遼寧省葫蘆島市2022-2023學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期末考試英語試題（含答案無聽力音頻有聽力原文）

第第頁遼寧省葫蘆島市2022-2023學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期末考試英語試題（含答案，無聽力音頻有聽力原文）葫蘆島市2022-2023學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期末考試

英語參考答案

聽力

1—5CCBAB6—10BCCAA11—15BCBCB16—20ABCBB

閱讀理解

21—23CBA24—27ACAB28—31BDCD32—35DDCA36—40EDBGF

完形填空

41—45DABCA46—50DBCAB51—55ABDCD

語法填空

56.located57.covering58.the59.higher60.seriously61.and

62.havebeenmade63.where64.improvement65.its

應(yīng)用文參考范文

Inordertoenhancethesecurityawarenessofourstudents,andteachthemwhattodowhenafireoranemergencyhappens,ourschoolorganizedafireevacuationdrillthismorning.

Athalfpastnineo’clockam,weheardthealarm.Instructedbysometeachersincharge,werushedtotheappointedareasinorder.Afterwards,wefollowedthemessagesontheairtoheadforthesafeplace.Onarrivingattheplayground,westoodinline.Ourheadmastermadeasummary,attachinggreatimportancetosafety.

Notonlydidthedrillincreaseourknowledgeofprotectingourselvesinthefaceofemergencies,afireinparticular,butalsoprovidedapreciousopportunitytodealwiththem.

讀后續(xù)寫

“I’mtheeditor-in-chiefforalocalartmagazine,”Mr.Finncontinued.“Ilovewhatyou’vedonehere.Suchanunusualchoiceofmedium,butwhatanexcellentresult!Thisisaveryexcitingformofartisticexpression,youngman.Withyourpermission,I’dliketouseaphotoofyourworkforthecoverofournextissue.”Jimnoddedbeforehefiguredouthowmuchhewouldbepaid.Buthewassurethathewouldearnsomemoneyandhelphismom.

Withthepaymentfromthemagazine,Jimcouldnothidehisjoy.JimcountedthebillsMr.Finngavehimseveraltimesonthewaytothehospital.AfterhepaidforMom’smedicaltreatment,therewasstillsomemoneyleft.Withouthesitation,herushedtothestoretobuysomepaintingtoolsandpigments.Hisheartalmostburstwithjoyatthethoughtofbeingabletotakecareofhisfamilythroughpainting.

聽力錄音稿

Text1

M:It's7:30.We'vegot2hoursleftbeforethedeparture.Wemightbelate.

W:Don'tworry,honey.Thecabhasalreadyarrived.Itwillonlytakeus30minutestogettotheairport.Let'sgo

Text2

W:Jackisnothererightnow.Heisplayingbasketballwithhisfriendsinthepark.CanItakeamessage

M:Oh,yes.I'mcallingtoseeifhecancometomypartythisSaturday.

W:Okay,Iwilltellhimwhenhecomesback.

Text3

W:CanyoupleaseturnintoHillRoadthere

M:ButmyGPSsaysthisrouteisshorter,anditwillonlytake15minutes.

W:I'mnotinahurry.I'dliketoavoidtheroadconstructionnearthesubwaystation.

Text4

M:Jessie,RedTigersaregoingtoplayagainstDetroitLionstomorrowevening.I'vealreadybookedtwotickets.Wouldyouliketogowithme

W:Uh-uh...YouknowI'mnotabigfanofAmericanfootball.Moreover,myessayisduethedayaftertomorrow.(4)Whydon'tyouinviteHarrytogowithyou

Text5（第5題為推斷題）

W:Oh,theweatherapplicationonmyphonesaystodayisasmoggyday.Wehavetostayhomeandkeepthewindowsclosed.Whataday!

M:It'stimeforustoprotecttheenvironment.Ourlifeisgreatlyaffectedbythepollution.

W:Infact,I'mlongingforawalkinthepark.ButnowIhavenochoicebuttoexerciseindoors.

