广东茂名市2021届高三第一学期期中测试英语试卷 Word版含答案

广东茂名市2021届高三第一学期期中测试英语试卷 Word版含答案

‎2021届广东茂名市高三第一学期期中测试英语试卷 ‎（时间：100分钟 满分：125分）‎ Ⅰ. 单项选择 （每小题1分，共10分）‎ ‎1. They chose Tom to be ________ captain of the team, because they knew he was ________ smart leader.‎ A. a; the B. the; the C. the; a D. a; a ‎ ‎2. They are ________ to each other in colour. ‎ A. resemble B. resembled C. similar D. different ‎3. After ________the luggage at the railway station, we left for the exhibition in a taxi. ‎ A. claiming B. demanding C. deserving D. obtaining ‎ ‎4. Millions of pounds worth of damage ______ by a storm which swept across the north of England last night.‎ A. has been caused B. had been caused ‎ C. will have been caused D. will be caused ‎5. The experts advise _______ our army ______ modern weapons. ‎ A. to equip; with B. equipping; with C. to equip; for D. equipping; for ‎6. Though ____ money, his parents managed to send him to college A. lacked B. lacking of C. lacking D. lacked in ‎7. Starting your own business could be a way to achieving financial independence. ______，it could just put you in debt.‎ A. In other words B. All in all C. As a result D. On the other hand ‎8. The company has changed some of its working practices ‎ _______complaints and criticism from the customers.‎ A. in respect to B. in return for C. in exchange for D. in response to ‎9. Terry, please ________ your cell-phone when grandma is talking to you.‎ A. look up from B. look into C. look back on D. look through ‎10. —Jack, I'd like to have your opinions about my written report.‎ ‎—________. But I have one suggestion.‎ A. That's a good idea B. You are too modest C. It looks fine to me D. You should check it first Ⅱ. 完形填空（每小题1分，共20小题，共计20分）‎ ‎“Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? It's Friday, and we don't have any 11 . Can I, please?” Mum was sitting at the kitchen table. Dad was 12 next to her, resting his head on his arms. Mum could 13 that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.‎ ‎“I'm so sorry, James，” she said.‎ ‎“I'm never allowed to have friends come to the house. Why, Mum？” James asked sadly, almost in 14 .‎ ‎“I know it's 15 for you，” Mum said softly. “But I'm just worried other people might think we're a little…strange. And then they would make fun of you.”‎ ‎“No, they wouldn't, Mum，” James protested. “We're not 16 at all. We're just ordinary people.”‎ Mum sighed heavily. “To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it's given me a heavy 17 . And your poor father—he doesn't feel 18 . He really needs a rest.”‎ ‎“I can help, Mum！” James said. “ 19 I can make you and Dad feel ‎ better, can Brett come over? Please？”‎ ‎“Well…” Mum began.‎ ‎“Great! Thanks, Mum！” James almost shouted. “Just sit there, don't move.” He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and 20 what he needed—two spanners（扳手）. “Hang on, Mum，” he said. “This won't take a second.” After some 21 ，James was finished. With a smile of 22 on his face he said, “There! How does that feel？” “Oh, James，” Mum said. “That's much better! How did you do it？”‎ ‎“Easy,” James said 23 . “Dad had tightened your neck bolts（螺栓） too much! I just 24 them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school.”‎ ‎“What about your father? Can you 25 him？” asked Mum.‎ ‎“I'll try，” James replied. He 26 up Dad's hair at the back of his neck, and plugged the electric wire into Dad's head. Then he turned the 27 on. Dad opened his eyes and 28 immediately. “He just let his 29 run too low, that's all，” James said. “Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow？”‎ ‎“I guess so，” replied Mum. “Your friends will just have to 30 that we are a very unusual family. Thanks, son！”