【英语】天津市耀华中学2019-2020学年高二上学期期中考试（解析版）

【英语】天津市耀华中学2019-2020学年高二上学期期中考试（解析版）

天津市耀华中学2019-2020学年高二上学期 期中考试英语试题 本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷 (选择题) 和第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题) 两部分, 共100分, 考试时间90分钟。祝各位同学考试顺利！‎ 第I卷（共72分）‎ 第一部分：听力(共两节, 共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)‎ 第一节（共5小题, 每小题1分, 满分5分）‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. What will the man do?‎ A. Eat out. B. Visit friends. C. Watch TV.‎ ‎2. What is Bart concerned about?‎ A. Finishing the report on time.‎ B. Meeting the chairman of the board.‎ C. Convincing Judith to help him.‎ ‎3. What is the woman’s problem?‎ A. She is exhausted. B. She is near-sighted. C. She can’t go straight home.‎ ‎4. What does the man suggest the woman do?‎ A. Live near her office. B. Drive to work. C. Change a job.‎ ‎5. Which sport does the man want to participate in?‎ A. Golf. B. Football. C. Swimming.‎ 第二节（共10小题, 每小题1分, 满分10分）‎ 听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟；听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。‎ 听下面一段材料, 回答第6至8题。‎ ‎6. How did the man’s parents react towards his hobby?‎ A. Supportive. B. Opposed. C. Indifferent.‎ ‎7.Why did the man transfer to another school？‎ A. He couldn’t get on well with his classmates.‎ B. He was really poor at his schoolwork.‎ C. Some teachers got annoyed about his hobby.‎ ‎8. What did the man do at the new school?‎ A. He learned professional techniques from the headmaster.‎ B. He started his own skateboarding class.‎ C. He paid full attention to his grades.‎ 听下面一段材料, 回答第9至11题。‎ ‎9. What does the man intend to do?‎ A. Work in a nursing home. B. Be a part-time tutor. C. Be a volunteer.‎ ‎10. When will the man be free to do the job?‎ A. In the mornings. B. In the afternoons. C. In the evenings.‎ ‎11. What does the man think of the job?‎ A. It is a way to achieve his goals.‎ B. It is a way to choose his career.‎ C. It is a way to gain working experience.‎ 听下面一段材料, 回答第12至15题。‎ ‎12. What’s the problem with the train?‎ A. It is broken. B. It is delayed. C. It is changed.‎ ‎13. What should the passengers for London do?‎ A. Board the train before 10:15 am. ‎ B. Board the train before 10:55 am.‎ C. Board the train at Platform 3‎ ‎14. What might have happened to Mr. Green?‎ A. He found a computer. ‎ B. He lost a computer. ‎ C. He handed in a computer.‎ ‎15. Where is the announcement probably heard?‎ A. In a station. B. On a train. C. In a manager office.‎ 第二部分：英语知识运用（共30小题，每小题1分，共30分）‎ 第一节：单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）‎ ‎1.—Could you please cut the price a little?‎ ‎—Er … ______ you buy more than ten.‎ A. even if B. so long as C. though D. as soon as ‎2.The lunch period will be _____ from 30 minutes to an hour from now on.‎ A. expanded B. extended C. spread D. added ‎3.What made them concerned was that the disease was spreading more ____ than expected.‎ A. obviously B. steadily C. anxiously D. rapidly ‎4.—I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays.‎ ‎—That’s _______ I don’t agree. You should have a more active life.‎ A. how B. when C. where D. what ‎5.While you are traveling abroad, attention should be paid to _______ you _______.‎ A. preventing; from being fined B. prevent; from fining C. prevent; from being fined D. preventing; from fining ‎6.Since the present situation is very complex, I think it will take me some time to _____ its reality.‎ A. come across B. figure out C. look through D. put off ‎7.Unfortunately, when we dropped in, Mr Smith ______ for Indonesia to rescue the injured people there, so he could spare little time for a few words.‎ A. has just left B. just left C. had just left D. was just leaving ‎8.The son asks his dad why the chameleon(变色龙) can ______ the color of its background.‎ A take on B. take up C. take in D. take over ‎9.The country has sent up three manned spacecraft, the most recent ___ at the end of last March.‎ A. has been launched B. being launched ‎ C. having been launched D. to be launched ‎10.—What about my career prospects? Is my work contract ___________?‎ ‎—I think so. If we’re satisfied with you, you can become our permanent worker.‎ A. qualified B. distinctive C. renewable D. promising 第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分, 满分20分)‎ Dear Laura,‎ I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted whether such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you___11___.