英语卷·2018届山西省昔阳中学、榆次一中等晋中名校高二上学期期中考试英语试题 （解析版）

英语卷·2018届山西省昔阳中学、榆次一中等晋中名校高二上学期期中考试英语试题 （解析版）

注意事项：‎ ‎1．本试卷包含第一至第四部分，共12页。‎ ‎2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题和答题卡上。‎ ‎ 3. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试题上，否则无效。‎ ‎ 4．回答非选择题时，需用0.5毫米的黑色笔迹签字笔作答。第61-70小题以及写作部分，请在答题卡上的非选择题区域内作答，写在本试题上无效。‎ ‎ 5．本试题满分100分，考试时间90分钟，其中听力测试时间大约为15分钟。‎ ‎ 6．考试结束后，将答题卡交回。‎ 第一部分：听力测试 ‎（共两节，满分15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分，满分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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. How much will you have to pay if you buy a pair of dolls?‎ ‎ A. Sixteen dollars ‎ B. Thirty dollars ‎ C. Thirteen dollars ‎2. When will Mr. Hanks go to Tokyo? ‎ A. On Wednesday B. On Tuesday C. On Thursday ‎3. What is Tom going to do?‎ ‎ A. To take care of his little brother ‎ B. To take his sister to see the doctor ‎ C. To do his homework ‎4. Where is the man going this afternoon?‎ ‎ A. To the city library ‎ B. To the woman’s room ‎ C. To the school ‎5. Who will repair the roof?‎ ‎ A. The man B. John C. Mike 第二节  （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎  听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中做给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，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。每段对话读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ ‎ A. On the phone B. In a shop C. At home ‎7. What can we learn about the skirts?‎ ‎ A. They are expensive ‎ B. They have a rich color ‎ C. They have attractive designs 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. When does the woman usually sure the Internet?‎ ‎ A. When she feels unhappy ‎ B. When she feels sleepy ‎ C. When she looks for information ‎9. Why did the man feel unhappy?‎ ‎ A. Because he lost 100 dollars ‎ B. Because he lost his cellphone ‎ C. Because he wasted a lot of time 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Where is the medicine shop?‎ ‎ A. Near the traffic lights ‎ B. Near the walmart ‎ C. In front of a statue ‎11. How long does it take to walk to the medicine shop?‎ ‎ A. About 15 minutes ‎ B. About 10 minutes ‎ C. About 25 minutes ‎12. How will the woman go to the medicine shop?‎ ‎ A. On foot B. By bus C. By taxi 听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。‎ ‎13. Where does the man’s parents want him to study?‎ ‎ A. In German B. In the US C. In the UK ‎14. Why did the man choose ballet?‎ ‎ A. He loves it ‎ B. He has a good figure ‎ C. His parents asked him to ‎15. When is the man leaving?‎ ‎ A. On March 9th B. On March 10th C. On March 11th 第二部分 知识运用 ‎（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节 语法和词汇知识（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎ 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ ‎16. ---We will have one day off this week, and I plan to take you to see the film The Revenant.‎ ‎ ---________. I can’t wait to see it.‎ ‎ A. It all depends B. It’s up to you ‎ C. That’s a good point D. I am afraid I don’t agree.‎ ‎17. He narrowly escaped _______in the accident.‎ ‎ A. killing B. to be killed C. being killed D. to kill ‎18. Don’t _________that our parents should do everything for us.‎ ‎ A. take for granted B. take it for granted ‎ C. take as granted D. take this for granted ‎19. Although he has retired, every now and then he often recalls his teaching life. After all he ____as a teacher for 35 years.‎ ‎ A. has worked B. was working C. worked D. had worked ‎20. In the party, the person _______ as an astronaut attracted everyone’s attention.‎ ‎ A. dressed up B. dressing up C. was dressed up D. being dressed up ‎21. ---How do you like the book?‎ ‎ ---I haven’t read a more interesting one. It’s well worth ______ a second time.‎ ‎ A. to be read B. reading C. being read D. to read ‎22. When the teacher came in, he covered his mobile phone with a textbook and pretended _______his homework.