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上海市青浦区2020届高三一模考试英语试题
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青浦区2019学年第一学期高三英语期终学业质量调研试卷
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. 10. B. 20. C. 30. D. 40.
2. A. A teacher. B. A coach. C. A judge. D. A doctor.
3. A. In the school clinic. B. In the bookstore.
C. In the teacher’s office. D. In the theatre.
4. A. The man didn’t even know Jenny. B. Jenny changed the color of her hair.
C. The woman dialed Jenny last week. D. The man didn’t notice Jenny’s hair.
5. A. He kept awake last night, feeling hot.
B. He stayed up late last night, working hard.
C. He didn’t have an air conditioner in his room.
D. He didn’t go to work last night because he was tired.
6. A. Checking in. B. Giving suggestions.
C. Making complaints. D. Looking for the toilet.
7. A. Reasonable. B. Practical. C. Serious. D. Ridiculous.
8. A. He was attracted. B. He was puzzled.
C. He was bored. D. He was unconscious.
9. A. The man is already fed up with playing the piano.
B. The piece of music the man played is very popular.
C The woman came to the concert at the man’s request.
D. The man’s unique talents are the envy of many people.
10. A. Whether the houses are for sale.
B. Whether the article is worth reading.
C. Whether the house developers are negative.
D. Whether paying a visit to the house is helpful.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the short passages and the longer conversation. The short passages and the longer conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Sunlight exposure. B. Stress level. C. Health risks. D. Lifestyle.
12. A. Because fatty fish contain Vitamin A & D.
B. Because eyes have special needs for nutrition.
C. Because eye maintenance mainly relies on foods.
D. Because leafy green vegetables are rich in nutrition.
13. A. By using computers with 24-inch screens. B. By glaring at the screen.
C. By reducing exposure to blue light. D. By rubbing the eye every two hours.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Contented and relieved. B. Anxious and depressed.
C. Proud but a bit nervous. D. Excited but a bit sad.
15. A. Choose the right school for them. B. Help them to learn by themselves.
C. Read books and magazines to them. D. Set an example for them to follow.
16. A. Their intelligence. B. The quality of their school.
C. Their family life. D. The effort put in learning.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. Mother and son. B. Tour guide and visitor.
C. Husband and wife. D. Shop assistant and customer.
18. A. It will not be fun with Mr. Whitehead hosting.
B. It is a comedy show she has watched before.
C. It has been criticized in the local papers.
D. It consists of a lot of different acts.
19. A. It has little impact on people’s daily life. B. It sounds quite alarming.
C. It is getting more serious these days. D. It seems a depressing topic.
20. A. Watch a charity comedy. B. Go and see Carmen.
C. Look after the kids. D. Book tickets for City Theatre.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Mako sharks get new protections
At the global wildlife trade meeting in Geneva, countries have decided to protect the endangered mako shark from trade. GENEVA made the proposal ___1___ more protections should be taken for both shortfin and longfin mako sharks and was adopted today after a 102-40 vote at the global wildlife trade summit. The vote still needs to be finalized at the full meeting at the end, when all appendix (附录) change proposals passed in committee are officially adopted.
The proposal, debated at this year’s CITES Conference, lists mako sharks under Appendix II, meaning that they can’t be traded ___2___ it can be shown that fishing wouldn’t threaten their chances for survival. Conservationists say this was the world’s last chance to prevent mako shark populations from collapsing.
___3___ (list) mako sharks on CITES Appendix II is great news for shark conservation. More than 50 of the 183 CITES members signed on as supporters of the proposal brought forth by Mexico. Nonetheless, conservationists feared that opposition from a few countries with fairly large mako fishing industries—primarily the United States, Canada, and Japan—___4___ tip the scale. Japan opposed the measure during the debates, and the United States announced afterward it ___5___ (vote) no.
In the past, the U.S. and others have supported listing other shark species under CITES, but not so in this case, ___6___ commercial interests. For a lot of these countries, they were happy to list shark species when it was ones they weren’t so heavily involved in fishing. Suddenly, when they’re being asked to be responsible, rather than asking other people to be responsible, they’re ___7___ (little) keen to take it on board.
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which determines the conservation status of species claims that both species of mako sharks to be endangered, saying an ___8___ (estimate) 50 to 79 percent population decline over three generations, or about 75 years. They ___9___ (target) for their fins (鳍), used in shark fin soup—a dish in Asian countries, that’s often served at weddings as a sign of respect for guests. Their meat is more edible compared to ___10___ of other sharks, which is often acidic and is usually sold as a byproduct of the fin trade for “pennies on the dollar”.
【答案】1. that
2. unless 3. Listing
4. could/would
5. had voted
6. with/for
7. less 8. estimated
9. are targeted
10. those
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文,介绍了由于人们的捕杀,短鳍和长鳍灰鲭鲨变得十分濒危,因此全球野生动物贸易峰会通过了一项提案,决定对它们采取更多的保护措施。
【1题详解】
考查同位语从句。句意:日内瓦全球野生动物贸易峰会上以102票对40票通过了一项提案,即对短鳍和长鳍灰鲭鲨采取更多的保护措施。此处为同位语从句,解释说明proposal的内容,从句成分完整,所以用that仅起连接作用,无实义,故填that。
【2题详解】
考查连词。句意:该提案在今年的华盛顿公约会议上进行了讨论,将灰鲭鲨列入了附录II,这意味着除非能够证明捕捞不会威胁到它们的生存机会,否则它们不能被交易。分析句子结构可知此处需要填从属连词,根据“it can be shown that fishing wouldn’t threaten their chances for survival.”可知此处表示“除非”,故填unless。
【3题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:把灰鲭鲨列入华盛顿公约附录二是鲨鱼保护的好消息。分析句子结构并结合句意可知此处用动名词做主语,故填Listing。
【4题详解】
考查情态动词。句意:尽管如此,自然资源保护者担心,来自少数拥有相当大的灰鲭鲨渔业的国家(主要是美国、加拿大和日本)的反对可能会使规模变小。空后是动词原形,此处需要填情态动词,根据句意可知此处表示过去的意愿或可能性,故填could/would。
【5题详解】
考查时态。句意:日本在讨论中反对这项措施,美国随后宣布投票反对。vote这一动作发生在announced之前,也就是过去的过去,用过去完成时,故填had voted。
【6题详解】
考查介词。句意:在过去,美国和其他国家曾支持将其他鲨鱼物种列入濒危物种国际贸易公约,但在本案中,由于商业利益,并非如此。分析句子结构可知此处需要填介词,根据句意可知此处表示原因,故填with/for。
【7题详解】
考查形容词比较级。句意:突然之间,当他们被要求负责时,而不是要求其他人负责时,他们就不那么热衷于承担责任了。此处是“他们被要求负责”与“要求别人负责”这两种情况的对比,有一个隐晦的比较意义,表示“没那么热衷”,应该用形容词比较级形式,故填less。
【8题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:决定物种保护状况的国际自然保护联盟称,这两种灰鲭鲨都濒临灭绝。该组织称,经过三代人的时间,也就是大约75年的时间,估计灰鲭鲨的数量下降50%到79%。50 to 79 percent population decline与estimate之间是逻辑上的动宾关系,表示被动,用过去分词做定语,故填estimated。
9题详解】
考查时态语态。句意:人们捕杀它们是为了要它们的鳍,用来做鱼翅汤。They 与target之间是被动关系,而且陈述的是客观事实,所以用一般现在时的被动语态,主语是They,谓语动词用复数,故填are targeted。
【10题详解】
考查代词。句意:与其他鲨鱼的鳍相比,它们的鳍更容易食用。此处指的是与前面的fins同一类的事物,用复数,故填those。
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
In between all the measures to battle the severe air pollution levels in Delhi, there’s one more option for you — a bar that has “pure air”. Delhi’s first-ever oxygen bar — named “Oxy Pure” — offers 15 minutes of 80-90 percent pure oxygen starting from Rs 299.
The bar, ___11___ in May, also offers its customers several aromas(香味)to choose from that can be filled with oxygen. The aromas include lemongrass, cherry, mango and more.
Customers are given a lightweight tube, used for supplementary oxygen ___12___. The device is placed near the customer’s nose through which they are advised to breathe in the aroma-filled oxygen.
According to the aroma you choose, each session ___13___ to improve one’s sleep patterns and digestion, cure headaches and even claims to work as a remedy for ___14___.
“I was passing by and saw that they were offering pure oxygen. I thought I would give it a try and went for the lemongrass flavour. It was ___15___,” Manjul Mehta, a customer at Oxy Pure told Delhi Daily.
Speaking to Delhi Daily, Bonny Irengbam, senior sales assistant at the bar, said customers were ___16___ positively after a few sessions.
“Some people, who try it for the first time, will feel relaxed and fresh. But only people who undergo the sessions regularly will get real ___17___ of the aroma,” he added. “Though we have regular customers, we don’t encourage back-to-back sessions, as ___18___ levels of oxygen in the body can make a person dizzy. It is ___19___ to do it once or twice a month or to stick with the 10-15 minute sessions a day,” he said.
Dr. Rajesh Chawla, a senior consultant in medicine said that though such sessions do not have any side-effects, it does not help in the long run either. “Even if you breathe in the so-called pure oxygen for two hours in a day, you will go back to breathing the polluted air for the rest of the 22 hours”, he said. He added that the concept is purely a(n) ___20___ move.
【答案】11. F 12. H
13. C 14. K
15. B 16. J
17. A 18. E
19. I 20. D
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文,介绍了德里一家可以吸纯净的氧气的氧吧。
【11题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:今年5月开办的这家氧吧还为顾客提供了几种可以充氧的香味供选择,包括柠檬草、樱桃、芒果等。分析句子结构可知此处使用非谓语动词,根据“in May”可知此处表示“开办”,The bar与之是逻辑上的动宾关系,表示被动,用过去分词做状语,
故填F。
【12题详解】
考查名词。句意:顾客会得到一根轻便的管子,用来补充氧气摄入。做介词for的宾语用名词,根据“Customers are given a lightweight tube”可知此处表示“摄入”,故填H。
【13题详解】
考查动词。句意:根据你选择的香味,每一疗程都承诺改善睡眠模式和消化,治愈头痛,甚至声称是治疗抑郁症的良药。此处缺少动词做谓语,根据“to improve one’s sleep patterns and digestion, cure headaches”可知此处表示“承诺”,故填C。
【14题详解】
考查名词。句意同上,做介词for的宾语用名词,根据“a remedy”可知此处应该是一种疾病或影响健康的症状,而“抑郁症”正好符合,故填K。
【15题详解】
考查形容词。句意:我想我可以试试柠檬草的味道,它令人神清气爽。此处缺少形容词做表语,根据常识可知柠檬草的香味会提神,给人一种神清气爽的感觉,故填B。
【16题详解】
考查动词。句意:在接受《德里日报》采访时,这家氧吧的高级销售助理博尼·伊伦巴姆表示,顾客们在几个疗程后反应积极。此处缺少动词做谓语,根据“positively after a few sessions”可知此处表示“反应”,故填J。
【17题详解】
考查名词。句意:“有些人,第一次尝试,会感到轻松和新鲜,但只有定期接受治疗的人才能真正得到这种香味的好处,”他补充说。做动词get的宾语用名词,根据“Some people, who try it for the first time, will feel relaxed and fresh.”及转折连词“But”可知此处表示“好处”,故填A。
【18题详解】
考查形容词。句意:“虽然我们有固定的客户,但我们不鼓励连续的治疗,因为体内氧气含量的增加会让人头晕。最好一个月做一两次,或者坚持每天10-15分钟的疗程”。修饰名词levels用形容词,此处解释不鼓励连续治疗的原因,因此此处表示“增加的”,increased是过去分词转化而来的形容词,表示“增加的”,故填E。
【19题详解】
考查形容词。句意同上。此处缺少形容词做表语,根据“to do it once or twice a month or to stick with the 10-15 minute sessions a day,”可知此处表示“可取的、明智的”,故填I。
【20题详解】
考查形容词。句意:他补充说,这个概念纯粹是资本家的举动。修饰名词move用形容词,空前说即使你每天吸入所谓的纯氧两小时,在剩下的22小时里,你还是会继续呼吸被污染的空气,因此医学高级顾问拉杰什·查拉博士认为这纯粹是资本家牟利的举措,对健康并没有什么实际的帮助,此处表示“资本家的”,故填D。
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Stories about the problems of tourism have been numerous in the last few years. Yet it does not have to be a problem. Although tourism inevitably affects the region in which it takes place, the costs to these fragile (脆弱的) environments and their local cultures can be ___21___. Indeed, as has happened with some Alpine villages,it can even be a(n) ___22___ for refreshing local cultures. And a growing number of adventure tourism ___23___ are trying to ensure that their activities benefit the local population and environment over the long term.
