江西省奉新县第一中学2021-2022学年高一下学期4月第一次考试英语试卷（含答案）

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江西省奉新县第一中学2021-2022学年高一下学期4月第一次考试英语试卷
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一、阅读理解
Welcome here! The Southern Spring Home & Garden Show will be held at the conference center of The Park Expo. This show will last from Wednesday (March 2) to Sunday (March 6, 2022).
Admission: Adults $10.00. Teenagers under 15 free with a paying adult.
Join Lincolnton’s own Tammie Davis as she performs her original country songs at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 5th.
Special Days: The Spring for Kids First Night Gala benefiting the Council for Children’s Rights will take place from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, Tickets are $50 and include an access to Freedom Hall, where you can enjoy delicious food, beverage (饮料) and entertainment free of charge.
Seniors Day (55+): Wednesday is for them.
Cost is $7.00 but without coupons (优惠券).
Hours: Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.; Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m.—9 p.m.
Wheelchairs are available on a first-come-first-served basis for you. The cost is $1.00 and you are required to leave a valid driver’s license or ID.
Parking: All Day Parking $6.00; Half Day Parking $3.00;
Every Hour Parking $1.00
For More Information: Come to visit Mardee Woodward in person.
E-mail: mwoodward@southernshows.com
Telephone: 704-376-4085
1、We can learn from the text that the show will _____.
A.take place in a private house B.offer free parking
C.have the only one singer D.last only five days
2、How much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and a child aged 16?
A.$30. B.$10. C.$20. D.$40.
3、We can infer from the text that _____.
A.old people can visit the show only on Wednesday
B.there are not enough wheelchairs for the disabled
C.the disabled can use the wheelchairs free of charge
D.kids’ tickets on Wednesday don’t include beverage
GO.STOP.GO.STOP. The travel ideas in my head were fighting. “Are you sure you want to head to Greece this November with Kathleen? The weather could be unpleasant,” my husband warned. “You must go! Sunsets are among the most beautiful in the world and the island is a paradise(天堂)!” My friend Laura raved about her trip in Santorini last year. With her encouraging words, I bought our tickets to Athens, Santorini and Crete.
A sunny Saturday afternoon welcomed us in Athens. During the first few days, Kathleen and I tried a lot of unknown-to-us foods. And then came Tuesday. The moment we landed in Santorini, a big storm broke. Santorini, normally a beautiful and popular tourist destination, was freezing, rainy and empty. With rain beating our faces, Kathleen and I headed for our hotel.
“This isn't how I want to spend my vacation, Mom,” Kathleen said sadly. “Maybe Crete isn't experiencing the same storm. Can we fly out later today?” My daughter thought up a clever idea. But we couldn't leave. We'd just arrived. Payments for the hotel would be lost and the last-minute air tickets would be expensive. “Let's not decide right now,” I suggested.
During the next few days, we drove around though it rained hard. On the night at a restaurant named Poseidon, we waited and waited for dinner. “Your dinner will be out shortly. The cook is busy studying something beautiful,” a man who looked like a waiter said. When he saw our puzzled look, he explained, “He went out for a smoke, saw two beautiful ladies and began to chat...” We suddenly started laughing.
I realized some change had been happening since our arrival. “You know, Mom, you can't live a positive life with a negative mind,” my daughter said. We let go of our worries and enjoyed our trip in the following days.
4、What does the underlined word “raved” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Reported something in detail. B. Described something endlessly.
C. Talked about something excitedly. D. Suggested something on purpose.
5、What problem did the author and her daughter face in Santorini?
A. They were out of money.
B. They were not used to the local foods.
C. They couldn't find their hotel.
D. Their trip was influenced by bad weather.
6、Why did the author choose not to fly to Crete?
A. To save money. B. To avoid the storm.
C. To end their journey early. D. To stay at the comfortable hotel.
7、What do the author and her daughter think is the most important during a trip?
A. A perfect plan. B. Good weather.
C. A positive attitude. D. A right destination.
There can be magic in the touch of a hand that loves you. It brings comfort and a silent promise that says, "I am here and you are not alone."
I memorized every detail about my children. As babies, they reached for me whenever they were hungry or tired or just needed to be held. Sometimes, if they woke in the night, just the touch of my hand would ease them back to sleep. They clung to me when they took their first steps and we held hands when crossing streets and walking from the car to their classroom on their first day of school.
As they grew older and more independent, I noticed that they didn't hold my hand much anymore. I told myself it was part of growing up, and I should just be glad they could do things on their own now.
