江苏省高邮市第一中学2019-2020学年高一英语下学期期末模拟试题（1）（Word版附答案） 11页

高一英语下学期期末考试模拟 第一部分 听力（共两节） 第一节(共 5 小题) 请听下面 5 段对话，选出最佳选项。 1. How does the woman feel about her project? A. Satisfied. B. Worried. C. Disappointed. 2. Where will the man probably go this fall? A. Paris. B. Florida. C. New York. 3. What are the speakers probably talking about? A. A painting. B. A plane. C. A bird. 4. What will the woman do next? A. Buy some food. B. Do some cleaning. C. Send out the invitations. 5. What do the speakers decide to see? A. A concert. B. A movie. C. A play. 第二节( 共 15 小题) 请听下面 5 段对话或独白, 选出最佳选项。 请听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。 6. What does the woman plan to do on Saturday afternoon? A. Play tennis. B. Prepare for a party. C. Collect her grandparents. 7. What relation is Andrew to the man? A. His relative. B. His work mate. C. His flat mate. 请听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。 8. What does the man want to buy? A. Laptops. B. Cameras. C. Music players. 9. How much will the man pay for each product? A. $80. B. $95. C. $100. 10. When can the woman deliver the products? A. In about two weeks. B. In about three weeks. C. In about four weeks. 请听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。 14. What is the man’s answer to the first question? A. A. B. B. C. C. 12. What will the man probably do before a long trip to a foreign city? A. Talk to his friends. B. Book the hotels. C. Make a detailed plan. 13. What does the man like to do? A. Swim. B. Play basketball. C. Play volleyball. 请听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。 14. When did the woman go to the Windsor Castle? A. On Saturday. B. On Sunday. C. On Monday. 15. How long did the woman stay in Cambridge? A. For half a day. B. For a day. C. For two days. 16. Where was the woman probably on Tuesday noon? A. At Trafalgar Square. B. At Tower Bridge. C. At Buckingham Palace. 17. What did the woman enjoy doing most during her holiday? A. Shopping for gifts. B. Taking a boat trip. C. Seeing the changing of the guard. 请听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。 18. What is on the first floor? A. Sports clothes. B. Sports facilities. C. Toilets. 19. When does the Sports Express close on Mondays? A. At 6 pm. B. At 7 pm. C. At 8 pm. 20. Who are the listeners probably? A. Customers B. Managers. C. New staff. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节） 第一节（共 10 小题） 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 ★★★★☆ As a student astronomer scanning the skies with homemade instruments a quarter of a century ago, Didier Queloz spent months doubting the data that led him to an inescapable conclusion: He’d just discovered the first planet outside Earth’s solar system(太阳系). The Swiss scientist had spent much of his PhD research refining techniques to detect so-called exoplanets(系外行星), which until one night in October 1995 had previously only existed in the world of science fiction(科幻小说). Queloz and his advisor Michel Mayor, who were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for their pioneering work in October 2019, had already overcome a number of obstacles(障碍) in their search. They’d carefully constructed their own equipment at the Haute-Provence Observatory at the foot of the French Alps. The planet they’d discovered, known as 51 Pegasi b, was too big. “The planet that we found was extremely strange and it’s not at all the way you would have expected a planet to be,” Queloz said. “I remember many discussions I’d had with Mayor and trying to prove that it was not a planet but in the end we always circled back and said that that’s the only explanation.” The exoplanet was roughly the size of Jupiter, yet was more than 20 times closer to its star than Earth is to the Sun. Sara Seager, planetary scientist and astrophysicist at mat, who was a graduate student at Harvard when Queloz and Mayor made their discovery, thought of a huge public argument at the time. She said, “People resisted it, and rightly so in science — you couldn’t see the planet, you didn’t have a photo of one, you were just seeing the star, the effect on the star, so people wanted to put that effect(down) to something else.” Queloz said the team’s discovery took time to be recognized because before the research exoplanets were strange within the astronomy community. Today, thanks to their pioneering work, there are more than 4,000 known exoplanets and billions of stars thought to be orbited by them. 21. What was Queloz’s contribution to astronomy? A. He invented astronomical instruments. B. He was a pioneer in exploring exoplanets. C. He was the first to find the stars near Jupiter. D. He collected valuable data about the solar system. 