1、Unit 2 Making a difference单元综合评估二(Unit 2)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 Ray think of his first day at work?AInteresting.BBoring.CExciting.2Whats the time now?A7：10. B7：20. C7：40.3Wher
2、e are they talking?AIn the library. BAt the boys home. CAt the womans home.4What is the man probably?AA hotel staff. BA restaurant waiter. CA shop assistant.5How many questions were there in the test?A4.B7.C10.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
3、或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6Who is Sara?AAlisas classmate. BThe womans teacher. CThe womans friend.7What will the woman probably do next?ADo her homework. BTake a photo of flowers. CIntroduce the man to Sara.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8Who likes playing football?ASam. B
4、David. CMaria.9How did the man know Maria?AThey were in the same class.BThey met at the womans party.CThey were in the same music club.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10What is next to the new music club that the man talks of?AA university. BA park. CA cinema.11What may not be worn in the club?ASports shoes. BJean
5、s. CTshirts.12How much will the woman pay the first time she visits the club?A5 pounds. B7.5 pounds. C10 pounds.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What was the woman doing just now?ALooking for a book. BReading the newspaper. CHaving lunch.14When did the woman lose her book?ALast Tuesday. BLast Wednesday. CLast Thu
6、rsday.15Where did the woman lose her book?AAt a bookstore. BIn her office. CIn a restaurant.16What will the man do next for the woman?ABuy her a birthday present. BCheck at the front desk. CHelp find her book.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What was the woman expecting?AA good novel. BA peaceful afternoon. CSom
7、e friends visit.18Why did the four feel sorry?AThey thought they were late. BThey found the wrong place. CThey hardly found the house.19What did they do in the afternoon?AThey had a good talk. BThey visited the garden. CThey walked in the village.20Who made a mistake?AThe woman. BThe elderly ladies.
8、 CThe womans husband.答案与听力参考材料15BCAAB610ACBCC1115ABBAC1620CBAABText 1W：Hi，Ray. How is the first day at work?M：Its been such a long day.Text 2W：Hurry up! The show will start very soon.M：Take it easy. Its 7：30 now. We still have 20 minutes to go there.W：No, Jim. Your watch is slow. We only have 10 min
9、utes.Text 3W：Id like to keep this dictionary at my home for a few days.M：Im sorry, but you are welcome to use it within the library.Text 4W：Excuse me, could you show me how to use the key card?M：Sure. Put your card into the hole and wait for the green light. And then you can open the door.Text 5W：I
10、dont think I answered the 1st question correctly in the test. Mr Lee might get angry with me.M：Why do you worry about it now? Its too late.W：But I think I answered the rest six questions correctly.Text 6M：Who is that girl over there, Jenny?W：Thats Alisa. Dont you know her? Shes my best friend.M：No.
11、I dont mean Alisa. I mean the girl to the left of Alisa, the girl taking pictures of the flowers.W：Oh, thats Sara. Alisa just introduced her to me half an hour ago. She came to Alisas class just a week ago. They have to take some photos for their homework, so Alisa brought her here. Would you like t
12、o meet her?M：Of course.W：Lets go! Ill introduce you.Text 7W：Ted, who are the people in this picture?M：Oh, theyre all friends of mine. They came to my birthday party a few years ago.W：How did you get to know them?M: Well, this boy, Sam, was in my class. I often helped him with his math, and we became
13、 good friends.W：What about this boy?M：Thats David. We often played football together, so we became close friends.W：How about the girl in the picture?M：Thats my friend Maria. We became friends because we were in the same music club.Text 8M：You know that new music club? I went there just last night.W：
14、Oh yes! Is that the one near the university?M：No, its on Park Street, next to the cinema.W：Oh，I know that one. Was the music good?M：Well, it wasnt fast enough for me or my friends, but some of the people who were dancing were excellent.W：Can you wear jeans there?M：Theres a notice saying “no sports s
15、hoes”， but jeans and Tshirts are fine.W：How much was it to get in?M：Usually a ticket costs ten pounds，but I paid less because the first time you go its only seven pounds fiftyand I can get in for five pounds next time if I bring a friend. W：Ill come!Text 9M：Hi, Cathy. Are you busy?W：Hi, Jack! No，Im
16、just reading the newspaper. Im looking at the lostandfound ads.M：Why? Did you lose something?W：Yes，I lost a book last week.I left it in a restaurant. Id really like to get it back.M ：Where did you leave it?W：I left it on a table outside. I was sitting out there last Tuesday, reading my book while I
17、ate lunch. Then I realized I was late for work, so I got up and ran to my officeand forgot to take my book with me.M：Oh，no.W：I went back the next day，but I couldnt find my book anywhere.M：Did you check at the front desk?W：Yes. No one had turned it in. Its one of my favorite books. My dad gave it to
