河北省辛集中学2020届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

河北辛集中学2017级高三上学期期中考试
高三英语试卷
第一部分 听力理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 (共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?
A.￡19.15. B.￡9.18. C.￡9.15.
答案是C。
1. Why can’t the man lend the woman his notebook?
A. He doesn’t have a notebook.
B. He doesn’t bring it with him.
C. He will need it himself.
2. Where does the man live now?
A. In Washington. B. In New York. C. In Boston.
3. When will the man be in the race?
A. On Wednesday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
4. Why is the woman worried?
A. The repairman will not come on Friday.
B. She can’t hand in her paper on time.
C. She can’t fix the fax machine.
5. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a post office. B. In a bookstore. C. In a supermarket.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料, 回答第6至7题。
6. Why is the man going to the party early?
A. To get a good seat. B. To give a gift to George. C. To help George with the party.
7. When will the woman arrive at the party?
A. At about 2:00. B. At about 2:15. C. At about 2:30.
听第7段材料, 回答第8至9题。
8. What are the speakers discussing?
A. A new employee. B. A building project. C. The man’s retirement.
9. What does the man say about Allison?
A. She will do a good job. B. She is not experienced. C. She is confident about her work.
听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。
10. When will the dining hall close?
A. At about 6:30. B. At about 7:00. C. At about 10:00
11. What does Ann think of the dining hall?
A. Dining hall is worse than home cooking.
B. Dining hall is better than home cooking.
C. Dining hall is as good as home cooking.
12. What will Bill most probably do right now?
A. Order a pizza. B. Cook dinner at home. C. Go to the dining hall.
听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。
13. What does Eddie do?
A. A travel writer. B. A TV reporter. C. A college student.
14. What do we know about Tom Coogan’s latest book?
A. It is his 10th book. B. It is about a horse. C. It took him 16 months.
15. How will Eddie prepare for his talk with Tom Coogan?
A. By watching Tom Coogan’s TV program.
B. By reading Tom Coogan’s latest book.
C By asking the woman questions.
16. Where will Eddie meet Tom Coogan?
A. At Tom Coogan’s house. B. At a TV station. C. At a college.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. Where should the listeners go if they get lost?
A. To the ticket office. B. To the tourist bus. C. To the main gate.
18. What may surprise the listeners?
A. There are people living in the palace.
B. The palace has become a museum.
C. People are dressed in traditional clothes.
19. What should the listeners do before they have their photos taken with the local people?
A. Buy their products.
B. Ask for their permission.
C. Talk with their families.
20. What proper price can you offer if the local people ask you for $20 for their product?
A. $20 B. $14 C. $6
第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节（共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
We have many trips for you to explore the world your way. Our travel ideas are as diverse as the world itself and are designed to let you experience it. Please start with the following four trips.
Athens and Crete Explorer
Visit Greek’s famous capital, Athens, and its largest island, Crete, on this Greece vacation. In Athens, tour the iconic Acropolis and head to nearby Delphi to see the home of the ancient Oracle, before flying to the island of Crete where you can explore its capital, Heraklion, and enjoy its world-famous diet of seafood and cheese.
Duration: 8 Days Prices From: US$ 892
Trip Type: Romance & Honeymoon, Tailor-made Travel Ideas

London for Families
Designed to thrill people of all ages, this family London vacation explores the sights, history and magic of this great city. Visit the world of Harry Potter, the original Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum, and take the Original London Sightseeing Tour.
Duration: 9 Days Prices From: US$ 634
Trip Type: Family Vacations, Stopovers/City Breaks, Tailor-made Travel Ideas

Australia & New Zealand
Explore the two most popular cities of Australia and New Zealand on this air-land tour. Start in Sydney, where you’ll tour the Sydney Opera House, sail across the famous harbour, and see koalas and kangaroos at Taronga Zoo. Then head on to Auckland where you’ll explore the twin harbours, learn about Maori traditions, and enjoy unbeatable views of the landscape.
Duration: 11 Days Prices From: US$ 1,999
Trip Type: Vacation Packages with Airfare

Classic Egypt
This tour is a true classic designed to give the traveler with limited time a superb introduction to the civilization of Ancient Egypt, focusing on the Nile and its importance to the people. The ancient land of Egypt inspires the imagination like no other. Unlock the land of the Pharaohs on this 9 day journey along the Nile.
