第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共80分）
第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0．5分，满分10分）
从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
—I love the Internet. I’ve come to know many friends on the Net.
—______. Few of them would become your real friends.
A. Good for you
B. That’s for sure
C. It’s not the case
D. I couldn’t agree more
【答案】C
考点：考查交际用语及句意理解
2．Scientists say it may be five or six years _____ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.
A. since
B. after
C. before
D. When
【答案】C
【解析】考查连词。句意：科学家说这种药物在可以试验在人类身上之前还有5或6年。 A. since既然；B. After之后；C. Before之前；D. When当...时；根据句意可知是能够试验之前还有5.6年，故选C项。
考点：考查连词
.The viewers will have _______ second chance to watch Voice of China on _______ Channel 4 tonight.
A. a; the
B. the; the
C. the; /
D. a; /
【答案】D
【解析】考查冠词。句意：观众们今晚将会再一次在第四频道观看中国之声的节目。第一空考查在序数词前加上冠词a表示“再一，又一”第二空名词Channel 4是专有名词，不加冠词,故选D项。
考点：考查冠词.The final score of the basketball match was 96:97. We were only ________ beaten.
A. tightly
B. slightly
C. narrowly
D. roughly
【答案】C
【解析】考查副词词义。句意：这场篮球比赛的最后比分是96:97，我们惜败。 A紧紧地,坚固地,牢固地;B轻微地;C adv.狭窄地;勉强地;严密地;仔细地;D adv.粗略地;大体上;大致上;粗暴地;根据句意，我们只是勉强被击败，故选C项。
考点：考查副词词义
. To save trouble, you may as well _______ the product online before you place an order.
A. predict
B. polish
C. promote
D. preview
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词词义及句意理解。句意：为了省去麻烦，你不妨在下订单以前先在线预览一下这个产品。 A预测；B磨光，润色；C 促进，推销； D. 预览，故D正确。
考点：考查动词词义及句意理解
6. Although the plan is not so perfect, they are strongly opposed ______ it.
A. to not conduct
B. not to conduct
C. to not conducting
D. not to conducting
【答案】C
考点：考查动名词复合结构
.Due to the ______ of this medical technology, some diseases can be treated at an early stage.
A. appreciation
B. application
C. appointment
D. approach
【答案】B
【解析】考查名词词义及句意理解。名词appreciation感激，欣赏；application应用；appointment约会；approach方式，方法；句意：由于这种医疗技术的应用，一些疾病能够在早期阶段得到治疗。根据句意可知B正确。
考点：考查名词词义及句意理解
．We agreed to accepted ______ they thought was the best tourist guide.
A. whatever
B. anyone
C. whichever
D. Whoever
【答案】D
【解析】考查代词。句意：只要是他们认为的最好的导游，无论哪一个我们都接受。Whoever指代 the best tourist guide.表示的是人，故选D项。
考点：考查代词
__________ my old granny has no idea what she last watched on television alone, she does remember what she and I did together last week.
A. While
B. When
C. As
D. If
【答案】A
【解析】考查状语从句连词。句意：尽管我年迈的奶奶记不得她最后一次独自看的是什么电视，她却清楚地记得上礼拜和我一起做的事情。A.while 有“尽管”的意思，在此引导让步状语从句；B.when当...时候；C. as引导让步状语从句需要倒装; D.if如果，故选A项。
考点：考查状语从句连词Success is not final and failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that ___________.
A. deserves
B. survives
C. counts
D. functions
【答案】C
【解析】考查动词。句意：成功不是终点，失败也并非末日，最重要的是继续前进的勇气。deserve应得； survive幸存； count有价值; functions功能，根据句意，选C项。
考点：考查动词
Didn’t it occur to you ______ we could have solved the problem in an easier way?
A. that
B. whether
C. how
D. why
【答案】A
考查主语从句的用法
Much as I would love ______ to the party yesterday, I didn’t because I had to prepare for the interview.
A. to go
B. going
C. to have gone
D. having gone
【答案】C
【解析】考查虚拟语气及句意理解。句意：尽管我很愿意去参加昨天的晚会，实际上我没有去，因为我不得不准备面试。本句考查的是不定式的完成时表示虚拟语气的用法，Would love to have done本来想要做某事，实际上未做。故C正确。考查虚拟语气及句意理解
With his outstanding performance, Zhang Lei ______to be the Winner of the “Voice of China 2015”.
