1、安徽省和县第二中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期开学考试试题 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What is the weather like? A. Its raining.B. Its cloudy. C. Its sunny.2. Who will go to China next month?A. Lucy.B. Alice.C. Ric
2、hard.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. The mans sister.B. A film.C. An actor.4. Where will the speakers meet?A. In Room 340.B. In Room 314.C. In Room 223.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place？A. In a restaurant.B. In an office.C. At home.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
3、，每段对话或独白后面有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，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至8题。6. Why did the woman go to New York?A. To spend some time with the baby.B. To look after her sister.C. To find a new job.7. How old was the baby when the woman left New York?A.
4、Two months.B. Five months.C. Seven months.8. What did the woman like doing most with the baby?A. Holding him.B. Playing with him.C. Feeding him.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What are the speakers talking about?A. A way to improve air quality.B. A problem with traffic rules.C. A suggestion for city planning.10.
5、 What does the man suggest?A. Limiting the use of cars.B. Encouraging people to walk.C. Warning drivers of air pollution.11. What does the woman think about the mans idea?A. Its interesting.B. Its worth trying.C. Its impractical.听第8段材料，回答第12至14小题。12. How long will the man probably stay in New Zealan
6、d?A. One week.B. Two weeks.C. Three weeks.13. What advice does the woman give to the man?A. Go to New Zealand after Christmas.B. Book his flight as soon as possible.C. Save more money for his trip.14. What can we learn about flights to New Zealand at Christmas time?A. They require early booking.B. T
7、hey can be twice as expensive.C. They are on special offer.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. Why did Jane call Mike?A. To ask him to meet her.B. To tell him about Tom.C. To borrow his car.16. Where will Jane be in about one hour?A. At Mikes place.B. At the airport.C. At a garage.17. What can we infer from the co
8、nversation?A Jane has just learned to drive.B. Janes car is in bad condition.C. Mike will go to the airport.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before?A. Write a short story.B. Prepare for the lesson.C. Learn more about the writer.19. Why does the speaker ask t
9、he questions?A. To check the students understanding of the story.B. To draw the students attention to reading skills.C. To let the students discuss father-son relationships.20. What will the students do in 10 minutes?A. Ask more questions.B. Discuss in groups.C. Give their answers.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40
10、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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHarvard Summer Programs for High School StudentsAre you a high school student aged 15 to 18? Then consider spending your summer at Harvard, where you can explore a variety of college-level courses, live and learn alongside a diverse set of p
11、eers, thus paving the way for a successful college experience you desire before your real college life. It is also an opportunity to expand your worldview, meet new people from all over the globe, and gain valuable knowledge and skills.Pre-College ProgramA two-week experience featuring noncredit cou
12、rsesJoin other curious high school students on campus at Harvard, and explore topics as wide ranging as American law, philosophy, public speaking, the sciences, and writing. The program features:On-campus housing with fellow pre-college students.Structured days with weekday class meetings and pre-co
13、llege activities.During your two weeks at Harvard, you attend class for three hours a day and participate in college readiness workshops or team-building events. In the evenings, you eat in the dining hall, finish homework in your room, and attend social activities.Secondary School ProgramCollege co
14、urses for credit in a seven-week sessionThis is your test-drive of college. At Harvard, you are fully involved in college life balancing time between classes, homework, and after-school activities.The program features：College courses you attend alongside current college students from around the worl
15、d.Credit you can transfer to a college in the future.The choice to live on campus, commute, or study online.The freedom to schedule your days.You may choose to enroll in one or two courses. Outside the classroom, you can attend workshops, take trips to nearby colleges, and join in activities like sp
