天津市红桥区2022-2023学年普通高中学业水平合格性考试模拟英语试卷（含解析）

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天津市红桥区2022-2023学年普通高中学业水平合格性考试模拟英语试卷
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、单项选择
1．—He is an excellent cook.
—_______. The fish he cooked makes me mouth-watering.
A．I couldn’t agree more B．I don’t agree with you
C．I completely disagree D．I’m not sure about you
2．The _______ on her face told me that she was in a blue mood.
A．appearance B．impression C．attitude D．expression
3．—Shall I tell Mike about it?
—No, you _______. He’s already been told.
A．mustn’t B．can’t C．needn’t D．don’t
4． When ______ help, one often says “Thank you.” or “It’s kind of you.”
A．offering B．to offer C．to be offered D．offered
5．He has not got a fever. That is to say, his temperature is _______.
A．common B．normal C．ordinary D．low
6．—What was the party like?
—Wonderful. It’s been years _______ I enjoyed myself that much.
A．after B．before C．when D．since
7．He went to the airport to pick up his wife, but she ______ before his arrival.
A．left B．has left C．had left D．was leaving
8．I went home and _______ my schoolbag and started to help Mother do the cooking.
A．put off B．dropped off C．turned off D．shut off
9． was most important to her, she told me, was her family.
A．It B．This C．What D．As
10．A year is divided into four seasons, as we all know, _______ the first is spring.
A．which B．of them C．when D．of which

二、完形填空
I was out shopping with my kids doing my best to budget (谨慎花钱) the last of my paycheck. I saw a lady sitting beside my car with a sign that she was 11 and needed help. I had a few dollars I could. 12 and a couple of bottles of water in my car, so I handed her the bottles and the 13
The next day I was down to about $ 12 and 14 day was one day away. On the way to picking up my son from school, I tried to do something 15 with my 12-year-old son. We stopped by our favorite 16 for the amazing cow cookies and the chocolate chip cookies. I let the baker know I had to 17 it under $ 12.25.  When she rang it up (把款项记入收款机), she said, “Oh, it’s $12.43.” I told her, “Sorry, I’ll have to split the payment between my card and some loose 18 I have in my wallet.”
19 , she rounded it down to $12. After I 20 her and went walking out, she told me to stop and handed me an/a 21 chocolate chip cookie and two more cow cookies. It was a small 22 but made me feel so happy to receive. When I told my son about this, he 23 on how when we do one act of 24 it gets multiplied by three, I believe that and I know in my heart it always feels good to 25 and do the right thing.
11．A．alone B．homeless C．cold D．unhappy
12．A．spend B．lend C．spare D．make
13．A．paycheck B．water C．key D．money
14．A．work B．pay C．home D．school
15．A．special B．good C．upset D．curious
16．A．bakery B．park C．field D．restaurant
17．A．save B．keep C．design D．deliver
18．A．credits B．tickets C．change D．gold
19．A．In return B．In addition C．In turn D．Instead
20．A．thanked B．met C．asked D．shook
21．A．equal B．cheap C．extra D．small
22．A．gesture B．bag C．amount D．request
23．A．depended B．commented C．lived D．based
24．A．wisdom B．appreciation C．love D．kindness
25．A．go B．receive C．give D．say


三、阅读理解
Many years ago, I was fresh out of school and working in Denver. One day, I drove to my parents’ home in Missouri for Thanksgiving Day. Suddenly, I found the gas was running out. I stopped, wondering what I was supposed to do. A car pulled up behind me and an old couple came out. They offered to pull my car to a gas station. When we said good- bye to each other. the husband gave me his business card.
When I arrived home, I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note. I soon received a note saying that helping me had made their holiday meaningful.
Years later, I drove to a nearby town for a meeting in the morning. In the late afternoon, I returned to my car and found that the battery was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford Dealership — a shop selling cars — was right next door. I walked over and found a salesman waiting beside the door.
“Would you please do me a favor?” I asked and explained my trouble. He quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. He would accept no payment. When I got home, I wrote a note to thank him. I received a letter back from the salesman. He said no one had ever taken the time to write him a note of thanks and it meant a lot.
Although it is easy to say thanks to others, it means so much.
26．Why did the author drive to his parents’ home in Missouri?
A．To repair his car. B．To see a friend.
C．For Thanksgiving Day. D．For a meeting.
27．What happened when the author found the gas was running out?
A．An old couple helped him go to a gas station.
B．He had a word with a policeman nearby.
C．He pushed his car to a car dealership.
D．He called up his best friend for help.
28．What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A．The author got a gas from the old couple.
B．The author’s car battery was dead.
C．The author wrote a letter to the old couple.
D．The author bought a car from the dealership.
29．When the salesman received the author’s thank-you note, he must have been ________.
A．moved B．worried C．nervous D．sad
30．The main purpose of the passage is to tell us ________.
A．how to write a thank-you note B．how to deal with car problems
C．the kind-heartedness of old people D．the importance of expressing thanks

