1、阶段评估检测(六) (选修68) (120分钟150分)第一部分阅读(共两节, 满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2. 5分, 满分37. 5分)阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ABodyFit Exercise Bike69. 99Was 129. 99Save 60Buy 2 or more for 66. 49 eachThis is the perfect beginners exercise bike to help lose weight, burn calories and tone(使强壮) up. The BodyFit exercise
2、 bike remains one of the most popular and affordable types of fitness equipment. If youre just starting out, or looking to tone the lower body and increase general fitness, this bike is ideal. It can help you lose weight, burn calories, tone up and you can monitor your progress via the on-board comp
3、uterised control panel. Why not increase your fitness and tailor your workouts by adding intervals of resistance (耐力) training? The adjustable resistance levels add a new size to your fitness plan, by combining your regular routine with higher resistance levels you can increase muscle mass and the n
4、umber of calories you burn. Regular exercise and a balanced diet can help you lose weight and with this exercise bike you can do so from the comfort of your own home, missing the worst of the British weather. A built-in computer monitor measures time, speed, distance and calories, so you can keep tr
5、ack of your progress. Developed from high quality materials for comfortable and reliable usage, this product comes with a one-year guarantee. Height from seat to pedal can be adjusted from 76cm to 86cm. Specifications: Adjustable saddle(车座) height and resistance levelsDimensions: H110L82W51cmWeight:
6、 11kg Maximum user weight: 100kgOne-year guaranteeWhat our customers say: This is a good quality bike and simple to put together. It appears well made and very stable. 【文章大意】本文是一篇应用文。介绍了一款适合初学者健身的自行车的价格、特点以及顾客的评论等。1. How much money should you pay for buying two bikes? A. 120. B. 132. 98. C. 139. 98.
7、 D. 259. 98. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章开篇部分中的“Buy 2 or more for 66. 49 each”可知, 买两辆自行车, 每辆自行车的价格为 66. 49, 所以两辆的价格为 132. 98。故选B。2. How can you regularly check your progress?A. By adding the time for taking exercise. B. By using a built-in computer monitor. C. By taking up more resistance training. D. By keepi
8、ng a balanced diet. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文中的“. . . you can monitor your progress via the on-board computerised control panel. ”和“A built-in computer monitor measures time, speed, distance and calories, so you can keep track of your progress. ”可知, 你可以通过内在的计算机监视器来监督自己的进步。故选B。3. What can we know about this b
9、ike?A. It is suitable for any beginner for taking exercise. B. The customers make good comment on the bike. C. The bike is likely to be made in the United States. D. The bike only has a one-month guarantee. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据最后一部分中的“What our customers say: This is a good quality bike and simple to put
10、together. ”可知, 顾客们对该自行车有很好的评价。故选B。而根据文中的“Maximum user weight: 100kg”可知, 该自行车不适合体重在100千克以上的人。故排除A项。 B I was getting ready to go to bed when the phone rang. This could not be good. My mind raced through the list of family members who might need help, but the voice was hardly familiar. “Linda, this is
11、Lesley. ” I didnt know Lesley well. We did occasionally speak with each other, but to say we were friends was not appropriate. I asked what she needed. Perhaps something really awful caused her to reach someone she barely knew. Instead, she asked me, “Do you have room for a turkey? In your freezer?”
12、 We had lots of room in our freezer, and in fact, too much. “Sure, ” I responded, “Did your freezer break down?” “Not exactly, ” Lesley replied, “but I will explain when I arrive. ”Minutes later came a huge freezer truck. Lesley stepped down and explained the lease (租约) of the grocery store her husb
13、and serviced had run out and that they had to empty all the freezers that night. Thinking it was a shame to throw away all this good food, they decided to drop off food to anyone she could think of. Noticing our freezer was pretty empty, Lesley asked to fill it up. Our home was their last stop and a
14、nything left would have to be put in our freezer. An hour later, everything finished, I asked her, “When will you come back for all this?” Lesley laughed, “We dont want it back. It is yours! Thanks for helping us out!” Then they waved goodbye and drove away. “For helping them out?” We opened our fre
15、ezer door. Inside were all expensive foods we never bought but often longed to try. We were struggling to buy groceries, yet it was not something we shared with anyone. However, our needs were met in an unexpected way by that call. 【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者在困难时期意外收到一位只有点头之交人的“求助”, 实际上却得到了对方帮助的故事。4. How di