Text6

M:I'mgoingtomoveintoanewapartmentthisSaturday.AndIdecidedtogetsomenewhouseholdappliancesonSunday.(6)Doyouhaveanyrecommendations

W:Iwenttoanappliancestorewithmymomlastweek,whichisnottoofarfrommyhouse.Ithasawiderangeofbrands.M:Whatdidyoubuythen

W:Weboughtarefrigerator.Itwasabitexpensive.Theoldonewasoutoforder.Youknow,Ireallycan'tlivewithoutonebecauseIhavetokeepthefoodcoldorfrozen.(7)Wealsoboughtawasher-dryertocleananddryourclothes.

M:Iusuallywashmyclothesbyhand,buthavingawashingmachinecanmakelifeeasier.

Text7

W:AreyouspendingthesummerinXiamenwithyourfamilyasbefore

M:I'mafraidnot.Thissummer,I'mgoingtotravelthroughthecitiesinWesternEurope,suchasBrussels,AmsterdamandCologne,withafriend.

W:Who'sthatwithyou(9)

M:HisnameisBrian.ImethimwhenIworkedforalawfirmlastsummer.Andwewereinthesamedepartment.(9)

W:HowdoyougetaroundinWesternEurope

M:Well,wearegoingtotakethetrainfromcitytocity.I'mmostexcitedaboutgoingtotheNetherlands,afirstforme.

W:Soundsamazing.Isyourfamilydisappointedthatyouwon'tjointhem

M:Alittlebit.Buttheythinkit'sagoodideaformetotravelabroadwhileI'mstillyoung.AfterIgetmylawdegree,I'llstartworking.Itmaybehardtofindopportunitiestotravelthen.(10)

W:Goodpoint.Well,IlookforwardtohearingaboutyourtripwhenyoureturntoShanghai.(8)

Text8

W:Michael,what'stakingyousolongThelibraryisclosinginfiveminutes.We'vegottogoorwehavetospendthenighthere.

M:Sorry,I'vebeenseekingsomeadvice,butIdidn'tfindanysolutiontomyproblem.

W:Soyou'researchingforadviceontheInternetIsitrelatedtostudy(11)

M:Er...It'ssomethingpersonal.

W:Believeitornot,InevertrusttheadviceontheInternetifit'saboutmyprivatematter.Theanswerstherearetoogeneral.Andsomepeoplearealwaysdrawingaperfectpictureoftheirlives,makingmestartdoubtingmydecisionsevenmore.(12)

M:SowhodoyouturntoYourparents

W:Sometimesyes.Ifthetopicissensitive,itmustbesomeonewhoItrustcompletely.

Mydadisalwaysmyfirstchoice.Iknowhewillnevertellmysecretstoanyoneelse,butmymomwill.

M:HowaboutyourcousinIknowyou'reveryclose.

W:Ireallytrusther,butwe'relike-mindedgirls.Hersuggestionswillbenodifferentfrommine.

Text9（第16題為主旨大意題）

W:Hey,Harrison.I'mthinkingofjoiningaboxingclubthissummer.WouldyouliketojoinmeGeorgeandElainesignedupforaboxingcourseoneweekago.

M:Well,I'mmoreofateamplayer.SoI'mmoreinterestedinfootball,basketball,andsoforth.(14)WhyboxingDon'tyouthinkit'sabitdangerous

W:Notatpetitorsalwayswearprotectiveequipment.Iwatchedamatchyesterday.Itwassoexciting.Andtherewasalargeaudiencesupportingtheirfavoriteathletes.

M:Iknowthatit'sverypopulararoundtheworld.Andthoseplayersmakebigmoney,nomatterwhethertheywinornot.

W:It'stooearlyformetothinkaboutthemoneyyet,butIreallywanttotry.Iwillpracticeoverthesummer.Afterthat,Iwilldecidewhethertocontinueorstop.AtleastIcanlearntoprotectmyself.(15)

M:Goodluck.Howlongdoyouthinkyouneedtopracticebeforeyourfirstmatch

W:Aboutamonth.

M:Okay.Don'tforgettoinvitemetoit.

