北京市密云区2020届高三二模英语试题 25页

密云区 2019-2020 学年第二学期第二次阶段性测试 高三英语试卷 第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45 分）‎ 第一节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）‎ A 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。‎ Last week, our class was on duty for student self-management. On the first day, I was shocked to see so much leftover food thrown away by students. What a waste! Being concerned about it, my classmates and I had a heated discussion on how to solve the problem. Finally, we all ____1____(agree) that the wall newspaper would be the best choice. The next day, we put our idea into reality. Towards lunch time, we put ___2___a wall newspaper outside the school cafeteria, calling on students not to waste food. Many students gathered around to read and expressed their support. To my great delight, there were changes soon. In the cafeteria, I found the trays returned after lunch all empty without any leftover. Food____3____(save) and the dining hall was cleaner.‎ ‎【答案】1. agreed ‎ ‎2. up 3. was saved ‎【解析】‎ 本文是记叙文。作者看到食堂里剩下的食物被浪费，因此组织办墙报，号召所有学生不要浪费食物。‎ ‎【1题详解】‎ 考查时态。句意：我们都一致认为办墙报是最好的选择。根据时间状语Last week，全文叙述的是过去的事情，因此用一般过去时。故填agreed。‎ ‎【2题详解】‎ 考查固定短语。句意：快到午餐时间，我们在学校食堂外面张贴墙报，强化号召所有的学生不要浪费食物。短语put up 意思为“张贴”，符合句意。故填up。‎ ‎【3题详解】‎ 考查时态和语态。句意：节约了食物，餐厅也更干净了。全文叙述的是过去的事情，因此用一般过去时；句子主语food和save 之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，应用被动语态；因此用一般过去时的被动语态；主语food是不可数名词，谓语动词用单数形式。故填was saved。‎ B 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。‎ As we know, the global water shortage is becoming increasingly severe mainly due to global warming, environmental pollution and the ever-increasing population. Therefore, it’s high time we did something about it. Firstly, an____4____(effect) way, I think, is to reserve water in a scientific way for future use. Secondly, new methods need to be developed to use the existing water resources, for example, ___5___(turn) sea water into fresh water. Thirdly, we must stop water pollution by law. Last but not least, it’s everyone’s responsibility ___6___(make) good use of water, such as recycling and saving water in our daily life. In conclusion, people around the world should be aware of the real situation of water shortage, protect the present water resources and explore potential ones scientifically.‎ ‎【答案】4. effective ‎ ‎5. turning 6. to make ‎【解析】‎ 本文是说明文。关于如何节约利用水资源，作者提出了几个方法。‎ ‎【4题详解】‎ 考查形容词。句意：首先，我认为，一个有效的方法是以科学的方式储备水以备将来使用。修饰名词way，应用形容词形式；effect是名词，形容词是effective。故填effective。‎ ‎【5题详解】‎ 考查非谓语动词。句意：第二，有必要研究新的方法，利用现有的水资源，例如，将海水转化为淡水。分析句子结构，此处应该用现在分词做状语，表示补充说明。故填turning。‎ ‎【6题详解】‎ 考查非谓语动词。句意：最后但同样重要的是，好好利用水是每个人的责任，如在我们的日常生活中循环利用和节约用水。句子的主语it是形式主语，应该用不定式作真正的主语。故填to make。‎ C 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。‎ The Palace Museum is working to take cultural relics into people’s daily life and bring their cultural value into full play by selling cultural and creative products, on the theme of “Bring the Palace Museum culture home”. The creative products mostly are creative daily necessities, like stationaries, bags, decorations and so on. ___7___(Base) on the treasures in the museum, the Palace Museum has developed products such as Qianli Jiangshan series and Qingming Shanghe Tu series, Palace Dolls, folding fans,____8____are very popular with young people. The Palace Museum now ____9____(change) the traditional way of communication, learns to use a variety of ways to publicize excellent traditional culture, and lets the Palace Museum cultural heritage resources live. The culture creative products are definitely brilliant choices for ___10___(gift) that bear unique royal features.‎ ‎【答案】7. Based ‎ ‎8. which 9. changes ‎ ‎10. gifts ‎【解析】‎ 本文是说明文， 介绍了故宫博物院以“把故宫文化带回家”为主题，开发、销售文化创意产品，将文物带进人们的日常生活，充分发挥文物的文化价值。‎ ‎【7题详解】‎ 考查非谓语动词。句意：故宫在馆藏珍品的基础上，又开发了千里江山系列、清明上河图系列、宫廷娃娃、折扇等产品，深受年轻人喜爱。短语be based on“以……为基础，在……基础上”；句子主语the Palace Museum和base之间的逻辑关系为the Palace Museum is based on….，因此用过去分词作状语。故填Based。‎ ‎【8题详解】‎ 考查定语从句。句意：故宫在馆藏珍品的基础上，又开发了千里江山系列、清明上河图系列、宫廷娃娃、折扇等产品，深受年轻人喜爱。分析句子结构，空后面是定语从句，修饰先行词products such as Qianli Jiangshan series and Qingming Shanghe Tu series, Palace Dolls, folding fans，指物，关系词在从句中作主语，应用which引导非限制性定语从句。故填which。‎ ‎【9题详解】‎ 考查时态。句意：故宫现在改变了传统的传播方式，学会运用多种方式宣传优秀的传统文化，让故宫的文化遗产资源保存下去。根据时间状语now可知是叙述现在的情况，因此用一般现在时；句子的主语是The Palace Museum，因此谓语动词用单数第三人称形式。故填changes。‎ ‎【10题详解】‎ 考查可数名词单复数。句意：文化创意产品绝对是具有独特的皇室特色的礼品的绝佳选择。根据choices和定语从句中的谓语动词 bear的复数形式可知，gift应用复数形式。故填gifts。‎ 第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a ___11___ at the next house. ___12___, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water.‎ She thought he looked ___13___ so brought him a large glass of ___14___. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”‎ ‎“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a ___15___.”