Can you survive an unannounced storm? Although there is expert broadcasting and we are equipped with cell phones, there’re still some instances(情况) when the violent weather takes us by surprise.
While most Atlantic hurricanes form off the coast of Africa giving plenty of early warning, sudden Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico hurricanes form and move rapidly in less than a day’s time, endangering everyone and everything in their path.
Oil workers were trapped off the shore when sudden storms appeared. Natural scientists have been stuck in coastal areas without storm warning. Ten years ago a Texas National Guard group was trapped on the beach by rain-forced flooding and had to ride out(经受的住) a major hurricane during a training exercise. There’ve been a few instances when travelers were trapped on an island or in a coastal area and unable to escape in time.
Escaping from the storm-threatened areas is generally a choice for most of us—but not for all. Each year thousands of islanders across the Caribbean face the danger of hurricanes without so much as a public shelter to hide in. Most ride out the storm in their homes.
But there’re a few things you can do to prepare yourself for some unexpected emergencies. Being prepared for the unexpected may be your best and only defense. If you’re headed outdoors for a few days or weeks, you should always carry a flashlight (手电筒) with extra batteries, a Beidou device (装置), and a basic medical box. If you’re traveling in your car, remember you may suffer high winds. You’d better not stay inside to avoid being blown away along with your car. Keeping your head and your courage up is essential to survival in any type of danger. Let common sense guide you and always be prepared for the worst.
31．According to the text, most Atlantic hurricanes ________.
A．form in the Caribbean Sea B．develop off the coast of Africa
C．come from Gulf of Mexico D．are from the Pacific Ocean
32．What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A．People trapped by sudden storms. B．The bad situations of oil workers.
C．The Texas National Guard group. D．The danger of traveling on an island.
33．What can we learn from the passage?
A．We can get through the storm because of the expert broadcasting.
B．Being prepared for the unexpected is likely to be our best and only defense.
C．Escaping from the storm-threatened areas is a choice for all of us in general.
D．We should stay inside the car to avoid being blown away in high winds.
34．What is the purpose of the last paragraph?
A．To give some advice. B．To encourage traveling.
C．To give some warnings. D．To understand the danger of storms.
35．In which part of a website would you most probably find the passage?
A．Science. B．Sports. C．Life. D．Culture.


四、阅读表达
阅读短文, 并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
Both of my parents worked full-time when I was a little girl, so my grandmother would stay at our house during the day. We would watch game shows in the living room. Our favorite was The Price is Right. We would call out our answers along with the players.
When I got older and started going to school, we couldn't watch our game shows regularly. That was okay with me, though, because the one thing I liked better than watching game shows with my grandmother was helping bake. Watching her in the kitchen was amazing: she never seemed to need the recipes but everything she made tasted delicious.
At first I would just sit in the kitchen and watch, even though I didn’t understand what she was doing. As I got older, she let me help with the easy parts, such as measuring the sugar. The day she let me separate the eggs. I felt like I had found complete pleasure.
At last. my parents decided that I could take care of myself, and my grandmother stopped coming over every day. The love of baking, however, stayed with me. I started baking by myself, and even if the cookies ended up being burnt sometimes, more often they turned out pretty well. I tried out new recipes, and whenever I got to a thorny part. I would call my grandmother for advice. Sometimes I would call her just to talk, too. I felt like I could talk to her about anything.
My grandmother passed away ten years ago, but I still think of her every day, Last week, I found a recipe book she made for me. It included her recipes for brownies, cookies, and my favorite, lemon pie stout anything. As I looked through the pages, I thought I could hear her voice. She was the one who taught me not just about baking, but about life.
36．What's the main purpose of the author’s writing the text? (no more than 8 words)
37．How did the author think of helping her grandmother bake? (no more than 10 words)
38．Why did the author’s grandmother never need the recipes when baking? (no more than 10 words)
39．What does the underlined word “thorny” mean? (1 word)
40．What has the author learned from her grandmother about life? (no more than 25 words)