But when you've been needed so much for such a long time, it's hard to step back and feel unnecessary.
Then one day, I was visiting my oldest son in New York, where he was working as an actor on a TV show. As we were about to cross a busy street that was filled with traffic, he grabbed my hand and shouted, "Hang on to me, Mom," then led me safely across.
At that moment, I realized two things. First, my boy had become a man. Second, it was clear that our roles had changed. We still needed each other, but in different ways than before.
That scene has replayed in various ways with each of my three children. They have all taught me to lean on them just as they once leaned on me, and that we can always lean on each other. We live miles apart, but stay in touch every day. There is magic and comfort and healing in the touch of a hand that loves you, even if it "touches" you from afar.
8、How did the author get along with her children when they were young？
A.She was very strict with them.
B.She overprotected them.
C.She was too busy to take care of them.
D.She developed a close bond with them.
9、How did the author feel when her kids became more independent？
A.She felt lonely when living apart from them.
B.She was worried that they couldn't manage themselves.
C.She felt a little uncomfortable when not needed so much as before.
D.She was pleased to be able to step back and enjoy herself.
10、The author's visit to her son in New York made her realize ______.
A.her son had become mature and reliable
B.time with children is always fun
C.she needed her son more than before
D.she was unwilling to accept the change in their roles
11、What is the author's main purpose in writing the text？
A.To explore how to interact with children.
B.To describe the growth of her children.
C.To show the power of the touch of a hand.
D.To present how parents influence their kids.
Back in ancient times, philosophers(哲学家) like Aristotle were already thinking about the origins of taste, and how the tongue sensed basic tastes like sweet, bitter, salty and sour.
“What scientists discovered just a few years ago is that there are areas of the brain where certain fields of neurons(神经元) respond to these different tastes. So there’s a sweet field, a bitter field, a salty field and so on,” said Nick Ryba, a neuroscientist at the National Institutes of Health.
But Ryba and his colleagues have found that we can actually taste without a tongue at all, simply by turning on or off the “taste” part of the brain. And by turning on the “bitter” sensing part of the brain, they were able to make mice pucker up(咧着嘴), as if they were tasting something bitter—even though nothing bitter was touching the tongues of the mice.
In another experiment, the researchers fed the mice a bitter taste on their tongues—but then made it more palatable by turning on the “sweet” zone of the brain. “What we were doing here was adding the sweetness, but only adding it in the brain, not in what we were giving to the mouse.” Think adding sugar to our coffee—but doing it only in our mind.
Ryba says the study suggests that a lot of our basic judgments about taste—sweet means good, bitter means bad—are actually made at the level of the brain. As for that virtual(虚拟的)-sugar-in-your-coffee idea? “I thought it’s basically science fiction to think that this would be something that would be used on humans. But today’s science fiction might be tomorrow’s artificial sweetener,” he added.
12、What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A. The philosophical ideas about the origins of different tastes.
B. The discovery about which part of the brain responds to a certain taste.
C. The way that scientists have found the taste-related zones in the brain.
D. The latest breakthrough in controlling the brain's response to the tastes.
13、What does the underlined word “palatable” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Controllable. B. Unacceptable. C. Pleasant. D. Real.
14、What does Ryba think of the virtual-sugar-in-your-coffee idea?
A. It is impossible. B. It can become true.
C. It is a reality. D. It is unbelievable.
15、From which is the text probably taken?
A. A science fiction. B. A biology textbook.
C. A science report. D. An experiment record.
二、七选五
16、 There are a lot of reasons why we may have to get up early. Maybe it’s for work, or maybe it’s to get your kids ready for school. ①_______ But if you’re not naturally a morning person, how can you wake up early? Here are some ways to help you.
Light.
The most powerful way to get your body feeling awake is to expose yourself to light. When you’re exposed to bright sunlight, your hormone (激素) tells the body, “Hey, it’s time to be awake.” ②_______ Those lights will signal to your body that it’s still daytime, which definitely won’t help if you’re trying to go to bed on time for an early wake-up.
Naps.
③_______ Sleep doctors call that a “sleep debt,” and just like credit card debt, it has to get repaid for your body to function well. If it doesn’t, you might end up suffering the more serious consequences of sleep deprivation. Naps are a great way to squeeze in some extra shut-eye. Sleep studies show naps even as short as 10 minutes can make a difference! ④_______ If we nap too late, too close to bedtime, then it’ll make it hard for us to go to sleep at night.
