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甘肃省会宁县第一中学2020届高三上学期10月月考英语试题
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会宁一中2020届高三级第二次月考
英语试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共计100分钟，满分120分。
考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，保留试卷，只交答题卡。
第I卷
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15个小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。
A
The booking notes of the play “The Age of Innocence”:
Price:$10
BOOKING
There are four easy ways to book seats for performance:
--in person
The Box Office is open from Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.—8 p.m.
--by telephone
Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card(Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted)
--by post
Simply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office.
--on line
Complete the on-line booking form at www.Satan-fiedtheatre.com
DISCOUNTS:
Saver: $ 2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday.Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.
Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion.It is advisable to book in advance.There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.
Standby: best available seats are on sale for $ 6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible (suitable) for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.
Group Bookings: there is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more.
School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free.
Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.
1. If you want to book a ticket, you CANNOT ________.
A. use the Internet
B. go to the Box Office on Sundays
C. complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office
D. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit card
2. According to the notes, who can get $ 2 off?
A. An 18-year-old teenager . B. A 55-year-old woman.
C. The people who book the tickets on Fridays. D. A 20-year-old full-time college student
3. From the passage we can know all the following information except that ________.
A. it is advisable to book tickets in advance
B. the audience can't refund money if the performance is on show
C. a school party of 15 students should pay $90 for the standby tickets
D. a group of 13 persons can get a 10 percent discount
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一则广告，介绍了戏剧“The Age of Innocence”的预定方式、票价以及折扣等具体信息。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The Box Office is open from Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.—8 p.m.”可知购票处星期天是不开放购票的，故B项正确。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Saver: $ 2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.”可知16岁以下的儿童和60岁以上老人以及全日制的学生可以有2美元的优惠。D项中“A 20-year-old full-time college student”符合这个要求，故D项正确。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Standby: best available seats are on sale for $ 6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible (suitable) for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.”可知并不是所有的站票都是6美元，C项计算是错误的。
【点睛】本文三个小题都考查了细节理解题，部分细节题是可以直接从文章中找出答案，如小题1，直接根据“The Box Office is open from Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.—8 p.m.”可知答案应该是B项；有的细节理解题只要直接辨认不要求读者对客观的事实做出解释或判断，只要求从阅读材料中直接获取信息。同时还要求读者记住重要细节，在必要的时候（做判断、推断或结论的时候）能够准确而迅速地将他们回忆起来。解此类题要求考生快速抓住原文中的关键信息，直接得出答案，但要注意往往答案与原文中的语句并非一模一样，而是用不同的词语或句型结构表达相同的意思。
B
I was selfish as a teenager．I usually spent my time thinking about myself and taking care of my own needs．I let my older brother do most of the work around the house until he left for college．I let my mom and dad worry about our bills and problems while I read books, played, and lost myself in my own imagination．This didn't change even when I went to college either．I studied hard but only to make my own life better． Even when I started to explore my faith, it was only to increase my own happiness．
I married after graduation and decided to start a family．Of course, I had no idea what hard knocks reality had in store for my selfish soul．Soon I found myself unemployed, deeply in debt, and with a new baby on the way．l found out that life has little sympathy for spoiled people．In fact, all of the struggles I was going through were beating the selfishness slowly out of me．
StillI didn't give up on happiness．I knew that there must be a way to find it．I finally realized, however, that it had to include more than just my own needs, wants, and desires．The answer began to make itself clear one night shortly after my baby boy was born．I got a bottle and held him in my arms．As I was feeding him I looked down and saw his big, innocent, trusting eyes．I smiled and talked to him．Then he smiled and I could feel my heart growing, expanding with love．I felt such peace and joy．At that moment I had a hint of the truth: it is by growing our hearts with love that we find our happiness．
Carolyn Arends wrote："The more people you let into your heart, the bigger your heart gets．The more love you get, the more love you have to give．It just keeps growing." So, keep loving, keep living and keep caring. Keep growing your heart today, tomorrow, and always．
4. What do we know about the author from the first paragraph?
A. He often helped his brother with housework．
B. He studied hard for his family．
C. He was concerned about his family．
D. He put his own needs above others'．
5. What did the author realize after he suffered in life?
A. Spoiled people can't survive the hardship of life.
B Spoiled people are never happy in life．
C. Life is cruel to spoiled people．
D. Selfishness is helpful．
6. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The author loved kids．
B. The author often fed his baby．
C. The author realized the importance of happiness．
D. When caring for his baby, the author got inspired．
7. Which can be the best title of the passage?
A. Loving Others, a Way to Happiness
B. The Elder One Grows, the More He Gets
C. Help Others, Help Oneself
D. Keep Growing to Live a Happy Life
【答案】4. D 5. C 6. D 7. A
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章作者通过讲述自己从一个自私的人变为一个心中对他人有爱的人的成长经历，明白了“爱他人是获得幸福的方法”的道理。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。答案定位在第一段I usually spent my time thinking about myself and taking care of my own needs．可知作者在青少年时期，较为自私，行为处事时，总是只考虑自己，几乎不为家人考虑，故选D。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。答案定位在第二段Soon I found myself unemployed, deeply in debt, and with a new baby on the way．l found out that life has little sympathy for spoiled people．（很快我发现自己失业，负债累累，还有一个新的婴儿。我发现生活中很少同情被宠坏的人。）由此推断出作者在遭遇了人生变故后，意识到生活对被宠坏的人是残忍的，故选C。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。答案定位在第三段As I was feeding him I looked down and saw his big, innocent, trusting eyes．I smiled and talked to him．Then he smiled and I could feel my heart growing, expanding with love．I felt such peace and joy．At that moment I had a hint of the truth: it is by growing our hearts with love that we find our happiness．可知作者在照料孩子的过程中，作者受到了启示，了解到通往幸福的途径是心中充满爱，故选D。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。文章作者通过讲述自己从一个自私的人变为一个心中对他人有爱的人的成长经历，明白了“爱他人是获得幸福的方法”的道理。故选A。
C
They hide in trees, hang from helicopters, even follow people down on motorcycles—all so that they can snap a shot of a celebrity. They are paparazzi—photographers who make a living by taking pictures of the rich and famous.
This September, California, a state with plenty of celebrities, passed a law aimed at taking action against paparazzi. The law forbids photographers from entering private property to take pictures, from using high-tech devices to take pictures of people on private property, and from “persistently following in order to take a picture.” Violators can be fined or spend time in prison. The United State Congress is considering passing a similar law.
Supporters of the California law say it will protect the privacy of celebrities, whom paparazzi have been bothering for years. Opponents (反对者) say the law restricts photojournalists from doing their job.
Most celebrities seem to like having their pictures taken when they are in public at award shows or other events. After all, it’s free publicity. But when they’re not in public, they say, photographers should leave them alone. Yet paparazzi have been known to secretly look in windows and worse. Actor Michael J. Fox said that paparazzi have even “tried to pretend to be medical personnel at the hospital where my wife was giving birth to our son.”
Celebrities have as much right to their privacy as anyone else, supporters of the law state. Supporters further argue that the California law is a fair way to keep the press at bay, because the law still allows photographers to do their job. It only punishes them, supporters say, when they violate celebrities’ privacy.
Opponents of the law say it violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution (美国宪法第一修正案), which guarantees that no laws will be made to limit “the freedom of speech, or of the press.”Although some people might not consider paparazzi a part of the legal press, the California law does not single out paparazzi. It applies to photographers working for any publication.
Opponents of the law are also concerned about its wording. “Does ‘persistently’ mean following someone for six minutes, six seconds, or six days?” asked lawyer Douglas Mirell. The wording of the law is too vague, critics complain, and could be used to punish almost any news photographer.
The United States needs a free press to keep the public informed about important news, paparazzi law opponents say. Limiting the press in any way, they argue, limits the freedom of all.