In the Swiss Alps, communities have decided that their future depends on combining tourism more effectively with the local ___24___. Local concern about the rising number of second home developments in the Swiss Pays-d’Enhaut resulted in ___25___ being imposed on their growth. There has also been a new interest in cheese production in the area, providing the locals with a ___26___ source of income that does not depend on outside visitors.
Many of the Arctic tourist destinations have been exploited by ___27___ companies, who employ temporary workers and send most of the profits back to their home base. But some Arctic communities are now operating tour businesses themselves, thereby ensuring that the benefits increase ___28___. For instance, a native corporation in Alaska, employing local people, is running an air tour from Anchorage to Kotzebue, where tourists eat Arctic food, walk on the lands and watch local musicians and dancers.
Native people in the desert regions of the American Southwest have followed ___29___ strategies, encouraging tourists to visit their towns and reservations to ___30___ high-quality handicrafts and artwork. Some have established highly profitable stoneware businesses, while the Navajo and Hopi groups have been similarly ___31___ with jewelry.
Too many people living in fragile environments have lost control over their economies, their culture and their environment when tourism has spread through their homelands. Merely restricting tourism cannot be the ___32___ to the imbalance because people’s desire to see new places will not just disappear. ___33___, communities in fragile environments must achieve greater control over tourism ventures in their regions, in order to ___34___ their needs and desires with the demands of tourism. A growing number of communities are ___35___ that, with firm combined decision-making, this is possible. The critical question now is whether this can become the normal status, rather than the exception.
21. A. promoted B. minimized C. inherited D. deleted
22. A. vehicle B. responsibility C. example D. entrance
23. A. operators B. professors C. mayors D. journalists
24. A. committee B. culture C. scenery D. economy
25. A. views B. burdens C. limits D. qualifications
26. A. costly B. critical C. reliable D. sensible
27. A. responsible B. native C. thoughtful D. outside
28. A. locally B. extensively C. virtually D. typically
29. A. positive B. personalized C. similar D. primary
30. A. estimate B. collect C. appreciate D. purchase
31. A. relevant B. successful C. combined D. impressed
32. A. desire B. solution C. appeal D. priority
33. A. Instead B. Moreover C. However D. Besides
34. A. balance B. meet C. require D. recognize
35. A. complaining B. mentioning C. demonstrating D. protesting
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. B 32. B 33. A 34. A 35. C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文,介绍了世界上一些社区的成功案例证明了平衡好旅游业和当地的文化与环境之间的关系是可能的。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:虽然旅游业不可避免地会影响到它所处的地区,但这些脆弱的环境和当地文化的代价可以降到最低。A. promoted提升;B. minimized最小化;C. inherited继承;D. deleted删除。空前说关于旅游业问题的报道在过去的几年里数不胜数,然而,这并不一定是一个问题,因此此处是说旅游业对当地环境和文化的影响可以降到最低,故B项正确。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:事实上,就像阿尔卑斯山上的一些村庄一样,它甚至可以成为一种让当地文化焕然一新的载体。A. vehicle载体、工具;B. responsibility责任;C. example例子;D. entrance入口。上文说旅游业对当地环境和文化的影响可以降到最低,再结合下文的介绍可知,旅游业甚至可以成为让当地文化焕然一新的载体,故A项正确。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:越来越多的探险旅游经营者正试图确保他们的活动长期有益于当地人口和环境。A. operators经营者;B. professors教授;C. mayors市长;D. journalists新闻记者。本文主要讨论的就是旅游业对当地环境和文化的影响可以降到最低,再结合空后的“are trying to ensure that their activities benefit the local population and environment over the long term.”可知此处指“探险旅游的经营者”,故A项正确。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:在瑞士阿尔卑斯山,社区决定他们的未来取决于旅游业与当地经济的更有效结合。A. committee委员会;B. culture文化;C. scenery景色;D. economy经济。根据空后的对住房增长的限制和通过生产奶酪增加收入两项措施可知此处指“旅游业与当地经济结合”,故D项正确。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:当地对瑞士博赛德里第二套住房开发数量不断增加的担忧导致了对其增长的限制。A. views观点;B. burdens负担;C. limits限制;D. qualifications资格。根据空前的“Local concern about the rising number of second home developments in the Swiss Pays-d’Enhaut”可知,由于对瑞士博赛德里第二套住房开发数量不断增加感到担忧,当地对住房的增长进行了限制,故C项正确。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:该地区对奶酪生产也产生了新的兴趣,为当地人提供了不依赖外来游客的可靠收入来源。A. costly昂贵的;B. critical批评的; C. reliable可靠的;D. sensible通情达理的。与依靠外来游客相比,生产奶酪是一种更可靠的赚钱途径,故C项正确。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:许多北极旅游目的地被外来公司利用,他们雇佣临时工,并将大部分利润送回本国。A. responsible负责的;B. native本地的;C. thoughtful体贴的;D. outside外来的。空后说他们雇佣临时工,并将大部分利润送回本国,因此这些公司都是外来的,故D项正确。
【28题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:但一些北极社区现在自己经营旅游业务,从而确保当地的收益增加。A. locally在本地;B. extensively 广阔地;C. virtually实质上;D. typically典型地。空后说例如,阿拉斯加一家雇佣当地人的本土公司正在经营从安克雷奇到科泽布的空中旅行,游客在那里吃北极食物,在陆地上散步,观看当地的音乐家和舞蹈演员,因此当地社区自己经营旅游业务的目的是增加当地的收益,故A项正确。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:美国西南部沙漠地区的原住居民也采取了类似的策略,鼓励游客到他们的城镇和保留地去购买高质量的手工艺品和艺术品。A. positive积极的;B. personalized个性化的;C. similar相似的;D. primary初级的。上文说一些北极社区现在自己经营旅游业务,从而确保当地的收益增加,而美国西南部沙漠地区的原住民鼓励游客到他们的城镇和保留地去购买高质量的手工艺品和艺术品,这是和上文提到的那些北极社区所采取的相似的策略,故C项正确。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. estimate估计;B. collect收集;C. appreciate欣赏;D. purchase购买。根据空后的“high-quality handicrafts and artwork”可知,那里的原住居民鼓励游客到他们的城镇和保留地去购买高质量的手工艺品和艺术品,故D项正确。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:一些公司已经建立了高利润的石器业务,而纳霍瓦和霍皮集团在珠宝方面也取得了类似的成功。A. relevant相关的;B. successful成功的;C. combined联合的;D. impressed印象深刻的。空前说一些公司已经建立了高利润的石器业务,因此此处是说纳霍瓦和霍皮集团在珠宝方面也取得了成功,故B项正确。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:仅仅限制旅游业并不能解决这种不平衡的问题,因为人们希望看到新地方的愿望不会消失。A. desire渴望;B. solution解决办法;C. appeal呼吁;D. priority优先。空前说当旅游业在家乡蔓延时,太多生活在脆弱环境中的人已经失去了对经济、文化和环境的控制,此处是说仅仅限制旅游业不是这个问题的解决办法,故B项正确。
【33题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:相反,脆弱环境中的社区必须对其区域内的旅游企业实现更大的控制,以便平衡当地的愿望和需求与旅游业的需求。A. Instead相反;B. Moreover此外;C. However然而;D. Besides况且。空前说仅仅限制旅游业并不能解决这种不平衡的问题,因此此处是说相反,脆弱环境中的社区必须对其区域内的旅游企业实现更大的控制,故A项正确。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. balance平衡;B. meet满足;C. require要求;D. recognize承认。相反,脆弱环境中的社区必须对其区域内的旅游企业实现更大的控制的目的是平衡当地的愿望和需求与旅游业的需求,故A项正确。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:越来越多的社区正在证明,通过坚定的联合决策,这是可能的。A. complaining抱怨;B. mentioning提及;C. demonstrating证明;D. protesting抗议。根据上文介绍的那几个社区取得成功的案例可知,这些社区证明了通过坚定的联合决策,是可能平衡好旅游业和当地的文化与环境之间的关系的,故C项正确。
【点睛】本篇第9空A项positive干扰性较大,有些同学会认为采取的是积极的策略而误选此项,但根据上文中的“But some Arctic communities are now operating tour businesses themselves, thereby ensuring that the benefits increase ___8___.”可知,一些北极社区现在自己经营旅游业务,从而确保当地的收益增加,而美国西南部沙漠地区的原住居民鼓励游客到他们的城镇和保留地去购买高质量的手工艺品和艺术品,这是和上文提到的那些北极社区错采取的相似的策略,故C项(similar)正确。
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
McCoy was looking for a safe place to do drugs when something clearly out of place caught his eye: a luxurious brown leather handbag.
McCoy, 36, could relate all too well. One of his few possessions, the sleeping bag he used in an abandoned house, had recently been stolen. Remembering how angered he’d been by his own loss, he resolved to return the purse to its owner.
He began right away, starting with the address on the bill found in the handbag. After traveling much of the day and finally approaching the address on the bill, he was stopped by a woman, who asked whether she could buy the purse. McCoy refused, saying he was searching for its owner. “But I am the owner,” the woman said. “That’s my purse.”
A month earlier, Kaitlyn Smith, 29, a sales representative for a medical device company, had woken up to find her apartment broken into and her purse stolen. Now she came across a tall, messy-looking man holding it tightly. She could instantly tell he wasn’t in good shape.
At Smith’s urging, McCoy told her his story. He’d been in charge of a landscaping business until 2012, when a car accident left him addicted to drugs.
Smith, amazed this stranger had gone to such great lengths to return her bag, asked whether there was anything she could do to help. “I’m a drug addict,” McCoy warned. “I don’t want to intrude on your life; I’m probably gonna let you down.”
Unafraid, Smith gave him her phone number, saying, “If you want to go to rehab (戒毒所), call me.” She then drove him back to his neighborhood and left, thinking that would be the end of it. Two days later, she got a call.