16、d the writer feel when she heard the phone ringing?A. Relieved. B. Anxious. C. Shocked. D. Angry. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。由第一段中的“This could not be good. My mind raced through the list of family members who might need help”可知, 这可能不是什么好事。我的脑子里飞快地掠过那些可能需要帮助的亲戚。所以通过关键词“not be good, raced through, need help”可知, 作者听
17、到电话铃响时感到很不安。故B选项正确。5. What does the author indicate by the underlined sentence in Para. 2?A. They were short of food supplies. B. Their freezer was not frequently used. C. They were glad to put the turkey in the freezer. D. Their freezer was too small to fill much food in. 【解析】选A。句意理解题。由第二段“ We had
18、lots of room in our freezer, and in fact, too much. ”和最后一段中的“Inside were all expensive foods we never bought but often longed to try”可知, 我们冰箱的空间很多, 事实是太多的空间。冰箱里面都是我们渴望而不可及的昂贵的食品。所以第二段下划线的句子表明他们缺乏食物补给。故A选项正确。6. Why did Lesley call up the writer?A. Because the writer was her good friend. B. Because so
19、mething awful had happened. C. Because she knew the writer was in need. D. Because she didnt want food to go to waste. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第三段中的“Thinking it was a shame to throw away all this good food, they decided to drop off food to anyone she could think of”可知, 他们认为丢掉这些好食物是可耻的, 于是决定把食物送给她能想到的任何人。所以Les
20、ley为什么给作者打电话是因为她不想浪费食物。故D选项正确。7. What can be the best title for the text?A. Who Is My Angel?B. Unexpected BargainsC. A Friend on Speaking TermsD. Do You Have Room for a Turkey?【解析】选D。主旨大意题。短文主要讲述了作者一家在困难时期收到Lesley的求助, 询问其冰柜是否有空间存放火鸡, 结果却得到Lesley帮助的故事。结合文章中提到的“Do you have room for a turkey?” 可知, 短文是围
21、绕着“你有地方放一只火鸡吗?”而展开的。故短文的最佳标题为“你有地方放一只火鸡吗”。D选项正确。CAgeing and robots are more closely related than you might think. Young countries with many children have few robots. Ageing nations have lots. The countries with the largest number of robots per industrial worker include Republic of Korea, Singapore,
22、Germany and Japan, which have some of the oldest work forces in the world. The connection does not merely reflect the fact that young countries tend to be poor and cannot afford fancy machines, which they do not need anyway. It holds good within rich countries, too. Those with relatively few robots
23、compared with the size of their workforce include Britain and France, both of which (by rich-country standards ) are ageing slowly. Two recent studies quantify the connection. Daron Acemoglu of MIT and Pascual Restrepo of Boston University show that, between 1993 and 2014, the countries that investe
24、d the most in robotics were those that were ageing the fastest measured as a rise in the rate of people over 56 compared with those aged 2655. The authors posit a rule of thumb a ten-point rise in their ageing rate is associated with 0. 9 extra robots per thousand workers. A study from Germany used
25、different measures but reached the same conclusion. They found that the growth in the number of robots per thousand workers rises twice as fast as the fall in the growth rate of the population (e. g. if population growth falls by 1%, the growth in robot density rises by 2%). Population growth is clo
26、sely related to age structure. These findings should not be surprising. Robots typically substitute for labour. That is why many people fear that they will destroy jobs. Countries with plenty of young workers do not need labour substitutes. Wages there also tend to be low, making automation unprofit
27、able. But ageing creates demand for automation in two ways. First, to prevent output falling as more people retire, machines are necessary to substitute for those who have left the workforce or to enable ageing workers to continue to do physical labour. Second, once people have retired they create m
28、arkets for new kinds of automation, including robots that help with the medical and other requirements of caring for people who can no longer look after themselves. 【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。最新的研究发现表明, 国家的老龄化速率每提高10个百分点, 每千名工人对应的机器人数量就增加0. 9个, 老龄化以两种方式创造了对自动化的需求。8. What can we infer from the article?A. Ageing i
29、s closely related to robots. B. Ageing countries have few robots. C. Robots are needed in young countries. D. Young and rich countries want more robots. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。由第一段“Ageing and robots are more closely related than you might think”可知, 老龄化和机器人之间的关系比我们认为的更密切。所以通过关键词“more closely related than”推断出,
