looked up to her as if she were their own mother. Then it hit me—why didn’t she want to tell me about what she’d been doing? Was she
29 that I would stop buying the groceries if I knew the truth?
When she got home, I told her about my discovery and 30 she could react, I gave her a big hug and told her she didn’t need to keep it a 31 from me. She told me that 32 of the children lived with an old lady in a makeshift home while others 33 on the streets. For years, my mum had been helping out by 34 whatever food she could 35 . I was so moved by how 36 she was. She used what was
37 for her to help others in need. And I was so 38 of her.
I 39 to buy groceries for my mum. But now, I always add a(n) 40 bag for her other children.
21. A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Otherwise
22. A. cans B. groceries C. goods D. bags
23. A. ignore B. understand C. complain D. notice
24. A. Confused B. Embarrassed C. Moved D. Annoyed
25. A. delight B. relief C. surprise D. regret
26. A. work out B. head out C. clean up D. get up
27. A. children B. strangers C. passers-by D. artists
28. A. made sure B. let out C. pointed out D. found out
29. A. angry B. hopeless C. worried D. frightened
30. A. once B. before C. until D. after
31. A. secret B. surprise C. gift D. reminder
32. A. few B. all C. any D. some
33. A. lay B. ate C. slept D. played
34. A. giving B. collecting C. receiving D. selling
35. A. lend B. spare C. afford D. bring
36. A. curious B. ambitious C. faithful D. selfless
37. A. meant B. cooked C. borrowed D. sold
38. A. tired B. fond C. scared D. proud
39. A. refuse B. long C. continue D. agree
40. A. large B. extra C. beautiful D. empty
第II卷
注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分55分)
第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Cave No.12 of the Yungang Grottoes (石窟)，the 1,500-year-oId masterpieces of Chinese Buddhist art, has been recently “moved“ to the Zhejiang University Museum of Art and Archaeology by 3D printing technology, 41 (bring) the grottoes to the wider world.
Cave No.12, 14 meters deep, 11 meters wide and 9 meters high, also known 42 the Music Cave, was carved with rich images of heavenly figures and 43 (music) instruments from home and abroad. These figures represented the 44 (early) royal symphony orchestra (乐团)in ancient China.
The researchers 45 (overcome) many difficulties since August 2016. First, the project team spent three months laser-scanning（激光扫描）the cave and took 55, 680 46 （photo）of it. 47 （ensure）successful printing, a special 3D printer was tailored for the project. Then, 48 came after 3D printing was the coloring process, during which the images in the cave 49 (expect)to be covered with proper materials and colors. After eight months of coloring, the staff finally completed the replica cave. Experts believe that the completion of the project marked technical breakthroughs and 50 very important step forward in digital protection and inheritance of cultural heritages.
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意： 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My classmates and I were to graduate the next month. They were determined to do something. After a heating discussion, we decided on making a video to record our experience at school.
It took us a whole week to collect materials, during that time we interviewed our teachers and took photos of every aspect of school life. The editing part before that was tough. We discussed what to put it into the video. Some compromises are unavoidable, but the video turned out perfectly. Several days later, when the video was playing on the graduation ceremony, it was well received. The teachers and students shared great time. That surely gave us a great sense of achievement.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如英语课上, 老师让你用以下信息写一篇关于藏族的英语短文, 介绍他们的民族特色, 主要内容如下:
1. 人口: 640, 000左右;
2. 地理位置: 雅鲁藏布江中游两岸;
3. 主要饮食: 糌粑, 牛羊肉, 青稞酒, 酥油茶;
4. 民族建筑: 石木结构的碉房;
5. 民族服饰: 长袖, 宽腰, 以珠宝金玉作为配饰;
6. 才能: 能歌善舞。
注意: 1. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯;
2. 词数100个左右。
参考词汇: 雅鲁藏布江Yarlung Zangbo River; 糌粑zanba; 青稞酒barley wine; 酥油茶buttered tea; 碉房blockhouse
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浑源七中2020－2021学年度下学期高二年级期中考试
英语科试题答案
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分60分)
第一节：（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）
1-3 CDA 4-7 CBDB 8-11 ADBD 12-15 CABC
第二节 (共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)
15-20 FCADG
第二部分 英语知识运用 （共两节,满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分）
21--25.CBDAC 26--30. BADCB 31--35 ADCAB 36--40 DADCB
第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分55分)
第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
41. bringing 42. as 43. musical 44. earliest 45. have overcome
46. photos 47. To ensure 48. what 49. were expected 50. a
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
My classmates and I were to graduate the next month. were determined to do something. After a discussion, we decided on making a video to record our at school.