16、orts and musical pursuits. A healthy balance of organized events and free time allows you the independence you will find in college.21. What will the Summer Programs help the participants to do?A. Adapt to the college life in advance. B. Become a would-be college student.C. Get an admission to Harva
17、rd.D. Change high school courses.22. What does the Pre-College Program allow the participants to do?A. Organize events as assistant teachers. B. Study together with current college students.C. Get credit needed for college courses. D. Live on campus with other pre-college students.23. What feature d
18、oes the Secondary School Program have?A. Some job opportunities are offered.B. Students can take courses in a flexible way.C. It provides chances to explore the world.D. Specially-designed tests are included.BWhen my husband and I moved back to the United States years ago, we had been living an adve
19、nturous life on a boat overseas. We moved to Maine and fell in love with a piece of land. It came with a huge farmhouse much larger than we needed. We went rapidly from living in an extremely small space on the water with only two bags to a life on land as a family of four in a big house jammed with
20、 stuff.How did we end up with so much stuff? We just didnt see things piling up so quickly. Its an embarrassment of riches. Its an overabundance. And its burying us.A couple of weeks ago, going through a pile of books Id organized, I found my late mothers now-twenty-year-old copy of “Simplify Your L
21、ife by Elaine St. James. Id read it a number of times, adding my own penciled notes and folding down more pages.Wondering if St. James wrote other books on the topic, I began an Internet search that led me deeper and deeper into simplicity, and a concept that was new to me, zero waste. I sensed that
22、 what was missing from our life, from our home, was emptiness. My house cant breathe, its no wonder I feel like I cant either.Now, my husband and I have undertaken an experiment that we hope will lead to a major lifestyle shift for our whole family. I first started to declutter and downsize by clean
23、ing my kitchen. I emptied out my cupboards and drawers. I put everything needed on our dining-room table. Everything else went into a huge bin for sale. My drawers are beautiful now and Im content to take this step.Like any new beginning, there are hesitations. But in a few months, we will move into
24、 a new house less than half the size of the one we have. Can my two kids adjust to the idea of reducing their two separate rooms to one small shared bedroom with just a few toys? I can see Im still thinking about what I will lose. But what I hope becomes clearer is what we will gain by letting go.24
25、. How did the author feel about the life back to the United States?A. She enjoyed the new spacious house.B. She loved the abundance of materials.C. She complained about owning too much.D. She desired a much richer life.25. Why did the author mention Elaine St. James and her book?A. To show what a gr
26、eat influence James had on her.B. To advise more people to read Jamess book.C. To indicate how her late mother liked reading.D. To explain why a simple life counts to everyone.26. What does the underlined word “declutter mean in Para 5?A. recover B. remove C. prepare D. escape27. What is the author
27、doing according to the last paragraph?A. Persuading her kids to live simply.B. Reflecting her hesitations about letting go.C. Questioning her sudden change on life.D. Missing her life on the boat.CPeople have got faster at typing text messages on their phones. But how fast are we at using a smart ph
28、one compared to typing words on a traditional keyboard? A team of researchers carried out an experiment.The researchers used an Internet-based system to test the typing speed of over 37,000 volunteers on their smart phones. The volunteers spent about six hours a day using their phones. Most of them
29、used two thumbs to type. Both Android and iPhone users were tested. They were given 15 English sentences to type out on their phones as quickly and accurately as possible.The research team found that people wrote about 36 words per minute. It is slower than the average rate for people using a comput
30、er keyboard. In a 2018 University of Cambridge study, the average speed for computer typists was 52 words per minute. Noting the narrowing of speed rates between smart phones and computers, the team said we have become slower at typing on keyboards over the years. 75 percent of those taking part in
