安徽省六安市第一中学2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.docx

1、六安一中2020-2021年度高二年级第二学期期末考试英语试题时间：120分钟 分值：150分第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a classroom. B. In a hospital. C. In a museum. 2. What does Jack wan

2、t to do?A. Take fitness classes. B. Buy a pair of gym shoes. C. Change his work schedule. 3. What are the speakers talking aboutA. What to drink. B. Where to meet. C. When to leave. 4. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Colleges. B. Classmates. C. Strangers. 5. Why is Emily mentioned i

3、n the conversation?A. She might want a ticket. B. She is looking for the man C. She has an extra ticket. 第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，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。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6. How long did James run his business?A. 10 y

4、ears. B. 13 years. C. 15 years. 7. How does the woman feel about James situation?A. Embarrassed B. Concerned C. Disappointed. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题8. What has Kates mother decided to do?A. Return to school. B. Change her job. C. Retire from work. 9. What did Kates mother study at college?A. Oil painting.

5、 B. Art history. C. Business administration. 10. What is Kates attitude toward her mothers decision?A. Disapproving. B. Ambiguous. C. Understanding.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。11. What is the man doingA. Chairing a meeting. B. Hosting a radio program. C. Conducting a job interview. 12. What benefits Mary most

6、in her job?A. Her wide reading. B. Her leaders guidance. C. Her friends help13. Who will Mary talk about nextA. Her teacher B. Her father C. Her mother.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题，14. Why does the man seldom do exercise?A. He lacks motivation. B. He has a heart problem. C. He works all the time15. What does Ja

7、cob Sattelmair probably do?A. Hes an athlete B. Hes a researcher C. Hes a journalist.16. Why does the woman speak of a study?A. To encourage the man B. To recommend an exercise C. To support her findings17. How much time will the man probably spend exercising weekly?A. 300 minutes. B. 150 minutes C.

8、 75 minutes. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。18. What did the scientists do to the road?A. They repaired it. B. They painted it. C. They blocked it19. Why are young birds drawn to the road surface?A. Its warm B. Its brown. C. Its smooth. 20. What is the purpose of the scientists experiment?A. To keep the birds there

9、 for a whole year. B. To help students study the birds well. C. To prevent the birds from being killed. 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AFour Healthy Experience Gifts Wellness Fans Will LoveYoull surprise and delight your friends and family with these

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17、of pressure. D. Actresses who want to have a fresh appearance. 23. Which of the following can best improve mental health?A. Private meditation session B. Massage. C. Personal training session. D. Facial. BIn real life Joanna Garcia Swisher, 41, is happily married to former Major League Baseball play

18、er Nick Swisher, 40, and raising daughters Sailor, 4, and Emerson, 7. On TV she needs the help of a matchmaker（媒人,红娘）to find love in the new Hallmark Channel romance As Luck Would Have It. She opens up about raising strong girls, how her parents recent deaths affected her and which roles fans recogn

19、ize her for the most.You havent needed a matchmakerbut if life had turned out differently, would you use one?I would totally have been game for it. I was set up by a friend of ours to meet my husband, but I think it sounds so fun. You star opposite Allen Leechwere you a Downton Abbey fan?Im a huge D

20、ownton fan, but I know Allen personally very well. He happened to marry my best friends little sister. His mom actually cooked me dinner a couple of times while 1 was shooting!Youve been on TV since you were a teen. Which role gets you recognized most?Sweet Magnolias now. But overall I would say Reb

21、a. I also get recognized for being Amy Adams more than I get recognized for being myself. You lost your mother, father and grandmother in the past year and a half. How are you and your family doing?My daughters have watched me go through so much in the last year, from the highs of the success of Swe

22、et Magnolias to the lowest of lows. losing my parents and my grandmother. I really believe that its not what happens to you. its what happens for you. Even in their passing, as tragic（悲痛的,不幸的）as it wasknow that its not for nothing. My mom was such a strong, capable, amazing woman； my father was the

23、ultimate father and feminist and just huge source of support-and I think that solidified my strength. So I only hope that Im modeling that same strength for my girls. 24. How does the text develop?A. By questions and answers. B. By listing examplesC. By narrating life stories. D. By comparison and c

24、ontrast. 25. What does Joanna Garcia Swisher think of a matchmaker in marriage?A. Its strange. B. Its acceptable. C. Its terrible. D. Its necessary. 26. What does the underlined part in the last paragraph imply?A. Joanna was just playing on words. B. Joanna missed her parents much，C. Joanna submitte

25、d herself to her fate. D. Joanna faced the tragedy positively. 27. What can best describe Joanna Garcia Swisher according to the text?A. Simple and talkative B. Stubborn and influential.C. Strong and easy-going. D. Negative and sensitive. CWearing a hearing aid can slow the progress of dementia（痴呆）b

26、y up to 75 percent, according to a new study. Scientists believe that keeping older people active by adopting the devices can significantly reduce age-related cognitive（认知的）decline.They followed the progress of 2,040 people between 1996 and 2014, asking them to complete word memory tests at various

27、stages and monitoring the rate of decline before and after getting a hearing aid. The research team found that while the aids did not halt cognitive decline, they slowed it down by three-quarters. Meanwhile, in a separate group of 2,068 who underwent cataract surgery（白内障手术）, decline slowed by around

