1、单元素养评估(四)(时间：120分钟满分：150分)第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟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 man advise the woman to do?ATo save her money. BTo buy a new computer.CTo buy a secondhand one.2What is the man doing?AAppl
2、ying for a job. BSearching for a flat.CPlanning a trip.3What time will they arrive at the theatre if they leave now?AAt 7：20. BAt 7：35. CAt 7：50.4What is the woman?AA writer. BA reporter. CAn editor.5Whats the womans attitude towards Gray?AShe admires her. BShe cant understand her.CShe doesnt like h
3、er way of life.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，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至7题。6What are the two speakers talking about?AA newspaper. BA magazine. CA book.7What can we learn about the man?AHes an editor.
4、 BHes an American. CHes on a visit to the US.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8Where will the man go tomorrow morning?AThe zoo. BThe National Art Museum. CThe National Stadium.9What can we know about the local restaurants according to the conversation?AThey are interesting and great. BThe foods there are great.CThe
5、cooks there are great.10What can we get according to the conversation?AThe man will travel by bus. BThe woman is a travel guide.CThe museum has modern Chinese paintings.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11Where does this conversation probably take place?AIn a shop. BIn an office. CIn a company.12What can we infer fr
6、om the conversation?AThe man is impolite to the woman. BThe man acts on the rule.CThe woman got an exception at last.13How long is the afterservice sale of the MP4?ATwo months. BFiftyfive days. CFifteen days.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14What are the two speakers talking about?ARespect for elders. BGeneration
7、gap in families.CEconomic independence of parents.15Why can the woman get along well with her parents?ABecause she doesnt need their money. BBecause she has grown up.CBecause they respect each other.16What can we learn about the man?AHe doesnt feel like his parents. BHe is an international student.C
8、He is a teacher.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What are the most popular pets in North America according to the passage?ABirds and fish. BFish and dogs. CDogs and cats.18How many households have at least one pet?ASix percent. BSixteen percent. CSixty percent.19How are people with pets compared with those witho
9、ut pets according to the passage?AKinder. BGentler. CHealthier.20What can we learn from the passage?APets are treated as a family member. BPets get more than they offer.COnly a few people have fish as their pets.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A Tate Modern
10、, London, UK Together with three other Tate museums, Tate Modern located in London is a national museum of international modern art. It is one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary art in the world. Most of the exhibit items are open to the public for free, only charging for major tempor
11、ary (临时的) exhibitions. The Louvre, Paris, France It is the worlds largest and most visited art museum and a historical landmark of Paris. Housed in the Louvre Palace, the museum has been added to many times since its opening in 1793. Its glass pyramid in the main courtyard was designed by Chinese Am
12、erican architect Ieoh Ming Pei, and it later became a signature design of the museum, appearing in the hit thriller The Da Vinci Code starring Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou. National Museum of China, Beijing, China Near Tiananmen Square in Beijing, its one of the largest museums in the world and the s
13、econdmost visited art museum in the world, just after the Louvre. Covering a time span from the Yuanmou Man of 1.7 million years ago to the Qing Dynasty (16441911), the museum houses around 1.05 million itemsmany cannot be found in museums elsewhere. State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia Th
