2022-2023学年天津市五校联考高二上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版）

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2022～2023学年度第一学期期中五校联考
高二英语
本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分，考试用时120分钟。
答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。答卷时，考生务必将答案涂写在答题卡上，答在试卷上的无效。
祝各位考生考试顺利!
第Ⅰ卷
注意事项：
1．每小题选出答案后，用铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
2．本卷共70小题，共110分。
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分15分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有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. What was the weather like yesterday?
A. Rainy. B. Fine. C. Cloudy.
2. What is the woman doing?
A. Shopping. B. Playing games. C. Searching for tips.
3. What is the woman’s nationality?
A. Australian. B. American. C. Indian.
4. How much will the woman pay?
A. $36. B. $38. C. $40.
5. Why does the man come back here?
A. To see a play. B. To buy a ticket. C. To look for something.
第二节(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
听下面3段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。
6. How many books are there on the list?
A. 5. B. 8. C. 13.
7. What did the woman do this summer?
A. She took a trip to Bali.
B. She visited her cousins.
C. She bought a new laptop.
8. How does the woman advise they should solve the problem?
A. She buys three and the man buys two.
B. She pays the man fifty dollars for sharing.
C. They each pay half of the amount for the books.
听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。
9. Which part of the body did the woman hurt?
A. Her leg. B. Her hand. C. Her foot.
10. Why did the woman want to learn to ride a bike?
A. To be like the other students.
B. To go to school faster.
C. To have fun.
11. What will the man do for the woman?
A. Teach her how to ride a bike.
B. Give her a bike ride to school.
C. Have Johnny apologize to her.
听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15四个小题。
12. Who does the organization mainly help?
A. Kids who have difficulties in reading.
B. Kids who have difficulties in listening.
C. Dogs who have difficulties in listening.
13. What does Izzy do when the kids are reading?
A. Listens to them.
B. Walks around them.
C. Holds books for them.
14. How many schools does the organization work with now?
A. 7. B. 9. C. 10.
15. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
A. A reading program. B. A famous school. C. A cute dog.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：单项选择(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 told you! I really am ranked the lowest. Number 25 out of 25 players.
________ You've got nowhere to go but up.
A. Tell me a bit more.
B. I'm not so sure about that.
C. Look on the bright side!
D. That is absolute nonsense!
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查交际用语。句意：——我告诉过你！我真的是排名最低的。25名球员中的第25名。——抱乐观态度吧。你会越来越好的。A.Tell me a bit more再多告诉我一些；B.I'm not so sure about that对此我不确定；C.Look on the bright side!抱乐观态度；D.That is absolute nonsense!这完全是胡说八道。根据“You've got nowhere to go but up. ”可知，此处是指抱乐观态度吧。你会越来越好的。故选C项。
2. I hate it when she calls me at work—I’m always too busy to _____ a conversation with her.
A. carry on B. break into
C. turn down D. cut off
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：我讨厌她在上班的时候给我打电话。我总是太忙了不能和她进行谈话。A.carry on进行；B.break into破门而入；C.turn down拒绝，声音调低；D.cut off切断。根据前文说我太忙了，所以可知是不能进行通话，too...to...，意为“太……而不能……”，故选A。

3. There’s little chance that we will be successful in trying to change the present situation. ________, it is important that we try our best.
A. Meanwhile B. Otherwise
C. Therefore D. Nevertheless
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们想要改变现状的可能性很小。尽管如此，重要的是我们要尽力。A. Meanwhile同时；B. Otherwise否则；C. Therefore因此；D. Nevertheless尽管如此。根据上文“There’s little chance that we will be successful in trying to change the present situation.”和下文“it is important that we try our best.”可知，两句间是转折关系。应该用Nevertheless。故选D项。
4. — Can I call you back at two o'clock this afternoon?
—I'm sorry, but at that time I_____ an important meeting. How about five?
A. am having B. have had C. will be having D. have been having
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态。句意：——我今天下午两点给你回电话好吗？——很抱歉，那个时候我有一个重要的会议。五点怎么样？结合上文 at two o'clock this afternoon可知，表示将来某个时刻正在进行的动作，应用将来进行时。故选C。
5. He has made ________ progress in English since he arrived in America last year.
A. abstract B. appreciative C. distant D. remarkable
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：自从他去年到美国，他在英语上取得了卓越的进步。A. abstract抽象的；B. appreciative感激的；C. distant遥远的；D. remarkable卓越的。根据句子结构和意思可知，应该用“卓越的”修饰 “他取得的进步”。故选D。
6. He didn’t ___________ what I read because his mind was on something else.
A. hold on B. give away C. get over D. take in
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查短语辨析。句意：他没有领会我读的内容，因为他的心思在别的事情上。A.hold on 不要挂断（电话）；B give away 赠送， 捐赠；C.get over 克服；D. take in领会，理解。分析句意可知，此处指“领会（理解）”，故选D项。
7. China allows all couples to have three children, ________, in my opinion, is helpful to cope with the increasingly aging society.