‎ ‎11. A. chance B. message C. homework D. difficulty ‎12. A. asleep B. reading C. alone D. standing ‎13. A. explain B. see C. agree D. doubt ‎14. A. terror B. tears C. surprise D. silence ‎15. A. fair B. easy C. good D. hard ‎16. A. strange B. normal C. popular D. anxious ‎17. A. headache B. loss C. task D. day ‎18. A. ill B. funny C. sorry D. well ‎19. A. As B. If C. Since D. Before ‎ ‎20. A. kept B. controlled C. found D. returned ‎ ‎21. A. requests B. thoughts C. repairs D. instructions ‎ ‎22. A. sympathy B. satisfaction C. bitterness D. politeness ‎ ‎23. A. embarrassedly B. gratefully C. impatiently D. proudly ‎ ‎24. A. adjusted B. collected C. produced D. covered ‎ ‎25. A. greet B. accompany C. help D. ask ‎ ‎26. A. lifted B. caught C. gave D. filled ‎ ‎27. A. television B. power C. light D. gas ‎ ‎28. A. grew up B. lay down C. broke down D. sat up ‎ ‎29. A. food B. temperature C. battery D. blood ‎ ‎30. A. prove B. expect C. suspect D. accept ‎ Ⅲ . 阅读理解（每小题2分，共20小题，共计40分）‎ A Walt Disney is credited for creating such wonderful things as Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse. However, he cannot take the credit for creating other wellloved characters, such as Cinderella and Snow White. They are almost automatically associated with Disney because Disney turned old fables（寓言）into cartoon movies.‎ The original Cinderella varies very much from the Disney version we know today. It started off with the girl mourning her mother's death and going to her tomb three times a day. In addition, there were only birds that helped Cinderella; there was no such thing as a fairy godmother or ‎ helpful mice, nor was there mention of a horse and carriage.‎ The stepsisters were cruel: they always threw Cinderella's food into the ashes of the fire and made her sleep on the ashes on the floor, hence（因此）her name.‎ In the original story, the king's ball actually lasted for three days. With the help of the birds, the girl, beautifully dressed, danced with the prince on all three nights and the prince fell in love with her. However, she broke away from him to rush back home each night. On the last night, the prince placed something sticky on the stairs; as Cinderella made her escape, a shoe got stuck on it.‎ Here now is where the story becomes unpleasant: when the prince went to the house looking for the girl whose foot fitted the shoe, the wicked（邪恶的）stepmother told one of her two daughters to cut off her big toe to fit into the shoe. The daughter did as told. So the prince took her away to be his bride. But, when they passed the tomb of Cinderella's mother, the birds called out to the prince，‎ ‎“Turn and peep, there's blood within the shoe；‎ ‎ The shoe is too small, the true bride waits for you.”‎ Realizing he had been tricked, the prince returned the daughter to her mother; the other then had to cut off part of her heel in order to fit into the shoe, with the same result. Only Cinderella's foot fitted perfectly and so the prince chose to marry her. The story ends with the wedding day: as Cinderella's two stepsisters followed her, pretending to be devoted to her so that they could enjoy the king's riches, two birds flew by and plucked（啄）out their eyes. Because of their wickedness and falsehood, they had to spend the rest of their days blind.‎ The original Cinderella is so different from the Disney version. Thank goodness Disney made such changes; it indeed was a wise move.‎ ‎31. What does the underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refer to?‎ A. Such wonderful things.‎ B. Other wellloved characters.‎ C. Old fables.‎ D. Cartoon movies.‎ ‎32. How did Cinderella get her name?‎ A. The birds came up with it.‎ B. It was given by Disney.‎ C. It came from the word “ash”. ‎ D. She got it from her mother.