2021北京昌平二中高三（上）期中英語（教師版）

2021北京昌平二中高三（上）期中英語（考試口寸間90分鐘滿分100分）本試卷共8頁?？忌鷦毡貙⒋鸢复鹪诖痤}卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分:知識運用（共兩節(jié)，30分）一、完形填空（共10小題:每小題1.5分,共15分）閱讀下面短文，舉握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Lastsummer,!hadjustenoughmoneysavedtobuyagoldenticket-a3-monthtrainpassthatwouldtakemetothefurthestreachesofEurope.Excitedformyjourney,I1allthenecessarystuff_2theguidebook.Tobehonest,Ifindtheguidebook3ajourney-likeabossyauntwhoisalwaystellingyouwhattodo.4shedoesn'talwaysknowwhat'sbest.Experiencehastaughtmethatthereisacleardistinctionbetweenatouristandatraveler.WhilewaitinginaqueuetoseeMichelangelo^StatueofDavidinFlorence,Imetamanwhoshowedmehis5of“Top20ThingstodoinItaly'*andtoldus6thathe*d"seen"everythingItalyhastoofferinjustfourdays.Theproblem1hadwiththisman'swayoftravellingwasthathewastoofocusedon7theboxesprovidedbyhisguidebook.Hewas8intheso-called*must-sees"andblindtoallthatwashappeningsomewhereelse.So,guidebook-lessaswewere,mycompanionandItraveledtoEstonia.Arrivingfornogoodreason,wehadnooptionbutto5somefriendlyfacesforadvice.Wechattedhappily,whichresultedinaninvitationtoabeautifulEstonianhomebyariverwhereweenjoyedawonderfulsauna（桑拿），locallypickedforest-mushroomsandthegood10ofourfivenew-foundEstonianfriends,wesureweregladwehadleftourbossyauntahome.1.A.loadedB.collectedC.packedD.selectedB.withC.includingD.besidesB.limitsC.confusesD.encourages4,A.incaseB.usthoughC.eventhoughD.ifonlyB.bookC.fileD.summaryB.positivelyC.proudlyD.attentivelyoutsmaller,lessheavyitems.Forexample,intoday'scasualenvironment,youdon'tneedaticunlessyou'regoingtoaweddingorajobinterview.Sosomecompanieswouldletyoupickupatiewhenyouneededitandonlywhenyouneededit.Anotherexampleisanumbrella-sharingservice.Sincevisitorsdon'twanttobecarryingumbrellasalltheway,itwouldbecheaperandeasiertosimplyborrowanumbrellaononestreetcomeranddropitoffonanother.RecentlyorganizationsthathavecentralisedtheirITfunctionshavebeguntotakeacloselookatthetechnologyservicesthattheirITdepartmentsprovideforcustomers,evaluatingwhereitmakessensetoprovidetechnologycomponents.E-mallandscanning（掃搜）operationswereobviousearlycandidates.Manyorganizationsarenowofferingtheirdocument-intensiveoperationsasasharedservice.Thereisnodoubtthatpeoplearecallingfortheexpansionofsharedservicestomoreandmoreareas..Whatisthesharingindustry?.Whydoessharedtransportationreceiveattentionfrompeople?.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.Sharedservicesaregettingincreasinglypopularfortheirconvenience,buttherearestillcallsforexpansiontowiderareasbecausetheyarecurrentlyrestrictedtomachines..Pleaseprovideanotherexampleofsharedservicesandexplainyourreason?（about40words）六、書面表達（20分）假設你是紅星中學高三學生李華。近期你班同學普遍加強了英語聽說訓練，但是仍然存在一些困感，請你給外教Jim寫封郵件，邀請他下周為大家做一次專題講座、內容包括：.介紹同學們的聽說訓練情況；.希望提供更有效的學習方法.詢問對方的意向。注意:1.詞數不少于80;.郵件的開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數。