A. that B. which C. what D. who
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：中国允许所有夫妇生育三个孩子，在我看来，这有助于应对日益老龄化的社会。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限定性定语从句，修饰前面的句子，关系词在定语从句中作主语，应用关系代词which引导。故选B。
8. A “Charity Wall”, ________spare clothes and books for people in need, recently appeared on a street in Beijing.
A. collecting B. collected C. collects D. being collected
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：近日，北京街头出现了一面“慈善墙”，为有需要的人收集多余的衣服和书籍。句中已有谓语动词，所以用非谓语动词形式。名词A “Charity Wall”与collect之间为主动关系，所以用现在分词作定语。故选A。
9. Despite years of ________ from publishers, she persevered in her attempt to establish herself as a writer.
A. endurance B. rejection C. blessing D. companionship
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管多年来遭到出版商的拒绝，她仍坚持要成为一名作家。A. endurance耐力，持久力；B. rejection拒绝，抛弃；C. blessing祝福，祈祷，福祉；D. companionship友谊，情谊。根据句意可知，rejection “拒绝，抛弃”，符合题意。故选B项。
10. I will keep drawing and see what happens. ________ I never become famous, this is what I love to do every hour of every day.
A. Even if B. Unless C. So long as D. Now that
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查连词。句意：我继续画，看看会发生什么。 即使我永远不会出名，这也是我每天每时每刻都喜欢做的事。A. even if即使；B. unless除非；C. so long as只要；D. now that既然。根据前后两句可知是让步关系，even if引导让步状语从句，“即使”符合句意，故选A项。
11. My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000 ________ a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger.
A. in favour of B. in need of C. in place of D. in search of
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：我的目标是在一年内减掉150磅，并筹集5万美元来支持30年前发起的消除饥饿的运动。A.in favour of 支持；B.in need of 需要；C.in place of取代；D. in search of寻找。根据句意可知，筹集5万美元来支持30年前发起的消除饥饿的运动。故选A项。
12. Since May, more than one death from monkey pox (猴痘) infection________ in this area, causing great concern of the local government.
A. is reported B. are reported
C. has been reported D. have been reported
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查时态、语态和主谓一致。句意：自5月以来，该地区报告了不止一例猴痘感染死亡病例，引起了当地政府的高度关注。根据句中的时间状语since May可知，该句子应该用现在完成时；因为句子主语more than one death和谓语动词report之间是被动关系，所以句子应该用被动语态；“more than one+单数名词”用作主语，其谓语通常用单数，所以助动词应该用has。故选C项。
13. Parents ________ great importance to education. They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift.
A. contribute B. pay C. link D. attach
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：父母非常重视教育。他们会尽最大努力给孩子们这份无价的礼物。A. contribute贡献；B. pay支付；C. link连接；D. attach重视。attach great importance to sth.非常重视，固定短语搭配。故选D项。
14. The price of COVID-19 nucleic acid tests is said ________ further next year to no more than 5 yuan per person for a single test.
A. being lowered B. to be lowered
C. lowered D. to being lowered
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：据说COVID-19核酸检测的价格明年会降至每人单次检测不超过5元。分析句子可知，句子的谓语为is said，横线处要使用非谓语形式，“... be said+不定式”为固定句型，意为“据说......”，主语price与动词low为逻辑上的动宾关系，应使用其不定式的被动语态作主语补足语。故选B。
15. Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, but it________ also be depressing at times.
A. should B. will C. can D. must
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查情态动词辨析。句意：科技应该让我们的生活更轻松，但它有时也会让人沮丧。根据句意可知，此处表示情态动词的推测功能，can表示理论可能、有时可能。故选C。
第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31～50各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The word “happy” would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by hardship. The circular motion (循环运动) between happiness and ____16____ is the one I’ve been dealing with lately.
A year ago, I developed troubling symptoms(症状) in my left ____17____. My husband sent me ____18____ to a specialist who said I had already suffered some everlasting loss of vision and would, without ____19____, go blind in that eye within months. And I urgently ____20____ to begin painful eye injections. Almost blind? Painful eye injections? I was ____21____. What if the ____22____ medicine didn’t work? What if my right eye developed the same condition? I ____23____ thought that, amazingly, the medicine was only three years old; before that, patients just went blind.
Over that long week, I ____24____ myself to casually _____25_____ sadness, to cry and acknowledge my fears about my very fragile body. I _____26_____ to be near anybody but my husband. Fortunately, I _____27_____ pretty quickly, within the week. During this _____28_____ time, I posted my _____29_____ in my blog and receives great care and support from friends online, which filled my heart with _____30_____ and encourages me to receive the eye injections. Besides, the doctor _____31_____ the efficacy(功效) of the medicine. In the end, I bravely received the eye injections and they were very successful. I was lucky enough to see the world again with my healthy eye.
Finally, I gained a _____32_____ insight: being your happiest self isn’t equal to a lifetime of _____33_____ skies, and we are bound to _____34_____ storms of life. Knowing this can help us face difficulties optimistically and _____35_____ the change of life.
