1、阶段质量评估(一)Unit 1Women of achievement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 3个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1What is the man going to watch?AA movie. BA play. CA concert.2When will the speakers meet?AThis afternoon. BTonight.CTomorrow
2、 afternoon.3What does the man want to read?ASome news. BA book. CAn email.4What are the speakers talking about?AHow tall a tree can grow.BWhere to plant a tree.CHow the house looks.5How does Ted look now?AHappy. BSurprised. CNervous.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C 3个选项
3、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,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6Whom will the woman travel with this summer?AThe man. BMike. CMark.7Which city will the woman travel to this summer?AParis. BBeijing. CAmsterdam.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8Why didnt the woman go to school today?AShe w
4、as sick. BShe was injured.CShe was too busy.9What day is it most probably today?AMonday. BFriday. CSunday.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10Whats the womans first plan?ATo go to the museum. BTo stay at home.CTo go hiking.11What does the man think the weather will be like tomorrow?ARainy. BCloudy. CFine.12How will
5、they go to the museum?ABy bike. BBy bus. COn foot.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13How does the woman feel now?AHungry. BThirsty. CTired.14When will they go out to eat?AAt about 5:30 pm. BAt about 6:30 pm.CAt about 7:00 pm.15What do we know about Gado Gado?AIts Chinese food.BIts a type of rice ball.CIts fried mea
6、t.16Why does the man know well about the food on the snack street?AHe liked eating there.BHe once sold food there.CHe once studied food there.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17How will they go downtown?ABy bus. BBy subway. CBy car.18What will Susans boyfriend most probably do tomorrow?ABuy some presents. BBorrow
7、books.CEnjoy a meal.19. How old is the womans sister now?A12. B13. C14.20Whats the probable relationship between Susan and the womans sister?AClassmates. BFriends. CStrangers.答案:15CCABA610BABBB1115CABCB1620ACBAC听力材料第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C 3个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读
8、下一个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。Text 1W:May I help you?M:Yes.Id like to buy two tickets for Taylor Swifts concert next month.W:OK.400 dollars,please.Text 2W:Will you be able to come this afternoon,David?M:Sorry,I cant.What about tonight?W:Ill go skating tonight.Lets meet tomorrow afternoon then.M:OK,its a deal.Text
9、3M: Are you reading a book on the Internet again?W:No.Ive finished reading it.Now Im reading an email from John.M:I want to read some news after you finish it,if I may.Text 4M: Where shall I plant this tree?W:Let me see.In front of the house?No,Im afraid itll grow too tall.M:What about in the back y
10、ard?W:That sounds like a better idea.Text 5W:Look at Ted.M:Yeah.He seems to be on the top of the world now.W:I guess he has won first prize in the competition.M:Youre totally right.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C 3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,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读
11、两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。Text 6M:Are you going on holiday with Mike again this year?W:Yes.Weve agreed to travel to a foreign country every summer.M:You went to Beijing last year.Where are you going this year?Still an Asian city?W:No.I want to go to Paris.But Mike wants to go to Amsterdam.M:So where will yo
12、u go?W:Last year we went to the city which Mike liked.So this year well go to the city I like.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。Text 7W:Hi,Jack.Its me,Anna.M:Hi,Anna.I didnt see you at school today.Are you sick?W:No.I fell off my bike yesterday evening and hurt my leg.So I didnt go to school today.M:Im sorry to hear t
13、hat.How are you now?W:Dont worry.Its not serious.I can go back to school next Monday.Jack,have we got any homework to do for the weekend?M:Yes.We have to do the math exercises on Page 78 in our textbook.W:Thats all?M:No.We also have to do the English exercises on Page 75 in our textbook.And thats al