28、 half.The team at the University of Manchester said the strength of the connection between hearing aids, cataract surgery and mental decline meant policy makers should consider hearing and sight loss screening for all older adults. Dr. Piers Dawes said, These studies underline just how important it

29、is to overcome the barriers which stop people from accessing hearing and visual aids. Its not really certain why hearing and visual problems have an effect on cognitive decline, but Id guess that separation, shame and the resultant lack of physical activity that are linked to hearing and vision prob

30、lems might have something to do with it. And there are barriers to overcomepeople might not want to wear hearing aids because of embarrassment attached to wearing them, or they feel the amplification（放大）is not good enough or theyre not comfortable.The number of people in Britain suffering hearing pr

31、oblems will rise by 40 percent by 2035, a charity has forecast. The charity Action on Hearing Loss believes the number of people suffering such difficulties will rise from one in six to one in five, so it calls for more investment in treatment and research into hearing loss. 28. How does wearing hea

32、ring aids benefit old people?A. It improves their cognitive ability. B. It slows down their cognitive decline. C. It enables them to make more friends. D. It helps them overcome life barriers easily. 29. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?A. The result of the research. B. The principle of the r

33、esearch. C. The importance of the research. D. The participants of the research. 30. What does the underlined word halt in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Increase. B. Stop. C. Change. D. Help. 31. What do researchers suggest policy makers do?A. Provide hearing aids for people freely. B. Spend more on

34、research into hearing lossC. Screen all old people for hearing and sight loss D. Encourage factories to produce good hearing aids. DTheres no doubt that one of the greatest human achievements is the exploration of the space. Ever since astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to be sent into t

35、he orbit around the moon in 1961, scientists have been pushing the boundaries further and further. But until now the exploration into the unknown has been dominated（主导）by men.Of course, in the past. women were also included in the space projects and played an active role on the ground and behind the

36、 scenes. For example, they worked as seamstresses （女裁缝师）. sewing vital spaceflight components. In fact, many of NASAs key works would never have been possible without them. Recently Hollywood produced a movie called lidden Figures to focus on a group of American female mathematicians, especially the

37、 black women, who helped NASA send the first American into space. But this was not womens only contribution. Back in 1963, Soviet astronaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to be sent into space. However, after that, space flight programs were slow to employ women. In the USA. NASA didnt

38、accept applications from women to become astronauts until 1978. But attitudes have changed and leading officials at NASA say that the first person to set foot on Mars should be a woman. The space agency aims to have a sex-balanced workforce but can only achieve that if equal numbers of men and women

39、 are trained for science and technology jobs. As Allison McIntryre told the BBC. My director is a woman. We have female astronauts. We havent put a woman on the moon yet. And I think that perhaps the first person to step on Mars should be a woman.32. What did Yuri Gagarin do in 19611A. He landed on

40、the moon in success. B. He discovered many new boundaries. C. He led scientists to explore the moon. D. He made the first journey into the space33. Why does the author mention the film Hidden Figures?A. To show women are the true heroes of NASAs first launchB. To stress that black people have won eq

41、ual rights in NASAC. To prove women can do as well as men in NASA projects. D. To present womens contributions to NASAs space programs. 34. What is Allison McIntryres attitude toward women astronauts?A. Uncaring. B. Disapproving. C. Supportive. D. Disappointed. 35. What is the best title for the tex

42、t?A. Will the First Person to Step on Mars Be a Woman?B. Great Achievements Have Been Made in Space Exploration?C. Why Men Played an Important Role in Exploring the Unknown?D. Men and Women Have Made Equal Contributions to NASAs Projects?第二节 七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多

43、余选项。If you really knew how smart, sensitive, and creative these animals are, youd be amazed. They live in societies with their own cultures, self-medicate with plants, protect people and other animals in trouble, and even paint. 36 Of all animal funeral（葬礼）ceremonies, there is none as well-documente

44、d or well-known as the elephants. Upon seeing the bones or remains of another elephant, a family will stop and investigate them, even if the elephant was unrelated to the group. The ceremony includes touching bones gently with their trunks while remaining very quiet, covering the body with leaves an

45、d grass. 37 Elephant researcher Martin had this story to tell: The entire family of a dead female leader were all gently touching her body with their trunks, trying to lift her. The elephant herd（群）were all roaring loudly. Her young calf was observed to be weeping and made sounds that sounded like a

46、 scream, but then the entire herd fell incredibly silent. They then began to throw leaves and dirt over the body and broke off tree branches to cover her. 38 They sometimes had to leave to get water or food, but they would always return. 39 A news report in Kenya told of an elephant that stamped（踩踏）

47、a human mother and her child and then stopped to bury them before disappearing in the bush. The fact is its pretty obvious to see that elephants would be at least somewhat emotionally harmed when we go around killing entire herds. We all have different ways of giving respect to, and letting go of, o

48、ur dead, but seeing how animals sorrow for theirs shows us how capable they are of loving others. 40 A. Honestly, elephants do it all. B. They spent the next two days quietly standing over the body. C. Hopefully. this changes our view point on how we treat fellow animals. D. However. the situation i

49、s quite different when it comes to a human being. E. If the elephant belonged to their own, theyd stay with the body for days or weeks. F. Elephants are such kind animals that theyll even sorrow for and bury their number one killersus. G. Elephants have such close social groups that they become extr