16. A. loneliness B. tiredness C. sadness D. greatness
17. A. eye B. arm C. leg D. ear
18. A. suddenly B. carelessly C. secretly D. immediately
19. A. luck B. treatment C. apology D. discussion
20. A. needed B. expected C. managed D. congratulated
21. A. in relief B. in anger C. in peace D. in panic
22. A. new B. traditional C. strong D. folk
23. A. rarely B. frequently C. occasionally D. mistakenly
24. A. forbade B. encourages C. forced D. permitted
25. A. lay down B. hold back C. fall into D. meet with
26. A. desired B. promised C. refused D. attempted
27. A. gave in B. cheered up C. gave up D. broken down
28 A. terrible B. sweet C. spare D. precious
29. A. election B. challenge C. goal D. choice
30. A. guilt B. pride C. hope D. joy
31. A. stresses B. analyzed C. investigated D. guaranteed
32. A. wrong B. unique C. funny D. valuable
33. A. sunny B. cloudy C. rainy D. snowy
34. A. disturb B. experience C. blame D. assign
35. A. admit to B. listen to C. adapt to D. contribute to
【答案】16. C 17. A 18. D 19. B 20. A 21. D 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. D 32. D 33. A 34. B 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述的是作者由于自己患病——左眼可能永久性失明，在经历了恐惧，害怕之后，作者将自己遇到的挑战上传至网上，得到了网友的支持和鼓励。同时最后让作者明白的是：快乐不等于一直是晴空，我们一定会经历人生的风暴。了解这一点可以帮助我们乐观地面对困难，适应生活的变化。
【16题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：快乐和悲伤之间的循环运动是我最近一直在处理的问题。A. loneliness孤独；B. tiredness疲劳；C. sadness悲伤；D. greatness伟大。根据前文“The word “happy” would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by hardship.”可知，幸福和艰难之间的平衡，故此处强调快乐和悲伤的循环。故选C。
【17题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：一年前，我的左眼出现了令人不安的症状。A. eye眼睛；B. arm胳膊；C. leg腿；D. ear耳朵。根据后文的“I had already suffered some everlasting loss of vision视力”可知，作者是眼睛受伤了。故选A。
【18题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我的丈夫立即把我送到了一位专家那里，他说我已经出现了一些永久性的视力丧失，如果不进行治疗，那只眼睛将在几个月内失明。A. suddenly突然地；B. carelessly粗心地；C. secretly秘密地；D. immediately立即地。根据前文“A year ago, I developed troubling symptoms(症状) in my left ____2____”可知，作者的眼睛受伤了，她的丈夫立即地把她送到医院。故选D。
【19题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. luck运气；B. treatment治疗；C. apology道歉；D. discussion讨论。根据下文的“begin painful eye injections”治疗方案相对应。故选B。
【20题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我急需开始给眼睛打针。A. needed需要；B. expected期待；C. managed管理，处理；D. congratulated庆祝。根据后文的“begin painful eye injections.”可知，我需要开始给眼睛打针。故选A。
【21题详解】
考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：我很恐慌。如果新药不起作用怎么办？A. in relief欣慰；B. in anger愤怒；C. in peace和平；D. in panic恐慌。根据前文的“Almost blind? Painful eye injections?”可知，是作者感觉到非常的恐慌。故选D。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. new新的；B. traditional传统的；C. strong强壮的；D. folk民俗的。根据后文的“the medicine was only three years old”可知，作者即将使用的是新药。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：令人惊奇的是，我常常想，这种药只有三年的历史；在那之前，病人会失明。A. rarely罕见地；B. frequently频繁地；C. occasionally偶然地；D. mistakenly错误地。根据后文的“the medicine was only three years old; before that, patients just went blind.”可知，作者一直在频繁的胡思乱想。故选B。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在那漫长的一周里，我允许自己随意地陷入悲伤，哭泣，承认我对自己脆弱的身体的恐惧。A. forbade禁止；B. encouraged鼓励；C. forced强迫；D. permitted允许。根据下文的“casually ____10____ sadness, to cry and acknowledge my fears about my very fragile body.”可知，作者允许自己随意地陷入悲伤。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：同上。A. lay down躺下；B. hold back忍住；C. fall into陷入；D. meet with会见。根据后文的“sadness, to cry and acknowledge my fears about my very fragile body.”可知，是作者陷入悲伤当中，哭泣，承认对自己脆弱的身体的恐惧。故选C。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：除了我丈夫，我拒绝接近任何人。A. desired渴望；B. promised允诺；C. refused拒绝；D. attempted企图。根据后文“but my husband.”可知，作者拒绝任何人靠近，除了她的丈夫。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：幸运的是，我在一周内很快就振作起来了。A. gave in屈服；B. cheered up振作；C. gave up放弃；D. broken down崩溃。根据空前的“Fortunately”可知，是好的事情发生。尽管作者承认对自己脆弱身体的恐惧。可是幸运地是，在作者悲伤了一个星期之后，很快的就振作起来了。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在这段可怕的时间里，我在博客上发布了遇到的挑战，得到了网友们的关心和支持，这让我心中充满了希望，也鼓励我去接受眼部注射。A. terrible可怕的；B. sweet甜蜜的；C. spare业余的；D. precious珍贵的。根据前文“a specialist who said I had already suffered some permanent loss of vision(视力) and would,”可知，是作者在患病的这段可怕的时光里。故选A。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. election选举；B. challenge挑战；C. goal目标；D. choice选择。根据后文的“receives great care and support from friends online”可知，作者把自己所遇到的挑战上传至网上，得到了大家的支持。故选B。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. guilt愧疚；B. pride骄傲；C. hope希望；D. joy乐趣。根据前文的“receives great care and support from friends online,”可知，网友的关心和支持，让我充满了希望。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：此外，医生保证了药物的疗效。A. stressed强调；B. analyzed分析；C. investigated调查；D. guaranteed确保。根据后文的“the efficacy(功效) of the medicine”可知，医生确保了药的功效。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最后，我得到了一个有价值的见解：快乐不等于一直是晴空，我们一定会经历人生的风暴。A. wrong错误的；B. unique独一无二的；C. funny有趣的；D. valuable有价值的。根据后文“being your happiest self isn’t equal to a lifetime of ____18____ skies, and we are bound to ____19____ storms of life.”可知，是作者得出的有价值的见解。故选D。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. sunny晴朗的；B. cloudy乌云密布的；C. rainy下雨的；D. snowy下雪的。根据前文的“being your happiest self isn’t equal to a lifetime of”可知，快乐不等于一直是晴空。故选A。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. disturb打扰；B. experience经历，体验；C. blame责备；D. assign分派。根据空后的“storms of life”可知，此处指会经历人生中的风暴。故选B。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：了解这一点可以帮助我们乐观地面对困难，适应生活的变化。A. admit to准入；B. listen to听；C. adapt to适应；D. contribute to有助于。根据后文的“the change of life”可知，此处指适应生活的变化。故选C。
第三部分：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
As the Nation’s Capital City, Washington, DC has hundreds of wonderful museums to visit. Here are some of the most famous ones.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
There is something for everyone at this world-known museum. Natural history is good for all ages and there are so many artifacts (史前古器物) that you can’t possibly see them all in one visit. The dinosaur exhibits are fascinating and great for kids.
