2021-2022学年福建省莆田第一中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

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福建省莆田第一中学2021-2022学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
高二 英语 选择性必修二U3 ~ 选择性必修三U2

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。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. Where does the man want to spend weekend nights?
A. In a cinema. B. In a restaurant. C. In a bar.
2. What does the boy want to do?
A. Play sports. B. Tidy his room. C. Play the piano.
3. How many books did Frank read?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Five.
4. What does the man suggest doing?
A. Buying a new car now.
B. Borrowing some money.
C. Waiting for a better price.
5. What might prevent the woman from buying the table?
A. Its quality. B. Its price. C. Its design.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. When did the woman start playing softball?
A. In July. B. In September. C. In November.
7. How does the woman feel about her first softball match?
A. Embarrassed. B. Excited. C. Worried.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why is Jim going to Doncaster?
A. To have a meeting.
B. To attend a wedding.
C. To visit some friends.
9. How will the woman go to York from Doncaster?
A. By car. B. By plane. C. By coach.
10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Neighbors. B. Classmates. C. Colleagues.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What did the woman do last winter?
A. She gave a lecture.
B. She changed her job.
C. She listened to a lecture.
12. Who is the woman?
A. A programmer. B. A salesperson. C. A student.
13. What does the man mean in the end?
A. He can communicate with his family online.
B. He doesn’t have time to learn computer skills.
C. He stays with his grandchildren after retirement.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What does the man think of the child’s question?
A. Difficult. B. Special. C. Funny.
15. Where is the woman living now?
A. Near a park.
B. In the school.
C. Next door to her student.
16. What do we know about the woman’s class?
A. They are young children.
B. They don’t like the woman.
C. They often invite the woman to their houses.
17. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. The man’s school life.
B. The man’s new house.
C. The woman’s work and life.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Where will the recycling program be held?
A. In a school.
B. In a resident’s house.
C. In a recycling center.
19. How long will the recycling program last?
A. For four hours. B. For seven hours. C. For eight hours.
20. Why does the speaker ask the listeners to bring cans?
A. To use them in competitions and games.
B. To send them to a recycling center.
C. To classify them into different categories

第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Below are the future optional majors for you to take into consideration before entering college.
Architecture
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Architecture is the design of the built environment: buildings and their surroundings. As a profession, it is an art, science, and business with careers available in schools of architecture, and in architectural research.
Department of Architecture Design, 101 Alumni Hall, Phone: 513-529-7210
Accountancy
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Accountancy is the language of business. Accountants prepare profit and loss statements, cost studies, and tax reports. They can work for firms of any size, ranging from a large international firm to a small local accounting practice, and government.
School of Business, Student Services Office, Phone: 513-529-1712
Journalism
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Journalism includes the fields of Media & Culture, and Interactive Media Studies. In addition to essential reporting, writing, and editing skills, journalism combines the art of communication with the science of digital technology. Graduates may become magazine editors, reporters, or copywriters.
Department of Media, Journalism &Film, 206 Williams Hall, Phone: 513-529-5893
Anthropology
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Anthropology is the study of humans. Individuals and societies are complex and dynamic, which means anthropology covers a lot of ground. The study of people can lead to almost any career path, including education, health care, social work, international development, government and human relations.
Department of Anthropology, 120 Upham Hall, Phone: 513-529-8399
21. Which of the following directly involves the art of communication?
A. Architecture. B. Accountancy. C. Journalism. D. Anthropology.
22. What is the unique advantages of majoring in anthropology?
A. Graduates will receive further education for free.
B. Graduates will receive a Bachelor of Arts degree.
C. Graduates can apply for a position in government.
D. Graduates have a wider range of job chances.
23. Who is the passage most likely intended for?
A. Ordinary job hunters. B. Senior high school graduates.
C. College students. D. Primary school students.
B
I had just delivered a memorized speech that I had labored over for months, and I was about to learn how the experts judged my performance. The polite audience leaned forward in their folding chairs. Silence fell across the room and the drum rolled in my mind.
The contest organizer announced the third-place winner. Alas, the name was not mine. Then the second, and once again it was not me. At last, the moment of truth came. Either I was about to be bathed in the warmth of victory or regretted the last several months spent preparing. While neither of these came to pass, my heart just sank.
Losing is a part of life, but it was an indescribable depression to drive 200 miles round trip, get up early on a freezing Saturday morning, and yet still finish fourth out of four contestants. After Lincoln lost the 1858 Illinois Senate race, he reportedly said, “I felt like the 12-year-old boy who stubbed his toe. I was too big to cry and it hurt too bad to laugh.” Oh yeah, I could relate.
Months before the contest, I had spent hours in front of a computer and in libraries doing research for the Lincoln Bicentennial Speech Contest. As I read through several biographies, one idea stood out: Lincoln was handed many sound defeats, but he never allowed them to permanently stop his spirit or ambition. I thought “failing successfully” was a very appropriate topic, given the many letdowns Lincoln experienced, and so this became the title of my speech.
