新教材2023版高中英语单元检测卷四Unit4Exploringpoetry牛津译林版选择性必修第一册

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单元检测卷(四)
选择题部分
第一部分　听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What gift will the woman probably get for Mary?
A．A school bag.
B．A record.
C．A theatre ticket.
2．What will the woman tell the man?
A．Her company's name.
B．Her new address.
C．Her phone number.
3．When can the woman get the computer?
A．On Tuesday.
B．On Wednesday.
C．On Thursday.
4．Where is Mary going?
A．Home.
B．The park.
C．The bus stop.
5．Where are the man and the woman probably talking?
A．Inside a bookstore.
B．Outside an art museum.
C．Outside a sports centre.
第二节(共15小题； 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟； 听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6．What month is it now?
A．September.
B．October.
C．November.
7．What do we know about the speakers?
A．They are both football players.
B．They are both in training.
C．They both enjoy sports.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8．What are the speakers talking about?
A．A flight timetable.
B．The way to Union Street.
C．Hiring a taxi.
9．Where is the woman going on Saturday?
A．Garden Hotel.
B．The airport.
C．The taxi company.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．What did the man do with his old car?
A．He sold it.
B．He repaired the engine.
C．He repaired the wheels.
11．How does the man feel about his old car?
A．It was more comfortable.
B．It was worth the money.
C．It was in bad condition.
12．How does the man feel about his new car?
A．He thinks it is not worth the money he spent on it.
B．He thinks it is worse than the old one.
C．He thinks it is much better than the old one.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．What does the speaker mainly discuss?
A．The history of cola.
B．Soft－drink production.
C．Using cola as a drug.
14．How was cola originally sold?
A．As a soft drink.
B．As a medicine.
C．As a cooking oil.
15．Why did the speaker mention John S. Pamberton?
A．He sold cola to doctors.
B．He was a drugstore clerk.
C．He developed cola as a drug.
16．How was the drug made into a soft drink?
A．By mixing it with special oils.
B．By heating it.
C．By adding soda water.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What does the sentence “Behind every successful man there is a woman” mean?
A．There is a woman standing behind every successful man.
B．Women's support to men is a most important factor of men's success.
C．Every success depends on women.
18．Who wants to be as successful as men?
A．All women.
B．Every woman.
C．Not every woman.
19．Which of the following still exists in the US today?
A．Men can get the best jobs but women can't.
B．Women can't get equal pay for equal work.
C．Both A and B.
20．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Men support women in the women's liberation movement.
B．The government supports women in the women's liberation movement.
C．Women want to have the same chance for success.
第二部分　阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
POETRY CHALLENGE
Write a poem about how courage, determination, and strength have helped you face challenges in your life.
Prizes
3 Grand Prizes: Trip to Washington, D.C. for each of three winners, a parent and one other person of the winner's choice. Trip includes round­trip air tickets, hotel stay for two nights, and tours of the National Air and Space Museum and the office of National Geographic World.
6 First Prizes: The book SkyPioneer: APhotobiographyofAmeliaEarhart signed by author Corinne Szabo and pilot Linda Finch.
50 Honorable Mentions: Judges will choose up to 50 honorable mention winners, who will each receive a T­shirt in memory of Earhart's final flight.
Rules
Follow all rules carefully to prevent disqualification.
■Write a poem using 100 words or fewer. Your poem can be any format, any number of lines.
■Write by hand or type on a single sheet of paper. You may use both the front and back of the paper.
■On the same sheet of paper, write or type your name, address, telephone number, and birth date.
■Mail your entry to us by October 31 this year.
21．How many people can each grand prize winner take on the free trip?
A．Two. B．Three.
C．Four. D．Six.
22．What will each of the honorable mention winners get?
A．A plane ticket. B．A book by Corinne Szabo.
C．A special T­shirt. D．A photo of Amelia Earhart.
23．Which of the following will result in disqualification?
A．Typing your poem out. B．Writing a poem of 120 words.
C．Using both sides of the paper. D．Mailing your entry on October 30.
B
Just six months after the birth of my first daughter, I faced the most difficult decision any mother has to make.
