2021-2022學(xué)年江蘇省鹽城市上岡高級(jí)中學(xué)高二年級(jí)上冊(cè)學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試卷（解析版）

江蘇省上岡高級(jí)中學(xué)2021-2022學(xué)年第一學(xué)期期中考試

高二英語(yǔ)試卷

第一局部聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，總分值30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小題每題1.5分，總分值7.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中

選出最正確選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)答復(fù)有關(guān)小題和閱

讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

Whatwillthemandoat8:00?

A.HavedinnerwithMike.

B.Workintheoffice.

C.Gooutwiththewoman.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】

W:Hey,Jason,doyouwanttojoinMikeandmefordinner?WearegoingtotheRoseRestaurantat

8:00.

M:Ihavetoworktill8:30,butwhydon'tImeetyouafterwards?

2.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

Whatdoesthewomandislikeabouttheshirt?

A.Thecolor.B.Theprice.C.Thedesign.

【答案】C

【解析】

【原文】M:I'dliketobuyashirt.Look,thispurpleshirtisinaninterestingcolorandthepriceis

reasonable.

W:Yes,butthecolorisprettierthanthedesign.

3.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Gary'sworks.B.Gary'slistofsamples.C.Gary's

application.

【答案】C

【解析】

【原文】W:HiGary,howisyourapplicationgoing?Haveyouheardanythingyet?

M:ItseemsthatI'montheshortlist.Nowtheselectionboardwantstoseesomesamplesofmy

publishedworks.

4.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

WhatdidthemanplantodoonMarch1st?

A.Gotothemountains.

B.Callthetravelagent.

C.Applyforsomeclasses.

【答案】A

【解析】

【原文】M:Ijustcalledthetravelagent.It'sallset.OnMarch1st,Fmheadingforthemountainsfor

anentireweek.

W:Haveyoucheckedtheacademiccalendarbecausemyclassesaren'tovertilltheseventh?

5.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

WhydoesAmyplantogotoRome?

A.Towork.B.Tostudy.C.Totravel.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】M:Hi,Amy.Whatareyoureading?IsthatanItaliangrammarbook?

W:Yeah.TmtryingtoteachmyselfsomeItalian,becauseI'mgoingtoRomenextsemester.

M:What'sthereasonforthissuddeninterestinItaly?

W:Well,actuallyIwasplanningtotakesomecoursesaboutmedieval（中世必己的）architecture,and

itwassaidthatRomeisthebestinthatfield.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每題I.5分，總分值22.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、

C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最正確選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，

你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每題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)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽(tīng)下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，答復(fù)以下小題。【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

6.Whatcoursewon'tthegirlattend?

A.Africanmusic.B.BasicSpanish.C.Business.

7.Onwhichdaysdoesthegirlhaveadvancedpianoclasses?

A.Thursdays.B.Tuesdays.C.Mondays.

【答案】6.C7.C

【解析】

【原文】M:Hi,Julie.Howareyoudoing?

W:Well,prettybusy.

M:Didyouregisterforthenewterm?

W:Yeah,Iregisteredthismorning.

M:Goingtotakeanybusinessclasses?

W:No,Idon'tthinkso.I'mgoingtotakeAfricanmusic.ItmeetsonTuesday,Thursdayand

Saturdayeveryweek.

M:Hmm.Well,anypianoclasses?

W:Yeah,I'mtakingadvancedpiano.ItmeetseveryMonday.

M:Howaboutthebasicrequirementcourses?

W:TmgoingtotakeEnglishcompositionandbasicSpanish

M:Soundslikeafullschedule!

W:Yeah,I'mgoingtobereallybusy.

聽(tīng)下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，答復(fù)以下小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

8.Whichfamilyholidaydoesthemanrecommend?

A.Theoneonthe19th.B.Theoneonthe18th.C.Theoneonthe

20th.

9.Wherewillthewomanprobablygo?

A.Spain.B.France.C.Greece.

10.WhatdoweknowaboutTheHotelPlaya?

