2021-2022学年重庆市第八中学高二下学期第二次月考英语试题含解析

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 重庆八中2021-2022学年度（下）第二次月考高二年级
英语试题
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. When does the conversation probably take place?
A. At 6 pm. B. At 8:30 pm. C. At 10 pm.
2. What is the woman wearing?
A. Jeans. B. A skirt. C. A dress.
3. What did the woman do?
A. She bought a new cup. B. She broke a toy. C. She broke the cup.
4. How does the man feel now?
A. Happy. B. Disappointed. C. Confident.
5. How many apples do the speakers have?
A. 10. B. 15. C. 12.
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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下对话。
6. What does the woman like about the sofa?
A. Its color. B. Its size. C. Its design.
7. Why don’t they buy the sofa immediately?
A. Because it’s too expensive.
B. Because it’s not available
C. Because it’s not comfortable.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下对话。
8 What might the man be?
A A deliveryman. B. A volunteer. C. A cook.
9. What difficulty do the speakers face?
A. They are not allowed to go out.
B. They are short-handed.
C. They delivered packages to the wrong places.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下对话。
10. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student. C. Interviewer and interviewee.
11. What is the boy interested in?
A. Farming. B. Engineering. C. Designing.
12. Where will the speakers probably go this weekend?
A. To a university. B. To a zoo. C. To the countryside.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下对话。
13. What type of dress is the woman looking for?
A. A casual dress. B. A formal dress. C. A wedding dress.
14. What do we know about the woman?
A. She will attend a prom. B. She works in Europe. C. She cares about her sister.
15. What color might the woman’s eyes be?
A. Blue. B. Black. C. Green.
16. What day is it today?
A. Tuesday. B. Friday. C. Saturday.
听下面一段独白，回答以下对话。
17. What’s Chang’e-5’s mission?
A. To circle around the moon.
B. To launch a Long March-5Y rocket.
C. To get material from the moon.
18. How many parts is the spacecraft made up of?
A. Two parts. B. Three parts. C. Four parts.
19. How many days will Chang’e-5 spend on the moon?
A. Three days. B. 17 days. C. 14 days.
20. What’s McDowell’s attitude towards the mission?
A. Negative. B. Positive. C. Doubtful.
第二部分 阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Ideas for Unusual Holidays in Europe
Today’s modem travellers are journeying further and more responsibly to unusual holiday destinations Here are 4 ideas for an unusual holiday in Europe.
Go diving in Spain
Participate in a plastic cleanup project based in Barcelona, helping to empty the ocean of waste. Experienced and new divers can both take part, and it’s a brilliant schedule of volunteer work in the mornings and free time the rest of the day.
Discover a new approach to life in Vipava
The Vipava Valley region is somewhere you can experience a unique way of life perfectly in harmony with the natural environment. Everywhere you go, you will find a peaceful attitude to life.
Step into a fairytale in Freudenberg
What makes this place so special is the streets of 17th century half-wooden houses in Freudenberg’s old town. Along with superb cuisine and fantastic natural scenery, the area has hiking and cycling trails.
Look after dogs and cats in Rotterdam
This animal volunteer project in Rotterdam gives you the opportunity to play with dogs and cats. Rotterdam is a unique part of the Netherlands in that it is full of urban architecture and a varied nightlife scene that makes it an ideal location for a city break.
1. What can visitors do when diving in Spain?
A. Collect waste from the water. B. Get professional guidance.
C. Explore the depths of ocean. D. Improve their diving skills.
2. What attracts visitors most in Freudenberg?
A. Superb cuisine.
B. Natural landscape.
C. Streets of half-wooden houses.
D. Hiking and cycling trails.
3. Where should visitors go if they are interested in architecture?
A. Barcelona. B. Vipava. C. Freudenberg. D. Rotterdam.
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是应用文。文章介绍了欧洲四个理想的不同寻常的度假胜地。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Go diving in Spain部分的“Participate in a plastic cleanup project based in Barcelona, helping to empty the ocean of waste.(参与位于巴塞罗那的一个塑料清理项目，帮助清理海洋中的废物。)”可知，在西班牙冲浪时，游客可以帮助收集水域里的废物。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Step into a fairytale in Freudenberg部分的“What makes this place so special is the streets of 17th century half-wooden houses in Freudenberg’s old town. (让这个地方如此特别的是Freudenberg老城的17世纪的半木制房屋的街道。)”可知，在Freudenberg最吸引游客的是半木制房屋的街道。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Look after dogs and cats in Rotterdam部分的“Rotterdam is a unique part of the Netherlands in that it is full of urban architecture and a varied nightlife scene that makes it an ideal location for a city break.(鹿特丹是荷兰一个独特的地方，因为它充满了城市建筑和各种各样的夜生活场景，这使它成为一个城市度假的理想地点)”可知，如果游客对建筑感兴趣应该去鹿特丹。故选D。
B
Professor Cooper once gave a lecture in his first acting class for us in the first term, informing us of the significance of valuing the business of acting. As I made preparations for my graduation as a senior, I thought back on the lecture in the first class and I considered my love for the art of theatre seriously. I'm more than happy to say that, for the most part, my determination for acting remained as strong as ever.
