2022-2023学年天津市耀华中学高三上学期第一次月考英语试题（解析版）

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天津市耀华中学2023届高三年级第一次月考
英语学科试卷
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第I卷(95分)
第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分，15分)。
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. —I have been considering cancelling the project because it seems hard to go farther.
—But it’s too early to________ now. There’s still much hope.
A. have second thoughts B. throw in the towel
C. test the waters D. make ends meet
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查习语。句意：——我一直在考虑取消这个项目，因为似乎很难再继续下去了。——但现在认输还为时过早。还有很多希望。A. have second thoughts三思；B. throw in the towel认输；C. test the waters试水；D. make ends meet收支相抵。根据“There’s still much hope.”可知，现在就认输（放弃）为时过早。故选B。
2. Many enterprising young people present their ideas________ getting investment and advice to start their own business.
A. at the cost of B. by means of C. as a result of D. in the hope of
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：许多有进取心的年轻人提出了自己的想法，希望得到投资和开始自己事业的建议。A. at the cost of以……为代价；B. by means of 用；C. as a result of 由于；D. in the hope of怀着……的希望。根据句意可知，年轻人提出自己的想法是希望得到投资和建议，故in the hope of符合题意。故选D。
3. ________leaving high school, Ernest Hemingway joined a local Kanas newspaper as a trainee reporter.
A. On B. At C. For D. In
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查介词。句意：高中毕业后，欧内斯特·海明威加入了当地一家卡纳斯报纸，成为一名实习记者。A. On在……上；B. At 在……；C. For为了；D. In在……里。分析可知，此处为固定句型on doing“一……就……”。故选A。
4. Music boxes, toys that make pleasant sounds and soft music________ the babies’ sense of hearing, encouraging it development in their growth.
A. acquire B. display C. stimulate D. claim
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：音乐盒能发出愉快的声音和柔和的音乐，它能刺激婴儿的听觉，促进其在成长过程中的发展。A. acquire获得；B. display展示，陈列；C. stimulate促进，刺激；D. claim声称，断言。根据“encouraging it development in their growth”可知，此处指音乐盒能刺激婴儿的听觉，故选C。
5. Speech________ enables them to understand what a person is saying, and natural language processing is used to work out a response.
A. contribution B. recognition C. possession D. admission
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查名词辨析。句意：语音识别使他们能够理解一个人在说什么，而自然语言处理则被用来找出一种反应。A.contribution贡献；捐款；B.recognition识别；C.possession财产；所有物；D.admission承认；准许进入。根据下文“enables them to understand what a person is saying”可推断，此处讲述的是语音识别让他们理解一个人在说什么，故选B。
6. Completed in________ was known as The Gilded Age, the five—storied mansion is now owned by a famous actor who stages the production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
A. that B. what C. which D. who
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查宾语从句。句意：这座五层楼高的豪宅，完工于著名的“镀金时代”，现在的主人是一位著名演员，他决定演出莎士比亚戏剧《哈姆雷特》。分析句子可知，“________ was known as The Gilded Age”是一个宾语从句，引导词在从句中作主语，表示“……的（东西等）”符合句意，故选B。
7. Despite being a sports journalist with a successful career ahead of him, Mitch Albom feels that there is something________ from his life.
A. missing B. to miss C. being lost D. to be lost
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：尽管米奇·阿尔博姆是一名职业生涯很成功的体育记者，但他觉得自己的生活中缺少了一些东西。分析可知，空处为代词something的后置定语；结合选项表示“丢失的”可用missing和lost，此处陈述一般情况，不表进行或将来，故CD排除。故选A。
8. —The test results are terrible. Is it too difficult for the students?
—Not really. Some students lost marks________ because they didn’t read the question properly.
A. automatically B. hardly C. deliberately D. simply
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：——测试的结果很糟糕。这对学生来说太难了吗？——不完全是。一些学生失去分数只是因为没有正确地阅读这个问题。A.automatically自动地；B.hardly几乎不；C.deliberately有意地；D.simply（引出概括或解释）不过，只是。根据前后文可知，学生失分仅仅因为没有正确地读题，给出解释和强调。故选D。
9. The painting of Apsaras are full of life, ________the confidence and optimism of people during the Tang Dynasty.
A. consuming B. distributing C. reflecting D. boasting
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析，句意：飞天壁画栩栩如生，反映是唐代人民的自信和乐观。 A.consuming消费；B.distributing分布；C.reflecting反映；D.boasting吹嘘；自夸。根据上文“The painting of Apsaras are full of life”可知，壁画栩栩如生，反映了唐代人民的自信和乐观，故选C。
10. —What’s the problem, Sir?
—You________ at least at a speed of about 100 miles per hour.
A. are driving B. had driven C. were driving D. have been driving
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态。句意：——怎么了，先生？——你刚刚至少以每小时100英里的速度行驶。结合语境可知，此处描述过去某个时间点正在发生的动作，应用过去进行时。故选C。
11. In choosing one job from the two presented in front of us, we are unknowingly________ other future opportunities.
A. turning down B. breaking up C. putting away D. giving out
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：在从我们面前的两份工作中选择一份工作时，我们会不知不觉地拒绝了其他未来的机会。 A.turning down拒绝；B.breaking up破裂；C.putting away放好；D.giving out 分发。根据上文“In choosing one job from the two presented in front of us”可知，下文说明我们会不知不觉拒绝其它未来的机会，做出选择。故选A。
12. His private museum together with his art collections________ to the country as a gift.
A. has offered B. have offered C. is offered D. are offered
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查被动语态和主谓一致。句意：他的私人博物馆和他的艺术收藏品作为礼物赠送给了这个国家。together with连接两个并列的主语时，遵循就远原则，谓语动词的形式和较远的主语保持一致，本句和private museum保持一致，且主语和offer之间是被动关系，应该用被动语态，故选C。
13. The beautiful scene, ________small, was an important moment on my journey to discovering the power of achieving health and happiness.
