2022-2023学年江苏省扬州中学高三上学期期末达标英语检测（解析版）

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高三上期期末达标检测 英语试题
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
The Young Scholars Program
    The University of Maryland's Young Scholars Program is a perfect summer camp for academically talented teenagers who want to earn college credits, pursue academic interests or discover college life at the University of Maryland． The program is challenging and rewarding． Students have the opportunity to show that they can be successful in a university environment．
    The Activities
    During three weeks of exploration, teens preview the university experience, study with students who share similar interests and communicate with the best teachers of the University of Maryland in a dynamic and challenging classroom environment． Students can have trips to nearby Washington, DC and enjoy movie nights and activities at the student union． Workshops and seminars featuring speakers in academic fields further enrich the learning experience．
    The Courses
    The Young Scholars Program offers college courses that are at the cutting edge of theory, thought and technology． Classes generally meet every day from Monday to Friday． The program is a great introduction to the University of Maryland． Participants can benefit from the University of Maryland's vast resources, including libraries, computers and instructional labs．
    The Rewards
    Upon program completion, teens will go home with better preparations for the college experience-both academically and socially． In addition, students earn three college credits that post to the University of Maryland transcript(成绩单)．
    The Application
    The application process includes submission(提交) of the application, high school transcript and a letter of recommendation．
    Ages: 14-18
    Mailing address: The University of Maryland College Park
    For more information, call 3014057762．
1．Which is NOT true about the program according to paragraph1?
A．It is intended for college students．
B．It can offer college credits for teens．
C．It's worth participating．
D．It can let teens experience college life in advance．
2．What can teens do during three weeks of the program?
A．They can learn from the best students of the University of Maryland
B．They can join the student union of the University of Maryland．
C．They can attend a meeting for academic discussion．
D．They can attend classes every day．
3．If you want to apply for the program, you need ______．
A．preview the university environment ahead of time
B．take a part time job in the university's library
C．submit high school transcript
D．call 3014057762 to contact the university first．

B
  When Central Bucks South became one of the first Philadelphia-area high schools to close due to fear of novel coronavirus exposure in early March, 16-year-old sophomore Andrew Chen knew that things were not going to return to normal as quickly as some of his peers hoped．
    But still, the change from seeing his friends on the swim team during daily practices to learning alone at home was jarring． "I only have three years here at South, and it pains me to see one of them being wasted," Chen said．
    The coronavirus has upended everyone's lives, but for students, the disruption feels particularly acute． Schools closed and graduation ceremonies were canceled． Summer plans, like camps and internships (实习),are up in the air．
    But right now, many students are trying to stay connected, struggling with misinformation, and figuring out the best ways they can help through online method．
    For Josh Harycki, 17, a senior student at the Ship-ley School in Philadelphia, the best way to contribute was to create a "social distancing pledge (承诺)" for young people．
    "I saw a lot of younger generations not paying attention," he said． "They were still going out, hanging out with people． 1 thought that there had to be a way to reach younger folks, who were probably not watching the news．"
    Harycki launched a call to action on social media and then built a website with a map that tracked the locations of people who'd signed the pledge． The site also shares links to accurate sources of information like the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention．
    Harycki knows that his peers are worried they can't connect with their friends in the same way, so he created the social distancing pledge to stress that while everyone might be physically distant, they're still connected．
    "Part of what we're highlighting is that you might feel like you're the only one taking this seriously, but our map shows that you're not alone," he said．
4．What does the underlined word "jarring" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．natural B．disturbing C．necessary D．reasonable
5．Why does the author describe Andrew Chen's experience in the text?
A．To show how the coronavirus affected students' lives．
B．To explain what worried students most when schools closed．
C．To illustrate the appropriate reaction to the closure of school．
D．To present the different views of students toward the coronavirus．
6．Who does Harycki mainly want to reach out to?
A．Friends who are worried and bored．
B．Folks taking the coronavirus seriously．
C．Younger generations trying to contribute．
D．Young people who are not aware of the situation．
7．What's Harycki's purpose in creating the "social distancing pledge"?
