西安市第一中学2014-2015学年度第二学期期末
高二年级英语试题
第一部分： 英语知识运用（共四节，满分40分）
第一节：语音知识 （共5小题； 每小题 1 分， 满分5分）
从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出所给单词的正确读音，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
1. means A. measure B. great C. break D. neat
2. justice A. interrupt B. occupy C. tutor D. glue
3. Italy A. merry B. type C. satisfy D. dynamic
4. tank A. scan B. handful C. angle D. antique
5. bother A. thankful B. feather C. breath D. both
第二节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
从每小题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
6. The disability makes everyday life difficult and ______ society should treat ______ disabled
with dignity and respect.
A. the; a B. 不填； the C. a; a D. the;不填
7.—Can I come and have a look at your new house?
--Yes, ________________!
A. with pleasure B. Forget it C. I quite agree D. by all means
8. It is not always easy for the public to see_______ use a new invention can be of to human life.
A. whose B. what C. which D. that
9. While I was chatting with someone on the Internet, _______ suddenly _______ to me that I
had a date with my friend.
A. what; occurred B. it; occurred C. what; happened D. that;
happened
10. We tried to make him change his mind, but it is merely _______________.
A. in detail B. in vain C. in trouble D. in a hurry
11. “It is such a nice place.” Mother said as she sat at the table __________ for customers.
A. to be reserved B. having reserved C .reserving D. reserved
12. Don’t be so upset. It’s easy to ________a small detail like that.
A. notice B. ignore C. overlook D. forgive
13. ______ is known to us that the Chinese government has spared no efforts to protect people from fake food.
A. As B. It C. That D. What
14. I ______ you an apology for what I said this morning. Anyway, I meant no harm.
A. owe B. make C. demand D. accept
15. The main land, _____ to the mainland by a bridge, is easy to go to.
A. joining B. to join C. joined D. having joined
16. — Why, Jack, you look so tired!
-- Well, I ______ the house and I must finish the work tomorrow.
A. was painting B. will be painting C. have painted D. have been painting
17.---Would you mind my opening the window for some fresh air?w.k_s5*u
－ _______
A. Why not? B. Yes, help yourself. C. Go ahead, please. D. Yes, but you’d better not.
18. That wasn’t the first time he ________ us. I think it’s high time we _______ strong actions against him.
A. betrayed; take B. had betrayed; took C. has betrayed; took D. has betrayed; take
19. The game ended up with the Chinese football team defeated, leaving all the fans ________.
A. disappointing B. to be disappointed C. to be disappointing D.
disappointed
20. I borrowed the book Sherlock Holmes from the library last week, __________ my classmates recommended to me.
A. who B. which C. when D. where
第四节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Love is Just A Thread
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the 21 tuition fee for my brother and me．They don’t 22 in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV．My father has a bad temper，it’s easy for him to lose his temper．One day，my mother was sewing a quilt．I 23 sat down beside her and looked at her．
“Is there any 24 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice．
My mother stopped her work and raised her head with 25 in her eyes．She didn’t answer immediately．Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt． 26 at last I heard my mother say the following words．
"Susan,” she said 27 . “Look at this thread．Sometimes it appears，but most of it disappears in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable(耐用的)．If life is a 28 ，then love should be a thread．It can 29 be seen anywhere or anytime，but it’s really there．Love is 30 ．”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next 31 ．At that time，my father suddenly got sick seriously．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month． After they were 32 ，every day in the morning and dusk，my mother helped my father walk 33 on the country road．My father had never been so 34 ．Along the country road，there were many beautiful flowers，green grass and trees．The sun gently shone through the leaves．All of these 35 the most beautiful picture in the world．The doctor had said my father would 36 in two months．But after two months he still couldn’t walk alone．We were all worried．
“Dad，how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day．
“Susan，”he said gently，“To tell you the truth，I just like 37 with your mom．
I like this kind of life．” 38 his eyes，I knew he loved my mother deeply．
Once I thought love meant flowers，girls and sweet kisses．But from this 39 ，
I understand that love is just a 40 in the quilt of our life．
Love is inside，making life strong and warm．
21．A．expensive B．low C．cheap D．high
22．A．play B．talk C．act D．perform
23．A．silently B．carefully C．certainly D．happily
