天津市耀华中学2020届高三上学期月考英语试题

天津市耀华中学 2020 届高三年级第二次月考
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第Ⅰ卷(95 分)
第一部分:英语知识运用 (共两节, 满分 45 分)
第一节:单项填空 (共 15 小题；每小题 1 分, 满分 15 分)
从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1.—The Youth League Committee is looking for volunteers for the promotion of rubbish-sorting. Would you like to join in?
—________. Everyone should do his bit.
A. You asked for it B. You bet
C. You have my word D. You’ve got me there
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查情景交际。A. You asked for it你自找的；B. You bet当然了。 C. You have my word我向你保证。D. You’ve got me there你难住我了。句意：青年人联盟委员会正在寻找垃圾分类的志愿者，你愿意参加吗？当然了，每个人都应该做出自己的贡献。故B项正确。
【点睛】情景交际用语的考查关键在于理解上下文语境，同时要注意辨析选项的意思。平时熟记各种情景下的不同的交际用语，尤其是一些与汉语相差较大的表达。做这类试题，要求同学们按照所给的情景，选择最佳问句或答句，完成题目。要想做好这类题目，关键是平时要养成讲英语的良好习惯，努力提高口语水平，熟练掌握日常会话项目中常用的问答语。
2.You can apply for a foreign university on the Internet by yourself, or ________ you can turn to a special agency which can do it for you.
A. appropriately B. alternatively C. additionally D. apparently
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：你可以自己在网上申请国外的大学，或者作为一种选择，你也可以求助于一个能帮你做这件事的特别机构。A. appropriately适当地；B. alternatively作为一种选择；C. additionally此外；D. apparently明显地。根据后文you can turn to a special agency which can do it for you.可知，此处表示“作为一种选择”符合语境，故选B项。
3. is obviously right is to give all children equal opportunities to develop their special gift.
A. Which B. As C. That D. What
【答案】D
【解析】
考查主语从句。句意：明显正确的做法就是给所有的孩子提供平等发展特殊才能的机会。连接词引导一个主语从句，并在主语从句中做句子的主语，故选D项。
4.Safety should be a priority in any industry and it should come as no surprise that ________ safety issues early can actually save money, long-term, for companies.
A. requiring B. inquiring C. addressing D. acquiring
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在任何行业安全都应该优先考虑，从长远来看，尽早解决安全问题是为公司节约资金，这是不足为奇的。A. requiring要求；B. inquiring询问；C. addressing设法解决；D. acquiring获得。结合句意可知，此处译为“解决安全问题”符合语境，故选C项。
5.The school isn’t ________ I really wanted to go to, but I suppose I’ll just have to ________ it.
A. the one, make the best of B. the one, get away from
C. one, take advantage of D. that, catch up with
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查代词和动词短语。句意：这所学校不是我真正想去的学校，但是我想我不得不随遇而安。A. the one, make the best of这个，充分利用，随遇而安；B. the one, get away from这个，远离；C. one, take advantage of一个，利用；D. that, catch up with那个，追上。第一空处学校是特指，故用the one代替“the school”作为is的表语，其后的I really wanted to go to是修饰它的定语从句；第二空处，根据but及前一句可知，是适应这所学校，make the best of it随遇而安。故选A项。
6.While it wasn’t the goal of the trip, I was rewarded with fresh insights, ones that ________ to me during the regular course of business.
A. might never happen B. could never have happened
C. should not happen D. needn’t have happened
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查虚拟语气。句意：虽然这并不是这次旅行的目的，但我得到了一些新的领悟，那些领悟在我的日常生活中是本不可能发生的。此处考查虚拟语气，“我得到新的领悟”发生在过去，故此处是与过去事实相反，应用could/might/would/need/should+have done，“本不可能发生”是could never have happened，故选B项。
【点睛】本题考查“情态动词+have done”的虚拟语气，其常用表达有：
could have done本能做某事而未做 couldn’t have done不可能做了某事
should have done本应该做某事而未做 shouldn’t have done本不应该做某事而做了
would have done本会某事而未做 wouldn’t have done本不会做某事而做了
need have done本需要做某事而未做 needn’t have done本不必要做某事而做了
7.The better ________ you have of words, the better chance you have of saying exactly what you mean.
A. contribution B. benefit C. command D. ability
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：你掌握的词汇越多，你就越有可能精准表达你的意思。A. contribution贡献；B. benefit好处；C. command掌握，命令；D. ability能力。结合句意可知，此处考查短语have a command of精通，掌握，故选C项。
8.Nowadays, there still exist a lot of challenges facing some developing countries, ________ the greatest is hunger.
A. that B. of which C. whose D. to which
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：目前，发展中国家还面临着很多挑战，饥饿是其中最大的。分析句子可知此处是非限制性定语从句的关系词，先行词challenges在从句中充当主语，故用关系代词which，再结合句意“饥饿是其中最大的”表所属关系，用介词of，故填of which，故选B项。
9.—How do you go to your office every day?
—Normally, I take the subway to work, ________ most of my colleagues.
A. so do B. so does C. as does D. as do
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查部分倒装。句意：——你每天怎样去上班？——通常我和我的大多数同事一样乘坐地铁去。分析句子可知，此处缺少连词，故填as作为连词，表示“正如……，如同……”，其后通常接“助动词+主语”，相当于“and so +助动词+主语”，又主语colleagues是复数，故用助动词do，故选D项。
10.Using a new app named Papa, the elderly people can ________ young volunteers to take care of them whenever they are in need.
A. bring up B. come across C. call on D. pick up
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：使用一个新的名叫Papa的应用软件，老人可以在任何他们有需要的时候要求年轻志愿者照顾他们。A. bring up养育，呕吐，提出；B. come across偶遇；C. call on号召，请求，要求；D. pick up捡起来，接，偶然学会。结合句意可知，此处是指老人可以在需要的时候要求志愿者帮忙，故选C项。
11.—Why didn’t you attend the assembly this morning?
—But I ________ anything about that.
A. didn’t tell B. haven’t told C. hadn’t been told D. haven’t been told
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查时态和语态。句意：——你为什么没有参加今天早上的集会？——没人告诉我。主语I和tell之间是动宾关系，故用被动语态，又“没有告诉”的动作发生在今天早上之前，即过去之过去，故用过去完成时的被动语态，即had been done，故选C项。
12.In Lebanon, they say, a 50% increase in the price of cigarettes would lead to ________ many people ________ smoking in poorer households as wealthy families.