五、告知信/通知
41．假设你是你们学校的英语广播站的广播员李华。你校图书馆402室将在6月30下午举办一场由地理老师进行的有关地震的讲座，请你根据以下内容用英语写一则广播通知稿，并提出注意事项。
Activity
A lecture on “Earthquake and its damage”
Lecturer
Geography teacher
Where
Room 402
When
3: 00p. m. to 4: 30p. m.
Notice
1. bring a notebook;
2. attend the lecture on time;
3. the film Aftershock will be shown after the lecture
注意：(1)词数：不少于100词；
(2)短文内容要求语句连贯，条理清楚，必须包括以上所有内容；
(3)开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Boys and girls,
May I have your attention, please?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案：
1．A
【详解】考查情景交际。句意：——他是个出色的厨师。——我完全同意。他做的鱼让我垂涎三尺。A. I couldn’t agree more我完全同意；B.  I don’t agree with you我不同意你的观点；C.  I completely disagree我完全不同意；D.  I’m not sure about you我对你不确定。根据空后一句“The fish he cooked makes me mouth-watering.”可知，第二个说话者赞同第一个说话者的观点。故选A。
2．D
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：她脸上的表情告诉我她心情不好。A. appearance外表；B. impression印象；C. attitude态度；D. expression表情。根据后文“on her face”可知，指脸上的表情，应用expression。故选D。
3．C
【详解】考查情态动词/助动词。句意：——要我把这件事告诉迈克吗？——不必。他已经知道了。A. mustn’t禁止；B. can’t不能；C. needn’t不必；D. don’t不。根据后文“He’s already been told.”可知是不必告诉迈克了，故选C。
4．D
【详解】考查状语从句的省略。句意：当一个人受到别人帮助的时候，他常常会说“谢谢”或“你真是太好了”。当状语从句的主语和主句主语一致且有be的某种形式时，可以省略从句的主语和be，本句的完整形式为：When one is offered help, one often says “Thank you.” or “It’s kind of you.”，相当于省略了one is，故选D。
5．B
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他没有发烧。也就是说，他的体温正常。A. common常见的；B. normal正常的；C. ordinary普通的；D. low低的。common：多用于指物，侧重很常见，不稀奇；normal：指不超过某种限度、符合某种标准或常规；ordinary：强调一般性和普通性，含不突出的意味。根据句意，句中指体温符合正常体温标准。故选B。
6．D
【详解】考查状语从句。句意：——聚会怎么样？——太棒了。我已经好几年没有那么快乐了。分析句子结构，空处引导一个时间状语从句。A. after在……以后，引导时间状语从句；B.  before在……以前，引导时间状语从句；C.  when当……时，引导时间状语从句；D.  since自……以后，引导时间状语从句。“it has been+时间段+since从句”表示“自从……已经多久了”，为固定句型。故选D。
7．C
【详解】考查时态。句意：他去机场接妻子，但她在他到达之前就走了。根据后文before his arrival可知表示“过去的过去”应用过去完成时。故选C。
8．B
【详解】考查动词短语。句意：我回到家，放下书包，开始帮妈妈做饭。A. put off推迟；B. dropped off放下；C. turned off 关上；D. shut off关闭。根据句意可知，应为介词短语dropped off与“went”和“started”并列作谓语，词义为“放下”。故选B。
9．C
【详解】考查名词性从句。句意：她告诉我，对她来说最重要的是她的家庭。分析句子可知，本题考查主语从句，从句缺少主语，且指物，所以用what引导。故选C。
10．D
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：一年分为四个季节，我们都知道，第一个季节是春天。分析句子可知，“A year is divided into four seasons”为主句，逗号后的内容为非限制性定语从句。结合意思可知，这里表示一年四季中的第一个为春季，因此非限制性定语从句的结构为“the first of which /of which the first”，关系代词which指代先行词“four seasons”，故选D。