24．A．money B．love C．time D．distance
25．A．surprise B．joy C．disappointment D．satisfaction
26．A．So B．But C．And D．For
27．A．sadly B．excitedly C．regretfully D．thoughtfully
28．A．trouble B．pleasure C．quilt D．cloth
29．A．hardly B．often C．always D．ever
30．A．valuable B．inside C．true D．priceless
31．A．winter B．autumn C．summer D．spring
32．A．free B．back C．fine D．ready
33．A．continuously B．worriedly C．constantly D．slowly
34．A．gentle B．perfect C．pleased D．thankful
35．A．put up B．took up C．made up D．set up
36．A．run B．recover C．stand D．work
37．A．walking B．1iving C．sitting D．chatting
38．A．Examining B．Seeing C．Noticing D．Reading
39．A．practice B．observation C．experience D．activity
40．A．thread B．thing C．jewel D．light
第二部分：阅读理解 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节：（共10 小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面两篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Tourism wasn’t as important as it is today. In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries. More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world; that is to say, people now have more money for travel. Special plane fares for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before. One person doesn’t travel for the same reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. They also like to meet new people and to taste new food.
Tourism causes many changes in a country and in people’s lives. People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women as guides to show visitors around interesting places. There’re new nightclubs and other amusements. International tourism is clearly a big business.
41. In the old days _________ could travel to other countries.
A. boys and girls, men or women, young or old B. either kings or queens
C. both the poor and the rich D. nobody but those who had money
42. More people travel today than in the past because______________.
A. people have become interested in traveling
B. traveling today is easier than in the past
C. people now have spare money for travel
D. great changes have taken place in the world
43. What is the best title of the passage?
A. The Change of Tourism B. Tourism
C. The Importance of Tourism D. The Cause of Tourism Change
B
Many years ago my student asked me the question, "Mrs. Kindred, why do you
teach?" Without taking time to reflect, I answered, "Because someday I might say something that might make a difference in someone's life." Even though I was sincere, that wasn't a very good answer and my student didn't let it slide.
"Let me get this straight," he said, "You went to college for four years so you could come here every day because you have the hope that someday you might say something that will influence someone?" He shook his head as if I were crazy and walked away looking confused. I'm one of those people who look back and wish they had said something smart or witty.
Even though that particular student might no longer wonder why I teach, there are days when I wonder. On those days, I remind myself of the real reasons why I teach:
It's in my blood. My mother was my most influential teacher, and she was a 6th grade reading teacher until her death in 1990. She instilled(逐渐灌输) in me a love of reading and the knowledge that education opens doors.
Teaching is a way to make a difference. If you throw a stone in a pond the ripples go on and on until they reach the shore. You can't have ripples without a "stone." Good teachers throw stones that make a positive difference, and that's what I strive(努力) to do.
I genuinely love teenagers.
I want to share with others what I know and what I have learned through the years. Life is full of ups and downs, and if I can help students avoid some potholes(路面坑洼) on the road of life, I want to do so. If they'll allow me to celebrate their victories with them, I want to do too.
Teaching isn't for everyone, but I know I made the right career choice.
44. What is the answer that the author gives to her student to the question why she teaches ?
A. She loves teenagers.
B. Her mother influenced her a lot .
C. She thinks something she said might make a difference to her students.
D. She wants to share her knowledge with others.
45. Why did the author’s student shake her head and walk away when he got the reply?
A. He thought the author’s answer is smart and witty.
B. He felt angry at the author’s answer.
C. He didn’t want to talk about the question with the author any more.
D. The author’s reply made him feel confused.
46. It can be inferred form the text that_____ .
A. it was her mother who asked her to be a teacher
B. the writer devotes herself to teaching and her students
C. students of the writer all have great achievements
D. the writer took up teaching with the aim of changing others’ life
C
We live in a technological society where most goods are mass-produced by unskilled labor. Because of this, most people think that craft(手艺) no longer exists.