‎ ‎33. Which of the following is TRUE according to the original story?‎ A. Helpful mice got Cinderella a beautiful dress.‎ B. The ball was held to celebrate the prince's wedding.‎ C. Cinderella left her shoe on the stairs on purpose.‎ D. The birds told the prince that he had been cheated.‎ ‎34. The moral of the original story is that ________. ‎ A. a wicked person cannot escape punishment B. a devoted person certainly deserves respect C. a wellbehaved child earns a great reward D. a dishonest child cannot get mother love ‎35. What does the author think of the Disney version?‎ A. Excellent. B. Ordinary. C. Dull. D. Ridiculous.‎ B Want to improve your writing skills? New Writing South is directing the way!‎ ‎•Towner Writer Squad（班组）for kids aged 13～17‎ Led by comedy and TV writer, Marian Kilpatrick, Towner Writer Squad will meet once a month at the contemporary art museum for 11 months, starting 12 October, 2014.‎ The FREE squad sessions will include introductions to a wide range of writing styles, from poetry to play writing and lyrics（抒情诗）to flash fiction, to support the development of young writers.‎ Application & Selection If you would like to apply to be part of the Towner Writer Squad, please send a sample piece of your writing （about 500 words）, responding to the title“LUNCH”，with your name, age, address and email address to: debo@newwritingsouth.com.‎ Once all applications are in, you will be invited to an open selection event on 17 September, 4～5 pm, at the gallery of Towner. This will be an informal opportunity to meet the Squad Leader, Squad Associate and other young people.‎ You will also have a chance to get to know the fantastic gallery space and get a taste of what's to come.‎ Deadline for applications: 8 September, 2014‎ For further information go to: facebook.com/towner or towner.org.uk or newwritingsouth.com. ‎ Any questions—feel free to send your email to Towner Writer Squad Associate: wharne@towner.gov.uk.‎ ‎﹡ ﹡ ﹡ ﹡ ﹡ ﹡ ﹡ ﹡ ‎ ‎•Beginner Writing Project for kids aged 10～13‎ Due to popular demand, a writing project will be started for eager beginners.‎ Start time: 6 September, 2014‎ Meet every other Saturday，2～4 pm, at the Towner Study Centre.‎ Study and write at your own pace—you do not have to rush—as you have a year to go through the project. Practise under the guidance of some experienced writers and teachers who can help you with basic writing skills. Most importantly, build confidence and have fun while writing！‎ No previous experience or special background is required. Many others ‎ have been successful this way. If they can do it, why can't you?‎ Fee: ￡179‎ For more information go to: newtowner.org.uk or generate.org.uk.‎ ‎36. Towner Writer Squad will be started ________. ‎ A. to train comedy and TV writers B. to explore the fantastic gallery space C. to introduce a contemporary art museum D. to promote the development of young writers ‎37. To join the Writer Squad，each applicant should first ________.‎ A. provide a piece of their writing B. meet the Writer Squad Leader C. offer their family information D. complete an application form ‎38. Applications for the Writer Squad should be emailed no later than ________. ‎ A. 6 September, 2014‎ B. 8 September, 2014‎ C. 17 September, 2014‎ D. 12 October, 2014‎ ‎39. What is most important for the beginners?‎ A. Practising as much as possible.‎ B. Gaining confidence and having fun.‎ C. Studying and writing at their own pace.‎ D. Learning skills from writers and teachers.