【英语】天津市南开区2020届高三上学期期末考试试题（解析版）

【英语】天津市南开区2020届高三上学期期末考试试题（解析版）

天津市南开区2019—2020学年度第一学期南开区期末考试英语试卷 第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节：单项填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）‎ 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ ‎1.________ reading of all good books is like ________ conversation with the best men of past centuries.‎ A. The； the B. A； a C. A； the D. The；a ‎【答案】D ‎【详解】考查冠词用法，句意：阅读好书就像是与过往各个世纪优秀的人进行一次对话。分析句子可知，在第一个冠词后有of all good books，带有of结构且使用all，不宜用不定冠词a，而需用the reading（强调了博览群书这一行为本身，而非具体的哪些书）；第二处可结合句意，此处表示“进行一次对话”，首次提及，且为泛指，而非具体的某一次对话，选用a。故本题选D。‎ ‎2.You’ll find this map of great ________ in helping you to get around in London.‎ A. value B. effect C. concern D. vision ‎【答案】A ‎【详解】考查名词词义辨析，句意：你将会发现这份地图在助你环游伦敦上的巨大价值。A. value价值，重要性；B. effect影响，效果，作用；C. concern关心，忧虑；D. vision视力，美景，想象力。综合句意，这份地图对于指明旅行方向是有帮助的，对游客而言有“价值”/是很重要的，故选A。‎ ‎【点睛】词义辨析的考查，可以很深入，因此单词学习不应浮于表面。本题容易误选B，因为仅凭中文释义，而认为地图在帮助环游伦敦上有“作用”/有“效果”，似乎也说得通。但假如我们查询effect对应的英文释义：1）The effect of one thing on another is the change that the first thing causes in the second thing. 2）The effects in a film are the specially created sounds and scenery. 我们就能发现词义辨析的重要性。实际上，effect在表示“作用，影响”方面，主要用于表达因果关系（cause and consequence），强调一个事物对另一个的影响，且贬义为多；而在effect表示“效果”方面，则以音响、舞台灯光、荧屏效果为主，在本题中显然均不适用。因此，吃透词义十分关键。‎ ‎3.Every life has its ups and downs, but having a(n) ________ attitude to life has been found to be very important.‎ A. convenient B. optimistic C. impressive D. negative ‎【答案】B ‎【详解】考查形容词词义辨析，句意：每个人的人生都会经历起起落落，但拥有乐观向上的生活态度，已被发现是十分重要的。A. convenient方便的；B. optimistic乐观的，达观的；C. impressive令人印象深刻的，感人的；D. negative消极的。本句中but为重要的提示词，虽然人生有起落，但我们始终要“乐观”，故选B。‎ ‎4.In Britain today women ________ 44% of the workers and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.‎ A. go up B. bring up C. hold up D. make up ‎【答案】D ‎【详解】考查up系列动词短语辨析。句意：在当今的英国，女性占了工人总数的44%，将近一半的妈妈们从事有报酬的工作。A. go up增长，上升；B. bring up养育，培养；C. hold up举起，阻拦；D. make up组成，构成。本题中，女性构成了工人群体的44%，故选D。‎ ‎5.Skills like critical thinking and analysis ________ be found on the Internet, because they must be acquired in the context of facts.‎ A. can’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn’t ‎【答案】A ‎【详解】考查情态动词词义辨析。句意：像批判性思维和分析这样的能力，是不能在互联网上找到的，因为它们必须基于事实来获得。A. can’t无法，不可能；B. needn’t不需要；C. mustn’t不可以，禁止；D. shouldn’t不应该。本题讲的是这种批判性思维的能力无法通过浏览鱼龙混杂的网上信息获得，表达的是客观上的不可能，故选A。‎ ‎6. If you have any doubts about your health, you’d better______ your doctor at once.‎ A. convince B. consult C. avoid D. affect ‎【答案】B ‎【详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果你对你的健康有任何疑问，你最好立刻向你的医生咨询。‎ A. convince 说服；B. consult咨询； C. avoid 避免；D. affect影响。健康有问题应该咨询医生。故选B。‎ ‎7.______the damage is done, it will take many years for the farmland to recover.‎ A. Until B. Unless C. Once D. Although ‎【答案】C ‎【详解】考查连词辨析。句意：一旦农田被毁坏，将需要许多年的时间才能得以恢复。A. until到……为止，直到……才，在……以前；B. unless如果不，除非；C. once一旦，一经……便；D. although虽然，然而，尽管。前后是时间先后关系，故选C。‎ ‎【点睛】本题考查连词在句子中的应用，要先了解每个选项的意思，然后在具体语境中选出合适的选项。选项中词语都是引导状语从句的连词，学生需要分析其在句中作何种状语从句并结合语境分析。‎ ‎8.— What’s wrong? You look really stressed out.‎ ‎—I ________ the whole week preparing for my graduation paper.‎ A. work B. have worked C. have been working D. worked ‎【答案】C ‎【详解】考查动词时态。句意：——你怎么了？看起来真的压力很大。——我已经连轴转努力了一整个星期来写我的毕业论文。根据本题题意，“我”已经从一周前开始，持续工作直至现在（有表达时间段的提示短语the whole week），唯有现在完成进行时可表达这一含义，应选用have been doing的结构，故选C。‎ ‎9.President Xi Jinping’s speech at the opening ceremony of the First China International Import Expo was ________ welcomed by participants at the event.‎ A. quietly B. frequently C. widely D. gradually ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】‎ ‎【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：习近平主席在首届中国国际进口博览会开幕式上的致辞受到与会代表的广泛欢迎。A. quietly安静地；B. frequently频繁地；C. widely广泛地；‎ D. gradually逐渐地。根据句意，致辞受到了代表们的广泛欢迎，故选C。‎ ‎10.Visitors can stand on the top of Oriental Pearl Television Tower, from ________ they can have a better view of the city of Shanghai.‎ A. that B. when C. what D. which ‎【答案】D ‎【详解】考查定语从句关系代词。句意：游客可以站在东方明珠电视塔之巅，从这里可以更好地一览上海这座城市。分析句子结构，可知其包含一个主句和一个定语从句，先行词为Oriental Pearl Television Tower，逗号之后为从句，介词from后接关系代词（宾格），故先排除不是关系代词的when和what，又由于介词后不能用关系代词that，故选D。‎ ‎【点睛】定语从句的考点之一是“关系代词和关系副词的辨析”，关系代词有that/which，关系副词有when/where/why，做出选择的第一步往往是判断词性。常用的方法是：把定语从句拎出来作为一个独立的句子看待，去分析它的句子结构。只要想清楚关系词在从句中的成分就能予以判断：假如它是主语，宾语这样由代词充当的成分，即为关系代词；而假如关系词在从句中充当的是状语，即说明它是关系副词。‎ 此外值得一提的是，关系代词和副词之间往往可以相互转化，例如本题中from which they can have a better view of the city of Shanghai.就可以转化为where they can have a better view of the city of Shanghai.‎ ‎11.In 2015, China won the bid to host the Winter Olympics, ________ Beijing the first city in the world to host both the Summer and Winter Games.‎ A. make B. making C. to make D. made ‎【答案】B ‎【详解】考查现在分词作结果状语的用法。