安徽省師范大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)2020-2021學(xué)年高二英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期中試題（含解析）

安徽省師范大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)20202021學(xué)年高二英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期中試題（含解析）第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分10分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題分，滿分分）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)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1.Whatisthewomanworriedabout?A.Herhealth.B.Theclassesshemissed.C.Thecoiningexam.2.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Neighbors.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Classmates.3Whendidthewomangethomeyesterdayevening?A.At6o'clock.B.At8o'clock.C.At9o'clock.4.Whatdidthemandoforthreeweeks?A.Hetookavacation.B.Hestudiedinadifferentclass.C.Hestayedhomeandrested.5.Whatdidthemanwant?A.Ahigherpayment.B.Abetterposition.C.Enoughfreedom.第二節(jié)（共15小題：每題分，滿分分）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)中選出最佳選項(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)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6至7題。6.Howlongdoesthemanaskthewomantowait?tleastoneweek.7.Whatwillthewomandonext?A.Gotoanothershop.B.Waitfortheman'scall.C.Tryonanotherpairofboots聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8至10題。8.Whydoesn'tMichaelhavegoodfriendsinhisclass?A.It'sdifficulttogetalongwithhisclassmates.B.Hisclassmatesdon'thavemuchsparetime.C.Theyhavedifferentinterests.9.Whatdoeshelike?A.Music.B.Sports.C.Reading.10.Howdidhegettoknowtheboysfromotherclasses?A.Hisneighborsareinthoseclasses.B.Theyattendthesameclub.C.Hehasthesameteacherswiththem.聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第11至13題。11.Whereisthegasstation?A.TotheleftB.Nexttothebank.C.Acrossfromthepostoffice.12.Howwillthemanpayforthegas?C.Bycheck.A.Bycreditcard.B.Incash.13.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemanbuy?C.Amap.A.Somepostcards.B.Somesouvenirs.聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第14至17題。14.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodotonight?Attendaparty.A.Seeamovie.B.Haveameeting.15.Whatkindoffooddoesthewomanprefer?food16.Howarethespeakersgoingthere?A.Bybus.B.Bysubway.C.Bybike.17.WhatdoweknowaboutTina?A.Shelivesinthecity.B.Sheisahumorousandnicegirl.C.Sheandthewomanwenttothesameschool.聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第18至20題。WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?A.Theweatherchangesalot.B.Theyoftenhaveverygoodweather.C.Englandhastheworstweatherintheworld.19.WhydoBritishpeoplesometimesgoswimminginwinter?A.Theyloveswimminginthecold.B.Theweathercanbeeveryhotinwinter.C.It'sacustominEngland.20.WhatdoEnglishpeopleoftentakewiththem?A.Ahat.B.Gloves.C.Anumbrella.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共15個(gè)小題；每小題分，滿分分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。ALookatSomeGreatestBookstoresAnotherCountryKreuzberg,Berlin,Germany.AnotherCountryisanEnglishLanguagesecondhandbookshopwhichismostlyusedasalibrary.Theyhaveabout20,000booksthatyoucanbuyorborrow.Someregulareventsareheldattheshop,suchasreadings,culturalevents,socialeveningsandfilmnights.AtlantisBooksOia,Santorini,Greece.AtlantisBooksisanindependentbookshopontheislandofSantorini,Greece.Itwasfoundedin2004byagroupoffriendsfromCyprus,England,andtheUnitedStates.Throughouttheyearithashostedliteraryfestivals,filmscreenings,bookreadings,andgoodoldfashioneddanceparties.Bart’sBooksOjai,California.U.S.A.