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阶段检测卷
(十)第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题L5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.Who mightJane beA.The woman,s mother.B・The mans wife.C・The mans mother.
2.Where doesthe manwant to goA.The seaside.B・A busstop.C.A post office.
3.What doesthe womanmeanA.The manshould quitMr Smith s lessons.B.The mancan tgraduate.C.The manhas totake Mr Smiths lessons.
4.What will the woman doA.Lend the man hertypewriter.B・Type somethingfor the man.C.Take achance toguess.
5..What dowe knowabout the womanA.She didn t listento the man.B・She regrettedhaving listenedto the man.C.She willchoose morecourses thisterm.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第6段材料,回答第
6、7题
6.Why can t the woman havethe partyon thetwenty-ninthTimes whenchildren have to wait for theirturns onplayground equipmentand followingtheplayground rulesby sharing,all theseform ponentsof ahealthy social-emotional development.Youngchildren develop their social-emotional skillsthrough practiceand small steps over time.As parentsor caregivers,it isfairly simple to supportyour childs social-emotional skills.Acts likeholdinghim,touching him,speaking to him andgiving himloving careand attentionare allhelpingfactors.When you allow themfreedom toplay,it isimportant to follow their interests in helping build theirsocial-emotional skills.Difficulties insocial-emotional skillscan oftenlead tochildren havingtrouble when playing withother children.Being easilyangry ornot empathizing(理解)with other children areall signsthat maypointin thisdirection.This canin turnlead to them notempathizing with the needsof otherchildren.As for the developmentof cognitive(认矢口的)skills,these developthrough practiceandopportunity overtime.And whilesome cognitiveskills maybe genetic,most arelearned throughreal lifesituations.In otherwords,learning andthinking skillscan beimproved throughexperiences.To enablethem tolearn,it isimportant that we aremindful ofwhat ourchildren are interested in.Andthis realizationis onlyset inplace oncethe childis givenenough time to growand explore.Depriving childrenof suchexperiences canmean that they mightstruggle withhigher-level thinkingskills.And whileit is normal tokeep themsafe,we forgetthat byrushing themand cuttingdown onplaytime,we reactually causingmore harmthan good.语篇解读这是一篇议论文通过分析户外玩耍对孩子的成长的利与弊,劝说家长让孩子在户外玩耍
28.What canplaying with otherchildrengreatly helpchildren doA.Learn fromotherchildren.B-Develop theirsocial emotion.C.Promote theirpersonal hobbies.D.Help themto controltheir emotion.答案B解析细节理解题根据第二段最后一句Young childrendeveloptheirsocial-emotional skillsthroughpractice andsmallstepsovertime.”及第三段最后一句When youallow themfreedom toplay,it isimportanttofollowtheirinterestsinhelpingbuildtheirsocial-emotional skills.“可知,当孩子们玩耍时可帮助他们培养社交情感技能故选B
29.What usuallybrings troubleto a child whileplaying withother childrenA.Not understandingothers.B,Caring toomuch aboutothers.C.Lacking social-emotional skills.D.Being moreselfish thanselfless.答案c解析细节理解题根据第四段的第一句Difficulties insocial-emotional skillscan oftenlead tochildrenhaving troublewhenplayingwithotherchildren.可知,社交情感技巧的缺乏往往会导致孩子与其他孩子玩耍时有困难故选C
30.What doesthe underlinedword“depriving“in thelast paragraphmeanA.Taking away.B.Providing for.C.Referring to.D.Focusing on.答案A解析词义猜测题根据上文“只有孩子得到足够的时间来成长和探索,这种认识才会到位”和下文“通过减少他们玩的时间,我们实际上造成的伤害大于好处”可知如果不让孩子玩即剥夺了孩子玩耍的时间会造成更多的伤害,故deprive指的是take away“带走,剥夺”故选A