As my husband wasn't able to adjust his schedule to allow employment of a part­time babysitter, I was given the choice of finding another full­time nanny or quitting my job as a writer and producer at a major Chicago radio station. All of a sudden I was facing the kind of life­changing decision that Robert Frost wrote about in “The Road Not Taken”. And like the character in Frost's poem, I ended up choosing “the road less traveled” for a woman in the 1970s. In the dawn of the women's liberation movement, women who stayed home to raise children were viewed as intellectually and socially inferior.
Even men saw working women as superior. When I told my boss at the radio station that I was quitting to stay home with a baby, he didn't believe I was serious. It took a while to convince (使信服) him that I wasn't seeking a better assignment.
The loss of income turned out to be the least of my troubles. Since I was no longer a working journalist, I had become a nobody in the truest sense of the word. That fact was driven home to me while attending a bureau meeting in Washington. I was talking with the Los Angeles bureau chief at a party when she suddenly asked me for what publication I worked. I told her I was home raising a child and with that she turned and walked away, leaving me so stunned that my mouth dropped open.
I came away from that incident realizing I had to develop an entirely new persona (角色)—that of helicopter mom! Even though being a stay­at­home mother placed me in the minority for my generation, I discovered other women on the same path.
24．What kind of challenge did the author face after her daughter's birth?
A．She was inexperienced in taking care of a baby.
B．Her husband didn't want to take on a part­time babysitter.
C．A full­time nanny was difficult to find at that time.
D．She had to stop working to look after her daughter.
25．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Robert Frost offered the author valuable advice.
B．Working women are regarded as superior in the United States.
C．The author was greatly troubled by the loss of income.
D．The author was fond of writing poems.
26．What did her boss think when the author told him she was quitting her job?
A．The author would stay home raising her child.
B．The author was not telling the truth.
C．The author meant what she said.
D．The author wanted to be superior.
27．After the talk with the Los Angeles bureau chief, the author ____________．
A．regretted having left her work position
B．realized only work can bring happiness
C．decided to go back to work immediately
D．continued to stay at home raising her baby
C
Anyone who passes regularly through busy public spaces knows that one victim of our obsession (痴迷) with digital devices such as smartphones has been small talk. With our eyes focused on our smartphones, fewer of us make conversation with strangers. But are we missing something in this loss of relaxing small talk?
A growing body of research suggests that small talk has surprising benefits. In a study published in 2014 in the PersonalityandSocialPsychologyBulletin, researchers found that daily interactions with casual acquaintances (泛泛之交) can contribute to day­to­day well­being. Participants were asked to record their daily interactions with people connected to them by “strong ties” (family and friends) and “weak ties” (acquaintances). On days when participants had more “weak­tie” interactions than usual, they reported a greater sense of belonging and happiness.
In a study published in the JournalofExperimentalPsychology in 2014, another group of researchers looked at interactions among strangers. They invited 118 commuters (通勤者) at a Chicago­area railway station and gave them three choices: to start a conversation on the train, to avoid any conversation and enjoy the loneliness or to do whatever they normally do on their commute. In surveys completed afterwards, those who were instructed to make conversation with strangers reported “notably more positive” commuters than those who rode in loneliness.
“Talking with a stranger may not offer the same benefits as talking with a close friend, but we underestimate (低估) its importance to us，” says the study's co­author, Nicholas Epley, a professor of behavioural science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Dr Epley traded his own smartphone for an old featureless phone, which has made him, he says, more open to “wonderful, short conversation with strangers”．
People overestimte the social risks involved in small talk, adds Dr Epley, “Most people not only want to talk to you, but they'll tell you secret things they may not even tell a family member.”
28．The first study got the findings from the participants by comparing their ____________．
A．strong­and weak­tie interactions
B．casual and close acquaintances
C．private and public interactions
D．family members and friends
29．What did the study done on the train find out?
A．People like to ride in loneliness on the train.
B．Few commuters like to chat with strangers.
C．There are three kinds of train commuters.
D．Chats with strangers bring joy to people.
