河南省信阳市商城高级中学2019-2020学年高二下学期英语月考试卷

河南省信阳市商城高级中学2019-2020学年高二下学期英语月考试卷

河南省信阳市商城高级中学2019-2020高二下学期英语试卷 ‎1. 本试卷共8页，四个部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。‎ ‎2. 本试卷上不要答题，请按答题纸上注意事项的要求直接把答案填写在答题纸上。答在试卷上的答案 无效。‎ 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二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 boy look sad?‎ A. He was punished by his parents.‎ B. He got a poor grade.‎ C. He didn't work hard.‎ ‎2. Where will the woman go this weekend?‎ A. To Hawaii. B. To New York‎ ‎University. C. To Washington.‎ ‎3. When did the basketball match start?‎ A. At 2: 20 p. m. B. At 2: 30 p. m. C. At 2: 50 p. m.‎ ‎4. What does the woman care about when buying a desk?‎ A. The brand. B. The price. C. The size.‎ ‎5. What is the man's new apartment like?‎ A. It's in a quiet neighborhood.‎ B. There is a dog in the apartment.‎ G. It's in a noisy neighborhood.‎ 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二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。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. Where does the conversation take place?‎ A. In a hospital. B. In a bank. C. In a store.‎ ‎7. Why does the man want some change?‎ A. To make a phone call. B. To buy some notebooks. C. To take a bus.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。‎ ‎8. How did the girl learn the news?‎ A. From the newspaper. B. On the radio. C. On TV.‎ ‎9. How many children died in the earthquake?‎ A. About 20. B. About 4. C. About 16.‎ ‎10. What are the two speakers most probably?‎ A. Students. B. Strangers. C. Actors.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。‎ ‎11. Why does the man make the call?‎ A. Because he wants to order three barrels of pure water.‎ B. Because he wants to make an apology to the woman.‎ C. Because he wants to ask about the pure water he has ordered.‎ ‎12. What's the man's phone number?‎ A. 5635-0918. B. 5653-0918. C. 5653-0198‎ ‎13. Who will contact the man later?‎ A. Marketing department. B. Delivery department. C. Advertising department.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。‎ ‎14. Why did the woman book the man a room in the Holiday Inn?‎ A. Because it offers much more traveling.‎ B. Because he's stayed there twice before.‎ C. Because it is near the company he'll visit.‎ ‎15. What does the man want the woman to do?‎ A. Call the travel agency. B. Buy the air tickets today. C. Find another hotel in Granada.‎ ‎16. Which city of the following is the man's final destination?‎ A. Paris. B. Madrid. C. Granada.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. What prizes were given last week?‎ A. The i-Watches. B. Sports bags. C. Pens.‎ ‎18. When was the show broadcast for the first time?‎ A. A week ago. B. A month ago. C. A year ago.‎ ‎19. What does the speaker say about the footballer?‎ A. He can speak French. B. He has a famous wife. C. He owns a club.‎ ‎20. How will the listeners give their answers?‎ A. By making a call. B. By writing a letter. C. By sending a postcard.‎ 第二部分阅读理解（共两节, 满分 40 分）‎ 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。‎ A Money matters, no matter who or where you are. So when China’s currency the yuan was devalued (贬值) against the US dollar for three straight days in mid-August, the world felt the effects. As CNN put it: “If China sneezes, the world catches a cold.”‎ Why does it matter so much?‎ The exchange rate is the term for the comparison of two currencies. It says how much one currency is worth in terms of (换算) the other.‎ ‎“Exchange rates play an important role in a country’s level of trade. It is one of the most important determinants (决定因素) of a country’s relative level of economic health,” wrote Jason Van Bergen of Forbes.com. A higher currency makes a country’s exports more expensive and imports cheaper, and vice versa (反之亦然).‎ Devaluation means the same amount of RMB can be exchanged for fewer USD．For example, on Aug 11, the exchange rate of RMB to USD was 6.23, which meant $1 was worth the same as 6.23 yuan. Two days later, the rate changed to 6.4, meaning the value of RMB had dropped by 2.7 percent.‎ So what does a weaker currency mean for our lives?