2017届广东省广州市天河区重点学校高考英语一轮复习检测：8（含答案）

　　高考英语一轮复习检测试题08

　　时间：120分钟　满分：150分

　　第Ⅰ卷(满分100分)

　　第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)

　　第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

　　听下面5段对话从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出符合对话内容的最佳答案。每段对话读一遍。

　　1．What are these two people talking about?

　　A．A thick shirt.

　　B．Something to wear.

　　C．The cool weather.

　　2．What is the woman's job?

　　A．Cook.

　　B．Waitress.　C．Manager.

　　3．How is the man getting to work?

　　A．Riding a bike.

　　B．By bus.

　　C．Driving.

　　4．What does the man mean?

　　A．The woman's uncle will come for a visit.

　　B．He thinks the woman should visit her uncle.

　　C．He asks the woman to go over to his place.

　　5．What will the weather in Arizona be like in the coming week?

　　A．Rainy.

　　B．Warm.

　　C．A bit cold.

　　第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

　　听下面5段对话或独白。在A、B、C、D四个选项中选出符合对话或独白内容的最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。

　　听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

　　6．What lipstick did the woman expect to buy?

　　A．Lyfel，dark shade.

　　B．Lyfel，pink shade.

　　C．Lyfel，bright shade.

　　7．How about the lipstick the woman took in the end?

　　A．Its color is suitable but is very expensive.

　　B．Its color is right though it is not Lyfel brand.

　　C．Its color isn't right but its brand is Lyfel.

　　听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

　　8．Why is it easier for the woman to learn English?

　　A．She often talks to English people.

　　B．She speaks two languages already.

　　C．She always does her homework right after class.

　　9．Why is it difficult for the man to learn English?

　　A．He doesn't talk to his English teachers.

　　B．There are no native speakers around him.

　　C．He is too shy to speak English.

　　听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

　　10．How does the man get information about the apartment?

　　A．From TV advertisements.

　　B．From advertisements in the newspapers.

　　C．From radio advertisements.

　　11．How many bedrooms has the apartment got?

　　A．One.

　　B．Two.

　　C．Three.

　　12．How much will the man pay for the rent per month if he wants to include management and parking as well?

　　A．$500.

　　B．$450.

　　C．$550.

　　听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

　　13．Which country is the woman going to?

　　A．America.

　　B．Canada.

　　C．Britain.

　　14．What is the woman afraid of when she takes her trip?

　　A．Taking a voyage.

　　B．Taking a train.

　　C．Taking a flight.

　　15．What transportation can you infer the man prefers?

　　A．Trains.

　　B．Planes.

　　C．Ships.

　　16．What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?

　　A．Husband and wife.

　　B．Teacher and student.

　　C．Friends.

　　听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

　　17．What was Miss Richards?

　　A．A PE teacher.

　　B．A music teacher.

　　C．A science teacher.18．What question did Miss Richards ask her students?

　　A．What was water?

　　B．What colour was water?

　　C．Where did you wash your hands?

　　19．How did Miss Richards feel before Dick answered her question?

　　A．Disappointed and unhappy.

　　B．Angry and annoyed.

　　C．Excited.

　　20．What can we learn from the passage?

　　A．Dick was a top student in class.

　　B．The students were active in class.

　　C．Miss Richards was rather patient.

　　听力材料及答案

　　Text 1

　　W: What kind of dress are you looking for?

　　M: Since it's getting warmer, I want something to wear at this time of year.

　　Text 2

　　M: I must say, Miss, the food was great and I've never had better service.

　　W: Well, thank you, sir.I'll pass your praise on to the cook and the manager.And thanks for the tip.

　　Text 3

　　W: I've to go to Washington this afternoon, but I'm too tired to drive and the bus is so uncomfortable.

　　M: No problem.I'll save you the cost of a taxi by carrying you to the train station in my car on my way to work.

　　Text 4

　　W: I have been thinking about my uncle a lot these days.

　　M: Why not go over for a visit?

　　Text 5

　　W: Good morning, can I help you?

　　M: Yes, I'd like to know something about the weather in Arizona in the coming week.

　　W: Well, it will be fairly hot and there will be much rain.

　　M: I see.Thanks very much for your help.

　　Text 6

　　M: May I help you?

　　W: I hope so.I want a lipstick.

　　M: We have different kinds of Lyfel lipsticks.May I know what color you usually wear?

　　W: Pink.But today, I'm thinking of buying one in a dark shade.

　　M: I see.How do you like this one?

　　W: Not too bad.May I have a try?

　　M: Certainly, Miss.

　　W: Mmm...It's still too bright.Any darker shades?

