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乌鲁木齐市八中2020届高三第一次月考
英语试卷
考试时长:120分钟 满分:150分
第一部分: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
▲Sunday Cushion Concerts
Times: 10 am.&11am.
Tickets: $5 per person
The regular Sunday Cushion Concerts introduce children and their families to different instruments and styles of music. Bring your own cushions and secure places by booking in advance! Tickets are available to book over the phone 01865 325325.
▲Christmas Show: The Elves (精灵) and the Shoemaker
17-22 December 2019
Tickets: $7 per person
A poor shoemaker is down on his luck, but as Christmas draws close, a simple act of kindness inspires some magical elves to offer their services. Their amazing shoes attract customers from far and wide, earning the shoemaker fame and fortune! But how will he ever repay them?
This classic story is brought to life for 3- to 7-year-olds and their families. Please book in advance to secure places! For other details, call us at 01865 325331.
▲Moving Music
Michaelmas Term Concert: 6 October 2019
Times: 11:30am & 2pm
Tickets: $5 per person
Please reserve your places in advance, and pay on the door.
This series of concerts is designed especially for people living with dementia(痴呆), and their families, friends, and carers, to enable them to enjoy a concert experience together and to help unlock memory and movement through the power of music. Concerts are held approximately every three
months.
For more details or to arrange access for transport: Phone 01865 286660.
▲Turtle Key Opera
Friday mornings in Trinity Term: April-June 2019
Turtle Song is FREE to all participants. To sign up or for more information contact Turtle Key Arts on 01865 525265.
Turtle Song is an opportunity to compose and sing your own songs with professional musicians. The group will meet weekly over a nine-week period between April and June 2019. The aims are to help people with all forms of dementia and people with memory problems.
1. Which event should you choose if you want your kid to learn about different styles of music?
A. Moving Music.
B. Turtle Key Opera.
C. Sunday Cushion Concerts.
D. Christmas Show: The Elves and the Shoemaker
2. Which number should you call if your 4-year-old girl likes magical stories?
A. 01865 325325. B. 01865 325331.
C. 01865 286660. D. 01865 525265.
3. What’s the similarity between the last two events?
A. They are both free of charge.
B. They are both held every three months.
C. They both benefit people with dementia.
D. They both allow people to sing their own songs.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. C
【解析】
【分析】
本文为一则广告。文章介绍了四个音乐会的相关信息。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Sunday Cushion Concerts部分的The regular Sunday Cushion Concerts introduce children and their families to different instruments and styles of music.
(每周日例行的“缓冲音乐会”会向孩子和他们的家人介绍不同的乐器和音乐风格)可知,如果你想让你的孩子了解不同风格的音乐,你可以选择周日缓冲音乐会。故C选项正确。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Christmas Show: The Elves (精灵) and the Shoemaker部分的This classic story is brought to life for 3-to 7-year-olds and their families. Please book in advance to secure places! For other details, call us at 01865 325331.(这个经典的故事为3-7岁的孩子和他们的家庭带来生机。请提前预定,确保有座位!详情请致电01865 325331查询)可知,如果你4岁的女儿喜欢魔幻故事,你可以打01865 325331咨询订票。故B选项正确。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Moving Music部分的This series of concerts is designed especially for people living with dementia(痴呆), and their families, friends, and carers(这一系列的音乐会是专为痴呆症患者、他们的家人、朋友和护理人员设计的)及Turtle Key Opera部分的The aims are to help people with all forms of dementia and people with memory problems.(目标是帮助所有形式的痴呆患者和有记忆问题的人)可知,最后两个活动都对痴呆症患者有益。故C选项正确。
【点睛】细节事实理解题主要考查考生对文章中某一些特定细节或文章的重要事实的理解能力。它一般包括直接理解题和语义理解题两种。直接理解题的答案与原文直接挂钩,从阅读材料中可以找到。此外,在阅读中可以使用定位法与跳读法解决细节理解题。定位法即根据题干和选项所提供的信息直接从原文中找到相应的句子(即定位),然后进行比较和分析(尤其要注意一些同义转换),从而找出正确答案。跳读法即根据题干和选项所提供的信息跳读原文,并找到相关的句子(有时可能是几个句子)或段落,然后进行分析和推理等,从而找出正确答案。
以本文第3小题为例,本题运用定位法:我们根据题干What’s the similarity between the last two events?
其关键词是the last two events,从而直接定位到Moving Music及Turtle Key Opera部分——根据Moving Music部分的This series of concerts is designed especially for people living with dementia(痴呆), and their families, friends, and carers(这一系列的音乐会是专为痴呆症患者、他们的家人、朋友和护理人员设计的)及Turtle Key Opera部分的The aims are to help people with all forms of dementia and people with memory problems.(目标是帮助所有形式的痴呆患者和有记忆问题的人)可知,最后两个活动都对痴呆症患者有益。故C选项正确。
B
In a post on Love What Matters, Hanss Mujica, 24, explains how he surprised his family by announcing he’d be graduating from college.
Mujica says he wasn’t a hard-working student in high school, but was able to pass his classes. “ In high school, teachers are always on top of you to see if you turned in your work or if you read the assigned book,” Mujica writes on the post. But when he went to college, that wasn’t the case.
“Professors tell you the work that needs to get done and it is up to you to decide if you want to do it or not. After all you are the ones that are paying to be there. That, I believe, was my downfall as a college student. My behavior caused me to be suspended(被暂时停学)from the university.”
Mujica says that at that time, he had a 1.47 grade point average. “When my parents got the news, the looks on their faces completely broke my heart.”
Then Mujica explains how he got his schooling back on track: he went in with a different attitude, applied himself, and worked at a company to pay for school.
“Since I was suspended from the university, my federal aid was suspended as well. I was paying out of pocket and it got to the point where I had to get emergency loans(贷款) from the university. Summer 2015 came by and I could not pay back the loans so I was dropped from my fall 2015 courses. I got out another year from the university and in summer of 2016 I decided to work upstate(在州的乡野地区) to raise the money I needed.