22. What can we learn from Queloz’s words in Paragraph 4? A. He was unsatisfied with the finding. B. He disagreed with Mayor on the finding. C. He firmly believed the finding all the time. D. He proved the finding by careful reasoning. 23. What do the underlined words “resisted it” in Paragraph 6 mean? A. Tried to tolerate it. B. Refused to accept it. C. Asked about it curiously. D. Considered it very important. B ★★★★☆ It can already be difficult to say a scientific word like “deoxyribonucleotide(脱氧核糖核苷 酸)” let alone spell it out in sign language — but that’s why this young student is being praised for inventing new ways for deaf scientists to communicate. Liam Mcmulkin, who was born deaf, went to the University of Dundee, Scotland, to study life sciences in 2015. Like most first - year students, Mcmulkin was worried about not being able to keep up a college workload. Since he was the only deaf student at the university, he also feared that he would have trouble keeping up with the course lectures. Though there are some British Sign Language(BSL) translations of scientific vocabularies, they become fairly limited for college-level communication. As Mcmulkin continued studying at university, he became more and more frustrated by how his translator would be forced to spell out long complex(复杂的) words. “Watching the interpreters(译员) for a one-hour lecture is very tiring,” Mcmulkin said. “There are a lot of new words and scientific words are often very long. Sometimes the interpreter would be finger spelling for ages and I had to watch it. We would make up new signs which meant it was easier next time, but it also meant I had to learn new signs, which was very tiring.” After some painful days, Mcmulkin finally resolved to develop a whole new set of BSL words for himself and future life sciences students. To date, he has created over 100 new signs for scientific words that have been officially recognized in formal BSL, which is used by about 87,000 people across the UK. “Liam’s effort to create new signs is very important to the future of the life sciences,” said Dr. Marios Stavridis, Principal Investigator at the School of Life Sciences. “If you imagine having to finger spell highly technical terms while sitting in a lecture or having a quick conversation with a colleague(同事), you can appreciate how difficult it has been for Liam. With these signs, Liam and other deaf students will be able to access science on a whole other level.” 24. What was Liam worried about when he first arrived at university? A. He would be laughed at by others. B. He couldn’t two well in his studies. C. He had chosen a wrong main subject. D. He wouldn’t have interpreters to help him. 25. What made Liam feel tired during the lectures? A. The interpreters’ too fast finger spelling. B. The interpreters’ inability to create new signs. C. The interpreters’ failure to use signs correctly. D. The interpreters’ limited signs for scientific words. 26. What does Dr. Marios Stavridis think of Liam’s invention? A. It needs testing among deaf students. B. It will do good to deaf students’ studies. C. It will encourage other similar creations. D. It sets a good example to college teachers. C ★★★★★ The divisive campaign likens obesity(肥胖) to smoking. Cancer Research UK’s latest campaign is at the centre of an online discussion about fat shaming. The campaign sees the word “obesity” appear on the front of cigarette packets in place of brand names and health warnings. In a blog post, Cancer Research UK explains the thinking behind the divisive ads by showing that obese people outnumber smokers two to one, and that heavy weight causes more cases of certain cancers than smoking. “The campaign compared smoking with obesity to show how policy(政策) change can help people form healthier habits, not to compare tobacco with food,” the charity