青海湟川中学2022-2023学年高二上学期12月月考英语试卷(含答案)

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青海湟川中学2022-2023学年高二上学期12月月考英语试卷
学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读理解
According to a study, being exposed to a 360-degree video of nature can provide emotional wellbeing benefits for people who cannot access the outdoors. So let’s check out some ideas of free virtual trips you can take right now!
Take a tour in Central Park, New York
As one of the world's biggest attractions, Central Park is a part of natural beauty located in the very heart of Manhattan. With this tour offered by youvisit.com, you’ll be able to see the Bethesda Terrace and Fountain, the Belvedere Castle and “walk” through the park's scenic meadows. If you’re in the mood for greenery, this tour will definitely suit you.
Explore the wonders of Japan
Take a tour across this beautiful country with a 360-degree VR movie from the Japan National Tourism Organization: you’ll be able to explore tradition, modernity and nature all at once, and enjoy the mixture of fascinating cultural sites and the most appealing natural spots.
Enjoy the breathtaking views of the Grand Canyon, Arizona
Are you up to witnessing one of the most magnificent views in the world? No wonder the Grand Canyon in Arizona is considered one of the world's treasures. The virtual tour, provided by the National Park Service U.S. lets you discover ancient places within the canyon and explore archaeological excavations (考古挖掘) in an interactive way.
Climb Everest for an unforgettable adventure
Experience what it feels like to climb the world's tallest mountain with Everest VR: Journey to the top of the world, a docu series especially made for Virtual Reality headsets. Have you ever imagined experiencing an Himalayan avalanche or a rock-climbing fall? Or just admiring the sunset from the top of the mountain's unique perspective? This journey will take you to places you never thought possible.
1、Which of the following is the best choice for green plant lovers?
A.Japan. B.Everest.
C.Central Park. D.The Grand Canyon.
2、What’s unique to the trip to the Grand Canyon?
A.The virtual tour. B.The magnificent views.
C.The interactive viewing way. D.The 360-degree video of nature.
3、What do the four virtual trips have in common?
A.Free admission. B.Scenic meadows.
C.Cultural sites. D.Rock-climbing falls.
Two high school students have identified four new planets in distant space about 200-light-years from Earth, making them “the youngest astronomers” to make such a discovery.
Kartik Pingle, 16, and Jasmine Wright, 18, who both attend schools in Massachusetts, participated in the Student Research Mentoring Program (SRMP). With the help of Tansu Daylan, an MIT doctor for Astrophysics and Space Research, the students studied and analyzed data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Together they focused on Tess Object of Interest (TOI) 1233, a nearby, bright sun-like star and here they found four planets rotating (旋转) around the star. “We were looking to see changes in light over time,” Pingle explained, “the idea is that if the planet transits the star, or passes in front of it, it would periodically cover up the star and decrease its brightness.”
While studying 1233, Pingle and Wright had at least hoped to find one planet, but were overwhelmed with joy when a total of four were spotted. “I was very excited and very shocked.” Wright said. “We knew this was the goal of Daylan's research, but to actually find a multi-planetary system, and be part of the discovering team, was really cool."
Three of the newly discovered planets are considered as “sub-Neptunes”, which are gaseous (气态的), but smaller than the Neptune that lives in our solar system. While observing the planets, the team determined each one completes their orbit around 1233 every six to 19.5 days. However, the fourth planet is labeled a “super-Earth” for its large size and rockiness—this one orbits around the star in just under four days.
“We have long been studying planets beyond our solar system and with multi-planetary systems, the two young students are kind of hitting the jackpot. They are really blessed.” Daylan said, “The planets originated from the same disk of matter around the same star, but they ended up being different planets with different atmospheres and different climates due to their different orbits. So, we would like to understand the fundamental processes of planet formation and evolution using this planetary system.”
Daylan added that it was a “win-win" to work with Pingle and Wright on the study. “As a researcher, I really enjoy interacting with young brains that are open to experimentation and learning and have minimal bias.” he said, “I also think it is very beneficial to high school students, since they get exposure to cutting-edge research and this prepares them quickly for a research career.”
4、How did the two students identify the four planets?
A.By helping professor Tansu Daylan with the data.
B.By analyzing the change of brightness of star 1233.
C.By studying Neptune that lives in our solar system.
D.By interacting with other young talented brains.
5、What is special about the discovery?
A.It was made by two high school students.
B.It was made with an innovative approach.
C.It was meant to be made by Tansu Daylan.
D.It found the largest number of planets at a time.
6、Which of the following is closest in meaning to “hitting the jackpot” in paragraph 5?
A.Making a discovery difficultly. B.Achieving the goal easily.
