江蘇省南通市海安縣2024-2025學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期第一次月考試題

PAGEPAGE31江蘇省南通市海安縣2024-2025學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期第一次月考試題留意事項(xiàng)：1.答題前，先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上，并將準(zhǔn)考證號條形碼粘貼在答題卡上的指定位置。2.選擇題的作答：每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，寫在試題卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的非答題區(qū)域均無效。3.非選擇題的作答：用簽字筆干脆答在答題卡上對應(yīng)的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的非答題區(qū)域均無效。4.考試結(jié)束后，請將本試題卷和答題卡一并上交。第Ⅰ卷（選擇題）第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ADowney’smotherspentoneyearstudyingabroadthroughaninternationalexchangeprogramwithaFrenchschool.Sheoftentalkedabouthowexcitingandinterestingtheexperiencewas.So,evenbeforefinishinghighschool,Downeyhaddecidedtofollowsuitoneday.DowneybeganstudyingarchitectureatLehighUniversityinBethlehem,Pennsylvaniain2004.Neartheendofhersecondyear,shestartedtofeelunhappywithherschoolanddecideditwastimetostudyabroad.U.S.collegesanduniversitiescommonlyhavejointprogramswithforeignschoolsthatpermitstudentexchanges.Theseprogramsusuallylasthalfaschoolyearorsometimesawholeschoolyear.Theclassesstudentstakeabroadusuallygivethemcreditstowardtheirdegree.Inafour-yeardegreeprogram,thethirdyearisthemostcommontimeforAmericancollegestudentstostudyabroad.Manystudentsthinktheyneedachangebeforewhatisusuallytheirfinalandmostdifficultyearofstudy.Downeysaidherschooldidnotwanthertogoatfirst.ThearchitectureprogramatLehighwasveryintense,andherprofessorswereworriedshemightmisslearningimportantmaterial.However,shewaseventuallyabletogetspecialpermissiontostudyinternationallyforawholeyear.Duringthefalltermin2006,sheattendedaDanishinternationalschoolinCopenhagen,Denmark,explainingshedidsobecauseDanisharchitectsarewellknownfortheirhousingdesign.Youngadultasshewas,shehadtodealwithtraveldocumentsandmanyotherissues(問題)onherown.Overcomingthelanguagebarrieristhebiggestchallengeofstudyingabroad.However,shehadalotofemotional(情感的)andfinancialsupportfromherfamily.Shelearnedlifelessonsandmadefriendshipsandmemoriesthathavelastedtothisday.Shesaid,“Themoreyou'reoutofyourcomfortzone,themorerewardingtheexperienceisintheend.”1．WhatdoesDowney’smothermeantoDowney?A．Afriend. B．Adreamer.C．Anexample. D．Anexpert.2．WhatmadeDowneychoosetheDanishinternationalschool?A．Thefamouslearnedprofessors.B．Thecasuallearningenvironment.C．Theimpressiveacademicreputation.D．Thefavorablegeographicallocation.3．Whatcanweinferaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．ItwasnoteasyforDowneytostudyabroad.B．Thecomfortablelifeislikelytoruinthefuturelife.C．Downeywastooyoungtotakecareofherself.D．Downey'sparentscouldhardlyaffordhereducation.BLivingabroadtostudycancertainlybeaninterestingexperiencebutisthataloneagoodenoughreasonforspendingyearsfarawayfromhome?Tomaketheexperiencetrulyworthwhile,therehastobeagoalbehindthedecisiontostudyabroad.Thismaybeawishtoperfectlanguageskillsinaforeignlanguageenvironment,oraclevermoveinyourcareerdevelopment.Youmustalsoconsiderthecosts,notjustoflivingandstudyingabroad,butofapplying.Mostuniversitiesnowchargeapplicationfeesforinternationalstudents.Ifafterconsideringthesepointsyouaresurethatyouwanttoapplytostudyabroad,yournextstepistochoosetherightprogrammeofstudies.Researchyourchoicesandselectcarefully.Youmustdoyourhomeworkwell.Mostuniversitieshaveinformationonlinebutyoucanalsoemailandaskthemtosendyoumoredetails.Youcanfindalotofinformationonschoolrankingfromeducationwebsites.Butreadcarefully.Differentuniversitiesemphasizedifferentstrengths.Don’tjustthinkabouttheuniversity’sreputation;lookforthemostsuitableforyourgoals.Next,youmustdealwithalargepileofpaperwork.Thisinvolvesfillinginapplicationforms,preparingyourschoolrecords,andgettingreferenceletters.Readingtheinstructionsandrequirementsoftheuniversitiescarefullyisofgreatimportance.Sadly,manyfineapplicantsgetkickedoutinthefirstround,simplybecausetheydon’tfollowtheapplicationprocedureproperly.Moneyisanotherimportantconsideration.Somescholarshipsareprovidedbygovernments,othersbyschoolsandcolleges.Thisinformation,again,canbefoundontheInternet.Ifyoufindascholarshipthatissuitableforyou,followtheapplicationprocedurecarefully;theearlieryouapply,thebetteryourchanceofgettingit.4．Whydoestheauthorthinkstudyingabroadistrulyworthwhileaccordingtoparagraph1?A．Itisachancetodevelopyourcareer. B．Itisaninterestingexperience.C．Itisfuntotravelaroundtheworld. D．Allyourfriendsaredoingso.5．Whatcanaschoolrankinglisttellus?A．Thenamesofalltheprofessors.B．Howgoodtheschooliscomparedtoothers.C．Howmuchthecoursescost.D．Wheretheschoolislocated.6．Whatarethethreebasicstepswhenyouapply?A．Buyanairplaneticket,readtheinstructionsandrequirements,andstudy.B．Writeareferenceletter,dopaperwork,andstudy.C．Preparereferenceletters,prepareschoolrecords,andfillintheapplicationform.D．Prepareschoolrecords,dopaperwork,andworkhard.7．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“getkickedoutinthefirstround”inParagraph3referto?A．losemoneyinthefirstround B．getacceptedinthenextroundC．failtogettothenextround D．getkickedbyaprofessorCScientistshavefoundamountsofwatermoleculesinsiderocksandsoilsamplesfromMarsbefore.Butanancientmeteorite(隕石)foundrecentlycontains10timesmorewaterandmuchmoreoxygenthananyMartianImeteoriteeverbeforediscovered.What’ssowildaboutthiswetdiscovery?ItcouldmeanthattheRedPlanetoncehadenoughwatertohaveliquidflowingontheplanet’ssurface.ItwasoncebelievedthatifMarseverhadwateratall,itswaterwouldhavebeensmallamountsoficebelowthesurfaceorexistinginthesoilonlyashydrogenandoxygentheelementsthatmakeupwater.ButrecentdiscoverieshaveshownthatMarsprobablyhadamuchwetterhistorythanformerlythought.Themeteorite,nicknamedBlackBeauty,wasfoundinAfrica’sSaharaDesertin2011.Onlyabout110meteoritesfromMarshaveeverbeenfound.ScientistsbelievemostMartianmeteoritesarrivedonourplanetduringonelargeasteroidcrash(小行星碰撞)thatsentrocksfallingtowardEarthlongago.BlackBeautyisabout2.1billionyearsold.ItsdiscoveryisthefirsttimescientistshavebeenabletostudysuchanancientMartianrock.It’salsooneofthefirsttimesscientistshavebeenabletostudyapieceofthepanel’sancientsurface.Thesample’swatermoleculesweresentoutwhenscientistsheatedthemeteoritetoanalyzeit.Scientiststhinkthemeteorite’shydrogenandoxygenmoleculesaresoplentifulbecausewaterflowingonMarsatthetimethismeteoritefelltoEarth,orbecausethesemoleculeswereoncesealedinlargequantitiesinMars’scrust.BlackBeautymightdomorethanjustunlocksecretsfromtheRedPlanet’spast.ThesediscoveriescouldalsohelpscientistsunderstandnewdataaboutMarsthat’sbeingsentfromtheroboticroverscurrentlygatheringinformationontheplanet.8．Peopleusedtothinkthat.A．therewaslittlewateronMars B．MarshadalotofflowingwaterC．