A. when B. unless C. if D. although
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查连词词义辨析和省略。句意：这个美丽的场景虽然很小，但却是我发现获得健康和幸福的力量之旅中的一个重要时刻。A. when当；B. unless除非；C. if 如果；D. although尽管。结合句意可知，上下文为转折关系，用although引导让步状语从句符合语境；让步状语从句中省略了和主句相同的主语the beautiful scene和was，完整的从句为although it (the beautiful scene) was small。故选D。
14. This wealth of ways of sharing is a response to our increasing demand for quality goods and services at competitive prices, with all________ at the click of a button.
A. being delivered B. to deliver C. delivered D. having delivered
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：这种丰富的分享方式是对我们日益增长的优质商品和服务需求的回应，这些商品和服务的价格极具竞争力，只需点击一个按钮即可交付。此处是with复合结构：with+宾语+宾补，宾语all指代quality goods and services，和deliver之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，应用过去分词表被动，该句不表进行，故A排除。故选C。
15. Green Equator Coffee is grown on the Green Equator Estate(庄园),________coffee is 100% organic and sells at a very low price.
A. where B. whose C. when D. which
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：Green Equator咖啡种植在Green Equator庄园，该庄园的咖啡100%有机，售价非常低。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是the Green Equator Estate，从句缺少定语，表示所属关系，应用whose引导从句。故选B。
第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Elsa Desmond knows she is not going to win a medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, but she is ____16____ as the first women’s luge(无舵雪橇)Olympian from Ireland. She was the 26th to ____17____ the line in the first run of the women’s race on Monday night, ____18____ than none of the other athletes. However, that did not ____19____ to her and she celebrated with a large smile on her face.
Although she will not win in Beijing, she has already won some ____20____ . She had been given many reasons why she could not compete: she is too short, she did not start ____21____ at a young age, and she could not balance a(n) ____22____ job with competing in a sport. The biggest ____23____ simply might have been that Ireland did not have a luge organization. So, she ____24____ one herself; she had to self-fund.
Now, ____25____ , she is a luge Olympian. “I’m a doctor in general surgery, I have all these really ____26____ challenges, but I think everyone has worked as hard as they can to be here. ”She is expected to return to work on this Friday because she was given some time ____27____ to compete in the Olympics, and now she has ____28____ parts of her job.
Desmond has to balance these two ____29____ jobs—sliding a few months out of the year and living a life in medicine. There was a(n) ____30____ last season when she had to take important medical examinations in hotels in Germany where other sliders from different countries were staying. “I had to stick signs on my door saying ‘Do not disturb, exam in ____31____ , in about six different ____32____ .”
Desmond got the honor of ____33____ her country in Beijing, and being one of two people ____34____ Ireland’s flag during the opening ceremony on Friday. “I don’t think I can ____35____ words how excited I was to lead out the team. I really hope that I make my country proud.”
16 A. visiting B. studying C. leading D. competing
17. A. break B. cross C. follow D. draw
18. A. slower B. lower C. faster D. higher
19. A. upset B. respond C. happen D. matter
20. A. potentials B. challenges C. operations D. alternatives
21. A. swimming B. sliding C. sailing D. running
22. A. financial B. athletic C. medical D. educational
23. A. expectation B. achievement C. difficulty D. pleasure
24. A. started B. stopped C. continued D. joined
25. A. privately B. traditionally C. similarly D. officially
26. A. visible B. imaginary C. absurd D. dangerous
27. A. off B. up C. out D. away
28. A. ruined B. exceeded C. covered D. delayed
29. A. frustrating B. rewarding C. demanding D. embarrassing
30. A. interview B. time C. vacation D. chance
31. A. peace B. need C. progress D. public
32. A. characters B. approaches C. styles D. languages
33. A. investigating B. preserving C. strengthening D. representing
34. A. holding B. raising C. preparing D. storing
35. A. set down B. put into C. pick up D. get through
【答案】16. D 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. B 21. B 22. C 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. A 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. C 32. D 33. D 34. A 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了克服了种种困难，最终才能参加冬奥会的一名普外科医生Elsa Desmond以爱尔兰的第一名无舵雪橇奥运女选手的身份参加了北京冬奥会，尽管在第一场角逐中就已经排在第26位，但是她依旧满心欢喜。
【16题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Elsa Desmond知道她不会在北京冬奥会上赢得奖牌，但她作为第一位来自爱尔兰的女子无舵雪橇奥运选手参加了北京冬奥会。A. visiting拜访，游览；B. studying学习 ；C. leading领导；D. competing参赛。根据本句“Elsa Desmond knows she is not going to win a medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics.”可知，她是来参加冬奥会的。故选D。
【17题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在周一晚上的第一轮女子比赛中，她是第26个冲过终点线的运动员，比其他任何运动员都慢。A. break打破；B. cross越过；C. follow眼随；D. draw吸引。根据下文“However, that did not upset to her”可知，前后为对照关系，说明Elsa比赛成绩落后于任何其他选手，但是冲过终点线，排名第26。故选B。
【18题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在周一晚上的第一轮女子比赛中，她是第26个冲过终点线的运动员，没有比其他任何运动员都快。A. slower更慢的；B. lower更低的；C. faster更快的；D. higher更简高的。根据本句“She was the 26th to cross the line”可知，她比别的选手滑得慢，也就是没有比他们中任更何人快。故选C。