30、老龄化与机器人密切相关。故A选项正确。9. Which of the following best explains“ posit ”underlined in Paragraph 3?A. Want. B. Remove. C. Assume. D. Obey. 【解析】选C。词义猜测题。由第三段“The authors posit a rule of thumb a ten-point rise in their ageing rate is associated with 0. 9 extra robots per thousand workers. ”可知, 他们认为有这样一项经验法则
31、: 一个国家的老龄化速率每增加10个百分点, 每千名工人对应的机器人数量就会增加0. 9个。所以通过上下文语境可以判断出, assume“假设, 认为”最能解释第三段中加下划线的“posit”的意思。故C选项正确。10. How much will the robot population grow if the human population growth decreases by 3%?A. 1%. B. 2%. C. 3%. D. 6%. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第四段“They found that the growth in the number of robots per t
32、housand workers rises twice as fast as the fall in the growth rate of the population (e. g. if population growth falls by 1%, the growth in robot density rises by 2%). ”可知, 他们发现, 每千名工人对应机器人数量的增速是人口增速下降速度的两倍(即人口增长率每下降1%, 机器人密度增长2%)。所以按照此比例进行计算, 如果人口的数量减少3%, 机器人的数量就会增加6%。故D选项正确。11. Why does ageing cre
33、ate demand for robots?A. Because retired people have lower wages. B. Because robots are substitutes for retired worker. C. Because robots are unprofitable in young countries. D. Because the retired need the same robots they used before. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。由最后一段“First, to prevent output falling as more peo
34、ple retire, machines are necessary to substitute for those who have left the workforce”可知, 首先, 随着越来越多的人退休, 为了防止产量下降, 必须用机器替代减少了的劳动力或辅助老龄工人继续从事体力劳动。所以为什么老龄化会产生对机器人的需求是因为机器人是退休工人的替代品。故B选项正确。DHumans: Its time to abandon Earth or race extinction. It could be the plot of a summer blockbuster(巨片), but thi
35、s prediction isnt science fiction. Its a glimpse of the future, according to famous British scientist Stephen Hawking. “I see great dangers for the human race, ” he said in an interview with global forum Big Think. “There have been a number of times in the past when its survival has been a question
36、of touch and go. ”“I believe that the long-term future of the human race must be in space”, he said. “It will be difficult enough to avoid disasters on planet Earth in the next hundred years, let alone the next thousand, or million. ”Hawking, who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom last ye
37、ar, has recently voiced many concerns about the future of life on Earth. “If aliens visited us, the outcome would be as much as when Columbus landed in America, which didnt turn out well for the Native Americans, ” he said. “Such advanced aliens would perhaps become nomads(游牧者), looking to conquer(征
38、服) and colonize whatever planets they can reach. ”But Hawking says hes still hopeful for the future of humanity. He told Big Think, “Weve made remarkable progress in the last hundred years. But if we want to continue beyond the next hundred years, our future is in space. ”Getting to another planet w
39、ill prove a challenge, not to mention colonizing it for humanity. Katherine Freese from University of Michigan told Big Think that “the nearest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri(比邻星) which is 4. 2 light years away. That means, if you were traveling at the speed of light the whole time, it would take
40、 4. 2 years to get thereor about 50, 000 years using current rocket science. ”【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。本文讲述的是由于各种灾难和威胁, 地球将不再适合生存, 科学家建议放弃地球去其他星球居住。但目前还不现实, 所以要努力保护我们的地球。12. Humans are advised to abandon Earth mainly because _. A. aliens will take up our home planet soonB. it was discussed in the forum Big Thi
41、nkC. many scientists like Hawking concern itD. many disasters will happen on the Earth【解析】选D。细节推理题。根据第三段“I see great dangers for the human race, ”和第四段“It will be difficult enough to avoid disasters on planet Earth in the next hundred years, let alone the next thousand, or million. ”可知未来地球会面临许多灾难, 这些
42、灾难会严重影响人类生活, 所以科学家们建议人类放弃地球。故选D。13. Thinking about the future of humans, Hawking feels that _. A. humans cant live on the earth any longerB. the earth will not be habitable for humansC. other planets are ready for humans to reachD. aliens are the biggest future threat to humans【解析】选B。推理判断题。第四段“It wi
43、ll be difficult enough to avoid disasters on planet Earth in the next hundred years, let alone the next thousand, or million. ”可知霍金认为未来地球会面临许多灾难, 这些灾难会严重影响人类生活, 地球不再是适合人类生存的居住地。故选B。14. What is the writers key point in the last paragraph?A. It is impossible to get to another planet in space. B. It is
44、 urgent for Hawking to develop the space science. C. The near future cant see humans move to another planet. D. The planet Proxima Centauri is far away from the earth. 【解析】选C。段落大意题。根据最后一段“if you were traveling at the speed of light the whole time, it would take 4. 2 years to get there or about 50, 0