31、the study had typing speeds below 44 words per minute. But the fastest phone typists reached speeds of 80 words per minute. People using two thumbs typed 38 words per minute. Those using only one finger 29 words per minute.According to the findings, Anna Feit, a researcher at ETH Zurich, said it mak
32、es sense that younger people have higher typing speeds because they spend a lot more time on their devices. It was found that a phones automatic correct tool can be helpful. Users were able to type faster with it. “The given understanding is that techniques like word completion help people”, Feit sa
33、id. “But we found the time spent thinking about the word suggestions often outweighs the time spent typing the letters, making you slower.”The difference between typing on a smart phone and a keyboard is called “the typing gap. They say this gap will further narrow in future as people get less skill
34、ed with keyboards and as smart methods for typing on devices continue to improve.28. What is the purpose of the experiment?A. To prove typing on keyboards is the fastest way.B. To track over 37,000 volunteers typing habits.C. To promote peoples typing speed on smart phones.D. To find out how faster
35、people type on their phones.29. Which of the following groups type the fastest according to the passage?A. People using two thumbs in the research. B. Those using only one finger in the research.C. 75 percent of the volunteers in the study. D. Computer typists in the 2018 Cambridge study.30. What ca
36、n we know according to Anna Feit?A. Automatic correct tool isnt useful.B. Word completion cant help much.C. The aged need word suggestions. D. Typing wont be needed on phones31. What does the author predict about “the typing gap?A. It will become smaller and smaller.B. It will be replaced by word co
37、mpletion.C. It will make people less skilled at typing.D. It will slow the development of smart phones.DAmy Zhang, aged 21 , knows her parents have been pushing her to get her drivers license. Yet the college senior has no intention of getting it. A drivers license always struck her as a symbol that
38、 she was growing up. “I want to have independence and be an adult. But I didnt want to leave my childhood behind. ” she says. Contrary to the popular belief in the 1980s that a drivers license was a marker of independence, Zhangs viewpoint is increasingly common. When it comes to becoming an adult,
39、more American adolescents now say “Dont rush me.Many educators and parents view this slowdown with concern. They see a generation of young people growing up ill-prepared for life. Teachers say more students seem unable to function without their parents. And parents realize their 20-year-old hardly k
40、now how to do the laundry, and seems uninterested in driving anywhere.But other researchers argue that the change in youth behavior reflects a reasonable adaptation to a culture and society changed from former generations. Instead of simply growing up more slowly, they are redefining what it means t
41、o transform into an adult. It is natural that people would start to grow up “slower.Some researchers have noticed something more fundamentala change in the definition of adulthood itself. For many young people today, becoming an adult has less to do with external markersthe house, the marriage, the
42、jobthan with how they feel internally. Its the acceptance of oneself, making independent decisions, and financial independence. Kelly Williams says in her best-selling book, “These individual actions add up to a generation that is different. ”Members of this age group today tend to make decisions ab
43、out work, education, parenthood with care, and when they are ready. They are more politically active, engage in more volunteer work and more connected globally than former generations. Indeed, many of the decisions young people make today are less about adulthood than about the world they are inheri
44、ting.32. What can be concluded from Amy Zhangs case?A. More American adolescents lack a broader vision.B. American adolescents seem in no hurry to be an adult.C. More young people dont accept American car culture.D. American parents are too strict with their children.33. What challenge are the young
45、 Americans facing according to Para 2?A. Failing to express their concerns timely.B. Losing curiosity about the world.C. Lacking essential daily skills.D. Being tired of traditional education.34. Whats the new marker of adulthood in some researchers view?A. How a person feels inside.B. A happy marri