8. Which of the following will be considered illegal by the new California law?
A. Paparazzi slipping into the house of a famous person to take a shot.
B. Paparazzi taking photos of famous people with high-tech cameras.
C. Paparazzi hiring helicopters as a fast means of transportation.
D. Paparazzi rushing towards filming sites on motorcycles.
9. Supporters of the new law believe that ________.
A. it prevents the media from getting worse
B. it gives photographers a fair way to compete
C. punishment forces paparazzi to quit their job
D. privacy of famous people needs special protection
10. Opponents of the new law are concerned that _________.
A. it will violate paparazzi’s privacy
B. the First Amendment will be changed
C. some photographers will be wrongly accused
D. people will not be informed of important news
11. What is the author’s attitude towards the new California law?
A. Critical. B. Neutral. C. Approving. D. Skeptical.
【答案】8. A 9. A 10. C 11. B
【解析】
本文是一篇新闻报道。这篇文章主要讲了许多国家为了保护名人的隐私，相继出台了一些法律，限定狗仔队的偷拍行为。这项法律的支持者认为它阻止了媒体变得更糟糕，而反对者认为这项法律太模糊，评论者抱怨，它可能被用来惩罚几乎任何一个新闻摄影者。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。由第二段The law forbids photographers from entering private property to take pictures, from using high-tech devices to take pictures of people on private property, and from “persistently following in order to take a picture.可知根据加拿大新的法律，狗仔队溜进名人家里拍照时违法的，故选A。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。由第五段Supporters further argue that the California law is a fair way to keep the press at bay, because the law still allows photographers to do their job.可知这项法律的支持者认为它阻止了媒体变得更糟糕，选A。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。由倒数第二段The wording of the law is too vague, critics complain, and could be used to punish almost any news photographer.可知反对者认为这项法律太模糊，评论者抱怨，它可能被用来惩罚几乎任何一个新闻摄影者，选C。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。这篇文章主要讲了许多国家为了保护名人的隐私，相继出台了一些法律，限定狗仔队的偷拍行为。这项法律的支持者认为它阻止了媒体变得更糟糕，而反对者认为这项法律太模糊，评论者抱怨，它可能被用来惩罚几乎任何一个新闻摄影者。作者只是客观的描述，所以作者对加拿大新的法律持中立态度，选B。
D
As the temperature rises, sweaty humans are making a response that is further worsening the problem of climate change. At present, the world just has 1.6 billion air conditioning units, but these units use a surprising total of ten percent of all global electricity supply. While less than a third of families globally are so equipped, the most AC-addicted countries are Japan (in 91 percent of families), the US (90 percent) and South Korea(86 percent).
New research by the International Energy Agency (IEA) guesses that the total number of AC units is likely to increase to over 5.6 billion by 2050－equal to ten new units being sold every second for more than 30 years－with sales driven particularly by India, China and Indonesia. This will make the use of air conditioning one of the world’s largest demands for energy.
“Growing electricity demand for air conditioning is one of the most critical blind spots in today’s energy debate” argues Faith Birol, executive director of the IEA. “With rising incomes, air conditioner ownership will skyrocket, especially in the developing world. While this will improve daily lives, it is quite necessary that efficiency performance be prioritized.”
Birol and the IEA stress the need for new efficiency standards to ensure that consumers are at least buying units that require significantly less power to function, therefore decreasing the total energy demand. Variations on the traditional “vapor compression” technology, which has formed the basis for AC units for more than a century, may appear really important. A water-based system was recently developed by researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS), which uses 40 percent less electricity and produces only one by-product: drinkable water.
“Our cooling system can be tailored for all types of weather conditions, from wet climate in the tropics to dry climate in the deserts,” says associate professor Ernest Chua at NUS. “While it can be used for indoor living and commercial spaces, it can also be easily used to provide air conditioning for blocks of buildings in an energy-efficient manner.”
12. The author mentions the number of air conditioning units mainly to show their ____________.
A. uneven distribution globally B. popularity among people
C. vital importance to humans D. high demand for electricity
13. Which of the following statements may Faith Birol agree with?
A. Air conditioners should be more energy-efficient.
B. Air conditioners will be more and more expensive.
C. People’s daily lives should be improved in various ways.
D. People should use their air conditioners less.
14. What do we know about the water-based system?
A. It has caused much debate about its effectiveness.
B. It’ll be a fundamental system for future air conditioners.
C. It seems to be environmentally friendly.
D. It appears different from the current technology.
15. From what Ernest Chua says, we can infer that the new system ____________.
A. has different effects in different places
B. can be applied to nearly all situations
C. can greatly meet people’s cooling demand
D. will be brought into use in the near future
【答案】12. D 13. A 14. C 15. B
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章说明了随着人们收入的增加，空调的拥有量将猛增，空调使用将成为世界上最大的能源需求之一。国际能源机构指出有必要开发更节能的空调，而新加坡国立大学的研究人员最近开发了一种以水为基础的系统，且能适用于几乎所有环境情况。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中At present, the world just has 1.6 billion air conditioning units, but these units use a surprising total of ten percent of all global electricity supply.（目前，世界上只有16亿个空调设备，但这些设备使用的电力竟占全球电力供应的10%。可知作者提到空调机组的数量主要是为了说明空调对电力的高需求。故选D。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中Birol and the IEA stress the need for new efficiency standards to ensure that consumers are at least buying units that require significantly less power to function, therefore decreasing the total energy demand.（比罗尔和国际能源机构强调，有必要制定新的能效标准，以确保消费者至少购买那些需要的电力大大减少的机组，从而降低总能源需求。）可知Faith Birol 可能会赞同A选项“空调应该更节能。”故选A。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中A water-based system was recently developed by researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS), which uses 40 percent less electricity and produces only one by-product: drinkable water.（新加坡国立大学的研究人员最近开发了一种以水为基础的系统，它减少了40%的电力消耗，只产生一种副产品:饮用水。）可知水基系统似乎是环保的。故选C。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Our cooling system can be tailored for all types of weather conditions, from wet climate in the tropics to dry climate in the deserts,” says associate professor Ernest Chua at NUS. “While it can be used for indoor living and commercial spaces, it can also be easily used to provide air conditioning for blocks of buildings in an energy-efficient manner.”（新加坡国立大学副教授Ernest Chua表示:“我们的冷却系统可以适应所有类型的天气条件，从热带的潮湿气候到沙漠的干燥气候。”“虽然它可以用于室内生活和商业空间，但也可以以节能的方式方便地为建筑物提供空调。”）可知从Ernest Chua的话中，我们可以推断出这个新系统几乎适用于所有的环境情况。故选B。
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The best way to set yourself up for success is to make sure that your goals are SMART: specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely．
Make your goals specific．
You need to give yourself a concrete goal so you know exactly what you’re working toward．___16___Who will be involved in helping you reach your goal? What exact goal do you want to accomplish? Be very specific．When will you start and when will you reach your goal?
Make your goals measurable．
Now that you have some of the specifics of your goal nailed down, it's time to look at how you will measure your progress．After all, if you don’t have any way to measure your goal, how will you know when you’ve reached it?___17___ Some examples of measurable goals might be pounds lost, a positive change in blood work numbers, or fitness minutes accumulated．
Make your goals attainable．
It’s good to think big．___18___ A goal that’s attainable for you is one that you believe you can reach and have all the support, equipment, knowledge and resources needed to put your goals into action．
Make your goals relevant．
You need to make sure that you’re choosing a goal that fits you and your lifestyle．___19___Pick something that is meaningful and relevant to you and you ll set yourself up for success．
Make your goals timely．
___20___Otherwise, it will be difficult to know how to pace yourself to reach it．Every goal should have a date, which will help you stay on track．In addition, set up a few mini-deadlines to keep you on track to reaching your big-picture goal．
A. Put a deadline on your goal．
B. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today．
C. You know your goal is specific if it answers these questions．
D. Therefore, you should know in advance how you will make this happen．
E. However, it’s also important that you don’t set a goal that is too big to reach．
F. Don’t choose a goal just because someone else thinks it’s something you “should” do．
G. Your goal is measurable if you can find a way to quantify your success using real numbers．
【答案】16. C 17. G
18. E 19. F
20. A
【解析】
这是一篇说明文，如果人们要想取得成功，设立一个具体的可行的目标很重要，本文给出了五条设立目标的建议。
【16题详解】
根据横线后三句中的三个问句“Who will be involved in helping you reach your goal? What exact goal do you want to accomplish? When will you start and when will you reach your goal?”可知，如果我们能够清楚地知道这三个问题的答案，那么我们的目标就是非常清晰的。C项“You know your goal is specific if it answers these questions.”符合上下文语境，故选C项。
【17题详解】
横线后句“Some examples of measurable goals might be pounds lost, a positive change in blood work numbers, or fitness minutes accumulated.”列举的事例恰好使用数字来测量我们所取得的进步，G项“Your goal is measurable if you can find a way to quantify your success using real numbers.”内容恰好是用真实数字测量你所取得的进步，与上下文语境相符，故G项正确。
【18题详解】
本段的标题是“Make your goals attainable”意为“让你的目标可以实现”，虽然远大的目标很精彩，但设立的目标不要太好高骛远，要能够实现。E项“However, it’s also important that you don’t set a goal that is too big to reach.”与本段标题提及横线前一句内容一致，故选E项。
【19题详解】
横线前一句“You need to make sure that you’re choosing a goal that fits you and your lifestyle.”告诉我们要确保选择了一个适合自己的目标，而不是受别人的影响而选择了不适合自己的目标。F项“Don’t choose a goal just because someone else thinks it’s something you “should” do.”符合上下文语境，故选F项。
【20题详解】
横线后一句“Otherwise, it will be difficult to know how to pace yourself to reach it”建议我们要催促我们达成目标，也就是说要给自己的目标设立一个时间节点。A项“Put a deadline on your goal.”符合上下文语境，故选A项。
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分45分）
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）：
I’m Therese, a business manager living in Berlin, Germany. Last month, I ____21____ to read over 100 nonfiction books in psyshology, politics, and leadership. It might sound _____22_____, but I really did.
