2023—2024学年度上学期2023级
期中考试英语试卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Why does the woman refuse the man’s offer
A.She doesn’t like vegetables.
B.She has been to the market.
C.She wants to go to the market herself.
2. What does the woman mean
A.She likes eating nuts. B.She likes eating fruits. C.She likes neither fruits nor nuts.
3. What’s the man doing now
A.Watching TV. B.Playing computer games. C.Going on a business trip.
4. What does the woman think of the exam
A.Not so difficult. B.Very easy. C.Too difficult.
5. What will the speakers do after the baseball game
A.Eat something. B.See a movie. C.Play a game.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
6. What time does the man want to be called
A.9:00 B.8:30 C.7:30
7. How will the man go to the museum
A.By taxi. B.By bus. C.By car.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
8. What did the man lose
A. His watch. B. His book. C. His homework.
9. Why is the woman going to the lab
A. To do an experiment. B. To meet with her teacher. C. To hand in her homework.
10. What has not been decided yet
A. Who is going to study for the test.
B. What the group will do in science class.
C. Where the group is going to meet to study.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
11. What does Mike think of his roommate
A. Annoying. B. Generous. C. Thoughtful.
12. What does Mike’s roommate sometimes do
A.Cook meals for Mike. B. Share the grocery bills. C. Invite Mike to eat out.
13. What does the woman suggest Mike do
A. Ask his roommate to move out.
B. Talk honestly with his roommate.
C. Borrow money from his roommate.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
14. What are the speaker talking about
A. A part-time job. B. A new computer. C. A gardening business.
15. What does the man usually do on weekends
A. Make charts. B. Make some money. C. Hang out with friends.
16. What is the man most likely to do after the conversation
A. Finish his homework. B. Take the offer. C. Learn how to garden.
听下面一段独白，回答小题。
17. How long will the flight take
A. Two hours. B. Four hours. C. Six hours.
18. Which place will the tourists go to after breakfast
A.Ellis Island. B.Central Park. C.Empire State Building.
19. What will the tourists do in Times Square
A. Go jogging. B. Have dinner. C. Have lunch.
20. What is the purpose of the speaker
A. To attract more people to New York.
B. To introduce famous places in New York.
C. To tell the tourists about the arrangements.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Family-friendly Things to Do on Long Island
If you’re looking for ways to fill the weekend, Long Island is packed with exciting things to do for the whole family.
Famous Food Festival
More than 60 food vendors(小贩) offer bites from around the world at Tanger Outlets in Deer Park. The festival will feature live music, a beer and wine garden, a chalk art installation(装置), contests and more from 1 p.m.to 8 p.m. Monday; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
●Admission(门票): $14 at the door, $7 ages 8-12, free ages 7 and younger.
●Address: East lot,152 The Arches Circle, Deer Park.
●Further information: , 631-387-6291.
Lightkeepers Behind the Scenes Tours
Follow one of the present-day lighthouses on a bottom-to-top tour of the Fire Island Lighthouse at 9 am. Saturday. Learn how lighthouse keepers in the 1860s to 2020 maintained(维修) the light.
●Admission: $20, advance reservations(预定) required.
●Address: Park at Robert Moses State Park Field 5 and walk east to the lighthouse.
●Further information: , 631-583-5901.
Montauk Family Fall Festival
The festival includes live entertainment with music in the gazebo(观景台), a farmers market, pumpkin painting, kids crafts, and street painting from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
●Admission: free for the festival, but fees for rides, food and drinks.
●Address: Montauk Village Green, 743 Montauk Hwy.
●Further information: , 631-668-2428.
Riverhead Country Fair
The agricultural fair includes LI Antique Power Association demonstrations(游行), live music, flower decorating, sunflower and vegetable competitions and jams, jellies, cakes, pies for sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
●Admission: free
●Address: Riverfront and Main Street.
●Further information: , 631-727-1215.
1. How much would a couple with a boy aged 6 and a girl aged 10 pay for Famous Food Festival
A. $21. B. $28. C. $35. D. $42.
2. Which activity do you need to book in advance
A. Riverhead Country Fair.
B. Famous Food Festival.
C. Montauk Family Fall Festival.
D. Lightkeepers Behind the Scenes Tours.
3. What do Montauk Family Fall Festival and Riverhead Country Fair have in common
A. They both have art exhibitions.
B. They offer free food and drinks.
C. They both open on Saturdays and Sundays.
D. They would be welcomed by music lovers.
B
We’ve all heard the stories of an actor’s struggles before a career breakthrough: living a hard life, working part time, being a couch potato before getting that major role. Shelby, the star of “A Dog’s Way Home,” has a hard-luck tale that could top them all. Before her big break, she was living in a landfill, rooting through garbage for her next meal.
Shelby’s big break came in April 2017, when animal-control officer Megan Buhler was driving in Cheatham County. Tennessee. Out on an unrelated call, Buhler spotted and approached what she recalled was a noticeably scared puppy emerging from the dump. “I knelt down and just said, ‘Oh, come here, baby,’” said Buhler. “She was so scared, but she came right up to me, and I was able to put her in my truck.” The pair headed to the county animal shelter, where the staff began calling the new resident Baby Girl.
Buhler and others didn’t know that 3,200 kilometers away, Hollywood was looking for a dog to play Bella in a film written by Cathryn Michon. The find-a-Bella job went to freelance trainer Teresa Ann Miler. Her mission was to search shelters nationwide for a dog that could play Bella. One day, Miller spotted Baby Girl’s adoption photo. “Honestly, it was a really good picture, and she was flat-out smiling,” Miller said. Then she met Baby Girl, and assessed her on personality and the ability to respond to simple commands. After assessment, she adopted Baby Girl from the shelter, renamed her Shelby and took her to California for training. Miller and Shelby trained for just over three months before filming began. Then they were together each day on the set.
Most of the film’s reviews have praised Shelby’s performance. Variety made the comments “an amazing dog, perfect performance!”
Shelby has come a long way from the dump. But Buhler said she saw Shelby recently had needed only a second to compare the movie star with the dog she found from piles of trash. “She’s exactly the same,” Buhler said.
4. Why does the author mention an actor’s struggle before a career breakthrough at the very beginning
A. To make a sharp contrast between an actor’s struggle and a dog’s struggle.
B To introduce a dog’s similar but even more striking experiences.
C. To attract reader’s attention by giving dramatic examples.
D. To clearly point out the main idea of the passage.
5. What finally helped Baby Girl get the big role in the film
A. Her adoption picture. B. Her flat-out smiling.
C. her personality and ability. D. Her miserable experiences.
6. By saying “She is exactly the same” in the last paragraph Buhler probably means _______.
A. the dog returned to the piles of trash where she found it
B. it took quite a lot of trouble for the dog to change her own fate.
C. she’s really excited to see the dog she helped live such a happy life
D. the dramatic change of the dog’s life hasn’t changed her inner quality
7. What do you think may serve as the best title of the passage
A. The Success of “A Dog’s Way Home”
B. From a Landfill Puppy to a Movie Star
C. The Trainer and Her Star Dog
D. Shelby’s Hard-luck Story
C
Research has shown that people tend to get more happiness from spending their money on experiences, such as travel and entertainment (娱乐), than on things like clothes and electronic products. But are people happier during the purchased (购买的) experience itself Or does the happiness come more from expecting or remembering the experience
A new study, published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, offers an answer. Our experimental purchases not only bring us greater pleasure in terms of expectation and remembrance than do our material (物质的) purchases, but they also bring us greater in-the-moment enjoyment, the study found.