Smith realized that McCoy was serious about getting better, so she dug into her savings account and bought McCoy a plane ticket to Florida. While there, he would call her to let her know how he was doing. “We were getting to know each other,” Smith says. “His scared, desperate voice turned into a healthy, lively one.” After 28 days at a rehab program at Johns Hopkins Hospital, McCoy is drug-free. He lives at a residential recovery center in Baltimore, and a GoFundMe page set up by Smith has covered his rent, groceries, and incidentals. His life is back on track, all because one crime victim could understand another’s loss.
36. What drove McCoy to look for the owner of the handbag?
A. The urge to find a business partner. B. The resolution to recover his sleeping bag.
C. His own unfortunate experience. D. His anger over the poor living condition.
37. What was McCoy’s initial reaction towards Smith’s intention to help?
A. Enthusiasm. B. Resistance.
C. Hostility. D. Gratitude.
38. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. McCoy was a victim of an identity theft.
B. Smith offered McCoy a ride home at his request.
C. McCoy looked unhealthy when he bumped into Smith.
D. Smith covered McCoy’s living expense in the recovery centre.
39. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A. Drug-abuse Can Heal. B. Lost and Found.
C. Mutual Communication Matters. D. Good Deeds Repaid.
【答案】36. C 37. B 38. C 39. D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了瘾君子麦考伊把捡到的手提包归还给失主史密斯女士,而她后来又帮助麦考伊成功戒毒的故事。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“One of his few possessions, the sleeping bag he used in an abandoned house, had recently been stolen. Remembering how angered he’d been by his own loss, he resolved to return the purse to its owner.”可知,他为数不多的财产之一,他在一所废弃的房子里用的睡袋最近被偷了,他想到丢了睡袋使他多么生气,于是决定把钱包还给钱包的主人,也就是说是他自己不幸的经历驱使麦考伊去寻找手提包的主人,故C项正确。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据第六段“Smith, amazed this stranger had gone to such great lengths to return her bag, asked whether there was anything she could do to help. “I’m a drug addict,” McCoy warned. “I don’t want to intrude on your life; I’m probably gonna let you down.”可知,史密斯惊奇地发现这个陌生人不遗余力地把包还给她,问她是否有什么可以帮忙的,“我是个瘾君子,”麦考伊警告说,“我不想打扰你的生活,我可能会让你失望的,”,由此可知,对于史密斯的想要帮忙的意图,麦考伊最初的反应是抵抗,故B项正确。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中的“She could instantly tell he wasn’t in good shape.”可知,她一眼就能看出他(麦考伊)身体不好,由此可知,撞见史密斯时,麦考伊看上去很不健康,故C项正确。
【39题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文,特别是根据文章最后一句话“His life is back on track, all because one crime victim could understand another’s loss.”可知,本文主要讲述了瘾君子麦考伊把捡到手提包归还给失主史密斯女士,而她后来又帮助麦考伊成功戒毒,这一切正是源于麦考伊的善行,故D项(善行得到回报)适合做文章标题。
【点睛】文章标题形式的主旨大意题难度较大,要有高度的概括性,因此抓住文章主题是关键,例如本篇第4题,通读全文,特别是根据文章最后一句话 “His life is back on track, all because one crime victim could understand another’s loss.”可知,本文主要讲述了瘾君子麦考伊把捡到的手提包归还给失主史密斯女士,而她后来又帮助麦考伊成功戒毒,这一切正是源于麦考伊的善行,故D项(善行得到回报)适合做文章标题。
(B)
Growing Green Thumbs
Callie’s Kids by Calloway Nursery
Denton, 940/591-8865;
Flower Mound, 972/691-2650;
Lewisville, 972/315-3133.
www.mytexasgarden.com
LEARN: Kids ages 5-12 can explore and plant in the Calloway gardens with a parent/caregiver’s supervision at 9:30 am on the first or third Wednesdays from June to August. A garden expert will share tips and advice for the best gardening practices during the 45-minute session (beginning on June 2). Preregistration online is required.
COST: Free
Denton Children’s Community Garden
2200 Bowling Green Ave., Denton, 940/349-2883.
www.dcmga.com
LEARN: Join the weekend work at the community garden, where caregivers, parents and master gardeners help children of all ages plant new vegetables, water the plants, harvest from the gardens and more. The instructors also lead games about nutrition, good and bad insects and more. 10 am-5 pm on Saturdays.
COST: Free
Coppell Community Gardens
255 Parkway Blvd., Coppell.
www.copp11communitygarden.org
LEARN: Kids of all ages (with a parent/caregiver) can volunteer at either the Helping Hands Garden (255 Parkway Blvd.) or Ground Delivery Garden (450 S. Denton Tap Road). Children will have the opportunity to till (耕) the ground, plant vegetables, harvest from the garden and more. Master gardeners are available on site; all harvested foods are either sold at the community's farmers’ market or donated to the area food bank. Work begins every Saturday at about 9 am.
COST: Free
40. If a child wants to plant in the Calloway gardens, he / she ______.
A. needs to register online before hand
B. should be present every Wednesday morning
C. must be under supervision throughout the year
D. can visit www.dcmga.com for more information
41. Which of the following can be learned from the passage?
A. All the three gardens are based in Denton.
B Experts in Calloway Gardens are tipped for their instructions.
C. Kids in Coppell Community Gardens may take harvests home.
D. Activities in Denton Children’s Community Gardens are entertaining.
42. This piece of writing is most probably issued by ______.
A. a food industry in bad need of funding
B. a website promoting gardening facilities
C. an institution offering learning programs
D. an association publicizing botanical gardens
【答案】40. A 41. D 42. C
【解析】
本文是一篇应用文,介绍了三个适合孩子们参加的园艺课程。
【40题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Preregistration online is required.”可知,如果一个孩子想在卡洛威花园种植,他/她需要先在网上注册,故A项正确。
【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“where caregivers, parents and master gardeners help children of all ages plant new vegetables, water the plants, harvest from the gardens and more. The instructors also lead games about nutrition, good and bad insects and more.”可知,在丹顿儿童社区花园,照顾者、家长和园丁大师帮助不同年龄段的孩子种植新蔬菜、浇水、从花园收获等等,指导老师还领孩子们玩有关营养、好昆虫和坏昆虫等方面的游戏,由此可知,丹顿儿童社区花园的活动很有趣,故D项正确。
【42题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文可知,本文主要介绍了三个适合孩子们参加的园艺课程,因此这篇文章很可能是由提供学习课程的机构发表的,故C项正确。
(C)
Though the spread of good reproduction (复制品) of works of art can be culturally valuable, museums continue to promote the special status of original work and highlight the authenticity (真实) of its exhibits. Unfortunately, this seems to place severe limitations on the kind of experience offered to visitors.
One limitation is related to the way the museum presents its exhibits. Art museums are often called “treasure houses”. We are reminded of this even before we view a collection by the presence of security guards who keep us away from the exhibits. In addition, a major collection like that of London’s National Gallery is housed in numerous rooms, where a single piece of work is likely to be worth more than all the average visitor possesses. In a society that judges the personal status of the individual so much by their material worth, it is therefore difficult not to be impressed by one’s own relative “worthlessness” in such an environment.
Furthermore, consideration of the “value” of the original work in its treasure house setting impresses upon the viewer that since these works were originally produced, they have been assigned a huge value in terms of money by some person or institution more powerful than themselves. Evidently, nothing the viewer thinks about the work is going to alter that value, and so today’s viewer is discouraged from trying to extend that spontaneous, immediate, self-reliant kind of interpretation which would originally have met the work.
The visitor may then be struck by the strangeness of seeing such a variety of paintings, drawings and sculptures brought together in an environment for which they were not originally created. This “displacement effect” is further heightened by the huge volume of exhibits. In the case of a major collection, there are probably more works on display than we could realistically view in weeks or even months.
This is particularly distressing because time seems to be a vital factor in the appreciation of all art forms. A fundamental difference between paintings and other art forms is that there is no prescribed time over which a painting is viewed. Operas, novels and poems are read in a prescribed time sequence, whereas a picture has no clear place at which to start viewing, or at which to finish. Thus art works themselves encourage us to view them superficially, without appreciating the richness of detail and labor that is involved.
Consequently, the dominant critical approach becomes that of the art historian, a specialized academic approach devoted to “discovering the meaning” of art within the cultural context of its time. This is in harmony with the museum’s function, since the approach is dedicated to seeking out and conserving “authentic”, “original” readings of the exhibits.
43. The writer mentions London’s National Gallery to illustrate ______.
A. the undesirable cost to a nation of maintaining a huge collection of art
B. the conflict that may arise in society between financial and artistic values
C. the negative effect a museum can have on visitors’ opinion of themselves
D. the need to put individual well-being above large-scale artistic schemes
44. The writer says that today viewers may be unwilling to criticize a work because they ______.
A. lack the knowledge needed
B. fear it may have financial implications
C. have no real concept of the work’s value
D feel their personal reaction is of no significance
45. The writer says that unlike other forms of art, the appreciation of a painting does not ______.
A. involve direct contact with an audience
B. require a specific location for performance
C. need the involvement of other professionals
D. call for a specific beginning or ending
46. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A. Original work: killer of artistic appreciation
B. Original work: reduction to value of art works
C. Original work: substitute for reproduction
D. Original work: art historians’ bread and butter
【答案】43. C 44. D 45. D 46. A
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文,介绍了博物馆一直强调的艺术作品的原作实际上限制了人们对艺术作品的欣赏。
【43题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中的“In a society that judges the personal status of the individual so much by their material worth, it is therefore difficult not to be impressed by one’s own relative “worthlessness” in such an environment.”可知,在一个以物质价值来衡量个人地位的社会里,这种做法让人们很难不对自己的价值留下深刻印象,由此可知,作者提到伦敦国家美术馆是为了说明一个博物馆对游客自我评价的负面影响,故C项正确。
【44题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Evidently, nothing the viewer thinks about the work is going to alter that value, and so today’s viewer is discouraged from trying to extend that spontaneous, immediate, self-reliant kind of interpretation which would originally have met the work.”可知,显然,观看者对作品的任何思考都不会改变这种价值,因此,今天的观看者不愿尝试去扩展那种自发的、直接的、自力更生的解释,而这种解释本来是可以满足作品的,由此可知,作者说今天的观众可能不愿意批评一部作品,是因为他们觉得自己的个人反应无关紧要,故D项正确。
【45题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“A fundamental difference between paintings and other art forms is that there is no prescribed time over which a painting is viewed. Operas, novels and poems are read in a prescribed time sequence, whereas a picture has no clear place at which to start viewing, or at which to finish.”可知,绘画和其他艺术形式的一个根本区别是,没有规定的时间来观看,歌剧、小说和诗歌是按规定的时间顺序阅读的,而绘画没有明确的开始观看或结束的地点,由此可知,与其他艺术形式不同,欣赏绘画并不需要一个特定的开始或结束,故D项正确。
【46题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文,特别是根据第一段中的“museums continue to promote the special status of original work and highlight the authenticity (真实) of its exhibits. Unfortunately, this seems to place severe limitations on the kind of experience offered to visitors.”可知,博物馆仍在继续宣传艺术作品原作的特殊地位,并强调其展品的真实性,不幸的是,这似乎严重限制了游客的体验,也就是说本文主要介绍的是艺术作品的原作实际上限制了人们对艺术作品的欣赏,故A项(原作:艺术欣赏的杀手)适合做文章标题。
Section C
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Vitamin D3 Improve Heart Function
A daily dose of vitamin D3 improves heart function in people with heart failure, a five-year University of Leeds research project has found.