31.What isthe mainpurpose of the textA.To callon usto promoteschildren sinterest.B・To showus theimportance ofsocial emotions.C.To tellus how to improvechildren ssocial emotions.D.To persuadeparents toallow theirchildren toplay outdoors.答案D解析写作目的题通读全文可知,作者花了大量篇幅来说明孩子参加各种户外活动的好处所以文章的主要目的是劝说父母允许孩子在户外玩耍D(2018•内蒙古巴彦淖尔第一中学期中)An Italianpany hascreated the world s first underwater farm.The stationnamed Nemos Gardenconsistsof fivebiospheres(生物圈)fixed to the bottomof the sea offthe coastof Savona,Italy.TheyJ rebeingused togrow strawberries,beans,garlic,and lettuce.“The maintarget ofthis projectis tocreate othersources ofplant productionin areas whereenvironmental conditionsmake itdifficult togrow cropsthrough traditionalfarming,including lackoffresh water,fertile soil,and extremetemperature changes,“said projectspokesperson LucaGamberini.The fivebiospheres,currently floatingbetween depthsof18and36feet,are constantlywatched byOcean Reef Group-a divingequipment pany-from acontrol centeron dryland.According tovarious newsreports,the plantsare wateredby dripsof wateron theinner wallsof the biospheres.With aconstanttemperature of79degrees dayand night,and humidity(湿度)at around83percent,the conditionsareideal forplants togrow well.The highamount ofcarbon dioxidealso encouragesgrowth.OceanReef president Sergio Gamberini said he came up withthe idea of growing plants underwaterduring a summer vacation in Italy.In hisown words,he wantedto dosomething thats different and toshowthe beautyof theocean.After twoyears offailed attempts,they finallywere able to get these fivebiospheresworking.Their successmay laythe foundationfor a new formof cropproduction thatcan bedonewithout harmingthe environment.In fact,the biosphereseems to be attractingwildlife.Octopuses(章鱼)and endangeredseahorses aretakingshelter under the structure,while crabs(螃蟹)are climbingup theanchors andinto thegreenhouses.None of the creatureshave damagedthe plantsso far.It sso kindof science-fiction toseethese twodifferent formsof lifeinteract,“Gamberini said.语篇解读本文主要讲述了一家意大利的公司建造了世界上第一个海底农场
32.Why wasthe underwaterfarm createdA.To helpexplore the sea.B-To protectsea creatures.C.To improvetheseaenvironment.D.To findanewway of growing crops.答案D解析细节理解题根据文章第二段中的“The maintarget ofthis projectis tocreate othersources ofplantproduction in areaswhereenvironmental conditionsmake itdifficult togrow cropsthrough traditionalfarmingv可知,海底农场的建立就是为了创造新的种植庄稼的方式故选D
33.Sergio Gamberinigot theideaofgrowingplants underwater.A.by chanceB・from sciencefictionC・after readinga newsreportD.after twoyears offailed attempts答案A角翠析细节理解题根据倒数第二段中的u OceanReefpresidentSergioGamberinisaidhecame upwiththe ideaofgrowingplantsunderwaterduringasummervacationinItaly.”可次口他是在去意大利过暑假的时候产生了这个想法,是突发奇想故选A
34.The lastparagraph iswritten mainlyto tellus that.A.the plants in the biosphere isprotectedB.the biosphereis environmentallyfriendlyC.sea creaturesmay doharm tothe biosphereD.sea creatureslike theplantsin thebiosphere答案B解析推理判断题根据最后一段的描述,尤其是第一句^In fact,thebiosphereseems to be attractingwildlife.可知,海底农场的建立没有破坏环境,反而吸引来了许多海底的生物,因此建立的这些生物圈是环保的故选B
