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学年度第一学期期中考试2023-2024高二英语试题()A注意事项:本试卷满分分,考试时间分钟
1.150120答题前,考生务必将姓名、班级等个人信息填写在答题卡指定位置
2.考生作答时,请将答案答在答题卡上选择题每小题选出答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对
3.2B应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题
0.5区域内作答超出答题区域书写的答案无效,在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效第一部分听力(共两节,满分分)30做题时,先将答案标在试卷上录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上第一节(共小题;每小题分,满分分)
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57.5听下面段对话每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的、、三个选项中选出最佳选5A BC项,并标在试卷的相应位置听完每段对话后,你都有秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读10下一小题每段对话仅读一遍
1.Where maythe mango nextA.The informationdesk.B.The meetingroom.C.The airport.
2.What doesthe manmeanA.He prefersa pizza.B.He isnthungry atall.C.He doesntlike thesoup.
3.What didthe boydo onSundayA.He rodehis bike.B.He boughta book.C.He listenedto astory
4.What doesthe womanask Jamieto doA.Do sometranslation.B.See themanager.C.Attend ameeting.
5.What arethe speakersmainly talkingaboutA.A report.B.An e-mail.C.A businesstrip.第二节(共小题;每小题分,满分分)
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522.5听下面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、、三个选项5A BC中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出秒钟的作答时间每段对话或独白读两遍55听第段材料,回答第、题
6676.Whats therelationship between the speakersA.Colleagues.B.Sister andbrother.C.Husband andwife.
7.Who gavethe womanthe twoticketsA.Her husband.B.Her brother.C.Her manager.听第段材料,回答第、题
7898.Why doesJack talkto the womanG.If youcan putthem intopractice,youll beready to have somereal seasidefun.【答案】
16.E
17.D
18.A
19.C
20.F【解析】【导语】这是一篇说明文短文介绍了在海边玩耍时要注意的事项【题详解】16根据上文“You canlie on the sand,walk alongthe shore,or bestof allJumpinto the water.n(你可以躺在沙滩上,沿着海岸散步,最好是跳进水里)根据下文(那“So howcan youstay out of harmsway on your dayin thesun么,怎样才能在阳光下不受伤害呢?)可知,选项承上启下说明听起来很有趣的活动也需要注意安全故选E项“这听起来很有趣,但如果你不注意安全,你就不会玩得很开心”切题故选项E【题详解】17根据上文uHowever,even themost experiencedswimmer canstill getpulled into the water.v(然而,即使是最有经验的游泳者也会溺水)可知,选项承接上文说明救生员值班的重要性故选项“这就是为什么你应该确D保有救生员在值班”切题故选项D【题详解】18根据下文“The chancesare ifanything happens,you wontbe ableto callout forhelp.A friendwill helpreduce the(如果发生amount of time it takes to get aid in an emergency,and youwill bedoing the same foryour friends,too.”什么事,你可能无法呼救朋友会帮助你减少在紧急情况下寻求援助的时间,你也会为你的朋友做同样的事情)可知,本段主要说不要独自一人游泳故选项“另外,千万不要单独下水”切题,为本段的主题句故选A A项【题详解】19根据上文(许多人认“Many peoplethink that,when drowning,a personwaves hisor her arms and shouts forhelp.为,溺水时,人会挥舞手臂,大声呼救)可知,选项与上文为转折关关系,说明游泳者不会像人们认为的那样去做且选项呼应下文故选项“但一个处于溺水的人是不会做这些事的”切题故选项C C【题详解】20根据上文uCall forhelp andtry tothrow the person alifesaving thing.(打电话求救,试着扔给那个人一个救命的东西)可知,选项承接上文说明这个被救的人被救上岸,应该得到的帮助故选项“一旦这个人上岸,他F或她可以得到他或她需要的进一步医疗救助”故选项F第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分分)30第一节(共小题;每小题分,满分分)15115阅读下面短文,从每题所给的、、、四个选项中选出可以填入空内处的最佳选项A BC DAfterclimbing upMount Eiger,a groupof friends were planningfor theirnext goalMount Matterhorn.The mount()can beviewed frombelow forless21climbers,while forthose whoare experiencedand wanta n(山峰).22the mountainoffers a pyramid-shaped peakAs thiswas avery23climb to the topand they were alreadytired,they decided they wouldnt go to the top.So they24camp andwould returnthe nextday.While theywere25one ofthemnamed Mike was26a fewpeople makingtheir waytothe top.He askedif hisfriendswere27to joinhim butno onewanted to because it was dangerous.28another groupof climberswere justpassing by their camp.Mike askedif hecouldjointhem,and theyhappily29him.When theyreached the top,Mikewassurprised about the final30as it wasnt sodifficult.So heasked aman next tohim why there werent more people at the top.The man
31.“Most peopleare happywithwhat theyfind easy.They neverthink theyhave the potential to32more,and they dont want to33any risk.”Dont belike thosepeople whohave a“destination“but end up34in themiddle of their journey.Follow throughuntil the35at everythingyou start.You soonwill seethe resultof finishingthings.