For the study, the researchers recruited (招募) 2,635 adults who agreed to receive texts at any time during the day. The texts began with a happiness question, which asked the participants (参与者) to tell how they felt “right now”, ranging from very bad to very good. Half of them were then asked if they had made a material purchase within the past hour, such as clothing or electronic goods. The others were asked if they had made an experimental purchase within the past hour, such as eating in a restaurant or attending a concert.
The researchers found that the purchasers of the experiences express higher levels of happiness than the purchasers of the material goods, no matter how much the purchases cost.
To deal with possible differences in types of purchasers, the researchers carried out a second study in which they researched more than 5,000 adults. “We still found the same result,” said Amit Kumar, the study’s lead author (发起人).
“If you want to be happier, it might be wise to shift some of your spending away from material goods and a bit more towards experiences,” Kumar said. “That would probably lead to greater happiness.”
8. Why does the writer put forward two questions in paragraph 1
A. To make a fact clear.
B. To introduce a new study.
C. To compare different researches.
D. To doubt the view of researchers.
9. What did the researchers text the participants for
A. To ask them about their spending plans.
B. To understand their needs and spending habits.
C. To know the change in their purchasing choices.
D. To find out their purchasing behavior and feelings.
10. Which has the similar meaning to the underlined word “shift” in the last paragraph
A. satisfy. B. apply. C. change. D. increase.
11. What does the new study find about people’s purchases
A. People prefer to purchase material goods instead of experiences.
B. People get more pleasure from spending money than making money.
C. The level of happiness from purchases depends on how much they cost.
D. Experimental purchases bring people greater happiness than material ones.
D
Monkeys seem to have a way with numbers.
A team of researchers trained three Rhesus monkeys to associate 26 clearly different symbols consisting of numbers and selective letters with 0-25 drops of water or juice as a reward. The researchers then tested how the monkeys combined—or added—the symbols to get the reward.
Here’s how Harvard Medical School scientist Margaret Livingstone, who led the team, described the experiment: In their cages the monkeys were provided with touch screens. On one part of the screen, a symbol would appear, and on the other side two symbols inside a circle were shown. For example, the number 7 would flash on one side of the screen and the other end would have 9 and 8. If the monkeys touched the left side of the screen they would be rewarded with seven drops of water or juice; if they went for the circle, they would be rewarded with the sum of the numbers—17 in this example.
After running hundreds of tests, the researchers noted that the monkeys would go for the higher values more than half the time, indicating that they were performing a calculation, not just memorizing the value of each combination.
When the team examined the results of the experiment more closely, they noticed that the monkeys tended to underestimate(低估) a sum compared with a single symbol when the two were close in value—sometimes choosing, for example, a 13 over the sum of 8 and 6. The underestimation was systematic: When adding two numbers, the monkeys always paid attention to the larger of the two, and then added only a fraction(小部分) of the smaller number to it.
“This indicates that there is a certain way quantity is represented in their brains, ”Dr. Livingstone says. “But in this experiment what they’re doing is paying more attention to the big number than the little one.”
12. What did the researchers do to the monkeys before testing them
A. They fed them. B. They named them.
C. They trained them. D. They measured them.
13. How did the monkeys get their reward in the experiment
A. By drawing a circle. B. By touching a screen.
C. By watching videos. D. By mixing two drinks.
14. What did Livingstone’s team find about the monkeys
A They could perform basic addition. B. They could understand simple words.
C. They could memorize numbers easily. D. They could hold their attention for long.
15. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear
A. Entertainment. B. Health. C. Education. D. Science.
第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In the course of a lifetime, people will experience regrets both large and small. These regrets can lead to motivation for personal growth or they can take you down a pathway to depression and self-punishment. ___16___. Here are some useful tips.
___17___. Accept the moods associated with your regret. This helps you to think about strategies you could use to minimize the pain of similar future experiences. Specifically identifying which emotion you’re feeling(“I feel regretful.”) rather than just thinking(“I feel bad.”) will help you put up with the emotions you’re experiencing.
Apologize for mistakes. You may find it helpful to apologize to people who you may have hurt. An apology can be particularly important if your regrets are centered on conflicts in relationships that have caused emotional suffering. This doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re going to accept your apology. ______18______.
Create a new set of goals. ___19___. Ask yourself if there is anything you can do to repair the old damage, respond to future situations, and create more positive outcomes. Celebrate when you meet a goal. If you learn that a goal you set is not realistic, set a new one within the range of more realistic possibilities.
Consider seeking help. If you find yourself stuck in a repeating cycle of self-blame and negative thinking, you may need to reach out to a mental health professional for support. ___20___. Listening to their experiences can expand your view beyond the present moment.
A. Learn from your regret.
B. Acknowledge your feelings.
C. Instead, treat yourself as you would treat a friend.
D. You can also talk to other people with similar regrets.
E. How regrets are coped with could make a real difference.
F. It can, however, help to ease the tension and relieve your stress.
G. Take advantage of the experience you’ve gained to make new, practical targets.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 （共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. Usually she___21___play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill.___22___she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and___23___all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.
At the age when she gained some___24___skills and sensibility, she___25___her mother for a bike ride outside the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go,___26___her keeping close to the house and not riding too far. The day was beautiful. The little girl knew___27___where she was heading. ___28___the hill and across the valley, she rode to the gate of the golden house.
___29___she got off her bike and put it____30____the gate post, she focused on the path____31____to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she found that all the windows were____32____and rather dirty.
So sad and heart-broken, she didn’t go any further. She____33____, and all of a sudden she saw an amazing____34____. There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she was____35____that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose.
21. A. might B. should C. would D. could
22. A. Unless B. While C. Since D. When
23. A. dreamed B. worried C. quarreled D. imagine
24. A. indifferent B. musical C. educational D. basic
25. A. blamed B. begged C. persuaded D. pretended
26. A. insisting on B. relying on C. heading for D. letting out
27. A. merrily B. rapidly C. exactly D. possibly
28. A. Over B. Down C. Around D. Beside
29. A. Until B. As C. Even if D. Though
30. A. under B. on C. by D. against
31. A. leading B. setting C. moving D. adapting
32. A. bright B. clean C. plain D. wide
33. A. cheered up B. settled down C. dropped in D. turned around
34. A. sight B. impression C. valley D. house
35. A. curious B. aware C. enthusiastic D. anxious
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。
Chinese food and the differences between Chinese and Western diets are both things that cause the_____36_____(curious) of most people who visit China. Moreover, when___37___(travel) through China, you’ll most likely pick up on a few differences in the way of eating food. For instance, soup in the West____38____(enjoy) generally as an appetizer (开胃菜) meal, while the Chinese prefer to enjoy their soup at the end of a meal.