A.Itisafive-starhotel.B.Ithasaswimmingpool,C.Ithasitsown

beach.

【答案】8.B9.A10.B

【解析】

【原文】W:Doyouhaveanyfamilyholidaysfornextweek?

M:Lefssee.Thereisoneonthe18th.The19thisfullandthe20thisnogoodbecauseit*sjustfor

twopeople.

W:Wherearetheholidays?

M:France,SpainandGreece.ThecheapestholidayisinFrancebutthisisinanapartment.Ifyou

wanttostayinahotel,itwillcostlesstogotoTheHotelPlayainSpain.

W:OK.Whatkindofhotelisit?

M:Ithasthreestars.Itdoesn*thaveitsownbeachbutithasitsownswimmingpoolandchildren's

club.

W:ThafsOK.

聽(tīng)下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，答復(fù)以下小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

11.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Athome.B.Inashop.C.AtaTVstation.

12.WhatdoesBoblikedoing?

A.Takingpictures.B.Playingtennis.C.Ridingbikes.

13.Whatdidthewomandreamofbeing?

A.Atennisplayer.B.Abankclerk.C.Ashopowner.

【答案】11.B12.A13.A

【解析】

【原文】M:Hello,Mary.

W:Comeon,Ken.It'stimetogo.

M:Waitamoment,please.Ijusthavetocloseuptheshop.Bytheway,canyougivemybrothera

ridehometonightafterthegame?

W:Ofcourse.YoumeanBobiscoming,too?

M:Yeah.Hewantstotakesomepictures.He'sreallyinterestedinphotography.

W:Oh.Doeshewanttobeaphotographeraftergraduation?

M:Yes,hewantstoworkforaTVstation.

W:Thatsoundslikeaninterestingjob.

M:Iguessso.Butalotofpeoplewanttobephotographers,too.Hehastoworkhard.

W:Butit'llbereallyniceifhecanworkatsomethinghe*sinterestedin.Iwantedtobeatennis

player,butnowIworkinthebank.

聽(tīng)下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，答復(fù)以下小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

14.HowlonghasLouisebeenworkingatthecenter?

A.Aboutsixmonths.B.Abouttwoyears.C.Aboutoneyear.

15.HowdidLouisefeelwhenshestartedworkingatthecenter?

A.Excited.B.Confident.C.Nervous.

16.Whatisthemostrewardingpartofthejob?

A.Helpingthelessablechildrenachievemore.

B.Thinkingofnewthingsforchildrentodo.

C.Seeingchildrenhavealotoffun.

17.WhatdoesLouisesayaboutworkingatnight?

A.It'sunfairforhertodoit.

B.It*sanecessarypartofthejob.

C.It'ssomethingthatsheenjoys.

【答案】14.B15.C16.A17.B

【解析】

【原文】M:IhavewithmethiseveningLouiseGraham,agroupleaderatRavensfieldOutdoor

AdventureCenterforchildren.Louise,howlonghaveyoubeenthere?

W:Well,beforeIfirstwentthere,twoyearsago,IthoughtI'dprobablyonlystayforayear,butafter

sixmonthsorsoIreallystartedtoenjoythejob.SoI'vebeenthereeversince.Tobehonest,Iwas

lackinginself-confidence,andwhenIfirstarrived,Iwasabitworriedaboutmakingmistakes.Iwas

frightenedImightputthechildrenindangerbecauseofinyinexperience.

M:Whafsthebestthingaboutyourwork?

W:OnethingIlikeisseeingthemhavesomuchfun,evenifsometimestheirbehaviorisn'tperfect.

AndIcansuggestactivitiesthathaven'tbeentriedbefore.Buttherearealwayssomechildrenwho

haven'tquitegotasmuchabilityasothers,andformethemostrewardingpartofthejobisgetting

themtosucceedinthingstheyhaven'tmanagedtodobefore.Itshardworkthough.Sometimesyou

areondutyatnight.

M:Mm...whatdoyouthinkaboutthat?