A．To convince young people to stay at home．
B．To track those people infected with the coronavirus．
C．To inform young folks of latest news about the coronavirus．
D．To show young people they shouldn't be concerned about the coronavirus．
C
Once a circle missed a wedge (楔子) ． The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece． But because it was incomplete and therefore could roll only very slowly, it admired the flowers along the way． It chatted with worms． It enjoyed the sunshine． Finally it found a piece that fit perfectly． It was so happy． Now that it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to notice flowers or talk to the worms． When it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly, it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away．
In some strange sense we are more whole when we are missing something． The man who has everything is in some ways a poor man． He will never know what it feels like to hope and to nourish (滋润) his soul with the dream of something better． He will never know the experience of  having someone who loves him give him something he has always wanted or never had．
There is wholeness about the person who has come to terms with his limitations, who has been brave enough to let go of his unrealistic dreams and does not feel like a failure for doing so． There is wholeness about the man or woman who has learned that he or she is strong enough to go through a tragedy and survive一he or she can lose someone and still feel like a complete person．
Life is more like a baseball season, when even the best team loses one third of its games and even the worst team has its days of brilliance． Our goal is to win more games than we lose． When we accept that imperfection is part of being human, and when we can continue rolling through life and appreciate it, we will have achieved wholeness that others can only long for．
8．Which may be an example of being whole?
A．A person has everything．
B．A person accepts his or her limitations．
C．A person loves someone and is also loved．
D．A person feels blue for dropping unrealistic goals．
9．How is a baseball season similar to life?
A．Easy come, easy go．
B．Failure is the mother of success．
C．Energy and persistence conquer all things．
D．Some battles you win and some battles you lose．
10．How does the author clarify his idea?
A．Mainly by arguing． B．Mainly by informing．
C．Mainly by comparing． D．Mainly by reasoning．
11．What can be the best title for the passage?
A．No pains, no gains B．Be whole in our life
C．Pursue perfection in life D．Life without mistakes is whole
D
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are compounds(化合物;复合物) that are set to solve some tough challenges: producing water in the desert, removing greenhouse gases from the air and storing dangerous gases more safely．
The Arizona desert is really dry． Anyone stuck in it without water would die from dehydration (脱水) within three days, unless he had one of Omar Yaghi's next-generation water harvesters, who is a chemist at the University of California, Berkeley． Although daytime wetness is only about 10 percent, this rises to 40 percent at night, which means there's enough water in the atmosphere to support life - if it can be transformed into liquid form．
That's exactly what Yaghi's invention does． It's about the size of a small microwave oven, designed to suck the water from the air at night and turn it into drinking water the next day using only the heat of the sun as its power source． What makes it work is a special material called a MOF, which at normal temperatures attracts water molecules (分子) onto the surface of its internal small holes． Warm it up and get the water, each harvest producing one-third of a cup of pure drinking water． "A device the size of a washing machine could produce enough water for the basic needs of a household," says Yaghi．
These crystalline (结晶的) groups of metals linked by organic molecules can be made into materials with an extremely high absorption ability, attracting specific molecules to their surfaces． In this way, MOFs cling to a variety of liquids and gases．
MOFs work thanks to their distinctive structure． In fact, one MOF the size of a sugar cube has so many small holes that they would cover an area as large as six football fields． MOFs are also extremely stable, light and have many different uses: their molecular structure can be varied to attract specific molecules． Adding a small amount of heat or pressure causes the MOF to give what it's holding． More than 70,000 different MOFs have been produced to date for various applications．
12．Why is the Arizona desert mentioned in the second paragraph?
A．To introduce water harvesters．
B．To stress the importance of water．
C．To show the severity of its condition．
D．To express the urgent need for water there．
13．What plays a vital role in water harvesters?
A．Solar energy． B．Water molecules．
C．Metal-organic frameworks． D．MOFs' internal small holes．
14．Which can explain the phrase "cling to" underlined in paragraph 4?
A．Give off． B．Turn into． C．Hold onto． D．Break down．
15．What will probably be covered in the following paragraphs?