Never mind the lost prize money and praise — I did gain a new perspective. Through learning about Lincoln, I discovered that I could fail successfully. Now, whenever I’m faced with a failure, I remember what Lincoln said after his unsuccessful 1854 Senate race, “The path was worn and slippery. My foot slipped from under me, knocking the other out of the way, but I recovered and said to myself, ‘It’s a slip and not a fall.’”
24. How did the author feel when waiting for the announcement of the result?
A. Relieved. B. Thrilled. C. Nervous. D. Desperate.
25. Why did the author mention Lincoln’s failures in Senate race?
A. To show Lincoln’s determination to win Senate race.
B. To present his research findings of Lincoln’s biographies.
C. To compare what they had in common in their experiences.
D. To indicate that he drew inspiration from Lincoln’s failures.
26. What’s the author’s attitude towards the lost prize money and praise?
A. Favorable. B. Optimistic. C. Concerned. D. Amazed.
27. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. A Successful Failure B. A Slippery Path
C. An Unexpected Speech D. An Impressive Example
C
Amazing and perfectly beautiful, The Midnight Library is everything you’d expect from the genius storyteller, Matt Haig. I picked it up from our readers’ recommendations (we asked our readers to send in some of their favorite recent books) and I can see why it won Best Fiction of 2020 in the Good Reads Choice Awards.
The story follows Nora Seed, a woman who is struggling and feels like nothing in her life has gone according to plan. While the initial chapters of the book are quite sad, Nora finds herself given a chance to start over in the Midnight Library, a magical place full of books of all the different paths her life could have taken. Nora is forced to stay in the library and try out different versions of her life until she finds the life she most wants to live.
I loved the idea that no dream or fork in your road is insignificant and that they all lead us to become different versions of ourselves. In one life, Nora is an Olympic swimmer. In another, she is a glaciologist living on a boat off the coast of Antarctica. The novel reveals in a beautiful way that the potential we all have within us is impossible to measure, and that we have the possibility to be happy in many different versions of life.
It also discusses how dangerous it can be to live your life with regrets. The Midnight Library revealed to Nora that even if you make very different choices, you may uncover a deeper appreciation for your current home and the people in your life. It is your perspective that matters.
I really loved the fantasy and magical realism in this novel, and I would love for this to be turned into a series where we get to explore The Midnight Library of other characters’ lives as well.
28. What can we know about the author of the text?
A. He should be an editor.
B. He is the friend of Matt Haig.
C. Magical realism books are his favorite.
D. He shares a similar experience with Nora.
29. What does The Midnight Library mainly discuss?
A. A magic library. B. The harm of regret.
C. The exploration of life. D. Ways to make correct choices.
30. Where can the text be found?
A. In a novel. B. In a magazine.
C. In a history book. D. In a biography.
31. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To thank readers who introduced the book.
B. To share the author’s opinions on the book.
C. To honour Matt Haig, the author of the book.
D. To publicize the book to people who are struggling.
D
Notpla is a London-based firm that makes a seaweed-based substitute for single-use plastic packaging. Although some of Notpla’s products are suitable to be eaten, they are designed to be dissolved (溶解) after usage. The company’s film wrap is made of seaweed lining instead of a conventional plastic-based coating. This makes the film fully biodegradable and ideal for use as packaging for cupboard and bathroom supplies like coffee and toilet paper.
According to the United Nations, 331 million kilograms of plastic garbage is produced annually around the world. Roughly 60% of the estimated 9.15 billion tons of plastic produced since the early 1950s has been taken to landfills or abandoned outdoors.
Plastics harm the water, the air, and our bodies. Many experts agree that single-use plastics are unnecessary and dangerous. Some governments and towns in the United States have taken action. New York has banned most plastic shopping bags，while plastic straws have been banned in Miami Beach. Overseas India stated in August that it plans to put a wide ban on single-use plastics this upcoming summer, with the European Union already implementing this ban.
Seaweed comes in a variety of species and can be harvested or farmed. Notpla uses plants that have been farmed. Rodrigo Garciá González and Pierre Paslie, the inventors of Notpla, initially considered seaweed as a solution to the world’s plastic problem for several reasons. Seaweed is abundant and grows quickly. Additionally, it doesn’t compete with land crops and is highly favored for its ability to remove some waste products like carbon from the atmosphere.
In cooperation with the online food ordering service Just Eat, the startup recently tested its product. Last year, the two companies handed out 30,000 takeaway boxes at various UK restaurants. Plans are in the works to offer the boxes across Europe in 2022. Notpla’s team intends to replace single-use plastic in the supply chain more generally as they scale. The company recognizes the difficulty of such a job given the volume of plastics consumed around the world.