Dr. Klaus Witte, from the School of Medicine and Consultant Cardiologist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, led the study. He said: “This is a significant breakthrough for patients. It is the first evidence that vitamin D3 can improve heart function of people with heart muscle weakness –known as heart failure.” ___47___
Vitamin D3 can be boosted by exposure to sunlight, but heart failure patients are often deficient in it even during the summer because older people make less vitamin D3 in response to sunlight than younger people. Vitamin D3 production in the skin is also reduced by sunscreen.
The study, which was funded by the Medical Research Council, involved more than 160 patients from Leeds who were already being treated for their heart failure using proven treatments including beta — blockers, ACE-inhibitors and pacemakers. ___48___ Those patients who took vitamin D3 experienced an improvement in heart function which was not seen in those who took a placebo.
___49___ Heart specialists measure heart function by taking an ultrasound scan of the heart and measuring how much blood pumps from the heart with each heartbeat, known as ejection fraction. The ejection fraction of a healthy person is usually between 60% and 70%. In heart failure patients, the ejection fraction is often significantly impaired — in the patients enrolled into the study the average ejection fraction was 26%.
In the 80 patients who took Vitamin D3, the heart’s pumping function improved from 26% to 34%. ___50___ This means that for some heart disease patients, taking vitamin D3 regularly may lessen the need for them to be fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), a device which detects dangerous irregular heart rhythms and can shock the heart to restore a normal rhythm.
A. Heart failure can by all means be cured by Vitamin D3.
B. Changes in heart function were measured by ultrasound.
C. In the others, who took placebo, there was no change in cardiac function.
D. Participants were asked to take vitamin D3 or a placebo tablet for one year.
E. Sunscreen will prevent people from absorbing more Vitamin D3 to a great extent.
F. The finding could make a significant difference to the care of heart failure patients.
【答案】47. F 48. D 49. B 50. C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文,介绍了研究发现维生素D3有助于改善心脏功能。
【47题详解】
空前说他说:“这对病人来说是一个重大突破,这是维生素D3能改善心肌衰弱(即心力衰竭)患者心脏功能的第一个证据,此处承接上文,介绍是这个发现对心力衰竭患者的意义,
故F项(这一发现可能对心力衰竭患者的护理产生重大影响)符合语境。
【48题详解】
空后说服用维生素D3的患者心脏功能改善,而服用安慰剂的患者心脏功能没有改善,因此此处应该是说参与者被要求分别服用这两种药物,故D项(参与者被要求服用维生素D3或安慰剂一年)符合语境。
【49题详解】
空后说心脏专家通过对心脏进行超声波扫描,测量每一次心跳时心脏的血泵数量,即射血分数来测量心脏功能,因此此处是说用超声检测心脏功能的变化,故B项(超声检测心脏功能变化)符合语境。
【50题详解】
上文说参与者被要求分别服用维生素D3和安慰剂,空前又提到在80例服用维生素D3的患者中,心脏的泵血功能从26%提高到34%,因此此处会提到服用安慰剂的患者的心脏功能的变化情况,故C项(在其他服用安慰剂的患者中,心脏功能没有变化)符合语境。
【点睛】在六选四的解题过程中,空处下文起举例说明或解释说明的句子往往是重要线索,例如本篇第2题,根据空后的“Those patients who took vitamin D3 experienced an improvement in heart function which was not seen in those who took a placebo.”可知,服用维生素D3的患者心脏功能改善,而服用安慰剂的患者心脏功能没有改善,这表明,在研究中,参与者被要求分别服用这两种药物,故D项(参与者被要求服用维生素D3或安慰剂一年)符合语境。
IV. Summary Writing
51.Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Social media and teens’ anxiety
From cyber-bullying to cruel comments, social media can be a land mine for kids. Issues parents never worried about are now a risk for many teens. With kids’ digital well-being a concern, researchers are exploring potential links between social media and the rise in teen suicide rates, tech addiction, and loss of real-life social skills. Many parents are wondering: Is social media causing my kid to have anxiety?
It’s a question that worried parents. Some research has observed a relationship between social media use and anxiety in kids, but it’s difficult to know if and when social media causes anxiety or whether kids who are anxious turn to social media as a way to seek support. How kids use social media matters, too. Social comparison and feedback-seeking behaviors have been associated with depressive symptoms, which often co-occur with anxiety.
How can parents keep social media a positive for kids?
1. Seeing photos of a trip to the beach your friends didn’t invite you to can really be upsetting. If your kid is tired of digital drama, suggest they take a break from social media for a while. In fact, if they post a status update that they’re taking a break, their friends might be very accepting because they’ve had similar feelings.
2. People post stuff that makes their lives look perfect — not the homework struggles, or the fight they had with their dad. Remind kids that social media leaves the messy stuff out — and that everyone has ups and downs.
3. In a world where kids could spend their days lying around looking at Wechat, it’s doubly important for them to feel as though they’re cultivating their inner lives. Prompt them to balance social media with soul-nourishing activities such as hobbies, exercise, reading, and helping others. Otherwise, what are they going to show off about on social media?
【答案】Whether social media causes anxiety has become the focus of parents concerned with their kids’ digital health. Tips are offered on positive effects of social media on children. They can keep off social medial temporarily if bored with it. They should be aware that life is imperfect and face barriers bravely. Besides, taking some meaningful offline activities are strongly recommended. (60字)
【解析】
【分析】
本篇书面表达是概要写作,要求概括社交媒体是否会引起焦虑已经成为关注孩子数字健康的父母关注的焦点,研究提供了一些关于社交媒体对儿童的积极影响的提示,如果厌倦了社交媒体,他们可以暂时远离它,他们应该意识到生活是不完美的,勇敢地面对障碍,此外,强烈建议参加一些有意义的线下活动。注意词数要求和使用自己的语言。
【详解】1、写之前,需要认真仔细地读几遍原文材料,让理解更深刻。
2、遵循原文的逻辑顺序,对重要部分的主题、标题、细节进行概括,全面清晰地表明原文信息。
3、给摘要起一个好标题,比如:可以采用文中的主题句。
4、尽量使用自己的话完成,不要引用原文的句子,篇幅控制在原文的三分之一或四分之一长。
V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
52. 艺术节开幕式上学生的演出真是太棒了!(performance)
53. 图书管理员提醒新生,杂志阅毕要放回原处。(where)
54. 只有耐得住寂寞,并不断挑战自我,才能更好地为未来做准备。(Only)
55. 做自我介绍时,不必面面俱到,而要突出你的与众不同之处。(distinguish)
【答案】52. How wonderful/terrific the students’ performance at the opening ceremony of the Art Festival was!
// What wonderful/terrific performance the students put on/presented/gave at the opening ceremony of the Art Festival!
53. The librarian reminded the freshmen to put the magazines where they were/belonged/lay after finishing reading them.
// The librarian reminded the freshmen that they should put the magazines where they were/belonged/lay after finishing reading them.
54. Only when we can endure loneliness and challenge ourselves constantly can we better prepare for the future.
// Only by enduring loneliness and challenging ourselves constantly can we better prepare for the future.
(can we be better prepared/can we better prepare ourselves)
55. When making self-introductions, you don’t need to present/cover all the aspects/details about yourself; instead, you should highlight/underline/emphasize/stress what distinguishes you from others.
【解析】
本题考查翻译句子,注意使用括号内的提示词进行翻译。
【52题详解】
考查感叹句。根据句意可知本句使用感叹句,其基本形式有两种,即“what+a(n)+形容词+可数名词单数+主语+谓语/what +形容词+不可数名词+主语+谓语”或“how+形容词/副词+主语+谓语”,语境表明事情发生在过去,用一般过去时,故翻译为:How wonderful/terrific the students’ performance at the opening ceremony of the Art Festival was!// What wonderful/terrific performance the students put on/presented/gave at the opening ceremony of the Art Festival!
【53题详解】
考查地点状语从句/虚拟语气。remind sb to do sth表示“提醒某人做某事”,语境表明事情发生在过去,应该用一般过去时,也可用remind that…,但注意remind后的宾语从句要用(should) do的虚拟语气,根据句意可知本句使用where引导地点状语从句,表示“在/到……的地方”,故翻译为:The librarian reminded the freshmen to put the magazines where they were/belonged/lay after finishing reading them. // The librarian reminded the freshmen that they should put the magazines where they were/belonged/lay after finishing reading them.
【54题详解】
考查倒装。Only+状语(从句)位于句首时,要采用部分倒装,如果句子为主从复合句,则主句倒装,从句不到装,故翻译为: Only when we can endure loneliness and challenge ourselves constantly can we better prepare for the future. // Only by enduring loneliness and challenging ourselves constantly can we better prepare for the future. (can we be better prepared/can we better prepare ourselves)
【55题详解】
考查状语从句的省略和宾语从句。distinguish A from B表示“把A和B区分开来”,根据句意可知本句使用when引导时间状语从句,而且从句主语与主句主语一致且含有be的某种形式,因此可省略从句的主语和be,you和make之间是主动关系,从句相当于省略了you are,同时“突出”后使用宾语从句,从句中缺少主语,应该用what引导,故翻译为:When making self-introductions, you don’t need to present/cover all the aspects/details about yourself; instead, you should highlight/underline/emphasize/stress what distinguishes you from others.
VI. Guided Writing
56.Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是明启中学高三学生李青,将在主题为“我的家乡变美了”的班会上发言。请撰写一篇演讲稿,内容必须包括:
▪ 家乡变美了的具体表现;
▪ 你对家乡未来的畅想。
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【答案】As is known to all, with the deepening of the reform and opening-up policy and the development of the era, earth-shaking changes have taken place in my hometown in recent years, for example, the road becomes wider and wider, a lot of tall buildings have been built, and the government has put up a dozen of big squares and parks, which make people’s amateur life get enriched. In addition, people now pay more attention to environmental protection, leading to the better environment, and, more importantly, people's living standards have been improved, which has greatly increased the people's happiness.
I believe that with the joint efforts of all walks of life, the future of my hometown is sure to become more beautiful
【解析】
【分析】
本篇书面表达是提纲类作文,要求写一篇演讲稿。
【详解】第1步:根据提示可知,本文要求写一篇演讲稿,内容必须包括:▪ 家乡变美了的具体表现;▪ 你对家乡未来的畅想。 时态应为一般现在时。
第2步:根据写作要求,确定关键词(组),如; earth-shaking(翻天覆地的),development(发展),deepening(深入),the reform and opening-up policy(改革开放), change(变化),improve(提高)及environmental protection(环境保护)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,保持卷面的整洁美观。
【点睛】范文语言地道,语篇连贯,词数适当。作者在范文中使用了较多高级词汇和句式,高级词汇有take place(发生),a dozen of(十几个),lead to (带来、导致),pay attention to(注重)以及put up(建造),而且还使用了非限定性定语从句“As is known to all, with the deepening of the reform and opening-up policy and the development of the era, earth-shaking changes have taken place in my hometown in recent years”,“more importantly, people's living standards have been improved, which has greatly increased the people's happiness”及“and the government has put up a dozen of big squares and parks, which make people’s amateur life get enriched.”,宾语从句“I believe that with the joint efforts of all walks of life, the future of my hometown is sure to become more beautiful”,非谓语动词“In addition, people now pay more attention to environmental protection, leading to the better environment”,全文没有语法错误,上下句转换自然流畅。
青浦区2019学年第一学期高三英语期终学业质量调研试卷
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. 10. B. 20. C. 30. D. 40.
