2018-2019学年江苏省启东中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题（解析版） 28页

江苏省启东中学2018-2019学年度第二学期期中考试 高一英语试题 ‎(考试用时:120分钟 总分:150分)‎ 注意事项:‎ ‎1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。‎ ‎2. 作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。‎ ‎3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。‎ 第一部分 听力(共两节，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纸 (卡) 上。‎ 第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分)‎ 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，请从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在答题卷的相应位置。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.‎ How will the speakers probably go home?‎ A. By taxi B. By bus. C. By subway.‎ ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】‎ ‎【分析】‎ M: This is the most wonderful party I have ever visited. Wow, it’s almost 12 o’clock. How can we get home? It’s so late and the buses and subways have all stopped running.‎ W: It looks as though we have no choice but to call a taxi.‎ ‎【详解】此为听力题，解析略。‎ ‎2.‎ How much does the woman pay for the tickets?‎ A. £9. B. £10. C. £11.‎ ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】‎ ‎【分析】‎ W: Two return tickets to London Road.‎ M: That’s £4.50 each, please.‎ W: Here is ten pounds. By the way, when’s the last bus back?‎ M: 11:00. And your change.‎ ‎【详解】此为听力题，解析略。‎ ‎3.‎ What was the weather like on John’s holiday?‎ A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Cold.‎ ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】‎ ‎【分析】‎ W: How was your holiday, John?‎ M: We had a good time, but the weather was awful. We didn’t have one sunny day!‎ W: Oh, dear, a week in the rain, poor you.‎ M: Well, that’s the funny thing. It never actually rained. It was just freezing. We thought it might even snow.‎ ‎【详解】此为听力题，解析略。‎ ‎4.‎ What is the man?‎ A. A secretary. B. A teacher. C. A doctor.‎ ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】‎ ‎【分析】‎ M: So, what seems to be the problem?‎ W: Well, I’m not feeling very well. I’ve got a really bad headache, a cough and my throat hurts.‎ M:Ok, come and lie down over there.‎ ‎【详解】此为听力题，解析略。‎ ‎5.‎ Where is the woman’s grandma now?‎ A. At home. B. In a hospital. C. In a hotel.‎ ‎【答案】B ‎【解析】‎ ‎【分析】‎ M: How is your grandma feeling these days?‎ W: Much better thanks. She will be coming home in a few days. The operation was a success and she’ll recover soon.‎ ‎【详解】此为听力题，解析略。‎ 第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)‎ 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。‎ 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。‎ ‎6. What is the relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Strangers. B. Old schoolmates. C. Coach and player.‎ ‎7. What does the man think of the match?‎ A. Boring. B. Exciting. C. Fair.‎ ‎【答案】6. B 7. A ‎【解析】‎ M: Hi, Amy, glad to see you here.‎ W: Oh, Hi, Steve. We haven’t seen each other for years since we left school. I remember you are a big fan of the Rockets, right?‎ M: Yeah. Well, I’m not sure they deserved to lose. It didn’t seem like a fair result to me.‎ W: I think it was the judge’s fault.‎ M: Well, I’m not really convinced he was to blame. They just didn’t have any luck today.‎ W: Let’s hope things go our way a bit more next week.‎ M: Yes. If they keep playing like that everyone’s going to go to sleep. It wasn’t exactly exciting to watch.‎ ‎【6题详解】‎ 此为听力题，解析略。‎ ‎【7题详解】‎ 此为听力题，解析略。‎ 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。‎ ‎8. What does the man say about the winter in New Work City?‎ A. It’s cold and wet. B. The wind is strong. C. The air is heavy.‎ ‎9. What is the most unpleasant part of the weather in New York City?‎ A. It’s hot in the summer. B. It’s very changeable. C. It rains all the year round.‎ ‎10. What do we know about the man?‎ A. He speaks highly of New York City.‎ B. He doesn’t like New York City very much.‎ C. He’s leaving New York City because of the weather.‎ ‎【答案】8. A 9. B 10. A ‎【解析】‎ W: Tell us something, Mr. Smith, about New York City.‎ M: It is a wonderful city, without doubt the most interesting city in the world today, but I’m afraid the weather is not very good.‎ W: Is it very cold in New York, Mr. Smith?‎ M: Sometimes it’s very cold, and sometimes it’s very warm. On some days in winter it seems that there is no colder place in the world because the air, while cold, is also wet. And in summer it’s very hot. There is little wind. The air is often damp and heavy.‎ W: Is the weather always unpleasant?‎ M: Oh, no. There are many beautiful days in New York, especially in the spring and in the autumn. The really unpleasant part is that the weather in New York changes often and so suddenly.‎ ‎【8题详解】‎ 此为听力题，解析略。‎ ‎【9题详解】‎ 此为听力题，解析略。‎ ‎【10题详解】‎ 此为听力题，解析略。‎ 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。‎ ‎11. Where did the man go last year?‎ A. To Italy. B. To France. C. To Scotland.‎ ‎12. What does the woman like doing in summer?‎ A. Doing outdoor sports. B. Learning dancing. C. Visiting art galleries.