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建平中学2021学年第一学期期中考试
高三英语学科
(完卷时间：120分钟满分：140分)
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the endof each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and thequestions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, readthe four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the questionyou have heard.
1. A. Learning to drive. B. Buying the insurance.
C. Buying a car. D. Taking a plane.
2. A. At an airport. B. At a police station.
C. At a travel agency. D. At a hotel.
3. A. Customer and shop assistant.
B. Trainer and trainee.
C. Customer and travel agent.
D. Guide and tourist.
4. A. Cantonese food. B. Shanghai food.
C. Hunan food. D. None of the above.
5. A. 7 days. B. 1 year. C. Anytime. D. Two years.
6. A. She will sell it to buy a bookstore.
B. She is changing it into a bookstore.
C. She will rent it to a bookstore owner.
D. She is still hesitating about it.
7. A. Because of the cool air-conditioner.
B. Because of the dressing code.
C. Because of his politeness.
D. Because of the weather forecast.
8. A. She lost her purse.
B. She forgot to bring money.
C. She failed to attend the concert.
D. She was unable to get the student discount.
9. A. He was sorry for the woman’s absence.
B. He was happy about the woman’s absence,
C. He suggested the woman bring her daughter.
D. He suggested the woman visit the university.
10. A. Taylor is unlikely to change his behavior.
B. She thinks Taylor has turned over a new leaf.
C. Tailor is changing at such a speed as a leopard’s.
D. She is surprised but satisfied with Taylor’s change.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questionson each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken onlyonce. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide whichone would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. They are remarkably intelligent birds.
B. They can please a princess by sending roses.
C. They have a sense of environmental protection.
D. They have been trained to be rubbish collectors.
12 A. Nicolas de Villiers is the initiator of the crow rubbish picking campaign.
B. The idea of crow garbage collecting is rewarding the crows for their efforts.
C. The purpose of the crow garbage collectors is just to clean the environment.
D. The experiment of crow garbage collecting is quite different from that of crow intelligence.
13. A. Innovative cleaners of the environment.
B. Close supervisors of the theme park.
C. Bird exhibits to please park-goers.
D. Magical birds to train people.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Competitive and flexible personalities decide their achievement.
B. Their sensitivity to the surroundings leads to their success.
C. They share the idealistic personalities and pursue perfection.
D. Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates are middle children.
15. A. Scientists. B. Classical music players.
C. Artists. D. Chief executive officials.
16. A. Birth order affects personality.
B. Birth order influence career paths.
C. How people achieve their success.
D. Family size plays a part.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. Because of their durability.
B. Because they are symbols of status.
C. Because of the trend in fashion.
D. Because they look quite appealing.
18. A. The man was the creator of jeans.
B. The man applied for a patent for jeans.
C. It led to the popularity of jeans.
D. It led to a flood of fake products.
19 A. They are durable and wash easily.
B. They appear on sex and violence ads.
C. They win the favor of many women liberalists.
D. They are influenced by cowboy style and rebellious spirit.
20. A. The advantages of jeans. B. The culture of western America.
C. The history of jeans. D. The change of jeans.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
What to say to a rude person
As the British doctor Lord Robert Winston took a train from London to Manchester, he found himself becoming steadily annoyed. A woman had picked up her phone and began a loud conversation, ___1___ would last an unbelievable hour.Furious, Winston began to tweet about the woman.He took her picture and sent it to his more than 40,000 followers.
___2___ the train arrived at its destination, Winston got off and left quickly.He had enough of the woman’s rudeness.But the press were now waiting for her on the platform.And when they gleefully showed her the Lord’s messages, she used just one word to describe Winston’s actions: rude.
Winston’s tale is something of a microcosm of our age of increasing rudeness, ___3___ (fuel)by social media (and, often politics).What can we do to fix this?
Studies have shown that rudeness spreads quickly and virally, almost like the common cold.Just witnessing rudeness makes it far more likely ___4___ we, in turn, will be rude later on.Once infected, we are more aggressive, ___5___(creative) and worse at our jobs.The only way to end a conflicts to make a conscious decision to do so.We must have the courage to call it out, face to face.We must say,“Just stop.” For Winston, that would have meant ___6___(approach) the woman, telling her that her conversation was frustrating other passengers and politely asked her to speak more quietly or make a call at ___7___ time.
The rage and injustice we feel at the rude behavior of a stranger ___8___ drive us to do odd things.I surveyed 2,000 adults, three fourths of whom overreacted. The acts of revenge people had taken ___9___ (range) from the ridiculous(“I rubbed fries on their wind-shield”) to the disturbing (“I sabotaged them at work”).Winston did shine on the woman’s behavior—but from afar, in a way that shamed her.
We must instead combat rudeness head on.When we see it occur in a store, we must step up and say something.If it happens to a colleague, we must point it out.We must defend strangers in the same way we’d defend our best friends. But we can do it with grace, by handling it without a trace of aggression and without being rude ___10___.Because once rude people can see their actions through the eyes of others, they are far more likely to end that conflict themselves. As this tide of rudeness rises, civilization needs civility.