A. as twice; quitting B. twice as; to quit C. as twice; to quit D. twice as; quitting
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查倍数表达和非谓语动词。句意：据说在黎巴嫩，香烟价格上涨50%会导致来自贫穷家庭的戒烟人数比富裕家庭多一倍。分析句子可知，第一空考查倍数的表达，即“倍数+as+adj/adv+as”，故BD项第一空表达正确；第二空考查短语lead to sb doing sth，意为“导致某人做某事”，doing作为介词to的宾语，故D项正确，故选D项。
【点睛】本题考查倍数的表达之“A+倍数+as+形容词或副词的原级+as+B”，表示“A正好是B的多少倍”
倍数的表达一般有三种形式：
“A+倍数+形容词或副词的比较级+than+B”，表示“A比B大(长、高、宽等)多少倍”。如:
This rope is twice longer than that one. 这根绳子是那根绳子的两倍长(比那根绳子长一倍)
2.“A+倍数+as+形容词或副词的原级+as+B”，表示“A正好是B的多少倍”。如：
Asia is four times as large as Europe. 亚洲的面积是欧洲的四倍。
3. “A+倍数+the size/height/length/width, etc+of+B”，表示“A正好是B的多少倍”。如：
This street is four times the length of that one. 这条街是那条街的四倍长。
13.During Voldemort’s time in power, people live in ________ fear that they will be killed, either for having impure (不纯的) blood or for having pity for those who do.
A. constant B. chief C. available D. artificial
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在伏地魔当权期间，人们生活在持续的恐惧中，他们担心要么因为自己血统不纯要么因为可怜那些血统不纯的人而被杀害。A. constant持续的；B. chief主要的；C. available可利用的；D. artificial人造的。结合句意可知，此处是指人们一直生活在恐惧中，故用“持续的”符合语境，故选A项。
14.When I came in, John was sitting in the corner with his hands ________ on his head, ________ nervously for the final result.
A. crossed, waited B. crossed, waiting C. crossing, waited D. crossing, waiting
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查with的复合结构和非谓语动词。句意：当我进来时，约翰坐在角落里双手交叉在头上，焦急地等待着最后的结果。分析句子可知，第一空考查with的复合结构，逻辑主语his hands和cross（交叉）之间是动宾关系，故用过去分词crossed作宾补；第二空是非谓语动词作状语，逻辑主语he和wait之间是主动关系，故用现在分词waiting，故选B项。
【点睛】本题第一空考查with的复合结构，即with+n/pron.+doing/done/to do ，其中doing, done, to do是宾语补足语，n/pron主动发出动作用doing，n/pron承受动作（被动）用done，动作尚未发生用to do。本题中名词hands承受动作cross，故用crossed。
15. According to my grandma, it is a good idea to drink chicken soup when you have a cold. _____, scientists agree with her.
A. Sooner or later B. For example
C. To be honest D. Believe it or not
【答案】D
【解析】
试题分析：考查固定短语。A. Sooner or later迟早；B. For example例如；C. To be honest 说实话；D. Believe it or not 信不信由你。句意：根据我奶奶的观点感冒时喝鸡汤是好主意，科学家们也同意她的观点。根据句意选D.
考点：考查固定短语。
第二节:完形填空 (共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分, 满分 30 分)
阅读短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
One of my neighbors used to have a beautiful tree in her front yard. Her dad had planted it for her ___16___ it was nothing more than a little branch and several years later it started to ___17___ towards the sky at an amazing speed. Soon it blessed her with cooling ___18___ in the summer and glorious, golden leaves in the fall.
When the two-day snowstorm struck our town, heavy snow ___19___ the tree’s branches that were still full of leaves. The weight split that lovely tree down the ___20___. It was so sad seeing half of it ___21___ on the ground after the storm. When I talked to my neighbor later, she said that the damage had been too much and that the ___22___ tree would have to be cut down.
___23___, she had saved a few seedlings from it that she hoped to ___24___ in the future.
Still, it was a shock to drive by her house the other day and see ____25____ but a stump (树桩) in her front yard. I missed that tree. I missed its branches, its leaves ____26____ in the afternoon sun. I missed seeing its limbs reach towards the heavens. I thought that the stump would be a sad ____27____ of its loss for a long time to come.
My wonderful neighbor had another plan, ____28____. When I drove by her home today I saw a tiny bird feeder sitting on that stump and a colorful songbird having its ____29____. It was such an affirmation (肯定) of life. It was such a joy to ____30____. I could feel my heart ____31____.
Life by its very nature is a ____32____ bag. It hands us both beauty and tragedy, love and loss, ____33____ and pain. What we do with it, however, is up to us. We can let it ____34____ us in two, or we can use even its hardest times to make our ____35____ stronger and our hearts more loving. We can spend it complaining or we can use it to help others.
16. A. unless B. when C. until D. because
17. A. circulate B. chase C. shoot D. stand
18. A. wind B. shade C. quality D. system
19. A. fell on B. took apart C. got through D. broke down
20. A. top B. middle C. bottom D. root
21. A. dancing B. spreading C. trembling D. lying
22. A. abnormal B. bare C. hopeless D. entire
23. A. Originally B. Doubtfully C. Thankfully D. Particularly
24. A. replace B. renew C. replant D. remove
25. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
26. A. falling B. shaking C. floating D. shining
27. A. story B. expectation C. reminder D. view
28. A. though B. therefore C. still D. otherwise
29. A. rest B. baby C. date D. dinner
30. A. see B. solve C. approach D. realize
31. A. beat B. smile C. hurt D. sink
32. A. mixed B. changeable C. separated D. stable
33. A. sorrow B. wealth C. pleasure D. wonder
34. A. spilt B. pull C. benefit D. attach
35. A. connections B. families C. bodies D. souls
【答案】16. B 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. B 21. D 22. D 23. C 24. C 25. D 26. D 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. A 33. C 34. A 35. D
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。作者很喜欢邻居家的一棵树，但是很不幸，这棵树在一场暴雪中被严重损害，邻居不得已只有把它砍掉，为此作者感到惋惜和怀念。可当邻居在树桩上安装喂鸟器引来鸟儿时，作者看到了生命的迹象。因此他恍然大悟，原来生命是一个混合体，给我们带来不同的体验。面对生命不好的一面时，我们可以选择被击败，也可以选择变得更强大。
