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阶段检测卷
(八)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.Which citywill Kateleave forA.Los Angeles.B.Houston.C.Seattle.
2.When willthe meetingstartA.At
910.B.At
930.C.At
1000.
3..What is the womandoing hereA.Visiting friends.B.Going on a tour.C.Doing asurvey.
4.What doesthe mansuggest the woman doA.Use adictionary.B,Wait untiltomorrow.C.Ask someonefor help.
5.Where doesthe conversationmost probablytake placeA.In aclassroom.B.In abookstore.C.In a library.第二节(共15小题;每小题L5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 willthe womando atthe meetingA.Talk abouttheir equipment.B.Introduce theirservices.the senses-this,in turn,makes thebrain runat quickerspeeds,“Dr Fagansaid.语篇解读本文介绍了看3D电影可以锻炼大脑,提升认知能力
28.According to the research,people watchinga movie in3D.A.have a good exercisefor theirbrainB・lose theirshort memoryof itsplotsC.are willingto paya highprice forticketsD.react thesame wayas thosewatching itin2D答案A解析细节理解题根据第二段中的“…as astudy hasfound that3D filmsexercise thebrain andimproveshort-term functioningin asimilar way to brain-training tests.”可知看3D电影能4段炼大脑故选A
29.What can be learnedfrom the researchA.Watching2D filmslimits brain function.B・3D wouldbe acontributing factorin improving brain power.C.The testwas carried out after the wholefilm wasviewed.D.The participantstook thebrain-training-style testonce.答案B解析细节理解题根据第七段中的“…3D couldplay a part in improvingbrain power in the future.v知选B
30.Paragraph8is mainlyabout.A-the applicationof3DB・the disadvantagesof2D filmsC.the changein brain functionD.the significanceof the study答案D解析段落大意题根据第八段第一句These findings are moresignificant thanyou mightthink...这些发现比你想象的更重要,下文详细叙述了其重要性故选D
31.The textis mostlikely toappear in.A.a sportsnewspaperB・a biologytextbookC.a sciencemagazineD.a filmreview答案C解析文章出处题3D电影是高科技产品,所以这篇文章最有可能出现在科学杂志上故选CoD(2018•安徽六安一中月考)Some of the mostfamous universitiesin Americaare urgingstudents toconsider theidea ofputting offcollegefor ayear.lt scalled a“gap year”.And whileit sbeen mon and popularin Australiaand theU.K.for decades,the conceptis nowstarting togain significantsteam herein America.Why Agrowing number of high school seniors are tiredof ridingthe academicconveyor beltfrompreschool allthe wayto university.They reburnt out.Or notquite ready.Or they want toexplore a fewinterests beforedeciding what to studyin college,they revolunteering inNew Orleansor teachinginThailand.They restarting thegreat Americannovel,or workingfor a short time to helpfigure outwhatthey want to dowith their lives.Understandably,that makes a lotof parentsnervous.But a gap year does notmean that a studentwillremain degree-less forever.While thereare noformal studieson thenumberofstudents whodon tfinallygo tocollege afterthe gap year,evidence fromadmissions officersacross thecountry saysvery fewactually leave collegewithout finishingtheir courses.Taking agap yearcan actuallymake kidsmorefocused andready forfuture academiclife.In fact,Harvard Universitybelieves so much in the gap yearthat itencourages everystudent itadmits toconsider ayear offbefore matriculation(入学).The reasonbehind highereducation ssupport of the gap year isclear Better-prepared studentsmeanhigher pletionrates.And it s pletionthat matters.Parents shouldremember thatgetting akid intocollege isonlyhalf thebattle.According to the CollegeBoard,three out of fivestudents whoenter apublic four-yearcollege dont manageto obtain a degreewithin five years.And nearly30percent of all studentswho entercollegedon,t returnafterthe gapyear.Considering the fact thatthis years averageprice ata four-yearprivate collegeis about$23,712per year,it sa prettyexpensive placeto play around.语篇解读本文是一篇议论文美国一些有名的大学鼓励高中毕业生在入学前休学一年做其他事情,对此,许多家长感到很担忧文章分析了这一行为产生的原因及其积极作用
32.Students want to takeagapyear mainlybecause.©they wantto have an experienceof foreigneducation
②they wantto escapeacademic pressurefor awhile
③theywantto readmore booksbefore college©they are not pletelyprepared forcollege
⑤they can t decidewhattolearn incollegeA.