32. How does the author mainly develop paragraph 2?
A. By comparing facts. B. By presenting figures.
C. By raising questions. D. By giving examples.
33. What can best replace the underlined word “implementing” in paragraph 3?
A. Lifting. B. protecting. C. opposing. D. performing.
34. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?
A. The wide use of seaweed.
B. The next goal of the new study.
C. The huge market of the plastic bags.
D. The advantages of choosing seaweed.
35. What does the company think of its plan to replace the whole single-use plastic?
A. It will be unpractical. B. It will be richly rewarded.
C. It will be a little tough. D. It will be rather successful.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Food is a deeply rooted expression of identity, values and ways of life. 36 That is, eating is an element of common ground in terms of human existence and an experience that brings people together. Food is family treasure in the way recipes are passed on from one generation to another, maintaining family connection and cultural and geographical ancestral links.
Food is an expression. What we cook is an expression of who we are and where we come from. 37 The traditional meals of a place touch on identity and ancestry. Every destination has a dish or cuisine associated with it, which is fixed on culture and identity.
You may not know it, but that is why experiencing the local dishes of a new place usually tops one’s to-do list in a foreign land. Eating a local dish is a way to connect with the local people. 38
Food is symbolic. Home is where the heart is and in sensory response to food, familiar flavor arouses homesickness. 39 The ordinary smell of food takes one back to particular times in the past. The beautiful and merry essence of eating with family and friends from home adds to the pleasant tastes of meals.
40 Food and food habits serve as a culture channel of display of affection and emotional association and the sharing of delicious, nutritional food signals a bridge of closeness and acceptance.
A. Accepting food is hard.
B. Eating food is a universal experience.
C. Food is largely cultural as well as nutritional.
D. Food is therefore a reminder of fond memories of home.
E. Food, however, sometimes gives us bad emotional experiences.
F. This is obvious in how seafood is popular with the coastal people.
G. It is one of the interactions and processes of connecting with the people.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My mom is about to have a spinal (脊柱的) operation. The operation is 41 minor, but does carry a risk of paralysis (瘫痪). Friends and family have 42 to this news by talking in such pessimistic terms that Mom has come to 43 this kind of talk as “psychological theft”. It occurs when other people increase your anxiety 44 providing comfort.
Last week Mom 45 Geoff who works for the local school. “How are you?” he asked. “Not great,” she replied, “I have been having some trouble with my back and I’m going to need a(n) 46 .” “Oh, the back the most 47 place to operate on! My mom had that and she was in terrible pain.” He responded. Geoff’s 48 had been kind. He’d given his own mother’s story to show sympathy, 49 Mom only heard danger and pain.
People could have 50 things that would be equally true, but more 51 to patients. “The specialists in our hospitals are among the best in the world.” — that’s a good one. “You’re going to feel much better 52 .” — that’s another.
I’m not suggesting patients should be 53 from the reality of the risks they’re taking. But if the decision to have an operation can’t really be 54 , what’s the purpose of stressing the 55 ? It’s just common sense to say, “Get well soon, and how can I help?”
41. A. definitely B. unusually C. relatively D. typically
42. A. listened B. objected C. stuck D. reacted
43. A. choose B. label C. employ D. mistake
44. A. in need of B. in favor of C. instead of D. regardless of
45. A. ran into B. learnt about C. heard of D. turned to
46. A. comfort B. operation C. break D. escape
47. A. secure B. dangerous C. common D. apparent
48. A. intention B. assumption C. emotion D. description
49. A. because B. as C. when D. yet
50. A. alternative B. reliable C. reasonable D. attractive
51. A. obvious B. beneficial C. significant D. familiar
52. A. occasionally B. permanently C. initially D. ultimately
53. A. released B. deleted C. separated D. sheltered
54. A. accepted B. made C. avoided D. reached
55. A. drawbacks B. strengths C. dimensions D. procedures
第二节 （共10题；每题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian decided 56 (fly) to Vancouver and then take the train. Before starting out, they spent 57 couple of days in Vancouver, seeing the sights. During the first day, 58 is typical of Vancouver, it rained. The next morning, the two girls 59 (arise) early to take the train to Lake Louise, passing through the Canadian Rockies. In addition 60 seeing spectacular mountain peaks and forests, one highlight of their trip was being able to see many different creatures. The next stop is Edmonton, which is 61 (freeze) cold in winter. Heading southeast, they went through two wheat-growing provinces, where they saw 62 (bunch) of farms that covered a very large area. It was not until 9:30 a.m. 63 they finally reached the capital of Ontario, Toronto. Standing in the distance, they were 64 (astonish) to see misty clouds rising from the great Niagara Falls. That night they proceeded to the next leg of 65 (them) trip to Montreal.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
假定你是李华，你的外国朋友Jessie写信给你，向你倾诉她深受不良生活习惯的困扰，请你根据下列要点给她写一封建议信。内容包括：
1.不良生活习惯的危害；
2.你的建议，如定期锻炼，保证睡眠等；
3.你的祝愿。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 信的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jessie, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 (满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When my little brother Tom was four, Mom said something like “I’d give anything to have a few more hours in the day.” And Tom said, “Why don’t we buy a bigger clock?” If time worked that way, I could have used an extra-big clock last week!