50、emely upset when one of their own dies. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Over the years, thanks to my lifes obstacles（障碍）, I understood the meaning of faith and the strong will to survive. It was Hurricane Ike that made me fully 41 the

51、beauty of our strength and a humans motivation to 42 .Mum had a two-week 43 in summer. While we enjoyed our holiday in Southeast Texas, we didnt realize the fact that Ike 44 cause months and likely years of labour. By September 7th, the eyes of Texas were watching Hurricane Ike more 45 making the ty

52、pical mad rush for last-minute hurricane 46 . Two days later, both oil and rice were in 47 demand.In the early hours of September 11th, some neighbours were planning to 48 the storm in their homes, 49 others were making final preparations to get away. At first, we decided to stay. But that afternoon

53、, the Houston-Galveston area would be on the more 50 side of the storm. Mum and I packed some of our most 51 belongings（物品）in the car and 52 the East Texas town of Lufkin. As Ike pushed farther inland, we 53 power in Lufkin. On Sunday, our next-door neighbour told us via cellphone that our 54 had re

54、mained well. Our hopes could not have been 55 . But a few hours later, the neighbours reported that our brick chimney had 56 , and it was sitting in our living room. 57 a hole in the roof between two skylights（天窗）.We wouldnt be allowed to return home 58 September 17th. I climbed upstairs and looked

55、towards the hole in the roof which showed a beautiful blue sky. Without hesitation, I shouted, Wow! A third skylight!My neighbours could not believe I was making jokes 59 crying, but 60 is always good medicine. It was with that joke that I knew, given time, everything would be okay. 41. A. observe B

56、. appreciate C. explore D. improve42. A. work B. apologize C. recover D. change43. A. vacation B. journey C. meeting D. schedule44. A. must B. might C. should D. would45. A. closely B. carelessly C. warningly D. differently46. A. adventure B. equipment C. supplies D. reports47. A. basic B. high C. p

57、ure D. entire48. A. get through B. put away C. test out D. suffer from49. A. since B. when C. until D. while50. A. dangerous B. charming C. peaceful D. comfortable51. A. lovely B. interesting C. precious D. frequent52. A. set out B. headed for C. settled down D. looked out53. A. provided B. reduced

58、C. produced D. lost54. A. garden B. house C. pool D. yard55. A. clearer B. wilder C. lower D. higher56. A. passed B. stood C. gone D. followed57. A. leaving B. digging C. fling D. kicking58. A. by B. during C. until D. after59. A. in spite of B. instead of C. apart from D. in addition to60. A. faith

59、 B. will C. strength D. laughter第二节 语法题空（共10小题：每小题1.5分满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, globally known for developing the first hybrid rice strain in 1973 that relieved countless people 61 hunger, passed away on Saturday at the age of 91.The scientist spent o

60、ver five decades researching and improving hybrid rice, 62 has reached its third generation, feeding 63 （near）one-fifth of the worlds population with less than 9 percent of the worlds total land. In China, the annual planting area of hybrid rice has topped 16 million hectares, or 57 percent of 64 to

61、tal planting area of rice. Its growth area overseas has reached 8 million hectares. His more recent achievements included developing 65 （variety）of seawater rice, or saline-alkali tolerant rice. His team planned to use the rice 66 （transform）6.7 million hectares of saline-alkali land in China over t

62、he next eight to 10 years. Yuan once said he had two dreamsto enjoy the cool under the rice crops 67 （tall）than men and that hybrid rice could be grown all over the world to help solve the global 68 （short）of food.Yuans lifelong devotion to 69 （reduce）hunger has made him a national hero and househol

63、d name in China. In 1999, an asteroid（小行星）discovered by the National Astro-nomical Observatories 70 （name）after Yuan. In 2019, he was awarded the Medal of the Republic, Chinas highest state honor. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处

64、错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。I think teenagers in China should have a specially festival that I would call Teenager Volunteer Day. As it is known to all, most teenagers in China are brought u

65、p as an only child in the family. They usually given too many care and attention. Through volunteering teenagers may learn to think of others and many other important life lesson. In Teenager Volunteer Day, teenagers are encouraged to volunteer wherever you are needed. They may help to raise money f

66、or people which suffer from a serious disease, go to a home for the aged to do what is good for old people, or collecting books for children in poor areas.第二节书面表达（共1小题；满分25分）假定你是李华，上周在某团订了一次pizza外卖。但是送餐时间比预定时间晚了近一个小时。打电话询问商家和送餐员时，他们却互相推卸责任。请你根据以下提示，给该网站负责人写一封投诉信：1表明写信的目的2. 陈述你遇到的具体问题3提出解决问题的方案注意：1.