Even after I’ve learned about the difficulties and the heartbreak that go with working as an actor, I know that it is still the right path for me. Something Professor Cooper said in that first acting class has stuck with me through these last three years. He said, “Every actor chooses to act for their own reasons—personally I do it because I have to. I have to perform. It’s who l am.” For as long as I’ve been performing, I’ve wondered how to best describe why I do what I do. Professor Cooper answered that question for me that day.
When I was little and first imagined what it would be like to be a real actor, I would imagine being famous about by many people someday. However, I never actually wanted that. I act because no matter what is going on in my life, no matter how stressed I am with what’s happening outside of or during practices, when I’m on stage, I’m home and I’m me.
Many parents will feel worried about their children’s choosing to be an actor. Some will be surprised. My parents are just exceptions. They knew from the start that nothing was going to keep me from doing what I love.
4. What did the author realize after recalling what Professor Cooper said?
A. She learned acting for fun. B. She didn’t love acting at all.
C. She had enthusiasm for acting. D. She didn’t take acting seriously.
5. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Imagining being a real actor. B. Becoming well-known one day.
C. Practicing on stage. D. Being stressed during practices.
6. What’s the author’s parents’ attitude to her choice?
A. Supportive. B. Objective. C. Disappointed. D. Skeptical.
7. What is the main idea of the text?
A. Who inspired the author to act. B. The reason why the author chose acting.
C. The acting changed the author’s life. D. What the author learned about acting.
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. A 7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述作者因为Cooper教授说过的话更明确自己喜欢表演，从而选择了做演员的故事。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“As I made preparations for my graduation as a senior, I thought back on the lecture in the first class and I considered my love for the art of theatre seriously. I'm more than happy to say that, for the most part, my determination for acting remained as strong as ever.”（当我为毕业做准备时，我回想起了第一节课上的演讲，我认真考虑了我对戏剧艺术的热爱。我非常高兴地说，在很大程度上，我的演技决心一如既往地坚定。）可知，作者喜欢表演。故选C项。
【5题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第三段“When I was little and first imagined what it would be like to be a real actor, I would imagine being famous about by many people someday. ”（当我很小的时候，第一次想象成为一名真正的演员会是什么样子，我会想象有一天会被很多人所熟知。）可知，that在此指代“I would imagine being famous about by many people someday”。故选B项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“My parents are just exceptions. They knew from the start that nothing was going to keep me from doing what I love.”（我的父母只是个例外。他们从一开始就知道，没有什么能阻止我做我喜欢的事。）可知，作者父母是支持他的。故选A项。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“As I made preparations for my graduation as a senior, I thought back on the lecture in the first class and I considered my love for the art of theatre seriously. ”（当我为毕业做准备时，我回想起了第一节课上的演讲，我认真考虑了我对戏剧艺术的热爱。）以及第二段“Even after I’ve learned about the difficulties and the heartbreak that go with working as an actor, I know that it is still the right path for me.”（即使在我了解了演员工作的困难和心碎之后，我知道这仍然是我的正确道路。）可知，本文主要介绍作者选择表演的原因。故选B项。
C
A new technology project in southern Greece is helping visitors experience the ancient birthplace of the Olympic Games.
The project used Augmented Reality (AR) to recreate temples and competition areas in the ancient city of Olympia. It was recently launched in the city, one of the world’s major archaeological sites. Augmented Reality is a technology that can project computer-created imagery onto special eyeglasses. Through the eyeglasses, the images appear along with other physical objects in the environment.
The project is a partnership between American software maker Microsoft and Greece’s Ministry of Culture and Sport. The ministry helped Microsoft map and build virtual representations of Olympia. The city was used for nearly a thousand years to host the games in ancient Greece that served as the model for the modern Olympics. The experience provides users the chance to virtually walk through the ruins of Olympia. At the Olympic Museum in Athens, people can also use Microsoft’s AR headsets for a similar experience.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis joined a group of schoolchildren who were using the app for the first time. “I’m absolutely thrilled that we’re able to present to the world a completely new cultural experience utilizing technology to recreate the ancient world of Olympia, ” Mitsotakis told the media.
