1、上海市进才中学2019-2020学年高一英语4月月考试题(含解析)I. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.1.Such books are not worthy _ at all.A. readingB. being readC. of being readD. t
2、o read【答案】C【解析】【分析】【详解】考查固定短语。句意:这些书根本不值得读。此处考查固定短语be worthy of being done/ be worthy to be done “值得被”,结合选择项可知,故选C项。【点睛】本题考查worthy的固定短语,“值得被”可以表达为be worthy of being done/ be worthy to be done,例如:The movie is worthy of being watched. = The movie is worthy to be watched.这部电影值得看。2.I can never understan
3、d the reason _ he explained to me.A. whyB. thatC. whenD. where【答案】B【解析】【分析】【详解】考查定语从句。句意:我不明白他向我解释的原因。分析句子可知,此处是定语从句关系词,先行词reason在从句中充当explain的宾语,应用关系代词which/that,故选B项。【点睛】本题考查定语从句关系代词。确定定语从句关系代词一般分为三步:找出先行词;分析先行词在从句中充当什么成分;考虑特殊情况。以本题为例:1.找出先行词:reason2.分析先行词在从句中充当的成分:先行词reason在从句_ he explained to me
4、中充当宾语,应用关系代词which/that3.考虑特殊情况:无故选B项。3.Sandy could do nothing but _ to his teacher that he was wrong.A. to admitB. admittedC. admitD. admitting【答案】C【解析】【分析】【详解】考查固定用法。句意:Sandy只好向老师承认他错了。could do nothing but do sth.”只好做该用法是固定用法,故选C。4.Sales director is a position _ communication ability is just as imp
5、ortant as sales.A. whichB. thatC. whenD. where【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查定语从句。句意:销售总监是一个沟通能力和销售能力同样重要职位。分析句子结构,_ communication ability is just as important as sales.是一个限定性定语从句,修饰先行词a position,关系词在从句中作地点状语,用关系副词where。故选D。5.Its such a difficult problem _ nobody can work out.A. asB. thatC. whichD. so that【答案】A【解析】
6、【分析】【详解】考查定语从句。句意:这是一个没人可以算出来的困难问题。分析句子可知,此处是定语从句关系词,先行词为problem,被such修饰,且在从句中充当宾语,应用关系代词as,故选A项。【点睛】本题考查定语从句关系代词。确定定语从句关系代词一般分为三步:找出先行词;分析先行词在从句中充当什么成分;考虑特殊情况。以本题为例:1.找出先行词:problem2.分析先行词在从句中充当的成分:先行词problem在从句_ nobody can work out.中充当宾语,应用关系代词3.考虑特殊情况:先行词被such修饰,关系代词只能用as故选A项。6.Ill never forget th
7、e persons and places _ I visited yesterday.A. thatB. whichC. whereD. as【答案】A【解析】【分析】【详解】考查定语从句。句意:我将永远不会忘记我昨天去拜访的人和参观的地方。分析句子可知,此处是定语从句关系词,先行词the persons and places在从句中充当宾语,应用关系代词,又先行词有人又有物,应用关系代词that,故选A项。【点睛】本题考查定语从句关系代词。确定定语从句关系代词一般分为三步:找出先行词;分析先行词在从句中充当什么成分;考虑特殊情况。以本题为例:1.找出先行词:the persons and p
8、laces2.分析先行词在从句中充当的成分:先行词the persons and places在从句_ I visited yesterday.中充当宾语,应用关系代词3.考虑特殊情况:先行词有人有物时应用关系代词that故选A项。7.He claimed _ in the supermarket when he was doing shopping yesterday.A. being badly treatedB. to be treated badlyC. treating badlyD. to have been treated badly【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意
9、:他声称他昨天购物时在超市受到了恶劣地对待。此处是短语claim to have done sth.“声称做过某事”,又逻辑主语he和treat之间是被动关系,故应用to have done的被动式to have been done,故选D项。8.The old peasant preferred _ in the field to _ at home in his free time.A. to walk around; stayingB. walking around; stayingC. walking around; stayD. to walk around; stay【答案】B【解
10、析】【详解】考查固定短语。句意:这位老农闲暇时宁愿在田里走来走去,也不愿呆在家里。prefer doing sth to doing sth 译为“宁愿而不愿”,是固定短语。分析可得,此处动词前后需都用doing形式。故选B项。9.After the flooding, people were suffering in that area, _ urgently needed clean water, medicine and shelter to survive.A. whichB. whoC. whereD. what【答案】B【解析】【分析】【详解】考查定语从句。句意:洪灾过后,那个地区
11、的人们正在受苦,为了生存,他们急需干净的水、药品和住所。将先行词people代入定语从句后为:people urgently needed clean water,medicine and shelter to survive,可知先行词在从句中作主语,所以排除C项;what不能引导定语从句,故排除D项;因为先行词为“人”,所以排除A项。故答案为B项。10.Liberty, equality, and fraternity are the ideals _ human beings have been fighting.A. to whichB. against whichC. with wh
12、ichD. for which【答案】D【解析】【分析】【详解】考查定语从句。句意:自由、平等、博爱是人类一直为之奋斗的理想。分析句子,此处考查介词加关系代词时,介词的选择。从句 fight译为“奋斗”,根据句意译为“为奋斗”为fight for,是固定搭配。for 可提至关系代词which前。故选D项。11.Companies should understand the risks _ they are exposed and monitor their control environments adequately.A. on whichB. in whichC. to whichD. w