⑤_______
Create an encouragement to get out of bed in the morning. Maybe that’s a mindfulness exercise to remind yourself of who or what you’re waking up early for. Something as simple as promising yourself a nice breakfast as soon as you get out of bed can do the trick.
A. Reward yourself.
B. Be strict with yourself.
C. For some people, waking up early just feels natural.
D. So don’t expose your eyes to bright lights at night.
E. Try waking up even a few minutes earlier than you need to.
F. Waking up early often means that we wake up sleep deprived (被剥夺).
G. Try to keep naps under an hour and toward the middle of the day or earlier in the afternoon.
三、完形填空（15空）
A family visited the public elementary school where I taught students with a listening defect(缺陷). They said they would 1 the district and planned to enroll(给……报名) their deaf daughter as a first grader. They were 2 that their child’s kindergarten teacher told them not to have high 3 for her academically (在学业上). Standing behind them was Katherine, who didn’t make a 4 or use gestures, even when her parents encouraged her.
After a few weeks with Katherine, I found her a very 5 and strong-willed girl. Although I was able to make her take part in a variety of learning activities, writing was a 6 . I tried all kinds of ways to 7 her in writing. Every time the 8 came out, she would shut down and 9 to participate.
One day Katherine got off the bus and stood in front of the school 10 . The staff members present did not know enough 11 to ask her why she was unhappy. Finally, they took her to the 12 where they handed her a pen and notebook. Katherine 13 : “PAC BAK.” 14 the office staff realized she left her backpack on the bus. Soon Katherine got her backpack back.
That day Katherine discovered the 15 of the pen. She is a young woman now and has become a writer.
17、A. look into B. refer to C. move to D. travel around
18、A. thankful B. upset C. afraid D. pleased
19、A. opinions B. values C. worries D. hopes
20、A. sound B. wish C. face D. speech
21、A. dull B. naughty C. rude D. bright
22、A. success B. struggle C. hobby D. reason
23、A. introduce B. command C. interest D. amaze
24、A. sweets B. towels C. pencils D. toys
25、A. refuse B. expect C. manage D. decide
26、A. hearing B. waiting C. reading D. crying
27、A. common sense B. sign language
C. oral English D. science knowledge
28、A. street B. bus C. office D. house
29、A. read B. wrote C. shouted D. learned
30、A. Strangely B. Unexpectedly C. Immediately D. Unluckily
31、A. power B. future C. nature D. style
四、语法填空
32、 On a bench in Regen’s Park, London, on October 7, 1970, a young man ①_____(study) for MBA degree at London Business School met an Irish girl who first arrived in London. The young man was going to become ②______ engineer at Chrysler Corporation.
However, his life was about to change because of the girl in front of him. The two of them fell in love ③_____ first sight and married a year later. Normally, they would ④_____(probable) each get a stable job and live a middle-class life day in an day out. But they thought they wanted more ⑤______(free) in their life. As a result, the young couple ⑥______(buy) a small car a year later and started an overland journey through Europe and Asia. Eventually, they crossed the whole Oceania and arrived in Australia. Here they met with many other people wanting to travel on their own, all of ⑦______ were eager to know the details of their travels. So the couple published a book to share ⑧______(them) travel experiences, in the end, they opened a company that popularized all kinds of travel knowledge and experience and thus became a most ⑨______(success) backpackers in the world.
The young man ⑩_______(call) Tony Wheeler, and the Irish girl is Mauren Wheeler. That is how Lonely Planet was born.
五、书面表达
33、假如你是李华,你的美国朋友Peter想选修中文作为外语,为此写信征求你的意见。请按以下要求给Peter写一封回信。
1.鼓励他选修中文;
2. 中文的魅力和学习中文的意义;
3. 学好中文的建议;
注意:
1.词数80左右;​
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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六、读后续写
34、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。
    I always wondered how people would react if I tried to approach a total stranger for help in a busy place like a street corner or in a bustling mall. I personally have always hurried past a stranger who tried to catch my attention in a busy place or when I am rushing around.
    Yesterday I had a taste of being stuck in such a desperate situation where my only hope of help would have to come from a total stranger.
    I was in a busy shopping mall buying a large piece of luggage. After the purchase in one of the large, fancy, expensive shops, I picked up my phone from my pocket to call my driver waiting in the parking lot but my phone was dead.
    I then requested the shop assistant who had just sold me the luggage, which was not cheap at all, if she could ring the number of my driver for me. She replied, still all smiles, "I'm sorry, sir, but it is the shop policy that we cannot use mobile phones while working in the shop."