【答案】1. which
2. As soon as##When
3. fueled##fuelled
4. that 5. less creative
6. approaching
7. another 8. can
9. ranged 10. ourselves
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。作者主要通过这篇文章向我们描述了用粗鲁回应粗鲁只会更加糟糕，文明需要谦恭的礼貌。
【1题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：一位女士拿起电话，开始大声交谈，持续了一个令人难以置信的小时。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限定性定语从句，指代前面的句子，关系词在非限定性定语从句中作主语，所以用关系代词which引导。故填which。
【2题详解】
考查时间状语从句。句意：火车到达目的地时，温斯顿下了车，很快离开了。分析句子结构和结合前后语境可知，空处为时间状语从句的引导词，表示“当火车到达目的地，温斯顿下车后很多就离开了”，所以可以用when或者as soon as引导时间状语从句。故填As soon as/When。
【3题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：温斯顿的故事是我们这个时代越来越粗鲁的缩影，社交媒体（通常还包括政治）助长了这种粗鲁。分析句子结构可知，句中已有谓语动词，空处需要非谓语动词作定语，非谓语动词fuel和修饰的名词之间为被动关系，所以用过去分词。故填fueled/fuelled。
【4题详解】
考查名词性从句。句意：仅仅目睹粗鲁行为就更有可能使我们日后变得粗鲁。分析句子结构可知，makes后面的it为形式宾语，所以空处引导真正的宾语从句。宾语从句不缺成分，句意完整，所以用that引导。故填that。
【5题详解】
考查形容词的比较级。句意：一旦被感染，我们就会变得更具侵略性，创造力更低，工作也更糟糕。根据空前的more aggressive以及and后面的worse可知，空处需要形容词的比较级。根据语境可知，一旦被同化粗鲁的行为，我们的创造力就会更低。less creative“创造性较差的”。故填less creative。
【6题详解】
考查固定搭配。句意：对温斯顿来说，这意味着接近这位女士，告诉她她的谈话让其他乘客感到沮丧，并礼貌地请她说话小点声，或者在其他时间打电话。mean doing sth.“意味着做某事”。动名词作mean的宾语。故填approaching。
【7题详解】
考查形容词。句意：对温斯顿来说，这意味着接近这位女士，告诉她她的谈话让其他乘客感到沮丧，并礼貌地请她说话小点声，或者在其他时间打电话。根据句意可知，我们需要告知这位女士说话小声点，或者在其他的时间打电话，空处需要形容词another“其他的”，作定语修饰后面的名词。故填another。
【8题详解】
考查情态动词。句意：我们对陌生人的粗鲁行为感到愤怒和不公正，这会驱使我们做一些奇怪的事情。根据句意可知，对陌生人的粗鲁行为感到愤怒和不公正会趋势人们做一些奇怪的事情，所以空处需要情态动词can“能，会”，表示脑力或体力方面的某种“能力”。和后面的动词drive共同构成句子的谓语部分。故填can。
【9题详解】
考查谓语动词。句意：人们所采取的报复行为从荒谬的（“我在他们的挡风板上擦薯条”）到令人不安的（“在工作中我破坏了他们”）。分析句子结构可知，空处为句子的谓语动词，句子描述过去做过的调查，所以时态为一般过去时态，空处需要动词的过去式。故填ranged。
【10题详解】
考查反身代词。句意：但是，我们可以优雅地做到这一点，处理它时不带一丝侵略性，我们自己也不粗鲁。根据句意可知，我们自己可以不带侵略性的去处理问题，变得不再粗鲁。所以空处需要反身代词呼应主语we。故填ourselves。
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. benefit B. displayed C. documentation D. elegantly E. improbable F. intrusive
G. label H. lessen I. massive J. positively K. promotional
Norway’s new law on edited photos
A new law in Norway makes it illegal for advertisers and social media influencers to share ____11____ photos online without disclosing whether the images were altered.It modifies the 2009 Marketing and Control Act and sets to go into effect when the King of Norway decides it should.
The law concerns advertisers and people who receive “payment or other ____12____” in exchange for their posts. It will impact “brands, companies, and influencers’ sponsored posts,” and concerns posts on all social media sites.
The new law requires disclosures for edits made after the image was taken and before, such as Snapchat and Instagram filters that modify one’s appearance. Examples of edits that people who are being paid for pictures are required to ____13____include “enlarged lips, narrowed waists, and exaggerated muscles,” among other things.
Body pressure, or “kroppspress” in Norway, is a major topic of conversation in the country, the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs said in its report. “Young people are exposed to a(n)____14____ pressure to look good through advertising and social media, and the models ____15____ are often digitally retouched, which exposes young people to an ideal of beauty that is impossible to achieve.”
By prohibiting advertisers and influencers from posting such photos without proper ____16____ with a government-authorized stamp, the Ministry said it hopes to____17____ the negative impacts of body pressure on young people. “It is especially important to prevent the desire to make more ____18____ and long-lasting changes in one’s own look,” the Ministry said.
Some of Norway’s top influencers have already thought ____19____ about the new law, “Young people today are growing up to a completely _____20_____ beauty ideal,” Husebye, who was awarded “Influencer of the Year”,said “I feel that the new law can only help them to understand that this is not how you look, but it has been edited.”
