1、致远高中2020学年第二学期5月阶段评估高二英语I.Listening ComprehensionSection A Short ConversationsDirections:In Section A,you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once
2、.After you hear a conversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A.5:15. B.6:15. C.7:15. D.8:15.2.A.There is no need to review the letter againB.She hasnt got any time to go over the letter.
3、C.Its very important to learn the letter by hearts.D.The man should spare some time to revise the letter.3.A.He missed the Super Bowl. B.He watched the Super BowlC.He disliked the Super Bowl. D.He would see the Super Bowl again.4.A.She lost her money. B.She bought a wrong book.C.She asked for a new
4、textbook. D.She found the last edition of the book.5.A.She enjoyed the movie very much.B.The man should have told her about the movie.C.The man didnt know what the movie was about.D.She didnt sleep well last night because of the movie6.A.A holiday. B.Luck. C.Work. D.Health conditions.7.A.Go on smoki
5、ng. B.Talk with the doctor.C.Carry on with exercise. D.Have a physical examination.8.A.Boss and shop assistant B.House agent and client.C.Interviewer and interviewee. D.Manager and customer.9.A.Stay up late tonight. B.Get more sleep at night.C. Listen more carefully in class. D.Improve her grades gr
6、adually10.A.The man only filled his tank half full B.The car is breaking down on the way.C.The man cant read the instrument D.The car has run out of gasoline.Section BDirections: In Section B,you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation,and you will be asked several questions on each
7、 of the passages and the conversation.The passages and the conversation will be read twice,but the questions will be spoken only once.When you hear a question,read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 throug
8、h 13 are based on the following passage,11.A.They are not as serious as expected. B.They are often ignored by the public.C.They have been generally accepted. D.They have been dealt with properly12.A.Dog owners used to go there. B. People used to leave rubbish thereC.Children used to play there. D. R
9、esidents used to suffer from it.13.A.Allowing the planting of trees. B.Protecting it from visitors.C.Building nests for birds. D.Letting it go wild.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage14.A.The National Museum. B.A radio programme.C.Artistic events. D. Interviews with artists.15
10、.A.The exhibits are made by student artists.B.It is intended for final-year art students.C.K is held in a famous museum in London.D.The exhibits are made from recycled materials.16.A.There are 200 exhibits in total.B.It remains open until 7:30 every night.C.There is no entrance fee for student visit
11、ors.D.It shows the application of technology in art.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17.A.It was difficult to get used to the instructions.B.She had contacted the TV company earlier.C.She had long been looking forward to it.D. Her previous experience was useful.18.A.Sh
12、e knew that Maddy had talent.BShe saw that Maddy liked an audience.C.She wanted Maddy to practice more.D.She wondered whether Maddy loved it.19.A.Seeing herself on TV.B.Going to shops alone.C.Reading about herself.D.Being recognised by the public.20.A.You should try and ignore it.B.You should accept
13、 its drawbacksC.You should enjoy it while it lasts.D.You should treasure it as it may disappear.I.Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct.For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank wi
14、th the proper form of the given word;for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.Be Careful on the InternetParents of boys at a Sydney private school have been urged to monitor their sons use of social networking website,with a warning _1_ any mistakes made in teenage years could be
15、permanently recorded on the Internet and catch up with them later in life.The headmaster,Timothy Wright,wrote to parents on Thursday, _2_ (explain)that younger boys were too immature to fully understand the possible consequences of disclosing private information on social networking sites.We now kno
16、w that those parts of the brain _3_ deal with decision-making are still developing in a man in his 20s.he said. But mistakes _4_ (commit)at fifteen may be still accessible to an employer ten years later.Modern technology means that a careless word, an ill-willed comment or an inappropriate photograp
17、h, are on permanent record and freely available to _5_ has access. Stupidities that _6_ (forget) immediately before now last, spread and damage in ways unknown before this decade.Dr Wright said that _7_ words spoken in the playground could be more easily forgotten, those captured on the Internet or
18、on mobile phone text messages could have far more lasting and more hurtful consequences.He urged parents to set ground rules for use of mobile phones and the Internet and in particular to set boundaries on taking and sending images that _8_ be used to bully(霸凌）others. “Parents who are paying for the
19、 Internet service have an unquestionable right_9_ ( insist) they are a friend on social networking websites.I would certainly insist on this_10_ at least the end of 16 if not later.he wrote.【答案】1. that 2. explaining 3. that#which 4. committed 5. whoever 6. were forgotten 7. though#although#while 8.