‎ I wanted to do something very ___12___ for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He ___13___ all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it ___14___ it looked almost new. I was so ___15___ of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet (头盔) and a riding outfit (装备).‎ I could ___16___ wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to ___17___ the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a ___18___: “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”‎ I was so___19___. It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could___20___lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one.” was my husband’s ___21___.‎ I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could ___22___ this expensive gift.‎ Of course, the ___23___ awoke, and my son was thrilled (激动的) with my reaction. Many kisses were ___24___, and I immediately wanted him to ___25___ my gift.‎ As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not ___26___ what I was expecting. Then I ___27___ that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.‎ Of course I was the proudest mother ___28___ on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.‎ So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still ___29___ and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!‎ I thought you’d love to ___30___ this story.‎ Yours,‎ Hilary P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.‎ ‎11. A. hope B. advice C. support D. courage ‎12. A. polite B. similar C. special D. private ‎13. A. played B. studied C. traveled D. worked ‎14. A. after B. before C. unless D. until ‎15. A. sure B. fond C. proud D. confident ‎16. A. perhaps B. really C. almost D. hardly ‎17. A. prepare B. cook C. set D. serve ‎18. A. note B. notice C. word D. sign ‎19. A. disturbed B. confused C. astonished D. inspired ‎20. A. give B. take C. draw D. teach ‎21. A. reason B. request C. comment D. response ‎22. A. present B. afford C. find D. order ‎23. A. neighbor B. building C. room D. house ‎24. A. exchanged B. experienced C. expected D. exhibited ‎25. A. tear B. open C. check D. receive ‎26. A. purely B. basically C. obviously D. exactly ‎27 A‎. realized B. remembered C. imagined D. supposed ‎28. A. only B. still C. ever D. even ‎29. A. works B. exists C. matters D. counts ‎30. A. send B. publish C. share D. write 第二部分：阅读理解（共18小题，每小题1.5分，满分27分）‎ A MEMORANDUM (备忘录)‎ To: All members of the sales department From: Annette Derringer Re: Year-end party Date: November 26‎ ‎-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------‎ This is just a quick note to let you all know the arrangements for next month’s year-end party. As you know, the party will be held at the Green Vale Country Club, which we have reserved between 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on the evening of December 21st. I’ve received replies from almost all of you confirming attendance, but if you haven’t let me know yet, please do so in the next day or two. Tickets for all employees have been covered by the company.‎ The Green Vale manager has asked me to explain one or two things to those of you who have not been there before. Basically, there is sufficient parking space for only 100 vehicles, so they would like to ask those of you planning to drive, try to car-pool as much as possible. Also, the number of lockers available is small, so guests should try to keep belongings to a minimum.‎ Thanks in advance,‎ Annette To: Annette Derringer aderringer@belway.com From: Kyle Berwick Date: Nov 28‎ Subject: Year-end party ‎-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------‎ Annette,‎ This is to let you know that I will be able to attend the year-end party at the Green Vale Country Club on the 21st although I don’t think I will be able to arrive before 8:30. I was wondering if it would also be possible to bring a couple of guests. I know it is a bit of a last minute request, but my brother and his wife are planning to visit us at that time, and I know they’d love to see the Green Vale. If it is not a problem, then can you let me know how much I should pay for their tickets? Also, assuming this is OK, I was planning to drive down in a single car, to reduce the need for parking and also to allow us to keep our belongings in the car.