It started with a ____23____. A colleague ___24___ me to read Mallcolm Gladwell’s The Story of Success in two _____25_____. Determined as I was, I just couldn't ___26___ the deadline. I ____27____ the first few chapters quickly but found it impossible to finish all in 2 hours. So I ____28____ the bet, but it gave me an idea: I needed to find a better way to consume nonfiction books. I finally registered the Blinkist app, which is really ____29____ for me to read quickly. Blinkist is one of the apps that transform books into “bite-sized” ____30____. I’ve learned that in order to produce proper insights from every book, over 100 literary experts ____31____ themselves to work. I also love that the app has an audio ____32____ allowing me to listen to great ideas. So I set a fresh ____33____ with this cool app — to read the key insights from 100 books in one month. How did I do? I read 102 titles exactly.
I used to ____34____ much time on social media. Moreover, my job is exhausting, so by the time I leave work, my brain is pretty useless. ____35____, reading a book on the Blinkist app is like a snack for my ____36____. I’m happy that I’m doing something ___37___ with my time. Every day, I wake up ____38____ than the day before. If you want to get wiser too, then I challenge you to try and ____39____ my 102-title record! ____40____ the Blinkist app and start your reading adventure!
21. A. arranged B. intended C. remembered D. managed
22. A. crazy B. reasonable C. boring D. interesting
23. A. promise B. bet C. decision D. joke
24. A. encouraged B. challenged C. allowed D. persuaded
25. A. weeks B. months C. days D. hours
26. A. miss B. grasp C. meet D. catch
27. A. held back B. searched for C. got through D. thought about
28. A. won B. lost C. wrote D. purchased
29. A. useful B. precious C. simple D. ordinary
30. A. concept B. advice C. memory D. content
31. A. apply B. addict C. help D. accustom
32. A. button B. function C. signal D. picture
33. A. password B. record C. goal D. date
34. A. save B. spare C. abandon D. waste
35. A. Meanwhile B. Therefore C. However D. Indeed
36. A. heart B. body C. stomach D. brain
37. A. casual B. worthless C. productive D. severe
38. A. happier B. wiser C. worse D. busier
39. A. beat B. set C. keep D. equal
40. A. Look into B. Sign up C. Turn down D. Wait for
【答案】21. D 22. A 23. B 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. A 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. C 36. D 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. B
【解析】
本文为记叙文。我与同事打赌，要在两天内读完马尔科尔姆•格拉德威尔的《成功的故事》。尽管我很有决心，却没有按期读完，我输了。但却找到一个更好的方式来阅读非小说类书籍——注册了Blinkist应用程序，让我快速阅读。在这个应用程序上看书给我的大脑补充了精神食粮，让我更聪明。
【21题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. arranged安排；B. intended 打算；C. remembered记忆；D. managed设法，管理。根据下文中的“I really did”及语境可知,“我”设法（manage）在一个月内读完了 100多本非小说类书籍。故选D。
【22题详解】
考查形容词辨析。A. crazy疯狂的；B. reasonable合理的；C. boring无聊的；D. interesting有趣的。根据语境可知,在一个月内读完100多本书听起来很疯狂（crazy），但是“我”做到了。A项符合语境。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. promise 承诺；B. bet打赌；C. decision决定；D. joke玩笑。根据下文中的“So I lost the bet”可知,这件事源于一次打赌。bet意为“打赌”,符合语境。故选B。
【24题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. encouraged鼓励；B. challenged挑战；C. allowed允许；D. persuaded说服。根据语境可知，一个同事向我挑战（challenge）在两小时内读完《成功者的故事》这本书；第二段倒数第二句中的“then I challenge you to try”也暗示了此空答案。根据符合语境可知B符合题意。故选B。
【25题详解】
考查名词辨析。 A. weeks周；B. months月；C. days天；D. hours小时。根据下文中的“but found it impossible to finish all in 2 hours” 可知,此处指两个小时。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. miss错过；B. grasp理解，抓紧；C. meet遇到；D. catch抓住。根据语境可知，尽管“我”痛下决心，但还没能按期完成。meet the deadline为固定搭配，意为“赶上最后期限按期完成”。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。A. held back退缩，抑制住；B. searched for寻找；C. got through通过，完成；D. thought about思考，考虑。根据语境可知，我快速地读完（get through）前几章, 但发现在两小时内完成整本书是不可能的。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. won赢得； B. lost丢失；C. wrote写；D. purchased购买。根据前面的语境可知, “尽管我很有决心，但就是赶不上最后期限。我很快读完了前几章，但发现不可能在两小时内读完”。因此“我打赌输了（lost）”。故选B。
29题详解】
考查形容词辨析。A. useful有用的；B. precious珍贵的；C. simple简单的；D. ordinary普通的。根据语境可知,“我”注册了一个阅读应用软件，这对“我”快速阅读很有用（useful）。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. concept 概念；B. advice建议；C. memory记忆；D. content内容。根据语境可知，这款阅读应用软件可以把整本书转化成小块的内容。（content），故选D。
【31题详解】
考查动词辨析。 A. apply应用，申请；B. addict上瘾；C. help帮助；D. accustom习惯。根据语境可知，我了解到为了给每本书作出恰当的解读，100多名文字专家致力于这份工作。“apply oneself to sth”为固定短语，意为“专心于，致力于”。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. button按钮；B. function功能；C. signal信号；D. picture图画。根据语境可知,，我喜欢这款应用软件的原因还在于它的语音播放功能（function）。 故选B。
【33题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. password密码；B. record记录； C. goal目标；D. date日期。根据下文中的“ to read the key insights from 100 books in one month” 可知，这是我为自己定下的目标。set a goal意为“制定目标”，C符合语境。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. save节省；B. spare抽出；C. abandon丢弃；D. waste浪费。根据语境可知，我过去经常在社交媒体上浪费（waste）时间。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查副词辨析。 A. Meanwhile同时；B. Therefore 因此；C. However 然而；D. Indeed真正地，确实。根据下文语境可知，此处表示转折，对比了使用这款应用软件读书前后“我”的变化。 此处是指“然而（however），在Blinkist应用程序上阅读一本书就像给大脑提供了精神食粮”。 故选C。
【36题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. heart心脏；B. body身体；C. stomach胃；D. brain头脑，大脑。根据语境可知，使用这款应用软件读书， 就像给我的大脑（brain）提供了精神食粮。故选D。
【37题详解】
考查形容词辨析。A. casual漫不经心的；B. worthless一文不值的，没有的；C. productive多产的，高效的。D. severe严重的。根据语境可知, 很高兴我用我的时间做了一些有成效的（productive）事情。 故选C。
【38题详解】
考查形容词辨析。A. happier更幸福的，更快乐的；B. wiser 更聪明的；C. worse更糟糕的；D. busier更忙碌的。根据下文中的“ If you want to get wiser too”可知，每天清晨醒来，我都比前一天更聪明（wiser）。故选B。
【39题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. beat (在比赛或竞争中)赢，打败(某人)；B. set设置；C. keep保持；D. equal相等。根据语境可知，如果你也想变得更聪明的话，来挑战并击败（beat）我吧。故选A。
【40题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。A. Look into调查；B. Sign up注册，报名参加；C. Turn down拒绝，声音调小；D. Wait for等候。根据第二段中的“I finally registered the Blinkist app”可知，此处表示注册（sign up）这款应用软件，开启你的阅读之旅吧。故选B。
第II卷
第二节
语法填空
It is reported ____41____ over 100,000 people took part in a massive parade at Beijing's Tian'anmen Square ____42____ the morning of Oct 1, National Day, ____43____ (celebrate) the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. “Participants from all walks of life and ethnic groups attended ___44___ceremony, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots(同胞), overseas Chinese and foreigners ____45____(include)”, said Du Feijin, head of the publicity department of the Beijing Committee of the Communist Party of China. “Tian'anmen Square featured red decorations representing the ____46____ (glory) history of the Party as it led the Chinese revolution to victory”, he said, ____47____ (add) that 70 red lanterns ware hung parallel to the east and west sides of the square. A series of ____48____ (active) like raising the national flag, singing the national anthem and commemorating revolutionary martyrs(烈士) held nationwide to let ____49____ (many) people take part in celebrating the birthday of the motherland. Besides, a documentary which featured highlights during the 70-year journey ____50____(broadcast) on TV.