a(chǎn)largequantityoficewasMars D．MarswasmuchwetterthanEarth9．WhatdoweknowaboutBlackBeauty?A．ItwasdiscoveredinSeattleintheUSA． B．Itisthebiggestof110meteoritesfromMars.C．ItlandedonEarthafteranasteroidcrash. D．Ithasahistoryof2.1millionyears.10．HowdidthescientistsresearchBlackBeauty?A．Bycuttingitintopieces. B．Bydippingitintowater.C．Byburningitonafire. D．Byburyingitintoadesert.11．Thepassageismainlyabout.A．a(chǎn)rockfromthecenterofMars. B．a(chǎn)majorMartianmeteoritediscoveryC．a(chǎn)newdiscoveryontheRedPlanet D．a(chǎn)numberofmeteoritesfromRedPlaneDFordecades,ChinahadwantedaNobelPrizeinscience.TuYouyou,aresearcherwhohelpedtodevelopamalaria（瘧疾）medicine,finallywonthecountrythathonor.Infact,TuisnottheonlyscientistinChinawhoiscatchingtheworld’sattention.In2024,theNaturejournalpublishedalistofthetop10sciencestarsinChina.GaoCaixiaandCuiWeichengaretwoofthem.GaoCaixiahasbeendevotedtogeneticengineeringforherwholecareer.SheisknownforusingCRISPR-Cas9,therevolutionarygene-editingtechniquethatissweepingthroughbiologylabsaroundtheworld–incrops.Atfirst,GaowasunwillingtotakeupgeneeditingusingCRISPR-Cas9becauseherlabattheChineseAcademyofSciences’InstituteofGeneticsandDevelopmentalBiologyinBeijinghadalreadycreatedmutations（變異）in82genesusinganoldertypeoftechnology.Butafterthinkingcarefullyaboutit,shedecidedtogiveitatry.Afterayearofhardwork,herlabfinallysucceeded.Gaoworkedongeneticengineeringinwheat,acropthatisfamousforbeingdifficulttoworkwith.Nowsheisconsideredoneofthebestintheworldatengineeringwheat.CuiWeichengisthedeveloperofChina’srecord-settingJiaolongsubmersible（潛水器）.HeisnowaprofessoratWestlakeUniversity.In2012,CuirodeinsideChina’sJiaolongsubmersibleandreachedadepthofmorethan7,000metersinthePacific.ThankstoJiaolongandthe57-year-olddeveloper,Chinaisnowoneofonlyafewnationsthatcanexplorethedeepsea.Jiaolongcantraveldeeperthananyothermannedresearchsubmersiblecurrentlyinuse,whichshowsChina’sincreasingambitionandleadershipindeep-searesearch.12．WhyisTuYouyoumentionedatthebeginningofthepassage?A．ToshowoneofChina’slong-helddreams.B．TostresstheimportanceoftheNobelPrize.C．TopraiseTuYouyouforhercontributions.D．TointroducemoretopChinesescientists.13．WhydidGaoCaixiaworkonwheat?A．Becauseshefailedinherattempttostudyothercrops.B．Becauseshewasexpertatwheatengineering.C．Becausewheatishardtobegeneticallyengineered.D．BecausewheatisthemostwidelyplantedcropinChina.14．WhatisCuiWeicheng’sbiggestcontributiontoChina?A．Heteachesaboutseaatauniversity.B．HedevelopedJiaolongsubmersible.C．Heisdevotedtogeneticengineering.D．Hereachedthebottomoftheocean.15．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．China’sScienceStars B．China’sNobelPrizeDreamC．GaoCaixia－China’sCropEngineer D．CuiWeicheng－China’sDeepDiver其次節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）依據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Globalizationhasbroughtdifferentculturestogetherinawayunimaginableonehundredyearsago.Today,Chinese,Indians,Arabs,Africans,Anglos,andHispanicsmayallworkinthesameoffices,attendthesameschoolsorliveinthesameneighborhoods.16．Andoursocietyhaslatelyemphasized（強(qiáng)調(diào)）theimportanceofdiversity.17．Takethefollowingoldproverbsforexample.