‎ He said... “Then I thank you from my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his ___16___ in man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.‎ Years later, that young woman became ___17___ ill. The local ___18___ were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in ___19___ to study her ____20____ disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the ____21____. When he heard the name of the ____22____ she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went ____23____ the hall of the hospital to her room.‎ Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He ____24____ her at once. He went back to the consultation room, ____25____ to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to the ____26____.‎ After a long struggle, the battle was ____27____. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for ____28____.‎ He looked at it, then ____29____ something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was ____30____ it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill.‎ She read these words...‎ ‎“Paid in full with one glass of milk.”‎ ‎11. A. dinner B. feast C. meal D. soup ‎12. A. However B. Therefore C. Consequently D. Moreover ‎13. A. warm B. cold C. excited D. hungry ‎14. A. water B. coffee C. milk D. tea ‎15. A. donation B. kindness C. supply D. investment ‎16. A. faith B. imagination C. inspiration D. doubt ‎17. A. slightly B. naturally C. critically D. gradually ‎18. A. nurses B. doctors C. priests D. nuns ‎19. A. laymen B. professionals C. specialists D. amateurs ‎20. A. simple B. rare C. incurable D. familiar ‎21. A. responsibility B. innovation C. experiment D. consultation ‎22. A. town B. country C. capital D. hospital ‎23. A. over B. under C. on D. down ‎24. A. called B. recognized C. forgot D. remembered ‎25. A. confused B. determined C. clarified D. interested ‎26. A. case B. matter C. event D. thing ‎27. A. delayed B. missed C. conducted D. won ‎28. A. approval B. editing C. revision D. rejection ‎29. A. drew B. signed C. wrote D. copied ‎30. A. hopeful B. suspicious C. helpless D. sure ‎【答案】11. C 12. A 13. D 14. C 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. B 21. D 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. D ‎【解析】‎ 本文是记叙文。一个男孩本想要讨一杯水喝，那位女士看他很饿，就给了他一杯牛奶。多年后这个男孩成为了一名医生， 救了那位女士，并且让她用当年的那杯牛奶付清了住院费用。‎ ‎【11题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他决定在下一户人家要一顿饭吃。A. dinner晚餐；B. feast盛宴；C. meal一餐，一顿饭；D. soup汤。根据下一句“Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water.”可知，那个男孩饿了，本来是想要一顿饭吃。故选C项。‎ ‎【12题详解】‎ 考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，当一位美丽的年轻女子打开房门的时候，这个小男孩却失去了勇气了。A. However然而；B. Therefore因此；C. Consequently结果；D. Moreover而且，此外。前一句说“He decided he would ask for a 1 at the next house.”，后一句说“he lost his nerve”，前后两个句子之间语义转折。故选A项。‎ ‎【13题详解】‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她觉得他看起来饿了，就给了他一大杯牛奶。 A. warm温暖额；B. cold寒冷的；C. excited兴奋的；D. hungry饥饿的。根据上文“he was hungry.”，可知，那位女士看出男孩很饿了。故选D项。‎ ‎【14题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她觉得他看起来饿了，就给了他一大杯牛奶。 A. water水；B. coffee咖啡；C. milk牛奶；D. tea茶。根据文章最后一句话“‘Paid in full with one glass of milk.’”可知，当时那位女士给男孩的是一杯牛奶。故选C项。‎ ‎【15题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“你不欠我任何东西，”她回答，“母亲教导我们，施以爱心，不图回报。” A. donation捐赠；B. kindness善良，好意；C. supply供应；D.investment投资。那位女士给了饥饿的男孩一杯牛奶喝，应该是善举。故选B项。‎ ‎【16题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当Howard Kelly离开了那个房子的时候，此时的他不仅自己浑身是劲儿，而且对人们的信心也更加坚定了。A. faith信念；B. imagination想象；C. inspiration灵感，激励；D. doubt怀疑。根据下一句“He had been ready to give up and quit. ”可知，他本来已经准备放弃。那位女士的善良给了他信心。故选A项。‎ ‎【17题详解】‎ 考查副词词义辨析。句意：多年以后，那位年轻女子得了重病。 A. slightly稍微；B. naturally自然地；C. critically严重地，极为重要地，批评性地；D. gradually渐渐地。根据下一句“They finally sent her to the big city ‎”可知，那位女士病得很重，当地无法医治，被送到大城市的医院治疗。故选C项。‎ ‎【18题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当地医生们感到很困惑。A. nurses护士；B. doctors医生；C. priests牧师；D. nuns修女。那位女士病了，先是当地的医生治疗。故选B项。‎ ‎【19题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：最后他们把她送到大城市，请专家来研究她这种罕见的疾病。A. laymen非专业人员，门外汉；B. professionals专业人士；C. specialists专家；D. amateurs业余爱好者。因为那位女士病得很重，所以请专家来诊治。故选C项。‎ ‎【20题详解】‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最后他们把她送到大城市，请专家来研究她这种罕见的疾病。 A. simple简单的；B. rare罕见的；C. incurable无法治愈的；D. familiar熟悉的。根据“The local 8 were baffled.”，当地的医生感到很困惑，因此可知那位女士患的病比较罕见。故选B项。‎ ‎【21题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：Howard Kelly医生被请来会诊。A. responsibility责任；B. innovation创新；C. experiment实验；D. consultation咨询，会诊。根据下文“He went back to the consultation room. ”可知，Howard Kelly是来给那位女士的病会诊的。故选D项。‎ ‎【22题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当他听到她来自的城镇的名字时，眼里闪过一道奇怪的光芒。A. town城镇；B. country国家，乡村；C. capital首都；D. hospital医院。根据上文“they finally sent her to the big city”可知，那位女士是来自小镇。