A．The future of the MOF technology．
B．Other uses of the MOF technology．
C．The improvement to the MOF technology．
D．Possible limitations of the MOF technology．
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
Some high school students think it useless to receive higher education． 16_____ If you're one of them, think again． Here are some reasons why you should go to college and receive a good education there．
 17_____ We take that knowledge later on to build our careers after graduation． More knowledge will be gained after you start working, but without education, that job will not be within easy reach． Knowledge leads to knowledge．
    While limited within the walls of the educational places, we openly explore other cultures of the world! 18_____ Other cultures have valuable things to share, enriching our own． Education also makes us want to travel and exchange with various cultures, getting more experience．
    When there's a recession(衰退) in the economy, those who attended college will be more likely to find a new job than those who only finished high school and have a limited skill set． The more education you have, the more chances you will get to improve the quality of your life as you have a better job and earn a higher salary．
    When you're skillful and knowledgeable, you gain access to people of similar backgrounds and tastes．19_____ Good networking can benefit you a lot in your later life．
 20_____ You can talk about ideas and events instead of just other people and what's on sale in stores． An educated person doesn't gossip(说闲话), having a preference to discuss ideas and listen to what other people have to say．
A． Therefore, they choose not to go to college．
B． We come to know that ours is not the only culture．
C． There is a negative side to earning a good education too．
D． A good education makes you a more interesting person．
E． It means a good education leads to excellent networking．
F． Schools and universities are the first places to get knowledge．
G． It has long been understood that an education can lead to long-term financial success．
第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I'd planned to spend my weekend in the sun, enjoying flowers outdoors． But that was    21    the pair of disgusting crows(乌鸦) arrived． Out of nowhere, they had set up their base    22    in our backyard．
    We first    23    our feathered enemies on Friday morning． It was early, and the sound the birds made    24    through our neighborhood． I figured they'd    25    soon． But, no． They were getting louder and probably    26    my neighbors nearly as much as us with the noise． I admit I got a little    27    ．
    Then, on Sunday afternoon, I saw our dog Quatchi staring at something on the ground． I went to    28    and found a small coal-black bird in the grass． Its eyes were milky, and it stayed perfectly    29    as my dog walked towards it． Only when Quatchi    30    his nose to its head did it walk away． I    31    the dog inside and came back with my camera．
    It never occurred to me that the young would be hanging out on the ground, growing and gaining    32    as its parents guarded it from above． The second I saw this little creature I    33    the crows．
    To be honest, I've never been much of a bird person． And I wish they'd chosen another backyard． But I'm also    34    that I got to see this little bit of nature unfold up close． It's pretty amazing．