Address: 10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC;
Phone: (202) 633-1000
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
This museum gives visitors a close-up view of air and space travel with 22 exhibition galleries, displaying hundreds of artifacts including the Wright 1903 Flyer, the “Spirit of St. Louis”, and part of the Apollo 11.
Address: Independence Ave. at 7th St. SW Washington, DC;
Phone: (202) 357-2700.
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
The museum is a memorial to the millions of Jews who died during the Nazi regime (政权) in Germany during World War II. The exhibits tell us the terrible history. There is a separate exhibit for kids, which tells the story of the cruelty of the Nazi through the eyes and voice of a young boy.
Address: 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC;
Phone: (800) 400-9373.
Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
Few people went to the home of George Washington because it is located outside of the city. In fact, it is a must-see attraction. The museum and education center features 25 state-of-the-art galleries and theaters that tell the story of Washington’s life.
Address: George Washington Parkway, Mount Vernon, VA;
Phone: (703) 780-2000.
Prices: Adults — $18.00; Children aged 6 through 11 — 50% discount off the price.
36. If you are interested in airplanes, you can probably go to ________.
A. 10th Street and Constitution Ave B. Independence Ave
C. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place D. George Washington Parkway
37. Which number will you call at if you want to learn more about the exhibit only for children?
A. (202) 633-1000. B. (202) 357-2700.
C. (800) 400-9373. D. (703) 780-2000.
38. How much will they pay if a couple and a 7-year-old child visit Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens?
A. 27 dollars. B. 37 dollars.
C. 45 dollars. D. 54 dollars.
39. Which museum is outside of the city Washington, DC?
A. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
B. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
C. U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
D. Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
40. What’s the main purpose of the author’s writing this passage?
A. To attract more visitors to visit these museums.
B. To tell visitors how to visit these museums.
C To provide visitors some routes to the museums.
D. To make Washington, DC better known.
【答案】36. B 37. C 38. C 39. D 40. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了华盛顿特区最著名的博物馆。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段中“This museum gives visitors a close-up view of air and space travel with 22 exhibition galleries, displaying hundreds of artifacts including the Wright 1903 Flyer, the “Spirit of St. Louis”, and part of the Apollo 11.” 这个博物馆为游客提供了近距离的空中和太空旅行的视野，有22个展览馆，展示了数百件文物，包括莱特1903年的传单、“圣路易斯精神”和阿波罗11号的一部分。由此可知，如果你对飞机感兴趣，你可以去Independence Ave。结合选项，故选B。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段中“There is a separate exhibit for kids, which tells the story of the cruelty of the Nazi through the eyes and voice of a young boy.” 另外还有一个儿童展览，通过一个小男孩的眼睛和声音讲述纳粹的残酷故事。故如果你想了解更多关于儿童展览的信息，你应该拨打(800) 400-9373。结合选项，故选C。
【38题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中“Prices: Adults — $18.00; Children aged 6 through 11 — 50% discount off the price.”成人是18美元，6到11岁儿童是半价。故一对夫妇和一个7岁的孩子去参观Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens应付：18+18+9=45。结合选项，故选C。
【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中“Few people went to the home of George Washington because it is located outside of the city.”很少有人去George Washington因为它位于市区之外。而Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens就在George Washington。结合选项，故选D。
【40题详解】
推理判断题。分析文章可知，文章主要介绍了华盛顿特区的几个博物馆，其中包括其价格，地址以及电话，目的就是鼓励人们去参观。结合选项，故选A。
B
On a flight from Dallas, Texas, to Cincinnati, Ohio, to visit a friend in 2013, event planner Paige Chenault daydreamed about the grand birthday parties she’d throw for her daughter one day. (Paige was five months pregnant at the time.) Then, flipping through a magazine, she saw a photo of an impoverished Haitian boy, skinny. “I thought, this kid has nothing,” Paige says.
The image stayed with her, and she resolved to do something to help. “I decided I would use my talents to throw birthday parties for homeless kids,” Paige says. For the next four years, Paige and her husband, Colin, took time out from parenthood to visit shelters to determine how best to pull off the parties.
Finally, in January 2017, Paige launched the Birthday Party Project, a nonprofit organization, and recruited friends and family to help decorate Dallas’s 75- occupant Family Gateway Shelter with balloons and streamers, celebrating the birthdays of 11 boys and girls, with 60 more homeless kids in attendance. “That first party was better than I could have ever imagined,” says Paige.
Now Paige and her staff of three paid employees work with regional volunteers to plan monthly themed parties at 15 shelters across the country, some of which house abused or abandoned kids. Each child celebrating a birthday that month gets a $30 gift, a decorative place mat, and an individual cake or cupcake.