DearJim,Yours,LIHua參考答案第一部分:知識運用（共兩節(jié)，30分）一、完形填空（共10小題:每小題1.5分,共15分）閱讀下面短文，舉握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂里Lastsummer,!hadjustenoughmoneysavedtobuyagoldenticket-a-monthtrainpassthatwouldtakemetothefurthestreachesofEurope.Excitedformyjourney,I1allthenecessarystuff—2theguidebook.Tobehonest,Ifindtheguidebook3ajourney-likeabossyauntwhoisalwaystellingyouwhattodo.4shedoesn'talwaysknowwhat'sbest.Experiencehastaughtmethatthereisacleardistinctionbetweenatouristandatraveler.WhilewaitinginaqueuetoseeMichelangelo'sStatueofDavidinFlorence,Imetamanwhoshowedmehis5of"Top20ThingstodoinItaly"andtoldus6thathe'd"seen"everythingItalyhastoofferinjustfourdays.Theproblem1hadwiththisman'swayoftravellingwasthathewastoofocusedon7theboxesprovidedbyhisguidebook.Hewas8intheso-called“must-sees"andblindtoallthatwashappeningsomewhereelse.Soguidebook-lessaswewere,mycompanionandItraveledtoEstonia.Arrivingfornogoodreason,wehadnooptionbutto9somefriendlyfacesforadvice.Wechattedhappily,whichresultedinaninvitationtoabeautifulEstonianhomebyariverwhereweenjoyedawonderfulsauna（桑拿），locallypickedforest-mushroomsandthegood10ofourfivenew-foundEstonianfriends,wesureweregladwehadleftourbossyauntahome.A.loadedA.exceptA.influencesA.incaseA.loadedA.exceptA.influencesA.incaseA.listA.loudlyA.countingA.involvedA.approachA.quality【答案】l.C2.AB.collectedB.withB.limitsB.asthoughB.bookB.positivelyB.followingB.lostB.grabB.advice3.B4.C5.AC.packedC.includingC.confusesC.eventhoughC.fileC.proudlyC.drawingC.interestedC.spotC.possession6.C7.DD.selectedD.besidesD.encouragesD.ifonlyD.summaryD.attentivelyD.tickingD.experiencedD.seizeD.company8.B9.A10.D【解析】【分析】這是一篇記敘文。作者在文章中，通過自己的親身經歷，說明了有指南的旅游和沒有指南的旅游是有很大的不同的，并詳細地描述了自己不帶指南旅游的樂趣?！?題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：我為我的旅行感到興奮，我打包了所有必要的東西，除了旅游指南。A.loaded負擔；B.collected收集；C.packed包裝；D.selected選擇。由上文“Excitedformyjourney"，可知我為旅行在準備打包(pack)東西，packstuff指打包東西。故選C項?！?題詳解】考查介詞詞義辨析。句意：我為我的旅行感到興奮，我打包了所有必要的東西，除了旅游指南。A.except除了；B.with與一起；Concluding包括；D上esides除了還有根據第二段“Tobehonest.Ifindtheguidebook3ajourney一likeabossyauntwhoisalwaystellingyouwhattodo.4shedoesn'talwaysknowwhafsbest.”可推斷作者認為旅游指南有很大的局限性，就像一個專橫的阿姨總是告訴你該怎么做，作者并不喜歡，可推知，作者打包了所有的東西，除了(except)旅游指南。故選A項?！?題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：老實說，我發(fā)現(xiàn)這本旅游指南像一個專橫的阿姨，總是告訴你該做什么，從而限制了旅行。A.influences影響；B.limits限制；C.confuses混淆；D.encourages鼓勵。由下文“l(fā)ikeabossyauntwhoisalwaystellingyouwhattodo”可知，旅游指南會限制(limits)人的旅行，就像一個專橫的阿姨總是告訴你該怎么做。故選Bo【4題詳解】考查短語辨析。句意：即使她并不總是知道什么是最好的。A.incase萬一；B.asthough好像；C.eventhough即使;D.ifonly只要。根據上文“l(fā)ikeabossyaunt”以及該空后“shedoesn'talwaysknowwhafsbest”可知，上下文構成讓步關系，應該用連詞eventhough。故選C項?！?題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：在佛羅倫薩排隊觀看米開朗基羅的大衛(wèi)雕像時，我遇到了一位男子，他向我展示了“意大利最需要做的20件事”的清單，并自豪地告訴我們，他在短短四天內“看到”了意大利提供的一切。A.list清單；B.book書；C.file文件；D.summary總結。根據下文“Top20ThingstodoinItaly”可知這應該是一份旅游清單(list)。故選A項?！?題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：在佛羅倫薩排隊觀看米開朗基羅的大衛(wèi)雕像時，我遇到了一位男子，他向我展示了“意大利最需要做的20件事”的清單，并自豪地告訴我們，他在短短四天內“看到”了意大利提供的一切。A.loudly大聲地；B.positively積極地；C.proudly驕傲地；D.attentively專心地。根據該空后“he'd"seen”everythingItalyhastoofferinjustfourdays.”可知，僅僅用四天，他就看到了意大利的一切，可推知，這位男子驕傲地（proudly）向作者炫耀。故選C項?！?題詳解】考查動名詞詞義辨析。