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江苏省如皋市第一中学2019-2020学年
高二上学期期末考试
第一部分 听力 (共两节20题,每题1.5分,满分30分)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the man going to do today?
A. Go surfing. B. Jog on the beach. C. Get some work done early.
2. How long is the man’s speech allowed to be?
A. Ten minutes long. B. Twenty minutes long. C. Thirty minutes long.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. The ocean. B. Sea lions. C. Dogs.
4. Where will the woman probably check for her phone?
A. In the kitchen. B. In the bathroom. C. In the dentist’s office.
5. How does the woman probably feel in the end?
A. Tired. B. Sick. C. Annoyed.
第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. What does the woman do for a living?
A. She’s a cook. B. She’s a guide. C. She takes care of animals.
7. What does the man recommend?
A. A hotel. B. A bakery. C. A jewelry store.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. Where are the speakers?
A. In a park. B. At a concert. C. In a gym.
9. When will the speakers meet?
A. In an hour. B. In 45 minutes. C. In 10 minutes.
10. Why is the man impressed by the woman?
A. She is very athletic.
B. She likes loud music.
C. She rides her bike to work every day.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11. What did the Ferrari driver do?
A. He hit someone. B. He drove too fast. C. He crashed on the freeway.
12. What had the speakers been doing?
A. Shopping. B. Looking at cars. C. Attending a wedding.
13. What is special about the vase?
A. It was on sale.
B. It’s a gift for the woman’s sister.
C. It’s for the speakers’ house.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14. What does the man decide to do at first?
A. Let his son live at home.
B. Build two rooms in the garage.
C. Find an apartment for his son.
15. Why did the man’s son leave New York?
A. To be close to the man. B. To look for a good job. C. To be responsible.
16. What does the woman think of the man?
A. He is easy-going. B. He is strict with his son. C. He should be more independent.
17. What can we learn about the woman’s son?
A. He takes care of the backyard.
B. He is a very selfish person.
C. He pays $1500 a month in rent.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18. When is this announcement being made?
A. After a baseball game.
B. During an award ceremony.
C. Before the last day of school.
19. How many home runs did Brandon have?
A. 14. B. 12. C. 5.
20. What is true about Brandon?
A. He got A’s in all his classes.
B. He wants to be a teacher.
C. He won’t continue to play baseball.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Millions of people nowadays use Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat to converse with their friends. They use Skype to bridge long distances and Twitter to interact with public figure. But as more of our lives move online, are Internet-based interactions sufficient for a fulfilling life?
There have been considerable warnings about the drawbacks of online interactions. Some scholars have realized that our devotion to the screens is detracting from face-to-face conversations. For instance, a study showed that children who had been spending time with television and computers for a long period of time were significantly worse at recognizing nonverbal(非语言的)psychological suggestions in a conversation than those who had just five days without screens.
But there is another side to the argument: A 2015 Pew Foundation report found that teenagers use online interactions to strengthen their friendships. Plus, 57% of teenagers reported that they’d made friends online. Amori Milkami, a psychology professor at the University of British Columbia, has conducted several studies on online interactions and tells that the nature of online communication is changing as young people treat social networks in an entirely different ways.
Too much research tends to mix all online interactions together, she says, instead of distinguishing between positive, meaning conversations and more superficial, negative exchanges.
According to her, online communities can be especially useful for people who have an unusual concern and live in isolated areas, and so are unlikely to meet people with similar concerns in person.
“The major good aspect of online interactions compared to in-person ones is that social network allow users to interact with so many people at once. Whether or not that’s positive or negative depends on the type of friends you have. It’s possible to get the same level of achievement from online interactions as it is from in=person friends,” says Mikami. “This might be hard for older adults to believe and it might not be possible for them, because they might not feel comfortable having those kinds of deep online interactions. To them, the online world will always be more superficial. But young people really see it differently.”
As the nature of online interactions continually evolve, it’s difficult to definitely establish whether or not social media friendships alone are sufficient. But for those who don’t have strong in-person support groups, the value of online communities shouldn’t be dismissed.
1. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 probably means that the screens are ______.
