1、模块达标检测【说明】本试卷满分150分,考试时间120分钟。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,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。1What is the man most likely to be?AA lawyer. BA professor.CA student.2What does the woman mean?AIt is too crowded to dance anyway.BNo
2、 one knows the steps to the dance.CIt is not important how the man dances.3How many science courses did the woman take in high school?AOne. BTwo. CThree.4When did the woman have breakfast?AAbout 7:15. BAbout 7:30. CAbout 7:45.5What did the man say about his camera?AHe enjoyed using his new camera.BH
3、e left his camera at the airport.CHe left his camera in his friends car.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题,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。听每段对话前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。6What was wrong with the man?AHe got a pain in his right leg.BHe had something wro
4、ng with his left leg.CHe got boiling water running down his right leg.7What does the doctor want the man to do right then?AShe wants the man to take some medicine.BShe wants the man to have a few tests.CShe wants the man to stop working.8What can we infer from this conversation?AThe man had worked s
5、o hard that he got a pain in his legs.BThe man believed what his doctor had said.CThe man couldnt sleep well.听第7段材料,回答第9、10题。9What kind of message do you think it is?AA short message.BA telephone message.CAn email message.10When will the man go and see Tim?ABetween seven and eight oclock.BJust befor
6、e going to his house.CRight after the game.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11What are they talking about?AA trip to Sydney.BPlans for the summer.CTheir work in the city.12Where does the woman work now?AAt her fathers store.BAt a bookstore.CShe does not work but stays at home.13What does the man do in the morning w
7、hen they go camping?AThey go swimming and boating.BThey play basketball or tennis.CThey sing and tell stories.听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。14Where does this conversation probably take place?AAt home.BAt the womans house.CAt a restaurant.15Why does the man want to go on a diet?AHe is fat.BOn doctors advice.CHe i
8、s not healthy.16What kind of diet should he follow according to the man?AA moderate diet emphasizing careful eating habits.BA very restrictive diet eating only salads.CA very mild diet with lots of sweets.17How long will it take the man on the diet to be normal in weight?AThree months.BSix months.CT
9、welve months.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。18What is this passage about?AItalian pizza.BItalys problems.CWhy the author like Pisa.19What did the writer use to think Pisa was?AIn Spain.BNot very famous.CThe same as pizza.20Why does the writer like the Leaning Tower of Pisa?AIt is old.BIt is perfect.CIt is imperf
10、ect.答案:15 CCBAC610 ABCBB1115 BCACB1620 ABCCC听力材料Text 1W:Please have a seat. What can I do for you?M:Im going to be a lawyer, but Im having a little trouble deciding exactly which field to go into.Text 2M:Id love to dance, but I dont know the steps.W:It doesnt matter. No one will be looking at us in
11、this crowd.Text 3M:How many years of science did you have in high school?W:I only had one year each of biology and chemistry. I wish Id had more.Text 4M:Its already half past seven. Shall we start out now?W:No, I just had breakfast about fifteen minutes ago.M: But we will try to get to the training
12、center within half an hour.Text 5W:You must have enjoyed using your new camera on your trip.M:I would have, but after buying a camera especially for that trip, I left it in the car with my friend who drove me to the airport.Text 6W:I guess you havent been feeling very well lately. Is that right?M:It
13、s my leg, Doctor, my right leg. I keep getting a strange pain in it.W:Could you describe the pain to me?M:Its like boiling water running down my leg. Its been getting worse lately, too. I have been losing sleep.W:You mean the pain has been keeping you awake?M:Yes, thats right. Do you think its serio
14、us, Doctor?W:Probably not.M:But my own doctor thinks its only because I have been working too hard.W:That could be the reason. Dont worry. Well give you a few tests here in the hospital.Text 7W:Hey, this is Jenny. Im sorry Im not in. Just leave a message.M:Hey, Jenny. This is Steve. Im just calling
15、to let you know that Ill be a little late to the game tomorrow night. I have to work a few extra hours to finish a report. I should wrap things up sometime between seven and eight though. Oh, then Im planning on seeing Tim since hes been sick recently. And, uh, one more thing,Ill drop in at my house
16、 to pick up some food for the game. See you then.Text 8M:Whatre you going to do after you return from Sydney?W:Im going to stay in the city.M:What will you do all day?W:Im going to work with my father at the store. In the evening, Ill read books. On the weekends, Ill go to the beach with my family.M
17、:Have you ever worked?W:No, but I can learn. What are you going to do this summer?M:Im going to camp. Ive been to camp for four summers.W:Ive never been to camp. What special things are you going to do there?M:Well do many things. In the morning, well go swimming and boating. In the afternoon well p
18、lay basketball or tennis. Well sit around a campfire at night, singing and telling stories.W:That sounds wonderful.M:It is wonderful.Text 9W:What do you plan to order?M:Ill just have a salad and a cup of tea.W:Is that all?M:Yes. Im on a diet. My doctor told me that I should lose some weight because
19、Im too heavy and thats not healthy.W:How do you feel?M:I feel fine. In fact, Ive never felt better. Furthermore, some of my old clothes would fit me if I lost about 40 pounds.W:How long will that take you?M:Yes, Ive just started my diet, so it may take me half a year to get down to my proper weight.
