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浙江省宁波市余姚中学2017学年度第一学期高二期中考试
英语试卷
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
1. What is the man going to do first?
A. Buy a map.
B. Go swimming.
C. Go water-skiing.
2. Why was the woman so late?
A. Something went wrong with the bus.
B. She took somebody to the hospital.
C. She didn’t catch the bus.
3. What can we learn about the man?
A. He is a top student.
B. He failed the math exam.
C. He did better than expected.
4. Where are the speakers?
A. In a restaurant.
B. In a bank.
C. In a shop.
5. How does the man feel about the environment?
A. Surprised.
B. Sad.
C. Optimistic.
第二节 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
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,从题中做给的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。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. When does the next train to Manchester leave?
A. At 12:30pm.
B. At 12:00.
C. At 2pm.
7. How much is the single ticket for the train to Manchester?
A. £30.50.
B. £27.00.
C. £13.50.
听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates.
B. Colleagues.
C. Brother and sister.
9. How does the woman plan to distribute(分配)the books at the end of the term?
A. She takes three and the man takes two.
B. She takes all.
C. They each take the ones they like.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10. Why has the man never done any volunteer work?
A. He doesn’t know what to do.
B. He thinks it is a boring thing.
C. He thinks it takes too much time.
11. What volunteer work does the woman often do?
A. Teaching.
B. Cleaning.
C. Nursing.
12. How much time does the woman spend on volunteer work every week now?
A. About one day.
B. About ten hours.
C. About five hours.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13. What did Mary do before Bob called her?
A. She met her friends.
B. She went shopping.
C. She did some work.
14. Where are the speakers now?
A. In Philadelphia.
B. In New York.
C. In Washington.
15. Why is Bob here?
A. To meet Mary.
B. To have a tour.
C. To attend a conference.
16. What is Mary going to do tonight?
A. Have dinner with Bob.
B. Stay at home.
C. Meet a client.
听第10段材料,回答第17至第20题。
17. What did Tom write stories about?
A. Thieves.
B. Detectives.
C. Smokers.
18. Why did Tom go to the cinema?
A. Because he felt much too tired recently.
B. Because he wanted to avoid a visitor.
C. Because he couldn’t the story.
19. What did the man do at Tom’s house?
A. He had a good meal.
B. He left Tom some advice.
C. He left Tom some money.
20. What did Tom think of the thief’s action?
A. Helpful.
B. Silly.
C. Boring.
第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A Guide to the University
Food
The TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm. It serves snacks(), drinks, ice cream bars and meals. You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.
If you are on campus in the evening or lat at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lower Café located in the bottom level of the Gouglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching.
Relaxation
The Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying , cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held here for all international students. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm, closed on Sundays.
Health
Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to physical, emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in your medical insurance. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to noon and
1;00 to 4;30pm.
Academic Support
All students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall. Here, qualified volunteers will work with you on written work, grammar, vocabulary, and other academic skills. You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door two 30 –minute appointments per week maximum. This service is free.
Transportation
The TWU Express is a shuttle service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre, leaving from the Mattson Centre. Operation hours are between 8am and 3pm. Saturdays only. Round trip fare is $1.
1. What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?
A. Do homework and watch TV
B. Buy drinks and enjoy concerts
C. Have meals and meet with friends
D. Add money to your ID and play chess
2. Where and when can you cook your own food?
A. The McMillan Hall, Sunday.
B. The Lower Cafe, Sunday
C. The TWU Cafeteria, Friday
D. The Globe, Friday
3. How can you seek help from the Writing Centre?
A. By applying online
B. By calling the centre
C. By filling in a sign-up form
D. By going to the centre directly
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. C
【解析】这篇文章是一所大学的指南,介绍了这所学校的一些设施。
1. 细节理解题。根据you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.可知在TWU自助餐厅你可以吃饭,可以和朋友们见面,选C。
3. 细节理解题。根据You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door two 30 –minute appointments per week maximum. 通过登记一个表格,你可以在Writing Centre寻求帮助,选C。
B
Why read, and sometimes even write poetry? That question is not difficult to answer if we change the word poetry to songs.
