江苏省常熟市2021～2022学年第二学期期中试卷高二英语
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在调研卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将调研卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the man reminded to take?
A. A book. B. A camera. C. A violin.
2. How much should the man pay for the
tickets?
A. $16. B. $40. C. $56.
3. What kind of building is being
replaced?
A. A department store. B. An apartment building. C. A hospital.
4. Where are the speakers?
A. At a hotel. B. At a cinema. C. At a restaurant.
5. Who will play with Jim?
A. His father. B. His mother. C. His sister.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What does the woman want to do?
A. Open a bank account. B. Cancel a credit card. C. Withdraw some money.
7Where will the woman go?
A. Brown College. B. Dudley Road. C. Kingfield Street.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What does the woman do?
A. She’s a secretary. B. She’s a manager. C. She’s a salesperson.
9. What time will the meeting probably
be over?
A. At 1:00. B. At 2:00. C. At 3:00.
10. What does the man want to do before
Friday?
A. Meet Mr. Smith. B. Write a document. C. Move to a new office.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What does Doctor Brown consider the
most important?
A. Writing. B. Family. C. Work.
12. What problem about writing does
Doctor Brown face?
A. She lacks her separate space.
B. She can’t get her family’s support.
C. She is often interrupted by her
daughter.
13. Why does Doctor Brown come here?
A. To take an interview. B. To share writing skills. C. To collect readers’ comments.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Where are the speakers?
AIn a restaurant. B. In a classroom. C. In an interview room.
15. What did the man dislike about
Jessica’s answer?
A. She sounded too casual. B. She spoke too slowly. C. She looked nervous.
16. What has Jessica already done?
A. She’s graduated from high school.
B. She’s made the basketball team.
C. She’s worked as a waitress.
17. What is Jessica like?
A. She is very smart. B. She is less confident. C. She is very funny.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is the main topic of the talk?
A. The ways to fight coronavirus.
B. The knowledge of coronavirus
vaccination.
C. A personal experience of catching
coronavirus.
19. What did the doctor advise the
speaker to do?
A. Stay at home. B. Visit another doctor. C. Order medicine online.
20. Why did the speaker feel thankful?
A. She had good friends to help her.
B. She had had vaccination before.
C. She could be treated in hospital.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
1
Doha, Qatar
Qatar is currently
involved in a major conflict with many other countries in the Middle Eastern
region, but visitors to its capital , Doha, will still find themselves in the
safest city in the world. It’s home to the Museum of Islamic Art, designed by
I.M. Pei with inspiration from traditional Islamic architecture, which houses
Islamic art from three different continents that have a history of over 1,400
years.
2
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dropping down from
the top spot last year is Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates,
with a safety index of 88.03. While it has a population of just over 1 million,
only 420,000 are actually citizens-whose average net worth is $17 million dollars.
It is also home to the Sheikh Zzyed Mosque, the country’s largest, as well as
many camel races.
3
Quebec City, Canada
Quebec City is one of
the few cities in North America that still has its original city walls. One of
the most romantic cities on the planetits Old Town was named a UNESCO World Heritage
Site, and as a city with just over 700,000 residents, it’s got a safety index
of 85.36, landing it in the top three.
4
Osaka, Japan
Osaka is the best
city in Japan for food, drinks, and nightlife, and it’s safer than ever. Make
sure you visit Osaka Castle while you’re here, which has a park attached, or
the nearby Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum, where you can even customize(定制）your own Cup Noodles
to take home.
1. In
which city can you watch a special sports event?
A. Doha. B.Abu Dhabi.
C. Qubec City. D.Osaka.
2. What
can you do in Qucbec City, Canada?
A. Appreciate Islamic art. B.Go to see castles.
C. Visit ancient city walls. D.Make the noodles you like
3. What
do the cities have in common?
A. They have museums. B.They are romantic.
C. They have wealthy citizens. D. They are very safe.
B
Sustained
Silent Reading (SSR) is the practice of providing a short period of class time
for students to read silently whatever they choose according to their
interests.SSR programs can be offered at actually any grade level. However,it
takes a great deal of time,effort,and know-how to put a successful SSR program
into operation. I first recognized this when I was a high school teacher twenty
years ago. Though some of my students were happy to be allowed to select and
read books in class, many never truly dived into their reading. I knew that
there must be ways to improve the implementation(实施） of my SSR program, but I
wasn't sure what they were.
Years
later, when I returned to the University of Southern California, I began
analyzing a large sample of SSR studies to determine what made them effective
and found that successful programs shared five key factors: easy access to
reading materials, sufficiently interesting materials, teachers' encouragement,
follow-up activities and reading at least twice a week.
In fact,
only when teachers follow specific guidelines do these programs achieve their
full potential. Having learned this, I decided to create an “ideal" SSR
program for my students by employing the five factors above. At the same time,
another high school in our district also made the decision to offer students
SSR time each day. However, having no knowledge of the five factors, the
teachers simply asked their students to “read anything for fifteen
minutes."
The
result was that the students at my school outperformed (胜过） the
other school in four areas: reading comprehension, positive attitudes toward
reading, frequency of after-school pleasure reading, and use of a wider range
of reading sources. I shared my findings with the other school's staff members.
Since then, both schools have experienced the positive benefits of SSR.
Today,I
have given many lectures at a wide variety of schools where teachers are eager
to learn “how-to" methods for developing programs that will motivate their
students to become hooked on reading.They ask a variety of excellent questions
and I have never been bored of answering them.
4. What do we know about
the SSR program from Paragraph 1?
A. It's an after-class
reading program.
B. It suits students of all
grade levels.