【答案】41. that
42. on 43. to celebrate
44. the 45. included
46. glorious
47. adding 48. activities
49. more 50. was broadcast
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了10月1日庆祝中华人民共和国成立70周年游行的情况。
【41题详解】
考查固定句式。句意：据报道，10月1日国庆节当天上午，有10多万人在北京天安门广场参加了庆祝中华人民共和国成立70周年的盛大游行。固定句式it is reported that…“据报道……”，故填that。
【42题详解】
考查固定短语。句意同上。固定短语on the morning of“在……的早晨”，具体的日子之前用介词on，故填on。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意同上。本句中celebrate做非谓语动词，做目的状语用不定式。故填to celebrate。
【44题详解】
考查冠词。句意：中共北京市委宣传部部长杜飞金表示:“来自各行各业和各民族的代表参加了仪式，包括港澳台同胞、海外华人和外国人。”此处特指10月1日国庆节当天上午举行的阅兵仪式，故填the。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意同上。included在句中做非谓语动词，与上文列举的Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots, overseas Chinese and foreigners构成被动表示“被包括在内的”，故填included。
【46题详解】
考查形容词。句意：他说:“天安门广场上的红色装饰代表了党领导中国革命取得胜利的光荣历史，”他还补充说，70盏红灯笼与天安门广场东西两侧平行悬挂。history为名词需要形容词修饰，故填glorious。
【47题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意同上。本句中add做非谓语动词，与逻辑主语he构成主动关系用现在分词，故填adding。
【48题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：在全国范围内举行升旗、唱国歌、纪念革命先烈等一系列活动，让更多的人参与到庆祝祖国生日的活动中来。activity为可数名词，由a series of修饰应用复数形式，故填activities。
【49题详解】
考查形容词比较级。句意同上。结合句意可知“让更多的人参与到庆祝祖国生日的活动中来”应用形容词比较级，故填more。
【50题详解】
考查动词时态语态。句意：此外，电视还播放了一部讲述70年历程的纪录片。本句中主语与谓语动词构成被动，且事情发生在过去用一般过去时，主语为a documentary，故填was broadcast。
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用(＼)划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Alice,
I am very glad to hear of you.Knowing that you are interested in the Ancient Poetry Recitation Contest being organized by our school, I am very pleasing to tell you more details about it.
The contest was hold in our school gym from Oct.7th to Oct.10th, aiming to arouse our enthusiasm for the Chinese traditional culture.So fascinating and interesting the contest that a lot of students entered for it.The contest included reading and reciting and I participated in all.I have had a deeper understanding about the ancient poems but I am motivated to improving my writing ability.
I do hope you will enjoy what I told you.Unless you want further informations, please let me know.
Yours
LiHua
【答案】第一句 of改成from
第二句 删除being；pleasing改成pleased
第三句 hold改成held
第四句 interesting后面加上was
第五句 all改成both
第六句 but改成and；improving改成improve
第八句 Unless改成If；informations改成information
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一封信，李华在信里向Alice介绍了学校组织的古诗文背诵大赛的具体信息。
【详解】第一处：考查动词短语。句意：我很高兴收到你的来信。动词短语hear from收到…来信，hear of听说；根据句意可知应该使用hear from，所以要把of改为from。
第二处：考查过去分词。句意：得知你们对我们学校组织的古诗文背诵大赛很感兴趣，我很高兴告诉你更多细节。句中名词短语“the Ancient Poetry Recitation Contest”与动词organize构成被动关系，要用过去分词短语充当定语，而being organized表示正在进行的事情，与句意不符，所以要删除being。
第三处：考查形容词。句意：得知你们对我们学校组织的古诗文背诵大赛很感兴趣，我很高兴告诉你更多细节。形容词pleased意为“感到高兴的”，pleasing意为“令人高兴的”，根据句意可知应该表示pleasing改为pleased。
第四处：考查语态。句意：这次大赛10月7日至10日在我校体育馆举行。主语the contest与动词hold构成被动关系，要用过去分词。所以要把hold改为held。
第五处：考查部分倒装句。句意：这次比赛如此吸引人和有趣以至于很多学生都报名参加了。当“so+形容词”放在句首的时候，要使用部分倒装句，所以要在interesting后加was，构成部分倒装。
第六处：考查代词。句意：这次比赛包括阅读和背诵两部分，我两项都参加了。代词both通常指两者，本句中指代前半句提及的reading and reciting。而all要指三者或者三者以上的事物，所以要把all改为both。
第七处： 考查连词。句意：对古代诗歌我有了更深的理解并且我被鼓励提高写作能力。根据句意可知上下文是并列关系，所以要把but改为and。
第八处：考查不定式。句意：我被鼓励提高写作能力。动词短语motivate sb to do sth激励某人做某事；本句使用被动语态be motivated to do sth被激励做某事；所以要把improving改为improve。
第九处：考查连词。句意：如果你想知道更多的信息，请让我知道。根据句意可知应该使用表示肯定含有的连词if，所以要把Unless改为If。
第十处：考查名词单复数。句意：如果你想知道更多的信息，请让我知道。名词information是不可数名词，没有复数形式，所以要把informations改为information。
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
52.假如你是李华，几天前你去万达影院看电影。在观影过程中，你发现了一些问题，请你用英语给影院经理写封信反映如下情况并请及时整改。
1.广告太多
2.影片音质不好
3.出口标示不清晰
注意:1.词数100左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
出口标示:the EXIT signs
Dear Manager,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours faithfully
LiHua
【答案】Dear Manager,
I am LiHua. I went to your cinema to see a film the other day. The film was good but I didn’t enjoy it because there were some problems in the cinema.
First, the film was delayed as there were so many advertisements at the beginning . It was rather annoying . Second , the sound of the movie was so unclear that I hardly bore it . Third, the EXIT signs couldn’t be seen clearly , which presented potential safety hazards. And if something terrible should happen, it would be difficult for people to get out quickly.
I’m disappointed with my experience in your cinema. I’m writing the letter in the hope that you can consider these problems and make some improvements.
Yours faithfully
Li Hua
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇提纲类书面表达，要求考生把自己当成李华，几天前去万达影院看电影。在观影过程中，你发现了一些问题，请用英语给影院经理写封信反映情况并请及时整改。
【详解】第1步：审题。根据提示可知全文是一封信，要求考生用英语给影院经理写封信反映观影情况并请及时整改。全文以一般过去时和第三人称为主。
第2步：组织要点。1.广告太多；2.影片音质不好；3.出口标示不清晰。
第3步：根据提示及关键词组进行遣词造句，关键词为went to the cinema、so many advertisements、annoying\be so unclear\present potential safety hazards\make some improvements
等。写作时注意书信的惯用语。
第4步：连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接与过渡，书写一定要规范清晰，保持整洁美观的卷面是非常重要的。
【点睛】本篇范文结构完美，条理清晰。范文时态和人称运用准确，涵盖了文字提示要求的所有要点，且有适当的个人发挥。考生运用了多样式的句型结构，整篇文章富有变化，并不死板。使用了较多的高级词汇，如presented potential safety hazard、get out 等；尽量运用了丰富的句式，如定语从句Third, the EXIT signs couldn’t be seen clearly , which presented potential safety hazards；结果状语从句…the sound of the movie was so unclear that I hardly bore it ；同时文章还使用了一些串联成分，如firstly, second等，这些串联词让各个要点更为紧密地结合在一起。以上写作技巧的运用提升了文章的层次，显示了考生具有很强的驾驭语言的能力。
英语试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共计100分钟，满分120分。
考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，保留试卷，只交答题卡。
第I卷
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15个小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。
A
The booking notes of the play “The Age of Innocence”:
Price:$10
BOOKING
There are four easy ways to book seats for performance:
--in person
The Box Office is open from Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.—8 p.m.