45、00 years using current rocket science. ”可知其他星球距离地球太远, 到达那里还不现实, 短期内不会实现。故选C。15. This passage is most probably taken from . A. a conference interviewB. a science fictionC. a history bookD. a forum report【解析】选D。推理判断题。本文讲述的是由于各种灾难和威胁, 地球将不再适合生存, 科学家建议放弃地球去其他星球居住。但目前还不现实, 所以要努力保护我们的地球。故这类文章不属于会议采访, 科幻小说
46、和历史故事, 应该属于论坛报告。故选D。【知识拓展】长难句分析“If aliens visited us, the outcome would be as much as when Columbus landed in America, which didnt turn out well for the Native Americans, ” he said. 翻译: 他说: “如果外星人拜访我们, 这个结果将和哥伦布登陆美洲一样, 对土著美洲人来说并不是好事”。分析: 这是一个if引导的虚拟语气, 后面又有which引导的非限制性定语从句。第二节(共5小题;每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5
47、分)阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Nature soothes(抚慰)our stressed-out souls. We know that nature is the best prescription, and new research suggests we can gain benefits while visiting parks. 16 The study published in the International Journal of Environmental Health Research found that sp
48、ending 20 minutes in a city park can make you happier, regardless of whether you use that time to exercise or not. “In general, we found park visitors reported an improvement in emotional well-being(幸福感)after the park visit. ”the studys lead author and University of Alabama at Birmingham professor H
49、on K. Yuen said in a statement. “17 Instead, we found time spent in the park is related to improved emotional well-being. ”For the study, 94 adults visited three city parks in Mountain Brook, Alabama, completing a questionnaire about their subjective well-being before and after their visit. 18 A vis
50、it of between 20 and 25 minutes showed the best results, with a roughly 64% increase in the participants self-reported well-being, even if they didnt move a great deal in the park. 19The study group was truly small, as the studys co-author and another UAB professor, Gavin Jenkins, acknowledges. 20 T
51、he challenge facing cities is that there is increasing evidence about the value of city parks but we continue to see the decrease of these spaces. A. Something was used to track their physical activity. B. You usually visit a small green space in your neighborhood. C. However, its findings pointed o
52、ut the importance of city parks. D. If you want to feel happier, you just need to exercise for 20 minutes in a park. E. The best part is that you neednt visit a national park or go far out of your way. F. This means people can benefit from visiting a nearby park, regardless of physical ability. G. B
53、ut we didnt find levels of physical activity are linked to improved emotional well-being. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了研究发现参观公园会提升我们的幸福感。16. 【解析】选E。根据空后“. . . spending 20 minutes in a city park can make you happier, regardless of whether you use that time to exercise or not. ”可知, 在公园里待20分钟就能让你更快乐, 不管你是否利用这段时间锻
54、炼身体, 故E项(最棒的是, 你不必去国家公园, 也不必走太远的路)符合语境。17. 【解析】选G。根据空后“Instead, we found time spent in the park is related to improved emotional well-being. ”可知, 相反, 我们发现在公园里待的时间长短与情绪改善有关, 故G项(然而, 我们没有发现身体活动水平与情绪改善有关)符合语境。18. 【解析】选A。根据空后“A visit of between 20 and 25 minutes showed the best results”可知, 20到25分钟的参观显示出
55、最好的结果, 参与者的幸福感增加了约64%, 即使他们在公园里不怎么运动, 故A项(有一些东西被用来追踪他们的身体活动)符合语境。19. 【解析】选F。根据空前“A visit of between 20 and 25 minutes showed the best results, with a roughly 64% increase in the participants self-reported well-being, even if they didnt move a great deal in the park. ”可知, 20到25分钟的参观显示出最好的结果, 参与者的幸福感增
56、加了约64%, 即使他们在公园里不怎么运动, 故F项(这意味着人们可以从参观附近的公园中受益, 无论他们的身体运动情况如何)符合语境。20. 【解析】选C。根据空前“The study group was truly small, as the studys co-author and another UAB professor, Gavin Jenkins, acknowledges. ”可知, 正如研究报告的合著者, UAB 的另一位教授Gavin Jenkins所说的那样, 研究小组的规模确实很小, 故C项(然而, 研究结果指出了城市公园的重要性)符合语境。第二部分语言运用(共两节, 满
57、分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分, 满分15分)阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I went to the 50th reunion of my high school on a Saturday evening. 21 us dance again on the floor was amazing. We might as well have been 18. I must say, they looked good and were still slim! People seemed to come 22, comfortable
58、to be themselves, older and wiser. We were 23 to gather again for a few moments. It was a gift to recognize some former classmates right awayand to be recognized. 24, we had name tags and our original photos on our clothing to help 25 us. The most memorable and moving experience of the night was pro
59、vided by a schoolmate and neighbor with whom I was once close. 26, we had a falling out in high school. I never saw her after 27, but this time, I saw her name on a place setting. At first, I was concerned about 28 her. But my better self 29, and I started to seek her out. I kept looking until I got