C. It requires teachers to
select books according to their interest.
D. It's easy to conduct the
SSR program successfully in practice.
5. Years later the author’s
studies of SSR showed that.
A. fifteen minutes’ reading
a week was enough.
B. successful SSR programs
relied on five key factors.
C. easy reading materials
made SSR programs effective.
D. students' potential
could be achieved through reading.
6. The author's “ideal” SSR
program helps his students perform better in.
A. positive life attitudes
B. great interest in
studying
C. understanding abilities
in reading
D. owning wider studying
sources
7. The author writes the
passage to.
A. introduce his specific
progress in studying SSR
B. tell readers about his
SSR teaching experience
C. talk about his confusion
about teaching reading
D. share the “how-to” of
Sustained Silent Reading
C
The low
percentage of women in science ，technology，engineering，and
mathematics(STEM) careers is often attributed (归因于) to men being believed to
be better at the sort of thinking those fields require. Though studies have debunkedthe view,they have largely been based on results acquired from various several
standardized tests. Now, researchers from Pennsylvania' S Carnegie Mellon
University have found evidence that is hard to overlook; MRI (磁共振成像) proves that young girls and boys use the same mechanisms and
networks in the brain to solve math problems.
The
groundbreaking study to evaluate the biological gender differences in the math
talent of young children was led by the university' s professor of
neuroscience, Jessica Cantlon. For their study ,the team selected 104 young
children, between 3 and 10 years old, divided almost equally by gender. The
scientists used a functional MRI to observe their brain activity as they
engaged in math tasks. These included watching age appropriate educational
videos and doing math exercises such as counting and addition,as well as
reading for comparison.
“We
looked at which areas of the brain respond more strongly to mathematics content
in the videos and tasks, compared to non math content like reading or the
alphabet, Cantlon said.“When we do that in lite girls, we see a particular
network of the brain respond,and when we do that same analysis in boys, we see
the exact same regions.”
So why do
girls and young women tend to avoid math and STEM careers in general? Cantlon
thinks it may be rooted in social and cultural conventions. Previous studies
have indicated that parents tend to spend more time with young boys in play
that inspire spatial cognition (空间认知)-such as toys that involve learning number
skills and shapes and solving puzzles. Educators were also observed to spend
more time with boys during math class.
8. What does the underlined
word“debunked” in paragraph 1 mean?
A.
Disproved. B.
Supported.
C.
Confirmed. D.
Overlooked.
9. What does paragraph 2
mainly focus on?
A. The purpose of the
research.
B. The process of the
research.
C. The participants of the
research.
D. The findings of the
research.
10. What contributes to the
lack of women in STEM careers?
A. Mental
capacity. B.
Gender difference.
C.
Traditional prejudice. D.
Family background.
11. What can be a suitable
title for the text?
A. MRI- A Great Helper in
Research
B. Toys- Boosters for STEM
Potential
C. Boys and Girls: Equally
Talented in Math
D. STEM Careers: Calling
for More w omen
D
In a
large survey of people's first memories, nearly 40% of participants reported a
first memory that is likely to be fictional, according to findings published inPsychological Science, a journal of
the Association for Psychological Science.
Current
research indicates that people's earliest memories date from around 3 to 3. 5
years of age. However, the study from researchers at City, University of
London, the University of Bradford, and Nottingham Trent University found that
38.6% of 6, 641 participants claimed to have memories from age 2 or younger,
with 893 people claiming memories from age 1 or younger. This was particularly prevalent among middle-aged and
older adults.
As many
of these memories dated before the age of 2 and younger, the authors suggest
that these fictional memories are based on remembered fragments(碎片) of
early experience—such as a pram(婴儿车)，family relationships and feeling sad—and some
facts or knowledge about their own infancy or childhood which may have been
derived from photographs or family conversations.
“Further
details may be unconsciously inferred or added, e. g. that one was wearing
nappy when standing in the cot(幼儿床)," added Shazia Akhatr, first author on
the study and Senior Research Associate at the University of Bradford.
“When we
looked through the responses from participants we found that a lot of these
first 'memories' were frequently related to infancy, and a typical example
would be a memory based around a pram," explained Martin Conway, Director
at the Centre for Memory and Law at City, University of London and coauthor of
the paper.
“For this
person, this type of memory could have resulted from someone saying something
like 'mother and a large green pram'. The person then imagines what it would
have looked like. Over time these fragments then become a memory and often the
person will start to add things in such as a string of toys along the
top," he added.
"Crucially,
the person remembering them doesn't know this is fictional," Conway noted.
"In fact when people are told that their memories are false they often
don't believe it. This partly due to the fact that the systems that allow us to
remember things are very complex, and it's not until we're 5 or 6 that we form
adult-like memories due to the way that the brain develops and due to our
maturing understanding of the world.
12. What does the
underlined word "prevalent" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Unique. B.
Crazy. C.
Common. D.
Doubtful.
13. What can be concluded
from the study mentioned in the passage?
A. Some people have clear
knowledge about their own infancy.
B. Added details are an
important clue to recall the childhood.
C. Most people claimed to
have memories from age 2 or younger.
D. Talks between family
members influence the earliest memories.
14. How does Martin Conway
present his opinion?
A. By
making comparison. B.
By setting examples.
C. By
analyzing data. D.
By referring to documents.
15. What's the main idea of
the text?
A. Many people's earliest
memories may be fictional.
B. People's earliest
memories can date back to 2 or younger.
C. The middle-aged and
adults specialize in detailing their first memory.