20、W:Do you plan to eat nothing but salads until you get your proper weight?M:Ill be able to eat fruit and certain meats and dairy products,but, most importantly, I should never eat anything containing sugar.W:Then you probably wont want the delicious pastries they serve here.M:Now that you mention it,
21、 I may have two or three of these delicious hot rolls. I usually have five or six.Text 10I used to dream about Pisa when I was a boy. I read about the famous building called the Leaning Tower of PisA.But when I read the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizzA.I thought this tower was a place to buy pizzA
22、.It must be the best pizza in the world, I thought.Many years later I finally saw the leaning tower. I knew then that it was Pisa not pizzA.But there was something special about it for me. The tower got its name because it really does lean to one side. Some people want to try to fix it. They are afr
23、aid it may fall over and they do not like the way it looks. I do not think it is a good idea to try to fix it. The tower probably will fall down. It is 600 years old. Why should anything happen to it now? And, if you ask me, I like the way it looks. I like the way it leans over the city. To me it is
24、 a very human kind of building. It seems to say nothing is perfect.And who cares? Why do people want things to be perfect? Imperfect things may be more interesting. Lets take the tower in PisA.Why is it famous? There are many older, more beautiful towers in Italy. But Pisa Tower is the most famous.
25、People come from all over the world to see it.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。 ASurviving Hurricane Sandy(飓风桑迪)Natalie Doan, 14, has always felt lucky to live in Rockaway, New York.Living just a few blocks from the beach, Natalie can see the ocean and hear
26、 the waves from her house.“Its the ocean that makes Rockaway so special,”she says.On October 29,2012,that ocean turned fierce.That night, Hurricane Sandy attacked the East Coast,and Rockaway was hit especially hard. Fortunately,Natalies family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the citys bridges clo
27、sed.When they returned to Rockaway the next day,they found their neighborhood in ruins. Many of Natalies friends had lost their homes and were living far away. All around her, people were suffering,especially the elderly. Natalies school was so damaged that she had to temporarily attend a school in
28、Brooklyn.In the following few days, the men and women helping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie.Volunteers came with carloads of donated clothing and toys.Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild. Teenagers climbed dozens of flights of stairs to deliver water and food to elderly
29、people trapped in powerless high-rise buildings.“My mom tells me that I cant control what happens to me,”Natalie says,“but I can always choose how I deal with it.”Natalies choice was to help.She created a website page,matching survivors in need with donors who wanted to help. Natalie posted informat
30、ion about a boy named Patrick, who lost his baseball card collection when his house burned down.Within days,Patricks collection was replaced.In the coming months,her website page helped lots of kids:Christopher, who received a new basketball;Charlie, who got a new keyboard.Natalie also worked with o
31、ther organizations to bring much-needed supplies to Rockaway. Her efforts made her a famous person.Last April, she was invited to the White House and honored as a Hurricane Sandy Champion of Change.Today, the scars (创痕) of destruction are still seen in Rockaway, but hope is in the air. The streets a