Duration: 9 Days Prices From: US$ 1,495
Trip Type: Classics (Bestsellers), Tailor-made Travel Ideas


1. Which trip is more likely taken by a newly-married couple?
A. London for Families. B. Australia & New Zealand.
C. Classic Egypt. D. Athens and Crete Explorer.
2. If you are on the trip to London for Families, you will see ________.
A. the ancient Oracle B. the world of Harry Potter
C. koalas and kangaroos D. the ancient land of Egypt
3. From the text, it can be learnt that all the four trips ________.
A. have the same trip type B. take more than one week
C. take more than US$ 1000 D. enjoy their famous diet
4. Where is the text probably taken from?
A. A travel brochure. B. A science fiction. C. A storybook. D. A textbook.
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. B 4. A
【解析】
【分析】
这是一则旅游广告。文章介绍了四个旅游行程。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据Athens and Crete Explorer部分的Trip Type: Romance & Honeymoon, Tailor-made Travel Ideas（旅行类型：浪漫蜜月，量身定做的旅行创意）可推知，新婚夫妇极可能会选择Athens and Crete Explorer（雅典和克里特岛探险家）。故D选项正确。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据London for Families部分的Visit the world of Harry Potter（参观哈利波特的世界）可知，如果参加伦敦的家庭之旅，你会看到哈利波特的世界。故B选项正确。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据四个旅游行程中Duration（持续时间）的介绍信息“Duration: 8 Days ，Duration: 9Days，Duration: 11Days”可知，这四个旅游行程都超过了一周。故B选项正确。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中的We have many trips for you to explore the world your way. Our travel ideas are as diverse as the world itself and are designed to let you experience it. Please start with the following four trips.（我们有很多旅行供您以您的方式探索世界。我们的旅游理念和世界本身一样多样化，旨在让您体验它。请从以下四次旅行开始）可推知，这篇文章可能来自于旅游手册。故A选项正确。
【点睛】阅读是理解的前提和手段；理解是分析、加工和处理信息，是阅读的目的和结果。因此，做阅读理解题时，考生可以先看题目，然后再看文段，这样带着问题去阅读就更有目的性。如第1小题的关键信息是a newly-married couple（新婚夫妇），再结合Athens and Crete Explorer部分的Trip Type: Romance & Honeymoon, Tailor-made Travel Ideas（旅行类型：浪漫蜜月，量身定做的旅行创意），由此推知，新婚夫妇极可能会选择Athens and Crete Explorer（雅典和克里特岛探险家）。故D选项正确。
B
A few hours after my first mission, returning to Earth on the space shuttle Endeavour, I completed all of my medical tests after flight, met with NASA officials, and reunited with my family. Finally, I was alone in my office room in astronaut crew quarters at the Kennedy Space Center, exhausted and ready for bed. And I did what anyone does when they return to their hotel room on a business trip: I turned on the TV. The television news started up: Such and such had happened, people were shocked, blah blah blah. Sports scores. Silly commercials.
It didn’t take more than a minute before I had to turn it off. It felt like my body was rejecting all this input, just as it would reject an organ donation that had the wrong blood type. All of this noise was just completely foreign to who I was—or, more appropriately, who I had become. A few hours before, I had been orbiting Earth, seeing our planet from space, flying the most amazing machine ever built by human hands, working with a team that was the absolute success of human. And now here in my room watching what was being sold as news, and with my newfound perspective, I just could not stomach it. My worldview was changed forever in a profound (深刻的) way.
The biggest change by far and the one for which I will always be most grateful is this big-picture perspective. That will stick with me for the rest of my life.
Whenever I feel the pressure of modern life, the stress about work, or worry about the future, I remember my time in the space station. Back to seeing the sun set Or watching our galaxy rise on the horizon. Or seeing a sea of lightning flash a hundred times a second. Or simply back to floating weightlessly.
When I’m there in my mind and realize how many billions of these beautiful sunsets there have been and will be in the future, the cares of the world just don’t seem that pressing. It goes that, “Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.” Living daily life down here on the planet is so much better with this attitude!
5. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word stomach in paragraph 2?
A. Access. B. Attend.
C. Accept. D. Afford.
6. What is the most important change to the writer?
A. He has a broader view of the world.
B. He doesn’t like watching TV any more.
C. He will always be most grateful for everything.
D. He can fly the most amazing machine by hands.
7. What attitude to life does the writer tend to have?
A. caged bird longs for clouds. B. Live in the present moment.
C. Let bygones be bygones. D. Time works great changes.
【答案】5. C 6. A 7. B
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，讲述了在一次太空之旅后作者对待生活的态度的变化。
【5题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句“It didn’t take more than a minute before I had to turn it off.”以及画线词后的“My worldview was changed forever in a profound (深刻的) way.”可知，我的世界观以一种深刻的方式永远改变了，因此此处是说以我现在的视角，看这种新闻是我无法忍受的，所以不到一分钟我就关掉了电视，由此可知画线词词义为“接受、忍受”，故C项正确。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The biggest change by far and the one for which I will always be most grateful is this big-picture perspective.”可知，作者最重要的改变是他对世界有更广阔的看法，故A项正确。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“It goes that, “Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.” Living daily life down here on the planet is so much better with this attitude!”可知，它说，“不要为将来担心，生活在这个星球上的日常生活是如此的好，这句话表明了作者对待生活的态度是不要担心将来，活在当下，故B项正确。
【点睛】词义猜测题的难度较大，对画线词上下文的理解是关键，例如本篇第1题，根据第二段第一句“It didn’t take more than a minute before I had to turn it off.”，再结合画线词后的“My worldview was changed forever in a profound (深刻的) way.”可知，我的世界观以一种深刻的方式永远改变了，因此此处是说现在我无法忍受看这种新闻，所以不到一分钟我就关掉了电视，由此可知画线词词义为“接受、忍受”。
C
Sales of Apple’s new iPhone 11 in China began on Friday, but were met with a cooler reception from consumers than in previous years. Unlike in previous years, no long lines were seen outside Chinese shops on Friday for the new iPhone, and the product release only made the headlines in a few media outlets.
