江苏省盐城市实验高级中学届2019届高三模拟考试英语试题

江苏省盐城市实验高级中学届2019届高三模拟考试英语试题

盐城市实验高级中学高三模拟考试(英语)‎ 本卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题），满分120分。考试时间120分钟。‎ 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）‎ 单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）‎ 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项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。‎ ‎1.--- What do you think of Cristiano Ronaldo’s signing for Juventus?‎ ‎--- His experience and range of skills will add a new _______ to the team.‎ A. extension B. foundation C. occupation D. dimension ‎【答案】D ‎【解析】‎ ‎【详解】考查名词辨析。A. extension延长，伸展；B. foundation根基，基础；C. occupation职业，占据； D. dimension尺寸； 容积； 内容；维度； 范围； 方面；句意：—你怎么看待C罗转会到尤文图斯？—他的经验和技巧会给这只队伍带来新的内容。根据句意可知D项正确。‎ ‎2.Chinese officials hope that trade will _______ when the two countries _______ to hard currency.‎ A. turn up; scratch B. catch on; squeeze C. pick up; switch D. hold on; status ‎【答案】B ‎【解析】‎ ‎【详解】考查动词短语辨析和动词辨析。句意：中国官员希望，当两国挤压硬通货时，贸易将会流行起来。A. turn up出现; scratch抓；B. catch on变得流行; squeeze挤压；C. pick up捡起; switch转换；D. hold on等一下; status地位，根据题意，故选B。‎ ‎3.The international organization _______ meets twice a year, holding a spring session in New York and a fall session in Beijing.‎ A. typically B. consistently C. constantly D. literally ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】‎ ‎【详解】考查副词辨析。句意：这个国际组织有代表性地每年举行两次会议，春季会议在纽约举行，秋季会议在北京举行。A. typically代表性地；B. consistently一致地；C. constantly不断地；D. literally照字面地，根据题意，故选A。‎ ‎4._______ you hear from me to the contrary, expect me on Friday at about 6 pm.‎ A. Unless B. Until C. While D. Although ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】‎ ‎【详解】考查条件状语从句。A. Unless除非；B. Until 直到---为止；C. While当---时候；D. Although尽管。句意：除非你接到相反的通知，否则星期五下午6点左右见。此处是unless引导的条件状语从句，故选A。‎ ‎5.The European members are afraid that the new deal will upset the _______ balance of political interests.‎ A. ambitious B. arbitrary C. delicate D. compulsory ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】‎ ‎【详解】考查形容词辨析。A. ambitious雄心的；有抱负的； B. arbitrary随意的，专制的； C. delicate脆弱的； D. compulsory强制的；义务的； 句意：欧洲成员们担心这个新的交易会打破脆弱的政治利益的平衡。根据句意可知C项正确。‎ ‎6.Facebook has recently _______ a string of Facebook groups committed to illegally sharing copyrighted music.‎ A. cracked down on B. fallen back on C. kept up with D. got away with ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】‎ ‎【详解】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：脸谱网最近严厉打击了一批致力于非法分享版权音乐的脸谱网群体。A. crack down on严厉打击，镇压；B. fall back on求助于，转而依靠；C. keep up with跟上，赶上；D. get away with侥幸成功，侥幸逃脱。故选A。‎ ‎7.The naughty little Tom is now over the moon. He thinks he is _______ in that new uniform.‎ A. nothing B. something C. nobody D. anybody ‎【答案】B ‎【解析】‎ ‎【详解】考查不定代词辨析。句意：淘气的小汤姆现在欣喜若狂。他认为自己穿着那件新制服是重要的人。A. nothing无关紧要的事；B. something重要的人；C. nobody无名小卒；D. anybody平常人，anybody常用于否定句和疑问句，故选B。‎ ‎8.More of us are using headphones in noisier environments, _______ we may turn up the volume to potentially dangerous levels.‎ A. when B. while C. before D. where ‎【答案】D ‎【解析】‎ ‎【详解】考查定语从句。句意：我们中越来越多的人在噪音更大的环境中使用耳机，这样我们可能会把音量调到潜在危险的水平。此处environments做先行词，在后面的非限制性定语从句中作地点状语，故答案为D。‎ ‎9.Cristiano Ronaldo, who won four Champions League titles in nine seasons, makes it compulsory that, _______ you must remember, in order to succeed you ____ optimistic.‎ A. what; are B. as; will be C. /; must be D. which; be ‎【答案】D ‎【解析】‎ ‎【详解】考查定语从句和虚拟语气。句意：克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多，在九个赛季中赢得了四次冠军联赛的冠军，你必须要记住，为了取得成功，你必须保持乐观。本句的第一个空是定语从句的关系词，which指代前面的句子。第二个空是虚拟语气should be optimistic，其中的should省略。第二句是考查名词从句，其中it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是that in order to succeed you (should) be optimistic.英语中it is compulsory that…从句中要用虚拟语气should do…,should可省略。句中的should省略了。分析选项可知D项符合题意，故选D项。‎ ‎10.The virtual reality _______ the impression that everybody is gloriously attractive, but for the social media like Wechat and QQ having posted of people showing off their apparently good lives.‎ A. have conveyed B. would have conveyed C. wouldn’t have conveyed D. haven’t conveyed ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】‎ ‎【详解】考查虚拟语气。句意：如果不是微信和QQ等社交媒体发布了人们炫耀自己看似美好生活的帖子，虚拟现实不会给人一种人人都魅力十足的印象。本句考查由but for…引导的虚拟语气。根据虚拟语气的用法可知，A 和D不是虚拟语气，故排除。分析句意可知，“要不是….就不会出现….”，是否定句，故选C项 ‎11._______ some teenagers don’t realize is _______ difficult life can be after they get addicted to computer games.‎ A. What; how B. That; how C. That; what D. What; what a ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】‎ ‎【详解】考查主语从句和表语从句。句意：一些青少年没有意识到的是，当他们沉迷于电脑游戏后，生活会变得多么困难。第一个空引导主语从句，第二个空引导表语从句。第一个空在主语从句中作宾语，用what；第二个空表示“多么”，修饰形容词difficult，用how，故选A。‎ ‎12."Chinese dama",a group mainly _______ of married women between 40 and 60, _______ the attention of the public for the first time in 2013.‎ A. consisted; grabbing B. consisting; grabbing C. consisting; grabbed D. consisted; grabbed ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】‎ ‎【分析】‎ 考查非谓语动词的现在分词和时态。‎ ‎【详解】句意："中国大妈"，一群主要由已婚年龄在40到60岁之间的妇女组成，在2013年第一次吸引了公众的注意力。第一空：a group与consist之间是主谓关系，用现在分词短语作定语修饰a group，表示主动关系时要使用现在分词，而过去分词表示被动，故排除A、D项；第二空：句中缺少谓语，根据时间状语 in 2013，要用一般过去时态，排除B项，故选C。‎ ‎【点睛】非谓语动词中的现在分词主要起形容词和副词的作用，在句中作定语、表语、补语或状语，弄清楚现在分词的构成，时态与语态，然后根据题意及上下文选择最合适的答案．比如题中第一空：a group与consist之间是主谓关系，用现在分词短语作定语来修饰a group，表示主动关系时要使用现在分词，而用过去分词表示被动。‎ ‎13.Modern zoos should shoulder more social responsibility _______ social progress and awareness of the public.‎ A. in light of B. in favor of C. in honor of D. in praise of ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】‎ 考查介词短语。A. in light of根据，鉴于；B. in favor of有利于，支持；C. in honor of 为了纪念；D. in praise of歌颂，为赞扬。句意：现代的动物园应该根据社会的进步和公众的意识来承担更多的社会责任。此处表示根据，故选A.‎ ‎14.Commercial and recreational fishing _______ population sizes and also made individuals smaller since big fish _______ and smaller ones thrown back.