30．Which of the following would Dr Epley probably agree with?
A．It is nicer to talk with strangers than friends.
B．Smartphones may kill small talk with strangers.
C．People fail to realize the importance of friendship.
D．Most strangers prefer to spend time on their phones.
31．What does the text mainly discuss?
A．The interactions with strangers. B．The loss of relaxing small talk.
C．The influence of smartphones. D．The important role of small talk.
D
That annoying kid brother or sister who broke your stuff and got you in trouble all the time may have actually done you a favour: A new study suggests that younger siblings (弟弟妹妹) might be good for your health.
Children who didn't welcome a baby brother or sister into the family before first grade had almost three times the likelihood of obesity (肥胖) compared with kids who experienced the birth of a sibling when they were around 3 to 4 years old, the study found.
“It is possibly because when there is a younger sibling in the family, a child might become more active—example, running around more with their younger sibling，” said Julie Lumeng, a public health researcher at the University of Michigan.
“Maybe families are more likely to take the kids to the park when there is a younger sibling, or maybe the children are less likely to sit, watching TV, when there is a younger sibling to ask them to join more active pretend play，” she added.
Mealtimes might also be different with a second kid at the table. Parents of only child can often focus too much on what their kid eats and which can lead to bad eating habits, some previous research suggests.
“When parents use restrictive or pressure­to­eat feeding practices, children have an increased risk of being overweight，” said Jeriea Berge, a researcher at the University of Minnesota.
“When a new child is introduced, parents may relax their focus on the older child's eating behaviours, making it possible for the older child to self­regulate their eating，” said Berge. “This self­regulation may lead to a healthier weight for the child with a sibling.”
For their study, Lumeng and her colleagues followed 697 US children from birth through age 6.
However, the authors acknowledged that their study lacked objectively measured birth weights and information on events such as a divorce, a move or a job loss in the family—all of which can influence the odds (可能性) of children becoming obese.
32．Compared to children with younger siblings, an only child may ____________．
A．become selfish B．become overweight
C．have a healthier lifestyle D．get better parental guidance
33．How may children change when they have a younger sibling?
A．They may refuse to play at home.
B．They may feel annoyed and unhappy.
C．They may have more physical activities.
D．They may spend more time with their parents.
34．For parents, which of the following may be good for their children's health?
A．Allowing kids to control their eating.
B．Using some restrictive feeding practices.
C．Paying more attention to kids' eating habits.
D．Letting the older child regulate the diet of the younger child.
35．What was the limitation of the study?
A．It was based on other researchers' studies.
B．It used an old­fashioned research method.
C．It did research only on dozens of families.
D．It failed to include other aspects influencing children's health.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Hobbies
Hobbies play an important role in our life. Most people have a lot of free time available but seldom use it gainfully. __36__ There are many hobbies from which you can pick and you can choose one that suits your talents.
Once you have decided to start a hobby, it will be wise to go through a list of popular hobbies and choose one that is close to your heart and can make you feel confident. Some of the most popular hobbies that people generally take to are reading, listening to music, gardening, fishing, sports, exercise and computer­related activities. __37__ Once you start, you seldom think of giving it up.
Learning a new hobby is really a wonderful experience. As you progress, you will be living in a new world and learning new skills. You will begin to discover your hidden talents that you didn't know. You will start reading more about your hobby, meeting other hobbyists with similar interests, exchanging views and building friend circles both near and far. __38__ In these games you will get the opportunity to meet others on a regular basis and develop great relationships.
__39__ They can help you keep good health and remain fit. On the other hand, if you are young and take a great interest in sports, you can develop your skills and finally get financially rewarded too. Similarly, gardening provides the hobbyists with enjoyable pastime and opportunity for relaxation. At the same time they get the rewards of their labour.
People take up hobbies for interest, enjoyment and relaxation. Over a period of time, you might develop outstanding skills and get financially rewarded. __40__
A．Each of these hobbies can give you great benefits.
B．This will change when you play games like golf, basketball or tennis.
C．Most importantly, having a hobby will help you get personal satisfaction.
