高考英语模拟冲刺试题(一)
第一部分 阅读(共两节，满分 50 分)
第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
ICE Topical Talks
ICE topical talks are a free weekly series delivered from a range of subject areas. Everyone is
welcome to attend these events which are moved to virtual halls during the pandemic, regardless of
what attendees’ educational backgrounds are and whether they own membership or not.
Creativity in business with Dr Alex Carter
Increasingly, business leaders are hearing and saying a lot about creativity. These discussions are
driven by the immediate challenges posed by the coronavirus. Consequently, increasing attention is
being paid to developing employees’ creativity. In this session, we will consider some of the ways in
which creativity can be developed.
Event date: Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
Creative writing with Sophie Hannah
At the moment, we are hearing certain words a lot, such as lockdown ( 活 动 限 制 ) and social
distancing. In this session，Sophie Hannah, an internationally bestselling crime fiction writer, talks
about the ways in which our thoughts about this current period of our lives will affect our writing
challenges, and explains how writers can always make even the most difficult circumstances work in
their favour.
Event date: Friday, 19 March, 2021
Big data: Seeing the world through the sensors with Dr Oliver Hadeler
Data is actually the new oil. The use of sensors has become widespread, from smart phones, smart
homes and cities to driverless cars, which makes the data-driven society a reality. Modem healthcare
is unthinkable without sensors. For hundreds of years sensors and measurement have formed the
basis of scientific discovery.
Event date: Thursday, 1 April, 2021
What do we need to know? with Dr Jane Gregory
What does it mean to be a learned person these days? Is there any point in learning anything, when
we can search online for it? Using science as the central example, Dr Jane Gregory explores the
debates about what we need to know.
Event date: Tuesday, 13 April, 2021
1. What can we know about the ICE topical talks?
A. They fit in the lockdown period.
B. They offer free online series once a month.
C. They’re targeted at people with membership.
D. They have a requirement for attendees’ educational levels.
2. What does Dr Alex Carter’s talk mainly focus on?
A. Ways to develop employees’ innovation.
B. Challenges faced by the business world.
C. The impact of working online on employees.
D. Business leaders’ understanding of development.
3. How may sensors contribute to scientific discovery?
A. By offering tools to medical care.
B. By providing a reliable database.
C. By making smart phones widespread.
D. By increasing people’s scientific awareness.
B
I was the oldest girl in my family. And to ensure we had the best education, my parents lived in a
tiny rented house. So I always had a sense of responsibility and a weight on my shoulders to prove
myself. I had to be better than everyone else and show I was worthy of my place in the world.
From a young age, I started to carefully make to-do lists, writing down tasks — “read two new
books”,”do an extra hour of maths”—and crossing them off as they were completed. All through my
teens, this was a way to organize my chaotic (混乱的) mind as it jumped from one brilliant idea to
another, which played a great role in my study. I knew what I had to do and when to do them.
As I moved to Britain for a degree, and then started a lectureship and my own family, I continued
focusing on the things I needed to achieve. The to-do lists started to have disadvantages; they were
eventually controlling me. I didn’t celebrate achievements like moving up the academic ladder.
Instead, I kept writing all the things I still had to do, always driving myself forward and never
stopping to take a breath.
I had great anxiety. So I decided to start writing a “have-done” list every Friday evening. As the
weeks went by, when looking at what else I had to do, I also reflected on my achievements and
celebrated the smallest wins. It was a tiny change, but it has been monumental in helping me
evaluate how I measure success in life.
I’m still driven to succeed when taking time to reflect on the things I have achieved — however big
or small. I’m able to set my own standards and measure of success. Writing these achievements
down reminds me of the tiniest victories. And my self-worth and value are no longer measured by
the ticks and crosses on my to-do lists.