Students from a local middle school looked at statues and structures that were brought to life on their phones. One of the children, Panagiotis Christopoulos, called the project “impressive”. “I think it can help with teaching in schools, ” the student said. They were able to virtually visit inside and outside settings to explore where ancient Olympians had competed in different sports.
The project began 18 months ago with a series of imaging flights to help map areas across Olympia. Microsoft is to build several data centers in and near Athens as part of a $ 1 billion investment agreement with the Greek government.
8. What can users do with the eyeglasses?
A. Move physical objects.
B. Take photos of the ruins of Olympia.
C. Take part in the virtual Olympic Games.
D. Be on a virtual visit to the ruins of Olympia.
9. What does the underlined word “utilizing” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Using. B. Determining.
C. Replacing D. Recycling
10. What will Microsoft do according to the last paragraph?
A. Develop advanced operating systems.
B. Help the Greek government plan the city.
C. Make an agreement with other companies.
D. Spend lots of money establishing data centers.
11. Which can be the best title for the text?
A. Greece Will Open a New Olympic Museum
B. Digital Project Brings Olympics Birthplace to Life
C. The AR Glasses Helps You See More about the World
D. The Olympic Museum in Athens Will Create a Virtual Map
【答案】8. D 9. A 10. D 11. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文，主要在南部希腊，一项新技术将帮助游客体验奥运会的古代诞生地。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Augmented Reality is a technology that can project computer-created imagery onto special eyeglasses. Through the eyeglasses, the images appear along with other physical objects in the environment.(增强现实技术AR是一种可以将计算机生成的图像投射到特殊眼镜上的技术。通过这种眼镜，图像与环境中的其他物体一起出现在眼前)”可知，带上这种眼镜为用户提供了虚拟漫步于奥林匹亚废墟中的机会。故选D。
【9题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第四段“Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis joined a group of schoolchildren who were using the app for the first time. (希腊首相Kyriakos Mitsotakis也加入到学生中，和他们第一次使用这款应用）”可知，这是使用新技术的一款应用。因此“utilizing technology to recreate the ancient world of Olympia”中的utilizing是和using（使用）同义的词。故选A。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Microsoft is to build several data centers in and near Athens as part of a $ 1 billion investment agreement with the Greek government. (作为与希腊政府达成的一项10亿美元投资协议，微软将在雅典及其附近地区建立几个数据中心）”可知，微软将投巨资在雅典及其附近地区建立几个数据中心。故选D。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“A new technology project in southern Greece is helping visitors experience the ancient birthplace of the Olympic Games.(在南部希腊，一项新技术将帮助游客体验奥运会的古代诞生地)”可知，这篇文章主要介绍一种新技术可以让更多的人体验奥运会的古代诞生地。因此B. Digital Project Brings Olympics Birthplace to Life(数字项目使奥运会诞生地复活）可以概括全文大意，适合做文章标题。故选B。
D
If you have trouble falling asleep listen up. You might fall asleep 15 minutes earlier and wake up far less during the night if you put on a pair of socks at bedtime.
To understand why, you first need to grasp the relationship between core body temperature and sleep. During daylight hours, the human body has an average temperature of 37℃. But your core body temperature drops as much as 1.2℃ over one night’s sleep. This gradual decrease is a key part of how we sleep. Put simply, the faster you can lower your core body temperature, the faster you will fall asleep.
One way that your body controls its temperature is through blood vessels (血管)in the skin. If your body is too hot, your blood vessels widen, pushing the warmer blood nearer the skin’s surface, helping it to cool. If your body is too cold, the opposite happens. Your blood vessels narrow, restricting the flow of blood to the surface.
The palms of your feet are one of your body’s most efficient heat exchangers, since they are hairless and less protected than other skin surfaces. Researchers have shown that warming the feet before going to sleep using a warm foot bath or by wearing socks promotes blood vessel widening, which in turn lowers the body’s core temperature faster than going to sleep with cold, bare feet.
Scientists suspect that socked feet have a sleep-benefiting effect on the brain as well. The warm-sensitive neurons(神经元)in the brain become more active when there’s a temperature difference between the body’s core and the feet. Researchers have found that these neurons become more active as we get sleepy and slow down as we wake up, so that warming up the feet before bedtime may give them an extra drive, making you feel sleepier.
In a small study, researchers found that wearing a pair of special “sleeping socks” not only sped up the coming of sleep, but increased overall sleep time by an average of 30 minutes and cut nighttime waking episodes in half. If you’re worried about becoming too warm, look for socks made of natural fibers.