13、ith which【答案】C【解析】【分析】【详解】考查定语从句。句意:公司应该了解他们所面临的风险,并充分监控他们的控制环境。分析句子,此处考查介词+关系代词引导定语从句时,介词的选择。从句中的动词expose译为“使曝光”,根据句意译为“暴露于”为exposeto,是固定搭配。to 可提至关系代词which前。故选C 项。12.Last week, only two people came to look at the house, _ wanted to buy it.A. neither of themB. both of themC. none of whomD. neither o
14、f whom【答案】D【解析】【分析】【详解】考查代词和定语从句。句意:上周,只有两个人来看这所房子,他们都不想买。分析句子,前句提到“two people”表示两个人,故排除C项,none指三者或者三者以上都不。划线前的“逗号”不可同时放下两个简单句。故排除A和B项。再根据定语从句引导词作用之一,连接主从句。且此处表示两者都不。先行词为 two people ,作of的宾语。关系代词为whom。故选D项。13.The students in Shanghai are using the same textbooks _ we are now using.A. asB. thatC. whic
15、hD. whose【答案】A【解析】【分析】【详解】考查定语从句关系代词。句意:上海的学生使用的教科书和我们现在使用的一样。分析句子结构可知,“we are now using”在句中作定语,修饰名词textbooks,先行词textbooks在定语从句中作宾语,textbooks前由the same修饰,需用关系代词as。故选A。14.The beautiful dress _ Miss Jones went to the ball was borrowed from a friend of hers.A. thatB. whichC. in whichD. wearing which【答案
16、】C【解析】【分析】【详解】考查定语从句的关系代词。句意:Jones小姐去参加晚会穿的裙子是从她朋友那里借来的。句中先行词是dress,空后定语从句起到修饰限定作用,补全定语从句为Miss Jones went to the ball in the dress,可知先行词在从句中作in的宾语,因此使用in which引导定语从句。故选C项。Section BDirections: Complete the following sentences by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that t
17、here is one more word than you need.Failed to download image : http:/qbm-images.oss-cn-15. She complained that her husband never paid her any _ any more.16. The economist urged _ in buying shares without getting good advice.17. Drug trafficking is a matter of _ concern for the entire international c
18、ommunity .18. Beethoven was _ that man had the capacity to change for the better and to grow throughout life.19. Ten people were _ dead as of 4:00 pm Sunday after a hotel building collapsed in east Chinas Fujian province.20. I was just _ to see my daughter in such a stable relationship with her husb
19、and, and that really was the icing on the cake.21. The East Lake Cherry Park in Wuhan city opened free of _ for medical workers providing support in Hubei province.22. Wu Lei was the first Chinese professional footballer to _ Covid-19, which immediately became the top search on Chinese social networ
20、k Weibo.23. Those who deliberately _ their travel history and health conditions, and refuse to undergo medical observation will be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the law.24. All Is Well has drawn such wide attention because it deals with the _ between traditional family
21、values and the rapid social and economic changes that have taken place in China over the past few decades.【答案】15. G 16. C 17. K 18. D 19. I 20. F 21. B 22. H 23. J 24. E【解析】【15题详解】考查名词。句意:她抱怨说她丈夫再也不赞美她了。分析句子,any为不定代词后面可以修饰名词,故划线部分应填名词。根据句意,因为她老公不赞美她所以她才有怨言。故选G项。【16题详解】考查名词。句意:这位经济学家敦促在没有得到良好建议的情况下购买
22、股票要谨慎。分析句子,划线前的urge是动词后面需加上名词充当宾语。根据句意,没有好的建议在买股票时需要小心。故选C项。【17题详解】考查形容词。句意:贩毒是整个国际社会十分关切的问题。分析句子,划线后的concern是名词,故前面可以用形容词修饰。根据句意,贩毒是国际社会都相当关切的问题。故选K项。【18题详解】考查形容词。句意:贝多芬相信人有能力变得更好,能够不断成长。分析句子,划线前的was 后需加done一起构成主句的谓语。再根据be convinced that 译为“确信,信服;相信” 是固定短语。符合句意故选D项。19题详解】考查被动语态。句意:周日下午4点,中国东部福建省一酒店
23、大楼倒塌,已确认10人死亡。分析句子,划线前的were需加上过去分词一起构成谓语动词。根据句意,后句提到了酒店坍塌,故可判断“证实”10人死亡。用过去分词和were构成被动。故选I项。【20题详解】考查形容词。句意:我看到我女儿和她丈夫的关系如此稳定,我很满意,这真是锦上添花。分析句子,后面提到看到女儿和他丈夫关系稳定并且认为这是锦上添花,所以应该是感到“满意”。又因为be content to do sth. 是固定短语,译为“满足于做某事”。故选F项。【21题详解】考查名词。句意:武汉市东湖樱花园免费向湖北医务人员开放。分析句子,free of charge 是固定短语,译为“免费”符合句
24、意。故选B项。【22题详解】考查动词。句意:吴磊是中国第一个感染新冠肺炎的职业足球运动员,这一消息立即成为中国社交网络微博上的热搜。分析句子,划线前的to为不定式的to,故此处需填动词原形。分析句意,吴磊成为热搜是因为他感染新冠肺炎。故选H项。【23题详解】考查动词。句意:故意隐瞒旅行史和健康状况,不接受医学观察的,依法追究刑事责任。分析句子,划线部分需要一个动词来充当从句的谓语。再根据后面提到的“依法追究刑事责任”可知,是因为他们故意“隐瞒”旅行史。句子为一般现在时,主语为those。故选J项。【24题详解】考查名词。句意:一切都好之所以引起如此广泛的关注,是因为它解决了传统家庭价值观与过去