D．Physical hobbies like sports and gardening can be very rewarding.
E．This will be more so if you take up games like golf, basketball or tennis.
F．Although these hobbies can benefit you a lot, you may not keep them forever.
G．They would rather chat with their friends than use their talents and start a hobby.
第三部分　语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
California officials are praising workers for rescuing a 13­year­old boy who fell into a river of sewage (污水) in Los Angeles. The boy, Jesse Hernandez, __41__ more than 12 hours in the city's __42__ underground sewage system. It is filled with refuse liquids and other waste materials, some of them __43__.
Jesse had been playing at a public park with other __44__ during a family gathering on Sunday. At one point, the children were __45__ pieces of wood that covered an opening leading to the sewage system. One of the wooden boards broke. The boy fell about eight metres down and __46__ in fast­moving sewage.
The other children __47__ told adults what had happened. The adults then called an emergency telephone line for help. Rescuers immediately began __48__ Jesse underground.
With the help of cameras they floated down the pipes, rescuers eventually located Jesse after seeing images of handprints on one of them. A crew of sanitation (环境卫生) workers hurried to the __49__ and opened a manhole (检查井). The first thing they __50__ was “Help”. Their patience and optimism paid off.
The crew lowered down a long rope to Jesse. The boy held onto the rope while workers __51__ him up. By the time workers found Jesse, about 700 metres of pipes had been __52__ during a 12­hour period. Jesse was spotted less than two kilometres from where he __53__. He was taken to hospital for a full physical examination and to be reunited with his __54__.
More than 100 people contributed much tirelessly to the __55__ of Jesse. Jesse was lucky to find a small area of breathable air and waited there until he was found.
41．A.wasted B．took
C．spent D．arranged
42．A.shallow B．large
C．deserted D．temporary
43．A.dusty B．unusual
C．useless D．poisonous
44．A.children B．visitors
C．strangers D．parents
45．A.below B．behind
C．over D．on
46．A.swam B．landed
C．suffered D．fought
47．A.seriously B．eventually
C．quickly D．exactly
48．A.searching for B．caring about
C．turning to D．calming down
49．A.system B．area
C．dustbin D．water
50．A.saw B．felt
C．feared D．heard
51．A.pulled B．packed
C．picked D．waked
52．A.judged B．selected
C．removed D．inspected
53．A.dived B．screamed
C．disappeared D．escaped
54．A.friends B．family
C．class D．relatives
55．A.struggle B．adventure
C．survival D．existence
非选择题部分
第三部分　语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第二节(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
The dictionary seems pretty simple. Words 56.________ (list) in order, and you simply turn to the right page and find the word you're looking for. But 57.________ (actual), there's something you might not know about the dictionary.
We think of dictionaries as large heavy 58.________ (book) that include everything. But there were not any simple, common words in early English dictionaries. In the 16th and 17th centuries, thanks 59.________ the Renaissance's (文艺复兴的) influence, English doubled its vocabulary by 60.________ (borrow) words from other languages. Throughout the 17th century, many English men published lists of hard words and people turned to the dictionary 61.________ (learn) these words.
Although Noah Webster wasn't 62.________ first American to produce a dictionary, his name was closely connected with the American dictionary. To fully research words, Webster learned 26 languages to write his dictionary, 63.________ is called TheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage. 64.________ (publish) in 1828, it had over 70，000 words. After Webster died in 1843, George and Charles Merriam 65.________ (buy) the rights to revise (修订) Webster's dictionary. Their efforts paid off in the fall of 1847 and the book sold well.
第四部分　写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节　应用文写作(满分15分)
假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter发来邮件说他对中国古诗很感兴趣，请你给他推荐一本学习中国古诗的书籍并给他回一封邮件。内容包括：
1．推荐的书及原因；
2．如何购买。
注意：
1．词数80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter，
I'm delighted to know you are interested in classical Chinese poetry.________________________________________________________________________
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Yours，
Li Hua
第二节　读后续写(满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Marina was extremely afraid of the dark. When the lights went out, everything and every shadow appeared to her as the most terrible monsters. Her parents explained to her every day with great patience that these things were not monsters. Marina understood her parents, but she could not stop feeling an awful fear whenever it was dark.
