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这是一份16，湖南省邵阳市邵东市创新高级中学2023-2024学年高二下学期4月期中英语试题，共21页。
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1. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. Having a birthday party. B. Ding sme exercise. C. Getting Lydia a gift.
2. What is the wman ging t d?
A. Help the man. B. Take a bus. C. Get a camera.
3. What des the wman suggest the man d?
A. Tell Kate t stp. B. Call Kate’s friends. C. Stay away frm Kate.
4. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In a wine shp. B. In a supermarket. C. In a restaurant.
5. What des the wman mean?
A. Keep the windw clsed. B. G ut fr fresh air. C. Turn n the fan.
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the man ging t d this summer?
A. Teach a curse. B. Repair his huse. C. Wrk at a htel.
7. Hw will the man use the mney?
A. T hire a gardener. B. T buy bks. C. T pay fr a bat trip.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Schlmates. B. Clleagues. C. Rmmates.
9. What des Frank plan t d right after graduatin?
A. Wrk as a prgrammer. B. Travel arund the wrld. C. Start his wn business.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why des the wman make the call?
A. T bk a htel rm. B. T ask abut the rm service.
C. T make changes t a reservatin.
11. When will the wman arrive at the htel?
A. On September 15. B. On September 16. C. On September 23.试卷源自 期末大优惠，全站资源一元不到！即将回复原价。12. Hw much will the wman pay fr her rm per night?
A. $179. B. $199. C. $219.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the wman’s plan fr Saturday?
A. Ging shpping. B. Ging camping. C. Ging bating.
14. Where will the wman stay in Keswick?
A. In a cuntry inn. B. In a five-star htel. C. In her aunt’s hme.
15. What will Grdn d ver the weekend?
A. Visit his friends. B. Watch DVDs. C. Jin the wman.
16. What des the wman think f Grdn’s cming weekend?
A. Relaxed. B. Bring. C. Busy.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Wh is Wang Ming?
A. A student. B. An emplyer. C. An engineer.
18. What des the speaker say abut the cllege jb market this year?
A. It’s unpredictable. B. It’s quite stable. C. It’s nt ptimistic.
19. What percentage f student jb seekers have fund a jb by nw?
A. 20%. B. 22%. C. 50%.
20. Why are engineering graduates mre likely t accept a jb?
A. They need mre wrk experience. B. The salary is usually gd.
C. Their chice is limited.
阅读理解
A
What’s On?
Electric Undergrund
7:30 pm - 1:00 am Free at the Cyclps Theatre
D yu knw wh’s playing in yur area? We’re bringing yu an evening f live rck and pp music frm the best lcal bands. Are yu interested in becming a musician and getting a recrding cntract (合同)? If s, cme early t the talk at 7:30 pm by Jules Skye, a successful recrd prducer. He’s ging t talk abut hw yu can find the right persn t prduce yu music.
Gee Whizz
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm Cmedy at Kaleidscpe
Cme and see Gee Whizz perfrm. He’s the funniest stand-up cmedian n the cmedy scene. This jyful shw will please everyne, frm the yungest t the ldest. Gee Whizz really knws hw t make yu laugh! Our bar is pen frm 7:00 pm fr drinks and snacks.
Simn’s Wrkshp
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Wednesdays at Victria Stage
This is a gd chance fr anyne wh wants t learn hw t d cmedy. The wrkshp lks at every kind f cmedy, and practices many different ways f making peple laugh. Simn is a cmedian and actr wh has 10 years’ experience f teaching cmedy. His wrkshps are exciting and fun. An evening with Simn will give yu the cnfidence t be funny.
Charltte Stne
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm Pizza Wrld
Fine fd with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening ut. Charltte Stne will perfrm sngs frm her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering n the pian. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta (面食). Bk early t get a table. Our bar is pen all day, and serves ccktails, cffee, beer, and white wine.
1. Wh can help yu if yu want t have yur music prduced?
A. Jules Skye.B. Gee Whizz.C. Charltte Stne.D. James Pickering.
2. What d we knw abut Simn’s Wrkshp?
A. It requires membership status.B. It lasts three hurs each time.
C. It is run by a cmedy club.D. It is held every Wednesday.
3. At which place can peple f different ages enjy a gd laugh?
A. The Cyclps Theatre.B. Kaleidscpe.C. Victria Stage.D. Pizza Wrld.
【答案】1 A 2. D 3. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了几个晚间上演的节目或活动的相关信息。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Electric Undergrund部分中的“Are yu interested in becming a musician and getting a recrding cntract(合同)? If s, cme early t the talk at 7:30pm by Jules Skye, a successful recrd prducer. He’s ging t talk abut hw yu can find the right persn t prduce yu music. ”（你有兴趣成为一个音乐家和获得唱片合同吗？如果是这样， 那就早点来参加成功的唱片制作人Jules Skye晚上7:30的演讲吧。他将谈论如何找到合适的人为你创作音乐。）可知，Jules Skye可以帮你进行音乐制作，故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Simn’s Wrkshp部分中的“5:00pm - 7:30pm Wednesdays at Victria Stage”（每周三下午 5:00 - 晚上 7:30，维多利亚舞台）可知， Simn’s Wrkshp每周三在Victria舞台进行，故选D。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Gee Whizz部分中的“Cme and see Gee Whizz perfrm. He’s the funniest stand-up cmedian n the cmedy scene. This jyful shw will please everyne, frm the yungest t the ldest.”（来看看Gee Whizz的表演吧。他是喜剧界最滑稽的单口相声演员。这场欢乐的演出将使每个人都感到高兴，从年轻到年长的。）和“8:30 pm - 10:30 pm Cmedy at Kaleidscpe(晚上8:30 - 10:30万花筒喜剧)” 可知，看Gee Whizz的表演可以使不同年龄的人欢笑，Gee Whizz 表演的地点在Kaleidscpe，故选B。
B
Ralph Wald Emersn was brn n May 25, 1803 in Bstn, Massachusetts and died frm a lung disease n April 27, 1882. Althugh he was in pr health fr mst f his adult life, he still created numerus literary wrks which he later turned int essays. One f his greatest and mst influential wrks was an essay called “Nature”. He als wrte petry and was a well-knwn pet in America.
Emersn was a well-educated individual, but sme f his ideas were cnsidered t be quite radical (激进的) at the time. In September 1836, Emersn funded the Transcendental Club. He believed in things like self-reliance and individualism. These things were very hard fr peple t understand at the time. But fr Emersn, it was simply an extensin f the bigger picture. He had always challenged lng-standing beliefs abut everything and had always been a frnt runner when it came t change.
Besides “Nature”, he wrte essays such as “Self-Reliance” and “Circles”. He finished these wrks by writing as lectures. He was a skilled public speaker, s he wuld prepare these mre like speeches and later edited them t make them read better fr the general public. During his early career, he spent mst f his time writing essays. But as his health declined, he was frced t change his lifestyle, and began writing sme petry.
Many f his essays and petry are still ppular tday, which prves his success as a writer as well as a philsphical thinker. As a result, his wrks have becme smething that almst everyne has t read. In reality, he was a prgressive thinker that led a number f peple int a cmpletely different way f thinking during the 19th century. He just happened t be a gifted writer and put many f his thughts dwn n paper s peple can still read them tday.
4. What is the purpse f the first paragraph?
A. T shw us numerus famus literary wrks.B. T give us a brief intrductin f Emersn.
C. T explain hw t create influential petry t us.D. T tell us the news abut the death f Emersn.
5. What can we learn frm Paragraph 2?
A. Emersn didn’t agree with the cnventinal beliefs.
B. The Club was very hard fr peple t understand.
C. A well-educated individual shuldn’t be quite radical.
D. Self-reliance and individualism were ppular at that time.
6. Why did Emersn change his lifestyle t write petry?
A. His health was in a pr cnditin.B. His essay was difficult t understand.
C. He was quite radical in his later time.D. He wanted t challenge lng-standing beliefs.
7. What can we infer frm the text?
A. Emersn’s wrks are nt ppular nw.
B. Emersn was a pineer when it came t change.
C. Emersn wrte many speeches f high quality later.
D. In general, Emersn was a traditinal thinker and writer.
【答案】4. B 5. A 6. A 7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了美国著名的思想家和文学家拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生，讲述了他的主要思想和伟大成就。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。第一段第一句“Ralph Wald Emersn was brn n May 25, 1803 in Bstn, Massachusetts and died frm a lung disease n April 27, 1882.(拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生于1803年5月25日出生在马萨诸塞州的波士顿，1882年4月27日死于肺病)”大致介绍了他的出生死亡。第一段其余部分“Althugh he was in pr health fr mst f his adult life, he still created numerus literary wrks which he later turned int essays. One f his greatest and mst influential wrks was an essay called “Nature”. He als wrte petry and was a well - knwn pet in America.(尽管他在成年后的大部分时间里健康状况不佳，但他仍然创作了大量的文学作品，后来他把这些作品变成了随笔。他最伟大、最有影响力的作品之一是一篇题为《论自然》的文章。他还写诗，是美国著名的诗人)”介绍了他的主要成就。由此可推断，文章第一段的目的是大致介绍了爱默生的生平。故选B。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“Emersn was a well-educated individual, but sme f his ideas were cnsidered t be quite radical(激进的)at the time.(爱默生是一个受过良好教育的人，但他的一些思想在当时被认为是相当激进的)”可推断，爱默生不太赞同一些传统的观念。故选A。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“But as his health declined, he was frced t change his lifestyle, and began writing sme petry.(但随着健康状况的恶化，他被迫改变了生活方式，开始写诗)”可知，他之所以改变生活方式并开始写诗是因为健康状况不好的原因。故选A。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“He had always challenged lng-standing beliefs abut everything and had always been a frnt runner when it came t change.(他总是挑战对一切事物长期以来的信念，并且在提到改变的时候，他总是领跑者)”可推断，在改变这方面，他是先驱者。故选B。
C
The meaning f silence varies amng cultural grups.Silences may be thughtful, r they may be empty when a persn has nthing t say. A silence in a cnversatin may als shw stubbrnness, uneasiness, r wrry. Silence may be viewed by sme cultural grups as extremely uncmfrtable; therefre attempts may be made t fill every gap(间隙) with cnversatin. Persns in ther cultural grups value silence and view it as necessary fr understanding a persn's needs.