67、词数为100左右；2. 可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；提示词：送餐员：delivery boyDear Sir/ Madam,_Yours,Li Hua六安一中2020-2021年度高二年级第二学期期末考试英语试题参考答案第一部分听力15 BABCA 610CBACC 1115 BACAB 1620ACBAC第二部分阅读理解A【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A【解析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四种健康体验礼物，即面部护理、按摩、个人训练课程和私人冥想课程。【21题详解】细节理解题。由题干关键词Facial 可将答案定位于Facial下的段落。由 Facial下的段落中的“Giftin

68、g a facial will allow you to feel the healing benefits of walking out with a fresh face.”（赠送面部护理可以让你感受到带着一张新面孔出门的疗伤功效。），可知一次面部护理会让你觉得你是带着一张新面孔离开的，即面部护理能让你的面貌焕然一新。故选B项。【22题详解】细节理解题。由题干关键词Massage可将答案定位于Massage下的段落。由Massage下的段落中的“If you are in businesses, the chance to really feel your body less tense

69、is always going to be a winning experience gift.”（如果你是做生意的，真正感觉到身体不那么紧张的机会永远是一个成功的体验礼物。），可知按摩可以让从事商业的人真正感受到压力的舒缓，故想摆脱压力的商人也许更喜欢这个体验礼物。故选C项。【23题详解】细节理解题。由Private meditation session下的段落中的“Numerous studies have shown that meditation has an impressive list of benefits from reducing blood pressure to les

70、sening symptoms of psychological depression.”（许多研究表明，冥想有一个令人印象深刻的好处清单，从降低血压到减轻心理抑郁症状。），可知Private meditation session能促进心理健康。故选A项。B【答案】24. A 25. B 26. D 27. C【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Joanna Garcia Swisher接受采访，以及主持人问她的四个问题和她的回答。【24题详解】推理判断题。通过文章中的四个问题“You havent needed a matchmakerbut if life had turned out

71、 differently, would you use one?（你不需要媒人但如果生活不一样，你会用媒人吗）”和“You star opposite Allen Leechwere you a Downton Abbey fan?（你和Allen Leech演对手戏你是唐顿庄园的粉丝吗）”和“Youve been on TV since you were a ten. Which role gets you recognized most?（你从十几岁就上电视了。哪个角色最让你得到认可”以及“You lost your mother, father and grandmother in th

72、e past year and a half. How are you and your family doing?（在过去的一年半里，你失去了你的母亲，父亲和祖母。你和你的家人怎么样）”及其回答可推知，这篇文章是通过提问和回答发展的。故选A项。【25题详解】细节理解题。通过文章第二段T would totally have been game for it. I was set up by a friend of ours to meet my husband, but I think it sounds so fun.（我完全可以接受。我是被我们的一个朋友介绍认识我丈夫的，但我觉得这听起来

73、很有趣）”可知，Joanna Garcia Swisher是可以接受婚姻中的媒人的。故选B项。【26题详解】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段划线句后文“Even in their passing, as tragic as it wasI know that its not for nothing. My mom was such a strong, capable, amazing woman; my father was the ultimate father and feminist and just huge source of supportand I think that solidi

74、fied my strength. So I only hope that Im modeling that same strength for my girls. （即使在他们去世的时候，尽管这是一场悲剧我知道这不是没有意义的。我妈妈是一个坚强、能干、了不起的女人：我的父亲是一位最好的父亲，也是一位女权主义者，他给了我巨大的支持我认为这巩固了我的力量。所以我只希望我能给我的女儿们树立同样的榜样）”可推知，划线部分意味着Joanna积极地面对这场悲剧。故选D项。【27题详解】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“So I only hope that Im modeling that same str

75、ength for my girls.（所以我只希望我能给我的女儿们树立同样的榜样）”可推知，Joanna Garcia Swisher虽然失去了父母和祖母，却很坚强，想要给女儿们树立榜样。根据文章第二段“I would totally have been game for it. I was set up by a friend of ours to meet my husband, but I think it sounds so fun.（我完全可以接受。我是被我们的一个朋友介绍认识我丈夫的，但我觉得这听起来很有趣）”以及“I know Allen personally very wel

76、l. He happened to marry my best friends little sister. His mom actually cooked me dinner a couple of times while I was shooting!（我个人非常了解艾伦。他碰巧娶了我最好朋友的妹妹。在我拍摄的时候，他妈妈给我做了好几次晚餐!）”可以推测出Joanna Garcia Swisher是好相处的。故选C项。C【答案】28. B 29. A 30. B 31. C【解析】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了科学家发现佩戴助听器将减少老年人患老年痴呆症的可能性。【28题详解】细节理解题。根据

77、第一段中“Scientists believe that keeping older people active by adopting the devices can significantly reduce age-related cognitive（认知的）decline.”科学家认为，通过采用这种设备可以使老年人很大程度上减少与年龄有关的认知下降。可知老年人佩戴助听器可以减缓他们的认知能力下降。故选B项。【29题详解】段落大意题。根据第二段中“The research team found that while the aids did not halt cognitive decli

78、ne, they slowed it down by three-quarters.”研究小组发现，尽管佩戴助听器没有阻止认知能力下降，但他们将其减慢了四分之三。可知本段主要介绍的是研究结果。故选A项。【30题详解】词义猜测题。根据第二段中“The research team found that while the aids did not halt cognitive decline，they slowed it down by three-quarters.”研究小组发现，尽管佩戴助听器没有阻止认知能力下降，但他们将其减慢了四分之三。句中存在连词while形成了对比关系，后文提到they

79、 slowed it down by three-quarters. 意在表明减缓了认知能力下降四分之三，因此前文“the aids did not halt cognitive decline”应意为“助听器没有阻止认知能力下降”切合文意。A. Increase. 提升； B. Stop. 阻止； C. Change. 改变； D. Help. 帮助。故选B项。【31题详解】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“The team at the University of Manchester said the strength of the connection between hearing ai

