1、Unit 24Society单元跟踪测评(总分:150分时间:120分钟)第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1What does the woman want the man to do?APlan his budget carefully.BGive her more informatio
2、n.CBuy a gift for his girlfriend.答案 B2What will the woman most probably do? AShell have some chocolate cake.BShell go without dessert.CShell take a look at the menu.答案 B3What will the man do first after class?AGo to the library.BMeet the woman.CSee Professor Smith.答案 C4What will the woman probably d
3、o?AHave someone repair the fridge.BLeave the fridge as it is now.CBuy another fridge.答案 A5What does Peter mean?AHe tries new things once in a long while.BHe never tries new things.CHe often tries new things.答案 A第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间
4、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。6Who is the womans favorite writer?AJane Austen.BCharles Dickens.CHemingway.答案 A7Which of the following books may be loved by the man?AHarry Potter.BGone with the Wind.CWho Moved My Cheese?答案 B听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8What is the actress Catherine kn
5、own for?AHer surpassing acting.BHer participation in social activities.CHer incredible beauty.答案 A9When will The Terminal be shown?AA quarter to six.BA quarter past six.CHalf past seven.答案 B听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10Where does the conversation probably take place?AIn a bank.BIn a hotel.CAt the airport.答案 A
6、11Why can not Mr Brown take the unused RMB back to his home country?AIt will cause a lot of trouble.BIt is prohibited by the law.CIt is a large sum of RMB.答案 B12What is the exchange rate between RMB and USD at present?A7.B8.25.C6.8.答案 A听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13What is the airport like?AA hotel. BA market.
7、 CA madhouse.答案 C14Why does the man want a oneway ticket to New York?AHe will live in New York forever.BHe will not do business in Los Angeles.CHe hates Los Angeles and does not want to be here again.答案 C15How would the man like to pay for the ticket?AIn cash.BBy credit card.CWith a check.答案 A16What
8、 did the man order during his last flight?ASome cigarettes.BA special salad.CA toast.答案 B听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17What is Internet shopping also referred to as?AEshopping. BEcommerce. CEretailer.答案 B18What did the Seattlebased company begin selling online in 1996?AGifts. BBooks. CVideos.答案 B19What should
9、 you do if you want a list of every book your favorite author has ever written?AVisit A.BSign up online.CClick the mouse.答案 C20How can you pay in Internet shopping according to this passage?AWith a check.BBy credit card.CIn cash.答案 B听力原文第一节Text 1M:Hello, Maria.W:Hi, Steven.M:Christmas is round the c
10、orner and Im looking for a gift for my girlfriend.Any suggestions? W:Well, you have to tell me something about your girlfriend first.Also, whats your budget?Text 2W:What would you like for dessert?M:I think Ill have an apple pie and an ice cream.What about you?W:The chocolate cake looks great.But I
11、have to watch my weight. You go ahead and get yours.M:Oh, poor baby!Text 3M:Professor Smith asked me to go to his office after class. So it is impossible for me to make it to the bar at 10:00.W:Then it seems well have to meet an hour later at the library.M:OK, see you then.Bye.W:Bye.Text 4M:Wow, you
12、r fridge is really noisy. W:Just leave it alone.It doesnt matter. M:You know, though I am not an expert, that noise in your fridge doesnt sound right.Maybe you should have it fixed.W:You are right. And I suppose I have put it off long enough.Text 5W:Youve never heard of bubble tea? I can not believe
13、 it!M:Ha ha, is it that surprising? Actually, sometimes I wish I could go with you guys.You know, so I could learn more about the Chinese culture.W:Really? Peter, I thought you are not interested in trying new things.M:AwCome on, Julia.Even Ill admit that its fun to try new things once in a blue moo
14、n.第二节Text 6W:Have you read Harry Potter before?M:No, but my little brother likes it very much.W:It is really a wonderful book.You will like it, too.M:Actually, I like literature very much.W:Wow, that sounds like a scholar.By the way, who is your favorite writer?M:Jane Austen.W:Me too.Pride and Preju
15、dice is my favorite.M:I like it, too.But Sense and Sensibility is my favorite.Text 7W:Hey, how about getting together for a movie tonight?M:Sure.Let me check the newspaper.What about The Terminal?W:Wow, it stars Catherine ZetaJones, my favorite actress.She was in a lot of dramas.She is so beautiful