You might also notice some distinct differences in meal preparation and cooking techniques. Therefore, cooking classes are becoming an___39___(increase) popular activity among those interested in learning more about China’s culture through its cuisine. If you’re looking to take it a step___40___(far), keep an eye out for cooking classes___41___(hold) by residents in their own homes.
___42___it comes to traditional Chinese games, the Chinese have always been sociable people. Despite the country’s super technological advancement and the increasing popularity of personal electronic devices, the majority of Chinese would rather spend time socializing with others than sit alone at home. From popular board games like Go (围棋) and Chinese chess to kids’ games like Chinese jump rope, China offers___43___(vary) options to keep people busy. Most locals are more than happy to share their traditions___44___foreign visitors, so don’t be shy to ask the next time you go for____45____walk through the park.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，你的外国朋友David最近选修了中文课程。他来信向你咨询学好中文的方法。请你写一封回信，内容包括：
1.提出建议； 2.表达祝愿。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
Dear David,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节（满分25分）
47. 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。
On the first day in their new grade, Maria and Amna were sitting at the desk right in front of the teacher’s. It was early and no students had arrived.
Just then a fat girl, Ayesha, wearing brown glasses entered the room. She seemed very nervous. Before she could realize, she tripped over the threshold(门槛) and fell. The loud sound caught Maria’s attention.
Maria looked at her and said, “Hey, Amna, look at this elephant. Looks like she has not showered for months.” Maria started laughing loudly. Amna found it a little too rude, but she knew that if she stopped Maria from saying bad words about that girl, Maria would laugh at her as well for being too kind. So she said she would be right back and went out of the classroom. Meanwhile, Ayesha felt so embarrassed that her eyes were filled with tears.
After school, Maria went home and went straight to sleep. Lying on her bed, she fell asleep immediately. Suddenly, someone shook her. Maria opened her eyes and saw her teacher. She got up and, to her surprise, she found she was in a dark room with little light. She saw her teacher holding a piece of paper and a pencil. Her teacher said, “Maria, look at this paper, and say something mean to it.”
“You are dirty!” Maria shouted. Her teacher drew a line on the paper and said “Say something bad again!”
“You are ugly,” Maria said. Her teacher drew another line and the same act was repeated several times until the paper was filled with lines. Then her teacher gave Maria the paper and an eraser and directed her to erase the lines. After the lines were erased, Maria gave the paper back to her teacher.
“Does it look new ” her teacher asked. “No, it’s not clean and there are still some marks left,” Maria replied.
“Exactly, this is what happens when you bully(欺负) someone. An apology cannot easily erase the marks you leave on their self-esteem(自尊),” her teacher explained.
Maria became quiet. Her teacher then disappeared.
Suddenly, her stomach and face started bloating(膨胀) and she became a very fat girl.
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On realizing it was all a dream, Maria told everything to her mother.
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听力1-5 BCBCA 6-10 CBABC 11-15 ACBAC 16-20 BBACC2023—2024学年度上学期2023级
期中考试英语试卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Why does the woman refuse the man’s offer
A.She doesn’t like vegetables.
B.She has been to the market.
C.She wants to go to the market herself.
2. What does the woman mean
A.She likes eating nuts. B.She likes eating fruits. C.She likes neither fruits nor nuts.
3. What’s the man doing now
A.Watching TV. B.Playing computer games. C.Going on a business trip.
4. What does the woman think of the exam
A.Not so difficult. B.Very easy. C.Too difficult.
5. What will the speakers do after the baseball game
A.Eat something. B.See a movie. C.Play a game.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
6. What time does the man want to be called
A.9:00 B.8:30 C.7:30
7. How will the man go to the museum
A.By taxi. B.By bus. C.By car.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
8. What did the man lose
A. His watch. B. His book. C. His homework.
9. Why is the woman going to the lab
A. To do an experiment. B. To meet with her teacher. C. To hand in her homework.
10. What has not been decided yet
A. Who is going to study for the test.
B. What the group will do in science class.
C. Where the group is going to meet to study.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
11. What does Mike think of his roommate
A. Annoying. B. Generous. C. Thoughtful.
12. What does Mike’s roommate sometimes do
A.Cook meals for Mike. B. Share the grocery bills. C. Invite Mike to eat out.
13. What does the woman suggest Mike do
A. Ask his roommate to move out.
B. Talk honestly with his roommate.
C. Borrow money from his roommate.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
14. What are the speaker talking about
A. A part-time job. B. A new computer. C. A gardening business.
15. What does the man usually do on weekends
A. Make charts. B. Make some money. C. Hang out with friends.
16. What is the man most likely to do after the conversation
A. Finish his homework. B. Take the offer. C. Learn how to garden.
听下面一段独白，回答小题。
17. How long will the flight take
A. Two hours. B. Four hours. C. Six hours.
18. Which place will the tourists go to after breakfast
A.Ellis Island. B.Central Park. C.Empire State Building.
19. What will the tourists do in Times Square
A. Go jogging. B. Have dinner. C. Have lunch.
20. What is the purpose of the speaker
A To attract more people to New York.
B. To introduce famous places in New York.
C. To tell the tourists about the arrangements.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Family-friendly Things to Do on Long Island
If you’re looking for ways to fill the weekend, Long Island is packed with exciting things to do for the whole family.
Famous Food Festival
More than 60 food vendors(小贩) offer bites from around the world at Tanger Outlets in Deer Park. The festival will feature live music, a beer and wine garden, a chalk art installation(装置), contests and more from 1 p.m.to 8 p.m. Monday; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
●Admission(门票): $14 at the door, $7 ages 8-12, free ages 7 and younger.
●Address: East lot,152 The Arches Circle, Deer Park.
●Further information: , 631-387-6291.
Lightkeepers Behind the Scenes Tours
Follow one of the present-day lighthouses on a bottom-to-top tour of the Fire Island Lighthouse at 9 a.m. Saturday. Learn how lighthouse keepers in the 1860s to 2020 maintained(维修) the light.
●Admission: $20, advance reservations(预定) required.
●Address: Park at Robert Moses State Park Field 5 and walk east to the lighthouse.
●Further information: , 631-583-5901.
Montauk Family Fall Festival
The festival includes live entertainment with music in the gazebo(观景台), a farmers market, pumpkin painting, kids crafts, and street painting from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
●Admission: free for the festival, but fees for rides, food and drinks.
●Address: Montauk Village Green, 743 Montauk Hwy.
●Further information: , 631-668-2428.
Riverhead Country Fair
The agricultural fair includes LI Antique Power Association demonstrations(游行), live music, flower decorating, sunflower and vegetable competitions and jams, jellies, cakes, pies for sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
●Admission: free
●Address: Riverfront and Main Street.
●Further information: , 631-727-1215.