D. Memories develop due to
our maturing understanding of the world.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Choosing
the right career can be hard. Many people graduate from school or college not
knowing what to do with their lives, and get a job without really thinking
about it. For some, things work out fine. ___16___ Your working life
lasts an average of forty years, so it's important to find a job you like and
feel enthusiastic about. Luckily, there are many ways you can get help to do
this.
The
Australian website, www.careersonline.com, compares choosing a career with
going to the movies. Before you see a movie, you find out what films are
showing. ___17___— find out what jobs are available and what your
options are. Next, decide which movie you like best; if you're not a romantic
person, you won't want to see a love story. In other words, with your career,
you should decide which job will suit your personality. ___18___Meanwhile, you should find out where the theater is before you go. With your
career, you need to find information about where you can work, how much you
will earn, and how to get a job in that profession.
So, how
do you start? Begin by asking yourself some questions. ___19___ Have you
travel overseas? Do you have any extra certificates besides your degree, such
as a first aid license, for example? Your physical state and build can also
affect which jobs you can do. A person, for example, who is allergic to cats
would probably never become a veterinarian. Flight attendants, firefighters,
and police officers have to be over a certain height, and be physically fit. ___20___Are you outgoing and extroverted, or shy and introverted? If you like working
alone, a job that requires lots of teamwork might not suit you.
A. Your personality
matters, too.
B. Finally, decide how to
get movie tickets.
C. The site suggests you do
the same with your career.
D. Choosing a career can
take time and a lot of thought.
E. Some jobs require you to
have certain life experiences.
F. But others often find
themselves stuck in a job they hate.
G. When you know you can
work in your dream job, you'll be glad.
第三部分语言知识运用（共三节，满分35分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My most
rewarding experience throughout the past two years was volunteering at the
swimming competition for Special Olympics where a disabled friend of my
community took part. This had special ____21____ for me because
experiencing it helped improve my leadership skills, my character, and support
my community.
First, my
leadership skills developed when I ____22____ directed each swimmer
where to line up at the platform and ____23____ each player when they
needed to swim. I had to make sure that the swimmers were ____24____ and
ready to perform. This kept me on my feet at all times and ___25___
of each event’s time and
location. I learned each swimmer’s name, since many of them swam in more than
one event.
Secondly,
my ____26____ was greatly improved when I saw the swimmers get their
awards for winning each swimming event, I was ____27____ that most
swimmers could swim better than I. It astonished me by their positive
attitudes, ____28____ they won or lost. This also expanded my horizons,
offering me the opportunity to ____29____ people I would normally not
come across. I went out of my ____30____ zone and did whatever was
needed to be done. It was especially ____31____ when I saw the cheerful
faces of the players.
Lastly, I
was of service to my community by lending a hand to this organization in need
of help. To be a part of it gave me a chance to improve my community and become____32____ with the people living in this area.
As
Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we do, but we make a
life by what we give.” The ____33____ should be done throughout your
life. Fortunately, ____34____ the many opportunities my community has
offered I was privileged to be ____35____ in this exciting and important
event in these players’ lives. I hope to be an assistant at this event in years
to come.
21. A. purpose B.
meaning C.
background D.
regulation
22. A. equally B.
amazingly C.
strictly D.
independently
23. A. taught B.
informed C.
awarded D.
compared
24. A. positioned B.
preserved C.
valued D.
evaluated
25. A. proud B.
certain C.
aware D.
capable
26. A. figure B.
ability C.
character D.
technique
27. A. blamed B.
impressed C.
reminded D.
concerned
28. A. after B.
as C.
until D.
whether
29. A. meet B.
gather C.
introduce D.
recommend
30. A. imagination B.
availability C.
comfort D.
development
31. A. rewarding B.
embarrassing C.
outstanding D.
relaxing
32. A. acquainted B.
combined C.
surrounded D. faced
33. A. traveling B.
consulting C.
volunteering D.
cooperating
34. A. by B.
despite C.
except D.
through
35. A. desired B.
educated C.
involved D.
influenced
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The great
outdoors： it's the place to head for when you're in need
of peace and quiet, open spaces, beautiful scenery and exercise. ___36___a
huge mountain range or a local country park, these natural areas are a perfect
tonic (补药)for our stressed-out lives, and their medical
effect is being used more and more ___37___ (treat) mental health.
"therapy helps people who suffer from depression, ___38___(anxious)
and stress. It's true that connecting with the natural world ___39___(definite) lifts our spirits. Eco- therapy doesn't involve taking medicine.
Instead, it just develops a person's relationship___40___ nature. This
natural therapy can take on many forms, such as doing yoga in a forest,
gardening or even ___41___ (hug) a tree.
There are
many ___42___ (benefit) of this "green" therapy, including
improving social contact, social and work skills and coping abilities. If we ___43___(expose) to the natural elements, then our negative feelings get almost
immediately replaced with positive emotions.
Admittedly,
eco-therapy won't cure everything, but it is___44___ option for
therapists to use. And as we become ___45___ (aware) of the causes and
effects of mental health，it's better known that help might lie outside
our towns and cities, and that nature can give us a helping hand.