16、and elegant and she is famous for her fine acting.M:Well, birds of a feather flock together.I like her, too.She does not have any scandals and she likes to take part in charitable activities.W:Who is the director?M:Steven Spielberg.Another superstar.W:Yes, a legend, also.I still remember, his movies
17、, Jurassic Park and Schindlers List got him nine Oscar awards in 1994.M:Can you introduce the story of The Terminal briefly? W:It tells a romantic and humorous love story.M:This is a really exciting movie.Lets go to this one.W:Oh, it is 5:45.It will be on half an hour later. We had better go right a
18、way.Text 8W:Hello.Are you Mr Brown? You were here last week and exchanged 10,000 dollars for RMB.M:Yes.Good memory! I am here to trouble you again.W:No trouble at all.What can I do for you?M:I have got about 42,000 yuan unused.I wonder whether I could take it along with me to my home country.W:No.Yo
19、u can not take so large a sum of RMB back to your native country according to our foreign exchange control regulations.But, we can change it back into foreign currency. M:Is that so? All right.I would like to convert it back into dollars.Here is the money.W:Todays exchange rate is just the same as l
20、ast time.So 42, 000 yuan will be 6,000 dollars. Here you are, Mr Brown.Your 6,000 dollars.Please check. M:Exactly right.Thank you very much.Text 9W:Next! Good morning! Can I help you?M:This place is a madhouse! Everybody is pushing and shoving.W:Yes, I know.We are shorthanded and it is very crowded
21、today.What can I do for you?M:I want a ticket to New York.W:OK, oneway or round trip?M:Oneway, of course.I dont want to hang around here any longer. I was here in Los Angeles last year and I hated it.It is too spread out and too smoggy.W:That will be375.How would you like to pay? M:Cash, of course.I
22、 do not believe in plastic money or credit cards or any of that.Listen, can you hurry it up?W:I am doing my best.Aisle or window seat?M:Window seat.W:Smoking or nonsmoking?M:Nonsmoking.Oh, by the way, I am supposed to get a special meal.Doctors orderI can not eat meat.Last time I had a special salad
23、 plate.I would like one of those this time, too.W:I am sorry.The special salad is not available during this flight.M:What! You can not give me my special salad? Well, I do not give up easily.Where is your supervisor?Text 10In only a few short years, Internet shopping or “ecommerce”has grown rapidly.
24、Today it is possible to book almost everything online.Books, CDs, cars, hotel rooms, airline tickets, clothing, you name it.Ten years ago, few people could have predicted how popular Internet shopping would become.A is probably the worlds most popular Internet retailer.The Seattlebased company began
25、 selling books online in 1996. And today it also sells CDs, videos, DVDs and gifts.It was also one of the first to make use of unique Internet capabilities.Do you have a favorite author? One click of the mouse brings up a list of every book he or she has ever written and all are available right ther
26、e at the website. It will send you an email whenever he or she publishes a new book.Not sure if you will like the CD?You can usually play a sample right through your computer to help you decide.Best of all, A has been up to ten times as many books as usual bookshops.Payment is made by credit card, a
27、nd then the goods are mailed to your home.A has been so successful that the value of its business has increased over 100 times in the past few years.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ADry ice is CO2 in solid form, with a temperature of about 78.5. Unlike commo
28、n ice, dry ice doesnt melt into a liquid. When dry ice melts, it turns into a gas. So when you see dry ice “smoking”, its frozen CO2 melting into its gaseous state. Dry ice is a popular matter in scientific experiments. It creates projects that look cool.Experiment: Healthy Dry Ice Popsicles(棒冰)This
29、 dry ice experiment will catch peoples eye, especially little kids because the dry ice is going to be used to make what the young love to eat. It should take you about 10 minutes or less to have a frozen treat to enjoy.MaterialsOne large block of dry iceA large spoonPopsicle sticksOne cup of your fa
30、vorite juiceA tall glass filled with waterDirectionsUse the large spoon to make a popsicleshaped space in the block of dry ice. You can set the ice on a piece of cloth or plastic on your table to do this work. Of course, keep in mind that its okay if its not exactly popsicleshaped.Add a popsicle sti