‎ ‎40. More information about Beginner Writing Project can be found at ________. ‎ A. facebook.com/towner B. newwritingsouth.com C. newtowner.org.uk D. towner.org.uk C The immune system is the body’s defender. It identifies tracks down, and destroys troublemakers before they can hurt the body. Those troublemakers may be, for example, bacteria from a cut or splinter, a measles germ, a cold bug, or even a cancer cell. These invaders try to take over our tissues and feed off our bodies’ nutrients. If they succeed, we become sick or, sometimes, even die. It’s the job of our immune systems to destroy these invaders before they destroy us. Say you picked up a flu virus（病毒）last week. Perhaps it entered your body through a cut, from a drinking glass, or from the air you breathe. Of course, you didn’t feel it, but the virus made its way into your bloodstream. As soon as it entered your body, it began to reproduce. Viruses have only one goal: to take over your cells. Once inside your body, viruses try to enter cells and disrupt their normal work. If left alone, these viruses would hurt so many cells that you would weaken, or worse, get a serious illness. But this flu virus should not be so complacent as it seems to be. As it reproduces in your bloodstream, the virus is met by a certain kind of white blood cell, the lymphocytes. The lymphocytes are the foot soldiers that keep you alive. The number of lymphocytes in your body is hard to imagine. Thousands of them could fit in the period at the end of this sentence. Your body holds about a trillion —that’s 1,000,000,000,000 of them, or about 3,000 in every drop of blood. Since you began reading this sentence, over 800,000 of them have been created and destroyed.‎ Some of these lymphocytes pass through a small walnutsized organ called the thymus. The thymus is the base of the neck. Here, special hormones（荷尔蒙）turn lymphocytes into fighting cells, called T cells. T cells have one terrific talent: They can tell the difference between friend and foe; what should be in our bodies and what shouldn’t. They do not affect the body ’s healthy cells. Yet they attack everything that is foreign to our bodies, such as germs, transplants, and even our own cells which have become abnormal, as in the case of cancer.‎ ‎41. What is the function of our immune system?‎ A. To take over our tissues and feed off our bodies’ nutrients.‎ B. To prevent bacteria or germs from entering the body.‎ C. To destroy the troublemakers in order that they might not hurt the body.‎ D. To fight against T cells.‎ ‎42. What does the word “lymphocytes” mean?‎ A. Food soldiers.‎ B. Flu virus.‎ C. White blood cells.‎ D. Troublemakers.‎ ‎43. The last sentence in Para 5 “since you began reading this sentence, over 800,000 of them have been created and destroyed” implies that ____.‎ A. this sentence contributes to the increase of the number of lymphocytes in your body B. you would not realize that lymphocytes reproduce themselves rapidly but for this sentence C. because you read this sentence, a large number of lymphocytes have been consumed D. the number of lymphocytes in your body is extremely large ‎44. Which of the following can NOT be detected by T cells?‎ A. Thymus. B. Transplants. ‎ C. Cancer cells. D. Healthy cells.‎ ‎45. Which of the following questions best summaries the main idea of ‎ the whole passage?‎ A. How does the immune system attack the flu virus?‎ B. How does the immune system function in our body?‎ C. How do the lymphocytes work in our body?‎ D. What is the so called immune system?‎ D So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading ability on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible.‎ Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also a public activity. It can be seen and observed.‎ Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny. ‎ If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable, what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest（探索）for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. “Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience to children.”