句意：2015年，中国中标了冬奥会的举办权，使得北京成为世界上第一个夏季和冬季奥运会都举办的城市。分析句子结构，逗号之前为完整的主句，阐述了“中标举办权”的事实，逗号之后则补充说明了先前事实所带来的进一步意料之中的结果，应用现在分词作结果状语，故选B。‎ ‎12.— Do you feel disappointed about getting a small role in the school drama?‎ ‎—________. It’s better than nothing.‎ A. Not really B. Absolutely C. Don’t mention it D. Of course ‎【答案】A ‎【详解】考查交际用语。句意：——在学校戏剧表演中只当一个小角色，你会感到失落吗？——并不完全如此，有总比没有好。A. Not really并不完全是；B. Absolutely绝对地，完全地；C. Don’t mention it不用客气（礼貌用语）；D. Of course当然了。根据回答后半句“It’s better than nothing”可知回答着并不失落到了极点，而是有些失落但又处于自我宽慰的状态，只有Not really符合题意，故选A。‎ ‎13.The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year ________ 24 solar terms.‎ A. through B. from C. into D. for ‎【答案】C ‎【详解】考查动词与介词的固定搭配。句意：传统中国农历把一年分成24个节气。动词固定搭配divide A into B意为“把A分成B”，搭配的介词为into，故选C。‎ ‎14.— Are you going to take part in the speech contest?‎ ‎—________ It’s too good an opportunity to miss.‎ A. No problem. B. That’s for sure. C. Why me? D. How come?‎ ‎【答案】B ‎【详解】考查交际用语。句意：——你准备参加演讲比赛吗？——那当然，这是个不容错过的好机会。A. No problem. 没问题；B. That’s for sure. 那当然，毫无疑问；C. Why me? 为什么是我；D. How come? 为什么，怎么回事。根据后半部分他做出的回答，可知该处应做出爽快的肯定式回答，故选B。‎ ‎【点睛】本题有两个易错点，应引起注意。一是回答中的“too…to…”结构，学生可能会据此直接判定为否定，但结合miss（错过）的含义，应为“不容错过的好机会”，类似于双重否定表肯定；二是No problem.与That’s for sure.的辨析，虽然两者都是一种爽快的肯定，但前者更多用于答应别人提出的请求，而后者则用于给予别人问题一个肯定的回答（对别人的说法表示赞同），两者应注意区别。‎ ‎15.（2016·浙江）　　　　 online shopping has changed our life, not all of its effects have been positive.‎ A. Since B. After C. While D. Unless ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】‎ 试题分析：句意：尽管网上购物已经改变了我们的生活，但是不是其所有的影响都是积极的。while引导让步状语从句，意为“尽管，虽然”；since既然，自从；after在……之后；unless除非。故选C。‎ 考点：考查连词。‎ ‎【名师点睛】这几个词都是连词，要分清每个连词短语的含义和用法，做题时关键看上下文和逻辑关系。since引导原因/时间状语从句；after引导时间状语从句；while引导让步/时间状语从句；unless引导的是条件状语从句。while的用法比较多，不仅仅在选择题中经常出现，学生在做阅读理解、完形填空的时候，遇到while一定要判断它的准确含义，以便于正确理解句子的意思。‎ 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的A、B、C、 D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，将短文内容补充完整。‎ Growing up in Kenya was amazing because I learned so much, though the poverty and lack of resources were sometimes frustrating. I knew I didn’t have much, but I was ____16____.‎ There was only one thing I wasn’t happy with: ____17____. I wanted to go to high school and university. I had the drive, the will and the grades, ____18____ I didn’t have the resources. Even ____19____ things like food, water and shelter weren’t readily available. Young people in poverty have little or no ____20____ to high schools and universities. Where I lived, it was challenging ____21____ someone helped. When I left primary school, I was in the same ____22____ as many other poor disadvantaged youth. ____23____, during that year, a charitable high school for girls, Starehe Girls Centre, was ____24____ and I received a scholarship. Today, I am ____25____ record as being the first student to be enrolled in this school.‎ In 2006, my school _____26_____ The Global Give Back Circle, a not-for-profit organization for ____27____ disadvantaged girls to complete their education and gain ____28____ skills. After graduating from high school, I was given access to a nine-month IT course. ____29____, its give-back attitude had taught us to not only care about ourselves but other people. With this in mind, 10 of us created a website called “Hey Sister, Get Clued-Up”. Through this educational website, aimed at networking 10,000 African ____30____ worldwide, all Sisters commit to sending information to their villages. This can be to ____31____ financial freedom, advance information ____32____ to health issues and provide knowledge about social networking behavior.‎ ‎“Hey Sister, Get Clued-Up” is only ____33____ to those girls who can access the Internet, which highlights the huge challenge in ____34____ the divide between the haves and have-nots. But our plan is that these girls will ____35____ what they learn to other girls through the “power of their voice”.‎ ‎16. A. energetic B. independent C. confident D. happy ‎17. A. status B. education C. entertainment D. college ‎18. A. so B. and C. but D. since ‎19. A. basic B. cheap C. important D. simple ‎20. A. means B. access C. chance D. dream ‎21. A. so B. when C. unless D. as ‎22. A. occasion B. situation C. dilemma D. position ‎23. A. Generally B. Importantly C. Casually D. Luckily ‎24. A. put up B. taken up C. made up D. set up ‎25. A. on B. in C. at D. for ‎26. A. approved B. took C. joined D. launched ‎27. A. psychologically B. physically C. financially D. educationally ‎28. A. social B. average C. typical D. attractive ‎29. A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Instead ‎30. A. students B. teenagers C. kids D. girls ‎31. A. promote B. introduce C. employ D. present ‎32. A. attached B. compared C. devoted D. related ‎33. A. alternative B. acceptable C. available D. appropriate ‎34. A. narrowing B. shortening C. declining D. changing ‎35. A. encourage B. spread C. add D. apply ‎【答案】16. D 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. B 21. C 22. B 23. D 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. B ‎【解析】‎ 这是一篇记叙文。