故选A项。‎ ‎【23题详解】‎ 考查介词词义辨析。句意：他立刻站起来，穿过医院的大厅来到她的房间。A. over在……之上；B. under在……之下；C. on在……之上；D. down在……之下。短语go down to …“走到……”。故选D项。‎ ‎【24题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他立刻认出了她。A. called打电话；B. recognized认出；C. forgot忘记；D. remembered记得。根据文章最后一句“‘Paid in full with one glass of milk.’”通过 Howard Kelly在那位女士的医药费通知单上签的字，可知他已经认出了是当年帮助他的那位年轻的女士。故选B项。‎ ‎【25题详解】‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：回到诊疗室，他决心要尽最大努力挽救她的生命。A. confused感到困惑的；B. determined有决心的；C. clarified澄清的；D. interested感兴趣的。为了回报当年那位女士的善举，Howard Kelly决定尽力救她。故选B项。‎ ‎【26题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：从那天起，他就特别注意这个病例。A. case病例；B. matter事情；C. event事件；D. thing事情。Howard Kelly特别关心那位女士的病情。故选A项。‎ ‎【27题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：经过长时间的努力，战斗取得了胜利。A. delayed延迟，推迟；B. missed错过；C. conducted指挥；D. won获胜。最后，那位女士获救了。故选D项。‎ ‎【28题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：凯利医生要求把医药费通知单送到他那里审批。A. approval批准；B. editing编辑；C. revision修改；D. rejection拒绝。根据下文“something caught her attention on the side of the bill.”，Dr. Kelly在医药费通知单上签字，因此可知是医药费通知单要经过他审批签字。故选A项。‎ ‎【29题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他看了看账单，然后在边上写了些东西，账单被送到了她的房间。 A. drew画；B. signed签字；C. wrote写；D. copied抄，复印。根据下文“She read these words...” 可知Dr. Kelly 在医药费通知单上写了什么。故选C项。‎ ‎【30题详解】‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她害怕打开它，因为她肯定这份账单将花费她的余生来支付。A. hopeful有希望的；B. suspicious怀疑的；C. helpless无助的；D. sure肯定的。根据上文“Years later, that young woman became 7 ill. ” 可知，那位女士病得很重，治疗的花费应该很大。因此她确定要用一辈子挣的钱才能付清账单。故选D项。‎ 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40 分）‎ 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A B Graph can be a very useful tool for conveying information especially numbers， percentages, and ‎ other data . A graph gives the reader a picture to interpret. That can be a lot more pages and pages and pages explaining the data .‎ Graphs can seem frightening, but reading a graph is a lot like reading a story. The graph has a title ,a main idea ,and supporting details .You can use your active reading skills to analyze and understand graphs just like any other text .‎ Most graphs have a few basic parts: a caption or introduction paragraph, a title , a legend or key, and labeled axes. An active reader looks at each part of the graph before trying to interpret the data. Captions will usually tell you where the data came from (for example, a scientific study of 400 African elephants from 1980 to 2005). Captions usually summarize the author's main point as well. The title is very important. It tells you the main idea of the graph by stating what kind of information is being shown. A legend, also called a key ,is a guide to the symbols and colors used in the graph. Many graphs, including bar graphs and line graphs, have two axes that form a corner, Usually these axes are the left side and the bottom of the graph .Each axis will always have a label. The label tells you what each axis measures.‎ Bar Graphs A bar graph has two axes and uses bars to show amounts. In Graph 1 ,we see that the x-axis shows grades that students earned, and the y-axis shows bow many students earned each grade .You can see that 6 students earned an A because the bar for A stretches up to 6 on the vertical measurement. There is a lot of information we can get from a simple graph like this(See Graph 1).‎ Line Graphs A line graph looks similar to a bar graph ,but instead of Bars, it plots points and connects them with a line .It has the same parts as a bar graph – two labeled axes –and can be read the same way .To read a line graph, it’s important to focus on the points of intersection rather than the line segments between the points, This type of graph is most commonly used to show how something changes over time.‎ Here is a graph that charts how far a bird flies during the first Five days of its spring migration (See Graph 2).‎ The unit of measurement for the x-axis is days. The unit of measurement for the y-axis is kilometers. Thus we can see that ,on the first day, the pipit flew 20 kilometers. The line segment goes up between Day 1 and Day 2,which means that the bird flew farther on Day 2.If the line segment angled dawn, as between Day 4 and Day 5,it would mean that the bird flew fewer kilometers than the day before. This line graph is a quick, visual way to tell the reader about the bird’s migration.‎ Pie Graphs A typical pie graph looks like a circular pie. The circle is divided into sections, and each section represents a fraction of the data. The graph is commonly used to show percentages; the whole pie represents l00 percent, so each piece is a fraction of the whole.‎ A pie graph might include a legend，or it might use icons or labels within each slice. This pie graph shows on month’s expense, (See Graph 3 ).