‎ A. decreased; kept B. had decreased; are kept C. has decreased; keep D. has decreased; are kept ‎【答案】D ‎【解析】‎ ‎【详解】考查时态和语态。句意：商业和休闲捕鱼减少了种群规模，也使个体变小，因为大鱼被保留，小鱼被扔回大海。结合句意第一空是现在完成时态；第二空是一般现在时态的被动语态，故答案为D。‎ ‎15.-- What do you think of his comment on the international situation?‎ ‎--- I can’t agree more. He _______.‎ A. beat about the bush B. hit the nail on the head C. painted the town red D. chewed the fat ‎【答案】B ‎【解析】‎ ‎【详解】考查情景对话。句意：——你认为他对国际形势的评论如何?——我完全同意。他说到点子上了。A. beat about the bush旁敲侧击；B. hit the nail on the head说到点子上了；C. painted the town red狂欢；D. chewed the fat闲谈，根据I can’t agree more，可知这里意思是他说到点子上了，故选B。‎ 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ Gillian was only eight years old, but her future was already at risk.‎ Her schoolwork was a ____16____, at least as far as her teachers were concerned. She _____17_____ assignments late, her handwriting was terrible, and she ___18___ poorly. Not only that, she was a disruption to the entire class, one minute moving ‎ ‎____19____, the next staring out the window, ___20___ the teacher to stop the class to pull Gillian’s ____21____ back, and the next doing something to ___22___ the other children around her. Gillian wasn’t _____23_____ concerned about any of this, but the school was very concerned. This came to a head when the school _____24_____ to her parents.‎ The school thought that Gillian had a _____25_____ disorder of some sort and that it might be more ___26___ for her to be in a school for children with special _____27_____. Gillian’s parents received the letter from the school with great concern and sprang to ____28____. Gillian’s mother took her to a psychologist for assessment, _____29_____ the worst.‎ The psychologist sat Gillian on a huge leather sofa. ____30____ about the impression she would make, she sat on her hands so that she wouldn’t move. Eventually, Gillian’s mother and the psychologist stopped talking.‎ ‎“Gillian, you’ve been very ____31____, and I thank you for that. But we’re going out of the room for a few more minutes” With the radio turned on, the two adults left.‎ Nearly immediately, Gillian was on her ___32___, moving around the room to the ____33____. Anyone would have noticed there was something natural about Gillian’s _____34_____.‎ The psychologist turned to Gillian’s mother and said, “Gillian isn’t ____35____. She’s a dancer. Take her to a dance school.”‎ ‎16. A. disaster B. burden C. reward D. thrill ‎17. A. brought out B. took in C. turned in D. reached out ‎18. A. equipped B. tested C. wrote D. behaved ‎19. A. desperately B. quietly C. hopelessly D. noisily ‎20. A. encouraging B. reminding C. attracting D. forcing ‎21. A. leg B. attention C. influence D. image ‎22. A. disturb B. strike C. seize D. abuse ‎23. A. particularly B. formally C. willingly D. partly ‎24. A. spoke B. submitted C. wrote D. appealed ‎25. A. learning B. moving C. sleeping D. reading ‎26. A. convenient B. equal C. personal D. appropriate ‎27. A. hobbies B. talents C. looks D. needs ‎28. A. prayer B. action C. assistance D. escape ‎29. A. witnessing B. fearing C. preparing D. underlining ‎30. A. Embarrassed B. Confused C. Nervous D. Curious ‎31. A. patient B. dynamic C. honest D. cautious ‎32. A. own B. seat C. feet D. run ‎33. A. mirror B. radio C. music D. romance ‎34. A. movements B. assessment C. ambition D. passion ‎35. A. clumsy B. delicate C. violent D. sick ‎【答案】16. A 17. C 18. B 19. D 20. D 21. B 22. A 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. D 28. B 29. B 30. C 31. A 32. C 33. C 34. A 35. D ‎【解析】‎ 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是，吉莉安虽然只有8岁，但她的未来已经岌岌可危。‎ ‎【16题详解】‎ 考查名词。A. disaster灾难；B. burden负担；C. reward报酬；D. thrill激动。根据Her schoolwork was a ___1___, at least as far as her teachers were concerned.可知，她的功课糟透了，至少对她的老师来说是这样。故选A。‎ ‎【17题详解】‎ 考查动词词组。A. brought out取出；B. took in吸收，理解；C. turned in上交；D. reached out伸出。根据She ___2___ assignments late, her handwriting was terrible, and she ___3___ poorly.可知，她交作业迟了，她的书法糟透了，她的考试成绩也很差。故选C。‎ ‎【18题详解】‎ 考查动词。A. equipped装备；B. tested测试；C. wrote写；D. behaved举止，行为。根据She ___2___ assignments late, her handwriting was terrible, and she ___3___‎ ‎ poorly.可知，她交作业迟了，她的书法糟透了，她的考试成绩也很差。故选B。‎ ‎【19题详解】‎ 考查副词。A. desperately绝望地；B. quietly安静地；C. hopelessly无望地；D. noisily吵闹地。根据Not only that, she was a disruption to the entire class, one minute moving ___4___, the next staring out the window, ___5___ the teacher to stop the class to pull Gillian’s ___6___ back, and the next doing something to ___7___ the other children around her. 不仅如此，她还扰乱了整个班级，前一分钟还在吵闹地移动，下一分钟就盯着窗外，迫使老师停下来把Gillian的注意力拉回来，下一分钟又做了一些事情来打扰她周围的其他孩子。故选D。‎ ‎【20题详解】‎ 考查动词。A. encouraging鼓励；B. reminding提醒；C. attracting吸引； D. forcing强迫。不仅如此，她还扰乱了整个班级，前一分钟还在吵闹地移动，下一分钟就盯着窗外，迫使老师停下来把Gillian的注意力拉回来，下一分钟又做了一些事情来打扰她周围的其他孩子。故选D。‎ ‎【21题详解】‎ 考查名词。A. leg腿；B. attention注意力；C. influence影响；D. image想象。不仅如此，她还扰乱了整个班级，前一分钟还在吵闹地移动，下一分钟就盯着窗外，迫使老师停下来把Gillian的注意力拉回来，下一分钟又做了一些事情来打扰她周围的其他孩子。故选B。‎ ‎【22题详解】‎ 考查动词。A. disturb干扰；B. strike撞击；C. seize抓住；D. abuse滥用。不仅如此，她还扰乱了整个班级，前一分钟还在吵闹地移动，下一分钟就盯着窗外，迫使老师停下来把Gillian的注意力拉回来，下一分钟又做了一些事情来打扰她周围的其他孩子。故选A。‎ ‎【23题详解】‎ 考查副词。A. particularly特别地；B. formally正式地；C. willingly愿意地；D. partly部分地。根据Gillian wasn’t ___8___ concerned about any of this, but the school was very concerned.可知，Gillian并不特别担心这些，但是学校非常担心。故选A。‎ ‎【24题详解】‎ 考查动词。A. spoke说话；B. submitted递交；C. wrote写；D. appealed呼吁。根据This came to a head when the school ___9___ to her parents.可知，当学校写信给她父母时，这件事达到了高潮。故选C。‎ ‎【25题详解】‎ 考查动词。A. learning学习；B. moving移动；C. sleeping睡觉；D. reading阅读。根据The school thought that Gillian had a ___10___ disorder of some sort and that it might be more ___11___ for her to be in a school for children with special ___12___.可知，学校认为Gillian有某种学习障碍，可能更适合她在有特殊需要的孩子的学校。故选A。‎ ‎【26题详解】‎ 考查形容词。