14、l.W:Thank you,Jack.M:Youre quite welcome,Anna.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。Text 8M:Lisa,do you have any plan for tomorrow?W:Nothing special.I may just stay at home and watch TV.M:I dont think its a good idea to watch TV all day at home.What about going to visit the art museum tomorrow morning?There is an Asian
15、art exhibition now.W:Thats great.I love Asian art.But Im afraid itll rain tomorrow.M:Have you checked the weather report?W:No.But it rained every time I wanted to go out in the past few weeks.M:I dont think itll rain tomorrow.The weather report said the other day that itd be fine for a whole week.W:
16、OK.Then lets go to the museum tomorrow.M:How shall we get there,by bus or on foot?W:Id rather cycle there.We can cycle to the park and take a walk there after leaving the museum.M:That sounds like a great idea.So see you at the gate of the museum around 8:30 tomorrow morning.W:OK.See you then.听第9段材料
17、,回答第13至16题。Text 9M:Its already half past five now.Are you hungry?W:No.I ate a lot of food this noon.But I really want a glass of water now.The food was a bit salty.M:So when do you want to go out to eat?W:In about one and a half hours,I guess.But I dont want a big meal tonight.What about just eating
18、 some snacks for supper?M:I love that idea.We can go to the snack street.I tried some Gado Gado there the other day.Its a kind of rice ball that is made in Indonesia.I really like it.You should try some tonight,too.W:OK.What else can we try there?M:Well,there are different kinds of snacks on the sna
19、ck street,such as noodles,vegetables,rice,fried meat,seafood,beans and even dessert.You can find almost any snack that you like there.W:Ill try some of those.James,how do you know so much about the food there?M:I once worked parttime near the snack street.I loved trying different snacks there.W:No w
20、onder.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。Text 10W:Ill go downtown to shop with my friends Susan and David tomorrow.Its a bit far.We usually go downtown either by bus or by subway.But Susans boyfriend will go to the city library tomorrow and hell give us a lift.So what will we buy tomorrow?Im not going to buy anythin
21、g for myself.Im going shopping for two gifts.One is a birthday gift for my younger sister,who will turn thirteen in just two days.The other is for my mother as Mothers Day is just two days after my sisters birthday.Ill buy her a new phone.Susan will go to a party next week.She needs a new dress and
22、a new pair of shoes for it.So thats why shes going shopping tomorrow.Since she isnt my sisters friend,she wont buy a gift for her.David is also going to pick a Mothers Day gift.He planned to buy either a purse or a dress at first,but now he decides to buy his mother a bag.第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15
23、小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。ADear Managing Director,As you know,money was recently received for improvements to the caf,and the Board (董事长) has made some suggestions about how to spend it.The purpose of this letter is to show the reaction of the staff (全体员工) to your ideas and t
24、o present some suggestions of our own.As we understand it,the Board has three main suggestions:to repaint the walls and hang curtainsto buy longer tables and more chairsto brighten up the caf with plantsWe are very happy with the idea of repainting and curtains.This would certainly make the caf more
25、 attractive.However,we do not feel that there is any need for new tables and chairs.The present furniture is in good condition and because the tables are small,they encourage a friendlier feeling than long tables would.As for plants,we feel the money could be better spent on other things.Our suggest
26、ions are:to buy a new dishwashing machine.The present machine is of poor quality and doesnt always clean the dishes well.to buy a new coffee machine.The present machine breaks down very often and takes a long time to get repaired.Also,would it be possible to change our servicing company?to buy more
27、salt and pepper sets so we have one for every table.to buy new staff uniforms (制服)The present uniforms are uncomfortable and unattractive.We hope that our suggestions will be given serious consideration,particularly those related to the two machines.We look forward to discussing them with you at a c