2. A. A teacher. B. A coach. C. A judge. D. A doctor.
3. A. In the school clinic. B. In the bookstore.
C. In the teacher’s office. D. In the theatre.
4. A. The man didn’t even know Jenny. B. Jenny changed the color of her hair.
C. The woman dialed Jenny last week. D. The man didn’t notice Jenny’s hair.
5. A. He kept awake last night, feeling hot.
B. He stayed up late last night, working hard.
C. He didn’t have an air conditioner in his room.
D. He didn’t go to work last night because he was tired.
6. A. Checking in. B. Giving suggestions.
C. Making complaints. D. Looking for the toilet.
7. A. Reasonable. B. Practical. C. Serious. D. Ridiculous.
8. A. He was attracted. B. He was puzzled.
C. He was bored. D. He was unconscious.
9. A. The man is already fed up with playing the piano.
B. The piece of music the man played is very popular.
C The woman came to the concert at the man’s request.
D. The man’s unique talents are the envy of many people.
10. A. Whether the houses are for sale.
B. Whether the article is worth reading.
C. Whether the house developers are negative.
D. Whether paying a visit to the house is helpful.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the short passages and the longer conversation. The short passages and the longer conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Sunlight exposure. B. Stress level. C. Health risks. D. Lifestyle.
12. A. Because fatty fish contain Vitamin A & D.
B. Because eyes have special needs for nutrition.
C. Because eye maintenance mainly relies on foods.
D. Because leafy green vegetables are rich in nutrition.
13. A. By using computers with 24-inch screens. B. By glaring at the screen.
C. By reducing exposure to blue light. D. By rubbing the eye every two hours.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Contented and relieved. B. Anxious and depressed.
C. Proud but a bit nervous. D. Excited but a bit sad.
15. A. Choose the right school for them. B. Help them to learn by themselves.
C. Read books and magazines to them. D. Set an example for them to follow.
16. A. Their intelligence. B. The quality of their school.
C. Their family life. D. The effort put in learning.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. Mother and son. B. Tour guide and visitor.
C. Husband and wife. D. Shop assistant and customer.
18. A. It will not be fun with Mr. Whitehead hosting.
B. It is a comedy show she has watched before.
C. It has been criticized in the local papers.
D. It consists of a lot of different acts.
19. A. It has little impact on people’s daily life. B. It sounds quite alarming.
C. It is getting more serious these days. D. It seems a depressing topic.
20. A. Watch a charity comedy. B. Go and see Carmen.
C. Look after the kids. D. Book tickets for City Theatre.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Mako sharks get new protections
At the global wildlife trade meeting in Geneva, countries have decided to protect the endangered mako shark from trade. GENEVA made the proposal ___1___ more protections should be taken for both shortfin and longfin mako sharks and was adopted today after a 102-40 vote at the global wildlife trade summit. The vote still needs to be finalized at the full meeting at the end, when all appendix (附录) change proposals passed in committee are officially adopted.
The proposal, debated at this year’s CITES Conference, lists mako sharks under Appendix II, meaning that they can’t be traded ___2___ it can be shown that fishing wouldn’t threaten their chances for survival. Conservationists say this was the world’s last chance to prevent mako shark populations from collapsing.
___3___ (list) mako sharks on CITES Appendix II is great news for shark conservation. More than 50 of the 183 CITES members signed on as supporters of the proposal brought forth by Mexico. Nonetheless, conservationists feared that opposition from a few countries with fairly large mako fishing industries—primarily the United States, Canada, and Japan—___4___ tip the scale. Japan opposed the measure during the debates, and the United States announced afterward it ___5___ (vote) no.
In the past, the U.S. and others have supported listing other shark species under CITES, but not so in this case, ___6___ commercial interests. For a lot of these countries, they were happy to list shark species when it was ones they weren’t so heavily involved in fishing. Suddenly, when they’re being asked to be responsible, rather than asking other people to be responsible, they’re ___7___ (little) keen to take it on board.
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which determines the conservation status of species claims that both species of mako sharks to be endangered, saying an ___8___ (estimate) 50 to 79 percent population decline over three generations, or about 75 years. They ___9___ (target) for their fins (鳍), used in shark fin soup—a dish in Asian countries, that’s often served at weddings as a sign of respect for guests. Their meat is more edible compared to ___10___ of other sharks, which is often acidic and is usually sold as a byproduct of the fin trade for “pennies on the dollar”.
【答案】1. that
2. unless 3. Listing
4. could/would
5. had voted
6. with/for
7. less 8. estimated
9. are targeted
10. those
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文,介绍了由于人们的捕杀,短鳍和长鳍灰鲭鲨变得十分濒危,因此全球野生动物贸易峰会通过了一项提案,决定对它们采取更多的保护措施。
【1题详解】
考查同位语从句。句意:日内瓦全球野生动物贸易峰会上以102票对40票通过了一项提案,即对短鳍和长鳍灰鲭鲨采取更多的保护措施。此处为同位语从句,解释说明proposal的内容,从句成分完整,所以用that仅起连接作用,无实义,故填that。
【2题详解】
考查连词。句意:该提案在今年的华盛顿公约会议上进行了讨论,将灰鲭鲨列入了附录II,这意味着除非能够证明捕捞不会威胁到它们的生存机会,否则它们不能被交易。分析句子结构可知此处需要填从属连词,根据“it can be shown that fishing wouldn’t threaten their chances for survival.”可知此处表示“除非”,故填unless。
【3题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:把灰鲭鲨列入华盛顿公约附录二是鲨鱼保护的好消息。分析句子结构并结合句意可知此处用动名词做主语,故填Listing。
【4题详解】
考查情态动词。句意:尽管如此,自然资源保护者担心,来自少数拥有相当大的灰鲭鲨渔业的国家(主要是美国、加拿大和日本)的反对可能会使规模变小。空后是动词原形,此处需要填情态动词,根据句意可知此处表示过去的意愿或可能性,故填could/would。
【5题详解】
考查时态。句意:日本在讨论中反对这项措施,美国随后宣布投票反对。vote这一动作发生在announced之前,也就是过去的过去,用过去完成时,故填had voted。
【6题详解】
考查介词。句意:在过去,美国和其他国家曾支持将其他鲨鱼物种列入濒危物种国际贸易公约,但在本案中,由于商业利益,并非如此。分析句子结构可知此处需要填介词,根据句意可知此处表示原因,故填with/for。
【7题详解】
考查形容词比较级。句意:突然之间,当他们被要求负责时,而不是要求其他人负责时,他们就不那么热衷于承担责任了。此处是“他们被要求负责”与“要求别人负责”这两种情况的对比,有一个隐晦的比较意义,表示“没那么热衷”,应该用形容词比较级形式,故填less。
【8题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:决定物种保护状况的国际自然保护联盟称,这两种灰鲭鲨都濒临灭绝。该组织称,经过三代人的时间,也就是大约75年的时间,估计灰鲭鲨的数量下降50%到79%。50 to 79 percent population decline与estimate之间是逻辑上的动宾关系,表示被动,用过去分词做定语,故填estimated。
9题详解】
考查时态语态。句意:人们捕杀它们是为了要它们的鳍,用来做鱼翅汤。They 与target之间是被动关系,而且陈述的是客观事实,所以用一般现在时的被动语态,主语是They,谓语动词用复数,故填are targeted。
【10题详解】
考查代词。句意:与其他鲨鱼的鳍相比,它们的鳍更容易食用。此处指的是与前面的fins同一类的事物,用复数,故填those。
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
In between all the measures to battle the severe air pollution levels in Delhi, there’s one more option for you — a bar that has “pure air”. Delhi’s first-ever oxygen bar — named “Oxy Pure” — offers 15 minutes of 80-90 percent pure oxygen starting from Rs 299.
The bar, ___11___ in May, also offers its customers several aromas(香味)to choose from that can be filled with oxygen. The aromas include lemongrass, cherry, mango and more.
Customers are given a lightweight tube, used for supplementary oxygen ___12___. The device is placed near the customer’s nose through which they are advised to breathe in the aroma-filled oxygen.
According to the aroma you choose, each session ___13___ to improve one’s sleep patterns and digestion, cure headaches and even claims to work as a remedy for ___14___.
“I was passing by and saw that they were offering pure oxygen. I thought I would give it a try and went for the lemongrass flavour. It was ___15___,” Manjul Mehta, a customer at Oxy Pure told Delhi Daily.
Speaking to Delhi Daily, Bonny Irengbam, senior sales assistant at the bar, said customers were ___16___ positively after a few sessions.
“Some people, who try it for the first time, will feel relaxed and fresh. But only people who undergo the sessions regularly will get real ___17___ of the aroma,” he added. “Though we have regular customers, we don’t encourage back-to-back sessions, as ___18___ levels of oxygen in the body can make a person dizzy. It is ___19___ to do it once or twice a month or to stick with the 10-15 minute sessions a day,” he said.
Dr. Rajesh Chawla, a senior consultant in medicine said that though such sessions do not have any side-effects, it does not help in the long run either. “Even if you breathe in the so-called pure oxygen for two hours in a day, you will go back to breathing the polluted air for the rest of the 22 hours”, he said. He added that the concept is purely a(n) ___20___ move.
【答案】11. F 12. H
13. C 14. K
15. B 16. J
17. A 18. E
19. I 20. D
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文,介绍了德里一家可以吸纯净的氧气的氧吧。
【11题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:今年5月开办的这家氧吧还为顾客提供了几种可以充氧的香味供选择,包括柠檬草、樱桃、芒果等。分析句子结构可知此处使用非谓语动词,根据“in May”可知此处表示“开办”,The bar与之是逻辑上的动宾关系,表示被动,用过去分词做状语,
故填F。
【12题详解】
考查名词。句意:顾客会得到一根轻便的管子,用来补充氧气摄入。做介词for的宾语用名词,根据“Customers are given a lightweight tube”可知此处表示“摄入”,故填H。
【13题详解】
考查动词。句意:根据你选择的香味,每一疗程都承诺改善睡眠模式和消化,治愈头痛,甚至声称是治疗抑郁症的良药。此处缺少动词做谓语,根据“to improve one’s sleep patterns and digestion, cure headaches”可知此处表示“承诺”,故填C。
【14题详解】
考查名词。句意同上,做介词for的宾语用名词,根据“a remedy”可知此处应该是一种疾病或影响健康的症状,而“抑郁症”正好符合,故填K。
【15题详解】
考查形容词。句意:我想我可以试试柠檬草的味道,它令人神清气爽。此处缺少形容词做表语,根据常识可知柠檬草的香味会提神,给人一种神清气爽的感觉,故填B。
【16题详解】
考查动词。句意:在接受《德里日报》采访时,这家氧吧的高级销售助理博尼·伊伦巴姆表示,顾客们在几个疗程后反应积极。此处缺少动词做谓语,根据“positively after a few sessions”可知此处表示“反应”,故填J。
【17题详解】
考查名词。句意:“有些人,第一次尝试,会感到轻松和新鲜,但只有定期接受治疗的人才能真正得到这种香味的好处,”他补充说。做动词get的宾语用名词,根据“Some people, who try it for the first time, will feel relaxed and fresh.”及转折连词“But”可知此处表示“好处”,故填A。
【18题详解】
考查形容词。句意:“虽然我们有固定的客户,但我们不鼓励连续的治疗,因为体内氧气含量的增加会让人头晕。最好一个月做一两次,或者坚持每天10-15分钟的疗程”。修饰名词levels用形容词,此处解释不鼓励连续治疗的原因,因此此处表示“增加的”,increased是过去分词转化而来的形容词,表示“增加的”,故填E。
【19题详解】
考查形容词。句意同上。此处缺少形容词做表语,根据“to do it once or twice a month or to stick with the 10-15 minute sessions a day,”可知此处表示“可取的、明智的”,故填I。
【20题详解】
考查形容词。句意:他补充说,这个概念纯粹是资本家的举动。修饰名词move用形容词,空前说即使你每天吸入所谓的纯氧两小时,在剩下的22小时里,你还是会继续呼吸被污染的空气,因此医学高级顾问拉杰什·查拉博士认为这纯粹是资本家牟利的举措,对健康并没有什么实际的帮助,此处表示“资本家的”,故填D。
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Stories about the problems of tourism have been numerous in the last few years. Yet it does not have to be a problem. Although tourism inevitably affects the region in which it takes place, the costs to these fragile (脆弱的) environments and their local cultures can be ___21___. Indeed, as has happened with some Alpine villages,it can even be a(n) ___22___ for refreshing local cultures. And a growing number of adventure tourism ___23___ are trying to ensure that their activities benefit the local population and environment over the long term.