A. convenient方便的；B. equal平等的；C. personal个人的；D. appropriate适当的。根据The school thought that Gillian had a ___10___ disorder of some sort and that it might be more ___11___ for her to be in a school for children with special ___12___.可知，学校认为Gillian有某种学习障碍，可能更适合她在有特殊需要的孩子的学校。故选D。‎ ‎【27题详解】‎ 考查名词。A. hobbies业余爱好；B. talents天赋；C. looks相貌；D. needs需要。根据The school thought that Gillian had a ___10___ disorder of some sort and that it might be more ___11___ for her to be in a school for children with special ___12___.可知，学校认为Gillian有某种学习障碍，可能更适合她在有特殊需要的孩子的学校。故选D。‎ ‎【28题详解】‎ 考查名词。 A. prayer祈祷；B. action 行动；C. assistance援助，帮助； D. escape逃脱。根据Gillian’s parents received the letter from the school with great concern and sprang to ___13___.可知，Gillian的父母收到学校的信，非常关心，并迅速采取了行动。故选B。‎ ‎【29题详解】‎ 考查动词。A. witnessing目睹；B. fearing害怕；C. preparing准备；D. underlining在---下划线。根据Gillian’s mother took her to a psychologist for assessment, ___14___ the worst.可知，Gillian的母亲带她去看心理医生评估，担心最坏的情况。故选B。‎ ‎【30题详解】‎ 考查形容词。A. Embarrassed尴尬的；B. Confused困惑的；C. Nervous紧张不安的；D. Curious好奇的。根据___15___ about the impression she would make, she sat on her hands so that she wouldn’t move.可知，她对自己会给人留下的印象感到紧张，于是就双手叉腰坐着不动。故选C。‎ ‎【31题详解】‎ 考查形容词。A. patient耐心的；B. dynamic动态的；C. honest诚实的； D. cautious谨慎的。根据“Gillian, you’ve been very ___16___, and I thank you for that. But we’re going out of the room for a few more minutes”可知，“Gillian，你一直很有耐心，我为此感谢你。但我们还要离开房间几分钟……”，故选A。‎ ‎【32题详解】‎ 考查名词。A. own自己的；B. seat座位；C. feet脚；D. run奔跑。根据Nearly immediately, Gillian was on her ___17___, moving around the room to the ___18___.可知，几乎立刻，Gillian站了起来，随着音乐在房间里走来走去。故选C。‎ ‎【33题详解】‎ 考查名词。A. mirror镜子；B. radio收音机；C. music音乐；D. romance浪漫史。根据Nearly immediately, Gillian was on her ___17___, moving around the room to the ___18___.可知，几乎立刻，Gillian站了起来，随着音乐在房间里走来走去。故选C。‎ ‎【34题详解】‎ 考查名词。A. movements运动；B. assessment估价；C. ambition雄心； D. passion热情。根据Anyone would have noticed there was something natural about Gillian’s ___19___.可知，任何人都会注意到Gillian的动作很自然。故选A。‎ ‎【35题详解】‎ 考查形容词。A. clumsy笨拙的；B. delicate雅致的；C. violent暴力的；D. sick生病的。根据The psychologist turned to Gillian’s mother and said, “Gillian isn’t ___20___. She’s a dancer. Take her to a dance school.”可知，心理学家转向Gillian的母亲说:“Gillian没有生病。她是一个舞蹈演员。带她去舞蹈学校。故选D。‎ 第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）‎ 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。‎ A How do I apply to NYU Shanghai?‎ All non-Chinese applicants to NYU Shanghai will follow the international admissions process outlined below. If you are a citizen of Mainland China, Taiwan,‎ ‎ Hong Kong or Macao regardless of where you currently live, click her for more information on the Chinese admissions process.‎ Step 1: Start and Complete the Common Application Online The Common Application is required for students applying to any or all of NYU’s three degree-granting campuses in Shanghai, New York, or Abu Dhabi. You’ll be able to choose your campus(s)and program(s) of interest on the NYU Questions page of the Common Application. If NYU Shanghai is your first choice, select Shanghai as your Primary campus of interest. If Shanghai is your second or third choice, please select it as an alternate campus of interest.‎ You’ll need:‎ Contact information for the counselor or other school representative who will complete your Common Application School Report and submit your official high school transcript.‎ Contact information for one teacher (or two, maximum) who will complete the Teacher Evaluation form.‎ Nonrefundable $80.00 application fee. Students who are unable to pay the application fee can request a fee waiver.‎ Are you ready? Start the application now.‎ Step 2: Gather and Submit Necessary Documents You will need to provide the following:‎ Results from standardized tests and/or national exams The Common Application School Report and official high school transcript.‎ One teacher valuation (students may submit an optional second teacher evaluation, but please submit no more than two)‎ The Common Application Mid-Year Report (This should show your first semester senior year grades. Have your counselor submit the report by March 1 through the Common Application.)‎ The Common Application Final Report with final transcript, showing proof of graduation by July 1 (admitted students only)‎ Please note that for the SAT, SAT Subject Test, AP, and TOEFL, the NYU code is 2562; for the ACT, the NYU code is 2838.‎ SAT, SAT Subject, ACT, and AP scores must be final at the time of application. For other examinations, like IB or A-Levels, predicted results may be submitted at the time of application by a school official if final results are not yet available. Students who submit predicted results will need to submit final scores as soon as not they become available. For a comprehensive list of standardized tests that can be submitted to fulfill the application requirements visit NYU Standardized Testing Policy.‎ When should I apply?‎ Follow the key dates and deadlines below. Learn more about early decision.‎ The cut-off time for applications is 11:59p.m EST.‎ Sending Documents Submit original or certified copies only. A certified copy has an original signature of the registrar or other designated school official, or the institution’s seal. Include an official English Elation if the document isn’t in English. A school official or a translation agency accredited in the country of the educational institution can issue the translation. NYU will only make exceptions for documents in Mandarin Chinese submitted to NYU Shanghai.‎ Transcripts and test scores must come from an official source to be processed.‎ Documents not submitted through the Common Application can be mailed to New York University Office of Undergraduate Admissions.