A. turned out
B. figured out
C. broke out
D. worked out
【答案】A
【解析】
试题分析：考查动词短语及句意理解。动词短语turned out结果是，证明是；figured out指出，找到； broke out爆发；worked out制定，进展，锻炼身体；句意：由于他的杰出表现，张磊最终成为2015年中国好声音的获胜者。根据句意可知A正确。
考点：考查动词短语及句意理解
.“It is the realization of the Chinese Dream ______ put forward by Chairman Xi ______ presents a vision for national revival and contributes to a new global landscape”, said foreign experts at a dialogue Saturday in Shanghai.
A. which; that
B. that; /
C. /; which
D. /; that
【答案】D
考点：考查强调句型和分词短语
15．By the time I saw the angry expression on his face, I ______ exactly what I was having to face. But not for a moment ______ I should quit.
A. had known; I thought
B. have known; had I thought
C. would know; I would think
D. knew; did I think
【答案】D
【解析】考查倒装句。句意：在我看到他脸上愤怒的表情时，我清楚的知道我将要面对的是什么了。但是不到一会我就觉得我要放弃了。根据saw可知第一空用过去时knew， not for a moment时间状语放在句首，句子倒装，故选D项。
考点：考查倒装句
.Whether eating out will cause certain cancers has remained ______; experts are still finding evidence to prove the truth.
A. contradictory
B. convincing
C. concrete
D. controversial
【答案】D
【解析】考查形容词词义及句意理解。形容词contradictory对立的，矛盾的；convincing有说服力的； concrete具体的；controversial 有争议的，句意：外出吃饭往往会引发某些癌症依然存在争议，专家们正在寻找证据证明这一事实。故B正确。
考点：考查形容词词义及句意理解
17．---What do you think made her mother so angry?
---______ the exam.
A. Because she didn’t pass
B. Her not passing
C. She didn’t pass
D. Because of her not passing
【答案】B
考点：考查独立主格
.The recent air crash, ________ more than two hundred people lost their lives, has renewed concerns over the safety of flight travel.
A. that
B. which
C. where
D. when
【答案】C
【解析】考查定语从句关系词。句意：在最近的空难事件中，超过两百多人丧失性命，这让人们开始重新关注航空旅行的安全问题。该句是定语从句，先行词是air crash, 在从句more than two hundred people lost their lives中做状语，故选C项。
考点：考查定语从句关系词
.The problem of the widening gap between the rich and the poor, if not properly ___________, can result in many serious problems.
A. being handled
B. to handle
C. handled
D. handling
【答案】C
【解析】考查状语从句的省略。句意：穷人和富人日益扩大的差距问题，如果没有得到恰当地处理，可能会导致很多严重的问题。条件状语从句中当主句主语和从句的主语一致，而且从句的谓语包含有be的形式，可以省掉从句的主语和谓语的be部分，此题从句部分符合省略的条件，省掉后成了handled，故选C项。
考点考查状语从句的省略
All of you ______ at the school gate! We’ll soon start.
A. will gather
B. gather
C. will be gathering
D. are gathering
【答案】B
考点：考查祈使句
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
I was just out of college, only three days into a graduate year in England, and I was dragging a heavy backpack and suitcase through the London Underground. I was also crying uncontrollably.The day before yesterday, my uncle had ____21____ me that I was never to speak to him, his wife, or my two cousins again. Earlier, I had made a silly, joking remark. It was never meant to ___22___ my aunt's feelings, but it did. I spent the evening in an ugly blue telephone booth (电话亭), ____23___ as I spoke to a friend who lived in England.
As a 22-year-old ____24____ had been raised to respect and trust adults, I believed my aunt and uncle when they said I’d ____25_____ the relationship between themselves and family.
When I left the phone booth, I went back to a ____26_____ house with three closed bedroom doors. I did not sleep. In the morning, I ____27_____ everyone get up and leave; no one knocked on my door. When it was quiet, I wrote a note of ____28____ and left it in my uncle’s bedroom. I dragged my bags to the train station.
Coming to England seemed like a ___29____ decision. Still worse, no lifts at the station were working. Crying yet again, I tried to lift my suitcase up the ____30____. Suddenly, there were hands. No one said anything, ____31___ each time I faced another set of steps, a hand would catch the suitcase handle and __32___ it. At the top of the steps, the hand would let go, and I'd pull the suitcase to the next set. And just as I was about to ____33___ again, another hand would appear suddenly.
It happened several times. I never looked up and say thanks ____34_____ I couldn't stop crying. I do remember that each ___35___ looked different, and that many different people helped me, without asking or saying anything.
That was the last time I saw or spoke to ___36___ of those four family members. Yet when I think about that terrible ___37____ in 1998, I remember those strangers' hands. They were there when I needed them, and even now, they pull me ___38___ the sadness of that memory. I think of them as I __39___ the underground in Washington D. C. today, and I watch the citizens and tourists, just in case someone ___40___ a hand.