‎ ‎ A. to do B. doing C. to be doing D. to have done ‎23. There is no success without hard work; success is something _____is only earned after much labor.‎ ‎ A. which B. that C. what D. 不填 ‎24. Many excellent graduates are writing ______the advertisement for the position as an English teacher in our school.‎ ‎ A. in honor of B. in favor of ‎ C. in return for D. in response to ‎25. _________, we are determined to finish it.‎ ‎ A. However long it takes B. However long does it take ‎ C. Whatever long it takes D. No matter how much long it takes 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26-45各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。‎ It was a sunny day when I quit my job to travel. As a contract administrator(合同管理员)for a shipping company, I’d spent 2012 26 in Washington DC. While it was a well-paid job, even a 27 career, it was not what I wanted, I wanted to 28 stories and see the world.‎ The 29 of this decision were sown(播种)in 2010, when I graduated from college and moved to Spain to teach English. I spent my spare time travelling around Europe, writing it all in my blog. After two years, my teaching contracts 30 , so I moved back to work in Washington DC.‎ Writing, on the other hand, continued to make me 31 . And during those two years in Spain,‎ ‎ my blog had 32 many readers. But I faced a 33 decision: quit and pursue writing full-time, or keep a good job.‎ I knew that 34 to the world of writing and travelling was the right choice, 35 I began planning my next move. This time, my 36 was New Zealand.‎ Every night 37 I came home from my job I work on my blog. I spent a year 38 my blog and setting up freelance(自由职业者)writing contracts, so that I would have guaranteed paid work once I quit. A few months later, I was invited to explore Jordan for a few weeks. I knew the time had come to 39 the final preparations. I planned out my trips, 40 my flights and sold my car (my last strong tie to my old life)before 41 . And finally, I was on my way to New Zealand.‎ Since quitting my job, I’ve sailed off the coast of Italy and Greece; dived in Bali; ridden horses across western Mongolia; slept 42 the stars on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Not once have I 43 my decision to leave my job in Washington DC. Through all this, I have achieved my 44 of becoming a writer. I gave up a comfortable life to pursue personal happiness— 45 proving that dreams really do come true, if you work for them.‎ ‎26. A. studying B. teaching C. working D. travelling ‎27. A. terrible B. wrong C. vital D. good ‎28. A. write B. remember C. understand D. read ‎29. A. plants B. seeds C. crops D. branches ‎30. A. started B. continued C. ended D. failed ‎31. A. qualified B. delighted C. bored D. tired ‎32. A. protected B. demanded C. attracted D. selected ‎33. A. strange B. tough C. normal D. simple ‎34. A. returning B. sending C. donating D. leading ‎35. A. or B. but C. so D. unless ‎36. 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Their place in the birth order is seen as one of the disadvantages, since they do not receive the same attention that is given by their parents to their siblings.‎ ‎ Therefore, according to the long-established idea, they are likely to become shy, quiet and lacking in confidence. In this way, middle children are far more likely to become outside. And they are not so successful or happy as their brothers and sisters.‎ ‎ As we discovered during our research, however, the ideas do not fit the facts. Far from being thought of as failures, middle children are more likely than their siblings to be successful and enjoy strong social lives and successful careers.‎ ‎ The disadvantages they experienced in childhood turn out to be beneficial, in many cases giving them features of independence, creativity and ability to express themselves very clearly. Many famous people, such as the film star, Julia Roberts, are “middles.”