A. becoming more and more appealing
B. controlling what people talk about with each other
C. making face-to-face conversations less efficient
D. changing the way people communicate with each other
2. What is the advantage of online interactions according to Milkami?
A. More positive topics will be focused on.
B. Communication efficiency will be improved.
C. People will feel more comfortable with communicating.
D. People will have more in-depth communication with others.
3. Which of the following will the author agree with?
A. Compared with the real world, the online communities are superficial.
B. It is impossible to know whether social media friendships are sufficient.
C. Teenagers can depend on online interactions to strengthen their friendships.
D. The importance of online communities should be considered for some people.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D
【1题详解】
句意猜测题。根据第一段中的For instance, a study showed that children who had been spending time with television and computers for a long period of time were significantly worse at recognizing nonverbal(非语言的)psychological suggestions in a conversation一句可知研究表明长时间与电视和电脑打交道的孩子在交谈中识别心理暗示方面很明显表现更糟糕。这一句是举例验证划线句子,由此我们可以推知这些电子设备让面对面的交流不那么有效。故C项正确。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段中的The major good aspect of online interactions compared to in-person ones is that social network allow users to interact with so many people at once.一句可知在线交流好的一面就是社交网络可以让使用者一次与多人交流。也就是说,社交网络可以提高交流的效率。B. Communication efficiency will be improved.交流效率得到了提高,为正确选项。故B项正确。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的But for those who don’t have strong in-person support groups, the value of online communities shouldn’t be dismissed.一句可知对于缺乏足够与人直面交流的人来说,在线交流的价值是不能被忽视的。由此可知,作者认为在线交流对有些人来说是有价值的。故D项正确。
B
One day, “supercharged plants” may help feed people around the world. Supercharged plants are ones that grow faster than normal plant life. Scientists can speed up the growth by modifying, or changing, the structure of plants’ genes. The modifications make them react quickly to changes in light. This all has to do with photosynthesis(光合作用), the process in which plants turn sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into food.
Plants grow fastest in the sun. That is when they make the most food for themselves. But their rate of growth can slow when things like clouds or trees block sunlight. But when the sun returns, it can take many minutes for growth to speed up again. This can be a problem because it means some of our most important crop plants are not as productive as they could be.
Steve Long, a plant biologist with the University of Illinois, wanted to find a way to help plants get back up to speed quickly after a period of darkness. So he and his team added genes that shortened the recovery time. It also increased the speed at which the plants grew. His modified
plants grew up to 20 percent more than untreated ones.
"This finding, where we've just made one modification that has boosted crop yield, is really a boost to the whole area, because everyone else working on photosynthesis can now see that if we can improve photosynthetic efficiency in crops, we will get more yield.” Long wrote in a magazine article.
In Long's study, his group used a form of genetic engineering called transgenics. It means taking genes from one plant, then putting them into another. There is a scientific debate about whether transgenics is a good idea or not.
Matthew Reynolds from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center spoke to VOA on Skype. “The increased rates of production noted by Long's team are impressive.” He has some hope about the process. But he also has questions. "What is the downside? Why have the plants not done that before? And we always ask those questions when we see something that looks a bit too good to be true"
Long's group worked with tobacco plants because they are easy to study. Now they are experimenting with rice, soybeans, cowpeas, and cassava – four important food crops. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provided money for the study. The organization says any new technology approved from this research will be made freely available to farmers in Africa and South Asia.
4. What’s the purpose of Steve Long’s experiment with tobacco?
A. To make plants healthier and more productive than before.
B. To help plants grow quickly after the sun returns.
C. To shorten the time that plants adapt themselves to light.
D. To increase crop yield through modifying plants’ genes.
5. Which of the following is not included in the process of Long’s experiment?
A. genes are added to some tobacco plants.
B. Experiments are being conducted with rice and soybeans.
C. Some crop plants are not as productive as they could be.
D. Improved photosynthetic efficiency means more yield.
6. What can we learn about Long’s group and his study from the passage?
A. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has financed Longs group.
B. VOA interviewed Steve Long on Skype about his group and his study.
C. The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center approved of his study.
D. Matthew Reynolds didn’t believe the production rates noted by Long’s group.
7 Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Transgenics May Cause a Scientific Debate
B. Photosynthesis May Improve Crop Production
C. Supercharged Plants May Mean More Crop Yield
D. Genetic Modifications May Help Plants Grow Better
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. A 7. C
【4题详解】
推理判断题。文章第二段提到了植物生长的问题:当没有阳光的时候,植物的生长会变慢,当有了阳光的时候,植物还需要一定的时间恢复生长速度,这就影响了植物的快速成长。接下来根据第三段中的Steve Long, a plant biologist with the University of Illinois, wanted to find a way to help plants get back up to speed quickly after a period of darkness. Steve Long开展研究帮助植物在重新获得光照时,能够快速恢复成长。这项研究是为了解决第二段提出的问题。故B项正确。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中的if we can improve photosynthetic efficiency in crops, we will get more yield.(如果我们提高了光合作用的效率,我们就会获得更高的产量)可知D项正确;
根据第五段中的It means taking genes from one plant, then putting them into another. (基因被添加到了接受试验的植物中)可知 A项正确;根据第七段中的Now they are experimenting with rice, soybeans, cowpeas, and cassava – four important food crops(现在他们正在用大米,大豆,虹豆和木薯做实验)可知B项正确;C. Some crop plants are not as productive as they could be.(一些农作物并没有那么高产。)选项未提及。故C项正确。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中的The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provided money for the study.可知The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation基金为他的研究提供了资金支持。故A项正确。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。介绍了一项新的研究,研究人员通过研究植物的生长特点,改造植物的基因使其更加高产,因此可知选项C. Supercharged Plants May Mean More Crop Yield(获得超级动力的农作物意味着高产量)。故C项正确。
C
Most of us are already aware of the direct effect we have on our friends and family. But we rarely consider that everything we think, feel, do, or say can spread far beyond the people we know. Conversely(相反地), our friends and family serve as conduits(渠道) for us to be influenced by hundreds or even thousands of other people. In a kind of social chain reaction, we can be deeply affected by events we do not witness that happen to people we do not know. As part of a social network, we go beyond ourselves, for good or ill, and become a part of something much larger.