21. A. convinced B. taught C. informed D. persuaded
22. A. hurt B. inspire C. express D. hide
23. A. nodding B. weeping C. shouting D. trembling
24. A. when B. what C. which D. who
25. A. enjoyed B. handled C. ruined D. managed
26. A. silent B. private C. huge D. pretty
27. A. saw B. heard C. felt D. observed
28. A. praise B. apology C. warning D. thanks
29. A. firm B. tough C. bad D. final
30. A. carriage B. station C. path D. stairs
31. A. and B. or C. but D. so
32. A. lift B. support C. open D. press
33. A. quit B. cry C. stop D. struggle
34. A. although B. because C. if D. unless
35. A. face B. hand C. person D, suitcase
36. A. some B. none C. any D. one
37. A. loss B. lesson C. call D. accident
38. A. toward B. along C. over D. through
39. A. miss B. drive C. hire D. ride
40. A. shakes B. needs C. gives D. Deserves
【答案】 21-25. CABDC
26-30. ABBCD
31-35. CADBB
36-40. CADDB
23.B考查动词辨析A. nodding点头；B. weeping哭泣；C. shouting喊叫；D. trembling发抖。通过上下文的理解，作者此刻很难过，weep表现了作者伤心的心情，因此选B项。
D考查复合句关系词辨析。此处是定语从句，意思是作为一个被教育要学会尊重和信任的人，先行词是人，定语从句用who引导，因此选D项。
C考查动词辨析A. enjoyed欣赏，享受；B. handled处理；C. ruined毁灭；D. managed经营，管理。此处意思是叔叔说作者毁掉了他们的家庭关系，因此选C项。
A考查形容词辨析A. silent安静的；B. private私人的；C. huge巨大的；D. pretty漂亮的。根据上文提到的叔叔让我不再跟他们讲话以及下文的 three closed bedroom doors可知选A项。
B考查动词辨析A. saw看见；B. heard听见；C. felt 感到;D. observed观察。由no one knocked on my door. When it was quiet.....可知作者在自己的卧室里，选heard才符合语境,因此选B项.
B考查动词辨析A. praise赞美；B. apology道歉；C. warning警告; D. thanks感谢。根据文章的理解，此处应该是写了道歉的便条，选B项。
C考查形容词辨析A. firm坚定的，牢固的；B. tough困难的；C. bad坏的；D. final最后的。
根据下文的Still worse知道，到英国是一个糟糕的决定，因此选C项。
D考查名词辨析 A. carriage运费，四轮马车；B. station车站；C. path道路；D. stairs阶梯。根据语境以及下文的steps,可知选D项。
C考查连词辨析。没有人说什么，但是没当我要上台阶的时候，总会有一只手来帮助我。此处是表示转转的连接，因此选C项。
A考查动词辨析A. lift举起，提起；B. support支持，支撑；C. open打开；D. press压。根据上文I tried to lift my suitcase up可知，此处选A项。
D考查形容词辨析。A. quit停止，放弃；B. cry哭泣；C. stop停止；D. struggle奋斗，使劲移动。根据语境，可以知道作者搬动行李很费劲，struggle符合语境，因此选D项。
考点：故事类阅读。
第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
Surprisingly, no one knows how many children receive education in English hospitals, still less the content or quality of that education. Proper records are just not kept. We know that more than 850,000 children go through hospital each year, and that every child of school age has a legal right to continue to receive education while in hospital. We also know there is only one hospital teacher to every 1,000 children in hospital.
Little wonder the latest survey concludes that the extent and type of hospital teaching available differ a great deal across the country. It is found that half the hospitals in England which admit children have no teacher. A further quarter have only a part-time teacher. The special children’s hospitals in major cities do best; general hospitals in the country and holiday areas are worst off. From this survey, one can estimate that fewer than one in five children have some contact with a hospital teacher—and that contact may be as little as two hours a day. Most children interviewed were surprised to find a teacher in hospital at all. They had not been prepared for it by parents or their own school. If there was a teacher they were much more likely to read books and do math or number work; without a teacher they would only play games.
Reasons for hospital teaching range from preventing a child falling behind and maintaining the habit of school to keeping a child occupied, and the latter is often all the teacher can do. The position and influence of many teachers was summed up when parents referred to them as “the library lady” or just “the helper”. Children tend to rely on concerned school friends to keep in touch with school work. Several parents spoke of requests for work being ignored or refused by the school. Once back at school children rarely get extra teaching, and are told to catch up as best as they can.
Many short-stay child-patients catch up quickly. But schools do very little to ease the anxiety about falling behind expressed by many of the children interviewed.
