2020高考英语江苏专用版提分模拟卷（四） 19页

高考模拟卷(四)‎ 第一部分　听力(略)‎ 第二部分　英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)‎ 第一节　单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)‎ 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ ‎21.—Mom，can you give me an extra 200 yuan a month?‎ ‎—Son，we have just bought a house，and from now on we need to practise strict .‎ A.economy B.medicine C.self-control D.patience 答案　A 解析　考查名词。句意为：——妈妈，你能每月多给我200元吗？ ——儿子，我们刚买了房子，从现在起我们要厉行节约。practice strict economy厉行节约；medicine医学；self-control自我控制；patience耐心。结合句意可知答案为A。‎ ‎22.The language in the company’s statement is highly ，thus making its staff confused.‎ A.ambiguous B.apparent C.appropriate D.aggressive ‎ 答案　A 解析　考查形容词。句意为：该公司的声明中用的语言非常含糊，因此使得职员们非常困惑。ambiguous含糊的，不明确的；apparent明显的；appropriate适当的；aggressive有进取心的。故A选项正确。‎ ‎23.What he liked to do was to take an idea and it by finding every possible consequence.‎ A.squeeze B.wrestle C.switch D.shrink 答案　B 解析　考查动词辨析。句意为：他喜欢做的事是先提出一个想法，然后冥思苦想找出每一个可能的结果。squeeze挤；wrestle奋力对付，努力处理；switch转换；shrink收缩，根据题意，故选B。‎ ‎24.Your parents have a deep affection for you.Even if they are ，they can still keep out the wind and rain for you.‎ A.as cool as cucumbers B.as strong as horses C.as poor as church mice D.as busy as bees 答案　C 解析　考查俚语辨析。句意为：你的父母深爱着你，即使一贫如洗，他们仍然会为你遮风挡雨。as cool as cucumbers泰然处之；as strong as horses健壮如牛；as poor as church mice一贫如洗；as busy as bees忙忙碌碌的。故C选项正确。‎ ‎25.Who the fight against the H1N1 flu it not been for the Chinese scientists’ great efforts?‎ A.could have won；had B.would win；had C.would have won；has D.could win；has 答案　A 解析　考查if引导的虚拟语气。句意为：如果不是因为中国科学家的巨大努力，谁能在与H1N1斗争中取得胜利呢？ 因为是过去发生的事情，与过去的事实相反，所以if条件句用过去完成时态，省略if，则将had提到主语前面，第二个空填had，与之对应的是could/would have won。故选A。‎ ‎26.I you not to touch my ink—now it’s spilt and my paperwork has been spoiled.‎ A.tell B.have told C.told D.was telling 答案　C 解析　考查动词时态。句意为：我告诉过你不要碰我的墨水——现在墨水泼出来了，我的文件也被弄脏了。此处强调过去发生的事，用一般过去时。故选C。‎ ‎27.Stan Lee，an outstanding comic-book writer，created plenty of superheroes in his works， the Spider-man and the X-men are the most famous.‎ A.for them B.for which C.of them D.of which 答案　D 解析　考查介词＋关系代词。句意为：斯坦·李，一位杰出的漫画作家，在他的作品中创造了大量的超级英雄，其中最著名的是蜘蛛侠和X战警。分析句子可知，本句works为先行词，在后面定语从句中，作介词的宾语，所以用关系代词which，根据句意可知，介词为of表示“……的”。故D选项正确。‎ ‎28.Thanks for bringing so many beautiful balloons，which the festival atmosphere.‎ A.led to B.added to C.appealed to D.turned to 答案　B 解析　考查动词短语辨析。句意为：谢谢你带来这么多漂亮的气球，增添了节日的气氛。lead to导致；add to增加，增添；appeal to呼吁，要求；turn to求助于。故选B。‎ ‎29.—I spent a week in Xiamen last month.‎ ‎—Then you must have been overcharged for sea food many a time， you？This city is known for that.‎ A.mustn’t B.weren’t C.haven’t D.hadn’t 答案　B 解析　考查反意疑问句。句意为：——上个月我在厦门待了一周。——那你一定吃了不少海鲜，对吗？那座城市以海鲜闻名。last month表示过去的时间，must have been表示对过去的推断，故B项正确。‎ ‎30.It’s a funny thing about life：if you refuse to accept but the best，you very often get it.‎ A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing 答案　A 解析　考查固定搭配。固定短语anything but意为“根本不……，一点也不……”。句意为：生活很奇妙：如果你只接受最好的，你通常就会得到最好的。根据句意可知A项正确。‎ ‎31. the cold，thin air and low oxygen levels also can cause mountain sickness.‎ A.Regardless of B.Apart from C.In addition D.Except for 答案　B 解析　考查介词短语。句意为：除了寒冷，稀薄的空气和低氧也会造成高原病。regardless of不顾，不管；apart from除……之外(别无/尚有)；in addition另外(后需加介词to再跟名词)；except for除……之外(排除一点肯定全部)。故选B。‎ ‎32.Traditional exercises like sit-ups，press-ups and pull-ups are great for strengthening the body， you do them properly.‎ A.since B.unless C.providing D.considering 答案　C 解析　考查连词。providing是连词，引导条件状语从句，意为“假如……，以……为条件”。‎ ‎33. what had happened，they knew I would struggle and simply wanted to help because it was the right thing to do.‎ A.Hearing B.To have heard C.Having heard D.Heard 答案　C 解析　考查非谓语动词作状语。句意为：听到发生的事情之后，他们知道我会努力，他们只是想帮忙，因为这是正确的事情。分析句子可知，本句的主语是they，与动词hear 是主动关系，空格处的动作发生在they knew之前，因此要用完成时，故选C。‎ ‎34.For all the failure of his business，he remains optimistic and untroubled by his problems.‎ A.hopefully B.approximately C.seemingly D.frequently 答案　C 解析　考查副词辨析。hopefully有希望地；approximately大约；seemingly似乎；frequently频繁地。句意为：对于生意上的失败，他仍然保持乐观，似乎并没有被这些问题所困扰。根据句意可知C项正确。‎ ‎35.—I’m amazed at the functions of smart phones.