【19题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，这对她来说并不重要，她脸上挂着灿烂的微笑庆祝。A. upset失落；B. respond回应；C. happen发生；D. matter起作用，要紧。根据本句“She celebrated with a large smile on her face.”可知，尽管比赛成绩不如别人，她还是满怀喜悦地庆祝，可知她第26的名次对她来说并不重要。故选D。
【20题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然她不会在北京获胜，但她已经战胜了一些挑战。A. potentials潜力；B. challenges挑战；C. operation操作，手术；D. alternatives选择。根据下文的“She had been given many reasons why she could not compete: she is too short, she did not start 　sliding at a young age, and she could not balance a medical job with competing in a sport. The biggest difficulty simply might have been that Ireland did not have a luge organization.”可知，她在此之前，面临并且克服了很多的困难挑战，才得以最终参加冬奥会。故选B。
【21题详解】
查动词词义辨析。句意：人们给了她许多不能参加比赛的理由：她太矮了，她不是从小就开始滑雪橇的，她无法在医疗工作和参加体育比赛之间取得平衡。A. swimming游泳；B. sliding滑；C. sailing航行；D. running跑步。从上文“Elsa Desmond knows she is not going to win a medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, but she is competing as the first women’s luge(无舵雪橇) Olympian from Ireland.”可知，Elsa Desmond参加的奥运项是无舵滑雪。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：人们给了她许多不能参加比赛的理由：她太矮了，她不是从小就开始滑雪橇的，她无法在医疗工作和参加体育比赛之间取得平衡。A. financial经济的；B. athletic运动的；C. medical医疗的；D. educational教育的。根据后文“I’m a doctor in general surgery.”可知，她是从事医学方面的工作。故选C。
【23题详解】
考查名词词词义辨析。句意：最大的困难可能是爱尔兰没有雪橇组织。A. expectation期待；B. achievement成绩；C. difficulty困难；D. pleasure高兴。根据上文“She had been given many reasons why she could not compete”可知，人们给了她许多不能参加比赛的理由和困难。故选C。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：于是，她自己创办了一家雪橇组织，她不得不自筹资金。A. started创立；B. stopped停止；C. continued继续；D. joined加入。上文中“The biggest difficulty simply might have been that Ireland did not have a luge organization.”可知，因为爱尔兰没有此类组织，只能她自己创办。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：现在，她正式地成为奥运会无舵雪橇选手。A. privately私下地；B. traditionally传统上地；C. similarly相似地；D. officially正式地，官方地。根据下文“Desmond got the honor of representing her country in Beijing,”可知，她在北京代表她的国家，因此她是爱尔兰的正式的奥运选手。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我是一名普通外科医生，我有所有这些显而易见的挑战，但我认为每个人都尽了最大努力才来到这里。A. visible显而易见的；B. imaginary想象的；C. absurd荒谬的；D. dangerous危险的。根据上文“She had been given many reasons why she could not compete: she is too short, she did not start sliding at a young age, and she could not balance a medical job with competing in a sport. The biggest difficulty simply might have been that Ireland did not have a luge organization.”可知，挑战显而易见。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：她预计将于本周五返回工作岗位，因为她离开一段时间去参加奥运会，现在她已经推迟了部分工作。A. off离开；B. up向上；C. out出去；D. away远离。根据句意可知，她为了参加奥运会比赛推迟了部分医务工作可知，医院给了她离开的时间，才使她可以去参加冬奥会。故选A。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她预计将于本周五返回工作岗位，因为她离开一段时间去参加奥运会，现在她已经推迟了部分工作。A.ruined毁坏；B. exceeded超过；C．covered覆盖；D．delayed推迟。根据本句“She is expected to return to work on this Friday”可知，她是推迟了工作来参赛的。故选D。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Desmond必须在这两份要求很高的工作之间找到平衡——一年中抽出几个月的时间来滑雪，同时又要从事医学研究。A. frustrating令人沮丧的；B. rewarding值得的；C. demanding要求高的；D. embarrassing令人尴尬的。根据下文“There was a time last season when she had to take important medical examinations in hotels in Germany where other sliders from different countries were staying.”可知，Desmond既要抽时间滑雪又要要从事医学研究。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：上一季有一段时间，她不得不在德国的酒店里接受重要的体检，而来自不同国家的滑雪者们也住在那里。A. interview采访；B.time时间；C. vacation假期；D. chance机会。固定句型there was a time when... “曾经有一段时间……”。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我不得不在门上贴标语，用六种语言写着‘请勿打扰，考试正在进行中’。” 。A. peace和平；B. need需要；C. progress进展；D. public公众。根据“Do not disturb”可知，考试在进行中，请不要打扰。in progress意为“进行中”。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我不得不在门上贴标语，用六种语言写着‘请勿打扰，考试正在进行中’。” 。Desmond获得了代表爱尔兰参加北京奥运会的荣誉，并成为周五开幕式上两名持爱尔兰国旗的人之一。A. characters特点；B. approaches方法；C.styles风格；D. languages语言。根据前文“There was a time last season when she had to take important medical examinations in hotels in Germany where other sliders from different countries were staying.”可知，来自不同国家的人都住在这个酒店，所以是用不同语言提醒不要打扰。故选D。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Desmond有幸代表爱尔兰参加了北京奥运会，在周五的开幕式上，她是两名举着爱尔兰国旗的人之一。A. investigating调查；B. preserving保存；C. strengthening加强；D. representing代表。根据本句“being one of two people holding Ireland’s flag during the opening ceremony on Friday”可知，Desmond代表自己的国家，手举国旗，参加开幕式。故选D。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Desmond有幸代表爱尔兰参加了北京奥运会，在周五的开幕式上，她是两名举着爱尔兰国旗的人之一。A. holding拿着；B. raising引起；C. preparing准备；D. storing储存。根据宾语“Ireland’s flag”可知，旗手是握着旗杆，高举旗帜进入会场。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我想我无法用语言来表达我带领团队的兴奋之情。A. set down放下；B. put into把……放在里面；C. pick up捡起；D. get through通过。第一次参加冬运会的Desmond作为国家的旗手，应该是激动得难以言表，put into words，意为“用语言表达”。故选B。
第二部分：阅读理解(共20小题：每小题2.5分，满分50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
Behavior Under Risk: How Animals Avoid Becoming Dinner
By: Renee L. Rosier & Tracy Langkilde © 2021 Nature Education
Most animals face the risk of being eaten. To avoid becoming someone’s dinner, an organism must be able to identify predatory threats and employ effective strategies to avoid detection by predators. In the event that avoidance fails, animals can use strategies that will increase their chances of surviving attack if they do encounter predators.