Many Native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part f cmmunicating amng peple, just as sme traditinal Chinese and Thai persns d. Therefre, when a persn frm ne f these cultures is speaking and suddenly stps, what may be implied(暗示) is that the persn wants the listener t cnsider what has been said befre cntinuing.In these cultures, silence is a call fr reflectin.
Other cultures may use silence in ther ways, particularly when dealing with cnflicts amng peple r in relatinships f peple with different amunts f pwer. Fr example, Russian, French, and Spanish persns may use silence t shw agreement between parties abut the tpic under discussin. Hwever, Mexicans may use silence when instructins are given by a persn in authrity rather than be rude t that persn by arguing with him r her. In still anther use, persns in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign f respect, particularly t an elder r a persn in authrity.
Nurses and ther care-givers need t be aware f the pssible meanings f silence when they cme acrss the persnal anxiety their patients may be experiencing. Nurses shuld recgnize their wn persnal and cultural cnstructin f silence s that a patient’s silence is nt interrupted t early r allwed t g n unnecessarily. A nurse wh understands the healing(治愈) value f silence can use this understanding t assist in the care f patients frm their wn and frm ther cultures.
8. What des the authr say abut silence in cnversatins?
A. It implies anger.
B. It prmtes friendship.
C. It is culture-specific.
D. It is cntent-based.
9. Which f the fllwing peple might regard silence as a call fr careful thught?
A. The Chinese.
B. The French.
C. The Mexicans.
D. The Russians.
10. What des the authr advise nurses t d abut silence?
A. Let it cntinue as the patient pleases.
B. Break it while treating patients.
C. Evaluate its harm t patients.
D. Make use f its healing effects.
11. What may be the best title fr the text?
A. Sund and Silence
B. What It Means t Be Silent
C. Silence t Native Americans
D. Speech Is Silver; Silence Is Gld
【答案】8. C 9. A 10. D 11. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了沉默在不同文化背景下的不同内涵。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段The meaning f silence varies amng cultural grups. A silence in a cnversatin may als shw stubbrnness, uneasiness, r wrry. 可知，沉默的含义因文化群体而异，交谈中的沉默也可能表示固执、不安或担忧。所以作者认为谈话中的沉默是有文化特性的。故选C项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中Many Native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part f cmmunicating amng peple, just as sme traditinal Chinese and Thai persns d. Therefre, when a persn frm ne f these cultures is speaking and suddenly stps, what may be implied(暗示) is that the persn wants the listener t cnsider what has been said befre cntinuing可知，许多印第安人珍视沉默，认为这是人与人之间交流的基本组成部分，就像一些传统的中国人和泰国人一样。因此，当一个来自其中一种文化的人说话时突然停下来，暗示说话者想要倾听者在继续之前思考一下所说过的话。所以中国人认为谈话时人们沉默是为了让别人思考。故选A项。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据末段末句A nurse wh understands the healing value f silence can use this understanding t assist in the care f patients 可知，了解沉默的治疗价值的护士可以利用这种了解来帮助护理病人。所以作者建议护士要用沉默来治疗病人。故选D 。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“The meaning f silence varies amng cultural grups”可知， 沉默的含义因文化群体而异。以及先问介绍了在不同文化背景下谈话期间的沉默的不同含义。所以短文的最佳标题是“沉默意味着什么”。故选B 。
D
There was a time when an event wuld nt begin withut a phtgrapher. “I remember the days when event rganizers wuld even delay a shw if the phtgrapher was running late,” says Balachandra Raju, a phtgrapher f Sathyam Studi, a still surviving pht studi in India’s suthern city f Chennai.
Pht studis are facing extinctin in the digital age. But as they struggle t cntinue ding the business, ne research prject is lking at ways t preserve their legacy(遗产) by digitizing archival pictures.
The prject, funded by the British Library, visited arund 100 pht studis acrss the suth Indian state f Tamil Nadu and digitized 10,000 prints. Many f the phts were taken between 1880 and 1980, and they ranged frm pictures f families and famus stars t weddings and funerals. “The digital archive will be useful fr thse interested in histry,” said Ze E. Headley, ne f the researchers. Ramesh Kumar, anther researcher n the prject, called it a “gld mine” fr phtgraphers. “The research we’ve dne als highlights prductin techniques used befre digital phtgraphy arrived in ur cities and twns,” he said.
Hwever, the researchers wuld ften find ld phts piled n tp f ne anther in the strage rm f a studi. “N ne had bthered t clean them,” Kumar said, adding that many phts had been damaged due t the ht and wet weather in Tamil Nadu.
The wner f Nallapillai Studi in central Tamil Nadu said he spends abut 20,000 rupees (￡230, $310) each mnth t run the studi that was funded by his great grandfather almst 150 years ag. T survive in this digital age has been a struggle. “Many custmers dn’t bk us fr special events anymre,” he said, adding that they have all gt smartphnes t d the jb. “I’m nt sure if pht studis will exist five years frm nw,” he said. But this is why, accrding t Mr Raju, this archival prject is s imprtant.
12. What’s the main purpse f the archival prject?
A. T prtect the legacy f pht studis.B. T slw dwn the extinctin f pht studis.
C. T search fr better ways f taking phts.D. T visit all the pht studis acrss the India.
13. Which f the fllwing shws the effect f the archival prject?
A. Pht studis can attract many visitrs.
B. Phtgraphers can have a gd wrking place.
C. Phtgraphers get t learn abut ld phtgraphy techniques.
D. Pht studis have the chance t take pictures f famus stars.
14. What d we knw abut pht studis?
A. They are perating quite well .B. They gave ld phts little prtectin.
C. Sme were prtected frm ht and wet weather.D. They were always bked fr special events.
15. What des Raju think abut the archival prject?
A. Creative.B. Fruitless.C. Meaningful.D. Unsatisfactry.
【答案】12. A 13. C 14. B 15. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了在数字时代，照相馆正面临灭绝。但是，一个研究项目正在研究如何通过将档案照片数字化来保存他们的遗产。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“But as they struggle t cntinue ding the business, ne research prject is lking at ways t preserve their legacy (遗产) by digitizing archival pictures.(但在他们努力继续经营的同时，一个研究项目正在寻找通过将档案照片数字化来保存他们的遗产的方法。)”可知，这个档案项目的主要目的是为了保护照相馆的遗产。故选A项。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中Ze E Headley 所说话“The digital archive will be useful fr thse interested in histry (这个数字档案对那些对历史感兴趣的人很有用。)”以及Ramesh Kumar所说的话“The research we’ve dne als highlights prductin techniques used befre digital phtgraphy arrived in ur cities and twns(我们所做的研究也强调了在数码摄影进入我们的城镇之前使用的制作技术。)”可推知，由于该档案项目，如今的摄影师们有机会了解旧时的摄影技术。故选C项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中“Hwever, the researchers wuld ften find ld phts piled n tp f ne anther in the strage rm f a studi. ‘N ne had bthered t clean them,’ Kumar said, adding that many phts had been damaged due t the ht and wet weather in Tamil Nadu. (然而，研究人员经常会在工作室的储藏室里发现一堆一堆的旧照片。Kumar说：‘没人费心去清理它们。’他还说，Tamil Nadu湿热的天气导致很多照片损坏。)”可知，照相馆对旧照片几乎没有进行保护。故选B项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“But this is why, accrding t Mr Raju, this archival prject is s imprtant.(但这就是为什么，按照Raju先生的说法，这个档案项目如此重要。)”可知，Raju认为这个项目很有意义。故选C项。
E
All the wisdm f the ages, ____16____, are easily and cheaply available t all f us within the cvers f bks-but we must knw hw t avail urselves f this treasure and hw t get the mst frm it.
I am mst interested in peple, in meeting them and finding ut abut them. ____17____, then n the pages f his bk, and then, again, in my imaginatin. I’ve fund in bks new friends, new scieties, new wrlds.
____18____, thers are interested nt s much in “wh” as in “hw”. “Wh” in the bks includes everybdy frm science-fictin superman tw hundred centuries in the future all the way back t the first figures in histry. “Hw” cvers everything frm the explanatins f Sherlck Hlmes t the discveries f science and ways f teaching manners t children.
Reading is a pleasure f the mind, which means that it is a little like a sprt: yur eagerness and knwledge and quickness make yu a gd reader. Reading is fun, nt because the writer is telling yu smething, but because it makes yur mind wrk. ____19____. Yur experience, cmpared with his, brings yu t the same r different cnclusins, and yur ideas develp as yu understand his.
Every bk stands by itself, like a ne-family huse, but bks in a library are like huses in a city. ____20____; they are cnnected with each ther and with ther cities. The same ideas, r related nes, turn up in different places; the human prblems that repeat themselves in life repeat themselves in literature, but with different slutins accrding t different writings at different times.