35.What isthe textmainly aboutA.The underseaexploration.B.Growing plantswithout soil.C.A biospherethat attractswildlife.D.The world sfirstunderwaterfarm.答案D解析主旨大意题文章的第一句就提到了本文的大意“An Italianpany hascreated the worldsfirstunderwater farm.一家意大利的公司建造了世界上第一个海底农场,然后详细介绍了这个海底农场的相关情况故选D第二节(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余选项(2018•云南玉溪一中期中)It ssometimes hard to understand a teenager.ltJ seven harderif a teenager doesn,t agreewith you.36Listen towhat the teenager hasto say.37While youmay notentirely agreewith what hes saying,the tensionwill belessened ifthe teenagerfeels likeyou arelistening andtrying tounderstand him.Also,he mightreturn thefavor and give youthe chance to talkas well.It sbest tohave aconversation whereboth of youropinions matterrather thanfight andpossibly hurteach otherin theprocess.Understand thatwhile the teenager mayappear grownup andperhaps evensound matured,his mindhas not fully developed,and he cannot thinklike anadult all the time.38However,this doesn t mean youre pletelyright orhe deservesto beridiculed ortreated likeachild.,39However rememberthatthe teenager shouldunderstand when“no”is“no,Avoid bringingup a promise every time you disagree on something.This mightteach him that hecan always get awaywith what hewants,whenever hewants it.If theconversation launchesinto anargument,stop it.Tell himthat youboth needto calmdown andthinkclearly orthe problemwill neverbe solved.If herefuses to listen andcontinues arguing,step out ofthe roomand allowtime forboth ofyou tosettle down.Do notscold himor shoutback.Your wordswillpossibly belost on theteenagersince youboth aretoo angrytolistento each other.40A.He stillneeds tolearn,and hedoesnt know everything.B-Avoid having a badtone,including accusationsin yourwords.C.Find thegood pointstheteenager has andmention thenegative points too.D.This articletells youhowtodisagree with ateenagerin akind manner.E.People likebeing listenedto,so givehim thechance toexpress hisopinion.F.eupwithapromise ifthe situationallows one.G.Bring upthe topicafter awhile andmake sureyou listento eachother patiently.语篇解读这篇文章告诉你如何以一种友好的方式来反对青少年的不同观点
36.答案D解析根据It seven harderif ateenager doesnt agreew汕you.”以及下文内容可知这篇文章告诉你如何以一种友好的方式来反对青少年的不同观点故选D
37.答案E解析根据“Listen towhat theteenagerhasto say.”以及“While youmay notentirely agreewithwhathe,ssaying,the tensionwill belessened iftheteenagerfeels likeyou arelistening andtrying tounderstandhim.v可知这里想说人们喜欢被倾听,所以给他机会来表达自己的观点故选E
38.答案A角星析根据“Understand thatwhile theteenager mayappear grownup andperhaps evensound matured,his mindhasnotfullydeveloped,and hecannot thinklike anadult all the time.”以及However,this doesntmeanyoure pletelyright orhe deservesto beridiculed ortreated likeachild.可知这里意思是他依然需要学习,他并不知道每件事情故选A
39.答案F角星析才艮据“Avoid bringingupapromiseeverytimeyoudisagreeonsomething.This mightteach himthathecanalwaysgetaway withwhathewants,whenever hewants it.”可当口这里想说』口果情况允许,可以提出一个折中的方案故选F
40.答案G解析根据上文尤其是本段第一句可知这里想说过一会儿,再提出这个话题,并且要保证相互间要耐心地倾听故选G第三部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节(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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项(2018•辽宁大连、本溪高级中学联考)It wasthe secondtime mytire hadburst.This came after I41to findwater at an abandonedstation,where thecaretaker42my bottlesfrom hisown watersupply.After43several milesundertheburning sun,I44my handand eventuallya truck45_.An oldlocaland twoMoroccans gotout and46me tosqueeze in.At lastthey stoppedin frontof agarage.“Do youknow whereI canget something to47”I askedthe oldman.I hadnot yeteaten thatdayand washungry.“Nothing for miles,“was hisreply,followed byan48to driveme somewhere.I agreed,so Ileft mybikeat hisoffice andjumped intoa carparked outside.“I49pick anyoneup.v Hetold me.You arethe first.“We50have aname forpeople likeyou.”I said.You recalled RoadAngels.”He smiled.We stoppedin frontof a