Our teacher had asked us to make an art project showing how plants eat, “I can’t believe we only have two nights to finish it,” Noah said with a sigh. “I have no idea how I’ll get mine done.”
I didn’t say anything. Not because I was nervous — I wasn’t nervous at all. 1 love art projects! In fact, I was so relaxed that I didn’t work on the project at all on Monday night. I planned to start the minute I got home from baseball practice on Tuesday. But there was just one thing.
I forgot baseball would run later than usual because it was the day of Baseball Buddies, which happens every month, and it’s a chance for us older students to practise baseball with the adorable younger kids. The second I got home, I threw the entire craft box (手工盒) onto the kitchen table, took out my “How Plants Eat” paper, and started to work. But just then, the telephone rang.
It was my friend Ollie, who said his grandmother Abuela had just made cookies and wanted to know if I’d come help decorate them. I love decorating cookies, and I love, love, love Abucla’s world-famous Thanksgiving cookies that only happen once a year!
I had no choice. I had to go. Ollie and I put all the star cookies with red jam filling in one group, and all the snowflakes with white cream-cheese filling in another. It was 7 o’clock when I finally got home.1 planned to work on my project right after we ate. But then another interruption hit me.
注意：
  1. 续写词数应为150左右；
  2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。



Just as I was about to start, Dad said, “Joanna, it’s your turn to do the dishes.”_______
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Looking at the big “F” on my paper, I started to reflect on what I had done these days.__
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莆田一中2021~2022学年度下学期期中考试高二英语答案
听力1-5 CABCB 6-10 BBACC 11-15 ABACA 16-20 ACABC
阅读理解21-23 CDB 24-27 CDBA 28-31 ACBB 32-35 BDDC 36-40 BFGDC完形填空41-45 CDBCA 46-50 BBADA 51-55 BDDCA
语法填空
56. to fly 57. a 58. as 59. arose 60. to
61. freezing 62. bunches 63. that 64. astonished 65. their
应用文
Dear Jessie,
Sorry to hear that you are bothered by some bad life habits, which will surely make you worn out and do harm to your physical and mental well-being. The following are some tips on how to break these habits.
First of all, adjust your lifestyle to have a balanced diet and enough sleep, which is of critical significance for you to stay dynamic. Also of equal importance is to work out regularly. Only in this way can you not only keep yourself in shape but also get refreshed. Besides, to change yourself for the better, self-discipline really matters/counts.
For your health and future, take action straight away!
Yours,
Li Hua
读后续写
Just as I was about to start, Dad said, “Joanna, it’s your turn to do the dishes.” What Dad said was a hammer blow to me, leaving me into deeper anxiety. However, that was one of our family rules, so I had to do the dishes reluctantly. The clinking of dishes were disquieting sounds from hell to me, reminding me that the clock was ticking second by second. After I threw the last dish into the cabinet, I rushed into my bedroom, only to find that the hour hand had moved past ten. Without much time left, I finished the assignment in a hurry. The next day, I handed in it nervously.(85)
Looking at the big “F” on my paper, I started to reflect on what I had done these days. My life seemed in a mess these days, arising from my loose attitude and chaotic schedule. My energy was segmented and occupied by some trivial matters which had nothing to do with my project. Out of guilt, I explained to my teacher and promised this would never happen again. After this experience, I eventually comprehended the importance of time, and began to arrange for my schedule with caution. With confidence, I was firmly convinced that I could get a satisfying score in the next assignment.(85)







听力原文
Text 1
W: The movies and restaurants are good places to go on weekend nights.
M: But we will spend a lot of money at those places. I prefer to go to a bar with you to have a drink or listen to some music, and we can dance there. (1)
Text 2
M: Can I go out to play football with my friends after finishing my homework? (2) I’ve already tidied my room.
W: Certainly. But you must come back before 7:30 p.m. You haven’t practiced playing the piano for a long time. Maybe you can make up for it tonight.
u make up for sth. 弥补；补偿
Text 3
W: Frank, did you put all the books back on the shelf after you read them?
M: No. I put three of them back. But I haven’t read the other two yet. (3)
W: Then you’d better be quick. Peter wants to borrow those books.
Text 4
W: My old car broke down. I’d like to buy a new one.
M: Don’t you see the price keeps going down these days? I suggest that we wait for a while before making a decision so that we can save more money. (4)
W: You are right.