①③④B.
①③⑤C.
②③④D.
②④⑤答案D解析细节理解题根据第二段可知,学生们想要休学一年主要有三个原因
一、一直上学太累了,需要暂时抽离;
二、没有对大学生活做好准备;
三、不知道自己的兴趣所在,所以决定不了大学应该选择什么专业故选D
33.What makesparents feelconcerned aboutthe gap yearA.The highcost of thegapyear.B・The safetyrisks outsideschool.C.Their kidsdropping out of college.D.Their kidsfalling behindin theirlessons.答案C解析推理判断题根据第三段中的“But agapyeardoes notmean thata studentwill remaindegree-lessforever...evidence fromadmissions officersacross thecountry saysvery fewactuallyleavecollegewithout finishingtheir courses.”不难推测,家长们主要担心孩子们休学一年后不愿意再回学校完成学业故选C
34.Why dosome universitiesencourage thegap yearA.It meansstudents willhave enoughmoney topay forcollege.B・It allowsstudents to finish collegein lessthan fouryears.C.It getsstudents moreinvolved in their studies.D.It makesstudents developa petitivespirit.答案c解析细节理解题根据最后一段第一句可知,休学一年后的学生对大学生活准备得更充分,重返校园后能更加专注学习,因此毕业率也更高,这就是一些大学鼓励这一行为的原因
35.What isthe authors attitudetowards thegapyearA.Surprised.B.Supportive.C.Critical.D.Doubtful.答案B解析观点态度题根据全文内容,尤其是第三段倒数第二句uTaking agapyearcan actuallymake kidsmorefocused andready forfuture academiclife.”可以判断,作者支持休学一年的做法第二节(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•广东佛山顺德区教学质量检测)Many ofus arehardwired NOTto askfor help.We thinkit makesus appearweak.We thinkpeoplewill sayno.We thinkwe haveto doeverything ourselves.
36.We haveto getover that,and there s howGet overyourselfNo one-and I mean NOONE-got anywherealone.You cannotand shouldnot doeverythingyourself.You arenot,in fact,always the best personfor the job,or the“only”person whocan doit.Askingfor help is signof strength,not weakness.Asking for help clearsspace for you andfrees yourtime andenergy.
37.Rebuild yourthinkingRebuild whatit meansto askforhelpfrom“I ama weak,inpetent loserto I am strategicallyallocatingmy timeto focus on whatmatters most.Don tfocusonthefactthat youcan tdo somethingordon thave thetime.
38.It,sa chance toconnect,a chanceto valuea colleague,a chanceto getsomethingdone fasteror better,achanceto optimizeyour owntime andtalents.39Asking forhelpis about tappingvaluable resourcesto get the bestoute themost quicklywith thefewestresources expended.That,safancy wayof saying“gettheright peoplefor thejob”,
40.And thebestwayto do thatis to know yourcolleagues,and proactivelybuild relationships.A.Know yourcolleaguesB・Think aboutyour colleaguesC・Your energycan t be wastedD.It sa smartstrategyE.It s all aboutbuilding theright teamF.Instead,think aboutwhat youwill gainfrom theaskG.Whatever thereason,we dont askfor thehelp weneed语篇解读本文主要讲述了很多人天生不爱寻求帮助,我们应该学会克服这一点,不要自以为是,应该重建想法,了解同事,积极地建立关系
36.答案G解析根据本段介绍很多人天生不喜欢求助,G项不管什么原因,我们都不向别人寻求我们需要的帮助符合本段意思,承接上文
37.答案D解析本段介绍了寻求帮助的原因和种种益处D项这是一个聪明的策略符合语境,承接上文
38.答案F解析根据上句意思“不要把注意力集中在你不能做某件事或者没有时间上,”并根据下文“这是一个联系、评价一个同事,一个更快或更好地完成某件事的机会,一个机会来优化你自己的时间和才能”可知,该处和空前一句是转折关系F项相反,想想从这个寻求帮助中你会得到什么符合语境
39.答案A解析根据本段最后一句可知这一段是关于了解同事,建立关系A项意思了解你的同事符合语境,作为本段的标题最合适