32、re clear, and many homes have been rebuilt.“I cant imagine living anywhere but Rockaway,”Natalie declares. “My neighborhood will be back, even stronger than before.”21When Natalie returned to Rockaway after the hurricane,she found _.Asome friends had lost their livesBher neighborhood was destroyedCh
33、er school had moved to BrooklynDthe elderly were free from suffering22According to Paragraph 4, who inspired Natalie most?AThe people helping Rockaway rebuild.BThe people trapped in high-rise buildings.CThe volunteers donating money to survivors.DLocal teenagers bringing clothing to elderly people.2
34、3How did Natalie help the survivors?AShe gave her toys to other kids.BShe took care of younger children.CShe called on the White House to help.DShe built an information sharing platform.24What does the story intend to tell us?ALittle people can make a big difference.BA friend in need is a friend ind
35、eed.CEast or west, home is best.DTechnology is power.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。Natalie的家乡Rockaway遭到飓风桑迪的袭击,受灾严重。看到人们帮助家乡重建,Natalie也积极参与,创建了一个网站分享求助信息,她的行为得到了社会的认可和赞扬。21解析:细节理解题。根据第三段的句子Many of Natalies friends had lost their homes and were living far away.可知,A项错误;根据“Natalies school was so damaged that she had to
36、 temporarily attend a school in Brooklyn”可知,学校没有搬走,她只是暂时去Brooklyn上学,C项错误;根据“people were suffering, especially the elderly”可知,D项错误;根据“When they returned to Rockaway the next day, they found their neighborhood in ruins.”可知,他们的街区被飓风毁了,故选B。答案:B22解析:细节理解题。根据第四段的句子In the following few days, the men and wo
37、men helping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie.可知,是那些帮助Rockaway重建的人给了Natalie最大的鼓舞。答案:A23解析:细节理解题。根据倒数第三段的句子She created a website page, matching survivors in need with donors who wanted to help.可知,Natalie创办了一个网站与公众分享信息,以帮助那些需要帮助的人,故选择D项。答案:D24解析:主旨大意题。根据倒数第二段的最后一句可知,Natalie的助人行为得到了社会的认可和赞扬,说明小人物也可以有大作
38、为。答案:ABSince the first Earth Day in 1970,Americans have gotten a lot “greener” toward the environment. “We didnt know at that time that there even was an environment,let alone that there was a problem with it,”says Bruce Anderson,president of Earth Day USA.But what began as nothing important in publ
39、ic affairs has grown into a social movement. Business people,political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement. “The understanding has increased many,many times,” says Gaylord Nelson,the former governor from Wisconsin,who thoug
40、ht up the first Earth Day.According to US government reports,emissions (排放) from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 million tons. The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9.Although serious problems still remain and need to be d
41、ealt with,the world is a safer and healthier place.A kind of “green thinking” has become part of practices.Great improvement has been achieved.In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs; today in 1995 there are about 6,600. Advanced lights,motors,and building designs have helped save a lot of en
42、ergy and therefore prevented pollution.Twenty-five years ago, there were hardly any education programs for environment.Today,its hard to find a public school,university,or law school that does not have such a kind of program. “Until we do that,nothing else will change!” says Bruce Anderson.25Accordi
43、ng to Anderson,before 1970,Americans had little idea about _.Athe social movementBrecycling techniquesCenvironmental problemsDthe importance of Earth Day26Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?AThe grass-roots level.BThe business circle.CGovernment officials.DUniversit
44、y professors.27What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?AThey have cut car emissions to the lowest.BThey have settled their environmental problems.CThey have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.DThey have reduced pollution through effective measures.28What is especially important