28、onvenient (方便的) time.Constanza Brookes,Staff Representative语篇解读本文是应用文。文章是咖啡馆员工代表写给总经理的一封信,主要对经费的使用提出了相关建议。21On what do the staff agree to spend the money?AWalls.BChairs.CTables. DPlants.解析:细节理解题。根据文中的“the Board has three main suggestions:to repaint the walls and hang curtains”和“We are very happy wit
29、h the idea of repainting and curtains”可知,员工赞成将一部分经费用于墙体粉刷。答案:A22What do we know about the tables in the caf?AThey are of poor quality.BThey are environmentallyfriendly.CThey seem too small for customers.DThey provide a comfortable feeling.解析:细节理解题。根据文中的“because the tables are small,they encourage a
30、friendlier feeling than long tables would”可知,咖啡馆里的小餐桌利于增进人们相互间的情谊,使人感到舒服。答案:D23Which do the staff think is more important?ABuying more salt sets.BMaking new uniforms.CGetting a new coffee machine.DChanging the servicing company.解析:细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“particularly those related to the two machines”可知,员工认
31、为购置新的咖啡机和洗碗机这两条建议应该给予优先考虑。答案:CBI started playing football when I was 7 or 8 years old after my brothers had agreed to let their little sister join in their games.Im from a very small town and at that time no other girls played football in my town.People said football wasnt for women and my family sh
32、ouldnt let me play.They also said I wouldnt make it,and that I wasnt good enough.As a child,I didnt really understand why people were so against me playing when I could play it well! I fought back by showing my talent (天赋) on the streets.My greatest inspiration was my mother.We came from a poor fami
33、ly; my mom separated from my dad when I was less than a year old and she raised four children on her own.She worked all day,had little time to spend with us,but she never gave up.I found my strength from her to keep going.Every win is important for me,from the time when I was playing in amateur (业余的
34、) teams among the boys to the first win as part of the Brazilian national team,and now.I remember when I went back to my town in 2006 after winning the award for the best female player in the world.When I arrived,it was nearly midnight and the whole town was awake,waiting for me.I got into a fireman
35、s truck and people were waving.That achievement could happen because I hadnt given up that first moment I heard a “no”Sport changed my life completely.It gave me the opportunity (机会) to help my family,meet other people,see other countries and experience other cultures.Sport is a tool for empowering
36、girls,because it gives you the opportunity to do what you want and learn to respect the differences between people.For me,its a great honor to be a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador (亲善大使)Today,I am here to use my story to inspire many more girls and women and to create opportunities so that next generat
37、ion doesnt have to go through what I did.语篇解读 本文是记叙文。文章是联合国妇女署亲善大使巴西女足名将玛塔的一次演讲内容。24What was the authors familys attitude toward her playing football at first?AThey were uncertain about it.BThey were supportive of it.CThey were strongly against it.DThey thought it must be painful.解析: 细节理解题。由第一段中的“af
38、ter my brothers had agreed to let their little sister join in their games”和“People said.my family shouldnt let me play”可知,作者的家人支持她踢足球。答案:B25. What happened to the author when she returned home in 2006?AShe learnt to say “no” for the first time.BShe had little time to spend with her family.CShe got a
39、 chance to play for the national team.DShe was warmly welcomed by the whole town.解析: 细节理解题。由第四段中的“the whole town was awake,waiting for me”和“people were waving”可知,由于作者荣获了2006年世界最佳女球员的称号,她家乡的人们为此都欢呼雀跃,她回家的那天晚上,全镇的人都没睡等着她,热烈欢迎她回家。答案:D26Which of the following words can best describe the author?ACreative
40、. BHumorous.CStrongwilled. DSelfcentered.解析:推理判断题。文中作者介绍自己的故事即使所有的人都反对她踢足球,她仍然以实际行动向人们证明她的天赋,并最终取得傲人的成绩。由此可知,她是一个意志力非常坚定的人。答案:C27What does the author call on girls and women to do?APlay football just like her.BTry their best to see the outside world.CTrust themselves and do what they want.DValue the
