重庆市第八中学2020届高三下学期第五次月考英语试题

重庆市第八中学2020届高三下学期第五次月考英语试题

重庆八中高2020级高三（下）第五次月考 英语试题 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。‎ 例：How much is the shirt?‎ A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15.‎ 答案是C。‎ ‎1. Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ A. In an office. B. In a restaurant. C. In a theatre.‎ ‎2. How old is the man now?‎ A. Over 60. B. About 20. C. Nearly 40.‎ ‎3. What is the man going to do?‎ A. Go to the information counter.‎ B. Take a train to leave New York.‎ C. Check the price of the ticket.‎ ‎4. What do we learn about the man?‎ A. He quit his job. ‎ B. He is doing a part-time job.‎ C. He has got two job offers.‎ ‎5. What does Mr. Anderson do?‎ A. He is a librarian. B. He is a teacher. C. He is a repairman.‎ 第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。‎ ‎6. What is The Western Teacher? ‎ A. A magazine. B. A story. C. A book. ‎ ‎7. When did the man start writing books? ‎ A. When he was at school. B. After he came to Paris. C. Since the year of 2004.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。‎ ‎8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? ‎ A. Doctor and patient. B. Customer and waiter. C. Husband and wife.‎ ‎9. What must have caused the speakers’ stomach aches? ‎ A. The fish. B. The soup. C. The apples.‎ ‎10. Where will the speakers go? ‎ A. To the hospital. B. To the market. C. To the restaurant.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。‎ ‎11. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. New films. B. Film-seeing habits. C. Popular cinemas. ‎ ‎12. What seems to bother the woman at the cinema?‎ A. The uncomfortable seat.‎ B. The long waiting time.‎ C. The noisy people.‎ ‎13. What do we know about the man?‎ A. He prefers seeing new films at the cinema.‎ B. He enjoys seeing films with friends.‎ C. He likes talking about new films.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。‎ ‎14. Why does David go to Professor Smith for help?‎ A. He missed all the classes last week.‎ B. He had trouble with today’s lecture.‎ C. He wanted to learn how to take notes.‎ ‎15. What should David do at the start of each class?‎ A. Have a short talk with the professor.‎ B. Look through the notes from last class.‎ C. Take down the main points of the lecture.‎ ‎16. How can David find the most important information to write down?‎ A. By remember all the details of the lecture. ‎ B. By reading the notes taken by his classmates. ‎ C. By focusing on the organization of the lecture. ‎ ‎17. How many suggestions has Professor Smith given to David?‎ A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.‎ 听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20题。‎ ‎18. Who brought silk to Europe in the thirteenth century?‎ A. Napoleon. B. Leonardo da Vinci. C. Marco Polo. ‎ ‎19. What do we know about silk today? ‎ A. It is much cheaper than in the past. ‎ B. It is used by famous dress designers.‎ C. It is very popular among painters. ‎ ‎20. Why does the speaker give the talk?‎ A. To persuade people to buy silk clothes. ‎ B. To encourage people to learn designing. ‎ C. To introduce the history of silk trade.‎ 第二部分：阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)‎ 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） ‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎ A FLEA MARKETS (跳蚤市场) For the best selection of flea market product, get there as soon as it opens on the first day of the market. If it’s open Saturday and Sunday all year round, go early on Saturday morning. For seasonal or annual flea markets, go early in the season, preferably the first weekend. You’ll have first pick of the goods the vendors (小贩) gathered during the year. For the biggest discounts, it’s just the opposite. Shop mid to late afternoon during the final day, or days, of the flea market. The vendors are tired and ready to get home –and they might just cut you some fantastic deals if you ask. You may have to haggle a bit, but you’ll probably go home with some bargains, especially if you’re buying large, heavy pieces the tired sellers don’t want to pack and load. YARD SALES Yard sale shopping is a lot like flea market shopping. You’ll find the best selections when the sale first starts. Go early on the first day of the sale. If the sale starts at 7 am, be there a few minutes before – but not so early that you’re labeled an early bird. Don’t wait until Saturday to visit a yard sale that starts