‎ It first affects those who want to travel to, or study in, the US. If your former classmate is leaving for a preparatory (预科) school in the US at the end of August, it now costs about 1,800 yuan more to exchange currency for 10,000 US dollars than it did earlier this month. However, since many currencies have decreased in value, the ‎ value of yuan is still relatively high despite the recent devaluation. This means it costs 1,200 yuan less to get 10,000 Canadian dollars now than it did in March.‎ Even if we don’t have plans to travel abroad, though, we could still be affected. For example, your mother will have to pay more if she buys directly from overseas websites with US dollars. And chances are that imported chocolate and potato chips will soon be a bit more expensive in your local supermarket.‎ However, the weaker yuan is good news for Chinese exporters. It makes Chinese exports less expensive and it could boost the overseas sales that have been among the main reasons for China’s economic growth during its rise over the past 30 years.‎ Just as Erik Britton of Fathom, a London-based economic consulting firm, told The Guardian: “We’re all going to feel it: we’ll feel it through commodities (商品), not just from China but from everywhere that has to compete with it; and we’ll feel it through wages.”‎ ‎“The devalued yuan will force China’s Asian rivals (竞争对手), such as Indonesia and South Korea, to compete even harder,” wrote Heather Stewart, economics editor of The Guardian. “The result may be cheaper Christmas presents.”‎ ‎21. According to the passage, it can be learned from the passage EXCEPT___________.‎ A. The higher China’s currency is, the less expensive potato chips from America become.‎ B. In March people spent 1,200 yuan more to get 10,000 Canadian dollars than they do today because Canadian dollars increased in value.‎ C. China’s currency’s devaluation against the US dollar in mid-August makes students studying in America pay more school fees.‎ D. People who work in Fathom will be greatly affected on account of the weaker yuan.‎ ‎22. The passage implies that ___________.‎ A. The yuan’s devaluation contributes a lot to China’s economic growth.‎ B. Exchange rates are the most important factor determining a country’s relative level of economic health C. The yuan’s devaluation has a great impact on all the countries in the world.‎ D. Chinese exports sell well overseas because of their high quality ‎23. If the exchange rate of RMB to USD increased from 6.5 to 6.7, how much more ‎ percent would you pay when you bought a bag worth $100?‎ A．2.7 B．5.4 C．20.0 D．3.1‎ B Time flies, but the tracks of time remain in books and museums. This is what made a recent tragedy in Brazil even more terrible.‎ On Sept.2, a big fire ripped through the National Museum of Brazil. “ Two hundred years of work, research and knowledge were lost, ” Brazilian President Michel Temer wrote on Twitter after the fire. “It's a sad day for all Brazilians.”‎ Most of the 20 million pieces of history are believed to have been destroyed. Only as little as 10 percent of the collection may have survived, Time reported. Among all the items, there were Egyptian mummies, the bones of uniquely Brazilian creatures such as the long－necked dinosaur Maxakalisaurus, and an 11,500－year－old skull called Luzia, which was considered one of South America's oldest human fossils.‎ Besides these, Brazil's indigenous(本土的，土著的) knowledge also suffered. The museum housed world－famous collections of indigenous objects, as well as many audio recordings of local languages from all over Brazil. Some of these recordings, now lost, were of languages that are no longer spoken.‎ ‎“The tragedy this Sunday is a sort of national suicide, a crime against our past and future generations,” Bernard Mello Franco, one of Brazil's best－known columnists, wrote on the O Globo newspaper site.‎ The cause of the fire is still unknown, as BBC News reported on Sept. 3. After the fire burned out, crowds protested outside the museum to show their anger at the loss of the irreplaceable items of historical value.‎ According to Emilio Bruna, an ecologist at the University‎ of ‎Florida, museums are living, breathing stores of who we are and where we've come from, and the world around us.