31、ck to the middle of the space so that when you pour in the liquid, it will freeze around the popsicle stick.Hold the popsicle stick in place and wait a few minutes for your popsicle to harden. After several minutes, take away the popsicle from the block of dry ice and put it into the tall glass of w
32、ater for a few seconds. Do this to warm up the popsicle just a bit. Otherwise, it will be too cold.语篇导读本文为说明文,主要介绍了制作干冰棒冰的材料和过程。21What difference do dry ice and common ice have?ATheir state after melting.BTheir temperature.CTheir usage.DTheir form.解析 A细节理解题。根据第一段第二、三句Unlike common ice, dry ice doesn
33、t melt into liquidit turns into a gas可知,干冰不像普通的冰那样会融化成液体,因此它与普通冰的不同之处是融化后的形态,故选A项。22Which material in the following is not a must in making a popsicle?AWater. BA spoon.CSticks. DCloth.解析 D细节理解题。根据Materials下的内容可知,需要的材料包括干冰、勺子、棒冰棍、果汁、水,布不是必需品,故选D项。23What is a tall glass filled with water used for in t
34、he experiment?ATo warm the popsicle. BTo harden the popsicle.CTo cool the popsicle. DTo shape the popsicle.解析 A细节理解题。根据最后一段最后两句Do this to warm up the popsicle just a bit. Otherwise, it will be too cold可知,水的用途是给棒冰加温,故选A项。BI dont think I can recall a time when I wasnt aware of the beauty of the ocean.
35、Growing up in Australia, I had the good fortune of having the sea at my side.The first time I went to Halfmoon Bay, I suddenly had the feeling of not being able to feel the ground with my feet anymore.For my 10th birthday, my sister and I were taken out to the Great Barrier Reef.There were fish in d
36、ifferent colors, caves and layers of corals(珊瑚)They made such an impression on me.When I learned that only 1 percent of Australias Coral Sea was protected, I was shocked.Australian marine(海洋的) life is particularly important because the reefs(礁) have more marine species than any other country on the
37、earth.But sadly, only 45% of the worlds reefs are considered healthy.This statistic is depressing, so its important for us to do everything to protect them.The hope that the Coral Sea remains a complete ecosystem has led me to take action.Ive become involved with the Protect Our Coral Sea activity,
38、which aims to create the largest marine park in the world.It would serve as a place where the oceans species will all have a safe place forever.Together, Angus and I created a little video and we hope it will inspire people to be a part of the movement.Angus also shares many beautiful childhood memo
39、ries of the ocean as a young boy, who grew up sailing, admiring the beauty of the ocean, and trying to find the secrets of ocean species.语篇导读本文为记叙文,主要介绍了澳大利亚的海洋生物面临的危机以及作者为此所做的一些努力,号召人们保护海洋生物。24From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1, we can learn the author_.Aseldom went surfing at the seaBforg
40、ot his experiences about the oceanCnever went back to his hometownDhad a wonderful impression of Halfmoon Bay解析 D句意猜测题。根据第一段第一句和I had the good fortune of having the sea at my side可知,作者喜欢海洋。画线句意为“我突然有一种沉迷其中的感觉”,说明Halfmoon Bay给作者留下了一个美好的印象,故选D项。25According to the second paragraph, Australian marine li
41、fe _.Ais escaping from the Coral Sea graduallyBdepends on reefs for living greatlyCmay be faced with dangerDis protected better than that in other oceans解析 C推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句可推知,澳大利亚的海洋生物可能处在危险之中,故选C项。26The Protect Our Coral Sea activity is intended to_.Acontribute to a complete ecosystemBprevent more
42、 marine species from being endangeredCset up a large nature reserve for reefsDraise more teenagers environmental awareness解析 B推理判断题。根据第三段最后两句可推知,这项活动的目的是保护海洋生物免于危险,故选B项。27Angus and the author created a little video to_.Aurge more people to take action to protect the marine speciesBinspire more peopl
43、e to explore the secret of the oceanCshare their childhood experiences about the oceanDbring back to people their memories of ocean species解析 A细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知,他们的目的是鼓励人们参与保护海洋生物的行动,故选A项。CGood manners are always good manners. Thats what I, as an English, thought, until I married Alexander, who is R
44、ussian. When I first met Alexander, he said to me in Russian, “Nalei mnye chaipour me some tea.” I got angry and answered, “Pour it yourself.” Translated into English, without a “Could you?”and a “please”, it sounded really rude to me. But in Russian it was fineyou dont have to add any polite words.