C.Succeeding in something luckily. D.Performing a task carefully.
7、According to the article, what benefits does the study bring?
A.It allows the scientists to work with young people without prejudice.
B.It equips future astronomers with better researching capabilities.
C.It provides more perspectives and thus boosts more discoveries.
D.It arouses students’ interest in exploring the unknown universe.
Facebook has developed a kind of AI (人工智能), translating between any pair of 100 languages without depending on first translating to English.
Facebook's system was trained on a data set of 7.5 billion sentence pairs collected from the web across 100 languages though not all the languages had an equal number of sentence pairs. "What I was really interested in was cutting out English as a middle man. Globally there are plenty of countries where they speak two languages that aren't English," says Angela Fan of Facebook AI who led the work.
For some language pairs, the new system shows obvious improvements in translation quality. For example, translating from Spanish to Portuguese is extremely strong because Spanish is the second-most spoken first language worldwide, meaning the researchers can get a lot of data. Translation between English and Belarusian also is improved because the AI can translate- Russian into English, which shares similarities with Belarusian.
While the system isn't in use on the social network site, Facebook plans to put it to work soon to manage the 20 billion translations made every day when people click "Translate" on posts (帖子) written in more than 160 languages. "Future work will be done on other language," says Fan. "Especially for languages where we don't have a lot of data, like South-East Asian and African languages."
The work "breaks away from the English-centric models and tries to build more different models", says Sheila Castilho of the ADAPT Centre at Dublin City University, Ireland. "That's pretty new and different. But it's hard to know if the AI does right translation work," says Castilho. “The users may not know the other language, so they cannot judge the correctness of the translation."
8、What's Angela Fan's purpose of making the research?
A.To collect data of all kinds of people.
B.To make learning different languages easier.
C.To achieve her dream of becoming a translator.
D.To avoid using English as a middle man in translation.
9、Why is it easy to translate from Spanish to Portuguese by Al?
A.There is much data on Spanish.
B.Portuguese is similar to Spanish.
C.Spanish is spoken by the largest number of people.
D.Researchers have a good knowledge of the two languages.
10、What is Castilho worried about?
A.The safety of Al translation.
B.The way of using Facebook.
C.The correctness of Al translation.
D.The number of posts on the website.
11、What is the proper title for the text?
A.Facebook Al Can Translate by Itself.
B.Facebook Needs a Translation System.
C.Facebook Has Translated Many Works.
D.Facebook Al Can Do a Good Translation.
Handwashing is one of the easiest ways to protect against disease, but lack of running water is a problem for 3 billion people in the world, according to the World Health Organization(WHO) and UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund. Tippy taps are one way. Sometimes, the little things make such a big difference. These low-cost handwashing stations are helping people stay healthy.
There are different ways to build and use tippy taps. But the basic tools include a plastic water bottle, sticks, and rope. Hang the bottle from a branch or pole. Press a foot pedal to tip the bottle and release water. Then wet your hands and scrub with soap for at least 20 seconds. Done!
In Uganda, Faridah Luanda has been teaching her neighbors how to make tippy laps. Washing hands is very difficult in her neighborhood because they don't have access to washing facilities. When COVID-19 started and people were told to clean their hands frequently, they needed to be creative. Luanda and her neighbors have set up 800 tippy taps in the community. “We are helping ourselves,” Luanda says “Children, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable people—they cannot be left behind.”
In Guatemala, people have set up nearly 400 tippy laps. Each cost about $12 to make.
Tippy taps are also being used in the United States. Kids from the Lake & Park School, in Seattle Washington, heard about the project. They raised $4,000 to support it. In Tucson, Arizona, they're helping the homeless. Two were set up at a shelter called Sister Jose Women’s Center. COVID-19 forced the shelter to close. But workers continued to give out food. They needed a way to let people wash their hands before eating. The tippy tap is such a simple solution.
12、What does the author think of tippy taps?
A.They are invented by the WHO B.They can ease the water shortage.
C.They are money-saving and effective. D.They are too expensive to popularize.
13、Which of the following pictures is the correct description of the tippy tap?\
A. B. C. D.
14、What does the underlined word “vulnerable” in paragraph 3 mean?
A.Lazy. B.Weak C.Dirty. D.Foolish.
15、Who are tippy taps intended for in the United States?
A.The homeless. B.The school children.
C.The volunteer workers. D.The patients in hospital.
二、七选五
16、 Move towards nature when feeling down. Miracles do happen if you try. According to studies, walking among trees makes us relaxed. ①________ There’s plenty of research showing the link between being in nature and being happy, but most of the research has focused on adults. 