Detecting predators (捕食者):
a. Visual — Many animals respond to general visual cues(提示) such as the presence of a new object or sudden movement. Other visual cues, including an animal’s size and behavior, can provide specific information about the identity and intention of a potential predator. For example, prey may be able to visually identify a predator based on its shape, size, and color, and can use the predator’s behavior to determine the immediate threat that it poses.
b. Auditory—Auditory cues can provide reliable, direct information about a predator’s presence, identity. These cues are especially helpful for nocturnal (夜间活动的) prey species or animals that avoid predators that frequently use sound to hunt or communicate. For example, toadfish recognize sound of dolphins when they are looking for food, one of their main predators, and reduce their activity levels in response.
c. Chemical — Chemical cues can be present in the air, in water, or on the ground, and can be detected by prey through smelling or tasting, providing a reliable indication of a predator’s presence even if it is visually undetectable. Some species are even able to determine how old a predator scent is, and will avoid only fresh scent cues as they indicate a predator’s recent presence. Animals can also use changes in the concentration or age of a scent to determine which direction a predator was traveling, in order to better avoid it.
d. Vibration (震动) — Vibration cues can provide useful information about a predator’s presence, and can be difficult for predators to hide. Many animals, including some spiders, caterpillars, and tadpoles, use vibrations as indicators of predator presence, and can distinguish vibrations made by predators, non-predators, and abiotic (非生命的) cues (such as rainfall). It is important for prey to be able to distinguish cues from threats versus non-threats, as responding to every tactile stimulus (触觉刺激) would waste time and energy, and may actually attract the attention of predators.
36. How many kinds of visual cues are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
37. How does toadfish avoid threat from dolphins?
A. By making noises. B. By looking for food.
C. By responding actively. D. By reducing their move.
38. Which of the following cue can best be used to detect the direction of predators at night?
A. Visual. B. Auditory. C. Chemical. D. Vibration.
39. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Chemical cues fail to function if the predators are out of sight.
B. Visual cues can be used as an indication of predators’ intention.
C. Vibration cues are reliable as predators can hardly stop vibrating.
D. Auditory cues help prey to figure out what kind of predators they meet.
40. Which of the following topic might be talked about in the following paragraphs?
A. Prey species and their behaviors B. Distinct Characteristics of Predators
C. Surviving Encounters with Predators D. Effective Ways to Find out Prey species
【答案】36. C 37. D 38. B 39. A 40. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了四个可以探测捕食者，增加动物生存几率的线索。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据a. Visual部分中“Many animals respond to general visual cues(提示), such as the presence of a new object or sudden movement. Other visual cues, including an animal’s size and behavior, can provide specific information about the identity and intention of a potential predator.(许多动物对一般的视觉线索有反应，例如一个新物体的出现或突然的移动。其他的视觉线索，包括动物的大小和行为，可以提供关于潜在捕食者的身份和意图的具体信息)”可知，文中一共提及四种视觉线索：新物体的出现或突然者移动，动物的大小和行为。故选C。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据b. Auditory部分中“For example, toadfish recognize sound of dolphins when they are looking for food, one of their main predators, and reduce their activity levels in response.(例如，当海豚寻找它们的主要捕食者之一的食物时，蟾蜍鱼能识别海豚的声音，并相应地减少它们的活动水平)”可知，蟾蜍鱼通过减少活动来躲避来自海豚的威胁。故选D。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据b. Auditory部分中“Auditory cues can provide reliable, direct information about a predator’s presence, identity. These cues are especially helpful for nocturnal (夜间活动的) prey species or animals...(听觉线索可以提供关于捕食者的存在和身份的可靠、直接的信息。这些线索对夜间捕食的物种或动物特别有帮助……)”可知，听觉最适合用来检测夜间捕食者的方向。故选B。
【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据c. Chemical部分中“Chemical cues can be present in the air, in water, or on the ground, and can be detected by prey through smelling or tasting, providing a reliable indication of a predator’s presence even if it is visually undetectable.(化学线索可以存在于空气中、水中或地面上，可以被猎物通过嗅觉和味觉探测到，为捕食者的存在提供可靠的指示，即使视觉上无法探测到)”可知，即使看不见捕食者，化学线索也可以提供捕食者的信息，A选项“如果捕食者不在视线范围内，化学线索就不起作用”不正确。故选A。
【40题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“To avoid becoming someone’s dinner, an organism must be able to identify predatory threats and employ effective strategies to avoid detection by predators. In the event that avoidance fails, animals can use strategies that will increase their chances of surviving attack if they do encounter predators.(为了避免成为别人的晚餐，生物必须能够识别掠食性威胁，并采用有效的策略来避免被掠食者发现。在逃避失败的情况下，如果遇到捕食者，动物可以使用增加生存几率的策略)”可推知，文章主要讲述了如何检测捕食者，那么下文应是讲述遇到捕食者应该怎样逃生，C项“在遭遇捕食者时如何生存”符合题意。故选C。
B
If you had asked me then if I would accept a job as a restaurant critic for The New York Times or others, I would have replied, “Definitely not! ” This was partly because I did not want to think of myself as an ambitious sort. Working in restaurants was honest labor, and anyone could see that. Writing about them for the mainstream press was not.
However, the renewing was fun, so much fun that when mainstream publishers started paying me for my opinions, I didn’t do the decent (体面的) thing, and before I knew it, I had stopped cooking professionally. Then I stopped cooking altogether. “She’s joined the leisure class.” my friend said.
I disarmed my critics by inviting them along; nobody I knew could afford to eat out and nobody refused. We went with equal amounts of guilt and pleasure, with a feeling that we were stepping onto the playgrounds of the rich.
We knew we didn’t belong to these grand restaurants. We always got the worst table, and since I didn’t own a credit card, I had to pay in cash. The year turned into two and three, and more. Then, I got a credit card as well as good clothes. I was writing for increasingly prestigious (声誉高的) publications. Meanwhile, a voice inside me kept whispering, “How could you?”
The voice is still there, never coming to a stop. When I receive weekly letters from people who think it is unacceptable to write about $100 meals while half the world is hungry, the voice rings right along, “They’re absolutely right, you elitist (精英) pig is not”. When it asks, “When are you going to grow up and get a real job?”, it sounds a lot like my mother.