‎ Just as underwater grass floats on the surface if it loses its roots, a nation is lost without its memories. The fire at the National Museum of Brazil teaches the world an important lesson: We should never neglect history.‎ ‎24. What can be summarized as the main idea of the 3rd and 4th paragraphs?‎ A. Long history of South America. B. Remains from the fire.‎ C. Mysteries to be solved. D. History and knowledge burned up.‎ ‎25. What opinion may be shared by Bernard Mello Franco and the protesters?‎ A. The government is to blame for the tragedy.‎ B. The museum should be rebuilt C. The loss can't be made up for.‎ D. The criminal should be sentenced to death.‎ ‎26. What does Emilio Bruna compare museums to ?‎ A. Living stores of our past. B. Underwater grass.‎ C. The oldest fossils. D. National suicide.‎ ‎27. What may be the best title of the passage?‎ A. Death of a civilization B. Functions of museums C. Gone with the fire D. Brazilians' memories C Every time a new year is coming, people set out to better themselves. They promise they will lose weight, find a new job, or maybe even take that vacation they’ve always talked about. But why do we make these promises to ourselves, and where did this tradition come from? Why does this tradition live on when so many people fail to keep the resolutions(决定) they made? Well, we can start by blaming the ancient Babylonians.‎ Around 4,000 years ago in Babylon, the earliest recorded celebration honoring the coming of a new year was held. Calendars weren’t as they are today, so the Babylonians did it in late March during the first new moon after the Spring Equinox(春分). The festivities were meant for the rebirth of the sun god, but the Babylonians made promises in order to please their gods. They felt this would help them start the new year off well.‎ Resolutions continued on with the Romans. When the early Roman calendar no longer synced(同步) up with the sun, Julius Caesar decided to make a change. He consulted with the best astronomers and mathematicians of the time and introduced the Julian calendar, which more closely represents the modern calendar we use today. Caesar declared January 1 the first day of the year to honor the god of new beginnings, Janus. The Romans celebrated the New Year by offering sacrifices to Janus.‎ To this day, the traditions of the ancient Babylonians and Romans continue around the world. So much that Google launched a Resolution Map in 2013 where people could add resolutions and see others adding theirs in real time. However, no ‎ matter how many people participated in Google’s project, the numbers are bleak when it comes to the number of people who maintain their resolutions----only eight percent of people are successful in sticking them out.‎ ‎28. Why did the ancient Babylonians make promises to their gods?‎ A. To honor the god of new beginnings.‎ B. To observe the rebirth of the sun god and please him.‎ C. To honor the coming of a new year and satisfy their gods.‎ D. To please their gods and hope for a good start of the year.‎ ‎29. What can we know about the tradition of the New Year’s resolutions?‎ A. The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions will soon die.‎ B. A lot of people don’t feel like making New Year’s resolutions.‎ C. Julius Caesar made January 1 the first day of a year on his own.‎ D. The history of making New Year’s resolutions is not well known.‎ ‎30. What does the underlined word “bleak” in the last paragraph mean?‎ A. Large. B. Unpleasant. C. Encouraging. D. Hopeful.‎ ‎31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?‎ A. How Making New Year’s Resolutions Came Into Being?‎ B. The Ancient Babylonians and the Romans C. The Change of Roman Calendars D. How People Better Themselves D The new social robots, including Jibo, Cozmo, Kuri and Meccano M.A．X., bear some resemblance to assistants like Apple’s Siri, but these robots come with something more. They are designed to win us over not with their smarts but with their personality. They are sold as companions that do more than talk to us. Time magazine hailed (称赞) the robots that “could fundamentally reshape how we interact with machines.” But is reshaping how we interact with machines a good thing, especially for children?