21.A.tired B.excited C.puzzled D.experienced
22.A.balance B.award C.challenge D.approach
23.A.hard B.boring C.strange D.familiar
24.A.found B.destroyed C.imagined D.made
25.A.moving B.resting C.debating D.hesitating
26.A.expecting B.encouraging C.observing D.helping
27.A.willing B.proud C.afraid D.curious
28.A.Regularly B.Naturally C.Fairly D.Luckily
29.A.persuaded B.accepted C.recognized D.changed
30.A.choice B.result C.event D.climb
31.A.explained B.reported C.guessed D.continued
32.A.test B.achieve C.research D.donate
33.A.ignore B.avoid C.take D.measure34*A.hopeful B.satisfied C.grateful D.injured
35.A.end B.limit C.route D.aim【答案】
21.D
22.C
23.A
24.D
25.B
26.C
27.A
28.D
29.B
30.D
31.A
32.B
33.C
34.B
35.A【导语】本文是篇夹叙夹议的文章作者通过迈克登山的经历告诉人们,做任何事都要坚持到底,不能半途而废【题详解】21考查形容词词义辨析句意对于经验不足的登山者来说,可以从下面观看这座山,而对于那些经验丰富并想要挑战的人来说,这座山提供了一个金字塔形的山峰疲惫的;兴奋的;困惑的;A.tired B.excited C.puzzled经验丰富的根据句中的和以及空格前的可知,此处是对比说这座山对D.experienced whileexperienced less“经验不足的登山者”和“经验丰富的登山者”意义不同故选项D【题详解】22考查名词词义辨析句意对于经验不足的登山者来说,可以从下面观看这座山,而对于那些经验丰富并想要挑战的人来说,这座山提供了一个金字塔形的山峰平衡;奖;挑战;A.balance B.award C.challenge D.approach方法根据下文的可知,这座山对登山者来说是一个挑战故选项“a pyramid-shaped peak”C【题详解】23考查形容词词义辨析句意因为爬到山顶非常困难,而且他们已经很累了,所以他们决定不去山顶了困难的;乏味的;奇怪的;熟悉的根据上文的和下A.hard B.boring C.strange D.familiar“apyramid-shaped peak”文的可知,爬到山顶是困难的故选项“they decidedthey wouldntgo tothetop”A【题详解】24考查动词词义辨析句意于是他们扎营,第二天再回来找到;摧毁;想象;A.found B.destroyed C.imagined制造根据上文的和空格后的可知,此处指不再继续攀D.made“they decidedthey wouldntgo tothetop”camp登,而是就地扎营,“搭营”故选项make campD【题详解】25考查动词词义辨析句意当他们休息时,其中一个名叫迈克的人观察到几个人正向山顶走去A.搬家;休息;辩论;犹豫不决根据上文的moving B.resting C.debating D.hesitating“…theywerealready tired,they和可知,他们在休息故选decidedtheywouldntgo tothetop”“So they4camp”B项【题详解】26考查动词词义辨析句意当他们休息时,其中一个名叫迈克的人观察到几个人正向山顶走去A.期待;鼓励;观察;帮助根据空格后的expecting B.encouraging C.observing D.helping“a fewpeople makingtheirway tothetopv可知,迈克看到有几个人正向山顶走去故选C项【题详解】27考查形容词词义辨析句意他问他的朋友们是否愿意加入他,但没有人愿意,因为这很危险愿意A.willing的;骄傲的;害怕的;好奇的根据下文的B.proud C.afraid D.curious butno onewantedto becauseitwasdangerous”可知,迈克一定是问是否愿意和他一起去故选项A【题详解】28考查副词词义辨析句意幸运的是,另一群登山者正好经过他们的营地定期地;A.Regularly B.自然地;公平地;幸运地由上文可知,迈克的朋友没有人愿意和他一起去,但下Naturally C.Fairly D.Luckily文提到可知,这对迈克来说是幸运的,因为迈克可以“another groupof climberswere justpassing by their camp”加入他们故选项D【题详解】29考查动词词义辨析句意迈克问他是否能加入他们,他们高兴地接受了他说服;A.persuaded B.接受;认可;改变根据上文的accepted C.recognized D.changed“Mike askedif hecould join them,and theyhappily可知,另外一队登山者高兴地接受了迈克故选项B【题详解】30考查名词词义辨析句意当他们到达山顶时,迈克对最后的攀登感到惊讶,因为它并不是那么困难A.choice选择;结果;事件;攀登根据上文的可知,迈克他们B.result C.event D.climb“When theyreached thetop”最后爬到了山顶故选项D【题详解】31考查动词词义辨析句意那人解释说“大多数人对他们觉得容易的事情感到满意他们从不认为自己有潜力取得更大的成就,也不想冒任何风险解释;报告;猜到;继A.explained B.reported C.guessed D.continued续根据上文的可知,另一个人对迈“So heasked aman nextto himwhytherewerentmorepeopleat thetop.“克的提问进行了解释故选项A【题详解】32考查动词词义辨析句意那人解释说“大多数人对他们觉得容易的事情感到满意他们从不认为自己有潜力取得更大的成就,也不想冒任何风险测试;实现,取得;研究;捐A.test B.achieve C.research D.donate赠根据空格前的和空格后的可知,此处是指“他们不相信他们有取得更大成就的潜力”thepotentialmore故选项B【题详解】33考查动词词义辨析句意那人解释说“大多数人对他们觉得容易的事情感到满意他们从不认为自己有潜力取得更大的成就,也不想冒任何风险忽略;避免;采取;测量根据A.ignore B.avoid C.take D.measure句意和空格后的可知,此处是考查固定搭配“冒险”故选项any risktake riskC【题详解】34考查形容词词义辨析句意不要像那些有“目佬地”但却满足于中途取得成就的人一样充满希A.hopeful望的;满意的;感恩的;受伤的根据上文的内容和空格后的B.satisfied C.grateful D.injured“in themiddle of their可知,有些人有“目的地”,但却满足于中途的成就,半途而废故选项journey”B【题详解】35考查名词词义辨析句意做任何事情都要坚持到底结束,结尾;限制;路线;A.end B.limit C.route目标根据上一句D.aim“Dont belike thosepeople whohave adestination butendup14in the可知,作者认为做任何事情都要坚持到底,不要半途而废故选项middle of their journey.”A第二节共小题每小题分,满分分