41、 happy hours with their families.解析:推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“Sport is a tool for empowering girls,because it gives you the opportunity to do what you want”和最后一段中的“use my story to inspire many more girls and women”可知,作为联合国妇女署亲善大使,作者通过自己永不言弃的精神呼吁女性相信自己、去做自己想做的事。答案:CCSue Hendrickson is a selftaught fossil (化石) h
42、unter.As a kid,Sue Hendrickson often walked with her head down.“People said,Look up.Smile!” she says.“Now,I realize I was born to look for things and just didnt know it.”Sue Hendrickson does more than lookshe finds valuable things:Shipwrecks (沉船) with treasure,ancient sunken cities,and in 1990,she f
43、ound Sue,the worlds largest,most complete Tyrannosaurus rex (霸王龙)Is Hendrickson lucky?Well,maybe.But she also knows how to look.“I limit the area where Im going to look,” she says.No one knew the location of the sunken ship San Diego in the Philippines.For a year,Hendrickson and other researchers se
44、arched papers and sailors diaries.“The descriptions of the ships sailors led us to the wreck,” she says.The team also used a tool that can respond to metal.This tool found the San Diego.All the work paid off:The 400yearold ship was complete,with valuable gold and silver coins.To find the dinosaur sh
45、e calls “the biggest animal that ever walked on earth,” Hendrickson started with maps made to search for oil.What Hendrickson found was the largest and most complete Trex found to date.The Trex is 42 feet long with 200 bones!Because it is so complete,scientists were able to infer that Sue walked at
46、about 6 miles per hour and did not run faster than 15 miles an hour.Before Sue was discovered,they thought Trex was much faster.To learn more about Trex Sue,go to the Field Museum in Chicago.Theres plenty left to be found,Hendrickson says,including answers to mysteries such as how Trex lived.“I tell
47、 kids that they need to grow up and work them out because all of us old persons havent yet!”语篇解读本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了美国古生物学家苏亨德里克森。28Whats Paragraph 2 mainly about?AAn ancient city.BHendricksons hobby.CThe worlds largest Trex.DHendricksons great findings.解析:段落大意题。根据第二段中的“she finds valuable things”可知,该段主要介绍
48、了苏亨德里克森的重要考古发现。答案:D29How did Hendrickson find the sunken ship San Diego?AWith a selfmade tool.BBy starting with research.CBy following sailors lead.DWith the help of oil maps.解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中的“For a year,Hendrickson and other researchers searched papers and sailors diaries.The descriptions of the shi
49、ps sailors led us to the wreck”可知,苏亨德里克森首先通过研究一些文字记录来确定沉船“圣地亚哥”的位置。答案:B30What can we learn about Sue the Trex?AIt helped scientists learn new things about Trex.BIt ran faster than any other Trex.CIt let people know how Trex lived.DIt was the biggest dinosaur.解析:推理判断题。根据第四段中的“scientists were able to
50、infer that Sue walked at about 6 miles per hour and did not run faster than 15 miles an hour.Before Sue was discovered,they thought Trex was much faster”可知,霸王龙苏的发现让科学家对霸王龙有了新的认识。答案:A31What does Hendrickson advise kids to do?AFind more fossils.BExplore mysteries.CVisit the Field Museum.DRespect scien
51、tific research.解析:细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Theres plenty left to be found,Hendrickson says,including answers to mysteries such as how Trex lived”可知,苏亨德里克森建议孩子们勤于发现,解开谜团。答案:BDHomelessness is a big problem across the world.Many people and organizations are working to solve it.Mel Young from Scotland and Harald
52、Schmied from Austria are two such people.In 2001,the two men attended(参加) an international conference about the problem of homelessness.Later,they began to wonder if football could help solve the problem.In 2003,they decided to start the Homeless World Cup organization.It chooses and trains local ho
53、meless people for the yearly football competition.Today,about 500 people from almost 50 countries play in the Homeless World Cup.And the program is changing lives.Damien is from Ireland.For many years,he struggled with drug addiction (吸毒成瘾)But in 2006,he played for Irelands Homeless World Cup team,a
54、nd since then,he has been drug free!Many of the Homeless Word Cup players,like Damien,have struggled with drug addiction.However,some players are homeless because of poverty (贫穷)Alex is one of them.He says,“I was born in Mathare,the biggest,worst slum (贫民窟) in Kenya.I could not find anything to eat.