I sing when I feel good. When I sing my favorite songs, I feel even better. Sometimes when I am listening to music and to the song words, I feel that it was written for me. A good song always makes me feel something. There are songs that I sing in my head between classes and songs that I want to sing when the school bell rings by the end of the day. They help me get through the day.
They are like bright and warm colors in the middle of grays and shades. I like songs about love and friendship. The extraordinary thing is that my feelings are more special when I sing my favorite songs in English.
I also like reading. I used to avoid poetry until an e-friend told me I should recite poems and not look up the meaning of the words. Poetry uses many difficult words and idioms, but the best thing is to just forget about them. In the beginning I felt quite strange. Now I always lock the door. Reading aloud gives you a strange feeling, but when you have some practice and fall into the rhythm, and the sounds of the words, it is really a special experience.
I started with small poems, but now I think I most like long poems. I have different feelings with different poems. When I have had a bad day at school, I read Keats and forget everything. When I am sad I read Wordsworth by the light of a candle. When the poem is finished, I close the book and my sadness is gone.
4. Which of the following statements is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?
A. Songs are like different colors in different times.
B. Songs can help people better understand colors.
C. Songs can describe a mixture of different colors.
D. Songs can bring people warmth and comfort.
5. What we can infer from the passage is that______.
A. the writer likes singing songs aloud at any time
B. songs and poems can help get over bad emotions
C. the writer’s native language is English
D. the writer like songs better than poems
6. What can we know about the poems of Keats and Wordsworth through the passage?
A. Keats’ poems are full of bad feelings.
B. Wordsworth’s poems contain much sad description.
C. Both of their poetry can create positive feelings.
D. The themes of their poems are not different at all.
【答案】4. D 5. B 6. C
【解析】本文主要讲了好的诗歌和歌曲就像灰暗中明亮的色彩,会让人精神振奋,心情愉悦。有的歌曲会给人带来友谊和温暖,而每当读起Keats和Wordsworth的诗歌时,作者就会忘记一切烦恼,顿时心情变得轻松快乐。
4. 推理判断题。根据I like songs about love and friendship. The extraordinary thing is that my feelings are more special when I sing my favorite songs in English.可知好的歌曲会给人们带来温暖和爱,选D。
5. 推理判断题。根据They help me get through the day.和When I have had a bad day at school, I read Keats and forget everything. When I am sad I read Wordsworth by the light of a candle. When the poem is finished, I close the book and my sadness is gone.可知诗歌和歌曲会使人心情愉快,忘记悲伤,选B。
6. 细节理解题。根据文章末段I read Keats and forget everything. When I am sad I read Wordsworth by the light of a candle. When the poem is finished, I close the book and my sadness is gone.可知Keats和Wordsworth的诗歌会给人带来积极的影响,选C。
C
The first Ferris wheel was built for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The people who planned the fair were looking for an attraction that would bring people
to Chicago. The Eiffel Tower had been a great success for the fair in Pairs in 1889, and they wanted something like that.
George Ferris handed in drawings of a giant wheel that people could ride on. At first everyone laughed at his strange idea. But Mr. Ferris didn’t give up, and finally the idea was accepted. The ride opened in June of 1893.
That first wheel had thirty six enclosed cars, each holding sixty passengers. When filled it carried 2,160 people. During that summer in Chicago one and a half million people rode the Ferris wheel, which was named after Ferris. Six platforms were used to pick up and drop off passengers. Each ride was two full turns of the wheel. On the first turn, it made six stops for loading. Then the second turn was a nonstop nine-minute ride. Each car had five large glass windows in front and in back, giving everyone a great view of Chicago and Lake Michigan.
After the fair the ride was moved to a nearby amusement park built especially to show off the wheel. In 1904 it was moved again—this time to St. Louis for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. After the fair in St. Louis closed, the wheel stood unused. In 1906 it was finally sold to a company for scrap(废弃材料)metal. It took 200 pounds of dynamite to bring it down.