1. How much would a couple with a boy aged 6 and a girl aged 10 pay for Famous Food Festival
A. $21. B. $28. C. $35. D. $42.
2. Which activity do you need to book in advance
A. Riverhead Country Fair.
B. Famous Food Festival.
C. Montauk Family Fall Festival.
D. Lightkeepers Behind the Scenes Tours.
3. What do Montauk Family Fall Festival and Riverhead Country Fair have in common
A. They both have art exhibitions.
B. They offer free food and drinks.
C. They both open on Saturdays and Sundays.
D. They would be welcomed by music lovers.
【答案】1 C 2. D 3. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了去Long Island旅游全家人可以参加的一些活动。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Famous Food Festival部分中的“Admission(门票): $14 at the door, $7 ages 8-12, free ages 7 and younger.(门票：门票14美元，8-12岁儿童7美元，7岁及以下儿童免费。)”可计算出，一对夫妇，一个6岁的男孩和一个10岁的女孩去著名美食节，需要支付：14*2+7=35，故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Lightkeepers Behind the Scenes Tours部分中的“Admission: $20, advance reservations(预定) required.(门票： 二十元，须预定。)”可知，Lightkeepers Behind the Scenes Tours需要提前预定门票，故选D。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Montauk Family Fall Festival部分中的“The festival includes live entertainment with music in the gazebo(观景台),(这个节日包括在观景台举行现场音乐表演)”和Riverhead Country Fair部分中的“The agricultural fair includes LI Antique Power Association demonstrations(游行), live music,(农博会包括LI古董动力协会示范、现场音乐，)”可知，Montauk Family Fall Festival和Riverhead Country Fair的共同点是都有音乐表演，所以它们可能会受到音乐爱好者的欢迎，故选D。
B
We’ve all heard the stories of an actor’s struggles before a career breakthrough: living a hard life, working part time, being a couch potato before getting that major role. Shelby, the star of “A Dog’s Way Home,” has a hard-luck tale that could top them all. Before her big break, she was living in a landfill, rooting through garbage for her next meal.
Shelby’s big break came in April 2017, when animal-control officer Megan Buhler was driving in Cheatham County. Tennessee. Out on an unrelated call, Buhler spotted and approached what she recalled was a noticeably scared puppy emerging from the dump. “I knelt down and just said, ‘Oh, come here, baby,’” said Buhler. “She was so scared, but she came right up to me, and I was able to put her in my truck.” The pair headed to the county animal shelter, where the staff began calling the new resident Baby Girl.
Buhler and others didn’t know that 3,200 kilometers away, Hollywood was looking for a dog to play Bella in a film written by Cathryn Michon. The find-a-Bella job went to freelance trainer Teresa Ann Miler. Her mission was to search shelters nationwide for a dog that could play Bella. One day, Miller spotted Baby Girl’s adoption photo. “Honestly, it was a really good picture, and she was flat-out smiling,” Miller said. Then she met Baby Girl, and assessed her on personality and the ability to respond to simple commands. After assessment, she adopted Baby Girl from the shelter, renamed her Shelby and took her to California for training. Miller and Shelby trained for just over three months before filming began. Then they were together each day on the set.
Most of the film’s reviews have praised Shelby’s performance. Variety made the comments “an amazing dog, perfect performance!”
Shelby has come a long way from the dump. But Buhler said she saw Shelby recently had needed only a second to compare the movie star with the dog she found from piles of trash. “She’s exactly the same,” Buhler said.
4. Why does the author mention an actor’s struggle before a career breakthrough at the very beginning
A. To make a sharp contrast between an actor’s struggle and a dog’s struggle.
B. To introduce a dog’s similar but even more striking experiences.
C. To attract reader’s attention by giving dramatic examples.
D. To clearly point out the main idea of the passage.
5. What finally helped Baby Girl get the big role in the film
A. Her adoption picture. B. Her flat-out smiling.
C. her personality and ability. D. Her miserable experiences.
6. By saying “She is exactly the same” in the last paragraph, Buhler probably means _______.
A. the dog returned to the piles of trash where she found it
B. it took quite a lot of trouble for the dog to change her own fate.
C. she’s really excited to see the dog she helped live such a happy life
D. the dramatic change of the dog’s life hasn’t changed her inner quality
7. What do you think may serve as the best title of the passage
A. The Success of “A Dog’s Way Home”
B. From a Landfill Puppy to a Movie Star
C. The Trainer and Her Star Dog
D. Shelby’s Hard-luck Story
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. D 7. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一只垃圾小狗到成为一名电影明星的引人注目的经历。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段We’ve all heard the stories of an actor’s struggles before a career breakthrough: living a hard life, working part time, being a couch potato before getting that major role. Shelby, the star of “A Dog’s Way Home,” has a hard-luck tale that could top them all. Before her big break, she was living in a landfill, rooting through garbage for her next meal. 我们都听过演员在事业上取得突破之前的挣扎故事：过着艰苦的生活，兼职工作，在得到那个主要角色之前成为一个电视迷。《一条狗的回家之路》中的明星谢尔比有一个倒霉的故事，可能会超过所有人。在她的重大突破之前，她住在垃圾堆里，翻着垃圾寻找下一顿饭。由此可知，作者在一开始就提到了一个演员在事业取得突破之前的挣扎，并介绍了一只狗的类似但更引人注目的经历。故选B。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中One day, Miller spotted Baby Girl’s adoption photo. “Honestly, it was a really good picture, and she was flat-out smiling,” Miller said. Then she met Baby Girl, and assessed her on personality and the ability to respond to simple commands.一天，米勒发现了Baby Girl的收养照片。米勒说：“说实话，这张照片拍得很好，她笑得很灿烂。”然后她遇到了Baby Girl，并对她的性格和对简单命令的反应能力进行了评估。由此可知，她的性格和能力最终帮助Baby Girl在电影中获得了重要角色。故选C。
【6题详解】
词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段中Most of the film’s reviews have praised Shelby’s performance. Variety made the comments “an amazing dog, perfect performance!”大多数影评都赞扬了谢尔比的表演。Variety评论道：“一只神奇的狗，完美的表演！”和最后一段Shelby has come a long way from the dump. But Buhler said she saw Shelby recently had needed only a second to compare the movie star with the dog she found from piles of trash. “She’s exactly the same,”谢尔比从垃圾场一路走来。但布勒说，她最近看到谢尔比只用了一秒钟就把这位电影明星和她在垃圾堆里找到的那条狗做了比较。“她完全一样”。由此可知，通过在最后一段中说“她完全一样”，布勒可能是指狗狗生活的巨大变化并没有改变她的内在品质。故选D。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。文章介绍了一只垃圾小狗到成为一名电影明星的引人注目的经历。所以B项From a Landfill Puppy to a Movie Star.(从垃圾小狗到电影明星)为最佳标题。故选B。
C
Research has shown that people tend to get more happiness from spending their money on experiences, such as travel and entertainment (娱乐), than on things like clothes and electronic products. But are people happier during the purchased (购买的) experience itself Or does the happiness come more from expecting or remembering the experience
A new study, published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, offers an answer. Our experimental purchases not only bring us greater pleasure in terms of expectation and remembrance than do our material (物质的) purchases, but they also bring us greater in-the-moment enjoyment, the study found.