Huawei unveiled（公布）its Mate 30 smartphone series on Thursday night. Its new devices have won consumers’ hearts at home and abroad. Many compared it with Apple’s new iPhone 11, saying that beats the new iPhone in terms of innovation and quality. One customer surnamed Zhao, an IT specialist who pre-ordered a Mate 30 Pro on Friday, said that he chose Mate 30 without hesitation. Zhao said, “ It’s obvious that Huawei’s new phone with its advanced 5G mode would lead the future global telecommunication market, and its new innovative features in gesture and side control attracted my attention, too.”
In contrast with iPhone 11’s lukewarm（冷淡的）sales, Chinese netizens have engaged in discussions on Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro. An online poll on the Mate 30 and iPhone 11 on Weibo on Friday showed that more than 60 percent of netizens chose the Mate 30, while less than 20 percent chose the iPhone 11. Many chose Huawei not out of patriotism （爱国主义）but for its technology.
Overseas consumers also engaged in active discussions on Huawei’s new flagship devices on technology sites and social media platforms. On Twitter, many netizens said “nice”, “best phone ever” and “my favorite one” on Huawei’s Twitter account. Some netizens in countries like the UK, the Netherlands and Argentina asked when Huawei’s new devices would be released in their countries.
8. How did customers react to Apple’s new product?
A. They thought it was cool to use it.
B. They stood in long lines to purchase it.
C. They thought its quality was worse than before.
D. They were less interested in it than former years.
9. In what aspect is Mate 30 better than iPhone 11 according to paragraph 2?
A. The price and the weight. B. The appearance and the speed.
C. The quality and innovation. D. The service life and function.
10. What does the underlined word “poll” in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Store. B. Vote.
C. Account. D. Exam.
11. What could be the best title for the text?
A. A New Era—5G B. Huawei Is Better than Apple
C. Apple’s New iPhone 11 D. Huawei’s Mate 30 Defeats iPhone 11
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. B 11. D
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇新闻类应用文，主要讲述了比起苹果iPhone11来说，华为Mate30 更受大众的青睐
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段第2句：Unlike in previous years, no long lines were seen outside Chinese shops on Friday for the new iPhone, and the product release only made the headlines in a few media outlets.（与前几年不同的是，上周五在中国的商店外看不到为新iPhone排起的长队，产品发布也只是在几家媒体上登上了头条。）可知，消费者不再热衷于苹果手机。故选D项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段第3句：Many compared it with Apple’s new iPhone 11, saying that beats the new iPhone in terms of innovation and quality.（许多人将其与苹果的新iPhone 11相提并论，称其在创新和质量方面胜过新iPhone。）可知，华为Mate30 在创新和质量方面比苹果iPhone 11有优势。故选C项。
【10题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在句子：An online poll on the Mate 30 and iPhone 11 on Weibo on Friday showed that more than 60 percent of netizens chose the Mate 30, while less than 20 percent chose the iPhone 11.后半部分的描述：超过60%的网民选择了Mate30，而选择iPhone 11的不到20%。可知，大家在网络投票。因此poll与vote同义。故选B项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章体裁为新闻类应用文，主要讲述了比起苹果iPhone 11来说，华为Mate30 更受大众的青睐。因此选项D Huawei’s Mate 30 Defeats iPhone 11符合标题。故选D项。
【点睛】词义猜测题—上下文语境解题法
这类问题主要考查学生两方面能力。根据上下文推测和判断生词、短语或句子在阅读材料中的含义，即利用我们所熟悉的词或短语和上下文中的已知部分进行逻辑上的推理，有时还需依靠常识和经验。比如文章第3小题：
3. What does the underlined word “poll” in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Store. B. Vote. C. Account. D. Exam.
根据题目定位回原文发现划线单词所在句为：An online poll on the Mate 30 and iPhone 11 on Weibo on Friday showed that more than 60 percent of netizens chose the Mate 30, while less than 20 percent chose the iPhone 11.原句之后有宾语从句作为解释其具体内容：超过60%的网民选择了Mate30，而选择iPhone 11的不到20%。因此结合上下文语境和常识判断，an online poll应为网络投票的意思。因此，poll 的同义词应为选项B vote。
D
Garbage sorting has become a hot issue around China, especially after Shanghai began carrying out a regulation on July 1.
Beijing, as a forerunner in environmental protection, has thus been expected to follow suit. The capital of the country has long been campaigning for sorting and recycling household waste, as part of its environmental drive for sustainable growth, local media reported.
The current regulation gives garbage sorting responsibilities to government departments, property management groups and other organizations. It also gives rules for companies, outlining how they’re responsible for waste collection, transportation and treatment. Only individuals are not subject to responsibilities.