A. If I am interested in peple
B. Reading can nly be fun if yu expect it t be
C. all the stries that have delighted mankind fr centuries
D. Althugh they are separate, tgether they all add up t smething
E. Yur wn imaginatin wrks alng with the authr’s r even ges beynd his
F. Sme f the mst remarkable peple I’ve met existed nly in a writer’s imaginatin
G. as a result f reading, better, wiser, kinder, r gentler, yu wn’t have suffered during the prcess
【答案】16. C 17. F 18. A 19. E 20. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章主要阐述了阅读的乐趣以及书籍如何为人们提供知识、带来精神上的享受和智慧。
【16题详解】
根据空后“are easily and cheaply available t all f us within the cvers f bks（在书的封面内很容易且廉价地为我们所有人所用）”可知，此处应指某种在书中的东西，C项“all the stries that have delighted mankind fr centuries（所有几个世纪以来令人类高兴的故事）”符合语境，故选 C项。
【17题详解】
根据下文“then n the pages f his bk, and then, again, in my imaginatin. I’ve fund in bks new friends, new scieties, new wrlds.(然后在他书页上，再次在我的想象中。我在书中发现了新朋友、新社会、新世界。)”可知作者通过阅读书籍，在想象中与书中的人物相遇，这与F项“Sme f the mst remarkable peple I’ve met existed nly in a writer’s imaginatin (我遇到的一些最了不起的人只存在于作家的想象中)”表达的含义一致，故选F项。
【18题详解】
根据空后“thers are interested nt s much in “wh” as in “hw”.（其他人对“谁”不太感兴趣，而对“如何”感兴趣）”可知，此处应提及一些人感兴趣的方面，A 项“If I am interested in peple（如果我对人感兴趣）”符合语境，与后文形成对比，故选 A 项。
【19题详解】
根据空前“Reading is fun, nt because the writer is telling yu smething, but because it makes yur mind wrk.（阅读是有趣的，不是因为作家在告诉你一些事情，而是因为它让你的思维工作）”以及空后“Yur experience, cmpared with his, brings yu t the same r different cnclusins, and yur ideas develp as yu understand his.（与他相比，你的经历会给你带来相同或不同的结论，并且当你理解他时，你的想法会发展）”可知，此处应提及读者的思维与作者的关系，E 项“Yur wn imaginatin wrks alng with the authr’s r even ges beynd his（你自己的想象力与作者的一起工作，甚至超越他的）”符合语境，故选 E 项。
20题详解】
根据空前“Every bk stands by itself, like a ne-family huse, but bks in a library are like huses in a city.（每本书都独立存在，就像一个家庭的房子，但图书馆里的书就像城市里的房子）”可知，此处应说明这些书虽然独立但又有联系，D 项“Althugh they are separate, tgether they all add up t smething（虽然它们是分开的，但它们加起来就有了某种意义）”符合语境，故选 D 项。
完形填空
Grwing up in Mauritius, I lve nature. Behind my huse, there is a muntain named Le Puce, where I spent much time ___21___ he frest as a kid. Hwever, my instinct (天性) fr explratin
____22____ at the water’s edge. Even thugh Mauritius is an island cuntry ____23____ by the Indian Ocean, the thught f entering the cean made me ____24____.
When I was abut 10, this started t change. I began learning abut the ___25___ climate change presented t island cuntries, and I started develping an interest in prtecting the envirnment. I watched nature dcumentaries, ___26___ the steps I culd take t change the wrld, ___27___ I still didn’t knw hw t effectively achieve it. Later, I tk the Natinal Gegraphic Sciety’s Explring Cnservatin curses, which set me n a path t helping start and ____28____ The Oceanic Prject, an rganizatin dedicated t helping peple understand the cean and enhancing peple’s ___29___ f prtecting the cean.
Gradually, I realized hw much humans ___30___ the cean fr its natural resurces and that it was nt as dangerus as I had imagined. My fear was rted in a(n) ___31___ f falling int a river in my childhd. Determined t vercme it, I became a certified diver last year.
Diving plays a big part in my life nw, and I wrk t ___32___ the prtectin f the underwater envirnment. I gt encuraged by the ____33____ f the activity when a parent tld me her sn insisted n replacing plastic items in their hme with bamb alternatives after returning hme.
Prtecting the cean is very ___34___ and I’ll keep devting myself t it. And I sincerely hpe mre peple will ____35____ me. Only with everyne’s effrt can we make the wrld a wnderful place fr human beings.
21. A. explringB. transfrmingC. extendingD. cnstructing
22. A. shiftedB. appearedC. stretchedD. stpped
23. A. destryedB. surrundedC. cveredD. represented
24. A. scaredB. excitedC. addictedD. disappinted
25. A. prgressB. threatC. pprtunityD. image
26. A. avidingB. cuntingC. highlightingD. cnsidering
27. A. thenB. yetC. thusD. mrever
28. A. leadB. fllwC. recgnizeD. prevent
29 A. efficiencyB. awarenessC. memryD. cnfidence
30. A. paid backB. adapted tC. depended nD. kept up
31. A. mdB. imaginatinC. hbbyD. experience
32. A. turn dwnB. hld backC. add upD. cntribute t
33. A. intrductinB. influenceC. advertisementD. predictin
34. A. riskyB. impracticalC. shckingD. crucial
35. A. jinB. respectC. teachD. guide
【答案】21. A 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. D 32. D 33. B 34. D 35. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在毛里求斯长大，热爱大自然，长大后开始致力于海洋环境保护。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我的房子后面，有一座名为Le Puce的山，我小时候在那里花了很多时间探索森林。A. explring探索；B. transfrming转换；C. extending扩大；D. cnstructing构造。根据上文“Grwing up in Mauritius, I lve nature.(我在毛里求斯长大，热爱大自然)”可知，指作者小时候探索森林。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，我的探索本能止步于水边。A. shifted转移；B. appeared出现；C. stretched拉长；D. stpped停止。根据后文“it was nt as dangerus as I had imagined”以及上文Hwever表示转折，以后文提到作者害怕进入海洋，所以是探索本能止步于水边。故选D。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然毛里求斯是一个被印度洋包围的岛国，但是进入海洋的想法使我感到害怕。A. destryed破坏；B. surrunded围绕；C. cvered覆盖；D. represented代表。根据后文“by the Indian Ocean”指毛里求斯是一个被印度洋包围的岛国，故选B。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然毛里求斯是一个被印度洋包围的岛国，但是进入海洋的想法使我感到害怕。A. scared害怕的；B. excited激动的；C. addicted沉迷的；D. disappinted失望的。根据上文提到作者不探索水边，说明害怕进入海洋，上文even thugh引导让步状语从句，表示转折。后文“it was nt as dangerus as I had imagined”也是提示。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我开始了解气候变化给岛国带来的威胁，并开始对保护环境产生兴趣。A. prgress进步；B. threat威胁；C. pprtunity机会；D. image图片。根据后文“climate change presented t island cuntries”以及常识，气候变化会给岛国带来威胁。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我看了自然纪录片，想着我可以采取哪些措施来改变世界，但我仍然不知道如何有效地实现它。A. aviding避免；B. cunting计算；C. highlighting突出；D. cnsidering考虑。根据后文“the steps I culd take t change the wrld”指作者开始考虑采取哪些措施来改变世界，故选D。
【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我看了自然纪录片，想着我可以采取哪些措施来改变世界，但我仍然不知道如何有效地实现它。A. then然后；B. yet然而；C. thus因此；D. mrever此外。结合前后文语境可知为转折关系，应用yet。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，我参加了国家地理学会的探索保护课程，这使我走上了帮助启动和领导海洋项目的道路，这是一个致力于帮助人们了解海洋和提高人们保护海洋意识的组织。A. lead带领；B. fllw跟随；C. recgnize识别；D. prevent阻止。根据后文“The Oceanic Prject, an rganizatin”指作者领导海洋项目，故选A。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：后来，我参加了国家地理学会的探索保护课程，这使我走上了帮助启动和领导海洋项目的道路，这是一个致力于帮助人们了解海洋和提高人们保护海洋意识的组织。A. efficiency效率；B. awareness意识；C. memry记忆；D. cnfidence自信。根据上文“an rganizatin dedicated t helping peple understand the cean and enhancing peple’s”可知，环保组织致力于帮助人们了解海洋和提高人们保护海洋意识，故选B。
【30题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：渐渐地，我意识到人类是多么依赖海洋的自然资源，它并不像我想象的那么危险。A. paid back偿还；B. adapted t适应；C. depended n依靠；D. kept up坚持。根据后文“the cean fr its natural resurces”可知，人类依赖海洋的自然资源。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的恐惧源于童年时掉进河里的一次经历。A. md情绪；B. imaginatin想象力；C. hbby爱好；D. experience经历。根据后文“f falling int a river in my childhd”可知，作者的恐惧源于童年时掉进河里的一次经历。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：潜水现在在我的生活中扮演着重要的角色，我致力于保护水下环境。A. turn dwn拒绝；B. hld back克制；C. add up加起来；D. cntribute t有助于。根据上文“I started develping an interest in prtecting the envirnment”可知，作者致力于保护水下环境。故选D。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当一位家长告诉我，她的儿子回家后坚持要把家里的塑料物品换成竹制物品时，这个活动的影响让我深受鼓舞。A. intrductin介绍；B. influence影响；C. advertisement广告；D. predictin预测。根据后文“f the activity when a parent tld me her sn insisted n replacing plastic items in their hme with bamb alternatives after returning hme”可知，作者受鼓舞，是因为一个活动的影响。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：保护海洋是非常重要的，我将继续致力于它。A. risky有风险的；B. impractical不完美的；C. shcking可怕的；D. crucial重要的。根据后文“and I’ll keep devting myself t it”可知，作者将继续致力于保护海洋，因为这是重要的。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我真诚地希望更多的人加入我的行列。A. jin加入；B. respect尊重；C. teach教学；D. guide指导。根据后文“Only with everyne’s effrt can we make the wrld a wnderful place fr human beings.(只有通过每个人的努力，我们才能使世界成为人类的美好之地)”可知，作者呼吁更多人加入环保活动中。故选A。
语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
____36____(lcate) in Nrthwest China’s Gansu Prvince, the Bingling Temple Wrld Heritage Turist Area cvers 150 square kilmeters. It is hme ____37____ the Stne Grttes (石窟) f Bingling Temple, a cmpnent f the Wrld Heritage f the Silk Rad.
