周口恒大中学2023-2024学年高二上学期10月考试
英语试题
考试时间：120分钟；满分：120分
注意事项：
1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息
2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上
第I卷（选择题）
第一部分阅读(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 D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Shape
Shape is a magazine for American women with active lifestyles. This women’s health magazine covers everything from diet and exercise to psychology. What is great about Shape is that it knows that it must cover a lot more than Fitness to give women all the information they need to stay healthy. Besides all the great features included in the print magazine, it also has an easily accessible website that anyone can use.
Woman’s Day
Woman’s Day not only is specifically a women’s health magazine, but also includes a little of what Shape has, along with more information on other parts of life: family, money, travel and style. Many of the articles in Woman’s Day deal with specific diseases that are common to women, such as heart disease, breast cancer and others.
Women’s Health
From tips to recent health news to articles about world affairs, Women’s Health has everything that you expect in a women’s health magazine. Another great feature is that Women’s Health has a great website full of information, as well as articles from past magazines that you can check out. This is a great resource, since it lets you get to see articles well at the office.
Fitness
This magazine covers important topics such as physical fitness, health & beauty, and mental health. It offers something new in each issue, and it’s always easy to understand. The workouts（锻炼）are clearly presented with good photos to illustrate every movement，and almost all can be done without making a trip to the gym.
1．How is Woman’s Day different from the others
A．It gives people a lot of health information.
B．It has a website full of information.
C．It includes many articles about exercise tips.
D．It deals with many topics about life.
2．What makes the workouts in Fitness easy to understand
A．Good examples. B．Illustrative pictures.
C．Interesting stories. D．Important topics.
3．Why does the author write the text
A．To describe some famous websites.
B．To introduce some health magazines for women.
C．To predict the best-selling health magazines.
D．To advertise some fashion magazines for women.
B
Life may feel terribly unfair. And yet for sane people when facing the worst challenge, they are at their best.
Jessie Joy Rees is just such a person. The 12-year-old Californian kid always hopeful and fun, became the voice of courage for kids with cancer, active and outgoing, Jessie had her whole world in front of her, until she was diagnosed (诊断) with an inoperable brain cancer in 2011.
Three weeks into her treatment, while looking out at the other children who were also going through cancer treatment, Jessie asked her parents, “How can we help them ” She wanted to comfort the kids. In fact, that morning after her diagnosis, Jessie was at the kitchen table collecting packages of toys for other cancer patients. “She wanted to make other cancer kids happy,” her father Erik remembers.
Jessie had a 1% chance of beating cancer. So, she decided to make the most of her time. The packages became hospital-sale plastic jars filled with toys and activities to encourage the children suffering from cancer. They were named JoyJars, which not only contain a little bit of fun, but mostly they contain a little bit of Jessie’s optimism. One mother sent a thank-you note: JoyJars have helped lift our spirits during Travis’ ongoing battle with his brain cancer.
Jessie passed away less than a year from her diagnosis, but her parents keep the joy alive. More than 400,000 JoyJars have been delivered to children going through cancer treatment all ever the world. For each, there is a bit of joy to help them through the tough times. And to give them courage, there’s also a note, Never Ever Give Up. “Jessie would never ever give up,” says Erik. “And either will we. Every child facing cancer should know they are loved and supported.”
4．Why did Jessie set her mind on making JoyJars
A．To earn respect and fame all over the world.
B．To call for more people to donate for cancer kids.
C．To inspire the children in the same situation as her.
D．To draw more attention to the treatment of brain cancer.
5．What can we know about Erik from the text
A．He desire to find a cure for brain cancer.
B．He contributes a lot to the research of cancer.
C．He spares no effort to cure children with cancer.
D．He takes Jessie’s place and continues with her spirit.
6．Which of the following can best describe Jessie
A．Generous and independent. B．Positive and kind-hearted.
C．Determined and humorous. D．Humorous and caring.
7．What is the best title for the text
A．Never, Ever Give Up B．To Care Is To Help
C．Face Up To Challenge D．Cancer Defeats No Willing Heart
C
I am Fionn Ferreira, an Irish teenager. I am very delighted to have won $50,000 for my project. My project came about as I was constantly hearing about plastic pollution on the news. And I also see the real effects on our beaches every day. I discovered, to my shock, that at present no filtration (过滤) for microplastics takes place in any European wastewater treatment centers, so I started looking for a solution.