It took us a whole week to collect materials, during time we interviewed our teachers and took photos of every aspect of school life. The editing part that was tough. We discussed what to put into the video. Some compromises unavoidable, but the video turned out . Several days later, when the video was on the graduation ceremony, it was well received. The teachers and students shared great time. That surely gave us a great sense of achievement.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
One possible version:
The Tibetan ethnic group used to be in the middle part of Yarlung Zangbo River area and the population now is around 640, 000.
You may have heard about the staple food there like zanba, barley wine and buttered tea. Another interesting thing is that they usually only eat beef and mutton because of their customs and habits.
You can see many blockhouses made of stones and wood in Tibetan area. Besides, the colourful jacket with jewellery and long sleeves is also one of Tibetan costume’ s features.
We all know that people there are good at singing and dancing, but the most admirable thing is that their music styles and the content of lyrics are also various.
阅读理解、完形填空详解
I.阅读理解（60分）
A [语篇类型] 应用文
[文章大意]本文介绍了英国几个不同寻常的姓氏以及它们的特定背景和来源。
【核心素养】语篇通过介绍英国的几个不同寻常的姓氏，帮助考生了解英国的姓氏起源, 开阔考生的文化视野, 促进考生文化意识的提升。
【背景知识】英国人在历史上很长一段时间里只有名字而没有姓氏，直到16世纪, 姓氏的使用才广泛流行开来。英国的姓氏来源有很多，主要与居性地、职业或身份、动植物、个人特征有关，如Sharp夏普(精明的), 还有些姓民与地理、地貌或环境特征有关，如Field菲尔德(原野)。最常见的英国人的姓氏有Jones, Smith, Brown, Wilson, Taylor, Williams等。
1. C 细节理解。根据Gotobed 部分中的"the surname originated from people who had a bed, which was rare back in the l2th century. People were proud that they could afford to have a bed, thus adding it to their name"可知, Gotobed这个姓氏起源于有床的人, 在12世时, 床在英国还是奢侈品, 人们为能够买得起床而自豪. 所以就把它加到名字里了, 因此Gotobed这个姓氏可以最示出一个家庭的富裕。故C。
2. D细节理解。根据题干信息把解题线索定位到Onions 和 Nutter部分。根据Onions部分中的"identified a person's job. He was either a seller or a grower of the vegetable 可知, Onions这个姓氏说明这个人要么是卖洋葱的人, 要么是种洋范的人;Nutter部分的最后一句提到Nutter是"Notere"和"Nothard"的变体, 两者分别表示职员和养公牛的人。由此可知, 两个姓氏的共同点在于它们都表明职业情况。故选D
3. A 细节理解。根据Hardmeat部分中的"In fact，it might just have been a misspelling of the village that the name came from, which was 'Hardmead' in England"可知，Hardmeat是英国一乡村Hardmead名字的误拼。故选A。
B [文章大意]本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了2020年诺贝尔文学奖获得者Louise Gluck的个人创作历程以及她的主要作品。
4. C细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“The prize committee stressed her unmistakable poetic voice that with plain beauty makes individual existence universal’. "可知, 评奖委员会强调“她充满诗意的、具有朴素美的话语使个人的存在具有普遍性”, 即评奖委员会认为, 是(作品所体现出的)简单的美使Gluck的作品如此受欢迎。故选C。
