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(四)(时间:120分钟,满分150分)第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题
1.5分,满分
7.5分)听下面5段对话每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项听完每段对话后,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 doesthe conversationprobably takeplaceA.At aTV store.B.In a restaurant.C.In ahotel.
2.What sthe mostprobable relationshipbetween the speakersA.Customer andwaiter.B・Teacher andstudent.C.Doctor andpatient.
3.What doesthe mansay aboutturtlesA.They reugly andlazy.B.They recute and smart.C・They renoisy and dirty.
4.What doesthe womanmeanA・The mandoesn t have to move at all.B・The mans new apartment isnear hisschool.C.She oncelived on Victoria Street.
5..What doesthe womanadvise the man to doA.Buy aniPad this week.B・Play gameson iPad.C.Surf the Internet together.其次节(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第6段材料,回答第
6、7题
6.What kind of jobdid the woman take after graduationA.Teaching.B.Marketing.C.Volunteering.
7.What doesthe womanthink theman shoulddoA,Take hisjob immediately.C.self-made D.self-developedA解析词义揣测题由最终一段中的“For people who are not strict withthemselves,online learningcan be a realchallenge.可以推知self-controlled意思最贴近
30.The purposeof thelast paragraph is toshow.A.how to find time to learnB・the futureof online learningC.the problemsof online learningD.how to make useof online learning解析写作目的题作者在最终一段中主要提出了网上在线学习所存在的问题C
31.Whats themain ideaof thetextA.Online learningis goingto replacetraditional schools.B.People can learn morequickly throughonline learning.C.More andmore peopleare nowchoosing to learn online.D.Online learninghas bothadvantages anddisadvantages.解析主旨大意题本文主要介绍了网上在线学习的利与弊DDWe allhave fourto sixdreams pernight.But whydo some people seemto remember their dreamswhileothers don tPeople whoreport that they havegood dreamrecollection aremore likely,than otherswho don t,tohave beenwoken up during astage of sleep referredto asREMrapid eyemovement.This is the stageofsleep wheredreams occur,and if you rewoken upduring ityou mayrecall thedream youwere havingmorereadily.Light sleeperswho are woken upvery easilyby theslightest soundtend toreport havingmany moredreamsthey canremember thanheavy sleeperswho cannod offduring thunderand lightningand do notknow theyve beendreaming atall.Therefore oneway to remember your dreams is to set an alarm to gooff frequently during the night,as you11have morechances ofwaking during REM sleep.However,doing thisexercise regularlywill bebad for your sleepingpattern,and maymess with your bodyclock.Interestingly,somepeoplehave theability todream toorder,to adegree.If theyfocus onthinkingabout remembering their dreams,get a dream journalready to write in and placeit by their bedat nightandtell themselvesthey willwrite downtheir dreamsupon waking,they remore likely to actuallyproduce amemorable dream.Studies haveshown us that duringdreams weoften playout differentscenarios情节and our brainswork outhow todeal with them,should theyactually occurin wakinglife.Thus,ifyou dreamed youlostyour carkeys andneeded to find anotherway ofgetting toyour destination,this couldjust beyour mindworkingout whatyou woulddo in the futureif thishappened toyou.The reasonwhy peopledon,t alwaysremember dreams is that itwould interfer(e干扰)with wakinglife.An overloadof informationwhich maynot be necessarycould confuseyour dailythinking,and leadyou toperform lesswell.However,storinginformation awayin your mental filingsystem locatedin yoursubconscious(潜意识),in caseyou everneedit,is farmore efficient.【解题导语】人每晚都会做四到六个梦,但为什么我们经常会遗忘这些梦的内容呢?本文分析了其缘由
32.What can we learnabout REMA.Sleepers are hard towake upduringREM sleep.B.People who can tremembertheir dreams dont haveREM sleep.C.Both lightsleepers andheavy sleeperscan experienceREM sleep.D.People whoarewokenupduringREM sleepwill forget their dreams.C解析推理推断题依据其次、三段内容可知,当人们在REM(快速眼动)睡眠阶段被叫醒时会记住梦的内容,因而觉轻的人比觉重的人更简洁回忆起梦境由此可推断出二者都会阅历REM阶段