【答案】11. K 12. A
13. G 14. I
15. B 16. C
17. H 18. F
19. J 20. E
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇议论文。主要讲述挪威发布关于编辑照片的新法律——禁止广告商和网红在没有政府授权标签的证明文件的情况下发布编辑过的照片，它希望减少身体焦虑对年轻人的负面影响。
【11题详解】
考查形容词。句意：挪威的一项新法律规定，广告商和社交媒体网红发布广告照片而不披露照片是否经过润色或涉嫌违法。分析句子结构可知，空格处应填形容词修饰空格后“photos”表示广告照片，promotional为形容词，表示“广告宣传的”，符合句意。故选K。
【12题详解】
考查名词。句意：该法律涉及广告公司和那些以发帖换取“报酬或其他利益”的人。分析句子结构可知，空格处应填名词，根据空格前“payment or other”可知，空格处应表示“利益，好处”，benefit作名词时表示“利益，好处”，符合句意。故选A。
【13题详解】
考查动词。句意：收钱者需要明确标记的修图示例包括“丰唇、细腰、增肌”等效果。分析句子结构可知，空格处应填动词原形，label为动词原形表示“标记”。符合句意。故选G。
【14题详解】
考查形容词。句意：“年轻人通过广告和社交媒体等途径面临着巨大的压力，要求他们看起来很好，而且展示的模特往往是被P过，这让年轻人接触到一种不可能实现的美丽理想。”分析句子结构可知，空格处应填形容词修饰空格后“pressure”，表示“巨大压力”，massive为形容词表示“巨大的，大量的”，符合句意。故选I。
【15题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：“年轻人通过广告和社交媒体等途径面临着巨大的压力，要求他们看起来很好，而且展示的模特往往是被P过，这让年轻人接触到一种不可能实现的美丽理想。”分析句子结构可知，空格处应填过去分词作后置定语修饰“the models”，displayed为过去分词表示“被展示出来的”，符合句意。故选B。
【16题详解】
考查名词。句意：该部表示，通过禁止广告商和网红在没有政府授权标签的证明文件的情况下发布编辑过的照片，它希望减少身体焦虑对年轻人的负面影响。分析句子结构可知，空格处应填名词作宾语，documentation为名词表示“证明文件，必备资料”，符合句意。故选C。
【17题详解】
考查动词。句意：该部表示，通过禁止广告商和网红在没有政府授权标签的证明文件的情况下发布编辑过的照片，它希望减少身体焦虑对年轻人的负面影响。分析句子结构“hope to do sth.”可知，空格处应填动词原形，lessen为动词表示“减少”，符合句意。故选H。
【18题详解】
考查形容词。句意：该部长说“特别重要的是，要抵制对自己的容貌进行更多干预和持久改变的愿望。”根据空格后“and long-lasting”可知，空格处应填形容词来修饰名词“changes”，intrusive为形容词表示“打扰的，侵入的”，符合句意。故选F。
【19题详解】
考查副词。句意：挪威的一些最有影响力的人已经开始积极地思考这项新法律，“如今的年轻人正在成长为一个完全不可能的美丽理想”，被授予“年度影响力人物”的Husebye说，“我认为新的法律只能帮助他们明白这不是你的样子，而是编辑过的样子。”分析句子结构可知，空格处应填副词作状语，positively为副词表示“积极地”，符合句意。故选J。
【20题详解】
考查形容词。句意：挪威的一些最有影响力的人已经开始积极地思考这项新法律，“如今的年轻人正在成长为一个完全不可能的美丽理想”，被授予“年度影响力人物”的Husebye说，“我认为新的法律只能帮助他们明白这不是你的样子，而是编辑过的样子。”分析句子结构可知，空格处应填形容词修饰空格后的“beauty ideal”，improbable为形容词表示“不可能的”，符合句意。故选E。
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
One of the roles of the Nobel Prize for literature is to shine a light on someone who has been less visible than they deserve. That role was ___21___ this year in the announcement of Abdulrazak Gurnah as winner.
Unlike previous popular recipients living in Britain, he is not a ___22___. He could, as he said after the announcement, have reached more readers, but his publications ___23___ to grant him that. His publisher felt sorry for the fact that he “is one of the greatest living African writers; yet no one has ever ___24___ him,” but with this he did not agree: “I didn’t think I was ignored.”
There is a(n) ___25___ , here, that has to do with who is doing the looking, and what counts as officially being noticed. There is also a point of ___26___: calling Gurnah an African writer. In fact, while that seems to broaden horizons, it narrows and distances what he is doing. Gurnah was born in Zanzibar, and left for Britain when he was 18, ___27___ regional conflicts for what he hoped would be calmer waters, which turned out to be stronger dark current. He has lived in Britain ever since.
He began and stuck to writing to ___28___, to himself, of the shock -- of racism, rejection, poverty and loneliness. His ten novels return to it ___29___, which begins in 1996’s Admiring Silence. His work exists because of Britain as well as Zanzibar; it may ____30____ both or wholly neither. It arrives out of a(n) ____31____ of English literature (Gurnah is professor of literature at the University of Kent), and his first language, the rhythms and stories of Islam.
____32____, many of the UK's thirteen Nobel-winning writers were born elsewhere as by 2019, 14% of the UK’s population were born abroad. People might also be astonished at how many of those countries were once part of the British empire. Gurnah has spoken of how much of the world is still processing the wounds that colonialism ____33____, especially the experience of “losing your place in the world”-- where place is not just ____34____, but also belonging, status and culture.
In this sense, Gurnah’s work, which ____35____ those who might not have been remembered in history--shopkeeper, homemakers, students and refugees, could not be more British. But, more importantly, it could not be more universal.
21. A. assumed B. fulfilled C. interpreted D. handled
22. A. household name B. black horse C. new face D. walking dictionary
23. A. demanded B. tended C. qualified D. failed
24. A. cast doubt on B. shown sympathy for C. taken any notice of D. put trust in
25. A. bridge B. gulf C. opposition D. association
26. A. illustration B. definition C. navigation D. accusation
27. A. prizing B. initiating C. fighting D. escaping
28. A. take care B. take charge C. make sense D. make sure
29. A. repeatedly B. periodically C. scarcely D. accidentally
30. A. bother with B. contribute to C. consist of D. admit to
31. A. spite B. knowledge C. empathy D. necessity
32. A. Obviously B. Naturally C. Consequently D. Strikingly
33. A. imposed B. healed C. received D. examined
34. A. psychological B. geographical C. ideological D. demographical
35. A. discounts B. awards C. spotlights D. evaluates