--by telephone
Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card(Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted)
--by post
Simply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office.
--on line
Complete the on-line booking form at www.Satan-fiedtheatre.com
DISCOUNTS:
Saver: $ 2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday.Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.
Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion.It is advisable to book in advance.There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.
Standby: best available seats are on sale for $ 6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible (suitable) for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.
Group Bookings: there is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more.
School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free.
Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.
1. If you want to book a ticket, you CANNOT ________.
A. use the Internet
B. go to the Box Office on Sundays
C. complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office
D. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit card
2. According to the notes, who can get $ 2 off?
A. An 18-year-old teenager . B. A 55-year-old woman.
C. The people who book the tickets on Fridays. D. A 20-year-old full-time college student
3. From the passage we can know all the following information except that ________.
A. it is advisable to book tickets in advance
B. the audience can't refund money if the performance is on show
C. a school party of 15 students should pay $90 for the standby tickets
D. a group of 13 persons can get a 10 percent discount
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一则广告，介绍了戏剧“The Age of Innocence”的预定方式、票价以及折扣等具体信息。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The Box Office is open from Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.—8 p.m.”可知购票处星期天是不开放购票的，故B项正确。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Saver: $ 2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.”可知16岁以下的儿童和60岁以上老人以及全日制的学生可以有2美元的优惠。D项中“A 20-year-old full-time college student”符合这个要求，故D项正确。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Standby: best available seats are on sale for $ 6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible (suitable) for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.”可知并不是所有的站票都是6美元，C项计算是错误的。
【点睛】本文三个小题都考查了细节理解题，部分细节题是可以直接从文章中找出答案，如小题1，直接根据“The Box Office is open from Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.—8 p.m.”可知答案应该是B项；有的细节理解题只要直接辨认不要求读者对客观的事实做出解释或判断，只要求从阅读材料中直接获取信息。同时还要求读者记住重要细节，在必要的时候（做判断、推断或结论的时候）能够准确而迅速地将他们回忆起来。解此类题要求考生快速抓住原文中的关键信息，直接得出答案，但要注意往往答案与原文中的语句并非一模一样，而是用不同的词语或句型结构表达相同的意思。
B
I was selfish as a teenager．I usually spent my time thinking about myself and taking care of my own needs．I let my older brother do most of the work around the house until he left for college．I let my mom and dad worry about our bills and problems while I read books, played, and lost myself in my own imagination．This didn't change even when I went to college either．I studied hard but only to make my own life better． Even when I started to explore my faith, it was only to increase my own happiness．
I married after graduation and decided to start a family．Of course, I had no idea what hard knocks reality had in store for my selfish soul．Soon I found myself unemployed, deeply in debt, and with a new baby on the way．l found out that life has little sympathy for spoiled people．In fact, all of the struggles I was going through were beating the selfishness slowly out of me．
StillI didn't give up on happiness．I knew that there must be a way to find it．I finally realized, however, that it had to include more than just my own needs, wants, and desires．The answer began to make itself clear one night shortly after my baby boy was born．I got a bottle and held him in my arms．As I was feeding him I looked down and saw his big, innocent, trusting eyes．I smiled and talked to him．Then he smiled and I could feel my heart growing, expanding with love．I felt such peace and joy．At that moment I had a hint of the truth: it is by growing our hearts with love that we find our happiness．
Carolyn Arends wrote："The more people you let into your heart, the bigger your heart gets．The more love you get, the more love you have to give．It just keeps growing." So, keep loving, keep living and keep caring. Keep growing your heart today, tomorrow, and always．
4. What do we know about the author from the first paragraph?
A. He often helped his brother with housework．
B. He studied hard for his family．
C. He was concerned about his family．
D. He put his own needs above others'．
5. What did the author realize after he suffered in life?
A. Spoiled people can't survive the hardship of life.
B Spoiled people are never happy in life．
C. Life is cruel to spoiled people．
D. Selfishness is helpful．
6. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The author loved kids．
B. The author often fed his baby．
C. The author realized the importance of happiness．
D. When caring for his baby, the author got inspired．
7. Which can be the best title of the passage?
A. Loving Others, a Way to Happiness
B. The Elder One Grows, the More He Gets
C. Help Others, Help Oneself
D. Keep Growing to Live a Happy Life
【答案】4. D 5. C 6. D 7. A
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章作者通过讲述自己从一个自私的人变为一个心中对他人有爱的人的成长经历，明白了“爱他人是获得幸福的方法”的道理。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。答案定位在第一段I usually spent my time thinking about myself and taking care of my own needs．可知作者在青少年时期，较为自私，行为处事时，总是只考虑自己，几乎不为家人考虑，故选D。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。答案定位在第二段Soon I found myself unemployed, deeply in debt, and with a new baby on the way．l found out that life has little sympathy for spoiled people．（很快我发现自己失业，负债累累，还有一个新的婴儿。我发现生活中很少同情被宠坏的人。）由此推断出作者在遭遇了人生变故后，意识到生活对被宠坏的人是残忍的，故选C。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。答案定位在第三段As I was feeding him I looked down and saw his big, innocent, trusting eyes．I smiled and talked to him．Then he smiled and I could feel my heart growing, expanding with love．I felt such peace and joy．At that moment I had a hint of the truth: it is by growing our hearts with love that we find our happiness．可知作者在照料孩子的过程中，作者受到了启示，了解到通往幸福的途径是心中充满爱，故选D。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。文章作者通过讲述自己从一个自私的人变为一个心中对他人有爱的人的成长经历，明白了“爱他人是获得幸福的方法”的道理。故选A。
C
They hide in trees, hang from helicopters, even follow people down on motorcycles—all so that they can snap a shot of a celebrity. They are paparazzi—photographers who make a living by taking pictures of the rich and famous.
This September, California, a state with plenty of celebrities, passed a law aimed at taking action against paparazzi. The law forbids photographers from entering private property to take pictures, from using high-tech devices to take pictures of people on private property, and from “persistently following in order to take a picture.” Violators can be fined or spend time in prison. The United State Congress is considering passing a similar law.
Supporters of the California law say it will protect the privacy of celebrities, whom paparazzi have been bothering for years. Opponents (反对者) say the law restricts photojournalists from doing their job.
Most celebrities seem to like having their pictures taken when they are in public at award shows or other events. After all, it’s free publicity. But when they’re not in public, they say, photographers should leave them alone. Yet paparazzi have been known to secretly look in windows and worse. Actor Michael J. Fox said that paparazzi have even “tried to pretend to be medical personnel at the hospital where my wife was giving birth to our son.”
Celebrities have as much right to their privacy as anyone else, supporters of the law state. Supporters further argue that the California law is a fair way to keep the press at bay, because the law still allows photographers to do their job. It only punishes them, supporters say, when they violate celebrities’ privacy.
Opponents of the law say it violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution (美国宪法第一修正案), which guarantees that no laws will be made to limit “the freedom of speech, or of the press.”Although some people might not consider paparazzi a part of the legal press, the California law does not single out paparazzi. It applies to photographers working for any publication.
Opponents of the law are also concerned about its wording. “Does ‘persistently’ mean following someone for six minutes, six seconds, or six days?” asked lawyer Douglas Mirell. The wording of the law is too vague, critics complain, and could be used to punish almost any news photographer.
The United States needs a free press to keep the public informed about important news, paparazzi law opponents say. Limiting the press in any way, they argue, limits the freedom of all.