The long-awaited revision will soon change the situation, “Taking out the trash without sorting it properly will be illegal,” said Sun Xinjun, director of the Beijing Commission of Urban Management. In Shanghai, violators are now fined up to 200 yuan ($30)for trash-sorting violations. The maximum fine in Beijing will not be less than that, he said.
The Beijing city government first set out to promote garbage sorting in 2009. Authorities have since called on citizens to sort their household waste into four types-recyclable waste, kitchen trash, dangerous waste and others-and leave it in a corresponding dustbin or trash can. Blue-colored dustbins signify items within are recyclable, green represents kitchen trash, red corresponds to dangerous materials and grey to other waste.
To promote the awareness of garbage sorting and expand the base of participants, authorities have employed workers to help residents on the spot. With intelligent devices, those who throw in recyclable waste at given sites will be rewarded with bonus points, which can be used to buy daily goods. At some communities, there are no color-coded dustbins. Instead, a scheduled garbage collection service is offered to help improve the environment. In other communities, workers offer a door-to-door service to collect recyclables or kitchen waste.
Beijing Environmental Sanitation Engineering Group has been promoting new garbage sorting facilities such as recycling cabinets and smart kitchen waste trash cans since 2016, Xinhua News Agency reported. Nearly 26,000 metric tons of household waste is generated across Beijing on a daily basis and 29 terminal garbage disposal facilities are working at full capacity. Nearly 9.3 million tons of household waste was processed in the city last year.
12. According to the passage, which dustbins should some used coke cans be thrown into?
A. Grey-colored dustbins. B. Red-colored dustbins.
C. Green-colored dustbins. D. Blue-colored dustbins.
13. We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. new technology has been applied to help deal with garbage
B. Beijing carried out a more severe rule on garbage sorting than Shanghai
C. the change of the current regulation has aroused objection among citizens
D. the amount of household waste in Beijing is far from something disturbing
14. What is the best title for the text?
A. How to Sort Garbage in China B. The Current Regulation in Beijing
C. Garbage Collection in Beijing D. Waste Recycling Project Counts
15. The passage can be sorted as ________.
A. a book review B. a travel brochure
C. an environment report D. a geography essay
【答案】12. D 13. A 14. C 15. C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文，介绍了垃圾分类在北京的实施情况。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“Blue-colored dustbins signify items within are recyclable,”可知，蓝色垃圾箱装的是可回收垃圾，而用过的可乐罐属于可回收垃圾，应投入蓝色垃圾箱内，故D项正确。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“With intelligent devices, those who throw in recyclable waste at given sites will be rewarded with bonus points”可知，有了智能设备，那些将垃圾投入到指定垃圾箱的市民将获得奖励积分，由此可知，新技术已应用于帮助处理垃圾，故A项正确。
【14题详解】
主题大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第二段中的“Beijing, as a forerunner in environmental protection, has thus been expected to follow suit.”可知，本文主要介绍了垃圾分类在北京的实施情况，故C项正确。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍的是垃圾分类在北京的实施情况，这属于环保话题，因此文章可能是一份环境报告，故C项正确。
【点睛】文章标题形式的主旨大意题难度较大，被选选项一定要全面地概括出文章内容，因此抓住主题句的关键词尤为重要，例如本篇第3题，通读全文，特别是根据第二段中的“Beijing, as a forerunner in environmental protection, has thus been expected to follow suit.”可知，本文主要介绍了垃圾分类在北京的实施情况，因此文章标题一定反映出北京和垃圾分类两个方面，故C项（北京的垃圾收集/分类）作标题最能概括出全文内容。
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。
You may have grown up living with lots of siblings, or this may be your first time sharing your living space with someone else. ____16____ Follow these tips to make sure you and your roommate keep things pleasant and supportive throughout the year (or even years)!
Be clear about your expectations from the beginning. Do you know in advance that you hate it when someone hits the snooze button (贪睡闹铃) fifteen times every morning? That you’re a neat freak (怪人)? That you need ten minutes to yourself before talking to anyone after you wake up? ____17____ It’s not fair to expect him or her to pick up on them right away, and communicating what you need is one of the best ways to avoid problems before they become problems.
Address problems when they’re little. Is your roommate always forgetting her things for the shower, and taking yours? ____18____ Addressing things that annoy you while they’re still little can help your roommate be aware of something she may not otherwise know. And addressing little things is much easier than addressing them after they’ve become big.
___19___ This may seem simple, but it’s probably one of the biggest reasons why roommates experience conflict. Don’t think he’ll mind if you borrow his shoes for a quick soccer game? For all you know, you just stepped over an uncrossable line. Don’t borrow, use, or take anything without getting permission first.
Be mindful of who you bring into your room-and how often. ____20____ But your roommate may not. Be mindful of how often you bring people over. If your roommate studies best in the quiet, and you study best in a group, can you alternate who hits the library and who gets the room?