45、 for environmental protection according to the last paragraph?AEducation. BPlanning.CGreen living. DCO reduction.语篇解读这是一篇说明文,介绍环保意识在美国从无到有,逐渐增强,环保教育势在必行。25解析:细节理解题。依据第一段第二句中的“We didnt know at that time that there even was an environment,let alone that there was a problem with it”得知1970年以前美国人对环境问题所知甚
46、少。答案:C26解析:细节理解题。依据第二段第二句中的“especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement”得知,数以百万计的草根美国人才是支持环保的中流砥柱。答案:A27解析:推理判断题。依据第二段后半部分推断,美国政府多管齐下,污染问题大为缓解。A项错在lowest,B项错在have settled,C项错在forty。答案:D28解析:推理判断题。依据最后一段内容推断,环保意识教育至关重要。答案:ACThe behaviour of a buildings users may be at
47、 least as important as its design when it comes to energy use,according to new research from the UK Energy Research Centre(UKERC)The UK promises to reduce its carbon emissions(排放) by 80 percent by 2050,part of which will be achieved by all new homes being zero-carbon by 2016. But this report shows t
48、hat sustainable building design on its ownthough extremely importantis not enough to achieve such reductions: the behaviour of the people using the building has to change too.The study suggests that the ways that people use and live in their homes have been largely ignored by existing efforts to imp
49、rove energy efficiency (效率),which instead focus on architectural and technological developments.“Technology is going to assist but it is not going to do everything,” explains Katy Janda,a UKERC senior researcher,“consumption patterns of building users can defeat the most careful design.”In other wor
50、ds,old habits die hard,even in the best-designed eco-home.Another part of the problem is information.Households and bill-payers dont have the knowledge they need to change their energy-use habits.Without specific information,its hard to estimate the costs and benefits of making different choices. Fe
51、edback (反馈) facilities,like smart meters and energy monitors,could help bridge this information gap by helping people see how changing their behaviour directly affects their energy use; some studies have shown that households can achieve up to 15 percent energy savings using smart meters.Social scie
52、nce research has added a further dimension (方面),suggesting that individuals behaviour in the home can be personal and cannot be predictedwhether people throw open their windows rather than turn down the thermostat(恒温器),for example.Janda argues that education is the key.She calls for a focused progra
53、mme to teach people about buildings and their own behaviour in them.29As to energy use,the new research from UKERC stresses the importance of _.Azero-carbon homesBthe behaviour of building usersCsustainable building designDthe reduction of carbon emissions30The underlined word “which” in Paragraph 2
54、 refers to “ _”Athe ways Btheir homesCdevelopments Dexisting efforts31What are Katy Jandas words mainly about?AThe importance of changing building users habits.BThe necessity of making a careful building design.CThe variety of consumption patterns of building users.DThe role of technology in improvi
55、ng energy efficiency.32The information gap in energy use _.Acan be bridged by feedback facilitiesBaffects the study on energy monitorsCbrings about problems for smart metersDwill be caused by building users old habits语篇解读本文为议论文。本文论述了房屋使用者的行为对节能减排的重要性,号召人们规范行为,共同保护环境。29解析:细节理解题。根据第一段第一句和最后一句可知,房屋使用者的
56、行为对节能减排起着至关重要的作用。解析:B30解析:代词指代题。研究表明,人们在家中使用的能源和生活的方式在很大程度上已被提高能源利用效率的现有努力所忽视,这些努力反而被集中于农业和技术的发展。画线词所在句是一个非限制性定语从句,which指代前文中的existing efforts。答案:D31解析:推理判断题。根据第三段中的“consumption patterns of building users can defeat the most careful design”可知,Katy Janda旨在强调改变房屋使用者的消费模式的重要性。答案:A32解析:细节理解题。根据第四段第四句中的“