　　M: How about this one, then?

　　W: OK.Its color is right though it is not Lyfel brand.

　　Text 7

　　M: It's so hard for me to learn English.Why is it so easy for you?

　　W: Maybe it's easier for me because I already speak two languages.

　　M: Well, I always do my homework and go to classes.What else do you think would help?

　　W: Well, you might try reading newspapers.And I always talk to Americans when I get a chance.

　　M: But, how do you meet Americans? I only know other foreign students.

　　W: How about sitting next to an American at lunch, or have you ever thought of asking someone over to your house for dinner?

　　M: Those are good ideas.But I'm a little shy to speak English.

　　W: You won't learn if you don't try and speak.

　　Text 8

　　M: Hello, my name's Johnson.I'm calling about the apartment advertised in the paper.Can you tell me something about it?

　　W: Yes, it's a one­bedroom apartment, with a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom and a balcony.

　　M: Where is it?

　　W: It's on Fifth Street.

　　M: Is it furnished?

　　W: Yes, it is furnished with sofas, a dining table, chairs and some appliances.

　　M: How much is the rent?

　　W: It's five hundred dollars per month, including utilities.

　　M: Do you mean gas, electricity and heat?

　　W: Yes, that's right.

　　M: Is there anything like management fee or parking fee?

　　W: The management fee is included in the rent.But parking is fifty dollars a month.

　　M: OK.I will go and have a look at it this afternoon.

　　Text 9

　　M: Are you looking forward to your trip to Canada, Susan?

　　W: I can't wait to see Canada, David, but I'm scared of the journey.My husband insists on flying, but I want to sail.Planes make me nervous.

　　M: There's nothing to be frightened of.How many planes fly across the Atlantic every day!

　　W: I've no idea.Hundreds, I suppose.

　　M: And how often do you hear of a crash? Once or twice a year?

　　W: But planes fly so high and fast that once is enough.

　　M: There are more road accidents per day than air deaths per year.Air transport is really safe compared with road transport.

　　W: I still prefer to go by sea.Ships may not travel fast but at least you can relax.I'd love a trip on a luxury liner like the Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ.

　　M: It's fine if you're a good sailor, but have you ever traveled far in a rough sea?

　　W: No.I've only been in a boat once.I sailed down the River Thames on a sightseeing tour, but in any case I'd rather be seasick than dead.

　　Text 10

　　Hello, everyone.I'd like to tell you a story about Miss Richards.

　　Miss Richards was a teacher at a school for boys and girls.She taught chemistry and physics from the lowest to the highest classes in the school.Sometimes the new classes learned rapidly, but sometimes they were very slow, and then Miss Richards had to repeat things many times.

　　One year, the first class had been studying chemistry for several weeks when Miss Richards suddenly asked, “What is water? Who knows? Hands up.”

　　There was a silence for a few seconds, and Miss Richards felt disappointed and sad.She waited patiently and then one boy raised his hand.

　　“Yes, Dick？” said Miss Richards encouragingly.He was not one of the brightest students in the class, so she was glad this boy could answer.

　　“Water is a liquid that has no color until you wash your hands in it, and then turns black.” the boy replied.

　　[答案]1—5　BBCBA　6—10　ABBCB

　　11—15　ACBCB　16—20　CCAAC

　　第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)

　　第一节：多项选择(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

　　从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　21．Watch a comedy before going to bed, and you may just ________ sweet dreams.

　　A．end up with

　　B．put up with

　　C．keep up with

　　D．catch up with

　　[解析]end up with 以……而告终。句意：睡觉前看一部喜剧，那么你也许会以甜美的梦而告终。put up with 忍受；keep up with 跟上；catch up with 追上。

　　[答案]A

　　22．Though he has to ________ a hard time, he still holds a positive attitude towards life.

　　A．go through

　　B．look through

　　C．go by

　　D．see through

　　[解析]考查动词短语辨析。go through 经历，经受；look through 浏览；go by 过去，逝去；see through 看透，识破。句意：尽管他要经历一段艰难的时期，但他仍然对生活抱有积极的态度。

　　[答案]A

　　23．Given a new toy, the little girl soon ________ herself and stopped crying.

　　A．discovered

　　B．covered

　　C．resigned

　　D．recovered

　　[解析]考查动词辨析。discover 发现；cover 覆盖；resign 辞职；recover 恢复。句意：给了一个新玩具，小女孩很快就恢复了常态，不哭了。

　　[答案]D

　　24．Mr.Black is a(n) ________ man.If he says he will deal with the problem, he will do it.

