2022-2023学年河南省周口市恒大高级中学高一下学期开学考试英语试题（含答案）

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恒大高级中学2022-2023学年高一下学期开学考试
英语试题
考试时间：120分钟；满分：120分
注意事项：
1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息
2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上
第I卷（选择题）

第一部分阅读(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 D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Ten fitness exercises you can do at home
Walking
An effective walking workout at home will help to strengthen your legs, while getting some low impact aerobic exercise as well. If you don’t have any stairs available, just walk around the house a few times —it may not be very exciting, but it will do the job!
Jumping jacks
These are always fun, as they bring back memories of being a kid! Who hasn’t done jumping jacks for fun as a child? Well, surprise —they are also great cardio exercises, and good for warming up, too.
Push-ups
These are probably not the most favorite exercise of many people, but while they can be hard to do, you can find easier ways to do them. You don’t need to pretend you’re “Rocky”, and do them with one hand: just do what works for you. Do them on your knees, instead of keeping your legs straight. Or, do them by standing up against a wall. You will build up arm strength and work out muscles in your chest area.
Leg lifts
These are great for building up strength and muscles in your legs. If you find it hard to do the exercises with your legs straight, try bending them slightly.
Crunches
It’s the best exercise for building up and strengthening belly muscles. When you’re just getting started, don’t worry about getting your head all the way up. So long as you’re going up until you feel the stretching of the muscles, you will see some benefit.
Jogging in place
Jogging is a great exercise for your heart. You can jog in place at home while watching TV or listening to music. The only equipment you will require is a good pair of shoes, to eliminate any stress to your legs.
Squats
These are wonderful exercises for your legs and bottoms. You can even just try these by sitting and standing up again from a regular chair, if you’re finding them to be too difficult. As long as you’re able to do a few repetitions, you will provide some benefit to your body.
Dancing
Dancing is a wonderful exercise, which is great for your heart. Not only that, but it can lift your spirits as well, and give your overall feeling a boost.
1．Which column does this article belong to if in the newspaper?
A．Health. B．Entertainment. C．Travel. D．Advertisement.
2．If Tom wants to strengthen his chest muscle, which exercise is most suitable for him?
A．Walking. B．Push-ups. C．Jumping jacks. D．Squats.
3．What exercises are best for heart?
A．Walking and Push-up. B．Leg lifts and Crunches.
C．Squats and Dancing. D．Dancing and Jogging in place.
B
Jessica Long, from Baltimore, Maryland, USA is a champion by all definitions of the word. She is one of the world’s most decorated swimmers. Jessica was the youngest athlete to win a Paralympics (残奥会) medal. But her path to becoming a champion has been anything but easy.
Jessica was born in Irkutsk, Russia with a severe and rare disease — fibular hemimelia (腓侧半肢畸形). This means that part of her leg bones was missing or abnormal. Because of that, her young mother placed her in a Russian orphanage (孤儿院), fearing she could not care for Jessica.
Fortunately, she was adopted by an American family when she was 13 months old. She required 25 different surgeries to help her leg condition. But unfortunately, both of her legs had to be removed when she was just 18 months old. Jessica learned to walk with artificial legs. As a child, she took to sports including gymnastics, cheerleading, ice skating, biking and rock climbing.
She began swimming at her grandparents’ house when she was 6. She started competitive swimming about 4 years later. She did really well in swimming. Shortly after she started competing, Jessica was selected as Maryland’s Female Swimmer of the Year with a Disability. Even though Jessica was annoyed with her physical limitations, she was encouraged to enter her first Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece. She won three gold medals in swimming at 12! But she did not rest on her success.
Jessica has gone on to win 23 medals for Team USA at the Paralympics! While she began her career out of anger and annoyance, she now has a positive force on a mission to inspire the next generation of Paralympians! Her attitude and growth have been keys to her success. Jessica always believed she could do anything. As she says, “The only disability in life is a negative attitude.”
4．What happened to Jessica when she was a baby?
A．She was abandoned in the wild. B．She had 25 operations on her leg.
C．She had her legs cut because of a disease. D．She was adopted by a Russian family.
5．When did Jessica begin to receive professional swimming training?
A．At the age of 4. B．At the age of 6.
C．At the age of 10. D．At the age of 12.