‎ Food $ 25‎ Movies $ 12‎ Clothing $ 36‎ Savings $ 20‎ Books $ 7‎ ‎31. When used in a graph，a legend is_____‎ A a guide to the symbols and colors B. an introduction paragraph C. the main idea D. the data ‎32. What is the total number of students who earned a C or better ?‎ A. 4. B. 6. C. 10. D. 20 .‎ ‎33. The bird covered the longest distance on _____‎ A. Day 1 B. Day ‎2 ‎C. Day 3 D. Day 4‎ ‎34. Which of the following cost Amy most ?‎ A. Food. B. Books C. Movies D. Clothing.‎ ‎【答案】31. A 32. D 33. C 34. D ‎【解析】‎ 这是一篇说明文。这是一篇说明文介绍图表的类型以及相关作用，通过对条形图、线形图和饼形图的介绍，让学生学会读图，解决实际问题。‎ ‎【31题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据第三段第六行A legend, also called a key ,is a guide to the symbols and colors used in the graph.” 可知，图例，也称为键，是图形中使用的符号和颜色的指南。故选A项。‎ ‎【32题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据Bar Graphs部分中的图表可知，得到A等级的学生有6人，B等级的学生有10人，C等级的学生有4人，故C等级以上的学生人数为20(6+l0+4)人。故选D项。‎ ‎【33题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据Line Graphs部分第二段并结合图表可知，第三天这只鸟飞翔了70千米，这是它这些天飞行最长的距离。故选C项。‎ ‎【34题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据扇形图可以得出Clothing占比例最多。故选D。‎ B Papa, as a son of a dirt-poor farmer, left school early and went to work in a factory, for education was for the rich then. So, the world became his school. With great interest, he read everything he could lay his hands on, listened to the town elders and learned about the world beyond his tiny hometown. “There’s so much to learn,” he’d say. “Though we’re born stupid, only the stupid remain that way.” He was determined that none of his children would be denied an education.‎ Thus, Papa insisted that we learn at least one new thing each day. Though, as children, we thought this was crazy, it would never have occurred to us to deny Papa a request. And dinner time seemed perfect for sharing what we had learned. We would talk about the news of the day; no matter how insignificant, it was never taken lightly. Papa would listen carefully and was ready with some comment, always to the point.‎ Then came the moment—the time to share the day’s new learning.‎ Papa, at the head of the table, would push back his chair and pour a glass of red wine, ready to listen.‎ ‎“Felice,” he’d say, “tell me what you learned today.” ‎ ‎“I learned that the population of Nepal is ...” ‎ Silence.‎ Papa was thinking about what was said, as if the salvation of the world would depend upon it. “The population of Nepal. Hmm. Well …” he’d say. “Get the map; let’s see where Nepal is.” And the whole family went on a search for Nepal.‎ This same experience was repeated until each family member had a turn. Dinner ended only after we had a clear understanding of at least half a dozen such facts.‎ As children, we thought very little about these educational wonders. Our family, however, was growing together, sharing experiences and participating in one another’s education. And by looking at us, listening to us, respecting our input, affirming our value, giving us a sense of dignity, Papa was unquestionably our most influential teacher.‎ Later during my training as a future teacher, I studied with some of the most famous educators. They were imparting what Papa had known all along—the value of continual learning. His technique has served me well all my life. Not a single day has been wasted, though I can never tell when knowing ‎ the population of Nepal might prove useful.‎ ‎35. What do we know from the first paragraph?‎ A. The poor could hardly afford school education.‎ B. Those born stupid could not change their life.‎ C. The town elders wanted to learn about the world.‎ D. The author’s father was born in a worker’s family.‎ ‎36. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “__________”.‎ A. one new thing B. a request C. some comment D. the news ‎37. It can be learned from the passage that the author ___________.‎ A. enjoyed talking about news B. knew very well about Nepal C. appreciated his father’s educational technique D. felt regret about those wasted days ‎38. What is the greatest value of “dinner time” to the author?‎ A. Showing talents. B. Continual learning.‎ C. Family get-together. D. Winning Papa’s approval.‎ ‎【答案】35. A 36. D 37. C 38. B ‎【解析】‎ 这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者的父亲由于贫穷无法读书，但是他对学习很重视，要求自己的孩子每天都要学习新知识，强调持续学习。表达了作者对于父亲的敬爱。‎ ‎【35题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据第一段中Papa, as a son of a dirt-poor farmer, left school early and went to work in a factory, for education was for the rich then.可知爸爸是一个赤贫农民的儿子，他很早就离开了学校，到一家工厂工作，因为那时教育是富人的事。由此可知，父亲因为穷而无法上学，接受教育是富人的事情，穷人上不起学。故选A。‎ ‎【36题详解】‎ 词义猜测题。根据上文We would talk about the news of the day; no matter how insignificant可知我们会谈论一天的新闻，不论重要与否，都不是可以等闲视之的。由此可知，it指代的是上文的news，故选D。