河北省唐山市灤南縣2021-2022學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試題（ 含答案解析 ）

第1頁(yè)/共1頁(yè)灤南縣2021—2022學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期中質(zhì)量檢測(cè)高一英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)在答題卡上。2.回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上，寫(xiě)在本試卷上無(wú)效。第一部分聽(tīng)力(共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分20分)做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分5分)聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)，每段對(duì)話(huà)后有一個(gè)小題。從題中所給的A,B,C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話(huà)后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話(huà)僅讀一遍。1.Whatisthemanlookingfor?A.Alibrary.B.Amuseum.C.Abank.2.Whodoesthemanwanttoaskforhelp?A.Mrs.Janita.B.Mr.Richards.C.Mr.Simmons.3.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?A.Rolldownthecarwindow.B.Turnontheradio.C.Getoutofthecar.4.Wherewillthemangotomorrow?A.Toabank.B.Tohisoffice.C.Toalocaltechnologycompany.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Aflower.B.Atree.C.Afrog.第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分15分)聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6至7題。6.Whatisthepictureof?A.Thesky.B.Thetrees.C.Thebeach.7.HowmanytimeshasthemanbeentoIndia?A.Once.B.Twice.C.Threetimes.聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8.Howdoesthewomanfeel?A.Anxious.B.Sad.C.Disappointed.9.Howlongdoesittakethespeakerstobuythetickets?A.10minutes.B.15minutes.C.30minutes.聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.Whoisthewoman?A.Atourguide.B.Adoctor.C.Anurse.11.Whichpartoftheman’sbodyhurtsthemost?A.Hisknee.B.Hisfoot.C.Hishand.12.Howdidthemangethurt?A.Whenhewaswalkingdownthemountain.B.Whenhewasclimbingupthemountain.C.Whenhewasdrivingonahighway.聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Familymembers.B.Friends.C.Strangers.14.WhatholidayisTom’sgiftfor?A.Easter.B.Christmas.C.Valentine’sDay.15.Whoistheman’schild?A.Tom.B.Kevin.C.Frank.16.Wherewillthemanhidethegift?A.Insidethecupboard.B.Ontopoftherefrigerator.C.Inthegarage.聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.WhathappenedtoMrs.Belamo?A.Shewenttocollege.B.Shetooktimeofftohaveababy.C.Shedecidedtoteachadifferentsubject.18.Whenisthesciencecompetition?A.OnWednesday.B.OnFriday.C.OnSaturday.19.Whoprobablyknowsthemostaboutphysics?A.Ms.Andrews.B.Mrs.Belamo.C.Mr.Newton.20.WhatwillthestudentsdoonTuesdaymorning?A.Workontheirprojects.B.Getadvicefortheirprojects.C.Bringtheirprojectstothelibrary.第二部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分30分)第一節(jié)(共10小題;每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分20分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AAsurveybytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationshowsthatoneintenadultsreadsonlinenewsatleastonceanhour.Alothasbeenwrittenaboutthementalhealthinfluencefromnewsaddictionandinparticularfromreadingnegativereports.Justlikejunkfood,“junk”newscanbebadforourhealth.Inrecentyears,thingshavebeengettingincreasinglymorenegative.AstudyofthecontentofNewZealand’slargestnewspapershowedthatwhilein1973theaveragenumberofstoriesaboutdeathonthefrontpagewas0.75,by2013itwas4.1(andno,thereweren’tfivetimesmorepeopledying).What’smore,onlinenews,andthestorieswereadonmobilephonesinparticular,tendtobeevenmorenegativethanprint.A2019studyof50U.S.newspapersshowedthatmobileversionsofnewspapersreportthreetimesmorestoriesaboutdisastersandaccidentsthanpaperones.Suchnegativereportsleadpeopletobelievethatthingsareworsethantheyreallyare.Theycanleadtostress,worryandlowerspirits.Experimentsalsosuggestthatlonelinessandpoorrelationshipshavebeenconnectedwithreadingnegativereports.Afterreadingnegativereports,peoplearelesslikelytohelpothers.Evenworse,whenwechecknewsonsmartphones,wemay“phub”ourlovedones,whichleadstolowerrelationshipsatisfaction.Negativereportsattractourattentionfarmorethanpositiveones.That’saglobalhappening.Ihope,however,thatifwerealizethatnegativenewsisspoilingourmoods,wemightallbemorewillingtochange.1.Whyis“junkfood”mentionedinthefirstparagraph?A.Toentertainreaders. B.Tointroducethetopic.C.Tomakeanadvertisement. D.Tokeepreadersawayfromit.2.WhatcanwelearnaboutthestudyinParagraph2?A.ThedeathrateinNewZealandisveryhigh. B.Printnewspapershavebecomelesspopular.C.Storiesaboutdeathhavebecomelesspopular. D.Negativereportinghasbeenincreasingoveryears.3.Whatmaynegativereportsleadpeopletodo?A.Liveahopefullife. B.Becomemorecareful.C.Becomelesslikelytohelpothers. D.Paymoreattentiontotheirphysicalhealth.