51.As weate,the skygrew darkand52with clouds.He droppedme backtothe garage,where theworkers couldnt repair my bike.The driverturned upjust in53to onceagain54theday.I havefound ashop thatsells55tubes andtires.I can take youthere.v Ijumped intohis car,at thesamemoment aheavy rainpoured down.A56tire andtwo tubeslater,the stormhad rolledover.I57my angeland continuedmy journey.Throughout the58ride,I found goodness and59everywhere.People wentoutof their wayto helpwheneverI neededassistance.!hoped I would be ableto60a littleof the same kindnessto whoeverintrouble.语篇解读本文主要讲述了作者自己在自行车旅行中得到很多人的帮助,他希望自己也能传递哪怕一点点善意给那些深陷困境的人
41.A.planned B.volunteeredC.determined D.managed答案D解析这是我第二次车胎爆了这发生在我设法在废弃车站找水之后plan计划;volunteer志愿;determine决定;manage设法u故选Du
42.A.picked upB.sorted outC.took outD.filled up答案D解析在我设法在废弃车站找水时,看门人给我的瓶子装满水pick up拾起;sort out整理;take out取出;fill up装满故选Do
43.A.walking B.ridingC.driving D.running答案A解析后面提到了他伸手拦车可见他没有开车;后面虽然提到了他有自行车但是还提到了他的自行车爆胎了,因而排除B项;他此时很累,在烈日下也不会跑故选A
44.A.took backB.stuck outC.set downD.looked at答案B解析在烈日下走了几英里,我伸手拦车,想搭个便车,最后一辆卡车停下来take back拿回;stick out伸出;set down记下;look at看故选B
45..A.drove byB.broke downC.turned upD.pulled up答案D解析见上题解析drive by驶过;break down崩溃;turn up出现;pullup停下故选D
46.A.invited B.forcedC.manded D.arranged答案A解析他们下了车,邀请我上车invite邀请;force迫使;mand要求;arrange安排故选A
47.A.wear B.watchC.eat D.visit答案c解析我已经一整天没吃东西了,所以问到哪里能找到吃的故选C
48.A.announcement B.offerC.answer D.excuse答案B解析因为近处没有地方吃饭,所以他主动提出送我去找吃饭的地方announcement声明;offer主动提供,提出;answer回答;excuse借口故选B
49.A.always B.oftenC.never D.sometimes答案C解析下文说你是第一个可知,他应该是从来没有搭载过谁always总是;often经常;never从来不;sometimes有时故选C
50.A.drivers B-motoristsC.athletes D.cyclists解析前文提到了,我将自行车放下了,可知这里我自称为骑行者driver司机;motorist摩答案D托车手;athlete运动员;cyclist骑行者故选D
51.A.restaurant B・stationC.market D.harbor答案A解析前文提到老人答应带我去找吃饭的地方,所以可知我们停在一个餐馆前restaurant餐馆;station车站;market市场;harbor港口故选A
52.A.packed B.heavyC.filled D.familiar答案B解析天色变暗,乌云密布be/getheavy with“有大量的”用来修饰clouds故选B
53.A.turn B.timeC.return D.case答案B解析上文提到我得到了这位司机的帮助,这里司机再次及时出现拯救了我的糟糕的一天in turn依次,轮流;in time及时;in return作为报答;in case万一故选B
54.A.save B.callC.witness D.plete答案A解析见上题解析save挽救;call呼叫;witness见证;plete完成故选A
55.A.car B.truckC.bicycle D.carriage答案c解析因为要修理我的自行车,因此应该是找到了出售自行车配件的商店故选C
56.A.long B.wornC.free D.new答案D解析前文提到找到了出售自行车配件的商店,这里应该是换上了新的配件故选D
57.A.dropped B.visitedC.thanked D.entertained答案C解析这位司机帮助了我两次,我应该对他表示感谢故选C
58.A.entire B.helplessC.fancy D.future答案A解析在我的整个旅程中,我得到了很多的帮助,所以说我在这个过程中发现了很多的善意和慷慨entire整个的;helpless无助的;fancy奇特的;future未来的故选A
59.A petenceB.responsibilityC.generosity D.honesty答案c解析见上题解析petence能力;responsibility责任;generosity慷慨;honesty诚实故选Co
60.A.react toB.pass onC.get acrossD.show off答案B解析作为别人对我帮助的回报,我希望我也能传递哪怕一点点的善意给深陷困境的人react to对有反应;pass on传递;get across被理解;show off炫耀故选B第二节共10小题;每小题
1.5分,满分15分阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式2017•河北衡水武邑中学一模For you,the uClearand Brightvday thatfalls inevery Aprilmight beno morethan justanotherholiday-the factthat ites withthree daysoff schoolmatters tomost students
61.moremuch than the factthatit ispart of the24solar terms二十四节气.But this ancient systemthat Chinese people haveused62,to keepkeeptrack of the timeof yearwasadded tothe UNESCOlist ofIntangible CulturalHeritage ofHumanity人类非物质文化遗产on Nov.
