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1、时间：100分钟，满分：120分.单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1Do you mind if I turn off the TV?_.AYes, pleaseBNo, go ahead CYes, you can DNo, Id rather you didnt答案：B考查交际用语。答语意为“不介意。你可以关掉电视”。go ahead“可以”。2The children _ lost in the woods; otherwise, they would have been at the lakseide camp as

2、 scheduled.Amust have totBmust getCshould have gotDshould get答案：Aother wise后表达的情况来看，前半句表示对过去的肯定推测，所以用must have done 结构，意为“一定想必已经”。3However, we refer to Xi Jinping as _ great success not merely because he has been elected _ President of the Peoples Republic of China. Aa; theB不填； theCa; 不填D不填；不填答案：C句意

3、：然而，我们认为习近平是非常成功的人不仅仅是因为他当选中华人民共和国的主席。 “success”在本句中是具体名词，表示成功的人或事；表示独一无二的职位名词作宾语补足语是应省略冠词。所以选C。4When you are walking in wild woods, you have to _ snakes and some other dangerous animals.Alook down upon Bwatch out forCcatch sight of Dspy on 答案：B句意：当你走在原始森林里面的时候，你要注意蛇和其他危险的动物。这里使用动词短语，四个选项的含义分别是：A. l

4、ook down upon瞧不起，B. watch out for当心，留意， C. catch sight of看见，D. spy on侦查，暗中监视，所以选B。5If the government _ the public investment(投资) between big cities and rural areas, farmers will not leave their homes and families to go to the big cities.AbalancesBseeksCmeasuresDcombines 答案：A句意：如果政府平衡大城市和农村地区的公共设施的话，

5、农民们就没有必要离开家去大城市了。这里需要动词，四个选项的含义分别是：A. balances平衡，B. seeks寻求， C. measures衡量，D. combines结合，所以选A。6The news shocked the whole nation_a strong earthquake hit Yushu on Apr.14, 2010.AwhatBwhen Cthat Dwhich答案：C考查同位语从句。句意：2010年4月14日，玉树发生了强烈地震，这条消息震惊了全国。_a strong earthquake hit Yushu on Apr.14, 2010就是the news

6、的内容，所以是同位语从句，从句中不缺少成分和意思，所以关系词用that。7The director asked me to finish this task by Sunday. How can I_to?AattemptBmanage Cdecide Dhappen答案：B考查动词。句意：主任让我周日前完成这项任务。我怎么能够做到呢？manage to“设法做成”。 9The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone_get out.Ahad to Bwould Ccould Dwas able to答案：D考查情态动词。

7、句意：大火在旅馆中蔓延得很快，但是旅馆里的人都逃了出来。be able to表示succeed in doing，manage to do的含义。10_many changes have_，we should keep pace with the changes too.ASince; taken the placeBBecause; taken place CNow that; taken placeDAs; been taken place 答案：C句意：既然发生了许多变化，那么我们就应该和这些变化并驾齐驱。第一空now that“既然”，相当于since；第二空take place“发生

8、”，无被动语态。11The hunter_his gun against the tree and_down for a rest.Alaid; layBlay; laid Claid; lain Dlied; lay答案：A考查lie随意思不同而形式不同以及它与lay的区别。句意：猎人把枪靠树放下，然后躺下休息。第一空是“放；搁”之意，原形是lay，过去式是laid，过去分词也是laid；第二空是“躺”之意，原形是lie，过去式是lay，过去分词是lain。12The statue standing in the middle of the square has been built_tho

9、se who sacrificed their lives for people but expected nothing_.Ain memory of; in return Bwith memory of; for return Cin honor of; in award Dwith honor of; in reward答案：A考查介词短语。句意：广场中心的塑像是为了纪念那些为人们献身而不计回报的人的。in memory of“纪念；追念”；in return“回报；报答”。13According to Lee, it was Bens carelessness that_the acc