It is just at that moment that I tell the voice to shut up because I realize all I’m doing with my life is telling rich people where to eat and how much the world has changed.
Yes, there are still restaurants where rich people go to remind themselves that they are different from you and me, but there are fewer and fewer of them. Going out to eat used to be like going to the opera; today, it is more like going to the movies.
Therefore, everyone has become a critic and I couldn’t be happier with this. The more people pay attention to what and how they eat, the more accustomed they become to their own senses and the world around them. As A. J. Liebling once said, all it really takes to be a restaurant critic is a good appetite.
41. What can we know from the first two paragraphs?
A. The author was too honest to work as a restaurant critic.
B. The author found it hard to work for the mainstream press.
C. The author didn’t think highly of the job as a restaurant critic.
D. The author wasn’t able to renew the work as a professional cook.
42. How did the author feel about eating out?
A. She felt like eating out with the rich.
B. She refused to eat out with the critics.
C. She had a mixed feeling about eating out.
D. She got much fun from being invited to eat out.
43. What does the author want to tell us by saying “The year turned into two, and three, and more.”?
A. She stayed in the career as a professional cook for years.
B. She took up the job of writing as a restaurant critic for years.
C. It took a long time for the publications to increase their prestige.
D. It was years before her application for a credit card got approved.
44. What changes have taken place to American restaurants?
A. Restaurants make people confused about their social status.
B. Rich people can get special treat in some restaurants.
C. Ordinary people have become accustomed to fancy restaurants. o
D. Restaurants have become affordable to common people.
45. Which of the following statements will the author probably agree with?
A. Eating out is not a privilege of the rich.
B. There is no need for restaurant critics at all.
C. The writer is getting tired of her current job.
D. Good appetite makes a good restaurant critic.
【答案】41. C 42. C 43. B 44. D 45. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。主要讲述了作为餐厅评论员在饭店所经历的变化，也反映了美国家庭收入和思想观念的改变。
【41题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段的“If you had asked me then if I would accept a job as a restaurant critic for The New York Times or others, I would have replied, “Definitely not! ”(如果你当时问我是否愿意接受《纽约时报》或其他杂志的餐厅评论员的工作，我会回答：“绝对不会！”)”推知，作者一开始对餐厅评论员这份工作的评价不高。故选C。
【42题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“I disarmed my critics by inviting them along; nobody I knew could afford to eat out and nobody refused. We went with equal amounts of guilt and pleasure, with a feeling that we were stepping onto the playgrounds of the rich.(我邀请批评我的人一起来，解除了他们的武装；我认识的人都下得起馆子，也没人拒绝。我们带着同样多的内疚和快乐去了那里，有一种踏上富人游乐场的感觉)”可知，作者对于出去吃饭有一种复杂的感觉。故选C。
【43题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段的“We knew we didn’t belong to these grand restaurants. We always got the worst table, and since I didn’t own a credit card, I had to pay in cash. The year turned into two and three, and more. Then, I got a credit card as well as good clothes. I was writing for increasingly prestigious (声誉高的) publications(我们知道我们不属于这些大饭店。我们总是订到最差的桌子，而且因为我没有信用卡，我只能用现金付款。两年过去了，三年过去了，甚至更久。然后，我得到了一张信用卡以及漂亮的衣服。我为越来越有声望的出版物写作)”可知，一开始作者的工作环境并不好，随着时代和社会的发展，她开始为有声望的出版物写作。由此推知，作者说“The year turned into two, and three, and more.”是为了表明她从事了多年的餐厅评论写作工作。故选B。
【44题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Yes, there are still restaurants where rich people go to remind themselves that they are different from you and me, but there are fewer and fewer of them. Going out to eat used to be like going to the opera; today, it is more like going to the movies.(是的，仍然有一些餐馆，有钱人会去那里提醒自己，他们和你我不同，但他们越来越少了。出去吃饭过去就像去看歌剧；今天，它更像是去看电影)”推知，美国餐厅发生的改变是，餐馆已经成为普通人负担得起的了。故选D。
【45题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Yes, there are still restaurants where rich people go to remind themselves that they are different from you and me, but there are fewer and fewer of them. Going out to eat used to be like going to the opera; today, it is more like going to the movies.(是的，仍然有一些餐馆，有钱人会去那里提醒自己，他们和你我不同，但他们越来越少了。出去吃饭过去就像去看歌剧；今天，它更像是去看电影)”推知，作者认为出去吃饭不再是有钱人的特权。故选A。
C
Tourists visiting the Canary Islands can often hear locals communicating over long distances by whistling—not a tune, but the Spanish language. The locals are communicating in Silbo, a much more widespread use of whistled languages. In at least 80 cultures worldwide, people have developed whistled versions of their local languages when the circumstances call for it.
Whistled languages are almost always developed by traditional cultures that live in mountainous regions or in dense forests. That’s because whistled speech carries much farther than ordinary speech or shouting, says Julien Meyer, a linguist who explores the topic of whistled languages. Skilled whistlers can reach 120 decibels (分贝) —louder than a car speaker. As a result, whistled speech can be understood up to 10 times as far away as ordinary shouting can. That lets people communicate when they cannot get close enough to shout.
Whistled languages work because many of the key elements of speech can be mimicked in a whistle. We distinguish one speech sound from another by minor differences in their sound frequency patterns. Whistlers can express all of these distinctions by varying the pitch (音高) of their whistle. And the skill can be adapted to any language, even those that have no tradition of whistling.
However, whistled languages are disappearing rapidly all over the world, and some—such as the whistled form of the Tepehua language in Mexico—have already disappeared. Modernization is largely to blame, says Meyer, who points to roads as the biggest factor. “That’s why you still find whistled speech only in places that are very, very remote, that have had less access to roads,” he says.
Fortunately, there is still a ray of hope. UNESCO has listed two whistled languages—Silbo in the Canary Islands, and a whistled Turkish—as elements of the world’s intangible cultural heritage. Such attention can lead to conservation efforts. In the Canary Islands, for example, Silbo is now taught in schools. “If people hadn’t made that effort, Silbo would probably have disappeared,” says Meyer. There, at least, the future of the whistled language looks bright.