W:Well,Ican'tsayIlookforwardtostartingworkat10:00pm,butthekidshavetobelookedafter

24hourssosomeonehastodoitandallthestafftaketurns.

聽(tīng)下面一段獨(dú)白，答復(fù)以下小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P(guān)音頻，請(qǐng)去附件查看】

18.Whatorganizationsusedtohavealotofpower?

A.Librariesandprintingcompanies.

B.Universitiesandbookstores.

C.Newspapersandpublishers.

19.Whydomanycitypeoplelikee-books?

A.Theyareeasiertocarry.

B.Theyarecheaper.

C.Theyaremoreinteresting.

20.WhatcanwelearnaboutBorder'sGroup?

A.Theywereboughtbyatechcompany.

B.Theymadebillionsofdollarsthisyear.

C.Theyusedtohavemorethan600stores.

【答案】18.C19.A20.C

【解析】

【原文】M:Bookshavealwaysbeenanimportantpartofpeople'slives.Librarieswereimportant

partsofbothuniversitiesandtowncenters,andmanyofthefirstsuccessfulcompaniesinmodern

timesmadetheirmoneybysellingbooks.Likenewspapers,publishersusedtohavealotofpower

andinfluence,butnowadays,thecompaniesthatcontroldigitalinformationseemtohavetakenover.

Inparticular,e-bookshavereplacedtraditionalbooksformostmodemreaders,especiallyinbig

cities,forwhomeverythinghastobeeasytocarryandconvenienttouse.Techcompanieslike

AmazonandApplesell"e-readers〃thatcancontainthousandsofbooks,andtheironlinestoreslist

millionsoftitles,farmorethananybookstorecouldeverhold.Asmoreandmorepeoplebuy

computers,smartphones,andtablets,themarketfore-bookscontinuestogrow.Manytraditional

bookpublishersandbookstoreshavegoneoutofbusiness.Forexample,Border'sGroupusedtobe

oneofthelargestbookstoresintheUnitedStates,withmorethan600locationsandbillionsof

dollarsinsaleseveryyear.Butaftere-booksappeared,theystartedlosingmoneyandhadtoclose

alltheirstores.

第二局部：閱讀（共兩節(jié)，總分值50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題每題2.5分，總分值37.5分）

閱讀以下短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最正確選項(xiàng),

并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

（A）

DriverWanted

Cleandrivinglicense（執(zhí)照）.

Mustbeofsmartappearance.

Ageover25.

Applyto（申請(qǐng)）：CapesTaxi,17PalaceRoad,Royston.

AirHostessesforInternationalFlightsWanted

Applicants（申請(qǐng)者）mustbebetween20and33yearsold.

Height:1.6mto1.75m.

EducationtoGCSEstandard.

Twolanguages.Mustbeabletoswim.

Applyto:Recruitment（招聘）office,SouthernAirlines,HeathrowAirportWest.HR37KK.

TeachersNeeded

Forprivatelanguageschool.

Havingcollegeeducation.

Teachingexperienceunnecessary.

Applyto:TheDirectorofStudies,InstantLanguagesLtd.279CanalStreet,Royston.

21.WhatpreventsJack,anexperiencedtaxidriver,workingforCapesTaxi?

A.Fondofbeerandwine.

B.Nothavingcollegeeducation.

C.Unabletospeakaforeignlanguage.

D.Punishedforspeedingandwrongparking.

22.WhatpreventsMary,aged25,becominganairhostess?

A.Shecan*tspeakJapaneseverywell.

B.Sheoncebrokeatrafficlawandwasfined

C.Shehasneverworkedasanairhostessbefore.

D.Shedoesn*tfeellikeworkinglonghoursflyingabroad.

23.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthethreeadvertisements?

A.Maleorfemale.B.Marriage.

C.Education.D.Workingexperience.