‎ ‎ One of the most successful people of modern times, the Microsoft genius, Bill Gates, is also a middle. His remarkable ability to think outside the box and take proper risks are features often found in middle children.‎ ‎ And consider this: of all the US presidents since 1787, no fewer than 52 percent were middle children. This is not only a far higher proportion(比例)than the numbers in the overall population, but it also changes the traditional belief that the eldest sons always have the strongest personalities and therefore are natural-born leaders.‎ ‎46. The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to _________.‎ ‎ A. give some ways to solve a problem ‎ B. show the reasons why something happens ‎ C. report on the finding of a study ‎ D. give some suggestions to people ‎47. 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In France ,on the other hand, angry passengers might riot(闹事)and burn down the subway station if they had to put up with the poor service that the London underground provides.‎ ‎ Americans and other Europeans, who are much more direct and in-your-face than the British, often wonder why British people always say “sorry” or “excuse me” when they complain. “It’s like they’re apologizing for something that isn’t their fault, they say. They are missing the point. British people are not really sorry ---it is because the word ‘sorry’ actually works as a distancing skill. This is important in terms of negative politeness and not drawing attention to yourself. If you do not say ‘sorry’ or use other distancing words like ‘could’, ‘would’, ‘might’, ‘possibly’ and so on, you will be seen as rude.”‎ ‎52. What does the underlined part “bottle it up” in Paragraph 1 mean?‎ ‎ A. Put something into bottles ‎ B. Not do anything dangerous ‎ C. Cause problems by hesitating ‎ D. Not allow emotions to be seen ‎53. The French tend to _______.‎ ‎ A. tolerate bad service ‎ B. enjoy taking the subway ‎ C. make a complaint humorously ‎ D. express their dissatisfaction directly ‎54. When the British say “sorry”, they actually want to _______.‎ ‎ A. try not to be rude ‎ B. apologize sincerely ‎ C. show their feelings directly ‎ D. draw attention to themselves ‎55. Which can be the best title for the text?‎ ‎ A. How to complain ‎ ‎ B. Complaining politely ‎ C. Poor service in Britain ‎ D. Politeness rules across the world 第二节 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。‎ ‎ Over 80 percent of mankind’s diet is provided by the seeds of less than a dozen plant species. ‎ But the amount and variety of crop production has been increasing all the time.‎ ‎ ____56____For example, Egyptians settled along the River Nile, the Chinese empire along the Yellow River, and the Mesopotamian countries along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The river systems provided these early civilizations with a consistent source of silt(泥沙)from the yearly floods and water for the crops. 57 ‎ ‎ Farming changed very little from early times until about 1700. In the 1700s an agricultural revolution took place, which led to a large increase in the production of crops. 58 These crops, such as corn and potatoes, produced very large yields.‎ ‎ In the 1850s, the industrial revolution came to the farm with new mechanized methods. 59 Early on, the biggest changes were in the use of new farm tools. 60 The new tools, combined with crop rotation(轮作), manure(粪肥)and better soil preparation, led to a steady increase in crop yields in Europe. Later on, the arrival of steam power and, later, gasoline-powered engines represented a big step forward in the production of crops.‎ A. These methods greatly increased production rates.‎ B. So people had to work out a new plan to manage the water C. Many of the early civilizations began along major river systems.