‎ ‎13. What does the woman dislike about Scotland?‎ A. The hotels. B. The castles. C. The weather.‎ ‎【答案】11. B 12. A 13. C ‎【解析】‎ W: Finally, here comes the summer holiday. Where are you and your family going on vacation this summer?‎ M: We haven’t decided yet. Mum’s brought a few brochures home and I’ve had a look at them. But I still can’t make up my mind. Do you have some place in your mind worth a visit?‎ W: Hmm… You can go to France and visit castles.‎ M: We did that last year. And it was really boring. What do you think of this one? “Italy for art lovers. Spend two weeks in Italy. You will visit art galleries in Florence and Venice.”‎ W: I’d like to do that in winter. In summer, I prefer to do things outside. I’d like to go to a hotel with lots of tennis courts, or learn to water-ski.‎ M: I think this one’s pretty interesting. “Learn Scottish dancing in Scotland.” What do you think?‎ W: I don’t like it. Who wants to go to Scotland and sit in the rain all day?‎ ‎【11题详解】‎ 此为听力题，解析略。‎ ‎【12题详解】‎ 此为听力题，解析略。‎ ‎【13题详解】‎ 此为听力题，解析略。‎ 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。‎ ‎14. What does the woman do at the beginning of a day?‎ A. She deals with post.‎ B. She sends out photographs.‎ C. She visits artists.‎ ‎15. How often does a new exhibition take place?‎ A. About twice a week. B. About twice a month. C. About once a month.‎ ‎16. Why is the woman pleased with her job?‎ A. Her life is nice and calm.‎ B. She spends time dealing with artworks.‎ C. Her boss is easy to get along with.‎ ‎【答案】14. A 15. B 16. B ‎【解析】‎ W: Hello.‎ M: Rachel, tell us about your day.‎ W: Well, it all starts with the huge pile of post we get. We often get artists sending in photographs of their work to see if we’d be interested in exhibiting it.‎ M: So you are busy all day.‎ W: Yes. Sometimes I spend nearly all day on the phone and about fifty percent of the time it’s artists. We have a new artist exhibiting here about every two weeks.‎ M: And the best part of the job for you?‎ W: The really rewarding thing for me is that you never know how a day is going to go. Some days it’ll be really quiet, other days it’s really busy and you don’t know what you’re going to have to deal with. Of course I find great pleasure spending my days surrounded by beautiful works of art, so I am satisfied.‎ M: Thank you Rachel, and now we’ll move on to …‎ ‎【14题详解】‎ 此为听力题，解析略。‎ ‎【15题详解】‎ 此为听力题，解析略。‎ ‎【16题详解】‎ 此为听力题，解析略。‎ 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。‎ ‎17. How long did the speaker work a day?‎ A. For 9 hours. B. For 10 hours. C. For 12 hours.‎ ‎18. According to the speaker, what was interesting in his work? ‎ A. Taking different people to restaurants.‎ B. Meeting interesting dressers.‎ C. Showing tourists the beautiful city.‎ ‎19. Which trip brought the speaker the most money?‎ A. The one to the club. B. The one to the airport. C. The one to the theatre.‎ ‎20. Why did the speaker give up the job?‎ A. He was tired. B. The traffic jams bothered him. C. Some passengers weren’t nice.‎ ‎【答案】17. A 18. B 19. B 20. A ‎【解析】‎ M: My name is John Croft. For three years and six months, I worked as a taxi driver for Downtown Taxi in Vancouver. I drove my cab five days a week from 3:00 in the afternoon until around 12:00 at night. There were traffic jams every afternoon, but it didn’t bother me. Most passengers were nice enough, although I can’t remember most of them. I liked to show tourists our beautiful city. A lot of tourists from Asia visited Vancouver. In the evening, I took people out to restaurants, clubs and theatres. It was interesting to see people dressed in their best clothes for parties. The most interesting customer I had was a man dressed as a bird! I can still remember the scene clearly and I think I’ll never forget it. My cab was always clean and I always tried to be friendly. The trip to the airport was usually my biggest tip. I liked my job and made a comfortable living. However, as we know, it is really a tiring job. So I don’t drive a taxi anymore. Now I have lots of free time, but sometimes I miss meeting new people.‎ ‎【17题详解】‎ 此为听力题，解析略。‎ ‎【18题详解】‎ 此为听力题，解析略。‎ ‎【19题详解】‎ 此为听力题，解析略。‎ ‎【20题详解】‎ 此为听力题，解析略。‎ 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)‎ 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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 Discover Nature Schools Programmer Becoming Bears (Kindergarten—2 grade)‎ By becoming baby bears, children learn from their “parent” to survive the seasons.Kids will find safety in the spring and learn kinds of food bears eat during the summer, and then create a cave for winter hibernation (冬眠)．After learning the skills needed to survive, students will go out of the cave as an independent black bear able to care for themselves.( 1.5—2 hours)‎ Whose Clues? (3—5 grade)‎ Kids will discover how plants and animals use their special structures to survive. Through outdoor study of plants and animals, kids will recognise their special structures and learn how they enable species to eat, avoid their enemies and survive.Using what they have learnt, kids will choose one species and tell how they survive in their living places.