试题分析:文章讲述了住院学生的教育问题，老师太少，无法保证学生的学习，作者对于这一现象很不满意。
41．Which of the following statements is true?
A. Every child in hospital receives some teaching.
B. Not enough is known about hospital teaching.
C. Hospital teaching is of poor quality.
D. The special children's hospitals are worst off.
42．It can be inferred from the latest survey that________.
A. hospital teaching across the country is similar
B. each hospital has at least one part-time teacher
C. all hospitals surveyed offer education to children
D. only one-fourth of the hospitals have a full-time teacher
42．D推理判断题。根据第二段第二行It is found that half the hospitals in England which admit children have no teacher. A further quarter have only a part-time teacher.可知一半的医院没有老师，另外的4分之一只有兼职老师，可以推断出另外的4分之一的医院有全职的老师，故选D。
43．Hospital teachers are found________.
A. not welcomed by the children and their parents
B. necessary
C. not welcomed by the hospitals
D. capable
44．In order to catch up with their school work, children in hospital usually turn to________.
A. hospital teachers
B. schoolmates
C. parents
D. school teachers
44．B细节理解题。根据第三段第四行Children tend to rely on concerned school friends to keep in touch with school work可知因病住院的学生们大多数是向他们的同学求助的，故选B。
45．We can conclude from the passage that the author is________.
A. unfavorable towards children receiving education in hospitals
B. in favor of the present state of teaching in hospitals
C. unsatisfied with the present state of hospital teaching
D. satisfied with the results of the latest survey
45．C推理判断题。通读全文可知医院的老师数量非常少，很多住院的孩子得不到教育，作者对于这一现状是不满意的，故选C。
B
EVERY YEAR, millions of Americans see their personal information leak into the wrong hands. Maybe there’s spyware on their computer, or a service they use suffered a security reach --- as eBay did this year, leaving customers at risk of exposure. Or perhaps their password is easy to guess: Security company SplashData reports that the most popular passwords in 2017 were 123456 and password.
Fear not: It is a lot easier than you might think to set up proper defenses. In fact, you can easily do it all in a weekend. Here’s how.
Clean Your Computer And Smartphone
Before you put new security measures into place, make sure your devices are as spotless as possible. This means installing a good antivirus program and taking the time to clear out any spy- or malware that may have already infected your system. Go with AVG Free Antivirus (free. Avg. com) or Avast! (avast. com) ---each is free. Run a full system scan. This can take over an hour, so start it before settling into other plans. When you return to your computer, clear out anything that shouldn’t be there with a few simple steps (the program will guide you). These days, it’s also worth it to make sure your phone is safe from viruses. iPhones are less likely to be targeted by spyware, but Android users should download the Lookout app (lookout. com) to scan their devices and ensure everything is as it should be.
Security Your Wi-Fi
Now that your computer is clean, you should plug any holes in your home network. It’s fairly easy for potential criminals to gain access to your information if they’re able to share your connection --- that’s why you want to be careful when using public Wi-Fi. For your home, the Federal Communications Commission recommends a few steps. Even though you put security measures into place a couple of years ago, it’s a good idea to refresh your settings. You may have to refer to the instructions for your wireless router or call tech support for help. Different routers will have different setup pages, so the actual step-by-step will vary, but the end result will be the same.
Dig Deep with Your Passwords
Everything you just accomplished could be for nothing if a thief has your existing passwords, so you need to change them for every service you use. Try it when you find yourself on those sites anyway.
What you’ve heard is true: Passwords should use a variety of special characters, numerals, letters, and cases when possible. They should be close to random, and there should be a different one for each website you use. Doing this, and keeping track of it all, is a pain --- which is why people don’t do it and wind up with stolen identities. Try Dashlane (dashlane.com), a password manager with powerful encryption (加密) that can securely keep track of the most ridiculous codes you can come up with. Best of all, it logs you into sites automatically, so there’s no need to worry about all those obscure keystrokes. Whew!
Never Answer Unwanted Email
Take are when shopping online. Always check the security symbols when using an online site for shopping. If the lock icon encryption is not there, do not give out credit details. Also, check that the site is legal --- never go to a site from a random email and start shopping online. Go to the site through a known URL or by searching for it on a search engine first.
Keep a separate credit card just for online shopping. This will make it easier to cancel if something bad does happen and your other credit card for “in real life” can still be used uninfluenced.
Don’t store information on any store’s website. It may be conventional but it’s also a possible loss to you if the site is hacked.