②________ Explaining the motivation behind the study, researchers note that with environmental issues such as global warming, more studies are focusing on the relationships between humans and nature to find solutions to these problems, and the future of the planet lies in the hands of children and their actions. However, few studies focus on this aspect.
For the study, researchers worked with 206 children between the ages of 5 and 15. To measure how connected they were to nature, the kids were asked how much they enjoy activities like seeing wildflowers and wild animals, hearing sounds of nature and touching animals and plants. ③________ They also found that the more concerned children were about the environment and nature, the more likely they were to be happy.
So, exposure to nature is related to active behaviors and happiness of children. What does that mean to adults? As we all know, children usually tend to follow adults’, especially their parents’ behaviors. That’s to say, when adults are outside and appreciate nature, kids learn by example. ④________    
Researchers say that children need role models who can gently guide them to nature with excitement and an attitude of a lifelong learner. ⑤________ What’s more important is that they spend time together with children by exploring a fun and safe environment.
A. It’s so adventurous going for a walk around trees.
B. Researchers will study more about the connection between children’s performance and nature.   
C. And if parents enjoy being close to nature, so will their children.
D. Parents don’t have to be experts in environmental science or nature studies.
E. They found that the kids connected to nature were more likely to behave properly. 
F. In a new study, researchers wanted to see if kids get the same benefits from being outdoors.
G. Even just smelling the trees helps reduce anxiety.  
三、完形填空（20空）
A man in Tokyo who rents himself out to other people “to do nothing” has received many requests (请求)—and now he’s getting paid for it.
Shoji Morimoto, 37, started 1 himself as a person who can “eat and drink, and give simple feedback (反馈), but do nothing more” in June, 20l8.
“I offer myself for rent, as a person who does 2 ,” Morimoto 3 in his first tweet about this 4 service. “Is it difficult for you to enter a shop on your own? Are you 5 a player on your team? Do you need someone to keep a place for you? I can’t do anything except 6 things.”
Since then, he’s received over 3, 000 request. He originally offered his 7 for free, but now 8 10, 000 yen (roughly $96) just to reduce the number of requests and to 9 the time-wasters.
Morimoto says he sees on average three to four clients (客户) a day. People rent him for a variety of 10 but most are bored and 11 and simply want to be listened to.
He 12 weddings, accompanied those filing for divorce, and caught butterflies with 13 in the park.
“I’m glad I was able to take a walk with someone while keeping a(n) 14 distance, where we didn’t have to talk but could if we wanted to,” one client 15 online.
One client says she has rented Morimoto on at least 10 occasions. She asked him to stay beside her when 16 a man for the first time, and also had him 17 her talk about her views on love, which she did not feel comfortable talking about to her friends.
Morimoto currently has nearly 268, 000 Twitter followers and has quit his full-time publishing job to “do nothing”. When 18 why he thinks so many people are interested in his services, he said, “I’m not a 19 or an acquaintance (熟人). I’m free of the bothersome things that accompany relationships, but can 20 people’s sense of loneliness. Maybe it’s something like that for me.”
17、A.praising B.advertising C.joking D.analyzing
18、A.something B.everything C.nothing D.anything
19、A.debated B.hid C.studied D.wrote
20、A.special B.expensive C.valuable D.popular
21、A.amusing B.teaching C.missing D.calling
22、A.simple B.new C.difficult D.unusual
23、A.gifts B.services C.signals D.notes
24、A.provides B.pays C.owes D.charges
25、A.discourage B.measure C.increase D.inspire
26、A.explanations B.reasons C.discussions D.questions
27、A.awesome B.rare C.vital D.lonely
28、A.gave B.left C.attended D.broke
29、A.brothers B.strangers C.families D.fellows
30、A.comfortable B.astonishing C.large D.apparent
31、A.implied B.insisted C.answered D.posted
32、A.meeting B.interviewing C.beating D.attracting
33、A.link with B.rely on C.listen to D.agree with
34、A.reported B.asked C.blamed D.suspected
35、A.patient B.worker C.student D.friend
36、A.reduce B.prove C.hope D.interrupt
四、语法填空
37、 Table tennis first ①_________(appear) during Victorian England. Table tennis didn’t become a competitive sport until 1988. Now table tennis not only is a matter of competition, but also provides an opportunity for people to play together no matter what their ages are. There is a day for people ②_________ love table tennis to spread their love for the sport. It ③_________ (call) World Table Tennis Day.
The International Table Tennis Federation has taken table tennis to a ④_________ (complete) new level. ITTF tries to make table tennis popular around the world. ⑤_________ (achieve) this goal, in 2015 ITTTF created World Table Tennis Day to get people interested ⑥_________ table tennis. Since then it has been celebrating the day so that more people can learn about ⑦_________ sport.