45、However, when I took Alexander home to meet my parents in the UK, I had to give him an intensive course in pleases and thank yous(which he thought were completely unnecessary), and to teach him to say sorry if someone else stepped on his toes, and to smile, smile, smile.Another thing that Alexander
46、just couldnt understand was why people said things like “Would you mind passing me the salt, please?” He said, “Its only the salt, for goodness sake! What do you say in English if you want a real favor?”He also watched in amazement when, at a dinner party in England, we swallowed some really disgust
47、ing food and I said, “Mmmmdelicious.” In Russia, people are much more direct. The first time Alexanders mother came to our house for dinner in Moscow, she told me that my soup needed more flavoring. Afterward, when we argued about it, my husband said, “Do you prefer your dinner guests to lie?”Alexan
48、der complained that in England he felt like “the village idiot” because in Russia if you smile all the time people think you are mad. In fact, this is exactly what my husbands friends thought of me the first time I went to Russia because I smiled at everyone, and translated every “please” and “thank
49、 you” from English to Russian!At home we now have an agreement. If were speaking Russian, he can say “Pour me some tea”, and just make a noise like a grunt when I give it to him. But when were speaking English, he has to add a “please”, a “thank you”, and a smile.语篇导读本文为记叙文。由于不同国家文化的差异,礼仪也有所不同。由于作者和
50、她的丈夫是一对异国夫妇,他们便不得不面对这些差异,最终两人相互妥协。28Why was the author worried when she took Alexander to visit her parents in England?AShe was afraid that Alexander would think her parents were too proud.BShe feared that her parents would think Alexander was impolite.CShe thought that they would not be able to com
51、municate.DShe believed that Alexander would dislike them.解析 B推理判断题。根据第三段可知,作者带着Alexander去见父母的时候,她不得不对他进行集中培训,教给他一些礼貌的常识,由此可推知,作者担心父母认为Alexander没礼貌,故选B项。29What did Alexanders friends think of the author when they first met her?AShe did not understand Russian customs.BShe had some mental problems.CShe
52、 was very affected.DShe was too polite.解析 B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知,作者第一次见丈夫的朋友时,总是冲着别人微笑,他们认为作者精神有问题,故选B项。30Which of the following words best describes the agreement reached by the author and her husband in the final paragraph?AAn effect. BA contract.CA compromise. DAn explanation.解析 C推理判断题。根据最后一段中的At home
53、we now have an agreement可知,这对夫妇相互妥协,用compromise(折中;妥协)最能体现作者夫妇的状态,故选C项。31What is the most suitable title for the passage?ACulture ShockBLearning MannersCUnhappy MarriageDGood Manners Are Easy解析 A标题归纳题。本文通过作者和丈夫语言、行为等方面存在的矛盾和冲突,介绍了由于不同国家的文化差异,礼仪习惯也存在不同,由此可知,本文的主题为“文化冲突”,故选A项。DThe character “duang” is
54、 so new that it does not even exist in the Chinese dictionary.But it has already spread like wildfire online in China, appearing more than 8 million times on Chinas microblog site Weibo, where it spawned(引起;造成) a toptrending hashtag that drew 312,000 discussions among 15,000 users.On Chinas biggest
55、online search engine Baidu, it has been looked up almost 600,000 times.Its been noticed in the west, too.But what does it mean? “Everyones duanging and yet I still dont know what it means!Looks like its back to school for me,”said Weibo user Weileiweito.Another user asked, “Have you duanged today? M