One day her aunt Valerie came to visit. Valerie was an incredible woman. She was famous for her courage, and had been to many journeys of adventure, some of which had been made into books and movies. Marina wanted to conquer her fear of the dark, so she asked her aunt how she became so brave, and whether she had ever been frightened.
“A great many times, Marina，” answered her aunt. “I remember when I was small and I was terribly afraid of the dark. I couldn't stay in the dark for even a moment.”
Marina became very excited. How was it possible that someone so courageous could have been afraid of the dark?
“I'll tell you a secret, Marina. It was some blind children who taught me how to be brave. They can't see, so if they had never discovered the secret of how not to be afraid of the dark, they would have been forever frightened.”
“It's true！” said Marina, intrigued. “Can you tell me that secret? ”
“Of course! The secret is to change your eyes. Since blind children can't see, their hands are their eyes. All what you have to do to conquer your fear is what they do. Close the eyes of your face and open the eyes of your hands. Let's make a deal: tonight, when you go to bed and put out the light, if anything makes you afraid, close your eyes, carefully get out of bed, and try to see what it is that's making you scared. But do it using your hands as eyes...and tomorrow tell me how you're getting on with the fear.”
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Marina accepted, but she was rather worried.____________________________________
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When her parents took her to bed, she herself put out the light.______________________
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单元检测卷(四)
第一部分
听力材料：
Text 1
W：Have you got any idea about what you'll buy for Mary's birthday?
M：Well, I'll get her a very new school bag. And I promised to take her to a film. What about you?
W：Oh, I haven't decided yet. I probably buy her a new music record as she likes it so much.
Text 2
W：Don't forget to write to me，Jason.
M：I won't. But let me make sure I have the right address.Is it 42 East Drive, Birmingham?
W：That's right. By the way, my office number has changed since I began to work at Morrison.
M：Has it? And tell me what it is, then.
Text 3
W：Now，can we get the computers before Wednesday?
M：Well，it depends. If it is less than 10 kilometres, we can deliver them on Tuesday. But if it's farther away, it'll be on Thursday. Where is your office?
W：Just around the corner.
Text 4
M：Hello, Mary. Why are you standing here in the cold wind?
W：I'm waiting for a bus, but the buses are full at this time of the day.
M：Where are you going? This isn't your home. You must take a bus from the other side of the street to go home.
W：I'm not going home now. I'm going for a walk in the park. I always like going for a walk before lunch.
M：Then aren't you going there on foot? It isn't very far.
W：Oh, no, Bill. It isn't very interesting to walk through the streets. In fact, it's very boring. So I always take bus No. 3.
Text 5
W：The admission price of the gallery is ten dollars per person. I think that's very expensive for a single exhibit.
M：But if we have student cards，we can get in for two.
W：Really? Let's have a try.
Text 6
M：Hi，Martha. I see you're working out, too. How many miles have you run so far?
W：Well, I've been around the track four times. That's two miles.
M：Are you getting in shape for any particular sport?
W：Yes, I've signed up for the school volleyball team.
M：That's wonderful. I'm going to play football.
W：When do you start?
M：In two weeks, at the beginning of November.
W：We're having our first volleyball practice tomorrow afternoon and our first game next week.
M：Great. I'll be sure to come and cheer for you.
Text 7
M：Good morning, City Taxi.
W：Good morning. I'd like to book a taxi to the airport for Saturday morning, please.
M：Where from?
W：I'm at Garden Hotel on Union Street. There will be three of us sharing. How much would it be?
M：About sixty dollars.
W：Sixty dollars? Each or all of us?
M：That's all together. What time do you want to leave?
W：Seven in the morning.
M：Right. We'll pick you up at your hotel at seven then.Thank you very much. Goodbye.
Text 8
W：Why did you sell the car?
M：It gave me too much trouble. I was spending too much money on it. I was...er... spending more money than it was worth. Unfortunately, of course, when you actually sell the car, you've already spent the money on it, so you lose both ways.