“Honestyisthefirstchapterinthebookofwisdom.”ThomasJefferson,AmericanPresident.“Onefalsehoodspoilsathousandtruths.”Africanproverb.“Behonesttothosewhoarehonest,andbealsotothosewhoarenothonest.”LaoTzu,Chinesephilosopher.“Asacrificeiswrittenoffbyalieandthemeritofdevotionbyanactofcheat.”Hindusaying.18．Theseseemstobeasortofculturalunity.Wedon’twishtoimplyallculturesarethesame.Culturaldiversityisreal,andpeoplefromdifferentculturesviewmanysituationsindifferentways.However,historically,differentculturesseemtosharemanycommonvalues.Theyarejustice,courage,patience,generosity,equality,mercyandkindness,respectfortheelders,andmanymore.Lyingandstealingappeartobewrongnomatterwhereyougo.Perhapssomeculturesmakeroomforextenuatingcircumstancesmorethanothers;Perhapsculturesapplythesevirtuesindifferentways;andwhenvaluesdisagree,differentculturesmayplacedifferentlevelsofimportanceonthem.19．Butbothculturesmaystillvalueboth.Tous,itseemsasifthereissomesortofcodeofrightandwrongthateveryoneeverywhereseemstounderstand,regardlessofculture.Itisalmostasif,behindallofthediversity,onefindsacommonunderstanding–ahumanculture,ifyouwill–thatgoesbeyondracial,social,andpoliticalboundaries.20．.A．Allpeopleseemtoagreethatweshouldtellthetruth.B．Asculturesmeetwitheachother,manydifferencesstandout.C．Eachvaluesupportsmanymoresayingsfromdifferentcultures.D．Wewanttoshow,however,thatthereismoretotheseculturesthandiversity.E.Thesesayingsfromfourseparateculturesallsupportthesamevaluehonesty.F.Itisalmostasif,despiteallourdifferences,weareallstillthesamewearejustpeople.G.Inotherwords,oneculturemayleanmoretowardjusticeandanotherculturemoretowardmercy.其次部分英語學(xué)問運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Duringmyjunioryearofcollege,IsignedupforavolunteerTeachingprograminCostaRica.Itaughtataschoolwhichwaslocated（位于）withina21andeverydaybirdsandbutterfliesflewthroughoutourschool.Itwasbeautiful.Wewere22onCostaRica’sschoolsystem,thecountry,thelanguageandhowtoplanalesson.TheexperiencewasbeneficialtomyEnglishwriting23whenIgotbacktocollege,Ibeganwriting.Iwrotesomuchthatapieceofmywritingaboutthatexperiencewas24inFolio’sLiteraryMagazine.Becauseofthat,Iwasmore25tocontinueworkingabroad.After26,ImovedtoChinaandworkedinschoolstoteachreadingandwriting.Itwasalife-changing27ofmylife.Culturedifferences28meandevenconsumedmeinthebeginning,but29Ifellinlovewiththepeople,theirschoolsandtheirhistory.Upon30tomyhome,IbecameateacherinTrenton,NewJersey.ThemomentIsteppedintotheclassroom.Icouldempathize（感同身受）withmy31.ItrulyfeelvolunteeringinCostaRicawaswhereitall32andworkinginChinaenrichedmyleachinglife.IfIcoulddoanything33,itmightbevolunteeringorworkingabroadmorebeforesettlingdown.The34I’vemadethroughvolunteeringandworkingabroadareanEnglishmajor’sdreamandIhopethateveryEnglishmajor35thechancetostudyorworkabroad.21．A．desert B．sea C．forest D．river22．A．praised B．educated C．interviewed D．commented23．A．because B．unless C．a(chǎn)lthough D．if24．A．exchanged B．read C．rejected D．published25．A．depressed B．determined C．frightened D．relaxed26．A．graduation B．requirement C．operation D．ceremony27．A．shelter B．expectation C．move D．conflict28．A．confused B．a(chǎn)muse C．comfort D．excited29.A.easily B.gradually C.strangely D.usually30．A．belong B．pointing C．returning D．referring31．A．volunteers B．classmates C．colleagues D．students32．A．replied B．disappeared C．escaped D．started33．A．correctly B．sincerely C．differently D．strictly34．A．excuses B．discoveries C．preparations D．decisions35．A．jumpsat B．standsfor C．turnsdown D．