33.Which groupof peopleare most likelytoforget their dreamsA.People whoare readytowriteadreamjournal.B.People whodesire tofind asolution in theirdreams.C.People whosetanalarmto go offfrequently during the night.D.People whoarehard to bedisturbed bysurrounding soundsduring sleep.D解析推理推断题依据第三段中的aThereforeone waytorememberyourdreamsistoset analarmto goofffrequentlyduringthe night,as you11have morechances ofwaking duringREMsleep.v可解除C项;依据第四段中的“If theyfocus onthinking aboutrememberingtheirdreams...theyre morelikelyto actuallyproduce amemorabledream.v可知,当人们有意识地想要记住梦境时,通常能如愿,可解除A、B两项;而睡觉时不易被四周声音打扰的人,很少有可能在REM阶段醒来,因而更易遗忘梦境
34.From thelast sentence,we caninfer that.A.effective waysneed to be developedto fullymake useof ourdreamsB.people whoregularly forget theirdreamswill neverknow theirmind wellC.scientists willgive usmuch deeperexplanations forwhat ourdreams meanD.those forgottendreams arestored in ourbrainand willbe rememberedif needed解析推理推断题上文讲到人脑储存太多信息是有害的,因此人们选择性地遗忘一些梦境D依据However”一词可推想出下文要表达的是,这些被遗忘的梦境不是真的消逝了这些梦境被转存到人的潜意识当中,当人们须要时还是会出现出来并发挥作用因此,被遗忘的梦境仍储存在人的大脑中,当须要时会被记起
35..The passagemainly discusses.A.how importantdreams areto healthB・the reasonwhy peopleforgettheirdreamsC.the relationshipbetween ones dreamand sleepD.different stagesofsleepand peoples changesin eachone解析主旨大意题依据文章首段可知,本文主要向读者说明白人们为什么会遗忘梦的内容B其次节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)依据短文内容,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Everyone knowsEnglish isone of the mostimportant subjectsin middleschools.And wealwaysknow learningEnglish isvery important,but fewstudents knowhow to learn English well.
36.I thinkif wehave aright wayto learn English,and wework hard,then we must learn English well.But whatis theright way
37.Second,everyone knowsremembering newwords isimportant,but how toremember themI thinkwe cancopy newwords onpieces ofpaper,and takethem withus.When wearefree,we canread them.Third,howtoimprove ourlistening andspeaking
38.And we can answerthequestions in the class;dont be afraid ofmaking mistakes.I thinkits usefulto us.Finally,it saboutreading andwriting.
39.And tryour bestto retellit,we canalso keepa diaryevery day,and spendan hourpractising English.
40.If necessary,we canturn toour classmatesand teachersfor helpinstead ofgiving up.If wedont studyhard,it,s difficulttolearn Englishwell.A.We cansingEnglishsongs,listen to the radioand listento tapesevery day.B.Then howcanwemake rapidprogress andlearnEnglishwellC.Whenever wemeet difficultiesin ourEnglish study,we shouldnt loseheart.D.To beginwith,you canrecite asmany wordsas youcan.E.First,wemustbe confidentenough tolearnEnglishand beinterested init.F.In aword,we willmake rapidprogress.G.When weare free,we canread articlesin English.答案36-
40.BEAGC第三部分语言学问运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节(共20小题;每小题L5分,满分30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As Christmas is coming,there arepresents to be bought,cards to be sent,rooms tobe cleaned.Parentsare41with difficultjobs ofhiding presents from curiousyoung children.If thegifts arelarge,this issometimesa real
42.On ChristmasEve,young childrenfind the43al mostunbearable.They are44between thewish togo tobed earlyso that Father Christmas will bringtheir presentsquickly and the wishto45up lateso thatthey willnot46—the fun.The wishfor giftsusually provesstronger.But thoughchildrengo tobed early,they oftenlie47for along time,hoping to get ashort lookatFather Christmas.Last Christmas,my wifeand I48managed tohide afew largepresents inthe storeroom.I fearedthemoment when my son,Jimmy,would49me wherethat new bike hadcome from,but50—he didnot seeit.,On ChristmasEve ittook the children hourstogo to sleep.lt musthave beennearly51whenmywifeand Iwent quietlyinto theirroom and began52stockings.Then Ipushed inthe53I boughtfor Jimmyandleft itbeside theChristmas tree.We knewwe wouldnot get54sleep thatnight,for thechildren were55toget upearly.At aboutfive oclockthe next morning,we werewoken byloud soundscoming fromthechildrenJ sroom一they wereshouting excitedly!56T hadtimetoget out of bed,young Jimmycame57into theroom onhisnew bike,and his sister,Mary,58close behindpushing hernew babycarriage.Even thebaby arrived,he moved59—the handsand kneesinto theroom dragginga largeballoon behindhim.Suddenly itburst.That woke60up completely.The dayreally beganwith abang.