‎ Some researchers in favor of the robots don’t see a problem with this. People have relationships with many kinds of things. Some say robots are just another thing with which we can have relationships. To support their argument, roboticists sometimes point to how children deal with toy dolls. Children animate (赋予…生命) dolls and turn them into imaginary friends. Jibo, in a sense, will be one more ‎ imaginary friend, and arguably a more intelligent and fun one.‎ Getting attached to dolls and sociable machines is different, though. Today’s robots tell children that they have emotions, friendships, even dreams to share. In reality, the whole goal of the robots is emotional trickery. For instance, Cozmo the robot needs to be fed, repaired and played with. Boris Sofman, the chief executive of Anki, the company behind Cozmo, says that the idea is to create “a deeper and deeper emotional connection ... And if you neglect him, you feel the pain of that.” What is the point of this, exactly? What does it mean to feel the pain of neglecting something that feels no pain at being neglected, or to feel anger at being neglected by something that doesn’t even know it is neglecting you?‎ This should not be our only concern. It is troubling that these robots try to empathize with children. Empathy allows us to put ourselves in the place of others, to know what they are feeling. Robots, however, have no emotions to share, and they cannot put themselves in our place. No matter what robotic creatures “say” or squeak, they don’t understand our emotional lives. They present themselves as empathy machines, but they are missing the essential equipment. They have not been born, they don’t know pain, or death, or fear. Robot thinking may be thinking, but robot feeling is never feeling, and robot love is never love.‎ What is also troubling is that children take robots’ behavior to indicate feelings. When the robots interact with them, children take this as evidence that the robots like them, and when robots don’t work when needed, children also take it personally. Their relationships with the robots affect their self-esteem (自尊). In one study, an 8-year-old boy concluded that the robot stopped talking to him because the robot liked his brothers better.‎ For so long, we dreamed of artificial intelligence offering us not only simple help but conversation and care. Now that our dream is becoming real, it is time to deal with the emotional downside of living with robots that “feel.”‎ ‎32. How are the new social robots different from Siri?‎ A. They are intended to teach children how to talk.‎ B. They are designed to attract people with their smarts.‎ C. Their main function is to evaluate children’s personality.‎ D. They have a new way to communicate with human beings.‎ ‎33. In Paragraph 3 Cozmo is used as an example to show that the social robots ‎ ______.‎ A. are deeply connected with human beings B. are unable to build a real relationship with children C. are so advanced that they can feel the pain of human beings D. are not good enough to carry out the instructions of children ‎34. The underlined phrase “essential equipment” in Paragraph 4 refers to ______.‎ A. emotion B. pain C. fear D. thinking ‎35 . Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage?‎ I: Introduction P: Point Sp: Sub-point (次要点) C: Conclusion A. B． C． D．‎ 第二节（共5小题; 每小题2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。‎ Are You a Prisoner of Perfection?‎ Do you struggle for a goal that is beyond your reach? 36． Are you setting yourself up for failure and shame when you can’t achieve the unachievable? Understanding what drives perfectionism is the first step toward releasing this self-created anchor that keeps us stuck.‎ Shame and fear are often the hidden drivers of perfectionism. We believe that if we can fashion a perfectly polished personality, flash our intelligence, and perfect our humour, then no one can hurt us with criticism and we’ll win respect and approval.‎ ‎37． Politicians who display a desperate need to be right and refuse to acknowledge mistakes or uncertainty are often driven by a secret shame. They fear that showing vulnerability(弱点) will expose them to the accusation that they’re weak.