Seeing that there was none, I decided to investigate further, finally finding a way to use the feerofluid (铁磁流体), a liquid which sticks to the plastic allowing it to be removed using magnets. After over 1,000 tests I have proved that my method would remove 87% or higher of microplastics.
I grew up in West Cork, Ireland. My hometown is surrounded by untouched nature. This has been my primary inspiration about how nature works. I soon discovered that science really was in everything. The fact that I lived in such a remote place meant that I had to build my own equipment and lab to conduct tests and experiments.
Inspired by scientists such as Ben Feringa and his work with organic chemistry and nanotechnology (纳米技术), I would like to study chemistry or chemical engineering when finishing my last year of secondary school. Both of these subjects will be suited to me as I really enjoy problem-solving and experiments.
One of the most valuable rewards from the science fair for me is the opportunity to present my work to a group of professional judges. Winning the prize is a great honour to me as this is an acknowledgement of my project and ideas.
Also, winning the prize will give my project more attention. There is nothing I would like to see more than my project to be used in addressing microplastics in our oceans worldwide.
8．What do we know about Fionn
A．He is studying at college. B．He lives by the sea.
C．He works for a science fair. D．He was born in America.
9．Why did Fionn set up the project
A．To purify the polluted air. B．To recycle microplastics in cities.
C．To collect plastic wastes in water. D．To remove microplastics from water.
10．Which of the following can be used to describe Fionn
A．Competitive. B．Creative. C．Optimistic. D．Humorous.
11．What is Fionn looking forward to
A．Seeing his project applied widely in real life.
B．Going to the science fair to get another prize.
C．Attracting more attention to his project.
D．Getting his project acknowledged by the judges.
D
Scientists have long said getting a good night's sleep is important to your health. The U.S. National Institute of Health says lack of sleep may even increase the risk of cognitive(认知)decline and Alzheimer's disease. Now,an American team of scientists reports that too much sleep might be similarly linked to such conditions
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine did the sleep study. The study examined 100 adults who had been under medical observation for cognitive ability, the ability to think,for an average of 4.5 years. The average age of the study subject was 75. Eighty-eight of the group had been identified as free of cognitive damage.Twelve subjects were judged very mildly damaged.
During the study, they were asked to complete several tests for signs of cognitive decline.The tests are combined into a cognitive score-the higher the score, the better. They also wore electroencephalography(EEG) devices for four to six nights to measure their brain activity during sleep.
Overall,cognitive scores declined for those who slept less than 4.5 hours or more than 6.5 hours per night -as measured by EEG(脑电图).But the scores stayed the same for those in the middle of the range.
Dr.Brendan Lacey is the director of the Washington University Sleep Medicine Center and led the research.He said,“Our study suggests that there is 'a sweet spot’for total sleep time for best cognitive performance.Short and long sleep times are associated with worse cognitive performance,perhaps due to insufficient sleep or poor sleep quality," Lucey added.
Greg Elder is a sleep researcher at Northumbria University in New Castle,Britain. He was surprised about the findings that sleeping longer than 6.5 hours was linked with cognitive decline. Elder wrote in The Conversation," Each person's sleep needs are individual. If people feel rested, there is no need to change how they sleep. " He also noted that it suggests that sleep quality may be the key, as opposed to simply total sleep time.
12．What does the text mainly talk about
A．The importance of a good night's sleep to health.
B．A study on how to improve your cognitive ability
C．The link between sleeping length and cognitive loss.
D．The result of increasing sleep time for short sleepers
13．What do we know about the 100 participants of the study
A．Most of them don't have cognitive disorders.
B．Some of them are suffering from lack of sleep.
C．All of the participants are more than 75 years old.
D．A few of them are under medical observation.
14．What do the underlined words “a sweet spot” refer to in paragraph 5
A．Insufficient sleep. B．Poor-quality sleep. C．Too much sleep. D．A middle range sleep.
15．What is Greg Elder's attitude toward the findings of the study
A．Supportive. B．Doubtful. C．Indifferent. D．Objective.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
根据下面短文，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。
November 2, 2020 was a major anniversary for the International Space Station and marked 20 years since people first began living there. But the space station, in fact, spent 22 years in Earth’s orbit. 16
There were just three small rooms in the space station when the first crew arrived. There was hardly any space for them to move around. 17 Bill Shepherd, the station’s first commander, described his time living there as life on a ship at sea. 18 Communication problems could last hours. “Each day seemed to have its own challenging things,” Shepherd recalled recently. But the situation has come to a close long before.