试题分析: 本文讲述了怎样避免个人信息在网上被泄露。
46. The passage is mainly about _____________.
A. ways of avoiding online identity theft
B. tips of freeing computers from viruses
C. measures to ensure network security
D. steps to keep track of passwords
47. According to the passage, the risk of exposing personal information may possibly be caused by ___________.
A. the applications of antivirus programs
B. the practice of using public Wi-Fi
C. the difficult access to the passwords
D. the separate credit card for online shopping
47.B 细节推断题。根据第四段中It’s fairly easy for potential criminals to gain access to your information if they’re able to share your connection --- that’s why you want to be careful when using public Wi-Fi.可以知道公共wi-fi容易让潜在的犯罪分子活得个人信息 ，故选B项。
48. To put new security measures into place, we need to ____________.
A. clear out of everything in the system
B. make a random selection of network
C. get rid of potential spyware
D. refresh the infected system
48.C 细节理解题。根据第三段 Before you put new security measures into place, make sure your devices are as spotless as possible. This means installing a good antivirus program and taking the time to clear out any spy- or malware that may have already infected your system. ，在采取新的安全措施时，务必要保证设备安全可靠，没有间谍软件或恶意软件，故选C项。
49. Which of the following is the improper way to shop online?
A. Adopting a unique password for every website.
B. Shopping online at reliable websites.
C. Keeping credit details safe by checking security symbols.
D. Monitoring credit card by storing information.
C
They don’t quite know how to cope with all the dam trouble they’ve got down in Hampden, Maine. And according to town manager Leslie Stanley, it doesn’t look as if things will improve any in the immediate future. “We’ve got a real annoying problem on our hands,” he says.
The annoyance began in late May. About three miles outside of town a group of beavers (河狸) built a dam near the mouth of a culvert (涵洞) that carries a stream under Canaan Road. Some 50 feet of roadway and several hundred feet of land on each side of the culvert were flooded. Stanley sent a road crew out to level the dam. The beavers rebuilt it. The crew tore it apart again. In fact, they tore it apart for ten mornings－and for ten straight nights the beavers rebuilt it.
On the eleventh day, the foreman tossed (扔) the problem back to the town manager. He, in turn, tossed it on to the local game warden (狩猎监督官). The warden, absorbed in beaver knowledge, moved quietly and carefully out one night and placed a petrol-soaked bag over the dam. (Any beaver expert will tell you the creatures just can’t tolerate petrol smell.)
In the morning the bag was found artistically woven (编织) into the dam.
The warden set out three steel traps that night. In the morning one was empty. The other two had been stolen by the beavers and used to strengthen the dam. The warden, cursing the state law against hunting beavers with firearms, got his traps back and set them out again and again. And every night the beavers stole them.
Town manager Stanley enlisted additional troops. He telephoned his police chief. Those beavers were breaking a state law against blocking up a natural watercourse. “Why aren’t you out there to uphold the law?” Stanley asked. “You’re the police chief. So remove them. Arrest them. Do something.”
Three mornings later, the police chief proudly announced the end of the dam. At 2:00 A.M., he said, he and a licensed dynamiter (炸药使用者) had blown it to small pieces. Stanley said he’d believe it when he saw it.
They drove out to the culvert and found a new dam already half-built. They also found the highway choked with mud and remains thrown up by the dynamite.
Stanley said maybe they should call in the Army Corps of Engineers. But the police chief’s faith in explosives was unshaken. He launched an all-out campaign，but the beavers always managed to have the holes plugged by the time the fire department appeared on the scene for its morning mop-up.
In time, the beavers tired of this nonsense and moved their dam “inside” the culvert－where it couldn’t be blown up without destroying the road too.
Stanley and his general staff held a council of war and agreed that fresh strategy was called for. Then they came up with an inspired idea. If we remove every branch of the dam by hand, we’ll force the beavers to go in search of new building material to replace what we’ve taken. Then we can place box traps along their runways and seized them.
The plan was completely approved. Moreover it worked. On July 30, town manager Stanley was able to announce that the beaver group had been trapped and removed to a remote wilderness area. And there was great joy in Hampden－until the middle of October, that is, when a group of young beavers was spotted swimming in the same waters from which its elders had recently been taken away.
But to make a long story short, the strategy that worked with the older beavers worked with the young ones too.
试题分析：本文是一篇很有趣的记叙文。文章讲述了河狸在修筑水坝的时候和人作斗争的故事。
50. What was the annoying problem for the authorities in Hampden, Maine?
A. They failed to destroy the dam repeatedly built by the beavers.
B. They didn’t know who to send to deal with the dam trouble.
C. The beavers were building dams in every corner of the town.
D. The political situation in the town was becoming much worse.
51. What did the local game warden do?
A. He made steel traps to strengthen the dam.
B. He set out to hunt the beavers with firearms.
C. He learned a lot about the construction of the dam.
D. He used petrol-soaked bags to drive the beavers away.
51.D 细节理解题。第二段The warden, absorbed in beaver knowledge, moved quietly and carefully out one night and placed a petrol-soaked bag over the dam. (Any beaver expert will tell you the creatures just can’t tolerate petrol smell.) 可以看出D为正确选项。
. Which is the correct order of the following events?