Text10

Hello,everyone!I'mLinda,yournewcommunitypresident.Pleaseprepareyourpensandnotebookssothatyoucanpasstheinformationontoyourneighbors.Nowlet’sbegin.

Somegardeningandtherepairworkwillbedoneinourcommunity.Thegrasswillbecut;thetreeswillbeshaped;theroadsurfaceatthenorthentrancewillbechanged.Theworkwilllastfor4days,from9:00a.m.to4:00p.m.daily.(18)Herearesomeinstructionsonwhatyoushoulddoandshouldnotdo.Forthefirsttwodays,toavoidthedamagefromgrassmowing,don'tparkyourcarsnearthegreenspace.Onthethirdday,stayawayfromthetrees.That'sbecausetheworkerswillcutthedrybranchesandusesomechemicalstogetridofinsects.(19)Onthefourthday,theroadatthenorthgatewillberepaired,sothosewhodrive,pleaseusethesouthgateforenteringandleavingthecommunity.Thecostoftheworkwillbedividedamongallofyouaccordingtothesizeoftheflat.

Sorryforanyinconvenience.Ifyouhaveanyfurtherquestions,pleasecontactMr.Johansen,ourcommunityheadsecretary.葫蘆島市2022-2023學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期末考試

英語

考生注意：

1．試卷滿分150分，考試時間120分鐘。

2．本考試分設(shè)試卷和答題紙。試卷包括Ⅰ卷和Ⅱ卷兩部分。

3．答題前，務(wù)必在答題紙上按要求填寫信息，并將核對后的條形碼貼在指定位置上。作答必須涂或?qū)懺诖痤}紙上，在試卷上作答一律不得分。Ⅰ卷部分的作答必須涂在答題紙上相應(yīng)的區(qū)域，Ⅱ卷部分的作答必須寫在答題紙上與試卷題號對應(yīng)的位置。

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)(共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt？

A.19.15.B.9.18.C.9.15.

答案是C。

Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers

Bossandemployee.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Husbandandwife.

2.Whydoesthemanspeakermakethecall

A.Toofferahand.B.Todiscussaplan.C.Togiveaninvitation.

3.Whatdoesthemando

A.Apoliceofficer.B.Ataxidriver.C.Aconstructionworker.

4.Whatwillthewomanprobablydotomorrowevening

A.Writeanessay.B.MeetHarry.C.Watchagame.

5.Howdoesthewomansound

A.Excited.B.Disappointed.C.Encouraged.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

WhatdidthemanplantodoonSunday

Movehouse.B.Goshopping.C.Washclothes.

Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutarefrigerator

It’saluxury.B.It’sabargain.C.It’sanecessity.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

Wherearethespeakersnowprobably

InXiamen.B.InBrussels.C.InShanghai.

HowdidthemangettoknowBrian

A.Theyworkedtogether.

B.Theytraveledtogether.

C.Theyvisitedthesamedepartment.

10.Whatdoweknowabouttheman

A.Heisstudyingforalawdegree.

B.HehasbeentotheNetherlands.

C.Hefindsanopportunitytoworkabroad.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.WhatisMichaeldoinginthelibrary

A.Searchingforbooks.

B.SurfingtheInternet.

C.Consultingtheteacher.

12.WhatdoesthegirlthinkofthesuggestionsontheInternet

A.They’rehelpful.B.They’redetailed.C.They’reunreliable.

13.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout

A.Parentalcontrols.B.Seekingadvice.C.Internetsafety.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

Whydoesthemanspeakerrefusetotakeupboxing

Heistoobusy.

Heisafraidofpractising.

C.Heisfondofteamsports.

15.Whatdoesthewomanwanttogetbyjoiningtheclub

A.Asumofmoney.

B.Theabilitytodefendherself.

C.Supportfromherfavoriteathlete.

16.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout

A.Asport.B.Aclub.C.Aplayer.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

Whoarethelisteners

Students.B.Residents.C.Workers.

Howmanyhourswilltheworklasteachday

Four.B.Five.C.Seven.

19.Whataretheworkersexpectedtodoonthethirdday

A.Cleantheparkinglot.