46、age.C. A successful and highly-paid job.D. How much property they own.35. Whats the best title for the passage?A. Where the new generation is to go?B. How Americans interpret adulthood?C. What helps youth be independent?D. Why adolescents say “Dont rush me?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
47、处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。What Recycling Will Look Like in 10 YearsAs businesses rush to become greener, this is what recycling may look like a decade from now. To begin with, more goods will be made of existing materials. The increase in the reuse of existing materials, including recycled plastics, glass
48、and more will reduce the demand for raw materials (原材料). Youll find more clothing, toys, park benches,etc. made of recycled water bottles. _36_. Thus all resources will be kept in circulation (流通) with no end.Reusable products will become more popular. Not only will companies take up the duty to red
49、uce waste. _37_. Take single-use straws (吸管), for example. Theyve been banned everywhere because they are so bad for the environment and wildlife. Furthermore, beginning in 2021 the European Union will ban single-use plastics. _38_; we also need to change consumers habits by changing the way they th
50、ink about single-use plastics.Chemical recycling may become common. Though the field is still in its early stages, the process of chemical recycling may increase in the coming years. _39_. “This is all just a huge expensive business,” Denise Patel said, adding that reducing the overall use of plasti
51、c is a better solution._40_. Currently, thin plastic isnt often recycled. As its so lightweight, it can jam recycling machinery；but throwing it out isnt ideal either. After all, it takes about 450 years to break down. You can return it to a store that collects them, or use a service that picks up ha
52、rd-to-recycle items from your home for a fee.A. We cannot rely only on recyclingB. New plastic is cheaper than recycled plasticC. In the future, thin plastics will be recycled more readilyD. However, chemical recycling is not without disagreementE. This creates an economy where no resource will be w
53、astedF. Individuals (个人) will also be expected to use more reusable productsG. The campaign puts the focus on individuals to clean up their plastic mess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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Failing SuccessfullyTwo years ago I
54、 took part in a speech competition. It was a hard time for me when the judge_41_ the winners. At last, the moment of truth came. I got the worst._42_ not being placed in the competition, I really wanted to _43_ again. I realized that finding the right topic was the most important part of the whole _
55、44_. It needs to be motivational and inspirational to the _45_. So I reworked my speech for the following year,_46_ a different topic and spending countless hours _47_ the speech, line by line, word by word to make it _48_better.The next year I participated in the _49_ again. As was expected, my spe
56、ech _50_down well and I was hoping to do that a bit better this year._51_, my wish didnt come true. The competition was so fierce that again I didnt _52_it.I was deeply disappointed, since I couldnt accept the fact that I had _53_ twice in something that I had worked so hard on. However, I knew that
57、 losing is _54 _ and part of life. One of the judges said to me that my speech was quite good,_55 _ it needed to be better if I wanted to go any further. He advised me to struggle to_56_ something like some of the empty gestures. He said that I would surely succeed some day.While I didnt earn _57 _
58、in the competition, I did gain a new viewpoint. I discovered that I could fail successfully. I think Ill _58 _ to work hard and enter the next competition. Now, whenever Im faced with a defeat, I _59_ myself of what a famous person said, “The path was worn and slippery. My foot slipped from under me
59、, knocking the other out of the way, but I recovered and said to myself that its a slip and not a_60_.”41. A. announcedB. predictedC. observedD. interviewed42. A. UnlessB. OnceC. ThoughD. Since43. A. sufferB. competeC. winD. check44. A. rangeB. conditionC. systemD. process45. A. audienceB. companion
60、C. directorD. author46. A. reviewingB. supposingC. pickingD. comparing47. A. appreciatingB. makingC. recitingD. polishing48. A. increaseB. flowC. exposeD. occur49. A. competitionB. partyC. examinationD. invitation50. A. wroteB. soundedC. wentD. slowed51.A. AngrilyB. SadlyC. FortunatelyD. Eagerly52.