6．What can we infer about Jessica from the text?
A．She was the youngest athlete in US history.
B．She has set a good example to Paralympians.
C．She has won 23 gold medals in Paralympics.
D．She took part in several sports in Paralympics.
7．What does the author want to tell us?
A．Difficult the first time, easy the second.
B．Never hit a man when he is down.
C．A common danger causes common action.
D．Nothing is impossible to a determined heart.

C
In 2002, Huang Hui, a researcher of the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, went diving near Xisha. In addition to getting an irremovable suntan (晒黑), she was left with memories of a beautiful experience with clear water and abundant colorful corals (珊瑚). However, much of the breathtaking scenery of this reef has disappeared due to climate change and human activities. All of these factors led to the decline of the coral reef in the near shore waters. “We started to cultivate corals near the Xisha Islands in 2010, and restored more than 200,000 square meters of coral reefs,” Huang said.
In 2004, when Huang was attending the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, she found herself the only representative from the Chinese mainland. She said she felt sad but she made up her mind to strengthen communication with other countries to improve China’s level and status in coral research. She visited top coral research institutes in the US and Australia, establishing long-term cooperation with some of the world’s top coral researchers. By far, Huang has worked on coral research and protection for 22 years. Now, China is in a leading position in terms of technology and coral planting scale.
Huang believes that people’s consciousness of coral protection matters most to the sustainable development of the coral reefs. “I want to call on more people to love nature and look at the ocean in awe,” Huang said.
Partly due to her efforts, Hainan Province released a law in 2017 banning reef exploitation (开发), trading and damaging.
Huang works as a consultant for customs and frontier police on coral protection and promotes coral protection in her local schools. Huang also provides online free training for divers to teach them proper behavior in the sea to protect coral reefs.
“A group of ‘folk scientists’ have also been trained with the hope that more people can gain awareness of the significance of coral reef protection and know how to protect them,” said Huang.
“I am 50, and when I become 60, I hope that not only a coral island will be built but a sustainable development pattern will also be created,” said Huang. “The ideal state is that the coral island should be able to support fishermen and preserve the ecosystem,” she added.
8．What impressed Huang most when going diving near Xisha in 2002?
A．A permanent sunburn on her skin.
B．A large quantity of colorful corals.
C．A sweet memory of her childhood.
D．The sudden disappearance of corals.
9．What does Paragraph 2 mainly focus on?
A．China’s advances in coral protection. B．Huang’s devotion to coral protection.
C．Huang’s concern over coral protection. D．People’s ignorance of coral protection.
10．What is the key to protecting corals according to Huang Hui?
A．Introduction of advanced technology.
B．Tough laws banning reef exploitation.
C．Public awareness of coral protection.
D．Communication with foreign countries.
11．What is the best title for this passage?
A．Corals in South China Sea are in danger.
B．Scientist plants corals to save ecosystem.
C．China is taking the lead in planting corals.
D．Measures are to be taken to protect corals.
D
As Ginni Bazlinton reached Antarctica, she found herself greeted by a group of little Gentoo penguins (企鹅) longing to say hello. These gentle, lovely gatekeepers welcomed her and kick-started what was to be a trip Ginni would never forget.
Ever since her childhood, Ginni, now 71, has had a deep love for travel. Throughout her career (职业) as a professional dancer, she toured in the UK, but always longed to explore further. When she retired from dancing and her sons eventually flew the nest, she decided it was time to take the plunge.
After taking a degree at Chichester University in Related Arts, Ginni began to travel the world, eventually getting work teaching English in Japan and Chile. And it was in Chile she discovered she could get last-minute cheap deals on ships going to Antarctica from the islands off Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip of the South American mainland. “I just decided I wanted to go,” she says. “I had no idea about what I’d find there and I wasn’t nervous, I just wanted to do it. And I wanted to do it alone as I always prefer it that way.”
In March 2008, Ginni boarded a ship with 48 passengers she’d never met before, to begin the journey towards Antarctica. “From seeing the wildlife to witnessing sunrises, the whole experience was amazing. Antarctica left an impression on me that no other place has,” Ginni says. “I remember the first time I saw a humpback whale; it just rose out of the water like some prehistoric creature and I thought it was smiling at us. You could still hear the operatic sounds it was making underwater.”