【答案】21.D22.D23.B

【解析】

【分析】這是一篇應(yīng)用文。分別是招聘出租車司機(jī)、空姐和老師的三篇廣告。

【21題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章DriverWanted（招聘司機(jī)）局部的第一條要求aCleandrivinglicense，/

（無(wú)違規(guī)紀(jì)錄的駕駛執(zhí)照），即沒(méi)有違章行為，D項(xiàng)“因超速和錯(cuò)誤停車而受到處分〃是違

章行為，這阻止了Jack,一個(gè)經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的出租車司機(jī)，為Capes出租車工作，其他三項(xiàng)在招

聘要求里沒(méi)有提及。應(yīng)選D項(xiàng)。

【22題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章AirHostessesforInternationalFlightsWanted（招聘國(guó)際航班空姐）

局部的要求，可知該項(xiàng)工作要求飛國(guó)際航班。故D項(xiàng)“Shedoesn'tfeellikeworkinglonghours

flyingabroad."（她不想長(zhǎng)時(shí)間飛往國(guó)外工作。）符合題目要求。應(yīng)選D項(xiàng)。

【23題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。AirHostessesforInternationalFlightsWanted（招聘國(guó)際航班空姐）局部提到了

“EducationtoGCSEstandard”教育經(jīng)歷以及“AirHostesses”性別；TeachersNeeded（招聘

教師）局部提到了"Teachingexperienceunnecessary”教學(xué)經(jīng)驗(yàn)。文章沒(méi)有提到“Marriage”

婚姻狀況。應(yīng)選B項(xiàng)。

（B）

TwoBritishteachershavebrokentheworldrecordforthelongestjourneyinatuk-tukafter

pullingtheirfailingvehiclefor43miles.RichardSearsandNickGoughtraveled37,500kilometers

aroundtheworldandpassedthrough37countries.Theydidthistosupportgrassrootseducation

projectinAfrica,AsiaandSouthAmerica.

Thepair,whosetofffromLondon,thoughttheirexpeditionwasoverwhenthevehiclestarted

tofail.Whenthetuk-tukbroke,theywereonly43milesfromtheirdestination.Theydecidedtopull

ittherestoftheway.Thetuk-tuk,whichweighs800kilograms,waspulledinturnsbyRichardand

Nickoverthreedays.OnarrivalinChepen,Peru,theydiscoveredamechanicwhospecializedin

tuk-tuksandmanagedtofixit.

Thepairwerebackontheroadandaimingfbrtheirnextgoal.Alongtheirjourneytheyhadto

tackledesertsandjungles.TheyalsosurvivedcloseencounterswithelephantsinUgandaand

BotswanaandanaccidentinMalaysia.Thegreatesthardshiponthetuk-tukwasthemountainranges

lyingintheirpath,includingtheAlps,theHimalayasandtheAndes.

NickandRicharduncoveredsomeinspirationalprojectsacrossAfrica,AsiaandSouth

America.Theywitnessedfirsthandtheeducationalchallengesfacingtheseareastoday.Theyjoined

streetchildrenintheslumsofCairo,Khartoum,Kampala,MumbaiandPhnomPenh.Theyvisited

Congoleserefugees（難民）incampsinEasternBurundi.Theywitnessedhoweducationcouldfree

sex-workersinDelhiandvictimsofhumantraffickinginNepal.

ThepairestablishedTheTukTukEducationalTrust,aUKregisteredcharity.Talkingabout

theirmotivation,Richardsaid,"Theworld'sleadershavemadeacommitmenttoachieving

universalprimaryeducationbut,inspiteofthispledge（誓言），over57millionprimary-aged

childrenworldwidearestilloutofschool;manymoreareinschool,butstillcannotaccessquality

learningopportunities.r，

24.Whydidthetwoteacherstraveltheworld?

A.Toentertainthemselves.B.Tosupportaneducationproject.

C.Tocreateanewworldrecord.D.Tochallengethemselves.

25.Howfardidthetwoteacherspullthetuk-tukeachdayonaverage?

A.Alittlemorethan8miles.B.20miles.

C.43miles.D.About14miles.

26.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Howtheyrealizedtheirnextgoal.

B.Theirexcitingexperienceontheroad.

C.Thebeautifulsceneryoffamousmountains.

D.Thedifficultiesanddangerstheyfacedinthejourney.