‎ ‎ They stick to a desire to be right, perfect, and polished, even when it’s obvious that the emperor has no clothes.‎ Perfectionism keeps us leaning toward the future. We’re constantly evaluating ourselves in order to do better. 38． However, if we can’t relax and enjoy lighter moments, then we become prisoners of our perfectionism. We get painfully self-conscious and take ourselves too seriously. Sadly, we deprive(剥夺) ourselves of the simple pleasure of enjoying the moment and being ourselves.‎ ‎39． We realize that failing at any enterprise doesn’t mean that we are a failure. Without failures, we’ll never learn from our mistakes; we’ll never move forward in our lives. Those who succeed have made countless mistakes. The important thing is to learn from our error, forgive ourselves and move on.‎ Being human, perfection is impossible. 40． Releasing ourselves from the desire to protect our image, we’re freed to sail gracefully through our successes and failures—and enjoy our precious life.‎ A. Do you hold an idealized vision that is impossible to realize?‎ B. A cure to perfectionism is to make room for our human shortcomings.‎ C. Do you fear that others will be horrified by what you judge about yourself?‎ D. The addiction to staying perfect protects us from any sign of being imperfect.‎ E. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to do our best and self-correcting along the way.‎ F. People who are addicted to perfection are often isolated, even if they seem outgoing and popular.‎ G. By accepting ourselves as we are and doing our best, we begin to rid the shame that drives perfectionism.‎ 第三部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分 45 分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分, 满分 20 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。‎ A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment into the outer 41 of Harvard's president. But they were 42 by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 43 that the couple would finally become 44 and go away. But they didn't. The secretary ‎ finally decided to disturb the president, though 45 .‎ A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 46 face. The lady told him, "We had a son that 47 Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was 48 here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to 49 a memorial (纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus."‎ The president wasn't 50 . Instead, he was shocked. “Madam," he said, “we can't put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this 51 would look like a cemetery (墓地)“Oh, no," the lady 52 quickly. “We don't want to put up a statue. We would like to give a 53 to Harvard." The president rolled his eyes and 54 at the couple and then exclaimed, “A building! Do you have any 55 how much a building costs? We have spent over $ 7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard." For a moment the lady was silent. The president was 56 , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 57 ? Why don't we just start our own?" Her husband nodded. 58 their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that 59 their name, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 60 about.‎ ‎41．A．lab B．library C．office D．hall ‎42．A．stopped B．watched C．followed D．interviewed ‎43．A．finding B．hoping C．realizing D．imagining ‎44．A．surprised B．disappointed C．worried D．troubled ‎45．A．hopelessly B．carefully C．reluctantly D．unexpectedly ‎46．A．pleasant B．funny C．cold D．sad ‎47．A．attended B．visited C．studied D．served ‎48．A．clever B．brave C．happy D．proud ‎49．A．set about B．take over C．take down D．set up ‎50．A．satisfied B．moved C．excited D．ashamed ‎51．A．house B．part C．garden D．place ‎52．A．expressed B．explained C．refused D．admitted ‎53．A．building B．yard C．playground D．square ‎54．A．laughed B．shouted C．glanced D．called ‎55．A．suggestion B．opinion C．thought D．idea ‎56．A．pleased B．astonished C．interested D．bored ‎57．A．department B．university C．business D．club ‎58．A．Since B．While C．Once D．Though ‎59．A．boasts B．writes C．lists D．bears ‎60．A．talked B．knew C．heard D．