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. B 26. B 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. C 31. B 32. D 33. A 34. B 35. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了新近诺贝尔奖得主Abdulrazak Gurnah——一个不太受到关注的非裔英国作家，以及他的作品的特点。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：今年，Abdulrazak Gurnah宣布获胜，这一作用得以实现。A. assumed假设，猜测；B. fulfilled完成，实现；C. interpreted诠释，解释；D. handled解决。根据下文“the announcement of Abdulrazak Gurnah as winner”可知，Abdulrazak Gurnah宣布获胜标志着诺贝尔文学奖照亮那些不太受关注的人的作用实现了。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查名词短语辨析。句意：与之前生活在英国的受欢迎的获奖者不同，他不是一个家喻户晓的名字。A. household name家喻户晓；B. black horse黑马；C. new face新面孔；D. walking dictionary活字典。此处照应前文的“popular”指不被大众所知道的获奖者，即并非家喻户晓。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：正如他在宣布获奖后所说的那样，他本可以获得更多的读者，但他的出版物未能做到这一点。A. demanded要求；B. tended趋向于；C. qualified使……有资格；D. failed失败。根据下文“His publisher felt sorry for the fact”推知，他的出版物没能为他获得更多的读者。故选D。
【24题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：然而，从来没有人注意过他。A. cast doubt on质疑；B. shown sympathy for对……同情；C. taken any notice of注意；D. put trust in信任。根据上文“he is one of the greatest living African writers;”和表示转折意义的yet可知，尽管Abdulrazak Gurnah是现在非洲最了不起的作家之一，但却没有得到任何人的注意。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这里有一个分歧，那就是谁在看，什么才算正式被注意到。A. bridge桥梁；B. gulf海湾，鸿沟，分歧；C. opposition相反；D. association联合。根据下文“who is doing the looking, and what counts as officially being noticed.”可知，此处是指怎样才算被关注，因为标准不一样，结果就不一样，因此这里存在一个分歧。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：还有一个定义问题：称Gurnah 为非洲作家。A. illustration阐述；B. definition释义，定义；C. navigation导航；D. accusation指控，控告。根据下文“Gurnah was born in Zanzibar, and left for Britain when he was 18”和“He has lived in Britain ever since. ”可知，Gurnah虽然出生在非洲但自18岁以后就一直生活在英国，因此称他为“非洲作家”还存在定义上的问题。故选B。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Gurnah出生在桑给巴尔，18岁时前往英国，为他希望的更平静的局面而逃离地区冲突，结果发现那里的暗流更强。A. prizing珍视，重视；B. initiating发起，创始；C. fighting战斗，斗争；D. escaping逃避，逃离。根据上文提到他18岁离开非洲到英国可知，他是为了逃离地区冲突，希望来到更平静的局面。故选D。
【28题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：他开始并坚持写作，以使自己理解种族主义、排斥、贫困和孤独的冲击。A. take care小心；B. take charge负责；C. make sense有道理，理解；D. make sure确定。make sense of“理解”。结合句意可知，此处是指Gurnah通过写作让自己理解种族主义、排斥、贫困和孤独的冲击。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：他的十部小说反复回到这个主题，这始于1996年《令人钦佩的沉默》。A. repeatedly反复地，再三地；B. periodically定期地；C. scarcely几乎不；D. accidentally偶然地。根据上文“He began and stuck to writing to ___8___, to himself, of the shock -- of racism, rejection, poverty and loneliness.”可知，Gurnah的小说反复以种族主义、排斥、贫困和孤独为主题。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：它可以由两者组成，也可以完全不由两者组成。A. bother with打扰，烦扰；B. contribute to 促成，有助于；C. consist of由……组成；D. admit to录取，允许某人进入……。根据上文“His work exists because of Britain as well as Zanzibar”可知，Gurnah的作品有时由这两个国家的文化组成。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：它源于对英国文学的了解(Gurnah是肯特大学的文学教授)，也源于他的第一语言——伊斯兰的节奏和故事。A. spite恶意，怨恨；B. knowledge知识，了解；C. empathy移情，共情；D. necessity必需品。根据“Gurnah is professor of literature at the University of Kent”可知，Gurnah的作品部分是源于他对英国文学的了解，因为他是肯特大学的文学教授。故选B。
【32题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：引人注目的是，英国的13位诺贝尔文学奖得主中，有很多人都出生在国外，到2019年，英国14%的人口出生在国外。A. Obviously显然；B. Naturally自然而然；C. Consequently因此；D. Strikingly惊人地，醒目地。根据下文“many of the UK’s thirteen Nobel-winning writers were born elsewhere”可知，英国的诺贝尔文学奖得主大多出生在国外的事实是令人震惊的。故选D。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Gurnah曾谈到，世界上有多少地方仍在处理殖民主义造成的创伤，特别是“失去你在世界上的位置”的经历——在那里，位置不仅是地理上的，还包括归属感、地位和文化。A. imposed强制实行；B. healed治愈；C. received收到；D. examined检查。结合常识和“colonialism”可知，殖民主义是强加在人们身上的。故选A。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。Gurnah曾谈到，世界上有多少地方仍在处理殖民主义造成的创伤，特别是“失去你在世界上的位置”的经历——在那里，位置不仅是地理上的，还包括归属感、地位和文化。A. psychological心理的，精神上的；B. geographical地理上的；C. ideological思想上的，意识形态；D. demographical人口统计的。根据上文“losing your place in the world”和下文“belonging, status and culture”可知，这里提到的位置不仅仅是地理上的，还包括归属感、地位和文化。故选B。
35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：从这个意义上说，Gurnah的作品不能再英国化的了，它们聚焦了那些可能在历史上不被记住的人——店主、家庭主妇、学生和难民。A. discounts打折；B. awards颁奖；C. spotlights特别关注，突出报道；D. evaluates评估。结合句意可知，此处是指Gurnah的作品关注都是那些在历史上可能不被记住的平凡人物。故选C。
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Once, Mama had read about geraniums in a magazine -- versatile, pretty, easy to grow - and, she became possessed with a vision of a house flooded with flowers. The notion inspired her into motion. She spent a small fortune on elegant plant stands, imported flowerpots and armies of fully grown geraniums. She could be like that: my mother always had sudden sprints of creativity.
She also asked for my help, and we squatted in the backyard together, arranging roots in their elegant containers. Mama wore long gardening gloves over her manicured hands, and her finger pressed soil into place with fastidiousness and even passion. She had bought me gloves too, but I refused to wear them.
“You’ll get so dirty, Perla.”
“I want to get dirty.”
“Ay, Perla,” she said, shaking her head. She said no more but beamed with irritation. My refusal disturbed the plan for how the geranium days should go, mother and daughter tending flowers and don’t they look picture perfect in their matching gloves? For half an hour she would not talk to me, but then she thawed, so absorbed in her project that she forgot my fault, or perhaps for fear that I might abandon the project altogether.