10、ident. But Ben_his wrong doing.Aled to; got the hang of Bcaused; got away from Caccounted for; got away with Dresulted in; went away with答案：C考查动词短语。句意：根据Lee所言，是Ben的粗心造成了那场事故。但是Ben却未受惩罚。第一空，四个选项都可选，因为都是“导致”的意思；第二空只能选get away with“做错事未受惩罚”。14You_all those clothes! We have a washing machine to do that

11、sort of thing.Aneednt have washedBshouldnt have washedCmust not have washed Dcannot have washed答案：A考查情态动词的完成体。首先无C项这种形式；根据后文“我们有洗衣机可以洗衣服”，所以“你本不必洗这些衣服的”。neednt have done“本不必做(却做了)”。15The middleterm examination is coming. Im afraid I will fail._！ Im sure you can make it.AGood luckBCheer upCBest wishe

12、sDDoesnt matter答案：B句意：期中考试就要到了。恐怕我会不及格。_，我相信你会通过。说明这句话是鼓励别人，让别人振作起来。用cheer up。A. Good luck祝好运， C. Best wishes万事如意， D. Doesnt matter没关系，都不符合句意。所以选B。.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。13yearold Frank had received many presents he wanted. But Frank was not_16_because this

13、was his first Christmas without his brother. Frank said to his parents that he would_17_to see a friend._18_it was cold outside，Frank put on his new jacket and took presents on his new sled(雪橇)As Frank walked，he saw a house with the_19_hanging over a fireplace. A woman was seated near them_20_. The

14、stockings reminded Frank of the ones beside him and his brother. A sudden thought_21_Frank.So he knocked on the door. “_22_？”the sad voice of the woman answered. “May I come in？” “Please” she said，seeing his_23_full of gifts，and thinking he was making a collection，“but I have no food or gifts for yo

15、u. I even have_24_for my own children.”“Thats not why I am here，”Frank replied. “Please_25_any present you like for your children from this sled.” “Why，God bless(保佑)you！” the_26_woman answered. She chose until the stockings were full. “Wont you tell me your_27_？”she asked. “Just call me the Christma

16、s Scout，”Frank replied.The visit_28_the boy touched, with an unexpected_29_in his heart. He understood that his sorrow(悲伤)was not the only sorrow. He_30_all the gifts，including the new jacket.“Where are your presents, Frank？” asked his father as he_31_the house. “I handed them out to other children.

17、”“Frank, how could you do so？” his mother asked in anger. The next morning，he came downstairs and_32_his parents listening to Christmas news on the radio. Then the announcer spoke：“Merry Christmas! Several families_33_their children were made happy by the gifts from a boy. No one could_34_him. ” Fra

18、nk felt his fathers arms go around his shoulders，and he saw his mother smiling_35_her tears.16A.lovely Bastonished ClonelyDhappy答案：D由该空后“this was his first Christmas without his brother.”可知，弗兰克不高兴。17A.leave Bturn Cgrow Dbecome 答案：Aleave “离开居住地点”。弗兰克想离开家去看望朋友。由后面的准备可知。18A.When BSince CWhere DThough 答

19、案：Bsince“因为；由于；既然”。因为外面很冷，他穿上了新夹克，把礼物放到了雪橇上。19A.presents Blight Cstockings Dtree 答案：Cstockings“长筒袜”。该空与20空后的The stockings对应，也符合圣诞节的习俗。20A.sleeping Bcrying Csmiling Dlaughing 答案：B由22空后的“the sad voice”可知，此处是cry。21A.appeared Bworried Coccurred Dstruck 答案：D.occur to sb “某人想起某事”；strike“突然想到；一下子想起；猛地意识到”。

20、此处指弗兰克突然有了一个想法。22A.Why BWhat CYes DWhen答案：C由该空前后语境可知，该处是那位女士的应答之语，所以选C项。Yes？表示“礼貌地应答呼唤”。再如：“Waiter！”“Yes，sir？”“服务员！”“什么事，先生？” 23.A.stocking Bpocket Csled Dbag 答案：C由该空后的full of gifts联系18空后的sled。24A.anything Bnothing Csomething Deverything 答案：B我没有食物，也没有礼物给你。我甚至“没有什么”给孩子们。25A.buy Bborrow Cbring Dchoose