【16题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：她的爸爸为她种下了这棵树，那时这棵树还不过是个小树枝，几年后，它以令人震惊的速度向着天空猛长。A. unless除非；B. when当……时；C. until直到；D. because因为。结合句意可知，此处是指树被种下时还很小，故用“当……时”符合语境，故选B项。
【17题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。shoot towards the sky意为“朝着天空猛长”，故选C项。
【18题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：很快它就为邻居提供炎炎夏日的阴凉处，以及秋天美丽的金黄叶子。A. wind风；B. shade阴凉处；C. quality质量；D. system系统。根据后文的in the summer可知，此处用“阴凉处”符合语境，故选B项。
【19题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：当长达两天的暴雪袭击我们小镇时，大雪落到长满叶子的枝桠上。A. fell on落在……上；B. took apart拆开；C. got through完成，度过；D. broke down坏掉，故障。结合常识，此处用“大雪落到枝桠上”符合逻辑，故选A项。
【20题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：雪的重量把这棵树拦腰压断。A. top顶部；B. middle中部；C. bottom底部；D. root根。根据下文的It was so sad seeing half of it ___6___ on the ground after the storm.可知，树的一半在地上，故推测树是被拦腰折断的，故选B项。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：暴雪之后看到树一半躺在地上让人觉得很伤心。A. dancing跳舞；B. spreading传播，伸展；C. trembling颤抖；D. lying躺。结合上下文可知，此处是用拟人的手法来表达树倒在地上，故选D项。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：后来，当我和邻居交谈时，她说树被毁的很严重，还说整棵树都不得不被砍掉。A. abnormal不正常的；B. bare秃的；C. hopeless无助的；D. entire整个的。根据下文的but a stump (树桩) in her front yard.可知，作者路过时只看到了一个树桩，故此处用“整棵树都要被砍掉”符合语境，故选D项。
【23题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：幸亏，她留了些树的种子，她希望将来可以再种这样的树。A. Originally最初；B. Doubtfully疑惑地；C. Thankfully幸亏，感激的；D. Particularly尤其。根据上文的It was so sad seeing half of it ___6___ on the ground after the storm.可知，作者对这棵树被毁感到很惋惜，故此处用“幸亏”可以表达作者听说邻居留有树种时的心情，故选C项。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. replace代替；B. renew更新；C. replant再种；D. remove移除。结合上下文可判断，邻居留下树种的目的就是为了再种这样的树，故选C项。
【25题详解】
考查代词词义辨析。句意：尽管如此，几天前我开车路过她家，看到只有一个树桩的前院时感到很震惊。A. everything每件事/物；B. something某事/物；C. anything任何事/物；D. nothing没有事/物。结合上下文可知，此处要表达树被砍之后院子里空荡荡的景象，nothing but意为“只有”，符合语境，故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我想念它的枝桠，想念它在午后阳光里闪闪发光的叶子。A. falling落；B. shaking摆动；C. floating漂浮；D. shining闪光。联系上下文可知，作者喜欢并想念这棵树，所以此处应该描写树的美好，用“午后阳光里闪闪发光的叶子”可表达此意，故选D项。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我想在未来的很长一段时间里树桩都将是一个悲伤的提醒，提醒它的消失。A. story故事；B. expectation期待；C. reminder提醒，暗示；D. view观点。
此处是指作者一看到树桩就会想到树被暴雪毁掉的事情，用“提醒”符合语境，故选C项。
【28题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，我的好邻居有了另外一个计划。A. though然而；B. therefore因此；C. still仍然；D. otherwise否则。结合上下文可知，之前邻居准备重新种树，后来却在树桩上安装了喂鸟装置，所以此处用“然而”符合语境，故选A项。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：今天我开车路过她家时看到树桩上有个小型的喂鸟器，一只彩色的鸣鸟正在吃食。A. rest休息；B. baby婴儿；C. date日期；D. dinner正餐。结合前文的bird feeder sitting可知，此处用“吃食”符合语境，故选D项。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：看到这样的情形令人愉快。A. see看见；B. solve解决；C. approach接近；D. realize意识到。此处是指作者看到树桩上又有了生命感到高兴，且前文的I saw a tiny bird feeder sitting也有暗示，故选A项。
【31题详解】
考查动词义辨析。句意：我能感受到我的心在微笑。A. beat跳动；B. smile微笑；C. hurt伤害；D. sink下沉。根据前文的It was such a joy to ___15___.可知，作者看到这种景象很高兴，故此处用“微笑”符合语境，故选B项。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：生命本身就是一个混合的袋子。A. mixed混合的；B. changeable有挑战的；C. separated隔离的；D. stable稳定的。根据下文的It hands us both beauty and tragedy, love and loss可知，我们的生命中既有美好也有悲剧，既有爱也有失去，故此处用“混合的”符合语境，故选A项。
33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：它给了我们美好和悲剧，爱和失去，快乐和痛苦。A. sorrow悲伤；B. wealth财富；C. pleasure快乐；D. wonder奇迹。根据前文的beauty and tragedy, love and loss可知，此处用“快乐”符合语境，故选C项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们可以让它把我们撕成两块，我们甚至可以利用最难的时刻来让我们的灵魂更坚强，让我们的心更有爱。A. spilt撕，扯；B. pull拉；C. benefit对……有益；D. attach贴上，系上。结合前文的The weight split that lovely tree down the可知，此处用“撕/扯”符合语境，split是原词复现，故选A项。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. connections联系；B. families家庭；C. bodies身体；D. souls灵魂。结合下文的our hearts more loving.可知，这句是谈论精神层面的收获，故用“灵魂”符合语境和逻辑，故选D项。
【点睛】完形填空的解题技巧之一是利用复现原则，包括原词复现，同义词复现，反义词复现。以本篇为例：
20题答案souls和下文的hearts属于同意复现。
19题答案split和前文的split属于原词复现。
18题答案pleasure和后文的pain属于反义词复现。
第二部分:阅读理解 (共 20 小题；每小题 2.5 分, 满分 50 分)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
A
Road trip
Motorhome delivery offers great family holidays. For just $1 a day, you can hire a fully-equipped motorhome, which you deliver to a specific destination within some days and kilometers. You then hire another one to get home or take a bus or train. Your only other expense will be fuel and about $20 a day for parking fees. To learn more, visit apollocamper.com.
Plan ahead
For a comfortable break, flexibility with times, dates and places helps lower the cost. Find a few hotels you like, ask about their vacant rooms, then wait a few weeks and call again. If they still have rooms, you’re at an advantage to ask for a better price. Lots of last-minute deals are online. Watif (watif.com.au) has deals on hotels that have dropped their prices so slow. You don’t know where you’re staying until it’s booked, but anywhere with four or five stars has to be fairly good.
Back to nature
Wild camping appeals to nature lovers and costs nothing. This is forbidden on beaches and parks in most urban areas, but you can turn up in more distant area as long as nobody owns the land. You’ll need to take everything with you and may need to shop on eBuy (ebuy.com.au). If you’re a camping beginner, be aware of safety measures and get your questions answered on the Internet.
Swap meet
How about a home swap? For a $250 yearly joining cost, you can stay in someone’s home in an international place of your choice while they or someone else stays in yours. Find out more at familylink.com.au.