20、may 9. to insist 10. until#till【解析】【分析】本文是说明文。文章讲述了悉尼一所私立学校的男孩的父母被敦促监控儿子使用社交网站的情况。校长认为十几岁时犯的任何错误都可以永久记录在互联网上，并在以后的生活中最终尝到苦果，并分析了原因。【1题详解】考查名词性从句。句意：悉尼一所私立学校的男孩的父母被敦促监控儿子使用社交网站的情况，并警告说，十几岁时犯的任何错误可以永久记录在互联网上，并在以后的生活中最终尝到苦果。分析句子可知，“any mistakes made in teenage years could be permanently recorded on the
21、 Internet and catch up with them later in life.”为同位语从句，解释说明a warning，从句句意完整，成分齐全，连词that引导同位语从句，无词义，不作成分，仅起引导作用，故填that。【2题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：校长蒂莫西赖特周四写信给家长，解释说，年幼的男孩太不成熟，无法完全理解在社交网站上披露私人信息可能造成的后果。分析句子可知，句子谓语动词是wrote，故explain用非谓语动词形式作状语，explain与逻辑主语The headmaster是主动关系，用现在分词，故填explaining。【3题详解】考查定语从句。句意：我们现
22、在知道，对于一个20多岁的男性，大脑中处理决策的那些部分仍在发展中。分析句子可知，空格处引导定语从句，修饰parts，从句中缺少主语，指物，用关系代词that或者which，故填that/which。【4题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：但是十五岁犯的错误十年后雇主可能仍然可以知道。分析句子可知，句子谓语动词是may be accessible，故commit用非谓语动词形式作定语，commit与mistakes是被动关系，故用过去分词作定语，故填committed。【5题详解】考查宾语从句。句意：现代技术意味着，一句粗心的话、一个恶意的评论或一张不恰当的照片都被永久记录下来，任何可以访问的人都可
23、以免费使用。分析句子可知，空格处引导宾语从句，作介词to的宾语，根据句意，whoever“无论谁”符合句意，引导宾语从句，从句中作主语，故填whoever【6题详解】考查动词时态语态。句意：以前马上被遗忘的愚蠢现在以一种十年前未知的方式持续，传播并且破坏。分析句子可知，that引导定语从句，修饰stupidities，由时间副词before可知，用一般过去时，that在从句中作主语，指代先行词stupidities，是复数，与谓语动词forget是被动关系，故填were forgotten。【7题详解】考查连词。句意：赖特博士说，尽管在操场上说的话可能更容易被遗忘，那些在互联网或手机上捕捉到的
24、短信可能会产生更持久、更伤人的后果。that引导宾语从句，从句中是两个句子，故空格处是连词，根据句意，用though或者although以及while引导的让步状语从句符合语境。故填though/although/while。【8题详解】考查情态动词。句意：他敦促父母们为手机和互联网的使用制定基本规则，特别是为拍摄和发送图片设置界限，那些可能会被用来霸凌其他人。分析句子可知，that引导定语从句，修饰先行词images，从句中that作主语，指代images，images与use是被动关系，故be used是被动语态，根据句意，空格处用情态动词may表示可能性，故填may。【9题详解】考查不定
25、式。句意：为互联网服务付费的父母毫无疑问有权坚持认为在社交网站上他们是朋友。right to do sth.“做某事的权利”，right后接不定式作定语，结合句意，故填to insist。【10题详解】考查介词。句意：我当然坚持这一点直到至少16岁末，如果不是更晚。根据上文提到的“in teenage years”和“ten years later.”可推断，此处说的是直到16岁末或者更晚这些上网记录会对青少年造成不好的结果之前，作者会坚持这一点。until或者till符合句意，故填until/until。Section BDirections:Complete the following s
26、entences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in the frame.Each one can only be used once.A. capable B. effectiveness C. employing D.exposure E.famously F. joining G. limitation H. minimal I.precisely J.recognizing K.worthwhileClean Air ActThe air in modern homes and offices is
27、 pretty clean,but not as clean as it might be.Often it contains small amounts of volatile(挥发性的）,poisonous,organic compounds.Long-term_11_ to these is a bad thing,so clearing them out of the air people breathe is widely accepted as _12_Finding an effective way to do so has proved difficult.But Stuart
28、 Strand Long Zhang and Ryan Routsong, of the University of Washington,in Seattle,think they have succeeded,As they report in Environmental Science and Technology, their method involves _13_ a gene from a rabbit into a popular indoor plant nicknamed Devils vinea type of ivy hat is so called because i
29、t is_14_ difficult to kill.The idea of _15_ plants to de- pollute the atmosphere inside buildings has been around for decades-but has met with only qualified success. One experiment involving unmodified spider plants,for example,showed that they are indeed _16_ of removing formaldhyde (甲醛) from the
30、air.The _17_ is that to make much of a difference in a space as large as a house would require turning most of the rooms into spider-plant forests.Dr Strand, Dr Zhang and Mr Routsong thus sought something suitably transgenic ( 转 基 因 的),but that does not flower indoors. The plant they settled on was
31、Devils vine, _18_ because of its toughness.With the help of a bacterium,they were able to ferry the rabbit version of the gene into the plants chromosomes(染色 体),and thus to,engineer a type of Devils vine able to produce an air-cleaning substance. To test the _19_ of their idea, the researchers put t
32、heir modified ivy to work inside greenhouses filled with air containing high levels of harmful substances.The plants performed well,reducing the harmful substances in air to _20_.【答案】11. D 12. K 13. F 14. I 15. C 16. A 17. G 18. E 19. B 20. H【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。现代家庭和办公室里的空气相当干净，但并没有想象中那么干净。它通常含有少量的挥发性、有
33、毒的有机化合物。长期接触这些有害物质是有害健康的。研究人员将他们改造过的常春藤放在充满有害物质的空气的温室里。这些植物表现良好，将空气中的有害物质减少到最低限度。【11题详解】考查名词。句意：长期接触这些有害物质是件坏事，所以将它们从人们呼吸的空气中清除出去被广泛认为是值得的。Long-term为形容词后接名词，根据“Often it contains small amounts of volatile(挥发性的）,poisonous,organic compounds.”可知，空处填名词exposure“暴露”。故选D项。【12题详解】考查形容词。句意：长期接触这些有害物质是件坏事，所以将它
34、们从人们呼吸的空气中清除出去被广泛认为是值得的。worthwhile“值得的”符合句意。故选K项。【13题详解】考查动词。句意：但是西雅图华盛顿大学的Stuart Strand、龙张和Ryan Routsong认为他们已经成功了，正如他们在环境科学和技术方面的报道一样。他们的方法是将兔子的一个基因与一种很受欢迎的室内植物魔鬼藤一种常春藤帽子连接起来，因为它很难杀死。involve doing sth“涉及做某事”，根据“into a popular indoor plant nicknamed”可知，空处填动名词joining“联系，连接”故选F项。【14题详解】考查副词。句意：但是西雅图华盛
35、顿大学的斯图尔特 斯特兰德，龙 张和瑞安 劳特松认为他们已经成功了，正如他们在环境科学和技术方面的报告中所说，他们的方法是将兔子的基因与一种流行的室内植物结合，这种植物被称为魔鬼藤一种常春藤帽子之所以这么叫是因为它很难被杀死。据“Devils vine”可知，空处填precisely“（用以加强同意的语气）的确如此”。故选I项。【15题详解】考查动名词。句意：使用植物去除建筑物内空气污染的想法已经存在了几十年，但只取得了有限的成功。of后接动名词，根据“o de- pollute the atmosphere inside buildings”可知，emlpoy“利用，使用”符合句意。故选C项
36、。【16题详解】考查形容词。句意：例如，一项涉及未经改良的蜘蛛植物的实验表明，它们确实能够从空气中去除甲醛。are后接形容词，capable“能够的”符合句意。故选A项。【17题详解】考查名词。句意：其局限性在于，要想在一个像房子一样大的空间里发挥很大的作用，就需要把大部分房间变成蜘蛛植物的森林。The后接名词做主语。根据“to make much of a difference in a space as large as a house would require turning most of the rooms into spider-plant forests.”可知，指局限性。故选