25、几十年中国社会和经济快速变化之间的冲突。分析句子,依据划线前的the可知,此处需填名词被the修饰。原因状语从句的动词是“deal with(处理)”。根据句意,应该是处理了传统家庭价值观与过去几十年中国社会和经济快速变化之间的“冲突”。故选E项。II. 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 word or
26、phrase that best fits the context.By the end of the 20th century, TV show producers had begun to turn to the cheapest performers available their audience. It seemed that anyone who wanted fame could _25_ it. And some people wanted it far too much.Richard and Mayumi Heene, _26_ , launched a large bal
27、loon 2,000 meters into the air and then called a TV network to say that their six-year-old son, Falcon, was inside it. Planes were re-routed and Denver International Airport was briefly _27_ . However, Falcon was later found to have been hiding in the familys garage the whole time. The “balloon boy”
28、 incident turned out to be a hoax (骗局) and the Heenes were _28_ of doing it in the hope of landing their own reality TV shows. Instead, they got a fine and a short sentence each but they were certainly _29_ for a while.So do we want fame? Research suggests that a large number of us do. According to
29、one recent survey, 30 percent of adults regularly daydream about being famous and 40 percent of us expect to _30_ some kind of fame in our lifetimes. Perhaps a better question is: should we want to be famous? Do we really want every _31_ of our private lives exposed in newspapers and discussed on te
30、levision? Some people, such as talent show contestant Susan Boyle, seem ill-euipped to deal with this kind of _32_, despite their talent. Boyle gained international fame for her extraordinary singing voice after appearing on TV talent show Britains Got Talent and her first album became the fastest-s
31、elling of all time in the U.K. But the sudden fame didnt seem easy for her at first, and after the final of the show, Boyle was _33_ to a private psychiatric clinic.Furthermore, people who achieve fame often dont seem to like it once they have it. A survey of celebrities found that they worry about
32、the press, critics, threatening letters, the lack of privacy, and the _34_ on their children. These are hardly worries that _35_ people have to deal with. They also, _36_, worry about what would happen if they were no longer famous. And there are plenty of people to ask about that. Take, for example
33、, Donato Dalrymple, a fisherman who rescued a boy from the sea and enjoyed the media spotlight for several months afterwards. When it ended, however, he _37_ his job as a toilet cleaner. “I know Im a nobody,” he said when the attention had _38_.“When the person has to go back to everyday life, there
34、s a sense of _39_ loss and being cheated out of something,” says Dr. Robert Cancro of the New York University School of Medicine.25. A. envyB. avoidC. affordD. get26. A. for exampleB. on the other handC. in contrastD. in comparison27 A. shut downB. searched throughC. sent offD. looked into28. A. cha
35、rgedB. accusedC. consideredD. warned29. A. supportedB. ashamedC. crazyD. famous30. A. involveB. increaseC. beatD. experience31. A. arrangementB. aspectC. varietyD. zone32. A. behaviorB. crisisC. pressureD. reputation33. A. accessibleB. admittedC. usedD. crowded34. A. weightB. influenceC. benefitD. e
36、nergy35. A. intelligentB. well-knownC. commonD. considerate36. A. accidentallyB. fortunatelyC. ironicallyD. understandably37. A. held upB. gave upC. decided onD. returned to38. A. disappearedB. arisenC. been paidD. grown39. A. moderationB. achievementC. disappointmentD. direction【答案】25. D 26. A 27.