36. Where can you get the information about motorhomes?
A. familylink.com.au. B. watif.com.au. C. apollocamper.com. D. ebuy.com.au.
37. What’s the advice for camping beginners?
A. Take only what you need. B. Stay away from no-man’s land.
C. Keep in touch with eBuy. D. Watch out for possible dangers.
38. What helps to pay less for rooms in a hotel?
A. Waiting for some time before booking. B. Choosing hotels with four or five stars.
C. Deciding on rooms as early as possible. D. Bargaining prices through the Internet.
39. What’s the purpose of the text?
A. To show the advantages of online service.
B. To teach the importance of running away from work.
C. To help people have fun at less expense.
D. To introduce new destinations for nature lovers.
【答案】36. C 37. D 38. A 39. C
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。这则文章提供了几种节省游玩花费的方式。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一部分的To learn more, visit apollocamper.com.可知，如果要了解motorhomes的相关信息可以浏览此网站。故选C项。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三部分的If you’re a camping beginner, be aware of safety measures and get your questions answered on the Internet.可知，如果你是首次露营，要注意安全问题，如果有疑问一定要在网上问清楚。D. Watch out for possible dangers.（当心可能的危险）符合以上说法，故选D项。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二部分的Find a few hotels you like, ask about their vacant rooms, then wait a few weeks and call again. If they still have rooms, you’re at an advantage to ask for a better price.可知，找到想预定的房间后，再等几周进行预定会节省不少费用。A. Waiting for some time before booking.（在预定前等一段时间）符合以上说法，故选A项。
【39题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一部分的For just $1 a day, you can hire a fully-equipped motorhome, （一美元一天租用装备完全的motorhome）第二部分的If they still have rooms, you’re at an advantage to ask for a better price.（用更少的钱预定房间） 第三部分的Wild camping appeals to nature lovers and costs nothing（不花钱露营） 和第四部分的For a $250 yearly joining cost, you can stay in someone’s home in an international place of your choice（250美元一年交换房子居住）可知，本文的主要目的是介绍几种可以花费很低费用的游玩方式。C. To help people have fun at less expense.（为了帮助人们以较低价格游玩）符合以上说法，故选C项。
B
Effective Friday, Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has declared a strike against 11 video game publishers over games that went into production after Feb. 17, 2015. The companies include some of the heavyweights of the industry, like Electronic Arts Productions, Insomniac Games, Activision and Disney.
The strike comes in light of an unsuccessful 19 months of negotiations after the existing labor contract known as the Interactive Media Agreement expired in late 2014. Overall, the strike is an effort to provide more secondary compensation along with other concerns, such as transparency upon hiring talent and on-set (制作中) safety precautions.
The video gaming industry has ballooned in recent years. The Los Angeles Times reports that the industry is in the midst of an intense increase in cash flow. In 2015, gaming produced $23.5 billion in domestic revenue.
But SAG-AFTRA says voice actors don’t receive residuals (追加酬金) for their gaming work. Instead, they receive a fixed rate, which is typically about $825 for a standard four-hour vocal session. So the voice actors are pushing for the idea of secondary compensation—a performance bonus every time a game sells 2 million copies or downloads, or reaches 2 million subscribers, with a cap at 8 million.
“It’s a very small number of games that would trigger this secondary compensation issue,” said voice actor Crispin Freeman, who’s a member of the union’s negotiating committee. “This is an important aspect of what it means to be a freelance (从事自由职业的) performer, who isn’t regularly enjoyed every single day working on projects.”
Another major complaint from the actors is the secrecy of the industry. “I can’t imagine if there’s any other acting job in the world where you don’t know what show you’re in, when you’re hired,” says voice actor Keythe Farley, who chairs the SAG-AFTRA negotiating committee.
“And yet that happens every day in the video game world,” Farley told reporters during a press conference Friday. “I was a main character in Fallout 4, a character by the name of Kellogg, and I never knew that I was doing vocal recording for that game throughout the year and a half.”
Scott Witlin, the lawyer representing the video game companies, says voice actors “represent less than one tenth of l percent of the work that goes into making a video game.” So “even though they’re the top craftsmen in their field,” Witlin says, “if we pay them under a vastly different system than the people who do the 99.9 percent of the work, that’s going to create far more problems for the video game companies.”
40. Why did SAG-AFTRA declare a strike against some video game publishers?
A. It had been cheated repeatedly in the 19 months of talks.
B. The labor contract between them had been violated.
C. The negotiations between them had broken down.
D. Its appeal to renegotiate the contract had been rejected.
41. What do we learn from the passage about the video gaming industry?
A. It has invested a lot in its domestic market.
B. It has attracted many famous voice actors.
C. It has become more open and transparent.
D. It has gained huge profits in recent years.
42. What are the voice actors demanding?
A. Extra pay based on sales revenues. B. A non-discriminatory contract.
C. A limit on the maximum work hours. D. More regular employment.
43. What does Keythe Farley say about voice actors?
A. They are not paid on a regular basis.
B. They are kept in the dark about many details of their job.
C. They are discriminated against in the gaming industry.
D. They are not employed full-time.
44. What is the argument of lawyer Scott Witlin?
A. Changing the pay system would cause the industry more problems.
B. Paying voice actors on an hourly basis is in fine with the law.
C. Voice actors should have a pay raise if they prove to be top craftsmen.
D. Voice actors are mere craftsmen, not professional performers.
【答案】40. C 41. D 42. A 43. B 44. A
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。美国演员工会针对配音演员酬劳协商无果的问题进行了罢工。近年来美国游戏行业快速发展，游戏公司从中获得巨大利润，但配音演员的酬劳却一直维持不变，故他们希望可以按照游戏销售量获得额外的报酬。但律师认为如果改变声音演员的报酬系统，游戏公司将会面临更多的问题，因为他们只做了其中少之又少的工作。
【40题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段的The strike comes in light of an unsuccessful 19 months of negotiations after the existing labor contract known as the Interactive Media Agreement expired in late 2014.可知，由于为期19个月的谈判没有成功，SAG-AFTRA决定采取罢工来对抗一些游戏制作公司。C. The negotiations between them had broken down.（他们之间的谈判失败了）符合以上说法，故选C项。
【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段的The video gaming industry has ballooned in recent years. In 2015, gaming produced $23.5 billion in domestic revenue.可知，近几年游戏行业发展迅速，2015年游戏行业创造了235亿美元的国内总收入。D. It has gained huge profits in recent years.（近年来获得了巨大利润）符合以上说法，故选D项。
【42题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段的So the voice actors are pushing for the idea of secondary compensation---a performance bonus every time a game sells 2 million copies or downloads, or reaches 2 million subscribers, with a cap at 8 million.可知，配音演员要求得到额外的补偿——每款游戏卖出200万份拷贝或下载，或者拥有200万订阅者（最高800万），配音演员可以得到一份表演奖金，即配音演员希望按游戏销售量得到额外的报酬。A. Extra pay based on sales revenues.（按收益得到额外的报酬）符合以上说法，故选A项。
【43题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第六段的“I can’t imagine if there’s any other acting job in the world where you don’t know what show you’re in, when you’re hired,” says voice actor可知，Keythe Farley说配音演员在被雇佣时不知道自己在演什么角色，即她认为他们在被雇佣时不知道和工作相关的信息。B. They are kept in the dark about many details of their job.（他们对自己工作的很多细节一无所知）符合以上说法，故选B项。
【44题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的if we pay them under a vastly different system than the people who do the 99.9 percent of the work, that’s going to create far more problems for the video game companies可知，Scott Witlin认为，改变配音演员的酬劳体系会给游戏公司带来更多的问题，因为他们只做了其中0.1%的工作。A. Changing the pay system would cause the industry more problems.（改变酬劳习题会给游戏行业带来更多问题）符合以上说法，故选A项。
C
Imagine your body is like the house you live in. Every day, your family creates rubbish. The rubbish builds up until it is put out for the weekly garbage collection.