‎ D. Most of the early tools were still powered by horses, oxen or men.‎ E. Silt is like a natural fertilizer, bringing new minerals to enrich the soil F. How to increase the crop production has been a problem for human beings G. One great change in this revolution was the adoption of some different crops 第四部分 写作 ‎（共三节，满分25分）‎ 第一节 根据所给汉语或首字母，用单词的适当形式填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）‎ ‎61. The medical team c____________ of 3 doctors and 7 nurses.‎ ‎62. It shows that a knowledge of first aid can make a real d____________.‎ ‎63. She is cutting the grass. __________(同时), her husband is planting roses.‎ ‎64. The team __________(表现)better than others in the match yesterday.‎ ‎65. Mid-Autumn Day is a t______________ festival in China.‎ 第二节 单句改错（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）‎ 每句中仅有1处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：每处错误及其修改均限一词。‎ ‎66. Now I am living in a city, but I miss my home in countryside.‎ ‎67. He was rapid I leaving the others behind.‎ ‎68. The voice-messaging service is one of the advantage of WeChat.‎ ‎69. Animals which they live on the Tibetan plain have to survive in a hard climate.‎ ‎70. In modern society, smart phones seem to have connection to people’s life of every aspect.‎ 第三节 书面表达（满分15分）‎ ‎ 假如你是学生李华，在英国某中学留学。鉴于急救知识的重要性，请你用英语给校长写一封电子邮件，要求开设急救课程并提出建议。‎ ‎ 1．急救课程是学校教育的必要课程；‎ ‎ 2．当遇到事故可以知道如何帮助别人；‎ ‎ 3．举一个具体的例子。‎ 注意：‎ ‎ 1．词数100 左右；电子邮件的开头已给出，不计入总词数。‎ ‎ 2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ Dear Principle,‎ I’m Li Hua, a foreign student studying in your school. ___________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Yours sincerely,‎ ‎ Li Hua 山西省昔阳中学、榆次一中等晋中名校2016-2017学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 英语（外研版）参考答案 ‎1-5BCCAC 6-10BCCBB 11-15CCBAB ‎16.C ‎【解析】考查日常用语。It all depends视情况而定；It's up to you由你决定；That's a good point 好主意；I am afraid I don't agree恐怕我不能同意。句意：这周我们将有一天的假期，我计划带着你去看电影《荒野猎人》。真是个好主意。我等不及去看它了。故选C。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎17.C ‎【解析】考查非谓语动词。escape doing sth. 逃避做某事，没有做某事。he与kill之间是逻辑动宾关系，此处应使用ing的被动形式。故选C。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎18.B ‎【解析】考查固定搭配。句意：不要想当然的认为父母应该为我们做一切事情。take it for granted that“认为…是理所当然的”，it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是that引导的宾语从句。故选B。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎19.A ‎【解析】考查动词时态。句意：虽然他已经退休了，但是他经常不时地回想他的教育人生。毕竟他作为教师工作了35年。根据句意可知，此处强调对现在的影响，应使用现在完成时。故选A。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎20.A ‎【解析】考查非谓语动词。dress (up)“给……穿衣，打扮”，其后要求加人，此处the person与dress up为逻辑被动关系，所以应使用过去分词词组作后置定语。句意：在那场聚会上，那个打扮成宇航员的人吸引了每个人的注意力。故选A。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎21.B ‎【解析】考查词组搭配。be worth doing（某事）值得做，主动表被动。故选B。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎22.C ‎【解析】考查词组搭配及时态。pretend to do sth.假装做某事，此处应指“假装正在做作业”，所以应使用不定式的进行时。故选C。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎23.B ‎【解析】考查定语从句连接词。句意：没有一样成功不通过艰辛的工作；成功是只有通过大量苦干后才能赚得的东西。根据句意及句子结构分析可知，此处为定语从句，修饰先行词something，修饰指物的不定代词时，只能用that，不能用which，本题中的连接词在从句中作主语，不能省略。故选B。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎24.D ‎【解析】考查介词词组辨析。in honor of纪念；in favor of支持；in return for换取；in response to响应，作为回应。句意：很多杰出的毕业生正在写信响应那则在我们学校当一名英语教师的招聘广告。故选D。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎25.A ‎【解析】考查让步状语从句。no matter how+adj./adv(+陈述句)=however+adj./adv.(+陈述句)；no matter what+n.=whatever+n。本题目中however long it takes= no matter how long it takes，句意：无论这花费多长时间，我们都决定去完成它。故选A。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎26．C ‎【解析】考查动词辨析。根据前文的“As a contract administrator(合同管理员)for a shipping company”可知，此处应指“我2012年在华盛顿特区工作”。故选C。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎27．D ‎【解析】考查形容词辨析。terrible糟糕的；wrong错误的；vital重要的；good好的。句意：虽然那是一个待遇优厚的工作，甚至是一个好的职业，但是那不是我想要的。故选D。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎28．