The realization that this is a precious land, to be respected by humans, was one of the biggest things that hit home to Ginni.
12．Which of the following best explains “take the plunge” underlined in paragraph 2?
A．Try challenging things. B．Take a degree.
C．Bring back lost memories. D．Stick to a promise.
13．What made Ginni decide on the trip to Antarctica?
A．Lovely penguins. B．Beautiful scenery.
C．A discount fare. D．A friend’s invitation.
14．What does Ginni think about Antarctica after the journey?
A．It could be a home for her. B．It should be easily accessible.
C．It should be well preserved. D．It needs to be fully introduced.
15．What is the text mainly about?
A．A childhood dream. B．An unforgettable experience.
C．Sailing around the world. D．Meeting animals in Antarctica.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据下面短文，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。
Knitting (编织) for a cause
It isn’t often that zookeepers call on craftspeople for help, but cold weather at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Center in northern India was putting elephants at risk. ____16____ . Now the elephants are stepping out in style, thanks to volunteers who used their crafting talents to knit big sweaters to protect the animals.
Rescuing elephants
____17____ . It has been taking action against animal cruelty and saving wildlife in trouble since 1995. Its Elephant Conservation and Care Center is devoted to rescuing the gentle elephants from being treated with extreme cruelty in circuses. ____18____ , and the staff hopes to take in 50 more of the creatures this year.
A tall order
____519___ , so they are particularly vulnerable (易受影响的) to cold weather. When staff reported near-freezing night time temperatures this winter, volunteers from surrounding villages began knitting big sweaters to keep the elephants warm. The monumental sweaters, which are large enough to cover the elephants’ backs, bellies, and legs, are beautiful and cheerful.
____20____ —each one takes about four weeks to create with volunteers working together. Centered on a common goal, the project helps foster (培养) a sense of community in all who participate.
A．Wildlife SOS is a conservation group
B．Making sweaters is a big undertaking
C．A few elephants have recovered from injuries
D．There are 20 elephants living at the center at present
E．Some volunteers even make sweaters for elephants in India
F．Most of the elephants housed at the center are in poor health
G．Thus the center’s staff joined forces with locals to find a creative way to keep the animals
第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分30 分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、 C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Before our round-the-world trip we always thought that in Peru visiting Machu Picchu would be our most amazing experience.
Although Machu Picchu is simply indescribable, it ____21____ out that a totally improvised (即兴的) adventure gave us a much stronger ____22____. When we were staying at a Couchsurfer’s place in Cusco, we ____23____ him whether it would be ____24____ to visit a real Quechua village.
He said we could ____25____, although we would have to find it out ourselves since these Quechua ____26____live quite far in the Andes. ____27____, there’s no public transport to get there. In the end, we got very lucky. While____28____ for transport, we found out that the local doctor and other social workers were going to ___29____ some of these tribes and they let us join them.
We were _____30_____ happy because we had the chance to stay in a Quechua community. We _____31_____ about their traditions, saw the colorful clothes they wore every day and _____32_____ their daily routine for some time. We often had to use _____33_____ to communicate, since most of these people don’t speak Spanish, only Quechua. This is one of our most interesting travel _____34_____ and a real heart-warming experience that we will never _____35_____.
21．A．figured B．went C．turned D．pointed
22．A．impression B．understanding C．sense D．message
23．A．questioned B．informed C．interviewed D．asked
24．A．suitable B．possible C．right D．necessary
25．A．try B．stop C．fail D．wait
26．A．tourists B．communities C．ancestors D．regions
27．A．More importantly B．Sure enough C．Worse still D．Strange to say
28．A．applying B．longing C．changing D．looking
29．A．leave B．manage C．save D．visit
30．A．really B．mainly C．reasonably D．relatively
31．A．heard B．worried C．learned D．complained
32．A．made use of B．took part in C．paid attention to D．got used to
33．A．gestures B．words C．writings D．mails
34．A．plans B．brochures C．tips D．stories
35．A．remind B．remember C．forget D．get
第Ⅱ 卷(非选择题 共55分)
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个这适当的单词或括号内单词的正确式。
An animal that has not lived in Australia for over 3,000 years is back. The creature is Tasmanian devil (袋獾). Conservation groups ___36___  (release) 26 Tasmanian devils in a large natural reserve north of Sydney. The Tasmanian devil is the size of a small dog. It feeds ___37___ large birds and household waste. It has been an ___38___  (endanger) species for decades since Australian wild dogs wiped them out on the mainland. The devil gets its name from its high-pitched sound and the fierce way in ___39___ it fights for food. Although its name sounds so scary, experts say it is not a danger to humans.