‎ I have a couple of days off before the party, but I’ll be in my office until the 17th, so could you get back to me before then? Thanks a lot,‎ Kyle ‎31. What’s the main purpose of the memorandum?‎ A. To explain the arrangement for an event.‎ B. To encourage people to travel by car.‎ C. To ask for help arranging a party.‎ D. To thank people for attending the party.‎ ‎32. Why does Kyle Berwick write to Annette Derringer? Because he wants to _____.‎ A. ask the price of movie tickets B. explain why he cannot come to the party C. request directions to a hotel D. ask if he may bring guests to the party ‎33. Which of Kyle’s points is NOT mentioned in the memo?‎ A. Payment for extra guests. B. Storage of personal items.‎ C. Parking restrictions D. Timing for the evening.‎ ‎34. What can we infer from the passage?‎ A. The manager of the Green Vale doesn’t hope they go there by car.‎ B. Annette takes charge of the arrangement of year-end party.‎ C. They can take as many belongings as they can with them when going to the Green Vale.‎ D. Kyle Berwick won’t bring the guests to go to the party if he has to pay the tickets.‎ B We once had a poster competition in our fifth grade art class.‎ ‎“You could win prizes,” our teacher told us as she wrote the poster information on the blackboard. She passed out sheets of construction paper while continuing, “The first prize is ten dollars. You just have to make sure that the words on the blackboard appear somewhere on your poster.”‎ We studied the board critically. Some of us looked with one eye and held up certain colors against the blackboard, rocking the sheets to the right or left while we conjured up our designs. Others twisted their hair around their fingers or chewed their erasers while deep in thought. We had plans for that ten-dollar grand prize, each and every one of us. I’m going to spend mine on candies, one hopeful would announce, while another practiced looking serious, wise and rich.‎ Everyone in the class made a poster. Some of us used parts of those fancy paper napkins, while others used nothing but colored construction paper. Some of us used big designs, and some of us preferred to gather our art tidily down in one corner of our poster and let the space draw the viewer’s attention to it. Some of us would wander past the good students’ desks and then return to our own projects with a growing sense of hopelessness. It was yet another grown-up trick of the sort they seemed especially fond of, making all of us believe we had a fair chance, and then always—always—rewarding the same old winners.‎ I believe I drew a sailboat, but I can’t say that with any certainty. I made it. I admired it. I determined it to be the very best of all of the posters I had seen，and then I turned it in.‎ Minutes passed.‎ No one came along to give me the grand prize, and then someone distracted me, and I probably never would have thought about that poster again.‎ I was still sitting at my desk, thinking, what poster? When the teacher gave me an envelope with a ten-dollar bill in it and everyone in the class applauded for me.‎ ‎35. What was the teacher’s requirement for the poster?‎ A. It must appear in time.‎ B. It must be done in class.‎ C. It must be done on a construction sheet.‎ D. It must include the words on the blackboard.‎ ‎36. The underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 most probably means ________.‎ A. formed an idea for B. made an outline for C. made some space for D. chose some colors for ‎37. After the teacher’s words, all the students in the class________.‎ A. looked very serious B. thought they would be rich C. began to think about their designs D. began to play games ‎38. After seeing the good students’ designs, some students________.‎ A. loved their own designs more B. thought they had a fair chance C. put their own designs in a corner D. thought they would not win the prize ‎39. We can infer from the passage that the author________.