80、ds, cataract surgery and mental decline meant policy makers should consider hearing and sight loss screening for all older adults.”曼彻斯特大学的研究小组说，助听器，白内障手术和智力下降之间的联系很紧密，这意味着政策制定者应该考虑对所有老年人进行听力和视力障碍筛查。可知研究人员建议政策制定者对所有老年人进行听力和视力筛查。故选C项。D【答案】32. D 33. D 34. C 35. A【解析】本文是一篇议论文。虽然太空探索迄今为止主要由男性主导，但是女性也一直在默

81、默地发挥着重要作用。NASA也准备让女性在太空探索中走向前台，女性甚至可能成为登陆火星的第一人。【32题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段中的Ever since astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the firstperson to be sent into the orbit around the moon in 1961, scientists have been pushing the boundaries further and further.（自从1961年宇航员尤里加加林成为第一个进入月球轨道的人以来，科学家们就一直在不断地突破这一极限）可知，1961年，尤

82、里加加林成为第一个完成太空旅行的人。故选D。【33题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段中的In fact, many of NASAs key works would never have been possible without them.（事实上，如果没有她们，NASA的许多重要工作都是不可能完成的）然后举例Recently Hollywood produced a movie called Hidden Figures to focus on a group of American female mathematicians, especially the black women，who h

83、elped NASA send the first American into space.（最近，好莱坞制作了一部名为隐藏的数字的电影，讲述一群美国女数学家的故事，尤其是黑人女性，她们帮助美国宇航局将第一位美国人送入太空）可知，作者提到隐藏人物这部电影是为了举例说明在太空探索这一领域，女性曾做出过重大贡献。故选D。【34题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的My director is a woman. We have female astronauts. We havent put a woman on the moon yet. And I think that perhaps the f

84、irst person to step on mars should be a woman.（我的主管是位女士。我们有女宇航员。我们还没有把女人送上月球。我认为第一个踏上火星的人应该是女人）可知，Allison McIntyre不但认可自己的女性上司，也支持女性成为第一个登上火星的人。A. Uncaring.不关心的；B. Disapproving.不同意；C. Supportive.支持的；D. Disappointed. 失望的。故选C。【35题详解】主旨大意题。根据全文、尤其是最后一段But attitudes have changed and leading officials at

85、NASa say that the first person to set foot on Mars should be a woman. The space agency aims to have a sex-balanced workforce but can only achieve that if equal numbers of men and women are trained for science and technology jobs.（但人们的态度已经发生了变化，美国宇航局的主要官员表示，第一个踏上火星的人应该是一名女性。航天局的目标是建立一个性别平衡的劳动力队伍，但只有在

86、同等数量的男性和女性接受过科学技术工作培训的情况下才能实现这一目标）可知，尽管NASA官员已经表态希望女性成为登陆火星的第一人，但是由于女性在接受相关科技教育等方面存在的问题，NASA宣示的目标能否实现还是一个未知数。由此可知，A. Will the First Person to Step on Mars Be a Woman?（第一个登上火星的人会是女人吗?）适合做本文最佳标题。故选A。第二节七选五【答案】36. G 37. E 38. B 39. F 40. C【解析】这是一篇说明文。本文详细阐述了大象的葬礼仪式，并借此说明动物是聪明、敏感和富有创造力的。【36题详解】下文“Of all

87、 animal funeral ceremonies, there is none as well-documented or well-known as the elephants.”说明在所有的动物葬礼仪式中，只有大象的葬礼有充分的文献记载并广为人知，因此，G项“Elephants have such close social groups that they become extremely upset when one of their own dies（大象有着如此亲密的社会群体，当它们自己的一头大象死去时，它们会变得非常不安）”中的“become extremely upset”是

88、关键词，与上文构成因果关系，说明大象有亲密的社会群体并对同伴的死去非常不安，这种特点使得大象的葬礼广为人知并有文献记载。故选G项。【37题详解】上文“The ceremony includes touching bones gently with their trunks while remaining very quiet, covering the body with leaves and grass（仪式包括用象鼻轻轻触摸骨头，同时保持安静，用树叶和草覆盖身体”说明了大象葬礼仪式细节，因此，E项“If the elephant belonged to their own, theyd s

89、tay with the body for days or weeks（如果大象是属于它们自己的，它们会在尸体旁边呆上几天或几周）”中的“stay with the body for days or weeks”是关键词，与上文“remaining very quiet”相呼应，构成顺承关系，说明大象葬礼有哪些活动。故选E项。【38题详解】根据上文“The elephant herd（群）were all roaring loudly. Her young calf was observed to be weeping and made sounds that sounded like a s

90、cream，but then the entire herd fell incredibly silent. They then began to throw leaves and dirt over the body and broke off tree branches to cover her（象群都在大声吼叫，可以观察到她的小象患在哭泣，发出的声音听起来像一声尖叫，但随后整个象群陷入难以置信的沉默。然后，他们开始把树叶和泥土扔到她的身上，并折断树枝盖住她）”以及下文“They sometimes had to leave to get water or food, but they w