37、A 28. B 29. D 30. D 31. B 32. C 33. B 34. B 35. C 36. C 37. D 38. A 39. C【解析】【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了现今社会很多人都想成名,有的人想尽各种办法博取名声,有的人却并不能适应成名之后带来的变化,也有人成名之后患得患失。当回归平常生活的时候,这些人往往有一种失落和失望。【25题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意: 似乎任何想要名气的人都可以获得它。A. envy妒忌;B. avoid避免;C. afford买得起;D. get得到。分析可知,横线后的it指的是名气;根据后文Richard and Mayumi
38、Heene的例子可知,他们做出的行为是为了变得出名从而得到名气。故选D项。26题详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意:比如Richard和Mayumi Heene,把一个大气球升到2000米的高空,然后打电话给一个电视网络,说他们六岁的儿子Falcon在气球里面。A. for example比如;B. on the other hand另一方面;C. in contrast相反;D. in comparison相较而言。根据后文的The “balloon boy” incident turned out to be a hoax (骗局) and the Heenes were _4_ of doin
39、g it in the hope of landing their own reality TV shows.可知,“气球男孩”事件只是一个为了博取关注度的骗局,这个事件正好验证了上一段中的“It seemed that anyone who wanted fame could _1_ it. And some people wanted it far too much.”,所以这是对上文的举例说明。故选A项。【27题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意:飞机被重新规划航线,Denver国际机场被关停。A. shut down关闭;B. searched through全面搜索;C. sent off
40、寄出;D. looked into调查。根据上文的“Richard and Mayumi Heene, _2_ , launched a large balloon 2,000 meters into the air and then called a TV network to say that their six-year-old son, Falcon, was inside it.”可推断,机场为了救人,停运了所有飞机,机场被关闭。故选A项。【28题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:气球男孩事件证明是一个骗局,Heene夫妇因此被控告,他们的行为是为了开展他们自己的电视真人秀。A. cha
41、rged控告;B. accused控告;C. considered认为;D. warned警告。根据后文的“they got a fine and a short sentence each”可知,Heene夫妇被控告,结果是被罚款被判刑;用charge表示控告的短语为be charged with,用accuse表示控告的短语为be accused of。故选B项。【29题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意:相反,他们被罚款并且两个人都被判了短期徒刑但是他们确实在短时间内出名了。A. supported支持的;B. ashamed羞愧的;C. crazy疯狂的; D. famous 著名的。根据
42、前文的“the Heenes were _4_ of doing it in the hope of landing their own reality TV shows”及常识可知,Heene夫妇的行为肯定会引起社会关注,成为新闻,他们也会因此变得出名。故选D项。【30题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:根据最近的调查,30%的成年人经常做白日梦,梦想自己成为了名人,40%的人希望在生活中体验某种名气。A. involve涉及,参与;B. increase提高;C. beat打败;D. experience 体验。根据句中的并列词and可知,前后的内容是并列关系,前半句说的是人们想出名,可推断后
43、半句也是表达类似含义,即人们想体验出名的感觉。故选D项。【31题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意:我们真的想让我们私生活的每一个方面都曝光在报纸上,然后在电视上被讨论吗?A. arrangement安排;B. aspect方面;C. variety种类;D. zone地区。根据前文的“So do we want fame? Research suggests that a large number of us do. ”可知,我们大部分人都想成名;根据常识可知,成名之后社会关注度变高,私生活被暴露在公众视野之下,方方面面都可能被当作讨论的对象。故选B项。【32题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意:有些人
44、,比如说选秀选手Susan Boyle,似乎并没有准备好去处理好成名所带来的压力,尽管他们很有才华。A. behavior行为;B. crisis危机;C. pressure压力;D. reputation名声。根据后文的“Boyle gained international fame for her extraordinary singing voice after appearing on TV talent show.”及“But the sudden fame didnt seem easy for her at first”可知,Susan Boyle在选秀节目中一战成名了,但是突然
45、的名声大噪对她而言并不是一件容易的事情,而是很有压力。故选C项。【33题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意:Boyle进了一家私人精神科诊所。A. accessible可达到的;B. admitted收治入院的;C. used习惯的;D. crowded拥挤的。根据前文的“But the sudden fame didnt seem easy for her at first”可知,名声大噪对Boyle来说,带来了很大的不适,产生了精神压力,可推断她去看了精神科。故选B项。【34题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意:一份针对名人的调查发现,他们担心记者、批评者、威胁信、隐私的缺乏以及对他们孩子的影响。A
46、. weight重量;B. influence影响;C. benefit益处;D. energy能量。根据句中表示并列的and可知,横线后的名词应该与前文的“threatening letters”、 “the lack of privacy”等并列,具有一定的贬义色彩。故选B项。【35题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这些忧虑几乎不是普通人需要去应对的。A. intelligent聪明的;B. well-known著名的;C. common普通的;D. considerate体贴的。根据前文的“A survey of celebrities found that they worry abo
47、ut the press, critics, threatening letters, the lack of privacy, and the _10_ on their children. ”可知,这些忧虑是名人所面临的;句中的hardly表示否定,可推断不需要处理这种忧虑的是跟名人相对的普通人。故选C项。【36题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意:讽刺的是,他们也会担忧如果他们一旦不再出名,将会发生什么。A. accidentally偶然地;B. fortunately幸运地;C. ironically讽刺地;D. understandably正常地。这里的they指的是那些名人,他们享受了很
48、多成名带来的益处,但是也忍不住患得患失,这是一件具有讽刺意味的事。故选C项。【37题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意:然而,当事情结束的时候,他又回归了厕所清洁员的工作。A. held up支撑;B. gave up放弃;C. decided on选定;D. returned to回到。根据前文“Take, for example, Donato Dalrymple, a fisherman who rescued a boy from the sea and enjoyed the media spotlight for several months afterwards.”中的takefor
49、example可知,这是对前文一些人担心不再出名的举例验证,可推断此处讲述的是Donato Dalrymple不再出名之后的现状,即回归到之前的工作。故选D项。【38题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:“我知道我什么也不是,”当他的关注度消失的时候,他这样说道。A. disappeared消失;B. arisen上升;C. been paid被支付;D. grown增长。根据前文的“Take, for example, Donato Dalrymple, a fisherman who rescued a boy from the sea and enjoyed the media spotlig