作者因为贫困上不了大学，但幸运的是，她小学毕业之后得到了Starehe ‎ 女子中心的奖学金，得以接受更高的教育。之后她和其他人创建了一个教育网站帮助非洲的不能上学的女孩。‎ ‎【16题详解】‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我知道我拥有的东西不多，但是我是幸福的。A. energetic充满活力的；B. independent独立的；C. confident自信的；D. happy（对情况或安排）满意的；幸福的。根据后文There was only one thing I wasn’t happy with可知我只对一件事情不满意，说明这件事之外我是高兴的，满意的，故选D项。‎ ‎【17题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我只有一件事不满意：教育。A. status地位；情形；B. education教育；C. entertainment娱乐，消遣；D. college大学。根据后文I wanted to go to high school and university. I had the drive, the will and the grades, ____18____ I didn’t have the resources.可知我想去高中和大学，我（对上学）有强烈的欲望，有意志力，有成绩，但是没有资源。也就是我没有教育资源，我对这件事是不满意的。故选B项。‎ ‎【18题详解】‎ 考查连词词义辨析。句意：我（对上学）有强烈的欲望；有意志力，有成绩，但是没有资源。A. so所以；因为；B. and和；C. but但是；D. since自从。根据句意，前后句子为转折关系，故选C项。‎ ‎【19题详解】‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：甚至食物，水和庇护所等基本物品也无法获得。A. basic基本的；基础的；B. cheap便宜的；C. important重要的；D. simple简单的。good, water, shelter等东西都是生活中最基本的，故选A项。‎ ‎【20题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：贫困的年轻人很少或根本不能够进入高中和大学。A. means方法；手段；B. access通道；查阅（或使用）的机会；C. chance机会；D. dream梦想。have access to sth是固定搭配，意为“使用; 接近; 可以利用…..”，B项放在这里符合句意，故选B项。‎ ‎【21题详解】‎ 考查连词词义辨析。句意：在我住的地方，除非有人帮助，获得高等教育是很难的。A. so所以；B. when当……时候；C. unless除非 ；D. as因为。根据语境，这里要表达的是除非有人帮助，否则很难获得教育，故选C项。‎ ‎【22题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我离开小学时，我和其他许多贫穷的处境不利的青年处于一样的情况中。A. occasion场合；时机；B. situation形势；情况；C. dilemma困境；D. position位置；方位；工作。根据语境，我这时和其他许多贫穷的处境不利的青年处于一样的情况中，故选B项。‎ ‎【23题详解】‎ 考查副词词义辨析。句意：幸运地是，在那一年，一个名叫Starehe 女子中心的慈善女子高中成立了，我获得了奖学金。A. Generally通常；B. Importantly重要地；C. Casually随意地；D. Luckily幸运地。根据后文I received a scholarship.可知我得到了奖学金，这对贫穷的我来说是一件幸运的事，故选D项。‎ ‎【24题详解】‎ 考查词组辨析。。句意：幸运地是，在那一年，一个名叫Starehe 女子中心的慈善女子高中成立了，我获得了奖学金。A. put up张贴；举起；B. taken up开始从事；占用，花费（时间等）；占据；C. made up组成；编造；D. set up建立；创建。根据语境，有人成立了一所慈善女子高中，故选D项。‎ ‎【25题详解】‎ 考查介词词义辨析。句意：如今，我作为第一个被这所学校录取的学生被记录在案。A. on（表示方向）向;（表示位置）在……上;B. in在……里；C. at在；以（某种价格、速度等）；向；D. for为，为了；因为。on record为固定搭配，意为“记录在案的”，符合句意，故选A项。‎ ‎【26题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：2006年，我的学校加入了非营利组织“全球回馈圈（The Global Give Back Circle）”。A. approved批准；赞成；B. took拿；C. joined参加；D. launched发射；发动。根据语境，这里学校加入了一个非营利组织，故选C项。‎ ‎【27题详解】‎ 考查副词词义辨析。句意：这个组织旨在帮助经济状况不佳的女孩完成学业并获得社交技能。 A. psychologically心理上；B. physically身体上地；C. financially财政上地；D. educationally在教育上地。根据前文Young people in poverty have little or no ____20____ to high schools and universities. 可知在我所在的地方，贫困的年轻人很少或根本不能够进入高中和大学。所以这里这个组织帮助的对象应该是是经济上有困难的女孩。故选C项。‎ ‎【28题详解】‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这个组织旨在帮助经济状况不佳的女孩完成学业并获得社交技能。A. social社会的；B. average平均的；普通的；C. typical典型的；D. attractive吸引人的。根据后文provide knowledge about social networking behavior.可知我创建的网站给女孩提供网络社交知识，而我所做的一切都是因为之前在学校得到了一样帮助，所以推断这个组织不仅帮助女孩完学业 ，还帮助女孩获得社交技能。故选A项。‎ ‎【29题详解】‎ 考查副词词义辨析。句意：此外，其回馈态度教会了我们不仅要关心自己，还要关心他人。A. However然而；B. Besides此外；C. Therefore因此；D. Instead反而。根据前文After graduating from high school, …可知高中毕业后，我获得了为期9个月的IT课程。根据下文its give-back attitude had taught us….可知学校的回馈态度教会了我们不仅要关心自己，还要关心他人。这里前后文的关系是顺承关系，应该用Besides连接前后文，故选B项。‎ ‎【30题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：所有姐妹们都致力于向她们的村庄发送信息。想通过这个教育网站将全世界10,000名非洲女孩联结起来。A. students学生；B. teenagers青少年；C. kids孩子；D. girls女孩。根据网站的名字“Hey Sister, Get Clued-Up”可知这个网站的对象是女孩子，故选D项。‎ ‎【31题详解】‎ 句意：这可以促进财务自由，促进与健康问题相关的信息并提供有关社交网络行为的知识。考查动词词义辨析。A. promote提升；发扬；促进；B. introduce 介绍；C. employ雇佣；D. present呈现。根据语境，这样做可以促进财务自由，故选A项。‎ ‎【32题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这可以促进财务自由，促进与健康问题相关的信息并提供有关社交网络行为的知识。A. attached贴上；系上；B. compared比较；C. devoted奉献；致力于；D. related相关，有关联。这里要表达的是这些信息与健康问题有关，故选D项。‎ ‎【33题详解】‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“嘿，姐姐，别傻了”只适用于那些可以上网的女孩。A. alternative可供选择的；B. acceptable可接受的；C. available有空的；可获得的；D. appropriate适合的。根据上文Through this educational website, aimed at networking……可知“Hey Sister, Get Clued-Up” 是个网站，所以只有能够上网的女孩才能够使用这个网站，be available to为固定搭配，意为“……可以使用的，可以获得的”符合语境，故选C项。‎ ‎【34题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“嘿，姐姐，别傻了”只适用于那些可以上网的女孩，这凸显了缩小贫富差距的巨大挑战。A. narrowing缩小；（使）变小；B. shortening缩短；变短；C. declining下降；衰退；D. changing改变。结合语境，“嘿，姐姐，别傻了”只适用于那些可以上网的女孩这件事说明缩小贫富差距是个巨大挑战。故选A项。‎ ‎【35题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我们的计划是，这些女孩将通过“她们的声音的力量”把她们学到的东西传播给其他女孩。A. encourage鼓励；B. spread传播；伸展；C. add补充；D. apply申请，应用。根据前文all Sisters commit to sending information to their villages.