1、20192020学年度第二学期南开区高 三年级模拟考试(一)英语学科试卷笔试本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分，共130分，考试用时100分钟。第I卷1至12页，第1I卷13至16页。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并在规定位置粘贴考试用条形码。答卷时，考生务必将答案涂写在答题卡上，答在试卷上的无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。祝各位考生考试顺利!第I卷注意事项：1.每小题选出答案后,用铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。2.本卷共55小题，共95分。第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第
2、一节：单项填空(共15小题:每小题1分，满分15分)”从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.I dont think smoking will ruin your health as long as you work out regularly._! Medical researches show smoking is a stupid and costly way to ruin your health.A. You betB. CheersC. Sounds goodD. Nonsense【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查情景交际。句意：我认为只要你经常锻炼，抽烟不会损
3、害你的健康。胡说!医学研究表明，吸烟是一种愚蠢而昂贵的损害健康的方式。A. You bet当然，肯定会；B. Cheers干杯；C. Sounds good听起来不错；D. Nonsense胡说，废话。根据第二个人的回答“医学研究表明，吸烟是一种愚蠢而昂贵的损害健康的方式”可知，第二个人不同意第一个人的说法。故选D。2.Why did you come by shared bicycle this morning?My car broke down last week and I sill _ it repaired.A. havent hadB. hadnt hadC. wont haveD
4、. didnt have【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：你今天早上为什么骑共享单车来? 我的车上星期坏了，我还没找人修呢。没有修车导致现在无车可开，只能骑自行车。因此，该空表示过去行为对现在的影响，应用现在完成时态。故选A。3.What do you think of her suggestion? _, it would be much better to talk it later.A. UsuallyB. ActuallyC. RegularlyD. Eventually【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：你觉得她的建议怎么样? -实际上，以后再谈会更好。A. U
5、sually通常；B. Actually实际上；C. Regularly有规律地，定期地； D. Eventually最终，最后。根据第二个人的回答“it would be much better to talk it later”可知，第二个人现在不想谈这个话题。因此，他认为“实际上，以后再谈更好”。故选B。4.The patients are forbidden, even if they have recovered, _ in hospital.A. drinkingB. to drinkC. having drunkD. to have drunk【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查非谓语
6、动词。句意：即使病人已经康复，也不能在医院饮酒。forbid sb. to do sth.意为“禁止某人做某事”，其被动语态为：sb. be forbidden to do sth.。故选B。5.Human life is regarded as part of nature and the only way for us to survive is to live _ nature.A. in honor ofB. in need ofC. in touch withD. in harmony with【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：人类的生活被认为是自然的一部分，我们生存
7、的唯一方式是与自然和谐相处。A. in honor of为了向表示敬意；B. in need of需要； C. in touch with同有联系；D. in harmony with与协调，与一致。人类生存的唯一方式就是要和大自然和谐相处。故选D。6.The witness told the police everything she had seen, being careful not to _ any details.A. put outB. give outC. leave outD. look out【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：证人把她看到的一切都告诉了警察，
8、小心翼翼地不遗漏任何细节。A. put out扑灭；B. give out 分发；C. leave out遗漏；D. look out当心。根据前面提到的“将一切告诉警察”可知，她很小心地不遗漏任何细节。故选C。7.Are you still willing to lend money to your roommate?Yes. I have always held the _ that he is an honest fellow.A. beliefB. truthC. customD. fact【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：你还愿意借钱给你的室友吗? 是的。我一直认为他
9、是一个诚实的人。A. belief看法，信念；B. truth真相；C. custom风俗；D. fact事实。that he is an honest fellow是该空的同位语从句。“他是一个诚实的人”，这是第二个人的看法。故选A。8.You know quite a lot about the new movie.Well, Anna _ it to me during break.A. introducesB. introducedC. had introducedD. will introduce【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：你对这部新电影很了解。 是安娜在课间休息时介绍
10、给我的。该句时间状语为during break。根据语境可知，该时间状语表示一个过去的时间状语，因此该句应用一般过去时态。故选B。【点睛】对于有明显时间状语的句子，可以根据时间状语来判断句子时态。例如：ten years ago，last year等是一般过去时态的典型标志。so far，since，in the past ten years等是现在完成时态的标志。在此题中，考生根据时间状语during break判断出该题应用一般过去时态。9.Its really hard to _ the exact meaning of some words when you translate the
11、m into a foreign language.A. go throughB. bring outC. make upD. turn out【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：当你用外语翻译一些单词时，要把它们的确切意思表达出来是很难的。A. go through经历； B. bring out使显现出来；C. make up构成，组成； D. turn out证明是，结果是。该处指“使某些单词的确切意思显示出来”，故选B。10.Ive been looking forward for a long time _ a chance to have a job intervie
12、w.A. gettingB. to getC. of gettingD. to getting【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查介词和动名词。句意：我一直盼望着能有机会参加面试。表示“期盼着做某事”，应用look forward to doing sth.这个句型。to是介词，后面接动名词作宾语，故选D。11.How do you like the idea of Web TV?Its a world of interactive TV programming, _ anything wonderful can happen.A. one whichB. one whereC. the one w
13、hichD. the one where【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查代词和定语从句。句意：你觉得网络电视这个主意怎么样? 这是一个互动电视节目的世界，一个任何精彩的事情都可能发生的世界。首先需要一个代词指代前面的“a world of interactive TV programming”，代指a+n.，用one。the one表特指。然后，后面是定语从句，修饰one。从句中缺少地点状语，应用关系副词where引导该从句。综上，故选B。12._ in the United States, St Louis has now become the 4th largest city.A. It i
14、s the 24th biggest cityB. It was the 24th biggest cityC. Once the 24th biggest cityD. Before the 24th biggest city【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查句子结构分析。句意：圣路易斯曾经是美国第24大城市，现在已成为第4大城市。根据逗号后面的now可知，圣路易斯过去是美国的第24大城市。B选项是句子，逗号后面是句子，两句之间缺少连词，排除B。A选项时态和句法均不对，排除A。C选项：曾经是美国第24大城市，意思正确。D选项意思不对。故选C。13._ violin is his main foc
15、us, David is also excellent at guitar.A. SinceB. OnceC. UnlessD. While【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查连词词义辨析。句意：虽然小提琴是大卫的主要兴趣，但他的吉他也很好。A. Since因为，自从；B. Once一旦；C. Unless除非，如果不；D. While尽管。前后两句之间是转折关系，该空引导让步状语从句。故选D。14.These apples look really tasty.They _! See the price $5.99 a pound. Very expensive, arent they!A. sho
16、uldB. mightC. couldD. would【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查情态动词。句意：这些苹果看起来很好吃。它们应该!价格是每磅5.99美元。非常贵，不是吗? 根据后面的苹果价格贵可以推知，苹果好吃是“应该的”。故选A。15.You may not agree, but my_ opinion is that this program is not suitable for children.A. uniqueB. personalC. optimisticD. generous【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：你可能不同意，但我个人认为这个节目不适合儿童。A.