Text 5
M: I really like this coffee table, Marie. The design is beautiful, and it seems that the table can be used for many years.
W: I agree with you, but I’m not sure if we can afford it right now,Thomas. (5)
Text 6
W: You couldn’t believe how thrilling the softball is.
M: What do you mean?
W: I just started playing it two months ago, in September. (6) I was unfamiliar with this kind of sport at first, but I’m really into it now!
M: But you may get injured if you pay little attention to it. My sister once played softball and ended up in hospital with a serious injury.
W: Thanks for reminding me. We must wear protective clothing while training or playing games. I played the whole game last week and it was my first time joining in a game. We won at last! (7)
M: You will remember it forever, I believe. (7)
W: You’re right. (7)
u softball 垒球（运动）
Text 7
W: Jim, I heard you would have a meeting in Doncaster.(8)
M: That’s right. I’m going to meet some very important clients next Friday. (8)
W: Will you fly there?
M: No. I’m going to drive by myself.
W: Jim, can you do me a favor? My former classmate Julia is going to get married and the wedding ceremony will be held next Saturday in York which is near Doncaster. Do you mind giving me a lift to Doncaster? Then I will take the coach to York the next morning. (9)
M: OK. But where will you stay on Friday night?
W: I’ll find a hotel.
M: No problem. I’ll pick you up at the gate of our company at 9:00 a.m. next Friday. Is that OK? (10)
W: That’s fine. (10) Thanks a lot.
u Doncaster 唐卡斯特，是英国英格兰南约克郡的一个城镇。
Text 8
M: Hi, very glad to meet you here.
W: Hi, have we met before?
M: Didn’t you deliver a lecture on the computer at the city library last winter? (11) I was very impressed by your speech.
W: Yes, it was me. (11)
M: I’m so glad that I attended your lecture because I’ve benefited quite a lot from it.
W: Thanks. Giving a lecture after work is a good activity for me, because that is a change of pace from my daytime job as a sales representative. (12)
M: Oh, I thought you were a programmer or an expert in this field.
W: Not exactly, but I know a bit about computers.
M: It would be impossible for me to learn how to use a computer at my age, but now I can exchange emails with my grandchildren. (13) They say I am learning fast and well. It’s the happiest thing after my retirement.
W: That’s great.
Text 9（第16题为推断题，第17题为主旨大意题）
M: It has been almost a month since you came to work in our school. How do you like it now?
W: Well, it seemed a bit difficult at first, but now I’ve got used to teaching young children.
M: What did you find difficult at first?
W: The students’ questions. They always asked so many strange questions. Once a child asked me why I didn’t live next door to her, because she wanted to go home with metogether. (14)
M: That’s really interesting.(14)How did you answer her?
W: I said if every child in the class wanted me to live next door to them, I would have to buy 25 houses. But I didn’t have so much money, so I just lived in the school.
M: That might be the best answer we can give. I heard you are getting married next month. And you don’t live in the school now. (15)
W: Right. We’ve bought a house near the park and I moved there only last Sunday. (15) It is a bit expensive, but it’s in a good neighborhood and also near our school. So it’s well worth the money.
M: Sounds great. I will visit you next time.
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Good evening, everyone. This is Edward Davis speaking. We all know that throwing away rubbish carelessly without recycling is harmful to the environment, but many of us don’t take action on it! Now there is a chance for us to make a difference! This Saturday, August 13th, welcome all of you to the first recycling program in our community! Mountain Primary School is holding a recycling program. (18)It will begin in the school playground at 10:00 a.m.and end at 5:00 p.m.(19)You will learn about the benefits of recycling and find out easy ways of recycling household rubbish. There are even some special competitions and games for you! Don’t forget to bring waste paper, plastic, glass and cans as much as you can so that we could sort them and put them in the special recycling bins. (20) If you are interested, you have to sign up by calling us at 1-800-324-567! If you have any further questions, please pay more attention to our radio or visit our website. Remember, taking one small step can make a big difference when protecting the environment. See you there!