Fortunately a Chicago bridge builder, W. E. Sullivan, figured out how to make a smaller Ferris wheel that could easily be taken apart and put together. In 1906 he started the company that still makes many of the Ferris wheels used today.
But whenever you ride one remember that it all began with George Ferris’ very strange idea.
7. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Large designs are more successful than small ones.
B. Riding a Ferris wheel is the best way to travel around the world.
C. World fairs attracted millions of visitors to Chicago from all around the world.
D. Ferris’ design was so successful that Ferris wheels are still around today.
8. The first Ferris wheel was mainly built to .
A. make George Ferris well-known worldwide.
B. attract visitors to an event in Chicago.
C. match the Eiffel Tower in Paris
D. bring fun to people in Chicago
9. What does the author think of George Ferris?
A. He showed great creativity in the Ferris wheel design.
B. His Ferris wheel design was impractical.
C. He was a leader in the amusement industry.
D. He did a lot better than W.
E. Sullivan.
10. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To persuade the reader to ride a Ferris wheel.
B. To describe the success of the 1893 World’s Fair.
C. To inform the reader about the first Ferris wheel ever built.
D. To entertain the reader with a story about World Fairs in the US.
【答案】7. D 8. B 9. A 10. C
【解析】这篇文章主要讲了Ferris成功设计了摩天轮,并且直到今天,摩天轮依然风靡于全球。
7. 主旨大意题。这篇文章主要讲了Ferris成功设计了摩天轮,并且直到今天,摩天轮依然风靡于全球,选D。
8. 细节理解题。由The people who planned the fair were looking for an attraction that would bring people to Chicago.可知第一个摩天轮被设计主要是用来吸引游客到芝加哥,选B。
9. 推理判断题。由George Ferris handed in drawings of a giant wheel that people could ride on. At first everyone laughed at his strange idea. But Mr. Ferris didn’t give up, and finally the idea was accepted. The ride opened in June of 1893.可知在摩天轮的设计中,George Ferris表现出了巨大的创造力,选A。
10. 写作意图题。这篇文章主要讲了Ferris成功设计了摩天轮,并且直到今天,摩天轮依然风靡于全球,所以作者写这篇文章的目的是告知读者历史上第一个摩天轮的情况,选C。
【名师点睛】
细节题,是指原文提到了某事物、现象或理论,题干针对原文具体叙述本身发问。一般包括直接理解题(在原文中可直接找到答案,常用who, what, when, where, why和how
等提问。)语义转化题(需要将题目信息与原文相关信息进行语义上的转换,两者存在表达上的差异,有时需要进行加工或整理后方能得出结论)、数字计算题、排列顺序题、图表图画题等。抓住文段中的事实和细节是做好该题型的关键,也是做好其它类型问题的基础。细节理解题。由The people who planned the fair were looking for an attraction that would bring people to Chicago.可知第一个摩天轮被设计主要是用来吸引游客到芝加哥,选B。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Social media and the mobile web have given rise to a strange phenomenon called the selfie(自拍). It refers to a picture of yourself, usually shared on any social networking website.
___11___Some selfies are extreme close-ups(特写镜头), and others show part of an arm held straight outward. A few of them even feature the subject standing in front of a bathroom mirror.
Everyone takes selfies, but the younger crowd seems to be especially involved in the trend. Young people are relatively heavier digital users. They are interested in staying connected to their friends._______12_______.
There are also kinds of psychological factors driving people to take a selfie and upload it to a social networking site.______13______ A quick and easy way to attract other's attention is to get "likes" and comments from friends. Secondly, it's human nature to show off your own great achievements. When you feel good about yourself or look good, it's far too easy to take out your phone and document it all through one or several selfies.______14______That's right. Sometimes people are bored at work, bored at school, bored at home and even bored on the toilet. Last but not least, social media is about being social! If that means uploading as many selfies as possible, then so be it. It's fun, and it's a cool way to sort of document your own life.
Finally, there are things to be mindful of when you're posting. It's easy to think you're sharing a photo with a few people._______15_______So don't post anything online, selfie especially.