on Friday. Like flea market vendors, yard sale sellers aren’t as willing to haggle early in the morning, but the prices are usually pretty low to start. Don’t wait until the afternoon bargain hours to shop at yard sales. THRIFT STORES (旧货店) For the best thrift store selections, ask the employees when the new product arrives. It could be a certain day of the week or a certain time each day. Find out, and then plan your visits for those days and times. Thrift store prices are usually low, so you might want to snatch things up as soon as you find them. If the prices seem unusually high, ask about their sale structure. Thrift stores don’t always state their sales clearly and sometimes the sales are confusing. Find out when they discount the items that interest you. That’s when you’ll find the best deals. 21. As for the biggest discounts in the Flea Markets, you’d better______.‎ A. get there about 6:50 am on Friday ‎ B. go early on Saturday morning C. ask the host when the new product arrives ‎ D. buy items late afternoon during the last day ‎ ‎22. The best Thrift Store selections should be taken_______.‎ A. after the sale starts B. as soon as you find them C. when new items arrive D. before the afternoon bargain begins 23. The text is most probably intended for ______.‎ A. antique collectors B. economical shoppers ‎ C. product vendors D. wealthy people B ‎ A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because poliomyelitis (小儿麻痹症) made his leg lame and his teeth uneven. He seldom played with his classmates; and when the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always lowered his head without a word.‎ One spring, the boy’s father asked for some saplings(树苗) from the neighbor. He told his children to plant a sapling each person. The father said, "Whose seedling grows best, I will buy him ‎ or her a favorite gift." The boy also wanted to get his father's gift. But seeing his brothers and sisters carrying water to water the trees happily, anyhow, he hit upon an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never attended to it.‎ A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was surprised to find it not only didn't wilt, but also grew some fresh leaves, and compared with the trees of his brother and sister, his appeared greener and more vital. His father kept his promise, bought the little boy his favorite gift and said to him: from the tree he planted, he would become an outstanding botanist when he grew up.‎ Since then, the little boy slowly became optimistic. One day, the little boy lay on the bed but couldn't sleep. Looking at the bright moonlight outside the window, he suddenly recalled what the biology teacher once said, plants generally grow at night. Why not go to see the tree? When he came to the courtyard on tiptoe, he found his father was splashing something under his tree with a ladle (勺子). He returned to his room, tears running down his face.‎ Decades passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist, but he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.‎ ‎24. Why didn’t the boy answer the teacher’s question?‎ A. He couldn’t concentrate on the class. ‎ B. All the students looked down on him.‎ C. He lacked confidence because of his illness.‎ D. He was an unfortunate boy with learning disability.‎ ‎25. Why did the father ask the children to plant trees?‎ A. The neighbor required him to do it.‎ B. He expected them to be botanists.‎ C. He wanted to encourage the disabled boy.‎ D. The children asked for their favorite gifts.‎ ‎26. What does the underlined word “wilt” mean?‎ A. become weak B. become strong C. become beautiful D. become green ‎27. What’s the best title for the passage?‎ A. An Unfortunate Boy B. Nutrition of Growth C. A Loving Father ‎ D. The Unselfish Love ‎ C Smart cities are coming. And you can be sure that hackers(黑客) won’t be very far behind. ‎ We’ve already gotten a glimpse of that future, as cities across the globe start to use technology to connect their services and residents in ways that was science fiction just a few years ago. They are using sensors to collect data — such as traffic, garbage collecting, and road conditions —and then using that data to deliver services to more people and more efficiently.‎ But this rush to become a smart city has a major drawback: The more connected a city is, the easier it is to cyber-attacks. Hackers have, in recent years, effectively held cities hostage through ransom ware(赎金器), sometimes damaging critical systems for months at a time. The damage can cost millions to repair, as Baltimore and Atlanta have discovered.