B.Cutthetreebranches.

C.Repairtheroadsurface.

20.Whyisthespeakermakingthespeech

A.Tomakeanadvertisement.

B.Tomakenoticeinadvance.

C.Tomakeanapologyinpublic.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

CentralMuseumGuide

WelcometoCentralMuseum,whereyoucandiscovertwomillionyearsofhumanhistorythroughpaintings,sculptures,photographs,andmore.Hereistheinformationyouwillneedtoplanyourvisit.

Bookingtickets

You’readvisedtobookatimeslotonourofficialwebsiteinadvancetoguaranteeentry,asthemuseumcansometimesbecrowded.Visitsareavailableeachdayforthosewhodon’thaveadvancebookings,butthisdoesdependoncapacity.PleasespeaktostaffattheticketofficeinBuildingAtocheckavailability.Ourbusiesttimesareduringschoolholidays,Christmas,andNewYear.ThequietesttimeoftheyearisbetweenlateOctoberandearlyDecember.

Photography,filming,anddrawing

Hand-heldflashphotographyandvideorecordingareallowedforprivatepurposesonly.Tripods(三腳架)andselfiesticksmaynotbeusedinsidethemuseumbuildings,sincetheymaydisturbothervisitorsandcausedamagetotheexhibits.Weregrettoinformyouthatdrawingistemporarilynotallowedtohelpfacilitatevisitorflow.

Foodanddrink

TheCourtCafeislocatedonthefirstflooroftheGreatCourtnexttothePacificGallery,servingfreshlymadesandwiches,saladsandcakes,aswellasaselectionofhotandcolddrinks.Itisanidealplaceforgrabbingaquickbiteorhavingabreakwhileyouplanthenextstepofyourvisit.

Baggagestorage

YoucanstoreyourbelongingsinthelockerroomneartheentrancesofBuildingAandBuildingB.Pleasenotethatlargeitems,includingsomebagsandallsuitcases,arenotpermittedonsite.

21.Whenshouldyougotothemuseumforaquietervisit

A.OnAugust21st.B.OnOctober1st.

C.OnNovember10th.D.OnDecember25th.

22.Wherecanyoubuysomefoodinthemuseum

A.InBuildingA.B.AttheGreatCourt.

C.AtthePacificGallery.D.NeartheentranceofBuildingB.

23.Whichofthefollowingisallowedinthemuseum

A.Arrivingwithoutadvancebookings.

B.Storingasuitcaseinthelockerroom.

C.Takingsomephotoswithaselfiestick.

D.Drawingsomepicturesinthegalleries.

B

Fromthebackseatofarentalcar,2-year-oldHagenrepeatedlyaskedhisparentsthesamequestion:“Where’sBuzz”AshleyDavisrealizedshehadleftherson’sfavoriteBuzzLightyearactionfigureontheplane.ShecalmlyexplainedtohersonthatBuzzwasona“specialmission”andwouldreturntohimshortly.Infact,shewasplanningtobuyareplacementtoyatanearbystore.LittledidDavisknowthatBuzzwas,infact,onaspecialmissionandwouldsoonbeback.

JasonwilliamHamm,anoperationsagentatSouthwestAirlines,discoveredthetoyintheplane.HenoticedthenameHagenonthebottomofBuzz’sboot.“Iwasthinkingabouthowthislittleboyismissinghislittlebuddy,”Hammsaid.OncehetrackeddownHagen’sboardingrecord,hesentanemailtothefamily,askingfortheaddress.

Whilewaitingforaresponse,Hammgotcreative.HetookphotosofBuzzinfrontofanairplane,anengineandevenacockpit(駕駛員座艙).Andhedidn’tstopthere,HammwrotealettertoHagen,completewithaBuzzLightyearlogo.

“ToCommanderHagen,”theletterreads.“Iamveryexcitedtoreturntoyouuponcompletingmymission.IwasabletoexploretheairportandspaceportinLittleRock,ArkansaswhileIwasaway,andIhaveincludedphotosofmyadventure.MyjourneyhastaughtmealotbutIamsothankfultoreturnmybuddy.”

