安徽省十校2022-2023学年高一下学期开学摸底联考英语试卷
学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、阅读理解
The New York Times Best Fiction Books of the Year are listed below. The star rating and number of reviews are from Amazon, com. In parentheses after the star rating and number of reviews are the number of pages in the book. Click the buy from Amazon, com link to be taken to the Amazon, com website where you can purchase the book from the online bookseller. (The former price is for a paperback version while the latter price is for a hardback version.)
The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
★★★★★ 4310 reviews (816p)
The 2020 NAACP Image Award-winning poet makes her fiction debut with this National Book Award-longlisted, magisterial epic — an intimate yet sweeping novel with all the force of Homegoing.
Price: US$13.99 US$18.40
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut
★★★★★ 2587 reviews (192p)
When We Cease to Understand the World is a book about the complicated links between scientific and mathematical discovery, madness, and destruction.
Price: US$15.99 US$54.37
No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
★★★★ 3037 reviews (224p)
Fragmentary and sincere, No One Is Talking About This is at once a love letter to the endless scroll and a profound, modern meditation on love, language, and human connection from a singular voice in American literature.
Price: US$11.94 US$12.68
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
★★★★ 0244 reviews (256p)
Leave the World Behind explores how our closest bonds are reshaped — and unexpected new ones are forged — in moments of crisis.
Price: US$12.56 US$19.74
1、Which book gains the most popularity
A. The hove Songs of W. E.
B. Du Bois B. When We Cease to Understand the World
C. No One Is Talking About This
D. Leave the World Behind
2、If we want to buy a paperback version of When We Cease to Understand the World and a hardback version of No One Is Talking About This, how much should we pay
A. US$28.79 B. US$32.3 C. US$28.67 D. US$66.31
3、What’s the purpose of this text
A. To persuade people to buy these books.
B. To present the popularity of these books.
C. To emphasize the importance of reading books.
D. To introduce readers’ reviews about these books.
Dad loved basketball and hoped that one day I would play the game. He taught me a lot, and I was pretty good until the accident. We were on the highway. Our little car spun off the road. Then everything was suddenly dark. The next thing I remembered was being told I wasn’t going to be walking again.
Mom and I learned to live with it Dad took it hard “Sometimes I think he blames himself,” Mom said.
One day Mr. Evans, an elder in our neighborhood, asked me if I wanted to join a wheelchair basketball team he was starting. When I told Mom, she was all for it, but Dad just looked at me and mumbled (嘟哝) something. I didn’t know what to make of Dad’s reaction, but I knew I wanted to play.
I began my first practice on a Friday afternoon. What surprised me most was that I found Dad sitting in the stands and watching us go through our drills. We finished our regular practice, and Mr. Evans motioned for my father to come down to the court.
“Jim, I happen to know that you played pro ball,” Mr. Evans said. “I think you can show the kids some fundamentals.” Dad agreed he would like to give it a try.
We practiced the whole summer. Dad came every day. “I thought you were terrible at first,” he said one afternoon. “But I think you can play with Madison (a very good teen wheelchair basketball team) now.”
Dad only comes to practice once in a while now, but he comes to the games when they’re on the weekend. I didn’t want to push him though I liked him coming to practice, but I know he believes I can do well without him now.
4、How did the boy lose the ability to walk
A. He got injured in a basketball game.
B. He had a violent quarrel with his dad.
C. He was hurt by a wheelchair of the neighbour.
D. He experienced a serious accident on the highway.
5、What did Mr. Evans ask Jim to do
A. Lift his son’s spirits. B. Help the team get better.
C. Pick up his old hobbies. D. Act as a judge for the team.
6、What can be used to best describe the boy
A. Talented and positive. B. Responsible and brave.
C. Independent and selfless. D. Courageous and polite.
7、What is the best title for this text
A. Experience Is Better Gained Through Practice
B. Parents Learn A Lot From Educating Their Children
C. Children Cannot Succeed Without the Support of Their Family
D. Difficulties in Life Cannot Block the Path to Achieving Dreams
The climate change may lead humans to shrink in size. Steve Brusatte, a researcher at the University of Edinburgh, believed that the way that other mammals have previously responded to periods of climate change could offer an insight into humans’ future. He compared the possible difficult situation of people to that of early horses. Those horses became smaller in body size as temperatures rose around 55 million years ago.