Fortunately, with help from the university dance program and the money he earned at work, Mujica returned to school in fall 2016.
In 2018, Mujica was ready to graduate. He left his parents a letter and two tickets for graduation to surprise them with. “I spent six years in and out of the university but seeing the reactions on their faces was worth every sleepless night,”says Mujica.
4. What do we know about Mujica from the first two paragraphs?
A. He couldn’t adapt to the college life.
B. He used to be a good high school student.
C. He has finally become a college graduate.
D. He was sometimes ignored by his teachers.
5. According to Mujica, what was the main reason for his failure at university?
A. Too much pressure. B. His wrong attitude.
C. Bad scores at high school. D. Lack of professors’ instruction.
6. What does Mujica explain in Paragraph 6?
A. How he paid back the loans in 2015.
B. Why he decided to refuse his federal aid.
C. How he got emergency loans from the university.
D. Why he was dropped from the university for another year.
7. What’s the best title for the text?
A. 24-year-old finally wins his parents’ support.
B. Six-year college life puts Mujica under pressure.
C. College student surprises parents with the graduation.
D. A moving story on Love What Matters attracts attention.
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. D 7. C
【解析】
本文是记叙文。 因受处分中途停学的24岁大学生Mujica为了不再让父母失望难过,通过自己的打拼努力,最终在六年后拿到了大学毕业证,给不知情的父母一个大大的惊喜。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Hanss Mujica, 24, explains how he surprised his family by announcing he’d be graduating from college.”可知,24岁的Hanss Mujica发帖解释说,他宣布自己即将大学毕业,这让他的家人感到惊讶。即Mujica最终成为了一名大学毕业生。故选C。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中的“After all you are the ones that are paying to be there. That, I believe, was my downfall as a college student. My behavior caused me to be
suspended(被暂时停学)from the university.(由你自己决定是否要完成教授交代的任务。毕竟,你是付钱在那里学习的人。我的行为导致我从大学停学了)”可知,Mujica认为那是他作为一名大学生的失败所在。Mujica的举止使自己被大学停学了。因此,是Mujica的错误态度导致了他的大学成绩一塌糊涂。故选B。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第六段中的“Summer 2015came by and I could not pay back the loans so I was dropped from my fall 2015 courses. I got out another year from the university”可知,2015年夏季到了,Mujica无法偿还贷款,所以Mujica不能上2015年秋季的课程。这样他又得延续一年上大学的时间。即Mujica在本段主要解释了他受处分一年后,为何在第二年也没能上大学。故选D。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了24岁的大学生Mujica如何通过自身的努力,历经六年拿到大学文凭,给了不知情的父母一个大大的惊喜。故C项(大学生的毕业给父母带来惊喜。)作为标题最能概括文章主旨。故选C。
C
Brush turkeys are heading back into urban Sydney areas, according to an environmental expert, and there is not much people can do about it.
The Australian brush turkey has “big feet”. They damage people’s beloved backyards by raking up dirt to make large nests which can sometimes hold up to 56 eggs in one mound(土堆). This is because one male brush turkey can breed(交配繁殖) with up to six females who can lay up to 12 eggs.
The population of brush turkeys in Australia was severely reduced along the east coast in the 1960s after coming close to extinction during the Depression as they were easy to hunt for food. As a result, they become a protected species in the 1970s which made it illegal to shoot them.
“In the 1980s, they took over Brisbane, and Sydney is about 10 years behind what happened up here,” Professor Darryl Jones, deputy director of the Environmental Futures Research Institute at Griffith University, said. “Once they get into the city they work out there’s a lot of food and they have a fair bit of protection.”
While brush turkeys have cultural significance in Queensland, they can be annoying for many in Sydney. Former Central Coast resident(居民) Paul told 702 ABC Sydney that he had “an ongoing battle for years” with brush turkeys that built nests in his garden.
“We had plague proportions(瘟疫之灾) when we lived on the Central Coast. I was trying to grow food and vegetables but I had to give up,” he said. “They just completely dug them up. I was fighting a losing battle.”
But Sydney resident Joy thinks differently. “Brush turkeys are part of nature,” she said. “I’ve been able to successfully have a flower garden and a vegetable garden and have brush turkeys wander through the yard. The way I’ve done it is just to put sticks in the ground around the plants. I haven’t had any problems at all and people need to think of ways to overcome these problems rather than kill animals.”