OncehearingbackfromtheDavisfamily,Hammprintedoutthephotoshetook,bubble-wrappedBuzz,andputinthehandwrittenletter.ThenhedecoratedtheoutsideofthecardboardboxwithadrawingofBuzzLightyear,starsandplanets.

Uponopeningthepackage,Daviswasspeechless.“Youcouldseealltheloveheputintoit,”shesaid.Hagenwasextremelysurprised.Hisexcitementwascaughtoncamera,andthecouplesentavideoofhisreactiontoHamm.“Seeingtheboy’ssmilemadeitallworthit,”Hammsaid.

24.WhathappenedtoHagen’stoy

A.Itwasmissingaccidentally.B.Itdidn’tgetaboardtheplane.

C.Itgotreplacedatanearbystore.D.Itwasassignedaspecialmission.

25.WhatdidHammdowhenhefoundthetoy

A.Hemadeaphonecalltoitsowner.

B.Heturnedtotheairportstaffforhelp.

C.Hetrackedtheinformationaboutitsowner.

D.Hetookphotosofitandpostedthemonline.

26.WhydidHammwritetheletter

A.TosurpriseHagenwithaninterestingstory.

B.ToconvinceHagenthatthetoyishumanlike.

C.TosharehisadventurousexperiencewithHagen.

D.Toshowthetoy’sstrongattachmenttoitsowner.

27.WhatdoesDavisthinkofHamm’sdeed

A.Creative.B.Caring.C.Heroic.D.Charitable.

C

ThefirsttrafficlightsintheUnitedStateswereinstalled(安裝)becauseofanincreaseintravellerontheroadinthe1920s.Worriedaboutaccidents,townsandcitiesinstalledtraffictowerstohelptheflowofcars.Officersmannedthetowers,usingwhistlesandred,greenandyellowlightstoindicatetodriverswhentheyshouldstopandgo.

Duetotheabsenceofeffectivetrafficsignalsystemsonsomestreets,itcausedrisksatintersections.Then,WilliamPottscreatedthefirsttricolour,four-directionaltrafficsignal.Theveryfirstfour-directionaltrafficlightwasinstalledatWoodwardAvenueandFort.Butthroughoutthecountry,therewerestillalotofsystemsfortrafficlightsandpatternsinplace.Sincethiscouldendupcausingmoreproblemsfordrivers,theFederalHighwayAdministrationsetuniformstandardsin1935forallroadsigns,pavementmarkingsandtrafficsignals,requiringthemtoallusered,yellowandgreenlightindicators.

Redisthecolourwiththelongestwavelength;thatmeansthatasittravelsthroughairmolecules,itgetsdiffused(擴(kuò)散)lessthanothercolour,soitcanbeseenfromagreaterdistance.Yellowhasashorterwavelengththanredbutalongerwavelengththangreen.Thismeansthatredisvisiblethefurthestaway,yellowinthemiddleandgreentheleastdistanceaway—ahelpfuladvancedwarningforneedingtosloworstop.Butthiscouldbeacoincidence.Redmeaningstoporiginatedwithtrainwarninglights,andit’snotclearwhetherthatwaschosenbasedonwavelength,contrastagainstgreennatureornaturalassociationofredwiththingslikeblood.Itcouldbeacombinationofallthree!

Backinthe1900s,somestopsignswereyellowbecauseitwastoohardtoseearedsigninapoorlylitarea.Eventually,highlyreflectivematerialsweredeveloped,andredstopsignswereborn.Sinceyellowcanbeseenwellatalltimesoftheday,schoolzones,sometrafficsignsandschoolbusescontinuetobepaintedthecolour.

28.What’sthepurposeofinstallingtrafficlightsinthe1920s

A.Toincreasethespeedofcars.

B.Toimproveroadsafetyandefficiency.

C.Toreducetrafficjamsintownsandcities.

D.Toobeythestandardsofthegovernment.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph2referto

A.Theabsenceoftrafficsignalsystems.

B.Theinstallationofthefirsttrafficsignal.