27.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthetwoteachers?

A.Courageousandresponsible.B.Humorousandgenerous.

C.Curiousandbrave.D.Efficientandhonest.

【答案】24.B25.D26.D27.A

【解析】

【分析】本文是一篇新聞報(bào)道。主要講述了兩位英國(guó)老師為了支持非洲、亞洲和南美洲的基

層教育工程，歷經(jīng)千辛萬(wàn)苦環(huán)游世界的故事。

【24題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的"TheydidthistosupportgrassrootseducationprojectinAfrica,

AsiaandSouthAmerica.（他們這樣做是為了支持非洲、亞洲和南美洲的基層教育工程）”可

知，他們這樣做的原因是要支持教育工程。應(yīng)選擇B項(xiàng)。

【25題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的"theywereonly43milesfromtheirdestination.Theydecidedto

pullittherestoftheway.Thetuk-tuk,whichweighs800kilograms,waspulledinturnsbyRichard

andNickoverthreedays.（他們距離他們的目的地只有43英里了。他們決定拖著三輪車走剩

余的路。重達(dá)八百千克的三輪車被理查德和尼克輪流拖著走了三天的時(shí)間）"可知，他們拖

著車三天走了大約43英里，平均每天大概走14英里。應(yīng)選擇D項(xiàng)。

【26題詳解】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)第三段"Alongtheirjourneytheyhadtotackledesertsandjungles.Theyalso

survivedcloseencounterswithelephantsinUgandaandBotswanaandanaccidentinMalaysia.The

greatesthardshiponthetuk-tukwasthemountainrangeslyingintheirpath,includingtheAlps,the

HimalayasandtheAndes.（在他們的旅途中，他們必須對(duì)付沙漠和叢林。他們?cè)跒醺蛇_(dá)和博

茨瓦納與大象的近距離接觸以及在馬來(lái)西亞的一次事故中幸存下來(lái)。在三輪車上最大的困難

是他們所經(jīng)過(guò)的山脈，包括阿爾卑斯山、喜馬拉雅山和安第斯山脈”可知，本段主要講

了他們?cè)诼猛局忻媾R的重重困難和危險(xiǎn)。應(yīng)選擇D項(xiàng)。

【27題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段"TheydidthistosupportgrassrootseducationprojectinAfrica,Asia

andSouthAmerica.（他們這樣做是為了支持非洲、亞洲和南美洲的基層教育工程）"可知，

這兩位老師非常有責(zé)任感，根據(jù)第三段（'Alongtheirjourneytheyhadtotackledesertsand

jungles.TheyalsosurvivedcloseencounterswithelephantsinUgandaandBotswanaandan

accidentinMalaysia...（在他們的旅途中，他們必須對(duì)付沙漠和叢林。他們?cè)跒醺蛇_(dá)和博茨

瓦納與大象的近距離接觸以及在馬來(lái)西亞的一次事故中幸存下來(lái)……）”可知，這兩位老師

非常勇敢。應(yīng)選擇A項(xiàng)。

（C）

Flyingoveradesertareainanairplane,twoscientistslookeddownwithtrainedeyesattrees

andbushes.Afteranhour*sflightoneofthescientistswroteinhisbook,“Lookhereforprobable

metal.〃Scientistsinanotherairplane,flyingoveramountainarea,sentamessagetoother

scientistsontheground,<4Goldpossible."Walkingacrosshillyground,fourscientistsreported,

“Thisgroundshouldbesearchedformetal,"Fromanairplaneoverahillywastelandascientist

sentbackbyradiooneword:"Uranium.”

NoneofthescientistshadX-rayeyes:theyhadnomagicpoweroflookingdownbelowthe

earth'ssurface.Theyweremerelyputtingtouseoneofthenewestmethodsoflocatingmineralsin

theground...treesandplantsassignsthatcertainmineralsmayliebeneaththegroundonwhichthe

treesandplantsaregrowing.