61、A. settleB. hateC. makeD. pass53. A. decreasedB. escapedC. struggledD. failed54. A. flexibleB. normalC. appropriateD. typical55. A. butB. soC. forD. or56. A. assumeB. declareC. overcomeD. acquire57. A. profitsB. awardsC. commentsD. qualities58. A. continueB. agreeC. regretD. apply59. A. allowB. info
62、rmC. accuseD. remind60. A. kickB. pushC. fallD. walk第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)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)第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，正在为开学考试而紧张复习，但最近你在家上网课，自主复习时无法集中精力。于是你给你校的外籍心理教师Kate写一封求助信寻求帮助。要点如下：1作业多，没有时间运动 2 压力大，无法入睡 3 希望得到Kate的帮助英语答案15 BACAB610 ACCAA1115 CCBBC1620 ABBAC【答案】21 A 22
63、. D 23. B【解析】本文是说明文。介绍了哈佛大学面对高中生的几个暑期项目，包括每个项目的内容和特色。【21题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段Then consider spending your summer at Harvard, where you can explore a variety of college-level courses, live and learn alongside a diverse set of peers, thus paving the way for a successful college experience you desire before y
64、our real college life.可知哈佛大学的暑期项目可以让参与者们探索各种各样的大学课程，和一群不同的同龄人一起生活和学习，从而在真正上大学之前为渴望成功的大学生活铺平道路。也就是这个项目可以让参与者提前适应大学生活，故选A。【22题详解】细节理解题。根据Pre-College Program部分中的Join other curious high school students on campus at Harvard, and explore topics as wide ranging as American law, philosophy, public speaking,
65、 the sciences, and writing.(与哈佛大学校园里其他好奇的高中生一起，探索美国法律、哲学、公共演讲、科学和写作等广泛的话题。)和On-campus housing with fellow pre-college students.(与预科班同学同住)可知参与预科项目的是来自高中的学生，他们要一起住在大学校园里。故选D。【23题详解】推理判断题。根据Secondary School Program部分The program features中的 The choice to live on campus, commute, or study online. The free
66、dom to schedule your days. (选择住在学校，通勤，或在线学习。自由安排你的每一天)，由此判断出此项目的特色是学生可以采取灵活的方式上课。故选B。【答案】24. C 25. A 26. B 2 7 B【分析】本文是记叙文。作者生活空间塞满东西后感到过于丰富，受Elaine St. James简单思想的影响，作者开始改变自己，改变自家环境。【24题详解】推理判断题。第一段We went rapidly from living in an extremely small space on the water with only two bags to a life on l
67、and as a family of four in a big house jammed with stuff.描写了作者家的变化，原来的狭小生活空间变成了塞满东西的大房子。第二段Its an embarrassment of riches. Its an overabundance. And its burying us. 作者认为这是一种财富的尴尬，是过于丰富。它在埋葬我们。第四段I sensed that what was missing from our life, from our home, was emptiness. My house cant breathe, its no
68、 wonder I feel like I cant either. 作者感到家里的房子不能呼吸，自己也不能呼吸。综上判断出，作者是抱怨自己家拥有的太多，故选C。【25题详解】推理判断题。第三段“Simplify Your Life by Elaine St. James. Id read it a number of times, adding my own penciled notes and folding down more pages.作者提到了Elaine St. James的书“Simplify Your Life，自己已经看过很多遍，还添加了许多读书笔记。根据第四段Wonder
69、ing if St. James wrote other books on the topic, I began an Internet search that led me deeper and deeper into simplicity, and a concept that was new to me, zero waste.可知作者还从网上查找Elaine St. James其他作品，为了更深地理解simplicity。结合下文作者simplicity的实际行动可判断出，作者提到Elaine St. James和她的书是为了说明Elaine St. James对自己的影响很大，故选A
70、。【26题详解】猜测词义题。上文提到作者深受Elaine St. James和她的书的影响，更深地理解了simplicity。上句提到my husband and I have undertaken an experiment作者和丈夫开始试验simplicity，画线词语declutter和and后的 downsize并列，根据by cleaning my kitchen可推测此处指清理整理厨房，比较四个选项可知和remove(除去，移动)意思一致，故选B。【27题详解】细节理解题。最后一段Like any new beginning, there are hesitations.和I ca