8. What’s one characteristic of brush turkeys?
A. They are afraid of humans. B. They often build mounds to hide eggs.
C. They usually live in coastal areas. D. A female lays a dozen eggs each time.
9. Why were brush turkeys nearly dying out during the Depression?
A. They were over-hunted for their meat. B. They couldn’t find enough food.
C. They were hated and hunted by people. D. Their natural habitats were destroyed.
10. What troubled Paul was that_____.
A. a plague broke out on the Central Coast.
B. he was sometimes attacked by brush turkeys.
C. his garden was messed up by brush turkeys.
D. he had no place to grow food and vegetables.
11. What is Joy’s opinion of brush turkeys?
A. They do much harm to gardeners.
B. Their number should be controlled.
C. Sydney is suitable for them to survive.
D. People should live in harmony with them.
【答案】8. B 9. A 10. C 11. D
【解析】
本文是说明文。文章介绍了澳大利亚丛林火鸡的生活习性、数量变化及扎堆悉尼市区生活后对当地居民的影响。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“by raking up dirt to make large nests which can sometimes hold up to 56 eggs in one mound.”可知, 雄性火鸡清理泥土做成大巢,有时一窝可容纳多达56个卵。即丛林火鸡经常刨土筑巢,把蛋放进去孵化。故选B。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中的“coming close to extinction during the Depression as they were easy to hunt for food”可知,大萧条时期,人们捕杀丛林火鸡作为食物,因此它们的数量大大减少,几近灭绝。故选A。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中Paul所说的话“I was trying to grow food and vegetables but I had to give up”和“They just completely dug them up. I was fighting a losing battle.”可知,让Paul苦恼的是,他曾经想要自己种植蔬菜,但他的花园被丛林火鸡刨得乱七八糟,这让他很无奈。故选C。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Brush turkeys are part of nature”和“people need to think of ways to overcome these problems rather than killing animals.”可知,Joy认为丛林火鸡是大自然的一部分,人们不该捕杀它们,而是应该想其他办法解决目前存在的问题。这说明她主张人类应该与丛林火鸡和谐相处。故选D。
D
If you follow any people who like traveling on Instagram, you’ve probably noticed they’ve posted amazing photos from Portugal in the last few years, especially during peak summer months. Mario Fernandes, a co-creator and the editor of Golisbon said he had seen increased interest in traveling to Portugal in the past five years, particularly in the last two or three. Cindy Goldberger, a travel adviser for Hiatus, an agency in Brooklyn, New York, said that she noticed an increase in Portugal trips about three years ago and that she gets more requests to plan people’s visits there every year. According to Reuters, the number of foreign tourists visiting Portugal hit a record for 2017, and in the same year the country won the world’s leading destination at the World Travel Awards.
Fernandes suggested it’s because Portugal is safe and more affordable than many other Western European countries. The country’s frequent sunshine is also attractive to many visitors. The Algarve, the southernmost area of Portugal, is home to “some of Europe’s most beautiful beaches,” according to Fenandes. Goldberger noted that many airlines have offered better routes to the country in recent years. She’s also a fan of the new hotels that have opened, including farms that have become hotels.
Eric Hrubant, the president of Cire Travel, noted that there is another reason. “It’s a small country, yet you have cities with rich history, culture and food, as well as a lot of beach and golfing options,” he said. “In five to 10 days, you can have a vacation or honeymoon that caters to all of your senses and desires.”
Hrubant pointed out that celebrities(名人) like Madonna and newlyweds Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander have moved to Portugal, which has put the country more popular.
So you don’t know where to go for a vacation this summer? Now you can make a better choice.
12. What does Paragraph 1 mainly say about Portugal?
A. It’s doing its best to attract tourists.
B. It’s been made popular by Instagram.
C. It’s become a popular tourist destination.
D. Its development depends on its tourism.
13. According to Cindy Goldberger, what encourages more people to go to Portugal?
A. Lower expenses. B. Convenient transportation.
C. Frequent sunshine. D. Beautiful beaches.
14. What does the underlined words “caters to” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. upsets. B. improves.
C. satisfies. D. frightens.
15. What’s the author’s main purpose in writing the text?
A. To encourage people to visit Portugal.
B. To recommend some Portuguese trips.
C. To tell some basic facts about Portugal.
D. To explain why Portugal has become famous.
【答案】12. C 13. B 14. C 15. A
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了葡萄牙近几年吸引了越来越多的游客,并分析了其吸引游客的原因,以鼓励更多的人去往葡萄牙。
【12题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“If you follow any people who like traveling on Instagram, you’ve probably noticed they’ve posted amazing photos from Portugal in the last few years, especially during peak summer months.”可知,如果你关注任何一个在Instagram上喜欢旅行的人,你可能会注意到他们在过去几年里发布了来自葡萄牙的令人惊叹的照片,尤其是在夏天的旅游高峰月份期间。即本段主要描述了去葡萄牙旅行的人数有所增加。同时引用了Mario Fernandes(《哥利斯本》的联合创始人和编辑)以及Cindy Goldberger(一名旅行顾问)的评论以及Reuters(路透社)的报道作为例证。故选C项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“Goldberger noted that many airlines have offered better routes to the country in recent years.”可知,Goldberger指出,许多航空公司近年来提供了更好的飞往该国的航线。即交通便利是大家选择去葡萄牙旅游的原因。故选B项。
【14题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第三段中的“Eric Hrubant, the president of Cire Travel, noted that there is another reason. “It’s a small country, yet you have cities with rich history, culture and food, as well as a lot of beach and golfing options,” he said. “In five to 10 days, you can have a vacation or honeymoon.””可知,Cire Travel总裁Eric Hrubant指出,还有另一个原因使大家选择去葡萄牙旅游。这是一个小的国家,但它的城市拥有丰富的历史,文化和美食,还有许多海滩和高尔夫球场。在五到十天内,您可以休假或度蜜月。that引导定语从句 ,指代先行词vacation or honeymoon结合前面的句意可知,在这样的地方休假或度蜜月,可以满足您的所有感觉和愿望。由选项可知,satisfies意为“使满足,使满意”,符合语境。故选C。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章末段内容:So you don’t know where to go for a vacation this summer?Now you can make a better decision.(所以你不知道今年夏天去哪里度假?现在你可以做一个更好的决定了。)可知,作者写这篇文章的目的应是推荐葡萄牙作为度假地点给读者。故选A项。
【点睛】阅读理解技巧之写作目的巧知道
写作目的往往在于首段和末段。因此在做题时,需要仔细阅读,体会作者的写作目的。比如文章第4小题:What’s the author’s main purpose in writing the text?
A. To encourage people to visit Portugal. B. To recommend some Portuguese trips.
C. To tell some basic facts about Portugal. D. To explain why Portugal has become famous.
通过题干可知,本题询问作者写作目的。在做此道题目时,文章已经阅读完毕,体裁已经知晓为说明文。文章在首段只是提出了话题中心—葡萄牙旅游吸引了更多游客。因此判断末段为目的段:So you don’t know where to go for a vacation this summer? Now you can make a better decision.通过分析可知,作者在末段提出了葡萄牙作为旅游地点之一的建议,不难看出,此为写作目的。因此A项:To encourage people to visit Portugal.为正确答案。
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项。
Building trust inside your team
A team without trust isn’t really a team: it’s just a group of individuals, working together, often making disappointing progress. ___16___ So how can you, as a leader, help your team to build the trust that it needs to develop? In this article, we’ll look at the issue of trust within teams and what you can do to build it.
Lead by example.