For the study, the researchers recruited (招募) 2,635 adults who agreed to receive texts at any time during the day. The texts began with a happiness question, which asked the participants (参与者) to tell how they felt “right now”, ranging from very bad to very good. Half of them were then asked if they had made a material purchase within the past hour, such as clothing or electronic goods. The others were asked if they had made an experimental purchase within the past hour, such as eating in a restaurant or attending a concert.
The researchers found that the purchasers of the experiences express higher levels of happiness than the purchasers of the material goods, no matter how much the purchases cost.
To deal with possible differences in types of purchasers, the researchers carried out a second study in which they researched more than 5,000 adults. “We still found the same result,” said Amit Kumar, the study’s lead author (发起人).
“If you want to be happier, it might be wise to shift some of your spending away from material goods and a bit more towards experiences,” Kumar said. “That would probably lead to greater happiness.”
8. Why does the writer put forward two questions in paragraph 1
A. To make a fact clear.
B. To introduce a new study.
C. To compare different researches.
D. To doubt the view of researchers.
9. What did the researchers text the participants for
A. To ask them about their spending plans.
B. To understand their needs and spending habits.
C. To know the change in their purchasing choices.
D. To find out their purchasing behavior and feelings.
10. Which has the similar meaning to the underlined word “shift” in the last paragraph
A. satisfy. B. apply. C. change. D. increase.
11. What does the new study find about people’s purchases
A. People prefer to purchase material goods instead of experiences.
B. People get more pleasure from spending money than making money.
C. The level of happiness from purchases depends on how much they cost.
D. Experimental purchases bring people greater happiness than material ones.
【答案】8. B 9. D 10. C 11. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。研究发现，与购买物品相比，把钱花在生活体验上能让人更快乐。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“A new study, published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, offers an answer. Our experimental purchases not only bring us greater pleasure in terms of expectation and remembrance than do our material (物质的) purchases, but they also bring us greater in-the-moment enjoyment, the study found.”(发表在《实验社会心理学杂志》上的一项新研究给出了答案。研究发现，与物质购买相比，我们的体验性购买不仅在期待和记忆方面给我们带来了更大的快乐，而且在当下也给我们带来更大的享受)可知，作者在第一段提出这两个问题是为了引出这项新研究的话题。故选B。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“The texts began with a happiness question, which asked the participants (参与者) to tell how they felt “right now”, ranging from very bad to very good. Half of them were then asked if they had made a material purchase within the past hour, such as clothing or electronic goods. The others were asked if they had made an experimental purchase within the past hour, such as eating in a restaurant or attending a concert.”(短信以一个幸福问题开始，要求参与者说出他们“现在”的感受，从非常糟糕到非常好。然后，他们中的一半被问及是否在过去一小时内购买了物品，如服装或电子产品。其他人被问及是否在过去一小时内进行了体验性购买，比如在餐厅吃饭或参加音乐会)可知，研究人员给参与者每天不定时发消息，以了解他们当时的情绪感受以及他们在过去的一个小时内是否有过购买行为。故选D。
【10题详解】
词句猜测题。根据最后一段““If you want to be happier, it might be wise to shift some of your spending away from material goods and a bit more towards experiences,” Kumar said. “That would probably lead to greater happiness.””(库马尔说：“如果你想变得更快乐，明智的做法是把你的一些消费从物质上shift到体验上。这可能会带来更大的幸福。”)并结合全文主题“如果你想要更加快乐的话，那么明智的选择就是把你花在购买物品上的一部分钱更多地转移到生活体验上，这可能会带给你更大的快乐”推测，shift的意思应该“改变；转移”，和选项C意思一致。故选C。
【11题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Research has shown that people tend to get more happiness from spending their money on experiences, such as travel and entertainment, than on things like clothes and electronic products.”(研究表明，比起衣服和电子产品，人们更倾向于把钱花在旅游和娱乐等体验上，从而获得更多的快乐)和最后一段““If you want to be happier, it might be wise to shift some of your spending away from material goods and a bit more towards experiences,” Kumar said. “That would probably lead to greater happiness.””(库马尔说：“如果你想变得更快乐，明智的做法是把你的一些消费从物质上shift到体验上。这可能会带来更大的幸福。”)可知，这项新的研究发现，与购买物品相比，把钱花在生活体验上能让人更快乐。故选D。
D
Monkeys seem to have a way with numbers.
A team of researchers trained three Rhesus monkeys to associate 26 clearly different symbols consisting of numbers and selective letters with 0-25 drops of water or juice as a reward. The researchers then tested how the monkeys combined—or added—the symbols to get the reward.
Here’s how Harvard Medical School scientist Margaret Livingstone, who led the team, described the experiment: In their cages the monkeys were provided with touch screens. On one part of the screen, a symbol would appear, and on the other side two symbols inside a circle were shown. For example, the number 7 would flash on one side of the screen and the other end would have 9 and 8. If the monkeys touched the left side of the screen they would be rewarded with seven drops of water or juice; if they went for the circle, they would be rewarded with the sum of the numbers—17 in this example.
After running hundreds of tests, the researchers noted that the monkeys would go for the higher values more than half the time, indicating that they were performing a calculation, not just memorizing the value of each combination.
When the team examined the results of the experiment more closely, they noticed that the monkeys tended to underestimate(低估) a sum compared with a single symbol when the two were close in value—sometimes choosing, for example, a 13 over the sum of 8 and 6. The underestimation was systematic: When adding two numbers, the monkeys always paid attention to the larger of the two, and then added only a fraction(小部分) of the smaller number to it.
“This indicates that there is a certain way quantity is represented in their brains, ”Dr. Livingstone says. “But in this experiment what they’re doing is paying more attention to the big number than the little one.”
12. What did the researchers do to the monkeys before testing them
A. They fed them. B. They named them.
C They trained them. D. They measured them.
13. How did the monkeys get their reward in the experiment
A. By drawing a circle. B. By touching a screen.
C. By watching videos. D. By mixing two drinks.
14. What did Livingstone’s team find about the monkeys
A. They could perform basic addition. B. They could understand simple words.
C. They could memorize numbers easily. D. They could hold their attention for long.
15. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear
A Entertainment. B. Health. C. Education. D. Science.