The turist area lies alng the mst charming sectin f the upper reaches f the Yellw River, with magnificent natural scenery and splendid civilizatin. Thanks t ____38____(it) places f interest integrating ancient and mdern culture, the Bingling Temple Wrld Heritage Turist Area has becme ____39____ gd place fr eclgical turism, science ____40____(educate), and leisurely vacatins.
As the largest stne grttes in Gansu Prvince, the Bingling Temple Grttes are a wrld cultural heritage with a histry ____41____ dates back t mre than 1,600 years ag. What is impressive is that the earliest China’s well-preserved statue inscriptin (铭文) during the Western Qin State ____42____(discver) in the N.169 grtt. This grtt’s inscriptin, statues, and murals (壁画) prvide ____43____(rely) evidence fr the cnfirmatin f the histry f the Bingling Temple Grttes and the early stne statues in China.
With the grtt murals and stne statues f different histrical perids, the Bingling Temple Grttes are believed ____44____(have) histrical, artistic and academic value ___45___(arise) frm the develpment f stne grttes and sculpture art in China.
【答案】36 Lcated
37. t 38. its
39. a 40. educatin
41. that##which
42. was discvered
43. reliable
44. t have
45. arising
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了丝绸之路世界遗产的组成部分——炳灵寺石窟。
【36题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：炳灵寺世界遗产旅游区位于中国西北的甘肃省，占地150平方公里。句中已有谓语动词cvers，空处作非谓语动词，be lcated in为固定短语，表示“坐落于，位于”，作非谓语时去掉be动词，使用过去分词形式作状语，lcated置于句首，首字母大写。故填Lcated。
【37题详解】
考查介词。句意：这里是炳灵寺石窟的所在地，是丝绸之路世界遗产的组成部分。be hme t是固定短语，表示“是……的家乡”，为固定短语，符合题意。故填t。
【38题详解】
考查代词。句意：由于其集古今中外文化为一体的名胜古迹，炳灵寺世界遗产旅游区成为生态旅游、科普教育、休闲度假的好去处。结合语意可知，此处表示炳灵寺世界遗产旅游区的名胜古迹，即“它的名胜古迹”，空处应用形容词性物主代词its，符合题意。故填its。
【39题详解】
考查冠词。句意：由于其集古今中外文化为一体的名胜古迹，炳灵寺世界遗产旅游区成为生态旅游、科普教育、休闲度假的好去处。结合语意可知，此处表示一个好的去处，空处应用不定冠词表示泛指，gd是辅音音素开头的单词，前边应用不定冠词a。故填a。
【40题详解】
考查名词。句意：由于其集古今中外文化为一体的名胜古迹，炳灵寺世界遗产旅游区成为生态旅游、科普教育、休闲度假的好去处。空处与eclgical turism和leisurely vacatins并列，应用名词形式educatin作介词fr的宾语。故填educatin。
【41题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：炳灵寺石窟是甘肃省最大的石窟，是世界文化遗产，距今已有1600多年的历史。空处引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词wrld cultural heritage，先行词指物，关系词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词that/which引导从句。故填that/which。
【42题详解】
考查时态和语态。句意：令人印象深刻的是，在169号石窟中发现了中国最早保存完好的西秦造像铭文。空处在that引导的表语从句中作谓语，结合常识可知，西秦造像铭文被发现这一动作发生在过去，从句应用一般过去时，且discver与主语the earliest China’s well-preserved statue inscriptin之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，主语是the earliest China’s well-preserved statue inscriptin，be动词应用was。故填was discvered。
【43题详解】
考查形容词。句意：该石窟的碑文、造像和壁画为确认炳灵寺石窟和中国早期石像的历史提供了可靠的证据。空处修饰名词evidence，应用形容词形式reliable作定语。故填reliable。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：炳灵寺石窟有着不同历史时期的石窟壁画和石像，被认为是中国石洞和雕塑艺术发展所产生的具有历史、艺术和学术价值的石窟。be believed t d sth.为固定搭配，表示“人们相信，被认为”，所以空处应用动词不定式形式。故填t have。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：炳灵寺石窟有着不同历史时期的石窟壁画和石像，被认为是中国石洞和雕塑艺术发展所产生的具有历史、艺术和学术价值的石窟。句中已有谓语are believed，空处作非谓语动词，arise与逻辑主语value之间是主动关系，应用现在分词形式作后置定语。故填arising。
写作
46. 假定你是某国际学校学生会主席，你校将于下周举行一场英文讲座。请你写一则英文通知，内容包括：
1. 讲座主题：The Wrld Wildlife Day；
2. 时间、地点及讲座内容。
注意：1. 词数为 80左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
Ntice
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Student Cuncil
March, 1
【答案】Ntice
Next week, ur schl will hld an English lecture n The Wrld Wildlife Day.
The lecture will be given frm 8 a.m. t 10 a.m. in the schl auditrium n Sunday. The cntent f the lecture will include the significance f the day and ways t prtect wildlife. Besides, there will be a questin-and-answer sessin where yu can put frward yur ways t prtecte the wildlife. I believe that after the lecture, yu will get the chance t knw hw yu can d in daily life t prtect wildlife.
Everyne wh is interested in the lecture is welcme t attend.
The Student Cuncil
March, 1
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生就你校将于下周将举行的一场英文讲座写一则英文通知。
【详解】1.词汇积累
举办：hld→hst
重要性：significance→imprtance
此外：besides→in additin
提出：put frward→cme up with
2.句式拓展
合并简单句
原句：The lecture will be given frm 8 a.m. t 10 a.m. in the schl auditrium n Sunday. The cntent f the lecture will include the significance f the day and ways t prtect wildlife.
拓展句：The lecture will be given frm 8 a.m. t 10 a.m. in the schl auditrium n Sunday, the cntent f which will include the significance f the day and ways t prtect wildlife.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Besides, there will be a questin-and-answer sessin where yu can put up with yur ways t prtecte the wildlife. (运用了where引导的限制性定语从句)
【高分句型2】I believe that after the lecture, yu will get the chance t knw hw yu can d in daily life t prtect wildlife.(运用了that引导的宾语从句和hw引导的宾语从句)
续写
47. 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。
It was February 21, the Internatinal Mther Language Day, a day t celebrate language and cultural diversity. At the end f the day, Mr. Brwn gave us an assignment: “All f yu are t make a presentatin abut yur native language.” Max, whse family came frm France and I, wh was brn in China, were chsen t be the first tw presenters. Hwever, bth f us were at a lss, wndering what shuld be talked abut. Needless t say, there were many questins abut what he meant. What shuld be talked abut? Hw many sentences are needed? What frmat? D we need t write dwn everything?
On the way hme frm schl. Max and I scratched (抓) ur heads, trying t figure ut the meaning f Mr. Brwn’s assignment. At first, we thught he was just giving an assignment t get us back int the habit f hmewrk. We als wndered if it had mre t d with hw we presented t ur classmates. Eventually, we bth decided we wuld impress Mr. Brwn and the class with sme unique answers.
The next day, Max started his presentatin by asking the class a questin: “Is café an English wrd?” Sme f the students ndded while a few shk their heads. Max cntinued with a smile and tld the class that “cafe” actually came frm French. “As ne f the mst spken languages in the whle wrld, French has a charm f its wn!” Max said. He instructed the class as if he were a university prfessr: “It is said that abut 45% f the mdern English wrds came frm French. ” After writing sme cmmn French wrds n the blackbard, he began t teach the class hw t prnunce them. Everyne, including Mr. Brwn, applauded when he was dne, I clapped alng, excited and nervus abut my fllwing presentatin.
注意：
1. 写作词数应150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I was ready t d sme fun activities with the class.
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Mr. Brwn was ttally pleased with ur presentatins.
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【答案】I was ready t d sme fun activities with the class. I started my presentatin by sharing sme interesting facts abut Chinese language. “Did yu knw that Chinese characters were invented ver 3,000 years ag?” I asked the class. They lked surprised and intrigued. I cntinued, “Als, Chinese is a tnal language, which means the meaning f a wrd changes depending n the tne used t say it.” I then demnstrated this by prnuncing a few Chinese wrds with different tnes, and the class tried t guess their meanings. They were fascinated by the cmplexity f the language, and I was happy t share my culture and language with them.
Mr. Brwn was ttally pleased with ur presentatins. He cmmended Max and me fr ur creativity and knwledge abut ur native languages. He als mentined hw imprtant it was t celebrate and appreciate different languages and cultures. “Language is the key t understanding different perspectives and building relatinships with peple frm all ver the wrld,” he said. He then annunced that the class wuld have mre pprtunities t learn abut different languages and cultures in the future, and encuraged us t cntinue t share ur wn experiences and knwledge.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者和Max在国际母语日这天接到了老师布置的特殊作业，让他们俩做一个关于自己母语的报告。作者和Max非常出色地完成了任务。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“我准备和同学们一起做一些有趣的活动。”可知，第一段可描写作者如何带着同学们一起做一些和自己的母语有关的活动。
②由第二段首句内容“Mr. Brwn对我们的报告非常满意。”可知，第二段可描写Mr. Brwn解释了这项特别作业的意义，以及作者的收获。
2.续写线索：作者和Max接到来自Mr. Brwn的任务——Max所做的关于法语的演讲非常成功——作者介绍了自己的母语：中文——两个人的演讲得到一致好评——作者明白了这项作业的特别意义
3.词汇激活
行为类
①证明：demnstrate/explain/shw
②努力做：try t d/make an effrt t/attempt t
③称赞：cmmend/praise/speak highly f
情绪类
①惊讶的：surprised/astnished/amazed
②感兴趣的：intrigued/interested
【点睛】【高分句型1】Als, Chinese is a tnal language, which means the meaning f a wrd changes depending n the tne used t say it.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】He then annunced that the class wuld have mre pprtunities t learn abut different languages and cultures in the future, and encuraged us t cntinue t share ur wn experiences and knwledge.（运用了that引导的宾语从句）
听力答案：1-5 CBACA 6-10 CBAAC 11-15 BBCAB 16-20 BACAB
听力
1. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. Having a birthday party. B. Ding sme exercise. C. Getting Lydia a gift.