可知我和其她女孩一直在把学到的东西传递给自己的村庄，所以这里我也希望这些女孩能够把她们学到的东西传播给其他女孩。故选B项。‎ 第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。‎ A Still seeking a destination for your weekend break? There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.‎ King’s Art Centre A day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere. This weekend tees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists.‎ You could attend a class teaching you how to ‘learn from the masters’ or get more creative with paint ---- free of charge.‎ The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.‎ The Botanic Garden The Garden has over 8,000 plant species; it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University.‎ The multi-branchedTorch Aloe here is impressive. The African plant produces red flowers above blue-green leaves, and is not one to miss.‎ Get to the display house to seeDionaea muscipula, a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals.‎ The Garden is also a place for wildlife-enthusiasts. Look for grass snakes in the lake. A snake called ‘Hissing Sid’ is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun.‎ Byron’s Pool Many stories surround Lord Byron’s time as a student of Cambridge University, Arriving in 1805, he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of "mess and drunkenness". However, it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough. I’m not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his roans. He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.‎ It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake, which is now known as Byron’s Pool. A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside, the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields. The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea. If you don’t trust me, then perhaps you’ll take it from Virginia Woolf- ----over a century after Byron, she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool.‎ ‎36. As mentioned in the passage, there is a small charge for_____.‎ A. attending the masters’ class B. working with local artists C. learning life drawing D. seeing an exhibition ‎37. "Torch Aloe" and "Venus Flytrap" are_____.‎ A. common insects B. impressive plants C. rarely-seen snakes D. wildlife-enthusiasts ‎38. We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed_____.‎ A. to fear pet bears B. to like walking C. to be a heavy drinker D. to finish university in 1805‎ ‎39. In the passage Byron’s Pool is described as a lake_____.‎ A. surrounded by fields B. owned by Lord Byron C located in Grantchester D. discovered by Virginia Woolf ‎40. What is the passage mainly about?‎ A. Some places for weekend break B. A way to become creative in art.‎ C. The colourful life in the countryside.‎ D. Unknown stories of Cambridge University.‎ ‎【答案】36. C 37. B 38. B 39. A 40. A ‎【解析】‎ 本文属于应用文。文章中提供了三则广告，让大学生的周末假期过得有意义，提供给了大学生们休闲的地方．‎ ‎【36题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据第一则广告的The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.可知该中心还开办了两个生活绘画班，收费很低。故可知学习写生需要一些费用。选C。‎ ‎【37题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据第二则广告的第二段的The multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive.可知“Torch Aloe”是“Venus Flytrap”给人印象深刻的植物。选B。‎ ‎【38题详解】‎ 推理判断题。由倒数第二段的He spent a great deal of time walking in the village一句可知Byron喜欢散步。选B。‎ ‎【39题详解】‎ 细节理解题。由文章最后一段第二句中的…the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the field可知Byron’s Pool是被田包围的湖。选A。‎ ‎【40题详解】‎ 主旨大意题。由根据文章首句"Still seeking a destination for your weekend break？There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college．(还在为你的周末假期寻找一个目的地吗？也许有些地方离你的大学只有一步之遥)"可知，这三则广告都是提供给大学生周末休闲的。选A。‎ B In my living room, there is a plaque (匾) that advises me to “Bloom (开花) where you are planted.” It reminds me of Dorothy. I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s, when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. The job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program. Dorothy stands out in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.‎ ‎ Dorothy taught in a school In Harlan County, Kentucky, Appalachian Mountain area. To get to her school from the town of Harlan, I followed a road winding around the mountain. In the eight-mile journey, I crossed the same railroad track five times, giving the possibility of getting caught by the same train five times. Rather than feeling excited by this drive through the mountains, I found it depressing. The poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.