Today the space station is almost as large as a football field. 19 Astronauts have near-continuous communication and even a phone to use personally. It takes only 90 minutes for the space station to circle the world. 20
Shepherd said the past 20 year of international experience and cooperation drives massive projects, like possibly sending humans to the planet Mars, and deserves studying and remembering.
A．Living in space stations seems to be fun.
B．Its first piece was launched into space in 1998.
C．They had periodic radio contact with the ground.
D．The air was warm and wet, leaving them feeling sticky.
E．That gives crew members a chance of enjoying 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets each day.
F．It has enough solar power equipment to fill almost four-tenths of 10, 000 square meters.
G．The space station does not have a fridge, but it has a cool room to keep fruits and vegetables fresh.
第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分45 分)
第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。
Man’s best friend is being credited with saving his owner’s life during a scare.
81-year-old Harry Smith of Port St. Lucie, Florida is a man of 21 . He takes his 9-year-old dog Sarah Jane for a walk around the lake across the street from his house twice a day, every day. Smith, who uses an electric wheelchair to 22 , was on one of his regular walks when something 23 happened. The left wheel of his wheelchair got 24 in a pit (坑), and as he tried to reverse out of the dirt, his wheelchair lost traction. He ended up rolling down the 25 and flipping off his wheelchair into the lake.
Sensing her owner was in 26 , Sarah Jane began barking loudly as Smith 27 to keep his head above water. Her persistent barking 28 the attention of two neighbors working in their driveway across the street, who rushed over to see what the 29 was about. One of those men was Edward Shuling, who said he 30 thought the dog may have gotten into a fight with an alligator, before he saw Smith’s head sticking out of the water. Shuling instantly 31 in.
A second neighbor, Aby “Jacob” Chacko, was 32 closely and happened to spot Officer Adam on his way down to the water. Together, the three men 33 Smith out of the water and back to safety, much to his and Sarah Jane’s 34 .
“We are thankful for Mr. Smith’s dog and the two bystanders that helped save his life!” the post reads. “And as the saying remains 35 ...A man’s best friend is his dog.”
21．A．action B．routine C．virtue D．character
22．A．glance around B．come around C．get around D．turn around
23．A．unusual B．strange C．difficult D．puzzling
24．A．stuck B．separated C．hit D．broken
25．A．hill B．bank C．river D．wheelchair
26．A．doubt B．depth C．trouble D．despair
27．A．hurried B．waved C．struggled D．jumped
28．A．distracted B．focused C．demanded D．caught
29．A．noise B．incident C．scene D．event
30．A．additionally B．initially C．eventually D．similarly
31．A．turned B．fell C．checked D．jumped
32．A．appearing B．following C．moving D．coming
33．A．pulled B．seized C．tore D．kicked
34．A．delight B．amusement C．surprise D．relief
35．A．certain B．familiar C．true D．popular
第Ⅱ 卷(非选择题 共50分)
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。
Who invented the ATM There have been 36 (argue) for years over who should officially go down in history as “the inventor of the ATM”. Now the UK government is 37 (clear) saying it was James Goodfellow 38 invented the ATM.
Back in the mid-1960s, James Goodfellow was working 39 a development engineer for Glasgow firm Kelvin Hughes, and had been charged with inventing a way to enable customers to withdraw (取) cash from banks when Saturday opening ended. “Most people 40 (work) during the week couldn’t get to the bank. They wanted a solution. The solution 41 (be) a machine which would issue cash on demand to a 42 (recognize) customer, ” he said. “I set out to develop a cash-issuing machine, and 43 (make) this a reality, I invented the pin (personal identification number) and an associated coded token (代币).”
The cash machine has become a world-conquering piece of technology. There are now 3 million ATMs worldwide, with 44 number forecast to hit 4 million by 2020. The good news for Goodfellow is that people are beginning to know him for his invention. Even 45 (good) for him, the Home Office has now officially recognized his other achievement.
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华，你校英文报正在举办以“The Robot I Want”为题的短文比赛，请你写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1.你想要的机器人的功能；
2.你对机器人的看法。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The Robot I Want
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第二节（满分25分）
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。
In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost destroyed America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the midst of utter devastation (破坏) and chaos, a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.
After the unforgettably initial shock; he remembered the promise he had made to his son: “No matter what, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his commitment to his son.