句意：我對這個人的旅行方式有一個問題，那就是他太專注于往他的旅行指南提供的框框上打勾了。Amounting計數，稱得上；B.following跟隨；C.drawing繪畫；D.ticking打勾。ticktheboxes在框內勾選，即指的是作者遇到的這個人完成一個旅游項目便在這個項目前面打鉤（ticking）。故選D項?！?題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：他迷失在所謂的“必看”中，對其他地方發(fā)生的一切視而不見。A.involved涉及到的；B.lost迷失的；C.interested感興趣；D.experienced經驗豐富的。木艮據上文.hewastoofocusedon7theboxesprovidedbyhisguidebook."以及下文“blindtoallthatwashappeningsomewhereelse”可知，他太專注于旅游指南,對其他地方發(fā)生的一切視而不見，迷失（lost）了自我需求。故選B項?！?題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：莫名其妙的到達了，我們別無選擇，只能走近一些友好的面孔尋求建議。A.叩proach靠近；B.grab抓??；C.spot注意到；D.seize抓住。根據上文“So,guidebook-lessaswewere,mycompanionandItraveledtoEstonia.”可知，作者和同伴去了愛沙尼亞，并沒有帶旅游指南，因此，他們只能靠近（approach）看起來友好的陌生人尋求幫助。故選A項?！?0題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我們愉快地聊天，他們邀請我們去河邊一個美麗的愛沙尼亞家庭，在那里我們享受了一個美妙的桑拿，在當地五位新發(fā)現(xiàn)的愛沙尼亞朋友的陪伴下采摘了森林蘑菇，我們感到很高興，就像離開了專橫的阿姨家。A.quality質量;B.advice建議;C.possession占有;D.company陪伴。根據上文“Wechattedhappily,whichresultedinaninvitationtoabeautifulEstonianhomebyariverwhereweenjoyedawonderfulsauna（桑拿），locallypickedforest-mushrooms…”可知I,作者和同伴雖然沒有帶旅游指南，但是路途中結交了新朋友，他們和新朋友一起聊天享受、桑拿、采蘑菇等等，作者很高興新朋友的陪伴（company）。故選D項。二、語法填空（共10小題:每小題1.5分、共15分）A閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單調或括號內單調的正確形式。Blindboxesarepopular,withtheyoungpeoplenowadays.Archaeologicalblindboxes11（make）byseveralmuseumsinChinaaretrendingonamajoronlineshoppingplatform.Theidea12（receive）wildlybymanyfanseversinceitwasreleased.Mostoftheblindboxesaresoldoutassoonastheysieareeveryday.“Youdon'tknow13difficultarchaeologyisuntilyou'vedoneityourself?9abuyersaidexpressingheradmiration14archaeologistandrecommendingthateveryonetryit.【答案】11.made12.hasbeenreceived13.how14,for【解析】【分析】這是一篇說明文。文章主要講述中國幾家博物館制作的考古盲盒受到歡迎?！?1題詳解】考查非謂語動詞。句意：中國幾家博物館制作的考古盲盒正在一個主要網購平臺上流行?？仗帒梅侵^語形式，動詞make和邏輯主語boxes之間是動賓關系，應用過去分詞作定語。故填made?！?2題詳解】考查時態(tài)、語態(tài)和主謂一致。句意：這個想法一經發(fā)布就受到了眾多粉絲的熱烈歡迎。由“sinceitwasreleased”可知，句子用現(xiàn)在完成時，且主語Theidea和謂語動詞receive之間是被動關系，應用被動語態(tài)，主語是名詞單數，故填hasbeenreceivedo【13題詳解】考查賓語從句中how引導的感嘆句。句意：“直到你自己做過，你才會知道考古學家有多么不容易?！耙晃毁I家說,她對考古學家表示欽佩，并建議每個人都試一試。分析句子結構可知，這是一個how引導的感嘆句作謂語動詞don'tknow的賓語，該空后是形容詞difficult,根據how引導的感嘆句的結構是how+adj.+be+n.，賓語從句中應該用陳述語序archaeologyis。故填how?！?4題詳解】考查介詞。句意：“直到你自己做過，你才會知道考古學家有多么不容易?！耙晃毁I家說，她對考古學家表示欽佩，并建議每個人都試一試。expressone'sadmirationforsb.表示“表達對某人的欽佩之情”，固定搭配。故填for。B閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。AKentuckypizzadriver,RalphLetner,isaheroafterhehelpedtoevacuatepeoplefromahome15wasonfirewhenhearrivedatahomeinSomersettomakeadelivery.Hesawthehouseburning,soheraninside,shutoffthebreaker,andgotonhiskneestomovethroughthesmokeandfindtheoccupants.OnceRalphlocatedhomeownerlesseDeckertyingtobattletheflames,heescorted(護送)himoutthefrontdoor.JessesaysRalphisaheroforsavinghislife.But,likeallgreat16(hero),Ralph17(simple)sayshewasraisedtohelpothersinneed.【答案】15.which##that16.heroes17.simply【解析】【分析】這是一篇新聞報道。據報道，一肯德基披薩司機在送外賣過程中，拯救了身處火海的一家人?！?5題詳解】考查定語從句引導詞。句意：肯塔基披薩司機RalphLetner是一位英雄，當他到達薩默塞特的一個家中送外賣時，他幫助疏散了一個著火的家中的人們。分析句子可知，空處應使用that或者which引導限制性定語從句，指代先行詞ahome,并在從句中作主語。故填which/that?！?6題詳解】考查名詞復數。