　　A．religious

　　B．reliable

　　C．accessible

　　D．acceptable

　　[解析]考查形容词词义辨析。句意：布莱克先生是一个可信赖的人。如果他说他愿意处理这个问题，那他就会处理的。reliable 可靠的，可信赖的；religious 虔诚的；accessible 易得到的，易使用的，(人)随和的，易接受的；acceptable 可接受的。

　　[答案]B

　　25．My sister is a strong­minded girl.At no time I think will she ________ to difficulty.

　　A．give in

　　B．give up

　　C．give off

　　D．give out

　　[解析]考查动词词组辨析。句意：我姐姐是一个意志很坚强的女孩。她决不会向困难屈服的。give in 屈服，让步；give in to 向……屈服；give up 放弃；give off 发出；放出；give out 筋疲力尽；用尽，耗尽。

　　[答案]A

　　26．Plain living and hard work are the fine ________ of the Chinese people.

　　A．habits

　　B．qualities

　　C．customs

　　D．quantities

　　[解析]考查名词辨析。habit 习惯，多指个人的习惯；quality 质量，品质，素质；custom 风俗，习惯，多指社会、团体的风俗和习惯；quantity 数量。句意：艰苦奋斗是中华民族的优秀品质。应用 qualities。

　　[答案]B

　　27．The island is________attractive in spring and autumn because of the pleasant weather in both seasons.

　　A．equally

　　B．merely

　　C．entirely

　　D．partly

　　[解析]考查副词辨析。equally平等地，同等地；merely只是，仅仅；entirely 完全地，整个地；partly 部分地。句意：这座岛屿在春、秋两季都吸引(游客)，是由于这两季气候都怡人。

　　[答案]A

　　28．Dad is under a lot of pressure，so we have to________him.

　　A．make preparations for

　　B．take out insurance for

　　C．make allowances for

　　D．make sense of

　　[解析]考查动词短语辨析。make preparations for 为……作准备；take out insurance for 为……办理保险；make allowances for 为……考虑；make sense of 理解，弄懂……的意思。句意：爸爸压力很大，因此我们必须为他考虑。

　　[答案]C

　　29．The present situation is very complex，so I think it will take me some time to________its reality.

　　A．make up

　　B．figure out

　　C．put off

　　D．look through

　　[解析]考查动词短语辨析。make up 组成、编造、弥补；figure out弄明白；put off 推迟；look through 查看、浏览。句意：目前形势非常复杂，因此我认为需要花些时间才能弄清实际情况。

　　[答案]B

　　30．I guess we have already talked about this before but I'll ask you again just________.

　　A．in charge

　　B．in return

　　C．in case

　　D．in detail

　　[解析]考查介词短语辨析。in charge 掌管，掌握；in return 作为回报；in case 以防万一；in detail 详细地。句意：我认为我们以前谈论过这件事，但以防万一我要再问你一次。

　　[答案]C

　　第二节：完形填空(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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Many adults see teens as energetic.Many of us see ourselves as proud.This thinking __31__ many adults and us to have the idea that if we can't handle school or __32__ life well, we are just not trying hard.

　　But in my opinion that may not be __33__.

　　Earlier this school year, I was leaving my class one Friday __34__ suddenly it __35__ like I had pulled a muscle in my back.I knew I was ill.

　　After a few days I stopped eating.This meant I lost __36__； the clothes that I bought two weeks earlier began __37__ loose.This time my parents got scared.

　　__38__， I started sleeping less.My eyelids (眼皮) were constantly __39__.

　　I refused to __40__ that I was ill.I kept my job working 25 hours a week in a shop; I didn't __41__ any classes.When I was hurting, I didn't mind and kept on going.__42__ it kills you, it makes you stronger, right?

　　But now I find myself thinking.Is it __43__ it? I'm taking the classes and working for the newspaper because it does good __44__ college applications.And I'm working 25 hours a week so that, once I get into my dream school, I can __45__ it.

　　Here I am, already sick from the __46__ of work I'm doing in and out of school.So, what good is a(n) __47__ application if I'm badly ill? What is the __48__ of doing this work if I can't enjoy the results?

　　In fact, by writing my __49__ I'm telling all the people who __50__ much about the future to worry about it now.