60、 a tap on my shoulder. There she was, smiling. We hugged as if nothing had ever happened and 30 warm words. Then she took my picture with her iPhone. All the bad memories and buried hatred 31 in thin air. I felt her sincerity which 32 with mine. Our encounter left me with joy. Sometimes you have to
61、walk back into the past, just for the 33, just for the closure (了结), because time, the right attitude and lifes experiences do heal 34 wounds. Were not the same people. We are better people. What better way than to 35 for a few hours to find that out?【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过讲述与老友多年后相遇, 了结积怨重归于好的故事, 告诉我
62、们重聚能够使我们放弃不快, 关系更密切。21. A. FeelingB. SeeingC. HelpingD. Making【解析】选B。feel感觉;see看见;help帮助;make制造。看到我们在地板上又蹦又跳真是太棒了。短语see sb. doing sth. 看见某人在做某事。 根据We might as well have been 18. I must say, they looked good and were still slim!可知这些都是作者看到的。故选B。22. A. genuinelyB. unhappilyC. constantlyD. luckily【解析】选A
63、。genuinely真诚地;unhappily不高兴地;constantly不断地;luckily幸运地。人们来的时候, 都很真诚, 做自己很舒服, 年纪大了也更聪明了。根据comfortable to be themselves可推知, 人们都很真诚。故选A。23. A. contentB. disappointedC. upsetD. funny【解析】选A。content满意的;disappointed失望的;upset不安的; funny滑稽可笑的。根据上文_ us dance again on the floor was amazing. 可知, 我们很满意再次相聚一起。故选A。24
64、. A. HopefullyB. UnexpectedlyC. ApproximatelyD. Thankfully【解析】选D。hopefully希望地;unexpectedly出乎意料地;approximately大约地;thankfully幸好, 感谢地。谢天谢地, 我们的衣服上贴有姓名标签和原来的照片来帮助识别彼此。故选D。25. A. uniteB. identifyC. protectD. imagine【解析】选B。unite团结;identify识别;protect保护;imagine想象。谢天谢地, 我们的衣服上贴有姓名标签和原来的照片来帮助识别彼此。根据we had nam
65、e tags and our original photos可知, 贴上名字和照片以便同学认出来。故选B。26. A. UnfortunatelyB. ObviouslyC. CertainlyD. Consequently【解析】选A。unfortunately不幸地; obviously明显地;certainly当然;consequently因此。我们在高中闹翻了当然是不幸的。故选A。27. A. restrictionB. competitionC. invitationD. graduation【解析】选D。restriction限制;competition比赛;invitation邀
66、请;graduation毕业。毕业之后就没再见过她了。根据I never saw her可知毕业之后没有见过。故选D。28. A. thinking ofB. looking forC. running intoD. picking up【解析】选C。think of想起;look for寻找;run into遇到;pick up捡起。起初, 我担心遇到她。根据we had a falling out in high school. 我们在高中闹翻了, 所以不愿遇见对方。故选C。29. A. failedB. trustedC. pausedD. won【解析】选D。fail失败;trust相
67、信;pause停顿;win战胜, 赢。但是我那更好的自我战胜了, 我开始寻找她。根据I started to seek her out. 可知, 这里指战胜自我。故选D。30. A. reservedB. exchangedC. refusedD. balanced【解析】选B。reserve保留;exchange交流;refuse拒绝;balance平衡。我们拥抱在一起, 好像什么事也没发生过, 彼此说着关爱的话语。根据warm words, 彼此说一些温暖的话。故选B。31. A. compromisedB. meltedC. recoveredD. grew【解析】选B。compromi
68、se妥协;melt融化;recover恢复;grow成长。所有不好的记忆和埋在心底的怨恨都烟消云散了。此处指一切不愉快都融化消失了。故选B。32. A. decoratedB. representedC. matchedD. compared【解析】选C。decorate装饰;represent代表;match相同, 相配;compare比较。我感到她的真诚, 和我的真诚一样。故选C。33. A. exhibitionB. routineC. serviceD. record【解析】选D。exhibition展览;routine日常工作;service服务;record记录。有时候你不得不回到
69、过去, 只是为了记录, 只是为了了结旧事。故选D。34. A. severeB. previousC. mentalD. fresh【解析】选B。severe严峻的;previous以前的;mental 精神的;fresh新鲜的。因为时间、正确的态度和生活的经验会治愈旧伤。故选B。35. A. weighB. boycottC. searchD. reunite【解析】选D。weigh权衡;boycott抵制;search搜索;reunite重聚。还有什么方式比几个小时的团聚能更好地发现(我们不是同一个人, 我们是更好的人)呢?故选D。第二节(共10小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分15分)阅读下
70、面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。We walked inside a museum in Garden City and looked around, eager 36. (meet) Kobie Boykins, a NASA engineer. He helped to design the Mars rover (探测器)Curiosity, 37. is still exploring to this day. In a big presentation room, Boykins 38. (talk) about the teams newest rove
71、r, Mars 2020. We asked him if the new rover would be 39. most complicated one he and his team 40. (make) so far. He told us that most of the engineering would be the same. However, the rover is still more 41. (advance) and will be able to get more accurate test 42. (result). When Boykins finished hi
72、s presentation, some people brought him into another room where we would interview him. We asked if he felt he was 43. a lot of pressure at work. He told us that he 44. (actual) put a lot of pressure on himself. He said that 45. (work) on the spacecraft wasnt putting him in that position, but he sti
73、ll wanted to make it perfect. 【文章大意】本文是记叙文。作者讲述了参观博物馆的过程, 期间拜访了航天科学家Kobie Boykins, 明白了成功源自对完美的追求。36. 【解析】to meet。考查非谓语动词。句意: 我们走进Garden City的一个博物馆, 环顾四周, 很想见见NASA的工程师Kobie Boykins。be eager to do sth. 固定搭配, “渴望做某事”。37. 【解析】which。考查定语从句。此处是非限制性定语从句, 先行词是Curiosity, 在从句中作主语, 故填which。38. 【解析】was talking/
74、talked。考查时态。根据上文可知, 事情发生在过去, 因此用一般过去时或者过去进行时, 故填was talking/talked。39. 【解析】the。考查冠词。此处是形容词最高级, 故填the。40. 【解析】had made。考查过去完成时。句意: 我们问他这个新探测器是否是他和他的团队迄今为止制造的最复杂的一个。根据时间状语so far, 可知谓语动词用完成时态;根据主句的谓语动词asked, 可知此处用过去完成时。41. 【解析】advanced。考查形容词。句意: 不过, 这个探测器会更先进, 并且会得到更准确的测试结果。根据空前more 可知为形容词比较级作表语, 故填adv