She needn’t have worried. I didn’t want to leave. It was a rare chance to spend time with my mother. I could scent her perfume and feel breaths without having to find anything to say. We often struggle to communicate with each other, beyond the essential good morning and good night, as though we were strangers or beginners of a language. I wanted to learn my mother’s language, if only to better understand her and to increase the chances of her understanding me. There is so much I longed to tell her as I squatted beside her, but I also feared that, If I started, other matters might leap out that were not meant to be spoken. Better not to risk the opening. Better not to attempt too much speech with my mother.
When all the flowers were ready in their pots, mama spent another day distributing them through the house. There were more flowers than any other house in our Buenos Aires -- so that when you entered, you felt as though you’re swimming through petals.
36. Based on paragraph 1, Perla viewed her mother’s decision to plant the geraniums as _________.
A. creative B. amusing C. unsurprising D. worthwhile
37. In paragraph 5, the underlined word “thawed”, probably means _________.
A. agreed B. complained C. softened D. denied
38. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Perla?
A. She volunteered to assist her mother in repotting the geraniums.
B. She exchanged her opinions on essential matters with her mother.
C. She was eager to learn a foreign language to better understand her mother.
D. She wanted to stay with her mother even without verbal communication.
39. The author wrote this passage in order to _________.
A. apologize for her misconduct in her childhood
B. praise her mother for her gardening skills
C. provide useful information for geraniums lovers
D. express her mixed emotions towards her mother
【答案】36. C 37. C 38. D 39. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者和自己的母亲种植天竺葵的故事，作者和母亲之间用语言沟通不易，但是作者仍然深爱自己的母亲。
【36题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“She could be like that: my mother always had sudden sprints of creativity.”（她可能就是那样的：我母亲总是有突如其来的创造力。）可知，作者认为自己的母亲种植天竺葵这一决定是不足为奇的。故选C项。
【37题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第五段“For half an hour she would not talk to me”（有半个小时她不肯跟我说话）以及“so absorbed in her project that she forgot my fault, or perhaps for fear that I might abandon the project altogether.”（全神贯注于她的项目，以至于她忘记了我的过错，或者可能是因为担心我可能会完全放弃这个项目。）可知，作者的母亲开始是恼怒的，之后变得友好，全神贯注于她的项目、忘记了作者的过错，推测划线单词表示“变得友好”，与softened同义。故选C项。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“It was a rare chance to spend time with my mother. I could scent her perfume and feel breaths without having to find anything to say.”（这是一次难得的与母亲共度时光的机会。我可以闻到她的香水味，感觉呼吸，而不需要找任何话来说。）可知，作者不需要找任何话跟母亲说，愿意和母亲共度时光，所以“即使没有语言交流，她也想和母亲待在一起”表述正确。故选D项。
【39题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“There is so much I longed to tell her as I squatted beside her, but I also feared that, If I started, other matters might leap out that were not meant to be spoken. Better not to risk the opening. Better not to attempt too much speech with my mother.”（当我蹲在她身边时，我有太多的话想告诉她，但我也担心，如果我开始说，其他本来不该说的事情可能会跳出来。最好不要冒险开始。最好不要跟我妈妈说太多的话。）可知，作者希望和母亲交流，但是又担心说出不合适的事情，最后选择不和母亲说太多的话，所以作者写这篇文章是为了表达她对母亲的复杂的感情。故选D项。
(B)
▲Allerton, Liverpool
£590,000
A large-area lawn would look at home on a traditional red-brick campus. Six miles south of the University of Liverpool and the “knowledge quarter”, it is part of Allerton Priory, designed and built by Victorian gothic architect Alfred Waterhouse in the early 1800s for a local merchant and now separated into apartments. There’s a three-bedroom duplex (复式) on the lower ground and ground floor. The living room has floor-to-ceiling windows and views of the grounds, and there’s a private gate for residents leading to Allerton Manor sports car club.
Fine & Country, 0151-947-0810

▲ Halton, Lancashire
£285,000
This environmentally-friendly home is in the eco-settlement of Forgebank in the village of Halton on the outskirts of Lancaster. It may suit the buyers—with conscience and cash—who have chosen to settle close to the city they studied in. The complex sits on the banks of the River Lune and next to the Forest of Bowland. A two-bedroom home covers 1,050 sqft with a balcony. The funky yellow kitchen cabinetry is by local carpenters.
The Modern House, 0203-795-5920

▲Eddington, Cambridge
£689,950
The local government of Cambridge is developing a new sustainable residential district two miles north of the city centre with 3,000 homes, 2,000 postgraduate rooms for the University of Cambridge, sports facilities, a market square and parkland. One of the newest phases is Knights Park. There’s a two-bedroom, two-bathroom luxury flat on the fourth floor of the Florey building with no stamp duty to pay.
Hill, 01223-607-200

▲City centre, Bristol
£565,000
This two-bedroom first-floor apartment is in a pastel-coloured, period townhouse on the waterfront in the heart of Bristol’s nightlife, with a parking space, a lift and views of the Floating Harbour and the Arnolfini arts centre. Beyond is the tree-lined Georgian gardens of Queen Square in the old town. The University of Bristol is a 30-minute walk away.
Knight Frank, 0117-317-1996


40. Which of the following is TRUE about the house in Allerton?
A. It enjoys an open and broad view of nearby grounds.
B. It is located on the campus of the University of Liverpool.
C. It is convenient to be accepted by a sports car club as a member.
D. It used to be a gothic school constructed in the early 19th century.
41. What can be inferred according to the leaflet?
A. The buyer of the house in Halton expects to make a deal as soon as possible.
B. Lancaster is a city famous for its environmentally-friendly rural settlements.
C. The University of Cambridge owns the new residential district in Eddington.
D. The city centre of Bristol boasts a combination of modernity and ancientness.
42. Alex and Susan, a newly married couple who love sports and own a car, are looking for a two-bedroom house property. They may contact _______ to ask for more information.