‎ ‎ From the moment of my arrival at the little school, all gloom (忧郁) disappeared. Upon arriving at Dorothy’s classroom. I was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen. The children had been prepared to show me their latest projects. Dorothy told me with a big smile that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread for “dinner” (lunch). In case you don’t know, poke greens are a weed-type plant that grows wild, especially on poor ground.‎ ‎ Dorothy never ran out of reports of exciting activities of her students. Her enthusiasm never cooled down. When it came time to sit for the testing and interviewing required to receive her Child Development Associate Certification, Dorothy was ready. She came to the assessment and passed in all areas. Afterward, she invited me to the one-and-only steak house in the area to celebrate her victory, as if she had received her Ph. D. degree. After the meal, she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand. She said it was a family heirloom (传家宝), but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be matched with things. (360 words)‎ ‎41. “Early Childhood Development” in Paragraph 1 refers to __________.‎ A. a program directed by Dorothy B. a course given by the author C. an activity held by the students D. an organization sponsored by Union college ‎42. In the journey, the author was most disappointed at seeing __________.‎ A. the long track B. the poor houses C. the same train D. the winding road ‎43. Upon arriving at the classroom, the author was cheered up by __________.‎ A. a warm welcome B. the sight of poke greens C. Dorothy’s latest projects D. a big dinner made for her ‎44. What can we know about Dorothy from the last paragraph?‎ A. She was invited to a celebration at a restaurant.‎ B. She got a pen as a gift from the author.‎ C. She passed the required assessment.‎ D. She received her Ph. D. degree.‎ ‎45. What does the author mainly intend to tell us?‎ A. Whatever you do, you must do it carefully.‎ B. Whoever you are, you deserve equal treatment.‎ C. However poor you are, you have the right to education,‎ D. Wherever you are, you can accomplish your achievement.‎ ‎【答案】41. B 42. B 43. A 44. C 45. D ‎【解析】‎ 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了作者作为一个项目的评估专家去拜访一位贫困山区的教师的故事。开始一路上的穷困景象让作者很沮丧，但后来这位教师以及她的学生们的热情和乐观使作者深受感动且印象深刻。‎ ‎【41题详解】‎ 词义猜测题。根据文章第一段的意思特别是when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. 可知，当我在肯塔基州巴布尔维尔的工会学院的一个项目中教授Early Childhood Development 时，因此土地这是作者所教的课程。故选B。‎ ‎【42题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“The poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.”可知，贫穷程度令人震惊，破旧的小房子给了我最大的绝望感。因此可知，看到破旧的小屋时作者感到最失望，而不是看见“长长的轨道”“同一列火车”或“蜿蜒的道路”时，所以正确答案是B。‎ ‎【43题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据第三段第二句“Upon arriving at Dorothy’s classroom，I was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen.”可知作者一到Dorothy的教室，就受到了“女王”般的待遇，即受到了热烈欢迎。故选A。‎ ‎【44题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据最后一段第四句“She came to the assessment and passed in all areas.”‎ 可知她通过了所需的评估，所以正确答案是C。A、B两项的描述与原文相反，应该是她请作者去吃饭庆祝，并送给作者一支钢笔；原文中说她像得到博士学位一样高兴，而不是真的得到了博士学位，故选C.。‎ ‎【45题详解】‎ 推理判断题。作者在文章开头提到了那块有着不寻常意义的匾上的字，“Bloom where you are planted.”，即“在你被播种的地方开花”，并通过一个真实的故事告诉我们，不管我们在哪里，都可以实现自己的梦想，取得成就，故选D。‎ C San Francisco has its cable cars. Seattle has its Space Needle. And, Longview has its squirrel bridge. The bridge, which has attracted international attention, is now a local landmark. ‎ The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in 1963 by a local builder, Amos Peters, to give squirrels a way to cross the busy road without getting flattened by passing cars. ‎ The original bridge was built over Olympia Way on the west edge of the library grounds. Before the bridge was built, squirrels had to avoid traffic to and from the Park Plaza office building where office staff put out a nutty feast for the squirrels. Many times, Peters and others who worked in and near Park Plaza witnessed squirrels being run over. ‎ One day Peters found a dead squirrel with a nut still in its mouth and that day’s coffee break discussion turned into squirrel safety. The group of businessmen cooked up the squirrel bridge idea and formed a committee to ask the blessing of the City Council(市政会).The Council approved, and Councilwoman Bess LaRiviere named the bridge “Nutty Narrows.”‎ After architects designed the bridge, Amos Peters and Bill Hutch started Construction, They built the 60-foot bridge from aluminum and lengths of fire hose(消防水带). It cost 1,000. ‎ It didn’t take long before reports of squirrels using the bridge started. Squirrels were even seen guiding their young and teaching them the ropes. The story was picked up by the media, and Nutty Narrows became know in newspapers all over the world. ‎ In 1983, after 20 years of use, Peters took down the worn-out bridge. Repairs were made and crosspieces were replaced. The faded sign was repainted and in July 1983, hundreds of animal lovers attended the completion ceremony of the new bridge. ‎ Peters died in 1984, and a ten-foot wooden squirrel sculpture was placed near the bridge in memory of its builder and his devotion to the project.