4. What did the author think about her making to-do lists through her teens?
A. It made her life less organized.
B. It benefited her academic performance.
C. It offered her different career choices.
D. It greatly relieved her negative feelings.
5. What tiny change did the author have in her life later?
A. Making more small achievements.
B. Showing little concern for the to-do list.
C. Paying less attention to wins and losses.
D. Combining to-do lists with have-done lists.
6. Which of the following words can best describe the author?
A. Determined and disciplined. B. Ambitious and sympathetic.
C. Adventurous and responsible. D. Generous and considerate.
7. What can we learn from the author’s experience?
A. Never stop pushing ourselves hard.
B. Don’t forget to celebrate our achievements.
C. The road to growth is full of ups and downs.
D. All that matters is to grasp the correct method.
C
Children grow taller in rural households where their mothers are supported to grow their own food,
according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). The research, which looked at
households in some developing countries, showed growing their own food helped mothers to prevent
their children from being stunted (发育不足的), wasting away and underweight. Their children’s
food was more varied, meaning these children had access to different classes of food nutrients (营养
素).
The team from UEA analyzed studies that introduced women to home farming in some African and
Asian countries. The home farming included growing brightly colored vitamin A-rich fruit and
vegetables, and sometimes also included chicken farming. The health of these women’s children was
assessed over the next year or more, and they did better than children of other women. No studies,
however, reported on children’s eye health. The researchers concluded that high-quality trials are
needed to assess the impact of home food production on nutritional blindness in children, which is
caused by an insufficient intake of vitamin A.
Around 250 million pre-school children are deficient in vitamin A, according to the World Health
Organization. Vitamin A deficiency is the main global cause of childhood blindness, which also
increases the risk of dying from other childhood diseases and vitamin A plays a significant role in
normal immune function ( 免 疫 功 能 ). It remains one of the most widespread micronutrient
deficiencies globally.
Mrs Chizoba Bassey led the team conducting the systematic review. She said, “Well-evidenced
interventions such as vitamin A supplementation programs should be adopted and expanded to
children at greatest risk to prevent nutritional blindness.”
Currently there is not enough evidence of the effects of home gardening on xerophthalmia (干眼症),
night blindness or the death rate in children, but the evidence from the research shows that if women
take up home gardening, the risk of being stunted, wasting away and underweight in their children
will be reduced. Home farming may help to achieve sustainability in controlling vitamin A
deficiency and can assist vitamin A supplementation programs where they are available.
8. What does the new study focus on?
A. Fruit and vegetables suitable for family gardening.
B. The development of farming in Africa and Asia.
C. Rural children’s health problems.
D. Benefits of home farming.
9. What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3?
A. The importance of nutrients.
B. Causes of childhood blindness.
C. Health risks of lack of vitamin A.
D. Ways to improve kids’ immune function.
10. Which of the following may Mrs Bassey agree with?
A. Nutritional blindness is preventable.
B. Most of pre-school kids suffer from a nutrient deficiency.
C. Home food production has proved good for children’s eyes.
D. Vegetables grown by housewives have higher nutritional value.
11. What does the author want to express in the last paragraph?
A. The urgency of doing further research.
B. The necessity of encouraging home farming.
C. The difficulty in controlling vitamin A deficiency.
D. The relationship between home gardening and xerophthalmia.
D
You can find just about any skill you want to learn on the Internet. Steve Jobs’s appealing
presentation style, Steph Curry’s jumper, Michael Jackson’s moonwalk — all of these are easily
accessible. Clearly, instructional videos, how-to guides, and online tutorials (教程) have changed the
way we learn.
Or have they? Watching experts’ performances might make you feel that you could similarly perform
the same skills. But new evidence suggests that learning by observation may sometimes be illusory.
Observers come away feeling confident that they’re well prepared to try the task out themselves, but
when they do, they’ll find that’s a different matter.
Researchers have conducted an experiment involving the moonwalk. One hundred participants
watched an expert doing the moonwalk. They were randomly assigned to see a moonwalk video
either once or 20 times continuously. They made predictions about their own moonwalk abilities and
then attempted the moonwalk themselves. A video recorded their moonwalks and later their attempts
were shown to an outside group of judges, who were blind to the number of times performers
watched the training video. As a result, participants who watched 20 times and participants who
watched once both predicted their scores, but the first group's predicted scores were higher. The
judges gave similarly low ratings to both groups of participants.