In the Swiss Alps, communities have decided that their future depends on combining tourism more effectively with the local ___24___. Local concern about the rising number of second home developments in the Swiss Pays-d’Enhaut resulted in ___25___ being imposed on their growth. There has also been a new interest in cheese production in the area, providing the locals with a ___26___ source of income that does not depend on outside visitors.
Many of the Arctic tourist destinations have been exploited by ___27___ companies, who employ temporary workers and send most of the profits back to their home base. But some Arctic communities are now operating tour businesses themselves, thereby ensuring that the benefits increase ___28___. For instance, a native corporation in Alaska, employing local people, is running an air tour from Anchorage to Kotzebue, where tourists eat Arctic food, walk on the lands and watch local musicians and dancers.
Native people in the desert regions of the American Southwest have followed ___29___ strategies, encouraging tourists to visit their towns and reservations to ___30___ high-quality handicrafts and artwork. Some have established highly profitable stoneware businesses, while the Navajo and Hopi groups have been similarly ___31___ with jewelry.
Too many people living in fragile environments have lost control over their economies, their culture and their environment when tourism has spread through their homelands. Merely restricting tourism cannot be the ___32___ to the imbalance because people’s desire to see new places will not just disappear. ___33___, communities in fragile environments must achieve greater control over tourism ventures in their regions, in order to ___34___ their needs and desires with the demands of tourism. A growing number of communities are ___35___ that, with firm combined decision-making, this is possible. The critical question now is whether this can become the normal status, rather than the exception.
21. A. promoted B. minimized C. inherited D. deleted
22. A. vehicle B. responsibility C. example D. entrance
23. A. operators B. professors C. mayors D. journalists
24. A. committee B. culture C. scenery D. economy
25. A. views B. burdens C. limits D. qualifications
26. A. costly B. critical C. reliable D. sensible
27. A. responsible B. native C. thoughtful D. outside
28. A. locally B. extensively C. virtually D. typically
29. A. positive B. personalized C. similar D. primary
30. A. estimate B. collect C. appreciate D. purchase
31. A. relevant B. successful C. combined D. impressed
32. A. desire B. solution C. appeal D. priority
33. A. Instead B. Moreover C. However D. Besides
34. A. balance B. meet C. require D. recognize
35. A. complaining B. mentioning C. demonstrating D. protesting
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. B 32. B 33. A 34. A 35. C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文,介绍了世界上一些社区的成功案例证明了平衡好旅游业和当地的文化与环境之间的关系是可能的。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:虽然旅游业不可避免地会影响到它所处的地区,但这些脆弱的环境和当地文化的代价可以降到最低。A. promoted提升;B. minimized最小化;C. inherited继承;D. deleted删除。空前说关于旅游业问题的报道在过去的几年里数不胜数,然而,这并不一定是一个问题,因此此处是说旅游业对当地环境和文化的影响可以降到最低,故B项正确。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:事实上,就像阿尔卑斯山上的一些村庄一样,它甚至可以成为一种让当地文化焕然一新的载体。A. vehicle载体、工具;B. responsibility责任;C. example例子;D. entrance入口。上文说旅游业对当地环境和文化的影响可以降到最低,再结合下文的介绍可知,旅游业甚至可以成为让当地文化焕然一新的载体,故A项正确。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:越来越多的探险旅游经营者正试图确保他们的活动长期有益于当地人口和环境。A. operators经营者;B. professors教授;C. mayors市长;D. journalists新闻记者。本文主要讨论的就是旅游业对当地环境和文化的影响可以降到最低,再结合空后的“are trying to ensure that their activities benefit the local population and environment over the long term.”可知此处指“探险旅游的经营者”,故A项正确。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:在瑞士阿尔卑斯山,社区决定他们的未来取决于旅游业与当地经济的更有效结合。A. committee委员会;B. culture文化;C. scenery景色;D. economy经济。根据空后的对住房增长的限制和通过生产奶酪增加收入两项措施可知此处指“旅游业与当地经济结合”,故D项正确。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:当地对瑞士博赛德里第二套住房开发数量不断增加的担忧导致了对其增长的限制。A. views观点;B. burdens负担;C. limits限制;D. qualifications资格。根据空前的“Local concern about the rising number of second home developments in the Swiss Pays-d’Enhaut”可知,由于对瑞士博赛德里第二套住房开发数量不断增加感到担忧,当地对住房的增长进行了限制,故C项正确。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:该地区对奶酪生产也产生了新的兴趣,为当地人提供了不依赖外来游客的可靠收入来源。A. costly昂贵的;B. critical批评的; C. reliable可靠的;D. sensible通情达理的。与依靠外来游客相比,生产奶酪是一种更可靠的赚钱途径,故C项正确。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:许多北极旅游目的地被外来公司利用,他们雇佣临时工,并将大部分利润送回本国。A. responsible负责的;B. native本地的;C. thoughtful体贴的;D. outside外来的。空后说他们雇佣临时工,并将大部分利润送回本国,因此这些公司都是外来的,故D项正确。
【28题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:但一些北极社区现在自己经营旅游业务,从而确保当地的收益增加。A. locally在本地;B. extensively 广阔地;C. virtually实质上;D. typically典型地。空后说例如,阿拉斯加一家雇佣当地人的本土公司正在经营从安克雷奇到科泽布的空中旅行,游客在那里吃北极食物,在陆地上散步,观看当地的音乐家和舞蹈演员,因此当地社区自己经营旅游业务的目的是增加当地的收益,故A项正确。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:美国西南部沙漠地区的原住居民也采取了类似的策略,鼓励游客到他们的城镇和保留地去购买高质量的手工艺品和艺术品。A. positive积极的;B. personalized个性化的;C. similar相似的;D. primary初级的。上文说一些北极社区现在自己经营旅游业务,从而确保当地的收益增加,而美国西南部沙漠地区的原住民鼓励游客到他们的城镇和保留地去购买高质量的手工艺品和艺术品,这是和上文提到的那些北极社区所采取的相似的策略,故C项正确。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. estimate估计;B. collect收集;C. appreciate欣赏;D. purchase购买。根据空后的“high-quality handicrafts and artwork”可知,那里的原住居民鼓励游客到他们的城镇和保留地去购买高质量的手工艺品和艺术品,故D项正确。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:一些公司已经建立了高利润的石器业务,而纳霍瓦和霍皮集团在珠宝方面也取得了类似的成功。A. relevant相关的;B. successful成功的;C. combined联合的;D. impressed印象深刻的。空前说一些公司已经建立了高利润的石器业务,因此此处是说纳霍瓦和霍皮集团在珠宝方面也取得了成功,故B项正确。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:仅仅限制旅游业并不能解决这种不平衡的问题,因为人们希望看到新地方的愿望不会消失。A. desire渴望;B. solution解决办法;C. appeal呼吁;D. priority优先。空前说当旅游业在家乡蔓延时,太多生活在脆弱环境中的人已经失去了对经济、文化和环境的控制,此处是说仅仅限制旅游业不是这个问题的解决办法,故B项正确。
【33题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:相反,脆弱环境中的社区必须对其区域内的旅游企业实现更大的控制,以便平衡当地的愿望和需求与旅游业的需求。A. Instead相反;B. Moreover此外;C. However然而;D. Besides况且。空前说仅仅限制旅游业并不能解决这种不平衡的问题,因此此处是说相反,脆弱环境中的社区必须对其区域内的旅游企业实现更大的控制,故A项正确。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. balance平衡;B. meet满足;C. require要求;D. recognize承认。相反,脆弱环境中的社区必须对其区域内的旅游企业实现更大的控制的目的是平衡当地的愿望和需求与旅游业的需求,故A项正确。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:越来越多的社区正在证明,通过坚定的联合决策,这是可能的。A. complaining抱怨;B. mentioning提及;C. demonstrating证明;D. protesting抗议。根据上文介绍的那几个社区取得成功的案例可知,这些社区证明了通过坚定的联合决策,是可能平衡好旅游业和当地的文化与环境之间的关系的,故C项正确。
【点睛】本篇第9空A项positive干扰性较大,有些同学会认为采取的是积极的策略而误选此项,但根据上文中的“But some Arctic communities are now operating tour businesses themselves, thereby ensuring that the benefits increase ___8___.”可知,一些北极社区现在自己经营旅游业务,从而确保当地的收益增加,而美国西南部沙漠地区的原住居民鼓励游客到他们的城镇和保留地去购买高质量的手工艺品和艺术品,这是和上文提到的那些北极社区错采取的相似的策略,故C项(similar)正确。
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
McCoy was looking for a safe place to do drugs when something clearly out of place caught his eye: a luxurious brown leather handbag.
McCoy, 36, could relate all too well. One of his few possessions, the sleeping bag he used in an abandoned house, had recently been stolen. Remembering how angered he’d been by his own loss, he resolved to return the purse to its owner.
He began right away, starting with the address on the bill found in the handbag. After traveling much of the day and finally approaching the address on the bill, he was stopped by a woman, who asked whether she could buy the purse. McCoy refused, saying he was searching for its owner. “But I am the owner,” the woman said. “That’s my purse.”
A month earlier, Kaitlyn Smith, 29, a sales representative for a medical device company, had woken up to find her apartment broken into and her purse stolen. Now she came across a tall, messy-looking man holding it tightly. She could instantly tell he wasn’t in good shape.
At Smith’s urging, McCoy told her his story. He’d been in charge of a landscaping business until 2012, when a car accident left him addicted to drugs.
Smith, amazed this stranger had gone to such great lengths to return her bag, asked whether there was anything she could do to help. “I’m a drug addict,” McCoy warned. “I don’t want to intrude on your life; I’m probably gonna let you down.”
Unafraid, Smith gave him her phone number, saying, “If you want to go to rehab (戒毒所), call me.” She then drove him back to his neighborhood and left, thinking that would be the end of it. Two days later, she got a call.