18、me for my birthday last year.M：Im really sorry. I can help you look again，if you like. Lets go back and look.Text 10W：It was a quiet Sunday afternoon and I was reading my favorite novel in the garden, expecting a couple of hours of peace and quiet. I heard a bus arriving at the end of the garden, an
19、d then I heard a loud knock on the door. I went out, and there were 4 elderly ladies wearing their Sunday dresses and carrying their handbags, looking very happy and friendly. And they said，“Well, we are sorry. We hope we are not late, but we couldnt find the house very easily.”Clearly they thought
20、that it was the right place to be. And then one of them said very helpfully, “Well, your husband was very kind to invite us to tea.” So I thought, “Goodness, my husband must have gone mad and forgotten to tell me.” So I asked them into the house and they sat down and started talking happily. Then wh
21、en my husband appeared they didnt speak to him，I thought this was surprising because they said they had been invited by him. And he looked a bit shocked to see them sitting there. And then they quickly discovered that it was the wrong husband and they were, in fact, expected at a house on the other
22、side of the village.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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AMy kids sit in Gees living room and respectfully lift antique Christmas ornaments (装饰品) out of a cardboard box. They giggle at Ann, who is a foreign character to them. Gee stands beside them, quietly ex
23、plaining each treasure. She tells me that she and Tom built their ornament collection piece by piece. She smiles as we leave with the box.We first met Tom and Gee in the early days of our marriage. Someone had been returning our garbage cans to the garage each garbage day, and Jim and I had wondered
24、 who. Then one day we spotted him: an elderly man who lived across the street.I baked cookies and left them outside with a thankyou note. When we got home that day, a typed letter had replaced the gift. The letter was from Tom and explained back when hed been fighting a war, neighbors had taken the
25、time to handle the garbage cans for his young wife, Gee, and he never forgot. Now he paid it forward by doing the same for all of us.A few years after wed moved in, Tom died.We photocopied that letter and attached it to one of our own for Gee. We told her how special Tom had been to us. She wrote ba
26、ck and told us she still talked to Tom every day.These days, were piling up boxes of our own. Were planning a move. We know its time to go, and yet we cant seem to stick the For Sale sign up on the lawn. Its not just Gee. Its the man who lets our kids pick peaches off the tree in his front yard.Its
27、the ladies who leave overflowing baskets for our kids on Easter.Jim and I agree to wait until January. This Christmas, well decorate our tree with Gees ornaments, out of the box labeled in Toms handwriting. Maybe Ill talk to him just as Gee still does. “Thank you，” Ill say. “For teaching us what it
28、means to be a neighbor.”本文是一篇记叙文。文章告诉我们“什么才是真正的邻居”。21What can we infer from the first paragraph?AThe kids thought little of these antique Christmas ornaments.BThe kids were fond of these antique Christmas ornaments.CThe kids were afraid of these antique Christmas ornaments. DThe kids had no interest
29、 in these antique Christmas ornaments.解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中My kids sit in Gees living room and respectfully lift antique Christmas ornaments (装饰品) out of a cardboard box. 可知，孩子们喜欢这些古老的圣诞装饰品。故选B。答案：B22Which of the following is true about Tom?AHe fought a war from which the author suffered a lot. BHe first
30、met the author at her wedding.CHe was an elderly man whose job was handling garbage cans. DHe helped to handle his neighbors garbage cans secretly.解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中The letter was from Tom and explained back when hed been fighting a war, neighbors had taken the time to handle the garbage cans for his y
31、oung wife, Gee, and he never forgot. Now he paid it forward by doing the same for all of us. 可知，他帮邻居们偷偷地处理垃圾桶。故选D。答案：D23What could be the best title of this passage?AThis is what Tom did for us BThis is why we didnt want to moveCThis is what it really means to be a neighbor DThis is how neighbors he
32、lp each other解析：标题判断题。根据最后一段最后一句For teaching us what it means to be a neighbor.“感谢你教会我们什么是邻居。”可知C应为最佳标题。故选C。答案：CBFiftyseven years ago, young Quentin entered this world. “Action！” he must have yelled then to his mum. When he was two, his whole family moved to Los Angeles, and before Quentin Tarantino
33、 turned a teenager, he had already seen more movies than most people. In his twenties he started working at the Manhattan Beach Video Archives, where he made some important friendships and tried his hand at making a first movie. It would take another few years until he would sell the scripts for Tru