In his book, Brusatte mentions that animals in warmer parts of the world today are often smaller than those in colder areas. “Becoming smaller was a common way that mammals deal with climate change.” Brusatte told The Guardian, “That’s not to say every species of mammal would get smaller, but it seems to be a common survival trick of mammals when temperatures rise very quickly.”
In a recent study, researchers studying human remains over the past million years have also suggested that temperature is a main predictor of body size change, while scientists studying red deer have said that warmer winters in northern Europe and Scandinavia may lead to the body size of these animals becoming smaller.
However, not all experts agree that rising temperature causes mammals to shrink. Adrian Lister, an expert from the Natural History Museum in London, said, “The relationship shown by the recent human remains study is weak. I prefer to believe that the strong connections between temperature and mammal body size may often depend on the availability of food and resources.”
Lister has also expressed doubts about the idea that humans will shrink as the climate heats. “We are not really controlled by natural selection,” he said. “We wear clothes. We have got heating. We have got air conditioning if it is too hot.”
8、What is Steve Brusatte’s belief expressed in his book
A. Humans are responsible for climate change.
B. Humans and horses share similar qualities.
C. Animals are wiser than humans when responding to climate change.
D. Mammals may become smaller when experiencing warmer climate.
9、Which of the following might Steve agree with
A. Smaller-sized animals in warmer winters in northern Europe.
B. Smaller-sized animals in periods when it is hard to get food.
C. Bigger-sized animals in colder winters in areas of Scandinavia.
D. Bigger-sized animals in periods when it is hard to find shelter.
10、What can we infer from Adrian Lister’s words
A. Natural selection doesn’t have an effect on human beings.
B. Use of air conditioning contributes to humans becoming smaller.
C. Humans take measures to reduce the control of hot temperature.
D. Study about recent human remains differs from that in the distant past.
11、In which part of a newspaper can you probably find the text
A. History. B. Science. C. Education. D. Lifestyles.
For years, the Colorado State Fair has held its fine art competition under little media coverage. But when its judges picked an artificial intelligence-generated work “Thé tre D’opéra Spatial” as a winner in August, 2022, this event immediately received different comments.
“Thé tre D’opéra Spatial” is an example of AI-generated content (AIGC), created with a text-to-art generator program. Several other AI-driven art-generating programs have also appeared in 2022, and the variety reflects a wide range of artistic styles. Stable Diffusion, for instance, is focused on western-style artwork, while Baidu’s ERNIE-ViLG produces images influenced by Chinese art. Meanwhile, AIGC can also include articles, videos, and various other media offerings such as voice synthesis, which can be applied in voice navigation for digital maps.
As AIGC becomes increasingly common, it could make content creation more efficient by getting rid of repetitive tasks for creators. For instance, filmmakers have long had to pay money for countless hours of video editing. AIGC may soon make that unnecessary.
Besides increasing efficiency, AIGC could also increase business growth in content creation and demand for personalized digital content. Insight SLICE forecasts that the global digital creation market will on average grow 12% annually between 2020 and 2030. AI has the potential to meet this massive demand at a tenth of the cost.
AIGC can also serve as an educational tool by helping children develop their creativity. StoryDrawer, for instance, is an AI-driven program designed to improve children’s creative thinking. When a child describes an imaginary picture to the system, it then generates an image while providing prompts to inspire the child to expand on the image.
As with every new technology, it’s anybody’s guess how AIGC will develop. But just as past technologies have helped expand art, AIGC is set to put the power of creativity into the hands of more people.
12、Why does the author mention the Colorado State Fair
A. To advertise the art competition event.
B. To introduce the artificial intelligence painting.
C. To help present the concept of AIGC.
D. To criticize the unfair result of this year’s contest.
13、Which is an advantage of AIGC
A. Doing all the work of traditional filmmakers.
B. Enriching the variety of art styles.
C. Increasing the demand for digital content.
D. Helping develop children’s creativity.
14、What does the underlined word “prompts” mean in paragraph 5
A. clues B. methods C. images D. platforms
15、What is the author’s attitude toward the future of AIGC
A. Hopeful. B. Worried. C. Critical. D. Cautious.
二、七选五
16、Don’t Get Lost in the Term of Eco-tourism
Given that tourism produces harmful emissions, the term “green travel” can seem contradictory. Green travel will not solve the climate crisis, but knowing what to look for can allow you to make choices that do less harm and more good if you do choose to travel. ①_______
Don’t get hung up on the terms.