W：Well，what was the trouble with your old car?
M：The engine needed a lot of repairs and the wheels were giving trouble now and then. When I set off on a journey, it gave me a sort of feeling that I might not get to the other end, so I decided to change it.
W：Is the new car good?
M：Yes, it's newer，more comfortable，and it hasn't given me any trouble at all. When I set off, I'm quite sure that I'll be able to get to the other end safely.
Text 9
How many of you drink Coca－Cola? Nearly everybody. Did you know that cola started out not as a soft drink, but as a cure for headache back in the late eighteen hundreds?
John S. Pamberton, a doctor from Atlanta had experimented for many months to find a cure for the common headache. He worked at his home mixing and heating oils with other materials until he found one mixture that seemed to have good effect on headache.
He began to sell the mixture in drugstores. The customers had to mix it with water before drinking.
Then，how did cola change from a drug to a soft drink? That came about quite by accident. One day a patient who was suffering from headache came into a drugstore. He asked for a bottle of cola. He wanted to take it right away，so he asked the clerk to mix the medicine while he waited. It so happened there was no boiled water at the store. The clerk suggested mixing the drug with soda water. The customer agreed. After drinking it, the customer said it tasted wonderful. The clerk continued offering the mixture，and cola gradually became popular.
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People used to say “Behind every successful man there is a woman.”
Some women still like making their husbands and sons successful. But some women want more for themselves. They want good jobs. When they work, they want to be paid equally as men.
Today the best jobs are still given to men. Even when women do the same work, they are often paid less than men. Women want these things changed.
The women's liberation movement was started by women who didn't want to stand behind successful men. They wanted to stand beside men, with the same chance for success. The movement is quite new, and many American women do not agree with its purpose. But it has already made several changes in women's lives, and men's lives, too.
答案：
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11－15　CCABC　16－20　CBCCC
第二部分
第一节
A
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇应用文，介绍了诗歌挑战赛参赛作品的要求、奖励及规则等。
21．答案与解析：A　细节理解题。根据第一段中“Trip to Washington, D.C. for each of three winners，a parent and one other person of the winner's choice.(对三个获奖者中的每一个来说，到华盛顿哥伦比亚特区的旅行可以选择带父母中的一人和另外一个人)”可知，特等奖获得者可以带两个人。故答案为A。
22．答案与解析：C　细节理解题。根据第四段中“will each receive a T-shirt”可知，每一个荣誉奖获得者可以得到一件T恤衫。故答案为C。
23．答案与解析：B　推理判断题。根据Rules部分中第二句“Write a poem using 100 words or fewer.(用100个或更少的单词写一首诗)”可知，B项“写一首120词的诗”是不合格的。
B
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文。作者是一家电台的作家和制作人，生完孩子半年后她面临着人生重要的选择，继续工作还是在家抚养孩子。几经考虑，作者决定放弃工作，当好母亲，带好孩子。
24．答案与解析：D　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“...I was given the choice of finding another full-time nanny or quitting my job as a writer and producer at a major Chicago radio station.”可知，作者生了孩子后所面临的挑战就是要放弃工作而在家照顾孩子。
25．答案与解析：B　推理判断题。从第二段最后一句“In the dawn of the women's liberation movement, women who stayed home to raise children were viewed as intellectually and socially inferior.”以及作者在第四段中所描述的经历可以看出，与在家里待着的妇女相比，有工作的妇女在美国被人看成是高人一等的。
26．答案与解析：B　细节理解题。根据第三段中的“It took a while to convince (使信服) him that I wasn't seeking a better assignment.”可知，老板一开始认为她想找份更好的工作。由此可知，老板认为她没有说实话。
27．答案与解析：D　细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，经过那次谈话以后，作者决心当好母亲，带好孩子。由此可知D项为正确答案。
C
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇议论文，文章通过一重要的研究结果论述了闲谈的益处。
28．答案与解析：A　细节理解题。通读第二段可知，这项研究通过比较参与者的“强联系”交际和“弱联系”交际得出了结论。
29．答案与解析：D　细节理解题。根据第三段中的“In surveys completed afterwards... who rode in loneliness.”可知，这项研究发现，与陌生人的交谈会给人带来快乐。
30．答案与解析：B　推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Dr Epley traded his own smartphone for an old featureless phone，which has made him, he says, more open to ‘wonderful，short conversation with strangers’”．可推断，埃普利博士应该会认为，智能手机可能会使人们无法与陌生人闲谈。
31．答案与解析：D　主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要论述了闲谈的益处。文章的中心句为第二段首句“A growing body of research suggests that small talk has surprising benefits.”