‎ ‎—So am I.We can surf the Internet，watch TV plays，and listen to music， .‎ A.I got it B.you say it C.I mean it D.you name it 答案　D 解析　考查交际英语。I got it我明白了；you say it你说得对；I mean it我是认真的；you name it凡是你能说出的，应有尽有。句意为：——对于智能手机的功能我很惊讶。——我也是的，我们可以上网、看电视和听音乐，凡是你能说出的都能。根据句意可知D项正确。‎ 第二节　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)‎ 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ I can vividly remember the moment I realized that people were frightened of my brother.I was 18，and my boss at the time was telling me about how several days earlier he had taken his little girl down to the local playground.My brother，who loves 36 and is severely autistic(孤独症的)，was already there.“I was frightened he would 37 my little girl，” my boss told me.I’m still not 38 why he told me this.Perhaps he was admitting his own 39 ，but to me it felt like an 40 .It made my heart hurt that my 41 brother should inspire fear like that.It made me angry that this man felt his ignorance was worth 42 .I imagine the anger and hurt I felt then is something 43 to how the parents of Faruk Ali were feeling，days after their autistic son was 44 in the street by two police officers as he was outside his house，helping to collect rubbish.Collecting rubbish probably made him 45 .Many autistic people enjoy organizing and systematizing，and his simple enjoyment of this 46 being interrupted in such a seemingly violent way simply because he looked “suspicious” must have hurt him 47 .Disabled people and their relatives will be aware of the 48 and ignorance that the general public may have.That this can sometimes turn into 49 is absolutely terrifying.Andrew Young，a man with Asperger’s syndrome，a kind of autism，was 50 after pointing out that cycling on the pavement was dangerous.Some people with Asperger’s believe following 51 is very important，but 52 ‎ someone so can be interpreted as “threatening”，as his killer said.‎ Clearly，life is not just 53 for those with autism，but for people with mental illness and mobility problems， 54 anyone whose behavior might not 55 the majority definition of “normal”.‎ 语篇解读　本文列举了三个自闭症患者的凄惨遭遇，反映出很多人在对待残障人士问题上的冷落和无知。假如人人都对残障人士献出一点爱，多一点了解，我们的社会将更加温暖。‎ ‎36.A.competing B.fighting C.playing D.hiding 答案　C 解析　根据上文中的playground可知，我的弟弟喜欢玩(play)。‎ ‎37.A.tolerate B.misunderstand C.meet D.hurt 答案　D 解析　根据上文中的“people were frightened of my brother”和“severely autistic”可知，我的老板告诉我：“我担心他会伤害(hurt)我的女儿”。tolerate容忍；misunderstand误解；meet遇见。‎ ‎38.A.content B.sure C.afraid D.curious 答案　B 解析　根据下文中的Perhaps可知，我现在仍然不清楚(sure)我的老板为何告诉我这件事。‎ ‎39.A.weaknesses B.mistakes C.failures D.crimes 答案　A 解析　根据上文中的“I was frightened he would my little girl”可知，也许我的老板在坦白自己当时所处的劣势(weakness)，即担心我的弟弟会伤害到他的女儿。‎ ‎40.A.assumption B.attack C.adventure D.apology 答案　B 解析　也许他是在坦白他所处的劣势，但这对我来说无异于一次人身攻击。attack伤害，攻击，符合题意。assumption假定，设想；adventure冒险；apology道歉。‎ ‎41.A.gentle B.clever C.rude D.brave 答案　A 解析　根据后面的“should inspire fear like that”可知，让我心痛的是，温和的(gentle)‎ 弟弟竟然被说成让别人产生那样的恐惧的人。‎ ‎42.A.evaluating B.accepting C.sharing D.forgiving 答案　C 解析　根据上文中的“‘I was frightened he would my little girl’，my boss told me.”及“It made my heart hurt”可知，让我觉得十分伤心又很气愤的是我的老板觉得他的无知还值得分享(share)。evaluate评价，估计；accept接受；forgive原谅。‎ ‎43.A.superior B.similar C.parallel D.sensitive 答案　B 解析　根据下文可知，法鲁克·阿里也是一名自闭症患者，因此我想我当时感受到的愤怒与心痛类似于法鲁克·阿里的父母在得知儿子遇到不公平待遇后的感受。similar类似的，符合题意。superior优秀的；parallel平行的；sensitive易受伤害的，敏感的。‎ ‎44.A.rejected B.ignored C.cheated D.beaten 答案　D 解析　根据下文中的violent可知，此处应用beat。他们自闭症的儿子在街上被两个警察打了，就在他帮助捡垃圾的时候。reject拒绝，驳回；ignore忽视；cheat欺骗。‎ ‎45.A.happy B.lucky C.wealthy D.friendly 答案　A 解析　根据下文中的“his simple enjoyment”可知，捡垃圾令法鲁克很快乐(happy)。‎ ‎46.A.case B.task C.ceremony D.award 答案　B 解析　根据上下文语境可知，此处应用task，指collecting rubbish这一行为。‎ ‎47.A.narrowly B.blindly C.regularly D.badly 答案　D 解析　根据“being interrupted in such a seemingly violent way”可知，法鲁克捡垃圾的行为在外人看来很可疑，就只是因为这个原因，他就遭到了暴力对待，这样的遭遇严重地(badly)伤害了他。narrowly狭窄地，勉强地；blindly盲目地；regularly有规律地，习惯性地。‎ ‎48.A.fear B.inconvenience C.conflict D.caution 答案　A 解析　根据上文的两个故事可知，残障人士和他们的亲属总是很清楚普通公众可能有的恐惧 ‎(fear)和无知。inconvenience不方便；conflict斗争，冲突；caution小心，谨慎。