Thisnewestmethodofsearchingformineralsisbasedonthefactthatmineralsdeepinthe

earthmayaffectthekindofbushesandtreesthatgrowinthesurface.

AtWatsonBarGreek,abrook（小溪）sixthousandfeethighinthemountainsofBritish

Columbia,Canada,amineralsearchgroupgatheredbagsoftreeseeds.Boxeswerefilledwithsmall

branchesfromthetrees.Rootsweredugandputintoboxes.Eachbagandboxwascarefullymarked.

Inascientificlaboratorythepartsoftheforesttreeswereburnedtoashesandtested.Eachsmallpart

wasexaminedtolearnwhetherthereweremineralsinit.

Studyoftheroots,branches,andseedsshowednosilver.Butthereweresmallamountsofgold

intherootsandalittlelessgoldinthebranchesandseeds.Theseedsgrowingnearesttothetree

trunkshadmoregoldthanthosegrowingontheendsofthebranches.

28.Scientistswereflyingoveradesertorahillywastelandoramountainareainordertosearch

forintheground.

A.goldB.silverC.mineralsD.metals

29.Thescientistsweresearchingformineralsbyusing.

A.X-rayB.trainedeyes

C.aspecialinstrumentD.magicpower

30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaspartofatreethatcanhelpfindminerals?

A.Branches.B.Roots.C.Leaves.D.Seeds.

31.Whichisthebesttitlesuggestedbelow?

A.ScientistsSearchingforMetalswithSpecialPower

B.NewMethodsofSearchingforMinerals

C.GoldCouldBeFoundbyTreesandPlants

D.ANewMethodofSearchingforMinerals-UsingTreesandPlants

【答案】28.C29.B30.C31.D

【解析】

【分析】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了一種新的探查礦產(chǎn)的方法，即通過(guò)研究樹(shù)木和其

他植物，來(lái)確定地下是否有某種礦產(chǎn)。

【28題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段u€uThisgroundshouldbesearchedformetal.Fromanairplaneovera

hillywastelandascientistsentbackbyradiooneword:t4^Jranium/，（“這塊地應(yīng)該搜尋金屬。〃

一位科學(xué)家從一架飛機(jī)上飛過(guò)一片丘陵荒原，通過(guò)無(wú)線電發(fā)回一個(gè)詞：“鈾?！ǎ芍?，

科學(xué)家們?cè)谏衬?、丘陵荒地或山區(qū)上空飛行，目的是尋找地下的礦物。。應(yīng)選C項(xiàng)。

【29題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“Theyweremerelyputtingtouseoneofthenewestmethodsoflocating

mineralsintheground...treesandplantsassignsthatcertainmineralsmayliebeneaththeground

onwhichthetreesandplantsaregrowing.（他們只是在使用一種最新的地下礦物定位方法。樹(shù)

木和植物作為某些礦物可能存在于樹(shù)木和植物生長(zhǎng)的地面下的跡象）〃可知，科學(xué)家們正在

用訓(xùn)練有素的眼睛尋找礦物質(zhì)。應(yīng)選B項(xiàng)。

【30題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“amineralsearchgroupgatheredbagsoftreeseeds.Boxeswerefilled

withsmallbranchesfromthetrees.Rootsweredugandputintoboxes.（一個(gè)礦物研究小組收集幾

包樹(shù)種。盒子里裝滿樹(shù)上砍下的樹(shù)枝。樹(shù)根被挖出也放進(jìn)盒子里）和“Eachsmallpartwas

examinedtolearnwhetherthereweremineralsinit.（樹(shù)木的每一個(gè)局部都會(huì)進(jìn)行科學(xué)研究，以

此了解是否內(nèi)部含有礦物質(zhì)）〃可知，科學(xué)家通過(guò)研究樹(shù)木的根部、枝干和樹(shù)種來(lái)確定樹(shù)木

生長(zhǎng)的地方是否蘊(yùn)臧礦物。文章沒(méi)有提及植物的葉子。應(yīng)選C項(xiàng)。

【31題詳解】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)第二段“Theyweremerelyputtingtouseoneofthenewestmethodsoflocating

mineralsintheground...treesandplantsassignsthatcertainmineralsmayliebeneaththeground

onwhichthetreesandplantsaregrowing.（他們只是在使用一種最新的地下礦物定位方法。樹(shù)