If you want to build trust within your team, then lead by example, and show your people that you trust others. This means trusting your team, your colleagues, and your boss. ___17___ They are taking cues(提示) from your behavior. Take the opportunity to show them what trust in others really looks like.
Know each other personally.
One way to build trust is to encourage your team members to know each other. Think about creating situations that help them to share personal stories, and to bond. ___18___ Start by sharing some personal information about yourself, and then ask someone else about a hobby, or a musical interest.
___19___ .
When people work together, there will be honest mistakes and disappointments, and it’s easy to blame someone for these. However, when everyone starts pointing fingers, an unpleasant atmosphere can quickly develop. This lowers trust, and is finally unproductive.
Discuss trust issues.
If you manage a team that has trust issues, it’s important to find out how these problems originate, so that you can come up with a strategy for overcoming them. Consider giving team members a questionnaire to fill out anonymously(匿名的). ___20___ Once you’ve read the results, get everyone together to talk about these issues.
A. Do not place blame.
B. Try to avoid mistakes and disappointments.
C. Ask them about the reasons for their lack of trust.
D. Do this by asking sensitively about their family or hobbies.
E. Never forget that your team members are always watching you.
F. Instead, encourage everyone to think about the mistake positively.
G. However, when trust is in place, the group can achieve meaningful goals.
【答案】16. G 17. E 18. D 19. A 20. C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是说明文。文章讲述了团队内部的信任问题以及如何建立信任:以身作则;互相认识;不要责怪;讨论信任问题。
【16题详解】
根据空前“A team without trust isn’t really a team: it’s just a group of individuals, working together, often making disappointing progress.(成员之间不信任彼此的团队并不是真正的团队:它只是一群人在一起工作,事情的进展经常会令人失望。)”和空后“So how can you, as a leader, help your team to build the trust that it needs to develop?(作为领导者,您如何才能帮助您的团队建立团队发展所需要的信任?)”可知,G项(但是,只要有了信任,团队就可以实现有意义的目标。)能够承接上文并且与下文连接通顺。空格处所在的句子与前一句通过however在语意上进行了转折。故选G项。
【17题详解】
根据空前“If you want to build trust within your team, then lead by example, and show your people that you trust others.This means trusting your team, your colleagues, and your boss.(如果您想在团队中建立信任,请以身作则,并向您的员工表明您信任他们。这意味着要信任您的团队,同事和老板)”和空后“They are taking cues(提示) from your behavior.(他们从您的举动中获取提示。)”可知,E项(永远不要忘记您的团队成员一直在注视着您。)能够承接上文并且与下文连接通顺。您的团队成员一直在注视着您是以身作则的原因。故选E项。
【18题详解】
根据空前“One way to build trust is to encourage your team members to know each other. Think about creating situations that help them to share personal stories, and to bond.(建立信任的一种方法是鼓励您的团队成员相互了解。考虑创建可以帮助他们分享个人故事并建立联系的情境。)”和空后“Start by sharing some personal information about yourself, and then ask someone else about a hobby, or a musical interest.(首先分享一些有关您自己的个人信息,然后再问某个人的爱好或音乐方面的兴趣。)”可知,D项(通过询问他们的家庭或爱好来做到这一点。)能够承接上文并且与下文连接通顺。该选项的下一句是对选项做法的具体化。故选D项。
【19题详解】
空格处是段落标题。根据该段内容“(当人们一起工作时,会出现错误和令人失望的地方,很容易将这些归咎于某人。但是,当每个人都开始指责时,很快就会产生不愉快的气氛。这降低了信任,最终工作的效果就没有了。)”可知,A项(不要责怪。)能够概括本段内容。该选项中的blame在段落中出现了。故选A项。
【20题详解】
根据空前“Consider giving team members a questionnaire to fill out anonymously(匿名的).”(考虑给团队成员一张问卷,让他们以匿名方式填写。)和空后“Once you’ve read the results, get everyone together to talk about these issues.(阅读调查结果后,请大家聚在一起讨论这些问题。)”可知,C项(向他们询问缺乏信任的原因。)能够承接上文并且与下文连接通顺。该选项中them指的是前一句中的team members。故选C项。
【点睛】七选五的解题技巧之一是根据上下文词汇来锁定线索。即:要关注空白前后的名词和动词,然后在选项中查找它们的近义词、反义词、同义词、同类词等,看是否有同词复现。其次是一些专有名词,数词、代词、时间、年代、地点/名称等。在本文中,第4小题A选项中的blame在段落中出现了;小题5:C选项中them指的是前一句中的team members。
第二部分:语言知识运用(共四节,满分75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。
At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to ____21____ bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of ____22____ but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my _____23_____
When I was 50, my weight problem began to affect me ____24____ . I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this ____25____ weight any more.
That year, I____26____ a seminar where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her ____27____ story —she had not only 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children.___28___ by her story, I created the As We Heal(痊愈), the World Heals ____29____. My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000____30____ a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. This combination of healing myself and healing the world ____31____ me as the perfect solution.___32___I began my own personal weight program, I was filled with the fear that I would ___33___ the same difficulties that beat me before. While the ____34____ hung over my head, there were also signs that I was headed down the right ____35____. I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began _____36_____in from hundreds of people.
Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I consulted with a physician(内科医生),
I hired a fitness coach, and I began to eat small and _____37_____ meals. My fund-raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise ____38____.
A year later, I____39____ my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000! I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something that is _____40_____ and enormous.