8. Which of the following will be considered illegal by the new California law?
A. Paparazzi slipping into the house of a famous person to take a shot.
B. Paparazzi taking photos of famous people with high-tech cameras.
C. Paparazzi hiring helicopters as a fast means of transportation.
D. Paparazzi rushing towards filming sites on motorcycles.
9. Supporters of the new law believe that ________.
A. it prevents the media from getting worse
B. it gives photographers a fair way to compete
C. punishment forces paparazzi to quit their job
D. privacy of famous people needs special protection
10. Opponents of the new law are concerned that _________.
A. it will violate paparazzi’s privacy
B. the First Amendment will be changed
C. some photographers will be wrongly accused
D. people will not be informed of important news
11. What is the author’s attitude towards the new California law?
A. Critical. B. Neutral. C. Approving. D. Skeptical.
【答案】8. A 9. A 10. C 11. B
【解析】
本文是一篇新闻报道。这篇文章主要讲了许多国家为了保护名人的隐私，相继出台了一些法律，限定狗仔队的偷拍行为。这项法律的支持者认为它阻止了媒体变得更糟糕，而反对者认为这项法律太模糊，评论者抱怨，它可能被用来惩罚几乎任何一个新闻摄影者。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。由第二段The law forbids photographers from entering private property to take pictures, from using high-tech devices to take pictures of people on private property, and from “persistently following in order to take a picture.可知根据加拿大新的法律，狗仔队溜进名人家里拍照时违法的，故选A。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。由第五段Supporters further argue that the California law is a fair way to keep the press at bay, because the law still allows photographers to do their job.可知这项法律的支持者认为它阻止了媒体变得更糟糕，选A。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。由倒数第二段The wording of the law is too vague, critics complain, and could be used to punish almost any news photographer.可知反对者认为这项法律太模糊，评论者抱怨，它可能被用来惩罚几乎任何一个新闻摄影者，选C。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。这篇文章主要讲了许多国家为了保护名人的隐私，相继出台了一些法律，限定狗仔队的偷拍行为。这项法律的支持者认为它阻止了媒体变得更糟糕，而反对者认为这项法律太模糊，评论者抱怨，它可能被用来惩罚几乎任何一个新闻摄影者。作者只是客观的描述，所以作者对加拿大新的法律持中立态度，选B。
D
As the temperature rises, sweaty humans are making a response that is further worsening the problem of climate change. At present, the world just has 1.6 billion air conditioning units, but these units use a surprising total of ten percent of all global electricity supply. While less than a third of families globally are so equipped, the most AC-addicted countries are Japan (in 91 percent of families), the US (90 percent) and South Korea(86 percent).
New research by the International Energy Agency (IEA) guesses that the total number of AC units is likely to increase to over 5.6 billion by 2050－equal to ten new units being sold every second for more than 30 years－with sales driven particularly by India, China and Indonesia. This will make the use of air conditioning one of the world’s largest demands for energy.
“Growing electricity demand for air conditioning is one of the most critical blind spots in today’s energy debate” argues Faith Birol, executive director of the IEA. “With rising incomes, air conditioner ownership will skyrocket, especially in the developing world. While this will improve daily lives, it is quite necessary that efficiency performance be prioritized.”
Birol and the IEA stress the need for new efficiency standards to ensure that consumers are at least buying units that require significantly less power to function, therefore decreasing the total energy demand. Variations on the traditional “vapor compression” technology, which has formed the basis for AC units for more than a century, may appear really important. A water-based system was recently developed by researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS), which uses 40 percent less electricity and produces only one by-product: drinkable water.
“Our cooling system can be tailored for all types of weather conditions, from wet climate in the tropics to dry climate in the deserts,” says associate professor Ernest Chua at NUS. “While it can be used for indoor living and commercial spaces, it can also be easily used to provide air conditioning for blocks of buildings in an energy-efficient manner.”
12. The author mentions the number of air conditioning units mainly to show their ____________.
A. uneven distribution globally B. popularity among people
C. vital importance to humans D. high demand for electricity
13. Which of the following statements may Faith Birol agree with?
A. Air conditioners should be more energy-efficient.
B. Air conditioners will be more and more expensive.
C. People’s daily lives should be improved in various ways.
D. People should use their air conditioners less.
14. What do we know about the water-based system?
A. It has caused much debate about its effectiveness.
B. It’ll be a fundamental system for future air conditioners.
C. It seems to be environmentally friendly.
D. It appears different from the current technology.
15. From what Ernest Chua says, we can infer that the new system ____________.
A. has different effects in different places
B. can be applied to nearly all situations
C. can greatly meet people’s cooling demand
D. will be brought into use in the near future
【答案】12. D 13. A 14. C 15. B
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章说明了随着人们收入的增加，空调的拥有量将猛增，空调使用将成为世界上最大的能源需求之一。国际能源机构指出有必要开发更节能的空调，而新加坡国立大学的研究人员最近开发了一种以水为基础的系统，且能适用于几乎所有环境情况。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中At present, the world just has 1.6 billion air conditioning units, but these units use a surprising total of ten percent of all global electricity supply.（目前，世界上只有16亿个空调设备，但这些设备使用的电力竟占全球电力供应的10%。可知作者提到空调机组的数量主要是为了说明空调对电力的高需求。故选D。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中Birol and the IEA stress the need for new efficiency standards to ensure that consumers are at least buying units that require significantly less power to function, therefore decreasing the total energy demand.（比罗尔和国际能源机构强调，有必要制定新的能效标准，以确保消费者至少购买那些需要的电力大大减少的机组，从而降低总能源需求。）可知Faith Birol 可能会赞同A选项“空调应该更节能。”故选A。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中A water-based system was recently developed by researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS), which uses 40 percent less electricity and produces only one by-product: drinkable water.（新加坡国立大学的研究人员最近开发了一种以水为基础的系统，它减少了40%的电力消耗，只产生一种副产品:饮用水。）可知水基系统似乎是环保的。故选C。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Our cooling system can be tailored for all types of weather conditions, from wet climate in the tropics to dry climate in the deserts,” says associate professor Ernest Chua at NUS. “While it can be used for indoor living and commercial spaces, it can also be easily used to provide air conditioning for blocks of buildings in an energy-efficient manner.”（新加坡国立大学副教授Ernest Chua表示:“我们的冷却系统可以适应所有类型的天气条件，从热带的潮湿气候到沙漠的干燥气候。”“虽然它可以用于室内生活和商业空间，但也可以以节能的方式方便地为建筑物提供空调。”）可知从Ernest Chua的话中，我们可以推断出这个新系统几乎适用于所有的环境情况。故选B。
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The best way to set yourself up for success is to make sure that your goals are SMART: specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely．
Make your goals specific．
You need to give yourself a concrete goal so you know exactly what you’re working toward．___16___Who will be involved in helping you reach your goal? What exact goal do you want to accomplish? Be very specific．When will you start and when will you reach your goal?
Make your goals measurable．
Now that you have some of the specifics of your goal nailed down, it's time to look at how you will measure your progress．After all, if you don’t have any way to measure your goal, how will you know when you’ve reached it?___17___ Some examples of measurable goals might be pounds lost, a positive change in blood work numbers, or fitness minutes accumulated．
Make your goals attainable．
It’s good to think big．___18___ A goal that’s attainable for you is one that you believe you can reach and have all the support, equipment, knowledge and resources needed to put your goals into action．
Make your goals relevant．
You need to make sure that you’re choosing a goal that fits you and your lifestyle．___19___Pick something that is meaningful and relevant to you and you ll set yourself up for success．
Make your goals timely．
___20___Otherwise, it will be difficult to know how to pace yourself to reach it．Every goal should have a date, which will help you stay on track．In addition, set up a few mini-deadlines to keep you on track to reaching your big-picture goal．
A. Put a deadline on your goal．
B. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today．
C. You know your goal is specific if it answers these questions．
D. Therefore, you should know in advance how you will make this happen．
E. However, it’s also important that you don’t set a goal that is too big to reach．
F. Don’t choose a goal just because someone else thinks it’s something you “should” do．
G. Your goal is measurable if you can find a way to quantify your success using real numbers．
【答案】16. C 17. G
18. E 19. F
20. A
【解析】
这是一篇说明文，如果人们要想取得成功，设立一个具体的可行的目标很重要，本文给出了五条设立目标的建议。
【16题详解】
根据横线后三句中的三个问句“Who will be involved in helping you reach your goal? What exact goal do you want to accomplish? When will you start and when will you reach your goal?”可知，如果我们能够清楚地知道这三个问题的答案，那么我们的目标就是非常清晰的。C项“You know your goal is specific if it answers these questions.”符合上下文语境，故选C项。
【17题详解】
横线后句“Some examples of measurable goals might be pounds lost, a positive change in blood work numbers, or fitness minutes accumulated.”列举的事例恰好使用数字来测量我们所取得的进步，G项“Your goal is measurable if you can find a way to quantify your success using real numbers.”内容恰好是用真实数字测量你所取得的进步，与上下文语境相符，故G项正确。
【18题详解】
本段的标题是“Make your goals attainable”意为“让你的目标可以实现”，虽然远大的目标很精彩，但设立的目标不要太好高骛远，要能够实现。E项“However, it’s also important that you don’t set a goal that is too big to reach.”与本段标题提及横线前一句内容一致，故选E项。
【19题详解】
横线前一句“You need to make sure that you’re choosing a goal that fits you and your lifestyle.”告诉我们要确保选择了一个适合自己的目标，而不是受别人的影响而选择了不适合自己的目标。F项“Don’t choose a goal just because someone else thinks it’s something you “should” do.”符合上下文语境，故选F项。
【20题详解】
横线后一句“Otherwise, it will be difficult to know how to pace yourself to reach it”建议我们要催促我们达成目标，也就是说要给自己的目标设立一个时间节点。A项“Put a deadline on your goal.”符合上下文语境，故选A项。
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分45分）
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）：
I’m Therese, a business manager living in Berlin, Germany. Last month, I ____21____ to read over 100 nonfiction books in psyshology, politics, and leadership. It might sound _____22_____, but I really did.