40.答案E解析本段主题是了解同事,并且上文是说寻求帮助就是利用宝贵的资源,找合适的人做这份工作E项这一切都是为了建立一个正确的团队承接上文,符合语境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・吉林舒兰第一高级中学期中)Before readingMcCarty sstory I had thoughtthatasmile justinvited unwantedattention.Afterwards Ihad a41opinion.!found thatsmiling could42myself and the people around me.()Recently Ibecame a n_43_in myson sschool.The moreI drovethe moreI heardthe otherdrivers44about a new crossing guard,the personwho45the flowof trafficso thatcars canget in and outof theschoolarea46and safely.The guard,not havingmuch47,seemed unsurewhen hemade a decision,which often48long linesof heavy traffic.Most dayshe lookedworried.I sawcars passby himwith the49drivers.!wanted todo somethingjust tomake theguard
50.Then Irealized Idid havethe51to changeat leastone interaction(互动)in hisday.One morning()when thecrossing guardgave mean52to pullinto theschool,I movedmy carforward.Then,justbefore Ibegan my53,I gavehim abig smile.He sawme,and thenhis face
54.He smiledback atme asIcontinued myturn.That sit.That,sallit took.I knewIhadmade a55in hisday.And56I havenot spokena wordto thisman,I knowhe57me becausewe smiledto each other everytime hesees mebehind thewheel.Now,I58smile towardpeople aroundme.I can t speakfor thepeople whohave59these smiles,butI cansay mylife isso much60somuchmore joyous,that I cantimagine howI lived without such asmile.I hopeIcanmake othersshare theirhappiness justas freely.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文作者通过一个小故事告诉我们应该多向他人微笑
41.A.poor B.newC.strong D.popular答案B解析poor可怜的;new新的;strong强壮的;popular受欢迎的句意为在读McCarty的故事以前,我原以为一个微笑只会引起不必要的注意后来,我有了一个“新的”看法故选Bo
42.A.change B.protectC.educate D.surprise答案A解析change改变;protect保护;educate教育;surprise使惊讶由下文交通协管员的故事可知,微笑可以“改变”“我”和“我”周围的人们故选A
43.A.teacher B.cleanerC.driver D.adviser答案C解析teacher老师;cleaner清洁工;driver司机;adviser顾问由下文的“The moreI drove”可知,“我”成了“我”儿子学校里的一名“司机”故选C
44.A.ask B.argueC.learn D.plain答案D解析ask问;argue辩论;learn学习;plain抱怨由下文的ulong linesof heavytrafficv可知,司机们会对此“抱怨”故选D
45.A.admits B.controlsC.breaks D.notices答案B解析admit承认;control控制;break打破;notice注意到由上文的“a newcrossingguard”可知,此人“管制”着交通以便车辆能够“快速”安全地进出校区故选B
46.A.quickly B.closelyC.quietly D.lately答案A解析见上题解析quickly迅速地;closely紧密地;quietly安静地;lately近来故选A
47.A.interest B.discussionC.experience D.consideration答案C解析interest兴趣;discussion讨论;experience经历,经验;consideration考虑由上文的“a newcrossingguard”和下文的useemed unsurewhen hemade adecisionv可知,这位交通协管员没有太多“经验”故选C
48.A.drew B.reducedC.followed D.caused答案D解析draw吸引,绘画;reduce减少;follow跟随;cause引起由上文的“The guard...seemed unsurewhenhe madeadecisionv可知,这位协管员在指挥交通时犹豫不定,所以经常“造成”交通堵塞故选D
49.A.careless B.impatientC.drunk D.dangerous答案B解析careless粗心的;impatient不耐烦的;drunk喝醉了的;dangerous危险的由上文的ulong linesofheavytraffic,,可知,司机们感到“不耐烦”了故选B
50.A.relaxed B.proudC.nervous D.confused答案A解析relaxed放松的;proud自豪的;nervous紧张不安的;confused困惑的由上文的“Most dayshelooked worried.”和下文的“He smiledback atme”可知,“我”想做点什么让这位协管员感到“放松故选A