　　31．A.makes B．forces

　　C．causes

　　D．intends

　　32．A.still

　　B．even

　　C．just

　　D．yet

　　33．A.true

　　B．real

　　C．wrong

　　D．false

　　34．A.while

　　B．when

　　C．then

　　D．how

　　35．A.looked

　　B．sounded

　　C．appeared

　　D．felt

　　36．A.face

　　B．hope

　　C．weight

　　D．direction

　　37．A.hanging

　　B．holding

　　C．changing

　　D．dressing

　　38．A.In fact

　　B．In addition

　　C．In disorder

　　D．In general

　　39．A.light

　　B．shut

　　C．open

　　D．heavy

　　40．A.insist

　　B．determine

　　C．accept

　　D．consider

　　41．A.lose

　　B．drop

　　C．give

　　D．take

　　42．A.Unless

　　B．If

　　C．Though

　　D．Before

　　43．A.paid

　　B．similar to

　　C．equal to

　　D．worth

　　44．A.at

　　B．to

　　C．on

　　D．with

　　45．A.control

　　B．manage

　　C．support

　　D．afford

　　46．A.amount

　　B．set

　　C．kind

　　D．number

　　47．A.suitable

　　B．impressive

　　C．believable

　　D．usual

　　48．A.reason

　　B．idea

　　C．point

　　D．tip

　　49．A.time

　　B．work

　　C．newspaper

　　D．story

　　50．A.think

　　B．care

　　C．miss

　　D．realize

　　答案与解析

　　[语篇解读]'为了使自己的大学申请表更有吸引力，作者带病学习，工作。但后来，作者深刻反省了这种舍本逐末的做法。

　　31．C'cause sb.to do sth.促使某人做某事。

　　32．B'如果我们不能很好地应付学业甚至生活……。设空前 school 与空后 life 之间存在递进关系，故选用 even。

　　33．A'由下文可知，作者认为这种想法也许不对。true 指合乎事实的而不是捏造的；real 指人或事物真实存在的，而不是想象的。

　　34．B'我正要离开教室，突然感觉像是背部抽筋了。when 恰在此时。

　　35．D'feel like...感觉好像……。

　　36．C'几天不吃饭肯定是体重减轻(lose weight)。

　　37．A'hang loose 松松垮垮地吊/垂/耷拉着。

　　38．B'in addition 此外，用以表递进关系。in fact 事实上；in disorder 混乱，紊乱；in general 一般而言。

　　39．D'睡得少会感觉眼皮抬不起来，所以用 heavy(很沉)。

　　40．C'根据下文可知：我拒绝接受生病的事实。accept 接受；insist 坚持；determine 决定；consider 考虑。

　　41．B'我继续长时间地工作，也没有旷课(drop class)。

　　42．A'(病痛)如果不能把你折磨死，就会使你更坚强，对吗？ unless＝if...not 如果不……；if 如果；though 虽然……但是……；before 在……之前。

　　43．D'句意：这样做值吗？be similar to...与……相似；be equal to...和……相等。

　　44．B'do good to 对……有好处，固定搭配。

　　45．D'句意：我一周工作25小时是为了一旦上了理想的大学，我能支付得起学费。afford 负担得起(钱/时间)；control 控制；pay 后需要加for；support 后接 sb.。

　　46．A'the amount of...……的数量，后接不可数名词；the number of 后接可数名词。

　　47．B'impressive 给人深刻印象的，有吸引力的；suitable 合适的；believable 可信的；usual 往常的。

　　48．C'句意：如果不能享受结果，做这工作又有什么意义呢？point 意义；reason 原因；idea 主意，想法；tip 提示，忠告。49．D'句意：通过写我的故事(story)，我要告诉所有的人……。

　　50．B'care about 关注，关心；其他三项都不能与 about 搭配。

　　第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分；满分40分)

　　阅读短文，并从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出符合短文内容的最佳选项。

　　A

　　Our daughter Megan is severely disabled.My wife and I cared for her over twenty years at home.Two years ago, we sent Megan to a nearby nursing home where we thought she could be taken care of and become happier.

　　A few weeks after Megan left home, I went to the nursing home to see her.I came across a bicycle attached to the back of a wheelchair rolling out of the front entrance of the nursing home.The bike's unique design and the delight on the faces of the rider and the passenger stopped me.

　　Megan cried when she saw me.She said she didn't want to stay in the nursing home any more and that she wanted to live with us at home.I took Megan out of the nursing home and bought one the very next day.How happy she was to be with us again! We could now get outside for fresh air, exercise and have a chance to be more involved in neighbourhood and community activities.

　　I invested (投资) all my money in buying this kind of wheelchair bike for the people who needed them most.I call the wheelchair bike CAREBIKE.My aim is to permit people who have disabilities and can't walk, as well as the people who care for them to have the chance to enjoy the pleasure of a bike ride.

　　I'm extremely proud of what I've done.All my investment has its true reward when I hear a 100­year­old woman ending her CAREBIKE ride, laughing, or see a disabled man rolling down the road with a smile on his face.Moments like these make it all worthwhile.