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“phub”inParagraph5mean?A.Ignore B.Hate C.Laughat D.Careabout5.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ASurveyonNewsReadingHabits B.NegativeEffectsofMobilePhonesC.IsOnlineNewsBetterThanPrint? D.IsJunkNewsaDangertoHealth?【答案】1.B2.D3.C4.A5.A【解析】【導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了一項(xiàng)新聞閱讀的調(diào)查結(jié)果，指出負(fù)面報(bào)道多年來(lái)一直在增加，以及負(fù)面報(bào)道導(dǎo)致人們不愿意幫助他人。實(shí)驗(yàn)還表明，孤獨(dú)感和糟糕的人際關(guān)系與閱讀負(fù)面報(bào)道有關(guān)。【1題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段“AsurveybytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationshowsthatoneintenadultsreadsonlinenewsatleastonceanhour.Alothasbeenwrittenaboutthementalhealthinfluencefromnewsaddiction,andinparticularfromreadingnegativereports.Justlikejunkfood,“junk”newscanbebadforourhealth.(美國(guó)心理協(xié)會(huì)的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示，十分之一的成年人至少每小時(shí)閱讀一次在線(xiàn)新聞。關(guān)于新聞成癮對(duì)心理健康的影響，尤其是閱讀負(fù)面報(bào)道，已經(jīng)寫(xiě)了很多文章。就像垃圾食品一樣，“垃圾”新聞對(duì)我們的健康有害)”可推知，第一段提到了“垃圾食品”是為了引入主題。故選B。2題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“AstudyofthecontentofNewZealand’slargestnewspapershowedthatwhilein1973theaveragenumberofstoriesaboutdeathonthefrontpagewas0.75,by2013itwas4.1(andno,thereweren’tfivetimesmorepeopledying).(一項(xiàng)對(duì)新西蘭最大報(bào)紙內(nèi)容的研究表明，1973年，頭版上關(guān)于死亡的報(bào)道的平均數(shù)量是0.75條，而到2013年，這一數(shù)字是4.1條（不，死亡人數(shù)并沒(méi)有增加5倍）)”可知，負(fù)面報(bào)道多年來(lái)一直在增加。故選D?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“Afterreadingnegativereports,peoplearelesslikelytohelpothers.(在閱讀了負(fù)面報(bào)道后，人們不太可能幫助別人)”可知，負(fù)面報(bào)道會(huì)導(dǎo)致人們變得不太愿意幫助別人。故選C?！?題詳解】詞句猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)畫(huà)線(xiàn)詞上文“whenwechecknewsonsmartphones”以及后文“ourlovedones,whichleadstolowerrelationshipsatisfaction”可知，我們用智能手機(jī)查看新聞會(huì)導(dǎo)致關(guān)系滿(mǎn)意度降低，說(shuō)明是因?yàn)楹鲆暳怂鶒?ài)人。故畫(huà)線(xiàn)詞意思是“忽視”。故選A?！?題詳解】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段“AsurveybytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationshowsthatoneintenadultsreadsonlinenewsatleastonceanhour.(美國(guó)心理協(xié)會(huì)的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示，十分之一的成年人至少每小時(shí)閱讀一次在線(xiàn)新聞)”結(jié)合文章主要介紹了一項(xiàng)新聞閱讀的調(diào)查結(jié)果，指出負(fù)面報(bào)道多年來(lái)一直在增加，以及負(fù)面報(bào)道導(dǎo)致人們不愿意幫助他人。實(shí)驗(yàn)還表明，孤獨(dú)感和糟糕的人際關(guān)系與閱讀負(fù)面報(bào)道有關(guān)。可知，A選項(xiàng)“新聞閱讀習(xí)慣調(diào)查”最符合文章標(biāo)題。故選A。BUnlikehumanswhoenterastateofrelativelycompleteunconsciousnesswhilesleeping,birdscanmorecarefullycontroltheirsleep.Birdsoftensleepwithoneeyeopen,onlyhalftheirbrainrestingatthesametime.Theotherhalfofthebrainisawake,abletonotedangerifneeded.Whiletheexactwayinwhichbirdscontroltheirsleeppatternshasnotbeenwellstudied,ithasbeenshownthatthesaferabirdfeelswhensleeping,themorelikelyitistosleepdeeper.Ifthesituationismoreuncertain,however,thebirdwillsleepmorelightly.Sleepingtogetherisanotherdefensivemethodthatmanybirdsuse.Bylivingtogether,somespeciescancreateanighttimeplacewherethousandsofindividualssleep.Asaresult,therearemorebirdstonoticetheirenemies’attack,givingeachindividualbirdagreaterchanceofsurvival.Inwinter,manybirds,particularlysmallbirds,livetogethertosharebodyheatandsurvivelowernighttimetemperatures.Whenbirdssleep,theyburyweakbodypartsintheirfeathers.Abird’sfeatherscreateairpocketsthathelpitkeepwarm,andbyplacingfeetorthebillintothefeathers,lessbodyheatislost.Whenabird’sbillisburieddeeplyinitsfeathers,itisalsoabletobreatheairwarmedbyitsownbodyheat.Thereislittledataabouthowlongbirdssleepatatime,butstudiesshowthatbirdsmaysleeplongerduringlongernights.Thismaybebecausebirdsarenotabletosearchforfoodortakepartinotheractivitieswithoutenoughlightandsosleepingisthenextnaturalitemontheirto-dolists.Birdsareabletosleepforashorttimeduringtheday,however,andcanalsosleeplongerwhenevertheyareinasafeplace.6.Howcanbirdscontroltheirsleep?A.Byopeningbothoftheeyes. B.Byignoringdangerfrequently.C.Byenteringadreamcompletely. D.Bykeepinghalfofthebrainawake.7.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A.Birds’condition. B.Birdsweight. C.Birds’feelings. D.Birds’sleeppatterns.8.WhydobirdssleeptogetheraccordingtoParagraph3?A.Theycanattacktheirenemies. B.Theycanprotectthemselveswell.C.Theycanlowerbodytemperatures. D.Theycansharebodyheatinsummer.9.Wheredobirdsputtheirweakbodypartswhilesleeping?A.Intotheirfeathers. B.Intotheirfeet.C.Intotheirmouths. D.Intotheirskinpockets.10.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Birdscansearchforfoodinweaklight.B.Birdsshouldplantheiractivitiesmorecarefully.C.Birdscanusuallysleeplongeratnightinwinter.D.Birdsshouldplacesleepingfirstontheirto-dolists.【答案】6.D7.D8.B9.A10.C【解析】【導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)一些睡眠習(xí)性?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“Theotherhalfofthebrainisawake,abletonotedangerifneeded.(另一半大腦是清醒的，能夠在必要時(shí)注意到危險(xiǎn))”可知，鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)讓一半大腦保持清醒來(lái)控制睡眠。故選D。【7題詳解】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第二段“Whiletheexactwayinwhichbirdscontroltheirsleeppatternshasnotbeenwellstudied,ithasbeenshownthatthesaferabirdfeelswhensleeping,themorelikelyitistosleepdeeper.Ifthesituationismoreuncertain,however,thebirdwillsleepmorelightly.(雖然鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)控制睡眠模式的確切方式還沒(méi)有得到很好的研究，但有研究表明，鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)在睡覺(jué)時(shí)感覺(jué)越安全，就越有可能睡得更深。然而，如果情況更加不確定，鳥(niǎo)兒就會(huì)睡得更輕)”可知，第二段主要講了鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)的睡眠模式。故選D。【8題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“Sleepingtogetherisanotherdefensivemethodthatmanybirdsuse.Bylivingtogether,somespeciescancreateanighttimeplacewherethousandsofindividualssleep.Asaresult,therearemorebirdstonoticetheirenemies’attack,givingeachindividualbirdagreaterchanceofsurvival.Inwinter,manybirds,particularlysmallbirds,livetogethertosharebodyheatandsurvivelowernighttimetemperatures.(睡在一起是許多鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)使用的另一種防御方法。通過(guò)生活在一起，一些物種可以創(chuàng)造一個(gè)睡覺(jué)的地方，讓成千上萬(wàn)的個(gè)體睡覺(jué)。因此，有更多的鳥(niǎo)注意到敵人的攻擊，給每只鳥(niǎo)更大的生存機(jī)會(huì)。在冬天，許多鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)，尤其是小鳥(niǎo)，生活在一起，分享身體的熱量，在夜間較低的溫度下生存)”可知，鳥(niǎo)都睡在一起是因?yàn)槟芎芎玫乇Ｗo(hù)自己。故選B?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“Whenbirdssleep,theyburyweakbodypartsintheirfeathers.(當(dāng)鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)睡覺(jué)時(shí)，它們把身體薄弱的部分埋在羽毛里)”可知，鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)睡覺(jué)的時(shí)候把它們脆弱的身體部位插進(jìn)羽毛里。故選A。【10題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“Thereislittledataabouthowlongbirdssleepatatime,butstudiesshowthatbirdsmaysleeplongerduringlongernights.Thismaybebecausebirdsarenotabletosearchforfoodortakepartinotheractivitieswithoutenoughlightandsosleepingisthenextnaturalitemontheirto-dolists.(關(guān)于鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)一次睡多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的數(shù)據(jù)很少，但研究表明，鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)在較長(zhǎng)的夜晚可能睡得更久。這可能是因?yàn)樵跊](méi)有足夠光線(xiàn)的情況下，鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)無(wú)法尋找食物或參加其他活動(dòng)，所以睡覺(jué)是它們待辦事項(xiàng)清單上的下一個(gè)自然項(xiàng)目)”可推知，鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)在冬天晚上通常睡得更久。故選C。