34、e Romance and Natural Born Killers, and shortly after go on and conquer the film festival circuit in a storm with Reservoir Dogs. And so it began.With upside down, QT finally turned Hollywood upside down for good, and established himself as, what they would then call, an “enfant_terrible” of the new
35、 film making community. To this day, Pulp Fiction counts as a completely original masterpiece, which sometimes even to his most loyal fans he has not matched again. After Jackie Brown, he took a pause for a while, not turning out a major motion picture until Kill Bill. Kill Bill turned into an epic,
36、 and manifested director Tarantino as the truly great filmmaker, opening the eyes of millions among the younger generations to lost classics, foreign cult cinema and the wild world of exploitation film.Then in 2007, he made Grindhouse together with his long time friend Robert Rodriguez. The movie wa
37、s wellreceived among critics, but was a financial disaster. Tarantino has talked about a war movie for many years, but not until 2008 did any of those rumors come together, when he announced that he had in fact finally finished a script for Inglourious Basterds, a massive war epic. The movie went in
38、to production that same year, starring Brad Pitt in the leading role. It was a huge international success and gathered quite a few awards.In 2011, Tarantino announced the completion of his latest script, a movie about slavery in the old US south of the 1860s, titled Django Unchained. The movie has a
39、ttracted enormous attention, especially because it stars Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L Jackson and Christoph Waltz, who won an Oscar for his role in Inglourious Basterds, and whose acting talents have been truly recognized. And 2015 marked the release of his 8th film, appropriately titled
40、The Hateful Eight, a post Civil War era Western mystery and thriller.At the age of 54, Quentin Tarantino has recently gone on record saying he will retire some time soon, but all of the movie fans definitely hope the speak of film making stays strong in his heart of a long time still. Because in a w
41、orld densely crowded with average film makers QT seems to be one of the few who never play it safe.这是一篇记叙文。文章记叙了著名电影制作人Quentin Tarantino电影创作的经历和他的作品。24The underlined phrase “enfant terrible” in Paragraph 2 means _.Arude and unpleasantBordinary but arrogantCsmart but unconventionalDboring and traditi
42、onal解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“turned Hollywood upside down”可知，昆汀颠覆了好莱坞，由此推之，他的所作所为应该和好莱坞的一些传统观念或做法是背道而驰的。根据“Pulp Fiction counts as a completely original masterpiece, which sometimes even to his most loyal fans he has not matched again.”可知，Pulp Fiction是昆汀创作的完全原创作品，在他的一些粉丝看来，其无可匹敌。结合这两点来看，结合选项，昆汀是一个在艺术创作上非常“灵活
43、且不拘泥于传统”的人。故选C。答案：C25According to the passage, which one of the followings is Right?AQuentin Tarantino was born and raised in Los Angeles. BAfter Jackie Brown, Tarantino shot Kill Bill right away.CThe film Grindhouse made in 2007 gained huge profits. D2008 witnessed the production of Inglourious Bas
44、terds.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“not until 2008 did any of those rumors come together, when he announced that he had in fact finally finished a script for Inglourious Basterds, a massive war epic. The movie went into production that same year, starring Brad Pitt in the leading role”可知，直到2008年，他才宣布自己终于完成了无耻混蛋的
45、剧本，这是一部宏大的战争史诗。同年，这部电影开始制作，由布拉德皮特主演。结合选项，D (2008年见证了无耻混蛋的诞生)符合题意。故选D。答案：D26We can infer from the paragraph 4 that _.ATarantino finished his shooting of Django Unchained in 2011 BChristoph Waltz has at least worked with Tarantino two timesCthe allstar cast helped Django Unchained gain wide publicity
46、Dthe story of The Hateful Eight was set during the Civil War解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的“In 2011, Tarantino announced the completion of his latest script, a movie about slavery in the old US south of the 1860s, titled Django Unchained. The movie has attracted enormous attention, especially because it stars Jami
47、e Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L Jackson and Christoph Waltz, who won an Oscar for his role in Inglourious Basterd”可知，克里斯托弗瓦尔兹主演了塔伦蒂诺的被解放的姜戈，而且克里斯托弗瓦尔兹还凭借在塔伦蒂诺的无耻混蛋中的角色获得了奥斯卡奖。由此推知，克里斯托弗瓦尔兹至少出演过塔伦蒂诺的两部作品。结合选项，B(克里斯托弗瓦尔兹至少和塔伦蒂诺合作过两次)切合题意。故选B。答案：B27What might be the authors attitude towards Quentin
48、 Tarantino?AIndifferent. BNegative. CNeutral. DFavorable.解析：推理判断题。文章介绍了昆汀在电影制作方面的成就，凸显了其特色。由作者对这些伟大作品的介绍推知，作者对昆汀的态度是“赞成的”。故选D。答案：DCStarting from October 1,2015, a new policy adopted by the three giant cellphone operatorsChina Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicomhas allowed unused data from individ
49、ual data packages to be carried over to the next month for use.At the beginning, users of the three telecommunication companies welcomed this policy, since they would have more free data to use in the next month. However, even before Chinese users could enjoy the free extra package, the users found