① The land on both sides of the culvert was flooded.
② The local leaders worked out a strategy.
③ The game warden set out steel traps.
④ The beavers rebuilt their dam inside the culvert.
⑤ The police chief used explosives to destroy the dam.
A. ①③②⑤④
B. ①③⑤④②
C. ②①④③⑤
D. ②①⑤③④
53. The underline word “uphold” in Paragraph 6 probably means ________.
A. revise
B. resist
C. violate
D. maintain
53.D
词意猜词题。A 修订，改正；B 抵抗，反对；C 违反，妨碍；D 保持，维护。根据文章意思，可以看出maintain和前文中的breaking a state law 意思相反。所以D为正确选项。
. What can we learn about beavers from the passage?
A. The beavers seem to be stubborn about building dams.
B. The beavers are allowed to be killed when causing trouble.
C. The beavers can’t adapt themselves to living in wilderness.
D. The beavers finally returned to the culvert with their young.
54.A 深层推断题。从文章中河狸反复修筑水坝可以看出河狸的固执和坚持。所以A为正确选项。
D
On his bench in Madison Square Soapy moved uneasily, and he realized the fact that the time had come for him to provide against the coming winter.
The winter ambitions of Soapy were not of the highest. In them there were no dreams of Mediterranean voyages or blue Southern skies. Three months on the Island was what his soul desired. Three months of assured board and bed and good company, safe from north winds seemed to Soapy the most desirable thing.
Just as the more fortunate New Yorkers had bought their tickets to Palm Beach each winter, Soapy had made his arrangements for his annual journey to the Island. And now the time had come.
There were many institutions of charity in New York where he might receive lodging and food, but to Soapy’s proud spirit the gifts of charity were undesirable. You must pay in humiliation of spirit for everything received at the hands of mercy. So it was better to be a guest of the law.
Soapy, having decided to go to the Island, at once set about accomplishing his desire. He left his bench and went up Broadway. He stopped at the door of a glittering cafe. He was shaven and his coat was decent. If he could reach a table in the restaurant, the portion of him that would show above the table would raise no doubt in the waiter’s mind. A roasted duck, with a bottle of wine, a cigar and a cup of coffee would be enough. Such a dinner would make him happy, for the journey to his winter refuge.
But as Soapy entered the restaurant door, the head waiter’s eye fell upon his shabby trousers and old shoes. Strong hands pushed him in silence and haste out into the street.
Some other way of entering the desirable refuge must be found.
At a corner of Sixth Avenue Soapy took a stone and sent it through the glass of a glittering shop window. People came running around the corner, a policeman at the head of them. Soapy stood still, with his hands in his pockets, and smiled at the sight of the policeman.
“Where is the man that has done that?” asked the policeman.
“Don’t you think that I have had something to do with it?” said Soapy, friendly.
The policeman paid no attention to Soapy. Men who break windows don’t remain to speak with policemen. They run away. He saw a man running and rushed after him, stick in hand. Soapy, disgusted, walked along, twice unsuccessful.
On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant for people with large appetites and modest purses. Soapy entered this place without difficulty. He sat at a table and ate beefsteak and pie. And then he told the waiter he had no money.
“Go and call a cop,” said Soapy. “And don’t keep a gentleman waiting.”
“No cop for you,” said the waiter. “Hey!”
Then Soapy found himself lying upon his left ear on the pavement. He arose with difficulty, and beat the dust from his clothes. Arrest seemed a rosy dream. The Island seemed far away.
After another unsuccessful attempt to be arrested for harassing a young woman, Soapy went further toward the district of theatres.
When he saw a policeman standing in front of a glittering theatre, he thought of “disorderly conduct”. On the sidewalk Soapy began to sing drunken songs at the top of his voice. He danced, cried, and otherwise disturbed the peace.
The policeman turned his back to Soapy, and said to a citizen, “It is one of the Yale boys celebrating their football victory. Noisy, but no harm.”
Sadly, Soapy stopped his useless singing and dancing. The Island seemed unattainable. He buttoned his thin coat against the north wind.
In a cigar store he saw a well-dressed man who had set his silk umbrella by the door. Soapy entered the store, took the umbrella, and went out with it slowly. The man with the cigar followed hastily.
“My umbrella,” he said.
“Oh, is it?” said Soapy. “Well, why don’t you call a policeman? I took your umbrella! Why don’t you call a cop? There stands one on the corner.”