21、 答案：Dchoose“挑选”。该空与26后的“chose”对应。26A.amazed Bencouraged Ctired Dbored 答案：Aamazed“吃惊的”。听到有人来送礼物，该女士很吃惊。27A.address Bname Cnumber Dschool 答案：B由该空后的答语“Just call me the Christmas Scout”可知，问的是“名字”。28A.started Bleft Cfelt Dperformed 答案：B此处是“leave宾语(the boy)补语(touched)”。只有leave可接这种结构。29A.joy Bsurprise Csor

22、row Ddisappointment 答案：Ajoy“高兴”。与16空happy照应。30A.took away Bgave up Cgave away Dpicked up 答案：Cgive away“赠送，捐赠”。31A.visited Bcame Cpassed Dentered 答案：Denter“进入；进来”。enter the house此处指“回到家中”，与17空leave照应。32A.made Bcaught Cfound Dsuggested 答案：Bcatch“发现；发觉”。弗兰克发现父母在听收音机。33A.believed Bcomplained Creported D

23、forecast 答案：Creport“报告；通报”。此处指“有几家人报告说”。34A.respect Bremember Crealize Drecognize 答案：Drecognize“认识；认出”。没人认识这位男孩。35A.by Bbesides Cwithout Dthrough 答案：D父亲搂住了弗兰克，而母亲边笑边流泪。.阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。AThe American tradition of “trickortreating” probably dates back to the

24、early All Souls Day parades(游行) in England. During the festivities, poor citizens would beg for food and families would give them pastries called “soul cakes” in return for their promise to pray for the familys dead relatives.The distribution of soul cakes was encouraged by the church as a way to re

25、place the ancient practice of leaving food and wine for wandering spirits. The practice, which was referred to as “goingasouling” was eventually taken up by children who would visit the houses in their neighborhood and be given apples, food, and money. 36What is the passage mainly talking about? ATh

26、e root of an English festival, All Souls Day. BThe root of some American traditions on Halloween. CWhy do children go to houses and ask for “treat”？ DWhy do people like to dress up for Halloween? 答案：B主旨大意题。纵观全文，讲述了美国万圣节“trickortreating”习俗的由来。37On early All Souls Day, “soul cakes” were given away in

27、the hope that _.Athe poor people would pray for their dead lovesBthe food could save some poor peoples livesCthe church would help them go to heavenDthe poor wouldnt break their houses答案：A细节理解题。由第一段最后“pray for the familys dead relatives. ”可知。38What is “goingasouling” originally intended for?AChildre

28、n. BThe church. CThe poor.DThe ghosts. 答案：D猜测词义题。由第二段“for wandering spirits.”可推知，指代的是鬼。39On Halloween, people would dress up and put food outside in order to_.Amake friends with their dead relatives Battract their dead relatives back home Cmake the wandering spirits pleased Dkeep out spirits for the

29、ir own safety 答案：D细节理解题。由最后一段最后一句话“On Halloween, to keep ghosts away from their houses, people would place bowls of food outside their homes to appease the ghosts and prevent them from attempting to enter. ”可知。B(2014哈六中高一期末)A Southampton University team found that people who were vegetarians by 30 h

30、ad recorded five IQ points higher on average at the age of 10. Researchers said it could explain why people with a higher IQ were healthier as a vegetarian diet was linked to lower heart disease and obesity rates. The study of 8,179 people was reported in the British Medical Journal.Twenty years aft

31、er the IQ tests were carried out in 1970, 366 of the participants said they were vegetariansalthough more than 100 reported eating either fish or chicken.Men who were vegetarians had an IQ score of 106, compared with 101 for nonvegetarians; while female vegetarians averaged 104, compared with 99 for

32、 nonvegetarians. There was no difference in the IQ scores, between strict vegetarians and those who said they were vegetarians but reported eating fish or chicken.Researchers said the findings were partly related to better education and higher class, but it remained statistically significant after a