12. In which section of a newspaper can we find this text?
A. Advertisement. B. Lifestyle. C. Opinion. D. Trend.
13. What change does warm feet bring to the body?
A. Slowed brain reaction. B. Narrowed blood vessels.
C. Reduced core body temperature. D. Decreased blood pressure.
14. How might the brain’s warm-sensitive neurons help sleep?
A. They might help to warm up the feet.
B. They might speed up temperature growth
C. They might slow down the brain’s blood flow.
D. They might bring on sleepiness when activated.
15. What is the finding of the small study mentioned in the last paragraph?
A. The warmth of socks depends on their material.
B. People wearing socks fall asleep 50 percent faster.
C. Special socks increase temperature more effectively.
D. Sock wearing helps people sleep longer and wake less
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. D 15. D
【解析】
【分析】本篇是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍研究发现“穿袜子睡觉有助于睡眠”，并解释了其中的原因。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第一段的“If you have trouble falling asleep, listen up. You might fall asleep 15 minutes earlier and wake up far less during the night if you put on a pair of socks at bedtime.（如果你难以入睡，听好了。如果你在睡觉前穿上一双袜子，你可能会提前15分钟入睡，而且晚上醒来的次数会少得多 ）”可知，本文主要讲的是“穿袜子睡觉有助于睡眠”，睡觉是属于生活方面的内容，因此该文章最可能出现在报纸生活方式板块，故选B。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段的“Researchers have shown that warming the feet before going to sleep using a warm foot bath or by wearing socks promotes blood vessel widening. which in turn lowers the body's core temperature faster than going to sleep with cold, bare feet.（研究人员发现，睡前暖足浴或穿袜子暖脚会促进血管扩张。这反过来会降低身体的核心温度，比光着脚睡觉更快）”可知，暖脚会给身体带来的变化是降低核心体温。故选C。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段的“Researchers have found that these neurons become more active as we get sleepy and slow down as we wake up, so that warming up the feet before bedtime may give them an extra drive, making you feel sleepier.（研究人员已经发现，当我们困倦时，这些神经元会变得更加活跃，而在我们醒来时，它们就会变慢，所以睡觉前暖脚可能会给它们额外的动力，让你感觉更困 ）”可知，大脑的温敏神经元被激活时可能会导致困倦，因此帮助睡眠，故选D。
【15题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段的“In a small study, researchers found that wearing a pair of special “sleeping socks" not only sped up the coming of sleep, but increased overall sleep time by an average of 30 minutes and cut nighttime waking episodes in half.（在一项小型研究中，研究人员发现，穿一双特殊的“睡眠袜子”不仅能加速睡眠，还能使整体睡眠时间平均增加30分钟，并将夜间醒来的时间减半）”可知，穿袜子有助于人们睡得更长，醒得更少，故选D。
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空格的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Why You Should Stop Complaining
When living out our daily lives, it’s often easy to blame the world for our problems. ____16____ But the biggest difference is simply our reactions to them. Here are three reasons why you should change your reaction to a situation and stop complaining.
The world owes you nothing.
The world really does have nothing to do with you or anyone else. The planet will continue to exist without you on it. ____17____ However, it really isn’t the case once we’re an adult. The world doesn’t provide us with the same blanket of comfort as our carers once did, which only means one thing: It’s up to us to provide that blanket for ourselves and no one else.
____18____
If you look back at your own life, you’ll begin to realize that everything you have ever done was all a result of the decisions you’ve made sure there may have been people around you who have convinced you to do something. But it all ultimately depends on your decisions. ____19____ Your life is just like a blank canvas, and you are the painter. Start to think about what your hopes and dreams might be and remind yourself daily that it’s all up to you to make things happen.
You can’t be a leader if you behave like a victim.
It’s really easy to put blame on things that are external to you. ____20____ So what can you change? Being a leader in your life takes courage and requires the willingness to face your fears, experience failure, and take complete personal responsibility of everything that happens to you.
A. What are you worrying about?
B. So who’s really to blame?
C. You are in charge of your own life.
D. You are helped by people around you.
E. We were nurtured and looked after as kids.
F. It’s true that there are things in the world we can’t control.
G. As it avoids personal responsibility and allows you to refuse the possibility that you may have things that can be changed.