第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分10分)閱讀下面短文，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)。Haveyoueverseenananimalbeingmistreated(虐待)?Seeingapetorwildanimalgethurtmightmakeyousad,angry,orafraid.Youmightthinkthere’snothingyoucando.___11___Keepyoureyesandearsopen.Gettoknowpetsinyourneighborhood.___12___Lookoutforanimalswho:﹡havecutsorotherbruises(傷痕)﹡avoidorattackpeoplewhenpeoplecomeclose﹡aretoothin﹡aremissingfur﹡arealmostalwaysleftoutsideThesesignsdon’tnecessarilymeanapethasbeenhurtonpurpose,buttheyshouldn’tbeignored.___13___Orifyouseesomeonehurtingananimal,writedownthedetails.Whatdidyouseeorhear?Where?When?Wereotherpeoplearound?___14___Nevermoveaninjuredanimal!Askaparent,teacher,orotheradultyoutrustforhelp.Findoutwhethertheinjuredanimalinyourtowncanbesavedbyanimalsheltersorpolice.Keeptheirphonenumbersathand.Ifthepersonmistreatinganimalsisafriendorfamilymember,tellanadultyoutrust.Speakup.Letotherkidsknowwhattodoiftheyseeananimalbeinghurt.Usingtheinformationabove,makeposterstohangorflyers(傳單)tohandoutatschool.Includethephonenumbersofthepolicedepartmentoranimalshelterswhocansavetheinjuredanimals.___15___Theyneedustospeakupforthem!A.Remember,animalscan’tspeakforthemselves.B.Watchforchangesinthewaytheylookoract.C.Sendittoanimalshelters.D.Reportit.E.Infact,thegoodnewsisthateveryone—includingyou—canbeahelpinghandforanimals.F.Animalsarefriendsofhumanbeings.G.Ifyouseeanyofthesesigns,setthemdown.【答案】11.E12.B13.G14.D15.A【解析】【導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文為應(yīng)用文。文章講述當(dāng)你看到或聽(tīng)到有關(guān)受虐的動(dòng)物時(shí)你可以做很多事情來(lái)幫助這些受虐的動(dòng)物。如注意觀察你周?chē)鷦?dòng)物的表現(xiàn)；看到受傷的動(dòng)物不要移動(dòng)它們，看到有人虐待動(dòng)物要告訴并求助你信賴(lài)的人；制作海報(bào)進(jìn)行愛(ài)護(hù)動(dòng)物的宣傳，讓更多的人來(lái)幫助動(dòng)物?！?1題詳解】根據(jù)上句“Seeingapetorwildanimalgethurtmightmakeyousad,angry,orafraid.Youmightthinkthere’snothingyoucando.(看到寵物或野生動(dòng)物受傷可能會(huì)讓你傷心、生氣或害怕。你可能會(huì)覺(jué)得你無(wú)能為力。)”和下文的黑體小標(biāo)題可知，下文講述了一些可以做的事情，因此推斷空處指出我們可以做一些事來(lái)幫助動(dòng)物，E項(xiàng)“事實(shí)上，好消息是每個(gè)人—包括—都能幫助動(dòng)物”符合語(yǔ)境，承上啟下。故選E?！?2題詳解】根據(jù)前文“Gettoknowpetsinyourneighborhood.”可知要關(guān)注你周?chē)膶櫸?，后文“Lookoutforanimalswho:﹡havecutsorotherbruises(傷痕)﹡avoidorattackpeoplewhenpeoplecomeclose﹡aretoothin﹡aremissingfur﹡arealmostalwaysleftoutside(注意下列動(dòng)物：有割傷或其他擦傷*當(dāng)人們靠近時(shí)避開(kāi)或攻擊他們*太瘦了*缺少皮毛*幾乎總是被留在外面)”說(shuō)明要注意它們的外表或行為方式的變化。分析選項(xiàng)可知，B項(xiàng)“注意他們的外表或行為方式的變化”符合語(yǔ)境。引起下文，故選B?！?3題詳解】根據(jù)上句“Thesesignsdon’tnecessarilymeanapethasbeenhurtonpurpose,buttheyshouldn’tbeignored.(這些跡象并不一定意味著寵物被故意傷害，但它們不應(yīng)該被忽視。)可知，這些跡象不應(yīng)該被忽視，因此推斷G項(xiàng)“如果你看到這樣的標(biāo)志，把它們記下來(lái)”，符合題意，故選G?！?4題詳解】空處是段落標(biāo)題。根據(jù)下文可知“Nevermoveaninjuredanimal!Askaparent,teacher,orotheradultyoutrustforhelp.Findoutwhethertheinjuredanimalinyourtowncanbesavedbyanimalsheltersorpolice.Keeptheirphonenumbersathand.Ifthepersonmistreatinganimalsisafriendorfamilymember,tellanadultyoutrust.(千萬(wàn)不要移動(dòng)受傷的動(dòng)物!向父母、老師或其他你信任的成年人尋求幫助?？纯茨沔?zhèn)上受傷的動(dòng)物是否能被動(dòng)物收容所或警察拯救。把他們的電話(huà)號(hào)碼放在手邊。如果虐待動(dòng)物的人是你的朋友或家人，告訴你信任的成年人。)”可知，本段講述不要移動(dòng)一個(gè)受傷的動(dòng)物，向父母、老師等人尋求幫助，如果有人虐待小動(dòng)物，要告訴你信任的人。因此可知“Reportit.(把它告訴別人)”符合題意。短小精悍，語(yǔ)言簡(jiǎn)練是小標(biāo)題的最大特點(diǎn)。故選D?！?5題詳解】根據(jù)最后一句“Theyneedustospeakupforthem!(他們需要我們?yōu)樗鼈冋f(shuō)話(huà))”可知，動(dòng)物需要我們?yōu)樗鼈儼l(fā)聲，可知此處的意思是“它們不會(huì)為自己發(fā)聲”，而A項(xiàng)“記住，動(dòng)物不能為自己說(shuō)話(huà)”符合題意，故選A。第三部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用(共三節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分60分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分30分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。