The conservation group Aussie Ark worked with other animal protection ___40___ (organise) on the project to release the Tasmanian devils. The animals are in a natural reserve to help keep their chances of survival high. They ___41___ (leave) to find their own food and survive by themselves ever since. Tim Faulkner, president of Aussie Ark, told National Geographic, “They are free. They’re out there. We’ve got some basic methods of keeping an eye on them, but ___42___ (actual), now it’s time for the devils to do what they do.” He was ___43___ (hope) about the future of the devils, ___44___ (say) “This release of devils will be the first of many. We are talking about something monumental, _____45_____ true landmark in history.”
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
最近你校举办了第十届“校园劳动日（School Labor Day）”活动。你班英语老师要求你们就此写一篇英语短文，介绍此次活动，内容包括:
1. 活动目的；
2. 活动过程；
3. 你的感受。
注意: 1. 词数100左右；
2. 题目已为你写好。
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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。
An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow (乌鸦) perched on the tree near their window.
The father asked his son, “What is this?” The son replied, “It is a crow.”
After a few minutes, the father asked his son the second time, “What is this?” The son said, “Father, I have just now told you ‘It’s a crow.’”
After a little while, the old father again asked his son the third time, “What is this?”
At this time some expression of irritation (恼怒) was felt in the son’s tone when he said to his father unwillingly. “It’s a crow, a crow.”
After a little while, the father again asked his son the fourth time, “What is this?”
This time, the son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again, although I have told you so many times ‘IT IS A CROW.’ Are you not able to understand this?”
A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old tattered (发皱的) diary, which he had maintained since his son was born.
On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page.
When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary:
“Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I did not at all feel irritated, but I rather felt affection for my innocent son.”
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语；
Paragraph 1:
After reading the diary,
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Paragraph 2:
Feeling ashamed, the son got down on his knees before his father.
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参考答案：
一、 阅读理解
1．A    2．B    3．D
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了十种可以在家做的健身运动。
1．推理判断题。根据文章标题“Ten fitness exercises you can do at home(你可以在家做的十项健身运动)”可知，这篇文章主要介绍的是健身运动，由此可知，文章最可能出现在报纸的健康专栏。故选A。
2．推理判断题。根据Push-ups段落下的最后一句“You will build up arm strength and work out muscles in your chest area.(你将增强手臂力量，锻炼胸部肌肉)”可知，俯卧撑运动可以锻炼胸部肌肉，由此可知，如果Tom想锻炼胸肌，俯卧撑比较适合他。故选B。
3．细节理解题。根据Jogging in place段落下的第一句“Jogging is a great exercise for your heart.(慢跑对你的心脏来说是一种很好的锻炼)”及Dancing段落下的第一句“Dancing is a wonderful exercise, which is great for your heart.(跳舞是一种很棒的运动，对你的心脏很好)”可知，慢跑和跳舞这两项运动对心脏有益。故选D。
4．C   5．C    6．B    7．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了残疾女孩Jessica Long克服身体限制努力奋斗的故事。