37、G项。【18题详解】考查副词。句意：他们选定的植物是魔鬼藤，因其韧性而闻名。副词作状语，根据“because of its toughness”可知，魔鬼藤因其韧性而闻名。famously“有名地”。故选E项。【19题详解】考查名词。句意：为了测试他们的想法的有效性，研究人员将他们改造过的常春藤放在充满有害物质的空气的温室里。test后接名词作宾语，根据“the researchers put their modified ivy to work inside greenhouses filled with air containing high levels of harmful subst
38、ances.”可知，effectiveness“有效性”符合句意。故选B项。20题详解】考查形容词。句意：这些植物表现良好，将空气中的有害物质减少到最低限度。根据“The plants performed well”可知，minimal“最低限度的”符合句意。故选H项。III.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the w
39、ord or phrase that best fits the context.Many scientists now believe that death is not biologically inevitable and could be avoided if there were cures for all life-threatening diseases.However,perhaps the real question is not whether eternal(永 恒的)life will one day be possible,but whether the _ itse
40、lf is misdirected. In his short story,The Immortal,the Argentinean writer Jorge Luis Borges writes of a man who goes in search of a river which rids people of _22_. The people there with eternal life,he finds,are _23_ and apparently miserable.Since they will live for an unrestricted number of years,
41、they reason that everything that can happen to them will do at some point. _24_, they can hardly bring themselves to move.This raises the question: what _25_ would there be to do anything if we knew that we had an endless number of days ahead of us in which to accomplish all our goals? _26_, would o
42、ur lives have any meaning at all?As humans,we only seem able to understand our feelings when they are balanced against _27_ emotions. When we feel happy, it is _28_ being sad; When we feel at peace,it is an escape from being anxious.How then could we feel glad to be alive,to enjoy our existence day
43、to day, if there was no possibility that it might one day be _29_ us? All our emotions would become immaterial.And what about the frustrations of our memories which often _30_ us, even in the short lives we currently have? It is frustrating enough to _31_ that we have forgotten things which happened
44、 ten,twenty or thirty years ago. Imagine then the frustration of hundreds of years worth of memories slipping away from us as we drift through the centuries-constantly _32_ where we have been and what we have done.There would be other problems too.Unless we began to explore space,the Earth would soo
45、n be burdened with too many people and some sort of limit on the number of children we can have might be _33_. Perhaps we might only be allowed to reproduce if we undertook to die ourselves at some future point.Given all this, it seems that longer life might come at a _34_ much heavier than many of
46、us are willing to pay.For most of us alive today,eternal life may never be an issuebut for those who are at the start of their lives, or yet to be _35_, it is a decision they may well have to face, and much sooner than any of us might have imagined. A. lifeB. pursuitC. approachD. evidence22. A. deat
47、hB. wealthC. sufferingD. happiness23. A. diligentB. unhealthyC. inactiveD. relaxed24. A. In contrastB. In additionC. After allD. As a result25. A. motivationB. courageC. propertyD. publicity26. A. HoweverB. StrangelyC. OtherwiseD. Indeed27. A. similarB. strongC. opposingD. changing28. A. in contrast
48、 toB. in harmony withC. in line withD. in response to29. A. imposed onB. taken fromC. exposed toD. applied to30. A. limitB. companyC. failD. amaze31. A. publicizeB. acknowledgeC. foreseeD. command32. A. catching hold ofB. keeping track ofC. losing sight ofD. coming up with33. A. uncertainB. extinctC
49、. invisibleD. necessary34. A. timeB. distanceC. priceD. target35. A. desiredB. selectedC. treatedD. born【答案】. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. D 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. B 32. C 33. D 34. C 35. D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文。主要讨论如果生命变成永恒，那么会带来哪些问题。【题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，也许真正的问题不是有一天永生是否有可能，而是这种追求本身是否被误导了。A. life生活；
50、B. pursuit 追求；C. approach方法；D. evidence 证据。由上文“Many scientists now believe that death is not biologically inevitable and could be avoided if there were cures for all life-threatening diseases.”（许多科学家们相信只要威胁生命的重大疾病都可以治疗的话，死亡在生物学意义上不是不可避免的）可知，这是人类在追求的一个目标，故选B项。【22题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：不朽的阿根廷作家乔尔赫路易斯博格思在书中写到
51、了一个人去寻找一条让人长生不老的河流。A. death死亡；B. wealth财富；C. suffering痛苦；D. happiness幸福。由上文“Many scientists now believe that death is not biologically inevitable”（许多科学家现在认为死亡在生物学意义上不是不可避免的）可知，在乔尔赫书中要写的就是有关人长生不死的故事，故选A项。【23题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他发现那里拥有永恒生命的人都不是很活跃，而且明显很痛苦。A. diligent勤奋的；B. unhealthy不健康的；C. inactive不活跃的；D
52、. relaxed放松的。由下文“Since they will live for an unrestricted number of years, they reason that everything that can happen to them will do at some point. they can hardly bring themselves to move”（因为他们可以活无数年，他们认为可能发生在他们身上的一切都会在某个时间点发生，因此他们很难让自己行动起来）可知，生命永恒，就会没有活力，故选C项。【24题详解】考查短语词义辨析。句意：因为他们可以活无数年，他们认为可能
53、发生在他们身上的一切都会在某个时间点发生，因此他们很难让自己行动起来。A. In contrast相比之下；B. In addition此外；C. After all毕竟；D. As a result 因此，结果。分析句子意思可知后文“they can hardly bring themselves to move.”（他们很难让自己行动起来）是前文的结果，故选D项。【25题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：这就提出了一个问题，如果我们知道自己还有无数的时间来完成我们所有的目标，还会有什么动力去努力。A. motivation动力；B. courage勇气；C. property财产；D. pub