‎ When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. Learning to ‎ read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of learning to read by reading.‎ ‎46. The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that ________. ‎ A. it is one of the most difficult school courses B. students spend endless hours in reading C. reading tasks are assigned with little guidance D. too much time is spent in teaching about reading ‎47. The teaching of reading will be successful if ______. ‎ A. teachers can improve conditions at school for the students B. teachers can enable students to develop their own ways of reading C. teachers can devise the most efficient system for reading D. teachers can make their teaching activities observable ‎48. The underlined word “scrutiny” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “________”. ‎ A. inquiry B. observation C. control D. suspicion ‎49. According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when ________. ‎ A. children become highly motivated B. teacher and learner roles are interchangeable C. teaching helps children in the search for knowledge D. reading enriches children's experience ‎50. The main idea of the passage is that ________. ‎ A. teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to read B. teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possible C. reading ability is something acquired rather than taught D. reading is more complicated than generally believed Ⅳ. 阅读表达题（每小题3分，共15分）‎ 阅读下面的短文，请根据短文后面的要求答题 （请注意问题后的字数要求）‎ ‎[1] Swimming is one of those activities that can be learnt early in life. Little children can learn to swim as soon as they walk. In fact, you need the same skills in walking as in swimming. However, I believe that five is the best age to learn. By five or six, a child knows fear of water, a very important thing to know. It's wise to be afraid, to recognize true danger. Young ones understand that the water can sometimes be very dangerous.‎ ‎[2] To really benefit from swimming, every swimmer should learn ________：butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke（蛙泳）, and crawl（自由泳）. I feel that one of these—the breaststroke—is different from the others, since some young swimmers use this stroke naturally, without any training.‎ ‎[3] In swimming, there are certain rules every swimmer should follow: ‎ ‎[4] ★ Never swim alone! No matter how good you are in the water, don't risk drowning by swimming alone. If you swim by yourself, with no life guards or friends with you, you may get into trouble.‎ ‎[5] ★ Don't go beyond your abilities. Most swimmers know enough not to swim too far from the bank or the beach. Showing off by doing dangerous tricks is no good. Swim safely and you will continue to swim and alive.‎ ‎[6] ★ Don't smoke. Swimming depends on a healthy body; good lungs are part of it. ‎ ‎[7] ★ Work at any activity that builds muscles.‎ ‎51. What is the main idea of the passage? （no more than 10 words）‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎52. Please complete the following statement with proper words. （no more than 5 words）‎ It is important for a swimming learner to ______________________ and recognize its danger.‎ ‎53. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. （no more than 7 words）‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎54. Why should you not swim alone according to the passage? （no more than 10 words）‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎55. What does the underlined word “it” probably refer to? （no more than 3 words）‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________‎ Ⅴ. 