56、y mind is full of duang duang duang.”“To duang or not to duang, that is the question,” wrote user BaiKut automan.“Duang” seems to be an example of onomatopoeia(拟声词), a word that phonetically imitates a sound.It all seems to have started with Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan, who in 2004 was feature
57、d in a shampoo commercial where he said famously to defend for his sleek(光亮的), black hair by using the rhythmicalsounding “duang”The word resurfaced again recently after Chan posted it on his Weibo page.Thousands of users then began to flood Chans Weibo page with comments, coining the word in refere
58、nce to his infamous shampoo appearance.The word appears to have many different meanings, and theres no perfect translation, but you could use it as an adjective to give emphasis to the word that follows it.A kitten might be “duang cute”, for example.Or you might be “very duang confused” by this blog
59、.For readers of Chinese characters, the Jackie Chan theme is also apparent from the quirky way in which the word is written: a combination of Chans Mandarin names.语篇导读本文为说明文,主要介绍了“duang”一词的来源以及不同的人对它的不同理解。32What does Paragraph 1 mainly talk about?AMany countries use the word “duang”BDebates arise on
60、line about the word “duang”CChinese dictionaries will contain a new character.DThe word “duang” is used very often on the Internet.解析 D段落大意题。根据第一段第二句可知,该段主要介绍了“duang”这个词在因特网上的广泛使用,故选D项。33From what the persons mentioned in Paragraph 2 said,we can learn_.A“duang” is popular among studentsByoung users
61、can use “duang” freelyCusing “duang” is recognized as a fashionDdifferent people have their own understanding of “duang”解析 D推理判断题。根据第二段第二句以及该段中其他人对“duang”的看法可推知,本段主要介绍了不同的人对“duang”有着不同的理解,故选D项。34Why did Jackie Chan use the word “duang” in 2004?ATo invent a new character.BTo advertise for an action f
62、ilm.CTo show off his good hair in an ad.DTo ask his fans to flood his Weibo page.解析 C细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知,成龙在2004年使用“duang”是为了在广告中展示他的好头发,故选C项。35The underlined word “quirky” in the last paragraph probably means “_”Aunusual BmodernCperfect Dquick解析 A词义猜测题。根据最后一段最后一句可知,“duang”字的写法是成龙姓名的中文写法的结合,这是一种不同寻常的表达
63、方式;据此可以判断,画线词意为“不寻常的”,故选A项。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。Being Lefthanded in a Righthanded WorldThe world is designed for righthanded people, but why does a tenth of the population prefer the left?_36_The answer to it remains a mystery. Since scientists have noticed t
64、hat lefthandedness tends to run in families, its assumed that lefthandedness has a genetic(基因的) component to it._37_ In fact, identical(相同的) twins, who share the same genes, can sometimes prefer to use different hands. There are also plenty of theories on what else might determine which hand you wri
65、te with, but many experts believe that its kind of random.Historically, the left side and lefthandedness have been considered a negative thing by many cultures._38_ In some areas, the left hand became known as the “unclean” hand. In many religions, the right hand of God is the favored hand. For exam
66、ple, Jesus sits at Gods right side. Gods left hand, however, is the hand of judgement. Various activities and experiences become rude or even signs of bad luck when the left hand becomes involved. In some parts of Scotland, it is considered bad luck to meet a lefthanded person at the start of a jour