【答案】12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。哈佛医学院的一位科学家领导的研究团队发现猴子能进行基本的加法计算。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的A team of researchers trained three Rhesus monkeys to associate 26 clearly different symbols consisting of numbers and selective letters with 0-25 drops of water or juice as a reward.可知，在对这些猴子进行测试之前，研究人员对它们进行了培训。故C项正确。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的In their cages the monkeys were provided with touch screens. On one part of the screen, a symbol would appear, and on the other side two symbols inside a circle were shown. For example, the number 7 would flash on one side of the screen and the other end would have 9 and 8. If the monkeys touched the left side of the screen they would be rewarded with seven drops of water or juice; if they went for the circle, they would be rewarded with the sum of the numbers—17 in this example.可知，当猴子触摸屏幕左边时，它们会得到7滴水或者果汁的奖励；当它们触摸屏幕的另一端（即画着圆圈的部分）时，它们会得到17滴水或果汁的奖励。由此可知，猴子是通过触摸屏幕得到奖励的。故B项正确。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“the researchers noted that the monkeys would go for the higher values more than half the time, indicating that they were performing a calculation, not just memorizing the value of each combination.和第五段中的When adding two numbers, the monkeys always paid attention to the larger of the two, and then added only a fraction(小部分) of the smaller number to it.可知，猴子会在超过一半的时间内选择更高的值，这意味着它们在进行计算，而不仅仅是记住每一个组合的值。所以猴子能够进行基本的加法计算。故A项正确。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。通读整篇文章可知，该文介绍的是哈佛医学院的科学家Margaret Livingstone领导的一个研究团队对猴子进行实验得出的研究结果，这属于“科学研究”范畴，故该文应出现在报纸的“科学”版块。故D项正确。
第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In the course of a lifetime, people will experience regrets both large and small. These regrets can lead to motivation for personal growth or they can take you down a pathway to depression and self-punishment. ___16___. Here are some useful tips.
___17___. Accept the moods associated with your regret. This helps you to think about strategies you could use to minimize the pain of similar future experiences. Specifically identifying which emotion you’re feeling(“I feel regretful.”) rather than just thinking(“I feel bad.”) will help you put up with the emotions you’re experiencing.
Apologize for mistakes. You may find it helpful to apologize to people who you may have hurt. An apology can be particularly important if your regrets are centered on conflicts in relationships that have caused emotional suffering. This doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re going to accept your apology. ______18______.
Create a new set of goals. ___19___. Ask yourself if there is anything you can do to repair the old damage, respond to future situations, and create more positive outcomes. Celebrate when you meet a goal. If you learn that a goal you set is not realistic, set a new one within the range of more realistic possibilities.
Consider seeking help. If you find yourself stuck in a repeating cycle of self-blame and negative thinking, you may need to reach out to a mental health professional for support. ___20___. Listening to their experiences can expand your view beyond the present moment.
A. Learn from your regret.
B. Acknowledge your feelings.
C. Instead, treat yourself as you would treat a friend.
D. You can also talk to other people with similar regrets.
E. How regrets are coped with could make a real difference.
F. It can, however, help to ease the tension and relieve your stress.
G. Take advantage of the experience you’ve gained to make new, practical targets.
【答案】16. E 17. B 18. F 19. G 20. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何处理生活中的遗憾。
【16题详解】
根据上文“These regrets can lead to motivation for personal growth or they can take you down a pathway to depression and self-punishment.(这些遗憾可能会给你带来个人成长的动力，也可能会让你走向抑郁和自我惩罚。)”可知，上文提到遗憾会带来不同的结果，因此遗憾如何被处理会有很大的影响。E项：How regrets are coped with could make a real difference.(如何处理遗憾会产生很大的影响。)符合语境。故选E。
【17题详解】
空处为段落主旨句。根据下文“Accept the moods associated with your regret. This helps you to think about strategies you could use to minimize the pain of similar future experiences. Specifically identifying which emotion you’re feeling(“I feel regretful.”) rather than just thinking(“I feel bad.”) will help you put up with the emotions you’re experiencing.(接受与遗憾相关的情绪。这有助于你思考你可以使用的策略，以尽量减少未来类似经历的痛苦。明确地识别你所感受到的情绪(“我感到后悔”)，而不是仅仅思考(“我感觉很糟糕”)，这将有助于你忍受你正在经历的情绪。)”可知，本段是说从要接受自己的情绪，从中思考出解决问题的方法。B项：Acknowledge your feelings.(承认你的感受。)符合语境。故选B。
【18题详解】
根据上文“This doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re going to accept your apology.(这并不一定意味着他们会接受你的道歉)”可知，尽管别人不一定会接受你的道歉，但是可以带来一些积极影响。F项：It can, however, help to ease the tension and relieve your stress.(然而，它可以帮助你缓解紧张和压力。)符合语境。故选F。
【19题详解】
根据上文“Create a new set of goals.(制定一套新的目标。)”和下文“Ask yourself if there is anything you can do to repair the old damage, respond to future situations, and create more positive outcomes.”（问问自己，你是否能做些什么来修复旧的伤害，应对未来的情况，创造更积极的结果。）推知，空处应是建议读者给自己设置一些新的目标，以改变之前的情况。G项：Take advantage of the experience you’ve gained to make new, practical targets.(利用你获得的经验制定新的、实际的目标。)符合语境。故选G。
【20题详解】
根据下文“Listening to their experiences can expand your view beyond the present moment.(倾听他们的经历可以扩展你的视野，超越当下)”可知，空处和倾听某人的经历有关，下文中的“their”呼应D项中的“other people with similar regrets”D项：You can also talk to other people with similar regrets.(你也可以和其他有类似遗憾的人谈谈。)符合语境。故选D。
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 （共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. Usually she___21___play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill.___22___she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and___23___all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.
At the age when she gained some___24___skills and sensibility, she___25___her mother for a bike ride outside the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go,___26___her keeping close to the house and not riding too far. The day was beautiful. The little girl knew___27___where she was heading. ___28___the hill and across the valley, she rode to the gate of the golden house.
___29___she got off her bike and put it____30____the gate post, she focused on the path____31____to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she found that all the windows were____32____and rather dirty.
So sad and heart-broken, she didn’t go any further. She____33____, and all of a sudden she saw an amazing____34____. There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she was____35____that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose.