(3—4 hours)‎ Winged Wonders ( 3—5 grade)‎ Birds add colour and sound to our world and play an important ecological (生态的) role.Students will learn the basics of birds, understand the role birds play in food chains and go bird watching using field guides and telescopes.Students will do hands－on activities.Students will use tools to build bird feeders, allowing them to attract birds at home.(3—4 hours)‎ Exploring Your Watershed (6—8 grade)‎ We all depend on clean water.Examining how our actions shape the waterways around us.Go on a hike to see some of the first－hand challenging water quality problems in a city.Students will ‎ test the water quality to determine the health of an ecosystem.‎ ‎●Each programme is taught for a class with at least 10 students.‎ ‎●All programmes include plenty of time outdoor.So please prepare proper clothing, sunscreen and insect killers for children.‎ ‎●To take part in a programme, please e－mail dcprogrammes mdc.mo.gov.‎ ‎21. What can kids do at Becoming Bears？‎ A. Watch bears' performances.‎ B. Take care of bears.‎ C. Dress up as baby bears to learn about bears.‎ D. Learn how to survive a bear attack.‎ ‎22. Kids who are interested in plants will choose ____‎ A. Winged Wonders B. Exploring Your Watershed C. Becoming Bears D. Whose Clues?‎ ‎23. According to the passage, all the four programmes ____.‎ A. have the same teaching hours B. have outdoor activities C. are offered during summer holidays D. are designed for primary school students ‎【答案】21. C 22. D 23. B ‎【解析】‎ 试题分析：本文为应用文。文章介绍了旨在让学生了解和体验大自然的课程。‎ ‎【21题详解】‎ C推理判断题。由Becoming Bears 部分中的By becoming baby bears, children learn from their ‎“parent” to survive the seasons可知,孩子们扮演成小熊学习熊的生活习性。‎ ‎【22题详解】‎ D推理判断题。由Whose Clues?中的“Kids will discover how plants and animals use their special structures to survive.”可知喜欢植物的学生可以选择该课程。‎ ‎【23题详解】‎ B推理判断题。根据“All programs include plenty of time outdoors. So please prepare proper ‎ clothing, sunscreen and insect killers for children.”可以得到答案。‎ 考点：应用文阅读理解 B Inspired by a 9-year-old cyclist, Lauren Turner, who can only use one hand, a group of University of Guelph students has won an international award for their invention－a bike brake lever (刹车手柄) that pulls both the front brake and the back brake at the same time.‎ Lauren Tuner was able to ride her bike, but not as confidently and quickly as her friends.‎ ‎“She couldn’t use the front brake. She only used the back brake, but the front brake makes you stop twice as fast,” says Micha Wallace, who, with Katie Bell, Anina Sakaguchi and Andrew Morries won second prize in the James Dyson Award for their single-handed bike brake lever.‎ ‎“Lauren Turner tried the device (装置) first and she used it all last summer. She had no problems. It helped her go faster because she felt more confident in her braking abilities. She felt safer.” says Wallace.‎ The invention was the fourth-year design project for the four students. They designed, tested and created a prototype (模型) within a four-month period.‎ When Wallace heard about the James Dyson Award on the news, she and her co-inventors entered their project in the U.K.-based contest, which rewards students designers who create products that improve the way we live. The students collected the runner-up prize－£2,000 for them and £500 for their school.‎ As well, they had a chance to meet James Dyson, a U.K. famous inventor. Praising the students for their invention, Dyson says the single-handed brake lever could improve safety for all cyclists. By using both brakes at once, you could prevent the possibility of flying over the handlebars and ending up with an injury.‎ The students hope to sell it to a major company. It may be used in other devices that require two hands for operation.‎ ‎24. According to the passage, the James Dyson Award was named after__________.‎ A. a well-known place B. a famous inventor C. a famous university D. a government leader ‎25. The underlined part “the runner-up prize” in Paragraph 6 means___________.‎ A. the second prize B. the rich prize C. the top prize D. the prize for runners.‎ ‎26. According to the passage, we know that the brake lever___________.‎ A. has already been widely used B. can only serve the disabled cyclists C. can protect you from any injuries D. may have a wide market in the future ‎【答案】24. B 25. A 26. D ‎【解析】‎ 这是一篇记叙文。文章主要报道了一群大学生发明自行车刹车并获奖的消息。‎ ‎【24题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句As well, they had a chance to meet James Dyson, a U.K. famous inventor.可知James Dyson奖是以James Dyson一位英国著名发明家的名字命名的，故选B。‎ ‎【25题详解】‎ 词义猜测题。根据第三段最后一句Micha Wallace, who, with Katie Bell, Anina Sakaguchi and Andrew Morries won second prize in the James Dyson Award for their single-handed bike brake lever.可知Micha Wallace和Katie Bell, Anina Sakaguchi以及Andrew Morries凭借他们的单手自行车刹车杆获得了James Dyson奖的二等奖。