50、ht for several months afterwards.”可知,在被媒体关注一段时间之后,他回到了原来清洁工的生活,意味着他的关注度也随之消失了。故选A项。【39题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意:当曾经的名人不得不回归日常生活的时候,会有一种失望和失落以及被骗走某些东西的感觉。A. moderation适度;B. achievement成就;C. disappointment失望;D. direction方向。根据前文Donato Dalrymple的事例可知,当曾经出名的人回归原来的生活的时候,这种落差是很明显的,所以会有一种失望的感觉。故选C项。【点睛】完形填空大部分考查词汇的语境
51、运用,这些词汇往往含义上差别很大,但是也不排除近义词的辨析,这个时候一定要从多个角度解题。如本篇的第4小题,有两个选项都是控告的意思,但是用法不同,这个时候不能光从句意出发,也要结合搭配和语法等方面进行综合考虑。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. Choo
52、se the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)My father died when I was nine, and I remember doing the household chores to help my mother. I hated changing the vacuum cleaner (真空吸尘器) bag and picking up things the machine did not suck up.Twenty year
53、s later, in 1978, I was doing chores at home alongside my wife. One day the vacuum cleaner was screaming away, and I had to empty the bag because I could not find a replacement for it. With this lifelong hatred of the way the machine worked, I decided to make a bagless vacuum cleaner.Easier said tha
54、n done, of course. I didnt realize that I would spend the next five years perfecting my design, a process that resulted in 5,127 different prototypes (设计原型). By the time I made my 15th prototype, my third child was born. By 2,627, my wife and I were really counting our pennies. By 3,727, my wife was
55、 giving art lessons for some extra cash, and we were getting further and further into debt. These were tough times, but each failure brought me closer to solving the problem.I just had a passion for the vacuum cleaner as a product, but I never thought of going into a business with it. In the early 1
56、980s, I started trying to get licensing agreements (许可协议) for my technology. The reality was very different, however. The major vacuum makers had built a business model based on the profits from bags and filters (滤网). No one would license my idea, not because it was a bad one, but because it was bad
57、 for business.That gave me the courage to keep going, but soon after, the companies that I had talked with started making machines like mine. I had to fight legal battles on both sides of the Atlantic to protect the patents on my vacuum cleaner. However, I was still in financial difficulties until 1
58、993, when my bank manager personally persuaded Lloyds Bank to lend me $1 million. Then I was able to go into production. Within two years, the Dyson vacuum cleaner became a best-seller in Britain.Today, I still embrace risk and the potential for failure as part of the process. Nothing beats the exci
59、tement of invention. Go out and brainstorm your ideas. You are not bound to any rules in fact, the stranger and riskier your idea, the better.40. According to the article, which of the following statements about James Dyson is NOT true?A. He lost his father during his childhood and lived with his mo
60、ther.B. He decided to develop an innovative vacuum cleaner for his wife while in his thirties.C. He built over five thousand prototypes of the vacuum cleaner between 1978 and 1983.D. The vacuum cleaner he reinvented became popular with British customers as soon as it arrived on the market.41. Accord
61、ing to the article, Dysons bagless vacuum cleaner was produced in large numbers _A. in the carly 1980sB. before he obtained a patent on the productC. after his bank manager agreed to lend him $I millionD. after he managed to get a S1 million loan42. It can be inferred from the article that _.A. Dyso
62、n was a born businessmanB. Dysons invention might have ended up in failure without his wifeC. Dyson had no confidence in his vacuum cleaner initiallyD. Dysons vacuum cleaner was never recognized by other vacuum makers43. According to the article, which of the following would most likely be Dysons mo
63、tto?A. We are all failures at least the best of us are.B. The foundation stones for a success are honesty, faith, love and loyalty.C. It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves.D. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.【答案】40. B 41
64、. D 42. B 43. C【解析】这是一篇记叙文。文章通过作者发明真空吸尘器的故事告诉我们“只有在冒险中,一些人才能成功地了解了自己。”【40题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中One day the vacuum cleaner was screaming away, and I had to empty the bag because I could not find a replacement for it. With this lifelong hatred of the way the machine worked, I decided to make a bagless vacuu