A ‎【解析】考查动词辨析。根据下文的“I spent my spare time travelling around Europe, writing it all in my blog.”可知，此处应指“我想要写故事和看看世界”。故选A。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎29．B ‎【解析】考查名词辨析。根据本句中的“sown(播种)”可知，此处应指“这个决定的种子在2010年被播种”。故选B。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎30．C ‎【解析】考查动词辨析。根据下半句“so I moved back to work in Washington DC.”可知，此处应指“我的教师合同结束了”。故选C。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎31．B ‎【解析】考查形容词辨析。qualified合格的；delighted快乐的；bored厌倦的；tired疲惫的。句意：另一方面，写作继续让我快乐。故选B。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎32．C ‎【解析】考查动词辨析。protect保护；demand要求；attract吸引；select挑选。句意：在西班牙的那两年里，我的博客已经吸引了很多的读者。故选C。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎33．B ‎【解析】考查形容词辨析。strange陌生的；tough艰难的；normal正常的；simple简单的。句意：但是我面临着一个艰难的抉择：辞职还是追求专职的写作或者保留一个好的工作。故选B。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎34．A ‎【解析】考查动词辨析。return返回；send发送；donate捐赠；lead导致。句意：我知道回到写作和旅游的世界是那个正确的选择。故选A。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎35．C ‎【解析】考查连词辨析。句意：因此（so）我开始计划我的下一步行动。故选C。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎36．A ‎【解析】考查名词辨析。destination目的地；situation情景；occasion场合；description描述。句意：这次，我的目的地是新西兰。故选A。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎37．D ‎【解析】考查连词辨析。since自从；because因为；until直到；when当……时。句意：每天晚上当我下班回家，我就写我的博客。故选D。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎38．D ‎【解析】考查动词词组辨析。turn up出现；get up起床；cut up切碎；build up打造。句意：我花了一年的时间打造我的博客并签了自由职业者写作合同，这样一旦我辞职，我会有一个收入有保障的工作。故选D。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎39．B ‎【解析】考查动词辨析。reject拒绝；make做；test测试；apply申请。句意：我知道做最后准备的时候到了。故选B。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎40．C ‎【解析】考查动词辨析。sell卖；buy买；book预定；earn赚取。句意：我计划了我的行程、预定了航班、卖掉了我的汽车。故选C。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎41．A ‎【解析】考查动词词组辨析。set off出发，动身；settle down定居；calm down镇定；turn around转向。句意：在我动身之前，我计划了我的行程、预定了航班、卖掉了我的汽车。故选A。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎42．D ‎【解析】考查介词辨析。此处指“在澳大利亚大堡礁的星空下睡觉”。on在……上；over在……上空；in在……中；under在……之下。故选D。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎43．C ‎【解析】考查动词辨析。explain解释；share分享；regret后悔；imagine想象。句意：不止一次我曾对我辞去华盛顿的工作而感到后悔。故选C。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎44．D ‎【解析】考查名词辨析。reason原因；example例子；memory记忆；goal目标。句意：我已经实现了成为作家的目标。故选D。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎45．D ‎【解析】考查副词辨析。narrowly勉强地，严格地；awfully可怕地；widely广泛地；hopefully抱有希望地。句意：我放弃了舒适的生活去追求个人的幸福——希望证明梦想真地能够实现。故选D。‎ ‎【备注】本文为记叙文。作者在华盛顿特区曾有一个待遇优厚的工作，但是为了追求自己的梦想——写作、旅游，而放弃了舒适的生活，最终过上了自己想要的生活。作者想要告诉我们，只要我们为梦想努力，梦想一定能够实现。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎46．C ‎【解析】写作意图题。根据第四段中的“As we discovered during our research, however, the ideas do not fit the facts.”可知，本文主要在介绍一项研究的发现。故选C。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎47．A ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Therefore, according to the long-established idea, they are likely to become shy, quiet and lacking in confidence.”可知，长久以来观点认为，这些排行中间的孩子很可能内向、沉默和缺乏信心。故选A。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎48．D ‎【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“of all the US presidents since 1787, no fewer than 52 percent were middle children.”可知，自从1787年以来的所有美国中，不低于52%的人是排行中间的孩子，另外本段中指出，这个数据也改变以前认为最大的孩子有最强性格的观念。故选D。‎ ‎【备注】本文为介绍说明文。文章介绍了一项关于排行中间的孩子是否很可能内向、沉默和缺乏信心的研究，研究发现颠覆了以往的观念——排行中间的孩子的个性可能会更强。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎49．C ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据文中的“Price:￡49.If you buy 2 or more, you can get an extra 5% off and free delivery.”及“Also available is a spare bulb for just ￡7.9.”可知，49*2*95%+7.9=101。故选C。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎50．B ‎【解析】推理判断题。根据文中的“Order before 3pm for same day dispatch(发货).”可推知，如果你在下午3点后下订单的话，发货就要等到第二天了。故选B。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎51．