第三节词汇检测（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
根据首字母或中文提示，写出下列各句中的单词，并将单词的完整形式写在答题卡相应
题号的横线上。
46. The man who had come a thousand miles to keep an
________ (约定) with the friend of his youth smoked his cigar
and waited.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）
47. However, the boy was not ________ (灰心的), believing that he could make a difference to
the ones that he saved. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
48. If you are a business person ________ (谈判、协商) with a large enterprise about a deal, you
should do it face to face. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
49. Whether we are scientists, lawyers or doctors,
we all make our ________ (各自的) contributions. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
50. The blank spaces between the objects were just
as vital to the success of the ________ (构图，构成) as the actual objects themselves. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
51. He excelled where he was working and made s________ contributions to his country.（根据首字母单词拼写）
52There are
countries that make i________ to keep their native language pure in order to
defend their identity. （根据首字母单词拼写）
53. We need someone who can a________ and respond to the changes in the fashion industry. （根据首字母单词拼写）
54. She made no r________ to her illness but only to her future plans in the letter to her
close friends. （根据首字母单词拼写）
55. To hear the full interview, he chose to s________ to the free National Geographic News podcast. （根据首字母单词拼写）
第四部分写作（共两节, 满分35分）
第一节应用文（满分15分）
56. 假定你是李华，下周你校将举办英语演讲比赛。请你围绕 “taking responsibility” 写一篇演讲稿参赛，内容包括：
1. 承担责任的重要性；2. 应如何承担责任；3. 你的呼吁。
注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear classmates,
I’m Li
Hua.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节读后续写（满分20分）
57. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When
Jayce Crowder was in kindergarten, he began noticing that he looked different
from his classmates. They had two hands. But he had only one.
It
started when one boy teased him. Jayce was in a bad mood. He’d return home in
Des Moines, Iowa, with questions: Why am I different? Why me? Why? “He actually
told us that he was mad at looking so different from others,” said his mother,
Cortney Lewis. “That really hurt him.” Lewis admitted she didn’t know what to
do at that point. How could she provide answers to her son’s questions when she
had never found those answers herself ?
A few
weeks later, Lewis came home from her job and turned on the TV to a news story
about Trashaun Willis, an eighth-grader from Washington middle school, Iowa.
The boy, then 14, had become an Internet star after posting videos of his slam
dunk (扣篮), and, like Jayce, he was missing most of his
left arm. Lewis called Jayce in to see Trashaun on TV, too.
He was
shocked, staring at one dunk after another. He was shocked, staring at one dunk
after another.
“Cool,”
Jayce remembered thinking with excitement. “ I saw him dunking on TV.”
Willis’
story blew up last winter. The Des Moines Register wrote about him. NBC Nightly
News flew to Iowa to interview him. Just recentlySports Illustrated named him one of its Sports
Kid of the Year finalists.
At the
time, it seemed that watching Trashaun would simply be an inspiring moment for
Jayce—he’d see a shining role model with a seemingly similar born disability.
And had it stayed just that, Lewis would have been happy. But little did she
know that a family friend had already reached out to the Des Moines Register, asking the newspaper to help set up a meeting
with Trashaun to encourage Jayce and build his confidence. A few days later,
the good news that Trashaun accepted the invitation to meet Jayce came.
注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
Finally,
the boys met at Washington Middle School on a Saturday afternoon several months
later.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
After the
meeting, Jayce learned to accept his disability.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
江苏省常熟市2021～2022学年第二学期期中试卷高二英语参考答案
阅读理解
【答案】1. B 2. C3. D
【解析】【分析】本文是应用文。这是一则旅游广告。文章介绍了四个城市的特点。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据2 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates中It is
also home to the Sheikh Zzyed Mosque, the country’s largest, as well as many
camel races.“这里也是沙特最大的清真寺谢赫·齐义德清真寺的所在地，同时也是许多骆驼比赛的举办地。”可知，在Abu Dhabi城市可以观看特别的体育赛事。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据3 Quebec City, Canada中Quebec
City is one of the few cities in North America that still has its original city
walls.“Quebec City是北美少数几个仍保留其原有城墙的城市之一。”可知，在加拿大Qucbec
City参观古老的城墙。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据1 Doha, Qatar中but
visitors to its capital , Doha, will still find themselves in the safest city
in the world. 2 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates中Dropping down from the top
spot last year is Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, with a
safety index of 88.03. 3 Quebec City, Canada中and as a city with just
over 700,000 residents, it’s got a safety index of 85.36, landing it in the top
three.和4 Osaka, Japan中Osaka is the best city in
Japan for food, drinks, and nightlife, and it’s safer than ever.可知，这四个城市的共同点是“他们非常安全”。故选D。