【答案】16. F 17. E 18. C 19. B 20. G
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文中提出三个理由，告诫人们停止抱怨。
【16题详解】
根据上文“When living out our daily lives, it’s often easy to blame the world for our problems. （当我们生活在日常生活中时，往往很容易将我们的问题归咎于世界）”和下文“But the biggest difference is simply our reactions to them.（但最大的区别只是我们对它们的反应）”可知，上文提出我们容易把自己的问题归咎给世界，结合下文表转折意义的but可知，空处内容与下文形成转折，指出有时事情的确不受我们控制。F项“确实，世界上有些事情是我们无法控制的”符合题意，后文的them指代选项中的things in the world we can’t control。故选F。
【17题详解】
根据下文“However, it really isn’t the case once we’re an adult. （然而，一旦我们成年，情况就不是这样了）”表转折意义的however推知，空处内容与下文形成对比或转折，应陈述我们小时候的情况。E项“我们从小就被培养和照顾”符合题意，kids呼应下文adults。故选E。
【18题详解】
空处为本段小标题。根据下文“If you look back at your own life, you’ll begin to realize that everything you have ever done was all a result of the decisions you’ve made sure there may have been people around you who have convinced you to do something. But it all ultimately depends on your decisions. （如果你回顾自己的生活，你会开始意识到你所做的一切都是你所做的决定的结果，而你认为这些决定可能是你周围的人说服你去做的。但这最终取决于你的决定）”可知，人生中所有的决定都是我们自己做的。C项“你是自己生活的主宰”可以作为本段小标题。故选C。
【19题详解】
根据空前“If you look back at your own life, you’ll begin to realize that everything you have ever done was all a result of the decisions you’ve made sure there may have been people around you who have convinced you to do something. But it all ultimately depends on your decisions.（如果你回顾自己的生活，你会开始意识到你所做的一切都是你所做的决定的结果，而你认为这些决定可能是你周围的人说服你去做的。但这最终取决于你的决定）”可知，无论是我们自己做的事情还是别人说服我们去做的事情,最终都取决于我们自己的决定。由此推知，空处提出反问“真正负责的是谁呢？”。B项“所以真正(对生活)负责的是谁呢?”符合题意。故选B。
【20题详解】
根据上文“It’s really easy to put blame on things that are external to you.（我们很容易把责任推到外在的事物上）”推知，空处陈述这样做的原因。G项“因为它逃避了个人责任，并允许你拒绝你可能让事情改变的可能性”符合题意，as表明上下文的因果关系，且changed呼应下文的change。故选G。
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15个小题，每题1分，满分15分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was at the post office a few weeks ago. I was being ____21____ while an old man with obviously significant ____22____ problems was also trying to pay his electricity bill next to me. He was ____23____ to walk with a walking stick, and his hands were ____24____ all the time. It looked as if he were going to fall. I found the old man was in ____25____ for lack of 20 cents!
The lady behind the counter had the old man in such a state further ____26____ 20 cents. He searched his pocket, shaking violently and ____27____ looking upset. But instead of letting the man go, she ____28____ that if his bill wasn’t going to be paid in full, the electricity company would probably give a ____29____ on next electricity bill for the ____30____ fee. It meant he would pay more the next time.
I was ____31____ to have heard that and the scene really made me upset. So I went over and asked the cashier to give all of the money back to the old man and then paid the ____32____ for him. The old man was ____33____ and said, “It’s very kind of you. But why were you doing this?” I said, “Because it was the right thing to do.” He thanked me over and over and smiled at me on his way out of the post office.
The ____34____ part in all of the event was that the old man walked straight to a supermarket and purchased a basket of food, which he wouldn’t have been able to afford if I had not got ____35____ at the post office.
21. A. accompanied B. served C. comforted D. appointed
22. A. reading B. hearing C. health D. communication
23. A. struggling B. claiming C. hesitating D. threatening
24. A. bleeding B. relaxing C. waving D. trembling
25. A. thought B. trouble C. debate D. request
26. A. dealing with B. arguing about C. giving up D. seeking for
27. A. gratefully B. apparently C. bravely D. scarcely
28. A. wrote B. promised C. warned D. opposed
29. A. call B. fine C. discount D. favor
30. A. unpaid B. uninformed C. negotiated D. earned
31. A. confused B. pleased C. sorry D. curious
32. A. punishment B. rent C. salary D. bill
33. A. desperate B. proud C. embarrassed D. moved
34. A. awful B. concrete C. best D. saddest
35. A. involved B. infected C. stuck D. lost