41.A.faced B.metC.filled D.pleasedA解析:be facedwith“面对;meet with不能用被动式;be filledwith“装满”;be pleasedwith”对满意”
42.A.question B.matterC.problem D.businessC解析此处的problem意思是“困难,难解决的事”
43.A.joy B.excitementC.presents D.parentsB解析依据后面的词unbearable可以推断答案应当是excitement,意为“难以抑制兴奋”
44.A.pulled B.dividedC.separated D.tornB解析divide是指把一个整体分成部分;separate是指把个体分开这里应把每个孩子的情感看成一个整体,所以用dividedo
45.A.get B.stayC.stand D.wakeB解析stay uplate意思是“熬夜到很晚,和后面的hoping toget ashort lookat FatherChristmas相呼应
46.A.lose B.breakC.miss D.leaveC解析miss thefun是“错过趣事”,其余几个词不能构成搭配
47.A.awake B.wakeC.asleep D.sleepA解析lie awake(躺在床上不睡)和前面的stay uplate相呼应
48.A.hopefully B.busilyC.gladly D.successfullyB解析依据圣诞节的气氛和上下文语境可知,此处应填busily(劳碌地)
49.A.answer B.tellC.ask D.search解析依据上下文可知,此处是指作者担忧儿子询问礼物的来源C
50.A.sadly B.unluckilyC.possibly D.fortunatelyD解析为了给圣诞节增加乐趣,父母在放礼物时都不想让孩子望见,所以此处用fortunately o
51.A.morning B.midnightC.evening D.daybreak解析依据常识应是在午夜圣诞老人送礼物依据上文可以看出孩子睡着时应是Bmidnighto
52.A.filling B.sewingC.mending D.preparingA解析圣诞节时,父母习惯于把小礼物装到孩子新买的袜子里,所以用filling
53.A.present B.stockingC.bike D.treeC解析通过push一词以及下文提示可以推断答案为C项push inthe bike“把自行车推动屋里”
54.A.little B.someC.enough D.much解析圣诞前夕,做父母的不但不能睡足够的觉,而且应当是睡很少的觉所以应D选择项D
55.A.sorry B.sureC.glad D.eagerB解析通过上下文对孩子心理的分析,可以推断孩子们确定起得很早,所以用sure
56.A.Before B.AfterC.Until D.SinceA解析此处Before的意思是“还没……就……”,符合题意
57.A.running B.laughingC.shouting D.ridingD解析依据句中on hisnewbike可以推断,空白处应填riding,是现在分词作方式状语
58.A.walked B.movedC.followed D.jumpedC解析followed是“紧随其后”的意思
59.A.with B.onC.over D.byB解析依据常识及语境可知此空应填on,意思是婴儿用手和膝盖爬着进房间
60.A.him B.herC.it D.usD解析此处应填us“我们”,意为“我们”完全醒悟了其次节(共10小题;每小题L5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The Mid-Autumn Festivalin Chinahas nothing,or atleast very little,todo
61.autumn.Its abouttime offwork,and thegift that few seemto eatbut peoplekeep givingto oneanother mooncakes.I
62.learnabout mooncakeswhen Imoved toChinas capitalcity,Beijing.When theMid-AutumnFestival camearound,the citywas
63.liveespecially withshopping formooncakes.Every grocerystoreseemed to have linesof people
64.carry that single item商品tothecounter.I askedmy Chinesefriendsabout mooncakes,and
65.majority of them saidthatfewpeople actuallyate them.Instead,
66.regard asgifts,they rechosen forfamily,friends orco-workers.When yearslater Imoved back to NewYork City,I didn t expecttofindany public
67.celebrateofthe Mid-Autumn Festival.But Ive been surprisedattheways thefestival continuesin atleast the citys
68.heavyChinese neighborhoods.For weeksbefore theMid-Autumn Festival,Brooklyns Chinatown,
69.I live,looks a little likeBeijing withpeople runninginandoutofChinese bakeries,or standingin lineatChinese grocerystores tobuy mooncakes.It lookslike Chineseculture can
70.preserve whileadapting tochanging circumstances.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文作者在北京居住时,发觉中秋节前,尽管很少吃月饼,但人们仍宠爱买月饼送人回到纽约后,作者发觉纽约的中国人也这样做作者由此发出感慨似乎中国文化在适应变更中的环境时能被保存下来
61.with解析考查介词中国的中秋节和秋天没有或者说至少几乎没有一点关系它是关于休息和似乎很少人吃但是人们照旧相互赠送的礼物“月饼”的have nothing/something todowith…“和无关/有关”,是固定搭配