Actually, when people watch videos, they see the performer’s technique, but they don’t feel it
themselves. It’s one thing to memorize what steps to take, but another thing to experience how those
steps are worked out. People often miss subtleties (细小但重要的地方) while watching, and people
are likely to underestimate the complexity of the skill, and overestimate their own abilities, after
watching experts.
We’re not saying that YouTube’s tens of millions of instructional videos are useless. People get more
out of watching after they have already attempted the skill, so try the skill yourself and then revisit
your favorite how-to videos frequently to improve your technique. Learning skills takes time.
12. What does the underlined part “be illusory” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Bring a lot of convenience.
B. Make a great difference.
C. Give a wrong belief.
D. Play a major role.
13. What did the researchers do in order to do the study?
A. They explained the moonwalk to participants.
B. They let participants watch videos after breaks.
C. They prepared different videos for participants.
D. They let different people watch a video for different times.
14. What can we conclude from the moonwalk experiment?
A. Watching experts raises one’s confidence rather than ability.
B. The participants’ predictions are consistent with the judges! scoring.
C. The number of times participants watch training videos matters to them.
D. Watching instructional videos boosts observers’ interest in the related area.
15. What may the author advise learners to do?
A. Compare the instructional videos from different platforms.
B. Combine instructional videos with frequent practice.
C. Watch instructional videos as much as possible.
D. Be patient and concentrated while learning.
第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选
项。
There are plenty of ways to stay entertained during a long commute (上下班路程). 16 However,
those who are driving should take care not to put themselves or other drivers in danger while
preventing boredom.
A public transportation commute is open to many possibilities. 17 A good book will absorb you
completely and make you feel like time is passing quickly. Besides, with countless cellphone and
hand-held games, anyone can be occupied for hours.
18 Avoid playing loud music or talking loudly on the phone as these can annoy others on the train or
bus. For commuters who want to catch a few minutes of sleep, they should be sure they won’t snore
(打鼾) or hit others after falling asleep.
It is challenging to make a long commute less boring when the commuter is the driver. Many people
choose to talk on their cellphones, but this is not safe and is not recommended. Many states have
laws against talking on the phone while driving. Text-messaging is in most cases dangerous as the
driver’s eyes must leave the road to type the letters. 19
A better choice for drivers is to listen to an audio book (有声读物). Purchasing these books can
sometimes be pricey, especially if the listener is burning through one or two a week. 20 Many
libraries even allow members to download audio books in MP3 format so that they can be played
through MP3 players.
A. All in all, safety should always come first during a commute.
B. Time flies when you’re having fun during a commute.
C. The number one cause of driving stress is the unpredictability.
D. Any activity that does not disturb other commuters is acceptable.
E. For those using public transportation, the possibilities are plentiful.
F. Reading books is a great way to keep a commuter from getting bored.
G. The good thing is that they are usually available at local libraries for free.
第二部分 语言语用(共两节，满分 30 分)
第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Don’t spend too much time complaining, which prevents us from enjoying ourselves at the moment.
Some people have the 21 of complaining about things; 22, complaining cuts no ice.
Once changes happen, we need to do our best to 23 them, because complaining only 24 our misery
and that of the people around us. It’s definitely not a(n) 25 way to win friends and motivate people.
Complaining can only distract (使分心) us and 26 our energy that otherwise would be devoted to our
spiritual ascension (提升). Apart from the fact that complaining is annoying for us and the people
around us, this kind of 27 attitude can be harmful to our health.
My husband’s grandmother, who lived to the ripe old age of 105, had her own living 28: “Never
complain about the things you can’t change.” She 29 the gradual limitations on her abilities and
movements with peace and held fast to it. It definitely did her much good and no complaint is
absolutely the 30 of her long life.