Smith realized that McCoy was serious about getting better, so she dug into her savings account and bought McCoy a plane ticket to Florida. While there, he would call her to let her know how he was doing. “We were getting to know each other,” Smith says. “His scared, desperate voice turned into a healthy, lively one.” After 28 days at a rehab program at Johns Hopkins Hospital, McCoy is drug-free. He lives at a residential recovery center in Baltimore, and a GoFundMe page set up by Smith has covered his rent, groceries, and incidentals. His life is back on track, all because one crime victim could understand another’s loss.
36. What drove McCoy to look for the owner of the handbag?
A. The urge to find a business partner. B. The resolution to recover his sleeping bag.
C. His own unfortunate experience. D. His anger over the poor living condition.
37. What was McCoy’s initial reaction towards Smith’s intention to help?
A. Enthusiasm. B. Resistance.
C. Hostility. D. Gratitude.
38. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. McCoy was a victim of an identity theft.
B. Smith offered McCoy a ride home at his request.
C. McCoy looked unhealthy when he bumped into Smith.
D. Smith covered McCoy’s living expense in the recovery centre.
39. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A. Drug-abuse Can Heal. B. Lost and Found.
C. Mutual Communication Matters. D. Good Deeds Repaid.
【答案】36. C 37. B 38. C 39. D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了瘾君子麦考伊把捡到的手提包归还给失主史密斯女士,而她后来又帮助麦考伊成功戒毒的故事。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“One of his few possessions, the sleeping bag he used in an abandoned house, had recently been stolen. Remembering how angered he’d been by his own loss, he resolved to return the purse to its owner.”可知,他为数不多的财产之一,他在一所废弃的房子里用的睡袋最近被偷了,他想到丢了睡袋使他多么生气,于是决定把钱包还给钱包的主人,也就是说是他自己不幸的经历驱使麦考伊去寻找手提包的主人,故C项正确。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据第六段“Smith, amazed this stranger had gone to such great lengths to return her bag, asked whether there was anything she could do to help. “I’m a drug addict,” McCoy warned. “I don’t want to intrude on your life; I’m probably gonna let you down.”可知,史密斯惊奇地发现这个陌生人不遗余力地把包还给她,问她是否有什么可以帮忙的,“我是个瘾君子,”麦考伊警告说,“我不想打扰你的生活,我可能会让你失望的,”,由此可知,对于史密斯的想要帮忙的意图,麦考伊最初的反应是抵抗,故B项正确。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中的“She could instantly tell he wasn’t in good shape.”可知,她一眼就能看出他(麦考伊)身体不好,由此可知,撞见史密斯时,麦考伊看上去很不健康,故C项正确。
【39题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文,特别是根据文章最后一句话“His life is back on track, all because one crime victim could understand another’s loss.”可知,本文主要讲述了瘾君子麦考伊把捡到手提包归还给失主史密斯女士,而她后来又帮助麦考伊成功戒毒,这一切正是源于麦考伊的善行,故D项(善行得到回报)适合做文章标题。
【点睛】文章标题形式的主旨大意题难度较大,要有高度的概括性,因此抓住文章主题是关键,例如本篇第4题,通读全文,特别是根据文章最后一句话 “His life is back on track, all because one crime victim could understand another’s loss.”可知,本文主要讲述了瘾君子麦考伊把捡到的手提包归还给失主史密斯女士,而她后来又帮助麦考伊成功戒毒,这一切正是源于麦考伊的善行,故D项(善行得到回报)适合做文章标题。
(B)
Growing Green Thumbs
Callie’s Kids by Calloway Nursery
Denton, 940/591-8865;
Flower Mound, 972/691-2650;
Lewisville, 972/315-3133.
www.mytexasgarden.com
LEARN: Kids ages 5-12 can explore and plant in the Calloway gardens with a parent/caregiver’s supervision at 9:30 am on the first or third Wednesdays from June to August. A garden expert will share tips and advice for the best gardening practices during the 45-minute session (beginning on June 2). Preregistration online is required.
COST: Free
Denton Children’s Community Garden
2200 Bowling Green Ave., Denton, 940/349-2883.
www.dcmga.com
LEARN: Join the weekend work at the community garden, where caregivers, parents and master gardeners help children of all ages plant new vegetables, water the plants, harvest from the gardens and more. The instructors also lead games about nutrition, good and bad insects and more. 10 am-5 pm on Saturdays.
COST: Free
Coppell Community Gardens
255 Parkway Blvd., Coppell.
www.copp11communitygarden.org
LEARN: Kids of all ages (with a parent/caregiver) can volunteer at either the Helping Hands Garden (255 Parkway Blvd.) or Ground Delivery Garden (450 S. Denton Tap Road). Children will have the opportunity to till (耕) the ground, plant vegetables, harvest from the garden and more. Master gardeners are available on site; all harvested foods are either sold at the community's farmers’ market or donated to the area food bank. Work begins every Saturday at about 9 am.
COST: Free
40. If a child wants to plant in the Calloway gardens, he / she ______.
A. needs to register online before hand
B. should be present every Wednesday morning
C. must be under supervision throughout the year
D. can visit www.dcmga.com for more information
41. Which of the following can be learned from the passage?
A. All the three gardens are based in Denton.
B Experts in Calloway Gardens are tipped for their instructions.
C. Kids in Coppell Community Gardens may take harvests home.
D. Activities in Denton Children’s Community Gardens are entertaining.
42. This piece of writing is most probably issued by ______.
A. a food industry in bad need of funding
B. a website promoting gardening facilities
C. an institution offering learning programs
D. an association publicizing botanical gardens
【答案】40. A 41. D 42. C
【解析】
本文是一篇应用文,介绍了三个适合孩子们参加的园艺课程。
【40题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Preregistration online is required.”可知,如果一个孩子想在卡洛威花园种植,他/她需要先在网上注册,故A项正确。
【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“where caregivers, parents and master gardeners help children of all ages plant new vegetables, water the plants, harvest from the gardens and more. The instructors also lead games about nutrition, good and bad insects and more.”可知,在丹顿儿童社区花园,照顾者、家长和园丁大师帮助不同年龄段的孩子种植新蔬菜、浇水、从花园收获等等,指导老师还领孩子们玩有关营养、好昆虫和坏昆虫等方面的游戏,由此可知,丹顿儿童社区花园的活动很有趣,故D项正确。
【42题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文可知,本文主要介绍了三个适合孩子们参加的园艺课程,因此这篇文章很可能是由提供学习课程的机构发表的,故C项正确。
(C)
Though the spread of good reproduction (复制品) of works of art can be culturally valuable, museums continue to promote the special status of original work and highlight the authenticity (真实) of its exhibits. Unfortunately, this seems to place severe limitations on the kind of experience offered to visitors.
One limitation is related to the way the museum presents its exhibits. Art museums are often called “treasure houses”. We are reminded of this even before we view a collection by the presence of security guards who keep us away from the exhibits. In addition, a major collection like that of London’s National Gallery is housed in numerous rooms, where a single piece of work is likely to be worth more than all the average visitor possesses. In a society that judges the personal status of the individual so much by their material worth, it is therefore difficult not to be impressed by one’s own relative “worthlessness” in such an environment.
Furthermore, consideration of the “value” of the original work in its treasure house setting impresses upon the viewer that since these works were originally produced, they have been assigned a huge value in terms of money by some person or institution more powerful than themselves. Evidently, nothing the viewer thinks about the work is going to alter that value, and so today’s viewer is discouraged from trying to extend that spontaneous, immediate, self-reliant kind of interpretation which would originally have met the work.
The visitor may then be struck by the strangeness of seeing such a variety of paintings, drawings and sculptures brought together in an environment for which they were not originally created. This “displacement effect” is further heightened by the huge volume of exhibits. In the case of a major collection, there are probably more works on display than we could realistically view in weeks or even months.
This is particularly distressing because time seems to be a vital factor in the appreciation of all art forms. A fundamental difference between paintings and other art forms is that there is no prescribed time over which a painting is viewed. Operas, novels and poems are read in a prescribed time sequence, whereas a picture has no clear place at which to start viewing, or at which to finish. Thus art works themselves encourage us to view them superficially, without appreciating the richness of detail and labor that is involved.
Consequently, the dominant critical approach becomes that of the art historian, a specialized academic approach devoted to “discovering the meaning” of art within the cultural context of its time. This is in harmony with the museum’s function, since the approach is dedicated to seeking out and conserving “authentic”, “original” readings of the exhibits.
43. The writer mentions London’s National Gallery to illustrate ______.
A. the undesirable cost to a nation of maintaining a huge collection of art
B. the conflict that may arise in society between financial and artistic values
C. the negative effect a museum can have on visitors’ opinion of themselves
D. the need to put individual well-being above large-scale artistic schemes
44. The writer says that today viewers may be unwilling to criticize a work because they ______.
A. lack the knowledge needed
B. fear it may have financial implications
C. have no real concept of the work’s value
D feel their personal reaction is of no significance
45. The writer says that unlike other forms of art, the appreciation of a painting does not ______.
A. involve direct contact with an audience
B. require a specific location for performance
C. need the involvement of other professionals
D. call for a specific beginning or ending
46. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A. Original work: killer of artistic appreciation
B. Original work: reduction to value of art works
C. Original work: substitute for reproduction
D. Original work: art historians’ bread and butter
【答案】43. C 44. D 45. D 46. A
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文,介绍了博物馆一直强调的艺术作品的原作实际上限制了人们对艺术作品的欣赏。
【43题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中的“In a society that judges the personal status of the individual so much by their material worth, it is therefore difficult not to be impressed by one’s own relative “worthlessness” in such an environment.”可知,在一个以物质价值来衡量个人地位的社会里,这种做法让人们很难不对自己的价值留下深刻印象,由此可知,作者提到伦敦国家美术馆是为了说明一个博物馆对游客自我评价的负面影响,故C项正确。
【44题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Evidently, nothing the viewer thinks about the work is going to alter that value, and so today’s viewer is discouraged from trying to extend that spontaneous, immediate, self-reliant kind of interpretation which would originally have met the work.”可知,显然,观看者对作品的任何思考都不会改变这种价值,因此,今天的观看者不愿尝试去扩展那种自发的、直接的、自力更生的解释,而这种解释本来是可以满足作品的,由此可知,作者说今天的观众可能不愿意批评一部作品,是因为他们觉得自己的个人反应无关紧要,故D项正确。
【45题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“A fundamental difference between paintings and other art forms is that there is no prescribed time over which a painting is viewed. Operas, novels and poems are read in a prescribed time sequence, whereas a picture has no clear place at which to start viewing, or at which to finish.”可知,绘画和其他艺术形式的一个根本区别是,没有规定的时间来观看,歌剧、小说和诗歌是按规定的时间顺序阅读的,而绘画没有明确的开始观看或结束的地点,由此可知,与其他艺术形式不同,欣赏绘画并不需要一个特定的开始或结束,故D项正确。
【46题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文,特别是根据第一段中的“museums continue to promote the special status of original work and highlight the authenticity (真实) of its exhibits. Unfortunately, this seems to place severe limitations on the kind of experience offered to visitors.”可知,博物馆仍在继续宣传艺术作品原作的特殊地位,并强调其展品的真实性,不幸的是,这似乎严重限制了游客的体验,也就是说本文主要介绍的是艺术作品的原作实际上限制了人们对艺术作品的欣赏,故A项(原作:艺术欣赏的杀手)适合做文章标题。
Section C
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Vitamin D3 Improve Heart Function
A daily dose of vitamin D3 improves heart function in people with heart failure, a five-year University of Leeds research project has found.