46. What can be learned about Silbo?
A. It is an endangered tune. B. It is employed to entertain tourists.
C. It is used in more than 80 cultures. D. It is a whistled version of Spanish.
47. What are whistled languages mainly used to do?
A. Pass on secret information.
B. Get messages across over long distances.
C. Imitate the sound patterns of other languages.
D. Show minor differences between speech sounds.
48. What does the underlined word “mimicked” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. imitated B. developed C. combined D. appreciated
49. Why are whistled languages disappearing according to Meyer?
A. Lack of skilled teachers. B. Contact with modernities.
C. Difficulty in learning them. D. Popularity of official languages.
50. What is the author’s attitude towards the future of Silbo?
A. Critical. B. Dissatisfied. C. Optimistic. D. Ambiguous.
【答案】46. D 47. B 48. A 49. B 50. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了口哨语言，包括其是如何产生的，主要运用于什么情况，这种语言的现状以及未来。
【46题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段的“Tourists visiting the Canary Islands can often hear locals communicating over long distances by whistling—not a tune, but the Spanish language. The locals are communicating in Silbo, a much more widespread use of whistled languages.(访问加那利群岛的游客经常可以听到当地人通过吹口哨（不是一首曲子，而是西班牙语）进行远距离交流。当地人用Silbo交流，这是一种更广泛使用的口哨语言)”可知，Silbo是一种口哨形式的西班牙语。故选D。
【47题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段的“Whistled languages are almost always developed by traditional cultures that live in mountainous regions or in dense forests. That’s because whistled speech carries much farther than ordinary speech or shouting, says Julien Meyer, a linguist who explores the topic of whistled languages. (口哨语言几乎总是由生活在山区或密林中的传统文化发展而来。研究口哨语言的语言学家Julien Meyer说，这是因为口哨语言比普通语言或喊叫传播得更远)”和“As a result, whistled speech can be understood up to 10 times as far away as ordinary shouting can. That lets people communicate when they cannot get close enough to shout. (因此，吹口哨的声音可以被理解的距离是普通叫喊的10倍。这让人们在距离不够近而无法喊叫时进行交流)”可知，口哨语言主要是为了在远距离的情况下传递信息。故选B。
【48题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第三段的“Whistlers can express all of these distinctions by varying the pitch (音高) of their whistle. And the skill can be adapted to any language, even those that have no tradition of whistling.(吹口哨的人可以通过改变哨子的音调来表达所有这些区别。这种技能可以适用于任何语言，甚至是那些没有吹口哨传统的语言)”可知，口哨语言之所以有效是因为言语的许多关键要素只需通过改变调子就可以模仿。由此可知，划线词以为“模仿”，与imitated同义。故选A。
【49题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“However, whistled languages are disappearing rapidly all over the world, and some—such as the whistled form of the Tepehua language in Mexico—have already disappeared. Modernization is largely to blame, says Meyer, who points to roads as the biggest factor. (然而，口哨语言正在全世界迅速消失，有些语言，如墨西哥Tepehua的口哨形式已经消失。Meyer说，现代化在很大程度上是罪魁祸首，他指出道路是最大的因素)”可知，现代化是导致口哨语言消失的主要原因。故选B。
【50题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Fortunately, there is still a ray of hope. UNESCO has listed two whistled languages—Silbo in the Canary Islands, and a whistled Turkish—as elements of the world’s intangible cultural heritage. Such attention can lead to conservation efforts. In the Canary Islands, for example, Silbo is now taught in schools. (幸运的是，还有一线希望。联合国教科文组织将两种口哨语言——加那利群岛的Silbo和口哨土耳其语——列为世界非物质文化遗产。这种关注可以导致保护努力。例如，在加那利群岛，学校现在教Silbo)”推知，作者对Silbo的未来持乐观态度。故选C。
D
Since the early to mid-2010s social media apps have made a permanent home in many people’s phones, and spending time on social media has become as much of a daily activity as drinking water. Since so many people are on it for much of their days—especially kids, teens, and young adults—there is increased concern over what social media is doing to people.
Many argue that social media is an unhealthy way to pass the time, and that false information from online is causing confusion and panic. This type of thing happens with every generation when something new that people don’t understand comes along: So many people thought rock-and-roll was making teens morally bad, which really wasn’t the case. It is fair to say that the teenage years are hard, and that teens need an escape. Back before phones, teens would listen to rock music as a form of escapism, or they would watch TV, go to the movies, skate around, or dress up in crazy clothes. Unfortunately, all of those things at one point in time were blamed for being a bad influence on young people. Social media is the new rock-and-roll: it’s a new thing, and people demonize(妖魔化)change.
For example, many believe that everything on social media apps is filtered(加滤镜)and that seeing perfect people and their perfectly edited lives often leads to lots of negative emotions. However, models, magazines. and movies have been using retouching(修整)tools for photos and media since Photoshop and other post-production services were invented. Social media has made it easier to see more edited pictures, but social media itself isn’t making people want to look a certain way. People should acknowledge that these pictures aren’t authentic, and the posts are made to look good on purpose. Social media is hot to blame for body confidence issues when the things people want to look like aren’t even real in the first place.
It seems like most issues around social media are user errors, like anyone complaining there are too many people being addicted to social media. However, not everyone is addicted to social media; people who have any grasp on reality wouldn’t spend every waking second on the phone. It is really up to the individual how they use social media. Keeping up with the flood of posts, stories, and photos takes a lot of time—many young people admit that they spend hours on their phones every day. Yet, this seems like an easy problem to solve when the solution is simply clicking off the phone a couple hours early. Therefore, it is clear that moderation(适度)is the key to dealing with all the issues around social media.