It started with a ____23____. A colleague ___24___ me to read Mallcolm Gladwell’s The Story of Success in two _____25_____. Determined as I was, I just couldn't ___26___ the deadline. I ____27____ the first few chapters quickly but found it impossible to finish all in 2 hours. So I ____28____ the bet, but it gave me an idea: I needed to find a better way to consume nonfiction books. I finally registered the Blinkist app, which is really ____29____ for me to read quickly. Blinkist is one of the apps that transform books into “bite-sized” ____30____. I’ve learned that in order to produce proper insights from every book, over 100 literary experts ____31____ themselves to work. I also love that the app has an audio ____32____ allowing me to listen to great ideas. So I set a fresh ____33____ with this cool app — to read the key insights from 100 books in one month. How did I do? I read 102 titles exactly.
I used to ____34____ much time on social media. Moreover, my job is exhausting, so by the time I leave work, my brain is pretty useless. ____35____, reading a book on the Blinkist app is like a snack for my ____36____. I’m happy that I’m doing something ___37___ with my time. Every day, I wake up ____38____ than the day before. If you want to get wiser too, then I challenge you to try and ____39____ my 102-title record! ____40____ the Blinkist app and start your reading adventure!
21. A. arranged B. intended C. remembered D. managed
22. A. crazy B. reasonable C. boring D. interesting
23. A. promise B. bet C. decision D. joke
24. A. encouraged B. challenged C. allowed D. persuaded
25. A. weeks B. months C. days D. hours
26. A. miss B. grasp C. meet D. catch
27. A. held back B. searched for C. got through D. thought about
28. A. won B. lost C. wrote D. purchased
29. A. useful B. precious C. simple D. ordinary
30. A. concept B. advice C. memory D. content
31. A. apply B. addict C. help D. accustom
32. A. button B. function C. signal D. picture
33. A. password B. record C. goal D. date
34. A. save B. spare C. abandon D. waste
35. A. Meanwhile B. Therefore C. However D. Indeed
36. A. heart B. body C. stomach D. brain
37. A. casual B. worthless C. productive D. severe
38. A. happier B. wiser C. worse D. busier
39. A. beat B. set C. keep D. equal
40. A. Look into B. Sign up C. Turn down D. Wait for
【答案】21. D 22. A 23. B 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. A 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. C 36. D 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. B
【解析】
本文为记叙文。我与同事打赌，要在两天内读完马尔科尔姆•格拉德威尔的《成功的故事》。尽管我很有决心，却没有按期读完，我输了。但却找到一个更好的方式来阅读非小说类书籍——注册了Blinkist应用程序，让我快速阅读。在这个应用程序上看书给我的大脑补充了精神食粮，让我更聪明。
【21题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. arranged安排；B. intended 打算；C. remembered记忆；D. managed设法，管理。根据下文中的“I really did”及语境可知,“我”设法（manage）在一个月内读完了 100多本非小说类书籍。故选D。
【22题详解】
考查形容词辨析。A. crazy疯狂的；B. reasonable合理的；C. boring无聊的；D. interesting有趣的。根据语境可知,在一个月内读完100多本书听起来很疯狂（crazy），但是“我”做到了。A项符合语境。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. promise 承诺；B. bet打赌；C. decision决定；D. joke玩笑。根据下文中的“So I lost the bet”可知,这件事源于一次打赌。bet意为“打赌”,符合语境。故选B。
【24题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. encouraged鼓励；B. challenged挑战；C. allowed允许；D. persuaded说服。根据语境可知，一个同事向我挑战（challenge）在两小时内读完《成功者的故事》这本书；第二段倒数第二句中的“then I challenge you to try”也暗示了此空答案。根据符合语境可知B符合题意。故选B。
【25题详解】
考查名词辨析。 A. weeks周；B. months月；C. days天；D. hours小时。根据下文中的“but found it impossible to finish all in 2 hours” 可知,此处指两个小时。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. miss错过；B. grasp理解，抓紧；C. meet遇到；D. catch抓住。根据语境可知，尽管“我”痛下决心，但还没能按期完成。meet the deadline为固定搭配，意为“赶上最后期限按期完成”。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。A. held back退缩，抑制住；B. searched for寻找；C. got through通过，完成；D. thought about思考，考虑。根据语境可知，我快速地读完（get through）前几章, 但发现在两小时内完成整本书是不可能的。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. won赢得； B. lost丢失；C. wrote写；D. purchased购买。根据前面的语境可知, “尽管我很有决心，但就是赶不上最后期限。我很快读完了前几章，但发现不可能在两小时内读完”。因此“我打赌输了（lost）”。故选B。
29题详解】
考查形容词辨析。A. useful有用的；B. precious珍贵的；C. simple简单的；D. ordinary普通的。根据语境可知,“我”注册了一个阅读应用软件，这对“我”快速阅读很有用（useful）。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. concept 概念；B. advice建议；C. memory记忆；D. content内容。根据语境可知，这款阅读应用软件可以把整本书转化成小块的内容。（content），故选D。
【31题详解】
考查动词辨析。 A. apply应用，申请；B. addict上瘾；C. help帮助；D. accustom习惯。根据语境可知，我了解到为了给每本书作出恰当的解读，100多名文字专家致力于这份工作。“apply oneself to sth”为固定短语，意为“专心于，致力于”。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. button按钮；B. function功能；C. signal信号；D. picture图画。根据语境可知,，我喜欢这款应用软件的原因还在于它的语音播放功能（function）。 故选B。
【33题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. password密码；B. record记录； C. goal目标；D. date日期。根据下文中的“ to read the key insights from 100 books in one month” 可知，这是我为自己定下的目标。set a goal意为“制定目标”，C符合语境。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. save节省；B. spare抽出；C. abandon丢弃；D. waste浪费。根据语境可知，我过去经常在社交媒体上浪费（waste）时间。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查副词辨析。 A. Meanwhile同时；B. Therefore 因此；C. However 然而；D. Indeed真正地，确实。根据下文语境可知，此处表示转折，对比了使用这款应用软件读书前后“我”的变化。 此处是指“然而（however），在Blinkist应用程序上阅读一本书就像给大脑提供了精神食粮”。 故选C。
【36题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. heart心脏；B. body身体；C. stomach胃；D. brain头脑，大脑。根据语境可知，使用这款应用软件读书， 就像给我的大脑（brain）提供了精神食粮。故选D。
【37题详解】
考查形容词辨析。A. casual漫不经心的；B. worthless一文不值的，没有的；C. productive多产的，高效的。D. severe严重的。根据语境可知, 很高兴我用我的时间做了一些有成效的（productive）事情。 故选C。
【38题详解】
考查形容词辨析。A. happier更幸福的，更快乐的；B. wiser 更聪明的；C. worse更糟糕的；D. busier更忙碌的。根据下文中的“ If you want to get wiser too”可知，每天清晨醒来，我都比前一天更聪明（wiser）。故选B。
【39题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. beat (在比赛或竞争中)赢，打败(某人)；B. set设置；C. keep保持；D. equal相等。根据语境可知，如果你也想变得更聪明的话，来挑战并击败（beat）我吧。故选A。
【40题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。A. Look into调查；B. Sign up注册，报名参加；C. Turn down拒绝，声音调小；D. Wait for等候。根据第二段中的“I finally registered the Blinkist app”可知，此处表示注册（sign up）这款应用软件，开启你的阅读之旅吧。故选B。
第II卷
第二节
语法填空
It is reported ____41____ over 100,000 people took part in a massive parade at Beijing's Tian'anmen Square ____42____ the morning of Oct 1, National Day, ____43____ (celebrate) the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. “Participants from all walks of life and ethnic groups attended ___44___ceremony, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots(同胞), overseas Chinese and foreigners ____45____(include)”, said Du Feijin, head of the publicity department of the Beijing Committee of the Communist Party of China. “Tian'anmen Square featured red decorations representing the ____46____ (glory) history of the Party as it led the Chinese revolution to victory”, he said, ____47____ (add) that 70 red lanterns ware hung parallel to the east and west sides of the square. A series of ____48____ (active) like raising the national flag, singing the national anthem and commemorating revolutionary martyrs(烈士) held nationwide to let ____49____ (many) people take part in celebrating the birthday of the motherland. Besides, a documentary which featured highlights during the 70-year journey ____50____(broadcast) on TV.