Dr. Klaus Witte, from the School of Medicine and Consultant Cardiologist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, led the study. He said: “This is a significant breakthrough for patients. It is the first evidence that vitamin D3 can improve heart function of people with heart muscle weakness –known as heart failure.” ___47___
Vitamin D3 can be boosted by exposure to sunlight, but heart failure patients are often deficient in it even during the summer because older people make less vitamin D3 in response to sunlight than younger people. Vitamin D3 production in the skin is also reduced by sunscreen.
The study, which was funded by the Medical Research Council, involved more than 160 patients from Leeds who were already being treated for their heart failure using proven treatments including beta — blockers, ACE-inhibitors and pacemakers. ___48___ Those patients who took vitamin D3 experienced an improvement in heart function which was not seen in those who took a placebo.
___49___ Heart specialists measure heart function by taking an ultrasound scan of the heart and measuring how much blood pumps from the heart with each heartbeat, known as ejection fraction. The ejection fraction of a healthy person is usually between 60% and 70%. In heart failure patients, the ejection fraction is often significantly impaired — in the patients enrolled into the study the average ejection fraction was 26%.
In the 80 patients who took Vitamin D3, the heart’s pumping function improved from 26% to 34%. ___50___ This means that for some heart disease patients, taking vitamin D3 regularly may lessen the need for them to be fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), a device which detects dangerous irregular heart rhythms and can shock the heart to restore a normal rhythm.
A. Heart failure can by all means be cured by Vitamin D3.
B. Changes in heart function were measured by ultrasound.
C. In the others, who took placebo, there was no change in cardiac function.
D. Participants were asked to take vitamin D3 or a placebo tablet for one year.
E. Sunscreen will prevent people from absorbing more Vitamin D3 to a great extent.
F. The finding could make a significant difference to the care of heart failure patients.
【答案】47. F 48. D 49. B 50. C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文,介绍了研究发现维生素D3有助于改善心脏功能。
【47题详解】
空前说他说:“这对病人来说是一个重大突破,这是维生素D3能改善心肌衰弱(即心力衰竭)患者心脏功能的第一个证据,此处承接上文,介绍是这个发现对心力衰竭患者的意义,
故F项(这一发现可能对心力衰竭患者的护理产生重大影响)符合语境。
【48题详解】
空后说服用维生素D3的患者心脏功能改善,而服用安慰剂的患者心脏功能没有改善,因此此处应该是说参与者被要求分别服用这两种药物,故D项(参与者被要求服用维生素D3或安慰剂一年)符合语境。
【49题详解】
空后说心脏专家通过对心脏进行超声波扫描,测量每一次心跳时心脏的血泵数量,即射血分数来测量心脏功能,因此此处是说用超声检测心脏功能的变化,故B项(超声检测心脏功能变化)符合语境。
【50题详解】
上文说参与者被要求分别服用维生素D3和安慰剂,空前又提到在80例服用维生素D3的患者中,心脏的泵血功能从26%提高到34%,因此此处会提到服用安慰剂的患者的心脏功能的变化情况,故C项(在其他服用安慰剂的患者中,心脏功能没有变化)符合语境。
【点睛】在六选四的解题过程中,空处下文起举例说明或解释说明的句子往往是重要线索,例如本篇第2题,根据空后的“Those patients who took vitamin D3 experienced an improvement in heart function which was not seen in those who took a placebo.”可知,服用维生素D3的患者心脏功能改善,而服用安慰剂的患者心脏功能没有改善,这表明,在研究中,参与者被要求分别服用这两种药物,故D项(参与者被要求服用维生素D3或安慰剂一年)符合语境。
IV. Summary Writing
51.Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Social media and teens’ anxiety
From cyber-bullying to cruel comments, social media can be a land mine for kids. Issues parents never worried about are now a risk for many teens. With kids’ digital well-being a concern, researchers are exploring potential links between social media and the rise in teen suicide rates, tech addiction, and loss of real-life social skills. Many parents are wondering: Is social media causing my kid to have anxiety?
It’s a question that worried parents. Some research has observed a relationship between social media use and anxiety in kids, but it’s difficult to know if and when social media causes anxiety or whether kids who are anxious turn to social media as a way to seek support. How kids use social media matters, too. Social comparison and feedback-seeking behaviors have been associated with depressive symptoms, which often co-occur with anxiety.
How can parents keep social media a positive for kids?
1. Seeing photos of a trip to the beach your friends didn’t invite you to can really be upsetting. If your kid is tired of digital drama, suggest they take a break from social media for a while. In fact, if they post a status update that they’re taking a break, their friends might be very accepting because they’ve had similar feelings.
2. People post stuff that makes their lives look perfect — not the homework struggles, or the fight they had with their dad. Remind kids that social media leaves the messy stuff out — and that everyone has ups and downs.
3. In a world where kids could spend their days lying around looking at Wechat, it’s doubly important for them to feel as though they’re cultivating their inner lives. Prompt them to balance social media with soul-nourishing activities such as hobbies, exercise, reading, and helping others. Otherwise, what are they going to show off about on social media?
【答案】Whether social media causes anxiety has become the focus of parents concerned with their kids’ digital health. Tips are offered on positive effects of social media on children. They can keep off social medial temporarily if bored with it. They should be aware that life is imperfect and face barriers bravely. Besides, taking some meaningful offline activities are strongly recommended. (60字)
【解析】
【分析】
本篇书面表达是概要写作,要求概括社交媒体是否会引起焦虑已经成为关注孩子数字健康的父母关注的焦点,研究提供了一些关于社交媒体对儿童的积极影响的提示,如果厌倦了社交媒体,他们可以暂时远离它,他们应该意识到生活是不完美的,勇敢地面对障碍,此外,强烈建议参加一些有意义的线下活动。注意词数要求和使用自己的语言。
【详解】1、写之前,需要认真仔细地读几遍原文材料,让理解更深刻。
2、遵循原文的逻辑顺序,对重要部分的主题、标题、细节进行概括,全面清晰地表明原文信息。
3、给摘要起一个好标题,比如:可以采用文中的主题句。
4、尽量使用自己的话完成,不要引用原文的句子,篇幅控制在原文的三分之一或四分之一长。
V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
52. 艺术节开幕式上学生的演出真是太棒了!(performance)
53. 图书管理员提醒新生,杂志阅毕要放回原处。(where)
54. 只有耐得住寂寞,并不断挑战自我,才能更好地为未来做准备。(Only)
55. 做自我介绍时,不必面面俱到,而要突出你的与众不同之处。(distinguish)
【答案】52. How wonderful/terrific the students’ performance at the opening ceremony of the Art Festival was!
// What wonderful/terrific performance the students put on/presented/gave at the opening ceremony of the Art Festival!
53. The librarian reminded the freshmen to put the magazines where they were/belonged/lay after finishing reading them.
// The librarian reminded the freshmen that they should put the magazines where they were/belonged/lay after finishing reading them.
54. Only when we can endure loneliness and challenge ourselves constantly can we better prepare for the future.
// Only by enduring loneliness and challenging ourselves constantly can we better prepare for the future.
(can we be better prepared/can we better prepare ourselves)
55. When making self-introductions, you don’t need to present/cover all the aspects/details about yourself; instead, you should highlight/underline/emphasize/stress what distinguishes you from others.
【解析】
本题考查翻译句子,注意使用括号内的提示词进行翻译。
【52题详解】
考查感叹句。根据句意可知本句使用感叹句,其基本形式有两种,即“what+a(n)+形容词+可数名词单数+主语+谓语/what +形容词+不可数名词+主语+谓语”或“how+形容词/副词+主语+谓语”,语境表明事情发生在过去,用一般过去时,故翻译为:How wonderful/terrific the students’ performance at the opening ceremony of the Art Festival was!// What wonderful/terrific performance the students put on/presented/gave at the opening ceremony of the Art Festival!
【53题详解】
考查地点状语从句/虚拟语气。remind sb to do sth表示“提醒某人做某事”,语境表明事情发生在过去,应该用一般过去时,也可用remind that…,但注意remind后的宾语从句要用(should) do的虚拟语气,根据句意可知本句使用where引导地点状语从句,表示“在/到……的地方”,故翻译为:The librarian reminded the freshmen to put the magazines where they were/belonged/lay after finishing reading them. // The librarian reminded the freshmen that they should put the magazines where they were/belonged/lay after finishing reading them.
【54题详解】
考查倒装。Only+状语(从句)位于句首时,要采用部分倒装,如果句子为主从复合句,则主句倒装,从句不到装,故翻译为: Only when we can endure loneliness and challenge ourselves constantly can we better prepare for the future. // Only by enduring loneliness and challenging ourselves constantly can we better prepare for the future. (can we be better prepared/can we better prepare ourselves)
【55题详解】
考查状语从句的省略和宾语从句。distinguish A from B表示“把A和B区分开来”,根据句意可知本句使用when引导时间状语从句,而且从句主语与主句主语一致且含有be的某种形式,因此可省略从句的主语和be,you和make之间是主动关系,从句相当于省略了you are,同时“突出”后使用宾语从句,从句中缺少主语,应该用what引导,故翻译为:When making self-introductions, you don’t need to present/cover all the aspects/details about yourself; instead, you should highlight/underline/emphasize/stress what distinguishes you from others.
VI. Guided Writing
56.Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是明启中学高三学生李青,将在主题为“我的家乡变美了”的班会上发言。请撰写一篇演讲稿,内容必须包括:
▪ 家乡变美了的具体表现;
▪ 你对家乡未来的畅想。
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】As is known to all, with the deepening of the reform and opening-up policy and the development of the era, earth-shaking changes have taken place in my hometown in recent years, for example, the road becomes wider and wider, a lot of tall buildings have been built, and the government has put up a dozen of big squares and parks, which make people’s amateur life get enriched. In addition, people now pay more attention to environmental protection, leading to the better environment, and, more importantly, people's living standards have been improved, which has greatly increased the people's happiness.
I believe that with the joint efforts of all walks of life, the future of my hometown is sure to become more beautiful
【解析】
【分析】
本篇书面表达是提纲类作文,要求写一篇演讲稿。
【详解】第1步:根据提示可知,本文要求写一篇演讲稿,内容必须包括:▪ 家乡变美了的具体表现;▪ 你对家乡未来的畅想。 时态应为一般现在时。
第2步:根据写作要求,确定关键词(组),如; earth-shaking(翻天覆地的),development(发展),deepening(深入),the reform and opening-up policy(改革开放), change(变化),improve(提高)及environmental protection(环境保护)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,保持卷面的整洁美观。
【点睛】范文语言地道,语篇连贯,词数适当。作者在范文中使用了较多高级词汇和句式,高级词汇有take place(发生),a dozen of(十几个),lead to (带来、导致),pay attention to(注重)以及put up(建造),而且还使用了非限定性定语从句“As is known to all, with the deepening of the reform and opening-up policy and the development of the era, earth-shaking changes have taken place in my hometown in recent years”,“more importantly, people's living standards have been improved, which has greatly increased the people's happiness”及“and the government has put up a dozen of big squares and parks, which make people’s amateur life get enriched.”,宾语从句“I believe that with the joint efforts of all walks of life, the future of my hometown is sure to become more beautiful”,非谓语动词“In addition, people now pay more attention to environmental protection, leading to the better environment”,全文没有语法错误,上下句转换自然流畅。
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