‎ ‎49.A.fantasy B.envy C.violence D.disappointment 答案　C 解析　根据上文法鲁克和下文安德鲁的故事可知，人们的恐惧和无知有时会演变成暴力，这是十分可怕的。violence暴力，符合语境。fantasy想象，幻想；envy嫉妒，羡慕；disappointment失望，沮丧。‎ ‎50.A.abandoned B.killed C.robbed D.betrayed 答案　B 解析　根据下文中的“his killer”可知，此处应用killed。abandon抛弃，放弃；rob抢劫，剥夺；betray出卖，背叛。‎ ‎51.A.rules B.examples C.tips D.policies 答案　A 解析　自闭症患者认为遵守道路交通规则(rule)是很重要的。‎ ‎52.A.teasing B.seizing C.telling D.hitting 答案　C 解析　根据上文中的“pointing out that cycling on the pavement was dangerous”可知，自闭症患者认为遵守道路交通规则是很重要的，但是他们告诉(tell)别人也要这么做可能会被理解为是一种具有威胁性的行为。tease取笑，嘲弄；seize抓住，夺取；hit击，打。‎ ‎53.A.casual B.absurd C.awkward D.tough 答案　D 解析　最后一段作者作了总结陈述，由以上三个故事得出，对那些自闭症患者、精神疾病患者、身体残疾者以及基本上其行为可能不符合大多数人所认为的“正常”的定义的任何人来说，生活都是很艰难的。tough艰难的，符合语境。casual偶然的；absurd荒谬的；awkward尴尬的。‎ ‎54.A.simply B.basically C.partly D.personally 答案　B 解析　参考上题解析。此处应用basically，意为“基本上，主要地”。simply简单地，仅仅，只不过；partly部分地，在一定程度上；personally亲自地。‎ ‎55.A.fit B.follow C.give D.use 答案　A 解析　此处应用fit，意为“符合”，指不符合“正常”定义的人。‎ 第三部分　阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)‎ 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ A Scientists have long wondered why the U.S.and Europe are so culturally different from China and other countries in Eastern Asia.Now one study claims the answer lies in an unexpected area：the different farming methods used by people living in the East and the West.While Westerners are known for their individualism and analytical thinking，Eastern culture tends to be interdependent and holistic，the study claims.‎ Theories explaining the differences have included wealth and education fuelling individualism in the West，and high rates of infectious diseases in the East causing people to be suspicious of outsiders.“But the real reason may simply be the way people at both ends of the world cultivate rice and wheat，” say the scientists.‎ Rice cannot be grown without ample supplies of water，forcing neighbours to work together to irrigate their crops.It is also highly labour-intensive，requiring about twice the number of hours from planting to harvest.Wheat farmers，in contrast，can rely on the rain and operate much more independently.‎ To test their theory，the scientists assessed known measures of individualism and collectivism in 1,000 people from different regions of China where rice and wheat are grown.The results，published in the journal Science，showed distinct psychological differences that mirrored those between the East and the West.“It’s easy to think of China as a single culture，” said lead researcher Thomas Talhelm，from the University of Virginia.“But we found that China has very distinct northern and southern psychological cultures and that southern China’s history of rice farming can explain why people in southern China are more interdependent than people in the wheat-growing north.This suggests that legacies(后遗症) of farming are continuing to affect people in the modern world.”‎ The East Coast prefers Bud Light，a new study of America’s drinking habits has revealed.Researchers analyzed a million tweets to find out which each region prefers.They found tweet preferences for Bud Light are found mainly in those states north of Washington DC，while preferences for Coors Light originate in the western half，particularly near Colorado and surrounding states.Other beer places include Miller Lite preferences in the Midwest，the central area of the United States，and the Great Plains，and brands like Corona and Dos Equis in the southern border regions of the US.‎ Most wine-related tweets were sent from the wine-growing regions of Washington，Oregon，‎ and northern and central California.Overall，residents of the Eastern and Western US coastal regions are more partial to wine (or at least are more likely to tweet about it)，while people from several Midwestern states and into Kansas，Oklahoma and Texas tend to tweet about beer.‎ ‎56.The existing theories about cultural differences include all the followings EXCEPT .‎ A.educational backgrounds B.infectious diseases C.ways of analyzing things D.farming methods 答案　C 解析　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“...the different farming methods used by people living in the East and the West.”