91、ould always return（他们有时不得不离开去拿水或食物，但他们总会回来）”可知，说明了在雌性大象首领的葬礼上，大象群为她所举行的一系列悼念活动，因此，B项“They spent the next two days quietly standing over the body（接下来的两天，他们静静地站在尸体旁边）”中的“quietly standing over the body”是关键词，与上文“but they would always return”相呼应，说明到活动最后，它们会持续几天静静陪伴在尸体旁边，除了拿水或者食物，都不离开。故选B项。【39题详解】根据下文“A n

92、ews report in Kenya told of an elephant that stamped（踩踏）a human mother and her child and then stopped to bury them before disappearing in the bush（肯尼亚的一则新闻报道说，一头大象在人类母亲和她的孩子身上踩踏，然后停下来埋葬他们，然后消失在灌木丛中）”可知，大象在人类母亲和她的孩子身上踩踏，然后停下来埋葬他们。因此，F项“Elephants are such kind animals that theyll even sorrow for and b

93、ury their number one killers-us（大象是如此善良的动物，他们甚至会为我们悲伤，埋葬他们的头号杀手”中“bury their number one killers-us”是关键词，与上文“bury them”相呼应，与上文构成顺承关系。故选F项。【40题详解】根据上文“We all have different ways of giving respect to, and letting go of, our dead, but seeing how animals sorrow for theirs shows us how capable they are of

94、 loving others（我们每个人都有不同的方式来尊重和舍弃我们的死者，但是看到动物为他们的死亡而悲伤，我们就知道他们多么有能力去爱）”可知，C项“Hopefully, this changes our view point on how we treat fellow animals（希望这能改变我们对待同类动物的观点）”中的“loving others”是关键词，说明有些动物是非常有爱的，我们要改变对待同类动物的观点。故选C项。第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）41-45 BCADA 46-50 CBADA 51-55

95、CBDBD 56-60 CACBD【解析】本文是记叙文。文章讲述了作者遭遇飓风，飓风破坏了他的房子，但他仍然笑对灾难，因为他认为我们正是在困境中去领悟人生，去感悟人类力量之美和人类想要重建家园的动力。【41题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：这次飓风使我充分理解人类力量之美和人类想要重建家园的动力。A. observe观察；B. appreciate理解，领会；C. explore探索；D. improve提高。根据上文“thanks to my lifes obstacles（障碍）, I understood the meaning of faith and the strong will t

96、o survive”可知，我人生遇到的“obstacles（障碍）”让我理解了信仰和求生意志，而飓风艾克也是我人生遇到的“obstacles（障碍）”之一，它与其它困难一样，让我对人生、对生存有了新的领悟与理解。appreciate（理解，领会）与上文understood同义。故选B项。【42题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：这次飓风使我充分人类力量之美和人类想要重建家园的动力。A. work工作；B. apologize道歉；C. recover恢复；D. change改变。根据上文“understood the meaning of faith and the strong will to

97、survive”可知，我从困境中得到的领悟与人类信念与生存相关，根据段落语意的关联性，我经历飓风艾克后得到的感悟也应与之相关，所以我领悟了“人类想要重建家园的动力”。故选C项。【43题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：妈妈有一个两周的暑假。A. vacation 假期；B. journey旅行；C. meeting会议；D. schedule时刻表。根据下文“While we enjoyed our holiday in Southeast Texas”可知妈妈有一个两周的假期。故选A项。【44题详解】考查情态动词词义辨析。句意：我们没有意识到那个事实，Ike将会造成几个月甚至是几年的“劳动”。A

98、. must必须；B. might可能；C. should应该；D. would将会。根据“While we enjoyed our holiday in Southeast Texas, we didnt realize the fact that Ike_ cause months and likely years of labor.”可知Ike造成几个月甚至是几年的“劳动”是之后的事情，是我们当时没有意识到的，所以用表示过去将来时态，用would。故选D项。【45题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：到9月7日，“德克萨斯之眼”更加密切地关注着飓风艾克，这让人们在最后一刻疯狂地抢购飓风物资。

99、A. closely仔细地，密切地；B. carelessly粗心地；C. warningly警告地；D. differently不同地。由“making the typical mad rush for last-minute hurricane 6 .”这一为可知飓风艾克即将到，所以the eyes of Texas应该更密切地关注它。故选A项。【46题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：到9月7日，“德克萨斯之眼”更加密切地关注着飓风艾克，这让人们在最后一刻疯狂地抢购风物资。A. adventure冒险；B. equipment装备；C. supplies补给品，物资；D. reports 报

100、告。根据下文“Two days later，both oil and ice were in_ demand.”可知，人们疯狂购买物资，造成短缺。故选C项。【47题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：两天之后，汽油和冰非常紧缺。A. basic基本的；B. high高的；C. pure纯的；D. entire全部的。由前文“the typical mad rush for last-minute hurricane 6 ”可推知，人们疯狂购买后，汽油和冰都非常紧缺。in high demand为固定短语，表示“处于巨大的需求之中，紧缺”。故选B项。【48题详解】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：在9月1

101、1日的早些时候，一些邻居正计划在自己的家中度过风暴，而其他人正在为离开做最后的准备。A. get through度过，熬过；B. put away收好，储存；C. test out检验；D. suffer from遭受。根据下文“_others were making final preparations to getaway.”可知，一些邻居计划在家中度过这次风暴，而另一些准备述往安全的地方。故选A项。【49题详解】考查连词词义辨析。句意：在9月11日的早些时候，一些邻居正计划在自己的家中度过风暴，而其他人正在为离开做最后的准备。A. since 自从；B. when 当时候；C. unti