‎ ‎46. The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in order to ________.‎ A. offer squirrels a place to eat nuts B. set up a local landmark C. help improve traffic D. protect squirrels ‎47. What happened over the coffee break discussion?‎ A. The committee got the Council’s blessing.‎ B. The squirrel bridge idea was born C. A councilwoman named the bridge D. A squirrel was found dead.‎ ‎48. What does the underlined phrase “teaching them the ropes” probably means in the text?‎ A. passing them a rope B. Directing them to store food for winter C. Teaching them a lesson D. Showing them how to use the bridge.‎ ‎49. Which of the following is true of the squirrel bridge?‎ A. It was replaced by a longer one.‎ B. It was built from wood and metal C it was rebuilt after years of use D. It was designed by Bill Hutch.‎ ‎50. What can we learn about Amos Peters?‎ A. He is remembered for his love of animals.‎ B. He donated $1,000 to build the bridge C. He was a member of the City Council D. He was awarded a medal for building the bridge.‎ ‎【答案】46. D 47. B 48. D 49. C 50. A ‎【解析】‎ 本文主要介绍了Longview的squirrel bridge的建设历史，从人们有这个想法到这个想法得到实施，以及后来人们对这座squirrel bridge进行维修的重新修建都进行了具体的阐述。‎ ‎【46题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据第二段前2行The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in 1963 by a local builder, Amos Peters, to give squirrels a way to cross the busy road without getting flattened by passing cars.说明这座桥的建设是为了保护松鼠不被车辆撞死。故D正确。‎ ‎【47题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据文章第四段that day’s coffee break discussion turned into squirrel safety. The group of businessmen cooked up the squirrel bridge idea and formed a committee to ask the blessing of the City Council(市政会).The Council approved, and Councilwoman Bess LaRiviere named the bridge “Nutty Narrows.”可知，在某一天喝咖啡时间的讨论中，Peters和其他人萌生了给松鼠建座桥的想法。说明在这次的讨论中形成了为了保护松鼠而建设这座桥的想法，故B正确。‎ ‎【48题详解】‎ 词义猜测题。根据倒数第三段的It didn’t take long before reports of squirrels using the bridge started. Squirrels were even seen guiding their young and teaching them the ropes.(没过多久，松鼠使用桥的报道就开始了。甚至有人看到松鼠在引导他们的幼崽，并教他们绳索。)说明应该是松鼠教育他们的子女如何使用这座桥，故D正确。‎ ‎【49题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据最后一段In 1983, after 20 years of use, Peters took down the worn-out bridge. Repairs were made and crosspieces were replaced可知，绳索用了20年后，Peters进行了修缮，并替换上了新的绳索。说明使用多年以后这座桥梁被重新维修，故C正确。‎ ‎【50题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段Peters died in 1984, and a ten-foot wooden squirrel sculpture was placed near the bridge in memory of its builder and his devotion to the project.(彼得斯于1984年去世，一座十英尺长的木松鼠雕塑被放置在桥附近，以纪念它的建造者和他对这个项目的奉献。) 可知，Peters因为爱动物，倡导修建这座桥而被人们记住。故A项正确。‎ D One might expect that the evergrowing demands of the tourist trade would bring nothing but good for the countries that receive the holidaymakers. Indeed, a rosy picture is painted for the longterm future of the holiday industry. Every month sees the building of a new hotel somewhere. And every month another rockbound Pacific island is advertised as the ‘last paradise(天堂) on earth’．‎ However, the scale and speed of this growth seem set to destroy the very things tourists want to enjoy. In those countries where there was a rush to make quick money out of seaside holidays, overcrowded beaches and the concrete jungles of endless hotels have begun to lose their appeal.‎ Those countries with little experience of tourism can suffer most. In recent years, Nepal set out to attract foreign visitors to fund developments in health and education. Its forests, full of wildlife and rare flowers, were offered to tourists as one more untouched paradise. In fact, the nature all too soon felt the effects of thousands of holidaymakers traveling through the forest land. Ancient tracks became major routes for the walkers, with the consequent exploitation of precious trees and plants.‎ Not only can the environment of a country suffer from the sudden growth of tourism. The people as well rapidly feel its effects. Farmland makes way for hotels, roads and airports; the old way of life goes. The onetime farmer is now the servant of some multinational organization; he is no longer his own master. Once it was his back that bore the pain; now it is his smile that is exploited. No doubt he wonders whether he wasn’t happier in his village working his own land.