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. B 30. A 31. C 32. D 33. D 34. C 35. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述作者在邮局帮助一位老人的故事。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我正在接受服务，而一位明显有严重健康问题的老人也在我旁边试图支付电费。A.accompanied陪伴；B.served服务；C.comforted安慰；D.appointed指派。根据后文“was also trying to pay his electricity bill next to me”可知，当时作者也在交电费。故选B项。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我正在接受服务，而一位明显有严重健康问题的老人也在我旁边试图支付电费。A. reading阅读；B. hearing听力；C. health健康；D. communication交流。根据后文“He searched his pocket, shaking violently”可知，老人的健康有问题。故选C项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他用手杖挣扎着走路，他的手一直在颤抖。A.struggling挣扎；B.claiming声称；C.hesitating犹豫；D.threatening恐吓。根据后文“He searched his pocket, shaking violently”可知，老人行走不便。故选A项。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他用手杖挣扎着走路，他的手一直在颤抖。A.bleeding流血；B.relaxing放松；C.waving挥手；D.trembling打颤。根据下文“ It looked as if he were going to fall. ”可知，老人走路时好像要摔倒，所有此处指他的手在颤抖，故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我发现这位老人因缺少20美分而陷入困境！A.thought想法；B.trouble麻烦；C.debate辩论；D.request要求。根据后文“for lack of 20 cents”可知，老人因缺20美分陷入麻烦中。故选B项。
【26题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：柜台后面的女士让处于困境的老人再找20美分。A.dealing with处理；B.arguing about争论；C.giving up放弃；D.seeking for寻找。根据后文“He searched his pocket”可知，这位女士让老人找钱。故选D项。
【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：他搜了搜口袋，剧烈地颤抖着，看起来很沮丧。A.gratefully感激地；B.apparently显然地；C.bravely勇敢地；D.scarcely几乎不。根据后文“looking upset”可知，老人明显不高兴。故选B项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但她并没有放走这名老人，而是警告说，如果他的账单不能全额支付，电力公司可能会在下次电费账单上对未付费用处以罚款。A.wrote写；B.promised承诺；C.warned警告；D.opposed反对。根据前文“But instead of letting the man go”以及后文“if his bill wasn’t going to be paid in full, the electricity company would probably give a 9 on next electricity bill for the 10 fee.”可推知，这位女士的态度不好，即她警告老人说。故选C项。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但她并没有放走这名男子，而是警告说，如果他的账单不能全额支付，电力公司可能会在下次电费账单上对未付费用处以罚款。A.call打电话；B.fine罚款；C.discount打折；D.favor有利于。根据后文“ It meant he would pay more the next time.”可知，“罚款”符合语境。故选B项。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但她并没有放走这名男子，而是警告说，如果他的账单不能全额支付，电力公司可能会在下次电费账单上对未付费用处以罚款。A.unpaid未付的；B.uninformed信息不足的；C.negotiated谈判；D.earned挣得的。根据后文“ It meant he would pay more the next time.”可知，如果不付款，就会被罚款。故选A项。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：听到这件事我很难过，这一幕真的让我心烦意乱。A.confused难懂的；B.pleased高兴的；C.sorry感到伤心的；D.curious好奇的。根据后文“the scene really made me upset”可知，作者心里难过。故选C项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以我走过去，让收银员把所有的钱都还给老人，然后替他付账。A.punishment惩罚；B.rent租赁；C.salary工资；D.bill账单。根据上文“if his bill wasn’t going to be paid in full, the electricity company would probably give a 9 on next electricity bill for the 10 fee.”以及“the scene really made me upset”可知，作者感到难过，所以帮老人付款。故选D项。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：老人很感动，说：“你真好。但是你为什么要这样做呢？”A.desperate绝望的；B.proud自豪的；C.embarrassed尴尬的；D.moved感动的。根据后文“He thanked me over and over and smiled at me on his way out of the post office.”可知，老人心里很感动。故选D项。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：整个事件中最精彩的部分是，这位老人径直走到一家超市，买了一篮子食物，如果我当时不在邮局，他是买不起的。A.awful糟糕的；B.concrete具体的；C.best最好的；D.saddest悲伤至极的。根据后文“the old man walked straight to a supermarket and purchased a basket of food”可知，整个过程中，这是最好的一部分。故选C项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：整个事件中最精彩的部分是，这位老人径直走到一家超市，买了一篮子食物，如果我当时不在邮局，他是买不起的。A.involved包含；B.infected传染；C.stuck刺；D.lost失去。根据前文“he wouldn’t have been able to afford”可知，这是虚拟语气。如果作者当时不在邮局，老人付不了款。故选A项。
第二节 语法填空（共10小题，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。
This is undoubtedly one of the most recognizable buildings in the world. ____36____ (weigh) 7,000 tons, the tower wasn’t meant to stand there forever. Gustave-Alexandre Eiffel, the French engineer ____37____ fame rested mainly on his iron bridges, built it for the 1889 Universal Exhibition. Praised by some and denounced by others, the tower created much ____38____ (argue) in the 1880s. ____39____ saved it from being torn down was the arrival of radio -- as the ____40____ (tall) structure in Europe, it made a perfect spot to place a radio antenna(天线).
The tower is 317m high. On a clear day you can see it from 65km away. ____41____ tower, an open-framework construction, unlocked the almost unlimited possibilities of steel construction, making the way for skyscrapers. Some people said it couldn’t ____42____ (build), and Eiffel actually wanted to make it go higher. For years it remained the tallest man-made structure ____43____ the earth, until skyscrapers such as the Empire State Building ____44____ (final) came into being.