    The experience has also    35    my desire to create a beautiful backyard garden that attracts lots of bees, butterflies, and yes, birds． They are welcome here．
21． A． after     B． when     C． until     D． before
22． A． organization    B． camp     C． business     D． trap
23． A． accepted     B． drove     C． discovered     D． invited
24． A． traveled     B． flew     C． ran     D． flowed
25． A． sing     B． fight     C． fall down     D． quiet down
26． A． attracting     B． annoying     C． frightening     D． amusing
27． A． excited     B． amazed     C． curious     D． desperate
28． A． prevent     B． defend     C． explore     D． assist
29． A． cold     B． enthusiastic     C． still     D． friendly
30． A． touched     B． threw     C． pointed     D． connected
31． A． awarded     B． locked     C． praised     D． fed
32． A． strength     B． pity     C． advantage     D． freedom
33． A． hated     B． respected     C． admired     D． forgave
34． A． pitiful     B． grateful     C． painful     D． careful
35． A． discouraged     B． ensured     C． strengthened     D． proved
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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。
 In any major Indian city, people are seen with an arm outstretched, mobile phone in hand, 36________(smile) widely and clicking away． Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said 37________ (love) the selfie (自拍), posting pictures online that he has taken with 38________ (variety) world leaders．
    But the pursuit of selfie can sometimes have deadly consequences． India is home to 39________ highest number of people who have died while taking photos of 40________ (they), with 19 of the world's 49 recorded selfie-linked deaths since 2014．
 41________ (early) this month, an 18-year-old college student on a class picnic lost his balance while taking a selfie on top of a rock near a dam． He fell into the water and drowned, along with a classmate 42________ jumped in to save him．
    Since then, the Indian government 43________ (declare) 16 no selfie zones across Mumbai, warning people 44________ taking unnecessary risks． Police have declared "no selfie" in areas considered to be ​45________ (risk) - particularly along the coastline in spots with no railings or fences． Anyone coming into "no selfie" areas, even if they take no photos, will risk a fine of 1,200 rupees ($17．50)． ．
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
假如你是李华，你听说好友小明因为压力太大想辍学。请你根据以下要点提示给他写一封信：
1． 劝小明正确对待压力，并提出减轻压力的几个方法；
2． 希望小明接受自己的建议。
注意：
1． 词数80左右；
2． 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Xiao Ming,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours truly,
Li Hua
第二节 （满分25分）
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。
Before our wedding, my fiance(未婚夫) and I were very excited about shopping for our first house． So, we took a look at several houses, yet as our funds were limited, none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory．
One agent recommended a house in particular． Although her description of the house sounded very wonderful, the price was beyond our range, so we declined． However, she kept urging us to have a look at least．
We finally agreed and went to take a look． It was lovely at first sight． It was small but charming, overlooking a quiet beautiful lake． Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a kind and hospitable elderly couple, we felt the warmth and happiness of the marriage within that house． It was exactly the house we wanted! Perfect as it was, the price remained much too high for us． But every day, we could sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of what it would be like to live there．