57、Feedback(反馈)facilities,like smart meters and energy monitors,could help bridge this information gap”可知,反馈设备,如智能仪表和能源监测器,可以帮助填补这一信息缺口。答案:ADLast summer,two nineteenth-century cottages were rescued from remote farm fields in Montana,to be moved to an Art Deco building in San Francisco. The houses were
58、made of wood. These cottages once housed early settlers as they worked the dry Montana soil; now they hold Twitter engineers.The cottages could be an example of the industrys odd love affair with “low technology”,a concept associated with the natural world,and with old-school craftsmanship (手艺) that
59、 exists long before the Internet era.Low technology is not virtual (虚拟的)so,to take advantage of it,Internet companies have had to get creative.The rescued wood cottages,fitted by hand in the late eighteen-hundreds, are an obvious example, but Twitters designs lie on the extreme end.Other companies a
60、re using a broader interpretation (阐释) of low technology that focuses on nature.Amazon is building three glass spheres filled with trees,so that employees can “ work and socialize in a more natural,park-like setting”At Googles office,an entire floor is carpeted in grass.Facebooks second Menlo Park c
61、ampus will have a rooftop park with a walking trail.Olle Lundberg,the founder of Lundberg Design,has worked with many tech companies over the years. “ We have lost the connection to the maker in our lives,and our tech engineers are the ones who feel most impoverished (贫乏的),because theyre surrounded
62、by the digital world,” he says.“ Theyre looking for a way to regain their individual identity,and weve found that introducing real crafts is one way to do that.”This craft-based theory is rooted in history.William Morris,the English artist and writer,turned back to preindustrial arts in the eighteen
63、-sixties, just after the Industrial Revolution. The Arts and Crafts movement defined itself against machines.“Without creative human occupation, people became disconnected from life,”Morris said.Research has shown that natural environments can restore (恢复) our mental capacities.In Japan,patients are
64、 encouraged to “forest-bathe”,taking walks through woods to lower their blood pressure.These health benefits apply to the workplace as well.Rachel Kaplan,a professor of environmental psychology,has spent years researching the restorative effects of natural environments. Her research found that worke
65、rs with access to nature at the officeeven simple views of trees and flowersfelt their jobs were less stressful and more satisfying.If low-tech offices can potentially nourish the brains and improve the mental health of employees then,fine,bring on the cottages.33The writer mentions the two nineteen
66、th-century cottages to show that _.ATwitter is having a hard timeBold cottages are in need of protectionCearly settlers once suffered from a dry climate in MontanaDInternet companies have rediscovered the benefits of low technology34Low technology is regarded as something that _.Ais related to natur
67、eBis out of date todayCconsumes too much energyDexists in the virtual world35The main idea of Paragraph 5 is that human beings _.Ahave destroyed many pre-industrial artsBhave a tradition of valuing arts and craftsCcan become intelligent by learning historyDcan regain their individual identity by usi
68、ng machines语篇解读这是一篇关于人与环境的文章,人们热衷于低科技,将它应用于自己的生活与工作中,减轻压力,舒缓心情,带来愉悦。33解析:推理判断题。由文章第二段可推断出选项D正确。网络公司们发现了低科技的好处,因此才会去加以利用“to take advantage of it”。故选D。答案:D34解析:细节理解题。由第二段第一句中的“a concept associated with the natural world”和最后一句“Other companies are using a broader interpretation(阐释)of low technology that