In 2004 it became possible to ice-skate inside the Eiffel Tower, doing figure skating while taking in views of the rooftops of Paris. Skating takes place on an observation platform 57m above ground. The rink, which _____45_____ (hold) 80 skaters at once, is a bit larger than an average tennis court.
【答案】36. Weighing
37. whose 38. argument
39. What 40. tallest
41. The 42. be built
43. on 44. finally
45. holds
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文详细介绍了法国埃菲尔铁塔。
【36题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：这座塔重7000吨，它不是一直矗立在那里。分析句子结构可知，该句谓语是wasn’t meant to stand，weigh与逻辑主语the tower 之间是主动关系，故要用现在分词形式weighing作状语。故填Weighing。
【37题详解】
考查定语从句关系词。句意：法国工程师古斯塔夫·亚历山大·埃菲尔的威名主要来自他的铁桥，他为1889年的环球展览建造了这座桥。分析句子结构可知，这是一个定语从句，先行词是the French engineer，此处表示“法国工程师的”，关系词在从句中作定语，应该用关系代词whose引导定语从句。故填whose。
【38题详解】
考查名词。句意：在19世纪80年代，这座塔受到了一些人的赞扬，也受到了一些人的谴责，引发了许多争论。动词argue的名词形式argument意为“争论”，在动词created 后作宾语，构成动宾结构。故填argument。
【39题详解】
考查主语从句关系词。句意：使它免于被拆毁的是无线电的到来——作为欧洲最高的建筑，它是放置无线电天线的完美场所。分析句子结构可知，这是一个主语从句，连接词在从句中作主语，应该用what，句子开头首字母大写。故填What。
【40题详解】
考查形容词的最高级。句意：使它免于被拆毁的是无线电的到来——作为欧洲最高的建筑，它是放置无线电天线的完美场所。形容词tall意为“高的”，最高级是tallest，根据句意可知，此处指“最高的（建筑）”，是形容词最高级用法。故填tallest。
【41题详解】
考查冠词。句意：这座开放式框架结构的塔楼开启了钢结构几乎无限的可能性，为摩天大楼铺平了道路。分析上下文可知，该句中表示特指上文提到过的tower，即埃菲尔铁塔，应该用定冠词the修饰。故填The。
【42题详解】
考查被动语态。句意：有人说它无法建造，埃菲尔实际上想把它建得更高。主语it和谓语动词build之间是被动关系，该空前是情态动词couldn’t，该空应该填 be动词+过去分词built。故填be built。
【43题详解】
考查介词。句意：多年来，它一直是地球上最高的人造结构，直到帝国大厦等摩天大楼最终诞生。短语on the earth表示“在地球上”，故填on。
【44题详解】
考查副词。句意：多年来，它一直是地球上最高的人造结构，直到帝国大厦等摩天大楼最终诞生。final副词finally意为“最终地”，修饰该句作状语。故填finally。
【45题详解】
考查时态。句意：这个溜冰场一次可以容纳80名溜冰者，比一般的网球场大一点。分析句意可知，这是一个定语从句，先行词是The rink是单数，从句中关系代词which指代先行词The rink，表示“这个溜冰场一次可以容纳80名溜冰者”，是客观事实，从句中的谓语动词用一般现在时，hold应该用第三人称单数形式holds。故填holds。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
46. 某国际网站计划在今年8月举办一个以“城市与青少年”为主题的线上夏令营。假定你是李华，对此活动感兴趣，但对于费用还有一些疑问。现请你用英文写信咨询，内容应包括：
1. 表达对该活动的喜爱；
2. 提出疑问、进行咨询（例如：优惠的具体解释、得到优惠的条件等）；
3. 希望尽快得到答复。
Participation Fee
1
Standard Fee
$800
2
Early Bird Discount-30%
$560
3
Group Participation Discount-50%
$400
4
Special Discount for Breakout Pass
$ 100/$200/$300
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 邮件格式已给出。
Dear Sir or Madam,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Sir or Madam,
I am Li Hua, a middle-school student from Chongqing, China. I am quite delighted to learn that your website is going to open in Hong Kong in August a summer camp with the theme of “Cities and Youths”. I’m quite interested and eager to join it. I’m writing to ask you a couple of questions related to the fees.
Compared with the standard fee, which is $800, the group participation discount sounds quite attractive to me, as it charges each member $400 only. I was wondering what is the minimum number of people required for the group discount? Also I am quite puzzled by the special discount for breakout pass, with prices at $100/$200/$300 respectively. What exactly makes the difference?
I’m looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生写信咨询某国际网站计划在今年8月举办的以“城市与青少年”为主题的线上夏令营的相关信息。
【详解】1.词汇积累
高兴的：delighted→happy
主题：theme→subject
与……相比：compare with→in comparison with
困惑的：puzzled→confused
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：I’m writing to ask you a couple of questions related to the fees.