cared 第二节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Our trip was fantastic. Every driver and every tour guide 61 (be) knowledgeable, and tried to meet our interests and wishes. As Erich practiced his Chinese with them, they responded in English. The locations 62 (select) by us were most interesting. Although I am not used 63 sub-zero weather, 64 was Harbin that I would recommend to any travel lover because it was so unique. All of the sights were unique with so much to offer. If we hadn't gone on the trip to Harbin, we would 65 ( have) no chance to enjoy all the sights there then.‎ The hotel accommodation was comfortable. We had one experience when the power went off in a block that contained our hotel, but 66 (fortunate), the power was restored within a few hours. The restaurants were as unique as the areas 67 we went and a Chinese cuisine was enjoyed by all four. Our guides made certain that our meal was ready and to our 68 (tasty).‎ If our son and daughter-in-law stay another year, we will discuss a repeat visit next year around the same time. As Erich and Caitlin are students at an international university in Tianjin, the trip revolves around their academic schedules. We are quite pleased with the nice 69 ‎ ‎(serve) provided by the relevant people. 70 (show) our friends and family, we have taken lots of photos and videos.‎ 第四部分 英语写作（共两节，满分 35 分）‎ 第一节 短文改错 (共 10 分)‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ Last year I happened to make some woolen blankets. While the frost hit, I handed it out to fellow homeless people. It was a brief experience and positive. Throughout the winter, I made about dozens people's mornings with a clean new blanket. Yesterday, around a year later, I saw a homeless person walked down the street aimless with one of those blankets. I'm sure I've ever seen him before so that blanket went on a journey and is still providing a comfort to someone else. Now I'm not homeless anymore and thinking of that really brighten my day. I just wish I have some more wool now.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）‎ 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，你的英国朋友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他对中国文化感兴趣，计划明年来北京上大学。他向你咨询相关信息。请给他回邮件，内容包括：‎ ‎(1) 表示欢迎；‎ ‎(2) 推荐他上哪所大学；‎ ‎(3) 建议他做哪些准备工作。‎ 注意：(1). 词数不少于50；‎ ‎(2). 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ Dear Jim,‎ I’m so glad to hear your future education plan in Beijing in your last letter.‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________ __‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________ ‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua 英语答案详解 ‎ A 篇: BAD 【解析】本文为说明文，主要阐述人民币汇率对人们生活和全球经济的影响。‎ ‎21.B 考查细节理解。从原文“However, since many currencies have decreased in value, the value of yuan is still relatively high despite the recent devaluation. This means it costs 1,200 yuan less to get 10,000 Canadian dollars now than it did in March.”可知是少花1200元而不是多花1200元。故选B ‎22.A 考查细节理解。从倒数第三段“However, the weaker yuan is good news for Chinese exporters. It makes Chinese exports less expensive and it could boost the overseas sales that have been among the main reasons for China’s economic growth during its rise over the past 30 years.”可知，人民币贬值对为中国经济做出了贡献。故选A。‎ ‎23.D 考查细节理解。此题可根据题目给出的数据计算，分别求人民币贬值前后的汇率与100的乘积，最后求需要多花的百分率。故选D。‎ 考点：考查经济类阅读 B 篇: DCAC 本文是一篇记叙文，巴西博物馆在一场大火中几乎化为灰烬，很多历史文物都被烧毁了，包括一些巴西本土的文物，相关的历史知识也就此失去。很多人对此表示了惋惜之情。‎ ‎24.D段落大意题。根据这两段的第一句“Most of the 20 million pieces of history are believed to have been destroyed. Only as little as 10 percent of the collection may have survived, Time reported.‎ ‎….Besides these, Brazil's indigenous knowledge also suffered.”可知在这次火灾里很多历史文物都被烧毁了，包括一些巴西本土的文物，相关的历史知识也就此失去。故D项正确。‎ ‎25.C推理判断题。根据第六段最后一句“After the fire burned out, crowds protested outside the museum to show their anger at the loss of the irreplaceable items of historical value” 当大火烧完以后，愤怒的人群聚集在博物馆的外面举行抗议，这是因为人们认为在大火中失去的这些文物和历史知识是无法取代的。故C项正确。‎ ‎26.A推理判断题。根据文章最后两段“According to Emilio Bruna, an ecologist at the University of Florida, museums are living, breathing stores of who we are and where we've come from, and the world around us. Just as underwater grass floats on the surface if it loses its roots, a nation is lost without its memories”可知Emilio Bruna认为博物馆让人们了解人们来自何处，让人们了解周围的世界，如果没有了人们对过去的回忆，国家也就是失去了根。