55、Also schooling was a problem.My life started when I started playing football.” Football gave Alex joy.It taught him to work hard and helped him believe that he could achieve something.Football can even help people who have experienced extreme tragedy.Najib,a young man from Afghanistan,has lived thro
56、ugh much war.Many of his family members have died.But football has helped him survive.“It is only during the games that I do not think about my situation.Im not interested in anything other than football and its the only thing I desire,” Najib explains.Drugs,poverty and war are common causes of home
57、lessness.Playing in a football competition may not directly treat drug addiction,solve poverty or end war.But it can give people emotional (情感上的) strength and help them learn important life skills.语篇解读本文是说明文。文章介绍了无家可归者世界杯的举办目的以及它是如何改变无家可归者的生活等内容。32What do we know about the Homeless World Cup?AIt is
58、held every year.BIt first took place in 2001.CIt is the idea of two troubled football lovers.DIt was introduced at an international conference.解析: 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“the yearly football competition”可知,无家可归者世界杯每年举办一次。答案:A33After playing in the Homeless World Cup,Alex_.Agave up taking drugsBbegan to live a
59、 rich lifeCgot a good school educationDbecame confident about the future解析:推理判断题。根据第三段中Alex所说的“My life started when I started playing football”以及“helped him believe that he could achieve something”可以推测,通过参加无家可归者世界杯比赛,Alex对自己的未来充满了信心。答案:D34What does the underlined word “desire” in Paragraph 4 probabl
60、y mean?ARemember. BWatch.CWant. DCreate.解析:词义猜测题。根据划线词前的“Im not interested in anything other than football”以及足球对Najib的影响可知,他现在只想踢足球,别的事一概不想。故desire意为“渴望、想要”。答案:C35What would be the best title for this text?AFootball for everyoneBLast hope for the homelessCEnd homelessness from now onDBeat homelessne
61、ss through football解析:标题归纳题。文章首段提到无家可归者世界杯在帮助人们改善他们的生活,接下来的主体部分通过三个不同的事例说明了这一点,末段又再次提到踢足球可以使人们变得更坚强。因此,D项内容概括了文章主旨,点出了文章的主题,即:通过足球比赛来应对并解决无家可归这一难题。答案:D第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。I joined a volunteer program in Rwanda about two years ago.There I met a girl named Dia
62、ne.During my stay there,I told her a lot about my country._36_ Finally she told me that shed try her best to study in the US one day.Earlier this year,I went back to that country again as a volunteer._37_ She stopped in her tracks as she saw me and pointed in my direction,“I remember you!”Before I c
63、ould speak,she caught my hand and we began running up the stairs into her room filled with her fellow brother and sisters playing with the students.She sat me on her bed as she began to say how happy she was to see me again._38_We talked and talked.Then Diane said,“I havent forgotten my dream._39_ ”
64、 Last time,I told her that one day she would make it and that I would see her in America.This time I said,“Before you go to America,you have to try your hardest.” She nodded.While I did believe Diane could make her dream come true,I also wanted her to have her own dream for the life in Rwanda where
65、she could also struggle._40_ I really want to know how she is going on now and whether she has achieved her dream.Even if we are far away,I believe I will see her again.Im really looking forward to seeing her.And I strongly believe shell have a bright future.AShe felt a bit sad.BShe was very interes
66、ted.CWe were really like two old friends.DThat was when I saw Diane again.EI really want to become famous one day.FOne day Ill go to America and study there.GNow Im back in America and I often think of Diane.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。作者去卢旺达做志愿者,在那里遇到了一个女孩,女孩将来想去美国学习,作者鼓励了她。 36解析:根据本空前的“I told her a lot about my
67、country”以及后面那个女孩说想要去美国学习的语境可知,此处需要一个承上启下的句子,即:她很感兴趣。解析:B37解析: 根据本空前的“I went back to that country again as a volunteer”以及那个女孩说的“I remember you!”可知,作者说她是那个时候又见到了Diane。答案:D38解析:此空设于段末,是对这一段讲述的内容进行总结。根据作者的描述可知,她们俩就跟老朋友又见面了似的。答案:C39解析:根据“I havent forgotten my dream.”可知,那个女孩又提到了她将来想去美国学习的事情。答案:F40解析:此空设于段