The umbrella owner slowed his steps. Soapy did likewise. The policeman looked at them curiously.
“Of course,” said the umbrella man, “well, you know how these mistakes occur…if it’s your umbrella I hope you’ll excuse me – I picked it up this morning in a restaurant – if it’s yours, I hope you’ll…”
“Of course it’s mine,” said Soapy.
The ex-umbrella man retreated. The policeman hurried to help a well-dressed woman across the street.
Soapy threw the umbrella angrily. He was angry with the men who wear helmets and carry clubs. They seemed to regard him as a king who could do no wrong.
At last Soapy stopped before an old church on a quiet corner. Through one window a soft light glowed, where, the organist played a Sunday anthem. For there came to Soapy’s ears sweet music that caught and held him at the iron fence.
The moon was shining; cars and pedestrians were few; birds twittered sleepily under the roof. And the anthem that the organist played cemented Soapy to the iron fence, for he had known it well in the days when his life contained such things as mothers and roses and ambitions and friends.
The influence of the music and the old church produced a sudden and wonderful change in Soapy’s soul. He thought of his degraded days, dead hopes and wrecked faculties.
And also in a moment a strong impulse moved him to battle with his desperate fate. He would pull himself out of this pit; he would make a man of himself again. Those sweet notes had set up a revolution in him. Tomorrow he would be somebody in the world. He would…
Soapy felt a hand on his arm. He looked quickly around into the broad face of a policeman.
“What are you doing here?”
“Nothing.”
“Then come along,” said the policeman.
“Three months on the Island,” said the Judge the next morning.
55. Soapy regarded the Island as his winter ambition because _____.
A. he wanted to go on Mediterranean voyages and enjoy blue Southern skies
B. he wanted to spend the cold winter somewhere warm other than New York
C. he wanted to be put into prison to survive the coming winter
D. he wanted to buy a ticket to the Island to spend the cold winter 55.C 细节理解题。根据文章的描述，Soapy过着贫穷的生活，这个冬天的愿望就是想法能够被关进在岛上的监狱以度过这个寒冷的冬天，得以生存，故选C项。
56.Which of the following is the reason for Soapy’s not turning to charity?
A. His pride gets in the way.
B. What the institutions of charity offer isn’t what Soapy needs.
C. He wants to be a citizen who obeys the law.
D. The institutions of charity are not located on the island. 56.A 细节理解题。根据第四段There were many institutions of charity in New York where he might receive lodging and food, but to Soapy’s proud spirit the gifts of charity were undesirable可知Soapy内心的骄傲让他不愿接受慈善机构提供的食宿。故选A项。
57. How many times did Soapy try to accomplish his desire?
A. 4.
B. 5.
C. 6.
D. 7. 57.C 细节理解题。根据文章描述，前后总共尝试了6次想被逮捕未能成功，故选C项。
58. From the passage, we can see what the two restaurants have in common is that _____.
A. they are both fancy upper class restaurants
B. neither of them served Soapy
C. they both drove Soapy out of the restaurant after he finished his meal
D. neither of them called cops 58.D细节理解题。根据文章描述Soapy在这两家餐馆想故意惹怒服务员叫来警察，结果均未成功，故选D项。
59. Hearing the Sunday anthem at the church, Soapy _____.
A. was reminded of his good old days and wanted to play the anthem again
B. was reminded of his unaccomplished ambition and was determined to get to the Island
C. was reminded of his disgraceful past and determined to transform himself
D. was reminded of his rosy dream and wished to realize it
60. By ending the story this way, the author means to _____.
A. show that one always gets what he/she wants with enough efforts
B. make a contrast and criticize the sick society
C. surprise readers by proving justice was done after all
D. put a tragic end to Soapy’s life and show his sympathy for Soapy
60.B推理判断题。Soapy受到赞美诗音乐的感化，决定放弃通过入狱解决生活问题，重新做回自己，然而令人感到讽刺的是，他被警察逮捕，被判入狱三个月。因此选B项。
第二节：下面文章中有5个段落需要添加首句（第61—65题）。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出适合各段落的首句，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
A. Be well-organised.
B. Close with a Q & A.
C. Don’t be contradictory.
D. Bring it to a specific end.
E. Speak slowly and pause.
F. Drop unnecessary words
Speaking to a group can be difficult, but listening to a bad speech is truly a tiresome task—especially when the speaker is confusing. Don’t want to confuse your audience? Follow these suggestions:
61． ______
When it comes to understanding new information, the human brain needs a little time. First, we hear the words; then, we compare the new information to what we already know. If the two are different, we need to pause and think. But a breathless speaker never stops to let us think about what he or she is saying and risks confusing us. Slow it.