50、that since the adoption of the policy, the original data limits seem to be far more easily swallowed up, which means there wouldnt be any unused data left for the next month. One user of China Unicom claimed that it took him only nine days to use up the data package of a month.Telecoms have become a
51、 necessity in modern life like water or power, and raising or lowering costs significantly affects peoples lives and finances. But disagreements between consumers and service providers cover discussion. It is too early to judge how long the disagreement between telecommunication companies and consum
52、ers over data packages will last, since, according to media reports, the measurement of data usage is difficult to track. Companies are using “user privacy” to avoid giving out any information.But reading through the companies posted online by cellphone users, we can sense the publics distrust of st
53、ateowned enterprises (SOEs). A survey done by the peoples Tribune Research Center in 2012 found that the publics negative impression of SOEs came from the belief that they only rely on government support and their employees usually do easy jobs but get higher pay, yet their sense of service is far b
54、ehind private and foreign enterprises.The current argument over the data package of three stateowned telecommunication giants reflects the extent of public anger. Among the countrys anticorruption campaign (反腐败运动) and reforms, it shows the publics enthusiasm for deepening reforms and making SOEs ben
55、efit domestic consumers.本文是一篇新闻报道。中国三大手机运营商中国移动、中国电信和中国联通采取了一项新政策允许个人数据包中未使用的数据结转到下个月使用。目前围绕三大国有电信巨头数据包的争论反映了公众的愤怒程度。在中国的反腐运动和改革中，它显示了公众对深化改革、让国有企业惠及国内消费者的热情。28The attitude of the users towards the new policy of the three telecommunication companies at the beginning can be best described as _.Aindif
56、ferent Bopposed Cpositive Ddisappointed解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中第一句At the beginning, users of the three telecommunication companies welcomed this policy, since they would have more free data to use in the next month.可知，用户对这三家电信公司的新政策在开始时的态度可以说是积极的。故选C。答案：C29What is the result of the new policy adopted by the
57、three telecommunication companies?AChinese phone users are allowed to send their unused data to their friends.BChinese phone users are presented with much cheaper individual data packages.CChinese phone users have no need to buy individual data packages.DChinese phone users consume the data much soo
58、ner than expected.解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中However, even before Chinese users could enjoy the free extra package, the users found that since the adoption of the policy, the original data limits seem to be far more easily swallowed up, which means there wouldnt be any unused data left for the next month.可知，这三家
59、电信公司采取的新政策的结果是“中国手机用户使用这些数据的速度远远快于预期”。故选D。答案：D30Which of the following is NOT the publics impression of SOEs?ASOEs are supported by the government to a large extent. BSOEs have benefited domestic consumers effectively.CSOEs employees dont deserve the high pay. DSOEs service is worse than private and
60、 foreign enterprises.解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中A survey done by peoples Tribune Research Center in 2012 found that the publics negative impression of SOEs came from the belief that they only rely on government support and their employees usually do easy jobs but get higher pay, yet their sense of service is fa
61、r behind private and foreign enterprises.可知，A、C和D项是公众对国企的印象，B项文中未提及。故选B。答案：B31The last paragraph most probably implies that _.Athe public are not satisfied with the reforms at present Bthe public do not care about the countrys reformsCthe public think highly of anticorruption campaign Dthe public ar
62、e confident about the reform of SOEs解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中The current argument over the data package of three stateowned telecommunication giants reflects the extent of public anger. it shows the publics enthusiasm for deepening reforms and making SOEs benefit domestic consumers.“目前围绕三大国有电信巨头数据包的争论反映了公众的愤
63、怒程度。在中国的反腐运动和改革中，它显示了公众对深化改革、让国有企业惠及国内消费者的热情。”可知，最后一段很可能暗示公众对目前的改革不满意。故选A。答案：ADOn the morning of 19 April, 1966, a hooded figure was hiding in the bushes near the start line of the Boston Marathon. When the gun went off to start the race, the mysterious person allowed the faster competitors to pass
64、before joining the main group of runners. It wasnt long before the others noticed that their new companion was a woman.The infiltrator(渗入者) was 23yearold graduate Roberta “Bobbi” Gibb, an experienced runner who had had her application to run denied on the grounds that the Boston Marathon was a Mens
65、Division race only. Her rejection letter categorically stated: Women arent allowed and furthermore are not physiologically able. Having run up to 30 miles a day nearly every day for the two years leading up to the race, Gibb knew that this was not true. She decided it was time attitudes towards wome