“TheWorld’sGreatestOutdoorBookstore”,abookstorefoundedbyRichardBartinsdalein1964.Shelvesofbooksfacethestreet,andregularcustomersareaskedtodropcoinsintothedoor’scoinboxtopayforanybookstheytakewheneverthestoreisclosed.AdrianHarringtonsince1971.Rarebooks:rarefirsteditions;leatherboundsetsandgeneralantiquarian(古玩).Address:64aKensingtonChurchStreet,Kensington,London,England,UK.CorsooBookshopMilan,Italy.Extensiveselectionofpublicationonartarchitecture,designgraphicsandfashion,alongwithastrongemphasisonphotography.Itwasfoundedin1990inMilan,Italy,byCarlaSozzamil.TheBookwormChina.Abookshop,library,bar,restaurantandeventspace,nowwithfourdivisionsinthreecities—Beijing,SuzhouandChengdu.Theinterconnectingroomswithfloortoceilingbooksoneverywallarelightandairyinsummer,yetwarmandfortableinwinter.1.WhatcanyoudoinAtlantisBooks?A.Enjoyrarebooks. B.Attendafestival.C.Learnphotography. D.Buybooksanytime.2.Whichbookstorehasthelongesthistory?A.AdrianHarrington. B.AtlantisBooks. C.Bart’sBooks. D.CorsooBookshop.3.HowisTheBookwormdifferentfromtheothers?A.Itisusedasalibrary. B.Itfocusesonphotography.C.Ithostsallsortsofactivities. D.Ithasbranchesindifferentcities.【答案】1.B2.C3.D【解析】【分析】本文是說(shuō)明文。本文介紹了世界上最好的幾個(gè)書店，包括書店的歷史、所在地點(diǎn)和特點(diǎn)等相關(guān)信息。【詳解】1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合題干關(guān)鍵詞“inAtlantisBook”可以定位到文中第二個(gè)黑體字部分。結(jié)合本段中“Throughouttheyearithashostedliteraryfestivals,filmscreenings,bookreadings,andgoodoldfashioneddanceparties.”全年舉辦文學(xué)節(jié)、電影放映會(huì)、讀書會(huì)和老式舞會(huì)?？芍谶@個(gè)書店你可以你可以參加文學(xué)節(jié)。選項(xiàng)B符合文意，故選B。2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。比較選項(xiàng)中所提的幾個(gè)書店，結(jié)合文章可知，AdrianHarrington建于1971年，AtlantisBooks建立于2004年；Bart’sBooks建立于1964年；CorsooBookshop建立于1990年，據(jù)此可知，Bart’sBooks的時(shí)間最久，故選C。3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。比較文章中所提到的幾個(gè)書店的介紹，結(jié)合最后一段中“TheBookwormChina.Abookshop,library,bar,restaurantandeventspace,nowwithfourdivisionsinthreecities—Beijing,SuzhouandChengdu.”書蟲，位于中國(guó)，擁有書店、圖書館、酒吧、餐廳和活動(dòng)場(chǎng)所，現(xiàn)在在北京、蘇州和成都設(shè)有四個(gè)分部?？芍琓heBookworm與其它書店的不同在于它在不同的城市有分店。故選D。BJamesT.Greenthoughthewashavingapanicattack.Hetookabreakfromworktowalkaroundtheblockduringastressfulday,andnoticedhefeltoutofbreathwalkingupaslightslope."Thisisn'tnormal,”Greenthought.Hehadbeearegularbikerinrecentmonthsandwasn'texactlyoutofshape.Hesatdownathisdesk,andlookedattheAppleWatchonhiswrist.Hisheartratewasthroughtheroof,andtheHeartWatchapphewasusingtocheckhispulse（脈搏）wasflashingwarnings.Maybeitwassomethingmoreserious,hethought.Althoughhehadbloodclots（血栓）inhislungsafewyearsback,hehadbeentakingmedication,anddoctorssaidthatitwasanunusualconditionforsomeoneintheirmid20s.Still,thesymptoms（癥狀）thistimeweremuchlessserious,andhewasfeelingstressed,sohisminddidn'tautomaticallyjumptobloodclots.Green'sdoctortoldhimitsoundedlikeanxiety.ButthenheshowedherhisheartraterecordedbytheAppleWatch."Thisismynormalheartrate,”Greentoldher,pointingtothegraphintheapp.