101.515阅读下面短文,在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1Once turningon theprime timeTV in Ghana,a WestAfrican countrywith over30million people,audiences nowhaveplenty ofchoices36spend theirleisure timewith varioustypes ofshows,among37the Chinese dramas arestandingout.According toHan Junyong,Country Directorof Chinesemedia groupStarTimes inGhana,Chinese TVdramas havegainedincreasing38popular amongviewers inGhana recently.Ghanaians prefernot onlyclassic dramas39feature描述Chinas traditionalfairy tales,but modemones portrayingurban life.Ebenezer Eshun,a52-year-old educationistinGhana,still rememberedthe40wonder momentwhen“Journey totheWest”was41initial introducedto Ghanaover20years ago.“It really拥护,42win the hearts ofGhanaians.I enjoyedthe turnsand twistsin thestory,and alsothe virtuesit espousedwhichinspired manypeople indeed,said Eshun.“There isno doubt43Chinesedramashave offeredlocal viewersa windowinto Chinesepeoples lives,“Han said.In recentyears,the TVdramas44play anessential part45the culturalexchangebetweenthetwo sides.”【答案】
36.to spend
37.which
38.popularity
39.featuring
40.wonderful
41.initially
42.won
43.that
44.have played
46.Mr.Smith件,向他表示祝贺内容包括.得知老师获奖非常高兴;1向老师表示祝贺;
2.自己对围棋非常感兴趣,希望得到老师指导
3.注意写作词数应为个左右;
1.
80.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答2参考词汇第五届围棋大赛the Fifth Go MatchDear Mr.Smith,Yours,Li Hua【答案】DearMr.Smith,I amone ofyour students,Li Hua.I amwriting to express mysincere congratulationsonyourwinning firstprize intheFifthGoMatch inour city.As aforeigner,it is not easyto learn Go,let alonewin firstprize insuch asignificant contest.Thus,yourachievement haswon myadmiration.I amconvinced thatit isyour hardwork andoutstanding abilitythat make yousucceed.By the way,I desireto begiven achance to get yourinstruction inGo becauseI amkeen onit.Please letme knowatyour convenience.Yours,Li Hua【解析】【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文假定你是李华,你得知学校外教老师在你市第五届围棋大赛中Mr.Smith荣获一等奖请你给他写一封邮件,向他表示祝贺【详解】.词汇积累1表达机会出色的比赛expressf conveychance-opportunity outstandingfexcellent contest-*competition.句式拓展同义句转换原句2As aforeigner,it isnot easyto learnGo,let alonewin firstprize insuch asignificantcontest.拓展句Not onlyis itnot easyfor aforeigner tolearnGo,but alsowinning firstprize insuch asignificant contestis abigchallenge.【点睛[高分句型J1]By theway,I desireto begiven achance toget yourinstruction inGo becauseI amkeen onit.(运用了引导原因状语从句)because[高分句型.(运用了强调2]I amconvinced thatit isyour hardwork andoutstanding abilitythat makeyou succeed句)第二节(满分分)
25.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47One summerafternoon,my grandpaand Iwere outin hisboat fishing.After fishingfor overthree hours,we didntcatchone fish.I feltso disappointedand impatient.Whats worse,soon after,I brokemy fishing pole byaccident.Grandpa feltsorry forme,so hehanded mehis bestblack fishing pole touse.After Ithrew the end of the fishing line into the lake,the black fishing poleescaped myhands andwent flyingintothe lake.I triedto catchit beforeit felldown into the darkwater,but itwas toolate.I jumpedinto the water atonce,butthe black fishingpolewent downwithout stopping.I failedto catchit.I climbedback intothe boat,feeling totallydefeated.Grandpa came up witha planto pulloutthe blackfishingpole(鱼钩)with ourgreen pole,by tryingusing thepoles hooksto catchsome part of theblackfishingpole.We triedaboutfive times,but wehad noluck.I feltso bad.It wasGrandpas favoritepole,and nowitwaslost forever.Grandpa,not willingto giveup yet,said,Okay,Max,hold on;lefs justhave anothertry.Not wantingto seeGrandpasuffer from another struggleand failure,I walkedcloser tohim,deciding totalk himout ofcontinuinganother try.But justbefore Iopened mymouth,my grandma,who haddied twomonths earlier,came intomy mind.AndI rememberedher words:Max,when youface challengesand feelhopeless,be patientand confident.If so,youllprobably havegood luckin the end.