World Table Tennis Day is celebrated by ⑧_________ (organize) activities in the streets, clubs, bars, schools, workplaces etc. People can register for all these ⑨_________ (event) on the Internet to join in the worldwide celebration. If you’re looking for other ways to celebrate World Table Tennis Day, you can choose to watch ⑩_________ (excite) table tennis games on TV on the day and tell your friends what day it is.
五、短文改错
38、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。每处错误仅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。
Terry Fox, is born in 1958, studied physical education in university. At 19, his right leg was fitted with a artificial leg due to bone cancer. In 1980, he decided to run the “Marathon of Hope” across Canada, hoped to let people know about the suffering of cancer patients and to raise money for cancer research. On April 12, he start his run in Newfoundland. It was a difficult run, and he was very determined and kept running. Soon people were gathering along his route to cheer her on and to give money to his cause. The media began to report on his progresses. Terry had covered 5,373 kilometers before he had to stop because the spread of cancer. He dead in 1981, which great saddened the nation.
六、书面表达
39、假如你是李华。你打算到China Daily参加记者面试。请根据以下要点,用英语写一封自荐信。
1.应聘原因：公司声望、个人梦想；
2.个人能力：懂英语,善编辑,对新闻有敏感在嗅觉,善沟通,团队意识强等；
3.决心与愿望。
注意：
1.词数100左右。信的格式已给出,不计入总词数；
2.可适当发挥,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：
声望：reputation 资格 qualification
Dear Sir,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Looking forward to your reply. Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
1、答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据Take a tour in Central Park, New York部分的"If you're in the mood for greenery, this tour will definitely suit you.(如果你喜欢绿色植物,这趟旅行绝对适合你。)"可知,对于绿植爱好者来说,Central Park是最好的选择。故选C.
2、答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据Enjoy the breathtaking views of the Grand Canyon, Arizona部分的"The virtual tour, provided by the National Park Service U.S. lets you discover ancient places within the canyon and explore archaeological excavations (考古挖掘) in an interactive way(由美国国家公园管理局提供的虚拟之旅,让你在峡谷中发现古老的地方,并以互动的方式探索考古发掘。)"可知, 互动的观赏方式是大峡谷之旅的独特之处。故选C。
3、答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段"So let's check out some ideas of free virtual trips you can take right now!(所以,让我们看看一些你现在就可以进行的免费虚拟旅行的想法吧!)"可知, 这四个旅行的共同点是都可以免费入场。故选A。
4、答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段中Together they focused on Tess Object of Interest (TOI) 1233, a nearby, bright sun-like star and here they found four planets rotating around the star. "We were looking to see changes in light over time," Pingle explained. "The idea is that if the planet transits the star, or passes in front of it, it would periodically cover up the star and decrease its brightness."(他们共同关注了附近一颗明亮的类似太阳的恒星Tess Object 1233,在这里他们发现了四颗围绕该恒星旋转的行星。Pingle解释说："我们希望看到光线随时间的变化。这种想法是,如果行星经过恒星,或在它前面经过,它会周期性地掩盖恒星,降低其亮度。")可知,这两位学生是通过分析1233恒星亮度的变化来识别这四颗行星的。故选B。