‎ And this is just the beginning. As cities add connectivity to their streetlights, power grids, dams, transit lines and other services, they are adding more targets that have the potential to be hacked.‎ ‎ What’s more, as additional information on residents is collected, officials worry the result —lots of data could attract nation-states or terrorists who could incorporate the data into physical and cyber war.‎ What cyber security lesson can’t be taught in this hack? For example: Don’t open email attachments from unfamiliar sources; don’t click on unrecognized links; don’t leave sensitive information visible on the walls or surfaces of your office. But let’s just stick to the most important lesson: The information you share on social media can be used to profile and target you, whether that’s by engineering click bait(点击诱饵) aimed at your particular interests, guessing your password based on your birthday or figuring out your schedule and travels so that an intruder can access your home or office.‎ Wednesday, September 18, 2019 THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. ‎ ‎28.What did people use to think of smart cities?‎ A. It was the product of science. B. It was bound to be popular.‎ C. It existed in imagination. D. It improved people’s life.‎ ‎29. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 3? ‎ A. Introduce the harm of hackers. B. Show the danger of a smart city.‎ C. Add some background information. D. Summarize the previous paragraphs.‎ ‎30.What is officials’ attitude to big data?‎ A. It is convenient to provide service. B. It is certain to bring about revolution.‎ C. There are actually potential dangers. D. There’s competition in high technology.‎ ‎31.What does the underlined word "profile" in Para. 5 mean?‎ A. Describe. B. Protect. C. Pursue. D. Fund.‎ D Camaraderie over Competence The significance of liking people is the topic of an article in the Harvard Business Review, which has carried out an experiment to find out who we’d rather work with. Hardly surprisingly, the people we want most as our workmates are both: brilliant at their jobs and delightful human beings. And the people we want least are both unpleasant and useless. More interestingly, the authors found that, given the choice between working with lovable fools and competent jerks (性情古怪的人), we irresistibly choose the former. Anyway, who likes those stupid men who annoy or hurt other people? We might insist that competence matters more, but our behavior shows we stay close to the people we like and sharing information with them. ‎ What companies should therefore do is get people to like each other more. The trick here is apparently to make sure staffs come across each other as often as possible during the day. They also should be sent on bonding courses and so on to encourage friendliness and break down displeasure. However, more outdoor-activity weekends and shared coffee machines inspire no confidence at all.‎ The reality is that people either like each other or they don’t. You can’t force it. Possibly you can make offices friendlier by tolerating a lot of chat, but there is a productivity cost to that. In my experience, the question of lovable fool against competent jerk may not be the right one. The two are interrelated: we tend not to like our workmates when they are completely hopeless. I was once quite friendly with a woman whom I later worked with. I found her to be so outstandingly bad at her job that I lost respect for her and ended up not really liking her at all. Then is there anything that companies should be doing about it?‎ By far the most effective strategy would be to hire people who are all pretty much the same, given that similarity is one of the main determinants of whether we like each other. I think this is a pretty good idea, but no one dares recommend this anymore without offending the diversity lobby ‎ group. There is only one acceptable view on this subject: teams of similar people are bad because they stop creativity. This may be true, though I have never seen any conclusive proof of it.‎ Not only do we like similar people, we like people who like us. So if companies want to promote more liking, they should encourage a culture where we are all nice to each other. The trouble is that this needs to be done with some skill.