句意：但是，像所有偉大的英雄一樣，Ralph說，他從小就被教導要幫助有需要的人。根據空前的all可知，空處應使用可數名詞復數形式，表示泛指。故填heroes?！?7題詳解】考查副詞。句意：但是，像所有偉大的英雄一樣，Ralph說，他從小就被教導要幫助有需要的人。修飾動詞says應使用副詞。故填simplyoC閱讀下列短文，根據短文內容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個適當的單詞，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內所給詞的正確形式填空。ThenorthwesterncoastofCaliforniaisaveryattractivetraveldestination.Increasingnumbersoftouristscometothisarea18(hike)intheredwoodforests.Asaresult,people19(live)inthisareaareveryconcernedabouttheeffectsofmasstourism.Localresidentsareworriedthatifsomanytouristskeepcoming,thenaturalbeautyofthebeachesandforests20(damage).【答案】18.tohikeliving20.willbedamaged【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了加利福尼亞的西北海岸是一個非常吸引人的旅游目的地，但當地居民擔心過多的游客會破壞自然美景。【18題詳解】考查非謂語動詞。句意：越來越多的游客來到這一地區(qū)在紅杉林中徒步旅行。不定式作目的狀語。故填t。hike?！?9題詳解】考查非謂語動詞。句意：因此，生活在這一地區(qū)的人們非常關注大眾旅游的影響。people與live之間為主動關系,所以用現(xiàn)在分詞作定語。故填living?！?0題詳解】考查時態(tài)和語態(tài)。句意：當地居民擔心，如果這么多游客繼續(xù)來，海灘和森林的自然美景會被破壞。分析句子可知，if引導的條件從句，從句用一般現(xiàn)在時，主句用將來時。主語naturalbeauty與damage之間為被動關系，所以用被動語態(tài)。故填willbedamagedo三、閱讀理解第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。（第一節(jié)共14小題，每小題2分，共28分）ASince1993,ChickenSoupfortheSoulhasbeenasociallyconsciouscompanythatcombinesstorytellingwithmakingtheworldabetterplace.Wetellthestoriesofallpeoplethroughourefforts,alwayswithaneyetofurtheringunityandunderstanding,andanappreciationforourdifferences.OurProductsBooks:AtChickenSoupfortheSoul,wereceivethousandsofstorieseveryyearforourbooks.Thesestoriesarethefoundationofeverythingwedo.Theyhaveinspiredourotherproductsandestablishedthevalueswerunourcompanyby.Withthesestories,ourpublisherputsoutaboutadozennewtitleseveryyear.Clickheretoseeourover250books.PetFood:We'realsoinspiredbythethousandsofstorieswereceiveaboutthelovebetweenpetsandpeople.Thesestoriesshowthateverymomentmattersbetweenanownerandapet.Ourwholesomepetfoodsaremeanttohelpyouturnyourownmomentsintostories.Tolearnmoreaboutourpetfoods,clickhere.TVandMovies:Storiescanbetoldinavarietyofwaysandtodaywe'rebranchingouttowhatwecall“visualstorytelling."OurfirstregularTVshowairedweeklybeginningOctober2015andourfirstChickenSoupfortheSoulfeaturefilmcameoutin2016.Apps:ChickenSoupfortheSoulstorieshaveinspiredusandwe'resuretheywillinspireyou,too.Ourappsallowyoutobringstorieswithyouonthegoandsharethemwithfriendsandfamily.Facts&FiguresTheChickenSoupfbrtheSoulbookseriesofover250titleshassoldmorethan110millioncopiesnationwide.Ourbookshavebeentranslatedinto43languages,havebeenpublishedinover100countries,andhavesoldmorethan500millioncopiesworldwide.In2004,ChickenSoupfbrtheSoullaunchedPetFood,ChickenSoupfbrthePetLover'sSoul,whichtodaycanbefoundinover5,000independentpetspecialtystores.In2008,ChickenSoupfbrtheSoulbecamethebest-sellingtradepaperbackseriesofalltime.In2013KemerEntertainmentagreedtoproduceafilmbasedonChickenSoupfbrtheSoul.FromthepassagewecanknowthatPetFoodis.aseriesofstoriesbetweenpetsandpeopleasortofvaluedeliveredbythepetloversakindoffoodsoldinpetspecialtystoresasetofrecipebooksforpetownersThe“facts&figures^showsthatChickenSoupfortheSoulA.hasdevelopedintoafilmcompanyC.hasachievedworldwidesuccessA.hasdevelopedintoafilmcompanyC.hasachievedworldwidesuccessWeprobablyfindthispassageinatravellingguideC.ontheInternet【答案】21.A22.C23.C【解析】hasmadetheworldabetterplaceD.hasexperiencedupsanddownsB.inasciencereportD.onaposter【分析】本文是說明文。