B
【答案】4. B 5. B6. C 7. D
【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在学校开展SSR（持续静默阅读）的历程以及反思经验。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段的“SSR
programs can be offered at actually any grade level.”可知，实际上，SSR（持续静默阅读）课程可以提供给任何年级。即SSR课程适合所有年级的学生。故选B。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段的“ Years
later, when I returned to the University of Southern California, I began
analyzing a large sample of SSR studies to determine what made them effective
and found that successful programs shared five key factors: easy access to
reading materials, sufficiently interesting materials, teachers’ encouragement,
follow-up activities and reading at least twice a week.”可知，多年后，当我回到南加州大学时，我开始分析大量 SSR 研究样本，以确定是什么使它们有效，并发现成功的项目具有五个关键因素：易于获取阅读材料、足够有趣的材料、教师的鼓励、后续活动和每周至少两次阅读。由此可知，多年后作者对SSR（持续静默阅读）的研究表明了成功的SSR（持续静默阅读）计划取决于五个关键因素。故选B。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段的“The
result was that the students at my school outperformed the other school in four
areas: reading comprehension, positive attitudes toward reading, frequency of
after-school pleasure reading, and use of a wider range of reading sources.”可知，结果是，我校学生在阅读理解能力、积极阅读态度、课后休闲阅读频率、阅读资源使用范围更广等四个方面胜过其他学校。由此可知，作者的理想SSR（持续静默阅读）计划帮助他的学生拥有了更好的阅读理解能力。故选C。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段的“I knew
that there must be ways to improve the implementation(实施） of my
SSR program, but I wasn't sure what they were.”可知，我知道一定有方法可以改进我的 SSR 计划的实施，但我不确定它们是什么。根据第2题的分析可知，多年后作者对SSR（持续静默阅读）的研究表明了成功的SSR（持续静默阅读）计划取决于五个关键因素。根据第三段的“In fact, only when teachers follow specific
guidelines do these programs achieve their full potential. Having learned this,
I decided to create an “ideal" SSR program for my students by employing
the five factors above. ”可知，事实上，只有当教师遵循特定的指导方针时，这些课程才能充分发挥其潜力。了解到这一点后，我决定通过以上五个因素为我的学生创建一个理想的 SSR 计划。根据第3题的分析可知，作者的理想SSR（持续静默阅读）计划帮助他的学生拥有了更好的阅读理解能力。由此可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是分享SSR（持续静默阅读）的“操作方法”。故选D。
C
【答案】8. A 9. B10. C 11. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。研究表明，年轻男孩和女孩大脑中使用相同的机制和网络来解决数学问题。并介绍了研究的过程以及解释了女孩和年轻女性一般都倾向于避开数学和STEM职业的原因。
【8题详解】
词义猜测题。第一段中的“The low
percentage of women in science ，technology，engineering，and
mathematics(STEM) careers is often attributed (归因于) to men being believed to
be better at the sort of thinking those fields require.”女性在科学、技术、工程和数学职业上的低比例往往归因于男性被认为更擅长这些领域需要的思考方式。“young girls
and boys use the same mechanisms and networks in the brain to solve math
problems.”年轻男孩和女孩大脑中使用相同的机制和网络来解决数学问题。根据句意，并且though表示转折，可以推断出前后观点不一致，所以，研究结果驳斥了前面的观点。由此可知“debunked”的意思是反驳，故选A项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段的内容“the team
selected 104 young children, between 3 and 10 years old, divided almost equally
by gender. The scientists used a functional MRI to observe their brain activity
…”在他们的研究中，研究小组选择了104名年龄在3到10岁之间的儿童，他们的性别几乎相同。科学家们使用功能性核磁共振成像来观察……可知，第二段讲述了研究对象，观察的方法，研究的内容等，所以第二段了研究的过程。故选B项。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段的内容“it may be
rooted in social and cultural conventions. Previous studies have indicated that
parents tend to spend more time with young boys in play that inspire spatial
cognition (空间认知)—such as
toys that involve learning number skills and shapes and solving puzzles.
Educators were also observed to spend more time with boys during math class.” Cantlon认为这可能根植于社会和文化习俗。之前的研究表明，父母倾向于花更多的时间和小男孩一起玩能激发他们空间认知能力的游戏，比如学习数字技能、形状和解决谜题的玩具。研究还发现，教育工作者在数学课上花更多的时间和男孩在一起。可知，传统的偏见导致了STEM职业中缺少女性。故选C项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。文章第一段中的“young
girls and boys use the same mechanisms and networks in the brain to solve math
problems”（年轻男孩和女孩大脑中使用相同的机制和网络来解决数学问题。）是全文的主题句，后文解释了研究的过程以及女孩和年轻女性一般都倾向于避开数学和STEM职业的原因。可知，所以这篇文章最合适的题目是“男孩和女孩:在数学方面同样有天赋”，故选C项。
【点睛】概括主旨的方法是：先看首尾或各段开头再看全文找主题句，若无明显主题句，就通过关键词句来概括(如议论文中寻找表达作者观点态度的词句，记叙文寻找概括情节和中心的动词或反映人物特点的形容词)。文中出现两种或两种以上的不同观点时，务必牢记作者的观点才是体现全文中心的。该文是介绍一个研究结果的，该类文章的中心一般就在第一段。因此，考生直接抓住第一段中的“young girls and boys use the same mechanisms and networks in the
brain to solve math problems”即可找到文章中心。
D
【答案】12. C 13. D14. B 15. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文，最新发表的研究结果，在一项大型调查中，近40%的受调查者反映的最初记忆可能是虚构的；这些记忆或基于早期经历的记忆片段或与童年相关的一些事实或认识，还可能无意识地添加更多细节。
【12题详解】
词义猜测题。根据上文“38.6% of
6, 641 participants claimed to have memories from age 2 or younger, with 893
people claiming memories from age 1 or younger(6641名参与者中有38.6%的人声称拥有2岁或更小的记忆，893人声称拥有1岁或更小的记忆)”可以推断出，划线句意为“这一现象在中年和年长的成年人中尤为普遍”，所以划线词“prevalent”意为“普遍的”。故选C项。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“these
fictional memories are based on remembered fragments(碎片) of
early experience—such as a pram(婴儿车)，family
relationships and feeling sad—and some facts or knowledge about their own
infancy or childhood which may have been derived from photographs or family
conversations(这些虚构的记忆是基于早期经历的记忆片段——比如婴儿车、家庭关系、悲伤感，以及一些关于自己婴儿期或童年的事实或知识，这些可能来自照片或家庭对话)”可以得出，家庭成员之间的对话会影响最早的记忆。故选D项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。倒数第三段Martin Conway提出他的观点，即人类的记忆是基于早期经历的记忆片段。根据倒数第二段“For this person, this type
of memory could have resulted from someone saying something like 'mother and a
large green pram'. The person then imagines what it would have looked like.