‎ ‎【37题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据最后一段中Later during my training as a future teacher, I studied with some of ‎ the most famous educators. They were imparting what Papa had known all along—the value of continual learning. His technique has served me well all my life.可知后来，在我接受培训成为一名未来教师期间，我师从了一些最著名的教育家。他们在传授爸爸一直都知道的东西——持续学习的价值。他的技术使我受益了一生。由此可推知，作者很欣赏他父亲的教育技巧。故选C。‎ ‎【38题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据最后一段中His technique has served me well all my life.可知他技术使我受益了一生。结合上文讲述父亲每天都让孩子们讨论当天所发生的重大事情，以此来让孩子每天都学到新的知识，这样的讨论都是在吃饭的时候进行的，由此可推知“dinner time”对作者最大的价值是持续学习。故选B。‎ C How a Teacher Can Change Your Life Smiling with satisfaction, Karin Anderson continues to conduct while dozens of students were playing their instruments, and Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony fills the hall. The emotional (情感的) drama of conducting an orchestra (管弦乐团) of teenagers is part of a typical day’s teaching for Karin. “Teaching is like surfing,” she says. “You have no idea what’s going to happen and there’s no guarantee that things will go according to plan. You have to be on guard at all times.” But the unpredictability of her students doesn’t make her job hard, she says. In fact, working with sometimes difficult teenagers, which she says might exhaust other teachers, is what keeps her coming back day after day.‎ Karin believes music lessons may have unexpected benefits. Research has found that they improve a child’s language development, and the reasoning skills extremely important to maths and science. “We can’t be sure if music really makes kids perform better academically, or if smarter students just naturally become involved with music anyway, but there might be a connection. Certainly, schools need something for those brighter students. It’s not so much giving them a release from studying hard, but more that they need to be stretched, and pushed in a different direction.”‎ But the benefits of music education are for everyone, not just the clever kids. Karin points out that there are strong connections between music and the motivation to learn, the ability to focus, and even someone’s confidence and tolerance.‎ Music can also help to create a positive, supportive learning environment, which Karin always ‎ tries to create in her orchestra. Being grouped by age, not ability, makes everyone new feel welcome and part of a family. “In school you’re very aware of social classes—the rich kids and the poor kids—and all the little groups that gossip all the time,” says orchestra member Laura Greene. “But in the orchestra, everyone is part of the group, and equally important. We’re all trying to improve together. We’ve all got unique talents.”‎ In Karin’s classroom, there are no awards decorating the walls. She says this might put the orchestra under pressure or make them worry about competition, though in fact the school has won many prizes, which she is clearly proud of. “What’s most important to me is that everyone works as a team,” she says. “It’s a magic moment when there’s absolute unity.”‎ Karin wants the orchestra to widen the horizons of everyone who joins. When some parents weren’t able to afford certain trips of the orchestra, Karin surprised everyone by organizing what she called “scholarships”, with the school paying part of the money to students who had been positive and cooperative. They weren’t awarded on the basis of who had a special gift for music.‎ In her office, Karin proudly displays a picture of another student. Karin says, “Thomas was smart, but he hated school, and he seemed cut off from his peers, alone in a world of his own. The orchestra made him come out of his shell.” After graduating, Thomas wrote to Karin, “I’m so grateful to you for allowing me to play the most beautiful music in the world, even though I never took it up professionally. I understand now that music educates the mind and the heart, and helps you to connect with others.”‎ ‎39. What is Karin’s attitude to teaching music?‎ A. It is emotionally tiring. B. It is about controlling the class.‎ C. It requires careful preparation. D. It gives wonderful surprises.‎ ‎40. What does Karin think of music lessons?‎ A. They serve the needs of problem students.‎ B. They are more beneficial for smart students.‎ C. They are more rewarding than people thought.‎ D. They mean a lot for students’ academic work.‎ ‎41. Which of the following would Karin agree with?‎ A. Teamwork is important in music lessons.‎ B. It is not worth making efforts for prizes.‎ C. Teachers should not ignore social classes.‎ D. Gifted students should have more chances.‎ ‎42. What point does the example of Thomas support about music education?