2023-2024-1滨海新区田家炳中学高二年级第一次月考
英语试卷
本试卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题;第Ⅱ卷为非选择题;满分为150分，考试时间为100分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题部分(共120分)
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题：每小题2分，满分10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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 woman’s suggestion for the man
A Having a good rest. B. Doing more exercise. C. Taking some medicine.
2. When will the first speech begin
A. At 9:00 a. m. B. At 10:30 a. m. C. At 12:30 p. m.
3. Why does the woman make the call
A. To accept a job offer. B. To express thanks. C. To finish a survey.
4. Where is the woman now
A. At home. B. In a theatre. C. At school.
5. What is the weather like on Tuesday
A. Sunny. B. Windy. C. Cloudy.
第二节(共10小题：每小题2分，满分20分)
听下面3段材料。每段材料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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。
6. What is the woman
A. A policewoman. B. A driver. C. A car park attendant.
7. Where is the car park
A. It’s near a hotel. B. It’s around the corner. C. It’s at the end of the street.
8. What will the man probably do next
A. Drive away. B. Go to the police station. C. Show the woman his license.
听下面一段对话，回答第9至11题。
9. What has the man been engaged in
A. Preparing for the final exams. B. Preparing a speech report. C. Working on an article.
10. What will the man do this evening
A. Go on working. B. Go to a concert. C. Go to see a movie.
11. When will the woman meet the man
A. At 6:00 B. At 6:30 C. At 7:00
听下面一段独白，回答第12至15题。
12. What is the living room like
A. Big. B. Small. C. Bright.
13. Why did the speaker never worry about the rent in Beijing
A. It was pretty cheap. B. Her company paid it for her. C. She shared it with her colleague.
14. What impressed the speaker most
A Traveling to Tianjin. B. Walking around the hutongs. C. Watching a Russian ballet.
15. Where did the speaker get her news from
A. The TV. B. The Internet. C. The newspaper.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题，每小题1.5分，分22.5分)
1. — I feel nervous at the thought that I’m going to attend the English Speech Contest to be held in our city tomorrow.
—________. I believe you can perform well.
A. Don’t bother B. It all depends C. Take it easy D. No kidding
2. As is known to all, travelling is ______, but we often feel ______ after we come back home.
A. interesting; tiring B. interested; tired C. interesting; tired D. interested; tiring
3. In addition to watching the food__________ ,visitors to CIIE(进博会) can also taste food cooked on the spot.
A. in store B. on display
C. in production D. on sale
4. The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier, _______it more difficult.
A. not make B. not to make C. not making D. don’t make
5. It remains ______ whether Jim will be fit enough to play in the finals.
A. seen B. to be seen
C. seeing D. to see
6. I have two grammars, ______ are of great use.
A. either of them B. either of which C. both of them D. both of which
7. After graduation, she volunteered to work as a teacher in the ______ little village.
A. permanent B. distant C. shiny D. muddy
8 It takes some time for one to ________ the new environment before settling down.
A. bring out B. burst into C. adapt to D. descend upon
9. By the time I got there, the match ______ already.
A. had finished B. was finished C. has finished D. finished
10. It is considered a(n) ______ to waste food.
A. evolution B. concept C. disgrace D. assignment
11. People may leave their hometown for other places for ______ reasons.
A. a piece of B. a total of C. a couple of D. a variety of
12. Simon ______ the piano for years before he gave his first performance.
A. has played B. had played C. was playing D. played
13. Although ______ the support of the banks, Mike managed to save his company with the help of his friends.
A. lacking B. lacked C. being lacking D. being lacked
14. Do you know the year ________ the Chinese Communist Party was founded
A. which B. that C. when D. on which
15. As we joined the big crowd, I got ______ from my friends.
A. separated B. spared C. missed D. lost
第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are ____16____ than housewives. Evidence shows that ____17____ are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows that ____18____ the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases correspondingly by 2%. All this ____19____ one point: Work is helpful to health.
Why is work good for health It is because work keeps people busy, ____20____ loneliness. Researches show that people feel ____21____ and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are ____22____. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as ____23____ between man and reality. By work, people ____24____ each other. By collective activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work _____25_____ the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to (易于) _____26_____.
_____27_____, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of _____28_____. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When _____29_____ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully _____30_____ a patient or a teacher sees his students _____31_____, they are happy _____32_____.
From the above we can come to the conclusion _____33_____ the more you work, _____34_____ you will be. Let us work hard, _____35_____ and live a happy and healthy life.
16 A. more healthier B. healthier C. weaker D. worse
17. A. career women B. the busy C. the jobless D. the hard-working
18. A. whenever B. whether C. though D. since
19. A. comes down to B. equals to C. adds up. to D. amounts to
20. A. with B. off C. in touch with D. away from
21. A. happy B. joyful C. concerned D. unhappy
22. A. busy B. free C. lazy D. empty
23. A. a river B. a gap C. a channel D. a bridge
24. A. come across B. come into contact with C. look down upon D. watch over
25. A. means B. stands C. equals D. matches
26. A. success B. death C. victory D. disease
27. A. Besides B. Nevertheless C. However D. Yet
28. A. disappointment B. achievement C. regret D. apology
29. A. a worker B. a farmer C. a writer D. a manager
30. A. manages B. controls C. operates on D. deals with
31. A. raise B. grow C. rise D. increase
32. A. in a word B. without a word C. at a word D. beyond words
33. A. that B. which C. what D. whether
34. A. the lonelier and weaker B. lonelier and weaker C. happier and healthier D. the happier and healthier
35. A. study well B. studying well C. study good D. studying good
第三部分：阅读理解(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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Practice Tai Chi & Feel Better
Free Open House See a demo of tai chi and try a free class all welcome! Saturday Feb 2 Level 1,566 Lutwyche Rd 1:00 pm-2:30 pm Saturday Jan 19 Mermaid Beach Community Center, 2439 Gold Coast Highway 11:00 am-1:00 pm
New Weekly Beginners’ Classes Buranda Primary School, 24 Cowley St, Woolloongabba STARTS Thu Mar 7 6:30 pm-8:00 pm Holland Park St Joachim’s Hall, 24 Crown St STARTS Tue Mar 5 5:30 pm-7:00 pm You can choose one of them.