及第二段中的“Theories explaining the differences have included wealth and education fuelling individualism in the West，and high rates of infectious diseases in the East causing people to be suspicious of outsiders.”可知，A、B、D项均是现存的导致文化差异的理论之一，文中未提及C项，故选择C项。‎ ‎57.Thomas Talhelm conducted the research mainly to prove .‎ A.traditional agriculture still plays a big role in modern times B.farming methods lead to differences between Western and Eastern cultures C.farming techniques provide a basis for agricultural variations in different regions D.psychological differences between different regions are affected by many factors 答案　B 解析　推理判断题。根据第一段可知，科学家们推断东西方之间的文化差异主要是由于人们种植水稻和小麦使用不同的农耕方法，再根据第四段中“To test their theory”可知研究目的也就是要证明这一点，故选B项。‎ B Mistakes can be learning opportunities，but the brain needs time for lessons to sink in.‎ When facing fast decisions，even the momentary distraction of noting an error can decrease accuracy on the next choice，researchers report in the March 15 Journal of Neuroscience.‎ ‎“We have a brain region that monitors and says ‘you messed up’ so that we can correct our behavior，” says psychologist George Buzzell，now at the University of Maryland in College Park.But sometimes，that monitoring system can backfire，distracting us from the task at hand and causing us to make another error.‎ ‎“There does seem to be a little bit of time for people，after mistakes，where you’re sort of offline，” says Jason Moser，a psychologist at Michigan State University，who wasn’t part of the study.‎ To test people’s response to making mistakes，Buzzell and colleagues at George Mason ‎ University in Fairfax，Va.，monitored 23 participants’ brain activity while they worked through a challenging task.Concentric(同心的) circles flashed briefly on a screen，and participants had to respond with one hand if the two circles were the same color and the other hand if the circles were slightly different shades.‎ After making a mistake，participants generally answered the next question correctly if they had a second or so to recover.But when the next challenge came very quickly after an error，as little as 0.2 seconds，accuracy dropped by about 10 percent.Electrical activity recorded from the visual cortex(大脑皮层) showed that participants paid less attention to the next experiment if they had just made a mistake than if they had responded correctly.‎ ‎“The cognitive demand of noting and processing the error seems to divert attention that would otherwise be devoted to the task，” Buzzell says.‎ In real life，people usually have time—even if just a few seconds—to reflect on a mistake before having to make another decision.But in some activities such as driving a car or playing a musical instrument，people must rebound from errors quickly while continuing to correctly carry out the rest of the task.Those actions might push the limits of error processing.‎ 语篇解读　本文就错误进行了分析。诚然，错误可能是一个很好的学习机会，但是犯错也会让你的大脑一时短路、掉线，从而降低下一个任务的准确率。‎ ‎58.Brief distraction of noting an error when facing fast decisions can lead participants to .‎ A.make more mistakes later on B.get distracted for the time being C.become less accurate afterwards D.miss good learning opportunities 答案　C 解析　细节理解题。从文中第二段可以看出，当面对快速决策时哪怕是片刻的注意力分散都会降低下一个选择的准确性，故选C。‎ ‎59.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 mean?‎ A.You are not on the phone for not being part of the study.‎ B.Your mind is a little bit blank after making a mistake.‎ C.You are not connected to the computer after the fire accidents.‎ D.Your computer gets off the line for the broken monitoring system.‎ 答案　B 解析　句意理解题。结合该段上下文语境可知，offline意为“断线”，指在这一小段时间内大脑处于一时空白。‎ ‎60.According to George Buzzell，which of the following is TRUE?‎ A.A brain region does exist for us to correct our behavior.‎ B.A challenging task leads people to surely make mistakes.‎ C.Participants ignored the next experiment if they had not enough time to recover.‎ D.Accuracy decreased to about 10 percent when the next question came very quickly.‎ 答案　A 解析　细节理解题。从第三段第一句可以看出，大脑有这样一个区域在负责和监视人的举动，以使人改正自己的行为，故A项正确。‎ ‎61.Which of the following may be the best title of the passage?