“Thisiswheremyheartisnow.There'ssomethingwrong."ThedoctororderedaCTscan.Thebloodclotsinhisleftlunghadreturned.AnambulancerushedGreentotheemergencyroom,wherehewaspumpedfullofbloodthinners.Hedidn'tneedsurgerythistime,butdoctorstoldhimthatifhehadwaited,aclotcouldhavekilledhim.Greenisn'ttheonlypersonwhohasdiscoveredaserioushealthconditionafterseeingheartratedataonasmartwatch.Andhewon'tbethelast.Presently,smartwatchesfromAppletoFitbitandotherscantellyouyourheartrateandtrackyourworkouts.Butthesepanieswanttogobeyondthebasicsbydevelopingwaystotellyouwhensomethingiswrong.Infact,it'salreadyhappening.4.WhatisnotnormalforGreenthistime?A.Hebreathedwithdifficulty. B.Heworkedoutlessoften.C.Hehadaheartattack. D.Hewasoutofshape.5.Whichofthefollowingconfirmedhisseriousproblem?A.Hehimself. B.Hisdoctor. C.TheCTscan. D.TheAppleWatch.6.WhatreallycausedthesymptomsofGreenthistime?A.Tiredness. B.Anxiety. C.Workstress. D.Bloodclots.7.Whatmightbediscussedinthefollowingparagraph?A.Apple'snewstudyonsmartwatches. B.Thetipsonhowtobuyasmartwatch.C.Othercaseswheresmartwatchessavelives. D.Theapplicationofsmartwatchesinhealthcare.【答案】4.A5.C6.D7.D【解析】這是一篇記敘文。文章主要敘述了主人公Green通過(guò)智能手表的預(yù)警發(fā)現(xiàn)了自己的健康問(wèn)題，并說(shuō)明智能手表在預(yù)警人們健康問(wèn)題中起到重要作用?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段“Hetookabreakfromworktowalkaroundtheblockduringastressfulday,andnoticedhefeltoutofbreathwalkingupaslightslope."Thisisn'tnormal,”Greenthought.”（在緊張的一天中，他休息了一下，繞著街區(qū)走了一圈。他注意到，在走上一個(gè)小斜坡時(shí)，他感到上氣不接下氣。“這不正常，”格林想。）可知，Green感到異常是因?yàn)樽约汉粑щy。故選A?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段“Still,thesymptoms（癥狀）thistimeweremuchlessserious,andhewasfeelingstressed,sohisminddidn'tautomaticallyjumptobloodclots.Green'sdoctortoldhimitsoundedlikeanxiety.”（不過(guò)，這一次的癥狀沒(méi)那么嚴(yán)重，他感到壓力很大，他不認(rèn)為是血栓。格林的醫(yī)生告訴他，這聽(tīng)起來(lái)像是焦慮造成的。）和文章第五段“ThedoctororderedaCTscan.Thebloodclotsinhisleftlunghadreturned.”（醫(yī)生要求做一次CT掃描。他左肺的血栓又出現(xiàn)了。）可知，CTscan證實(shí)了這個(gè)問(wèn)題。故選C。【6題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第五段“ThedoctororderedaCTscan.Thebloodclotsinhisleftlunghadreturned.”（醫(yī)生要求做一次CT掃描。他左肺的血栓又出現(xiàn)了。）可知，導(dǎo)致這次癥狀的原因還是之前的血栓問(wèn)題。故選D。【7題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段“Presently,smartwatchesfromAppletoFitbitandotherscantellyouyourheartrateandtrackyourworkouts.”（目前，蘋果、Fitbit等智能手表都能告訴你你的心率，并跟蹤你的鍛煉情況。）和“Butthesepanieswanttogobeyondthebasicsbydevelopingwaystotellyouwhensomethingiswrong.Infact,it'salreadyhappening.”（但這些公司想要超越它基本的用途，想辦法告訴你什么地方出了問(wèn)題。事實(shí)上，一切都在進(jìn)行著。）可知，除了基本用途之外，智能手表公司還想開(kāi)發(fā)其他有關(guān)身體健康的應(yīng)用，所以接下來(lái)應(yīng)講智能手表在醫(yī)療保健中的應(yīng)用。故選D。CThegreat18thcenturyauthorMontesquieuonceputit,“Ihaveneverknownanystressthatanhour’sreadingdoesnotreduce."Andnowmanyargueforareturntothisviewofliteratureastherapy,evenusingtheword“bibliotherapy"（閱讀療法）todescribeit.Sowhatdoesliteratureprovide,beyondentertainment?Itcanactasaguide.ThosewhoshowgreatrespectforShakespeare,MiltonorProustshouldkeepinmindthateventhemostfamousauthorwasstillahumanbeing.Inotherwords,greatwritershavebeenthroughthesamethingsasyou.Likeyou,theyfoundthemselvesinthisstrangeworldandtheytriedtomakesenseofit.Andthisiswhatmostliteratureconsistsof:peopletryingtomakesenseoftheworld.Nomatterwhatyourfearsorconcernsmaybe,chancesaresomegreatwriterhaswrittenaboutthem.Beforeseeking（尋求）suggestions,citherfromaprofessionalorawellreadfriend,beclearaboutwhatistroublingyou.Forexample,let'ssayyouwereraisedinareligious（信仰宗教的）familybutnow,inlaterlife,havelostyourfaith（信仰）.Thisispainfultoyouandyoufeelemptyandalone.Countlesswritershavegonedownthispathbeforeyouandhavefoundawayout—theGermanpoetandnovelistHermannHesse,forexample,wrotethewonderfullittlenovelSiddarthaaboutthissearchforspiritualpeace.Itwouldalsohelptoconsideryourparticularlifestage.Someonefromapoorbackgroundabouttosetoffforagreatcollegewillwantadifferentsetofreadingfromaretiredwomanwhosehusbandhasdied.Totakeanotherexample,let'simagineyouhadachildhoodofabuse（虐待）.