21. A. add B. mix C. kill D. share
22. A. diets B. drinks C. fruits D. dishes
23. A. height B. ability C. wisdom D. weight
24. A. temporarily B. recently C. seriously D. secretly
25. A. ideal B. extra C. normal D. low
26. A. attended B. organized C. recommended D. mentioned
27. A. folk B. success C. adventure D. science
28. A. Surprised B. Amused C. Influenced D. Disturbed
29. A. project B. business C. system D. custom
30. A. in search of B. in need of C. in place of D. in support of
31. A. scared B. considered C. confused D. struck
32. A. As B. Until C. If D. Unless
33. A. get over B. run into C. look for D. put aside
34. A. excitement B. joy C. anger D. fear
35. A. row B. hall C. path D. street
36. A. breaking B. flooding C. jumping D. stepping
37. A. heavy B. full C. expense D. healthy
38. A. regularly B. limitlessly C. suddenly D. randomly
39. A. set B. reached C. missed D. dropped
40. A. stressful B. painful C. meaningful D. peaceful
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. D 31. D 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. C 36. B 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. C
【解析】
本文讲述了作者曾因体重而束手无策,参加了一个研讨会后,给自己创建了一个项目,目标是减掉150磅,筹集50,000美金,一年后作者实现了这个目标,感觉自己像被给了第二次生命去为一些有意义的事情。
【21题详解】
I used it to ___1___ bad feelings,A. add添加;B. mix混合;C. kill杀害;D. share分享。根据上文“I had a very poor relationship with food(我和食物的关系不好)”可知,此处应该是用食物来“杀死”不好的感觉,故选C。
【22题详解】
I tried many different kinds of ___2___ but nothing worked. A. diets饮食;B. drinks饮料;C. fruits水果;D. dishes餐具。句意:我尝试了不同的饮食方式,但是没有效果。故选A。
【23题详解】
I came to believe that I could do nothing about my ___3___. A. height身高;B. ability能力;C. wisdom聪明;D. weight体重,结合上文:尝试了不同的饮食方式,但是没有效果,可知此处作者想表达的意思:对于自己的体重什么也做不了,故选D。
【24题详解】
my weight problem began to affect me ___4___. A. temporarily临时地;B. recently最近地;C. seriously严肃地,严重地;D. secretly秘密地。结合下文可知:“我”的体重严重地影响到了“我”。故选C。
【25题详解】
I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this ___5___ weight any more. A. ideal理想的;B. extra额外的;C. normal正常的;D. low低的。句意:“我”不想带着这额外的体重度过余生。故选B。
【26题详解】
I ___6___ a seminar where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A. attended参加;B. organized组织;C. recommended推荐,介绍;D. mentioned提到。句意:“我”参加了一个研讨会,在那我们被要求去创建一个可以触摸世界的项目。故选A。
【27题详解】
A seminar leader shared her ___7___ story,A. folk民族;B. success成功;C. adventure冒险;D. science科学。根据研讨会领导讲的故事的内容:she had not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children.她不仅体重减少125磅,而且为无家可归的孩子筹集了25000美元,所以这应该是一个成功的故事,故选B。
【28题详解】
___8___ by her story,A. Surprised惊讶的;B. Amused愉快的;C. Influenced有影响的;D. Disturbed扰乱的。根据下文作者创建了一个项目,可知作者被研讨会领导人的故事所影响,故选C。
【29题详解】
I created the As We Heal (痊愈), the World Heals ___9___. A. project项目;B. business商业;C. system系统;D. custom习惯。结合上文,“we were asked to create a project”,出现过project,可推测应该是我创建了“我们痊愈,世界痊愈”的项目,故选A。
【30题详解】
My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000 ___10___ a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. 句意:我的目标是减掉150磅,筹集50,000美元,支持30年前创立的“结束饥饿”的运动。A. in search of寻找;B. in need of需要;C. in place of代替;D. in support of支持,故选D。
【31题详解】
This combination of healing myself and healing the world ___11___ me as the perfect solution. A. scared害怕;B. considered考虑;C. confused困惑;D. struck打击;strike me as意为“我认为,在我看来……”。句意:治愈我和治愈世界的联合在我看来是完美的解决办法。故选D。
【32题详解】
___12___ I began my own personal weight program, A. As 当……时;B. Until直到;C. If如果;D. Unless除非。根据下文,应该是当我开始我自己的体重计划,故选A。
【33题详解】
I was filled with the fear that I would ___13___ the same difficulties that beat me before. A. get over克服,恢复;B. run into遭遇,陷入;C. look for寻找;D. put aside放在一边。句意:我害怕我像之前一样陷入困难,打击自己。故选B。
【34题详解】
While the ___14___ hung over my head A. excitement激动,振奋;B. joy乐趣;C. anger生气;D. fear害怕。结合上一句“ I was filled with the fear…”可知,此处应该是害怕感萦绕心头,故选D。
【35题详解】
there were also signs that I was headed down the right ___15___. A. row行,排;B. hall大厅;C.
path轨道;D. street街道。句意:这里有我朝向正确轨道行走的标志,故选C。
【36题详解】
Donations began ___16___ in from hundreds of people. A. breaking破坏;B. flooding(洪水般)泛滥;C. jumping跳;D. stepping踏。句意:捐赠开始如洪水般泛滥,来自数百个人。故选B。
【37题详解】
and I began to eat small and ___17___ meals A. heavy重的;B. full满的;C. expensive贵的;D. healthy健康的。根据上文:“I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I consulted with a…”可知,作者在尝试一些实际方法去减肥,所以此处应该是健康的食物,故选D。
【38题详解】
My fund-raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise ___18___.