21. A. might B. should C. would D. could
22. A. Unless B. While C. Since D. When
23. A. dreamed B. worried C. quarreled D. imagine
24. A. indifferent B. musical C. educational D. basic
25. A. blamed B. begged C. persuaded D. pretended
26. A. insisting on B. relying on C. heading for D. letting out
27. A. merrily B. rapidly C. exactly D. possibly
28. A. Over B. Down C. Around D. Beside
29. A. Until B. As C. Even if D. Though
30. A. under B. on C. by D. against
31. A. leading B. setting C. moving D. adapting
32. A. bright B. clean C. plain D. wide
33. A. cheered up B. settled down C. dropped in D. turned around
34. A. sight B. impression C. valley D. house
35. A. curious B. aware C. enthusiastic D. anxious
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. B 30. D 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个小姑娘从小梦想住在一处有着闪闪发光的金色窗户的好房子里。长大后来到了梦想的房子前，却失望地发现所有的窗子都很普通而且很脏。结果她转身发现自己的小房子窗户是金色的，看着她的小家，她意识到她一直住在她的金色的房子里。
【21题详解】
考查情态动词词义辨析。句意：通常她会在小花园里玩。A. might可能；B. should应该；C. would将会；D. must必须。根据下文“Looking at her little home, she was ___15___ that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose.”可知她过去常常在小花园里玩。故事发生在过去，此处表示“过去常常”应用would。故选C项。
【22题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：虽然她爱她的父母和家人，但她渴望住在这样的房子里，整天梦想着住在那里的感觉是多么美妙和刺激。A. Unless除非；B. While然而,虽然；C. Since自从；D. When当什么时候。根据下文“she desired to live in such a house”可知虽然她爱她的父母和家人，但她渴望住在这样的房子里，整天梦想着住在那里的感觉是多么美妙和刺激。此处为让步状语从句。故选B项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上题。A. dreamed梦见；B. worried担忧；C. quarreled吵架；D. imagine想象。根据前文“she desired to live in such a house and”可知女孩渴望住在这样的房子里。故选A项。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：女孩到了掌握了一些基本技能和识别能力的年纪，女孩请求妈妈让自己在花园外面骑自行车。A. indifferent漠不关心的；B. musical音乐的；C. educational教育的；D. basic基本的。根据下文的“she ___5___ her mother for a bike ride outside the garden”可知骑自行车是基本技能。故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上题。A. blamed责怪；B. begged恳求；C. persuaded说服；D. pretended假装。根据下文的“Her mother finally allowed her to go, ___6___ her keeping close to the house and not riding too far.”可知女孩是恳求妈妈让自己在花园外面骑自行车。故选B项。
【26题详解】
考查动词词组辨析。句意：她的妈妈终于允许她去了，坚持要她离房子近一点，而且不要骑得太远。A. insisting on坚持；B. relying on依赖；C. heading for前往；D. letting out放出。根据下文的“keeping close to the house and not riding too far”可知妈妈坚持要她离房子近一点，而且不要骑得太远。insist on sb. doing sth.表示“坚持要求某人做某事”，故选A项。
【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：她确切地知道她要去哪里。A. merrily高兴地；B. rapidly迅速地；C. exactly确切地；D. possibly可能地。根据下文的“___8___ the hill and across the valley, she rode to the gate of the golden house”可知女孩从小就向往那个漂亮的屋子，因此妈妈同意了她出去骑车后，她确切地知道她要去哪里。故选C项。
【28题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意：下了山，穿过山谷，她骑着车来到了金房子的大门口。A. Over超过；B. Down向下；C. Around围绕；D. Beside在……旁边。根据空后的valley可知，下了山，穿过山谷，她骑着车来到了金房子的大门口。“沿着小山向下”应用down。故选B项。
【29题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：当她下车把自行车靠在门柱上时，她的注意力集中在通往房子的小路上，然后是房子本身。A. Until直到；B. As当……时候；C. Even if即使；D. Though虽然。根据后文“and put it ___10___ the gate post, she focused on the path”可知引导时间状语从句，表示“当……时候”应用as。故选B项。
【30题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意同上题。A. under在……下面；B. on在……上面；C. by在……旁边；D. against反对，倚着，靠着。根据后文“the gate post”可知是把自行车靠在门柱上。故选D项。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同9题。A. leading带领，通向；B. setting设置；C. moving移动；D. adapting适应。根据句意可知这条小路是通往房子的。故选A项。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当他发现房子所有的窗户都很普通而且相当脏时，她很失望。A. bright明亮的；B. clean清洁的；C. plain简单的；D. wide宽的。根据前文“disappointed”和后文“and rather dirty”可知房子所有的窗户都很普通而且相当脏。故选C项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词组辨析。句意：女孩转过身，看到了惊奇的景象。A. cheered up振作起来；B. settled down安顿下来；C. dropped in拜访；D. turned around转身。根据后文“the other side”可知女孩是转过身体的。故选D项。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意同上题。A. sight风景；B. impression印象；C. valley山谷；D. house房屋。根据后前文“Looking at her little home, she was ___15___ that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care.”可知女孩看到了令人惊奇的景象，sight指用眼可以看到的景象。故选A项。
【35题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：看着她的小家，她意识到她一直住在她的金色的房子里。A. curious好奇的；B. aware意识到的；C. enthusiastic热情的；D. anxious焦虑的。根据后前文“that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose”可知她意识到她一直住在她的金色的房子里。故选B项。
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。
Chinese food and the differences between Chinese and Western diets are both things that cause the_____36_____(curious) of most people who visit China. Moreover, when___37___(travel) through China, you’ll most likely pick up on a few differences in the way of eating food. For instance, soup in the West____38____(enjoy) generally as an appetizer (开胃菜) meal, while the Chinese prefer to enjoy their soup at the end of a meal.
You might also notice some distinct differences in meal preparation and cooking techniques. Therefore, cooking classes are becoming an___39___(increase) popular activity among those interested in learning more about China’s culture through its cuisine. If you’re looking to take it a step___40___(far), keep an eye out for cooking classes___41___(hold) by residents in their own homes.
___42___it comes to traditional Chinese games, the Chinese have always been sociable people. Despite the country’s super technological advancement and the increasing popularity of personal electronic devices, the majority of Chinese would rather spend time socializing with others than sit alone at home. From popular board games like Go (围棋) and Chinese chess to kids’ games like Chinese jump rope, China offers___43___(vary) options to keep people busy. Most locals are more than happy to share their traditions___44___foreign visitors, so don’t be shy to ask the next time you go for____45____walk through the park.
【答案】36. curiosity
37. travelling
38. is enjoyed
39. increasingly
40. further##farther
41. held 42. When
43. various##varied
44. with 45. a
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述中西方食物与饮食习惯的差异及中国的娱乐活动。
【36题详解】
考查名词。句意：中国食物和中西方饮食的差异都引起大多数访问中国的人的好奇心。定冠词the修饰名词，空处需填名词curiosity，作宾语，curiosity是不可数名词。故填curiosity。
【37题详解】
考查省略句。句意：此外，在中国旅行时，你很可能会发现一些不同的饮食方式。when引导的时间状语从句的主语和主句的主语一致，可以省略从句的主语和be动词，完整的从句是when you are travelling through China，省略you are。故填travelling。
【38题详解】
考查动词时态语态和主谓一致。句意：例如，在西方，汤通常是开胃菜，而中国人喜欢在用餐结束时喝汤。此处描述客观事实，故用一般现在时，soup与enjoy是动宾关系，故用被动语态，因为主语soup是不可数名词，故填is enjoyed。
【39题详解】
考查副词。句意：因此，烹饪班正成为那些有兴趣通过烹饪了解中国文化的人们越来越受欢迎的活动。修饰形容词popular需用副词increasingly，作状语。故填increasingly。
【40题详解】
考查副词的比较级。句意：如果你想更进一步学习，留意一下居民在自己家里举办的烹饪课。空处需填副词作状语，此处表示“更进一步”，故用副词比较级further/farther，作状语，故填further/farther。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意同上。空处需填非谓语动词，作后置定语，修饰名词cooking classes，二者逻辑动宾关系，需填过去分词形式。故填held。
【42题详解】
考查固定句型。句意：说到中国传统游戏，中国人一直都是善于交际的人。When it comes to…为固定句型，意为“当提到……”，位于句首，首字母需大写。故填When。
【43题详解】
考查形容词。句意：从流行的围棋和象棋等棋盘游戏到跳绳等儿童游戏，中国提供了各种各样的选择让人们忙碌起来。此处应填形容词various或varied，作定语，修饰名词options，表示“各种各样的”。故填various/varied。
【44题详解】
考查介词。句意：大多数当地人都非常乐意与外国游客分享他们的传统，所以下次你在公园散步时，不要羞于开口。share…with…为固定搭配，意为“和……分享”。故填with。
【45题详解】
考查冠词。句意同上。go for a walk为固定短语，意为“出去散步”。故填a。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，你的外国朋友David最近选修了中文课程。他来信向你咨询学好中文的方法。请你写一封回信，内容包括：
1.提出建议； 2.表达祝愿。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
Dear David,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】Dear David,
I’m delighted to learn that you’ve started learning Chinese! Knowing that you would like to have better command of Chinese, I’m writing to share with you some practical suggestions, just for you reference.