51.A.truth B.messageC.power D.program答案C解析truth事实;message消息;power力量;program程序“我”意识到自己有“能力”做一些改变故选C
52.A.address B.giftC.report D.sign答案D解析address地址;gift礼物;report报告;sign手势这位交通协管员给了“我”一个“手势”,让“我”驶入学校故选D
53.A.work B.turnC.test D.journey答案B解析work工作;turn转弯;test测试;journey旅程由下文的uas Icontinued myturn,可知,这里是说“我”在“转弯”之前故选B
54.A.softened B.reddenedC.darkened D.hardened答案A解析soften(使)变柔和;redden(使)变红;darken(使)变黑;harden变硬由上文的“Mostdayshe lookedworried.和下文的“He smiledback atme”可知,他的脸色“变得柔和”了故选A
55.A.speech B.mistakeC.decision D.difference答案D解析speech演讲;mistake错误;decision决定;difference不同“我”通过微笑使这位协管员的心态发生了改变make adifference意为“产生影响”,符合句意故选D
56.A.now thatB.as ifC.even thoughD.only if答案c解析now that既然;as if好像;even though即使;only if只要即使“我”没对他说一个字,“我”知道他认识了“我”,因为每次相见时我们都互相微笑故选C
57.A.believes B.recognizesC.supports D.interviews答案B解析见上题解析believe相信;recognize辨认,认识;support支持;interview采访故选B
58.A.always B.neverC.hardly D.sometimes答案A解析always总是;never从来没有;hardly几乎不;sometimes有时候由下文的“lean timagine howIlivedwithoutsuchasmilev可知,现在“我”“总是”会对周围的人微笑故选A
59.A.sentB.enjoyedC.collected D.received答案D解析send寄出;enjoy喜爱;collect收集;receive收到由上文的smile towardpeoplearoundmev可知,这里是说那些“收至U(receive)”微笑的人们故选D
60.A.easier B.longerC.brighter D.busier答案C解析easier更容易;longer更长;brighter更明亮;busier更忙碌由上文内容可知,微笑使“我”的生活“更明亮”、更快乐故选C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-湖南三湘名校教育联盟三联Overweight childrenand teenagersaged between5and18in theChina mainland
61.willreachreach
8.5million in2025,a number
62.that/which surpasses超过the populationof Spain,a studysaid.According to thestudy,among theobese Chineseyouth,millions of them
63.were reportedreporttosuffer fromall kindsof diseases.lt alsostated thatin allthere wouldbe268million overweightschool-aged childrenworldwide by2025,
64.includinginc1ude91million obesechildren,if noeffective
65.measuresmeasure couldbe takento stopthe existingtrends.Inactivity andthe consumptionofjunk foodand sodadrink contributed
66.to thegrowing numberof overweight
67.youthyoung in theworld.68,T0respondrespond tothe increaseof obesechildren in China,the StateCouncil releasedaguideline thisyear.The guidelineaimed toprevent morechildren frombeing obeseand iturged thatthelocal governmentin China69・should strengthenstrength thetraining ofmedical staffaround children,s healthand promoteknowledge of7O.balancedbalance eatingand drinkinghabits amongtheir parents.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•广西桂林九校联合One eveningI wentout with my friendsWang Yi for a meal in a country pub.We leftat930and Iwasoffered totake WangYi home.We weredriving alongwhen,suddenly,a cardrove pastus outofcontrol.The carcrashed andbefore that it burst into flames.We rantotheburning carquickly.When wegetthere,we sawthree peopletrapping inside.They werescreaming and we knewwe hadto getthem in.lt wasextremehot as we openedthe doors,andwe saved themsuccessfully.lt snice feelingto knowthey havehelpedto savethose people.