71、n see Im still thinking about what I will lose. But what I hope becomes clearer is what we will gain by letting go. 可知像任何新的开始一样，作者也有犹豫。作者知道自己还在想会失去什么。但希望通过放手能得到什么。这些内容反映了作者对于放手的犹豫，故选B。【答案】28. D 29. D 30. B 31. A【解析】本文是说明文。研究人员对人们在手机上打字的速度进行了测试，得出了一些具体数据。随着人们对键盘的熟练程度越来越低，以及在手机上打字的智能方法不断改进，作者认为在智能手机上打
72、字和在键盘上打字之间的差距以后会越来越小。【28题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段The researchers used an Internet-based system to test the typing speed of over 37,000 volunteers on their smart phones. (研究人员使用一个基于互联网的系统测试了37000多名志愿者在智能手机上的字速度。)可判断出这个试验的目的是测试人们在手机上打字的速度有多快。故选D。【29题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段In a 2018 University of Cambridge study研究介绍中提到的B
73、ut the fastest phone typists reached speeds of 80 words per minute.可知在这次研究中最快的手机打字速度达到每分钟80个字，所以2018年剑桥研究中的电脑打字员打字最快。故选D。【30题详解】推理判断题。根据第四段“The given understanding is that techniques like word completion help people”, Feit said. “But we found the time spent thinking about the word suggestions often
74、outweighs the time spent typing the letters, making you slower.” Feit认为像填字这样的技术可以帮助人们，但研究发现，花在思考上的时间往往超过了花在打字上的时间，这让打字速度变慢了。也就是说填字技术对打字作用不大，故选B。31题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段They say this gap will further narrow in future as people get less skilled with keyboards and as smart methods for typing on devices conti
75、nue to improve. 随着人们对键盘的熟练程度越来越低，以及在设备上打字的智能方法不断改进，未来这一差距将进一步缩小。由此推知作者认为在智能手机上打字和在键盘上打字之间的差距以后会越来越小，故选A。【答案】32. B 33. C 34. A 35. D【解析】本文是议论文。通过Amy Zhang不想学驾照，不想离开童年的例子说明越来越多的美国青少年不急着长大。文章分析了这种现象的原因，人们对此现象的不同观点及现在年轻人观念的改变。【32题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段“I want to have independence and be an adult. But I didnt wa
76、nt to leave my childhood behind. ” Contrary to the popular belief in the 1980s that a drivers license was a marker of independence, Zhangs viewpoint is increasingly common. When it comes to becoming an adult, more American adolescents now say “Dont rush me. 可知Amy Zhang不想学驾照，不想离开童年。这种观点现在越来越普遍，更多的美国青
77、少年不让家长催着长大。从这一例子可判断出美国的青少年似乎并不急于成为成年人，故选B。【33题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段They see a generation of young people growing up ill-prepared for life.提到了年轻一代在成长过程中对生活准备不足。下文列举了越来越多的学生似乎无法在没有父母的情况下正常学习，20岁的孩子几乎不知道如何洗衣服，对开车去任何地方都不感兴趣等现象，这些都说明年轻一代缺乏必要的日常技能，故选C。【34题详解】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段For many young people today, becoming an
78、adult has less to do with external markersthe house, the marriage, the jobthan with how they feel internally. Its the acceptance of oneself, making independent decisions, and financial independence.可知对今天的许多年轻人来说，成为成年人与外界的因素(房子、婚姻、工作)关系不大，而与他们内心的感受关系很大，长大意味着接受自己，能做独立的决定，并在经济上独立。故选A。【35题详解】主旨大意题。文章开头通
79、过Amy Zhang不想学驾照，不想离开童年的例子引出了more American adolescents now say “Dont rush me现象，下文分析了其原因。Why adolescents say “Dont rush me?概括了文章主旨，又能吸引读者，适合作为标题。故选D。36-40 EFADC【答案】41. A 42. C 43. B 44. D 45. A 46. C 47. D 48. B 49. A 50. C 51. B 52. C 53. D 54. B 55. A 56. C 57. B 58. A 59. D 60. C【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者两次参加
80、演讲比赛，虽然精心准备仍然没有拿到奖项，但是作者感到虽败犹荣，他时刻提醒自己，失败只是自己滑了一跤，而不是跌倒【41题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. announced宣布；B. predicted预测；C. observed观察；D. interviewed采访。根据首句得知，作者参加了演讲比赛，当裁判宣布获胜者时，作者非常难过。故选A。【42题详解】考查连词词义辨析。A. Unless除非；B. Once一旦；C. Though尽管；D. Since自从。尽管在比赛中没有获得名次。故选C。【43题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. suffer遭受；B. compete竞争；C. win赢得；D.