拓展句：I’m writing to ask you a couple of questions which are related to the fees.
【点睛】[高分句型1]I am quite delighted to learn that your website is going to open in Hong Kong in August a summer camp with the theme of “Cities and Youths”.（运用了that引导的宾语从句）
[高分句型2]Compared with the standard fee, which is $800, the group participation discount sounds quite attractive to me, as it charges each member $400 only.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句和as引导的原因状语从句）
[高分句型3]I was wondering what is the minimum number of people required for the group discount?（运用了what引导的宾语从句）
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
47. 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。续写的词数应为150左右。
Pumpkin(南瓜)carving at Halloween is a family tradition. We visit a local farm every October. In the pumpkin field, I compete with my three brothers and sister to seek out the biggest pumpkin. My dad has a rule that we have to carry our pumpkins back home, and as the eldest child I have an advantage — I carried an 85-pounder back last year.
This year, it was hard to tell whether my prize or the one chosen by my 14-year-old brother, Jason, was the winner. Unfortunately we forgot to weigh them before taking out their insides, but I was determined to prove my point. All of us were hard at work at the kitchen table, with my mom filming the annual event. I’m unsure now why I thought forcing my head inside the pumpkin would settle the matter, but it seemed to make perfect sense at the time.
With the pumpkin resting on the table, hole uppermost, I bent over and pressed my head against the opening. At first I got jammed just above my eyes and then, as I went on with my task, unwilling to quit, my nose briefly prevented entry. Finally I managed to put my whole head into it, like a cork(软木塞)forced into a bottle. I was able to straighten up with the huge pumpkin resting on my shoulders.
My excitement was short-lived. The pumpkin was heavy. “I’m going to set it down, now,” I said, and with Jason helping to support its weight, I bent back over the table to give it somewhere to rest. It was only when I tried to remove my head that I realized getting out was going to be less straightforward than getting in. When I pulled hard, my nose got in the way. I got into a panic as I pressed firmly against the table and moved my head around trying to find the right angle, but it was no use. “I can’t get it out!” I shouted, my voice sounding unnaturally loud in the enclosed space.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
Paragraph 1：
I was stuck for five to six minutes though it felt much longer.
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Paragraph 2：
That video was posted the day before Halloween.
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【答案】Paragraph 1
It was five or six minutes though it felt much longer. Dad was summoned-less, it seemed, in expectation of practical help than to make sure he didn’t miss out on the spectacle. I heard him propose calling the fire department. “Stay tuned, said Mom; she’d mentioned she was going to upload the video to Facebook, but it was only then I realized she’d been filming the whole time. The video cuts before my rescue-Dad got me to push my head farther into the pumpkin so Mom could reach in and undo the rubber band round my ponytail. I emerged with squash-conditioned hair, a sore chin and my nose plugged with pulp.
Paragraph 2
The video was posted the Monday, before Halloween. By the end of that day, it had over 1, 000 views. People asked Mom to put it on Youtube, and by Wednesday morning we were getting 5: 00 am call from TV breakfast shows and then the international media-the video started racking up hundreds of thousands of views. When I went on a youth camp, I was recognized by children I’d never met. The pumpkin also became a minor celebrity. Passersby and trick-or-treaters would knock and ask, “Which is Rachel’s pumpkin? ”before taking selfies with it.
【解析】
【分析】文章以南瓜为线索展开，讲述了万圣节雕刻南瓜活动过程中，作者认为把头塞进南瓜里就能解决这个问题，但这在当时似乎是完全合理的。但是南瓜很重，当作者试图把头移开时，却发现头拔不出来了。
【详解】1.段落续写
①由第一段首句内容“只有五六分钟，但感觉时间更长。”可知，第一段可描写家人帮助作者的过程。
②由第二段首句内容“这段视频是在万圣节前的周一发布的。”可知，第二段可描写作者头套南瓜的视频在网上走红了。
2.续写线索
爸爸提议给消防队员打电话——作者意识到妈妈在拍视频——作者下巴疼痛——妈妈把视频放到网上——视频开始获得数十万的浏览量——作者被认出来
3.词汇激活
行为类
①提议：propose→offer
②意识到：realize→be aware of
③获得：rack up→obtain
④认出：recognize→identify
情绪类
①疼痛的：sore→painful
【点睛】[高分句型1]
Stay tuned, said Mom; she’d mentioned she was going to upload the video to Facebook, but it was only then I realized she’d been filming the whole time.（it was…that…连接强调句）
[高分句型2]
When I went on a youth camp, I was recognized by children I’d never met.（when引导时间状语从句）
听力答案：1-5 AACBC 6-10 BABBA 11-15 ACBCA 16-20 ACCCB