speaksour第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題）其次部分英語學(xué)問運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）其次節(jié)（共10小題，每小題1.5分，共15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。LocatedinanaturaldepressioninGuizhou,China’sFive-hundred-meterApertureSphericalRadioTelescope,36．(know)asFAST,hasidentifiedsixpulsars(脈沖星)afteroneyearoftrialoperation.ItisthefirsttimeChinesescientistshavediscoveredpulsarsusingaradiotelescopeindependentlydevelopedbyChinesescientists,thus37．(open)a“neweraofChineseoriginalspacediscovery.”ItistrulyencouragingforChinatohaveachievedsuchresultsinjustoneyear.Sincethefirstpulsar38．(discover),over2,700pulsarshavebeenidentified.Butalmostallofthemare39．thescopeoftheMilkyWay.Beingtheworld’slargestradiotelescope,FASTisexpectedtocapturepulsarsoutsidethegalaxy.Apartfromthemassivesize,italsohasunmatchedaccuracyandsensitivity,allowingscientists40．(find)previouslyhiddenstars.Moreover,FASTiscapableofsurveyingthenightskyformultiple41．(science)dataatonce,42．enablesastronomerstojump-startmanysciencegoals.Itsinnovativeengineeringconceptanddesignpave43．newroadtorealizeahugesingledishinthemosteffectiveway.China’sFASTscienceimpactonastronomywillbeextraordinary,andhasthepotentialtorevolutionizeother44．(area)ofthenaturalsciences.It45．(remain)thegloballeaderforthenext10to20years.第三部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)應(yīng)用文寫作（滿分15分）假定你是李華，得知你的英國筆友Kyle有意來中國讀高校，請你用英文給Kyle寫一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容包括：(1)希望他來中國留學(xué)；(2)說明來中國留學(xué)的好處（如加深對中國的了解，對個人發(fā)展的好處等）；(3)表示情愿供應(yīng)幫助。留意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計入總詞數(shù)。DearKyle,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua其次節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）閱讀下面材料，依據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。WhenmyfamilymovedtotheUnitedStatesfromColombia,Iwas9yearsoldandknewlittleaboutEnglish.Astimepassed,teachersfinallyknewalloftheirstudentsandeveryonebegantoadapttothelife,exceptforme.Noonecalledoutmyname,andnooneseemedtoknowIexisted.Ispentthenextmonthinmynewclassroomquietly.Ifeltthatfear,lonelinessandsadnesscameoverme.TheschoolnevercaredthatIdidn'tspeakEnglish,butsomethingelsewasteachingmeEnglish.Everymorningwhenmyauntdrovemetoschoolandpickedmeup,shealwayshad106.7LightFM(私家車廣播)on.ItwasthisstationthatintroducedmyyoungearstotheEnglishsounds.BecauseofSabrinatheTeenageWitch,Ilearnedthedifferencebetween"witch"and"which".WhilewatchingtheTVshowSouthPark,Iwasattractedbythefunnycharacters.Infact,thankstopopculture,theworldofEnglishbecameavailabletomewhileitwasbeingturneddownatschool.Ialsolearnedhowtoexpressmyemotionsthankstopopculture.Onedayatschool,weweretakingamathquizandthewholeclasswasquiet.Suddenly,thetipofmypencilbrokeandIyelled,“MyJesus!”EveryoneheldtheirbreathinsurpriseandIlaughedtomyselfbecausesomethingatthatmomenttoldmeIhadjustlearnedmyfirstbadwordinEnglish.留意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。Paragraph1:Iappearedtobeembarrassedatthatmoment,butinmyheartIfelthappy.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:FourmonthspassedbeforetheschoolplacedmeintoanESLprogram.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________英語留意事項(xiàng)：1.答題前，先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上，并將準(zhǔn)考證號條形碼粘貼在答題卡上的指定位置。2.