The key to better understanding and identifying sustainable travel options is recognizing that it’s actually actions—not words—that matter. Definitions can vary from person to person. ②_______
Ask questions.
Before you book a tour or hotel, prepare questions. For example: Do they support the local economy Are they ensuring the preservation of the natural environment ③_______ However, if you can’t find answers on the website, contact the property or tour operator directly.
④_______
You don’t have to plan a responsible travel and the ever-changing term alone. Contact organizations that provide training, accreditation and transparent standards. You can also join responsible travel communities on social media, where you can ask questions, share resources and learn alongside other travelers who share your values.
Start now.
You can’t do everything at once right away. Decide what you can do. Maybe it’s contributing to a conservation or community project. ⑤_______ Anyway, when you know better, do better.
A. Lean on and learn from others.
B. Find an operator who shares your personal values.
C. But it’s the truth behind the term that really matters.
D. Ask what the local government can provide you with.
E. Search for the answers such as data and policies on a company’s website.
F Here are some expert tips on how to understand the vocabulary of green travel.
G Maybe it’s immersing yourself in one destination rather than rushing around to see three.
三、完形填空（15空）
I get up in the dark hours of the morning for three reasons only: to attend ANZAC Day service, to 1 a cheap flight, or to witness an astronomical (天文的) event. It was the last of the three that pushed me to set my 2 for 3 am on Sunday May 8 this year.
I was 3 at my best friend’s place in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. That morning it was so cold. I got out of bed before I had time to change my 4 . I grabbed a jacket and headed outside, pausing at the corner of the cottage to 5 . The Milky Way was blazing (闪耀) in a cloud-free sky and within seconds a shooting star 6 across my field of view. Then I woke up my friend and 7 her it would be worth her while. She had not been as 8 as me. Only one minute later I saw the next shooting star. I 9 , “There!” “Where ” “Over there!” I said, 10 as though it could help. “There’s another!” She was 11 to get excited. The rewards were coming from all 12 now. We observed some ten more stars within minutes, most 13 before one of us could draw the other’s attention.
An hour and a half — and several dozens of shooting stars — later, my friend and I were cold and 14 we had seen enough. 15 at what had felt like our own private show, we held our arms tightly and headed back to the cottage.
17、A. order B. pilot C. catch D. cancel
18、A. rules B. alarm C. standards D. destination
19、A. staying B. celebrating C. exercising D. shopping
20、A. mind B. clothes C. place D. habit
21、A. check out B. get along C. take off D. look up
22、A. walked B. sped C. came D. stepped
23、A. warned B. persuaded C. promised D. requested
24、A. keen B. tired C. cold D. certain
25、A. apologized B. shouted C. scolded D. praised
26、A. crying B. shaking C. pointing D. running
27、A. hesitating B. attempting C. longing D. starting
28、A. fields B. corners C. cottages D. directions
29、A. disappearing B. burning C. falling D. freezing
30、A. predicted B. figured C. doubted D. suggested
31、A. Disappointed B. Shocked C. Amazed D. Scared
四、语法填空
32、China has long been known as the “land of ceremony and propriety” (文明礼仪之邦). ①_______(consequent), there are certain manners ②_______ should be observed at banquets or formal dinners.
Chinese people attach great importance ③_______ the seating order at banquets or formal dinners. In the past, Chinese people often sat around ④_______ so-called eight-immortal table (八仙桌) ⑤_______ (dine). The two seats ⑥_______ (face) the door were the most important. The host sat on the right and the most honorable guest on the left. Opposite these two seats sat two specially invited ⑦_______ (guest) who were supposed to help entertain the main invitees. The other people ⑧_______ (arrange), according to their age, to sit on the other two sides of the table. The two seats closer to the host and most honorable guest ⑨_______ (be) considered more important than the other two seats.
Nowadays, most Chinese people still consider ⑩_______ an important custom to arrange seats at table.