75、anced。42. 【解析】results。考查名词复数。根据空前more accurate test提示, 且result是可数名词, 可知此处应用复数形式。43. 【解析】under。考查介词。under pressure意为“在压力之下”。44. 【解析】actually。考查副词构词。此处副词修饰动词put作状语, 故填actually。45. 【解析】working。考查非谓语动词。句意: 他说在飞船上工作并不会让他陷入那种境地, 但他还是想让它完美。此处动名词短语作主语, 故用-ing形式。第三部分写作(共两节, 满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华, 你的留学生朋友Bob
76、写邮件想让你推荐一部中国电影。请给他写封邮件为他推荐一部国产电影, 内容包括: 1. 电影的英文名字;2. 谈谈你为什么推荐这部电影。注意: 1. 词数80个左右;2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。_【参考范文】Dear Bob, You mentioned in your E-mail that you want to watch a Chinese movie. I think there are many movies worth watching because Chinese movies nowadays are of high quality. The movie I re
77、commend is The Wandering Earth starring Wu Jing. This movie is adapted from the novel sharing the same name written by Liu Cixin, a world-renowned sci-fi writer who won Hugo Award. The movie is about the time when the sun is dying and human beings of all nations unite to push the earth out of solar
78、system. It is a very touching and imaginative movie. I have watched it for three times. Hope you will enjoy watching the movie as I do. Yours, Li Hua第二节(满分25分)阅读下面短文, 根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Lai Shixiong, president of the Ivy League Analytical English magazine based in Taiwan, believes that constant prac
79、tice and hard work are the keys to mastering English. Like many non-native speakers, Lai failed when he started learning English. When he was in high school, he once got an unbelievably low mark of seven out of 100 in an English test. He almost gave up on English, but then he graduated from high sch
80、ool and enrolled(入学 )in a military(军队的) school, where he met a classmate who was very good at English. Amazed by his classmates American accent, Lai decided to start learning English from the very beginning. To correct his pronunciation, Lai practiced phonetic symbols(音标) hundreds of times everyday
81、using vinyl records(黑胶唱片). Now that he was able to pronounce words, he began to practice dialogues. “I just talked to myself as if I were in a dialogue, ” he said. “I was basically talking to the air. ”However, talking to himself also meant that Lai wouldnt be able to hear English expressions from o
82、thers. That was when dictionaries came to his rescue. Unlike many who just look up vocabulary and pronunciations, Lai looked at detailsdefinitions, usages and example sentences. “By checking every single part of the entry(词条), you learn not only the vocabulary itself, but plenty of useful small word
83、s, ” Lai said. Reading and listening to English news is another good way to keep abreast of(了解的最新进展) new expressions. “The English news can teach us how to describe new things in our daily lives, ” Lai said. When he found it easy enough to speak English, Lai thought of two ways to improve his skills
84、. He used English to describe everything he saw. He even translated speeches when he went to class meetings at the military school. “There is no shortcut to mastering a language. You have to practice, ” Lai said. After all, Rome wasnt built in a day. _【参考范文】Based on his own experience, Lai Shixiong,
85、 president of the Ivy League Analytical English magazine based in Taiwan, told us story after story of how he changed himself from a poor English learner into a successful language expert by overcoming all kinds of difficulties. (要点1)It is not any shortcut but constant practice and hard work that he
86、lped him succeed in mastering English. (要点2)(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。Text 1W: What are you busy with now?M: Im preparing a party. Its my parents 25th wedding anniversary next week. The actual date is
87、 26th, but we are having the party this Saturday, which is 24th. 1. When is the actual wedding anniversary?A. This Saturday. B. This Sunday. C. Next Monday. 答案: CText 2W: We promised each other wed get this report done today. Lets get started. M: Cant we go for a walk and do this later?W: No. Well n
88、eed to return these books to the library by five oclock. 2. What does the woman want to do now?A. Take a walk. B. Go to the library. C. Work on the report. 答案: CText 3M: Do you enjoy living here in America?W: Well, yes and no. Something is much better than I expected. But I miss Chinese food, Chines
89、e festivals, and especially Chinese dramas. 3. What does the woman miss most?A. Chinese food. B. Chinese festivals. C. Chinese dramas. 答案: CText 4W: How do you like the film, John?M: Well, I just want to say I wont see it any more. It was spoiled by the main actress wooden acting. W: But I think the