Our connectedness carries with it fundamental implications(影响) for the way we understand the human condition. Social networks have value precisely because they can help us to achieve what we could not achieve on our own. Yet, social network effects are not always positive. Depression, obesity, financial panic, and violence also spread. Social networks, it turns out, tend to magnify(放大) whatever they are seeded with.
Partly for this reason, social networks are creative. And what these networks create does not belong to any one individual—it is shared by all those in the network. In this way, a social network is like a commonly owned forest: we all stand to benefit from it, but we also must work together to ensure it remains healthy and productive. While social networks are fundamentally and distinctively human, and can be seen everywhere, they should not be taken for granted.
If you are happier or richer or healthier than others, it may have a lot to do with where you happen to be in the network, even if you cannot recognize your own location. And it may have a lot to do with the overall structure of the network, even if you cannot control that structure at all. And in some cases, the process feeds back to the network itself. A person with many friends may become rich and then attract even more friends. This richget-richer dynamic means social networks can dramatically reinforce two different kinds of inequality in our society: situational inequality and positional inequality.
Lawmakers have not yet considered the consequences of positional inequality. Still, understanding the way we are connected is an essential step in creating a more just society and in carrying out public policies affecting everything from public health to the economy. We might be
better off vaccinating(接种疫苗) centrally located individuals rather than weak individuals. We might be better off helping interconnected groups of people to avoid criminal behavior rather than preventing or punishing crimes one at a time.
If we want to understand how society works, we need to fill in the missing links between individuals. We need to understand how interconnections and interactions between people give rise to wholly new aspects of human experience that are not present in the individuals themselves. If we do not understand social networks, we cannot hope to fully understand either ourselves or the world we inhabit.
8. What can be inferred from the first paragraph?
A. We can't be easily affected by strangers.
B. We are connected and form a social network.
C. We have negative effects on other social members.
D. We will not make a difference in a specific group.
9. What does the underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to?
A. something larger B. our connectedness
C. the human condition D. a social network
10. A social network can be compared to a commonly owned forest because ______.
A. it remains healthy and productive.
B. it tends to magnify negative things.
C. it is creative and shared by people in the whole society.
D. what it creates can be enjoyed by everyone in the network.
11. What's the author's purpose in writing the passage?
A. To introduce the characteristics of social networks.
B. To urge people to understand how our society works.
C. To show the significance of understanding social networks.
D. To explain the possible consequences of ignoring social networks.
【答案】8. B 9. B 10. D 11. C
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段的内容,尤其是最后一句As part of a social network, we go beyond ourselves, for good or ill, and become a part of something much larger.
可知我们作为社会网络的一员,会超越我们自己,成为更大网络的一部分。由此可知选项B. We are connected and form a social network.(我们与他人联系在一起,并形成了一个社会网络)正确。故B项正确。
【9题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句Our connectedness carries with it fundamental implications(影响) for the way we understand the human condition.可知伴随着我们与社会的关联而来的,是对我们了解人的状况的方式的根本影响,此处carry是及物动词,后跟宾语fundamental implications, with it是插入其中的状语成分,意为“随之”,并且结合句意可知it代指our connectedness我们与社会的关联。故B项正确。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中的And what these networks create does not belong to any one individual—it is shared by all those in the network. In this way, a social network is like a commonly owned forest这种网络创造出来的产品并不属于任何个人,而是整个网络里面的人所共享的。在这方面,一个社会网络就像一片共有的森林一样。由此可知选项D. what it creates can be enjoyed by everyone in the network.(它所创造的可以被网络里的每一个成员共享。)正确。故D项正确。
【11题详解】
目的意图题。根据最后一段最后一句“If we do not understand social networks,we cannot hope to fully understand either ourselves or the world we inhabit.”可知,文章旨在表明社会关系网的重要性。故C项正确。
D
I can’t stop looking at my phone, but I’m not alone.
Over 2.5 billion people have smartphones now, and a lot of them are having a hard time putting them down. The problem is, out devices are designed to be addicting. But if you understand the tricks that grab your attention, you can learn to have a healthier relationship with your phone.