A. regularly定期的;有规律的;B. limitlessly无限制地;C. suddenly突然地;D. randomly随便地。句意:“我”对筹集基金的关注也给了我定期运动的动力。故选A。
【39题详解】
A year later, I ___19___ my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000! A. set布置,树立;B. reached到达;C. missed错过,想念;D. dropped落下。句意:一年后,我实现了目标——减掉150磅,并且筹集了50,000美金。常用搭配reach one’s goal意为“实现某人的目标”,故选B。
【40题详解】
I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something that is ___20___ and enormous. A. stressful有压力的;B. painful痛苦的;C. meaningful有意义的;D. peaceful和平的。结合上下文,这里something应该是指作者自己创建的项目—lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000,这是一件有意义的事情,故选C。
【名师点睛】
完形填空题旨在考查学生综合运用语言知识的能力。做此题时必须通篇考虑,先掌握大意,再综合运用所学词汇、语法及常识进行推理判断。通读全文,了解大意,紧紧抓住上下文语境所提供的信息,充分利用各种线索答题。语境信息解题法: 对具体的语言知识应该融入具体的语境中去考虑,考生应具有通过上下文提示、暗示或铺垫,对篇章进行整体上的把握的能力。所以,快速浏览全文,迅速领悟篇章主旨,通过上下文语境选择答案选项乃解决完形填空的关键。
例如第3小题 I came to believe that I could do nothing about my ___3___,A. height 身高;B.
ability能力;C. wisdom聪明;D. weight体重。通读全文后,可知大意:作者为了解决体重问题,创建了一个“我们痊愈,世界痊愈”的项目,最后实现了既定目标——体重减掉150磅,并且筹集50,000美金,然后根据问题定位到第一段的信息:作者曾重达370磅,和食物的关系很差,尝试过了很多不同的饮食方法,还是没有效果,由此可见,此处作者想表达的意思:“我”对自己的体重毫无办法,故选D。
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。
We’ve all heard stories of school dropouts who have made their fortune, but are they the norm(典型)or an exception to the rule? Do they tend to be university ___41___(graduate) or self-made businessmen?
Thanks to a recent ___42___(analyse) of people in Forbes’ top 100 billionaires list, we can now find out ___43___ the world’s richest people have in common.
If you are deciding whether or not to go to university, it may help you ___44___(know) that 76% of the richest people in the world have a degree. Don’t lose hope if you aren’t very academic though. It’s worth ___45___(note) that many of those on the list did not pass all ___46___(they)exams with flying colours. Microsoft founder Bill Gates ___47___(drop) out of Harvard University after two years of study. And Chinese businessman Jack Ma failed his university entrance exams three times ___48___ going on to complete his degree.
Another ___49___(interest) trend is that the world’s high-fliers are much more likely to be married— only 12% of billionaires are unmarried. Finally, the percentage of billionaires ___50___ are bald(秃头的) is quite high—so don’t worry if you are losing your hair.
【答案】41. graduates
42. analysis
43. what 44. (to) know
45. noting 46. their
47. dropped
48. before 49. interesting
50. who/that
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了世界上最富有的人的共同点:76%的最富有的人都有学位,88%
的亿万富翁已婚。
41题详解】
考查名词的数。graduate在句子中是名词,意为“毕业生”,they指代的是它的复数形式,从businessmen也可以看出,graduate应使用复数形式。故填graduates。
【42题详解】
考查名词。句意:由不定冠词a可知,recent后面应该使用名词形式,analyse(分析)是动词,它的名词是analysis。故填analysis。
【43题详解】
考查宾语从句。分析句子结构可知,find out后面是一个宾语从句,have缺少宾语,空格处指物,应使用what引导宾语从句。故填what。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。help sb.(to)do sth:帮助某人做某事。 故填(to)know。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。be worth doing:值得做某事,动名词表示主动形式表示被动含义,根据句意,故填noting。
【46题详解】
考查形容词性物主代词。此处应使用形容词性物主代词作定语修饰exams。故填their。
【47题详解】
考查时态。根据句意可知,比尔盖茨离开哈弗大学是过去发生的事情,句子应该使用一般过去时。故填dropped。
【48题详解】
考查介词。句意:中国商人马云(Jack Ma)在获得学位之前,曾在高考中三次失利。由going可知,其前面应使用介词,结合上下文语境,应使用before。故填before。
【49题详解】
考查形容词。形容词作定语修饰名词trend,interest的形容词有interesting(有趣的)和interested(感兴趣的),此处表示“另外一个有趣的趋势”,应使用interesting,修饰物,表示事物的特征。故填interesting。
【50题详解】
考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知,空格处引导定语从句,先行词是billionaires,指人,它在从句中作主语,因此应使用who/that引导定语从句。故填who/that。
第三节:单句语法填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下列句子,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
51. Once, while _________(work) overnight at a store, he let a homeless man sleep in his truck.
52. _________ (bury) in his study, he wasn’t aware that all the others had left.
53. _________ seems to be no better way to solve this problem.