Foryearsyouhavesufferedfromdepression.Inthatcase,youcouldtryEdwardStAubyn'sThePatrickMelroseNovels.StAubyn'sfatherabusedhim,whilehismotherescapedintodrink,butAubynwroteaseriesofsplendidnovelsbasedonhislife,chartingaman'sjourneythroughthehardsituationofabuseandouttheotherend.8.WhydoestheauthorquoteMontesquieu?A.Tostresstheeffectofbibliotherapy. B.Toexplainwhatbibliotherapymeans.C.Totelluswhenbibliotherapycameintobeing. D.Toarguefortheuseofliteratureastherapy.9.Whatshouldyoudobeforeseekingsuggestionsonyourbooklist?A.Findoutwhichwriterhaswrittenaboutyourproblem.B.Knowwhatauthorshavegonethrough.C.Findouthowtoseekspiritualpeace.D.Knowwhatyourtroubleis.10.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?.A.Aubyn'snovelssuitpeoplewhohaveretired.B.Aubyn'snovelsaremainlyreadbyyoungreaders.C.Peopleshouldchoosenovelsaccordingtotheirinterest.D.Peopleofdifferentagesneeddifferentworksofliterature.11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Whatnovelsbestsuityou. B.Aformoftherapy:literature.C.Thegreatinfluenceofliterature. D.Theexperiencesofgreatwriters.【答案】8.A9.D10.D11.B【解析】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了一種治療方式：閱讀療法，其指的是人們可以根據(jù)自己的情況和需求通過(guò)閱讀來(lái)對(duì)生活中所遭受的消極方面進(jìn)行思想和心理上的治療或者減輕壓力，從而積極面對(duì)生活?！?題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段“Thegreat18thcenturyauthorMontesquieuonceputit,“Ihaveneverknownanystressthatanhour’sreadingdoesnotreduce.”(偉大的18世紀(jì)作家孟德斯鳩曾經(jīng)說(shuō)過(guò):“我從未見(jiàn)過(guò)一小時(shí)的閱讀沒(méi)有減輕壓力?！?可知孟德斯鳩對(duì)閱讀減輕壓力持非?？隙ê头e極的態(tài)度，由此可推知作者在第一段引用孟德斯鳩的話是為了強(qiáng)調(diào)“閱讀療法”的效果，故選A項(xiàng)。【9題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“Beforeseeking（尋求）suggestions,citherfromaprofessionalorawellreadfriend,beclearaboutwhatistroublingyou.”(在向?qū)I(yè)人士或博學(xué)的朋友尋求建議之前，先弄清楚困擾你的是什么。)可知在尋求建議之前要先知道自己的困擾是什么，故選D項(xiàng)?！?0題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“Itwouldalsohelptoconsideryourparticularlifestage.Someonefromapoorbackgroundabouttosetoffforagreatcollegewillwantadifferentsetofreadingfromaretiredwomanwhosehusbandhasdied.”(考慮一下你的生活階段也會(huì)有所幫助。一個(gè)家境貧寒、即將進(jìn)入一所好大學(xué)的人需要的閱讀材料會(huì)和一位丈夫去世的退休婦女完全不同。)可知,不同階段的人需要的文學(xué)作品也不一樣。故選D項(xiàng)?！?1題詳解】主旨大意題。由第一段“Andnowmanyargueforareturntothisviewofliteratureastherapy,evenusingtheword“bibliotherapy"（閱讀療法）todescribeit.”(現(xiàn)在，許多人主張回歸文學(xué)作為一種治療的觀點(diǎn)，甚至使用“閱讀療法”這個(gè)詞來(lái)描述它。)可知提出了文章的主題“閱讀療法”，結(jié)合全文對(duì)閱讀療法的介紹和作用，閱讀療法應(yīng)該選用的閱讀材料等內(nèi)容可知本文主要是在介紹一種治療方式：文學(xué)。故選B項(xiàng)。DArobotcreatedbyWashingtonStateUniversity(WSU)scientistscouldhelpelderlypeoplewithdementia(癡呆)andotherlimitationsliveindependentlyintheirownhomes.TheRobotActivitySupportSystem,orRAS,usessensorsinstalledinaWSUsmarthometodeterminewhereitsresidentsare,whattheyaredoingandwhentheyneedassistancewithdailyactivities.Itnavigates(定位)throughroomsandaroundobstaclestofindpeopleonitsown,providesvideoinstructionsonhowtodosimpletasksandcanevenleaditsownertoobjectsliketheirmedicationorasnackinthekitchen.“RASbinestheconvenienceofamobilerobotwiththeactivitydetectiontechnologyofaWSUsmarthometoprovideassistanceinthemoment,astheneedforhelpisdetected,”saidBryanMinor,apostdoctoralresearcherintheWSUSchoolofElectricalEngineeringandputerScience.Currently,anestimated50percentofadultsovertheageof85needassistancewitheverydayactivitiessuchaspreparingmealsandtakingmedicationandtheannualcostforthisassistanceintheUSisnearly$2trillion.Withthenumberofadultsover85expectedtotripleby2050,researchershopethattechnologieslikeRASandtheWSUsmarthomewillrelievesomeofthefinancialstrainonthehealthcaresystembymakingiteasierforolderadultstolivealone.RASisthefirstrobotresearchershavetriedtoincorporateintotheirsmarthomeenvironment.TheyrecentlypublishedastudyinthejournalCognitiveSystemsResearchthatdemonstrateshowRAScouldmakelifeeasierforolderadultsstrugglingtoliveindependently.