33、djusting for these factors.Vegetarians were more likely to be female, to be of higher social class and to have higher academic or vocational qualifications than nonvegetarians. However, these differences were not reflected in their annual income, which was similar to that of nonvegetarians.Lead rese

34、archer Catharine Gale said, the findings that children with greater intelligence are more likely to report being vegetarians as adults, together with the evidence on the potential benefits of a vegetarian diet on heart health, may help to explain why a higher IQ in childhood or adolescence is linked

35、 with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease in adult life.But Dr Frankie Phillips of the British Dietetic Association said，“It is like the chicken and egg. Do people become vegetarians because they have a very high IQ or is it just that they are clever enough to be more aware of health issues？”40

36、Whats the result of the research mentioned in the text?AChildren with a higher IQ are less likely to have heart disease later in life.BIntelligent children tend to belong to higher social class later in life.CIntelligent children are more likely to become vegetarians later in life.DChildren with a h

37、ealthier heart tend to have a higher IQ later in life.答案：C细节理解题。 根据第一段中的“people who were vegetarians by 30 had recorded five IQ points higher on average at the age of 10”可知C项正确。根据“it could explain why.”可知这一结果可帮助解释A项中的现象，但B项并非这次研究的结果。故本题选C。41It was found in the research that _.Amost of the participan

38、ts became vegetarians 20 years after the IQ tests were carried out.Bvegetarians who ate fish or chicken were of similar intelligence with strict vegetarians.Cfemale vegetarians were more likely to have higher annual income than nonvegetarians.Dvegetarians were more likely to have higher annual incom

39、e than nonvegetarians.答案：B细节理解题。根据第三段中的“There was no difference in the IQ scores between strict vegetarians and those who said they were vegetarians but reported eating fish or chicken”可知答案B。42Catharine Gale talked about “being vegetarians” in a(n) _ way.AdoubtfulBfavorableCnegativeDobjective答案：D推理判

40、断题。根据第五段可知Catharine Gale只是客观地讲述研究结果，并没有表示自己的立场。故选D项。43 Whats the best title for the text?AGet more IQ points!BBe a vegetarian, please!CA high IQ is linked to being a vegetarianDVegetarian diet cuts heart risk答案：C标题概括题。本文介绍了一项研究结果：素食与高智商有关，故C项正确。作者并未提出建议，所以A、B两项错误；文章中虽然提到了心脏病，但不是文章的主旨，故D项错误。CIt happe

41、ned to me recently. I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obamas Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of our President. A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, “a brilliantly(精彩地)written book”. However, he then went on to talk about

42、Mr. Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all.I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.And it seems that my friend is not the only one. Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they havent. In the World Book Days “Report on Guilty Secrets

43、”， Dreams From My Father is at number 9.The report lists ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading，and as Im not one to lie too often (Id hate to be caught out ), Ill admit here and now that I havent read the entire top ten.But I am pleased to say that, unlike 42 percent o

44、f people, I have read the book at number one，George Orwells 1984.I think its really brilliant.The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it. It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoevsky (I havent read him, but havent lie

45、d about it either) and Herman Melville.Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to “impress” someone they were speaking to. This could be tricky if the conversation became more indepth!But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, people named JK. Rowling, John Grisham, Sophie Kinsella (a

46、h, the big sellers, in other words)Fortytwo percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story (Ill come clean; I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so)44How did the author find his friend a book liar?ABy ju

47、dging his manner of speaking.BBy looking into his background.CBy mentioning a famous name.DBy discussing the book itself.答案：D推理判断题。根据短文第一段最后两句话可知，他们继续谈论奥巴马的书时，对方根本不知道奥巴马的背景，故作者知道对方是在撒谎。由此可知D项正确。45Which of the following is a “guilty secret”according to the World Book Day report?ACharles Dickens is ve