‎ A. enjoyed grown up tricks very much B. loved poster competitions very much C. felt surprised to win the competition D. became wise and rich after the competition C 第二部分：阅读理解(共15小题：‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ The ability to do several things at once has become one of the great measures of self-worth for 21-century Americans. It is called multitasking, and it takes many forms. As one example, why ‎ go out to lunch when you can eat at your desk, talk to a client on the phone, scroll through your e-mail, and scan a memo simultaneously? And why simply work out on treadmill (单调的工作) when you could be watching television and talking on a portable phone at the same time? What a feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment --- three activities for the time commitment of one! Ah, such efficiency. No wonder those who turn “to do” lists into a time-management art form tend to boast (自夸): “Look, me, how many things I can accomplish at once. If I’m this busy, I must be important.”‎ Yet last week the New York Assembly struck a blow against multitasking, at least behind the wheel, when it approved a bill banning drivers in the state from using handheld cellular phones. Too dangerous, the assembly said, citing research showing that drivers are four times more likely to have a collision when they are talking on a cellphone.‎ No one can argue against using time effectively. But accompanying the supposed gains are losses. Consider the woman out for an early-morning walk in a suburban neighborhood. She strides briskly, head down, cellphone clamped to her ear, chattering (喋喋不休) away, oblivious of the birds and flowers and glorious sunshine. Did the walk have any value? ‎ More than a decade ago, long before multi-tasking became a word in everyday use, a retired professor of theology(神学) in Indiana with whom I corresponded (通信) made a case for what might be called uni-tasking — the old-fashioned practice of doing one thing at a time. ‎ Offering the simplest example, he said, “When you wash the dishes, wash the dishes.” Good advice, I’ve found, whatever the task.‎ Perhaps, too, the ban on phoning-on-the-road will even spark a move away from other forms of dual activity. Who can tell? It could mark the first step in a welcome reconsideration of what really constitutes productivity and accomplishment.‎ ‎40. The author thinks that multitasking has become one of the great measures of self-worth because ________.‎ A. it helps people to use time effectively B. it makes people feel they are important C. it means the ability to do several things at once D. people worship speed and desire ‎41. The bill approved by the New York Assembly is mentioned in the second paragraph in ‎ order to ________.‎ A. demonstrate the danger of multitasking B. show the high efficiency of multitasking C. introduce the legislation system in America D. argue against using time effectively ‎42. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “oblivious” in the third paragraph?‎ A. serious B. absorbed deeply C. not noticing D. forgetting ‎43. We learn from the passage that uni-tasking is ________.‎ A the new fashion for 21-century Americans B. accepted by most residents in Indiana C created by a retired professor of theology D. the traditional act of doing one thing at once ‎44. In the eyes of the author, multi-tasking ________.‎ A. could not be avoided in this fast-changing age B. should be taken the place of by uni-tasking C. robs people of time to focus and reflect D. should not become a word in everyday use D Can you believe everything that you read? It seems as if every day, some new articles come out about a new discovery about this or that. For example, water is bad for you, or good for you. The answer depends on which scientific study has just come out. People cannot decide which food items are healthy, how pyramids were constructed, and why dinosaurs disappeared. When we look for answers we sometimes can believe persuasive researches and scientists. But how trustworthy are they really? Here are two examples of scientific hoaxes (骗局).‎ As far back as 1726, Johann Beringer was fooled by his fellow scientists into thinking he had made an amazing discovery. The fossils of spiders, lizards, and even birds with the name of God written on them in Hebrew were unlike anything that had been found before. He wrote several papers on them and was famous for those only to have it revealed that they were planted by jealous colleagues to ruin his reputation.