A. Fine & Country B. The Modern House
C. Hill D. Knight Frank
【答案】40. A 41. D 42. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四处房产的情况。
【40题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一部分中“The living room has floor-to-ceiling windows and views of the grounds, and there’s a private gate for residents leading to Allerton Manor sports car club.(客厅里有落地窗，可以看到周围的景色，还有一扇私人大门，面向居民，通往阿勒顿庄园跑车俱乐部)”可知，A选项“它拥有开阔的视野，可以看到附近的场地”正确。故选A。
【41题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“This two-bedroom, first-floor apartment is in a pastel-coloured, period townhouse on the waterfront in the heart of Bristol’s nightlife, with a parking space, a lift and views of the Floating Harbour and the Arnolfini arts centre. Beyond is the tree-lined Georgian gardens of Queen Square in the old town.(这套有两间卧室的一楼公寓位于海滨一座色彩柔和的联排别墅内，是布里斯托尔夜生活的中心，有一个停车位，一个电梯，可以看到浮港和阿尔诺菲尼艺术中心。再往外就是老城女王广场绿树成荫的乔治时代花园)”可推知，布里斯托市中心是现代与古老的结合。故选D。
42题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三部分中“There’s a two-bedroom, two-bathroom luxury flat on the fourth floor of the Florey building with no stamp duty to pay. (Florey大厦四楼有一套两卧两卫的豪华公寓，无需缴纳印花税。希尔：01223-607-200)”可知，亚历克斯和苏珊是一对新婚夫妇，他们喜欢运动，有一辆车，正在寻找一套两居室的房产。他们可能会联系希尔询问更多信息。故选C。
(C)
What would the world be if there were no hunger? It’s a question that the late ecologist Donella Meadows would ask her students at Dartmouth College back in the 1970s. She set out to create a global movement. The result—an approach known as systems thinking—is now seen as essential in meeting big global challenges.
Systems thinking is crucial to achieving targets such as zero hunger and better nutrition because it requires considering the way in which food is produced, processed, delivered and consumed, and looking at how those things relate with human health, the environment, economics and society. According to systems thinking, changing the food system—or any other network—requires three things to happen. First, researchers need to identify all the players in that system; second, they must work out how they relate to each other; and third, they need to understand and quantify the impact of those relationships on each other and on those outside the system.
Take nutrition for example. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization tracked 150 biochemicals in food and various databases, which revealed the relationships between calories, sugar, fat, vitamins and the occurrence of common diseases. But using machine learning and artificial intelligence, network scientists propose that human diets consist of at least 26,000 biochemicals and that the vast majority are not known. This shows that we have some way to travel before achieving the first objective of systems thinking—which, in this example, is to identify more constituent parts of the nutrition system.
A systems approach to creating change is also built on the assumption that everyone in the system has equal power and status. But the food system is not an equal one. There have been calls for a World Food and Nutrition Organization, so that legally binding policies can be applied to all its members. Another way to address power imbalances is for more universities to do what Meadows did and teach students how to think using a systems approach.
A team of researchers has done just that, through the Interdisciplinary Food Systems Teaching and Learning program. Students from disciplines including agriculture, ecology and economics learn together by drawing on their collective expertise in tackling real-world problems, such as how to reduce food waste. Since its launch in 2015, the program has trained more than 1,500 students from 45 university departments.
More researchers, policymakers and representatives from the food industry must learn to look beyond their direct lines of responsibility and embrace a systems approach, as the editors of Nature Food advocate in their launch editorial. Meadows knew that visions alone don’t produce results, but concluded that “we’ll never produce results that we can’t envision”.
43. The passage is mainly about ________.
A. how to conduct research efficiently B. how to build a world food organization
C. an approach to solving real-world problem D. an approach to applying scientific findings
44. According to paragraph 3, the study conducted by network scientists revealed that ________.
A. artificial intelligence is more useful than traditional methods
B. achieving systems thinking requires identifying more components
C. we are unable to gain thorough understanding of our nutritious system
D. some biochemicals are related with the occurrence of common diseases
45. According to the passage, what do we know about the Interdisciplinary Food Systems Teaching and Learning program?
A. It is the only way of solving imbalance in our food system.
B. It aims to urge the governments to carry out its food policies.
C. It seeks to solve theoretical issues about food and nutrition
D. It has cultivated many interdisciplinary talents since its launch.
46. What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
A. Results can’t be produced. B. Vision brings about change.
C. Action matters more than saying. D. Systems thinking is too difficult to realize.
【答案】43. C 44. B 45. D 46. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了解决全球挑战的重要方法——系统思维。
【43题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，结合第一段中“The result—an approach known as systems thinking—is now seen as essential in meeting big global challenges.(其结果——一种被称为系统思维的方法——现在被视为应对重大全球挑战的关键)”可知，文章主要介绍了系统思维对于实现零饥饿和改善营养等目标至关重要，并以营养为例说明这种方法如何发挥作用。由此可知，本文主要是关于“一种解决现实问题的方法”。故选C项。
【44题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“This shows that we have some way to travel before achieving the first objective of systems thinking — which, in this example, is to identify more constituent parts of the nutrition system.(这表明，在实现系统思维的第一个目标之前，我们还有一段路要走——在这个例子中，系统思维的第一个目标是识别营养系统的更多组成部分)”可知，这项研究表明实现系统思维需要识别更多的组成部分。故选B项。
【45题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“Students from disciplines including agriculture, ecology and economics learn together by drawing on their collective expertise in addressing real-world problems, such as how to reduce food waste. Since its launch in 2015, the program has trained more than 1,500 students from 45 university departments.(来自农业、生态学和经济学等学科的学生通过利用他们的集体专业知识来解决现实世界的问题，例如如何减少食物浪费，从而共同学习。自2015年启动以来，该项目已经培训了来自45个大学院系的1500多名学生)”可知，跨学科食品系统教学项目自启动以来培养了很多跨学科的人才。故选D项。
【46题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段划线部分前的“visions alone don’t produce results(只有远见是不会产生结果的)”可知，光有远见卓识无法产生结果，but表示转折，所以后文强调远见卓识的重要性，即虽然光有远见卓识无法产生结果，但是不具有远见卓识就永远不会产生结果。由此推知，愿景带来改变。故选B项。
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need
When your home becomes a tourist attraction
Have you ever looked at a beautiful little news house in London and thought “It must be so amazing to live there?”_____47_____ But for the people who actually do live in those homes, social media photography has changed what it means to live in a picturesque place.