選擇題的作答：每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，寫在試題卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的非答題區(qū)域均無效。3.非選擇題的作答：用簽字筆干脆答在答題卡上對應(yīng)的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的非答題區(qū)域均無效。4.考試結(jié)束后，請將本試題卷和答題卡一并上交。第Ⅰ卷（選擇題）第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ADowney’smotherspentoneyearstudyingabroadthroughaninternationalexchangeprogramwithaFrenchschool.Sheoftentalkedabouthowexcitingandinterestingtheexperiencewas.So,evenbeforefinishinghighschool,Downeyhaddecidedtofollowsuitoneday.DowneybeganstudyingarchitectureatLehighUniversityinBethlehem,Pennsylvaniain2004.Neartheendofhersecondyear,shestartedtofeelunhappywithherschoolanddecideditwastimetostudyabroad.U.S.collegesanduniversitiescommonlyhavejointprogramswithforeignschoolsthatpermitstudentexchanges.Theseprogramsusuallylasthalfaschoolyearorsometimesawholeschoolyear.Theclassesstudentstakeabroadusuallygivethemcreditstowardtheirdegree.Inafour-yeardegreeprogram,thethirdyearisthemostcommontimeforAmericancollegestudentstostudyabroad.Manystudentsthinktheyneedachangebeforewhatisusuallytheirfinalandmostdifficultyearofstudy.Downeysaidherschooldidnotwanthertogoatfirst.ThearchitectureprogramatLehighwasveryintense,andherprofessorswereworriedshemightmisslearningimportantmaterial.However,shewaseventuallyabletogetspecialpermissiontostudyinternationallyforawholeyear.Duringthefalltermin2006,sheattendedaDanishinternationalschoolinCopenhagen,Denmark,explainingshedidsobecauseDanisharchitectsarewellknownfortheirhousingdesign.Youngadultasshewas,shehadtodealwithtraveldocumentsandmanyotherissues(問題)onherown.Overcomingthelanguagebarrieristhebiggestchallengeofstudyingabroad.However,shehadalotofemotional(情感的)andfinancialsupportfromherfamily.Shelearnedlifelessonsandmadefriendshipsandmemoriesthathavelastedtothisday.Shesaid,“Themoreyou'reoutofyourcomfortzone,themorerewardingtheexperienceisintheend.”1．WhatdoesDowney’smothermeantoDowney?A．Afriend. B．Adreamer.C．Anexample. D．Anexpert.2．WhatmadeDowneychoosetheDanishinternationalschool?A．Thefamouslearnedprofessors.B．Thecasuallearningenvironment.C．Theimpressiveacademicreputation.D．Thefavorablegeographicallocation.3．Whatcanweinferaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．ItwasnoteasyforDowneytostudyabroad.B．Thecomfortablelifeislikelytoruinthefuturelife.C．Downeywastooyoungtotakecareofherself.D．Downey'sparentscouldhardlyaffordhereducation.【答案】1-3CCA【解析】本文是一篇記敘文，講解并描述了美國女孩唐尼的出國留學(xué)之路。1.推理推斷題。依據(jù)第一段“Downey'smotherspentoneyearstudyingabroadthroughaninternationalexchangeprogramwithaFrenchschool.Sheoftentalkedabouthowexcitingandinterestingtheexperiencewas.So,evenbeforefinishinghighschool,Downeyhaddecidedtofollowsuitoneday.”可知，唐尼的媽媽曾參與過一個法國學(xué)校的國際溝通項(xiàng)目，在國外學(xué)習(xí)了一年，她常常談?wù)撃谴谓?jīng)驗(yàn)是多么令人興奮和好玩，所以甚至在中學(xué)畢業(yè)之前，唐尼就已經(jīng)確定有一天也要像媽媽一樣出國留學(xué)，由此可知，唐尼的媽媽在她眼中是個優(yōu)秀的榜樣，故C項(xiàng)正確。2.細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第四段中的“Duringthefalltermin2006,sheattendedaDanishinternationalschoolinCopenhagen,Denmark,explainingshedidsobecauseDanisharchitectsarewellknownfortheirhousingdesign.”可知，2006年秋季學(xué)期，唐尼就讀于丹麥哥本哈根的一所丹麥國際學(xué)校，她說明說她這樣做是因?yàn)榈溄ㄖ熞苑课菰O(shè)計而著名，故C項(xiàng)正確。3.推理推斷題。依據(jù)最終一段中的“shehadtodealwithtraveldocumentsandmanyotherissues(問題)onherown.Overcomingthelanguagebarrieristhebiggestchallengeofstudyingabroad.”