54、licity 宣传。由上文“Since they will live for an unrestricted number of years, they reason that everything that can happen to them will do at some point. As a result, they can hardly bring themselves to move.”（因为他们可以活无数年，他们认为可能发生在他们身上的一切都会在某个时间点发生，因此他们很难让自己行动起来）可知生命永恒，会让人失去动力。故选A项。【26题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们的生活真
55、的会有任何意义吗？A. However然而；B. Strangely奇怪地；C. Otherwise否则；D. Indeed实际上。结合句意分析，可知本句是在反问上文说的没有动力，故选D项。【27题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：作为人类，似乎只有在相对立的情绪相平衡时，我们才能理解自己的情感。A. similar相似的；B. strong强壮的；C. opposing相反的；D. changing变化的。由下文“When we feel happy, it is in contrast to being sad; When we feel at peace, it is an escape
56、from being anxious.”（当我们感觉快乐时，这是在与悲伤做对比，当我们内心平静时，这是一种逃避焦虑的方式）可知，是相互对立的情绪。故选C项。【28题详解】考查短语词义辨析。句意：当我们感觉快乐时这是在与悲伤做对比，当我们内心平静时这是一种逃避焦虑的方式。A. in contrast to对比；B. in harmony with和谐；C. in line with一致；D. in response to回应。由上文“As humans, we only seem able to understand our feelings when they are balanced aga
57、inst opposing emotions”（作为人类，似乎只有在于相对立的情绪相平衡时，我们才能理解自己的情感）可知是相反的，相对的，故选A项。【29题详解】考查短语词义辨析。句意：如果有一天这些不可能从我们手里被拿走，那么我们怎么能高兴地享受活着的每一天呢。A. imposed on强加于；B. taken from拿走；C. exposed to接触；D. applied to应用。由下文“All our emotions would become immaterial.”（我们所有的情绪都会变得不重要）可知，说的是如果生命不会失去，故选B项。【30题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：难么
58、即使在如今我们短暂的生命中，也会有很多记忆被遗忘的那种沮丧呢？。A. limit限制；B. company公司；C. fail没有做到；D. amaze使惊奇。由下文“It is frustrating enough to acknowledge that we have forgotten things which happened ten, twenty or thirty years ago.”（承认我们忘记了十年、二十年或者是三十年前发生的事，是有够令人沮丧的）可知说的是记忆失效，故选C项。【31题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：承认我们忘记了十年、二十年或者是三十年前发生的事，是够令人
59、沮丧的。A. publicize宣传；B. acknowledge承认；C. foresee预知；D. command要求。由上文“And what about the frustrations of our memories which often fail us, even in the short lives we currently have?”（难么即使在如今我们短暂的生命中也会有很多记忆被遗忘的那种沮丧呢？）可知，我们不得不承认遗忘是令人沮丧的。故选B项。【32题详解】考查短语词义辨析。句意：然后想象一下，在几百年来，我们不断忘记我们去过哪里和我们做过什么，数百年的记忆被我们忘记。
60、A. catching hold of抓住；B. keeping track of了解动态；C. losing sight of忘记；D. coming up with 想到。由上文“It is frustrating enough to acknowledge that we have forgotten things which happened ten, twenty or thirty years ago.”（承认我们忘记了十年、二十年或者是三十年前发生的事）可知，这些记忆会被忘记，故选C项。【33题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：除非我们开始探索太空，否则地球上很快就会有大量的人口，
61、而限制儿童的数量就变得非常有必要。A. uncertain不确定的；B. extinct灭绝的；C. invisible看不见的；D. necessary必要的。由下文“,the Earth would soon be burdened with too many people”（地球上的人口数量会非常多）可知，限制是必须的。故选D项。【34题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：考虑到这些，似乎长寿的代价比我们许多人愿意承担的要高得多。A. time时间；B. distance距离；C. price代价；D. target 目标。由上文“forget where we have been and w
62、hat we have done”（忘记自己去过哪做过什么）及“,the Earth would soon be burdened with too many people”（地球上的人口数量会非常多）可知，这些都是长生不老要付出的代价。故选C项。【35题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：对于那些生命刚开始，或即将出生的人，这是一个他们可能不得不面对的决定。A. desired渴望；B. selected选择；C. treated对待；D. born出生。由上文“for those who are at the start of their lives,”（对于那些生命刚刚开始的人）可知，or后连
63、接的是同义表达，故选D项。Section BDirections:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)L
64、ast summer our family excitedly set off on holiday.My parents had never booked such an expensive holiday before and we had certainly NEVER set foot on a Caribbean island!So it was with eager expectation that we arrived at the airport with our five suitcasesonly to be told that our Unity Airlines fli
65、ght had been cancelled! We hung around the airport despondently until we were re-routed onto a Sky Eagle flight,but we still missed our connecting flight.So they put us onto another flight to JFK Airport,this time with Omega Airlines,and we had to dash like mad through the airport to catch the plane
66、 with minutes to spare.From JFK we boarded our final flight,and it was with some relief that we arrived in St Maarten Island,ready to forget the stresses and strains of actually getting there.However,one vital thing hadnt kept up with us-our luggage.The laid-back officials in St Maarten Airport didn
67、t seem particularly worried about our missing bags.They phoned Omega Airlines,who blamed Sky Eagle,because they said that the first flight was responsible for the luggage.Sky Eagle blamed Omega,and they all blamed Unity Airlines for canceling the original flight.Meanwhile,through all the accusations
68、,we only had the clothes we stood up in,so Mum took us on a quick shopping trip and bought tooth brushes,swimming stuff,shorts,flip-flops,and a couple of T-shirts each For two days we waited in St Maarten until we joined our five-day cruise. Dad went to the airport twice a day,but each time the bagg
69、age staff said nothing had arrived.So we had to go on the cruise without our luggage.My brother,sister and I werent much bothered,but our parents were. Dad missed his diving equipment,and Mum was upset about not being able to wear her new summer wardrobe bought especially for our big holiday.The cru
70、ise was fantastic,anyway,even though we had to keep washing our few clothes.When we got back to the airport to go ho me,there was a new set of baggage staff who didnt seem to know anything about anything.My dad was so frustrated by this time,he actually sneaked into the storage room and found four o