says. But despite Cancer Research UK’s reasoning, the campaign has quickly brought a strong public reaction. Web developer Ken Lynch described the campaign as a “new low” in a widely shared post on Twitter. This sweet has led to a series of back-and-forth replies, where people either voice their dislike of the campaign or defend it. A common idea running through the response(回复) is that Cancer Research UK is fat shaming obese people. The discussion cent res on the confusion around who Cancer Research UK is aiming its campaign at. In a sweet, user Ann coated says that the ads will cause “nothing but harm” to obese people. But the charity insists that it isn’t changing the ads. Instead, it wants to use them to go after the government in order to bring about a policy change that will halve childhood obesity rats by 2030, and place restrictions on ads for junk food on TV and online. In the blog post, Cancer Research UK’s prevention expert Linda B auld added: “There isn’t a silver bullet to reduce obesity, but the big fall in smoking over the years partly thanks to advertising and environmental bans — shows that government-led change works. It was needed to cut sky-high smoking races, and now the same is true for obesity.” 27. What was Cancer Research UK’s original idea behind its campaign? A. To warn obese people not to smoke. B. To use “obesity” as a cigarette name. C. To show obesity is more serious than smoking. D. To start a discussion about obesity and smoking. 28. What was most people’s attitude to Cancer Research UK’s campaign? A. They doubted it. B. They supported it. C. They were against it. D. They cared little about it. 29. What does the “policy change” in the text refer to? A. Cutting obesity rats. B. Respecting obese children. C. Producing more healthy food. D. Reducing the production of cigarettes. 30. What does Linda Bauld mainly talk about in the last paragraph? A. The government's decision to reduce obesity. B. The similarity between obesity and smoking. C. The government’s experience in cutting smoking races. D. The role of government action in reducing obesity. 第二节(共 5 小题) 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。 It’s everybody’s worst nightmare(噩梦). You're traveling abroad, and you’ve lost something important. Maybe it’s your wallet or your passport? Maybe it’s scour $10,000 ring? What should you do? Fear not. If you lost it in Japan, at least, you have a pretty good chance of getting it back. According to the BBC, 83% of cellphones lost in the city of Tokyo finally found their way back into the pockets of their frightful owners last year. 31 that’s all because Japan has an amazing lost-and-found system. In Japan there are about 6,300 “koban”, small police stations that are usually within walking distance. 32 In 2018, over 4.1 million lost items worth about 3 billion yen were returned to police through the koban. 33 The Amended Lost Property Act provides for both carrots and sticks to encourage the return of lost items. The 2007 law offers a reward(奖励) of 5-20% of a lost items value. And the stick? These returns are required by law, and those who don't return the lost items will be punished. Japanese officials believe the power of the system has much to do with Japanese civic culture 34 Their behavior is reinforced by police and schoolteachers alike. Former police officer Toshinari Nishioka explained what happens when a child turns in a lost item: “Even if it’s only one or five yen, the officer will take it seriously and tell him: ‘You did a great job.’ The police officers’ job isn’t just about cracking down on criminals(罪犯). 35” A. In Japan, it is a lesson that begins at a young age. B. In a city of 9.2 million people, that seems unbelievable! C. Most people who find lost items will turn them in to a koban. D. Schoolchildren are taught to use the koban from an early age. E. They also try to increase the good acts of the local community. F. Japanese lawmakers have built a legal system for lost and found. G. If the owners are not found within three months, the item can go to the finder. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节） 第一节(共 20 小题) 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。 ★★★★☆ It is rightly said, “Miracles(奇迹) start to happen when you give as much power to your dreams as you do to your fears.” Dreams are 36. It is only when you dream big with all your heart you will be 37 to achieve big. Just like others, I have also had a 38 from an early age. I want to become a famous 39 have never been very when it comes to verbal communication. I do not like to be 41 even when someone says something me. I 42 to remain quiet during such situations. It is not that I cannot reply back, as mentioned “I choose” not to do so 43 I am a peace-loving person. 44, it is not good to hide feelings as it can lead to stress. I always felt an urge to 45 and free myself from these feelings when I was alone and soon I 46 that a good way to express 47 is through writing. I 48 writing and found out that I am actually good at it. It is hard for me to 49 my feelings verbally. However, it is quite 50 for me to pen them down. Writing for me has now become a way of 51. I keep recording all my feelings and this keeps me 52 It has become more of a passion(热爱) for me and I now 53 to turn it into my profession. Besides writing bits and pieces about the happenings in my life, I also 54 writing stories and will soon come up with my own novel. I really love my family. They are completely 55 of my dream. 36. A. impossible B. natural C. important D. unreal 37. A. able B. glad C. proud D. afraid 38. A. mistake B. dream C. chance D. doubt 39. A. actor B. singer C. writer D. teacher 40. A. good B. different C. stupid D. helpful 41. A. smart B. impatient C. surprised D. impolite 42. A. offer B. forget C. choose D. ask 43. A. although B. as C. unless D. if 44. A. However B. Besides C. Finally D. Luckily 45. A. shout out B. give up C. break down D. show off 46. A. accepted B. wondered C. found D. imagined 47. A. ideas B. concerns C. opinions D. feelings 48. A. considered B. began C. remembered D. finished 49. A. communicate B. hurt C. understand D. hide 50. A. crazy B. nervous C. painful D. easy 51. A. life B. education C. escape D. success 52. A. awake B. busy C. happy D. safe 53. A. refuse B. want C. afford D. fail 54. A. stop B. suggest C. miss D. love 55. A. uncertain B. free C. supportive D. tired 非选择题部分 第三部分 语言运用（共两节） 第二节(共 10 小题) 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。 There are many different ways of explaining a hand shake. In politics, for example, this gesture has a 56. ________(deep) meaning than just greeting someone. Different 57. ________(method) of giving a hand shake exist. It can be fast such as in France or much longer such as in China or in some Arabic countries. The strength put into the gesture is another important aspect(方面). A “firm(强有 力的) hand shake” bans a 58. ________(tradition) handshakes showing confidence. A “bone crusher(粉碎机)” means that the person tries to crush the hand of the other person. A “finger hand shake” means the person catches only the fingers of the other person's hand. Lastly a “dead fish” means 59. ________ indifferent handshake. People and 60. ________(they) culture explain all these ways to give a hand shake in different ways. In Japan a “firm hand shake” 61. ________(consider) as a “bone crusher” while in the United States it’s polite. In France, 62. ________ is possible to give a quick hand shake in every professional and private situation. However, if you know the person, people will 63. ________(usual) give a kiss on both cheeks. While in the United States, handshakes are more common in professional situations. In personal situations, most of people will just say hello to the other person. In most Asian countries, avoid 64. ________(look) at people in the eyes while you give a hand shake, as it is seen 65. ________ impolite. 第四部分 写作（共两节） 第一节 应用文写作 假定你是李华，是你校英语角的负责人。校英语角打算下周举办一个主题为“Ways of Communication”的活动。请你给你校美籍教师 Eric 写一封邮件，内容包括： 1. 邀请他做主讲嘉宾； 2. 主讲内容：美国人常用的身势语； 3. 期待回复 . 注意： 1. 