‎ ‎383 Lafayette Street New York, NY 10003 USA Or sent via email to: admissions.docsayu.edu ‎36. Who is the website page intended for?‎ A. Students who want to apply for NYU Shanghai.‎ B. Chinese students who have been admitted to NYU Shanghai.‎ C. Non-Chinese applicants who intend to be enrolled in NYU New York.‎ D. Students who are prepared to pay a visit to NYU Shanghai.‎ ‎37. What is TURE about the application procedure?‎ A. The application fee of $80.00 can be refunded.‎ B. Official high school transcript is not a must when applying for NYU Shanghai.‎ C. Students should submit their Mid-Year report on their own by March 1.‎ D. Applicants have three kinds of ways to submit their documents.‎ ‎【答案】36. A 37. D ‎【解析】‎ ‎【分析】‎ 这是一篇广告布告类阅读。文章作者对于怎样申请就读上海纽约大学进行了详细的介绍。‎ ‎【36题详解】‎ 细节理解题。答案定位在第一段All non-Chinese applicants to NYU Shanghai will follow the international admissions process outlined below. If you are a citizen of Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong or Macao regardless of where you currently live, click her for more information on the Chinese admissions process.（所有申请上海纽约大学的非中国学生将遵循以下国际招生流程。如果你是中国大陆、台湾、香港或澳门的公民，无论你现在住在哪里，都可以点击它了解更多有关中国招生流程的信息。）由此可知这个网页是为想要申请上海纽约大学的学生设计的，故选A。‎ ‎【37题详解】‎ 细节理解题。答案定位在文章最后NYU will only make exceptions for documents in Mandarin Chinese submitted to NYU Shanghai. （纽约大学只对提交给上海纽约大学的中文文件有例外。）Documents not submitted through the Common Application can be mailed to New York University Office of Undergraduate Admissions. 383 Lafayette Street，New York, NY 10003 USA，Or sent via email to: admissions.docsayu.edu由此可知申请人有三种提交文件的方式：当面提交，邮寄和发电子邮件，故选D。‎ ‎【点睛】细节理解题的解题思路：‎ 细节理解题就是我们常见的wh-题，它们大多是根据文章中的具体信息如事实、例证、原因、过程、论述等进行提问的。抓住文段中的事实和细节是做好该题型的关键，也是做好其它类型问题的基础。该题型几乎都可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息，或是其变体。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节，做这类题一般采用寻读法，即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题和选项有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。例如小题2，根据文章最后一段NYU will only make exceptions for documents in Mandarin Chinese submitted to NYU Shanghai. （纽约大学只对提交给上海纽约大学的中文文件有例外。）Documents not submitted through the Common Application can be mailed to New York University Office of Undergraduate Admissions. 383 Lafayette Street，New York, NY 10003 USA，Or sent via email to: admissions.docsayu.edu由此可知申请人有三种提交文件的方式：当面提交，邮寄和发电子邮件，故选D。‎ B As businesses and governments have struggled to understand the so-called millennials—born between roughly 1980 and 2000—one frequent conclusion has been that they have a unique love of cities. A deep-seated preference for night life and subways, the thinking goes, has driven the revitalization of urban cores across the U.S. over the last decade-plus.‎ But there’s mounting evidence that millennials’ love of cities was a passing fling(放纵). Millennials don’t love cities any more than previous generations.‎ The latest argument comes from Dowell Myers, an urban planning professor at USC.As they age, says Myers, millennials’ presence in cities, will “be evaporating(蒸发) through our fingers, if we don’t make some plans now.” That’s because millennials’ preference for cities will fade as they start families and become more established in their careers.‎ It’s about more than aging, though. Demographer William Frey has been arguing for years that millennials have become‘stuck’in cities by the 2008 downturn and the following slow recovery, with poor job prospects and declining wages making it harder for them to afford to buy homes in suburbia.‎ Myers, too, says observers have confused young people’s presence in cities with a preference for cities. Survey data shows that more millennials would like to be living in the suburbs than actually are. But the normal career and family cycles moving young people from cities into suburban houses have become, in Myers’ words, “a plugged up drain.”‎ But unemployment has finally returned to healthy lows (though participation rates ‎ and wages are still largely stagnant), which Myers says should finally increase mobility for millennials.‎ Other trends among millennials, supposedly matters of lifestyle preference, have already turned out to have been driven mostly by economics. What was once deemed their broad preference for public transit may have always been a now-reversing inability to afford cars. Even decades-long trends towards marrying later have been accentuated as today’ s young people struggle for financial stability.‎ Investors are already taking the idea that millennials will return to old behavior patterns seriously, putting more money into auto manufacturers and developers. But urban lifestyles, up to and including trendy bars, aren’t just hip—they’re a part of what powers a city’s economic engines, bringing people together to explore new ideas, create companies, and build careers.‎ From the 1960s to the 1990s, we saw that suburbanization(城市郊区化) also means an economic and social hollowing out for cities. Now that the economic shackles are coming off today’s young city residents, cities that want to stay vibrant(充满生机的) have to figure out how to convince them—and their growing families—to stick around.‎ ‎38. Why are Millennials about to leave city?‎ A. It is too expensive for them to buy apartment in cities.‎ B. They find it difficult for to seek a god job in cities.‎ C. It is easier to get married moving to the suburban.‎ D. They are more confident with their economic situation.‎ ‎39. What does the author mean quoting Myerˈs “a plugged up drain"(para 5)?‎ A. Millennials are reluctant to leave attractive cities.‎ B. Millennals are stopped from moving to the suburbs.‎ C. Milennials are unwilling to be cut off from the suburban.‎ D. Millennials are afraid of another economic decline.‎ ‎40. How does the author feel about the suburbanization?‎ A. sign of stable finance.