‎ When an early human being was discovered in 1912, scientists at this time were wild with excitement over the meaning it had for the theory of evolution. There were hundreds of papers about this Piltdown man over the next fifty years until it was finally discovered to be a complex hoax. The skull (头骨) of a man had been mixed with the jawbone of an orangutan (猩猩) to make the ape (猿) man.‎ The next time you read the exciting new findings of a study of the best scientist, do not automatically assume that it is true. Even qualified people can get it wrong. Though we certainly should not ignore scientific research, we do need to take it with a grain of salt. Just because it is accepted as the truth today does not mean it will still be trustworthy tomorrow.‎ ‎45. What is the reason why Johann Beringer was fooled?‎ A. His fellow scientists wanted to make fun of him.‎ B. His workmates are eager to become famous too.‎ C. These scientists made a mistake because of carelessness.‎ D. His colleagues was jealous of him and did so to destroy his fame.‎ ‎46. The excited scientists thought that this Piltdown man ________.‎ A. was in fact a complex hoax B. was a great scientific invention C. contributed to the theory of evolution D. had the skull like that of an ape ‎47. What does the underlined phrase “with a grain of salt” in Paragraph 4 mean?‎ A. Happily. B. Generally. C. Doubtfully. D. Completely.‎ ‎48. What can we learn from the passage?‎ A. Hebrew is probably a kind of language.‎ B. Truths of science will never be out of time.‎ C. People believe scientists because they are persuasive.‎ D. We are advised to believe famous scientists.‎ 第II卷（共28分）‎ 第一部分 单词填空 ‎49. Mr. Brown had the language s___, so it’s not difficult for children to understand the ‎ book.‎ ‎50. Pollution is not the problem of one country, but a g_____ one.‎ ‎51. With the police office set up in our school, our safety _______（保证）to a large extent.‎ ‎52. The man said coldly, “It’s no use _____（抗议）, and I won’t change my mind.”‎ ‎53. Out of c______, the child followed the strange man into a mysterious building.‎ ‎54. Nobody dares to say he doesn’t have c______ with the surroundings around him.‎ ‎55. Sherlock Holmes is a famous d___ in stories, who enjoys a great reputation for his talent.‎ 第二部分 短语填空 ‎56. Television, radio, newspapers and magazines are ________ the media.‎ ‎57. It had rained for days_______ during the holiday, which ruined our trip plan.‎ ‎58. When I walked into the castle_______ the late 18th century, I felt a little nervous and frightened.‎ ‎59. The writer showed great gratitude to all readers ______ him at the press conference.‎ ‎60. There are nearly 200 refugees _______ waiting for food now.‎ ‎61 He was eventually diagnosed as _______ terminal cancer.‎ 第三部分：书面表达（满分15分）‎ ‎62.假设你是李华，你校外事处招募暑假“志愿家庭”，接待来你市参观访问的美国中学生代表。请用英文写份承接申请，内容包括；‎ ‎1.介绍家庭成员及居住、交通条件；‎ ‎2.说明英语交流沟通水平；‎ ‎3.安排美国朋友参加的家庭活动。‎ 注意：1.词数不少于100 ‎ ‎2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ Dear Sir,‎ I sincerely hope that my family can have the honor to be a host family.‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎【答案解析】‎ 第一部分：听力(共两节, 共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)‎ ‎1-5 CAABB 6-10 ACBCC 11-15 CBBBA 第二部分：英语知识运用（共30小题，每小题1分，共30分）‎ 第一节：单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）‎ ‎1.【答案】B ‎【解析】考查状语从句。句意：——能请你降点价吗？——嗯~~，只要你买超过10个。A. even if即使；B. so long as只要；C. though虽然；D. as soon as一…就…。根据语境，对方同意降价的条件是你一下子买10个以上，as/so long as意为只要，引导条件状语从句，符合题意。故选B项。‎ ‎2.【答案】B ‎【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：从现在开始，午饭时间将会从30分钟延长至1个小时。A. expanded扩展，扩大；B. extended延长，延续；C. spread传播，伸展；D. added增加，补充说。午饭时间是被延长，extend意为延长时间，符合句意，故选B项。‎ ‎3.【答案】D ‎【解析】考查副词词义辨析。句意：令他们担忧的是这种疾病比预期传播得快。A. obviously显而易见地；B. steadily稳定地；C. anxiously焦急地；D. rapidly迅速地。疾病的传播速度是快，quickly意为迅速地，符合题意。故选D项。‎ ‎4.【答案】C ‎【解析】考查名词性从句。句意：——我比较喜欢星期天把自己关在家里整天听音乐。——这就是我不同意的所在。你应该有一个更积极的生活。因为agree是一个不及物动词，从句I don’t agree不缺少成份，根据句意这里用where的意思就是“那就是我不同以你的地方”。故选C。‎ ‎5.【答案】A ‎【解析】考查非谓语动词和固定短语。句意：在国外旅行时，关注点应该是防止自己被罚款。pay attention to是固定短语，意为注意….,to是介词，后面动词必须用动名词作宾语；prevent sb from doing 同样也是固定短语，意为阻止某人做….,from同样也是介词，后面同样需要动名词作宾语，根据句意，阻止你自己被罚款，要表示被动，故选A项。‎ ‎6.【答案】B ‎【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意：由于目前形式比较复杂，我认为要花费一些时间来弄清楚它的事实。A. come across偶遇；B. figure out弄清楚；C. look through浏览；D. put off推迟。