With proper guidance and enough practice, you’re bound to learn Chinese well. To begin with, it is advisable that you regularly watch some Chinese learning programs, which will expose you to an authentic learning atmosphere and will help you develop a better understanding of Chinese culture. Besides, you’d better make some Chinese friends and communicate with them as much as possible. With frequent communication in real life, you’ll eventually improve your oral Chinese and feel more confident.
Hopefully my tips above can be of some help. Wish you success.
Yours,
LiHua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给最近选修了中文课程的外国朋友David写一封建议信，给出一些学好中文的方法，并表达祝愿。
【详解】1.词汇积累
精通：have a better command of→be skilled in/have a better knowledge of
建议：suggestion/ tip→advice /proposal
真实的：authentic→genuine/real
最终：eventually→finally
2.句式拓展
简单句变倒装句
原句：With frequent communication in real life, you’ll eventually improve your oral Chinese and feel more confident.
拓展句：With frequent communication in real life, not only will you eventually improve your oral Chinese,but also you will feel more confident.
【点睛】[高分句型1] Knowing that you would like to have a better command of Chinese, I’m writing to share with you some practical suggestions, just for you reference. (运用了非谓语动词作状语)
[高分句型2] To begin with, it is advisable that you regularly watch some Chinese learning programs, which will expose you to an authentic learning atmosphere and will help you develop a better understanding of Chinese culture . (运用了that引导的主语从句和which引导的非限制性定语从句)
第二节（满分25分）
47. 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。
On the first day in their new grade, Maria and Amna were sitting at the desk right in front of the teacher’s. It was early and no students had arrived.
Just then a fat girl, Ayesha, wearing brown glasses entered the room. She seemed very nervous. Before she could realize, she tripped over the threshold(门槛) and fell. The loud sound caught Maria’s attention.
Maria looked at her and said, “Hey, Amna, look at this elephant. Looks like she has not showered for months.” Maria started laughing loudly. Amna found it a little too rude, but she knew that if she stopped Maria from saying bad words about that girl, Maria would laugh at her as well for being too kind. So she said she would be right back and went out of the classroom. Meanwhile, Ayesha felt so embarrassed that her eyes were filled with tears.
After school, Maria went home and went straight to sleep. Lying on her bed, she fell asleep immediately. Suddenly, someone shook her. Maria opened her eyes and saw her teacher. She got up and, to her surprise, she found she was in a dark room with little light. She saw her teacher holding a piece of paper and a pencil. Her teacher said, “Maria, look at this paper, and say something mean to it.”
“You are dirty!” Maria shouted. Her teacher drew a line on the paper and said, “Say something bad again!”
“You are ugly,” Maria said. Her teacher drew another line and the same act was repeated several times until the paper was filled with lines. Then her teacher gave Maria the paper and an eraser and directed her to erase the lines. After the lines were erased, Maria gave the paper back to her teacher.
“Does it look new ” her teacher asked. “No, it’s not clean and there are still some marks left,” Maria replied.
“Exactly, this is what happens when you bully(欺负) someone. An apology cannot easily erase the marks you leave on their self-esteem(自尊),” her teacher explained.
Maria became quiet. Her teacher then disappeared.
Suddenly, her stomach and face started bloating(膨胀) and she became a very fat girl.
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On realizing it was all a dream, Maria told everything to her mother.
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【答案】
Suddenly, her stomach and face started bloating and she became a very fat girl. Overwhelmed with a mixture of shock and panic, she even could barely believe what she was seeing in the mirror. It seemed that inside she felt full of butterflies in her stomach. Wanting to scream, she found she couldn’t utter a single syllable, words knotting her throat. “How did it happen ” she asked herself, but without any response. Never had Maria thought that she became the person she used to hate and laugh at. She was in despair when she was awake from a dream. Sweat trickling down her forehead, she found in relief it was just a dream.
On realizing it was all a dream, Maria told everything to her mother. Fist clenched, she was even unable to meet her mother’s eyes. After railing against Maria’s inappropriate behavior, her mom tenderly patted her on the shoulder, saying “Actually, nobody should be judged by his appearance. Everyone has his sparkling strength.” Hearing her words, Maria lowered her head and realized how mistaken she was. The next day, Maria gathered some courage to extend her genuine apology to Ayesha, promising never to say any mean words to anybody. To her delight, Ayesha forgave her and readily fostered a friendship with her. It dawned on her that human love and kindness towards others is like a chain holding everybody together.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述的是马丽亚新年级的第一天嘲笑新同学阿伊莎。在梦中自己变成了她曾经讨厌和嘲笑的人，她的老师用自己方式让马丽亚意识到嘲笑别人是不正确的。马丽亚的妈妈告诉她任何人都不应该以貌取人。马丽亚意识到自己的错误并向阿伊莎道歉。二人成为了好朋友。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“突然，她的肚子和脸开始肿胀，她变成了一个非常胖的女孩。”可知，第一段可描写马丽亚变成胖女孩之后的反应：震惊、恐慌和绝望。
②由第二段首句内容“马丽亚意识到这一切都是一场梦，便把一切都告诉了母亲。”可知，第二段可描写马丽亚的母亲对她的教育以及马丽亚做出的补救。
2.续写线索：嘲笑阿伊莎——梦中变胖——老师的教育——母亲的教育——道歉——收获友谊
3.词汇激活
行为类
①流了下来：trickling down / running down / tingling/ rolling down
②说：utter/say
③使她哽咽：knotting her throat/ choking her throat
情绪类
①不知所措的：overwhelmed/perplexed/ bewildered
②绝望的：in despair / hopeless
【点睛】[高分句型1]Wanting to scream, she found she couldn’t utter a single syllable, words knotting her throat. （现在分词Wanting以及独立主格结构words knotting her throat充当伴随状语）
[高分句型21]Never had Maria thought that she became the person she used to hate and laugh at.（否定词Never位于句首的部分倒装句，以及that引导的宾语从句作thought的宾语以及省略关系代词的定语从句she used to hate and laugh at）
听力1-5 BCBCA 6-10 CBABC 11-15 ACBAC 16-20 BBACC