90、 story is touching, and the main actor performs well in it. 4. What does the man think of the film?A. Amusing. B. Terrible. C. Touching. 答案: BText 5W: Ive invited Billy to see the new film this afternoon. Then we can have dinner together. M: Sounds good! But I hope we can get seats together. Last ti
91、me, we had to sit separately. W: If we go early enough, we can buy the tickets ahead of time. M: OK. 5. Why will the speakers set off early?A. To get film tickets early. B. To have a big dinner first. C. To know more about Billy. 答案: A第二节(共15小题; 每小题1. 5分, 满分22. 5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B
92、、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟; 听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料, 回答第6、7题。Text 6M: Did you finish typing that report?W: Yes. I did. But I worked late. M: It must be a long report, I guess. W: Exactly. Twelve pages. I spent three hours on it. M: By the way, what time did you go hom
93、e?W: I left the office at about 9 oclock. I got home at ten. M: What did you have for dinner?W: I sent out for a sandwich and I ate it at my desk. 6. What was the woman doing before she went home?A. Typing a report. B. Rewriting a report. C. Reviewing a report. 答案: A7. Where did the woman have her d
94、inner?A. In a restaurant. B. In her office. C. At home. 答案: B听第7段材料, 回答第810题。Text 7W: You need to try harder in school. Today I called your headteacher and asked your performance in school. Your marks in science are so low recently. M: I am trying my best. I simply don t understand science, thats al
95、l. W: Is that the same reasoning you have for math?M: Yes, and English, too. W: Tell me one single subject youre doing well in. Er. . . What about history?M: Well, Im doing wonderfully in my music class. As for history, I am good at only the parts about Woodstock Music Festival. W: Thats it! Youre g
96、rounded! No guitar for a month. M: Great, now Ill surely have a low GPA. 8. What subjects mentioned are there in the passage?A. Science, Maths, English, History and Music. B. Science, Chinese, Maths, English and Music. C. Science, Maths, English, Art and Music. 答案: A9. What relationship is the speak
97、ers?A. Music teacher and student. B. Sister and brother. C Mother and son. 答案: C10. What will be banned for the man?A. Watching TV. B. Playing the guitar. C. Learning maths. 答案: B听第8段材料, 回答第1113题。Text 8W: Julia and I are driving downtown this afternoon. Want to come, Tom?M: Thanks, Cathy. But I have
98、 to get ready for my report. I will present it at tomorrows meeting. W: Well, in that case, is there anything we can get for you?M: Gee，I left my watch at Gilsons the other day. It should be ready by now. W: Id be glad to pick it up. M: Well, Cathy, now that I think about it, Ive got something else
99、to do downtown. I have to buy something at the supermarket. Maybe Id better go with you. W：Well be leaving from the parking lot. Im behind with my work, so well only be there a couple of hours for some office supplies. M: Oh. If its only a couple of hours, I can certainly go. W: Great! See you in a
100、few minutes. 11. Why doesnt the man want to go downtown at first?A. He has to attend a meeting. B. He has to prepare a report. C. He has to pick up Julia. 答案: B12. What is Gilsons?A. A supermarket. B. A watch repair shop. C. An office supply store. 答案: B13. What do we know about the woman?A. She wil
101、l be busy with work. B. She worries about the parking. C. She is leaving in several hours. 答案: A听第9段材料, 回答第1417题。Text 9W: Dad, look at this friendship quiz. M: Why didnt you try it? The first question, how often do you get in touch with your friend?W: Hmm. . . my friends arent in the same secondary
102、school as me. And I dislike ringing people up. I dont call my friends even once a week. M: That means seldom. Secondly, how many friends can you talk with when you are upset?W: Oh, I cant think of any. I usually talk with you or mom when I feel sad. M: Poor Susan! You cant rely on us all the time. T
103、he last question, your friend wants to talk with you. Where would you have the talk?W: Well, we cant talk in the classroom. Maybe I would talk to her in a shopping center. We can talk and shop at the same time. M: Oh, Susan, youve only got 8！I think you should get along with your friends. Why not ca
104、ll or visit them often?W：Youre right, Dad! 14. What does the woman dislike doing?A. Phoning others. B. Making friends. C. Answering questions. 答案: A15. Why would the woman talk to her friend in a shopping center?A. Her friend enjoys shopping very much. B. They can talk and shop at the same time. C.