^^Thinking abouther words,I decidednot toprevent Grandpafrom havinganothertry.(鱼饵)I watchedGrandpa fixhis specialsilver lureto onehook on theend of the fishing line.The otherhooks wereleftempty.The heavylure couldhelp thehooks reachthe bottomof the water.When hefinished fixingthe lureinto place,(拖)注意he threwtheend of thefishinglineintothe lake anddragged itaround on the bottom.续写词数应为左右;L
150.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答48I watchedthe linecircle around the lake.Then,we sawthe green poles hookscatch theblack poleand alsoa fish![答案]One possibleversion:I watchedthe linecircle around thelake.When Grandpa began pulling the line back,a smilecrossed hisface.Itseemed thatthis timehe hadcaught thepole.He continuedpulling the greenpoles line back.And then,his favoriteblackfishing polestarted comingoutof the depthsof thelake!I couldntbelieve it!As hekept bringingthe greenpoles lineback,he noticeda suddenstrong pullon theendof the line.He pulledit veryslowly.Then,we sawthe greenpoles hookscatch theblack poleand alsoa fish!Grandpa and I couldnthelp laughing.Afterwe calmeddown,we carefullypulled outthefishand alsotheblackfishingpole.Then,we continuedfishing andgladlycaught morefish.Even Icaught abeautiful fish.After that,every timeI cameacross someunpleasant things,mygrandma9words wouldcome tomy mindand cheermeup.【解析】【导语】本文以人物为线索展开,讲述了作者和爷爷去钓鱼,钓了三个多小时,一条鱼也没钓到作者感到非常失望和不耐烦,还不小心折断了鱼竿最后作者在爷爷的鼓励和坚持下,成功钓到了鱼,爷爷的话也一直鼓励着作者【详解】段落续写L
①由第一段首句内容“我看着鱼线绕着湖转”可知,第一段可描写作者钓到鱼的经过
②由第二段首句内容“然后,我们看到绿竿的钩子钩住了黑竿和一条鱼!”可知,第二段可描写他们把鱼拉上了岸,然后继续钓到了更多的鱼,续写线索鱼上钩一一拉鱼上岸一一继续钓鱼一一钓到更多鱼一一作者高兴一一作者感悟
2.词汇激活行为类开始:看见继续情绪类49begin/start see/spot/notice continue/go on漂亮beautiful/gorgeous不愉快的unpleasant/displeasing【点睛】[高分句型]1As hekept bringingthegreenpoleslineback,he noticeda suddenstrong pullon theendof(运用了引导时间状语从句)the line.as[高分句型(运用了引导时间状语2J WhenGrandpabeganpullingthelineback,a smilecrossed hisface.when从句)听力答案1—5ACCAA6—10ABCBC11—15BAACC16—20BABCBA.To handin hisdocument.B.To getback hisdocument.C.To askabout hisdocument.
9.When canJack getthe resultA.This Tuesday.B.Next Monday.C.This Wednesday.听第段材料,回答第至题
8101210.What attractspeople in Kariba Townaccording toJackA.The jobopportunity.B.The beautifulscenery.C.The interestingwildlife.
11.What cantourists do in LakeKaribaA.Go fishing.B.Go boating.C.Go swimming.
12.What domost peopleinKaribausually doafter gettinghome fromworkA.Stay indoors.B.Play withanimals.C.Walk aroundthe town.听第段材料,回答第至题
9131613.What doesMark mainlyintroduceA.Benefits ofparks.B.Research onparks.C.Exercise in the parks.
14.Why didthewomangotoRiver Parklast SundayA.To takea walk.B.To see a concert.C.To gofor apicnic.
15.What is the bestexercise formost peopleaccording toMarkA.Playing ballgames.B.Jogging.C.Walking.
16.Which studyshowed theeffect on the decreasein crimeA.The onein Japan.B.The onein Chicago.C.The onein theNetherlands.听第段材料,回答第至题
10172017.How muchis themost popularticketA.£
39.B.£
43.C.£
55.
18.Who startedMadame Tussauds MuseumA.A Frenchking.B.An artteacher.C.A footballer.
19.Where didthe fourthAmerican MadameTussaudsMuseumopenA.In Hollywood.B.In NewYork.C.In Washington.