　　My job now is to make the world aware of the CAREBIKE.My website provides pictures, videos and the details about the bike.I will provide a CAREBIKE for anyone who really needs it.

　　51．Why did the author send his daughter to the nursing home?

　　A．Because the family was too poor to treat her.

　　B．Because he thought she would be cheered up there.

　　C．Because the nursing home could cure her illness.

　　D．Because he was tired of taking care of her at home.

　　52．The author stopped near the entrance of the nursing home for ________.

　　A．he saw an unusual wheelchair bike

　　B．he found his daughter was around there

　　C．he was stopped by a rider and a passenger

　　D．he recognized the passenger who was his friend

　　53．What was the purpose of the author investing his money in buying wheelchair bikes?

　　A．To earn money by selling them to the disabled people.

　　B．To hold a wheelchair bike race for the disabled in his community.

　　C．To offer a chance to disabled people to enjoy the pleasure of a bike ride.

　　D．To provide every disabled person in the nursing home with a wheelchair bike.

　　54．The underlined word “one” in Paragraph 3 refers to ______.

　　A．a CAREBIKE

　　B．a bicycle

　　C．a wheelchair

　　D．a gift

　　答案与解析

　　51．B'细节理解题。根据第一段“...we sent Megan to a nearby nursing home where we thought she could be taken care of and become happier.”可知，作者将他的女儿送到疗养院，因为他认为他的女儿在那儿能够受到良好的看护，可以变得更快乐。

　　52．A'细节理解题。根据第二段“The bike's unique design and the delight on the faces of the rider and the passenger stopped me.”可知，这种轮椅自行车独特的设计以及骑车人与乘车人脸上的喜悦表情使作者在疗养院门口驻足。

　　53．C'细节理解题。根据第四段“My aim is to permit people who have disabilities and can't walk，as well as the people who care for them to have the chance to enjoy the pleasure of a bike ride.”可知，作者把自己所有的钱投资买轮椅自行车，其目的是让残疾人以及看护者感受到骑车的快乐。

　　54．A'指代判断题。根据第二段“I came across a bicycle attached to the back of a wheelchair rolling out of the front entrance of the nursing home.”和后文“We could now get outside for fresh air，exercise and have a chance to be more involved in neighbourhood and community activities.”可知，作者为他的女儿买了一辆轮椅自行车。有了它，全家人可以一起出去呼吸新鲜空气、做锻炼并有机会融入到社区活动中；根据第四段“I call the wheelchair bike CAREBIKE.”可知，这种轮椅自行车被作者称为CAREBIKE。

　　B

　　The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep.A few dogs started barking at it.The elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety.That didn't stop the elephant.It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people.The villagers were scared and angry.Then someone suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess.

　　Parbati Barua's father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer.He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk.He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round­up——how to catch wild elephants.

　　Parbati hasn't always lived in the jungle.After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to boarding school in the city.But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old life.“Life in the city is too dull.Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase，” she says.

　　But Parbati doesn't catch elephants just for fun.“My work，” she says, “is to rescue man from the elephants, and to keep the elephants safe from man.” And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many years.Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land.It is now fighting back.Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to guide the animals back to the jungle before they can kill.

　　The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion.A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant.“Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them.They are also more loyal than humans.” she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal.An elephant princess indeed!

　　55．For Parbati, catching elephants is mainly to ________.

　　A．get long lasting excitement

　　B．keep both man and elephants safe

　　C．send them back to the jungle

　　D．make the angry elephants tame

　　56．Before Parbati studied in a boarding school，________.

　　A．she spent her time hunting with her father

　　B．she learned how to sing love songs

　　C．she had already been called an elephant princess

　　D．she was taught how to hunt tigers

　　57．Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge because ________.

　　A．they are caught and sent for heavy work

　　B．illegal hunters capture them and kill them

　　C．they are attacked and their land gets limited

　　D．dogs often bark at them and chase them

　　58．The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that in India ________.

　　A．people easily fall victim to elephants' attacks

　　B．the man­elephant relationship is getting worse

　　C．elephant tamers are in short supply

　　D．dogs are as powerful as elephants

　　答案与解析

　　[语篇解读]'本文为记叙文，主要讲述了被称为“大象公主”的 Parbati，她自幼与父亲打猎，后来放弃了到城市里寄宿求学而回到了原来的生活，成为了一名驯象师。

　　55．B'事实细节题。根据倒数第二段开头Parbati的讲话可得知她猎象的目的不是为了寻乐，而是为了保护大象和人的安全。

　　56．A'事实细节题。根据第三段第二句 After a happy childhood hunting with her father，she was sent to boarding school in the city.可知，她在去城市寄宿求学之前，和父亲一起打猎。