68、首,是本段的主旨句,后面提到的都是作者回到美国后想到的关于Diane的事情。答案:G第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读短文,从短文后各题所给的4个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Sarah waited a long time to see her son,Preston,smile.Five years to be exact.When he was _41_ three days old,Preston was diagnosed (诊断) with Moebius syndrome,a type
69、of inborn weakness of the facial muscles that control facial expression and eye movement.The _42_ left the boy unable to smile,eat properly,and also _43_ speech problems.He was also born with a deformed (畸形的) right hand.“There was _44_,of course,” Sarah said.“When youre a new mom,you _45_ to see you
70、r baby smile.”“Drinking from a bottle was _46_ for him because he couldnt make his mouth come to the bottle.So we _47_ a way to hold the bottle with our hands while pushing his cheeks (脸颊) in a little bit to help him _48_.You just do what you have got to do and make it _49_.”As he grew,Preston _50_
71、to push up the corners of his mouth with his hands to “smile”,but was _51_ able to do so on his ownuntil this year.In February,Preston _52_ a facial surgery (手术) at St.Louis Childrens Hospital.Just three months after the surgery,two weeks before his 6th _53_,Preston was able to smile a wide smile.Sa
72、rah said shed never _54_ seeing her son smile for the first time.“There was a birthday party and his cousin said,Preston,let me take a picture of you. And Preston turned around and he _55_ at us,” Sarah said.“It was amazing.I _56_ and cried.I knew he was happy.He is still a good,_57_ kid and it was
73、nice to be able to see it on his _58_ now.”Sarah is working to make people _59_ more about the condition.She said she was happy to share her sons _60_ to get the word out about the syndrome.语篇解读 本文是记叙文。Sarah的儿子患有莫比乌斯综合征。她等了整整五年,终于看到儿子脸上的笑容。41A.alsoBjustCeven Dalready解析:结合语境,此处表示Preston出生“才(just)”三天,
74、就被诊断为患有莫比乌斯综合征。 答案:B42A.decision BtreatmentCcondition Dexperience答案:C43A.resulted in Bput forwardCdealt with Dthought about解析:由上文中的“Preston was diagnosed with Moebius syndrome.control facial expression and eye movement”以及本句中的“left the boy unable to smile,eat properly”可知,42 空指代Moebius syndrome,表示“疾病(
75、condition)”。这种病还会“造成(resulted in)”言语障碍。 答案:A44. Atiredness BsadnessCloneliness Dsickness答案:B 45A.choose BmanageCremember Dwant解析:由上文中的Sarah waited a long time to see her son,Preston,smile.Five years to be exact可知,Sarah说当然自己心里会“难过(sadness)”。每一位新妈妈都非常“想(want)”看到自己的孩子笑。答案:D46A.difficult BunsafeCimporta
76、nt Dpossible答案:A 47A.changed BdevelopedCcontinued Dexpected答案:B48A.see BspeakCdrink Dmove解析:由上文中的left the boy unable to smile,eat properly和本段中的because he couldnt make his mouth come to the bottle可知,对Preston来说,使用奶瓶是件很“困难的(difficult)”事。于是,我们“想了(developed)”一种方法来帮助他“喝(drink)”(奶)。答案:C49A.work BappearCsto
77、p Dstay解析:由上文中的“So we.hold the bottle with our hands while pushing his cheeks in a little bit”可知,我们想尽办法来帮助Preston,work(奏效)符合语境。答案:A50A.dreamed BpromisedClearned Dplanned答案:C51A.still BquiteConly Dnever解析:由上文中的“He was also born with a deformed right hand”以及本句中的but可知,随着Preston慢慢长大,他“学着(learned)”用手拉起嘴角
78、来笑,但他靠一己之力做“不(never)”到。答案:D52A.had BrefusedCunderstood Dimagined解析:由下文中的“Just three months after the surgery”可知,Preston“接受了(had)”一次面部手术。答案:A53A.grade BholidayCbirthday Dweekend解析:下文中的There was a birthday party是提示。答案:C54A.regret BmindCavoid Dforget解析: 由上文可知,Sarah等了整整五年,终于看到儿子会笑了。再结合下文的描述可知,她将永远不会“忘记(
79、forget)”第一次看到儿子会笑时的情景。答案:D55A.pointed BshoutedClooked Dsmiled解析:由上文中的“Preston was able to smile a wide smile”可知,Preston转过身来,朝我们“笑(smiled)”。答案:D56. Ashut up Bbroke downCgave in Dgot up解析:由设空处后的and cried可推断,Sarah再也“控制不住(broke down)”自己了。答案:B57A.happy BcarefulCbrave Dclever答案:A58A.hand BphoneCbottle Dfa
80、ce解析:由上文可知,在他的生日聚会上,Preston第一次笑了。结合上文中的I knew he was happy以及still可知,Sarah说儿子以前很快乐,现在仍然很“快乐(happy)”。看到儿子“脸上(face)”的笑容让她感到很开心。答案:D59A.tell BknowCworry Dshow答案:B60A.opinion BhobbyCstory Dcourage解析:由下文中的“get the word out about the syndrome”可知,Sarah想让人们能够更“了解(know)”莫比乌斯综合征。因此,她很乐意分享儿子的“故事(story)”。答案:C第卷
81、第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。The Sahara Desert is the worlds largest hot desert,located in North Africa.61._ (it) area is about 3.5 million square miles.This makes it almost as large 62._ the United States of America.The Sahara Desert is famous fo