20.What willthe speakerdoin a minuteA.Have arest in a cafe.B.Hand outsome guidebooks.C.Tour aroundthe museumshop.第二部分阅读(共两节,满分分)50第一节(共小题;每小题分,满分分)
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537.5阅读下列短文,从每题所给的、、、四个选项中选出最佳选项A BC DSummeris approachingand withit,festival season.These areEuropes bestclassical musicfestivals,not tobemissed!Bergen InternationalFestival,NorwayBergen Festivalwas establishedto promoteNordic artistsand hasbecome thelargest festivalof musicand artsinScandinavia.As wellas attractingworld-class performers,it isspecial for taking place in unique historical spots in theheartof Bergenand itscoastal surrounds,including Norwegiancomposer EdvardGriegs ownhome,and the13th-centuryKing Hakons Hall.June24-July7,fib.noGranada InternationalFestival,SpainIn2023,performances byIcelandic pianistsVikingur Olafsson,Philippe Herreweghein musicby Mozartand(亮点)Beethoven areamong theclassical musichighlights.As inprevious years,the festivalwill teamup with Universityof Granadato inviteenormous studentsto take part in the Manuelde FallaCourses.June21-July19,granadafestival.orgVerbier Festival,SwitzerlandVerbier Festivalshows finemusic at the heartofthebeautiful SwissAlpseach summerin
2023.As wellasexperiencing thesefantastic performersin someofthemost impressivealpine sceneryEurope hasto offer,the realmagicof Verbieris thatit connectsgreat musiciansat theheight oftheir careerswith determinedyoung artists,through theVerbier Festival Academy.May14-June30,verbierfestival,comEdinburgh InternationalFestival,ScotlandTheres awonderful atmosphereonthehistoric streetsof Edinburghin August.In2023,the festivalwelcomesviolinist NicolaBenedetti inher firstyear asfestival director.We willalso seeScottish ChamberOrchestra and theLondon SymphonyOrchestra fromcloser tohome.223outstanding studentsfrom allover theworld willtake part in it.August4-August27,eif.Co.uk
1.Which ofthe followinghighlights theBergen InternationalFestivalA.The locations.B.The performers.C.The composers.D.The coastline.A.Music byMozart.B.Student participation.C.Violinists,performances.D.Cooperation withuniversities.
3.Which ofthe followingstarts earliestA.Verbier Festival.B.Bergen InternationalFestival.C.Granada InternationalFestival.D.Edinburgh InternationalFestival.【答案】
1.A
2.B
3.A
2.What dothe festivalsin Spainand Scotlandhave incommon【解析】【导语】本文是一篇应用文文章主要介绍了不容错过的几个欧洲最好的古典艺术节【题详解】1细节理解题根据部分中的Bergen InternationalFestival,Norway“As wellas attractingworld-class performers,itis specialfortakingplaceinuniquehistoricalspotsin theheartof Bergenand itscoastal surrounds,including Norwegian(除了吸弓世界级的表演者,它的composer EdvardGriegs ownhome,and the13th-century KingHakonsHall.I特别之处在于在卑尔根中心及其沿海地区独特的历史景点举行,包括挪威作曲家爱德华•格里格自己的家,以及世纪的哈康国王大厅)”可知,的独特之处在于其举办地点故选13Bergen InternationalFestival A【题详解】2细节理解题根据部分中的Granada InternationalFestival,Spain“As inprevious years,the festivalwill teamup(与往年一样,withUniversity of Granadato inviteenormous studentsto takepartin the Manuelde FallaCourses.音乐节将与格拉纳达大学合作,邀请众多学生参加曼努埃尔・德・法拉课程)”以及Edinburgh International部分中的.(来自世界各地的Festival,Scotland“223outstanding studentsfrom allover theworld willtakepartin it名优秀学生将参加)”可知,西班牙艺术节和苏格兰艺术节的共同之处是这两个艺术节都有学生的参与223故选B【题详解】3细节理解题根据部分中的(月日至月日)”;Bergen InternationalFestival,Norway“June24-July762477部分中的(月日至月日)”;Granada InternationalFestival,Spain“June21-July19621719Verbier Festival,部分中的(月日至月日)”以及Switzerland“May14-June30514630Edinburgh InternationalFestival,Scotland部分中的(月日至月日)”可知,最早开始的是故选“August4-August2784827VerbierFestivalABLanguage changesall the time.New words and phrasesappear.The wordsused byyoung peoplein theUK are(多元文化的)different fromthose used by adults.Living ina multicultural society has an effecton language,especiallyon the language ofthe young people,whose friends are often froma mix of backgrounds.Young Britishpeople uselots oflanguage thatyou usuallycant findin manydictionaries.These extremelyinformal(俚语)words andexpressions areknown as“slang It isnot possible to make a complete list of modemBritish slang-bythe time the list was finished,it wouldbe outof date!New wordscome andgo likefashion.However,not everybodyuses slangand noteverybody likesit.A schoolin Sheffield,inthenorth ofEngland,recently instructedits studentsto stopusing slang words.The headteacher saysthat if young peoplelearn tospeak“correctly”,it will help themget aplace atuniversity anda goodjob.When Britishpeople uselanguage likethis,ifs notsurprising thatsome internationalstudents saythey cantunderstandnative speakers.But perhapslearners dontneed toworry aboutcommunicating withnative speakersso much.Research shows that mostoftheEnglish spokenintheworld todayis spokenbetween non-native speakersofthelanguage.In fact,when wethink aboutInternational English”,there isno suchthing asa nativeor anon-native speaker.So,how importantis itto understand these slang wordsandexpressions If you watch films or television programs in(歌词),English,read magazinesin English,chat online in English or are interested in English song lyrics thenunderstandingslang can be veryuseful.