11．B 12．C 13．D 14．B 15．A 16．A 17．B 18．C 19．D 20．A 21．C 22．A 23．B 24．D 25．C

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者购物时帮助了一名无家可归的女士，而第二天去买东西时，面包师给作者打了折还送了饼干，让作者认识到当我们做一件善事时，它会成倍增加，给予和做正确的事情总是让人感觉很好。
11．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我看到一位女士坐在我的车旁边，举着一个牌子，上面写着她无家可归，需要帮助。A. alone独自的；B. homeless无家可归的；C. cold寒冷的；D. unhappy不开心的。根据后文“and needed help”可知，这位女士需要帮助，结合作者给了她钱和水，可知“无家可归”最符合语境。故选B。
12．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我有几块钱可以省下，车里还有几瓶水，所以我把瓶子和钱递给了她。A. spend花费；B. lend借给；C. spare抽出；拿出；D. make制作。根据上文“had a few dollars I could”指作者可以拿出几美元，故选C。
13．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我有几块钱可以省下，车里还有几瓶水，所以我把瓶子和钱递给了她。A. paycheck薪水；B. water水；C. key关键；D. money金钱。呼应上文“had a few dollars I could”指作者给了女士几美元，故选D。
14．考查名词词义辨析。句意：第二天，我只剩下12美元了，离发薪日还有一天。A. work工作；B. pay支付；C. home学校；D. school学校。根据后文“I’ll have to split the payment between my card”可知，作者身上钱不多了，还没到发工资的时候，pay day固定搭配，意为“发薪日”，故选B。
15．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在去学校接儿子的路上，我想和12岁的儿子做点特别的事。A. special特别的；B. good好的；C. upset沮丧的；D. curious好奇的。根据后文“with my 12-year-old son. We stopped by our favorite”可知，他们去了最爱的面包店，因为作者想和儿子做点特别的事情。故选A。
16．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们去了我们最喜欢的面包店，吃了美味的牛饼干和巧克力饼干。A. bakery面包店；B. park公园；C. field领域；D. restaurant餐厅。根据后文“I let the baker”可知他们去了面包店。故选A。
17．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我告诉面包师我必须把价格控制在12.25美元以下。A. save拯救；B. keep保持；C. design设计；D. deliver递送。根据上文“I was down to about $ 12”可知，作者必须把价格控制在12.25美元以下。故选B。
18．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我告诉她:“对不起，我必须用我的信用卡和钱包里的零钱来分摊这笔钱。”A. credits信用；B. tickets车票；C. change零钱；D. gold黄金。根据后文“I have in my wallet”可知，作者拿钱包里的零钱拿来付款。故选C。
19．考查副词/介词短语辨析。句意：相反，她把它四舍五入到12美元。A. In return作为报答；B. In addition此外；C. In turn反过来；D. Instead相反。根据后文“she rounded it down to $12”可知，面包师没有多收，反而把商品的总价四舍五入到12美元。故选D。
20．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我谢过她然后走出去之后，她叫我停下来，递给我一块额外的巧克力饼干和两块牛奶饼干。A. thanked感谢；B. met遇见；C. asked问；D. shook摇晃。结合上文面包师给作者打了折，所以作者是感谢对方。故选A。
21．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在我谢过她然后走出去之后，她叫我停下来，递给我一块额外的巧克力饼干和两块牛奶饼干。A. equal平等的；B. cheap便宜的；C. extra额外的；D. small小的。根据后文“chocolate chip cookie and two more cow cookies”可知，面包师额外给了作者饼干。故选C。
22．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是一个小小的举动，但让我感到很高兴收到。A. gesture姿势；B. bag包；C. amount数量；D. request要求。此处指上文“chocolate chip cookie and two more cow cookies”面包师多给作者饼干的这一举动，故选A。
23．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我把这件事告诉我儿子时，他评论说，当我们做一件善事时，它会成倍增加，我相信这一点，我也知道，在我的心里，给予和做正确的事情总是让人感觉很好。A. depended依靠；B. commented评论；C. lived居住；D. based基于。根据后文“on how when we do one act of”可知，儿子就此事发表评论，故选B。
24．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我把这件事告诉我儿子时，他评论说，当我们做一件善事时，它会成倍增加，我相信这一点，我也知道，在我的心里，给予和做正确的事情总是让人感觉很好。A. wisdom智慧；B. appreciation感激；C. love爱；D. kindness善良。结合上文可知，作者帮助了无家可归的女士，而面包师帮助了作者，所以是当我们做一件善事时，它会成倍增加，故选D。
25．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我把这件事告诉我儿子时，他评论说，当我们做一件善事时，它会成倍增加，我相信这一点，我也知道，在我的心里，给予和做正确的事情总是让人感觉很好。A. go走；B. receive收到；C. give给予；D. say说。结合上文作者给无家可归的人水和钱以及面包师给他们饼干可知，这是给予的行为。故选C。
26．C 27．A 28．B 29．A 30．D