17、 unique独一无二的；B. personal个人的；C. optimistic乐观的；D. generous慷慨的。这个节目不适合孩子是说话人“个人的”看法。故选B。第二节:完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1635各题所给的A、B、C. D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，将短文内容补充完整。People get truly happy and success by becoming the best and the most genuine(真实的) version of themselves, not on the outside - on
18、 the inside. Its not about a brand or a _16_ Its about reality: who you really are.It sounds simple, I know. The problem is, its very hard to do, it takes a lot of work, and it can take a lifetime to _17_ it out._18_ worth doing in life is ever easy. If you want to do great work, its going to take a
19、 lot of hard work to do it. And youre going to have to break out of your comfort zone and take some _19_ that will scare you so much. But whats the _20_ of life if you cannot find yourself and try to become the best?Thats what Steve Jobs _21_ when he said: Your time is _22_, so dont waste it living
20、someone elses life. Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out (淹没) your own inner_23_. You have to_24_ something - your gut (直觉), fate, life, or _25_. This approach has never let me down, and it has _26_ to my life.Now, lets be _27_ about this for a moment. Insightful as that advice may be, it
21、 sounds a little too _28_ to resonate (引起共鸣) with todays quick-fix culture. These days, if you cant tell people exactly what to do and how to do it, it will _29_ deaf ears.Not only that, but what Jobs was talking about, or what Im talking about, requires focus and discipline, two things that are ver
22、y hard to _30_ these days. Why? Because, focus and, discipline are hard. Its so much easier to _31_ to distraction (分心).Theres a business concept called opportunity cost. When you choose one course of action, you will miss out on all the other opportunities you might choose to _32_. People _33_stop
23、to consider that until its too late.And yet, the opportunity for adventure is right there in front of each and every one of us. Until you take it, youll never know what you might _34_. All you have to do is to _35_ the journey. So, take action!16. A. personalityB. qualityC. talentD. reputation17. A.
24、 putB. leaveC. figureD. check18. A. EverythingB. AnythingC. SomethingD. Nothing19. A. rewardsB. chancesC. advantagesD. responsibilities20. A. aimB. senseC. effectD. result21. A. plannedB. meantC. mentionedD. informed22. A. endlessB. abundantC. randomD. limited23. A. mindB. voiceC. actionD. heart24.
25、A. trustB. denyC. admireD. forget25. A. howeverB. whicheverC. wheneverD. whatever26. A. drawn close attentionB. attached great importanceC. made all the differenceD. struck a sensitive nerve27. A. realisticB. enthusiasticC. energeticD. optimistic28. A. challengingB. dynamicC. fragileD. consistent29.
26、 A. turn outB. bring aboutC. fall onD. involve in30. A. come byB. stand byC. look forD. care for31. A. get downB. give inC. give riseD. pay attention32. A. preserveB. createC. pursueD. abandon33. A. frequentlyB. rarelyC. activelyD. passively34. A. achieveB. surviveC. believeD. relieve35. A. enjoyB.