A. There are lots of selfie styles.
B. The rise of selfies has become universal.
C. Social media, to some extent, is the driving force of their selfie activity.
D. The desire to take, post and get "likes" on selfies goes back to a biological behavior.
E. But the whole world of social media is public and every individual can get access to it.
F. There are also people who will take selfies because they have nothing else better to do.
G. The leading factor is that people want to get attention from as many people as possible.
【答案】11. A 12. C
13. G 14. F
15. E
【解析】试题分析:这是一篇说明文。文中主要介绍了现代社会中的自拍现象,促使人们进行自拍的一些因素,以及在向网上上传信息时需要注意的一些问题。
11. A 后面两句话介绍的是自拍的各种风格。故选项A“有许多种自拍风格。”符合语境,与上下文一致。故选A。
12. C前两句说的是年轻人更喜欢自拍,故选项C“从某种程度上来说社会传媒是这种自拍活动的推动力量。”符合语境。故选C。
13. G 空前的意思:有多种因素导致人们自拍,并且把它上传到网上。后一句说的是:一个吸引他人注意的快速便捷的方法是获得来自朋友的“赞”和评论。故选项G“主要的因素是人们想要从其他人那里得到尽可能多的关注。”符合语境。故选G。
14. F前一句说的是:当你自我感觉良好,或者看起来很不错时,拿出手机,通过一个或者几个自拍把它记录下来,这太容易了。后一句说的是:那是对的。有时人们在工作中,在学校里,在家里甚至在厕所里会感到无聊。故选项F“也有人自拍是因为他们无事可做。”符合语境。故选F。
15. E 联系后一句:因此不要把任何东西都公布在网上,尤其是自拍。可知,选项E“但是社会传媒的整个世界都是公开的,每个人都能获得这些信息。”符合语境。故E正确。
考点:考查七选五短文。
【名师点睛】
在答题中,应首先略读一下短文,了解一下短文的大致意思,然后把几个选项含义理解透,尤其注意意思相近,表达有交叉的选项之间的区别。然后再细读短文,把答案填入合适位置。答题时可以把含义相近的几个选项轮流填入同一处位置,反复阅读,反复体会,找出最佳选项,对于实在没有把握的小题可以留待最后完成。完成短文后,再认真通读一遍全文,看看上下语意是否通顺,是否符合逻辑关系。比如:这篇文章的第二段38小题,空前的意思:有多种因素导致人们自拍,并且把它上传到网上。后一句说的是:一个吸引他人注意的快速便捷的方法是获得来自朋友的“赞”和评论。故选项G“主要的因素是人们想要从其他人那里得到尽可能多的关注。”符合语境。故选G。
另外,做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句,因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。
第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Life is a series of choices and we can’t always foresee the consequences.
Harry Saleen, an obese man with too much money and power, faced a(n)_____16_____. Outside his office waited his personal_____17_____, bringing him the important news about the___18___medicine that could save his life. On the other side of the world, one of his engineers waited for his decision on an important___19___of business.
His secretary asked him____20____she could bring the doctor in. The billionaire businessman made his___21___. “No. let the fool wait,” answered Saleen, “business comes first.”____22____the health problem caused by his huge weight, he was still___23___about making money. He raised a___24___finger, and one of his staffs_____25_____to switch on a large television set.
On the screen appeared his engineer. They talked by satellite directly to each other although they were thousands of miles____26____. “It’s all ready to explode, Mr. Saleen”, he said, “Just one____27____.” His engineer was standing above Pakan Valley in South America. A few months ago, it had been a rainforest. Then Saleen’s men came, cutting down all the valuable trees and____28____the villagers to move out._____29_____the valley, a dam had been built. This would provide power for the factories that Saleen planned to build in that area. The factories would bring him
great ____30____. He saw no reason to delay. He ordered the engineer to press the button. There, in the valley, a cloud of dust rose, followed by a dull explosion. A large river changed its_____31_____and water flooded into the valley.