Over time these fragments then become a memory and often the person will start
to add things in such as a string of toys along the top(对这个人来说，这种类型的记忆可能来自于某人说‘妈妈和一个绿色的大婴儿车’之类的话。然后这个人就会想象它的样子。随着时间的推移，这些碎片就会成为记忆，人们通常会开始添加一些东西，比如一串玩具在上面)”可知，Martin
Conway是在列举实例来证明自己的观点。故选B项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，结合第一段中“In a
large survey of people's first memories, nearly 40% of participants reported a
first memory that is likely to be fictional(在一项关于人们最初记忆的大型调查中，近40%的参与者报告说，他们的最初记忆很可能是虚构的)”可知，本文主要讲述研究表明许多人的最初记忆或为虚构的。故选A项。
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
【答案】16. F 17. C18. B 19. E 20. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。针对现在很多人找不到合适工作的现象，作者给读者推荐了一些可以在这方面提供帮助的方法。
【16题详解】
上文For some, things work out
fine.(对于一些人来说，事情进展得很顺利)与F. But others often find themselves stuck in a
job they hate.(但其他人常常发现自己被困在不喜欢的工作中)承接自然，上下文构成明显的转折关系，some和others是关键词，故选F项。
【17题详解】
下文find out what jobs are
available and what your options are.(查明现在有什么工作，以及你的选择是什么)与C. The
site suggests you do the same with your career.(这个网站建议你这样来处理你的职业)承接自然，下文是对选项内容的解释，故选C项。
【18题详解】
根据本段的结构，尤其是上文的Before you see a movie(在你看电影前) 和Next,
decide which movie you like best(然后，决定你最喜欢哪部电影)可知此处用B.
Finally, decide how to get movie tickets.(最后，决定你怎样买到电影票)符合陈述事情的发展顺序，故选B项。
【19题详解】
Have you travel overseas? Do you have any extra
certificates besides your degree, such as a first aid license, for example?(你是否有旅外经历？你是否有任何除学位之外的其它证书，例如急救执照)与 E. Some jobs require you to have certain life
experiences.(一些工作要求你有特定的生活经历)承接自然，下文提到的内容就是一些工作所要求的特定生活经历或技能，故选E项。
【20题详解】
下文Are you outgoing and
extroverted, or shy and introverted? If you like working alone, a job that
requires lots of teamwork might not suit you.(你是外向还是内向。是害羞还是内向？如果你喜欢独自工作，那么需要大量团队合作的工作可能不适合你)与A. Your
personality matters, too.(你的性格也很重要)承接自然，下文提到的outgoing, extroverted, shy 和introverted都是一个人的性格，故选A项。
第三部分语言知识运用（共三节，满分35分）
【答案】21. B 22. D23. B 24. A 25. C26. C 27. B 28. D29. A 30. C 31. A32. A 33. C 34. D35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者参加为社区残疾运动员提供志愿者服务这一活动，提高了自己的领导才能，改善了自己的性格和提高了社区服务质量并结识了许多人，自己从中受益颇多。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这对我有特殊的意义，因为经历它有助于提高我的领导技能，我的性格，并支持我的社区。A. purpose目的；B.
meaning意义；C. background背景；D. regulation规则。根据后文的“because
experiencing it helped improve my leadership skills, my character, and support
my community.”可知，作者在社区奥运会选拔比赛中做帮手，对作者有着特殊的意义。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：首先，我的领导能力得到了提高，我独立指导每个运动员在平台上排队，并通知每个运动员什么时候需要游泳。A. equally平等地；B.
amazingly令人惊讶地；C. strictly严格地；D. independently独立地。根据前文的“my leadership skills developed”可知作者在比赛中独立地指导运动员在哪儿比赛。故选D。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. taught教；B.
informed通知；C. awarded授予；D. compared比较。根据后文的“each
player when they needed to swim.”可知，是通知选手们开始游泳比赛。故选B。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我要确保游泳运动员们就位和准备好比赛。A. positioned就位；B.
preserved保护；C. valued珍惜；D. evaluated评估。根据下文的“ready to perform”可知，是通知运动员们就位。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这让我时刻保持清醒，清楚每一项赛事活动的时间和地点。A. proud骄傲的；B.
certain确定的；C. aware清楚的，明白的；D. capable胜任的。根据前文的“my leadership skills developed when I ____2____directed each swimmer”可知，作者需要清楚每个比赛项目的时间和地点以便于提供服务。故选C。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：其次，我的性格得到了很大的提高，当我看到游泳运动员在每一个游泳项目中获奖时，我印象深刻，大多数游泳运动员都能比我游得更好。A. figure形象；B.
ability能力；C. character性格；D. technique技巧。根据前文的“because
experiencing it helped improve my leadership skills, my character, and support
my community.”可知，下文是围绕领导能力、性格和对社区支持三个方面展开讲述我的提升。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. blamed责备；B.
impressed使印象深刻；C. reminded提醒；D. concerned关心。根据后文的“that most
swimmers could swim better than I.”可知，参赛的这些残疾人游泳比作为正常人的作者还要好，这给作者留下了深刻的印象。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：无论输赢，他们积极的态度都令我惊讶。A. after之后；B. as随着；C. until直到；D.
whether无论。根据前文的“It astonished me by their
positive attitudes”可知，无论输赢，他们都是有着积极的态度。whether...or...“无论……还是……”是固定短语。故选D。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这也开阔了我的视野，让我有机会认识一些我平时不会遇到的人。A. meet遇到；B. gather聚集；C.
introduce指导；D. recommend推荐。根据下文的“I would
normally not come across.”可知，作者通过这次机会，遇到了很多平时不会遇到的人。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我走出了我的舒适区，做了需要做的一切。当我看到队员们兴高采烈的表情时，我感到特别有成就感。A. imagination想象力；B.