62.learned/learnt解析考查动词的时态当我搬到中国的首都北京时,我了解了关于月饼的一些状况主从句的动作几乎是同时发生的,从句用了一般过去时,故主句也用一般过去时
63.lively解析考查形容词空处作表语,且意为“气氛热闹的,熙熙攘攘的“,故用形容词livelyo
64.carrying解析考查非谓语动词每个杂货店似乎都排着队,队伍中满是拿着月饼向柜台走去的人分析句子结构可知,people后是非谓语动词作定语,people与carry之间是主谓关系,且此处表示动作正在进行,故用现在分词作定语
65.the解析考查冠词the majorityof是固定搭配,意为“……中的大多数”,故填the
66.regarded解析考查非谓语动词分析句子结构可知,as gifts作状语,依据固定搭配be regardedas被视为”和they指代mooncakes与regard之间的动宾关系可知,此处应当用过去分词作状语
67.celebrations解析考查名词依据空前的any public和空后的of可知,空处应当填名词celebrations“庆祝活动”
68.heavily解析考查副词此处表示“至少在这个城市有大量中国人的社区”空处修饰形容词Chinese,且表示“大量地,在很大程度上“,故用副词heavily
69.where解析考查定语从句分析句子结构可知,空处引导非限制性定语从句,先行词是Brooklyns China-town,表示地点,关系词在从句中作地点状语,故用whereo
70.be preserved解析考查动词的语态似乎中国文化在适应变更中的环境时能被保存下来preserve保存,保留“,是及物动词,故此处用被动语态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A,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画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词留意
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 havebeen planningto joininourschool basketballteam nextyear.So nowI amspending asmoretime asI can with other peoplewholikes to play.They areteaching methe mostimportant rulesandtechnique ofthe game,and I was getting better all the time.We have a neighborhoodteam whereplaysagainst otherteams inthe area.One ofmy neighborsis helpingarest of usimproved ourskills.Tonight weare playing against one ofthe best teams inthecity,I thinkwe can beat themif wewon tmake anymistakes.答案I havebeen planningto joinM ourschool basketballteam nextyear.So nowI amspendingmore..・,,,likes,.i itechnique wasofthe game,and Igetting betterallthetime.We havea】mpgant rulesand amtechniqueswhereneighborhoodteam playsagainst otherteams inthe area.One ofmy neighborsisth at/whichimprovedhelping.restofus ourskills.Tonight weareplayingagainstoneofthe bestteamsinimproveA wontthe city,I thinkwecan beat themif wemake anymistakes.and/but dontas muchtime as【canwithotherpeoplewho]设t0P】ay-They areteaching methe most其次节书面表达满分25分假设你是李华,你的加拿大网友Tom想了解中国的传统节日,请你给他写一封100词左右的电子邮件,向他介绍中国的元宵节the Lantern Festivalo内容如下
1.时间正月十五;
2.历史起源于汉,清朝时规模空前;
3.习俗赏灯、吃元宵、划旱船land boat等;
4.意义正月十五是一年中第一个月圆之夜,也是一年复始,大地回春的夜晚,人们对此加以庆祝,也是庆贺新春的持续参考词汇农历the Chinese lunar calendarOnepossible versionDear Tom,Thank youforyourletter.You havesaid youwant toknow somethingabout Chinesefestivals.Andnow Vd like to talkabout theLanternFestival.The LanternFestival ison thefifteenth dayafter theChinese lunarNew Year.It candate backto theHanDynasty.And inthe QingDynasty,it developedtobethe largestone.There arequite a lot oftraditionsfor thisday.On thisfestival,we Chineseoften enjoylanterns,eat yuanxiaoand rowland boats,etc.As atraditional festival,it hasprofound meaningin China.It isthe firstday whenthe moonis fullroundintheChineselunarcalendar,and itsalso thebeginning ofthe yearwhen springstarts.Withcelebrating thefestival,people alsocelebrate thelasting ofthe NewYear.Lovely Yours,Li HuaB-Don tworry about the money.C.Make a decision andstick toit.听第7段材料,回答第
8、9题
8.Where doesthe womanadvise theman toapply for a jobA.In a newspaper office.B.In atravel agency.C.In a car factory.