博物馆记录人类对过去的记忆，这也正是巴西人对于失去博物馆非常愤怒的原因。故A项正确。‎ ‎27.C标题归纳题。本文是一篇记叙文，巴西博物馆在一场大火中几乎化为灰烬，很多历史文物都被烧毁了，包括一些巴西本土的文物，相关的历史知识也就此失去。很多人对此表示了惋惜之情。C项“Gone with the fire”意为“随大火而去”，与文章中心思想一致。故现在C项。‎ C篇: DDBA 【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍的是人们许下新年愿望这一传统的由来以及现状。‎ ‎28.D细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后the Babylonians made promises in order to please their gods. They felt this would help them start the new year off well可知巴比伦人为了取悦他们的神做出了承诺，他们觉得这会帮助他们在新的一年里有一个好的开始。故选D。‎ ‎29.D推理判断题。根据文章第一段可知，作者写文章的目的是要阐明新年许愿这一传统的由来，可以推断出有很多人对此是不了解的。根据文章最后一段中的To this day, the traditions of the ancient Babylonians and Romans continue around the world．可知这一传统会持续下去的，A项错误；根据文章第一句可看出，人们还是很喜欢许新年愿望的，B项错误；根据文章第三段提供的信息可知 Julius Caesar做出改变时参考了天文学家和数学家的意见，C项错误。故选D。‎ ‎30.B词义猜测题。根据前文的 no matter how many和后文的 only eight percent of people are successful in sticking them out可知许下新年愿望的人很多，但真正实现的人却很少，这一数量“不容乐观”，故选B。‎ ‎31.A主旨大意题。根据文章第一段But why do we make these promises to ourselves, and where did this ‎ tradition come from? Why does this tradition live on when so many people fail to keep the resolutions(决定) they made? Well, we can start by blaming the ancient Babylonians.及全文内容可知，文章主要讲述新年愿望这一传统的历史渊源，A项表述最契合文章主旨，故选A。‎ D篇: DBAB 【解析】这是一篇议论文。新的社交机器人与以往机器人不同，他们不仅比我们聪明还有他们的个性。时代周刊称它彻底改变了我们与机器互动的方式。但是对这种改变有的科学家赞同而有很多人也很担忧。‎ ‎32.D推理判断题。由第一段中的第一句话可知，新的社交机器人与像苹果的Siri这样的助理有相同之处，但比它们有更多功能。再由第一段中的Time magazine hailed (称赞) the robots that “could fundamentally reshape how we interact with machines.可知，社交机器人彻底改变了我们与机器互动的方式，可以推知以一种新的方式与人们交流互动。故选D。‎ ‎33.B推理判断题。Cozmo是第三段的举例，举例肯定是用来证明本段或者其前边的观点的。本段的中心是“Getting attached to dolls and sociable machines is different, though.（与洋娃娃相处与与社交机器相处是不同的”。再由第三段最后一句句意“你觉得忽略了机器人而难受，但是机器人并不会感觉被忽略，或者你感觉机器人冷落了你而难受但是机器人根本不知道它冷落了你，这些意味着什么呢？”可知，社交机器人并不能真的跟小朋友建立感情。故选B。‎ ‎34.A猜测词义题。由划线单词后的“They have not been born, they don’t know pain, or death, or fear. Robot thinking may be thinking, but robot feeling is never feeling, and robot love is never love.”可知，社交机器人不知道疼，死亡或害怕。社交机器人的思维可能是在想，但是他们的感觉从来不是感觉，他们的爱也从来不是爱。这句话是证明划线单词所在句子的论点的，他们是会同情的机器，但是他们缺少感情，导致他们所谓的感情是假的。所以划线单词词意为情感。A. emotion情感；B. pain疼痛；C. fear害怕；D. thinking想。故选A。‎ ‎35.B篇章结构题。分析文章内容，第一段提出观点：社交机器人改变了我们与机器互动的方式。第二段提出一些支持这一改变的专家的想法，第三段提出一些人对这一改变的担忧，并且第三段后半部分以及第四段、第五段分别是这些人的三点担忧。最后一段总结这一趋势面临的现状。所以文章提出观点后，分为支持和反对两个观点，反对方面又列出了三点担忧，最后一段总结。故选B。‎ 七选五： ADEBG 【解析】这是一篇说明文。羞耻和恐惧往往是完美主义背后的驱动力。如果我们能塑造一个完美的人格，展示我们的智慧，完善我们的幽默，那么没有人可以用批评来伤害我们，我们会赢得尊重和认可。‎ ‎36.A根据上文Do you struggle for a goal that is beyond your reach?可知本空为列举完美主义带来的问题是为一个你无法达到的目标而奋斗、有一个无法实现的理想愿景，故选A。‎ ‎37.D本句为段首主题句。根据本段最后一句They stick to a desire to be right, perfect, and polished, even when it’s obvious that the emperor has no clothes.可知坚持正确、完美和优雅的愿望，即使很明显皇帝没有穿衣服。可知沉迷于保持完美让我们不能忍受任何不完美的迹象。故选D。‎ ‎38.E根据上文We’re constantly evaluating ourselves in order to do better. 为了做得更好，我们不断地评估自己。下文评价这样的行为“想要做最好的自己，并在过程中自我纠正，这没有什么错。”故选E。‎ ‎39.B根据下文We realize that failing at any enterprise doesn’t mean that we are a failure. 我们意识到，在任何企业中失败都不意味着我们就是一个失败者。可知本段强调要学会容忍我们人类的缺点是治愈完美主义的方法，故选B。‎ ‎40.G根据下文Releasing ourselves from the desire to protect our image, we’re freed to sail gracefully through our successes and failures—and enjoy our precious life.可知把自己从保护形象的欲望中释放出来，我们就能从容地走过成功和失败——享受我们宝贵的生命。故本空强调要通过接受我们自己，并尽我们最大的努力，开始摆脱驱动完美主义的羞耻。故选G。‎ 完型填空: CABBC CACDB DBACD ABADD ‎【解析】这是一篇记叙文。一天，一对年老的夫妇在没有预约的情况下去了哈佛大学校长的办公室，等了好久终于见到了校长，他们告诉校长, 他们的儿子曾在这里就读时去世了，想捐钱建一栋楼。校长看不起他们，觉得他们没有那么多钱，就拒绝了他们。他们去加利佛尼亚以自己的名字建立了斯坦福大学。‎ ‎41.C考查名词辨析。句意：他们没有预约就进入哈佛校长的办公室。A. lab实验室；B. library图书馆；C. office办公室；D. hall大厅。由下句“But they were __2__ by his secretary and kept waiting.（他的秘书让他们等待）”可推知，这对夫妇是来到了校长办公室。故选C。‎ ‎42.A考查动词辨析。句意：他们被秘书挡住了，不得不等待。A. stopped停止；B. watched观看；C. followed跟随，跟着；D. interviewed面试。由句中的“kept waiting（保持等待）”可知，这对夫妇没有进入校长办公室，被秘书拦住了。故选A。‎ ‎43.B考查动词辨析。句意：几小时过去了，秘书都没有注意他们，希望他们最后变得失望而离开。A. finding发现；B. hoping希望；C. realizing意识到；D. imagining想象。由下文中的“The secretary finally decided to disturb the president（秘书最后决定去打扰校长）”可知，秘书一开始是不希望去打扰校长的，是希望这对夫妇能知趣的离开。故选B。‎ ‎44.B考查形容词辨析。句意同上。A. surprised惊奇的，惊讶的；B. disappointed失望的；C. worried担心的；D. troubled忧虑的，烦恼的。根据常识，这对夫妇等得不耐烦了，失望了也许就会离开。故选B。‎ ‎45.C考查副词辨析。句意：尽管很不情愿，秘书最后决定去打扰校长。