　　57．C'事实细节题。根据倒数第二段中间 Increasingly，the Indian elephant is angry：for many years，illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land.It is now fighting back.可知，印度象变得生气而进行报复的原因是它们受到攻击，生活环境减少。故答案为C。

　　58．B'推理判断题。第一段主要讲大象的生活受到了影响，从而引起大象的报复，倒数第二段也提到大象越来越生气，经常进行报复，其原因是它们受到攻击，生活环境减少，综合来看就是人象的关系恶化。故答案为B项。

　　C

　　Britain is set to face an increase in cold winters, with up to one­in­seven hitting the UK with longer periods of time when temperatures are below freezing, a study has suggested.The prediction was based on research that found out how low solar activity affected winter weather patterns.

　　However, the researchers were eager to stress that their findings did not suggest that the region was about to fall suddenly into a “little ice age”．The findings appear in the journal Environmental Research Letters.“We could get to the point where one­in­seven winters are very cold, as we had at the start of last winter and all through the winter before last.”said co­author Mike Lockwood, professor of space environment physics at the University of Reading.

　　Using the Central England Temperature (CET) record, the world's longest instrumental data series that dates back to 1659，the team said that in general temperatures during recent winters had been obviously lower than the longer­term temperatures.“The mean CET for December, January and February for the recent relatively cold winters of 2008～2009 and 2009～2010 were 3.50℃ and 2.53℃ respectively，” they wrote.“However, the mean value for the previous 20 winters had been 5.04℃.The series of lower winter temperatures in the UK during the last three years had raised questions about the probability of more similar, or even colder winters occurring in the future.”

　　Last year Professor Lockwood and colleagues published a paper that found a link between fewer sunspots and atmospheric conditions that “blocked” warm westerly winds reaching Europe during winter months, opening the way for cold easterly winds from the Arctic and Russia to sweep across the region.Professor Lockwood, while acknowledging that there were a range of possible meteorological factors (气象因素) that could influence blocking events, said the latest study moved things forward by showing that there was “improvement in the predictive skill” when solar activity was taken into consideration.

　　59．We can know from the second paragraph that ________.

　　A．research shows that Britain will soon fall into an ice age

　　B．Mike Lockwood's research focuses on space environment physics

　　C．it was quite cold in Britain over the entire winter last year

　　D．so far one­in­seven winters have been very cold in Britain

　　60．The underlined word “mean” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “________”．

　　A．average

　　B．stable

　　C．ungenerous

　　D．changeable

　　61．What can we infer from the last paragraph?

　　A．It was sunspots that blocked warm westerly winds reaching Europe.

　　B．Meteorological factors hardly have any influence on blocking events.

　　C．The latest study done by Professor Lockwood was of little practical value.

　　D．Considering solar activity or not affects the accuracy of weather forecasting.

　　62．What's the best title of the passage?

　　A．Another Big Danger Approaching the UK

　　B．Research Finds out Solar Activity Is to Blame for the Cold

　　C．UK Faces More Cold Winters Due to Weaker Solar Activity

　　D．Changes in Weather Patterns Should Be Responsible for Low solar Activity

　　答案与解析

　　59．B　根据第2段最后一句“...Mike Lockwood, professor of space environment physics at the University of Reading”可知正确答案为B项。

　　60．A　根据上下文可以推断出 mean 在此处意为“平均的”。因此，正确答案为A项。

　　61．D　根据最后一段最后一句“...there was ‘improvement in the predictive skill' when solar activity was taken into consideration”可以推断出正确答案为D项。

　　62．C　通读全文尤其是第1段“Britain is set to face an increase in cold winters...how low solar activity affected winter weather patterns”可知最佳标题为C项。

　　D

　　The singer, Mick Jagger, of the Rolling Stones sings a song

　　that tells people they can't always get what they want but if we try sometimes we can get what we need. The past years in my life my parents have told me this saying many times. I've always complained about the quote(引语). Although over time I have told myself to learn from it.

　　This year my girlfriend flew off to college in West Palm, Florida. This has been a killer for me because I haven't been able to see her and she is having a rough time in school. The last two months have been hard but we are working through it. I have been trying to get my dad to buy me a plane ticket to go down there. My dad told me if I brought him some money he would help me pay for the ticket. I started to complain to him because I had no way of getting any money to give him. I spent several days and

　　nights thinking of ways to earn money to go to see my girlfriend. I finally came to the conclusion that I would get a job and work hard to earn some money to give to my dad. I applied to Safeway and I ended up getting the job.