【答案】41. that
42. on 43. to celebrate
44. the 45. included
46. glorious
47. adding 48. activities
49. more 50. was broadcast
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了10月1日庆祝中华人民共和国成立70周年游行的情况。
【41题详解】
考查固定句式。句意：据报道，10月1日国庆节当天上午，有10多万人在北京天安门广场参加了庆祝中华人民共和国成立70周年的盛大游行。固定句式it is reported that…“据报道……”，故填that。
【42题详解】
考查固定短语。句意同上。固定短语on the morning of“在……的早晨”，具体的日子之前用介词on，故填on。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意同上。本句中celebrate做非谓语动词，做目的状语用不定式。故填to celebrate。
【44题详解】
考查冠词。句意：中共北京市委宣传部部长杜飞金表示:“来自各行各业和各民族的代表参加了仪式，包括港澳台同胞、海外华人和外国人。”此处特指10月1日国庆节当天上午举行的阅兵仪式，故填the。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意同上。included在句中做非谓语动词，与上文列举的Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots, overseas Chinese and foreigners构成被动表示“被包括在内的”，故填included。
【46题详解】
考查形容词。句意：他说:“天安门广场上的红色装饰代表了党领导中国革命取得胜利的光荣历史，”他还补充说，70盏红灯笼与天安门广场东西两侧平行悬挂。history为名词需要形容词修饰，故填glorious。
【47题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意同上。本句中add做非谓语动词，与逻辑主语he构成主动关系用现在分词，故填adding。
【48题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：在全国范围内举行升旗、唱国歌、纪念革命先烈等一系列活动，让更多的人参与到庆祝祖国生日的活动中来。activity为可数名词，由a series of修饰应用复数形式，故填activities。
【49题详解】
考查形容词比较级。句意同上。结合句意可知“让更多的人参与到庆祝祖国生日的活动中来”应用形容词比较级，故填more。
【50题详解】
考查动词时态语态。句意：此外，电视还播放了一部讲述70年历程的纪录片。本句中主语与谓语动词构成被动，且事情发生在过去用一般过去时，主语为a documentary，故填was broadcast。
第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用(＼)划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Alice,
I am very glad to hear of you.Knowing that you are interested in the Ancient Poetry Recitation Contest being organized by our school, I am very pleasing to tell you more details about it.
The contest was hold in our school gym from Oct.7th to Oct.10th, aiming to arouse our enthusiasm for the Chinese traditional culture.So fascinating and interesting the contest that a lot of students entered for it.The contest included reading and reciting and I participated in all.I have had a deeper understanding about the ancient poems but I am motivated to improving my writing ability.
I do hope you will enjoy what I told you.Unless you want further informations, please let me know.
Yours
LiHua
【答案】第一句 of改成from
第二句 删除being；pleasing改成pleased
第三句 hold改成held
第四句 interesting后面加上was
第五句 all改成both
第六句 but改成and；improving改成improve
第八句 Unless改成If；informations改成information
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一封信，李华在信里向Alice介绍了学校组织的古诗文背诵大赛的具体信息。
【详解】第一处：考查动词短语。句意：我很高兴收到你的来信。动词短语hear from收到…来信，hear of听说；根据句意可知应该使用hear from，所以要把of改为from。
第二处：考查过去分词。句意：得知你们对我们学校组织的古诗文背诵大赛很感兴趣，我很高兴告诉你更多细节。句中名词短语“the Ancient Poetry Recitation Contest”与动词organize构成被动关系，要用过去分词短语充当定语，而being organized表示正在进行的事情，与句意不符，所以要删除being。
第三处：考查形容词。句意：得知你们对我们学校组织的古诗文背诵大赛很感兴趣，我很高兴告诉你更多细节。形容词pleased意为“感到高兴的”，pleasing意为“令人高兴的”，根据句意可知应该表示pleasing改为pleased。
第四处：考查语态。句意：这次大赛10月7日至10日在我校体育馆举行。主语the contest与动词hold构成被动关系，要用过去分词。所以要把hold改为held。
第五处：考查部分倒装句。句意：这次比赛如此吸引人和有趣以至于很多学生都报名参加了。当“so+形容词”放在句首的时候，要使用部分倒装句，所以要在interesting后加was，构成部分倒装。
第六处：考查代词。句意：这次比赛包括阅读和背诵两部分，我两项都参加了。代词both通常指两者，本句中指代前半句提及的reading and reciting。而all要指三者或者三者以上的事物，所以要把all改为both。
第七处： 考查连词。句意：对古代诗歌我有了更深的理解并且我被鼓励提高写作能力。根据句意可知上下文是并列关系，所以要把but改为and。
第八处：考查不定式。句意：我被鼓励提高写作能力。动词短语motivate sb to do sth激励某人做某事；本句使用被动语态be motivated to do sth被激励做某事；所以要把improving改为improve。
第九处：考查连词。句意：如果你想知道更多的信息，请让我知道。根据句意可知应该使用表示肯定含有的连词if，所以要把Unless改为If。
第十处：考查名词单复数。句意：如果你想知道更多的信息，请让我知道。名词information是不可数名词，没有复数形式，所以要把informations改为information。
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
52.假如你是李华，几天前你去万达影院看电影。在观影过程中，你发现了一些问题，请你用英语给影院经理写封信反映如下情况并请及时整改。
1.广告太多
2.影片音质不好
3.出口标示不清晰
注意:1.词数100左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
出口标示:the EXIT signs
Dear Manager,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours faithfully
LiHua
【答案】Dear Manager,
I am LiHua. I went to your cinema to see a film the other day. The film was good but I didn’t enjoy it because there were some problems in the cinema.
First, the film was delayed as there were so many advertisements at the beginning . It was rather annoying . Second , the sound of the movie was so unclear that I hardly bore it . Third, the EXIT signs couldn’t be seen clearly , which presented potential safety hazards. And if something terrible should happen, it would be difficult for people to get out quickly.
I’m disappointed with my experience in your cinema. I’m writing the letter in the hope that you can consider these problems and make some improvements.
Yours faithfully
Li Hua
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇提纲类书面表达，要求考生把自己当成李华，几天前去万达影院看电影。在观影过程中，你发现了一些问题，请用英语给影院经理写封信反映情况并请及时整改。
【详解】第1步：审题。根据提示可知全文是一封信，要求考生用英语给影院经理写封信反映观影情况并请及时整改。全文以一般过去时和第三人称为主。
第2步：组织要点。1.广告太多；2.影片音质不好；3.出口标示不清晰。
第3步：根据提示及关键词组进行遣词造句，关键词为went to the cinema、so many advertisements、annoying\be so unclear\present potential safety hazards\make some improvements
等。写作时注意书信的惯用语。
第4步：连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接与过渡，书写一定要规范清晰，保持整洁美观的卷面是非常重要的。
【点睛】本篇范文结构完美，条理清晰。范文时态和人称运用准确，涵盖了文字提示要求的所有要点，且有适当的个人发挥。考生运用了多样式的句型结构，整篇文章富有变化，并不死板。使用了较多的高级词汇，如presented potential safety hazard、get out 等；尽量运用了丰富的句式，如定语从句Third, the EXIT signs couldn’t be seen clearly , which presented potential safety hazards；结果状语从句…the sound of the movie was so unclear that I hardly bore it ；同时文章还使用了一些串联成分，如firstly, second等，这些串联词让各个要点更为紧密地结合在一起。以上写作技巧的运用提升了文章的层次，显示了考生具有很强的驾驭语言的能力。
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