C.Thefirsttricolour,four-directionaltrafficsignal.

D.Theexistenceofdifferenttrafficlightsandpatterns.

30.What’sthemainideaofParagraph3

A.Thewavelengthofthethreecolour.

B.Thedifferencesamongthethreecolour.

C.Thereasonsforchoosingredasthestopsignal.

D.Therelationshipbetweenredcolouranditswavelength.

31.Whichmaybeadisadvantageofredasastopsign

A.Itcan’tbeseeninthedistance.

B.Itisakindofhighlyreflectivecolour.

C.Itisnotsuitabletobeusedinschoolzones.

D.Itcannotbeclearlyseenincertainsurroundings.

D

AccordingtoDr.JohnSwaddle,aprofessorattheInstituteforIntegrativeConservationatWilliamalwaysoutsideofyourwindow.

“Double-glazed(雙層的)windowsreflectalotoflight,especiallywhenyouviewthemfromaslightangle,asafyingbirdwoulddo,”SwaddletoldSalon.Heisthecorespondingauthorofarecentstudywhichtriestofigureouthowthisbasicrealityofphysicsimpactsonabird’sexperienceasitfliesnearastandardwindow.Fortheirexperiment,researchershadbirdsperformrepeatedandcontrolledfighttrialsnearwindowswithfilm(薄膜)products,BirdShadesfilmandHaverkampfilm,respectively.

“Inourcollisionavoidancetrials,BirdShadesincreasedwindowavoidanceby47%andtheHaverkampincreasedavoidanceby39%.Butneitherproductwaseffectivewhenthefilmswereappliedtotheinternalsurfaceofwindows,”theauthorsconcluded.

Whenbreakingdowntheproblemofavoidingwindowcollisionsfromabird’spointofview,Swaddleexplained,“Thelightandreflectedimageryfromtheexternalsurfaceoftheglassissufficienttoobscureafilmordecalthatisstucktotheinnersurfacefrombeingseenclearly.”

Ifyouwanttoprotectbirdsfromeasilyavoidabledeathswithoutbuyingwindowfilmproducts,thereareothersolutions.Swaddlerecommended“pleasingfrittedglassthatcouldbeusedinnewconstructionandwhichisalsobird-friendly”.Besides,henotesthatscreenscanbehelpfulaswell,notonlybylimitingreflectivenessbutbyprovidingbirdswithacushion(墊)iftheymakeimpact.Itisalsopossibletouseeverydayhouscholdobjectstosignaltobirdsthattherearebarriers—netting,bitsofstring,colorfulstickers,andpaint.Thesecanallbeusedtothiseffect.

32.Whichofthefollowingcanworktoreducebirdwindowcollisions

A.Choosingdouble-glazedwindows.

B.Avoidingopeningwindowsatnight.

C.Coveringtheinnerwindowswithdecals.

D.Stickingdecalstotheoutersideofwindows.

33.Whatdidtheresearcherswanttofindintheexperiment

A.Thebird-friendlyfilmproductsandglass.

B.Theefficientmeasuresofcollisionavoidance.

C.Thebirdbehaviorswhenhittingthebrightwindow.

D.Thelinkbetweenlightreflectionandbirdwindowcollisions.

34.Whatdoestheunderinedword“obscure”inParagraph6probablymean

A.Protect.B.Use.C.Shade.D.Find.

35.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthelastparagraph

A.Otherwaystoavoidbirdcollisions.

B.Bird-friendlyobjectstoattractbirds.

C.Solutionstoreducingthewindowcost.

D.Environmentallyfriendlyglassproducts.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為

多余選項。

Whilegazingat(凝望)anairplanepassingthousandsoffeetoverhead,orwhenyouarejustabouttoboardaflightattheairport,haveyouevernoticedthatthevastmajorityofairplanesarewhiteItseemsabitstrange,butistherearealreasonforit36

Thecolorwhiteisaterrificreflectorofsunlight,andreflectsalmostallthelightthatfallsonit,unlikeothercolors,whichabsorbsomeofthelight.37,itwillabsorbsunlightandheatupthebodyoftheairplane,whichissomethingyouwanttoavoid.White,ontheotherhand,reflectsthatsunlightandavoidsthegradualbuild-upofheatontheplane.