30.To befair,the termsdo soundold;they
63.were inventedinventthousands ofyears agoto offerweatherinformation for agricultural
64.activitiesactivity.But thetruth is65,that theystill have aninfluence onour livestoday,even if we dont realizeit mostofthetime.For example,people from
66.northernnorth Chinaarein the habitof eatingdumplings
67.on theday ofWinter Solstice冬至.Andon Startof Autumn,some treat
68.themselvesthey toa bigfeast,especially ofmeat,something theycalluputting onautumn weight,or tieqiubiao.According toChinese writerand academicYu Shicun,the systemis a philosophyof time,
69.which appliesto everything.And thismeans theyare7O.unlikelylikely todieout.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
(八),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(2018•山西大同一中月考)Dear Linda,How iseverything goingwith youV vereturned backto Shanghaitiredly buthappy.I cant thankyouenough forall thekindness youoffered duringmy stayin NewZealand.When I first went there,I foundhard to use Englishproperly.lt wasyou whoalways helpme withpatient.Now I have made such great progress that I can speak Englishmore fluently.!even havea largevocabularythan before.!am not scared of English any more.When I was homesick,you keptme pany,chatting,playing gamesor showedme aroundthe scenicspots.You mademe feltas ifIwasone ofyour familymembers.There areso muchwonderful memoriesfreshin mymind.In addition,please rememberme to your parents.Best wishes.Yours,Yu Lei答案Dear Linda,tiredlyHow iseverything goingwith youI vereturned b讽^to Shanghai由(J buthappy.I cant thankyouenough forallthekindness youoffered duringmy stayin NewZealand.help patientmewith NowI havemadesuchgreatprogressthat I canspeakEnglish morehelpedpatience*largefluently.!even havea vocabularythan before.I amnotscaredofEnglishanymore.largershowedWhen Iwas homesick,you keptme pany,chatting,playing gamesor mearound theshowingWhen Ifirstwentthere,I found:hardto use Englishproperly.lt wasyou whoalways.y jfelt y.was£q1K muchscenicspots.You mademe7_7as ifI-------------one oryour ramilymembers.There areso--------------r reelwere JJ manywonderfulmemories freshin mymind.In addition,please rememberme toyour parents.A.She willattend ameeting.B,She willtravel toanother city.C.She willsee herdoctor.
7.How longwilltheparty runA.Four hours.B-Three hours.C.Two hours.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题
8.Why cantthewoman use both herhands wellA.Her motherdidntallow her touseher left hand.B.She wasborn right-handed.C.She wantedto bethesameas otherpeople.
9.What doesthemanthink ofbeing left-handedA.It issometimes inconvenient.B,It doesnt mattertohim.C.It isbetter thanbeing right-handed.
10.What dowe knowabout themanA.He oftenlends hiscar toothers.B-He driveswith hisleft hand.C.His friendsoften givehim aride.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题
11.What doesthewomanwant theman todo firstA.Dry somedishes.B-Wash someplates.C.Clean the stove.
12.Where willthemanlook foranother towelA.On theshelf.B-In thedrawer.C.In thecabinet.
13.What doesthemansuggest thewomandowiththeold towelA.Clean herbike.B,Clean hercar.C.Clean thegarage.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题Best wishes.,YoursYu Lei第二节书面表达(满分25分)2022年北京-张家口冬奥会将在北京和张家口举行,为了确保冬奥会圆满成功,组委会发起了志愿者招募活动假如你是北京某中学学生王倩,希望能成为一名志愿者请按要求用英文给组委会写一封申请信,内容如下年龄、性别、学历基本情况英语好、爱好体育、善于交往、乐于助人、熟悉本地情况个人条件我的承诺提供最佳服务注意L词数100左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数Dear Sir/Madam,My nameis Wang Qian.___________________________________________________________Yours faithfully,Wang Qian【参考范文】Dear Sii/Madam,My nameis WangQian.I wouldlike towork as a volunteerforthe2022Beijing-Zhangjiakou WinterOlympic Games.I ma girlof eighteenyears oldfrom ahigh schoolin Beijing,where the Games willbeheld.My spokenEnglish isgood and I canmunicate withforeigners fluently.What smore,Ihaveothervirtues-V mespecially fondof sports,familiar withBeijing,good atmunication andalways gladto helpothers.I amwilling toprovide the best servicefor everyathlete inthe WinterOlympicGames.Therefore,Ithink I m suitablefor servingtheGames.I willappreciate itif youcould offerme thechancetobeavolunteer.Yours faithfully,WangQian
14.What isthemandoing hereA.Taking abusiness trip.B・Visiting hisgirlfriend.C.Having aholiday alone.