答案friendsOne eveningT wentout withmy WangYifor amealin acountrypub.We leftat930friendbeforeout ofcontrol.The carcrashed andthatitburstintoflames.We rantotheburning caraftergettrappingquickly.When wethere,we sawthree peopleinside.They werescreaming andwegot trappedinextreme andfknewwe hadto getthem.It washot aswe openedthe doors,wesavedthemout extremelyandI wXsoffered totake WangYi home.We weredriving alongwhen,suddenly,a cardrove pastusc”,八.r vi theyi ij[iTsuccessiully.lt snice feelingtoknowhave helpedto savethose people.a第二节书面表达(满分25分)(2018・安徽师范大学附中测试)假定你是李华,你校即将举行国际中学生科学论坛活动,你想报名做一名志愿者请用英文写一封邮件申请参加主要内容包括
1.写信目的;
2.自我介绍;
3.希望获准注意
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数Dear Siror Madam,With all my best regards.Yours sincerely,Li Hua【参考范文】Dea】Sii orMadam,r mwriting thisletter toapply to work as a volunteeryou have advertised for.In myopinion,not onlycanvolunteer workhelp meenrich myknowledge andexperience,but alsoit canhelp thevisitors fromallover the world toknow betterabout ourschool.I amgood atEnglish.In addition,in thepast threeyears I have takenpart inmany socialactivities inwhichI performedwell andgained richexperience.Furthermore,my interestand skillin municationandteamwork contributeto myapplication for thejob.I wouldappreciate aninterview atyour convenience.r mlooking forwardto hearingfromC.Offer theirservices.
7.When willthe meetingbeginA.Monday at200p.m.B-Tuesday at200p.m.C.Tuesday after100p.m.听第7段材料,回答第
8、9题
8.What are the speakersmainly talkingaboutA・A graduationceremony.
8.A classmatereunion.C・A birthdayparty.
9.When didthe manfinish highschoolA.In
1992.B.In
1994.C.In
1997.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题
10.What isthewomanreadingA.The Travelsof Polo9s Father.B-The Silk Road.C.The Travelsof Marco Polo.
11.How longdid Marco Polo stayin ChinaA.Seventeen years.B.Four years.C.Twelve years.
12.When didMarcoPoloarrive inVeniceA.In
1271.B.In
1275.C.In
1295.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题
13.Where isLena fromA.India.B.Africa.C.America.
14.Why doesLena haveto workA.Her familyis poor.B-Her parentsare busy.C.She wants to berich
415.What timedoes sheget upinthe morningA.At
500.B.At
600.C.At
630.
16..What isLena sdreamA.To earnmore money.you soon.Yours sincerely,Li HuaWithallmybestregards.B.To be a teacher.C.To owna shop.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.What didthe speakerdo atthe beginningofthe programA.She playeda newrecord.B・She describedsome singers.C.She introducedthe program.
18.What shouldyou listen to ifyou wantto hearfrom theartists themselvesA.About the Big Hits.B.The Historyof Pop.C.Pop Words.
19.What isthe programThe Road to Musicintended forA.Introducing newsongwriters.B-Hearing fromlisteners opinions.C.Providing thebackground withmusic.