Alice Johnston is a longtime resident of Notting Hill, the London neighborhood famous for pastel-painted row houses and for being the setting of the movie of the same name. Johnston, a journalist, has complicated feelings about her Instagram-beloved neighborhood. She lives on Portobello Road, one of the capital’s most famous streets. _____48_____
Once, she and a friend were walking his French bulldog when a tourist asked if they could “borrow” the pup for a quick photo. The friend and the dog agreed, the Instagrammer posed with the Frenchie in front of a bright blue door and then handed over five pounds as a thank you. In that story, everybody had a good time. _____49_____“I was once woken up at 6 a.m. on Easter Sunday by French teenagers taking pictures outside,” Johnston says.
_____50_____ Johnston tries to be sympathetic to travelers coming to her hometown, recalling how she loved taking pictures of historic neighborhoods like the Marais in Paris and Alfama in Lisbon. In fact, she recently found photos of herself as a teenager hanging out at the Notting Hill Carnival, years before she moved to the capital herself. “I love to travel, so I have to be pretty understanding when people travel to where I live, and I feel lucky that it’s cool enough that people want to come where I live.”
A. And she has witnessed all kinds of crazy behavior committed in the pursuit of the perfect snapshot.
B. But there can be a darker side to living inside what some people think is a movie set.
C. “For us it’s a tremendous pleasure to be able to share the house and see so many people happy and excited about it.”
D. If so, you’re not the only one.
E. When private homes become tourist attractions, conflicts can occur.
F. When it comes to living in a much-photographed place, some people try to take the good with the bad.
【答案】47. D 48. A 49. B 50. F
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了当你的家成为旅游景点后，其好的方面以及不好的方面。作者提出当生活在一个经常上镜的地方时，应试图接受好的和坏的方面。
【47题详解】
根据上句“Have you ever looked at a beautiful little mews house in London and thought “It must be so amazing to live there? (你是否曾经在看到伦敦漂亮的小马厩时想过：住在那里一定很神奇吧?)” D项：If so, you’re not the only one.(如果是这样，你不是唯一一个这样做的人) 符合题意，承接上文，其中so (如此)，是对上句问题的肯定的回答。故选D。
【48题详解】
根据上句“She lives on Portobello Road, one of the capital’s most famous streets.(她住在波多贝洛路，这是首都最著名的街道之一)”A项：And she has witnessed all kinds of crazy behavior committed in the pursuit of the perfect snapshot.(她见证了人们为了追求完美的快照而做出的各种疯狂行为)承接上句，and并列介绍Johnston的相关情况，其中“she”原词重现。故选A。
【49题详解】
根据上句“In that story, everybody had a good time. (在那个故事里，每个人都玩得很开心)”以及后句“I was once woken up at 6 a.m. on Easter Sunday by French teenagers taking pictures outside(有一次在复活节的早上6点，我被在外面拍照的法国青少年吵醒)”可知上下句之间为转折关系，且引起下文。B项：But there can be a darker side to living inside what some people think is a movie set.(但住在一些人认为是电影场景的房子里也可能有黑暗的一面)合乎题意。故选B。
【50题详解】
根据上段“I was once woken up at 6 a.m. on Easter Sunday by French teenagers taking pictures outside(有一次在复活节的早上6点，我被在外面拍照的法国青少年吵醒)”谈到其不好的地方；以及本段后句“Johnston tries to be sympathetic to travelers coming to her hometown, recalling how she loved taking pictures of historic neighborhoods like the Marais in Paris and Alfama in Lisbon. (约翰斯顿试图对来到她家乡的旅行者表示同情，她回忆起自己是如何喜欢拍摄巴黎玛莱区(Marais)和里斯本阿尔法玛区(Alfama)等历史街区的照片)”谈到其好的地方；可知设空处承上启下， F项：When it comes to living in a much-photographed place, some people try to take the good with the bad.(当生活在一个经常上镜的地方时，有些人试图接受好的和坏的)合乎题意。故选F。
IV. Summary Writing
51. Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in NO MORE THAN 60 WORDS. Use your own words as far as possible.
The lost art of listening
Do you think you’re a good listener? Chances are that you do. But studies show that most people seriously overestimate their ability to listen. The truth is we are generally not good at listening, and our listening comprehension declines as we age.
This was proven by Dr. Ralph Nichols, who conducted a simple experiment to test students’ listening skills. He had some Minnesota teachers stop what they were doing mid-class, and then asked students to describe what their teachers had been talking about. While older kids with more developed brains, are usually assumed to be better listeners, the results, however, showed otherwise: While 90 percent of first-and second-graders gave correct responses, this percentage dropped rapidly as the students got older.
One reason for our poor listening concerns the speed at which we think. The adult brain can process up to around 400 words per minute, more than three times faster than the speed an average person speaks. This means we can easily think about something else while someone is talking to us, allowing our mind to wander or get sidetracked. The younger students in Dr. Nichols’s experiment were better listeners partly because their brains were less developed — they lacked the extra brain power to be distracted.
Another factor that contributes to our poor listening is our ever-decreasing attention span. According to a Mircrosoft study, the age of smartphones has had a negative impact here. In 2000 — around the time the mobile revolution began — the average human attention span was 12 seconds; by 2013, it had fallen to 8 seconds. Even a goldfish — with an average attention span of 9 seconds — can hold a thought for longer!
More and more people now realize that listening is a skill that can be developed through practice. Learning to observe a speaker’s body language and emotions, for example, can improve our active listening. Even the simple act of note-taking or making eye contact can help us stay focused while listening.
【答案】An experiment which shows that the younger students listen better than the older ones proves that our listening comprehension weakens as we get older. Not only are adults more easily distracted than the younger students but also our attention span leads to our poor listening. But people are increasingly aware that listening skill can be promoted by practice.