WhenIwasfiveyearsold,IhadatoycatnamedSmokey.ItookthebrowncateverywhereIwent.OnedaymyparentsandIwenttothestorewithmytoycat.IrememberIliked___16___withmyparents.IalwaysimaginedthatmyfriendSmokeyandIweregoingona(n)___17___together.WhenIwalkedintothestoreIwent___18___totheteddybears.ImademytoycatSmokeyplaywithhisnewfriendsTedandBeary.Bythetimewegotallthethingsweneededmyparentstoldmeitwastimeto___19___.Theywerealreadybythecheckoutcounter___20___Ileftimmediately.InmyhurryIleftthetoycatontheshelf.WewalkedtothecarandIstartedtohelpmyparentsput___21___weboughtinside.Thenweallstartedto___22___home.ButthenIrealizedthatIleftmytoycatatthestore.SoIstartedtocry,___23___mylegs.Butmyparentsdidn’twanttogoback.SoI___24___themtogobacktogetmycat.IranintothestoreasfastasIcould.Smokeywasjustsittingthereinthesameplace,___25___.Irantomytoycatand___26___.Istillhavemytoycatsittingonmydesk.Ihaven’tplayedwithit___27___Iwasfiveorsix.SometimeswhenIlookthroughmydeskandseeit,the___28___bringsbackmany___29___memories.Eventhe___30___thingsinlife,likeabrowncatnamedSmokey,caninfluenceyouinaverypersonalway.16.A.traveling B.shopping C.playing D.harvesting17.A.trip B.exercise C.pleasure D.march18.A.frankly B.straight C.gratefully D.finally19.A.settle B.leave C.stop D.gather20.A.for B.or C.so D.but21.A.which B.what C.where D.that22.A.walk B.sail C.drive D.fly23.A.folding B.greeting C.clapping D.kicking24.A.begged B.ordered C.surprised D.noticed25.A.unlocked B.untouched C.unaccepted D.unforgotten26.A.dresseditup B.pickeditup C.setitup D.lighteditup27.A.when B.while C.since D.as28.A.bear B.period C.memory D.cat29.A.wonderful B.mild C.previous D.scared30.A.biggest B.smallest C.best D.worst【答案】16.B17.A18.B19.B20.C21.B22.C23.D24.A25.B26.B27.C28.D29.A30.B【解析】【導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】這是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了作者五歲時(shí)帶著玩具貓去店里購(gòu)物，結(jié)果把貓忘在了店里，不得不回去取的故事。【16題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：我記得我喜歡和父母一起購(gòu)物。A.traveling旅行；B.shopping購(gòu)物；C.playing玩耍；D.harvesting豐收。根據(jù)上文“OnedaymyparentsandIwenttothestorewithmytoycat.(一天，我和父母帶著我的玩具貓去商店)”可知，是去購(gòu)物。故選B?！?7題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我總是幻想著我和我的朋友斯莫基一起去旅行。A.trip旅行；B.exercise鍛煉；C.pleasure快樂(lè)；D.march前進(jìn)。根據(jù)上文“IalwaysimaginedthatmyfriendSmokeyandIweregoingon”以及常識(shí)，小孩子會(huì)想象和自己的玩具一起去旅行。故選A?！?8題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：當(dāng)我走進(jìn)商店時(shí)，我徑直走向泰迪熊。A.frankly坦白地；B.straight直地；C.gratefully感謝地；D.finally最后。根據(jù)后文“ImademytoycatSmokeyplaywithhisnewfriendsTedandBeary.(我讓我的玩具貓斯莫基和他的新朋友泰德和比利一起玩)”指作者徑直走向泰迪熊。故選B?！?9題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：當(dāng)我們拿了所有我們需要的東西時(shí)，我的父母告訴我是時(shí)候離開(kāi)了。A.settle解決；B.leave離開(kāi)；C.stop停止；D.gather聚集。根據(jù)后文“Theywerealreadybythecheckoutcounter”可知，準(zhǔn)備結(jié)賬離開(kāi)了。故選B?！?0題詳解】考查連詞詞義辨析。句意：他們已經(jīng)在收銀臺(tái)旁了，所以我馬上離開(kāi)了。A.for為了B.or或者；C.so所以；D.but但是。結(jié)合前后文語(yǔ)境可知為因果關(guān)系，應(yīng)用連詞so。故選C?！?1題詳解】考查連接詞詞義辨析。句意：我們走向車(chē)，我開(kāi)始幫父母把我們買(mǎi)的東西放進(jìn)車(chē)?yán)?。A.which哪一個(gè)；B.what什么；C.where在哪里；D.that那個(gè)。此處引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句，從句缺少賓語(yǔ)，指物，故用what。故選B?！?2題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：然后我們開(kāi)始開(kāi)車(chē)回家。A.walk散步；B.sail航行；C.drive駕駛；D.fly飛。根據(jù)上文“Thenweallstartedto”以及選項(xiàng)，可知他們是購(gòu)了物，開(kāi)車(chē)回家，故選C?！?3題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：所以我開(kāi)始哭，踢我的腿。A.folding折疊；B.greeting問(wèn)候；C.clapping拍手；D.kicking踢。根據(jù)上文“SoIstartedtocry”以及后文legs，可知作者開(kāi)始哭鬧，亂踢。故選D?！?4題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：所以我求他們回去取我的貓。A.begged懇求；B.ordered訂單；C.surprised使吃驚；D.noticed注意到。根據(jù)上文“Butmyparentsdidn’twanttogoback.(但我父母不想回去)”可知，作者求他們回去取貓。故選A?！?5題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：斯莫基只是坐在原地，一動(dòng)也不動(dòng)。A.unlocked沒(méi)有鎖的；B.untouched未受影響的；C.unaccepted不被接受的；D.unforgotten難忘的。根據(jù)上文“Smokeywasjustsittingthereinthesameplace”可知，玩具貓只是坐在原地，一動(dòng)也不動(dòng)。故選B?！?6題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。句意：我跑向我的玩具貓，把它撿起來(lái)。A.dresseditup打扮；B.pickeditup撿起來(lái)；C.setitup建立；D.lighteditup點(diǎn)亮。根據(jù)后文“Irantomytoycatand”指作者拿起自己的玩具貓。故選B?！?7題詳解】考查連詞詞義辨析。句意：我從五六歲起就沒(méi)玩過(guò)它了。A.when何時(shí)；B.while當(dāng)……時(shí)候；C.since自從；D.as正如。