【导语】本文是记叙文。本文作者主要讲述了两个自己受到帮助的故事，每一次受到帮助后，作者都会通过写感谢信来表达自己对他们的感谢，作者感悟谢谢两个词意义重大。
26．细节理解题。根据第一段的“One day, I drove to my parents’ home in Missouri for Thanksgiving Day.( 有一天，我开车去我父母在密苏里州的家过感恩节)”可知，作者开车去密苏里州父母家过感恩节。故选C。
27．细节理解题。根据第一段的“Suddenly, I found the gas was running out. I stopped, wondering what I was supposed to do. A car pulled up behind me and an old couple came out. They offered to pull my car to a gas station.(突然，我发现汽油快用完了。我停了下来，不知道自己该怎么办。一辆车在我身后停了下来，一对老夫妇走了出来。他们提出把我的车拖到加油站去。)”可知，当作者发现汽油已经用完时，一对老夫妇帮助他去了加油站。故选A。
28．细节理解题。根据第三段的“I returned to my car and found that the battery was dead.( 我回到我的车里，发现电池没电了。)”可知，作者的汽车的电池没电了。故选B。
29．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“When I got home, I wrote a note to thank him. I received a letter back from the salesman. He said no one had ever taken the time to write him a note of thanks and it meant a lot.( 回到家后，我写了张便条感谢他。我收到了推销员的回信。他说从来没有人花时间给他写感谢信，这对他意义重大。)”可知，推销员收到作者的感谢信，说他从来没有收到过感谢信，这对他意义重大，因此推断他肯定是感动的。故选A。
30．推理判断题。通读前文可知，在文中作者讲述了两个故事，在每个故事的结尾都提到了对方因作者写的感谢信而受到感动，然后在文章末尾作者又用“Although it is easy to say thanks to others, it means so much.( 虽然对别人说感谢很容易，但它意义重大。)”进一步深化主题，由此判断作者的写作目的是向读者说明向别人表示感谢的重要性。故选D。
31．B 32．A 33．C 34．A 35．C

【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲了如何在突如其来的飓风中生存下来。
31．细节理解题。由第二段“While most Atlantic hurricanes form off the coast of Africa giving plenty of early warning sudden Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico hurricanes form and move rapidly in less than a day's time, endangering everyone and everything in their path.”（虽然大多数大西洋飓风在远离非洲海岸的地方形成，提供了大量预警，但加勒比和墨西哥湾的飓风突然形成并在不到一天的时间内迅速移动，危及沿途的所有人和一切）可知，大多数大西洋飓风都在远离非洲海岸的地方形成。故选B。
32．主旨大意题。由第三段“There have been oil workers trapped off the shore when sudden storms appeared. Field archeologists have been stuck in coastal areas without storm warning. It wasn't but a few decades ago that a Texas National Guard group was trapped on the beach by rain-forced flooding and had to ride out a major hurricane during a training exercise.”（当突然暴风雨出现时，有石油工人被困在岸边。 野外考古学家在没有风暴警告的情况下被困在沿海地区。 就在几十年前，德克萨斯州国民警卫队的一个小组被强降雨洪水困在海滩上，不得不在一次训练中抵御一场大飓风）可知，第三段主要举了一些突然被风暴困住的人们的例子。故选A。
33．推理判断题。由尾段“Keeping your head and your courage up is essential to survival in any type of danger. Let common sense guide you and always be prepared for the worst.”（保持头脑和勇气对于在任何类型的危险中生存都是必不可少的。让常识指导您，并始终为最坏的情况做好准备）可知，在任何任何类型的危险中保持头脑清醒、勇敢果断是生存必不可少的。而且还要有相关常识，并始终为最坏的情况做好准备。可推知，为意外做好准备可能是我们最好也是唯一的防御。故选C。
34．推理判断题。由尾段“But there’re a few things you can do to prepare yourself for some unexpected emergencies.”（但是，您可以做一些事情来为一些意外的紧急情况做好准备）可知，尾段主要给了一些建议。故选A。
35．推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了如何在突如其来的飓风中生存下来。所以本文的主题和人们的生活密切相关，文章应该来自网站上有关生活的部分。故选C。
36．To remember her grandmother. 37．Interesting and amazing. 38．Because she was experienced and skilled at baking. 39．Difficult/Hard. 40．Open (one possible version: The author has learned that one should work hard and have his love for others and life.)