　　I have been working at Safeway for about a month now and work hard to earn money to go to see my girlfriend. The other day my mum had surprised me and told me that she asked her boss if she could use their business miles(旅费) to buy me a ticket down to Florida for two weeks. I was very thankful and told her I would help pay for anything that I have to. The thought of me working hard and getting a job showed my mum that I really cared and was trying my best to be a successful person. I believe that you can't always get what you want but if you try sometimes, you get what you need.

　　63．The author's parents often told him the saying quoted from the song because ________.

　　A．He liked to complain to them about his life

　　B．They expected him to earn from the singer

　　C．He always wanted to get everything he wanted

　　D．They tried to educate him to do things for himself

　　64．What does the word“killer”underlined in the second paragraph refer to?

　　A．Something that is quite troublesome.

　　B．Something that is very difficult.

　　C．A person who kills purposely.

　　D．A person who treats women very badly.

　　65．What can we infer from the passage?

　　A．The author was lazy and unwilling to work hard.

　　B．The author's father was too mean to give him money.

　　C．The author's actual action won support from his mother.

　　D．The author was unable to tear himself away his girlfriend.

　　66．By writing the passage, the author tries to show________.

　　A．we can do nothing without money

　　B．fathers are strict while monthers are kind

　　C．it's hard for parents to bring up their children

　　D．we should try to rely on ourselves for everything

　　答案与解析

　　[语篇解读]　作者的父亲总是引用歌词教育作者，凡事要靠自己的努力，作者就只凭借自己的努力满足了打动父母，如愿以偿的拿到了去看女朋友的票。

　　63．D　推理判断题。由作者在第一段最后的“I've always complained about the quote(引语)．Although over time I have told myself to learn from it.”尽管作者总是抱怨，但自己也承认学从中学到了东西，这正是父母引用的目的所在。

　　64．A　词义猜测。由下文的解释“because I haven's been able to see her and she is having a rough time in school.”可以看出，女朋友离开去上大学了，自己感觉很孤独，再加上女友在学校“having a rough time”，由此可以看出，这正是上文所说的killer，一些使人烦恼的事情。

　　65．C　推理判断题。当作者提出让父母出钱买票去看女友的时候，父亲的答复是：作者得出钱，即：“if I brought him some money he would help me pay for the ticket.”后来作者找了份工作(ended up getting the job)，并努力赚钱买票(work hard to earn money to go see my girlfriend.)，正是作者的实际行动感动了作者的妈妈，从而“asked her boss if she could use their business miles(旅费)to buy me a ticket down to Florida for two weeks.”

　　66．D　主旨大意题。作者用开篇用一句歌词引出了主题，只要：只要努力就能得到自己所需要的。中间用自己的一次经历进行了论证，最后一段在回扣：…trying my best to be a successful person.，I believe that you can't always get what you want but if you try sometimes, you get what you need.，也就是：We should try to rely on ourselves for everything.

　　E

　　A recent study of ancient and modern elephants has come up with the unexpected conclusion that the African elephant is divided into two distinct (不同的) species.

　　The discovery was made by researchers at York and Harvard Universities when they were examining the genetic relationship between the ancient woolly mammoth and mastodon to modern elephants—the Asian elephant, African forest elephant，and African savanna elephant.

　　Once they obtained DNA sequences (序列) from two fossils (化石), mammoths and mastodons, the team compared them with DNA from modern elephants.They found to their amazement that modern forest and savanna elephants are as distinct from each other as Asian elephants and mammoths.

　　The scientists used detailed genetic analysis to prove that the African savanna elephant and the African forest elephant have been distinct species for several million years.The divergence of the two species took place around the time of the divergence of Asian elephants and woolly mammoths.This result amazed all the scientists.

　　There has long been debate in the scientific community that the two might be separate species, but this is the most convincing scientific evidence so far that they are indeed different species.

　　Previously, many naturalists believed that African savanna elephants and African forest elephants were two populations of the same species, despite the elephants' significant size differences.The savanna elephant has an average shoulder height of 3.5 metres while the forest elephant has an average shoulder height of 2.5 metres.The savanna elephant weighs between six and seven tons, roughly double the weight of the forest elephant.But the fact that they look so different does not necessarily mean they are different species.However the proof lay in the analysis of the DNA.

　　Alfred Roca, assistant professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois, said, “We now have to treat the forest and savanna elephants as two different units for conservation purposes.Since 1950, all African elephants have been conserved as one species.Now that we know the forest and savanna elephants are two very distinctive animals, the forest elephant should become a bigger priority(优先) for conservation purposes.”

　　67．One of the fossils studied by the researchers is that of________.