2. What is the wman ging t d?
A. Help the man. B. Take a bus. C. Get a camera.
3. What des the wman suggest the man d?
A. Tell Kate t stp. B. Call Kate’s friends. C. Stay away frm Kate.
4. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In a wine shp. B. In a supermarket. C. In a restaurant.
5. What des the wman mean?
A. Keep the windw clsed. B. G ut fr fresh air. C. Turn n the fan.
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the man ging t d this summer?
A. Teach a curse. B. Repair his huse. C. Wrk at a htel.
7. Hw will the man use the mney?
A. T hire a gardener. B. T buy bks. C. T pay fr a bat trip.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Schlmates. B. Clleagues. C. Rmmates.
9. What des Frank plan t d right after graduatin?
A. Wrk as a prgrammer. B. Travel arund the wrld. C. Start his wn business.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why des the wman make the call?
A. T bk a htel rm. B. T ask abut the rm service.
C. T make changes t a reservatin.
11. When will the wman arrive at the htel?
A. On September 15. B. On September 16. C. On September 23.试卷源自 期末大优惠，全站资源一元不到！即将回复原价。12. Hw much will the wman pay fr her rm per night?
A. $179. B. $199. C. $219.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the wman’s plan fr Saturday?
A. Ging shpping. B. Ging camping. C. Ging bating.
14. Where will the wman stay in Keswick?
A. In a cuntry inn. B. In a five-star htel. C. In her aunt’s hme.
15. What will Grdn d ver the weekend?
A. Visit his friends. B. Watch DVDs. C. Jin the wman.
16. What des the wman think f Grdn’s cming weekend?
A. Relaxed. B. Bring. C. Busy.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Wh is Wang Ming?
A. A student. B. An emplyer. C. An engineer.
18. What des the speaker say abut the cllege jb market this year?
A. It’s unpredictable. B. It’s quite stable. C. It’s nt ptimistic.
19. What percentage f student jb seekers have fund a jb by nw?
A. 20%. B. 22%. C. 50%.
20. Why are engineering graduates mre likely t accept a jb?
A. They need mre wrk experience. B. The salary is usually gd.
C. Their chice is limited.
阅读理解
A
What’s On?
Electric Undergrund
7:30 pm - 1:00 am Free at the Cyclps Theatre
D yu knw wh’s playing in yur area? We’re bringing yu an evening f live rck and pp music frm the best lcal bands. Are yu interested in becming a musician and getting a recrding cntract (合同)? If s, cme early t the talk at 7:30 pm by Jules Skye, a successful recrd prducer. He’s ging t talk abut hw yu can find the right persn t prduce yu music.
Gee Whizz
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm Cmedy at Kaleidscpe
Cme and see Gee Whizz perfrm. He’s the funniest stand-up cmedian n the cmedy scene. This jyful shw will please everyne, frm the yungest t the ldest. Gee Whizz really knws hw t make yu laugh! Our bar is pen frm 7:00 pm fr drinks and snacks.
Simn’s Wrkshp
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Wednesdays at Victria Stage
This is a gd chance fr anyne wh wants t learn hw t d cmedy. The wrkshp lks at every kind f cmedy, and practices many different ways f making peple laugh. Simn is a cmedian and actr wh has 10 years’ experience f teaching cmedy. His wrkshps are exciting and fun. An evening with Simn will give yu the cnfidence t be funny.
Charltte Stne
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm Pizza Wrld
Fine fd with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening ut. Charltte Stne will perfrm sngs frm her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering n the pian. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta (面食). Bk early t get a table. Our bar is pen all day, and serves ccktails, cffee, beer, and white wine.
1. Wh can help yu if yu want t have yur music prduced?
A. Jules Skye.B. Gee Whizz.C. Charltte Stne.D. James Pickering.
2. What d we knw abut Simn’s Wrkshp?
A. It requires membership status.B. It lasts three hurs each time.
C. It is run by a cmedy club.D. It is held every Wednesday.
3. At which place can peple f different ages enjy a gd laugh?
A. The Cyclps Theatre.B. Kaleidscpe.C. Victria Stage.D. Pizza Wrld.
【答案】1 A 2. D 3. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了几个晚间上演的节目或活动的相关信息。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Electric Undergrund部分中的“Are yu interested in becming a musician and getting a recrding cntract(合同)? If s, cme early t the talk at 7:30pm by Jules Skye, a successful recrd prducer. He’s ging t talk abut hw yu can find the right persn t prduce yu music. ”（你有兴趣成为一个音乐家和获得唱片合同吗？如果是这样， 那就早点来参加成功的唱片制作人Jules Skye晚上7:30的演讲吧。他将谈论如何找到合适的人为你创作音乐。）可知，Jules Skye可以帮你进行音乐制作，故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Simn’s Wrkshp部分中的“5:00pm - 7:30pm Wednesdays at Victria Stage”（每周三下午 5:00 - 晚上 7:30，维多利亚舞台）可知， Simn’s Wrkshp每周三在Victria舞台进行，故选D。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Gee Whizz部分中的“Cme and see Gee Whizz perfrm. He’s the funniest stand-up cmedian n the cmedy scene. This jyful shw will please everyne, frm the yungest t the ldest.”（来看看Gee Whizz的表演吧。他是喜剧界最滑稽的单口相声演员。这场欢乐的演出将使每个人都感到高兴，从年轻到年长的。）和“8:30 pm - 10:30 pm Cmedy at Kaleidscpe(晚上8:30 - 10:30万花筒喜剧)” 可知，看Gee Whizz的表演可以使不同年龄的人欢笑，Gee Whizz 表演的地点在Kaleidscpe，故选B。
B
Ralph Wald Emersn was brn n May 25, 1803 in Bstn, Massachusetts and died frm a lung disease n April 27, 1882. Althugh he was in pr health fr mst f his adult life, he still created numerus literary wrks which he later turned int essays. One f his greatest and mst influential wrks was an essay called “Nature”. He als wrte petry and was a well-knwn pet in America.
Emersn was a well-educated individual, but sme f his ideas were cnsidered t be quite radical (激进的) at the time. In September 1836, Emersn funded the Transcendental Club. He believed in things like self-reliance and individualism. These things were very hard fr peple t understand at the time. But fr Emersn, it was simply an extensin f the bigger picture. He had always challenged lng-standing beliefs abut everything and had always been a frnt runner when it came t change.
Besides “Nature”, he wrte essays such as “Self-Reliance” and “Circles”. He finished these wrks by writing as lectures. He was a skilled public speaker, s he wuld prepare these mre like speeches and later edited them t make them read better fr the general public. During his early career, he spent mst f his time writing essays. But as his health declined, he was frced t change his lifestyle, and began writing sme petry.
Many f his essays and petry are still ppular tday, which prves his success as a writer as well as a philsphical thinker. As a result, his wrks have becme smething that almst everyne has t read. In reality, he was a prgressive thinker that led a number f peple int a cmpletely different way f thinking during the 19th century. He just happened t be a gifted writer and put many f his thughts dwn n paper s peple can still read them tday.
4. What is the purpse f the first paragraph?
A. T shw us numerus famus literary wrks.B. T give us a brief intrductin f Emersn.
C. T explain hw t create influential petry t us.D. T tell us the news abut the death f Emersn.
5. What can we learn frm Paragraph 2?
A. Emersn didn’t agree with the cnventinal beliefs.
B. The Club was very hard fr peple t understand.
C. A well-educated individual shuldn’t be quite radical.
D. Self-reliance and individualism were ppular at that time.
6. Why did Emersn change his lifestyle t write petry?
A. His health was in a pr cnditin.B. His essay was difficult t understand.
C. He was quite radical in his later time.D. He wanted t challenge lng-standing beliefs.
7. What can we infer frm the text?
A. Emersn’s wrks are nt ppular nw.
B. Emersn was a pineer when it came t change.
C. Emersn wrte many speeches f high quality later.
D. In general, Emersn was a traditinal thinker and writer.
【答案】4. B 5. A 6. A 7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了美国著名的思想家和文学家拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生，讲述了他的主要思想和伟大成就。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。第一段第一句“Ralph Wald Emersn was brn n May 25, 1803 in Bstn, Massachusetts and died frm a lung disease n April 27, 1882.(拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生于1803年5月25日出生在马萨诸塞州的波士顿，1882年4月27日死于肺病)”大致介绍了他的出生死亡。第一段其余部分“Althugh he was in pr health fr mst f his adult life, he still created numerus literary wrks which he later turned int essays. One f his greatest and mst influential wrks was an essay called “Nature”. He als wrte petry and was a well - knwn pet in America.(尽管他在成年后的大部分时间里健康状况不佳，但他仍然创作了大量的文学作品，后来他把这些作品变成了随笔。他最伟大、最有影响力的作品之一是一篇题为《论自然》的文章。他还写诗，是美国著名的诗人)”介绍了他的主要成就。由此可推断，文章第一段的目的是大致介绍了爱默生的生平。故选B。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“Emersn was a well-educated individual, but sme f his ideas were cnsidered t be quite radical(激进的)at the time.(爱默生是一个受过良好教育的人，但他的一些思想在当时被认为是相当激进的)”可推断，爱默生不太赞同一些传统的观念。故选A。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“But as his health declined, he was frced t change his lifestyle, and began writing sme petry.(但随着健康状况的恶化，他被迫改变了生活方式，开始写诗)”可知，他之所以改变生活方式并开始写诗是因为健康状况不好的原因。故选A。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“He had always challenged lng-standing beliefs abut everything and had always been a frnt runner when it came t change.(他总是挑战对一切事物长期以来的信念，并且在提到改变的时候，他总是领跑者)”可推断，在改变这方面，他是先驱者。故选B。
C
The meaning f silence varies amng cultural grups.Silences may be thughtful, r they may be empty when a persn has nthing t say. A silence in a cnversatin may als shw stubbrnness, uneasiness, r wrry. Silence may be viewed by sme cultural grups as extremely uncmfrtable; therefre attempts may be made t fill every gap(间隙) with cnversatin. Persns in ther cultural grups value silence and view it as necessary fr understanding a persn's needs.