102、l直到；D. while然而。根据句意可知，句中是对应对风暴的两种选择的对比，留下或离开。while“然而”，表示对比。故选D项。【50题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意；但那天下午，休斯敦加尔维斯顿地区将处于风暴中更危险的一边。A. dangerous 危险的：B. charming 迷人的；C. peaceful宁静的；D. comfortable 舒适的。由“At first, we decided to stay.”留下到后来收拾物品离开可推知，应该是我们发现所处的位置很危险，才会改变主意。故选A项。【51题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：妈妈和我把一些最珍贵的东西装进车里，前往东德克萨

103、斯的拉夫金镇。A. lovely 可爱的；B. interesting有趣的；C. precious珍贵的；D. frequent频繁的。结合常识可知，逃难前收拾的是自己认为最珍贵的东西。故选C项。【52题详解】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：妈妈和我把一些最珍贵的东西装进车里，前往东德克萨斯的拉夫金镇。A. set out出发；B. headed for 前往；C. settled down定居下来；D. looked out当心。收拾好最珍贵的东西后，开车前往德克萨斯州东部的拉夫金镇。故选B项。【53题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着飓风向内陆推进，我们在拉夫金镇断电。A. provided

104、 提供；B. reduced减少；C. produced制作；D. lost失去。结合常识，随着飓风的接进，断电是正常情况。故选D项。【54题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：周日，我们的邻居通过手机告诉我们，我们的房子完好无损。A. garden花园；B. house房子；C. pool水池；D. yard院子。根据下文“But a few hours later, the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had_,”可知，一开始邻居电话告诉我们我们的房屋还是好的。故选B项。【55题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们不能再有再高的希望了。A.

105、 clearer更清楚；B. wilder 更野蛮的；C. lower更低的；D. higher更高的。通过邻居得知，房屋在飓风中完好无损，我们已经很庆幸了，不能有更高的要求了。故选D项。【56题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是几小时之后，我们的邻居说我们的砖烟囱不在了。A. passed通过；B. stood站；C. gone不在了，消失了；D. followed跟随。根据下文“and it was sitting on our living room”可知，我们的烟囱不在了，掉到卧室里了。故选C项。【57题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：烟囱在我们卧室上面，在两个天窗之间，在屋顶上留下一个

106、洞。A. leaving离开，遗留；B. digging挖；C. filling填满；D. kicking踢。烟囱由房顶掉到卧室，当然是在屋顶上留下一个洞。故选A项。【58题详解】考查连词词义辨析。句意：直到9月17日，我们才被允许回家。A. by通过；B. during 在期间；C. until直到；D. after在后面。根据“We wouldnt be allowed to return home _September17th. 可知，飓风持续了好几天，直到9月17日，我们才被允许回家。notuntil. “只到才”。故选C项。【59题详解】考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：我的邻居无法相信我

107、正在开玩笑而不是在哭。A. in spite of 虽然；B. instead of代替；C. apart from除了；D. in addition to除之外（还有）。根据“It was with that joke that I knew, given time, everything would be okay.”可知，面对被飓风破坏的房子，我当时确实是在开玩笑而不是在哭。故选B项。【60题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是，笑容总是很好的良药。A. faith信念；B. will意志；C. strength力量；D. laughter 笑声。根据“It was with that j

108、oke that I knew, given time, everything would be okay.”可知，我认为that joke会让一切变好起来，笑容是治愈一起的良药。故选D项。第二节语法填空61. of 62. which 63. nearly 64. the 65. varieties 66. to transform 67. taller 68. shortage 69. reducing 70. was named第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节改错1. speciallyspecial 2. 去掉it 3. anthe 4. 在usually前加are5. man

109、ymuch 6.lessonlessons 7. InOn 8. youthey9. whichwho/that 10. collectingcollect【解析】这是一篇议论文。作者认为中国的青少年应该有一个特别的节日，称之为青少年志愿者日。众所周知，在中国大多数青少年是作为独生子女被抚养长大的。他们通常被给予太多的关心和关注。通过志愿活动，青少年可以学会为他人着想，并学到许多其它重要的人生经验。1. 考查形容词。句意：我认为中国的青少年应该有一个特别的节日，我称之为青少年志愿者日。分析句子结构可知，修饰名词festival应用形容词。故将specially改为special。2. 考查代词

110、。句意：众所周知，在中国，大多数青少年是作为家里的独生子长大的。分析句子可知，As is known to all众所周知，固定搭配，此处as引导非限制性定语从句，在定语从句中作主语，所以代词it是多余的。故去掉it。3. 考查冠词。the only child“独生子女”。表示特指。故将an改为the。4. 考查被动语态和主谓一致。句意：他们被给予了太多关爱和关注。此处give与hey之间是被动关系，陈述事实，所以本句为一般现在时的被动语态：be done，主语是第三人称复数they，所以be 动词需用are。故在usually前加are。5. 考查形容词。care“关心”和attentio