One of the ways these people wrongly support their view is by pointing to 100-year-old homes which are still solid, and arguing that it is the craftsmanship that is responsible for their durability(持久性). “Homes in those days were well-built,” they say. No doubt these homes were well-built, but what these people have done is mix up the quality of material used in the house with the quality of the craftsmanship.
Homes today could be built to last just as long as those old homes if people were willing or able to pay the price. For example, more people can no longer afford solid oak stairways, although they were once fairly common in older homes. Nor can they afford the high labor cost of employing a carpenter to build the stairway. Yet if someone can pay the high cost, there are still plenty of carpenters around able to make those stairways. And not only would these carpenters know how to build them, they would probably do a better job than carpenters of old.
One thing the modern carpenter has which enables him to do a better job is much more advanced tools. Such tools as laser beams and power planes help them lay out a house better and make more precision cuts(精确切割) on the wood. Also, it is not
uncommon any more to find carpenters with college degrees and carpenters with a solid knowledge of mathematics, which would enable them to deal with more difficult house designs.
The problem of modern quality, then, really boils down to the problem of material, for the modern carpenter is just as able to produce craftsmanship as the carpenter of fifty years ago, but only if given proper material.
47. Compared to the carpenters in the past, modern carpenters are _____.
A. more successful B. more learned
C. more imaginative D. more hardworking
48. What does the underlined word “they” (paragraph 2) refer to?
A. Carpenters who are fond of oak stairways.
B. Carpenters who have college degrees.
C. People who think highly of carpenters of old.
D. People who think that modern material is of low quality.
49. What does the third paragraph mainly discuss?
A. People in the past preferred to use oak to build stairways.
B. It is now expensive to employ a carpenter.
C. Modern houses last as long as the old one.
D. Good carpenters still exist in modern times.
50. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Is Craft Dead? B. Craft, Back to life?
C. History of craftsmanship. D. Carpenters Today and Yesterday.
第二节：（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从下面的A---F选项中能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。请将答案写在答题卷上。
A. Never respond before you think twice.
B. Put personal files online.
C. Don't post anything without a second thought.
D. Protect your private material.
E. Establish your online identity and reputation.
F. Express your anger in a proper way.
The virtual world is full of opportunities to share with people around the world. It's also a place where nothing is temporary and there are no "take – backs.” A lot of what you do and say online can be got back online even if you delete it – and it's an easy thing for others to copy, save, and forward your information.
51. __________
Anyone who accesses your profile on a social networking site can copy or screen – capture information and photos that you may not want the world to see. Don't rely on the site's default settings. Read each site's instructions or guidelines to make sure you're doing everything you can to keep your material private. If someone logs on to a site and pretends to be you, they can trash your identity. Pick passwords that no one will guess (don't use your favorite band or your dog's birthday; try thinking of two completely random nouns and mixing in a random number), and change then often. Never share them with anyone other than your parents or a trusted adult. Not even your best friend, boyfriend, or girlfriend should know your private passwords!
52. __________
Things that seem funny or cool to you right now might now seem so cool years from now – or when a teacher, admissions officer, or potential employer sees them. A good and reliable way is; if you'd feel unnatural if your grandmother, coach, or best friend's parents saw it, it's probably not a good thing to post. Even if it's on a private page, it could be copied and forwarded.
53. __________
Research shows that a high percentage of teens receive improper messages and requirements when they're online. These can be scary, strange, and even embarrassing. If you feel troubled by a stranger or a friend online, tell an adult you trust immediately. It is never a good idea to respond. Responding is only likely to make things worse, and might result in you saying something you wish you hadn't.