9.What doesthemanask thewoman aboutthe jobA・The pay.B・The experience.C.The workingconditions.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题
10.Why didnttheman realizehis childhooddreamA・His parentsdidntsupport him.B.He wasoffered anothergood job.C.He lostinterest init later.
11.What didthewomanwant tobe whenshe was alittle girlA.A pilot.B.A scientist.C.A teacher.
12.What languagesisthewoman good atA.Japanese andFrench.B・Chinese and Italian.C.French andItalian.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题
13.Who isJennyA.The mans wife.B.The manssister.C.The womans colleague.
14.How longhas itbeen sincethe speakersgraduationA.Three years.B・Ten years.C.Thirteen years.
15.What dowe know aboutthemanA.He continuedhis studiesafter graduation.B,He onceworked ata lawfirm.C.He isworking ina trade company.
16.When willthespeakersmeet eachother againA.This Saturday.B.This Sunday.C.Next Saturday.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.What isBill Gatesfamous foraccording tothe speakerA.His familybackground.B.His positionin society.C.His educationalbackground.
18.What didBill Gatesdo in1975A.He wentto HarvardUniversity.B.He beganto developnew software.C.He soldhis inventionsto MITS.
19.When didBill Gatesleave MicrosoftA.In
2023.B.In
2023.C.In
2023.
20.Which ofthe followingis TRUE,according tothe talkA.Bill Gatesgrew upin Washington.B.Bill Gatesmother workedas a lawyer.C.IBM partneredwith Microsoft forashort time.答案1—
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20.ABCBC听力材料Text1MGood evening.What canI dofor youWHi,rdliketobook adouble roomwith TVand Internetservice.®Text2MWhen canI gobacktoworkWI suggestthat youwait andrest untilyour temperaturegoes backto normal.®Text3MMom,I dolove dogs.They areso cuteandsmart.Can I have oneWWell,dontyou thinkthey arerather noisyanddirtyHow abouta turtleMNo,Mom!Turtles areugly andso lazy.®Text4MIm goingtomove.WMove againWhere thistimeMIts anewapartmentonVictoriaStreet.W Oh,that sgood.You dont have toleave homeso earlyevery morningtoget to schoolon time.®Text5MMay,have youseen thenew iPadIt looksso useful.You cansurf theInternet andwatch moviesonit.WYes,I alreadyhave one.I alsouse ittoplaygames andread newsonline.MOh,that sso nice.WI hearthat theyreon salethisweek.Why notget onefor yourself
⑤Text6MWhat didyou doafter graduationWrd plannedtobea teacher,but thenIwasoffered a good jobdoing marketing,so Ichanged mymind•
⑥MSounds likeyoure happywithyourdecision.WI am.I enjoymy jobvery much.By theway,have younot hadany joboffers yetMI hadone,but Ididn,tlikethe jobvery much.T dalso reallywanted toattend graduateschool,but Iwas afraidI couldnt paythat muchmoney.WI thinkyou needtomake adecision,stick toit anddontbeafraidof difficulties.0Text7WLook,Jack!Heres ajob thatmight interestyou.MAre yousure Thelast jobinterview yousent meto wasreally adisaster.WWell,look!Ifs abig company.You mightgetto travel.MWhat kind of companyis it,thoughWUm,let ssee.Ifs anewspaper office.®They saythe payis reallygood.And oh,look!They giveyouacartotravelaround.Thats notbad,is itMDo theysay anythingabout needingto haveexperience of a journalist
⑨WNo,they wantsomeone youngand energetic.Oh,yes,they wanta universitygraduate,so thatsOK.You vebeen touniversity.The onlything isthat youhave totravel,but thenthatswhat the companycar isfor.MPerhaps Illhaveacloser lookat it.Text8WJohn,when youwere little,what didyou dreamyoudgrow upto beMOh,I dreamedthat Idbea pilotwhen Igrew up.WSo whathappened Didyou justlose interestin beinga pilotMNo.My parentssaid itwas toodangerous,and theywanted metofinda saferjob.®How aboutyouWhat didyou dreamof becomingwhen youwere alittle girlWWhen Iwas alittlegirl,I dreamedof beinga greatscientist.