‎ B. A growth of health issues C. A conflict of new ideas.‎ D. A loss of modem life ‎【答案】38. D 39. B 40. A ‎【解析】‎ ‎【分析】‎ 这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲了企业和政府一直在努力理解所谓的千禧一代。调查数据显示，千禧一代希望居住在郊区的人数比实际人数还要多。‎ ‎【38题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据第三段That’s because millennials’ preference for cities will fade as they start families and become more established in their careers.（这是因为千禧一代对城市的偏好会随着他们成家立业而消退，并在职业生涯中变得更加稳固。）由此可知，千禧一代要离开城市是因为千禧一代对城市的偏好将随着他们开始家庭生活而消失，他们对自己的经济状况更有信心，故选D。‎ ‎【39题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据第五段Survey data shows that more millennials would like to be living in the suburbs than actually are. But the normal career and family cycles moving young people from cities into suburban houses have become, in Myers’ words, “a plugged up drain.” 可知，调查数据显示，千禧一代希望居住在郊区的人数比实际人数还要多，但是，用迈尔斯的话说，将年轻人从城市搬到郊区住宅的正常职业和家庭循环已经变成了“堵塞的下水道”。因此推测​a plugged up drain的意思是受到阻碍，故选B。‎ ‎【40题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据最后一段Now that the economic shackles are coming off today’s young city residents, cities that want to stay vibrant(充满生机的) have to figure out how to convince them—and their growing families—to stick around.（如今，经济的枷锁正在解除，年轻的城市居民想要保持活力，就必须想办法说服他们——以及他们不断增长的家庭——留下来。）由此推断出，作者认为郊区化是金融稳定的标志，故选A。‎ ‎【点睛】推理判断题要求考生在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定的判断和推理，从而得出文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理判断题属于主观性较强的高层次阅读理解题，做这类题目时，同学们应严格依据作者所陈述的细节、事实以及作者的措词、态度和语气等，找出能够表露作者思想倾向和感情色彩的词语，然后利用自己已获得的相关知识进行推理判断，从而得出符合逻辑的结论。小题2，根据第五段Survey data shows that more millennials would like to be living in the suburbs than actually are. But the normal career and family cycles moving young people from cities into suburban houses have become, in Myers’ words, “a plugged up drain.” 可知，调查数据显示，千禧一代希望居住在郊区的人数比实际人数还要多，但是，用迈尔斯的话说，将年轻人从城市搬到郊区住宅的正常职业和家庭循环已经变成了“堵塞的下水道”。因此推测​a plugged up drain的意思是受到阻碍，故选B。‎ C Like toolmaking,teaching was once thought to be an exclusive capacity of the human mind.It is not actually.‎ ‎“Teaching”requires this:one individual must take time from their own task to demonstrate and instruct with effort and the student must learn a new skill.That’s a tall order.‎ When a young chimpanzee watches a skilled adult and then imitates ,that’s learning.But the adult has not taken time specifically to instruct,so it is not teaching.In the honeybees’ amazing dance,the dancer takes time to indicate information about a source of food,but observers learn no new skill.They do take time to show,but they do not pass on new skills to learners.‎ Dolphins teach.Atlantic spotted dolphin mothers sometimes free a caught fish in the presence of their youngsters and let their youngsters chase it,catching it again if it’s getting away.Dolphin youngsters also position themselves alongside mothers who are scanning sandy bottoms for hidden fish,and the mother spends extra time demonstrating.‎ Other teachers include:housecats who bring back live prey and let their young learn to catch it,and meerkats(猫鼬) who first bring to their growing young dead scorpions(蝎子), then disabled ones,to demonstrate how to remove the poisonous part on their tails.‎ Like toolmaking and teaching,imitation is also considered to reflect high ‎ intelligence.In South Africa lived a baby dolphin named Dolly.One day while she was just six months old,Dolly was watching a trainer standing at the window smoking a cigarette,blowing puffs of smoke.Dolly swam to her mother,got a mouthful of milk,then returned to the window and released a cloud of milk that surrounded her head.The trainer was“absolutely astonished”.Somehow Dolly came up with the idea of using milk to represent smoke.Using one thing to represent something else isn’t just imitation.It is art.‎ ‎41. What does the underlined phrase“a tall order”probably mean in paragraph 2?‎ A. A clear instruction.‎ B. A high risk.‎ C. A difficult requirement.‎ D. useful purpose.‎ ‎42. What do we know about honeybees’dance?‎ A. Presenting. B. Learning.‎ C. Imitating. D. Teaching.‎ ‎43. What can we infer about animals that can teach?‎ A. Bees show their dance to younger generations.‎ B. Housecats teach in a way similar to dolphins.‎ C. Young dolphins must learn how to free a fish.‎ D. Meerkats have poisonous parts on the tails.‎ ‎44. Why does the author use Dolly’s example?‎ A. To prove smoking can affect other animals.‎ B. To explain dolphins are capable of making art.‎ C. To show animals can be surprisingly intelligent D. To stress milk is to dolphins what smoking is to men.‎ ‎【答案】41. C 42. A 43. B 44. C ‎【解析】‎ ‎【分析】‎ 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了教学并不是人类独有的能力，动物的聪明程度远超我们的想象，它们也具有教学的能力。‎ ‎【41题详解】‎ 词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“'Teaching' requires this: one individual must take time from their own task to demonstrate and instruct with effort and the student must learn a new skill.”可知，教学需要一个人必须从他的任务中抽出时间来努力演示和指导，这是一个会很高的要求，由此可知画线词词义为“一个很高的要求”，故C项正确。‎ ‎【42题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“In the honeybees’ amazing dance, the dancer takes time to indicate information about a source of food, but observers learn no new skill. They do take time to show, but they do not pass on new skills to learners.”可知，在蜜蜂的神奇之舞中，舞者花时间指出食物来源的信息，但观察者并没有学到新的技能，它们确实花时间来演示，但不会把新技能传授给学习者，因此蜜蜂的舞蹈不是在教学和学习，只是在演示，故A项正确。‎ ‎【43题详解】‎ 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Atlantic spotted dolphin mothers sometimes free a caught fish in the presence of their youngsters and let their youngsters chase it, catching it again if it’s getting away.”可知，海豚妈妈会在宝宝面前放一条捉回来的鱼让它们追赶，根据第五段中的“housecats who bring back live prey and let their young learn to catch it”可知，家猫妈妈带回活着的猎物让宝宝们捕捉，由此可知海豚和家猫的教学方法相似，故B项正确。‎ ‎【44题详解】‎ 作者意图题。