‎ A.Mistakes Can Be Learning Opportunities B.Actions Push the Limits of Error Processing C.Making a Mistake Can Put Your Brain on “Pause”‎ D.Reflecting on Mistakes Helps Make Clever Decisions 答案　C 解析　标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要在论证犯错会让人的大脑一时短路、掉线，从而降低完成下一个任务的准确率，选C比较适合。‎ C Today we bring you an old tale.It’s the story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf that blew down a house made of straw and one made of sticks.The only house left standing was the one made of bricks.Now there is new evidence to suggest that houses built with bales of straw can be very strong.They are also very environmental.‎ Pete Walker is a professor at the University of Bath in Britain.He and a team of researchers there have built a house made out of straw bales and hemp material.During the next twelve months the team will study the effectiveness of these materials in home building.Professor Walker says there are many good reasons for using straw.‎ Professor Walker：“One of the benefits is that it’s a relatively inexpensive renewable material that’s readily available.” He also agrees that straw takes in carbon dioxide as it grows and helps the environment in other ways.So it can be seen as having no harmful effects on the environment.‎ Professor Walker：“The straw bale walls are relatively thick and so all that straw provides very good thermal insulation.So we make buildings that require very little heating in the winter or indeed very little cooling in the summer.So they require very little additional energy.”‎ Professor Walker says this reduces home operating expenses.It also reduces the effect on the environment.He says the current interest in straw bale houses is a direct response to the problem of climate change.‎ David Lanfear owns an eco-friendly home building service in the United States called Bale on Bale Construction.He says he laughed when some friends first told him about houses built of straw.But after doing his own research，he learned that building with straw bales made a lot of ‎ sense.He has now helped to build more than ten straw bale houses and says the building material is becoming more widely accepted.‎ To build the houses，he fills a wood frame with tightly packed bales of straw.Next he coats the walls inside and out with layers of clay plaster.He says the common ideas about straw houses continue，including stories about the threat of fire.Mr Lanfear says straw bale houses have done well when tested for fire resistance.And he says his builders use the same building methods as traditional builders to keep out rain.‎ David Lanfear：“We use what we call good shoes and a good hat，and that would be a solid foundation and a really good roof.”‎ ‎62.Which is NOT the advantage of houses made of straw according to professor Walker?‎ A.The material is inexpensive.‎ B.The material is renewable.‎ C.They are stronger than other houses.‎ D.They are friendly to the environment.‎ 答案　C 解析　细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，用稻草建的房子是环保的；根据第三段第一句可知，稻草房子的材料便宜，而且是可再生的。由此可以排除A、B、D项。故选C。‎ ‎63.What can we infer from the passage?‎ A.Using straw to build houses is dearer than using bricks.‎ B.The houses built with bales of straw are stronger than those built with bricks.‎ C.Straw which is convenient to get is much cheaper than thick bricks.‎ D.Houses made of bricks are no better than those made of straw.‎ 答案　C 解析　推理判断题。根据第三段第一句和第四段可知，用稻草建的房子很便宜，并且稻草提供了很好的保温效果，不需要额外的能量，由此可推断，稻草房比砖房方便，并且便宜。故选C。‎ ‎64.According to the passage，we know that .‎ A.there is some experience in building the straw houses B.the house made of straw bales is the same as the traditional one C.the house made of straw bales is still under research D.it’s uncertain that the straw house can be very strong 答案　A 解析　推理判断题。根据文章第二段可知沃克教授和他的团队已经用稻草建设了一幢房屋，通读全文对用稻草建设房子的好处的介绍可以进一步推断出已经有一些用稻草建造房屋的经验了。故选A。‎ D In creating A.J.Fikry’s ordinary-yet-extraordinary life，the author Gabielle Zevin has thrown every clichés(老生常谈) into the mix.The hero，A.J.Fikry，lost his beloved wife Nic in a road accident.The sales of his bookstore have been decreasing.The enthusiastic new sales representative Amelia won’t stop annoying him with new books.His rare and very valuable first edition has gone missing.But the unexpected arrival of Maya left in his care brings about a series of events with love and hope to his life.