Days later, we made an offer, which was far below the asking price． As the price was so low, we were afraid that they would laugh it off． Surprisingly, they didn't laugh at us． They renewed their offer instead． It was also much more than we could actually afford, but far less than the original asking price．
The next day, we got a disappointing message that another buyer offered a much higher price． Even so, we made up our minds to talk with the owners directly． We made our final offer, which was still thousands of dollars less than the other buyer 's bid． We knew it, yet we decided to have a try． Nobody knew if we could get it．
注意：
1． 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2． 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
Paragraph 1:
    We went to the owners' home, only to find the other buyer visiting the owners too． ________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
    The owner looked at us and said, "I decide to sell my house to you!" ____________________________
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答案以及解析
答案：1-3 ACC
解析： 1．细节理解题。根据文章第一段,The University of Maryland's Young Scholars Program is a perfect summer camp for academically talented teenagers who want to earn college credits, pursue academic interests or discover college life at the University of Maryland． The program is challenging and rewarding． Students have the opportunity to show that they can be successful in a university environment．马里兰大学的青年学者计划是一个完美的夏令营,适合那些想在马里兰大学获得大学学分、追求学术兴趣或发现大学生活的有学术天赋的青少年,该计划富有挑战性和回报性。学生有机会展示他们可以成功的在大学的环境里学习和生活。可知,该项目是为还没有上大学的青少年设计的,并非大学生,结合选项,故选A。
2．推理判断题。根据文章第二段During three weeks of exploration, teens preview the university experience, study with students who share similar interests and communicate with the best teachers of the University of Maryland in a dynamic and challenging classroom environment． Students can have trips to nearby Washington, DC and enjoy movie nights and activities at the student union． Workshops and seminars featuring speakers in academic fields further enrich the learning experience．在为期三周的探索中,青少年在充满活力和挑战性的课堂环境中预习大学体验,与志趣相投的学生一起学习,并与马里兰大学最好的老师交流。学生可以到附近的华盛顿特区旅行,并在那里享受电影之夜和学生会活动,由学术界人士参加的讲习班和研讨会可以进一步丰富了学习经验,可知,在为期三个星期的活动中,学生可以参与一次学术研讨会,结合选项,故选C。
3．细节理解题。根据文章The application process includes submission(提交) of the application, high school transcript and a letter of recommendation．申请过程包括递交申请书、高中成绩单和推荐信。可知,如果你想申请参加该项目,你应该提交高中成绩单,结合选项,故选C。
答案：4．B; 5．A; 6．D; 7．A
解析：4．词义猜测题。根据下句"'I only have three years here at South, and it pains me to see one of them being wasted,' Andrew said．"可知,安德鲁看到时间被浪费心里感到很难过,所以疫情中的这种变化应是"令人不安的"。故选B项。
5．推理判断题。由第四段的第一句"The coronavirus has disrupted everyone's lives, but for students, the disruption(中断) feels particularly acute．新冠病毒已经扰乱了每个人的生活,但对学生来说,这种干扰感觉尤为严重。"可知介绍Andrew Chen的故事意在展示冠状病毒如何影响学生的生活。故选A．
6．推理判断题。由第七段的" I thought that there had to be a way to reach younger folks, who were probably not watching the news．我认为必须有办法联系到可能没有看新闻的年轻人。"可知他主要是想给不知道情况的年轻人一点提示,故选D．
7．目的意图题。根据第二段" Harycki knows that his peers are worried they cannot connect with their friends in the same way,so he created the social distancing pledge to stress that while everyone might be physically distant, they're still connected． Harycki 知道他的同伴担心,他们不能以同样的方式与朋友联系,所以他创建了社会距离誓言,强调虽然每个人可能身体上都很遥远,但他们仍然是联系在一起的。"可知Harycki创建"社交距离承诺"的目的是说服年轻人呆在家里。故选A．