Many Native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part f cmmunicating amng peple, just as sme traditinal Chinese and Thai persns d. Therefre, when a persn frm ne f these cultures is speaking and suddenly stps, what may be implied(暗示) is that the persn wants the listener t cnsider what has been said befre cntinuing.In these cultures, silence is a call fr reflectin.
Other cultures may use silence in ther ways, particularly when dealing with cnflicts amng peple r in relatinships f peple with different amunts f pwer. Fr example, Russian, French, and Spanish persns may use silence t shw agreement between parties abut the tpic under discussin. Hwever, Mexicans may use silence when instructins are given by a persn in authrity rather than be rude t that persn by arguing with him r her. In still anther use, persns in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign f respect, particularly t an elder r a persn in authrity.
Nurses and ther care-givers need t be aware f the pssible meanings f silence when they cme acrss the persnal anxiety their patients may be experiencing. Nurses shuld recgnize their wn persnal and cultural cnstructin f silence s that a patient’s silence is nt interrupted t early r allwed t g n unnecessarily. A nurse wh understands the healing(治愈) value f silence can use this understanding t assist in the care f patients frm their wn and frm ther cultures.
8. What des the authr say abut silence in cnversatins?
A. It implies anger.
B. It prmtes friendship.
C. It is culture-specific.
D. It is cntent-based.
9. Which f the fllwing peple might regard silence as a call fr careful thught?
A. The Chinese.
B. The French.
C. The Mexicans.
D. The Russians.
10. What des the authr advise nurses t d abut silence?
A. Let it cntinue as the patient pleases.
B. Break it while treating patients.
C. Evaluate its harm t patients.
D. Make use f its healing effects.
11. What may be the best title fr the text?
A. Sund and Silence
B. What It Means t Be Silent
C. Silence t Native Americans
D. Speech Is Silver; Silence Is Gld
【答案】8. C 9. A 10. D 11. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了沉默在不同文化背景下的不同内涵。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段The meaning f silence varies amng cultural grups. A silence in a cnversatin may als shw stubbrnness, uneasiness, r wrry. 可知，沉默的含义因文化群体而异，交谈中的沉默也可能表示固执、不安或担忧。所以作者认为谈话中的沉默是有文化特性的。故选C项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中Many Native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part f cmmunicating amng peple, just as sme traditinal Chinese and Thai persns d. Therefre, when a persn frm ne f these cultures is speaking and suddenly stps, what may be implied(暗示) is that the persn wants the listener t cnsider what has been said befre cntinuing可知，许多印第安人珍视沉默，认为这是人与人之间交流的基本组成部分，就像一些传统的中国人和泰国人一样。因此，当一个来自其中一种文化的人说话时突然停下来，暗示说话者想要倾听者在继续之前思考一下所说过的话。所以中国人认为谈话时人们沉默是为了让别人思考。故选A项。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据末段末句A nurse wh understands the healing value f silence can use this understanding t assist in the care f patients 可知，了解沉默的治疗价值的护士可以利用这种了解来帮助护理病人。所以作者建议护士要用沉默来治疗病人。故选D 。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“The meaning f silence varies amng cultural grups”可知， 沉默的含义因文化群体而异。以及先问介绍了在不同文化背景下谈话期间的沉默的不同含义。所以短文的最佳标题是“沉默意味着什么”。故选B 。
D
There was a time when an event wuld nt begin withut a phtgrapher. “I remember the days when event rganizers wuld even delay a shw if the phtgrapher was running late,” says Balachandra Raju, a phtgrapher f Sathyam Studi, a still surviving pht studi in India’s suthern city f Chennai.
Pht studis are facing extinctin in the digital age. But as they struggle t cntinue ding the business, ne research prject is lking at ways t preserve their legacy(遗产) by digitizing archival pictures.
The prject, funded by the British Library, visited arund 100 pht studis acrss the suth Indian state f Tamil Nadu and digitized 10,000 prints. Many f the phts were taken between 1880 and 1980, and they ranged frm pictures f families and famus stars t weddings and funerals. “The digital archive will be useful fr thse interested in histry,” said Ze E. Headley, ne f the researchers. Ramesh Kumar, anther researcher n the prject, called it a “gld mine” fr phtgraphers. “The research we’ve dne als highlights prductin techniques used befre digital phtgraphy arrived in ur cities and twns,” he said.
Hwever, the researchers wuld ften find ld phts piled n tp f ne anther in the strage rm f a studi. “N ne had bthered t clean them,” Kumar said, adding that many phts had been damaged due t the ht and wet weather in Tamil Nadu.
The wner f Nallapillai Studi in central Tamil Nadu said he spends abut 20,000 rupees (￡230, $310) each mnth t run the studi that was funded by his great grandfather almst 150 years ag. T survive in this digital age has been a struggle. “Many custmers dn’t bk us fr special events anymre,” he said, adding that they have all gt smartphnes t d the jb. “I’m nt sure if pht studis will exist five years frm nw,” he said. But this is why, accrding t Mr Raju, this archival prject is s imprtant.
12. What’s the main purpse f the archival prject?
A. T prtect the legacy f pht studis.B. T slw dwn the extinctin f pht studis.
C. T search fr better ways f taking phts.D. T visit all the pht studis acrss the India.
13. Which f the fllwing shws the effect f the archival prject?
A. Pht studis can attract many visitrs.
B. Phtgraphers can have a gd wrking place.
C. Phtgraphers get t learn abut ld phtgraphy techniques.
D. Pht studis have the chance t take pictures f famus stars.
14. What d we knw abut pht studis?
A. They are perating quite well .B. They gave ld phts little prtectin.
C. Sme were prtected frm ht and wet weather.D. They were always bked fr special events.
15. What des Raju think abut the archival prject?
A. Creative.B. Fruitless.C. Meaningful.D. Unsatisfactry.
【答案】12. A 13. C 14. B 15. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了在数字时代，照相馆正面临灭绝。但是，一个研究项目正在研究如何通过将档案照片数字化来保存他们的遗产。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“But as they struggle t cntinue ding the business, ne research prject is lking at ways t preserve their legacy (遗产) by digitizing archival pictures.(但在他们努力继续经营的同时，一个研究项目正在寻找通过将档案照片数字化来保存他们的遗产的方法。)”可知，这个档案项目的主要目的是为了保护照相馆的遗产。故选A项。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中Ze E Headley 所说话“The digital archive will be useful fr thse interested in histry (这个数字档案对那些对历史感兴趣的人很有用。)”以及Ramesh Kumar所说的话“The research we’ve dne als highlights prductin techniques used befre digital phtgraphy arrived in ur cities and twns(我们所做的研究也强调了在数码摄影进入我们的城镇之前使用的制作技术。)”可推知，由于该档案项目，如今的摄影师们有机会了解旧时的摄影技术。故选C项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中“Hwever, the researchers wuld ften find ld phts piled n tp f ne anther in the strage rm f a studi. ‘N ne had bthered t clean them,’ Kumar said, adding that many phts had been damaged due t the ht and wet weather in Tamil Nadu. (然而，研究人员经常会在工作室的储藏室里发现一堆一堆的旧照片。Kumar说：‘没人费心去清理它们。’他还说，Tamil Nadu湿热的天气导致很多照片损坏。)”可知，照相馆对旧照片几乎没有进行保护。故选B项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“But this is why, accrding t Mr Raju, this archival prject is s imprtant.(但这就是为什么，按照Raju先生的说法，这个档案项目如此重要。)”可知，Raju认为这个项目很有意义。故选C项。
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All the wisdm f the ages, ____16____, are easily and cheaply available t all f us within the cvers f bks-but we must knw hw t avail urselves f this treasure and hw t get the mst frm it.
I am mst interested in peple, in meeting them and finding ut abut them. ____17____, then n the pages f his bk, and then, again, in my imaginatin. I’ve fund in bks new friends, new scieties, new wrlds.
____18____, thers are interested nt s much in “wh” as in “hw”. “Wh” in the bks includes everybdy frm science-fictin superman tw hundred centuries in the future all the way back t the first figures in histry. “Hw” cvers everything frm the explanatins f Sherlck Hlmes t the discveries f science and ways f teaching manners t children.
Reading is a pleasure f the mind, which means that it is a little like a sprt: yur eagerness and knwledge and quickness make yu a gd reader. Reading is fun, nt because the writer is telling yu smething, but because it makes yur mind wrk. ____19____. Yur experience, cmpared with his, brings yu t the same r different cnclusins, and yur ideas develp as yu understand his.
Every bk stands by itself, like a ne-family huse, but bks in a library are like huses in a city. ____20____; they are cnnected with each ther and with ther cities. The same ideas, r related nes, turn up in different places; the human prblems that repeat themselves in life repeat themselves in literature, but with different slutins accrding t different writings at different times.