‎ There are few real surprises in the plot and attentive readers will be able to tell where the story is headed.But that is not the point；the clichés and the predictable plot take nothing away from Zevin’s work The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry because it’s how she tells the story that first charms the readers，then holds their attention，making them read the whole book in a single sitting and finally give the book a long hug when they are finished.This book is a love letter to the joys of reading.‎ Each chapter begins with the title of a short story or a book and a note from A.J.Fikry describing what he likes about it，essentially introducing each character by what they read.The characters are so realistic that it’s hard not to fall in love with all of them: Maya，“the fantastic book-worm”，Amelia，“the giantess” with questionable taste in fashion，Lambiase，the adorable police chief，and A.J.Fikry，the reluctant hero who hates electronic reading devices that will “send centuries of a lively culture into what will surely be a rapid decline”.‎ The passage of time，race issues，and the bureaucratic argument of children’s services are all put aside in the telling of this story，not because there’s anything to hide or because reality is not allowed to interfere，but because the author chooses to focus on the important stuff.For example，it focuses on Lambiase who organizes a reading club for policemen at the bookstore.His original intention is to help promote business，but over the years he becomes a genuine book-lover，one who tends to always have simple advice for his cynical(愤世嫉俗的) friend，A.J.Fikry.“Bad timing，” Lambiase claims，“I’ve been a police officer for twenty years now and I’ll tell you pretty much every bad thing in life is a result of bad timing，and every good thing is the result of good timing.”‎ More than anything else，this novel is not only about the selling of them or the reading of them，but how books and stories become part of our lives，how we find ourselves within what we read and how we carry books with us.It is also about the power of unexpected happiness and always believing that something wonderful is just around the corner.The Late Bloomer is the book within a book which brings together A.J.Fikry and Amelia.It reminds them that life doesn’t follow a set script，things happen when they are meant to happen，and there is no such thing as “too late” for anything.Life is the big picture.Always look at the big picture.Enjoy it.Don’t get too concentrated on the details，because it will all be over before you know it.In the long run nobody，not even you，‎ will remember the ordinary details because they are，in the end，quite irrelevant.‎ A.J.Fikry’s final words of wisdom to teen-aged Maya convey the same feelings in literary terms: “We are not quite novels.We are not quite short stories.In the end，we are collected works.We have read enough to know there are no collections where each story is perfect.Some of us hit.Some miss.”‎ 语篇解读　本文为说明文。文中主要讲述了作者对加布瑞埃拉·泽文的作品《岛上书店》进行了简单的介绍并给予了高度的评价。‎ ‎65.The author’s attitude towards Zevin’s book is .‎ A.supportive B.critical C.objective D.indifferent 答案　A 解析　观点态度题。根据第一段中的“the author Gabielle Zevin has thrown every clichés(老生常谈) into the mix”以及第二段最后一句“This book is a love letter to the joys of reading.”可知，作者对这本书的评价很高，对此持支持态度。故选A。‎ ‎66.How many characters of the novel are mentioned in the passage?‎ A.Four. B.Five.‎ C.Six. D.Seven.‎ 答案　B 解析　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“A.J.Fikry”“his beloved wife Nic”以及第三段中的“Maya” “Amelia” “Lambiase” 可知，文中共提及了5个小说角色。故选B。‎ ‎67.The police chief organizing a reading club is mentioned to prove in the novel.‎ A.there is really nothing to hide B.reality is not allowed to interfere C.important stuff has been focused on D.everything is a result of timing 答案　C 解析　细节理解题。