‎ ‎32. According to the research, which kind of colleagues would most people tend to choose?‎ A. Humorous but unambitious.‎ B. Creative but unattractive.‎ C. Competent but unfriendly. ‎ D. Nice but unintelligent.‎ ‎33. The author talks about her experience to show that .‎ A. talkative workmates makes offices friendlier B. a workmate’s working ability is important C. people tend to like optimistic workmates D. people respect outstanding leaders ‎34. Some people think that similar people working together may ‎ A. be likely to stick together B. talk more and work less C. create fewer new ideas D. offend each other ‎35. To encourage workmates to like each other, companies could .‎ A. employ staff who have a lot in common B. encourage a diversity of opinions in workplace C. organize team-building activities outside the office D. set more coffee machines in the work place 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ ‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Let’s face it: The last hour of anyone’s workday is not always fruitful. As the hours of peak productivity start to decline, most people begin watching the clock, waiting for nothing. 36 “How positively you end your professional day can promote success both inside and outside of the office,” says Randi Levin, a life strategist. Let's see how successful people end their workday with a bang.‎ Successful people reflect on their accomplishments. While many of us spend our last hour of work making a to-do list for tomorrow, they review the day they just had. 37 Similarly, Levin recommends writing down the day's wins rather than setbacks or to-dos, as well as reviewing your list of successes once a month. It will prove your professional growth and bring more joy into your job.‎ Also, successful people brainstorm solutions for today's setbacks. 38 Instead, they end their day by thinking carefully about the problems they met, brainstorming possible solutions, and then leaving it for tomorrow. They will settle those problems after a good night’s sleep.‎ ‎ 39 Rather than detailing the tasks that need to get done, this kind of list encourages people to focus on finding solutions for their projects. “Forget the horrible 'to-do' list," Levin says, ‎ ‎"before heading to happy hour, write down three to five goals you have for the next 24 hours. 40 It will provide you with not only a concrete and positive way to begin tomorrow, but also it will allow you to see much more possibilities. "‎ A. This list is a promise to yourself.‎ B. Successful people make a to-do list.‎ C. It will make people understand the problems better.‎ D. They never bring the day's failures home with them.‎ E. Another work these people do is to create an action list.‎ F. But ending the workday with purpose can make a difference.‎ G. They typically choose a case and consider what led to that success.‎ 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。‎ The View from the Slow Lane As we pulled into the driveway, I noticed that something seemed different about my mom. She was 41 away from me, her shoulders dropped and her hands relaxed. I parked the car and she turned toward me.‎ ‎“Okay, we’re home,” I said, 42 that now was her time to get out and let me be on my own. She sniffled and brushed her hair behind her ears to reveal her bloodshot eyes and moist cheeks. She had been crying.‎ ‎“Mom!” I whined (嘀咕着说), surprised by the tears running down her face. “Why are you crying?” I asked, 43 I already knew the answer.‎ I had just got my 44 , which I’d been looking forward to for months. I was free — able to drive myself where I needed to go. But now that I had it in my pocket, I suddenly felt 45 . I had been so quick to grow up, completely ignoring the emotions that my mom must be experiencing with her firstborn 46 adulthood.‎ ‎“My baby boy is growing up too fast,” she 47 to say between deep breaths.‎ My heart ached. I hated to see my mom cry, and I hated more that I had been so ignorant toward her 48 . I had been counting down the days, 49 waiting to enter the next stage of my life, 50 she counted down with fear and headache. The 51 and freedom I had previously felt were gone, replaced by an odd sense of mourning.‎ We hugged. Then she looked me in the eye and told me to drive carefully. “Of course I will,” I reassured her. She unbuckled her seat belt, opened the door, and stepped out. I waved goodbye and pulled out of the driveway.