    As I was wondering what kind of policy that was, I saw a nice-looking teenage boy coming toward me. Remembering my wife's interesting theory that beautiful people are more likely to give you a hand when you're in trouble, I thought I might have a chance. But before I could say a word, he walked past me. It turned out he simply didn't see me.
    I waited a bit longer in the mall but it seemed nobody bothered to look at me. Disappointed and tired, I got out of the shop onto the busy street in front. I stood there with people rushing by, looking at their faces to see if there was a sign of kindness on their face. I began wondering how many times I had reacted to strangers like the shop girl and the teenager.
Paragraph 1:
    At that point I saw a young mother with her two kids.
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Paragraph 2:
    Finally a man wearing a cheap T-shirt and dirty jeans seemed to notice me.
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参考答案
1、答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“This show will last from Wednesday (March 2) to Sunday (March 6, 2022).”这个表演将从星期三(3月2日)持续到星期日(2022年3月6日)。可知,这场表演将持续五天。故选D。
2、答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段“Admission: Adults $10.00. Teenagers under 15 free with a paying adult.”入场费:成年人10美元。15岁以下由有门票的成年人陪伴的青少年是免费的。根据关键句可知,成年人票价是10美元,十六岁的孩子和成年人票价是一样的,所以两个成年人和一个十六岁的孩子的门票共30美元。故选A。
3、答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据第七段第一句“Wheelchairs are available on a first-come-first-served basis for you.”轮椅的提供遵循先到先得的原则。可推知,轮椅的数量可能不够。故选B。
4、答案：C
解析：词义猜测题。根据前文You must go! Sunsets are among the most beautiful in the world and the island is a paradise(天堂)!(你必须走!日落是世界上最美丽的日落之一,这个岛屿是一个天堂!)可知,作者的朋友对圣托里尼的旅行赞不绝口,所以raved为“极力赞扬、赞不绝口"之意。A.Reported something in detail详细报告了一些情况;B.Described something endlessly无休止地描述某事;C.Talked about something excitedly兴奋地谈论着一些事情;D.Suggested something on purpose故意提出一些建议。故选C。
5、答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段The moment we landed in Santorini, a big storm broke. Santorini, normally a beautiful and popular tourist destination(目的地), was freezing, rainy and empty.(我们一到圣托里尼岛,一场大风暴就来了。圣托里尼岛,通常是一个美丽而受欢迎的旅游目的地,现在却寒冷、阴雨绵绵、人迹罕至。)可知,作者和她的女儿的旅行受到坏天气的影响。故选D。
6、答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段Payments for the hotel would be lost and the last minute air tickets would be expensive.(酒店的费用将会丢失,最后一刻的机票也会很贵。)可知,作者选择不飞到克里特岛是为了省钱。故选A。
7、答案：C
解析：观点态度题。根据最后一段女儿说的话You know, Mom, you can't live a positive life with a negative(消极的) mind(你知道的,妈妈,你不可能用消极的思想过积极的生活。)可知,作者和她的女儿认为旅行中最重要的是积极的态度。故选C。
8、答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段I memorized every detail about my children. As babies, they reached for me whenever they were hungry or tired or just needed to be held. Sometimes, if they woke in the night, just the touch of my hand would ease them back to sleep. They clung to me when they took their first steps and we held hands when crossing streets and walking from the car to their classroom on their first day of school.(我记住了我孩子的每一个细节。当他们还是婴儿的时候,每当他们饿了,累了,或者只是需要被抱着的时候,他们就会伸出手来找我。有时候,如果他们在夜里醒来,只要我的手一碰,他们就会睡着。当他们迈出第一步的时候,他们紧紧抓住我;当我们穿过街道,从车里走到他们的教室的第一天上学的时候,我们手牵着手。)可知作者从小就与孩子们相处融洽,与他们建立了密切的关系,故选D。