It starts with turning off all notifications(推送通知), except when a real human is trying to reach you. But a lot of today’s apps simulate the feeling of that kind of social interaction, to get you to spend more time on their platform. If Facebook sends you a push notification that a friend
is interested in an event near you, they’re essentially acting like a puppet master, taking advantage of your desire for social connections so that you use the app more.
Today you can get notifications from any app on your phone. So, every time you check it, you get this grab bag of notifications that can make you feel a broad variety of emotions. If it wasn’t for random, if it was predictably bad or predictably good, then you would not get addicted. That’s the same logic behind slot machines(老虎机). Some apps even copy the process of pulling a slot machine lever with the “pull to refresh” feature. Those apps are usually capable of continuously updating content, but the pull action provides an addicting illusion of control over that process.
Then, you have to make your screen grayer. The easiest way to attract your eye’s attention on a screen is through color. In eye-tracking tests, human eyes gravitate(被吸引)particularly to bright red. That’s why so many apps have redesigned their icons to be brighter, bolder, and warmer over the years. It’s also why notification bubbles are red. So just noticing that if I take out the color, it changes some of the addictiveness.
Finally, restrict your home screen to everyday tools. Make sure that your home screen, when you unlock it, doesn’t have anything except for the in-the-moment tools that help you like live your life.
If you’re not sure what counts as a bottomless vortex(漩涡)of stuff, it helps to filter out apps that use infinite scrolling. Infinite scrolling continuously loads new material so there’s no built-in endpoint. Video autoplay works in a similar way. These interfaces create a frictionless experience, but they also create a user’s sense of control and make it harder to stop.
Technology might not always look harmful. There are ideas for alternative interfaces that give you functional choices and are more transparent about how much time you’ll lose with one action, versus another.
But it’s a really deep philosophical question: what is genuinely worth your attention? Do people even know how to answer that question? It’s a really hard question, it’s not something we think about. But, for now, it’s a question that everybody needs to start asking.
12. Which is the most accurate word to replace the underlined word “essentially”?
A. basically B. necessarily C. temporarily D. punctually
13. What does the author mean by mentioning “slot machine”?
A. Users can probably predict what the notification is before checking their phones.
B Netizens can do gambling on the internet legally.
C. There’re a lot of similarities between apps and slot machines.
D. It’s unpredictability that makes phones addicting.
14. From the end of the article we can know that ______.
A. all the interfaces are not extremely addicting
B. we users are not enabled to choose but to waste time on technology
C. it’s philosophers’ job to reflect on the value of technology in information age
D. the development of technology cannot be changed back to the way they were before
15. We can learn from the passage that the author’s attitude to technology is ______.
A. negative B. concerned
C. positive D. indifferent
【答案】12. A 13. D 14. A 15. B
【12题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第三段中的If Facebook sends you a push notification that a friend is interested in an event near you, they’re essentially acting like a puppet master, taking advantage of your desire for social connections so that you use the app more.可知如果脸书给你发了一个推送:你的朋友对你附近发生的事感兴趣,那么它们基本上就像木偶大师一样,利用你对社交联系的渴望让你更多地使用这个软件。essentially基本上,与basically意义相同。故A项正确。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中的if it was predictably bad or predictably good, then you would not get addicted. That’s the same logic behind slot machines(老虎机). Some apps even copy the process of pulling a slot machine lever with the “pull to refresh” feature.可知如果你对推送的内容可预测,那么不会对其上瘾。这就和老虎机的原理(充满变化)一样。(为了增加不可预测性)有些应用软件甚至模仿了老虎机的原理具有了“不断更新”的能力。由此可知,不可预测性会让使用者上瘾。故D项正确。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据Technology might not always look harmful. There are ideas for alternative interfaces that give you functional choices and are more transparent about how much time you’ll lose with one action, versus another.
可知,科技并不总是有害的,有些供选择的使用界面能够给你功能性的选择,并且对于你使用的时间更加透明。由此我们可以推知并不是所有的使用界面会让人极为上瘾。故A项正确。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。作者在文中讨论了如何让自己对手机不那么上瘾,并提出了几条建议。并结合最后一句It’s a really hard question, it’s not something we think about. But, for now, it’s a question that everybody needs to start asking.可知作者对于科技(的使用和影响)是很关注的。A. negative否定的;B. concerned关心的;C. positive积极的;D. indifferent不关心的。故B项正确。
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分7.5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。
There are some popular family videos posted on Chinese social media. In these videos, a young child calls out to their mother or father; the parent enters the room smiling, turns around and calls out to their own parent; the grandparent then enters smiling and calls out to their parent – the great-grandparent.
The format of these videos is being described as the “four-generation challenge”. ___16___ People from all over the world have left comments and even made their own versions.
A Facebook user named Antoine Yupud wrote, “I have to give that to China. ___17___.” The “four-generation” videos have not only touched foreign viewers, but also given them a deeper look into Chinese family values.