根据最后一段中的“Like toolmaking and teaching, imitation is also considered to reflect high intelligence.”可知，模仿也是高智商的体现，而作者举Dolly用牛奶代烟雾的例子就是为了证明动物出乎意料地聪明，故C项正确。‎ ‎【点睛】科普类说明文是高考阅读理解常用的体裁，这类文章的特点是每段的第一句话一般都是该段的中心句，然后举一个或几个具体的例子加以证明，因此考生在解题时要充分利用段落中心句，例如本篇第4题，文章最后一段第一句说像制造工具和教学一样，模仿也是高智商的体现，接下来举Dolly的例子就是为了证明这一点，从而得出答案。‎ D No one has a temper naturally so good, that it does not need attention and cultivation, and no one has a temper so bad, but that, by proper culture, it may become pleasant. One of the best disciplined tempers ever seen, was that of a gentleman who was naturally quick, irritable, rash, and violent; but, by taking care of the sick, and especially of mentally deranged(疯狂的) people, he so completely mastered himself that he was never known to be thrown off his guard.‎ There is no misery so constant, so upsetting, and so intolerable to others, as that of having a character which is your master. There are corners at every turn in life, against which we may run, and at which we may break out in impatience, if we choose.‎ Look at Roger Sherman, who rose from a humble occupation to a seat in the first Congress of the United States, and whose judgment was received with great respect by that body of distinguished men. He made himself master of his temper and cultivated it as a great business in life. There are one or two instances which show this part of his character in a light that is beautiful.‎ One day, after having received his highest honors, he was sitting and reading in his sitting room. A student, in a room close by, held a looking-glass in such a position as to pour the reflected rays of the sun directly in Mr Shermanˈs face. He moved his chair, and the thing was repeated. A third time the chair was moved, but the looking-glass still reflected the sun in his eyes. He laid aside his book, went to the window, and many witnesses of the rude behavior expected to see the ungentlemanly student severely punished. He raised the window gently, and then—shut the window blind!‎ I can not help providing another instance of the power he had acquired over himself. He was naturally possessed of strong passions, but over these he at length obtained an extraordinary control. He became habitually calm and self-possessed. Mr Sherman was one of those men who are not ashamed to maintain the forms of religion in their families. One morning he called them all together as usual to lead them in prayer to God. The "old family Bible" was brought out and laid on the table.‎ Mr Sherman took his seat and placed beside him one of his children, a child of his old age. The rest of the family were seated around the room, several of whom were now grown-ups. Besides these, some of the tutors of the college were boarders in the family and were present at the time. His aged mother occupied a corner of the room, opposite the place where the distinguished Judge sat.‎ At length, he opened the Bible and began to read. The child who was seated beside him made some little disturbance, upon which Mr Sherman paused and told it to be still. Again he continued but again he had to pause to scold the little offender, whose playful character would scarcely permit it to be still. At this time he gently tapped its ear. The blow, if blow it might be called, caught the attention of his aged mother, who now with some effort rose from the seat and tottered across the room. At length, she reached the chair of Mr Sherman, and in a moment, most unexpectedly to him, she gave him a blow on the ear with all the force she could gather. “There,” said she, “you strike your child, and I will strike mine.”‎ For a moment, the blood was seen mounting to the face of Mr Sherman. But it was only for a moment and all was calm and mild as usual. He paused; he raised his glasses; he cast his eye upon his mother; again it fell upon the book from which he had been reading. Not a word escaped him; but again he calmly pursued the service, and soon sought in prayer an ability to set an example before his household which should be worthy of their imitation. Such a victory was worth more than the proudest one ever achieved on the field of battle.‎ ‎45. The following sentence should be put at the beginning of Paragraph _______.‎ ‎​The difference in the happiness which is received by the man who governs his temper and that by the man who does not is dramatic(戏剧性的，巨大的).‎ A. Five B. Four C. Three D. Two ‎46. How is the passage mainly developed?‎ A. By analyzing reasons. B. By listing arguments.‎ C. By giving examples. D. By comparing facts.‎ ‎47. What was Roger Shermanˈs attitude towards his aged mother?‎ A. Tolerant. B. Skeptical C. Grateful. . D. Sympathetic.‎ ‎48. What can we learn about Roger Sherman?‎ A. He came from a distinguished family background.‎ B. He was not good at displaying his true inner feelings.‎ C. He severely punished a student who didnˈt behave himself.‎ D. He was a man conscious of the consequences of his behavior.‎ ‎49. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?‎ A. Mr Sherman was ashamed of his motherˈs behavior.‎ B. Mr Sherman was then on the point of exploding.‎ C. Mr Shermanˈs face was covered with blood.‎ D. Mr Sherman was seeking strength in prayer.‎ ‎50. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?‎ A. Treasure your Bible.‎ B. Save your self-esteem.‎ C. Mind your manners.‎ D. Control your temper.‎ ‎【答案】45. D 46. C 47. A 48. D 49. B 50. D ‎【解析】‎ ‎【分析】‎ 本文为说明文。人的脾气不是天生就是好的。通过适当的文化修养训练，脾气不好的可以变好，并通过例子来证明。本文对控制自己脾气的人和不控制自己脾气的人进行了对比，从而得出二者所获得的幸福差异很大，控制好自己脾气的会获得幸福和别人的尊重。所以我们要控制自己的情绪。‎ ‎【45题详解】‎ 篇章结构题。本文第一段就人的脾气可以通过后天的文化修养变得好。第二段未能控制好脾气的人会因此痛苦。从第三段用例子来说证明，控制好的人脾气和未能控制好脾气的人的差异。由此可判断出第二段提出控制和未控制好脾气的人二者的区别。题目中的“The difference in the happiness which is received by the man who governs his temper and that by the man who does not is dramatic”的句意“控制自己脾气的人和不控制自己脾气的人所获得的幸福感的差异是戏剧性的”可知，应当放在第二段前面，故选D项。