15..Where willhe return the carA.In San Francisco.B.Right here.C.In anotheroffice.
16.What willthewomando nextA.Bring theman thekeys.B.Talk aboutthe insurance.C.Bring theman someforms.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.What are“mall rats”?A.Those whospend a lot oftime in malls.B・Those whoshop regularlyinmalls.C.Those whosteal thingsfrom malls.
18.Which isNOT mentionedasareason whypeople likemallsA.Feeling safe.B.fortable environment.C.Reasonable prices.
19.How manynight clubsare thereinthe Mall of America in MinnesotaA.
350.B.
8.C.
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20.When wasthe firstindoor mallbuilt inAmericaA.In
1935.B.In
1963.C.In
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3.C
4.A
5.A
6.A
7.C
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9.B
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12.B
13.A
14.B
15.B
16.C
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18.C
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20.C听力原文Text1WWhat timeare youleavingMrmgoing totry toleave by
1000.WTake careandgivemy besttoyourparents andJane.Text2MDoes thisbus gotothebeachWNo.You regoing thewrong way.You wantthe Number11bus.It stopsin frontofthepostoffice.Text3MI cant standMrSmithslessons.They areso boringand Icannot learnanything from them.WBut youcantafford todrop hisclass,otherwise you11never graduate.Text4MIs thereany chanceof myborrowing yourtypewriterWYes,I guessthat would be allright.Text5WI hadto dealwith somany courseslast termthat Ireally hada hardtime.MI toldyou itwouldbebetter foryou if you tookfewer coursesduring thefirst term.WI should have acceptedyour advice,but it stoolate now.Text6M MrsMontgomery Vve beentrying tofigure outwhen weshouldhavethe NewYear sparty.Could youtakea lookat thesedatesW Sure.The twenty-ninth isout.I11be outoftheoffice allday at a seminar.Either thetwenty-eighth orthethirtieth isfine.MWell,why dontwemake itthe thirtiethWe canhave itfrom threeto five.That way,everybody canjustgo homeafterwards.WSounds goodto me.You makethe invitations.r vegot torun.r vegot ameeting infive minutes.Text7WWhy dolots offoreigners write with theirlefthand,MI dontknow]m left-handed butnot all of usare.WSo whydo youwritewithyour lefthandIsn tit bettertouseyour right handMIt doesnt makeany difference.Left-handed orright-handed,it sallthesame.WWhenIwas young,I couldusebothmy handswell.But mymom toldme touse myrighthand.So now,like mostChinesepeople,I mright-handed.MMy momnever saidthat.She thoughtit wasmy ownchoice.WWelL isit everinconvenientMNo.WWhat aboutwhen youdriveMI dont drive,Mary.My friendsoften give mearide.Text8WCan yougivemea handwith somethings inthe kitchenI dont thinkIcanfinish everythingintime.MOK.What doyou wantme todoWFirst ofall,I needyou todry thedishes.r vealmost finishedwashing them.Imgoing toclean thestovewhen Ifinish.MOK.r11put theplates awayas Idry them.Where sthe towelOh,I seeit.WWe11have thisfinished inno timewith twoof usworking onit.MWhile youre cleaningthestove,I11wipe thecounters.That wasa greatmeal,by theway.WActually,I madefar toomuch foodto eatalone.rmglad youcould eover.MMy pleasure!This towelis alittle worn-out.Do youhave anotheroneWYes.Look inthat drawer.I shouldthrow thatold oneout.MKeep itand useit asa rag.You canclean yourbicycle withit.Text9WI thinkyou madethe rightchoice,ingtous.We havea wideselection ofvehicles youcan choosefrom.MIwouldlike torentacar witha goodair conditioner.WAll ourcars haveair conditionersin them.They reall standardwith