In most East Asian cultures, it is common for many generations of a single family to live together under one roof. ___18___. Many Western countries tend to have nuclear families, made up of just children and their parents.
___19___. Kids usually move out of the family home after turning 18. Many apply for loans and work part-time jobs to pay for college and rent. If they choose to continue living with their parents after becoming an adult, it can be seen as a sign of immaturity or failure.
Although family structures in the United States may differ, the loving bonds between family members are common to both. ___20___.
A. Family devotion is usually a strong value.
B. This is called an extended family.
C. These videos have spread to social media in other countries.
D. Nuclear families gradually took the place of extended families.
E. In United States culture, independence is highly valued.
F. These videos have made many people miss their own grandparents.
G. That might be why the “four-generation” videos have gained popularity around the world.
【答案】16. C 17. A 18. B 19. E 20. G
【16题详解】
考查句意理解和上下文语境理解。结合后句People from all over the world have left comments and even made their own versions.可知“四世同堂”挑战传播到了世界各地,故选项C. These videos have spread to social media in other countries.(这些视频通过社交媒体传到其他国家。)符合语境。故选C。
【17题详解】
考查句意理解和上下文语境理解。结合后句The “four-generation” videos have not only touched foreign viewers, but also given them a deeper look into Chinese family values.可知本段主要是关于“四世同堂”挑战所反映出的中国人的家庭观念。因此选项Family devotion is usually a strong value.对家庭的忠诚与热爱是很强的一种价值观符合语境。故选A。
【18题详解】
考查句意理解和上下文语境理解。结合后句Many Western countries tend to have nuclear families提到了西方国家倾向于有核心家庭,与之相对应的就是中国的extended family(大家庭)。故选B。
【19题详解】
考查句意理解和上下文语境理解。结合后句Kids usually move out of the family home after turning 18. Many apply for loans and work part-time jobs to pay for college and rent.可知在美国社会非常注重独立意识的培养:孩子到了十八岁之后就要离开家,搬到外面去住。很多都申请贷款和做兼职来付大学学费和租房费用。所以本段主要是将在美国家庭观念的特点。选项E. In United States culture, independence is highly valued.在美国文化中,符合。故选E。
【20题详解】
考查句意理解和上下文语境理解。结合前句Although family structures in the United States may differ, the loving bonds between family members are common to both.尽管美国的家庭结构不同,但是家庭成员之间的爱的联系是共同的。可知G. That might be why the “four-generation”
videos have gained popularity around the world.(这也许是为什么“四世同堂”挑战风靡世界的原因)符合语境。故选G。
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Today, I was sitting with some other students and teachers as the judges of the annual singing contest of Beijing National Day School (BNDS). Watching the wonderful performances on stage, I could not help____21____what happened last year.
Last year was the first year I came to the BNDS International Department. The first month at BNDS was almost a(n)____22____: Curiosity quickly____23____, replaced by a heavy workload. To make matters worse, I was ___24___a total stranger in a new environment. When I was in trouble, I was too____25____to turn to anyone for help. I shut the door to the outside world.
I thought I might continue to___26___in darkness by myself, until one day, I saw the___27___of the annual singing contest. If I was not brave enough to communicate in words, maybe I could___28___my heart out. Having made my decision, I joined the audition (试镜). Luckily, I___29___among more than 100 contestants and entered the top 32. After another three rounds of competition, I made___30___to the finals together with three other contestants.____31____more and more students knew that I joined the contest, they went to watch my performance, volunteered to___32___for me and then shared my singing videos on social media. It seemed that I became well-known overnight.
Finally, the big day came. When I____33____the nerve to walk onstage, I could not believe my eyes. The dark theater was suddenly lit up by____34____sticks, which were like stars in a dark sky. “Come on, Becky!” A shout broke the silence, followed by kind laughter. When it became___35___again, I began to sing.
The music started, which drew me back to____36____. Now I might not remember clearly what songs I sang last year, but I would never forget the____37____in the darkness. From then on, I had my___38___, made friends, and I even joined the singing club. Singing opens the door____39____a brand-new world. I know I will stay at BNDS, and I won’t be____40____.