One of Paige’s favorite parts of each party is when the kids make a wish and blow out the candles. “They rarely get a chance to dream big,” says Paige.
Her daughter, Lizzie, now seven, often helps out at the parties. Paige says, “The one thing I’ve always wanted is for my kid to be generous.”
41. What was it that made Paige want to help the homeless children?
A. A flight from Dallas to Ohio. B. Her daughter’s birthday.
C. The photo of a Haitian boy. D. Her talent for throwing parties.
42. What does the underlined word “impoverished” mean?
A. adorable B. poor C. talented D. frustrated
43. What can be learnt from the passage?
A. A total of 75 full-time workers are employed by Paige at present.
B. After unsuccessful attempts, Paige finally threw a wonderful party for the homeless kids.
C. Kids can spend $30 to celebrate their birthday.
D. Paige devotes herself to the cause of helping the homeless kids.
44. What kind of person do you think Paige is?
A. Kind and perseverant. B. Ambitious and honest.
C. Caring and sensitive. D. Responsible and disciplined.
45. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Bring Sunshine to the Homeless
B. A Warm story Between Paige and her daughter
C. Paige and Her Birthday Party Project
D. How to Light Up the Life of the Abandoned Kids
【答案】41. C 42. B 43. D 44. A 45. C
【解析】
【分析】本文为记叙文。2008年，在从得克萨斯州达拉斯飞往俄亥俄州辛辛那提看望朋友的航班上，活动策划人佩吉·切诺特梦想着有一天能为女儿举办盛大的生日派对（佩吉当时怀孕五个月）。然后，她翻阅一本杂志，看到了一张照片，照片上是一个贫穷的海地男孩，瘦骨嶙峋。于是就开始了帮助那些孩子们的行动。
【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的The image stayed with her, and she resolved to do something to help.（那张照片一直伴随着她，她决定做点什么来帮忙）可知，杂志上那个瘦骨嶙峋的海地男孩让佩吉决定帮助那些无家可归的孩子们。故C选项正确。
【42题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线词句中的skinny（瘦骨嶙峋）及下文I thought, this kid has nothing（我想，这个男孩一无所有）可知，此处意为“一个贫穷的海地男孩”。A. adorable可爱的，可敬重的；B. poor贫穷的，可怜的；C. talented有才能的；D. dead无生命的。故B选项正确。
43题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的I decided I would use my talents to throw birthday parties for homeless kids（我决定利用我的才能为无家可归的孩子举办生日派对）以及接下来四个月她和丈夫所做的努力，后期所组织的生日派对可知，佩吉一直致力于帮助无家可归的孩子们。故D选项正确。
【44题详解】
推理判断题。根据佩吉一直致力于帮助无家可归的孩子们，由此可知，她是一个善良而又锲而不舍的人。故A选项正确。
【45题详解】
主旨大意题。根据短文叙述的是佩吉锲而不舍的去帮助那些无家可归的人。主要为他们举办生日派对的形式。故选C。
【点睛】猜测词义：运用逻辑推理猜测词义是高考常考的出题形式。要求考生充分利用上下文中相关的词汇并结合具体的语境，从形式和内容上把握语言之间的内在联系，理顺语言之间的逻辑关系，进而达到猜词的目的。在第2小题中，考生可以根据划线词句中的skinny（瘦骨嶙峋）及下文I thought, this kid has nothing（我想，这个男孩一无所有）可知，此处意为“一个贫穷的海地男孩”。由此可知，划线词意为“贫穷的”。A. adorable可爱的，可敬重的；B. poor贫穷的，可怜的；C. talented有才能的；D. dead无生命的。故B选项正确。
C
Bowhead whales can live 200 years or longer. How they do it is no longer among the secrets of the deep.
Scientists have mapped the genetic code of this long lived whale species. The international effort found unusual features in the Arctic whale’s genes. Those features likely protect the species against cancer and other problems related to old age. The researchers hope their findings will one day translate into ways to help people too.
“We hope to learn what is the secret of bowhead whales living longer healthier lives,” says Joao Pedru de Magalhes. He is a gerontologist at the University of Liverpool in England. (Gerontology is the scientific study of old age. ) He is also a co-author of the study that appeared in Cell Reports. His team hopes, he says, that its new findings might one day be used to improve human health and preserve human life.
No other mammals are known to live as long as the bowhead whales. Scientists have shown that some of these whales have lived well beyond 100 — including one that survived to 216. For perspective, if he were still alive, Abraham Lincoln would be turning just 211 this year.
Dr. Magalhäes’ team wanted to understand how the bowhead can live so long. To find out this, the experts analyzed the animal’s complete set of genes, called its genome. Those instructions are coded in the animal’s DNA. The team also compared the whale’s genome to that of people, mice and cows.
The scientists discovered differences, including mutations, in the whale’s genes. Those changes are linked to cancer, aging and cell growth. The results suggest that the whales are better than humans at repairing their DNA. That’s important because damaged or flawed DNA can lead to disease, including some cancers.
Bowhead whales are also better at keeping abnormally dividing cells in check. Together, the changes appear to allow bowhead whales to live longer without developing age related diseases such as cancer, said Magalhäes.