A. If I am interested in peple
B. Reading can nly be fun if yu expect it t be
C. all the stries that have delighted mankind fr centuries
D. Althugh they are separate, tgether they all add up t smething
E. Yur wn imaginatin wrks alng with the authr’s r even ges beynd his
F. Sme f the mst remarkable peple I’ve met existed nly in a writer’s imaginatin
G. as a result f reading, better, wiser, kinder, r gentler, yu wn’t have suffered during the prcess
【答案】16. C 17. F 18. A 19. E 20. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章主要阐述了阅读的乐趣以及书籍如何为人们提供知识、带来精神上的享受和智慧。
【16题详解】
根据空后“are easily and cheaply available t all f us within the cvers f bks（在书的封面内很容易且廉价地为我们所有人所用）”可知，此处应指某种在书中的东西，C项“all the stries that have delighted mankind fr centuries（所有几个世纪以来令人类高兴的故事）”符合语境，故选 C项。
【17题详解】
根据下文“then n the pages f his bk, and then, again, in my imaginatin. I’ve fund in bks new friends, new scieties, new wrlds.(然后在他书页上，再次在我的想象中。我在书中发现了新朋友、新社会、新世界。)”可知作者通过阅读书籍，在想象中与书中的人物相遇，这与F项“Sme f the mst remarkable peple I’ve met existed nly in a writer’s imaginatin (我遇到的一些最了不起的人只存在于作家的想象中)”表达的含义一致，故选F项。
【18题详解】
根据空后“thers are interested nt s much in “wh” as in “hw”.（其他人对“谁”不太感兴趣，而对“如何”感兴趣）”可知，此处应提及一些人感兴趣的方面，A 项“If I am interested in peple（如果我对人感兴趣）”符合语境，与后文形成对比，故选 A 项。
【19题详解】
根据空前“Reading is fun, nt because the writer is telling yu smething, but because it makes yur mind wrk.（阅读是有趣的，不是因为作家在告诉你一些事情，而是因为它让你的思维工作）”以及空后“Yur experience, cmpared with his, brings yu t the same r different cnclusins, and yur ideas develp as yu understand his.（与他相比，你的经历会给你带来相同或不同的结论，并且当你理解他时，你的想法会发展）”可知，此处应提及读者的思维与作者的关系，E 项“Yur wn imaginatin wrks alng with the authr’s r even ges beynd his（你自己的想象力与作者的一起工作，甚至超越他的）”符合语境，故选 E 项。
20题详解】
根据空前“Every bk stands by itself, like a ne-family huse, but bks in a library are like huses in a city.（每本书都独立存在，就像一个家庭的房子，但图书馆里的书就像城市里的房子）”可知，此处应说明这些书虽然独立但又有联系，D 项“Althugh they are separate, tgether they all add up t smething（虽然它们是分开的，但它们加起来就有了某种意义）”符合语境，故选 D 项。
完形填空
Grwing up in Mauritius, I lve nature. Behind my huse, there is a muntain named Le Puce, where I spent much time ___21___ he frest as a kid. Hwever, my instinct (天性) fr explratin
____22____ at the water’s edge. Even thugh Mauritius is an island cuntry ____23____ by the Indian Ocean, the thught f entering the cean made me ____24____.
When I was abut 10, this started t change. I began learning abut the ___25___ climate change presented t island cuntries, and I started develping an interest in prtecting the envirnment. I watched nature dcumentaries, ___26___ the steps I culd take t change the wrld, ___27___ I still didn’t knw hw t effectively achieve it. Later, I tk the Natinal Gegraphic Sciety’s Explring Cnservatin curses, which set me n a path t helping start and ____28____ The Oceanic Prject, an rganizatin dedicated t helping peple understand the cean and enhancing peple’s ___29___ f prtecting the cean.
Gradually, I realized hw much humans ___30___ the cean fr its natural resurces and that it was nt as dangerus as I had imagined. My fear was rted in a(n) ___31___ f falling int a river in my childhd. Determined t vercme it, I became a certified diver last year.
Diving plays a big part in my life nw, and I wrk t ___32___ the prtectin f the underwater envirnment. I gt encuraged by the ____33____ f the activity when a parent tld me her sn insisted n replacing plastic items in their hme with bamb alternatives after returning hme.
Prtecting the cean is very ___34___ and I’ll keep devting myself t it. And I sincerely hpe mre peple will ____35____ me. Only with everyne’s effrt can we make the wrld a wnderful place fr human beings.
21. A. explringB. transfrmingC. extendingD. cnstructing
22. A. shiftedB. appearedC. stretchedD. stpped
23. A. destryedB. surrundedC. cveredD. represented
24. A. scaredB. excitedC. addictedD. disappinted
25. A. prgressB. threatC. pprtunityD. image
26. A. avidingB. cuntingC. highlightingD. cnsidering
27. A. thenB. yetC. thusD. mrever
28. A. leadB. fllwC. recgnizeD. prevent
29 A. efficiencyB. awarenessC. memryD. cnfidence
30. A. paid backB. adapted tC. depended nD. kept up
31. A. mdB. imaginatinC. hbbyD. experience
32. A. turn dwnB. hld backC. add upD. cntribute t
33. A. intrductinB. influenceC. advertisementD. predictin
34. A. riskyB. impracticalC. shckingD. crucial
35. A. jinB. respectC. teachD. guide
【答案】21. A 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. D 32. D 33. B 34. D 35. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在毛里求斯长大，热爱大自然，长大后开始致力于海洋环境保护。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我的房子后面，有一座名为Le Puce的山，我小时候在那里花了很多时间探索森林。A. explring探索；B. transfrming转换；C. extending扩大；D. cnstructing构造。根据上文“Grwing up in Mauritius, I lve nature.(我在毛里求斯长大，热爱大自然)”可知，指作者小时候探索森林。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，我的探索本能止步于水边。A. shifted转移；B. appeared出现；C. stretched拉长；D. stpped停止。根据后文“it was nt as dangerus as I had imagined”以及上文Hwever表示转折，以后文提到作者害怕进入海洋，所以是探索本能止步于水边。故选D。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然毛里求斯是一个被印度洋包围的岛国，但是进入海洋的想法使我感到害怕。A. destryed破坏；B. surrunded围绕；C. cvered覆盖；D. represented代表。根据后文“by the Indian Ocean”指毛里求斯是一个被印度洋包围的岛国，故选B。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然毛里求斯是一个被印度洋包围的岛国，但是进入海洋的想法使我感到害怕。A. scared害怕的；B. excited激动的；C. addicted沉迷的；D. disappinted失望的。根据上文提到作者不探索水边，说明害怕进入海洋，上文even thugh引导让步状语从句，表示转折。后文“it was nt as dangerus as I had imagined”也是提示。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我开始了解气候变化给岛国带来的威胁，并开始对保护环境产生兴趣。A. prgress进步；B. threat威胁；C. pprtunity机会；D. image图片。根据后文“climate change presented t island cuntries”以及常识，气候变化会给岛国带来威胁。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我看了自然纪录片，想着我可以采取哪些措施来改变世界，但我仍然不知道如何有效地实现它。A. aviding避免；B. cunting计算；C. highlighting突出；D. cnsidering考虑。根据后文“the steps I culd take t change the wrld”指作者开始考虑采取哪些措施来改变世界，故选D。
【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我看了自然纪录片，想着我可以采取哪些措施来改变世界，但我仍然不知道如何有效地实现它。A. then然后；B. yet然而；C. thus因此；D. mrever此外。结合前后文语境可知为转折关系，应用yet。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，我参加了国家地理学会的探索保护课程，这使我走上了帮助启动和领导海洋项目的道路，这是一个致力于帮助人们了解海洋和提高人们保护海洋意识的组织。A. lead带领；B. fllw跟随；C. recgnize识别；D. prevent阻止。根据后文“The Oceanic Prject, an rganizatin”指作者领导海洋项目，故选A。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：后来，我参加了国家地理学会的探索保护课程，这使我走上了帮助启动和领导海洋项目的道路，这是一个致力于帮助人们了解海洋和提高人们保护海洋意识的组织。A. efficiency效率；B. awareness意识；C. memry记忆；D. cnfidence自信。根据上文“an rganizatin dedicated t helping peple understand the cean and enhancing peple’s”可知，环保组织致力于帮助人们了解海洋和提高人们保护海洋意识，故选B。
【30题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：渐渐地，我意识到人类是多么依赖海洋的自然资源，它并不像我想象的那么危险。A. paid back偿还；B. adapted t适应；C. depended n依靠；D. kept up坚持。根据后文“the cean fr its natural resurces”可知，人类依赖海洋的自然资源。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的恐惧源于童年时掉进河里的一次经历。A. md情绪；B. imaginatin想象力；C. hbby爱好；D. experience经历。根据后文“f falling int a river in my childhd”可知，作者的恐惧源于童年时掉进河里的一次经历。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：潜水现在在我的生活中扮演着重要的角色，我致力于保护水下环境。A. turn dwn拒绝；B. hld back克制；C. add up加起来；D. cntribute t有助于。根据上文“I started develping an interest in prtecting the envirnment”可知，作者致力于保护水下环境。故选D。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当一位家长告诉我，她的儿子回家后坚持要把家里的塑料物品换成竹制物品时，这个活动的影响让我深受鼓舞。A. intrductin介绍；B. influence影响；C. advertisement广告；D. predictin预测。根据后文“f the activity when a parent tld me her sn insisted n replacing plastic items in their hme with bamb alternatives after returning hme”可知，作者受鼓舞，是因为一个活动的影响。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：保护海洋是非常重要的，我将继续致力于它。A. risky有风险的；B. impractical不完美的；C. shcking可怕的；D. crucial重要的。根据后文“and I’ll keep devting myself t it”可知，作者将继续致力于保护海洋，因为这是重要的。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我真诚地希望更多的人加入我的行列。A. jin加入；B. respect尊重；C. teach教学；D. guide指导。根据后文“Only with everyne’s effrt can we make the wrld a wnderful place fr human beings.(只有通过每个人的努力，我们才能使世界成为人类的美好之地)”可知，作者呼吁更多人加入环保活动中。故选A。
语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
____36____(lcate) in Nrthwest China’s Gansu Prvince, the Bingling Temple Wrld Heritage Turist Area cvers 150 square kilmeters. It is hme ____37____ the Stne Grttes (石窟) f Bingling Temple, a cmpnent f the Wrld Heritage f the Silk Rad.