21. A. scanning B. recalling C. evaluating D. conveying
22. A. disaster B. turning C. growth D. alarm
23. A. distributed B. split C. choked D. faded
24. A. practically B. vitally C. elegantly D. digitally
25. A. sceptical B. shallow C. shy D. sharp
26. A. struggle B. sacrifice C. withdraw D. crash
27. A. detail B. sample C. application D. poster
28. A. dial B. sing C. try D. let
29. A. dropped out B. came out C. stood out D. chewed out
30. A. myself B. it C. them D. itself
31. A. As B. Though C. While D. When
32. A. approve B. applaud C. vote D. qualify
33. A. filled in B. swelled up C. wound up D. got up
34. A. circulating B. linking C. crossing D. waving
35. A. stable B. quiet C. dull D. calm
36. A. truth B. fact C. reality D. case
37. A. lights B. devices C. receivers D. circumstances
38. A. companions B. fans C. opponents D. receptionists
39. A. of B. in C. to D. on
40. A. accessible B. casual C. abnormal D. alone
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. D 35. B 36. C 37. A 38. B 39. C 40. D
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:看着台上精彩的表演,我禁不住想起了去年发生的事情。A. scanning浏览;B. recalling回忆起;C. evaluating评估;D. conveying传达。根据句意可知B选项正确。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:在BNDS的第一个月对我来说简直就是灾难:好奇心消失,取而代之的是沉重的工作负担。A. disaster灾难;B. turning旋转,转向;C. growth成长;D. alarm警报。根据后文Curiosity quickly____3____, replaced by a heavy workload. To make
matters worse, I was ___4___a total stranger in a new environment.可知当时工作压力大,对环境很陌生等让作者感觉很糟糕,因此A选项符合语境。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:在BNDS的第一个月对我来说简直就是灾难:好奇心消失了,取而代之的是沉重的工作负担。A. distributed分发;B. split分裂;C. choked窒息;D. faded消退。根据句意可知D选项符合语境。故选D。
【24题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:更糟糕的是,在这个新环境里,我几乎就是个陌生人。A. practically实际上,几乎;B. vitally关键地;C. elegantly优雅地;D. digitally以数字方式。根据句意可知A选项符合语境。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:当我处于困境之中的时候,我太过于害羞而不能向别人求助。我把通向外部世界的门关上了。A. sceptical怀疑的;B. shallow浅的;C. shy害羞的;D. sharp尖锐的。由上文可知,作者是一个新人,所以应该是感到“害羞”。故选C。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我认为我会继续独自在黑暗中挣扎,直到有一天,我看到了每年一度歌唱大赛的海报。A. struggle奋斗;B. sacrifice牺牲;C. withdraw撤退;D. crash撞击。上句When I was in trouble, I was too____5____to turn to anyone for help. I shut the door to the outside world.提到了作者所处的困境,作者应该是在困境中挣扎。所以选项A正确。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我认为我会继续独自在黑暗中挣扎,直到有一天,我看到了每年一度歌唱大赛的海报。A. detail 细节;B. sample样本;C. application申请,应用;D. poster海报。根据下文Having made my decision, I joined the audition (试镜).可知作者去参加了试镜,所以当时作者看到的的大赛的海报。故选D。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:如果我不能勇敢地用语言与别人交流,那么我可以把自己的心思唱出来。A. dial拨号码;B. sing唱歌;C. try尝试; D. let让。接下来作者成功参加了比赛,就是要用歌唱的形式把自己的心思唱出来。故选B。
【29题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:幸运的是,我在众多选手中显现出来,并晋级32强。A. dropped out辍学;B. came out生产,结果;C. stood out突出,显眼; D. chewed out发脾气。此处用stood out表示作者当时的表现很突出。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查代词辨析。句意:在三轮比赛之后,我成功与三名其他选手进入决赛。A. myself我自己;B. it它;C. them它们; D. itself它自己。make it成功做到。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查连词辨析。句意:随着越来越多的学生知道我参加了比赛,他们开始来看我的表演,自愿为我投票并把我的歌唱视频分享到社交媒体上。A. As随着,当…时;B. Though尽管;C. While当…时;D. When当…时。此处as引导时间状语从句,意为“随着”。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:随着越来越多的学生知道我参加了比赛,他们开始来看我的表演,自愿投票支持我并把我的歌唱视频分享到社交媒体上。A. approve同意;B. applaud鼓掌;C. vote投票;D. qualify使合格。vote for投票支持。故选C。
【33题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:当我鼓起勇气走上台的时候,我都不敢不相信自己的眼睛。A. filled in填写;B. swelled up膨胀;C. wound up上发条,收尾;D. got up起身,组织,鼓起。get up one’s nerve鼓起勇气。故选D。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:漆黑的剧院突然被挥舞的荧光棒照亮,就像夜空中闪烁的星星。A. circulating循环;B. linking连接;C. crossing穿过;D. waving挥手。作者上台的时,台下的观众应该是在挥舞荧光棒。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:当一切安静下来的时候,我开始唱歌。A. stable稳定的;B. quiet安静的; C. dull枯燥的;D. calm冷静的。前面“Come on, Becky!” A shout broke the silence有一句提到一声呐喊打破了寂静,接下来应该是观众们回归安静,等待作者歌唱。故选B。
【36题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:音乐开始了,把我拽会了现实中。A. truth真相,真理;B. fact事实;C. reality现实;D. case情况。前文都是作者在回忆去年发生的事情,因此选项C
正确。故选C。
【37题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我或许记不清去年唱的什么歌了,但是我永远不会忘记黑暗中的那些灯光。A. lights灯;B. devices设备;C. receivers接收器;D. circumstances情况。此处lights指的是观众挥舞的荧光棒发出的光。故选A。
【38题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:从那开始,我有了自己的粉丝,朋友,我甚至加入了个场俱乐部。A. companions同伴;B. fans粉丝;C. opponents对手;D. receptionists接待员。根据句意可知只有B选项符合。选项A. companions同伴与后面的friends重复,C和D选项与语境不符。故选B。
【39题详解】
考查介词辨析。句意:唱歌为我打开了一扇通网全新世界的门。the door to…通向….的门。故选C。
【40题详解】
考查词形容词义辨析。句意:我知道我会留在BNDS,而且我不会再孤单。A. accessible可接近的;B. casual随意的;C. abnormal不正常的;D. alone单独的。作者在BNDS收获了成功,更重要的是作者获得了朋友,因此,作者不再感到孤独。故选D。
第二节 语法填空 (共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Do you live in a city? You’ve probably noticed how noisy and crowded life in a city can be. ___41___ if you could live next to a calm lake instead?