即这些学生赢得了二等奖，故选A。‎ ‎【26题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据文章最后两段可知，这种自行车刹车手柄主要是使车子安全快速地停下来，不仅用于自行车，还用于别的需要两只手来进行刹车的器械，并且有可能会有公司收购其专利权。因此可推知这项发明在不久的将来会有广阔的市场。故答案选D。‎ C A scientist once said: “I have concluded that the earth is being visited by intelligently controlled vehicles from outer space.”‎ If we take this as a reasonable explanation for UFOs (unidentified flying objects), questions immediately come up.‎ ‎“Why don’t they get in touch with us, then? Why don’t they land right on the White House lawn and declare themselves?” people asked.‎ In reply, scientists say that, while this may be what we want, it may not necessarily be what they want.‎ ‎“The most likely explanation, it seems to me,” said Dr. Mead, “is that they are simply watching what we are up to—that responsible society outside our solar system is keeping an eye on us to see that we don’t cause a chain reaction that might have unexpected effects for the outside of our solar system.”‎ Opinions from other scientists might go like this: “Why should they want to get in touch with us? We may feel we’re more important than we really are! They may want to observe us only and not interfere(干涉) with the development of our civilization They may not care if we see them but they also may not care to say ‘hello’.”‎ Some scientists have also suggested that Earth is a kind of zoo or wildlife reserve. Just as we set aside wilderness areas and wildlife reserves to allow animals and growing things to develop naturally while we observe them, so perhaps Earth was set aside ages ago for the same purpose.‎ Are we being observed by intelligent beings from other civilizations in the universe? Are they watching our progress in space travel? Do we live in a huge “zoo” observed by our “keepers,” but having no communication with them?‎ Never before in our history have we had to face ideas bravely like these. The simple fact is that we, who have always regarded ourselves as supreme in the universe, may not be so. Now we have to recognize that, among the stars in the heavens, there may very well be worlds lived by beings who are to us as we are to ants.‎ ‎27. People who ask the question “Why don’t they get in touch with us then ?” think that ________.‎ A. there are no such things as UFOs B. UFOs are visitors from solar system C. there’s no reason for UFOs to contact us D. we are bound to see UFOs sooner or later ‎28. According to Dr. Mead, the beings from outer space ________.‎ A. hope to keep in touch with us B. want to keep watch on us C. try to protect us from dangers D. get ready to help others ‎29. What’s the writer’s attitude towards the existence of other intelligent beings in space?‎ A. Doubtful B. Neutral C. Negative D. Positive ‎30. The passage is mostly taken from a(n) ________.‎ A. commercial advertisement B. science fiction novel C. newspaper column D. travel leaflet ‎【答案】27. A 28. B 29. D 30. C ‎【解析】‎ 这是一篇说明文。作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了科学家认为来自外层空间的智能控制的飞行器正在访问地球。‎ ‎【27题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据第二段If we take this as a reasonable explanation for UFOs （unidentified flying objects）， questions immediately come up．可知那些问"为什么他们不联系我们…并声明自己"的人认为没有UFO这样的东西；所以A选项是正确的。‎ ‎【28题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据文章第五段中is that they are simply watching what we are up to -- that responsible society outside our solar system is keeping an eye on us to see that we don't set in motion a chain reaction that might have unexpected effects for outside our solar system可知根据Mead博士的说法，来自外太空的生物想要监视我们；故选B。‎ ‎【29题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后一句Now we have to recognize that， among the stars in the heavens， there may very well be worlds inhabited by beings who are to us as we are to ants可知作者对太空中其他智能生物的存在持相信态度；故选D。‎ ‎【30题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据文章第一段A scientist once said："I have concluded that the earth is being visited by intelligently controlled vehicles from outer space可知文章最有可能来自报纸专栏；所以C选项是正确的。‎ D Around the world, 62 million girls are not in school. The White House’s Let Girls Learn effort aims to change that.‎ At 13, Hawa Abdulai Yorke left her family’s home, in Ghana, Africa, to live with an aunt who promised to send her to school. Instead, the aunt put Yorke to work as her maid. Determined to go to school, Yorke returned home and began selling water in a nearby city to raise