‎ I had been so 52 to start speeding and skirting around corners that I’d 53 just how beautiful the ride is. Now I cruised (漫游) down the peaceful two -lane road, 54 the sights, sounds, and smells of the nature that surrounds me. At that moment I made a promise to myself, a promise to take things 55 and to never, ever, catch myself speeding again.‎ Life had passed me by while I lived my days in fast 56 , ignorantly wishing for tomorrow and 57 to notice all the beautiful things along the way. Friendships, victories, heartbreaks — have sped by me because I was too busy looking toward the 58 . It seems life also has its own 59 , and if you find yourself going too fast, you risk 60 the moments that make it so special.‎ Moments like this.‎ ‎41．A. facing B. running C. escaping D. breaking ‎42．A. implying B. fearing C. asking D. considering ‎43．A. in that B. now that C. even though D. as though ‎44．A. car B. license C. offer D. scholarship ‎45．A. anxious B. guilty C. annoyed D. disappointed ‎46．A. nearing B. spending C. crossing D. delaying ‎47．A. tried B. intended C. managed D. decided ‎48．A. waiting B. warning C. greetings D. feelings ‎49．A. unwillingly B. nervously C. impatiently D. thankfully ‎50．A. while B. and C. for D. so ‎51．A. luck B. delight C. honor D. gratitude ‎52．A. afraid B. confident C. excited D. reluctant ‎ ‎53．A. denied B. forgotten C. realized D. discovered ‎ ‎54．A. following B. imagining C. enjoying D. recognizing ‎55．A. easy B. wrong C. personal D. slow ‎56．A. forward B. downward C. backward D. upward ‎57．A. trying B. refusing C. pretending D. failing ‎58．A. fortune B. scenery C. past D. future ‎59．A. fast track B. speed limit C. comfort zone D. daily routine ‎60．A. deleting B. wasting C. losing D. missing 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎ 阅读小面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的档次或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ ‎ By now it’s almost common knowledge that spending time in nature is good for you. Areas with 61 (many) trees tend to be less polluted, so spending time there allows you to breathe easier. Spending time outdoors contributes to good health, with blood pressure and stress 62 (reduce), and seems to motivate people 63 (exercise) more. ‎ A survey showed that people 64 spend 2 hours in nature—either all at once or totaled over ‎ several shorter 65 (visit)—were more likely to report good health and psychological well-being than those with no nature 66 (expose). Remarkably, the researchers found that less than two hours offered no significant benefits. The two-hour benchmark(临界值) 67 (apply) to men and women, to older and younger folks and so on. Even people 68 long-term illnesses or disabilities benefited from time 69 (spend) in nature—as long as it was at least 120 minutes per week.‎ While the findings are based on 70 tremendous number of people, scientists caution that it’s really just a correlation. Nobody knows why or how nature has this benefit or even if the findings will stand up to stricter investigation.‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的 增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎ 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ ‎ Five years ago, my father, who was in his forty, lost his job. At first, he was in low spirits and often gets drunk. One day, he read a story about Ren Zhengfei, which was greatly inspired him. He turned to a friend, with which help he set up a factory. In his factory waste materials were made full use to produce environmentally friendly packing bags. With these bags well receiving, his factory went smooth. Now, he has extra money because he often helps those in need. So far, he has donated as many as $10,000. How a great father I have!‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华，你校绘画俱乐部将举办国际中学生绘画展。请给你的美国朋友John写封信。请他提供作品。信的内容包括：‎ ‎1.主题：最美劳动者；‎ ‎2.作品要求及画展时间；‎ ‎3. 交作品地址：一教楼305教室。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 词数100左右；‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3. 信的开头和结尾不计入总词数。