9、答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段As they grew older and more independent, I noticed that they didn't hold my hand much anymore. I told myself it was part of growing up, and I should just be glad they could do things on their own now.(随着他们越来越大,越来越独立,我注意到他们不再经常握我的手了。我告诉自己,这是成长的一部分,我应该庆幸他们现在可以独立做事了。)可推断出当她的孩子变得更加独立时,当她不再像以前那样需要时,作者感到有点不自在,由此可知答案选C。
10、答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的As we were about to cross a busy street that was filled with traffic, he grabbed my hand and shouted, "Hang on to me, Mom," then led me safely across.(我们正要穿过一条车水马龙的繁忙街道时,他抓住我的手大喊:"妈妈,抓紧我",然后领我安全地穿过。)以及第五段At that moment, I realized two things. First, my boy had become a man. Second, it was clear that our roles had changed. We still needed each other, but in different ways than before.(那一刻,我意识到两件事。首先,我儿子已经长大成人了。第二,我们的角色显然发生了变化。我们仍然需要对方,但方式和以前不同。)可知作者在纽约探望儿子,使她意识到儿子已经成熟可靠了,由此可知答案选A。
11、答案：C
解析：写作目的题。通读全文内容可知本文主要讲的是作者通过自己的例子主要说明一只爱你的手的触摸会有魔力。它带来安慰和无声的承诺。因此本文是为了展示手的触摸力量,故选C。
12、答案：B
解析：考查段落大意。根据第二段"What scientistsdiscovered just a few years ago is that there areareas of the brain where certain fields of neurons(神经元) ​respond to these different tastes."可知,该段主要讲了科学家发现大脑不同区域的神经元会对不同的味道做出反应。
13、答案：C
解析：考查词义猜测。根据第四段"In another experiment, the researchers fed the mice a bitter taste on their tongues—but then made it more palatable by turning on the 'sweet' zone of the brain."可知,palatable与前面的bitter意思相反.与后面的sweet意思相近,指可口的,美味的。
14、答案：B
解析：考查观点态度。根据"But today's science fiction might be tomorrow's artificial sweetener"可知，Ryba认为它有一天可能会实现。
15、答案：C
解析：考查主旨大意。文章主要介绍了科学家关于大脑神经元和味觉之间的关系，是一项科学发现，因此最有可能出自科学报道。
16、答案：CDFGA
解析：①上文讲人们需要早起有很多原因,并举了两个例子。下文“但是如果你不是那种早晨能轻松起床的人,怎么办?”是一个转折。C项“对一些人来说,早起是自然而然的事情。”和下文内容形成对比,同时又承接上文的内容,符合语境,故选C。
②上文讲“让你的身体感觉清醒的最有力的方法是把自己暴露在光线下。当你暴露在明亮的阳光下时,你的激素告诉你的身体,‘嘿,该醒了’。 ”下文讲“这些灯光会向你的身体发出信号,告诉你现在仍然是白天”。言外之意就是说现在实际上不是白天,根据语境可以推断出,D项“所以在晚上,不要让你的眼睛暴露在强光下”符合语境,故选D。
③通读第三段可知,本段主要讲早起可能会造成睡眠不足。睡眠不足就需要补觉,而白天的小憩就可以补觉,但是如果小憩时机不对,反而会造成晚上入睡困难。空处下文“睡眠医生称之为‘睡眠债’,就像信用卡债务一样”,所以该处应该是介绍被称之为睡眠债的是什么,因此F项“早起通常意味着我们醒来时睡眠不足”符合语境,故选F。
④上文“睡眠研究表明,即使小睡10分钟也会起作用”。下文“如果我们小憩得太晚,太接近就寝时间的话,我们晚上就很难入睡了”。根据语境可以推断出,空处应该是讲什么时间进行小憩比较合理。因此G项“尽量在中午或下午早些时候小憩不超过一小时”符合语境,故选G。
⑤该处是本段主题句,通读第四段可知,本段主要讲要对自己进行适当的奖励,从而带动自己早起。所以A项“奖励自己”符合语境,故选A。
17、答案：C
18、答案：B
19、答案：D
20、答案：A
21、答案：D
22、答案：B
23、答案：C
24、答案：C
25、答案：A
26、答案：D
27、答案：B
28、答案：C
29、答案：B
30、答案：C
31、答案：A
32、答案：①studying②an③at④probably⑤freedom⑥bought⑦whom⑧their⑨successful⑩is called
解析：①考查现在分词。句意:1970年10月7日,在伦敦Regen's Park的长椅上,一位正在伦敦商学院攻读MBA学位的年轻人遇到了一位第一次来到伦敦的爱尔兰女孩。分析可知,句中谓语为"met",因此所填动词应是非谓语作后置定语修饰之前名词a young man,与其之间为主动关系,用现在分词形式。故填studying。
②考查冠词。句意：这个年轻人即将成为克莱斯勒公司的一名工程师。空后engineer为可数名词单数，因此所填空应是不定冠词作限定词，表泛指；该名词发音以元音音素开头，故用不定冠词an。
③考查介词。句意:他们俩一见钟情,一年后结婚了。fall in love at first sight,固定短语,意为"一见钟情"。故填at。
④考查副词。句意:通常情况下,他们可能会各自找到一份稳定的工作,过着中产阶级的生活。分析可知,副词作状语修饰之后动词短语"get a stable job and live a middle-class life day"。故填probably。
⑤考查名词。句意:但是他们认为他们想要生活中更多的自由。分析可知,空前more 为形容词"much"的比较级,因此所填空应是名词,与more搭配作动词wanted的宾语。故填freedom。
⑥考查时态。句意:结果,这对年轻夫妇一年后买了一辆小汽车,开始了穿越欧洲和亚洲的陆路旅行。分析可知,所填空应是句子谓语,结合空后并列谓语"started"为一般过去时,应用一般过去时。故填bought。
⑦考查非限制性定语从句。句意:在这里,他们遇到了许多想独自旅行的人,他们都渴望知道这对夫妇自己旅行的细节。分析可知,"all of _____ were eager to know the details of their travels."应是之前名词many other people的非限制性定语从句,先行词在从句中担当介词of的宾语,指人,应用关系代词whom。故填whom。