money for ‎ her education. She did that for three years. What hurt most was that her father had the money to pay the school fees. But he chose to spend the money on a motorcycle.‎ Yorke’s story is familiar to girls growing up in Ghana. There, a girl’s place is in the home. Educating girls is considered a waste of money.‎ ‎“It happens more than it should, where parents have money to send their girls to school but choose not to,” says Ryan Roach, a Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana, where nearly 55% of girls are not enrolled in secondary school. “Cultural beliefs say education is not a wise investment(投资)”‎ The White House’s Let Girls Learn is working to change this view of girls’ education, in Ghana and in countries worldwide. First Lady Michelle Obama says parents have to be persuaded that girls’ education is a better investment than marriage or household labor. A World Bank study backs that up. It shows that for every year of secondary-school education, a girl’s earning power increases by 18%.‎ Today, Let Girls Learn works in 13 countries, and there are plans to expand the program. Recently, Let Girls Learn hosted a 24-hour event at which girls in different parts of Ghana joined Peace Corps volunteers, tech experts, and university students to brainstorm creative solutions for the barriers to girls’ education. Yorke’s team came up with an idea for an app that sends a recorded message to parents’ phones from a Ghanian celebrity about the benefits of girls 
attending school.‎ Yorke, now 22, is about to finish high school. Thanks to Let Girls Learn, she plans to attend college and study computer science. She says working alongside women college students at the Let Girls Learn event strengthened her determination. “I’m focused on my books,” says Yorke. “I know if I study hard, I, too, can go to the university and live a happy life.”‎ ‎31. What was the attitude of Yorke’s aunt towards girls attending school?‎ A. She was against it. B. She had no idea of it.‎ C. She was in favor of it. D. She considered it hard work ‎32. According to Ryan Roach, the reasons for girls not receiving education is that .‎ A. they are too busy to go to school B. their families are too poor to afford it C. there are few secondary schools for girls D. cultural beliefs prevent from attending school ‎33. What can we learn about Let Girls Learn?‎ A. It has spread all over the world.‎ B. It is a Ghana-based organization.‎ C. It aims to offer free education to girls.‎ D. It has got support from Michelle Obama ‎34. What’s Yorke’s next plan?‎ A. To further her studies. B. To join in Let Girls Learn.‎ C. To write some books for girls. D. To get a computer-related job.‎ ‎35. What’s the best title of the passage?‎ A. What people need is education B. Encourage girls to attend school C. Let girls to live a happy life D. Educating girls is unnecessary ‎【答案】31. A 32. D 33. D 34. A 35. B ‎【解析】‎ 本文是说明文。文章介绍了致力于帮助女孩接受教育的项目Let Girls Learn。‎ ‎【31题详解】‎ 推理判断题。由第一段的the aunt put Yorke to work as her maid可知，Yorke的那位阿姨对女孩上学持反对的态度。‎ ‎【32题详解】‎ 细节理解题。由第三段Ryan Roach说的Cultural beliefs say education is not a wise investment可知，多数加纳女孩因为文化偏见而不能接受高年级教育。‎ ‎【33题详解】‎ 细节理解题。由第四段的Michelle Obama says parents have to be persuaded that girls’education is a better investment than marriage or household labor可知，Michelle Obama支持Let Girls Learn这个项目。‎ ‎【34题详解】‎ 细节理解题。由最后一段的she plans to attend college and study computer science可知，即将高中毕业的Yorke打算继续深造学习。‎ ‎【35题详解】‎ 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段Around the world, 62 million girls are not in school. The White ‎ House’s Let Girls Learn effort aims to change that.与文章主要内容为Let Girls Learn项目鼓励女孩们去学校接受教育，故选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。‎ Bank holidays! We all love them!‎ A bank holiday is an English term for a public holiday. During the day banks and offices are closed and a lot of people have a day off work. In the UK, people only get eight bank holidays in one year. ___36___‎ People in Colombia are much luckier. There are twenty bank holidays for the whole country in one year! And there can be even more, depending on which region(地区) you live in. ___37___ As in the UK, most of the bank holidays in Colombia exist for religious reasons.‎ ‎___38___ One such example is Independence Day on 20 July every year. This is just like Bastille Day in France on 14 July. ___39___ It is in memory of the day that Christopher Columbus, first reached America in the year 1492.‎ Bank holidays are very important for western people. ___40___ They may also choose to stay at home to relax and forget about work.‎ A. Bank holidays are different in Colombia.‎ B. During the holidays, they often travel with their families.‎ C. This is because different regions have their own holidays.‎ D. And at least five of those are around Christmas time and Easter.‎ E. Every country on the continent of America celebrates Columbus Day.‎ F. Another historical bank holiday in Colombia is Columbus Day on 12 October.‎ G. However, some bank holidays in Colombia came into being for historical reasons.‎ ‎【答案】36. D 37. C ‎ ‎38. G 39. F ‎ ‎40. B ‎【解析】‎ ‎【分析】‎ 本文属于说明文，介绍一些重要的哥伦比亚的法定节假日，比如哥伦比亚独立日以及哥伦布发现美洲纪念日等。‎ ‎【36题详解】‎ 对前文In the UK, people only get eight bank holidays in one year. 做补充说明；关注代词指代，即at least five of those 中的those指的是eight bank holidays，故选D。‎ ‎【37题详解】‎ 对前文And there can be even more, depending on which region (地区) you live in. 进行解释说明；关键词region复现，故选C。‎ ‎【38题详解】‎ 整段文字在介绍哥伦比亚与历史相关的法定假期，G选项，然而，哥伦比亚的一些法定节假日的出现是由一些历史原因的，与整段的意思符合，切题，故选G。