“Good, that’s that. Now, get that doctor in here” he____32____.
The doctor came in with a worried look and started to examine his____33____patient. “You are doing very well, Mr. Saleen. The only medicine is saving your life. But the difficulty is getting more of it.”
“Can you get more? Money is no problem.” Saleen said. “Tell me what you need and we’ll get it.”
The medicine was made of a plant, which is_____34_____. There is only one place in the world where the plant grows.”
“Where?” asked the businessman, ____35____.
The doctor smiled. “Well, luckily, the plant comes from one of the lands you own, sir. It comes from a place in South America, known as Pakan Valley.”
16. A. consequence B. opportunity C. choice D. problem
17. A. doctor B. secretary C. employee D. engineer
18. A. amazing B. interesting C. heart-breaking D. important
19. A. event B. matter C. incident D. accident
20. A. that B. whether C. until D. unless
21. A. decision B. mistake C. promise D. plan
22. A. Besides B. Despite C. Instead D. Except
23. A. addicted B. dying C. interested D. crazy
24. A. rough B. strong C. fat D. numb
25. A. began B. stopped C. hesitated D. hurried
26. A. apart B. away C. far D. aside
27. A. look B. word C. moment D. while
28. A. forcing B. asking C. forbidding D. stopping
29. A. Above B. Along C. Through D. Across
30. A. profits B. advantages C. preference D. achievements
31. A. branch B. location C. routine D. course
32. A. demanded B. recommended C. commanded D. suggested
33. A. healthy B. wealthy C. worried D. frightened
34. A. common B. usual C. rare D. normal
35. A. delightedly B. thoughtfully C. impatiently D. cautiously
【答案】16. C 17. A 18. D 19. B 20. B 21. A 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. A 31. D 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. C
【解析】这篇文章主要讲述了一个有钱人为了商业利益开发了一片热带雨林,但却因此失去能够治疗自己的疾病的植物的故事。这个故事启示我们,人生中的有些选择是我们不可以预见后果的。
16. C 考查名词。由Outside his office waited his personal_____2_____, bringing him the important news about the___3___medicine that could save his life. On the other side of the world, one of his engineers waited for his decision on an important___4___of business.可知Harry Saleen正面临着选择。consequence 结果,opportunity 机会, choice 选择, problem问题。
17. A 考查名词。由bringing him the important news about the___3___medicine that could save his life. 可知他的私人医生正在他的办公室外面等着他。doctor 医生, secretary 秘书,employee 员工, engineer工程师。
18. D 考查形容词。由that could save his life. 可知这种药非常重要。amazing 令人惊异的, interesting 有趣的, heart-breaking 令人心碎的, important重要的。
19. B考查名词。他的一名工程师正等着他对一个非常重要的商业事件作出决定。 event 活动,matter 事件, incident 事变, accident事故。
20. B考查宾语从句。他的秘书问他是否把这名医生带进来。____5____she could bring the doctor in. 是一个宾语从句,引导词在从句中不作任何成分,表示“是否”的含义, 所以用whether 。
21. A考查名词。由“No. let the fool wait,” answered Saleen, “business comes first.” 可知这名亿万富翁商人做出了决定。decision决定, mistake 错误, promise 许诺, plan计划。