文章主要介紹了“心靈雞湯”的產品以及所取得的成就?！?1題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據文章PetFood中的"We'realsoinspiredbythethousandsofstorieswereceiveaboutthelovebetweenpetsandpeople.（我們也從我們收到的關于寵物和人之間的愛的成千上萬的故事中得到了啟發(fā)。戶可知，PetFood是一系列的寵物和人之間的故事。故選A?！?2題詳解】推理判斷題。根據文章Facts&Figures中的一系列數據和所獲得的成就可推斷，“心靈雞湯''已經在世界范圍內取得了成功。故選C?！?3題詳解】推理判斷題。根據文章中“Clickheretoseeourover250books.（點擊這里查看我們超過250本書。廣和“Tolearnmoreaboutourpetfoods,clickhere.（要了解更多關于我們的寵物食品，請點擊這里。廠等信息可推斷，我們可能在網上找到該文章。故選C。Iwasstandinginthecheckoutlinebehindawomanwholookedtobeinher60s.Whenitwasherturntopay,thecashiergreetedherbynameandaskedherhowshewasdoing.Thewomanlookeddown,shookherheadandsaid:"Notsogood.Myhusbandjustlosthisjob.Thetruthis,Idon*tknowhowI'mgoingtogetthroughthesedays.*'Thenshegavethecashierfoodstamps（食品券）.Myheartached.Iwantedtohelpbutdidn'tknowhow.ShouldIoffertopayforhergroceries,oraskforherhusband'sresume（簡歷）？Walkingintotheparkinglot,Ispottedthewomanreturninghershoppingcart.Irememberedsomethinginmypurse

thatIthoughtcouldhelpher.Itwasn'tahandfulofcashoranofferofajobforherhusband,butmaybeitwouldmakeherlifebetter.“Excuseme,“Isaid,myvoicetremblingabit."Icouldn'thelpoverhearingwhatyousaidtothecashier.Itsoundslikeyou'regoingthroughareallyhardtimerightnow.Tmsosorry.I'dliketogiveyousomething."Ihandedherthesmallcardfrommypurse.Whenthewomanreadthetwowords"YouMatter,'onthecard,shebegantocry.Andthroughhertears,shesaid:"Youhavenoideahowmuchthismeanstome.”Iwasalittlestartledbyherreply.Havingneverdoneanythinglikethisbefore,Ididn'tknowwhatkindofreactionImightreceive.AllIcouldthinktosaywas:"WoulditbeOKtogiveyouahug?”Afewdaysearlier,oneofmyworkmatesgaveasimilarcardtomeasencouragementforaprojectIwasworkingon.WhenIreadthecard,Ifeltawarmglowspreadinsideofme.Deeplytouched,Iorderedmyownboxof"YouMatter11cardsandstartedsharingthem.Whatwasthewomanstrouble?A.Shelostherjob.Sheneededmorefoodstamps.Shedidn'tknowhowtogetthroughthehardtime.Shedidn'thaveenoughmoneytopayforhergroceries.Howdidtheauthorhelpthewoman?A.Sheinspiredthewomanwithacard.Sheboughtsomefoodforthewoman.Shegavethewomanahandfulofmoney.Sheofferedthewoman'shusbandabetterjob.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“startled“mostprobablymean?A.Moved.B.Surprised.A.Moved.B.Surprised.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?YouDecideWhoYouAreC.TheHelpfromaStranger【答案】24.C25.A26.B27.DC.Pleased.D.Annoyed.BadThingsWillGoAwayD.ThePowerofaSmallCard【解析】【分析】這是一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者在超市偶然聽到一位婦人提到自己家里遇到困難，生活艱難。作者最后拿出一張寫著“你是最重要的”卡片送給她，婦人很受感動與鼓舞?！?4題詳解】B.followingC.drawingD.tickingB.lostC.interested□.experiencedB.grabC.spotD.seizeB.adviceC.possessionD.company二、語法填空(共10小題:每小題L5分、共15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單調或括號內單調的正確形式。