A. Be open to new ideas and experiences.
B. Respect all the things that belong to your roommate.
C. You may love having your study group into your room.
D. Expect to learn, grow and change during the time in the college.
E. Are your clothes being borrowed faster than you can wash them?
F. Let your roommate know as soon as you can about your little preferences.
G. Having a roommate can be both a challenge and a great part of your college experience.
【答案】16. G 17. F
18. E 19. B
20. C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文，介绍了和室友相处得愉快的几点建议。
【16题详解】
根据空后的“Follow these tips to make sure you and your roommate keep things pleasant and supportive throughout the year (or even years)!”可知，遵循这些建议，确保你和你的室友在一年（甚至几年）中保持愉快和支持！此处应该会提到与室友同住，这样才会引出下文的建议，故G项（与室友同住既是一个挑战，也是你大学生活的重要组成部分）符合语境。
【17题详解】
空前的几个问句是关于个人喜好的，再根据空后的“communicating what you need is one of the best ways to avoid problems before they become problems.”可知，在问题发展成为问题之前，与室友交流你的需求是避免问题的最好方法之一，因此此处说的是尽早与室友交流你的个人喜好以避免问题的出现，故F项（尽快让你的室友知道你的小喜好）符合语境。
【18题详解】
根据空前的“Is your roommate always forgetting her things for the shower, and taking yours? ”可知，你的室友总是忘记带她的洗浴用品而拿了你的吗？此处承接上文，提到一个并列的问题，E项（你的衣服被借走的速度比你洗的速度快吗？）符合语境。
【19题详解】
此处为本段主题句，根据本段内容，特别是根据“Don’t borrow, use, or take anything without getting permission first.”可知，未经允许，不要借用、使用或拿走室友的任何东西，因此本段主要讲的是要尊重室友的私人物品，故B项（尊重所有属于你室友的东西）符合语境。
【20题详解】
根据空前的“Be mindful of who you bring into your room-and how often.”可知，注意你带谁来房间以及频率，空后又说但你的室友可能不（喜欢），But表明此处与空后形成转折关系，此处说的是你可能喜欢带别人来你们的房间，故C项（你可能喜欢你的学习小组进入你的房间）符合语境。
【点睛】在七选五的解题过程中，像but, yet, however等表示转折关系的词语往往是重要线索，例如本篇第5题。空前说注意你带谁来房间以及频率，根据空后的“But your roommate may not.”可知，但你的室友可能不（喜欢），But表明此处与空后形成转折关系，因此此处说的是你可能喜欢带别人来你和室友共同的房间，故C项（你可能喜欢你的学习小组进入你的房间）符合语境。
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题l．5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We love letters. Just as John Donne, a poet, ____21____ it, “Letters, to me and my friends mean ____22____ greetings; they get souls together. Thanks to letters, friends who are ____23____ speak.” He wrote these words nearly 400 years ago. Today, in the age of instant text message, social media, and email, they ____24____ ring truer than ever, because writing or receiving a letter has become such a ____25____ event.
A UK-wide survey undertaken by Sunday Times suggests that one in four of us has not ____26____ a letter for at least 10 years. That’s ten years without the bitter-sweet ____27____ of pacing the floor waiting for the ____28____; ten years without recognizing the handwriting on the envelope and eagerly ____29____ the letter to read its content.
We _____30_____ not get them any more, but we still love handwritten letters. In the same survey, one third of _____31_____people interviewed say that they _____32_____ the content of sentimental (充满情感的) letters. Shouldn’t we make _____33_____ to give our friends and families what they will treasure forever? Ann Bickley went online in 2013 and offered to handwrite a letter to anyone who _____34_____ her. Her website received 50,000 _____35_____ in its first three months. Five years later, she is still the main _____36_____ behind one-million-lovely-letter.com and has personally written 4,000 letters offering hope and _____37_____ to strangers.
The thought behind a letter _____38_____ as much as its contents. “I never tell anyone that _____39_____ is going to be OK,” Ann Bickley says, “I am letting someone know that there is someone in the world who_____40_____them.”
Who wouldn’t love to receive a letter like that? Let’s get writing!
21. A. made B. put C. helped D. managed
22. A. rather than B. less than C. more than D. other than
23. A. absent B. active C. amused D. admirable
24. A. also B. yet C. already D. still
25. A. popular B. common C. rare D. simple
26. A. received B. sent C. written D. rejected
27. A. success B. pleasure C. concern D. calmness
28. A. engineer B. doctor C. police D. postman
29. A. seizing B. tearing C. hiding D. carrying
30. A. can B. must C. may D. shall
31. A. American B. Chinese C. Australian D. British
32. A. forget B. change C. remember D. notice
33. A. money B. room C. history D. time
34. A. contacted B. interviewed C. consulted D. admired
35. A. guests B. visitors C. friends D. partners
36. A. force B. strength C. source D. energy
37. A. effort B. comfort C. surprise D. experience
38. A. educates B. guides C. matters D. rewards
39. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
40. A. looks after B. cares about C. struggles for D. agrees with
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. C 31. D 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. B 36. A 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. B
【解析】
本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，讲述了在如今的信息时代，人们已经很少写信了，但百万可爱信网的安·比克利仍然坚持写信给陌生人带去希望和安慰，她从不在信中劝别人，她只是以这种方法让这个人知道世界上还有人关心他。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：正如诗人约翰唐恩所说：“信，对我和我的朋友来说，不仅仅是问候；它们能使灵魂相聚，多亏了信，我们才能和见不到面的朋友说话。”A. made制作；B. put表达；C. helped帮助；D. managed管理。空后是诗人约翰唐恩说的话，just as one puts it表示“正如某人所说”，故B项正确。
【22题详解】
考查固定短语词义辨析。句意同上。A. rather than而不是；B. less than少于；C. more than不只是、超出；D. other than除了。根据空后的“they get souls together.”可知，唐恩说信不仅仅是问候；它们能使灵魂相聚，故C项正确。
【23题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. absent缺席、不在场的；B. Active积极的；C. amused愉悦的；D. admirable钦佩的。根据常识可知，信能让我们和见不到面的朋友说话，此处用absent表示“见不到面的”，故A项正确。
【24题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：如今，在即时短信、社交媒体和电子邮件的时代，它们仍然比以往任何时候都更真实，因为写信或收到信件已经成为一种罕见的事件。A. also也；B. yet然而；C. already已经；D. still仍然。根据空后的原因可知，即使在信息时代，信给人的感觉仍然很真实，故D项正确。
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. popular受欢迎的；B. common通常的；C. rare稀有的、罕见的；D. simple简单的。根据常识可知，由于即时短信、社交媒体和点在邮件的广泛应用，人们很少写信了，因此写信和收信已经成了一件稀罕事，故C项正确。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：星期日泰晤士报在英国进行的一项调查显示，我们当中四分之一的人至少有10年没有收到过一封信。A. received收到；B. sent发送；C. written写；D. rejected反对。在如今的信息时代，几乎已经没有人写信了，所以我们自然是没有收到过信，故A项正确。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这十年里，没有在地板上踱来踱去等邮递员的苦涩甜蜜的快乐；没有看到过信封上的字迹，也没有急切地撕开信读它的内容。A. success成功；B. pleasure快乐、愉悦；C. concern关心；D. calmness冷静。收到来信的感觉是快乐的，故B项正确。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. engineer工程师；B. doctor医生；C. police警察；D. postman邮递员。送信的自然是邮递员，故D项正确。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. seizing抓住；B. tearing撕；C. hiding藏；D. carrying拿走。根据空后的“to read its content”可知，撕开信封才能读到信里面的内容，故B项正确。
【30题详解】
考查情态动词辨析。句意：我们可能很久没收到信了，但我们仍然喜欢手写信。A. can能；B. must必须；C. may也许、可能；D. shall将。现在已经很少有人写信了，所以我们可能很久没收到信了，故C项正确。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在同一项调查中，三分之一接受采访的英国人说，他们仍然记得那些感情真挚的信的内容。A. American美国的；B. Chinese中国的；C. Australian澳大利亚的；D. British英国的。上文说这项调查是在英国进行的，受访的自然是英国人，故D项正确。
32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. forget忘记；B. change改变；C. remember记得；D. notice注意到。上文说我们仍然喜欢手写的信，所以仍然会记得那些感情真挚的信的内容，故C项正确。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：难道我们不应该腾出时间给我们的朋友和家人他们将永远珍惜的东西吗？A. money金钱； B. room空间；C. history历史；D. time时间。上文说人们仍然会记得那些感情真挚的信的内容，所以我们应该花时间给朋友和家人写信，故D项正确。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：安·比克利2013年上网，主动提出要给任何与她联系的人手写一封信。A. contacted联系；B. interviewed采访；C. consulted咨询；D. admired钦佩。根据常识可知，一个人应该是给与自己有联系的人写信，故A项正确。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的网站在最初的三个月里接待了50000名访客。A. guests客人；B. visitors访客；C. friends朋友；D. partners伙伴。去别人的网站的人应该是访客，故B项正确。
【36题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：5年后的今天，她仍然是百万可爱信网背后的主力，已经亲自写了4000封信，为陌生人带来希望和安慰。A. force力量；B. strength力气；C. source来源；D. energy精力。空后说她已经为百万可爱信网写了4000封信，由此可见，她是该网站的主力，故A项正确。
【37题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. effort努力；B. comfort安慰；C. surprise惊喜；D. experience经验。根据空前的“hope”可知，她写信给陌生人带来希望和安慰，故B项正确。
【38题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一封信背后的想法和它的内容一样重要。A. educates教育：B. guides指导；C. matters有关系、重要；D. rewards奖赏。根据空后安·比克利说的话可知，此处是说一封信背后的想法和信的内容一样重要，故C项正确。
【39题详解】
考查代词词义辨析。句意：我从不劝任何人一切都会好起来的。A. nothing什么都没有；B. anything任何事物；C. something某物；D. everything一切。安慰别人最常见的一句话是“一切都会好起来的”，但安·比克利从不这样安慰别人，故D项正确。
【40题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我只是让他知道世界上还有人关心他。A. looks after照顾；B. cares about关心、在意；C. struggles for为……奋斗；D. agrees with和……意见一致。安·比克利
从不在信中安慰别人，她只是以这种方式让这个人知道世界上还有人关心他，故B项正确。
第二节 语法填空（共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一词或者所给词的适当形式。
41. No official _______________________ (permit) has been given for the event to take place.
42. The exercises are designed __________________________ (strong) your stomach muscles.
43. Computers account _______________ 5% of the country’s commercial electricity consumption.
44. The cuckoo _________________ (lay) its eggs in other birds’ nests the other day.
45. It began to thunder in _______________ distance, and a black cloud spread over the sky.
46. They had an _____________________ (argue) with the waiter about the bill.
47. I would rather you _____________________ (tell) him the truth yesterday.
48. He said he really ___________________ (regret) making such comment on the case.
49. The time has changed and our approaches to _______________________ (communicate) with children must change as well.
50. Things are not so bad as they seem. There is always someone ____________________ (badly) off than you.
【答案】41. permission
42. to strengthen
43. for 44. laid
45. the 46. argument
47. had told
48. regretted
49. communicating
50. worse
【解析】
本题考查学生的语法应用能力和词汇应用能力。
【41题详解】
考查名词。句意:该活动尚未得到官方的批准。分析可知，空前official为形容词，所填空应用名词形式。permit，动词，意为“允许”，名词形式为permission。故填permission。
【42题详解】
考查固定结构和动词不定式。句意：这些运动旨在增强你的腹肌。分析可知，be designed to do ,为固定结构，意为“为……而设计”，因此所填词应用动词不定式to do。strong, 形容词，意为“强壮的”，动词形式为strengthen，意为“加强；增强”。故填to strengthen。
【43题详解】
考查介词和固定结构。句意：计算机占全国商业用电量的5%。分析可知，所填词应与之前的account搭配构成固定结构，account for, 意为“（比例）占”，符合句意。故填for。
【44题详解】
考查动词和时态。句意：杜鹃前几天在别的鸟巢里下蛋。分析可知，所填空应为动词，与之后的its eggs 搭配，意为“下蛋”，the other day “几天以前”，因此时态为一般过去时。故填laid。
【45题详解】
考查冠词。句意：远处开始打雷了，天空中乌云密布。分析可知，distance名词前缺少冠词。in the distance, 固定结构，意为“在远处”，故填the。
【46题详解】
考查名词。句意：他们和服务员就账单发生了争执。分析可知，an 之后接名词，argue，动词，意为“争论；辩论”，名词形式为argument。“have an argument with sb. about sth”意为与某人争论某事。故填argument。
【47题详解】
考查时态和虚拟语气。句意：我宁愿你昨天就告诉他真相。分析可知，“would rather sb. did/had done ”为虚拟语气结构。由yesterday判断与过去事实相反，因此动词应用had done结构。故填had told。
【48题详解】
考查时态。句意：他说他真的很后悔对这个案子做出这样的评论。分析可知，所填空所在句为宾语从句，该空在从句中作谓语，由之前的谓语said 判断为过去时。故填regretted。
【49题详解】
考查动名词和固定结构。句意：时代变了，我们与孩子沟通的方式也必须改变。分析可知，approaches to+v-ing，意为“做某事的方法”，to 为介词，因此应用动名词作宾语。故填communicating。
【50题详解】
考查副词比较级。句意：事情并不像看上去的那么糟。总有比你更惨的人。分析可知，之后的than决定应用比较级形式，badly比较级为worse。故填worse。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错(共l0小题；每小题l分，满分l0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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处中加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。
Last summer, I got a part-time job as a waiter. I worked hard and very helpful. Everyone in a restaurant including some regular customer liked me. One day, a foreign couple in their fifties entered into the restaurant. I was happy to have a chance to practise their spoken English. I went up to greet them warm. After I took their order, I told them their food will be served quickly because we Chinese respected the elderly. Heard my words, a look of displeasure appeared on the wife’s face. Seeing my confusing look, her husband explained to me the westerners disliked the description “old”. I apologized to them but realized the importance of knowing cultural differences.
【答案】1.and后加was
2.a→the
3.customer→customers
4.去掉into
5.their→my
6.warm→warmly
7.will→would
8.Heard→Hearing
9.confusing→confused
10.but→and
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在餐馆作兼职工作的经历—在招待一对外国夫妇就餐的时候意识到了文化的差异。
【详解】1.考查句子结构。句意：我工作很努力，也很乐于助人。分析可知，very helpful 为形容词词组，应作表语，句子结构不完整。需要添加be动词才能与之前的动词短语worked hard 为并列结构，同一个主语I。根据时态为一般过去时，故在and后加was。
2.考查冠词。句意：餐厅里的每个人，包括一些老主顾都喜欢我。分析可知，此处的restaurant为作者之前提及的作为兼职服务员的餐馆，应用定冠词the 表示特指。故将a改为the。
3.考查名词复数。句意：餐厅里的每个人，包括一些老主顾都喜欢我。分析可知，customer 之前有some修饰，应用复数形式。故将customer改为customers。
4.考查介词。句意：有一天，一对五十多岁的外国夫妇走进了这家餐馆。分析可知，enter 为及物动词，之后直接接宾语即可，无需介词into。 故将into删除。
5.考查形容词性物主代词。句意：我很高兴有机会练习我英语口语。分析可知，练习英语口语的应是作者本人，因此spoken English之前的形容词性物主代词应是第一人称。故将their改为my。
6.考查副词。句意：我走上前去热情地迎接他们。分析可知，“热情地”应用副词作状语。故将warm改为warmly。
7.考查情态动词和时态。句意：在我为他们点餐后，我告诉他们他们的食物会很快上桌，因为我们中国人尊重老人。所在句为宾语从句，之前的谓语动词为told过去时，因此从句应用相应过去时。故将will改为would。
8.考查非谓语。句意：听了我的话，妻子脸上露出了不悦的表情。分析可知，句中的谓语动词为appeared,“hear my words”，应是分词作状语，主语“a look of displeasure”指客人的不满意的表情，因此可以判断应用现在分词作状语。故将Heard改为Hearing。
9.考查形容词。句意：看到我困惑的表情，她丈夫向我解释说，西方人不喜欢“老”这个词。分析可知，confuse 动词，意为“使感到困惑”，其形容词有confused（感到困惑的），修饰人；confusing（令人困惑的），修饰物。之后的look, 指“我的表情”，当修饰与人相关的词时，也用-ed形式的形容词修饰，如look，expression，voice等。故将confusing 改为confused。
10.考查连词。句意：我向他们道歉，意识到了解文化差异的重要性分析可知，apologized 与之后的动词realized为并列谓语，且为顺承递进关系，应用and连接。故将but改为and。
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
52.假定你是李华，暑期在英国旅游时得到当地导游Mr. Smith的悉心照顾,回国后给他写一封邮件表达谢意。
主要内容：1.回忆旅行中美好时光; 2.遇到的困难和帮助；3.邀请他来中国旅游。
注意：1）词数100 左右（开头已给，不计入总词数）；
2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Smith,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Smith,
I’m writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for your help while I was traveling in England during summer vocation.
It is your detailed and humorous introduction that enables me to have a deeper insight into British culture and have a wonderful time there. I am also deeply impressed by your sincere help to get me some medicine when I caught a cold and your perfect advice in choosing gifts for my family.
Thanks again for all your efforts! I do hope someday you’ll come to China and let me show you around my hometown.
Yours,
Lihua
【解析】
【分析】
本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生写一封邮件，表达对朋友的感谢以及邀请来中国旅游。
【详解】第一步：审题
体裁：应用文
时态：根据提示，时态应为一般现在时和一般将来时。
结构：三段式结构。第一段表达感谢；第二段描述旅途回忆（介绍文化；遇到困难；提供帮助）；第三段提出邀请，并以此为大纲进行写作。
要求：1.表达感谢(express my heartfelt gratitude)
2. 1)回忆旅行中美好时光; (introduction; British culture; have a wonderful time)
2)遇到的困难和帮助；(caught a cold; advice for choosing gifts)
3.邀请他来中国旅游。(show you around China)
第二步:列提纲 （重点词组）
express my gratitude; enable sb. to do; have a deeper insight into; have a wonderful time; be deeply impressed by ; show sb. around sp.
第三步：连词成句
1. I’m writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for your help while I was traveling in England during summer vocation.
2. It is your detailed and humorous introduction that enables me to have a deeper insight into British culture and have a wonderful time there.
3. I am also deeply impressed by your sincere help to get me some medicine when I caught a cold and your perfect advice in choosing gifts for my family.
4. I do hope someday you’ll come to China and let me show you around my hometown.
根据提示及关键词（组）进行遣词造句，注意主谓一致和时态问题。
第四步：连句成篇（衔接词）
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，
第五步：润色修改
【点睛】范文内容完整，要点全面，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当，上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系。
作者在范文中使用了主从复合句，如：
1)I’m writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for your help while I was traveling in England during summer vocation.
2)I am also deeply impressed by your sincere help to get me some medicine when I caught a cold and your perfect advice in choosing gifts for my family.
这两句分别使用了while引导的时间状语从句和when引导的时间状语从句。
作者同时使用了强调句式：
1) It is your detailed and humorous introduction that enables me to have a deeper insight into British culture and have a wonderful time there.
2)I do hope someday you’ll come to China and let me show you around my hometown.
1)句使用了强调句式it is ……that 结构。
2)句使用了 “do” 强调谓语。
此外，作者使用了较好的词组搭配：express my gratitude; enable sb. to do; have a deeper insight into; have a wonderful time; be deeply impressed by ; show sb. around sp.
全文中没有中国式英语的句式，显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。另外，文章思路清晰、层次分明，上下句转换自然，为文章增色添彩。