答案：8．B; 9．D; 10．C; 11．B
解析：8．细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句 There is wholeness about the person who has come to terms with his limitations, who has been brave enough to let go of his unrealistic dreams and does not feel like a failure for doing so． 可知一个接受了自己的局限性的人是完整的。故正确答案为B。
9．细节理解题。根据文章倒数第一段第一句 Life is more like a baseball season, when even the best team loses one third of its games and even the worst team has its days of brilliance． 可知棒球赛季与生活的相似之处在于都会有输有赢。故正确答案为D。
10．推理判断题。根据文章第二段和第三段的大意,可知作者将不缺少东西的人和接受了自己的局限性人进行对比。文章最后一段则将棒球和生活进行对比。因此作者主要是通过作比较的方法来行文的。故C项正确。A项,"主要是通过争论",B项,"主要是通过通知",D项,"主要靠推理",均不符合文意。故正确答案为C。
11．主旨大意题。本文作者通过圆和楔子的小故事感悟出这样的道理:从某种奇怪的意义上讲,当我们失去某些东西的时候或接受了自己的局限性之后,我们反而会更加完整,人生不在于完美而在于完整。B项意为"在我们的生活中保持完整",符合文意。故B项正确。A项,"没有付出就没有回报"。文章没有提及。故A项错误。C项,"追求生活的完美"。文章强调的是不要追求生活的完美,要接受自己的局限。故C项错误。D项,"没有错误的生活是完整的"。文章没有提及。故D项错误。故正确答案为B。
答案：12．A; 13．C; 14．C;15．B
解析：12．考查推理判断。根据第二段中的"The Arizona desert…unless he had one of Omar Yaghi's next-generation water harvesters" 可知,作者提及亚利桑那州的沙漠是为了引出Omar Yaghi的下一代吸水设备以及下文对其的介绍。故选A。
13．考查细节理解。根据第三段中的"What makes it work is a special material railed a MOF"可知,使吸水设备工作的是一种叫做金属有机框架的特殊材料,故金属有机框架在该设备中起了关键作用。
14．考查词义猜测。根据画线短语前的These crystalline(结晶的) groups of metals．．． can be made into materials with an extremely high absorption ability, attracting specific molecules to their surfaces"可知,这些由有机分子连接在一起的金属结晶群可被制成吸收能力极高的材料,以吸引特定分子到它们的表面,即金属有机框架可以吸附各种液体和气体,故hold onto"抓紧"和画线短语cling to的意思最为接近。
15．考查推理判断。通读全文可知,本文主要讲述了金属有机框架可以帮助解决沙漠地区的缺水问题,再结合第一段中的"solve some tough challenges :producing water in the desert, removing greenhouse gases from the air and storing dangerous gases more safely"可推知,接下来可能会介绍金属有机框架在清除温室气体、安全储存危险气体方面的用途故选B。
答案：16-20 AFBED
解析：16结合上下句可知,这是说有人认为上大学没用,那么他们选择不上大学。A项符合题意。
17根据下文"We take that knowledge later on to build our careers after graduation． More knowledge will be gained after you start working"可知,本段讲述在学校中获取知识对工作的影响。F选项意义与本段一致,符合题意。
18根据下文"Other cultures have valuable things to share, enriching our own．"可知,我们的文化并不是唯一的,还有其他的文化丰富我们的知识,B选项符合题意。
19根据上文"When you're skillful and knowledgeable, you gain access to people of similar backgrounds and tastes．"可推断出因为接触到更多有相同背景和相同爱好的人,你会有更多、更好的人际关系,选项E符合题意。
20根据下文"You can talk about ideas and events instead of just other people and what's on sale in stores．"可推断出,本段是说良好的教育会让你谈吐恰当,成为有趣的人,有吸引力的人。选项D与本段意义一致。
答案：21-25 DBCAD 26-30 BDCCA 31-35 BADBC
解析：21．考查连词。句意: 我本打算在阳光下度周末,在户外赏花。但那是在那对恶心的乌鸦到来之前。根据后面的语境可知,作者在乌鸦来之前,心情极好,可知,此处选D。
22．考查名词。句意:他们在我们的后院建立了他们的大本营。根据后面的内容可知,乌鸦在他们家的后院定居下来,即建立了营地(camp),故选B。
23．考查动词。句意:我们第一次发现有羽毛的敌人是在星期五早上。根据语境可知,此处是指作者第一次发现(discover)乌鸦的,故选C。
24．考查固定搭配及动词。句意:时间还早,乌鸦的叫声穿过我们的街区。根据后面的"They were getting louder and probably ______ my neighbors nearly as much as us with the noise． I admit I got a little．．．"可知,乌鸦的叫声很大,穿越街区,travel through为固定搭配,意为"穿越,穿过"。故选A。
25．考查动词(短语)。根据后面的"They were getting louder他们声音很大"可知,而"but"为转折连词,可知,前面是说,我认为他们会安静(quiet down)下来,但却不是安静,而来越来越大。故选D。
26．考查动词。根据本段的"on Friday morning． It was early, and the sound the birds made traveled through our neighborhood．"可知,在周五的很早的时候,乌鸦的叫声,会让人恼火(annoying),故选B。
27．考查形容词。根据上下文的语境可知,在早上听到乌鸦那么大的叫声,很是恼火,却又无可奈何,有点绝望(desperate),故选D。
28．考查动词。根据前一句"I saw our dog Quatchi staring at something on the ground．"作者看到他们的狗Quatchi盯着地上的东西。出于好奇,作者也去一探究竟,故选C。
29．考查形容词。根据空后的"只有当狗用鼻子碰触着它的头时,它才走开",由此可知,在狗走近它前,它是一动不动的(still),故选C。
30．考查动词。根据常识及语境可知,此处是指狗用鼻子碰触(touch),故选A。
31．考查动词。由上文的狗用鼻子碰触了小乌鸦,所以作者担心小乌鸦的处境,怕狗伤害它而把狗锁(lock)起来,故选B。
32．考查名词。句意:没有想到小乌鸦的父母在上面保护,小乌鸦会在地面上玩耍,成长并壮大(获得力量)。分析语境可知,此处是指小乌鸦长大,有了力气,即成长壮大,故选A。