五、书面表达
33、假定你是李华，你班将组织一次迎新春的活动。请你用英文给留学生Tom写一封信，邀请他参加。内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.活动安排；
3.期待他的到来。
注意：
1.词数80词左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
六、读后续写
34、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。
A Young Teacher
Charles Rose lived in the country with his father, who taught him to read and to write. Mr. Rose told his son that, when his morning lessons were over, he might amuse himself for one hour as he pleased.
There was a river nearby. On its bank stood the hut (小屋) of a poor fisherman, who lived by selling fish. His wife kept her wheel (纺织机) going early and late. They both worked very hard. But they were greatly troubled for fear their only son should never learn to read and to write. They could not teach him themselves and they were too poor to send him to school.
Charles visited the hut of this fisherman one day to inquire about his missing dog. He found the little boy, whose name was Joe, sitting by the table, on which he was making marks with a piece of chalk. Charles asked him whether he was drawing pictures.
“No, I am trying to write,” said little Joe, “but I know only two words, and I am trying to write them. If I could only learn to read and write I should be the happiest boy in the world.”
“Then I will make you happy,” said Charles. “I am only a little boy, but I can teach you that. My father gives me an hour every day for myself. I can spend it with you.”
Both Joe and his mother told him it was what they wished above all things.
So, on the next day when the hour came, Charles put his book in his pocket, and went to teach Joe. Joe learned very fast, and Charles soon began to teach him how to write.
Sometime after, a neighbour called on Mr. Rose, and said, “I often see your son go to the house of the fisherman. I fear he goes out in their boat.” Mr. Rose was much troubled. He had told Charles that he must never take risks on the river, and he thought he could trust him.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The moment the gentleman left, Mr. Rose went in search of his son.
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Then Charles noticed his father and felt a little confused.
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参考答案
1、答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据文章中reviewer的人数可知，Leave the World Behind人数最多，所以是最受欢迎。故选D。
2、答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“The former price is for a paperback version while the latter price is for a hardback version.(前者为平装本，后者为精装本)”并结合书的价格可知，平装版When We Cease to Understand the World US$15.99，精装版No One Is Talking About This US12.68，合计US28.67。故选C。
3、答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段“Click the buy from Amazon, com link to be taken to the Amazon, com website where you can purchase the book from the online bookseller.(点击“从Amazon.com购买”链接进入Amazon.com网站，在那里你可以从在线书商那里购买这本书)”可推断，这篇文章的目的是说服人们买这些书。故选A。
4、答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“We were on the highway. Our little car spun off the road. Then everything was suddenly dark. The next thing I remembered was being told I wasn’t going to be walking again.(我们在高速公路上。我们的小车冲出了马路。然后一切突然都黑了。我记得的下一件事就是被告知我不能再走路了)”可知，作者小时候在公路上经历了一次事故，自那以后就被告知不能走路。故选D。