根据汉语提示完成句子（每小题1分，共10分）‎ ‎56. 五一节那天，尽管下雨，街上还是挤满了人。‎ ‎_____________the rainy weather，the streets were full of people on May Day. ‎ ‎57. 我们不应该那么做，因为那样对我们不好。‎ We__________________ do so because it won’t be good for us. ‎ ‎58. 在日常生活中我们应该要为自己所做的负责。‎ We should _________ what we did in our daily lives.‎ ‎59. 有关孩子们的决定，应该从日常生活的实际情况出发。‎ Decisions about your children should _______ the practicalities of everyday life. ‎ ‎60. 除了眼泪，只有时间可以冲刷掉一切。‎ ‎_______ tears, only time could wear everything away.‎ ‎61. 为了成为一个更加健康的人，我要克服所有的坏习惯。‎ I should ______ all my bad habits in order to become a more h ealthy people. ‎ ‎62. 无论遇到什么困难，都要执行你的计划。‎ No matter what difficulty you will meet with, _______your plan. ‎ ‎63. 学习需要方法，否则，你所做的努力就是徒劳。‎ Studying needs the methods, or your effort that you have made is _______.‎ ‎64. 她把她的心思都集中在学习上。‎ She ______ her mind _____ her lessons. ‎ ‎65. 另一方面，许多妇女又选择外出工作。‎ ‎_____________, many women choose to go out to work. ‎ VI. 书面表达：（30分）‎ 请根据以下提示，并结合具体事例，用英语写一篇短文。‎ Small things make a big difference. The small things we do can make us a responsible member of the society.‎ 注意：1.无须写标题；‎ ‎2. 除诗歌外，文体不限；‎ ‎3. 内容必须结合你生活中的具体事例；‎ ‎4. 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；‎ ‎5. 词数不少于120，如引用提示语则不计入总词数。‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎2020-2021学年广东茂名市第一学期高三英语上学期期中测试卷 参考答案 ‎ ‎ I.‎‎ 单项选择 ‎1. C 解析：句意：他们选择汤姆作为这个队的队长，因为他们知道他是一位聪明的领导。第一空特指“这个队的队长”，故用the；第二空泛指“一位聪明的领导”故用a。‎ ‎2. C 解析：句意：他们彼此在颜色上是相似的。resemble是实意动词，不符合语境；be similar to与……相似，符合语境。‎ ‎3. A 解析：句意：从火车站领走行李之后，我们坐出租车去了看展览。claim声称，认领，要求，demand 要求 deserve值得 obtain获得 ‎4. A 解析：句意：被毁的价值成千上百万英镑的东西是由昨晚发生在英格兰北部的风暴引起的。根据句意cause发生的动作是昨晚发生的风暴对现在造成的影响和结果，故用现在完成时态的被动语态。‎ ‎5. B 解析：句意：专家建议用现代化的武器武装我们的军队。advise doing sth.建议做某事；并且equip…with…用……装备。‎ ‎6. C 解析：句意：尽管缺钱，他的父母还是设法送他去上大学。前面分词结构的逻辑主语即后面主句的主语“his parents”,而his parents跟动词lack之间存在主动的关系，而非被动。所以排除表示被动的lacked，即排除A,D另外，lack of中的lack 作名词，不加-ing，所以排除B,选C。‎ ‎7. D 解析：句意：开始你自己的事业是一种获得经济独立的方法。可另一方面，它可能让你置身于债务之中。in other words换句话说；all in all总之；as a result结果；on the other hand另一方面。‎ ‎8. D 解析：句意：作为对顾客的抱怨和批评的回应，这家公司已经改变了一些工作制度。根据句意知选D项。in respect to关于; in return for作为……的回报; in exchange for交换。‎ ‎9. A 解析：句意：特里，奶奶和你说话的时候不要看你的手机。look up from从……抬头往上看；look into调查；look back on回顾，回头看；look through仔细检查。故选A。‎ ‎10. C 解析：That's a good idea.一般用于对他人的建议的肯定；You are too modest.是明显的中式英语表达；You should check it ‎ first.是建议，但不应该在没有提议前说出；It looks fine to me.是对该报告的肯定，在肯定之后提出建议，符合语境。‎ II. 完形填空 ‎【要点综述】 本文是一篇科幻题材的记叙文，讲述了James如何利用所学的东西来帮助爸爸和妈妈解决身体上出现的问题。‎ ‎11. C 解析：根据常识可知，孩子应该是没有家庭作业。chance机会；message信息；difficulty困难。‎ ‎12. A 解析：根据下文的“…resting his head on his arms.”“‘He really needs a rest.’”以及“Dad opened his eyes…”可知，父亲应该是睡着了。‎ ‎13. B 解析：根据语境可知，妈妈明白James非常想让他的朋友过来。explain解释；see明白；agree同意；doubt怀疑。‎ ‎14. B 解析：被母亲拒绝了，James感到伤心，快要流出眼泪了。terror恐怖；tear眼泪；surprise吃惊；silence安静。‎ ‎15. D 解析：此句与上文的sadly相呼应，母亲明白James的难处，故选D项。‎ ‎16. A 解析：此处与上文的strange相呼应。‎ ‎17. A 解析：此处与本句的painful相呼应，指脖子的疼痛引起头痛。 ‎ ‎18. D 解析：根据下一句“‘He really needs a rest.’”可知，父亲感觉不舒服。‎ ‎19. B 解析：前后句为条件关系。James说：“如果我能让你和父亲感觉好一点儿，Brett能过来吗？”‎ ‎20. C 解析：他去厨房找他所需要的东西。‎ ‎21. C 解析：根据上文他去找扳手，应该是帮妈妈修理脖子上的螺栓。 ‎ ‎22. B 解析：修理好后，他带着满意的微笑。sympathy同情；satisfaction满意；bitterness痛苦；politeness礼貌。 ‎ ‎23. D 解析：根据前后语境以及空前的easy可知，他应该是自豪地说。embarrassedly尴尬地；gratefully感激地；impatiently不耐烦地；proudly自豪地。‎ ‎24. A 解析：根据前一句“Dad had tightened your neck bolts（螺栓）too ‎ much！”可知，此处指稍微调整了一下这些螺栓。‎ ‎25. C 解析：根据下文可知，母亲让James帮助一下父亲。‎ ‎26. A 解析：他把父亲脖子后面的头发提起来。lift up提起，举起；catch up追上；give up放弃；fill up充满。 ‎ ‎27. B 解析：根据前文的electric wire可知，此处应该是打开电源。‎ ‎28. D 解析：与前文的“…resting his head on his arms.”相呼应，此时父亲应该是端坐起来了。grow up成长；lie down躺下；break down损坏；sit up端坐。‎ ‎29. C 解析：由于他们是机器人，此处应该指的是电池。‎ ‎30. D 解析：根据前文可知，母亲一开始担心朋友会怀疑他们是一个奇怪的家庭，后来James把父母的问题解决了，母亲认为他的朋友应该会接受他们这个不寻常的家庭。