5、答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的While studying 1233,Pingle and Wright had at least hoped to find one planet, but were overwhelmed with joy when a total of four were spotted.(当研究恒星1233时,Pingle和Wright曾希望至少能发现一颗行星,但是当一下子发现四颗行星时,他们也欣喜若狂。)可知,这次的天文发现的独特之处在于一次发现了最多数量的行星。故选D。
6、答案：C
解析：词义猜测题。根据划线词上文We have long been studying planets beyond our solar system and with multi-planetary systems,(我们一直在研究太阳系以外以及多行星系统内的行星,)"以及后文"They are really blessed.(他们真的是运气很好)可知,Daylan认为这两位年轻学生真的很幸运,取得了成功。所以hitting the jackpot意思是"幸运地成功了"。故选C。
7、答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的he said, "I also think it is very beneficial to high school students, since they get exposure to cutting-edge research and this prepares them quickly for a research career."(他说："我也觉得这对于高中生而言也是有益的,因为他们可以接触到顶尖的研究而这也使他们很快为以后的研究生涯做好准备")可知,这项研究对高中生有好处,可以使得他们研究能力得到提升。故选B。
8、答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段"What I was really interested in was cutting out English as a middle man. Globally there are plenty of countries where they speak two languages that aren't English(我真正感兴趣的是不把英语作为"中间载体"。从全球来看,有很多国家的人除了说英语外,还会说两种语言)"可知,Angela Fan的研究目的是为了避免在翻译中使用英语作为"中间载体"。故选D。
9、答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第1段"For example, translating from Spanish to Portuguese is extremely strong because Spanish is the second-most spoken first language worldwide, meaning the researchers can get a lot of data(例如,从西班牙语到葡萄牙语的翻译非常强大,因为西班牙语是世界上第二大第一语言,这意味着研究人员可以获得大量数据。)"可知,人工智能很容易把西班牙语翻译成葡萄牙语,原因是西班牙语的资料数据很多。故选A。
10、答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段"But it's hard to know if the AI does a right translation work(但是很难知道人工智能的翻译是否正确)"和"The users may not know the other language, so they cannot judge the correctness of the translation.(使用者可能不懂另一种语言,所以他们不能判断翻译的正确性。)"可知,Castilho担心人工智能翻译的正确性。故选C。
11、答案：D
解析：主旨大意题。根据第一段"Facebook has developed a kind of AI(人工智能),translating between any pair of 100 languages without depending on first translating to English.(Facebook已经开发了一种人工智能,可以在100种语言之间进行翻译,而不需要先翻译成英语。)"可知,短文主要是关于Facebook已经开发了一种能翻译100种语言的人工智能。故选D。
12、答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中“Sometimes, the little things make such a big difference. These low-cost handwashing stations are helping people stay healthy.(有时候,微不足道的小事会带来很大的不同。这些低成本的洗手站帮助人们保持健康)”可推知,作者认为倾斜水龙头省钱和有效。故选C。
13、答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“There are different ways to build and use tippy taps. But the basic tools include a plastic water bottle, sticks, and rope. Hang the bottle from a branch or pole. Press a foot pedal to tip the bottle and release water. Then wet your hands and scrub with soap for at least 20 seconds. Done!(有不同的方法来构建和使用倾斜水龙头。但基本的工具包括一个塑料水瓶、木棍和绳子。把瓶子挂在树枝或杆子上。按下一个脚踏板使瓶子倾斜,放水。然后把手弄湿,用肥皂擦洗至少20秒。完成了！)”可知,图片A正确描述了倾斜水龙头的样子。故选A。
14、答案：B
解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词上文“Children, people with disabilities, and other”以及后文“they cannot be left behind”可知,此处列举的是容易被遗漏的儿童、残疾人和其他弱势群体,故画线词意思是“弱势的,虚弱的”。A. Lazy.懒惰的；B. Weak虚弱的；C. Dirty脏的；D. Foolish.愚蠢的。故选B。