‎ A. It builds up self-confidence. B. It changes one’s attitude C. It presents new challenges. D. It reduces academic pressure.‎ ‎【答案】39. D 40. C 41. A 42. B ‎【解析】‎ 这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位名叫Karin的老师，负责执教和指挥一个由青少年组成的管弦乐团，音乐让这些年轻人们成长了很多，而作为一个集体，这里也没有那些世俗的评判标准，大家互相团结、共同进步。Karin老师以及她的音乐课带给了青少年积极的影响，改变了青少年对生活的态度。‎ ‎【39题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据第一段中Karin的原话“Teaching is like surfing”和“You have no idea what’s going to happen and there’s no guarantee that things will go according to plan.”可知，给青少年们教音乐对她来说是充满未知和难以预料的，D选项“这给她很多惊喜”符合文意。故选D项。‎ ‎【40题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Karin believes music lessons may have unexpected benefits.”可知，Karin认为音乐课能带来意想不到的好处，这与C选项“它们比人们想的更具回报性”表达的含义是一致的。故选C项。‎ ‎【41题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据第五段最后Karin的原话“What’s most important to me is that everyone works as a team,”和“It’s a magic moment when there’s absolute unity.”可知，在Karin看来，对于乐团中每一个成员来说，团队合作是最重要的。由此判断出，Karin应该会赞同音乐课上团队合作很重要。故选A项。‎ ‎【42题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据最后一段中对于Thomas的描述“Thomas was smart, but he hated school, and he seemed cut off from his peers, alone in a world of his own. The orchestra made him come out of his shell.”可知，从前的Thomas讨厌学校，与周围世界隔绝，但通过参加乐团，他发生了改变，不只是心智变得成熟，同时也学会了与别人建立联系，这正是一种态度上的转变。由此判断出托马斯的例子证实了音乐教育改变了一个人的态度。故选B项。‎ D If humans were truly at home under the light of the moon and stars, we would go in darkness happily, the midnight world as visible to us as it is to the vast number of nocturnal(夜间活动的) species on this planet. Instead, we are diurnal creatures, with eyes adapted to living in the sun’s light. This is a basic evolutionary fact, even though most of us don’t think of ourselves as diurnal beings. Yet it’s the only way to explain what we’ve done to the night: We’ve engineered it to receive us by filling it with light.‎ The benefits of this kind of engineering come with consequences — called light pollution — whose effects scientists are only now beginning to study. Light pollution is largely the result of bad lighting design, which allows artificial light to shine outward and upward into the sky. Ill-designed lighting washes out the darkness of night and completely changes the light levels — and light rhythms — to which many forms of life, including ourselves, have adapted. Wherever human light spills into the natural world, some aspect or life is affected. In most cities the sky looks as though it has been emptied of stars, leaving behind a vacant haze (霾) that mirrors our fear of the dark. We’ve grown so used to this orange haze that the original glory of an unlit night, — dark enough for the planet Venus to throw shadow on Earth — is wholly beyond our experience, beyond memory almost.‎ We’ve lit up the night as if it were an unoccupied country, when nothing could be further from the truth. Among mammals alone, the number of nocturnal species is astonishing. Light is a powerful biological force, and on many species it acts as a magnet(磁铁). The effect is so powerful that scientists speak of songbirds and seabirds being “captured” by searchlights on land or by the light from gas flares on marine oil platforms. Migrating at night, birds tend to collide with brightly lit tall buildings.‎ Frogs living near brightly lit highways suffer nocturnal light levels that are as much as a million times brighter than normal, throwing nearly every aspect of their behavior out of joint, including their nighttime breeding choruses. Humans are no less trapped by light pollution than the frogs. Like most other creatures, we do need darkness. Darkness is as essential to our biological welfare, to our internal clockwork, as light itself.‎ Living in a glare of our own making, we have cut ourselves off from our evolutionary and cultural heritage—the light of the stars and the rhythms of day and night. In a very real sense light pollution causes us to lose sight of our true place in the universe, to forget the scale of our being, which is best ‎ measured against the dimensions of a deep night with the Milky Way—the edge of our galaxy-arching overhead.‎ ‎43. What does the underlined word “it” (Paragraph 1) most probably refer to ?‎ A. The moon. B. The night.‎ C. The sky. D. The planet.‎ ‎44. The writer mentions birds and frogs to _________.‎ A. show how light pollution affects animals B. provide examples of animal protection C. compare the living habits of both species D. explain why the number of certain species has declined ‎45. It is implied in the last paragraph that ___________.‎ A. human beings cannot go to the outer space B. light pollution does harm to the eyesight of animals C. human beings should reflect on their position in the universe D. light pollution has destroyed some of the world heritages ‎46. What might be the best title for the passage?