46. What can you know from the passage?
A. How bowhead whales five so long is still a mystery to scientists.
B. Bowhead whales live the longest among all the sea animals.
C. Most bowhead whales can live beyond 100.
D. The result of the research may be beneficial to human life span.
47. The example of Lincoln mainly wants to indicate that ________.
A. Lincoln died one hundred years age B. Lincoln should have lived much longer.
C. the lifetime of bowhead whales is very long. D. their study unlocked the secret of Lincoln’s death.
48. The bowhead whale can live so long mainly because ________.
A. it faces little danger in its life
B. its DNA has a strong ability of self-repairing
C. it has a complete set of genetic instructions
D. its living environment is better than that of humans
49. The underlined word “flawed” is the closest in meaning to________.
A. Disabled B. Changed C. Misled D. repaired
50. The passage tends to tell the readers that ________.
A. the bowhead is the animal which lives the longest
B. scientists have found ways to treat humans’ disease
C. scientists have new findings in search of bow head whales
D. bowhead whales may unlock the secrets of a long, healthy life
【答案】46. D 47. C 48. B 49. A 50. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了弓头鲸很长寿，通过对它们的研究可能有助于人类活得更久。文章介绍了研究开展的过程以及研究的相关发现。
【46题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段的“Bowhead whales can live 200 years or longer.(弓头鲸可以活200年或更长)”和第二段中“Those features likely protect the species against cancer and other problems related to old age. The researchers hope their findings will one day translate into ways to help people too.(这些特征可能会保护物种免受癌症和其他与衰老有关的问题。研究人员希望他们的发现有一天也能转化为帮助人们的方法)”可知，研究结果可能对人类寿命有益。故选D。
【47题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中“Scientists have shown that some of these whales have lived well beyond 100 — including one that survived to 216. For perspective, if he were still alive, Abraham Lincoln would be turning just 211 this year.(科学家们已经证明，这些鲸鱼中的一些活到了100岁以上，其中有一只活到了216岁。换个角度看，如果亚伯拉罕·林肯还活着，他今年就211岁了)”可推知，林肯的例子主要是想表明弓头鲸的寿命很长。故选C。
【48题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“The results suggest that the whales are better than humans at repairing their DNA.(研究结果表明，鲸鱼比人类更擅长修复自己的DNA)”可知，弓头鲸之所以能活这么久，主要是因为它的DNA有很强的自我修复能力。故选B。
【49题详解】
词句猜测题。根据画线词上文“That’s important because damaged or”以及后文“DNA can lead to disease, including some cancers”可知，这里指鲸鱼受损或有残疾的DNA会导致疾病，包括一些癌症，故画线词和damaged意思相近，意为“残疾的”。故选A。
【50题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Bowhead whales can live 200 years or longer. How they do it is no longer among the secrets of the deep.(弓头鲸可以活200年或更长。它们如何做到这一点不再是深渊的秘密)”和第二段“Scientists have mapped the genetic code of this long lived whale species. The international effort found unusual features in the Arctic whale’s genes. Those features likely protect the species against cancer and other problems related to old age. The researchers hope their findings will one day translate into ways to help people too.(科学家们绘制出了这种长寿鲸鱼的基因密码。这项国际研究在北极鲸的基因中发现了不同寻常的特征。这些特征可能会保护该物种免受癌症和其他与老年有关的问题。研究人员希望他们的发现有一天也能转化为帮助人们的方法)”推知，这篇文章倾向于告诉读者弓头鲸可以解开健康长寿的秘密。故选D。
D
It is sometimes jokingly said that you may skip a meal a day without any adverse effect but skip using your WeChat for an hour and you will feel distinctly unwell. It is an acknowledgement of the fact that the app is no longer only a fun tool but an essential part of life for millions.
Launched in January 2011, this messaging, social media and mobile payment app today has more than 1 billion individual users. People use it for everything, from applying for a business license to booking a hospital appointment to keeping up with family and friends, shopping and paying bills—activities that are part and parcel of our everyday life.
When it was first introduced, WeChat was only an app supporting voice, video, picture and text messages between two persons or among a group. But today it has become ubiquitous.
In the past, people carried their wallet and keys with them wherever they went; today, a smart phone with WeChat installed is all they need in daily life. Its functions like Moments and mini programs and the official WeChat accounts of government agencies and companies have made communication and public services accessible and convenient like never before.
WeChat is also widely used by enterprises. Figures from Tencent show there are around 15 million WeChat official accounts, which enjoy 5 billion followers. Most businesses use their WeChat groups as a standard marketing kit. This has immensely reduced advertising, marketing and communication costs, and in the background of the novel coronavirus disease, made operations faster, contactless and safe.
However, there are concerns about the downsides of WeChat, such as addiction among primary school children. Equally serious is the misuse of WeChat for fraud or instigating crimes. However, it has to be kept in mind that these fallouts are not really the fault of WeChat, but due to the misuse of the app.
If we learn to temper our use of messaging apps with prudence and pragmatism, we could be looking forward to yet new conveniences and experience in this decade with the rapid development of 5G technology and artificial intelligence. Ultimately, the choice is ours, whether to use WeChat or any other new invention, wisely or wantonly.
51. We can conclude from the first paragraph that ___________.
A. we can easily skip a meal a day.
B. we will be ill by not using WeChat.
C. WeChat used to be meant for fun.
D. WeChat has become inseparable in daily life.
52. The underlined word “ubiquitous” in Paragraph 3 probably has the same meaning as ____________.
A. everywhere. B. somewhere. C. nowhere. D. wherever.
53. For what reasons do the government agencies choose to use WeChat?
A. WeChat has a mobile payment function.
B. The agencies provide better service through WeChat.
C. Mini programs are convenient for the agencies.
D. People do not have to carry keys and cash with them.
54. What benefits does WeChat bring to the businesses?
A. It has brought more followers.
B. It has become a standard.
C It has helped to cut down the costs.