14、e State Hermitage Museum is the second largest art museum in the world. The public can visit five of the main buildings: Winter Palace, Small Hermitage, Old Hermitage, New Hermitage and Hermitage Theatre. Frequently seen in pop culture, it often appears as a setting for films, TV series, novels and
15、even video games.21Tate Modern, London, UK is attractive partly in that _.Ait is a national museum with three branchesBentry to most of its exhibitions is free of charge Cits exhibitions range from ancient art to modern artDvisitors can purchase some wonderful exhibit items22What do we know about Th
16、e Louvre?AIt often serves as a setting for films.BIt stays the same as it was when first built.CIt is the most visited art museum in the world.DIt was designed by a Chinese American architect.23Which museum displays unique items from the Yuanmou Man?ATate Modern, London, UK.BThe Louvre, Paris, Franc
17、e.CNational Museum of China, Beijing, China.DState Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.BThroughout my educational years despite the kind teachers I had met, I never felt interested in writing until I met her, Mrs Kelley. At first, I believed that writing would still be my worst class. Gradually
18、, my fondness increased. She taught the lesson in such a lively way and her word choice impressed me. But that was not what made her my favorite. Unlike other teachers, after instructions, she gave an enormous amount of freedom in what we wrote, allowing us to create our own stories using our imagin
19、ation. And that mattered most.There was one really revolutionary event: the historical fiction unit. We were to invent out own stories using the period we were given. World War was mine. At that point, I was just looking for a good grade. Rather than creating a mundane story, I wanted to make a stor
20、y that I felt was meaningful. As I progressed, I was pulled further and further into the reality that I had made. Grammar no longer existed, as my hands gained acceleration. When I typed the final word, my hands trembled with excitement. Briefly, I read it over and then submitted the draft.In the mi
21、dst of anxiousness, Mrs Kelley responded. She pointed out some mistakes and gave some suggestions. Sadly, there were no comments of recognition. I fixed the errors and moved on. But when waiting for the final grade, I erased all the unrealistic thoughts that wandered in my mind.In the next class, su
22、rprisingly, after handing back my paper, Mrs Kelley mentioned that my story was very good. I looked at her in confusion. Soon excitement stirred inside me. I found a“5” attached to the score. She had given an extra point in “Plot” , adding an “Excellent！” No other teacher had done this. On that day,
23、 I felt what it means to be a writer. Mrs Kelley introduced me to the beauty of literature and made writing so enjoyable.24What made Mrs Kelley so special according to the author?AHer patience and kindness. BHer confidence in students.CHer creative teaching style. DHer professional knowledge.25How d
24、id the author feel when Mrs Kelley responded at first?AExcited. BWorried. CSurprised. DDisappointed.26What does the underlined word “mundane” in the second paragraph mean?ADull. BInteresting. CSpecial. DUnusual.27What was the biggest benefit the author got from Mrs Kelleys class?ARecognizing his tal
25、ent. BFinding the joy of writing.CDetermining his lifetime career. DAcquiring practical writing skills.CDo you know sand has been used to draw pictures since ancient times? Today, sandpainting, an interesting art, will be introduced to you.Sandpainting is an art of using the sand to make a fixed or
26、unfixed painting. Maybe we all played fixed sandpainting as we were young. We first painted a simple picture, then we brushed glue (胶水) to the section, and at last we poured coloured sand onto the glue in order to make it fixed. Unfixed sandpainting has a long cultural history around the world. Peop
27、le poured sand on a surface to make paintings or use some tools to draw pictures in the sand directly. They are often temporary (临时的). Different people draw sandpaintings to express different meanings: love of nature, admiration for God or love of beauty.Nowadays, sandpainting becomes a performance
28、art and its popularity hasrisen. On the stages, sandpainting performers make a series of images (图像) by drawing lines and figures in the sand with their fingers and hands. The series of images are used to tell a story. Kseniya Simonova, who is from Ukraine, is one of the greatest sandpainting perfor
29、mers in the world. People call her “The Lady of the Sand” Simonova said that she never dreamed shed become a sand artist, and when she began practising, she nearly gave it up. But she persevered,_caring for a household and her baby by day and training every night. You Are Always Nearby is one of the
30、 most famous performances of Simonova. It is a story about a young couple separated by a war in which the solider is tragically killed, but returns in spirit to watch over his wife and child. This performance makes all audience cry. Art is everywhere and is not far away from common people. Art of pa
31、inting is in our life, even in the sand.28which of the following is necessary to make a fixed sandpainting?AGlue. BA printed picture. CColoured paper. DWater.29What do we know about Simonova?AShe is the best painter in the world. BBeing a sand artist is her biggest dream.CShe once gave up performing
32、 for her family. DHer performances are popular with people.30What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?AHow sandpainting is becoming popular. BWhy sandpainting is becoming popular.CHow an image is created in the sand. DWhat sandpainting tries to express.31The underlined word “persevered” can be replac
33、ed by “_”Aset off Bgave out Cheld on Dended upD If asked whether space exploration (探索) should continue, most Americans would give an immediate response either in favour of continuing or in favour of ending space exploration. A common response would be that space exploration is a waste of money. An
34、average American, uneducated on the subject, might believe that the government is wasting billions of dollars on the research that has no value. Someone ignorant of the subject might say that a space shuttle goes up once in a while and that is about all that happens. Research is ongoing and continue
35、s when there are no shuttles being launched. This also costs the government money. Does the extreme cost of space exploration make sense? One argument is that the government is wasting money on the research not being used on Earth. Actually, the money goes to workers and scientists that support Nati
36、onal Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) missions, and goes to major companies that play important roles in major sectors of the US economy. Boeing is a partner of NASA for aircraft, the same company that makes commercial aircraft for the airline industry. Another benefit of continuing space
37、 exploration is the many spinoff technologies (衍生技术) it provides. The artificial heart resulted from experiments on the space shuttle. The handheld Jaws of Life used to save victims from car accidents originated from the system used to separate the space shuttle from its booster rockets. Insulation
38、in homes that keeps them warm and energy efficient is based on the technology used to insulate the space shuttle. There are direct benefits to the economy provided by NASA missions as well as spinoff technologies. These advances are found in food, building materials, medical procedures and the vehic
39、les we drive. While it can be proven that billions of dollars that could be used elsewhere is being spent on space exploration, the benefits it provides outweigh the negative aspects. As a matter of fact, the money spent helps to improve the quality of our lives.32How is Paragraph 2 mainly developed
40、?ABy listing data. BBy offering analyses.CBy giving some examples. DBy presenting research findings.33What is the function of Jaws of Life?ATo save people from traffic accidents. BTo do experiments on the space shuttle.CTo keep houses warm and energy efficient. DTo separate the space shuttle from it
41、s booster rockets.34What does the author think of space exploration?AIt has changed our life completely. BIt costs too much money.CIt has nothing to do with us. DIt benefits us in many ways.35What would be the best title for the text?ABenefits of Space Exploration BIs Space Exploration Worth the Cos
42、t?CHow to Make Space Exploration Affordable? DMissions of the NASA Space Shuttle Programme第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Every year in Australia, the strongest longdistance runners race more than 500 miles from Sydney to Melbourne. The race takes more than five da
43、ys to complete. It attracts worldclass athletesthe kind who become spokespeople for sports shoes and drinks. In 1983, however, as the competitors lined up to race, they were joined by a 61yearold farmer wearing overalls (工作服). _36_The other runners thought he was a confused spectator (观众). Cliff tol
44、d them that he was there to race. He explained that on his familys sheep farm, he often had to round up 2,000 or so animals by himself. Cliff said, “_37_” When the race began, the younger runners flew past Cliff. Instead of trying to catch them, Cliff shuffled (拖着脚走) along in an unusual way. _38_But
45、 something happened. When all the other runners took a break to sleep, Cliff kept running. The other runners caught up to him each morning. But finally Cliff was too far ahead to be passed. _39_ Cliff received$10,000 for winning the race. He said he did not realize there would be prize money, and he
46、 gave the money to his fellow runners. Doing this made him a hero in Australia. Since then, many runners have started to use his special way of running. _40_The farmer changed longdistance racing and proved that age and style arent everything.AHis name was Cliff Young.BHe greeted them with a big smi
47、le.CNo one sleeps during the race anymore, either.DOn the fifth day, the sheep farmer shuffled into the first place.ECliff was welcomed by cheerful crowds when he went home.FSometimes I had to run after those sheep for two or three days.GThe other runners and the spectators thought he would never fi
48、nish the race.109110111112第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Growing up in the 1960s, I was taught from an early age to send a handwritten thankyou note expressing _41_ for kindness. My mother used to buy me a box of paper and _42_ me in the art and val
49、ue of saying“thank you”. She _43_to be right. A study showed that it took most volunteers less than 5 minutes to write a thankyou note. Just 5 minutes to make _44_person feel “overjoyed” ! Yet, in our “instant” world, we tend to do what is_45_ for usa quick text or an email. Its easy to use the _46_
50、 of being busy, but even very busy and _47_businessmen find time to _48_ thankyou notes. For example, when Doug Conant became CEO of Campbell Soup Company, the company had _49_half of its market value and morale(士气) was at an alltime low. He _50_fixing that by doing some simple things that are proba
51、bly not _51_in any MBA class. For one thing, Conant wrote to every _52_ . He gained their confidence and _53_， turned the company around. In his ten years as CEO, Conant wrote over 30,000 notes to employees. Conant made time for _54_because he knew the impact each one would have. An expression of _5
52、5_ in this crazy world still makes a difference.41A.appreciation Bsympathy Caffection Dconcern42A.consult Bimpress Canswer Dinstruct43A.proved Bremained Cappeared Dclaimed44A.one Banother Cany Deach45A.special Bconvenient Cnecessary Dimportant46A.situation Bexcuse Cexample Dcase47A.humorous Bsuccess
53、ful Coptimistic Dexperienced48A.write Breceive Cdesign Ddeliver59A.lost Bgained Cdeveloped Ddamaged50A.gave up Bkept up Cset about Dworried about51A.permitted Btaught Cchecked Dtested52A.market Bbusinessman Ccompany Demployee53A.personally Bfrankly Cnaturally Doccasionally54A.me Bit Chim Dthem55A.ki
54、ndness Bjoy Cvalue Dconfidence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。 Basketball, in my opinion, is the best thing I can do with my friends. One reason 56._I love basketball is that you need only yourself to play the game, or you can play with teammates. I prefer to have others to p
55、lay with rather than just playing 57._(alone). To me there is not one word that I can describe basketball. I meet lots of people 58._ I am able to play with my friends for hours without getting59._ (bore). One thing I love about basketball is that people have many 60._ (differ) styles of play. There
56、 are styles such as a passer, forward, shooter, defensive player, and high flyer. When I play basketball, I feel much61._ (confident). When I possess the ball, I have the idea of being the best and no one could stop 62._. Many people have creative ideas and find new ways to trick the opposing player
57、s. 63._(play) basketball is very amusing since there 64._(be) endless ideas you can think of just with a hoop and a basketball. There are many 65._(reason) why I love to play the game of basketball but I also love to watch the game. 第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分) 假定你是李华，你校将举办音乐周活动，请你以学生会主席身份写信邀请外教
58、Mr. Smith参加音乐周开幕式。内容包括：1时间和地点：本周六晚上六点半，学校报告厅；2活动内容：演唱流行歌曲和乐队演奏等。注意：1词数80左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：开幕式the opening ceremonyDear Mr.Smith，_Yours sincerely，Students Union第二节概要写作(满分25分)阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。In 2002, an Australian man went to his friends 21st birthday party. He got dr
59、unk, fell off some steps and cut his lip. He took a picture of his injuries and shared it with his friends online. “And sorry about the focus，” he wrote, “it was a selfie (自拍)” That was the first recorded use of the word “selfie”， according to some experts at Oxford Dictionaries. In recent years, th
60、e act of taking a picture of oneself with a mobile phone, placing the subject centrestage, has won great popularity with everyone from Britains Queen Elizabeth II to US President Barack Obama joining in. But the rise of selfie photography in some of the worlds most beautiful, and dangerous places ha
61、s also inspired a lot of risktaking behaviour, such as hanging from a tall building, standing in front of a rushing train and crossing a busy street. People who get addicted will never stop taking selfies, completely ignoring where they are. In fact, there have been several reports about people losi
62、ng their lives while taking selfies. Several governments have now begun treating selfie as a serious threat to safety, warning visitors to pay attention to the dangers when taking selfies. “Walt Disney World is also banning selfiesticks from its theme parks because selfiesticks have become a growing
63、 safety concern for our guests，” Disney World spokeswoman Kim Prunty said. “Under the new policy, guests will be checked for the equipment during the routine bag check that happens near the parks entrances.”_单元素养评估(四)第一部分听力材料：Text 1W: I cant decide whether to buy a new computer or try to find a seco
64、ndhand one.M: If you buy a new one, youll probably save money in the long run.Text 2W: Its nice and quiet here, away from the noise of the city. Besides, our apartments are new and low in price.M: Its a good place except that its a little far from where we work. Anyhow, Ill take my wife this afterno
65、on and give you a call tomorrow.Text 3W: Its already 7：20. Wed better hurry if we dont want to miss the beginning of the play.M: Well, it takes only 15 minutes to get to the theatre and the play wont begin until 7：50.Text 4W: Professor Smith, good morning. Im Susan with the local newspaper.M: Nice t
66、o meet you.W: Would you mind if I ask you some questions?M: Of course not.Text 5W: Im into Professor Gray recently.M: Why?W: To find out her way to handle her life. You know, she has five kids and teaches 7 classes and somehow she does it all.Text 6W: What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?M: Re
67、ading Readers Digest, the most famous monthly magazine in the US.W: Why do you like it best?M: Well, its got many years of experience and extensive coverage.W: I think so. The articles in it help me understand your people and culture better. I always enjoy reading them.M: I can see youre a careful r
68、eader as well as an observer. You know thats why so many people like reading it in the world.Text 7W: Jim, have you ever been to the National Stadium?M: Not yet, but Im going there tomorrow morning.W: Im sure youll fall in love with it. And you had better take a bus tour. Thats the best way to know
69、the city.M: Sounds great.W: How about the zoo? Have you been there?M: Yeah. There are many kinds of animals and its one of the nicest zoos I have ever visited.W: And you should visit the National Art Museum. It has a famous collection of ancient Chinese paintings.M: Yeah. I have heard about that and
70、 Ill go if I have enough time.W: Last but not least, dont forget to try some local restaurants. The foods are great.M: Thank you, Ill.Text 8M: Hello, madam. May I help you?W: I bought this MP4 here two months ago. But it doesnt work now, so Id like you to mend it or return my money.M: May I have a l
71、ook at your sales slip, please?W: Here it is.M: Im sorry, madam. The aftersale service ended five days ago.W: But it had something wrong when I bought it.M: Well, our workers can look at it, but therell be a charge.W: A charge? But its not my fault. So could you.?M: Sorry, madam. If we make an excep
72、tion for you, well have to make one of everybody. So theres nothing I can do for you, madam.Text 9M: Young people are given too much freedom nowadays, and as a result theyve lost their respect for their parents, teachers and elders in general.W: Im afraid I cant agree with you. My parents give me ad
73、vice and never force me to do anything I dont want to do. I respect and love them.M: Are you quite independent of them?W: Yes. After I graduated from college and started to work as a teacher, I become economically independent.M: It sounds that you are very close to your parents.W: Thats right. Nowad
74、ays many young people say they have nothing in common with their parents. Maybe, I think that is because they dont communicate with their parents. But I get along well with my parents. How about you?M: Well, I cherish family life but I dont always get along well with my parents. They seldom allow me
75、 to do what I want to do.W: But they allowed you to come to study in New Zealand on your own.M: Yes, but only after a great deal of persuasion.Text 10Today I will tell you some interesting facts about pets in the US and Canada. First of all, does anyone know how many households in the US and Canada
76、have pets? If you said 60%, youre right. Sixty percent of households have at least one pet.What about the most popular pets? Does anyone know what the most popular pet is? Dogs are very popular. In fact, dogs and cats are the most popular types of pets. Other popular pets are birds and fish. Some pe
77、ople have dogs and cats and birds and fish!Now lets talk about how pets help their owners. You probably know that people help their pets. They feed them and take care of them. But did you know that pets help their owners? Pets help their owners to feel good. People who dont have pets often feel lone
78、ly, especially older people. Pets can also help peoples health. Its true! People with pets are healthier than people without pets.OK. Finally, Ill tell you that people in the US and Canada love their pets like members of their own family. Many people let their pets sleep in their beds. And sometimes
79、 pet owners carry a picture of their pet with them!答案：15BBBBA610BBCBA1115ABBBC1620BCCCA第二部分第一节A【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章分别介绍了四个博物馆的具体情况。21答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句Most of the exhibit items are open to the public for free, only charging for major temporary(临时的)exhibitions.(大部分展品都是免费向公众开放的，只对大型临时展览会收费。)可知，英国伦敦Ta
80、te Modern美术馆之所以吸引人，部分原因在于它的大部分展览都是免费的。故选B。22答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第二段第一句It is the worlds largest and most visited art museum and a historical landmark of Paris.(它是世界上最大、参观人数最多的艺术博物馆，也是巴黎的历史性地标。)可知The Louvre是世界上参观人数最多的艺术博物馆。故选C。23答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第三段中的Covering a time span from the Yuanmou Man of 1.7 million y
81、ears ago to the Qing Dynasty (16441911), the museum houses around 1.05 million itemsmany cannot be found in museums elsewhere.从170万年前的元谋人到清朝(16441911)，中国国家博物馆收藏了约105万件文物许多在其他地方的博物馆都找不到的。可知National Museum of China展出元谋人的独特物品。故选C。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者以前一直对写作不感兴趣，在Kelley老师的引导下，他逐渐感受到写作的乐趣，继而全身心投入其中，最终获得了老师
82、的肯定。24答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第一段中的最后两句可知，Kelley老师最大的优点在于她的授课方式很有创造性，她给予学生充分的自由，允许他们发挥自己的想象力来写作。分析选项可知C项正确。25答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第三段的前三句可知，Kelley老师只是指出了写作中的错误并提出了建议，但没有认可性的评论，这令作者有些沮丧。分析选项可知D项正确。26答案与解析：A词义猜测题。根据第二段中“Rather than creating a mundane story，I wanted to make a story that I felt was meaningful.”可知，作者希望
83、能创作出有意义的作品，与mundane相反，故答案选A。27答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据全文内容特别是最后一段的最后两句可知，在Kelley老师的教导下，作者感受到了文学的魅力以及写作的快乐，这是他最大的收获。分析选项可知B项符合题意。C【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了沙画的发展过程及现在如何变成了一门受欢迎的表演艺术，并讲述了沙画大师克谢尼娅西蒙诺娃的故事。 28答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第二段第三句.we brushed glue to the section, and at last we poured coloured sand onto the glue in orde
84、r to make it fixed.可知，在胶水上撒上彩色沙子构成图画，胶水起的是固定沙子的作用，故选A项。29答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第五段Kseniya Simonova，who is from Ukraine, is one of the greatest sandpainting performers in the world. People call her “The Lady of the Sand”和第六段中的You Are Always Nearby is one of the most famous performances of Simonova.可知，西蒙诺娃的沙
85、画表演非常受欢迎。故选D项。30答案与解析：A主旨大意题。根据第四段第一句Nowadays, sandpainting becomes a performance art and its popularity has risen.可知，沙画成了一门表演艺术，很受欢迎。下面讲具体的沙画制作和表现的主题。所以本段主要讲沙画是怎样变得受欢迎的，故选A项。31答案与解析：C词义猜测题。此处讲述西蒙诺娃开始学习沙画的时候差点放弃，但她坚持了下来，白天做家务照顾孩子，晚上练习沙画。 persevered意为“坚持”，与C项同义，故选C项。D【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。花费大量资金用于太空研究值得吗？作者
86、列举了太空研究的好处，如提供衍生技术以及带来直接的经济效益等。32答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据第二段中的Actually，the money goes to workers and scientists和goes to major companies that play important roles可知，事实上，钱花在了工作人员和科学家以及在美国经济中起重要作用的公司身上。这是给出的分析说明。故选B项。33答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第三段中的The handheld Jaws of Life used to save victims from car accidents origina
87、ted from the system used to separate the space shuttle from its booster rockets.可知，救生颚的作用是挽救出发生车祸的人。故选A项。34答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第三段中的Another benefit of continuing space exploration is the many spinoff technologies it provides.及最后一段内容 可知，作者认为太空探索好处多多。故选D项。35答案与解析：B主旨大意题。文章第一段提出问题Does the extreme cost of sp
88、ace exploration make sense？， 文章最后回答As a matter of fact，the money spent helps to improve the quality of our lives.，由此可知，本文是在讨论用于太空探索的钱花得值不值。故选B项。第二节【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。在1983年从悉尼至墨尔本的长跑比赛中，出现了现实版“龟兔赛跑”的情况。36答案与解析：A下文中的“Cliff told them that he was there to race.”提到这个农民的名字时直接用了Cliff，因此可推断，上文提到过他的全名，故本空填A项。37