词数 80 左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 读后续写 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 Once in a small town, there lived two friends Eric and Bob. By profession, both of them were shop owners. Bob owned a grocery shop while Eric had a milk shop. Bob became rich in no time. He was smart, but also dishonest, so he used his smartness to cheat people by being dishonest. Eric was hard-working and smart, but he was not dishonest and therefore he struggled. Bob cheated his customers in many ways. For example, he used to mix sand in each bag of flour(面粉). Similarly, he did many other things in other grocery items. According to Bob, no one could lead a good life without being dishonest. On the other hand, Eric believed in living an honest life. He couldn’t even dream of cheating anyone, even if that meant he would remain poor all his life. Eric used to believe that honesty gave one respect. Sometimes his family only ate once a day. Both friends often argued about the topic of “to be honest or to be dishonest,” which usually ended in Bob laughing at Eric and then walking away. One day, a rich man came to Eric’s shop and said, “I want four gallons(加仑) of milk, but add two gallons of water to it. I am throwing a big party in my house and I want to serve the guests with milk.” Eric, who was reading a newspaper, put it aside and said, “Wait a minute, wouldn’t that be cheating your guests?” The rich man, with a confused expression, replied, “So, does it worry you?” “All I’m asking is whether it would be wrong to serve your guests with milk diluted(稀释) with water? As a rich man, trust me, you should not do that,” Eric explained. 注意： 1. 所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右； 2. 至少使用 5 个短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1： The rich man was now becoming annoyed. ________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2： The rich man looked at Eric and turned away thoughtfully. ____________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 高一英语下学期期末综合复习参考答案及部分解析 参考答案 1-5 ABACB 6-10 BCCAC 11-15 CBABB 16-20 CBBCC 21-25 BDBBD 26-30 BCCAD 31-35 BCFDE 36-40 CABCA 41-45 DCBAA 46-50 CDBAD 51-55 ACBDC 56. deeper 57. methods 58. traditional 59. an 60. their 61. is considered 62. it 63. usually 64. looking 65. as 应用文写作 One possible version： Dear Eric, How’s everything going? I am writing to invite you to be our guest speaker for an activity held by the English Corner next week. The activity is mainly about different ways of communication indifferent cultures. Would you please prepare a speech about body language in America? I’m sure your speech will be of great help to all the students. If you’re interested, I will email you more detailed information. Looking forward to your reply. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 读后续写 One possible version： The rich man was now becoming annoyed. He said that he couldn’t waste his money on guests by serving them pure milk. All he wanted was that he should be remembered as a man who served his guests with an expensive and healthy drink. “By the way, who is not dishonest in our society?” said the annoyed rich man. “Well, sir, at least I am not. I would advise you to serve your guests with water instead of milk. At least you wouldn’t be lying,” Eric advised. The rich man looked at Eric turned away thoughtfully. After some time, the rich man sighed and said, “I am really impressed with your honesty! I want to offer you a job as a manager in my factory. I know with a person of such high quality, my factory will be more and more successful.” Eric accepted the offer and from that day, he started living a good life. A few days later, Bob’s shop caught fire and everything earned dishonestly was destroyed. 部分解析 阅读理解 第一节 A 篇 主题语境：人与自然——宇宙探索 本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了瑞士科学家迪迪埃•奎洛兹如何在学生时代就开始探索 系外行星以及他的研究发现由被质疑到被认可的经历。 21. B。细节理解题。由第一段中的He’d just discovered the first planet outside Earth’s solar system 以及第三段中的 Queloz and his advisor Michel Mayor, who were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for their pioneering work in October 2019 可知，奎洛兹发现了太阳系外的第一颗系外 行星，他是系外行星探索的先驱。 22. D。推理判断题。由第四段中奎洛兹所说的 I remember many discussions … but in the end we always circled back and said that that’s' the only explanation a 可知奎洛兹对他的发现经过了反 复的推理论证，最终还是证明它是对的。 23. B。词义猜测题。由划线词后的 people wanted to put that effect (down) to something else 以 及最后一段中的 Queloz said the team's discovery took time to be recognized 可知，当时人们并 不认可奎洛兹的研究发现，resisted it 在此意为“拒绝接受”。 B 篇 主题语境：人与社会——人际沟通 本文是说明文。双耳失聪的 Liam 上大学后发明了一整套新的手势语，解决了英国手势 语在科学术语方面的局限。 24. B。细节理解题。根据第二段中的 Mcmulkin was worried about not being able to keep up a college workload 以及 he also feared that he would have trouble keeping up with the course lectures 可知，刚上大学时 Liam 担心自己不能很好地完成学业。 