®But now,as youcan see,rmjusta commonoffice clerk.MSo whatare yourdreams nowWWell,I reallywant tobeatranslator some day,so Tm workinghardtolearnEnglish.MYoure sogoodatlanguage learning.Your FrenchandItalianare alreadyfluent.®Well,I hopeyousucceed inthat dreamsomeday!WThanks.Text9WHi,Bob!I amso gladthat youcame.MOf courseId come.I couldntthink ofa betterchance to see allmy oldfriends.WIts hardto believethat itsbeen tenyears sincegraduation.®MHow timeflies.How arethings goingwith youWIts onlyrecently thatIvebeenable tostart settlingdown.How aboutyou Are you stillwithJennyM Yeah,Jenny andI gotmarried rightafter graduation.®It washard for the firstthree years-I wassupportingus bothwhile shecontinued herstudies-but nowthings aregettingbetter.I workasa managerin atradecompanyand shesworking atalawfirm.®Were finallyable tomakealife forourselves.WOh,that soundswonderful.Ihavealways knownyou twowould make it.I hopeI cankeep inbettercontact withyou.MDefinitely!Actually,we justmoved intoanewplace.Theres ahouse-warming partythisSaturday.®Areyoufree Iknow Jennywould lovetoseeyou againand it should beagoodparty.WSounds great!I amfree thisweekend andPH bethere.®Text10Bill Gates,an Americaninventor,computer programmerand businessman,is reportedlyworthnearly$80billion.He foundedand washead ofMicrosoftforyears.Gates was born toa richfamily inthe stateof Washington.His fatherwas alawyer,and hismotherwas abanker.He isfamous forbeing takenas thefather ofthe moderncomputer.®He studiedat HarvardUniversitybut didnot graduatebecause ofhis desireto developnew software.As a13-year-old student,Gates wasintroduced tocomputer programming.In1975,Gates spoketo acompanycalled MicroInstrumentation andTelemetry SystemsMITS⑱.He convincedthe ownerof thecompanythat hehad writtena programthat wouldwork welland makebig money.The ownerboughtinto Gatesinventions,⑱and the two menreached anagreement todevelop softwareforthecompany.Then theMicrosoft Companywasborn.Gates wenton todevelop theWindows operatingsystem with the partnerIBM.The twocompanieshad differencesthough,and theirpartnership endedquickly.@Gates workedas CEOuntil
2023.Heremained activewiththecompany forseveral yearsbefore leavingthecompanyin
2023.@In2023,BillGates becamethe technicaladvisor ofthe firm.其次部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项APeople seemtohavea naturalneed forfriends andwith goodreason.Friends increase yourenjoyment oflife andrelieve feelingsof loneliness.They evencan helpreduce stressand improveyourhealth.Having good friends isespecially helpfulwhen you are goingthrough anykindofhard timesuchas when you are experiencing anxiety,panic attacks,or depression.When youare withgoodfriendsyou feelgood aboutyourself,and youare gladtobewith them.Afriend issomeone who•you like,respect,and trust,and wholikes,respects andtrusts you•doesn talways understandyou,but acceptsand likesyou asyouare,even asyou growand change•allows youthe spaceto change,grow,make decisions,and evenmake mistakes•listens toyou andshares withyou boththe goodtimes and the badtimes•respects yourneed forsecrets,so youcan tellthem anything•lets youfreely expressyour feelingsand emotionswithout judging,teasing,or criticizingyou•accepts thelimitations youhave puton yourself and helpsyou toremove themAperson oncesaid,“Friendship is a continuingsource ofbonding(连接),releasing,and creatinginyourselfandwiththeother person.There is an emotionalbond betweenthetwopeople.”A goodfriend orsupporter mayor maynotbethe sameage orthe samesex asyou,and maynot havethesame educational,cultural,or religiousbackground,or share interests thatare similartoyours.Friendships alsohave differentdepths.Some arecloser tothe heart and some more superficial,butthey re all useful and good.