He began to direct his attention towards where he walked his son to class at school each morning. Remembering his son’s classroom would be in the back right corner of the building, he rushed there and started digging through the ruins.
As he was digging,other helpless parents arrived, heartbroken, saying: “My, son!” “My daughter!” Other well-meaning parents tried to pull him off what was left of the school, saying: “It’s too late! They’re all dead! You can’t help! Go home! Come on, face reality, there’s nothing you can do!”
To each parent he responded with one line: “Are you going to help me now ” And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.The fire chief showed up and tried to pull him off the school’s ruins saying, “Fires are breaking out, explosions are happening everywhere. You’re in danger. We’ll take care of it. Go home.” To which this loving, caring American father asked, “Are you going to help me now ”
The police came and said, “You’re angry, anxious and it’s over. You’re endangering others. Go home. We’ll handle it!” To which he replied, “Are you going to help me now ” No one helped.
【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。
Courageously he went on alone because he.needed to know for himself: “Is my boy alive or is he dead __________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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“There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad,” Armand replied,
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参考答案：
1．D 2．B 3．B
【导语】本文是应用文。文章是一则广告，主要介绍了份与女性健康的杂志的相关信息。
1．细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句“Women’s Day is not only specifically a women’s health magazine, but also includes a little of what Shape has, along with more information on other parts of life: family, money, travel and style.（《Women’s Day》不仅是一本专门为女性打造的健康杂志，还包括了一些《Shape》杂志拥有的信息，以及更多关于生活其他方面的信息:家庭、金钱、旅行和时尚）”可知，Women’s Day中含有关于日常生活部分的内容，这些内容是其余三个杂志没有的。故选D。
2．细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“The workouts are clearly presented with good photos to illustrate (说明) every movement, and almost all can be done without making a trip to the gym.（这些锻炼都配有清晰的图片来说明每一个动作，而且几乎所有的动作都不用去健身房就能完成）”可知，Fitness里有很多图片对内容进行阐述，帮助读者理解杂志内容。故选B。
3．推理判断题。本文是一则广告，介绍了四份与女性健康有关的杂志的具体信息。由此推知，作者的目的是给女性介绍一些健康杂志。故选B。
4．C 5．D 6．B 7．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述Jessie虽患脑癌, 但却坚强乐观、从不放弃，并鼓励患有同种疾病的孩子。在她去世后，她的父母也没有放弃，接替女儿的JoyJars，并将她的乐观和不放弃的精神继续传递下去。
4．细节理解题。根据第四段“The packages became hospital-sale plastic jars filled with toys and activities to encourage the children suffering from cancer. (这些包装变成了医院出售的塑料罐，里面装满了玩具和活动，以鼓励患有癌症的儿童。)”可知，Jessie制作JoyJars是为了鼓舞那些跟她一样身患癌症的孩子。故选C。
5．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Jessie passed away less than a year from her diagnosis, but her parents keep the joy alive. More than 400,000 JoyJars have been delivered to children going through cancer treatment all ever the world. For each, there is a bit of joy to help them through the tough times. And to give them courage, there’s also a note, Never Ever Give Up. “Jessie would never ever give up,” says Erik. “And either will we. Every child facing cancer should know they are loved and supported.” (Jessie在诊断后不到一年就去世了，但她的父母仍然继续将这份快乐保持下去。全世界有超过400000个JoyJars被交付给接受癌症治疗的儿童。对于每个人来说，都有一点快乐可以帮助他们度过艰难的时期。并且为了给他们勇气，还有一个便条：永不放弃。Erik说：“Jessie永远不会放弃，我们也不会放弃。每个面对癌症的孩子都应该知道他们被爱和支持。)”可知，Jessie的父亲Erik接替了女儿的位置，并将她的精神传递了下去。故选D。