65、m cleaner.“有一天,吸尘器尖叫着离开了,我不得不清空袋子,因为我找不到替代品。带着对这台机器工作方式终生憎恨,我决定制造一个无袋吸尘器。”由此可知,“三十多岁时,他决定为妻子发明一种新型吸尘器。”的这一说法是错误的。故选B。【41题详解】推理判断题。根据第五段However, I was still in financial difficulties until 1993, when my bank manager personally persuaded Lloyds Bank to lend me $1 million.“然而,直到1993年,我的银行经理亲自说服劳埃德银行借给我
66、100万美元,我才摆脱了财务困境。”由此可知,戴森的无袋吸尘器是在他设法获得了一笔一百三十万美元的贷款后才大量生产的。故选D。【42题详解】推理判断题。根据第三段中By 2,627, my wife and I were really counting our pennies. By 3,727, my wife was giving art lessons for some extra cash, and we were getting further and further into debt. These were tough times, but each failure brough
67、t me closer to solving the problem.“到了2627个原型时,我和妻子真的开始精打细算了。到了3727个时,我妻子开始上美术课赚外快,我们的债务越来越多。这是艰难的时刻,但每一次失败都让我离解决问题更近了一步。”由此可知,从文章中可以推断,没有戴森的妻子,戴森的发明可能会以失败告终。故选B。【43题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段Today, I still embrace risk and the potential for failure as part of the process. Nothing beats the excitement of inven
68、tion. Go out and brainstorm your ideas. You are not bound to any rules in fact, the stranger and riskier your idea, the better.“今天,我仍然接受风险和潜在的失败作为过程的一部分。没有什么能比得上发明带来的兴奋。走出去,集思广益你的想法。你不受任何规则的约束事实上,你的想法越陌生越冒险越好。”由此可知,“只有在冒险中,一些人才能成功地了解自己”可能是戴森的座右铭。故选C。(B)Shakespeares Globe Exhibition & Tour is a uniqu
69、e international resource to explore Shakespeares work. Open all year round, it gives you an opportunity to learn more about the worlds most famous playwright, and helps you seek to further the experience and international understanding of him.Opening HoursTheater Tours: Monday - Sunday 9:30 a.m. - 5
70、 p.m. Exhibition: Monday - Sunday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Groups of 15 people or more are required to pre-book their visit, and each group will have its own tour guide for free. To make a reservation, please fill in a Group Request Form and email it to us.Last admission is 30 minutes prior to closing time.Ex
71、hibition and Tour PricesAdult: 15.00 Senior (60 ): 13.50Student (with valid ID): 11.50 Children (5-15): 8.00 Complimentary: every 16th person freeGetting hereShakespeares Globe 21 New Globe Walk, London SE1 9DT, U.K.We have currently improved security, with all bags being checked. Please arrive in g
72、ood time, and do not bring any large bags.Visitors are advised to arrive by public transport or by taxi. There is a car park on Thames Exchange on the north side of Southwark Bridge. Black cabs may be found all year round on Southwark Bridge. It may also be possible to pick one up from outside the e
73、ntrance hall on New Globe Walk.Where to eatSwan at Shakespeares Globe serves modern British seasonal food for dinner, afternoon tea or drinks in our beautiful bar and restaurant set over two floors.Swan RestaurantMonday-Friday: 12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. & 6 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.Saturday: 12 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. &
74、 6 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.Sunday: 12 p.m. - 9 p.m.44. Visitors can attend the exhibition at _.A. 8:35 a.m. on MondayB. 2:35 p.m. on FridayC. 5:35 p.m. on SaturdayD. 4:35 p.m. on Sunday45. According to the article, which of the following statements is true?A. Visitors are required to deposit their bags bef
75、ore entering the theater.B. Visitors can park on the south side of Southwark Bridge.C. Taxi services are accessible near Southwark Bridge.D. Its more convenient to drive there than taking public transport.46. According to the article, what can we learn about Swan Restaurant?A. It has a lunch break o
76、f four hours on weekdays.B. Afternoon tea is not served on weekends.C. It serves light meals and drinks every day.D. It mainly serves local food varying with the seasons.【答案】44. B 45. C 46. D【解析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍莎士比亚环球展览及巡回演出时间,价格,交通以及就餐的相关信息。【44题详解】细节理解题。由Opening Hours的第一段第二句“Exhibition: Monday - Sund
77、ay 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.”以及第三段“Last admission is 30 minutes prior to closing time.”可知,展览时间为:周一到周日早上9点-下午5点,最后入场时间是闭馆时间前30分钟。由此可知,旅客可以在周一到周日早上9点-下午5之间参观展览,最后入场时间是下午4点30分。结合选项可知,选项B,表达的是“星期五下午2点35分”,符合展览时间要求。故选B。【45题详解】细节理解题。由Getting Here中的第三段的第三句“Black cabs may be found all year round on Southwark Bridge.”