‎ ‎【39题详解】‎ 据前文one such example 后文Christopher Columbus 及段落中心词historical得知，F选项，哥伦比亚的另外一个法定节假日是10月12日的哥伦布发现美洲纪念日，切题，故选F。‎ ‎【40题详解】‎ 本段介绍在西方国家人们如何度过法定假期；后文They may also choose to stay at home to relax and forget about work.可知，B选项，他们可能与家人一道出去旅行，切题，故选B。‎ ‎【点睛】七选五做题技巧。做题的时候边读边做。各个问题附近的句子都需要重点阅读，圈画一些线索，再从选项中寻找相关的特征词用来判断正确答案。带入排除法也是一种很好的方法。另外，如果发现有一题拿不准的，先跳过，先做容易的能做出的题，直到读完整篇文章。至此，文章的要点和主旨、各个段落之间的逻辑关系应该基本就能清楚了。然后再回过去做之前不确定的题目。‎ 比如小题5，本段介绍在西方国家人们如何度过法定假期；后文They may also choose to stay at home to relax and forget about work.可知，B选项，他们可能与家人一道出去旅行，切题，故选B。‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)‎ 第一节 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。‎ With the plaster cast(石膏绷带) on my arm for weeks, I returned the hospital to have it removed.‎ The doctor cut away my cast and asked me to ____41____ my arm. When moving it in every possible way, I was ___42___ by the fact that my elbow(肘) was actually fixed, which was all thanks to the doctor and made me more interested in the ___43___ of the doctor. I began to think that he had a secret ___44___ that only a few people in the world had, and I ___45___ what it was. From ‎ then on, I was sure that I would become a doctor ___46___ him one day. At the age of four, I was already ___47___ to discover the art of healing and share it with the world.‎ As my mom and I made our way out of the hospital that day I released her hand and ran away. I wanted to ___48___ my experience with everyone. I found an elderly man___49___ from a wheelchair and ran to help him, saying, “Don’t worry, Grandpa. The doctor will fix your____50____.Look how he fixed my arm!” I then showed him my newly ____51____ elbow. He gave me the biggest smile. I waved goodbye to the man and felt ____52____ to have shared my good fortune with someone who truly ____53____ it.‎ Thirteen years have passed by since that day, and many things have changed. ____54____, I am still determined to discover the art of healing, even though I now know it is not as ____55____ as I originally thought. Last summer I had a chance to volunteer in ____56____ medical environments where I learned how to encourage patients to eat the healthy food they____57____, and what doctors do when a child refuses a throat swab. Each of these experiences has taught me a lot, ____58____ most importantly they have further promoted my interest in ____59____. Although I have not yet discovered the art of healing, I know that every year I get ____60____ to it.‎ ‎41. A. move B. touch C. hold D. remove ‎42. A. shocked B. amazed C. puzzled D. surprised ‎43. A. job B. name C. message D. nationality ‎44. A. honor B. direction C. talent D. responsibility ‎45. A. proved B. ignored C. remembered D. wondered ‎46. A. with B. like C. of D. for ‎47. A. surprised B. introduced C. supposed D. determined ‎48. A. share B. tell C. inform D. collect ‎49. A. hearing B. removing C. falling D. benefiting ‎50. A. arms B. legs C. wheelchair D. door ‎51. A. missed B. looked C. cured D. guarded ‎52. A. curious B. confident C. brave D. proud ‎53. A. attained B. needed C. deserved D. valued ‎54. A. Besides B. Thus C. Instead D. However ‎55. A. natural B. complex C. technological D. mysterious ‎56. A. regular B. various C. cheerful D. successful ‎57. A. remain B. supply C. dislike D. study ‎58. A. or B. so C. but D. for ‎59. A. food B. chemistry C. biology D. medicine ‎60. A. closer B. easier C. better D. used ‎【答案】41. A 42. B 43. A 44. C 45. D 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. C 50. B 51. C 52. D 53. B 54. D 55. D 56. B 57. C 58. C 59. D 60. A ‎【解析】‎ 这是一篇记叙文。作者四岁时肘部受伤，两次去医院用石膏固定及移除。从那时起，作者就一直痴迷于治愈的艺术和医学，且爱帮助别人，从不错过鼓励别人的机会。13年过去了，作者的决定依然没有改变。并利用暑假去做志愿者，在服务过程中变得对医学更加感兴趣。‎ ‎【41题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。A. move移动；B. touch触碰；C. hold握住；D. remove移开。句意：医生切开了我的石膏并让我动一动我的手臂，故选A。‎ ‎【42题详解】‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。A. shocked震惊的；B. amazed惊讶的；C. puzzled困惑的；D. surprised出人意料的。句意：我很惊讶我的手肘真的好了。故选B。‎ ‎【43题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。A. job工作；B. name名字；C. message信息；D. nationality国家。这件事使得作者对于医生的工作更感兴趣了，故选A。‎ ‎【44题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。A. honor荣誉；B. direction方向；C. talent才能；D. responsibility责任。句意：我开始认为他有一种世界上只有少数人拥有的秘密才能。故选C。‎ ‎【45题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。A. proved证明；B. ignored忽视；C. remembered记住；D. wondered好奇。句意：我好奇它是什么。故选D。‎ ‎【46题详解】‎ 考查介词辨析。A. with用；B. like像；C. of……的；属于；D. for给；为了。句意：从那时起，我确信有一天我会成为一名像他一样的医生。故选B。‎ ‎【47题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。A. surprised 惊讶；B. introduced介绍；C. supposed假定；D. determined决定。句意：在我四岁的时候，我就已经下定决心要发现治疗的艺术，并与世界分享它。故选D。‎ ‎【48题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。A. share分享；B. tell告诉；C. inform通知；D. collect收集。句意：我想要和每个人分享我的经历。故选A。‎ ‎【49题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。A. hearing听；B. removing去除；C. falling落下；D. benefiting收益。句意：我发现一个老人从轮椅上摔下来，跑过去帮助他。故选C。‎ ‎【50题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。A. arms手臂；B. legs腿；C. wheelchair 轮椅；D. door门。