Health Recovery Classes Health recovery classes are for people with chronic (慢性的) illnesses, or who are recovering from illnesses, to work on tai chi at their own speed. You can start anytime, and start to feel the benefits. Level 1,566 Lutwyche Rd STARTS anytime Thursday 11:00 am-12:30 pm
Short Courses Are you short of time In just one afternoon or a weekend you can get a quick introduction to tai chi. SAT APRIL 27 to SUN APRIL 28 2:00 pm-4:00 pm Introduction to tai chi(weekend) Room 502, Building 13, St Peter’s College For more information, visit the Short Courses page on our website.
Bookings are important. Call 3357 5600 or email brisbane@taichi.org.
36. Where can you get a free tai chi lesson
A. Mermaid Beach Community Center.
B. Buranda Primary School.
C. Holland Park.
D. St Peter’s College.
37. How often are beginners advised to take classes
A. Every day. B. Once a week.
C. Twice a week. D. Once a month.
38. People recovering from illnesses can go to classes at ________.
A. 6:30 pm-8:00 pm B. 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
C. 11:00 am-12:30 pm D. 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
39. Which will you choose if you’re only free on Sunday
A. Free Open House.
B. New Weekly Beginners’ Classes.
C. Health Recovery Classes.
D. Short Courses.
40. What are you advised to do to join the classes
A. Make a booking.
B. Build a website.
C. Become an active person.
D. Learn a lot about tai chi.
B
Spring lifts our spirits. It's a time for Nature to bring us back to life after a cold season. I live not far from the Kairaku Park, which is one of the largest gardens in Japan, and famous for its near 10,000 plum trees. I am fortunate to have them all outside my backyard, and take advantage of the walking paths daily.
I see the same trees and swans every day, but that day was different. At the edge of the small lake, I saw some new -born black swans. They were pretty and cute. They stayed with their mom.While taking a few photos of the sunset, I was interrupted by a high sound going on for some time. So, I turned around and saw one little swan was stuck by two stones. Its mother was trying to make it out but failed. I tried to get near but the mother was ever so angry! She wouldn't allow me to get close, so I turned to an old man sitting on the bench and said,“Excuse me, the swan baby can't move and I want to help it, but the mother is extremely angry! Could you please do me a favor "
After hearing my words, the man smiled at me first and then agreed to help me. He drove the mother away with great efforts, and for several times, he was almost hurt by the mother. Thanks to him, I was able to get there and push the little swan out of the gap finally. Oh, I really hoped it wasn't injured, but at least it was alive and swimming!
In spring, I become more physically active. Things around don't make us, but Nature does, and it keeps us going. I am positive that all of us have a little piece of nature in our own neighborhoods. Somewhere we will be reminded why natural life is so important-- -because we grow with it! Personally, I am happy that baby birds can put a smile on my face! I struggle for having a small number of "things" in life, and being filled with simple reality--at one with Nature.
41. What can we know about the author from Paragraph 1
A. Her favorite season is spring. B. She enjoys doing outdoor sports.
C. Her backyard is filled with plum trees. D. She is satisfied with her living environment.
42. Why was that day special for the author
A. She took a few photos of the sunset.
B. She made a little swan's mother angry.
C. She met some swans and helped one of them.
D. She met an old man and made friends with him.
43. What kind of person is probably the old man
A. Well-known. B. Warm-hearted. C. Selfish. D. Outgoing.
44. What makes us more physically active according to the author
A. Nature. B. kindness. C. The garden. D. The things around.
45. It can be inferred from the text that the author__________.
A. is really a nature lover B. is short of some life skill
C. asks people to help the weak D. calls on more people to protect the environment
C
A serious problem for today’s society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives. It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society. I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem.
First, employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees. To make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose. But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees, it may softer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs.
Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual. This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement. This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years. This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor.
In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly. This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions. Furthermore, some institution should be created for senior citizens, which can help provide a comfortable life for them. Unfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answer. The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young.
One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent.
To sum up, all these options have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.
46. What is the passage mainly about
A. The problems faced by the old in society.
B. Why we should take responsibility for the old.
C. How we can improve the lives of the old.
D. Where the old can go to get their pensions.
47. According to the passage, how can the government help to improve the lives of retired people
A. Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire.
B. Increase savings levels of people during their working years.
C. Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old.
D. Make available pensions for those who have retired.
48. The underlined word “viable” most probably means “ ”.
A. impossible B. practical
C. useful D. successful
49. What can be concluded from the passage
A. Taking care of the old is mainly an issue of money.
B. Employers should allow their workers to retire at a later age.
C. Becoming independent should be the goal of most old people.
D. There is no single solution to the problems of the old.
50. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this article
A. To point out the need for government supped for old people.
B. To make general readers aware of the problems of retired people.
C. To discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem.
D. To instruct retired people on how they can have a happier life.
第Ⅱ卷 非选择题部分(共30分)
第四部分：写作(共两节，满分30分)
第一节：阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
If you've been studying for a while, you'll notice that there is more than one type of “English". The website, Big Seven Travel, made their list of the world's 50 most attractive accents in March, 2019, and many different kinds of English made the list.
The two main factors that affect the way people speak a language are geographical-where they are in the world, and social—the way their communities speak. As a result, English has many differences in vocabulary and slang.
Located in two different continents, the United States and the UK provide great examples. They often have different words for the same things. US people call the back part of a car, used for carrying groceries and suitcases, the "trunk”; but in the UK, they call it the "boot”. In the US, the word "boot" means a wheel clamp that police put on your car.
Slang also causes confusion. US slang is hugely diverse thanks to the many different ethnic groups that have settled in the country. African-American slang is especially confusing for foreign language learners. It uses its own grammar. For example, "a person who is awake to reality" would be called "a woke person”. Southern American slang also can be confusing. "I'm fixing to fix means, "I'm getting ready to fix it. "
Australian slang, meanwhile, is all about abbreviations. They say "sanga" for "sanwich”, "brekkie” for "breakfast", and “arvo” for “afternoon”. It can make you wonder if either of these countries is actually speaking English.
51. What may affect the way people speak a language according to the writer (no more than 14 words)
52. What does an Englishman refer to by saying “boot" (no more than 12 words)
53. Why is African- American slang hard to understand for language learners (no more than 8 words)
54. If someone says "I'm hungry for a sanga”, where do you think he/she might come from (no more than 6 words)
55. What do you think is the most difficult in learning a language and why (no more than 20 words)
第二节：书面表达(20分)
56. 明天（星期五）全班同学将去参观科学博物馆 (the Science Museum)，由你（班长）给全体同学发一个通知，内容如下：
1. 早上8点钟在校门口集合，步行前往。
2. 下星期一交一份有关参观的报告。
3. 参观时要认真听，仔细看并记下有趣的东西。
4. 不可在博物馆内大声喧哗及拍照。
5. 带笔和笔记本。
要求：①不要逐句翻译。②字数100词左右。
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2023-2024-1滨海新区田家炳中学高二年级第一次月考
英语试卷
本试卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题;第Ⅱ卷为非选择题;满分为150分，考试时间为100分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题部分(共120分)
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题：每小题2分，满分10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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 woman’s suggestion for the man
A. Having a good rest. B. Doing more exercise. C. Taking some medicine.
2. When will the first speech begin
A. At 9:00 a. m. B. At 10:30 a. m. C. At 12:30 p. m.
3. Why does the woman make the call
A. To accept a job offer. B. To express thanks. C. To finish a survey.
4. Where is the woman now
A. At home. B. In a theatre. C. At school.
5. What is the weather like on Tuesday
A. Sunny. B. Windy. C. Cloudy.
第二节(共10小题：每小题2分，满分20分)
听下面3段材料。每段材料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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。
6. What is the woman
A. A policewoman. B. A driver. C. A car park attendant.
7. Where is the car park
A. It’s near a hotel. B. It’s around the corner. C. It’s at the end of the street.
8. What will the man probably do next
A. Drive away. B. Go to the police station. C. Show the woman his license.
听下面一段对话，回答第9至11题。
9. What has the man been engaged in
A. Preparing for the final exams. B. Preparing a speech report. C. Working on an article.
10. What will the man do this evening
A. Go on working. B. Go to a concert. C. Go to see a movie.
11. When will the woman meet the man
A. At 6:00 B. At 6:30 C. At 7:00
听下面一段独白，回答第12至15题。
12. What is the living room like
A. Big. B. Small. C. Bright.
13. Why did the speaker never worry about the rent in Beijing
A. It was pretty cheap. B. Her company paid it for her. C. She shared it with her colleague.
14. What impressed the speaker most
A. Traveling to Tianjin. B. Walking around the hutongs. C. Watching a Russian ballet.
15. Where did the speaker get her news from
A. The TV. B. The Internet. C. The newspaper.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题，每小题1.5分，分22.5分)
1. — I feel nervous at the thought that I’m going to attend the English Speech Contest to be held in our city tomorrow.
—________. I believe you can perform well.
A. Don’t bother B. It all depends C. Take it easy D. No kidding
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查情景交际。句意：——想到我要参加明天在我们城市举行的英语演讲比赛，我就感到紧张。——放轻松。我相信你能够表现得很好。A. Don’t bother别麻烦了；B. It all depends看情况；C. Take it easy放轻松；D. No kidding说真的。分析句意可知，此处应该使用take it easy，用于安慰心情紧张的人。故选C项。
2. As is known to all, travelling is ______, but we often feel ______ after we come back home.
A. interesting; tiring B. interested; tired C. interesting; tired D. interested; tiring
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：众所周知，旅行很有趣，但我们回家后常常感到疲倦。A. interesting; tiring有趣的；使人疲劳的；B. interested; tired感兴趣的；疲倦的；C. interesting; tired有趣的；疲倦的；D. interested; tiring感兴趣的；使人疲劳的。第一空表示旅行是有趣的，应用interesting修饰物，第二空表示我们感觉疲倦，应用tired修饰人。故选C。
3. In addition to watching the food__________ ,visitors to CIIE(进博会) can also taste food cooked on the spot.
A. in store B. on display
C. in production D. on sale
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：除了观看展出的食物，参观中国国际进口博览会的游客还可以品尝现场烹饪的食物。A. in store储备着； B. on display展出； C. in production在生产中； D. on sale在出售。根据“visitors to CIIE(进博会)”可知，这是在博览会上观看展出的食物。故选B。
4. The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier, _______it more difficult.
A. not make B. not to make C. not making D. don’t make
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查不定式。句意：新技术的目的是使生活更便捷，而不是让生活更困难。动词不定式表示目的，根据句意这里表示否定，用不定式的否定not to do。故选B项。
5. It remains ______ whether Jim will be fit enough to play in the finals.
A. seen B. to be seen
C. seeing D. to see
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查固定句型。句意：有待于看看是否吉姆非常适合打决赛。句型：It remains to be done，有待于做某事，根据句意，故选B。
6. I have two grammars, ______ are of great use.
A. either of them B. either of which C. both of them D. both of which
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查代词和定语从句。句意：我有两本语法书，两个都很有用。此处A、C选项填入后，为完整的句子，句子与句子之间不能用逗号连接，故排除；either of后谓语应用单数，从句中的are表明不能选B，故排除B选项。故此处为both of which引导非限制性定语从句。故选D。
7. After graduation, she volunteered to work as a teacher in the ______ little village.
A. permanent B. distant C. shiny D. muddy
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：毕业后，她自愿去遥远的小村庄当老师。A. permanent永久的，长久的；B. distant遥远的；C. shiny闪亮的；D. muddy泥泞的。根据关键词“volunteered(自愿)”以及“village(山村)”可推知，“她”到偏远的小山村做志愿者老师。故选B项。
8. It takes some time for one to ________ the new environment before settling down.
A. bring out B. burst into C. adapt to D. descend upon
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：在安顿下来之前，一个人需要一段时间来适应新环境。A. bring out使显示；B. burst into突然（哭、笑、唱）起来；C. adapt to适应；D. descend upon突然袭击。由“the new environment”可知，句子表示“一个人需要一段时间来适应新环境”。故选C。
9. By the time I got there the match ______ already.
A. had finished B. was finished C. has finished D. finished
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：当我到达那里时，比赛已经结束了。A. had finished完成，过去完成时；B. was finished完成，一般过去时的被动语态；C. has finished完成，现在完成时；D. finished完成，一般过去时。根据句中got可知，句子描述过去的情况，且结合语意，finish发生在got这一动作之前，即“过去的过去”，应用过去完成时。故选A。
10. It is considered a(n) ______ to waste food.
A. evolution B. concept C. disgrace D. assignment
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：浪费食物被认为是一种丢脸的事情。A. evolution进化；B. concept概念；C. disgrace丢脸的事情；D. assignment分配。结合语意以及常识可知，浪费食物是丢脸的事情。故选C。
11. People may leave their hometown for other places for ______ reasons.
A. a piece of B. a total of C. a couple of D. a variety of
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查量词短语辨析。句意：人们可能会因为各种各样的原因离开家乡去其他地方。A. a piece of一张；B. a total of总数为；C. a couple of几个；D. a variety of各种各样的。根据下文“reasons(原因)”使用了复数，此处说的是数目不确定的原因，D项“a variety of各种各样的”表达的含义符合语境，故选D项。
12. Simon ______ the piano for years before he gave his first performance.
A. has played B. had played C. was playing D. played
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：西蒙在第一次表演之前已经弹奏钢琴好几年了。根据句中gave可知，句子描述过去的动作，且结合语意，play这一动作发生在gave之前，即“过去的过去”，应用过去完成时。故选B。
13. Although ______ the support of the banks, Mike managed to save his company with the help of his friends.
A. lacking B. lacked C. being lacking D. being lacked
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：虽然没有银行的支持，Mike还是在朋友们的帮助下挽救了公司。lack的逻辑主语是Mike，它们之间是主动关系，用现在分词作状语，故选A。
14. Do you know the year ________ the Chinese Communist Party was founded
A. which B. that C. when D. on which
【答案】C
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：你知道中国共产党成立是哪年吗？先行词是year，在定语从句中作时间状语，when是关系副词，表示时间，故选C。
【点睛】
15. As we joined the big crowd, I got ______ from my friends.
A. separated B. spared C. missed D. lost
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我们进入人群时，我和朋友们分开了。A. separated分开的；B. spared抽出；C. missed错过；D. lost丢失的。根据上文“we joined the big crowd (我们进入人群)”以及下文“from my friends (与我的朋友们)”可推理出本句说的是进入人群后，与朋友们分开了，故选A项。
第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are ____16____ than housewives. Evidence shows that ____17____ are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows that ____18____ the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases correspondingly by 2%. All this ____19____ one point: Work is helpful to health.
Why is work good for health It is because work keeps people busy, ____20____ loneliness. Researches show that people feel ____21____ and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are ____22____. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as ____23____ between man and reality. By work, people ____24____ each other. By collective activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work _____25_____ the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to (易于) _____26_____.
_____27_____, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of _____28_____. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When _____29_____ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully _____30_____ a patient or a teacher sees his students _____31_____, they are happy _____32_____.
From the above we can come to the conclusion _____33_____ the more you work, _____34_____ you will be. Let us work hard, _____35_____ and live a happy and healthy life.
16. A. more healthier B. healthier C. weaker D. worse
17. A. career women B. the busy C. the jobless D. the hard-working
18. A. whenever B. whether C. though D. since
19. A. comes down to B. equals to C. adds up. to D. amounts to
20. A. with B. off C. in touch with D. away from
21. A. happy B. joyful C. concerned D. unhappy
22. A. busy B. free C. lazy D. empty
23. A. a river B. a gap C. a channel D. a bridge
24. A. come across B. come into contact with C. look down upon D. watch over
25. A. means B. stands C. equals D. matches
26. A. success B. death C. victory D. disease
27. A. Besides B. Nevertheless C. However D. Yet
28. A. disappointment B. achievement C. regret D. apology
29. A. a worker B. a farmer C. a writer D. a manager
30. A. manages B. controls C. operates on D. deals with
31. A. raise B. grow C. rise D. increase
32. A. in a word B. without a word C. at a word D. beyond words
33. A. that B. which C. what D. whether
34. A. the lonelier and weaker B. lonelier and weaker C. happier and healthier D. the happier and healthier
35. A. study well B. studying well C. study good D. studying good
【答案】16. B 17. C 18. A 19. A 20. D 21. D 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. C 31. B 32. D 33. A 34. D 35. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章介绍了职业女性比家庭主妇更健康，进一步探讨了工作有助于健康这一话题。
【16题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：职业女性比家庭主妇更健康。A. more healthier更健康的；B. healthier更健康的；C. weaker更虚弱的；D. worse更坏的。A项为错误选项，healthier前面不能使用more，所以排除A项。根据下文“Work is helpful to health(工作有利于健康)”可推理出，本句说的是职业女性比家庭主妇更健康，故选B项。
【17题详解】
考查名词短语辨析。句意：有证据表明，失业者的健康状况比在职者差。A. career women职业女性；B. the busy忙碌的人；C. the jobless失业的人；D. the hard-working努力工作的人。根据下文“Work is helpful to health(工作有利于健康)”可知，空白处应填表示“失业的人”含义的表达与下文“the job-holders(在职者)”形成对比，故选C项。
【18题详解】
考查连接词词义辨析。句意：一项研究表明，每当失业率上升1%，死亡率就会相应上升2%。A. whenever每当……，连接时间状语从句；B. whether是否，连接名词性从句；C. though尽管，连接让步状语从句；D. since自……以来，连接时间状语从句。分析句子结构，这是一个包含时间状语从句的复合句，空白处填引导时间状语从句的连接词，根据下文“the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases correspondingly by 2%(……失业率上升1%，死亡率就会相应上升2%)”可知，空白处应填表示“每当……”含义的连词，故选A项。
【19题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：所有这些都归结为一点：工作有助于健康。A. comes down to归结为；B. equals to等于；C. adds up to总计达；D. amounts to共计。根据下文“Work is helpful to health(工作有利于健康)”可知，这句话是对上文内容的总结，空白处应填表示“归结为”含义的表达，故选A项。
【20题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意：为什么工作对健康有益？这是因为工作让人们忙碌，远离孤独。A. with随着；B. off离开；C. in touch with与……保持联络；D. away from远离。根据上文“work keeps people busy(工作让人们忙碌)”以及下文“loneliness(孤独)”可知，空白处应填表示“远离”含义的介词短语，故选D项。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：研究表明，人们在无所事事的时候会感到不快乐和孤独。A. happy高兴的；B. joyful快乐的；C. concerned忧虑的；D. unhappy不高兴的。根据下文“when they have nothing to do(当他们无所事事的时候)”可知，空白处应填表示“不高兴的”含义的形容词与下文“lonely(孤独的)”形成对比，故选D项。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：相反，最幸福是那些忙碌的人。A. busy忙碌的；B. free空闲的；C. lazy懒惰的；D. empty空的。根据上文“Researches show that people feel unhappy and lonely when they have nothing to do(研究表明，人们无所事事时会感到不快乐和孤独)”以及下文副词“Instead(反而)”表示与上文表达的含义相反。由此可知，空白处应填表示“忙碌的”含义的形容词与上文“when they have nothing to do(当他们无事可做的时候)”形成对比，故选A项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：工作是人与现实之间的桥梁。A. a river河流；B. a gap代沟；C. a channel渠道；D. a bridge桥梁。根据下文“between man and reality(人与现实之间)”可知，此处采用了比喻的手法，用桥梁比喻人和现实之间的沟通，故选D项。
【24题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：通过工作，人们相互接触。A. come across偶然遇见；B. come into contact with接触；C. look down upon轻视；D. watch over监视。根据上文“By work(通过工作)”以及“each other(互相)”可知，此处上下文说的是人们通过工作互相接触，分析选项，B项“come into contact with接触”表达的含义符合语境，故选B项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：失去工作意味着失去一切。A. means意味着；B. stands站；立；C. equals与……匹敌；D. matches比得上。根据上文“The loss of work(失去工作)”以及下文“the loss of everything(失去一切)”可知下文表达的是上文的结果，可推理出空白处应填表示“意味着”含义的动词，故选A项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：它影响人的精神，使他容易生病。A. success成功；B. death死亡；C. victory胜利；D. disease疾病。根据上文“The loss of work means the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually(失去工作意味着失去一切。它影响人的精神)”可知，此处上下文说的是失业影响人的精神，容易受到困扰，分析选项，D项“disease疾病”表达的含义符合语境，故选D项。
【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：此外，工作给人一种满足感和成就感。A. Besides此外；B. Nevertheless尽管如此；C. However然而；D. Yet但是。根据上文“By collective activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health(通过集体活动，他们找到了友谊和温暖。这对健康有帮助)”以及下文“work gives one a sense of fulfillment(作给人一种满足感)”可知，下文是对上文的补充，空白处应填表示“此外”含义的副词，故选A项。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. disappointment失望；B. achievement成就；C. regret遗憾；D. apology道歉。根据上文“a sense of fulfillment(一种满足感)”以及并列连词and可知，空白处应填表示“成就”含义的名词与上文形成并列关系，故选B项。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当一个作家完成了他的写作，或者一个医生成功地为一个病人做了手术，或者一位老师看到他的学生成长时，他们会感到无法用语言表达的快乐。A. a worker工人；B. a farmer农民；C. a writer作家；D. a manager经理。根据下文“finishes his writing(完成了他的写作)”可知，上文说的是作家，故选C项。
【30题详解】
考查动词（短语）词义辨析。句意：同上。A. manages经营；B. controls控制；C. operates on给……做手术；D. deals with对待。根据上文“a doctor(医生)”以及下文“a patient(病人)”可知，此处上下文说的是医生给病人治病，分析选项，C项“operates on给……做手术”表示的含义符合语境，故选C项。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. raise抚养；B. grow成长；C. rise升起；D. increase增长。根据上文“a teacher sees his students(老师看见他的学生……)”以及下文“they are happy(他们高兴)”可知，此处上下文说的是使老师感到高兴的事，分析选项，B项“grow成长”表示的含义符合语境，表示“看见学生成长，他们高兴”，符合句意，故选B项。
【32题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：同上。A. in a word总而言之；B. without a word没说一句话；C. at a word立刻；D. beyond words无法用语言表达。根据上文“Work makes one feel his value and status in society.(工作使人感觉到自己在社会中的价值和地位)”以及“When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow(当一个作家完成了他的写作，或者一个医生成功地为一个病人做了手术，或者一位老师看到他的学生成长时)”可知，此处上文说的是作家、医生、教师在工作中感受到了自己在社会中的价值和地位，下文描述这种快乐，分析待选项，D项“beyond words无法用语言表达”表达的含义符合语境，故选D项。
【33题详解】
考查连接词词义辨析。句意：从上面我们可以得出这样的结论：你工作得越多，你就会越快乐、越健康。A. that连接名词性从句，在从句中不做成分，且无含义；B. which连接名词性从句，在从句中做主语、宾语等，含义为“哪一个”；C. what连接名词性从句，在从句中做主语、宾语等，含义为“什么”；D. whether连接名词性从句，在从句中不做成分，含义为“是否”，分析句子结构，这是一个包含同位语从句的复合句，先行词为：conclusion，因空白处在从句中不做成分且从句句意完整，使用连接代词that连接从句，故选A项。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从以上我们可以得出这样的结论：你工作得越多，你就会越快乐、越健康。A. the lonelier and weaker越孤独、虚弱；B. lonelier and weaker更孤独的、虚弱的；C. happier and healthier更幸福的、更健康的；D. the happier and healthier越快乐、越健康；根据上文“Work makes one feel his value and status in society.(工作使人感觉到自己在社会中的价值和地位)”可知，此处说的是工作越多就越快乐、健康，排除A项。再根据“the+比较级，the+比较级”为固定用法，含义为“越……，越……”，符合句意，故选D项。
【35题详解】
考查祈使句。句意：让我们努力工作，好好学习，过上幸福健康的生活。A. study well好好学习；B. studying well好好学习；C. study good（非正式用法）；D. studying good（非正式用法）。分析句子结构，此处为三个并列的祈使句，空白处应填动词原形，排除B项和D项，因C项为非正式用法，排除，故选A项。
第三部分：阅读理解(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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Practice Tai Chi & Feel Better
Free Open House See a demo of tai chi and try a free class, all welcome! Saturday Feb 2 Level 1,566 Lutwyche Rd 1:00 pm-2:30 pm Saturday Jan 19 Mermaid Beach Community Center, 2439 Gold Coast Highway 11:00 am-1:00 pm
New Weekly Beginners’ Classes Buranda Primary School, 24 Cowley St, Woolloongabba STARTS Thu Mar 7 6:30 pm-8:00 pm Holland Park St Joachim’s Hall, 24 Crown St STARTS Tue Mar 5 5:30 pm-7:00 pm You can choose one of them.
Health Recovery Classes Health recovery classes are for people with chronic (慢性的) illnesses, or who are recovering from illnesses, to work on tai chi at their own speed. You can start anytime, and start to feel the benefits. Level 1,566 Lutwyche Rd STARTS anytime Thursday 11:00 am-12:30 pm
Short Courses Are you short of time In just one afternoon or a weekend you can get a quick introduction to tai chi. SAT APRIL 27 to SUN APRIL 28 2:00 pm-4:00 pm Introduction to tai chi(weekend) Room 502, Building 13, St Peter’s College For more information, visit the Short Courses page on our website.
Bookings are important. Call 3357 5600 or email brisbane@taichi.org.
36. Where can you get a free tai chi lesson
A. Mermaid Beach Community Center.
B. Buranda Primary School.
C. Holland Park.
D. St Peter’s College.
37. How often are beginners advised to take classes
A. Every day. B. Once a week.
C. Twice a week. D. Once a month.
38. People recovering from illnesses can go to classes at ________.
A. 6:30 pm-8:00 pm B. 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
C. 11:00 am-12:30 pm D. 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
39. Which will you choose if you’re only free on Sunday
A. Free Open House.
B. New Weekly Beginners’ Classes.
C. Health Recovery Classes.
D. Short Courses.
40. What are you advised to do to join the classes
A. Make a booking.
B. Build a website.
C. Become an active person.
D. Learn a lot about tai chi.
【答案】36. A 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是应用文。文章主要介绍可以学习太极拳的课程。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据Free Open House部分“See a demo of tai chi and try a free class, all welcome! Saturday Feb 2 Level 1,566 Lutwyche Rd 1:00 pm-2:30 pm. Saturday Jan 19 Mermaid Beach Community Center, 2439 Gold Coast Highway 11:00 am-1:00 pm (观看太极演示并尝试免费课程，欢迎大家！2月2日星期六Lutwyche路1566层下午1:00至下午2:30。1月19日星期六黄金海岸公路2439号美人鱼海滩社区中心上午11:00至下午1:00)”可知，在Mermaid Beach Community Center可以上免费的太极课程。故选A。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据New Weekly Beginners’ Classes部分“STARTS Thu Mar 7 6:30 pm-8:00 pm(开始时间：3月7日星期四下午6:30至8:00)”，“STARTS Tue Mar 5 5:30 pm-7:00 pm(开始时间：3月5日星期二下午5:30至下午7:00)”和“ You can choose one of them.(你可以从中选择一个。)”可知，对于初学者来说，课程是每周一次。故选B。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据Health Recovery Classes部分“STARTS anytime Thursday 11:00 am-12:30 pm (每个星期四上午11:00-12:30开始)”可知，对健康恢复人员来说，课程时间是星期四上午11:00-12:30。故选C。
【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据Short Courses部分“In just one afternoon or a weekend you can get a quick introduction to tai chi. (只需一个下午或一个周末，你就可以快速了解太极拳。)”可知，如果只有周日有空，可以参加Short Courses课程。故选D。
【40题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一部分“Bookings are important.( 预订很重要。)”可知，要参加这些课程，提前预订很重要。故选A。
B
Spring lifts our spirits. It's a time for Nature to bring us back to life after a cold season. I live not far from the Kairaku Park, which is one of the largest gardens in Japan, and famous for its near 10,000 plum trees. I am fortunate to have them all outside my backyard, and take advantage of the walking paths daily.
I see the same trees and swans every day, but that day was different. At the edge of the small lake, I saw some new -born black swans. They were pretty and cute. They stayed with their mom.While taking a few photos of the sunset, I was interrupted by a high sound going on for some time. So, I turned around and saw one little swan was stuck by two stones. Its mother was trying to make it out but failed. I tried to get near but the mother was ever so angry! She wouldn't allow me to get close, so I turned to an old man sitting on the bench and said,“Excuse me, the swan baby can't move and I want to help it, but the mother is extremely angry! Could you please do me a favor "
After hearing my words, the man smiled at me first and then agreed to help me. He drove the mother away with great efforts, and for several times, he was almost hurt by the mother. Thanks to him, I was able to get there and push the little swan out of the gap finally. Oh, I really hoped it wasn't injured, but at least it was alive and swimming!
In spring, I become more physically active. Things around don't make us, but Nature does, and it keeps us going. I am positive that all of us have a little piece of nature in our own neighborhoods. Somewhere we will be reminded why natural life is so important-- -because we grow with it! Personally, I am happy that baby birds can put a smile on my face! I struggle for having a small number of "things" in life, and being filled with simple reality--at one with Nature.
41. What can we know about the author from Paragraph 1
A. Her favorite season is spring. B. She enjoys doing outdoor sports.
C. Her backyard is filled with plum trees. D. She is satisfied with her living environment.
42. Why was that day special for the author
A. She took a few photos of the sunset.
B. She made a little swan's mother angry.
C. She met some swans and helped one of them.
D. She met an old man and made friends with him.
43. What kind of person is probably the old man
A. Well-known. B. Warm-hearted. C. Selfish. D. Outgoing.
44. What makes us more physically active according to the author
A Nature. B. kindness. C. The garden. D. The things around.
45. It can be inferred from the text that the author__________.
A. is really a nature lover B. is short of some life skill
C. asks people to help the weak D. calls on more people to protect the environment
【答案】41. D 42. C 43. B 44. A 45. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了在春天，作者在公园散步时和公园里的一人老人拯救了受伤的小天鹅的故事。作者感到自然界是如此重要，因为人类和自然在一起成长。人类应该与自然界融为一体。
【41题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“I live not far from the Kairaku Park, which is one of the largest gardens in Japan, and famous for its near 10,000 plum trees. I am fortunate to have them all outside my backyard, and take advantage of the walking paths daily.”可知，我住的地方离凯乐公园不远，它是日本最大的花园之一，以近一万棵李子树而闻名。我很幸运，它们都在我的后院外面，每天都我能在小路上散步。由此判断出，作者对于自己的生活环境很满意。故选D项。
【42题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“I see the same trees and swans every day, but that day was different. At the edge of the small lake, I saw some new -born black swans. They were pretty and cute.” 我每天都看到同样的树和天鹅，但那天不同。在小湖边，我看到了一些新出生的黑天鹅。它们又漂亮又可爱。根据第三段“Thanks to him, I was able to get there and push the little swan out of the gap finally. Oh, I really hoped it wasn't injured, but at least it was alive and swimming!” 多亏了他，我才得以爬到那里，把小天鹅夹缝里拉出来。哦，我真希望它没有受伤，但至少它还活着，还在游泳!。由此可知，那天对作者来说是特别的一天，是因为她遇到了一些天鹅，并帮助了其中一只。故选C项。
【43题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“After hearing my words, the man smiled at me first and then agreed to help me. He drove the mother away with great efforts, and for several times, he was almost hurt by the mother.”可知，听了我的话，那人先对我笑了笑，然后同意帮助我。他费了好大的劲才把天鹅妈妈赶走，有好几次差点被天鹅妈妈伤到。由此判断出，老人很热心。故选B项。
【44题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“In spring, I become more physically active. Things around don't make us, but Nature does, and it keeps us going. I am positive that all of us have a little piece of nature in our own neighborhoods”可知，在春天，我变得更加活跃。我们不是被周围的事物所左右，而是被大自然所左右，它让我们不断前进。我确信，在我们每个人的社区里，都存在着大自然的一部分。由此可知，根据作者的说法，是自然让我们身体更活跃。故选A项。
【45题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Somewhere we will be reminded why natural life is so important-- -because we grow with it! I struggle for having a small number of "things" in life, and being filled with simple reality--at one with Nature.”可知，在某个地方我们会被提醒，为什么自然生命如此重要 ---因为我们与它一起成长！我为生活中少数的“东西”而奋斗，为充满简单的现实而奋斗——与自然融为一体。再结合上文作者冒险救小天鹅的故事，由此判断出，作者是一位真正的热爱大自然的人。故选A项。
C
A serious problem for today’s society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives. It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society. I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem.
First, employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees. To make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose. But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees, it may softer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs.
Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual. This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement. This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years. This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor.
In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly. This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions. Furthermore, some institution should be created for senior citizens, which can help provide a comfortable life for them. Unfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answer. The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young.
One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent.
To sum up, all these options have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.
46. What is the passage mainly about
A. The problems faced by the old in society.
B. Why we should take responsibility for the old.
C. How we can improve the lives of the old.
D. Where the old can go to get their pensions.
47. According to the passage, how can the government help to improve the lives of retired people
A Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire.
B. Increase savings levels of people during their working years.
C. Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old.
D. Make available pensions for those who have retired.
48. The underlined word “viable” most probably means “ ”.
A. impossible B. practical
C. useful D. successful
49. What can be concluded from the passage
A. Taking care of the old is mainly an issue of money.
B. Employers should allow their workers to retire at a later age.
C. Becoming independent should be the goal of most old people.
D. There is no single solution to the problems of the old.
50. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this article
A. To point out the need for government supped for old people.
B. To make general readers aware of the problems of retired people.
C. To discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem.
D. To instruct retired people on how they can have a happier life.
【答案】46. C 47. D 48. B 49. D 50. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲了社会养老问题，并就如何提高老人的生活质量提出了一些建议。
【46题详解】
主旨大意题。文章第一段的“A serious problem for today's society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their Lives.”（当今社会的一个严重问题是，谁应该为我们的老年人负责，以及如何改善他们的生活。）和“I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem.”（我想提出几个可能的解决方案。）及后面段落给出一些改善老人生活的建议，由此可知文章的主要大意是“怎样提高老人的生活质量”，故选C项。
【47题详解】
细节理解题。由题干中的“the government”定位答案于第四段，此段第二句明确指出“This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions.”（这可以通过政府税收来筹集资金，以提高养老金水平。），即“政府通过税收增加老人的养老金”，由此可知，D项“为退休人员提供养老金”是此句的同义转述。故选D项。
【48题详解】
词句猜测题。由题干中的“viable”定位答案于第四段，此段最后一句“The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young.”（ 政府很少有能力照顾老人，尤其是在忙于照顾年轻人的时候。）说明了由于政府忙于照顾年轻人，没有资金照顾老人，所以这措施是行不通的，没有可操作性，viable在此处意为“实际的、切实可行的（practical）”。故选B项。
【49题详解】
推理判断题。文章第二至第五段提出了五种提高老人生活质量的建议，最后一段说“…all these options have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.”（所有这些选择都有优点和缺点。因此，我们有理由期望，可能需要将这些选择结合起来，以提供我们希望为我们的老一辈提供的照顾。），由此可以推断“解决老人问题没有单一的方法”，故选D项。
【50题详解】
推理判断题。文章第一段的最后一句有明显表明写作目的的句子“I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem.”（我想就这个问题提出几个可能的解决办法。），可知作者写这篇文章的目的是对社会重要的问题讨论一些可能的解决方法。故选C项。
第Ⅱ卷 非选择题部分(共30分)
第四部分：写作(共两节，满分30分)
第一节：阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
If you've been studying for a while, you'll notice that there is more than one type of “English". The website, Big Seven Travel, made their list of the world's 50 most attractive accents in March, 2019, and many different kinds of English made the list.
The two main factors that affect the way people speak a language are geographical-where they are in the world, and social—the way their communities speak. As a result, English has many differences in vocabulary and slang.
Located in two different continents, the United States and the UK provide great examples. They often have different words for the same things. US people call the back part of a car, used for carrying groceries and suitcases, the "trunk”; but in the UK, they call it the "boot”. In the US, the word "boot" means a wheel clamp that police put on your car.
Slang also causes confusion. US slang is hugely diverse thanks to the many different ethnic groups that have settled in the country. African-American slang is especially confusing for foreign language learners. It uses its own grammar. For example, "a person who is awake to reality" would be called "a woke person”. Southern American slang also can be confusing. "I'm fixing to fix means, "I'm getting ready to fix it. "
Australian slang, meanwhile, is all about abbreviations. They say "sanga" for "sanwich”, "brekkie” for "breakfast", and “arvo” for “afternoon”. It can make you wonder if either of these countries is actually speaking English.
51. What may affect the way people speak a language according to the writer (no more than 14 words)
52. What does an Englishman refer to by saying “boot" (no more than 12 words)
53. Why is African- American slang hard to understand for language learners (no more than 8 words)
54. If someone says "I'm hungry for a sanga”, where do you think he/she might come from (no more than 6 words)
55. What do you think is the most difficult in learning a language and why (no more than 20 words)
【答案】51. Where they are in the world, and the way their communities speak.
52. The back part of a car.
53. Because it uses its own grammar.
54. He/She might come from Australia.
55. （开放式话题，答案合理即可）
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了世界上不同类型的英语，指出了影响人们说一种语言的方式的两个主要因素，且就各个地区英语的不同特点举了一些例子。
【51题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“The two main factors that affect the way people speak a language are geographical-where they are in the world, and social—the way their communities speak. (影响人们说一种语言的方式的两个主要因素是地理因素——他们在世界上的什么地方，以及社会因素——他们所处社区的说话方式。)”可知，人们在世界上的位置，以及他们所处社区的说话方式会影响人们讲一种语言的方式。故答Where they are in the world, and the way their communities speak.
【52题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“US people call the back part of a car, used for carrying groceries and suitcases, the ‘trunk’; but in the UK, they call it the ‘boot’. (美国人把汽车后面用来装杂货和手提箱的部分称为‘trunk’，但在英国，人们称之为‘boot’)”可知，英国人说“boot”是指汽车的后部。故答The back part of a car.
【53题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“African-American slang is especially confusing for foreign language learners. It uses its own grammar. (对外语学习者来说，非裔美国俚语尤其令人困惑。它使用自己的语法)”可知，非裔美国俚语对于语言学习者来说很难理解，是因为它使用自己的语法。故答Because it uses its own grammar.
【54题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Australian slang, meanwhile, is all about abbreviations. They say ‘sanga’ for ‘sanwich’(而澳大利亚俚语则全是缩写词。他们说‘sanga’指的是‘sanwich’’)”可知，如果有人说“我想要一杯sanga”，他/她可能来自澳大利亚。故答He/She might come from Australia.
【55题详解】
本题为开放性题目，答案合理即可。
第二节：书面表达(20分)
56. 明天（星期五）全班同学将去参观科学博物馆 (the Science Museum)，由你（班长）给全体同学发一个通知，内容如下：
1. 早上8点钟在校门口集合，步行前往。
2. 下星期一交一份有关参观的报告。
3. 参观时要认真听，仔细看并记下有趣的东西。
4. 不可在博物馆内大声喧哗及拍照。
5. 带笔和笔记本。
要求：①不要逐句翻译。②字数100词左右。
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【答案】Attention everyone,
I’d like to tell you that our class will be visiting the Science Museum this Friday, which will be tomorrow. Please gather at the school gate at 8:00 am sharp, as we will be walking together to the museum.
Remember to pay close attention during the visit, listen carefully, and take notes on any interesting exhibits that you come across. Also, please keep in mind that loud talking and taking photos are not allowed inside the museum. Lastly, don’t forget to bring along a pen and a notebook for taking notes. It is advisable that we make the most out of this opportunity to learn and have fun!
See you tomorrow!
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达是一则通知。要求考生以班长的名义通知大家明天（星期五）全班同学将去参观科学博物馆。
【详解】1.词汇积累
告知：tell→ inform
参观：visit → pay a visit to
有趣的：interesting→ fascinating
学习：learn→ acquire a knowledge of
2句式拓展
同义句改写
原句：Also, please keep in mind that loud talking and taking photos are not allowed inside the museum.
拓展句：Also, what we should keep in mind is that loud talking and taking photos are not allowed inside the museum.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Remember to pay close attention during the visit, listen carefully, and take notes on any interesting exhibits that you come across.（使用了以exhibits为先行词、关系代词that为引导词的定语从句）
【高分句型2】It is advisable that we make the most out of this opportunity to learn and have fun!（使用it作形式主语，that引导真正的主语从句）

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