4.Why doyoung peopleuse differentwords thanadultsA.The younglive ina moremulticulturalsociety.B.The youngwanttokeep upwith thesociety.C.The youngcome fromdifferent backgrounds.D.The youngare educateddifferently atschool.
5.What dowe knowabout modern British slangwordsA.They areconstantly changing.B.They appearin manydictionaries.C.They areclosely relatedto fashion.D.They canbe includedinacomplete list.
6.Why areslangwordsforbidden ina schoolin SheffieldA.Teachers theredont likeslangwords.B.Using slangwords harmsstudents future.C.Slang wordsare notallowed inuniversities.D.Students therehave poorcommunication skills.
7.What can we inferfrom the last paragraphA.Slang helpsus toconnect tothe peoplearound.B.Non-native speakersof Englishneednt learnslang.C.Slang isused invarious waysin Englishtoday.D.English slangwill enjoya wideruse.【答案】
4.A
5.A
6.B
7.C【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文文章主要讲述了新的单词和短语一直在出现,语言一直在变一些语言比如说俚语在字典里是找不到的,但是俚语对于外语学习者也有很大影响【题详解】4细节理解题根据第一段“The wordsusedbyyoung peopleintheUK aredifferent fromthose usedby adults.Living in(多元文化的)a multiculturalsociety hasan effecton language,especially onthelanguageoftheyoung people,whose.(在英国,年轻人用的词和成年人用的词不一样生活在一个多元文friendsareoftenfromamixofbackgrounds化的社会中会对语言产生影响,尤其是对年轻人的语言,因为他们的朋友往往来自不同的背景)”可知,年轻人生活在一个更加多元化的社会,所以他们和成年人的用词不同,故选A【题详解】5细节理解题根据第二段“ItisnotpossibletomakeacompletelistofmodernBritishslang-by thetimethelistwas(要歹出一份完整的现代英国俚语清单是finished,it wouldbe outof date!New wordscome andgo likefashion.U不可能的——当清单完成时,它已经过时了!新词像时尚一样来来去去)”可知,现代英国俚语变化非常快,故选A【题详解】6细节理解题根据第三段“A schoolin Sheffield,inthenorth ofEngland,recently instructedits studentsto stopusingslang words.The headteacher saysthat ifyoungpeoplelearn tospeak€6correctly,\it willhelp themget aplace at(英国北部谢菲尔德的一所学校最近要求学生停止使用俚语校长说,如果年轻人学university anda goodjob.会“正确”说话,这将有助于他们在大学里获得一个好位置和一份好工作)”可知,谢菲尔德的一所学校禁止使用俚语,这样做是为了他们在大学里获得一个好位置和一份好工作,即学校禁止使用俚语是因为俚语对学生的未来有害,故选B【题详解】7推理判断题根据最后一段中“If youwatchfilmsortelevisionprogramsin English,read magazinesinEnglish,chat(歌词),onlineinEnglishorareinterestedinEnglishsonglyricsthen understandingslang canbe veryuseful.(如果你看英语电影或电视节目,读英语杂志,在网上用英语聊天,或者对英语歌词感兴趣,那么理解俚语会很有用)”可推知,英语俚语在很多领域,以很多方式被运用故选CCPerhaps morethan any other kindof work,creative workis themost activeone forbrainstorming.But a new reportbased on a survey of20,000creative people from197countries suggeststhat,in fact,a majorityof these professionals-including writers,musicians andphotographers-find thatbrainstorming islargely unhelpful for solving a creativechallenge.A file-sharing companyWe Transfersyearly surveyof creative people repeatsprevious researchabout theneed fbrindividualpreparation andreflection.Send peopleoff withthetimeand spaceto thinkproperly,andthequality oftheirideas willprobably improve,,Rob Alderson,WeTransfer^editor inchief says.In theprocess ofarranging meetings,it appearsthat we often ignoreto giveparticipants achance toprepare andformtheir thoughts.Its avery importantstep thatis supportedby AlexOsborn,theperson who popularizedbrainstorming.WeTransfer^survey suggeststhat meetingis theprimary killerof creativity.More than40%of respondentsnow一(障碍)consider“work includingthe administrativetasks requiredof employeesin bigcorporations-asabarrier togoodthinking.Thafs aworrying numbergiven thatalmost90%of ourrespondents workin creativefields whichrise andfallonthepower ofgood ideas,“the reportsays.It seemswe needto rethinkthewaywe workand play,particularly thewayhow wespend timeintheoffice.In pollingcreative peoplearoundtheworld,WeTransfer discoveredsome fascinatinggeographic phenomena.Forinstance,when itcomes tothe biggestdistractions tothinking aboutideas,French are more likely to blame theirsocial lifethan theirjobs,their partners,or socialmedia.Chinese,meanwhile,are morelikely topoint the finger at theirpartners.Though thegrowing bodyof evidencesuggests brainstormingmay notresult inthe bestideas,it isntentirely useless.A studypublished inthe journalCommunication Reportsstresses itsvalue asa team-building activityrather thana tacticalmeeting.If nothingelse,practicing thebasic rulesof brainstorming—positivity,openness,building onothers9ideas(团队凝聚力)-promotes teamcohesion and trust.