15、答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中“In Tucson, Arizona, they' re helping the homeless. Two were set up at a shelter called Sister Jose Women’s Center. COVID-19 forced the shelter to close. But workers continued to give out food. They needed a way to let people wash their hands before eating. The tippy tap is such a simple solution.(在亚利桑那州的图森,他们正在帮助无家可归的人。其中两个被安置在一个叫做何塞修女妇女中心的避难所。新冠病毒迫使收容所关闭。但工作人员仍在继续发放食物。他们需要一种方法让人们在吃饭前洗手。倾斜水龙头就是这样一个简单的解决方案)”可知,在美国,倾斜水龙头是为无家可归的人准备的。故选A。
16、答案：GFECD
解析：①联系上文题。根据上文Miracles do happen if you try. According to studies, walking among trees makes us relaxed.如果你努力的话,奇迹确实会发生,根据研究,在树林中散步可以让我们放松.可知说的是在树林中散步对情绪的影响,G选项：即使只是闻一闻树的味道也有助于减轻焦虑.意思相符,故选G。
②推理判断题。根据上文but most of the research has focused on adults.但大多数研究都集中在成年人身上.可知下文可能说对儿童的研究,根据下文Explaining the motivation behind the study,…and the future of the planet lies in the hands of children and their actions. However, few studies focus on this aspect.,解释这项研究的动机……,地球的未来掌握在孩子们的手中,掌握在他们的行动中,然而,很少有研究关注这一方面.根据下一段For the study, researchers worked with 206 children between the ages of 5 and 15.在这项研究中,研究人员对206名5至15岁的儿童进行了研究.可知F选项：在一项新的研究中,研究人员想看看孩子们是否能从户外得到同样的好处.意思相符,故选F。
③联系下文题。根据下文They also found that the more concerned children were about the environment and nature, the more likely they were to be happy.他们还发现,孩子们对环境和自然越关心,他们就越可能快乐,可知讲述了大自然对孩子的影响,also found是关键词,可知前面还有found, E选项：他们发现,与大自然有联系的孩子更有可能举止得体,意思相符,故选E。
④联系上文题。根据上文when adults are outside and appreciate nature, kids learn by example.当成年人在外面欣赏大自然时,孩子们会以此为例来模仿,可知C选项：如果父母喜欢亲近自然,他们的孩子也会喜欢,意思相符,故选C。
⑤推理判断题。根据上文Researchers say that children need role models who can gently guide them to nature with excitement and an attitude of a lifelong learner.研究人员说,孩子们需要榜样,他们能带着兴奋和终身学习的态度,温和地引导他们走向自然,而下文What's more important is that they spend time together with children by exploring a fun and safe environment.更重要的是,他们花时间和孩子们一起探索一个有趣和安全的环境,可知这个榜样是父母,他们只是一起探索大自然,不必是专业人士,可知D选项：父母不必是环境科学或自然研究方面的专家,意思相符,故选D。
17、答案：B
解析：考查动词及语境理解。A.praising称赞；B.advertising做广告,宣传；C.joking开玩笑；D.analyzing分析。句意：37岁的Shoji Morimoto在2018年6月开始宣传自己是一个"能吃喝,能给出简单反馈,但什么也不做"的人。根据文章首句中的"rents himself out"可知,Shoji Morimoto将自己租出去,因此他在做广告宣传自己。故选B。
18、答案：C
解析：考查代词及语境理解。A.something某事,某物；B.everything所有事物；C.nothing没有什么；D.anything任何事物。句意：我把自己租出去,什么也不干。根据前文"to do nothing"的提示可知,他把自己租出去,什么也不做。故选C。
19、答案：D
解析：考查动词及语境理解。A.debated辩论；B.hid隐藏；C.studied学习；D.wrote写。句意：Morimoto在他的第一条推文中写下了这项特别服务。后文中的Tweet是指发表在社交媒体上的文字,由此可知他在社交媒体上写了这些话。故选D。
20、答案：A
解析：考查形容词及语境理解。A.special特别的；B.expensive昂贵的；C.valuable有价值的；D.popular受欢迎的。句意：Morimoto在他的第一条推文中写下了这项特别服务。根据前文"Shoji Morimoto"出租自己,但什么也不做可知,这是一项特别的服务。故选A。
21、答案：C
解析：考查动词及语境理解。A.amusing使娱乐；B.teaching教学；C.missing缺少；D.calling召唤。句意：你的队伍缺少一名成员吗？Morimoto是想将自己出租出去,所以他在广告中询问是否需要人陪买东西,队伍里是否缺成员。故选C。
22、答案：A
解析：考查形容词及语境理解。A.simple简单的；B.new新的；C.difficult困难的；D.unusual不寻常的。句意：除了简单的事情,我什么都不会做。根据后文中" simply want to be listened to"的提示及前文列举的事情可知,这些都是简单的事情。故选A。
23、答案：B
解析：考查名词及语境理解。A.gifts礼物；B.services服务；C.signals信号；D.notes记录。句意：从那以后,他收到了3000多个需求。根据前文可知Morimoto在推特上发广告把自己租住去,后来他收到了许多服务需求。故选B。
24、答案：D