27、expectC. designD. start【答案】16. D 17. C 18. D 19. D 20. B 21. B 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. A 28. A 29. C 30. A 31. B 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. D【解析】【分析】这是一篇议论文。每个人都要努力做最好的自己，要抓住机会，努力做好自我，而不是浪费时间去过别人的生活。生活中值得做的事情都不容易做到，采取行动，成功地迈出第一步。【16题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：这不是一个品牌或声誉的问题。A. personality性格，个性；B. quality质量；
28、C. talent才能；D. reputation声望。该空和a brand并列，且根据后面的its about reality可知，该处指这不是品牌或声誉的问题，这是关于现实的。故选D。【17题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：可能要花一辈子的时间才能弄明白。A. put放；B. leave离开；C. figure认为，计算；D. check核对。该句和前一句“it takes a lot of work”并列，因此该句表达意思应为：弄清楚这个问题需要一辈子的时间。figure out意为“弄清楚，弄明白”，故选C。【18题详解】考查代词词义辨析。句意：生活中任何值得做的事都不容易。A. Eve
29、rything一切；B. Anything任何事情；C. Something某事；D. Nothing什么也没有。凡是值得做的事，没有容易的。故选D。【19题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：你将不得不打破你的舒适区，承担一些会让你害怕的责任。A. rewards奖励，回报；B. chances机会；C. advantages优势，有利条件；D. responsibilities责任。根据后面的“that will scare you so much”可知，该空指的是让你害怕的东西。结合选项，该处应指“去承担让你害怕的责任”。故选D。【20题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果你不能找到自己并努力成
30、为最好的自己，那生活还有什么意义呢? A. aim目标；B. sense意义；C. effect影响；D. result结果。作者认为，如果我们不能找到自我，并且成为最好的自己，那么，生活就没有意义。故选B。【21题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：这就是史蒂夫乔布斯所说的：你的时间有限，所以不要浪费时间去过别人的生活。A. planned计划；B. meant意思是，意味着；C. mentioned提及；D. informed通知，告知。Steve Jobs说过：时间是有限的，所以，要做真实的自我，不要让别人的意见淹没你内心的声音。史蒂夫乔布斯所说的话指出了人生的意义。故选B。【22题详解】考查
31、形容词词义辨析。句意：这就是史蒂夫乔布斯所说的：你的时间有限，所以不要浪费时间去过别人的生活。A. endless无穷无尽的；B. abundant大量的，丰裕的；C. random随意的；D. limited有限的。根据后面的“dont waste it living someone elses”可知，时间是“有限的”，所以不要浪费。故选D。【23题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：不要让别人的意见淹没了你内心的声音。A. mind思想；B. voice心声，意见，发言权；C. action行动；D. heart心。不要让别人的意见淹没了你内心的声音。故选B。【24题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意
32、：你必须相信某些东西你的直觉、命运、生活，或其他任何东西。A. trust信任；B. deny否认；C. admire钦佩，赞美；D. forget忘记。前文说：不要让别人的意见淹没了你内心的声音。因此，该句应指：你必须相信某些东西。故选A。【25题详解】考查代词词义辨析。句意：你必须相信某些东西你的直觉、命运、生活，或其他任何东西。A. however（连词）不管如何；B. whichever（连词）不管哪个；C. whenever（连词）无论何时；D. whatever（连词）无论什么，（代词）任何事物。你必须相信某些东西你的直觉、命运、生活，或其他任何东西。故选D。【26题详解】考查动词
33、短语辨析。这种方法从来没有让我失望，它使我的生活完全不同。A. drawn close attention引起密切关注；B. attached great importance重视； C. made all the difference意义重大，起作用，有很大影响；D. struck a sensitive nerve触动敏感的神经。根据前面的“This approach has never let me down”可知，这种方法从未让作者失望过，对作者的生活产生了很大的影响。故选C。【27题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在，让我们现实一点。A. realistic现实的；B. enthu
34、siastic热情的；C. energetic精力充沛的；D. optimistic乐观的。根据该段下文内容，作者结合现在的实际情况来探讨这个问题。故选A。【28题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这个建议可能很有见地，但它听起来有点太具有挑战性了，很难与当今的快节奏文化产生共鸣。A. challenging有挑战性的；B. dynamic充满活力的；C. fragile脆弱的，易碎的；D. consistent始终如一的，一致的。根据as(尽管)可知，前后两句之间是转折关系。尽管这个建议可能很有见地，但是听起来很有“挑战性”， 很难与当今的快速解决文化产生共鸣。故选A。【29题详解】考查动词短
35、语辨析。句意：如今，如果你不能确切地告诉人们该做什么、怎么做，人们就会充耳不闻。A. turn out结果是；B. bring about引起；C. fall on落到，降临；D. involve in参与，涉及。如果你不能确切地告诉人们该做什么、怎么做，人们就会充耳不闻。即：它就会“落到”聋子的耳朵上。故选C。【30题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：不仅如此，乔布斯所说的，或者说我所说的，都需要专注和自律，这两点在当今社会是很难做到的。A. come by得到，顺道拜访；B. stand by支持，袖手旁观；C. look for寻找；D. care for关心，喜欢。根据下一句的“Becau
36、se, focus and discipline are hard”可知，专注和自律很难。由此可知，该句指的是“现在，专注和自律很难得到”。故选A。【31题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：人们更容易分心。A. get down使沮丧；B. give in屈服，让步；C. give rise引起；D. pay attention注意到。前一句提到：专注很多做到。故该句表示：人们跟容易“向分心屈服”，即：人们更容易分心。give in to意为“向屈服，让步”。故选B。【32题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：当你选择了一种行动方式，你就会错过所有其他你可能选择追求的机会。A. preserve保存，保
37、护；B. create创造；C. pursue追求；D. abandon抛弃。当你选择了一种行动方式，你就会错过所有其他你可能选择追求的机会。故选C。【33题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：人们很少会停下来思考这个问题，直到为时已晚。A. frequently频繁地；B. rarely罕见地，很少；C. actively积极地；D. passively被动地。人们很少会停下来思考这个问题，直到为时已晚。该空应填一个表示否定意思的词，故选B。【34题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在你抓住机会之前，你永远不知道你会得到什么。A. achieve实现；B. survive存活下来；C. believe
38、相信；D. relieve缓解，减轻。在你抓住机会之前，你永远不知道你会得到什么。即：直到你抓住它，你才知道你会得到什么。故选A。【35题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：你所要做的就是开始你的旅程。A. enjoy喜欢，享受；B. expect期望，预料；C. design设计；D. start开始。既然不知道自己会得到什么，因此，你所要做的就是“开始”你的旅程。故选D。【点睛】逻辑是作者的行文方式，主要包括并列、转折、条件、因果、递进、让步等。它们之间有的通过连接词来表达，关系非常明显；有的隐含在句与句之中，关系比较隐晦。考生应该根据前后信息进行思考，拨开迷雾，准确理解上下文间的逻辑关系。例如
39、第13题，根据as可以推断出前后两句之间是转折关系，从而判断出空处所需单词的感情色彩，最终决定答案。第二部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2.5分,满分50分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。APerhaps there is no sport in the world more connected to sneakers than basketball. Many NBA players wear them to send important messages and showcase their personalities on court.And n
40、ow, thanks to a new policy, the NBA will strengthen its status as the most stylish sports league in the world. When the 2018-2019 NBA season kicked off in October, the NBA lifted its color restrictions on players sneakers. It is the first time in the leagues 72-year history that it has allowed shoes
41、 to be of any color a player likes, as long as no reflective (反光的) material is included.In the past, the NBA required “uniformity (一致性) of uniform”, meaning each players shoes had to match those worn by the rest of the team. Their sneakers had to be at least 51 percent black or white, with an elemen