引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，表示“自從”應(yīng)用since，與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用。故選C。【28題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：有時(shí)，當(dāng)我透過(guò)書(shū)桌看到它時(shí)，那只貓會(huì)勾起我許多美好的回憶。A.bear熊；B.period時(shí)期；C.memory記憶；D.cat貓。呼應(yīng)上文“Istillhavemytoycatsittingonmydesk.”指那只玩具貓，故選D?！?9題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：有時(shí)，當(dāng)我透過(guò)書(shū)桌看到它時(shí)，那只貓會(huì)勾起我許多美好的回憶。A.wonderful極好的；B.mild不嚴(yán)重的；C.previous以前的；D.scared害怕的。作者還保留著玩具貓是因?yàn)橛忻篮玫幕貞洠蔬xA。【30題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：即使是生活中最小的東西，比如一只名叫斯莫基的棕色貓，也會(huì)以一種非常私人的方式影響你。A.biggest最大的；B.smallest最小的；C.best最好的；D.worst最差的。根據(jù)后文“thingsinlife,likeabrowncatnamedSmokey”指生活中最小的東西，比如一只名叫斯莫基的棕色貓，故選B。第二節(jié)單詞拼寫(xiě)(共15小題;每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分15分)31.The____(教堂)onthehilllookswonderfulinthewarmsunshine.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫(xiě))【答案】church【解析】【詳解】考查名詞。句意：山上的教堂在溫暖的陽(yáng)光下看起來(lái)美極了。根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示，表示“教堂”含義的詞為：church，分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)，空白處在句子中作主語(yǔ)，使用名詞，故填church。32.Sadly,somecancercannotbe_____(治愈)evenuptonow.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫(xiě))【答案】cured【解析】【詳解】考查被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。句意：遺憾的是，有些癌癥至今仍無(wú)法治愈。根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示“治愈”可知，此處為動(dòng)詞cure，結(jié)合空前的“cannotbe”可知，此處需填過(guò)去分詞，構(gòu)成被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。故填cured。33._____(逐漸),peoplebegantoaccepthimasaproperleader.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫(xiě))【答案】Gradually【解析】【詳解】考查副詞。句意：漸漸地，人們開(kāi)始接受他是一個(gè)稱(chēng)職的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示“逐漸”可知，應(yīng)填副詞gradually，作狀語(yǔ)，修飾整個(gè)句子，位于句首，首字母需大寫(xiě)。故填Gradually。34.The_____(手術(shù))donebyMrLiyesterdaywasverysuccessful.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫(xiě))【答案】operation【解析】【詳解】考查名詞。句意：昨天李先生做的手術(shù)很成功。根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示“手術(shù)”可知，應(yīng)填名詞operation，作主語(yǔ)，結(jié)合“was”可知，使用名詞單數(shù)形式。故填operation。35.Wewonderwhetherthehouse_____(屬于)tohimorhisbrothernow.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫(xiě))【答案】belongs【解析】【詳解】考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)和主謂一致。句意：我們不知道這房子現(xiàn)在是屬于他還是他兄弟的。根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示“屬于”可知，此處為動(dòng)詞belong，結(jié)合“wonder”可知，使用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，主語(yǔ)為thehouse，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞使用第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù)形式。故填belongs。36.Kidsareusuallyfondof_____(奶酪)andfriedchips.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫(xiě))【答案】cheese【解析】【詳解】考查名詞。句意：孩子們通常喜歡奶酪和炸薯片。根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示“奶酪”可知，應(yīng)填名詞cheese，作賓語(yǔ)，為不可數(shù)名詞。故填cheese。37.Theofficer_____(宣布)thatallthepeoplewouldbesetfreeimmediately.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫(xiě))【答案】announced##declared【解析】【詳解】考查動(dòng)詞和時(shí)態(tài)。句意：警官宣布所有人將立即被釋放。根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示“宣布”可知，空格處涉及單詞“announce”或“declare”，意為“宣布”，動(dòng)詞詞性，根據(jù)句意和句中“wouldbe”可知，句子陳述的是過(guò)去發(fā)生的事，為一般過(guò)去時(shí)，空格處應(yīng)用“announce”的過(guò)去式“announced”或“declare”的過(guò)去式“declared”。故填announced/declared。38.Themotherwarnedherboynottoplaywiththe_____(鋒利的)knife.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫(xiě))【答案】sharp【解析】【詳解】考查形容詞。句意：母親警告她的兒子不要玩鋒利的刀。根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示“鋒利的”可知，應(yīng)填形容詞sharp，作定語(yǔ)，修飾名詞knife。故填sharp。39.Henry_____(承認(rèn))thatitwashissisterwhotookthebagfromtheoffice.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫(xiě))【答案】admitted【解析】【詳解】考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。句意：亨利承認(rèn)是他妹妹從辦公室拿走了包。根據(jù)句意和漢語(yǔ)提示可知，此處使用動(dòng)詞admit，作謂語(yǔ)，由下文的was可知，應(yīng)用一般過(guò)去時(shí)。