69、 focuses on nature”可知A项符合。答案:A35解析:段落主旨题。由第五段的第一句“This craft-based theory is rooted in history”可知,以手工艺为基础的理论历史悠久、根深蒂固,因此选项B“有着重视艺术和手工艺的传统”正确。答案:B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。The Science of Risk-SeekingSometimes we decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it b
70、ecause when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth taking. 36 Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us.Why?Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work.The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans. Risk-ta
71、kers were better at hunting,fighting,or exploring.37As the quality of risk-taking was passed from one generation to the next, humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk.So why arent we all jumping out of airplanes then?Well,even 200,000 years ago, too much risk-taking could g
72、et one killed. A few daring survived, though,along with a few stay-in-the-cave types. As a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exists today.So maybe you love car racing,or maybe you hate it.38No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range,scientists say that your willin
73、gness to take risks increases during your teenage years.39To help you do that,your brain increases your hunger for new experiences.New experiences often mean taking some risks, so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well.40For the risk-seekers,a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes
74、 active, while for the rest of us,a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking,well continue to hit the mountains,the waves or the shallow end of the pool.AIt all depends on your character.BThose are the risks you should jump to take.CBe
75、ing better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.DThus,these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest.EThis is when you start to move away from your family and into the bigger world.FHowever,we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards.G
76、New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation.语篇解读本文是一篇议论文。生活中人们对冒险的态度各不相同,有些人热爱冒险,有些人却避而远之。专家说这是因为我们的大脑工作方式不同。另外,科学研究表明,这些表现也与人类的早期活动有关。36解析:解本题可用词汇锁定法。空格前说“因为当我们权衡风险和回报时,风险好像是值得的”,由weigh the risk and the reward可锁定F项中的weigh risks and rewards,F项意为“然而,我们并不是都
77、用同样的参考标准来衡量风险和回报”,符合上下文语境,故选F项。本设空类型为过渡句类。答案:F37解析:解本题可用词汇锁定法。空格前句意为“爱冒险者更擅长打猎、打斗或探险”,由better at可锁定C项中的Being better at those things,those things自然是指打猎、打斗或探险。代入后,C项“更擅长那些事情意味着更大的生存机会”与上文衔接紧密,故为答案。本设空类型为细节理解类。答案:C38解析:解本题可用句意判断法。空格前两句句意为“结果,人类形成了今天仍然存在的各种各样的性格类型。所以,可能你热爱赛车,或者可能你讨厌它”,故选A项“这都取决于你的性格”。本设
78、空类型为细节理解类。答案:A39解析:解本题可用关联逻辑法。空格前提到“科学家们说在青少年时期你冒险的意愿增加”,而E项This is when恰好是对teenage years的解释,故为答案。E项意为“这一时期你开始离开家庭,进入更大的世界”。本设空类型为过渡句类。答案:E40解析:解本题可用关联逻辑法。由空格后句子For the risk-seekers.while for the rest of us.“对于爱冒险者而对于我们其他人”可断定G项“新的大脑研究表明,当我们面临紧张局势时,我们的大脑工作方式不同”为答案。work differently是解题关键,与后文语境衔接紧密。本设空
79、类型为细节理解类。答案:G第三部分英语知识运用(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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。“Daily Star,sir,”called Jason,carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty_41_left. His voice was almost gone and
80、 his heart was_42_.The shops would soon close,and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers_43_money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a_44_ for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with
81、all his money. He_45_ as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.“You dont know the_46_of selling papers. You must shout,Hot news!Bomb bursting!”another newsboy Chad told Jason.“_47_its not in the paper at all,”replied Jason.“Just run away quickly_48_they have time to see,and youll_49_out a