‎ Dear John,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours Li Hua 答案 听力 ‎1-5 BAACB 6-10 ABCCA 11-15 BCABC 16-20 CBCBA 阅读 ‎21-25 DCBCC 26-30 ABCBC 31-35 ADBCA 七选五 ‎36-40: FGDEA 完形填空 ‎41-45 AACBB 46-50 ACDCA 51-55 BCBCD 56-60 ADDBD ‎ 语法填空 ‎61.more 62.reduced 63.to exercise 64.who 65.visits ‎66.exposure 67.applied 68.with 69.spent 70.a 短文改错 ‎71. forty-forties 72. gets-got 73.which was greatly 删掉was ‎74.with which(改为whose) help 75.made full use 在use后添加of ‎76.receiving-received 77.smooth-smoothly 78.because--so/and ‎79.many—much 80.How—What ‎ 范文 Dear John,‎ I am Li Hua. Knowing that you have great creativity and talent for painting, I sincerely invite you to provide your works for our school painting club.‎ Our school painting club is going to hold an International High School Student Painting Exhibition, whose theme is the most glorious laborers. It will start from May 1st and last for two weeks. Any student who is interested is welcome to participate and any painting depicting scenes of labor and demonstrating the diligence of workers is encouraged. If you want to join, please bring your works to Room 305, No.1 Teaching Building.‎ The themed activity shall guarantee you a golden opportunity to exchange ideas with other painters and fully appreciate the Chinese traditional virtue. Looking forward to hearing from you and your excellent paintings.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎ 答案详解 听力录音原文 Text 1‎ W: Excuse me. Can we get a table at the non-smoking area?‎ M: Sure. But you may need to wait for a few minutes. You can have a look at the menu first in the waiting area. ‎ Text 2‎ W: So, you’ve lived in London for 40 years. Were you born there?‎ M: No. I was born and brought up in a small town, and only moved to London in my twenties when I got a job at the BBC. ‎ Text 3‎ M: Excuse me. Could you tell me when the next train to New York will leave?‎ W: Sorry, I don’t know. You can check at the information counter. It’s right down the hall.‎ M: Thank you. ‎ Text 4‎ M: I’ve just been offered two jobs just now. ‎ W: Congratulations! Which one are you going to take?‎ M: Thanks. I haven’t decided yet.‎ Text 5‎ W: Excuse me. Do you know where Mr. Anderson is?‎ M: Oh, we are repairing the classroom ceiling this week, so he is giving his class in the library instead. ‎ Text 6‎ W: Jason, would you tell us a little about how you became a writer?‎ M: Oh, I’ve written ever since I was a boy. When I was at school, I wrote stories for a children’s magazine. Later on, I wrote for The Western Teacher and various other magazines before I got into writing books. ‎ W: Did you start writing your own books after you came to Paris?‎ M: Yes. My first book was published here in 2004.‎ Text 7‎ W: Ralph, my stomach aches!‎ M: Mine too, honey. ‎ W: I think it was the fish or the meat we ate in the restaurant.‎ M: It might have been.‎ W: Or the soup.‎ M: No, it couldn’t have been the soup because I didn’t have any. Little Jimmy had some, and he’s all right.‎ W: Of course, we sat in the sun for a long time, but I suppose it couldn’t have been the sun.‎ M: That’s true. Now, what else did we both eat? Only those lovely apples I bought at the market. It couldn’t have been them. We’re used to eating apples, and you washed them.‎ W: No, I didn’t! I thought you had! ‎ M: Oh, Jenny, I didn’t wash them! I was sure you did! It must have been the apples, then. Oh, I feel worse now. Let’s go see a doctor. ‎ Text 8 ‎ M: Why don’t you like going to the cinema? ‎ W: Well, there are too many problems.‎ M: Like what?‎ W: For example, when a film is popular, the cinema is rather crowded. When the traffic is bad, it ‎ takes a long time to get there. ‎ M: Are these all the problems?‎ W: No, the worst is the people — children running up and down, people chatting endlessly, and so on. So, I’d rather stay home and wait to see the films when they are shown on TV. ‎ M: Then you may see the films a bit later than other people. ‎ W: Yes, but I’ll be more comfortable in the quietness of my living room. ‎ M: Well, I can’t stand others talking about a new film before I see it, so I prefer seeing films at the cinema as soon as they come out. ‎ Text 9‎ M: Can I talk to you for a minute, Professor Smith?‎ W: Sure, David. What can I do for you?‎ M: I didn’t get to copy down all the terms you mentioned in today’s lecture, and I know they were important.‎ W: Do you remember what parts of the lecture you had trouble with? ‎ M: Uh, not really. ‎ W: Hmm. Can I take a look at your notes?‎ M: Sure. ‎ W: Hmm, interesting.‎ M: What?‎ W: David, just by looking through your notes from today and from last week’s classes, I can tell that you’ve been missing a lot of important information from my lectures. Your notes are rather incomplete. ‎ M: What’s wrong? I thought I took good notes.