111、n“注意”，为不可数名词，应用much来修饰。故将many改为much。6. 考查可数名词的数。根据句中的many可知，此处应用lesson的复数形式。故将lesson改为lessons。7. 考查介词。此处表示在Teenager Volunteer Day这一天，在特定的某一天应用on。故将In改为On。8. 考查代词。句意：在青少年志愿者日，青少年被鼓励去任何需要他们的地方做志愿者。结合句意和语境可知，此处需用人称代词they，此处的they指的是上文的teenagers。故将you改为they。9. 考查定语从句。分析句子可知，此处是一个定语从句，先行词是people是人，且在从句中做作

112、主语，应用who或that来引导。故将which改为who/that。10. 考查动词。分析句子可知，此处的collect与help和go是并列动词，所以形式应一致。故将collecting 改为collect。第二节参考范文Dear Sir or Madam,Im Li Hua, and I am writing to express my dissatisfaction about the service your website promises. There are some main reasons why I am not content with it. Last week, I

113、 ordered a pizza in one of the shops in order to enjoy a happy time with my family. However, to my disappointment, the pizza delivery was an hour later than scheduled. What made me even more upset was that the restaurant shifted off its responsibility to（put the blame on）the delivery boy when I aske

114、d for their proper explanation. But the delivery boy said he was not the person to blame. I know your website is a famous one, but my experience shows that your service needs improvement. Not only your web but also the restaurant should give me a reasonable explanation. I trust that youll take this

115、seriously and make an effort to prevent such things from happening again. Yours faithfully,Li Hua听力材料Text 1 W: Excuse me, sir. Visiting hours are over now. Your wife must get some rest. M: Oh, Im sorry, doctor. I didnt hear the bell, or I would have left earlier. Text 2 M: Hello, my name is Jack. I

116、need to get in shape. How do I register for the classes?W: Well need you to join the gym, and then you could find out which classes fit your schedule the best. Text 3 W: Ill see you at the theatre. M: Better still, lets meet in the Red Lion bar to have a nice little talk. W: Good idea. And Id love t

117、o have a drink there. Text 4 M: Hello, my name is John Arbor. And Im calling to ask about the position advertised in Fridays Daily Mail. W: Yes, the position is still open. You could come over and have a talk with us. Text 5 M: I have an extra ticket to the concert tonight. Would you like to join me

118、?W: Thanks! But I already have one. You can ask Emily. She might be interested. Text 6 W: Did you know James went out of business?M: Really? When was that?W: Last month. M: Thats too bad. He had owned that business for 15 years. What happened?W: I dont know. But life must be pretty tough for his fam

119、ily now. His sons are still so young; one is 13, and the other is 10. M: Well, maybe things are not as bad as they seem to be. W: I hope so. Text 7 W: Guess what? My mothers decided to go back to school!M: Why?W: Well, she always loved art, but learned business administration at college because her

120、parents thought it was difficult for an artist to find a job. M: So, she wants to study art now?W: Yeah, oil painting. Its been her dream for a long time. M: Its nice to return to learn what she loves. But, Kate, I still think old age should be about peace and relaxation. Hurrying to school every da

121、y and having to pass exams sounds a bit too much for her. W: You know, she retired last year and Im leaving for the university soon. She needs to find something interesting to do. M: Well, maybe, if its what she wants. Text 8 M: Dear listeners, for todays show, I have with me my colleague, Mary Lane

122、y. She has been a radio TV reporter for many years. Mary, welcome to our show. W: Its a pleasure to be here. M: Would you please tell our listeners who most influenced your decision to become a reporter?W: Both my parents had a great influence upon my choice of work. Instead of trying to pick out a

123、job for me, they helped me learn those things that led me to it. M: How did they do that?W: My father always told me that an education was one of the greatest advantages I could have, one that would always stay with me. He used to tell me that readers were leaders, and encouraged me to read all I co

124、uld. As a result, Ive always kept up with the newspapers, faithfully read news magazines and learned to really enjoy books, all of which have been an invaluable help to me in radio and television reporting. M: What about your mother?W: Well, my mother helped me in a much different way. Text 9 M: We

125、all know that exercise is good for us. But sometimes it seems too hard to leave the sofa. W: I can see that. You seldom do exercise. M: Plus, having the doctor tell us to get two and a half hours of exercise a week doesnt really help our motivation much. W: Dont be discouraged. Now, a new study sugg

126、ests getting benefits from exercise doesnt have to be that demanding. Jacob Sattelmair from Harvard University has done a study into how much exercise is needed to lower the risk of heart attacks. M: Hmminteresting. W: The study showed that people who put in 300 minutes a week of exercise had a 20%

127、lower risk of death due to heart disease. Still, the people who exercise 150 minutes a week did pretty well, too, lowering their death risk by 14%. M: And what about the people who exercise half as much as that, like what I probably do? Does that help?W: Of course. Even 15 minutes would help. Text 1

128、0 W: Here is a piece of news for bird lovers. Scientists have painted a long road red, yellow, and white. They hope to discourage the seabirds from wandering onto the highway. The area is home to large crowds of birds that come to stay for the season. Young birds are often attracted to the warm road

129、 surface and get killed by the traffic, biology student Hannah tells the broadcaster. The youngsters feathers are brown in color. The dark-colored road surface makes the youngsters hard to be noticed. As the number of tourists has grown, so has the amount of traffic on the roads. Biologist Kristin says the plan is to see how the birds respond to the multi-colored road this summer. And if it works, the idea could spread to other parts of the country.