78、可知,在南华克桥整年都可以发现黑色出租车。由此可见,出租车服务在南华克桥附近是可以获得的。结合选项可知,选项C正确。【46题详解】推理判断题。由Where to eat中的第一段“Swan at Shakespeares Globe serves modern British seasonal food for dinner, afternoon tea or drinks in our beautiful bar and restaurant set over two floors.”可知,莎士比亚环球酒店的天鹅餐厅有两层楼,提供现代英国时令食品,晚餐、下午茶或饮料。由此可知,天鹅餐馆可以根
79、据季节的不同提供当地的食物。结合选项可知,选项D正确。(C)“Its raining, its pouring. The old man is snoring (打鼾). He bumped his head when he went to bed, and he couldnt get up in the morning.” Why couldnt the old man in the childrens song get up? (Lets kindly suppose that he just didnt want to get up.) This was possibly becaus
80、e in the absence of sunlight, the body was still producing the hormone melatonin (褪黑素), which makes people sleepy.There are many ways that rainfall affects human behavior. But how much does rain really affect peoples moods and behavior?In 2008, researchers from the University of Minnesota and Lanzho
81、u University published a paper. They proposed that decreased rainfall was influential in social upheaval (社会动荡) and the downfall of the Tang, Yuan and Ming dynasties in ancient China. This is thought to be related to reduced rice cultivation.But how might rain affect social behavior in the modern wo
82、rld? A 2009 New York Times investigation found that murder rates in New York drop significantly on rainy days. Meanwhile, in Britain, Dr. Peter Langmead-Jones of Greater Manchester police published a study in 2015 detailing an analysis of 6.6 million police records over one decade in Manchester. “Th
83、e research showed that the heavier the rainfall, the lower the recorded crime,” he said.Langmead-Jones also found that there is a strong association between heavy rain and relatively few violent crimes recorded including domestic abuse. This might be because heavy rain stops people from going out to
84、 buy alcohol and the reduced alcohol consumption results in fewer crimes.Its not all good news though. One study in 1997 concluded that the behavior of children can predict oncoming storms they were observed to exhibit their worst behavior when barometric pressure (气压) fell. Another study in 2012 fo
85、und that women are much more likely to be affected psychologically by rain and that they report much lower levels of life satisfaction than men on rainy days.For all the complaints about rain, it does have some characteristics that hold broad appeal. The sound of raindrops can be very comforting and
86、 often features in sleep-inducing relaxation apps. The theory behind this is that the pitter-patter of raindrops is a form of “pink noise.” It can decrease brain activity and consequently improves the quality of sleep. So if its raining where you are, the best thing to do may be to have a nap.47. Th
87、e author uses the lyrics of a song in the first paragraph to _.A. introduce the interesting song to readersB. voice his understanding of why the old man couldnt get up in the morningC. illustrate one way that wet weather influences human behaviorD. explain why people often get up late on rainy days4
88、8. According to Dr. Peter Langmead-Jones, relatively few crimes are recorded on rainy days because _.A. people prefer to take a nap at home when its rainingB. most people are depressed on rainy daysC. people are too lazy to go out when its rainingD. alcohol consumption is reduced due to wet weather4
89、9. According to the article, the influences that rainy days have on human behavior include _. decreased grain output relatively few criminal records higher chance of feeling low in spirits more possibility of feeling sleepyA. B. C. D. 50. According to the last paragraph, whats the positive impact of
90、 rain on human behavior?A. The sound of raindrops helps people sleep better.B. On rainy days, all people can get more sleep.C. It offers a good chance to listen to relaxing music.D. People feel more satisfied with themselves when its raining.【答案】47. C 48. D 49. D 50. A【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了降雨对人们情绪和行为的彩
91、响。研究表明,降雨量会减少社会犯罪和包括家庭暴力在内的暴力犯罪,还会较多地影响儿童和女性,但是雨声有助于睡眠质量的提高。【47题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段中“Why couldnt the old man in the childrens song get up? This was possibly because in the absence of sunlight, the body was still producing the hormone melatonin (褪黑素), which makes people sleepy.”为什么孩子的歌声都不能让老人醒来?这可能是因为在缺乏阳