Now, say you put three bags of garbage out, but because one of the collectors was away sick, only two bags are collected. You take the leftover bag inside to be put out again next week. The following week you put out another three bags, plus the leftover bag from last week. But again, only two bags are collected. Imagine this cycle is repeated over the following weeks.
This is a simple description of what happens to your body when your kidneys (肾) don’t work efficiently. Your body is not thoroughly emptied of waste products. Other areas of the body such as blood pressure and red blood cell production are affected and the insidious process that may lead to kidney failure begins.
It’s not uncommon for people to lose up to 90 percent of their kidney function before developing any symptoms. There may be no warning signs. This makes early detection(诊察) difficult.
Kidney’s main job is to remove toxins (毒素) and unwanted water from our blood. Every day our kidneys clean an average of 200 litres of blood. Kidney failure may be a gradual and silent process, going unnoticed because there is no apparent pain.
Research shows that more than 25 percent of patients found to require dialysis (透析) do not see a kidney specialist until less than 90 days before dialysis starts. Some risk factors for kidney disease such as age and genetic make-up are out of our control; however, some changes in lifestyle may help prevent kidney damage. Two major risk factors for kidney disease, diabetes and high blood pressure, have been on the rise over the last few decades. Both conditions are chiefly affected by being overweight and not getting enough exercise, which are the potential factors for the disease.
45. The author gives the example of the house we live in to indicate that ________.
A. it’s safe and harmless for our body to keep some waste
B. it doesn’t matter much if the waste in our body is not emptied in time
C. it’s important for our body to empty the waste in time every day
D. our body will not produce any waste if our kidneys work efficiently
46. The underlined word “insidious” (in Paragraph 3) means ________.
A. gradual and unnoticed B. apparent and fast
C. smooth and safe D. painful and long
47. We can infer that when we find some symptoms related to our kidneys, ________.
A. the kidney failure begins
B. the kidneys may have been seriously damaged
C. we have lost about 10 percent of kidney function
D. the kidneys can still work properly
48. How many factors of kidney disease are mentioned in the passage?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
49. Which of the following helps prevent kidney damage?
A. Go to see a kidney specialist shortly before dialysis starts.
B. Go to see a kidney specialist whenever you find any warning sign.
C. Try to keep low blood pressure and a stable lifestyle.
D. Take enough exercise and make early detection of kidney disease.
【答案】45. C 46. A 47. B 48. D 49. D
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。我们的肾脏就像我们的家一样，需要及时排除垃圾。文章主要讲述了肾脏出现问题的原因，以及巨大危害，分析了肾脏问题出现的重要因素，并指出如何预防肾病。
【45题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章一二段的内容，以及第三段的This is a simple description of what happens to your body when your kidneys (肾) don’t work efficiently.可推断，作者列举家庭处理垃圾情况的主要目的是让我们明白身体和家一样需要及时处理垃圾，不然对身体有害。C. it’s important for our body to empty the waste in time every day（对于我们的身体来说每天及时排空垃圾很重要）符合以上说法，故选C项。
【46题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第三段的Other areas of the body such as blood pressure and red blood cell production are affected and the insidious process that may lead to kidney failure begins.和第四段的There may be no warning signs.可知，肾功能的变化是由身体其它变化引起的，是一个渐变的过程，而且这个变化没有任何警示，故推测划线词的意思是“逐渐的/慢慢的，无法察觉的”。A. gradual and unnoticed（逐渐的，看不见的）符合以上推测，故选A项。
【47题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第四段的It’s not uncommon for people to lose up to 90 percent of their kidney function before developing any symptoms. There may be no warning signs.可知，90%的症状在被确诊之前是看不出来的，而且没有任何的预警，故推测当人们发现肾病症状时，肾可能已经严重受损。B. the kidneys may have been seriously damaged（肾脏可能已经严重受损）符合以上推测，故选B项。
【48题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段内容age and genetic make-up, diabetes and high blood pressure, overweight and not getting enough exercise,（衰老，基因组成，糖尿病，高血压，超重和不运动）可知，这六项都是导致肾病的原因。故选D项。
【49题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第四段的There may be no warning signs. This makes early detection(诊察) difficult. 和第六段的Both conditions are chiefly affected by being overweight and not getting enough exercise, which are the potential factors for the disease.可推测，早期诊察，做足够的锻炼可以预防肾损伤。D. Take enough exercise and make early detection of kidney disease.（做足够的锻炼和肾脏的早期诊察可以预防肾损伤）符合以上说法，故选D项。
D
The age of adulthood is by definition arbitrary. If everyone matured at the same, fixed rate, it wouldn’t be a human process. Indeed, maturation happens at varying speeds across different categories within the same individual, so I’d say I was easily old enough to vote at 16, but nobody should have given me a credit card until I was 32, and I’ve got the county court judgment to prove it.
However, we broadly agree that there’s a difference between a child and an adult, even if we might argue about the transition point. So the political theorist David Runciman’s view that six-year-olds should be allowed to vote goes against any standard argument about the age of civic responsibility. Nobody would say that a six-year-old could be held criminally responsible, could be sent to war, could be capable of consent, could be given responsibility for anything. So allowing them the vote—along with, unavoidably, seven-year-olds who are even sillier, if anything—is quite an amusing proposal.
Runciman’s argument is that this is the only way to rebalance political life, which is currently twisted in favor of the old, who don’t (he added) ever need to demonstrate mental capacity, even long after they’ve lost it.
The first part of his case is self-evident: pensions are protected while children’s centers are closed, concepts such as sovereignty (最高权威) are prioritized over the far more urgent business of the future: climate change. Nostalgia (怀念) for a past the young wouldn’t even recognize plays a central role, which is completely unfair.
Most of the arguments against giving six-year-olds a vote are that children would end up voting for something damaging and chaotic, if someone made unrealistic promises to them, which could never be realized. Well, it’s not children’s fault.
Having said that, children do tend towards the progressive, having a natural sense of justice (which kicks in at the age of six months, psychologists have shown, by creating scenes of great unfairness to babies, and making them cry) and an underdeveloped sense of self-interest. My kid, when he was six, made quite a forceful case against private property, on the basis that, since everybody needed a house, they shouldn’t cost money, because nobody would want anyone else not to have one. Also, food should be free. It was a kind of pre-Marx communism, where you limit the coverage of the market to only those things that you wouldn’t mind someone else not having.