5. B细节理解题。根据第二段第三句中的“Childhood and family life, the close relationship with families is a theme that has remained central to her”可知, 童年和家庭生活、与家人的亲密关系一直是她在作品中使用的中心主题。故选B。
6. D细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中的““visionary interpretation of the myth of Persephone's fall into hell in the captivity(因禁)of Hades, the god of death’”以及第三段第二句中的“'she describes the miraculous return of life after winter in the poem Snowdrops’”可知, 这两本诗集均谈论了生命与死亡。故选D。
7. B推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句中的“that prizes can make ‘existence in the world easier’ but did not amount to the immortality(不朽)of a true artist”可知，Gluck认为奖项可以让“在这个世界上的生存变得更容易”, 但这并不意味着一位真正的艺术家的不朽。由此可推知, Gluck暗示了获奖对一位真正的艺术家来说并不是很重要。故选B。
C 【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了科学家新发现的古猿遗骨的相关情况，并指出这可能会刷新人们关于何时人类的祖先开始直立的观点。
8．A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the fossilized skeleton of a male ape that lived in the humid forests of what is now southern Germany”可知，科学家在德国发现了古猿遗骨，故选A。]
9．D推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Previous fossil records of apes with an upright move—found in Crete and Kenya—dated only as far back as 6 million years.These apes are called Toumai”和第五段中的“Among the remains they were able to piece together primate(灵长目动物)fossils belonging to four individuals that lived 11．62 million years ago”可推知，Danuvius生活的时期比Toumai早得多，故选D。
10．B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“they would likely be denied or suspected by others”可推知，Spoor认为这项发现可能会引起很多争议，故选B。
11．D标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了一项考古发现，通读全文内容可知，第一段概括了全文的主要内容，由此可知，D项最适合作本篇文章的标题。
D
12-15 BABC
七选五
16．F 17．C 18．A 19．D 20．G
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了给自己起英文名时需要注意的事项。
16．F根据上文“However, the process of choosing a name is open to unintended consequences which can result in involuntarily funny names.”（然而，选择名字的过程可能会导致意想不到的后果，这可能导致无意识的滑稽名字）可知，英文名字没选好有时会闹出一些笑话。再结合下文给出的几个关于取英文名字的建议可推知，设空处提出有避免英文名字被误解的方法。F项“下面是一些在选择英文名字时避免误解的小技巧”符合文意，起到了承上启下的作用。故选F。
17．C根据上文“Sugar-sounding names such as “Candy” or “Sweetie” are most likely chosen because they sound cute.”（听起来像糖果一样的名字更容易被选择，因为它们听起来很可爱，例如Candy或者Sweetie）和下文的“Because they are quite suggestive names in the UK, often connected to the “Ladies of the night”.（因为在英国它们是很有暗示性的名字，通常和夜店女郎联系在一起）可推知，设空处指出虽然这些名字好听，但取这样的名字也会有风险。C项“但是，选择这些好听的名字也有相应的风险”符合语境，下文是对选项的解释，上文的“Sugar-sounding names”呼应选项中的“these sweet names”。故选C。
18．A根据上文“Many students choose old-fashioned, unusual names which they may have read in an old book or seen in an old film.”（许多学生选择的是他们可能在以前的书中读过或在老电影中看过的老式的、不寻常的名字）和下文“So if you choose a name which is not commonly used today, it will sound strange and out of place.”（因此如果你选择一个如今不常用的名字，听起来会很奇怪，很不合适）可知，时代不同，所选的名字也应该不同。由此推知，设空处应讲述英文名字的流行趋势会随着时间而改变。A项“名字的趋势会随着时间而改变”符合语境。故选A。