42、t of team color.This landmark rule change is part of the NBAs collective effort to support players “statements” on and off the court. “ More and more people realize that limitation of the color of players shoes actually constrains (限制) their personal expression and storytelling,” CNN News noted.Some
43、times a shoe was worn in a memorable game, or the design of a shoe has meaning for the player.Before Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, nicknamed “the Black Mamba”, retired, it was said that he wore a new pair of sneakers to each game and stored his used sneakers.Bryant brought the low-top st
44、yle of sneaker with a Mamba print to the forefront in 2008 to symbolize the spirit of perseverance and bravery. In 2013, Bryant added nine red stitches (缝针) to the back of his shoe to represent the nine stitches from his Achilles tendon surgery. “It has become an attitude. That is my Mamba personali
45、ty,” Bryant told Sports Illustrated magazine.Kyrie Irving of the Boston, Celtics wears probably the most famous signature sneakers. Inspired by his mother, who died when he was four, he has a rose on one side of his shoe to represent her. All of his sneakers are also inscribed (刻) with the words, “J
46、BY (Just Be You)”. “Just Be You is the motto I live by every single day, because Im happy to be an individual. Its a beautiful thing,” Irving told UK media site GiveMeSport.There is no end to the stories about sneakers in basketball. Its certain that they will remain a platform for players who want
47、to use them to express their ideas and personalities.36. According to the new policy, the NBA players _.A. may choose sneakers they like without restrictionB. should wear sneakers in their own team colorC. have to choose sneakers either in black or in whiteD. have more freedom in choosing personal s
48、neakers37. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?A. Uniformity guarantees better results.B. The new rule leads to controversy.C. The NBA cares little about players statements.D. Players personal expression also counts.38. Which of the following is used to express family value?A. A rose.B. JBY.C. A Mamb
49、a print.D. Nine red stitches.39. Whats the best title of the passage?A. The NBA lifts color restrictions.B. Our shoes have stories.C. Bryant has a unique dress style.D. The NBA players are particular about the colors of their sneakers.【答案】36. D 37. D 38. A 39. B【解析】这是一篇说明文。主要说明了NBA取消了对球员球鞋颜色的限制，因为越来
50、越多的人意识到球鞋颜色的限制实际上限制了他们的个人表达和讲故事的能力，同时列举了一些球员鞋子图案背后的故事。【36题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中It is the first time in the leagues 72-year history that it has allowed shoes to be of any color a player likes, as long as no reflective material is included.（这是NBA 72年历史上第一次允许球员穿自己喜欢的任何颜色的鞋子，只要不包括反光材料。）可知根据新政策，NBA球员在选择个人球鞋方面有
51、更多的自由。故选D。【37题详解】推理判断题。根据第四段中More and more people realize that limitation of the color of players shoes actually constrains their personal expression and storytelling,” CNN News noted.（CNN新闻指出:“越来越多的人意识到，球员球鞋颜色的限制实际上限制了他们的个人表达和讲故事的能力。”）可知球员的个人表达也很重要。故选D。【38题详解】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中Inspired by his mother, w
52、ho died when he was four, he has a rose on one side of his shoe to represent her.（他的母亲在他四岁时就去世了，受母亲的启发，他在鞋的一边绣了一朵玫瑰来代表母亲。）可知玫瑰用来表达家庭价值。故选A。【39题详解】主旨大意题。根据最后一段There is no end to the stories about sneakers in basketball. Its certain that they will remain a platform for players who want to use them to
53、express their ideas and personalities.（关于篮球运动中球鞋的故事层出不穷。可以肯定的是，它们仍将是玩家表达自己想法和个性的平台。）以及文章主要内容围绕着NBA球员鞋子上图案背后的故事，故B选项“我们的鞋子有故事。”符合文章标题，故选B。BThat morning, I dropped our eldest at kindergarten and returned home to let our two younger children play while I worked on my medical report. It was wonderful, b
54、ut it hit me that my career in hospital wasnt making a difference in anyones life. I needed something that would stretch my limits and push me to grow. My career enabled me to work from home. I could work from home, and become a foster (领养) mother, providing safety for a child who needed it desperat
55、ely.On Monday morning, I picked up the phone and dialed the number I had googled for the nearest Department of Childrens Services. The man on the other end was receptive to my questions and explained the next step of training, involving eight weeks of classes designed to prepare and educate foster p
56、arents. We continued through all the classes, the home visits, background checks, and seemingly endless steps.Five long months after we were approved, the phone rang. In the middle of the night, I woke my husband and rushed to East Tennessee Childrens Hospital. Our placement was waiting for us in th
57、e emergency room, sick and lack of nutrition. It didnt take long for us to realize the full depth of her suffering. Six months later, her half-brother came to us by our request. We now had five children under our care.On August 12, 2016, our family of seven walked into a small courtroom. The childre
58、ns lawyer and social worker were there. With just a few words, our adoption was finalized. These two amazing children werent going home, because they were already home. We are their forever family, and they are our forever children. We may not be able to change the entire world, but we have changed