54. __________
If you are eager to let out an angry comment on a message board or blog, it's a good
idea to wait a few minutes, calm down, and remember that the comments may stay up (with your screen name right there) long after you've regained your temper and maybe changed your mind. You might feel anonymous or disguised in chat rooms, social networks, or other sites – and this could lead to mean, insulting, or abusive comments toward someone else, or sharing pictures and comments you may later regret. We're all heard of cyber bullying (网络欺凌), but most people think online bullying is something people do intentionally. But sharing stuff or dropping random comments when we're not face to face with someone can hurt just as much, if not more. And it can damage how others see you if they find out. A good rule to remember; if you wouldn't say it, show it, or do it in person, you probably don't want to online.
55. __________
Chances are, you've already checked your "digital footprint” – nearly half of all online users do. Try typing your screen name or email address into a search engine and see what comes up. That's one way to get a sense of what others see as your online identity. In general, if you have questions about the trail you're leaving online, don't be afraid to ask a trusted adult. Sure, you might know more about the online world than a lot of adults do, but they have life experience that can help. Your online identity and reputation are shaped in much the same way as your real – life identity, except that when you're online you don't always get a chance to explain your tone or what you mean. Thinking before you post and following the same rules for responsible behavior online as you do offline can help you avoided leaving an online identity trail you regret.
第三部分：写作（共三节，满分30分）
第一节：单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应词的正确形式，每空只写一词。
56. Many ___________________(改革) have been made to the education system.
57. Nobody knows who will be _______ (选举) as president of the country.
58. He ______ （不同）greatly from his brother in looks.
59. We have provided seats for the ______________(方便) of our customers.
60. The first thing I did was to see if there were any ______ (产品) that may help me.
61. The first few photos in my family album were taken when I was in _____ (幼儿园).
62. In order to support his family, he does a __________ (兼职的)job.
63. “I’m sorry to _______ (打断) you but how could they live here?”asked a student.
64. _______ (一般地) speaking, people are more polite to those who are of higher social class.
65. We all __________ (祝贺) her on her success in the College Entrance Exam.
第二节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
请修改下面的短文。短文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加，删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出修改后的词。
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）不记分；
Once a king asked an artist to paint a picture for him. He told the artist he didn't want to any shadows in the picture, just sunshine, but the artist did so. When the king saw the finish picture, he was disappointed. Without shadows, everything in the picture looked flat and real. The point of the story was that we need both shadows and sunshine to have a completely picture, just as we need both rain and sun to have living world. People, too, need both sadness and happiness. We often learn important lesson during sad times. So when we feel sad, we should try to stop and think about that we might learn of the experience.
第三节 书面表达（满分10分）
假设你正在参加全省中学生英语演讲比赛，请你针对有些父母经常翻看孩子日记或书包这一现象，写一篇演讲稿，陈述你的观点。
演讲稿的主要内容应包括：
1. 认为同学们不必为此苦恼；
2. 希望能够体谅父母的苦衷；
3. 建议与父母进行交流和沟通。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Good morning, ladies and gentleman,
Some of us are having problems with our parents, as they often look into our school bags or read our diaries.
Thank you!