21.Which ofthe followingis NOTa functionofafriendA.He bringsyou somehappiness.B.He helpsyou feelless lonely.C.He helpsyou getover thedifficulties.D.He helpsyou cheaton theexam.D解析微小环节理解题依据第一段中的u Friendsincreaseyourenjoyment oflife andrelieve...whenyouareexperiencinganxiety,panic attacks,or depression.”可知,挚友可以增力口生活的乐趣,削减孤独,减轻压力,改善健康状况,度过困难的时间,而没有提到D项
22.The underlinedword“superficialin thelast paragraphmeans”・A.deep B.hardC.shallow D.closeC解析词义揣测题依据最终一段中的uFriendships alsohave differentdepths.Some arecloserto theheartandsomemoresuperficial,but theyreallusefulandgood.“可次叫友情有不同的深度,有些会贴近内心,有些会很浅,但它们都是有用的,都是好的,故选C项
23.Which isthebesttitle forthe passageA.A Friendin NeedIs a Friend IndeedB.What Kindof PersonaFriendShould BeC.To Bea GoodFriendD.How toGet onwith YourFriend解析标题归纳题本文主要讲好挚友在生活中所起的作用,友情是两个人之间的情感桥梁,B不分种族,不分性别和宗教,故项更符合文意BBOne ofthe traditionswhich arenow anecessary part of Christmas isthat of Father Christmas,orSanta Claus.According tothe modern legend,he is a magical figure whovisits allthechildrenof theworldduringthenight beforeChristmas Day,leaving presentswhich theyfind thenextmorning.He fliesthroughthenightsky ina sledgepulled byreindeer,and entershouses byclimbing down chimneys.Thisstrange legendis basedon thelife ofamancalled Nicholas,but infact weknow verylittle about him.Historians thinkhe wasa Christianbishop(主教)in Turkeyin about285—350A.D.One ofthe storiesabouthim isthat hehelped three poor girls.No onewould marrythem becausethey wereso poor.Toprovide themwith moneyfor theirweddings,Nicholas secretlydropped somegold coinsdown thechimneyof theirhouse.After Nicholasdied,he wasmade asaint(圣人)bythechurch.The nameSantaClaus thuscomes fromSt.Nicholas.His feastday wascelebrated in December,and parentsstarted givingtheirchildren secretpresentsfromSt.Nicholas.Over theyears,this customhas becomepartofourChristmas traditions.Recently,a psychologisthas claimedthat Father Christmasisthe perfectfantasy forchildren.According toProfessor AnthonyClare,children lovethe characterof Father Christmas because he islikean idealfather:he loveschildren andgives thempresents,but henever criticizesthem andis neverangry,and childrendonoteven needto thankhim forthe presents.Other writers,however,point outthat FatherChristmascan bea frighteningcharacter tosome children.Jane Biddersays thatsome childrenareterrified ofthis fat,bearded oldman.It cancertainly confusemany children.As parents,we warnourchildren tobe carefulof strangersand neverlet theminto thehouse,and yetwe tellchildren thata strangemanwill comeinto theirbedroom atnight!Some childrencan becomevery worriedabout thisidea andfearthat heisakindofburglar.Most children,however,understand fromtheir parentsand fromthe mediathat Father Christmas isbasicallya benigncharacter,and lookforward tohis annualvisit withjoy andexcitement.【解题导语】本文主要介绍了圣诞老人的传闻
24.The mainpoint ofthe firstparagraphisthat.A.FatherChristmasisanimportant partof ChristmasB・the traditionof FatherChristmaswilldie outC.FatherChristmasisamagicalfigurewhocanflyD.the legendsabout FatherChristmas arenot trueA解析段落大意题第一段的第一句One ofthe traditionswhich arenowanecessary partofChristmas isthatof FatherChristmas,or SantaClaus.”是这一段的主题句,由此可知选Ao