On that particular day, when we were registered as voters, my kid was quite far to the left of me, but in the normal run of things, we’re united, which brings us to the point of the problem: children obey you on almost nothing, but they do seem to believe in your politics until they’re adolescent. So giving kids the vote is really just a way of giving parents extra votes. And what can stop us having even more children, once there’s so much enfranchisement (选举权) in it for us?
Now, if parents could be trusted to use their influence wisely, and hammer into children the politics it will take to assure a better future, then I wouldn’t necessarily have a problem with that, apart from, obviously, that culture is already wildly twisted towards parents, and I can imagine a few non-parents boiling with fierce anger. But that’s not worth talking about anyway, because parents can’t be trusted, otherwise we’d all already vote Green(绿党).
In short: no, six-year-olds should not get the vote; but while we’re here, if any votes come up in the near future, which will have an impact on the next five decades of British political life, alongside EU migrants, 16-year-olds certainly should be enfranchised.
50. The author refers to his age of adulthood to prove that ________.
A. certain rights are granted at different stages of life
B. there’s a common standard for the age of adulthood
C. people mature at different rates in various aspects
D. a credit card is more difficult to get than the vote
51. People reject David Runciman’s proposal because ________.
A. they believe children are far from mature in many ways
B. they are uncertain whether children can assume responsibility
C. they know the age to get the vote is not to be questioned
D. they don’t think a child can grow into adulthood earlier
52. What is the base for David Runciman’s argument?
A. Public ignorance of children’s abilities. B. Inequalities of opportunity.
C. A cultural preference for the old. D. The imbalance in political life.
53. The author talks about his kid to indicate that ________.
A children are in favor of a just society and tend to be idealistic
B. children are innocent and don’t want to be involved in politics
C. children are simple-minded and can fall for an adult’s trick
D. children are good-natured and like to help people in need
54. The author thinks allowing children the vote may lead to ________.
A. twisted culture B. parents’ objections C. misuse of rights D. unusual maturation
55. What is the main point of the passage?
A. There is a difference between adults and children.
B. Allowing children the vote is not altogether absurd.
C. The definition of adulthood is quite controversial.
D. Parents should introduce politics to their children.
【答案】50. C 51. A 52. D 53. A 54. C 55. B
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇议论文。文章讲述了儿童成熟的速度是不同，所以作者认为允许儿童投票的提议并不完全是荒谬的，如果将对未来50年的英国政治生活产生影响，16岁的孩子应该被授予选举权。
【50题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段的Indeed, maturation happens at varying speeds across different categories within the same individual, so I’d say I was easily old enough to vote at 16, but nobody should have given me a credit card until I was 32, and I’ve got the county court judgment to prove it.可知，作者以他的成熟年龄来证明人们在各个方面的成熟速度是不一样的。C. people mature at different rates in various aspects（人们在各个方面的成熟速度不一样）符合以上说法，故选C项。
【51题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段的Nobody would say that a six-year-old could be held criminally responsible, could be sent to war, could be capable of consent, could be given responsibility for anything.（没人说6岁的孩子会被追究刑事责任，会被送上战场，会有同意的能力，会被赋予任何责任）由此推断，人们拒绝David Runciman的提议是因为他们认为孩子在很多方面还不够成熟，不能被赋予相应的责任。A. they believe children are far from mature in many ways（他们认为孩子在很多方面不成熟）符合以上说法，故选A项。
【52题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段的Runciman’s argument is that this is the only way to rebalance political life可知，Runciman论点的基础是，这是重新平衡政治生活的唯一途径，即政治生活的不平衡导致他提出这个提议。D. The imbalance in political life.（政治生活的不平衡）符合以上说法，故选D项。
【53题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章倒数第四段的My kid, when he was six, made quite a forceful case against private property, on the basis that, since everybody needed a house, they shouldn’t cost money, because nobody would want anyone else not to have one. Also, food should be free. It was a kind of pre-Marx communism, where you limit the coverage of the market to only those things that you wouldn’t mind someone else not having.可知，孩子反对私有财产，因为他们觉得每个人需要房子，他们不应该花钱买房，此外食物也应该是免费的，这是一种前马克思共产主义的想法，由此可推测孩子更加公平，更期待理想社会。A. children are in favor of a just society and tend to be idealistic（孩子们喜欢公平的社会且倾向于理想主义）符合以上说法，故选A项。
【54题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段的So giving kids the vote is really just a way of giving parents extra votes.可知，给孩子投票权其实只是给父母额外投票权的一种方式，由此推断作者认为给孩子投票权可能会导致投票权的滥用。C. misuse of rights（权力的滥用）符合以上说法，故选C项。
【55题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段In short: no, six-year-olds should not get the vote; but while we’re here, if any votes come up in the near future, which will have an impact on the next five decades of British political life, alongside EU migrants, 16-year-olds certainly should be enfranchised.可知，作者认为6岁的孩子不应该获得选举权，但是如果将来有任何会影响英国以及欧盟移民未来50年政治生活的投票出现话，16岁的孩子应该被赋予选举权，由此可知作者认为儿童被赋予选举权并不完全是荒谬的。B. Allowing children the vote is not altogether absurd.（允许儿童投票并不完全是荒谬的）符合以上说法，故选B项。
【点睛】本篇考查推理判断类型题较多。推理判断题要求考生在理解原文表面意思的基础上，做出一定的判断和推理，从而得出文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理判断属于主观性较强的高层次阅读理解题，做这类题目时，同学们应该严格按照作者所陈述的细节、事实以及作者的措词和态度语气等，找到能够表露作者思想倾向和感情色彩的词语，然后利用自己已经获得的相关知识进行推理和判断，从而得出符合逻辑的结论。小题2，答案定位在第二段Nobody would say that a six-year-old could be held criminally responsible, could be sent to war, could be capable of consent, could be given responsibility for anything.（没人说6岁的孩子会被追究刑事责任，会被送上战场，会有同意的能力，会被赋予任何责任）由此推断，人们拒绝David Runciman的提议是因为他们认为孩子在很多方面还不够成熟，不能被赋予相应的责任。A. they believe children are far from mature in many ways（他们认为孩子在很多方面不成熟）符合以上说法，故选A项。
第Ⅱ卷(35 分)
第三部分:写作 (共两节, 满分 35 分)
第一节:阅读表达 (共 5 小题；每小题 2 分, 满分 10 分)
阅读下列短文, 按照要求用英文回答问题。
I was in the country, Vietnam, from 1970 to 1971. I was a nineteen-year-old soldier. Six months after my arrival, I stepped on a land mine and lost my right foot. Although it was a painful experience, I also felt great relief and happiness. I knew it meant my plane ticket home. So I had mixed feelings after the accident.