25. D。细节理解题。根据第三段中的 Though there are some British Sign Language (BSL) translations of scientific vocabularies, they become fairly limited for college-level communication 以及第四段内容可知，英国手势语有局限性, 对于一些拼写较长的科学术语，手势语译员只 能把这些词用手语拼写出来，这让 Liam 上课很累。 26. B。推理判断题。由最后一段中 Marios Stavridis 所说的 Liam’s effort to create new signs is very important to the future of the life sciences 以及 Liam and other deaf students will be able to access science on a whole other level 可知 Marios Stavridis 博士认为, Liam 的发明将聋哑学生学 习科学推向了新的层次。 C 篇 主题语境：人与社会——社会 本文是议论文 Cancer Research UK 的广告活动把肥胖症与吸烟相比，在香烟盒上写品牌 名称和健康提示语的位置醒目地写上了与肥胖相关的广告语，这在网络上引发了激烈的争 论。 27. C。细节理解题。根据第二段中的 Cancer Research UK explains the thinking behind the divisive ads by showing that obese people outnumber smokers two to one, and that heavy weight causes more cases of certain cancers than smoking 可知，在这次广告活动的背后 Cancer Research UK 的本意是想表明肥胖现象比吸烟更为严重。 28. C。推理判断题。根据第三段中的 A common idea running through the response is that Cancer Research UK is fat shaming obese people 可知，大部分人对 Cancer Research UK 的这次广告活 动持反对态度。 29.A。细节理解题。根据第四段中的 bring about a policy change that will halve childhood obesity rats by 2030, and place restrictions on ads for junk food on TV and online 可知，文中的“政策变 化”指的是降低肥胖率。 30. D。推理判断题。最后一段中 Linda Bauld 说，政府主导的变化对减少吸烟已见成效，减 少肥胖问题也需要这样的方法。故可推断，Linda Bauld 主要在谈论“政府行为在减少肥胖现 象方面的作用”。 第二节 主题语境：人与社会——社会服务 本文是说明文。在日本丢失了的东西大都能找回来，这归功于其优良的失物招领体系。 31. B。本空上句介绍了东京有很高的失物返还率，B 项“在一个拥有 920 万人口的城市，这 简直不可思议!”是对这一现象的评价，符合语境。 32. C。本空承上启下。本空上句介绍日本全国各地到处都有警察岗亭，下句介绍了通过这 些岗亭返还的失物很多，故可推断，C 项“捡到失物的大部分人都会把它们交到警察岗亭”符 合语境。 33. F。本空是其所在段落的主题句。该段主要介绍了日本对于失物返还的奖惩制度，故选 F 项“日本的法律制定者建立了一套关于失物招领的体系”。 34. D。由本空前的“市民文化”以及本空后的“他们的行为得到警察和老师的支持”可知，D 项 “学生在很小的时候就被教育如何利用警察岗亭”符合语境。 35. E。本空上句表明日本警察不只肩负抓捕罪犯这一职责，E 项“他们也设法弘扬当地社区 的善举”是他们的又一责任。 语言运用 第一节 主题语境：人与自我——生活 本文是记叙文。不善言辞的作者追寻写作梦想。 36. C。根据上文中的 Miracles start to happen when you give as much power to your dreams as you do to your fears 可知，梦想是“重要的(important)”。 37. A。根据上文中的 It is only when you dream big with all your heart aye 可知，只有当你有远 大的梦想时，你才“能(able)”实现宏伟的目标。 38. B。根据下文中的 I want to become a famous …可知，作者从小就有一个“梦想(dream)” 39. C。下文中的 through writing 和 will soon come up with my own novel 提示本空。 40. A。根据下文中的 remain quiet 和 hide feelings 以及下文中的 It is hard for me to… feelings verbally 可知，作者不善言辞。good(娴熟的)符合语境。 41. D。根据下文中的 reply back 和 peace-loving person 可知，即使有人说他的坏话，作者也 不想变得“无礼(impolite)”。 42. C。下文中的 as mentioned “I choose” not to do so 提示本空。 43. B。根据下文中的 I am a peace-loving person 可知，作者选择保持沉默是“因为(as)”他是一 个平和的人。 44.A。根据上文中的 I am a peace-loving person 和下文中的 it is not good to hide feelings as it can lead to stress 可知，此处表示转折，故选 However。 45. A。根据下文中的 free myself from these feelings 可知，作者总有种想“大声喊出来(shout out )”的冲动。 46. C。 47. D。根据上文中的 free myself from these feelings 以及两空之间的 a good way 可知，作者“发 现(found)”写作是一种表达“情绪(feelings)”的好方式。 48. B。根据下文中的 found out that I am actually good at it 可知，作者“开始了(began)”写作并 发现自己很擅长。 49. A。根据上文中的 have never been very… when it comes to verbal communication 可知，作 者很难用语言来“表达(communicate)”自己的情绪。 50. D。上文中的 I am actually good at it 和 However 提示本空。 51. A。根据下文中的 I keep recording all my feelings 和 writing bits and pieces about the happenings in my life 可知，写作已经成为了作者“生活(life)”的一种方式。 52. C。根据下文中的 It has become more of a passion 可知，一直写日记让作者变得“开心 (happy)”。 53. B。根据下文中的 turn it into my profession 可知，作者“想(want)”成为职业作家。 54. D。根据上文中的 Besides writing bits and pieces about the happenings in my life 和 also 可知， 作者也“喜欢(love)”写故事。 55. C。根据上文中的 I really love my family 可知，作者的家人也非常“支持(supportive)”他的 梦想。 第二节 主题语境：人与社会——历史、社会与文化 本文是说明文。在不同的国家和文化中，握手也有着不同的含义。 56. deeper。考查形容词比较级。根据下文中的 than just greeting someone 可知，此处表达的 是比较意义，故填 deeper。 57. methods。考查可数名词的复数。method 意为“方法；方式”时，为可数名词，且根据空前 的 Different 可知，此处表示泛指，用复数，故填 methods。 58. traditional。考查形容词。设空处作定语，修饰名词 handshake，表示“传统的”，故填 traditional。 59. an。考查冠词。handshake 为可数名词，且 indifferent 为元音音素开头，故填不定冠词 an。 60. their。考查代词。根据语境可知，此处表达的是“他们的”文化，故填形容词性物主代词 their。 61. is considered。考查一般现在时被动语态。动词 consider 与主语 a “firm handshake”之间在 逻辑上为动宾关系，且根据语境可知，此处描述客观事实，用一般现在时，故填 is considered。 62. it。考查 it 的用法。设空处作形式主语，句子真正的主语为后面的不定式结构，故填 it。 63. usually。考查副词。设空处作状语，用副词，故填 usually。 64. looking。考查动词-ing 形式。avoid doing sth. 避免做某事。 65. as。考查介词。be seen as…被视为……。