A better 31 to complaining is to learn from the situations we complain about. Instead of 32 the fact
that a negative event occurred, we should try to see how we can 33 similar situations in the future.
Clearly, everyone will 34 some trouble or discomfort in life and it is just the trouble or discomfort
that 35 us and improves us steadily.
21. A. right B. habit C. chance D. purpose
22. A. otherwise B. thus C. therefore D. however
23. A. give in to B. get rid of C. face up to D. take the place of
24. A. increases B. relieves C. dominates D. defeats
25. A. interesting B. wise C. friendly D. convenient
26. A. prove B. fire C. waste D. pass
27. A. pessimistic B. optimistic C. skeptical D. aggressive
28. A. motivation B. stage C. condition D. rule
29. A. suggested B. accepted C. practised D. abandoned
30. A. reflection B. goal C. wish D. secret
31. A. contribution B. result C. alternative D. conclusion
32. A. focusing on B. believing inC. giving up D. referring to
33. A. encounter B. affect C. avoid D. review
34. A. forget B. experience C. produce D. deny
35. A. reminds B. persuades C. bothers D. challenges
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。
Ice fishing is the practice of catching fish through an opening in the ice on a frozen body of water.
For safety, it (36) __________ (recommend) that ice fishermen should go out with 4 inches of good
ice for walking. And walking on (37) __________ (thin) ice than this can be dangerous sometimes.
There are two things common to all ice fishermen: patience and (38) __________ (resist) to cold
weather. Ice fishers may fish in the open or in shelters (39) __________ there may be chairs, a heater
and a television. However, even in shelters, ice fishing is surely not (40) __________ comfortable
sport when you’re fishing in (41) __________ (terrible) freezing temperatures. When most
fishermen have their fishing equipment (42) __________ (store) in the basement for the winter, ice.
fishermen pull out their equipment for an adventure.
Ice fishing (43) __________ (change) a lot over the years. Though it’s a fun time for ice fishermen
to sit on a chair and wait for the fish to swim by, modem ice fishermen move around the lake quite a
bit (44) __________ search of the catch. Some ice fishermen have been known to drill over 100
holes per day, (45) __________ (attempt) to locate the fish.
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分 40 分)
第一节(满分 15 分)
假定你是李华，今天上午参加了学校举办的主题为“Cross-cultural communication”的讲座，
请写一篇报道向校报的英语专栏投稿，内容包括：
1.讲座目的；
2.讲座内容；
3.你的收获。
注意：
1.词数 80 左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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第二节(满分 25 分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的
词数应为 150 左右。
It was the week of the book fair in our school — an event focusing on the sale of books. And our
fifth-grade class was scheduled to go to the library on Friday. I thought the library was an amazing
place. It was filled with many books that could transport us to wonderful and interesting new places.
In my eyes, the library ladies had the best job in the whole school. I wondered if they secretly sat in
a comfortable chair in the comer of the library and read piles of books when classes were not
scheduled there. I loved reading. I loved all books. I had developed a habit of opening a book and
smelling it before I started reading it.
Mr. Acree, my math teacher and favorite teacher that year, pulled me aside after class one day.
“Vickie, the library ladies were telling me they needed some extra help this week,” he said. After a
short pause, he added, “They are busy with the book fair. Would you be interested in helping them
out — doing the job like sorting out the books and cleaning the shelves?”
I couldn’t believe it! My face was filled with excitement as I thought about being a helper in the
library. I smiled as the words came out of my mouth. “Yes, I would,” I told him. I hoped I had said it
loud enough. I was very shy，and Mr. Acree was older than our other teachers. “Great!” he said.
“Now, they can’t pay you. But you can pick out .a book at the book fair, any book you want. You
don’t need to pay.”
I jumped about in happiness at the news! My large family didn’t have extra money for me to buy
books at the book fair. I often felt sad when other students had money to buy the books they loved.
But now, not only did I get the chance to be a helper in the library, but I would be rewarded by
picking any book I wanted!
Soon that Friday came!