8.Whats thegeneral beliefof brainstormingA.Its ahot topicamong researchers.
8.It helpspeople tomake preparations.
9.Ifs acommon practiceto promotecreativity.
10.It canmake surepeople dosome reflection.9,What doweoftenleave outwhen wearrange ameetingA.Giving peoplean opportunitytohavetheir ownthoughts.B.Putting anend topointless conflictsand disagreements.C.Limiting themeeting toa certainamount oftime.D.Putting forwardthe mainsubject first.
10.What canwe concludefrom theexample ofFrench andChineseA.The Frenchblame othersfor mistakesat work.B.Chinese alwaysblame.C.Brainstorming isuseless forpeoplefromthese countries.D.There9re regionaldifferences inthinking patterns.
11.Who usesbrainstorming mosteffectivelyA.A writerpreparing foranewbook.B.A programmerlooking fornew ideas.C.A newprofessional eagertobepromoted.D.A managerorganizing groupbuilding activities.【答案】
8.C
9.A
10.D
11.D【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文文章讲述了提升创造力应该注意的地方和方法【题详解】8细节理解题根据第一段“Perhaps morethan anyother kindof work,creative workisthemost activeone forbrainstorming.But anew reportbasedon asurveyof20,000creative peoplefrom197countries suggeststhat,in fact,amajority oftheseprofessionals—including writers,musicians andphotographers—find thatbrainstorming islargely.(也许比任何其他类型的工作,创造性的工作是最活跃的头脑风暴但unhelpfulforsolvingacreative challenge一份基于对来自个国家的万名创意人士的调查的新报告显示,事实上,这些专业人士中的大多数——包1972括作家、音乐家和摄影师——发现头脑风暴在很大程度上无助于解决创意挑战)”可知头脑风暴的普遍观点是解决创意挑战,提升创造力,但实际上并无此作用,故选C【题详解】9细节理解题根据第三段“In theprocess ofarranging meetings,it appearsthat weoften ignoreto giveparticipants a.(在安排会议的过程中,我们似乎经常忽略给参与者一个机会来准备和chance toprepare andform theirthoughts形成他们的想法)”可知我们在安排会议时经常遗漏给参与者一个自己思考的机会,故选Ao【题详解】10推理判断题根据第五段“In pollingcreativepeoplearoundtheworld,WeTransfer discoveredsome fascinatinggeographicphenomena.For instance,when itcomes tothe biggestdistractions tothinking aboutideas,French are morelikely toblametheirsocial lifethan theirjobs,their partners,or socialmedia.Chinese,meanwhile,aremorelikely topoint.(在对世界各地的创意人士进行调查时,发现了一些令人着迷的地理现象thefingerattheirpartners WeTransfer例如,当被问及在思考想法时最大的干扰时,法国人更有可能归咎于他们的社交生活,而不是他们的工作、伴侣或社交媒体与此同时,中国人更有可能把矛头指向他们的伴侣)”可知法国人和中国人的思维模式不同,进而可推断思维模式存在地区差异,故选D【题详解】11推理判断题根据最后一段“A studypublished inthe journalCommunication Reportsstresses itsvalue asateam-building activityrather thana tacticalmeeting.If nothingelse,practicing thebasic rulesof brainstorming——positivity,openness,building onothers,ideas-promotes teamcohesion(团队长芟聚力)andtrust.(发表在《>勾通报告》杂志上的一项研究强调了它作为团队建设活动而不是战术会议的价值如果没有别的,练习头脑风暴的基本规则——积极、开放、以他人的想法为基础——可以促进团队凝聚力和信任)”可知头脑风暴有利于团队建设活动,所以组织团队建设活动的经理头脑风暴最有效故选DDResearch showsthat handwriting practice isnt just a useless task your teachers created toannoy you——it couldactually make kids smarter.According toHealth Key,researchers foundthat kids who practicewriting lettersdevelop betterrecognition skillsthan those whojust practiceseeing andsaying them.Handwriting practicealso producesdifferent brainactivationpatterns thanverbal repetition,more similarto patternsseen inadults.Other studieshave foundthat kidswho writeanessay by hand writemore andmore quicklythanthosewho usea computer,and thatthey9remorelikelyto write incomplete sentences.Katya Feder,a professorattheUniversityofOttawa Schoolof Rehabilitation,tells HealthKey thatwriting byhandintegrates motorpathways intothe brain-and indeed,handwriting engagesthe bodyina way thattyping doesnt.Eachstroke ofa keyfeels prettymuch thesame asanyother,but eachletter formedbyhandis unique,and itsno surprisethat(字母表)kids growmore accustomedtothealphabet whentheyre askedtowriteit out.Nor isit shockingthat kidswritemore quicklywith morecontent whentheydoso witha pen-I firststarted writinglonghand asawayto fightwriters block,and Ivesworn bythe techniqueever since.A lotof itsappeal hasto dowith itsphysicality—its easiertogeta flowgoingon thepage thanonthescreen,andthefeeling thatIm doingsomething helpsme keepgoing.Of course,the otherperk ofa penis thatits notconnected tothe Internet,and Iwonder if the kidswho werecomposing essays onthe computer were simply distracted from their work bythe machines many other offerings.Many(虚幻的)一ofthebenefits ofhandwriting areno doubtreal,but someof themare illusoryresearch showsthesamepaper黄草土也写)(gets abetter gradewhen itswritten neatlythan whenits scrawledno wordon howa typedversion would)measure up.So kids,practice yourhandwriting-if itdoesnt actually makeyousmarter,at leastit willmake peoplethinkyou are.12What doesthe underlinedword perkinthelastparagraph meanA.Benefit.B.Record.C.Usage.D.Disadvantage.