答案详解
A
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个大学专业的情况。
【11题详解】
细节理解题。根据 Journalism 部分中“In addition to essential reporting, writing, and editing skills, journalism combines the art of communication with the science of digital technology.(除了基本的报道、写作和编辑技能外，新闻还将沟通艺术与数字技术科学结合起来)”可知，新闻直接涉及到沟通的艺术。故选C。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据 Anthropology 部分中“The study of people can lead to almost any career path, including education, health care, social work, international development, government and human relations.(对人的研究几乎可以通向任何职业道路，包括教育、卫生保健、社会工作、国际发展、政府和人际关系)”可知，人类学专业的独特优势是毕业生有更广泛的就业机会。故选D。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Below are the future optional majors for you to take into consideration before entering college.(以下是你在进入大学之前需要考虑未来的可选专业)”结合文章主要介绍了一些大学的专业，以及其专业特点。可推知，这篇文章最可能是写给高中毕业生的。故
选B。

B
【答案】24. C 25. D 26. B 27.A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。本文讲述了作者参加演讲比赛落败后，感悟到失败并不意味着所有的努力都白费了，一个人也可以“成功地失败”，收获的不一定非得是奖金和赞扬，也可以是一种新的观点和感悟。
【24题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“Silence fell across the room and the drum rolled in my mind.(室内一片寂静，我的心里打起了鼓)”可知，作者心里开始打鼓，说明作者在等待结果公布的时候非常紧张。故选C。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Through learning about Lincoln, I discovered that I could fail successfully. Now, whenever I’m faced with a failure, I remember what Lincoln said after his unsuccessful 1854 Senate race, “The path was worn and slippery. My foot slipped from under me, knocking the other out of the way, but I recovered and said to myself, ‘It’s a slip and not a fall.’”.(通过了解林肯，我发现我可以成功地失败。现在，每当我面临失败时，我都记得林肯在1854年参议员竞选失败后说的话.’通过了解林肯，我发现我可以成功地失败。现在，每当我面临失败时，我都记得林肯在1854年参议员竞选失败后说的话：此路破败不堪又容易滑倒。我一只脚滑了一跤，另一只脚也因而站不稳，但我回过气来告诉自己，"这不过是滑一跤，并不是死掉都爬不起来了)”可知，可推知作者从林肯的失败中获得了启发。故选D。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Never mind the lost prize money and praise — I did gain a new perspective. ”可知，可推知作者从林肯的失败中获得了启发,比赛的失利在这些收获与感悟面前微不足道故选B。
【27题详解】
主旨大意题。本文讲述了作者参加演讲比赛落败后，感悟到失败并不意味着所有的努力都白费了，一个人也可以“有成就地失败”，收获的不一定非得是奖金和赞扬，也可以是一种新的观点和感悟，根据最后一段“Through learning about Lincoln, I discovered that I could fail successfully. Now, whenever I’m faced with a failure, I remember what Lincoln said after his unsuccessful 1854 Senate race, “The path was worn and slippery. My foot slipped from under me, knocking the other out of the way, but I recovered and said to myself, ‘It’s a slip and not a fall.’”.(通过了解林肯，我发现我可以成功地失败。现在，每当我面临失败时，我都记得林肯在1854年参议员竞选失败后说的话.’通过了解林肯，我发现我可以成功地失败。现在，每当我面临失败时，我都记得林肯在1854年参议员竞选失败后说的话：此路破败不堪又容易滑倒。我一只脚滑了一跤，另一只脚也因而站不稳，但我回过气来告诉自己，“这不过是滑一跤，并不是死掉都爬不起来了”)可知，“成功地失败”适合作为本文的标题。故选A。

C
【答案】28-31 ACBB
【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了《午夜图书馆》这本书，讲述了故事内容以及这本书带给作者的感悟。
【28题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段“I really loved the fantasy and magical realism in this novel, and I would love for this to be turned into a series where we get to explore The Midnight Library of other characters’ lives as well. (我真的很喜欢这部小说中的幻想和魔幻现实主义，我希望它能被改编成一个系列，让我们也能探索《午夜图书馆》中其他角色的生活)”可推知，这篇文章的作者可能是一名编辑。故选A。
【29题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段中“The novel reveals in a beautiful way that the potential we all have within us is impossible to measure, and that we have the possibility to be happy in many different versions of life.(这部小说以一种美丽的方式揭示了我们所有人内在的潜力是无法衡量的，我们有可能在不同的生活版本中获得幸福)”可知，《午夜图书馆》主要讨论生命的探索。故选C。
【30题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段“Amazing and perfectly beautiful, The Midnight Library is everything you’d expect from the genius storyteller, Matt Haig. I picked it up from our readers’ recommendations (we asked our readers to send in some of their favorite recent books) and I can see why it won Best Fiction of 2020 in the Good Reads Choice Awards. (《午夜图书馆》令人惊叹，完美无瑕，是你期待从天才说书人马特•黑格那里看到的一切。我从读者推荐的书中挑选了这本书（我们让读者寄来一些他们最近最喜欢的书），我可以理解为什么这本书能获得2020年最佳阅读选择奖的最佳小说奖)”结合文章主要介绍了《午夜图书馆》这本书，讲述了故事内容以及这本书带给作者的感悟。可推知，文章可能选自杂志。故选B。