20.What can we learnfrom the textA.It simpossible forforeigners to understand mostpop songs.B.Pop wordsisthelisteners favoriteprogram.C.It sdifficult for native English speakers tounderstand somepop songs.答案l.A
2.B
3.B
4.A
5.C
6.B
7.A
8.B
9.A
10.C ll.A
12.C
13.B
14.A
15.A
16.C
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20.C听力原文Text1MI metJim inthe streettoday.WReally Didhe saysomething abouthis sisterKateMYes.She oughtto beleaving Houstonvery soon,because herhusband hastaken ajob inLos Angeles.Text2WBe quick,or we11be lateforthemeeting.MDon tworry.We stillhave another20minutes.lt isten pastnine now.Text3MSo,how longhave youbeen here,WJust acouple ofdays actually.r monabig journey.You knowImvisiting allthe placesof interesthere.Text4Wr mtranslating aChinese letterinto French.And thereare afew sentencesI dont knowhow totranslate.Could youhelp meoutM Let me see...Hmm,these aretoo difficultfbr me.When doyou needtofinishit Maybeyou shouldusea dictionary.Text5MGood morning.d like to borrowsome novelsin English.What bookswould youremendWIt mightbeagood ideato readsome easyarticles first.You willenjoy themmore andbe ableto readfast.MThat sagoodidea.Thank youfor youradvice.Text6Mrdliketoset upa meetingso youcan einandtalk tous aboutyour servicesin moredetail.WIamavailable nextMonday orTuesday,and timeafter100p.m.MLet ssay Monday at
200.Do youknow whereour officesare,WYes I have beenthere before.MWill youneed anyequipment setup foryour presentationWNo.I havea puter.As longaswehaveaconference room,we shouldbe allset.MOK,see youMondayat200p.m.WSee youthen.Text7WLynn,Jackie called.MWhat didhe say,BettyWYour classmatesare havinganother classreunion.M Whatfun!We havent seeneachotherfor almostfiveyears.Since wefinished ourhighschoolin1992,Ihaveonly metsome ofmy classmatestwice.WThat samazing.I don,t evenreally keepin touchwithmybest friendfrom highschool!MJackie andI takeour friendshippretty seriously.After all,old friendsarethebest friends!Text8MWhat areyou reading,BelindaWThe Travelsof MarcoPolo Ats terriblyinteresting.MLetmehavealook.WYes.Look,this isVenice.lt sa beautifulold townin Italy.MOh,yes.That swhere MarcoPolo wasborn,isn titWThat sright.And heand hisfather anduncle leftItaly in1271and arrivedin Chinain
1275.MWhat a long journey!WT know.They traveledby shipand thenalong thefamous“SilkRoad”.MFour years!And whos thisWKublai Khan.MarcoPoloworked veryhard forhim.MI thinkthey stayedinChinafor along time.WUm...seventeen years.And thenthey hada reallydifficult anddangerous journeyhome.They arrivedinVenice in
1295.Text9WWho sthe girlinthepictureMShe sLena.WLena lookslovely.Is shean AmericanMNo,she isn t.She sfrom Africa.She isthirteen.WOh,she sas oldas me.M Yes,but shecantgo to school likeyou.Her familyis verypoor,so shehas towork everyday.W Sheisonly thirteen,and hastoworkWhat doesshe dothenMShe getsup atfive oclock inthemorningand startsworking withher father.Then sherides intotownand sellsfruit instreets.WPoor Lena!I thinkshe wantsto gotoschoolvery much.MYes,she oftendreams ofstudying atschool!And she,s gotanother dream.WWhat isitMShe wantsto haveher ownshop oneday!Text10Good evening!You arelistening toPop Worldof BCDInternational.r mSusan.Well,first,I wouldliketo sayafewwords tomy dearlisteners whoarenotvery familiarwith thisprogram.Since manypeoplewanttolistentoand understandpop songs,radio producersat BCDInternational havemadehundreds ofprograms overthe years.We notonly haveaccess tothe starsofthemusic world,but wealsohave alarge libraryof ugoldenoldie”classics,as wellas thelatest releases.For thoseof youwho likea bitofbackground withyour favoritemusic-theresThe Historyof Popor TheRoadtoMusicAi youwant tohearfrom theartists themselves,there,sanew seriescalled AbouttheBigHits.This isbased oninterviewswith popularsingers andsongwriters.If youwanttounderstand the words tothe bigmusic hits,PopWords istheprogramforyou.After all,it shard enoughfornativeEnglishspeakerstounderstandmostpop songs一so,if Englishisntyour firstlanguage,you shouldntbesurprised ifthewordsto manysongsleave youinthedark.