‎ ‎【46题详解】‎ 篇章结构题。分析文章可知，文章的第一和第二段提出观点，接着用 Roger Sherman的事例来证明，可知本文以举例展开的。分析选项可知C项正确。‎ ‎【47题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据最后两段的内容可知，当谢尔曼他们在祈祷时，他最小的孩子因为调皮被谢尔曼先生轻轻拍了，引起了年迈的母亲不满并打了他一巴掌，谢尔曼先生涨红了脸；片刻之后，一切又恢复了往常的平静。谢尔曼先生停下来看了看老母亲，转而视线又回到了他刚在看的书上。他什么也没说，只是继续平静地进行仪式。由此可知谢尔曼对他年迈的母亲是宽容的，分析选项可知A项符合题意，故选A。‎ ‎【48题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据文章第三段最后的内容received with great respect by that body of distinguished men.He made himself master of his temper and cultivated it as a great business in life. There are one or two instances which show this part of his character in a light that is beautiful. 可知，“他受人尊重是因为他做自己脾气的主人不受脾气所左右，毕生都把培养自己的好脾气当做一件大事来看待。有一两个例子可以充分看出他这种出色的性格”。接着从第四段一直至最后用事例来他一生都在控制自己的脾气，并给家人树立了值是人效仿的好榜样（set an example before his household which should be worthy of their imitation）。可知他是一个知道自己行为后果的人。分析选项可知D项符合题意，故选D项。‎ ‎【49题详解】‎ 推理判断题。根据句中的转折连词but可知，前后意思是相反的。“For a moment, the blood was seen mounting to the face of Mr Sherman. But it was only for a moment and all was calm and mild as usual.” “有一瞬间，谢尔曼涨红了脸。但这只是一瞬间，一切都像往常一样平静而温和”。可知前面一句是不平静，可知是生气了，涨红了脸。分析选选项（A. 谢尔曼为他母亲的行为感到羞愧；B. 谢尔曼当时就要爆炸了；C. 谢尔曼的脸上满是血；D. 谢尔曼在祈祷中寻求力量）可知B就是生气的意思，故B项符合题意。‎ ‎【50题详解】‎ 主旨大意题。本文的第一段叙述了没有人天生就有一个好脾气的，脾气不好的人只要恰当培养训练，坏脾气也能变好。 第二段到最后用事例证明人能控制好自己的脾气，控制好脾气的人会得到幸福的，因此要控制好自己的脾气。而且文章反复出现的单词是temper，且有词disciplined tempers，mastered himself，made himself master of his temper，这些词都与D项中的control temper是同义词。根据以上的分析可知B项（控制你的脾气）符合题意，故选D项。‎ ‎【点睛】选择标题在英语阅读理解中属于主旨大意题，是一种深层理解题。要求考生在通读全文的基础上，认真分析文章大意及作者的写作意图。通常情况下，标题要有根据性，针对性和醒目性的特点。所谓概括性，就是指标题应最大程度上覆盖全文，囊括文章的主要内容，体现文章的主题。针对性就是对标题外延的一种界定，标题要直接指向文章的主要特点。而醒目性是为了吸引了读者的注意，唤起读者对文章阅读的兴趣。‎ 确定最佳标题的方法。在阅读文章时，要注意文章中反复出现的或强调的信息，寻找与文章大多数内容相关的信息。找出覆盖全文的核心词汇，看选项内容是否切中文章的中心论题。也就是要看选项内容与作者的写作目的是否一致。如第6小题，文章反复出现的单词是disciplined tempers，mastered himself，made himself master of his temper，这与选项D中的这些词都与control temper是同义词。与D 项相照应。由此得出正确的答案。‎ 第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。‎ A brief course of brain exercises helped older adults hold on to improvements in reasoning skills and processing speed that could be detected as long as 10 years after the course ended, according to results from the largest study ever done on cognitive training.‎ The findings, published on Monday in the Journal of theAmerican Geriatrics Society, offer welcome news in the search for ways to keep the mind sharp as 76 million baby boomers in the United States advance into old age.‎ The federally-sponsored trial of almost 3,000 older adults, called the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly study (ACTIVE), looked at how three brain training programs --- focusing on processing speed, memory and reasoning ‎ ability --- affected cognitively --- normal adults as they aged.‎ People in the study had an average age of 74 when they started the training, which involved 10 to 12 sessions lasting 60 to 75 minutes each. The training course was designed to improve specific cognitive abilities that begin to decline as people age. It did not aim to prevent dementia(痴呆) caused by underlying disease such as Alzheimer’s. After five years, researchers found that those with the training performed better than their untrained counterparts in all three measures.‎ Although gains in memory seen at the studyˈs five-year mark appeared to drop off over the next five years, gains in reasoning ability and processing speed lasted 10 years after the training.‎ ‎"What we found was pretty astonishing. Ten years after the training, there was evidence the effects were durable for the reasoning and the speed training," said George Rebok, an expert on aging and a professor at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, who led the study.‎ The participants in all three training groups also reported that the training made it easier for them to do daily activities such as managing their medications cooking meals or handling their finances than those who did not get the training. But standard tests of these activities showed no differences between the groups.‎ ‎"The speed-of-processing results are very encouraging," said study co-author Jonathan King, program director for cognitive aging in the Division of Behavioral and Social Research at the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, which helped fund the research.‎ King said the self-reported improvements in daily function were interesting, but added, "We do not yet know whether they would truly allow older people to be independent for a longer time." However, the researchers said even a small gain would be likely to ease the burden on caregivers and health care providers.‎ ‎"If we delay the attack of difficulties in daily activities even by a small amount, that can have major public health implications in terms of helping to control healthcare costs, delaying entry into institutions and hospitals," Rebok said.‎ Brain Training Courses Keep ___51___ Sharp Basic information about the study ‎●The study was ___52___ by the federal government.‎ ‎●3,000 participants aged 74 on average were ____53____ in the training course.‎ ‎●They were given cognitive training, whose ____54____ were processing speed, memory and reasoning ability.‎ Results of the study ‎●The training enables the participants to give a better ____55____ in all three measures.‎ ‎●Older adults enjoy ___56___ of the training especially in processing speed and reasoning skills even 10 years after the training.‎ ‎●According to the participants, they had less ___57___ dealing with their daily activities.‎ ‎____58____ of the study ‎●The findings help in looking for ways to keep the mind sharp with 76 million baby boomers ____59____.‎ Opinions of the researchers ‎●It is unknown whether the brain training would make it possible for older adults to live independently longer.