33．考查动词。从上文乌鸦来到作者的后院安了家,吵到了他们,非常生气。但看到这只小乌鸦就宽恕(forgive)了它们。故选D。
34．考查形容词。根据上句可知,作者从来都不是一个喜欢鸟的人。作者希望他们选择另一个后院。但根据but可知,虽然作者是个从不喜欢鸟的人,却因为小乌鸦的可爱,而感激(grateful)大自然能让作者近距离观察到它。故选B。
35．考查动词。句意:这段经历也增强了我想要创造一个美丽的后院花园的愿望。根据语境可知,此处是指看见小乌鸦的经历让作者有了增强(strengthened)了建立一个美丽花园的愿望,故选C。
答案：36． smiling37． to love38． various39． the40． themselves41． Earlier42． who/that43． has declared44． against45． risky
解析：
36． 本题主要考查非谓语动词。结合句意,在印度的任何一个大城市,人们都会伸出手臂,手拿手机,满脸笑容,然后离开。分析句子结构可知本句的谓语动词是 are,因此填空处应为非谓语动词,且 smile 与 people 为逻辑上的主动关系,所以填空处应用现在分词形式。故正确答案为 smiling。
37． 本题主要考查固定搭配。结合句意,据说连总理莫迪也很喜欢这张自拍,他把自己与世界各国领导人的合影上传到网上。be said to do 为固定搭配,意为"据说做某事",所以本空应该填 to love。故正确答案为 to love。
38． 本题主要考查形容词。结合句意,据说连总理莫迪也很喜欢这张自拍,他把自己与世界各国领导人的合影上传到网上。leaders 意为"领导人",是名词。而填空处位于名词前对其进行修饰,应该使用形容词,variety 的形容词形式是 various。故正确答案为 various。
39． 本题主要考查冠词。结合句意,印度是因自拍而死亡人数最多的国家,自2014年以来,全世界有49例与自拍有关的死亡记录,其中19例与自拍有关。highest 为形容词的最高级。此处应当使用定冠词对其进行修饰。故正确答案为 the。
40． 本题主要考查反身代词。分析句子可知此处与 people 指代的是同一主体,因此填空处应使用反身代词 themselves 在句中作 of 的宾语。故正确答案为 themselves。
41． 本题主要考查固定搭配。结合句意,本月早些时候,一名18岁的大学生在班级野餐时,在水坝附近的岩石上自拍时失去了平衡。earlier this month 为固定搭配,意为"本月早些时候",所以本空应该填 earlier。单词位于句首首字母需要大写。故正确答案为 Earlier。
42． 本题主要考查定语从句。结合句意,他掉进水里淹死了,还有一个同学跳进水里救了他。先行词是人,关系词在从句中作主语,因此用 who 或 that。故正确答案为 who/that。
43． 本题主要考查动词的时态。结合句意,自那以后,印度政府在孟买宣布了16个禁止自拍区,警告人们不要冒不必要的风险。since 为现在完成时的标志,且主语 the Indian government 为第三人称单数形式,因此应当使用 has。故正确答案为 has declared。
44． 本题主要考查固定搭配。结合句意,自那以后,印度政府在孟买宣布了16个禁止自拍区,警告人们不要冒不必要的风险。warn people against doing sth． 为固定搭配,意为"警告某人不要做某事",所以本空应该填介词 against。故正确答案为 against。
45． 本题主要考查形容词。结合句意,警方宣布,在被认为有危险的地区"禁止自拍",尤其是在没有围栏或围栏的海岸线上。而填空处位于系动词 be 后充当表语成分,应该使用形容词,risk 的形容词形式是 risky。故正确答案为 risky。
第三部分 写作
答案：
Dear Xiao Ming
I'm sorry to learn that you intend to drop out for high stress． As one of your friends, I hope that you can give up the idea．
First of all, you should have a right attitude towards stress． Stress is a small part in our normal life． Second, I suggest you calm down and find out the cause of your stress and manage to come up with ways of dealing with it． As to how to reduce stress, you may take exercise, listen to music or turn to your teachers or classmates for help．
I hope that you can take my suggestion into account and I'm convinced that you will make a right decision．
Yours truly,
Li Hua
答案：
Paragraph 1:
    We went to the owners' home, only to find the other buyer visiting the owners too． He  said that the price he offered was much higher than ours． He begged the owners to sell it to him, and then the owner asked the buyer, "Why do you want this house?" "For investment," the buyer replied． "As it is near the city, I can rent it to earn money．．．" The owner thought for a while, looked at him and said, "I'm sorry, sir． I can't sell my house to you, because I am looking for someone who truly loves it, not just for money．" 
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    The owner looked at us and said, "I decide to sell my house to you!" Seeing us sitting by the lake all those times, he knew how much we loved the place and that we'd appreciate the years of work they had put into their house． He realized he would make a loss by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile since we were the people they wanted to sell their house to． We were told to consider the difference in the price as "an early wedding present"． That's how we found our house and how I learned that when people are kind, they are not strangers, but friends we haven't met yet．