81、 check核查。作者排名不佳，他还很再比赛一次。故选B。【44题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A. range范围；B. condition条件；C. system体系；D. process过程。根据So I reworked my speech for the following year,_6_ a different topic and spending countless hours _7_ the speech,得知我意识到在整个准备过程中最重要的是找到合适的演讲主题。故选D。【45题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A. audience观众；B. companion陪伴；C. director
82、导演；D. author作者。演讲的主题要对观众有激励的作用。故选A。【46题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. reviewing复习； B. supposing假定；C. picking摘下，挑选；D. comparing比较。挑选不同的主题，并且在图书馆、电脑上查找信息。故选C。【47题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. appreciating感激；B. making制作；C. reciting背诵；D. polishing完善。花无数的时间来润色演讲。故选D。【48题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. increase增加；B. flow流动，流畅；C. expose暴露； D. occur发生。为了
83、让演讲更加流畅，我逐词逐句的修改演讲。故选B。【49题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A. competition比赛；B. party聚会；C. examination考试；D. invitation邀请。第二年，我再次参加比赛。故选A。【50题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. wrote写；B. sounded听起来；C. went去；D. slowed放慢。正如预料的那样，我的演讲进行得很好。故选C。【51题详解】考查副词词义辨析。A. Angrily生气；B. Sadly悲伤；C. Fortunately幸运地；D. Eagerly 急切地。不幸的是，我的希望没有实现。故选B。【52题详解】考查动
84、词词义辨析。A. settle定居；B. hate恨；C. make制作；D. pass通过。短语make it成功。比赛很激烈，所以我又没有成功。故选 C。【53题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. decreased减少；B. escaped逃避；C. struggled挣扎；D. failed失败。作者努力准备了两次演讲比赛，都失利，这让作者非常失望，故选D。【54题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。A. flexible灵活的；B. normal正常的；C. appropriate合适的；D. typical典型的。作者明白失败是正常的，这是人生的一部分。故选B.【55题详解】考查连词词义辨析。A.
85、 but但是；B. so因此；C. for为了；D. or否则。有一位评委说我的演讲不错，但是还需要提升。表示转折关系，故选A。【56题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. assume假定； B. declare宣布；C. overcome克服；D. acquire要求。这位评委建议作者克服一些演讲中不良的习惯。故选C.【57题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A. profits利润；B. awards奖项；C. comments评论；D. qualities质量。根据上文得知，作者两次演讲比赛都没有赢得奖项。故选B。【58题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. continue继续；B. agree同意；C. r
86、egret后悔；D. apply申请。根据I did gain a new viewpoint I discovered that I could fail successfully得知，作者经过两次演讲比赛感悟到虽败犹荣，他会继续努力。故选A。【59题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. allow允许；B. inform通知；C. accuse指责；D. remind提醒。每次自己遇失败，都会想到一个名人的话。故选D。【60题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. kick踢；B. push推着；C. fall掉下；D. walk走路。作者感慨失败对于自己只是滑了一下，而不是跌倒。故选C。61 illnes
87、s 62 however 63 spreading 64 on 65 are touched 66 unwashed 67 To protect 68 reduces 69 when/while/if 70 responsibly71-80题1 eighth-eight 2 me 后面加to 3 minute加s 4 run改为running 5 when改为where 6 for 改为at 7 I改为you 8 silently 改为silent 9 and 改为but 10 had 删掉Dear Kate,I am Li Hua, a senior 2 student. Recently,
88、 Ive been busy preparing for my entrance exam when the new term starts, but unfortunately I find it quite hard to concentrate on my study when I take online courses and learn by myself at home. So Im writing to ask you for help. Im encountering some problems which trouble me a lot.First ,I have to s
89、pend so much time on my homework that I hardly have time to take sports. Moreover, the high expectation from the teachers and my parents makes me extremely stressful because I dont want to let them down. What troubles me most is that its difficult for me to fall asleep every night.Faced with the above problems,Im anxious to get your help.Could you please offer me some advice on how to solve the problems?I am looking forward to your early reply!