us.MGood.I amhere visitingmy girlfriend.I wanthertohavea good time.WOh,is thatso Well,then,let meshow yousomething shemight like.MThis isa Porsche!WYes.Beautiful,isn titMYes,it looksfantastic.WTake aseat insideand seewhat youthink.So youwill takethe Porschethen,sirMYes,and Iwant tobuy theinsurance too.I thinkitsnecessary.WYou resmart tobuy it.At45dollars forthree days,it isagooddeal.MCan Ireturnthecar inSan FranciscoWSanFranciscoNo,sir.We onlyhave thisoffice here.You will havetoreturn ithere.MOK.It willbe fundriving backdown thecoast.My girlfriendwill likeit.WIt sa beautifuldrive.MWhere arethe keysWJust amoment,sir.We haveto finishfilling outthe forms.Text10Malls arepopular placesfor Americanstogo.Some peoplespend somuch time at mallsthat theyarecalled“mall rats”.Mall ratsshop untilthey dropin hundredsof storesunder oneroof.People likemalls formany reasons.They feelsafe becausemalls havepolice stationsor privatesecurityguards.Parking isusually free,and theweather insideis alwaysfine.The newestmalls havebeautifulrest areaswith waterfallsand largegreen trees.The largestmall inthe United States istheMallofAmericainMinnesota.lt covers
4.2million squarefeet.lt has350stores,8night clubs,anda7-acre carpark!There areparking spacesfor12,750cars.About750,000people shopthere eveiyweek.The firstindoor mallintheUnitedStateswas builtin1965in Edina,Minnesota.People loveddoing alltheirshopping inone place,so moreand moremalls werebuilt aroundthe country.Now,malls arelike towncenterswhere peopleetodo manythings.They shop,of course,but theyalso eatfood incourts andhavefood fromall overtheworld.They seemovies inmovie theaters.Some peopleeven gettheir dailyexerciseby doingthe newsport of“mall walking».Others goto mallsjust tomeet friends.In somemalls,peoplecan seea doctororadentist andeven attendchurch.In otherwords,people cando justabout everythinginmalls.Now residentscan actuallylive intheir favoriteshopping center.第二部分阅读理解(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A(2018•江西百所名校联考)Some Music Festivals Pitchfork Music FestivalAnyonewho adoresindie(独立的)music andup-and-ing artistswillhavean amazingtimeatthePitchfork MusicFestival inChicago sUnion Park.This isa wonderfulfestival thatexplores moreundergroundand less-known bandsthan theother bigChicago summerfestival,Lollapalooza.Date July14—16Location Chicago,Illinois MusicType IndiePrice$7-$365Essence MusicFestivalNo matterwhat timeoftheyear itis,New Orleansis anincredible placetobeifyoulove livemusic.The Essence MusicFestivalisacelebration ofgreat artists like DianaRoss,Chaka Khan,and MaryJ.Blige.Date June29—July2Location NewOrleans,Louisiana,USA MusicType RB,soul Price$126-$2,700Sziget FestivalBudapestknows howto organizea party,and Szigetis oneofthebiggest celebrationsof musicandculture inallofEurope.You canexpect towatch favoriteartistslikeBad Religionand MacDeMarcoappearing on the stageshere duringthis seven-day festival.Date August9—15Location Budapest,Hungary MusicType Eclectic,indie,rock Price$70-$96Flow FestivalTheFlow Festivalisagreat excuseto explorethe cityof Helsinki.Artists includingLana DelRey andTheXX willbe playing,among manyothers eto thisfestival toenjoy arelaxing atmospherewith anearth-friendly attitude.Date August11—13Location Helsinki,Finland MusicType Rock,soul,jazz Price$106-$199语篇解读本文介绍了几个音乐节及其相关信息,包括举办日期、地点、音乐种类和票价等
21.Where canyou enjoya musicfestival lastinga weekA.In Chicago.B.In Budapest.C.In Helsinki.D.In NewOrleans.答案B解析细节理解题根据Sziget Festival中的“Date:August9~15Location:Budapest,Hungary v可知,在Budapest的音乐节持续一周故选B