67、ney._39_ A person giving directions will put their left hand behind them and even physically try to point with their right hand if necessary. In some Asian countries, eating with the left hand is considered impolite._40_ People come to realize that lefthandedness is natural. People even noticed that
68、 many famous people are lefthanded, including Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci, and Charlie Chaplin. Some researchers find out that lefties(左撇子) are more creative and can deal with abstract thinking better. The lefthandedness is more easily adaptable to the righthanded world as well. Being lefth
69、anded is no longer a sad story now; instead, it is a wonderful gift or maybe it is something you should take pride in.AIn other words, lefthanders are born that way.BLefthandedness used to be regarded as a disability.CThe unfavorable associations of the use of the left hand among cultures are varied
70、.DWhy do they prefer to use their left hand rather than their right hand for routine activities?EWhy do some parents force their lefthanded children to become righthanded when writing?FIn Ghana, pointing, gesturing, giving or receiving items with the left hand is considered rude.GFortunately, nowada
71、ys most societies and cultures no longer reject lefthandedness like before.语篇导读本文为说明文,主要讲述了左撇子形成的原因,过去不同文化的人们以及当前人们对左撇子的态度。36解析 D递进关系。根据上文中的问句以及下文内容可知,空处也应该以问句引出下文,D项问句中的内容和上一句“为何十分之一的人更喜欢使用左手?”语境一致,故选D项。37解析 A诠释关系。根据上文叙述左撇子的形成有基因的原因,可以用A项对其进行同义解释,故选A项。38解析 C顺承关系。上文提到在许多文化背景下,左撇子被认为是不好的,由此可知,空处和文化有关
72、,且C项中的关键词unfavorable与下文中的favored相呼应,故选C项。39解析 F例证关系。根据上文提到的In some parts of Scotland以及之后的In some Asian countries并结合下一句中的giving directions等内容可知,此处为具体举例,故选F项。40解析 G总分关系。最后一段的主要内容是现在人们开始意识到左撇子是很正常的,并且空处作为段落开头,G项起总结本段大意的作用,故选G项。第三部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出
73、可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Years ago, a critical event occurred in my life that would change it forever.I met Kurt Kampmeir of Success Motivation Incorporation for breakfast.While we were _41_, Kurt asked me,“John, what is your _42_ for personal growth?”Never at a loss for words, I tried to find things in my life
74、 that might _43_ for growth.I told him about the many activities in which I was _44_.And I went into a _45_ about how hard I worked and the gains I was making.I must have talked for ten minutes.Kurt _46_ patiently, but then he _47_ smiled and said, “You dont have a personal plan for growth, do you?”
75、“No,” I _48_.“You know,” Kurt said simply,“growth is not a(n) _49_ process.”And thats when it _50_ me.I wasnt doing anything _51_ to make myself better.And at that moment, I made the _52_:I will develop and follow a personal growth plan for my _53_.That night,I talked to my wife about my _54_ with K
76、urt and what I had learned.I _55_ her the workbook and tapes Kurt was selling.We _56_ that Kurt wasnt just trying to make a sale.He was offering a _57_ for us to change our lives and achieve our dreams.Several important things happened that day.First, we decided to _58_ the resources.But more import
77、antly, we made a commitment to _59_ together as a couple.From that day on, we learned together, traveled together, and sacrificed together.It was a _60_ decision.While too many couples grow apart(分开的), we were growing together.41A.working BpreparingCthinking Deating42A.suggestion BdemandCplan Dreque
78、st43A.appeal BlookCcall Dqualify44A.involved Btrapped Clost Dbathed45A.lecture BspeechCdiscussion Ddebate46A.calculated BlistenedCdrank Dexplained47A.eagerly BgraduallyCgratefully Dfinally48A.admitted BinterruptedCapologized Dcomplained49A.automatic BslowCindependent Dchanging50A.confused BinformedC
79、pleased Dhit51A.on loan Bon purposeCon sale Don balance52A.comment BannouncementCdecision Darrangement53A.life BprogressCperformance Dinvestment54A.contract BconversationCnegotiation Dargument55A.lent BsoldCshowed Doffered56A.recalled BdefinedCrecognized Ddeclared57A.tool BmethodCway Drule58A.provid
80、e BbuyCgive Ddeliver59A.grow BsurviveCmove Dgather60A.difficult BrandomCfirm Dwise语篇导读本文为夹叙夹议文,讲述了作者与一位励志大师的邂逅,使作者认识到人生应该有成长计划,由此他做出改变并拥有了幸福的人生。41解析 D根据上文中的breakfast可知,应用eating,表示他们在一起吃早餐。42解析 C根据下文中的You dont have a personal plan for growth可知,应用plan,表示计划。43解析 D作者听到问题后竭力寻找能够回答问题的答案。qualify符合,配得上。44解析
81、 A(be) involved (in)参加,符合句意。45解析 B根据下文中的I must have talked for ten minutes可知,作者滔滔不绝地说了起来,就像是在演讲(speech),故选B项。46解析 BKurt耐心地听着(listen),故选B项。47解析 D听完之后,Kurt终于发表了自己的看法。finally最后地,符合句意。48解析 A根据作者的答语“No”可知,作者同意Kurt的说法,承认(admit)自己没有这样的成长计划,故选A项。interrupt打断;apologize道歉;complain抱怨。49解析 A根据下文内容可知,成长不是一个自发的(au
82、tomatic)过程,而是需要计划并实施的,故选A项。slow缓慢的;independent独立的;changing不断变化的。50解析 D根据本段的内容可知,作者此时领悟到了(hit)Kurt所说的话。hit使突然想起。confuse使困惑;inform告知;please使愉快。51解析 B本句的意思是作者以前一直没有有目的地去让自己更好地成长。on purpose有意地,符合句意。52解析 C根据空后的I will develop and follow a personal growth plan可知,作者此刻做了决定(decision),故选C项。53解析 A根据下文可知,作者制订了人生
83、成长计划,故选A项。life一生;performance表现;investment投资。54解析 B根据上文可知,作者把他与Kurt之间的谈话(conversation)告诉了妻子。contract合同;negotiation协商;argument争论。55解析 C作者向妻子展示了(show)Kurt出售的书和磁带,故选C项。56解析 C作者与妻子意识到Kurt不仅仅是在销售东西。recognize承认,意识到,符合句意。recall使回忆;define阐明;declare宣告。57解析 CKurt给我们指明了一条改变我们的生活、实现我们的梦想的道路。way方法,途径,后面常用不定式作后置定语
84、。58解析 B根据上文中的was selling可知选B项。59解析 A根据下文中的we learned together, traveled together及最后的growing together可知,此处表示与妻子一起成长(grow),故选A项。survive幸存;move行动;gather聚集。60解析 D根据最后一句可知,他们的决定是明智的(wise),故选D项。difficult困难的;random随机的;firm坚定的。第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Hiking and fastpaced walk
85、ing are great ways _61_(lose) weight and to improve cardiovascular fitness(心血管健康). Get out in _62_ sunshine and quicken the pace.Start with 10 minutes and gradually increase your time. Make your _63_(day) goal 30 minutes of fastpaced walking.Walk _64_ your normal walking pace for five minutes before
86、 picking up speed. This gets your breathing and heart rate up before starting an aerobic(有氧的) walking workout(锻炼). After your workout, take five minutes to gradually return to your normal walking pace. This _65_(allow) your heart rate and blood pressure to stabilize.It usually takes _66_(long) to go
87、 hiking than fastpaced walking. Each step you take in hiking requires _67_(watch). Dont race against others, but you can gradually pick up speed as you familiarize _68_(you) with the trail. The challenge of hillside fields will cause your heart rate to increase. Take your time._69_ your uphill climb