82、nd get your money,”Chad said.It was a new_50_to Jason.He thought of his bird with no_51_and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother,but was_52_that he would not tell a lie.Though he was_53_a poor newsboy,he had been_54_ some good things.The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers_55_
83、.Several boys were crowding around Chad,who declared with a_56_smile that he sold six dozen the day before.He added that Jason_57_money because he would not tell a lie.The boys_58_at Jason.“You wouldnt tell a lie yesterday,my boy?”A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jasons shoulder_59_.“You
84、re just the boy I am looking for.”A week later Jason started his new_60_.He lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.41A.shopsBcoinsCpeople Dpapers42A.open BheavyCpure Dweak43A.instead of Bin return forCregardless of Din exchan
85、ge for44A.cup BcardCcomb Dcake45A.gave in Bbroke downCgot away Dshowed up46A.difficulty BprocessCgoal Dsecret47A.And BButCFor DSo48A.before BsinceCthough Dunless49A.call BdropCsell Dreach50A.edition BideaCpolicy Dtask51A.bread BinsectsCseeds Dwater52A.concerned BamazedCexcited Ddetermined53A.still B
86、alreadyCjust Dalso54A.taught BhandedCawarded Dallowed55A.at once Bby chanceCas usual Don purpose56A.proud BgentleCwarm Dpolite57A.borrowed BlostCmade Dsaved58A.laughed BshoutedCnodded Dstared59A.bravely BgratefullyCfondly Dmodestly60A.duty BbusinessCjob Dmethod语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。Jason的报纸没有卖完,这让他离自己的愿望远了一步
87、。另一个报童Chad教给他卖报纸的“秘诀”,但是Jason没有采纳。最后,他的诚实让自己获得了另外的工作机会。41解析:根据第一段第一句中的carrying some newspapers和后文中的carrying the papers _43_money可知,这个男孩在卖“报纸(papers)”。虽然他很卖力,但是手中还有没卖出去的报纸。答案:D42解析:根据上一句可知,他的报纸没有卖完。根据本句中的His voice was almost gone可知,这时候他几乎说不出话来了,内心应该很“沉重(heavy)”。open开放的;pure纯洁的;weak虚弱的。答案:B43解析:根据第一段第
88、二、三句可知,他没能卖出所有的报纸,因此也就赚不到多少钱,那么他带回家的就是剩余的报纸,“而不是(instead of)”钱。in return for作为对的回报;regardless of不管;in exchange for作为的交换。答案:A44解析:根据第三段第二句中的the cake he wanted to buy for his mother可知,这个小男孩赚钱的目的之一是给妈妈买“蛋糕(cake)”。答案:D45解析:根据第一段前三句可知,这个男孩没有把报纸都卖出去。结合本句中的he thought of his failure可知,这时候这个小男孩简直就要“崩溃(broke
89、down)”了。give in屈服;get away离开;show up出现。答案:B46解析:联系本空后面的You must shout.可知,另外一个卖报纸的男孩在向Jason传授卖出所有报纸的“秘诀(secret)”。difficulty困难;process过程;goal目标。答案:D47解析:根据上一句可知,另外一个报童Chad给Jason出了一个主意,但是遭到了Jason的质疑。这里是转折关系,所以用连词but。答案:B48解析:在传授“秘诀”的时候,Chad告诉Jason在买报人看内容“之前(before)”就要跑掉,以免被发现撒谎。答案:A49解析:根据第一段最后一句中的sell
90、 all his papers和第二段第一句话中的selling papers可知,Chad在教Jason一个“卖光(sell out)”所有报纸的方法。答案:C50解析:联系第二段可知,Chad出的“主意(idea)”对于Jason来说很新颖。edition版本;policy政策;task任务。答案:B51解析:由第一段倒数第三句中的some seeds for his bird可知,Jason想赚钱的另外一个目的是给自己的小鸟买种子,这时候他想到了家中没有“种子(seeds)”的小鸟。答案:C52解析:根据第58空后的You wouldnt tell a lie yesterday可知这个
91、男孩“下定决心(was determined)”不通过撒谎的方式卖出更多的报纸。答案:D53解析:联系空前的Though可知,本句是在强调尽管他“只是(just)”一个贫穷的报童,这里用just加强语气。答案:C54解析:联系空后的some good things可知,Jason之所以能坚持不撒谎,是因为之前有人“教(taught)”给他一些美好的德行。hand交给;award授予;allow允许。答案:A55解析:联系上文可知,Jason并没有像Chad那样做。第二天下午,他“像往常一样(as usual)”来取报纸。at once立刻;by chance偶然;on purpose故意。答案
92、:C56解析:联系句中的he sold six dozen the day before可知,Chad用自己的方式卖出的报纸很多,所以他感到非常“骄傲( proud)”。gentle温和的;warm温暖的;polite有礼貌的。答案:A57解析:联系第一段的内容可知,Jason因为没有卖出所有的报纸而“赔(lost)”钱了。文章最后一段最后一句的lost也是解题线索。在Chad看来,这是因为Jason不会撒谎。borrow借;make赚(钱);save节省。答案:B58解析:根据第四段第二句中的a _56_ smile和Chad所说的话可知,这些男孩在“嘲笑(laughed at)”Jason
93、。shout at朝大声喊;nod at朝点头;stare at盯着看。答案:A59解析:根据后面的一句Youre just the boy I am looking for.可知,这个绅士正要找像Jason一样诚实的人。他找到之后,当然是“慈爱地(fondly)”拍拍Jason的肩膀。bravely勇敢地;gratefully感激地;modestly谦虚地。答案:C60解析:根据下一句中的got a well-paid job可知,Jason因为自己的诚实而得到了一份新“工作(job)”。duty责任;business生意;method方法。答案:C第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分1
94、5分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。I was born in a town called Blackburn, in the northwest of England, and lived there till I left home 61._the age of eighteen. My parents had moved to England from India during 62._1970s.As a child, I went to my local school and, of course 63._(speak) English wi