Back in the US, I was fitted with an artificial leg and I threw away my uniform and my Purple Heart. They had no value to me. They reminded me of what I wasn’t proud of and I had one constant reminder: one artificial leg.
Twenty-six years later, I participated in a bicycle race in Vietnam, which was designed for Americans and veterans (老兵) and civilians of Vietnam. In the race I formed a connection with Tran, a veteran of the former North Vietnam. Like me, Tran had also lost his leg due to a mine. But unlike me, he had also lost some family members in the Americans’ bombing. He said he used to be filled with hate for Americans.
One day I heard that he had slipped in the race by accident, and that his leg was hurting him. I offered him some medicine to ease his pain. He gave me a “thumbs up”. He smiled his big smile. And that was enough. We had a special connection. Although language was an obstacle to our communication, it didn’t hinder us from conveying our friendship. In the race, we found that we could relax and enjoy each other’s company, even without words.
During the race, I found his prosthesis (假肢) was not good, so I considered arranging a new prosthesis for him after returning home. And I invited him to visit my country. Joyfully, he agreed. When I returned home, I talked with my friend Jim, who owned the company where my prosthesis was made. I told him about Tran and why he should have a new prosthesis. Jim agreed.
Later, Tran travelled to my country. We got Tran a new prosthetic leg. I was happy to give something to him—and in a way, to his country. At my daughters’ school, he talked about forgiveness. Despite their country’s loss, he found the place in his heart to forgive.
He is my friend, and I am happy that now our friendship will continue for the rest of our life.
56. Why did the author have mixed feelings after the accident? (no more than 10 words)
____________
57. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 4 mean? (only 1 word)
____________
58. What did the author’s friend, Jim, agree to do? (no more than 10 words)
____________
59. What was the change of Tran’s feelings to Americans? (no more than 10 words)
____________
60. Why does the author say he and Tran will be friends for the rest of their life? Please give reasons in your own words. (no more than 20 words)
____________
【答案】56. Because although he was injured, he could returned home.
57. Prevent
58. To make a new prosthesis for Tran for free.
59. He turned hate to forgiveness.
60. Open.
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者去越南参加自行车比赛时，遇到了和他遭遇相似的越南老兵，他们心意相通，成为了朋友。作者回国后邀请Tran来美国并送给他新的假肢，他很感动，告诉作者他原谅了美国对他的伤害，作者觉得他们的友谊可以永远保持下去。
【56题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段的Although it was a painful experience, I also felt great relief and happiness. I knew it meant my plane ticket home. So I had mixed feelings after the accident.可知，作者虽然腿受了伤，但这意味着他可以回家，所以他的心情即痛苦又开心。故本题答案为：Because although he was injured, he could return home.
【57题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线部分所在句子Although language was an obstacle to our communication, it didn’t hinder us from conveying our friendship.可知，尽管语言是他们交流的障碍，但这并不……他们传达友情。前后句为转折关系，故推测划线词的意思是“阻止”。故本题答案为：Prevent
【58题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第五段的so I considered arranging a new prosthesis for him after returning home…When I returned home, I talked with my friend Jim, who owned the company where my prosthesis was made. I told him about Tran and why he should have a new prosthesis.可知，作者回到美国后把想送给Tran新假肢的事情给朋友Jim说了，Jim对此想法表示赞同。故本题答案为：To make a new prosthesis for Tran for free.
【59题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段的He said he used to be filled with hate for Americans.和倒数第二段的At my daughters’ school, he talked about forgiveness.可知，Tran对美国的态度由恨变为原谅。故本题答案为：He turned hate to forgiveness.
【60题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第四段的We had a special connection. Although language was an obstacle to our communication, it didn’t hinder us from conveying our friendship. In the race, we found that we could relax and enjoy each other’s company, even without words.倒数第二段的I was happy to give something to him—and in a way, to his country. At my daughters’ school, he talked about forgiveness. Despite their country’s loss, he found the place in his heart to forgive.可推测，作者认为他们之间的友谊可以继续延续下去是因为他们虽然语言不同却能正真理解对方，而且Tran也放下了对美国的仇恨。故本题答案可以围绕这方面展开。
第二节:书面表达 (满分 25 分)
61.假定你是李津，是一名高三学生，自上个月开始你家长不再允许你使用手机上的 app软件，他们认为这对学习没有帮助还浪费时间，但是你不这样认为，为此你感到很苦恼。 请你用英语写一封信向你的美国笔友 John 求助。
内容应包括:
1. 介绍情况
2. 你的想法
3. 希望得到 John 的帮助并了解美国家长对此事的看法
注意：
1. 可适当增加细节，不少于 100 词
2. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数
Dear John,
I’m sorry to bother you, but
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Look forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Jin
【答案】Dear John,
I’m sorry to bother you, but I’m really in urgent need of your help.
Ever since last month, my parents haven’t allowed me to use mobile phones, because they think it is a waste of time using apps on the phone, which they believe will affect my study. However, I don’t agree with them. I know I’m a Senior 3 student and I just use the apps related to my study, such as searching information on the Internet or looking up new words in the E-dictionary. Actually, they really help to broaden my horizon and I have made great progress in my study.
To be honest, I have tried to share my ideas with my parents, but they still stick to their opinions. So what should I do? I really need your help, and I also want to know attitudes of American parents.
Look forward to your reply.
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇应用文。本篇要求考生就家长不允许使用手机上app软件的情况写信向朋友求助。
【详解】第一步：审题
体裁：应用文
时态：根据提示，时态应为一般现在时和一般过去时
结构：总分
要求：
1. 表明写信目的
2. 介绍事情经过和自己的想法
3. 希望得到 John 的帮助并了解美国家长对此事的看法

第二步：列提纲（重点词组）
be sorry to do sth/ in need of/ allow sb to do sth/ a waste of time/ have an effect on/ do harm to/ be related to/ broaden one’s horizon/ be aware of/ one’s attitude to/ stick to
第三步：连词成句
I’m sorry to bother you, but I’m really in urgent need of your help.
Ever since last month, my parents haven’t allowed me to use mobile phones, because they think it is a waste of time using apps on the phone, which they believe will affect my study.
I don’t agree with them.
I know I’m a Senior 3 student and I just use the apps related to my study, such as searching information on the Internet or looking up new words in the E-dictionary.
They really help to broaden my horizon and I have made great progress in my study.
I have tried to share my ideas with my parents, but they still stick to their opinions.
I really need your help, and I also want to know attitudes of American parents.
第四步：连句成篇（加入衔接词或从句）
表示并列的连词：and/but/or/so…
状语从句连词：because/ if/ though/ although…
定语从句连词：which/ that/ when/ where…
第五步：修改润色（加入高级词汇或短语）
【点睛】范文内容完整，要点全面，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当，上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系。作者在范文中使用了主从复合句，例如：Ever since last month, my parents haven’t allowed me to use mobile phones, because they think it is a waste of time using apps on the phone, which they believe will affect my study.句中because引导原因状语从句，which引导非限制性定语从句。
第 III 卷(20 分)
第四部分:听力 (共两节, 满分 20 分)
第一节 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。每段对话仅读一遍。
62.【此处有音频，请去附件查看】
What will the woman probably do today?