51. Why does the author mention “rock-and-roll” in Paragraph 2?
A. To demonstrate the advantages of social media.
B. To predict the future development of social media.
C. To explain why social media is regarded as negative.
D. To analyze why social media becomes so popular today.
52. What does the author think of posting edited photos on social media apps?
A. Understandable. B. Disturbing. C. Intolerable. D. Convincing
53. Why do some people spend a lot of time on their phones?
A. Because they have grasp on reality
B. Because they want to know what happens.
C. Because they can keep up with the modern trend.
D. Because they are looking for a solution to the errors.
54. What does the text advise people to do about social media?
A. Make the best use of it. B. Completely stay away from it.
C. Prohibit young people from using it. D. Spend reasonable amounts of time on it.
55. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A. What makes us so addicted to social media?
B. Why is social media so popular among teenagers?
C. Should we depend on social media for information?
D. Is it right to blame social media for all the problems?
【答案】51. C 52. A 53. B 54. D 55. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章论述了人们对社交媒体对人们产生影响的担心及个人看法。
【51题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中的“This type of thing happens with every generation when something new that people don’t understand comes along. So many people thought rock-and-roll was making teens morally bad, which really wasn’t the case.(当人们不理解的新事物出现时，每一代人都会发生这种事情。很多人认为摇滚乐让青少年道德败坏，事实并非如此。)”及“Back before phones, teens would listen to rock music as a form of escapism, or they would watch TV, go to the movies, skate around, or dress up in crazy clothes. Unfortunately, all of those things at one point in time were blamed for being a bad influence on young people. Social media is the new rock-and-roll: it’s a new thing, and people demonize (妖魔化) change. (在手机出现之前，青少年会听摇滚乐作为一种逃避现实的方式，或者他们会看电视，去看电影，滑冰，或者穿疯狂的衣服。不幸的是，所有这些事情一度被认为对年轻人有不良影响。社交媒体是一种新摇滚：它是一种新事物，人们将变化妖魔化。)”可推知，作者认为如同曾经摇滚乐被认为是不好的事物一样，人们认为社交媒体是一种新的摇滚，人们将其妖魔化，因此推断作者在第二段中提到“摇滚乐”是为了解释为什么社交媒体被认为是负面的原因。故选C。
【52题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中的“However, models, magazines and movies have been using retouching (修整) tools for photos and media since Photoshop and other post-production services were invented. Social media has made it easier to see more edited pictures, but social media itself isn’t making people want to look a certain way. People should acknowledge that these pictures aren’t authentic, and the posts are made to look good on purpose. (然而，自从Photoshop和其他后期制作服务被发明以来，模特、杂志和电影一直在使用照片和媒体的修饰工具。社交媒体让人们更容易看到经过编辑的图片，但社交媒体本身并没有让人们想要以特定的方式看待（问题）。人们应该承认这些照片是不真实的，这些帖子是故意做得好看的)”可推知，作者认为在社交媒体应用程序上发布编辑过的照片是可以理解的。故选A。
【53题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段的“However, not everyone is addicted to social media; people who have any grasp on reality wouldn’t spend every waking second on the phone. It is really up to the individual how they use social media. Keeping up with the flood of posts, stories, and photos takes a lot of time—many young people admit that they spend hours on their phones every day.(然而，并不是每个人都对社交媒体上瘾；对现实稍有了解的人不会把醒着的每一秒都花在电话上。这真的取决于个人如何使用社交媒体。跟上潮水般的帖子、故事和照片要花很多时间——许多年轻人承认他们每天花好几个小时在手机上。)”可知，一些人花费许多时间在手机上是因为他们想要知道发生的事情。故选B。
【54题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Yet, this seems like an easy problem to solve when the solution is simply clicking off the phone a couple hours early. So it is clear that moderation is the key to dealing with all the issues around social media. (然而，这似乎是一个很容易解决的问题，因为解决方案只是提前几个小时关掉手机。因此，很明显，适度是处理所有社交媒体问题的关键)”可知，这篇文章建议人们在社交媒体上花合理的时间。故选D。
【55题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段中的“Many argue that social media is an unhealthy way to pass the time, and that false information from online is causing confusion and panic. This type of thing happens with every generation when something new that people don’t understand comes along. (许多人认为，社交媒体是一种不健康的消磨时间的方式，来自网络的虚假信息正在造成混乱和恐慌。当人们不理解的新事物出现时，每一代人都会发生这种事情。)”及最后一段中的“It seems like most issues around social media are user errors, like anyone complaining there are too many people being addicted to social media. (似乎社交媒体的大多数问题都是用户的错误，比如有人抱怨有太多的人沉迷于社交媒体)”和“Yet, this seems like an easy problem to solve when the solution is simply clicking off the phone a couple hours early. So it is clear that moderation is the key to dealing with all the issues around social media. (然而，这似乎是一个很容易解决的问题，因为解决方案只是提前几个小时关掉手机。因此，很明显，适度是处理所有社交媒体问题的关键)”可知，文章对社交媒体带来的影响进行了陈述，并分析了造成这种现象的原因，作者认为解决社交媒体带来的问题的关键在于使用者应该学会适度使用。由此可知，Is it right to blame social media for all the problems?(把所有的问题都归咎于社交媒体对吗？)适合作本文最佳标题。故选D。
第II卷(35分)
第三部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节：阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下列短文，按照要求用英文回答问题。
I love beautiful scenery as much as others do, but I have always focused downwards wherever I walk. I love finding unexpected treasures—the habit likely goes back to my childhood. Even today, I engage in this obsession while walking the dog up and down the river park, Don Valley.
In January 2019, a few days after an unusually heavy snowfall, I was struggling through the Don Valley as usual with my dog. Snow days are not the best for treasure hunting, so I was surprised to see a shiny gold beneath the snow near the bottom of a hill. I carefully took out a ring decorated with a Cartier logo. I walked into the local coffee shop nearby to see if anybody had reported lost jewelry. Sadly, they had no news, so I headed home to print up flyers (传单) to post around the neighborhood. I also tried a local Facebook group.