　　A．the Asian elephant

　　B．the forest elephant

　　C．the savanna elephant

　　D．the mastodon elephant

　　68．The underlined word“divergence” in Paragraph 4 means “________”．

　　A．evolution

　　B．exhibition

　　C．separation

　　D．examination

　　69．The researchers' conclusion was based on a study of the African elephant's________.

　　A．DNA

　　B．height

　　C．weight

　　D．population

　　70．What are Alfred Roca's words mainly about?

　　A．The conservation of African elephants.

　　B．The purpose of studying African elephants.

　　C．The way to divide African elephants into two units.

　　D．The reason for the distinction of African elephants.

　　答案与解析

　　[语篇解读]　本文为说明文，讲述科学家通过研究惊讶地发现非洲象可以分为两种类型。

　　67．D　细节理解题。依据第三段的第一句可知，科学家分析了两种大象化石里的DNA，即mastodon和mammoth，所以答案选D。

　　68．C　猜测词义题。根据上文的distinct species和第五段的separate species与different species可以判断divergence应该和distinction，separation或difference是同义词，意为“不同，区别”。

　　69．A　细节理解题。依据第二段和第三段的信息可知，科学家研究了大象的基因和DNA序列，所以答案选A。

　　70．A　推理判断题。根据关键词句for conservation purposes可知是出于保护大象的目的。

　　第Ⅱ卷(满分50分)

　　第四部分：写作(共两节，满分50分)

　　第一节：完成句子(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

　　阅读下列各小题，根据所给的整句汉语提示，用句末括号的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

　　71．Jane won't join us for dinner tonight and________.(neither)

　　今晚Jane不和我们一起吃饭，Tom也不。

　　72．If he had not broken the ipad last week，he________which cost him a large amount of money，(repair)

　　要是上周他没弄坏ipad，他就不会请人修了。

　　73．________her book，Judieth didn't notice the coming of her friend.(absorb)

　　专注于读书，Judieth没有注意到朋友的到来。

　　74．The computer________at the airport yesterday is an IBM laptop，(lose)

　　他昨天在机场丢失的那台手提电脑是IBM的。

　　75．The electricity________last night，for the workers were examining the electric wires.(cut)

　　昨晚，电肯定切断了，因为当时工人们正在检修线路。

　　76．It rained for three weeks on end，completely________.(ruin)

　　雨连续下了三个星期，彻底毁了我们的假期。

　　77．Mr Black was rather busy every day，so the messages from his secretary would remind him of ________.(do)

　　Black 先生每天相当忙，因此，他的秘书常常留言提醒他该做的事。

　　78．It is requested that the young children should put things back________.(belong)

　　小孩子们被要求把东西放回原处。79．The CEO from the big company believed that it was the newcomers' ability ________，not the university they graduated from.(difference)

　　这家大公司的首席执行官认为，真正重要的是新员工的能力，而不是他们毕业于什么大学。

　　80．With________，he burst with anger，which put an unpleasant end to the discussion.(run)

　　他没耐心了，突然生起气来，这使讨论不愉快地结束了。

　　答案

　　71．neither will Tom

　　72．wouldn't have/get it repaired

　　73．Absorbed in

　　74． which he lost

　　75．must have been cut off

　　76．ruining our holiday

　　77．what to do/what he should do

　　78．where they belong

　　79．that made a difference

　　80．(his)patience running out

　　第二节：短文写作(共1小题；满分30分)

　　假设你和父母一起参加了西藏双飞五日游，这次旅游令你难忘。请根据下列提示信息写一篇游记。出团时间 8月15日

　　行程安排 第一天 早晨乘飞机从青岛飞往拉萨，下午休息，适应高原气候。

　　第二天 参观宫殿、寺庙、自由市场等。

　　第三天 乘车前往世界著名的温泉群——羊八井。

　　第四天 乘机返回，行程结束。

　　注意：

　　1．词数：120词左右；

　　2．不可逐句翻译，可适当发挥，使文章连贯通顺。

　　参考词汇：Tibet 西藏；Lhasa 拉萨；highland 高原的

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　　答案

　　I went to Tibet with my parents in this summer vacation.

　　We started out from Qingdao on the early morning of August 15th.In the afternoon, we arrived in Lhasa and then had a rest to get used to the highland climate.The next day, we visited many famous spots, such as the palace，the temple, the free market and so on.On the third day, we drove to the world­famous hot springs—Yangbajing—where we took a bath and we all felt relaxed after a tiring day.We had a very good time there but we had to go back to Qingdao the next day.

　　I was so much impressed by the natural beauty of Tibet and hoped that I could visit it again.