‎ W: Hmm. Not exactly. I think your note-taking skills need some improvement. ‎ M: Oh.‎ W: What I suggest is that you copy down the key points that I put on the board at the start of each class. That way, you can follow along and keep up with the main ideas of the lecture.‎ M: OK.‎ W: Second, use the key points to help you fill in the details that develop each main point. Don’t worry about writing down everything I say word for word. It looks like you were trying to do that. Focus on understanding the organization of the lecture. That will help you find the most important information you should write down. ‎ M: All right. Thanks, Professor Smith.‎ W: Oh, and one more thing: you might find it useful to shorten words and use special marks. That can save you a lot of time.‎ Text 10‎ It is no secret that many famous people, including Napoleon, Catherine the Great, and even the Queen of England, loved silk clothes. In the thirteenth century, Marco Polo traveled the Silk Road and brought silk to Venice. You can be sure that Italians valued this precious material greatly. Some of the designs added into their clothing were copies of paintings by Leonardo da Vinci. Today, there are no world-class dress designers who have not used Italian cloth materials made of Chinese silk. A famous poet has said, “What diamonds do for the hand, silk does for the body.” Silk has a comfortable and expensive quality. Silk dresses and suits certainly add beauty and style to one’s clothes collection. You want to be considered as successful as those who know what quality is, don’t you? No one who is anyone should be without this special material. Come and buy a silk dress or shirt today! ‎ 阅读理解 ‎21.D 细节理解题。 从FLEA MARKETS第二自然段第二句可知。‎ ‎22.C 细节理解题。 从THRIFT STORES第一自然段第一句可知。‎ ‎23.B 推理判断题。 ‎ ‎ 根据全文综合推理，均与如何买到优惠的商品有关，所以应为节省的购物者。‎ ‎24.C 细节理解题根据第一个自然段A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because poliomyelitis made his leg lame and his teeth uneven.可知道答案。‎ ‎25.C 推断题。根据文章内容可以知道一直是父亲秘密地帮助这个小男孩照顾小树，在小孩获得礼物时父亲也是鼓励他一定会成为杰出的生物学家可知道答案。‎ ‎26.A 猜词题根据上下文it not only didn't wilt, but also grew some fresh leaves, and compared with the trees of his brother and sister, his appeared greener and more vital可知小树不但没有枯萎反而比起他兄弟姐妹的更充满生机。‎ ‎27.B 主旨大意题。文章讲述的就是残疾儿子在父亲的鼓励和爱的滋养下重拾信心，成为伟人的一个故事，爱就是我们生命中最好的养料。‎ ‎28.C 考查细节理解。根据第二段第一句中的as cities across the globe start to use technology to connect their services and residents in ways that were science fiction just a few years ago.可知，以往智能城市只是存在于科幻小说中。‎ ‎29.B 考查推理判断。第三段开始说But this rush to become a smart city has a major drawback，之后就此展开，由此可知作者的意图是说明智能城市存在的危险。‎ ‎30.C 考查细节理解。根据第四段最后一句话officials worry the resulting lots of data could attract nation-states or terrorists who could incorporate the data into physical and cyber war可知，政府官员认为大数据实际上有潜在的危险。‎ ‎31. A 考查词义猜测。根据第五段中的The information you share on social media can be used to profile and target you, whether that’s by engineering click bait(点击诱饵) aimed at your particular interests可知，你发布在社交媒体上的信息可以用来画出你的轮廓并攻击你，故推断该词的意思是"描述"。选A。‎ ‎32题D 根据More interestingly, the authors found that, given the choice between working with lovable fools and competent jerks (性情古怪的人), we irresistibly choose the former.可知选项为D。‎ ‎33题 B 根据文章第三段得知 作者从自身经历出发，一个曾经与作者友好的同事因为工作的逊色而失去了作者的尊重，最终导致作者一点也不喜欢她了，所以作者想表达同事的工作能力是重要的。‎ ‎34题 C 根据文章倒数第二段 There is only one acceptable view on this subject: teams of similar people are bad because they stop creativity. 可知一些人认为相似的人在一起工作不利于创造力的发挥。‎ ‎35题 A 根据文章倒数第二段 By far the most effective strategy would be to hire people who are all pretty much the same, given that similarity is one of the main determinants of whether we like each other.最有效的办法就是公司雇佣相似的人。‎ 完形填空 ‎【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，刚刚驾照到手的作者由开车载母亲回家路上的一段交流及随后他在宁静的公路上漫游认识到生活也有速度限制，我们应该让生活慢下来，仔细体会生活中的美好。‎ 41. A 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：她背对着我，肩膀下垂，双手放松。A. facing面对；B. running跑；C. escaping逃离；D. breaking打破。空后说作者把车停好后，妈妈转向作者，由此可知，作者开车时他的妈妈是背对着作者的，face away from表示“背对着”，故A项正确。‎ 42. A 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：“好了，我们到家了”，我说，意思是她该下车了。A. implying意味、暗示；B. fearing害怕；C. remembering记得；D. considering考虑。作者说“好了，我们到家了”的意思是妈妈该下车了，故A项正确。‎ 43. C 【解析】考查连词短语辨析，句意：“你为什么哭？“我问，尽管我已经知道答案了。A. in case万一；B. now that既然；C. even though即使、尽管；D. as though仿佛。空前说妈妈哭了，尽管作者知道她为什么哭，但作者还是问了一嘴“妈妈，你为什么哭？”前后是让步关系，故C项正确。‎ 41. B 【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我刚拿到驾照，我已经盼了好几个月了。