25..The writermentions detailssuch asFatherChristmass sledge,the reindeerandtheway heclimbsdownchimneysbecausehe/she wants to.A.makeitclear thatthese thingsare impossibleB.describe thehistory ofSt.NicholasC.get everyoneto believethat FatherChristmasisrealD.explain the modernlegendofFatherChristmasD解析推理推断题依据第一手殳的“According tothemodernlegend…chimneys.可知,作者提这些微小环节是想说明关于圣诞老人的现代传闻故选D
26.Why doesthe writermention thestory aboutSt.Nicholas helpingthreepoorgirlsA.To showusthathistorians knowverylittleabouthim.B.To explainwhy parentsgive secretpresents tochildren.C.To supportthe writers mainpoint thatFatherChristmasis basedon anuntrue story.D.To explainwhy wecelebrate ChristmasinDecember.解析推理推断题依据第一段的内容可知,作者提这个故事的目的是说明为什么父母会在圣B诞节偷偷地给孩子们一些礼物
27.In thelast paragraph,the underlinedword“benign“means A.religious B.friendlyC.frightening D.unrealB解析词义揣测题依据后面的内容“and lookforward tohis annualvisit withjoy andexcitement”可知,在孩子们的眼中,圣诞老人是亲善的benign表示“亲善的,亲切的”,故选BOnline learningis nowbecoming verypopular aroundthe world.As weknow,it allowspeople tolearn at homeand peoplecanlearnthe coursesfrom anywhereintheworld.Anyone whowantstolearnsomething canenroll(注册)intoa goodschool offeringonline coursesand completetheir education.Besides beingconvenient,there isno agelimit;one cantakeacourse anytimeand atany pointin theircareer.Online learningalso meansthat peoplehave moretime fortheir ownlife whilecontinuing theireducation.They areable tolearn whenitsconvenient forthem,and inmany casesthe coursescan becompletedin lesstime thanatatraditional school.People cangotowork duringthe day and finish theirhomework atnight.Parents canspend timewith theirchildren andthen completeonline classeswhen theirchildrenareinschool orasleep.Since peopledonthaveto takepart inany classroomactivities,it doesnotdo anyharm totheir lives.They canwork andlearnatany timeofthedayandat theirown speed.Many peoplefind thatonline coursesare lessexpensive thantraditional ones.Classroom teachingisusually expensiveand notsuitable foralot of people.Through onlinelearning,one cansave alot.Peopledon,thaveto spend more money on traveling,staying inhotels oreating inrestaurants.Online coursesarea goodchoice forthose whoare shortof moneybut wanttolearnsomething andimprove themselves.According tothe U.S.Department ofEducation,students learningonline havenot onlysaved alot ofmoneybut alsoperformed betterthan thoselearning intraditional schools.Of course,onlinelearningrequires aregimented lifestyleandtheability tolearn onones own.Forpeople whoarenotstrictwiththemselves,onlinelearningcan bea realchallenge.For busypeople whotakeonline classes,time managementcanbea challenge.They haveto decidefor themselveswhen toworkon classtasks andhow longthey willneed inorder tofinishthework.So,people mustthink aboutallof thesethings beforemaking achoice.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文文章主要介绍了网上在线学习的利与弊
28.What doesthe authortry tosay inParagraph3A.Classroom teachinghelps studentslearn better.B.Online learninghelps peoplesave alotofmoney.C.Students inthe U.S.prefer tolearn ontheInternet.D.People shouldspendmoremoneyononlinelearning.解析段落大意题作者在第三段中主要是说网上在线学习可以帮助学习者节约不少费用B
29.The underlinedword“regimented“inthelast paragraphcanbebest replacedby“,,A.self-controlled B・self-supported。