62．______
Sometimes we all start a sentence one way and then switch directions, which is very difficult to follow. When you confuse your listeners with opposing information, you leave the audience wondering what part of the information is right and what part they should remember. Instead of relying and keeping correcting yourself, work to get the facts clear and straight.
63．______
Jumping from point to point as it comes to your mind puts the onus (责任）on your listeners to make up for your lack of organisation. And it’s confusing for them to listen, reorganise, and figure out what you’re saying all at once. But going smoothly from one point to the next helps them understand information more easily. You can arrange things from beginning to end, small to large, top to bottom or by some other order. Just be sure to organise.
64．______
Repeated use of um, ah, like, you know and some other useless noises can drive an audience crazy. It makes the speaker sound uncertain and unprepared, and it can leave listeners so annoyed that they can’t pay attention. Recently I attended a speech that was marked by so many ums that audience members were rolling their eyes. Was anybody grasping the intended message? Um, probably not.
65．______
Many speakers finish up their speeches with question-and-answer (Q & A) sessions, but some let the Q & A go on without a clear end. The audience is often left confused about whether the meeting is over and when they can get up and leave. Do your listeners a favour by setting a time limit on questions, and close your speech with a specific signal—even if it’s something simple like, “If you have any more questions, you know where to reach me.” Or even more to the point, conclude your speech with “Thanks for your time. ”
【答案】61-65．ECAFD
63．C考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据When you confuse your listeners with opposing information, you leave the audience wondering what part of the information is right and what part they should remember.可知，演讲时不要出现相反的观点，故 C选项Don’t be contradictory.，符合，所以选择C.
64．A考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。 根据You can arrange things from beginning to end, small to large, top to bottom or by some other order. Just be sure to organise.可知你的演讲要有条理，A选项Be well-organised，符合，故选A。
65．F考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据Repeated use of um, ah, like, you know and some other useless noises can drive an audience crazy. 可知演讲时没必要的话会使人发疯，F选项 Drop unnecessary words丢弃那些无用的话，符合，故选F。
66．D考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据Many speakers finish up their speeches with question-and-answer (Q & A) sessions, but some let the Q & A go on without a clear end.可知，本段讲了如何结束演讲，D选项Bring it to a specific end.符合，故选D.
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。
I am travelling back with my parents from seeing my grandparents then it started to snow. At first, I thought it was fun and everything looked beautifully. I was looking forward to make a snowman in the playground at school the next day, and suddenly the car drove off road and into a channel. My father called the rescue team, but they said that would be a long time before they could reach us. However, we sang songs and told stories to pass the time. Several hour later, the rescue team pulled their car out of the channel. At last, we managed to drive very slowly to home. I would never forget this experience.
【答案】
1. am改为was
2. then改为when
3. beautifully改为beautiful
4. make改为making
5. off后加the
6. that改为it
7. However改为Therefore
8. hour改为hours
9. their改为our
10.删除to
3. beautifully改为beautiful
考查形容词。本句中形容词beautiful和系动词look连用构成系表结构。句意：起初我认为下雪很有趣，一切看起来会很漂亮。
4. make改为making
考查动名词。动词短语look forward to sth/doing sth期待sth/做某事；其中的to是介词，后面要接名词或动名词做宾语。所以本句中使用了动名词making在句中做宾语。
5. off后加the 考查定冠词。在英语中定冠词the表示特指，所以本句中the road特指我们开车正走着的路。
6. that改为it
考查代词。本句是一个固定句式：It be+一段时间+before从句，意为“一段呢时间以后某事才发生”。其中的代词it指代时间。
第二节：书面表达（满分30分）
学校计划举行英语作文竞赛，主题为“We Need Advice from Older Generations”。请根据以下要求写一篇100-120词的作文：
你遇到了困难或问题，不知该怎么办。你去请教一位长辈，后来问题得到了解决。要求写清楚下面三点：
1． 当时面临的困难或问题是什么？
2． 你获得的指教是什么？
3． 结果如何？
注意：不能在作文中出现所在学校的校名和本人姓名。
【答案】
One year ago, I was in great trouble. I worked hard at English and devoted all my spare time to practising English. But I failed to pass the mid-term examination. I felt very disappointed.
So I asked my grandpa for advice when I went home. Hearing what I told him, he said examination resulted more or less on a fortuitous phenomenon. We can’t judge our improvement only by one examination. He encouraged me to stick to working hard for a long time to check my results.
I took my grandpa’s advice and have been doing it as he told me to since then. Now my English is much better than before. From my experience, I feel that we need advice from older generation.
考点：考查话题作文