66、n changed, and bought a bus ticket to Boston.Contrary to her fathers fears that she would get hurt in the race, Gibbs male counterparts showed her nothing but kindness. Once reporters got wind of her participation, the radio began broadcasting news of her progress. Encouraged by adrenalin and the de
67、lighted spectators, Gibb was heading for an under threehour time for the best part of the course, but then she began running out of steam. Starved of food and water, her legs began to falter, and her feet became almost too painful to run on. If she hadnt known that dropping out would have set womens
68、 running back 20 or 30 years, she may not have completed the course. However, the cheering crowds on the last leg of the course succeeded in lifting her spirits, and she sprinted to the finish in a very respectable time of just under three hours and 22 minutes.On finishing the race, Gibb was treated
69、 as a hero: she was met by the governor of Massachusetts; her parents were interviewed; newspapers ran articles on her and she was invited to a TV game show. More importantly for her, she had broken the stereotype that women didnt run marathons. She began getting calls from inspired women who had ta
70、ken up running themselves, and in 1967 a second female runner competed in the Boston Marathon alongside Gibb. The following year there were five female entrants, and by 1972, the rules had been changed to allow women to compete in all US marathons. However, by then, if you had asked anyone who was t
71、he first woman to run the Boston Marathon, they would have given you a completely different name: Kathy Switzer.Twentyyearold journalist Kathrine Switzer shot to fame after competing against Gibb in the 1967 Boston Marathon. On discovering Switzer had entered the race by pretending to be a man, race
72、 director Jock Semple tried to physically remove her, and it was this image of Switzer being attacked while running that stuck in peoples minds. Switzer continued running, finishing second in the 1975 Boston Marathon. Moreover, she became a successful media personality. It took Gibb decade of writin
73、g letters to magazines, TV stations and book publishers to set the record straight. But in the end, she succeeded in gaining her due recognition and was retroactively awarded firstplace medals for her 1966, 1967 and 1968 races.本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了第一位参加马拉松的女性吉布的故事。32The woman is hiding in the bushes _.Ato ch
74、eer on the best participants Bso as not to be seen at the starting lineCin order to watch the race unfold Dso that she has a better view of the field解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“When the gun went off to start the race, the mysterious person allowed the faster competitors to pass before joining the main group of
75、 runners. It wasnt long before the others noticed that their new companion was a woman.”可知，当枪声响起开始赛跑时，她让跑得快的人先过了，然后加入了主要的赛跑队伍，没过多久，其他人就注意到“他”是个女人，再根据第二段中的“an experienced runner who had had her application to run denied on the grounds that the Boston Marathon was a Mens Division race only. Her reject
76、ion letter categorically stated: Women arent allowed and furthermore are not physiologically able. ”可知，她曾因为波士顿马拉松比赛只是男人们的比赛而被拒绝参加比赛，她的拒绝信明确说明女性是不允许参加马拉松的，由此可知，她藏在灌木丛里是为了在起跑线上不被发现自己是个女人，故B项正确。答案：B33What ultimately drove Gibb to finish the race?AShe didnt want her plan to backfire(发生意外). BShe wanted h
77、er parents to be proud of her.CShe wasnt willing to disappoint the crowd. DShe couldnt take the shame of failure.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“She decided it was time attitudes towards women changed, and bought a bus ticket to Boston.”可知，她去参加马拉松是想改变人们的态度女性不能参加马拉松比赛，再根据第三段中的“If she hadnt known that dropping out w
78、ould have set womens running back 20 or 30 years, she may not have completed the course.”可知，如果她不知道跑不完比赛会让女性长跑退回到二三十年前，她就不会跑完最后一段距离，由此可知，她不想让自己的计划(改变人们对女性参加马拉松的态度)适得其反激励她完成了比赛，故A项正确。答案：A34What does the writer mean when he describes Gibbs running time as “respectable”？AHe thinks she could have done be
79、tter. BHe considers it a standard to aim at.CHe regards it as a good time. DHe cant believe she ran so well.解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“the cheering crowds on the last leg of the course succeeded in lifting her spirits, and she sprinted to the finish in a very respectable time of just under three hours and 22
80、minutes.”可知，在比赛的最后一段，欢呼的人群成功地振奋了她的精神，她以不到3小时22分钟的体面时间冲到了终点，由此可知，作者把吉布的赛跑时间描述为“体面的”意思是他认为这是一个好的比赛用时(一个不错的成绩)，故C项正确。答案：C35What does the reader discover about Gibb in the fourth paragraph?AHer reputation grew as the years went by. BShe was corrupted by fame.CShe became a household name. DHer glory was
81、shortlived.解析：推理判断题。根据第四段内容，特别是根据“On finishing the race, Gibb was treated as a hero.”及“and by 1972.However, by then, if you had asked anyone who was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, they would have given you a completely different name: Kathy Switzer.”可知，在1966年，比赛结束后的那段时间里，吉布被视为英雄，收到了很多荣誉