89、答案与解析：F本空为Cliff所说的话，F项主语为第一人称，符合直接引语的特点，且F项中的those sheep与上文中的sheep farm存在词汇复现关系。38答案与解析：G上文提到其他选手都快速出发了，而Cliff却拖着脚步前行，这种跑步方式的对比让他的对手和观众们都认为他不可能到达终点。且G项与下文中的“But something happened.”构成转折关系。39答案与解析：D本段简单讲述了整个比赛的过程，D项内容为比赛的结果；且下文中的winning the race与D项中的 shuffled into the first place属于同义复现。40答案与解析：C由上文中的
90、many runners have started to use his special way of running可知，许多跑步选手开始采用他的跑步方式，C项内容也涉及跑步选手向他学习的东西，即比赛期间不睡觉。第三部分第一节【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。人们总是以太忙为借口而没有时间写感谢信，但成功的人总会腾出时间写感谢信。在担任CEO的十年里，Conant给员工共写了三万多封感谢信，作者由此告诉我们：在这个疯狂的世界里，善意的表达仍然会产生影响。41答案与解析：Aappreciation感激，欣赏；sympathy同情；affection喜爱； concern关心。根据本空前的send
91、a handwritten thankyou note expressing可知，发送一封手写的感谢信是为了表达感激之情，故A选项切题。42答案与解析：Dconsult商议；impress给某人留下深刻印象；answer回答；instruct指导，教授。根据前一句中的I was taught可知，D项 instruct与taught对应，故D选项切题。43答案与解析：Aprove证明；remain保持；appear出现；claim声称。妈妈教导“我”说“谢谢”的艺术和价值，事实证明她是对的，故A选项切题。44答案与解析：Bone 一个；another另一个；any任何一个；each每一个。根据
92、本空后的person feel“overjoyed”！可知，只需要五分钟就能让另一个人喜出望外，故B选项切题。45答案与解析：Bspecial特别的；convenient方便的；necessary必要的；important重要的。根据本空后的for usa quick text or an email.可知，“我们”总是做对“我们”来说方便的事情发一条短信或一封电子邮件，故B选项切题。46答案与解析：Bsituation形势；excuse借口；example例子；case事例。根据本空后的of being busy可知，“我们”很容易以忙为借口，故B选项切题。47答案与解析：Bhumorous
93、幽默的；successful成功的；optimistic乐观的；experienced经验丰富的。根据本空后的businessmen find time to.thankyou notes.可知，甚至非常忙碌的成功人士也能腾出时间写感谢信，故B选项切题。48答案与解析：Awrite写；receive收到；design设计；deliver递送。根据后面金宝汤公司的CEO的例子可知，甚至非常忙碌的成功人士也能腾出时间写感谢信，故A选项切题。49答案与解析：A lose失去；gain获得；develop发展；damage伤害。根据本空后的half of its market value and mo
94、rale (士气) was at an alltime low可知，这家公司刚损失一半的市值，士气处于最低潮，故A选项切题。50答案与解析：Cgive up放弃；keep up保持，继续；set about开始；worry about担心。根据本空后的fixing that by doing some simple things that are probably not.in any MBA class.可知，他开始用一些MBA课上不曾教过的简单的方法来解决此事，故C选项切题。51答案与解析：Bpermit允许；teach教；check检查；test测试。此处表示这些是MBA课上不曾教过的，
95、故B选项切题。52答案与解析：Dmarket市场；businessman商人；company公司；employee员工。根据下文中的Conant wrote over 30,000 notes to employees可知，他给每一个员工写信，赢得了他们的信心，故D选项切题。53答案与解析：Cpersonally亲自地；frankly坦白地；naturally自然地； occasionally偶尔。此处表示Conant赢得了员工的信心，自然地，公司的生意好转了，故C选项切题。54答案与解析：Bme我；it它；him他；them他们。Conant为写感谢信留出时间，此处指writing a th
96、ankyou note这件事，故B选项切题。55答案与解析：A kindness善良，好意；joy快乐；value价值；confidence自信。根据本空后的in this crazy world still makes a difference可知，在这个疯狂的世界里，善意的表达仍然会产生影响，故A选项切题。第二节【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了作者喜欢与朋友们一起打篮球的原因。56答案与解析：why分析句子可知，此处为定语从句，且先行词为one reason，表示原因，故用why引导该定语从句，在从句中充当原因状语。57答案与解析：alone根据上文的“I prefer to have
97、 others to play with rather than.”可知，此处表示“而不是单独玩”，故填alone。58答案与解析：and分析前后句的内容可知，两者为并列关系，故填and。59答案与解析： bored因为句子的主语为“I”，描述“人”的心理状态时，要用ed形容词，故填bored。60答案与解析：differentstyles为名词，其前应用形容词来修饰。61答案与解析：more confidentfeel为系动词，其后接形容词作表语，且 much常用来修饰比较级，故该空填more confident。62答案与解析：me根据上文的“I have the idea of bein
98、g the best.”可知，此处表示“没有人能阻止我”。故该空填me。63答案与解析：Playing分析句子可知，该题缺少主语，故填Playing。不定式短语也可充当主语，但是不定式作主语常表示具体的某一动作；而表示泛指或一般性的抽象概念时，多用动名词。该空表示一般性的抽象概念。64答案与解析：are因为该句的主语为endless ideas，结合全文时态可知此处用一般现在时。65答案与解析： reasonsmany后接可数名词的复数形式，故填reasons。第四部分第一节参考范文：Dear Mr. Smith， We request the honor of your presence a
99、t the opening ceremony of Music Week in our school.As scheduled, the ceremony is to be held in the school lecture hall at 6：30 this Saturday evening. The event will start with a welcome address followed by various performances ranging from singing pop songs to playing music instruments. You are boun
100、d to love it. I do hope you could come and have fun with us.Please reply at your convenience.Yours sincerely，Students Union第二节参考范文：The word “selfie” was first used by an Australian man in 2002. (要点1) Today, more and more people are crazy about taking selfies, including some famous people. (要点2) But the popularity of selfie has caused some safety problems. For example, some people completely ignore where they are when taking selfies, which results in great concern of governments. (要点3) And Walt Disney also doesnt allow visitors to use selfiesticks in its theme parks. (要点4)