‎ Thankfully, the tourist industry is waking up to the responsibilities it has towards those countries that receive its customers. The protection of wildlife and the creation of national parks go hand in hand with tourist development and in fact obtain financial support from tourist companies. At the same time, tourists are being encouraged to respect not only the countryside they visit but also its people.‎ The way tourism is handled in the next ten years will decide its fate and that of the countries we all want to visit. Their needs and problems are more important than those of the tourist companies. Increased understanding in planning worldwide tourism can preserve the market for these companies. If not, in a few years’ time the very things that attract tourists now may well have been destroyed.‎ ‎51. What does the author indicate in the last sentence of Paragraph 1?‎ A. The Pacific island is a paradise.‎ B. The Pacific island is worth visiting.‎ C. The advertisement is not convincing.‎ D. The advertisement is not impressive.‎ ‎52. The example of Nepal is used to suggest ________.‎ A. its natural resources are untouched B. its forests are exploited for farmland C. it develops well in health and education D. it suffers from the heavy flow of tourists ‎53. What can we learn about the farmers from Paragraph 4?‎ A. They are happy to work their own lands.‎ B. They have to please the tourists for a living.‎ C. They have to struggle for their independence.‎ D. They are proud of working in multinational organizations.‎ ‎54. Which of the following determines the future of tourism?‎ A. The number of tourists.‎ B. The improvement of services.‎ C. The promotion of new products.‎ D. The management of tourism.‎ ‎55. The author’s attitude towards the development of the tourist industry is ________.‎ A. optimistic B. doubtful C. objective D. negative ‎【答案】51. C 52. D 53. B 54. D 55. C ‎【解析】‎ 本文为说明文。文章主要介绍了旅游业的发展对当地人们的生活以及环境等方面的影响。‎ ‎【51题详解】‎ 推理判断题。由第一段中的最后一句And every month another rock-bound Pacific island is advertised as the ‘last paradise(天堂)on earth’.可知，每个月广告上不停地更换所谓的太平洋上某个岛是“地球上最后的天堂”，由此可推出这些广告是不可信的，故选C项。‎ ‎【52题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据第三段中的In fact, the nature all too soon felt the effects of thousands of holiday-makers traveling through the forest land.(事实上，大自然很快就感受到了成千上万的度假者穿越森林的影响)可知，尼泊尔为了发展旅游业，对外开放了森林，然而大自然很快就受到了旅游业带来的负面影响。所以用尼泊尔的例子说明这个国家正经受着旅游业带来的痛苦。故选D项。‎ ‎【53题详解】‎ 推理判断题。由第四段中的后几句“The one time farmer is now the servant of some multi-national organization；he is no longer his own master.Once it was his back that bore the pain；now it is his smile that is exploited.”可知，从前的农夫现在是一个多民族组织的仆人，他不再是他自己的主人了。从前是他背痛，现在是他的微笑被利用了。由此推断他们不得不通过取悦游客来谋生。故选B项。‎ ‎【54题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的"The way tourism is handled in the next ten years will decide its fate and that of the countries we all want to visit.(未来十年旅游业的经营方式将决定其命运，也将决定我们都想去的国家的命运)"可知，未来十年，如何管理旅游业将决定旅游业和我们要去参观的国家的命运，所以旅游业的管理方式将决定旅游业未来的命运。故选D项。‎ ‎【55题详解】‎ 推理判断题。综观全文可知，作者既讲了旅游产业的负面影响，也讲了旅游业的发展优势，所以，作者对旅游产业的发展持客观的（objective）态度。故选C项。‎ 第三部分：写作 第一节 阅读下面短文，按照要求用英语回答问题。‎ My name is Brooke Parsons, and the story of my life is different. One day, in April, 1993, I was home alone when I had a stroke. When my parents came home, they took me to the hospital to learn what lay ahead for all of us. The stroke has left me with permanent brain damage. The doctors suggested I quit school. However, I chose the opposite.‎ After returning to high school, I learned very slowly. I had to decide whether or not to complete the twelfth grade in 2 years. Thinking I would fail if I chose to do it in one year, finally I made my decision. The staff at school were very supportive and helped me through the rough times. Finally, I graduated from high school. Graduating from high school was a huge achievement for me. That was an opportunity for me to be really proud of just how far I had come with all the odds I had to beat.‎ I can now walk, talk, dress myself, feed myself and be the independent person I am today. I have achieved my VCE and I am now at university, studying to be a social worker. I have been a ‎ scholarship winner. I have become a life-long member of the local musical band. All of these achievements are beyond my imagination. Now I am even in a novel called Second Chances by Neil Mitchall.‎ I could have easily listened to the doctors when I first had my stroke, but I decided I was going to prove them wrong as they did not know me, nor did they know just how determined I would be.‎ It’s a big world out there. I have done and achieved so much and never once will I allow the odds to get the better of me, as there is still a whole lot more things out there for me to do. I love life and I am living it to the maximum ‎56. How was the author affected by the stroke? (no more than 6 words)‎ ‎57. What decision did he make after returning to school? (no more than 10 words)‎ ‎58. What did the authors efforts bring him? (no more than 10 words)‎ ‎59. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean? (no more than 10 words)‎ ‎60. What do you think of the author and why? (no more than 20 words)‎ ‎【答案】56. He suffered permanent brain damage. ‎ ‎57. To finish twelfth grade in two years. ‎ ‎58. He has achieved more than he could imagine. ‎ ‎59. I determine not to be defeated by difficulties. ‎ ‎60. He is brave and determined because he didn’t give up easily and overcame many difficulties brought by his brain damage.‎ ‎【解析】‎ 本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者在意外遭遇中风之后，克服种种困难，以顽强的意志坚持完成高中学业，后来又成功进入大学、获得奖学金、成为当地乐队一员，甚至成为小说人物原型的励志故事。作者一路走来，证明了自己，并将坚定地继续走下去，乐观地体验未来人生的一切。‎ ‎【56题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据原文第一段“The stroke has left me with permanent brain damage.”可知中风已经给作者带来了永久性的大脑损伤，故本题答案为：He suffered permanent brain damage.‎ ‎【57题详解】‎ 细节理解题。作者由于中风导致了大脑永久性损伤，学起来非常费劲。根据原文第二段“I had to decide whether or not to complete the twelfth grade in 2 years. Thinking I would fail if I chose to do it in one year, finally I made my decision.”可知作者考虑到十二年级（高三）的课程自己无法像正常人一样在一年内学完，最后决定拆分为两年，故本题答案为：To finish twelfth grade in two years.‎ ‎【58题详解】‎ 推理判断题。作者在文中讲述了自己努力地自我突破，医生建议休学，而自己却坚持读完高中，后来甚至能进入大学并获得奖学金，还加入了乐队，这远远超过了一个中风患者正常情况下所能做的事，列举完这些成就，作者总结“All of these achievements are beyond my imagination”。因此作者的努力带给自己超乎想象的成就，故本题答案为：He has achieved more than he could imagine.‎ ‎【59题详解】‎ 句意猜测题。首次分析划线句子中的几个短语：never once意为“一次也不”；the odds结合上下文可知指代这场疾病给他带来的磕磕绊绊、艰难险阻（前文中有“all the odds I had to beat.”与此呼应）；get the better of意为“打败、战胜、占上风”，因而本句说的是，“我”绝不允许这些艰难险阻打败我（我下定决心不被打败），故本题答案为：I determine not to be defeated by difficulties.‎ ‎【60题详解】‎ 推理判断题。本题属于半开放性试题，要求分析文中作者是一个怎样的人。作者在意外遭遇中风之后，克服种种困难，以顽强的意志坚持完成高中学业，后来又成功进入大学、获得奖学金、成为当地乐队一员；等等。作者还从中悟出了人生的道理，并表示将继续乐观地生活下去。因此可提炼出作者的品质有：坚强（strong）、勇敢（brave）、达观（optimistic）、有决心（determined）……选取两三个进行作答，故本题参考答案为：He is brave and determined because he didn’t give up easily and overcame many difficulties brought by his brain damage.‎ 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）‎ ‎61.假定你是学生李津。你的美国朋友Tom在给你的邮件中提到他对中国的移动 支付（mobile payment）很感兴趣，请你给Tom回复邮件并做简要介绍。内容包括：‎ ‎1. 目前中国使用移动支付的情况；‎ ‎2. 移动支付的好处；‎ ‎3. 你对移动支付的看法。‎ 注意：（1）词数不少于120；‎ ‎（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯：‎ ‎（3）回邮开头及结尾己为你写好，不计入词数。‎ 参考词汇：微信：WeChat；支付宝：Alipay；二维码：QR code Dear Tom,‎ In you letter you asked about mobile payment in China. ______________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ‎ Yours,‎ Li Jin ‎【答案】Dear Tom,‎ In your letter you asked about mobile payment in China. It’s my honor to introduce it to you.‎ Mobile payment has been advocated around the world, which is a future way to pay bills. In China, WeChat and Alipay are popular everywhere. Just scanning the QR code with a smart phone, people can easily pay for the items they need, even small business can be finished in this advanced way People play the joke that they don’t need to worry about the lack of cash. The advantages of mobile payment are obvious. Firstly, it saves people’s time to pay bills. The use of mobile payment is carried out with a smart phone. Especially when we go to the supermarket, there are always a lot of people waiting in the long line. the process of costing customers’ time is to take out the cash or use the credit card, because both customers and cashiers need to count the money or check the bills. But now the cashier can just scan the phone and the bill will be paid and the customer can check quickly. Secondly, people dont have to worry about getting the fake cash.‎ ‎ Many years ago, people were easy to get fake money as they received the change. But now, as the cash have been used less, people won t receive the fake cash without paper money.‎ I believe with the development of mobile payment, our life will be more convenient.‎ Yours,‎ Li Jin ‎【解析】‎ ‎【分析】‎ 本次书面表达是一篇应用文，要求写一封邮件，介绍移动支付在中国的情况，开头结尾已给出。此次写作以应用文为“壳”，行说明文之“实”。‎ ‎【详解】完成本次写作，最关键两步是审题和列提纲。‎ 体裁：应用文为“壳”，说明文为“实”‎ 时态：根据提示，时态应为一般现在时 结构：总——分——总 要求：‎ ‎1. 目前中国使用移动支付的情况（说明介绍）‎ ‎2. 移动支付的好处（分点列举）‎ ‎3. 你对移动支付的看法（表达议论）‎ 第二步：分清详略，列明提纲：‎ 本次写作与平时所见的邮件写作在详略处理上有所不同，大多数应用文写作的第一点往往只是引入，简要带过即可；但本文三个要点均要展开阐述，建议第二点较为详细地分点写作，但三点用力需要总体均衡。‎ 移动支付在中国的情况：迅速普及，占领市场。‎ 移动支付的好处：方便快捷，提高效率；不容易出错；资金安全更有保障；催生更丰富的应用场景；等等。‎ 对移动支付的看法：首先应明确移动支付是大势所趋，应谈论其优点（或辩证看待，利大于弊）。可以从移动支付便利了人们的生活，推动了时代的进步，促进了互联网经济的发展等角度展开，注意尽量拓宽思路，从多维度进行分析，尽量避免与第二点重复。‎ ‎【点睛】范文内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。作者在范文中使用了一些高级词汇短语，如be advocated around, scan等；作者运用firstly, secondly表达层次，并综合运用定语从句，连接词（but, because…‎ ‎）等来构造较为流畅地道的复合句。全文中没有中国式英语的句式，显示了较高的驾驭英语的能力。‎