92、光的情况下,人体仍在产生让人昏昏欲睡的褪黑素。以及第二段“There are many ways that rainfall affects human behavior. But how much does rain really affect peoples moods and behavior?”降雨影呐人类行为的方式有很多。但是雨水对人们情绪和行为的影响到底有多大呢?由此判断出,作者在第一段提到儿歌是为了说明潮湿天气是影响人类行为的一个方面,故选C项。【48题详解】细节理解题。根据第五段中“This might be because heavy rain stops people fr
93、om going out to buy alcohol and the reduced alcohol consumption results in fewer crimes.”这可能是因为大雨阻止人们外出购买酒,酒消费的减少导致了犯罪减少。可知Peter Langmead-Jones博士说,由于雨天减少了酒的消费,因此在雨天记录在案的犯罪相对较少。故选D项【49题详解】细节理解题。根据第五段中“Langmead-Jones also found that there is a strong association between heavy rain and relatively few v
94、iolent crimes recorded including domestic abuse.”Langmead-Jones还发现,大雨与包括家庭虐待在内的暴力犯罪相对减少之间有着密切的联系。根据倒数第二段中“Another study in 2012 found that women are much more likely to be affected psychologically by rain and that they report much lower levels of life satisfaction than men on rainy days.”2012年的另一项研究
95、发现,女性在雨天受心理影响的可能性更大,而且她们的生活满意度水平比男性在雨天要低得多。根据最后一段中“The sound of raindrops can be very comforting and often features in sleep-inducing relaxation apps.”雨滴的声音可能会非常令人舒适,并且经常在促进睡眠的放松应用程序中起到作用。可知雨天对人类行为的影响包括:犯罪记录相对较少、更有可能情绪低落和感到困倦的可能性更大。故选D项。【50题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段中“It can decrease brain activity and consequ
96、ently improves the quality of sleep.” 它可以减少大脑活动,从而改善睡眠质量。可知下雨对人类行为的积极影响是雨滴的声音有助于人们更好地入睡。故选A项。Section CDirections: Complete the following passage by using the sentences in the box. Each sentence can only be used once. Note that there are two sentences more than you need.Among all the fast growing sci
97、ence and technology, the research of human genes, or biological engineering as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. _51_.The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing about, such as cancer and heart disease
98、. _52_. And to date, doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if gene technology is applied, not only can these two diseases be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to patients, but the great amount of money people spend on treating their diseases can also be sa
99、ved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life spans (寿命) can be prolonged._53_. Some families, with the English imperial family being a good example, havehereditary ( 遗 传 的 ) diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble
100、 for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases. But gene technology can solve this problem. The scientist just needs to find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy child will be born._54_. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning a sheep
101、, therefore these people predict that human babies would soon be cloned. But I believe cloned babies will not come out in large quantities, for most couples in the world can have babies in a very normal way. Of course, the government must take care to regulate gene technology.A. Every year, millions
102、 of people are murdered by these two killers.B. Gene technology can help people to give birth to healthy and clever children.C. Doctors can cure cancer and heart disease with the help of gene technlogy.D. Many people, however, are worried that gene technology can be used to manufacture human beings
103、in large quantities.E. Sometimes it is a hot topic discussed by people.F. Using gene technology, people with heredity diseases can have more living days.【答案】51. E 52. A 53. B 54. D【解析】这是一篇说明文。在所有快速发展的科学技术中,人类基因的研究,或人们所说的生物工程,现在越来越受到关注。文章介绍人类基因的发展。【51题详解】根据上文提示“在所有快速发展的科学技术中,人类基因的研究,或人们所说的生物工程,现在越来越受
104、到关注。”承接上文,E项Sometimes it is a hot topic discussed by people.(有时它是人们讨论的热门话题。)切题。故选E。【52题详解】根据上文提示“基因技术所能做的最伟大的事情就是治愈目前医生几乎无能为力的严重疾病,比如癌症和心脏病。”再根据下文提示“到目前为止,医生们还没有找到有效的治疗方法。”承接上下文,A项Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers.(每年都有数百万人被这两个杀手杀害。)切题。故选A。【53题详解】根据下文提示“有些家族,比如英国皇室就是一个
105、很好的例子遗传性疾病的诊断。”承接下文,B项Gene technology can help people to give birth to healthy and clever children.(基因技术可以帮助人们生下健康聪明的孩子。)切题。故选B。【54题详解】根据下文提示“在过去的几年里,科学家已经成功克隆了一只羊,因此这些人预测人类婴儿很快就会被克隆。”承接下文,D项Many people, however, are worried that gene technology can be used to manufacture human beings in large quantities.(然而,许多人担心基因技术会被用来大量制造人类。)切题。故选D。