19．D分析段落结构可知，设空处为本段小标题。根据下文“Though the idea is nice in theory, “Dumbledore” is not a common name in Britain. By calling yourself “Dumbledore” people may assume that you are associated with the magical. But names like “Harry” from Harry Potter is fine because it is a common English name.”（尽管这个想法在理论上不错，但“邓布利多”这个名字在英国并不常见，如果你给自己起名叫“邓布利多”，人们可能会认为你与魔法有关。但是像《哈利波特》里的“哈利”这样的名字很好，因为它是一个常用的英文名）可知，本段主要讲述如果要以小说中虚构人物的名字给自己取英文名一定要注意。D项“以虚构人物给自己起名时要小心”可以作为本段小标题。故选D。
20．G根据上文“By calling yourself “Dumbledore” people may assume that you are associated with the magical. But names like “Harry” from Harry Potter is fine because it is a common English name.”（如果你给自己起名叫“邓布利多”，人们可能会认为你与魔法有关。但是像《哈利波特》里的“哈利”这样的名字很好，因为它是一个常用的英文名）可知，此处总结上文，讲的是在以虚构人物给自己起名前要检查一下这个名字是否常用，G项“因此，在使用之前，只需检查它是否是一个常用的英文名”符合语境，上文的common对应选项中的commonly。故选G。
II.完形填空（40分）
【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。主要讲述作者无意中发现自己的母亲总是把买来的杂货送给贫民窟的孩子们, 在被母亲无私行为感动的同时, 自己也加入其中。
21. C。逻辑推理题。根据上文的“去年我被安排在靠近我妈妈家附近的一个办公室上班”可推知上下文是因果关系, “因此, 我和妈妈一起待了一个月的时间”, 故选C。
22. B。词语复现题。根据下文the groceries were running out pretty quickly可知此处填groceries“杂货”。
23. D。逻辑推理题。根据下文“I began observing my mother’s daily routine for two weeks”可知, “我”注意到了杂货用得很快。notice 注意到。故选D。
24. A。逻辑推理题。 结合上文“一周后, 我开始注意到家里的杂货用得非常快。”可推知作者应该感到confused困惑的, 才会出现下文作者开始观察。故选A。
25. C。逻辑推理题。根据下文作者的观察“我发现母亲会打包一纸袋罐装食品”, 这是令“我”惊奇的事情, surprise诧异。故选C。
26. B。逻辑推理题。根据下文谈到她带着食物去了贫民窟可知, 此句指的是妈妈每天早晨大约9点钟(带着食物)出发。head out出发, 离开。故选B。
27. A。逻辑推理题。根据下一段第二句中的The kids looked up to her. . . 可知她把食品分给了孩子们。故选A。
28. D。词语辨析题。根据句意“我询问了一下周围的人, 发现我妈妈在这个地区是很受欢迎的”, make sure确保; let out泄露; point out指出; find out发现。故选D。
29. C。逻辑推理题。 根据上文她没有对“我”说起此事, 作者就推理: 她是担心如果“我”知道事情的真相就会停止买杂货品吗? 故选C。
30. B。逻辑推理题。句意: 在她还没有做出反应之前我给了她一个拥抱。before意为“在……之前”符合题意, 故选B。
31. A。习语搭配题。 secret秘密; surprise吃惊; gift礼物; reminder提醒物。keep it a secret from me向我保密, 故选A。
32. D。逻辑推理题。根据下文“while others ______on the streets”可知, 一些孩子和一位老人住在临时搭建的屋子里, 而其他的孩子睡在大街上, 故选D。
33. C。逻辑推理题。根据上文的lived with an old lady in a makeshift home可推知只有用slept“睡觉”才符合题意, 表示这些孩子的困境, 故选C。
34. A。词语复现题。根据第二段最后一句中的distributed“分发”可知此处用其同义词give。故选A。
35. B。词语辨析题。根据上文语境, 妈妈尽量将食物节省下来, 尽其所能给他们提供帮助。spare 节省, 符合句意, 故选B。
36. D。逻辑推理题。上文讲到妈妈把自己节省下来的杂货品给了贫民窟的孩子们, 应该是很无私的, selfless无私的, 所以答案为D项。
37. A。考查动词辨析。句意: 她用本来打算给她的东西去帮助需要帮助的那些人。be meant for sb. 意为“打算给某人”。故选A。
38. D。习语搭配题。作者对于妈妈无私地给贫民窟的孩子捐赠东西感到非常的骄傲和自豪, proud骄傲的。故选D。
39. C。逻辑推理题。此句表示作者的决心, 他将继续为妈妈买杂货品, continue继续。故选C。
40. B。逻辑推理题。根据句意“但是现在我总是添加额外的一袋给她的其他孩子吃”以及本句中的other children“其他的孩子, 可知选择extra”额外的"符合题意。故选B。
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