13.Why doesthe authordisapprove ofkids writingonacomputerA.Their healthwill beharmed.B.They cantconcentrate ontheir work.C.They canhardly writecompletesentences.D.They tendto reducethe abilitytoexpress.
14.In whichpartofa websitecanweprobably readthe textA.Society B.Life.C.Business.D.Education.
15.Which ofthe followingcanbethe besttitle for the textA.Handwriting couldmake yourkids smarterB.Handwriting couldshow onescharacterC.Will computersone dayreplace handwritingD.How domost peoplewrite things【答案】
12.A
13.B
14.D
15.A【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文文章主要讲述练习书写实际上可以让孩子变得更聪明【题详解】12词义猜测题根据划线词所在句子“Of course,the otherperk ofa penis thatits notconnected tothe Internet,and Iwonder if the kidswho were composingessays onthe computerwere simplydistracted fromtheir workbythemachine飞(当然,笔的另一个是它不连接互联网,我想知道那些在电脑上写文章的孩子们是否manyother offerings.只是被机器的许多其他功能分散了注意力)”可知在电脑上写文章会被机器的其他功能分散注意力,但是笔不连接互联网,所以这是笔的另一个好处,故猜测吧与同义,故选K BenefitA【题详解】13细节理解题根据最后一段“Of course,the otherperk ofa penis thatits notconnected tothe Internet,andIwonderif飞thekidswhowerecomposingessaysonthecomputerweresimplydistractedfromtheirworkbythemachinemany(当然,笔的另一个好处是它不连接互联网,我想知道那些在电脑上写文章的孩子们是否只是被otherofferings.机器的许多其他功能分散了注意力)”可知作者不赞成孩子们在电脑上写字是因为电脑的其他功能会分散他们的注意力,即他们不能集中精力故选B【题详解】14推理判断题根据第一段u Researchshowsthat handwritingpractice isntjust auseless taskyour teacherscreated to(研究表明,书写练习不仅仅是老师为了惹恼你而布置的一项无用annoy you-it couldactuallymakekids smarter.的任务——它实际上可以让孩子更聪明)”可知这是和教育有关的话题,故选D【题详解】15主旨大意题通读全文,尤其第一段uResearch showsthathandwritingpracticeisntjustauselesstaskyourteachers(研究表明,书写练习不仅仅是老师为了惹恼你而布置的createdtoannoy you-it couldactuallymakekidssmarter.一项无用的任务——它实际上可以让孩子更聪明)可知,文章主要讲述练习书写实际上可以让孩子变得更聪明选项“手写可以让你的孩子更聪明”符合文章题意,适合做标题,故选A A第二节(共小题;每小题分,满分分)
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512.5阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项Sometimes thereis nothingmore satisfyingthan pickingup yourthings andheading tothe beach.You canlie onthesand,walk alongthe shore,or bestof all,jump intothewater.16So howcan youstay outof harmsway onyour dayin thesunThebest wayis tolearn howto swim.However,even themost experiencedswimmer canstill getpulled intothe朝流),water.17They knowwhen andwhere there are dangerouscurrents Cand theywill noticeiftheweather istakinga turnfortheworse.18The chancesare ifanything happens,you wontbe ableto callout forhelp.A friendwillhelpreduce theamountoftimeittakestogetaidinanemergency,and youwill bedoing thesame foryour friends,too.Even ifyou area strongswimmer,you mayfail torecognise whensomeone elseis havingtrouble inthewater.(溺水)Therefore,its importantto knowthe signsof drowning.Many peoplethink that,when drowning,a personwaveshis or herarmsandshoutsfbr help.19Instead,he orshe willbe quietand still,with hisor herhead facingthe shore,bodyupright,and mouthatthelevel ofthewater.You couldbe rightnexttoa drowningperson andnot evenknow it.Ifyouseeapersonwhois drowning,dont jumpin tosave himorherifyoucant swimwell.Call forhelp andtry tothrow theperson alifesaving thing.20A.Also,never gointothewater alone.B.Different beachesmight havedifferent rules.C.But aperson inserious troublewont dothose things.D.Thafs whyyou shouldmake suretherearelifeguards onduty.E.It allsounds likefun,but youwont havea goodtime ifyou payno attentionto safety.F.Once theperson ison land,he orshe canget furthermedical attentionhe orshe needs.。