根据句意，形式复杂，所以要花点时间来弄清楚搞明白它的真实情况。figure out意为弄清楚，搞明白，符合题意。故选B项。‎ ‎7.【答案】D ‎【解析】考查时态。句意：不幸的是，当我们造访时，Smith先生正要动身去印度尼西亚去救那些伤员，所以他几乎没能抽点跟我们讲几句话。根据句意，Smith先生几乎没能抽时间跟我们讲几句话，说明他当时还没有离开，只是即将离开，正要离开，所以选择过去进行时表示过去即将，正要做….。故选D项。‎ ‎8.【答案】A ‎【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意：儿子问父亲，为什么变色龙能够呈现它背景的颜色。A. take on呈现；B. take up占据；C. take in吸收；D. take over接管。变色龙可以随着背景的颜色而改变自身的颜色，从而使自己呈现跟背景一样的颜色。take on意为呈现，符合题意，故选A项。‎ ‎9.【答案】C ‎【解析】考查独立主格结构。句意：这个国家已经发射了三个载人宇宙飞船，最近的一次是在去年三月底。根据句子结构判断，这里是独立主格结构，不是另外单独的分句，故排除A项。独立主格结构中，非谓语动词launch表示的动作跟它的独立主语the most recent（manned spacecraft）是被动关系，结合题意是去年就发射了的，已经发生了的，B项表示正在被发射，D项表示将要被发射，均不符合题意，故选C项。‎ ‎10.【答案】C ‎【解析】考察形容词词义辨析。句意：-我的职业前景怎样？我的合同可以续签吗？-我认为可以。如果我们满意你的话，你可以成为我们的固定工。A. qualified合乎资格的；B. distinctive独特的；C. renewable（合同、协议）可延长有效期的；D. promising有前途的。根据语境，前者是在询问工作合同是否可以续签，renewable意为（合同、协议）可延长有效期的，符合题意，故选C项。‎ 第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分, 满分20分)‎ ‎【答案】11. A 12. C 13. D 14. D 15. C 16. D 17. A 18. A 19. C 20. B 21. D 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. C ‎【解析】本文通过讲述一对母子互相为对方买礼物的故事，向我们说明世界上仍有无私的爱的存在。‎ ‎【11题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这里我想给你一些希望。A. hope希望；B. advice建议；C. support支持；D. courage 勇气。文章上文说收信人怀疑世上是否存在无私的爱，这里写信人跟她分享了一些例子，驱除她的怀疑，而抱有希望。hope意为希望，符合题意。故选A项。‎ ‎【12题详解】‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我想为我15岁的儿子做点特别的事，他一直都是个完美小孩。A. polite礼貌的；B. similar相似的；C. special特别的；D. private私人的。根据上下文，作者的儿子很乖，是父母眼里的完美小孩，所以作为妈妈，作者想为儿子做点特别的事。special意为特殊的，特别的，符合题意。故选C项。‎ ‎【13题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他整个夏天都在打工，以赚取足够的钱买辆二手的摩托车。A. played玩；B. studied学习；C. traveled旅行；D. worked工作。要买辆摩托车，即使是二手车也需要一笔钱，所以儿子应该是打工了一段时间才有足够的钱。work意为工作，符合题意。故选D项。‎ ‎【14题详解】‎ 考查连词词义辨析。句意：然后，他花了好长时间（拾掇这辆二手车），直到它看起来跟新的没两样。A. after在…之后；B. before在…之前；C. unless除非；D. until直到。儿子喜欢车，为了车打工，买到车之后又进行打理，直到二手车像新的一样。until意为直到，符合题意。故选D项。‎ ‎【15题详解】‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我为他感到自豪，给他买了最闪的头盔和骑行装备。 A. sure确信的；B. fond喜欢的；C. proud自豪的；D. confident有信心的。儿子自己打工赚钱买车，而且自己打理车，这些行为都使作者为他感到自豪，proud自豪的，符合题意，故选C项。‎ ‎【16题详解】‎ 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我迫不及待地想让他打开他的礼物。 A. perhaps也许；B. really真正地；C. almost几乎；D. hardly几乎不。作者给儿子买了礼物，希望他会喜欢，所以特别希望儿子能尽快看到礼物，can hardly wait (for sb) to do…意为；迫不及待地做…，符合题意，故选D项。‎ ‎【17题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一醒来，就到厨房准备咖啡，茶和早晨的好吃的东西。A. prepare准备,预备（饭菜）；B. cook煮饭；C. set制定；D. serve供应。一大早醒来，作者到厨房做各种早饭的准备，故选A项。‎ ‎【18题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：起居室里有一架漂亮的电子琴，和一张纸条，写到“给我棒棒的妈妈，爱你的儿子。” A. note便条；B. notice通知；C. word单词；D. sign痕迹。电子琴是礼物，旁边的夹了一张纸条说明礼物给谁，note意为便条，纸条，符合题意。故选A项。‎ ‎【19题详解】‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很惊讶。A. disturbed心烦意乱的；B. confused困惑的；C. astonished感到十分惊讶的；D. inspired受到鼓舞的。作者一心给儿子买礼物，没想到儿子会给她买礼物，所以很惊讶。astonished感到惊讶的，符合题意。故选C项。‎ ‎【20题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我们家，有一个由来已久的玩笑：我想要一架钢琴，那样的话我就可以去上钢琴课了。A. give给予；B. take学习，修（课程）；C. draw绘画；D. teach教。我一直想要钢琴，那样我就可以去上钢琴课，学习这门课程。take意为学习，修（课程），符合题意，故选B项。‎ ‎【21题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“先学着弹，然后给你买一个”，这是我丈夫的回应。 A. reason原因；B. request请求；C. comment评论；D. response回应。对于我想买钢琴的事，丈夫的回应是先学再买。response意为回应，符合题意，故选D项。‎ ‎【22题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我震惊地站在那里，泪流成河，自问：儿子怎么买得起这么昂贵的礼物的。A. present呈现；B. afford买得起；C. find找到；D. order订购。我纳闷的是这么昂贵的礼物儿子怎么买得起的。afford意为买得起，符合题意。故选B项。‎ ‎【23题详解】‎ 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当然，全家人都醒了，儿子对于我的反应很高兴。A. neighbor邻居；B. building大楼；C. room房间；D. house房子，全家人。早晨，我醒来后，家里其他人也醒了。house除了表示房子，也可以表示全家人，符合题意，故选D项。‎ ‎【24题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：（家人之间）互相亲吻，我想让儿子立刻打开我买的礼物。A. exchanged交换；B. experienced体验；C. expected期待；D. exhibited展示。家人间的问候方式，无论是打招呼还是表达感激，都是通过互相亲吻来实现的。exchange意为交换，这里表示你亲我，我亲你，符合题意，故选A项。‎ ‎【25题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：（家人之间）互相亲吻，我想让儿子立刻打开我买的礼物。A. tear撕；B. open打开；C. check检查；D. receive收到。我是想让儿子打开我买的礼物，open意为打开，符合题意，故选B项。‎ ‎【26题详解】‎ 考查副词词义辨析。句意：当他看到头盔和装备，他的表情不完全是我所期待的。A. purely纯粹地；B. basically基本地；C. obviously显而易见地；D. exactly正是，精确地。作者买了礼物给儿子，估计儿子会很喜欢，但事实并不是。not exactly意为不完全是，符合题意，故选D项。‎ ‎【27题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我意识到，他卖了自己的摩托车给我买了电子琴。A. realized意识到；B. remembered记得；C. imagined想象；D. supposed任务。结合上文，作者纳闷，儿子怎么有钱给我买这么贵的礼物，以及儿子收到我买给他的礼物时的那种表情，作者这时才意识到真相。