48、ry low on the topten list.B42% of people pretended to have read 1984.CThe author admitted having read 9 books.DDreams From My Father is hardly read.答案：B推理判断题。根据短文第二段最后一句话可知，我不像那百分之四十二的人那样，撒谎说读过George Orwell的1984，我是真的读过。由此可知B项正确。46By lying about reading，a person hopes to _.Acontrol the conversationBa

49、ppear knowledgeableClearn about the bookDmake more friends答案：B推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知，他们撒谎的原因是给人们留下印象，由此可推断他们是想让人民知道他们知识渊博，故B项正确。47What is the authors attitude to 58%of readers?AFavorable.BUncaring.CDoubtful.DFriendly.答案：C作者态度题。根据短文最后一段可知，他们说出的这些作者，都是畅销书作者，所以作者对这百分之五十二的人持怀疑态度。DIce Hotel Quebec, located 30 m

50、inutes west of Downtown Quebec City, Canada, is only open during the winter season. The hotel is made entirely of ice. The two galleries at the Ice Hotel Quebec feature events such as ice painting and ice sculpture(冰雕) competitions.Things to DoGuests have a choice of different winter vacation activi

51、ties, including crosscountry skiing, ice skating, dog sledding (狗拉雪橇), ice fishing and sliding(滑行). Ice Hotel Quebec has a sauna( 桑拿浴)，so remember to pack your bathing suit.Rooms & Suites(套房)The hotel offers 18 rooms and 14 theme suites built from 12,000 tons of snow and 400 tons of ice. The walls a

52、t Ice Hotel Quebec are four feet thick and allow the hotel to keep a temperature of 2 to 5.The furniture at the hotel is made of snow and ice, including the beds. The beds are equipped with a thick faom mattress(泡沫床垫)and an extra thick sleeping bag. That is enough to prevent you from catching a cold

53、.Vacation TipIce Hotel Quebec offers 30minute guided public tours daily from 1030am to 4：30pm. It costs $15 CAD for adults, $7.5 for children (under eight), $13 for students/seniors (above sixty), and $42 for families.Plan This VacationIce Hotel QuebecCanada will be open for its sixth season from Ja

54、nuary 5th to April 1st. Costs for overnight stays start at $199 CAD per person.If youre looking for something really different to do on your next trip, think creatively and plan to visit the truly unusual Ice Hotel Quebec! 48If you visit the Ice Hotel, you can enjoy the following EXCEPT_.A.going fis

55、hingBgoing skatingC.appreciating ice sculpturesD.holding an ice party答案：D细节理解题。通过阅读第一、第二段可知这两段中提到的活动中有ice scuipture(冰雕)competitions冰雕比赛、ice skating滑冰和ice fishing冰上钓鱼，唯独没有D项，故选D。49Sleeping is not a problem in the Ice Hotel because _.A.the rooms are made of iceBthe temperature is as high as 2C.the sle

56、eping bags are warmDthe walls are four feet thick答案：C推理判断题。根据Rooms Suites(套房)部分中“The beds are equipped with a thick faom mattress(泡沫床垫)and an extra thick sleeping bag”床上配备有厚厚的泡沫床垫和一个额外的厚睡袋。由此可知晚上睡觉不会感到很冷。故选C。50If Mr. Smith attends a 30minute public tour with his wife and sevenyearold twin sons, he s

57、hould pay at least _.A.$37.5 CADB.$45 CADC$42 CADD$199 CAD答案：C细节理解题。根据Vacation Tip部分中“It costs $15 CAD for adults, $7.5 for children (under eight), $13 for students/seniors (above sixty), and $42 for families.”成年人花费15加元，八岁以下的孩子是7.5加元，学生和60岁以上老人是13加元，全家是42加元。题干是史密斯先生一家参观应是42加元。故选C。EOf all the planets

58、, none has captured the worlds imagination like Mars. Its reddish color and changes in brightness over time make the planet an unforgettable sight.In Cosmos, the television science series from the 1980s, scientist Carl Sagan talked about some traditional ideas about Mars. Some of these ideas are fro