根据第四段第一、二句可知，在讲述故事的过程中，有些问题被搁置一边，不是因为要隐藏或干涉，而是因为作者选择把重点放在重要的事情上。由此可知，作者提及警察局长组织阅读俱乐部是为了在小说中突出重要的东西。由此可知选择C。‎ ‎68.What can be implied in Paragraph 5?‎ A.The novel that underlines happiness will always be around.‎ B.The novel mainly talks about the marketing of the book.‎ C.It is The Late Bloomer that brings A.J and Amelia together.‎ D.It is important to do things on the basis of overall situation.‎ 答案　D 解析　推理判断题。根据第五段的叙述尤其是最后两句可推知，我们做事情时不要着眼于细节而应以全局为重。此处选择D。‎ ‎69.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph most probably means .‎ A.our life is full of ups and downs B.we should collect works all our life C.our life is closely connected with books D.we should read books all our life 答案　A 解析　句意理解题。根据最后一段中的“We have read enough to know there are no collections where each story is perfect.Some of us hit.Some miss.”我们已经读了足够多的书，知道没有哪本书的每一篇故事都是完美的。我们中的一些人成功了，一些人失败了。由此可知，生活并不完美，生活中充满了曲折。 A项符合题意。‎ ‎70.The passage is mainly about .‎ A.the extraordinary life of A.J.Fikry B.the moral lesson of no “too late” in life C.a comment on The Later Bloomer D.a review of The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry 答案　D 解析　主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句可知作者是在介绍和评论一本书。结合上下文可知作者全篇文章都在描绘《岛上书店》这本书的角色、故事梗概以及寓意。故选择D。‎ 第四部分　任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。‎ 注意：每个空格只填一个单词。‎ It is common to see every year thousands of new high school graduates pack their bags，move to new cities，and sign papers accepting loans，the money borrowed from a bank or lenders etc.，which they might not be able to pay back.Without proper education on personal finance，especially as it relates to paying for college，young adults are guided into improper loan plans that result in years of debt after graduation.In order to set students up to succeed financially，it is important to educate students and parents on their financial options before school in the fall.The best way to support families heading for college is to require that every high school student take a personal finance class before graduation.This will help smooth the transition into adulthood.‎ The average student takes out at least one loan to cover the costs of their education each year.In 2014 the average student graduating from college carried a negative balance of about $20,000 in debt，which often spread over multiple lenders.Upon graduation，students rarely know exactly how much money they owe，and even though they are in the state of being unable to pay their debts，they cannot wipe out student loans.These students spend much of their adult lives ‎ paying off the gradual increasing debts.‎ A personal finance course would teach students how to manage their income and expenses，while helping to significantly reduce the amount of debt students carry into adulthood.By teaching students how to save money and live within their means，this course will provide the next generation with a foundation to progress financially.Students choosing to get a job straight out of high school would also benefit from finance education for these very reasons.With education on how to manage their finances，all young people will have the knowledge to make healthy decisions，leading them to improve good credit and purchase needed items like cars and homes with skill and confidence.‎ While not every young person makes financial mistakes，those who do can face years of difficulty trying to get their finances back under control.Rather than help them through these hard time when they happen，we should try to prevent them from happening at all.Making the completion of personal finance coursework a requirement for graduation would ensure that young people are at least aware of the basic of preserving a financial stability.‎ Student loans of high school graduates They borrowed from a bank or lenders,71. to pay back after graduation.‎ Young adults make wrong loan plans which 72. to years of debt.‎ A personal finance class can help high school students go into society with 73. difficulty.‎ Influences of school loans Many college students carried a debt 74. from many lenders.‎ Many students are rarely aware of how much money they should 75. back.