95、th a local accent. But home was very different: we lived in a kind of “little India”, with a huge extended family of uncles and aunts. I remember 64._(feel) part of this big thing called “family”, and an even 65._(big) thing called “India”I suppose my family 66._(real) influenced me while I was grow
96、ing up. They used to talk about India as “home” even 67._at that time I had never been there!To me, it doesnt seem at all strange to grow up as part of two cultures. I am always thinking that growing up with two cultures is a gift, not a 68._(advantage). Now as a mother, I want my child 69._(get) in
97、 contact (接触) with her Indian roots too, so we are planning to visit there later this year. All her Indian 70._(cousin) are expecting to meet her!语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。“我”出生在英国西北部的一个小镇,在十八岁时离开那里去求学;“我”的父母早在20世纪70年代从印度迁到英国。“我”认为伴随着两个不同文化成长是礼物而不是缺点。61解析:考查介词。at the age of为固定搭配,意为“在岁时”。答案:at62解析:考查冠词。the 1970s为
98、固定用法,意为“20世纪70年代”;表示“某世纪某年代”时应在数字前加the。答案:the63解析:考查动词的时态。根据该句中的“As a child,I went”可以判断,该句讲述的是过去发生的事,应用一般过去时,故应用speak的过去式spoke。答案:spoke64解析:考查非谓语动词。remember doing sth.为固定搭配,意为“记得(曾经)做过某事”;根据语境可知,这里指记得曾经发生的事情,故用feeling。答案:feeling65解析:考查形容词的比较级。根据上文中的big和该句中的even可以判断,空处应用big的比较级bigger。答案:bigger66解析:考查
99、副词。根据空后的influenced可以判断,空处修饰动词,故用该词的副词形式really。答案:really67解析:考查固定搭配。他们过去常常将印度当作家乡来谈论,即使那时“我”从没有到过那里。even though/if为固定搭配,意为“尽管,即使”。答案:though/if68解析:考查行文逻辑。根据该句中的“a gift,not.”可以判断,此处表示伴随着两种文化成长是一件礼物,而不是缺点。故用advantage的反义词disadvantage。答案:disadvantage69解析:考查非谓语动词。want sb.to do sth.为固定搭配,意为“想要某人做某事”。答案:to
100、get70解析:考查名词的数。根据该句中的All和are可知,应用名词的复数形式。答案:cousins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。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:在错的词下画一横线,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。My mother is j
101、ust over fifty years old.Like all mothers,she devotes herself to his family.She is busy all day,cooking for us,wash our clothes and also teaching us to do our homework,yet with complaining.She is always so gently and patient.She never gets angry or lose her temper.Beside,my mother and I keep a relat
102、ionship like close friend.When we talk,she treats me as an adult.She never forces me do what I dislike.She respects with my hobbies and choices.Sometimes she asks my opinions about things.I love my mother.I think she is a best woman in the world.答案:My mother is just over fifty years old.Like all mot
103、hers,she devotes herself to family.She is busy all day,cooking for us, our clothes and also teaching us to do our homework,yet complaining.She is always so and patient.She never gets angry or her temper.,my mother and I keep a relationship like close .When we talk,she treats me as an adult.She never
104、 forces me do what I dislike.She respects my hobbies and choices.Sometimes she asks my opinions about things.I love my mother.I think she is best woman in the world.第二节书面表达(满分25分)请根据下列内容写一张海报。全球变暖问题越来越引起人们的关注,它所产生的严重后果也逐渐为人所知。为此,你校学生会特意邀请环保专家来校讲座,专门就全球变暖问题产生的原因、危害,以及中学生如何应对全球变暖问题等将进行论述,并在演讲结束后回答同学们的
105、提问。时间:2017年12月22日(星期五),3:005:00 pm.地点:大礼堂(auditorium)_One possible version:POSTERA Lecture on Global Warming organized by the Students Union of our school will be given in the auditorium on Friday,December 22,2017 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.An expert working for the environment will give a lecture on the causes and harmful effects of global warming.Besides,he will tell us middle school students what we can do with the problem.At the end of the speech,we can ask him any question concerning global warming.All the students in our school are welcomed to attend this lecture.Students Union