【31题详解】推理判断题。根据第三段中“I loved the idea that no dream or fork in your road is insignificant, and that they all lead us to become different versions of ourselves.(我喜欢这个想法，没有梦想，没有岔路口是微不足道的，它们都能让我们成为不同版本的自己)”以及倒数第二段“It also discusses how dangerous it can be to live your life with regrets. The Midnight Library revealed to Nora that even if you make very different choices, you may uncover a deeper appreciation for your current home and the people in your life. It is your perspective that matters. (它还讨论了生活中充满遗憾是多么危险。《午夜图书馆》通过诺拉揭示了，即使你做出了非常不同的选择，你也可能会对你现在的家和生活中的人有更深的感激之情。重要的是你的观点)”可推知，这篇文章的目的是分享作者对这本书的看法。故选B。

D
【答案】32. B 33. D 34. D 35. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了Notpla研究生产的以海藻为基础的一次性塑料包装替代品，介绍了其意义、可行性及前景。
【32题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“According to the United Nations, 331 million kilograms of plastic garbage is produced annually around the world. Roughly 60% of the estimated 9.15 billion tons of plastic produced since the early 1950s has been taken to landfills or abandoned outdoors.(据联合国统计，全球每年产生3.31亿公斤塑料垃圾。自20世纪50年代初以来，估计生产了91.5亿吨塑料，其中大约60%被送到了垃圾填埋场或被丢弃在户外)”可知，作者引用了大量的数据去说明全球塑料垃圾的庞大数量及其处理方式，所以作者是通过列举数据进行段落安排的。故选
B项。
【33题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第三段“Overseas, India stated in August that it plans to put a wide ban on single-use plastics this upcoming summer, with the European Union already implementing this ban.(在海外，印度8月份表示，计划在即将到来的夏天全面禁止使用一次性塑料，欧盟已经implementing了这一禁令)”可知，印度和欧盟都准备或已经禁止使用一次性塑料，再结合划线后的“禁令”可知，implement的含义应为“实施”，与perform“执行”的含义接近。故选D项。
【34题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段“Seaweed comes in a variety of species and can be harvested or farmed. Notpla uses plants that have been farmed. Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez and Pierre Paslie, the inventors of Notpla, initially considered seaweed as a solution to the world's plastic problem for several reasons. Seaweed is abundant and grows quickly. Additionally it doesn't compete with land crops and is highly favored for its ability to remove some waste products like carbon from the atmosphere.(海藻种类繁多，可以收获或养殖。Notpla使用种植过的植物。诺普拉(Notpla)的发明者Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez和Pierre Paslie最初认为海藻可以解决世界塑料问题，原因有几个。海藻丰富，生长迅速。此外，它不与土地作物竞争，并因其从大气中清除碳等废物的能力而备受青睐)”可知，本段主要介绍了使用海藻为原料所具备的优势。故选D项。
【35题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“The company recognizes the difficulty of such a job given the volume of plastics consumed around the world.(考虑到全球塑料消耗量，该公司承认这一工作难度)”可知，因为全球塑料消耗巨大，所以该公司认为要完全替代一次性塑料的计划是存在困难的。故选C项。

七选五
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了食物和文化之间关系。
【详解】36. 根据下文“That is, eating is an element of common ground in terms of human existence and an experience that brings people together.”(也就是说，吃是人类存在的的共同基础，是一种让人们走到一起的体验)可知，下文是对空处的解释，二者意思相近，选项A“Eating food is a universal experience.”(吃东西是一种普遍的体验。)符合，故选A。
37.根据上文“What we cook is an expression of who we are and where we come from.”(我们所烹饪的食物显示了我们的身份和出处)可知，空处承接上文，F选项“This is obvious in how seafood is popular with the coastal people.”(这从沿海人们喜欢海鲜就能看出来）是具体例子来解释说明，食物展示了我们的身份和出处，同时也符合本段主旨。故选F。
38.根据上文“Eating a local dish is a way to connect with the local people.”(吃当地的菜是和当地人联系的一种方法)可知，选项G“It is one of the interactions and processes of connecting with the people.”(它是一种与人联系的互动和过程)符合语境，选项中中的it代指前面的这句话，是具体解释吃当地菜和当地人的联系是什么，故选G。
39.根据上文“Food is symbolic,Home is where the heart is and in sensory response to food, familiar flavor arouses homesickness.”(家是心所在的地方，在对食物的感官反应中，熟悉的味道会引起思乡之情)可知，空处承接上文，选项C“Food is therefore a reminder of fond memories of home.”(因此，食物能唤起人们对家乡的美好回忆)符合语境，对上文内容做出总结，选项中的memories of home呼应上文的homesickness。故选C。