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了倾听能力的变弱，以及变弱的原因。
【详解】1.要点摘录
①The truth is we are generally not good at listening, and our listening comprehension declines as we age.
②This was proven by Dr. Ralph Nichols, who conducted a simple experiment to test students’ listening skills.
③While older kids with more developed brains, are usually assumed to be better listeners, the results, however, showed otherwise: While 90 percent of first-and second-graders gave correct responses, this percentage dropped rapidly as the students got older.
④One reason for our poor listening concerns the speed at which we think.
⑤Another factor that contributes to our poor listening is our ever-decreasing attention span.
⑥More and more people now realize that listening is a skill that can be developed through practice.
2.缜密构思
将①②③④⑤五个要点进行整合， 将⑥一个要点进行重组。
3.遣词造句
Our listening comprehension weakens as we get older.
Dr. Ralph Nichols’ experiment shows that the younger students listen better than the older ones.
Adults are more easily distracted than the younger students.
But more and more people are aware that listening skill can be promoted by practice.
【点睛】[高分句型1] An experiment which shows that the younger students listen better than the older ones proves that our listening comprehension weakens as we get older.(运用了which引导的定语从句)
[高分句型2] Not only are adults more easily distracted than the younger students but also our attention span leads to our poor listening.(运用了not only …but also句型，并且将not only放句首构成了倒装句)
V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
52. 究竟是什么激发了他创建社团的积极性?(motivate)(汉译英)
【答案】What on earth motivated him to set up a society /community/social club?
/What was it that motivated him to set up a society /community/social club?
【解析】
【详解】考查名词，动词和强调句型。表示“究竟”用短语on earth，表示激发用motivate，这里是过去式，描述过去发生的事情，表示“创建”用set up，表示“社团”用society community，或是social club，“社团”是可数名词，这里是泛指，故用a修饰，表示“是什么”用疑问词what，置于句首首字母大写。故译为What on earth motivated him to set up a society community/social club?也可用强调句型来表示，译为What was it that motivated him to set up a society community/social club?
53. 还未体验秋日之美，冬天已悄然来临。(experience) (汉译英)
【答案】Winter quietly came before we had the chance to experience the beautiful autumn.
【解析】
【详解】考查状语从句和时态。此处主句主语为winter，表示“悄然来临”应用quietly come；后跟before引导的时间状语从句，主语为we，表示“体验秋日之美”翻译为have the chance to experience the beautiful autumn，句子用一般过去时。故翻译为Winter quietly came before we had the chance to experience the beautiful autumn.
54. 他折好衣服铺好床后，惊讶地发现枕头下面有一个红包。(the moment) （汉译英）
【答案】The moment he folded his clothes and made the bed, he was surprised to find a red envelope under his pillow.
【解析】
【详解】考查时态、短语和从句。句子陈述过去的事情应用一般过去时；“他折好衣服铺好床后”可处理the moment引导的时间状语从句，“折叠”表达为fold，“铺床”表达为make the bed；“惊讶地发现枕头下面有一个红包”为主句，“做某事惊讶”表达为be surprised to do sth.，“红包”表达为a red envelop，“在他枕头下”表达为under his pillow。结合其他汉语提示，故翻译为The moment he folded his clothes and made the bed, he was surprised to find a red envelope under his pillow.
55. 唯有重视科学民主之进步，方可在那个艰苦卓绝的年代造就勇于担当勇攀高峰的青年。（汉译英）
【答案】Only by focusing on the development / progress of science and democracy can we cultivate the teenagers / young men / people who have the courage to shoulder their responsibility and strive for the best / conquer the highest mountain in those extremely hard years.
【解析】
【详解】考查动词、短语、名词和倒装句式。表示“唯有”用only by引起的倒装句式，表示“重视”用短语focus on，表示“民主、科学”用名词 science and democracy ，表示“勇于担当”用词组 have the courage to shoulder their responsibility，表示“勇攀高峰”用词组 strive for the best / conquer the highest mountain ，且only加状语位于句首时用部分倒装句式，故翻译为Only by focusing on the development / progress of science and democracy can we cultivate the teenagers / young men / people who have the courage to shoulder their responsibility and strive for the best / conquer the highest mountain in those extremely hard years。
VI. Guided Writing
56. Directions: Write an English composition in about150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
近期某教育杂志针对高中毕业生报考本市院校或外省市院校的意愿做调查，假如你是上海市明启中学的王磊，请你投稿谈谈你的看法。稿件内容应包括：
1.你的选择，二选一;
2. 通过比较，阐述这样选的理由。
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【答案】 Recently, your magazine has made a survey on whether the senior high school graduates apply for local universities or colleges in other provinces and cities. Some students will choose universities far away from home so that they can be more independent and they can make new friends and see more of the world.
Personally, I prefer universities in my local city. My parents, my friends and teachers are all around me so that we can take care of each other. In addition, I am very familiar with the environment, which allows me not to adjust myself to the new environment. In this way, I can quickly adapt to the pace of college learning. Going to college in my city can avoid many unnecessary expenses, thus saving the cost of going to college. For example, I don’t have to pay for high-speed rail tickets and so on.
Therefore, I will choose the university in this city and enjoy the beautiful university life in the familiar environment.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表示属于应用文。要求考生就报考本市的院校或外省市的院校谈谈自己的观点。
【详解】1.词汇积累
选择：choose→select
除此之外：in addition→besides
照顾：take care of→look after
就我个人而言：personally→as far as I’m concerned
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Personally, I prefer universities in my local city.
拓展句：Personally, I prefer universities in my local city, which will enable me to integrate into the new university life more quickly
【点睛】【高分句型1】My parents, my friends and teachers are all around me so that we can take care of each other. （运用了so that引导的结果状语从句）
【高分句型2】In addition, I am very familiar with the environment, which allows me not to adjust myself to the new environment. （运用了which引导的非限定性定语从句）
听力答案：1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.A 11.D 12.B 13.A 14.A 15.C 16.B 17.A 18.C 19.D 20.C