Paragraph 1:
Determined to do a good job, I arrived at the library early in the morning.
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Paragraph 2:
I was glad that I could finally pick out a book from the rows and rows of brand-new books.
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限时综合能力训练
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出，可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Eva Mozes Kor is a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp (奥斯维辛集中营). Almost 50
years after her liberation from the camp, Eva 1 to forgive her abuser. Eva reminds us that we cannot
2 what has happened, but we can shift our 3 to get inner peace. With this 4 Eva led a happier life. 5
not everyone has agreed with her decision to forgive, she felt it was the best for her.
It seems very 6 to teach forgiveness to children because people who value it are likely to live a
happier life. Today’s research shows us that we can 7 forgiveness with practice since it is a learned
behavior. Jamie Perillo, the educator, makes several suggestions to help kids learn to forgive. First,
help children make the 8 between forgiving and forgetting and know forgiving is 9 not encouraging
the bad behavior. Second, help them to understand what has happened. Third, help them identify or
experience the 10 feeling of forgiving rather than 11 them to forgive their offender (冒犯者). Finally,
give children something 12 to do. Perhaps this is talking directly to the offender — “I don’t 13 what
you did, but I’ll forgive you because 14 you won’t do any good to you or me.” Or they can write a
letter to express their hurt feelings. Both can help provide a 15 for them.
1. A. refused B. failed C. pretended D. chose
2. A. change B. forget C. doubt D. imagine
3. A. criterion B. dream C. attitude D. demand
4. A. memory B. hate C. experience D. thought
5. A. However B. Though C. Since D. Because
6. A. necessary B. ridiculous C. special D. common
7. A. receive B. find C. cultivate D. deserve
8. A. agreement B. distinction C. choice D. peace
9. A. absolutely B. merely C. constantly D. approximately
10. A. angry B. terrible C. noble D. strange
11. A. advise B. force C. educate D. permit
12. A. concrete B. urgent C. attractive D. safe
13. A. mind B. thank C. follow D. like
14. A. laughing at B. getting overC. getting back at D. breaking away from
15. A. goal B. release C. concern D. rule
阅读理解
(一)
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。
Besides healthy soil, all plants need water. This makes it hard to grow plants where it’s dry. But
researchers led by Guihua Yu in Texas may have found a way to keep plants from dying of thirst.
Their invention is a super-moisture-absorbent gel (SMAG). The gel works similarly to how morning
dew (露水) forms. It absorbs water from the air during the night. When the sun warms it the next day,
that gel releases its accumulated water into the root zone of the plants.
“The gel-based material can be used as a soil , enhancer, as well as alternative soil in greenhouses
for crop planting,n said Guihua Yu. “And this material can be directly mixed with soil or fertilizer at
certain amounts. But based on the quantities of the new material used in the experiments, outdoor
fields may require a whole lot of it.”
Yu’s team tested the soil additive to grow radishes (萝卜). During an experiment, they compared
radishes grown in sandy soil alone with radishes grown in sandy soil that had been mixed with the
gel. The gel-treated soil lost about 60 percent of the water that it had started with about a month
earlier. In contrast, the untreated soil lost 80 percent of its water in just one week.
Jeff Hattey is a soil scientist who works at the Ohio State University in Columbus. He says similar
additives have been used in potting soil for many years. But people probably won’t see the gel at the
hardware store anytime soon. “The big questions for me are: How much gel-treated soil would
people have to use? How long does it last once it’s in the soil?” said Jeff.
Fortunately, the gel is not poisonous, Yu says. So it shouldn’t vitiate the bacteria (细菌) or worms
that are needed to keep soil healthy for growing things. The gel also should pose no risks if it goes
into lakes or streams.
1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. The usage of the gel.