22. B 考查介词。尽管巨大的体重已经造成了他的健康问题,但是他依然疯狂地赚钱。Besides 除……之外, Despite 尽管, Instead 反而,Except除……之外。
23. D 考查形容词。尽管巨大的体重已经造成了他的健康问题,但是他依然疯狂的赚钱。addicted 沉迷于, dying 垂死的, interested 感兴趣的, crazy疯狂的。
24. C 考查形容词。由Harry Saleen, an obese man with too much money and power可知Harry Saleen是一个过度肥胖的人,所以他的手指必然很胖。rough 粗糙的, strong 强壮的,fat 肥胖的, numb麻木的。
25. D考查动词。他举起一个手指,他的一个职员就匆忙地打开电视。 began 开始,stopped 停止,hesitated 犹豫,hurried匆忙。
26. A 考查副词。尽管他们相隔几千英里,他们可以通过卫星直接对话。apart两者相距。
27. B 考查名词。一切准备就绪,就等老板一句话。one word 一句话,是固定短语。
28. A 考查动词。由This would provide power for the factories that Saleen planned to build in that area. 可知此处应表示迫使村民们搬走。forcing 强迫, asking 请求,forbidding 禁止, stopping停止。
29. D 考查语义理解。横穿山谷,一个水坝被建造。Above 超过, Along 沿着,Through 通过, Across横穿。
30. A 考查名词。这个工厂将给他带来巨大的利润。profits 利润,advantages 优势,preference 偏爱, achievements成就。
31. D 考查名词。山谷被炸后,那条大河立刻改变了路线,淹没了山谷。branch支流,分公司;location位置;routine常规,惯例,固定节目。course方向。
32. C 考查动词。生意上的事情结束后,他命人把医生带来。demanded要求, recommended 推荐,commanded 命令,suggested建议。
33. B 考查形容词。由The billionaire businessman made his___6___.可知医生进来后,给这个有钱的病人做检查。healthy健康的;wealthy富裕的;worried担忧的;frightened受惊的。
34. C考查形容词。由“There is only one place in the world where the plant grows.”可知,这种能制成救命药的植物只有一个地方能找到,是非常罕见的。common常见的;usual通常的;rare罕见的;normal正常的,标准的。
35. C 听到能找到救命药草的消息,这个商人不耐烦地想知道地点。delightedly高兴地;thoughtfully沉思地,考虑周到地;impatiently不耐烦地,焦虑地;cautiously谨慎地。
【名师点睛】
1.上下文对照,捕捉关键词。
解完型填空题时,单独看一句话是找不到正确答案的,需要阅读下句或者若干句才能明白。所谓上下对照,即在上文和下文中找到与正确答案相同的关键词。因此,在做题时要边读边在大脑中储存上下文信息的能力,捕捉关键词。
2.结合生活,利用常识解题。
目的考查学生的生活常识,看看学生是否善于观察生活,积累生活常识,能否利用常识去做恰当的选择。
第二卷
注意事项:将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第三部分:语言运用 (共两节,满分45分)
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many teachers believe that hands-on experience is the ___36___(good) way to learn. A group of students in the United States are putting that belief to the test. They ___37___ (success) designed and built a robot for discovering unexplored mines ___38___ the bottom of the sea. Students made the robot ___39___(answer) a challenge from the U.S. Department of Defense.
The students recently tested the underwater vehicle ___40___(call) PerseusⅡin a 95-meter-long tank of water at the Stevens Institute of Technology.
The robot costs about $15,000 to build. The students use a video game control to direct ___41___(it) movements in the tank. What’s more, devices known as Japters ___42___ (able) the robot to go up, down and toward its target in the water. Video cameras on the robot send images back to a computer through a 13-meter-long cable. Perseus Ⅱ, ___43___the students worked up to 20 hours a week to design and build, also has ____44____ set of lasers (激光), which are used to measure the size of an object.
DeLorme supervised the project from ___45___(begin) to end. He says the specialized requirements of robots were demanding.