西安市第一中学
2012-2013学年度第二学期期末
高二年级英语（选修8）试题答案
语音知识： DAACB
6.B
【解析】考查冠词用法。society为集体名词，意为“社会”，前面不能加冠词；the+形容词表示一类人，the disabled指的是“残疾人”。故答案选B。
7.D
【解析】考查情景交际。句意：—我可以去看看你的新房子吗？—当然可以！ with pleasure“乐意效劳”；forget it“算了吧”；I quite agree“我同意”； by all means“当然可以；没问题；务必”。根据句意，故选D。
8.B
【解析】考查宾语从句。句意：公众不容易看出一项新发明对人类有什么用途。所填空引导宾语从句，且在从句中作定语，what use表示“什么用处”，故选B。
9.B
【解析】考查固定结构。句意：我正在网上聊天的时候我突然想起我和朋友有个约会。sth. occur to sb.“某人突然想起某事”；sth. happen to sb.“某人发生某事”。根据句意，it在此处充当形式主语，故选B。
10.B
【解析】考查介词短语。句意：我们试图让他改变主意，但是没有成功。in detail详细地；in vain徒劳地；in trouble处于困境中；in a hurry匆忙地。故选B。
11.D
【解析】考查非谓语动词。句中已经有了谓语动词，所以横线上要用非谓语动词。逻辑主语table和reserve是被动关系，所以用过去分词表示被动，完成，在句中作后置定语。
12.C
【解析】考查动词辨析。句意：不要心烦了，像那样的小细节是很容易被忽略的。notice“注意”；ignore“不理睬”；overlook“忽视”；forgive“原谅”。根据句意，故选C。
13.B
【解析】考查形式主语。句意：众所周知，中国政府不遗余力的保护人们不受假冒伪劣食品的危害。it是形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的从句，故选B。
14.A
【解析】考查动词辨析。句意：我因今天上午说的话欠你一个道歉。无论如何，我没有冒犯之意。owe“欠，归因于”；make“制造”；demand“要求”；accept“接受”。故选A。
15.C
【解析】考查非谓语动词。句意：因为有一座桥与大陆连接，那个岛屿很容易到达。句中已经有了谓语动词be，所有应用非谓语动词；逻辑主语the main land和join之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词作后置定语。故选C。
16.D
【解析】考查时态。句意：—杰克，你为什么看起来这么累？—我一直在刷房子，到明天我必须刷完。根据句意可知，刷房子的动作一直延续到现在，还将继续下去，用现在完成进行时。故选D。
17.C
【解析】考查情景交际。句意：—你介意我打开窗户让新鲜空气进来吗？—请打开吧。Why not“为什么不呢？”；Yes, help yourself“是的，请随便用”；Go ahead, please“请吧”；Yes, but you’d better not“是的，你最好不要”。根据句意，故选C。
18.B
【解析】考查时态和虚拟语气。句意：他不是第一次背叛我们了。我认为我们早该采取行动对付他了。It/this/that ＋ be＋序数词＋ time＋从句“是某人第几次做某事”，be 动词是 is 时，从句使用现在完成时； be 动 词是 was 时，从句使用过去完成时。it is time that +从句“该做某事了”，从句中用动词过去式或should+动词原形，并且should不能省略，故选B。
19.D
【解析】考查形容词用法。根据句子结构，可知此处是形容词做宾语补足语。disappointed“感到失望的”；disappointing“令人失望的”。句意：那场比赛以中国队失败而告终，让所有的球迷都倍感失望。根据句意，可知选D。
20.B
【解析】考查定语从句。句意：我上周从图书馆借了《夏洛克·福尔摩斯》这本书，这是我的同学推荐给我的。根据句意可知此处是定语从句；先行词为the book Sherlock Holmes，从句中recommend后缺少宾语成分，故用which引导。所以选B。