59、the world entirely for our new children.40. How did the author feel about her hospital work?A. Unusually demanding.B. Lacking in motivation.C. Filled with challenges.D. Packed with chances.41. What led the author to decide to adopt children?A. She wanted to make a difference in other people.B. She f
60、elt sympathetic for abused children she knew.C. She felt confident about her ability to raise children.D. She experienced training to raise children properly.42. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?A. The foster parents must be healthy and well-educated.B. It was impossible to go through all the e
61、ndless process.C. The man on the phone was nice and gave clear instructions.D. The home visits and background checks would take eight weeks.43. What does the underlined word placement in Paragraph3 refer to?A. The child to be adopted.B. The need to get trained.C The approval of adoption.D. The offic
62、ial at the hospital.44. Why did the author appear at the courtroom?A. To put the adopted kids elsewhere.B. To receive another adopted child.C. To begin the kids adoption in her home.D. To make the adoption officially legal.【答案】40. B 41. A 42. C 43. A 44. D【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了作者收养孩子的原因和经过。【40题详解】细节理
63、解题。根据第一段中的“it hit me that my career in hospital wasnt making a difference in anyones life. I needed something that would stretch my limits and push me to grow”可知，作者突然意识到作者在医院的职业生涯并没有改变任何人的生活。作者需要一些能拓展自己的极限，推动自己成长的东西。由此可知，作者认为自己在医院的工作缺乏动力。故选B。【41题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段中的“it hit me that my career in hospital
64、wasnt making a difference in anyones life. I needed something that would stretch my limits and push me to grow. My career enabled me to work from home. I could work from home, and become a foster (领养) mother, providing safety for a child who needed it desperately”可知，作者有一天突然意识到自己在医院的职业生涯并没有改变任何人的生活。她
65、需要一些能拓展自己极限，推动个人成长的东西。她的职业使她能够在家工作。她可以在家工作，成为领养妈妈，为孩子提供安全的迫切需要。由此推知，作者是想影响改变一些人的生活，才产生了领养孩子的想法。故选A。【42题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The man on the other end was receptive to my questions and explained the next step of training, involving eight weeks of classes designed to prepare and educate foster parents. We
66、continued through all the classes, the home visits, background checks, and seemingly endless steps”可知，周一早上，我拿起电话，拨通了谷歌上最近的儿童服务部门的电话号码。电话那头的人很乐意回答我的问题，并解释了培训的下一步，包括为期八周的课程，目的是为养父母做准备和教育。由此推知，电话里的人很友好，给出了明确的指示。故选C。【43题详解】词义猜测题。前几段提到作者想要收养孩子。根据该段中的“Five long months after we were approved, the phone ran
67、g. In the middle of the night, I woke my husband and rushed to East Tennessee Childrens Hospital. Our placement was waiting for us in the emergency room, sick and lack of nutrition”可知，作者在获得收养孩子的批准五个月之后，电话响了。作者和丈夫来到儿童医院，那么那个生病并且缺乏营养正在等待作者的应该就是作者将要收养的孩子。因此，画线词指的是“要被收养的孩子”。故选A。【44题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“On
68、August 12, 2016, our family of seven walked into a small courtroom. The childrens lawyer and social worker were there. With just a few words, our adoption was finalized”可知，作者出现在小法庭上完成了收养程序。由此推知，小法庭是使收养合法化的地方。故选D。【点睛】根据语境猜测词义：语境既上下文。由于上下文中的生词不是孤立存在的，其词义与句中其它词的词义或具体的语境有着密切的联系。因此在阅读过程中，许多生词的词义可以充分利用上下文
69、中相关的词汇，短语并结合具体的语境来推测。例如第4题，考生可以根据前几段作者想收养孩子推断出等待他们的那个生病的人就是他们要收养的孩子，从而判断出答案。CHolidays are really important. Many of us will have childhood memories of summer holidays where we were taken away from home to experience new environments and learn in different ways.But holidays are expensive and, for tho
70、se on low wages or living on benefits, they are often unobtainable. Even the cheapest holidays require travel and other additional costs that are difficult for many families to meet.For working parents, the long summer break can be a very difficult problem for childcare. When an annual leave allowan
71、ce amounts to only five weeks, there is a need to spread this across the year. Couples can find themselves taking leave in turn in order to care for children who are on holiday. For some, this makes even an affordable family holiday difficult.The schools that I visit in Nottingham are full of experi
72、enced staff committed to giving our children a caring and inspiring learning environment. The number of children receiving free school meals is quite large in Nottingham and many schools have breakfast clubs to make sure that children get a healthy start to the day. Most schools undertake programs o
73、f group or individual educational support. Schools also have an important role in sofeguaiding childrens welfare through the ongoing touch and support with their pupils. During the long summer holidays, much of this is missed.While teachers are holidaying in the UK, many of their pupils spend the wh
74、ole six weeks on the street where they live. The lack of free school meals for six weeks can result in pressure on a family budget and an inability to afford the inspiring experiences that help children to continue their learning.In setting out its plans for a five-term year, Nottingham City Council
75、 (委员会)is seeking to reduce the summer holiday down to four and a half weeks, with a more balanced five terms of roughly eight weeks, each followed by a two-week break. We believe this will give real “down time for school staff and pupils alike but will be short enough not to cause a real break in le
76、arning.We acknowledge that this change may be difficult for some school staff, particularly whose own children are educated in other authorities. However, this must be weighed against the benefits for city children for whom we all have the greatest duty of care.45. The passage is probably written by
77、 .A. an experienced teacherB. a working parentC. an inspired studentD. a city council member46. The underlined word they in the second paragraph refers to .A. environmentsB. holidaysC. wagesD. benefits47. It is suggested in the passage that the summer break be reduced to.A. 2 weeksB. 4.5 weeksC. 5 w
78、eeksD. 6 weeks48. The plans for a shorter summer holiday will help students_ .A. obtain the cheapest holidays without additional costsB. get a chance to spend six weeks a term with teachers in schoolC. benefit more from the caring and inspiring learning environmentD. have more school days to receive
79、 free school meals49. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. working parents can enjoy a five-week break to care for their childrenB. the suggested plans for a five-term school year can hardly be carried outC. the long summer holiday gives teachers and students real down timeD. some school st
80、aff will say “ No to the plans for a shorter summer holiday【答案】45. D 46. B 47. B 48. C 49. D【解析】本文是一篇议论文。假期使我们放松并去一些地方去游玩，使我们释放压力，但是对于一些低收入家庭或靠救济而过活的家庭来说造成很多的经济负担，本文提倡在不影响学生学习的前提下减少假期的时间。【45题详解】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第一句话的口气可知作者是City Council的一名成员，D项正确。【46题详解】词义猜测题。根据上文提到的holidays are expensive可知they指的是holiday
81、s，本句意为：假期是非常贵的，对于那些低收入或靠救济来过活的家庭的人来说，假期是获得不到的。故选B。【47题详解】细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段In setting out its plans for a five-term year, Nottingham City Council (委员会)is seeking to reduce the summer holiday down to four and a half weeks,可知，建议把暑假缩短为四个半周。故选B。【48题详解】推理判断题。根据文章第五段The lack of free school meals for six week
82、s can result in pressure on a family budget and an inability to afford the inspiring experiences that help children to continue their learning.(六周没有免费的学校餐会导致家庭预算紧张，无法负担帮助孩子继续学习的鼓舞人心的经历。)可推断出，较短的暑假将帮助学生从关心和鼓舞人心的学习环境中受益更多。故选C。【49题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段第一句话We acknowledge that this change may be difficult for s
83、ome school staff, particularly whose own children are educated in other authorities. (我们承认这个改变对于一些教职工尤其是对于家里的孩子在其他机关接受教育的家庭来说是很难接受的)可推断出对于减少假期的时间学校的一些教职工是不支持的。故选D。DTo learn to think is to learn to question. Those who dont question never truly think for themselves. These are simple rules that have go
84、verned the advancement of science and human thought since the beginning of time. Advancements are made when thinkers question theories and introduce new ones. Unfortunately, it is often the great and respected thinkers who end up slowing the progress of human thought. Aristotle was a brilliant philo
85、sopher whose theories explained much of the natural world, often incorrectly. He was so esteemed by the scientific community that even 1，200 years after his death, scientists were still trying to build upon his mistakes rather than correct them!Brilliant minds can intimidate upandcoming thinkers who
86、 are not confident of their abilities. They often believe they are inferior to the minds of giants such as Aristotle, leading many to accept current paradigms instead of questioning them.I, like many thinkers of the past, once believed in my mental inferiority. I was certain that my parents, my teac
87、hers-adults in general-were always right. They were like a textbook to me; I didnt question what was written on those pages. I respected them, and accepted whatever they told me. But that attitude soon changed. My minds independence was first stimulated in the classroom.A stern, 65yearold elementary
88、school science teacher once told me that light is a type of wave. I confidently went through years of school believing that light is a wave. One day，however I heard the German exchange student mention that light could be made up of particles. As the others laughed at his statement, I started to ques
89、tion my beliefs.Maybe the teachers and textbooks hadnt given me the whole story. I went to the library, did some research and learned of the lightasawave versus lightasaparticle debate. I read about Einsteins discovery of the dual nature of light and learned the facts of a paradox(悖论) that puzzles t
90、he worlds greatest thinkers to this day. Light behaves as both a particle and a wave, it is both at once. I realized I had gone through life accepting only half of the story as the whole truth.Each new year brought more new facts, and I formulated even more questions. I found myself in the library a
91、fter school, trying to find my own answers to gain a more complete understanding of what I thought I already knew. I discovered that my parents and teachers are incredible tools in my quest for knowledge, but they are never the final word. Even textbooks can be challenged. I learned to question my s
92、ources, I learned to be a thinker. I once believed that everything I learned at home and at school was certain, but I have now discovered to reexamine when necessary.Questions are said to be the path to knowledge and truth and I plan to continue questioning. How many things do we know for sure today
93、 that we will question in the future? At this moment, I know that our sun will burn for another five billion years, and I know nothing can escape the gravity of a black hole. This knowledge, however, may change in the next 20 years-maybe even in the next two. The one thing we can control now is our
94、openness to discovery. Questions are the tools of open minds, and open minds are the key to intellectual advancement.50. In the first paragraph, Aristotle is taken as an example to show that _.A. he is the greatest and respected philosopher of all timeB. huge influence of great thinkers may block hu
95、man thoughtC. advancements are made when thinkers question theoriesD. great thinkers often make mistakes and then correct them51. What does the underlined word “intimidate” in Paragraph 2 mean?A Frighten.B. Encourage.C. Strength.D. Persuade.52. The author began to question his previous beliefs becau
96、se _.A. what he learned from textbooks before turned out to be wrongB. he was inspired by the different ideas from an exchange studentC he was laughed at by other students for his unacceptable statementD. he was not satisfied with his life and desperate to achieve success53. According to the passage
97、, the author _.A. looks down upon great thinkers all the timeB. never doubts what he has learned in the textbookC. always throws himself into the laboratoryD. determines to be a thinker and questioner54. We can conclude from the last paragraph that _.A. the author is not quite sure about his futureB
98、. we human beings dont dare to predict futureC. theory of black holes will change in two yearsD. questioning is necessary to promote advancement55. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Following rules.B. Challenging yourself.C. Questioning giants.D. Predicting future.【答案】50. B 51. A 52. B 53.
99、D 54. D 55. C【解析】这是一篇议论文。文章主要是在讲质疑权威的重要性，只有人们不断的质疑以前的理论并且提出新的理论时，我们的社会才可以取得进步。质疑是通往知识和真理的道路，质疑可以让我们的思维更加开放，这种开放性的思维是思想进步的关键因素。【50题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段中Unfortunately, it is often the great and respected thinkers who end up slowing the progress of human thought.(不幸的是，往往是伟大而受人尊敬的思想家们最终减缓了人类思想的进步)，可知，一些伟大的思想家
100、减缓了人类进步的步伐。文中以亚里士多德为例，就是为了显示这个观点。B. huge influence of great thinkers may block human thought (伟大思想家的巨大影响可能会阻碍人类的思想)。符合题意。故选B项。【51题详解】词义猜测题。文章第二段They often believe they are inferior to the minds of giants such as Aristotle, leading many to accept current paradigms instead of questioning them. (他们常常认为
101、自己不如亚里士多德这样的巨人，这导致许多人接受了当前的范式，而不是质疑他们。)可知，这里的They指代就是文中的thinkers who are not confident of their abilities(怀疑自己能力的后起者)，他们觉得自己不如亚里士多德这样的巨人，面对他们提出的观点，因为害怕所以不敢质疑。故选A项。【52题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段中One day，however I heard the German exchange student mention that light could be made up of particles. As the others la
102、ughed at his statement, I started to question my beliefs. (然而有一天，我听到那个德国交换生提到光可以由粒子组成。当其他人嘲笑他的陈述时，我开始质疑我的信念。)可知，以前我一直以为光是一种波，但是当这个学生提出这样的说法时，我开始怀疑以前的观点。B. he was inspired by the different ideas from an exchange student (他的灵感来自于一个交换生的不同想法)。符合题意。故选B项。【53题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段中Questions are said to be the pa
103、th to knowledge and truth, and I plan to continue questioning.( 据说质疑是通向知识和真理的道路，我打算继续提问。)可知，作者打算一直做一名质疑者。D. determines to be a thinker and questioner (决定做一名思考者和质疑者)。符合题意。故选D项。【54题详解】主旨大意题。根据最后一段中Questions are said to be the path to knowledge and truth, and I plan to continue questioning.( 据说质疑是通向知识和
104、真理的道路，我打算继续提问。) Questions are the tools of open minds, and open minds are the key to intellectual advancement.(质疑是开放思想的工具，而开放思想是智力进步的关键。)从这些句子中可知，质疑是通往知识和真理的道路的工具。D. questioning is necessary to promote advancement (质疑是促进进步的必要条件)。符合题意。故选D项。【55题详解】主旨大意题。文章首段提出To learn to think is to learn to question.
105、 (学会思考就是学会质疑)。文章最后一段又提出Questions are the tools of open minds, and open minds are the key to intellectual advancement.(质疑是开放思想的工具，而开放思想是智力进步的关键。)可知，整篇文章的主题就是要质疑。C. Questioning giants. (质疑巨人) 符合题意。故选C项。注意事项:1.用黑色墨水的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。2.本卷共6题，共35分。第三部分:写作.第一节阅读下面短文，按照要求用英语回答问题。“Where are you going to coll
106、ege?” “Tm going to my local community college.” My answer seemed to be the magic phrase that would wipe the smile right of many peoples faces. Its clear that people have a lot of misconceptions(误解) about community colleges.Many people think community colleges are only for people who couldnt get into
107、 a four-year school. But it is not true. In high school, I always got As. But when it came to applying to colleges, I had no idea what I wanted to major in and couldnt justify spending thousands of dollars at a 4-year school until I knew what I wanted to do. My parents were very supportive of my dec
108、ision to attend the community college.Some people will ask, “Since the community college is cheaper, will you get a good education? I found that nearly all of my professors taught the same courses at 4-year colleges. My professors were knowledgeable and experienced, and I found many of the courses c
109、hallenging.Some people think if I attend the community college, I will miss out on the “college experience”. I must admit that this is something I worried about a great deal the summer before college. But I soon learned that the community college, just like any other college, is what you make of it.