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。本文讲的是“我”的父母没时间陪我，我从小跟着祖母一块长大，并且经常和祖母一起烘培，最后我也找到了自己真正的乐趣。然后我自己开始烘焙，每当我遇到什么难题时，我都会给祖母打电话寻求建议。祖母不仅教会了我如何烘焙，还教会了我生活。
36．推理判断题。由文章最后一段“My grandmother passed away ten years ago, but I still think of her every day, Last week, I found a recipe book she made for me. It included her recipes for brownies, cookies, and my favorite, lemon pie stout anything. As I looked through the pages, I thought I could hear her voice. She was the one who taught me mot just about baking, but about life.(我的祖母在10年前去世了，但我仍然每天都在想她。上周，我找到了她为我做的一本食谱。其中包括她做的布朗尼、曲奇和我最喜欢的柠檬馅饼什么的食谱。当我翻阅书页时，我想我能听到她的声音。她教会我的不仅仅是烘焙，而是生活。)”以及结合上文可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是为了怀念祖母。故填To remember her grandmother。
37．细节理解题。由文章第二段“That was okay with me, though, because the one thing I liked better than watching game shows with my grandmother was helping bake. Watching her in the kitchen was amazing: she never seemed to need the recipes but everything she made tasted delicious.(不过，这对我来说没什么，因为有一件事我比和祖母一起看游戏节目更喜欢，那就是帮我烤面包。在厨房里看着她真是太棒了：她似乎从不需要食谱，但她做的每样东西都很美味。)”可知，作者帮助祖母烘焙是有趣又神奇。故填Interesting and amazing。
38．推理判断题。由文章第二段“Watching her in the kitchen was amazing: she never seemed to need the recipes but everything she made tasted delicious.(在厨房里看着她真是太棒了：她似乎从不需要食谱，但她做的每样东西都很美味。)”可推知，祖母技能娴熟，所以不需要食谱。故填Because she was experienced and skilled at baking.
39．词句猜测题。由文章倒数第二段“I started baking by myself, and even if the cookies ended up being burnt sometimes, more often they turned out pretty well. (我开始自己烤饼干，即使饼干有时会被烧焦，但更多的时候，它们都很好吃。)”以及“ I would call my grandmother for advice.(我会打电话给我祖母征求意见。)”可推知，作者遇到“麻烦或者困难”就会去找祖母。所以猜测thorny是“困难的，麻烦的”意思。故填difficult/hard。
40．开放性试题，言之有理即可。从文章倒数第二段“At last. my parents decided that I could take care of myself, and my grandmother stopped coming over every day. The love of baking, however, stayed with me. I started baking by myself, and even if the cookies ended up being burnt sometimes, more often they turned out pretty well. I tried out new recipes, and whenever I got to a thorny part. I would call my grandmother for advice. Sometimes I would call her just to talk, too. I felt like I could talk to her about anything.(最后我父母决定我可以照顾好自己，我的祖母也不再每天过来了。然而，对烘焙的热爱一直伴随着我。我开始自己烘焙，即使饼干有时会被烧焦，但更多的时候它们也会变得很好。我尝试了新的食谱，每当我遇到棘手的部分。我会打电话给我祖母征求意见。有时我也会打电话给她，只是想和她谈谈。我觉得我可以跟她谈任何事情。)”以及结合全文可知，作者不仅从祖母那学会了烘焙，也学会了祖母处世的态度：致力于做好一件事并对生活和他人都充满爱。所以参考答案可以为：The author has learned that one should work hard and have his love for others and life.
41．There will be a lecture on “Earthquake and its damage” given by a geography teacher in Room 402 of our school library from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on June 30.
Before the lecture, you should prepare a notebook, in which you can write down some useful information. In addition, please attend the lecture on time, or the teacher and the other audiences may be disturbed. Last but not least, after the lecture is finished, the film Aftershock will be on. The lecture is meaningful and important. You can learn the damage of earthquake and the necessity of post-earthquake measures.
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生为学校图书馆即将举办的一场由地理老师进行的有关地震的讲座写一则广播通知。
【详解】1.词汇积累
记下：write down→note down
出席：attend→be present at
打扰：disturb→bother
重要的：important→vital
2.句式拓展
合并简单句
原句：The lecture is meaningful and important. You can learn the damage of earthquake and the necessity of post-earthquake measures.
拓展句：The lecture is meaningful and important, where you can learn the damage of earthquake and the necessity of post-earthquake measures.
【点睛】[高分句型1] Before the lecture, you should prepare a notebook, in which you can write down some useful information. (运用了“介词+which”引导的非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2] There will be a lecture on “Earthquake and its damage” given by a geography teacher in Room 402 of our school library from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on June 30. (运用了过去分词作后置定语)