故填admitted。40.Toourdelightthemealsarefreeof_____(費(fèi)用)tousstudents.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫(xiě))【答案】charge【解析】【詳解】考查名詞。句意：令我們高興的是，這些飯菜對(duì)我們學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)是免費(fèi)的。根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示“費(fèi)用”可知，應(yīng)填名詞charge，作賓語(yǔ)，freeofcharge為固定搭配，意為“免費(fèi)”。故填charge。41.Itwasreallyhardto_____(證明)thathemadesuchabigmistake.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫(xiě))【答案】prove【解析】【詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：真的很難證明他犯了這么大的錯(cuò)誤。根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示“證明”可知，空格處涉及單詞“prove”，意為“證明”，動(dòng)詞詞性，不定式符號(hào)“to”后接動(dòng)詞原形。故填prove。42.Thesoldiermanagedto_____(逃跑)fromhisenemy.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫(xiě))【答案】escape【解析】【詳解】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：這個(gè)士兵設(shè)法逃離了敵人。根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示“逃跑”可知，空格處涉及單詞“escape”，意為“逃跑”，動(dòng)詞詞性，不定式符號(hào)“to”后接動(dòng)詞原形。故填escape。43.Hewasthemanagerwho_____(雇傭)meashissecretary.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫(xiě))【答案】hired##employed【解析】【詳解】考查動(dòng)詞和時(shí)態(tài)。句意：他就是那個(gè)雇我當(dāng)他的秘書(shū)的經(jīng)理。根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示“雇傭”可知，空格處涉及單詞“hire”或“employ”，意為“雇傭”，動(dòng)詞詞性，根據(jù)句意和句中“was”可知，句子陳述的是過(guò)去發(fā)生的事，為一般過(guò)去時(shí)，空格處應(yīng)用“hire”的過(guò)去式“hired”或“employ”的過(guò)去式“employed”。故填hired或employed。44.Boys,stoptalkingandshowmesome_____(尊重)!(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫(xiě))【答案】respect【解析】【詳解】考查名詞。句意：孩子們，別說(shuō)話(huà)了，給我點(diǎn)尊重！根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示“尊重”可知，空處需填名詞respect，作賓語(yǔ)，表抽象概念，不可數(shù)。故填respect。45.Hardworkdoesno_____(損害)toanyone.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫(xiě))【答案】harm【解析】【詳解】考查名詞。句意：努力工作對(duì)任何人都沒(méi)有損害。根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示“損害”可知，空格處應(yīng)用單詞“harm”，意為“損害”，為不可數(shù)名詞，在句中作賓語(yǔ)。故填harm。第三節(jié)語(yǔ)法填空(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分15分)46._____(frank)speaking,heisnotthesuitableleaderfortheteam.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)【答案】Frankly【解析】【詳解】考查固定短語(yǔ)。句意：坦率地說(shuō)，他不是這個(gè)團(tuán)隊(duì)合適的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者。分析句子可知，句中涉及固定短語(yǔ)“franklyspeaking”，意為“坦率地說(shuō)”，故空格處應(yīng)用“frank”的副詞形式“frankly”，句首單詞首字母大寫(xiě)。故填Frankly。47.Itwasarather_____(bore)party.Nothingwasinteresting.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)【答案】boring【解析】【詳解】考查形容詞。句意：這是一個(gè)相當(dāng)無(wú)聊的聚會(huì)。沒(méi)什么有趣的?？仗幮杼钚稳菰~作定語(yǔ)，修飾名詞party，修飾物，需用-ing結(jié)尾的形容詞boring。故填boring。48.Themotherwas_____despair,forshehadnomoneyandherchildwashungry.(用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~填空)【答案】in【解析】【詳解】考查介詞。句意：母親很絕望，因?yàn)樗龥](méi)有錢(qián)，而她的孩子又很餓。indespair為固定短語(yǔ)，意為“絕望的”。故填in。49.Isawaninjuredman_____(lie)onthefloor.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)【答案】lying【解析】【詳解】考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。句意：我看見(jiàn)一個(gè)受傷的人躺在地板上。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)，空白處在句子中做賓補(bǔ)，使用非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，因與其邏輯主語(yǔ)man之間為邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系，使用現(xiàn)在分詞，故填lying。50.I’mtryingtousetheWi-Fi,butIcan’tgetmycomputer_____(connect).(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)【答案】connected【解析】【詳解】考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。句意：我正在嘗試使用Wi-Fi，但是我的電腦連接不上。getsth.done為固定用法，意為“使某事被做”，空處需填過(guò)去分詞表被動(dòng)作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。故填connected。51.Thesoldiersweretiredandhungry,mostof_____hadmarchedforalongtime.(用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~填空)【答案】whom【解析】【詳解】考查定語(yǔ)從句。句意：士兵們又累又餓，他們中的大多數(shù)人已經(jīng)行軍了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空處引導(dǎo)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句，先行詞thesoldiers，指人，在定語(yǔ)從句中作介詞of的賓語(yǔ)，需用關(guān)系代詞whom引導(dǎo)。