⑧考查形容词性物主代词。句意:所以这对夫妇出版了一本书来分享他们的旅行经历,最后,他们开了一家公司,普及了各种旅行知识和经历,从而成为了世界上非常成功的背包客。空后为名词短语"travel experiences",所填空应是形容词性物主代词。故填their。
⑨考查形容词。句意:所以这对夫妇出版了一本书来分享他们的旅行经历,最后,他们开了一家公司,普及了各种旅行知识和经验,从而成为了世界上非常成功的背包客。空后为名词"backpackers",所填空应是形容词作其定语。故填successful。
⑩考查被动语态。句意:这个年轻人叫托尼•惠勒,那个爱尔兰女孩叫莫伦•惠勒。根据句中and可知,前后句为并列句,所填空应的前句谓语,与主语之间为被动关系,结合后句时态为一般现在时,所填空应是一般现在时被动结构。故填is called。
33、答案：
Dear Peter,
Nice to receive your letter, in which you sought for my advice on whether you should choose Chinese as a second language. I consider it as a wise choice.
For one thing, Chinese is certainly one of the oldest and most beautiful languages that are still being used in the world. For another, the handwriting of Chinese is quite special and unique, thus helping you create a new way of thinking.
If you learn Chinese well, you can communicate with the largest population in the world, which provides you with more opportunities to make a career. What’s more, the Chinese language is sure to give you a glimpse of the colorful culture of China. Therefore, I recommend you...
And It’s not a bad idea if you...
May you do well in learning Chinese. If you have any problems, don’t hesitate to write to me.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
解析： 本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给 Peter写一封回信，给他一点关于选修中文作为外语的建议。
1.词汇积累
独特的：unique→ particular
因此：therefore→hence
寻求：seek for→ ask for
给某人提供某物：provide sb. with sth.→ supply sb. with sth
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：For another, the handwriting of Chinese is quite special and unique, thus helping you create a new way of thinking
拓展句：For another, the handwriting of Chinese is quite special and unique which helps you create a new way of thinking
【高分句型1】 Nice to receive your letter, in which you sought for my advice on whether you should choose Chinese as a second language（运用了“介词+ which引导的非限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】 For one thing, Chinese is certainly one of the oldest and most beautiful languages that are still being used in the world（运用了that引导的定语从句）

34、答案：
Paragraph 1:
At that point I saw a young mother with her two kids. I thought that a beautiful woman with charming blue eyes must be willing to help me. So, with great expectation, I trotted briskly towards her with an appropriate smile on my face, and requested courteously if she could be kind enough to make a phone call for me. However, what I saw was the woman's face disfigured by frowns and what I heard was a sound of dismay and suspicion under her breath. Without a word, she pulled her kids to escape from me, as if scared by a murderer. I stood there, motionless, with a blank face and a sinking heart.
Paragraph 2:
Finally a man wearing a cheap T-shirt and dirty jeans seemed to notice me. I squeezed a smile though it failed to mask my weariness, and requested him the same thing. Unexpectedly, he took out his mobile phone for me without hesitation or any probing questions. Dancing in his eyes was the real kindness that I had been struggling to seek for so long. From that day on, I began to help other strangers in distress, just like the poor-looking but kind man, with the aim of passing kindness and melting the ice in many people's hearts.
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