54. Please don’t hesitate to turn _______ us for help whenever you have trouble with your study.
55. Fortunately, he narrowly escaped ___________ (kill) in the car accident the other day.
56. Little joy can be equal to _________ of a surprising ending when you read stories.
57 You can rely on _________ that he’ll pay back all your money.
58. It is those who are willing to give rather than receive that deserve _________ (respect) by people.
59. With global warming becoming more and more serious, it won’t be long _________ some coastal cities disappear.
60. By the time Dale was a senior, he _________ (win) every top honor in speech.
61. It may take a long time to find a _________ (solve) to the problem.
62. Here I sincerely express my _________ (appreciate) if you could help find the lost suitcase.
63. The eyes of some fish are much_________ (sense) to light than human eyes.
64. If you are not _________ (true) satisfied, return it at our expense.
65. Not only _________ television appeal to those who can read but to those who can’t.
【答案】51. working
52. Buried 53. There
54. to 55. being killed
56. that 57. it
58. respecting/to be respected
59. before 60. had won
61. solution
62. appreciation
63. more sensitive
64. truly 65. does
【解析】
考查单句语法填空。
【51题详解】
考查现在分词。句意:有一次,他在一家商店通宵工作时,让一个无家可归的人在他的卡车上睡觉。while引导的时间状语从句进行了省略,完整形式为:while he was working overnight at a store,work与逻辑主语he是主动关系,故填working。
【52题详解】
考查过去分词。句意:他专心致志地在学习,不知道其他所有人都离开了。buried in:专心于某事,此处是形容词作状语,解释说明主语he。故填Buried。
【53题详解】
考查固定句型。句意:似乎没有更好的方法来解决这个问题。There seems to be...表示“看起来有……”,是固定句型。故填There。
【54题详解】
考查介词。句意:不管什么时候你的学习遇到了困难,请随时向我们寻求帮助。turn to sb. for sth.向某人求助某事。故填to。
【55题详解】
考查动名词。句意:幸运的是,前几天他在车祸中免于丧命。escape doing sth.逃避做某事。he承受kill的动作。因此使用being killed。故填being killed。
【56题详解】
考查代词。句意:当你读故事的时候,有一个令人意外的结尾是再高兴不过的事了。替代前面提到过的不可数名词joy,使用that。即that of a surprising ending相当于the joy of a surprising ending。类似的用法还有:The weather here is better than that of Beijing.这儿的天气比北京的天气要好。故填that。
【57题详解】
考查形式宾语it。句意:您可以指望他偿还您所有的钱。rely on it that…表示“指望,依赖……”,it是形式宾语,代替that引导的从句。故填it。
【58题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:那些愿意付出而不是接受的人值得人们的尊重。It is… that…是强调句型,被强调部分的核心词是those(那些人),它的后面是who引导的定语从句,去掉强调句和定语从句后,those是句子的主语,即:Those deserve…。those承受respect的动作,此时deserve 需要后接to be done 或 doing,表示“……应该被……”。故填respecting/to be respected。
【59题详解】
考查时间状语从句。句意:随着全球变暖越来越严重,不久的将来一些沿海城市将消失。It won’t be long before...:过不了多久就……。故填before。
【60题详解】
考查时态。句意:到戴尔大四时,他已经赢得了所有演讲比赛的最高荣誉。by the time引导的时间状语从句中为一般过去时时,主句通常使用过去完成时。故填had won。
【61题详解】
考查名词。句意:找到问题的解决方法可能会花费很长时间。a solution to sth.解决……的办法。solve的名词是solution。故填solution。
【62题详解】
考查名词。句意:如果您能帮助找到丢失的手提箱,我诚挚地向您表示感谢。my作定语修饰名词,appreciate的名词是appreciation。故填appreciation。
【63题详解】
考查形容词的比较级。句意:有些鱼的眼睛比人的眼睛对光更敏感。由than可知,句子中应使用比较级的形式。sense的形容词有sensitive和sensible,结合句意,应使用sensitive,变成比较级时前面加more。故填more sensitive。
【64题详解】
考查副词。句意:如果您真的不满意,您退还时由我们承担费用。副词作状语修饰形容词satisfied。故填truly。
【65题详解】
考查部分倒装。句意:电视不仅会吸引那些会看书的人,还会吸引那些不会看书的人。not only位于句首,其后的分句使用部分倒装的语序,该句子描述的是一般事实,应使用一般现在态,由television可知,倒装的助动词应使用does。故填does。
第四节:单词填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
根据首字母或括号内的汉语提示,在空白处填入1个适当的单词
66. As far as we are c___________ , a lot of hotels are below average.
67. Not until you have a good c___________ (精通,掌握) of various spoken English styles can you speak it appropriately in different situations.
68. We have finished the task a week ahead of s___________ (提前).
69. Claire looked as if she were about to b___________ into tears.
70. Behind me I could hear the girl sigh in ___________(如释重负).
71. It’s important to create a sense of ___________ (属于,归属).
72. I thought it wasn’t w___________ (值得) to continue with the project.
73. Her face was ___________ (熟悉的)to me, but I couldn’t recognize her immediately.
74. Workers will be paid ___________(根据)to the amount of work they do.
75. The professor a___________ great importance to the research at the last meeting.
76. He argued that more members should be a___________(准入,加入) to the club.
77. The coat is a real b___________; it cost only 50 yuan.
78. Go s___________(直) along the street and you’ll see the bank on the left.
79 She ___________(投入,奉献) herself to her career and gained great success eventually.
80. My body was giving a clear___________ (信号) that something was wrong.
【答案】66. concerned
67. command
68. schedule
69. burst 70. relief
71. belonging
72. worthwhile
73. familiar
74. according
75. attached
76. admitted
77. bargain
78. straight
79. devoted
80. signal
【解析】
考查单词用法。
【66题详解】
考查固定短语。句意:就我们而言,许多酒店都低于平均水平。as far as sb be concerned表示“就某人而言”是固定短语。故填concerned。
【67题详解】
考查固定短语。句意:直到您精通各种英语口语后,您才能在不同情况下正确说出来。have a good command of:精通,对……掌握熟练。故填command。
【68题详解】
考查固定短语。句意:我们提前一周完成了任务。ahead of schedule:提前。
故填schedule。
【69题详解】
考查固定短语。句意:克莱尔看起来好像要哭了。burst into tears:放声大哭 ; 泪水夺眶而出 ; 突然哭起来。故填burst。
【70题详解】
考查固定短语。句意:在我后面,我能听到女孩松了一口气。in relief:如释负重,松了口气。故填relief。
【71题详解】
考查固定短语。句意:建立归属感很重要。a sense of belonging:归属感。介词of后接动名词形式。故填belonging。
【72题详解】
考查形容词。句意:我认为继续进行该项目是不值得的。it is worthwhile to do sth的意思都是“做某事是值得的”。worthwhile是形容词,在句子作表语。故填worthwhile。
【73题详解】
考查固定短语。句意:她的脸我很熟悉,但我无法立即认出她。be familiar to sb:某事为某人所熟悉。故填familiar。
【74题详解】
考查固定短语。句意:工人将根据其工作量获得报酬。according to:根据。故填according。
【75题详解】
考查固定短语。句意:教授在上次会议上高度重视这项研究。attach great importance to:认为……有重要意义,高度重视。故填attached。
【76题详解】
考查固定短语。句意:他辩称,应接纳更多会员加入俱乐部。be admitted to:被……录取,获准做某事,获准进入。故填admitted。
【77题详解】
考查名词。句意:这件大衣很便宜,才50元。a real bargain:合算的交易,买了打折商品,真正的便宜货。故填bargain。
【78题详解】
考查副词。句意:沿着街道一直走,您会在左边看到银行。straight: 径直, 直。它是副词,修饰动词go作状语。故填straight。
【79题详解】
考查固定短语。句意:她致力于自己的事业,并最终获得了巨大的成功。devote oneself to:专心从事……。故填devoted。
【80题详解】
考查名词。句意:我的身体清楚地发出信号,表明我的身体出了点问题。signal:信号,暗号,标志。that引导同位语从句解释说明名词signal。根据句意,故填signal。
第三部分:写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节
81.短文改错
My father has a real neat vegetable garden. Every year he planted different kinds of vegetables for us to eating. Last year his corn were ten feet high and his tomato plants grew five feet high! I often help with him in the garden. We dig the hard ground in early spring, sow rows of seeds, and keep them water and safe from insects. When harvest time arrives, they happily pick the vegetables we have grown. We usually have too much vegetables in August. As result, my mother will freeze some for the winter month from December to March.