71、f our bags!If he hadnt done that,they might still be sitting there.He just dragged them out without telling anybody,and we went home.When we arrived back in the States,we found our last bag.It hadnt even left the airport!36. The first problem with the familys trip was that _.A. they had to change ai
72、rlinesB. they went to a wrong airportC. the tickets were very expensiveD. the time of their flight was changed37. In St Maarten,_.A. the airport officials were not very willing to helpB. the family were relieved to have the basic necessitiesC. the family realized they had left the luggage on the pla
73、neD. the airport officials didnt remind the family of their final flight38. Which of the following statements is true of the cruise trip?A. It was delayed so the family had to wait a few days.B. It was wonderful though everyone was upset.C. They got back their equipment before joining it.D. They had
74、 to wash their clothes more frequently.39. When the cruise trip was over, _.A. some of their luggage had never left the USB. the airport staff said some new baggage had arrivedC. the family had to sit in the airport for a long time againD. the family was happy that there were new baggage officials【答
75、案】36. A 37. A 38. D 39. A【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者一家曾经旅游的糟糕经历，旅行结束回来时才发现行李还在机场，根本没有离开过美国！【36题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中“So it was with eager expectation that we arrived at the airport with our five suitcasesonly to be told that our Unity Airlines flight had been cancelled! We hung around the airport despondently
76、 until we were re-routed onto a Sky Eagle flight,but we still missed our connecting flight.So they put us onto another flight to JFK Airport”（所以，当我们带着五个手提箱到达机场时，我们满心期待结果却被告知我们的联合航空公司航班被取消了!我们沮丧地在机场附近转悠，直到我们被改道乘坐天鹰航空公司的航班，但我们仍然错过了转机航班。所以他们把我们安排到另一架飞往肯尼迪机场的航班上）可知，作者的旅程中遇到的第一个问题是不得不改变航班，故选。【37题详解】细节理解题
77、。根据第四段中“The laid-back officials in St Maarten Airport didnt seem particularly worried about our missing bags.”（圣马丁机场懒散的官员似乎并不特别担心我们丢失的行李。）可知，机场官员不太愿意帮忙，故选。【38题详解】推理判断题。根据第五段中“The cruise was fantastic,anyway,even though we had to keep washing our few clothes.”（不管怎么说，这次航行太棒了，尽管我们不得不不停地洗我们仅有的几件衣服。）可知，他
78、们不得不更频繁地洗衣服，故选。【39题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段中“When we arrived back in the States,we found our last bag.It hadnt even left the airport!”（当我们回到美国时，我们找到了最后一个包。它甚至都没有离开机场!）可知，他们的行李根本没离开机场，故选。【点睛】(B)IntroductionThe aim of this report is to give an insight into the wide range of live music that is available in this
79、 area,and to single out one venue(场地)which I would particularly recommend visitingLarge venuesThere are two live music venues of a reasonable size the Apollo and the Hippodrome. These attract headline acts from all parts of the U Kand occasionally from overseas too. The Apollo has recently been re-d
80、ecorated and is clean, well-run and well-appointed. To my mind,however,it is a little on the boring side.The Hippodrome is the polar opposite-dark,dirty and poorly-managed and it could certainly do with better air-conditioning.But what it lacks in orderliness,it makes up for in character!Smaller ven
81、uesIf its internationally-famous performers youre looking for,the Cave isnt the venue for you. However, as a showcase for local talents,its enjoying quite a reputation among serious music fans in the area.Tickets are reasonably priced,with discounts for students and the unemployed.The room is a litt
82、le cosy,to say the least,but that adds to the atmosphere! That said, it does have a tendency to be very crowded on Saturday nights,perhaps unpleasantly so.Stage One is somewhat larger than the Cave,with an advertised capacity of 350 as opposed to the Caves 250.They tend to attract slightly better-kn
83、own acts,but at 25-30 a throw,tickets arent exactly cheap,and when bought over the phone incur an additional booking fee of 2.50 per ticket.RecommendationIf you only have time to visit one venue, I would recommend _. Its programme includes the best pop music bands in the UK and while it may not be t
84、he most polished show youve ever seen,it should be a memorable evening.40. Who do you think the report is intended for?A. Primary school students.B. Music-lovers.C. Art critics.D. Street performers.41. According to the writer,the Apollo is superior to the Hippodrome in _.A. its historyB. its environ
85、mentC. its locationD. its performance42. Which venue does the writer most probably recommend at the end of the passage?A. The Apollo.B. The Hippodrome.C. The Cave.D. Stage One.【答案】40. B 41. B 42. B【解析】【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了某个个地区的几个现场音乐场所，并挑出一个作者特别推荐参观的地方。【40题详解】推理判断题。根据Introduction部分的“The aim of this rep
86、ort is to give an insight into the wide range of live music that is available in this area,and to single out one venue(场地)which I would particularly recommend visiting”（这份报告的目的是深入了解这个地区广泛的现场音乐，并挑出一个我特别推荐参观的地方。）可知，作者是为音乐爱好者而写这篇文章。故选B。【41题详解】细节理解题。根据Large venues部分的“The Apollo has recently been re-deco
87、rated and is clean, well-run and well-appointed. To my mind,however,it is a little on the boring side.The Hippodrome is the polar opposite-dark,dirty and poorly-managed and it could certainly do with better air-conditioning.”（阿波罗号最近重新装修过，干净、运行良好、设备齐全。然而，在我看来，它有点无聊的一面。竞技场体育场(Hippodrome)正好相反黑暗、肮脏、管理不善