105、She prefers talking with people in public. 答案: B16. What will the woman probably do?A. Get in touch with her friends more. B. Study hard to achieve higher grades. C. Be independent of her friends and parents. 答案: A17. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student. B. Mother an
106、d son. C. Father and daughter. 答案: C听第10段材料, 回答第1820题。Text 10M: Well, I want to talk about an activity course for the summer holidays. It operated for the first time last year for a six-week period from the middle of July until the end of August. This year we will be holding the course again. There
107、will be different things to do every week, so the children wont be repeating the same activities over and over again. However, I dont expect many children will come for the whole summer, as Im sure their parents will want to be with them for a week or twoWe do, however, ask that children attend full
108、 weeks, not just single days. It makes it easier for us to keep attendance records. The course is available for children aged 810. Next year, those aged 57are welcome to the course. If a child or a childs parent is interested in coming to my summer activity course，they should go to my website, www.
109、summeractivities. co. uk and print out an application form. Send it with part payment as soon as possible. Youll need to tell us which weeks you are planning to attend straightaway, but you wont need to choose your activities in advance. 18. What does the speaker say about the activities?A. They are
110、 easy. B. They are diverse. C. They are educational. 答案: B19. What kind of course are the children expected to attend?A. The 7-week course. B. The full-week course. C. The single-day course. 答案: B20. What should the children do in advance to apply for the course?A. Pay all the fees. B. Choose their
111、activities. C. Fill out an application form. 答案: C语法填空The first English version of the famous martial arts novel, “The Legend of the Condor Heroes”(射雕英雄传)1(schedule) to come out in the UK next year. 2 almost every Chinese person knows, the novel was written by Louis Cha, better known by his pen name
112、, Jin Yong. London-based MacLehose Press has confirmed that the novel will come out in 12 volumes(册), with the first 3(set) to come out on Feb. 22. In the publishers promotional 4 (introduce) of the “The Legend of the Condor Heroes”, the series was referred to as a Chinese version of “Game of Throne
113、s”(权利的游戏). The first volume has been translated by Anna Holmwood, an English publishing agent 5(work) together with many famous Chinese writers, such as Yu Hua, Liu Zhenyun, and Yan Ge. Holmwood 6 (translate) “The Legend of the Condor Heroes” since 2012, and from the second volume onwards she invite
114、d GigiChang to help her 7 the translation. Louis Cha is Chinas most influential martial arts author with 8 total of 15 novels. Since the 1950s, about 100 million9(copy) of his works have been sold around the world. But only three of them have been translated for the English-speaking world. They are
115、“Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain”, “The Deer and the Cauldron” and “The Book and the Sword” Louis Cha is widely recognized as one of the most 10(success) authors in China. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了金庸小说射雕英雄传首次推出英译本的信息。1. 【解析】is scheduled。考查时态和语态。分析句子结构可知, 句子的主语与schedule之间是被动关系。be scheduled to do sth. “计划
116、做某事”。此处描述现在存在的情况, 故应用一般现在时。2. 【解析】As。考查定语从句。正如几乎每个中国人都知道的, 这部小说是由查良镛所著, 他的笔名金庸更为人所熟知。分析句子结构可知, 空处引导非限制性定语从句, 指代整个主句的内容, 且位于句首, 表示“正如”, 故用As。3. 【解析】set。考查非谓语动词。此处是“with+宾语+宾补”结构, 宾语the first与及物动词set“安排”是逻辑上的动宾关系, 故用过去分词作宾补, 表示被动意义和已经完成的动作。4. 【解析】introduction。考查名词。出版社在射雕英雄传的宣传介绍中将之称为中国版的权力的游戏。根据空前的形容词
117、promotional以及语境可知, 空处应用所给词的名词单数形式。5. 【解析】working。考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知, 空处作后置定语, 修饰前面的名词agent, work与其是逻辑上的主谓关系, 故用现在分词作后置定语。6. 【解析】has been translating。考查时态和语态。根据空后的“since 2012”可知, 此处应用完成时态, 再根据文章提到的翻译工作还没有结束可知, 此处要用现在完成进行时表示动作从过去某时开始, 一直持续到现在, 并将继续下去。7. 【解析】with。考查介词。help sb. with sth. “帮助某人做某事”, 是固定搭配。8. 【解析】a。考查冠词。a total of. . . “总共为”, 为固定搭配。9. 【解析】copies。考查名词复数。20世纪50年代以来, 金庸的作品在全球的销量大约有1亿册。copy表示“(书、杂志、唱片等的)一张, 一册, 一份”时是可数名词, 根据空前的100 million可知此处用其复数形式。10. 【解析】successful。考查形容词。空处修饰名词authors, 故应用所给词的形容词形式。successful“成功的”。