‎ ‎76. of the finance course It will teach students how to 77. with their income and expenses.‎ It helps decrease the amount of money those students have to pay after graduating from college.‎ Students who start to 78. straight after high school would benefit a lot.‎ After learning the finance course，they will know 79. to make good decisions.‎ The result of young people making financial mistakes Some of them will live many years of 80. life before paying off all the debts.‎ 语篇解读 ‎　本文是一篇议论文。许多大学生毕业时背负着贷款，往往是不良贷款，这影响到他们今后的生活。为了避免陷入不良贷款，在高中阶段学校最好开设个人理财课程，帮助学生及其家庭管理好收入和开销，以帮助年轻人意识到保持金融稳定的基本条件。‎ ‎71.答案　promising 解析　根据第一段第一句可知，许多毕业生向银行和放贷者借钱，并承诺毕业后还钱。句子的主语是they，故用promise的-ing形式，用现在分词短语作伴随状语。‎ ‎72.答案　lead 解析　根据第一段第二句中的result in，可知此处应转换成短语lead to。题目中to已出现，故填写lead。‎ ‎73.答案　less 解析　根据第一段最后一句“This will help smooth the transition into adulthood.”可知，个人理财课程能帮助学生减少成长过程中的困难。‎ ‎74.答案　borrowed 解析　根据第二段第二句可知，钱是向多个放贷人借的，由spread推出应用过去分词borrowed，作后置定语。‎ ‎75.答案　pay 解析　根据第二段中的“Upon graduation，students rarely know exactly how much money they owe”可知，毕业时许多学生不清楚他们该还多少钱。由owe可以推出答案为pay，pay back意为“偿还”。‎ ‎76.答案　Significances/Functions/Advantages/Benefits 解析　根据第三段大意，并结合右栏内容可知，此处是指理财课程的作用，也可理解为学生参与这项课程的意义/作用/优点/益处。‎ ‎77.答案　deal 解析　根据第三段第一句中的manage可以推出应用动词短语deal with。‎ ‎78.答案　work 解析　根据第三段第三句可知高中一毕业就工作的学生会因为这些原因从金融教育中获益。由get a job可知答案为work。‎ ‎79.答案　how 解析　根据第三段最后一句可知，接受过理财教育后，年轻人将在经济方面懂得怎样做出好的决定，故答案为how。‎ ‎80.答案　hard/difficult/tough 解析　根据第四段第一句可知，一些年轻人在经济上将会过许多年苦日子才能还清所有债务。由“face years of difficulty trying to get their finances back under control”可以推出答案为hard/difficult/tough。‎ 第五部分　书面表达(满分25分)‎ ‎81.请认真阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。‎ Some universities have reportedly canceled the men’s 5,000-meter race and the women’s 3,000-meter race in their sports meetings due to worries that the students couldn’t cope with the races.Students’ physical conditions are worrying in the nation.‎ In ancient China，Confucian culture stressed the values of knowledge and morality and considered people with physical strength uncivilized.Having a strong body was the most obvious distinction between manual workers and civilized intellectuals.‎ ‎ In today’s China，knowledge—regarded as the source of productivity—is more highly valued than physical strength.Parents and teachers value clever heads over strong bodies.‎ The physical condition of Chinese people has improved a lot since China’s reform and opening-up policy in the early 1980s，as nutrition and food are no longer a problem for most people.‎ Chinese people should develop the habit of sports exercise starting from childhood.The government and education authorities must create more conditions for the people，especially for students，to do sports regularly.‎ A healthy and strong body is a basic guarantee for a healthy life.The health of the whole nation will also have an impact on China’s future development.‎ 写作内容 ‎1.用约30个单词写出上文概要；‎ ‎2.用约120个单词阐述你对加强体育锻炼的看法。写作要点：‎ ‎(1)目前中国大部分学生的身体状况与精神状态；‎ ‎(2)建议学生参加的运动项目有跑步、跳绳、打篮球、趣味游戏等；‎ ‎(3)加强体育锻炼的意义。‎ 写作要求 ‎1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；‎ ‎2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；‎ ‎3.不必写标题。‎ 评分标准 内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。‎ 参考范文 A healthy and strong body plays an important role in our life.Nowadays the students’ physical quality becomes worse and worse.We should take the initiative to change this situation，and do more exercise starting from children.‎ As we know，we students are occupied with a lot of homework and papers every day so that we hardly do sports，which makes us poor in health and low in spirits.‎ As the saying goes，all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.Therefore，it’s high time we took more exercise.After school，you can involve yourself in a variety of activities such as rope jumping，running，playing basketball and playing funny games.Once doing it，you will love it.‎ After taking exercise，you will feel refreshed and energetic.Besides，your strong body will ensure you a good academic performance.Also，you will learn cooperation as well as competition and enjoy a colorful life.‎