解析：考查动词及语境理解。A.provides提供；B.pays支付；C.owes欠；D.charges收费。句意：最初他提供免费服务,但现在收取1万日元(约合96美元)的费用,只是为了减少需求数量,避免浪费时间。根据后面的货币信息"10,000 yen(roughly $96)"可知,Morimoto由最初的免费变成了收费。故选D。
25、答案：A
解析：考查动词及语境理解。A.discourage使气馁,减少；B.measure估量；C.increase增加；D.inspire启发,激励。句意：最初他提供免费服务,但现在收取1万日元(约合96美元)的费用,只是为了减少需求数量,避免浪费时间。根据后文的并列成分"to discourage the time-wasters."及前文提到的大量订单需求可以合理推知,Morimoto收费是为了减少需求。故选A。
26、答案：B
解析：考查名词及语境理解。A.explanations解释；B.reasons原因；C.discussions讨论；D.questions问题。句意：人们出于各种原因租了他,但大多数人都是因为感到无聊和孤独,只想被倾听。根据后文"simply want to be listened to"可知,这是人们租用Morimoto的原因之一。故选B。
27、答案：D
解析：考查形容词及语境理解。A.awesome极好的；B.rare稀有的；D.vital至关重要的；D.lonely孤独的。句意：人们出于各种原因租了他,但大多数人都是因为感到无聊和孤独,只想被倾听。根据后文"simply want to be listened to"可推知,之所以想找人倾诉是因为孤独。故选D。
28、答案：C
解析：考查动词及语境理解。A.gave给；B.left离开；C.attended参加；D.broke破坏。句意：他参加婚礼,陪伴那些申请离婚的人,并在公园里与陌生人捉蝴蝶。根据Morimoto出租自己的性质可知,他参加别人的婚礼。故选C。
29、答案：B
解析：考查名词及语境理解。A.brothers兄弟；B.strangers陌生人；C.families家人；D.fellows同伴。句意：他陪打电子游戏,陪伴那些申请离婚的人,并在公园里与陌生人捉蝴蝶。根据前文可知,Morimoto在网上发布租赁信息,他收到的需求订单应该是来自陌生人的。故选B。
30、答案：A
解析：考查形容词及语境理解。A.comfortable舒适的；B.astonishing难以置信的；C.large大的；D.apparent显然的。句意：我很高兴能和别人一起散步,同时保持一段舒适的距离,我们不必交谈,但如果想的话也可以说。根据后文"where we didn't have to talk but could if we wanted to"可知,不想说话就不说,想说就说几句,这样的社交距离是很舒适的。故选A。
31、答案：D
解析：考查动词及语境理解。A.implied暗示；B.insisted坚称；C.answered回答；D.posted发布。句意：一位客户在网上发帖。根据online可知,这些话是发布在网络上的。故选D。
32、答案：A
解析：考查动词及语境理解。A.meeting见面；B.interviewing面试；C.beating打败；D.attracting吸引。句意：当她第一次与某位男士见面时,她请他(Morimoto)呆在她身边,还让他听她谈论自己对爱情的看法,她不愿意和朋友们谈论这些。根据后文"a man for the first time"可推知,是第一次见某位男士。故选A。
33、答案：C
解析：考查动词短语及语境理解。A.link with联系；B.rely on依靠；C.listen to倾听；D.agree with赞同。句意：当她第一次与某位男士见面时,她请他(Morimoto)呆在她身边,还让他听她谈论自己对爱情的看法,她不愿意和朋友们谈论这些。根据后文"her talk about her views on love"可知,她在分享自己关于爱情的观点,让Morimoto来听。故选C。
34、答案：B
解析：考查动词及语境理解。A.reported报道；B.asked询问；C.blamed指责；D.suspected怀疑。句意：当被问及为什么这么多人对他的服务感兴趣时。根据why可知,这里在询问他为什么有这么多人感兴趣。故选B。
35、答案：D
解析：考查名词及语境理解。A.patient病人；B.worker工人；C.student学生；D.friend朋友。句意：我不是朋友也不是熟人。根据下文or an acquaintance(熟人).可知,此处与acquaintance并列,应该是朋友更合适。故选D。
36、答案：A
解析：考查动词及语境理解。A.reduce减轻；B.prove证明；C.hope希望；D.interrupt打断。句意：我不受人际关系的烦扰,但是可以缓解人们的孤独感。根据前文人们因为无聊和孤独,想找人倾听而租用了Morimoto可知,他的服务可以减轻人们的孤独感。故选A。
37、答案：①appeared②who/that③is called④completely⑤To achieve⑥in⑦the⑧organizing⑨events⑩exciting
解析：①考查动词时态。句意:乒乓球最早出现在维多利亚时代的英国。根据句意、常识以及时间状语first可知,此处描述过去发生的事情,用一般过去时, 谓语动词appear用过去式。故填appeared。
②考查定语从句。句意:有一天,热爱乒乓球的人们传播他们对这项运动的热爱。分析句子可知,空格处引导限制性定语从句,先行词为people,关系代词who或that引导从句,在从句中作主语,指代人。故填who/that。
③考查被动语态。句意:它被称为世界乒乓球日。谓语动词call和主语It之间是被动关系,此处描述客观事实,用一般现在时的被动语态,主谓一致, 故填is called。
④考查副词。句意:国际乒乓球联合会把乒乓球运动提升到了一个全新的水平。此处用副词修饰形容词new。故填completely。
⑤考查动词不定式。句意:为了实现这一目标,国际乒联在2015年设立了世界乒乓球日,让人们对乒乓球产生兴趣。根据句意可知,此处应用动词不定式作状语,表目的,符合句意。句首字母大写,故填To achieve。
⑥考查介词。句意:为了实现这一目标,国际乒联在2015年设立了世界乒乓球日,让人们对乒乓球产生兴趣。(be) interested in“对……感兴趣”是固定搭配,符合句意。故填in。
⑦考查冠词。句意:从那时起,人们就开始庆祝这一天,以便让更多的人了解这项运动。根据句意可知,此处应用定冠词the限定名词sport,特指前文提到的table tennis“乒乓球运动”。故填the。
⑧考查动名词。句意:世界乒乓球日在街道、俱乐部、酒吧、学校、工作场所等组织活动。根据前文介词by可知,此处应用动名词做介词宾语。故填organizing。
⑨考查名词复数。句意:人们可以在互联网上登记参加所有这些活动,加入到全球庆祝活动中来。根据前文these可知,此处应用可数名词event 的复数形式,做介词宾语。故填events。