【答案】1.real→really
2. planted→plants
3. eating→eat
4 (corn) were→was
5.(help)删掉with
6. water→watered
7. they(happily) →we
8. much—many
9. 在As后加a
10. month→months
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者和父亲每年在菜园种不同的蔬菜以供食用。
【详解】1.考查副词。句意:我父亲有一个非常整洁的菜园。副词修饰形容词neat,故将real 改为really。
2.考查时态。句意:每年他都种不同的蔬菜供我们食用。由every year并结合上文has可推断,句子使用一般现在时,主语是he,故将 planted改为plants。
3.考查非谓语动词。句意:每年他都种不同的蔬菜供我们食用。for sb. to do sth.是不定式复合结构,动词不定式作后置定语修饰vegetables,故将 eating改为eat。
4.考查主谓一致。句意:去年,他的玉米高十英尺,而番茄长到五英尺高!由last year可知,句子使用一般过去时,主语是corn,故将 were改为was。
5.考查动词。句意:我经常在花园里帮他。help作为动词时直接接宾语,故将with去掉。
6.考查过去分词。句意:我们在早春挖开坚硬的土地,播下了几排种子,并保持它们的水分并且不让虫子危害它们。them指代前文的vegetables,其承受动词water的动作,应使用过去分词作宾语补足语,故将 water改为watered。
7.考查人称代词。句意:收获时间到了,我们开心地采摘我们种的蔬菜。结合文意,我和父亲高兴地摘菜,故将 they改为we。
8.考查形容词。句意:我们在八月通常有太多的蔬菜。vegetables是可数名词的复数形式,应由many修饰,故将 much改为many。
9.考查固定短语。句意:结果,我的妈妈将冷冻一些蔬菜以备十二月到三月的冬季食用。as a result:结果……。故在As后加a。
10.考查名词。句意:结果,我的妈妈将冷冻一些蔬菜以备十二月到三月的冬季食用。从十二月到三月包含不止一个月的时间,month应使用复数形式,故将month改为months。
第二节:书面表达(满分25分)
82.假定你是李华,你从报纸上了解到你市图书馆将举办关于中国宋代著名文学家——苏轼的讲座。你的美国朋友Henry正在你市一所大学学习中国古代诗词,你觉得这场讲座对他会有所帮助,请用英文给他写一封邮件,邀请他一起参加。内容包括:
1、 讲座的时间、地点。 2、讲座的主要内容。
注意:1、 词数100字左右。
2、可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
3、邮件格式已给出,但不计入总词数。
Dear Henry,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Henry,
I’m writing to invite you to go to a lecture about Su Shi, a Chinese literary master from the Song Dynasty.
The lecture, which is expected to be held on the second floor of the City Library, will last two hours from 9 am to 11 am this Sunday Morning. It’s said that the personal life of Su Shi will be talked about during the lecture, as well as an appreciation of some of his famous works.
I think this lecture will contribute a lot to your understanding of Chinese classic poetry and your study in the university. Therefore, if you are available this Sunday and interested in this lecture, please e-mail me so that we can decide our meeting time and place earlier.
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours
Li Hua
【解析】
【分析】
本篇书面表达是一封邀请信。
【详解】这是一篇提纲类作文,我们需要用正确的英语把给出的要点表达出来。动笔前,一定要认真分析要点,不能遗漏要点:1、 讲座的时间、地点。 2、讲座的主要内容。写作时注意准确运用时态,上下文意思连贯,符合逻辑关系,尽量使用自己熟悉的单词句式,同时也要注意使用高级词汇和高级句型使文章显得更有档次。
根据写作要点我们可以初步确定文章可能使用到的词汇和短语及句子有:go to a lecture about
Su Shi,a Chinese literary master from the Song Dynasty,be expected to,as well as,an appreciation of some of his famous works,contribute a lot to your understanding of Chinese classic poetry and your study in the university,If you are available this Sunday and interested in this lecture, please e-mail me so that we can decide our meeting time and place earlier. Looking forward to your reply.
可以使用的衔接词:1.表文章结构顺序:First of all,Firstly/First,Secondly/Second… And then,Finally,In the end,At last,Above all。2.表并列补充关系:What is more,Besides,Moreover,Furthermore,In addition,as well as,not only…but (also)。通过词汇铺垫,我们就很容易地行文了,文章写完之后要检查文中是否存在拼写或语法错误。
【点睛】范文内容完整,要点全面,语言规范,语篇连贯,词数适当,上下文意思连贯,符合逻辑关系。作者在范文中使用了主从复合句:The lecture, which is expected to be held on the second floor of the City Library, will last two hours from 9 am to 11 am this Sunday Morning. 这句话运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句;It’s said that the personal life of Su Shi will be talked about during the lecture, as well as an appreciation of some of his famous works. 这句话运用了that引导的主语从句;Therefore, if you are available this Sunday and interested in this lecture, please e-mail me so that we can decide our meeting time and place earlier.这句话运用了if引导的条件状语从句。使用了一些固定词组,如: be expected to,as well as,contribute … to,look forward to。
全文中没有中国式英语的句式,显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。另外,文章思路清晰、层次分明,上下句转换自然,为文章增色添彩。