ABlindboxesarepopular,withtheyoungpeoplenowadays.Archaeologicalblindboxes11(make)byseveralmuseumsinChinaaretrendingonamajoronlineshoppingplatform.Theidea12(receive)wildlybymanyfanseversinceitwasreleased.Mostoftheblindboxesaresoldoutassoonastheysieareeveryday.nYoudon*tknow13difficultarchaeologyisuntilyou'vedoneityourself.nabuyersaid,expressingheradmiration14archaeologistandrecommendingthateveryonetryit.BAKentuckypizzadriver,RalphLetner,isaheroafterhehelpedtoevacuatepeoplefromahome15wasonfirewhenhearrivedatahomeinSomersettomakeadelivery.Hesawthehouseburning,soheraninside,shutoffthebreaker,andgotonhiskneestomovethroughthesmokeandfindtheoccupants.OnceRalphlocatedhomeownerlesseDeckertyingtobattletheflames,heescorted(護送)himoutthefrontdoor.JessesaysRalphisaheroforsavinghislife.But,likeallgreat_16(hero).Ralph_17(simple)sayshewasraisedtohelpothersinneed.ThenorthwesterncoastofCaliforniaisaveryattractivetraveldestination.Increasingnumbersoftouristscometothisarea_18(hike)intheredwoodforests.Asaresult,people_19(live)inthisareaareveryconcernedabouttheeffectsofmasstourism.Localresidentsareworriedthatifsomanytouristskeepcoming,thenaturalbeautyofthebeachesandforests_20(damage).三、閱讀理解第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂.(第一節(jié)共14小題，每小題2分,共28分)ASince1993,ChickenSoupfortheSoulhasbeenasociallyconsciouscompanythatcombinesstorytellingwithmakingtheworldabetterplace.Wetellthestoriesofallpeoplethroughourefforts,alwayswithaneyetofurtheringunityandunderstanding,andanappreciationforourdifferences.細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段“Thewomanlookeddown,shookherheadandsaid:"Notsogood.Myhusbandjustlosthisjob.Thetruthis,Idon*tknowhowI'mgoingtogetthroughthesedays.”（女人低下頭,搖搖頭說:"不太好。我丈夫剛丟了工作。事實上，我不知道這些日子該怎么過。"可知，女人不知道該如何度過目前的艱難日子。故選C項?！?5題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據第六段"Ihandedherthesmallcardfrommypurse.WhenthewomanreadthetwowordsnYouMatter,1onthecard,shebegantocry.（我把錢包里的小卡片遞給她。當這位女士看到卡片上的兩個字“你很重要”時，她哭了起來。）”可知，作者給了她一張卡片，寫著“你很重要。給予這位女士精神的鼓舞與安慰。故選A項?！?6題詳解】詞句猜測題。根據戈U線詞后“Havingneverdoneanythinglikethisbefore,Ididn'tknowwhatkindofreactionImightreceive.（我以前從來沒有做過這樣的事情，我不知道會得到什么樣的反應）”可知，作者不知道怎么回答，應該是婦人的反應還是很意外的。"startled”意思是吃驚的。故選B項?！?7題詳解】主旨大意題。根據文章最后一段“WhenIreadthecard,Ifeltawarmglowspreadinsideofme.Deeplytouched,Iorderedmyownboxof"YouMatterncardsandstartedsharingthem.（當我讀這張卡片時，我感到一股溫暖的光芒在我的內心蔓延。我深受感動，自己訂購了一盒“你很重要”卡片，并開始分享”及倒數第三段“Whenthewomanreadthetwowords"YouMatter"onthecard,shebegantocry.Andthroughhertears,shesaid:"Youhavenoideahowmuchthismeanst。me（當這位女士看到卡片上的兩個字“你很重要”時，她哭了起來。她流著淚說:“你不知道這對我有多重要?？芍?，作者當初收到朋友的卡片時，很感動，深受鼓舞，這次這個生活艱難的女人收到小卡片也很感動，有了堅持下去的信心，可知作者覺得有時一張小小的卡片有著神奇的力量?！耙粡埿】ㄆ牧α俊弊钸m合作文章標題。故選D項。