4．细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Jessica was born in Irkutsk, Russia with a severe and rare disease — fibular hemimelia (腓侧半肢畸形). (杰西卡出生于俄罗斯伊尔库茨克，患有一种严重而罕见的疾病——腓侧半肢畸形)”和第三段中的“But unfortunately, both of her legs had to be removed when she was just 18 months old. (但不幸的是，在她18个月大的时候，她的双腿都被切除了)”可知，在她18个月大的时候，Jessica的双腿因患病被截肢了。故选C项。
5．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“She began swimming at her grandparents’ house when she was 6. She started competitive swimming about 4 years later. (她6岁时开始在祖父母家游泳。大约4年后，她开始了竞技游泳)”可知，竞技游泳需要接受专业游泳训练，Jessica是在10岁时开始接受专业游泳训练的。故选C项。
6．推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“While she began her career out of anger and annoyance, she now has a positive force on a mission to inspire the next generation of Paralympians! (虽然她出于愤怒和烦恼开始了自己的职业生涯，但她现在在激励下一代残奥会运动员的使命上拥有了积极的力量！)”可知，Jessica的事迹鼓舞着一代又一代的残奥运动员们。由此可推知，Jessica是残奥运动员们的榜样。故选B项。
7．推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章讲述了Jessica Long尽管双腿被截肢，但她永不言弃，在残奥会中赢得了游泳金牌的故事。由此可推知，作者想通过本文告诉我们，世上无难事，只怕有心人（Nothing is impossible to a determined heart.）。故选D项。
8．B    9．B    10．C    11．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了研究员黄晖为保护珊瑚礁而做出的努力。
8．细节理解题。根据第一段中“she was left with memories of a beautiful experience with clear water and abundant colorful corals .(清澈的海水和丰富多彩的珊瑚给她留下了美好的回忆)”可知，大量色彩斑斓的珊瑚给她留下了美好的回忆。故选B。
9．主旨大意题。根据第二段中“In 2004, when Huang was attending the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, she found herself the only representative from the Chinese mainland. She said she felt sad but she made up her mind to strengthen communication with other countries to improve China’s level and status in coral research. She visited top coral research institutes in the US and Australia, establishing long-term cooperation with some of the world’s top coral researchers. By far, Huang has worked on coral research and protection for 22 years. (2004年，当黄晖参加第十届国际珊瑚礁研讨会时，她发现自己是中国大陆唯一的代表。她说她感到悲伤，但她决心加强与其他国家的沟通，以提高中国在珊瑚研究方面的水平和地位。她访问了美国和澳大利亚的顶级珊瑚研究机构，与一些世界顶级珊瑚研究人员建立了长期合作关系。到目前为止，黄晖已经从事珊瑚研究和保护工作22年了)”可知，本段讲述的是黄晖对保护珊瑚礁的全身心投入以及贡献。故选B。
10．细节理解题。根据第三段中“Huang believes that people’s consciousness of coral protection matters most to the sustainable development of the coral reefs.(黄晖认为，人们保护珊瑚的意识对珊瑚礁的可持续发展至关重要)”可知，人们树立保护珊瑚的意识是修复珊瑚礁的关键。故选C。
11．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段““We started to cultivate corals near the Xisha Islands in 2010, and restored more than 200,000 square meters of coral reefs,” Huang said.(黄晖说：“2010年，我们开始在西沙群岛附近培育珊瑚，修复了20多万平方米的珊瑚礁。”)”和最后一段““I am 50, and when I become 60, I hope that not only a coral island will be built but a sustainable development pattern will also be created,” said Huang. “The ideal state is that the coral island should be able to support fishermen and preserve the ecosystem,” she added.(她说：“我今年50岁，当我60岁时，我希望建造的不仅仅是一座珊瑚岛，而是一个可持续发展的模式。”她补充说：“理想状态是珊瑚岛应该能够支持渔民和保护生态系统。”)”以及总览全文，文章讲述的是黄晖培育珊瑚，对保护珊瑚礁的全身心投入，同时希望以此来形成一种可持续的发展模式，保护生态系统。故B选项“Scientist plants corals to save ecosystem.(科学家种植珊瑚以拯救生态系统。)”适合文章的标题。故选B。