As it turns out, ___42___ (live) near bodies of water – lakes, rivers, ponds, even oceans – can help us feel both happier and healthier. Those who live less than a kilometer from the coast are around 22 percent less likely ___43___ (have) mental health problems than those who live 50 kilometers or more away, according to a study by researchers from the University of Exeter, UK. People who visit the coast at least twice a week tend to experience ___44___ (good) general and mental health as well.
So how does “blue space” make us feel better? For one thing, aquatic environments tend to have less pollution and more sunlight, both of ___45___ linked to better mental and physical health. People who get more sun tend to be happier than those who do not.
There’s also the air above ___46___ sea. After spending time near the ocean, you might find that you feel more relaxed than usual. This is ___47___ sea air is charged with negative ions (负离子). These ions balance our levels of serotonin (血清素), a chemical that affects our moods. With ___48___ (balance) serotonin levels, we feel more calm and relaxed, according to Daily Mail.
Finally, people who live near water tend to be more ___49___ (physical) active, according to the Guardian. Water sports like swimming and rowing can help us stay ___50___ shape, which in turn keeps us healthy.
【答案】41. What 42. living 43. to have 44. better 45. them 46. the 47. because 48. balanced 49. physically 50. in
【41题详解】
考查固定句式。句意:要是你能够住在一片安静的湖泊旁会怎么样呢?what if要是/如果…会如何,并且要注意位于句首首字母要大写。故填What。
【42题详解】
考查动名词做主语。句意:住在像湖泊、河流、水池、甚至是海洋这样的水体附近会让我们感到更快乐,更健康。分析句子结构可知此处缺主语,故用动名词做主语。故填living。
【43题详解】
考查固定搭配。句意:那些住在距海岸不到一千米的人有精神健康问题的可能性比住在距海岸不到五十千米或更远的人要低22%。likely to do可能做某事。故填to have。
【44题详解】
考查比较级。句意:每周至少去海边两次的人可以体验到更好的精神状态。根据句意可知查出含有比较意味,因此应用good的比较级。故填better。
【45题详解】
考查独立主格。句意:有水的环境倾向于拥有更少的污染和更多的阳光,这两者都与健康的身心相关。分析句子结构可知,主句为aquatic environments tend to have less pollution and more sunlight,后半部分为代词+过去分词短语(linked to better mental and physical health)构成的独立主格结构。结合前面的介词of,此处应该用them代指less pollution and more sunlight。故填them。
【46题详解】
考查定冠词。句意:大海的上方还有空气。名词sea除在一些固定短语(be at sea等)之外,大部分情况下都与定冠词the连用。the sea大海,海洋。故填the。
【47题详解】
考查原因状语从句。句意:这是因为海洋空气充满了负离子。根据句意可知此处为原因状语从句。故填because。
【48题详解】
考查形容词。句意:拥有均衡的血清素水平,我们会感到更镇定,更放松。此处为形容词修饰名词,balanced均衡的。故填balanced。
【49题详解】
考查副词。句意:住在水体旁的人倾向于身体上更活跃。此处为副词修饰形容词,physically身体上。故填physically。
【50题详解】
考查介词。句意:水上运动,比如游泳和划船,会让我们保持体型。Stay in shape保持体型。故填in。
第四部分 书面表达(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
51.假如你是光明中学高二(1)班的李华,上周你校举办了为期一周的“外语文化节”活动。请根据下表给你的英国笔友Leo写信,介绍文化节的开展情况。
光明中学第一届外语文化节
时间:2020年1月6日–1月12日
活动内容:
1.外籍专家讲座,主题:英语学习方法;2.英语演讲比赛;3.成立英语口语角。
注意:1. 词数100词左右;
2. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯;
3. 开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数。
Dear Leo,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Leo,
How have you been doing recently? I’m writing to share my experience during the Foreign Language Festival with you.