88、 gets difficult and youre breathing hard, stop and enjoy the views. Hiking alone is never a good idea. Take a friend, a _70_(rely) adult and your cellphone.语篇导读本文为说明文,主要介绍了快走和远足对身体的益处,以及具体说明如何进行快走训练和远足运动才能真正安全有益。61解析 to lose考查非谓语动词。句意:远足和快走是很好的减肥和改善心血管健康的方式。根据and后的to improve可知,空处用动词不定式to lose作ways的后
89、置定语。62解析 the考查冠词。句意:走出去沐浴在阳光下并且加快步伐。in the sunshine在阳光下,为固定搭配。63解析 daily考查词性转换。句意:把30分钟快走设为你每天的目标。根据空后goal的词性为名词可知,其前应用day的形容词形式作定语修饰goal。64解析 at考查介词。句意:在加速之前按照你平常走路的速度行走五分钟。at apace以的速度,为固定搭配。65解析 will allow/allows考查时态、语态和主谓一致。句意:这使你的心率和血压稳定下来。本文描述走路锻炼对身体的益处,应使用一般现在时,主语为this且和宾语为主谓关系,故用allows,或用wil
90、l do表示主语的“习惯性;倾向性”。66解析 longer考查比较等级。句意:通常远足比快走要花更长的时间。根据下文中的than可知,设空处应用long的比较级longer。67解析 watching/to be watched考查非谓语动词。句意:在远足中你跨出的每一步都需要留意。sth作主语时,require doingrequire to be done某事需要被做,此处watch意为“当心;留意”。68解析 yourself/yourselves考查代词。句意:不要和他人赛跑,但是随着你自己熟悉这条路后,你可以逐渐加速。familiarize sb with sth使某人熟悉某物。根
91、据句意可知,此处表示“你使自己对这条路熟悉”,you既可指代单数亦可指代复数,故用yourself/yourselves。69解析 If/When考查连词。句意:当你上山的攀爬变得艰难而且呼吸困难的时候,停下来享受下风景。根据两个简单句可知,此处缺少连词,再根据句意可知,第一个简单句为第二个简单句的条件或发生的时间,故用If/When。70解析 reliable考查词性转换。句意:带上一个朋友、一个可靠的成年人和你的手机。此处应用rely的形容词reliable作定语修饰名词,意为“可靠的”。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)假定英语课上老师
92、要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2只允许修改 10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Frank joined in the army after middle school. He did quite well in everything shooting. One day the new soldiers we
93、re shooting. Frank performed poorly while the rest doing quite well. After he had shot at the target nine times but had not hit once,the officer shouted,“I never seen such a fool! Dont waste away your last bullet! Go behind that wall and shoot yourself with it!” Frank went behind the wall, and a few
94、 seconds the sound of a shot was heard by the officer and the other . “Heavens!” the officer said,“Has that silly man done so?” He ran behind the wall anxiously, only find Frank standing there straight,“Im sorry, I missed again.”根据上下文可知,此处应是“他除了射击之外什么都做得很棒”,故用except(不包括所说的人或事物)。besides表示“除之外还(包括所说的人
95、或事物)”。soldiers与practice之间是主谓关系,且此处表示过去某一时间正在发生的动作,故用过去进行时的主动语态。此处the rest指的是“剩下的士兵,其余的士兵”,表示复数概念,故谓语用复数形式。此处为直接引语,不表示过去的过去,故要用现在完成时。waste表示“浪费”时,为及物动词,故away多余。此处表示几秒钟之后。“时间段later”表示“多长时间之后”,是固定用法。late晚的,迟到的。此处指的是“其他一些士兵”,而不是“两个士兵中的另一个”,故用soldier的复数形式。此处用副词really作状语修饰谓语动词。only to do作结果状语,表示出人意料的结果。“I
96、m sorry, but”为常用句型,意为“对不起,但是(说明对不起的理由)”。第二节书面表达(满分25分)假定你是李华,你的美国朋友Peter想来中国旅行,他写信向你了解他到北京后乘坐何种交通工具旅行比较适宜。请你给他写封回信,建议他乘坐高铁。建议理由:1便捷、准点;2舒适、安全;3购票方便、价格适宜。注意:1.词数100左右;2可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数。参考词汇:中国高铁CRH(China Railway Highspeed)自助售票机selfservice ticket machine【参考范文】Dear Peter,Im expecting y
97、ou to come to China.When you arrive in Beijing, youd better take the CRH trains,which have been well developed and become popular in China nowadays. They have lots of different lines, so it is convenient for you to travel wherever you want to go.The CRH trains are spacious, comfortable and run at a
98、high speed.They arrive on schedule and guarantee the safety of the travelers. Its easy to get tickets through many channels, such as by telephone, through the Internet, or on the selfservice ticket machines.Besides, prices of the tickets are reasonable.They offer firstclass services to passengers and I am sure you will enjoy a good journey.Yours,Li Hua
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