12．A    13．C    14．C    15．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了71岁的Ginni Bazlinton从小就对旅行有着深深的热爱，渴望探险，不再跳舞和孩子们成家立业之后，她开始周游世界，并在2008年开始了前往南极洲的旅程。
12．词句猜测题。根据第三段第一句“After taking a degree at Chichester University in Related Arts, Ginni began to travel the world, eventually getting work teaching English in Japan and Chile.(在奇切斯特大学获得相关艺术学位后，Ginni开始周游世界，最终在日本和智利找到了教英语的工作。)”可知，此处是指做有挑战性的事情，所以take the plunge意为“尝试有挑战性的事情”。故选A。
13．细节理解题。根据第三段中的“And it was in Chile she discovered she could get last-minute cheap deals on ships going to Antarctica from the islands off Tiera del Fuego. (正是在智利，她发现自己可以在最后一刻买到从火地岛附近岛屿前往南极洲的廉价船票)”可知，是折扣的票价让Ginni决定去南极洲旅行的。故选C。
14．细节理解题。根据最后一段“The realization that this is a precious land, to be respected by humans, was one of the biggest things that hit home to Ginni. (意识到这是一块宝贵的土地，应该受到人类的尊重，这是Ginni最深刻的感受之一)”可知，旅行结束后，Ginni认为南极洲应该得到很好的保护。故选C。
15．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了Ginni Bazlinton去南极旅行的经历，再根据第一段“These gentle lovely gatekeepers welcomed her and kick-started what was to be a trip Ginni would never forget. (这些温柔可爱的看门人欢迎了她，并开始了一次Ginni永远不会忘记的旅行)”和倒数第二段Ginni Bazlinton对南极之旅的评价可知，文章主要介绍了Ginni Bazlinton的南极洲之旅让她非常难忘。由此可知，An unforgettable experience. (一次难忘的经历) 能够概括文章主旨。故选B。
 16．G    17．A    18．D    19．F    20．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。在印度北部野生动物保护和护理中心，大象因寒冷而面临危险，于是志愿者们为它们编织毛衣御寒。
16．根据前文“but cold weather at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Center in northern India was putting elephants in danger. (但在印度北部的野生动物SOS大象保护和护理中心，寒冷的天气让大象处于危险之中)”可知，大象因寒冷的天气处于危险之中。G选项“Thus the center worked together with locals to find a creative way to keep the animals warm (因此，该中心与当地人合作，找到了一种创造性的方法来保持动物的温暖)”承接上文，表明保护中心针对动物园大象“缺衣”的困境，找出解决办法，保护大象。故选G。
17．根据下文“It has been taking action against animal cruelty and saving wildlife in trouble since 1995. (自1995年以来，它一直在采取行动反对虐待动物，拯救困境中的野生动物。)”可知，该处应该是介绍一个致力于拯救保护动物的机构。而A选项“Wildlife SOS is a conservation group (野生动物SOS是一个动物保护组织)”符合上下句文意连贯。故选A。
18．根据后文“and the center hopes to take in 50 more of the creatures. (保护中心希望能再接纳50头大象)”可知，空格处应介绍目前保护中心内的大象数量，D选项“There are 20 elephants living at the center at present (目前有20头大象生活在该中心)”符合上下文连贯。故选D。
19．根据后文“so they easily fall ill in cold temperatures. (所以它们很容易在低温下得病)”可知，空格处应表明大象容易生病的原因，且由空格后句中的指代上文代词they可知，空格处应出现复数名词“大象”。F选项“Most of the elephants housed at the center are in poor health (保护和护理中心的大多数大象健康状况不佳)”符合上下文因果逻辑。故选F项。
20．根据后文“each one takes about four weeks to create with volunteers working together. (每一件都需要志愿者们共同努力，花费数周完成)”可知，编织帮助大象御寒的毛衣相当耗时耗力。B选项“Making the sweaters is a large task (制作毛衣是个宏大的任务)”符合上下文语义连贯。空格后句更具体地解释毛衣制造的困难之处。故选B。
二、完形填空
21．C   2 2．A    23．D   2 4．B    25．A    26．B    27．C    28．D    29．D    30．A    31．C    32．B    33．A    34．D    35．C

【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。讲述了作者在秘鲁旅游时的意外收获，参观了人迹罕至的克丘亚部落。
21．考查动词短语辨析。句意：虽然马丘比丘之行简直无法加以形容，但最终，一次完全即兴的冒险给我们留下了更深刻的印象。A. figured (out)解决；算出；B. went (out)出去，熄灭；C. turned (out)结果是，最终是；D. pointed (out)指出。根据句意和句中“a totally improvised (即兴的) adventure”可知，这次冒险之旅是作者意料之外的事情，turn out意为“结果是，最终是”，常表示意料之外的结果。故选C项。