D ‎【解析】文章出处题。通读全文可知，本文主要在介绍一款阅读灯的价格、型号、订购、发货及产品特色，因此本文极可能来自于一个购物网站。故选D。‎ ‎【备注】本文为介绍说明文。本文主要在介绍一款阅读灯的价格、型号、订购、发货及产品特色。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎52．D ‎【解析】词义猜测题。根据下文的“then outpour it in another way in other unimportant situations.”（然后以另一种方式发泄在一些不重要的情景中）可知，此处应指“英国人不把他们的情绪显现出来”。故选D。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎53．D ‎【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句话 “In France ,on the other hand, angry passengers might riot(闹事)and burn down the subway station if they had to put up with the poor service that the London underground provides.”可推知，法国人更倾向于直接表达自己的不满。故选D。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎54．A ‎【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段中的“If you do not say ‘sorry’ or use other distancing words like ‘could’, ‘would’, ‘might’, ‘possibly’ and so on, you will be seen as rude.”可推知，英国人说sorry是为了避免自己被认为是不礼貌的。故选A。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎55．B ‎【解析】标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章中对比了英国人、法国人、美国人及其他欧洲人的抱怨方式，其主要目的是在介绍英国人的绅士风度。故选B。‎ ‎【备注】本文为介绍说明文。作者在文章中对比了英国人、法国人、美国人及其他欧洲人的抱怨方式，其主要目的是在介绍英国人的绅士风度。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎56．C ‎【解析】根据下文列举的几个古代文明都在沿着河流开始的及“The river systems provided these early civilizations…”可知，此处应指“早期的人类文明是沿着主要的河流系统开始的”符合语境。故选C。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎57．E ‎【解析】根据上文的“a consistent source of silt(泥沙)from the yearly floods and water for the crops.”可知，此处指“泥沙就像天然的肥料，给肥沃土壤带来了新的物质”符合语境。故选E。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎58．G ‎【解析】根据上文的“…an agricultural revolution took place, which led to a large increase in the production of crops”及下文的“These crops..”可知，此处指“这场（农业）革命中的一个巨大变化是采用了一些不同的庄稼作物”。故选G。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎59．A ‎【解析】根据上文的“In the 1850s, the industrial revolution came to the farm with new mechanized methods”可知，此处应指“这些方法极大地增加了产量”。故选A。These methods greatly increased production rates ‎ ‎ ‎60．D ‎【解析】根据上文的“Early on, the biggest changes were in the use of new farm tools”可知，此处应指早期的农业工具。故选D。‎ ‎【备注】本文是介绍说明文。文章主要介绍了早期人类文明的起源及发展。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎61.consists ‎62.difference ‎63.Meanwhile ‎64.performed ‎65.traditional ‎66.①Now I am living in a city, but I miss my home in countryside.‎ ‎②He was leaving the others behind.‎ ‎③The voice-messaging service is one of the of WeChat.‎ ‎④Animals whichtheylive on the Tibetan plain have to survive in a hard climate.‎ ‎⑤In modern society, smart phones seem to have connection people's life of every aspect.‎ ‎【解析】①countryside前加the 考查冠词。此处特指“在乡下的家”，应使用定冠词。故countryside前加the。‎ ‎②rapid改成rapidly 考查副词。此处修饰动词leave，应是副词形式。故rapid改成rapidly。‎ ‎③advantage改成advantages 考查名词的数。根据前面的one of可知，此处应使用advantage的复数形式。故advantage改成advantages。‎ ‎④去掉they 考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，本句主语为animals，which引导的定语从句修饰主句主语且充当从句主语，所以从句中的they多余。故去掉they。‎ ‎⑤to改成with 考查介词搭配。固定词组：have connection with sth.与某物有联系。故to改成with。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎67.Dear Principle,‎ I’m Li Hua, a foreign student studying in your school. I’m writing to suggest that our school should organize the first aid course and some practice. As we all know, first aid is very useful because we can know how tohelp someone who has an accident. Giving first aid quickly can save lives. For example, when a man has a heart attack, a knowledge of first aid can make a real difference. Besides,‎ ‎ a first aid course would give us information about many more situations, which will also give us the chance to practice first aid treatments.‎ I think that a first aid course at the school is a necessary part of our education. Perhaps we will even save someone’s life one day if we grasp the basic knowledge of first aid. I would appreciate it if you could consider my suggestion.‎ Yours sincerely,‎ Li Hua ‎ ‎