38.Intermsofmoney,paintinganairplaneisnotlikepaintingafence.Itrequiresaconsiderableinvestment.PaintingaregularAirbustakesbetweentwoandsevendays,dependingonyourbudget.Plus,morepaintonthefuselage(機(jī)身)meansmoreoverallweight,whichwilltranslatetohigheroperatingcost.

Yousee,theendgoalofanairlinecompanyistominimizethecostasmuchaspossible.Buyingacoloredairplanewouldmeanthattheywouldlikelyhavetopaintitwhite,forthevariousreasonsmentionedabove.39.Thus,coloredairplaneshavelowerresalevalue.

Finally,ifthere’snoproblemwiththeexistingwhitecolor,thenwhybotherfixingitatall40.

A.Whitedoesn’tfade

B.Paintingisexpensive

C.Whenyourairplaneisinflight

D.Ifyoupaintyourairplaneinacolorotherthanwhite

E.Commercialplanesaregenerallywhitebecauseofthefollowingreasons

F.Asshownabove,thewhitecolordoeshaveitsbenefits—bothscientificandeconomical

G.Soitmakesperfectsensethatthecompanywouldpayalowerpriceforcoloredairplanes

第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

HurricaneIanhitFloridainOctoberandbroughtwithitflooding,winds,andarecordhighstorm.ManyresidentslikeKarenLauder41toleavetheirhomesbecausetheyunderestimatedtheintensityofthestorm.Karenis84andreliesonawheelchairto42becauseofamissingleg.Herson,JohnnyLauder,triedrepeatedlytogetherto43,butinvain.

Johnnyhadtostaybutheandhisfamilylivedinanotherdistrict.TheykeptinlimitedtouchwithKaren.WhenKaren44thatthewaterinherhousehadreachedherwaist,heknewhehadtotake45.Johnnyjumpedoutofawindowandbeganto46tohismother’s.Ashemadehis47throughthewater,Johnnystoppedoccasionallytosnapselfies（自拍）toshowhis48familythathewasokay.

Johnnywasracingagainst49.HeonlyhadashortperiodoftimetogettherebeforethewaterroseaboveKaren’s50.Ittookhim40minutestoswimfourblocks.Karen’syellsoundedlikemusictohisears!Shewasstillalive!ButJohnnysawKaren51likealeaf,sohefoundsomecleansheetsandwrappedheruponatabletogetwarm.

EveryoneinJohny’sfamilyisnow52.They’vealllosteverythingthey53,includingtheirhouses,butthey’regratefuljusttobehere.“Ididn’tlosehope.Sowe’restillhere.54islikeacomputer.There’retwobuttons:There’saresetandapower—and55itwasjustaresetbuttonthatgothitandnotthepower,”hesaid.

41.A.decidedB.attmptedC.expectedD.refused

42.A.getaroundB.getthroughC.standupD.goon

43.A.agreeB.leaveC.applyD.participate

44.A.heardB.concludedC.reportedD.evaluated

45.A.actionB.effectC.placeD.care

46.A.rideB.runC.driveD.swim

47.A.differenceB.wayC.presentationD.decision

48.A.embarrassedB.disappointedC.worriedD.guilty

49.A.timeB.weatherC.pressureD.disease

50.A.waistB.headC.kneesD.wrists

51.A.shakingB.whisperingC.standingD.dancing

52.A.competentB.safeC.responsibleD.efficient

53.A.rememberedB.storedC.discoveredD.owned

54.A.DisasterB.DifficultyC.LifeD.Misfortune

55.A.eventuallyB.unexpectedlyC.similarlyD.fortunately

第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

TaklimkanDesert,56(locate)inthemiddleofTarimBasininXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion,isChina’slargestdesert.Itisalsoknownastheworld’ssecondlargestshifting-sanddesert57(cover)anareaofover337,000squarekilometers.

Sanddunes(沙丘)in58largedesertareusuallyover100metersi