D. It has made the businesses healthier.
55. What is to be remembered when we look at the downsides of WeChat?
A. WeChat should be held responsibly.
B. WeChat should be banned among primary school children.
C. The improper use of the app leads to many problems.
D. The 5G technology will bring new conveniences and experience.
【答案】51. D 52. A 53. B 54. C 55. C
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章对微信的普及程度、好处和坏处进行了介绍。
【51题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“It is an acknowledgement of the fact that the app is no longer only a fun tool but an essential part of life for millions.”（这是在承认这样一个事实：这款应用不再只是一个有趣的工具，而是数百万人生活中必不可少的一部分。）可知，微信已经成为日常生活中不可分割的一部分。故选D。
【52题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第四段第一句“In the past, people carried their wallet and keys with them wherever they went; today, a smart phone with WeChat installed is all they need in daily life.”（在过去，人们无论去哪里都会随身携带钱包和钥匙；今天，一个安装了微信的智能手机是他们在日常生活中所需要的。）可知，此处是指微信就像过去的钱包一样随处可见。所以ubiquitous意为“随处可见的”。故选A。
【53题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句“Its functions like Moments and mini programs and the official WeChat accounts of government agencies and companies have made communication and public services accessible and convenient like never before.”（它的朋友圈、小程序以及政府机构和公司的微信官方账号等功能，使沟通和公共服务变得前所未有的便捷。）可知，政府机构使用微信是因为这些机构通过微信提供更好的服务。故选B。
【54题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段第四句“This has immensely reduced advertising, marketing and communication costs, and in the background of the novel coronavirus disease, made operations faster, contactless and safe.”（这大大降低了广告、营销和传播成本，在新型冠状病毒疾病的背景下，提高了操作速度、非接触性和安全性。）可知，微信帮助企业减少了成本。故选C。
【55题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒第二段最后一句“However, it has to be kept in mind that these fallouts are not really the fault of WeChat, but due to the misuse of the app.”（但是，需要记住的是，这些问题并不是微信的错，而是由于应用的误用。）可知，当我们看待微信的坏处时应该记住的是应用程序的不当使用导致了许多问题。故选C。
第Ⅱ卷
注意事项：
1．本卷共11小题，共40分。
第四部分：写作
第一节：单词拼写(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分)
56. We interviewed a number of candidates but none of them_____ (使印象深刻) us.（根据中文提示填空）
【答案】impressed
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态。句意：我们面试了许多候选人，但没有一个人给我留下深刻印象。分析句子结构，设空处需填入动词“使印象深刻”作谓语。impress意为“使印象深刻”，but连接的并列句时态一致，根据interviewed可知，此处陈述过去发生的事情，使用一般过去时。故填impressed。
57. Fortunately, the accident hasn’t done any________ damage.(永久的) （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】permanent
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：幸运的是，事故没有造成任何永久性的损害。根据句意和汉语提示以及空格后的名词damage可知，空格处应该填入一个形容词作定语，修饰后面的名词damage，且意义为“永久的”。故填permanent。
58. It was beyond Chinese e________ that China entered the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup final in 2022. （根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】expectations##xpectation
【解析】
【详解】考查名词单复数。句意：中国进入2022年国际篮球联合会女篮世界杯决赛，超出了中国人的预期。根据首字母和句意，“expectation”意为预期，为可数名词，无不定冠词修饰和限定应用其复数形式，故填expectations。
59. We have strongly s________ him of cheating the old lady out of her money. （根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】suspected##uspected
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：我们强烈怀疑他骗了那位老太太的钱。根据所给首字母和句意可知，此处意为“怀疑某人做某事”，表达为suspect sb. of doing sth.，结合空前的助动词have可知，此处为现在完成时，空处需填suspect的过去分词形式，故填suspected。
60. His mother r________ blamed him for his failure, for which he was grateful. （根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】rarely##arely
【解析】
【详解】考查副词。句意：他的母亲很少因为他的失败而责备他，对此他很感激。根据“he was grateful”可知，他的母亲很少因为他的失败而责备他。用频度副词rarely（很少）作状语，故填rarely。
第二节：阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
Roy Austin first experienced an African adventure in 2018. All he wanted to do was get close to some African wildlife. Although Roy did realize this dream, he found something even more meaningful in Africa.
Roy spent time in many countries throughout East Africa. He was most interested in the people of rural Kenya, especially people of the Amboseli Primary and Secondary School.
During his stay, Roy became friends with several students and teachers at the school. He was deeply touched by their positive attitude, even though it was hard for them to get books and other school supplies. Even finding basic stationary was a challenge, not to mention the lack of school buildings.
In rural Kenya, school buildings are not built by the government. Students, their parents, and teachers find materials and build the schools themselves, or they have to raise money to get builders’ help. Without schools, buildings like libraries and classrooms are just dreams. The students and teachers of the schools very much wanted a library or at least some books to read.
After returning home to South Carolina in the United States, the Kenyan students’ yearning for something as seemingly “basic” as books to read still worried Roy. He decided to do whatever he could to help these children. So he started the organization Libraries for Kids International.
Since it was started, Roy has shipped over 11,000 books to 11 schools in African countries, including Kenya and Tanzania. To keep costs down, he uses the post office to send the books instead of a carrier like FedEx. The organization has helped to supply these schools with much-needed books, which brought Roy much happiness. He plans to continue shipping books to Africa.