I waited and waited but nobody called to lay claim to my small treasure. After putting it on the shelf, I eventually forgot all about it. That is, until many months later when our daughter Katie came back home for holiday. She happened to see the ring when reaching a book. With far better eyesight, she soon noticed the tiny letters on the inside of the ring that read, “Omar and Yoshi.” It was so obviously important to them. I promise to do whatever I could to track down this couple.
We searched through years of wedding notices but there was nothing on record for those two names. Frustrated, I began to give up hope, then had one last thought: why not call Cartier stores in the city? I called one store. An understandably confused gentleman listened to my story, went silent for a moment and then stated that the ring was totally untraceable(无迹可寻的). He apologized, and I was about to hang up when he suddenly asked if I had found a name on the ring. I told him just the first name, Omar.
“Omar?” he said excitedly. “Omar and Yoshi?”
After nearly a whole year, I finally made it to return my small treasure to Omar and Yoshi.
56. What does the underlined word in Para 1 mean? (1 word)
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57. What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us? (no more than 15 words)
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58. Why didn’t the author find the letters on the ring? (no more than 15 words)
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59. What finally helped the author find the ring owner? (no more than 10 words)
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60. What do you think of the author? Please explain. (no more than 20 words)
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【答案】56. Addiction./Passion./Enthusiasm./Habit.
57. The author picked up a ring and tried his/her best to find the owner.
58. Because of his/her poor eyesight.
59. The help of a gentleman in a Cartier store.
60. He/She is kind-hearted and honest. Because he/she spared no effort to find the owner.
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者意外捡到了一枚卡地亚戒指，在不懈努力下找到了失主并归还。
【56题详解】
考查词句猜测。根据第一段第的“I love finding unexpected treasures—the habit likely goes back to my childhood. (我喜欢发现意想不到的宝藏——这个习惯可能可以追溯到我的童年)”可知，此处是指作者至今在遛狗时也会成迷于这种喜欢发现意想不到的宝藏这个爱好（习惯），所以obsession可解释为addiction/passion/enthusiasm/habit。故答案为Addiction./Passion./Enthusiasm./Habit.
【57题详解】
考查主旨大意。根据第二段的“I carefully took out a ring decorated with a Cartier logo.(我小心翼翼地拿出一枚饰有卡地亚标志的戒指)”和“I walked into the local coffee shop nearby to see if anybody had reported lost jewelry. Sadly, they had no news, so I headed home to print up flyers (传单) to post around the neighborhood. I also tried a local Facebook group.(我走进附近一家咖啡店，想看看是否有人报告珠宝丢失。不幸的是，他们没有消息，所以我回家打印传单贴在附近。我还尝试了当地的一个Facebook群组)”可知，第二段主要是讲作者捡到了一个戒指并竭尽全力想找到失主。故答案为The author picked up a ring and tried his/her best to find the owner.
【58题详解】
考查推理判断。根据第三段的“With far better eyesight, she soon noticed the tiny letters on the inside of the ring(她的视力好得多，很快就注意到戒指内侧的小字母)”可知，作者是因为视力不好所以没看到戒指上的字母。故答案为Because of his/her poor eyesight.
【59题详解】
考查细节理解。根据第四段的“An understandably confused gentleman listened to my story, went silent for a moment and then stated that the ring was totally untraceable(无迹可寻的). He apologized, and I was about to hang up when he suddenly asked if I had found a name on the ring. I told him just the first name, Omar.(一位善解人意的困惑的绅士听了我的故事，沉默了一会儿，然后说戒指完全无法追踪。他道了歉，我正要挂断电话，他突然问我是否在戒指上找到了一个名字。我只告诉了他名字，Omar)”和最后一段“After nearly a whole year, I finally made it to return my small treasture to Omar and Yoshi.(将近一年后，我终于把我的小宝贝还给了Omar和Yoshi)”可知，卡地亚门店一位绅士帮助作者找到了戒指的失主。故答案为The help of a gentleman in a Cartier store.
【60题详解】
考查开放性问答。根据文章内容可知，作者在发现一枚卡地亚戒指后一直坚持寻找失主，所以作者是一个热心且诚实的人。故答案为He/She is kind-hearted and honest. Because he/she spared no effort to find the owner.
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
61. 假设你叫李津，你校曾经的来自加拿大的交换生Jason给你写信，询问你关于非现金支付在中国的情况。现在你给他回信，信的主要内容包括：
1. 问候他的近况
2. 介绍中国人的支付方式（手机，信用卡，现金）
3. 你对非现金支付的看法（包括这种方式的优点和不足）
参考词汇：非现金支付Non—cash payments
注意：
1. 词数不少于100词。
2. 文章的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jason,
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Yours
Li Jin
【答案】Dear Jason,
How are you getting on recently? Knowing that you are interested in non—cash payments in China, I am glad to share something with you. At present, there are three main payment methods in China: mobile phone, credit card and cash, among which mobile payment is the most used.
As we can see, non-cash payment has quite a few advantages. Firstly, it can reduce the risk of losing money, and prevent receiving counterfeit notes. In addition, we can pay for whatever we buy with only a smart phone. And the best part is that we don’t need to worry about having no change when taking a bus. However, non-cash payment also has some disadvantages. It is not convenient for some elderly people who don’t use mobile phones. Additionally, it can’t protect people’s privacy.
As for me, I prefer non-cash payment, which I think is an indispensable part of modern life.
Yours
Li Jin
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。要求考生给交换生Jason写信，介绍中国的非现金支付方式，并谈谈自己的看法。
【详解】1.词汇积累
对……感兴趣：be interested in→have interest in
高兴的：glad→pleased
假冒：counterfeit→fake
担心：worry about→be concerned about
2.句型拓展
陈述句变倒装句
原句：Firstly, it can reduce the risk of losing money, and prevent receiving counterfeit notes.
拓展句：Firstly, not only can it reduce the risk of losing money, but also can prevent receiving counterfeit notes.
【点睛】[高分句型1]Knowing that you are interested in non—cash payments in China, I am glad to share something with you.（运用了现在分词作状语）
[高分句型2]At present, there are three main payment methods in China: mobile phone, credit card and cash, among which mobile payment is the most used.（运用了which引导非限制性定语从句）