6．推理判断题。根据第三段“Three weeks into her treatment, while looking out at the other children who were also going through cancer treatment, Jessie asked her parents, “How can we help them ” She wanted to comfort the kids. (治疗三周后，Jessie看着其他也正在接受癌症治疗的孩子，问她的父母，“我们能帮助他们吗？”她想安慰那些小孩。)”及第四段“They were named JoyJars, which not only contain a little bit of fun, but mostly they contain a little bit of Jessie’s optimism. (他们被命名为JoyJars，不仅包含一点点乐趣，而且大多数都包含一点Jessie的乐观主义。)”可知，Jessie及乐观，又富有爱心，热心帮助其他患有癌症的小朋友。故选B。
7．主旨大意题。根据最后一段“For each, there is a bit of joy to help them through the tough times. And to give them courage, there’s also a note, Never Ever Give Up. “Jessie would never ever give up,” says Erik. “And either will we. Every child facing cancer should know they are loved and supported.” (对于每个人来说，都有一点快乐可以帮助他们度过艰难的时期。并且为了给他们勇气，还有一个便条：永不放弃。Erik说：“Jessie永远不会放弃，我们也不会放弃。每个面对癌症的孩子都应该知道他们被爱和支持。)”可知，文章讲述了身患癌症的Jessie积极乐观、永不放弃，并鼓励其他患癌症的小朋友。所以文章的标题应是Never, Ever Give Up(永不放弃)。故选A。
8．B 9．D 10．B 11．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。作者Fionn Ferreira是一个科学比赛的获奖者。他介绍了自己使用铁磁流体从水中去除微塑料的实验项目及获奖的经历, 表达了自己对科学的热爱。
8．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“And I also see the real effects on our beaches every day.(我每天看到我们海滩的真实效果)”可以判断出，作者生活在海边。故选B项。
9．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“I discovered, to my shock, that at present no filtration for microplastics takes place in any European wastewater treatment centers, so I started looking for a solution.(我发现，令我震惊的是，当前欧洲任何一家废水处理中心都没有过滤水中微塑料的流程)”和第二段“Seeing that there was none, I decided to investigate further, finally finding a way to use the feerofluid, a liquid which sticks to the plastic allowing it to be removed using magnets.(看到没有这样的流程，我决定进一步调查，最终找到了一种使用铁磁流体的方法，这种液体可以粘在塑料上，用磁铁将其移除)”可知，作者研究该项目的目的就是去除水中的微塑料。故选D项。
10．推理判断题。根据文章第二段提到的作者研究去除水中的微塑料的方法以及第四段“as I really enjoy problem-solving and experiments (因为我喜欢解决问题和实验)”可知，作者喜欢解决问题，乐于做实验，可见他具有创新精神，即有创造力。故选B项。
11．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“There is nothing I would like to see more than my project to be used in ad dressing microplastics in our oceans worldwide(我想要看见我的项目更多的被利用起来解决全世界海洋中的微塑料污染问题)”可知，作者最大的心愿是希望他的项目能够在现实生活中被广泛应用。故选A项。
12．C 13．A 14．D 15．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍研究发现睡眠时间太长也会造成认知能力下降。
12．主旨大意题。根据第一段“The U.S. National Institute of Health says lack of sleep may even increase the risk of cognitive(认知)decline and Alzheimer's disease. Now,an American team of scientists reports that too much sleep might be similarly linked to such conditions”（美国国家健康研究所表示，缺乏睡眠甚至可能增加认知能力下降和阿尔茨海默病的风险。现在，一组美国科学家报告说，过多的睡眠可能与这种情况有类似的联系）可知，短文主要是关于睡眠时间和认知能力下降之间的联系。故选C。
13．细节理解题 。根据第二段“The study examined 100 adults who had been under medical observation for cognitive ability, the ability to think,for an average of 4.5 years. The average age of the study subject was 75. Eighty-eight of the group had been identified as free of cognitive damage.Twelve subjects were judged very mildly damaged.”（这项研究对100名接受认知能力医学观察的成年人进行了调查，观察时间平均为4.5年。研究对象的平均年龄为75岁。其中88人被确认没有认知损伤。12名受试者被判定有轻微损伤。）可知, 100 个参加试验的人中, 88个认知能力没受损害,12个有轻微的伤害。也就是说多数人认知没有问题。故选A。