110、 I strived to make the most of my time at the community college. I also made tons of friends by joining clubs and attending student government meetings.I took a lot of different courses. I had an amazing professor who suggested I take her journalism class. Never having written for my high school new
111、spapers, I dared not take it, but since she was so enthusiastic, I eventually decided to have a try. That one course was all it took for me to realize that I wanted to become a journalist.I look forward to graduating this May to pursue a career in broadcast journalism. Community colleges may not be
112、for everyone, but for me it is a life-changing experience that has helped me discover who I am and the person I hope to become.56 What was the authors parents attitude towards his/her decision about attending the community college? (no more than 5 words)57. What does the underlined part “miss out on
113、” in Paragraph 4 mean? (1 word)58. How did the author make friends at community college? (no more than 10 words).59. Why darent the author take the journalism class at first? (no more than 15 words)60. In your opinion; what kind of effect does attending the community college have on the author? (no
114、more than 20 words)【答案】56. They supported his/her decision. 57. Lack 58. By joining chubs and attending student government meetings. 59. Because the author never wrote for his or her high school newspaper. 60. Attending the community college helps the author discover who he/she is and will become.【解
115、析】这是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了作者上社区大学的原因，经过以及对他/她的影响。【56题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中的“My parents were very supportive of my decision to attend the community college”可知，作者父母支持作者上社区学院。故可回答：They supported his/her decision.【57题详解】词义猜测题。根据该段中的“I soon learned that the community college, just like any other college, is what you make
116、 of it. I strived to make the most of my time at the community college. I also made tons of friends by joining clubs and attending student government meetings”可知，作者在上了社区大学后，他/她很快就意识到：社区大学就像其他任何一所大学一样，是由你自己决定的。作者努力充分利用在社区大学的时间，还通过参加社团和学生会会议交了很多朋友。由此可知，之前人们甚至作者担心的应该是：上社区大学会使得作者“缺乏”大学体验。而实际情况是，作者在社区大学里
117、获得了一般大学一样的东西。故画线短语意为：缺乏。故回答：Lack。【58题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段中的“I also made tons of friends by joining clubs and attending student government meetings”可知，作者通过参加社团和学生会会议交了很多朋友。故回答：By joining chubs and attending student government meetings。【59题详解】细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Never having written for my high school newspapers,
118、 I dared not take it”可知，作者从来没有给高中的报纸写过文章，所以作者一开始不敢上这门课。故回答：Because the author never wrote for his or her high school newspaper。【60题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“it is a life-changing experience that has helped me discover who I am and the person I hope to become”可知，上社区大学帮助作者发现了自己是谁，自己希望成为什么样的人。故回答：Attending the
119、 community college helps the author discover who he/she is and will become。第二节:书面表达(满分25分)61.假设你是晨光中学的学生李津。你校英文报为引导中学生热爱劳动和从事劳动，举办征文活动，题目为“I Work and I Am Happy”。请你根据以下提示用英语写一篇短文。(1)描述自己的劳动经历；(2)谈谈自己参加劳动的体会；(3)就中学生参加劳动提出建议。注意：(1)词数不少于100；(2)可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。_【答案】I Work and I Am HappyAs a student,
120、I have few opportunities to work owing to my full schedule. But an activity organized by my school left a deep impression on me. The activity is called Farm Work Program. During the Program, I had to get up early and did assigned farm work with my classmates under the expert guidance of trainers. Fo
121、r example, we helped water the plants and pick up vegetables. We were even taught how to make tofu. With the help of my classmates, I finally made tofu successfully, which brought me great happiness. While working, I realized how hard it was to work with my own hands and how happy it was to enjoy th
122、e fruit(s) of my labor.From my perspective, we cannot always participate in such programs, but we can help our parents do some housework. For example, we can help wash dishes after dinner, or we can wash our socks and so on. Remember that few things can make us happier than seeing the results of our
123、 hard work.【解析】【分析】这是一篇提纲类作文。文章要求写一篇题目为“I Work and I Am Happy”的征文。【详解】本文应该分为三大部分。首先，要描述自己的劳动经历，在该部分中，应该用过去时态。应具体叙述你做了什么。其次，要谈谈自己参加劳动的体会。该部分应该叙述劳动给你带来的快乐以及劳动的艰辛，从而体会到一切得来不易之类的感悟。最后，要就中学生参加劳动提出建议。例如，中学生应该参加什么样的劳动，什么时间参加等。【点睛】所给范文条理清楚，内容充实，要点齐全。长短句交叉使用，适当使用了一些较好的词汇和短语。例如：被动语态（The activity is called Farm Work Program）；非谓语动词（organized by my school）；定语从句（which brought me great happiness）；宾语从句（how hard it was to work with my own hands and how happy it was to enjoy the fruit(s) of my labor）； leave a deep impression on sb.；under the guidance of等，为文章增色不少。