59、m the English science fiction writer H. G. Wells The War of the Worlds. Others are from the mistaken science of Percival Lowell, the American astronomer who believed intelligent beings lived on Mars. Wells described Martians as threatening. Lowell imagined them as the hopeful engineers of great work

60、s. Carl Sagan said that both ideas influenced the public deeply.Today, Mars continues to excite humansnot as the object of science fiction but of scientific study. Space scientists have collected a wealth of information from spacecrafts that have orbited, landed on and dug into the Martian surface.T

61、he Smithsonians Mars Day offered a chance for people of all ages to touch Mars, or at least a piece of it. Allison and Alycia from Silver Spring, Maryland, brought their children, Grace, Sam, Ryan and Emma. They heard about Mars and its geology from experts. They could see a test version of the Viki

62、ng landers that reached Mars in July of 1976. They also saw meteorites (陨星) known to have come from the red, or reddish planet. Eightyearold Sam learned that the ancient description of Mars as red is not exactly right. He said, “Its actually orangish more than red and its also kind of brown.” Emma i

63、s six. She learned about the volcanic activity that has shaped the surface of Mars. She said, “The closest thing to Marsthe stuffis from volcanoes mostly.”Mars Day offered Allison and Alycias children a chance to learn more about a world that they are very likely to set foot on within their lifetime

64、s.51What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? AWhy Martians were considered threatening.BWhy Mars has captured the worlds imagination.CWhat people generally thought of Mars in the past.DHow H. G. Wells got the idea for his science fiction.答案：C主旨大意题。通读第二段，可知主要是讲人们关于火星的一些传统认识，故选C。52It is implied in Paragraph

65、3 that _. Atodays space scientists still know nothing about MarsBtodays space scientists are very interested in MarsCscience fiction films are no longer set in MarsDspace scientists havent made any progress in knowing Mars答案：B推理判断题。根据第三段的“Today, Mars continues to excite humansnot as the object of sc

66、ience fiction but of scientific study.”以及后一句“Space scientists have collected a wealth of information.”可推断现在的航天科学家们对火星很感兴趣。 54What is the writers attitude toward the idea that humans will set foot on Mars?AHe thinks it may happen in this year.BHe thinks il will always remain a dream.CHe thinks it wil

67、l come true within hundreds of years.DHe thinks it may happen in the following decades.答案：D推理判断题。根据末段的“a world that they are very likely to set foot on within their lifetimes”可知作者认为人类在接下来的几十年内就有可能登上火星。55The Smithsonians Mars Day might NOT offer people a chance to _.Alearn about the surface of MarsBs

68、ee a test version of some Viking landersCsee meteorites known to have come from MarsDsit in a spacecraft to experience the life of an astronaut答案：D细节理解题。通读全文，可知作者并没有提到在火星日，前往参观的人可以坐在宇宙飞船里体验宇航员的生活，故选D。.书面表达(满分35分)一个英文网站面向中学生征稿。请你写一篇英语稿件，介绍“中秋节”及这个节日里的主要活动。写作要点：1. 它是中国的传统节日之一；2. 家人团聚；3. 赏月、吃月饼；4. 还有旅游

69、、访友等其他活动。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。参考词汇： 中秋节 the MidAutumn Festival农历 lunar calendar赏月 enjoy the full moon月饼 moon cakeThe MidAutumn Festival The MidAutumn Festival falls on the 15th of the eighth month of our Chinese lunar calendar._答案：The MidAutumn Festival The MidAutumn Fest

70、ival falls on the 15th of the eighth month of our Chinese lunar calendar. As one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it has been enjoying great popularity in our country. Usually, no matter how far away or how busy we are, we will try to come home for the celebration. The moon that night looks the

71、 brightest in the whole lunar month. What we love most is the time we enjoy the full moon together. With the beautiful moon up in the sky, we sit together and eat moon cakes and fruits, sharing our stories. In addition to these traditional activities, we have a wider range of choices such as travelling and visiting our relatives or friends.版权所有：高考资源网()