CIsanyeconomistsodullastocriticizeChristmas?Atfirstglance,theholidayseasoninwesterneconomiesseemsatreatforthoseconcernedwithsuchvagaries（奇,思、迅想）asGDPgrowth.Afterall,everyoneisspending;inAmerica,retailersmake25%oftheiryearlysalesand60%oftheirprofitsbetweenThanksgivingandChristmas.Evenso,economistsfindsomethingtoworryaboutinthenatureofthepurchasesbeingmade.Muchoftheholidayspendingisongiftsforothers.Atthesimplestlevel,givinggiftsinvolvesthegivesthinkingofsomethingthattherecipientwouldlike-hetriestoguessherpreferences,aseconomistssay-andthenbuyingthegiftanddeliveringit.Yetthisguessingofpreferencesisnoteasy;indeed,itisoftendonebadly.Everyyear,tiesgounwornandbooksunread.Andevenifagiftisenjoyed,itmaynotbewhattherecipientwouldhaveboughtiftheyhadspentthemoneythemselves.Interestedinthismismatchbetweenwantsandgifts,in1993JoelWaldfogel,thenaneconomistatYaleUniversity,soughttoestimatethedifferenceindollarterms.Inastudy,heaskedstudentstwoquestionsattheendofaholidayseason:first,estimatethetotalamountpaid(bythegivers)foralltheholidaygiftsyoureceived;second,apartfromthesentimentalvalueoftheitems,ifyoudidnothavethem,howmuchwouldyoubewillingtopaytogetthem?Hisresultsweregloomy:onaverage,agiftwasvaluedbytherecipientwellbelowthepricepaidbythegiver.Inaddition,recipientsmaynotknowtheirownpreferencesverywell.Someofthebestgiftsafterall,areunexpecteditemsthatyouwouldneverhavethoughtofbuying,butwhichturnouttobeespeciallywellpicked.Andpreferencescanchange.SobygivingajazzCD,forexample,thegivermaybeencouragingtherecipienttoenjoysomethingthatwasignoredbefore.This,adesiretobuildskills,ispossiblythehopeheldbymanyparentswhoignoretheirchildren'sdesiresforvideogamesandbuythembooksinstead.Finally,thereareitemsthatarecipientwouldliketoreceivebutnotpurchase.Ifsomeoneelsebuysthem,however,theycanbeenjoyedguilt-free.Thismightexplainthevolumeofchocolatethatchangesovertheholidays.Thus,thelessonforgift-giversisthatyoushouldtryhardtoguessthepreferenceofeachpersononyourlistandthenchooseagiftthatwillhavehighsentimentalvalue.Theword“sentimental"inParagraph3iscloseto.A.intelligentB.emotionalC.socialD.practicalWhichofthefollowingstatementscanbeinferredfromthetext?Thebestgiftsarewellpickedbythegivers.Thegift-givertriestoignoretheactualneedsofthereceiverYouhavetotakemoneyintoconsiderationwhengivingagiftIngift-giving,guessingpreferencesisoftenafailure,soit'sthethoughtthatcounts.Thetextismostlikelytakenfroma.A.users1handbookB.medicaljournalC.travelmagazineD.consumer-relatedreport【答案】28.B29.D30.D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文。文章是關于節(jié)日購買禮物送人的一個社會生活調查，研究結果表明你所送的禮物往往并不是接受者所想要的?！?8題詳解】詞義猜測題。根據劃線詞后半句"ifyoudidnothavethem,howmuchwouldyoubewillingtopaytogetthem?(如果你沒有它們，你愿意花多少錢來得到它們?廣和常識可知，節(jié)日禮物除了物品價值之外，還有情感價值。所以sentimental為“感情的”之意。故選B?！?9題詳解】推理判斷題。根據文章第二段"Atthesimplestlevel,givinggiftsinvolvesthegivesthinkingofsomethingthattherecipientwouldlike-hetriestoguessherpreferences,aseconomistssay-andthenbuyingthegiftanddeliveringit.Yetthisguessingofpreferencesisnoteasy;indeed,itisoftendonebadly.（送禮物需要送禮者考慮收禮者會喜歡的東西正如經濟學家所說，他試圖猜測她的偏好——然后買禮物并送出去。然而，對偏好的猜測并不容易;事實上，它經常做得很糟糕。y及全文可推斷，當你猜測別人的偏好而準備送別人禮物時，實踐證明往往你的猜測是錯誤的，每個人的想法不同，所以人的想法很重要。故選D?！?0題詳解】推理判斷題。根據全文可知，文章主要是介紹節(jié)日購買禮物的一個社會生活調查，所以很明顯是來自于與消費者有關的報道。故選D。