availability可用性，空闲；C. comfort舒适；D. development发展。根据后文的“did
whatever was needed to be done.”可知，作者走出了舒适区。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. rewarding有回报；B. embarrassing尴尬的；C. outstanding杰出的；D.
relaxing放松的。根据第一句“My most rewarding
experience throughout the past two years was volunteering at the swimming
competition for Special Olympics ”和后文的“when I saw the cheerful faces of the players.”，可知，当作者看到运动员们脸上洋溢的笑容，他是有成就感的，有回报的。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：成为其中的一员让我有机会改善我的社区，并结识生活在这个地区的人们。A. acquainted熟悉的；B.
combined结合的；C. surrounded被包围的；D. faced面对的。根据前文“To be a part of it gave me a chance to improve my community ”后文的“with the people living in
this area.”可知，通过本次活动，给了作者改善社区的机会，以及熟悉住在该地区的人们的机会。故选A。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：志愿活动应该贯穿你的一生。A. traveling旅游；B.
consulting咨询；C. volunteering志愿；D. cooperating合作。根据文章第一句中的“ volunteering
at the swimming competition for Special Olympics ”和前文的“We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we
give.”可知，此处说的是志愿者活动应该贯穿你的一生。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，通过我的社区提供的许多机会，我很荣幸能够参与到这些运动员生活中的令人兴奋和重要的事件中去。A. by被；B.
despite尽管；C. except除了；D. through凭借，通过。根据后文的“the many
opportunities my community has offered ”可知，通过社区给提供的很多机会，作者能够荣幸参与到这些人的生活中。其中by表示通过某种方式，后接动名词作宾语，与文章不符。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. desired渴望；B.
educated教育；C. involved参与；D. influenced影响。根据前文的讲述和后文的“in this
exciting and important event in these players’ lives.”可知，作者很荣幸能够参与到这些运动员的生活中。故选C。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
【答案】36. Whether 37. to treat 38. anxiety 39. definitely 40. with 41. hugging 42. benefits
43. are exposed 44. an 45. more aware
【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。身处绿色的开放空间可以帮助人们放松、减压。在与自然接触的过程中，人们发现了一种可以帮助治疗心理疾病的特殊疗法——自然生态疗法，文章主要讲述了什么是自然生态疗法及其对人的好处。
【36题详解】
考查连词。句意：无论是一个巨大的山脉还是一个当地的郊野公园，这些自然区域都是我们压力过大的生活的完美补品。Whether…or…为固定用法，意为“无论是……还是……”。故填Whether。
【37题详解】
考查动词不定式。句意：它们的医疗效果正越来越多地用于治疗心理健康。分析句子可知，此处是动词不定式作目的状语。故填to treat。
【38题详解】
考查名词。句意：“心理治疗帮助那些遭受抑郁、焦虑和压力的人。此处的anxiety与depression和stress表示并列，都是介词from的宾语。故填anxiety。
【39题详解】
考查副词。句意：的确，与自然世界的联系无疑能振奋我们的精神。分析句子可知，此处是副词做状语修饰位于动词lifts。故填definitely。
【40题详解】
考查介词。句意：相反，它只是发展了一个人与自然的关系。分析句子可知，此处表示人与自然的关系。故填with。
【41题详解】
考查动名词。句意：这种自然疗法可以有多种形式，比如在森林里做瑜伽、园艺，甚至拥抱一棵树。分析句子可知，此处的hugging a tree与doing
yoga in a forest, gardening 是并列关系，都是举例的一部分。故填hugging。
【42题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：这种“绿色”疗法有很多好处，包括改善社交、社交和工作技能以及应对能力。通过后面的including improving social
contact, social and work skills and coping abilities可知，绿色疗法的好处有很多。故填benefits。
【43题详解】
考查被动语态。句意：如果我们置身于自然环境中，我们的消极情绪几乎会立刻被积极情绪所取代。be exposed to…为固定短语，意为“与……接触；暴露于……”。故填are
exposed。
【44题详解】
考查冠词。句意：诚然，生态疗法不会治愈一切，但它是治疗师的一种选择。分析句意可知，此处的option是可数名词，在本句中表示泛指“一种选择”，且首字母是元音音素，故填an。
【45题详解】
考查形容词比较级。句意：随着我们越来越意识到心理健康的原因和影响，我们更了解的是，帮助可能存在于我们的城镇和城市之外，大自然可以给我们提供帮助。根据下文的it's better known that help
might lie outside our towns and cities, and that nature can give us a helping
hand可知，此处应用比较级，表示与过去情况的对比。故填more aware。
第三节词汇检测（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
46.【答案】appointment
【解析】【详解】考查名词。句意：这个人千里迢迢赶来赴约他年轻时的朋友，抽着雪茄等待着。根据句子结构，设空处应该填写名词作宾语。根据汉语提示，appointment为名词，意为“约定”，符合句意，冠词an提示用其单数形式。故填appointment。
47.
frustrated##discouraged
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：然而，这个男孩并没有灰心，他相信他可以极大地影响他救的那些人。根据句子结构可知，设空处应该填写形容词作表语。根据汉语提示，frustrated或discouraged，为形容词，意为“灰心的”，符合句意。故填frustrated/discouraged。
48.
negotiating
【解析】【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：如果你是一个商人，正在与一家大企业谈一笔交易，你应该面对面地进行。根据汉语提示“谈判，协商”可知是动词negotiate，a business person 与之是主动关系，用现在分词作后置定语，故填negotiating。
49.