故填whom。52.Inmyeyes,nothingis_____(good)thanyourpresence.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)【答案】better【解析】【詳解】考查形容詞比較級(jí)。句意：在我眼里，沒(méi)有什么比你的出席更好了。根據(jù)“is”和“than”可知，空處需填形容詞比較級(jí)better。故填better。53.Shewasseen_____(ride)adonkeytofarawayvillagestoprovidemedicalcare.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)【答案】riding【解析】【詳解】考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。句意：有人看見(jiàn)她騎驢到遙遠(yuǎn)的村莊去提供醫(yī)療服務(wù)。短語(yǔ)seesb.doingsth.，此處為被動(dòng)形式，故填riding。54.Weareamazedby_____theboyhasdonetothepicture.(用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~填空)【答案】what【解析】【詳解】考查賓語(yǔ)從句。句意：我們對(duì)這個(gè)男孩對(duì)這幅畫(huà)所做的感到驚訝。分析從句可知，從句缺少賓語(yǔ)，指物，所以用連接代詞what引導(dǎo)。故填what。55.Tomsaidheneverminded_____(reject)bytherichmanbuthewaslying.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)【答案】beingrejected【解析】【詳解】考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。句意：湯姆說(shuō)他不介意被那個(gè)富人拒絕，但他在撒謊。minddoingsth.為固定用法，意為“介意做某事”，he和reject為被動(dòng)關(guān)系，需填動(dòng)名詞的被動(dòng)式作賓語(yǔ)。故填beingrejected。第四部分：寫(xiě)作(共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分40分)第一節(jié)：應(yīng)用文寫(xiě)作(滿(mǎn)分15分)56.假定你是李華，為了豐富學(xué)生課余生活，緩解學(xué)習(xí)壓力，學(xué)校決定舉辦一個(gè)午間音樂(lè)節(jié)(MusicLunchRecital)。請(qǐng)你給本校交換生Tom寫(xiě)一封郵件告知，內(nèi)容包括：1.活動(dòng)時(shí)間：5月11日中午12：30—13：30；2.活動(dòng)地點(diǎn)：報(bào)告廳(lecturehall)；3.活動(dòng)內(nèi)容。注意：1.寫(xiě)作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。DearTom,I’mexcitedtotellyouthatourschoolisgoingtoholdaMusicLunchRecital.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua【答案】DearTom,I’mexcitedtotellyouthatourschoolisgoingtoholdaMusicLunchRecital.Inordertoenrichourlifeandeasethestudypressure,theMusicLunchRecitalwillbeheldinthelecturehallfrom12:30to13:30onMay11th.Duringtherecital,severalhonouredguestswillbeinvitedtoplaysomefamouspieces,includingButterflyLovers.IknowyouareveryinterestedintraditionalChinesemusic,soIthinkit’sagreatopportunityforyoutoappreciatethewell-knownpieces.Somestudentswillsingsomepopularsongs,whichIamsureyouwillenjoyverymuchtoo.Eagerlylookingforwardtoyourarrival.YoursLiHua【解析】【導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本篇書(shū)面表達(dá)是一篇應(yīng)用文，要求考生給交換生Tom寫(xiě)一封郵件告知學(xué)校將要舉辦的午間音樂(lè)節(jié)的相關(guān)信息。【詳解】1.詞匯積累減輕：ease→relieve壓力：pressure→stress對(duì)……感興趣：beinterestedin→takeaninterestin確定：besure→becertain2.句式拓展簡(jiǎn)單句變復(fù)合句原句：Inordertoenrichourlifeandeasethestudypressure,theMusicLunchRecitalwillbeheldinthelecturehallfrom12:30to13:30onMay11th.拓展句：TheMusicLunchRecitalwillbeheldinthelecturehallfrom12:30to13:30onMay11th,whoseaimistoenrichourlifeandeasethestudypressure.【點(diǎn)睛】[高分句型1]I’mexcitedtotellyouthatourschoolisgoingtoholdaMusicLunchRecital.(運(yùn)用了that引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句)[高分句型2]Somestudentswillsingsomepopularsongs,whichIamsureyouwillenjoyverymuchtoo.(運(yùn)用了which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句)第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫(xiě)(滿(mǎn)分25分)57.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文、Ihadalwayspridedmyselfonmysharptongueandbrilliantresponsewhetherinclassdebatesorcasualarguments.Thus,whenIwasselectedtorepresenttheschoolinthenationaldebateseries,Iwasnaturallyextremelyconfidentofmyself.Allthemembersinmyteamweregoodspeakers.Wehadanexperiencedteacherwhotraineduswell.ButIwasundoubtedlythemostoutstandingspeaker.IneachoftheroundsthatIdebatedin,allthejudgesselectedmeasthebestone.Thismeantthatmyconfidencewasthehighestbythetimewefoundourselveswithoneweektotrainbeforethefinals.IhadeveryreasontobelievethatIwouldbevotedthebestspeakerforthedebateseries.Ibegantobeself-importantaboutthewholebusinessandstartedbehavingthatwaywithmyteam-mates.IwouldlaughatEton’spoordebatingstyle.IwouldcomplainofVivian’sslowresponse.Isawmyselfasthenaturaldebaterwhowouldbedisappointedbytheirbadperformance.Asthefinalsdrewnear,I