A. hopelessly绝望地，无望地；B. carefully仔细地；C. reluctantly不情愿地；D. unexpectedly意外地，出乎意料地。根据情景可知，秘书几小时后才决定去告诉校长，说明她很不情愿去做这件事。故选C。‎ ‎46.C考查形容词辨析。句意：几分钟后，校长带着冷冰冰的脸走向这对夫妇。A. pleasant令人愉快的，可喜的；B. funny好笑的，奇怪的；C. cold冷漠的，不友好的；D. sad悲伤的。根据下文中的“because he could get rid of them now（因为现在他可以摆脱他们了）”可知，校长一开始就是很不情愿去见他们的。故选C。‎ ‎47.A考查动词辨析。句意：这位妇人告诉校长：“她有一个儿子，在哈佛学习了一年。他很喜欢哈佛。在这里他很开心。” A. attended出席，参加；B. visited参观；C. studied学习；D. served服务。由下文中的“we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died.（我们不能为每一个在哈佛学习过，又死亡的人树一个雕像）”，可知，这对夫妇的儿子是在这里学习过。study为不及物动词,后边直接接学校名词时需要介词at或者in。所以不可选C。attend为及物动词，可以直接加学校名词作宾语，表示在哪儿上学。故选A。‎ ‎48.C考查形容词辨析。句意同上。A. clever聪明的；B. brave勇敢的；C. happy开心的；D. proud骄傲的。由上句“He loved Harvard（他喜欢哈佛）”可推至，他在这里很开心。故选C。‎ ‎49.D考查动词短语。句意：我的丈夫和我想在校园的某处为他建立一个纪念物。A. set about动手，开始；B. take over 接收，接管；C. take down拿下，够下来；D. set up创建，建立。空格处单词与下文中的“we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died.”中的put up（建造，搭起）呼应。故选D。‎ ‎50.B考查形容词辨析。句意：校长没有被感动，相反他很震惊。A. satisfied满意的，满足的；B. moved感动的；C. excited激动的，兴奋的；D. ashamed惭愧，羞愧。由上文中老妇人讲的他儿子的故事可知，按照常理听着是会被感动的，但是校长没有被感动。故选B。‎ ‎51.D考查名词辨析。句意：如果我们这样做，这个地方看起来将会像一个墓地了。A. house房子；B. part部分；C. garden花园；D. place地方。由上文中的“somewhere on campus”可知，这对夫妇想在校园里的某处给他儿子建个纪念物，所以校长说学校这个地方将会变成像墓地一样。故选D。‎ ‎52.B考查动词辨析。句意：这位妇人赶快解释道：哦，不是的，我们不是要建一个雕像。我们是想给哈佛一栋建筑物。A. expressed表达；B. explained解释；C. refused拒绝；D. admitted承认。由这句话中老妇人的话可知，校长误解了他们，所以他们急忙解释。故选B。‎ ‎53.A考查名词辨析。句意同上。A. building建筑物，楼房；B. yard庭院；C. playground操场；D. square广场。此空格与下文校长感叹中的 “A building!” 呼应，故选A。‎ ‎54.C考查动词辨析。句意：这位校长翻了个白眼，看了一样这对夫妇，说道：“‎ 你们知道建一栋楼要花多少钱吗？建哈佛的这些楼我们已经花费了$ 7,500,000。” A. laughed at 嘲笑；B. shouted at朝某人大喊；C. glanced at瞥了一眼；D. called at呼吁。由这句话中校长说话的口气可知，校长认为这对夫妇不自量力，所以应是瞥了他们一眼。故选C。‎ ‎55.D考查名词辨析。句意同上。A. suggestion建议；B. opinion意见，想法；C. thought想法；D. idea主意。从这句话中校长的语气可知，校长认为他们不知道建一栋楼要花多少钱。“have …idea of…”意为“知道……”,符合句意。故选D。‎ ‎56.A考查形容词辨析。句意：校长很开心，因为他终于能摆脱他们了。A. pleased开心的，高兴的；B. astonished感到十分惊讶；C. interested感兴趣的，关心的；D. bored厌倦的，烦闷的。由“because he could get rid of them now（因为现在他可以摆脱他们了）”可知，校长此时很开心。空格与第六题空格中cold（冷冰冰的脸）前后形成反义呼应。故选A。‎ ‎57.B考查名词辨析。句意：那是建大学的所有费用吗？我们为什么不自己建一个？A. department部门；B. university大学；C. business 商业；D. club俱乐部。由上文中的“We have spent over $ 7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.（建哈佛的这些楼我们已经花费了$ 7,500,000。）”可知，这位妇人反问的是那是建大学所需要的的钱吗？故空格处单词与Harvard呼应，选B。‎ ‎58.A考查状语从句的连词。句意：自从他们被拒绝，斯坦福夫妇到了加利福尼亚，在那里他们以自己的名字建立了大学，以此来纪念哈佛不再关心的他们的儿子。A. Since自从；B. While当……时；C. Once一旦；D. Though尽管。根据句意，斯坦福夫妇建立大学在这件事件之后，故选A。‎ ‎59.D考查动词辨析。句意同上。A. boasts自夸，自吹自擂；B. writes写；C. lists把……列表，列清单；D. bears承受，忍受。bear one’s name 是固定搭配，意为“以……的名字命名”,符合句意。故选D。‎ ‎60.D考查动词辨析。句意同上。A. talked about谈论；B. knew about 知道；C. heard about听说；D. cared about关心。根据上文中校长对待这对老人的态度可知，他们一点也不关心他们的儿子。故选D。‎ 语法填空： 【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者介绍自己的旅行经历。旅行非常棒，每个司机和导游都很有见识，并努力满足游客的兴趣和愿望。‎ ‎61．was 考查时态和主谓一致。句意：我们的旅行非常棒，每个司机和导游都很有见识，并努力满足我们的兴趣和愿望。结合句意可知句子用一般过去时态，且主语是Every driver and every tour guide后面的谓语动词用单数形式，故答案为was。‎ ‎62．selected 考查过去分词作后置定语。‎ ‎63．to 考查固定结构。‎ ‎64．it 考查强调句式。‎ ‎65．have had考查虚拟语气。‎ ‎66．fortunately 考查副词。‎ ‎67．where 考查定语从句。‎ ‎68．taste 考查名词。‎ ‎69．service(s) 考查名词。‎ ‎70．To show 考查动词不定式做目的状语。‎ 改错：‎ ‎71.While→When 72.it→them 73.and→but 74.dozens后添加of 75.walked→walking ‎76.aimless→aimlessly 77.ever→never 78.删除a 79.brighten→brightens 80.have→had 写作（2018. 北京）：‎ Dear Jim,‎ I’m so glad to hear your future education plan in Beijing in your last letter. First, I would like to express my warmest welcome to you and I am sure you will have the ‎ most unforgettable experience during your college in Beijing.‎ Learning your keen interest in Chinese culture, I suggest you apply for Peking University, one of the best universities in China. Its Chinese Literature major is perfect for you where you can be completely soaked in Chinese profound history and rich culture. As for preparation, some reading in advance in needed like The Story of the Stone while some online courses of spoken Chinese can be helpful for you to adapt into the Chinese language environment.‎ I sincerely hope your dream will come true and it’s my pleasure to show you around in Beijing when that day comes. If you have further questions, please feel free to let me know.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua