重庆市第一中学2020届高三上学期期中考试英语试题


2019年重庆一中髙2020级高三上期半期考试
英语测试试题卷
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第一部分 听力 （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。
1. How does the man want to travel around the world?
A. By car. B. By plane. C. By boat.
2. What did the woman study in college?
A. Business. B. Art. C. Spanish.
3. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A robbery. B. A friend. C. A new bag.
4. What made the man feel embarrassed?
A. His unsuitable clothing.
B. His rude words.
C. His joke.
5. What does the man think of his new place?
A. It’s quite big.
B. It’s too costly.
C. Ifs inconvenient.
第二节（共15小题海小题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和第7两个小题。
6. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At an airport. B. Near an opera house. C. In a travel agency.
7. What will the woman do next?
A. Fill in a form. B. Call her friend. C. Check her e-mail.
听第7段材料，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. What is the feature of Sutton Outdoor Preschool?
A. It’s an outdoor-only school. B. It accepts kids under 3. C. It has a long history.
9. How old is John?
A. 3 years old. B. 4 years old. C. 5 years old.
听第8段材料，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. TV host and guest. C. Teacher and student.
11. What language is the woman studying now?
A. Spanish. B. French. C. English.
12. What helped the woman the most in learning foreign languages?
A. Watching TV.
B. Listening to the radio.
C. Traveling to the foreign countries.
听第9段材料，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. What is the man?
A. A musician. B. A student. C. A journalist.
14. Who can join the orchestra this year?
A. Those who major in music.
B. Those who take three music courses.
C. Those who are expert at one instrument.
15. Why does the man talk with the woman?
A. To report this week’s concert.
B. To apply to join the orchestra.
C. To get some background knowledge.
16. What does the man actually need?
A. Some professional opinions.
B. A young musician’s point of view.
C. The woman’s advice about the school paper.
听第10段材料，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. Where did Wife Carrying start?
A. In America. B. In Finland, C. In Britain.
18. What can the winner get?
A. A belt. B. A mobile phone. C. A helmet.
19. When did the North American Championship begin?
A. In 1992. B. In 1995. C. In 1999.
20. What is the rule of the Championship?
A. The male can wear a belt.
B. Teammates should be legally married.
C. Minimum weight limit is set for the female.
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。
A
The Grand Canyon (美国大峡谷) is an unfolding mystery. No photograph, however stunning, can do justice to the Grand Canyon. No account, however expressive, can describe it in sufficient detail. To appreciate its marvel, you must see it for yourself. To get you started on your journey, here are several things you’ll want to know before you go.
Crowds
About 6 million people visit the Grand Canyon each year. Fortunately, the park is spread over about 2,000 square miles, so there’s plenty of chance for peace and privacy. There are several ways to avoid the crowds. First, visit the park in spring, fall or winter. Second, avoid the busy South Rim in favor of the more peaceful North Rim. Remember, about 12 people die each year in the Grand Canyon. Causes of death include drowning, falling, overheating and “killfies” — selfie-related deaths.
Internet and cellphone
There is spotty internet and cellphone coverage in the North Rim and South Rim visitor centers and in some of the larger hotels, including El Tovar and Grand Canyon Lodge. But if you venture inside the canyon and wander in places such as Tuweep Campground, assume you’ll be isolated. Always inform a friend or family member about where you’re going and for how long.
Railway
Since the late 1800s, the Grand Canyon railway has carried passengers from Williams, Arizona to the South Rim’s train station. It’s a pleasant ride through Ponderosa pine forests and wide-open grasslands. You won’t see the canyon from the train.
Skywalk
In 2007 the Hualapai tribe (部落) approved the construction of Skywalk, a bridge with a glass walkway sticking out 70 feet into the canyon, at Eagle Point in Grand Canyon West. Tickets start at $69 per person, which includes shuttle bus service and access to Guano Point, Eagle Point and Hualapai Ranch viewpoints.
1. According to the passage, when is the busiest season for the Grand Canyon?
A. Spring. B. Summer.
C. Autumn. D. Winter.
2. Cellphone signals can be picked up in the following places EXCEPT ________
A. Visitor centers. B. El Tover.
C. Grand Canyon Lodge. D. Tuweep Campground.
3. How can you enjoy the view of the Grand Canyon to the fullest?
A. By visiting South Rim when it is hot and sunny.
B. By posting selfies on social media websites while visiting.
C. By taking the pleasant train ride across the canyon.
D. By walking on a glass walkway at Eagle Point.
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是说明文。本文讲述了在参观美国大峡谷之前需要提前了解到的注意事项。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据Crowds部分中的There are several ways to avoid the crowds. First, visit the park in spring, fall or winter.（有几种方法可以避开人群。首先，在春天，秋天或冬天参观公园）可推知，夏天应该是最繁忙的季节，人会很多。故选B。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据Internet and cellphone部分中的But if you venture inside the canyon and wander in places such as Tuweep Campground, assume you’ll be isolated. Always inform a friend or family member about where you’re going and for how long.（如果你在峡谷里冒险，在图贝姆野营地之类的地方漫步，你就会觉得自己被孤立了。经常告诉你的朋友或家人你要去哪里，要去多久）可推知，图贝姆野营地可能接收不到手机信号。故选D。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据Skywalk部分中的In 2007 the Hualapai tribe (部落) approved the construction of Skywalk, a bridge with a glass walkway sticking out 70 feet into the canyon, at Eagle Point in Grand Canyon West.（2007年，华拉派部落批准了人行天桥的建设，这座桥位于大峡谷西部的鹰角，有一条70英尺长的玻璃栈道伸入峡谷）可知，位于大峡谷西部的鹰角的人行天桥是一条伸入峡谷的玻璃栈道。由此推知，走在鹰角的玻璃栈道上，你可以尽情享受大峡谷的美景。故选D。
【点睛】做阅读理解推理判断题要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据。如第1小题，According to the passage, when is the busiest season for the Grand Canyon?要求根据短文，推断出什么时候是大峡谷最繁忙的季节。根据Crowds部分中的There are several ways to avoid the crowds. First, visit the park in spring, fall or winter.（有几种方法可以避开人群。首先，在春天，秋天或冬天参观公园）可推知，夏天应该是最繁忙的季节，人会很多。A. Spring春天；B. Summer夏天；C. Autumn秋天；D. Winter冬天。故选B。
B
There it was. A test of will power. I’m on a special diet with foods carefully selected for balanced nutrition and caloric value. A piece of cheese cake is not an option. So here was my dilemma: Should I not eat the cheese cake, feel dissatisfied and take out my frustration on the annoyingly skinny physical instructor at the gym? Or should I eat the cheese cake and work off the calories?
The latter seemed like a win-win solution. Not only would I get to enjoy the cheese cake, but I’d get an exercise session. And then it hit me: a delicate plan to use my cheese cake as an exercise incentive. I plated a thin slice of cheese cake and carefully walked it up the stairs and set it on my bedside table with a small fork. I put on my exercise outfit and went downstairs.
The appeal of the cheese cake got stronger so I launched my plan: I would run up and down the stairs and then back up again. My reward: one small bite of cheese cake. If I wanted another, I’d have to run down and up and down and up again. Off I went. Ah, creamy vanilla goodness without guilt. I wanted another bite so I quickly sprinted through another stair climbing run.
Admittedly, it is harder to enjoy the creaminess of the cheese cake when my tongue was dry from over-breathing. I placed a bottle of water next to the cake.
Down and up and down and up again. When I struggled over to the cheese cake, my hand bypassed the plate and went for the water instead. I didn’t want the cake any more. I wanted all this sweat and effort to do more than cancel the calories from cheese cake. I was exhausted and sure the cheese cake tasted fine but just not good enough to make me run up and down the stairs one more time.
My plan worked. Now, any time I felt tempted to indulge in a former favorite, I remembered my stairs trick.
4. What can we infer about the author from paragraph 1?
A. She has weak will power.
B. She is bad-tempered and very critical.
C She needs assistance with making the choice.
D. She hesitated over eating something against her diet.
5. What does the underlined word “incentive” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Motivation. B. Excuse.
C. Substitute. D. Companion.
6. What do we learn about the author’s plan?
A. It involved much energy consumption.
B. It rid the cake of the pleasant taste.
C. It changed the author’s preference for food.
D. It was exhausting and caused suffering.
7. What may be the best title for the passage?
A. A costly dilemma.
B. An evil cheese cake.
C. A trick that worked.
D. A sweating experience.
【答案】4. D 5. A 6. A 7. C
【解析】
本文是记叙文。作者非常在意食物的营养和热量值均衡，当面对并不是作者首选的美味的奶酪蛋糕时，作者陷入了两难的境地。后来，她想到一个巧妙的计划，用奶酪蛋糕作为锻炼的动力，通过反复的操作后，作者感觉奶酪蛋糕的诱惑没有开始那么大了，不想再吃蛋糕了。现在，每当她想沉溺于以前的最爱，她就想起了这个微妙的计划。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中的A piece of cheese cake is not an option. So here was my dilemma: Should I not eat the cheese cake, feel dissatisfied and take out my frustration on the annoyingly skinny physical instructor at the gym? Or should I eat the cheese cake and work off the calories?（奶酪蛋糕不是应该的选择。因此我陷入两难之地：我应该不吃奶酪蛋糕，感到不满足，然后把我的不满发泄在健身房里讨厌的瘦教练身上?还是我应该吃奶酪蛋糕，再消耗掉这些卡路里?）可推知，当面对并不是作者应该选吃的美味的奶酪蛋糕时，作者陷入了两难的境地。由此可知，她对吃违背她的健康饮食的东西时犹豫不决。故选D。
【5题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第三段中的My reward: one small bite of cheese cake.（我的奖励是：一小口奶酪蛋糕）可推知，划线词所在句And then it hit me: a delicate plan to use my cheese cake as an exercise incentive.句意为“然后我突然想到了一个巧妙的计划：用奶酪蛋糕作为锻炼的奖励”。结合选项：A. Motivation动力；B. Excuse借口；C. Substitute代用品；D. Companion同伴。故选A。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的I wanted all this sweat and effort to do more than cancel the calories from cheese cake. I was exhausted and sure the cheese cake tasted fine but just not good enough to make me run up and down the stairs one more time.（我希望所有的汗水和努力不仅仅是抵消奶酪蛋糕的热量。我累坏了，奶酪蛋糕尝起来味道不错，但还不足以让我在楼梯上跑上跑下）可知，作者的这个计划，消耗了她很多热量，把她累坏了。故选A。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段中的And then it hit me: a delicate plan to use my cheese cake as an exercise incentive.（然后我想到了一个巧妙的计划：用奶酪蛋糕作为锻炼的奖励）及最后一段中的My plan worked.（我的计划奏效了）可知，作者主要介绍了自己面对饮食诱惑时想到的一个巧妙的计划。由此可知，C项A trick that worked（一个有效的伎俩）适合做本文最佳标题。故选C。
C
Children with attention problems in early childhood were 40% less likely to graduate from high school, says a new study from Duke University.
The study included 386 kindergarteners from schools in the Fast Track Project, a multi-site clinical trial in the U.S. that in 1991 began tracking how children developed across their lives. With this study, researchers examined early academic attention and socio-emotional skills and how each contributed to academic success into young adulthood. They found that early attention skills were the most consistent predictor of academic success, and that likability by peers (同龄人) also had a modest effect on academic performance.
By fifth grade, children with early attention difficulties had lower grades and reading achievement scores than their peers. As fifth-graders, children with early attention problems obtained average reading scores at least 3% lower and grades at least 8% lower than those of their peers. This was after controlling for IQ, socio-economic status and academic skills at school entry.
Although these may not seem like large effects, the impact of early attention problems continued throughout the children’s academic careers. Lower reading achievement scores and grades in fifth grade contributed to reduced grades in middle school, thus contributing to a 40% lower high school graduation rate.
Social acceptance by peers in early childhood also predicted grades in fifth grade. Children not as liked by their first-grade peers had slightly lower grades in fifth grade, while those with higher social acceptance had higher grades.
“This study shows the importance of so-called non-cognitive’ or soft skills in contributing to children’s positive peer relationships, which, in turn contribute to their academic success,” said Kenneth Dodge, director of the Duke Center for Child and Family Policy.
The results highlight the need to develop effective early interventions (干预) to help those with attention problems stay on track academically and for educators to encourage positive peer relationships, the researchers said.
“We’re learning that student success requires a more comprehensive approach, one that includes not only academic skills but also social, self-regulatory and attention skills,” Dodge said. “If we ignore any of these areas, the child’s development struggles. If we attend to these areas, a child’s success may strengthen itself with positive feedback.”
8. What is the focus of the new study from Duke University?
A. The contributors to children’s early attention.
B. The predictors of children’s academic success.
C. The factors that affect children’s emotional well-being.
D. The factors that determine children’s development of social skills.
9. What do we learn from the findings of the Duke study?
A. Modest students are generally more attentive than their peers.
B. There are more children with attention difficulties than previously thought.
C. Attention problem accounts for most academic failures.
D. Children with worse attention skills are less likely to succeed academically.
10. What does the Duke study find about children better accepted by peers?
A. They do better academically. B. They are teachers’ favorites.
C. They are easy to get on with. D. They care less about grades.
11. What can we conclude from the Duke study?
A. Children’s success is related to their learning environment.
B. School curriculum should cover a greater variety of subjects.
C. Social skills are playing a key role in children’s development.
D. An all-round approach should be adopted in school education.
【答案】8. B 9. D 10. A 11. D
【解析】
本文是说明文。一项新研究表明，儿童早期有注意力问题的孩子，高中毕业时成绩可能比同龄人要低40%。学生的成功需要一种更全面的方法，这种方法不仅包括学术技能，还包括社交、自我调节和注意力技能。学校教育应采取全方位的方法。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段Children with attention problems in early childhood were 40% less likely to graduate from high school, says a new study from Duke University. 和第二段的With this study, researchers examined early academic attention and socio-emotional skills and how each contributed to academic success into young adulthood. 可知，Duke大学的一项新研究表明，儿童早期注意力问题儿童从高中毕业的可能性降低了40%，该研究调查了儿童早期特征如何影响学业成绩。其中，The predictors of children’s academic success.是对examined early academic attention and socio-emotional skills and how each contributed to academic success into young adulthood.的概括，故答案为B。故选B。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中的As fifth-graders, children with early attention problems obtained average reading scores at least 3% lower and grades at least 8% lower than those of their peers.（五年级时，有早期注意力问题的孩子的平均阅读分数比同龄人低至少3%，成绩比同龄人低至少8%）可知，注意力较差的孩子在学业上取得成功的可能性较小。故选D。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第六段Children not as liked by their first-grade peers had slightly lower grades in fifth grade, while those with higher social acceptance had higher grades.（不被一年级同学喜欢的孩子在五年级的成绩略低，而那些社会接纳度高的孩子成绩更高）可知，被同龄人接受的孩子的学习成绩可能会更好一些。故选A。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“We’re learning that student success requires a more comprehensive approach, one that includes not only academic skills but also social, self-regulatory and attention skills,” Dodge said.（道奇说:“我们发现，学生的成功需要更全面的方法，不仅包括学术技能，还包括社交、自我调节和注意力技能。”）可知，学生的成功需要一种更全面的方法，这种方法不仅包括学术技能，还包括社交、自我调节和注意力技能。由此推知，学校教育应采取全方位的方法。故选D。
D
Up until a few decades ago, our expectation of the future were largely positive. Science and technology would cure all the ills of humanity, leading to lives of satisfaction and opportunity for all.
Now the utopia (乌托邦) has grown unfashionable, as we have gained deeper appreciation of the range of threats facing us, from natural disasters to deadly flu to climate change. You might even be tempted to assume that human beings have little future to look forward to.
But such negative attitude doesn’t make sense. The fossil record shows that many species have existed for millions of years- so why shouldn’t we? Take broader look at our species’ place in the universe, and it becomes clear that we have an excellent chance of surviving for tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of years.
So what does our deep future hold? Perhaps it may be easier to think about the question in long time periods than about the more immediate future. The potential evolution of today’s technology, and its social consequences, is astonishingly complicated, and it’s’ perhaps best left to science fiction writers and futurologists (未来学家) to explore the many possibilities we can merely imagine. That’s one reason why we have launched Arc, a new publication dedicated to the near future.
But take a longer view and there is a surprising amount that we can say with considerable assurance. As so often, the past holds the key to the future: we have now identified enough of the long-term patterns shaping the history of the planet, and our species, to make evidence-based forecasts about the situations in which our future generations will find themselves.
This makes the negative predictions of our future seem more likely to be temporary and unreliable. To be sure, the future is not all rosy. But we are now knowledgeable enough to reduce many of the risks that threatened the existence of earlier humans, and to prevent the lot of those to come.
12. What used to inspire our expectation of the future?
A. Our desire for lives of satisfaction.
B. Our faith in science and technology.
C. Our awareness of potential risks.
D. Our belief in equal opportunity.
13. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 4?
A. Are limits the range of futurological studies.
B. Technology offers solutions to social problem.
C. The interest in science fiction is on the rise.
D. Our near future is comparatively hard to predict.
【答案】12. B 13. D
【解析】
本文是议论文。文章论述了人们对未来的预测。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中的Up until a few decades ago, our expectation of the future were largely positive. Science and technology would cure all the ills of humanity, leading to lives of satisfaction and opportunity for all.（直到几十年前，我们对未来的期望基本上还是积极的。科学和技术将治愈人类的所有疾病，为所有人带来满意和机会的生活）可知，过去我们对科学技术的信念激发了我们对未来的期望。故选B。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中的The potential evolution of today’s technology, and its social consequences, is astonishingly complicated, and it’s perhaps best left to science fiction writers and futurologists (未来学家) to explore the many possibilities we can merely imagine.（当今技术的潜在进化及其社会后果是惊人的复杂，最好让科幻作家和未来学家去探索我们仅仅能想象的许多可能性。”）可知，我们能想象到的许多可能性或许最好让科幻作家和未来学家去探索。由此可推知，我们的将来比较难预测。故选D。
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。
Four ways the increasingly mobile workforce is transforming office design
As more and more office employees start working from home full-time or only come into work on certain days of the week, it no longer makes sense for employers to keep the office in the old fashion.____14____ So, be ready to say goodbye to the days of cubicles (隔间) and fixed desk stations and welcome the following changes in modern offices.
Including more resting spaces and leisure areas
While some people tend to work more productively in traditional desk-and-chair environment, others feel better when they’re working from a sofa or bean-bag chair. ____15____ These could range from joined tables for those who want to work in a more relaxed manner and socialize with co-workers, to sound-proof spaces for those who prefer to work alone or in silence.
____16____
Traditional board rooms and conference rooms with tables big enough to host 20 people also fall victim to the remote workforce movement. In the new mobile climate, many employees are starting to come into the physical office merely for face-to-face meetings with co-workers or to bring in clients for presentations. This means that employees are specifically coming into the office for access to these meeting rooms, so these rooms should be sized accordingly.
Using high-tech methods that narrow the gap between office and home
____17____ To do this, some offices are using VoIP phones, which make phone calls through the internet rather than regular landlines, to help employees around the world appear as though they’re calling from the office.
Creating smaller carbon footprint
There are huge benefits, both financially and environmentally, to offices employing more mote workers. Fewer people in the office equal less needed space. ____18____ For employees, the ability to work remotely means an erased commute, which in turn will reduce air pollution and help create a smaller carbon footprint.
A. Building smaller conference rooms.
B. Providing more places for face-to-face communication.
C. In this way, employees can find the spot that best suits them on a given day.
D. Instead, offices are transforming in order to better serve employees floating in and out.
E. Huge amount of money can be saved for employers by using less energy and water, lowering their utility bills.
F. That’s why offices are creating a new mixture of furniture zones that offer both relaxing and traditional seating options.
G. With more employees working from home, it’s critical to have the proper technology to connect people together easily.
【答案】14. D 15. F
16. A 17. G
18. E
【解析】
【分析】
本文是说明文。文章介绍现代办公室发展的四个趋势。
【14题详解】
根据上文As more and more office employees start working from home full-time or only come into work on certain days of the week, it no longer makes sense for employers to keep the office in the old fashion.（随着越来越多的办公室职员开始全职在家工作，或者只在一周中的特定几天上班，雇主们不再有必要保持办公室的老样子）可知，随着越来越多的办公室职员工作方式的转变，办公室需要进行改变了。由此可知，D项Instead, offices are transforming in order to better serve employees floating in and out.（相反，为了更好地服务于进出的员工，办公室正在进行变革）符合文意。故选D。
【15题详解】
根据上文While some people tend to work more productively in traditional desk-and-chair environment, others feel better when they’re working from a sofa or bean-bag chair.（虽然有些人在传统办公环境中工作效率更高，但有些人在沙发或豆袋椅上工作时感觉更好）可知，人们需要的工作环境不同。由此可知，F项That’s why offices are creating a new mixture of furniture zones that offer both relaxing and traditional seating options.（这就是为什么办公室正在创造一个新的混合家具区，提供放松和传统的座位选择）符合文意。故选F。
【16题详解】
根据下文This means that employees are specifically coming into the office for access to these meeting rooms, so these rooms should be sized accordingly.（这意味着员工是专门为进入这些会议室而进入办公室的，因此这些会议室的大小应该相应调整）可知，会议室的大小应该相应调整，很多情况下不再需要大的办公室了。由此可知，A项Building smaller conference rooms.（建造更小的会议室）符合文意。故选A。
【17题详解】
根据下文To do this, some offices are using VoIP phones, which make phone calls through the internet rather than regular landlines, to help employees around the world appear as though they’re calling from the office.（为了做到这一点，一些办公室正在使用VoIP电话，通过互联网而不是常规的固定电话来打电话，以帮助世界各地的员工看起来好像他们是在办公室打电话）可知，高科技手段是非常重要。由此可知，G项With more employees working from home, it’s critical to have the proper technology to connect people together easily.（随着越来越多的员工在家办公，拥有合适的技术来方便地将人们联系在一起是至关重要的）符合文意。故选G。
【18题详解】
根据下文For employees, the ability to work remotely means an erased commute, which in turn will reduce air pollution and help create a smaller carbon footprint.（对雇员来说，远程工作意味着消除通勤，从而减少空气污染，帮助减少碳足迹）可知，此处在讲这样做会给雇主和雇员带来很多好处。由此可知，E项Huge amount of money can be saved for employers by using less energy and water, lowering their utility bills.（通过减少能源和水的使用，可以为雇主节省大量的钱，降低他们的水电费）符合文意。故选E。
【点睛】七选五题型主要考查上下文的理解与推断，虽然文章整体难度一般低于阅读理解，但是却给很多同学造成了很大的心理障碍。七个选项中选五个，比四个选项中选一个，感觉干扰性更大，很大同学在做这个题目时，总有一种眼花缭乱、心烦气躁的感觉，致使往往正确率不高。在这里提醒同学们，首先要克服心理障碍，同时要注意方式方法。其次，注意设空前后的句子，因为这些句子之间是顺承和联系的，所有一定要联系和理解上下文的语境。例如第5小题，根据下文For employees, the ability to work remotely means an erased commute, which in turn will reduce air pollution and help create a smaller carbon footprint.（对雇员来说，远程工作意味着消除通勤，从而减少空气污染，帮助减少碳足迹）可知，此处在讲这样做会给雇主和雇员带来很多好处。由此可知，E项Huge amount of money can be saved for employers by using less energy and water, lowering their utility bills.（通过减少能源和水的使用，可以为雇主节省大量的钱，降低他们的水电费）符合文意。故选E。
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5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、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。
I love to watch my father paint. Or really, I love to hear him talk while he ____19____ on the layers of a landscape. Mostly the things he talked about floated around me, but ____20____ something would happen and I would ____21____ exactly what he had meant. “A painting is ____22____ than the sum of its parts,” he would tell me, and then go on to explain how putting unnoticeable divisions together ____23____ magic. I understood what he was saying, but I never ____24____ what he was saying until one day when was up in the sycamore tree.
My mom told me that it was the biggest tree she’d seen and had been at the top of the hill forever. I had always played in the tree, but I didn’t become a serious ____25____ until the fifth grade, when I went up to ____26____ a kite that was stuck in its branches. It was a long way up, and when managed to have the kite free, I was miles off the _____27_____ I needed a minute to rest and ________28________ before starting down. So ________29________ looking at the ground below me, which made me ________30________ and weak in the knees, I held on ________31________ and looked out. Out across the rooftops.
That was when the fear of being up so high began to ________32________, and in its place came the most ________33________ feeling that I was flying above the earth and sailing among the clouds. Then I began to ________34________how wonderful the gentle wind smelled. It smelled like sunshine. Like sunshine and wild grass and pomegranates and rain! I couldn’t stop ________35________ it in, filling my lungs again and again with the sweetest smell I’d ever known. It was on a day like that when my father’s notion of the whole being more than the sum of its parts moved from my head to my ________36________. The ________37________ from my sycamore was more than rooftops and clouds and wind and colors combined. It was ________38________.
19. A. writes B. brushes C. composes D. draws
20. A. once in a while B. sooner or later C. without exception D. little by little
21. A. forget B. abandon C. grasp D. indicate
22. A. broader B. more C. bigger D. richer
23. A. ends up with B. results from C. carries out D. appeals to
24. A. questioned B. appreciated C. earned D. felt
25. A. learner B. climber C. painter D. explorer
26. A. fasten B. rescue C. fly D. paint
27. A. landscape B. tree C. branches D. ground
28. A. adapt B. entertain C. recover D. reflect
29. A. in case of B. in addition to C. owing to D. instead of
30. A. dizzy B. thrilled C. astonished D. satisfied
31. A. narrowly B. firmly C. vertically D. stubbornly
32. A. form B. deepen C. lift D. move
33. A. confusing B. frightening C. amazing D. curious
34. A. remember B. notice C. wonder D. accept
35. A. inviting B. pulling C. feeling D. breathing
36. A. heart B. eye C. toes D. chest
37. A. journey B. sighting C. view D. range
38. A. impressive B. complicated C. beautiful D. magic
【答案】19. B 20. A 21. C 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. B 27. D 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. C 33. C 34. B 35. D 36. A 37. C 38. D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是记叙文。本文讲述了作者用自己爬树亲身经历从内心体会到了父亲跟自己所说的“一幅画远不止是部分的总和”这句话的真正含义。
【19题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：说实在的，我喜欢看我父亲画画。或者说，我真的喜欢听他一边说一边在风景画上层层叠叠地画画。A. writes写；B. brushes(用刷子)抹，涂；C. composes创作；D. draws画。根据上文I love to watch my father paint.及下文the layers of a landscape可知，前文中用到paint，此处应指用刷子，画笔brush作画。故选B。
【20题详解】
考查固定短语辨析。句意：大多数时候，他所谈论起的大部分的东西都会浮现在我的眼前，但是偶尔脑海里会突然出现某些东西。A. once in a while偶尔；B. sooner or later迟早；C. without exception无一例外；D. little by little逐渐地。根据下文叙述的曾经发生的事情，可知需表示偶尔。故选A。
【21题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：大多数时候，他所谈论起的大部分的东西都会浮现在我的眼前，但是偶尔脑海里会突然出现某些东西。A. forget忘记；B. abandon放弃；C. grasp抓住；理解；D. indicate表明。根据语境可知，此处指我完全明白他的意思。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查形容词辨析。句意：“一幅画不仅仅是它各部分的总和”他会告诉我，他继续解释如何把不显眼的部分放在一起，最终会产生魔幻般的效果。我明白他在说什么，但我从来没有感受到他正说的这些事情，直到有一天我爬上了梧桐树。A. broader更宽的；B. more更多的；C. bigger更大的；D. richer更富的。根据下文than the sum of its parts可知，一幅画超过它各个部分的总和。more than“不仅仅”。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：“一幅画不仅仅是它各部分的总和”他会告诉我，他继续解释如何把不显眼的部分放在一起，最终会产生魔幻般的效果。我明白他在说什么，但我从来没有感受到他正说的这些事情，直到有一天我爬上了梧桐树。A. ends up with以……结束；B. results from源自；C. carries out执行；D. appeals to呼吁。根据上文how putting unnoticeable divisions together可知，此处指如何把不显眼的部分放在一起，最终会产生魔幻般的效果。故选A。
24题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：一幅画不仅仅是它各部分的总和”他会告诉我，他继续解释如何把不显眼的部分放在一起，最终会产生魔幻般的效果。我明白他在说什么，但我从来没有感受到他正说的这些事情，直到有一天我爬上了梧桐树。A. questioned质疑；B. appreciated欣赏；C. earned赚取；D. felt感觉。根据上文I understood what he was saying及空前but可知，我明白他在说什么，但我从来没有从内心里感觉到他在说什么。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：我一直在树上玩耍，但直到五年级，我才成为一名真正的攀岩者，那时我去救一只被卡在树枝上的风筝。A. learner学习者；B. climber攀登者；C. painter画家；D. explorer探险家。根据上文I had always played in the tree可知，我一直在树上玩耍，但是并不是一名真正的攀岩者。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：我一直在树上玩耍，但直到五年级，我才成为一名真正的攀岩者，那时我去救一只被卡在树枝上的风筝。A. fasten使固定；B. rescue解救；C. fly飞行；D. paint画画。根据下文a kite that was stuck in its branches可知，我去救一只被卡在树枝上的风筝。故选B。
【27题详解】
考查名词辨析。句意：那是一段很长的路，当我终于把风筝成功解救下来的时候，我已经离地好几英里了。A. landscape风景；B. tree树；C. branches树枝；D. ground地面。根据上文It was a long way up, and when managed to have the kite free可知，我攀登大树去救风筝，已经离地面好几英里了。故选D。
【28题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：在开始往下爬之前，我需要一分钟的休息和恢复。A. adapt适应；B. entertain使快乐；C. recover恢复；D. reflect反射。根据上文I needed a minute to rest可知，我需要休息和恢复体力。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：因此，我不看我脚下的地面，这会让我头晕目眩，膝盖发软，而是牢牢地抓住（大树），向远处看。A. in case of万一；B. in addition to此外；C. owing to由于；D. instead of没有。根据下文I held on ____13____ and looked out. Out across the rooftops.可知，我没有看脚下的地面。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查形容词辨析。句意：因此，我没有看我脚下的地面，这让我头晕目眩，膝盖发软，而是牢牢地抓住（大树），向远处看。A. dizzy头晕目眩的；B. thrilled害怕的；C. astonished震惊的；D. satisfied满意的。根据常识可知，从那么高的地方往下看，人们会感到头晕目眩。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查副词辨析。句意：因此，我没有看我脚下的地面，这让我头晕目眩，膝盖发软，而是牢牢地抓住（大树），向远处看。A. narrowly勉强地；B. firmly牢牢地；C. vertically垂直地；D. stubbornly固执地。根据上文So _____11_____ looking at the ground below me, which made me _____12_____ and weak in the knees可知，我感到害怕，因此我牢牢地抓住（大树）。故选B。
【32题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：就在那时，对高空的恐惧开始消散，取而代之的是一种最令人惊异的感觉，那就是我在地面上飞翔，在云层中航行。A. form形成；B. deepen加深；C. lift散开；D. move移动。根据下文that I was flying above the earth and sailing among the clouds可知，我对高空的恐惧开始消散。故选C。
【33题详解】
考查形容词辨析。句意：就在那时，对高空的恐惧开始消散，取而代之的是一种最令人惊异的感觉，那就是我在地面上飞翔，在云层中航行。A. confusing困惑的；B. frightening吓人的；C. amazing令人惊异的；D. curious好奇的。根据下文that I was flying above the earth and sailing among the clouds可知，这是一种最令人惊异的感觉。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：然后我开始注意到微风的味道是多么美妙。A. remember记得；B. notice注意；C. wonder想知道；D. accept接受。根据下文It smelled like sunshine. Like sunshine and wild grass and pomegranates and rain!可知，我开始注意到微风的味道是多么美妙。故选B。
35题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：我无法停止呼吸，让我的肺一次又一次充满我所知道的最甜美的味道。A. inviting邀请；B. pulling拉；C. feeling感觉；D. breathing呼吸。根据下文filling my lungs again and again with the sweetest smell I’d ever known.可知，我无法停止呼吸。故选D。
【36题详解】
考查名词辨析。句意：就在这样的一天，父亲的“整体远不止部分的总和”的观念从我的头脑中转移到了我的心里。A. heart心；B. eye眼睛；C. toes脚趾；D. chest胸膛。根据语境，结合选项可知，父亲的“整体远不止部分的总和”的观念从我的头脑中转移到了我的心里。故选A。
【37题详解】
考查名词辨析。句意：从我的梧桐树上看到的景色比屋顶、云、风和颜色加起来还要多。A. journey旅程；B. sighting视线；C. view景色；D. range范围。故选C。
【38题详解】
考查形容词辨析。句意：真是太神奇了。A. impressive印象深刻的；B. complicated复杂的；C. beautiful美丽的；D. magic神奇的。根据上文“A painting is ____4____ than the sum of its parts,” he would tell me, and then go on to explain how putting unnoticeable divisions together ____5____ magic.可知，此处指这很神奇。故选D。
【点睛】完形填空的解题技巧之一就是要根据上下文来学会“推理”出最佳选项。同学们要遵循“上下求索”的原则来查找信息。例如，第8小题，根据下文a kite that was stuck in its branches可知，我去救一只被卡在树枝上的风筝。A. fasten使固定；B. rescue解救；C. fly飞行；D. paint画画。故选B。。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Chinese animators (动画制作人) have been drawing inspiration ____39____ Chinese folk stories and mythology ever since the country’s first animated film, Princess Iron Fan in 1941. In recent years its animated-film industry has witnessed several blockbusters based on classic Chinese tales, among ____40____ Nezha is the subject of the ____41____ (late) hit, which officially opens in cinemas in China on Jul 26.
Nezha earns enthusiastic reviews and ____42____ (consider) even better than Monkey King: Hero is Back. It is also China’s first 3D animated feature film released in IMAX format. Nezha has more than 1, 300 shots with special effects, and it took over 20 Chinese special-effects ____43____ (studio), employing more than1,600 people, ____44____ (realize) the film’s fairy tale setting, the mysterious Dragon King’ s palace, and an amazing fight between fire and water.
The film is loosely based on the Chinese novel The Investiture of the Gods. In the novel Nezha is born during the Shang dynasty (1600BC-1050BC) and is famous for fighting against the Dragon King. ____45____ third son of his father Li Jing, he never ____46____ (please his father and eventually commits suicide. However, compared with the ____47____ (origin) novel and past animated versions, the relationships between the characters are given modern meaning. In Yang’s film he is fighting prejudice: Nezha is hated and feared as the rebirth of devil (恶魔). But Nezha believes his fate is not predetermined and that he can choose to be a devil _____48_____ a god.
【答案】39. from
40. which 41. latest
42. is considered
43. studios
44. to realize
45. The 46. pleases
47. original
48. or
【解析】
本文是说明文。文章介绍了国产动画电影《哪吒之魔童降世》。
【39题详解】
考查介词。句意：自1941年中国第一部动画片《铁扇公主》问世后，中国的动画家们一直从中国的神话故事中汲取灵感。根据句意，此处使用介词from“从……中”。故填from。
【40题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：近年来，中国的动画电影产业出现了几部改编自中国古典故事的大片，其中哪吒是最新一部动画电影的主角，这部电影已于7月26日在中国影院正式上映。此处是非限定性定语从句，先行词是blockbusters，连接词在从句中做介词among的宾语，应使用关系代词which引导。故填which。
【41题详解】
考查形容词最高级。句意：近年来，中国的动画电影产业出现了几部改编自中国古典故事的大片，其中哪吒是最新一部动画电影的主角，这部电影已于7月26日在中国影院正式上映。根据句意和空格处前的the，可知此处用形容词的最高级latest“最新的”。故填latest。
【42题详解】
考查时态及语态。句意：哪吒获得了很多好评，甚至被认为比《西游记之大圣归来》还要好。此处与主语是逻辑动宾关系，应使用被动语态，描述的目前的情况，应使用一般现在时。故填is considered。
【43题详解】
考查名词。句意：《哪吒之魔童降世》有超过1300个特效镜头，来自20多个特效工作室的超过1600人参与制作，以实现电影中的神话故事场景、神秘的龙王宫殿以及仙人们操控水与火进行打斗的戏份。根据空前over 20可知，此处应使用名词复数。故填studios。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：《哪吒之魔童降世》有超过1300个特效镜头，来自20多个特效工作室的超过1600人参与制作，以实现电影中的神话故事场景、神秘的龙王宫殿以及仙人们操控水与火进行打斗的戏份。根据句意可知，此处使用不定式做目的状语。故填to realize。
【45题详解】
考查冠词。句意：他的父亲李静的第三个儿子，他从来没有让他的父亲满意过，最终自杀了。序数词前要使用定冠词。故填The。
【46题详解】
考查时态及主谓一致。句意：他的父亲李静的第三个儿子，他从来没有让他的父亲满意过，最终自杀了。根据and eventually commits suicide可知，此处与commits做并列谓语，应使用一般现在时，使用第三人称单数形式。故填pleases。
【47题详解】
考查形容词。句意：但与原版小说和过去的动画版本相比，《哪吒之魔童降世》中人物的关系更具现代意义。此处修饰novel，应使用形容词。故填original。
【48题详解】
考查连词。句意：但是哪吒相信他的命运并非天注定，他可以自己选择成为恶魔或者英雄。空格前后是选择关系，应使用连词or“或者”。故填or。
第四部分 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）
49.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。每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。
My 71-year-old grandpa run a small food stand in a night market in my city, provide local snacks for people working overtime. Receiving payments has always been problem for him before I helped him. He often had to feel in his pocket for changes on cold nights while keeping eye on the food in the oven. After learning this I helped him set up with mobile payment apps like WeChat Pay and Alipay. Now my grandpa is content with which did for him, for about 95 percent of his customers pay with his phones. Mobile payment has become an essential part of our everyday life. It not only deep changes the life of young people, but provides convenient for the elders.
【答案】1.run → runs；
2. provide → providing；
3.has → had；
4.changes → change；
5.在eye前加an；
6.去掉 with；
7.which → what；
8. his → their；
9. deep → deeply；
10. convenient →convenience
【解析】
【分析】
本文是记叙文。作者为在城市的夜市里经营一个小食品摊的71岁爷爷安装了微信和支付宝支付应用，这给他带来了很多的便利。
【详解】第一处：考查主谓一致。句意：我71岁的爷爷在我所在的城市的夜市里经营一个小食品摊，为加班的人提供当地小吃。此处描述的是目前的情况，应使用一般现在时态，主语是My 71-year-old grandpa，应使用第三人称单数形式。故将run改为runs。
第二处：考查非谓语动词。句意：我71岁的爷爷在我所在的城市的夜市里经营一个小食品摊，为加班的人提供当地小吃。此处与主语是逻辑主谓关系，应使用现在分词作状语，表主动关系。故将provide改为providing。
第三处：考查时态。句意：在我帮助他之前，收钱对他来说一直是个问题。收钱的麻烦是在I helped him以前的，属于过去的过去，要用过去完成时态。故将has改为had。
第四处：考查名词。句意：在寒冷的夜晚，他常常要在口袋里摸找零钱，同时还要留意烤箱里的食物。change作“零钱”讲时, 是不可数名词。故将changes改为change。
第五处：考查固定搭配。句意：在寒冷的夜晚，他常常要在口袋里摸找零钱，同时还要留意烤箱里的食物。keep an eye on是固定搭配, 意为“照看；留意”。故在eye前加an。
第六处：考查介词。句意：了解了这些情况后，我帮助他安装了微信和支付宝支付应用。set up意为“设置，安装”后可直接跟宾语, with多余。故将with去掉。
第七处：考查宾语从句。句意：现在我的爷爷对他所做的一切都很满意，因为95%的顾客都是用他们的手机支付的。此处的宾语从句缺宾语, 而且表示“我为爷爷做的事情”，要用连接词what引导。故将which改为what。
第八处：考查代词。句意：现在我的爷爷对他所做的一切都很满意，因为95%的顾客都是用他们的手机支付的。此处是指customers, 应用第三人称复数，修饰名词用所有格。故将his改为their。
第九处：考查副词。句意：它不仅深刻地改变了年轻人的生活，而且为老年人提供了方便。此处修饰动词change, 要用副词，作状语。故将deep改为deeply。
第十处：考查名词。句意：它不仅深刻地改变了年轻人的生活，而且为老年人提供了方便。此处是作provide的宾语, 要用名词形式。故将convenient改为convenience。
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
50.假设你是李华。你所就读的新华中学是一所乡村中学。半年前美国某慈善组织曾为新华中学捐款五万美元，请给对方写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 表达谢意；2. 说明捐款的用途；3. 期待进一步交流。
注意：
1. 词数100字左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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【答案】Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Li Hua, a student from Xinhua Middle School. Half a year ago, your charity organization donated 50000 US dollars to our school. Now on behalf of our school, I would like to thank you.
After receiving the money, our school made detailed plans, to make full use of the money. Firstly, we used some money to repair the school buildings. Secondly we added water purification and drinking system, which ensured that children can drink healthy water. Thirdly, we bought computers for classrooms, which greatly improved the teaching environment. Besides，we bought a lot of books for the children.
I hope you will have a chance to visit our school and look forward to further communication.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【分析】
本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求写一封感谢信。
【详解】第1步：根据提示可知，本篇为一封感谢信；假设你是李华。你所就读的新华中学是一所乡村中学。半年前美国某慈善组织曾为新华中学捐款五万美元，请给对方写封邮件，内容包括：1. 表达谢意；2. 说明捐款的用途；3. 期待进一步交流。人称使用第一人称。时态应为一般过去时。
第2步：根据写作要求，确定关键词（组），如：charity organization（慈善组织），donate（捐款），make full use of the money（充分利用这些钱），look forward to further communication（期待进一步交流）等。
第3步：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】范文内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。作者在范文中使用了较多高级表达方式，如同位语My name is Li Hua, a student from Xinhua Middle School.非谓语动词After receiving the money, our school made detailed plans, to make full use of the money.非限定性定语从句Secondly we added water purification and drinking system, which ensured that children can drink healthy water.宾语从句I hope you will have a chance to visit our school and look forward to further communication.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，过渡词及短语firstly，secondly，thirdly，besides的使用，使得文章思路清晰、层次分明，上下句转换自然，为文章增色添彩。