14．词语猜测题。根据第四段“Overall, cognitive scores declined for those who slept less than 4.5 hours or more than 6.5 hours per night -as measured by EEG(脑电图).But the scores stayed the same for those in the middle of the range.”（总的来说，根据脑电图描记法的测量，那些每晚睡眠少于4.5小时或超过6.5小时的人的认知得分有所下降。但那些处于中间区间的人的分数保持不变。）可知，我们的研究表明，总睡眠时间存在一个“最佳点”，可以让认知表现达到最佳水平。所以划线指的“中度时间的睡眠”。故选D。
15．推理判断题。根据最后一段 Greg Elder 所述“Each person's sleep needs are individual. If people feel rested, there is no need to change how they sleep. " He also noted that it suggests that sleep quality may be the key, as opposed to simply total sleep time.”（每个人的睡眠需求各不相同。如果人们感觉休息好了，就没有必要改变他们的睡眠方式。”他还指出，这表明睡眠质量可能是关键，而不是简单的总睡眠时间）可知，Greg Elder 认为每个人的睡眠需求不同的，可能睡眠质量是关键而不是睡眠时间。由此推断, Greg Elder对此研究发现持怀疑态度。故选B
16．B 17．D 18．C 19．F 20．E
【导语】本文为一篇说明文。2022年是国际太空站的20周年纪念日。文章主要将20年的太空站与现在的太空站作比较，说明科技的重要性。
16．根据空前“But the space station, in fact, spent 22 years in Earth’s orbit.（事实上，太空站在地球轨道上待了22年。）”以及后文“There were just three small rooms in the space station when the first crew arrived.（当第一组人员到达时，太空站只有3个小房间。）”可知，此句应承上启下，说明第一次登上太空站的时间，故B项“它第一个部件是于1998年被送入太空”符合，故选B项。
17．根据空后“Bill Shepherd, the station’s first commander, described his time living there as life on a ship at sea.（Bill曾经将他在太空站的生活描述为与海上船上的生活一样）”可知，此句是D项“空气温暖潮湿，让他们觉得很黏”的顺义承接，空气潮湿，就跟在海上生活一样潮湿，总感觉闷热，很黏，故选D。
18．根据空后“Communication problems could last hours.（沟通问题也会持续几小时）”可知，此处讲交流、沟通的困难。故C项“他们与地面联系使用的是阶段性的无线电”符合，沟通是阶段性的，偶尔能联系上，都在讲20年前太空站沟通的问题，故选C。
19．根据空前“Today the space station is almost as large as a football field.（现在的太空站与一个足球场一样大。）”可知，此处讲现在的太空站空间很大，故F项“在400平方米内，它有着足够多的太阳能设备。”进一步说明现在太空站的优势，符合，故选F。
20．根据空前“It takes only 90 minutes for the space station to circle the world.（太空站只需要90分钟就能环绕世界一圈。）”可知，E项“着能让机组成员在一天之内看到16次日出和16次日落”顺承前文，故此处E项符合，故项E。
21．B 22．C 23．A 24．A 25．B 26．C 27．C 28．D 29．A 30．B 31．D 32．B 33．A 34．D 35．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了某天史密斯不幸落水，狗狗Sarah Jane通过大叫引来了附近的两个邻居和警长，在他们三人的共同努力下，史密斯获救。这个故事告诉我们，狗狗是人类最好的朋友。
21．考查名词词义辨析。句意：佛罗里达州圣卢西港81岁的哈里·史密斯是一个循例的人。A. action行为；B. routine例行程序，常规；C. virtue美德；D. character角色。根据下文“He takes his 9-year-old dog Sarah Jane for a walk around the lake across the street from his house twice a day, every day.”可知，史密斯在生活中是循例的。且下文“his regular walks”也是提示。故选B。
22．考查动词短语辨析。句意：史密斯使用电动轮椅四处走动，他在一次例行散步中发生了不寻常的事情。A. glance around环视；B. come around苏醒，恢复知觉；C. get around到处走，传开；D. turn around转身。根据上文“He takes his 9-year-old dog Sarah Jane for a walk around the lake across the street from his house twice à day, every day.”可知，史密斯每天都坐着轮椅去散步，四处走走。故选C。
23．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：史密斯使用电动轮椅四处走动，他在一次例行散步中发生了不寻常的事情。A. unusual不寻常的；B. strange奇怪的；C. difficult困难的；D. puzzling令人不解的。根据下文“The left wheel of his wheelchair got 4 in a pit (坑), and as he tried to reverse out of the dirt, his wheelchair lost traction.”可知，这次史密斯散步时发生了不寻常的事情。故选A。
24．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他的轮椅左轮卡在坑里，当他试图倒车离开泥土时，轮椅失去了牵引力。A. stuck被困住的；B. separated分开的；C. hit被打的；D. broken坏的。根据下文“as he tried to reverse out of the dirt”可知，史密斯的轮椅卡在了坑里。故选A。