5、答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第五段““Jim, I happen to know that you played pro ball,” Mr. Evans said. “I think you can show the kids some fundamentals.” Dad agreed he would like to give it a try.(“Jim，我碰巧知道你打过职业棒球，” Mr. Evans说。“我认为你可以向孩子们展示一些基础知识。”爸爸同意他愿意试一试)”可知，Mr. Evans了解到作者的父亲之前打过职业篮球，想请他教球队的孩子们一些打球的基本要领，也就是说Mr. Evans想请作者的父亲帮忙提升球队的水平。故选B。
6、答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段“He taught me a lot, and I was pretty good until the accident.(他教了我很多东西，在那次事故之前，我表现得很好)”、第六段“But I think you can play with Madison (a very good teen wheelchair basketball team) now.(但我认为你现在可以和麦迪逊(一个非常优秀的青少年轮椅篮球队)一起打球了)”及全文可知，作者打篮球非常有天赋，并且在遭遇车祸后能积极面对生活中的困境，不断挑战自己，所以作者有才华，积极向上。故选A。
7、答案：D
解析：主旨大意题。根据全文可知，文章主要讲述了作者遭遇车祸身体残疾后勇敢加人轮椅篮球队的故事。D项所述“Difficulties in Life Cannot Block the Path to Achieving Dreams(生活中的困境不能成为人们逐梦之路上的拦路虎)”最能体现本文的主旨。故选D。
8、答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“In his book, Brusatte mentions that animals in warmer parts of the world today are often smaller than those in colder areas.(在他的书中，Brusatte提到，今天世界上温暖地区的动物通常比寒冷地区的动物小)”可知Steve Brusatte在书中说道，证据表明气温高会导致哺乳动物体型缩小，故选D。
9、答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段“In a recent study, researchers studying human remains over the past million years have also suggested that temperature is a main predictor of body size change, while scientists studying red deer have said that warmer winters in northern Europe and Scandinavia may lead to the body size of these animals becoming smaller.(在最近的一项研究中，研究过去100万年人类遗骸的研究人员也提出，温度是体型变化的主要预测因素，而研究马鹿的科学家则表示，北欧和斯堪的纳维亚地区的暖冬可能会导致这些动物的体型变小)”可知，在北欧和斯堪的纳维亚地区的暖冬，动物的体型偏小，这符合前文Steve的观点，故选A。
10、答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段““We are not really controlled by natural selection,” he said. “We wear clothes. We have got heating. We have got air conditioning if it is too hot.”(“我们并不是真正被自然选择所控制，”他说。“我们穿衣服。我们有暖气。如果天气太热，我们就装空调。”)”可知，人类采取措施减少高温的控制。故选C。
11、答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段“The climate change may lead humans to shrink in size. Steve Brusatte, a researcher at the University of Edinburgh, believed that the way that other mammals have previously responded to periods of climate change could offer an insight into humans’ future. He compared the possible difficult situation of people to that of early horses. Those horses became smaller in body size as temperatures rose around 55 million years ago.(气候变化可能导致人类体型缩小。爱丁堡大学的研究人员Steve Brusatte认为，其他哺乳动物以前对气候变化时期的反应方式，可以为人类的未来提供一个洞察。他把人类可能面临的困境与早期马匹的困境进行了比较。大约5500万年前，随着气温的升高，这些马的体型变得越来越小)”且通读全文可知，本文主要阐述了一种观点，即随着全球气温升高，人类的体型很可能会随之变小。当然，也有人对此观点持怀疑态度。所以推出，本文可能出自科学栏目，故选B。
12、答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段“For years, the Colorado State Fair has held its fine art competition under little media coverage. But when its judges picked an artificial intelligence-generated work “Thé tre D’opéra Spatial” as a winner in August, 2022, this event immediately received different comments.(多年来，科罗拉多州博览会一直在鲜有媒体报道的情况下举办美术比赛。但2022年8月，当评委们将人工智能生成的作品“Thé tre D 'opéra Spatial”选为冠军时，立即收到了不同的评论)”可推知，借用Colorado State Fair上一件AIGC作品获奖引起大家的争议这一事件，导入到本文的话题AIGC，故选C。
13、答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第五段“AIGC can also serve as an educational tool by helping children develop their creativity.(AIGC还可以作为一种教育工具，帮助孩子们发展他们的创造力)”可知，AIGC的优势是助力教育发展儿童的创新力，故选D。
14、答案：A