22.Which musicfestival willbe heldin FinlandA.Flow Festival.B.Sziget Festival.C.EssenceMusicFestival.D.Pitchfork MusicFestival.答案A解析细节理解题根据Flow Festival中的uLocation:Helsinki,Finlandv可知,在芬兰举行的音乐节是Flow Festival故选A
23.What isspecial aboutPitchfork MusicFestivalA.It ismore independent.B.It isheld underground.C.It focuseson unknown bands.D.It ismore famousthan otherfestivals.答案c解析细节理解题根据PitchforkMusicFestival中的“This isa wonderfulfestival thatexplores moreundergroundand less-knownbandsthantheother bigChicago summerfestival,Lollapalooza.可次口选CB(2018•广东湛江调研)My husbandandIused tothink we had allwehadever wanted.A beautifulhouse,three healthy,children andone moreontheway,two carsa coupleof four-wheelers forentertainment-We reallyhad italland weloved it.Then,the marketturned andmy husbandys jobataconstruction panywas gone.Thepany wasclosing downforever.We bothstarted lookingfor jobsright away,but thereweren tany tobe found.With eachpassing daywe were getting increasingly worried and wecontinued towork togetherin orderto pullour familythrough.The morewe pulledtogether,the closerwe got.I feltfeelings ofadmiration for my husband that Ihadn,t feltin years.That swhy itwas sohard formetowatch himblame himselffor ourpresent situation.1continuallyasked himto stopbut heseemed towant topunish himselffor nothavingajob.Finally,one afternoonI pulledhim asideand said,“We havefour healthychildren andeachother.That swhat simportant.That makesyouarich man.”^But whatifwelose thehouse Theywill hate me-you11hateme,“he replied.I smiledat himand putmy handson bothsides ofhis faceto makehim lookme inthe eye.No matterwherewe liveI willbe happy—as longas Ihave you,“I smiledagain asI realizedthatIwasn,t justsayingthat.In allthe strugglingtogether I had foundthat deeplove forhimthatIhadontheday wesaid“I do”.I couldsee hisshoulders andneck relaxed.He heldme closeand wewere ableto talkand plananddream togetherinaway thatwe hadn,tforquite sometime.It wasa turningpoint forus asa coupleand afamily.We arestill strugglingfor ourbetter life,but Iconsider uswell-off becausewe havesomething thatmoneycantbuy andno onecan takeaway fromus.语篇解读本文主要讲述了作者和丈夫虽然失去了工作,但是他们有四个健康的孩子和彼此,因此他们拥有了全部
24.We knowfrom thestory that.A.they bothfoundgoodjobs atlastB・her husbandwas outof workfor hisnot workinghardC.bothofthem feltanxious abouttheir unemploymentD.they didnt loveeachotherany longerafter theygot married答案C解析细节理解题由文章第二段中的“With eachpassing dayweweregettingincreasinglyworriedandwecontinued towork togetherin orderto pullour familythrough.v可次口他们对失业感到越来越担忧、焦虑故选C
25.By saying“The morewe pulledtogether,the closerwe got”,the wifemeans.A.her husbandworked harderfor beingcloserB.they hadcloser affectionas theystruggled togetherC.their housewas closer tothepany thanbeforeD.they wereclosertoanother employmentas timewent by答案B解析推理判断题由文章第二段中的“The morewe pulledtogether,the closerwe got.I feltfeelings ofadmirationformyhusbandthatI hadnt feltin years.”可知他们在一起奋斗有了更紧密的感情故选B
26.What istheir presentlife likeA.Hard butwarm.B-Wealthy butannoying.C.Hard anddisturbing.D.fortable andadmiring.答案A解析推理判断题由文章最后一段可推知他们在为更好的生活努力,生活虽然还是很艰难,但是他们却过得很温暖故选A
27.Which ofthe followingcan bethebesttitle forthe textA.Better Lifees B.Hard TimeGoesC.We HaveIt AllD.We LoseIt All答案c解析标题归纳题本文主要讲述了作者和丈夫虽然失去了工作,但是他们有四个健康的孩子和彼此,因此他们拥有了全部故选CC(2018•安徽皖南八校联考)Human brainsbegin growingand developingatavery youngage.They learnfromthesimplestexperiences,which enableyour childrentobeaware oftheworld.There,snodenying thatoutdoor playhelpsalot!。