22．考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然马丘比丘之行简直无法加以形容，但最终，一次完全即兴的冒险给我们留下了更深刻的印象。A. impression印象；B. understanding理解；C. sense感觉；D. message消息。根据下文故事，尤其文章是最后一句“This is one of our most interesting travel ____23____ and a real heartwarming experience that we will never ____24____．”可知，参观克丘亚部落给作者留下了难忘的印象。故选A项。
23．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们住在库斯科的Couchsurfer家时，我们问他是否有可能参观一个真正的克丘亚村庄。A. questioned盘问；B. informed通知，告知；C. interviewed面试，采访；D. asked询问。根据下文“whether it would be ________ to visit a real Quechua village”可知，作者在提问。故选D项。
24．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我们住在库斯科的Couchsurfer家时，我们问他是否有可能参观一个真正的克丘亚村庄。A. suitable合适的；B. possible可能的；C. right正确的；D. necessary必要的。根据下文沙发客回答的内容“would have to find it out ourselves since these Quechua___16____live quite far in the Andes.”可推知，作者问是否有可能参观一个真正的克丘亚村庄。故选B项。
25．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他说我们可以试试，不过我们得自己去找，因为这些克丘亚人住在安第斯山脉很远的地方。A. try试图；B. stop停止；C. fail失败；D. wait等候。根据下文“we would have to find it out ourselves since these Quechua ____16____ live quite far in the Andes.”可知，到底行不行，我们得试一试。故选A项。
26．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他说我们可以试试，不过我们得自己去找，因为这些克丘亚人住在安第斯山脉很远的地方。A. tourists旅行者；B. communities社区；C. ancestors祖先；D. regions地区。根据上文“to visit a real Quechua village”可知，作者想参观一个真正的克丘亚村落，此处还指那个地方，community与village在此同义，且下文的“We were ____30____happy because we had the chance to stay in a Quechua community.”中出现原词复现。故选B项。
27．考查短语词义辨析。句意：更糟糕的是，那里没有公共交通工具。A. More importantly更重要的是；B. Sure enough果然，果真；C. Worse still更糟糕的是；D. Strange to say说来奇怪。上文提到克丘亚人住在安第斯山脉很远的地方，句中“there’s no public transport to get there”提出另一个困难，所以，空格处表示递进关系，用“更糟糕的是”。故选C项。
28．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在寻找交通工具的时候，我们发现当地的医生和其他社会工作者要去拜访一些部落，他们让我们加入他们。A. applying申请；B. longing渴望；C. changing改变；D. looking寻找。上文提到没有公共交通工具去克丘亚村落，所以作者需要寻找交通工具。故选D项。
29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在寻找交通工具的时候，我们发现当地的医生和其他社会工作者要去拜访一些部落，他们让我们加入他们。A. leave离开；B. manage管理；C. save救助；D. visit拜访，视察。结合常识可知，医生和社会工作者要走访这些村落，不是离开(leave)，管理(manage)或拯救(save)这些部落。故选D项。
30．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们真的很高兴，因为我们有机会呆在一个克丘亚部落。A. really真正地；B. mainly主要地；C. reasonably理性地；D. relatively相对地。结合上文可知，本来报着试试的心态，但居然成功了，作者的克丘亚部落之旅得以成行，作者感到真正的高兴。故选A项。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们了解了他们的传统，看到了他们每天穿的五颜六色的衣服，并参与了一段时间的日常生活。A. heard听到；B. worried担心；C. learned了解；D. complained抱怨。根据上文可知，作者得到了呆在一个克丘亚部落的机会，所以有机会了解他们的传统。故选C项。
32．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们了解了他们的传统，看到了他们每天穿的五颜六色的衣服，并参与了一段时间的日常生活。A. made use of使用，利用；B. took part in参加，参与；C. paid attention to注意，重视；D. got used to习惯于。根据句中“their daily routine”和“We often had to use ____33____ to communicate”可知，作者是参与到了克丘亚部落日常生活之中。故选B项。
33．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些人大部分不会说西班牙语，只会说克丘亚语，因此经常需要用手势进行交流。A. gestures手势，姿态；B. words字，词；C. writings作品；D. mails邮件。根据“since most of these people don’t speak Spanish, only Quechua”可知，他们语言不同，所以需要用手势帮助交流。故选A项。
34．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是我们最有趣的旅行故事之一，也是我们永远不会忘记的感人经历。A. plans计划；B. brochures小册子；C. tips建议；D. stories故事。本文讲述了作者克丘亚部落之行，是作者讲给读者的一个旅游故事。故选D项。
35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这是我们最有趣的旅行故事之一，也是我们永远不会忘记的感人经历。A. remind提醒；B. remember记得；C. forget忘记；D. get获得。根据上文可知，克丘亚部落之行给作者留下了深刻印象，所以他们永远不会忘记。故选C项。