realize意为意识到，符合题意，故选A项。‎ ‎【28题详解】‎ 考查副词词义辨析。句意：当然，那天我是最自豪的妈妈，而且之后的一个月我都一直飘着（脚不着地，心情舒畅）。A. only仅仅；B. still仍然；C. ever以往任何时候（表强调）；D. even甚至。ever用于形容词或副词的比较级和最高级之后，表示强调。这里强调作者很自豪，很高兴，符合题意。故选C项。‎ ‎【29题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，我想让你知道，那种爱仍然存在。A. works起作用；B. exists存在；C. matters有关系；D. counts重要。作者给Laura写信，就是来告诉她那种无私的爱会发生在现在的世界中，确实存在。exist意为存在，符合题意，故选B项。‎ ‎【30题详解】‎ 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我想，你会愿意分享这个故事的。A. send派送；B. publish出版；C. share分享；D. write写。作者是跟Laura分享自己的故事，让她相信这个世界存在无私的爱，同时也希望Laura能分享给他人，去影响他人。故选C项。‎ ‎【点睛】完形填空的解题技巧之一就是要根据上下文来学会“推理”出最佳选项。同学们要遵循“上下求索”的原则来查找信息。例如，第19小题，该题可根据第一段的第二句话You doubted whether such unselfish love would happen in today’s world.可知，Laura 怀疑，当今世界是否会发生这种无私的爱，到19题这里，作者回答她，这种无私的爱依然存在，故选B项。还可以根据生活常识进行解答。比如：14小题，根据礼仪，家人间的问候方式，无论是打招呼还是表达感激，都是通过互相亲吻来实现的。exchange意为交换，这里表示你亲我，我亲你，符合题意，故选A项。‎ 第二部分：阅读理解（共18小题，每小题1.5分，满分27分）‎ A ‎【答案】31. A 32. D 33. A 34. B ‎【解析】这是两则信件，一则是公司发的备忘录，提醒员工关于年会的相关事宜，一则是职员的回信，咨询一些额外事件。‎ ‎【31题详解】‎ 主旨大意题。由整个备忘录以及第一段的第一句话“This is just a quick note to let you all know the arrangements for next month’s year-end party.”可知，这个备忘录是让大家知道下个月举行的年会的安排。相当于跟大家解释一项活动的安排，故选A项。‎ ‎【32题详解】‎ 推理判断题。结合第二封信件里的“I know it is a bit of a last minute request, but my brother and his wife are planning to visit us at that time, and I know they’d love to see the Green Vale.”可知，Kyle Berwick知道这个请求有点晚，但是他的兄弟和妻子在那个时候来，他们也想去。所以，可以判断，他是在询问是否可以带客人来。故选D项。‎ ‎【33题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据Kyle Berwick的信件中的“If it is not a problem, then can you let me know how much I should pay for their tickets?”可知，他询问道，如果可以带客人过来，他们的票钱是多少。结合上面的备忘录里的“s you know, the party will be held at the Green Vale Country Club, which we have reserved between 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on the evening of December 21st.”，“Tickets for all employees have been covered by the company.”以及“Basically, there is sufficient parking space for only 100 vehicles, so they would like to ask those of you planning to drive, try to car-pool as much as possible. Also, the number of lockers available is small, so guests should try to keep belongings to a minimum.”可知，备忘录提及了晚会时间：7；30—10:00；员工票已经由公司支付；停车只可供100辆车，大家开车的最好拼车；储物柜数量有限，所以带的东西尽量最小化。唯独没有提到如果另外带客人来，票价会是多少。故选A项。‎ ‎【34题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据备忘录里的内容，the Green Vale方面建议开车去的人最好拼车，并没有提及经理不允许开车，所以排除A项；备忘录是Annette发的，而且她希望其他人能告知她是否能够确认参加，可以推断相关事务是由她来负责；由于the Green Vale储物柜数量有限，所以建议大家尽量少带东西，而不是多带，所以排除C项。由第二则信函可知，Kyle Berwick愿意就另外邀请的客人而付门票，不是不愿意，所以排除D项。故选B项。‎ B ‎【答案】35. D 36. A 37. C 38. D 39. C ‎【解析】‎ 本文是一篇记叙文。文章作者记叙五年级美术课海报设计比赛的经历。‎ ‎【35题详解】‎ 细节理解题。由第二段末句，老师说的话You just have to make sure that the words on the blackboard appear somewhere on your poster可知，这个海报上必须有黑板上的话。故选D。‎ ‎【36题详解】‎ 词义猜测题。上下句是Some…Other…句式，while we conjured up our designs的对应部分是while deep in thought，可见conjured up的意思是“思考，想象”，形成一个点子。故选A。‎ ‎【37题详解】‎ 细节理解题。由第三段We studied the board critically.可知，听了老师的话，于是开始考虑他们的设计。故选C。‎ ‎【38题详解】‎ 细节理解题。由第四段倒数第二句Some of us would wander past the good students’ desks and then return to our own projects with a growing sense of hopelessness从带着越来越强烈的绝望，可知，学生觉得自己不会获奖。故选D。‎ ‎【39题详解】‎ 推理判断题。由always—always—rewarding the same old winners, I can’t say that with any certainty和I probably never…等可推断出，当教师给我十美元的信封时，我还坐在桌子上想着，我并没有想到自己能得奖，可推出我得奖的时候感到很惊讶。故选C。‎ C 第二部分：阅读理解(共15小题：‎ ‎【答案】40. B 41. A 42. C 43. D 44. B ‎【解析】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述了同时做几件事的能力已经成为衡量自我价值的重要标准之一，但是，有效利用时间的同时，所带来的损失也伴随而来。比如，司机驾驶时打电话会发生撞车事故；散步时做其它事情，散步已没有什么价值了。‎ ‎【40题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据文章第一段The ability to do several things at once has become one of the great measures of self-worth for 21-century Americans. 同时做几件事的能力已经成为衡量自我价值的重要标准之一。故选B。‎ ‎【41题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据文章第二段Too dangerous, the assembly said, citing research showing that drivers are four times more likely to have a collision when they are talking on a cellphone. 司机在打电话时会发生撞车事故，说明了纽约议会通过的法案，禁止该州的司机使用手持移动电话，说明多任务处理的危险性。故选A。‎ ‎【42题详解】‎ 词义猜测题。根据文章第三段She strides briskly, head down, cellphone clamped to her ear, chattering (喋喋不休) away和Did the walk have any value? 她迅速进步，低着头，夹在她耳边，喋喋不休地手机聊着天，这样的散步有什么价值吗?可猜测出oblivious为“无视”之意。故选C。