61. What was the main purpose of Roy’s 2018 trip to Africa? (no more than 5 words.)
________________
62. Who built school buildings in rural Kenya?(no more than 15 words)
________________
63. What can the underlined word “yearning” in paragraph 5 be replaced by?(no more than 5 words)
________________
64. What is the main idea of the passage?(no more than 15 words).
________________
65. What do you think of Roy? And why?(no more than 25 words).
________________
【答案】61. To see local wildlife.
Or: To get close to local wildlife.
62. Students, their parents, and teachers themselves, or they raise money to get builders’ help.
63. Strong needs.
64. Roy Austin brought the pleasure of reading to Africa.
65. He is caring and helpful. He understood that the local people in rural Kenya lived a hard life and managed to help them out.
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Roy Austin去非洲旅行时发现了肯尼亚乡村的孩子们缺少基本的学习用品，于是他成立了Libraries for Kids International去帮助这些孩子，送去图书。
【61题详解】
考查推理判断。根据第一段中“All he wanted to do was get close to some African wildlife.(他想做的就是接近一些非洲野生动物)”可知，Roy去非洲的最初目的是看野生动植物。故答案为To see local wildlife。
【62题详解】
考查细节理解。根据倒数第三段中“In rural Kenya, school buildings are not built by the government. Students, their parents, and teachers find materials and build the schools themselves, or they have to raise money to get builders’ help. (在肯尼亚农村，学校建筑不是由政府建造的。学生、他们的父母和老师自己寻找材料建造学校，或者他们必须筹集资金获得建筑商的帮助)”可知，肯尼亚的学校由政府、学生以及他们的父母、老师以及通过筹集资金获得建筑商的帮助来建造的。故答案为Students, their parents, and teachers themselves, or they raise money to get builders’ help。
【63题详解】
考查词意猜测。根据倒数第三段中“The students and teachers of the schools very much wanted a library or at least some books to read.(学校的学生和老师都非常想要一个图书馆，或者至少有一些书可以读)”以及划线词后面的内容“for something as seemingly “basic” as books to read still worried Roy. (像要读的书这样看似“基本”的事情仍然让罗伊担心)”可知，肯尼亚的学生们对于像要读的书这样看似“基本”的事情是非常渴望的，因此可以猜测肯尼亚的学生对于读书有着强烈的需求。故划线词yearning与strong needs为同义词，意为“强烈的需求”。故答案为Strong needs。
【64题详解】
考查主旨大意。通读全文。文章讲述了Roy Austin去非洲旅行时发现了肯尼亚乡村的孩子们缺少基本的学习用品，于是他成立了Libraries for Kids International去帮助这些孩子，送去图书。故答案为Roy Austin brought the pleasure of reading to Africa。
【65题详解】
考查推理判断。根据第三段中“He was deeply touched by their positive attitude, even though it was hard for them to get books and other school supplies.(尽管他们很难买到书和其他学习用品，但他们积极的态度深深打动了他)”以及根据倒数第二段“He decided to do whatever he could to help these children. So he started the organization Libraries for Kids International.(他决定尽他所能去帮助这些孩子。所以他成立了国际儿童图书馆组织)”以及最后一段中“Since it was started, Roy has shipped over 11,000 books to 11 schools in African countries, including Kenya and Tanzania.(自创办以来，罗伊已经向包括肯尼亚和坦桑尼亚在内的11所非洲国家的学校运送了1.1万多本书)”可知，Roy了解肯尼亚农村的当地人生活艰难，并设法帮助他们摆脱困境，所以他是非常善良的和愿意帮助人的。故答案为He is caring and helpful. He understood that the local people in rural Kenya lived a hard life and managed to help them out。
第三节：书面表达(满分25分)
66. 假如你是李津，今年寒假你校国际部打算组织“野生动物保护宣传月”活动，进行保护濒危动物的知识普及活动，并在校报英文版上发布了招聘广告招募志愿者。请你用英语写一封邮件，应征志愿者，邮件的内容要点如下：
1. 写信的目的;
2. 申请的理由。
3. 希望获准。
注意：1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯;
参考词汇：招募 recruit
Dear Sir/Madam,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Jin
【答案】Dear Sir/Madam,
I saw your advertisement in the school newspaper and I’m writing this email to apply to become a volunteer to call on people to protect endangered animals.
To begin with, I have a good knowledge of endangered animals because I concern myself with the protection of endangered animals through the media, such as TV programs and magazines. What’s more, my parents adopted some homeless cats and dogs, and I have abundant experience in saving animals’ lives. Last but not least, I am in good condition, due to constant exercise and body building.On the whole, I am qualified to be a volunteer. If I am recruited, my winter vacation is sure to be meaningful.
I am looking forward to your early reply.
Yours sincerely
Li Jin
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生作为李津，申请加入学校国际部组织的“野生动物保护宣传月”活动的志愿者。
【详解】1.词汇积累
呼吁：call on→appeal to
保护：protect→preserve
而且：what’s more→in addition
由于：due to→because of
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：On the whole, I am qualified to be a volunteer.
拓展句：On the whole, I am qualified to be a volunteer that I have been looking forward to.
【点睛】【高分句型1】To begin with, I have a good knowledge of endangered animals because I concern myself with the protection of endangered animals through the media, such as TV programs and magazines.（运用了because引导的原因状语从句）
【高分句型2】If I am recruited, my winter vacation is sure to be meaningful.（运用了if引导的条件状语从句）
听力答案：1-5 ACBBC 6-10 BACBC 11-15 AAACA