【答案】36. best
37. successfully
38. at 39. to answer
40. called 41. its
42. enable 43. which
44. a 45. beginning
【解析】本文介绍了美国学生成功设计和制造了一款机器人。
36. 考查最高级。许多老师相信亲自动手的经历是最好的学习方法。这里是最高级,所以填best。
37. 考查副词。修饰动词designed and built,用副词,所以填successfully。
38. 考查固定短语。表示“在大海的底部”,at the bottom of在……的底部,是固定短语,所以填at。
39. 考查不定式。表示目的“为了回答挑战”,所以用不定式,填to answer。
40. 考查固定用法。这些学生最近测试了这款叫作PerseusⅡ的水下运载工具,所以填called。
41. 考查代词。学生用一个视频游戏操纵装置指挥它的运动,所以填its。
42. 考查动词。作谓语,所以用动词,填enable。
43. 考查定语从句。___8___the students worked up to 20 hours a week to design and build是一个非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词Perseus Ⅱ,关系词在从句中作宾语,指物,所以填which。
44. 考查固定短语。a set of一组,是固定短语,所以填a。
45. 考查固定短语。from beginning to end自始至终,是固定短语,所以填beginning。
第四部分:写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节: 应用文写作(满分15分)
46. 假如你是星光中学的李华,学校目前正在为即将举行的“校园英语才能秀”活动征集点子,你班提出了英文电影配音大赛的建议。请用英语给活动委员会写一封80字左右的信,简要说明这个配音大赛的想法由来和意义。
注意:新的抬头与落款已给出(不计入词数)
参考词汇:英语才能秀:English Talent Show;
英文电影配音大赛:English Film Dubbing Contest
Dear committee,
We know the English Talent Show in our school is approaching.
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Yours truly,
LiHua
【答案】Dear committee,
We know the English Talent Show in our school is approaching. Our class put forward the idea of English Film Dubbing Contest.
As you know, English films are popular among us teenagers. Some of the students can even recite the classic lines imitating those famous characters. Therefore, it is really a good chance for those students to show their wonderful talent and amuse the rest of us. There is no doubt that not only can this contest develop our interest in English learning, it can also combine entertainment with learning in a creative way.
I sincerely hope our proposal will meet with your approval.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
【解析】本文属于提纲类作文,要求假如你是星光中学的李华,学校目前正在为即将举行的“校园英语才能秀”活动征集点子,你班提出了英文电影配音大赛的建议。请用英语给活动委员会写一封80字左右的信。要注意信件的格式和特殊用词。内容:1. 简要说明这个配音大赛的想法由来。2. 意义。考虑用一般现在时来写。这篇文章对于考生的综合能力要求较高,要求考生有很强的谋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,缺一不可。写作时注意准确运用时态,上下文意思连贯,符合逻辑关系,一定要契合给出的开头,不能出现文章脱节问题。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。
【亮点说明】本篇书面表达要点全面,结构紧凑,是一篇较好的范文。这篇短文使用了大量的短语,为文章增色不少,如: put forward提出,As you know如你所知。还使用了宾语从句I sincerely hope our proposal will meet with your approval.等多种句式结构,增加了文章的可读性。
第二节:读后续写(满分25分)
阅读下面短文,根据所给清洁进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。
47. An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow(乌鸦)perched on the tree near their window.
The father asked his son, “What is this? ” The son replied, “It is a crow.”
After a few minutes, the father asked his son the second time, “What is this?” The son said, “Father, I have just now told you It’s a crow’. ”
After a little while, the old father again asked his son the 3rd time, “What is this? ”
At this time some expression of irritation(恼怒) was felt in the son’s tone when he said to his father unwillingly. “It’s a crow, a crow.” A little while after, the father again asked his son the fourth time, “What is this?”
This time, the son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again, although I have told you so many times ‘IT IS A CROW’.
Are you not able to understand this?”
A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old tattered(发皱的) diary, which he had maintained since his son was born.
On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page.
When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary:
“Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I did not at all feel irritated but I rather felt affection for my innocent son.
注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的词语;
3.续写部分分为两段,每段开头语已为你写好;
4.续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语;
Paragraph1:After reading the diary.
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【答案】Paragraph 1:
After reading the diary, the son was filled with tears and began to reflect on the days when he used to sit together with his father. His father would patiently answer the same question all 23 times without feeling irritation while his father asked him the same question just four times! The son thought to himself: If I attain old age, how will my son look at me? Will he think of me as a burden? Will he shout at me because of my poor sight, poor hearing or poor understanding?
Paragraph 2:
Feeling ashamed, the son got down on his knees before his father. He made an apology to his father, begging his father to forgive him for his bad behavior. He said this aloud, “I promise to see you happy forever, Dad. It is you who have cared for me since I was a little child, showering your selfless affection on me. You worked hard to make money so that I could afford to go to university. I will serve you in the best day.”
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