D
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文。科学研究发现，家里有弟弟妹妹的孩子可能会更健康。
32．答案与解析：B　细节理解题。由第二段内容可知，与有弟弟妹妹的孩子相比，独生子女更有可能会超重。
33．答案与解析：C　细节理解题。由第三段中的“when there is a younger sibling in the family，a child might become more active”和第四段中的“Maybe families are more likely to take the kids to the park when there is a younger sibling”可知，当孩子有了弟弟或妹妹时，他们的活动量可能会增多。
34．答案与解析：A　细节理解题。由倒数第三段中的“This self-regulation may lead to a healthier weight for the child with a sibling.”可知，家长让孩子自己去调控饮食习惯对孩子的健康可能会有好处。
35．答案与解析：D　细节理解题。由最后一段中的“the authors acknowledged that their study lacked objectively measured birth weights and information on events such as a divorce，a move or a job loss in the family”可知，这项研究的不足之处在于没能将其他可能影响儿童健康的因素考虑在内。
第二节
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了培养兴趣爱好不仅可以给我们带来快乐，让我们放松，而且也能够使我们感到满足。
36．答案与解析：G　根据空前的“Most people have a lot of free time available but seldom use it gainfully.”可知，大多数人都有很多空闲时间但却很少有成效地利用这些时间，G项(他们宁愿和朋友聊天，也不愿发挥他们的才能，培养一个爱好)承接上文。故选G项。
37．答案与解析：A　上文列举了一些受欢迎的业余爱好；再根据空后的“Once you start，you seldom think of giving it up.(一旦开始，你就几乎不会想到放弃它)”可知，A项(这些爱好中的每一个都能给你很大的好处)符合语境。故选A项。
38．答案与解析：E　根据空后的“In these games you will get the opportunity to meet others on a regular basis and develop great relationships.(在这些体育活动中，你将有机会定期与其他人见面并发展良好的关系)”可知，设空处应列举出一些体育活动，与之相匹配的应该是E项(This will be more so if you take up games like golf, basketball or tennis.)。故选E项。
39．答案与解析：D　根据空后的“They can help you keep good health and remain fit.”以及后面提到的关键词sports和gardening可知，D项 (Physical hobbies like sports and gardening can be very rewarding.)符合语境。
40．答案与解析：C　根据空前内容可知，人们为了兴趣、快乐和放松而开始业余爱好，一段时间之后，你可能会发展出杰出的技能并获得经济上的回报。设空处应说明业余爱好更深层次的益处。故C项(最重要地是，拥有业余爱好可以帮助你获得个人的满足感)符合语境。
第三部分
第一节
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇新闻报道。主要讲述了一名13岁的男孩杰西·埃尔南德斯掉进了城市下水道，上百人不知疲倦地参与了杰西的救援工作。加利福尼亚州的官员对工作人员成功营救男孩一事进行了表彰。
41．答案与解析：C　根据空后的“more than 12 hours”可知，这名叫杰西的男孩被困在城市巨大的下水道里12个多小时。
42．答案与解析：B　根据整篇文章描述的救援难度并结合四个选项可知，这座城市的下水道很大。
43．答案与解析：D　句意为：下水道里都是污水和其他废料，其中一些还有毒。结合句意可知，只有D项符合题意。
44．答案与解析：A　句意为：在周日的家庭聚会上，杰西一直在和其他孩子在公园里玩耍。根据下句的“children”可知A项切题。
45．答案与解析：D　根据“pieces of wood that covered an opening”及后面的“The boy fell about eight metres down”可知，孩子们站在了遮盖下水道口的木板上。
46．答案与解析：B　根据“The boy fell about eight metres down”可知，他应该是掉进了快速流动的污水中。
47．答案与解析：C　根据语境及常识可知，其他孩子应该是立刻把发生的事告诉了大人。
48．答案与解析：A　根据下文可知，营救人员迅速开始在地下搜索杰西。search for意为“寻找”；care about意为“关心，在乎”；turn to意为“转向，求助于”；calm down意为“平静下来”。
49．答案与解析：B　句意为：一组环卫工人匆忙赶往该地，并打开了一处检查井。由前文他们找到了杰西的位置可知，此处是指赶往该地，应选B项。
50．答案与解析：D　根据后面的“Help”可知，应该是他们听到的第一句话是“救命”。