25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：最后他滚下了河岸，从轮椅上摔了下来掉进了湖里。A. hill小山；B. bank银行，河堤；C. river小河；D. wheelchair轮椅。根据下文“flipping off his wheelchair into the lake”可知，史密斯滚下了河岸。故选B。
26．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当史密斯挣扎着把头露出水面时，莎拉·简意识到她的主人遇到了麻烦，开始大声吠叫。A. doubt怀疑；B. depth深度；C. trouble麻烦；D. despair绝望。根据上文“flipping off his wheelchair into the lake”可知，史密斯掉进了湖里，可得出史密斯遇到了麻烦。故选C。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当史密斯挣扎着把头露出水面时，莎拉·简意识到她的主人遇到了麻烦，开始大声吠叫。A. hurried匆忙；B. waved挥动；C. struggled挣扎；D. jumped跳跃。结合常识和史密斯是残疾人可知，掉入水中时他会挣扎，努力让自己不被水淹。故选C。
28．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她持续不断的吠叫引起了街对面车道上两个正在工作的邻居的注意，他们冲过去看看噪音是怎么回事。 A. distracted使……分心；B. focused关注，专注；C. demanded要求；D. caught抓住，赶上。根据下文“who rushed over to see what the 9 was about.”可知，狗的吠叫引起了邻居的注意，catch one’s attention“引起某人的注意”。故选D。
29．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她持续不断的吠叫引起了街对面车道上两个正在工作的邻居的注意，他们冲过去看看噪音是怎么回事。A. noise噪音；B. incident事件；C. scene场景，场面；D. event事件，比赛项目。根据上文“Sarah Jane began barking loudly”可知，此处是指狗叫发出的噪音。故选A。
30．考查副词词义辨析。句意：其中一名男子是爱德华·舒林，他说，在看到史密斯的头伸出水面之前，他最初认为这条狗可能与一只短吻鳄打架。A. additionally此外；B. initially最初；C. eventually最后；D. similarly相似地。根据下文“before he saw Smith’s head sticking out of the water.”可知，此处是指爱德华·舒林最初以为是狗在和短吻鳄打架，但当他看到史密斯的头部后明白了是怎么回事。故选B。
31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：爱德华·舒林立即跳进了水里。A. turned转动；B. fell落下；C. checked核查；D. jumped跳。根据上文“flipping off his wheelchair into the lake”可知，此处是指爱德华·舒林跳进水里去救落水的史密斯。故选D。
32．考查动词词义辨析。句意：另一个邻居，阿比·雅各布·查科紧紧地跟在后面，碰巧看到亚当警官在去河边的路上。A. appearing出现；B. following跟随；C. moving 移动，搬动；D. coming来到。根据下文“closely”推知，此处是指阿比·雅各布·查科紧跟在爱德华·舒林的后面，他也是来救史密斯的。故选B。
33．考查动词词义辨析。句意：三个人一起把史密斯从水里拖了出来，回到了安全的地方，这让他和莎拉·简如释重负。A. pulled拉；B. seized抓住；C. tore撕碎；D. kicked踢。结合常识可知，此处是指三个人合力把落水的史密斯拉了出来。故选A。
34．考查名词词义辨析。三个人一起把史密斯从水里拖了出来，回到了安全的地方，这让他和莎拉·简如释重负。A. delight高兴；B. amusement快乐；C. surprise惊讶，惊喜；D. relief宽慰，轻松。根据上文“and back to safety”可知，史密斯安全了，这让他和狗狗都松了口气。故选D。
35．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：正如谚语所说的那样……一个人最好的朋友是他的狗。A. certain确定的；B. familiar熟悉的；C. true真的；D. popular受欢迎的，流行的。结合句意，此处考查固定表达as the saying remains true (正如谚语所说的那样)。故选C。
36．arguments 37．clearly 38．that/who 39．as 40．working 41．was 42．recognized 43．to make 44．the 45．better
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍ATM的发明者以及是如何发明的。
36．考查名词复数。句意：多年来，关于谁应该作为“自动取款机的发明者”正式载入史册一直存在争议。此处是there be句型，根据have可知句子主语用名词复数，故答案为arguments。
37．考查词形转换。句意：如今，英国政府明确表示，自动取款机的发明者是詹姆斯 古德费洛(James Goodfellow)。此处saying是动词，由副词修饰，故答案为clearly。
38．考查定语从句。句意：如今，英国政府明确表示，自动取款机的发明者是詹姆斯 古德费洛(James Goodfellow)。此处James Goodfellow是先行词，指人，在后面的定语从句作主语，故答案为that/who。
39．考查介词。句意：早在上世纪60年代中期，詹姆斯 古德费罗(James Goodfellow)就在格拉斯哥开尔文 休斯公司(Kelvin Hughes)担任开发工程师，负责发明一种方法，让客户在周六营业结束时从银行取出现金。此处work as“充当，担任”，故答案为as。
40．考查现在分词作后置定语。句意：大多数在工作日工作的人都去不了银行。此处people 和work之间是一种主动关系，是现在分词作后置定语，故答案为working。
41．考查时态。句意：解决方案是一种可以根据需要向认可的客户发放现金机器。此处指过去的一个事实，句子用一般过去时态，故答案为was。
42．考查过去分词作前置定语。句意：句意：解决方案是一种可以根据需要向认可的客户发放现金机器。此处recognize和 customer之间是一种被动关系，是过去分词作前置定语，故答案为recognized。
43．考查动词不定式作目的状语。为了实现这一点，我发明了pin(个人身份证号)和一个相关的编码令牌。此处是动词不定式作目的状语，故答案为to make。