88、，当然需要更好的空调。）可知，阿波罗号比竞技场号更干净，设备各方面都好。因此，环境更好。故选B。【42题详解】推理判断题。根据部分中的“the Cave isnt the venue for you.”和“They tend to attract slightly better-known acts,but at 25-30 a throw,tickets arent exactly cheap”可知，不推荐the Cave和Stage One；根据”Large venues部分的“To my mind,however,it is a little on the boring side.The
89、 Hippodrome is the polar opposite-dark,dirty and poorly-managed and it could certainly do with better air-conditioning.But what it lacks in orderliness,it makes up for in character!”(然而，在我看来，它有点无聊的一面。竞技场体育场(Hippodrome)正好相反黑暗、肮脏、管理不善，当然需要更好的空调。但它在秩序上所缺乏的，却在性格上弥补了!)和最后一段的“Its programme includes the be
90、st pop music bands in the UK and while it may not be the most polished show youve ever seen,it should be a memorable evening.”（它的节目包括英国最好的流行音乐乐队，虽然它可能不是你见过的最精致的表演，但它应该是一个难忘的夜晚。）可知，作者觉得The Apollo有些无聊，由此推断出作者更推荐的是The Hippodrome。故选B。(C)Willy Wonka is the father of nano-food.The great chocolate-factory
91、owner,youll remember. invented a chewing gum that was a full three-course dinner.One strip of the chewing gum would deliver tomato soup,roast beef with roast potatoes and blueberry pie and ice creamin the right order.The end of cooking?Probably not.But Nano-food and nano-food packaging are on their
92、way because the food industry has spotted the chance for huge profits:According to analysts,the business will soon be worth $20 billion annually.Youll first meet nanotechnology in food packaging.Most people have heard about the smart food packaging that will warn when oxygen has got inside,or if foo
93、d is going badresearch on that is complete and the products are arriving.But Dr David Bennett,working on a European Commission project on the ethics(道德）of “nanobiotechnology”, believes the public will certainly reject nano-food because of the possible dangers they thought of.“Very little risk assess
94、ment has been done on this area,even on some products already entering the market.Whats to be afraid of,from a technology that offers so much-healthier food,fewer,better-targeted chemicals,less waste,smart(and thus less)packaging,and even the promise of a technological solution to the problem of the
95、 one billion people who dont get enough to eat?Matter has different behaviour at nano-scales;says Dr Kees Eijkel from the Dutch Twente University.That means different risks are associated with it.We dont know what these are: For example,some metals will kill bacteria at nano-scale-hence the interest
96、 in using them in food packagingbut what will happen if they get off the packaging and into us? Could they be a threat to our health?No one seems to know.The size question is central to these concerns. Nano-particles that are under 100 nano-metres wideless than the size of virushave unique abilities
97、.They can cross the bodys natural barriers, entering into cells or through the liver into the bloodstream or even through the cell wall surrounding the brain.Id like to drink a glass of water and know that the contents are going into my stomach and not into my lungs,says Dr Qasim Chaudhry of the Bri
98、tish governments Central Science Laboratory. We are giving very poisonous chemicals the ability to cross cell membranes( 细 胞 膜), to go where theyve never gone before.Where will they end up?It has been shown that free nano- particles breathed in can go straight to the brain.There are lots of concerns
99、.We have to ask-do the benefits outweigh the risks.43. Unlike ordinary packaging,smart packaging_.A. keeps food fresh permanentlyB. prevents oxygen from reaching the foodC. has yet to arrive on supermarket shelvesD. can monitor the condition of the food44. In the opinion of the scientist David Benne
100、tt,how will the public react to nano-food?A. Theyll definitely say no to it.B. Theyll give it a cautious welcome.C. Theyll believe its potential benefitsD. Theyll be more likely to ask for more research.45. How is the size of nano- particles relevant to their potential dangers?A. Most substances are
101、 poisonous at nano - scales.B. They are too small for scientists to track their position.C. Once theyre inside the body,they behave like viruses.D. Their size allows them to pass through the bodys usual defences.46. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. Nano- food:Yes or N
102、oB. Nano- food:Best ever Tech in FoodC. Nano- food:Leading the World to NowhereD. Nano- food: A Triumphant Addition to Food List【答案】43. D 44. A 45. D 46. A【解析】【分析】本文是说明文。文章先列举了纳米食物的好处，接着用大卫博士的观点提出质疑。好处和风险无法定论。【43题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段“.Most people have heard about the smart food packaging that will warn wh
103、en oxygen has got inside,or if food is going bad（大多数人听说过智能食品包装，当氧气进入或食品变坏的时候它们就会提出警告）”可知智能食品包装可以监测食品状况。故选D项。【44题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段“But Dr David Bennett,working on a European Commission project on the ethics(道德）of “nanobiotechnology”, believes the public will certainly reject nano-food because of the pos
104、sible dangers they thought of.（但是，Bennett博士，在欧盟一个关于纳米技术道德的项目工作，相信人们因为他们能想到的可能危险，一定会拒绝纳米食物。）”可知他认为人们会拒绝。故选A项。【45题详解】推理判断题。根据第段“They can cross the bodys natural barriers, entering into cells or through the liver into the bloodstream or even through the cell wall surrounding the brain.（他们可以穿过身体的自然屏障，进入