21．D
【解析】考查形容词辨析。后面的名词tuition用high修饰，高昂的学费。expensive指昂贵的物品。故选D。
22．C
【解析】考查动词辨析。play玩耍；talk谈话；act行为举止；perform表现。这里指父母的行为不像我在书里看见的那样的浪漫。故选C。
23．A
【解析】考查副词辨析。silently沉默地；carefully仔细地；certainly当然；happily高兴地；此处指我静静地坐在她旁边看着她。故选A。
24．B
【解析】考查上下文联系。根据下文可知我询问妈妈：在她和爸爸之间是否有爱？故选B。
25．A
【解析】考查上下文联系。surprise惊讶；joy快乐；disappointment失望；satisfaction满意。此处指妈妈听到我这样问很惊讶地看着我。故选A。
26．B
【解析】考查连词辨析，上文说妈妈听了我的问题没有说话，但最后还是回答了我的问题，是转折关系。故选B。
27．D
【解析】考查副词辨析。sadly悲伤地；excitedly兴奋地；regretfully遗憾地；thoughtfully深思熟虑地。妈妈回答我的问题是经过认真思考的。故选D。
28．C
【解析】考查上下文联系。根据20小题后的“…in the quilt of life”，可知妈妈把生活比喻成被子。故选C。
29．A
【解析】考查副词辨析。hardly几乎不；often经常；always总是；ever曾经。指线几乎不能总是被看见。线在被子里时隐时现。故选A。
30．B
【解析】考查词义辨析。valuable贵重的；inside里面的；true真实的；priceless无价的。根据最后一句“Love is inside”，可知爱隐藏在被子里。故选B。
31．D
【解析】考查上下文联系。根据14小题后面“many beautiful flowers，green grass and trees”可知是在来年春天爸爸病了以后我才理解这一切。故选D。
32．B
【解析】考查词义辨析。根据下文妈妈和爸爸一起在小路上散步，可知此处是说从医院回家了。back“返回”，故选B。
33．D
【解析】考查副词辨析。continuously不断地；worriedly担心地；constantly频繁地；slowly慢慢地。爸爸大病初愈，所以应是慢慢地走。故选D。
34．A
【解析】考查形容词辨析。上文提及爸爸的脾气很差，故这里说他从来没有这么温柔。故选A。
35．C
【解析】考查短语辨析。put up张贴，搭建；留宿；take up占据，从事于，开始做；make up组成，编造；set up建立，设立。指所有这一切组成了最美丽的图片。故选C。
36．B
【解析】考查动词辨析。指医生说我爸爸两个月后就可以康复。recover康复。故选B。
37．A
【解析】考查上下文串联。指爸爸很喜欢和妈妈一起散步。故选A。
38．D
【解析】考查动词辨析。指我理解了爸爸的眼神。read理解。故选D。
39．C
【解析】考查名词辨析。practice做法；observation观察；experience经历；activity活动。指我从这次经历中理解了什么是真正的爱。故C正确。故选C。
40．A
【解析】考查上下文联系。根据第9小题前面的“love should be a thread”可知爱就是线。故选A。
【备注】本文是一篇夹叙夹议类的短文。主要讲了妈妈通过做被子给女儿讲了什么是爱情。如果生活就像一床被子，那么爱就是其中的线。虽然不能随时随地看到它,但是它确实是在那。
41．D
【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries.”可知，过去只有有钱人才能去旅行，故选D。
42．C
【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段“that is to say, people now have more money for travel.”可知，现在的人们有了多余的钱，可以去旅行了。故选C。
43．A
【解析】标题判断题。第一段主要讲述了现在旅游比起以前的变化以及原因，第二段主要讲了现在旅游业的发展给人们带来的巨大变化，所以这篇文章是在讲旅游业的改变。故选A.