82、，可是没过几年，1972年的时候，她的名字就被另一位女性取代了，由此可知，吉布的荣耀很短暂，故D项正确。答案：D第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。How to overcome shyness? Have you ever found it embarrassing to talk in front of the public? In fact, a great number of people are struggling with shyness. _36_ Act confidently.C
83、onfidence comes through action, learning, practice, and mastery. Remember when you learned how to ride a bike? It was terrifying at first, but after you just went for it and tried it, you got it, and felt confident. Social confidence works the same way. _37_ Remove avoidance and you will overcome yo
84、ur anxiety. Engage yourself.This means participating in small talk in the checkout line and talking to strangers at bars, stores, sporting events, and the gym. Additionally, approach the individuals by whom you are attracted romantically. Talk to them. Ask them to dance. Ask them out on dates.Life i
85、s short. Who cares if you get rejected? There are seven billion people on this planet. Youre not expected to like or be liked by all of them. _38_ _39_Join a club, a sports team or an outdoor activity. Pick up a new project or learn a new skill. Do something to get out of your comfort zone. Part of
86、overcoming shyness is about developing confidence in several areas of your life and not letting anxiety, fear of failure, fear of rejection, or fear of humiliation get in your way. By practicing new activities, you are confronting your fear of the unknown and learning to handle that anxiety more eff
87、ectively. Talk it out._40_ Be more talkative and expressive in all areas of your life. Whether youre at work, with friends, with strangers, or walking down the street, you can practice talking more openly. Let your voice and your ideas be heard.AGet out more often.BTry new things.CShyness can be a c
88、haracteristic of people who have low selfesteem.DFortunately, there are some effective strategies to overcome shyness.EStart practicing giving speeches and telling stories at every opportunity.FTake some chances and put yourself out there to meet new people.GFeeling anxious is not the problem; avoid
89、ing social interactions is the problem.本文是一篇说明文。你是否曾经觉得在公众面前讲话很难为情？文章介绍了“如何克服害羞”的方法。36D解析：上文提示“事实上，很多人都在与害羞做斗争。”承接上文，D项Fortunately, there are some effective strategies to overcome shyness.(幸运的是，有一些有效的策略可以克服害羞。)切题。故选D。37G解析：下文提示“消除逃避，你就能克服焦虑。”G项Feeling anxious is not the problem; avoiding social inte
90、ractions is the problem.(焦虑不是问题所在；避免社交才是问题所在。)切题。该项中的anxious 和avoiding与下文中的anxiety 和avoidance相吻合。故选G。38F解析：上文提示“你不可能喜欢所有人或被所有人喜欢。”承接上文，F项Take some chances and put yourself out there to meet new people.(抓住机会去结识新朋友。)切题。故选F。39B解析：此空是小标题，应该用短小精悍的祈使句，在A或B中选择。下文提示“参加俱乐部、运动队或户外活动。开始一个新项目或学习一项新技能。”由此可知，B项Tr
91、y new things.(尝试新事物)切题。故选B。40E解析：此处小标题是“说出来”。再根据下文提示“在生活的各个方面都要多说，多表达。”承接小标题和下文，E项Start practicing giving speeches and telling stories at every opportunity.(一有机会就开始练习演讲和讲故事。)切题。故选E。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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。The Last RobotProof Job in Americ
92、a?You can get most food, such as warm cookies or vodka, to your doorstep in minutes. But try getting a red snapper (红鲷鱼). Until recently, if you could obtain it, it would likely have been prefrozen and shipped in from overseas.A new tech startup is aiming to _41_ this situation. Based inside the Ful
93、ton Fish Market, a seafood wholesale market, the startup, called FultonFishM, allows customers across the whole country, both restaurants and individuals, to buy from the market. The fish is shipped _42_， rather than frozen, thanks to an Amazon advanced logistics system. Mike Spindler, the companys
94、CEO, said recently, “I can get a fish to Warren Buffett, which is as fresh as if hed walked down to the pier (码头) and bought it that morning.”There is one thing, _43_， that the sophisticated logistics system cannot do: pick out a fish. If Warren Buffett orders a red snapper, the company needs to_44_
95、 that his fish is actually red snapper, and not some other. According to the oceanconservation organization, more than 20% of the seafood in restaurants and grocery stores in America is _45_. For this task, the company has employed Robert DiGregorio, a fortysevenyear veteran of the business, who pos
96、sesses a blend of judgement and _46_ knowledge that, so far, computers have yet to replicate.“_47_ the foodsafety stuff, our business could be any market from the last three thousand years of human history，” Spindler told me. He is experienced in the _48_ business. When he arrived at the fish market
97、 in 2014, people were cautious. “They thought selling fish on the Internet was _49_.” DiGregorio said, speaking for the fishmongers(鱼贩). “They didnt see how it could possibly work.” Five years ago, DeGregorio didnt know how to use a computer, but when the Web site people arrived at the market, he se