A. Go camping. B. Review lessons. C. Take an exam.
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】M: The weather is so nice today. Let’s go camping in the mountain.
W: I’d like to, but the coming exam is scheduled for next week and I have to prepare for it in the library.
63.【此处有音频，请去附件查看】
What is the most expensive item?
A. The washing machine. B. The fridge. C. The bed.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: How much did you pay for this new fridge?
M: Oh, it was a little over a thousand dollars, plus tax. It was much more expensive than our washing machine, but not nearly as much as our bed!
64.【此处有音频，请去附件查看】
Where are the speakers?
A. In the office. B. At home. C. In the supermarket.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: Well, dinner is ready. I wonder why Tom hasn’t come back yet.
M: I just asked him to go to the supermarket after work. He should be on the way back home.
W: Let me call him to ask.
65.【此处有音频，请去附件查看】
What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. The man’s change.
B. The man’s childhood.
C. The man’s favorite movies.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】M: Well, when I was a teenager, I would go there whenever there was a new movie, but I seldom go to the cinema anymore.
W: How come?
M: I don’t like all these new science fiction movies, not to mention violence ones!
66.【此处有音频，请去附件查看】
What do we know about Mrs. William?
A. She is in her thirties.
B. She had her daughter at the age of 25.
C. She looks younger than she is.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: Do you know that Mrs. William is already 45?
M: Really? I can’t believe it. She seems like a young lady who is in her thirties.
W: You will be more surprised when you see her 25-year-old daughter.
第二节 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处有音频，请去附件查看】

67. What happened to the speakers?
A. They had difficulty getting a map. B. They lost their way.
C. They were given the wrong directions.
68. What will the woman do?
A. Drive the car. B. Blame the man. C. Call her sister.
【答案】67. B 68. A
【解析】
【原文】W: Are you sure this is the right street?
M: No, I have no idea where we are.
W: Well, I think we must have got lost.
M: It’s not my fault. Your sister’s directions don’t make sense.
W: What? Don’t blame others. The routes seemed easy to understand for me.
M: Well, then, why don’t you drive if you are so much better at it than I am?
W: OK. This can’t beat me. Pull over.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处有音频，请去附件查看】

69. What does the man do?
A. A sportsman. B. A tour guide. C. A sports writer.
70. What does the woman think of the man’s job?
A. Tiring. B. Great. C. Boring.
【答案】69. C 70. B
【解析】
【原文】W: What do you do for a living?
M: I’m a sports writer, working with a sports magazine.
W: A sports writer? That must be a lot of work.
M: It is. Every day, I take a lot of pictures.
W: How interesting! Then you travel a lot to watch exciting sports events?
M: You’re right. More than half the year, I am out traveling around the country. And I also drive a lot.
W: Do you go abroad often?
M: Not really. But I do sometimes go abroad to report on overseas sports events.
W: What an exciting job! I wish I could be more like you.
M: Why not?
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处有音频，请去附件查看】

71. What is the weather like now?
A. Warm and sunny. B. Chilly and snowy. C. Cold and cloudy.
72. How will the man go to work?
A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By car.
73. What is the woman trying to persuade the man to do?
A. Listen to the forecast. B. Wear warm clothes. C. Go out for lunch.
【答案】71. C 72. C 73. B
【解析】
【原文】W: What a cold day! The weatherman says there will be a snowstorm today. You’d better wear warm clothes, dear.
M: I don’t believe the weatherman anymore Last week he said there would be clear skies but it rained all week.
W: All right. Go ahead and catch cold. You can see that it’s overcast. In the winter, that always means that it’s going to snow.
M: It doesn’t make any difference. Felix is driving me to the office. I don’t have to go outside.
W: But you may go out for lunch.
M: By that time, this storm will have blown over. Look! It’s partly sunny already.
W: No, it’s partly cloudy. Here are your overcoat and boots.
M: Thank you. And here’s Felix. See you tonight.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处有音频，请去附件查看】

74. What’s the man’s plan for this summer?
A. Working at musical festivals. B. Doing a market survey.
C. Staying with his family.
75. Where will the woman probably work this summer?
A. In a restaurant. B. In a music club. C. On a farm.
76. How long will the woman work every day?
A. 4 hours. B. 5 hours. C. 6 hours.
77. Where did the woman get the job information?
A. From her friend. B. From a magazine. C. From her parents.
【答案】74. C 75. A 76. B 77. B
【解析】
【原文】W: So, what are you going to do this summer?
M: Well, I’m probably going on holiday with my parents, but I really hope I can get a summer job in a market. What about you?
W: I’m going to Scotland for the summer.
M: For the whole summer?
W: Yes. I’m going to work in the mountains with my best friend.
M: Really? That sounds great!
W: Yes. The work won’t be very interesting. It’ll be mostly cooking, cleaning and working on reception and selling drinks. But our hours are eight till ten in the morning and six till nine in the evening. So we’ll have plenty of time during the day to go for a walk in the open air.
M: I wish I could get a job like that. How did you find out about it?
W: I read about it in a magazine called Summer Work Round Britain. It tells you about all kinds of different jobs in different places. You can work on farms picking fruits, or at hotels near the sea. You can even get work at music festivals.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处有音频，请去附件查看】

78. In which country is the speaker now?
A. America. B. England. C. Australia.
79. When was The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry published?
A. In 2007. B. In 2012. C. In 2014.
80. What award has the speaker won?
A. The Man Booker Prize.
B. The Commonwealth Book Prize.
C. The Tinniswood Award.
81. What will the speaker do next?
A. Introduce her works. B. Answer questions. C. Visit the library.
【答案】78. A 79. B 80. C 81. B
【解析】
【原文】W: Hello, I’m Rachel Joyce. I’m so happy to be here today at the Claremont Library. I’ve traveled all the way from England, and it’s truly wonderful to visit the United States! This is the first stop on my book tour. I’m off to Australia next! Before I take any questions, let me tell you a bit about myself. My new novel, The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, was published in 2014. The book is a companion to my first novel. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, which follows a man named Harold Fry as he goes in search of his old friend, Queenie Hennessy, in hopes of saying goodbye before she dies. The novel was published in 2012. It was almost chosen for the Commonwealth Book Prize and the Man Booker Prize. The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy is Queenie’s side of the story as she waits for Harold. I’ve also written many radio plays for BBC Radio Four, and in 2007, I won the Tinniswood Award for my radio play To Be a Pilgrim. I have also won the UK National Book Award for New Writer of the Year. Now, I’ll take questions from the audiences.