105、细胞或者穿越肝脏进入血管甚至是大脑周围的细胞壁。）”可以推断纳米食物可以穿过身体通常的防御。故选D项。【46题详解】主旨大意题。文章开始列举了纳米食物的好处，接着说明了大卫博士反对的理由，以及文章最后“We have to ask-do the benefits outweigh the risks.（我们不得不问-好处胜过风险吗）”可知判断纳米食物好坏，还无法定论。故选A项。Section CDirections: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below.Each sentence can be us
106、ed only once.Note that there are two more sentences than you need.Zaha Hadid: An ArchitectIn her sixties,Zaha Hadid blossomed into one of the worlds most famous and sought-after architects,with a staff of 350,and around 40 buildings already dotting the globe.She was the first woman to walk away with
107、_several of Architectures top awards. _47_ For her critics, however,she was something else again a showy “starchitect”Hadids best buildings are sensual and appealing. _48_ Hadids designs are so shamelessly flamboyance(炫耀）that they surely run the risk of putting experimentation ahead of functionality
108、.One might worry that her projects become a kind of abstract art.Well,its not a normal practice,she said.We dont make nice little buildings.People think that the most appropriate building is a rectangle,because thats typically the best way of using space.But is that to say that landscape is a waste
109、of space? The world is not a rectangle.You dont go into a park and say: We dont have any corners! She insists that all of her buildings are entirely practical. _49_ Its like saying that everyone has to write in exactly the same way.And it is simply not the case.During an interview Hadid was asked wh
110、en she was going to design a house of her own and what it might look like.Hadid responded that she was too busy,there was never the time,and who built a house in central London anyway? She sat at the table, her coat pulled tight against he air con. _50_ Im hardly ever at my house,she says.Im hardly
111、ever at my home.A. Yet still the doubts remain.B. They are just constructed around different organisational patterns.C. Money was no matter of concern and she could let her imagination run wild.D. These are things that we might appreciate in a gallery but resist hanging in the sitting room.E. On bal
112、ance,she said,she would rather make an office building because that would be more practical.F. For fans of her work,Hadid was a genius,the woman who broke the mold.【答案】47. F 48. A 49. B 50. E【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。主要讲述著名设计师哈迪德的故事，以及大家对于她的设计的不同看法。【47题详解】由下文“For her critics, however, she was something e
113、lse again a showy starchitect”（然而，对于她的批评者来说，她又是一个喜欢炫耀的“明星设计师”）对比可知上文说的是“For fans of her work,Hadid was a genius, the woman who broke the mold.”（对于她的粉丝来说，哈迪德是一个天才，是一个打破常规的女人），前后对比，符合语境。故选择F项。【48题详解】由上文“Hadids best buildings are sensual and appealing”（哈迪德最好的建筑既性感又吸引人）由下文“Hadids designs are so shameles
114、sly flamboyance(炫耀）that they surely run the risk of putting experimentation ahead of functionality. One might worry that her projects become a kind of abstract art.”（哈迪德的设计是如此无耻的炫耀，以至于他们冒着把实验置于设计目的之前的风险。人们可能会担心，她的项目最终会成为一种抽象艺术）可知，她最好的建筑是感性的，有吸引力的，同时也还有一些质疑存在。选项与上文为转折关系，且承接下文。故选择A项。【49题详解】由上文“She ins
115、ists that all of her buildings are entirely practical. ”（她坚持认为她的所有建筑都是完全实用的。）下文“Its like saying that everyone has to write in exactly the same way.And it is simply not the case.”（这就像是说每个人必须用完全相同的方式写作，但事实并非如此简单）可知，说的是与其他设计师作品不同，只是因为她所设计的建筑是围绕着不同的组织模式构建的。 different organisational patterns.呼应write in e
116、xactly the same way.And it is simply not the case。故选择B项。【50题详解】由上文“During an interview Hadid was asked when she was going to design a house of her own”（在一次采访中，哈迪德被问及是否会给自己设计一所房子）及下文“Im hardly ever at my house，Im hardly ever at my home”（我几乎不在家中）可知，选项承接上文，说出自己的想法，所以她说她宁愿建一座办公楼，因为这样更实用。make an office b
117、uilding呼应Im hardly ever at my house。故选择E项。IV.Summary Writing51. Directions: Read the following passage.Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated.Use your own words as far as possible.Family Disputes and ArgumentsThere may be nothing worse than slammed
118、doors,raised voices and tears but,according to new research,its actually a good idea for parents who want to be close to their teenage children to have a row(吵架）a day.Instead of causing alienation(疏远)，conflict can strengthen parent-adolescent relationships, says Tabitha Holmes,a specialist in adoles
119、cent development.“It was a complete surprise to me to discover during my research that teenagers themselves saw heated arguments as something that brought them closer to their parents,said Holmes.“While their parents talked about how upsetting and destructive arguing with their child was,the adolesc
120、ents were able to see how arguments helped them to understand their parents points of view more clearly.They were also very aware that a good row forced them to think through,express and defend their opinions and desires.According to Holmes,it is the day-to-day conflicts-the very ones that can be so
121、 draining-that are most constructive:the endless rows over homework,clothes and friends.Its vital for conflicts to be heated: calm discussion or animated debate does not count.Adolescents said they only told their mothers what they really felt and thought when they were forced to defend their positi