‎ A. The Magic Light. B. The Orange Haze.‎ C. The Rhythms of Nature. D. The Disappearing Night.‎ ‎【答案】43. B 44. A 45. C 46. D ‎【解析】‎ 本文是一篇说明文。如今人类使夜晚充满了人造光线，使得夜晚不再黑暗，但这么做所造成的光污染的不好影响是巨大的，到了考虑这么做的后果的时候了。‎ ‎【43题详解】‎ 词义猜测题。根据第一段中的Yet it’s the only way to explain what we’ve done to the night: We’ve engineered it to receive us by filling it with light. 然而，这是解释我们对夜晚所做所为的唯一方式: 我们设计了光，让光充满夜晚。此处it是代词，指代前面提到的事物，因此it指代night“夜晚”。 故选B。‎ ‎【44题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的 The effect is so powerful that scientists speak of songbirds and seabirds being “captured” by searchlights on land or by the light from gas flares on marine oil ‎ platforms.这种效应是如此强烈，以至于科学家们说，陆地上的探照灯或海洋石油平台上的气体照明弹发出的光，会“捕捉”到鸣禽和海鸟以及倒数第三段rogs living near brightly lit highways suffer nocturnal light levels that are as much as a million times brighter than normal, throwing nearly every aspect of their behavior out of joint, including their nighttime breeding choruses.生活在灯火通明的高速公路附近的青蛙在夜间受到比平时高出一百万倍的强光照射，几乎使它们的所有行为都失常了，包括它们在夜间繁殖时发出的叫声。由此判断出作者提到鸟类和青蛙是为了来展示光污染对动物的影响，故选A。‎ ‎【45题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Living in a glare of our own making, we have cut ourselves off from our evolutionary and cultural heritage—the light of the stars and the rhythms of day and night.（生活在自己制造的耀眼光芒中，我们已经把自己与进化和文化遗产隔绝开来，与星星的光芒和昼夜的节奏隔绝开来）；以及In a very real sense light pollution causes us to lose sight of our true place in the universe, to forget the scale of our being（在一个非常真实的意义上，光污染使我们看不到我们在宇宙中真正的位置，忘记了我们存在的规模）等语句可知作者认为光污染使得人们失去了很多。由此判断出，人类应该反思自己在宇宙中的地位。故选C。‎ ‎【46题详解】‎ 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，人类使夜晚充满了人造光线，使得夜晚不再黑暗，并且光污染对于动物和人类产生了极大影响，选项D. The Disappearing Night“消失的夜空”呼吁我们反思人类的行为为短文最佳标题，故选D。‎ 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 10 分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ You are given many opportunities in life to choose to be a victim or creator. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place. ____47____“They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around. Or you may blame yourself for all your problems, thus internalizing(内化)your victimization. The truth is, your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.‎ ‎___48___They know there are individuals who might like to control their lives, but they don’t let this get in the way. They know they have their weaknesses, yet they don’t blame themselves when they fail.___49___ They believe their dance with each sacred (神圣的) moment of life is a gift and that ‎ storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.‎ Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same physical realities yet their experience of life is worlds apart. Victims relish (沉溺) in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause others—and even themselves—to feel like victims, too. Creators consciously choose love, inspiration, and other qualities which inspire not only themselves, but all around them. ___50___‎ In reality, all of us play the victim or the creator at various points in our lives. One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and sink into terrible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime.____51____He may choose to first experience the grief, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative force in his life.‎ In every moment and every circumstance, you can choose to have fuller, richer life by setting a clear intention to transform the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are.‎ A. Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter.‎ B. Compared with victims, creators are more emotional.‎ C. One’s experiences determine his attitude toward life.‎ D. Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently.‎ E. Another with the same experience may choose to be a creator.‎ F. “They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering.‎ G. Both victims and creators always have choice to determine the direction of their lives.‎ ‎【答案】47. F 48. D 49. A 50. G 51. E ‎【解析】‎ 本文是一篇议论文，介绍了你看待生活的方式决定了你会成为受害者还是创造者。‎ ‎【47题详解】‎ 空后说“他们”是错误的和不好的，此处与之并列，讲的还是“他们”对你的影响，F项在句式上与下一句相一致，故F项（“他们”对你所做的一切造成了你所有的痛苦）符合语境。‎ ‎【48题详解】‎ 空后说他们知道有些人可能想控制他们的生活，但他们不让这妨碍他们；他们知道自己有弱点，但失败时并不自责，这些都是那些想要成为创造者的人的做法，即：他们看待生活的方式与那些选择成为受害者的人完全不同，故D 项（那些选择成为创造者的人以完全不同的方式看待生活）符合语境。‎ ‎【49题详解】‎ 空后说他们相信他们能在生命中的每一个神圣的时刻起舞是一份礼物，暴风雨是生命中自然的一部分，可以带来情感和精神“成长”所需的雨水，这说明无论生活中发生了什么，他们都会选择以积极的态度看待生活，故A项（不管发生什么，他们都可以选择自己看待生活的方式）符合语境。‎ ‎【50题详解】‎ 空前说虽然受害者和创造者生活在同一个物质世界里，面对着许多相同的物质现实，然而他们的生活体验却完全不同，受害者喜欢愤怒、内疚和其他情绪，这些情绪会让别人甚至自己也觉得自己是受害者；创造者有意识地选择爱、鼓舞和其他不仅能激励自己，而且能激励周围的人的品质，此处总结上文，讲的是受害者和创造者都可以选择自己的生活方向，故G项（无论是受害者还是创造者，都可以选择自己的生活方向）符合语境。‎ ‎【51题详解】‎ 空后说他可能会选择先经历悲伤，然后接受损失，并很快继续前进，在生活中形成一种强大的创造力，这说明有同样经历的人也可能会选择成为创造者而不是受害者，故E项（另一个有同样经历的人也可能会选择成为创造者）符合语境。