B. The inspiration for the gel.
C. The working principle of the gel.
D. The conditions under which the gel functions.
2. What’s the feature of the gel-based material?
A. It’s convenient and simple to use.
B. It’s durable in tough conditions.
C. It’s cheap and cost-effective.
D. It’s for single use only.
3. What’s the finding of Yu’s study?
A. The radishes can survive in dry soil for a month.
B. The gel functions well in providing water.
C. The radishes need a lot of water to grow.
D. The sandy soil loses water very quickly.
4. What can be inferred from Jeff’s words?
A. The gel is an entirely new product.
B. The gel will soon replace potting soil.
C. There’s a lot to be explored about the gel.
D. There are still many drawbacks of the gel to be overcome.
(二)
Something new is on the menu of 1880, a membersonly club in downtown Singapore. The restaurant
is the first in the world to sell the public a special kind of meat which was developed in a lab and
grown in a place without having to raise or kill a live animal.
The cultured meat industry enjoyed a global first earlier this month when a San Francisco-based
company got the ratification to sell its cultured chicken in Singapore, making the Southeast Asian
city-state the first nation in the world to legally sell this meat alternative.
Cultured meat is made by taking stem cells (干细胞) from the muscles of a live animal and growing
them m a nutrient-rich brew (酿造液), which contains amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and salts —
all from non-animal sources.
Eat Just, the company that produced the meat, and other companies are working their way through
regulatory processes around the world, and marketing the idea that such meat alternatives are more
ethical and environmentally-friendlier than regular meat products.
Right now, about 15 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions come from raising animals.
More than half of those emissions come from cattle production. Cultured meat has been framed as a
green alternative. Recent research by Hanna Tuomisto, an associate professor in sustainable food
systems at the University of Helsinki, has shown that for some types of animal protein, cultured meat
is significantly better for the climate. For beef, which has the highest carbon footprint, per unit
cultured meat has the potential to lower greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95 percent compared to
regular beef. Similarly, cultured lamb could have far fewer emissions than lamb from the ferra. At
the same time, Tuomisto found that cultured pork and poultry ( 家 禽 肉 ) have nearly the same
greenhouse gas emissions as their animal equivalents.
Whether the expansion of the industry will be an advantage for the climate is unknowable, said
Alexander. For him, other changes in food systems are a lot more effective and important from a
climate perspective, such as reducing waste and decreasing the amount of meat in our diets. There
are many possible solutions to the problem of how humans eat without destroying the planet.
1. What is a big feature of 1880?
A. It has its own lab for research.
B. It serves many types of rare dishes.
C. It offers customers lab-grown meat.
D. It aims at special groups of members.
2. What does the underlined phrase “got the ratification” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Won the approval.
B. Got some benefits.
C. Received some praise.
D. Encountered a challenge.
3. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 5?
A. To ask people to reduce cattle production.
B. To analyze die main cause of global wanning.
C. To show the necessity of stopping eating regular meat.
D. To discuss whether cultured meat is beneficial for the climate.
4. What’s Alexander’s attitude towards the role of cultured meat?
A. Favorable. B. Doubtful.
C. Contradictory. D. Critical.
1-5 AABBD 6-10 ABDCA
11-15 BCDAB 16-20 EFDAG
21-25 BDCAB 26-30 CADBD
31-35 CACBD
36-45 (One possible version)
36. is recommended 37. thinner
38. resistance 39. where
40. a 41. terribly
42. stored 43. has changed
44. in 45. attempting
写作 (One possible version)
第一节
This morning, we attended a lecture with the theme of “Cross-cultural communication” in the
school hall.
The lecture aimed to help students communicate successfully in an international environment.
During the lecture, Professor Brown used humorous language to explain how to develop a mutual
communication environment. More importantly, he explained the aspects that should be paid
attention to when we’re communicating with people from different cultural backgrounds. At the end
of the lecture, some students raised questions and got useful advice from Mr. Brown.
I learned some practical communication skills and became more confident in getting along with
foreigners after listening to the lecture.