我可以自己开车去需要去的地方。A. car车；B. license执照；C. offer提议；D. scholarship奖学金。空后说以后作者可以自己开车去需要去的地方，这说明作者拿到驾照了，故B项正确。‎ 42. B 【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但现在把它放在口袋里，我突然感到内疚。B. guilty内疚的、有罪的；A. anxious焦虑的；C. annoyed恼怒的；D. disappointed失望的。空后说作者忽略了妈妈在她第一个孩子快成年的时候所经历的情绪，这让作者感到内疚，故B项正确。‎ 43. A 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我很快就长大了，完全忽略了妈妈在她第一个孩子快成年的时候所经历的情绪。A. nearing接近；B. spending花费；C. crossing横过；D. delaying推迟。空前说作者这么快就长大了，这说明作者接近成年了，故A项正确。‎ 44. C 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我的宝贝儿子长得太快了，”她在深呼吸间勉强说道。A. tried努力；B. intended打算；C. managed设法做成；D. hesitated犹豫。上文说妈妈哭了，这句话是妈妈尽量控制住自己的情绪，在深呼吸间勉强说出来的，故C项正确。‎ 45. D 【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我讨厌我妈妈哭，更讨厌我对她的感情如此无知（忽略了妈妈的感受）。A. waiting等待A；B. warning警告；C. greetings问候；D. feelings感觉、感情。上文说作者忽略了妈妈在她第一个孩子快成年的时候所经历的情绪，所以此处指的就是妈妈的感受，故D项正确。‎ 46. C 【解析】考查副词词义辨析。句意：我一直在数日子，焦急地等着进入人生的下一个阶段，而她却在恐惧和头痛中数日子。A. unwillingly不情愿地；B. nervously紧张地；C. impatiently不耐烦地、焦躁地；D. thankfully感谢地。根据空后的“waiting to enter the next stage of my life,”可知，作者焦急地等着进入人生的下一个阶段，故C项正确。‎ 47. A 【解析】考查连词词义辨析。句意同上。A. while然而；B. and并且；C. for因为；D. so所以。此处是妈妈与作者的对比，作者数日子是因为作者焦急地等着进入人生的下一个阶段，而妈妈却在恐惧和头痛中数日子，故A项正确。‎ 48. B 【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我以前感到的快乐和自由都消失了，取而代之的是一种说不明道不白的悲伤。A. luck运气；B. delight高兴、快乐；C. honor荣誉；D. gratitude感激。根据空后的“and freedom I had previously felt”可知此处指“我以前感到的快乐和自由”，故B项正确。‎ 49. C 【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我太兴奋了，开始超速和绕过拐角，以至于忘记了这是多么美丽的旅程。A. afraid害怕的；B. confident自信的；C. excited兴奋的；D. surprised惊讶的。根据上文的描述可知，作者刚刚拿到驾照，肯定是非常兴奋的，故C项正确。‎ 50. B 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. denied否认；B. forgotten忘记；C. realized意识到；D. discovered发现。 作者兴奋得开始超速和绕过拐角，以至于忘记了这是多么美丽的旅程，故B项正确。‎ 51. C 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在，我在宁静的双车道公路上漫游，欣赏周围的风景、声音和大自然的气息。A. following跟随；B. imagining想象；C. enjoying喜欢、享受；D. recognizing认出。根据空后的“the sights, sounds, and smells of the nature that surrounds me.”可知，作者慢了下来，开始欣赏周围的风景、声音和大自然的气息，故C项正确。‎ 52. D 【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在那一刻，我向自己许下了一个诺言——让事情慢慢来，永远不再让自己超速。A. easy简单的；B. wrong错误的；C. personal个人的；D. slow慢慢的。此处与前面的超速相对，指的是让一切慢下来，故D项正确。‎ 53. A 【解析】考查副词词义辨析。句意：当我把日子过得飞快的时候，生活已离我而去，我无知地憧憬着明天，却没有留意沿途的美好事物。A. forward向前；B. downward向下；.C.‎ ‎ backward向后；D. upward向上。根据空前的“I lived my days in fast”可知此处指“把日子过得飞快”，故A项正确。‎ 41. D 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. trying努力；B. refusing拒绝；C. pretending假装；D. failing未能。根据空后的“to notice all the beautiful things along the way.”可知，作者只顾着地憧憬着明天，却未能留意沿途的美好事物，故D项正确。‎ 42. D 【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：因为我忙于展望未来，友谊、胜利、心碎在我身边一闪而过。A. fortune运气；B. scenery景色；C. past过去；D. future未来。上文说作者只顾着地憧憬着明天，却未能注意到沿途的美好事物，因此此处指的是“我们忙于展望未来”，故D项正确。‎ 43. B 【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：生活似乎也有自己的速度限制，如果你发现自己走得太快，你可能会错过那些让生活如此特别的时刻。A. fast track快速通道；B. speed limit速度限制；C. comfort zone舒适区；D. daily routine日常工作。由开车联想到生活，指的是“生活也有速度限制”，指要让生活慢下来，体会生活中的美好，故B项正确。‎ 44. D 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. deleting删除；B. wasting浪费；C. losing失去；D. missing错过。根据空后的“the moments that make it so special”可知，如果走得太快，作者可能会错过那些让生活如此特别的时刻，故D项正确。‎ 语法填空 ‎61. more 考查形容词比较级。根据句意“有更多树木的地方污染更少”得知，前后存在比较。‎ ‎62. reduced 考查非谓语动词。with复合结构，blood pressure and stress与reduce之间是被动关系，故用reduced.‎ ‎63. to exercise 考查动词搭配。motivate sb. to do sth. 激励某人做某事。‎ ‎64. who 考查定语从句。People were more likely to report good health…句子做show的宾语从句，people后跟定语从句, 定从差主语，故用who。‎ ‎65. visits 考查名词。根据several shorter可知，后面填名词，且用复数形式。‎ ‎66. exposure 考查名词。根据those with no nature句意“那些没有接触过自然的人”可知，no后面接名词，故用exposure。‎ ‎67. applied/was applied 考查谓语动词。apply to“适用于”。根据上文found可知，这是过去某项研究的发现，用一般过去时态。‎ ‎68. with 考查介词。句意“有长期疾病或残疾的人”。‎ ‎69. spent 考查非谓语动词。句意“花在大自然里的时间”，spend in nature作time的后置定语，time与spend为被动关系，故用spent。‎ ‎70. a 考查冠词。a tremendous number of people “大多数人”。‎ 短文改错 ‎71. forty—forties 考查名词单复数。In one’s forties “在某人四十几岁的时候”‎ ‎72. gets—got 考查动词时态。‎ ‎73. 去掉was 考查被动语态。根据句意可知任正非的故事激励了父亲，句子是主动含义。‎ ‎74. which—whose 考查定语从句。根据help和先行词a friend判断可知两个词之间是所属关系，应该把which改为whose.‎ ‎75. 在use后加of 考查介词用法。Make use of “利用”‎ ‎76. receiving—received 考查非谓语。在with结构符合结构中，bags和receive之间是被动关系，指“这些包受到欢迎”‎ ‎77. smooth—smoothly 考查副词的用法。根据句意可知go在句中是“进展”的意思，后面应该用副词做状语。‎ ‎78. because—so/and 考查连词的用法。根据句意判断后句是前句的结果或者陈述两种情况。‎ ‎79. many—much 考查形容词的用法。金钱在英语里为不可数概念，前面不能用many修饰。‎ ‎80. How—What 考查感叹句用法。“What +(a/an)+adj.+n.+主语＋谓语”，“How + adj.(adv.) +主语+谓语”。‎