98、nsed an opportunity. Together, theyve created a humanmachine fishbuying operation.By 1 am each night, the company collects _50_ from around the country and sends them to DiGregorio. He heads into the market, carrying his tablet computer. The companys algorithms(算法) _51_ data on their sources and can
99、 tell DiGregorio, for example, which stall to go to get the best tuna (金枪鱼). The computer is a “learning system”， so if DiGregorio makes a choice it didnt _52_， it asks, “Was the fish not available? Was it damaged？” All that information is fed back in for next time.Then, what can a fishmonger see th
100、at a computer cant? DeGregorio showed me his part of the _53_ process. “Im assessing a few things，” he said. First, _54_. Fish should have “nice” slime(粘液). Then, smell. He sniffed the air above the box. “When fish goes bad, it smells like ammonia.” Besides, to get the best stuff, “Fishmongers have
101、to have a relationship with you. To trust you.” He added.Is he ever _55_ being replaced by the learning system of computers? DiGregorio shrugged. “By the time they invent a computer that can do what I can do，” he said, “Ill be dead.”本文是说明文，介绍了一家公司是如何用人机结合的方式在网上卖新鲜的活鱼的。41A.maintain Bremedy Csubstitut
102、e Drecognize解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：一家新兴的科技公司正致力于解决这一问题。A.maintain维持；B.remedy改进、解决；C.substitute替代；D.recognize认出。上文说你可以在几分钟内让你买的大多数食物，如热饼干或伏特加，送到你家门口，但你买的红鲷鱼却不行。再根据空后的介绍可知此处是说一家科技公司正努力解决这个问题，故B项正确。答案：B42A.free Boverseas Cseparate Dfresh解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：多亏亚马逊先进的物流系统，这些鱼不是冷冻的，而是新鲜的。A.free自由的；B.overseas海外的；C.sepa
103、rate单独的；D.fresh新鲜的。根据空后的“rather than frozen”可知，与“冷冻的”相对的自然是“新鲜的”，下文中的“fresh”也是提示，故D项正确。答案：D43A.therefore Botherwise Chowever Dthus解析：考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，有一件事是复杂的物流系统做不到的：挑选一条鱼。A.therefore因此；B.otherwise否则；C.however然而；D.thus因此。上文介绍了这个物流系统的优点，此处介绍的是弊端，前后是转折关系，故C项正确。答案：C44A.ensure Bpropose Cconcede Dremind解析
104、：考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果沃伦巴菲特订购了红鲷鱼，公司需要确保他的鱼实际上是红鲷鱼，而不是其他鱼。A.ensure保证、确保；B.propose建议；C.concede承认；D.remind提醒。上文说这个系统不能挑选出顾客购买的鱼，所以公司需要确保顾客收到的是他购买的那种鱼，故A项正确。答案：A45A.overpriced Bmisidentified Cdisplaced Dmodified解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：在美国，餐馆和杂货店超过20%的海鲜被误认。A.overpriced要价过高；B.misidentified错误识别；C.displaced转移；D.modified修
105、改。下文说该公司聘请了具有丰富鱼类知识的罗伯特迪格雷戈里奥来识别顾客购买的鱼的品种，因此此处是说餐馆和杂货店超过20%的海鲜被误认，故B项正确。答案：B46A.computer Bcuisine Cfish Dmarketing解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：为了完成这项任务，该公司聘用了拥有47年丰富经验的罗伯特迪格雷戈里奥，他兼具判断和鱼类知识，迄今为止，电脑尚未复制这些知识。A.computer电脑；B.cuisine烹饪；C.fish鱼类；D.marketing市场营销。帮助识别鱼类自然是要掌握鱼类知识，故C项正确。答案：C47A.Rather than BThanks to CExce
106、pt for DPrior to解析：考查介词短语辨析。句意：除了食品安全方面的东西，我们的生意可以是过去三千年人类历史上的任何市场。A.Rather than而不是；B.Thanks to多亏；C.Except for除了；D.Prior to先于。下文说2014年他进入鱼市时，人们都很谨慎，他们认为在网上卖鱼是荒谬的，他们担心的是鱼的安全问题，因此此处是说“除了食品安全”，故C项正确。答案：C48A.fundraising Bonlinegrocery Cfishselling Dnonprofit解析：考查名词和形容词词义辨析。句意：他在网上杂货生意上很有经验。A.fundraising
107、筹集资金；B.onlinegrocery网上杂货店；C.fishselling卖鱼；D.nonprofit非盈利的。根据空后的“on the Internet”可知，他干的是网上杂货生意，故B项正确。答案：B49A.significant Bworthy Cresponsible Dridiculous解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们认为在网上卖鱼是荒谬的。A.significant重大的；B.worthy值得的；C.responsible负责的；D.ridiculous荒谬的。空前说人们都很谨慎，这说明他们认为在网上卖鱼听起来很荒谬，故D项正确。答案：D50A.sales Borders
108、 Calternatives Dstatistics解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：每天凌晨1点，该公司收集来自全国各地的订单，然后把它们发给迪格雷戈里奥，他带着平板电脑进入市场。A.sales销售；B.orders订单；C.alternatives替代品；D.statistics统计数字。在网上卖东西自然是要根据订单发货，故B项正确。答案：B51A.analyze Bsupply Cprioritize Dfeed解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：该公司的算法分析数据来源，并可以告诉迪格雷戈里奥，例如，哪个摊位可以买到最好的金枪鱼。A.analyze分析；B.supply供应；C.prioriti
109、ze优先考虑；D.feed喂养。根据空后的“data on their sources”可知此处指“分析数据来源”，故A项正确。答案：A52A.require Bprocess Cpredict Dvalue解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以如果迪格雷戈里奥做出了一个它没有预料到的选择，它会问，“鱼是不是没有了？是损坏了吗？”所有这些信息都将反馈给下一次。A.require要求；B.process处理；C.predict预测；D.value重视。空前说电脑是一个学习系统，所以如果做出了一个它没有预料到的选择，它会问一些问题，故C项正确。答案：C53A.calculation Bdecoding
110、 Ccorrection Dselection解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：迪雷戈里奥向我展示了他在挑选过程中所扮演的角色。A.calculation计算；B.decoding解码；C.correction改正；D.selection选择。上文说迪格雷戈里奥是负责正确挑出顾客订购的鱼，因此此处指“挑选过程”，故D项正确。答案：D54A.smash Btouch Cwipe Droll解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：首先，触摸，鱼应该有“好”的黏液。A.smash撞击；B.touch触摸；C.wipe擦；D.roll滚动。空后说鱼应该有“好”的黏液，因此此处指“用手摸鱼”，故B项正确。答案：B55
111、A.concerned about Beager for Cdelighted with Dcapable of解析：考查形容词短语辨析。句意：他担不担心被电脑学习系统取代？ Aconcerned about担心；B.eager for渴望；C.delighted with对感到高兴；D.capable of能够。空后迪格雷戈里奥耸耸肩说，“当他们发明一台能做我能做的事情的电脑时，我就死定了。”因此此处指“是否担心被电脑学习系统取代”，故A项正确。答案：A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。As English lea
112、rners, when you first meet a foreigner, you may find _56_ hard to start a conversation. Here are some _57_ (tip) that will show you how to get started.First, exchange a HELLO or HI with the foreigner, and see whether he feels like chatting. If he stares out of the window or keeps on _58_ (do) what h