三．语法填空
36．released    37．on    38．endangered    39．which    40．organisations    41．have been left    42．actually    43．hopeful    44．saying    45．a
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了在澳大利亚消失三千多年的动物袋獾被研究人员放归自然。
36．考查时态。句意：保护组织在悉尼北部的一个大型自然保护区释放了26只袋獾。谓语动词release动作发生在过去，需用一般过去时。故填released。
37．考查固定搭配。句意：它以大鸟和家庭垃圾为食。feed on以……为食。故填on。
38．考查形容词。句意：自从澳大利亚野狗在大陆上消灭袋獾以来，几十年来它一直是濒危物种。用形容词endangered作定语修饰名词species。故填endangered。
39．考查定语从句。句意：袋獾的名字来源于它的高音和它争夺食物的凶猛方式。该空引导限制性定语从句，先行词是the way，定语从句关系词可用that或in which引导，或省略关系词。故填which。
40．考查名词复数。句意：保护组织Aussie Ark与其他动物保护组织合作，实施释放袋獾的项目。organisation为可数名词，根据空格前的other可知，用可数名词organisation的复数形式。故填organisations。
41．考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：从那以后，它们就只能自己寻找食物，自己生存。主语They与谓语动词leave之间构成被动关系，再根据ever since (自从……以来)，用现在完成时的被动语态，主语They第二人称，谓语复数形式。故填have been left。
42．考查副词。句意：我们有一些基本的方法来监视它们，但实际上，现在是袋獾做它们该做的事的时候了。用副词actually作状语修饰后面的句子。故填actually。
43．考查形容词。句意：他对袋獾的未来充满希望，他说：“这次释放袋獾将是众多释放中的第一次。我们正在谈论一些具有纪念意义的事情，一个历史上真正的里程碑。”系动词be后用形容词hopeful作表语。故填hopeful。
44．考查现在分词。句意：他对袋獾的未来充满希望，他说：“这次释放袋獾将是众多释放中的第一次。我们正在谈论一些具有纪念意义的事情，一个历史上真正的里程碑。”本句已有系动词was且无连词，动词say用非谓语形式，逻辑主语He与say之间是主动关系，say用现在分词作状语。故填saying。
45．考查冠词。句意：他对袋獾的未来充满希望，他说：“这次释放袋獾将是众多释放中的第一次。我们正在谈论一些具有纪念意义的事情，一个历史上真正的里程碑。”此处泛指“一个真正的里程碑”，true以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a。故填a。
四、书面表达：
School Labor Day
Aiming to exercise our bodies and further improve our awareness about labor, recently our school held the 10th “School Labor Day”. The process of the activity is as follows.
To start with, we were divided into groups to pick up the rubbish at the corners of the school, which was often ignored. After getting rid of the weeds in the school garden, we planted some flowers and trees. Besides, we cleaned the classrooms inside and outside. Finally, we ended up singing the song of labor.
Tired though we were, we came to realize that the activity not only beautified our school, but also tempered our mind and cultivated our spirit of bearing hardships and standing hard work.

读后续写参考范文：
After reading the diary, the son was filled with tears and began to reflect on the days when he used to sit together with his father. His father would patiently answer the same question all 23 times without feeling irritated while his father asked him the same question just four times! The son thought to himself: If I attain old age, how will my son look at me? Will he think of me as a burden.’? Will he shout at me because of my poor sight, poor bearing or poor understanding?
Paragraph 2:
Feeling ashamed, the son got down on his knees before his father. He made an apology to his father, begging his father to forgive him for his bad behavior. He said this aloud, “I promise to see you happy forever, Dad. It is you who have cared for me since I was a little child, showering your selfless affection on me. You worked hard to make money so that I could afford to go to university. I will serve you in the best way no matter how you behave.”
【分析】这是一篇读后续写作文。文章主要讲述了父亲问了儿子四次“这是什么”，儿子回答是乌鸦后开始厌烦。父亲拿出以前记录不厌其烦回答儿子23遍同样问题的日记让儿子看的故事。