第二节
Paragraph 1:
Determined to do a good job, I arrived at the library early in the morning. The library ladies told
me what help I could offer. Then I began to do the cleaning, dust the shelves, the desks and chairs,
and then I sorted out books there. When the kids came, I helped to organize them to choose and buy
the books they liked. When the book fair was over, I placed some books left on the desks in the
appropriate location on the shelves. Then one library lady said,“Well, thank you for your help. Now
you can pick out a book for yourself.”
Paragraph 2:
I was glad that I could finally pick out a book from the rows and rows of brand-new books. I took
my time and picked up book after book, smelled each one, read their titles, and glanced at the
pictures. Then I found a book I loved most. I presented my choice to the library lady, received her
approval, and walked straight to the office of Mr. Acree to share my happiness with him. “Thank
you,” I said when seeing him. A smile spread across his face. I noticed wrinkles on his face I hadn’
t noticed before. The sun shone through the window at his desk. His white hair glowed.
第 37 期测试题部分答案解析
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A
导语：本文是一篇应用文。本文介绍了四个涵盖不同领域的 ICE 专题讲座。
1. A。细节理解题。根据第一段中 Everyone is ... which are moved to virtual halls during the
pandemic ...可知，为适应疫情的特殊时期，ICE 专题讲座改为线上进行。
2. A。细节理解题。根据 Creativity in business with Dr Alex Carter 部分的 Consequently, increasing
attention ... ways in which creativity can be developed.可知，这一讲座主要关注如何提高员工的
创造力。
3. B。推理判断题。根据 Big data: Seeing ... Dr Oliver Hadeler 部分的 Data is actually the new oil ...
scientific discovery.可知，传感器为科研发现提供了可靠的数据库。
B
导语：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。在人生经历中，作者发现自己应该对待办事项清单和已
经完成事项清单都重视起来，这样才有利于减轻生活压力、认识自己的价值。
4. B。细节理解题。根据第二段的 writing down tasks — “read two new books” ... which played
a great role in my study.可知，作者发现：在青少年时期写待办事项清单有利于自己的学业。
5. D。细节理解题。根据第四段的 when looking at what else I had to do... celebrated the smallest
wins 可知，作者的变化是：把待办事项清单和已经完成事项清单结合起来。
6. A。推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，作者从青少年时期就写待办事项清单一直保持到现在，
并且一一去完成这些清单，故可推知她是一个坚定且自律的人。
7. B。推理判断题。通读全文可知，作者通过自己的事例表明，我们要写待办事项清单但同时
需要肯定自己的成就，这样我们才会正确评价自己的价值。
C
导语：本文是一篇说明文。研究表明，吃自家种植的食物的孩子成长得更好。
8. D。推理判断题。根据第二段 The health of these women’s children ... the impact of home food
production on nutritional blindness in children 可推断，该研究关注的是家庭农业的益处。
9. C。主旨大意题。根据第三段内容可知，本段主要讲了缺乏维生素 A 会带来的健康风险。
10. A。推理判断题。根据第四段“Well-evidenced interventions ... should be adopted ... to prevent