从轮椅上摔下来应该是伤到了腿，故选B。‎ ‎【51题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。A. missed错过；B. looked看；C. cured治愈；D. guarded保卫。句意：然后我给他看我才被治愈了的手肘。故选C。‎ ‎【52题详解】‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。A. curious好奇的；B. confident自信的；C. brave勇敢的；D. proud骄傲的。句意：我向他挥手告别，为能和别人分享我的好运而感到自豪。故选D。‎ ‎【53题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。A. attained取得；B. needed需要；C. deserved值得；D. valued重视。根据上文可知，作者是为那些受伤需要好运的分享自己的经历，故选B。‎ ‎【54题详解】‎ 考查连词辨析。A. Besides除此之外；B. Thus因此；C. Instead反而；D. However但是。根据下文I am still determined to discover the art of healing可知虽然很多事情都变了，但是作者还是决心去发现治愈的艺术，故选D。‎ ‎【55题详解】‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。A. natural 自然的；B. complex复杂的；C. technological技术的；D. mysterious神秘的。根据上文十三年过去了，作者长大了，治愈的艺术也不像他以前想的那样神秘了，故选D。‎ ‎【56题详解】‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。A. regular规律的；B. various各种各样的；C. cheerful快乐的；D. successful成功的。句意：去年夏天我有机会在各种医疗环境中做志愿者。故选B。‎ ‎【57题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。A. remain保持；B. supply供给；C. dislike不喜欢；D. study学习。句意：在那里作者学会了如何去鼓励病人吃他们不喜欢的健康食物，故选C。‎ ‎【58题详解】‎ 考查连词辨析。A. or或者；B. so因此；C. but但是；D. for因为。根据下文most importantly可知为转折关系，故选C。‎ ‎【59题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。A. food食物；B. chemistry化学；C. biology生物；D. medicine医学。句意：但是最重要的是，他们进一步促进了我对医学的兴趣。故选D。‎ ‎【60题详解】‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。A. closer更近；B. easier更容易；C. better更好；D. used习惯的。句意：虽然我还没有发现治愈的艺术，但我知道我每年都在接近它。故选A。‎ 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15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。‎ It is a great___61___(true) that life is difficult. Once we really understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult. ___62___, most of us do not fully see it. They just complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy.‎ ‎___63___makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a really painful one. Problems, ___64___(base) on their nature, cause sadness or regret or anger or fear. These are ___65___(comfort) feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. It is in the whole process of solving problems ___66___ life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we want to strengthen the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability ___67___(solve) problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to deal with. ___68___(learn) from the pain of meeting and working out problems is___69___great benefit. As Benjamin Franklin said, “Those things that hurt, instruct.” For this reason, wise people learn not to fear but to welcome___70___ pain of problems.‎ ‎【答案】61. truth ‎ ‎62. However ‎ ‎63. What 64. based ‎ ‎65. uncomfortable ‎ ‎66. that 67. to solve ‎ ‎68. Learning ‎ ‎69. of 70. the ‎【解析】‎ 这是一篇议论文。生活是艰难的，这是一个伟大的真理。一旦我们真正理解并接受它，生活就不再困难。正因为如此，明智的人应学会不要害怕，而要欢迎问题带来的痛苦。‎ ‎【61题详解】‎ 考查名词。根据上文great是形容词，修饰名词，故填truth。‎ ‎【62题详解】‎ 考查副词。句意：一旦我们真正理解并接受它，生活就不再困难。然而，我们大多数人并没有完全认识到这一点。此处前后句是一种转折关系，因为有“，”，故答案为However。‎ ‎【63题详解】‎ 考查主语从句连接词。句意：让生活变得困难的是，面对和解决问题的过程是非常痛苦的。此处是主语从句作主语。从句缺少引导词，从句谓语动词缺少主语，结合句意可知答案为What。‎ ‎【64题详解】‎ 考查非谓语动词。问题的本质决定了它会引起悲伤、遗憾、愤怒或恐惧。本句为过去分词做后置定语修饰problem，故填based。‎ ‎65题详解】‎ 考查形容词。句意：这些都是不舒服的感觉，通常和身体上的疼痛一样痛苦。此处是形容词修饰名词，结合句意可知答案为uncomfortable。‎ ‎【66题详解】‎ 考查强调句式。句意：在解决问题的整个过程中，生命才有了意义。结合句意可知此处是强调句型，故答案为that。‎ ‎【67题详解】‎ 考查动词不定式作后置定语。句意：当我们想要加强人类精神的成长时，我们鼓励人类解决问题的能力，就像在学校我们为我们的孩子设置问题来处理。The ability to do sth.“做某事的能力”，是动词不定式作后置定语，故答案为to solve。‎ ‎【68题详解】‎ 考查非谓语动词。本句已经存在谓语动词且句中没有连词，故learn只能做非谓语，在句中做主语应用动名词形式，故填Learning。‎ ‎【69题详解】‎ 考查介词。句意：从遇到和解决问题的痛苦中学习是非常有益的。固定搭配：be of great benefit“非常有利”，故答案为of。‎ ‎【70题详解】‎ 考查定冠词the。句意：正因为如此，明智的人应学会不要害怕，而要欢迎问题带来的痛苦。此处表示“特指”，故答案为the。‎ 第四部分 (每空1分，满分10分)‎ 课文填空 ‎71. An advertisement uses words and pictures to _________ people to buy a product or service, or to believe in an idea. Newspapers, magazines, the Internet, radio and television are the most common places to find them. There are two main types of advertisements —commercial advertisements and public service advertisements(PSAs). A commercial advertisement is _________ which someone has paid for to advertise a product or service. PSAs are often run for free, and are meant to educate people about health, safety, or any other problem that affects public _________.‎ ‎72. All through history, people from many different countries and cultures have lived together in Britain. The English language is made up of the grammar and _________ these people brought to Britain. That is _________ English has so many different rules that confuse people.‎ ‎73. The Chinese language _________from Western languages in that, instead of an alphabet, it uses characters which stand _________ ideas, objects or deeds. Chinese words are formed by putting together different characters. In many cases, a single character can also make up a word. The history of the Chinese language can be examined by looking at _________these characters developed.