40.空处为本段主旨句。根据下文“Food and food habits serve as a culture channel of display of affection and emotional association and the sharing of delicious, nutritional food signals a bridge of closeness and acceptance.”(食物和饮食习惯是表达情感和情感联系的文化渠道，而分享美味，营养的食物则是亲密和接受的桥梁)可知，此段主要是从文化和营养两方面谈论食物，选项D“Food is largely cultural as well as nutritional.”(食物在很大程度上既有文化性，也有营养性)可以作为主旨句，故选D。

完型填空
【答案】41. C 42. D 43. B 44. C 45. A 46. B 47. B 48. A 49. D 50. A 51. B 52. D 53. D 54. C 55. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过讲述母亲手术的经历来告诉我们，向病人描述疾病的风险没有意义，应该换一种更有益的说法。
【41题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：手术相对较小，但确实有瘫痪的风险。A. definitely确定地；B. unusually特别地；C. relatively相对地；D. typically典型地。根据下文“but does carry a risk of paralysis (瘫痪)”可知，手术小是相对而言，但还是有高风险。故选C项。
【42题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：朋友和家人对这个消息的反应是如此悲观，以至于妈妈把这种谈话称为“心理盗窃”。A. listened听；B. objected反对；C. stuck粘，贴；D. reacted反应。根据下文“by talking in such pessimistic terms”可知，这是朋友和家人的反应。故选D项。
【43题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：朋友和家人对这个消息的反应是如此悲观，以至于妈妈把这种谈话称为“心理盗窃”。A. choose选择；B. label贴标签，把……称为；C. employ雇用；D. mistake误解。根据“as ‘psychological theft’.”可知，这是作者妈妈把这种谈话称为“psychological theft”。故选B项。
【44题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：当别人增加你的焦虑而不是提供安慰时，就会发生这种情况。A. in need of需要；B. in favor of支持；C. instead of而不是；D. regardless of不顾。根据“increase your anxiety”可知，这种谈话带来的是焦虑，而不是安慰。故选C项。
【45题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：上周妈妈遇到了在当地学校工作的杰夫。A. ran into偶遇；B. looked for寻找；C. heard of听说；D. turned to转向。根据下文作者妈妈和Geoff对话可知，妈妈遇到了Geoff。故选A项。
【46题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的背一直有些问题，我需要做个手术。A. cure治愈；B. operation手术；C. treatment对待；D. break裂缝。根据第一段“My mom is about to have a spinal (脊柱的) operation.”可知，妈妈告诉Geoff她需要做手术。故选B项。
【47题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：背部是最危险的手术部位。A. secure安全的；B. dangerous危险的；C. common共同的；D. apparent显而易见的。根据下文“My mom had that and she was in terrible pain.”可知，Geoff在讲背部手术的危险和带来的痛苦。故选B项。
【48题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：杰夫的本意是善良的。A. intention目的；B. assumption假定；C. emotion情绪；D. description描述。根据下文“He’d given his own mother’s story to show sympathy”可知，Geoff的本意是表达同情，所以是善良的。故选A项。
【49题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：为了表示同情，他讲述了自己母亲的故事，但母亲只听到了危险和痛苦。A. because因为；B. as当……时候；C. when当……时候；D. yet然而。根据下文“Mom only heard danger and pain”可知，Geoff的话让妈妈感到危险和痛苦，与他的本意不一样，上下文有转折关系。故选D项。
【50题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：人们可以有其他的选择，同样正确，但对病人更有益。A. alternative可替代的；B. reliable可替代的；C. reasonable合情理的；D. attractive 吸引人的。根据下文“that would be equally true, but more　　11　　 to patients.”可知，除了说Geoff一样的话，我们有还有其它可替代的选择。故选A项。
【51题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：人们可以有其他的选择，同样正确，但对病人更有益。A. obvious明显的；B. beneficial有益的；C. significant重要的；D. familiar熟悉的。根据下文的举例“The specialists in our hospitals are among the best in the world.”和“You’re going to feel much better”可知，这种说法更能让人接受，能给病人带来好处。故选B项。
【52题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：最终你会感觉好很多。A. occasionally偶然；B. permanently永久地；C. initially最初；D. ultimately最终。根据“You’re going to”可知，说的是将要发生的事情，所以最终会好起来的。故选D项。
【53题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我并不是说病人应该躲避他们所承担的现实风险。A. released释放；B. deleted删除；C. separated分开；D. sheltered躲避，避难。根据“I’m not suggesting”和“from the reality of the risks”可推知，作者认为病人不应该对风险视而不见，不应该躲避风险。故选D项。
【54题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是，如果真的不能避免手术的决定，强调问题又有什么用呢？A. accepted接受；B. made制造；C. avoided避免；D. reached抵达。根据“the decision to have an operation can’t really be”可知，作者假设如果手术不能避免的情况。故选C项。
【55题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是，如果真的不能避免手术的决定，强调不利条件又有什么用呢？。A. drawbacks不利条件；B. strengths优势；C. dimensions方面；D. procedures程序。根据上文可知，作者认为向病人描述疾病的风险没有意义，应该换一种更有益的说法，句中说如果手术不能避免，强调疾病的问题和风险有什么意义呢？drawbacks表示“不利条件”。故选A项。