The turist area lies alng the mst charming sectin f the upper reaches f the Yellw River, with magnificent natural scenery and splendid civilizatin. Thanks t ____38____(it) places f interest integrating ancient and mdern culture, the Bingling Temple Wrld Heritage Turist Area has becme ____39____ gd place fr eclgical turism, science ____40____(educate), and leisurely vacatins.
As the largest stne grttes in Gansu Prvince, the Bingling Temple Grttes are a wrld cultural heritage with a histry ____41____ dates back t mre than 1,600 years ag. What is impressive is that the earliest China’s well-preserved statue inscriptin (铭文) during the Western Qin State ____42____(discver) in the N.169 grtt. This grtt’s inscriptin, statues, and murals (壁画) prvide ____43____(rely) evidence fr the cnfirmatin f the histry f the Bingling Temple Grttes and the early stne statues in China.
With the grtt murals and stne statues f different histrical perids, the Bingling Temple Grttes are believed ____44____(have) histrical, artistic and academic value ___45___(arise) frm the develpment f stne grttes and sculpture art in China.
【答案】36 Lcated
37. t 38. its
39. a 40. educatin
41. that##which
42. was discvered
43. reliable
44. t have
45. arising
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了丝绸之路世界遗产的组成部分——炳灵寺石窟。
【36题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：炳灵寺世界遗产旅游区位于中国西北的甘肃省，占地150平方公里。句中已有谓语动词cvers，空处作非谓语动词，be lcated in为固定短语，表示“坐落于，位于”，作非谓语时去掉be动词，使用过去分词形式作状语，lcated置于句首，首字母大写。故填Lcated。
【37题详解】
考查介词。句意：这里是炳灵寺石窟的所在地，是丝绸之路世界遗产的组成部分。be hme t是固定短语，表示“是……的家乡”，为固定短语，符合题意。故填t。
【38题详解】
考查代词。句意：由于其集古今中外文化为一体的名胜古迹，炳灵寺世界遗产旅游区成为生态旅游、科普教育、休闲度假的好去处。结合语意可知，此处表示炳灵寺世界遗产旅游区的名胜古迹，即“它的名胜古迹”，空处应用形容词性物主代词its，符合题意。故填its。
【39题详解】
考查冠词。句意：由于其集古今中外文化为一体的名胜古迹，炳灵寺世界遗产旅游区成为生态旅游、科普教育、休闲度假的好去处。结合语意可知，此处表示一个好的去处，空处应用不定冠词表示泛指，gd是辅音音素开头的单词，前边应用不定冠词a。故填a。
【40题详解】
考查名词。句意：由于其集古今中外文化为一体的名胜古迹，炳灵寺世界遗产旅游区成为生态旅游、科普教育、休闲度假的好去处。空处与eclgical turism和leisurely vacatins并列，应用名词形式educatin作介词fr的宾语。故填educatin。
【41题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：炳灵寺石窟是甘肃省最大的石窟，是世界文化遗产，距今已有1600多年的历史。空处引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词wrld cultural heritage，先行词指物，关系词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词that/which引导从句。故填that/which。
【42题详解】
考查时态和语态。句意：令人印象深刻的是，在169号石窟中发现了中国最早保存完好的西秦造像铭文。空处在that引导的表语从句中作谓语，结合常识可知，西秦造像铭文被发现这一动作发生在过去，从句应用一般过去时，且discver与主语the earliest China’s well-preserved statue inscriptin之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，主语是the earliest China’s well-preserved statue inscriptin，be动词应用was。故填was discvered。
【43题详解】
考查形容词。句意：该石窟的碑文、造像和壁画为确认炳灵寺石窟和中国早期石像的历史提供了可靠的证据。空处修饰名词evidence，应用形容词形式reliable作定语。故填reliable。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：炳灵寺石窟有着不同历史时期的石窟壁画和石像，被认为是中国石洞和雕塑艺术发展所产生的具有历史、艺术和学术价值的石窟。be believed t d sth.为固定搭配，表示“人们相信，被认为”，所以空处应用动词不定式形式。故填t have。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：炳灵寺石窟有着不同历史时期的石窟壁画和石像，被认为是中国石洞和雕塑艺术发展所产生的具有历史、艺术和学术价值的石窟。句中已有谓语are believed，空处作非谓语动词，arise与逻辑主语value之间是主动关系，应用现在分词形式作后置定语。故填arising。
写作
46. 假定你是某国际学校学生会主席，你校将于下周举行一场英文讲座。请你写一则英文通知，内容包括：
1. 讲座主题：The Wrld Wildlife Day；
2. 时间、地点及讲座内容。
注意：1. 词数为 80左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
Ntice
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Student Cuncil
March, 1
【答案】Ntice
Next week, ur schl will hld an English lecture n The Wrld Wildlife Day.
The lecture will be given frm 8 a.m. t 10 a.m. in the schl auditrium n Sunday. The cntent f the lecture will include the significance f the day and ways t prtect wildlife. Besides, there will be a questin-and-answer sessin where yu can put frward yur ways t prtecte the wildlife. I believe that after the lecture, yu will get the chance t knw hw yu can d in daily life t prtect wildlife.
Everyne wh is interested in the lecture is welcme t attend.
The Student Cuncil
March, 1
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生就你校将于下周将举行的一场英文讲座写一则英文通知。
【详解】1.词汇积累
举办：hld→hst
重要性：significance→imprtance
此外：besides→in additin
提出：put frward→cme up with
2.句式拓展
合并简单句
原句：The lecture will be given frm 8 a.m. t 10 a.m. in the schl auditrium n Sunday. The cntent f the lecture will include the significance f the day and ways t prtect wildlife.
拓展句：The lecture will be given frm 8 a.m. t 10 a.m. in the schl auditrium n Sunday, the cntent f which will include the significance f the day and ways t prtect wildlife.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Besides, there will be a questin-and-answer sessin where yu can put up with yur ways t prtecte the wildlife. (运用了where引导的限制性定语从句)
【高分句型2】I believe that after the lecture, yu will get the chance t knw hw yu can d in daily life t prtect wildlife.(运用了that引导的宾语从句和hw引导的宾语从句)
续写
47. 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。
It was February 21, the Internatinal Mther Language Day, a day t celebrate language and cultural diversity. At the end f the day, Mr. Brwn gave us an assignment: “All f yu are t make a presentatin abut yur native language.” Max, whse family came frm France and I, wh was brn in China, were chsen t be the first tw presenters. Hwever, bth f us were at a lss, wndering what shuld be talked abut. Needless t say, there were many questins abut what he meant. What shuld be talked abut? Hw many sentences are needed? What frmat? D we need t write dwn everything?
On the way hme frm schl. Max and I scratched (抓) ur heads, trying t figure ut the meaning f Mr. Brwn’s assignment. At first, we thught he was just giving an assignment t get us back int the habit f hmewrk. We als wndered if it had mre t d with hw we presented t ur classmates. Eventually, we bth decided we wuld impress Mr. Brwn and the class with sme unique answers.
The next day, Max started his presentatin by asking the class a questin: “Is café an English wrd?” Sme f the students ndded while a few shk their heads. Max cntinued with a smile and tld the class that “cafe” actually came frm French. “As ne f the mst spken languages in the whle wrld, French has a charm f its wn!” Max said. He instructed the class as if he were a university prfessr: “It is said that abut 45% f the mdern English wrds came frm French. ” After writing sme cmmn French wrds n the blackbard, he began t teach the class hw t prnunce them. Everyne, including Mr. Brwn, applauded when he was dne, I clapped alng, excited and nervus abut my fllwing presentatin.
注意：
1. 写作词数应150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I was ready t d sme fun activities with the class.
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Mr. Brwn was ttally pleased with ur presentatins.
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【答案】I was ready t d sme fun activities with the class. I started my presentatin by sharing sme interesting facts abut Chinese language. “Did yu knw that Chinese characters were invented ver 3,000 years ag?” I asked the class. They lked surprised and intrigued. I cntinued, “Als, Chinese is a tnal language, which means the meaning f a wrd changes depending n the tne used t say it.” I then demnstrated this by prnuncing a few Chinese wrds with different tnes, and the class tried t guess their meanings. They were fascinated by the cmplexity f the language, and I was happy t share my culture and language with them.
Mr. Brwn was ttally pleased with ur presentatins. He cmmended Max and me fr ur creativity and knwledge abut ur native languages. He als mentined hw imprtant it was t celebrate and appreciate different languages and cultures. “Language is the key t understanding different perspectives and building relatinships with peple frm all ver the wrld,” he said. He then annunced that the class wuld have mre pprtunities t learn abut different languages and cultures in the future, and encuraged us t cntinue t share ur wn experiences and knwledge.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者和Max在国际母语日这天接到了老师布置的特殊作业，让他们俩做一个关于自己母语的报告。作者和Max非常出色地完成了任务。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“我准备和同学们一起做一些有趣的活动。”可知，第一段可描写作者如何带着同学们一起做一些和自己的母语有关的活动。
②由第二段首句内容“Mr. Brwn对我们的报告非常满意。”可知，第二段可描写Mr. Brwn解释了这项特别作业的意义，以及作者的收获。
2.续写线索：作者和Max接到来自Mr. Brwn的任务——Max所做的关于法语的演讲非常成功——作者介绍了自己的母语：中文——两个人的演讲得到一致好评——作者明白了这项作业的特别意义
3.词汇激活
行为类
①证明：demnstrate/explain/shw
②努力做：try t d/make an effrt t/attempt t
③称赞：cmmend/praise/speak highly f
情绪类
①惊讶的：surprised/astnished/amazed
②感兴趣的：intrigued/interested
【点睛】【高分句型1】Als, Chinese is a tnal language, which means the meaning f a wrd changes depending n the tne used t say it.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】He then annunced that the class wuld have mre pprtunities t learn abut different languages and cultures in the future, and encuraged us t cntinue t share ur wn experiences and knwledge.（运用了that引导的宾语从句）
听力答案：1-5 CBACA 6-10 CBAAC 11-15 BBCAB 16-20 BACAB
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