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•河南深河高级中学模拟)Books You11Need forYour Shelfin Fall2017♦Sluing Time一By Zadie SmithThe authorof countlessessays has anewwork offiction onthe way,and,once again,she slookingat young women ofcolor findingtheir livesas theygrow intoadulthood.In Swing Time,itstwo friendswhoshare apassion fordancing.As thewomen reachtheir20s,they partways-but theirfriendshipcontinues throughouttheir lives.♦Another PlaceYouve Never Been一By Rebecca KauffmanHer collectionis aset ofconnected stories,each abouta youngwoman namedTracy wholives andworksas awaitress.The storiesfollow Tracyfrom childhood to present day,through partiesinto theworkingworld.Some areshowed byTracy herself,but were givena fullerview ofher characterfromstories toldfrom eyesof others.♦Moonglow一By Michael ChabonMichael Chabondrew inspirationfor hisnew novelfrom storieshis grandfathertold in1989一stories ofa colorfullife thattouched onunexpected bitsof history.lt promisesto bearall ofChabon sbestqualitiesamazing accounts,real andknowable characters,and a taste of top humor.^Whatever Happenedto InterracialLove一By Kathleen CollinsKathleen Collinsdied in1988at just
46.Written severaldecades ago,the storiesoffer anhonest,artful peepholeinto thethoughts andexperiences ofthe blackpeople andwomen aboutwhom Collinswrites.语篇解读本文推荐了2017年秋季,书架上需要的一些书籍,并对这些书籍进行了介绍
21.If Andywantstoread somethingfunny,whose bookcanberemendedA.ZadieSmith.B.MichaelChabon.C.KathleenCollins.D・RebeccaKauffman.答案B解析细节理解题Andy想要读有趣的文章,而的介绍中“atasteoftophumor”可知此书特别幽默,故选B
22.In whichpart ofalibrarycanweprobably findSwing TimeA.Math.B.Women.C.History.D.Medicine.答案B解析推理判断题根据文章介绍的第一本书SwingTime中的“she slooking atyoungwomenof colorfindingtheirlivesas theygrow intoadulthood”可知,选B
23.The bookAnother PlaceYou veNever Beenis writtenby following.A.order oftimeB・order ofspaceC・order ofimportance D・order ofemergency答案A解析细节理解题根据文章对A几other P/ace veNeverBeen的描述^The storiesfollowTracy fromchildhoodtopresentday,讲述了Tracy从童年到现在的故事,可知这本书是按时间顺序写的,故选AB(2017•山东郑城二中教学质量监测)Lying alongsidemountains ofsmelly garbageunder theSouth Americansun,Cateura isalongwayfrom theconservatories ofPrague orVienna.Yet thetownship,which grewoutofParaguay slargestdump(垃圾场),is gaininga reputationasahothouse formusical talentand forits youthorchestra(管弦乐队)that playsinstruments madefrom garbage.The worldsends usgarbage.We sendback music,“says Favio Chavez,leader ofthe uRecycledOrchestra,during arecent visitby thegroup toLosAngeles.Orchestra members,poor childrenfrom Cateura,play violinsfashioned fromoven traysandguitars madefrom dessertdishes.The orchestraprovides the youngsters anoutlet andan escape,a chancetogo beyondthe messof theirslum(贫民窟)through themusic ofMozart,and evenSinatra.In thebeginning,it wasdifficult toplay,“says the10-year-old violinistCeleste Fleitas.But Faviohelped melearnover time.From Favio,Ihavelearned tobe moreresponsible andvalue thethings Ihave.”The destinationfor more than1,500tons ofwaste eachday,the munityhas nosafe drinkingwaterand littleaccess toelectricity orsanitation(卫生设施).Illiteracy issevere,andthechildren ofthetownship oftenfall intodrugs,violence andcrimes.Favio Chavez,a musicaltalent,came toCateura as an environmentaltechnician in2006and startedayouth musicschool.He knewshop-bought instrumentswere beyondthe meansof villagerswhose shedsareworth lessthan aviolin,so heapproached acarpenter tomake someoutofwaste from the dump.The orchestracaught the eye ofParaguayan filmmakerAlejandra Amarilla.She uploadeda shortpiece ofthe orchestra to YouTube in2012,hoping tosecure crowdfunding for whatwould beeLandfillHarmonic,a documentaryreleased acrossthe UnitedStates thismonth andpromoting theyoungsters onatour oftheworlds musichalls lateron.语篇解读本文主要介绍了一个利用垃圾制造的乐器来演奏音乐的管弦乐队的故事