DSeveralyearsago,JeremyClarkson,presenterofthefamousBBCtelevisionprogramme"TopGear"discoveredthatoneofhisguestswashalfGermanandhalfIrish.Immediately,hesaid:"That'squiteastrangecombination.Itfslike,thismustbedoneabsolutelyperfectly...tomorrow”.Thisjokeplayedonstereotypes（刻板印象）oftheGermansasefficientandtheIrishaslazy.Manypeoplecouldunderstandablybeoffendedbythesekindsofassertions（斷言）.WedonotknoweveryIrishperson,sohowcanwethenconcludethateveryIrishpersonislazy?IrecentlyreadonawebsitethatIrishbusinesspeopleweredescribedasbeing'generallyrathercasual*andmoreoutwardlyfriendlythanmanyEuropeancounties*.Germanbusinesspeople,ontheotherhand,areconsideredtobeverydirectandaccordingtothewebsite,theydonotneedapersonalrelationshipinordertodobusiness.Onceyouhearadvicelikethis,itbecomeseasiertounderstandwherejokesliketheoneinthefirstparagraphcomefrom.SowhydosomepeopledisapproveofthekindofstereotypesasseeninClarkson'sjoke,butnotbaringaneyelid（眨眼）whenitcomestogeneralizations.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthetwo?Bydefinition,astereotypeisawidelyheldbutfixedandoversimplifiedimageorideaofaparticulartypeofpersonorthing.Aculturalcharacteristic,ontheotherhand,isapatternofbehaviourthatistypicalofacertaingroup.Sowhatdoesthisreallymean?Stereotypearesimplyoverstatedassumptionsaboutgroupsofpeople.ImagineifatouristvisitedasmalltowninSwitzerlandandsawanumberoflocalsplayingthealphorninstrumentandthenclaimedthatSwisspeoplecanplaythealphorn.Thiswouldbeastereotype!ThisisanoverstatedimageoftheSwisswhichisbasedononetourist'sexperience.IfhoweverthistouristweretosaythattheSwissareverypunctual,thiscouldbeseenasaculturalcharacteristic.ThisisbecauseitisapatternofbehaviourwhichisverytypicalinSwitzerland:fromtheirtransportsystemtotheirbusinessmeetingsinthisway,somepeoplearguethatgeneralizinganothercultureisnotjustuseful,butimportant.Politiciansalwayshavetobemindfuloftheculturalcharacteristicsofdifferentcountries.Bybecomingawareofdifferentculturalcharacteristics,theycanavoidcausingoffence（冒犯）inthosecultures.However,othersarguethatgeneralizingcultureswillalwaysleadtooffensivestereotypes.Theyarguethatthebestthingwecandoistostopgeneralizingculturesandstarttreatingpeopleasindividuals.Allthisraisesimportantquestions:canmakinggeneralizationsaboutgroupsofpeoplebeapositivething?Orshouldwealwaysavoidmakingbroadassumptionsaboutdifferentgroups?Whenhesaid,“it'slike,thismustbedoneabsolutelyperfectly...tomorrow”,JeremyClarksonreallymeant.A.thestereotypesoftheGermansandtheIrisharenotsogoodthecombinationofhalfGermanandhalfIrishisinterestingthecharacteristicsoftheGermansandtheIrishareoppositetheGermanswilldoitperfectlytomorrowwhiletheIrishwontWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?ItstypicaloftheSwisstobepunctual.TheSwisscanplaythealphornquitewell.TheIrishpeopleareconsideredaslazy,directandcasual.TheGermansarethoughttobeefficient,friendlyanddirect.Politiciansthinkitimportanttogeneralizeanotherculturebecause.theydon'twanttooffendotherpeoplegeneralizingwillleadtooffensivestereotypesculturalcharacteristicsarebetterthanstereotypestheythinkdifferentculturalcharacteristicsareusefulThemainpurposeofthispassageisto.illustratetheimportanceofmakinggeneralizationsshowitiswrongtoplayjokesonstereotypesofdifferentpeopletellusthe