‎ 第三部分： 书面表达（共两节，35 分）‎ 第一节 （15分）‎ ‎52.假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，你的英国好友 Jim 正在准备题为“保护野生动物”的演讲稿，发来邮件咨询相关信息，请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：‎ ‎1.野生动物生存现状；‎ ‎2.保护野生动物的措施。‎ 注意：1.词数不少于50；‎ ‎2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ Dear Jim,‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours，‎ Li Hua ‎【答案】Dear Jim，‎ I’m glad to hear from you. From your email I have learned that you are preparing for the speech about wildlife protection. I think you choose a good topic and I’d like to share what I know with you.‎ The number of wild animals is becoming smaller and smaller. Some of them are endangered and even dying out. The reasons are as follows. To start with, people have been cutting down trees for building materials, causing some animals to lose their habitats. Besides, to make money, some people have been killing rare wild animals. They use wild animals like elephants, tigers, antelopes and bears to make handicrafts and medicine. Some wild animals are even hunted and killed to satisfy people’s desire to taste new and novel flavor, such as shark fin soup and even bat soup.‎ In my opinion, it’s time that we took immediate measures to change the situation. First, we should not cut down trees without the government’s permission. Instead, we are supposed to plant more trees to protect the animals’ living conditions. At the same time, more nature reserves are expected to be set up. Last but not the least, laws to protect wild animals should be made and the people who kill, sell and buy wild animals should be punished seriously. I believe as long as we take action immediately, we will live in harmony with animals and life will become better.‎ I hope what I said will be of help to you. If you have any questions, please write to me. I’m looking forward to your reply．‎ Yours Li Hua ‎【解析】‎ ‎【分析】‎ 这是一篇应用文。你的英国好友 Jim 正在准备题为“保护野生动物”的演讲稿，发来邮件咨询相关信息，请就此给他回复邮件。‎ ‎【详解】写作要点已经给出，属于提纲类作文，内容包括: 1.野生动物生存现状；2.‎ 保护野生动物的措施。提示中的内容比较泛泛，需要适当补充。本题対于考生的综合能力要求较高，要求考生有很强的开篇布局的能力和组织要点的能力。需要注意紧扣文章主题，给出的要点都需要包括。写作时注意准确运用时态，上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系。尽量使用自己熟悉的单词句式，同时也要注意使用高级词汇和高级句型使文章显得更有档次。‎ ‎【点睛】本书面表达要点齐全，上下文连贯，使用一定数量的句式结构，让句子更加生动丰满，同时运用了许多高级词汇和固定短语，提高文章的档次，体现了对英语的熟练的驾驭能力。例如: To start with, people have been cutting down trees for building materials, causing some animals to lose their habitats.运用了非谓语动词；Last but not the least, laws to protect wild animals should be made and the people who kill, sell and buy wild animals should be punished seriously.运用了who引导的定语从句；From your email I have learned that you are preparing for the speech about wildlife protection.运用了宾语从句。‎ 第二节 （20分）‎ ‎53.假设你是红星中学高三（1）班学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的顺序，写一篇英文周记，记录你参加学校主题为“垃圾分类,我们一起来”知识竞赛的全过程。‎ 注意：词数不少于60‎ 提示词：垃圾分类 garbage sorting ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎【答案】This week, I took part in the knowledge competition on garbage sorting held in our school,‎ ‎ which brought me a great sense of achievement.‎ On Monday, a poster which announced the competition attracted my attention. I immediately decided to sign up for it because I wanted to do something for the environment.‎ A few days later, I took part in the first round of the competition, a written test. Though there were many candidates, I succeeded in entering the final with another student from my class.‎ The final was held this morning. It was a competition among the four classes of the grade. On the stage in the hall, my classmates and I answered most of the questions accurately. Finally, we won out! We were extremely happy because we brought honor to our class.‎ When interviewed by the school TV station after the award ceremony, I expressed my excitement and the pride in protecting our environment. The competition broadened my knowledge on the garbage sorting and increased the awareness of protecting our environment.‎ ‎【解析】‎ ‎【分析】‎ 本书面表达是一篇图画类作文。要求根据四幅图的顺序，写一篇英文周记。‎ ‎【详解】第一步：根据提示可知，本书面表达为写一篇记叙文，要求考生根据以下四幅图的顺序，写一篇英文周记，记录你参加学校主题为“垃圾分类,我们一起来”知识竞赛的全过程。本文讲的是已经发生的事情，时态应为一般过去时。‎ 第二步：根据所给图片，确定写作要点：报名参加比赛；参加知识竞赛初赛；参加决赛；获奖接受采访。‎ 第三步：根据写作要点，列出关键词（组）。‎ 第四步：连词成句。考生写作时要灵活运用英文知识，采用不同的表达方式将各要点完整地表达出来。同时注意时态、语态的合理运用，同时应选用合适的连接词或过渡词，适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ ‎【点睛】本书面表达要点齐全，上下文连贯，使用一定数量的句式结构，让句子更加生动丰满，同时运用了许多高级词汇和固定短语，提高文章的档次，体现了对英语的熟练的驾驭能力。如：This week, I took part in the knowledge competition on garbage sorting held in our school, which brought me a great sense of achievement.和On Monday, a poster which announced the competition attracted my attention.这两句话运用了定语从句；When interviewed by the school TV station after the award ceremony, I expressed my excitement and the pride in protecting our environment.这句话运用了时间状语从句的省略。‎