respective
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：无论我们是科学家、律师还是医生，我们都做出了各自的贡献。根据句子结构可知，设空处应该填写形容词作定语。根据汉语提示，respective为形容词，意为“各自的”，符合句意。故填respective。
50.
composition
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：物体之间的空白与物体本身一样，对构图的成功至关重要。根据汉语提示“构图，构成”，以及上文the可知，此处应填名词形式composition作宾语。故填composition。
51.
substantial##ubstantial##significant##ignificant
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：他在工作中表现出色，为国家做出了重大贡献。根据单词首字母以及句意“重大的”以及下文名词contributions ，可知应填形容词substantial/significant作定语。故填substantial/significant。
52.
interventions##nterventions
【解析】【详解】考查名词。句意：有些国家为了捍卫自己的身份而进行干预，以保持母语的纯粹性。根据单词首字母以及句意“干预”，可知应填名词intervention，intervention是可数名词作宾语。故填interventions。
53We need someone who can a________ and
respond to the changes in the fashion industry. （根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】adapt##dapt【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：我们需要一个能适应时尚行业变化的人。设空放在情态动词之后，故应该使用动词作谓语。根据首字母提示，adapt“适应”符合句意。故填adapt。
54.
reference##eference
【解析】【详解】考查名词。句意：在给密友的信中，她只字未提自己的病情，只提到了未来的计划。根据句子结构可知，设空处应该填写名词作宾语。根据句意和首字母提示，reference“提及”，符合句意，抽象概念，不可数。故填reference。
55.
subscribe ##ubscribe
【解析】【详解】考查动词不定式。句意：为了听完整的采访，他选择订阅免费的国家地理新闻播客。根据句子结构可知，choose to do sth“选择做某事”。根据句意，subscribe to意为“订阅”，符合句意。故填seek。
第四部分写作（共两节, 满分35分）
Dear
classmates,
I’m Li Hua. It’s my great
honor to have this opportunity to share the topic "taking
responsibility" with you.
Responsibility is a fine
tradition of the Chinese nation. Everyone has a responsibility in his heart,
and his words and actions reflect a responsibility. Students have the
responsibility to learn knowledge. Teachers have the responsibility to teach
and solve the problems.Writers have the responsibility to create wonderful
works.And doctors have the responsibility to save the life and death.
Responsibility is a seed, once sowed, over time, it will take root and sprout.
It will blossom and bear fruit. It will adorn your life and enrich your life.
Responsibility is a ray of bright sunshine, illuminating everyone's heart. Let
us keep our responsibility in mind, and we will fulfill our responsibilities.
Thank you very much!
【解析】【导语】本篇书面表达属于议论文。要求考生写一篇关于“taking
responsibility”演讲稿谈谈自己对责任的看法。
【详解】1.词汇积累
机会：opportunity → chance
行为：action→ behavior
点亮：illuminate →brighten
履行：fulfill→ carry out
2.句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：Responsibility is a seed,
once sowed, over time, it will take root and sprout.
拓展句：Responsibility is a seed,
if you sow it, over time, it will take root and sprout.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Students
have the responsibility to learn knowledge. Teachers have the responsibility to
teach and solve the problems.Writers have the responsibility to create
wonderful works.And doctors have the responsibility to save the life and death.（运用了排比句式）
【高分句型2】Let us
keep our responsibility in mind, and we will fulfill our responsibilities.（运用了祈使句）
第二节读后续写（满分20分）
Finally, the boys met at
Washington Middle School on a Saturday afternoon a couple of months later. The
day was not spent on self-pity-it was really fun and unforgettable. They rode
bikes around the school’s hallways, took photos, and played hide-and-seek.
Trashaun taught Jayce how to slam dunks. He even gave Jayce a shirt as a gift.
He talked about their left arms. He told Jayce he was perfect the way he
looked. He encouraged him not to let anyone drag him down and shake his
confidence.
After the meeting, Jayce
learned to accept his disability. He began to understand that there are many
people like him. He came to adapt himself to his disability. He recently
started practicing shooting basketball every day and he really loves it. Jayce
often chats with Trashaun on the Internet about basketball skills as well as
some school issues. He is really motivated by this role model and has a
positive attitude to his future life. As for Trashaun, he never dreamed that
his videos would have such an impact. His relationship with Jayce made him look
forward to helping more kids.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，文章讲述了Jayce左臂残缺，受到同学的嘲笑，母亲不知如何向他解释，同样左臂残缺的Trashaun在网络上上传了自己扣篮的视频，很快受到欢迎，Jayce和他的母亲看完视频，信心大增。Jayce与Trashaun见面后很快成为朋友。Jayce意识到世界上还有和他一样的人，他对自己的未来充满信心。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“几个月后，两个男孩终于在一个星期六的下午在华盛顿中学见面了。”可知，第一段可描写他们见面那天发生的事情，以及Trashaun如何鼓励Jayce。②由第二段首句内容“见面后，Jayce学会了接受自己的残疾。”可知，第二段可描写Jayce的具体改变内容。2.续写线索：受到嘲笑——伤心——见到Trashaun——受到鼓舞——重拾信心——感悟3.词汇激活
行为类①.鼓励：encouraged
/ persuaded
②.有影响：have an impact / have an influence ③.拖垮：drag
down/wear down 情绪类①.激励：motivated
/inspired
②.积极：positive attitude/act positively【点睛】 [高分句型1]. He told Jayce he was
perfect the way he looked.（省略that的宾语从句）[高分句型2]. He
began to understand that there are many people like him. （由that引导的宾语从句）