‎ ‎●However, even a small gain could reduce the burden of ____60____ to the elders.‎ ‎【答案】51. Seniors/Elders ‎ ‎52. sponsored ‎ ‎53. involved ‎ ‎54. focuses ‎ ‎55. performance ‎ ‎56. benefits ‎ ‎57. difficult ‎ ‎58. Significance/Importance ‎ ‎59. aging/ageing ‎ ‎60. attending ‎【解析】‎ 这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲了研究表明大脑训练课程让老年人保持敏锐以及这一发现的重要意义。‎ ‎【51题详解】‎ 第一段A brief course of brain exercises helped older adults hold on to improvements in reasoning skills and processing speedthat could be detected as long as 10 years after the course ended, according to results from the largest study ever done on cognitive training.（一项迄今为止规模最大的认知训练研究结果显示，一项简短的脑部训练课程帮助老年人提高推理技能和处理速度，而这一过程可能在课程结束后长达10年才会显现出来。）是全文的主题句，可知这篇文章的标题应该是“大脑训练课程让老年人保持敏锐”，所以填Seniors/Elders。‎ ‎【52题详解】‎ 根据第三段The federally-sponsored trial of almost 3,000 older adults, called the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly study (ACTIVE)可知这项研究是由联邦政府赞助的，所以填sponsored。‎ ‎【53题详解】‎ 根据第四段People in the study had an average age of 74 when they started the training, which involved 10 to 12 sessions lasting 60 to 75 minutes ‎ each.可知3000名平均年龄为74岁的参与者参加了培训课程，所以填involved。‎ ‎【54题详解】‎ 根据第三段looked at how three brain training programs --- focusing on processing speed, memory and reasoning ability --- affected cognitively --- normal adults as they aged.可知他们接受认知训练，重点是处理速度、记忆力和推理能力。该空需要填名词，且需要用名词复数，所以填focuses。‎ ‎【55题详解】‎ 根据第四段After five years, researchers found that those with the training performed better than their untrained counterparts in all three measures.可知培训使参与者在这三个方面都有更好的表现。该空作give的宾语，用名词，所以填performance。‎ ‎【56题详解】‎ 根据第五段Although gains in memory seen at the studyˈs five-year mark appeared to drop off over the next five years, gains in reasoning ability and processing speed lasted 10 years after the training.可知老年人享受培训的好处，特别是在处理速度和推理技能，甚至在培训10年后。该空需要填gains的同义词，所以填benefits。‎ ‎【57题详解】‎ 根据倒数第四段The participants in all three training groups also reported that the training made it easier for them to do daily activities such as managing their medications, cooking meals or handling their finances than those who did not get the training.可知根据参与者的说法，他们处理日常活动的难度较小。该空需要填easier的反义词，所以填difficult。‎ ‎【58题详解】‎ 根据表格内容The findings help in looking for ways to keep the mind sharp with 76 million baby boomers ____9____.可知这一部分主要讲了这项研究的意义或是重要性，该空需要用名词，所以填Significance/Importance。‎ ‎【59题详解】‎ 根据第二段The findings, published on Monday in the Journal of theAmerican Geriatrics Society, offer welcome news in the search for ways to keep the mind sharp as 76 million baby boomers in the United States advance into old ‎ age.可知随着7600万婴儿潮时期出生的人变老，这些发现有助于寻找保持思维敏捷的方法。“婴儿潮时期出生的人”和“变老”之间是主动关系，所以填aging/ageing。‎ ‎【60题详解】‎ 根据倒数第二段However, the researchers said even a small gain would be likely to ease the burden on caregivers and health care providers.可知然而，即使是很小的收获也可以减轻照顾老人的负担。介词of之后需要接v+ing形式，所以填attending。‎ 第六部分 书面表达（满分 25 分）‎ ‎61.阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇 150 词左右的文章。‎ Science and technology have developed more rapidly in the past 100 years than in any period of human history.‎ One of its results is an excessive growth of information. The era of information has already come, and our life has changed in a subtle way. The development and popularization of the Internet, along with cell phones and all kinds of electronic devices have influenced our habits a lot.‎ Some people state that with the explosion of information, it is much easier and more convenient for us to find out anything we would like to know, which can help us to develop our creativity.‎ However, many people argue that information explosion is not the equivalent of knowledge explosion. Moreover, with the continuously growing number of information, the world becomes a confusion to us with both useful news and unwanted messages, which is far from helping stimulating our creativity.‎ ‎【写作内容】‎ ‎1.用约 30 个单词写出上文概要；‎ ‎2. 用约 120 个单词，就“信息爆炸是否会破坏我们的创造力”发表你的观点，内容包括：‎ ‎(1) 结合实际谈谈你的感受。‎ ‎(2) 你认为信息爆炸是否会破坏我们的创造力？‎ ‎【写作要求】‎ ‎1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；‎ ‎2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；‎ ‎3. 不必写标题。‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎【答案】New era has witnessed an explosion of information. Attitudes towards the discussion whether too much information spoils creativity vary people from people.‎ In our daily life, it is convenient for us to have access to the latest information easily through the Internet. Therefore, we can avoid the detour to truth. Meanwhile, we can get more inspirations from the wisdom of others and transfer them into personalized thoughts, which is fundamental to developing our creativity.‎ From my perspective, it is unfair to say that the explosion of information may well have a negative effect on our life. The point is that the way we choose it and use it. When we take advantage of the latest information wisely, it is not destructive to our creativity. On the contrary, it can promote the development of our creativity and originality to some extent.‎ ‎【解析】‎ ‎【分析】‎ 这是读写任务类作文。‎ ‎【详解】第一题要求用30词写出文章大意，要包括信息爆炸是否会破坏我们的创造力的讨论。‎ 第二题要求结合自己的实际情况写出对信息爆炸是否会破坏我们的创造力的感受。文章要写得简明扼要，目标明确，具有合理性。对自己的看法进行总结。‎ 亮点分析：本文第一段开门见山地点明现状，说出一些信息爆炸的优点。第二段阐明了自己的看法，以一个形式主语结构的方式很好地开头：it is unfair to ；The point is that运用了表语从句：a warm and harmonious atmosphere can be created。 同时也恰当地运用了定语从句：inspirations from the wisdom of others and transfer them into personalized thoughts, which is fundamental to developing our creativity. ‎ 本文中还运用了许多连词如“therefore …meanwhile,…,”使文章条理清晰。同时还使用了一些固定短语如from my perspective, take advantage of ，on the contrary,等和固定句型“it is convenient for us to ，给文章增添了魅力及可读性。‎ 总之本文结构完整，布局合理，得简明扼要。文中使用了多种句式，定语从句的使用，并用恰当地运用了非谓语及固定句式，增加了文章亮点。‎ ‎ ‎