及“you'reoutofyourcomfortzone”可知，唐尼在國外不得不獨(dú)自處理包括旅行證件在內(nèi)的很多問題，還要克服出國留學(xué)的最大挑戰(zhàn)——語言障礙，還要走出自己的舒適區(qū)，也就是說唐尼的留學(xué)生活并不簡單，故A項(xiàng)正確。BLivingabroadtostudycancertainlybeaninterestingexperiencebutisthataloneagoodenoughreasonforspendingyearsfarawayfromhome?Tomaketheexperiencetrulyworthwhile,therehastobeagoalbehindthedecisiontostudyabroad.Thismaybeawishtoperfectlanguageskillsinaforeignlanguageenvironment,oraclevermoveinyourcareerdevelopment.Youmustalsoconsiderthecosts,notjustoflivingandstudyingabroad,butofapplying.Mostuniversitiesnowchargeapplicationfeesforinternationalstudents.Ifafterconsideringthesepointsyouaresurethatyouwanttoapplytostudyabroad,yournextstepistochoosetherightprogrammeofstudies.Researchyourchoicesandselectcarefully.Youmustdoyourhomeworkwell.Mostuniversitieshaveinformationonlinebutyoucanalsoemailandaskthemtosendyoumoredetails.Youcanfindalotofinformationonschoolrankingfromeducationwebsites.Butreadcarefully.Differentuniversitiesemphasizedifferentstrengths.Don’tjustthinkabouttheuniversity’sreputation;lookforthemostsuitableforyourgoals.Next,youmustdealwithalargepileofpaperwork.Thisinvolvesfillinginapplicationforms,preparingyourschoolrecords,andgettingreferenceletters.Readingtheinstructionsandrequirementsoftheuniversitiescarefullyisofgreatimportance.Sadly,manyfineapplicantsgetkickedoutinthefirstround,simplybecausetheydon’tfollowtheapplicationprocedureproperly.Moneyisanotherimportantconsideration.Somescholarshipsareprovidedbygovernments,othersbyschoolsandcolleges.Thisinformation,again,canbefoundontheInternet.Ifyoufindascholarshipthatissuitableforyou,followtheapplicationprocedurecarefully;theearlieryouapply,thebetteryourchanceofgettingit.4．Whydoestheauthorthinkstudyingabroadistrulyworthwhileaccordingtoparagraph1?A．Itisachancetodevelopyourcareer. B．Itisaninterestingexperience.C．Itisfuntotravelaroundtheworld. D．Allyourfriendsaredoingso.5．Whatcanaschoolrankinglisttellus?A．Thenamesofalltheprofessors.B．Howgoodtheschooliscomparedtoothers.C．Howmuchthecoursescost.D．Wheretheschoolislocated.6．Whatarethethreebasicstepswhenyouapply?A．Buyanairplaneticket,readtheinstructionsandrequirements,andstudy.B．Writeareferenceletter,dopaperwork,andstudy.C．Preparereferenceletters,prepareschoolrecords,andfillintheapplicationform.D．Prepareschoolrecords,dopaperwork,andworkhard.7．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“getkickedoutinthefirstround”inParagraph3referto?A．losemoneyinthefirstround B．getacceptedinthenextroundC．failtogettothenextround D．getkickedbyaprofessor【答案】4-7ABCC【解析】本文屬于說明文。本文介紹了出國留學(xué)的留意事項(xiàng)，包括弄清出國的目標(biāo)，如何確定學(xué)校，以及出國留學(xué)的申請程序和打算材料。4．細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段Thismaybeawishtoperfectlanguageskillsinaforeignlanguageenvironment,oraclevermoveinyourcareerdevelopment可知，出國留學(xué)是真正值得的因?yàn)檫@是一個機(jī)會，在外語環(huán)境中完善自己的語言技能，以及發(fā)展你的事業(yè)。故選A。5．推理推斷題。依據(jù)其次段Youcanfindalotofinformationonschoolrankingfromeducationwebsites.可知，學(xué)校排行榜告知學(xué)校對比之間的一些信息。故選B。6．細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段Thisinvolvesfillinginapplicationform,preparingyourschoolrecords,andgettingreferenceletters可知，你申請的三個基本步驟是填寫申請表，打算你的學(xué)校紀(jì)錄，以及獲得舉薦信。故選C。7．詞義揣測題。依據(jù)第三段manyfineapplicantsgetkickedoutinthefirstround,simplybecausetheydon’tfollowtheapplicationprocedureproperly(可悲的是，很多優(yōu)秀的申請者被踢出第一輪，只是因?yàn)樗麄儾蛔裱暾埑绦?可知，第一輪被踢出，意味著沒方法進(jìn)入下一輪，故選C。CScientistshavefoundamou