It lasted for a week, from Jan 6 to Jan 12, and it had three major sections. To begin with, there was an instructive lecture delivered by a foreign expert focused on English learning methods. This was of great help to us. Then we organized an enjoyable English speech contest, which encouraged us to practice our oral English. Besides, we set up an oral English corner to make oral English practice daily. The festival is over, but I’m still excited about it.
What are you up to these days? I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】这是一篇应用文,要求写一封信。
第一步:审题。审题的目的是获取重要信息。通过审题我们可以确定几个方面的信息。假如你是光明中学高二(1)班的李华,上周你校举办了为期一周的“外语文化节”活动。请根据下表给你的英国笔友Leo写信,介绍文化节的开展情况。时间:2020年1月6日–1月12日要点包括:1.外籍专家讲座,主题:英语学习方法;2.英语演讲比赛;3.成立英语口语角。人称为第一人称。时态以一般过去时为主。
第二步:布局段落,确定主要段落,次要段落,段落数量。这篇写作段落数量为三段。第一段,写信目的。第二段,文章的三大要点。第三段,期望。
第三步:确定关键词汇和短语: share(分享),last(持续),instructive(教育性的),deliver(发表),focuse on(集中于),of great help(有帮助的),set up(建立),be up to(从事)等。
第四步:连句成文,注意使用恰当的连接词进行过渡衔接;注意书写,保持卷面整洁,避免划线,乱擦。
第二节 读后续写(满分25分)
52.阅读下面材料,
根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写词数应为150左右。
I was a taxi driver, a father of a 16-year-old boy at that time. My son was good at school, and he would graduate from senior high school and go to university, but he was hesitating to choose his future job and he always changed his mind. I did give him advice but he didn’t follow it. And one Monday morning, I stopped at New York Hospital when I found a well-dressed man coming over. He was waving to me. I waited patiently until he jumped into the taxi. “La Guardia Airport, please.” He said.
As always, I wondered about my passenger. So I asked, “What do you do?” “I am working at the hospital.” For some unknown reason, I decided to ask for his help.
“Could I ask a favor?” He didn’t answer at first. But I continued, “I have a son, 16. He’s doing well in school. He will graduate from senior high school. He wants a job this summer. Is there any possibility that you might get him a summer job?” After a minute, he said, “The medical students have a research project. Maybe he could fit in. Have him send me his school records.” He searched his pocket and handed me a card.
That evening, when I got home, I pulled the card from my pocket. “Robbie,” I said proudly, “This could be a summer job for you. Send him your school records.” Robbie took the card and read it out loud, “Fred Plum, New York Hospital.” “Is this a joke?” he said in doubt. After I shouted and threatened to cut off his pocket-money, Robbie promised to send off his grades the next morning.
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
Two weeks later, when I arrived home, the whole family waited for me excitedly.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Robbie got the job and did well at the hospital.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】Two weeks later, when I arrived home, the whole family waited me excitedly. Extremely proud, my son handed me a letter from Plum, telling him he was accepted by the project. As it turns out, he had sent his school records to the hospital the next day after I gave him the card. And he got a phone from Plum’s secretary for an interview. He was concerned about the result, as a result of which, he didn’t tell the family what happened.
Robbie got the job and did well at the hospital. In fact, Robbie did so well that Plum phoned me, singing high praise for him. When the summer job ended, he made up his mind to be a doctor. With a clear aim in his mind, Robbie worked even harder. Eventually, he was admitted to New York Medical College. Much to my amazement, a stranger should change my son’s future.
【解析】本篇书面表达是读后续写。本文讲述了作者为让儿子确定自己未来的工作,让孩子申请一个暑期工作,并因此改变孩子未来的故事。
读写任务型写作是将阅读与写作有机结合,要求考生既能读懂文章信息,又要依据要求规范连贯地表达内容,其中准确概括很有挑战且十分重要,根据记叙文、议论文、说明文等不同文体作相应概括,总的来说,遵循以下步骤:确定主题句;寻找关键词;重构主题句;重组支持句,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,平时需注意积累短语和重要句型。
通过阅读所给文章可知,本文讲述了作者为让儿子确定自己未来的工作,让孩子申请一个暑期工作,并因此改变孩子未来的故事。
续写部分分为两段,第一段开头是:两周后,当我到家的时候,全家人都在很激动地等着我,接下来应该是写他们要告诉我的消息,及我的反应;第二段开头是:Robbie得到了这份工作,并在医院做得很好。接下来应该是写这个暑期工作对孩子的影响。
续写时要求使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语增加了写作难度,我们要熟悉所给划线词语,恰当的时候加以运用。最后还要注意所续写短文的词数应为150左右;续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。按要求完成写作任务。