木和植物作為某些礦物可能存在于樹(shù)木和植物生長(zhǎng)的地面下的跡象）〃可知，本文主要介紹

一種新的探查礦物的方法，即通過(guò)研究生長(zhǎng)于地表以上的樹(shù)木和其他植物，來(lái)確定是否地下

蘊(yùn)藏礦產(chǎn)。由此可知，ANewMethodofSearchingforMinerals-UsingTreesandPlants（一種尋

找礦物的新方法一一利用樹(shù)木和植物）適合作本文最正確標(biāo)題。應(yīng)選D項(xiàng)。

（D）

Itwasearlymorning.PeterCorbetthelpedMarkWellmanoutofhiswheelchairandontothe

ground.TheystoodbeforeElCapitan,ahugemassofrockalmostthree-quartersofamilehighin

California'sbeautifulYosemiteValley.IthadbeenMark'sdreamtoclimbElCapitanforaslongas

hecouldremember.Buthowcouldapersonwithouttheuseofhislegshopetotrytoclimbit?

Markknewhecouldn'tfinishtheclimbalone,buthisfriendPeter,anexpertrockclimber,

wouldbetheretolendahelpinghand.HeandMarkthoughtthatitwouldtakesevendaystoreach

thetop.

Peterclimbedabout100feetupandhammeredapiton（巖釘）intotherock.Fasteningoneend

ofa165-footropetothepiton,heletoneendoftheropefalldown.Markcaughttheropeand

fastenedittohisbeltwithaspecialinstrument.ThisinstrumentwouldallowMarktomoveupward,

butwouldpreventhimfromfallingevenasmuchasasingleinch.Henextreachedabovehishead

andfastenedaT-shapedbartotherope,usingthesamekindofinstrument.

Marktookadeepbreath,pushedtheT-barupalmostasfarashisarmscouldreach,andbegan

thefirstofthe7,000pull-upsneededtoreachthetop.Highabove,Peterletoutacheer."You'reon

yourway.〃

Sevenyearsbefore,attheageoftwenty-one,Markhadfallenwhilemountainclimbing,

injuringhisbackbone.Thefallcosthimtheuseofhislegs,butheneverlosthisloveofadventureor

hisjoyfulspirit.

Forthefirstfourdaysthetwomenprogressedsteadilyupwardwithoutincident.Butonthe

fifthdayanunbearablyhotwindbegantoblow,andastimewentby,itbecamestrongerandstronger,

causingMarktosway（搖擺）violentlyonhisrope.ButMarkkeptondeterminedlypushingupthe

T-barandpullinghimselfup.Inspiteofthat,hehadtoadmitthathefeltalotbetterwhenthewind

finallydieddownandhisbodytouchedsolidrockagain.

Ittookthemonedaymorethantheyhadexpected,butonJuly26at1:45intheafternoon,the

crowdofpeoplewaitingonthetopwentwildwithjoyasthetwoheadsappeared.MarkWellman

hadshownthatifyousetyourheartandmindonagoal,nowallistoohigh,nodreamimpossible.

32.WhathadMarkWellmanlongdesiredtodo?

A.Tofinishoneofthemostdifficultrockclimbsintheworld.

B.TobediefirsttoclimbElCapitan.

C.ToclimbthehighestmountaininCalifornia.

D.TohelphisfriendPeterclimbElCapitan.

33.HowdidMarkclimbthemountain?

A.Hefastenedtheropetohiswheelchair.

B.HepulledhimselfupusingaT-barandspecialequipment.

CHeheldontotheT-barandPeterpulledhimup.

D.Hehammeredinpitonssothathehadsomethingtoholdonto.

34.WhatwastheworstproblemMarkhadduringtheclimb?

A.Hestruckagainsttherockandhurthisarms.

B.Whileswayinginspace,hebecameterrified.

C.Hekeptfallingseveralinches.

D.Astrongwindblewhimawayfromtherock.

35.HowdidMarkreacttodifficultiesduringtheclimb?

A.Headmittedthathewasfrightened.

B.Hewasabletoremaincalmanddetermined.

C.Heoftenworriedabouthisfriend*scondition.

D.Hewasjokingtocheerhimselfup.

【答案】32.A33.B34.D35.B

【解析】

【分析】這是一篇記敘文。MarkWellman長(zhǎng)久以來(lái)夢(mèng)想攀登卡皮坦山，但是七年前的一次

攀爬讓他失去了雙腿，但是七年后在朋友PeterCorbett的幫助下MarkWellman完成了夢(mèng)想。

【32題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段倒第二句"IthadbeenMark'sdreamtoclimbElCapitanforaslongas

hecouldremember.（從Mark記事起，攀登卡皮坦山一直是他的夢(mèng)想）〃可知，MarkWellman

長(zhǎng)久以來(lái)的夢(mèng)想是攀登卡皮坦山，根據(jù)最后一句"Buthowcouldapersonwithouttheuseof

hislegshopetotrytoclimbit?（但是，一個(gè)不使用雙腿的人怎么能希望嘗試攀登它呢？）〃可

知，這個(gè)夢(mèng)想對(duì)Mark來(lái)說(shuō)兒乎是不可能的。應(yīng)選A。

【33題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后——句"HenextreachedabovehisheadandfastenedaT-shapedbar

totherope,usingthesamekindofinstrument4接著，他把手伸到頭頂上方，用同樣的工具將一

根T形桿固定在繩子上）〃可知，Mark用T形桿和特殊設(shè)備爬上山。應(yīng)選B。

【34題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段前兩句"Forthefirstfourdaysthetwomenprogressedsteadily

upwardwithoutincident.Butonthefifthdayanunbearablyhotwindbegantoblow,andastime

wentby,itbecamestrongerandstronger,causingMarktoswayviolentlyonhisrope.（在最初的

四天里，這兩個(gè)人穩(wěn)步上升，沒(méi)有發(fā)生任何意外。但是到了第五天，一股無(wú)法忍受的熱風(fēng)開(kāi)

始刮來(lái)，隨著時(shí)間的推移，它變得越來(lái)越強(qiáng)，使得馬克在繩子上劇烈地?fù)u擺）"和最后一句

“Inspiteofthat,hehadtoadmitthathefeltalotbetterwhenthewindfinallydieddownandhis

bodytouchedsolidrockagain.（盡管如此，他不得不成認(rèn)，當(dāng)風(fēng)終于停了下來(lái)，他的身體又碰

到了堅(jiān)硬的巖石時(shí)，他感覺(jué)好多了）〃可知，第五天的一股很強(qiáng)的熱風(fēng)將他吹離了巖石，這

是他在過(guò)程中遇到的最嚴(yán)重的問(wèn)題。應(yīng)選D。

【35題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段第三句"ButMarkkeptondelerminedlypushinguptheT-barand

pullinghimselfup.（但是馬克繼續(xù)堅(jiān)決地推著T形桿，把自己拉了起來(lái)）”可知，在面對(duì)攀爬

過(guò)程中的困難時(shí)Mark仍然能夠保持平靜和堅(jiān)決。應(yīng)選B?

第二節(jié)（共5小題每題2.5分，總分值12.5分）

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有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

HowtoHelpOthersinYourCommunity（社區(qū)）

Helpingothersinyourcommunityisagreatwaytospreadjoytoothersandgetthemostoutof

life.36

Youcanchoosetobecomeavolunteer.Volunteeringisgreatwaytohelpothersoutinyour

community.Lookaroundforahomelessshelterorsoupkitchenandspendsometimetheredoing

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Youcanchoosetoredirectgifts.39Youcaninvitethemtodovoluntaryworkto

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Youcanstoptohelp.Therearemanycaseswhereyoucanstoptogiveahelpinghand.Ifyou

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