122、on.“If your teenager is rowing with you,its actually a mark of respect,Holmes said.“It shows they value you enough to tell you their genuine feelings and thoughts.To be positive,conflicts have to be handled in the right way,Holmes admitted.Parents need to listen genuinely to their teenagers viewpoin
123、t;its necessary for them to be able to modify their own position in the light of what their child tells them;and they need to be respectful,to go into the row acknowledging that their childs point of view is worthwhile.【答案】According to new research, conflict can strengthen parent-adolescent relation
124、ships. So if parents want to be close to their teenage children, it is a good idea to row with them. During the conflict, adolescents could understand their parents more clearly. Meanwhile, a good row forced them to think through,express and defend their opinions and desires. Therefore, conflicts ha
125、ve to be handled in the right way.【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章说明了青少年与父母起冲突实际上是增进感情的好机会，我们应该正确看待冲突，并正确地解决它。【详解】1 要点摘录 According to new researchits actually a good idea for parents who want to be close to their teenage children to have a row a day.Instead of causing alienation, conflict can strengthen parent-ad
126、olescent relationships.Teenagers were also very aware that a good row forced them to think through,express and defend their opinions and desires.Conflicts have to be handled in the right way.2.缜密构思 将第1、2两个要点进行整合，将第3、4两个要点进行整合。3.遣词造句 If parents want to be close to their teenage children, it is a good
127、 idea to row with them.During the donflict, adolescents could understand their parents more clearly. Meanwhile, a good row forced them to think through,express and defend their opinions and desires.【点睛】高分句型1If parents want to be close to their teenage children, it is a good idea to row with them.(状语
128、从句)高分句型2Meanwhile, a good row forced them to think through,express and defend their opinions and desires.(动词不定式作宾语补足语)V.TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets.52. 可喜的是这个小区的家家户户都开始进行垃圾分类了。（delight)（汉译英）【答案】It is a delight that every
129、 household in this community has begun to sort garbage.【解析】【分析】【详解】考查名词和从句。表“使人高兴的事”用delight; it作形式主语，that从句为真正的主语，表示“这个小区的家家户户”为every household in this community; 表示“垃圾分类”为sort garbage; 表示“开始”用现在完成时。故翻译为It is a delight that every household in this community has begun to sort garbage.53. 臭氧层(the ozo
130、ne layer)的空洞越大，我们就会照射到更多的太阳有害射线。(The+比较级）（汉译英）【答案】The bigger the hole in the ozone layer is,the more harmful solar rays we will get.【解析】【详解】考查比较级句型。臭氧层用the ozone layer，空洞用hole，大用big，我们用we，照射到用get ，有害的用harmful，太阳射线用solar ray，更多的用more，结合句式The+比较级，the+比较级，意为越.就越.，前一个句子相当于条件状语从句，后一个句子要使用一般将来时，故翻译为The bi
131、gger the hole in the ozone layer is,the more harmful solar rays we will get.54. 每个人必须保持警惕并各尽所能，否则我们的计划会以失败告终。（or) （汉译英）【答案】Everyone must keep vigilant and do everything we can，or our plan will fail at last.【解析】【详解】考查连词。每个人用everyone，保持警惕 用keep vigilant，各尽所能用do everything we can，否则用or，我们的计划用our plan，失
132、败用fail ，表示将来用一般将来时，故翻译为Everyone must keep vigilant and do everything theycan，or our plan will fail at last.55. 那老板财迷心窍，砍掉了所有有价值的树木并迫使村民流离失所。（汉译英）【答案】The boss was so obsessed with money that he cut down all the valuable trees and forced the villagers to flee their homes.【解析】【分析】【详解】考查状语从句、固定短语和时态。此处主
133、语为the boss；表示“财迷心窍”翻译为be obsessed with money；此处为sothat引导结果状语从句；从句中主语为he，表示“砍掉了所有有价值的树木”翻译为cut down all the valuable trees；表示“迫使村民流离失所”翻译为force the villagers to flee their homes；句子用一般过去时。故翻译为The boss was so obsessed with money that cut down all the valuable trees and forced the villagers to flee thei
134、r homes.VI. Guided Writing56. Directions:Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.下图是国外中学的课堂一角，对照你中学上课的情况，作出比较并谈谈你的感受。你的作文包括：1.描述图片里学生上课的场景；2.比较你同时期上课情况；3.简要谈谈你的感受。【答案】As is seen from the picture, I find students in foreign countries sitting
135、around the desks , talking about the questions with the teacher, which makes atmosphere of the class lively and interesting . However，in china，few students answered questions positively unless our names are called by the teachers when I am at school. Besides，we will keep silent when questioned . It
136、is only teachers who give us lessons and we only seem to be served as listeners. So I think the present condition in china is different from that in foreign countries .We should learn from foreign countries. Their learning way is beneficial to the development of students personality . In addition ,
137、it helps to train students creativity .【解析】【分析】本篇书面表达属于图画式作文，下图是国外中学的课堂一角，对照你中学上课的情况，作出比较并谈谈你的感受。【详解】1. 词汇积累围坐在一起：sit together sit around保持沉默：say nothing keep silent当作：act as serve as有益处：be helpful to be beneficial to2.句式拓展合并简单句原句：We should learn from foreign countries. Their learning way is benefic
138、ial to the development of students personality拓展句：We should learn from foreign countries, whose learning way is beneficial to the development of students personality.【点睛】高分句型1 As is seen from the picture, I find students in foreign countries sitting around the desks , (运用了as引导的非限制性定语从句)高分句型2 It is only teachers who give us lessons and we only seem to be served as listeners.(运用了强调句型)