113、e is doing, it shows that he is unwilling to continue the conversation. If he stops what he is doing and looks back or smiles at you, he is interested _59_ talking with you. To start a conversation, you should choose familiar subjects of a casual (轻松的) nature, _60_ interest both of you, instead of s
114、erious topics or _61_ (person) matters. Raise openended questions _62_ (keep) the conversation going. Offer short comments (评论) on what the other person _63_ (say) and listen _64_ (careful) when what you say is being commented on. Follow these suggestions _65_ you can have a lot of fun talking in En
115、glish with foreigners.这是一篇说明文。文章作者对于如何和外国人开始谈话，给出了一些建议和技巧。56it解析：考查形式宾语。不定式to start a conversation是句子真正的宾语，该空需要填一个形式宾语，所以填it。57tips解析：考查名词单复数。句意：这里有一些技巧可以教你如何开始。前面有some修饰，tip为可数名词，故用名词复数，所以填tips。58doing解析：考查固定用法。句意：如果他盯着窗外或继续做他正在做的事情，这表明他不愿意继续谈话。keep on doing继续做某事，该用法是固定用法，所以填doing。59in解析：考查固定用法。句意：
116、如果他停下手中的工作，回头看你或对你微笑，表明他有兴趣和你交谈。be interested in对感兴趣，该用法是固定用法，所以填in。60which解析：考查非限制性定语从句。_60_interest both of you是一个非限制性定语从句，先行词是subjects of a casual(轻松的)nature，关系词在从句中作主语，指物，that不能引导非限制性定语从句，所以填which。61personal解析：考查形容词。该空修饰名词matters，用形容词，所以填personal。62to_keep解析：考查不定式。句意：为了让谈话继续下去，提开放式的问题。作目的状语，用不定式
117、，所以填to keep。63says解析：考查主谓一致。what the other person _63_是一个宾语从句，根据上下文可知，应用一般现在时，主语the other person是第三人称单数，谓语动词用单数，所以填says。64carefully解析：考查副词。该空修饰动词listen，用副词，所以填carefully。65and解析：考查连词。句意：遵循这些建议，你与外国人用英语交谈会有很多乐趣。文中表示并列关系，所以填and。第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是高三学生李华，在复习英语的过程中遇到了一些困难，想得到英语老师Michael的帮助。请
118、你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：1描述困难；2寻求帮助。注意：1词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear_Michael，Im_faced_with_some_learning_problems_in_English,_so_Im_writing_this_letter_to_ask_for_help.With_the_increase_of_vocabulary_in_comprehensive_reading,_I_feel_it_difficult_to_understand_the_passages._Besides,_the_grammatical_patterns_se
119、em_to_be_another_huge_obstacle_for_me_in_reading._Not_well_equipped_with_rich_expressions,_I_cant_do_well_in_writing,_which_also_results_in_my_poor_grades.Thus,_would_you_please_be_kind_enough_to_offer_me_some_advice?_Looking_forward_to_your_sincere_assistance_and_instructive_guidance.Yours，Li_Hua第二
120、节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。It was a Saturday afternoon. The color of the sky was changing, first light gray, then dark gray, and finally dark and dense. The wind was blowing heavily, and the trees were swaying in the strong wind.It began to rain cats and dogs. Soon, th
121、e road was filled with puddles from the rain.On such a stormy afternoon, my mother took my fiveyearold brother, Christopher, and me to a new big toy store she had read about in the newspaper. “So many toys，” the advertisement had shouted in full and flashy color, “that we had to get a huge warehouse
122、 to fit them all！”Christopher and I couldnt have been more excited.We ran across the parking lot, through the cold and biting rain, as fast as our little legs could carry us. We left our mother outside to battle with the frustrating umbrella, which never worked when she wanted it to. “Christine! Tak
123、e care of your young brother！” Mother shouted at the top of her voice.“Christine! Im going to find the Lego section (乐高积木区)! Theres a new pirate ship I want, and I have four dollars! Maybe I can buy it！” Christopher exclaimed and ran off excitedly. I only half heard him. I took a right turn and, to
124、my wideeyed delight, found myself in the midst of the Barbie (芭比) World.I was studying a Barbie and doing some simple math in my head when suddenly an earthshaking clap of thunder roared from the storm outside. I jumped at the noise, dropping the doll to the floor. The lights flickered (闪烁) once and
125、 died, covering everything in a blanket of blackness. Thunder continued to shake the sky and lightning illuminated the store for seconds, casting frightening shadows on my mind.Paragraph 1：“Oh no，” I thought, “Wheres Christopher？” Scared,_I_was_frozen_to_the_spot,_overcome_with_the_need_to_see_my_br
126、other,_to_hug_and_make_certain_he_was_all_right._My_stomach_twisted_and_turned_inside._I_ran_up_and_down_the_aisles_through_the_darkness,_panic_filling_my_small_chest_and_making_it_difficult_to_breathe._I_knocked_into_displays_of_candy_and_tripped_over_toys,_all_the_while_frantically_calling_my_brot
127、hers_name._Anxious_as_I_was,_I_could_barely_see_his_figure._Tears_of_frustration_and_fear_trickled_down_my_face,_but_I_continued_to_run.Paragraph 2：“Christine, Im here.” Excitement_took_my_breath_awaythere_in_the_dark_Lego_aisle_I_found_Christopher._He_was_standing_alone,_perfectly_still,_clutching_
128、tightly_to_the_pirate_ship_set._I_began_to_cry_out_from_relief,_throwing_my_arms_around_him_and_hugged_him_tightly._He_hugged_me_back,_saying，“I_knew_if_I_waited_here,_Christine,_you_would_be_able_to_find_me.”_Then,_I_took_his_hand_in_mine_and_we_went_to_find_our_mother,_who_must_be_desperately_searching_the_store_for_us.