⑩考查形容词。句意:如果你正在寻找其他方式来庆祝世界乒乓球日,你可以选择在那天在电视上观看令人,兴奋的乒乓球比赛,并告诉你的朋友今天是什么日子。根据后文table tennis games可知,此处应用excite的ing结尾的形容词作定语,修饰事物。故填exciting。
38、答案：
Terry Fox, born in 1958, studied physical education in university. At 19, his right leg was fitted with artificial leg due to bone cancer. In 1980, he decided to run the “Marathon of Hope” across Canada, /to let people know about the suffering of cancer patients and to raise money for cancer research. On April 12, he his run in Newfoundland. It was a difficult run, he was very determined and kept running. Soon people were gathering along his route to cheer on and to give money to his cause. The media began to report on his . Terry had covered 5,373 kilometers before he had to stop because the spread of cancer. He in 1981, which saddened the nation.
解析：第一处:考查谓语动词。句意:泰瑞▪福克斯出生于1958年,在大学里学习体育。句中已有动词studied,名词Terry Fox与动词bear是被动关系,所以用过去分词作状语。故将is去掉。
第二处:考查冠词。句意:克斯出生于1958年,在大学里学习体育。可数名词leg是单数形式,泛指,且形容词artificial发音以元音音素开头。故将a改为an。
第三处:考查非谓语动词或连词。句意: 1980年,他决定在加拿大各地举办“希望马拉松”,希望让人们了解癌症患者的痛苦,并为癌症研究筹集资金。逻辑主语he与动词hope是主动关系,所以用现在分词作状语,或者加连词and与前面的动词时态一致。 故将hoped改为hoping 或在hope前加and。
第四处:考查时态。句意: 4月12日,他在纽芬兰开始跑步。根据时间状语On April 12,这件事发生在过去。故将start改为started。
第五处:考查连词。句意:这是一次艰难的跑步,但他非常坚定,坚持跑下去。空格前后句意发生转折。故将and改为but。
第六处:考查宾语。句意:很快,人们聚集在他的路线上为他加油。主角是个男人且在动词cheer后。故将her改为him。
第七处:考查名词的数。句意:媒体开始报道他的进展。名词progress是不可数的。故将progresses改为progress。
第八处:考查介词。句意:特里行走了5373公里后,因为癌症的扩散而不得不停下来。the spread of cancer是名词,所以用because of.故在because后加of。
第九处:考查时态。句意:他于1981年去世,举国悲痛。句中缺少谓语动词,且事件发生在1981,所以用一般过去时。故将dead改为died。
第十处:考查副词。句意:他于1981年去世,举国悲痛。动词saddened前用副词修饰。故将great改为greatly。
39、答案：
Dear Sir,
I have learned that newspaper reporters are wanted in your company. I’m eager to be one of them. The reason why I apply for this job is that your company has a very good reputation and I’ve dreamed to be a journalist from an early age.
As for what I can offer to your company, firstly, I have very good English reading and editing abilities. Above all, I have a good nose for news. Meanwhile, I have outstanding communication skills. I am a good team leader, and I can get along well with others. I think my qualifications are suitable for what you require. So I am confident and I can handle it. I would appreciate it if you could allow me an interview.
Looking forward to your reply. Best wishes.
Your,
Li Hua
解析：本文是一篇应用文。要求考生给China Daily写一封自荐信,陈述自己应聘的原因、个人能力以及决心和愿望。
1. 词汇积累
渴望做某事: be anxious to do→be eager to do
名声、名誉: fame→reputation
出色的: extraordinary→outstanding
与某人相处得好: be on good terms with sb.→get along well with sb.
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句: I have learned that newspaper reporters are wanted in your company I'm eager to be one of them.
拓展句: Having learned that newspaper reporters are wanted in your company, I'm eager to be one of them.
[高分句型1]The reason why I apply for this job is that your company has a very good reputation and I've dreamed to be a journalist from an early age.句中使用了why引导的定语从句和that引导的表语从句。
[高分句型2]As for what I can offer to your company, firstly, I have very good English reading and editing abilities.句中使用了what引导的宾语从句。