24.What isthebesttitle ofthetextA.Youngsters CarryTunes fromGarbage toVictoryB.A MusicTalent Hitthe RoadtotheWorld StageC.A Townfor MusicFansD.An OrchestraonaGlobal Tour答案解析标题归纳题根据文章第一段和全文内容可推知,本文主要讲的是一群年轻人利用垃圾A制造的乐器演奏音乐并取得成功的故事所以项为最佳标题A
25.What dowe knowabout CateuraA.It hasraised peoples awarenessof recyclingtrash.B・It hascaught moreattention throughthe orchestra.C.It recyclesmorethan1,500tons ofrubbish perday.D.It providesits childrenwith betterschooling conditions.答案B解析推理判断题根据第一段的第二句可知,Cateura因其音乐人才和其弹奏用垃圾做的乐器的青年管弦乐队而闻名,得到了更多的关注,故选B
26.Why didAlejandra Amarillaupload apiece ofthe orchestrato YouTubeA.To assisttheyoungsterswith aworld tour.B・To collectfundingfora documentary.C.To organizecarpenters tomake instruments.D.To catchtheeyeoftheParaguay government.答案B解析细节理解题根据最后一段第二句中的“She uploadedashortpieceoftheorchestratoYouTubein2012,hoping tosecure crowdfundingfor whatwould beeLandfill Harmonic,a documentaryv可知,Alejandra Amarilla把管弦乐队的作品上传到网上是为了给纪录片筹钱故选Bo
27.What canwe learnfrom FavioChavezA.To workinateam weighsmore.B,To recyclethings isto conservethings.C.To becreative isa quality ofaleader.D.To ownnothing isno excusetodonothing.答案D解析推理判断题根据第三段FavioChavez把垃圾变为乐器的事可推知,即使什么也没有也可以有所作为,故选DC(2017・贵州遵义高级航天中学五模)Paying ahigher pricethan usualforaticket tosee afilm in3D isthe annoyanceof manyacinema-goers life.But theremay bea benefitto doingso,asastudy hasfound that3D filmsexercise thebrain andimproveshort-term functioninginasimilar wayto brain-training tests.The researchfound that people whowatched amoviein3D improvedcognitive(认知的)skills,pared tothose whowatched itin2D.The researchwas ledby neuroscientist(神经学家)Dr PatrickFagan fromGoldsmiths UniversityinLondon.More than100people tookpart inthe experiment,where participantswatched Disneyfilm BigHero6in eitherstandard formator RealD3D.They alsocarried outa brain-training-style testbefore andafter seeinga sectionfromthefilm.Thetest coveredmemory,reaction timesand cognitivefunction andthe resultswere paredlater.According totheresearch,which wascarriedoutin partnershipwith sciencegroup ThrillLaboratory,participants experienceda23percent increasein cognitiveprocessing,as wellasan11percent increaseinreaction times.Dr Fagansaid thatthe resultsshowed enoughof animprovement inbrainfunctionto suggestthat3Dcould playapartinimprovingbrainpowerinthefuture.uThese findingsare moresignificant thanyou mightthink,“he said.It isa factthatpeopleareliving longerand thereisanoticeable declinein cognitivebrainfunctionin oldage whichcan worsenfuturequalityoflife.There hasnever beena bettertimetolook atways toimprove brainfunction.Theinitial resultsof thisstudy showthat3D filmsmay potentiallyplayarole inslowing thisdecline.”A secondpart ofthe experimentinvolved thosewatching thefilm beingfitted withheadsets thatscannedbrain activityand thistoo showedheightened(力口强的)activity whenwatching3D.Accordingto theresults,participants wereseven percentmore engagedwith whatthey werewatching,adding toargumentthat3D moviesare morelike watchingreal-life-something ProfessorBrendan WalkerfromThrill Laboratoryagreed with.“As ProfessorBrendan Walkers testconcluded,3D filmsare moreattractive andheighten。