44．考查定冠词。句意：目前全球共有300万台自动取款机，预计到2020年这一数字将达到400万台。此处表示“特指”，故答案为the。
45．考查比较级。句意：对他来说更好的是，内政部现在正式承认了他的另一项成就。此处even修饰比较级，加强语气，故答案为better。
【点睛】分析定语从句关键抓住两点：第一、找准先行词；第二、看先行词在定语从句中所作的成分。先行词往往为名词或代词，如本题中先行词为名词James Goodfellow，再分析先行词James Goodfellow在定语从句中所作的成分，将先行词James Goodfellow带到从句中可知，只能作地主语，故确定关系词为that/who。
46． The Robot I Want
With the continuous development of artificial intelligence, more and more robots are appearing. I myself also want a robot that can help me solve my problems.
Firstly, my ideal robot needs to be able to mimic my sound so that it can help me answer phone calls and voice messages when I am occupied. In addition, this robot can be capable of cooking since I don’t know how to cook myself.
Robots are a symbol of human progress. I do hope to have useful robots invented.
【导语】这是一篇开放性作文。要求考生为英文报“The Robot I Want”为题的短文比赛写稿参赛。
【详解】1.词汇积累
持续的：continuous→constant
此外：in addition→besides
模仿：mimic→imitate
发明：invent→create
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：With the continuous development of artificial intelligence, more and more robots are appearing.
拓展句：As artificial intelligence is continuously developing, more and more robots are appearing.
【点睛】[高分句型1] I myself also want a robot that can help me solve my problems. (运用了that引导的限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2] Firstly, my ideal robot needs to be able to mimic my sound so that it can help me answer phone calls and voice messages when I am occupied. (运用了so that引导的目的状语从句和when引导的时间状语从句)
47．Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know for himself: “Is my boy alive or is he dead ” He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...Then, in the 38th hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s voice. After screaming his son’s name, “ARMAND!” he heard back, “Dad ! It’s me, Dad!” The faint but familiar voice brought tears of relief to his eyes. “What’s going on in there How is it ” the father asked anxiously, digging more forcefully with his bare hands.
“There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad,” Armand replied, “We’re scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you’re here. When the building collapsed, it made a triangle, and it saved us.” “Come out, boy!” the father yelled eagerly. “No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”
【分析】本文以人物为线索展开文。故事发生在1989年美国大地震中，一个父亲靠一个诺言救出了被困在废墟下的儿子。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“他勇敢地独自继续下去，因为他需要让自己知道：“我的孩子还活着还是死了？”可知，第一段可描写父亲继续挖，直到找到儿子。
②由第二段首句内容“我们33人有14个留下，爸爸，”阿曼达回答。可知，第二段可描写儿子介绍他现在的情况，告诉父亲他一直等待父亲来救他。
2.续写线索：父亲继续挖土——终于找到儿子——儿子介绍了自己和同学的情况——儿子坚信父亲会来救他。
3.词汇激活
行为类
①父亲寻找儿子：dug/pull back a large stone/hear his voice
②儿子介绍情况：collapse/make a triangle/save us
情绪类
①欣慰：tears of relief to his eyes
②恐惧害怕：scared/hungry
【点睛】[高分句型1] “What’s going on in there How is it ” the father asked anxiously, digging more forcefully with his bare hands.(现在分词短语作状语)
[高分句型2]When the building collapsed, it made a triangle, and it saved us.(由when引导时间状语从句)
[高分句型3].No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!(no matter what引导让步状语从句)
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