‎ III.阅读理解 A ‎【要点综述】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了最初的《灰姑娘》的故事情节与Walt Disney依据此小童话而改编的卡通电影之间的异同点。‎ ‎31. B 解析：细节理解题。依据第一段和其中的“However, he cannot…”可知，“They”不可能指代A、C、D项，而是指代上文出现的wellloved characters。‎ ‎32. C 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“…and made her sleep on the ashes on the floor, hence（因此）her name.”可知选择C项。‎ ‎33. D 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句可知A项错误；根据第四段第一句可知B项错误；根据第四段的第四句可知C项错误；根据第五段和第六段可知D项正确。‎ ‎34. A 解析：推理判断题。综合全文，尤其是第六段可知，邪恶的继母和继姐都受到了惩罚，故选择A项。‎ ‎35. A 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，作者认为Disney的改编非常好，故选择A项。‎ B ‎【要点综述】 本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了两个提高学生写作水平的课程。‎ ‎36. D 解析：细节理解题。根据第一个课程中第二段的“…to support the development of young writers.”可知这个课程的目的是促进年轻作者的发展。‎ ‎37. A 解析：细节理解题。根据第一个课程的申请条件可知申请者首先必须发送一篇自己的写作样品，因此A项正确。‎ ‎38. B 解析：细节理解题。第一个写作课程的申请截止日期是不迟于‎2014年9月8日，因此B项正确。‎ ‎39. B 解析：细节理解题。根据第二个写作课程中的“Most importantly, build confidence and have fun while writing！”可知最重要的是写作的时候要建立自信并且要开心，因此B项正确。‎ ‎40. C 解析：细节理解题。根据第二个写作课程中最后一句话可知C项正确。‎ C 答案：‎ ‎41. C 解析：由文章第一、二段可知，A选项是属于“invaders”的行为，不是免疫系统的功能。B 项错在细菌可以进入身体，但是免疫系统防止它们伤害身体。D项显然不对，T cells是免疫 系统的一个组成部分。 ‎42. C 解析：“lymphocytes”是白血球的意思。从上文的a certain kind of white blood cell 可推断出正确选项，A，B，D显然与本题无关，故选C。 ‎43. D 解析：第五段主要讲白血球的数量大得惊人，作者举了一些数字作为例子。“Since you began reading this sentence”和这句话本身无关，作者是为强调在如此短的时间内白血球 的数量就多达800，000个。 ‎44. A 解析：T细胞能够识别朋友和敌人。B，C项属于敌人，D项属于朋友，A项既不是朋友也不是敌人，而是颈部的一个器官，因此选A。 ‎45. B 解析：本文主要讨论免疫系统的作用对象以及如何在人的身体里发生作用。A，C，D虽有所 涉及但都不确切，只有B对。 D ‎ ‎【文章大意】本文主要谈论教育问题。现行的教学中，大量的时间被用于教学生如何阅读。然而，阅读能力并不是通过老师讲授给学生的，而是学生自己通过努力得到的。‎ ‎46. D 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“It is certainly not endless ‎ hours spent in activities about reading.”可知，太多的时间被用于教学生如何阅读，故选D。‎ ‎47. B 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段“Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of learning to read by reading.”可知，教师只是起到一个创造情境的作用，至于如何学会阅读，需要学生自己探索适合自己的方法，故选B。‎ ‎48. B 解析：词义猜测题。根据第二和第三段中的“Teaching is also a public activity. It can be seen and observed. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny.”可知，教学是一个公开的活动，而学习则属于私人活动，它在一个人的内心进行，学习的过程不是公开的，因此不能被观察，故选B。‎ ‎49. A 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated.”可知，教师应该创造情境来激发学生的动力，这样做的话，学生会很容易掌握阅读技巧，故选A。‎ ‎50. C 解析：主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“…they will continue to undertake to do for children which only children can do for themselves…reading cannot be taught directly…”和最后一段中的“Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of learning to read by reading.”可知，阅读能力不是教会的，而是学生自己通过努力习得的，故选C。‎ IV.阅读表达题 ‎51. Some advice on how to be a swimmer.‎ ‎52. know fear of water ‎53. these four basic strokes/the following four swimming styles ‎54. Because you may drown by swimming alone./Because you may risk drowning by swimming alone.‎ ‎55. A healthy body.‎ V. 根据汉语提示完成句子 ‎56. In spite of 57. are not supposed to 58. be responsible for 59. be based on 60. Apart from 61. get rid of 62. carry out 63. in vain 64. focused；on 65. On the other hand VI. 书面表达 It isn't hard to grow up into a responsible member of the society. ‎ I can well remember an incident that happened on a rainy Sunday afternoon. I was on my way to the bookstore and was waiting for the green light at a crossing when a girl of about ten years old was knocked down by a passing car, which drove off quickly. A man immediately rushed to the girl to give her first aid and I joined in without hesitation. Luckily she was not badly injured and we sent her to the nearest hospital. Compared with the escaped driver, I am proud of what I did.‎ As a member of the society, I am aware that being responsible is what it takes to make a better society.‎