51．答案与解析：A　根据空前的“The boy held onto the rope”可知，男孩抓住绳索，工人们将他拉了上来。
52．答案与解析：D　句意为：工人们发现杰西之前，已经在12个小时内检查了大概700米的管道。根据前文用摄像机沿着管道找杰西可知，应选D项。
53．答案与解析：C　句意为：杰西被发现的地方距离他掉落的地方不到两千米。结合选项可知，应选C项。
54．答案与解析：B　句意为：他被送往医院进行全面检查，并与家人团聚。由句意可知，选B项。
55．答案与解析：C　根据整篇文章可知，很多人参与营救杰西，所以是为杰西的生还作出了贡献。
第二节
【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文。文章主要对词典做了介绍。
56．答案与解析：are listed　考查一般现在时的被动语态。由语境可知，此处是对现在事实的描述，应用一般现在时，又因为words和list之间是被动关系。故填are listed。
57．答案与解析：actually　考查副词。设空处作状语修饰后面整个句子，表示“实际上”。故填actually。
58．答案与解析：books　考查名词复数。由前面的dictionaries可知，此处应用名词复数。故填books。
59．答案与解析：to　考查介词。thanks to意为“由于”。
60．答案与解析：borrowing　考查动词-ing形式作宾语的用法。设空处作介词by的宾语。故填borrowing。
61．答案与解析：to learn　考查不定式作状语的用法。“求助于词典”的目的是“学习这些单词”。故填to learn。
62．答案与解析：the　考查冠词。序数词前常用定冠词，表示“第……”。故填the。
63．答案与解析：which　考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，补充说明dictionary，且在从句中作主语。故填which。
64．答案与解析：Published　考查过去分词作状语的用法。设空处在此作状语，又因为it与publish之间是被动关系，且publish所表示的动作已完成。故填Published。
65．答案与解析：bought　考查一般过去时。由前面的died in 1843可知，此处是对过去事实的描述，应用一般过去时。故填bought。
第四部分
第一节
参考范文：
DearPeter，
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It's a collection of famous Chinese poetry written during the Tang Dynasty which is the golden age of Chinese poetry.Intended for beginners，the book mainly focuses on poems that are easy to understand. And colorful pictures in the book make learning fun and interesting. What's more，the book offers English translations of all the poems, which I think will be of benefit to you.The book is readily available online.If you'd like，I can mail you a copy.
I wish you great pleasure in learning Chinese poetry.
Yours，
LiHua
第二节
参考范文：
Marinaaccepted, butshewasratherworried. She knew she had to be brave. After all, she was already old enough to conquer her fear. Determined to behave as her aunt told, she was willing to close her eyes and go to touch whatever it was that was frightening her. “Is it a little ridiculous to use the hands as eyes? ” She thought.
Whenherparentstookhertobed, sheherselfputoutthelight. After a short while, she felt afraid of one of the shadows in the bedroom. Oh! That terrible monster came. Marina was trembling, trying to cover herself with the quilt, but her heart still beat quickly, as if it would jump out of her chest. It seemed that the monster was approaching her. Suddenly Marina thought of her aunt's advice, so she closed the eyes of her face and opened the eyes of her hands. And summoning up all her courage, she went over to touch that mysterious shadow...It's her teddy bear! She smiled.