nutritional blindness.”可推断，Bassey 认为营养性失明是可以预防的。
11. B。写作意图题。根据最后一段 ... but the evidence ... will be reduced. Home farming may help
to achieve ... 可推断，作者在最后一段想表达的是鼓励家庭农业的必要性。
D
导语：本文是一篇说明性议论文。人们观看一些专家展示一个技能的视频后会觉得自己
也可以那样做，可结果却并不是那样。
12. C。词义猜测题。根据划线词上文的转折关系及下文 Observers come away ... find that’s a
different matter.可知，观看专家展示某项技能会让人产生自己也能同样表现的错觉。
13. D。细节理解题。根据第三段 They were randomly assigned to see a moonwalk video either once
or 20 times continuously 可知，不同的人被安排看不同遍数的视频。
14. A。细节理解题。根据第三段 As a result, participants who watched 20 times ... low ratings to
both groups of participants.可知，观看专家的表演增强了观者对某项技能的自信心，却没有真
正提高他们的能力。
15. B。推理判断题。根据末段内容可知，作者建议人们在学习一项新技能时，应将观看视频
和大量实践相结合。
七选五
导语：本文是一篇说明文。介绍了如何在长途通勤路上摆脱无聊。
16. E。此空设于段中，与下句存在对比关系。本句和下句分别针对使用公共交通和自己开车
两种不同人群的情况进行说明。
17. F。此空设于段中，与下句存在解释关系。下句解释说明为什么看书是让长途通勤不无聊
的好方法。
18. D。此空设于段首，是本段的主题句。本段后面内容主要是讲任何不打扰其他通勤者的活
动都是可以接受的。
19. A。此空设于段尾，是本段的总结句。本段前几句内容主要是在说明在通勤路上安全是第
一位的。
20. G。此空设于段中，与上句存在转折关系。购买有声读物很贵，但好在很多地方图书馆都
免费提供有声读物。
完形填空
导语：本文是一篇议论文。很多人喜欢抱怨，但抱怨没有任何作用，相反我们应该正视
变化，以良好的心态积极生活。
21. B。根据前后文可知，有些人有抱怨的习惯，可是抱怨没有丝毫作用。
22. D。however 意为“可是，然而”，起转折的作用，符合上下文语境。
23. C。根据前文 Once changes happen 可知，一旦变化发生了，我们必须尽全力面对它们。
24. A。根据前后文内容可知，抱怨只会增加我们和周围人的痛苦。
25. B。根据前文内容可知，抱怨不是一种赢得朋友和激励他人的明智的做法。
26. C。根据前文 Complaining can only distract us 可知，抱怨会使我们分心，耗掉我们本可以用
来更专心地提升我们情绪的精力。
27. A。根据前后文内容可知，抱怨是一种消极的态度，会影响我们的身体健康。
28. D。根据后文“Never complain about the things you can’t change.”可知，作者丈夫的祖母
有自己的生活原则：绝不抱怨她不能改变的事情。
29. B。根据前后文可知，作者说她丈夫的祖母绝不抱怨她不能改变的事情，她平静地接受她
的高龄引起的体能限制。
30. D。作者丈夫的祖母坚持她的生活原则肯定对她自己有好处，她不抱怨绝对是她长寿的秘
诀。
31. C。根据后文 to learn from the situations we complain about 可知，代替抱怨的一个方法是从
我们抱怨的情况中学习。
32. A。根据后文内容可知，作者建议我们不要关注已经发生的消极的事情。
33. C。根据后文的 similar situations in the future 可知，我们应该尽力避免未来有相似的情况发
生。
34. B。根据前后文内容可知，我们每个人都会经历一些麻烦和不适。
35. D。根据前后文内容可知，正是这些麻烦和不适不断地挑战和提升我们。
语法填空
导语：本文是一篇说明文。介绍了冰上钓鱼这项具有挑战性的运动及其近年来的变化。
36. is recommended。考查动词的时态和语态。此处是说明一般情况，故用一般现在时；形式
主语 it 与 recommend 之间是被动关系，故用被动语态。
37. thinner。考查形容词。由 than this 可知，此处应填 thin 的比较级形式。
38. resistance。考查名词。此空在句中与 patience 并列，故填名词。
39. where。考查定语从句。此处先行词是 shelters，关系词在从句中作地点状语，故填关系副
词 where。
40. a。考查冠词。此处泛指名词 sport，且 comfortable 是以辅音音素开头，故填不定冠词 a。
41. terribly。考查副词。此空在句中修饰形容词 freezing，故填副词。
42. stored。考查非谓语动词。此空在句中作宾语补足语，且 equipment 与 store 之间是被动关
系，故填过去分词。
43. has changed。考查动词时态。由时间状语 over the years 可知，此处要用现在完成时。
44. in。考查介词。in search of 是固定短语，意为“寻找；寻求”。
45. attempting。考查非谓语动词。此空在句中作状语，且 fishermen 与 attempt 之间是主动关系，
故填现在分词。
完形填空 1-5 DACDB 6-10 ACBAC 11-15 BADCB
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