“Whilewearestillinanearlystageofdevelopment,ourinitialresultswithRAShavebeenpromising,”Minorsaid.“ThenextstepintheresearchwillbetotestRAS’performancewithagroupofolderadultstogetabetterideaofwhatprompts,videoremindersandotherpreferencestheyhaveregardingtherobot.”12.HowdoesRASserveelderlypeople?A.Throughsensors. B.Throughobjects.C.Throughamobilerobot. D.Throughtheirdailyactivities.13.WhatcanweknowaboutRAS?A.Itisthefirstrobotusedindailylife. B.Itsfunctionremainstobetested.C.Itcanlocatepeopleanddoanytask. D.Itcancookforownersonitsown.14.What’sMinor’sattitudetowardthefutureofRAS?A.Doubtful. B.Negative.C.Optimistic. D.Uncertain.15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Elderlypeopleleavethenursinghome.B.SmartHomeTestsfirstelderCarerobot.C.RAS,thefirstrobottomakehomesmart.D.OlderadultshavebenefitedfromRAS.【答案】12.A13.B14.C15.B【解析】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。本文介紹了一款由美國(guó)華盛頓州立大學(xué)的科學(xué)家們研發(fā)的機(jī)器人，可以幫助那些癡呆或有身體缺陷的老年人在家里過(guò)上自立的生活?！?2題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段TheRobotActivitySupportSystem,orRAS,usessensors（傳感器）equippedinaWSUsmarthometodeterminewhereitsresidentsare,whattheyaredoingandwhentheyneedassistancewithdailyactivities可知機(jī)器人活動(dòng)支持系統(tǒng)（RAS）使用WSU智能家居中配備的傳感器（傳感器）來(lái)確定其居民在哪里，他們?cè)谧鍪裁匆约昂螘r(shí)需要日常活動(dòng)的幫助，說(shuō)明傳感器起到了重大的作用，故選A項(xiàng)?！?3題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的ThenextstepintheresearchwillbetotestRAS'performance…可知，這臺(tái)機(jī)器人的表現(xiàn)還要經(jīng)過(guò)進(jìn)一步的測(cè)，說(shuō)明正在測(cè)試階段，故選B項(xiàng)?！?4題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段Whilewearestillinanearlystageofdevelopment,ourinitialresultswithRAShavebeenpromising可知，Minor對(duì)這款機(jī)器人的未來(lái)發(fā)展充滿信心、非常樂(lè)觀，故選C項(xiàng)。【15題詳解】主旨大意題。文章介紹了一款由美國(guó)華盛頓州立大學(xué)的科學(xué)家們研發(fā)的機(jī)器人。由最后一段中ThenextstepintheresearchwillbetotestRAS’performance可知，機(jī)器人目前還在華盛頓州立大學(xué)的智能屋里進(jìn)行測(cè)試，故選B項(xiàng)。第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題分，滿分分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能境入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Manyofusspentourchildhoodsdreamingofbeingastronauts.However,thehardrealityisthatonlyaselectfewwillmakeit.____16____Notnecessarily.Infact,someofthespacejobsarenotonlyforastronautsandtheyallsoundjustascool.Oneofthemostinterestingspacejobsthatyoumayhaveneverheardofis“chiefsniffer（嗅探員）NASAhasalreadyhiredachiefsniffernamedGeorgeAldrich,whosejobistosmellmaterialsbeforetheyareusedinspacecrafts.___17___Aspacecraftisoflimitedsizeandrelativelyhightemperature,whichmakessmellsstrongerinsideofit."Onceaspacecraftislaunched,astronautshavenowayofescapingunpleasantsmells."AldrichtoldTheTelegraph.Moreimportantly,smellingobjectscanhelpidentifydangerouschemicalsthatcouldthreatenastronauts'health.Anotherjob,the“spacetourguide”，mayseemalittleaheadofitstime——afterall,what'sthepointofhiringatourguidewhentherearen'tanytouriststhere?Butnow,manyprivatepaniesarestartingtoprovidespacetrips,andwealthyspaceenthusiastssuchasJustinBieberandSarahBrightmanhavealreadysignedupfortours.____18____Beingaspacetourguiderequiresrichknowledgeofastronomy,astrophysics,geographyandhistorytohelppassengersgetthemostoutoftheirjourney.____19____Astronautsoftenspendweeksorevenmonthsinasmallcapsulewiththesamegroupofpeople,whichiswhya“spacepsychologist”isalsoneededtohelpastronautsoverementalchallenges,likefeelingboredandlonely.RohitTalwar,chiefexecutiveofUSpanyFastFutureResearch,said,"We'recrossingtheboundaries（界限）betweensciencefictionandreality._____20_____”A.Butdoesthatmeanyou'llnevergetthechancetoworkinspace?B.Modernastronautsledlesslonelyandhelplesswhentheyworkasagroup.C.Thereisalmostnopossibilitythatnormalpeoplewillbeabletoafiordspacetravel.D.Thingswe'veseeninthepastinmoviesarenowbeingrealcareeropportunities.E.Usingyournoseatworkmightsoundalittlestrange,butthejobisactuallyveryimportant.F.Itmaynotbelongbeforespacebeesoneofthetoptraveldestinationsforhumanbeings.G.Tourguidesalsoneedtobeexcellentstorytellerstohelpexperiencetheamazementofspacetravel.【答案】16.A17.E18.F19.G20.D【解析】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了很多人的夢(mèng)想是成為宇航員，但實(shí)現(xiàn)的很少。隨著科技等發(fā)展，除了成為宇航員外，在不久的將來(lái)，普通人能夠到太空旅行甚至是工作。

【16題詳解】結(jié)合上文“Manyofusspentourchildhoodsdreamingofbeingastronauts.However,thehardrealityisthatonlyaselectfewwillmakeit.(我們?cè)S多人童年時(shí)都?jí)粝胫蔀橛詈絾T。然而，殘酷的現(xiàn)實(shí)是，只有少數(shù)人能成功。)”可知每個(gè)人小時(shí)候都有夢(mèng)想成為宇航員，但能實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想的人很少，結(jié)合下文“Notnecessarily(不必要)”可知是對(duì)前文問(wèn)題的回答，A項(xiàng)內(nèi)容“但這是否意味著你永遠(yuǎn)沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)在太空工作。”能夠承上啟下，符合語(yǔ)境，故選A項(xiàng)。

【17題詳解】結(jié)合下文“Aspacecraftisoflimitedsizeandrelativelyhightemperature,whichmakessmellsstrongerinsideofit.(航天器體積有限，溫度較高，這使得航天器內(nèi)部的氣味更加濃烈。)”可知此處與氣味有關(guān)，E項(xiàng)內(nèi)容“在工作中運(yùn)用你的鼻子可能聽(tīng)起來(lái)有點(diǎn)奇怪，但實(shí)際上這項(xiàng)工作是非常重要的。”，Usingyournose與smell對(duì)應(yīng)，符合語(yǔ)境，故選E項(xiàng)。

【18題詳解】結(jié)合上文中“Butnow,manyprivatepaniesarestartingtoprovidespacetrips,andwealthyspaceenthusiastssuchasJustinBieberandSarahBrightmanhavealreadysignedupfortours.(但是現(xiàn)在，許多私人公司開(kāi)始提供太空旅行，像賈斯汀·比伯和莎拉·布萊曼這樣富有的太空愛(ài)好者已經(jīng)簽約參加旅行。)”可知，選項(xiàng)在說(shuō)明許多私人公司開(kāi)始提供太空旅行所帶來(lái)的影響，F(xiàn)項(xiàng)內(nèi)容“用不了多久，太空會(huì)成為人類首選的目的地之一”，承接上文，spacetrips對(duì)應(yīng)traveldestinations。符合語(yǔ)境，故選F項(xiàng)。

【19題詳解】結(jié)合上文“Beingaspacetourguiderequiresrichknowledgeofastronomy,astrophysics,geographyandhistorytohelppassengersgetthemostoutoftheirjourney.(作為一名太空導(dǎo)游，需要具備豐富的天文、天體物理、地理和歷史知識(shí)，才能幫助乘客充分享受旅程。)”可知本段與太空導(dǎo)游需要具備的職業(yè)素質(zhì)有關(guān)。G項(xiàng)內(nèi)容“導(dǎo)游還需要能夠講好故事，能夠幫助人們體驗(yàn)太空旅行的奇妙之處”承接上文，符合語(yǔ)境，Tourguides對(duì)應(yīng)Beingaspacetourguide。故選G項(xiàng)。

20題詳解】根據(jù)前一句“We'recrossingtheboundaries（界限）betweensciencefictionandreality.(我們正在跨越科幻小說(shuō)和現(xiàn)實(shí)的界限。)”可知，空間旅行會(huì)給人們帶來(lái)很多的職業(yè)發(fā)展機(jī)會(huì)。D項(xiàng)內(nèi)容“我們過(guò)去在電影看到的東西正在成為真正的職業(yè)發(fā)展機(jī)會(huì)”，承接上文，crossingtheboundaries對(duì)應(yīng)realcareeropportunities。符合語(yǔ)境，故選D項(xiàng)。

第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以境入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Growingflowersfromseedsneedsbothphysicalworkandselfcontrol.Onemusttakecareoftheseeds,andmakesuretheygetwateredon___21___basisandbelievetheywillactuallyproduceflowersbeautifully.Thus,___22___beautifulflowerswithoutmistakesisamiracle（奇跡），whichneedstobefed,___23___andhardwork.Howdoesthesamething___24___inlife?ThemiracleIdreamedofwastobeeanexcellent___25___.Iwould,tobehonest,sitinfrontmotivationalspeakersastheyspoke,___26___oneofthemwouldspotsomethingvaluableinmeandencouragemetofollowmy___27___.Ineithersaidanythingnordidanything____28____wish.Thenoneday,ImetaprofessionalspeakerataconferenceIattended.HetoldmetheNationalSpeakersAssociation___29___helpswhoevermakesuphismindtostartprofessionalspeakingbusinesses.Theirclubwastwohours'driveawayfrommyhome,andexpensive,butIwasvery____30____tohearofit.Frankly,itdidn'tmattertobe____31____ortopayit.IjoineditandmademyfirstspeechbutI____32____halfway.IgotsoangryatmyselfthataftergettinghomeIlockedmyselfinmyhometo____33____makingspeechesforthreedays.AndI____34____figuredoutwhatIwouldspeakonandthentriedtoimprovemyspeaking_____35_____.Istucktoitandsincerelysaidthankstowhoever____36____myshortings.Allthetime,Istoppedthenegativevoiceinmyheadfrom____37____me.Nowfiveyearspassed,anda(n）____38____wasworked.Attheageof53,Ibecameaprofessionalspeakeratlast.Whatmiracleareyouhopingfor?Whatseeddoyoumeanto____39____andthenwaterit,togrowyourmiracle?Ifyouhaven'tstarted,remembertodoitnow,andthe____40____,thebetter.21.A.new B.regular C.enjoyable D.firm22.A.watering B.enjoying C.observing D.harvesting23.A.caredfor B.sweptup C.putaside D.pickedout24.A.achieve B.appear C.live D.improve25.A.receiver B.representative C.speaker D.editor26.A.informing B.foreseeing C.arranging D.wishing27.A.task B.dream C.heart D.bravery28.A.until B.so C.but D.as29.A.really B.partly C.seriously D.perfectly30.A.excited B.eager C.unwilling D.positive31.A.difficult B.anxious C.unreasonable D.inconvenient32.A.lost B.started C.quitted D.fastened33.A.practice B.finish C.enjoy D.approve34.A.slowly B.finally C.instantly D.constantly35.A.skills B.impressions C.energies D.opportunities36.A.tookup B.pointedout C.leftout D.brokedown37.A.rejecting B.applying C.approving D.disturbing38.A.miracle B.description C.collection D.barrier39.A.use B.conclude C.handle D.plant40.A.easier B.more C.sooner D.shorter【答案】21.B22.D23.A24.B25.C26.D27.B28.C29.A30.A31.D32.C33.A34.B35.A36.B37.D38.A39.D40.C【解析】這是一篇記敘文。作者說(shuō)種花需要信念，需要小心呵護(hù)才能創(chuàng)造奇跡，這與努力工作有著相同的道理。本文作者主要講述了自己如何創(chuàng)造奇跡，如何努力地成為一名職業(yè)的演講人。【21題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：我們必須照顧這些種子，確保定期給它們澆水，并相信它們會(huì)開(kāi)出美麗的花朵。A.new新的；B.regular有規(guī)律的；C.enjoyable令人愉快的；D.firm堅(jiān)定的。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知，種花需要定期地澆水。故選B?！?2題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：因此，能毫無(wú)差錯(cuò)地收獲美麗的花朵是一個(gè)奇跡，種花需要喂養(yǎng)，需要呵護(hù)，需要辛勤的勞動(dòng)。A.watering給……澆水；B.enjoying喜歡，享受；C.observing觀察；D.harvesting收獲。根據(jù)上文“Onemusttakecareoftheseeds,andmakesuretheygetwateredon___1___basis”可知，種花需要悉心照顧，定期澆水，因此能毫無(wú)差錯(cuò)地收獲美麗的花朵是一個(gè)奇跡。故選D?！?3題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)詞義辨析。句意：因此，能毫無(wú)差錯(cuò)地收獲美麗的花朵是一個(gè)奇跡，種花需要喂養(yǎng)，需要呵護(hù)，需要辛勤的勞動(dòng)。A.caredfor照顧，關(guān)心；B.sweptup清掃；C.putaside把……放在一旁；D.pickedout挑選。根據(jù)上文“Onemusttakecareoftheseeds”可知，此處對(duì)應(yīng)的信息詞是“takecareof”，因此carefor（照顧）符合語(yǔ)境。故選A?！?4題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：同樣的事情如何出現(xiàn)在生活中？A.achieve完成，獲得；B.appear出現(xiàn)；C.live居住，生活；D.improve提高，改善。下文指生活中出現(xiàn)的類似于種花的同樣的事情。故選B。【25題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我夢(mèng)想的奇跡就是成為一名出色的演說(shuō)家。A.receiver接收者；B.representative代表；C.speaker演講者，說(shuō)話者；D.editor編輯。根據(jù)下文“Ibecameaprofessionalspeakeratlast.”可知，此處是信息詞speaker的詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)。故選C。【26題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：說(shuō)實(shí)話，當(dāng)他們演講時(shí)，我就坐在他們面前，希望其中有人能發(fā)現(xiàn)我身上有什么有價(jià)值的東西，并鼓勵(lì)我追隨自己的夢(mèng)想。A.informing通知；B.foreseeing預(yù)見(jiàn)，預(yù)知；C.arranging安排；D.wishing希望，祝愿。根據(jù)下文“Ineithersaidanythingnordidanything____8____wish.”，可知，此處指作者在聽(tīng)著那些演講者說(shuō)的話，希望有人能看出自己的價(jià)值。故選D?！?7題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：說(shuō)實(shí)話，當(dāng)他們演講時(shí)，我就坐在他們面前，希望其中有人能發(fā)現(xiàn)我身上有什么有價(jià)值的東西，并鼓勵(lì)我追隨自己的夢(mèng)想。A.task任務(wù)；B.dream夢(mèng)想；C.heart心；D.bravery勇敢。根據(jù)上文“ThemiracleIdreamedof”可知，作者希望有人能鼓勵(lì)自己追逐夢(mèng)想。故選B?！?8題詳解】考查并列連詞辨析。句意：除了許愿，我什么也沒(méi)說(shuō)，什么也沒(méi)做。A.until直到；B.so因此；C.but但是；D.as隨著。根據(jù)neither…nor…可知，空處需填but，表示“除了”。故選C?！?9題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：他告訴我，全國(guó)演講協(xié)會(huì)真的能幫助那些決心開(kāi)始專業(yè)演講事業(yè)的人。A.really真正地；B.partly部分地；C.seriously嚴(yán)重地；D.perfectly完美地。根據(jù)“helpswhoevermakesuphismindtostartprofessionalspeakingbusinesses.”可知，全國(guó)演講協(xié)會(huì)真的會(huì)幫助到像作者這樣決心成為一名演講者的人。故選A?！?0題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：他們的俱樂(lè)部離我家有兩個(gè)小時(shí)的車程，而且很貴，但是聽(tīng)到這個(gè)消息我還是很興奮。A.excited感到興奮的；B.eager渴望的；C.unwilling不愿意的；D.positive積極的。But前后為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，上文提到“離家很遠(yuǎn)，并且很貴”，下文應(yīng)該表示，作者還是感到很興奮。故選A?！?1題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：坦率地說(shuō)，不方便或付款并不重要。A.difficult困難的；B.anxious焦慮的；C.unreasonable不講道理的；D.inconvenient不方便的。根據(jù)上文“Theirclubwastwohours'driveawayfrommyhome”可知，作者到達(dá)俱樂(lè)部很不方便。故選D。【32題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：我參加了它，并發(fā)表了我的第一次演講，但我中途退出了。A.lost失去；B.started開(kāi)始；C.quitted放棄；D.fastened系牢，使固定。But前后為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，上文提到“Ijoinedit”，根據(jù)下文中的“halfway”可知是中途退出了。故選C?！?3題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：我對(duì)自己很生氣，回到家后我把自己鎖在家里練習(xí)了三天演講。A.practice練習(xí)；B.finish完成；C.enjoy喜歡，享受；D.approve認(rèn)可，贊同。根據(jù)“makingspeechesforthreedays.”可知，作者把自己鎖在家里三天是為了練習(xí)演講。故選A?！?4題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：我終于弄清楚了要說(shuō)些什么，然后努力提高我的演講技巧。A.slowly緩慢地；B.finally最終；C.instantly立即，馬上；D.constantly經(jīng)常地，不斷地。在練習(xí)之后，作者最終清楚了自己要說(shuō)些什么。故選B?！?5題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我終于弄清楚了要說(shuō)些什么，然后努力提高我的演講技巧。A.skills技巧；B.impressions印象；C.energies精力，能量；D.opportunities機(jī)會(huì)。根據(jù)“triedtoimprove”可知，此處表示提升演講技巧。故選A?！?6題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。句意：我堅(jiān)持了下來(lái)，并真誠(chéng)地對(duì)指出我缺點(diǎn)的人表示了感謝。A.tookup占據(jù)，從事；B.pointedout指出；C.leftout省略，不考慮；D.brokedown分解，損壞。對(duì)于任何人指出自己的缺點(diǎn)，作者都表示感謝。故選B?！?7題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：一直以來(lái)，我都不讓消極的聲音干擾我。A.rejecting拒絕，抵制；B.applying申請(qǐng)；C.approving認(rèn)可，贊成；D.disturbing打擾。根據(jù)“Istoppedthenegativevoice”可知，作者不讓消極的因素干擾自己。故選D。【38題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：現(xiàn)在五年過(guò)去了，奇跡出現(xiàn)了。A.miracle奇跡；B.description描述；C.collection收集；D.barrier障礙。根據(jù)上文“ThemiracleIdreamedof”可知，此處是信息詞miracle的詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)。故選A?！?9題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：你想要種下什么種子，然后澆灌它，來(lái)產(chǎn)生你的奇跡？A.use使用；B.conclude總結(jié)；C.handle處理；D.plant種植。根據(jù)上文“Growingflowersfromseeds”可知，此處表示種植種子。故選D?！?0題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：如果你還沒(méi)有開(kāi)始，記住現(xiàn)在就開(kāi)始，越快越好。A.easier更容易的；B.more更多的；C.sooner更快的；D.shorter更短的。根據(jù)“Ifyouhaven'tstarted,remembertodoitnow,”可知，作者認(rèn)為有想做的事情就要付諸行動(dòng)，越快越好。故選C。第二節(jié)單項(xiàng)選擇（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。41.Withthecouple_______inanearbytown,the