82、r many large sand dunes,some of 63._ can reach more than 600 feet high.The Sahara Desert has been largely dry and with little plant life more than 5,000 years.Before this time,it was far wetter.This allowed more plants 64._ (live) across the desert.There is evidence that many types of river animals
83、have lived in the Sahara Desert.These have been found 65._ (main) in southeast Algeria.The climate of the Sahara Desert has changed over several thousands of years.The area is smaller than it was during the last ice age.It was the end of the last ice age 66._ brought a high level of rainfall to the
84、Sahara.This was between 8000 and 6000 BC.Since this time,the northern part of the Sahara has dried out.Though the southern Sahara still 67._ (receive) rain during rainy season,it is still 68._ (little) than before.Modern times have seen several 69._ (development) for the Sahara.One of these is that
85、mines have been built to get the most from the 70._ (nature) resources (资源) within the area.语篇解读本文是说明文。文章介绍了世界上最大的热带沙漠撒哈拉沙漠。 61解析:考查代词。设空处作定语修饰area,表示“它的”,故填形容词性物主代词Its。答案:Its 62解析:考查介词。as形容词as.意为“和一样”。答案:as63解析:考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句,补充说明sand dunes,故填which。答案:which 64解析:考查不定式作补语的用法。allow sth.to do st
86、h.意为“允许某物做某事”。答案:to live65解析:考查副词。设空处作状语,修饰in southeast Algeria,表示“主要”,故填副词mainly。答案:mainly66解析:考查强调句。设空处所在句是强调句,被强调部分是the end of the last ice age,故填that。答案:that67解析:考查一般现在时。结合主句的时态可知,设空处所在部分描述现在的情况,应用一般现在时,因为主语是the southern Sahara,故填receives。答案:receives68解析:考查形容词比较级。由than before可知,设空处应填little的比较级le
87、ss。 答案:less69解析:考查名词复数。设空处作宾语,表示“发展”,由several以及One of these可知,此处应填developments。答案:developments70解析:考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰resources,表示“自然的”,故填形容词natural。答案:natural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)People often say that a good child should be honest,while for me,I always lie to other and do no
88、t realize the results of what I say.Yesterday,I learned a lesson about tell lies.Early in the morning,I did not want to go to school,so that I told my father that I had caught the cold.I pretended to feel terribly.My father looks worried and he went out quickly.I thought he went to work,but after a
89、while,he came back with any medicine.He said that he had asked leave that day and that he would look after me at home.He felt very regretful about telling that lie.Finally,I told him the true and promised not to tell lies again.参考答案People often say that a good child should be honest,while for me,I a
90、lways lie to and do not realize the results of what I say.Yesterday,I learned a lesson about lies.Early in the morning,I did not want to go to school,so that I told my father that I had caught cold.I pretended to feel .My father worried and he went out quickly.I thought he went to work,but after a w
91、hile,he came back with medicine.He said that he had asked leave that day and that he would look after me at home. felt very regretful about telling that lie.Finally,I told him the and promised not to tell lies again.第二节书面表达(满分25分)杨澜,国内资深电视节目主持人。她认为无论环境多么恶劣,你总可以做最好的自己。她曾经与来自众多领域的国内外重要人物对话,同时也以自己的勤奋和睿
92、智感染着无数年轻人。请根据以下内容,用英语写一篇文章。要点提示:姓名杨澜出生地北京毕业院校 1990年毕业于北京外国语大学职业电视节目主持人履历1.2001年出任北京申办2008年奥运会的形象大使;2.出版众多文学作品,在年轻人中产生极大反响。参考词汇:image ambassador形象大使;Beijing Foreign Studies University北京外国语大学注意:1.词数100左右;2可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。_参考答案Yang Lan,who was born in Beijing,graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies Unive
93、rsity in 1990.She is widely accepted as a great TV hostess in China.She has interviewed many important people from all walks of life in the world.Yang Lan,as the image ambassador,represented China in 2001 to fight for the opportunity of holding the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.Whats more,most of her works were published,which have encouraged many young people.Her diligence and wisdom have set a good example to the young.No matter how hard life is,she thinks,you can still do your best.