【备注】本文是一篇文化类的短文。主要介绍了现在旅游变得比以前更重要了，因为人们更有经济能力去旅游，而且人们喜欢尝试新鲜的事物。旅游业也促进了国家的发展，人们建了更多的娱乐场所。
44．C
【解析】考查细节理解题。根据第一段“Without taking time to reflect, I answered, ‘Because someday I might say something that might make a difference in someone's life.’”可知，作者想当老师的理由是希望自己的话能对某个学生产生影响。故选C。
45．D
【解析】考查推理判断题。根据文章前三段内容得知，作者的回答没有令该学生相信她的从教理由是那么的简单。故选D。
46．B
【解析】考查推理判断题。根据作者自己的阐述，她很热爱并献身于教育事业；其余选项文中没有提及。故选B。
【备注】本文是一篇说明文。主要说明了作者想当老师的理由。作者希望自己会对学生产生影响。
47．B
【解析】考查推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“it is not uncommon any more to find carpenters with college degrees and carpenters with a solid knowledge of mathematics…”可知，现在的工匠拥有大学学位，有扎实的数学知识，懂的东西要多。故选B。
48．C
【解析】考查词义猜测题。根据他们所说话的内容“以前的房子建造得好”，可知他们是赞扬古代工匠的人。故选C。
49．D
【解析】考查主旨大意题。根据本段中的“if someone can pay the high cost, there are still plenty of carpenters around able to make those stairways.”可知，本段主要是说明现在也有很多优秀的工匠，只是建筑材料不行，才导致了房屋质量不行。故选D。
50．A
【解析】考查标题归纳题。很多人说一些技术已经失传了，作者通过罗列事实，说明不是现在的工匠技术不行，而是人们不舍得花钱买坚固的材料造成的。故选A。
【备注】考查社会现象类短文。主要说明了现在的建筑不如以前的建筑，不是因为现在的工匠技术不行，而是人们不舍得花钱买坚固的材料造成的。
51．D
【解析】考查标题归纳。根据本段中的“...make sure you're doing everything you can to keep your material private.”可知，本段说的是如何保护自己的私人材料。故选D。
52．C
【解析】考查标题归纳。根据本段中的“if you'd feel unnatural if your grandmother, coach, or best friend's parents saw it, it's probably not a good thing to post.”可知，本段是告诉我们不要不假思索地就在网站上发表东西，即便是自己的私人网站，也不要随便发东西。故选C。
53．A
【解析】考查标题归纳。根据本段中的“It is never a good idea to respond.”可知，收到别人发的信息后，不要轻易就回复。故选A。
54．F
【解析】考查标题归纳。根据本段中的“If you are eager to let out an angry comment on a message board or blog…”可知，本段是关于如何表达自己的愤怒的。故选F。
55．E
【解析】考查标题归纳。根据本段中的“Your online identity and reputation are shaped in much the same way as your real – life identity”可知，本段讲的是要注意自己在网上的名誉和声望。故选E。
【备注】本文是一篇说明文。主要说明在网络虚拟的世界里我们应该怎样做才能保证自己的安全，同时又不会伤害别人。
56.reforms
57.elected
58.differs
59.convenience
60.products
61.kindergarten
62.part-time
63.interrupt
64.Generally
65.congratulate(d)
Once a king asked an artist to paint a picture for him. He told the artist he didn't want any shadows in the picture, just sunshine, the artist did so. When the king saw the picture, he was disappointed. Without shadows, everything in the picture looked flat and . The point of the story that we need both shadows and sunshine to have a picture, just as we need both rain and sun to have living world. People, too, need both sadness and happiness. We
often learn important during sad times. So when we feel sad, we should try to stop and think about we might learn the experience.
【解析】第一处：want后面的宾语是any shadows，所以to是多余的，应该去掉。
第二处：国王要求画家在画里不出现任何的阴影，画家就按照他的要求做了，上下文是顺承关系，所以用and连接。
第三处：finished picture指完成的画。
第四处：没有了阴影，图片上的一切看起来都很不真实。unreal不真实的。
第五处：本文都是一般现在时态，所以用is。
第六处：picture 是名词，所以用形容词修饰。
第七处：此处是指“一个活生生的世界”，a表示泛指。
第八处：可数名词前面没有冠词时，要用名词复数。所以lesson改为lessons。
第九处：本句是宾语从句，从句中learn后缺宾语，所以用what引导。
第十处：learn sth. from“从……中学到”，是固定短语。
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
Some of us are having problems with our parents, as they often look into our school bags or read our diaries. I fully understand why we are not comfortable about it, but there’s no need to feel too sad. Our parents are checking our bags or diaries to make sure we’re not getting into any trouble. They have probably heard some horrible stories about other kids and thought we might do the same. Or perhaps they just want to connect with us but are dong it all wrong. My suggestion is: Tell them we want them to trust us as much as we’d like to trust them. If you don’t think you can talk to them, write them a letter and leave it lying around—they are bound to read it.
Thank you!
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