解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词上文“When a child describes an imaginary picture to the system, it then generates an image while providing”以及后文“to inspire the child to expand on the image.”可知，当儿童对着该软件描述想象中的图片时，软件可以自动绘图，并且提供一些提示来启发孩子在自己的图片上进行拓展。故画线词意思是“提示”。故选A。
15、答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段“As with every new technology, it’s anybody’s guess how AIGC will develop. But just as past technologies have helped expand art, AIGC is set to put the power of creativity into the hands of more people.(与每一项新技术一样，AIGC将如何发展，谁也说不准。但就像过去的技术帮助艺术发展一样，AIGC将把创造力交到更多人手中)”可推知，作者对AIGC的未来感到有希望，故选A。
16、答案：①-⑤FCEAG
解析：这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了几种理解和实践真正的生态旅游的建议。
①根据上文“Given that tourism produces harmful emissions, the term “green travel” can seem contradictory. Green travel will not solve the climate crisis, but knowing what to look for can allow you to make choices that do less harm and more good if you do choose to travel.(鉴于旅游业会产生有害气体，“绿色出行”一词似乎有些矛盾。绿色出行并不能解决气候危机，但如果你真的选择出行，知道要寻找什么可以让你做出伤害更少、好处更多的选择)” 可知，本句为过渡句，起承上启下的作用，根据标题和后文的小标题可知，文本主要介绍了几种理解和实践真正的生态旅游的建议。故F选项“这里有一些关于如何理解绿色出行词汇的专家建议”符合语境，故选F。
②根据上文“The key to better understanding and identifying sustainable travel options is recognizing that it’s actually actions—not words—that matter. Definitions can vary from person to person.(更好地理解和确定可持续旅游选择的关键是要认识到，重要的是行动，而不是语言。定义因人而异)”可知，本句承接上一句，每个人对这个术语的定义都不一样，因此定义不重要，定义之后隐藏的真相才重要。故C选项“但真正重要的是这个词背后的真相”符合语境，故选C。
③根据后文“However, if you can’t find answers on the website, contact the property or tour operator directly.(但是，如果你在网站上找不到答案，可以直接联系酒店或旅行社)”可知，本句列举实例，可以在公司网站上找一些相关材料，并联系下文，如果找不到需要及时联系。故E选项“在公司网站上搜索数据和政策等答案”符合语境，故选E。
④根据本段内容“You don’t have to plan a responsible travel and the ever-changing term alone. Contact organizations that provide training, accreditation and transparent standards. You can also join responsible travel communities on social media, where you can ask questions, share resources and learn alongside other travelers who share your values.(你不必独自计划一次负责任的旅行和不断变化的术语。联系那些提供培训、认证和透明标准的组织。你也可以在社交媒体上加入负责任的旅游社区，在那里你可以提出问题，分享资源，并与其他与你有相同价值观的旅行者一起学习)”可知，本段内容是要学会向他人求助和学习。故A选项“依靠别人，向别人学习”符合语境，故选A。
⑤根据上文“You can’t do everything at once right away. Decide what you can do. Maybe it’s contributing to a conservation or community project.(你不能马上做所有的事情。决定你能做什么。也许是对环境保护或社区项目的贡献)”以及后文“Anyway, when you know better, do better.(无论如何，当你知道得更多，就做得更好)”故结合上下文可知，本句是个人可以做的一些事情。故G选项“也许是让自己沉浸在一个目的地，而不是匆匆忙忙地去看三个地方”符合语境，故选G。
17、答案：C
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在漆黑的早晨起床只有三个原因：参加澳新军团日的活动，赶上便宜的航班或者见证天文事件。A. order预定；B. pilot驾驶；C. catch赶(公共汽车、火车等)；D. cancel取消。根据句中“a cheap flight”可推知，赶便宜的航班是作者早起的原因之一。故选C项。
18、答案：B
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：今年5月8日(周日)，是这三个原因中的最后一个让我把闹钟定在凌晨3点。A. rules规则；B. alarm闹钟；C. standards标准；D. destination目的地。结合句中动词“set(设置)”和“3 am on Sunday”可知，作者把闹钟设置在周日凌晨3点。故选B项。
19、答案：A
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：我住在我最好的朋友家，在悉尼西部的蓝山。A. staying留宿，暂住；B. celebrating庆祝；C. exercising运动；D. shopping购物。根据句中“at my best friend’s place”和下文“I got out of bed”可知，作者住在朋友家。故选A项。
20、答案：A
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：在我改变主意，我下了床。A. mind意愿，意向；B. clothes衣服；C. place地点；D. habit习惯。change one’s mind是固定短语，意为“改变主意”；根据下文“I grabbed a jacket and headed outside”可知，作者趁自己还未改变主意，起了床。故选A项。
21、答案：D
解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：我抓起一件夹克，向外面走去，在小屋的角落里停下来仰望天空。A. check out结账离开；B. get along相处，进展；C. take off起飞，脱下，成功；D. look up抬头看。根据下文“The Milky Way was blazing (闪耀) in a cloud-free sky”可知，作者在小屋的角落里抬头看天空的景象。故选D项。
22、答案：B
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：银河在无云的天空中闪耀，几秒钟内一颗流星划过我的视野。A. walked走；B. sped快速经过；C. came来；D. stepped踩。结合常识和“a shooting star”可推知，流星是快速划过。故选B项。
23、答案：C
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后我叫醒了我的朋友，向她保证这一切都是值得的。A. warned警告；B. persuaded劝说；C. promised承诺；D. requested请求。句中“I woke up my friend”说明朋友并不像作者那么热衷于这件事情，结合“it would be worth her while”可知，作者向朋友承诺这是值得做的事情，朋友才会起来看流星。故选C项。
24、答案：A
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她不像我那么热心。A. keen热衷的；B. tied劳累的；C. cold寒冷的；D. certain确定的。根据上文可知，作者需要向朋友作出承诺，她才起来看流星，说明朋友并不热衷于此。故选A项。
25、答案：B
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：我喊道：“那儿!”。A. apologized道歉；B. shouted叫喊；C. scolded责备；D. praised表扬。根据“There!”可知，作者看到了流星，非常激动，大声叫喊。故选B项。
26、答案：C
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：“在那边!”我说，指了指，好像能帮上忙似的。A. crying哭，大叫；B. shaking颤抖；C. pointing指；D. running跑。结合上文“Over there!”可推知，作者给朋友指出流星的方向。故选C项。
27、答案：D
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：“还有一个!”她开始兴奋起来。A. hesitating犹豫；B. attempting试图；C. longing渴望；D. starting开始。根据上文可知，朋友对看流星并不是很热心。结合句中“to get excited”可推知，在真正看到流星后她开始激动起来。故选D项。
28、答案：D
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在，回报来自四面八方。A. fields田野；B. corners角落；C. cottages木屋；D. directions方向。结合常识和下文“We observed some ten more stars”可推知，天空的流星来自各个方向。故选D项。
29、答案：A
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：在几分钟内，我们又观察了十多颗恒星，其中大多数在我们中的一个引起另一个的注意之前就消失了。A. disappearing消失；B. burning燃烧；C. falling降落；D. freezing结冰，静止。结合常识和上文“some ten more stars within minutes”可知，很多流星在很短的时间出现，所以在在我们中的一个引起另一个的注意之前就消失了。故选A项。
30、答案：B
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个半小时后，我和朋友看到了几十颗流星，觉得很冷，觉得已经看够了。A. predicted预测；B. figured认为；C. doubted怀疑；D. suggested建议。根据句中“my friend and I were cold”和“we had seen enough”可推知，作者和朋友认为已经看够了。故选B项。
31、答案：C
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们很惊叹，这感觉就像给我们的私人表演，我们紧紧地抱着胳膊，朝小屋走去。A. Disappointed失望的；B. Shocked震惊的；C. Amazed惊叹的；D. Scared害怕的。根据句中“our own private show”可推知，作者将其视为专门给自己的私人表演，感到赞叹不已。故选C项。
32、答案：①Consequently②which/that③to④a⑤to dine⑥facing⑦guests⑧were arranged⑨were⑩it
解析：这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国宴会或正式晚宴上的座位顺序礼仪。
①考查副词。句意：因此，在宴会或正式晚宴上应该遵守某些礼仪。用副词consequently表示因果关系，作状语，修饰后面的句子，首字母大写。故填Consequently。
②考查定语从句关系词。句意：因此，在宴会或正式晚宴上应该遵守某些礼仪。该空引导限制性定语从句，先行词是certain manners，指物，关系词在从句中作主语，用关系代词which/that。故填which/that。
③考查固定搭配。句意：中国人非常重视宴会或正式晚宴的座位顺序。固定搭配attach great importance to (高度重视)。故填to。
④考查冠词。句意：过去，中国人经常围坐在一张被称作八仙桌的桌子上吃饭。泛指“一张八仙桌”，so-called以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a。故填a。
⑤考查不定式。句意：过去，中国人经常围坐在一张被称作八仙桌的桌子上吃饭。dine用不定式作目的状语。故填to dine。
⑥考查现在分词。句意：面对门的两个座位是最重要的。本句已有系动词were且无连词，动词face用非谓语形式，逻辑主语The two seats与动词face是主谓关系，用现在分词（doing）表主动，作后置定语。故填facing。
⑦考查名词复数。句意：在这两个座位的对面坐着两位特别邀请的客人，他们应该帮助招待主要受邀者。由数词two可知，用可数名词guest的复数形式。故填guests。
⑧考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：他人根据年龄被安排坐在桌子的另一边。根据上下文用一般过去时，主语The other people和谓语动词arrange是被动关系，用一般过去时的被动语态，主语复数，谓语复数形式。故填were arranged。
⑨考查时态和主谓一致。句意：靠近主人和最尊贵的客人的两个座位被认为比其他两个座位更重要。be considered+adj. (被认为是)，根据上下文用一般过去时，主语The two seats复数，系动词be复数形式。故填were。
⑩考查形式宾语。句意：如今，大多数中国人仍然认为在餐桌上安排座位是一项重要习俗。不定式短语to arrange seats at table是真正的宾语，此处用it作形式宾语。故填it。
33、答案：
Dear Tom,
You have told me that you are very interested in how we Chinese celebrate our traditional festivals. With the Spring Festival approaching, I would like to invite you to join us in the celebration in our class. A variety of activities will be included at the celebration, such as performance, games and gift-exchanging, which will surely enable you to know better about our culture. To get fully involved, I, together with my classmates, hope that you can put on a performance with us. And I think it will be a good combination of both our culture and yours. By the way, the celebration will take place in the school lecture hall from 7:00p.m. to 10:00p.m. on December 30, 2015, according to the Chinese lunar calendar.
We are looking forwarding to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
解析：本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生用英文给留学生Tom写一封信，邀请他参加班级的迎新春活动。
1.词汇积累
对……感兴趣：be interested in→have an interest in
各种各样：a variety of → different kinds of
希望：hope→wish
确定：surely→certainly
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：With the Spring Festival approaching, I would like to invite you to join us in the celebration in our class.
拓展句：Because the Spring Festival is approaching, I would like to invite you to join us in the celebration in our class.
【高分句型1】You have told me that you are very interested in how we Chinese celebrate our traditional festivals.（运用了that和how引导的宾语从句；）
【高分句型2】A variety of activities will be included at the celebration, such as performance, games and gift-exchanging, which will surely enable you to know better about our culture.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句）
34、答案：
The moment the gentleman left, Mr. Rose went in search of his son. He went to the river, and walked up and down, in hope of seeing the boat. Not seeing it, he grew uneasy. He thought Charles must have gone a long way off. Unwilling to leave without learning something of him, he went to the hut. He put his head in at the window, which was open. There a pleasant sight met his eyes. Charles was at the table, ruling a copybook Joe was reading to him, while his mother was spinning in the corner.
Then Charles noticed his father and felt a little confused. After learning that the father had been looking for him for a long while, Charles feared his father might not be pleased, but he had no need to be uneasy, for his father was delighted. The next day, his father took him to town, and gave him books for himself and Joe, with writing paper, pens, and ink. Charles was the happiest boy in the world when he came home. He ran to Joe, his hands filled with parcels, and his heart beating with joy.
解析：本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了小男孩Charles平时在爸爸的教导下读书写字，但是还有一些自己的空余时间。Charles偶然遇到渔民之子Joe，看到他条件艰苦仍想学习，所以决定利用自己的空余时间教他读书写字。有一天有人告诉Charles的爸爸Charles可能去河里玩了，会有危险，于是他爸爸前去寻找。
1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“那位绅士一离开，Rose先生就去找他的儿子。”可知，第一段可描写父亲去哪里如何寻找孩子，是否找到，最后应该是找到了渔民的家里。
②由第二段首句内容“这时Charles注意到他的父亲，感到有点困惑。”可知，第二段可描写解释Charles的心情，父亲的反应，和故事的结尾，要呼应文章标题A Young Teacher。
2.续写线索：背景介绍——相遇相知——约定帮助——父亲担心——发现秘密——父亲满意——继续帮助
3.词汇激活
行为类
①.希望：in hope of /hope
②.走来走去：walk up and down / move around
③.了解：learn /realize
情绪类
①.困惑的：confused / puzzled
②.高兴的：delighted /happy
[高分句型1]. He put his head in at the window, which was open.（运用了which引导的非限定性定语从句）
[高分句型2]. Charles was the happiest boy in the world when he came home. （运用了when引导的时间状语从句）