‎ ‎74. In 334 BC, he took his army, now with 42,000 men, into the Middle East and then Egypt, _________ every army that stood in his path. Then he turned his eyes east, and marched all the way to India, finding victory _________ he went. It seemed that nothing could stop him from taking control of the entire world.‎ ‎【答案】71. (1). persuade (2). one (3). welfare ‎ ‎72. (1). vocabulary (2). why ‎ ‎73. (1). differs (2). for (3). how ‎ ‎74. (1). defeating (2). wherever ‎【解析】‎ 考查课文填空。‎ ‎【71题详解】‎ 第一空句意：广告使用文字和图片来说服人们购买产品或服务，或相信一个想法。根据上文to可知本空为动词不定式表目的，故第一空填动词原形persuade ‎；第二空句意：商业广告是指有人花钱为产品或服务做广告。本句为定语从句修饰先行词，且缺少先行词，此处指代A commercial advertisement，故填one；第三空句意：公益广告通常是免费的，旨在教育人们健康、安全或任何其他影响公共福利的问题。故填名词welfare。‎ ‎【72题详解】‎ 第一空句意：英语是由这些人带到英国的语法和词汇组成的。故根据课文填名词vocabulary；第二空句意：这就是为什么英语有那么多让人困惑的规则。句型this is why“这就是为什么……”，故填why。‎ ‎【73题详解】‎ 第一空句意：汉语不同于西方语言的地方就在于……，本句中主语为单数，且描述客观事实用一般现在时，故填第三人称单数形式differs；第二空句意：它使用代表思想的字符。短语stand for“代表”，故填for；第三空句意：汉语的历史可以通过观察这些汉字的发展来考察。宾语从句中缺少方式状语，故填how。‎ ‎【74题详解】‎ 第一空句意：公元前334年，他率领他的军队，现在有42000人，进入中东，然后是埃及，打败了阻挡他前进道路的每一支军队。本句中defeat做非谓语动词与逻辑主语为主动关系，用现在分词，故填defeating；第二空句意：然后他把目光转向东方，一路向印度进发，所到之处都取得了胜利。从句中缺少地点状语，表强调“无论何处”，故填wherever。‎ 第五部分 写作(共两节，满分25分)‎ 第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ ‎75.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。‎ 修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。‎ Questioning can lead to searching for an answer. If we are in the habit of asking whether that we are told is true, we can find the correct answer and learn more.‎ Two years ago, our math teacher, Mr. Alex offered us an answer of a difficult math problem in class. Because the answer seemed a little strange, nobody but I doubted it. Think that his solution might be wrong, I carefully analyzed the problem and try to work it out in a different way. Half a hour later, I managed to find the correct answer. When I showed my answer to her, the teacher ‎ praised me for my independently thinking.‎ From this experience I have been learnt that questioning can serve as a bridge that helping us to seek the truth.‎ ‎【答案】1. that→ what ‎2. of→ to ‎ ‎3.Because→Although/Though/While ‎ ‎4. Think→ Thinking ‎ ‎5. try→ tried ‎6.a→ an ‎ ‎7.her→him ‎ ‎8.independently→independent ‎ ‎9.been去掉 ‎ ‎10. helping →helps ‎【解析】‎ ‎【分析】‎ 这是一篇说明文。提问可以用于寻找答案。如果我们习惯提问，就可以找到正确的答案并学到更多的东西。因为提问还可以充当一座桥梁，帮助我们寻找真理。‎ ‎【详解】1.考查主语从句。文章第一段第二句，whether 后面的句子缺少主语，what 引导主语从句作该句的主语，且 what 在从句中作宾语，而 that 不能作宾语。故that改为what。‎ ‎2.考查介词。answer to the problem 为固定搭配，意为“问题的答案”，介词只能用 to 不能用 of。故正确答案为将 of 改为to。‎ ‎3.考查状语从句。句意：老师给我们了一道数学难题的答案。尽管答案似乎有点奇怪，但只有我一个人对此表示怀疑。可知，前后两句是让步关系，而非因果关系，although/though 表示“尽管”，符合语境。故正确答案为将 Because改为Although/Though。‎ ‎4.考查非谓语动词。文章第二段第三句，从句主语与主句主语一致，所以从句的主语省略，此时要用非谓语动词。主语 I 与 think 二者是主动关系，所以应用现在分词形式，而不是过去分词。故正确答案为将 Think改为Thinking。‎ ‎5.考查一般过去时。根据本句中 I carefully analyzed the problem and try to work it out in a different way 可知，analyzed 和 try 是并列关系，并根据第二段第一句中 Two years ago 可以推断出事情发生在过去，本句要用一般过去时。所以此处应用 try 的过去式 tried。故正确答案为将 try改为tried。‎ ‎6.考查冠词。hour 以元音音素开头，所以应用不定冠词 an 而不是 a。故正确答案为将 a改为an。‎ ‎7.考查代词。结合文意，“我”的老师 Mr. Alex 是男的，所以此处应该用 him。故正确答案为将 her改为him。‎ ‎8.考查形容词。句意：老师表扬了“我”的独立思考。表达“独立的”，应该用 independent。dependent 意为“依靠的；依赖的”，不符合句意。故正确答案为将 dependent改为independent。‎ ‎9.考查现在完成时。句意：从这段经历中，“我”了解到提问可以起到桥梁的作用，帮助“我们”寻求真理。句子主语 I 与动词 learn 二者是主动关系，而不是被动关系，所以应删除 been。故正确答案为将 been 删除。‎ ‎10.考查非谓语动词。上文helps us to seek the truth对 a bridge 起修饰限定作用，所以缺少关系词 that/which，a bridge 在从句中作主语，为单数，故用一般现在时第三人称单数形式，故helping改为helps。‎ 第二节 书面表达(满分15分)‎ ‎76.假定你是李华。你的笔友晓东是某学校一名高一学生。最近他来信说不知道如何学好高中英语，感到苦恼。请你给他写一封回信，提出你的建议。建议内容如下:‎ ‎1.尽量用英语交流，不要怕犯错误；‎ ‎2.坚持每天早晨朗读英语；‎ ‎3.多读英文报纸，看英文电影。‎ 注意:1.内容必须包括以上所有要点；‎ ‎2.可适当增加内容，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3.词数:开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。‎ Dear Li Hua,‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ I hope you will find these ideas useful.‎ ‎【答案】Dear Xiao Dong,‎ I’m sorry you are having trouble in learning English in senior high school. However, the situation is easy to change if you take my advice. Here are some tips to help you.‎ Firstly, why not try to communicate with others in English? If you do so, you will feel confident gradually. Also, don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes. Secondly,‎ ‎ you should keep on reading aloud English sentences every morning and evening. That way, you’ll learn many important expressions. Thirdly, it would be a good idea if you read more English newspapers and watch English movies.‎ I hope you’ll find these ideas useful.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎【解析】‎ 本题考查提纲类作文。首先审题，假定你是李华。你的笔友晓东是某学校一名高一学生。最近他来信说不知道如何学好高中英语，感到苦恼。请你给他写一封回信，提出你的建议。建议内容如下:1. 尽力用英语交流，不要怕犯错误。2. 坚持每天早晚朗读英语。3. 多读英文报纸，看英文电影。其次要确定时态，表示经常或反复发生的事情，用一般现在时。在写作过程中，上下文意思要连贯，符合逻辑关系，一定要契合题目所给出的信息，不要出现偏题问题。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文采。‎ ‎【亮点说明】这篇短文使用了一些高级句型。例如However, the situation is easy to change if you take my advice.这里含有一个条件状语从句。Also, don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.这里含有一个原因状语从句。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