‎ ‎【43题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据文章第四段a retired professor of theology(神学) in Indiana with whom I corresponded (通信) made a case for what might be called uni-tasking — the old-fashioned practice of doing one thing at a time. 单一的任务处理就是传统上一次做一件事。故选D。‎ ‎【44题详解】‎ 讨论判断题。根据文章最后一段Offering the simplest example, he said, “When you wash the dishes, wash the dishes.” Good advice, I’ve found, whatever the task.作者认可教授的观点，做什么任务就是做什么任务。从而推断出，作者认为，多任务应该被单一的任务处理所代替。故选B。‎ D ‎【答案】45. D 46. C 47. C 48. A ‎【解析】‎ 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。每天报纸上都会出现一些关于科学新发现的文章，那么这些文章的可信度究竟是多少呢？在文中作者通过几个例子向读者说明：新发现有时候只是一种骗局，或者是一种假象，所以我们对待任何事情都要持有一种怀疑的态度。‎ ‎【45题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句He wrote several papers on them and was famous for hose only to have it revealed that they were planted by jealous colleagues to ruin his reputation. 可知实际上这是那些嫉妒他的同事有意毁坏他的名声。故D正确。‎ ‎【46题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据文章第三段第一句When an early human being was discovered in 1912, scientists at this time were wild with excitement over the meaning it had for the theory of evolution. 可知科学家很兴奋，是因为这个古代人的分析可以证明进化论的意义。故C正确。‎ ‎【47题详解】‎ 猜测词义题。根据前面一句The next time you read the exciting new findings of a study of the best scientist, do not automatically assume that it is true.下次当你读到最好的科学家的新发现的时候，不要想当然地认为那就是真的。也就是说要有所怀疑。根据本句Though we certainly should not ignore scientific research, we do need to take it with a grain of salt. 尽管我们不应该忽视科学家的研究，但是我们的确需要有所怀疑。所以本句中的 with a grain of salt就是指doubtfully。故C正确。‎ ‎【48题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据第二段第二句The fossils of spiders, lizards, and even birds with the name of God written on them in Hebrew were unlike anything that had been found before. 可知用Hebrew写在蜘蛛、蜥蜴甚至鸟类化石身上的文字和以前被发现的并不一样。句中的in表示“用某种语言”，例如in English，那么Hebrew就应该是指一种语言。故A正确。‎ 第II卷（共28分）‎ 第一部分 单词填空 ‎【答案】49. simplified 50. global 51. is guaranteed 52. protesting 53. curiosity 54. connection 55. detective ‎【解析】‎ ‎【49题详解】‎ 考查非谓语动词。句意：布朗先生将语言简化了，所以孩子理解这本书不难了。根据句意，孩子容易理解，说明语言不难，即将语言简化。have+宾语+宾语补足语，这里simplify宾语补足语，与宾语语言之间是被动关系，所以要填过去分词。故填simplified。‎ ‎【50题详解】‎ 考查形容词。句意：污染不是某一个国家的问题，而是一个全球化的问题。污染哪个国家都有，所以这是个全球性的问题。这里是修饰代词，必须用形容词，故填global。‎ ‎【51题详解】‎ 考查被动语态。句意：我们学校建立了警务办公室，我们的安全很大程度上得到了保障。我们的安全跟保证，保障之间是被动关系，结合句意，本句用一般现在时，所以用一般现在时的被动语态。故填is guaranteed。‎ ‎【52题详解】‎ 考查固定句型和非谓语动词。句意：这个男人冷漠地说：“抗议是没有用的，我不会改变主意的。”It is no use doing…是固定句型，意为做…是没有用的，其中doing作真正地主语，用动名词形式，故填protesting。‎ ‎【53题详解】‎ 考查名词和固定短语。句意：出于好奇，这个小孩跟着陌生人进入到一个神秘的大楼里去了。小孩子跟着陌生人走，一般是由于好奇。out of curiosity是固定短语，意为出于好奇，符合题意，故填curiosity。‎ ‎【54题详解】‎ 考查固定短语和名词。句意：没有人敢说，他跟周围的环境没关系。没有人是一叶孤舟，多多少少都会跟其他的人或物有关联。此处作动词have的宾语，需要用名词形式。have connection with意为与…有关系，符合题意。故填connection。‎ ‎【55题详解】‎ 考查名词。句意：夏洛克.福尔摩斯是故事里著名的侦探，他因为（破案）天赋而享有盛名。根据文学常识，夏洛克.福尔摩斯是故事里著名的侦探，这里是单数，所以不加s。故填detective。‎ 第二部分 短语填空 ‎【答案】56. referred to as 57. on end 58. dating back to 59. in favor of 60. standing in line 61. suffering from ‎【解析】‎ ‎【56题详解】‎ 考查固定短语和被动语态。句意：电视，收音机，报纸和杂志被当做媒介。句中主语与动词之间为被动关系，所以要用被动。refer to…as…意为将…视为，当做，符合题意，故填referred to as。‎ ‎【57题详解】‎ 考查固定短语。句意：假期连续下雨下了好几天，破坏了我们的旅行计划。假期旅行计划的破坏，是因为连续下雨。on end 意为连续地，符合题意。故填on end。‎ ‎【58题详解】‎ 考查非谓语动词。句意：当我走进源自18世纪末期的城堡时，我有点紧张，也有点怕怕的。分析句子结构，这里是作城堡的定语，城堡是18世纪末期的，之间是主动关系，所以要用现在分词，故填dating back to。‎ ‎【59题详解】‎ 考查介词短语。句意：在媒体发布会上，作家对支持他的读者表达了感激。这里用介词短语作读者的定语，读者是支持该作家，故填in favor of。‎ ‎【60题详解】‎ 考查非谓语动词。句意：大约有200个难民排队等食物。根据句子结构，这里是作难民的定语，难民要排队才能等到食物，stand in line意为站成一队，排队，符合题意，而且与难民之间是主动关系，所以要用现在分词，故填standing in line。‎ ‎【61题详解】‎ 考查非谓语动词。句意：最终他被诊断患癌症晚期。根据句子结构，这里是作介词as的宾语，所以要用动名词，suffer from意为患…病，符合题意，故填suffering from。‎ 第三部分：书面表达（满分15分）‎ ‎【答案】Dear Sir,‎ I sincerely hope that my family can have the honor to be a host family.‎ I live with my parents who are caring and friendly. Our home is next to the city center, where easy shopping access and convenient transportation are available. We can offer one separate room for the student. My good command of English makes me free to communicate with foreigners in daily life. So I believe I will be a qualified host. If given the chance, I will invite our guests to join in my family get-together. Besides, we can see around the city, getting the student to know more about real life and culture in China.‎ In a word, I’m eager to provide an impressive trip for the foreign visitors. Hope you can take my application into consideration.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua